The National Register. — London, England, 1819-11-29 00:00:00

*C3V. :29. Wink Sock 41; & For i:ont. Red, Gii/ per Cent OW. 671 3) peg Cent. ?St 4 per Cosa. Sit lb per Gut. Na%* lOS Lon Ann. I? 9-161 k. If Cocks. hop. 4 per Cent. 73i 14sott4 IS .11.14 34„ die. India Stock Excliest.ier 111114 34, rgie. COll4. for Ac. 673 Lottery Ticket. £l9 THE NATIONAL REGISTER. koneon. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29. ON Tuesday the Parliament was opened by the Prince Regent in person, and never we believe did it commence its deliberations under more awful cir cumstances. The question is not one of minor eonsideration ; it is not only whether a . Whig or Tory Adnunittistration shall be in office (though we believe it intimately connected with that point) .but it resolves itself into the consideration of—shall the people be deprived of their liberties, and the Con stitution that !Heiken longthe boast of this country, and the envy of all 'others ; or shall they still en joy them.; shall Government sustain itself by the sabre and bayonet, or by the deserved and willing obedience of the nation ; shall the Head of that Government be made the means of carrying violent measures by unconstitutional coercion ; or shall he by retracing his steps be again considered as the father of his people. In the review of the Parliamentary proceedings hitherto, our limits oblige us to be brief. We are sure that the speeches of Earl Grey and Mr. Tierney will be read with delight, while a very small share of discernment w2l be sufficient to enable our readers to perceive that those of Lords Sidmouth and Castlereagh arc compounded of gross and glaring falselumaes, and mean and shallow sophiery. They declare the meeting at Manchester to have been illegal ; that the the charges of cruelty had been negatived ; that the forms required by the Riot Act were gone throngh, and that not a single life had been lost in conse quence of the blows of the Yeomanry ! ! !! When men can stand betinv Parliament and unblushingly assert what every body knows to be false we would ask what reliance ought to be placed upon their ho nesty. That such wasthe case onTuesday night with Lords Sidmouth and Castlereagh, we think we have quoted enough to prove, but if we have not we beg to refer our readers to their respective speeches. A mass of papers has been laid before the two- Ilouses relative to the state of the nation.—We presume that Ministers, like the managers of our Theatres, are aware of the necessity they are un der of calling in the aid of Novelty in their opera tions; they therefore now spurn the idea of Green Bags, they hold iti contempt. in the present in stance, all secret Committees (perhaps so tar they agree with the general sense of the people, Mille .'secret Committees are so infamously, so notoriously packed, as to uniformly insure a ministerial ma jority), and call on the two Houses to act from the notorious situation of the country—should they do so in the only way that can be justified on the broad principles of patriotism they will take means to dislodge the prtsent lucnsts of the country ; they will address the Regent to form a new administration, they will take all. meansto conciliate the people, they will decrease expenditure instead of increasing, the army, and then the Government will once more be looked up to as the English Govern ment always ought to be, by the English people, with reliance and with confidence—that it is so now by the unbiassed part of the country, the most impudent Tory will hardly dare to-assert. His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has !stely received &um the Empe►or of Russia a very curious tiair.o heeled summer carriage, culled druschki. It consists of a front and a ►ale scat, con trived in a new but very commodious manncr for two persuns. It possesses the moveable axles, which arc now very generally adopted throughout the Coutincnt. THE NATIONAL /MOISTER.. dOUTII .131 ER ICA. Can*nation of the Capture of Santa Fe, the Capilabl New Granada, by the Venetiseian Army, wider the Limunand of the I're3nlent, Gen. Bolivar. 13, the arrival of the schooner Endeavour. from Is mama, in the extraordinary Tuck passage of nine days, we have been put in possersiou of the journals of that island, up to the ibth inst., from mie of which we hate made the following extract : " JAMAICA, SEPT. 15. " His Majesty's brig Beaver,ol to gnus, Capt. Sau mares, from Carthaseita, anchored at Port Royal yester day morning. "The intelligence by the Beaver seems to leave no doubt situ the capture of Santa Fe by the hirers under ,Bulivar. Indeed, it is staled, that the official account of .that event had reached Carthagetia fires iuusly to the sailing of the &aver, and had beet shown to Captain of his Majesty's ship Sapphire, lying at that port. .We are also enabled to give some particular of the ope.. of the Independents, previously to their uccupa. *Ai of Santa