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To COO/TRY 13120iCSELLERS AND NE WSVENDERS. • THE booductors of the LITERARY CIIIROAICVE AN* WRICRIM Rirettiv ale desirous of catering into engage - , meets with that part id the Trade throughout die British Do minions, with which they sre not already connected, for, the regular Sale of the LITERARY CiraolecLa. Such Country Seoksellers and 'Newsmen as may wish to all eged their connection by promoting the Sale of alopular Work; :nay have the Lrrsamic Csaosiout sent iu their weekly Parcels, or transmitted by the Post on' the day of publication. The LTTF.RA NM CHRONICLE forms an impartial Review and Record of the Literature, Art, and Science of the day--thus wrstituting a Work of permanent value and 'interest. It is published every SAruansr morning at Siz &Cloth. No. 183, published this day, contains alitple Reviews of Lord Byrty!'s new Tragedy of Werner( tied Lord John Russell's Dot Carlos; Flint's Letters from America, Ste. Original—The Rhalisodist, a Poem ; a Letter on the Mermaid; supporting its reality, by a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons; Bio graphy of Count Berthollet, translated from the French ; with otherjArtieles, Literary, Selentifte,Theatricalsand MisceUaneons. I'ublished by !Austen, 353, Strand (where Advertisements are received), and sold by Eli Venders of Periodicals, price Id. only, or Ind. (post free) fur Foreign and Country circulation. lATEurxri,va ACCOUNT OF THE PRE. SENT.STA l'E OF PITCAIRA'S ISLAND. NRW BTWFORD (UNITED STATES), OCTOBER io. T►,c ship Russell a few days ago arrived here, taiched Pitcairn's Island on her way home, gad a passenger in her has favoared us with a jour mall& the stay they made there, which will be found particularly interesting, as whatever tends to shew the progress and condition of a settlement thus sin gularly founded, cannot but be regarded with in- , terest. The perfect system of harmony and moral parity which is found to esist among these Islanders is very striking, and forms a strong instance of the effacts of external circumstances on individual cha racter. The first settlers came to this island fugi tives frnm justice, outlaws of the most degraded kind. Cut off as they soon were from all hope of intercourse with other parts of the world, they must have looked on each other as sharers of a per petual exile, and, added to a feeling of mutual de pendence, the best sympathies of their nature mast have been called forth, and good affections gained strength, while what was bad in their characters might he supposed, in their simple way of life, to find few occasions to operate, and by degrees to lose dominion over them. John Adams is the only one of the Bounty's crew now remaining on the Island. He appears the Patriarch of the little community, and has no doubt been instrumental in forming the minds of thoe born on the Island in those principles of religion and virtue which are so conspicuous in their characters. We give the journal unadulterated as we received it : Maims 1.;--Made the island. At nine A. a boat came of with ten young men, dressed in white shirts and trowsersafter the Miropean style. They spoke Hagfish very well. Sgene at them bad very regular English features, while others bose Ikon marks of their partlrOtaheitan origin. Their complexion. which is naturally of an olive cast, seems heightened by the effect el the sun. They brought with them some few presents, such ea bananas, cocoa -tens, water melons,&c. After the usual corn. pliments bad passed on the occasion, they were asked down into the cabin ; some bread and butter was placed on the table, and they were invited to eat, which they declined doing, alleging I that it was Friday and a fast day, and which they dedicated solely to their Matter.. However, after some persuasion, and after some consultation among themselves, and asking the Captains whether they thought it would be proper ? and being answered in the affirmative, they raised their hands us Heaven, and said grace with the must unaffected simplicity ; they ate but little, and that nun., out of politeness than a wish to do it.