The National Register. — London, England, 1822-10-21 00:00:00

%.-'• Av. "re" • • -~--~;, -, 4IMO n lirk 1 Uri itittr+ IC • )! I - 1 Our Mug, Conatitution, anti ;Laird. • 1' O. 1,391.—V0L. XV. MONDAY, OCTOBER a 1822. Pales 90. ARREST OF Mit. BOWRING. eon or A LETTER ADDRESSED TO HIS EXCELLENCY II SIR CD•SLES STUART, HART. SY MR. ROW GIRO. Calais, Oct. 8, oft?. have to entreat your Excellency's immediate inter ference on my behalf, in a case in which the rights of hoepitality, and the protection of my passport endorsed by you, have been grossly and illegally violated. I visited Paris tor my commercial COTICerTIS, and left it by the • diligence on Thursday last. On my arrival here, I obtained the endorsement of my passport and license for embarkation. When I reached the pier, I was arrested by the agents of police, and conductisl with my baggage to the Maine, where I was told that an order from Government had arrived for the examination of all any papers. I requested the attendance of the British Consul. which was granted; my trunk was opened, my papers were all read and examined, and 13 sealed letters. with two sealed pack ets, one of them from the Portuguese Ambassador at Paris io the Portuguese Minister at London, bearing the arms of Portugal, and delivered into my own hands by M. d'Oliveira himself, were forcibly taken from me. I beg lease to premise that, of ae contents of all or any of these letters or packets, I urn wholly ignorant—a tact which I offered to depose upon oath, Notwithstanding this, my passport was taken from me, and after • detention of two days, I have been delivered over to the gendarmerie, to be conducted to Bou logne, ANti'dolivered up to the l'rocureur du Ruh without any legal proceeding against me, without the knowledge of any one circumstance to justify an act so arbitrary and so atrocious. I have now to put myself under your powerful protection. and to solicit your instant interference to rescue my person from im prisonment, and to uphold the important character of that nation you represent, whose citizens have no longer any protection from the laws. I have also to entreat that you will consult with the Minister of his Faithful Majesty, as to the means of vindicating tillAS diplomatic privileges which have been su wantonly violated in his prison, by the seizure of his official correspondence. 1 have ptotestul against act which make your signature of no avail for-the protection of Briti subjects; and though I know of no ground for the apprehension that any part of the corres • pondence which was inathted to me bears a political character, I have protested againt the horrible principle, that the bearer of a sealed letter, whoosacontents are unknown to him, can be n n responsible for those contents. I submit all this to your Excel lency's consideration. My commercial ,frairs are dreadfully eutletio; from this violent dgtention; it is impossible to calculate Ihscaustespienees. I venture ' thereture, to hone, that your Ns., 01;0gkill talsqnstant arid effective tpeakur6 tin toy release; *Os suing rrrao jsf the British Consul. I li'ave the hosiaat•Wita s ptle Eateellency's must obedient and most humb'e servant, (Signed) JOHN Ili/WRING. sorter insisted upon knowing his crime, and what the act of accusation contained. All he could obtain on this point was. that he is suspitted of being the bearer of letters to the Ilevo lutionists in England."—The prison in which my friend is con fined, like that of Calais. does not afford the smallest accommoda tion; and were it not that he is allowed to hire and occupy the guokr's room dpring the day, lie would be forced to mix with the usual inmates of such receptackx. As yet, theta is no answer from Ptah, nor can any idea be formed of the, determination of this Government. It is said, that the prisonet will be detained on various pretences, until some more tangilde accusation than the one now alleged is fram,tl ; after which, he will be handed over to the tribunals. Under these circustistances, and without any hope of future justice. where the past has been marked with so much violence. I' need not add that my friend looks forward with confidence to the interference of his Majesty's Nlinisteis, and the expression of public opinion, to rescue him from a situation not lees injurious to his talsonal interests, than it is subversive of equity and justice.