The National Register. — London, England, 1823-03-30 00:00:00

Their papers confirmed the suspicions of a conspi racy, which had been for some time entertained. It embraces many officers of the Army of Spain, some of whom would have been near the person of his Royal Highness the Commander in Chief. Two (if the Aides-de-Camp of General Guilleminot are im plicated in the plot. I have heard (though it does not rest on the same authority) that Gen. Guile minot himself; who is chief of the Duke d'Angou leme's stall; and who, from his high military cha racter, was appointed the Mentor of the Prince, is likewise implicated. The Minister of War will proceed post-haste.to the army, and order the arrest of the conspirators in person. Promptitude and de cision in such a case are ngeessary to success. I have not as yet been able to collect the necessary details either with respect to the extent of the con spiracy, or the object of the conspirators. It of course was intended to effect a change of dynasty by means of a military revolt, but in whose favour, or by whose co-operation, I as yet know nothing." TIIE FUNDS. YESTERDAY.• HALF-PAST Two o'CLocc. Consols opened this morning at 741, soon after twelve o'clock moved to 74i, and. , are. nowi74l. The quantity of business has been considerable. On Easter Monday.fand Tuesday, the Transfer Offices will not be opened. Next Monday being settling dny in Foamost, the Bears in Spanish have been forced into the market, which has occasioned a rise of one and two per cent. Bonds: which yesterday closed at 27k, opened this morning at 271, and advanced. to 29, at which-price considerable soles were effected. Cotomatssi.—The market looks well at 574 to 58, but the quantity of business, not considerable.. All Foreign Securities have been better through out the day. French Rentes on Thursday, 78f. 40e. money. EIYONNII. MARCH 20.—The Marshal Dake of Reggio arrived in this city yesterday,. to take the. command of the first corps of the-army. M. %Card; the intendant General, is also arrived. The move ment of the troops continues, and all go to take up cantonments on the frontiers, as they arrive. Of the two battalions of infantry of the Guard, one has gone into cantonments in the &while of Bay. onne, and the other, which is to do duty about the Duke of Angouleme, remains is the eity. It is im possible to form an idea of the immense quantities of provisions which are- preparing, and of the large bums of money that arc daily employed; and yet it is with difficulty that forage is procured at Bay onne. and in the environs. The want of this article is much more sensibly felt in the three provinces of Biscay; and it is inipossible that Navarre, though fertile, should long support 18,000 or 20,000 horses, which there will be with this army. On Friday last the Police arrested, in. the Bourg.- la-Reine, the Bourdeaux Diligence, in which were beveral military men going towards the South,, with false passports, and under false names. Gen. Pint is named amongst the officers who have been arrest ed.. Many reports on this subject are in circulation in Paris, which the future only will explain. It -is said that a great number of . papers, trunks, Sze. which were forwarded by the Diligence, have been sealed up. It is difficult to believe that these pro ceedings of the Police have nut been provoked by important indications. It will not be long before the intentions of these travellers, who were so soli citous to conceal their gainer and their journey, will be di►covered. Seville, to which King Ferdinand and the Go vernment are to remove from Madrid, is the most extensive and beautiful city in Spain. It is the capital of Andalusia, and famous tor its University. It bears the title of the Royal City. The Metropo litan Church and the Palace, called the Alcacar, are considered incomparable works. Travellers admire the town-hall, the bank, and the aqueduct, which brings water into the city. They have 120. hospitals and public institutions, It is a common saying in Spain, that " he who has not seen Seville has seen no wonders!' Among a great number of illustrious men this city has produmd, we find Miguel Cervantes, and Diego Vulaeptes. It stands on an extensive plain, abounding in al} that is ne cessary for the comfort and pleasures of life. The beautiful Gua-del•quivir runs near the city, which is about eighteen leagues front the sea. It is four leagues West of Grenada, 73 East by South from Lisbon, and 85 South by East from Madrid. A French periodical work announces that a large quantity of healing plaister, fur the use of the Duke d'Angouleme, has been forwarded to his Royal Highness at Toulouse, by the chymist of his house hold ! The severity of the cold in the United States has been very remarkable this winter. At Albany, on the 10th of February, the temperature was 18 deg. below zero of Fahrenheit. THE NATIONAL REGISTER LOSS OP THE ALERT PACKET. HOLTHRAD, MARCH W.—This morning at 10 a.m. the Alert. Morgan, Liverpool packet, from Dublin to Liverpool, struck on the %Vest Mouse Rock near the Skerrte's Light Douse, and in half an hour afteruards went down ; the Captain and crew, excepting one boy and the steward were saved. From 10 to 14 of the pa, sengers were also saved ; about 130 perished ! l3oa s trout this place have picked up and landed 46 of the deatl (ANOTRER ACCHOoNT We have received the following melancholy pence by a gentleman w ho arrived in the Holyhead mail. Hr states hr left Dublin no Wednesday morning, and tailed with Captain Skinner from Huwth,3t about eight o'clock, and Toothed the per at- Holyhead at abtut three in the afternoon. Ow landing he learned that a vessel had f !creel about ten miles- (ruin the Head, but no vestige of the wreck. .was visible. Boats were sent 0111 in all•disectiona ; when at abort five o'clock, he was sent-for to 4penceee hotel, to riven he would go down .to.the beach to see if he could recognise the remains of any of the unfortunate sufferers whose bodies had been, picked up. 