The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-06-30 00:00:00

DECREE.

Taking into my meal consideration the extraordinary events
which, since the year 184, hare placed mine of my subiecto under
the necessity of following parties or opinions contrary to their na-
tural sentiments, it being to be presumed that constraint alone
caused them to do acts, or to follow opinions which exposed them
to the pursuits of legal authority, and to the public disapproba-
tion, and desiring to extend to those my subjects implicated in
meek circumstances, the effects of my royal moderation and pater-
nal solicitude, I think lit, renewing the dispositions of try royal
Decree of the 2',1,1 of February, 1821, dated at the Court of Ilia de
Janeiro, to cortirm the amnesty titer granted by MC on the follow-
ing terms :
All those may return to this kingdom. and enjoy their rights as
snhjecta of it, without distinction a class or sex, who, on account
of their conduct and opinions since the year 11107 to the end of
July, 1821 (not having been prosecuted and sentenced), remain
absent for tear of beim; so, as well as those oudemned to banish-
-1 ment, u if the term were expired.
The amnesty granted to those condemned to any punishment for
such causes, and whose sentences have not been executed, is ex-
preuly confirmed; granting them, notwithstanding the lapse of
time, the right of arresting. by judicial m•ans. the sentences which
condemned them, by virtue of the special favour which I am
pleased to grant by this Decree.
I am further pleased to extend the same favour to the widows.
parents, deatcndants, and co:laterals. within the fourth degree, of
those persons who, for the same reaxods, have suffered capital
punishment. that they may, notwithstanding the lapse of time, re-
quire the revisal of those sentences, to reinstate the character and
memory of their husbands or relations within the said degree. as
well as to secure claims of third persons legally acquired, upon the
property of any of those comprehended in this Decree, whatever
may be the nature of the said property.
Th. competent Authorities are etvined to see to the execution
1 of this Decree.

Paste of Bemposte. June 5, 11123.
t&ignal by his 31ajesty.)

THE WEST INDIES.

[From the Wagger Courier.]

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A Jamaica Mall was received in Glasgow on Saturday. The
packet has had a very quick passage. The letters are to the 25th
ult. They bring no public news of importance. Commercial
business was very dat, owing, it was supposed, to the unsettled
state of the different Provinces or Powers of South America, the
whole population of which have turned politicians. Much interest
was excited in Jamaica by the parliamentary cli‘cussion in March
last, upon the West India question. Lord Bathurst's speech had
given much satisfaction.
By the Malay. arrived in the Clyde, from Trinidad, we have
recessed letters from the Colony, dated early In last month. The
surprise and consternation of the inhabitants, at the receipt of the
Onlers in Council, relative to the new regulations for the slave
population, cannot be described. This we expected. All write in
the most gloomy terms, and consider they have no means tif escap-
ing uttedeatruction and ruin, but by endeavouring to get the Go.
venue to suspend the execution of the order till they can make an
appeal reins Majesty, in hopes that his interference will avert from
their heads the calamities with which they are threatened without
any reason whatever.

FRAMEIVORK:KX:ITTERS lyn HOSIERS of

-LALICASTERSHIRS.7

[From the L&Vnster Chrottia*.l

the framework-knitters. we regret to find, hare not yet resumed
their employment. On Monday, some 'hundreds from Lough-
borough. Meepshead, and other parts of tho county, together with
their fellow-workmen of this town, met in the open space In front
of the Infirmity, and passed resolutions declaratory of their inter.
tion not to go to work t it their demands were complied with by
the hosars. Serval individuals addrcssed the meeting in support
of the proposition, stmogly urging the men to be firm to their
purpose, and souring them that the great demand which was daily
made for goods must very shortly oblige the mat.ufacturer to agree
to "the statement."

