The Statesman. — London, England, 1824-01-22 00:00:00

r FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. GERMAN PAPERS. ODBPSA, Dec. 21—The latest letters from Constanti nople of 13th December say. that M. Minziacky was impatiently expected there. it was reported that the question of the evacuation of the Principalities was deferred till his arrival. We believe, however, that he is sent chiefly to attend to our commercial interests. The Capitan Pacha o had arrived with eleven ships and three prizes. take wh n from the Greeks, attended the d e b a t es i n the Divan on the affairs of the Morea. The pretended arrival of French Commissioners of the Maltese Oider at Hydra to treat with the Greeks for the cession of an island in the Archipelago excited extraordinary sensa tion at Constantinople. At the same time people think they observe that Lord Strangford is again treated with ' great attention. It is a fact that the Sultan gave orders that a live giraffe, , which was come from Egypt, should he taken to Galatia to be shown to his Lordship. (By an error it was said in a former letter that it was an agree of diamonds.) The ether Members of the Diplo matic Body acre also treated with great respect on this occasion. The most extraordinary reports were in circulation respecting' Persia, since commercial letters from Aleppo Nave announced that the Persians were again in motion. It seems certain, at least, that the Porte is uneasy, because the ratification of the treaty of peace on the wart of Persia has not yet been received.—(dllgeineine Zeitung, Jan. 13.) DUTCH MAIL. MAIL. SCMASTHAMEN, Jan. I.—The new Spanish Charge d'Affaires, M. de Man, is not yet arrived in Switzerland. — We hear that the first proposal to raise a corps of near 5,000 Swiss for the service of Spain, was made to General Wimpfin, who declared that no application could be made to the Cantons on the subject, till suitable measures were taken to pay the arrears still due. That General is said also to have signified to the Spanish Government that it must secure to the Swiss, who might enter its service, higher pay than in France, because in that country they have the advantage of being able to go and spend six months on furlough in their own country, which they can not do when they are in the Spanish service. STOCKHOLM, Jan. 2.—The Norwegian Storthing com mences its Session next month ; but it is thought that his Majesty will not set out for Norway before the beginning of the spring. There are at present 67 Lancasterian Schools in Swe den, of which 22 have been established since the beginning of last year ; 13 of them are in the capital. WARSAW, Dec. 26.—We hope that the price of wbest will eisr, because the batrest In Spain and Portugal has totally failed this year, BAYONNE IN I'ELLIGENCE. Bay°Nsg, JAN. 13.—Our accounts from Madrid of the 9th, speak of the King's resolution to preserve all the pro perty of the Inquisition entire, and to entru , t the manage ment of them to the Collector General d' Espolios. This resolution is looked upon as a proof of an intention to re establish that Tribunal on the first favourable opportunity. The King has declared that he will not have the Restartrei dor suppressed : this journal accordingly loses no tinge in sliewing itself worthy of the favour by composing articles in favour of the counter-revolution. Several of the Arehhisbops and Bishops who alleged illness, have suddenly recovered their health, and set out on their return to their dioceses. It is certain that addi tional French troops are going to enter Madrid to supply the place of the Sp tnish troops who are sent away. We learn from San Dow that Don Santiago Sideno, formerly Menilovr of the Cortes, and Bishop of —, bad died in the hospital of that town, and that it was with the ut most difficulty that a priest could be procured to afford him the consolations of religion. They write from Ilermitan that the Royal Volunteers cannot be assembled in the province because it manifests More and more Constitutional sentiments, and that the Tragala is publicly sung; but it must be added that the country is occupied by the regitnents of Algorbe and Burghs, which are not very royalist. Tlte accounts from Saragossa are not good. Assassina tiona even of the French cotts&te. We expect every mommCW'order of the Tribunal of Commerce to sell the cargo of the Minerva belonging to M. o.ivrar.l, for the benefit of Messrs. Assiar and Co. to whom he owes a large sum. ....