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MEM ~`,., ~, . ~, f. • REPOLPTIOIf IN 074HE1T47 SYDI4IW, FEBRUARY iv. MO. Yesterday arrived the brig Hibernia, Captain Campbell, from Otaheite and the Fejees, having on hind about 04 tons of sandal wool, and a few casks of bechele-mer. &ven missionaries from Otaheite have arrived in the vessel, leaving three behind.-- The names of the gentlemen arrived are Mr. Elder, Mr. Eyre, and Mg c liendrie, with their families ; Mr. Davis, Mr. `V r. tassier, and Mr. Scott.— Those left hehindlireltiv, Haywood, Mr. CAW, and Mr. Knott. These gentlemen were leduted to the necessity of abandoning the island of Otaheite about a twelve month since, as we noticed upon the arrival from thence which next followidi swing tothe native wars, which have decided the fate of:Possarree, who has lost the sovereignty of the Wind, .d now resides with a few followers at Eimu. The Missionaries were advised to quit the island by Pomarree, upon his losing a decisive battle, in which many of his principal adherents fell. Those Gentlemen had ever maintained the strictest neutra lity ; but were assured by the King that upon his expulsion their persons and property would be immi nently ends igered, They went, in consequences to Huhaine, which is about 100 rnileedistant from the island, whither they were conveyed.'by the Perseve rance, After the general engagement above spoken of, which was the first of any moment, Pomarree and his mother, Edee, continued to reside in the island about seven mont hs, without any apprehension of at tack from the rebels, who shewed a disposition rather to avoid than to come to action, as most of the mus kets were in the King's possession, but many of which he unfortunately lost in a subsequent , engagement, which took place seven months Since, and by which serious loss he is rendered hopeless of ever regaining ;he island. In the last action he was assisted by the Chief of Huhaine with an armament consisting of 12 double canoes, capable of containing 60 or 70 men each. • This army shared the fate of Potnarree'll own, and the chief himself narrowly escaped! Pomarree did not command in person, it being contrary to their usages for the King to throw him self in personal danger ; and to his absence from the field of battle the overthrow of the royal army was in a great measure attributed. The chiefs of Ulitea and nohthat were latterly preparing to go to his assistance with their whole force, to which they were stimulated less by any wish to serve the cause of Po- marree than to check a system which may extend itself throughout the islands and overthrow their own governments ; but as the insurrection was general, much doubt was entertained whether any aid that they can afford will render probable a succesful issue. The population of Otaheite is estimate4at about • pOOO souls--their armies are consequently not nume- Vous, the chief strength of either party depending Mostly on the personal prowess of their part4ans. In • the last encounter, Pomarree is stated to have brought - Itelereen three and four hundred men into the field, ibesides dependents, who accompany the army more rtir the sake of plunder than from any other evident motive. The schooner Venus, of this place, belonging to Mr. Blaxcell, Burbeck master, arrived at the island' for pork about eight months since, and not, suspecting :that the rebels had possessed themselves of the Go vernment, was unguardedly attacked and taken by 4e natives in Matavai Bay, as soon as she came to anchor. The master and people were thrown over board, and an elderly man killed— his name was Poole last from Norfolk Island. This outrage they endea voured to account for upon a plea of necessity, as they were in want of ammunition. The captured vessel was dragged ashore in one of their maryas, or . sacred places, with intent to be plundered, and af .terwardi demolished in honour of their deities. Upon' gibe Venus's arrival, Captain Campbell rezeived a let-1 ler, apprising him of what had happened ; but pre- I 'frious to the receipt of which Captain Campbell had been suspicious of some irregularities from the ap pearance of the place, the missionaries being absent, i t and their houses burnt. The natives went on beard and appeared as friendly as usual, with a view of I capturing this vessel also by surprise and treachery, but ci f pulm Campbell's firmness and caution were ' superior to their designs, and he not