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FROM ENGLAND.
New-York, January 23.
The letter bag of the ship Atlantic, captain
was sent tip yesterday, and we have re
ceived our regular files of I .ondon papers, Lloyd’s
lists, and price current, to the 12th of December,
on which day she sailed from Liverpool. The
Atlantic is 30 days from land to land, and has a
full cargo of dry goods and hardware.
The late queen of England was interred on
the 2d of December, in the royal chapel of St.
George, at Windsor, according to the previous
arrangements. The prince regent attended as
chief mourner.
The court of France was ordered to wear
mourning for 21 days, in consequence of the
death of the queen of England.
It was reported in London that the drawing
room and court levees arc in future to he held at
Buckingham house, and that the duchess of
York is to do the royal honors of the female de
partment.
A change oF ministry is talked of—the duke
of Wellington’s brother to be secretary of state.
From 20 to 30 persons, lately exchequered in
London for selling sloe leaves for tea, and coun
terfeit coffee, had taken their departure for the
United States.
The duke of Wellington had accepted the ap
pointment of master-general of the ordnance.—
11 is grace has nominated lord Fitzroy Somerset
as his secretary, and also named sir G. Murray,
sir J. Dickson and sir F. llowey to situations at
the new board of ordnance.
Lord Hilly it is said, will have the command
of the forces in Ireland. Other reports mention
general Paget.
Colonel Disbrowe, vice chamberlain to the
late queen, died at London on the sth December.
. The papers contradict the report from llar
yvich of an attempt to assassinate the emperor
Alexander.
The Paris papers announce the resignation of
M.t ‘orvetto, minister of finance, and speak of
M. Roi as the person likely to succeed him in
that office. The duke of Wellington and lord
Castlereagh were at Paris. The former was
presented to the king of France on the sth De
cember.
Agreeably to a formal request of the Spanish
minister, a great number of young men who had
enrolled themselves at Hamburg, in the service
of the people of South-A marina, have been ar
rested at the moment they were preparing to em
bark The Francis Freeling, packet, arrived ai
Falmouth in 17 days from New-York!
About half a million of francs hail been paid
for house hire alone, during the sitting of con
gress as Aix-la-Chapelle.
Numerous recent forgeries had been detected
in notes on the bank of England. There is a
talk of altering the notes, to render it next to im
possible to counterfeit them.
The London papers speak of the commercial
embarrassments of this country, and the sudden
fall of the United States’ bank slock. They
give the quotation at 11 1 with utter astonishment.
Stocks in London, Dec. 10-—3 per cents, for
account 794 to | —4 per cents, 96 to 96 1-8.
The rate of the Dutch rentes at Amsterdam
has risen two per cent.
American stocks in Liverpool, Dec. 12—3
per cents, 66; new 6 per cents, 101 to 102; bank
Shares 265; dollars 5s 5d per ounce.
Rear admiral Griffith has been re-appointed to
the command at Halifax, in the room of sir Da
vid Milne, whose term of service will soon ex
pire.
The montly bulletin of the king's health was
issued by his physicians on the sth, in the follow
ing words—his majesty’s tranquility has been un
disturbed throughout the last month, and his
.health lias been good; but his disorder continues
Ikt the same state.
jM?-oid Ellenboiough continued in a very low
iKc of health.
in London, Thomas liulkley, esq. lor
■ i’ of Lisbon; in Scotland, captain Dav id Ham-
JV, of the navy.
(■The Racoon had returned to England from St.
Helena. Bonaparte was well as late as the 14m
but was seldom seen.
Las Casssas still lives at Manheim, as much
retiied as Napoleon at St. Helena.
Lavalctte was said to be in London.
The duke D’ Angoulcme arrived at Lisbon on
the 3d of December, and was received with ac
clamations oijoy.
The divan lias disarmed all the Servians with
out distinction.
/Florence JUacarthy. —A great desire has been
manifested to obtain tiic new work of lady Mor
gan’s under the above tittle. In this work she
is said to take revenge upon her enemies in the
garb of critics. 0
London, Dec. 10.—Lord EllenborougH, we
are very concerned to hear, is ‘riven over by his
physicians; tt'Tomp Lifted at
tack of apoplexy un<f Bl ffeisa.
