The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1832-11-27 00:00:00

TIE LONDON' pitEss. SPEECH OF THE KING •CrF FRANCE. The speech of the--King.oflhe French to 'the dianitierti. which we published in our papei of yesterday, has - been taken by our liberal contemporaries to mean well, to mean ill, and to mean nothing at all. For the .Times tells us, that the speech of the King of the French:appears " the most moderate, reasonable, anti nrrpreterrding -ad dress, that has been delivered from the throne of France for the last seventeen years ;"—the Herald, that the speech of the King of the French "is a pompous and weak pl•oduction, worthy of a pen gnided-by-the -inspira tions of a council of doctrinaires ;"—the that • the speech of the King of the French " does not call for any particular comment." The .opinien-iif•this Utter-en- • - tic was clearly meant to be correct. It was undoubtedly intended that the speech of his Majesty of the French shoal "call for no particular comment." • If the object of speech be "to conceal-our thattghts;"voalia s 7g . eT. dom - been - more adroitly employed than' on this occasion. Extravagance or economy, clemency or rigour, war or pe;we, the speech may recommend either, or any, or all, according to the inclinations of its interpreters. " Fsl lal la," says the King of the French, or words to that ef fect. We say, like Jaliet inthe tragedy, "he speaks— yet he says nothing." -But nithongli we learn, from the a dd re , s 'of 'Louis Phillippe 'to his Chambers, very little-as to the intended pOlicy of - France, we get a little insight into the spirit by •which that policy is likely to be influ enced. His I%jesty states that, .in spite of the _ellorts of hiQ government, the treaty of the 45th of November, 1831, which went to effect the separation of Belgium and ' Holland, remained unexecuted; that the ''means Of con:- ciliation appeared•to•be exhausted; -that the end was not. attained. •"1 conceived," says the King of the French, "that such a state of things , could'not be prolonged with out compromising the dignity and the interests of France. The momeat had •arrived to enforce the 'treaties and to fulfil the enagements. - contraeted towards Belgium. The . King of Grreat Britain participated in my sentiments." What were the sentiments in which the -King of 'Great Britain is said : to have participated? Sentiments of reluctance to compromise 'the dignity and -the -interests of France. Admirable' Why is war, by'the Whigs de nounced, by the same Whigs courted and commended? Why is economy; by the Whigs enforced, by the same , Whigs- abandoned and. contemned ? Whyis commerce, by the Whigs - patronised, by -the same Whigs checked and thwarted? Why is public opinion, by the Whigs enthroned, by the same Whigs insulted and deposed ?. Because, in the downright phrase of Marshal Soult, "such a state of things.could not be 'prolonged without eompro. m isinn• the' dignity and the int eres t s o f F rance ?"—M orn ing Post." THE UNPOPUT.A.R WAR. 'The address of General Chasse to his troops is such as might have been expected from a gallant officer com manded by his Sovereign to preserve his position, and fight to the last, without any reference to the nature of the contest or the chances of success. He holds out nol prospects of ultimate victory, but expectsirom his com-1 panions in arms a resolute purpose, like his own, to maintain their honour, and to display their courage, even in defeat. * * * Our great hope, however, is, that tine ?siege of Antwerp may begin and terminate hosti lities, and that the increasing number of Dutch ships brought into our ports may be more effective than the se di:ions addresses or petitions of our conservatives, in con vincing the Dutch merchants that the people of England are decidedly opposed to their monopolizing claims, and that peace, with the enj o ym en t o f th e t ra d e of England, is at least as profitable as the retention of Antwerp, with an English embargo.—Times. The Times tells us, that. we "almost c omm it hi g h treasen" in wishin success to the-King of the Nether lands, What. ! if tie war against his Majestybe not only almost, I.)W altogether high treason, or a high treason able. misdemeanour, do we commit high treason in wish ing itlo fail ? Let it never be lost sight of, that this is a war to which Parliament has not consented—a war ad visedly 'undertaken at a time when Parliament could have nooPportunity of pronouncing an opinion upon it—a war condemned by every Englishman who has spok en o f a war confessedly undertaken by Louis _Philippe and the King of England, solely hecause it is necessary to "th e dignity and interest of _France." ls it, indeed, " a l most high -treason" to wish for failure in such a war? Th en ninety-mine hundredths of the people of England are traitors. But this is 'the common stupidity of-the Tim e s, ever to blurt opt violent wordS and extravagant propo sitions, insteaeof reasoning.. Was. it ever imputed as "almost high. treason" to Mr. .Fax. or Mr.' (now Lord) Grey, when they avowed theirlibnes of the failure of the several coalitions against republican France ? Was it imputed as "almost high treason" to Lord Chatham (a greater name) when he exulted in the successful resist ance of the Americans ? No : the. 