Fe, collected by a gentleman on the spot . hut who, at the same time, inentitnis that he derived theta from individuals, who related them as their res. pective interests predoutinated. There were two hanks between the contending parties, before the one which decided the fate of Santa Fe. The first was on the lit of July, at a place called Gonna, laz the valley of Soga mom, in the province of Tonga, where Bolivar had au army of 2,nuo infantry and SW cavalry : to which was opposed Gen. Barasino.with 3000 royal troops; the most obstinate, and great courage was displayed on both sides, when the royal troops were compelled to retreat in getat confusion. The second battle took place on the 25th u: July, between the same parties, at Potatiu de Barg, near to the capital of the pitivt 'ice of Tonga. The contend. tin; armies were closely eit2:l•4ed fur five successive hours, and both lough: with great desperation; but the result was said to be, tisrt Bolivar ottiaineil a complete victory over the royal troops, who, in their precipitate retreat, kit behind them all their baggage, artillery and treasure. Bomar is stated to be entire:) , indebted to his cavalry for these successes, they having.burne the brunt oldies,- action-. •• Bolivar now declared marial law, forcing all natives that could hear arms to jot II his standard, by which means he considerably increased the strength of his cavalry. His forte now consisted of 3.000 infantry, and 1.000 cavalry; he proceeded on his route to Santa Fe, and having arrived at a place culled Venta Guamadt, about 25 leagues front ilk. city, ,a general action took place between him and Gels: BM-13111U. Ilene II 'Willi) the country is very mountainous and woody, and Bolivar determined to defeat his opponent, if possible by strata gem. He placed a considerable party of his troops in ambush, and contrived to get his cavalry in the enemy's rear, presented a small front to the enemy, who aitteked him with great resolution and tory ; immediately 'limn which, the divisions in ambush issued forth, attacking hut Hanks, and the cavalry 'his rear, by which Gen. liarasino was completely surrounded ; and it is affirmed Isis army was totally ataaihilatell, with the exception of about 400 meet, who had arrived at Alumpox,. ou the riser Magdalena. From information derived from these persons, they allow their loss to be 600 in killed, and 400 prisoners. This battle is said to have taken place on the 7th of Anent, and accounts of it reached Santa Fe at midni.dit of the Bth. upon which the Viceroy gate orde.s fur the city to be evacuated. and at fite it cloc.k on the 9th he quitted it. alma* with several hun dreds attached to the Government. So expeditious was his retreat. it seems, that he actually arrived at Honda it. thirty 11-tirs, a journey which usually occupies three days.• lle tell beiiind tom all the magazines and trea sury, which latter was supposed to contain about half a of money. Bolts al, by this account, is stated 5.i have entered Santa Fe from the 11th to the 13th. 1, S itIIdUCN the Viceroy, arrived at.Tonibueit on the 28th silt., and sent despatches by way of .Rio de Li Haehr. to Gen. Nlarido, going an account of the above news. On the 28th ult. ontelligeisee reached Carthagena, that Gen. la Torre, second in ccutimand to Gyn. Morino, had heett miered to cake command of the royal forces at anti' Fr ; and he desdared,•that in eight days he would be ite that city with the fine reeitioeut of N..varre. The inapt that had arrived at Moinpox were fortifying that place to resist any attack by the Independents. s , Bolivar is said to have despatehed a division. of his army into. Pampeliena ; and the opinion prevalent at Cartliagelia was,. that be would not attempt to descend M.halalena, or attack St. Martha, but continua iu the ulterior of the country." HURRICANE AT BARBADOES This Island, which escaped the hurricane in September, so fatal to some of the neighbouring islands, was visited lust month by a similar calamity. The storm is described as the utast dreadful that has occurred in that island since 1708, the anniversary of which was commemorated on the 11th ult., by H solemn fast. On the 13th the gale commenced attended with torrents of rain, which continued during the whole of the following day. The evening closed with the most terrible appearance, as if giving notice of the dreadful havoc that was to ensue. The wind and the rain increased, and the deluge of water be ame so irresistible, that it brought down the gully at Bridge Town, funned to. carry off the freshes from the country, with impetuous fury, sweeping before it Constitution Btidge, and every building in its course ; and lawn after. that beautiful structure, the New Bridge, which cost the Colony so much money, was demolished in an instant.