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. -... .. , , ) T ' 11711,44... SUN. / • 7 „90 1,7, • , - NUMBER 9680. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1823. Pazeg SEtvgNniqc E: CONTRACTS FOR BRITISH DUCK CLOTH, AND FROCKS AND DROWSERS MADE OF BRITISH DUCK CLOTH. Navy-Office, September I, ISM THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS and COM MISSIONSRB of HIS MAJESTY'S NAVY do hereby give Notice, that on WEDNESDAY, she 17th Instant, at One o'Cloeh, Mcy will be ready to treat with saga Persona as may be willing to Contract for supplying, BRITItH DUCK CLOTH, and FROCKS and TRow. SENS made of BRITISH DUCK CLOTH, to be deli . rered into His Majesty's Yard at Deptford. A Sample of the Cloth, and Patterns of Me Froths and Trowsers, with a Form of the Tender may be seen at this ()glee. No Tender :rill he received after One, o'Clork, en Me Day of Treaty, nor any noticed, unless Mc Party, or an Agent for Aim, attempt. Bvery 7'ender must be accompanied by a Letter ad dreised to the Navy Board, and signed by two responsible Person, engaging to become bound with the Person ten dering, in the Sinn sr ti,ooo for the doe performance of the Contract. VICMILLING- OFFICE, August 7, 1823. THE COMMISSIONERS for VICTUAL LING His MAJESTY'S NA do hereby give No tice, That on Thursday, the 25th of September next, they will be ready to receive Tenders in writing (sealed up), and treat fur the supply, on separate Contracts, of such quantity of PRIME IRISH BEEF and PORK, in Navy Tierces, of the . ensuing Season's cure, as may be demanded for the use of his Majeity's Troops at GIBRALTAR , GRENADA ANTIGUA TOBAGO BARBADOES TRINIDAD BERME ST. LUCIA DEMERARA ST. Krrrs DOMINICA , SVVINCENT for Twelve Months certain., .from the 24th June, 1824. It is estimated that the quantity which may`proba'ely be re rineired may Le equal to a',out 3,300 Tierces of Beef, and • 3,tBo.Pork ; but information will be hereafter given to the Contractors of the actual quantities to be sent out; and the Terms of the Contracts may beteen at this Office, or by ep. plying to Mr. J. IP. bansterville,dgent for the Victualling, at Hanibowline. ris fife event, however, of no Tender being received for the delivery of this Meat at the several Stations which the Board may 'kern proper to accept, they will be retitle, on the follow- in g clay, vis. the 26th September, at One o'Clock, to receive Tenders and treat for the supply of an equal quantity , of Beef and Pork respectively, to be delivered into their Stores t Deptford between the !sr February and 90th .lpril, 1824. No regard will be had to any Tender in which the Pik: shall not ,be inserted in words at length, or that shall not be delivered to the Board before One o'Clock on the said ,Thursday, the 25tk of September next, nor unless the'Rerson who makes the Pender, or ionic Person on his behalf, attends to answer when called for. Each Tender must be accompanied by a Letter signed by two responsible Persons, engaging+ to become bound with the Party tendering, in the Penal Sum of 331. as. ed. per cent. ilte whole amount of each Contract, for the due perfor»s ance of the same. AL . MILLER CLIFTON. Will clear about the Middle of September, FOR MADRAS AND BENGAL, ir THE finelast-sailing Ship CLYDE, A 1, lying in the,City Canal, Barthel) 500 70. Tons, THONIAS DRIVER, Commander. Has excellent Accommodations for Passen gers, and will carry a Surgeon. For Freight or Passage, apply to Messrs. R. SCOT PAIRLIE, and Co., to the Commander, at the Jerusalem Q.flee-house, or to MISTER. and HOItSLEY, ii, Leaden. hall-street. 'Co T. TAYLOR, Esq. No. 9, New bridge-street, London. HoNoulum IBEG- leave to Inform youi that ever since the year 1790, I had been afflicted with the Lues Venereal, which, from its obstinately resisting every course of medicine preieribed - by the most eininent of the faculty here, and un dergoing severalsevere courses of salivation, and twice dis charged-from the Hospital with little relief, would appear to 40f the mast inveterate nature, in tke spring ut last year 41 _ Y disorder had got to such a hea d, as nearl y to put a period to my existence—l had a large ulcer on the crown of my head, • ean each arm, and my legs were broke out in a frightful manner ; .My rjfkt was dreadfully painful , a n d had been in a state of ulceration for the last seven years; my left had also t" large nodes op it, was very much discoloured, and gave sach_excruciating-vain, particularly when warns in bed, ▪ n early tuAleprive me of rest; in this lamentable state, I .wet iteommended by Mr. J. Thimipsen, (who received so great a.cure by them here), to take yo ur Leak e's Patent Pills, which I began to do.on the With o. May.; in the course of a fortnight 1 began to receive benefit--in little inure than a month the ulcers on my head and arms were soundly beakl— loon after, the sores on My legs healed also; leaving, how ever, considerable discolouration in the skin, and pain in the bone of the left, which, by the blessing of God, an a little longer perseverance in your invaluable Medicine, sulesided ; the nodes dispersing, the skin regaining its natural hue, and the nocturnal pains gradually going off.