The National Register. — London, England, 1821-10-01 00:00:00

T - WS LISBON PAPERS. LTSBON, SEPT. a—The sittings of the Cortes continue in the regular course, without presenting any thing very remarkable. In the sitting of the Stith 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 nominate 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. liorgesCarneiro 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 him to till that place alone, and consequently cannot be appointed to the office of Secretary of State or any other. M. Alves de Rio thought that there could be no difficulty, since, if a Counsellor was appointed Mi nister of State, he would, ipso Jaclo, cease to be a Counsellor; consequently there was no accumulation of offi ce s, and the Cortes woulri present anothir tri ple list to the King, who would choose from it as he drought fit. M. Fernandez Thomas thought that the Nlinister ought net to have laid such a pit:stall befbre the Assembly. "This is the second time he has brought f;:rward similar qnestions. I know the masons. and, if necessary, will expese them, that it may not hap pen a third tin:e. Did not the nation choose the Counsellors? %Vas not a triple list preseired to the King ? I lad not he a choice ; and did he not choose at his pleasure? Are we to change every day? How can a Counsellor, it appointed Secretary of State, speak with frankness to the King, if he has just re ceived a &your from him ? 1 protest against this proceeding, and repeat that, if necessary, I will ex pose the reasons of this manceuvre, with which I am well mquainttil, and know to what it tends." 31. A. de Rio supported his opinion ; to which M. F. Thomas replied, and was supported by NI. Baeta 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 Suite for the Department of Justice: it was the same person who paralized all the business of the administration of justice to protect his colleague.. The orator then began to allege facts, but was vehemently called to order: he was, however, permitted to proceed, and concluded the picture which he had begun, in which he spoke of the cause of Antonio Fate, of the Judge of Coimbra, &c. and concluded by saying, that it was only in Algiers that justice %YRS administered in such a manner, : •al that " Sheller cent .similihas f a cile congreimidur." M. Peimentel Monteith) said,—" The man of whom the preceding speaker talks hes been declared innocent by this illustrious Assembly. To accuse him a new motion is nece.isary: there is none such, and I therefore call him to order." M. Castello Branco.--" Unhappily his Majesty has been always deceived by those who surrounded him. His Majesty, knowing this, endeavoured to drive fur from him those men who so largely contri buted to the ruin of the nation ; but certainly he has not succeeded. I know the object of the note of the Minister of Finance ; but as I have not certain data, 1 will not yet explain 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 man as Counsellor, but not as a Minister of State. It is not lawfill for the King to remove officers from the posts which they fill. The constitutional system would be at an end, and we should see men qualified for one office filling others for which they certainly art: nut. Besides, what would be the influence of .ht: Council of State? Why was it tinned? Was it nut to counterlvilance the Executive Powet ? If the King can give the Ministers honours, revenues, or ()likes, can they speak to him with freedom and confidence? I abso lutely disapprove of the note of the Minister of Fi nance, and propose th.t. it should be intimated to h:m that he be more constitutional." After some fUrther debate, it was proposed and carried, that " the King cannot appoint one of hi, Counsellors to the (Mice of Secretary of State, nor to any other office or employment." In the same sitting, M. IS. Carneiro made a com plaint of various magi,trates who protected robbers and assassins; he mentioned two of these, who had been uoncerned in many robberies and murders, and are yet to be set free by the magistrates, under the pretext that they were included in the Amnesty granted by the Cortes. lie proposwl that the eon (Net of the magistrates should be inquired into, awl the two persons in question arres:ed wherever they might be found. at. Citurreiro approved of the inquiry, and of p 'Mating the magistrates, if guilty ; but to arrest t vo men, set at liberly by the