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A SOUTHERN RECORDER. m VOL. I. MILLEDGEVILLE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1820. No. 32. PUBLISHED WEEKLY, (ON TUESDAYS) BY S. GR/LYTUIXD R. M. ORME, *T THREE DOLLARS, IN ADVANCE, OR FOUn DOLLARS AT THE EXPIRATION OF THE TE\R. Q.j=* Ailvertisements conspicuously inserted nt the cuifomary rates. THE MISSOURI PLOT. As we had reason to expect so it turns out that the speculators on power and political influence, are now using their efforts to prevent the rc-electiou of those members who, true to the constitution, to common sense and above all to the un ion of the states refused to vote for the restriction on Missouri. The same hy pocrisy. the same plausible arguments, the same sanctified clamour which pre vailed last winter, are now put in requi sition to carry the point originally in view—namely, erection of a northern par ty, the triumph of federalism or the sepa ration of the union. One or all of these events were anxiously desired, and pos terity will strip the cloak of humanity from the shoulders of these designing speculators and exhibit them in their na ked deformity. There is a trait in the American character, which cannot be too highly estimated ;—it is that of a frank and unreserved confidence—disdaining mean advantages, and not suspecting it in others—prepared to combat with an o- pen foe but not always guarded against the secret approaches and coward at tacks of hypocritical opponents. In pro portion to the danger which the agitation of thp Missouri question involved the u- nion of the states, is the indignation now manifested on the discovery of the real objects in view—and happily for this country, for republican principles and true liberty, was the discovery of the ulterior objects, for it excludes its pro jectors forever from power and influ ence. The founder of the Missouri plot is Webster of Massachusetts, a man who, to great talent, unites a cold hearted speculation designing air of mind : his principles arc a step beyond federalism, and his object was to draw the line to ar ray north against south, citizen against citizen, and ruin if he could not rule.— Judge Story played no small part in this game, and if a northern power was to be created he flattered himself that he was capable of taking the lead : his humane policy is duty estimated. Webster ad dressed himself to Hopkinson of Penn- nylvania, (who lately has taken up his residence in New Jersey) and Hopkin son got up the first meeting on the sub ject of Missouri in that state, although he now denies all agency in that affair. Mr Secretary Dwight was a cardinal agent in the plot, Mr. Walsh was enlisted, and Mr. Peter A. Jay and others got up the meeting in this city. We were among the first that approved of these steps, and attended the meeting. To arrest the evils of slavery, by constitutional mea- ■ures, was too much in consonance with the freedom of our institutions to be dis regarded ; but we were soon apprised of the real objects in view. To be de ceived, under the cloak of philanthropy was no extraordinary circumstance, but the progress of the affair soon develop ed the secret intentions of the prime mo vers. It was a second Hartford conven tion business, conducted under the garb of humanity, and thousands took an active part who now view the actors and their objects with indignation. '1 he union was never more seriously threatened than it was during the agitation of this ques tion—and the result, so far from extend ing and strengthening the influence of the north, has united the south and west a- gaiust us, and cut down the little influ ence we formerly possessed. Clinton, and others, were minor agents, appointed to make a question of it in this state, and deceiving himself, as he always has done, that he could gain something by it, he took an active part, and in his last mes^ sage, he distinctly stated, that “ no evil" could he greater than admitting Missouri without restriction ; thereby meaning to convey the idea that dissolution of the union would not be considered ns an evil equally as great as Missouri without re striction. The constitution of that state has at length been received, and its pro visions against the extension of slavery ore as favorable as honest men could wish ; besides, it is known that Missouri will neither produce cotton, sugar nor lice and consequently negroes will not be required. The constitution will be approved by congress, and the agitators of this plot defeated and disgraced. Mr Hopkinson, it should be known, is hang in;- about the legislature of New-Jersey