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D east'," artlevoll b 7 llte Port% to threw iota prison th. 1 11 ,raires at Corestaatiossple. is a proof that to • wa4 ordered by the &bah himself. 11 we impartially creassdet the situation of the Torkiah Espire, an extraordinary catastrophe ap pear. to he et hand, to which the threatening jenis .nric• may perhaps give the first impulse.— ingentelne &thug. Dereaker 10.) PA PM. MAOIIIII 4 , DICSMIIIgt 10. Yesterday iee the sitting of the Cortes was eesd t'.e Report of the Committee appointed to consider a the steps proper so be taken in consequence of I ;* %1 jest) is Menage to the Cortes. The Committee state that they have carefully ex. awined all the -documents laid before thesis. have heard in several different sittings the Secre taries of Slate and the Deputies of the Province of sod have front all these sources of informa tion down up a euterative of the events in question. They commence with the affairs of Cadiz, the ap. poilonsent by his Majesty of the Marquis de la Reunion to the Government of that city, the fees seentition caused by this notnitiatiote the petitions of the iiihnhitaors to appoint another person, and the refusal of the Nlarquis to accept the office, Which venriered it annereseary for the King is revoke his and his Miejessy's nomination of the Boron er Alden». The Committee then detail all the cir. eirenstiences of the disobedience of the people of Cadiz to his Majesty's orders, in refusing to suffer 'lie Baron d'A riddle to assume the Government of l'est coy. Tire Report then details the proceedings at S r lle , which immediately followed those of Cadiz, pod were precisely of the same where. The Com. ore limits its Report to the affairs of Cadiz and S. sill., they being the only ones referred in the cwioneeciication of the Government to the Cortes, d regret that they cannot give a less afflicting testier of them. They observe that the question is wholly distinct from the merits or demerits of the Ministers, and involves only the disobedience of the ',yid authority. the Majusty has the coostitutioual i.ower of filling all civil and military employments, and every Spaniard ought to respect it, though he i•hei has the right to censure the conduct of the Alinister, who atehorises an improper measure, or ;ecipe him if he violates the laws. It is true, public offices ought only to be given to those who have given positive proofs of their attaduiteat to the political constitution of the mo narchy, and nobody can be more persuaded of this than the Members of the Committee; but from the documents laid before them, it is evident that no objection whatever was made to the Marquis rl'Andilla by the people of Cadiz. or to Don Tomas Moreno Davis and Don Joaquim Alvista by those of Seville. The Committee find that there is more excuse for the people of Cadiz than for those of Seville, the latter not hating awy grounds of complaint what. ver, but only wishing to retain Don Manuel Ye lairo, and Dou RAMO Luis de Escovedo. So that these two permos here been more regarded than the respect due to the Government—the tranquillity of a whole province snore than the reputation of the Spuiiiard. among foreign iiutions—more O m) th e constitution nod the sacred empire of ti d ee laws; whereas the people of Cadiz has some motive of elissatisfactiun at least, though none that could moliorise the mode of conduct which. they adopted. The Cum ttttt tee. therefore, dons not confound the event. at Cadiz with those; at Seville, in the latter of which it council help . recognising a certain character of faction; whereas., in those of Cadiz, it is persuaded that the whule lies proceeded from an error. from se excessive, ardour, and a distrust, cannot be 'who'.l, condemned in those who hive liberty. and !twee suffered much for it; the trot in some points, and the aberration of some I.ersons in others, are not such that the Committee uiributes them to their will, and they cannot but merit the indulgence of the Comics. But the na tional Congress cannot but expressly disapprove, in the face of all Europe. the disobedience and ille gsh proceedings of those authorities, which will conibttess suffice to make them return to their duty, acknowledging that they have erred. The Cortes may be pleased to examine, in the first phase, this point. and übove all let the observ ance of the Constitution, and obedience to the Royal authority inOtunformity with it, be sacred. These two things are inveparable ; the quinine° is not of the Ministers, but