-1 thus became, by yoir liberal advice and medicine. perfectly free from all my former complaints—have recovered my former spirits a lid strength, and am become jolly and faton which state having continued many months, to the astonishment of all who knew ter, I am at a loss in what terms to express my gratitude, but beg you, for the ; good of- other suffering mortals, to make this my case as public as possible, as I shall on every occa sion; in so doing you will greatly oblige, Sir, your grateful, obedient, very hum bles eer ant ALEX. LINKER Swan's Close, High-street, Edinburgh. Witnesses to the above Cure: — John Thompson, No. 3, New Poultry Market, Edinburgh, John SVlntoih, Old Assembly Prepared and sold by the sole Proprietor, THOMAS 'l', LOR, I.vinlaer. of the Royal College of Surgeons, at his house, Nu. 9, New Bridge-street, London; where, after constant residence of more than 40 years in a practice par t i etelarly directed to the cure ot Venereal C omplaints and those incidental to the Parts of Generation, with that inviolable secrecy which men of, his profession should always.oh3erve i u gueb. cases, he flatters himself the advice and asAstance he sristuitotisly administers to persons taking this Medicine, will be esteemed, by a discerning Public, as an advaLtage seldom attainaisle, and Void of all ambiguity. Also.sold,.by his appoiotment,tur the convenience of those tving at a distance, at the Toyshop, No. 103, Oxford-strueti Mr. Disborough's, No. 7, Kish-street-hill; Mr. Baxter, Sonth-bridie, Edinburgh; Mt..Callwel 'a, ; and of e,11 . 0 person so every considerable town in Great Britain and try kind, in jinxes .• tutily 2s. 9(1. each, ctariped, and sealed up with ftil and plain directions, 'rherebv persons, of either set ;Nay cu re themselves with ease, speed, secrecy, and safety. PUBLIC APPROVAL. THE NEW LOTTERY.SCH-EME Oa T. BISH anticipated). has met :with Public approval ; he, therefore, merely reminds his best Friends of its princi pal features. It.contains Three Money Prizes .of X 20,000, Two Money Prizes of £lO,OOO. 34 other Money Prizes of £2,000, ,£l,OOO. £5OO, &c. and More Prizes than Blanks! be drawn in the old plain, straight-forward wal-- every 'ticket singly, each deciding its own fate and no other. The Drawing begins 45th September, and the very first drawn Prize w►ll receive .ClO,OOO in addition. The Tickets and Shares a re selling considerably cheaper than they have been for many years: hot as the-Tickets are On sale in the open,Stock Market, as the demand increases, and the quantity decreases, a Tile is sure to lake place; an early Purchase. is therefore recommended at DISH S Offices, 4, CORNHILL, and 9, CHARING•CRONS, where Twenty five Capitals were shared and sold in the last Lottery. THE EWHURST PARK ESTATE. , HANTS. TO BE SOLD BY PRIVATE CONTRACT, By Mr. WILLOCK, ALARGE and VALUABLE FREEHOLD ESTATE, comprising the whole Parish of Ewhurst, situate between Basingstoke and Kingadere, 51 miles from London, in the County of Hants, with the Capital Mansion, called EWHURST PARK flertiSE, and all requisite-Of flees , for the complete accommodation of.a Family of the first respetability. Lawns, Pleasure Grounds,. lce.house, Green house, Walled Kitchen Garden, a Park embellished with beautiful sheets of water, stately Timber Trees, Ornamental Buildings, Woods, abounding with some of the finest Oaks in 'the kingdom, and sundry Farms and Lands ; and the Lion Inn,!at the Park Gate; the whole containing Twelve Hundred Acres, and Six Hundred Acres of Leasehold Land, chiefly held for Three Young Lives, altogether estimated worth up wards of TWO 'THOUSAND POUNDS PER ,ANNUSI ; together with the Manor of Ewhurst, and the Pepetual Ad vowson of the Rectory of Ewhurst. The Turnpike Road from Reading, • through Aldermaston, passes through the Estate ; the House, approached by a Road through the Park and Woods of more than a mile in extent, ' is plentifully supplied with the finest water; and the elevated, Terrace on the south side of the Gar* affords the most de lightful prospects into seven or eight Counties. Immediate possession may be had. Plans of the Premises may be seen, and all further. Particu lars may be had, of Mr. Willock, No. 25, Golden-square. PO YAIS SErfLEMENT. The following official documents will set the question of the 'Poyais Settlement at rest: — Belize Riser's Mouth, Bay, of Honduras. Mayl3, 1823. SIR—We the undersigned having had the honour to receive your commands to carry into effect the wishes of his Majesty's Government in conveying presents to the King of the Mosquito Nation, and also having been honoured with your instructions relative to certain information you had received from five per sons of a party of six who had recently arrived in this seile. ment front the Establishment of Sir Gregor MacGregor on the lands adjacent, (and one of whom had died of famine and fa, tigue on tha.passage,) in order to enable you to afford his Ma jesty's Ministers the fullest