The Sun. — London, England, 1824-12-27 00:00:00

SOUTH AmcrticA. q From the Argus of Buenos Ayres oftheilili of Oct. ) MIME. The ship-of-war fitting out. at Valparaiso to join, the maritime force of Peru had not yet sailed from that port in the middle of September, but the equipment of these vessels was currying on with redoubled ardour since the appearance of the Asia. To the 15th of that mouth the elections were to take place in Santiago, the capital, for deputies to the new Congress convoked by the Directory, which was to meet at Quillota, a city of inferior .rank, which has, however, 10,000 inhabitants. Private letters worthy of implicit credit cay, that the Liberal party will certainly triumph hi the elections. Senor Zanartu has been appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to the 'United States of North Americo, in the room of Senor Campion, who has been hindered by ill ite,ilth from proceeding on that mission. RUENOS AYRES. The Government has rrnt to the Chamber of '-'Representatives die fullo%ing Note and Project .-or Law :-- ItitENON.AYRTM, OCT. 8, 1824. " The provinces of the Rio tie la Plata have already the glo , y of having abolished :he African slave-trade by a special ,law, and having thus prevented the country from having to •-blush for the sacrifice of new victims. They may also boast of having laid in the interior, solid foundations for the general emancipation of the slaves; hut the Government of Buenos _Ayres considers that the sanction of the annexed project of law is indispensable to complete this great work, due to the ter hition, The Government believs ;tself to he supported by the decided opinion of each representative, and this induce* - it to hope that the sanction of the law which it proposes will 'be due to the fourth Legislature. "'The Government respectfully solutes the honourable re . preventatives. " 31JAN GREGORIO OE LAS BERAS. " MANUEL JOSE GARCIA." PIIO.TECT or LAW. :3. , The African slave trade is declared to be piracy. 2. Those citizens of Buenos Ayres, who after the politica, , tion of this law shall engage in the slave.trade, shall be pu ,ni%heti as pirates. BUENOS.AVUZS, OCT. 20. The Chile mail, which arrived on Monday, brings no-recent information respecting the operations of the Liberating army against that of Cantarac, because no vessel 'had arrived after that which brought the news of the defeat of the enerny's.ca -Ira try ; and though there are in this city two letters dated from Santiago de Chile, which affirm, that at the time of the sailing of the abovc.mentioned vessel, a communication was made by a messenger who followed it, that news had just been received from Truxillo of a second defeat. Sustained by the enemy's army, we however think it prudent to suspend our opinion till we receive more positive information. The mail from Salta, which arrived here on the 13th, brought news of the entire evacuation of Upper Peru by the Constitutional General Valdez, and consequently of the triumph of the Royalist - General Olaneta in his pretensions to the command of the pro vinces from Potosi to the Desaquadero. it was pretty certainly known, that the precipitate retreat of Valdez was caused by po -sitive and repeated orders of La Serna, grounded on the immi nent danger in .which he and Cantarac were of being over powered by the great force of General Bolivar, and the advan - lages gained by him over the Royal army. Valdez left Potosi at the beginning of September, having first sent a communica tion to Olaneta, in which he permits him to occupy the said provinces, and snakes him responsible to King Ferdinand, in ..case he does not preserve them against the power of the Ame. • rican Governments, which he calls insurgents. (Mamma en tered Potosi onzthe filth of September, with a force considerably reduced. SAL TA. 'The . vanguard organizing Intfli;provinee daily improves in number and discipline. Above t 0 men, most of them corpo rals and sergeants, have come.over from the army of Olancta. They affirm that those who form the Spanish force are disposed to abandon colours which are displayed only in favour of_per.. soma interests, and of despots more.cruel than Ferdinand VII. Ipimself. .00T. 23.—1 n our preceding number, we alluded to a report of the defeat of the Constitutional General Valdez, by A quilera of the Servile party (that of Olanent). We find this report to be founded on the following extract of a letter front a merchant in the province of Salta;-- " The late events in Peru are of a very flattering nature. -On the retreat of Valdez, sent for by La SernN on account of the danger which he is in from General Bolivar, A (Okra, in concert with the Itarbarucho. attacked hint in the environs of Potosi ' and completely defeated him: Valdez being wounded in onefoot, and Carmtala killed ; hence Olaneta is master from I%lojo to the Desaquadero inclusive, who, uniting all his forces, - except the small garrisons,. has commenced his march, dispens. ing protection to his distressed rivals, though nobody knows his secret views." The Chile paper El Liberal of Sept. 4. contains 1. A note from the Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States, to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, dated Santingo, Auguat 4, in which he complains that the subjects of the Uni ted - Statea and other foreigners art! prohibited :by the laws of Chile from the free exercise of their religion, and even the rites of burial, and he therefore, according to his duty, calls the at. tention of