Star. — London, England, 1816-05-30 00:00:00

~~~ ~ i ' , . . ~ -.. . SOUTH AMERICA , • ' The following Letter from Baltimorti although not containing the most recent intelligence from Car• thagena, is nevertheless interesting, as ftwing the ,cruel treatment uniformly experienced by the Pri soners who fall into.tha hands of the Spanish Roy alist, General blowup. Nothing, we apprehend, can tend more forcibly to make the cause of .the legitimate Sovereign of Spain detested throughout the civilized world than such treatment of their un fortunate prisoners. We never heard of such con duct, in short (even admitting that" the Spaqiards have a right to take prisoners in South Astserica), except on the part of the Algerines, and othel.Pirates of the Mediterranean : BALTIMORE, APRIL S. EXTRACT OP • LIITTEN FROM CAPTAIIII ALMIDAp ' DAVID SANTA MARTHA. On the 9th of December, 1815, left Cape • 'Henry in the schooner Friend's Hope, bound to the West Indies; on the 21st made the Island of Saint Domingo, and went into Aux Cayes; on our passage we spoke a sloop from Jamaica,, who informed us that Caithagena was in possiseion of the Spaniards. We took sk pilot and set sail for Carthagena on the Spanish Main ; on the morning of the 25th made the Highlands of Santa' Martha. • then ran die land down. On the morning of the 27th, when abreast of the town of Carthagena, we were bailed by the sentinel from the walls, who ordered us to keep away and let go the anchor. We were instantly boarded , by three boats full of armed Spaniard*, who took; possession of our, vessel ; et the same time robbingl and stripping us of every thing, even the clothes vif bad on, and in that naked state, after they had beaten its with the butt ends of muskets, backs of swords,. sticks, &c. were carried on shore. Myself , mate s a nd crew were put Ia prison among a large number of other prisoners, who were dying every day; in that situation I remained one day ; when I and my first mate were taken out and carried to another prison / !there there were a number of American and British prisoners, whose vessels were taken in the same way. My second mate and crew were taken to another prison, *here there were a number of .Cartbagenian prisoners, who were dying daily for want of prowl. sions and water ; there they remained for days with. out either provisions or water, and the place they had to sleep was three or tour inches deep in dirty water. When they did ilet water and food, it was of the worst kind, and in small quantities. 44 On the 29th I and-my two mates were examin ed, and our depositions.tken. We were obliged to sign what they wrote in Spanish. Immediately after they had a search for our pilot, who they found and condemned to hard labour. " On the Isf of January we were taken out and ordered to march for Santa Martha in company with the officers and crews of the schooner Comet, of Bal timore, Allaber, and English brig Avenger, Captain Hawkins,• amounting to 6.3 in number, the greater part without shoes or hats, and .a number sick—those who were so much so that they could neither starch or stand, were'provided with asses 'pride cr.. The first day we got 16 miles, to a town called Quacko," very much fatigued and worn out, as we had water but once on the road. We atoppetilintil Mining at that place, then set out and marched 2B miles 10 town called Villa Nova—a number by this time bad become unable to walk, and the guard finding it im possible to beat them along any farther, which they were in the practice of doing, provided lasses for them. We started from Villa Nova before day, and march ed (without once being allowed to stop) 20 miles, to a town called St. Islow. On this day's march, Mr. Cox, my first mate, fainted on the-road; on his re covery he was compelled to march as usual. From St. Plow we marched to a small town called Largo Parblo, a distance of 24 miles, where we got some thing, to eat—but had to start immediately again, in the night, and were driven on to Savannah Largo, 20 miles farther, making in that day's march 44 miles. Here we were permitted to eat the day fol lowing, which was Sunday. " On Monday morning, at two o'clock / we again started, and continued our march to Villa Nova (a second town of the same name) ; during this day's march we were met by some soldiers on horseback, who sat upon their horses and beat us with sticks as we passed them, without the guard _attempting to prevent it ; also, towards the latter part of this day, the guard beat Captain Hawkins and several others without the officers taking any notice of it. We left Villa Nova at two the following morning, and bad 'very good