—. A small quantity of rum, very much diluted with water, was then offered ; they hesitated, but at length one or two were pressed to drink, which they did wishing every one good health. After the thing. were removed, they sting a hymn, craved a blessing, and sat down. They appeared intelligent, and 'hewed an inquiring disposition : they could read a little, and seemed Milieus to learn. Their boat, which was very leaky, was in this meantime hoisted on board, and repaired. It was an old whale boat, and they said this was the second time that the Americans had repaired it for them. In the afternoon one of our boats went ashore; we landed near the mountains, through some surf, rocks, &e. and by the dexterity of the islanders, arrived safe, without getting wet. The boat was hauled up on a small beach, where we were met by two or three good-looking children, having cronies about their necks. We ascended a mountain at least 400 feet. in height, covered with plantain, cocoa nut trees.. tea root, and grass ; a path wound up along the side of it, and was very difficult travelling, being wet, muddy. and very narrow. When we had got to the top we descended into a valley of cocoa-nut trees, planted in rows, the work of the Islanders. At length, after travelling a mile or two, we again descended into angher valley like the former, planted with cocoa-nuts and the tea plant; having ascended it, we found ourselves almost before the doors of the houses, and in the midst of the community.— °id and young came out to meet us. The women were clothed in mantles made of paper-mulberry, and flung loosely over their shoulder.; they were nearly white, and comely in their appear ance—tlr.:y hailed us with the liveliest pleasure in their counte nances—.ail of them speaking English. Some time after, John *dams, whom we had met half way to the landing place, arrived at the huts with our Captaiu, and two or three women. Five of their houses are built in an open area cut out of the surround en woods ; they are constructed of strong and durable wood of ' the colour of mahogany, and are two stories high—the parts joined together with a great degree of nicety and strength. The Odes were so contrived that they could in a few minutes etre it the appearance of a skeleton of one, the planks sliding out ; the wind can circulate freely through every part whenever necessity Or convet'ience require it. They were built by the young men, who are exceedingly well skilled in the use of tools. Most of their implements of husbandry were saved from the bounty, but are now alfnost useless from continual wear. There *ere two other houses situated at some little distance from these list, and bidden by the trees, one of them belongs to John Adams. There were six of the native Otaheitan women living, one of them, the wife of Adams, was nearly blind, the others were strong, and bore their age well. There are seven families, consisting of fifty three persons in all. This little community live together in the utmost harmony ; no animosity or petty quarrels were observed among t h el p . ; on the contrary, a mutual and cheerful wish to contribute to each dther's 4ppiness appeared to actuate every one. Their's is a state which reminds one strongly of the de-' acription of our first parents before they sinned. No man de serves higher esteem than John Adam!. recent:isnot. by the instrumeetality of this man, has reared a new people strong in the paths virtue. Everything which they thought woold add to our conveniecce was offered ; hogs, fowls, plantains, every pro duction of the island, were presented to us with cheerful hearts. We left these virtuous Islanders with regret, carrying with us opineaus the must favourable of their virtue and hospitality. About eleven o'clock, on the night of Wednesday seuaight, a fire broke out in the house of EDWARD Boas, E (pot Warchinn, in Kent, who, with his Lady, were from home. The flames, in a short time, had gained such an ascendency, that the inmates, consist ing of two young Ladies, sisters of Mr. and M rs . Boys, and two se: vants, were obliged to make their retreAt through the chamber window. Messengers were immediately sent off to Ashford and Rye, tor, the engines, which :shortly arrived, but not till the building was entirety burnt to the ground. So rapid vete the flaraes„that the whole of the furniture, with the exception of that, in the drawing-4005% was m ail eig deett eyed. DEL'' An sect,* of yesterdar,, of the Mem, the Colombian at-the York lipase, staying for a few which had increased his legs, thighs, - moos size. He had . menu of having his him. „or yeart of his life, he had been necessarily with him, Maclaine and Miss Zee having arrived a few weeks