the Government of Chile to the necessity of remedying this grievance by a law which shall ensure them the enjoyment of the privileges to which they are accustomed; and thus remove all grounds for future complaint's. 2. A letter from Mr.. Canning, dated April 23d, to the Con sul.Generatin Chile, desiring him to require from the Govern ment of Chile,for the subje c t s o f hi s B r i tann i c M a j esty, not only the enjoyment of civil rights, but the freedom of religions worship : these civil rights are, freedom of persons and pro perty, against every act of the Government emanating . from po litical relations with othyr countries, or political dissentions at 'home ; and principal exemption from pational military service, and from every impost which does not fall on the general mass. The free exercise.of their religion, and the decent celebration of the rites of sepulture, are equally Indispensable to the tranquil lity and welfare of the members of a Christian Community. • On the other hand, His Majesty's subjects are to avoul all ostentatious display of the religious worship—to behave in a peaceable and orderly manner—to respect the laws, customs, • and civil and religious Institutions of the Government under the protection of which they live ; and the Governiuent of Chile • may be assured, that any of his subjects acting otherwise, and in a manner offensive to the Govermnent and people of Chile, will incur His Majesty's serious displeasure. -Amongst other improvements likely to take place in this flourishing neighbourhood, a Rail. road from hence to Selby is talked of, anti it is also rumoured that the Aire and Calder Con► parry contemplate forming a Canal in the same direction, of sufficient depth, that vessels of eo n . -siderable burden will be able to navigate direct, from the sea to our wharfs--this will be a very important benefit to the town of Leeds, for there is on obvious evil in transferring goods from one -vessel to another in the course of the river ; and ',without any desire to .prejudice the interests of other persons, it can scarcely be admitted that the vessels which at present catry direct from hence to London in one bottom, can be regarded as very safe conveyances during the winter months. If this very desirable measure be car. tied into etTect, it will readily be seen what de• cided advantages Leeds will possess over almost every other inland commercial town in the king. ,dom.—(Leeds Intelligencer.) We feel much gratified in making known a be nevolent offer of Mr. WATICIMOUSE., the exten •sive roach proprietor of the Swan with Two Necks, in aid of the relief now raisi ng b y su b. scription for the Spanish and Italian Refugees. As it is probable that many families in the coon try would be glad to avail themselves of the abi lities of the emigrants as teachers of their native 'language, this opportunity of gratuitous carriage will be highly serviceable to the sufferers. It reflects great honour on Mr, Waterhouse. INDIA. TRIAL of a BRITISH OFFICER for the MURDER of a NATIVE INDIAN. BOMBAY.—SUPRUIE COURT, JULY 30, 1824. The Court having met attlie usual hour, pro ceeded with the trial of Lieutenant George Richard Stovers Fenwick, of the 2d Battalion ast Itegiment Bombay Native In fantry, charged with the rimeder of a Bheil Chief, at a -(lace calleeLooner ‘Varrah on the 23d January, 1823, by causing him to be hanged by the neck until he died. The cireunistances.which appeared in evidence on this trial are to the following effect : Lieutenant T. R. Billamore, beingtalled and sworn, stated, that he is Adjutant of the- id battalion of the Ist Regiment N. I. now at Rajcote : that he Is well acquainted with the hand writing of Lieut. Fenwick; and that the letter* now shown him is the hand writing of Lieutenant F. and is addressed to the deponent ; that he forwarded it to Captain Morin, the commanding officer of the Battalion, and that in consequence of the receipt of' the sold letter, he went, by order of Captain Morin, and. put Lieutenant F. under arrest. Sheik Abdulla, having been sworn, deposed that he is a Su bailer in the 2d Battalion of the Ist. Regiment N. I. and was employed on a detachment under Lieutenant Fenwick, the prisoner at the bar; that the detachment consisted of eighty Sepoys„ .one Subadar, (deponent), one Jentadar, five Havil dars, and five Nuiques, with several troops of the (Juice war's cavalry—that about fourteen months ago, whilst sta tioned at Lousier Warruh, the above detachment, with twelve of the cavalry, was ordered out by Lieutenant Fenwick to .fight the Blieels (or thieves); in the neighbourhood : that about eleven o'clock at night, they got ready, and marched about six coss towards a place called Sumana ; about four o'clock, when within a costs of the said place, they 'halted ; at clay. break they, by order of Lieut. Fenwick, attacked the village of Sumana. The fight continued till it was clear day-light, and all the Bheels found in the village were killed and their houses set on fire. After the fight, 'Lieut. F. told deponent that he had made two Dheels prisoners, and that one had wounded a sepoy in the hand, and was a very savage fellow.— ' The detachment remained at Samaria till about ten o'clock, and-then marched for their lines at Limner Warrah. When nearly half-way back, Lieut. F. with the cavalry proceeded on bet'ore them, and left the detachment under command of the deponent to follow with the two 13heel prisoners. On the road they met the Rajals of Looner Warrah, who said to the deponent that many lenglish Officers had come there, but none had done such good service as Lieut. F. and pointing-out one of the Blieels, said that was a Inerra latranizadu, that he had about 400 Bheels at Isis command, and that if he, the Rajah, had caught him, he would have killed him immediately...