roads for about 20 miles to Malambo, where we got something to eat, and continued our journey eight lades farther, to slows called Solidad , wheo we were to - embark--duriag this day's jou. ney, the guard continued to beat the prisoners, they struck one of the Comet's crew, and knocked him down; an English boy had his arm sprained by a blow from a musket. , " At this place. %of our number were separated from us, and taken to a town called Baron Keila, eight miles furtiker, as boats could not be procured at this place; we stopped here till Thuriday, when we embarked tQ MSS the Magdelena we were car ried by water 50 miles, towards Santa Martha, and landed among fishing hull. During the passage we -ined by the rest of our Mut who bad 'embark- Leila: They described - that to be the we bad come through, but there was , inhabitants, having beenlately taken by,the who deitroyecl most of the inhabitants. whole of the towns that we passed ipon the North side of thiblegdelens river, of the sitzte d soldiers drat had piliagett :ter being , we marched to? town Calera, where we expected to have stayed but the officers compelled us •to set off' were obliged to march' in the night ova' iorst roads we bad yet met with, and bad ..... three rivess•during the night. We arrived o'clock at a little town called Guira, SO . where ,we started. From this place we eight o'clock, and crossed a small part 41 din, when we arrived at Si. fwsr, Guira. ended a moat painful march, during which more than I shall attempt to describe. — one of the Crew of the English brig died wholly through ill usage ; when e gO!. not to be able to sit on the ass, ;hey lashea it, and at. last - Set foursoldiers to carry him vi d er a e t j ß oi ar ne o d n b ej largest town but few inhat King's army, In tact, the through spot bore marks o theiu. After called Ceneg that night,' I again. We one of the wi to ford three about two o' miles from set off at eii the mountaii wiles from ( "'bus et we suffered 'There WAS st Soidad. .so sick as ix him Von it 1 , • . , , on a Wein& t asirs. eke Min Sgelinas. Wm doers and dragged him tdoog the feed. -Yak iroll so hail as to - Scanlon his death :in four to after he arrived - at Solidad. ‘, When we arrived at St. Martha, we were patio the guard house. It being Saturday next day, be Captain, owner and two officers of the English big were taken from amongst us, and put into ars Ilona, or Fort. This day we were visited by Cep& 514 ,1 ford, of Baltimore, and Capt,Eustis, of New Wens, who gave us the assistance they could. Next day' we were put on board of an old brig in the harbotr, which was in a sinking states here we were obliged to keep both pumps goiog constantly w keep ter free. We were divided into four watches, and as soon 'IA one watch left the pumps they were compelled by .the guard toasaist in shipping and getting bet tack/e t kc. on shore; numbers of the men at first refused to work, but were most cruelly beaten in consequence of it. On Modday the leak increased, and she began to go down so fast that we had scarcely time to get out when she sunk. We were then marched back into town to the guard-house, where we were kept that night, and the next day carried to an Uninhabited house, where our situation war much better. •• Thursday, Ist February.—The officers, owners and passengers of the schooner Comet, were taken before the Judge to be examined : they were then shown the declaration that they were forced to sign, et Cartbagens, which was wrote m Spanish, and en ! tirely different from what they had said: after being asked a number of unnecessary questions, were per mitted to return to prison. 66 J 091141 Ai.ww*, Captain of the schooner Friend's Hope." THE .EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY. MAY 30. 1816. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT IWELVE O'CLOCK , Reduced 634--Coss. mo. 64H --for sec. 6511 4 per Cent. 78 ft--6 per Coot. 45ii—Boads 14. 21. pr. Oasa. pay. 44i—.Ezeb. Nis Is. dia. Is. pr. The measures taken to repress and prevent tumult and riot have, we are happy to say, proved gar. rally efficacious; and we hope we shall hear no MON of such wanton acts as have lately disgraced Tarim* districts. We have great pleasure in statiig, that the subject which we ropeatedir pressed upon the at tention ofiblagistrates and others possessing influence has, in various places, received that consideration which it merited. On Monday a meeting of Magi strates of Suffolk, at which the Lord Lieutenant at tended. was held at Bury, when the following Reso lution was passed : " Resolved—That it Is the opinion of this Meeting obit the most patient sad careful