since from Paris to j.ia M, Zra. - M. Zea was between fifty and sixty years of ago.; He was a native of the province of Atuioquilt New Granada, now part of the Republi c of Colom bia. Great part of his life has beea spent in Europe. Under the former Goveuursent of Spain, and previous to the Revolution in South America, he held, at dif-, ferent times, several offices under the Spanish Govern ment. The Revolutionin his own country drew him to the side of Bolivar, whose constant companion and assistant in the great work of liberating his country he was for many years, until his mission to Europe in 1820. At the time of his quitting Colombia _he was Vice-President of the Republic, and hr had the Satis faction, before taking his departurre, of presenting t 4. the Congress the projet of the Constitution of his' country, which was afterwards adopted in all its lead• ing particulars. M. Zea was a man of considerable talent, and of scientific and literary attainments of a very respectable class. He possessed great hatural acuteness, and a countenance into which he 'Could at times infuse a degree of penetration that few could escape. In his address to the Congress of Colombia; shortly before his leaving that country fOr England, he has left a memorial of eloquence of no ordinary cast. His manners were those of a Gentleman, which, together with the personal consideration doe to him on all accounts, procured for him the society and the attentions of some of our most distinguished Nobi lity. His Government and his countrymen dinnot but have been flattered with the distinguished mark of attention paid' to rt. Zea at the public dinner given to him on the Bth of July last, at the City of London Tavern, at which the most eminent men of All parties joined in shewing the cordial satisfaction with which the establishment or another temple of freedom, in a beautiful, a rich, and an interesting part of the uni verse, is viewed in this land of constitutional liberty. M. Zea's address to the company on that occasion was marked by discretion, modesty, and good nose. There were no bitter railings against Spain—no as sumption of arrogant expectations from others. As, to Spain, he said, his country was ready to forget an d to forgive—and as to other nations, they merely claimed to be treated with the common rights of 6, 7 vilized society.. M. Zea's financial operations have of late been much the subject of discussion. FRANCE. COURT OP CORRECTIONAL POLICE, NOV- so. Yesterday, M. Couvier appeared before the Court, charged with publishing a libel, under the title of Petition for the Villagers who are prevented front Dancing. The libel was described to be an outrage on Religion, aid calculated to excite hatred against the Government. M. Couvier was accompained by his Counsel, M. BERVILLE. On being called on for his name, he declared himself to be " Paul Louis Couvier, vine-dresser, of Vertez (Indre and Loire)." It appeared that the libel had been written in con sequence of the Prefect having, on the request of a Priest, prohibited the usual doming of the peasants on Sunday evening. The King's Advocate observed, that the title shewed the malignity of the author, as its terms indicated a general prohibit►on, whereas the decree of the Prefect of the Indre and the Loire had only interdicted it in the Commune of Azai. The author called himself, on the title page, "a vine dresser," because he was a proprietor of vines ; and he described himself as having been formerly " a horse cannoneer," though it appeared that he had once been a superior Officer in the Artillery, His abject in doing this was to put himself on a level with the people he wished to provoke to rebellion. There was also added—" Left the prison of St. Pe lagic last year." Hitherto, persons accused had left it to the Public Prosecutor to bring to recollection their preceding convictions; but here a punishment is made a title of honour. He thee read several pas -sages, the spirit of which was, that the people were now prohibited from working or amusing themselves, and told that they should do nothing b►►t pray.— " But what kindof burden do you think we have to bear?