only saved his own vessel, but succeeded in recapturing the Venus ; which he afterwards repaired and got off. The cause of Poma{•ree's dethronement appears to have been the imperfectiOn of his policy in governing, which imposed upon his people the most grievous burthens. Without any regular mode of levying contribu tions by a fair and equal mode of taxation, the dis posal of all property was vested solely in his own arbi trary will ; as he could, with or without emergency, and without any formality of procedure, seize upon! the property of any of his subjects, whether chief or commoner, without offering arty reason whatever for ' his doing so, and, as it mostly happens, the persobs delegated to execute his oppressive mandates, instead of inflicting the unmerited penalties of sequestration with delicacy or repugnancy, generally evinced their obedience by unnecessary brutality and insult.'' Under this system of government the body of the people were kept for ever in a state of miserable pe nury ; and from which- they could never hope to emerge of long as the system itself continued ; for, independent of the calamity entailed on particular families ' of confiscation, a mall • general boa} which b. •• article : W/4 " THE BRITISH IN PENSACOLA. SP4NISH CORTES. SITTING OF OCTOBER 27. ___,—.--.—.-..r..1....- diflitatlGAN PAPERS. , FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. ' --.....- .. • Promatirow, O(m. 8,1816:—I take A, OCT , . PANSCOwOBER - Is. . pOritmity to relieve poi ftom tlikany' will feel for mi. safety' on hearing A aorps of about 40,000 Turks, which had advan', !amity whi.ch has befallen this City, cad to Gruschwatz.bas retired to the neighbuttrhocal this morning ,afire broke out near of. Nissas. Wilsether this movement has been occa. d sioned by the bad season, or to execute some opera. Church, an has raged with unabated '( tims against the Servians, is not known. : an hour ago eleven o'clock), during The corps of Bosnians which has passed the Dwina immense number of houses have been maintains itself pear Salkell, Losnitaa, and Lindost ; nearly the whole square, from '. it is almost daily engaged with the Russians. • wardly, to. the Bay ; and northwardly, ._ street to the market. ; besides some houses other On the 7th Inst. the Servians celebrated the • sur . mu parts of the town caught by flakes of fire from the des of Rudschurk, as well as the success of the ps* army elsewhere. burning houses. The number of houses destroyed may be as much as 500. FROM THE NEW ENGLAND PALLADIUM. The Georgia Journal states, that a letter has been received from an Officer in the United States' army, in the Mississippi territory, dated 22d ult. which says, 1 • that all officers on furlough are ordered to beat head -1 quarters by the 15th of September, for the avowed purpose of takipg possession of Pensacola. The same Paper, of the 25th, has the following " The British flag is flying on the castle of Pensa cola. Our information is derived from a Gentleman, 17 days from that quarter. This is no more than we calculated tiponin a former paper; and is probably the last act of delegated authority from the Spanish Junta in favour of their good friend and ally King George. Now we may console ourselves with having the Bri tish in our front and rear—they have now the master key of the West India trade, and can easily controul that of the Mississippi—this in our opinion might have been prevented if our just but too forbearing Govern-, ment had seized, vi et armis, on that part of West Florida which they claim . . The forces under General Wilkinson, on the Sabine, would have been usefully employed on this occasion, and have secured to the United States advantages which are now more diffi cult to be obtained."—Augusta (Georgia) Chronicle, Seilternoer 22. The sitting was secret; it lasted from seven in the evening of yesterday, till half-past three in the after noon of this day. Whet ought we not to expect from our august Con gress, when we see it, at the expense of uninterrupted fatigue, occupied night and day in the great work of the liberty and happiness of Spain ? Immortal glory, eternal gratitude to the Fathers of their Country, whose names shall be pronounced with respect and gratitude by all future generations ! • The Senors Don Joaquin Blake, Don Gabriel Cis-. car, and. Don Pedro Agar, have been appointed to the Executive Power ; and to supply the places of the. two first, who are