'conduct of Messrs. Fox and Grey was deemed to he detestable, not because they were thought to wish ill success .to an unjust war, but because they chainpioned the cause of- an am bi tious, regicide, profligate, and atheist conunonwealth, corrupt ing E i urepe - by the depravity of ts morals, and molesting neighbo.urs by unjust aggression —a -c ommonwea l t h , whose hostility t o England -was its least Offence, 'if that. were any. In the cases of Messrs. Fox and Grey it: ould have been all6Wed; as it was conceded in that of Lord Chatham, that, if_they could be believed:to think the war unjust, they had a right to wish its failure, and, as free men, they had a right to express that wish—and so they had—this is the common right of mankind. Our obliga tions to the majesty of eternal justice are -antecedent to. any which can arise froth. the. place ofour.birth ; and the bitter alternative is proposed to us between the defea of justice and the reverses of our country, we, Must an swer, If we are honest men, "fiat justitia rust "atria.' —Standard. • If the military character of General Chasse were -un known—if he were, in the extreme'perils of war, an un tried-man, it would' be necessary' for 'those Who. would form a correct judgment on ,his 'conduct tcYwait the mo meal of action, and see how his deeds correspond with the energy of his declarations. But the 'character of Chasse is not unknown—his martial ability and resolu tion-not untried. He surely is not the man who would invoke the national pride and animate the warrior-spirit of his countrymen just when about to drop the -point of his sword before the enemy, and lower 'the flag round which he had called 'up so many exciting - recollections. .ff the!warwhich we are at pri , isent engaged in, were a righteous or a necessary one,. it would be some: consolation to think that we were defending our interests or the cause ofjustiee under the new burdens which it might, create ; .but, in attacking .Holland , wela ve -no such consolation. We attack, in that unholy strife ; cur own, cominereial interests, and rely, more upon superior force titan the strength w hi c h j us tic e ever gi ves to a/good cause. —Morning Herald. DON PEDRO'S ARMY. It is not surprising that, with theheterogeneous.mate rials of which the liberal army. is composed, .dissentions thould arise amongst them. It was bardly.to be expected (hat the soldiers three nations could entirely free 7rtan the natural jealousies to which their conflictingclaims ~uid give ' r i s e . . We should rather admire the unity and rood fellowship . which 'have hitherto directed, their. dan ;emus operations. It maybe observed,.also,_that r in -all •besiegedtowns, discontents are sure to arise from tht state of irritable inadiiontto which the combatants are ex posed. Whit seems to 'be 'most wanted at Oporto is.a 'chid whoSeinifitary . dictaticin all parties cotild - have unbounded contidenee. The Bake of Braganza, by his birth, his position as the father of the Queen of Portugal, and by his brave devotion to the constitutional cause, unites in his own person many,of the qualities required, infire'head bf this expedition. rut, unfortunately, he has • not thatmilitary experience which alone can ensure.sue cessan his present attempt. Thus .the commanders of the troops of three different nations—different in ..lan . 'page and in - halziifs,'but agreeing in the common bravery which animates thein—are unceasingly struggling and intriguingforthe .military posts of eminence. -Resem- - blirrg,.im - rhisitstatice,The thinglity lieroes - Who warred on ancient Troy ; but, like them, it has been proved, ever . ready to lay aside their 'contending jealousies viten A' common danger assailed them; not like them, we hope, 40 - be-ekposea to a ten years' siege. —Courier. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. FORMGN INTELLIGENCE. ' PORTUGAL. ' The letter .from which 'the Mowing is an extract, was re . e l lile d d onat o t nE .Fa ridli tn y ou el ii •e :_ ing, -by Mr. Widmer, from his cOrr e - Falincnith, Nov. 21,1832: The Liverpool steamer 'which sailed from Oporto on Friday • feienirig last, 'the llith inst., put in here this morn i ng , w ith de .4, spittdres from Don 'Pedro addressed to his agents, &c. in the I country, which were sent off by express. Colonel Hodges came•passeriger, and 'immediately proceeded to London.. Yip tothe sailing -of the iiiverpool, no 'attaetl•had been made on •Oporto , by iDonrMigiresirotips, who are_ represented .L.i.3 by no means eager for such close welt. They preler "a long shot." • They had, 'however, labonred incessantly at COAstructing *bat • Iteries on -the -south side of the Douro, which commanded the entrance and b_ar, so that the river may be sa id t o b e i n - a - s t ate 'of liloataile. - This, indeed, seems to be'the policy of Miguel's commanders—to •cnt off all Pedro's means of receiving sup ; plies without-which it is- •clear.he cannot long ' sus t a i n hi mse lf in ()Porto. He ordered that an attempt should be made 'to destroy-the-batteries -and 'spike - the guns. .To accomplish this object, .200 seamen, under the command of Captains 'Morgan and Heywood, were directed 'to commence the attack at day • Light on - the morning of the 14th inst. Upwards of 1000 caga doi-e,s were also conveyed across the river to support the sea- men, and a brisk tire , was kept up on Villa Nova from the Serra Convent. The position was stoutly defended by the Miguelites, and it w as ' no t till a ft er a severe contest, which continued till nearly 'two in the afternoon, that the Pedroites succeeded in destroying one of 'the batteries of three _guns, which they spiked. They also made-nearly 300 prisoners, and .captured -several-head of cattle, and a number of horses. The loss of Miguelites in killed and wounded must have been . great; that of Don Pedro -was 30 killed, among whom were ' Captains Morgan and Heywood, and a great many wounded. About sixty of Miguel's troops had joined the ranks of Pedro.— Colonel Hodges, it is said, has returned to this country-in disgust -at the treatment:he has 'received from Don Pedro, many of whose troops are also said to be far from being satin_ :fled with their condition. They - are ill supplied with pro visions and necessaries, and being completely hemmed: in, and not in sufficient strength to force a passage through the is besiegin g arm y, th e prospect b e f ore them not very cheering, winch somewhat damps their spirits. A 'great number of horses • had arrived nut at Oporto, but they were rapidly dying .from , want of provender. Altogether, our - communications are un favourable in their report of Don Pedro's cause. An opinion very - generally prevails among those 'persons Irho can calmly fro . a." . reVie* or 'the chances of the combatants, that' Don Pedro cannot, with his - present means,' succeed in' placing his daughter on the throne of Portugal. Don Miguel, it was sup posed,`was at Coimbra. HOLLAND AND BELGIUM. The papers brought by the G e neral st eam Navigation Com pany's mail-packet,the Sir Edward Banks, from Rotterdam on Thursday last, contain the' important information of the Order of the Day of General Chasse to the _garrison of Ant wer p, o f Saturday, the 17th, and th e O r d er o f the Day of the Director- . General of the War Department to the garrison of Breda, on thelBth.- ORDER OF THE DAY. "To the Citadel of Antwerp, the. Forts dependent upon it; and his Majesty's Navy in the ' Scheldt."' " Brave brethren in 'antis !—The moment .when old Dutch courage and loyalty are to be put to a -new test approaChes.— Within a few days - a French army will .appoar hefore• these ramparts, in order to enmpel us, of possible, ov force of arms, to surrender this fortresS and its 'dependent fogs. "Full of confidence in the justice of yourcau,e, and relying. upon your weli-tried courage and loyalty, for your King and your country, we Shall intrepidly await • " Brethren in arms Netheriands,' . OW even Europe, :have their eyes'fixed upon you; let von, Coileetively and Nidually, prove that the confidence which our beloved King . has reposed in us has•not b een h es t owe d on t h e unworthy ; and let us take the unalterable resomtiOn to defend ourselves with manly courage to the!laSt'e . gtrehiity. 'Live the b ! . "The Gellefill tohuander-m-Chief of the citadel of Antwerp;of 'dependent forts, a nd o f Hi s M a j esty ' S navy on'the`Seheldt, " Baron CHASSE." It will be seen from the "langua g e of General Ch a s s e th a t it was his deteintination to resist to the last extremity. The Order of the Day at bieathes a like spirit of indomit able resolution. The following is an extract from a letter to a merchant in London, received by the German mail. The bill for calling out the landsturm does not hold out much hope of pacific ar rangements "THE HAGUE,Nov. 2(l' " No news at all besides what you will read in the newspapers. "This evening au address of acknowledgment will be de spatched from' the - Cliathher - of Commerce here, and the princi pal merchants of lio4einain, to the English merchants, .ship 