Star. — London, England, 1817-05-26 00:00:00

THE EVENING rSTA LOND N. • • A MONDAY, MAY 26, Isl 7. wurr. mo N DAT --HuliJay at tb. Bank, Ezehequer, tad South- Ica lipike. • REVOLUTION IN THE BRAZILS. This event, which we anticipated when we first heard of the ambitions views of the Brazilian Go vernment on the Spanish Insurgent territories, has taken place. The following are the particnlars that have readied us.—The letter subjoined, and which also embracer some oihsr topics, is from ao old, well inlorrded, and accurate Correspondent.. • We stop nut in enquire the effect which this Revs. lotion wiil have upon the Mother Counties of Spain and Portugal—lts general result may be easily an ticipatrd. His Majesty's ship Timms. of ,42 guns, Captain IhNDERSON, arrived at Portsmouth on Saturday from the Leeward Island station, last from St. Kitt's, In 42 days, bringing dispatches for Golerarnent from Rear-Admiral HARVEY, announcing a revolution in the Brazils, which took its rise on the 7th ultimo, in the province of Pernambuco, but has since ex tended to the adjoining six provinces of Rio Grande, Para Sara, Marignan, Paycaba, and Tamara...— Toe cause of this commotion is ascribed to the uni versal discontent that had prevailed for some time, both among the troops and militia, and among the people : the former from receiving no pay. nor even the means of exigence ; and the latter from the heavy contributions and excessive conscriptions which bad been rigorously levied for the meditated con quests in Paraguay. and on the Rio de la Plata, with wbich they not only bad no concern, but esteemed inimical to their interests. It appears certain that the Court of Rio Toseiro bad inteltigcuce for some time of conspiracies in dif ferent districts of the northern provinces; and it bad transpired that, on a given day, the troops were to receive orders for the militarygxecotion of one host.- dred and flit) , leading individuals, civil and military, in those parts. An accident precipitated the execu tion of the meditated revolution. A Colonel of a regiment having, for some unknown cause, accused one of his Officers on the parade of being a traitor, the latter, who was really implicated in the conspi racy, imagining that he had been discovered, and that this was the signal for the massacre, drew his sword, and !aid the Colonel dead at his feet. The bells were then rung, and the population of the place, as well as the troops, rose, with one consent, and seised the shipping in the river, which they stripped of their guns and ammunition. Search was also made for 4rnu of every kind. A strict embargo was laid on the foreign ships in the harbour, which was evaded only by the ship Rowena, an English vessel, which effected her escape, and brought the news to the Leeward hlands. The Governor of P'eenambueo at firs thought of resistance, but found the whole force be could rely en consisted only of his personal Staff. He retired, l►ewener, to the fort, where he was compelled neat day to surrender. He was not molested in bis person or pr.:Mercy, and time was allowed him to depart for Rio Janeiro, which be did. The country people of all classes were pouring into the town of Pernam buco, enthusiastic in the cause, which it would seem bad been frevinusly organised with considerable ad drest. and ability. A Congress was called, but in the mean time a Committee of Government, headed by Signor DOMINOO MARTINIS, took charge of affairs. The intended Constitution was already promulgated, tile basis of which was, that these provinces should be governed like the North American States—liberty of conscience, and unbounded freedom of trade, being the leading principles. This great event was brought about without any effusion of blood, except that of nine or ten individu al., who fell in the first moment of the insurrection. Private letters brought by the linars add, ;hat the insurrection was general throughout the whole of the Portuguese Brazilian territories; and that the Inde pendents had taken possession of Bahia, and St. Sal vador, and were daily gaining strength. This po pular commotion, it was understood, bad beta pro duced by the many restrictions which had bekn Lid on trade—the absence of the Portuguese troops, ,at Monte Video—and the success that had attended the efforts of the Spanish Independents. The Trams left the ANTELOPE and BRAZEN at Barbadoes ; the Seam* amen and CHILI/IRE at St. Kitt's. The LARNE, Sk, Captain Low . E, had arrived out, with dispatches from England, and was to proceed in a day or two Jot Jamaica, with dispatches for Admiral Dount.As. The Timm being reduced from the peace establish. went, will be paid off. PRIVATE LETTER. " ST. CHRISTOMIERI, APRIL e l The cause of the Independents wears a more favourable aspect of late, as they have regained pos imam of La Guira, Porto Cavallo. and Comma.