information of' the nature of this Settlement, its situation, strength, and probable result. We proceeded from Belize on the 15th of' April, in .the schooner Mexican Eagle, and not being exactly aware from our information, where the seat.of the Poyais Govermitent was situated, we deemed it most prudent to proceed to Black River on the Mosquito shore, that being the most direct mode of com munication with the Poyais Indians, and .amongst whoM we of course concluded to find the Heads of Sir Gregor's,Govern ment, and that being also a ready way of communicating-with the Mosquito King, in preference to occupying much time in beating up to Cape Graces a Dios, and where we arrived on the Nib of the same month. But judge, Sir, of our surprise; when, on ascending that River a short distance, we found, a camp and huts commenced erecting, and cannon ball and other store landed, not on Poyais Indian grounds, but on the spot formerly occupied by the British Settlers of the Mosquito shore ; nay, on the very former seat of Government, and which was in 1787,in obedience to the orders ofhis Majesty, evacuated with great loss and expence to the unfortunate inhabitants of that place, in conformity to the Convention Treaty of 1788 with Spain, and we cannot possibly conceive his Majesty's Govern ment can be aware of this circumstance. Scarcely had we effected a landing, wlien we were surround_ et by objects the most distressing; a number of •unfortnotite4 crowded around us, pale, wan, and deplorable, scarcely able to stand, sinking under their own weight with disease, mothers tottering under fatigue and want, with their almost dying in fants in their arms ; most of those that were capable of move ment flocked about us, greeting us with extatic pleasure, and imploring for the sake of the Father of us all to have mercy and charity.upon them, and take them from the certain .death that awaited. Seeing such accumulated distress around us, we were induced to inquire into the origin of so much human misery. We were informed by almost every tongue that they.had left their native country with the brightest and most flowery views before them, and had been deceived beyond belief: that they had been led to Expect to find a well-established eettlement, and a Very consider• able populatioo, with every comfort around it , and means ready to a ff ord them comparative ease' and success in cultivating the soil : that they had almost all of them come out under engage ments to the Government, of which Sir Gregor MacGregor"was the head, under the style and title of his Highness the Cacique of Poyais, and who positively contracted with them that their wages should be paid monthly ; but how great had been their disappointment ! they had been landed in a wilderness, where they found three miserable huts inhabited by three or four Am:- ricans, with scarcely a sign of cultivation around them ! That instead of the fine settlement declared to be in existence, and a representation of which had been presented to them in a book published by. Sir Gregor MacGregor's agent--Strangeways— they found .to sign of such a place ! all was a thick forest ! ! and , that they were absolutely under the necessity of, with axe in hand, to clear away spots sufficient for themselves to sleep on the bare ground !! ! That every prospect had been bad out to them was false; there was no appearance of land in cultiva tion ; no rich or fertile valleys; all was woodland; and that instead of finding, as they had been taught to believe, that the grounds could be cleared for ten shillings an acre, no human being could be found that would afford their assistance, and that they were sinking under the fatigue and disappgintment, they had already endured. That, notwithstanding, having found themselves thus deceived, they had erected some huts and landed the stores, un. der the full expectation that they would have received their wages, and by that means have been enabled to obtain fresh provisions fortheir families ; but, that to their surprise at the ex. piration of the month, the Governor acquainted them he had nothing but a paper currency to issue. the notes of Sir Gregor MacGregor, and which were of no value there! 1 That while they were in this situation, reduced at once to the lowest state of poverty, a communication had some time previous to our ar rival been made to theta by Colonel Hell, the Governor, that the Mosquito King had taken great offence at their present esta blishment, and had issued a Proclamation (and which wits read), declaring the grant to Sir Gregor null and void, he not having performed his agreement with him, and requiring them to take the oath of allegiance to h im, or q uit his territory ! That despair had then seized them ; and which, added to the already co mmenced disease, had brought the grea test part of them on the bed of sickness, and the state we then saw them ! This, Sir, is but a slight sketch of their declarations and com plaints; and we soon found that they had too much foundation in truth. Having been thus made acquainted that such