Star. — London, England, 1824-01-22 00:00:00

-~ F''. s' - paw and happiness—that any interreition for the pur pose of oppressing and controuling the new Govern ments, which we have fully recognized, by any Euro _ pear Power, cannot.be viewed in any other light than as hostility to csurselves ; and in fact, he had as much as declared, to. Earope, that we shall resist all attempts of the kind, and tolerate no American Moniirchy created by her arms or influence. Neither she nor ourselves can be at aloss to comprehend themeaning of the phrase— .. it is only when our rights are invaded, or seriously menaced, %lilt we resent injuries, or make preparations for our defence The danger, then, being thought real and urgent, it ! is to be expected that the President will submit platy for rendering the country more' secure, and that COD.' press ss ill exert energy and liberality in providing addi tional means of carrying the new policy into effect.— Should-France send an armament to Mexico or Colom bia, it must be intercepted at once, or our resources be , employed in some other mode to defeat its object. Na, gociation will accomplish nothing for us. Delay, till tinfoil countries shall have been subdued, will leave a task greatly aggravated, or perhaps impossible. The appre hended rum will impend (O'er our peace and happiness. If the Allies propose to extend their system to this hemisphere, they will not long postpone the execution' of their design. if Fiance has resolved openly to co operate with Spain in eontrouling the destiny of the new American States, no time will be lost in dispatching ex pedition; for the purpose. It behoves us, therefore, to be prompt and vigorous; to equip all Our ships; to keep all our active force within reach of orders for imme diate service; to complete our fortifications and strengthen our army ; .and, in general, to be resolved upon the sacrifices and efforts requisite for success in an arduous contest. Though . we may pronounce the views of the Presi dent to be those of a sagacious, provident, and lofty minded Magistri:te—of a vigilant, wise, and intrepid sentinel—yet if we remain supine and inert, our con duct will imply the lateit opinion, that he has sounded a false or idle alarm, and pledged, unwarrantably, the power and sentiment of the Union. It is, we know, the idea of some politicians that he has gone too far, and thrown down the gauntlet to the Holy Alliance rashly and prematurely. We must trust and believe that they are wrong ; but, doubtless, they will appear, in the sequel, to be right, if lie and the nation should repose upon the bold phrases. which have been uttered ; or if, in endeavouring to put the country' in array suited to his language, he should not find, on all sides, the most zealous and determined concurrence. The Holy Alliance are now quite accustomed to the tone of defiance and heroic patriotism, followed by pu sillanimous submission or miserable inefficiency. Let them not find another instance of this sad contrast, in out case. They are not to be overawed nor stayed by big words—they fear nothing but strong military de fences, stout hearts, and desperate spirits. If they have • formed designs against the independence and liberties of any part of America,. they will not be deterred from essaying the execution of them, by any passage of the President's Message. They must see us 4. making pre parations for our defence." We hope much &pm the in fluence of that paper at home, but very little from its, influence abroad, in respect to our National safety. It will not dissolve nor shake the leagues of Despots— any more than the subset iption opened at New York for the Greeks will achieve their independence, as was seri ously asserted at the late Meeting in that city. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 22: 1824. THE XUNDS.' - - STOCK EXCHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened this morning at 89, with some business doing, and a brisk Market ; they soon diet rose to 89}, at which price they temain steady. The French Rentes of Tuesday in Paris were, 9.51.10 t. for Nom ; 9SE 50c. end Month ; Spanish 25. FOREIGN FUNDS. Spanish Ronde opened at 241,1, at which price they remain steady. There is a good deal doing in Russian, Austrian, and 31ezi. can Scrip, this morning. Current Prices :--Mezican Scrip 1 to k pre. Old Spanish 24* 1, Colombian 631, Austrian sto 1, Russian 89k, Chili= 75k, Old Prussian 911, Pnyais 31. PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 237 V 2-3 per tent. Reduced 89% 90 8 per Cent. Cons. 88% 89t/} y e per Cents. 100-4 per Cents. Old 101% 102 4 per Cents. New 16.5 1 /, th, Bank Long Anns. 22 7-16 1 /, India Bonds 84;. 85s.—S‘uth Sea Stock 101 1 / 2 Exclieq. Bill- of 1.:10 , 0, 555. 565. 54,. Do. Small 555. 575. I; t-s.