- About two o'clock they readied their lines at Lamer Farrah' and after dismissing the detachment, and placing the prison. err In the quarter guard, the deponent reported the same to Licut.Y. at the same time telling him -what the RajaliThad said; _Lieut. F. replied, " it is of no consequence, go to your dinner." About seven in the evening, having been sent for by Lieut. F. he went to him in company with his orderly, and found him near a mowrah tree, with souse dooley bearers, and one of the prisoners who had been taken in the morning. De. poncnt made a salam to Lieut. Fenwick, who said, " Suba day, ii am going to make a little tumusha (sight.)—The deponent asked. what tumasha2 Lieut. .P. replied, " I and going to hang the Bheel." The.deponent, speaking in a low tone to Lieut. F' . said, " Sir, according to the rules of the English Government, when theygive orders from Europe, then the man should be hangada—this is not proper." Lieut. F. said, " never mind." At this time sonic of the dooley bearers were on the tree, and a dooley having been brought, the psi. Honer was placed on it, and the rope was put round his neck, but not properly, and -the prisoner was alarmed, sand began ito shake. Lieut. F. was angry, and desired the deponent to see to it. Deponent did so, and put the knot under the liheel's ear, the other end having been before fastened to a branch of the tree. Lieut. F. then ordered the dooley to be taken away, and the Ilheel wits left hanging, and•the deponent immediately went to hie quarters. The MUM of the .man who wits thus hanged was Etchit Yuggee ' he was the Patellof the village of &merits, and commanded about 400 Bheels, and was x Onto. rious thief' and robber. Lit ut.4 'olonel Ballentyne having been called, stated, that he is Political Agent to the Bombay Government in the Al' Caunta. Has been at Lower Warrah—the country round be. longs to the Rajah of Looner Warrah, who pays tribute to die Guicowar, and also Scindia. The Rajah is a sovereign prince, with power of life and death In his own territories. The force under Lieut. Fenwick was part of the (.iuicowar's subsidiary force, and under the orders of the Resident they were Com pany's troops. There was an alliance between the Guicowar and the Bombay Government—a written treaty—he• luid seen it. Jugga (logul proved, that, by Lieut. Fenwick's orders, lie cut down the body of the Bheel, and threw it into the nitir, about an hour after it was hanged. The Clime JusTICE, in summing up, recapitulated the leading points in the evidence, and directed the Jury particu larly to the difference between the taking away the life of, an enemy in the heat of battle, and the act of destroying it in cool blood ; that in this case twelve hours had elapsed from the capture of the Miceli to the time that Lieut. Fenwick gave or ders 10 hang one of the prisoners; that this must be admitted to be a sufficient time for any man to become cool; and if the Jury were satisfied with die truth of the evidence that had been adduced, there could be no doubt that Lieut. Fenwick was guilty of the crime of murder. The Jury 'retired, and utter an hour's consultation returned a verdict of Guilty, accompanied by a strong recommendation to mercy, on account of the inexperience of the prisoner, and the peculiarity of the circumstances under which he was placed. " TO LIEUT. AND ADJUTANT T. BILLAMORE, 2D DATT. Isr, oft OREL NEUT. N. I. " Rajocote, 23d March, 1824. "bin--It has now become my hard lot to come forward and display to the world what I can no longer wish to conceal, if I ever did, and in the hope that a speedy investigation will soon put an end to my mental distress. However, before discharg ing what I allude to, I must beg to express my regret at hav ing written a letter, dated the 29th of January, 1824, disputing or pretending to dispute the justice of my brother Officers.— The letter in question was written when I was extremely ir ritated ;—and I hope will be forgiven partially, if not wholly. "To come to the polnt :—when I commanded a detach ment at Loonar Warrah, under circumstances I cannot dis close at present, 1 caused to be hung up a lilted Chief, nam ed Etcha Puggee, on the 25th January, 1823. Conscious as I am, that every thing to my disadvantage will he laid hold of eagetly in certain quarters, I shall at least have the bene fit of having voluntarily come forward to disclose the above; anti knowing, as 1 hope too, that a Jury of my country will honourably acquit me, if I am not too confident in my cowl ' se!, I shall not say any thing regarding the treatment I have received here—it is quite enough to drive me to tiny disclosing. If depriving me of 28 r u p ees p er mense m is any object, I envy not their feelings. I request you will lay this letter before the Commanding Officer. " I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient humble Aervant, (Signed) " GEORGE R. FENTVICK, Lieut. 