Proclamations' existed, we took measures to obtain copes for your information, and were fortunate enough to succeed not only in obtaining copies but one original . This naturally Induced us to inquire how far the Mosquito Indians themselves were affected towards this establishment, and we soon found they were strongly averse from it ; that they ! cou ld not be brought to believe the settlers were British sub. wereno most explicit in the declaration that difyivould assistance, as neither through , Their King, nor i n e fr c o ts ra by hearsay, had the) , learnt that his Britannic Majesty had sent them there, or that they were established under his sanction. We found that they viewed with extreme jealousy and con cern the caenon and ball that lay scattered about the settle ment, as also the ammunition burned, and of which we were informed by one of their Chiefs, who was expressly stationed. to watch the motions of the settlers with the most vigilant eye, lack Rtver we did not find the Lieute anod ()n ou r tlarynuvrialknoot)vtil them. Hall, who, we understood, hid immediately nant.Oovernor, after the promulgation of the Mosquito King's Proelamations, proceeded to Cape Gracias a Dios, to expostulate with hint on the security of his measures. . _ On the inornini of the 29th of April a Memorial wets pre sented by Mr. Smith, One of the Surgeons of the Establishment, in the name of a large majority of the Settlers, settling forth' their deplorable state, .and praying fur relief. • The receipt Of this petition, declaratory of so much wretched ness, excited in us the greatestsympathy ; and the more ao, not knowing how far we could be petified in granting the prayer thereof, and therefore determined to wait the return of Governor Hall before any reply was given ; and, having in tho.„ meantime understood from the Mosquito Chieftain in the neighbourhood of this Establishment, that from his knowledge of the sentiments of the King he would not visit Black River, but stop at a river at some shortdisteince, called Plantain River, and being anxious to have an interview with him on the sub-' ject of - he presents and other objects connected with the wel. fare of his country, we proceeded there on the 2d of May.— It was in this sequestered spot that we had further opportunity of discovering the unfavourable sentiments of a number of the Mosquito Chiefs relative to the New Establishment. Having remained there until the morning of the Oth, and received no information whatever of the King, we decided on returning to Black River, where we arrived on the evening of that day. On the afternoon of the following day, the Mosquito King, accompanied by Governor Hall, arrived at Black River; and in our interview with him, he arguable us he had stopped at Plaiiitain.River, and having there learnt we had returned, and being very desirious to see us, he had proceeded on to the New Establishment, and appeared highly gratified at our arrival, observing that it enabled him fully to convey his sentiments to his Majesty's Superintendent at Honduras on the subject.— His Moscone° Majesty then expressed to us his very marked disapprobation of the Establishment, and also informed us saf the decided measures he Iliad adopted, and that he was deter mined under no consideration to allow the separate Government of Sir Gregor 1119cGregor there independent of himself; not that he felt the smallest disposition to injure the unfortunate people, who he saw had been deluded there, but that it was his firm 'deterniination that whoever resided in his territories should be subject to his Ordinances; neither would he ever have contemplated the establishment of a separate Government in his country without the sanction and guidance of the King of England. That lie had been greatly deceived by Sir Gregor Macgregor in the nature of the transfer or grant, as now promulgated to the world, and used by him ; and, moreover, he now under stood that this individual had claimed a much larger extent of territory than ever was intended by him should be occupied by new settlers ; and that it never was his intention either to sell to Sir Gregor MacGregor, or permit him to sell land in his ter ritory ; but his understanding was, that did Sir ,Gregor bring settlers out, he would allow lands to be parcelled out to them, still subject to him, hnd assigned certain parts for that our.: pose, and expressed considerable concern to hear - aids Country being publicly advertised tar sale in Europe, and his subjects declareclio be transferred to Sir Gregor ; and from what he had heard, and then saw of military preparations, it appeared evi dent to him, that i 1 this establishment succeeded, himself and people might soon be annihilated. . Anxious as we were to follow the dictates of humanity in in stantly affording relief to the unfortunate people, and satisfied as we were that this Settlement could not exist, not only front the hOstile feelingi.of the M..tquito Indians, but from the accu mulation of disease that would overwhelth them when the rains commenced, and from the total want of system in thecommence ment of the undertaking, and due regard to counteract the nume rous difficulties that arise in settling new Colonies, particularly -in tropical climates; yet we deemed it a duty to the Head of the Government at Black River to take away none without permis aion. 