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FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Etoile qf Wednesday.] Vass, SEPT. 7.—The King heard mass in his - apartments.—The Count de Villele, President of the Council of Ministers, arrived at half-past one o'clock, to transact business with his Majesty. M. Zea Bermudez, the Spanish Ambassador at the Court of London, who has been in Paris for 4 short time past f has set off for Madrid. OP Thursday (9th inst.) at eleven o'clock, -conformably to orders transmitted to the Ambas. itador of Great Britain, a funeral service will be solemnified in the parish church of St. Gbrmain en-Laye, by the Bishop of Cybistra, Coadjutor of Edinburgh, on the occasion of the translation -of some mortal remains of King James IL The , subjects of his Britannic Majesty are invited to attend. A journal for the last two days has spoken of a vessel carrying the Colombian flag, which sought to disembark Constitutionalists in different points in Spain, and especially at Almeria. We have always given with exactness all news from the Peninsula. We are now about to lay before our readers our correspondence. It comes down to Sept. 1, and the letter in the journal to which we have alluded comes down but to August 26. Since the end of the month of July our corre spondents say—Three expeditions came out of Gibraltar, and the whole of that side of the Me diterranean waited with anxiety to learn on what points their landings would be attempted, and prepared to resist them. The first expedition, commanded by Valdez, made a descent on Tarifa, whence it has been repulsed. The second, commanded by Merconchini, which had disembarked at Marbelle, from which it was repulsed, returned to Gibraltar, where it is reported those who formed it abandoned the vessels in which they had sailed. The third, under the orders of igleriar, kept still at sea. It hovered near the heights of Almeria, and made different signals, which were answered from the shore. Such was the state of things, when, on the morning of the 14th, this expedition approached the coast, and put about 30 roan on slime ; at the same time a considerable number of smugglers were observed, who seemed disposed to unite the rebels. • nuppity, during the two days tr>l Whicji the; *which :I.)cotight 'these ,adventitrets continatia , within view of the ,oity • sufficient •• time wit afitirded to prepare or resistance; ,About Andividnais had been imprisoned.. , .The Royalist voluntuers, thtllfitolll.lroo6 ont6i,s, house and ,foot,, and the invalids, wOrennited; and led the ,population of many •neighbottring villages to hasten to the assistance Ql„Aithertn.. • The sntugglers, intimidated by the mirnbers of • •, their adversaries, made Wilt- 'resistance. They ,quickly dilperfind, and Hearty the whole. of them. 'escaped. The fitetiOUE, thus deprived of the aid eit. which they bird calculated, found thenttetS'es iturfOundo4,4l.4,,,alt ;side*. ',The'. l4 -4 y;.4 1 -deffill , -im''' soy.. whit considerable yterslutloti iworuttetl a li w men, and'yilied ot i o4fr (Ito w o w Olt wive' !Ind e com with the rest , the'' ro 1.01 m h n y o th , e number of twenty-nine, tioi - e - stirrennored: '' ( From the Moniteor of Tuesday, Sept. 7.) AUGSBURG, Scup. I.—We have seen a letter written by n Gelman Officer of I?,ngineore, at .tached to the staff of Prince Manrocurdato, . addressed to one of his friends in the South of .Gormany. It is dated Missolonghi, July 27. The following is an extract of this l o t f or " Moat of the Germans who have conic to Missolonghi have iota embodied in the new corps of artillery binned in this • town.. Others were placed by the late Lord Byron in a legion • or infantry, with a pay of fifty piastres per month, and three rations per day; but a little before his death he was obliged to discharge the greater part of them on account of their drunk enness, and their continual quarrels with their comrades, who behaved better than themselves. In the sequel, Prince Mauvro. cordate exercised great rigour towards these foreigners, In hopes of bringing them back under the yoke of discipline. Neverthe.- lesr, the ()reek Chiefs continuo to phew much regard to those of the Philhellenes, who conduct themselves well, and among , whom are Poles, Swiss, Italians, 6z,c. " The Authorities of Missolonghi have just received from their fellow-countrymen in the lonian Islands a pretty consi derable yoke - eery gin. This artisimince has conic very apropos. t. will be wholly applied to pitying the troops, who,fight so • 4 bravely against the Turkish armies. " .In spite of the embarrassments Inseparable from a war s 4) ilCtire 48 that in which we are engaged, the tired( Govern.. neat is busily occupied in regulating all the several branches of the interred administration. Public inStruction especially • eaguoit its attention: Schools have been founded, into which the leincastrian system has been introduced. The Y"'-' 144 4 theoks are particularly expert in grunaatia ertercisco. •.;They Aticso *hew great aptness for every thing: =Wye, :to thg 40 4 .fe • N1%044(4414 ruathar " • t. • 1 1 rOli Mr and, S!•,t 7 ) •. . , . Primt lootter.)--Tfm. etntroal I..4Maeiissioti •,i ~, a larence insving . iiu PP Q " 44 agein eistrimence its moti.i.- ‘4414",....4,M14,:Y0.11.41r0i tins t4a.nentrients of many of th e Ger . watt IMMO arrAor, sfe individuals, under the preten c e first 4 thcr:,oif'4'4' t what is called demagogical fat. Lions. I - Jit Itt•Mt7et knos, t. whether those detained will be sent to *wire* or.witatletr they will be examined ait their Ti,:tpec tiveliornesi • We learn that the Information wpritth h a s e%rmini.for s long time at Fribourg, in itrisgaii, is terminated, and that the extra. ordinary commission, which was carried thither front Carlsrhue, is to be again held at that place. We are aisured that the Abbot de la crane's has been nomi nated Cardinal, prop io nuilu, and Great Chamberlain of the Holy Fischer. (Frogs the Journal der Davits, Sept. 7.) CONSTANTINOPLF:, Jui 28.