to be made senator in congress, but that republican state is not to be speculated upon by federal gentlemen from Pennsyl vania,*—JV, Y» fiidto JldvOC(lt€t FROM TIIF. OREMESBORO’ 8BMXTO*. Upon all important subjects, the pub lic opinion is apt to receive impressions cither favorable or unfavorable as the e' vidence of that opinion may be true or otherwise. The citizens of Sulem deem it therefore expedient, to lay before the public, without any cotMMOU, the cir cumstances of a Murder which has late ly taken place in that village ; a murder unparalleled in its nature, horrible in its perpetration, hellish in its design, and highly important in its consequences to society. The statement is founded chief ly upon the confession of the murderer after his apprehension. Previous to the commencement of the unfortunate dispute, which eventuated iu the murder of Capt. Perry, by Thom as Wells, there has subsisted between them, the most intimate friendship which continued until June last, when Wells, instigated by some false suspicions, com menced an abusive communication which he continued to the most unmanly intent. In the course of the dispute which was carried on chiefly in writing, Perry was charged with the commission of crimes of no ordinary magnitude ; his innocence of which he constantly avowed, and pro posed rather than lose the friendship of Wells to take upon himself any trouble to convince him of his innocence. But nothingcotild satisfy the inexorable Wells but a dishonorable train of acknowledg ments from Perry, which was refused. After other means of bringing about a re conciliation had been resorted to in vain, Wells was informed that since he wa» re solved to persist iti the dispute, if he would give him an invitation, he would meet him, with each a friend, upon the field of honor to give him satisfaction for his imaginary injury at the mutual haz ard of their lives. This method of ad justment was declined by* Wells. It was then agreed by the parties that a meet ing should take place between them in the presence of four of their friends, for the settling of their feud, if possible, in a friendly way—such a meeting was held, the result of which was the following ac knowledgment, in substance, on the part of Wells, “ that bis charges against Cap tain Perry and his lady, were unfound ed, and his conduct towards them since the third of June, had been ungenerous and illiberal, and that he entirely acquit ted them of the charges he had made a- gainst them.” A reconciliation took place, each professed mutual friendship for each other and agreed that the un fortunate dispute should be forever bu ried. Wells further acknowledged that he had been in an error, that ns he had no friend to whom he might communi cate his sufferings, they had prompted him to act as he had done, and that he had suffered them to grow to such a height that he was sorry for it, and that he would not that it should have so hap pened for both his arms. Notwithstanding, this full and frank confession, in le.ss than three weeks the contest wa9 renewed on the part ol Wells with all the rancorous abuse that boiling malice could suggest. His charges and abuse drew, as might be expected, re crimination from Captain Perry. After the correspondence had proceeded to such an extent on the part of Wells as to threaten the most serious consequences to his victim, either wishing to leave him without evidence, in case of a private assassination,* or to deprive his family of their reputation, or dreading the resent inent of a friend of Perry’s whom he knew to be a resolute man, whose name in the course of the communications he used with a great deal of freedom, and who is at this time absent—or rather from all these reasons together, he had resolved to destroy all his letters to cap tain Perry, and for this purpose deman ded of Capt. Perry, all the letters of the correspondence ; which was refused. In this situation the matter rested un til the twenty-ninth of August, when Wells came armed with a shot-gun and three large pistols, all well charged, a broad dirk, nine or ten inches long, re cently ground on both edges, a large green hickory club, and two large pock et knives. With these arms, n oil prepared for the execution of his hellish purpose, he reached the house of capt. Perry unper- ceived ; he entered and found capt. Per ry in his front room with his family, in the act of rocking his child to sleep in a chair ; with his gun in his hand he de manded the papeis, but Captain Perry aware of the undue use that Wells de signed to make ol them, imormed him that he could not deliver them ; upon the receipt of this answer he stept back far enough to make sure of his purpose, pre sented his gun and with vengeful mad ness attempted to discharge its contents at the body of Capt. Perry; but aston ishing it missed fire—he then made a blow at his head with his club, which laid him on the floor ; before he could reco ver, Wells had drawn his dirk and given him three wounds, two in the breast, one of which was glancing, the other pene trated bis chest, and cue in or near the loin, supposed to have been as deep as the length of the'weapon. Perry then succeeded in rising and endeavored to escape, but Wells to make the murder certain, held to his back from the house to the distance of thirty or forty y ards along the street, in which distance be gave him six other wounds, three in his head and neck, and three in his back, those in his back entered the chest and cut his lungs. At this time the cries ol his family, and his own cries of murder, had brought some of the citizens to his assistance, (for there were none near his house, but lemales, who saw the assassi nation.) When they were abont to in terfere, the assassin drew from his side one of his pistols, (for his gun was held between him and capt. Perry,) &t bound himself.with an oath thnt he would shoot any man who should attempt to prevent him from executing his design upon his victim. At this time however, the par ties were disengaged, and captain Perry staggered into the arms of Mr. John Williams, and exclaimed “ I’m a dead man." While the blood was spouting from his mouth and nose, and the hic cough of death was upon him, the infa mous It'ells walked round him and exult- d in having “done the work for the damned rascal." Captain Perry was supported back to his house, where he expired in less than live minutes. ilia last words to his friends when they got to him were, “ I’m murdered, but 1 die innocently ; take me back to the house and let me die in peace.” Which being done, he breathed out his soul h praises (as long as he cpuld speak) to that God to whose service lie had devo ted the latter part of his life. May his soul rest in eternal peace. It seems from the arms which Wells brought with him, from his communica tions to Captain Perry, from his conduct before the murder, and his boasting ex ultation in the yard of Perry’s house af ter the murder, and from his public threats against Mrs. I’erry and the family, that his design was to assassinate the whole family, or at least both hiads ot it. Of the character of Wells we know but little, he lived pretty much retired. The public may, after the above state ment, give him what character they may think proper. He is the same Wells who shot tlnndolph and Ureenhill iu the state of Virgiuia. Upon the character of Capt. Perry, much might be said in his praise, lor an intimate acquaintance lias made known to us, the virtues which adorned his pri vate life ; but suffice it to say he died universally lamented by all who knew him, and particularly by those who knew him intimately. It may be some consolation to reflect that though our friend is no more, the murderer is a prisoner he delivered up his arms and submitted to the civil au thority just in time to prevent his own death, which the citizens and the people in the vicinity were just prepared to in flict upon him. lie is now in the coun ty jail, in a state of perfect security. Citizens of Salem. new his intreaties for mercy, offering to send for a physician to heal his wound, and to forget nnd forgive every thing— The barbarian was however inexorable, nnd Mr. Hairston perceiving it to be a matter of life and de.ath, repeated his stabs with such good effect, that in a short time, the unfortunate wretch ex hausted by the loss of blood, quitted his grasp of death, nnd tumbled off in the last agonies of dissolution, observing to Mr. Hairston, “ you damn’d rascal, you have killed me.” With great difficulty r. Hairston renched home, where his life for some time was nearly despaired He is represented however, as con valescent. The persons sent to look af ter the negro, found him dead. The spot where the struggle took place, is lid to look more as if it had been tram- led by contending armies, than by two individuals.—Press. DESPF.RATr. COMBAT. I.VNcni.rao, (Va.) Sept. 1 . The following event occurred about ten days since in the county of Henry Various representations of it are in cir culation. We believe that the particu lars as related below, are' substantially correct. We have collected them from sources which may be relied on. Mr. Nicholas Hairston in riding over his plantation in the county of Henry passed through a body of woods, oithe enclosed within his limits, or adjoining his estate—Having a pair of draw-bar: to pull down, cr a gate to open, dismoun ted for the purpose, when he perceived at a short distance from him a negro man partly concealed by the shrubbery.