The privations of the framework-knitters and their families hay-
ing now approached to a state of a very distressing pitch, a sub-
scription has been set on foot for them by the grocers, publicans,
bakers, &c. which amounts the whole to something handsome,
but Is not adequate to the urgent wants of the moment.
Hive r LET.—On Saturday last the hosiers belonging to the cot.
ton branch held a meeting at the Ram Inn, llinekley, but broke
up without coming to any amicable decision. A deputy from Earl
Shilton sttended on behalf of the journeymen, and presented state-
ments of prices, but they were refused as being inaccurate; the
deputy then retired to the Nelson public-house, where he delivered
an h4rangue from the window, inveighing against certain indivi-
duals who had thought well to question him; and the result was.
that their frames were to betaken in on Monday morning, which was
accordingly done to a certain extent. During the present week, a
great part of the workmen could have fine to work at the statement
price, but they decline doing so in part. The framework-knitters,
as if by one consent, appeared at the parish church on Sunday last,
and such care-worn countenances, such tattered clothes, and such
haggard looks, certainly never before presented themselves on any
similar occasion. As might be expected, the circumstance °zee-
sioned unusual interest. The prayers being concluded, t' . worthy
vicar entered upon his sermon, but so overcome was he by the
plume of wretchedness before him, that he paused and faultered
for a considerable time, till at length, unable any longer to re-
press his feelings. the tears trickled down his che.ks, and he
gave vent to them by adverting to the distressed objects before him.
assuring them, that as far as individual esantple could go, it !should
be exert:d In their behalf ; a promise which, we need rot say, he
has subsequently fulfilled to the utmost, by contributing hand-
somely himself, and importuning others to follow his example.
Ire are informed that every privation which it is possible for ha-
men beings to suffer, from the want of adequate means of support,
is experienced by the framework-knitters of Hinckley at the present
time. As Hinckley entirely depends upon the stocking manufac-
ture, the turn-out is beginning to be most seriously felt—so snitch
so, that ruin will be the fate of many, if something is not speed ily
done to effect an arrangement between the hosiers and their
workmen.

Advice, have been received from Bengal, via New
York, dated the Gth of February. Letters from Coal-
parah, of the Bth of January, had reached that Presi-
dency, which stated, that a severe battle had been
fouglpt on the 21th of December, between the Burmese
and the Cachans, in which the formcrsustained a decided
defeat, having, with their allies, lost about 200 nun and
four chiefs of rank. They were afterwards pursued into!
Assam, as far as their stockades at Rosseh, after having
advanced for three days into Cachar. They were stated'
at the date of these letters, to be re-assembling their forces
at Rosseh, with a view to another attack. The Burmese
had been previously warned that Cachar was under our
Protection, notwithstanding which they persisted in their,
hostile movements. A ]'residency Division Order hail
been issued at Calcutta ou the 31st January, directing all
officers belonging to certain corps to join their respective
battalions immediately, which preparations was the fruit of
the avowedly hostile measure of the Burmese Government.
Letters were received yesterday from Nlaranham, dated
May 15. The following is the only extract which we can
make from them possessing the least interest :
Msniortism, Mar 13.—Ilia Majesty's ship Bruen sailed
this morning tee Para. i"e are perfectly tranquil here, and cunli.
dense begins to be restored."
Letters from Smyrna, received yesterday, confirm the
statement which we made about a fortnight since, of the
repulse of the Turks near Negropont. We are now in-
formal that nearly two-thirds of the invading force were!
cut to pieces.
The total quantity of tobacco seized in Scotland, in the
two years ending Ist January last, was 69,192 pounds.
The King's share of the seizurua came to 1232/. and the
affirm' share to 157/. The quantity seized in England in
the same period was 411,394 pounds, and in Ireland it
was 780.466 pounds, the rewards for seising which amounted
to no less than 144,3971.
Fyn; z a I!) r. Marnaws.—This was an action for an
asuult (boxing a Common Council Man), and the decen-
t data having stiffered judgement to go by default, the case
was brought before the Sheriff's Jury to assets the da-
' mages. The Jury consulted for about two minutes, and
then returned one farthing damages, and sixpence coifs.—
Dutlin Evening Pod.

SHIPPING IN7E'LLIQRNCE.

CINTO3I-HOUSF, .I.t7lrs. S.

