The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-12-12 00:00:00

PER.V. UCO. By letters from Pernambnco, dated the 27th of October, we learn that a great change 'has been pro-. /Need in the situation of affairs there, by the arrival of orders from Lisbon, in pursuance of the decrees of the Cortes,—l. For the rerall of the Governor. 2. For the formation of a Provisional ooVeroment by the votes of the College of Electors. 3. For licensing the militia for a given period. 4. For the removal of the European troops to Lisbon. In consequence of these orders, the election of the members of the JIM& took place on the 26th, when the choice, as might have been tipected, fell principally upon the dative Brazilians. The. following are the names of the mem- hers : Geievazio Peter Ferreira; President; Padre Lauren. tine, Secretary,. Bente Jose da Costa • ' Felippe Ned Firreira; Dr. Padre, SI. J. De Carvalho,Vicar General ; Antonio Jose Fictoriano ; Joaptias Joss de Miranda ; Senhor de Incenio de Santa Rosa. Of these, Da Costa is the only kiiropean; the rest are all said to be Brazilians by birth, and connected, tiireetly or indirectly, with the insurrection of 1847, That tarn the election had taken, created so Mich die. gust in the Portuguese, that nearly all the famOtes *of . respectability were preparing to quit Pernambuco, ei ther for Lisbon or Bahia. It is ascribed, however, solely to the dislike entertained for the• men newly raised to power, and not to any apprehensions of dis turbauee, that this step was taken. The Governor sailed on the 26th for Furor., in compliance with the order for his recall ; and another vessel also left the pat on the same day, with 80 Portuguese passengers on board, for the same destination. Respecting the removal of the troops, nothing bad been done; but it was expected they would be shipped fur Bahia as soon as a body of native troops could be organised fir vie protection of the Government. These proceedings of the Portuguese Government, as regards Pernambucet have placed the province in an extremely critical state; since, by removing all restraints on the disaf fected, who were before numerous, .t.ey have left it solely to the discretion of the inhabitants, whether they would retain or shake otf their dependeice with the mother country. Ashlers have also been receives' from La Guvra to the end of October. Nothing very important had occurred subsequently to the capture of Unmans, but the news of the fall of Lima, which had been an nonnced, had given the utmost satisfaction, and the letters state, that at no period of the tong contest had the Patriots been in such high spirits as at the present moment. It was confidently anticipated that all Brazil would join in the revolution which had extended through all the possessions of Old Spain in South America. PURTG'GA L. -+-- By the mail arrived from - Lisbon we learn that the Cortes were steadily proceeding in the disizussion on the articles of the Constitution. Among the plans of Reform resolved upon in order to diminish the public expenditure, is the abolition of the Auditor General's Department belonging to the Army, and the matter was referred to the ronsillt;ration of a Sliecial,Com mi flee. who reported, that at present there were twenty two Auditors, who annually cost the Government up wards of 14 millions of reis, without rendering equi valent eervices. It was recommended that this office should be abolished, cud that the Jotices of the Peace in the respective places where troops . are sta tioned, should act instead of these Auditors. After a s'totit discussion in the Cortes, it was resolved, that the operation of the new law should commence from the let Jan. 1822. It was also determined that a re form should take place in the Hospital Establishment, which should remain on the same footing as during th. time of peace. By a Resolution of the Cortes, the Count de Attics had been released from his confinement, and this cir en.neance bad created some sensation, owing to the ex treme importance of those idols and projects in which it was generally thought the Count bad engaged in the Brazils, though it is pretty clear, from thedecision of the Cortes, that the accusations had not been esta blished in a legal manner. The Bishop of Portalegre bad published a pa%toral letter, exhorting the faithful of his diocese to union, and recommending confidence in the constitutional system, as the hest means to retrieve the past losses of the country. He enters into a long detail of the be nefits already experienced, among which he mentions the Liberty of the Press, improvements in the admi nistration of jostle', commerce, ht. This same course had been adopted by several other Dignitaries of the Church, particularly the Prelate of Villa Vicosa, and with great effect, owing to the Wane* the clergy bare over the minds of the people. It is but due to them to state that, with few exceptions, they bare con ducted themselves extremely well since the sew order of things. No intelligence had then reached that ca pital of the completion of the revolution. et rernam bueo. It was imagined, ow