— In consequence of these successes, the seat of Go vernment in the Kingdom of Venezuela has been removed from the Island of Margarita to the Main. A very few days since we bad intelligence, but not f r om a respectable source, that a severe action had bees fought Somewhere in Cumana, and the Indepen dents totally defeatcd. 'This report is not generally, believed, as the Royalists often circulate accounts altogether unfounded. " Intelligence, not altogether unexpected, has readied us from t! e Brazils. The people there have lately risen, subverted the Government, and declared themselves a free and independent Federal Republic, on a model similar to that of the U.iited States. This Revolution has been effected with very little bloodshed or even tumult. The Government having very foolishly aim J at extending the• sovereignty of the Prince over some of the neighbouring Sp.rish territories, impru.!ently sent away their troops to Montevideo for that purp se. In the mean time the Patriot party had their emissaries and friends at work in the Brazils, where the people already had caught a spark tram the torch of liberty which had been lighted by their neighbours— a conspiracy was formed, which, by its result, shewed that the Government had hardly a singl • friend left to support it. 44 It the accounts that have reached ns prove cor rect—and we do not doubt that they are—the For , tugune Brazilian Government may be considered so completely subverted as to defy every effort for its restoration. And this event will have a powerful influence on the future operations of the Spanish In surgents. The Kingdoms of Chili, Peru, and all those bordering on the Pacific Ocean, are, we have ,reason to believe, suficiently inclined to the lode. :pendent cause, ,and only want a favourable crisis to throw. off entirely the yoke of the Mother Country. " Sir Glum* M'Guzoo&, who filled a high mili tary situation in Venezuela, has gone to America with his family I and the well-known General Hal sear, who landed many years ago in Ireland, is now at the head of a number et French Emigrants, and is supposed, to have joined the Independents of New " Admiral AtliiY commands the Independent Svadron in the Gulph of Mexico; at Mar g mita ; ani Egows d d some time shier that of Buenos Ayres. We learn that the Hitecuces, in which 13auirra was captured, though condemned at Aiitigu., SIAS been given up in consequence of his appeal borne to England. " Four American frigates have lately gone round Cape H. rn into the Pacific ; the assigned cause is said to be fur tl:e purpose of taking possession of Washimgton's Islands, but the more probable one is, that of assisting those inclined to the Independent Government, and getting a footing in that country for tuemselves, and securing thereby some sort of ialoence to the Government of the United States. Long ere this you must hare heard of the unwar rantable attack 01 the Spanish Royalist corvette (for merly American Wasp) on the shipwrecked and dis tressed Officers and men of his Majesty's late ship TAY. commanded by Captain Ronan, on Crane's Island, in the Bay of Campeachy : the most unpro yoked and treacherous attack. on defenceless people. I ever recollect hearing of. I trust it will meet a due ch isrisement. 4 , The Lut accounts from Port•au.Prince, state, that Pirrtou was dangerously ill, and not expected to live: his successor w.s fixed on, a Monsieur Bovao- JIACI. who wu next in command to the late well known RICIAUD. He is a white man, and has always been on good terms with Pamost, thougb lus peed*. cessor was not. He is said to he a very excellent character." FLANDERS MAIL Last night Flemish Journals reached ns to a late date.—The late scheme for making the ruin of Eng land a prelude to the rescue of BONAPARTI is the 1 last recommendation, which his exiled adherents ' will be able to make through the channel of the Flemish press. The foreigners, who were proprie tors of Journals at Antwerp, Ghent, and Brussels, are ordered to quit the kingdom of the Nether. lands, within eight days.