The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-11-06 00:00:00

THE INQUISITION IN PORTUGAL PROD. A CORRESPONDENT Or THE WEST BRITON.] Lisbon, Oct. 20, IR2I. 1 send you a description of the Inquisition at this place, which I have been to visit.—The Cortes .aire,proceediagtitoadily with the-great - work they have undertaken ; and I have no doubt that they will form a Constitutional System of Government equal to any •in the world. They appear to have the Spanish Con stitution and that of the United States of America chiefly in their view.—A4 the sitting of the Cortes, on the 10th inst., Senior Figneiras prssentell a letter from the keeper of the Inquisition, stating that on the build ing being opened• for public inspection, the people had behaved in a very disorderly manner, breaking open doors and carrying away papers, &c. ;—and that se veral persons had actually cried out, that the building should be burned, whilst they held lighted candles in th.dr bands, as if about to put their threats into exe • cation ; which he stated they would have done, but for the interposition of the guards. The keeper there fore prayed that measures should be taken to prevent the recurrence of such scenes. Senior Bastos said, that if any such disorders as bad been described had occurred. it was owing to the refusal of the keepers to shew the instruments of torture and the lower cells of the prison to the visitants.' In his opinion these gen tlemen, the keepers, cherished a religious respect for the tribunal, of which they spoke with apparent vene ration. As it was apprehended the people might set fire to the place, it would be better to suspend lamps in various parts, and not to allow the visitants to carry lights. Senior Fernando Thomas, proposed that an inscription of which the following is a translation, should be placed on every place occupied by the Inqui si:ion in Portugal ; o May eternal malediction follow every Portuguese who does not hold for ever in abhorrence all invention so Infernal." • On the Bth of October, the Inquisition at Lisbon was thrown open for public inspection, and for the first four days the concourse of people of all descrip tions that crowded to view it was so great that the pressure at the entrance rendered it an enterprise of some risk. The building is a large oblong, with a gardeu in the centre :—there are three floors, with a number of vaulted passages, along the sides of which are cells, of different sizes ; from sis by seven feet, to eight by nine feet. Each cell hae two doors, the inner one of iron, the outer of oak, very strong. As there are no windows in the cells on the ground and middle floors, no light is admitted when the doors are shut. 'Re cells on the upper floors are larger than the others, and each has an aperture like a chimney. through which the sky is visible. These were appropriated to the use of those whom it was sup posed might be liberated. In the roof of each cell, (for. they are all vaulted) is a small aperture of about an inch in diameter, and a private passage runs over each range; so that the persons employed by the 144? Mike, could at any time observe the conduct of the prisoners, unseen; and if two persons were con fined in one cell, hear Omar conve:sation.° Frequently a familiar of the Holy Office was put into the cell of a prisoner, as a person arrested, in order to entrap the unfortunate inmate of this h-arible place into admis sions that might afterwards be used against him. 1 saw in several of the cells human skulls and bones ; Inset of them appeared to have lain there for many years; as 1 broke some of them easily with my fin gers; others were bard and fresh. In a number of the cells the names of the unhappy inmates were writ ten on the walls; some had strokes. apparently marking the number of days or weeks the victims of this horrid tyranny bad been confined. On the wall of one cell I counted upwards of 300 of these marks. On the wall of another of the cells was written ; " Francisco Joze Carvalho, entered here the last day of March, 1802, and'remained as many days as there are strokes in the wall."—On the wall of another cell was written " John Laycock ;" the name had been covered with wiiteviash, which had scaled off. There were a num ber of strokes under the name, and the figures 18 were easily made out, the others were obliterated. Some of the cells which had not been used for several years were locked up, but the visitants soon broke then open. Human bones were found in many of these. In one was found part of a Friar's habit, with a waist girdle of rope and some bones. The apertures like cliiinnies ' to some of the cells were closed ; and I have been in formed that it was a clonmon mode of putting prisoners to death,.to place them in these apertures which were then walled up, and quick lime poured in from the top. a speedy end was put to their sufferings. The furniture is very old ; the chair, in the halls are co vered with leather, studded all round with very large brass nails ; 1 send you a piece of leather with one of Allele nails, taken from one of the best chairs. The large tables in the balls had drawers for papers ; those the visitants broke open, every one being desirous of obtaining some relic of the ones terrible inquisition. 