The Sun. — London, England, 1821-03-29 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. 110USR OF , COMMONS. Mercurii, 28° Die Martii,lB‘2l. }imm.tv CA•rnoLic 1 The Petition AGAINST, from the f Dean and Chapter of Hereford. • PonTsmowrir ROADS.—A new Rill for this Trust brought in, read, and ordered to be reail second time. WooLLEN Cturns.—Sclect Committee appointed to inquire into the Woollen Trade, with the usual powers. NEwixoToN Vrs-1 TWO Petitions against this Bill, and Tin - . PILL. f Counsel ordered to be heard. DUMAN BOLT, AND DUN-1 A Committee on these Acts is LEARY Iltroiourt. f fixed for Friday next. Sur PPlNG.—Acconnt presented, and to be printed. A entictrurvnit.—Representation from liaddingtoru, to be printed. TIMBER DUTIEBACTS.—COITIMittiIethereOr.TFUSEVEN'ING. TO CORRESPONDENTS. The Concl.,lsion of the Abstract of the Bill on SMALL DEBTS, &c. To-rnorrow. PRIG OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE 0 - CLOCK. Cent. Co3s r 1,4 India Bonds 42s. pr. 5 per Cent. Navy Ann. Excheq. Bills par 186 Cons. to: Acc0urt......71 HIGH WATER AT LONDO: ,Morning, 34 minutes after 11. , N BRIDGE TO-MORROW. I Evening, 0 minutes after 12. THE SUN. 30LF:31 QUIS DICERE FALSUM AUDEAT? LONDON, THURSD .11 7 , .31_11W11 29, 1821. There have been so many false reports in fo reign Journals, and so many misrepresentations in those of this metropolis, respecting the state of affairs between Austria and Naples, that it is difficult to form any correct or probable opinion on those grounds as to the actual course of events. We therefore feel highly gratified when, from our own resources, - We are able to ob tain any communication on which we can depend. We have this day seen a private Letter from _Geneva, dated the 23d instant, which stated, that intelligence had been received from Milan of a Counter-Revolution having taken place at Naples.—No accounts could be learnt of Gene ral PE. r, arid CAR_ISCOSA was reported to be in full retreat. A re-action was likewise expected to take place at Turin.—We give this extraordi nary account without comment, observing, how ever, that it came to us from a very respectable quarter. Paris Papers of Monday and Tuesday last have arrived, but they contain no confirmation of either of the reports in circulation yesterday.— The first, stating that a decisive battle was fought on the 13th and 14th, near Rome, in which the Austrians were defeated, with considerable loss, still rests on the authority of private communica tions from Italy. It is reported that a Gentle man arrived in town yesterday, who left Pesaro on the 17th, Alexandria the 19th, and Turin the 21st, bringing the intelligence above mentioned ; in addition to which he states, that 30,000 Pied montese had marched to Milan, arid 6,000 to Piacenza, and that no report of a counter-revolu tion at Naples, or of the Austrians having entered that city, existed at Turin on the 21st. In oppo sition to this statement, we subjoin the following intelligence, received by express this morning from Paris, communicating a private letter from Milan• of the 20th, which mentions that the Aus trians had made themselves masters of Naples.— We do not place much credit in this report, as we understand that Govarnment have received a dis patch from Ancona, dated the 19th, which con tains no account of the entrance of the Austrians into Naples : " PARTS, TUESDAY ArTEIIIIOOY, " Half-past 2 o'Clcck. " I have just seen who has given me the following extract of a letter from Milan. lie does not place implicit confidence in the report con tained in it, though lie thinks it worth attention . ALILA.N, MARCH 20.-it is reported that the Austrians " have made themselves masters of Naples, and that they en ." tend, in consequence 6f a capitulation with the President cf " the Government. it is said that the latter is to grant a sort " of Constitution, .ag falourable in its , . nature to the Aristo. " eracy, as that of Spam is of a contrary character." " On one report, however, my' informant as sur.?.'; r.:. that I may rely : it is, that the Aus trian and Itu4sian Ministers were very anxious to leave Turin, but that the new Sovereign pre -vailed upon them to stay, saying that he was determined to take no'part in the war on either " Tw•o couriers are just arrived from ROMP, which they left on the 13th. They have brought dispatches both to the French and Austrian Go-. vetatnents, to the effect, as I am assured, that the Austrians are every where received with open arms! that they experience no resistance either from the people or the army, which latter not only makes no stand, but disperses in all directions. • " The rentes opened at 77f. 50c. They are now 77f. 80c. This rise is attributed to the re port of the Austrian Ambassador having received an express, announcing the advance of the Aus trian Army without resistance. " A friend of mine dined yesterday with a merchant, who left the Ncapolitan head quarters on the 1C:11 : he states, that up to that time not a musket had been fired. " Three o'Cloek.