— The morning of the 16th dawned upon this scene of desolation, the huricane continued with unstinting fury. About sem o'clock the appearance of the town throughout became distressing beyond deserip. lion • the water had risen in the streets to•three four feet high, and in many places as high u 5 feet ; nothing but confusion and alarm appeared : whole families were seeking protection and security in other quarters. Men •were seen wading up to their middles protecting their wives and children ; the. servants carrying what property they could carry,. but scarcely knowing whither to turn with it. Tlie • - hurricone terminated at six on the evening of the' 151.1.,. A complete detail of the injury the island has sustainad cannot be given, as the particulars of the state of the interior had not all been collected when the accounts came away. The plantations have more or less felt the effects of the wind among their buildings, some of which have been blown down, and others unroofed ; the negro houses, as far as could be ascertained, have been meetly de stroyed. The canes on some estates have been torn up by the roots, and in others levelled with the ground. Among the plantations more particularly injured are Ashbury, Bennett's, Duke's, Pilgrim, Helgrove, and Grove's estates ; but it is believed that not a single spot on the island has wholly es caped. In a division of the parish of St. Andrew, called Scotland, there was scarcely a small house left standing, and the plantain trees were nearly all destroyed. At Forster-hall estate, near Joe's-river, some singular and awful phenomena occurred Several of the buildings sunk under the earth, and were totally destroyed ; and a house where a Rock of sheep and same cattle were lodged, was swab. lowed np and entirely lost. A- wood adjoining, , suddenly moved down to the spot where Foster hall buildings stood ; a field of young canes took posses sion of a spot where a field of potatoes had been,. and which slid into the sea A sinking of the earth occurred in other parts of the island ; the dwelling of Dr. Boscom, in the parish of St. Thomas, gave way, and was nearly buried in the earth ; the family had fortunately quitted it. Speiglit's-town has suf fered considerably: and I rish.town it is said, is corn. pletely joined with the sea. The damage among. the shipping was considerable ; but several vessels were able, by taking measures of precaution, sug- - gested by the appearance of the atmosphere before the hurricane commenced, to ride it out in safety. —No return had been obtained of the number of lives lost ; but it was imagined, under all the circumstances of this dreadful calamity, that it w.,a smaller than might have been expected. CORNWALL DECLARATTON.—Amongst the fore most at this meeting are the Lords St. German* , , Mount ldgecumbe, De Donstanville, Falmouth, and. the Bulkrs (Sir Edward fur the family), who of course deprecate all retbrui, and protest against any change whatever. How these persons are in terested in preventing any return in the represen tation by the hold which they have now got on it. may be seen by the following statement : l'o. of inha. No. of voters, in. blunts in cludingthose who the tows do Lot live in ei and. ther townor pareAt Members. parish. as per 11c.sl.isool Ld. st. German ..j ?for Liskeard... 1973 11 ... St.Gennan's 2139 ... TintageT 730 Ld. Mt. Edgecumbe t 875 ... 713 141.DeDunstarealle 2353 ... .16 Lit. Falmouth . Truro ... Saltash 14;8 Sti The Buller Family Y ... East I.ooe CAM ...... ... West I.ooe. 433 Members 19 13,818 So that 5 families send 19 Members to ment, with the majority of 5;8 voters out of 13,818 inhabitants (front the return of population to the Mouse. which includes men, women, and children). By the same return it appears that Manchester alone, unrepreseuted, contains 99,573 inhabitants; and the• county of Lancaster, which altogether sends but 14 members. contains 828,309 Inhuhitants: .so that these five families have more representatives than all the immense population and wealth of this county ; and if it were not, as wai justly said, as notorious as the sun at noon-day, how seats were obtained, we might ascertain the fict by observing, that the 19 members returned by those Cnniiies have voted with every Administration and • upon every question. COUR!' OF KINGi WENCH SATURDAY, 1607. 211. The Ride 1%14 which was ohlii!nrd on the IPth ~ at. by, Mr. U. an H4idomt Ih. eqn.todole,of Co. tlu•.r ilh•;tal c•laduct in di•purtiayr a inerillig held iu 00 City, was diwhantied for rant of farm, and the ctidi a 'i.iiiiatits re (erred to the tisuitt.courte of lAN ror Irdrr u. WARSHIP STREET. EIITRN , ITO CIRCULATION Or 1}•UO{i;0 Notim--Yris.- 1-oilov W. Valle', Sarah Isis wife. and Ann Collin., alirto Cnlhrrin.• l""dou" , leigiefil a bong examiu 011 lo•rnrr (1. 11. Moi" 4,6 1. lop 1.11 is Chap' i.f kilowin4l, Nod wilfully nla•rin:.rvrrrl DI. forged Wire on Ilia. Woe 4 , of Enig'imo ' Srvel.l ca•r.s were gone juin, and ',AP request of Ih.• il..ul► Soli, itors they {{CM all coutosiiLseJ for re-vazimiinii.un Tuesday uexl. y ~, . ~'