of the Government, and of the power which the constitution amigos to the King. The Ministers may be culpable; but the Govern tura and authority of the King, when they remain within the conetitutional limits, ought to be sacred to all. What would become of liberty if the laws did not govern, and how shall they govern if it is lawful to disobey him who is charged to execute them, when fie does not act contrary to them Under pretence of rupportieg the Const.tutiou, it has been scanda lously violated at Cosh: sod Seville. by creatieg, ander the title of Juntas. authorities uokuowo to die Constitution, attacking prerogatives which the Constitution cobsecrates, and resisting orders which the same Constitution commands to he obeyed. illegitimate organs elect themselves into iiiierpreters of the public opinion, and usurp the functions of all the powers of the State. Weukures and irreflecuon have yielded to their impulse, cud fur the first time have been precipitated into dis uhedieece. The Cortes may fear that these evil. will increase unless th.y are stopped at their origin. For these reasons, the Committee, though it thinks other senores advisable in our present si. Illation, proposes them to the Cortes in the second part of this Report, which it presents, sealed, inti mating that in its opinion the dignity of the Throne, the decorum of the Cortes, the welfare of the nation, and the cause of liberty, imperiously re. quire that no debate be opened till in a future Session, distinct from that in which they communi. cate to the Government the Resolution which the Cortes may take on this first part, and confining itself at present to the Message of the King and the exposition of his Ministers, is of opinion •• That the Congress mike a solemn declaration by means of another expiration to his Majesty, conceived in the terms which it now presents separately, as a part of this Report." M. Calatrava then read the minute or the ex position iu question, the substance of which is as follows :—. " The Cortes having taken in►o con•iJeration the fleport of the Committee appointed to consider Itii Majesty's Message. will declare their opinion to his Majesty with the frankness becoming the lawful interpreters of the general will. If it were possible to look oo the faults of the constituted authorities in the same light as those of mere citizens. the Cotes would he happy to throw over the conduct of the Political Chief and Commanclants.General of Cadiz and Seville, the veil with which • pater nal Government should sometimes hide errors pro duced by aberrations of opinion or by an exulta tion proceeding, perhaps, from a I sud.tble *eel: But as most fetal consequeucee to the nation and liberty would ensue from authorising public rune. tionaries to seek in such pretexts an excuse fur their errors, the Cortes will always reprobate • doctrine under cover of which the greatest criminality ma 1 be justified, as well as an imprudence or a mist ,lee, and which would endanger in • terrible mani r the obedience which, in • constitutional State a ll th e citizens owe to the Government, while :.t does not depart in its measures from the line o t " .ed by the law. 'I The Cortes are fully eou6nrjed that the observ ance of these irriaciples most read to a total dissolu tion of society. and that & moms , pretext be alleg ed to authorise it, the ebytis of calamities which would be opened woe .i d be no less profound, and could not be clamed by the tardy repentance of those who, after recogni sing their crier, should pretend to sok their defe• .rce or exculpate their insubordino• lion by auPP' sing they had been obliged to yield to insults /del ~sari/, instead of obeying only the voice of th,eir duty and of reason. 44 But. the Political Chief and Commandants-Ge. Herat r f Cadiz and Seville hove not only failed, but have' even by their conduct contributed to legiti- Mr le, if it were possible, the malicious assertions by which the favourers of despotism endeavour to ()eery liberal ivatitutionr, and persuade that they are incompatible with order. " The Cortea cannot but express to his Majesty and the nation how highly they disapprove of these events, and believing on the one hand that the dia. obedience of the authorities of Cadiz sod Seville arose principally from error, and on the other, that the loyally and puiriotirru by which the citizens are so distinguished, cannot render the triumph of the law and of order doubtful for u moment, have resolved, first, solemnly to declare, that both the one and the