7 owners, and others, in London, who have agreed to the:address for peace. • - "1 his week the -bill for raising the landsturm will be pre sented to the States-General." The following is given in the London Standard, of Friday .evening, as the substance of an addresswhielr has been received from the merchants of Rotterdam:— TO THE BRITISH MERCHANT'S WHO HAVE .DECEARED THEM SELVg6 WHE .FHIE'NDS OF HOLLAND. " After all the. misfortunes which have oppressed the inha bitants of theliorthen provinces of the Netherlands. during the last two years, no circumstance.could contribute more to afford' them consolation, and•ground :for future hope, than'the mani festations of sympatnyfrom the honest British merchants, intended to induce :their government 'to depart from the hos tile. systein-whieh has been commenced against our country. The union of Holland and Belgium was .the work Of the: great powers of Europe, in which England'herself - took a part; it was a union effected cont rar y t o th e w i s h es of country' once the emporium of the trade- of the world, where true lii•eriy, ' civil and religious, has always flourished, and where every individual who 'touched her soil was - protected by uiild and just laws. " During fifteen years Holland submitted to all the, incon veniences of this union, contrary to her intere s t s , w hi c h had ever been based on the principles -of free trade with all the, world. - Hardly had a separation between the two countries , taken place„ .When the commer c i a l re l a ti ons w i t h Englatitt were favoured in every possible way : by a. considerable reduc tion of the duties on ail Kinds of British-produce and maim factures, -to the imposition of which Holland had been cont..' palled, in order to favour and protect the manufactures of Belgium. . _ "Nothwithstanding :the advantages accruing to England from this cause, and the intimate alliance which has existed for so long a time between her anti 'rlolland, we have lived to see our -interests not only neglected by our ally, without any rea sonable cause, but even treason and rebellion are encouraged, and our property is assailed -by British ships and British sailors. "But the attempt to coerce Holland will fail. Her corn _ meroe 'may suffer, but the Dut c h merchants will c h eerfully sacrifice their interests to the honour and safety of the Father-. kand ; they are determined to support their brave and good King, and they 'rely on Providence for a happy deliverance 7 from , their present perilous condition. Our honest friends, the British merchants, understand our feelings; 'their expressions of sympathy have given us the greatest consolation, and the present audress is meant as an acknowledgment of •our • sincere thanks. We are fully consci ous , that every -thing 'has been done. by our friends in Eng land that could he done by -the loyal subjects of a con stitutional government,, anti . we trust that the expressi on o f their sentiments:nay,in,du,ce the British Cabinet to desist from those meitsw cs,'wbteh they have .been led Lo adopt by a power not only unsettled herself , at•home, but intent. upon disseminat ing disunion abraod. We again recommend our interests to you, and they are -the interests of every honest British merchant. Assure your countrymen, that although no people appreciate peace with all the world more than we do, yet that, relying on the justness of our. cause, we 'know no' fear, but are united as one-roan, to - uphold 'the.honour and independence of our country." " Rotterdam, 20th Nov., 1&32." Signed by 120 of the principal merchants.) RE A L PATRIOTISM.— ( Fa therland.)—An application was made to the governor ; of the province of North Holland, on the .14th instant, by the Director General and Coinmandant of the Marine, to know upon what terms the steam boat called the Noord Holland would be'disposed of to the government for the -service -of the country under the present circumstances. 'l' he reply of the governor of the states of North Holland to this request is datedTrom Haarlem on the 15th instant. After commenting in 'touching language on the times and circum stances in which every sacrifice ought to be made to uphold the inttependenee of theocountry, the ;answer proceeds to express the satisfaction of the sttit es of North Holland in being en abredto afford assistance in the 'hour of trial to their beloved Fatherland, and concludes by -not only making a present of the vessel for the use of the state, but also offers to . pay all the . -wages of th e - crew, amongst whom - is the experienced pilet Iltunker, who has a perfect knowledge of the coasts of the North Sea. The only news 'from Antwerp, by . the mail on Saturday, con sists of a. communication made, or intended 'to be made, to Ba ron Chasse, that if