2d,—lst." ASIATIC STEAM ENGINES. TO THE EMTOI - 1. - 0 - Ir - iTIE MADRAS GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. SLIt,-0115P11,111,2 in your paper of Thursday last, by an Old Inhabitant of Madras, mention made of Ste a m Engines being set up at t hi s P res id enc y t hi r ty y ears ago by the late Mr. Benjamin Roebuck, worked at his gardens; at his Indigo works at the red hills, and b the late Mr. E. Roebuck at Cotinga in emptyi ng the Docks he established there ; and that t h e y were constructed by the public spirited gentleman above named and his brother William in Madras, I beg leave to add, should the least suspicion exist of this not . that I hare seen two of thos e eng i nes at work, abieldingwatisiet'l present at casting the metallic c ylinders of on e of them, linden iron fly wheel of fifteen or eighteen feet in diameter, which of the two I do not recollect, but I am inclined to think it was of the latter dimensions. In every part the fly was very ;perfect, and turned out, in as workmanlike a manner as could hare been done at Carron foundery. This fly was ofrered to the -steam engine at Mr. Roebuck's, Indigo works a t the red hills. I saw it in operation, and the whole engine did, its duty, with an ease and sweetness, not exceeded by the engine of a hundred horse power at Chelsea, w hich f have since often seen, nor by any others which have fallen under my notice in various parts of' England. The casting of the fly of iron, it is believed, was the first instance of so large a mass of this metal being/aced in this country. It was cast from an old iron gun of large calibre, but of' exactly what denomination I do not remember. It was placed upon the floor of the furnace, the covering built over the gun, and melted with baked wood .and coaked sea coal. It is certain then, that whatever merit may be due to the first introduction of steam engines, into India, and casting of iron in large masses, it must attach to the me mory of perhaps one of the most public spirited gentleman, this country ever witnessed —the. late Mr. Benjamin Roe buck. tending about two leagues into the land in a North Westerly direction, and in breadth about one league. There are in it se veral small islands, of which the most conspicuous is Chatham Island, about two miles long ; it contains also several creeks and coves; high water at 44 hours on full and change of the moon. The entrance is about Mile wide, with 18 fathoms in mid-channel, formed between an islet at the North point and a reef projecting from the South point; the depths within de crease from 12 regularly to 7 and 6 fathoms, and the least eater in the harbour is 5 fathoms.t To the northward of this harbour, near the shore, there is a groupe of islands surrounded by a reef: and about 4or ft miles to the southward, lie-Ragged Islands, being 4 islets contiguous to the shore, with - regular sound ings 13 and 15 fathoms near then and 25 to 29 halloo:8V 3 miles distance. Ships comiestip, )l 4. l , ,,,,„rd wi t ], f a .l i n, wind, anti intending to stop at Port Cornwallis, ouglit to at 4 miles distance from West Island and Landfall Island, and at least 2 miles from the north point of the latter ; having steered from hence, k4'ast gar 10 miles, they may haul to , the Southward and past outside of Ranger's, Jackson's, and Union's Ledger. In thick weather, during the S.W. mon soon, it will be -prudent, after making Landfall Island, and passing to the northward of it at a moderate distance, to steer east until out of soundings; or to keep in deep water on the outer verge of the bank, to round the hedges with safety, for Union's Ledge is about three leagues from the shore, and not far within the edge of the bank of soundings. About three len'ues n to the southward of Port Cornwallis, is situated Saddle Mountain, the highest on these islands, which is discernible at 20 leagues distance ; it appears in the form of a Saddle when viewed either from the East or Nirestward, and its North peak, is in lat. 13. 10. N. About 5 leagues to the southward of the Saddle Mountain, lies Sound Island, fronting the East entrance of Andaman Strait called Stoves Sound, having 70 and 80 fathoms very near it, anti no soundings about a league off shore; and the win de of the East coast, from Saddle Mountain to let. 12. 36 N., is steep and mountainous." • H orshurgh. •f• This excellent harbour being land-locked on every side, and surrounded by lofty moutains clothed with impenetrable forests, is very secure from all winds, and the scenery of nature is here uncommonly grand. A colony from Bengal first set tled at Port Chatham near the South end of the island in 1791, which was removed (by advice of Admiral Cornwallis) in 1793 to Port Cornwallis ; but the impenetrable forests being unfit •-vourable to cultivation, with incessant rain in the S. W. mon soon, rendering the place unhealthy, the Colony was withdrawn after a few years residence on the island. The inhabitants of these islands are Negroes of small stature, very black, but strong and well shaped ; they subsist chie fl y on what fish they kill with darts, or shell fish procured among the rocks; but In tempestous weather these are not always obtained ; and hunger and cold sometimes deprive these miserable savages of existence. . THE ARM Y. [From the LONDON GAZETTE o f Satrirday.l Irran.o.ifiee, Dec. 23, 18 4. fith Regiment of Drag('Ton Guards--bieut. James William larvey, from half-pay 60th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Henry Litmus, who exchanges, receiving the difference. 4th RegiMent of Light Dragoons—John Alexander Hender son, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Agnew. 