— Conceiving him to be a runaway, lie ac costed him with the questions of “what he wax doing (here, and to whom he he longed ?” To this latter question th slave answered, by saying ue belonged to Mr. Nicholas Hairston ; Mr. Hairs ton told him he lied, for tint he was N cholas Hairston—the negro rejoined aying that he was a damn'd liar, for he did belong to him. Upon this, Mr. Hai ston advanced towards him, as well with the purpose of chastising his insolence as of apprehending him ns a runaway— He was promptly inet by the negro, who nothiug daunted by the firm carriage Mr. Hairston, closed in with him, and by dint of superior strength hurled hi to the ground. Having so far triumphe lie proceeded to complete his victory, by butting Mr. Hairston in the breast, and choking him—In the intervals of his fury Mr. Hairston begged for mercy, proud ing eternally to conceal whnt bad hi pened, to resign his purse, if thnt w ins object in wishing to kill him, and even to purchase and emancipate him— Nothing however, could soften the breast of this savage. He proceeded, obviously with au intention of killing, to beat his prostrate foe in the most unmerciful man ner. According to the account we heard, Mr. Hairston swooned under the seve rity of his suffering. When he revived he found that he had, unknown to himself, instinctively taken his knife from his pocket, which before he had forgotten to do—He instantly aimed a blow at the face of the negro, which he received near his eye—he seemed however totally regard less of it. Mr. Hairston then aimed a second lunge at his side, which produced a more sensible effect. The negro cea- would be the subversion of social order, in our present stnte of civilization. Any state is composed of poor und rich men ; the first must labor if they wish to be come the equals, in point of wealth, of the others ; the rich must pay and pro tect, but must not oppress. To say thnt nnture renders men equal, is to express too indefinitely a true principle, but in applicable to men who do not live in a stale of nature. It is the law which has established the social equality. Man is equal to man, by law nnd before it, tho-’ sometimes his inferior in the part he plays on the stage of life. Inferiority in intellect and wealth does not disgrace a man more in his moral than in his physi cal capacity : vice, and crimes only dis grace the human being.—Georgia News. WASHINGTON. FROM TH* ESSEX REGISTER. A communication lately appeared in the Salem Gazette, in which the writer attempted to show that Gen. Washing ton, at the early age of seventcem held a "ijor’s commission in the British ser vice, and that, when in his 17th year, crossed the Atlantic, nnd visited Lon don. Considerable importance was at- achedto these facts, as not having been noticed by any of the biographers of "iishingtan ; and the writer enuu^rnt- ed several circumstances, as tending to corroborate them. The principal evi- lence of the facts was supposed to exist a letter from the hon. IVin. Fairfax his brother in this town, dated Belvoir, Virg. Feb. 22, 1743, from which the fol lowing is au extract: Please acquaint our sister Hannah at Mrs. Washington lias lost all her children but Major Washington, who has just returned from London, whither lie tely went to get his arrears of pay, mid be put on the establishment of half- ay, which he obtained, ami is iu hopes of repairing his losses.” On this subject, we find the following communication in the list Worcester Spy, in which it is shown, very conclu sively, that the observations in the Ga zette were founded on a mistake, and that the Washington mentioned in the let ters from Fairfax, was some other per son than the illusti ions Washington, the father of his country. We may reason- ihly presume that the communication be low is from the pen of the Itev. Dr. Ban croft, of Worcester, one of the biogra phers of Washington : TO THE EDITOR OF THE WORCESTER OAXETTE. Sir : Mr. Washington first marri ed Mrs. DanJridge, !