—( By llte way of (hkun)— , The Albania Chief °oda, or Cotta, who had entered Into ne ' gociatlons with the ()viten Paella., and had yielded to him the )tart of Batteni, after the exchange of soma blows, has been quartered by the Turks , The Cepitan Fiche invited' him on -bonsai his Vessel, immediately after the landing, to make their final explanations. Gotha gent him a list of the troops, arms, and ammunition, then in Ipsaras. But the Capitan Pecha, seeing that a portion of Albanians remained faithful to the Greeks, sod continued an obstinate resistance, became enraged, and after the disaster or St. Nicholas, whi;:h he attributed to ()oda, who had not trointed out the su b terra neous mines. he yielded Onda to his filte and sent him to Ilitylene. where he was massacred in the matt cruel manner by the soldiers. Such was the end of this unforainate, who was the intema of saving the Capitati Paella from the fate of his predecessors, between Ip sara and Anti.lpsara. R Eulll ° llllo Alin. 21.—The Counsellor of the . Nefley, Hamelin, or Carlsrutie, who a long time since directed haerreAina Inquisition into 'the conspiracies of the demagogues at Iverkiity, quitted oar cif some lava. 1 , 0 The Acts, It ix said, are finished, an d the re y sulef i thLrn ‘ ;ill soon be made public. If we may y be h ave the current reports, many of the t p . d B e ( n ,i t t s will I w ut i v t e, to undergo the punishment of banishment • and. who hax , bad t a n a r ltruid have taken part in these conspiracies, Before the departure olifs t _agalnat him, has been sent to prison. threateninL)l4e„,,in aga l o te li Counselloroftlie Regency, Hamelin, crones him; and those who assisted him, were found flied at many merit of the streets. ritENCII IFUNON• • Paola, SEPI I • 7.--Wive per Cents. opened at Do closed at g 9. 10. ex. div..—Bank Stock, loff • Gents. in ducats, 87 . 1. it Spanish Loan,Neapolitan Five per ,69.—Excliange •on London, one month,' N,; snr eo months, 24. tio. _ 4 awe adientique.) SPAIN. ( From the Etoile of Wednesday. ) MADRID, SErrt. 3.—The King and the whole -, - 4 of, the !loyal Family constantly, reside in the Royal Chateau of St. Ildefenso. Ills Majesty, at the request of "bon Joseph de Cruz, has consented to accept his resignation of the office of Minister of War, and has confided, adinterim, the portefeuille of that department to Field-Marshal Don Joseph d'Almerich, who will,.nevertheless, continue Inspector-General of the Infantry. •, The King has appointed Don Pasqual Lignau Utitay Governor of Madrid. , The superintendence of the police is confided to M. Rutino Gbitzitles. The Minister of Mercy and Justice has pub lished' what follows:-e -" The King, our Ltird is , informed of the machinations prepared by certain revolutionary' Spaniards at different points in die Peninsula. Deeply.affected by the serious evils which their criminal practiVes havehrought on the country, and con sidering the horrible abuse which they have made of the bounty and clemency which his :Majeity shoiyed them, by his decree of the Ist of 'May, and 'convinced' 'at length, of the necessity which exfsts for departing, ray-Warne.; from the ordinary course of proceeding, - as also for causing prompt chastisement to be inflicted, which may'serve for a punishment to some, and ope. rate as a check on others, and inspire, generally, confidence in the strict and invariable justice of his Majesty, he has been pleased to decree, that all revolutionists who chaff be taken with arms in their hinds, Or who are proved to be implicated in plots and sedition' against public order, and tending to the re-eatablishruent of the anarchical system which has-happily been abolished, shall be brought immediately , before a mill tail, commission, who shall summarily judge them, and whose sentence shall be forthwith tarried into effect; a report to he subsequently made of whatever may be done. This measure is to be acted upon without prejudice to other precautions which already exist." The Commandant-General of the camp of Gibraltar, Don Joseph O'Donnell, in an official report dated August 26, writes to the MMister of War, that in execution of the orders of his Majesty concerning the punishment incurred by th e re volutionists, 26 individuals were shot on the 23d and 24th. S t i o x p t e ldr i t t i , i rr b e e r i 3 ong ha c t t i l n b i eg tl u ie u b t a o nt o l r w ga hch h n i ize t at e rebel xime C n eslrisantodple the other: ll l( i f id f e o r ri t n h e e d t i: r a d r e t r t s if of t I V ea party , co w- n ho i m l i e t f ed ( l a i t hr l l 'l t t a r r if - a ba t Y he' l e in x d - MOWN which are so generally known. The said General O'Donnell adds, that both the military and the numerous throng who witnessed the execution, loudly expressed their feelings of horror at the crimes 'of which these rebels had been tuilty, and their hopes that all tho s e wh o conspire a ga i ns t he legimate rights of the throne may undergo the same fate. A dispatch of the same date announces, that the indictment against 106 others of the Tarifa prisoners is expeditionaly preparing, in order that each of them may meet his due punishment. The Commandant-Oencrul of the Marine Department of Cadiz has issued orders that the foll t iwing ships be prepared to sull on the .27th inst. :—The .Aretlitisa corvette, the Jason, Diligent, and Jacintha brigantines; the Andalusia galliot, a l 4, thOgon-boat NO, H. The three first are destined for the I : .usts , or thtf•Levunt, anti the others, to cruise between Ponent A . akfogntei in order to pursue the rebels, and watch the 4 "Pii i i - witairt 'of Oineral O'Donnell is annexed a list of the indivitioals who Imo been executed for high treason. The band of fa)pec I)errtra - consisted solely of citizens anti peasants; but there were 'sevetal i)anititutional office's in the troop, at the head of which Valdez satirized Tarifa, among whom were the Captalff:'Pedro iierizitTet Valdez, Captain Portal, Sub-Lieu tenant IV f anarone (Mai ye of Attain), anti Sub-I,ieut omit Rigs- Oil (native ormatka.) ... . . The na,taLanoiyersary of. the King of France was celebrated at Oki CasiTe Of ht, ildefonso with the same pomp as if it had been that of his CuthOitc'lllejesty himself, ~ ,Li . ,,;.:.. , ...,-i...i.:i.. - ..