4th Regiment of Foot—Lieut. Peter Bowlby to be Captain, without purchase, vice Fletcher, deceased • Ensign itichard Nixon Shea to be Lieutenant vice Down:) , ; Alured 'l'asker Faunce, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Shea. 20th Ditto—Lieut. Thomas Leiria Butler, from half-pay 9th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Ovens, appointed to the 55tit Foot. 21st Ditto—Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Thomas, from the 27th Foot, to be Major, by purchase, vice Champion, de ceased. 27th Ditto—Lieut. Thomas Pakenham Vandeleur to be Captain., by purchase, vice Thomas, promoted in the 21st Foot; Ensign Montague Chohnondeley Johnstone to be Lieutenant, by pludhatte, vice Vandeleur. 57th Ditto.k.bieut. John Ovens, from the 20th Foot, to be Lieutenant, yice Peter John Douglas, who retires upon half. pay 9th Fobt. 81st Ditto—Ensign Robert Hamilton to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Alarsh, deceased ; Ensign Wm. Hope, from the 45th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Hamilton. 92d Ditto—Richard Henry John Beaumont APCumming, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wilton, removed from the service. Itifie Brigade—Second Lieutenant George Falconer to be appointed to the AdjutatiOlee Webb, who resigns the Adjutancy only. • tilt Westilndia Regiment—Capt. John Anderson., from half yty.`ft I ket, to he Captain, vice Findlay, eye. rteati Colonial Corp s . stant4airgeon to the Forees—Peter llPLachlan to be Sur. gem," vice O'Beirne, deceased. Royal African Colonial Corps—Capt. Alexander Findlay, from o w 2whdVes retires t Indiauponßedimt..ptieny 28th Foot.t, to be Captain, vice Charles p AloserrAr. STAFF.....T. be Assistant-Surgeons to the Forces—Assistant-Surgeon Francis M`Donogli, N.D. from half-pay 44th Foot, vice Hosk ltal-.Assistunt Pargeter, resigns. ed ; Hospital-Assistant John 'lnnis, M.D. vic MD ‘Lachlan, promoted, To be Hospital. Assistant to the Forces—Xenry Isaac Wil. liamson, Gent. vice Kinnis. aro u ANDA. —The appointment of Assistant-Surgeon Henry Chiliad, front half-pay 08th Foot, to be Assistant Sur. geon to the Forces, on the 23d October 1823, and his subse quent exchange to half.pay Canadian Fencibles, has not taken place. The date of Lieutenant Kelly's appointment, in the 54th Foot, is 13th December 1822, and not 30th December 1824, as stated in the Gazette of the 10th instant. Commission signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of _ Wilts. The Hon. Duncombe Pleidalliouverie to be Deputy Lieu tenant ; Ernie Warriner, Esq. to be ditto, Walter Long, Esq. to be ditto; John Whittaker, Esq. to be ditto; Peter Awdry, Esq. to he ditto ; 'Walter Coleman, Esq. to be ditto. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Westmorland. TO be Deputy Lieutenants—William fiebson Esq. Thomas Lowis, Esq. John Perkins, Esq. John Poole, C lerk; Thomas llellas, Clerk ; Joseph Milner, Clerk. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Northampton. Northamptonshire Militia—ll. Terry, Gent. to be Surgeon. Northamptonshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Langham Christie, Gent. to be Cornet. On Thursday the Depot of the 47th and sfith Regiments (seven officers and 150 mew) landed from the Isle of Wight, and went into Haslar Barracks, to join the Provisional Datta. lion. _ _ . . Entartiunott, DSc. 24.—0 n Virednesday, the last division of the 99th regiment, one of the corps raised in the beginning of the present year, marched into the Carle from Glasgow,— Considering the inclement weather they had been exposed to during the march, the. men looked remarkably well. The whole corps, under the command of Col. Balvaird, is now in the Castle, waiting the arrival of the transports appointed to convey them to Portsmouth, from whence they will shortly embark for the Mauritius. ;MMUS ACCIDENT AT DIIIIRT.LANE THEATRE. —On Wednesday evening, just at the conclusion of Guy Man nering, the rope that suspended the iron balance (of three hun dred wci hi) to the drop curtain gave way, and tile ponderous mass fell sixty feet, beartn_g all before it through the floors to the bottom of the stage. It grazed the side of one person, and a large piece of timber fell on Miss PovEY I -8 head, and wound ed her severely; She was of course incapable of performing in the . new Farce of My Unck Gabriel, and Miss CAtill, at a moment's notice, read the part. It is impossible to describe prevailed among the different Per the degree of anxiety which formers, relative to the extent of the accident which befel poor Miss PovEY, for she is universally beloved by all who know her, .not more for her vocal talents than for her excellent pri vate cbaraetert her gentleness of manners, and her amiable disposition. A moment later, and Miss STEPHENS, with se veral others, who were running into the Cireen-room, might have met with most dreadful injury, if not death. lire are happy to hear that 31iss POVEY is better, although still suffer ing considerably. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, DEC. 211.—Wind W.N.W.-:-The outward-bound are still detained, also several for the River.—The Nimble schooner and ship Mary have just arrived from the westward and remain ; 4 p.m., several sail are in sight coming in from the River. Po WI'S MOUT 11, DEC. 213..—Wind W. N. W. blowing a jtale.—Airived his Majesty's ship SaMarang, from Halifax, and Vibelia transport, from Barbadoes ; Allies, Cuningham, from London, for Ilavannah ; and Eliza, Hutson, from Petersburgh, fur Bristou. The Alert, Scholes, upset her windlass at the Mother Bank, an came intp hrabour Obe Brothers, 'lender- MN 1, 41.4. son, cut her cable nd cae i harbA ; the nterprise, 41ridge, damve IveTlamind.km . to.harbour. Pt.Y 31 0 WIWI - . 