>y whom he had two sons, Lawrence and Augustine. As second,wife, he married Miss Ball, and by her had five children, George, Sam uel, John, Charles, and Elizabeth. George was born Feb. 22, 1732. His father died in 1742. In 1747, the birth of a midshipman was obtained for George in a British ship of war, then on the A- ntcricnn station ; by the persuasion of Ins mother, the plan wus relinquished The above mentioned letter bears th late of Feb. 22, 1743, the birth, day of George, who then had completed his 17th year. What arrears of pay, as a British Major, could lie due to a youth of 17 ? And what losses coulJ he then have sustained, which were to he repaired? But the will of Gen. Washington puts this question to rest. The estate of Mount Vernon is hereby bequeathed to the nephew, Bushrod Washington ; and one reason assigned is, that his father superintended it during the French war in 1734, kg. under a promise, that if Col. W. fell in the service, he should inherit t. By this will, the estate of his brother Samuel is discharged from a debt due for a piece of land which passed from George to Samuel, and from the latter to his son Thornton ; and George Step- toe and Lawrence Augustine, other sous of his deceased brother Samuel, arc discharged from a debt of 5,ODD dollars, incurred in their education. By the same will, agoldheaded cane, I)r. Frank lin’s, is given to his brother Charles, then living ; and this only, because the will amply provides for his descendants It is, then, evident that the younger bro thers of Gen. Washington lived to have families; and therefore George, in 1749, could not have been the only surviving child of his mother ; and, consequently, lie was not the Major Washington named, who made the voyage to London iu 1740 PRESENT STATE OF POMPEII. From William's Travels in Italy, Greece, S,-e. Pompeii, which was entombed in a softer substance, is getting daily disencumbered, and a very considerable part of ibis Givciun city is unveiled. We entered by the Appian way, through a narrow street of marble tombs, beautifully executed with the names of the deceased plain and legible. We look ed into the colurnhary below that of Marius Arius Diomedes and perceived jors rontaiu- iag the ashes of the dead, with a small lump at the side of each. Arriving at the gate, we perceived a sentry box, in which the ske leton of a soldier was found with a lamp in its hand ; proceeding up the street beyond the.gate, we went into several streets, and entered what is call 'd a coffee-house, the marks ofcnps being visible on the stone ; we came, likewise ton tavern, und found the sign (not a very decent one) near the entrance. The streets are lined with public buildings and private houses, most of which have their original painted decorations fresh and entire. The pavement of the streets is much worn by carriage wheels, and holes are rut through the side stones, for the purpose of fastening lace ; and in certain animals in the market p situations arc placed stepping stones which give us rather unfavorable ideas of the streets. We passed two beautiful little temples; went into a surgeon’s house in the operation room of which cfTirurgical instruments were found ; entered an ironmonger’s shop, where an anvil and hammer ware discovered ; a sculptor’s und a baker’s shop, iu the latter of which may he seen an oven and grinding mills, like old Scotch querns. We examin ed likewise au oilman’s shop, and a wine shop lately o|*ened, where money was found in the till; a school in which was a small pulpit with steps up to it, in tho middle -if the apartment; a great theatre; a temple of justice ; an amphitheatre: about 220 feet in length ; various temples; a barrack for soldiers, the columns of whichure scribbled with tlieir names and jests ; wells, cisterns, seats, trichniums, beautiful Mosaic; altars, inscriptions, fragments of statues, and many other curious remains of antiquity. Among the most remurkable objects were an ancient wall, with a part of a still inure ancient mar ble freizc built in it as a common stone ; nnd a stream which has (lowed under this once subterraneous city, long before its burial pipes of Terra Cotta to convey the water to the different streets ; stocks for prisoners, in one of which a skeleton was found. All these tilings incline one almost to look for the inhabitants, and wonder at the desolate silence of the place The houses in general arc very low, and tile rooms are small, 1 should think not n- bove ten feet high. Every house is provided with a well and u cistern. Every thing sceins to lie iu proportion, tho principal streets do not appear to exceed tfl feet in width, with side pavements of about three feet; some of the subordinate streets are from 6 to 10 feet wide, with side pavements in proportion; these ore occasionally high, and are reached l,y steps. The .column* of the barracks are about 10 feet in height; they are made of tiilTa w ith stucco ; one