—ludia ‘ui Account 271 Consols for Account 89 89 3 / 8 1/4. This forenoon we received the Moniteur and the Etode (Evening Paper), of Tuesday, by express. The Etatle contains an abstract of a decree ismed try the King of SPAIN, appointing a Junta of Commerce, whose office is likely to be a sinecnre. An ar ticle from Lisbon states, that the last blow has been given to the commerce with Brazil, by Lord COCK-, RATE having cart ered seven vessels. The whole ship ping of Portur.l seorni destined to form the future navy of Brazil, and with such a force as Lord COCII - ILA , he will be able to check any attempts on the part , of the ENternon to restore that country to Portu gal, should he make them. The Moniteur contains an ext.. - act of a letter, said to have been written from Rio de.janeiro, and dated the 25th November, which, if true, gives.strimger evidence of the intentions of the Emperor of BRAZIL to b:el:ray the cause he has sworn to dairtain, than the accounts received by the Mail this 7norni9g, on which we have commented, or than the intelligence given in the STAR of Saturday. • It is pro. bable that the next Papers from the United States may unravel the mystery. The:Fticle from Rio gives the names of the Spanish Mtoi„sters as they stood on the sth of November, which atsrthiutnie as given in the STAR ofSaturday, and adds thiitothey are all Braziljans, : • circumstance rather fa ": ifbfiVable, •we should presumc - --itstlte independence of oiswitry. ": ~~ Al ••• [t , ' • - ME PROM THE Af4INITZUft. PO'S JANUARY W. private later him Ito de Janeiro, dated the 25th November, contains the following! • * . " - A dispatch from Comte de Subserra to Comte de Rio. Major, publiShed here, induces us to think that the King of . POttugal persists in believing that Brazil does not desire to be separated from the mother coun try ; and the recent conduct of the Emperor himself renders his attachment to the cause of-Brazilian inde. peadence doubtful. Since the last changes in this Colony, tranquillity has been much disturbed; and we wait with anxiety intelligence from the othe r p rovinces." [Here fallow the names of the Ministers, and the letter adds " All the Ministers are Brazilians."] To-morrow being the anniversary of the death of his .late Majesty, a solemn service will be performed at the Church of Notre Dame ; and service will be celebrated in all the other Churches of the capital. The Exchange, Theatres, and Public Offices will be closed. TUNIS, NOVEMBEII 15. Colonel Ponsouby has recently arrived here, to de mand the Greeks who had been taken on board an English vessel, but the Bey has refused, on the ground that the treaty agreed upon with Lord Exmouth only related to European slaves, and not to the prisoners of the Grand Seignior. The Bey has presented the Vice- Consul with a fine horse, and Colonel Ponsunby has re turned without obtaining his object. There is now in our Roads a Swedish vessel,, which brings Greek prisoners. The Swedish Consul has received positive instruc tions, and a penal law against Swedish subjects, who will be treated as slaves. At Tripoli, all the Greek slaves have been liberated. PARIS, JANUARY 21. His Majesty heard Mass in his apartments. Prince Carignan dined with the King 'and Royal Family. This Prince will soon depart for Turin. There pass daily through Pau convoys of artillery, on their way io Tou louse. The Gazette of Augsburg announces, that the Sultan shews great respect to Lord Strangford, and has shewn to him a superb present of diamonds, which he received from the Pacha of Egypt. An insurrection of the Students of Halle has takes place; some of them were arrested by an order of the Minister. A Royal Decree, signed Ballasteros, has been issued . at the Palace of Madrid, dated the sth January, stating that the King is determined to employ all means in his power to remedy the 'evils arising from various causes, acid to prepare for the future great amendments. Spain, naturally fertile, and advantageously placed for com merce with all nations, ought to be more licit and more numerous in population. It states that the King has resolved to create a Junta, composed of persons of zeal for the good of the country, which shall pay strict attention in regard to the public wealth and commerce ; this Junta shall also examine all the laws, and propose to the King the means which may contri bute to augment the territorial produce and industry, of the arts, commerce, and navigation ; they shall also examine if it shall be necessary to establish, a general Junta for commerce and produce born the mines. LISBON, DECEMBER 28. Our commerce to the Brazils has received the last death blow ; Cochrane has taken seven of our ships. By the arrival of a Brazil Mail, we have Papers from Rio de Janeiro, from the 20th to the 25th of November; but the Journals horn the 23d October to the 19th No vember have not reached