emotion should be glees, with a view of hada& the causes of these disorders, and el nimbi:, as far sr eirantutssea still prig", ship t &dresses the labouring par : but that k b the decided opinion of this Meeting, that es esseettiou skald be made, Nor say agerettteat extend into tea Wise people osessoklei ix a riot's: or threatexixi manna; and that the =Melt exertions will be used to put down di tumults, and to being to puebbment all persons who 'pay be cesierned in such riotous proceedings. (Signed) " 10.62T0tt." We 'yesterday called the attention of our Readers to a subject of great impoitane• now before MAMA- Malt —the present state of the Poor Laws and the circumstances connected therewith. We pointed out one; great source of the' evil so universally felt and complained of, to be, the compelling of those who apply for parish relief to quit their dwellings and : become inmates in the Workhouse. A badge of de gradation being thus put upon the individuals, all desire to maintain independence is taken away, and for ever after they become a burthen to themselves and to the community. But how came this system to prevail so universally ? This question deserves the most serious investiga, lion, and when duly esamiaed, will incontestibly prove, that all the Parish Worlihouses, as now ma blislud and soadasesd, ought to be got rid of. The present system was founded in a delusion so palpable; when investigated, that it is surprizing that no parish should have yet detected it and got rid of the evil ; for it is in the power of evert parish to adopt men. .sores for retracing its steps, though it will be long before the evils which this system hest entailed upon the community can be eradicated, and the Moral feeling of the lower orders be again raised to that pitch which made it be felt as a disgrace to any, person (except orphans and the infirm) to bell:nom; to receive parish relief. The origin of the present system was briefly this s One of the richer parishes in the Metropolis, perhaps under the influence of a mistaken spirit of liberality .....or;issr/seps, acted upon by a ism praiseworthy no. tive in the individuals who were-at the bottom of the contriveace, and who longed for some parish cow tracts—resolved to build a house for the greater mom.' 'fort, as they believed, of the poor of the parish. .It was hoped that a eery small addition to the rate would enable them to effect this laudable -object The house was built—the poor were compelled 4 quit their dwellings and go into, the itser4tant; and this unlooked-for fact followed s r - The poorin that parish wire found to cost less, than they di! before the new system was introduceed Here was a discovery 1 The event was blazoned abnad through the neighbouring parishes : the fact was established on incontrovertible evidences and it is not surprising that others were willing to benefit by this wonderful improvement in parochial econonspr Bag it is somewhat surprising that no one *Sold We takin the pains to investigate whether tin system, if extended, would produce the same melt gimerayl Had a little pains been taken to-ascertain the red facts, it is probable that other parialns, instead building workhouses, would have petitioned meat to compel the parish or parish% Whirakid the inept*, to tare them to the foutedettes t , for it would hive been found, not that a gisin number of paupers could be suaintaineh cheaper In a teorihouse tban in` their own dwellings, but that, to avoid the epgradation which then attached to marked paupers, :the poor fled from the perishes which disgraced them by liveries, and hedges, and a marked pauper •resi dence, and gradually placed themselves in other pa , Tithes, where they hoped not to be degraded bi a stigma put upon their distress. By the operation of this honest ambition among the poor at that period, the expenses of the, parishes which first matured the present system of evil, were for a time lessened; other parishes, willing also to be frugal, followed the example the system became general land what followed ? At last every place being brought to the same level of 4legradation, the poor had no choice left, and the operation of the taus* which produced a saving for a time to the pa. tikes which first adopted the system, entirely ceased. —But when all the parishes were thus equally de. fended against intruders seeking an asylum from dis grace, were they thus brought back respectively to their original state ?