'rive bodies of about twenty.nine persons, principally females, were landed from the several boats, and were stretched out in different pails of a field near the water side. The mint awful and melancholy spectacle here pre sented itself to the view. Mothers with their ittfauts at their hearts, exhibited the last dying efforts to chug to life ; but, alas, they clasped nothing tpitj the inns:cent infant, who, with its battle mother, su audeleitly, and so soon were immerged in a watery grave. Children of . the ages of two, three, and four years were found near females of between twenty and thirty years of age, pre.' wined to be their mothers. The countenances of the men whom he saw exhibited a among contrast to the placidity which pervaded those of.the laces of the infants, who, of course, were uncon scious of the anticipated deaths which the adults nits unmanly expected. The only.body whitth had the appearance of a gentle. man, and which had been pickedup previous to the de parture of the mail-coach from Holyhead, was that of a Major Kelly, at feast so the papers which were found in his pocket led the custuni-house officers to conclude Was the gentleman's name ; but although udr informant was acquainted with a Major Kelly, who hail been on the stalf s of Gen. EiCOOII, he could not take upon filmed( lea, identify the corpse of the figure he saw, which certaitily, in paint of spertonal . appearawoe, • bow* strong resent- ' billiCe to that gentleman. Colonel a gentleman who knew him well, and who cause over in the semis. packet with our informant, expressed his opinion very strongly as to the identity of Major Kelly; lout the fact is, the countenance was au completely distorted, that it I was iiIIVUSSibIe to trace the resemblance of she features. • There can be nu doubt that the body picked tip was that of a gentleman, for that part did the dies. he had on (being all hut his hat, boon, and coat) ascertained that-point.. Upwards of two hundred pounds was funnel in his pockets, which is safe, it is believed, in the hands of the Custom-house officer, together with the letters and ductinaeuts that were found on his persons. footman, immediately after viewing as much of the ap pulling scene, just described, as lie Could bear to look upon, endeavoured to find out some of the survivors, WOO it appeals were only twenty-six out of one hundred and sixty ! l He saw one, who described himaelf to be. the ohly cabin passenger who had been saved. Ile bad scarcely recovered fruits tue effects of having being in this water , nearly two hours, and his answers to the few questions put dul.not give such full. inforinatiou as , could be de sired. He stated his name to •be M'Kenzie—that he had lately arrived f r some port of •Seinland, anti bad wily been a few days in Dublin. tie appeared-to be euttitected with swine mercantile house, and it is believed hail been accustomed to a seafaring life. He *aid that he had been itt his birth at about 11l o'clock on the 11101 ttttt Of Wed nesday, when it being o drub calm, with a at.mig current tide ffuwitig, the vessel drifted on a rock called Mount Ruck, near the Skerriee; about ten milesairom Holy. • head. As far as lie.conld learn the moment the vessel struck the Captain ordered out the boat to eudeavuur to tow her off. A sufficient number of the crew, with, it is believed, a few-passengers who got into the boat, endea voured tu• tow her out to sea, and all hands were ap. - plied to the pump. Although at so early an hour as ten o'clock. no signals, of distress were (Ibsen ed, at least no relief was afforded. The steam-picket which lett Holy head at eight o'clock in this morning, uniortunately fix the unhappy warren, must have paned - her by upwards of an hour before the accident pawned; and certainly no kind ofassistance was•afforded until it was too late. About an hour after • the vessel struck she sunk. The death-dealt:is cuotfusion which roasted may easily be itoasitted by Won who witnessed the spectacle, which our informant—an eye-witness of the tragic scene, has attempted to alelitteato. l'he Captain, it seems, reached the boat,- which woe, • however, too lull to Like him ; and he clam; to the side • and reached the ttekrekt land. The cabin passenger, .uf whom every enquiry was made, could only answer fur himself, that he had been nearly two hours in the Water, having clung to a crate, which Our informant saw. His believed that three other pervious eueleavoured to save themselves in the saute way; but the crate could scarcely support one, and that one was saved. The mail-coach hurts having sunti tttttt ed the passen. gers away, ,they could learn no further particulars it reached Haupt Ferry, when the boatman informed them that the Captain (Miorgau) had come round by land, and had just crossed the ferryon his way to Liver pool ; he had given liula or nu isifortnatiou of the accident. Of the sufferers, the men appeared, from their dress, to be of the lower order.' The females situ childten were all decently land comfortably clad. The former are supposed to be the winced* soldiers and tracitstnen. ICI The following are the Chancellor of the