2 . 5.-- i lA \ M r : N. . . Arrived the- Kennersley Castle, Crouch, from Norfolk (Virginia); Plover packet, from Buenos Ayres, sailed 25th Oewber, and from Monte- Video the 31st • Eclipse packet, from Jamaica, saile the 16th ult.; and the ilagnet packet, from Lisbon. lavEapoot., DEC. 25.—Arrived the Diana.- Hodgson; Taman, Cundy ; and Unity, Thomas, from Para ; Mary Ellen, Donaldson, from Jamaica ; Georgia, Varnam, Sayan ' nuh, sailed the 27th of November; Liberty, Frampton, New foundland; Janet, Allister, Rio Janeiro ; and James, Grove, from Cape Breton. The Juno, Keay, from Miramichi to Leith, was wrecked on Cape Breton Island the 12th of No vember i• crew saved, and arrived in the .lames Thomas, Henry, - from Pictou, sailed the 24th of November. FA Latotrn, DEC. 24.—Wind W.N.W.—The ship Bom bay Merchant, Kempt, from the East Indies, foundered at sea on the 28th September in lat. O. N. long. 26. W., crew saved, and carried to Rio Janeiro by the brig Emma, of London, six of whom and a passenger came home in the. Lord Melville. Arrived the Swallow, Cawle, from Cadiz • for Bristol, leaky; Palmyra, Lamb, from London for Bengal ; and Fame, Munro, from ditto. Sailed the Dove packet, for Brazils ; Richard Ro bertson, for St. Michael's; and Cumberland, Clements, for Lisbon. Off Dover the Orpheus, Findlay, from Bombay ; and Henry, Weatmorland, from Demerara. Arrived in the Downs the PaCific, from Buenos Ayres; Oporto packet, from Pernambuco; and the John Fisher, front Berbice. ROYAL NAVY, &c. PoIITSMOUTH, SATURDAY, DEC. 25.—This afternoon arrived his Majesty's ship Samarang, 28, Captain Dunn, from Halifax, after a tempestuous passage of nineteen days. There is no news by her. War-Admiral Willoughby Lake was about to proceed in the Jupiter, 50, Sir Wm. Wiseman, Bart. to Ber muda, to lie there during the winter months. The Menai, Sap pho, and Dottrell, were to accompany him. We understand the return of the Semarang to England, after being so few months on the North American Station, is occasioned by a discovery of the complete failure of the new plan to 'preserve ships from decay. The Samarang was fitted out at this port, under the di rection of Sir 11. Davy, with the Zinc preservers attached to the sheathing metal, by means of which, producing galvanic action, it was expected the copper would be preserved from corrosion ; but it is proved, that though the oxidation of the metal is prevented by the defensive action of the iron, the animalcules which this oxidation used to destroy, now prey in such security upon the vessel, that the bottom of the Se marang is covered with worms, barnacles, and sea-weeds, to a degree which prevents her from being steered with necessary safety. She is therefore returned to England, to be docked and re-coppered. It has been determined to extend the Coast Blockade service, for the prevention of smuggling, from Beachey Head to Ports mouth, and to place the saute under the command of Captain W. J. Mingay, for whose branch of the service a depot frigate will be stationed at Newhaven. The new naval uniform is positively to be promulgated officially on the Ist of January, and a general promotion, both in the army and navy, it is said, will take place, on the anni versary of his Majesty's accession. Sir Robert Seppings has paid a visit to Portsmouth Dock yard, with a view to make some alteration in placing the hawse 'mica of ships of the line. It is understood to be his intention to be his intention to work the cables on the middle deck of three-deck ships, and upper deck of two-deck ships. The westerly gales or wind still continue, and, in conse quence, all the outward,bound-merchantmen (not less than 180 sail are at anchor within the Wight) remain detained. The Niemen, 28, Captain Provo 'Wallis (destined for the Cape of Good Hope station) returned to Spithead yesterday, having sustained injury in Cowes Roads, by the ship Duckenfield, get ting on board her; she is to come into harbour. The Athol', 28, Captain J. A. Murray, for the coast of Africa, continues in Cowes Roads. DEVONPORT, DEC. 23.—Arrived the Tribune, 44, Captain G. H. Guion, from the Mediterranean; the Thetis, 46, Sir John Phillimore, with the experimental corvettes Champion Oreste , , and JaSper brig, (the Pylades bore tip for Torbay), for the purpose of having the hold of the Thetis re-stowed, and an increase made to the Champion's swans. They will proceed on their cruise in a day or two, accompanied by the Scylla. In the short trial they have, had,. the Orestes a ppears to have improved in the valuable quality of g oin g well to wind ward: In a stretch of tefenty miles thc Champion was obli ged to make way for the Orestes, when crossing upon different tacks.—Arrived (the Starling, from a cruise ; Bramble, from Falmouth.—Sailed the Egeria and Reynard, on cruises ; Vigilant, for Liverpool. On Tuesday night and yesterday' morning, we were visited by another tremendous gale from W.S.W. but no injury was done to the shipping. Ten vessels were riding at anchor in the Sound, and a number at the mouth of Catwater during the gale. The London Traders bound to this port, and of her coasters, have been shut up, by the weather, in the various creeks and harbours, some of them many weeks.—ln Hamoa ze:—Britannia_, Genoa, Windsor Castle, Boadicea, Gannet, Harlequin, Bittern, Pike, Lyra Falcon and [hornet, Nepean and Swallow revenues .—ltarn Pool : , Starlin.—Between Island and Main : Camelion Jasper, nd Bramble.