'We lied stated candidly .to the acting Lieutenant Go. vernor, Westcoit, the oirport of the petition for relief, and he deolared: he could make no objection to the people leaving, although he could afford no assistance. This was most fully confirmed bytlie sanction of Governor Hall, on his arrival, with whour we' had an interview, and who stated to us from a review of all 'he circumstances lie had come to a resolution to break up the establishment, and hadaherefore addressed a letter to Brigade Major Baldwin to be submitted to his Majesty's Superintendent at Honduras, requesting that he would, from motives of.humanity towards so many British subjects, afford him-the meitts to carry his resolution into etTect, and convey the unfortunate people to Belize, and which letter we had the honour to present ; and we, therefore, in consequence of such sanction, with great difficulty embarked sixty-six individuals, part of this list, and all of whom, with one solitary exception, were in a law, and many of them in a seriously diseased state ; the greatest exertions were made to support life in several of them, and we are happy to say we arrived on the llth of May instant without a clench. Thus, having given you a brief outline of the matters that have come under our observation, we take leave with great de ference to remark, that we are convinced . this establishment could not long have exist e d, I st, F rom t h e perstiasion,grountl ed on thorough local knowledge, that the Luropean Settler is altogether incapable of tilli ng t h e groun d . ( a lth o ugh up the rivers it is rich and luxuriant) by his own personal exertions, so as to obtain a support for the subsistence el himself and family, under the enervating heat of the torrid zone. 2dly, That other labourers are not to be procured in that establishment, as it is notorious th a t the Mosquito Indians, although in general a quief un d i no ff ens i ve people, yet cannot be persuaded to forego their accustome d pleasures in hunting and fishing, for any constant a nd l a b or i ous e inPloY Illy, That the coast is hostile •to mercantile pursuits, inas. much as from Cape litu-cias a Dios to Cape Honduras, a dis tance of nearly 300 miles, it dues not afford one solitary liar. boor, but, on the contrary, exhibits a wild and dangerous road- Stead, with almost impassable bars at the mouth of rivers. We also feel it a duty, as much as has been blazoned to the world of the existence of Poyais seas, of Poyals cities a nd towns , anti of Poyais people and lands, to put in your power the means of apprizing his Majesty's Government of the fallacy of these assertions. ' The Poyais Indians are a sm a ll tribe, a mild and very gentle ' race of people, not inhabiting the l an d s or coasts as pointed out and declared, but residing a great distance in the interior of the country, on • several mountains, at die head of three or four rivers, scattered about in a few huts, with large families in each, and who principally exist by hunting, fi s hing, and manufactur ing a species of cotton cloth ; and tlom every intbrmation we could obtain, their numbers are &qui three to five hundred, and they are under the immediate protection of the Mosquito King, as being resident in his territory. We assure you there is no Poyais Sea or City of Poyais in existence, nor any appearance in any porta the country to war rant such an assertion; anti indeed, to sum up the whole, we c annot better exemplify it than by declaring that the whole scheme of the Establishment has been built " upon the baseless fabric of a vision." . • In conclusion, we would take leave to second the prayer of the Memorialists, in drawing your attention to the miserable hind, and to itssiire you that it is our firm belief, if imm e di ate state of the suliereni on the Mosquito sh ore, whom we left be. relief is not not afforded them, the greater part must perish. We have the honour to be, with great respect, Your most obedient and most humble Servants, MARSH iIEFNETT, Senior lllagistraie Ofil;r Settlement of Honduras. (E 0 WWII V, Clerk of the Supreme and L ower Courts, and Keeper of t he Records of Honduras. Edward Codtl, Esq. illajor-Heneral , his Majesty's Super intendant Commandant, ut Honduras. That the grant of (COPY.) the l, A G io eo N r u g i e to Fre N d a e ti r o ic n t , he do See h o e t4 d b . land given to Sir Gregor MacGregor is nail an d vo i d, he not having fulfilled his contract with me agreeabl e t o hi s stipu lations, and having, c ontracted a debt upon a p art o f my terri ybythe grace of God, Ki ng o f Decree, tory without my eopsent, assuming to hinhelf the title of Caztque of rOyitA, and declaring the aforesaid grant to be an Independent State : have Be it known to all persons who _ _ purchased lands, that the aforesai.l.lands shall