Star. — London, England, 1822-10-31 00:00:00

~, L- 1)- • I.* MEETING LLOYD'& I ; volkirnza PARTICULARS. Yesterday, pursuant to notice,' a very numerous Meeting of Subscribers took place at Lloyd's Coffee. house, specially called by the Acting Committee, for the purpose of submitting to the body of Subscribers the Correspondence which had taken place between the Board of Admiralty and the Committee, upon the subject of piracies in the West Indies, and upon other special affairs. At twelve o'clock, T. MARRYAT, Esq. the Chair man of the Committee, took the chair, and the Secre tary proceeded to read the whole of the correspond ence which has passed between the Admiralty and the Committee relative to the late piracies (the sub stance of which has already been given). The CHAIRMAN then rose, and referring to various parts of the correspondence, endeavoured to shew that the Committee were justified in any expression which had been made by them in the course of the corre spondence, and which had given so much offence to the Secretary, or the Admiralty Board. He then pro ceeded to remark upon the circumstance of the mis representation made by the Admiralty respecting the situations of his Majesty's ships Doterel and Carna tion, by asserting those vessels to be off Cuba for the protection of trade, at a time when subsequent arri vals have stated them to be elsewhere, and employed upon a different purpose—the conveyance of passen gers and specie. He stated the object of the Meeting to be, to lay before the Subscribers the proceedings adopted by the Committee, and it would be for them to approve or disapprove of their conduct ; but he would contend that the correspondence with the Ad- , miralty had been conducted with temper and with' , respect to the high situation and rank of their Lord- ships. Before sitting down he wished to intimate that the affair should not end here, for if he were alive at the meeting of Parliament, he would move for the correspondence that had taken place, and shew what glaring misrepresentations Mr. Croker had made in stating that the force actually employed in the pro tection of British propertywas sufficient for the purpose. Mr. BROWN then rose for the purpose of moving the following Resolutions : Ist. That the present Meeting do approve of the whole pro ceedings of their Committee in the correspondence with the Admiralty. 2d. That the Committee be fully authorised and empowered • to take such ulterior proceedings in the affair, as in their dis cretion shall seem expedient and necessary for the interests of the Subscribers. Mr. R. H. MARTIN seconded the Resolutions. He considered the conduct of the Committee as deserving their warmest encomiums. It was a well. known fact, that for a length of time the vessels of war of the United States had afforded protection to the Bri tish trade, and he considered it a serious reflection upon the country. The manner in which that Society had ever come forward upon every public occasion when relief was sought by public subscription, and the amount of the donations comiag from that esta blishment, ought to entitle them to more attention from a department of Government, with the duties I, of which their interests were so nearly connected. He concluded by expressing a wish that the Resolutions might pass unanimously. Mr. Lowe next rose.—He said that every man must bear with regret that the trade of the country was attacked, and its name disgraced, by the unre sisted aggressions of pirates. He (Mr. Lowe) thought that Mr. Croker laboured under wrong impressions. That Gentleman did not seem to have considered that the Committee represented a large body of mer chants, to whom they were responsible. He would ask, had the British Navy done its duty to the com merce of the country ? Could they listen with patience to accounts of their countrymen suffering the brutal attacks of robbers—indebted for protection to Ame ricans, to Danes, and even to Frenchmen ? It was not to be denied hat the West India Trade had fallen off, and if it were to be shackled with expense, and open to aggression, it wuuld fall off still more. It was deeply to be lamented, that with our powerful Navy, our trade was thus left defenceless ; it was not, however, difficult to account for the disgraceful fact. Every Gentleman connected with the West India Trade knew that the Commanders of ships were ap pointed to those stations, not for their knowledge, their activity, or their public services to commerce and to their country, but they were placed there through interest, in order that they might derive wealth, as carriers of specie from one port to another. The Hon. Gentleman next proceeded to say, that suffi cient information was not communicated lo merchants with respect to the navigation of South America. Mr. DewAtt stated that he considered the only question before the Meeting was the objection of the Gentlemen of the Committee to wait upon Mr. Croker, the Secretary of the Admiralty ; and that the Committee were bound, in justice to the situation which they held, to take every means of gaining in formation, and that, in several instances, their prede cessors had conformed to the wish of Mr. Croker.