—The rentes have reached 781. The report continues that the Austrians are in full advance on Naples (observe they are nut in Naples,) and that the Neapolitans retire without tiring a shot." Accounts from Naples of the 11th contain the Neapolitan Bulletin of the affair at Rieti, and state that the Prince Regent has set out for the army. The following articles are extracted from the Journal des DI-bats 0: Tuesday. " NArr.rs, MARCH 11.—The Government has just published the first bulletin of our army, It is in substance as follows: " Gen. Pepe having heard that the _Austrians were concentrating themselves in force at Rieti, vent a strong reconnoitring party against them. An engagement ensued, and the Austrians were the attackers. Our soldiers sustained the attack for seven hours. The General, perceiving new reinforcements arrive to the Austrians, ordered a retreat. The enemy returned to their positions. They . had many men killed. We had about thirty killed and wounded. " On the Bth, at 4 in the afternoon, their Royal Highnesses the Duke of Calabria and the Prince of Salerno left this capital for the. army. " The Prince Regent's departure has been an nounced to the Parliament by the following mes sage, which has this day been posted in the streets : " The events of the war render my presence with the army necessary. lam about to repair to it, and shall make frequent journies thither, dividing my time between the camp and the capital, in order that the various affairs of the state may not be neglected. " During my absence my mind is tranquil. I leave amidst you all that I hold most dear in the world—my beloved family. I confide in the affection which has been constantly shown me by the population of Naples, and in the excellent conduct and zeal of the National Guard, which has enabled me to render the troops of the line disposeable for the defence of the country. " My confidence in the Neapolitans is unlimited, in the same manner as I see that theirs in me is equally so. This reciprocal sentiment will certainly be justified. (Signed) " FRANCIS, Regent." " Naplos, March 7." cc The Prince Regent has appointed for his officers of ordnance, the Duke of Casoli, the Prince of Allieno, the Prince of Torulla, the Marquis Brancacchio, Count Niscemi and Count Partanna. " A decree of the Prince Regent orders all landholders and farmers, as soon as they fee the enemy advancing, to remove every kind of provi sions and forage behind th© lines of the army. An account will be taken of their losses. " Our troops occupy Ascoli, under the orders of Camp-Marshal Verdinosi, and maintain good discipline, with which the Pontifical Authorities have expressed their satisfaction." The further extracts from the French Papers which we subjoin furnish additional particulars respecting the Revolution in Piedmont, and the late insurrectionary movements in the South of France. " PARIS, MARCH 26.—The King of Sardinia is expected here. Preparations are making at the Elysee de Bourbon for his reception. His Majesty's brother, the Duke de Genevois, has protested against the late proceedings at Turin. " The several garrisons in Savoy are ordered up to Turin. " Baron Bender, the Austrian Ambassador in Piedmont, passed Mont-Cenis on the 21st. " A letter from Turin, dated March 20, states, that on the 17th a division of artillery marched for the frontiers. The citadel was to be occupied by the National Guard."—(Journal Dec De bats.) " Some of our readers reproach us for our si lerlce on the actions between the Austrians and Neapolitans. Our silence speaks for itself."— (Constitutionel.) " The most recent intelligence received from Grenoble states that tranquillity prevails in that city. The Chamber of Accusation of the Royal Court has, in virtue of article 233 of the code of criminal instruction, taken cognisance of the affair of the 20th instant, and appointed one of its members to act as examining judge. M. Ferdinand Dalpozzo, who has been appointed Minister of the Interior in Pied mont, was formerly a member of the French le gislative body. He was also President of the Court of Appeal for Genoa and Rome. M. Bus solmo, appointed to the war and marine, has serv ed as a Colonel in the French army. M. Guber natis, appointed Minister of Finance, was, while the French governed Italy, sub:prefect of Parma. Count Christiani, appointed Director-General of Police, was a prefect in France. He is known in Piedmont for an address he made to a cele brated personage during the hundred days. " The reply of the Duke of Genevois has reach ed Turin, and has caused the greatest sensation there. He declares that he considers himself the first subject of the King, Victor Emmanuel ; that he will not accept the proposition made to him of usurping the throne ; and that he protests against every thing that has taken place con trary to the will of the Monarch and the tran quillity of Piedmont.