be their' lawful Property after the grant I that all persons hod' being signial by me : and of grants of land shall make their . claim tom eberore the Ist of January 1024, or they will be forfeited after t hat date ; and all grunts of land sold by MacGregor after the firs t day of January ItiA are declared null and von!. _ . Given under my hand at Capeuracias a Dios, this 28th day of March, in the year of our Lord 1823. (Signed) , GEORGE FR EDER W. King of the Mosquito Nation have the i In addition to this statement We. .. sat sfacti on to in. form, that Major. General COPO , .i lis AlskieNt y i e Superintentlant of the Settlement of Honduras, lost no time in removin g the unfortunate Settlers to Belize. . IRISH KNIGHTHOOD. The following is a copy of the Report of the Twelve Judges of England on the question re ferred to thew by the KING in Council, relative to the powor of the LORD LIEUTENANT of Ire land to confer the honour of Knighthood since the Union of Great Britain and Ireland II TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. " May it please your Majesty—ln obedience to your Ma jesty's commands in the foregoing order of your Majesty's Council, we have met and conferred upon the question therein referred to us by your Majesty ; and understanding from the manner in which the question is proposed to us that the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland possessed, bef,►re the Union of Great Britain and Ireland, the undisputed power of conferring the honour of Knighthood ; and having seen the forms of the pa tents appointing a Lord Lieutenant of Ireland before. and since the Union, which were ffirnished to us for this purpose by Mr. Buller, at our request; and having also considered the statute for the union of the two kingdoms, we are of opinion that the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland does, since the Union of Great Britain and Ireland, possess the power of conferring the ho. nour of Knighthood, rts he did whilst Ireland was a separate kingdom. AR which is humbly submitted to your Majesty's Royal wisdom. (Signed) 4 ,‘, 9 . ..AR80TT, ",I. A. PARK " W. D. BEST. " K. GRAIIAIIf, " G. S. HOLROYD, "J. BULLOCK, " J. BAYLEY. " J. BURROUGH. " We were nut able to attend the meeting of our brother Judges, but having considered the matter, we humbly beg leave to express to your .Majesty our concurrence with their opinion. (Signed) " " W. GARROW ‘ " J. RICHARDSON." REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA. By the Jamaica mail have been received' ncl vices and Gazettes from Bogota, to the 20th of June, together with reports from the several Ministers on the affairs of their respective departments. From the perusal of the Gazettes, we notice that the reports are continued of the slaves ma numitted, by virtue of the law of the 21st of July, 1821, which skews that the reulations adopted on this subje c t are popular, and that the plan,, although tardy in its operation, is nevertheless efficient. In the city of Sangil, in the pro. vince of Socarro, eleven slaves wer e lib era t e d, on t he 27th of last December, two of whom only were paid for out of the funds appropriated to that purpose, the other nine being voluntarily given up by their masters. Indeed there seems a general disposition to give freedom to every slave who has distinguished himself in the service of his'master. This philanthropic feeling, aided by the facilities the slaves them• selves have to buy out their own lime, the manumission law, and the decree declaring the future offspring of all slaves to be free, must, in the course of a very few years, emancipate the whole slave population of Colombia: Several new Colleges have also been founded, one of them in Guayaquil. Several Acts of the present Congress have been received ; but they are not of general interest, with the exception of one in tended to encourage emigration. " THE sEWATE AND HOUSE or REPUESENTATIVEs OF THE REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA IN CONOIIESB. ASSEsiIILED, " Taking into consideration, • ' " Ist. That a population, numerous and proportioned to the territory of a state, is the foundation of its prosperity and real greatness. " 2d. That the population of the republic of Colombia, be.• sides not corresponding to the Vast extent."-of territory, in con- sequence of the barbarous system adopted by the tanner op pressive Uovernment, by first exterminating the indigenous races, and afterwards preventing access from all nations of the earth, and alarge portion has besides been destroyed by the deadly and desolating war the country has been exposed to for thirteen years. • 4 . 