he be content to admit the neutrality of the city, the French will not enter it; if he hesitate to bend himself thus far, the batteries in front of it will be immediately occupied, atud.the-attack will - benracte - from - that side as well as - its oppo site. The ultimate•surnmons had'not been given at'the date of the last accounts (Thursday, noon);r the cannonade, it was ex pected, would commence on the Zit (this day). The corres pondent of the Times mentions a very formidable engine, which be calls "an infernal machine," that is to be used against the citadel. It is a large cask, strongly hooped with iron. A cask is a very appropriate weapon with which to subdue a. Dutch crarrison; but instead of tilling' it with' rockets or shells, ai pm ° (.I:?sit assailant would have filled it with right Schiedam. i the French forces are, it is said, to receive such augmentations as will enable them not merely to act against the citadel, but, in case of need, to oppose any attempt of the Dutch to enter the country. They are to have some ten or twelve thousand ca valry, which can only be employed against the Prince of Orange, unless, indeed, they are to charge at the head of the terrible cask. . PRUSSIA. Bossy, -Nov. I d.—Erxtraordinary movements Of troops are taking place in all Rhenish Prussia. Soldiers are daily hasten ing to the Belgian frontier, and the people have notice to pre pare to have a great many - troops quartered on them. The cavalry of our garrison has already marched out, and the land wehr is ready for action. Prussia assembles an army to which it is not eas.y.to tind an.equal, and which van-meet-uny-eneuty., In a week a large Pru ssian army -will be assembled in thi s pro- ; vince, of which there will be.a.general review at Cologne. SuEsiA, Nov. 7.—Accounts from Warsaw . :speak of plots lately discovered there, in consequence of which many arrests' had taken place. The .particulars are not known, but it has. transpired that the persons -implicated are Russian officers, who' were dissatisfied with many of the regulations of the Field- Marshal. The parties concerned, who may, perhaps, have no political object, are said to have been connected with other officers in St. Petersburg. The guilty are taken and sent to Russia to be proceeded against, except a few who are said to . have escaned by way of Cracow into Galicia. The state of things in Poland becomes daily more satisfactory. The impe- • rial clemency is open to every Pole who applies for it. 'I he confiscation of the estates that have become forfeited to the crown proceeds very slowly; and every well founded applica tion on the subj ec t is attended to. -A great number of Poles, who have fled to foreign countries, continue to receive from their own country funds for their support. Trade and business Of . all kinds revive, and citizens and country people rejoice in the restoration of tranquillity and security. Only Warsaw Will be long without the social gaiety and splendour which it formerly enjoyed, because the great tamiiies have suffered the most severely.—Al/gemeine .Zeitutty, Nov. 16. FRANCE. The French papers are filled with addresses to the. King on his providential escape from being shot. In the letter of our Parisian correspondent will be found the translation of an article in clic Cuastitutiontid, which gives a Most theatrical ac count of the whole - affair. His Majesty's life, -it appears, was saved by it young lady, and mo s t providentially that young lady is a Fleming. . Nothing could be more interesting on the present occasion. There was, according to the manner in which they manage these matters in Franee,-an immensity of line situations, and the thing could not have beenbetter got up . at Porte at. Martin, in.its most melodramatic days. Our cor respondent truly says that the ,Standard will be among the lirst to denounce both the crime and the criminal, Assassina lion, though among the legitimate weapons of that party which patronises the batiot, is, in all cases and for all purposes, a crime odious to God and man. But the Standard must pause for,proof. Ii Giroux de St. Geniez be guilty let him be dealt with as the law of France directs; if he belong to one of the ;political unions of Paris, it is tolerably -certain that he is as worthless a fellow .as the majority of those whose intri - ues in such bodies,.aidedby-the bigotry and' blunders el - the l'elignae7 administration, reared the throne of the - barricades; but there is so much the appearance of this being no -more than a police . plot, got up for the purpose of investing the. King with some. temporary popularity, and invoiving'the Duchess of Berry in , fresh danger,. that we shall wait until we know more about the matter. itt. de St. Geniez, if lie fired the pistol at all, may, like M. Deutz, bean agent. of-the police. lle cannotbe a greater scoundrel than those whom they ito, ordinarily, employ.