The National Register. — London, England, 1821-03-12 00:00:00

PRICE Oi Bank Stork $ per Cent. Red. 3 per Cent. Con3ols 79 3} per Cent. 4 per (,eat. 5 per Cent. Navy 101 Lnne, Attn. IS 15-16 couusr•. OF' EXCI Amsterdam, 12 9 C. F. Ditto, at sight, 12 ti Rotterdam, 12 1.0 Antwerp, 12 10 Hantbutgli, 3$ Altoeta, j 3 Paris, 3 ila) h . sight, 25 $1) 2ri 10 1300sileattz, 2d 10 Frank rut I oil the 130 I'eterslrtiro, 3C. Vitaatit, Er. Fl.. 10 15 i Tiirbtr, F.f. Fll. IJ 15 Madrid, 30—Cadiz, 3 ij I.ltlbtra, 35-11:tut:claim, 3.1 STOCKS. °within' 0. liv. 3 Ncr Cont. Bonds 47 CAcheritter 36. Co , !s. fn.•\c. 73t, Lmiery Ticket', £27 Itis. lANGE, NIARCII 9. Orville, 3 •-6nou ditir, 305 Leiewrii,l6i—lietii.ii, 13-4 Nldlin, .15—Venire, 21 iin Naples, 38i—Ligliion, 492 1 Oporto, -194-Ilaltiii, 55 1 1(u Janeiro, 49i Palermo, 115 Dublin, 71 per cent. Cork, 71 per chit. Foreign pinlti in Mits.:ll. lis. . ... per oz. New 1./mililaoss., 31. 114. 6tl. New 1)01141 , , 1s!.1.1 Silvs r iss base, atandard, 4s. TliE NATIONAL REGISTER. 01111011. MONDAY, MARCH !2. The Neapolitans, we rejoice to say, arc preparing to repel and punish the aggression of Tue HOLY ALLIANCE With a spirit consonant to the determined feeling of liberty by which they are actuated ; and must fervently do we hope that they may make so signal examplt, even to the total destruction of their oppressors, al may serve to curls the infamous and villanous principles laid down by the triumvi rate, which, assuming most profanely the title of THE HOLY ALLIANCE, ought properly to bear the appellation of Tits ',di:mai ALLIANCE. The bridges and roads have been destroyed, and every precaution taken to render their iugressdifficult may their ogress never need to be provided for. These tyrants have a great share of liberality, whenever it can be supported at the expencc of others—thus while either the dishonesty of the Emperor refuses, or his poverty is unable to pay the immense tLbt contracted by Austria to this country, the Magnaninumw Emperor promises those of his troops, w hu are tint destined weans of his iniquities on the pr:-sent necasion, that they shall receive dou ble rations, and an additional aliuwance fur clothing —not ut Ms cost, but that they will be charged upon the country which has so peculiarly become the ottject of his paternal anxiety. „ 'They offer you their protection— Yi.s—such protection us vultures give To lambs--covering and devouring them. They call on you to barter all of good You have inherited one: proved For the 'jape:wit: chance of something better-- Which they promise—be your plain answer this-- The laws we honour arc the people's choke— We seek no change, and least of all such change as ye would bring us.” Our own Government fearlessly and successfully resists every motion which might lead to a reduction of expence, or a detection of oppression or mal vcrsation. This we regret, because a pertinacious adherence to such u principle must lead to a destruc tion of all that a good Englishman venerates—the country may be awed for a tint:: by muskets, bay onets, and sabres, but " desperation will make e'en cowards bold "—and whenever the weight of tax ation prevents a man's supporting himself by his labour, the period ufdesperation is fast approaching. A committee has been appointed to inquire into Agricultural Distress—in this committete we find many tif those whose interest must be at variance with their duty.—Can Lord Castlereagh consistently declare, that the: distress of all classes may Le traced to the profligate expenditure of the Government, or will any man, connected with the Cabinet, ascribe to its measures, the extreme of poverty which none can deny ?—We fear we shall tire our residers with the repetition ofa fact that cannot too constantly be betbre them—that great retrenchment, and great retrenchment only, can sai,e us from total ruin. Mr. Vansittart ma) plume himself on• saving one million per annum, Lut i.e may rest assured man!, millions must be saved to give stability to thc Go vernment, or satisfaction to the people. THE NATIONAL REGISCE4 The New York papers state, on the authority of the Bermuda Gazelle of the I 3th of January, that the patriots of Chili, under the command Of the gallant Lord Cochrane, have struck a blow in South America, and that his lordship had captured the city of Lima, alder a tremendous resistance, during which four of his lordship's vessels were sunk. The same account was received some weeks ago direct from Jamaica, and afterwards contradicted, but subsequent intelligence stated, that the patriots w e r e in possession of Lima, which had induced the people of Panama to declare fur independence, and the kingdom of Quito to shake uLF the Spanish yoke. Captain Affleck, of the Strayer merchantman, arrived off Oartmouth from Surinam, brings the afflicting account of the almost total destruction of the town of Paramaribo by fire on the .21st of Ja nuary last. Three hundred anti noety-two houses, including- the stores and other outhouses, about 1000 in all, have been reduced to ashes. Their estimlted value is about twenty millions of guilders, Surinam currency. The number of houses be:bre the fire was about 1400, chiefly built of timber.