The Sun. — London, England, 1825-04-07 00:00:00

TILE LONDON JOURNALS, DA 1 LY Extracts from the Morning Papers,, April 7, 1825. [NEW TiMES.] The articles hi the Coloinhian Papers on the Message of the Vice-President, appear to breathe, iu still stronger terms, that distrust of Great Britain which was- so biameab!y conspicuous in the Message itself. What will General Santan der and the Colombian write rs think of their own forwardness and. asperity, when they learn the manly and generous manner in which the British Government has resolved to act, by entering into commercial treaties with the infant state of Colombia! It is somewhat ridiculous to hear these Transatlantic politicians talk of Eng land's--" preparing for herself a heavy -mortifi cation !" as if we cared a farthing whether General Santander acknowledged our Con suls or - not. But the real mortification must, or at least ought, to he felt by men who have spoken thus petulantly of the. most powerful GovernMent in the world, at the very mOmesit when that Government was-preparing to' load them with new benefits.—" We have a kindly feeling," says the Colombian- irriter,""lo , wards England—her people have fought - 'for us—her merchants have assisted us." Yes, in deed ; and if Englishmen had not fought for COlombia—if Englishmen had not lent her their money, where would she be now ? Under such circumstances, if the Colombians have not some thing more than a kindly feeling towards Great Britain, they cannot be. very ceptible of affectionate attachment to bene-, factors—gratitude cannot rank very high in their scale of virtues. lie 'Official accounts of the defeat and subseqUent capitulation of Gene ral Canterac appear no longer to leave any doubt whatever on that event. :Callao was included in the capitulation, but it .does not .'appear to have yielded on the 23d of December, the date of 80- , livar's last address to the Peruvians. lie seems,' however, to consider the fate of Porn so fully de cided,.. that he offers to lay down the Dictator ship of that country: lie may he more readily inclined to do this, on account of the approach-. 1 ing Election or a President. in- his own country, for it seems to be inthatited, that he would not probably - be re-elecled to that station, -if he con tinued to act as Dictator in Peru. [TUE TIMES.] A portion M the interest attaching to the Mes sage of-the Vice-President of Colombia, has been superseded 'by that ari-ing from the . more recent accounts from Peru. The official vouchers of Sucre's victory', of, the capitulation of Canterac, and of the-formal as well as substantial termina tion of tlrr oetest,have now e'placed all these im portant occurrences' beyond the reach of the most captious and bigotted unbeliever. We presume there will be- a counter-narrative in Ferdi nand's Gazette—Tc Deum sung for Bolivar's overthrow in the capitals of Spain and Russia, and a show of insurgent heads g binners, and other trephies,,on•the rates of the " Seraglio" at Ma drid. The shuffling and sneaking policy, so long exhibited by this - Government towards the infant States, is treated in their journals with just and not altogether unnatural scorn. Papers from Antigua to the 16th of February have. b e en received by the Leeward Islands' mail. .A 'citric:sus question has arisen between the_ Authorities of that island and Admiral Jacob, ,the . GovernOr of Guadaloupe. Nine Negroes, who had made their escape from Gila dalottpe, and landed of, Barbuda, a small island near to Antigua, and who appeared to be recent ty-imported Africans, had been brought from that place to Antigua, by .the Superintendent' of Barbuda, and delivered over to the Collector of the Customs' at Antigua. • A few days after wards there arrived at Antigua, a vessel with dispatches from Admiral Jacob at Guadaloupe, claiming the 'Negroes above:Mentioned ; but the claim was resisted, and the Negroes. were detain ed to await the 'decision of• the Court of Vice- Admiralty on the: subject. The question for the deci-ion of this Court. was, whether, under the provisions of the Consolidation Act, any -slaves corning to British colonies could be-recogniied as such, unless -they *ere domestic servants,.identified to be such by certificates of registry duly- exhibited. :-As .that act came in forceon the Ist ofJan., 1825, it was conceived that' persons from other colonies have as littlerightto set ' up claims to slaves in a British colony, which are not known to be 'such- by the officer of Customs, as they would have in the city of Landon. It was argued further, that if these Negroes were surrendered to the claimants, it would give occa. ! sion.for new Awn on:tire West Indies as encou raging the slave-trade, since it would be easy to order small vessels from Africa to strand Negroes ort Ba•rbdda, or any such place, to be afterwards deiftanded as. private property, -by fictitious owners from the French islands, with fictitious titles. It was fully expected, therefore, thatthe deciSion.of the Yice-Admiralty Court of Antigua would be against. the O'aim of Adn►iril Jacob. What had added very much to. the interest felt on : behalf of these sla.es, was the circumstance of their having,i to all .appearance, been forcibly taken away, at no distant: period, frinn their ori ginal homes.