—Landon Sty mford..„ The French. Ministers will, it is said, be in a minority in their attempt. CO try the Duchess. de Berri by a special law; the, Deputies will impeach her. It has . been agreed, at a private meeting of the French Deputies, that Dupin shall be elected President without con test; Benjamin Delessert and De Beranger will' be Vice- Presidents. CEYLON. (Private 'Letter from Guile, May 7, 1832.) The weather here on Friday. and Saturday night, but parti cularly the.latter, was awfultyhad: ltrize-hdd some very , heavy squalts butgenerally-the wind was light, and veer mg all Aciuud.the conipass, with very heavy rain. 'The light.: mug and.thunder mere terrific. I never remember anything to equal it. At times the flashes of lightning succeeded each other so quickly as to form a continued light, and the roiling of the thunder was incessant, -some of the peals as if close over ou r heaps. ' The church w as s t ruc k,.it is supposed about live on Sunday morning; the east pinnaele, a mass of masonry of about eight4o-te,n-feet high, vats-knocked off, and the greater ; part fell through the roof, The - front - of the reading-de s k an d • the:side of 'the governer's pew, which is immediately opposite •on the other side of the church , were shattered ; the lightning appears to'have come down two'lamp irons,une Ilea: the desk, -the other -near the pew, the lamps of which were of course shivered to atoms, as there is not any appearance of it having .einne through !the ceiling. It is supposed the electric fluid ' , which damaged •the desk and pew must have come through an Open 'window, near the latter, and not by the same which ' knocked,off the pinnacle. It is wonderful more damage- wa Hot done to the church, as the lightning once entered it, from, the quantity of iron work about it. A. -house in the fort has. been a - lithe 'injured, and some cocoa-nut tr ees outs id e de stroyed; providentially no lives have been-lost, at least I have heard of none. The brig Johanna's royal-mast was struck, They say about three on Sunday morning; the lightning passed dOwn it, the topgallant-mast, topmast, and into the foremast-• head,' from thence into the fore-trysail, which is quite destroyed, from whence it escaped without doing any further damage. None of the spars'lell, but are, notwithstanding, useless, except the foremast, which is still serviceable, and as she has a spare topmast they think of being ready 'for sea again to-morrow evening. The pilot went off to her on Saturday morning to. take her to sea, but thehad weather prevented her getting out. Though, as I said above, we 'had generally 'little wind, th e squalls on Friday ni g ht were sufficiently long and violent to cause some loss of anchors amongst the vessels in the harbour,. and a consequent unusually heavy demand on us for cables and anchors, which, however, -we were able .to meet; we supplied five anchors and four cables to three of them on Saturday; some of the vessels were again adrift during Saturday night, but were remoored yesterday; as they still remain, and as the weather appears breaking, I trust it is all over for the time.— The houses here are all like shower-baths, from the incessant and heavy rain.—Culumbo Journa/,,May 16. The High Court of Appeal, established by the charter, for the revision and ultimate disposal of causes instituted in the 'Provincial Courts, held a sitting on Friday, the 4th ultimo, his Excellency the Governor attending in .person, as he also did on Saturday, sth. The cases entered in the Secretary's list were numerous, but did not occupy as much time as they were expected to do. • His Excellency returning to Kandy on the night of the 6th, and the Criminal Session of the Supreme Court commencing o,n.llonday 7th, intervening, the meeting of the High Court of - Appeal- stood deferred until Monday last, 14th. T The 'business was then proceeded in before the Hon. the Puisne Judge, Mr. Seijeant the Quorum Commis sioner, and the Hon. RonERT Born, the commisioner of Re venue. -The Court satlor about an hour, when its silting closed. MEXICO. We have received, by the_padket-ship North America, 0 1, Mercy, papers to-theist They contain important i n telligcn from Mexico. A battle was fought on th e 18 th of Sep t. at j place called San Miguel aelos Dolores, between Bustamente Montezuma, in which the latter was defeated. The ac coon given of the action are not very clear, but it seems that Bio;, a , mente obtained his advantage in consequence of having ut°"/ his-command a great superiority of cavalry. The Commer`4 Advertiser gives the following as the latest intelligence e "By the schooner Tep e y ac , a t N ew Orleans, l e tters ba