absent, Senor Puig, and the Mar quis del Palacio. SITTING OF OCTOBER 18. At ten in the morning the sitting commence 4 in private, and continued till four in the afternoon, when it was made public. The Senors : Don Pedro Agar, the Marquis del Palacio, and Don Josef Maria Puig entered to take the oath. Senor Agar took it in the established forms The Marquis of Palacio followed, who swoie to the o first articles of the formula ; and to the third hrad ded, 66 I do swear, without prejudice, to the oaths which I have already taken to King Ferdinand VII." 1 The meeting and the public were surprised ; the Pre sident observed, that this act did not admit of more words than those that were set down, I acknow ledge and swear ;" but that, if the Marquis was not properly acquainted with the formula, it should be repeated to him. The Secretary accordingly read it a l , second time, and the Marquis observed, that the point. was delicate, and an affair of conscience ; that he did not refuse to take the oath, but that lie had made the addition to it to quiet his conscience. M. ARGUELLES stated,that the oath should be taken in the established form ; remarking,.as well as Garcia Herrems, and Munos Torrero, that the Marquis was called here to take the oath, as all the other bodies and authorities had done ; in the mean time they de manded, that the ceremony should be suspended, and that the Marquis should retire below the bar ; but be requested to be heard, which was refused. Then Senor Puig advanced to take the oath, which he did according to the formula, and took his seat near the President, Senor Agar being on the right, and Puig on the left. It was resolved that a letter should be sent to the Regency, acquainting them that an unforeseen acci dent had prevented the Marquis del Palacio from undertaking the o ffi ce to which he had been appointed. The Marquis then begged leave to speak, which was granted. He said, from below the bar, that he had always believed, that the unalterablees%ence of an oath consisted in the manner in which it was stated, and not in the precise and uniform words of the re ply. He Legged the meeting to acquit him of any intention of disobedience ; and repeated, that what he proposed was an addition on account of a scruple of conscience; and that he was ready to take the oath. in the form he first proposed. This was opposed by; many of the Deptities, who required that the que lion should be put, Whether it should be admitted or not ? It was put to the vote, and carried almost un animously in the negative. The Marquis again begged permission to speak, to which the President replied, , g His Majesty cannot hear the Marquis del Palacio any more, and orders. him to retire." Scarcely had he quitted the miiitihti when Cap. MANY having declared that it would he proper to so._l cure his person, he rushed towards he door for the purpose of escaping ; and silence being imposed by the President, a resolution was instantly passed for his detention in the guard-house of the trpops on duty at the Cortes. Several Deputies wished to discuss the further pro sashes, put them Ton Regency ; and that the Minister of Dispatches had read, standing, the two Decrees of the Cortes. These Decrees were in substance ; the first, that the Cortes, in consequence of the repeated request of the Members of Regency to be dismissed, had agreed to receive the same, and to appoint the Senors therein named. The secant! Decree stated, that in regard that two 'of the Senors appointed were absent, the Cones had elected two others to supply their places until their arrival (1). Some Deputies insisted that the Sittings should be declared permanent, until the question relating to the Marquis was determined, and a successor appointed ; but the President observed, that in consequence of the Regency being lawfully constituted by two Members, it would be advisable to wait a little, and to take some relaxation, as the Sitting had lasted from ten in the morning till after six in the evening. It was chest fore adjourned to nine at night. At nine at night the sitting was resumed. A hear was read from Senor Agar, as President of the gift Regency, to the President of the Cones. commustie eating that the Regency was inaugurated. Senor PEREZ DE.CASTRO ascended the tribune, and said, that as to the affair of the Marquis del Palacio, which had remained pending, he would deliver his opinion in a few words, and would not speak a second