— fhe conflagration left a d,:plorable chasm. The streets were all perfectly straight, and lined with orange, lemon, shadoek, and tamarind trees. The Strerer, lying near the wllu•f, Was tWiC,' •on fire btfitre they could warp her into the middle of the stream. Several other vessels were also in danger, having caught tire, but they succeeded in putting out the flames and pushing off from the shore. The !oss will he severely felt in Holland ; and we are sorry to say several Dutch houses in the city will also be considerable suGrers. Lisbon papers to the Ist of Nlarch have arrived. The report of the Committee of the Corte, to inquire into the service: and claims of British tilliecrs in the Portuguese army was read in the 25th sitting, and ordered to be printed. It seems to have been dic tated by amicable and honourable feelings towards this country. In the subsequent sittting. the seve ral articles of the constitution not beiore considered, were disposed of. There was an animated debate us to whether the Kim , should have an absolute Veto on the laws passed by the Corte4, which was decided in the negative ; but a proposiriun to give hint a suspensive Veto was carried. The spectators in the gallery may be said to have taken a share in the debate. The initiative of the law is also left with the Cortes. It was -resolved, on account of the expected arrival of the Prince Royal in l'ortugul, to hasten the discussion on the pr4ket fur applying the crown-lands to the national service, and with that view, that extraordinary sittings should be held:— • In the sitting of the Cortes of Feb. 24th, it watt resolved - 'fled the Euglisla &Tie r. a hit, by the dedurati ... of Aug. ‘,"l, lit•td, of Ih • pr , visitioul jualot sit the NUplelllC Vvs saw si alt Ilse ster.gs! ttttt , rel.red (ruin the two. ice of the be thvasivird r,ith °under, unit.nth th, War k, of the nation, moldy Iran tin tsocebaity of givutz tt siva ~r,tiihz.tiiou to Os, ines.ll I tr,;.l in . ,. 21. I sat th„3e ssiU sis blraula cnislissue tis receive Ilse via) of tel s - ea ii iDaisil for a, nthity ) I it) I ile) iLI Wed 111 tilt Wilr 111 OW tis,ui ve ns . n). 31t1. That Ilinve Is so slid lan verve in the our should run 1i sue to receive their play for sue year, it beiiiA under:amid that Ott it ist . :rsn, were persusss,l 4sll. Finall), lout Ilse liti4adlery vlsocild receive the fit %spur psi Conenandess (Cssatin , isil I) of the Order or the Cower lona S.ioiJ, unit the Colonel,. Nod Lieuterrairt Cu. liiiielv the is/Agin:a of the saline order (Cutidetoroc a do li.tillils.) A TIT S-A-4141-SCIENCES. (From the Literary Gazette.) PATENT PitoVISIONS.—The various applications of science to matters of common comfort and utility, are undoubtedly among the characteristic and most valuable features of the age. Steam, that " 'wide drudge," as it has been called, is now turned into almost a new element; it has become one of the prime movers of the mechanical world ; it already makes almost every thing, from a pin to u ship; it digs our ntims, tabs our fields, and t!.resties oar corn ; it hrt.- tvs and bakes tir us; it is our tailor and our shoemaker; it prints our newspapers, and it dress :•s our dinners. All this is very extraordinary —and to a man who a hundred, ur even fifty years ago, saw our clumsy and circuitous efforts to lawn'. 'polish the thousand things that we nus leave to the mercy of cylinders and pistons, would have been incredible. But it is nevertheless the fact—and the use of which we are about to speak is, if nut the most curious, perhaps among the most valuable of the wonders of this mighty magician, generated of the discordant families of fire and water. 77 About the year 1812, some experiments were made on the probability of preserving provisions without salt, under all trials of climate and time.— It was ofivitnis that a discovery of this kind ►must be of singular importance to the sea service, where fresh provisions are, on many occasions, a necessary of life. The success of the experiments resulted in u patent taken out by Messrs Donkiu, Hall, and Gamble; and a well brochure of authorities, dis plays the sanction of a crowd of imposing names-- the victualling board, officers commanding &pal Bruns and foreign stations, and ship captains—in var:ous climates, all giving their witness to the excellence and completeness of the invention. 