The Statesman. — London, England, 1819-07-06 00:00:00

largest, mod worthy of being imitated Is every State •pikers similar distress ells's. We outset sere that our Reamer bas the emus, if he had the divosition, to fellow the benevolent eismple, from his own privy purse, but thee there are the Drift: of Admitsloy lying I. the Book (where they have long lain without Interest), why Rot use that money to the ►onest, the bemuse purpose of relieving the thousands of his dis tressed fellow•crestures end coontry moo The ac: would he attended with the two-fold advantage, it ouldlirst prevent assay nerliently evriul hoods from being palsied by pommy; end secondly, it would avert Ye a good impose that wet+lt► that might otherwise be mud to bribe Coed or Perlismentery Sycophants, • r which would be as bad, pension of; the mistresses •f SPLENDID PRODIGAL% 1.! EXTRACT OF A LrTTr RIICEITED IN TOWN THIS swam's°. 6 ' DEAR 810,-1 have jell received • letter from she capital of Chili, dated February 14, 1819, where to it is stated that Lord Cocuaase sailed from Val parsiao ow the 1511 of January, for lAme, with seven ships 0 war ; aad that on the Ist March he captured 1 the Esmeralde Spanish fatale, and the Yengaasa, or in the port of Arica; the latter vessel was blsrwn sp. The object of his Lordship's cruise is to elm the whole coast of Pere of the Naval force of Spain, shit a view of cutting off the retreat of the Royalists end their property, when the attack is model by General SAINT MARTIN'S army on !Ante. The most active and powerful tendons were making, up to the 14th of February, for this purpose through the whole republic of Chili, sod no doubt was entertain. ed that the salted tendons of the Independents wield soon snelkilate the power .f Spain in Peru ! The English nation is held is the highest estimation is Chili ; sod se devoted are the Chilies People and their Govermentt to the British, that in speaking of them they are always styled, ' our brave brothers, the English!'" Wiihest being accused of national vanity, we m ufti help npressimit oar admiration of the discern ment and gratitude of this People, in bestowing upon our countrymen whet they sn deservedly merit ; and we lament that oar Government do not act and I) in. pa'hyse whit the People of Britain in'this glnrioes struggle for freedom and independeoce, in behalf 61 the coca oppressed end degraded South Americans. The following is an extract of a letter, dated Spool Ayres, Match 24:.• " We hare been, and continue to be, in a slate pf great uneasiness, on a ccccc t of tire di ff erent par. tier +bleb are seeteally watching, with a sire of sup planting each ether. Add to this the fear enter. tabbed of a ropier* with Brazil. suer the violence offered to the Apot of General 'Acts' : for if a war Astrid break out with the Portage's., thry wield not only hare the right, bet the power of blockading this pert. and of preren:og the entry of any merchandise. IN Re moan time Aa tins', who dares not encosater the Periogoeso troops, ;Aril are in the best order, and in possession of the eastern toast, attacks the troops of licence Ayres, defeat. them, and now endeavours to advance hither, basing a party awes` 51." The following Is an ealrict of a letter, dated San. tieto de Chili, March 1; it contains many portico lars relatifs to the state of affairs in that router, omitted be the accounts received by the way of Bassos Ayres : " Since the Ontario sailed from Lima, information has beam retired throegh a whaler, spokes with of Callao by a miser of this State, recently arrived at Yelpers's', that the Indian Oak, Calcutta ship, and others in the port of Callen, were discharging their cargoes. and that too at toe instance of Captain liniazter. of the Andromache, whore influence, it appears, wet sollicieal to form-ore this Indolence, thoogh be bad not succeeded in opening th• trade.