The National Register. — London, England, 1822-01-28 00:00:00

~~" - _.~,,;: - . ..... , i , _ • . 1, 177 , .' 1 " .. " • • "Pr ' "01 7 ) - ,'A . " ~'" V. :,41 - 0. ". . •• • ; v . 6 " # 7 . .c...-V• 4 --:7 .., itofi-s 2 .65 ....) t.. .„ .0e4,---).- ,& i ,...-- --", -- e 4_,. 7 1e/ . .- ,_. r -. %••••••••• -401.7,- ,view ~_ ••••• V' ... 4 •I ' ' " .. 4 7 lIN 9C 7 .011 N .1 nt Pi_ No. 1,353 —VoL. XV.] TESTAMENTARY DOCUMENTS A APOLEUX EUOYAPAIITE. This day, April 14, 1821, at Longwood, in she island of St. I I elena. This is my testament, or act of my hat will leave to the Comte de Montholon 2,000.000 francs. as a p Oel of my eiatbfaction for the attentions he has paid to me for thew six years, and to indemnify him for the losses which my residence in St. Helena has occasioned him. I leave to the Comte Bertrand Srahono francs. I leave to Marchand. my first valet de charnlrre, 400,000 francs; the services he has performed for me are those of a friend. I desire thathe may marry a widow, a sister, or daugh ter of an officer or soldier of my old gnat', ;—to Saint Denis, inn,enti franc;—to Novarre, 100.000 francs;—to Pijeron. 111y,1.110 trance;—to Arelianibriud, 50,000 franca;—to Cuviea, 80,000 francs;—to Chandelle, idem. to the Abbe Visnale, 100,000 francs. I desire that be may buikl his home near Pont': Novo de Rossino. To Count I.as Cases, to 0,000 francs. Count Lavalette, 100,tx.10 francs. To the Surgeon in Chief, Larrey, 100,000 francs. Ile is the most vittttous man I have known. To General Lefevre Desnotrettes, 100,000 francs. • General I)rouet, foo.ooo francs. To the children or Gen. Muton I/uvernais, 100.000 franca To the children of the brave Labesloyere, 100,000 franca. To the children of General Girard, killed at l.igny, 100,000 franc... To the children of Gen. Chartrau, 100,000 francs. To the children of the virtuous (Sen. 'l'raviv-t. 100,000 francs. To General I.allemaltd, the elder, 100,000 francs. To Ci eta lias iiica, also 100,005, franc . To General Clamel, 100,000 francs. To the Baron de Nltnevalle, toys* francs: Tu Arnault, author of Marius, roo.ooo trance. To Col. Alarbot, 0)0,M/ francs. I request him to continue to write fur the defence and the glory of the French armies, and to confound the c.lumniators and me apostates. To the Limon bi d n u n, 100,000 thanes. I request him to write the history of Ft end' Diplomacy front 179 - 2 to 1815. To Puggi de Talaro, 'must° francs. To the Surgeon Etnniery, 1004000 francs. These Wills shad be taken otii the six millions which I de. posited on leasing Paris in 1515, and from die intere t at the rate of 5 per cent. since July. PSIS; tile I.casntnt of which shall be adjusted with the baskets by the Counts Montholon, Ber tram!, and Marchand. These legacies, it, the case of death, shall be paid to their widows and children, and in their default, shall revert to the capital. 1 institute the Counts Montholon, Bertrand, and Marchand, miy testamentary executors. 'rids ptextrit testament, written entirely by my own band, is signed and *weird with my arms. April *S. 1521, 1.un,;..v00d. NAPOLEON. This is my codicil to the act of my last will:_ On the liquidation of my civil list of Italy—such as money, jew.l., pia:c. linen, tetras, caskets, of which the Viceroy is the depository, and which belong to nic—l dise.ose of two millions, ICH I terse to my most faithful servants. I hope that, without their showing auy cause, my son. Eugene Napoleon. will di.. charge diem faithfully. tie cannot forget th.: wry millions which I lime given him in Italy, or by the right 'Faroe.) of his mother's inlier,taian.. Tu the Conde 'Altoitholun 100.000 francs, 100,000 of which lie will pay into the chest, for the same use as the above, to be elo pkyed according to my dispositions in the oischarge ut legacies of conscience. - - l'+ns codicil is written in my own hand, signed and sealed whh my arm-. April 24, tail. Longwood. NAPOLEON. This is also another coilicil,or act of my last will:— The 9,0001. sierling, which we have given to the Comte anti the inutasse Alonthinun, if they have