— He then referred to the proceedings of the 15th of March, 1809, and 20th of November, 1810, which he contended were cases in point, and concluded by moving as an amendment —a That the Meeting do pass to the other business of the day." Mr. CARRUTHERS supported the amendment. After a few observations from Mr. SHAW and Mr. Fartze, the amendment was negatived by a large majority, there being only about fourteen hands held up in favour of its passing. The original Resolutions were then put, and also carried by a large majority. Mr. HIBBERT stated, that, as Chairman of the Com mittee of West India Merchants, he had frequent in tercourse with the Lords of the Admiralty, and that on the preceding day he had a long conversation with Lord Melville. There was oue point on which his Lordship touched, which he felt at liberty to disclose, and which was of a nature to afford gratification to the Meeting, viz.—that several political points with Spain, which had been under discussion for some time, were likely to be shortly finally decided, which would be. of the greatest benefit to the trade of this country, especially as regarded one difficulty which the Admiralty had to contend with, relative tp the Spanish flag in the West Indies; and the putting a final stop to the piracies in that quarter. Before lea " the Admiralty he had occasion to see Mr. him he regretted that the Gen had not called upon him; and s' leaving the Admiral Craker, who assured denim at Lloyd's h pointing to a laige bundle of papers, said he had those documents ready for their inspection, relative to the piracies in the western seas; and he was still willing to chew them, or to any merchant of the city who would wish to see them. A vote of thanks was then passed to the Chairman, who, in returning thanks, expressed himself gratified that the proceedings of the Committee had met with the approbation of the Meeting, and declared that all future communications with the Admiralty should be made in writing—The Meeting then adjourned. TnE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1822. THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Very little business has been done in the market up to this hour. Consols are 82i for the Account, and for Money 821 1. 70/1.1.10N KAMM. This being settling-day for all foreign securities, most of the Brokers are busy in settling their accounts; and although the fluctuations have been great, particularly in Colombian Bonds, l as well as other foreign Stocks, we do not hear, up to this hour, of any defaulter. All foreign Funds appear steady this morning. Current Prices :—Chilian 85, New Spanish 521, Old 84, New Prussian 89, Old 89, Russian 881 to 89, Danish 911 to 92, Neapolitan 821, Scrip 811, Colombian 88} 89, Scrip 89, Peru vian 861, New Spanish Scrip 4k. STOCK EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK. Little business doing, and the market remains as before, 821 for Money, and 824 for the Account. roavax O'CLOCK. Within the last hour, New Spanish has got up 1 per cent. and there appear Bears of Spanish and Columbian, and both Stocks are looking up. Spanish 1821, 73/. PRICES OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 250 1 251 S per Cent. Reduced 81% Va 2 per Cent. Consols 82% 5 /s 3 1 / 2 per Cents. 93 3 / 4 -4 per Cents. 99 1 4 3 / 8 4 per Cent. New 103% ith 1 / 4 Bank Long Annuities 20 13-16 India Bonds 50s. 52s.—South Sea Stock 93 1 / Q Exchequer Bills (U,000) 6s. ss. 7s. Ditto small, 7s. 9s.—lndia for Acct. 257 Consols for Acct. 82 3 . Madrid Papers to the 17th inst. have been received. They are principally filled with the proceedings of the Cortes, which are of considerable interest. In the sitting of the 12th inst. the Minister of the Interior presented an Expose of the State of the Nation, in which he took a review, first of the causes which have produced the present state of the nation, and next of the remedies which, in the opinion of the Goveinment, would be sufficient to lessen the evil. With respect to the first object, he began by saying, that though in all political changes some shocks are inevitable, they are only momentary, and, as the wise provisions of the Cortes had removed many of