us. Whether it is from the want of the latter Papers, or from the studied silence of the others, we know not; but they do not sufficiently clear op the recent conduct of the Eatrertort, as stated on the authority of letters from Rio de J.treiro of the 27th of November, given in the STAR of Saturday. No men don is made of the dissolution of the Congress in these Journals; but there appears to have been at least two, if not three changei in the Ministry. In the Paper of the 22d of November, the Minis. ter of Finance, who had only received his appoint ment on the 10th of that month, is given leave to resign his office; and on the 25th there is a decree which displaces PEDRO JOSE DA COSTA BANOS from the office of Minister of Marine, to which he had been appointed by the Decree of the 221 We have also another Decree, which orders the Intehdant-General of Police to embark for Europe, and passes sentence of . deportation against some other individuals stated to be in confinement. The Minister to whom the duty of executing these orders is consigned, is enjoined to use the utmost vigilance in carrying them into effect, as the " safety and tranquillity of the capital demand it." Vague as these accounts are, and unacquainted as we are with the character of the individuals appointed as Ministers, it is difficult to know the exact motives of the Emperor. Many of our contemporaries will not hesitate to assert that the object is to secure Brazil to Portugal; but it is to be recollected that there is a strong party, if not actually at Rio de Janeiro, in other parts of the Empire, who view a•monarchical Govern ment with jealousy, and are anxious to form a Repub ilic in imitation of the neighbouring States. In the absence of more detailed accounts, we will not pretend to say against what party the decrees of the Emperor are directed ; but it is very evident that the indecision he has manifested in changing the Ministers so often, and the absolute manner in which he has ba nished others, are measures little calculated to ensure that tranquillity which is their avowed object. should the Brazilians declare for a Republic, which we doubt not they will do, if it is attempted to bring them again under the yoke of Portugal, the whole of the South American continent will *form one common bond of union, one gr avid federation, which, with the assistance of the United States (and they will have that - .R.49,..1...• tJ if necessary), Spain and Portugal can never conte against. The following extracts ire fl•om the Diario of Rio de Janeiro:— - • " RIO DE JANEIRO, NOVEiI t3Elt ThAmperor, through the Secretary of Sae for the Department of Justice, orders the Intendant-General of the Police to embark for Europe, on board a vessel to be fitted out for the purpose, Antonio de Souza Veira, and the persons of his family, confined with him in the fort of the Ilha- dos Coras ; and he shall likewise sum mon Paulo Jourdan, Joao Bernardo do Reis, and llenrique Garcez, to appear before him, and shall intimate; to them, that they have to quit the domi nions of the empire within the space of thirty days, for any port in Europe they may choose. His Majesty recommends the greatest vigilance and prompt execution of his Imperial resolution, as the safety and tranquillity of this capital demand it. • " Given at the Palace in Rio,lsth November, 1825. (Signed) " CLF.NIENTI FERREIRA FRANCA." NOVEMBER 21.—An order from the Minister at War removes the embargo which was laid on the 13th on all vessels, both national and foreign. This new Or der is dated the 19th, and signed Joao Gomez da Sil veira Mendonca: -This day sailed for Havre de Grace the merchant vessel Lucnnia, having on board the three Ambassado'rs Padre Belchior, Rocha, with two sons, and Montezuma, accompanied by their respective families. NOVEMBER 22.—1 n this number of the Diario are several Imperial Decrees, of which the following is the substance: 1. Sebastiano Luiz Tinoco, appointed Minister of Fi nance, on the 10th Nov. is allowed to resign. 2. Luiz da Cunha. Moreira, appointed Minister of Marine, allowed to resign. 3 and 4. Mariano Jose Pereira da Fonsica, appointed Secretary of State and Minister of Finance, and Maunha Pedro Jose da Costa Banos, Minister of the Marine. 5; Luiz Jose de Cary alho e Mello, appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs. NOVEMBER 24.—A Decree of his Majesty, dated the, 30th October, orders the Board of Customs to take into consideration a Memorial of the Brimilian'merchants of the capital, complaining of the inequality of the duties which they pay in comparison with the Britishmerchants. NOVEMBER 254-.. DECREES. I. Lieutenant-General Jose de Oliveira Barboza is allowed to resign the function of Minister of War. 2. Francisco Villela Barbosa removed from the office of Minister of the Interior-to that of Minister of War. S. Pedro de Aranjo Lima appointed Minister of the Interior. 