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r special debate in the demise; that ar this par. pose his ptoposal, as well as the petitions, may be referred to the Sections who shall examine them, that the Chamber may afterwards &tide whether the d. mind of the petitioners shall be granted or re fused. The Chamber orders the proposal to be printed and distributed among the Members, and the whole :444 to be referred to the examination of the Sections. FRANKFORT, DECEMBER 18. In the numerous confidential -confetences which hive lately been held by the members of the German Diet, two questions have been the chief objects ofl discussion—l st, The organization of the Army of the Confederation and its military-force, in order to in sure its safety in respect to foreign powers ; and se cundly, the establishment of Provincial Assemblies ;nd representation in all the German States, in order to provide for the execution of the ISth Article of the Act of Confederation, and establish internal or (ler in the States forming part of the Confederation, !T on solid foundations. These two subjects will soon discusscd in the Assembly of the Diet. The journals have lately published a resolution of the Prussian Minister of Justice, addressed to the ITO) Court of Naumburg, relative to the state of the Westphalian domains. According to information derived from a good source it may be affismadythas the Prussian Govern ment has not the least doubt but that all sales, which were made conformably to the constitution and the ;aws, under the late Westphalian Government, ought obe maintained. It has added to this decision the following, which is analogous to it, namely, that in cite there should have been remonstrances against ire primitive validity of these-sales, the principles on which a decision should be made, shall be discussed, but in the interval, this previous protest shall be in stoned in the Register of the Mortgage office, as is said in the Resolution above-mentioned, in cases of this detription. LAUSANNE, DEC. 16. A detailed account has just been published in the Canton of Argovia, of the unhappy fate of a great many emigrants from that Canton, having been al ready overtaken in Holland by the most dieadful distress. The generous care of the Swiss Consul at. Amsterdam, was insufficient to save them from misery. Some of them embarked under melancholy sespices which have been since but too tally access. plished; others have continued to drag on a wretched eiistence in the Netherlands; others, in fine, have returned home in the most cruel penury, and are now • to their parishes. details respecting this rid Gazette : At.aszas, Nachos's. 16. proceeding from Chit the comitterce of all public scourges unfortunate Government. daily the population. his tyranny in such-a bodies and 'lives. In? disasters of those whose is occupied with no other consolidating his own by of October last. he numerous family, all . the treasures of the palace to the on an eminence which the following day. at loaded with balls an- change of residence of circumference of this fortress, quadrangle, is of a very coosi- , on the hod side US curtains which look ts-1 but they are nevertbe labitants of Algiers, who streets that ate entirely cannon of large calibre, and stores of provisions, devoted to him, pro- The Turks have be which deprives them that they cannot now he is not now in an she mercy of the aesliJ to excite a commie. October. The Dey was beforehand. By his or E the city were shut, the ordered to give an ito. • soldiers, end to deliver was necessary to obey ;• latter were beheided at and .their heads exposed Janiesarils murmured punishment, to which they were hitherto the privilege quarters ; but they were under pain of death, sad further resistance, al. who were suspected of insurrection, which was thus present Government, adopted measures of rigour, s support itself ; before its to be feared that the hassle the- theatre of the This day we received Philadelphia Nets to th. 30th ultimo. We confine our extractit, for the pre. sent, to the most prominent articles ; but we add,. that we seriously hope the intelligence will prove as undeserving of credit as many of the accounts that were wantonly sported by American Captains daring the late wars ST. HELENA SWALLOWED UP BY AN EARTHQUAKE! 