emipetent authority, w old be an act or &Nl.' ism. After some diseti,sion, M. Carmini withdrew the se .nod put of his motum, and the first was as oeuted to. IP _,_ am . THE NATIONAL REGISTER In the sitting of the 4th instant, M. B. Carneiro said, he had received a message, written by Jose Machado Curca, a native of Bahia, which, in his opi nion, dearly proved the utility and the necessity of allowing the clergy to marry. The Deputies of Pernambuco have taken their seats in the Cortes. RE-APPRANANCE OP THE YELLOW FEVER IN SPAIN. BARCELONA, SEPT. 5 —On the 3d of this month flu: Supreme Board of Health of Catalonia publishei a notice, stating, that the number of sick in the Barceloncta has lately increased. It has been judged necessary to cut off all communication with the Barcelonvta and the city, and the other towns in the province. A notice has also been published by the Constitutional Munieqslity, declaring the measures and regulations which it is judged neces sary to adopt in consequence, adding a confident hope that they will he attended with the desired success. STATE OF TOE LAZARETTO. AZ ARETTO 011010.) . Date. &maiming. New Cam. Deaths. 30th Aug. I t 0 I .SINt II 0 I Ist Scpt II 0 1 2I 1(1 0 I 3d 9 2 I •lh 10 u 0 August 30th—In the Iluceloneta th.re arc some patients under surtvillamee. At San Geronimo, the city and its hospitals, nothing new. August the house of the Vice Queen of Pent, one of two sick there has died, and six others have entered. In ether parts nothing new. Sept. n the Ilarceloneta, Ike. no new casts of deaths. Sept. 2d —to the house of the Vice Queen of Peru ; one new case, one death, remaining seven. In San Germano, A.c., nothing new. Sept. V.—House of the Queen of Peru : cured, two ; deaths, two; nn new cases; mmaining, four...-At the Barceloneta : previously remaining. six ; new cases, four: deaths, tour, re. maining. six. At San Geroninio, Jesus, the City, and its hos pitals, nothing new. There has been a great alarm at Tortola 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, which was calmed by an official notice, stating that the faculty declared there were nu symptoms (.1' centa gion in the town and district, and that certificates of health would be given to ..vhoever desired them. CAmz, SEPT. 4.—The Board of Health lots pub lished a notice, dated Aug. 30, stating, that from the official repor►. it results that there is not the smallest symptom of contagion in the city, in Xeres de la Frontera, or in Port St. Maria; and that the persons who are ill have only common disorders. ALtt..t•A, SEPT. 4.—Nothing new has occurred in the port ; and in the bay two sailors have died on board of two different vessels. The Junta charged with the care of the public health have spared neither pails nor sacrifices to avert from this fine city the cruel contagion which threatened it, and which either tro•n the careles ness or misfortune had shown itself' on board the vessels in the port. We have all wen that the judicious measures taken hitherto had succeeded in stopping the progress of the contagion, and we were alritady flattering ourselves with the hope of seeing it far removed from us, when the duo!' of the two sailors informs us that this dreadful scourge is still suspended over our heads. PIRACIES IN THE WEST INDIES. HAVANNAN, Aria. annex for the information of the mercantile community, the billowing extract front the log-book of the schooner .41goander, of Charleston, Silas Rogers, waster, bound front St. Augustine to Havannah : July 23,1821, 70 miles N.N.E. from the link in the Wall, at eight o'olck p.m. discovered a Ftuall armed schooner, appa rently about 20 tons burthen, within a quarter of a mile of our starboard quarter, which after reamnoitring a shott dine, dropped astern of us. Having on the deck vs soldiers. besides our own clew, which they doubtless discovered. was probably the only reason which induced them to sheer off: kept ail at their quarters until the rising of the moon, in expectation of an attack, but we saw them no more. _ ........