the obstacles which were opposed to the public felicity, that con sequently other causes, more remote, must have in-1 fluenced the state of the nation. Among these may be reckoned the ignorance and wretchedness of a great part of the Spanish population—the excessive influence of the Clergy in many parts—the indiffer ence with which some of the Magistrates and Autho rities, Civil and Municipal, have regarded the public cause—the bad example of some of the Chiefs of the Royal Guard—and the machinations of some foreign agents. Ignorance is one of the greatest evils which afflict the Spanish nation ; but in this particular the Cortes have furnished a remedy by the dispositions adopted in the general plan ; but, as the progress of instruction is so slow, the good effects of their provi sions cannot be felt so :soon as might be wished. The Minister next alluded to the disasters of the war of independence, the devouring rapacity of the Government of six years, the insurrection of the pro vinces beyond the seas, to the great ruin of trade and industry, and the scarcity experienced in several pro vinces, as having occasioned the misery of many citi zens, which those wretches who sought to recover the importance which the old abuses gave them, and which they lost by the dominion of the law, have taken advantage of, by misleading many unhappy creatures who have been forced by necessity to enlist themselves in the ranks of treason, in order to obtain, at their own hazard, nourishment for their families. The indifference and apathy of the Magistrates and the Civil and Municipal Authorities, the mutiny of the Royal Guard on the 7th of July, and the influence of foreigners, were next noticed. The latter, he said, have never ceased to sew disunion and promote dis cord even among the lovers of liberty themselves. He next stated, that the Government, before pro ceeding to indicate the measures it would propose in order to remedy the evils, insisted on the necessity of granting the supplies of troops and money for which it had applied in its previous memoirs. He after wards presented to the Cones various propositions, Which may be reduced to the following : That the Cortes occupy themselves In fixing the destiny of the Clergy. That the salaries of those Ecclesiastics who are deprived of their appointments for disaffection to the system, remain at the disposal of the Government, except what is absolutely necessary for their subsistence. That the Government be authorised to remove from their situations to others, those Ecclesiastics mentioned in the law of the 99th of June ; and to remove to other points the unemployed and the superannuated, who shall not have the power to excuse themselves by renouncing the salary. That every person who may receive a salary from the Govern ment, who does not present himself against the rebels, when the town in which he resides is occupied in defending itself against them, shall forfeit two.thirds of the same. Thu those towns which neglect to defbnd themselves when .. ~ the rebel troops by whirls they are attacked amount a* third pert of their population, shall provide subsistenee foe the troops destined to occupy dins. That the Government be enabled to smispatd the Authorities whose movements have been tardy, and to replace them by the former Officers who may deserve confidence. That, as it is not just that the conspirators against the system should enjoy its advantages, the Cortes should declare, that the case foreseen by the article SOS of the Constitution, on the arrest of the insurgents, has occurred. That the losses sustained by.the friends of the system, in con sequence of the acts of the insurgents, be indemnified at the ex pense of the latter, by means of pecuniary fines. That the Government . be authorised to remove the Military Chiefs. That the proposals respecting the Magistracy, made by the Council of State, be cumin,. That persons appointed by the Government to any office be obliged to accept it, under pain of being disqualified for the ob taining of any other, of being deprived of their commissions if they are military persons. That the establishment of Patriotic Societies be encouraged, and that they be regulated for the prevention of abuses. That those representations be provided in the Theatres which are calculated to excite a love of morality and of liberty. That a public testimony of national gratitude be presented to the Magistracy and National Militia of this heroic city, to its gallant Garrison, and to the Generals and the rest of the Pa triots who defended the liberties of their country on the 7th of July, extending the same to all the Corps of the Army, and of the active and local