• , , 2 . . . . spANIS)I ARMY IN PERU. "ProclimatiGii isifed by 0 eihiititi tisn..kA;ini receiving inielligencit from Spain of VERDI NAND's restoration PRQCIAAMATION, eDon Jose de S Lieuterumt4ientirei of the Arndt* Viceroy of Peru, essk The sacrifices of every kind which are making, and have been mule, by the Generals, Chiefs, Officere., Troops, and other me. ritoriout persons, for the defence and • maintt.ounce of his Ma. jetty's rights, are notorious In these countries. No less now. doom is the circumspection with whiA I have proceeded in exe cuting the laws of the Constitutional system, since, in otmfur. mity with my Proclamation of the 11th of April, 18:12, many of those laws remain unfulfilled. I doubt whether those who nowmost boast of being anti-Constitutional, would in my place have ventured on such marked violations and modifications when the Constitution was ostensibly protected laud recommended by the King himself; but as I do not make a parade of this, no r of tiny thing else, except of hating performed my duty in press rving this territory to the King and the nation, pass over in silence loo ny things, of which othol would make a merit ; and shall only say that I would with pleasure, have announced and ordered the abolition of the Constitutional system before receiving the original and direct orders from his Majesty,'had the laws and fundamental practices permitted me solo do, and if I had not: fearr.ti that the accounts which have appeared in the enemy's papers, and Spanish papers, relrinted in epuntriei occupied by th e en em y, were fabricated. ' l. he delay in web/. I ins the King's orders obliged me to issue aprochimution tn. tit. , Peruvians on the 6th of Pebruary v and to address to them on the sth of the present month the two questions which appsar in my circular, published in the Gazelle, No. 45. But as tilloor. General Don Geronimo Valdes, commandiog the array of the South, in cousequence of my powers and instructions, thought it absolutely necessary to abolish the Constitutional system in the provinces south of the Desaguadero on aseotint of the pr e , mature and illegal proceedinit of the frist.bordinate and diem.- derly tieneral.iilaneut, who had of his oWn authority abolished the Constitution in Charipti and Potosi., it would not 'MVO been - conimustit v.sprirstly tOlifierate the monstrous inconsistency of Notaries muter the same' Supreme Ouvernment being sd nkinisterell by opposing systems s and it being imperiously se. emery to remove every embarrassment opposed to , the preserve,. that °Fortier, the security of Peru, and the onquest of the last remains of the enemy, I have thought fit to dociare ,out decree as follows: • 1. Conformably to Article ist orthe Royal Decree, purport ing to beriakal in Puerto de. Santa Marta, 1 , W3, anti transtnitted to me by General Olaneta in a philter' paper with out date, place, or imprint, the authenticity of which is there. tore uncertain are null and of no value all the acts of Govern. ment called Constitutional, (of whatever class or kind those acts may be), which has governed the Spanish people from the 7th of March until this day, because during the whole of that period the King our Lord, being deprived of his liberty, was obliged to Sanction laws and authorize orders, decrees, and re gulations, which were contrary to his will, prepared and expe dited b the said Constitutional Government. P. This and other articles to Art. 9, further quotes the de cree of Puerto de Santa Maria; after which rejoicings are or dered, the troops are required to take a new oath of fidelity to Ferdinand, the constitutional stone to be removed from the place in which it is erected, Ate.] 9. Though, in consequence of this proceeding, the first ques tion which I proposed on the tith current appears to be deter mined, nevertheless an opinion shall be given upon it confor mably to what the lowa prescribe, in order that the stone may be in all times manifest. On this question, and on the second, the report required in my before-mentioned circular is expected with all possible expedition. 10. Should the Sovereign be displeased with these measures on account of their being premature, and destructive of what is ordered and ususily practised even in inferior and detached objects and matters of infinitely less weight and importance than the change of the system of the Monarchy, it is to be hoped that his Majesty will direct all his indignation against General (Jlauetn, who ? by depriving me of the pleasure and the glory of proclaiming the triumph of the sacred und pri mitive right of the crown in the time and form prescribed, has rendered necessary the illegal and prejudicial anticipa tion of this act, for the important purpose of maintaining the unity and good order of the provinces intrusted to my direc tion and care. 11. Under these circumstances, I flatter myself that the in habitants of Peru will giVe me a renewed proof of their exem plary subordination, by paying a blind obedience to the pre sent Proclamation, In which there is no necessity to insert any penalty for causing it to be respected, as I do not apprehend that it will be contravened by a single individual. A competent number of copies of this Proclamation must be printed, and circulated by the principal Authorities; the same is required to be made public here, and in all other places, with the greatest possible pomp solemnity. (liven at Cuzco, this 11th of March,- JOSE DE LA SERNA. EUI4OOIO DE SANTA CRUZ. Secretary, ad Wain', to the Viceroy. WEST INDIA POLICY. The following Letter from GEORGE CAatttNo- TON, Esq., Agent for Barbadoes, with the ac companying documents, has been laid before the House of As s embly of that island : London, March 1, 1824. TO TUE COMMITTEE OF CORRESPONDENC E , BARDADOES. Gentlemen—l had the honour to address you on the 10th of February, when I informed.you.s General Meeting had been held of the West India Body, and a Petition to the King had been agreed to. The Chairman was directed to present it to his Majesty, accompanied by such Members of Parliament connected. with the West India interest as might choose to attend, and the agents. I did not think it necessary to en close a copy of the Petition, as it was publised in all the daily papers. The Colonial Agents having met together, came to the de termination of addressing Earl Bathurst on the subject of the policy that has been pursued in regard to the West Indies, and of the necessity or his Majesty's Government to adopt some measures that may have the effect of restoring tranquil lity and credit. I have the honour herewith to hand you a copy of the remonstrance ; and of course, as soon as an answer is received, it will be my duty to communicate it to you. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has in Parliament ex pressed an intention of making an abatement in the duties on rum of 130. per gallon, the duty in future to be regulated by t h e E xc i se according to the proof at sale, which gives an ad. vantage as compared with the present practice (which fixed the duty by the Customs according to the proof when landed) equal to the reduction itself. An anxious desire to consider every possible means by which the distresses of the colony niay be relieved, and its general prosperity promoted, induces me to solicit your attention to the subject of the 4i per tentage duty, which presses so heavily and so unjustly en your community. lam aware it is a sub ject that was viewed by the late Mr. Jordan with much solici tude, and that it was a source of infinite disappointment to him to find his hopes continually frustrated. After the failure of attempts under such auspices, It would be the height of pre wumption in me to entertain any very sanguine expectations, anti I must frankly declare I consider the subject as one of infinite difficulty and doubtful result. At the same time there are some circumstancestavourable to a renewal of the attempt: first, the state of prosperity in which Great Britain now is with a surplus revenue—the fsct that one-half of the assessed taxes has been reduced, and further reductions expected—the state of the funds, and reduction of interest—the liberal line of policy which is advocated, and acted upon by the Chancellor of the Exchequer—these and other arguments that arc obvious from the general itiproved state of the country, from long-continued war which, dreatened ruin to her finances to a state of peace, lead me to Wok the question of 4i duty might be brought on with greater probability of success than on any former occasion ; the very depressed state of our produce, and the declinin g cr e dit of the Weft Indies (contrasted, too, with the flourishing con dition of time revenue here) certainly may be considered to strengthen our plea. MAN' thus explained myself, it will be my duty to have your wishes and instructions made known to me before I pro ceed ' • it is obvious indeed that no effort of mine could be made with shy chance of meeting attention unless emanating from yourselves ; should you be of opinion that it is expedient to act further, it will probably be thought advisable to promote a ge neral meeting in the island to consider of certain resolutions, on which petitions to both Houses of Parliament and to the Throne may be framed; end further, that a resolution be passed to petition the Council and )louse of Assembly to take the question into their consideration, with a view to support by their influence the prayer of the petitions. I have no doubt those islands that suffer under the burden of a similar impost will most readily follow the example, and thus simultaneous jipplicationtenight be made at the next Session of Parliament; and by such combines' interest and co-operation, greater effect may be produced than by single and unconnected attempts as heretofere. requeited an audience of the Bishop of London, to learn, if pouible ' what arrangements were made , or i n contem p latio n , contiorted with the appointment of bishops, but he gave me to understand they were not so settled as to enable him to speak with ceVitinty. lie expressed an anxious feeling that the plan should be productive of good, disavowing in the most explicit manner aftrintention on the subject of emancipation as being mixed up with it : it is probable the new Bishop will not ens. bark till the autumn. I beg leave to mention, that in consequence of the Committee of correspondence in Jamaica having given publicity to sonic ienstntrtlie t u m ol co on n i t ivi mu o n fil ic e a c, te w d li t c ) h t l h i e t n a i l bj ea ti r i s e w ag a e s n i t n l en i c r ie . c i l l i t n bi c ) o cr n t2 lidcnce, Lord Bathurst 1,.., 4igr.ified to Mr. 11:bbert, that in future all communications roost be in writing. 1 have not yet learnt Whether this rpar,rindon is pnilintal to: Mr. Hilbert, or meant to e*tend to theotlier eget*. It nine often happen in tbe full and Unreserved communications that pass between wel l: l i ll th ;i;'ll,:i 0 s Majesty's correspondence and the agents, that certain disclosures of o pinions or Intentions gathered trout personal conference Minim:oral , cannot witnpropritty : be made public, % pn A the Inconvenience that n 4 14363141 s;ua4irt4,,.:l -, . - ;.e .A the instants alluded to,' m out the caution that is necessary on thithett I' havothe hono,ir to be, gentlemen, your obe dient and . 