— Intelligence bas just attired here front Coquimbo, that Lord C , cue tot had, as he expected, met with the Esmeralda and Venous, frigates in the part of Arica, a few Wows to it.. souther Lima, and having taking one of them, he drove the other whore, and blew her op. This account is rendeieJ rbe mo re pr". be lle. as it wee known that the Viceroy of Pero bad Gent to Arica, to embark all the disposable force of the place for the defence of Lima." The same letter, coder date of the Bth of March, than continues : " A dispatch, announcing lb* arrival of the An. drrnsache, bas just come from Valparaiso; she left Idea on the 13th, and met Lard Cocemsoes Fry's. dran on the following day. The re r ;utations under which the sestets at Lima bail been allowed to dis charge tbrtr cargoes, were a duty of 50 per cent. ea cottons, and 36 per cent. on all other articles.— One.third of the stneent was to he retarned ia pro. duce, by whirl it was presumed that a sanction bas been given to embark the rest in specie." An article, dated Brussels, the 28th ult. states, that " lbw camber of foreigners who arrive in the southern provinces being eery considerable, the Go verament has thought it to prescribe very strict ma. Stitt for the etaaminatinn of their passports." According to ibe accounts from Berlin, there are More suicides committed in that capital than in any other great city in Europe. iAtely a Counsellor of Regency gave himself several wounds ebb a knife, and fell senseless, but it wet supposed be would re. cover; a wlne.sserchant shot himself dross% the head; so artigan killed• himself with s poniard; se veral 1,0111,0 have also attempted their own lives. The celebeated coseposar Br:mixt, on paging some time sines Armagh his native town P was re cognised at the Theatre, and his name was repeated amid the plaudits of the audience. Several persons easeifesteJ SOW oppesitioo to the general enthasiaam. It was intimated, that tbe Princess of WALES, who was present at the performance, was at tbe head of the opposing party, and instantly tho dissatisfaction a the immense majority of the spectators burst forth is lead Slid prolonged cries and bine& THE STATESMAN. FAIM. It F.PORT OF TIIF CAPTURE OF GENERAL SIR GREGOR 111 GREGOR. The Ages!' of the derentic Government of Spain are busy in spreading reports Hinklea to the Close of South America independeace, god in violation' of .gory humane and generous feeling. The folio*. Ins has Wet published in the London Papers:— " tittsoot., Jugs 26.—Arrived the Bristol. Bu sty, from Jamaica ; spoke off Cape Nicholas as American schooner, direct from Porto Bello to Bal i Amore, who stated, that after Sir Gregor kleGreger bad been in possession of that place 14 days, a severe battle took place, in which 3130 privates sod 70 of his Offlarts were killed, and himself end the rest of big fore* meanded and taken prisonert." Thir, if true, mould be afflicting not only to the friends of Itherty generally, brit world press severely on many families who hare their relatives and friends embarked in the enterprise of General Sir Gregor M'Gregor ; bet we are happy in the belief that it is altogether a base ftbricstion. IVe have advice, from Granada to the 13th, from Triniilid to the 1.1411, from Jamaica to the 17th, and from Magnate to the 21st of May, and as there is not a single word in any of them respecting the remained defeat of General M•Gerger and his brave little army, we rest pretty confident that the report received by way of Bristol is of the wee complezten al most of those hitherto • ro frequently rireslated by the agents of the beloved Ferdinand. Getters! SPGregor, it will he recollect. ed, landed on the Sib, and took possession of Porto Belle en she 10th of April, and his reported rapture !s placed at fnurtern drys after the 21. b or 25ib.— Now is is to be observed, that Justice is not more than a w-ek's 'sit from Pi.r. it Belle, end as that island is in cnnitant communicating with the place, the erent,l had it really happened, melt bare been known there on the 16th of May.—This we consider cent-login airiest the report.