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SPAIN.
Tty the articles annexeil it is evident, something se
rious li.is happened hi Spam, and that disaffection to
the sovereign (lady increases. What may le tlie con
sequences of an insurrection in eiiae country will, we
believe, depend upon the stand wiucu tlie otner na
tions .if Europe mat lake. Should a messenger iiave
been diapalcned by the allied nieiiiareiu to admonish
Ferdinand to be more lenient to Ins subjcctAuni tie
disregard the u.lviec, it is probable they \T leave
him to settle Ills ditiercnccs with his peoiijf; but if]
that report be untrue, vve may expect to of armies !
crossing the Py rennees to assist him in attinguislung !
the revolutionary Hame; us any s.iccessfi#^atteinjit by |
the Spaniards against their king wouldJe upt to raise ‘
cvouimotions iu France against the imgning dynasty,
and perhaps involve all Europe in vMr.
The Morn. Chronicle of the ptli Dec. slates,
that certain despatches nave been received by i
government fro\t Spain, concerning wtuen the I
utmost mystery it observed. J\ cabinet council)
uas ordered to attend the primie regent at Brigh
ton, upon tlie subject ot they contents. The re
port is, that a gc-niVal andAimuilaneous revolt
has broken out; that\ie tlie line, sent
to oppose the gueriilaV made common cause
m itli them, and .were mat clung on Mad
rid, liom whence the Fjjyai tamilV drtQ sir 11.
Wellesley had (led, uefujfc; in the Es
curial. 1 his cr<\ihi\ c rculated
among persons \vn#areVuownV> wsscss cor
rect channels of ini iMiiamoY AjiUJfonvGahcia,
and Biscay, were ■pposel to beV\Ci m inces
in most general vcMa. lnlddiiioi\ < .vis infoi -
mation, it is stated■ -■>’
considerable arrival in t| Ifcamsh”
ca|)ita!, from .'\Jk-la-Ciiapcii\ with \si*tcncs
to king Eerdina* himself, coiwamingV, X was
supposed, a rvAonstrance fronAtne alltld Alve
i’ igns assembi* in congress. (iX tne odVe'un
dersiuod, thatMc was still waiunA for theVesult
of ms inissioijwhich it was cvuieiA had erfeated
u iong s. at court, and tniXiad been in
creased by A public feeling opem\ expressed
at tne straipc and unexpected occtXcnee. It
tvas underdrood, tiiat lie was tne beauYof an ad
monition to the king, urging mm to c\inge his!
Tneasurep and seek a reconciliation witiVis peo
ple. It* reported, tnat t..is news had produced
a mosjf eiccti icui eff et among the peojV;, and ;
tne liotel of tn^iioblcmaiialluded to was coutinu
aiiy suiK undejfby an imm.use concourse o\k o
pb'i bailing him, and t. e sovereigns who Ant
him, as tin: l.bc.atoro and saviours ol tin.ii cotin
ti v,and calling down bei.euictions on uicir heads, i
As, however, a great deal of dcmui and dncmnia i
bus been evinced at court, and some appreiwn-j
sious were entertained that the king and his ad
t i uu s would treat tlie application with contempt,
and pcusist in their old systems; it is added, t-.at a
secret association had been formed to support a
change of measures, and tnat the persons thus
phdged to each other in the capital amount to
40,000.
Spain. —We have seen letters from Madrid
this morning, dated on tne 17tn inst. widen state
that the greatest tranquility prevailed in that capi- j
tai. The king had not, as report stated a few:
days ago, left it for the Esctuiai, hut lemained
a> Madrid, as well as the British ambassadore,
waiting the accouch m< nto[ tlie queen, which
was expected daily.
Other icttcis mention that large bodies of ban
ditti, who are assembled in the mountains, make
descents upon tne towns and villages, and lay
tin m muter contributions.— Couri r.