—So u nd: Thetis, Champion, Orestes, S c ylla, Jasp and Reynard. Lieutenants T. Gregory and Barnwel l are a pp ointed to the Rose ; Lieut. F. Gilby, Gannet : Lieut. W. L. Ste p hens, Jasper; Mr. Retallick, Master, to the Athol; Mr. Hubbard, Purser, and Mr. Porteus, Surgeon, to the Rose; Mr. Reynolds, Assistant-Surgeon of the Ganges, to the Coast Blockade Ser vice; Capt. T. Appleton, Royal Marines, to the Isis.— Burridge, of the Phaeton, is promoted to the rank of Lieute nant. by l t s h 7 e e t i t ) i n e d c e b r a s n t e n s d w t h h o a t h m a v u e ch bee d l i l eui em at . different dock•yards in the kingdom, except that at Portsmouth ,playctioanhlaabolirersinpalltre - ment, an order has been is sued for the discharge of 375 men from on the subject of their labour and wages. The Lords obflisthh Admiralty having determi ned on again reducing the este the yards; but in consequence of the exemplary conduct of the labourers at Portsmouth, m refraining from the continued ncoor ved. The discharge will therefore consist of a proportion taken from each of the other s p l l n a g itts m , w an hi: t h t l h ut is ve p 1 obreteinssteontbferorierinldol the other arsenals, a Dock-yards. The shipwrights and labourers have further re ceived the unqualified thanks of their Lordships, for their ex- The workmen of the Dock taite i i i t i i s ou p s or a t n d d u a ri b n l Dock yard are directed to work six day s in the week instead of five. g e eaxieerltaiotensstioint care of His Majesty's ships (I'. ansyshire Chronicle.) On Tuesday the young gentlemen educated in the Royal Naval College, as well as the students of naval architecture, underwent the usual half yearly examination of the progress each had respectively made in the various branches of their education, before a committee of o ffi cers, consisti n g of the Port Admiral (Sir George Martin) Capt. Graham Eden Hamond, C. IL of his Majesty's ship Wellesley, and Com missioner the lion. Sir George Grey, 13:.rt. and K. C. B. after which the Collegians dispersed for the Christmas vacations.— (Hampshire Chronicle.) It appears from an official statement just pub lished, that there are 256 Catholic chapels in England, 71 charity and other schools. and 348 officiating priests : of these, 12 chapels, 1 school, and 8 priests, are in the county of !lents ; 6 chapels and 5 priests in Sussex ; 3 chapels and 2 priests in Wiltshire; 6 chapels and 6 priests in Devonshire; 7 chapels, 1 school, and 8 priests, in Dorsetshire. In Lancashire there , appears to he the largest number, there being 81 chapels, 6 schools, and 79 priests. 'the 13th instant we At this period, when the stream of public IRISH EXPO P opinion has set so strongly towards mining enter ul packed in separate 13( 4 bra ciest Which hall been held at Shrewsbury, ' 1 itADE IN DE ‘ tD BoDiEq.--011 prises, to which the union of capital undoubtedly den Papers o f an inquest en account froM one of the lion- offers peculiar facilities, by rendering accessible , a male and a female; which had been / ' on two human undertakings the magnitude of which must ne head, directed to 4 . I s, and fo rwarded by coach from Holy- cessarily deter private adventurers, it is without pine's warehouse, itior sars• SMith and Co. to be left at As- any surprise we learn, that the wants of the L on don," with a ~,.._, l. et Tooley - street,• Southwark, tl' have called forth • pu ) lc they were from r"vaticket nailed on each box, suitir_ig that . office, 53, Lower sae...is Williams's Steam-packet Yarcel- elation for mining purposes, as well domestic as eille.str .Dublin ." In consequence foreign, which is now in progress, and may be of the exertions mad e by . Let, who sent them to hi s h Williams to discover the person yesterday evening. expected to be finally arranged in a few days, custo a Air. George Pearson, surgical dy in Steph,, hospital, London, was tette!, into under such auspices as to secure the confidence student of Bartholomew n e us e , ite .I.l!!..been 0. 1 the public. The following PORT CORNWALLIS. • . • under the name of Smith reason rea who came to Mr.,,NY 'Tams, The smugglers have la tely account of Port ' fairly identified as the _ pecting the c o nveyance or WC waxes, been very success - damn, is from al LE Lornwellis, in the Great An- which were afterwarda ate irectory.. sent, ) accom p an i e d by a note signed ful in running ► goods on the Hampshire coast. "J. Smith." Mr. P " Port C ornwallis, in 1 . Southward of Cape ; . at. 13(1.18m. N. about 16 miles to the son who sent thetn. Re 6 fall . hats admitted that he was the per- /' Measures have been taken by Government to h' • ' ?Ice, is an .excellent bay or harbour , e • 1 tr —(D bli 1 y committed to take is trial for X-. tw e ence. un z fo r r prevent it in future. 71., te poat.) ANOTHER OLD INITABITANT O 1 31.vma8. Gardens, April 16, 1824. TO CORRESPONDENTS. The lines on " FITZUARDING and MARIA," signed FELIXr are so well written that we sincerely regret that they are too bitterly personal, however well founded and liberal towards the Lady, for admission in TilE SUN. PRICE OF STOCKS 'flits 1)% V AT ONE O . CLOCK• Old Annuities ............... —. New Ditto I., ............. shut Ex.iktais• I 000/Xld. ......... ~,.1 Ditto' ' ' ltd. ...... 34 sr, Ditto ....ma Ll_ ....... . Dittg.. . lAd. ... .. 54 56 Ditto Sni Y. :Id. ......... • 7 : Ditto . lid.\ ..... 55 ob Ditto Advertised ............ Bank for act................ 