—Far otherwise. Your poor are now a very different race. You have destroyed among Owns every feeling of independence, every' sentiment of emulation. You have now a labour much more difficult to perform than that of building Workhouses, or levying rates for their support—you must regenerate the lower orders, by bringing them again to the same moral state in which they were when your Workhouses rendered them idle, profligate, and shameless; nor will this be the work of a day.— This, however, must be accomplished—and the first effectual 'step should be the pulling down, or selling, all the Parish Workhouses.—Let not a vestige re main but what is sufficient to shelter the infirm and the orphan. Increase the number of Overseers of the poor, and let the relief afforded to the indigent be conducted as secretly as possible, that those who re. ceive relief may be induced to believe that their neighbours are ignorant of the fact. We have received the Paris Papers of Monday.— they contain but little intelligence of interest. An article front Madrid would fain persuade the Spanish nation, that the affairs of FXRDINAND go on swim mingly in South America : nothing can be more fal lacious. Indeed the paragraph in question is so worded as to render it quite evident that the author .himself believed the contrary of what be has said. COMER EXTRAORDINARY OF MONDAY MORNING. Yesterday, after Man, the following distinguished characters were presented to his Majesty by his Ex cellency the Minister of Finance, viz. Count de Vi&many, Peer of France. Pardemus and Piet, of the Chamber of Depudee. ism Mere de Sump. one of the Preach:ate of the Chamber of Amounts. Chewslisr Laline, Provisional Govern of the Bank of Prance. Count Chabrol, Prefect of the Department of the Seine, and i President of the Chamber of CoMmerce of Paris. All Members of the Committee for superintending the two Chests of Amortisement and Consignation. His Majesty said to them— N I have entrusted to you a very important mission: it cannot beta better hands. I am persuaded tharyour cares and your seal WU secure the success of an Establishment which wW have so much laluence on the trosperity of the State." His Majesty afterwards addressed each of the Mem bers with that affability and benevolence for which he is so eminently distinguished. The Mayor of St. Cloud has been dismissed. - The last letters from London confirm the intelli gence that Savary and Lallemand have obtained per minion to leave Malta, and have embarked for the United States. PARIS, MAY 27. The General Flues, whose arrest and transmission to Spain we lately mentioned, and who was supposed by some to be General Mina, turns out to be a swind ler. He called himself Count de Garcia, and was decorated with all the Spanish' Orders. Nothing Pa Ideal was charged against him, and he has been merely sent into Spain to be punished as a criminal who has fled from justice. MADRID, MAY IS. . . Notwithstanding the reports which the English and American journals persist in circulating on the state ii the Royal armies in the different points of our co. looses, we have no doubts as to the definitive result spf our efforts. Calleja maintains himself in the ca pital of Mexico; Peruela triumphs in Peru ; and Moral° has immortalized himself by the capture of Carthagena. The foreign journalists ought to imitate the circumspection of our gazette, which never speaks but officially, and the intelligence of which is never belied by events. In general our affairs in America Sesame the most favourable aspect. Brussels Papers to the 27th instant reached us this atoning. They contain the following articles : 11AUSSkLS, MAY as. The Letters from the Grand Head-quarters at Cambray mention, that a very active correspondence continues to be .kept up with Paris and London. — The Duk of Wellington still remains in that town. . The right wing of-the Army of Occupation continues in its cantonments, and it is only in the centre that these have been some movements among the Prussian troops. on acco u nt of the great review which is to take place today between Comment and Ligny. [Count De Lally Tolendal, Peak of Franco and Minister of*Stsie• who was one of the most distils guithed Members of . the Constituent Assembly, 'ha; Posed throve' this stir • doming from Pi g to the Moe. HAGUE, MAY Is. • The Governot of South Holland informs Public, that accounts have been received, a, to which it appears, that a Contagious Djstet. sheym kelt at Syndficrrd, 96 leagues north of which carries off in twelire hours the persons seized with it. In consequence, he earnestly recommend, Merchants and Mariners not to frequent the Coasts of Norway, and to avoid all communicatico with vessels coming from the ports of th at , which they may meet at sea. • LAUSANNE, MAY 17. We learn from Paris that on the 3d May, anniversary of the return of the King, the corpc o f the Cent Swims received a standard, to which 114zdsme the Duchess deigned to fasten the cravatter. p ct Ea at ficlucia gent 4." S uc h i s :t1 standard is depicted a rock, beaten by the storm , with this motto—" Es fidelity of this Nation. A motto as honour...Die all Switzerland as to the corps whose standard it adorns..