The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-11-01 00:00:00

PORTUGUESE AFFAIRS. LISSOM, Ocr. 16.--Lord Beresford, cominz from 1110 deJtneiro on board the English ship ruticar, arrived unexpect dly in the port of this capital on the lUth instant. The Government desiring to avoid any interruption wbich his presence might cause in the public peace of this capital, and to provide at the same time for the personal safety of Lot" Beresford, has taken the most decisive and energetic measures to nuke him depart from the port of Lisbon in the shortest time possible, communicating to the Captain of the ship the weighty reasons which call for those measures, and that they are in no manner directed to impair the relations of amity existing between the Portuguese and British nations, nor to deprive the cap tain or crew of the vessel of any assistance which they may require, and which will never be denied to the ships of war of friendly and allied nations. The Marshal General Marquis of Campo-Major sails for England in the Arabella packet, which Is to sail ssn the 17th, in the morning. The English. ship Yen• geliff, which brought his Excellency to this port, is to accompany him out of the bar. Captain Maitland, commander of this ship, agrees to deliver to the Chief Trrasurser of the Exchequer, the sum of 106,952 hard piastres, wbich' be carries by order of his Ma jesty, resiidstog from the government, for his security of iltesurinpticles, a bond, which was granted him. 4 which the government engages the revenues of the state to reisOre the said sem iu case his Majesty should, contrary to expectation, disapprove of its delivery. or order it to be demanded back.—(Dierio ea Oestrerac,Oe'. 17.) 11[CICNT COMMISSION or LORD lialtallFolllD seem TYa thaw or POMTI*CAL, INTISTIND 11 ITSI COM MAND OVRS THAT KINGDOM. "I, Don John, by the grace of God, Ike., make known by these presents, that the great and signal i.ervires which the Marquis of Campo Major, Mar sh.ll-lteneral and Commander-in-chief of my army of Portugal, has done tne, having been considerd wor thy of my royal regard, and seeking to give hint a new public testimony of the particular esteem in o hi t + I hold them, and of the honour and confidence nhich he merits, I have raised him to the eminent post of Marshal-lieneral, attached to my royal per s..a. I determine, in consequence, to place under his , iestintvliate authority all the military corps of the three, iervierst and all the objects which belong to the dis- 1 v i tj line, equipment, and recruiting of the army, the Mats of the garrisons, and any fortifications to be made for the defence of the kingdom of Portugal and the Alprres, the royal arsenals of the army, the foundries, the public military works, the authorities and civil , jurisdiction of the army, the military col lege, and every thing that relates to the execution of ale regulations, laws, and commissions, which nil l!fary law has determined, or may afterwards deter :l34w, regardiog all or any of the above objeets, re yet ring immediately to me all his plans or propositions, • osewharever nature, that I may sanction them by my royal Will through the competent minister; and when the proposals for promotion are made out of the king dom, where I have fixed my residence, he will have tbe.power grant the exercise of their commis . Moos to ensigns, lieutenants, • and captains, till I issue eny loyal sanetion for that purpose. finally, I .aasulaiss.dsat, is whatever part of my united kingdom she maid htretaltal-Deaeral attached to my royal person, shall he, beyond the district of my immediate jurisdic ijaa, the roveroors and generals must afford whatever he may regain for the knowledge of the state, disci- Parte, and orounnty of the corps, or of the state of the iortitleations resting, or let, awry to be corrected of lac:essod. And I command all the authorities, both r4ril or military. sad • all my suljerts of all de , .sui far as it lies in their power. to obey and to assist the nieresoisi Marshal-Lieneral attached to my royal isersoa, in the discharge of the obligations and autho rities, which, by these letters patent, I impose upon *mg or with which Limiest him. [Signed and countersigned as usual.) u Gina July 119,11,i0 Janeiro." ortiet•r. Collo RePOltilitier nitTleitell Loaves FFFFF RD TUZ 1111:1PRENIZ JVNTA. The Marquess de Campo Mayor, Marshal in Chief qfa 'be Annie" of, sh. tluiteeKingdoms of Portugal, Bruit and Algarrat, near tire King'. person, was in. rpaynsibly utnnished .at the communication; he re. A from the sew govern nom t established' is hishon-, Alch the latter refine to retelve . the Mirshal Sit chi& and at hmswiodgchim aa . such, aeit is bound to 4,, l sioen he has remputly received, through the favour 4kio4lost Faithful Majesty, honours, which healone *grant; and if. the tiovernment proclaim% him at lit*** l of the nation, it in no way can or ought to airs the precepts of.the Monarch, and in this caiiithe geNdotedoekror does notaekaowledige him. 1(11 does aainsokiedger Sim, it alight to preierveto bhnthfi ni -oi* aaohavity, anti if it does not acknowledge blur, whole ,1 Earf will hal lhis,offeace, but more . ApOlelly linglarA and 'inapt on the obsernince of lei:tread*. as dieere ha they are ancient.