—(Vebths Eremite: Pod, July 3 ) NRIV GRANADA. TO THE Entroft OF TOE STATESMAN. Slit,—As some indecoroos remarks Mast appeared In • few Journals rwspewing the tharoder of the es.., !sedition under Sir Getroon Nl•Gituaust, for the bastion of New Grenade, peewit we to wake lb. following ohaervations • The roierprise (for I speak not of the military conduct) of General 3,:•Gn won. preei.ely resembles that of General 110LITASI, in 1818.17, with retard :o Venezuela. BOLIVAR ond•rterric to liberate V.I W . taela as a General of that Republic; and NI `G steams held the sense 'auk In Sic Granada. Is ihnteal hail been Sulam* Chief of Ven.aaels, lb. iu le-enJ• once of which he went to se•eaviblish, MA:ninon marched ender the auspices of DIM JUAN ELIAS f,ortv, the last Independent Governor of Clutha/one, a province of New Geanida, to re.eatsb;i., its Go. vertment (as was elected on the 4 h of knit, is the Wood of Si. Andres), and to proceed to the re. tempest of those other prosinres of that State •hich are coder the domination of Spain. If in this cosi, there be any riefference, it is is fa. your of the enterprise of 111• G autos ; for the latter been authorised by a Legitimate Repress omit@ of New Granada—a circansstance which 'listed trot in the case of the former. When, moreover, lloct- VAR u*.e..i took the re-conquest of Venezuela, it does not arpear that any portion of that country was bet from the Spaniards, or possessed an indepeudent Go vernment ; and, with regard to New Granada, it is known that the province of Las Limnos has main tained itself always free from Spanish domination. These two circumstances are cot referred to for the perpuse of Wowing di , credit on the enterprise of BUM AR, which was just, legitimate, and prairewor thy in every respect.—lle was socreesfral, which *Guano& was not.—`• Erentas stulteram, ter ert."—SEMECA.-1 am, Sir. year obedient servant, JOSE MAMA DEL REAL Yesterday, about half pat too "'dark, tki Purges 11cgtar, accompanied by Mr. Cii taxes Lows, view ed the Ex' ibitinn at Sumerset•hooae. Ilia Royal Ilighness remained there about two bogie. It bad been closed on &verde, to the public, but the paint jogs. draw lugs, design!, biota. &c., ill regained Yesterday the Bake and Darl.es‘ pf Yong, with a select party, went down the River to Blackwell to dinner. Oo Sunday Prince I.sleohn had a party at dieoer at Nlarlboroegh.how.e. The follosiong is an fistract of a Letter, dated the 13 , 11 M.y, from the Ace of in 14.ovn's at Barbadoes : —•• 77:9nias Jihrams, slid In ho a native of Liver. pool, about 46 veer, old, was tried hero yesterdas, at the C urt of Vice-Admiralty, fat rommwin; mar. der on dot high s , it. Rear Admiral CAXIIICLL. and Captain %Vivi:no, his Flag Captain, assist.] on the Bench. Johoson was loon ! go Ity, slid sentenced to be hanged. Johnson we. ore of the crew of the brig Ineaistable, a Venozoirton privateer, and was pot en board of the P. , rtnotess brig Emaneol, which she had captured in January last, together with • Prise.hlsoter anal three t.thers, with older, from Capt. DtateLs,of the loesistable, to proceed to the Island of Margarita. Eight nr ten dm) s after they parted from the privateer, the i'rize Master was asleep on the quarter.deck, in the afternoon, when Johnson made the horrid resolution of throwing ham overboard, and which he effected by the aid of Iwo others, whom he compelled to mist him, he being armed with a long knife. The poor man, whose name was also THOMAS Joitwou, being an *wort swimmer, struck oat, and reached the brig's main.chsins, sad entreated them to me his life, and permit him to get on board. Johnson told bile he should r tread the deck again alive, and gm a Spaniard a piece of an ear, and ordered him to knock his brains out, or he would run hint through with the knife. The Spaniard obey. ed, anal on the second blow being given, be seek, and was no more seen. A few days after this they threw an old emaciated Spaniard overboard ; and in shoot a fortnight fell in with the Monarch, of Lon don, which took possession of the Foneneel, carried her into St. Kitt's, anal from whence this Johnson was sent hither for trial." The list of the Navy emntains—Admiral,, 181-1. commission. 19.; Post Captains. 360—im commis sion, 83; Commanders, 778-14 commission, 53 ; Lieutenants, 3,B67—its commission. 359 ; Masters, 617; SI t ..... , 890; Astdtteot•Serpeoe r 380; , Potters, BG3. NAVAL INTEL LIGENCIt -6...- DIAL, JULT s.