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. ~~_•. . 1' .. • SOUTH' AMERICA. • The arrival of a vessel from Buenos Ayres , its to lay betore our Readers the following interest. ing particulars, extracted from a letter of the `l7th atf Augint;,teritten by an intelligent add impartial merchant : " The political revolution of these provinces gra• dually assumes a more decided and stable ferns, which, as far as human foresight can reach, leaves no doubts whatever with regard to the happy issue.— • The want of central organization does indeed render every step less effuctivc, and even sometimes untosv • tunate ; burnotwithstanding the errors committed by the chiefs, and the intestine divisions which exist among many families, in general, the good sense ot :the people prevails over circumstances, without di. mini.liing the primitive ardour to shake off an op. pressive yoke. It may be asserted, that the dread of slavery, which among. free nations has always pro. duced more virtues than even principles derived front, good iustitutions. as well as the stimulus- of . pahlisl opinion, which among men frequently supplies tho' place of virtue, will constantly impel. the people of Buenos Ayres not only to oppose a most •vigorobs resistance to all koreign invasion, but also by their exertions to promote the cause of liberty in the tither • • sections of this part of the American Continent. Bence, notwithstanding here they have had to much to attend to, the projects for liberating Chili:have not been slackened. l'he Congress assembled in-Tucuman is anima ' tad by the best views, and means are not wanting to realize them, .particularly as far no regards interior ordtrrAbe Main paint fur the preseist.• The new-Co ver:poen'. constituted in . the person of Don Martini Pujerrdon, as Supreme Director: promises to be both active and liberal : and above all. as he is now inves. ted with the character of constitutionality, it will not be liable to those fluctuations which have hitherto injured .and debilitated the cause. These prospects also, it is to be hoped, will give the affairs of the ti ter Plate a more favourable aspect in Europe. 4. Qrtierail Artigas is ready to.repel the Portuguese with his hardy and numerous bands, and it is be. Sieved that the. invasion of the Brazil army, (it it should take place,) would be attended with no other consequences than . to produce to the inhabitants of • each side of the river political and civil union, which bad been disturbed by no other cause than an unfor. tunate series and accumulation of personal animosities, which always subside at the sight of common danger. Through the freedom of the press, the people now understand their own interests, and will not be de ceived. hey have also been able to judge the con duct of their past leaders. % '• 6 I - 46 The Poituguese shew themselves at one time in a threatening, and at others in an inviting attitude; and although they have succeeded in addleing the braille of some place-hunters, who expect to outshine their lellow.citizens with the Caratha of the Order of Cumr on toeir breasts, the people of these provinces ate fully sensible that if ever they form part of the Brazil Kingdom, whether through accession or con quest, they can never be any thing else than the slaves al the emblazoned slaves of the new King crowned in America, and in search of aggrandize ment. They have known too long what it is to be governed by a Viceroy, unchecked by any laws, and besides. they heave no security for .the future. They are also aware that they would be overrun with hot gry courtiers, who have follimed the King from Lisbon, that such would be their rulers and demi gods, and you know what the force of antipathy is. " The spirit of ferment in Chili daily gains ground, and, according to some accounts; has already assum . ed an hostile form. Indeed, the forbearance of the people of that country has received its last test, for ' the conduct of the Spanish rulers since the unfortu nate arrangement with Lima, has uniformly been calculated to rotate the indignation of that thoughtful and intrepid people. By this means the temporary tenure of the agents of Ferdinand eventually serves o consolidate the patriotic cause, as the people are enabled to form a contrast, which will guard them against future delusion. They have had full oppor tunities of knowing what capitulations with Spanish Chiefs are, and they will take good care not to trust them again. " In consequence of this tone of feeling prevalent in Chili, General San Martin, who commands the Buenos army near the Andes, has lost no time in forming the most important combinations with the • Chilenian patriots, in order to complete a grand