-....._ _ It la more ssrionsly contemplated than ever to commence the great works which will make this place a fortress of the first rank; what is certain is, that the Guards of the ar tillery and engineers who are to be employed on these works are to receive from this moment an increase of pay on that account. All the mules and horses of the train belonging to the division which remains on our frontiers will be re tained by the several corp. The Comet on the 7th of January was in the right shoulder of ilercoles taking a direction towards the tail of the Dragon. It moves with astonishing velocity, as it has since passed midway between the back of Hercules and the Northern Crown, through the right leg of Hercule., and is now continuing its course between the right knee cif Hercules and the right hand of Bootee, and at the pre sent time does not set. If the brilliancy of the Conset con tinue, we may expect a more favourable opportunity of seeing it about the 30th of this month, when the Moon will be absent, anti sacould the atmosphere be clear, it will then be distinctly visible between the Pole and the ext►e mity of the tail of the Ursa Major, at any hour of the night. - - The American Theatres have given benefits in aid of the subscriptions foT the Greeks. Public m►etings have been held for the same pu , pose ; and subscriptions have been opened in the Schools and Colleges of several of the States. The contribution from the students of Yale College in Con necticut, amounted to 500 dollars. Borrisn PEGRAGIL—There is an investigation now going forward, proving a claim to a side supposed to be extinct in the Berkeley family. The claimant is Dighy Berkeley, Esq. great-grand Ben to Dr. Henry Berkeley t(formerly of Ardustan, in the county of Carlow, and a hat period one of the masters of his Majesty's High Conrtt of Chancery, in Ireland, being appointed to that situation by his near relation, the first Lord Berkeley, of Stratton, when Lord Lieutsnent of Ireland, in the reign of Charles the Second), by his first wife Catherine, daughter of Essex Digby, then Bishop of Dromore, and sister to the then Bishop of Elphin, and which Essex Digby was the son of Sir K. Digby, and Lettice Lady Ophaly, the daughter and then sole heir to Gerald, Earl of Kildare; the ancestors of the present Lord Digby. This claimant's grandfather, also a'bigby Berkeley, succeeded his father in the estates in the county of Carlow, who married en Elizabeth Pretty man, the daughter and sole heir to the then Sir William Prettyman, of Loddingbon, in Leicestershire, Bart. Prods the recent discovery of certain documents, and the success which has hitherto attended the necessary searches, little doubt is entertained of the ultimate eat thlishment of his claim. A case is now pending, to be laid before the Law Officers of the Crown in England, and if they should give their opinion in the claimant's favour, a question of .considerable moment will take place on an ejectment about to be brought for the recovery of the whole of the property in -the county of Carlow, where the only difficulty that can occur will be, whether length of adverse possession, connected with the grossest fraud, can ba r th e r i g ht o f re mainder men. • THE STATESMAN 111 AILS. Wt. DUE. ARR. bpi. 0 I....Waterfard.. • —0 0....0 & Jersey. • —0 o . . ..France I ...Flanders o.•..Gottenberg •• • I 0.... Malta . • ..0 PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE OCLOCK. Bank Stock. , 237i India Stock , . 3 per Ct• Red SOI 00 Ditto Bonds... ...... 134 S 5 3p. Ct. Cons Bst Bei Ez.Blll.slds 1 . 65 00— b 4 pm. Si per Cent 4 per Cents . 101 i lOS ( 5001. 53 56 54 pm. New Fours losii4 --Small .55 57 54s pm Long Ann SS 7-10 i I Lottery Tickets. ....tin. 101 Imp. 3 per Ct Con. for Acct. •• .. so..sql ,—....... ---tatecistian. THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 22, 1521. STOCK-EXCRANGE, Tvreuve o'CLocu.—Consols opened at 89, with a brisk market, and soon after rose to 891, at which price they remain. The Expresses from Paris this morning bring the French Rentes at 95.10. and Spanish at 25. FOREIGN FUNDS.