—lt is not improbable, that this scheme, the motives of which were so obvious, and the language so insolent, was the pro vocation, that produced this close of their labours.— Their last article was rather an elaborate one. Were the topics of it brought them, in memory, from St. Helena > The Utility of an Arun Law was never' better proved than by this exercise of it in the Ne. therlands. It seems indeed to be one of the essential concomitants of freedom t for, if foreigners, with all their probability of the worst motives, are to enjoy the whole privileges of natives, will there soil* plausibility in narrowing these, tocounteract so many chances of abuse DUTCH MAIL. By the Mail of this day. we have received the Dutch Papers to the 25th instant. A letter from Lisle states. that the Cavalry Offi cers who were concerned in the tumult at the Theatre. have been released from prison, but dismissed from the service. Some of the Continental Power; begin to perceive that without foreign commerce the internal must lan guish. The King of Pausata, in order to remedy the scarcity of cattle which prevails in all the provinces of the Kingdom, has decreed that, for the space of 18 months, commencing the let June, this year, it , shall be allowed to import all kinds of cattle great and small, into that Kingdom either by land or sea, without payment of the duties which are fixed epou the importation by the Law of the 3d October, 1816. A letter from Madrid, states, that a negoeiaticiu has been opened at London fora Loss to Um:NAND of eight or ten millions of piastres, tinder the gn3rantee of she English Government, and for which due sccu• rity is to be given. HAMBURGH MAIL. We have also received a variety of Foreign Jour. nals by the Hamburg!' Mail. A letter from Constantinople, of the 10th April, states, that the flotilla lately sent from the Porte as a present for the Dey of ALGIERS, has met with da. mage at sea. The frigate has been obliged to return I to port for repairs, and two vessels have been driven upon the coasts of the Morea. Of the others, no news have been received. The troubles at Bagdad have been suppressed, and the heads of the principal insurgents have been sent to Constantinople, where they now ornament the gates of the Seraglio. The report of great armaments in Turkey is en- tirely groundless. The greet barracks for the Janissaries, rebuilt by the present Sultan, were burnt to the ground on the Ist of April. In Denmark, 28,06 G persons were vaccinated last year. On the 7th and Bth instant, 269 vessels passed the Sound. At Stockholm there is much talk about the ap proaching Diet, which is to cure all the distresses under which the people labour, ty prohibiting the we of all article: of &awry. The PRINCESA of WALKS has most unexpectedly re quested of the Grand Duke of Baden permission to pass a part of this summer in the Castle of Rastadt. Her request has been granted, and she is expected to arrive there, (tom Italy, with her suite, on the Ist Of July. FRENCH PAPERS. The Pais Papers to the 24th instant have arrived since our last, but their contents are of little im portance. The termination of the political d.sputes in Wirtemberg has been again interrupted. Prince PAUL Of WIRTESIIIIIIG, the KING'S brother, has thought proper to address a letter to the Privy Coun cil of the KING, in which, as heir presumptive to the throne, he protests against all innovation upon the ancient constitution of the kingdom, bot at the same time dichires, that if the Assembly of the States shall lawfully adopt the proposed reforms, he shall consider himself in duty bound, notwithstanding any contrary opinion he may hold, to accede to them. In Answer to this letter, the Privy Counsellors have protested most solemnly against any interference on the part of the Prince, or other Members of the Royal Family, in the existing negociatious between the Clown and the Representatives of the People.—• And it would seem as if his Majesty had followed up this protest, by some sort of corresponding hint to the Prince, for we ob►erve by a notice in one of the Paris Journals, that Prince PAUL of WIRTILWISIAG with his family is immediately to take up his residence in Paris, having taken a lease for three years of the 'hotel of Marshal DAvousi." The Duke of Wittutinton h expected at Paris on the 4th of June to assist at the celeration of our KING'S Birth Day, for which great preparations are making at the Hotel of the English Embassy. French Funds 29d May, 67 Ir. SO c. We have received Jamaica Papers to the Gth ult. They state, in letters from Margarita, the execution of several people for acts of piracy.