third of the shaft is smoothly plastered, the rest fluted to the capital. The walls of the houses ore often painted red, and some of them have borders and antique ornaments, inasks, and imitations of marble, but in general poorly executed—1 i.ave observed, on the walls of »n eating room, various kinds of food and game, tolerably re- pressented ; one woman's apartment was a- dorni d with subjects relating to love ; and a man's with pictures of a martial character. Considering that tlie whole has been under ground upwards of seventeen centuries, it is certainly surprizing that they should be as fresh ns nt the period ot their burial. The whole extent of the city, not half of which is excavated, may he about four miles. It is said that Murat employed no less than 2000 men in clearing Pompeii, and that Madame Murat attended the excavations in person every week. The present government have not retained above 100. After visiting this extraordinary place, which certainly is the most interesting of all the wonders of Naples, we examined the museum of antiquities at Portici. The col lections of ancient paintings are curious and instructing, some of them containing exqui site pieces of art; one room is filled with re presentations of fruit and flowers, well paint ed and freely handled ; some grapes iu par ticular are remarkable for execution, quite ous temples and other subjects, ths founda tion* of which are still visible. Among the innumerable picture# which are crowded in several rooms, I shell men tion the following, which, on slight examina tion appeared to be among the best s Sor phonisba, drinking the juice of Hemlock, ad mirable in expression; an Infant Hereulea Strangling; Jovet Leda and the Swan; The Graces ; A Venue } Education of Bacchus f A Medusa's Head} these are all slight, but it 1» that slightnesf which conveys character and refinement of taste : h Thtstus as large as life in fine attitude and good expression:— Twg•allegorical figures, representing the ri ver Nile and Egypt • The Education of A- rhilles, A Beautiful Female eucklingan aged Man; (corresponding to the Roman Chari ty) most delicately expressed : An Acade my of Music, the figures small, exquistely tainted ; harps and flageolets are the only nstruments. Among tne curious pictures is the interior of a school, in Which the mas ter is represented flogging a boy, who is up on ano’her boy’s back ; so that the practice of horsing is sanctioned by very ancient authority. Our attention was also attracted to a shoemaker’s and a Cook’s shop ; these last are but indifferently designed nnd paint ed ; a Wilkie or an Alen would smile at sue It productions. All these are in fresco, on stucco grounds and with a considerable po lish on its surface. It docs not seem that a- ny glazing colors have befn used, the effect bring produced entirely by body colors.— The ancients however, astPliny informs us, had a dark yet transparent mixture, which they laid over their nighly finished works, to give the ’delusion required. From the freshness and clearness of the colouring, they seem to have the advantage of painting in oil, so far, at least, as durability is of ad vantage. The museum at Portiri likewise contains rnanv statues and busts of considerable me rit; besides a great variety of culinary arti cles, and specimens of culcined barley, henn9, paste for a bread, part of coll, mustard seed, straw, rye, pine tops, figs, cloth like tinder, fish nets, with corks attached to them, sponge, soap, rings, ear-rings, rombs, thim bles, looking glasses of polished metal, mid a variety of emblems of luxury and taste, ad mirably executed. We examined them all with the deepest interest, though the impres sion would have been more gratifying, had they been left in the ancient towns iu which they were discovered. YQllEIG.W There is a great difference between civil and political liberty, and licentious ness. All exaggerated opinions on liber ty produce licentiousness ; all erroneous opinions on equality destroy the right of property ; and this right is the sacred base of the association of families, nnd of the people. We will tell Publius that liberty exists in all governments, when they are established lor the public good; nnarchy and despotism are their greatest enemies. Liberty does not require an absolute equality—a chimera which cao- transnurent, with the touches of light on them judiciously placed to give effect and clear ness—A second room contains various orna ments painted iu a masterly manner, and with considerable ingenuity in the design. A third is covered with various animals and birds—Another