been paid, are to be iledutaad :tnd ilargeti in act-omit against the legacies which we have made mut by our testament. If they have nut been paid. our bills shall w• :ailed. lit COUbeapailev ut the legacy made by our testament to the Comte Nlonti ouni, the aRIO.IOII of 20,001 (lane. granted to his ride is +Quint:ed. Curate Jtontiwlun is directed to pxy it to her. l'itc administration of such tAtecelision untii its entire liquida tion, tequiring expenses in . offices, tOr journeys, cumuli...ion, pieidings, we Intend that uur treuuuentary vx,cu tura shall ret..in 3 per cent. on all the legaeits, built on me Gittra),Uoo t anus. and on the sums bequeathed by the codicil , . Wc appoint Comte Las Cases, and to default kits WU, 4114 in In, delimit twit. Drouot. treasuier. Tois p t. eat conic:ll u entirely written with our own hand, and aea,ed a itn our hauls. nu. :14m of Apia, 1821, Longwood. NAPt)I.LOS. This is Illy codicil and act of my last will the ',owls remitted in Mod to the Eilitiitsis Maria my Say tiear and beloved spouse. at 4 Inentls, in Ibl4, there retuain due 111 one tw o minion., which I dispose of by t:se present eutheii, in order to recompense toy most faithful MAHN whom I .asides ree,namoti to the protection of my titer Maria Imut.-a. I leave 200.000 Inuits to Count NI Onillololl, iou,talo francs of ien he shall pay into the chest of the treasurer fot the same purpose as the above, to be employed, acc.onling to my tams, in legacies of conse.ence. This codicil is written with toy own hand. Signed and scal e d with my EON. MOASILUR LATITTE,-1 remitted to you in 1813, ut the tnouteut ul my departure 1111U,1'ariv, a eUlll 01 nearly 11 1 1 :110t0, for which you gave me a doable receipt. 1 leek I: d um: ut the leceipis, kali' I ' one churg•.d Count de Alonthudoo to present to !oh the whet receipt, in order that you may, a:ter thiaver to lulu Inc ita4.l interest, at h..: ride ut per ecit. 10411 the 1S:of Jury, 1613, deducting t•.e tity.titinv wrtS !mei: you lime been ChUrged w virtue of my order. I desire that the liquidation of your rut:mint be s. ruled by mutual consent betwetu you, Comte Alumni:pion, Comte lier- - atio ri Our Wag, Consititutton, anD naivg. MONDAY, JANUARY c2B, 1322 trand, and the Sietw Marchand ; and that this liquidation being adjusted. I give you by these presents full and absolute discharge of the sum. • • • . I also remitted to you a boo. containing my medallion. I beg you will deliver it to Comte Montholon. This letter having no other object. I pray Gad, Mons. Lafitte, that he may have yen in his holy and worthy keeping. NAPOLEON. Longwood, in tie Island of St. Helens, April 2S, 1121. This testament was presented on the 10th of De cember, 1821, to the Prerogative Court of the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, deposited and registered, according to the affidavit, its the hands of Mr. Fox, Notary and Attorney of the Court. 'REVOLUTION IN SPANIVI ST. DOMINGO. Intelligence received front Liverpool rates. th•tt Spanish St. Domingo had declarxl itself indepen dent. We have now before US the Declaration of Independence, and the Articles of the New Con stitution. The declaration is dated from the " City of St. Domingo, in the Spanish port of Hayti, Dec. I, 181 I, first year of Independence." It is signed by Jose Niines de Caceres, President, and Manua I Lopes de Umeres, Secretary, besides the names of six other individuals. It commences is the billow ing styla:—" No more submission—no more humi liation—no inure obedience, to the caprice and levity of the Cabinet of Madrid. In these few but comprehensive words is cow:lined the firm resolu tion which the people of St. Domingo this day pro claim and swear to." The Decl. ration then alludes to the " ()us bondage of 328 yearS," which ►s described as a sufficiently long and laa►o:itl lessor of what was to be hoped from a " Mnatie I loyalty to the Kings of Spain." The various grievances and oppressions wider which the colony groaned during that period Are subsiquently detailed, in SollieWlatt terms, and it concludes with