......
&tyre ENTCRED IMWAILDII..—ThaIia, from Jamaica; Pro•
ridertia, frit) Memel; Dewy. ftwo Antigua; Lovely, from
lialih :, • Pelican. from Ilrwisell; Glurv. tract Leghorn ; St.
David. front Quebec; Jului Cato, trout Laguayra; and Minute,
frost, Newfutmdlutd. . _

ENTERED Or eir.tnmi.—The Valck. f:ir AntWerp ; 1-roar
El:zulicth, for ; Prince of :laze Coburg,. for Rotterdam ;
Otorge. for Oucga; Britannia, fur Ilattiburgh ; and t;oltieu Grove,
for Malta. .

.EARTKG OVTWARD3.—The Oertruile, and Three Sisters,
Sisters. firr Rotterdam ; Loodutiran. for Pillau ; Brothers, for
Lis:Jot; London, for Demerara ; arid Antelope, for Riga.

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

FAI.NOVNIN. JUNE ?J.—Arrived the Doris. Roberta, from
Stream—sailed the 9th February ; Duke of Rent packet, from
Lisbon—sailed the 20th instant. Sailed the Hebe. Jima, for
Philadelphia.
PORTINJUTH, JUNE 28.—Arrived the Jean, Brown, from
Rigs: and &dward, —, from St. Vincent's—the latter pared
up Channel.
DEAL. Jttria 211.—Arrived the Zephyr, Walton, from Sierra
Leone, and sailed for Newcastle. Cause down front the River,
the lledleva, !lappet, for Montreal ; Martinique and Ear elt.
outward bound and remain. The Zephyr is eight weeka from
Sierra Leone, and has brought home the crew of the ship Triton,
wrecked near that co:one on the 16th March
GRAVESEND, Just: :16.--Arrived the Bride, Harper, from
Quebec ; Thalia, Shand, from Jamaica. and Castle Lacklan,
trout ditto ; Catherine,Turnbull.froin Memel ; Oliver, Jobister, , fruit
Bias; Thames, Miller, front Charlestoe. Sailed the Richard and
John, Payne, for Trieste; Cam Ben Cettde, Dailey, from India •
George, Canna, for Madeira; and the Righlanda, 3litchd, fo;
Lleriuda.
LIVEIIPOOL, Jut:a 27-e-Arrieed Albs Ealarsed Ryas, Wilms,
from Maranhao; Jane, Gornto. frmn Trinidad ; Suunger, Rit-
chie ; and Ellens, Scott, from Miramiehl. The Argo, of Glas-
gow, foundered at sea, in hat. SG. long. 39. four of her crew were
last: the remainder, and passengers, were taken off the wreck by
the Chilton, of IVbitby, and brought into itlinmichi. The Fro
dericktown London, foundered—meet all saved by the Collins,
of Marypo:t. The Penelope, of Liverpool, was struck by light-
ning during a heavy gale, in lat. 46. lung. 30. ; her main and main.
topmast damaged: soon aftrr she saw a vessel to Ltward on fire;
bore down and found her to be the Hannibal, of New rod,--six
was burnt to the water's edge.
TONER MOAV, JUNE 22.—Arrived here Thomas Leask, matter
of the brig Venus, of and for Lerwick. and states, that on the
lith inst. hie vessel struck upon a rock ache coast of Benbecula,
one of the ll'estern Wes; the weather being very thick and foggy,
she soon afterwards sunk in deep water. Crew saved.

