London, Friday, July 23, ...
Besides the Paris papers of Tuesday, whichl have arrived in thle usuial course, wve have received the Etoile dated Wednesday. The latter giyes an artiele from Madrid, which, while purporting to correct what the newssman of FtRDINAND'S Court styles " the absurd fables spread by " the English journals respecting South America," is itself an example of the greatest absurdity, and of an absurdity apparenitly more the result of a wislh to misrepresent and confound facts, than of misunderstanding or ignorance of the events which have occurred. The defeat of SANTA Cnuz is introduced as something new, and mixed up with renewed reports of the defeat of BOLIVAR by CAN- TERAC, and the total expulsion of the Colombian Chief from the territory of Peru. The battle between CAN- TERAC anid BoLIvsR is statedl to have been fouglit at Urgil ; but of the date at wlich it took place no hint is given. The only period mentioned is the montlh of October-the date of the operations of General L.4 PAz agaiinst SANTA CRuz, wbhicI are singularly enough cited by the Madrid Gazette as evidence of the defeat of BOLIVAR, and as having prepared that important event. Our readers will, however, recollect that intelligence from Peru to the month of March has been received in this country. If any accounts of a later date had reach- ed MTadrid, that date would not have been withheld. The date of the fabrication in the Madrid Gazette is the 13th of this month. The Journal des Debats attempts to ac- count for the depression of the French funds, by attribut- ing the continued fall to tile want of sufficient money to carry on the numerous transactions of the market. The FrankJbrt Gazette of the 17th has published the following contradiction of the article which we inserted yesterday froim the Etoile, relative to Count MJUNSTER'S negotialion at Johannisberg:-' We are authorized to declare, that the "article dated Mentz, July 13, in our number of the 15th of July, contains only false and fictitious statements." The M1oniteur of Tuesday, the 20tlh, contains, in the offi- cial part, a very long report from the iMlinister of War made to the KINC, oni the subject of the principal improve- ments in the mainufacture of gunpowder. FtNECIE FuNDs, Paris, July 20.-Five per Cents. opened at 98.; closed at 98. 10. ; Bank Stock, 1,850.; Neapolifan 5 per Cents., 83g.; Rente d'Espagnc, 18i.; Royal Spanish Loan, 1823, 541. Exchange on London, one month, 25. s.; three months, 24. 90.-Cours 4uthentique. LONDON. FRIDA Y, JUL Y 23, 1824.