—.l am. Sir, your's very respectfully, EI)WARD DLAQUIEUE. P.S. When conducted to the scene of examination, my friend was e roiled through the streets on foot, by a guard of infantry. I had almost forgot to add, that Mr. B. has every reason to be convinced the verses, which hive tits° been made a ground of offence, we: e kit on his table by an agent of the great personage who caused his movements to he so closely watched while at Praia. Mr. Hamilton, our Consul at this place, has acted with the utmost dignity and spirit on the prestnt ix - casion. The Hon. C. 11. Hutchinson, Member for Cork, is amongst those of his countrymen who have visited the prisoner. i All that I now have to inform you of relates to a countryman of your own. M. de Peyronnet, wh has acted during some time past for the Minister or the interior, has given orders to Sir R. Wilson to leave the French capital in 24 honrs,and the French territory :114 quickly as he can travel. Sir Robert was yesterday called to the Police•dfiee and informed of this order. He of course could not resist, and did not argue. He only begged that he might be allowed to remain in Paris till Thursday marnieg. instead of Wednesday night, as Lady Wilson was an such a poor state of hearth, that travelling by night might injure her. The director of police could not comply with the request, nor in fact grant any in dulgence; but offered to state the matter to M. de Peyronnet, and to send Sir Robert his aNswer. Sir Robert immediately proceeded to Sir C. Stuart, and requested him to iA the French Government the cause of such an extraordinary measure. He assured the Ambassador upon his honour, that he neither had said or done any thing while in Paris to warrant what lie must call such an insult. As the enemies of the gallant General may endeavour to conuect this order to derail from France with the arrest of Mr. Bowring, and the seizure of his papers, the writer of this letter is requested to state, that Sir Robert had not given . to Mr. Bowing any letter, paper, note, or document whatever—that - • may be the cause of Mr. Bowring's arrest, • bert cannot be implicated in it—that his og -coming to Paris had nothing connected wilt - P . re:Mt polities—and while here lie .neither said or did any thing that could give reasonable cause of offelee to the French Government, Cu. less warrant such a proceeding as has been adopted against him. f Boulogne, Oct. 1 t. Three e'clock, r. x. It now becomes my duty to inform you. that having called to see my friend about an hour ago, I was refused admittance by the keeper of the prison, who told me the prisoner was placed sr secret, by order of the Authofities. I need hardly tell you that this implies an interdiction of all communication, written or verbal, so that a British subject is thus consigned to a species of solitary confinement, without any other charges than those alluded W. in my letter of this morning. Where such proceedings can be resorted to, it would be impos sible to say how much farther violence may be carried ; I there fore trust and hope no effort will be left untried, 4 , enforce a recognition of the most simple right of buttiamty towards Englishmen, whatever die fate of others may be in France. I am, &c. E. BLAQOILRF.. F.51,-.Fonit o'emocc,--1 have i just even Mr. Hamilton. our Consul, who saya l its lies alslaPP ;erl to sec the prisoner, but was Ii rc admittance. By tills, it would appear, the order tor cad is general. ~. iir The following is an manse, of a letter from another quarter:— Boulogne. Oct. It. Mr. John Bowring was arrest.d at Calais, par &riche ide. grapltigae, on Saturday last (5;12 instant). ten suspicion tit having etrargeo himself with letters and drive:cites for the Revolutionists in England. The papers found 4,•tongst his baggage were I sealed, and have been sent to Parts for examination. lie arrived • here yesterday, under an escort of gendarmes. and is now con fined in the gaol of this town. Ile was bearer of despa , ches from the Ambassador of Portugal in Paris to the Ambassador of that country residing in London. Ile bas undergone several inter rogations before the King's Advocate here, and I. understand he has protested against the legality of his detention in the strongest terms. His case is before the Brilsli Ainhasssnor's at Paris, and a great deal will dpend on his representations to the French • Geveinment. I have dune every thing in my power with the Authorities to soften his situation which was requisite, and parti cularly in suclva horrid prison as that of Boulogne. 