3d. That the fertility of the soil, the salubrity oldie climate the extensive range of unoccupied lands, and the liberal institu tions of the Republic, allow of, and require, 'a numerous emi gration of uset'ul and industrious foreigners, who, in making their own fortunes, would increase that of the nations have, therefore, thought - proper to decree, and hereby do decree, as " Art. I. The Executive Power, by virtue of those faculties granted to them by the Constitution and laws, and by those means established in the present decree, shall efficaciously promote the emigration of European and North 'American . foreigners. "Art. 2. For this purpose they shall be allowed to dispose of two or three millions of fan/gado, of land belonging to the State, by employing them on such conditions, and In such manner, as they may think most advisable; but without its being lawful to grant to each family more than two hundred famredas. " Art. 3. In the distribution of the aforesaid lands, the Executive shall not be held subject to the provisions of the law of the 11th of October, 11th year, which prescribes the prices and formalities respecting the alienation of waste l a nds. " Art. 4. The Executive Power shall frame the regulations respecting the local situation, social establishment, and other definitive provisions necessary to . encourage the emigration o f foreigners, as well as respecting the exemptions the said emi grants shall enjoy. " Art. 5. All the individuals of the aforesaid families', from the time they establish themselves in Colombia, shall be consi dered its naturalized in the Republic, and enjoy the 'rights of citizens, except those the Constitution reserves to born eitiiens, or those who may haVe resided a given number of years in the country. . • _ _ " Art. 6. The Executive Power shall take care that this emigration is composed, wholly, or in the greater part, of agri culturists and artisans, and they shall give in an account of their operations, in compliance with the present decree, to the ensuing liegislature.--Done in Bogota, this 7th day ofJune, 1023. (signed) " JERONIMO TORRES, " Vice-President of the Senat, • " DOMINGO CAVGEDO; • " President of the House of Representatives." A series of regulations follows, for carrying the above de cree into effect. Great inducements areheld out to emigrants; land is to be allotted them, anti every possible aid administered until their settlements are completed. BOGOTA, MAY 23.—A law has passed the Chamber of Re presentatives (conclndcd yesterday), authorizing the Executive to raise a loan of thirty millions 'of dollars; with this sum the Government calculates on having su ff icient funds to pay all existing debts, and provide liberally for present and thture wants. It is said the Government have many offers for the new loan. A law is passing through the Congress, autho rizing the emission of 200,000 dollars in copper money, to be coined in this city, with liberty to augment the. quantity 100,000 dollars, in case of nerd. These coins will denominate the 32d and 64th parts of a dollar, with'a denomination of quartillos and halt' quartillos. • T HE WEATHER IN NORTHUMBERLAND.----The weather in Northmnberland, say s a Correspondent, cannot be 'pronounced unfavourable these last eight days: It is true there has occasionally been a smart sprinkling of rain, but nothing to deterio rate the corps. The thermometer now ranges considerably higher, and the process of ripening is advanced accordingly. In the Newcastle Corn-market, last week, wheat fell about 6s per quarter, and to-day it may again be quoted full 2s. per quarter lower. This is to be attributed_ entirely to the state of the weather. Indeed, we only want a continuance of the sun's rays to secure a harvest that, unquestionably, must rate , beyond an average one.--( . , oscastle.upoil-nni, Aug. SO.) COUNT .BETTIMA. It is already known that an order has been is , : sued for the removal of this person out of the kingdom under the Mien Act. As soon as this circumstance became known to the Count s he contrived to possess himself of a brace Of pistols and a sword, and swore that he would shoot the first man who dared attempt to . expel him': lie kept the door of his room constantly lock- • ed, and threatened destruction to all who dared to enter. Indeed, so resolute and determined was he, that Mr. Wood, a messenger belong ing to the Alien-office, was dispatched to Queen. square PoliCe-office on Saturday evening for the assistance of . a couple, of police offieers. The Magistrates, however, declined interfering, but allowed th e o ffi cers to go, if they thought proper ; When Pople and Handley volunteered their services upon this occasion, and proCeeded' softly to the Count's rood), at the Alien-office, the door of which they found locked. They then held a consultaron together how they should best d'eurtra the Count with the least danger to them selves. They spoke to t he Count thro' the key hole, who declared, with an oath, that he would not surrender himself until he had a hearing before the Privy Council, and swore the first who en. tered his !born forcibly should be a dead man.— The officers again consulted together, when they hit upon the following stratagem to pacify and disarm the furious Count. Handley spoke to hiM through The key. hole, and told.. lath that his request should be acceded to, and desired him to write a letter, stating his grieVances, and he would immediately' lay it before his Majesty'A ' Privy Council. This manoeuvre completely sue. ceeded, and the Count sat himself down coolly • and wrote the letter, which, when he had finished, he pushed under the door, desiring the officers to obtain an answer as soon as possible, which they promised to do. 