—(Gazette de France.) C 4 We learn from Chamberry, under the date of the 20th, that, on the garrison being called out, to swear fidelity to the new government, the troops broke their ranks at the moment when they were required to take the oath. Most of the sol diers carried off their arms. The discontent is general in Savoy, and we are assured that much discontent also prevails in Piedmont. The King is regretted ; the desertions from the army in crease rapidly.—(lbid.) " Copies of the Constitution of 1791 are spread out with profusion i❑ the shops of the booksellers accustomed to vend pamphlets and revolutionary libels. Is this because the rebels of Grenoble called for that Constitution or rather was it not the show made of this book which induced them to report that the Constitution of 1791 had been proclaimed at Paris ? Be this as it may, those who wish to revive the sovereignty of the people and the right of insurrection, and to overthrow the existing order of things, ought to procure for themselves this Constitution proscribed by the Charter.---(kid.) " We are assured that the Duke of Belluno is appointed Commandant Extraordinary of the Sixth Military Division. (Besancon), the seventh (Grenoble), and the nineteenth (Lyons). lie will establish his head-quarters in the last city. " A great many reports were circulated yester day, on the authority of an English courier from Italy. The name of this English courier was said to be Thomson. We can assure our readers that no English courier has arrived here. " To the details we gave the day before yester day respecting the criminal attempt at Grenoble on the 20th, we have to add that the authorities, perceiving that the standard Of. revolt was hoist ed, were bound in terms of the law to declare the town iu a state of siege. In thin adopting, however, the means of making the King's autho rity be respected, the course of justice was not disturbed ; and the Royal Court revoked, the sentences of the guilty. The troops, as French soldiers always do, replied to the cry of rebellion by exclaiming Vive le Rui ! and dispersed the mob with the but-ends of their musquets. On the 21st, complete tranquillity prevailed through out the city, and every thing promised that it would not be troubled. " A letter from Turin, dated the lath, says that the new King of Sardinia has written to the Prince of Carignano, that he will accept the Crown, if his brother's abdication be free, and if he persist in it ; but that he will annul whatever has been forced from the Regent by revolutionary influence, and will freely give a Constitution suitable and conformable to the wants of the country and to enlightened opinions. " Letters from Geneva state that the late events in Piedmont have produced universal satisfaction in the western Swiss Cantons, the trade of which suffered extremely from the prohibitory system adopted by the Sardinian Government with re spect to foreign merchandise. The inhabitants of Savoy having been long deprived of all lite rary communication with France, have eagerly written to their correspondents at Lyons and Geneva, to send them political and constitutional works, of which they are completely destitute. " We read in the G az.elle, of Lyons of the 20th what follows :—" Yesterday was perfectly tran quil : the Prefect and the Mayor have restored confidence to all good citizens, by contradicting disquieting news, and have done justice to the good spirit of the inhabitants of the city. An nexed are the notices which they have posted up. " THE PREFECT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TILE RHONE TO THE INHABITANTS OF LYONS. " Absurd reports were circulated yesterday, and a momen tary uneasiness was the consequence. " These reports, destitute of all foundation, are incontestably the work of Malevolence, which wishes to create disorder to furnish pretexts for accusing the Lyonese population, and to disturb, along with the peace which our city enjoys, the com mercial relations that form its prosperity. " The Authorities are confident that, under these circum stances, the Lyonese will afford a proof of the good spirit which animates them, and that, jealous for the preservation of that character of wisdom and moderation which they have acquired, they will give fresh proofs of their attachment to order, of their love of our new Institutions, and the King to whom we owe them. " Lyons, March 12. _ " LEZAY MARNEZIA." " MAYORALTY OF LYONS. " The most absurd reports were yesterday evening circulated among the public by malevolence. " But the good spirit which animates the inhabitants of this city has not belied itself. They have known how to oppose the most perfect tranquillity to the efforts of the enemies of the King, who are also those of the country. " Lyonese, you will repel the aggressions of the partisans of disorder, under whatever mask they present themselves ; and you will not allow that perfect tranquillity which you have con stantly enjoyed, and to which you are indebted for the prospe rity of your trade and manufactures, to experience the slightest interruption. In the pitsent cireumstanus, as in eVcry other, you will give a new proof of your unalterable attachment to the King, and to the invaluable institutions which France owes to him. " Lyonese, confide in your magistrates • they watch for you; and they will equally justify the contidence of the Govern inent and their fellow-citizens. " Done at the Town-house, March 19. (Signed) "BARON RAMBAUD, . t " Mayor of the City of Lyons." (C FRAN E FORT, R Cil I J.