oba•rving, that "it' Spain recognises and approves the 11.claration, it shall heneethrth be. considered and treated as a fries l ; hut if it attempt to ()Hose the ladeven denee which has been proclaimed, they are prepared to defend it with their lives, their for(unes, and their honour." The Constitutioial Act, which is also dated on the Ist ult, consists of ;i9 Articles, the first of which declares the Spanish part of Hayti a Free and Independent State. The f inn of Government is to be Repub:ican, but established upon the most conven'ent principle's of national representation:— meanwhile, a Prmisional Junta of Government is established, consi.-ting of the C a pt a i n -G enera l, t h e Political Chi e f, a n d Deputies from the five districts into which the Spanish part of the island is divided. This Junta is to arrange the final regulations, and consolidate the constitutional system. The fifth article provides, that a Deputation shall •be sent, with the least possible delay to the Presi dent of the Columbian Republic, to communicate what has taken place at St. Domingo, and to convey the wishes of the inhabitants to connect themselves in strict union with the States which actually com pose that Republic, or those that may hereafter bc long to it. the sixth article decrees, that another Deputation should be sent to the President of tle.• Republic of Hayti, in the French part, proposing a treaty of amity, commerce, and alliance for their common defence, in case of any hostile invasion.— The remaining articles determine various civil, and municipal rights and privileges. Article eighteen secures the liberty of the press, subject t•• certain regulations and penalties A ROWLAND Fie A.V OLIVER. Curteis has pub.ighed a long. letter, with a view to exonerate himself trona any share in Mae blame which he conceives to attach to those who caused Mr. Cobbctt to be present at the lute Agri cultural Dinner.—We contemn Mr. Cobbetes princi ples, especially on account of his repeated palitieJ apostacies, but we admire his and those abilities shine brilliantly in the fillowing cflaidents upon Mr. Curteis' late letter err that Air. C‘lllrls It aee ...Jr) 1. slate, in Ilie pnbiie p4llt is, Him he had not hi ,, g to ad Wit say being at the d ~,,, tr al Wale! %Viu the u.. 11 :11011.i. • -. • • . • Patcx 90. he had? it liy, was it not an ordinary; and had I out as much right ii. he tin rr ? Hr has said, too, that As did not know that 1 was to be •1 the dinner. How should h. ? Why, was It necessary to appriae him any more than the potter of the ism? He has, said, that he did not hear (Wilily deputation to invite me to the dinner, and, " upon inquiry," cannot find that there was any. Have /said that there was any invitation at all ? Ti..,, was, but I have not said so. I went to the .1 - r fir my hall-crown like another man. as,huml knowing, um raring, • Ito would ba at if. 'But, Clilleis thought if necessaiy to say so mach, lie might hose said a little more. He might have said, that he twic e a dd, rase d hi mse l f to me i n a very iseetietas • Ilk Mr manlier, and that I never addressed myself to Ains except in avower; and, if he had thought "inquiry' necessary' • upen this stinjert aim M , he 'EM have fou n d, th a t th on g' s alwas the bast to speak ue hold the tumid to a hard-hated at tomtit or 1410 in-et Jr 'sever did the same to a man ut sank or :Hiles in the whole course al my life. Mr. Crorteis might have said, too, that unless I had game to the dustier, the patty would, according to appear/meet have bean very spied; and Mai I found him at the bead of ore of the table., nub less than thirty pi 1/1411111 In the rods = that • the number swelled to about one hundred and thirty, that ins person was at the other table; teat I look wily seat at • it; and that 11141 table became almost immediately . crowded from one end to the oilier. To these Mr. Cur leis, when his tidied was in, might have added, that be turned himself in his chair and itsienerl to my speech with the in atest intent um • that hr bade me, by name, good night, ahem he re-introit that lie took nut a Mee away wish bon ; and that the gcntleohlit who was called un to replace him in Ille Chair (*hose amine I have forgotten) had gut U lii• seat dating ilir eVr ii ii gto come and shake ale ioy I;ir hand. All Ihrse tidings Mr. Cut teis might have -mil; mint the filet is, lie has been bulb, dby the base a'l.l lie lin• not been able to minder up rue. • . 