the contrary, thafthe new Governor, with the reinforcements preparing in Por tugal, would be able to restore subordination. VOY4GIi OF DISCOPERr. Accounts have been received at Plymouth by Cie ship Dick. lately arrived from India, from his Majes ty's brig Bathurst, Capt. King. employed is examin in4 the unexplored coast of Australasia. dated off aiulburn Island, on the north coast of New Holland, the 6th of July last, the ship Dick kutl brig St. An tonio then in company, which the Bathurst bad pi loted from Port Jacksauon their way to India, through a most intricate and dangerous navigation, in which the latter lust two anchors. At the date of the letter they bad been out six weeks from Port Jackson, three weeks whereof they bad berg 'sailing among coral reefs of frightful appearance. and were obliged to anchor every night wherever they could find shelter, not daring to proceed after san-set, having had many narrow eseapeseves in die day-light, but were, at the period before-mentioned, entirely clear of that dreadful coast. They lost their two anchors and cables under Caring Cross Island, at eleven le.at. on the 30 h of Jew. and nothing bat the tido, which, fortunately set to windward% kept than clear of the dangers which surrounded theta on evety side; and the weather being so exceedingly bad at 62 time, their escape was a miracle. Mr. P. Baskerville, et ?Iyosouth, e midshipman of the Bathurt, was sent on shore with a party on the eastertinsottisland of Flisder's to._ pose picking up any part of the wreck, deride, which bad been lost there, , encountered by a large party of the natives. who col 'silenced a horrible shoot, which proved the signal !t engage, and they commenced by throwing a shoot of spears with great agility, by whii-li two _of k party were wounded. The Batisnrst's people being unarmed, could make no other resistance than by de fending themselves with stones, while' a part of dem ; were immediately dispatched in the boat in artier to procure ere arms from the ship; the satire!. seeing the transaction, took the opportutety, i re o while the boat was absent , to atta ck those left on s • more violently, and Mr. Bathervill e and his little ity were surrounded and made pris oners. lloweve no attempt was made to take their lives after the caplets. and on the return of the boat. through artifice, they again joined their comrades, bet shortly afterwards the natives came down in greater numbers, and again attacked the party, who being now armed, gave them a volley, that occasioned them to scamper nfr is all directions, leaving two on the g round wounded, bit: they soon after got up and escaped. and no others ap peared while the Bathurst remained there. STATE OF' 111 E 1 4 4,N0, [sense THE DUBLIN EVENING PONT OF Beilv 6.1 There are not warty features of interest to add to. the picture we have already drawn of the state. of. Ireland. We mentioned in our last, that a morder had been committed in the County of Roscommon. The statement turns out to be but too correct. it is said, however, in most of the accounts which we Irate seen, that this murder is in on isolated and unconnect ed fact—that it has no relation to the system now in progress, &c. &c. We can believe, and do credit. this statement to a certain extent—we can believe, for in:. stance, that the perpetrators of this wicked act had so communication with the rioters in Limerick. or with the assassins of the Sheas--that it was sot the consequence of any orders issued by a secret conclave, or of any determination , come to by the Peasantry of Roscommon. In a word, that it was an act of private malice. But as this consideration does not alter the nature of the crime, or diminish the guilt of the criminals, so neither will it go .to prove, that there may be no community of design. There is no concurrence of action and coiniminity of f. eling between the Peasantry of the. West and tlo.se of the South. On the contrary, the prevalence of the snme conduct, and the commission of the saute class of crimes, demon strates, if not an understanding, a complete sympathy among the parties. Except in Turkey, or in a wan try writhing under Mai dal Law, there is nu nation in Europe that, within a limited space of time, and within the compass of a circuit comparatively small, which has esbibitesl so many instances of outrage and cruelty, as oar own: It is with feelings of great 4;li:wiener, and almost of self abatement, that we are compelled ,to make this acknowledgment; but, for the sake of justice andfutirrily, we ore compelled to make it. It it Sai . by suppression-4. La sot by flbeisinfS Or" circumstances like these, or by attempts to under-rate the magnitude of the evil, or to extenuate its character, that we can hope to arrive at a radical• rare for the poli tical evils which have generated these crimes—evils, out of which the present difficulties have grown, and to which they may all easily and clearly be traced. Our great dic tum is this, that these crimes are the natural and neces sary results of the present condition of society in Ireland; and as a collary from that proposition, we maintain, that until this condition be meliorated. there will be no per manent peace in the country. The associations are local, but the nature of the localities is general. 