T‘rtur> and the In</ui*ttion in Spain.—’A de
er: e at Madrid, tlie Ulh ist. issued by tlie grand
inquisitor, who is also private confessor of Eer
di. and, denounces the severest punishments a
g.un->t ail persons who shall have in men posses
sion any ot the works it particuiai izes, or any
foreign journals containging reflections upon tne
government and institutions of Spain. That
tle.se ace* not mere impotent threats has been
moved ip the most dreadful manner. By virtue
ol tkis decree, and at the exp. ess command of
the king, the torture lias been inflicted on Calvo
de Rosas, one ot the heroic dcienclcrs oi Saragos
sa. kor five hours and twenty-six minutes this
distinguished individual was exposed to the tor- j
meins ol the rack; his 1, gs and arms were dislo- i
cated, and lie continued for a lengthened period
in a slate ol insensibility. T,ie queen is said to j
have benn deeply affected by this inhuman treat- 1
ment, and to have implored Eudinand in behaif
oi Rosas, but the blood-thirsty monster was in xo
rablc. Social intercom se is at end in Spain. In
dividuals are arrested, and put to the torture, on
the most groundless suspicion; the inquisitor
general engrosses the whole power of tne king
dom.—A. M. Santorio (on vviiosi infoi mation M.
Cuivo de Rosas and several others uad been im
prisoned,) who was in one of tiic cedsofthe gaoi 1
called de CYr/e,-knowing that M. Calvo was in
a.i.( iher close bv, began tony out as loud as no
could, begging M. Caivo’s forgiveness for tais
kicked and lalse information, which, he added,
lie was persuaded to give by the entreaties and
premises of an official personage. Tnis affair
lias occasioned a great deal of uneasiness to tne
party concerned in it.
London. December 19.
We have been long accus.omed to hear re
coils of changes in the ministry pi evious to the
of parliament, and particularly of anew
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cari of Han owby replaces sir Charles Stuart in
the embassy to Baris. This arrangement, inge
nious as it may appear to Ls aut or, wants one
quality, which however is not always necessary
to tlie construction of a good story. It has no
foundation in fact, with the exception of the re
tirement of lord Mulgrave from the master-ge
ne, aiship of the ordinance, which is to he filled
by the uke of Wellington.
We dismiss this subject of moves and changes
with asserting, that there is no foundation for a
nother report,that sir Hudson Lowe is to he re
moved from the government of St. Helena. Sir
Hudson is to continue governor.
The duke of Wellington is expected at Ho
ver from Calias to-morrow. The Lord Dun
can sailed on Tuesday for that port, to he in
readiness to receive his grace. Lord Caslle
rcagh, who was to precede the duke by one day,
was expected last night at Dover.
A private letter from Madrid, dated the 3d
instant, says—‘-We liave no news here of any
importance that I can learn, but we are in such
a state of ignorance upon political matters, that
we hardly know what is going forward in the pro
vinces. We have had reports here of the con
centration of bands of robbers in different parts,
wnose pm pose is the plunder of tiavellers. hut
who pretend other motives for taking up arms.
How far this is true it is impossible to say, nor
do vve know whether tliere is any ground for be
lieving that the principal cause of the delay of
tlie expedition from Cadiz is the rapid and un
controiable desertion of the troops. It is not un
likely that you may he better acquainted with
these matters tnan we are.”
Lord Ellenhorough is dead.
London, December 25.
We have received this morning Bombay pa
pers to so late a date as the 15th of last August;
from which we have made some interesting ex
tracts. Intelligence from Ceylon, to the 11th
Jiny, stales, tnat mere appeared to be a great re
laxation in tne hostile efforts of the rebels. Tlie
vvnoic tract of country li om the n. e. extremity
ol Safi i again to tne n. e. border of the seven
kories, embracing one half in extent, and much
more, m value, ol tne Kandyan territories, con
tinued peitcctiy quiet. Tne most gratifying ac
counts, also, had been received from other parts
ol the island.
home interesting particulars are furnished by
ilns papers, rvspe ting tne proceedings of the
ex l jau of Nag pore. It appears, tiiat, after
his escape, he was enabled to collect a large bo
ny oi mulcoiKcms, who flocked to him from ail
quaiteis, and we regietto add, that, in an en
gagement ivitu a partoi Ins followers, by captain
Spai kes, at the nead oi one Hundred men, the
vvnoie of the latter was destroyed. Captain
Sparkes, has been unioi tunateiy led to believe,
lnai,omy a few plunderers were to he attacked,
instead of which there were 3.000 of tlie enemy.
When his gallant iittie troop was reduced to on
ly 25, and captain h>. himself wounded in two
places, he wished to sun emit r, but his flag of
truce was rejc ted, unu it was feared he and all
t.ic part) perished.