—Spanish Bonds opened at 24H, at which p rice they are steady.LThere is a good deal doing in Russian, Austrian, and Mexican Scrip. Mexican Scrip, /to /Premium —Old Spanish,24l/—Colom bian, 031—Austrian. 5 to I—Russian, 891—Chili, 7.5,1—01 d Prussian, 91 a—Papais. 8/. In Greek there is nothing done, nor named. By the arrival of an express this morning from Pari•, we have received the Messenger of Tuesday, and the &rile of yesterday's date, of which the following are ex tracts r-- (FROM THE ETIULE.) His Majesty heard 1111.1 e. in his apartment. Prince Carignan dined with the King and Hopi Family.— Ti.i s Prince will soon depart Ter Turin. There passes daily through Paw, convoys of artillery on their way to Toulouse. The Gazette of Augsburg announces that an Insurrec tion of the Students iu the University of Halle ha.l taken place. Some of them were arrested by an order of the M holsters. A Royal Decree has been issued at the Palace of Madrid. dated sth of January, stating that the King is determined to employ all the means in his power to remedy the evils arising from various causes, and to , prepare , for the future, g reat amendments. Spain, naturally fertile, and advan tageously placed fur commerce with all nations, ought to be snore rich and more) numerous in popnlation• —" I have resolved," says the King, " to create a Junta, composed of 'persons gealous for the good of the country, which shall pay strict attention in regard to the public wraith and commerce. TbisJnnts shall also examine all the laws, and propose the means which may con tribute to augment the territorial produce, and the industry of the arts, commerce, and navigation. They shall also inquire if it shall be necessary to establish a general Junta for commerce, and produce from the mines." (Signed) " BA LLEsTERns." Lissom, Dec. 25.---Our Commerce to the Brazils has received the last death-blow. Cochrane has taken seven of Our ships. (FROM THE MESSENGER.) To-morrow being the annivervary of the death of his late Majesty, a solemn service will be performed at the Church of Notre Dame, ind service will be Celebrated in all the other Chinches of the capital. The Exchange, the Theatres, and public offices will be closed. New York Papers to the L':it't of December. and [Loon Papers to the 231 have reached u this morning, from which we select the following:— (From a Boston Paper of the 22nel) IMPORTANT PROM WASHINGTON, Dac. 15.—The most important fact which I can to day communicate is, that the Committee on Foreign Affairs arc summoned by the Chili man, Mr.Forsyth, to meet immediately after the house ad journed this morning. I can do no more than mention the circumstance. On the foregoiog the Association of New York rearms ks We have little doubt, from infor mation obtained trom other sources, that the extraordi nary mill of the Committee is, in colseqnence of a formal proposition having been made by the British Government to our Government to unite in defence of the South Ame rican States, against any efforts of Spain with the Sove reigns culled the Holy Alliance. (roost A NEW ♦ORK PAPER Or THE 24Th DEC ) FROM I.a.ol:tsa.—We learn from Captain Russel that the Dutch at gun ship Liberty. which has been sold to the Colom bian Government, was coming to New York to be repaired. A letter from Laguira states that Captain Broth.rton had made a fine cruise, having captured SpaLish property to the amount nearly of 300,000 dollars. The Colombian() of the I lth has 19 articles, dated in Aug. last, regulating the duties of importation into different parfs of Colorchia. Accounts from Alvorado to the 20th, by an arrival at Poilidelplaia state, that the bombardment of Vera Crux still continued. A bomb fell on the public store on the Sth, exploded, and burst open the doors and sides of the building, and property to the amount of 100,000 dollars was plundered by the inhabitants. (most Till MERCANTILE ADVERTISER, DEC. 2.) *Jamaica papers to the •29:h ult. are received at Baltimore The Icarus Brig of War arrived at Kingston on the •2lst. in 5 days from Santa Martha. She brought information that every thing was quiet in that neighbourhood. The Indians had surrendered, sad with their Chief presented themselves to the Governor of Santa Martha. who had garrisoned the Town with 1000 men. French Commissioners at Hydra