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It is estimated that the quantity which.maY probasly be re- . paired equal to about, 3,300 Tierces of Beef, and' 1,15(1 Fork: bur infornustion Will be hereafter given to the ConlraCtori . Of the actual quantities to be sent' out; and the Terms of , the Contracts7inay be seen at this O ffi ce, or by ap. ,ply w to Mr. J. J'P Dailiterville, Agent for the Victualling at liaulbowlsne.' • . IN the event, - 'however, of no Tender being received for the delionty "of this Meat at the several ,Stations which the Roard may deem . froper to accept, they will be ready, owthefollow ink day, viz. the'idth September, at One o'Clock,,to receive Tenders and treat fOr the supply of an equal quantity of Beef and Potrespectively, to be delivered into their Stores . • . at DeplfoYd between the Ist February and 30th April, 1324. . No regard wilk.b.e: had to any Tender ix which,the Price shall not be .insetted i's words at length, or, that shall 'not . be delivered to the. Board before One o!Clock on the' said , the 2sth Of Seprember'next, nor unlefi the -Person rah() nutkee the Tender, or some Person,onhis behalf, attends to' answer when called for., Each Tender must be a'cco.mpanied by a.Letter 'signed by too', espo,,.iside Persons, engaging to become bound with the Party tendering, in the Penal •Strtn'Of 331. tie. a. per cent. oh t h e a whole of each Contract , for the due perform ance- of the. ame. . 17:12:1; ER - CLIFTON. TRADE WITH. PHILADELPHIA. 'of this rich and extensive:eontinent.conferred,ou me on -the kith of last I%lay—that.Of - perpetual - Defender of Brazil.,. This honourahle title filled me with so much the more delkitte as it was .the 'spontaneous and and ilmous gift of the people:— /Jet us thank heaven, that we ere', now As represented . Retiott, and represeuted by such worthy Deputieri: 'Would. to God, that this had happened at an earlier period, but the events an. terior to -the , l3th would not permit it ; I,inoe that time, the greatness of the distance, the want. of patriotism in some, the inconvenience of long journeys to all, in it country so new and so extensive.as Itraztl, have retarded this desirable 'and necessary union. May this great day shine out as an epoch in the history of our great Empire. The litepresentatives of the paople area sSernble4T. to form a national Constitutiori What joy' What happiness for all ! ' • " As (I*tsfitutional Emperor, and more particularly .its the perpetual defender of thcl.,tuptre, told the nation, on She Ist or L)ce. lait, the clay of my Coronation, that with My sword I - would defend the COuntry, the Nation, and the Constitutibn, if it were worthy of !tonal and me, Thst.protitise I now.rppea‘in your presence, rut I trust thseyou will assist sic in ti,te charge of it, by forming a wise, just, adequate, and ;nr.acti cable Constitution, dictated by .reatton, And not by caprtcy— looking only to the general welfare, which can never, be prernmed, unless the, bases of the Constitution he solid, such as the wisdom of ages has sanctioned—and such as may confirm the proper freedom of the.. people, and bestow the necessary strength on the Executive; a. Cons‘itistion • in the _ . Pluladelphia, Aug. 5, 1833. . SlR—Our Chamber of Commerce (of which I have been. long Secretary) is making great exertions for the improsement" of our navigation. They have obtained the grant of a light house at Cape M ay, now building; a floatinglighter two to be "placed in the river ; a promise of a complete survey of the river next year; a grant for two protecting piers •at the Shears/ against ice and storrn.s, was made, but on making the neces sary surveys and estimates, there was not an adequate fund provided. A resurvey from the United States Corps of Engi neers has been made, and a report been made favourable to a breakwater in the room of piers, and a much larger appropria- _ . tion recommended, so, as..to afford.shelw not only to our gam vessels, but those bound to and from other, ports- Should we succeed irLour, application, skerport will becoMe Comparatively. a" safe one. I will again repeat, a wish formrsli , exprtssed i that vessels when coming to our rivet should be directed to show signal for a pilot * as soon as the Henlopen light is discovered ; a good lOok.out isthere kept, and the keeper is furnished with signals, and paid for making them to the pilots at Lewis Town* who can then be off the lighthouse as quickly as the vessels. 'hen the signals arc withheld by the vessels, they frequently haVe to wait, and in bad weather there is-danger from the neighbouring shoals. (Signed) J: VAVGHAN, Agent to Lloyd's, &c. Mr. John Bennett, Lloyd's. , • , . . which tne tnrec rowers of the State Truly h e propertx di. vitled, so that neither may contest, nor , arrogate, the Tights of the other, but may 1)0 'ix) organized and harmonized a*- to recut, for than, to became, ',N en in' the ,pro- f„.reis of tima ? - npitle k l„ p ..ertfics i .,wltilst eVeIT 'day may wit. 11001 a new and stronger ihjeltoMt ofq sho poldit good —fmally, a Constitution which naiy iftset barrio)* 4)aeo,eatutbla to despotism, whether Royal; Aristocratical,: or letnaeratieal,, and which may plant the tree of liberty, tinder' whose filmic will grow up in, union, tratiquillity, and independence this •h - -• r gag ty Empire, estin to become t wonder the olt and new worlds. - Most of the Constitutions svhich have been establtshed on the bases of those, of 1791 and 1711.2, experience; has demonstrated to be wholly theoretical, metaphysical, _and therefore impracticable. Such has been the case in France, ,Spain; and more recently in Portugal, They have never contribUted to tho 'common welfare, but - Ottr^- of. them a licentious berty . has arisen in some countries, and a cruel:',dispotisin in others, and, after a: short existence, ; the necessary 'conse. .quence has been, that the people rein: tined in a stateof wretch witless, anti opp ressed with all the horror* .of anarchy,', Far from us be RUC melaneholy yecollections to. 