apartment is filled with land scapes, but these are all extremely bad, hav ing no perspective, nor any truth of colour ing ; indeed, it would seem that the ancient piunters had never given their mind to that delightful branch of the art. One landscape, however, with all its faults, interested me greatly, and that was a view of ancient Pu- teoli, (now Pozzuolo.' about six miles from Naples, supposed to Hvve been painted be not exist, neither in the moral nor in the for |; ^ p”j liinde ,| there . The picture is, physical world. The welfare of a coun-’ O f course( very different from the present red for a moment, and •bserved, “ you _ _ ^ ___ damn’d rascal, you have got a knife”— try does not consist iu the equality of state of the city, but stiil a likeness may Mr. Hairston seized the moment to rc- • fortunes and property. This equality ’ traced, if we keepin view the site of the v From the London Evening Post of July 13. BUENOS AYIIES. 1117’ Th* following debate which took place in the British House ot Commons upon the sub ject of (lie late neguciation between the French Government mid the Directory of Buenos Ay res, is of tw ordinary interest and importance. [.Yorfolk Herald.] Dr. Irus'.ington rose, in pursuance of no tice, to move tor the production of certain documents, which it appeared to him it vra» necessary the house should have upon the table. Tiie documents which he meant to call for related to a transaction which, above 16 months ago, was the subject of a negociu- tion between the French government and the fiend of the Provisional Government of Buenos Ayres. After some prefatory ob servations, the honorable and learned gen tleman proceeded to detail the facts of this uegociation as they had come to his know ledge. In the month of May, 1819, at a tirao when every person believed that the relati ons between Great-Britain and France were of the most amicable nature—when it could not be supposed that the French govern ment was treacherously originating a mea sure that, if successful, w ould subvert the commerce of Great Britain in that psrt of 3. America—at .hat time it was that the. Be- l cretary of Slate for Foreign affairs in France, Deduces—[The Duke ile Broglio, said Mr. Cunning,]—Well then, De Broglio, or who ever was the Secretary i f State for Foreign Adairs, proposed a conference with the En voy from Buenos Ayres. When the confer ence took place, a proposition was made, on the part of the French Government, to seat a Priucu of the House of Bourbon on tho Throne of Buenos Ayres. The Prince allu ded to was the Prince of Lucca, nephew of Ferdinand VII. It. was expected that Eng land was not to know any thing about it. It was asserted that Austria and Russia were both privy to this arrangement, and that they were favorable to it, and he had reason to believe that ail tile other powers of Europe, Spain included, were also cognizant of this proposal. It wus further added, on the part of h ranee, that that Government would sup port the Prince of Lucca with an armed force, and such a force too, as would be suf ficient not only to place him on the Throne, but to enable him to contend against any o- ther state. Novvvvhat other State was meant except Grent-Britaiu ? Objections were sta ted by the Envoy from Buenos Ay res a- guinst tho practicability of the plan ; but these objections were met w ith fresh induce ments. It was proposed that the Prince of Lucca should marry the duughter of the King of the Brazils, and that an accession should lie made on the eastern side of the territory of the new kingdom. It was said, indeed that this proposal was originated us a counter-proposition to one made by this country for placing a British Prince on the Throne of Buenos Ayres. He thought this so extraordinary a proposition, that he could not suppose it to be true. And then follow ed a long tirade upon the principles of the religion of the British Cabinet which was so much at variance with that of Buenos Ayres. The Envoy, however, replied to all this, that the consent of Great-Britain would be con sidered us a necessary preliminary condition before the Government of Buenos Ayres could accept of it. And here he could not but remark, that in this, as in every other case, every disposition was shewn in theB. American States to conciliate the good will of Great-Britain. (Hear.) If the matter rest ed here only, he should have thought the better course would have been to have left it to the ministers altogether. But looking at the papers which he alluded to, he thought they contained a sufficient parliamentary . ground fur showing that the period had at