The National Register. — London, England, 1822-04-28 00:00:00

i ationalf IP I eur Wm, eolunttution, anb latul. No. 1,366.—V0L. XV.] FOREIGN !STE. 'CIENC , -.........- Pions, APRIL 22.—The Courier Francais of this ,lay contains a very long article on the affairs of Cireece, extracted from numerous letters of various .:ates, from the Pcloponessus, Themaly, and Epirus. 'fie following are extracts from some of the most recent " The details respecting the late victory gained by the Greek fleet over the Ttuks are nearly the same as tLc<c already published, both as regards the num. ber of Turkish vessels taken or sunk, ut the scene of vction, near the Gulf of Lepanto; only we have more accurate details on the direction which the fu gitive Turkish vessels took to escape certain destruc tion. The Greeks, according to their usual tactics, attacked furiously the co:itre of the Ottoman fleet, where the largest vessels are usually stationed, and among them the Admiral. The vessels forming the two wings of the Turkish fleet, seeing the centre destroyed, fled in different directions, some towards Cephalonia, the others into the Gull of Gaumenizza; the latter, being closely pursued, were soon over taken, captured, or destroyed. " The Government of Cephalonia signified to the division which had fled' to its coast, that it could not remain there fur fear of exciting an insurrection, as happened last year on a similar occasion, when the English Governor of the port of Zante admitted the Turkish fleet to escape the pursuit of the Greeks. It is, therefore, nontrue that the Turks took refuge in the Gulf of Lepanto, where they would have been sate. The Greeks, sensible of this, manoeuvred so as to intercept the retreat of the Turks into the Gulf of Lepanto, and one of their divisions which followed those that fled towards Cephalonia, soon pressed them closer when they quitted that coast. " The accounts of Samos, sent by an eye-witness to Odessa, state, that rite-Servians have a consider able army ; tit Lyuurgus, their chief; has made many wise r:golations; that he undertakes frequent excursions to (lie coast of Asia Minor, where he has often defeated the Turks, and made great booty.— Lycurgus recognises the General Assembly of the Pcloponnesus, and is in alliance with the Cretans, to whom he has lately sent a reinforcement of 2,000 young men, well armed. _ "Our correspondents promise us details respecting the Central Government of Greeee,on the laws that Lave been published, &c. The duties on vessels and "zoods are levied in the ports and islands in their power; the public contributions are regularly paid, ::ad the I.nd and sea forces paid by the state. To .ueet the expenccs of the corps lately sent to Epirus and Thessaly, the Government has just put to sale the lands and houses, depending upon fiefs belong ing to Sultanas, the mother or wives of the Sultan), or to the Chief Ages of the Eunuchs and the Ja nissaries. Thus the Government will soon be able to meet all the expellees of the struggle in which it is engaged." . . A change in the Neapolitan ministry is spoken of to he brought about by Austria. The measures, at once violent and of little efficacy, which have been pursued by the Prince de Canosa and M. de Circelli, have fur a length of time disquieted Austria, who was desirous of being enabled to employ elsewhere a part of her.troops. Gen. Frimont, Commander r; Meat; the Ausseian troops, disapproved of the impala. executions which the Neapolitan police had favoured. The populace of Naples, fur instance, seized u cock, condeMned it as a curbonari, and the Executioner etinveyed it to the place of execution. AVhilst the populace amused themselves in this way, and were themselves the victims of the executioner, the great chiefs of the conspiracy escaped all punish ment Gen. Frimont repeatedly made representa tions against so irrational a system. It was expected that he would be satisfied by the dismissal of the Prince de Canosa from the office of Minister of Po lice;, but the disturbances in Sicily excited new dis quietude, 'and it is stated that Austria immediately prop:Ked a total change in the administration of the Government. MADRID, APRIL 11.—(Extract of a letter)— " Itt.mours the most improbable succeed each other with astonishing rapidity since the arrival of a cou rier extraordinary coming from Paris It has been concluded froM thence that a declaration of war be tweeu France and Spain had taken place; and some have even cone sc, hr as to announce the return of the Minister PlenipoLatiary of this Court from SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 1822. Paris, and the departure of M. the Count Lagarde from hence. According to these rumours, the Spa. nisi' Envoy at Paris, having observed too little deli. cacy towards the Cabinet of ' , the Tuilleries on the subject of the cordon of 1101 th, of the factions in Navarre, &c. the French I3overnment had taken him at his word when he threatened to quit that capital; which, it is said, he has ultimately done.