—ton board she &c. . . 11kall►.- 1 1he Styrene Goiernment ot the Iliac daft iillhowledgiag his Most Faithful - 1K 40,1i,as the' badd sad chin( ortlie'istra'ii, declares to Lard, Seresford, that the nation has al pivotal te-assumed all' the' eights 6%16804 to it, fit ordei to recover Its hap: pianos:64,lAm; Mose of Ooveinment, kr. • ;lien Or Tut woosLiTT. 01 the Ilth'of October, 181111, in this Palace of thethownwient. and before the Provisional. Junta of %halving', dovemimeo of the Kingdom, appeared the 'peiiiis Were below memtioned, in order for them. seivea l .or "'authorised representatives of others, by virureli pnwers tebieb was annousced to them by a sail of the 4th inst. ; and each of them* having laid his right hand, ea the book of the . Holy Evange listatiwore, iiiiiilbem which was lest read by me . is a load voice in the promote of all, saying— " I swear on the Holy Braagelists obedience to Sholgovisiottol Junta of the Sapiens. tiorerstmont of tho 111agdom, which is bow installid; and which in to gettimmiAlttho num of the King oar ftereeeiga. King Degrhafi t ',lll. , , the bistallatiou 'of. rho Cokes,. . whial , l a be coatoked to organise the Portippasse coma. I swear obe<lience to thisaid King hen Jobp:Vl., to those Cartes, and is the eoestitifilsi whldiallay aloft mull*, 11'61210u( • • TO • ; • (114./1,0 . THE STATESMkN. Catholic religion, and the dynasty of the Must Serene House of Braga►lss. (Here follow the names of the Noblemen.) " Of all which I, Manoel Fernandes Thomas, Mem ber of the Provisional Junta of the Supreme llovetn fner►t of the Kingdom, charged with the affairs of the Kingdom ■nd Finance, caused by order of the said Junta this set to be drawn up. which I signed, toge ther with the other members, and had an authentic copy made of the whole, also signed by me, to be de livered to the Hopi! Archives of the Torre do Tomb°, to be there preserved, the original remaining in the office of the ?ecretery of State fur the Affairs of the Kingdom. (Signed) MANOEL PERNADEZ THOMAS. 41. 'PRINCIPAL DECANO. " ANTONIO DA SILYIERA PINTO DA FONSECA. " MONDE OS PSNATIKL. " MATHIAS Jose DIAS Aseno. as DERMANO Jose HS lASICASIP Do SOSItAL. " Feet FRANCISCO nit S. Lyn. "JOSEPH JOAQUIM FERREIRA DE Itloca•." DECREE. " The Provisional Junta of the Supreme Govern ment, taking into consideration that the regulations of the arrete, uith the force of law, given in the Court of Rio Janeiro on the 30th May of the present year, are not yet in execution according to the tenth paragraph of the same arrete, which fixes the kit of January next v••ar to begin the execution of it; •ad considering aim the uncertainty which, since the pro mulgation of the arrete of the 25th of April, 1810, hag attended the execution of the 13th paragraph of the 114111 e, relative to the legislation in the custom houses of those kingdoms, of the writings and papers of ships and their cargoes coming front foreign ports _ _ " Order►—That in the custom-houses of these king doms shall he admitted to unload all vessels of friendly nations, which, bringing lawful merchandise, shall present their papers, conformably to the style anterior to the above-mentioned creek. of 1818; the regula tions as well of the said kith paragraph of the curets of 1815, anti of 9th of the orrcirof 30th May thisyear, re maining meantime suspended, as well as all others which have been published in these last years on the same suitject ; every thing, however, remaining in •igour which has been determined fur the admission of merchandise of the produce or manufacture of Great Britain, in consequence of treaties and arrange ments made with that nation. The Council of Royal Finance has notice of the above, and will immediately send the necessary orders to all the cnston►-houses. [Signed by 7 Members ef the Janta.] " Palace of the Government, Oct. 13, 1520." SPEECH OF THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA AND KING OP POLAND TO THE DIET. At the Close of the Sittings, Oct. 13. Representatives of the kingdom of Poland! on the opening of your deliberations I expressed to von Weas upon the means of giving to your national insti tutions, developement and stability. Arrived at the period which suspends fur the present the labours that are to conduct you by degrees to this important end, yogi can easily learn what advances you have made towards it. Ask your own conscience, and you will ascertain whether, in the course of your discussions, you have rendered to Poland all the ser vices which she expected from your wisdom, ore he thee, on the contrary, giving yourselves up to the se ductions which are too common in onr days, and sa crificed a hope that might have realised a previous con fidence, you have not retarded in its progress the re storation of your country. This serious responsibility will weigh upon yon.