plan of operations, and, according to the state of things, , we are animated by a firm hope - that in Spurns kwhich, in aninverse ratio with you, begins here in tober), or at least during the course of Summer, ili will be perfectly free. "Pezuela's last victory has been attended with no other consequences than to undeceive him, and prove the fruitlessness of his attempt to crush or stifle t spirit of liberty. The ground is disputed with hist when he attacks, inch by inch, and .be can rely an ' nothing that is without the reach of his own fire.... He commands only the places occupied by his sem?. . At the present moment be is surrounded by the rev°. lutionaft ffinai in all directions. Seinw, that ' • between Potosi and Jujui, the Baena Ayres army Is stationed, 5000 men, occupying the :Baia avenue to Peru. Abcrile, General Arenales has not . only maist . tained possession of the provinces of Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, but also incessantly harasses the . enemy on the side of Chuquisaca and the province of Cinti, by cutting off his supplies. By this means Pezuela's soldiers for some days have been compello, to eat their beasts of burden, the most evident sign', of pressure that can be given in this country. True it is, that the country suffers in a most incalculable manner by this species of warfare ; but. as the South Americans say, since Europe has taught them that it ' was preferable to burn Moscow rather than lose an Empire, they also will burn and lay waste their fields in order to - secure their independence and the blessings ' (4 freedom for themselves and their children." The following is an extract of a letter from the Agent for Lloyd's at Buenos Ayres, dated the 26th August; , 64 Arrived the Spanish three masted schooner Leon, from the ltavannah to Cadiz, with a valuable cargo, taken of Cap sr. v tbe 54th lone, by the Congress privateer, fitted out at Baltimore outer Patriot odours. The Prim-mamas s t ates, t h at the privateer may be daily expected here, with three other ea. !rabbi Spanbh veauls which she has captured. The Montezuma, of 14 guns, and toa men, is read, for sty, and will sail mallet tsir wind es e awn . 1 1. 1 44/1/ed wwudi •Cadil:l. % Z * ' . . . P4lO/fTRI*II4 OCTOBER S. Ow the ahetnoon of (Saturday last, the specie mi..- . on board thetake Champlain steamboat. amount ing to upward! of 14,000 dollars, arrived at his Ma esty's.cash of fi ce here, ender the escort of the 19 th light dragoons, from Si. John's. At length we have authentic accounts relating, to the expedition .of Lord Selkirk . ; they are very rm. portant, as many expavedetailthave been published, his taking Fort William by Illt01111; making all the partners of the North West Company prisoners, Sce• but the cause of the expedition has *ever been ,ex plained. The Canadian &wow puts it in a very clear point of view :—Mr. Robert Semple; .the Go vernor-General for the Hudson's Bay Company on the Red River, towards the close of the year 1815, took_ possession of two establishments belonging to the North West Company which had obtruded them selves on the territory.of the Hudson's Bay Company. The North-west traders then altered their route, going into the Upper Country by circuitous ways,ly which much delay took place; and in order to try Mr. Semple, they sent two cart loads of provisions by.the former track in June last, with a guard of thy Men. The advance v twenty-two of the number, fell in with one .of . the natives, whom they took forward with them to prevent discovery. The rear-guard pissed within four miles of the settlement ; they were per ceived by the Governor, and were attacked by a party from the garrison, consisting of about Thirty soldiers. An engagement took place, stated on the 19th of June. Mr. Semple and twenty-ane of his men were.killird ; . the rest of his forces returned de -1 eated. to the fort. It is on ibis account that the ex pedition of Lord Selkirk was undertaken. The man ner of Lord Selkirk's conducting the expedition we do not justify, nor indeed can we form any opinion on the subject without further authentic details: it is, however, but justice to say that the Hudson's Bay Company have rights, and are a chartered company. The North west traders, though we believe s most respectable body, are only an association of merchants. The Qwkc Gasetee of the loth states that the bar vest in the Upper Provinces bad been got ia, the quality of the wheat good, the crop abundant. The, parishes below Quebec had suffered from the weather, the crops deficient in quality, having been taken in while green. The , weather had set in very cold, with anew. GERMAN' PIPERS. BANOVER, NOVEMBER a " Goma', Patxca ROHM' &c.