The National Register. — London, England, 1821-10-21 00:00:00

- kationat Arat4 Our &tins, eimultitution, anti latud. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1821. No. 1,338.—V0L. XIV.] AMERICAN PAPERS. sition, the clergy meet with little attention, which shows that fear, not love, was the main-spring of that slavish deference formerly paid to them. Before the John sailed, accounts had been received from Vera Craz, stating that the new Viceroy, O'Donoju, was so little pleased with his reception and with tho state of things there, that after issuing a proclamation which formed a subject•of much mer riment, he had taken his departure, and his arrival at Havannah was looked for daily. • (From the *Won Ationicas, Sept. it.) By the arrival' at 'this port yesterday of the schooner Arinthia, Bell, from La Guayra, we have intelligence of the entire defeat of the Royalists in Coro, who left Porto Cabello with about 1700 men, and landed at the last mentioned place, where they lost more than 1000 men in killed and wounded ; the rest embarked. All the small armed vessels, to gether with the Spanish brig of war Andaluz, have been taken and destroyed by the brave Col. Padillo in the harbour of Carthagena, which city, it was supposed, would soon be compelled to capitulate. The soldiers in the fortifications of Cumana are suf fering much with hunger, and they are closely be sieged by land and sea. It it generally believed they must shortly surrender, •as they have no money or credit to purchase provisions. tiqatil the Philadelphia Gazette of the 12th Sept.) MEXICO. VERA Cnuz, Auo. I.—l send you a journal of what has occurred since the 29th of June to this date. J NF. 28.—Lieut.-Col. Don Joseph Ricon marched out with 250 men for the purpose of destroying the houses outside of the walls, and returned at night without any thing occurring. JUNE .29.—He went out with the same After and for the same purpose, when about ten o'clock in the morning he had some skirmishing with 100 horsemen who came out of Megano : he was, how ever, reinforced from this by 150 men, taken from the national militia, mariners, and the regiment of Majorca; the enemy then commanded a retreat to wards Meguno, the division following them, but, on arriving at a place where the main force of the enemy was in ambush, an infernal fire was com menced on both sides: that of the enemy proving superior, put our division to flight : our loss in killed, wounded, and prisoners, was 50. At four in the afternoon Lieut.-Cul. Santana summoned the town to surrender, with strong threats, which was energetically refused by our General. Jura; 30.—At day-break a small fort was disco vered at half musket shot front the forts of Santa Barbara and Santa Gertrudia, opening a fire of musketry, which was returned front the forts; this continued all day. About 9 at night three grenades of 271 b. weight were thrown into the town from a famous howitzer. JULY I.—A brisk fire was kept up all day, and from time to time grenades thrown into the town, which injured the houses and some of the inhabi t rots. Juot 2.—The Asia has just anchored in this port with the Viceroy O'Donoju on board ; he will not land till to-morrow : he went to the castle with all his family, dreadfully afraid of the lever, and w•itli out any hope of getting to Mexico. He has brought no force with Lim, only 18 officers of different grades. The siege of this place continues with the greatest rigour. Yesterday Don Mariano Zurutuza arrived here from Mexico, which he left on the 22d ult. The siege of that city was still carried on. Puebla capitulated on the 2tith ult. so that the whole kingdom is now for Iturbide, except Mexico and this town, where great labour is expected from us at the imminent hazard of our lives. JULY 7.—At half past three, a.m.,under a heavy shower and exceedingly dark night, an assault was made by the enemy with scaling ladders of cane on the fort of San Joseph, Santana mounting first. They afterwards got possession of San Fernando, which is between San Joseph and the gate of Mer ced. The Ltter was opened for their cavalry to enter; and they, together with the infantry, making in all about 500 men, defiled through the streets and reached the portal of Miranda, and the corner of the parish (parroquiu) points, which they could n.n. pass, being obliged to retreat with the utmost precipita tion on account of the reinforcetnent which came up from the castle and ships. Their loss in killed, tvounded, and prisoners, was from 250 to 300; the greatest pz.rt of them escaped by foot to San Fer ludo, whence they threw themselves head ibremost. Our loss was about GO men. The firing was dr:•ad fitl from half-past 3 till 7in the morning, when a 12, 8, and 4 pounder, and the howitzer, were taken from them: there was an incessant firing at discre tion both of musketry and cannon, front all points, so that it appeared Vera Cruz no longer existed, sod that we were in hell. The siege continues to be carried on with the greatest rigour. (From the Baltimore; Federal Gazelle, Sept. U.) By the schooner John, I'. O. M. Massicott, which arrived in this port yesterday, 12 days from Havan nah, we have a variety of intelligence of interest, if nut decided importance. In consequence of the pro gress of the independent cause in South America and in Mexico, th.: people of Cuba begin to speak IA; and to speculate respecting, their future destiny. Some talk of independence, but more seem to think that Cuba must fall into the hands of the British. It is certain at all events that the ties between Cuba and the mother country are greatly loosened ; anti that the authority of the clergy, upon which the lat ter rested much of her security, is shook to the centre. In fact, since the establishment of the cots • eitutional system and the braking up of the iutitti. tittr+ M•MONNIMMI •~ ~.' :.