100'llerVant, , O. CARRINGTON. •a.aw.......,. . ' ' March 11. The entlnued detention, of tne packet enables rue to forward to you. Earl Bathurst's reply to the memorial of the Colonial a gen t‘ and their answers dated the Ist and Sidi of March., The proetimation it is untlersosl, will be forwarded to the %Vest Ingle' generally, by this packet, and is (it Is said by those who luee seen it),well calculated to produce a beneficial result.. , The debatea on the %Vest India questions will be brought on t6olew d_ays; the general petiti on to t h e Ki ng was presented byffr. HIM, accompanied by several of themgents, and Mem tirra of Parliament yesterday ; a sudden indisposition prevent -4 my attending on the occasion. Allow me to remark, that in consequence of not having re vived any document whatever from the representatives of the Tate Mr. Jordan, I feel much at n loss on many subjects to which occasions of referestee may frequently occur, particularly In regard to acts of the Legislature anti yourbilicial communi cations; should it be thought proper, you will, perhaps, take Measures fbr furnishing me with such copies and public tlnco- Menta as should he retained in the office of your agent, and e/ the shell be regittarly tiled and carefully retained by me. I have the honour. to be, Gentlemen, your obedient and faithful servant, 11. CARRINGTON. The Committee of Correspondence, Barbadoes. TO TIM MOUT 110 W. THE EMU., lIATHURST, K.O. &C My Lord—We, the undersigned agents in this kingdom for ilia Majesty's *West India Colonies, are compelled humbly to represent to your Livriiship, as the appropriate channel of our tommunication with his Majesty's Government, our sense of the dangt.r which now impends over the lives and properties of our constituents. W' forbear to enlargy on the distress with which, in a corn. mercial and agricultural respect, the Colonies have so long struggled; but it would be in us a gross dereliction of our duty, were we to delay any longer to state to your Lordship our con viction of the dangerous impressions which have arisen on the minds of the slaves, from the Resolutions which were passed by. the House of Commons in their last Session, and from the consequent dispatches of your Lordship to the constituted authorities in the Colonies. _ Whether these documents have been rightly understood or otherwise, it is certain that they have been generally interpreted by all classes in the Colonies as announcing an emuncipation of the slaves, which is to emanate, more or less, immediately from the hit:dere= of the British Parliament. Thus has the value of property in the Colonies, whether in land or in slav es, hilated I and et. distress of the proprietors of plantations, andbeen for any purpose of transfer nearly anni. of all the elutes dependent upon or connected with them, in the various relations in life, is threatened to be extended from a loss of incom e , which might be temporary, to a loss of capi tal, which must be Irretrievable. The confidence between master and slave is destroyed, and not only i s f uture amel i orat i on o f the condition of the sl ave in its Place (Howl: faction, impatience, and ill-will, have arisen ; prevented, but the progress already made in civilization (and which to an Impartial eye cannot but be evident) is suspended ; and must, if the present state of things be continued, be come retrograde. It is our d uty to represent to your Lordship, that the colo nies, feebly garrisoned as they were by troops of the line, were yet, n o t many months ago, owing to the tranquil and contented disposition of the slaves, in a state of comparative security ; but that since the recent proceedings in Great Britain, they have in some instances been endangered by actual insurrection and conspiracy, attended by a considerable sacrifice of property; anti are, generall y spea ki ng , so disturbed by irrit a t e d f ee li ngs, and by the exaggerated expectations of the slaves, as to render their safety precarious, and the reinforcemeets already sent out or provided_ for t h em i na d equa te to their protecti on . Untier these circumstances, we most earnestly submit, that measures propeitionate to the proximity and magnitude of the danger of the Colonies may be adopted with the least possible delay. We respectfully submit, that a proclamation from the King should be issued and circulated in each colony, giving the negroes in the most decided terms to understand, that great misapprehension h as p re v a iled as to the view s o f his Majesty's Govertnnent respecting them, and that it is from a dutiful obe dience to their masters, and to the laws of those Governments where they are placed, that they can alone look for support and protection. Such a proclamation, we also submit, should be accompanied by an increase of the military force In each colony. By these measures, it is hoped that the negroes will become convinced that they have misapprehended the views of his Ma jesty and of the British Govermnent ; that they will resume their wonted occupations with ebeerfulneis and content; and that colonial property will regain its fair value. GEORGE HIBBERT, Agent for Jamaica. GEORGE CHALMERs, Bahama Aent. G. CARRINGTON, Agent for I3arbadoes. A. BROWNE, Agent for Antigua and Montserrat. J. COLQUIIOUN, Agent for St. Vincent, Domi nica, Nevis, and Tortola. HENRY CUTLER, Agent for Trinidad. JOHN INNES, Agent for Berbice. WM. HOLMES, Agent for Demerara. Feb. 25, 1824. Downing -street, Feb. 1824. Gentlemen—l have had the honour of receiving your letter of the date of the 25th of Feb. 1824. It is unnecessary for ,me to remind you that his Majesty's Government became pledged, by the first of the three resolu tions unanimously agreed to by the House of Commons, to " adopt eirectual and decisive measures" for the amelioration of the slave population in his Majesty's colonial possessions ; and I should presume that you must be equally acquainted with the fact, that with one single exception, all the measures which his Majesty's Govermnent recommended for the consi deration of the colonial legislatures were founded on the sug gestions of the great body of West India Planters, and that, with respect to the only measure which is to be so excepted, viz. the admissibility of slave evidence under certain conditions, it was considered to be a measure towards which that most re spectable body always declared themselves well disposed, and the cautious qualifications with which it was accompanied were calculated to remove any indisposition towards it, even if such existed. In directing to governors to submit those