_.._... Since our arrival in Ilavannali, we have heard of a vessel of that description cruising on the Bilill4llllS, which unship,' her masts, and habit gnat many oars, and has been been by a num. bar of The schooner Fraratas, Foster, in 22 days from Trinidad, was tired into on the Ist of August, off*Cape: St. Antonio, and brought to by a small piratical schooner, and the captain was ordered nn board her; as soon as the boat got alongside, the crew were ordered on board, and four of the pirates, armed with muskets, cutlasses, and long knives, jumped into the boat, and Caine on board the Franklin. They immediately confined the crew that remained on home!, in the horecastle, and coninienced plundering. They robbed ten pasengers who were on board of about 11.0t1U dollars, a gold watch, and other articles ; broke open the Call. Win ' S trunks, in search of money ; threw overboard all *het:v. min's cluiliing, bedding, and his trunks containing his letters and papers; rubbed lian of a spy-glass, pistols, watch, licr .. and a sum of money belonging to the supercaigo, who remained at 'Trinidad ; robbed the mate of the 'pester part otitis wearing apparel; and the vessel of all the live stock on board, a cask of water, UMW prOVISIOnS, lead line, log line, marlin spikes, all the twine on baud, cook's see, and many oilier articles. During the time the pirates were on hoard, the officers and crew were repeatedly threatened with death, if they did not inform in what part of the vessel the money was secreted ; at one line was put round the cook's neck to run kiln up to the yard amt—at another time his neck was placed on a block, and an axe raised to cut WI his head, it he did not infoitn them where tl.e Captain had secreted his money. Captain Rosner was severely neaten with a cutlass, and was stabbed in the hu.k with a knife ; and one of the crew was stabbed in the hand. e of the trunks. containing part of the lettezb was picked top ai the pirate. had left the Ye.et. _ . ~ .• (Prom the Kingston (Jamaica) (:ashe s Aug. 1 1.1 By the Perseveresace we learn that a small privateer schooner, fitted out at the Maracaibo, with small anus, and commanded by a Frenchman. with a crew of about 28 men. is annoying the coasting trade between St. Jago de Cuba and the leeward port of this island, having recently taken three vessels, principally loaded with flour, which were ransomed : FYOIII the Delaware Goodie of Aug. 2.1 I Extract from the log-book of the brig Frances, .lscob Drum mond, master, from St. Jago de Cuba to Philadelphia : JULY 31, 11121...-Captron Antonio bearing N. about six miles distant, at font- p. m. saw a small sail standing (ruin under the land. At six )f. in. she was sweeping towards us, apparently full of men ; judging her to be a piratical rms.], kept away. W.S.W. and made all sail to escape. At dark, the chase gaining East upon us. was nearly astern, and commenced firing. We continued our course till the shot fell thick around us. At four pan. hove to, when she immediately hailed, and ordered our boat on board, which was sent with three men, who were detained on board, rind the boat returned full of armed is ale. who immediately jumped on deck armed with blunderbusses.cutlassas. and pistols. took possession of the brig, and drove all hands below, cutting and maiming every one within their reach. They then proceeded to ;rut the brig about, and stood in for land ; in doing which, the mate and one man were called up Crum below to assist in working her. they standing over us wit r cutlasses, and tittering the most horrid imprecations. Two wen armed now went down into the cabin, where Capt. °minima-I and a passenger were confined, and presenting pistols to their breast., demanded an inanediate delivery of all their money, watche , . and apparel on board, on pain of immediate daub, an-I accompanied the threat with severe strokes of the sabre, and a menace that in the event of any thing being Mund concealed, a general massacre should take phase. Under this impression, an] well convinced from the desperate appearance of the men, that it would be carried into immediate execution ; addled to which, we overheard their intention of run ning the brig on shore, we (teemed it expedient, tin the safety of our lives, and the preservation of the vessel and cargo, to deliver up eveiy tiling demanded, consisting of four trunks and one cheer, containing wearing apparel, &c. to the vaMe of 1,000 dollars ; cash in dollars, doubloons, and guineas, value of 8151 dollars; four valuable gold and silver watches, with chains, seals, &t. value of 500 dollars ; also a writing desk and its contents, a spy glass, double barrelled gun, three pistols, a sword, all the sea clothing, beds and bedding, one complete suit of colours, stock wines, cabin furniture, and cooking utensils, leaving us