—Balos. who commands the Independent fleet, lately fell in with and took, the Spanish Guineaman Pelican, with 180 slaves, from Africa to the Havannali.—The Spanish frigate Iphigene, of 44 guns, arrived at the Haven nah on the 15th of FebruAry, from an unsuccessful cruise against the Independent privateers. Saturday Viscount CASTIAREAGII had an audience of the PRibielt RFGENT. at Carlton-house, his Lord ship afterwards attended a Cabinet Council, which was held at two o'clock at the Foreign Office, anJ was also attended besides, by the Earl of HA kfIOWB Earl of WKSTI4OURLANIN Earl of LI V ERIPI,OL, the Right Honourable N. VArtsirranT, Viscount Met, vll.t.e, Earl of MULGRAViI, Viscount S/DMOUTH, Earl Barmusurr, the Right Honourable G. CAN.• NINO, the Right Honourable C. BATHURST, and the Right Honourable W. W. Pout. The Council sat about an hour. Thursday Mr. LirnswooD, the King's Messes. ger, arrived in town with dispatches from Spain. Friday evening, Mr. Sarin', the King's Messen ger, was sent off with dispatches to Paris. Saturday the Anniversary Festival of the Royal So ciety of Musicians took place at the City of London Tavern. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cm:- BERLAND, one of the Vice-Presidents of the Corpora tion, in the Chair. Mr. ASHLEY, the Secretary, read the Report of the state of the Society, from which it appeared, that during the last year £1823. 1 ls. 9d. had been appropriated to charitable purposes. Mr. ASHLEY'S benefit at Covent-Garden Theatre, on Saturday night was splendidly attended. The boxes were crowded with beauty and fashion. A more brilliant display has been seldom witnessed.— The rich appearance of the house was a just compli ment to his merits. We are desired to state, that Mr. Mooee's Poem of Lea Roolh, an Oriental Romance, was published this day, by Mews. LONGMAN and Co. Also, Illus trations to the Poem, engr a v e d by Cis.taLss kEATM, from Paintings by R. Warrau., Rat., ' The Publication of the Official List of Prises and Blanks by • the Commissioners has been much re tarded, in consequence of the very onnswil Propnr- L i o n of Prises which Mr. Si yawfuctirr, the Contractor, introduced into his Scheme. But however the Per sons employed in printing the List may complain of the extra trouble imposed upon them, it is to be hoped that all future Schemes will be framed epee she lame Oriacie* for one so really advantageous for the Public was Rem before offered. KifT 7 AL 1,1 7S LLIGENC, c : i 11 2„ Mah ar.. EAST-INDIA SIIIPPING. Tl - c Comp s•ops lklitrictir•!Ncst and L in LvNico, are arrived ff th e The! Lett China th e 31 s t Decefolitr, ar:i the `2Gth M itch. PALWVIII*If, Mgt V 5?. Arrived the Cniclio-rer pachot, fli)ln and Haliter, 4..}s from the l a t e r ; s pa a ctt, th i e n e Dlike of M.../lborough pact, with a Mai! for Li e . hon. An American brig is .low cif this port, has just received orders to proceed to Havre. Sib ee tarring the above, the Arahlia packet has made N.t appearance off this harbour from Lisbon. and ',he :: the wind continue so light as it is now from the rim!, ward, she will not get in be ore the morning. PORTSMOUI H, MAY 25. Arrived yesterday his M i,ettj's ships PATocuit: from the East Indies ; EuerirtAres, from the Me,tr. terranean ; and Trouts, Item the West :tidies. Ti e FAVounyro left Bombay 2411: November, Ceylon :if; f, I December, Cape 16:1) March, and St. Helena 29th. The Warren Hastings arrived at St. Ha:ye the Jae the FAvouniers sailed Arrived to.day the Margiii. of Ezeter, and Lord Lynedock, from China; left China 12th December, and St. Helena 20th March. On 20111 M itch spoke a schooner, a prize to hit Majesty's ship INCONSTANT, bi and to Barbadon; and on the 21st his Majesty's ship 1.,r th e Cape. On '22d April boarded a French schooner, the Florestine, from Havre for Martinique, iiiit Iteen dale— also arrived his Majesty's ships P.osmii and GAIRCIAN, Isom a cruise and the Tin 'nab aLA Mary, Isabella, and Wilson transports, from the 'Downs. Sailed the Sir George Prevost, .L 4 W . :. liam, PATTOCI. for Quebec.