-- It is the necessary consequence of the independence of your suffrages. They are free, but a pure inten tion ought always to determine them. Mine is known. Ton have received good for evil, and Po land has resumed her place among the rank of nations. I will persevere in my designs in Cris respect, what ever opinion may be formed on the manner in which you have chosen to exercise your privileges. Nevertheless, gloomy impressions may yet he dis sipated, and the 31embers of this Assembly, whom a sincere love of the general good animates, *ill ter minate their honourable mission, carrying to their homes the news of peace and concord, and by diffusing that spirit of quiet and security, without which the most beneficent laws must always remain unproduc tive. Ton have voted those which the wants of yourcoun try most imperiously demand. indispensable suspension of process will prepare the way for the gradual re-establishment of the ordi nary relations between debtors and creditors. 1 he forms which will henceforth surround the sa crifice of private property to the interest of the state declare, that respect for property which is the best encouragement of all useful enterprises. I abstain at the present moment from pronouncing a judgmeet upon the motives which have prevented you, from entertaining the projects designed to cotuplete the system of your legislation. I leave to your fellow-citizens, the care of pro nouncing whether your only view in giving that vote was to procure for the laws which are to rule you, that perfection which may enable them to undergo the most elaborate and profound scrutiny. key tiers of the kingdom of Poland ! I quit you, b r at far from yon, I shalt watch over your welfare with the utile constancy, with the same soli citude ; and the only object of my desires will be to behold the government which I have given you con solidated by your moderation, and justified by the example of your happiness. THE AUTHOR OF IfceiVERLE); .e. The claim of Sir Walter Scott, to the honours of the amAorship of what are emphatically milled the Scotch — Novels, bio been, as our readers are aware, for some time and,,with great plausibility, called in I question. In adatltipn to the articles on this contro ' verity which have already appeared in The Stefcsmes, we have as opportunity of subjoining, is support of ithe mtinima previously advanced, an extract from one which originally appeared in The (lecher Herald of I July last. The article consisted of selections from I the correspondent of a very respectable gentleman sa Canada with his friends in the United States ; and the following is the substance of one of the lettent Tons, Drcrateca 12, 1818.—With respect to those new publications, Rob Nov, Ike. I have no hesitation in laying I believe them to lie the production of the Scotts. I say the Scotts, because Mr. Thomas Scott (a Lo wrote the principal part of them) was often assisted by Mrs. Scott, and the works were generally revised by his bro. tber Walter, before going to press. The Antiquary I can answer fur particularly, because Mr. Thomas Scott told me himself that he wrote it, a very few days after it appeared in this country. Any person who had the least intimacy with the Paymaster, would at once recog nizeltim as the author of those celebrated works. The same native humour, the same cast of expression, and that intimate acquaintance with the Scottish manners and Scottish annals, which are in almost every page of those works, could be traced in his own conversation, by any person of the least observation. Besides this, 1 have often heard Mrs. Scott describe the very originals from whom the princinal characters are drawn. The Antiquary himself was an intimate acquaintance of the Paymaster; his name 1 have now forgotten,hut he lived in Ditinfries: and that finely drawn clraracter, Doolittle Sampson, was an old college acquaintance. Flora Dl'lvor's character was written entirely by Mrs. Scott herself. 