Her highiuess the pnncess.i Massa, delict
of the late grand judge in France, ‘da*ghtcr\bf
marshal Macdonald, has presented to a catholic
gentleman in Edinburgh the music of the imperi
al chapel of Napoleon Bonaparte, composed by
the celebrated Cherubini.
Petersburg, Nov. 12.— The American
Bmpanv’s ship Suwairow, came into Cronstadt
iust. with a rich cargo of furs, which
Hfcfelrom the N. \Y. coast of America.
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| Futteh Sing Ouieawah, whose death was an-1
noun cd in an extra Courier of the 2d, was only
prethenidee to his elder brother, Annyd Rao, j
who is disqualified for conducting the business 1
of government by infirmities of mind. Futteh
Sing having no issue, is to lie succeeded by Sy
i ujee Rao Sing, his younger brother, who is now
about eighteen years of age. We are rejoiced
to hear that through the influence of the resident
at Boroda, the young and favorite wife of Fut
tell Sing was prevailed upon not to sacrifice her- j
self on the funeral pile of her husband, an exam
ple which, we trust, will have its influence in
checking and ultimately abolishing that horrid
practice.
At Ainlioyna all was quiet on the 10th of June.
All things appeared in a quiescent state at the
; Moluccas, and the troops there were generally
I healthy. The inhabitants however, did not ap
pear to be perfectly reconciled to the Dutch go
vernment. Sapperowa, and the other insurgent
i residences, were in a quiet state. The inhabit
ants of Ceram had refused, in many instances, to
acknowledge the Dutch authorities, in conse
quence of which expeditions were sent against
j some of the small posts on the northern side of
the island.
The pirates have become very daring, and
cruise between the Carimonand Taggal.
WEST-INDIES and SOUTH-AMERICA.
[The following extracts of a letter addressed to the edit
orsot the Charleston Coy tia/.ette and dated Norfolk,
January 23, contains items of information which will
prove acceptable to our readers in the absence of
matter more interesting.]
To the politeness of my correspondent at King
ston, (Jam.) and commercial friends here, I have
received papers from the former, to the Bth De
cember, Grenada, Barbadocs and Trinidad, to
the middle of the same month, and Bermuda to
the 10th insl. The shipping lists, Stc. are here
with subjoined.
Two very severe shocks of an earthquake
were felt at Kingston, (Jam.) and its vicinity, on
trie morning of the 7th Dec. they were accompa
nied with a rumbling noise. Their duration was
not as long as those in 1812, but were equally
violent.
A part of a camp of runaways, nine in num
ber, has been taken by the colonial rangers, in
the island of Dominica. The chief, whose name
is samba, has been upwards of forty years in the
woods of that island, and during that time, has
been frequently guilty of as inhuman murders,
butcheries and incendiary acts, as it is possible
for the mind to conceive.
The Bermuda Gazette, of the 2d instant, states,
on the authority of private letters from the West-
Indies, that a number of vessels were immedi
ately about to be chartered, to be sent to Ber
muda, to procure supplies of American provi
sions and lumber, with which that market was at
thattime but scantily furnished.
A public sale of produce took place at Kings
ton (jam.) on the 14th December. The follow
ing was tlve result: for sugars, 575. 6d. a 70s.
perVwt.; coffee, 15 is 8d; rum, per gallon. ss;
dollars, 6s. Bd.
Accounts from Augustura, received at King
ston, state, that in consequence of the attempt of
colonel Wilson, (a British officer, a native of Ire
land, who sometime since joined the patriots of
South America.) to supplant general Bolivar, he
had been placed under arrest, and was about to
be tried by a court martial. It appears that Wil
son had frequently remarked, in the course of
the campaign, the blunders committed by Boli
var, and spoke freely of their fatal consequences
to general Paez, who gave an attentive ear to his
suggestions, blamed the conduct of his eolleage,
and appeared to acquiese in the project for dis
placing him, until the design was fully revealed;
when lie disclosed the whole to Bolivar, who
gave orders for Wilson's arrest.