'fillies, rack-rents, agricultural dietress, prevail in Connaught and Leinster as well as in Munster. The population has overflowed its channel in every Province In Ireland : and it is not until the angry waters have flooded the ad jacent vallies that the discomposing nature of the ele. 'trent was understood. Labitur et labetur et labeler ontme 6olnbilis ocean:. This is true of rivers, perhaps, but, notwithstanding the authority of the poet, it is not true of man. The tide of population will sometimes sur mount its banks; and the flood before its ravages cease, must find a keel. Some considerations, like these, must occupy the minds of our Statesmen, when they are looking for as adequate remedy for the disorders to which this Country is now a prey. It will not be sufficient to go to the proxi mate causes, they mast descend to the root before they can eradicate the evil. They may close the cicatriee, but they will not heal the internal wound by topical ap plications alone. The constitution of Society is shattered To suspend the Constitution of the State will not be found, we will venture thu s earl y to predict, sufficient to restore titre body politic to moral health. Yet we learn with a sentiment of indignation, - *lath is only kept down by contempt, that a set of men in the City of L ndon, calling themselves the hick Interest, were to meet at some public Tavern, fut the purpose of discussing the affairs of this Country, and of applying to Government for the speedy application of rigorous measures. How cordially do we despise and detest there vigorous heroes! Oh ! it is one thing to be very vigorous in a Tavern and a Speech, and another to be very vigorous in the Counties of Lime rick and Cork. It is one thing to vapour about pro perty, and the feebleness of Government, and an other anal a different thing quite, to defend that pro perty in person, and to support that Government by co-operation. It is one thing to speechify about the immorality of the Lower Orders, and another to exert yourself personally fur the inelioratiou of those Lower Orders. You draw tens and hundreds of thousands of pounds from the labour, from the blood and sweat of those Lower Orders. and you subscribe your twenty • or fifty pounds to a Bible Society, or to a So4lety for discountenancing Vice ; and you conclude, that yusr miserable mite to an useless and absurd scheme, is a sufficient return fur the obligation which you oie to those Lower Orders. You expend the produce of their labour. you may call it• of your land. if it de lighted' you to talk of acres. in riot and ostentation, in routs and racketing* at•Newmarket, or at Alma', in the Gambling Musts, or even at worse resorts; and when you learn that your conduct is producing its natural. its inevitable consequences, the Absentee Club associate in a room, and • spout common places, which they call the politics of Ireland. Is it endurable sgs should as advice their County their backs upon her—they despise, they trample upon and injure her by every means In - Chet power She enables them to Ni pp on their equipages, their studs, their stables. ,their cellars. The half -starving. and half-clad peasants supplies them with their means of riot—with the food for their dissipation. What is the return ? In their cups they make a jest of him and et his country; and, when their purses are pinched. (they turn round sod attack him like a tiger. We cot reel ourselves. A tiger fights in person ; these heroes are content to shoot by deputy. Bat what would these absentees have The Insur rection Act. Let them come over, then, and execute ; let them, in their capacity of alagistratee, aCCOII3. 'pany the Colonels and Captains of bit Majesty's army I in their nocturnal excursions and their bivouacs; let these big nobility and gentry come home ; let them 'ride and run. speechify and resolve,. at Newcastle mod Mewmarket, Desmond and Middletbird, and show an example to the little residents• that remain behind. If it were not solely on their own accounts—if these roa ds confederacies bad not a tendency to spread—if :he ,fire could be confined to Ircoligon's mansion alone, we really should recommend our home-bred Trojansi Ito let the mansion burn, seeing that the mower is not lifting a leg., or raising a bucket, to pat out the times. 