'sadden the ye ..mieing,a of this glorious day. You are not ignorant that the true constitutional principles, which experience hits sanctioned, characterise ail. the Deputies who -compose this illustrious as sembly. hope. that the Constitution' you may form will Merit my imperial acceptance; that it may be as wise and as-just an the situation. and civilization of the Brazilian people' May de mand ; that it, may be worthy., the praise of all nations ; and that even our enemies may come to imitate thesacredneas 'and wisdom of its principles, and finally to practise- them. . "Ate .4 1 sentlillY so ' illustrious an di so patriotic will tieliglitin•pstimot ing.tho prosperity of the Empire; it will desire to. see Its Em peror respected; not only hilts own, but among all otherna tiona; and that its perpetual Defender may exactly discharge the promise made by hint on the Ist of Deoeuthetliott; *ad - this day solemnly ratified in the presence of the legel ,Representa. tiveii of the 'Nation." • - When the Est non had concluded his Address, the Pn Est. ii,Kwr of ,the Legislative Assembly made suitable reply, in which recainized the principles of couctitutional ,Govern. neat, and praised the conduct and Virtues of his JIMAJP.STY. The PREstinoix . haviitg finished his reply, cried . otit in a loud voice, - Long Alva our Brat , Constituttonal .Etn,ptlor !" which was repeated amidst the aeclamationi of :the Deputies anti the spectators. .The st - sEstou then eiclainted; 44 Long live thp Legislative and Constituent Assembly !" which was applauded in the same way. PIRATES. FROM COMMODORE PORTER'S SQUADRON COPY Or A LETTER FROM CO3WODORE PORTER TO TEE SECRETARY or THE NAVY. Seas Gull, Allenton, Thom . pson's Island, July 17. Sir—lt is with infinite satisfaction I do myself the honour to l ay before, you Lieutenant-Conunandant Watson's official re port of the almost total annihilation of the crews of two pirati cal vessels, by the two barges Gallinipper and 16fusquito t under his command. When we take into consideration the immense superiority of force opposed to him, theadiantage and preparation on the part of ,the pirates, and the result of the action, we cannot but be impressed with the conviction, that nothing less than Provide& tial influence and - protection could have occasioned consequences so fatal to the pirates, and so exempt ..from injury on our side, as to appear almost miraculous. The five surviving pirites being desperately wounded, I have, in compliment to the favourable disposition and zealoits co-operation_of:the authorities of Havannah,, sent to the Cap. thin-General of Cuba, to be tried by the Livia of Spai;. In. closed is a copy of niy letter to him on the subject. 1 . .. _ . - , . . .. • • ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Department, Treasury Chambers, August 26, 1823. NOTICE is hereby .given to all Persons de. 1 - - 4 " ' - sirous, of contracting to supplithe fulkoiviog Articles for the' Use of the Army, viz.:'— • 1 . : :. • ... . . BREAD—TO,his Majesty's Land-forces AU Cantonments, ; 1 ' Quarters, and Barracks, in theAnder!nieutioned Counties - arid fslands:--' . • • . -•-•• . - 'Alderney, Bedford, 'Perks (including the Town of Hunger . • ford),'BersVich, Rticiis; Cambridge (including the Town of Newmarket),, Chester, Cornwall (including Scilly), Cumber-, laild, Derby', tteveti; Dorset, Durham, Essex (exclusive of . Ft 'Tilbury Fort), ' 61O'StAr (including the . ' City of Bristol), I • ;'Guernsey, Hants, Hereford, Hertford, Hunts, Ishe.of Man, r i isle of Wight; Jersey, Kint'(including 'l3ltistry Fort, in the Count ;• of .Eloicxi, Lancaster, Leicester, :Cittlip- Middlesex, Monmouth, ,IlitrifOlk, •Northanytoni . NOrthumber : latiil: Not'. . - \ . • tinghatu,.oxford, Rutland, Salopi Sonierset, Stall'ortl, Suf-. I -, folk, Surrey, Sussex, Warwick, , Westmorland, Wilts, Wor " - cester,. - Tork,. North and South Wales; and in, the several ~ .. . Counties itiNorth Britain. .. • - - As also Bread to the Household Troops in London and its Vicinity. ~. , • . ..- . °Al's, to bis Majesty's Cavalry and Artillery Horses, in Cantonments and Quarters, in the tinder-mentioned Coun- ties :•w . -..— -- . Bedford, Berwick, Bucks, Cambridge, Chester, Cumber land; •Detb7, Durham, Gloucester, Herefnril,•Hertr, Hunts, Leicester, LinOoln, Monmouth, Oxford, Rutland, Salop, : Stalrord, Westmorland, Wilts, Worcester, North and South' Wales . . . . FORAGE, riz.