propositions, and the remarks upon them, to their respective legislatures, no ex pression whatever was used which could justisfy the interpre tation, that His Majesty's Government were prepared—much less that they were pledged—to do more than what the resolu tions of the House of Commons unequivocally imposed upon them. I regret as deeply as any of you the alarm which has been unfortunately excited in the colonies ; that result, however, it was impossible not in some measure to anticipate, as insepara ble from the agitation of a question in Parliament of such ex treme delicacy and importance, involving so many considera tions of public and private interest. But 1 should ill express my sentiments and feelings upon this occasion, were I not to assure you tlat I shall beupon that most willimf to recommend any measures which may be calculated to dissipate this alarm, pro vided that they are not inconsistent with the spirit of the resolu tions unanimously passed by the House of Commons on the 15th of May last. You have submitted to me, that a proclamation from the King should be issued, and circulated in each colony, giving the ne groes to understand that great misapprehension has prevailed with respect to the views of his Majesty's Government, concern. ing them.; and that it is to a dutiful obedience to their masters, and to the laws of those colonies in which they are placed, that they can alone look for support and protection. The proclama tion which you have thus recommended corresponds so closely in principle with that which I have long ago directed to be issued in each colonyy, in the event of any m i sun d ers t an din g of the views of his Majesty'sf Government on the part of the slave po pulation, that I am disposed to consider that your object may have been anticipated. If, however, you should be of opinion that it would be more advantageous that a general proclamation shoUld be published forthwith in the King's name, expressing. his Majesty's deep regret that the negroes should have conceived an opinion so erroneous as that his Majesty had sent out orders for their emancipation, and further declaring that the slave popu. lation would forfeit all claim upon his Majesty's protection, if they should fail to render entire submission to the laws, as we ll as dutiful obedience to their masters, or should not show a dispo. sition to avail themselves of all means of improvement of their moral and religious condition. I will lose no time in submitting this proposition to the consideration of his Majesty's Govern ment.--I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, your obedient humble servant, (S. S.) BATHURST. The Agents for his Majesty's West India Colonies. March 1. 1024. My. Lord,—We hasten to acknowledge with thankfulness, the letter which your Lordship has addressed to us on the 28th ult. affording so early a reply to that we took the liberty of writing to your Lordship on the 25th of last month. We consider that in the present critical state of the colonies, the greatest advantage might be derived from a general procla. manor' published forthwith in the King's name s expressing his .Majesty's deep regret that the pegroes should have conceived ell opinion so erroneous alt dortM ills,ajesty hattsent out Indere for their emancipation, and farthee declaring that the slave PoPtilktion would forfeit tipon - dri-olajesty's protece. 1 tion if they should fall Wert:lAT entire submission to the laws, as well as a datifuldedience to their masters, or should not shew a dinottilie to avail themselves of all means of improve. alit or 'their moral anti religious condition. Under a conviction that a proclamation confined to thew topics will prove so beneficial, we lose no time in gratefully embracing your Lordship s's offer of submitting that proposition to the consideration of his Majesty's Government j and at the 'lance time we suggest that the good effects of such a proclama tion would be promoted, if it should contain an expression of his Majesty's highest displeasure at the daring insurrection which has lately taken place at Demerara, and the attempts at insurrection In some other colonies. your Lordship has not noticed our recommendation, that suc h a proclamation should be aceompanied by a reinforcement of troops--a precaution, the necessity of Which, we humbly nu bsuit, has been proved by ex . perien : and for which it does not yet appear to us that sufficient ion has been 'mule. The expediency of edepting these ~i 'c . .:aeures with the least possible delay, so as that the deters. iliation of his Majesty's Government thereon, and a proclamation in consequence, may go out by this week's packet, induce us to defer to another opportunity, any observations which it may appear to us to be our duty further to submit upon the subject of your Lordship's letter of the 211th ult.—We have the honour to be, my Lord, Your Lordship's moat obedient humble servants, GEORGE II 11311113 RT, Agent for Jamaica. GEORGE CHALME RS, Bahama Agent. GEORGE CARRINGTON, Agent for Barbadoes. ANTHONY BROWNE, Agent for Antigua and Slonserrat. J. COI,QI7IIOUN, Agent for St. Vincent, Nevis, Dominica, and the Virgin Islands. WM. HOLMES, Agent for Demerara. IIENI;Y CUTLER, Agent for Trinidad. JOHN I NNES, Agent for 13erbice. The Earl Bathurst, K. (L, &c. &c. March 9,1824. My Lord—ln the letter which we, th e agents o f hi s Ma jesty's West India Colonies addressed to your Lordship on the Ist inst. we took the liberty of intimating, that after embracing without delay your Lordship's offer of a royal proclamation, we might find it to be our duty, respectfully to male some observations upon the contents of you r L or dship's letter of the 28th ult., and to this duty we are now further impelled by ob. serving, that notice has been given of proceedings to take place within a few days in both Houses of Parliament, leading to a discussion most Interesting to those colonies, upon the result of which, indeed, may probably depend their future existence, as valuable possessions to Great Britain. We have