'Weald to Hod that this could be safely permitted 4rould to Ood that the estates of the absentees alone were to suffer I twould,., in such an event, be a con notation to the country to see them all beggared and !ruined. But, since this elinnot be she case, their mtateeshould be obliged to pay in kind for what the ,masters of these estates refuse to pertovm in person ; they shosid be sequestrated to the public use, and their proceeds should be made available to the politic wa nts. We bave t o uched upon this rtrbject before, and, really. the more we consider it, the 011tre we feel persuaded of injustice and of its necessity. In the mean time, Uoverninent appears to be as ac tive as their meant and powers will permit them to be. We have already said that the Yeonian Captains 'of Dublin are desired to inspect the effective swept; of their respective Corps. Several Corps in the North are already put on permanent tinty. On the policy, however, of this nicasnre we have already expressed our opinion. The public feeling on this subject continnes very strong. sad for our own parts we have not altered our sentiments. We think airy other force would be pre ferable. Our opinion is grounded upon the ergs ! aunts we have already stated, and which were parti cularly set forth in Captain Winder's letter to the Editor of the Armagh Paper. In the North there 'corps have been the hot beds of party fends and politi cal distinctions. We perceive, however, that several of these corps are called out. and Colonel Blaeiier, we understand, is upon the point of setting out for the North, as he is only waiting fur the arrival of Sir George Hill. his principal, from the country. We hope 'and trust that Colonel Blacker will act strictly on the Injunction ind admonition of the' King. and that all petty emblems will be laid aside, all party tunes pro hibited. 1411 word. we hope that _be will not suffer the accursed elements of Orangeism to exhibit thew selves at this crisis. We would impress upon this Henderson, and upon the country, the pernicious, the dangerous tendency of such a feeling at present. The peace of the country may depend upon the turn which this matter will take. The North of Ireland, which halt, hitherto, manifested so creditable an exception to the general state of the country, South and East, will, most assuredly, if tilt Yeomanry of Armagh and Derry pursue their old tricks, involve Ulster in a scene of disorder, not similar in its origin or cause, but equally troublesome and dangerous. As the thing is done, however. we have no disposition to follow the topic up, but we should feel that we deserted our duty, if we did not give this serious warning to Colonel Blacker, and the Yeomanry of the North. PRICE OF STOCKS TH Sank Steck per Ceet.Re4 77fle psi Cent.Cea. $4l per Cast 871 4 per Cents. 981:e b pot CUM'', Spoor Coat. Lee!, Ael 193-101 Insp. S per Cies. 71 Irish • per Cent. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. India Stook DlttoDose.-- - s 137.. Ns. pn South Sea Stock south Kos Old Ann. Et mu 2d. 10001 Is. dis. par -SO(L par Is. pm I dim ----Small par 21. pm. India for ditto Coo. far Awl 771 9 71 Lots.T.ekets Ot. 0.. Lau WATIti AT Lommi-ea Mat TO-MORROW. Morass 30 a. alter -b.— e Everting 19 rola. after 3. ..-.. LONDON: WIDNISDAT gvionse. DiCgXl3tle 12, 1321. STOCK EXCIIANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Yesterday the funds continued the whole of the day without any fluctuation. This morning they have taken a trivial start in consequence of a report. that an express has arrived from Paris with some favourable information. Consols are 77 1 buyers. Boston papers arrived this morning to the 21st of November, and Quebec papers to the 12th of Nevem ber, front which we extract the following : [Crest TUE NEW YORE GAZETTE, NOV. 13.] DRIADFUL WHIRLWIND. Oa Saturday morning last, about one o'clock. the inhabitants of Heliam Township were visited with the most destructive tempest. It resembled those torna does which, about two months ago, made such havoc in souse of the New England States. None but those who witnessed its fury can form a just idea of its power. A great quantity of rain fell at the same lime. A totter from Bums Ayres states, that Lord Coch rane will pay a visit to the Portuguese in the B.azils. The Batavia journals of the let of liar, gives the account of a terrible earthquake. which to.k place on the South coast of Celebes. It did immense damage at Bocisehembla. when the sea rose several times to a prodigious height. A letter from the /lawsuits!' states, that the Ambulates there were highly gratified by the appear's.* of a vessel of war, to rowe l } their pro " • .4 wit-. 7 ri . - I ( ; and piracy was considered as suspended sad ,cis sailed with considerable confidence. THE REVENUE. The National Intelligencer of Saturday states, as o t t evidence that the Revenue will not fall short, if it In not exceed the estimate of the Secretary of t h e Treasury, for 1821, that the Revenue of the City ee New York, for the three first quarters of the pro ton 'year has very considerably exceeded that of the cot: 1 responding quarters for 1820. lt ste la am dridt b id a e rs as t o t o h n e s bo , O u C e : independence, Sr.l4l9 . n l e . a — rN il e b w e 'killed upwards of twenty resent MONTREAL, arrivals it , Nov. 10.—By our last ' ap: ;pears that the hopes of our merchants were rather toe 'sanguine, with respect to the prices of flour in • B ig . ' .land, and so certainty can be calculated fess the report. The want of shipping will be themes • drawback upon the profits of dealers. __--ome---- '• There have been no fresh arrivals from p u b I.: .day, up to the time our paper went to pm ; t o is one of the additional journals which have esset te i Is . since our last,. we find a circumstance meatiosef sn' lative to she state of parties in the Chamber of Dap s , ties, which is stated to deserve publicity. it le as-. 