31r. Bow ring desired that I might be present when he was int.rrogsted. which was refused. 1 shall now go and pay a visit to the prisoner before 1 close my letter; perhaps 1 may be able to counnunteate something new to you. Oct. IQ, Two o'clock, P.M. Upon my asking admittance to see the prisoner. I receiver for answer, that lit was au secret, and consequently 1 could not see hon. I shall immediately apply so die Procureur du Rot, to know whether it is by his orders that I have been refused. .~;: . '~.:3i AUGSBURG, OCT. S.—A vessel from Candia has brought news tip to the Ist of September. The Turkish Governor, Hassan l'acha, the son of the Viceroy of Egypt, having heard of the proceedings of the Turks in the Mores in the middle pf July, had sent the primate and three commissioners to the Greek camp to persuade the Greeks •to submit, and accept amnesty. Hassan l'acha followed the exam ple of his prudent father, who has always protected. the Greeks; but the latter refused all his proposals, replying that they could only treat iu conjunction with their brethren in the Mores. At the same time they resolved to send 1,500 men to the Morea, who afterwards embarked. The Turks iu Candia are 'almost all confined to the fortresses. ~~ g rey OE A LETTER ADDRE49ED TO lilt EXCELLEEOY SIR CHAS. STUART, V" MIL RLAQUIERE, AND Willeti acciostrAstitu TILE tittEee.uinn Calais, Oct. 9. Sin,—Should your Excellency be pleased to claim the letters and papers which have ju.t been forcibly taken from my friend, Mr, llowring, by the agents eif the French Politic, I beg leave to menuon that there as a letter of mine amongst the number. It ►s padiass,xl to his Excellency Senor Garcia, a member of the Peruvian Legation recently arrived in linglandt and, though sontsining nothing which I can have the smallest wish to ethiceal, yet it is my duty solemnly to Frategt against the seal boing broken by any of the Erench authorities, as a manifest violation of law and justice. In the event, however, of your Excellency's feeling any desire to became acquainted with the contents of the letters thus clainied. I beg to sdil, that I have not the least objeadni to its being opened by ttt ft epreseptative of my liovereign, and even trans. putted to his Majesty's Government, Inu'e the honour to be, With the highest sentiments of respect, Your Excellency's most humble and very obedi,lit servant, (Signed) EDWARD BEAQUIERE, VIENNA, OCT. 3.—The Emperor Alexander is gone, as well as Prince Metternich. The Emperor u Austria will follow in a day or two, and Ise will be succeed..d by the Duke of Wellington, who must still travel by easy stages. It is remarked here that he is considerably altered since he was lint in Vienna. AAAAA CT PROW A LETTER. DATED CAT.AI3 PRISON. OCT. I. 181 CY. DIRECTED TO JEN mur RENTIIAM,ES4. QUEEN.. SQUARE-MACE, WESTMINSTER ;-• tittVevontent • • • has 'towed to arrest me as the hearer of desp, , ttches to the Revolutionists in I:ilk:land. With out any previntp, proe.aedings, toy papers have MI been forcibly «med, ea.initned, and several taktn from ow- They haws kept tteen letters, sttd two packets, one of them an o.t:ctal despatch taunt the Poitugtiesu Minister at Paris to the Vortugtuwc Nlinis— tsr in Landon. They ate tent elf to Paris, and a telegraphic slB:patch has ordered that I shall be immediately escorted to the plisot, at ltoulagne. and &livered then into the bandit of the Pruaurcur du lick. • • Of the contents at the packets and Pacts sciited I know nothing. • • • lam calm coil ener— getic (though ill) in tbica.eca nitilth, mite'', and depravity. • 9 I know Mnothing to compromise me, Poulogne stir Mcr, Oct. 11, In?. In wiajtion to the particulate communicated in my letter of Wednesday, concerning my friend Mr. flowring, I now beg hang to inform you that he has, 4410 his arrival here, gone tanner two secret examinations before the Procurettr du Rol, who positively refused to admit of our Con •,sl or any other M eson fseing present. The questions related chiefly to some breach rem.