other ought to have obeyed, and ought now to obey and punctually to fulfil the measures of his Majesty, which have not been carried into effect, the Cortes being sure that this resolution will be sufficient for those authorities, and all whom their example has misled, to return to their duty without placing the national repreventation in the afflicting necessity of adopting other measures." The Address concludes with as.urances of the determisiatiou of the Cortes to unite with his Ma jesty in maintaining the Constitut.on. A debate arose on the point %halter the second pert of the Report, which was presented sealed, should now be opened and read, and it was at length decided by 114 votes to 64, that it should not. The lime zed for the duration of the sitting bring expired, it was resolved to prolong it for one hour, and Martinez de la Rosa wished to have the sitting declared permanent, thinking the debate on this important subject ought DO( to be delayed ; it was, however, decided that the Report of the Com , artifice should be laid on the table for the inform ' non of the Member., uud it should be discussed the following due. By the accounts from Cadiz the yellow fever at Rut St. Mary's, Xeres, and Lebrija, remains pretty newly in the seine state.—(lUudrid Papers, December 10.) PARIS PAPERS. PARIN. DECEIIBER en. Veverd.iy the King prebtded •t u Cuuncti of Alinnetere. It appears ce►t.ia that r new Convention Les been concluded between the Courts of Vienna and 111nnicla, wl eti t.tahltshra relations of a most inti mute nature between the two Ca • I•he sin ,. cable orl.atiotis betairen Wirtentherg and Rumor alai° ►erW to be Liecisuntig Wore colitirni,il every day. 'rise Brussel,' Drucle contains the fd!owi u g ex, tract of a letter frosts Leghorn of Novem r ttti We bare received Isere, by She Levani, ibe insportaut intelligence that the Prince Si I'Lrgia 1121 ilia& bop entry . ~„-_•- " 7 tato 11..gladol the head cud a Mem of 10,000 men, and that the Touts are Ilyirit is every direction before the Persia* arasy. 4 (lie Excellency the Minister of War hair eddreoo - to each of the LieulenslitsuGeneral commanding military divisions the following letter :•- u Georral, the King haring dorm sne the honour of too. filing to my care the Deportees' of War, my first duty is to express to the army tie sealimeots of satisfaction tad favour olitch his Majesty medal's towards it. " The Kies is not ignorant that the diecipliee and goVern. mat of the army have experienced a erosible improvement, sort that his Imps, occupied solely with their drily, will Dever be diverted fees it by what is foreign to the* ha nor rah* destioatioe. " I feel happy, Omen!, la having to continne what Vey hoomrable predecessor se well commenced. I redcoat on your useful as-Uperatioss in perfecting the good which has been dom. My success is guaranteed by your efforts, aad time of the leaders of the corps ender your orders. " The slyrt execution of laws and ordinaeces, a serer.... loss impartiality in the applieatioa of rewards nod assts, au exec/ discipline, the most absolute de- eo rk us t. the King—such are our okiiptions, such are ou'remilimeols. "In preserving the vadeat and glorious rexows of Frearb soldiers, founded inxigoisene audildenty, we guarantee to the Kieg the dig.ilg el his Crown, the maintennice of the is. Billialiiollll which his Majesty was deigned to give us, sad public tranquillity. You will have the goodness, General, to acknowledge the receipt of this letter, sad make it as Order of the Der: (Sipped) " DE BELLI/NE." Accounts from Vienna of the 7th instant state that a report was in circulation there that Chourschid Pacha has set out from Epirus for Constantinople, to assume the command against the Persian forces, and that the Divan has started fresh difficulties • relatively to the Russian vhinestual.— Cowstit',; f i gar n ets RIDA, NOVEMBER 10. General Illiloradovitsch continues in his post of Oicivernor of Petersburgh. The Grand Duke. Con , 'tontine and Nicholas commend their different bri gades in the guard, and it is said they have already NI out for their destination. In the event or s war Russia will not have any great movements to Nolte. The several corps are so posted that im. wiedistely when one advances it is replaced by an other. The whole army would be ready to march in 24 hours. FRANKFORT, DECEMBER 15. Our commercial letters *au Hamburgh are by no means of a pacific nature; they foranully con tradict all the accounts favourable to the mainte nance of peace which continue