The National Register. — London, England, 1819-11-28 00:00:00

Nov. :8. •loCs6. thus l s ttt tt 21. Isp.:l per tent. 7)1 India 8,11.14 is. 11111. India Stock roselsecpser Bilk 34, dis. OHM for At% sai Loisery Elekfil 419 180. rank seek IS price 3 rrr Cclit. Rest. Cdl 3 per Cent. 611 pet Cent. /51 4 per Cent. 1.11 5 per Cent. N lA% rO.ll L,ffig ,►nn. I 7 9-1(3111‘ THE NATIONAL REGISTER. 11.00011. SUNDAY, NOVEM3IIII $B. ON. Tuesday the Parliament was opened by the Prince Regent in person, and never we believe did it commence its deliberations under more awful eir comstances. The question is not one of minor consideration ; it is not only whether a Whig or Tory Admmin:stration shall be•in office (though we Micro 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 has been lung the boast otthisatountry, 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 tho father of his people. In the review of the Parliamentary proceedings hitherto, our limits oblige us to he 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 will be sufficient to enable our readers to perceive than those of Lords Sidmouth and Castlereagh are compounded of gross and ' glaring falsehooes, and mean and shallow sophistry.. They declare the meeting at Manchester to have • been illegal ; that the the charges of cruelty had been negatived ; that the forms rtquiretl by the Riot Act were gone through, and that not a single life had been • lost in. conse l i - que:..* of the blows of the Yeomanry !! ! When men can stand before 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 tlac•:r respective speech: s. • A mass of papers has been laid before the two Houses relative to the state of - the nation.—Wo presume that Ministers, like the managers of our Theatres, are aware of the necessity they-are un der of calling in the aid of-Novelly in their opera tions; they therefore now spurn the idea of Greta Bags, they hold in contempt, in• the present in stance, all secret Committees (perhaps so far they agree with the general sense of the people, while Secret Committees are so infamously, so notoriously packed, vs to unitiamly insure a ministerial ma jority), and call on the two Houses to act from the notorious situation of the country--shouhl they do so its the only %Iry that C.1:1 be justified on the broad principles of pattiotism they will tile means to dislodge the present beasts of the country; they will address the Regent to form a new admitistration, they will take all means to conciliate the people, tl:ey 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, wit% reliance and with confidence—that it is so now by the unbiassoil part of the country, the most impudent Tory will hardly dare to assert.: His Royal Highness the Prince R-gent has lately received titan the Emperor of Russia a very curious four-wheeled summer carriage, called a droschkr. It consists of a front and a side seat, con trived in a new but very commodious manner fur two persons. It poasesses the moveable axles, which arc now very generally adopted throughout the Colltiucut. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. SOUiJJ 431E11R:4. • Gehfirmation of the Capture if Santo Fe, the Capital ff Neu. G,nnada, by the Venezuelan /truly, under the at the l'reaulent, Gen. itulivar. Bf the arrival of the schooner Entlettoor, from Ja maica, in the extraordinary quick p.e.we of mile doss, we have been pot in poviesstun of the journals of that island, up to the 1511 i lost from MIC 01 wtuich we hate made the following tAtravt " .1 - 55tAICA, Sept. 15. •• His Majesty's brig - Waver, of to pins, Capt. San marts, from Carthagetia, anchored at Port Royal yester• day stunting. The intelligence by the Heaver seems •to leave no doubt as to the capture of Santa Fe by the forces tinder Bolivar. Indeed, it is stated, that the oilicial account of that event had reached Carthtgena pre% sssss slv to the sailistg of the Heaver,' and had hero shown to - Captain II art, of his Nlajesty's ship Sapphire, lying at that port. 