to treat with the Greeks for the cession of an island In the Archipelago (to be made the seat of the restored Order of Malta),.lisild to have ex cited an extraordinary liensation at Constintinople. If the report be trueohe fact would certainly possess considerable importance ; not.so ,mucla on account of the restoration of the Order, as because the mere. opehing of I.llegoclation between France and Greece would imply an actual recog nition of the independence and sovereignty of the letter— s recognition whirls we trust,for the honour of our country, France will not be the first to make. With respect to the relations between France and Spain, the Convention which we yesterday stated to have taken place, to indemnify and reimburse their respective sobjerts for the losses which they had suffered during tie late war, by captures at sea, is very amusing. An inquiry 'sad been previously ixstitnted to ascertain the amount, and as it was found to be nearly equal, it was agreed that the two Governments should be considered acquitted towards each other, and should take upon themselves the reimbursement of their own subjects. The Journal des Debate regards this arrangement as a an asterpiece of policy, and not satisfied with making it the subject of panegyric on the late appointment of a Superior Council of Com mere, seriously declares that it must decide tl e fate of the approaching elections and ques tion of a Septennisl Chamber ! " The battle of the Elections and the question of a Septennial Chamber, it maintains, may be considered as already gained on the part of the Monarchy. And after follooing with frankness the "Constitutional System. feeling no dread of the liberty of the Press, but on the contrary committing to the tribunal of public opinion those ques tions which most deeply interest the State, it is impooalale but that public opinion shoed not ultimately do josice to those who are entitled to it. The Ministers far Cie first time will mount the tribune without fear ; both the Peers and the Dloaties will know to what subject their at t'ntion is to he called : opinions will be formed beforelian I lon the merits of the project of law to be disenie.l; th e debates will he shortened, and we can prophecy that the ! question of Septenniality will have as great a majority of reasons as of votes in its favour." Whilst the Journal des Debate, carried away by ill...joy ous anticipation of certain victory, indulges in rh.tpso ties such as these, the Constlintionnel quietly records the addi tional expedients adopted by ministers or their agents to de prive the regular electors of their votes, and to create new ones. Many who paid 350 francs in taxes. hive hen r..- duced to within a few cents of 300 francs (the sum whiu h confers the elective franchise), a bilst other- who raid lass, hare been raised a few cents above. It is even added that the Christian names of some, whose qualitieations could not ke denied, had been wrongly given on the hats, f..r the purpose of producing delay and creataug a chance ca: effecting their ultimate exclusion. By the Hamburg mail, via Gotland, letters we e received yesterday from Stockholm, dated the 2d instant. M. d'Oli veirs, late Charge d'Affaires from Portugal to the Court of Sweden, had unexpectedly returned to Stockholm,—After waiting. some weeks at Ystadt in expectation of a fiaoitreble wind for his passage to Stralsund, he received an order from his Court not to prosecute his journey to Rome, hut to return to Lisbon. M. d'Oliveirs, conseq lenity, was preparing to embark at Gottenburg for Barwie.t. with the intention of tak ing his passage for Lisbon by the Falmouth Letters of the 10th instant, received yesterday from Copen hagen, announced the death of M. itoseneranz. Danish Minis ter for Foreign Affairs, on the night of tne dth, after only a few days' illness. Ile had occupied that situation in the Nli risny from the year 1810. The derertemat of Foreign Affairs has been confided, ad Interim. to Count Schimmelman, but Count Blohm, Ambassador at Petersburg, was intended to be the succesaor of Count Rosencranz. Should his Excellency, however, of which there was some expectation, decline th e office, it would then be conferred on Count Eysser. Private lettrrs from Madrid state positively that every Spanish soldier