to be circulated at Vienna, and which are repeated at Frankfort with a view to keep up the Austrian funds. VIENNA, DECEMBER 8. The following are further extracts from the ac counts last received from Constantinople, dated to the 10th of November :—. " Nothing is as yet positively decided upon the important question of peace or war. The deposi tion of the last Reis•Effendi has caused a suspen sion in the negociations. On the 30th of October dispatches of the highest importance had arrived from Petersburgh, and on the rime day a courier, expedited from Vienna, arrived at the hotel of M. de Lutzow, the Austrian Interinincio at Pen. This Minister held conferences the same day with the diplomatic body, and especially with Lord Strang ford, the British Minister, to whom, in conformity with his instructions, be intimated the views and intentions of Austria, on the subject of the diffe rences between Russia and the Porte. On the fol lowing day M. de Lutzow in vain solicited a pri vate audience of the Reis-Effendi, whose unex pected deposition was known on the next day.- Sadik-Effencli, who has long been employed in the Department of Foreign Affairs and more recently in the office of the Grand Vizir, has been ap pointed in the place of Humid-Bei. This amnion. Lion is not displeasing to the diplomatic body.— Sadik has the character of being well versed iu the policy of Europe. On the 4ih of November the Austrian Minister repeated his solicitations for an audience, for the purpose of apprising the Porte officially of the tenor of the dispatches which lie had received from Vienna. The Porte declined this request under the pretext that the new Reis- Effendi was not yet installed. On the following day the diplomatic body met at the request of M. de Lutzow at the palace of the Austrian Embassy, for the purpose of concerting a joint Note to be addressed to the Porte, insisting on the accomplishment of the wishes of the Court of St. Petersburg!), adding, that in the event of a refusal the Courts of Europe would cease to interest themselves in favour of the Porte, or exert their good services to accommodate its dif ferences with Ruevis. This Note was sent, but at the time of the departure of the courier from Con stantinople uo miswer had been returned. The Porte had not given its final answer to the Russian sehimatem, but a belief generally prevailed at Pent that the Divan, in conformity with a resolution already token, under the influence of Haled Effendi, the Grand Seiguor's principal favourite, tin:: rejected du , proporals of Russia. It was gene rally believed by the people of Constantinople list Rusoia had excited the Persian invasion, and a spirit of hatred and revenge against the Russians had in cousequence appeared among the Turks." On Tuesday the Grasshopper, 18, Capt. flu- CIIAN, arrived at Portsmouth from (ha Newfound land station, and has ranee gone into harbour to be refitted and return thither. She left St. John's on the sth inst. The kgeria, Drake. Clinker, and Neater, were to winter there ; the Valorous, Capt. Mt:am, was to return to &glom!. ..~ THE BRIT'. S If PRES S, LON DON, MONDAY. Declaim 24, MI. We have received Paris IF%yers or Wednesday and Thursday belt. Them was a •euislie sitting of the Chamber of Peer, on Wednesday last, but lathing appears ill the 'public Journals except a meagre bulletin_ o f the proceedings. No public sitting is no yet announced for the Clamber of Deputies. Nothing has transpired to maid) , the People.. of France respecting the character .r the pa r '. 'which is in contemplation for checking the li ,tentionssiess of the press ; but it is tolerably a p ing . rent that the present Alinisters ure not, at least in practice, very hostile to the system of a 'Breslow* censorship, for the Papers of Wednesday and Thursday exhibit several blank spaces us evidence of the continued operation of the law, which the Minister. say ought not to be continued. There is too much of inconsistency in this conduct to justify a very favourable interpretation of their motives in withdrawing the project of law which their predecessors had submitted to the Chamber of Deputies. All accounts from the-East concur in represent. ing the Persists invasion as being highly formidable to the Turkish dominions in Asia. This event is attributed by the Turks to the influence which Russia is supposed to exercise with " the Great King ;" and it is not improbable that this impres. sion may have had some effect in giving an unfa vourable turn to the negoristious between Russia