time on a matter which, in his opinion, ought not to occupy the attention of the Cones more than half an hour ; that the Congress and the public had witnessed this singular and disagreeable incident, to which the . Marquis had given an aspect of honour, by appealing to his conscience; that whatever might be the consci ence of the Marquis, whether it was to be accounted for from his own mind or from foreign influence, he made it very clear that it was not a conscience that suited a Regent; that they therefore should immedi ately proceed to the appointment of another in his room ; and that as far as respected the consequences of this incident, belting in mind that the Marquis had been nominated Captain-General of Arragon,-the Regency should be charged to elect persons worthy of confidence. Senor Anoueraats said, that the proceeding of the Marquis called seriously for the attention of. the Cortes, both because he had offended, not only the Congress, but the nation; and on account of the pre valence of the same sentiments which the Marquis had discovered, which had been only the echo of other persons, who by anonymous papers and low arts disseminated among the üblic ideas contrary to the rights of the nation, dec lared and sanctioned by the Cones ; that the Cortes were aware of several paeans, who :not !daring to . discover themselves in r like the Marquis, and instead of employing theiVet i, y c of the press to pnblish their opinions, 'in order that they might be discussed and confuted, abused their own credit and the almost excessive leaky of the Cortes, together with the august name of the King and his rights, by secretly circulating factious wri tings, which went to deny the sovereignty of the na tion. Why *did he choose to say, is without prejudice to the oaths taker' to King Fcriliriknd the Seventh ?" —The Cortes, in the same decree, in which they declared the sovereignty of the nation, recognised as King Don Ferdinand the Seventh. The rights, of the King are now more consolidated than ever, be cause formerly they had only slippery foundations, and were confounded with despotism and arbientry will. The sovereignty of the nation is an imprescriptible ,right. This is not a new doctrine in Spain ; it is iecognised and established by our national writers.— `Why, then, pretend to attribute to the Cortes an in noVating and democratic spirit ? Far from us be de 'niocracy and republicanism ; the whole nation and its deputies love the monarchy and the Monarch; but they cannot permit the rights of the nation to be con founded and obscured by those of its King ; and there , fore they have given the former its own, without de priving the latter of what belongs to him. They will 'thus form a wise and durable constitution, which will fix the line of demarcation between those two rights, while it consolidates them. These sentiments or the Cortes and the nation are not those of some persons who found their hopes and their fortune upon the despotism of the government. Had we possessed a constitution, neither would the King have been a cap tive, nor the nation on the brink of a preoipice.— Could the Collet leave the nation surrendered up to despotism ? It may, perhaps, prove necessary that the Cortes, who have hitherto advanced with such gentle and measured steps, give terrible ptoofs of their firmness and justice ! For the present the Mar quis has ceased to deserve the public confidence, and should not be Regent ; and to take cogniz ance o f this matter, a Commission of select Judges should be appointed. Senor OLIVEROS (Canon of San Isidro at Madrid) said, that since conscience was talked of, it belonged to the ministers of consciences to speak of that point ; that the scruples of the Marquis were without fowl datien—that if he felt such scruples, he was of a weak and erroneous conscience ; that the Holy Fathers and ancient Christians, always obeyed the higher Powers, though Pagans. He recollected, that t h e F renc h Christians, fearful lest the oath required of them in the time of the Directory exacted things contrary to their duty, consulted Pius VI. who toldthem to take the oath as required. What would the Pope say to the Senor Marquis, to whom was presented the for mula of an oath, appointed for holy purposes by a Catholic Congress, perspicuous, pithy, and which • ___ ! catholicism ? of conscience, why did Why reserve the declaration critical moment of an art - my opinion, the Congress :led