* found airkingst ttat papers of my Itienti. When cl!arged With having been the hearer of se.deu letters. which, as ha said, is contrary to the Fort Office regulittitins in France, the prisoiltt replied, that lie supposed the letters and official despatch seised sere entrupcd to Min from its Laing a tact of public and general notoriety throughout Earope, that the secret of letters tscontintt ally vioat.ral in this coni.try. With respect to the contents of Ouse taken from Mr flowr;ng, he again solemnly declared has total Ignorance of all or any 01 therm and espressed a wish that this his declaration should be made upon oath i it was, however, tuere:y noted in die ?rocas Verbal. 'Vitae wh.ch relates to aos practice of opening letters at the French Post Office, was Med. inissible ; as, according to AI, le ?met:reales ovation, it could not o; :rate in favour of the pritoper. Atter oree more prole-t-• lag a einst the sei atm of aM I •lomat le despateh ti om one Anibal,. *lda r to anatbcr, a% a o.llSrlt Vlttiatloo of rights, which have pa h ot 70 been geirorrca la the lAN; barbarous UallOl4, Tide rli. I PRI V A 112 CORRESPONDENCE. Patna, Ocr. English Goveniment mes senger arrived in Paris on Sunday, with despatches from the Duke of Wellington at Vienna, which he left on Sattirdal the sth mat. His Grace had jast been present at a review of the troops in garrison in the Austrian capital in the morniog, and was about to set out for Verona when the messenor came away. His carriage was at the door, and all his servants were in reuditiffs to start. The same mes senvr, who did not proceed further than Paris, set out Last night at eight o'clock titan the hotel of the English Embassy, with despatches tar his Grace at Verona, As a report prevailed that the road by the Simplon had been blocked tip by snow, the wes,en ger was to proceed by Lyons, Chambery, Mont Collis, end fority which is the usual po4 . road from Italy, and is 0 all the year. 'foe Marquis of Londonderry had left Vienna for Verana, and did not mean to return after Congress to the discharge of his diplomatic duties at the Court of Austria, He had broken up his establish ment, sold his horses, discharged his servants, alai disposed of every thing which was not necessary fur his journey, or whieh he did not mean to take home will* him- Here, therefore, hi a little patronage to the •new Foreign Minister—probably the first wind- I fall of (Ace since his aprietnie,.t. Greece and Spain continue to be talked of as likely to give the Congress much troub:e. especially if, ►s is said, the two Emperors are divided as to the course to be pursued regarding the latter. It is generally understood that the Duke of Welling-tutt bears a representation of the British Cabinet against any interference by foreign three, and this nt,.y turn the scale. Conversatio., is also employed on the subject of the states of Italy, as it is said that some changes will be etlected in them. This, however, is all matter of conjecture. It appears, from 114 4 h1y credible accounts, that the Turks have been forced to retreat Irma the Mores by want of provisions, and that they suffered severely in their retreat by the attacks of the Gfteks. The following filets, wiil serve to show the cora. parative situation of the inanufacturing and agri. cultural interests of this kingdom at the present monvont:--During the last (planer the return of woollen cloth milled in the various districts of the West Riding of York, exceeds the return of an♦ former quarter within the memory of man. At lan iresborough fair host I'up-ul.iv, not fewer than '2O Irish yeomen attended with drov...s of cattle far sale, when line healthy young beasts, of ►he de. scription called mulls, wei 4 lung '2O stone etch, were surd at the low price of 561. per head ; a:1.1 English cattle, laid in last year at the price of 41, a he va, here sold in many instances, idler 114,vingi;eton kept nearly a yeur, for 31. • • • • 111) *) \IA • ' -1," 1