'Handley then folded up a letter in answer, which was sealed in the regular way, and after waiting a short time, he knocked at the door, and apprised the Count that a mes senger had just arrived from the Priey Council with an answer to his letter. Whereupon he Opened the • door, and Handley presented him the letter, • which he had previously prepared ; and just as he was breaking the seal, the officers embraced the opportunity; and seized hiS arms ; he made a des. penile attempt to break •frotp them, and to seize his pistols, which lay on the table ; he was, however, foiled in his endeavours, and com pletely overpowered by the prompt and .re solote . conduct of the officers, who tied his hands with a handkerchief, which effectually prevented his doing any mischief. After he was secured, he told the officers, that if they - had not. had recourse to this stratagem, he cer tainly should have blown their brains out, and the officers had every reason to believe his asser tion, for, on esuMining the pistols, they were found to be heavily loaded ; he had also a sword by his side, which he was prevented from using. A coach was pro Cured, into which the officers got With the prisoner, who is a powerful athletic man, about forty. A fter travelling a short distance in the -coach, they took a post,chaise and drove to Gravesend, where they arrived safe with the -prisoner at two o'clock Oa Sunday morning, when he was immediately placed on board the Alien vessel, which was about to suil for the Nore, where he will await the, arrival Of a vessel to take hint to Ostend.—(The Times.) COVF 4 NT.GARDEN 111 EA:TiI E. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR—I most sincerely regret that the unne cessary and therefore improper mention of mit name, in a state ment of the present Managers of Covent-garden Theatre, con_ tained in your Paper of this day, forces me for the first (and I hope the last) time in my life (anti that not a very short one, forty-eight years of it being spent in the service of that Theatre) to intrude myself either on the public or , the columns of a Newspaper. The passage to which. I allude is, that "on examination of the books and accounts of the Theatre, as kept by me, the Treasurer, they were found .to be, in such an irregular and unsatisfactory state as to render it abso lutely necessary that another Treasurer should he immedi ately appointed;" and I now only notice it to state. that it is an unjust and malicious uslertiari, and .nti more:founded in truth than their statement on oath. " that Mr. C,oxtrr recom mended my dismissal, and the substitution of m r . nuNN in my plice;' the books and accounts of the Theatre having been kept by me, whilst I held my office, precisely in, the same manner as they had, been kept-by former Treasurers for the last 70 years (and front which plan I had no right to de. viste),"by sending every morning to each individual Proprietor an account in writing, containing the receipts and payments,Of the preceding day, and at the end of each seasOrt the ,aocounta and vouchers were examined, Mitt approved by the present Mr. 11 An RI it on the part of himself and his bite father, and by the late Mr. Mani' z wtmt.}.l during his life, on the part of him self and wife, and the late Mr. of the 'louse of Corn mons, under whom Mr. WILL ETT and Captain ?MIAMI' de rive their interest in the Theatre, having married his two daughter!, and who, therefore, •do not stand in the light of Purchasers or new Proprietors, as their statement would imply. The only motive I can attribute to these parties for bringing my name forward in the way they have so ha properly done, is a wish to prejudge, 4, possible, an ap peal I have been co m p e ll e d to ma k e to,a Courrof Law against them, standing for trial in the next Term (and which, had they not made a Special Jury Cause of it, soli f for the:purpose of delay, would have been tried in July last :and rthettiore re quest the Public w ill suspen d their opinion until jig icrtlict Air Jury shall have decided the justice or It*ltllke * cil rue gaissi). intreat your anti the Public's pardon for this'jntrussnnar yeue notice, and take leave of, the, subject, in the worils iit.our no—. mortal Hard— "Whit judgment shall i,dread—doing,no wreog," am, Sir, your obliged humble serwukh BICApirION. 42, Upper Marykeour-atreet, Sept. 1,1023. DEATH itY A Bu .i..---Au litquisitipu WWI lately . taken at Cople, Bedfordshire, on view of biLty of Th om , * Moore, a poor old ntan,`79 Years of age. If ,apßeakst that au the prerecling day the deceased, who was ntatiy_ hli n d 4 taking hie usual walk through a rheatiew titer which h e n . sided, when hi was furiously attacked' by' whicb w4s glazing ou the meadow. The deaeased expired,iti'about, h a lf an hour . A 'verdict " Accidental Death" *al tetur dne „au the bull is to be destroyed.