1 .ie cholera morbus had appeared at Panwell,
and it was hatred vvouid extend its ravages to
Bombay. Throughout the whole oi the Deak
an n was on the decline.
The following is an extract of a private letter
from 11 £ ‘ibay, clawed August B:'
“We na\ e scon letters ironi Sumbulpore of
the 21st uit. at which place, the detachment hop
ed to enjoy a rest alter tneir toils.
“The letters described the country, as abound
ing in gold dust; and t;.e capital, A Ison (called
Raigneer) is a large town, built on the Nclon
Nuddee, and surrounded by luxuriant topaz.
Tne rajah is supposed to be very wealthy.
At one time the Siiicdar of this place entertain
ed thoughts of resisting our approach; but after
wards changed ins mind, and without firing a gun
gave it up to major Roughsedge.
Diamonds are found in this country. Our lct
teis represent the Maarauas of this district as
extiemcly civil.”
Bona/iarte's Physician. —ln consequence of
the intervention of tire allied sovereigns at Aix
la-Chapelle, tiie family of Bonaparte at Rome
have been invited to choose and nominate a physi
cian to attend on the ox-emperor in St. Helena,
and accordingly they have appointed M. de
Beauregaid, the aide medical man who attended
on Bonaparte in the isle of Elba and who returned
w ith him to Pat is, where he remained at the parti
es. Is. r request of Napoleon but with instructions to
follow him to Noi th-Amc. ica, as soon as it should
be known where he had taken up his abode. M.
de Beauregard is to go out immediately, and we
have no doubt but that it is part of the arrange
ment, effected by representations made at con
gress, that tins gentlem in will not find sir Hud
son Lowe governor, on las arrival. Morn. Chron.
LATE FROM FRANCE.
Charleston, February 6.
By the Duguay-Trouin, arrived here on
Thursday, 40 days from Havre, we have been
put in possession of a file of Paris papers to the
21st of December, and of commercial extracts
from Havre of the 23d. The latter furnish us
with gloomy prospects for the shippers of our
staple commodities; rice and cotton being on the
decline, and the former nearly unsaleable. The
French funds had suffered a very serious de
pression, but were again on the rise. The de
pression was occasioned by the allies and parti
cularly the Russians throwing their stock into
the market nearly at the same moment, as they
were leaving France.
Private letters also state, that there had been
a great number of failures in France, Holland
and other parts of the continent.
Prices at Havre, December 22. —Cotton, 22 35 a22
45, but no sales; and it is expected the market will be
lower, There is a good deal of speculation in Hrazil
co ton; I’ernamhuceo 3f 50, but a small quantity at
nominal, price 45 50,
IftfcwtoiMto, , _
FROM PERSIA.
Calcutta, August 8.
We are happy in being enabled to present our
readers with the following articles of intelligence
received from an authentic source per his ma
jesty’s ship Comvay, which arrived from the
Persian gulf on the 2d August.
The prov ince ofKhorasan has thrown off the
allegiance of the king of Persia, who is prepar
ing to advance against it.
Tne accounts of the fall of Deriyah, the Wa
liabee capilai, were premature; ihcir chieftain,
however, Abdallah, is cioseiy besieged by tne
Turks now before that piace.
Overtures of a pacific nature have at length
been made by the pirate tribes to the Imaum of
Muscat; but without success. He is again on
Ins way accompanied by his whole fleet to un
dertake the blockade of Bahrein.
Eikander Kuan, a Persian nobleman of the
court ot the prince of Ears, attended by an Arab
Shaikh, of some influence, hearing an honorary
dress and sword, from his royal highness to the
Shaikh of Banrein, lately returned disguised
with their reception and wholly unsucctsslui in
the objects of their mission. The Shaikh ac
cepted the dress and its accompaniment, but de
clined acknowledging tne supremacy of Persia,
by either paying tne most trifling tribute, or al
lowing the coin of the island to hear tne titles or
legend of his Persian majesty. No gift was
made in return for tiie royal donation, nor were
tne hearers of it, as it is usuai, led during tne pe
riod of their residence, at tne public expence.
Tne prince, enraged al this spirited rejection
of iiis intrusive and iii-tim and demands, breathes
vengeance against these islanders; and is endea
voring to bring about a request, on the part of
the Imaum of Muscat, to be aided in his hostile
views by a Persian force. But tlie Imaum, who
lias already paid too dearly by their hoiiow ii iend
ship, has hitherto prudently rejected their ofl'eis-
FROM THE ISLE OF MAY.