—Arristd and yelled for Ilse him the London, Terre', front J4lllllleB ; end Lavinia, Frampton, from Ne• Yerk.—Came down from the R;ser and remain with the ootaard.boaad, detained by cont►ary •rode, the Bateratd, Brady, for (age bec ; Westmorland, Tyson, for Dem ; Jopi. ter, Wait&ld, far Trieste; sad Jano, Pritchard, for HARWICH, JULY 5 --Arrived the Etrl of Leices. ter pocket, with • Mail. hoe ll..iland• POWTSIIOCTII, JuLY dot Orion, Iles. MN for Memel. PLINOUTII, JULY 4.—Arrived the Fame, Robin son. from Miransichi, in 19 days. On the 2.1 inst. in lit. 49. 30. long. 7. 30. spoke tho Chagrin of sad from Baltimore for Dreamy, out 52 days.—The follosalng vessels arrived et Miramichi, en Jon. 10 Voyager. Morton ; Roberts, P.se ; lieltic Mer chant. D•nosison ; and Captain Cook, Armstrong. Livanroot., JULY 4 ...Afrived the Orion, Books, fi .0 Jamaica ; sailed M. 8, with the Jane. Groa t/sr, far London, sod parted from her May 21, off the Dry Torte's., in a Mender stioell. On June 30, in 1011. 87. Inns. 11.90 spoke thornier', of New. • clans —Sailed the Jobe Bainbridge, hones t for the Isle ef France. CATHOLIC; AGGRKG A I K MEETING. The day a my asorre.a4 Meeting lank plat., at Mory's lame Clasp', parsaaat to pahti:.aJrertisa• went. On the settee ef Mr 0 . 00?eltl.L. CAlerl M'nEtt r r trot Ow ChNir. .........._. _ _ _ It was mewed by klr. DILLON, that Edward lily. Eaq. be retusestetl to art as Sacietary, witch as agreed to by acclamation. Th. speakers aerie Memos. &Coastal!, Copp'''. get, Shell. Scatty, Env,. Mar D.lnnell. 0 Gateau, Nicholas and N nulal N• Donnell. The follouing lt•soletioes were shlopted by the e ling : " Resolved, That Edward Ilvy, Esq. be requested to ea is Secretory to t , is bleedot. " " " " Resolved. That encouraged by the Isoneical is- Gene* which the diszesai #I of our claims hi. therto exercised opals public opinion-I'nd being consinced, that it mum, at no distant pletely Fem.,. those prej•di.es mitts hie• t. • . . retarded oar cease—se ere of . Ca tholics of Ireland should renew their .'eritiorts to the Iwgisletere, for tbe Ropes! of the I.sos which de prive them of she benefits of the Cosvit anon. " Rosulred. That the wishes anal feelings of the Catholics of Ireland can be most advantageoesly csmmeuicated to Pediment, by tapirs', Petitions (ions every cosety, city, town, and parish in Ire land—said that it Is desirable each Petitions should be as numernesly signed es possihly, and be ready foe presentation Potty in the nest S.ssion. ' 1 Resolved, That we have observed, with ewes surprise and regret, in some of the Petitions which wet. presented to Parliament, dewing this Session, against our Claims, a diapesition to persevere In im puting to the Roman Catholic Body, ern lain en chatitable end unconstitutional opinions, *lath they have repeatedlrdisclaimeil, and of which their most determined opponents, is both Houses, basing long since acquitted them. " Resolved, That to repel these illiberal impala. liens, we need only refer to oer solemn Declarations epos pith, an I to our uniform observance of all the social and poli.i al obligations. " Resolved, That the cordial and most merciful Thsoks of the Catholics of Ireland are doe, end are hereby gives, to the Right II able the Earl of Donnughmore, (or his esetineed, ',stout, powerful, and patriotic support of the rights of his Catholic countrymen. _ _ " Revolved, That enr fleet trolptctfel Thank. are doe to the Earl Grey, end that Right Rec. and holy Christian Prelate, the Iretd MAN+ of Norarkh, for their .;•rti..na to pet in end to the modern of en• cl.aritible reproach whkh afflicts the Catholic!, •Itile it degrades the mit« empire 's It •solved, That our *lost enrril.l Thanks are Ilse, and are berth, given, to the Ri;ltt lion. llenry Grafton, the Perini of Old Leldsid, and we hail in his 'SIP verci sift, Wester, .hat el q 'once which once b.