—OATS, HAT, and STRAW —To hiS Ma jesty's Caialry awl Artillery" Horses in flu racks, and Oats, in CantonMents and Quarters, in the under mentioned Conn- lies South Britain :-- Burks; Cornwall, Devon, Doriet, Essex, Hants (including the Islc of Wight), Kent, Lancaster, Middlesex, Norfolk, Nottbamptou, Northumberland, Nottingham, Somerset, Suf folk, Surrey, Sussex, Warwick, York, and in the several Counties in North Britain. _ That the Deliveries are to commence oil and for the 25th day of October next; that Proposals in writing, : sealed, up and marked, "Tender for Army Supplies," will be received this.;office on or before Tuesday, the 30th day of Sep-. tenther next, but none will be received after Twelve o'Cluck tut: that. Day. Proposals must be 'made separately f u r each County, ex._ Copt for the Counties comprising North and South Wales; all . of which must be included i n one Tender ; likewise -the Islands of Alderney, Guernsey, bud Jersey ; as also must the several Counties in North Britain ; and each Pro posal must have the Letter which is'annexed to the Ten der properly. Ailed up, by Two Perso4 of known Property, engaging to become bound with tire Party tendering, in the: Amount stated in the printed Particulari, for t he due per: cod f orm anae of the Contract ; and no PrOposal will be noti 'Unless made on a printed Tender, and the Prices expressed in words at length ; and' should it so happen that during the -'eoniinuance Of the Contract no Troops should be supplied Con by virtue of the same, the expetice of the Stamps on'tbe tract and Bond, P"" 1 .!n the first instance by the Contractor, shall be refunded to him. -Particulars of the.-. Contracts of _be had upon application at this Office, between the hours of Teti and Four, and of the Barrack Mastiirs in the Islands of Guerusey,lersey, and Man. tween the hou rs of Twelve and Two, and as various P. S.—Samp les of the Bread and Meal may be seen at this puce he alte,rations have b een made in the ' renders, Persons making are req nested to attend to the same. '-i-.---=------;--------.-----____.-..- According t 6 a 'Parliamentary Return just vublisnea " of the Members of the /louse of Commons hold ing office, place, or pension, in the tint Parliament of George I. and George 11.,' it appears that 271 Members, holding place or pension, sat in the first Parliament of Geo. 1., and 277 in that of George. 11. The number of sitting A Members o it the sa me description M , present is much leas- mong the Ives ne. cures of former reign s . were the following i- r -,Addison Xeeper of the Records of Ilimiingliam 'Kowa ; the Sheridan of his day, Sir - Richard Steele, ' a Commissioner of Stamps, a surveyor of ,Stables,o COntinoner of Forfeited Estates, ,„, and.,--3laster , of the, Playhouse. Various places are men ' stoned which are not no more. , . , . 1 cannot dose this communication without expressing a hope that the brilliant success of iiieutenant-Commander Watson, and his excellent character as an officer and a man, may Induce the Department to promote him to a higher grade, as the most suitable iewatd for his serviees. 1 have the honour to be, with great respect, yourobedient servant, lion. Secretary of the Navy. D. PORTER. ft. , cArTAIN WATSON'S REPOKT. Sir—Ravin had the honour to report the circumstances at. tendingthe cruise of the division under my orders, prior to our separation off St. John de los Remedios, I have now to com municate, for your information, my subsequent proceedings in • the barges Gallinipper and .11fuequito. After a strict examination of the coast and islands from Cayo Francie •to Cayo Blanco, in the vicinity, of Point llyeacos, whilst cruising in Siguapa Bay, we discovered a large topsail schooner, with a launch in company, working up to an anchor - ags At Which several 'riierthant veasels were lying. Being to wind ward, I bore up with the Gallinipper, for the purpose of ascer taining their characters; and when within grun-shot,sterceiving the large vessel to be well anted; and her deck filled with men, I hoisted our colouri"; on seeing which she displayed the Spanish flag; and the schooner having brailed up her fore-sail, commenced firing at • the Gellinipper. 1 immediately kept away, and ran down upon her weather quarter, making signal at the same time for the Ali/quite to close : having much the advantage in sailing, they did not permit us to do so , but mad e all sail before the wind for the, village of Siguapa, to Which place we ptiarsued them, and, after a short action, succeeded In , taking both vessels, and effecting the a lmost total destruction of their crews, amounting, as nearly as could be ascertained at the time, to fifty or sixty men; but as we are since informed, to seventy or eighty. They engaged us without colours.of any description, having hauled down the Spanish flag after tiring .the first gun ; and on .approaching to board (our men giving three cheers, and discharging their muskets), the pirates fled. precipitately, some to their launch (lying in shore, from. hence a tire was still kept up), whilst others endeavoured to escape by swimming; to the land. A volley of musketry, directed at the launch, .completed their disorder; and drove them, into the .sea ; but the boats going rapidly through the water, cut. Off their retreat,. with , the exception of fifteen : eleven of whom were .either killed or desperately wounded and taken prisoners 'by, our men, who landed , in pur su i t, and the