the delinquency 'about delay. this opinion were varion Senor GM to Haanlngss, Sovereignty of the nation, observed, before kings, who had been , for tired; that fortunately we to suffer from an arbitrary ki nister - food to his caprices at tion ; that when Ferdinand V . receive the kingdom with the given to it, and which would ins the mischief that his predecessors the happiness of the nation nu/ concern; that the king was and not the nation 63r the kin: was so true, that if for the hal should be necessary for Ferdinand nocent victim, he ought so to excited considerable uproar sident touched the bell, and corn: Senor VILLAGOMEZ declared, : of Garcia Herreros was blasphemy ons to the King. The PRESIDSNT said, from not believe Senor Garcia Herrcros of speaking injuriously of the - King ; if otherwise, he wouli aot only as President, but as . and as one of the last of the S; Senor GARCIA QUIXTANA he &Claret) that he bad been quainted with the Marquis; him as a very honourable and which account be had voted yet he was of opinion that a Commission pointed to try him, and to disobedience or denial of the The Senors DUMAS, TRAN HUERTA, VILLAFAN4 and others, opiaion, that it did not belong - the Marquis. A Deputy added, to be Members of the Council not happen to be persons with The President touched the bell, was not in order. Another Deputy should the Judges be of those who oaths to the Intruder. Senor MuNoz TORKZRO demanded declared, that the matter had cussed ; that the Marquis del ' fidence of the nation, and that be immediately appointed to gency. The subject was declared discussed ; and it was then voted -" that another should be chosen The PLUIDENT acquainted the name of the Marquis a paper nature had been handed to him, that' he was at present in an without any seat, to the injury begging that, nein' his parole permitted to be in his pwn house him, A debate arose whether ' granted, and whether he should house, co be taken' to -some more The Corm! DE BUtNAMTA'ani served, that regard being had Marquis, and to the right which with military men, it appeared, nerosity of his Majesty to permit house under his parole. Senor CANEJA opposed this, 'of honour was not sufficient, when to secure the person and prevent added' by the bye, that he had , the whole night, the words Senor peated. Belore his Majesty, - Senor, and still less a,Lierson accused. The question what was to - quis, was at last put to the vote that he should remain in his role of hon Our, and under a sue. the chief point, it was determined, tee of Justice should be called it might judge proper. An order half-past Iwo in the morning r draw, and the Secret Sitting the morning. CADIZ, NOVEMBER I am happy to inform you, tar to the yellow fever which city has greatly subsided, although 20 persons die daily. In the Fr' already proved fatal to several burial of whose bodies we walls, &c. On account of Victor, who has resided for some has retired with many of his where we hear the disease has sickness is so great now in the that if the enemy does not about 1'2,000, in the course . will bi sacrificed to it. Blake, who has, to the satisf: been appointed one of our Regents, army in Valencia, amounting' Accountt dated in the beginning us reason to suspect that lie had _ verse ; but later letters have contradicted this !Di! , fortune, and we rejoice to hear that one part of hal force, having engaged a body of about 2000, took several hundred prisoners, and killed agreat number, with less loss on our side than could have been expect' ed. In Catalonia, we are sorry to learn that reinforce' ments have arrived, and that the enemy has 1143* about 16;000 men before " - which remaiss late indicated that the undertaken,. CORUNNA, We have received , followed up his successes, vonth, near Sobral, French troops which having many killed a Another letter of the battle of Sobral will citt!nca than that of amities by every web, act or confiscation, greater calamity was intaaed upon the gene .6 7 the total extinction of all industry, npon apfh depends the happiness of every ution, feedings against the Marquis ; but abreathed nothing but justice anitatiioliCism . " — ? CstrThe • it was not proper to pass to that disc was agreed ,itbe t hat iTig propose his scruples and explanations with goo d f a i t h 0 : matte r of m ore consequence that theTeg i ency should , Senor CAPMANY spoke : The Marquis Del Palacio 'be Installed. The President instantly arose, and the has surprised us, scandalised us, has injured us, Tn ' : new Regency, aecOmpanierElo,thtdeputies, pro- my opinion, his conduct this afternoon presented him I ceeded to the gate of tlr kat 20 siva to the house as guilty of treason against the nation. if he had a '. l Of theliyiitarßiento, with-.. **P".t. l . 