(111 01 elsig noir) free, and aril, we frost, aqaite relint• r•.r to Itpirelred, That nor cnrdial Thanks ate doe,and are hers-lay given, to John Wilson Crotn., Earl. for the liberality and poisiotiser with witch h. adrnrated Our sod the legal precision and ing.ntwy with *hick he poi, ted out the casks r.f oat exclesive selferingv. •• Heselt'll, That tr• *WI, seize !hie epperleelly to express the high tease which the Ctihnlica of Ire land entertain of the wishes and of oar esteemed ceeetrywon. Grow Wrgo. '• A. J. AS' DLIt MO rT, ehainium. "JOSEPH PLL:NK F.Tr. i.m. isb C:air. " That the most porticolor and marked Ittenks of the Meeting Wilms to Col. Anthony J. fil'Elrrinott, for his highly proper and dignift4l conduct in the Choir, end his eminent 'mires to the Coihnlic cies. ea all occaeiens."—( Dublin Evening Posi, la:, 3 ) The Lards of ti.• Treesory have been pleased to order the chief eflicera of the several preventive Me llon, belonging to the Ceit..ms, all along the ,nett. to lake charge of the apparatus for saving ShipAreck ed mulatto. Last night, sheet I I o'clock, a lip broke ollt on the premiset of Mr. is Brit) to, in tinothempton. street, Bineutststry.sqoare, which suddenly burnt wills considerable fury to the great alarm of the neighbourhood ; bet by the prompt attendance of nes menses engine', and a plentiful supply of water, its Games were eatingeished witboot damaging any other bosom The family were net of sown, cud the Masse eostesitted to the cure of a woman sextant ; who. on her pert, left it to a child of 10 nr 12 years of age. Spas.—We hate eery great • to wisest that one of the persons who addressed the Meeting at Glasgow was a hired spy. We base heard of a c.f. tale welisksows character who was peewits% about Carlisle a few days ago ; and it is very probable that a bloodier scent attracted hies to Glasgow, very for . torattly, his ieciteasists erre flat only dieregarded, i hal abeelettly iiisatal,--(Cer*k harped ) MBETIA AT STOCKPORT. " p intail Tat dOweteet.] A M Reformers tank place In this lows leo Monday last, pursuant to Bid following notice, whlth had been not to the 'ravines Union Societies, and Signed by several names We, baring hone. hoiden of the township of Stat!tpott, hosing pre tented II liegeisitian to the Rev. Chance Pielart, to cell a public Meeting for the purpose of taking i,•14 consideration what steps are necessary td be adopted to get out Petitions to the Throne, end of unkind la solemn tipped to the People of then Britain, praying them felon es in fanning a National Union; alto the propriety of considering whether the people do or do not post.ess the power of destroying the Rink (baslotti wo presume is the tend omitted) being convinced Bret Bur mein quettion to bi decided Ir. whether we shall submit to an additional burden of taw, or barne.heasegers and usurpers shall sibielt to a Its. died Helens ; and he basing refused to call such a Meeting, we therefore do convene a public Meet. big for the above.mentioned purpose, to be on iawdy.brate on Monday, Jone " ASeut and o'clock Knight, Fttton, Otilrn, the Reno rend Mr. Harrison. of Stockport, and W;llan, 'et Dewsbury, who presided at the first Ilensiet.moor Meeting, sear Leeds, end 'enrol ether., a•cended I stage made of tannin-. Hari' ion th, • rem I a let. ler from Bolivar?, addieesod to II e Mon ing, !Witt Cisetter.castle, in which it was argued " That the Deity created roan for happiness, aid a reCiency of g0..c1 things .• makoalt men hat Ty: hot that the majority of that 141.4.141 f brine miserable in lbw highest degree, the intentions .1 he Deity had been frietrated by their rulers: that when a Govern. metal was guilty of demur) in,;, or diminishing tie happiness of the People, such anetrument acted In direct opposition to the of and rebel. lion against It was an imperative duty !" The ether then proceeded to applying th•so doctrines. A little before tale, the word " Spy " WV bussed slant, and imane'llstely followed by a tree...dons blow ludic ed on a maw by a Reformer. lle cal is the sea of rt.. pe.iing the blow, when a by-slander told him it wan ainiiopatTnentalu . n wasntaere tarried -sery,f ir h for h i s victim ir imwneanit in a wet dead. I T ls h ie • s ri! total imeasihility, and medi-al sii obtainvil. TN* artiest a/ the Chairman for the day,Sir C. Wiilseley, of an ancient beim in Staffordshire, now pet • t..s into • more regular train. Th. Nronet