remaining four were apprehended by the local authorities, and sent to Itla tanzas. The larger vessel was called the Catalina, corn ' mended by the celebrated pirate Diaboleta, taken some weeks since from the Spaniards, between Havannah and Matanzas, carried to Siguapa Bay, where she e received her armament ; had captured nothing; this being th commencement of her • piratical cruise. • I cannot close this communication without performing a molt pleasing, task in reporting the active gallantry and good conduct of my officers and nien,,none of ' whom sustained the slightest injury in the action ' the result of which, I trust, is sufficient to satisfy you that all under my orders did their duty, particu larly when it is considered that - w e had but 26 men, opposed to a force of piratical vessels, well supplied with arms of all kinds, among which was one long nine and two six-pounders. I have much pleasure in naming as my-associates, laentenant Inmah, acting Sailing Master Bainbridge, Dr, Rabbit, Midshipmen Harwood and Taylor, and Messrs. .Webb and Grice, who obey ed and executed all, orders and signals with a promptitude and zeal which Coultl•not he exceeded. I have the honour to be, vet's , respectfully; yo obedient servant, _ • • W. 11.. WATSON., Commodore D. Porter, commanding the united States NaVal Force); in the W eat Indies and Gulf of Mexico. COMMODORE PORTER TO nEN Elt Li VIVES. United States galliot, Sea Gull, Allenton, Thotripson's Island, July 13,1823. To his Excellency Don Francisco Dionisio `'ivies, Captain. General of the .Island of Cuba - and its dependencies. Your Exeellcncy,—With , a full confidence that they will be" brought to eohdign punishment, I send you, to be tried by' the laws of Spain, five pirates, taken on board two piratical vessels by two of the. barges of my, squadron. I also send by the same conveyance, tWo men, making,part of the original crew of one of the vessels w hen she fell into the hands of the pirates. The witnesses being on the spot, will enable you to make the punitfhtnent prompt, and the example, I have no doub t, will be salutary. With sentiment's of the highest respect, hare the honour to be, your . Excellency's very obedient humble servant, D. PORTER, . . Commanding United States Naval Forces in the West . Indies and Oulf of Aiello. SPEECH OF THE EMPEROR, &c. -( From the _Mario da:Assembka. ) The Preparatory Sittings .began on the 17th of April, 1823, in pursuance of a Decree of the 10th of the same month. , Fifty-two Deputies were assembled, and they proceed ed to the election of a President and Secretary. A COnimittee of five was then appointed for the purpose of verifying tiw lega. litrof the elections of the several Deputies. The examination of the returns occupied 'the first and second days of the Ses. The following form of Oath was then read by Senor A. DRADA 311ditano, and; after some dilcussion, adopted : , I ;Wear todiseharge, with loyalty and fidelity, the duties Oa Deputy to the General Consutuent Legislative Assembly of Brazil, convoked for the purpoae of funning a Political Con.. stitution for the Empire of Brazil; and of -executing other ur. gent and indispensable reforms, upholding the Roman Apos. tolic and Catholic and the integrity and independence of the Empire,' without adMitting any bond of union or federa. tion with any nation whatsoever which may oppose itself to such integrity and independence.; and to uphold likewise the Con. atitutionalpnwer end the dynasty . tif the Lord Don Prmto,,our first EMperor;and his descemlantis."... s: • 1 ' - On the Ist of May the Assembly attended the celtibiatien of High 11Iass.in: theimperial Chapel, when the Deptilfes took the path above-mentioned. • • (in•the return of the MeMbers:to.the_ Hall a very lively dis. • cussion took place , with respect to the fixing the salary to be paid each Deputy. Senor M ACIIAP 0, in an animated speech, reprobrated the no tion of their receiving pity_fbr, the performance of their legisla. five duties, and appealed' to the practice of England and France.. The conversation terminated without• the adoption of anyfinal . measure. Another and more spirited debate then arose as to whether the reply of the President of`the Chamber to the opening speech of his Imperial-Majesty should be extemporaneous, or whether it should not be Made the subjeetof deliberation and discussion as in England. ' •• ' Senor Macitano-objected to the investing the President with such a privilege, as his reply must either be in general terms, •and then it would be useless; .or he might compromise the dig. pity and rights of the Chamber by expressing gratitude when he ought to use, the language of censure. He was called to order by Senor Dm for improper and illi beral language. Senor.Alacitario continued—l cannot conceal my surprise, Mr. President, on bearing the- (theme- of illiberality brought againit me, who have been from my, earliest years a champion of Brazilian freedom, Is it illiberal ,to talk about our using " the language of censure ?" I will tell that Hon. Member, for his instruction, that these are the eXpiessions of the Russel's, the Sydneys, the Burkes, the. Foxes, the Grettans, and of all the other„great Statesmen uf that celebrated nation which first presented tite practical. solution . orthe. grand problem of liberty