3 a nSI the - !!' t) Saw Pete amender* Ms *Seem bm ban mendeoed, ' t C re arY• .. theyiY fry. Mt , . iit!'l.4 4 Ft4r . 11 *Ado 04 1 %. da Cmilkrisas lien sffelats 4 .4 stO P l . a r i ck • , I all due itonours : -,, w c - 4 , .37.WirIT . Orwi:ox I,triiiittivi-- use Ma rtg4,. PAMIR". l'ile& .. ... mean time the . propotal for securing the screple -. ' • • ,i '. a proper manner wa ' deimed ; and iftv fore ? V , , ih. , . — r. ussion, he was or ;abbe kept its gull the criti I take t. . anxiety Itto ;.•" , , the guard-lbw, ay ,beel.:soptised , bf lic ? In . ts it v of the d t i • .-...ntnrrn t 1 • . y. Yost after tvielie , Senor LmtaN, thelleiretaiy, riparte — dihat the new /him wit x the old Episcopal kegency had been in - stalled ;he stated, that their Of tb aced fury until half predecessors had come out to the gate of the Hall to Benos firing which time an reizeive them, and coaducled them to the Cabinet ; Soverei; xen destroyed ; say and that Senor Saavedra, who bad acted as Presi- isted be . Chureh-street east- dent, had seated himself on the left of Senor Ptsig--f; for then ardly, from Broad- that Senor Castanos and Lardizabad, taking off their, , to suffer )me houses in other sashes, had put them upon the new Members of the nister-fc id !re not h rne is n d t n i"i nh ti 'l‘ t so so l emn and si - gress belore %it l(.4 ought to & T id e , 4 is other deputies. in mointainancs , served, tis.t natig n , ten (treated by theta e were not now i n a Ling, ahn an;„1" t the expense of the 101 /If. returned, h e a .. re constitution which w I prevent him f rom , lecessors had d one ; tight to be the pan gs • created fur the na', lag s that this tt, iappiness of the re inand VII. to die m devote himself. cri , upon which the se commanded silence.] ed, that the eroposi phemy, and most inj ru ..t is the chair, that be ,1 rrcros had any inte r* to sacred person of Id not have suffered a a Deputy, 45 a Sold. si Spaniards, read a Paper, in w: long and intimately a it that he had looked up, and tgood Sp an i ar d:, for him as Regent ; ;ommission should be • the pnnish him severely, n sovereignty was p ot V ER, Gurseas t a z as itu Ithers, declared a s the kr ong to the Cortes to t Ided, that they ought no' 13e , lof Castil e , f or t h ey di 1` h whom he was satisfie. NI ell, and declared that he fa Deputy said, that as littic fa ose who had taken the C 4 mended that it should be " 1 ad been sufficiently di th Palacio had lost the con. G therefore another should it replace him in the Re ,dared to be sufficiently ' n >ted almost unanimoudy, " n in his room. fr d the Congress, that apex without date or • ro, in which it was stated in apartment, damp 1 ury of his health ; an. eof honour, he might be I Ouse with a sentinel over er his petition should . 6 old remain in the guard sere proper place ? wand Senor MEZIA Ci• d to the character of tle 1 ich parole of honour hsa rd conformableto the p rmit him togo to his . i, saying that the pawl* when it was so important rent communication. He ad heard with disquiet irmar Marquis so often re no one should be called accused. rbe done with the Mar. ote ; and it was decided own house upon his pa. guard. With regard tr rained, that the Commit. d upon to propose eta: order was then given at sg for strangers to with. g continued till three EMBER 4. a, that the disease simi• s has broken out in this though Isow from 16 to oral fthFeerneint thousand mortality, rui ttsana c ie a rd m ys p fmr 01.4 , e nt niat Marshal the thea s some time in St. Mary's his soldiers 'to Sevlle , i t a hr s t itpreoiwntirrshuied his whole TI ' odiecai,irctit: of three or four Iree s * itisfaction of ever! one , tege kagnintog nt a s bo , is of about 2G, mgaeo h n i s . had suffered some re - e contradicted this muse min of bill fore Tortosa, which yet r emains e movements of troops have of be siege of Valencia is to be so NA, NOYIDIRER s. accounts that Colonel TrantiAl ceases, and on the 15th Of last al, attacked a strong corps of I was put completely to der ) " and wounded. . . the 2d says— ,, We think tbst t;* tutu out to be of Inou cosk-' Busaco.!' • II A.t. 4. a .'