The National Register. — London, England, 1821-09-30 00:00:00

As p• • at pe rt Our Kling, Conatitutiout Anti ;tibia.. . No. 1,33&—V0L. XIV.] LISBON PAPERS. .-••••....- LIFIBON, SEPT. 6.—The sittings of the Cortes continue in the regular course, without presenting any thing very remarkable. In the sitting of the 28th August a rather warm debate ensued on the reading of a note from the Minister of the Interior, in which he asked " Whether his Majesty could nominnte to the offices of the Secretaries of State for the several Departments into which the affairs of the kingdom are divided, one of his Counsellors ?" M. BorgesCarnciro said there was no need to refer this question to a committee. The accumulation of offices was prohibited by the Cortes : a Counsellor is raised to that dignity by the nation ; the nation desires bins to fill that place alone, and consequently cannot be appointed to the office of Secretary of State cr any other. M. Alyce de Rio thought that there could be no difficull, since, if a Counsellor was appointed Mi nister of State, he would, ipso facto, cease to be a Counsellor; consequently there was no accumulation of offices, and the Cortes would present another tri ple list to the King, who would choose from it as lie thought fit. M. Fernandez Thomas thought that the Minister ought not to have laid such a question before the Assembly. "This is the second time he has brought forward similar questions. I know the reasons, and, if necessary, will expose them, that it may not hap pen a third time. Did not the nation choose lithe Counsellors? Was not a triple list presented to the King? Had not lie a choice ; and did he not shoos at his pleasure? Are we to change every day ? How can a Counsellor, if appointed Secretary of State, speak with frankness to the King, if lie has just re ceived a favour from him? I protest against this proceeding, and repeal that, if necessary, I will ex pose the reasons of this mauu'uvre, with, which I am well acquainted, and !mow to what it tenffie" M. A. de Rio supported his opinion ; to which 14. F. Thomas replied, and was supported by M. Bute and M. Borges Carneiro. The latter spoke at length, and said, he knew well whom it was in tended to put in the post of Secretary of State for the Department bf Justice: it was the tame person who paralized all the business of the administration of justice to protect his edleague. The orator then began to allege facts, bat was vehemently called to order: he wee, however, permitted to proceed, and concluded the picture which he had begun, in which lie spoke of the cause of Antonio Fele, of the Judge of Coimbra, &c. and concluded by saying, that it was only in Algiers that justice was administered in such a manner, and that " Similes cam sin:Wats facile corregantur " M. Pennentel Monteith" said,- 4 ' The man of whom the preceding speaket talks has been declared innocent by this illustrious Assembly. To accuse him a new motion is nece.siery : there is stone such, and I therefore call him to order." M. Castello Branco.—" Unhappily his Majesty has been alwisys deceived by those who surrounded him. His Majesty, knowing this, endeavoured to drive far from him those men who so largely contri butad to the ruin of the natien; but certainly lie has not succeeded. I know the object of the note of the Minister of Finance ; but as I have not certain data, I will not yet explein it; but as soon as I have them I shall do it. I will be the first to denounce them to this sovereign Congress. The nation may have confidence in a nuns ea Counsellor, but not us a Minister of State. It is not lawful for.the King to remove officers from the posts which they fill. The constitutional system would be at an end, and we should sect men qualified fur one office filling others for which they certainly arc not. Besides, what would bo the influenctrof the Council of State? Why ,vas it formed? Was ii'nut to eounterieelance rho Executive Power? If the King can give the Ministers honours, revenues, or nitaas, can they mimic to him with freedom and confidence? I abso lutely disapprove of the note of the Mieister ttf Fi nance, and preps(' dug it should be intitueted to lica that he be more constitutional." After some further debate, it was proposed and carried, that Q l the king cannot appoint one of his Cuutikllors to the tam of Secretary of State, tior to any other (Ace or einployment." In 'he same sitting, M. Le Carneiro made a com plaint of various magistrates who protected robbers SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1821. and assassins; he mentioned two of these, who had been concerned in many robberies and murders, and are yet to bo set free by the magistrates, under the pretext that they were included in the Amnesty granted by the Corteg.' He proposed that the con duct of the magistrates should be inquired into, and the two persons in question arrested wherever they might be found. • M. Guirreiro Approved of the inqt4y, and of punishing the magistrates, if runty ; but to arrest two men, set at liberty by the competent authority, would be an act of despotism. After some discussion, M. Carneiro withdrew the second part of his motion, and the first was as sented to. hi the sitting of the 4th instant, M. B. Carneiro said, he had received a message, written by Jose Machado Corea, a native of Bahia, which, in his opi nion, clearly proved the utility and the necessity