—Children, old men, monks, lacqueys, courtiers —what a number of folks to maintain, the greater part of them most magnificently. Then comes the splendoui of the Throne, and the Holy Alliance, too I—what costly things I—what an expense!" " The Curate of Azai is a young man, burning with zeal—a conscript of the Church militant. we has succeeded, through the Prefect, in preventing from dancing, and he will soon get us prohibited from singing or laughing.' Soon did i say ? Our young men have already been reprimanded and _threatened, for Songs and for having laughed. This is not the first time that the Ministers of the Church have called to their aid. the secular arm in the con version of sthners, for which the Apostles only em ployed the Gospel, agreeably to their MASTER'S pre , cept. Jesus said, Go and teach.' But he did not say, ' Go with gendarmes, and teach throogh the , Prefect. el The village girls are often fond of a dancer, who, after some time spetit in love and courtship, at last becomes a husband. AU that passes publicly—all that is fair—and, besides, far more decent than the secret coafetences with those you's% men who are • dressed in black. 4 ‘ We are now obliged to fast by Prdonnance ; not of the Physician, but of the Prefect." After reading k great number of extracts, the Kings Advocate concluded by requiring that the seizure of the Petition should be declared valid, and copies be detaitted ; and further, that the author should be sentenced to 13 months imprisonment, 3000 francs fine, and the expense of the trial. M. Berville, Counsel for the defendant, made some legal objections to the prosecution. lie wished the trial to be posposed, is order to disiuss the question lof the libel itself. The Court withdrew to deliberate, end on return ing pronetkacest the following decision:—.o 4 Whereas . • v _......-. .SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30 1822. _ sr. Aroastris Mr.—H(Bllday at thy Bari. • THE FUNDS. • ATOM( BICH ANGIE, TIVELVII nicLom. Little or no bossiness bas been done •p to this hour In the market. Consolg oprned at VI, and, up to the present moment, they are stationary at that price. This day is a holiday at the Bank, but the Stock Exchange remains open. It is reported that an Express has arrived from. Paris, bringing the French Funds better, but we have no certainty on that point. Consols are now ell j foe the At:fount, and for Itfoney ent roamer ?soma. There were more persons on the Royal Bacchante, dealers in foreign securities, than were expected, after the severe losses and fluctuations of this Account. No public defaulter has yet been declared, although there are a great number of private ones. and many who have made up their accounts previous to this day : in fact, all parties seem to lay bold of whatever is offered them. Some business has been done in the market this morn ing, but not to any great extent. Colombian Bonds are on the rise again. Current Prites :—Chilian 74. New Spanish 58e, Old 69, New Prussian $7, Ohi 86i. Russian 851, Ir4nish 90*, Neapolitan 73, Colo:tabus 711, Peruvian 79. New Spanish Scrip Si dis. STOCK RECITANGE, ONE O'CLOCK. Our martet is very heavy, and but litVe business doing. Con sols Ole for the Account, and 80i for Money. roftawN NI A lig Irt. Every live minutes fresh failures are declared in this market. Colombian has been at 68, and now is 74 to 73. Spanish 13onds am 58a. The Paris Journals of Wednesday confirm the pra sinus accounts of the success of the Constitutional army in Spain over the Insurgents, who are flying in every direction. Private letters from Paris of the same date, speak still mare decisively of the triumphs of Misr*. By these we learn that the Baron d'Enot.es has been driven from position to position by his op ponent Mina. The victorious Constitutionalists en tered Talaru in their career, and with a needless fury destroyed, it is said, the habitation of canines, after the escape of his wife and family, who were escorted to the French frontier by a considerable detachment of the army of the Baron. He is reported to have at last thrown himself into Urgel, not with 100 men as reported, but with five times that number ; and as he may be supposed to fight for his life, his resistance Will probably be obstinate. When the Baroness, with her escort and whatever prisoners they had not alas sacred, reached the French frontiers, there was, of coarse, a difficultyin receiving persons in. a military character ;. and they were ccmsequently directed, either to lay down their arms, give up their prisoners, and appear as private persons, or to remain on the Spanish soil. The Baroness was, however, promptly received. The Regency itself may also be