—His Majesty deigned to express to th e r ak, , de Mortornart his satisfaction at the btilli A n t at ,, pearance of the corps of Cent SwiPpes ; which w ere , in fact, distinguished on that day by its betel iod fine military air, and the high stature of th e teitt that compose it. At Fribu rg an energetic discourse circulates i n MS, which waspronoanced by Councelbt UHLgers a ga i nst foreign military service, during the debates on the -Capitulation. This discourse is read with rile mn le interest, as it combines enlightened patriotism wi t h true eloquence. A great many Swiss from all the Protestant Can. tons are going soon to depart from Basle for Ante. rice. Commerce and Manufactures languish both at Basle and in the parts of Germanymert the Rhine. As no Swiss or German manufactures are now p er . mined to enter France, many have almost wholly ceased to work. Last Thursday, many waggons with manufactures, both German and Switzerland, having presented themselves at the French Custom. house, on the frontiers, to pay the duties, were or. dered to return back with the notification that, till further•orders, no waggon with goods could enter France. NAVAL. INTELLIGENCE. MAILS THIS DAY. •ea. DUR. I - - 0 1 Gottenburgh - - 0 . - - 1 0 Jamaica - - - 0 0 - - - 0 0 Surinam . a a 0 0 FALMOUTH, MAY 27. Alt. DOI. Holland France Flanders' Arrived the Marlborough packet, with a Mail, from Lisbon in 17 daps.—Wind N. KAILWICH, MAY ea Sailed the Prince of Orange packet, for ; and Earl of Leicester packet for Cuxhaven, both with Mails.—Wind S. DEAL, MAY ego Came down from the River last night and sailed this morning, the Pilgrim, Dy►soar, and the George and James, HooPER, for Senegal and Goree. Ar rived the SWAN cutter Emil a cruise, and remains in the Downs with his Majesty's ships GA:mum and RATTLESNAKE, and the Swift and Diligence pilot yachts.—Wind COVE OF CORK, MAY 25. Arrived yesterday his Majesty's ship TELEGIL;PH from Plymouth ; and to-day, h►s Majesty's ship Elmo; from England, and the MAsoN revcroc cutter' from a cruise. Sailed again bis Majesty's ship TELEGRAPH.—Wind N.W. MILFORD HAVEN, MAY 27. • Arrived yesterday at the quarantine station here the Nancy, Was. BAIN master, from Messina—sailed thence Sd April ; touched at G•braltar on ere Lith instant ; off Cape Finistei•re spoke the George packet, of London, bound from• Leghorn for London, all well : the Ann, LANGRIDRE, was left at Meoina loading for London; Sandwich packet, Capt. Pot- TIEN with passengers from Waterford.—Sailed the Nancy, above-mentioned ; also the Trio, Wawa, from Palermo, both for Liverpool. • Yesterday morning her Ma.resTv. accompanied by Princesses ELIZABETH and MARY, left the Qum's. Palace in a coach and four, and went to Blackheath , on a visit to Viscountess M EL VILLa, where they par took of a sumptuous repast. They returned to the Palace to dinner. When Piince Leopous was first in Englard, he hired a foreigner as a .valet-deithice, better acquainted with town than his own servant. When he weft away hisikoldytbis man, that if he ever returned, he would emplOy him again. On his Highness's coining as the suitor of the Princess CHARLOTTE, the poor fellow bad not the courage to clairil this pronsire; but the Prince iemembered it, sent for hitt:, and ha given him a situation in his Household. The following melancholy accident occurred on Thursday last, at Clifton :—As. two young Ladie s , cf the name of PLUNKETT, whose mother is residing in the York Crescent, were taking an airing with a female friend, in one of the little low vehicles drawn by the jackasses, which are now so much used by i;.- valids in that fashionable village, in turning the cor ner near York-place, the vehicle upset, and the youngest. Miss PLUNKETT (aged, sir years),, was thrown under the wheels of a dung-cart passing by at the Moment, which passed over her, and caused tier 'instantaneous death. • RIPSTITEN 101 EETIVAORDINAUT ticket No. 12,690, drawn at five minutes alter eine o'clock this morning a Prize .of £lOOO. and as first drawn above R 25 entitled t o 130,000, making a . , ran d Prize of 5e31,000. was spld in One Quarter, One Eighth, and Ten S ixteenth Shar C d, or nhlP t Wanes - truly fortunate Offices . 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