'I be first use of the discovery is to obviate alto gether the necessity of having live stuck on board. The cost of this itrt eis enormous, independently of its incooven knee. Taking its attendant expellees, toss by death, into account, it is from es. 6d. to ss. u pound out voyages of average length. But cooking, and the septa:Adult of the bane, diminish this weight by one-half; thus the general cost is about ss, by the pound The average price of the p.itetit provisions is under 3s. the pound. These provisions are every kind of meat fa to be eaten cold—a matter of great importance in bail weather, or to be heated in a few minutes. To those the patentees have added concentrated soups and milk. There are testimonials from'Culling Smith, Esq. the Duke of Kent by his Secretary, Sir Alexander Cochrane, Sir Hurry Neale, Astley Cooper, Sir F. Latorev, Sir Home Popham, Commodore Evans, Sir Joseph Bulks, the Governor and Council of St. He. lens, Rear-Admiral Barium, Dr. Baillie, &c. and they establish, in the most satisfactory manner, the great points of salubrity, of perfect preservation, and of cemparative cheapness. The letter of one of the East India Captains mentions the travels of wino canisters of those meats, which were opened in Lon don in good condition. They had gone from London to Batavia, thence to Sourabaya, then to Batavia again, to Calcutta, to Batavia, and thence to London —above 35,000 miles in the warmest climates ! But perhaps the most interesting testimony, from all the circumstances, is the latest—that subjoined from the Discovery Ships. Prom these, therefore, we make extracts, to confirm the importance of this invaluable pruccs4. FROM Carl. PARRY. " fl. AL Ileebi, 91h Dee. 1820: "Gentlemen,—ln reply to your letter of the 28th alt. I beg leave to aequAiut you, that I felt it impossible to speak 1 0 0 hig hly of the preserved meats and soups, pre pared by Messrs. Dunkin, Ord, and (iambic, and sup plied to 11. AI. slops ilecia and G.ip:r, employed under oy ordeo Ili:• tale espedcion fur the discovery of a sturtit-west passage. "Of the v. ry trio supply we obtained, not • single instance tier:tined of opening a Chid C4lllSicl ut meat ; four or live bullies of vegetairle swap, and two or three of the cuiseenti ale d gravy soup, wets I I sloth fur use. Willi these sew exceptions they were exc :dem, mid proved a must i 1154114de artoisitiuu Or us, is tile absence of all 111)11 supplies. " I have Gee honour to curiose the opinions of the sur geons ut the tirclu aid Griper, .11111 Mil t &C." Mr. Edwards says,— " I beg leave to state to you, that I coletidcr them to have been ariptisitions of the lii4ltest saute to the pro% sional stores tor that service, mod I cannot hesitate in saying, that I believe the rubslitntion of those ail Mies, tor a considerable poriion of the salt meet usually allowed ins the service, was one of the principal causes of the I,te octal good Stale of beanie wilted previi.,ell arannseg the crews ut both vi sscls dining the Soy age." And Mr. Ileverlty also writes thus strongly : " I have the honour to state to yen, that otter 1111: trial afforded ity the late voyage, ut sue uene`icial ellects ats tending the use of ottoktit's preset viii 1111,1114 and soups, I have oil ilealldll.ll ill 111.0114114C1114 gay opultuu, drat to ths . ol.litious employment ut loess 41111'. Its is to be atlti butrd in a great Measure lite piseservntittil of the general health of tin officers and rrew of M. At. g Griper; :incl to the same means is 11.1 Ise ascribed the set useiy 01 the individual attacked by toe scurvy. Ihe souks I tulibl.ltT peculiarly excellent, as I have every rc.ts•irr io oelieve hat Ihe antiscorlitinc quality of toe vegetable is OA al. lilted w the preparatiou." We understand, that an order for about 6,0001. worth of the preserved provisions fur the next voyage has consequently been given. • A recurrence of Ibi• is OWN we I.ltttiel 'Wt.!, wholly prevettted by the soups ih.iug ihepared m tin C. 1411111.4, the 11.41.1# Y 1114 Bread bears a good price, notwithstanding the low price of corn, and it it wore advanced, the ...Ina sumption would he consideatibly reduced in conse quence of the poverty of the people, so that the flamer would nut beaelit la) a rise to the pri,:e. If the loaf were (jeerer, tiurasands wit() are barely able to purchase it. at present, must have recourse to po tatoes, as they did in the year of scarcity. A reduc tion of the taxes is the only mode of curing the evil, us it would give activity to our manutactures, and the price of corn would advance in proportion to a more extensive circulation of motley. Without 4:cc minty and retrenclumut every expedient to relieve the landed interest wail prove fruitless and mig3toly. This calendar thr the county of %%ilts contains t: e names of up..ards of ninety prisoners—the heaviest ever known there; and the climes with which they stand charged, are in magnitude as unpreecdenti:d. 1