'NIA, NOVEMBER ell. " The ship Palladium, which arrived at Salem on Friday, in IA days, from Calcutta, touched at the Island of Ascension on the 11th October, and visited the English garrison stationed there. She states, in substance, that the Settlement consists of five or six buildings, in an area of almost 300 yards square, which has been cleared of cinders by the soldiers. This consists off' the Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, and fifty seamen, boys, and marines. They have one fort of ten, and another of five or six guns. es Apprehensions were entertained by the Officers, that Bonaparte and the island of St. Helena, were swallowed up by an earthquake. It seems that three transporti, the Ocean, London, and Alexander, from the Isle of France for England, with part of the 12th Regiment, touched at Ascension on the 27th of September, having on the 19th sailed from the island of St. Helena; but on the 20th, 70 miles N.W. of the island, they were alarmed by several violent shocks of an earthquake, repeated at short intervals, which threw several persons out of their beds. Four days afterwards the ship General Graham endea voured to make the island, but could not find it.— They bad, it was said, excellent chronometers en board, and had taken some sets of lunar observations." The Editor,, in his remarks upon the above infor mation respecting the swallowing up of St. Helena, states the.Marvellons account to be incorrect—that on the 12th October Mr. Rawer, the supercargo of the ship 'Trident, Captain, Rms, which arrived on Saturday morning in 102 days from Calcutta, in forms the Editor of the Mercer file Advertiser that she Ifassed the Island of St. Helena on the south side. distant about three leagues; and at eight o'clock ou the following morning the Island was visible from the ship's deck.—Thus the bane and antidote are both before us." SOUTH AMERICA. The Madrid Gazette of the 10th December, pub. fishes some intelligence from Mexico, and prefaces it with the following reflections: •, As the mad• projects' of the rebellion* and in famous Mina have served as a pretext for some to 'reign journalists (Who have made it their business to foment all the insorrections of the globe) to sive nest, as more distressing than ever, the political sites non of New Sri% ft. tir titeessary to talky, thi;rl - and perfidious impressions, by publishing certain facts which leave no doubt about thesituation of that rebel, which has never ceased to be desperate since his debarkation, or rather his precipitate flight, which alone was able to save him from the destruction with which he was menaced by the maritime force* of the King, the latter being able only to seize hislranspott vessels." The iatelligence alluded to it extracted irons the Extraordinary Gazette of Mexico of the litth of An gust last, and confirins what we already Invite of the . liege of Foil Cosnanja, into which Mina had thrown himself with between 7 and 800 wen. M ar in a ' d e Campo Linen communicates to the Viceroy, by dis panties, dated the let of August. that be was block ading the fortress, and that Mina was elrnolet with out provisions. By dispatches, dated' the sth of tio same month, it is stated, that the fort was hernial in on all sides ; that Mina was still in it with three of the rebel chiefs; that not a man of them would be able to escape, and that the artillery of the Royal troops was within pistei-shot of the walls. It is to be regretted, that the details do not extend down to August 11, to explain a rumour in circulation here, that Mina