— On the receipt of this news, the Spanish Ministers repaired to Aranjues, and M. Lagarde has received his lettres de couge. Yesterday he went to see the King at Aranjues, to take leave of his Majesty, and he is expected immediately to Paris. This news has spread consternation throughout the capital. Our affairs, already in a lamentable condition, are ren dered worse by this circumstance, which does not make us either contented or happy." AIX-LA•CHATELLE, A PKIL 16.—Several mercan tile letters have given rise to a report, which has been in circulation in the south of Germany, that an English fleet would be sent to cruise in the Baltic, It was even said that this news had excited some sensation at Riga, • where there is a Russian squa dron. It is affirmed, that the last despatches which the Cabinet of Berlin has received from the Court of Vienna relate to a convention agreed upon between Prince Nletternich and M. de Tatischeff, to regulate the future fate of the Greek nation, and determine its political existence. A sirnilar communication is said to have been made to the Court of the Tuileries and to the English Government. We shall soon know what to think of the part which l'russia will take in the approaching events. Every thing leads to the presumption that it cannot remain' neuter in the present state of political affairs. This important question will be decided as-vnon as it is officially known that Austria has finally made an al.iance with Russia. Accounts from Bucharest of the 30th ult. state, that numerous Turkish troops daily pass the Danube et Silistria. Orders have been given to the inn keepers, and to the agents of fugitive Boyards, to clear their houses to receive the troops that arc ex pected. The distress that reigns in the principalities exceeds all description ; the Boyards who had sti!l remained here, often arrive on our frontiers disguised as peasants, and in the most wretched conditions; They say, that they daily expect at Jassy to hear of the commencement of hostilities between the lins sions and the Turks, and that the latter show the greatest enthusiasm. CO 1T OF COMMON COUNCIL. On Thursday last a Court of Common Council was hell for the purpose of electing a Common Sergeant. The routine blisiness continued up to our o'clock, when there was a cry of " proceed to ballot." Orrturt Or COMMON SERGEANT.--Mr. SLAVE then rose and said, " My Lord Mayor, the hour being now arrived for proceeding to the election of:, Coininuit•Ser vant, I propose NIL Denman as a fit and proper person to fill that situation.--(Applanse.) Mr. 113311COMNE seconded the rernpoiitinti, 33 Well as we entdJ ate 'rain amidst the general confusion which prevailed in the Court. M.. Dlxos rose as soon . as order was restored, and proposed Mr. Holland. We could not learn who seconded the proposition, but confusion again prevailed amongst the members of the Court, and they prepared to ballot. Strangers were nut excluded during the ballot, which took place in perhaps one of the insist CI °wiled Courts we has e ever witnessed. Nothing of a particular nature occorr.d during the ballot, except that Mr. Williams, the late Sherd. •,pened his card and shewed that he voted for Mr. Bol land ; a vote different front Ithosv giten by perhaps all the other representatives of the Ward of Farritigclun Without. Almost all persons in Conn kept a rraulat account of the numbers as they were culled out. unit the most in telo.e anxiety prevailed. At first the name of" Bollantl" had the greater number of advocates, but thit of " Den man soon prevailed, and those friends c.f the latter who had begun to droop were restored to Ore confidence which they felt whet, the proposition wars made. At three o'clock the proper officer , : pro cedLd to exa mine the number of duty which OCCilpitd quarter of an hour. 