is to be withdrawn from that capital, the custody of which, and the protection of the Royal Family and the Government. will therefore be entirely committed to the French, This deterininalon hail been taken in consequenee of the increasing antipathy between the Spa nish and French troops, and the nrient representations of Gettetal Bournsont, who is stated to have declared his ina bility to preserve trantutillity, and to have threatened to withdraw with his force, unless the Royalists were sent away. General Bourinont is further stated to have sent mach pressing demands to Paris fur reinforcements, that lifteen or twenty thousand additional Frenchmen are im mediately to be sent into Spain. In Madrid it i s 6,li ev ed that a new convulsion will ere long take place. Yesterday a Conn of Directors was held at the East In dia House, when John Pearson, Esq. took the usual na'h on being appointed the Company's Advocate General in Bengal. It has been found (says a German Paper) that, in the year 1823 the public journals contain accoants of no fewer than 7bo fires. , DEATH Or THE BISHOP Or LICHIPIELD.— D ied, at Rich mond, on To silty, the 20th James, Earl Cornwall , Bishop of Litchfield anti Coventry, and Dean of Durham, in the 81st year of his age. He is succeeded in his title and estates by his only bon, James Mann, Viscount Broine, now Earl Cornwallis. A Special Court of Quarter Sessions ;for the county of Surrey was held yesterday, at the Court House, Newing ton. 'The Magistrates were summoned to approve certain rules which had been drawn up by a committee of t e r own body, in consequence of the late gaol act ; but as the rules were very numerous, and also very voluminous, the consideration of the major part of them was deferred to Thursday, the 26th of February. If we heard these new regulations rightly. one of them was to this effect :—That to person confined in the county gaol under the sentence of any Court shall be visited by his friends except between the Mars of I Inpd It and then once a week.. We Vint )111111teebody of-Magistracy will be found to ssiodan so oppressive a measure with their approbation. The Goort was then occupied in deciding on a plan for retaining the prison in Horsemonger Lane more secure than it le at prlment. It was understood that the question of the tread mill would be reconsidered on this occasion ; bat it was determined that, as the Magistracy were summoned for a special purpose, the Court was incompetent to entertain it. --(.Yoraing Paper.) We learn with satisfaction that the cotton works in Renfrewahlre are again at work. The combination among the workmen to force obnoxious individuals upon their employers has been broken up.—(Glayme Chroniek.) Tetierry CHAPEL, SALFORD.--The eastern dial of the clock of this chapel, is now brilliantly illuminated with gas, by means of which the hour may be distinguished by persons at any distance of the old bridge. Before Mr. Bell had finally retired from the Court of Chancery, he waited on the Lord Chancellor to acquaint him of his intention. The Learned Lord, justly estimat ing the distinguished legal abilities of Mr. Bell, remon strated with him on the impolicy of patting his intentions into immediate execution. 'My Lord,' said Mr. Bell, • I am growing old.' rI am your senior by some years,' re l•plied Lord Eldon. • My Lord. I feel myself growing ,weak.' ••I gm much weaker, Mr. Bell," said the Chan cellor. • I have a swimming in my heal—' • and so have I," retorted kis Lordship. 'My Lord,' said Mr. Bell.' I have made money coolgh.'—The Chancellor was silent! The want of interest that is felt in political Aim but little relieved by what we have lately learned frosts abroad. Relative to the external as well as to some of *e . nternal relations of Europe, Russia has acquired an im portance that directs attention to her movements; bit, according to our last accounts, she remains, from some cause to us unknown, without any disposition to move. It will be seen by the news from Odessa, In another column, that the long promised arrival of Mr- Minxiacki at Constantinople had not yet taken place. it does not even appear that he had entered the Turkish dominions, notwithstanding the impatience with which be was expected; and if it be true, as reported, that the Divan had pot off coming to a decision respecting the evacuation of Wallachia and Moldavia, till he should halm reached the Ottoman capital, it is probable that the object was to hasten his march. It is asserted, however, that he -sits sot sent to negociate, but chiefly to attend to the commercial interests of Russian merchants, or in other words, that he was to be merely a Consul, through whom , o ffi cial c ommunications might pass, but' who could not be • regarded as a political Minister, and still less as a suc cessor to the spirited Stroganoff. The reported arrival II SHIPPIXO INIELI,I6IiNcE. DEAL, January 21.