without licentiousness. These expressions have been uttered without interruption in die halls of those intrepid Commoners and those Noble Peers who know so well how to reconcile the nationidllignitY with a just respect,for their Supreme Execu4 tive, No'deciition, howeVer, took place upon the question in consequence-of there not being a sufittient number of Mem bers present. On the 3d of May his Imperial Majesty attended the As, serubly, for the:purpose of assisting, at its solemn installation., He was received With beconung ceremony, and on taking his seat upon the throne prOnounced tbe,following discOurse:— SPEECH OF THE EMPEROR.. " Worthy R,epreaFttativos of .Brazilian Nation—This is the most important day which Brazil has ever yet beheld a day on which, for the'first time, the tuition demonstrates to the. world that it possesses a OtiVerhment, and that that Govern ment is a free one. ' How great must my satisfaction be at thus . witnessing the aisembled ReprOentatives of:I the different pro. vinces of the Empire brought together for the purpose of pro. ninnicating to each other their mutual interests, anti erecting' upon them a jest and liberal Constitution, ',for their future go. vertiment. NVe "ought before this to have possessed a national representation but the nation was either unacquainted with its real interests, or was unable to declare and maintain them' on account of thrpoWer, and predorninance of the Portnguese party ; 6 party which, being well aware of the state of weak. s lo es ot a poeertie n enui:al was redueed, 'and the still lower grade of deetvlaiieli into witteh • anti tragta willing to consent (featlitfrthat a separation would be the con sequence of our freedom) that the people of Brazil should en joy such u.representation as they now possess. Our crafty con.. querom Were deceived; and out of that deception has all our good :fortune sprttpg, " Brazil, which - for three bemired year:Shen - the unworthy name of colony, and Siiffered,- at the same time, all the calami ties which arose froth the ruinous system then in force, as seen as our Lord Don John VI. King of Portugal and dilgarves, my august Father, raised her to the condition of a . kingdorn, by thel)ecrbe of lfith December, 11114, exulted with toy. Por. tugal, on the other hand, was filled With rage, and trembled with apprehension. The delight which the people of this vast continent shelved on that occasion was unexampled ; but they did not witness in the train of this political measure another which should have followed it, and that was, the convocation or a national AsseMbly Mt the organization of the new king dom. Brazil, ever . sincere in its conduct, and mortified at having borne.the iron yoke for so many years before , and e ven after this measure , seized. the occasion when liberty was pro claimed, in- Portugal, to send forth a cry, for the " Portuguese Constitution ;" fondly trusting that such a proof Of. confidence in her European brethren would be: rewarded with their. aid' in freeing herself from the foul monsters which were destroy. ing her most vital parts. . •country, never meant Inhabitants of Brazil, who truly loved their meant to submit to any Constitution under. which all mert. did not share equal rights, or whose objects were to change them suddenly from, freemen into slaves. The obstacles, how ever, which, previously to, the 2Gth April, 021, were opposed to Brazilian i liberty, and which afterwards continued to exist through the aid of European troops, becanie also the cause: why this people, fearing that they Might not be able to possess an Assembly of their own, were a llured,to follow the infamous exa mple of the Portugnese Cortes, and to see Whether they coult not,, by making . such sacrifices, escape the instilts (If thedeoa, goes party which predominated in our hemisphere. But this availed nothing; we were so maltreated by the European troops that I myself was obliged to order them to the other side of the river,—to plaCe them in a state of iliege,-:-to command them to embark and proceed beyond the bar, in order to save the honour of Brazil, anti to enable us to enjoy that freedom which was ours- by right as well as l i y.desire, and gain which, all our labours would have been ineffectual, fro if ur we foe coolswhen amongst a few ourselves have given way to . a parts, hostile to the sacred cause. Still we were not entirely liberated m ,o days afterwards another expedition arrived in our port which had been sent from Lisbon to protect us. I took upon my eel(' the protection of the Empire and refused to receive it. Pernambuco did the same, anti liable,. which watt the first to adhere to Portugal; in 'reward for us good faith, and its-late discovery of the true course which it ought to. pursue, 'in the present day suffering from the cruel war of these Van dals, and its city, occupied by the m alone, . is on the poineof being razed to. the ground, because they cannot defend them selves in it any longer. " Behold then that liberty which Portugal is desirous of giv ing to Brazil; she would 'Condemn us to slavery and bring about our titter ruin were we anY longer to ebey her orders ; and this . would have happen ed hut for those heroic exertions which, through the medium of representations, first made by the Junta of Saint Paul and