- 4-( ...[THE PURLIC c:cncEtt.) At. last we are able to before our readers the official account of the late important occur rences in Peru.; and it will be seen from it that the triumph of the Colombian arms has not been over-ra . tti. The battle was soon decided, though the lo t s% on ,both sides was very consip derabie ; the victors having "lost one General Officer, and ,the. vanquished six,- besides , fifteen who, were made prisoners. The capitulation is as favourable as possible, and= reflects al smost:as Muth honour on General Suere as ;the victory that preceded. it ; for nothing enhances the value of a brilliant and decisive aahievenient -so =ltch as the moderation with WhiCh its advan tages are used. Bolivar, who is a pattern of zuaguaaimity himself, appears to have inspired all Lis Officers with this feeling ; and the practi cal illustration of it, whichtiscontained in the terms granted to the Spaniards, will work won ders, in preparing the minds of the Peruvians for the great change that awaits them. It ap pears that they were well disposed previously, and we see, that General Bolivar, in the Procla mation which he addresses to them, highly com mends the excellent spirit they have shewn towards the Liberating Army. Indeed, he attributes much of his success to this spirit ; and when they see that their deliverers are as moderate in success as they are brave in battle, they will receive from them the gift of their political regeneration with that gratitude which is sure to render it a real and durable blessing. At the same time, the virtuous example of Bolivar will be constantly before them, and must have extraordinary influ ence in eliciting such worth and talent as are ne cessary to .the good management of their affairs. This extraordinary man has given a new instance of his disinterestedness, in announcing to them his fixed determination of resigning his dictatorial powers as soon as a general Con gress should be assembled, which was to take place in February last. It is possible he may be • solicited.to hold them some time longer, but it :is by no means probable that he will yield to the solicitation. When he has seen that the new Constitution works well, he will, no doubt, leave the Peruvians to their own guidance ; and return to his own country. in order to devote the rest of his life to the consolidatiors of her liberty.— We observe that the virtue of Bolivar has con quered the envy which is said to attend true grandeur, as a shadow does a body. Free na tions too have been charged with this base feel ing, more than any other people ; but without stopping to examine the truth - of this sweeping charge, we can only say that the Colombians are not liable to it. They have raised a general cry that the founder of their liberty should be re elected to the Presidency ; and it is almost cer tain that it will be obeyed. The election comes on this year; and, in the articles which appear in the Colombian Papers on this subject, there is but one sentiment as - to the propriety of con tinuing-the chief authority of the Republic in the ,hands of the Illustrious Individual' who now wields - k. At - the same time, all of them point out the inconvenience, arising from the protracted ab -sence of so high a functionary'; but ti , e termina- 1 ation of the war in Peru was 'not known at the 1 time ; and therefore the dilemma. is likely to cease when the period of election comes round. If it be vicious f as a general rule, 'to re-elect the same man continually to the highest office of the. Reptiblic there is no danger that it will receive a confirmation from the conduct of Bolivar; whilst the influence of his example is sure tit create the virtues ihat can supply his place, whenever fate snatches him away. [BRITISH PRESS.