Exche quer's resolutions, which have been adopted by the House of Commons, and pursuant to which the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. Ilerries; of the Treasury, have been directed to bring in s Bill 1. That there shall be levied and paid an excise duty of ssi. fix tray butrelc.Amtaining 36 gallons. ale measure, of beer or ale which shall be brewed in Great Britain fur sale, and which shall be brewed in the proportion of . not less than five barrels, containing 36 gallons each, of such beer or ale, nor more than five and a half at such barrels, for and from each and every quarter of malt which shall be used for the brewing thereof. and which shall be sold in tiny quantity at one time of nine gallons or upwards. at a rate or price not exceeding 274. the barrel, or which shall be sold in any puintity at one time of less than nine gallons thereo4 at a rate or price. not exceeding led, the gallon. 5. That every brewer of such hector ale shall take out an excise license, authorizing such persons to brew such beer or ale, and shall pay duty for every such license at and after the same rate as is by law itapused on excise licensee to eximanun brewers of strong beer. 3. That every seller and retailer of such beer or ale, at any place detaelied t o wn the entered .premises where the same is brewed, and not being sold Par consumption on the premises or place where sold, shall take oat an excuse license,. and shall pay tilt the same the sum of IL Is. - ROYAL LIBttARY.—The folliiwing account is given of the origin of the King's donation of this valuable colleciton :—" The circumstances which fink suggested his Majesty's munificent gift to the public of the library collected by the Ism King. are said to be the lUllowing:—ln the survey of Buck inghani-house, made in the contemplation of making it a residence• for his Majesty, an objection was found to this arrung,ment in the want of any kitchen adequate to the maintenance of the culinary splen dour for which his Majesty is so celebrated. From the construction of Buckingham-house, some diffi- • culty was felt as to the means of remedying this fatal inconvenience, till one of the architects, who thought the foundation of life of much more im. • portance then the mere ornaments of it, observed that the octagon room in which the books• were, . would make a superb kitchen. It was. then pro posed to sell the library, but this was objected to by the Ministers, and the idea then arose of giving the collection to the public—an idea not the least praise worthy, because the train of thought which led to it had it origin in the wish to gratify the hospitable predilections of our beloved monarch." KINGSTON, JAMAICA, Firs •B.—The death war rant for the execution of the pirates included tea in number, who were, . about an hour before down of day yesterday morning, token front the gaol, under a guard of soldiers from the 50th regiment and the City Guard. The whole of the, ten having been placed oil the scaflUld, and the ropes suspended, the . drop was let down. Nendie being it heavy • man, broke the rope, and fell to the ground alive, but was again suspended: he was for a long period c,on vulsetl, turd died hard. A Jamaica packet has arrived, with papers to the 110 h ult. Santa Martha WilS retaken on the 22(1 of _ January by ►he Colombians. Expectation was daily , . entertained of the arrival of Bolivar at Canteen frnm the suuth, who intended in person to the campaign uaginst the (Loyalists. A mail from the Leeward Islands has. brought • letters to the 19th ult. The accounts were &your- able from the Main. Montilla was on the march . with a very superior force to attack Morales in Ma ratatibo ; and Puez had returned to Valencia from the interior, his presence there being no longer ne cessmy to put an end to the disailixtion which had broken out among the.lndians. The commercial in tercourse with Caraw►san' L:tguayra was conse quently on t mush better fou.ing, and the commerce with the Main generally had acquired greater faci lities by.'the protection of two Danish ships of war which soiled to and from the coast as convoy. The fact seems now fully established of the ascendaney of the Colombian fleet at see, which held Puerto Covello in strict blockade. MAUNDY.THuasoAv.—The annual distribution ot• his Majesty's Royal Maundy took , place on Thursday last at Whitehall chapel, when 61 men and 61 women, being the•uge of the King, received the customary - gifts of provisions ; also , shoes and stockings, and purses of money. One ()Mho female receivers of the King's bounty was a hundred years old; and a male, an old soldier, was ninety-two. LINCOLN REFORM MEErtNo.—Pursuant• to a repiktion, the High S'aeriff of Lincoln appointed a meeting of the County to be holden on Wednes day lust, at Lincoln Castle—at 12 o'clock the High Shet•iffopened the business, and a very rational pe tition to the House of •C:mmons fur reform, was proposed by Sir Robert Hdron, and seconded by Sir J. .fliorold—Major Cartwright then proposed one of his annual parliament and universal suffrage circular nostrums, embodied in a petition as an amendment, which was negatived by a great majority, and the original petition agreed to. Thanks ware rated to the lith Sheriff and the meeting was dissolved. A public tweeting of the traders and others of Westminster will behold in the ensuing month, fin- , the purpose of taking into consideration the present Insolvent Debtors' Act, and to petition the Legisla ture against it. Mr. Hobhouse, on dating applied • 0), consented to preside at the meeting. •