and the Porte. An interesting account from Vi. enna, which will be found in our extracts from the Paris Papers, raises a strong presumption that a war with Russia is unavoidable. The Turks are said to be all armed, the nation has risen en nesse. and it is certain that even though a war with Russia should not occur, there are still dangers enough surrounding the Turkish Empire to render the fullest developement of its forces absolutely necessary. The Persians are advancing irresistibly into the heart of the Asiatic dominions; the Arme nians, whom the cruelty, avarice, and fanaticism of the Turks have subjected to . the same mea sure of injury, rapacity, and insult, that had been meted to the Greeks, have declared for the invaders, or asserted their national independence. The Wechabites have again appeared in arms, bringing with them ill the terrors of their na tive valour, heightened by a furious fanaticism, and threaten the sacred cities of Mecca and Me dina. The Druses and Maronites, people hitherto tributary to the Porte, take advantage of the pre sent circumstances of the empire, and strive to throw of the burden of the Turkish yoke. We further learn from Vienna the important fact, that the diplomatic body in Constantinople assembled at the hotel of the Austrian Minister, and in a joint Note apprised the Porte that all the Powers of Europe will abandon it to its fate should it refuse to assent to the proposals mode by Russia. No answer had been returned to this Note at the lime of the departure of the lust courier I for Vienna. The French five per Cents. commenced on Tees. day at 88 f. 15 c. ; and fell during the day to 87 I*. 80 c. They opened ou Wednesday at 87 f. 40 c. and closed at 87 f. 50 c. Bank Stock on Wednes day 1,592 r. 60 c. We have received Madrid Papers to the 11th in. slant. They contain the Report of the Committee of the Cortes upon his MAJESTY'S Message re specting the conduct of the people of Cadiz and Seville in rejecting the Governors appointed by his MAJESTY. The substance of the Report is given in our 'preceding columns. The Committee con sider the conduct complained of as a scandalous violation of the Constitution, but express them. selves confident that this declaration will be suffi cient to induce the Authorities in those two cities to return to their duty without placing the national representation under the painful necessity of adopt. lug other measures. On Tuesday the Raleigh sloop of war, Captain BLACKMAN, arrived at Portsmouth from the Jr. meica station, last from the Havannah, 14th No. vember, with 320,000 dollars. The Tribune fri gate, Captain WILLOUGHBY, C.B. had returned to Post Royal from Porto Bello, last from Car. thagena, bringing thence 45 of the inhabitants, who left the place on its falling into the hands of the Independents. Thi Spanish troops had been con veyed to Cuba. The Tribune hod been rather sickly ; about forty of the officers and mess were at the hospital. Lieutenant MURRAY died on the tith of Octobe►, and Mr. Ft N UCA NS, A•sistsut Surgeon (who had joined the ship only four days), on the 19th of October. The Nautilus, Captain CHAP MAN, had sailtA for Savanilla, to obtain the release of two vessels ; and the surveying sloop Kangaroo, Mr. Dr MAYNE, master, for Montego Boy. The Salisbury packet had arrived at Port Royal, in 34 days from Falmouth. A negro woman, named MANY GOODIALL, died in Spanish Town, 40th September, aged MO years. The Raleigh sailed on Saturday fur Chatham, to be field MI: On Tuesday arrived at Portsmouth the Ontario sloop of wa►, Capt. JODaILL LEIGH, from Port E. • , 7 Itoyal, lAA:tea, loci the Ithigrinisli. tisir;o lt 1,, former pfrie Ootolwr 44. the letter NOVell 21.—She Encirenrered gales of wind from tlie w.rd, almost withal,' intermission, from the GI ''Matient, until her arrival. On Ilse 7th, in le, .1 'SO. N. long. 40. 