of allowing the clergy to marry. The Deputies of Pernambuco have taken their seats in the Cortes. • - - - RE-APPEARANCE OF THE YELLOW FEVER IN SPAIN. BARCELONA, SEPT. 5 —On the 3d of this month the Supreme Board of Health of Catalonia published a notice, stating, that the number of sick in the Barceloneta has lately increavil. It has been judged necessary to cut off all communication with the Barceloneta and the city, and the other towns in the province. A notice has also been published by the Constitutional Municipality, declaring the measures and regulations which it is judged neces sary to adopt in consequence, adding a confident hope that they will ho attended with the desired success. STATE OF TIM LAZARETTO. (LAZARETTO AI Clo ) Pale. Item.,;alw‘ New Caws.. 30th Aug 12"" 0 31st Ist Scpt .11 e 1 Si to 0 3d 9 4th 10 0 0 August 50th-In the Barceloueta there are FOlllO patients under surveillaiicc. At San Geronimo, the city and its hospitals, nothing new. August 31.—1 n the house of the Vice Queen of Peru, one of two sick there has died, and six others have entered. In ether parts nothing new. Sept. Ist.—ln the !Weelongs', &c. no new cant of deaths. Sept. 2tl —ln the house of the Vice Queen of Peru ono new case, one death, rcntaining seven. In San Geronimo, exc., nothing new. S. &L.-House of the Queen of Peru : curzcl, two ; deaths, two ; no new cases; remaining. four...-At the Ilarceloneta previously ! clamming, six ; new cases, low : deaths, tour, re. maining, six. At San Ceronitno, Jesus, the City, tad Its hos pitals, nothing new. Timre has been a great alarm at Tortosa fur fear of the contagion : the authorities, it is said, were going to leave the town.. and the inhabitants begin ning to do so. Complete disorder prevailed, whick wits calmed by nn oilluial notice, stating that the faculty declar.!il there were no tymptutns of conta gion in the town and district, and ►hat certificates of health world be given to whoever desired them'. CADIZ, Serr.4.--The llouri of Health has pub lished a notice, dated Aug. 30, stating, that from the otlicial report it results that there is not the smallest symptom of contagion in the city, in Xeres de la Proutera, or in Port St. Maria; and that the persons who are iii have only common disorders. MALAeA, Sur. 4,—Nothing new has occurred in the port ; and in the hay two sailors have died on board of two diiforeut vessels. The Junta charged with the care of the public health have spared neither pains nor 'sacrifices to avert from this fine city the cruel contagion which threatened it, and which either tiva the careless ness or misfortune hail shown itself on board the vessels in the port. We have . ell seen that the judicious measures taken hithato had succeeded in stopping the progress of the contmion, and wo were airamly fluttering ourselves with the hope of sewing it ter removed from us, when the dead' of the two sailors intim - az us wilt this dreadful scourge is still suspended over our heads. PIRACIES IN Tlat WEST INDIES. --.41m.m HAVANWATT. Al'o. 8.--1 annex for tho Information of tho eumsotiloommilaity, the Milos/Mg estiact Amu the loot-bank of the oebooner zilawarr. of Charlo.suin, kiln. Rogers, 'lmams. bound front Si. Augustine to MIVIMIIIth 3 July LT, Intl, miles N.N.R. from the Hole in the Wall, at eight o'clock r dLeavortal a buiall aimed saitioner, appe- Paler. 9id. rently about 20 tons burthen, within a quarter of a mile of our starboard quarter, which after reconnoitring a short time. dropped astern of us. Having on the deck 23 soldiers, besides our own emir, which they doubtless discovered, was probably the only' reason which induced them to sheer off: kept all at their quarters until the tieing of the moon, in expectatiotrof an attack, but we saw them no mote. Since our arrival in Havannali, we have heard of a omelet that description erasing on the Bahamas, which unship' hew masts, and has a great many oars, and has been seen by a num. bet of 'mei& The schooner Franklin, Foster, in et.daye Penns Trinidad, was fired into on the Ist of August, off Cape St. Anyzio. and brought - to by a small piratical schooner, and the tain was ortie.ed on board her; as soon as the boat got alon gside, the crew were ordered on board, and four of the pirate:, armed with muskets. cutlasses, and long knives, jumped into the boat, and mine on board the Franklin. They immediately confined the crew that remained on board, in the forecastle, and commenced plundering. They robbed ten passengers who were on board of about 1.000 dollars, a gold watch, and other ankles ; broke open she Cap tain's trunks. in search of money; threw overboard all the Cap. t'in's clothing, bedding, and his trunks rxintaining his letters and papers ; robbed him of a spy-glass, pistols, watch, &e., an d a sum of money belonging to the superemgo, who remained et Trinidad; robbed the mate of the greeter part of his wearing apparel ; and the vessel of all the live stock on board, a cask of water, some provisions, lead line, log line, marlin spikes, all the twine on board, cook's axe, and many other articles. During the time the pirates were on board, the officers and crew were repeatedly threatened with death, if they slid not inform in what part of the vessel the money was secreted ; at one time a bow. line was put round the cook's neck to run kim up to the yard arm—at another time hie neck was placed on a block, and an axe raised to