—On account of the particular attachment whi ch our dearly beloved brother the Duke of Cambridge, feels for the Royal Hanoverian States, we have been pleased to appoint him Governor• General of the Kingdom of Hanover, and to give him the Presidency so the Hanoverian Ministry and the Primary Council. We are con vinced that all our faithful servants and subjects will gratefully acknowledge this fresh proof of our pater. nal regard and care, and will exert themselves, each in his appointed place, to support, to the utmost of his power, our incessant exertions for the general wel• fare of the kingdom. with true public spirit, and firm confidence it' the measures and regulations adopted by us for its good."...Ha s ev e r, O c t o ber i 4, 1511. HAMBURON, NOVEMBER I. The new Waggish Mrrnst7 contains the following article relative to the affairs of Wirtemberg : " Old times, good.times—the Germans have be. come again dutiful to GOD; and also towards their fathers. They cast their looks back on the sentiments and deeds of the departed. We therefore believe we shall give our Readers real pleasure by communicating to them the following letter, which expresses with energy what duty a German Prince once believed to be imposed on hint by the distresses of a German country. The author of the letter is Frederick the Great, of Prussia. We avoid all further remarks : LETTER TO MIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR. " 13zatIx JULY SO. 1764. The oppression under which the States and the inhabitants of the Dochy of Wirtemberg have long groaned, has risen to such a height that [ can no longer refrain from writing to your Imperial Majesty, in order to draw your attention to the subject. The Duke of Wirtemberg, on his accession to the Govern ment, bound himself by acts, solemnly confirmed by oath, to hold sacred the recesses and compacts of the 'lWirtemherg Diet, and consequently not to govern the country but according to the compacts, to impose no new tax without the consent of the States, and to make no change in the state of religion. All the compacts and liberties of the Duchy are confirmed by the Roman Emperors and the Corpus Evangeli. cornm, as well as his Majesty our late father, in par ticular; together with the Kings of Great Britain and Denmark, who took on themselves the guarantee of the engagements entered into by the Duke Charles Alexander. But the present Duke seems, for some years past (doebtksi at the instigation of evil Coon tillon) Iry bindlibnaelf whirl e by the flesiasitmiew of the Country as by his own engagements, and to desire to govern wholly by his own will, of which the following may serve as proofs: 44 1. The Duke has for many years pad extorted from his States most enormous Isms, as they would not consent, in last year's Diet ' to the arbitrary main tenance of a military force wh olly disproportioned to the state• of the kingdom. He has, within a few months, arbitrarily, and without the concunence of the States, imposed an exorbitant poll tax, far exceed ing the ability of the country ; and in now seeking to compel, partly the consent of some of the inhabi tants,—partly the actual payment by the harshest military measures, and by unheard of corporal punish ments sad fines, by which the whole country is filled with tempr and desolation. " 2. The Duke has entirely withdrawn the very considerable ecclesiastical property. dedicated to pions establishments, from its destination, the partici. patios in public burdens, and from superintendence of the States, and einployei it for his own use and wholly foreign purposes, which is a direct contraven tion of t h e Augsburg religious engagements. " 3. He bas burdened as well his own domains as the church property which does not at all 10esig to him and the whole country, will' such a'cud ofi Oat it is sled rithoritr s it %bole value of the lli tt i crl mention but those fel of the irothenterable grievances of the States of • Wirtemberg, as being the principal, and in the con- Aldine, and hopp that your Imperial Majesty will be thereby induced to cause all the complaints of the said States to be laid before you, and determine upon them according to your offke as Supreme Judge. " On my side I could not be indifferent to the sad fate of the Duchy of Wirtemberg, since, as Elector of the Empire—as guarantee of the Wirtemberg re venation, sod as a relation and friend of the Ducal House of Wirtesnberg. I hold myself bound to take particular interest in the maintenance of so conside. rable a country of the Empire. With these sentiments I last year sent a friendly and temperate letter of advice to the Duke, but as I received only an answer filled with vain words end offensive expressions, and