the Chamber of this capi, tal e and after, then by the . other Junta of the Gov er nments, and the other, Chambers, all eniting to impl ore m e td , remain amongst you.. It a ppeared to me that Brazil would b reduced to misery if I had not attended to, them as, I did attend. Well did I know_that it was also my duty to listen to th ese re. guests, althotigh it m ight exPase UiY own life; 'bat, as it was in defence of the Empire. I was . ready, as I am now and ever will be, to sacrifice it when neeessary. I pronounced these words:—aeit is for the g ood of 'llll,and for the general happiness of the nation, let the people b e infor med that I will remain : 're . commending to them, td the same time, unity and tranquillity. I began immediately t o prepare ourselves for iepelling,the at tacks of our enemies, till then coneealed, hitt afterwards de. tected either in our own viontry or in the democratic Cortes of Portugal, pointing otilt, thole Immures of_ precaution whielt prudence dictated to the d ifferen ! p ublic offices, particularly those of the Interior and of the foreign Affairs, whiehl still continue, and which will be communicated to you at the ono. , per time. cc Th e state of the public treasury was the most unfavoitr able, Inasmuch as, until Within the last.four or five months; there was.only.'a proviaciel revenue. „INS' ig.nat'o 4 - 1 it irPl )6. "'' , . • , sible to distribute the revenue in the necessary proportione, as it was insufficient to, pay. the,creilitors of the - state the public. Officers in actual employ, and' for .the stippott of,roy own ego, blistinkent., which amounted to a fourth part of that of the 'King, my august'Father. That of his family exceededfor mine, did not amount to on e . In spite,. howevereof very Con. siderable diminutions, I was not satisfied when',l•obsereed that tho:exPenditurti greatly exceeded the 'lncome,. and, therefore, restricted-myself to the habits of a private individual, receir. ing only now mil-reas for all the expeuces of my household, 'excepting these of the Empress' my beloved wife, to whom was continued the:allowances fixed by her .marriage settle ments. Not e , howeVer, contented with making , these reduc tions ih my own household, where I began, I watched all the distributione of the taxes as was my duty, desirous of abridg.. ing their expencea as well as of preventing their miseppropri,, anon. [Here his Imperi a l Majesty proceeded to state that, during the agitation of the public mind, and the deficiencies of the public revenue,. the Bank, which had hem on the verge of bankruptcy, was enabled, by the transmit ion of two, hundred millions in coin by the King, John the Sixth, to redeem - its ,notes and re.testablish its credit, The dif. ferent Officers of Government received their salaries the • soldiery were paid, and the Pro v icial Governments furnished with-the means of defence.] " Among the extraordinary expellees of the country were to be included the freight of the 'ships employed in the differ ent expediti e nns which sailed from this port for Lisbon, the cost of some vessels, and the arrangements for others, the payments of the civil and military Officers of Goveinfitent,.,eind the al-. fiiwances made to the refugees. expelled by the.' Violated Ot. -factions and tumults in the provinces'. The expences have been, no doubt, very great ; but still nothing has been taken , eXcept from the Chest of Gratuities and Sequestretious did -property of those whe wore absent ter political opinions, Mid the Chest of Loans (which had contracted a debt of 400,0414) milreas - in the purchase of vessels of .war fur the defence of the Empire), and the jewels from the Chest of Administration.-.-, Throughout all parts of the Administration the greatest reforms lire taking piece, but more particularly in that of the Exche quer, the principal resource of the State. The army was deli-• cient in ammunition; soldiers,. and discipline ;—the arnmuni thin has li4en promptly completed, 'tiddlers are enlisting daily,, and our discipline will soon be on a footing with that'of: the best troops in the world:, Twice have I sent succour to the provinee,of Bahia; once a corps of 240 men, and the second time 7sb men, Comprising a battalion called the Imperial Rat talion, which was enlisted, armed, anti fitted out. in the space of eight tleys.. Besides this, there have been formed a regiment .of foreigners, and a battalion of artillery, composed of mantle mined slaves, both of which will be completed in a short time. The labours of the arsenal are proceeding with the greatest activity, in roeking preparations. for the defence of the pro. Ames, all of'which front Paiayba to ilitmtevideo will 'receive whatever aid they may require. • ' " All the artillery and fortifications of this place were in a state of dilapidation, but they have been repaired and coin-. pleted with the greatest promptitude. 