'ln several of the cells there were .mattiassei, *seine of • them old, others nearly new ; which .Pi•ovea that the Inqnisition was no bugbear up to a very recent date. • Besides-she three floors. which I have described, there • are a number of cells underground, which have not yet been opened. ..These, it is supposed ' contain the apparatus for in. flictibg the torture, &c.--.lt is understood that these OH be - shortly thrown open to the public; when they ire I shall not fail to visit them, and shall send you a description. The spot as which the Inquisition stands wise ..covered with houses. la 1775. when the great earthquake happened, by which they were laid in trains; so that the present building has not been erected more than 60 years ; all the victims that were immolated in it mask have been sacrificed within that period. • • • • • There are sesta in these private passages so contrived that a person sitdag might inspect two of the cells at the sane tine, as by a torn of the bud be would as his rye upon the bole eos either sell at pleasure; or he einald hoar what was said Is either. Till personsppointed to Mates to the discourse of tke prisoners wore cloth shoes so that • their footsteps could nocbe Lard. • The Amesbury Chronicle says—" A laughable eir commutes took pima Dist week smith. market-place Cathie town. As a soldier was earrylot, the dinners beleoglag to his mese from the baker's, owe . of his eempagotis semis' behlod - him, called est l'Aties lion ! when this well disciplined soldier dropped his bands, and at the same time the &men of his infer teams csausdes." • F. STATI 011 AZ:I LS. 4 --•••••••••• .20, The following are some further parilinlies isT the insurrection which we stated yesterday to have taken place at Peinambucd : Paarramituco, SePT. 22.—We take lease to advise , you, that some disaffected persons assembled Id Guiana, a small village fourteen leagues from hence. about half way from this place to Paraiba, and having seduced some native troops, and deceived a number of country people, collecting them since the 29th ult., first with the words " King and Constitution," and ultimately under the pretext of a strong party in this , town, the Government used every possible measure of conciliation; at the same time. were prompt in their measures for the internal quiet and external defence ofl the town. Those disaffected per sons at len g th sentl their ultimatum, which was, that his Excellency the Governor, now President of the Government, should embark with the European troops ; that they Wntild pardon the native troops. If this was not complied with in twenty-four hours, they would attack the town; accordingly they attacked yesterday, a post near Olinda; which is three miles north of the town, and another at the village of Affogadoes, an equal distance to the southward. They were repulsed at each point, losing several ki;led and deserters, and others taken prisoners. There were twenty militia at the latter post, who defended the bridge until reinforced. The , European regiment were in the town, with toe excep tion of a party stationed at Olinda. It was not neces• sary for the main force of the town to be engaged.— All the Europeans are armed, and have been put on ' permanent duty. The small part of the forces neces sary to repel the attack of yesterday, and the arrival this day of transport No. 2, supposed to have troops., from hisbon, will, no doubt, restore confidence, as it is evident there does not exist any party of conse quence in the town willing to join the disaffected who menaced the place. We have not bad any doubt as to what the result from their attacking the town would he, and do not fear any renewed attack. SEPTEMBLR 23.—1 n the present state of this unset tled Capitania, it is expected that his Majesty's ship Doris, which arrived here hesterday, will remain for the protection of the British trading interests here, an application to this effect having been made by the Vice-Consul at the request of the Resident British merchants. 'vevelsi*on of.the . High Sheriff ; 'andk it was, in nuts her ant rant:, highly respectful to .that gentleman's summon*. The number showed the alacrity with which the . County of Tipperary Magis . traCy feels a sense of its duty, en any occasion of even imagined public con cern. .In this instance, however, the proceedings were entirely cunfinr•d to a subject of local and per copal consideration, which we do not feel ourselves it liberty to divulge without authority.