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European ,\cws. New-York, July 12. The Packet ship New-York, Capt. Maxwell, has brought London papers to the ‘2d June, from which the follow ing extracts are made. London, May 27. Important News from Seville. Despatches were yesterday receiv ed from Seville by Ministers, contain ing intelligence of a character so de cisive, that we can scarcely hesitate for a moment to consider the question of the war in Spain as at an end. We shall proceed to lav before our read ers the substance of these despatch es : It is true that the Count Abisbal has declared against the Constitution, but not that he has gone over to the French m the invidious sense of that express ion. lie has made propositions, and they embrace the following points:— Ist. He admits the constitution re quires amendment, and that it must be altered—2d. The King must be set at liberty, and return to Madrid—3d. The present Cortes to be dissolved, and anew one assembled comprising Delegates from all parties in Spain, for the purpose of forming anew Con stitution—4th. He protests against any foreign interference in the new modelling of tlie Constitution, but, for the sake of preserving the peace of Madrid, he is understood to have sent to the French Head-quarters to urge their immediate advance, and the speediest possible occupation of the Capital. [lt appears that the Count d’Abis bal received a letter from Count Mon tijo, on the 1 Jtii May, in which he de clared that some other means must be taken for the relief of the nation than the prosecution of the w ar, and called on him, (as having the means in his power,) to devise some way to save his country from present evils and impen ding danger. In reply to the same, the Count d’Abisbal made the above declarations, copies of which were sent to the Generals commanding in differ ent parts of the kingdom.] Such is the information—and, con vinced as we are of the entire indiffer ence with which the late constitution and its adherents, are viewed by the people of Spain, we have no doubt that this movement of Abisbal will termi nate in a quiet arrangement of the af fairs of that distracted country.- Should it prove so, and if the event is brought about, as we trust it will in a way consistent with the honor of Spain, as an independent nation, we Congra tulate Europe, and—condole with Earl Grey.— Courier. From the London Sun, Mail 31. What we have said respecting ne gotiations between Fiance and the New Spanish Ministers is confirmed, they are now actually in progress, and the whole have been arranged with the full knowledge and sanction of the British Government. Many of the Cortes have really absented them selves, upon that understanding that they are not to be molested when the new order of affairs is established.— , There is no foundation for the report that Austria, is assembling an army, and we may confidently add, that Austria, Russia, and Prussia have de termined to adopt the same neutral policy which has regulated the con duct of the British Ministers. The next information expected from Spain will, it is supposed, state the return of the King to Madrid, and the final adjustment of the differences between France and Spain;and from the same quarter we learn that the terms, of fered by the former are such as wiii be satisfactory to Europe in general. From the Lond. Morn. Chron.Maij 31. We yesterday alluded to the unfa vorable accounts of the state of things at Seville and the neighborhood, con tained in letters lately received from thence. These letters speak with confidence of the disposition of the new Ministry to negociate with France and are sanguine with respect to the result, which, of course, supposes the hope of acquiring a majority of the Cortes, as the decision rests with that body. \\ e observed, that however much wc regretted the being obliged to com municate this information, it was of that nature that we could not withhold it.—Still, however, admitting this dis position to negociate on the part of the Spanish Ministers, admitting them to be as base and imbecile as the En glish and French Ministers can wish them to be, we confess we are at a loss to see the grounds on which the French expect to settle every thing in a few days. To get rid of Spain, after get ting entangled with it, is not the sim pleat matter in the world. It is easy to bring a hive of bees about our ears, hut not so easy to getaway from them. The very circumstances which render the French desirous of negotiating, may render the settlement a more troublesome business than they couli wish. The negociations are entirely o English origin. Preparations have been making for them in Seville evei since <he Government was established there, by the active Ambassador whose address and dexterity in counteracting free principles, ami hoodwinking those who profess them, were pretty well established at Naples. The time is now judged favorable for the grand blow, as the tone of the French, which has lowered considerable since the commencement of the campaign, is now deemed of the proper pitch. — ‘fhe Duke D’Angouleme has had sa gacity enough to discover that his aux niliaries, composing the army of the Faith, are rather intent on the means of plundering, under Bourbon protec tion, than actuated by a desire to alter the political institutions of their coun try. From Catalonia the private re ports of the Commanders are discour aging: they find the population does not second them, ami that if the main army advances, the points of commu nication left in the rear will be in a precarious situation. In short the ex perience the French have already ac quired in Spain has taught them that, if the Constitutionalists hold firm till the month of September, and the har assing warfare of Guerillas, now pre paring, developcs itself, they must in evitably be exposed to great privations and losses. Several private expresses arrived this morning from Paris, bringing let ters dated on Wednesday evening.