Accounts had also been received at Kingston,
on the Ist Dec. stating, that the city of Cumana’
was taken by the independents, tinder generals
Morino and Bermudez, on the 28th Oct. and that
a great part of the army of general Morales, had
gone over to the standard of the independents.
A steam boat had been built at Port Spain,
(Trinidad) to ply between that place and St. Fer
nando, touching at Port a Prince. She has three
cabins, for the white, colored and slave passen
gers—and was to commence her trips on the 21 st
December.
Respectfully your’s,
W. G. Lyford.
FROM TIIE MEDITF.RR ANEAN.
Front the attentive corn of the Norfolk Her
ald, at Tlibraltar.
(iibraltar , Dec. 8, 1818.
“The new ministry of Spain have set out with
vigorous measures to uphold the dignity of their
royal master; and, if the fervor of their zeal can
keep pace with its first ebullitions, he will have
to record, ere long, in the annals of his illustri
ous reign, some measures of state as important in
the political chronicles, as the renowned armada
of an ancient predecessor.
“Great exertion are now making in Cadiz, to
fit out an expedition of 18,000 men for Buenos
Ayres, to be under the command of general O’-
Donald, (count Abisbal,) who superintends the
laborious duties of preparing it in person, and
w ho would appear not to wish his blushing hon
ors to come too thick upon him, for he enjoys the
principal now in advance, having added to his nu
merous titles that of “Vice-Roy elect of Buenos
Ayres!” The progress already made is report
ed to be abount 5000 recruits, who are wanting
every tiling and as much money as they can get, I
by forced contributions, from the merchants of
Cadiz.
“The three frigates, >f 36 guns each, lately
presented by tiie Russi. ‘ emperor, are held in
readiness for the convoy, uul, to provide tr&ns- 1
ports, an embargo is already laid in all the ports 1
of the peninsula, upon Spanish vessels of 180
tons and upwards.
“I mentioned to you some time ago, that some 1
of our countrymen were captives in the neighbor-;
ing fortress of Ceuta; they have since been re-;
moved to Malaga, where, after a short stay, they
w ere ordered to be embarked for those dreary
solitudes on the coast of Barbary, which the hu
manity of the Spanish governments allots for
such unfortunate prisoners, as it never after wish
es to hear of. As they are now in a situation
where their friends cannot expect to hear from
them, it may be proper to announce this change
in their destiny, and to mention that, ever since
they arrived in Spain, the generosity of their
countrymen in Cadiz, this place, and Malaga, has
kept them above the reach of want, and supplied
them with such comforts as, in their cheerless
condition could* possibly be administered to them.
Mr. Conkling, lieut. Thompson, and Mr. Wes
ton, are at the little island of Alhuzemas, and
capt. Sears at Mcllilla. Desolate and comfort
less as these islands are, they are under the com*’
1 mand of a governor; and you may form some
judgment of the climate, soil, and resources of
his estate, when you are informed that even the
mushrooms and water , for the support of the
garrison, are sent to him from Malaga! the in
sular situation of the prisoners being deemed a
sufficient guarantee for their safe custody, I am
happy to say, that the governor has been graci
ously pleased to give the earliest proof of his dis
position to ameliorate the hardships of war, by
permitting our countrymen to go at large on the
island, during certain hours, without their chains.
That you inav estimate the value of this indul
gence, I must inform you, that the principality
covers one and a quarter acres of rocks!
“An order has been issued at Madrid, requir
ing all foreigners to swear allegiance to the king,
or quit his dominions in 8 days; which lias thrown
some consternation amongst that class of sojour
ners; hut of its practical operation we have yet
to learn.
“An American officer of marines has embrac
ed Mahometanism at Constantinople.
“Capt. Gamble, of the Erie sloop of war, hav
ing died on the Bth Oeto. has been succeeded in
the command of that ship by lieutenant Ballard,
of the Franklin.”
INTERESTING OFFICI AL DOCUMENT.
The annexed royal order from the king of Portugal
to the chamber of commerce of Lisbon, is a document
which must be very interesting to an American reader.
ROXAL ORDER.
Lisbon Oct. 22, 1818.
The roval chamber of commerce, agriculture, manu
factures and navigation, has received the following noti
fication from the secretary of state:
Orrvemment palace, Oct. 21, 1818.