I.:Jressed she people, chose number. were el t Ins than 11,000, by Informing them r , that he writ no orator, hot a staunch Reformer, Ind a seaint• determined ailacicate of Annual Parlisments and Universal SolTiage. A. to annorr claw cf portent, spies, and inf•lrrners, let theta set down ell, nay more than he sail ; he eerpiseil them; bat let them tell the Sidmnutht, the Castleresgho, and the other mon. stern who employed them, that he elevated and alto horred them and their prooeadinas." Several 'isolations ;ere afterwards pet, end est. sled by acclamation, of which some were to this per. port :—"That laird S dmeeth hid boon evilly of high treason, by intercepting thePotitions of tliePonple, arid stopping op the legal channel of rommenication betMeen the Prior. Regent and the selti.et. That a subscription be catered into, and a Committee et Management appointed In London, to obtain legal redress sgainst his !Repay's Minister', who had been guilty of messy infractions of the law. Thin, as their Prtioions and Remonstrances to the throne end to bo!h Houses of Pediment had heen inelfectost, a meeting of Googlies from ell ports of England be sppoloted to take plere at 01 , 1 ham, or such other place as might be hereafter agreed upon, to esnol.let of the best moans of enabling them to obtain their rights." In moving end seconding the Resolutions, several long and very inflammatory speeches were made. Mr. Fitton, of Royston, made • Wag harangue on the progress of Reform; sod Witten propounded the doctrine of active resistaoce to the Government ; recommending to the Peoplo " to ap. ply the foer.shesved blork of Liberty, Equality, Anneal Parliaments, and Unltersal SolTreie, meth he had no doubt they would tear the vast fabric of tyranny and superstition from its beer ; that the strain would he tr.mendoes; yet feehle as be eat, he would willingly lend a hand to effect ii.- TIN. poison in sailor's clothes oho spoke at the late Moot. ing in St. Priet's-fielJa (In islancoestet), desired the people to be firm and coaraeenea ; and alluding to the poetic which seised the Meeting at Manchester, said, " such costlect would ant do whets they mot at Oldham; each man mast boldly lay hold of the rope, and he ha I no liooht, they should speedily cowls. Commod , rat Stilmooth and his crew."-- 4 The Meeting conrletirol with thanks to the Chair. man ; end the principal sporkets propeeed votes of thanks to each' other.—ln townies his arkno•ledgments for the banner dime him, Sir Cl•arlos Welsoley swore to be " faithful to the eager, so long as his heart's blond should fl io." Ha awed, " that his political career commenced in Freese : that he was one of thrive who moentril the ram , parts of the Ilistille et the commencement of the Revolution in that country ; and if he did that for Frence, he should never sada front attacking the Bistiles of his non country." ilarthon, of Stock. l lino, in the course of the speech which he astir, ' I said, "that those who entbailtril in the HMO of Re ' form mast linltl their biros at be bell his hoot was its • I his hand): nay, they meat not be sfra'd to let it qo !(tivre he threw it among the people): it wee not worth 7s. in the cause of fteretinm."—When hit hat was returned to him, he said, " Too see my friends, we shall get our lives *On!" A Resolution was • elan proposed by Mr. Ilirrisoo, and certif.', swing. " That as the Miristors had recited a Bill of le. donsnlty to he pissed, to azreen them from the tense- I q ccccc a of their late illegal acts, this Meeting 16 in- I demnify all the speakers who hare addressed it, in ' as. any thing 'Millers has been said by them." The Cap of Liberty, on the toper a dig staff, was disloyed ea the hostlogs. • We liod that ibo erpostt of a Reforms Sfeedet. said to bate take. place at Wakefield, is wittiest foorwle. lion. It /NOS bet the lahshiteets of Wehrleld would *et accept the Middle of Mr. Perot, the Re fors Orator, who west there for the promos* of rasing a Public sleeting beiug Introduced logo orse of the priocipal factories there, sad eating kites. his beslotte, the Principal distaissesi biro, by tickle' hie elf the resins. J -V&