—Wind S.W. to W.—The Iron. Corn pany's ships Castle Hnntley and Mselueen. hate plot hack, and remain with the Arundel, Maims, and another ve,sel, name unknown. PORTSMOUTH, January V.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Duke of York. Finlayson, from London.—Sailed the Lien, Gable, for Llndon. FscuouTiv, Janusey 20.—Wind N.—Light airs. —Sailed the Fonr Friends. Rwherov, for London. . - 1.1VERP0011...1 9.1 u - ry .20.—Arrived the Panther, Bennett, front New York, sailed tt.e 941 h Dereother ; Protection, Tys 41, from Virginia; Henson, Smith, from St. Andrew's, Now Brunswick; JlPilg jigs, Peters, front tower') ; Santzen, froM II s vre ; and Persia, Merrihew, from New 'York. —Sailed the Andes, Kinz. for Valls' raiso. Cowes, January W.S. W. --Arrived the Ant, Whitmore, from London fur Cape Coast Castle ; Comet, Moore. from llavre, bound to Savannah; and the brig Alti once, Griffiths, from Hareems, in 44 days.—Spoke the Alli ance, of Liverpool, for Bahia, in lat. 49. N., long. 9. 30. W. out 4 days ; anti the snip Tritlent. of London. from Liver pool to New Orleans, in let. 49. N., long. 8.60. W. out 3 days, all well. _ : --- GR‘VESEND, January 21.—Salleri the Rarbadoes Planter Redman, fur fiarbadoes ; Elbe, Ward, for Rio Janeiro ; lb.:inns, Silence, for Jamaica ; Vestal, Robertson, for Lanza_ retry ; an I Minerva, Dale, for Virginia. Arrived the. Fame, Tucley, from Lisbon ; and Ibis. Somers, from Charente. POST-HOILSE AND OTHER DUTIES. A general meeting of the post-masters of the metropolis was yesterday held at the Freeinasons"l'avern, for the purpose of receiving the report of a committee appointed to confer with Government respecting the new re g o a . lions for fixing the duties on post-horses, and all horses let fur hire. Mr. Mettles was called to tha chair. The Sccretity then read the report It stated that in their conferences with fi ivernment the committee had made strenuous exertions to obtain an exemption of saddle-horses from the payment of duly, but without suceet.s. Mr. Willits, the Chairman, said, as he had been actively engaged in the intercourse with Government on this ques tion, he could perhaps state more distinctly the concessions that had been made to p otinaaters throughout the king dom. In the first ptace, it was nut now necessary to h are the name and number affixed to any carriage, oxzept. post 'liaises, or those whieh travelled by the wile or stare ;there fore, toey might let a Rig for the slay, or a carriage to 4 family. without its being requisite to prod aim that it was not their own. With respect to as idle-horses, it ha I been warmly contended by the Solicitor of I I the Stamp tithe-, that those who rode hired horses should be obliged to take and show a ticket of the duty at the turnpike-gate. It was oh:ret ell to this measure, that it would sobj-et every gentle man who rode a horse in the kingdom to be ciialirrieed as the rider of a hired nag, and insulted by the tall-collet t ors. Those who rode hired horses, and els-Melly those in the metropolis. were very arrailms to preserve appear ances; then why shuttld they he compelled to in rke a dis closure by. producing a ticket at every trim npike-gate? These reasons prev..iied with the Government, sad they had withOrawn the ohnosioas measure. (Applause.) But, ahote a I, inst. ad of twelve acts, each of which was more obscure than the . other, the trade had now the rare felicity of b ing 'regulated by one act, which was so clear and simpb• that any matt ut common caaacity amongst them alight understand it. Ile had in his hand a &moment. or tattier a wallow., which had been given to him ss a cu riosity. A postmaster was charged with having trans gressed some one of the regal.' i ins of tse t.velve on:. a y acts, And en action war brought against him. with a de claration of 1,200 folios. There was so much repetition, and there were so twiny points inteiwoven, that the de fend ant's a'torney could out understand it; and the cons.