the evil in. the Duchy of Wirtemberg grew daily worse, I agreed with the Kings of Great Britain and Denmark, as joint guarantees of the Wirtemberg ,reversation, that each of us should seed an Ambas sador to Wirtemberg again, to make to the Duke a friendly and energetic remonstrance, and induce him to pursue a more temperate conduct, and to observe the Constitution of the country. We bad the more hopes of succeeding, as your Majesty's Ministers at Vienna promised my Ambassadors at Vienna and Frankfort, also to send somebody to Stutgard, seri ously to speak to the Duke. But now I - learn with regret, that the Duke has scarcely deigned to give audience to the Ambassadots of the three Crowns; that he left the capital, and ordered his Privy Council to enter into no discussions with the Ambassadors I mean time the exaction in the country is not only continued, but doubled, so that the burden of the' subject begins to grow insupportable. . 4 I therefore justly regret that your Majesty's Am. bassador has not thought himself authorised to sup , port still more the representations of our Ambassa dors; and as no moderate resolutions can now be expected from the Duke, I hereby, in the most friendly manner, request your Majesty, as head of the Em pire, to curt yourself in favour of the Duchy, which is on the brink of ruin, and to give the States of Wit.- Isenberg a Protedoriest, that they may be able to bring ' forward their complaints in safety, and at the same time to issue to the Duke an energetic Mau/am Jr sort aaft sluggard* et ds railroad* is /wistaria natant, and to give a respectable Member of the Empire the Commission of maintaining it. Your Imperial Ma jesty will by this, by no means act against your engagements as Emperor (your Coronation oath), since the said Pretecteriew and Madam are secured, not only by the States of W irtemberg, but also by the guarantee of the Wirtemberg Reversation ; and .here is no cans nab ei olre/stionis, but it is quite noto rious, and the entire welfare of the Duchy depends on it ; nay, even troubles might arise. 4 . Your Imperial Majesty, as the head of the Em pire, is bound to prevent this, and to employ all lawful means to save from approaching ruin this im portant member of the Empire. Your own consi deration and dignity are interested, and I therefore myself, from all these reasons, and still More from your justice, generosity, and humaaity, hope that you will not hesitate to grant•my well meant request to take the States of Wirtemberg under your protec tion, to maintain them in their rights and privileges, and set due bounds to the unjust and ruinous pro ceedings of the Duke and his evil counsellois." Exchange oa Loaders. U. S. BERLIN, NOVEMBER t. The King has been pleased to announce to the Princes and Princesseeof the Royal Family, 'the be trothing of his Nephew, Prince .Frederick of Prusiia; to Princess Wilhelmina Louisa, of Aubolt Homburg. CASSEL. We are sorry to say that the noble pictures of Claude Lorraine and Potter are amissing. It. is highly probable they have been sent to Russia. It is even believed that in Malmaison they were sold by Prince Eugene to the Emperor of Russia ; but we cannot suppose this to be the case, as these pictures belong lawfully to the Elector of Hesse, and no other person has a right to dispose of his property. If they bhouLl actually have been sold, it Must either have been with the consent of the Elector of Hesse, or thro' mistake. TULSCHIN, OCTOBER 10. The price of grain ha• risen so extraordinarily at Odessa, that the tschetwert of wheat, which last year was at eighteen rubles, is At present forty-um rubles, a price which was never before known in this country. VIENNA, OCTOBER 27. • Since the Deputation for the final and permanent regulation of the National Bank have had daily sit tings, the public have been anxiously looking forward to the termination of their labours ; but the public are still more anxious with respect to the future pro ceedings of the Ministry of Finance. Sums of ready money are, it is true, daily given for obligations on the Exchange. and the redeemed paper from time to time extinguished ;. bin this is far from satisfying the great expectations of the public, as it leads so slowly to the object, as it is merely to be considered as a temporary measure, and as the high prices, which issterally r ummer* on tbe•Btate thawanyindividnal. will not only render any farther extinction of paper money impossible, bot even render a new issue , unavoidable. ST. ,GH, OCTODEV. t 9. The Northers Poet has the following snide from Constantinople: " Sarnialsm lS.