~. PRick 90. with irreverence of his person. But his ministers bring U nable and responsible, all citizens are nut only allowed but even bound id duty to give them advice and to criticise their acts. The death of Napoleon and of Caroline of England are the exclusive subjects of the work before us. Some flowers thrown on the graves of • dead conqueror; the tortures which he must have experienced In dyno far from Ids country—several thousand leagues from those fields of battle on which lie had acuired for the French people the right of demanding homage from all the nations of the earth, are the objects of the indicted work. The rapid death of Caroline, after a scandalous trial, occupies in the second place the young writer. He reports the last words of that unfortunate Princess. which appeared in ;he journals; bet the last words of the Queen—the sus. pieions to which they give rise—unpleasant as they are for the British Government, and offensive as they would be as direted against its chief, would not constitute a crime on which you (the jury) would be called to decide, as it would not be legally before you according to the law of 1819, since by the terms of that law offences commit ted against them cannot be prosecuted till they themselveit aye demanded reparation. We are prosecuted by the crown legal officers; no ambassador hay entered a com plaint: you (the jury) have nothing therefure to do, than to examine it we have offended against the person of the King of France. My client, M. Barginet, thinks he perceives a frightful futurity. Every one Cali form the picturonf it that he pleases, without int-wring any guilt. " Tuo most audacious outrages against the liberty of nations," this phrase is addressed to any head of a go vernment, could not be applied to our sovereign ; since it is to him (and the accused has never forgotten the fact) that we owe the enjoymeut of liberty. " The most unheard of crimes arainst niffortimate princes."—Would to God, gentlemen, that this assertion were false. Great Britain would nut then mutat' fur Ca. while, driven to her grave by all the humiliations which she has been made to experience, and which have lie, it acknowledged to he calamitous by . the high melt tof the kingdom of Great Britain. " Christians basely allowing Christians to he assassi nated,'—that will ho allowed to be enfurtutiately too true without it comment. " But our young hands will not carry the censer before the idols to whom human blood is sacrificed,"—you per ceive, gentlemen, that this applies only to those pretend ed publicists, who have the impudence to declare them selves the champions of the Grand Seignor, to whom in fact human blood is sacrificed. " Napoleon has been sacrificed to policy; and he died on a distant shore"—this was very true, and perhaps was necessary. M. Bin ginet was some months ago before you, and the Advocate-General has discovered in this new proof of his culpability, I think exactly the other way, and believe that the solem decree which aeqiiitted the author of the elpecelyarre of 1820, is a sufficieut answer to the assertions of the legal advisers of the crown. At the moment in which I speak. said the advocate in concluding, M. Bat gine' has published COMideratiolls on the Greeks, and the situation of Einope, which are truly profound. I regret that this work was not published earlier; yon would have read in it the best defence which' could be presented fur the author. You would have found in it the expressien of religions sentiment, and the development of Vie soundest morality. You would lik ewise have Fireognized iu it his predominant love for coostitntional liberty. ti's abhorrence of despotism, and of those idols to whom lin• man blood is sacrificed. The .kelsocate-Gen. replied, as did likewise M. Perrin. The hearing was suspended for some minutes, and on it; being resumed, the President summed up, and proposed the following question to the jury:— Is Alexander Itarginet guilty of committing au olierro against the person of the King by publishing the pamphlet %%Melt has been denounced to you? This question wis answered in the negative by the jury, atter half an hurt' ' deliberation, and the tle;'endant was of course acquitted. His Majesty was accompanied or followed on his journey from 'Calais to Hanover, by a light waggon, from which he drew supplies of money for distribt:- tion to the populace of the towns through which he passed, and of snuff-boxes and rings fir presents to individuals. The British public should be made acquainted with the strength of his