--Wind S. E. DEAL, MAY 25. Arrived yesterday the Eliza, WALKER, frr.m South Seas, and lair Trader, FINLAY, trim ginia. Sailed the Surrey, for Bengal, and the who* of the outward-bound for their diffeient destniations. Came down from the River and sailed, the iron,tr; Quebec; Edward, for Anti g ua ; Eli z . r h e ih, :or t : e Cape of Good Hope; and the Lord SutEild, Bengal. The two latter sailed this ntornii., ; ,soh d-ie Margaret, for Malta, and los M ijesty's hie GAN?. trims, for Cork. Arrived to-day and sailed 1. r ti.e River, the Caiar, RICIIMIDSON, II cm Cayentlr. DOVER, MAY 25. Sailed last night the Lord Duncan packet, Cape. PAscos, for Ostend, with a mail and pasoetirer, and this morning the Princess OW ioLie packet, Cap. tain HALLANDS, arrived from that pi , rt, with a wad and passengers. Sailed this nrieLing the Peli, Capt. STRAINS,. for CaLtis, with p isi•engers. Armed this eveniny, the King George pa cket, Captain and Lady Jane J.,isits, Captain HAYWAUD, filch Calais, with paiitehgers. HARWICH, MAY 25. Arrived the Lady Nepean packet, from Cuxhaven; Castlereagh packet, from Holland ; and Albano: packet, from Gottenburgh, all with Mails. Sail-4 the Auckland packet, for Holland ; and Nelson pa:- ket, for Cuxhaven, with Mails.—Wind E. The Tenors frigate, Captain HENDERsosi, animl at Portsmouth on Saturday from toe Leeward Ware.. She sailed from St. Kitt's on the 14th of Aril, site were lying the SCAMA NOWA, Captain ELLI TT; tt,r BRAZEN, Captain STIRLING; and the CHlLDtft. Rear-Admiral HARVEY, in the ANTELt'PE, SAYER, was at Bat badoes. All the squadron, as wr:l as the several islands, were perfectly healthy. C. lain WALES, late of the CHILDEItS, pionmted, 41,1 Deputy Commissary• General Braaten., late eft be badoes, came home in the TIGRIS ; and also M. STitIVAIIT, Surgeon; and Lieutenant li LL Es, of at Royal Marines, late of the SCA:AM:DEA, invalide.". The TYRIAN had not arrived at Bat bad. es when the Trouts left that island. All the squadron En as Leeward Island Station were pertecily healthy, a great deal more so than it they had bean in E.eglar:'.. There were not twenty sick in the Navy. The Slave population in all the islands was quiet and orderly, and appaiently hdppy. The FAVOURITE, 26, Captain Hon. J. A. MAUDFO arrived at Portsmouth on Saturday from the East Indies. She left Trincomalee on the of 1.1 cember, at which time all the squadron was assem bled there, except the CIIALLENGIitt, ship wit then cluizing in the Persian Gulf. The equadrea had been collected for the purpose of trying Capiaa H. STewAttr, of the Toe 1:y, on nine charger, cans prehenditig t)rattny, oppression, and untlicer.like conduct; and upon. which he was dismissed Irani the command of his ship. Lieutenant Wthaos (b). the same ship, had been also tried, for neglect ea wita, and was reprimanded—Captain CLAveaf., Presic Captain H. STEWART, Commissioner Jons:,roar. from Bombay, Captain HARI INGS, who %vela out to join the ELK, and Srewattr,.Esq. and faiaily• late Storekeeper at Bambay, came passengets i i , the FAvoustiTE. Captain Hive was appointed to the Towilv ; Captain RititsoLmi, to the C Og%VAY.; Lieu: tenant P. PARKINS (Flag Lieutenant), Was promote/ to command the BACCIILIS ; Mr. Itu,,KE, of the MA' GICIENNE, was made Lis:esteninst of the 13:Aetn, ; Mr. NEVILL, (son of W. Nk.VILI., Bal. of Willeaiesterj Was promoted to be Lieutenant of the Nlmist:ttNst.4 Lieutenant W. CLI'PAGE, to he Flag Lieuten.:i:t Sir R. KING. Mr. R. SANDEItSoN, tiorgeon fit !the Orlando, died cm the `Jell Deetruber; Mi. JACK ' SON. Of the CONWAY, Was appointed to his vecaucf I and Mr. NIONIGOSIERY, Assistant Surgeut of tlic UK. LANDO, was appointed Surgeon of the Citt:PAY When the FAVOURITE tatilvt.t, the ORLAYOO 'A'aS to proceed to Manilla for a freight. Tl,e and TOWKY were to sail for Bombay, to ht the Mrs , VILLE, 74, which had beets laoncted there. '1!•1 CONWAY was to relieve the V.'LAOE Java. 11;e. VOLAGE is the last ship rernaiiiirtg out ,:n the Wit establishment. The FAvenalai s. lay a month the Cape : the only ship of war there was the Lynam , . employed in survryinj Passe Bey. The ?limit's had 'passed the Cape to cruize off the Isle ct Fr,lice. The Warren Hastings Indianian, and the Nesecast;r, Julia, and Falmouth, were at St. Helena, %kl'i 6 island the FAVOI;IIITK left oil the 9tll March. 'fete Cabalva Indiaman had" passed the islatid two JAY . ' prior. BONAPAKTE Was in good beanie, but he soa persisted in not receiving visits from atrauhers tOIt ing at the island. The Estill:l*ra, 12, Lieutenant l'oool Bat* 1 :Z. SS 17 r Ef It ;t• nt ‘'* q . M N •%! y g & i ATM Murat