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South Sea Stock • shut PRICES OF roituipm FU Atlsirianntls, 5 per Brazilian Buenos A yres Btls, fi per et. ... 821 Colombian lt,lx.operci.... Do. d 0.11824 071 6811 Danish, 5 per cent. Greek Bds • Mexican Bd% 7 li —Scrip Neapolitan, A per cent. ... Scrip Peruvian Bonds 75 PRICE OF IRISH s' !Sank Stock 4371 Gov. Deb. 3 per cent Stock. 3A per ct 1 1;ov. Dib. 4 per cent. Gov. Deb. 5 per cent. 4 per cent --.New Treasury Bills, ai per cent. City Debentures, 5 per ct. hying in Hospital 4 per ct. FOB I:1 N SI Al L. Lisbon Gottenburgh Ilamburgh - Holland - France Flanders - Jamaica - Buenos Ayres 111011 WATER AT IIONDON DRIDOE TO.IIIORROM 11 "rning. 51 minute% after 6.1 Evening, 14 minutes after 7. TIIE SUN. QUIS DICE 111; F.41.5U:11 .4UnK LONDON, N0.43' EVENING, DEC. 27, I R 24. EXPRESS FRO3I PARIS. We received this morning, by Ex press, the Constilutionnel of Friday. Nothing of the least importance has yet been transacted in the Chain' bers. The following are extracts : TRIESTE. DEC. 8. An Austrian vessel arrived yesterday in this poet, an d brought letters to several Greeks residing in this town. 11 le above vessel was visited off Cape St. Antonio by Vice-Ad miral Sachtury, who put on board these letters—one of which, writ' ten by the Vice-Admiral himself, dated from the Heights of St. Angelo, states that the Egyptian fleet had been met and WWI on the 12th -Nov. by the Greeks near the Isle of Camila. -- Twenty transports, with regular troops on board, were taken , and the remainder despersett. After this event, says the Ad rniral, it is doubtful if the Vice-Roy of Egypt will mak e an attempt on' the Mores, and whether he will be Able to remain at Candia.—( Gaulle d'ilusbourg. MADRID, DE C. 13.—( Extract of aprivate Letter.) The Court returned to 31adriti amidst the applause of the Royalist Volunteers and a multitude of people assembled by the fineness of the weather. The re.establishment of the Inquisition , of which the decree had been alrea d y si g ned . is postponed, which is attributed to the presence of Prince Maximillian, whose jour' 1 ney to Spain is political. It is still the opinion that there will be a change of Ministry. The order to halt the French troops on the Ebro has dis concerted our fanatics, who only waited their absence to cumuli all excesses. FRENCH FUNDS.—PAnis, DEC. 21.—French ltentes this clay, 1011.130 c. - An Extraordinary Gazette was this morning re.' ceived from Singapore, dated the 11th Jul/. Several skirmishes bad taken place with the Burmese, and a number of stockades carried with great loss on both sides. Lisbon Papers of the 13th, 14th, lord 15th instant, which arrived this morning , do not tarn any political intelligence of the least imp ort• ance, either respecting 13razi1 or Country. The following are t he worth extracting othoney articles l LISBON, DEC. 12. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. It having come to my knowledge that in the I'rovince of Alentejo, frequent and considerable rob beries continue to b t e i gro g committed to the general scandal, causing i n j urY lin alarm to my faithful subjects inhabiting that Province, who fear tranquillity, in g the repetition of such crinies su spend on this account the coots? or their commercial affairs to the great detriment of rey 11 0 Ya l Exchequer and of the public ; and considering that such crirqs require a prompt and exemplary punishment to restore publt of the Casa de Supplicao, the Commission be re-established which 1 created 6y the Pot taria of Dec. 16, 1812, for the purPo se ?, passing sentence, according to the laws, on those persons I, I am pleased to order that in the tribunal called have been implicated in the said robberies since the firgt dapl the districts of the Province of Alentejo, and others within present year, or who shall henceforward commit dial ..! the jurisdiction,of the said tribunal. The Chancellor, w"" acts also as Chief Justice, is to see to the execution of this commands him, in concert with the military decree. (Signed by lIIS 11IAJBSTY.) Palace of Bemposta, Nov. 24, 1824. An Order, addressed to the Intendant General of the police, sue well combined measures of Civil 'ant Military Police, b)' which the robbers may be promptly arrested, and the coon' deuce of the inhabitants restored. authorities, to Pio' DECEMBER 13. de To"day his Majesty gave an audience to B aron 1 lam , Neuville, Conde da Ilemposta, who delivered his new cre', tials as Ambassador from his Most Christian MAjesty Jamaica Paper! to the 16th November arriveu this morning at t►ie Jamaica Coffee-house, from which the following are extracts : Frans flit Jamaka Conrant of Nov. 3 .1 to day, The opening of the House of Assemby took place, Yes" ec ho the and if we may judge from the tenour of his Gra ce spe Session is likely to pass over without any extraordinary call tech, the patience of the Members. His Grace deliv ered aSP of which the following is an extract I— -1 The unlimited confidence I have always repos .- 1- 11 the riyalty and fidelity of the lower classes of society i n this No renders it the more painful to me to acquaint you totha ince y o ff t last meeting partial disturbances have taken plac " 1° the slaves in several parishes. attended in some instanFoc_ by acts of open rebellion. It appears by the declarati had u r atios ias to col so* Th Nortl tellig and ti been 1 ship V n for sessic Yoit lace Sell, day by tun 111,4 tun' his Szttl 0)1( gtrp ING day fro g at ft (21 si the lit t I ne ri , fl a y that f to En, Afar Lap. on 1 wit cif so' tiv