'cried that most of the Deputies who sit in that divi sion of the Chamber which is designated theleft mum and amongst whom ranks M. Ternaux, the great me. * turfactnrer, have 'lettered to those of their Heassuraile friends, who for one of the elements of the majority, that upon questions of legislative sallied t - v, these will never he • difference of opinion benne. them: but whenever they have to treat of as shirts. 'they of seniment than opinion, and of question is ,which the dignity of the Throne may be interested„ther should be compelled to separate their votes from them. It is rumoured that the first cosnmunication ofllinisters to the Chambers will have for its object the domed d six•twelfths provisionally, which is rendered neresuri by the expiration of the law of ,Finances, and tie delay of the Chamber in proceedinz to business after ,the opening of the present Session. The Aura l& .des Delete, under the London head, says—' l The . (English) Journals have pkblished some details of ! what took place in the Secret Committee of the Claw her of Deputies." Then follows a blank with are Terence to a note of the Editor, at the bottom of * 1 column, which says, " The. Chatnher net having as. t theorised the publication of tie proceedings of she Secret Committee, we did not think that we should be allowed to translate these details front the English." • No fresh light isthrownon the stale of she Rega t n don between Russia and the Porte. The cause of do m e; Cheeks is stated to improve , but new disorders haw taken place at Smyrna. Three hundred Ca (Tn rkish soldiers) have massacred snore dna 30 in the streets, and have assailed the Palace of duffel:" vernment. The Janissaries came out armakatel a terrible combat took place between them aid theOlis . diets. The Commanders of the French awl Eighth vessels interfered, and a great number of Table soldiers, who commensal the fray, have been comigmi over to the French Commander to be tra n sported et, , Candia for trial. The intelligence from Portugal through the Pariti . journals is superseded by that we have received ; rect, whirls will be found in another column The only additional news from bladrid is that the G. berets there have not been backward in addreoist the Kiag to dismiss his lissisters, nor delicate is the language they employed. In the commute. went they state that they approach the Coati*, tional Throne with the respect and suhmissieelfet is due to Isis Majesty, but also with all the dip s becoming free uses. After intimating to his hisjettle it is Hine that be deigned to look with Mame upon a people by whom he .reigned, they 0 him plainly that the nation beholds, svith psioo llo . scandalous conduct of the Administration of Jese the estraordinary sett which is manlfeeted 100 - cial proceedings against the partisans of the eV institutions; the impunity of the adios of . 01, who deserve only the execration of the cogs the dismissal of Magistrates who, hjt their woe ty aud devolion to the constitution. I 'Meet' hi" . conciliated the public esteem ; thee nons inatios 0 the abettors of tyranny to plArrs in the jediestmet the breaking of military chiefs, d u sno rt at t ach' ed to the fundamental code of the Mooted+ e t h e lank and to the unjust persecution o f .-- Bier, who restored liberty to t h e country i s Oa' Among other bold pass a ge s in the si'dress . •a Oat lowing, " Recollect , Sire , the immense sscrsavus 0 1 the Spanish nation has made f or y ou ; t his Wipe, _, le great and generous, which , abandon. d " by re. " itii conquered by her own efforts, plc 41 oa Yew Ow*" that Owen, which s he might hare ! ices to recollect that it was she that ewe acipated yvs the prisons of an enemy, to rep lace yes lie • throne of your ancestors ; and that it is to he' s Or less efforts that you owe all that you are. flectombat tee who have proclaim d ye Kig IP A 1 twe iterel that we are not your patr imon y . 0 1•• Lis i be victims of the sacrilegious pact I Jetween the stuff" Irony." Froth the announcement in It.st night's Glotti( the appointment of the Margot ens Wct.asst. tt " II Vice regal office in Ireland, wt might esp. et s if -ra in the anode of m ana g in g I ~at gasman tur d the United Kingdom. Wt re the 'yew a el .tis Lordship's own, wish:mkt; 1 with the OW had been previously pursued• mid..llllobitr lict°ll • i . • , • . • THE. A ill e :C l s.rA putt ! pek. for die diet *gilts si l t Q( being t, of the ship Vett •yl•ioei.es4 eitiehtless whets they weE They bete aelertell the . .i__:- 1...1ra anon her— iireittiot to offer an pert pp.,s h $ subject ? vesse l y, they 'have turneil •••• MI WO go rod di!. cm" •IPOP. •M* de s 1s dI 16t yi tc ybi tom is 104 c 1 kildt eics4, Sl* lAA ley% Imo phle put itaci It; 001 atm tist tip. ttioi arg lyea sag o p 1 di on SO •tt I C • vol 5 , 4. gm *1 -461 1 er Coe gotatconwn. " 1T►TIPIIVI " IS lISCOIMOIIATID 1TATES1111041." lir II 'r -;~~' • 1: . I~• . ,_.~• - doe fit d r I