4. The new Minister of Marine, Costa Banos, al lowed to resign. 5. The new Minister of the Interior, Don Lima, al lowed to resign. 6. Barboza, the Minister of War, to be Minister of the Marine. 7. Joao Severiano Maciel da Costa, Minister 'of the Interior. And, 8. J. Gomez da Silveira Mendonca, Minister of War. We have received New York Papers to the 25th ult.] and Boston Papers to the 2Sd. Thedomestic intelligence of the United States possesses no interest. The report of the Administration of the Navy had been submitted to Congress, but this docu ment contains little worthy of notice, being chiefly oc cupied with the arrangement of the United States'squa drons in different parts of the world; they contain the particulars of the taking of Puerto Cabello by assault, on the Bth of November ) when the Spanish 'train op ' posed so brave a resistance, that the city was not taken un til the whole of them were either killed or taken prisoners. Advices from Havannah of the sd, had brought in telligence that a report was in circulation there, of the surrender of the Castle of St. Juan de Ulloa to the Mexicans, but this account is, we conceive, premature It appears by Mexican Papers of the Bth of November, received at Philadelphia, that the new Congress assem bled on the preceding day, and was opened by an ad dress from the President of the Supreme Executive • Department, to which' a reply was made by the Pre sident of the Congress. Reports were then submitted from the four_ branches of Administration, in all of which the affairs of the country are represented as in a flourishing condition. The following are extracts from the United States' Journals : FROM A BOSTON PAPER. WASHINGTON, DECEMBER . is. The most important fact which I tan to-day com municate is, that the Committee on Foreign Affairs are summoned by the Chairman, Mr. Forsyth, to meet im mediately after the House adjourned this morning. I can do no more than mention this ciraurpstance.. On this subject, the Association, of New York, re marks, " We have little doubt, from information ob tained from other sources, that the extraordinary call of the Committee is in consequence of a formal proposi tion having been made_ by the British Government to our Government, to unite in defence of the South Ame rican States, against any efforts of Spain with the So vereigns called the Holy Alliance." NEW YORK, DECEMBER 24.. • , FROM LAGUlRA.—Caracca Papers to the 26th ult. have been received, by which we learn, from Captain Russel, that the Dutch 64 gun ship Liberty, which has been sold to the Colombian Government, was coming to New York to be repaired. A letter from Laguira states, that Capt. Brotherton had made a fine cruize, having captured Spanish pro- 1 perty to the amount nearly of 300,000 dollars. The Colombiano of the 11th has nineteen Articles, dated in August last, tegulating the duties of importa-, Lion into different ports of Colombia. Accounts from Alvarado to the 20th ultimo, by an arrival at Philadelphia, state that the bombardment of Vera Cria still contiqued. A bomb fell on the pubic store sou the Bth, exploded, and burst open the doers and sides of the building, and property to the amount of 100,000 dollars was plundered by the inhabitants. 1- FROM THB MERCANTILE ADVERTISER, DECEMBER P 9. Jamai.:a Papers to the 29th ult. are received at Bal. timore. The Icarus brig of war arrived a Kingston on the 21st, in five days, from Santa Martha k she b_rot.to t information that everything was quiet in that neigh. boutbood. The Indians had surrendered, and, with their Chief, presented themselves to the Governor o f Santa 'Alartha, who had garrisoned the town with one thousand, men. A passenger who left taguira on the Ist inst. inforrry that there had been no gale in the harbour, as was re. ported by way of Curacoa. NEW YORK, DECEdIBE'•t cos We have received Jamaica Papers to the 29th of No. vember, and the El Columbiana of Caraccas to th e 26th. The latter contains the official aetount of the capture of Porto Cabello, from the Royalist. Th e place Was taken by stratagem and surprise, the Patriotic column of assailants having. for the want of small ves sels, forded a lake, and crossed a marsh, in the night. "On this occasion our troops proved their discipline more than ever, since in an a.lvance through mud and water of tran - re than eight ►c i '.ta?cs in extent, where the soldier , : could hardly keep their footing, not the slightest noise was heard on the march, nor the least separation in a column of 500 men marching in line. No one wlv+ . ›Ag not traversed this spot can imagine the di f6culties wiled our troops had to surmount in passing a place which the enemy +considered impassable, and which could only have been successfully accomplished by the bravery of our