'With 'respect ; to: other military works , the walls of the fortresses have. been .. repaired or wholly rebuilt. At all points where any defence might he made against thediaembarkatioris and attacks of the enemy, new •-entrenchments, forts, redoubts, covered Ways, and con - aided batteries have been constructed. The barracks of Ca rioca have been built, and others are building. The grena diers ate employed on these works. • Formerlk the .Navy :eons slated merely of a single frigate, the Union t rbadly fitiedaut of a corvette on the the stocks; and few small anti insigni ficant vessels. At present we have the . Ship of the line , Don Pedro,..the 'frigates .Piranga, Carolina, end Nictevohy ; the corvettes Maria, and Liberal now ready, and another which is in preparation ; two brigs of war 'corriplete, and 'two - others preparing; and, in addition. to all these, several vein:enters., I expect soon to have six more frigate* of fifty guns each, and completely ready for sea, having urade the necessary arrange ments for that purpose. The-ctist‘will not exceed two hundred millions of. reas, according: to. the e stimates which have been laid before me. ,In ~the Marine Arsenal the vessels in actual service heve been fitted oui, and Several ..gun-hoitte have been construtted, and other very, important labours have been per formed. l'have likewise given orders for the building of a 40 gun frigate here, which will be completed in the course of the present year, or by the middle of the next. With regard to . the public works, much has been done. The.palace.in the square of acclamation has been rebuilt forAhe use of the police ; the square itself has been drained, and made into a pleasant • iireeseeetie. The g reater part of the aqueducts of eevioca end Meracanha has-been eurirtruateil. The streets have been, improvisi, and some of the bridges repaired, and others rebuilt. Notwithstanding these and other espeneee, thb city - chest, which in 1021 was indebted sixtyatillion of rem ia new clear of all dent, and contains upwards et' sixty_ thousand erusitoos. " I haie made every exertion for the advancement of the public studies, more particularly those of legislation. A large callectiortof well chosen . books has been purchased for the public library ; the number of schools has been increased, and convinced of the excellence of the Lancasteriati method of instruction, I have established a school for the.purpose of putting it in operation. The seminary of Sun Joachim, _ori ginally devoted to the ethiCation of yoUth but converted into I an hospital for the European troops, have restored its original destination, and having granted a lottery, in aid of. the Casa di illisericordia, and the Foundling Hospital, I have ordered a part of the proceeds of that lottery tube applied is the Seminar of San Joachim. It is attended by an immense - number of Students. • "'The first time I visited the Foundling hospital J found seven infants anti two nurses, but neither . cradles nor Clothing. On looking at the returns,. I saw that in thirteen years the ex. perices amounted to tWelve thousand dollars, whilst the revenue was scarcely one thousand. By the aid of , the lottery, however, they have been enabled to, erect a house suited to the establish ment, containing upwards of thirty wards, and nearly as in . any 'nurses, and tinder the best regulations. These things deserve your most attentive consideration. . " After having done so much for this Province, my views were directed towards the other' parts of the Empire. By a • Deereeof the 16th of February last, 1 .convoked Council of State,. composed of Procurators -general, elected by the people, and deeired them to make the proper representations to me of whatever might be conducive to the welfare .of the re.. spectivc provinces. But this was not the sole motive _end; end of my convoking the Council of State. The principal object was, that the Braziliansenight be convinced of the tionstitit, tionality of my intentions, and the strong desire I had that this loyal, grateful , gallant, andlienne nation .should be repre. i • sented n a General Constituent and Legislative Assembly,. which has at length been .effected, under the Decree of the :td of June last, made at the request of • the people, through the channels of its Chambers, Procurators-General, anti my Cone. cillors of' State. I deeply regretted that Brazil had not hitherto en,ipytel a national representation, and when eireuntatanees forced me tel adopelegisletive measures, 1 truated that it nkight not beicorad tiered that they were engaged in, by me out ot any wild ambi. don for legislating, or with the Wish of arrogating to myself authority which I ought only to share with others, Those mea sures were taken fir the welfare of Brazil, anti as long as this - Assembly remained uneonvoked e the three powers of the na tion resided in me, as its supreme And .perpetual de fender. Although some of the Measures were very, severe, yet the danger was great; and our-enmities (thank God I there are .no more of them 4111011 et UK!). were encompassing us on every side.' I did not: spare, nor will I ever spare, myself any )labour, however great it may be, which May produce the' slightest be nefit to the 'nation. • .