declared to your Lordship our conviction of the dangerous impressions and universal alarm excited in the co. lonies by the measures adopted in the last year by the House' of Commons and the British Government ; not . presuming, however, to determine whether the object and the spirit of those proceedings may have been sightly understood or otherwise; but thence have doubtless originated occasional demonstra. tions of angry feeling_ among subjects ever disting u i s h e d b y loyal attachment to the mother country. Your Lordship has been pleased to assure us, that " you will be most willing to recommend any measures which may be calculated to dissipate that alarm, provided that they are not inconsistent with the spirit of the resollitions unanimously passed by the House of Commons on the 15th of May last." Your Lordship having bean pleased to call our attention to what appears to you the nearly perfect accordance of all that was recommended by his Majesty's Government, for the con sideration of the Colonial Legislatures, with the sugg es ti ons offered by the great body of West India Planters, we beg per. mission, so far as this appeal directly Concerns ourselves, to refer your Lordship to the Memorial which those of us who represent the old colonies had the honour to address to your Lordship on the 3d of Slay last, in which we declared, that " even were we less restrained than we arc by our ofHcial situa tions, we could not undertake to decide as to the expediency of adopting various measures which we had understood to have been suggested, having in view the additional comfort, intellec tual and religious improvement, or extended privileges of the slaves in the Colonies, since the fitness and poli cy o f such measures may be varied by the particular circumstances and existing laws and regulations of each colony ; anti we proceeded to declare our opinion, that these are matters strictly within the province of the Colonial Legislature, and concerning . which they are respectively more competent to judge. We further declared, that we were most ready and anxious carefully to communicate to those Legislatures all such suggestions relative to these objects as his Majesty's Ministers might think fit to recommend to their attentive consideration." A reference to this document we feel to be now requisite, in justice to ourselves, and in order that we way declare to your Lordship that our sentiments upon this important Subject *re only the more deeply impressed and confirmed by succeeding events : but, unconnected as we stand with any proceedings of the planters resident here, relative to the internal regulations of the colonies, we may be yet permitted to observe, that the mea sures which came under the consideration of the gentlemen who conferred with his Majesty's Minister's at the time referred to by your Lordship, did not pretend to pledge, and could not pledge, either the whole of the colonial interest, or the colonial Legislatures, and were, so far as we are- acquainted with them, applicable to the comfort and instruction of the slaves, an d did not express a concurrence in any steps, however groduatedi towards their emancipation. Upon these grounds, we trust that when the.proceedlngs of the last year shall be reconsidered, what has passed in the Howie of Commons and in communications from your Lordship's office will be so clearly defined and explOined, as to remove any giP prehension which may still exist, either in the colonies or ninon; those of his Majesty's subjects who are dependent on their fate, of an intention having been announced by the British Govern ment to occasion any injury to that property, which,. W iller the sanction of the British law, the Colonists possess in their slaves and estates, without full compensation. We solemnly, but respectfully, declare to your Lordsh/P, our full conviction, that only by a declaration under contlxte n ; authority to this effect, can a fair value be restored t o colonial property, although we thankfully express a sanguine hope, el your Lordship in advisin g a procl a m a tion from the King , cal culated to correct the erroneous impression made by the 1, to proceedings upon the minds of the slaves, has taken s swP. which will contribute essentially to restore the internsl trio_ quillity of the colonies. We have the honour to be, with respect, my Lord, your Lordship's most obedient humble servants, GEORGE HIBBERT, Agent for Jamaica. GEORGE CHA LMERS, Bahama Agent. G. CA RR ING TON, Agen t for Barbadoes. jj i c l - 3 30NI I E t ie ( 4s 9: :: : aNif JRnd , A ON : r tt e io n Ai a t g. f e o n r t Antigua t s i gu t. l a y i and c 2 t l , o l l o tg l er T iu a , ea , JOHNHENR HENRY NCNU:SI, Agent for .Trinithiti• WILLIAM llOLME A S g , en A t g s e f l o it r f n or er O bj e c tnera cs • To the Right Hon. the Earl Bathurst, K.G. Atc• FOIL THE SUS. To JOHN HALL, Esq., of the Maul. extracts from the last Report of the Committee on Forel t l li a n o d e o r n s , Sept. iete 1 9; 1 : 24 0m . St it—On readin g 6 gn Trade, I have in vain searched for 'your name as an Wig°, in promoting those inve s ti ga tions into the condtict of ‘ c ert f n i public bodies, and of individuals connected with them, vine' in the previous Session of Parliament reflected the gres te4 credit on Your exertions, whilst they. conferred a lasting ben efit on .the commerce of the country. You have, Sir , fear•--tAsly attacked one of the leviathans in this neighbourboodi to s p a ; of its numerous influences anti powerful defences, and C* its reductions to be made in many ramifications of its iolPu s--ts 1 11 , dues, anti its commissions, which only require tabs p racdr ' adopted to render your services of the last importance_-services which, in common with all the respectable merchants andahir owners if London, I trust to see distinguished and Tetuan gated by his Majesty's Ministers forthwith. The talents you a re all all hands admitted to possess—your avocations in tilts sand , gik foreign countries, respectable, lucrative, and advantage ous e to Englishmen