soldiers.", The result need not be repeated; suffice it, therefore, to say, that the Royalists fought with great bravery; almost every man who died was lanced or bayoneted at his post, rather than abandon the battery he was ordered to defend. The Editor of the Federal Gazette remarks, that an equal degree of bravery manifested by the common sole diery of Spain, in defence of their rights on their Ott% soil, would have caused a very different termination of the war in the Peninsula. A Correspondent says: "No doubt you have heard it reported that the carnage was dreadful, and that women and children were massacred in the streets, and a variety of other equally absurd and ridiculous fabrications; but I can asuure - you I was an eye-witness of the scene, and neither saw woman nor child injured; on the contrary, I do aver, that I never saw a vanquished enemy treated with greaten tenderness nt humanity. The loss of. the enemy, as far as I say:, amounted to about one hundred and fifty men:' The Government of Colombia has issued a D.!cre?, allowing to their foreign Ministers to the Courts of rope, salaries 'of ten thousand dollars each, and eight thousand dollars to the Nlinisters . resident in the United States. Charges d'Affairs to the Governinents of Et.roce and America are to receive one half of the salary al.. Jotted to Ministers Plenipotentiary. Secretaries of lk gation ate to receive yeaily one quarter of the sum ie• ceived by the Ministers Plenipotentiary under whom they serve. Each Secretaryship of Legation establ;shed in Europe or America shall have two officers attached to it.—The chief officer ...hall receive in Europe one thousand eight hundred dollars annually, and in Ame. rice one thousand five hgndred. The junior officers shall receive in Europe or thousand four hundred dol. lars annually, and in America one thousand two bun dyed. It is also decreed, that there shall be likewise six I supernumerary officers attached to each Secretaryship of Legation in Europe and America. These situati. as shall be filled by wealthy youths of upwards of 17 year s of age, whose parents may design them fotthe diplomatic line. In order to advance their education under the Minis. ters Plenipotentiary with whom they may serve, four hundred dollars shall be granted out of the national treasury to those in Europe, and three hundred to thus: in America. Consuls-General of the Republic, are to receive in Europe three thousand dollars annually, and in America two thousand five hundred. Special Consuls or Commercial Agents in any foreign port, shall receive for their services merely the amount of emoluments derived from the fees agreeably to established usage and custom, until a new scale of fees be introduced. The three Deeuties to the late Cortes of Spain from the Island of Cuba, D. Tomes Gener, D:Leonai do Sas. tos Suarez, and D. Felix Varela, arrived he: e a tor days since in the ship Draper, from Gibraltar, having left Cadiz et - ter the liberation of the king, and before !;e had commenced the prosecution of the Members of Lig Constitutional Government. A number of citizens wi%•• ing to manifest their sympathy and respect for Ca.! Gentlemen, intimated to them a desire that they slim: ,l accept of a public dinner ; a compliment which, un.i.N . existing circumstances,ihey felt compelled to decline—, not, however, without manifesting their deep sense c! the honour, intended them, and the feelings which Lid prompted it. WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 19. I see you are all alive in New York. The Greek seems to have effectually kindled among you ; mss 3 melt down some of the dollars in Wall-street, n1:::b would be better employed in helping to " shave" tile Grand Seignor, than tho,e unhappy wights, whose names are bandied about the Brokers'-row. Sanguine feeling begins to appear in Congress on the same sub . ject.' Mr. Webster's resolution has, to-day, been feii' lowed up by Mr. Williams, of North Carolina, in a c 3ll upon the President for information he. may possess, and think proper to communicate, touching " the conditio and future prospect of the Greeks." The whole sub . is to be taken up on Monday fortnight, when I expect crowded Hall, and some tine speaking. The Col.),t,bian Ministers have dined with the Pres' dent; their Appe.trituce pre..ented, it is sail, a strikin ~ 1 11, 6• . ~'° 1 contritsl 01 court tires of auto of co vered p o hinti was a The:: a titbit tannic. I other a, ..then pirate of• the viealth, sagely • . . . • • beam 4 1 fs die 'Au • Palm VOW? York, F f.win New ir via, , , co.aq. pad_fti vali Cotri ives Uwe. Natant for Bah ship ? I'r 49. N. I ' Gaso sox, fc bob; - 13 Sem turn fl CW Geoggi dam i I At Agi t Aleitut Mita Cholei 'l 7 ho the _`l Ccioni ;%tr . Junk for 104 Sir right torsi, Ue MAN ' ea. . 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