• • '' When the inhabitants of the rich and. important. province of4lie Mines were bending under die iron yoke of its•foolish Governor, who disposed of it at' his will, and stirred up its .agamst me rather than peaceful and quiet. inhabitant* to acts of disobedierkee towutrds me,- I marched against them whit my servants only 4. I con.: vinceel the Governor and his followers of, the crime they had r we a r fl e 'e triert Vi nrited to Portugal. *When cornmitted, and in which they wished te persist ; but I par. atlgonttietliisithtehten nation,, l c a u s a e s their -amongst the brave inhabitants of St. Paul, that beautiful and _rliartniug province, there epriing lip it. petty . of 'Porteiguese and Corte dgegoefileurie4lll,,ryazitilinci worn .out .outPortegal t get out in s , tlitiposett to join with t h e inedietely for that province : I Altered it with Out fear, be. cause I knew .that the whole population loved me ; I took pre. caution as appeared necessary,-anti there, for the first time, was our independence proclaimed, at the tnernorable siege of Piratiga, ". It wasin the most faithful. province of ltibeiro that I was .first proclaimed Emperor. Great, indeed - , was my diStrees, at riot being able to proteed to Bahia as I desired, to mix • ray, blood withthat of the warriors, who were se ga lla n tly, fighting far. their . country, At every cost, even at the hatard of. nay Ife, would ',have proved my claim to the title which the People THE COTTONIAN MANUSCRIPTS. The, Royal. Commissioners appointed to exa mine the state of the Public Records, and to atlopt . Such mea stiresttathey deemed ativiseable, to carry into effect the desires I.of Parliament fbr the preservation of those valuable and ancient docatnenta, amongst other proceedings, directed the printing of the Catalogue of the Cottonitm • Atss. ; and the Coniiniezioners have pieft!,cediurclis Catalogue with a long, but an exceedingly interesting '"Account of the fOnuatioti,ontents.and catalogue!' of the collection af,Cottonian MSS." It gives some heir . ..obi ve particulars of thth : memorable t a ie n ar d: t e le a a r a n a ec t l iv,. co ril llec a t v o ery i: they are too long for quotation, but some of th facts inerit . repetition.— Sir Robert cotton, who was a family, which, in Aho.reign of Rdward Ift:flottrisneo to the county of Chester, was born at Denton, liuntingdonshire, Ja nuary 22, 1570,_,.fielvas educated at Trinity College, Cam bridge, where he early imbibed a taste; and laid the foundation for his prooeminent learning in the antiqUities and hiStory of his eountry. - his leattng College, this bias 'was greatlYinereaseti by free intereofule.;' iimMediatelY 'commenced with those celebrated antiquaries, Jocelin, Lombard, Camden, Noel, and several Others, who, about that t i me (though unsuccessfully) attempted the establishment of an Antiquarian Socfety. He neglected no opporttmities to acquire Chronicles, Chartularies, and other oiiginal,Muninients ; and *many presented themselves, as numbers of such documents at the • late dissolution of the Monasterieit had found their way into private hands, who were rarely aware of their importance. • , •. In lldlo, he accompanied Camden in a journey to :the:North of England, where they jointly explored put: whole extent of • the Picts' Wall, and brought ,away several inscriptions and monuments, which he ultimately presented w hl4 College at Cambridge, . where "they Jae now .carefully • preserved.— After an active pUblic life, this prelate feelingly observes, " it is, no doubt, greatly to belareented that all& so meritorious should, towards hs close, have been embittered', by -base ca lumny and the- arbitrary proceedings of 'titose from whom lte had an undoubted right , to expect distinguished favour and protection. By order Of the Privy Council, once in the reign.of James I. ltifa, .and again in the reign of Charles I. 1029, 'his library was locked up, as not of w nature ro be ex posed to publie inspection, anti he was himself exeintliql from the use of it P • Shortly - before his death, ha caused to be signified to the'Prtry " that their ro ionk detainin,r hank., from - hint, without rendering any reason for the. same, had))een the cause of his Trtartat- malady.' He died on the Oth That the Library continued insteques nation some tiara after his 'death, appears manifest (observes the Royal teat nissionera'' Preface) , front the -Petition of Sir Thomas Cotton) his only son and heir, 'wherein he !hated that his study had been -a long time locke d up, anti himself de— barred. from the use •of it ; anti that it appeared .front a schedule of the contents of the said library prepared for the purpose, that tnere were no book* or papers therein. but such as were the undoubted property of the petitioner; he therefore prayed that he -might henceforth hays the free use of his study, it being the-best room in his house.- - Although no account is extant that the prayer of such petition was complied with, there is every reason to.hellevo that it .was soon after granted ; and that Sir Thomas, tit whom the. erel'irty,had deVolved, cont in ued to the day of his death , ull)Pezq in the year in quiet possession ,of his Stlticc!,y eh s a h n eei d :r ocotia f irt o nh e r ß;ofrtortiCil d,ain*cohnni:adtQl;trtioOruttlaeiS.,to:lik),regltain. many dangers and vieis. If Y i tnat t ri t ;ental. : t il reas latrukre n ti r t e wh t ere ln io r , t rei n n g fdatelest):lo, r i el liti at o es o . v t a h . at to th en i e d td.'` Indeed it is A remarkable circumstance, that list collee- Pr"er vin g thif iheitimable have& 3 and bbeep it ov i h o l e le y w i p f l u:l l l e t kite f : be t .3 . ow r a ti r : inorwiltilejshlo(ureld 6tiattille.sPe,rabsalle'.7.iritetso.'nliafrniebdrittr6y,°front malice,' wars, 'fire,.