} It is not right that because we have not Corres pondents versed in all the mysteries of foreign politics, and the secrets of the Holy Alliance, that , we should keep our readers in the dark as to what is going to happen► abroad. The Morning Chronicle has a spy on the French Court, who knows every thing that is meditated by M. de Villele and his colleagues. ' The events pre dicted by this agent never occur, it is true ; but perhaps for that reasOn the British public are the more irrdebted to him for his information, be cause lie prevents tl►e evil by making it: known. What a danger to the balance of power, then, did the Chronicle of yesterday crush ! We ought to make our readers acquainted with the 'perils from which they have escaped. A design, we are told by that Paper, has been fo►med by the French and Spanish Cabinets, of annexing Portugal to Spain, and giving to France, Catalonia, Arra gon, and the other provinces to the north of the Ehro.--" Such," says the Editor, very ,gravely, ." we are assured by a high political au thority in Paris,are the secret views entertained by the French Cabinet, and for the realization of which extensive preparations are making. We are told that in Catalonia some men of influence have already been enlisted into their cause, and flattered with the idea of belonging to a Govern ment more enlightened and more congenial to their habits and prejudices than that of Madrid. Ferdi nand is also represented as being favourable to the exchange, as it would give him possession of one of the finest ports in Europe, and, besides, punish the British for their interference in his domestic affairs on the other side of the Atlantic. The secret intrigues and machinations in furtherance of that part, of the plan which is intended to operate in Portugal, are, we 'understand, carrying on by the Portuguese Infanta, Maria Theresa (widow of.the Spanish Infinite Don Pedro Carlos), who has for some time past taken up her residence in Madrid, and carries on an active correspondence' with The Queen,hermother,in Lisbon." Prodigious! This " high political authority" not only knows all the " secret intrigues" of the Royal Widow, but even the " secret views" of the French Minister, as well as he doei the address of the Morning Chronicle office! Perhaps the Editor of that Paper will have the goodness to inform his readers whether he bad this wonderful plan from the same hand which furnished him with the 64 secret instructions of the Duke de Rawzan !" • [MORNING: POST.] It is said the people are in a state of apathy, quite indifferent respecting the Catholic Ques tion. Tliey are' worn out with being year after year called on to oppose it, expect its failure, and rely on Parliament. If we had a Protestant Association in London, like the Catholic Asso ciation (a wise measure to resort to), with a lo quacious Barrister ha ranauing toff dozen or two of persons in the room, from the abundant materials that exist against Popery, with the Reporters of the Newspapers taking notes, and pub lishing all next . day, as they would do—if the Members were to write. to all the parochial and other Clergy, to support its viewsand collect a Protestant Rent ; and if some great Lords were to countenance this Association—then the two Parties would be on a. level with regard to sup port by public opinion ; then there would be such an outcry against Popery as has not been heard for a - century. We have• no other proof .• • that the six. millions of Papists support Mr. O'Connell, than he has that the 14 millions of Protestants do not oppose him. Such an Associa tion would depend for itsgreatness and influence, not upon -the number of- Members that met (the fewer the better) but on the reports in ` the News papers. The Press does all. Let it be a close club. The Press exalted Eauntleroy and Thurtle into objects of intense interest, because at the time it had nothing else to make a noise about. It would not be well to call such an Association an Orange Club, or a Whig Club. The Whig Club of London, of which the late Mr. C. J. Fox was head, had a -portrait of King William the Third always placed over the chair of the President, and the first toast after dinner was, " The Glorious and Immortal Memory of King William the Third." Yet this toast, adopted by the Orangemen in Dublin, was re garded as little short of high treason in the exa minations before the House of Commons two years ago. The Whigs and Orangemen were .much the same fifty years ago. Then . C. J. Fox threatened to prosecute any one who wrote against the Revolution ; but. now the Whigs would destroy the very founlations of the Revo lution, by giving to the Papists more power than they possessed even since the Reformation—not only placing theni as' well as they were prior to the Revolution, but mach better. [MORNING HERALD. Mr. O'Connell's letter is a striking specimen of the effects which befal a person who, accord ing to an old adage, sits on two Many stools.