has had the good fortune to escape, and that the troops whom he left behind in the garrison bad been put to the edge of the sword. We ar► still ignorant of the state of affairs in Ve.l 'nesuele. The nevi Governor-General of these Pro. vines, M. de Cagigal. has Dot yet set out. It is said here, that at the time that orders were of to magnate the trials of the persons involved i hit the affair of Lacy, a similar resolution Wall t‘ke. regarding the numerous Officers still in the prison of gonmae, since the attempt of the unfortunate Porlier. Yesterday the Court celebrated the b:rth•day of the august Mother of our King. Neither this Princess, soeher husband, our former King, will probably raw return to Spain. The Paris Papers of Thursday arrived last night. From the extracts whicb.we have given its a pre• .ieding4loblMn it will be seen, that the Debate in the Chamber of Deputies, on the project of law relative to the Press, terminated on Wednesday, and that on the votes being taken on the whole of the law,, there appeared Dot of 253 members present, 122 for and 111 against it.—Five per Cents. 24 Dec. 641.10 c. w PARIS. DEC. It. “ The storm which raged in the night between the 7th and 9th instant, destroyed in the Channel twenty vessels, from the coast of Brest to St. bfaloe's—one warseen to founder before the isle of Bass.” returned home in the most cruel p %burden to their pariah's. ALGIERS. The following interesting deft et app? City, appear in the Mach " Amu te While Wheedle of pirates, pert, eedeennesn-ilsireseurisrof t .cent European Mations, a union o oppreaes the capital of this unfori Famine, and pestilence diminish d r The new Dry has organized his way as to , reign over dead bodi traded by the successive disast d throne be has ascended, he is oec Ll implement than that of consol a terror. In the night of the Slit a tamed to be transported his num arms, the furniture, and treasures x knits of Aleruva, 'situated oa w commands all the city ; and on tl a —break, I salvo of artillery le minced to the Algerines the ch their master. The circumferen hich forma s• long quadrangle able extent. The ramparts 4 a solid emutroction s the cur is de the city are less solid, but t. impregnable to the inhabits a approach them but by stn A number of cant a s munitions of war, and a garrison which 'appears" de t the existence of the Dry. .d with pain this resoletion, is their influence s they End th d tate laws to t h eir Noses as e ' palace where he was at th s The-troops endeavoured on the day of the 4d Octt 'primed of their intention bef is .st therefore, the gates of the fiefs of the barracks were arsi 'ant of the conduck,of their soh of the must madmen& •It wa d immediately aiz of the let a entrance of the forums, awl the view of the people. The 2e first against this punishment 3f accustomed, for Cheri had b being decapitated in their qui tg compelled to be silent wadi 4f in consequence, without ft h , ed all these to be arrested w rs. ng taken put in the insurre of put ilatin. Although the will be seen, have adopted fa , ut which it could not sup re. • system is established, it is et' of Algiers .may still bosom ! i t!. nest disorders." 7 4111r .' EfticA, I . • ?I,4kAL 16101 "CIL muksotttit, DECEMIIItit aL %'ind N. to S.W. Gne weather.—No arrivalt.— Sailed the Dumfries, Phobos, Betsey, Liberty, Jo seph and Mary, Assiduous, Richmond, and the Mar tha. for London 3 Charlotie, for Gibraltar, and a few coasters. PLYMOUTH. DECEMBER rt. Came in the LAPWING, Collie, frem a cruize. PORTSM9U rit, DECEMBER as. Arrived the James. Drumm, from London for Barcelona ; and the Isabella, Oarionatt. from Yar mouth for the Mediterranean.—Passed by the Corn. wall, .10AciAN, from the Isle of France. She sailed Ist October, and left there the Cadmus and Eliza.