and to Dutchmen—the enlarged and liberal v ie " - you have taken of commercial intercourse—all these considers" tions I urge will assuredly influence Mr. Wallace end his leagues in office to take by the hand one who has been so uss . ful. And I fed no hesitation in crediting a report, that OW Me intention of Me Lords of the Treasury to appoint YC * 6l Commissioner of his Majesty's Customs, as yoti had declin._ (very properly) a seat at the Trinity House, not from the 6 b D ; sence of nautical education, as that could be easily atta ined a few voyages to th e coa,t of Yorkshire or Scotland, and I ,t e n ()- months discipline as a Younger Brother; not from ally sition to loquacity, inasmuch as pace sworn into the roYs'c u r of the Mysterious Corporation, no honourable member has f - , been known to divulge the grand secret., but like the tueu ing the cave of Pmphmius, who smiiel not again , v i u , -- occae tl:e & i s r i ' co m .nc o An u nn th d s f l eat e ., s ; i 3: :: .w p e P en sot - 4,g,e, osttg yeateirts,, It i r itk e n ad tle :l f i h tt al eti vuert jt ee o lv" b ch e ao t i Ft - ill Manned on that account; she ufc motive was 4i orieleth - e.O ; the Elder Brothership of the Trinity House would not P t 7,l, e c i i more than .500/. or 6001. par year, whilst the disting si n . d o. appointment of the Treasury gives at least 1,2011/. per .tears This is by r.o means adequate to the strong claim* You /he o re your countrymen, and it is devoutly to be wished that I " e r ',. : -.,t sent strong and deserved . feeling of MaJestrs ti fseffi erteJ towurda une, whose eminent services , are so cunstantlY,% ll / „t in its favour, will make *arrangements against on.' c rt so for placing you . ot.the Board .4- 7'reasirm, to watch 71;„,,,g it% direct the inferior Boards of . Revenue, adding to ditei n4 9.: Parliament for Sandwich{. Dover; nr.saire one °f L u la, Jo' Ports, and one of the ancient code* held under the at the head of the Treasury for summer's reskiencs 7'll l Sir, you will enjoy what you havy fairly earned. " COI' dignitate" and soaring over the petithince of Clerks, :s ! wet lectors, and Secretaries, nay, even of Commissioner' ant.. 7014 Brothers, whose wings have been clipped and vilioo F ra ,„ o . you have singed, you will look down with feelings 0f untie. sion and of good-will upon your former associates. u',,,, 09 u6 Sir, your activi t y, y ou r zeal, and fear no man ; be co, rz CP ill speech, determined in operation, until the wheel 0,0 tharine he floated under the very walls of Leviathan 5 Pa di: , on Tower-hill ; an d m a y your modesty, perseverance, o n i , the interested c o n d uc t, be crowned with ultimate succese;„e. sincere wi s h o f DIEBCNIv*. JAMAICA PAPERS. I .41c f l r aria o sieir n s(ts i lt shui t i i igepao a einom t insd, p o :a ( ta F it r pco t t AfAAACAIIIO.—The da ys y prettious to the arrival of the Wei , gado schooner at Carthagena, the French frigate La Fl ° „ r „ e t tom Gaseite of Juk 311 pee: circumstancesat i e ie nt F le re: c c n h t Govern me nt nu pears he had been refused a passport from the all; 1 ) pile d ieoutni the o n elielareremen board hicßii3dseaseo:eiooipgroe tyuonioa l I tit asihr l i,l ene . :,wco C psi ihe h lrwmi eeso a si thereforeeiwo s fe e r t r ova oc nr a re u r 0 6,, t k eic e rent _ ev i ii : , : l i n) s it hen i :: France become mitigated. ' Kt:4oolw tint suspicion c o I Met i n J negro,' who said he was fr o m 1 w" - - St. Gauge ' at , the ,following dialogue : , , 44 Frey: t 4 W o l d .11, GeorAe's, Sir." i, ' JULY 31.—A few weeks ar :4t4 wbout I b$ 4, b erl ow every thing do there ?"-..".50, 101 ms s' _ ffi pot foe noerre noting." " I am glad of that, and hope the negroes w o tiell , 4 1 " again._." Yes, masse." Here was a sort Of PaUSeL,OO P'', 4 „,' t Ne tl g i r e oes, surned—" but massa, nega no for trust—dem face ..-_, I , bat " - e, Tadsh I understood to imply., that the examples ttl ii ,,,,, t'l 4; massa ;" and shortly turning round—" but, 1 08114 ' ' a n d must look sharp this time." b 7 in Dent I 1 01 ' eg y ir o ed u kn e o ff a et. most 3 coN P2r iu ti o n n g lY iiecl s hnle p tifl ea tiscP t ' i nu al 'l:P f -I li iirtelnga; ro :l°l3- t c- I think there is much to be conjectured from di 4 __s vi ola t conversation. But there are many persons . wh o f 60 0 ° such things with contempt. (Front the Postscript to the Abider " Oa t"" July 30.) the 11 • .4 1 4 nate victims of Messrs. Wilberforce and Bilituen 1 7 per:', o " As every circumstance relative to the conduCt 0 f n auc . , ai previous to their execution, must be interesting to il : 0 , collo we give the following further particulars which ce our knowledge front the most respectable aUthOrity,l at 1,0 . 0 1 11 One of the Argyle negroes, on leaving the i so ` vi ers, I ' j looked up to the windows, at which were some V ber f o rce• said, "Good b'ye ; I lay my death to 31r. 111 P ulkf wish I had never heard of his name." 4 _4O l ,1„,o, John Nesbit, who had, as we before stateo, r. t he g - o r until he was about to leave Lucea, at the foot of 4 , 1 dis_ k looking up to the heavens, said in an audible voint. ; 1 til o Almighty that I have not, taken the life of any biloTknovr, t o pe him also that I have not taken the life of a negt ° ,dpei I ' my punishment is just, I ion sorry for what I nay' I J . 0 00 e a God Almighty will forgive me for it." We understand one of the Chester Castle Degolliegfol 4: 3 in the late rebellious conspiracies, has been aPP o r S i l, that John sent to Lucea to take his trial. We are happy t°, t he tie s iol , Clarke, of Redd°, who had been instrumental 'w n a sen io r tion of Mr. Malcolm's homes, has been also tlice n .." t iver e i l biss [The Jamaica Papers also state that the most' .-• coon . tions for defence and improvement are going. —.4" in n t Alli h r :" 1 c 4 4 o i o bo m . en j a a r rn e a d i a ca ily w e a m s p p lo e y r e fe d a i l n y etrrelgqis.forevneito negroto been hanged ; 30 more remained for trial.] appear nmoepi nhagiarar::nsyvtot o ha vin g i ,foeur mission. owtbdq.jaca