— At the meetings of the Catholic Association the Learned Gentleman was all " sound and fury "—we must not add, " hut signifying nothing." When he came over here his speeches and opinions became more moderate and tranquil ; and when examined before the Committees of the two Houses he became so mild and accommodating as to have fallen into ir retrievable disgrace with some of his Bolivarising associates; and thus, in trying to please every body, has, more or less, offended all. His allu sion to his " Tee-bock," too, is in very bad taste. We presume, If Mr. O'Connell were to get into Parliament, he must spend more time here, and make much greater professional sacrifices than he can have done upon this occasion ; and when it is considered that one of the objects of his journey- was to open the . doors of the House of Commons to his own admission, the time so employed can hardly be considered as thrown away.. It is very rarely indeed that we find people folloWers of truth or virtue merely for its own sake. But, without something like self-de votion, there can be no real patriotism. If they would have us admire their motives and conduct, let - the friends of the people of Ireland and of their civil immunities, dismiss selfishness. Let Chem adopt and pursue their object for its own sake, and for the sake of their country ; and let us hear nothing (at least from themselves) about silk gowns, fees, or personal hopes or fears. This, and this only, can really serve their cause, or hand them down to posterity with the Bolivars of this age or the liosciuskos of the last. [MORNING CHI ONICIAI The Corn Laws which lately involved the agricultural part of our population the greatest distress, are 'now producing the most mischievous results in our towns. So long as a monopoly 'shall be given to the British grower, so long must we be subject to the vicissitude of excessively. high find excessively low prices, for the average price at home being higher than that of the Continent, the farmer cannot find a profitable vent for his surplus in good years elsewhere, and, in had years, importation is prohibited till the popula tion is suffering from a famine price. The far mers were nearly ruined so long as the prices were low enough . to enable the manufacturers to subsist, with any thing like _comfort, on their scanty wages ; and now that prices are again high, the manufacturing towns are everywhere in a state of commotion, the workmen strug gling for a rise of wages to enable them to maintain their families, and the masteri vigorously resisting their demand. In a little time we shall have Yeomanry Cavalry parading the streets of the towns, and Country Gentlemen receiving the thanks of Government for the vigour with which they exerted themselves in repressing the disor ders engendered by their monopoly. The Common Connell of the City of London are to discuss the subject of the Corn Laws this day, and to add their voice to that of their fellow-citizens throughout the country. We are glad to see the union of feeling which prevails at the present most decisive mo ment. We say decisive, because, if the evil be not remedied in time, we fear the distress of the workmen will. alarm the masters too much for their own safety, to allow them to oppose as they ought, the pretensions of the land-owners. We have seen several well written hand-bills on this all-important subject. They are signed V.erax.; and one is entitled " An Appeal to the Landed Interest," and the other " An Appeal to all Merchants, Shipowners, Manufacturers, and Ar- . tizans." In the Appeal to the Landed Interest, the evil effects to the cultivators, produced by the present system, are demonstrated ; but the writer, though he condemns the present abominable sys tem of averages, advocates the imposition of a pro tecting duty of twelve shillings—a tax on con sumers which we cannot help thinking in every sense,,most unjustifiable. " It appears;! he says, " by incontrovertible evidence, - that.in ordinary years wheat cannot be grown in • Holstein under 40s. to 455. per year. No argument is, therefore, afforded by the present low prices in some of those countries, which prices , as they are ruinous to the growers, cannot possibly long con tinue. If an important duty or 12s. per quar ter were levied, this, together with the charges of shipment, freight, commissions, &c., will be equal to an increase of 18s. per quarter, and.from distant ports, of 21s. or 225. per quarter, upon the original cost of production, and when the ordinary rate of mercantile profit on the capital employed is added, the price will, by these means, be enhanced to the English consumer to above 60s. per quarter, which must surely be considered as an ample protection to the home grower." . But why should we thus endeavour to keep up so great a difference of price in Britain, as compared with the Continent ? Let it be borne in mind, that in proportion as we keep up prices artifi cially here, in the same proportion do we expose our agriculturists to difficulty when they are visit. with seasons of abundance; for the average here being alwaps higher by the duty than The average of the Continent, the fall must be equal to the duty, and the cost of exportation, before they can be relieved by the foreign market. CORONERS' INQUESTS. Last night an Inquest was held at the Red- Lion Tavern, Shoe-lane, Holborn. before Trios. 