— One of thes'e letters states that Abis bal had been arrested, and sent to Se ville for trial. That he has not desert ed to the French is sufficiently appa rent from the silence of their Journals. In the city no information has been received, which in any way sanctions the idea of the complete success of the atrocious conduct of the Bourbons, which is entertained westward, and gentlemen well acquainted with the Spanish character from a long, resi dence amongst them, entertain no doubt of the eventual expulsion of all fanatics from that insulted country; for so long as Espinosa and Del Ikes are with the army lately commanded by Abisbal, no fears ought to exist of its devotion to the freedom of its coun try. The Duke d’Angouleme entered Madrid on the 24th May—lt having been previously evacuated by the Count d’Abisbal whose army consisted of about 4000 men. It is affirmed in a French paper, that the Grandees of Spain, tkc. assembled at Madrid, are about to confer the title of Regent of the Kingdom upon the Duke d’Angouleme. Paris, May 30. Marshal Oudinot, with his whole corps, entered Madrid on the 24th inst to the great satisfaction of the inhab itants. A Regency, of which the Duke de I’lnfantado is President, has been no minated during the King’s captivity. Mina is closely pursued by Gen. Donnadieu. The division Milans and Llobera having attacked the troops that occupy Mataro, were repulsed with the loss of 150 men, 500 prison ers, a starfdard, 500 muskets, &c. London, June 1. There is nothing in the papers which throws any further light on the opera tions and fate of Jlbisbal. —The Jour nal des Debats says, “ all the accounts about Abisbal are uncertain and con tradictory; some affirm that he has been displaced by his officers, but that all his soldiers are for him; others, that he has been succeeded by Count Los Rios, who was formerly captain in the guards, and is particularly attach ed to the king ; whatever may be the case it adds, it must be infered that the letter and conduct of Abisbal have made a division among the Constitu tional troops, and given a mortal blow to the Cortes.” The Journal des De bats of Friday, makes no mention what ever of Abisbal, nor have the other Journals any more than our extracts show. A telegraphic despatch received at Paris, says that Gen. Mina had sought rcluge in Barcelona, and that arrange ments had been made for its blockade by sea and land. The arrival of Sir Robert Wilson in Spain, and the cordial and enthusiastic reception which he has met with, will more than counterbalance the loss of the traitor 6'ouut d’Abisbal; if, indeed the detection of such a man can be considered a loss. The Turks are making formidable preparations for a last effort upon Greece, both by land and sea. Their fleet, about to sail amount to 100 ves sels. The Greeks, it is said, are pre pared to meet them. They have 88 ships, besides 20 fire ships, with which they make tremendous havoc. LATEST FROM SPAIN. By the schr. Marion, arrived from Havana, at Charleston on Saturday, dates from old Spain to the 9th of June last, are receiv ed. What is worthy of remark is nothing noticed of the affair of Abisbal, which is found so consi derable a subject in our last extracts from English and French papers, although the entry of Madrid is mentioned. The present news is favorable to the Spanish cause, which continues successful against its enemies. The Gazette and Courier contain translations, on which we have availed ourselves of the following summary : The king was still at Seville, and we see no indication of any attempt on his part to imitate the rash expe riment of Louis XVI, when in a similar situation. The important news of the occu-! pation of Madrid by the French was received at Havanna, on the 7th ult. by an arrival from Sant An dero. The victory of Mina over the French army in Catalonia, is stated to have been most glorious. Illu- ( minations and salvoes of artillery 1 took place at Santona, on the 27th of May, in consequence of the sue-, cesses of that general. Morillo issued a patriotic procla- 1 mation to his soldiers at Vigo, on . the 3d of June. —So far from flinch- ! ing the Spaniards appear more de termined than ever. “ We have swGrn (says this general) to main tain the Spanish constitution —the king too, has sworn, and our oaths shall not be taken in vain.” By a private letter from Madrid, dated, 30th May, the most deplora ble account is given of excesses committed in that city by the F'rench and Spanish guards, on the persons and property of those who were known to be favorable to the constitution. T hey had demolish ed the houses of those persons who