His majesty having learned that there have ar
rived at the port of Baltimore a great part of the
cargoes of*many Portuguese vessels, which, hav
ing been captured by the privateers of the peo
rde called Independent Spanish Americans, were
carried into various parts of the United States,
and from thence shipped on board of other vess
els, under a different flag, and taken into the said
port of Baltimore, where more goods and mer
chandise belonging to the same prizes were ex
pected, and also the vessels themselves disguised
and covered by other flags; and it being proper
that the said merchandise and articles, and the
vessels, captured by said pirates, contrary to the
laws of nations, and carried into the ports of a
friendly power, should be there claimed by their
legitimate owners, according to the established
forms of the laws of the country —his majesty
has been pleased to order, that the royal cham
ber of commerce, &c. cause all persons interest
ed in the captured vessels and their cargoe, to be
informed that Don Joaquim Joze Vasquez, the
consul general of the united kingdom, in New-
York is at present engaged in prosecuting those
important claims, and that it is essential that the
authentic documents and vouchers, which may
prove the vessels and cargoes to be Portuguese
property be forwarded without delay, and that
the same persons furnish the consuMhe funds
which are necessary to defray the expenses of
their respective claims. The following vessels
or cargoes have already arrived at Baltimore:
Rainha dos Anjos; San Joas Baptista; Don Joas
Sexto; Montalegre; Lord Wellington; Vasco
Don Gama; Monte Felix; besides many others;
all which I communicate to your excellency, that
you may notify the chamber of commerce, and
cause it to be executed.
God preserve your excellency.
MIGUEL PEREYRA FORJAY.
To his excellency Don Dipriano Jhbeiro Frene
List vessels taken and robbed by / urates , un
der different Jlags.
Ship Marques de Pombal taken
Mounte Allegre do
Ventura Felis robbed
Sao Joao Baptista taken
Lord Wellington do
Sao Migule do
Raynaha das Anlos robbed of §82,000
Brig Globo taken •
Vasco da Gamma do
Don Joao Sexto do
Rozalia do
Paquete do Porto do
Tu rao robbed of §30,000
Ship Ceres do Douro do
Brig Hum Paqueto de Rey do
Ship Senta Anna do
As many others, the names and particulars of
which are not known.
Since the above was written, the following
vessels are known to have been taken: sch Flora,
brig Aurora, ship Raynha, do. Mares, brig
Restaurador, ship Don Pedro, and sch. Galdofin.
Several American ships, and brigs and schoo
ners, have pointed out a rendezvous, and taken
the cargoes from on board of prizes into different
ports of the U. States where they enter thi m, hav
ing altered their packages or bailings, ami defac
ed their marks, which renders it difficult jfo r< -
cognize them. Several passengers on board of
tnese prizes, who in their country were men of
riches and distinction, have been thrown destitute
in strange and foreign countries. Some time a
go, in Baltimore, were offered for sale the habil
iments of some femai passengers, which were
plundered on board said prizes. The crew sos
these prizes are dispersed in the ports of foreign
nations, where these unfortunate men, wno are
not able to make themselves understand, are hi
the greatest misery. Among these prizes were
several vessels bound from Europe to tiie East
Indies, on board of which w ere a number ot crimi
nals, wnose sentence of death had been changed
to banishment, cither to China or Ah iea. 1 lie so
men nave been brpugnt here, and are now lice
and at liberty; Which is no benefit to the mor
als ol Inis country.
Sonic of tne American vessels employed in
the discharging ol me cargoes anu a ci mini brig
gen. Jackson; a snip belonging, it is said, to Mr.
Karrick, caned the Good Return, sen. ilebc, sch.
Good intent, sen. Mary, sen. Comet, sen. Betsy,
sen. Neptune, sen. Cuua, and many oilier.-* not
convenient io name ai presem.
CONS ITUTiON OF CHILI.
A friend lias obnging,y favored us wun a copy
of ihe “Lrojeci of a Constitution ioi C,iiu, ‘ n
South Anioiieu, suunnucU on me 8m ol August,
1818. li is a document Ml great interest. We
suan, tnereloie, embrace an early opportunity of
maxing some exuaeis horn it.