-The Berlin Official Gazette quotes letters from W arsaw which state that the Emperor Alexander will soon leave Lay bach for Vienna, and that his Itiajesty will con tinue his journey to Petersburgh, by the way of Warsaw." The following are extracts from French Pa pers received this day, March 29 : " A UGSBCIIGII S MARCH 4 2(1—Letters from Venice, of the 11th, contradict the news that the harbour of this city was blockaded; bat several 'Neapolitan ships of war have been seen in the northern part of the Adriatic GOO, and serious fears were entertained that they would capture some Austrian merchant vessels. As soon as it was known at Venice that thy Neapolitans had entered the Gelph, the rates of insurance and freight rose very considerably. The Austrian flotilla, at the approach of the Neapolitan squa dron, took refuge its the Ports of Ancona and Zara. " YBACH, MAUCH it-It is affirmed that immediately after the arrival of the Courier who brought the intelligence that the Neapolitan had commenced hostilities, orders were dispatched to General irimont to proceed without delnv in the prosecution of military operations against Naples." STOCK EXCHANGE.— 'Ni. this moment (two o'clock) understand that the S, per cents. are op to. 72. ROMAN C.Yrnomcs.—A meeting of Roman Catholic Clergymen was held on the 26th in Dublin, at which Resolutions were passed, and a Petition to Parliament agreed to, hostile to the Bills which modern Reformers aro attemp.. ti ng to force down the throats of the Papists, but which they repel with disgust. The recent Letters of Sir thacoutcr LEEY seem to have opened the eyes of the Rowan Catholics as well as of Pro testants, and have ino3t satisfactorily proved of the former, that according to the Poet, " Think nothing gain'd, they Cry, while aught remains.." SECOND EDIT! ON. SUN-OFFICE, Foun o'CLocK. " SUPPEMENT TO THE EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE OF FLORENCE. " FLORENCE, MARC/I 17.—After the publica tion of the Gazette this day, we have received from Rome, dated the 15th, the following news, which appears to us of the greatest importance : " On the evening of the 11th, three dis patches arrived at Naples, to his Royal High ness the Duke of CALABRIA. The first, coming from the Abruzzi, announced that General PEPE had been abandoned by his troops after his first rencontre with the Aus trians ; the second, that at Gaeta the army had revolted against General BERGANI ; the third, brought a request to his Royal Highness, from General CARRASCOSA, to proceed immediately to Aversa, in order that he might have an inview with him. His Royal Highness thought it better, instead of going himself, to send Gen.F.IRDELLA, with the Minister of War. On the 12th, these two personages returned to the capital, and after having explained the state of things, the Parliament assembled, and ordered the Duke of CALABRIA to address a Message to the KING, in thek-name of the Assembly, to declare their respect and sub- mission to his MAJESTY, and to invite him to re turn to the Capital. " The town of Naples is quiet. " Other letters from Terracina, dated the 14th, announce that the. war is ended, and the Parlia ment dissolved, after having surrendered all their power into the hands of the PRINCE REGENT. " Lieut.-General F.UIDELL.I dispatched by the Duke of CALABRIA, arrived on the 15th at half past nine in the morning at Rome, and presented himself at the Palace Farnese, in the hope of find ing the King there. Being informed that his MA JESTY was at Florence, he continued his journey for that Capital." Yesterday a Court of Directors was hold at the East India Ifo - use, when Captain T. IVI‘TAG oAnT was sworn into the command of the ship Rose, consigned to Bengal direct. Tuesday, the first wing of the East India Com pany's Warehouse Troops, consisting of upwards of 400 men, under the command of Colonels DA• TIDSON and THORNTON, had a grand field-day in the Tenter-ground, Goodman's-fields. Being all picked young men, they presented a very soldier-like appearance ; they went through their military manoeuvres with great exactness, and to the great satisfaction of their Officers and a great number of Military Gentlemen who were present. The remainder of the ,(2d battalion royal ve terans embarked on Saturday at Portsmouth for The Poor Rates have been greatly reduced in many parts of Sussex, in consequence of the low ness of provisions. The Brewers in the country are generally falling their beer, and many Essex innkeepers have reduced posting. SPANISH PAPERS &ii LISBON MAIL. [R EC EIVED mcraNlN(l.l MADrun, Ikl.tacn I-I.