had served in the Constitutional Militia, and commited the worst species of violence on the unhappy females. To live there is represen ed to be the same as living amongst wild beasts, and that it is impossi ble to describe the barbarities of the Spanish Canaille and the French soldiery. On the day this letter was written, 20,000 French enter ed the city. Some reports mention ed Bessieres as governor of Mad rid, while others said it was Cis deros. The chamber where the Cortes held their sittings, has been defaced and the hangings and ta pestry torn down. Such, says the letter, is only a brief account of the many horrors with which they are surrounded. Under date of Madrid, 31st May, it is positively affirmed that the di vision of Gen. Zayas, which had retired on the road to Talavera had gained a victory over a divis ion of the F'rench in that neighbor hood, and taken 900 prisoners.— Another account mentions that a bulletin of this action, published in Madrid on the 28th May, admits that Gen. Valler, who pursued the division of Gen. Zayas to Talavera, determined to attack him in passing the bridge of Alberche, which was defended by four pieces ofartilery, 3000 men and and 500 cavalry fa vorable to the Spaniards. All the advantage claimed by the French, is 60 prisoners which they have ta ken, while the action of Talavera has been glorious to Zayas, hav ing, with forces very inferior, not only secured his line of march, but taken 900 prisoners from the enemy. The French official ac counts, confess having lost that number from among their adhe rents. All public officers appointed since the 7th March 1820, have been dismissed by the French re gency at Madrid. The following intelligence re ceived by the schr. Marion, from Havana, which we copy from the Charleston Courier of Monday, is of a highly interesting character : The warlike operations in the Peninsula, are regarded in Cuba with the greatest solicitude and anxiety. The people of tha^ island appear determined to adhere to the Constitution even should the Con stitutional Government of the Cor tes he put down in Old Spain. In that event, there is a strong proba bility that the island of Cuba, would declare itself independent. This language was openly held at the last sitting of the Ayuntamiento; at which the Gov. Gen. Vivcs, had taken great umbrage, and evinced much uneasiness. At this meet ing the Governor was called upon to answer explicity whether he would support the Coiisiitution o; 1812. iiis answer was ambiguous and evasive—“ that he would be true to his oath” This reply was by no means satisfactory to the City Authorities, who have since manifested a total distrust of the liberal sentiments of the Governor. POIt tUGUESE DEFECTION. lij an arrival at Portsmouth. Lisbon, May 27. “The humiliation and infamy has been reserved for our days, of which a degenerate Portuguese is the author (a near relation of the factious Silveria, ( Amarante .) It is some time since the Government had suspicions of Brig. Gen. Sam pryo commanding the 23d regiment of infantry. The intriguing con duct of this officer was the true cause of the order of Government directing this regiment to march to its posts in the Province ofßeira to join the army of observation.—* The infamous Sampayo availed himself of this occasion to seduce the unsuspecting soldiers. He made them halt in the neighbor hood of the city, troin whence he wrote the following letter to the Bigariier Governor of arms. “ General and friend , —My mind is made up. The Ministry must re sign. A King with dignity, and a Constitution to conduct to the pub lic happiness, and not to a civil war. Finally, no faction to divide the King from the Nation. Union and oblivion of the past, are the wishes of the 23d Regiment. Yours are undoubtedly the same and then farewell to Anarchy. “ The plan traced to bring us back to absolute monarchy, has found entrance into the inexperien ced heart of the son of the best of Kings. The infant Don Miguel the same morning quitted the pa ternal root and fled to join himself with this handful of deluded men It appears he was accompanied by some soldiers of the 4th regiment of cavalry. Nothing has yet trans pired as to the designs of this ill guided Prince, who instead of imi tating the virtues of his august father, has united himself to those who wish to throw the country into all the horror of a civil war, to re duce us under a foreign dominion. “ Government have taken the most efficient means to stop the pro gress of the disorganizing faction. The troops continue true to their oaths, and obedient to their Gen eral, iu whom they have the utmost confidence. The chamber of the city sustains the good name which it has merited. The Civic Guards united and under the orders of their worthy and chosen chief, will show what may be expected from Freemen when firm in support of their unalienable rights. Finally the Cortes are in permanent session devising means for the safety of the public good. Portuguese! What will you do ? Perhaps submit to a hand ful of Pi etorian Guards! Per haps submit blindly to those un worthy aristocratswho wish to crush you ! Ah no ; You are Lustitanians, and that is enough! Union, and wc shall not want for strength.” The Portuguese Ministry have asked leave to resign, having lost confidence of the people”. [Our