— SOnday last arrived at Spithead the Russian squadron under Admiral Von MuLunt, of which, during the last four months, we have heard, as having been sold by his Imperial Majesty to Fertmemin VII. The squadron consists of the following ships:—Dresden, 74, Admiral Von Muller, Captain Fualloscoe ; the North Adler, 74, Commodore HAMILTON ; Lubec, 74; Truse Swoterley, 74; N,eptunenes, 74; Mercu• rius, 40; Afstroit, 40; Patrickey, 40. They are fully manned and armed, and were all built of fir at Arch-. angel, a short time since; but they are already in bad general condition, particularly three or four of them. Their rudders are repairing by mechanics 'from this dockyard; their crews have been engaged during the week in overhauling their rigging; and 'they are watering by the crews of the guard ships here. It is expected they will be ready to proceed to Cadia in the course of the next week. They arri ved here in charge of Mr. BuaN, of DeAl, who m. t them, by orders from the Admiralty, on the Dogger bank. No salutes took place on their arrival, be.. cause they may insist on an equal number of guns being returned ; which, by the present Admiralty in structions, our ships of war are forbidden to do to the lag of any nation ; they would be saluted by two guns less. On Monday Admiral Sir E. Titonon , - swum; made a complimentary visit to tie Russian Admiral, and was received by a salute of 13 guns, and three cheers from the crew. . Ships at Spithead—Melville, Tiber, Rosario, and Grecian; and in the harbour. the Queen Charlotte, Rochefort, Vengeur, Tigris, Promethus, Shamrock, Cameleon, Hawke, and Nimble' Tender. DEAL, DECEMBER U. Arrived the Hero of the Nile, vir..♦naonts, from ' Berbice; Neptunus, BAUM from Rouen ; and Cheerly, RICIIARDBON. from St. Christopher's.— Came down from the River, the Marquis of Huntly. CANNING; Duke of York, Buckinghamshire, and Earl Balcarras, for Bombay and China ; also, the Maria, for Marseilles ; Hope, for Gibraltar ; Venus, for St. Domingo; Euphemia, for Trieste ; Theda, ,for Madeira and Bombay; and Pallas, for the Isle IA France: Wind N. W. LERWICK, ZETLAND, DECEMBER 10. The name of the bloop which was wrecked on Fair Isle, on the night'of the 15th ult. was the Li ha Too Zee, William Roo; Master, from Maassluis, bound to North Faro, in ballast; only the mate and one of the crew saved. DOVER, DECEMBER 27. Wind W. blows strung.—Sailed this day the King George packet, Captain Kum, for Calais, with the French Mail and passengers i also this evening the Chtikart racket, Captain KiliANDs. with a Marl and passengers tor Ostend. Sailed the ship Commerce, of an Isom Alexandria, with tobacco ; and the Johnstone, from Rye with wine, both for Amste-clam. Fiat back, wind-bonnet, the schooner Maria,Capt.Ausno,Ot this port, bound to Bourdeaur. Dacaltsut,2B.—Wind N. blows hard.—s Arrived off this port the Anacreon, %quasi, from Quebec aad Martha, BARTIATT. troll) Malaga, with fruit.— Sailed this morning the King George, Captain Ma' CM, for Cai.ets, with passengers. CUS it 1M HOUSE,p BOMBER 27. SRI'S lINTILRED Jnwaaa.m i lee JIMMOVb a d Jane, french, Iran Marva; klizabetb and Mary, Mathison, from Memel; Endeavour, damsel, from Antwerp ; Equity, (leant, front Stet tin; Jonas Genet, Klock, from Rotterdam; Stork, Kerby, from Hambargb ; Ana, Scott, from Amsterdam; and Ulric', —i..., from Jtockholat. • Oarrwaan mike Release, Wltitsvel, and Belinda, Roberts, for Antwerp; Matilda, Coming, fur Naples, Palermo, cud Wein • --- ORA= NAVAL On Monday last a sumptuous dinner was givarat the York House, Bith, to his Royal Highness the Duke of CLAILANCI, by the Admit als, Captains, and Commanders ut his MAJZSTY'S Navy, now resident in that City. Vice Admiral WoLsiu.sv most ably titled the chair, sup ported by Vice Admiral SOTHEBY, as Vice President ; there were present,— Vies Assantaseir William Hargood ; M. D. Goul.l, M itsbinno, Crawley. MIAs Arsmianis—Slr Wm. Hotbam, Otway, BaUard,-Mac samara, T. Walley, Dames, 'Taylor. CAPTAINS...J. Sullen, Seobell, Cochet, Forman, J. Maitland, Morgan R. Cultism. IL L. Pitzgerald, Baynes, M. Burble, Hat. Georg