00. W. by the violence of r I • .su,Aalte lost her quarter boats, hammock rails, &c. had her sheet anchor Ilford in-board ;; the bolt to which it hut been secured being drown. The mister and three men were washed overboard, tab of the latter of whom were unfortunately drowned. As the night approached. and the wind and sea had increased to a tre mendously dangerous height, and the ship hav ing been all day steered before it under bare poles,. it became necessary In throw the gurus overboard to prevent het from fonsidering. In the very severe weather of Monday hot. she was einhayed the: greater part of the night between St. Albau's o l io St. Catherine'. Pointr. She went into Portsmauli harbour to be paid off. She was three years on Chi. Jamaica station, dining which she lost only eight men--three by yellow fever, three froth casuist causes. and two drowned. Thr; latest news from Mexico, received in Ilatin nab, previous to the sailing of the above ships thence, states the arrival, on the 11th of November. of the Spanish ships of *or Aria. of 64 guns, and Diarnaale frigate, from Vera Cruz. after seventeen days' passage, having on board his Excellency Arouses, Count del Venidito, the Ex-Viceroy of Mexico, and Isis family, with a great number of other passenger., and specie and valuables to the amount of eighteen millions of dollars : the Asir brought tout millions of dollars. Vera Crux hull been evacuated, and garrisoned by the Indepen dents; but the Governor. Don Jose DAVIJ.Ay. Mariscal Campo, had retreated into the Castle of St. Juan de Ulus, with between three sod four hun dred men, having previously disarmed the tants of Vera Crux. He was determined to defend the fortress until lie had orders from Madrid hoo• to act. The King's late Lieutenant, St. Alttl4. note in the Indepeadent service, was drily expected there with 700 men from Orizaba. With this trifliug ex ception the kingdom of Mexico. with its annual re venue of six millions of dollars, are lost to Spoilt. The Governor of the Havauush was preparing at. expedition of 400 men to send to the relief ut . Don Jon WYMAN. The late new Viceroy of Mexico died, it is supposed by poison, a few dart: after he signed the Treaty, in the Villa Cordova, with the Independent Chief YTURBIDE. He had only arrived there about two months from Old Spain, in the Asia. It was expected that YTVR SIDE would be immediately elected Emperor of Mexico : in the KING's service he was Colotsel of the regiment Valladolid : there being an insturec. lion in Ampule°, in February lint, the Viceroy sent him with a force to quell it, but, on his arri val. he and all the troops declared against their KING. Acapulco had declared its independency. and two Spanish frigates were, by the latest ac counts, lying there, having declared for the New Government of Mexico. The Independents appear to he in quiet posesessioa of the whole of Costa Firms. Carthagena had been given up on terms honourable to the Spani►h army, and Totten, the Ex-Governor, had ai rier& with his garrison, at St. Jago de Cuba. The coast of Cuba, and neighbouring seas, had been very much infested by pirates. The U►,itedd States' brig Enterprise had captured four of these marauders, and re-captured their prize, the ship Lurie, of New York; the former had been earlier! to New York, the latter sent into the Havannas,. His Majesty's ship Parthian. Captain LLOYD, ar rived there from Omoa sad Truxillo, en the 17t1► November, and was to proceed to Jamaica the day after the Ourario sailed. In Havannah, we are informed, things appeared in a very gloomy way. Trude was perfectly at a stand, each man being afraid to intrust his nearest relations with his sentiments; ■ll appeared hushed to foreboding stillness. An insurrection of the ne groes was projected, headed by some Priests ; it was discovered, however, early in November, just in time to prevent a recurrence of the St. Domingo scenes of butchery. There are three political par ties in Havanush—the Cubanese, who want inde pendence and a republic; the second are friends of the present system; the third are for the old re ginse. These parties are kept in awe by the mu lattoes and blacks, who form nearly two-thirds the population. Oa the 29th of November, in the Ontario spoke the American from London to New York, out , all will. On the ad instant, in lat. her longitude on a black board, figures, to ■n American ship, who au apparent intention of speaking as the wester had seen the board he and proceeded on his course. Ti.i municution, if generally adopted would be productive of much WI would pare time and prevent thole occur in hailing, particularly i• blowini The following is in extract from we have received from the Correspondeo Hampshire Telegraph, at Riu Janeir ber 11411 :—" The Morgiensa,Capt. has h.d her detained slaver, the - with J 13 slaves, belonging to Bahia, idir r - •~~.. lat. —. long. ship Elisabeth. forty-three der. at. she sliewei with large white ho hauled up with her, but 1141 ►wu e retorted. thanks rlsis plan of coin. by merchantmer. advantage, as it to mistakes which slowing weather. rom a letter which respotident of the attest, dated Octo. Capt. FIN LAISOK, A 'gelid schooner. condemned II i P I