said to be' now in Prance : it 'left Puycerda on the 18th, and directed its march upon Llivia,*a town nominally Spanish, but within the straight line of the French frontier. The. Spanish refugees (says the Echo du 1 11/idi), of every description, have had relief distri , bitted to them accorciVng to their rank and the func tions which they exercised in their own country. Far be it from us to reprehend this work of charity; bat let the aid administered be of a charitable kind only. The accounts from Madrid in the French journals ire to the 18th instant. The Spanish Government has nominated the - ten Menibetit :§c lill e .Committee, appointed to examine the claims- of the soldiers and militiamen who demand the decoration Which is to be worn, as a mark of honour, by the defenders of the Constitution on the 7th of July. The Committee 'have received orders to weigh nicely the patriotic feeling of each claimant, and to let their choice fall t only on noble spirits. In the sitting of the Cortes on the 10th instant, Don BZRTRAND DI Lie addressed that Assembly in the following terms:--" As a Spaniard and Repre sentative of the Nation, I can no longer suffer myself to pass over in silence the continual insults which the French Government is heaping upon us. I there fne feel it my duty to submit the proposition which lam about to state to the consideration of the Cortes. I propose that the Corte* shall direct the Minister for Foreign Aff.rirs to demand a pledge from the French Government that it will no longer afford protection to the degenerate Spaniards who retire into the French territories, in order to conspire against their country. —4 also propose that the same Minister shall be di tected to demand a clear add decisive explanation m the French Government, as to whether it wishes to be considered as the friend or enemy of Spain : and that he shall communicate the declaritions that die French Government may make to the Cones,, either in a public or private sitting, as shall be deemed most fitting." He then proceeded to state his reasons for making the proposition, and concluded thus:- 4 , Spain has not prnvoked,'aud will not provoke wars, Spaniards know how to respect the rights of other nations; but if the Holy Alliance, or the Cabinet of St. Cloud provoke a war, they will always find us! prepared to meet it A Spaniards are not so absurd as to imagine thatvictoxy ia dependent on their wisjea, . . 4.; • *tided of the firretiCe of tWe;rehtractea treble determination to prefer a 041 as . a life of ignominy and degradation: they descend into the totris with their enemies rather submit to be again harnessed to the car of a bus despotism. If our enemies, more fortunate we, aelt2lLl Vijsigisous. they ,sbiesikk,or that ti wilt be maners eviVl44cnlil and not over lo have sworn to j OnsilinianorDeath.t` . l; provositlon sv . r,slnscitoat a li l ejsion, the an* .s being—inlii favour, 54:—.agfiest it, 66. • The - Disite de LIN WANT /MO has been arrested and sent to Madrid. It is said that he embarked arta Tuna; with the intention of proceeding to - England, Instead of the isle of Ivica, which was assigned as the -plate of his retreat whilst in exile; a storm having arisen, the ship was obliged to put back, and t'.e Duke was placed under arrest..—The fulhswimg rat, -extracts PARIS, NOVESingli rt. Letters from BAyonne, dated the 21st instant, st tit that news was there expected of the operations of the Army. of the FAitls, under the command of Gen. Carlos ('Donne', and that all that was then known was, that that army occupied the environs of hati. Letters from Barcelona state, that on the sd, a corn. pany of Militia arrived there from Mahon. They had volunteered to fight against th, factious. On the precedinrpight, 74 Fr,anciscan Monks were shipped 9ff; it is supposed for the Balearic Islands. A letter from St. Sebastian, dated the 18th, stalcs, that on the 16 - .11 ) the Governor of Itati, Don Ramo Puy Marti presented himself to the Authorities et that place, to implore the benefit of the amnesty ; and that. a report was circulated of Zabala having been killed .by one of his men, who afterwards repaired to Bilboa. An Evening Journal sonounces that the Viscount de Montmorency was to leave Verona on the 2,;d, to return to France. A letter which we have before us. in fact, states that ,his Excellency was to leave tha: city On the 26d or 25th, and that according to as appearance he would bring the Declaration so impa tiently expected.