1 have seen several of the inanti.cripts in Mr. Scott's possession, of his other works: hut I do not re celtactrsteisg any of the novels in manuscript, except the Antiquary. I am pretty certain that it is his own hand-writing. I had not heard that those works were imputed to any other person until you mentioned it." FOR THE STATES.V4.V. At length is the case of the Queen roarbvied, and what was the last struggle against her ? What was the expiring effort of that most !rimed representative of her nameless, shapeless prosecutor? What the first, the last, and only argument, if, indeed, the term be not misapplied, in that memorable speech that forms the last act of this luslicrons pantomime? It abounded with interrogations, which, with the most onbinithing confidence, he said, c.tnid not be answered. Fortu nately for him, there was no one to follow him ; and, sheltering himself behind Cais protection, he incessantly exclaimed, "Why did you not call Bergami ? Why not call the Countess of Oltli ? Why not rail Hier,- nitnous ? Because, if yon hurl, we shonld be able to prove the adulterons intercourse." We should he glad to know from this sapient lawyer, on what prin ciple of English jurisprudence, a defendant is to be called on to disprove that which has not been proved ? Enough, we say, has been proved to bring conviction home to every mina, that the whole of the case has been founded in corruption, and supported by perjury. Enough has been proved, to demonstrate to the world and to after ages, that one of the darkest, and most diabolical conspiracies that ever disgraced the annals of even corrupted Dome, has been devised against the honour and the happiness, and almost the life of the Queen of England. Why, we ask you boldly, why did you not call some of these persons, when you saw the four great pillars of your rotten cause tum bling beneath the load of their owu infamy; when you found the Non mi ricordos and Dow6lc Entendies had betrayed their employers ; when that well disciplined corps, stationed at their comfortable quarters, in Cot. tonliardeo, antler the command of the brave and gal lant Saccisi, whets the van-guard of that most respect able troop of immaculate witnesses were marshalled in fie front of year manly attack against one defenceless frostrie when, after all the ability displayed in " dcilliag and training," those skilful and equipped veterans its infamy were found unable to itand-tlnt charge ; why, we boldly ask, why did not yen call some of these persons? Why not call one single, so. Diary iodividual, of character, that could swear even to a single fact on which calumny could hang suspi clop ? Impotent and miserable arguer! Could your philosophy furnish you with no stronger reasoning? Was this the result of your painful end archon* con sideration? Bat the cause of innocence and justice is composed of too substantial materials to be injured even by your great talents. All your sophistry, all your bold assertions, unjust inference, and unfounded assumptions, with which you r I nod nous effusions termed so profusely, were too weak and pitiful to weigh even as much as a feather in the scale of public opinion. Yes, Sir. public opinion, notwithstanding your miser. tiona to the contrary, has pronounced a verdict of sc. quittal. And not that factious and contemptible pub lk, as you were pleased to describe them, but the independent, aostorrupted pecple of England. Be ea sured.that some paddle opiaioss, which you affect to de. spice, walks abroad, arrayed in the awful dignity of justice, and proclaims that the charges are false. and the Queen is innocent. . I Minority *a the motion for potheekir 011iSoists bettors . 4 L ' Duke■ of lirkinilron sad Waster I Regelireg at bawls.. tbirei Karin of L'ornarvon. Ronasy, Alberisrie, • nfolit.t Lards• Kink. 'Downey, Komi, dlitr ,N ey , Ai r w a y ; Viscsaass Dames slidlisaitip. • . 27. ALL MAl:yrs.—Holiday at all the Public (ice. SIGH WATER AT LONDON RRIDOS To-mrataow. Malting. WI after i.—l.•.euing, mho. after 11. Etc *tattiOnatt. rfATBSIIII74 .. If DICOR AAAAAA D WITS " TUI LONDON: WIDNISDAT EVENING, ?foramina I. --..5.5.--- STOCK-EXCH4NOE, One s'aeek. The Funds have hero very stationary during these two or three days. Consols were yesterday dune at 671 for the Account, but left off at 671, 68. 'they bate been the same all this morning, at the leaving off prices of yesterday. Public oliun moss to be at satiates with respect to future aluotaation, as many large speculators are entirely Wl*, watching tur some event to go upon. 7he ac quittal of her MAJESTY trill probably raise the ipeiee. if it has not been' anticipated, which is often 1114 cast; on the smstrary, we way expect a do4ktio. Motley is extremely plentiful at I per Cent. l o g in is.rathler in favour of the Funds. •To-day being a ip at the Sault there has beta very little hest -441117.1* Paris Allen of tile °flit ult. have this aorn;,. arrived. They are unusually barren of intelligeste. The French Funds, Five per Crots. 75f. Sc. New York Papers to tl • 3th of Oct. Norf slit to tlt 4tb, and Philadelphia to the 28th of Septewber, arrived this morning. From these we extract 11, following : FROM THE TIRCIXIA PAPER OF OCT. 9. MALTY RIP OUR CITIts.-.—The fever which haslatel, prevailed at Philadelphia, has greatly subsided. 