—Letters from Ceuta of the ‘2,1 March give the following, accounts Muley Ibrahim left Taugeip yesterday for Te tuan, passing by the district of Amhara, ou the other side of-,tlie chain of mountails Which di vides this littlrNinsula from the Continent.— lie was accompanied by a thousand horse of Chelang, beside the suite of Nobles whom he brought with him, among whom is Cid Egleach Alarbe der llacern, counsellor and director of tf4e father of Ibrahim Muley Eli AI-cid, in the siege which lie laid to this place in the years 17'A and 1791. The prodigality of this young Candidate for the Crown appr'ars to increase his party against his uncle Muley Soliman, though the latter has received '23 field pieces, purclyaed at GibrzOtar by Ben Olier, the Council of Morocco, which have been handed at Jaraehe. The Xephew has , given '2O piastres to the Cavalry and tO to thf.r Infantry of all the troops of this Canton, and is reported that the peopin of the Country say, that GOD assists him. We have heard to-day a heavy cannouad to wards Tetuan, which being a repetition of what we heard yesterday on the same side, dives res son to surpect that it proceeded, from resikitance• to Ai ttley Ibrahint, and not to rcjoicint., especially bitcame Hasa Baja, the Governor of that City., is a decided supporter of Ailey Solitnau, :he actual Sovereign of Morocco. MAW:ID,M.I,IICIf 33.—A Cadiz Journal of the 4th contains an extract from a letter of General !.;.an Martin, dated Pisco, 14th October, 1810, in which, after mentioning that the prospect of is very promising, he says, " Within five: days I shall reirnbark' the army to corurnew:c its operations in the North. Arenales has pro ceeded through the Sierra with one thousand' men ; he is to advance upon Junja, Loa communicate with are by the - North. embark with the army in two or three days to attack the north of Lima, form a communication with Arenales, and raise the provinces of Guar* las, Guanaco, and Combuco, of the success of which I am convinced ; my object is, by a get:o ral insurrection of the Sierra, to reduce Lim.b by famino, and oblige Pczeula to a capitulation., without poglecting at the .;arne time the augtnen4 tation of - the army, and the conquest of the la tendency of Truxillo. .1 eau assure you that thi s plan will have the most important results, ;And ii it is accomplished, as I hope, Lima will be ours in three months from this date.'? CAniz, M.tacn Diario Gadibar:Q, announcing the refusal of the Government of Buenos Ayres to treat with the Spanish Coors missioners, unless the independence of the Re- public were previonNly recognised, enters into s long discussion to prove, that justice and sound policy equally call on Spain to recognise thi s independence, to which their Colonial brethren have as mach right as the Spaniards thernielve —(i'ifiscellanett, March 15.) LrsnoN, MAncn 13.—TheCortes 2tin contincte" their discussions very regularly, without any et traordinary occurrences. The bases of the Colt .- stitution are now published in the following De cree, printed for the use of the Members of th'd . Cortes : The General and Extraordinary Cortes or the Portuguese nation, before proceeding to form a political constitution, recognize and decre'* as the bases of it, the following principle.. 85 being the best adapted to .secure the individual rights of the Citizen, and to establish the orja nization and limits of the political powers of the' State. The fifteen Articles of the first Section, " the individual rights of the Citizen," are for the most part left as they were first proposed by the Committee appointed to draw them up. Articles S, 9, 10, relate to . tha liberty of the Press. The free communication of his thoughts is one of the most precious rights of man ; therefore, any citizen may express his opi nion on every subject, without depending on 3 . previous censorship, being responsible for the abuse of this liberty in cases which the law de termines. The Cortes shalt make this law ag soon as possible, and shall appoint a special Com mittee to protect the liberty of the Press, anti repress its abuses. As for the abuse which may JC made of it in religious matters, the Bishol )s retain the censorship of writings published () religious dogmas and morality, and the Govern" went will aid the Bishops its punishing the guiltP In tht Section is introduced Article 25,. which says, " The Constitution must clearly fiX . the division of the three Powers, the. Executlve, the Legislative, and the Judicial. The Legisla tive resides in the Cortes, depending on the sanc tion of the King, who is never to have an absolute :, ,r-