—(Clonmel rald.) THE DISTURBANCES IN LIMERICK. It is- quite manifest that the decided and deter mined tone adopted by the Irish Government, will put down the dreadful spirit of insubordination which exists in the county Limerick. Were it mere force that were applied, we would auger but hopelessly from it ; but when we consider that the Irish Go ' vernment is composed of men who will not abuse the power with which they are armed; who will, when the evil is put down, endeavour to explore and disco ver its cause. When we know Lord Talbot is the Viceroy, and the Right Hon. Mr. Grant is the Se cretary, we have little apprehensions that justice will not be done to an exasperated and persecuted tenan try. The people of Limerick are not lesi moral, nor less kind by nature, than 'the people of the county of Antrim, or any other count?, : the ssme exasperations under which the former can be proved to suffer, would drive any people to madness. Mr. Grant, (and it is his dnty,) will probe the wound to the bottom; we know not his religion—but this we know, that be is not an Orwqemare nor a Itibbonman, and as such, we expect ample justice from his hands to our poor countrymen of Limerick. THB IRISHMAN. PRICE OF sTocits MI! Bank Stork 2391 40 Spar Cent. Red 77116 I per Cent. Con. 7SI 111 per Cent. S7l 6 per Coots. 961 6 per Ct.Nely 111/ 101 111 per Cent. Low; Ann 19 9-161 Imp 3 per Gent. Irish 6 per Cent. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. India Stook 241 i Ditto Bonds —3 —3 70s. pi , South-Rem Stock flouth Sea OM Ann. WOOL 43.55. p. —5OOl. 0%. Os. Os. pm. —Smell 43.03. pm. India for ditto C -n. for Acct 'Mt Lott. Tickets 22t. 14s. RIGA WATER AT LONDON-9111DRR TOMORROW. Morning M win. after 11.—Evening win after 19. er tattginan. " TER SRITISR STATESMAN " II INCORPORATED WITI " TES STATESMAN." LONDON: TUESDAY EVENING. NOVAMDER 6, 1821. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There has been hut little business doing this morning . Consols are at present 7Sf. Letters, we are concerned to state, received this morning from our different sea ports, bring dread. ful accounts of the damage sustained by our ship ping in the late gales. Not less than 130 caides and anchors have, it is supposed, been lost, on the different parts of our coastq. From Liverpool, we learn that from ten to twelve vessels are on shore there, amongst which is a steam packet from Ireland. At Margate a valuable ship is on shore, which we understand is ensured at Lloyd's to the amount of near 30,0001. Halifax Papers arrived this morning to the 21st of October, from which we extract the following : Haulm, OCT. 19.—Yeeterday Vise-Admiral Grif fith Colpoys was respectfully presented with the fol. lowing Address : (ABSTRACT.) Sta—lVe the undersigned Members of his Majesty's Council, Magistrates and Gentlemen residing in the town of Halifax, beg leave to congratulate you upon your recent promotion to the high station of Vice• Ad. miral io his Majesty's Naval Service. It is with sincere regret, however, we have learnt that this event will de prive us of the pleasure of your Society. Your residence among us during the active period of War impressed us with a high opinion of your professional character, and the kind attention which you manifested to the interest of the mercantile part of the community, whenever they did not interfere with the superior claims of the ser_ vice, entitled you to our gratitude. We heard, there fore, with sincere pleasure, of your re-appointment to the command of his Majesty's ships on this station,and we beg to assure you that your urbanity and hospitality have taught us duly to appreciate the loss which we shall sustain by your premature departure. You will carry with you, Sir, the esteem of the inhabitants of Halifax, and their best wishes for the happiness of yourself, of Mrs. Colpoys and every branch of your family. (To which the Vice-Admiral was pleased to return an answer.) Extract of a letter from Havannah, Oct. 6:---Arrived the schooner Ann, from Cape Haytien. A severe gale of wind was experienced at Cape Haytien, on the night of the 13th September, which blew down several buildings, and did much damage to the shipping.— The schooner Minerva, Glover, of Boston, drifted near the reef ; the schooner Sea Serpent, of Boston, also drifted, but was got off without much damage. Two Haytien schooners drove on the reef. 7he heaviest of the gale was from the South-west. Had the severity of the gale lasted one hour longer, the whole fleet must have gone. Information was received at the Cape that all the vessels at Gonaives had gone on shore, and among them three Americans ; it is expected that much damage has been done throughout the island. Markets dull for American produce. (1110111 THZ RICHMOND Exotanza, OCT. 104 A letter from St. Augustine states, that this place has been uncommonly sickly this summer, and a great many deaths have occurred both in town and the country. On the river of St. John's they have been remarkably sickly.. Our courts are not yet organised, and whoa they are I do not know bow they are to act. Until Congress makes laws to govern the territory, we shall be without any laws. DISTURBED DISTRICTS IN IRELAND. (Ily the Irish papers receive.] this wonting, we are glad to find no fresh intelligence relative to the disturbances in that country, except of the precautions adopted fur their suppression, and of the success which appears to attend the measures.) KERRY. TaALEE, Oc.r. 31.