te been recei ve d in this city f rom Vera Cruz to the 4th instil: a, The defeat of Montezuma is con fi rme d ; and his loss in wounded, and.prisoners, is st a t e d at 1,500. The loss was also vere on the part of Bustamente. Another battle was soon ex petted to take place. "Santa Anna had commenced his march, with 3, 50 ° 11 1; to he j o i n ed 1 ) 1 towards Puebla, -where, it is s t a t e d, h e expected General Valencia, with 1,500 t roops. H is ultimate dest i n au° was the capital. A movement had taken place in the city of Mexico on M r 25th Sept. in favour of Sant a Anna, which was put down af te some fighting, in which se vera l persons were killed and wonnuA le The new Secretary of State has tend ere d hi s res i gna tion. New Orleans papers stat e , th at M ontezuma has been toniLt., defeated, and would f a ll b ac k on T ampico. Private l e tter' state, that he was again rallying his forces. " Several important cities and towns had declared in fav °°r of Santa Anna, and the ret urn o f P e d raza to the Pres ident .,,,, % Some of the legislatu r e h a d d ecree d a suspension of the 81', tion for President u n til a p ac ifi cat i on s h ould take place. M eg sures were taking to as sem bl e th e l eg i slature of -the state `2. Vera Cruz in th a t c it y , w hi c h wou l d b e composed o f tho members who constituted that body in 1829. New " From the vari ous an d contradictory statements in the Orleans papers and p r i va t e accounts, it is difficult to iu'r, e, what is the precise state of things, particularly in the interior., From Bogota we have accounts of the 7th September. letter of that date says— "l send you the papers of the day, the Gaceta Ertraordina ri t containing the pleasant news of Obando's being in a fair IT , of restoring p eace i n th e sout h . Flores has tailed. 060° 1 has succeed e d so we ll t h at a ll h i s best troops are to, or 1 0 1 come over; conse quen tl y , t h e supposed war may be consider ed dt an end. " General Santander will be here in a few days; he inten' l6 to come in at night, o r un k nown to the people; but, notwil': , , standing, many people h ave gone already to meet him at hacienda (five or six leagues from the city)." DOMESTIC INTELL.ilakiNcz. We learn from Munich that the departure of King Otho Bll4 ' he deputation for Greece, is postponed till the sth of Dec. It is reported that Mr. Baron Bayley is about to retire froghe 'bench, to m a k e room f or Si r W . H orne; and that , Campbell is to be Attorney-General, and Mr. J. Solicitor-General. The commercial advices from Rio Janeiro mention that as additional duty of one per cent. had been laid upon irrire q ,t f S t t b . Albansea Marchioness,w hi c h it ' but it was expected this would be rescinded, as the inert:llo - much of it. By the death of the Marchioness of Bute, a large annoig b co e m g e iv s e to n tothetbDeuecbhiledsres children of is supposed_ w , is married to Lord Sandon. of • A second candidate for the representation of the borougi, - Cheltenham has appeared in the person of the lion. Graurti, ie Dudley Ryder, second son of Lord Harrowby, who i s no actively canvassing the electors of that town. A to n- MABERLY'S BANKRUPTEL—The assignees appointe. I s vestigate the affairs of Mr. John Moberly, the banker, and le t- f lafn w : M.P. for Abingdon, have declared a dividend ou the estate 2s. in the pound. The debts were stated to amount to a!)° 1 „ £200,000, so that the assets discovered to the present um amount to £20,000. • It is with unfeigned satisfaction w e announce that tw o COO" servative candidates, Sir B. W. Bridges and Sir E. peri o g: have come f o r war d to represent this city; and it is with 011, if not great er s a ti s f a ction, we add, t h at though late in the ile'to appearing only at the eleventh hour, there is no reason doubt of their success.—Kentish Observer. lot At the Court of Aldermen ( o f t h e c i ty o f L on d on ) Tuesday, the hitherto usual vote o f th an k s was propo sed to le late Lord Mayor; but out of 19 of his colleagues present, , very popular person could not get one to second it. Se r .,. e ? this man cannot be serious i n hi s at t empt .to represent tho'e'-'4" We should adviet him t o t ry C oventry; h e i s likely to berear dent there for some time.—Guardian. NORTH WALES.—Mr. P e lh am h as w i thdrawn f ro m "the .1. e " presentation of the __county of Salop, and -is now canvass'.l,l_4, •the votes of the elector s o f Shrewsbury. The Earl of U. lington has announted himself . as a candidate for the souther: division of Salop.Lordship," says rind topian,Jo"%,... "is - a decided supporter of conservative pples; he is h u ‘,.„ apparent to the largest domain in this county; and his ret without opposition is certain."