Its most pronnueiu feature is, mat the restric
tions over tne executive power aie greater man
trait pi ov idea oy me constitution oi the toniiod
States, anu so aiiangecl, as o> picSciVo, unuo all
riicumscdncos, a system ot government peneet
iy contOi iname tu tne win oi uic majority, anc
laws a* eto oo submitted to me sanction ul me
executive, wun leave to offer an opinion tneicoa,
mat may bo doomed expedient —out ruianj, tub
simpie majority decides oil lueh passage: wmist
in tms country, it is different— because, in oasts
wnere tne president’s veto niteiieies, thirty-tour
votes control sixty-six. Wo do not uun.s. it im
probable, mat a time may tome, vviieji our■ con
stitution win bo new-moudieU in icS most objec
tionable paus—and men, anu not tin then, will
the representative system oe genuine—inasmuch
as tne representation liicongicss win be uceord
lug to tne number ot citizens, vvimoui compro
mise ol any kind. — li'us/ungton City Cuzette .
NAVAL ACTION.
A Havana paper ot uie r ytn ot December con
tains an official letter from uun Jose but.rnu to
tne governor ot Cumana, uateu me aym ot -No
vember, 1818, in widen ne gives an account of
his having completely succecueu in tne aiou k
he nad been directeu uy nis excellency io *|iaae
on tne enemy’s fiointu. Tms, n appears, was
composed oi nve keener as and one skill, or Wnicli
omy one escaped. He states jus ioss to in 6
knnd anu 20 wounded, wniie tiie enemy mst up
wards 200 no prisoners being muue, m
consequence ot tne action navntg been decided
by boarding. —Charleston I'imesy 3 oi/i ult.
An embargo was laiu on the 20th of Novem
ber on an Spanish vessels m Spaiusn ports m me
Mediterranean, lor the purpose oi sending mein
to Cadiz as transports. It was Conjectured,
therefore, tnat tne long talked ol expcui.-j.on to
Rio de la Plata, would san m me couisc oi two
or tnree months. — Neiv-York Luz. 25 th ult.
m + m
WEST-INDIES.
We learn fram captain llubbard of the brig
Reaper, in 18 days lrom bt. Croix, tnat a British
frigate trad arrived at St. Tnomas, liom Barba
does, with intelligence that ah tne liriiisn West-
India islands nad been opened to American ves
sels. Tne report reached St. Croiz just before
captain Hubbard sailed.— New-York Uudy Ad-
Jan. 21.
The London Courier gives a report, that an
American ship has been in Davis’ Straits and
Baffin’s Bay since their discovery snips; that snu
; entered sir James Lancaster’s sound; found up
| wards of 100 fathoms depth; tne water warmer,
1 and was proceeding with a strong hope of find
:,ing a passage through the sound to Be,.ling’s
Straits. [The Courier adds, that “if the pas age
exist, we hope the honor of discovering it wilt be
reserved for this country.”— ib.
FROM THE BALTIMORE PATRIOT.
The Buenos Ayrean letter of marque ship.
Louisa, Don Jose Almeda, commander, sailed
from this port on a sealing voyage, in August la .t.
At sea she took a Spanish prize, w hich capt. A.
went on board of, and left the ship in charge of
tne first officer, to proceed on her voyage. Capt.
A. proceeded with his to Margaritta, and after
wards returned to Baltimore, he has remained
ever since. The follow ing letter is the first news
he has received of the ship since he left her, by
which it appears that the crew mutinied, put the
officers on shore, then went to plundering all na
tions, and finally sunk the ship, and have arrived
at Savannah, to whom the following article un
questionably relates:
“A troop of horse have been ordered out in Savan
nah, to ferret out a gang of pirates, that are said to have
lauded on that coast. They assembled on Tuesday last,
anti, commenced pursuit. Evert honest member of the
community must wish them success.”
Letter from the Doctor of the ship, a Frenchman,
to capt. Almeda, dated
Savannah Jan. 13, 1819.
“Sir—lt is with sorrow I saw you quit your slop; the
result was unfortunate for a great many persons, and l
may say for several nations, dt is a pity you had no', an
ticipated tire dreadf’il*a&*"* k v
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