—Gazette de France. L'Etoile announces that the Baron d'Eroles, had at first thrown himself into the valley of Aran, has since gone to Seo d'Urgel, being resolved to shut himself up there with 100 men. L'Etolle hence inners that the affairs of the Regency are not so unfavour able as they have been represented. We doubt whe ther the readers - of that Paper will from these facts draw the same conclusion.—Jounial de Comnierce. Thus, then, is the destiny of this formidable Army of the Faith, which was to conquer Spain, nearly ac complished 1 Qtseeada is at Paris ; the Trappist at Toulouse - ; and the Baron d'Eroles is compelled to shut himself up with 100 men. What will becomo of the famous loan to the Ilfgency of Spain? It is certainly well secured I—Constitufionnci. The news from the frontiers of Spain announce that Mina's Proclamation is producing the best effects on the re-establishment of public tranquillity. A great number of the armed soldiers of the faction has submitted. - . • i trir OF MIL t. 4. ER4. '' Ablebtielli passagetcharird in the very rstprehen: liat they ire was re f oreed froa . h i, .- -. _ - 4 0-7 -.. : : lip' rehensible, *e ne, us ient to coast • ' - ' ' . • ' ef,the Sims , CousterApublitterittre elstw mad of their sf the death of iDiss uses ' . - 1, , "' - . 4 .. iliplences pitsek*elllielost bY.,, talc law. tilt r death to a li ~..; will descend isbian Minister, as irsilayereennis. '''' • • •1111misser the coMplellet lavtostea arum , * pose, in that city, Wheri-he had WM th e '' ' * l eg e c o o e iet„'' : .., than submit few days. Hie disorder was drOpsY, • i 'EW A * '.#l> 4 ' -•"a ' -e ...s a ferocious de reined upon him latterly so Much that . is, and body were swelled to as enor- 1 .-e... r•-• than we, 11 . THE EA'ENIN(r MlAti. dis t -- a" witeir le had the satisfiction in his lei ma. emeser--" ------ r' -----•-=r . IF his family, from whom during man . LONDON. m in who ha . ..,...... - ~ The pro{ MADRID, NOVEMBER 17. For some days past we have had nothing but ban , quets ar.d merry-makings in the cat ital—amongst the rest, the Inspectors. General of Infantry celebrated, by a brilliant fete, the successes obtained by the na tional forces in Catalonia. Count d'Abisbal O'Donnel, who presided at this entertainment, proposed that the company, should form themselves into a private'coma pany of volunteers—the idea was received with en , thusiasm. The Ex-Deputy (colfin) was the first to enrol himself; his example wasfollowed by a great number of the company, and . resolved' Mat Riego should be invited to join the new regiment. A deputation in consequence proceeded to the house of the General,wbo immediately hastened to the meeting, and enrolled himself; amidst vitas. The negociations with Portugal stand precisely irk the same situation as before. It appears that the Par. t uguese Government persists in requiring us to cede Olivenz%, which our Government thinks it cannot itt . honour consent to. The Portuguese troops, however; still maintain their former position on the banks the Minho. It is rumoured that the influence of England has impeded the execution of the trecty.; the Cabinet of Lisbon being not unwilling to enter into one with that Power. On the other hand it is said, that the policy of the Holy Alliance has Lad some share in preventing the negociations betweeis the two nations of the Peninsula from being brougLc to a conclusion. Government has adopted the most wise and caws. getic measures for ensuring the surrender of hlreitti nenza. This town is now the only place which t4e. rebels possess in Arragon. When Mequhtensta-i* occupied by the Constitutional troops, the rebels wig be compelled to retire towards the frontier, where 'they still retain possession of Urge' and Ind, their last holds, from which they will soon be driven by the bravery and activity of their opponents. A letter from Burgos says--" The sth of this month (November) was a joyful day for the friends of the present order pf things. The brave Obrsgoa entered this place with 338-prisoners, whom he car tured on the sht of October, in the engagement wilt Ithe Priest Merino, at Rosa. These unfortunate men. . far from being depressed by their fortune, entered the town singing patriotic songs, and shouting-- 4 Long live the Constitution! Long live Riegel' Ai the same time .they uttered imprecations against tit!' i - ~~11:~