Militia, which have given proofs of their attachment to the national cause. After a brief discussion, the Report was ordered to be printed, and referred to the consideration of a Special Committee. _ In the Sitting of the following day after a Depu tation of the Cortes had congratulated the KING on his birth-day, the Report of the Committee on War on the Memorial of the Secretary was then read. The Committee (says the Report) conceive that it would be offending the wisdom of the Cortes to pro ceed to specify the facts which prove that the re sources for fomenting the insurrection issue from the French frontier. The conversion of the sanatory cordon into an Army •f Observation must likewise convince the Cortes that the period has arrived when the Spanish nation must assume an imposing attitude, since the means hitherto adopted have been insufficient, as is abundantly proved by the Memorial of the Secretary at War. Finally, the Committee proposed, that the Cortes availing themselves of the powers conceded to them by the Constitution, should grant to the Government for the permanent army an augmentation of 29,769 men, and a remount of 7983 horse, which was agreed to. MADRID, OCTOBER 17. One of those transactions which the most frantic audacity could alone dictate has lately occurred at Ibiza. The Governor and 2.5 soldiers of a regiment of the line dissolved the A yuntamiento, and shut the gates of the city. But the loyal men belonging to the naval corps having obtained information, Hew to arms, forced the gates, gained possession of the city, and completely intimidated the Serviles, who re lied on support which they found wanting. A number of persons were arrested; but the Governor eluded the vigilance of the Liberals. General Velasco arrived yesterday .in the capital. It is whispered, we know not with what truth, that General Morillo is not to be found. The Political Chief of Cadiz, in a circular, dated the 11th, states that on the defeat of Zaldivar the fugi tives threw away a number of sacred vessels, of which these pretended defenders of religion had plundered the Churches. A letter from Barcelona announces the arrest of six priests, charged with plotting against the Consti tutional System. Several others, against whom in formations were laid, have escaped. A letter from Sanguesa, dated the 11th, announces the defeat of Salaberri by General Espinosa in the neighbourhooll of that city. Salaberri and eleven of his followers were taken and sent to Pampeluna.— Salaberri was General of Quesada's cavalry. General Espinosa has fined the Ayuntamiente of Sanguesa 25,000 dollars. We are informed that among the persons arrested in different parts of Catalonia, is the Minister of State of the Urgel Regency. The arrests took place in consequence of an Officer of the Insurgent Staff having deserted. The Ayuntamiento of Madrid has resolved to pa tronize the establishment of a Company for insurance against fire. By the French Mail which arrived this forenoon, we received the following intelligence : TURKEY. SEPTEMBER 25. The Porte disavows the murder of the Greelc Drago man Harraky Aristarky, and secretes from the Public all the accounts they receive from the Morea. It is reported that Chourschid Pacha has received some provisions, which he stood in great need of. The Per sians have advanced on one side to Erzerum, and on the other to Salimaniep. Bagdad defends itself with great vigour, but it will end with the capitulation... The Turks have experienced great loss t and they write from Arabia, that the Wechabites have carried off a caravan from Me cque de edine, killing from nine to ten thousand T ur k s . 1 • . MADRID, OCTO ER 15. The Report made by San Miguel has made known to the Deputies of the Nation the influence which strangers had on our affairs in the time of the three preceding Ministers. Several Deputies demanded, after the reiding of the Memorial, that the following persons be accused :—M. Peres de Castro., Bardaji, aad Martinez de la Rosa. The Cones have ap. proved of all the matures proposed by the Minister, amongst which was the project of a treaty of alliance with Portugal. All the intercepted letters exhibit the dreadful anarchy which prevails in the anti-national party... Eguia is jealous of Quesada, who does not any longer obey him. Quesada has disagreed with Erolles, and Erolles will no longer hear of Eguia, and has now become his personal enemy. The rebel of Urgel put great confidence in Cordova joining him, who is a young man just come from the Military College, and who his never been in action. This forenoon we received a German Mail, bring.. ing Frankfort Papers to the 25th instant. An article from Augsburg mentions some Notes having passed between the Reis Effendi and the Ambassadors of England, Austria, France, and Prussia, relative to the dispute with Russia, but their object does not ap , pear. Accounts from Erzerum further confirm the victories of the Persians, who continue to advance ; Armenia is in insurrection, the %Vechabites have ap peared again; Syria has been desolated by an earth. quake. The following are extracts: VIENNA, OCTOBER 17. The British Ambassador, Lord Londonderry, and Count Zichy, Austrian Ambassador, to the Court of Prussia, set out on the 14th, and Lord Clanwilliam on the 15th, for . Verona. \Timm, OCT. 16.