'SIIEL TON, Esq., Coroner, on the body of Jane Gunn, aged 30, who came to her death under the following circumstances : Harriett Moore, of No. 5, Parker's-rents, Shoe-lane, Holborn, bein ,, sworn, deposed, that on Mond a y mor nin g l a st the de ceased called upon her at her residence, and said that she had received a letter from her friends at Templeton, expressin ,, their intention of not seeing.her any more. She appeared to be very much dejected in her spirits. Witness advised her to rouse herself, and to endeavour to reconcile herself with her friends, and subsequently they went out to walk together, and they pro ceeded alongliolborn. While they were going along, the de ceased observed to witness that " she was not long for this world," and asked her whether she would follow her to the grave in the event of death ?" . Witness inquired of her " What was her meaning? she replied, " That it was immaterial to her;" and again said with a sigh." I'm not long for this world."— Witness knew the deceased for the last 12 months, during which period she obtained her livelihood by needle-work and waistcoat making, and was employed by Mr. Townsend, of the Old Bal. ley. The deceased resided. at No. .1, Merlin's-rents, Shoe-lane, and formerly - had been on the town, but latterly she had retired from the streets. The deceased on leaving witness was per fectly sober. Witness heard no more of her until-she heard that she had poisoned herself. James Davies, of No. 1, Merlin's -rents, Shoe-lane, deposed that the deceased lodged inbis house for the last month. She was 'in the habit of taking breakfast every morning with witness, as her poverty , was so great that she was unable to procure the ne cessaries of life herself. On Monday morning last, after break. fast, the deceased complained of a bad cough. Witness advised' her to get medical advice, and she soon after quitted the place, as witness considered, for that purpose ; and on her return, she went to - the table and mixed something in a tea-cup,' which she told him was for her cough. He said he hoped it mightdo her good and she immediately swallowed it. She was shortly, afterwards seized with vomiting, and her condition seemed to be very dan gerous, and a surgeon was sent for. On questionin x the de ceased, she confessed that she had taken - ariletiii, A doctor arrived jri about an hour after she was taken ill,• 'kit she was quite dead on his arrival. Two letters were here produced, which she had received from hei friends. The first expressing pleasure at having obtained a respectable situation ; and the second, expressive of the anger of her parents and brothers and sisters, at her not being able to keep her situations, and that they would not answer further letters, as she was strong and healthy, and old enough to provide for herself, without burdening them, and it was useless for her to go hOrne. Wit ness added, that she had - pledged several" artieles on - the day prior to her death. Could not tell .where 'she purchased the poison. 'Mary M'Kenzie deposed, that she, was with- the deceased when she was ill, after having taken the' arsenic, but did not send fora surgeon until an hour afterwards. The Jurreensured her for such neglect. • - Mr. Robert Bradford, surgOn and apothecary, of Shoe-lane, deposed, that the deceased was dead on his arrival. On open ing the body, he found the -oat of the stomach inflamed, and on analysing the contents, extracted a quantity of arsenic,which he had no doubt caused death. . The Foreman of the Jury expressed 'his itin that the act was contemplated by the,deceased ;. and oh 4;lr,ororier putting the question, the Jury returned the yerdiet of 'YFelo.de-re..' Tuesday clvening at eight o'clock; an Incjuest was held in the Committee Room of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, before THOMAS &try'. Eig. i Coroner, on the body of Mrs. Jane Brady, aged 93, a widow lady, lately residing in Vine street, Clerkenwell, wbo came by her death under the follow ing dreadful eircumstances.:— Mr. 