—A meeting of the Magistrates of this County took place yesterday in this town. IVe understand that several resolutions of a precautionary and preventive character were entered into. Such only indeed, we are happy to state the present aspect of our country requires, as up to the period of the meeting our peace and tranquillity remained- es nabrokeu as it ever has been. The Magistrates bare communicated with Sir John Lambert, as to the resolutions which were adopted by them, one of which expressed the propriety of stationing detachments of military at the different villages where the counties of Kerry and Limerick bound each other. Some improper oaths, we have every reason to sup pose, have been administered, but the dupes, in those cases, have no doubt been led to see that these are obligations, or attempts at obligations " more honored in the breach, than in the observance."—For gene ral subordination to the Laws and Public Authorities, the character of this town and neighbourhood has not been violated, we believe, in the memory of any man living. The like, we are justified in supposing, might be said, in pact years, for other parts of the county, if they had not been in an infectious neigh bourhood, where, unhappily, matters do not appear to be equally well conducted. CORK. Coax, Nov. I.—At a Meeting of the Magistrates of Kinalea and Kerricurriby held at Carrigaline on Tuesday last, and attended by Colonel Hodder, (a Governor of the County,) W. H. W. Newenham, Esq. &c. &c—lt was resolved to offer a reward of £5O fur any information that may lead to the discovery and prosecuting to conviction, such persons as were con cerned in the riot and unfortunate murder which ensued at Five-mile Bridge, on the lOtb ult. It was also re solved, that all tents at such Fairs as may take place in the District, shall for the future be struck at the hour of four o'clock, p. m. and the several Fair-fields be cleared at that hoar by the Magistrates, who are determined to attend with the Police, and suppress all tendency to tumult and disorder. We are authorised to state, that the Innishannon corps of Yeomanry, under the command of Chamber Croker, Esq., have, in consequence of the disturbances agitating a neighbouring county, made an offer of their services to Government, to serve in any partof Ireland where it may be most effective.—(Sorthern Reporter, Son. 1.) MAYO. CASTLYBAR, Nov. I.—The Ballinrobe Yeomanry attended the Fair of Kilnaalne, on Monday last. to as sist in keeping the peace there. Oa their return home some members of the corps (three, we have heard) lin gered behind the main body and were deprived of their arms. In the town of Ballinrobe, the house of a Yeo man, who was known to have slept from home. was en tered at night and his arms taken thereont.--(Mago constitution.) Timm, Nov. I.—The Fairs in the Barony of Kil maine, and the neighbouring parts of the county of Mayo, were latterly the scene of tumult and disorder ; we are happy to state that the smallest riot did not take place at this large atsemblage of country parties, which is. in a great measure, attributed to the praise worthy exertions of the Right Hon. Denis Browne, who attended there, and stationed.a party of Dragoons, from Ballinrobe, the Clam Yeomen, along wish the Civil Power, in different parts of the Fair. It is gra tifyiag to say, that this timely precaution had the de sired effect, u there was not the smallest appearance of any illegaloaths being adiainistertd. which was lat terly so disgracefully poured at Fairs and Markets in these districts by nightly banditti. and disturbers of. the peace of the evtantry.---(Trem Gatetis.) TIPPERART. Ci.ownss. OCT. 31;-Yeatorday Oben was a luau iag of the Magistracy at Cashel. is 'bedlam to tits 1 / J . I Though be foreign papers Ir • e silent on the 11116i 4 t Of negocidtious between the two Empires, th"v co.. inunicate a few particulars respecting the operaiioe s of the Turks, which arc rather of a gratifying chart.. ter. The Ottoman fleet, it appears, hail landed troops to act against the Greeks in the slige k but instead of being able to defeat the Msg r . gents, they bad been compelled to gait the fi e li . and to take refuge in the fortresses which still r,. ambled in the possession of the Turkish CAnnivill ers. Thie fact shows at once tbet the Moreau' are not in the divided state in-which Aaitrian accounts had hither* represented them to be, and. th.it t .e means eniplmA by the Porte to put down the cause of independence i s Greece are not equsl to their intended en I. Whetio r they can be augmented so as to prove ultimately m ; fective, is a