Majesty's claim ' to the applauses which have been lavished upon him on the other side of the channeL Surely the showers of five-franc-pieces and louis d'or, which, we are told, have been seen to issue from the win (lows of the Royal carriage in its passage through the continental towns, may be admitted as entitling the hand which scatter& them to the upplauses of those whom they enrich. One beggar at St. o.aLr's fbund himself, at ac conclusion of the scramble in that town, the happy possessor of three Louis d'ors. In the last Session of Parliament an Act vaa passed (cap. 92) to authorise the exchange of lands, f ! tenements, or hereditaments held for charitable pur poses, upon application to the Bishop of the Diocese v. in which such lands are situated. .. • . A new Penitentiary is now building upon an ei •, • I tensive scale at Brixton. It is to receive of • • fV. convicted in Surrey, up.m the plan of the Pciritea‘ • •A . tiary, Millhank R; . , t ." TRIALS FOR SEDITION IN FRANCE. The following account of two recent trials be fore the assize court at Paris, derives additional in terest from its publication having been interdicted by the Authorities—it was even placed its the columns of several papers, and afterwards cancelled by order of the Censcur, before - the papers were allowed to be published. COURT OF ASSIZE. •FrAIR Or KN. HARGIMET •513 VLOCON. The case of 01. Barginet was first called. 'fins young writer was accused of h..viug committed an offence against the person of the King s by publishing a pamphlet, under the title of " The Qaero of Englaud and Napoleon, who both died of a cancer." The tullowitig ale the passages on w firth the charge was founded : Page S. " What a sombre cloud has !nisei' on the world, what a combination of fatal prejudices has overwhelmed all minds and struck all heart , with dismay fur the future! The most audacious outrage against the liberty of nations ; the most unheard of crimes against uufortunate princes; Chris tians basely allowing Christian to be assassinated. The barbarians of the North again inundating the South.— European civilization sacrificed to the ambition and the sword of certain Huns, Scythimns, and Scatidatoavians ; such is the picture presented to iiillaured eyes of grief and rage I Alas, the ashes of Napoleon are not yet cold—the report of his death echoes through Europe like the recital of a fright ful crime, and a Queen expkrese in a few hours of the same disease as the hero. The brmer was thrown on a bunting and distant coast :us gr in his reverses as in his glory, he died without beholding tire tender objects uf his affection or the fields of Isis native land : the latter, the daughter and the wife of Kings, after having been overwhelmed with injuries and humiliations, Ist eat hid her hist sigh amid the vociferations of her enemies ; :ma w hen the tears mingled oath the agony w hick tore her entrails, she fell, though a Queen, far from the throne in the midst of her subjects. Page b. " But our young hands will not carry the censer before the idols to whom human blood is sacrificed. Before we were subjects of Kings we wi re citizens of n country ; we will speak fit it, awl we wiil wait the future." Page S. " King, teach us every day what reliance we ought to place MI their prutestattoes, their promises, and their • Pages S and 9. " As soon as the Czar shall establish his tlii one at Coustantiliople, lie sell have it in lilt power to impose un the test of the world whatever conditions lie pleases ; arid lie w ill rend Tartars to London and to Park to execute the char tuts of Lout. and tit Edward. ° Page 2U. " Caroliiie was sacrificed to private interest, and Napoleon to policy'. I hesitate not to repeat that bran died of tile !Wilt! distemper. Where will that cruel delirium stop which hies taken possession of European cabinets. — Weary of treachery and perfidy, have they resolved knee forward to employ only poison mid the steel ?" After reading these passage-, the accused admitted, on being questioned by the Presideot, that Inc was the author of the writ charged. M. de lit unet, Advocate General, then began his speech, and discussed all the passages of tile patuphlet in which he thought be could perceive it attack cm the person of the Kole. fie pointed out likewise the impropriety of those passages which abused the other Soverei;us of Europe.— Acknowledging at the same time Ihat they were not e. sent charged 'wawa the accused, because the Sovereigns vreuto it eoucei lied tied demanded no reparation. Monsieur Theodore Perin, the Adstwaite of Monsieur Barginet, then spoke in behalf of his child. In our6oventr meut, he said, there is a fiction wli ch tends to preserve liberty, and that fiction is that the person of the King Is and that all respuirsilaiity rests on the heads of adeisers. . 'nos fiction r ises, snit is, us the ditlet rime which exist. between the King nail G i ur,frvnent, and oetween those of King sal Cabinet. 'lac Ailiag is atilt:red and iniassailable pursue; the .U,e1111111.111—.-111.1l is, lii: 111111kt...1 , aft pllll,lgoit. C..:1•Itallit.1;i1i1) the infalibility of tai, Kag being a tact, we ate not permitted to Clitin.ife his acts or stienk PT ' K I ~~, ,~~ I