'rite Stranitera had kupt accounts of the votes, and finding, before the Lord Mayor an nounced the result oi the exalt:Marion, ii it Mr. I) annun had the maiority, that fact was commllllic.ited to the multitudes in the Guildhall. and great shouting diately took place. Hs Loritsuip then stated, that The numixri were— .y PRICE 941. IP For Mr. Denman, Id t—For Mr. Rolland, no—. Majority, 12. His LORDSHIP forthwith declared Mr. Denman duly elected to the sitstation of Common Sergeant. The applause of the Court and of the multitude nut. side was as great at that which prevailed when the first communication was mode. Mr. Slade and Alderman Nroort then left the Court, and so in returned, accompanied by Mr. Denman, ' ..110 . they introduced amidst cheers front all sides. • His LORDSHIP then informed Mr. Denman that he 'a had been elected by:gat Court to the offize of Common- Sergeant. Mr. DeNstax, after a pause, which evidently arose from agitation, then addressed the Lord Nlayor an I Members of the Court in the following words:—" ply Lord and Gentlemen, after the eager contest that has •laken place for the high office to which you have elected me, my feelings at the result scarce leave me the power of giving expression to my gratitude. II those who have taken a warm interest in the election, as many of you have done, feel themselves in some degree affected on its termination, what must his feelings be who was the object of their solicitude and their choice? To ths ho nourable Court I beg to return my most cordial thanks for the honour they have conferred on me, and to the end of my life I most feel the warmest gratitude towards those friends to whose exertions I am indebted for the situation its which I am placed. Towards those by whom I have been opposed, I can have no feelings to express but that of thanks for the manner its which their opposition had beets conducted, and it shall be the pride of my life to evince, by my conduct, that, in dischargimg the duties of the high (Alice, to which l aus elected, I shall forget every thing like party feeling, every political feeling, every feeling of private friendship. To my friends I shall always feel grateful ; hot its their just esti mation I shall best prove my gratitude by an impartial arid faithful discharge of my duties. 1 could tint by lengthening this address, do any thing like justice its the feelings of my heart, bus I am satisfied tite candour and kindness of the Court will give we credit for what I am unable to express." This address was received by die loudest cheering. A DiTutation of Alien Porter was granted under Seal to Mr Steimett for a limited period The Chamberlain's Account of Receipt and Expen• diture of the City's Income for the last year, and the Bridgeim•ster's Accounts of the Bridge.buirw cash tor the same yiriod, were delivered in and ordered to be printed, and a copy sent to each iamb. r. A Remenibrancer reported sundry bills depending in 1 1 .1riitaletit effecting the City, which were reltared to various Comm t.“-s. • Mr A petition ICLIIVC to a standing fur the sale of fi,lt nt Billingsgate-mail:et was preseitted and referred to the committee of city lauds. Foe committee for general purposes made a report fur appointing two assistant clerks of the Court of Requests, and for limiting the ages of candidates, when, after some discussion. the Court astreed only with the first part of the report. and the next Court was appointed to fill up the vacancies in these situations without any tituiwtiou of ape. On a report from the same committee, the court una nimously agreed to subscribe the sum of two hundred pounds as a gift, in aid of the funds of the London Orphan Asylum. The committee of city lands presented a report for grantiog au allawatire fur set ina b ek pietnises at the south-west corner oh Cloak-lane, whirl' was agreed tic. The report of the improvenient committee, on cots sillerinis, the petition of the inhabitants of Sr. Sepolehre for an improvement is Cutv-lane, ►vas presented, Jlld the COlllider.l6olladjourtied. A pi:litho' from the resisters and rulers of the Tack le. house Porters for altera ion in the existing laws and re. guiations fur their Government, was presented, and re ferred to a c iiiiii flitter fur consideration. A p utition front the.attororys of the Sheriff's rotirt, jr,, the e.tahlishittent of au office. was referreJ to the emotoit•ce of city lands. The Court adjourned after having finished the busi ness, which was lieres.3rllv iwernipttql by the ballot. There has been un arrival of Spanish • papers, which assert that the authorities of Pampeluna are dissatisfied with a resolution of the Cartes, to di,- aria the volunteer militia of that town. The pipers also state, that the Soldiers have recently disturbed the peace of the city by the cries ut " Riego ever." and that the municipality have made re} orts on the subject to the Prefect. It is probable that there may have been a Servile interest at Pampe luna, 10;41:provoked the passions of the trays It is likewi s e very possible that some ninon the authorities of Pampeluna may have owed their a p. pointments to the nomination or manauvring of the • ministry, which have not yet been much su•pceted of a sineere . attachinent to the constitution. Mr. Denman, after his eleesion on Thursday last, proceeded with his committee to the Horn Tavern s. . Doctors' Commons, to dinner. • • • • • •• • • • . •