1%, deaths in the city and lib e rti es , d ur i ng t h e week tad ' s, the 23t1 ult. were seventy three of is hie's w ere „f 6: fever. No new cases have been reported sines. p r .. widener, in Rhode Island, is restored to health, sada deed, the only cities where there appears to pr ela ii malignant fever at this time, is Savannah and N ea Orleans. CHARLESTOWN, SEPT. 27.—For three days p re , vious to the 27th, no new cues of the fe%er katl leers reported ; the weather was cool and favourable, sad intercourse Is re-established again between tbisaity and New York. The United States' frigate, Congress. —% A :3 Aeusta, Keene, for Canton, sailed from Anjlev June 6, for Gibraltar, spoke to the United Stam frigate Congress, about Ist June, in the North part of the China seas; the Congress left Canton river on tb, 15th April. The intention of the Qe mug, which we yesterdar stated, to attend the House of Lords to-morrow, is u. peated in a paper of this morning, from antiooritr. The object of her MAJesTY, in that 'item:Aare, we further learn, is deemed to be of high ituportmer: and great curiosity is excited respecting its smart. According to report, the purpose of the QI'EEN u to make a personal application to the House of Lords, is order to obtain permission to have read at their Bar, a certain letter, or letters, which will be of materi a l weight in a ff ecting their Lordships' judgment. The .1 letter, or letters, are said to be from a certain pert.r who loos made himself con2picnoms by bis extra-;adicial interference in the pending proceedings. They were addressed, we have heard, to a gentleman, either on, or going on, the Continent, and designed to arge Lisa to cultivate, for rerirtie purposes, an Wismar, with her 31.sserev.—We give this as a rumour of the day, which we have received from a respectable quarter; though, we confess, the atrocity of the design imputed, is almost too gross for belief. During the present solemn pause in the proceedings of the House of Lords, while the Noble Members are supposed to seek retirement to weigh the conflicting evidence adduced at their Bar, and pronounce their opinion upon the most deliberate and unbiassed roe. victioa, the persecutors of the Wean are stated to he industriously canvassing foe votes, with all the ir• dastry, intrigue aid intimate, that are usual in coo toseal eloetions. lists sly even handed about of the votes that are expected to he given, on the division or the second reading of the Bill. According to rue neeonot, of which we hare beard, Ministers reckon spout a hundred and twenty, for the second reading. aid between eighty and ninety against it. About thirty or forty others, however, are supposed to hr still undecided or doubtful, and to these, of course. the utmost solicitude is hourly directed. The num bers stated, taken together, are said to eunstitote the whole of the votes expected. The Beech of Bishops, are supposed, will decline voting on the occasion. In the event of the Bill of Pains and Penaltie s passing the house of Lords, it is confidently believed that it will be rejected by the Commons. The cons,• (pence of that rejection will, of necessity. be a change of ►,isistrv, and a dissolution of Parlia ment ; and, under this impression, the candidates for popular favour at an election are already on the alert. 3lr. °costae LAMS, we have been thim morning in formed, canvassed yesterday the neighbourhood of Tet hill-fields, Westminster. COTT OP A La ITRIt PROM LORD W/LTON TO alia • WOOD, TICARORLR OP TOR PLATE CONRIIITTI::: ecitittirtrrenres TO v wets IT savietta. • *e tits,—The itsrestigatiou into her Majesty's combed • before the House of Lords has now been hresterhfl" to sorb a point as has sari-fled me of the grerettlesetten of the opinion which I had, in common with many • other persons, formed of her MAJZOTT'S behaviour, and which deterred me, upon her arrival in Englausl, from paying her those marks of respect which wino naturally doe to her exalted station. I have now. therefore, to sugges-, that you will taks charge 'if the enclosed subseription twin Lady M. und myself, to the service of plate 'omitted to be presented to her . Majesty. I hare the bossier to be, Sir, your obedient sere%Nt. /I*.-atworth. Oct.4tt, 1820. MILTON. IFrom the Lisbon papers, and from printe letter% we are informed of the sensation sawed is she Per turnen capital by the arrival of bud Briiitortian. His Lordship, it will appear from the comarlation with which he had been hotionnel 111.10 Janeiro by the films, was invested with a emerniassl of the mot u teusiev:.ind over the kingdisai isf "octopi. The aor Govern:neat were apprises) ntilo appeosch. sad of his powers ; slid, to aver, flat danger of a elakkill betwema tloi r iicently sad the ahneele 4 authorities, detennined to peescrat his inaiiag. The correspondence that passed between his Lordship sad Lao Junta, which is inserted in mother of tor • I e r I~_ .: t' . t