'Wm. Clark, of No. 30, Vine-street, Clerkenwell, de posed, that. on Sunday evening last, while he was sitting in the first floor apartment of his house, his attention was attracted by seeing a blaze in the Ist floor apartment of an opposite house, and he heard the violent screams of a female. He instantly proceeded to the house, and made an alarm, on which the door was opened, and lie went up stairs to the deceased's apartment, where he found the deceased lying on the floor, with every particle of her dress burnt off her person, which was burnt in a horrid manner, and presented . a most horrific spectacle, her face, breasts, and arms being nearly burnt to a cinder. Witness conveyed her to the hospital in the most excruciating pain. She said that she was lighting a match by the fire,. when hetAltawl caught light`, and in a moment she was enveloped in flarni. The deceased .lived with her daughter, who was absent limn home at the time of the accident. What is very extraordinary, the deceased was .931'ears of age on the day the accident took place. Mr. BirClr, the house-surgeon, . declared that the deceased's arms, face, breasts, legs, and fier.person generally, were burnt dreadfully, and the injuries caused herdeath. Every assistance was afforded her, but to no effect.* Verdict—Accicitntal Death. Another Inquest was held at the same time and place, before the same Coroner, on the body of Mrs. Ann Martin, aged 58, another widow lady, who occupied apartments at N 0.2; Suffolk street, Pentonville, the circumstances of whose melanehelycase formed a peculiar coincidence with the last. Mrs. Elizabeth Searle being sworn, stated that the deceased occupied the first floor apartments in her house, N 0.2, Suffolk.: street, Pentonville. On Sunday afternoon last, witness . passed a few hours with the unfortunate deceased, who was in per fect health at the time ; and shortly after leaving her (at the same time that Mrs. Brady was burnt), she was alarmed .by the deceased, who was calling out, " Mrs.•Searle, come up for God's sake, I am on fire ! Witness immediately proceeded up stairs, and beheld the deceased all in flames. The • lower part of her dress was entirely burnt off, and from the waist up wards formed a complete circle of flames, while the, deceased was screaming, and' endeavouring to wave them from her face with her hands. Witness, on describing 'the state of the de ceased while burning, was scarcely able to give utterance in consequence, of grief. She called out " 111urdei !" and two gentlemen' came in and put a blanket round her, and -extin guished the flames. She was then" carried to the hospital. She was burnt on the same parts of her person as the last deceased; and she died in the hospital. Mr. Birch, the surgeon, deposed, that the deceased's arms, face, • breasts, &c., were burnt dreadfully. "He added, that it was a most extraordinary coincidence'that both deceased's met with the accidents exactly at the same hour; they arrived at the hospital together, the injuries they'receiVed were just the same, and on the same parts:of the body, and they departed, this life at the same hour in the hospital. Every possible as sistance, he "said, was afforded her. 'The Jury, after little consultation, returned a verdict of "Accidentally burnt to death." An Inquest was held before TIIoSIAS HIGGS, Esq., Coroner for Westminster, on the body of Master George Henry Davies, aged 5 years, son to Mr. Davies, of No. 23,-Dartmouth -street, Westminster, who was . burnt to death In consequence of his clothes catching fire. Tile deceased, it appeared, was in one of the apartments where a fire was alight, and during the absence of his parents and the servant he was playing with the fire, when his clothes came in contact with the flames, by which be was in a short time surrounded and burnt in a orrid manner; before assistance arrived. Verdict— Accidental Death. COAL MARKET, Arnn. C. Ships at Market, Ships sold Price. 37i Newcastle - - 26 -29 s Od 0 38s Od 17 Sunderland - - 16 —27 s to 39s 6d FIRE.--Yesterday morning a fire broke out in the sugar-house of Mr. Martin, sugar-biker, Goulston-square, Niglitechapel. which entirely destroyed the interior of the building, leaving nothing standing but the outer Walls. By the timely arrival of tile engines the further progress of the fire was a rrested. _ _ MURDER.— he Dublin Mining ,Post of Mon.