The Petit Louis, from Bordeaux is lost at Guayaquil.
Arrived off Hastings, the 31arlisoroogh. Middleton ; and Is.
vont. {Whitmore, from Jamaica; West Indian, Cook, from
Antigua.
The William Dawson, arrived at Liverpool from 31iramichi,.
sailed Oltilt May, and passed the following vessels in the St. Law.
rence, viz. :—Cdneord, Margaret and Ann, Bell na, Collins. True
Blue, and Flora, all from Liverpool ; Lord Collingwuod, of Lon.
don; Prince and Latona. of Biltitby & Man, of Bidcfued; Ca-
lypso, John, Prince of Pilgrim, Crania, Planter. Vigil u:t,
Amphitrite, and Venus, 511 of Shields; Pomona. Mews, of
Glasgow; Alligator, Friendship, and Bursas, of Hull; Triton,
Nelly, and lord Cathcart, of Sooderland ; Prince of Orange, of
Scarbro' ; Maria, of Harrington ; Thomas and Monarch, of
Allot Nelson, of 31aryport s Mariner, of Glasgow ; Ann, of Bel.
fast ; Halifax Packet, of Aberdeen; Mary, of Irvine; Economy,
of Dundee; Sally, of Maryport sad Mi ton
VESSELS SPOKEN wiru.—Henry, Clay, of New York, 11th
inst.; Jane, of Plymouth, 13th inst.; Virginia, New York to
Gibraltar; State of Marine. Rotterdam to Boston ; Savannah,
Messina to Bahia, 13th ult.; Active, St. John's (New Brunswick),
Ito Liverpool, lath inst.; Ocean and Lord Wellington, of Hull,
9CI ult. off Cape Chat; Margaret, Boyle, Patsy, 20th ult.;
Edyttone, London to Prince Edward's Island, 2d inst. ; Traveller,
Liverpool to Cape Breton, 13th inst.; Triton, Dublin to New
York, 7th inst.; Sovereign, Hull to Quebec, kith inst.
Vessels left at Quebec by the Alehymist, arrived at Corks Sir
William Density, loading; Sally, of NortlTSblelds, Bravo ; Eu-
rope. of Scarbni, loaded; Janos, of North Shields; Boclutt ;
Sophist; .Bury Ann, of Shields; Nautilus, Tully, fur Bristol,
loaded; and Hamlet, of Kincardine, loading.

COLOM DIA.
Extract of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's at Laguayra. dated
the 25th of April
We enclose direction for making and entering this port, drawn
out by Mr. C. Dunning. Master of the John Catto, who knows the
coast and port well; and the information, we arc certain, will be of
great use to strangers s.—
' SAILING DIRECTIONS FOR INTER'S° TRIC PORT Or
LAGUATRA.
' loguayra, according to the surrey of Fidalgo, lies in lat. 10.
37. N. and 10ag.117.2.-Wastos tiagiswolab, shish poultice seem
very correct.
• Vessels from St. Thomas's, Barborloes, ste. in running for this
harbour, shonkl shape their coarse so as to make either Blanquilla
to the East, or Orchills to the West. Both these islands are tole
rably high, and may be seen six cc wren leagues or. From a nit
birth between them steering dowel they ought to endeavour to make
in with the main land six or seven leagues to the windward of La.
' guayra, and then run along shore for the roads.
The land in the neighbourhood of the port is re:y high. Is
rises gradually from Caps Cordele to the famous Sills of Careens.
Lacuayra, in every direction from the sea, appears to be imme-
diately beneath the Sills. The town and fortifications (which are
white) may be seen distinctly at the or ads leagues distance.
• Cape Bianco, about four miles to the IFestward of Liguayra,
is only a small tongue of land; and strangers approaching Ls.'
guayn must not depend upon making it as a cape, without they
I are close in shore, and within three or four leagues of it.
'The land between Cape Cordes and Puerto Covello may be
approached without the least danger within two miles during the
day ; but from sunset to eight or nine o'clock in the morning,
during which time there is no breeze, vessel' should give it a wide
birth—say six miles, lest the swell and current, both of which
I have a tendency to the shore, should drive them on the rocks. It
is highly necessary to observe this, as instances are not wanting of
ships driving past the harbour in the night.
• Vessels making Laguayra in the evening should haul their wind
lin time, for tear the wind should fail them before they come to an
one' °rage.
• Tie town of Laguavra is situate on the easternmost pert of a
small bay. Goods are landed and shipped by means of canoes or
boats, holding about two tons, from a wooden pier, which rune
out from the middle of the town. This operation is sometimes
difficult, and often very dangerous, on account of the surf.
• Vessels bound to the anchorage must be careful to have as
many of their square mails furled as they possibly can spare, and a
good scope of both cables in readiness, as the regular breezes are
generally very strong, and the ground in many places fouL Chains
are to be recommended.
(Signed) • CONSTAiILE DUNNING.
Commander of the English schooner John Catto.
Laguayra, Feb. 7, 1821' "