—News has been received here from Smyrna that the well-known Rusian traveller, M. Richter, has died in that city, to the general re gret. He lately returned from Egypt, Syria, and ether southern countries. This young man possessed extensive knowledge and the most distinguished ta lents. H: leaves behind him several valtuble anti quities and manuscripts. His death was caused by a putrid fever, which he caught in visiting• the neigh. bourhood of ancient Ephesus." The weather, which 'had grown cold, is now be come milder again, so that the navigation will pro bably remain oven some weeks longer. Hamburgh Lachine on Londou—Ss S. COMMUTATION os Tunes.—This question, so in teresting at the resent stoniest, will be found fully and tfrmperacety diseusred•in the BIOTIN Rsviaw, No. 16, jut; published. o • • THE EVENING sirkß. 1.0 I)''N. MONDAY, NOVEMBER IS, NI PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY Al' Twr,,,v Em Reduced 61 62-. Cons. nto. 621 •S—Cor s.. or act 6 4 per Cent. 7111 —5 per CrAt Navy ladia Roads 16s. 17.. pre. --1 7 .1c1wcw-r tills, 1411 FRENCH PAPERS. • This day we received the Paris Pao Thursday the 7th instant to Friday last, 1, sive. The budget was laid before the Ch the 14th. The Minister of Finances preset may be called a favourable p.cture of the Kingdom, especially when it is consider, what scenei it has passed in a few years. 1 ments to the Allies have all been regularl have also their own annuitants and sti, Their Funds have maintained a fai r Public works are still carrying on, ald Sciences have not been neglected. h e , t ever, that in consequence of so many del arrear of 133,051,151 francs to be provid e , supplies for 1817. The whole hir , lpet 1, 1,088,194,957 f. ezeee.ling that of IEI6 1 of 248,699,296 f. CHAMBER OF PEERS. SITTING OF THE 9tH NOVEUBIL The Chamber was employed is the fc the several Bureaus. Ao Address to his Majesty was wp m Members of the Deputation to present 0 were drawn for by tot ; the number was them were the Marshal Duke de Bellow, I Duke of Tarentum, Marshal Gar/ion $ Lally Tollendal. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIF.S SITTING Oir THL 9TH NOTEMBEt M. DE SERUM informed thr Hiinse that LOTS had petitioned against the validity a tions of the Department of Lot. M. de upon read the Memoir presented by the After some discussion, the Bureau I proposed, that the Election of the Del Lot be confirmed; and that M. M. Baran and Marnezia (the Prefect), be admittec ing produced the requisite documents. The confirmation of the elections of I admission of the Deputies was unan i gn i upon. Upon proceeding to vote for the Elec Candidates to the Presidency, M. the Pi nounced, that the Deputies not yet de witted, be permitted to have a vote, , voices exclaimed 4 ' That cannot be:" otl ed. " There ought not to be any deli the proses verbal." The appeal was rej After the votes had been taken, tht ad'j'ourned to Monday, at twelve o'clock, SITTING 0? /Ha 11711 OF NorEsi M. Rot, Reporter of the 2d Bureau, in House that the elections of the Dei I'Aveyron were found regular. The H( ed to the nomination at Candidates 1 dency Ms de Serres and Pasquier we the sitting of Saturday, the 9th ; the scrutiny of the three remaining Candid election of M. M. Bellart, Raver, as The five Candidates from Whom his dame the President of the Chamber, ar Serres, Councillor of State; Pacquier State ; Bellart, Procureur.General at thi at Paris ; Raver, Advocate at Boni Bougnet, Minister of State. ~ . M. the President announced that he write to the Minister of the Interior, King's orders for receiving the list of didates. The House then proceeded to the e Vice- Presidents ; at the first voting M. was elected ; at the second, MM. Jow and Bcognot. &ITT= 01 , THE 12TH 0? NOVI Count Ana Lis, Provibionatly Pf M. the President iniormed the 11 Majesty had selected M: Pasquier (Mit to be President of the Chamber. The House then proceeded•to the four Secretaries : MM. Bordeau, JAI of Broglie, and Blanquart the majority. were munieated Secretar ‘M. the President . read a letter from the Interior, and an Ordinance of the toting M. Pasquier President of the Cl M. Angles, trmporary Pesident 1 quitted the President's seat, and was t Simeon, during the absence of M. f Chamber toted thanks to M. Angles. The Chamber then toted for fire Ca . Questure. The candidates who ()Wing were—MM. Durergier, General An Deletre, Fernier de Saint Lay; and Cal they were accordingly proclaimed. I Candidates the King will select two C , SITTING OF THE 13TH OF NOVI The President's. seat was filled by b He delivered the following Speech : " Geenamm—Called to preside o bly, my surprise is only equalled by a seeing the choice of the King 6x u among' the others which you had se which I was already honoured in fit An unbounded attachment to his I'l