New-York, January 27.
We learn from captain J ocean, of the brig
Bclvidere, that on tne 24th of December, a Por
tuguese scli’r arrived at the Isle of May from
Port Praya, St. Jago, with officers, troops and
guns, to erect fortifications, and put the place in
a state of defence against any furthei depreda
tions from the piratical patriot privateers. A
new genei al had recently arrived at Port Praya
from Lisbon, to succeed the former one.
FROM BUENOS AYRES.
Official information lias been received by the
government of Buenos Ayres, of the outrageous
conduct of the privateer brig Maipo, capt. Jonn
Daniels, of Baltimore. They have passed a de
cree declaring him a pirate and outlaw, and
compelled a Mr. Ford, who was his security in
the sum of ten thousand dollars, to pay tne mo
ney into court. They iiave also published a de
cree stating their determination to render justice
to all nations, and disavow ing the many disgrace
ful acts done by privateers under their flag.
The government are giving grants of land to
persons who are disposed to settle at Quilmes,
about eight miles below Buenos Ayres, on the
southwest hank of the river, for the purpose of
building a town.
A private letter states that a bank was about
to be established at Buenos Ayres.
By the iast accounts received, it tvas reported
that Talcuhuana in Chili had been evacuated by
the royalists. A paper of the 16tii October gives
the official account of the evacuation and of the
taking possession by the Chilian army.
From the Boston Palladium, January 22.
w e learn by the Persia, that a South Ameri
can privateer, which had been cruiziug in the
Straights of Macassar, had been attacked by a
fleet of Maly pirates, (they supposing Her to be a
merchantman) and the whole of them captured—
their crews were compelled to walk the plank.
She had also captur ed a Chinese junk, and mann
ed her.
The Persia was boarded Dec. 10th, off St. He
lena, from one of the British men of war look
out ships, and was informed that Bonaparte was
in good health, but daily getting more illnatured
and surly. .The squadron stationed off there had
been much affected with tne dysentery, and had
lest more than one man in fifteen. The flag ship
had lost about 90 men.
Upwards of 200 vessels, principally French,
were, it is said, at Odessa, on the Black Sea, at
the last dates thence, loading with grain for the
Mcditerrrncan.
The produce of the vintage of last year, for
the kingdom of Wurtemburg, is estimated at 15
millions of florins, and that of Baden at 20
millions. The produce of the last vintage was
so abundant in some parts of Italy, that the quin
tal of grapes has paid but 16 sous. Great quan
tities of wine have been put in cisterns for want
of casks.
From the Boston JJuily Advertiser.
A letter from Mr. G. G. Barrell, our consul
af Malaga, dated Oct. 24, mentions that captain
Sears of Boston, Thomas C. Conckling of Balti
more, and William Thompson, who have been
confined in prison at Ceuta, had just arrived at
Malaga, where they w r ere brought for trial. He
observes that nothing which can be done to as
sist them w ill be neglected, and that neither they
nor the five other Americans who have been in
the prison of that city for more than a year are
permitted to suffer from any thing but the loss
of their liberty. It was expected that their trial
would take place in a few months.
Extract of a letter from (iibraltar, dated December 7.
The United States’ ships Frar.Jin, United
States and Erie were, at the last aC ounts, at Sy
racuse—-the Spark had gone to Tripoli—the U
nited States was expected to Follow the Peacock
on ner way to America, and may he expected
shortly. The Guerrieve had not arrived at Sy
racuse when the Peacock left. Captain Baliard
commands tiie sioop of war Erie.
Capt. Soper, of tiie senooner Price, informs
that com. Aury was at old Providence with his
squadron ol four vessels. He had recently sent
in a few prizes of small value. It was said lie
was waiting for reinforcements to make a descent
upon the main. Col. Irvin, who was lately dis
tinguished at Am lia Island, died at old Provi
dence on the 2oth September.—-V. Y. Merc.
Advertiser.
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New-York, January 26.
liaron Von Hoffman —This distinguished for
eigner, who has resided in this city lor some time
past, shot himself mis morning, at his lodgings,
through the body with a pistol, lie was not
dead when this paper went to press, but it was
not supposed ne couid survive long.