'We are also enabled to give some particulars of•the ope 'ratios's of the Independents, prtvrously to their neetipa• of Santa Fe, euliveted by a g,entlettiati on the :.pot . but who, at the seine time, wtutiuur that he derived them from individuals, who related than as their res. pective interests predominated. There were two batiks between tilt contending parties, before. the one %%Inch decided the fate of Santa Fe. The first was on the Ise bf July, at a place called Goutza, its the valley of Sop moso,in the province of Tonga, where Bolivar had an :truly of LOW infantry and 609 catillty: to which was opposed Gen. Ihrasino,with 3i)UO royal troops; the most obstinate, and great courage was displayed on both sides, when he royal troops were compelled to retreat in great colatis4m. The second battle took place on the ZS. ho: July, between the same parties, at Forams Is Barg, near to the capital of the province of•Tunga. The contend ing armies were closely enga,.led for five successive hours, and both fought with greet desperation; but the result wat said to be, that Bitlivar•oluained a complete victory user the royal troops, who, in their precipitate retreat, left behind them all their baggage, artillery and treasure. Bolivar is stated to be 'entirely indebted to his cavalry for thew successes, they haying borne the brunt of these action.. "hear now declared martial law, forcing all natives that mold beir arms to join his standard, by which means lie considerably increased the strength of his cavalry. lii. fume • now Consisted of 3,000 infantry, and 1,000 cavalry ; he proceeded on his route to Santa Fr, and having arrived at a place called Venta Gwmrd t, about 25 leagues from the city, a xi •.:ral action took place between him and Gen. Bimini,. I lere it seems the country is very ininotaitions and wo.uly, and Bolivar determined to defeat his oppooem, if pmsitile by strata gem. He placed a antsiderable party of his troops in ambush, and contrived to get his cavalry in the enemy's rear, presented a small fault to the enemy, who attackid hint with great resolution and fury ; immediately upon which, the divisions its ambush issued forth, attacking his flanks, and the cavalry his rear, by which Gen. Barasino was completely surrounded ; and it is tailgated his army was totally annihilated, with the exception of shoot 400 men ; who had arrived at loittpox, on the over Magdalena. From information derived front these persons, they allow their loss to be 00. in killed, and 400 prisoners. This battle is said tis have takers place on the 7th of Attouit, and accounts of it seached Santa Fe at midnight of the 8114 upon which die Vicetoy gave mile.. fur the city . to be veicuated, and at five o'clock on the 9th he lisate.l it, along wi:h several huts cirri's attached 11/ the nnent. So expeditions Wall his retreat, it seems, that he actually arrwel al Hondo it. thirty hours, a journey which nsually occupies three days. Ile Celt beam(' him all the magazines and trea sury, which latter was supposevl tucusseant about half a million of money. Bolivar, by 1111/ accoutst, is stated E have entered Santa Peron' the l lth to the WM. " SJittanei., the Viceroy. arrived at' barn on the and sent despatches by way of Rio de la tlache. in Gen. NI mid°, gitillft an account of the above events Oo tlo• 28th ult. intelligence reached Canto:wog. that lien. hi Torre. second in ccinniatitl to Gen. Monlln. had Llcen ordered mu coke command of the ro)al forces at . . aunt Fe ; and he declared, that in 6On ala3s he wou!d be its that city with the fine regiment of N.ll,3fre. Tue troitt Oat had arrived rt Monnwut were lora; ins.shat pl..ce to resist any su tacit by the I sidependans. " - Bolivar is said to have despatehed a uirision of hi% army into Pampeluna ; and the opiniow pretalent at Cartiluena was, that he would not attempt to descent' NlJ„dalena, air attack St. Martha, taut co ttt ll ue in the atterior of the country." • HURRICAXR AT 11.4RRADOES This island, which estapcd the ierrican.: - in September, so fatal to some of the 'neighbouring islands, was visited lest month by a similar calamity. The storm is described as the. AAAAAAAA dreadful that has occurred in that island since 170.8, the anniversary of which was commemorated en the 1 WI tilt., htt a solemn fast. On the 13th the gale commenced attended with torrents of rain, wl.i.h continued during the wht.le of the following day. The evening closed with the most terrible appearance, as if giving notice of the dreadful havoc that was to ensile. The wind and the rain increased, and the deluge of water be ame so irresistable, that it brought down the gully at Bridge Town, firmed -to carry off the fishes from the country, with impetuous fury, sweeping before it Constitution litidge, and every building in its course ; and soon after, that beautitid structure, the New Bridge, which cost the Colony so much money, was demolished in an instant.