- (pence was, that the defendant, for fear there might be s omething from which he might be hit it: this mass of pleading, compromised at an enormaits expense. (Hear.) All such work as this was now done away with. 'llie farmers of the duties would not be allowed to bring such actions as they pleased, but t first submit the cases to the Stated.-office, and none but proper rims would be suit •red to be taken into Court. (Applause.) There was one word in the new act which excited much alarm, and as as Supposed to effect usa erially the t ade and the public, an 1 Opinion of counsel had brew taken on the subject. In tie course of the act the word used occurred in conjunc tion with •• let." Many opulent post-masters were is the habit of lending thei, horses or vehicles to their friends or branches of their families gratuitously for Vont jaunts, or now and tnen a pleasure party. The counsel to WIIOIII it was referred had declared that the word " used" rendered tie horses on such ass occasion liable to the payment of dirty ; and one of the counsel hail gone so far as to ray, that a gentleman who lent his carriage and horses to a friend for six weeks, must pay duty for`them during that time. (Hear, hear). But he begged that no one would be alarmed at this word, on the construction put upon it by counsel. It was all mere special plroading. He was sure the point could not magd in a court 'of awl that the Commissioners of Stamps would out allow any farmer of taxes to bring an action upon it. A It. n • erscilitaion was then 'Werra into as to the mi when, ultimately, the report was agreed to, and ordered to • note details and regula iou of she duties wi th t ' e farmers be published. Thanks were voted to the chairman and the co.nosittee, sod the meeting separated. The arrangement between the Fume) and Spanish Goversinents, relative to the Maritime prizes taken in 1833, is rills expressed in the Ist article of the Convention agreed upon between them:—" Spanish vessels captured by the ships of his most Christian Majesty, as well as their cargoes, baying been estimated to an approxinitte value, equal to priz •s taken by Spanish privateers Irvin Frrn .1i commerce, it is agreed that for the reciprocal viz .s takes and conducted into the ports of the Powers to which they belong, there !hall he given an acquittal to the two Govern ments, and that th- differences sint!l be regulated ober% comenient." In other wor Is, the respective tlovernmeet celeatt esah other, Asti each is left to re-imburse its own subjects--a hopeful prospect to the subjects of Spain in the present state of its finances. The domestic intelligence of the United States possess/ a SO interest. The repot tof the administration of the navy bad been sninnitted to Congress, bat this document eon tains little worthy of notice, being chiefly occupied with the arrangement of the United States' squadrons in different pasts of the world. The prices of American Stock are quoted as follows:-6 per cent. of 1812. 102 i; 6 per cent. of 1815, 108; 3 per cent., 79L. New York Papers to the 34th nit. They c ontain the particulars of the taking of Puerto Cabello by the Colom bians. The city was carried by assault on the Bth of No vember, in so decisive a style, that nearly the whole of the Spanish troops were killed or taken prisoners. Calzada, the commanding General, was among the latter. Advice' from Havanna of the 3d had brought iatelligenee that a report was in circulation there, of the surrender of the Castle of St. Juan de Ulloa to the Mexicans, but this ac count is, we conceive. premature. It appears by Mexican papers of the Bth of November, received at Philadelphia , that the ,new Congress assembled on the preceding day. and was opened by an address from the President of the Supreme Igxecn.ive Department, to which a reply leaf in ale by the Pret•ident of the Congress. Reports were then subutittr.l irons the four branches of administratioe , in all of "which the &Mies of the country are represented to •be in a flour:sldiN condition. IMF 1