nothing but the clothes on our backs. This vessel appeared to he a large open heat, black, with two white streaks, two sprit sails, square sail, and jib, the tack of the jib coming down to the sieni ; cue foresail much larger than the mainsail, much resembling a lark: I lavannall passage boat, and full of men, apparently of all nations, but of the most ferocious and diabolical elms. She was full of goods, doubtless plun• dered from other vessels, as he acknowledged having over hauled a vessel the day before. At 11 p.m., after stripping us to the skin in search of more money, left us and made for the land, in a state of considerable intoxication, with a threat of again returning to ma nacre every soul, and this we considered highly pmliable. We immediately wok possession of the brig again, tacked, and stood ofi'—saw them no more: Front the Nersdarryport Herald of Aug. 2a.1 Capt. Colby, from Aux (7ayes, informs chat the piratical boats, the principal rendezvous of which is at Cape Tilteroon, (at the west end of Hispaniola), are very troubleathue, and hafrass the foreign commerce they tall in with, as well as annoy the native vessels. A snail sloop belonging to Jerencie, bound to Aux Cayes, was lately fallen in with by theta art-I robbed of Soo dol lars cash : but very few vessels of any description escape their vigilance, and whenever they board a vessel they arc sure to rub it sire has any booty. I,Froni the board at Lloyd's Sept. 271 The Throw/elle. front Has-annuli. to Havre, put into New York on the 27 ult. She was boarded on the 2d, in lat. 29.. Iseg. B'2. by a privateer schooner, which sailed in company with her from Huvannah, and was plundered of 2.3011 dollars, 30 hogsheads drum, 50 scions of indigo. 30 tons of sugar, and all the beef foal pork on hoard, sails, &c. and then put the Cie4 into a leaky boat, but they were fintunate enoug:l to rejoin the ship. PRESEIMIT7OIII OF ATUENS. It is with no common feelings of national pride that we insert the following document, so truly worthy of our country, and so highly honourable to her representative, Lord Strangford. Of the cha racter of that noble Lord, we have heard many ad mirable traits; but his fine taste for literatute, his love of the arts, and his devotion to science, were never more brilliantly illustrated than by this act which was anxiously performed, and which, we have every reason to believe, has alone saved the most in teresting vestiges of antiquity in Greece from utter destruction. COGhTANTIPIOPLE, AUG. 16.--Letter from lois Flightless the Gi and Vizier, to thy Governor (icuetal of tile Morris, mid to the Co 11111 l ander of the Tiii kink troops belMe Athens. " laird Viscount Stratigfid .1, the raigli•li Ambassador to the Sublime Porte, having b atm that the Ottoman troops (may victoi y always attend them !) are on flu ir march, to deliver Athens from the rebel, who 114Ve taken possession of it, hr has presented an official lime, shoed with his iespectable name, in a Inch lie signifies, that it would be highly agreeable to his Majesty the. King of Great Britain, if Oilier* were given fur the protection and preservation oldie ancient edifices and temples, and oilier ornaments of antiquity which are in the ancient city and the enviions olAtheris, and who li have always beau 'AI highly intrresting to the learned of " Now, an his Britannic Majesty is so full of fliimil•hip towards time Subliine Porte, and the cordial attachment and contidetire between the two Goiter tttttt 'tits daily in crease, and of the temples and other antiquities of Athens liaise always excited the admiration of Europe, it is be , a the dignity of the Sublime Poi to to adopt mea sures tOe the pieservatinn of those semaikable objects, and also Mr the purpose of doing what may be acts-cattle to the King of Englaird, and to his Ambassador, our good lend. " We therefore call upon you, by your prudent zeal, slid by slits application of your ',whist ity , to issue the ne ee.sasy orders to all whom it roncs ins, that the ancient edifices in .thiens, and the vicinity, may be 'deserved tin- Juju's d t that no damage may be done to them, and that no complaints may be made to iiA by our fused the Am brssadot, ms by mums, thist our cuuuuands base not been imps:wally Aqemishing Fia.—Some time ago, a cask, o Dutch make, containing blubber, was picked up in Carstun Roads, Scotland, supposed to have drifted irolll thy GICCIII:Lud sea,. -.- -- ;, .