— Worcester Herald. The Lincoln Reform Dinner was to all intents and purlle .. „'" d a ; failure ; notwithstanding every exertion of whippillgAr te s flogging, and puffing, and giving awa tickets, it exi"" a t merely the revolutionary nucleus bursting through a thin co at of whiggery. The revolutionary party is endeavouring to l ' ec t ,,, P the mob in a 'perpetual state of excitement and intoxication , dinners, meetings, tracts, speeches, plays, free a nd easies , and slanders, until their - victims shall. have been compiele piyeaned ges, and. co out of, their remai n i ng pr i v i le comfort' It° protection.—Buston Herald. bt We are happy to state, from good authority, that little do_ .. " now remains as to the triumphant return of Sir •Gh'T e : Wetherell for Oxford. We willingly cogratulate .the ( l e servative interest, but more especialiy do n we congratulate city of Oxford, upon the prospect of being represented by Oxford citizen, a man connected, with them by birth, 'edtt,e:_ tion, and adoption ; one of whom they may be justly . proutt . : a thoroughly consistent Tory, a truly honest and indepeniu. ,o t English lawyer, a f;cntleman,universally beloved by thoss wl best know him, and respected even by his enetnies.---•Standa o . l • FASHIONABLE THIEV ES .—A f ew days since an elderly l ad y. and her two daughter s d rove i n au e:egant carriage to James's Bazaar, London, and while purchasing a small art ic-( ' for 3s. 6d. one of the -young Ladies pilfered seals, goad &c. to the value of £l. They were fodowed and brought when the young lady dexterously replaced some of the st , 4 articles, and two of the pins were found in her pocket. ladies were suffered to depart, and returned in their mai% to their residence at E as t-Sh een; but a warrant h as s ince been issued against them by the magistrates of the ..‘iarlboroug - ' street office. WeciNNELL 'TURNED ORANGEIST.—Some of 09kionn e1's admirers will probably be more surprised than we are a t scene Which took place in Dahlia on Tuesday last. 1 -; . b e h 'Zi . was a deputation (of which O'Conn e ll was one ) uPlwi'—:id to wait upon William Scott, Esq., an d a ft er t h e a ddress 11 ' been read,. the deputation retired t o p ar t a k e o f a dejofr a i t t ,. h AmOngst the toasts given o n th e occas i on, a f ter the 11 . ,e4; ie of the Duke of Cumberland, th e Ch a i rman proposed— oa glorious, pious, and immortal memory of the great and VI tking Wildain." After this toast h a d b een - drunk mendous cheering,—Daniel O'Connell rose and said, " 1 " Av M - NEVER DRUNK THAT TOAST IN MY LIF E, BUT I A NOT TV° OLD TO BEGIN ! ! !" W ith 1.05 MODERN BRITISH liOSPITALITY.—The Captains a nd c of some of the D u t c h vess el s b roug h t i nto 'English perts; t r o suffering . the greatest inconvenience and privations, °win,' t. the iniquitous system pursued by the British Coverall Many of the ships from the East and West Indies, it.is but known, upon coming into port, u sua ll y requ i re supplies; the the agents at the out-p or ts naturally refuse to supPlY t Dutch. vessels that arc detained, until they know from wh et° payment is to come. Neither the owners, nor their e"r l i i c ; spondents in London,. are willing to become responsible for the things that are required, as they cannot tell whether the se, e seis that are detained may not eventually he declared ki.,7121,, Ministers as lawful prizes—the result of all which is. that` ti r ' crew of a West Indianian are likely to starve in a British por; unless immediately relieved! ! and another ship is like's,' sink, because the Capt a i n can get no one to the nelu'u repairs! ! !—Correspondent r f ihe London Standard. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 21.—This town has p re sented to-day a " unusual scene of an x i et y, ow i ng t o t h e report of his Majesty bead ship Vernon, 50, C a p t . s'ir Francis Collier, C.8., - having l "_: e d e captured by two Dutch frigates on the 17th inst., and car ri he into the Scheldt. W e h ave b ee n a t sonic pains to trac e t source of this rumoUr,: and do not hesitate to declare it un founded. The Dutch, it is well known, have ready for sea the present moment, five line-of-battle ships three sixty-WT.. frigates, and emu; thirty-five gim-boats, all' under the eft.% mand of a Nke-Admiral; but they have evinced no disr sitit whatever to put to sea; indeed such a step would lead to ituril th ' .. diate \flitch, we believe, 'tho Dutch are tnetw o4 standing, present appearances) desirous to avoid. The red of of his Majesty's ship l'alavara, 7<l guns, Capt. T. Brown, run foul of the French frigate Calypso, on the 19th insker I s true, but that of the loss of the Larne, 20 guns, Commac.,. Sydney' Smith, and French igate, .being on shnre•near tnv entrance to the Schelcit,•are both destitute of foundation.