cut off his head, if he did not inform them where the Captain had secreted his money. Captain Foster was severely beaten with a cutlass, and was stribbed in the back with a knife ; and one of the crew was stabbed he t h e h an d. o n , of the trunks, containing part of the letters was picket! up after the pirates had left the vessel. [From the /awake (Jamaica) (:azette, Aug. 11.1 By the Pertyvvrance we learn that a small privateer scoooner, fitted out at the Alanicaibo, with small arms, and cornmaeded by P a F renc h man , w i t h a c re w of about '2B men, is iinnoy ii,r; the coasting trade between St. Jago de t'aba and the leeware port of this island, having recently taken three veseds, principally loaded with flour, which were ransomed:— I . From the Del mare Gazette of Aegeg a Extract from the log-book of the brig Fianer,..lacah Dram. mond, master, from St. Jago do Cuba to Philadelphia . Jiftex 31, 1821.--Captatn Antonio bearing N. about :de milee distant, at four p. m. saw a small sail standing from under the land.. At six p. tn. she was sweeping towards us, apparently fill of mon • judging her to be a piratical yeas". kept away. W.& W. aad..asaiiaallsaillacsospe. At dark. theseaase pining fast upon us, was nearly astern, and commenced flring. %Ve comintud our course till the shot fell thick erouud us. At four p.m. hove to, when she immediately Is Bled, und e ordered nut bolt on hoard. which was sent with three mon, who were detained' on b.iar.l, and the boat returned hill of armed penile, who intme.betely jumped on sleek armed with blunderbueses.cutlaseee. and pistols. took possession of the brig, and thore an bands below, cutting and maiming every one within their reach. They then proceeded to put the brie abaut , and stool in for land ; in doing which, the mate arid one loan were called up lions below to assist in working her, they standing over us wits cutlasses. and uttering the mmt horrid imp:creations. Two ne is armed now went down into the cabin, where Capt. Drummond and a passenger were confined, and presenting pistols to thei . breast:, demanded an ininixliata . delivery uf all their mane) , *mulles, and apparel 03 beard, on pain of immediate deetb, and ireompaaied this threat with severe strokes of the seism, and a menace that in the ovoid of any thing being timed concealed, e general masseeee should take plase. Under this impression, awl well convinced from the deeperete appeararee of the men, that it would lie eerried into immediate execution; added to which, we overheard their intention of run. riag the brig on shore, ass seemed it expedient, l'or the safety of our lives, and the preservation of the veered and cargo, to deliver up every thing demanded. consi,tin,,t of tour trunks and one chest, 'containing wearing apparel, Ste. to the via are of i,OOO dollar:; cash in dollars, doubloons, and guineas, value of son duller,; four valuable gold anti silver welshes, with chains. lzalr. R, , . value of petit duller ; iced a writing desk and its eotitenta, a spy gdea, double barrek.l ene, three pi.,m1,,, a N w or d, a d t h e sea clothing, beds and bedding, one complete suit of colours, stock wines, cabin furnixtre, and enek:tig utensil*, leaving us nothing but the clothes on our backs. This vessel appeared to be is large open host, black, with 'wi l t white streak*, two spilt sail., square Sill, and jib, the tack of the jib coming down to the aunts; the fore sail much larger than this inaiasail, much naenib:ing a large Ilavannar, passage boat, and full of men. apparently of .11 nations , but of the most ferocious and diabolistal elev.. She wits full of gods, doutolees plus. demi from other vessels. as be acknowledged havl.sg ores. hauled a ves,:el the day before. At 11 p.m., alter 'trip ing us to ilia skin in search or snore matey, hurt us and nettle for the land, in a state of considerable introcitutiom with a threat of again returning to niatisecre every soul, and this we constilers , l Ing;ily probable. We intinedimety took posseeeiou of the brig again, tacked, and stood off—saw them no more, From the NexAurnpare Herald of Aug. es.i Cap!. C,l4by.from Aux Cayes, inforais that the piratical boats, the principal rendezvous of whali is at Case Tiberoon. (at the west end of Hispaniola), aro very tremble eme. And balms the foreign commerce ditty till in with, as well a i i annoy the native ranch,. A sinaa sloop belonging to Jcio:wie, bound to Aux Cayes. was lately failm in with by the.a a 1.1 robb,,l or no dal. data cult t bur very few vetecie of rosy do., r.13:10.1 e.,C4pc tit it vigilance, and whenever they board a vessel they are sure to rob if alle has any booty. i From the board at le:oyd`s S.pt. 17 1 Tjie Ifironlelk, front Ileventie , , to Havre. put into New . York on the 27 tilt. She was boarded n.l the R.I. in lat. `;:h. - --.8 '• v long. SI. by a privateer schemer. which seined in contiow., ~a ea ' r• \ st , , r • .... with her from ilr.vat eieli, and wee plan:keel a 2.30e1 tin: 1144 30 aogshd ,s of runt 5u berme of indigo, 3 1 .) ton 01 s .IN:etr e t a ell the beef and pork on load, terd... Aa std thee lest it . a tore a leaky hike, but they were fortunate eh men to rat ' . e.*** 4 ship. 4 .101 " , 13y aat Tree of ti:e. Corte a ne,v 1 ational 5 t ' ;. has boon adopted for Portugal. 'flea cooutsatee - -;i4 white and blue. li. t e, ..' , 4111W - ' •.~ I \ ~~r w ~ ~ k. 4 (! • 1 ; if • , ; • S • • • • I to. I t 4 ,