contingency which must almost entirely de. Pend on the issue of the negociations with Russia. Ness. while time is gained ; the Greek insurrection spreads; the Greek soldiers acquire discipline andcontidence; or. Ider is established asnonget the cities, and a regal/afore of Government is organised, which gives colt. lidation the whole. Much alarm had been Iv cited among the “reek and Armenian Christians st Constantinople by a Finnan which commanded thew to remove from their houses all persons tielosgis; to a different church or to any other European natios. —They conceived that this measure was the fore runner of free!) massacres, in which tie subjects of friendly Powers were alone to be respected. The city was filled with Asiatic Troops, who were thought to wait only for a signal to begin the work of plunder assassination. The news from Mexico has baffled the hopes of the Ultras in Spain. The slaves of the Unholy Alliance must now see liberty triumphant in the new world, asd may naturally feel their power totter in the old. Mae will no longer be considered a biped of burden, to fetch and carry at the will of Isle task-masters; be will enquire, before be takes up a gun to shoot his neigh. hours or his kindred, be will read and be instructed. The events in Mexico we have anticipated throughout, and we considered the reported defeat of Saint Mania before Lima one of those amusing tricks so often played upon us during the late war. The descendants of PIZARRO no longer enjoy the blessings of the Holy inquisition. or the offqring of the Incas submit to scenes of blood and carnage; they will no longer he tortured with Bourbon manacles. Commerce Mil briug forth the preciuus metals, and England come iu for its due proportion, if not prevented by that narrew policy which dictates its foreign and dotnestie rela tions. Then will men of all colours cultivate the soil, and learn from the past liaat the strength of any country exists in the union of its inhabitants. The examOentits neighbours, north of the Gn Iph, will prove of a gluier, lesson to study, and a model of perfection to render the blessings of liberty greatly valued. The only kilt we find in the plan of Government settled between tit republican and royalist leaders, is the first article of making a national religion, which should be as is the United States, open to any and to every sect. Yet we make a due allowance for prejudices. In all human probability it was a kind of accommodation; in a short time they will see that universal benevolence should be the religion of all, and that any deviation from that grand principle must render the name a cat's paw in the hands of wicked men. Give as the essence, any party is welcome to the forms. The formation of a junta to govern until the Cortes are assembled, is as it should be. When these bay, enlightened Americans meet as a National Council, se feel satisfied the dark clouds of bigotted iatoleraste will evaporate before the light of reason and Olio thropy. When we see the thraldom of dark ages er rate upon the mind of men even nearer home. la think the sooner it is obliterated the better for de happiness of the human race. Under existing deem stances we do not cavil at any thing that would pet a stop to the effusion of human blood, which thssk Heaven is happily effected. The invitation given la the Embroiderer and his brother appears & negatirs probation of the Butanon dynasty to reign ; bet ire strongly suspect the offer was made by the Royslis" as a palliative to soften their reception, on their revs to Europe. Though it might have been seceded to by the Patriots as a compliment, it can hall expected that either the beloved or his brother sill take so long a journey on so fdolish an monk Part''' cularly as a residence in the country is s'a e " Re qua non. Our opinion of the first article is bets' out by the twelftb,which breathes the purest philaa thro j and consummate wisdom. " All the Inhabitants of New Spain, with in° gag " distinction' of Europeans, Africans , or haws " are citizens of this Monarchy, and eligibleto nervy " office, according to their merit and algae." Hear this you hungry despots , yo u p roud over °' weea• ing aristocrats, whose vanity lead you to suppasa . ) are not composed of the same materia l ' s your octavo. Learn from freemen in the wilds of America, fra i Indians of all colours, that man b ecomes entddad l' by the degrees of happiness he creates in soviet), aa: the love he bears to his fellows. The Kingdom at Nosß and the Bof razils are likely to pass thro u g h the ordeal limited rule, as Granada, Chili, and Buenos Ayres boo them on the south, the United States closes the coinobelovii cation on the north, which mayinfwe a P" ti " al . laws and manners into their new monarchical nett hours. Still we apprehend the commercial coact' ties will be kept• ap with old Spain. and the 'kW; ultimately prove an advantage 'to both, patuculA I 1 1,. 1 il dim Ilia iai tI in tin So •o,