previous accounts from Lis bon, represented that the people of Portugal were in great distress in consequence of the ruin of their commerce occasioned by’ the blind and obstinate policy of the govern ment in their endeavors to reduce the colonies of South America to submission. It was this cause that produced all the evils to the nation, and had drained Portugal of her resources. The people had indeed become clamorous for a reconcilia tion with Brazil, that they might enjoy their former advantages of a commercial intercourse. May it not, perhaps, be with a view to bring about this object, that the opposi tion above described has manifested itself?] N. York Merc. Adv. Extract of a letter from an officer of the U. S. schr Grampus , dated Campeachy , fune 14. On the 3d of June we arrived at this anchorage and found the mer chant vessels in great consternation, the pirates having cut out of the harbour and burnt the schr. Shib boleth, Capt. Perry, of Newport— They boarded her about 1 o’clock on the morning of the 2d, and she was drifting about the harbour burnt to the water’s edge, on our arrival. After plundering her of every thing valuable, they took the crew first officer and fastened them the forecastle, by spiking down th scuttle and putting a quantity Y Logwood on it, they then run rj . to sea before the wind, set fire to barrel of tar bn the quarter deck and then left her. I forgot to m Y* tion that on their first boarding fi,. they immediately killed the nY/ that had the watch on deck. ’pj..‘ poor fellow’s, feeling the fire proach them, re-doubled theY strength, and at last burst the hatch open, and got on deck. They s ou , 1( the vessel so much burnt that the ‘ could not save her ; they then math a raft of some spars they cut awav and were picked up the same morn’ ing by a canoe. We waited here two or three days for a convoy.-. The Captain being ashore nearly all the time on business, when one day we saw him pulling off i n a great hurry ; on coining on board he had the launch and cutter man. ned and armed; he had recieved information that a schr. had beer cut out of Sisal 85 miles to wind ward of Campeachy and then waj lying at anchor at Selina 5G miles distant. We proceeded in the boats running night and day until we ar rived there, but alas! the bird was flown. A canoe which we boarded informed us she was lying off and. on Sisal. We returned to the ves sel and found that the British sloop of war Etten was lying there. Wc had given up all hopes yesterday catching them. In the morning the gig came off and we recieved orders to fire a salute of 2 7 guns to celebrate the declaration of inde pendence of the governments ot Meriba and Campeachy. In the evening about 10 o’clock, being all ready for sea, the gig returned again with a long letter from the captain giving information that an express had arrived with a request for us to despatch our boats imme diately to Sisal. The schr. Augusta and John of New-York, the same that we were before in pursuit of, was lying off that place, and the Pi rates hae demanded a renson for the vessels; the merchants there were amusing them with a promise of the ransom as soon as they could obtain it from this place. There also came on board in the gig the crew b of the vessel, In fifteen minutes the launches were ready for a start, and I hope, before I pu: this letter on board the vessel, that is to carry it to New-York, I may and that they have recieved the ransom that we sent them, and that they are satisfied so well that they will never commit the crime of pi racy again. The Eden sails with us and a convoy ; after leaving the convoy we are to join our forces and try to ex terminate piracy on the Yucatan coast. We shall pro ceed first to New Malaga, after leaving the convoy 16th June.— Yestesday we sailed from Campea chy, and, on our speaking the Eden, we found that she had changed her mind in regard to her taking a cruize with us. It is generally supposed, that it is on account of her obtain ing some specie (which we know is on board of her) to carry to Jamai ca.” [ Another article respecting the cap ture of Pirates, <£’c. prepared for this daifs paper is unavoidably omitted .] The British schr. Industry, Babb, from St. Thomas,for N. York, was ta ken by a pirate on the 14th June. The captain was severely beaten with cutlasses, and ill treated, and all the crew threatened with their lives if the money was not given up. The trunks were brought on deck, broke open and plundered, and thrown into a boat.— The crew were then forced into the boat, with a bag of bread and two oars, but without any water, and turned adrift in a heavy sea. They reached the island about 12hours after. There was on board the Industry at. the time of her capture, g 14,200, concealed un der the ballast—which had not beeu discovered by the pirates when the boat left her. Colony of fetus. —It is stated in the Plattsburg paper, that the so cietv for ameliorating the condition of the Jews, are about purchasing a tract of land ot 20,00 ) acres, 25 miles west of that place, and near the military turnpike, for the pur pose of forming a colony. Senlence of seven years imprison ment at hard labour, has been passed upon two females, (Ann Carson and Sarah Manland,) by the Mayor’s Court of Philadelphia, for putting off coun terfeit money.