e Puska, A. Lysagir, J. Spear, J. Coghlan, 'l'. fel ! lowa% Union, Cusolly, Right Hon. Lurd Culvad e, Brett. H. R. Glynn, Rooky R. Williams, Seymour, B. R. Lit debates, Fuller, Lord J. O'Bryen, W. G. Roberts, Hon. F. Edgell, J. M. Northey, G. M. Ugh, it. W. L. O'Connor, IL Croton', F. A'Court, Mims, C, '-aotheby, B. Flinn, John Parish, Virestun Phipps, H. L. Maker. Bylaw. • Lsaoranawr Cows u.s—.Miles, 31Itb reg. Honourable Ma jot Cochrane, Cooper. • The only instructions given by the gallant party to Messrs. LI:CAS and Itza.t.e were, " Let it be a Princely Dinner." This order was strictly obeyed ; for neva could a more magnificent one be served up ...all the luxuries of the culinary and contectionar-y • art, were profusely displayed; the dtssert was rare and costly, and the wines of ;he choicest fl3vour. The Royal Guest was several times on his legs and attesved a ready and fertile mind in the eloquent manner in which he retained thanks, and prefaced his own toasts. He expressed, in glowing trims, his admiration ot the sumptuousness ot the banquet pro. ended tor him by his Be other Tars; the re me mbrance ' of which would never be obliterated from his rat, morn at the same time lamenting the state policy that had prevented him from sharing their glories and their dangers, and leading such IiEROKs as those present to victory and renown. His Royal High ness's last toast was particwarly admired : —'• 74s Lea of Wheat, Me Land of Vats, As Laid of Potatoes, sad Me Laid of Lair." It is almost unnecessary to conclude with asserting th t the harmony ot the meeting was cr.mplete. Tie Duke took his leave at twelve o'clock ; but the party did not separate till some hours atter. _ Ac4iiirrAL ROVE: Agreeable to advertisenwnt, a Meeting day held at the City of Lond , in tatern, of aie Friends of the Lihert; of the Eiresa and Trial by Jury. in order to contidt.t n 1 the best means to pro.; Mate t subscription in aid of Mr. Hoot. The largi room was crowded to excess. Mr. WAtritst..ot, fol. lowed by Sir Frtarrt6 Strantrr, Aldermen toteie; aenette, and THAEPE. Mr. JONES BUttnETT, and se veral other distingui:.hed friethis of liberty, entered the room at one o'clock., and were received with the loudest acclamations. Lord Cncunntrt also entered the room shortly after, and crab greeted with sitri:At applaitse. YIZAITHMAN having tatcen the Chair, Sir FRANCIS Bunnerr proceeded to move a strict of Resolutions, concluding with the appointment of A Committee for the ptirpote of managing the Sub• seription and appropriating the proceeds thereof td the best 'of thrir Judgment in aid of Mr. Howt. The Resolutions were seconded by AldertriAd Ttioatitt, and being put triiefirn to the vote, were cat: lied onaninintt‘ly. The CHAIRMAN then itAteti to the Meeting, that g cnns , &rable numhet of subcctipt,ohs had already bee* received, and hating proceeded, at the tali of thd Meeting, to tead the list, the following itinouncez ments were hailed with spec; 41 shouts of approlution A Lady, ISO; a-Member of the House of Peers, an enemy to religious persecution ; but snort particularly so, whth prosti: toted in political purpose., /100; Alderman Ilsoipe, Alderman Gootlbehere,ltn ; dtc. 8:c. The whole of this ptev4sus suhser;ption seemed to dIDOUnt to not less thin between £SOO and £lOO. Mr. PIM! rose to move the thanks of the meeting to Sir FAANCISI .Bunns(T----Lert speaking. CORY EXCHANGE, :11.111K LANE, DFC. 29s Our Wheat-trade WAS very heavy th;s morning, al though the supply was far from Lime t an? what sales were m.,de were at a reducti us of full 25. per quarter.—Batlev is full 2s. per quarter cheaper. and exceedingly dull sale at that decline, the supply being considerable from Suffolk ; the inferior qualities are unsaleable, at a reduction of 4s. pet quarter—ln Peas. Beans, and Oats no alteration. The following is the Produce of the Revrione knelt the 10'h of Octoher to the pith of Member, 181/i with the corresponding period in 1816: Produce from the Ruh' of October to the tf.th of DtCenlher, IA I 13... ••••••••• am, ••••••••••••• ••• 41,917 'We Produce from the Imb of October to the 215th of December, 1817 ................. ...........6 •• R,tot,,ary Being an Increase ~f ........ to ti In the liaise Duties there Is an increa-e bey ond the correeponding period WI year of . 1180.u70 Stamps, an lucre* eof . ..... ..... 2 , 94 to Incidents, an increase of 1134,559 ZC57,62.1 le the Customs there Is a small decrease of 245,e40 lu the Post-Office a decrease 99,00x1=41e.t1a" Total 'eat 1,369 In the Account of the Produce of the Revenue folf the period of ISIB, is not includoedtheraemcep Duties upontiest the general article of Excise, nor the Stamp for the last week, the receipt upon thew branches of • Revenue not havinc been paid into the Exchequer, on account of the holidays, till the subsequent week ; theret.‘re, from the above increase should be deducted the sum of about re 520,694, leaving auk increase 0290.669. The Gazette of Saturday contains Addressee of condolence to his Royal Highness the PRINCE Rn' 01NT, on the death of her R..yal Highness the Plea cess Cuatmorre of Coaovito and WALE& frons—w , Tacna's, Harwich, Hatidington, Elgin, Cullen ' caoterbery, Disobeyed, Newport, Peti-rtiorough. Hartlevol. Ripon. Banff, Stirling. thiellishop mid Dean mill Chapter of Oxford, and from Helleston. Similar Addresses have been presented to its Serene Highnites Prince Imiroco of tense Cur•lCtco , Imam Urisknonho Lichfield, Ytek, Rochdale, Brighthelntslone, Irvine, Brishasts (Torbay), Nowa 41e-under•Lyne, Winchester, Sunderland, Newport, New Romney. Norwich, the Staffordhire Potteries, Southampton, Clifton, Dartmouth, Plymouth, Edinburgh, and Wolvetbaropton. Thursday his Excellency the LORD LtstrratraNt of IfitLAtart entertained at dinner, at the Viceregal Lodge, the Officers M his Excellency's Household, and a select party of Nobility and other distinguished personages. The Doke and Duchess of MARLIIIROCCIII are en. tertaining a large party of fashionable, at their seat, Blenheim, Oxtra dshire. The new Pantomime: were repeated at both the Theatres, on Saturday night, with increased effect. Upwards of sixty vessels are employed in hurting: fishing, at Portsmouth . On Tuesday nearly two thousand bushels were landed. They not only fists nish cheap food to the whole neighbouring poor, but give employment to numbers of pet sons curing them. - The Countess of Chichester packet, from FA. mouth, arrived at New York with her mail, on the 20th of November. A large Dutch sitip, from Nana to Amsterdam, put into the Humber on Saturday, leaky. A large brig, laden with timber, supposed to be the Bridget, of , Munson, was totally lost with all the erect, near Kilylegt, 0/3 the 19th instant; part of the car g o •sftd materials saved. The Challis, of Aitkintored, frost Newcastle, to lAmdoo, ems wrecked on Hasbro band, in the 24th instant; crew aid pas. sengers saved. •1 he tYvenlmity, CON of Dartmouth, from Newfmndlansl to London, Was stranded the 9th inar...t., on the rocks near Na. pier—crew saved. The remains of Mr. SUTTON CCCHRANI, who *as unfortunately killed in a duel with Major !Aerate. were interrtd at Cowes, on Tuesday se'aniglit. The principal parties in the duel .re still at large' Bat. rasa% DEC. 23.—Tuestsy evening, about five o'clock, a boat belonging to the Dalt adia, Lord But.. ease's elegant schooner, with five men on board, lett the quay to proceed to the vessel, at ancber in the reads; but it appears they had not got farther slows' c! annel than Con's-brook. when the boat upset.— ' A Coroners inquest, summoned on the occasion, brought in a vvrclict of Accidental Death. The names of the • sufierers are-tasMiCall. liaskt, Prey, Charters, and some of wli. m were not sat ' lots, hut set vauts in the Donee.-t1 hmily; two tf them were married ; M'CAt is far advanced in pregnancy. ' i 1 4 , ' i '