-. I day last contains the following :paragraph :—The Rev. P O'REILLY, administrator of th e p aris h o f Killaneek, whilst . re 7 turning home in the evening, about a fortnight ago, was way - . laid and barbarously murdered. Our Correspondent in Gra nard informs us, that the Coroner's Inquest on the body was three several times adjourned ; at length the Jury brought in the following verdict :—" Came by. his death in consequence of wounds inflrctell by some person or persons unknown. . - On Monday evvning, about five miles on the other side of Doncaster, a Leeds Coach, cooling to London, met 1 with a serious accident by coming in contact with a waggon, which overturned it. The coach'was full, both inside and out ; and of the passengers, we understand only four reached London, the others were more or less. injured.. The coachman WAS also much hurt ; and George Young, who has been guard thereto for some years, had his thigh broken in two places. We have n ot yet heard the particulars of the cause of the accident. SPANISH CONSTITUTIONALISTS• (From the New York National Gazette.) It will be seen by the subjoined Correspond' ence, which a friend has , transmitted to its from Gibraltar, that the American Naval Commander in the Mediterranean, Commodore Crighton, made a•humane attempt, last autumn, to rescue some of the Spanish patriots from the fangs of their op pressors. Though the Spanish General, O'Don nell, vas not then under the necessity of shedding blood, he was not long afterwards employed in that work by orders from the Court. " U. S. ship Cyane, (Gibraltar Bay, Oct. 2.5, 1824. I " Your Excellency,-1 have heard with deep concern that a number of Spanish subjects are to be shot to death to-morrow at Algeziras, for having committed an offence against the 10 0 of Spain, the justice of which punishment - 1 will not presuille to call in question. Should it, however, be.in your Excellency power to pardon these unfortunate and deluded men, may I ask, in the name of humanity, that this act of clemency may tic extended towards them, and whether the. examples already made would not answer the ends of justice? But if your EX' cellency cannot pardon, may I hope that you will,postponelthe execution of their dreadful sentence, until I can write to the 3.li' ulster of the United States at Madrid, that he may intercede with his Most Catholic Majesty in, behalf of these miserable men. Spare them, I beseech your Excellency, and stop the ar' teries of Spanish blood, which has ;already been so abundantlY. shed, and let Spain repose with her children, b u t no t d e stroy them. I appeal to your Excellency with confidence, h a ving heard'much of your ExCellency's mild and excellent character . " I beg your Excellency to accept the assurance of my vent" high consideration and respect. (Signed) "JOHN- ORDE.CREIGHTON, Commanding the United States ships and vessels` Cruising in the Mediterranean. " To his Excellency General O'Donnell, Commander.in-Chie f of the Royal Spanish troops, Algeziras." ANSWER. " Sir—l have received your kind letter dated yesterday, by which you solicit the pardon of some unfortunate Spaniards,- whom you suppose under sentence of death, and to be executed to-day : . - - - , _ " hasten to inform you, Sir, that such news reported to you at Gibraltar is without foundation, and that I am not for tlic present under the unpleasant necessity of. shedding human -blood, by the authority Of the laws. But should 1 unfortu nately be obliged to resort again W such a repugnant and dreadful step, intended to repress atrocious crimes, I have authority to stop or suspend .the execution of the sentence , although desirous to shew you, Sir, the consideration which your interference greatly deserves. Nay your life be long prC' served. (Signed) " JOSEPH O'DONNELL. " Algeziras, 26th October, 1824. • "To the Cofnmander of the United States' ships in the Mediterranean. 7 Annexed is the answer given by the Bashaw of Tangier, in the naive of the Emperor of Mo" roco, to the demand made by the Spanish Go.? vernment, that" the vassals of his Most Catholic Majesty," who had taken refuge in Barbary, should be delivered up. The Emperor wrote tIY the Bashaw, 46 Thou last done well in not giving up the Spaniards—they have taken refuge undo' our flag, and must be Kotected." The barbarian and infidel Monarch appears to great advantage in contrast with the. Royal Minion of the /WY' Alliance. ANSWER OF TILE BASITAW. " Ills Majesty cannot for a moment entertain the idea of de - , livering up the persons who came to his dominions, placing" trust and confidence in a Monarch just and beneficent, who re spects the precepts of God, given through his Prophet. " If the men claimed by the King of Spain be offender` against the laws, his Majesty should suspend their punishmeq until he be firmly seated in his throne, and when that peri°' arrives, the Emperor will have a direct understanding with the King of Spain, who may then demand them, for it is the duty of sovereigns to respect and attend.ro each other's Wishes. ," If the King of Spain considers these men as offenders, b e ' cause they have not opposed destiny, be it so. Other King 9 ' there are, and' friends too of the King of Spain, .who do nos look on them in that light, and would moreover have wishe d them to have taken refuge in their territories, where they tvotill' have been protected. " The Emperor is a lover of clemency, and is not a strange r to the principles of justice, and th ere f ore he cannot,' witho P offending God by breaking the commands of his Prophe t ' accede to the ivishes of his friend the King of Spain." . . To T. TAYLOR, Esq. NO. 9, New Bridge-street, London. HONOURED Sin, jr BEG leave to inform you, that ever since the year 1790, I had been afflicted with the Lues Vencre a e which,- from its obstinately resisting every course of medic:it% prescribed by the most - eminent of the faeulty here, and 1, , 11 , dergoing severalsevere courses of salivation, and twice - d':.6 charged from the Hospital with little relief, would appea r „e . be of the most inveterate nature. In the spring of last ” .. " - c r• my nisorder bad got to such a bead, as nearly to pnt a read, to my existence—l had a large ulcer im the crown of any fie 7 on e-on each arm, and my legs were broke o ut in a fright , manner; my right was dreadfully painful,.and had been 0; state of ulceration for the last seven years ; my left had acr e two large nodes on it, was very much discoloured, and O v a me uch excruciating pain, particularly when wa r m in is nearly to deprive me of in this lamentable state,i. was recommended by Mr. .1. Thompseo, - (Who receirt:,,d.; great •a cure by them here),-to take your Leake's Patent O i ls' which I began to (loon the With 0. May ; in th e e o urgy fortnight I began to receive benefit—in little more th' l L , Month the ulcers on my head and arms were soundly soon after, the sores on my legs healed also; leaving, ever, considerable diseolouration in the skin, and pain i l ,'„ `t je bone of theleft,•which, by the blesriog of G o d, and•a " ; longer perseverance in your invalisable Medicine, sulssided the nodes dispersing, the skin regaining its natural hUe, 1,1 Oa nocturnal pains gradually going off.-1 thus became , yo r liberal advice and medicine, perfeCtly free from a ll n d former complaints—have recovered my former spirits a gag strength, and ant become jolly and fat; in which state ha C w continned many months, to the astonishment of all who 110 me, I am at a loss in what terms ts, express my gratitude , a i,e beg you, for,,the' good of other suff e ring mortals, to T° ,,, a , this my case as public as possible, as I shall on every lion; nn so doing you will greatly oblige, • Sir, your grateful, obedient., very humhtesereartt - „ ALEX. MURK'Y'' . Swan's Close, High-street, Edinburgh. Witnesses to the above C ore: — r etut s kihn Thompson; No. 3, New Poultry Market, Edinbu'r. . John M'lntosh, Old Assembly Close, Fdiiburg r Prepared and sold by the sole PrOprietor, THOMAS .` his LOR, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, °I I 6 , house,. No.'9, New Bridge-street, London ; where, a" - dis• constant. residence of more than 40 y e a rs , i n a p r actice O' - 4 , 5 c eularly directed to the, cure of Venereal Complaints and t ,4lc incidental to the Parts of Generation with That invi o 'tie secrecy which men of his profession should alwarrobse r r_!' h e guch cases, he flatters himself the advice and assistan ec or sratuitously adMinisters to persons taking this Medicin e - l`l or e be estemed, by a discerning Public, as an advantage 6c attainahle, kna void of all ambignity. (0 ' Also sold, by hieuppointinent,tor the convenience t wits Ilving,.at,a distance, at the Toyshop, No. ;M. Oxford"' t , r teri • Hr. Disboroughts, No. 7, -Fish-street-hill; Mr. of, South-bridge, • Edinburgh; . Callwci ys, flub1in;°"001: • one person in every considerable town in Great Brita!",4 Ireland, in boxes ofonly 2s. Yd. - cads, stamped, and - sec"' it tict with, full and plain directioni, whereby persons, of c ' a rrif sex may cute themaelies with ease, speed, Secrecv , `safety.. BIRTH. On the sth inst., Mrs. William Brocklesby, of a son. MARRIED. of Nsil:l .dn esd Jn Wedne, lay, at St. Pancras, James Sowton, Oray's-inn, to Anna Maria, youngest daughter of the late John Potticary, of Blackheath. J o hn On Saturday, the 2d inst., at Shepperton, mi ss Chapman, Esq., of the Audit-office, Somerset-place, t ° Sarah Winch, f Sbepperton, Middlesex. DIED. On the 31st ult., Lieutenant James Crook, R.N. Tosv e " On the sth inst., Mr. Wm. Ruston, of /Imp-lane , street, aged 61. f oy ter g Suddenly, on Wednesday ? the 80th ult., three sveF kg her marriage . , • Mrs:Mary Bahlcrson, late widow or Mr . 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