— Tlv. morning of the 15th dawned upon this scene of desolation, the huricane con.inued with intabating fury. • About seven o'clock tl.e appearance of the town throughout became distressing beyond &scrip% timf; the water had risen in the streets to three or four feet high, and in many places as high , as 5 feet f 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 sloidren ; the servants carrying what property they could carry,' but scarcely knowing whither to turn - With it. The hurricane terminated at six on the evening of the 15th, A completo detail of the injury the island has sustainad cannot be given, as the pinticulars lathe state of the interior had not alt 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 louses, as far as could be ascertained, have been mostly 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, • Beigrove, 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 lett 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 flock of sheep and some cattle were lodged, was swal. lowed np and entirely lost. A wood adjoining, suddenly moved down to the spot where Foster-hall buildings stood ; a field of yoking 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 i.,laud ; the dwelling of Dr. Bascom, 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 Irish-town it is said, is com pletely . joined with the set. The damage among the soil Ting was considerable ; bat 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 h a d .been obtained of the number alive' lost ; but it MIS imagined, under all the circumstances of this dreadful calamity, that it was 1. smaller than might have been expected. CORNWALL DccranATrox.—Amongst the fore must at this meeting are the Lords St. German', , Mount Edgecumbe, De Dunstanville, Falmouth, and the Butlers (Sir Edward for the family), whr of course deprecate all refbrtn, and protest against any change whatever. flow thcss .persons are in terested in preventing any reftn-tu in the represen tation by the hold which they have now got on it,. • may be seen by the foilow;ng statement : No. of inha- No. of voters. in bitants in cludingthose who the town do not live in ri and tlertownorpati3A • Members. ',WWII. as per lied-Wok. La. St. German** I I rbr l 'iskc a "l— 1975 l 2 ... st.G.:nnalf.els 9 1 ... Tintagel 730 La. Mt. L.lgecumbc 2 ..-I.o,twithiel../M 3 1.2 klyinknon ... 713 lAI. DcDuastanrille 2 ... Balton' 2353 Li. Falmouth ... Sl4ay.ll 1474 36 The Buller Family 7 ... East Low— 60M ' ( ...:A Lew— 433 56 Mearbers 19 13,b18 So that ,5 families send 19 Members tol'arlia ntent, with the majority of 578 voters out of 13,818 inhabitsits (trout the return of population to the I-Louse, which includes men, women, and children). By the Butte return it appears that Manchester alone, unrepreaeuted, contains 98,573 inhabitants; and the county a Lancaster, which altogether setxls Lut 14 members. contains 848,309 inhabitants: so that these five families have more representatives than all the immense population and wealth of this county ; and if it were not, as was justly sail, as notorious as the suis at toon•dav, how seats were obtained, we might ascertain the fact by observing, that the 19 metubers returned by those fondles have voted with every Atlininistration and . upon every question. COUR l' OF KiNGti SENCH 114TUKUtY, NOV. 48. Tht• Ru'e 11 1 which nal% uhei.ine6l 'n the' ISilb W. by 'I,. Den.tion the enusiiitAria Cuseatey, for their M.-, al conduct in distort:4in( a nieetii:a held in that City, for *ittli of form, and the rusl•litttaati f ir,Ll it, tsteu.iial euuise of 1:a fur leu.rrs. •TRI;E'r. r TVIS!rc CIRCIIII %TIC% 0 V FORE:F.D NOTtio-.lrlll. torda% W. Narita 1 , 14 wife. an I Ann CdlitM, alias Catnorior ( land. nnarraent a lour tjoi before a. It. Maims:ping, E.g. on a cimrar ..fannw,i,,ly and wilfully attrtiu pevelal 31. 6 , rged nni on ill* Bank of reale.. - S wrre : l one int., n..tl srrywei of rhi. Solis hors ' , ley 1 . % cxwn. Tite-14 .y