1.1 gm 10 del Ilse 10.11111 past, and which, too. he would have h unu In he the wise part in the end. Upon looking again at the a liele %Well Mr. CUrteill has published, I dill sorry to 111 lecive in if something Thal is not Ira He says I was voluted 0111 to I as silting at the head of a " side ' ffie Inlilus were both of the same ; hulls standing • of the room; both of the Itaiiir 110 cross • table, sio middle table, and of cootie oo side table. 1 sat di the head of one table, he at the bead of the other; my i.:111 1.11,0%, was not more than seven tett lime his left eitinie. Wh.n,he gave the wag " more money and less !naps;' be turned liiillself site nod said, •• Mat is a toast that I Min sure you approve of, %Ir. Cubbelt " To which I an.% et eat, 1111{li be made good, Sir, if Mem. berg of Parliament would do their duty" I appeal to all ihe Gentlemen present fur the truth tit what I say. SOUTH AMERICA. SUPPLEMENT TO THE GAZETTE or THE GOVERNMENT OF INDEPENDENT LINA. The General-in-Chief has received the following comunicationa respecting the intrepid action of a part of the boats belonging to the Patriot Squadron, on the '24th of July, iu the Bay of Callao MOST EINELLENT SENOII—I have the honour to inform you, that having observed an opening in the chain and perch. which surround'ed the enemy's vessels, I ordered Captain Crosbie, with the small boats of the squadron, to capture as many of the enemy's craft as he could bring off. And anchor in sixety, without the risk of running aground on the Bank to the East of the Bay. •• I have the satisfaction of enclosing Capt. crotaue's de , patch, detailing the enterpriz. ; and oraddius to what lie scares ',start ing the good conduct of the Officers, my approbauen. not only of them, but also of die manner in which the said Cainauz exe cuted that service. " I regret that I could not gratify the desire of Captains Es monde and Simpson by allowing thrill to 'Accompany cats expe dition ; it b.:ing necessary o eingloy the brigantines they com mand on another service. God p&erve your Excellency in my years. COCiiRAM E. " Ihno, July,3u. " To l)on Jose de Sen Martin, General in Chief " of the Liberating Posers." Di:SPATE ll rlto* CAPT. L R"Sill E. ** Ce//iggiut trigate, Callao Bay, July VS. " I base the honout to 'moult your Excellency, that Ir. pur suance of your ortler6. I proceeded at night with a part of the squadron, the list of winch is enclosed, to Callao Having turned the chain and perch, the enemy begat) a cuntroued firs of nitisquetiy, supported by the guns of tha• " In consequence of the great and judiewu,ly directed offirto of those iner my comand, we ose aces-d ud tii o n, off; wi t h, any hiss m on our part, h m three ships Awl several launches and ()Mei small craft, and buming two of rice enemy's w vessels. •• Caption Wilkinson, who volunteered hi. sere:ees. K om. • . ponied We, and gave proofs of great Tatum aird :e•atiless. toe ll t mit me also, express my approomion of the c,,nduct of t h e •• • officers and men whom your Excellency under my co. titan d. •• The heavy fire of the enemy obli ge d two neutral ships • s cut their cables and make sail, I have the booour to be he. ' ,-• " S. CROttSHIE.'' raltc •• Comm:miler in C! , ielot tile Squadron, &c. " To his Excellvocy the Vice Admiral tit ‘"-"f_A -- X.V 4 ' " Vessels taken or destioye-i by a l a, t of the b e at o f t h e P trio.tc Squadron, 'nide , the command tit 1.),..1 J. n. C,ble captain et I/ iArgins : ub . _„ •• rtianaltv. Jltliagro , R wu l u. wn, a d z : vette,. and several Lunches and haat.. Ltu T.—Tao 411111.. 11.41.iri unknown. • "L. U. ISZNE T. S. aviary." -• t• . :' : ~,, li . 1, ~' i ~t !~ . ~_ _ ~- .