—Metalliques, 87; Bank Shares, 909 1-20. Oct. 17.—Metalliques 86 i ; Bank Shares 90 5-10. At a late hour this forenoon we received a Flan ders Mail with Brussels Papers to the 29th instant. A German Paper contains a letter from Vienna which gives various speculations as to the Congress. It states that for some time past negociations have been on foot between the Courts of Madrid and the Alyea Powers, but that they led to nothing decisive. It is hinted that one of the principal Powers will declare its opinion, that considering the geographical Posi tion of the Peninsula, measures of security to pre serve the rest of Europe from die revolutionary con tagion may be easily adopted, and would, at all events, be preferable to a war, the issue of which would na turally be very doubtful. A fine farm was burnt near Lille on the 23d inst, and it is supposed to have been set on fire by in- cendiaries. New York Papers, to the 9th October, arrived this morning. The following are extracts: FROM THE NEW YORK GAZETTE, OF OCTOBER 6. By the brig Howland, from Valparaiso, Lord Cochrane arrived about the Ist of June, with two ships, the O'Higgins and Valdivia. The Government of Valparaiso continue to exact a duty cf 121 per cent. per ton from all American whalemes, and .50 per cent. per ton from all American merchantmen who enter the port. COLOMBIAN ItErustac--Captais Burns, of the fast sailing schooner Midas, in 14 days from Santa Martha, arrived at Baltimore, states, that Morales was fired upon in an assembly of Chiefs, and severely wounded, and with difficulty escaped. The most effective measures have been taken by the Patriots to entrap the remnant of the Spanish forces. FROM QUITO.—The most satisfactory accounts are daily arriving. Bolivar is at Guayaquil, where 1 e was received with the greatest rejoicings, and the whole of that province has joined Colombia: peace and tranquillity are everywhere established; and e►ea the notorious Doctor Zimenes, Bishop of Popayan, and the most faithful adherent of Spain, has joined the cause of the Independents, declaring to his flock that HEAVEN has determined in favour of American liberty. The country is overstocked with goods ; and the news from Lima states, that the Spaniards in the neighbourhood of Cusco are very strong, and it was supposed they would shortly attack San Martin.— General Bolivar has sent 3000 men from .Guayaquil, under the command of General Valdes, to the assist ance of San Martin. Numerous agents have arrived at Santa Martha from Europe, to contract for loans; and a great many applications, it is said, have been made for privileges. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM PENSACOLA, DATED THE 50TH AUGUST. " The few lines I now write perhaps may be the last, as the yellow fever prevails to an alarming ex tent here, most of the city dying with it. There is not at this time a sufficient number to bury the dead and make coffins, some having been buried widiout." YELLOW FEVER AT NEW ORLEANS. New Orleans Papers to the 4th instant state the commencement of the yellow fever at that place— the number of burials on the 2d was eleven. It appears that the fever still rages as violent as ever at New York; on the 7th there were nine new cases, ifOICTRSAL; gi..l4EllilEtt so. The tolittior at the Coteau has just called to ap prise me of his willingness to cancel the obligations he has exacted for duties on flour and lumber, being now convinced that the West India Bill can have no application to the inland trade. The Duke of Munroe arrived on Tuesday evening, at Thc mas's Hotel, Berkeley-square. from his seat in Scotland. The Marquis and Marchioness of Hume left town on Thurs day, on a tour. Lord Wawa( Bixenrcit left his brother's (the Duke of Poe?. LAND) house, St. James'aaquare, on Tuesday evening, for Pads. The Earl and Couftteu of .7sasrr arrived yesterday evening at their house in Berkeley square, from Sir. Aarnoa Pacer seat, near Southampton. The Earl and Countess of Ditantotrrn have arrived at their seat, Sandwell Hall, Staffordshire, from Yorkshire.