Tne forum have presented the deaf and dumb
institution in this city, with a donation of two
hundred dollars.
Rapid article hastxjen copied in
to our papcis froimGni e’s
stating tnat “me wade oy
L.e snip Ann, cap_h beivvcjj 1
and Ne vv-YorKjffoniv 25
off, the Bostfm Centinel informs tli? tdimi-'m tiie
Liverpool Advertiser, tnat “tne s..ip Packet,
capt. Troit, beloning to tiiat port, made mice
successive passages between Boston and Liver
pool, two out anu one home, in 52 days, an aver
age of only 17 days anti 2 hours, delivering her
letters from eacii post-office w ltnin tiiat time; and
that the same ship is now on a voyage to India,
is 15 years oid, and perfectly sound.”
Plattsburgii, Jan. IC.
We are informed, from undisputed authority,
that the regiment stationed at tnis post, with the
exception of two or three companies, will be re
moved next spring. The companies which re
main wm undoubtedly be employed on the Cha
teaugay road. The extension ol military posts
totne southwest, where a considerable force is
required to secure them against any hostilities of
the Indians, is the reason assigned for drawing
off - me ti oops from tnose piaces wheie a small
force only is required to protect the public works.
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BANISHMENT or ROBERT GOURLAY.
Under tnis head, the Niagara Spectator gives
a long order, under the signatures of William
Dickson and William Claus, membeisof the
legislative council, and dated the 21stoi Decem
ber, IBIS, requiring Robert Gouriay to depart
tne province of Upper Canada, on or before the
first day of January next ensuing, on the penal
ty of imprisonment without the benefit of bail.
This order is followed by an articie fiom the
pen of Mr. Gounay, which closes with the ioi
lowing paragraph:
“l have written to England a month ago, that about
Chnstinas I should set ott from Canada on my way thi
ther. 1 have now written that 1 cannot perform my
purpose. An anxious wife ana family have within the
last fifteen months, a dozen times received such mes
sages—a dozen tunes have they felt the pangs of disap
pointed hope, v\ lnle month after month 1 have been de
tained here, either by some powerful feeling of duty
or by some cruel necessity. Thus it is now. Were I
to depart the province at this time it would be ycilding
to the slander of interested, selfish, and debased charac
ters —it would be a surrender of the most valuable pub
lic rights—it would be degrading to the British consti
tution: —No, gentlemen, 1 shall rather rot in Niagara
gaol than depart from the province at this time:—rather
snail I forego all the joys of life than possess them with
abandoned principle and subjugated honor.”
IMPORTANT DECISION.
The suits which were instituted by this com
monwealth against the directors and officers of
the United States’ Branch Bank in Lexington,
respectively, for tne recovery of the fines and
! penalties incurred by the refusal of the branch
to pay the state tax, came on for trial before the
general court, sitting at Frankfort, on Friday last,
‘l’lie one against tlie poiter of the office was sc
i lected for trial. After a hearing of three days,
: the cause was decided in his favor.
The council for the officer of the U. States’
Bank demurred to the declaration on two
grounds; first the deficiency ol the declaration,
and mainly the unconsiitutionality of the suite
, law. The court sustained the demurrer, and
! gave an opinion that a state has no right to im
pose a penalty on a person acting under a law of
i the United States. —Kentucky Gazette.
The bill to tax the United States’ Branch
Banks sixty thousand dollars per annum, with a
j view to expel them from the state, is still under
discussion in the house of representatives of Ken
tucky. It has been supported by Mr. Sharp,
Mr. M‘Kee, Mr. J. Logan and others, and op
posed with ability by general Hardin, Mr. Breck
enridge, Mr. Crittenden and otheis. The bill
is so outrageously voiicnt in its provisions, and
the temper of its members is becoming so myt h
more rational than it was, that we entertain a
confident nope that the meaure will be rejected,
in one or the other branch. We really hope for
the honor of Kentucky, that some little show of
moderation and good sense will be preserved by
the majority at Frankfort.— ib.
INTOLERANCE.
The bill, introduced some time ago into the
; house of delegates of Maryland, to alter the com
stitution so as to place the Jews on an equal
footing with the Christians, as to political rights,
has been rejected by a large majority of that
house. This result w ill be a matter of regret to
every liberal minded Christian whose sincere
confidence in the correctness of his own religi
ous principles would prevent £UiA*Y in-