The National Register.
London, England, 1823-04-21 00:00:00

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POUTaIgaVTHATRIL 19.--Yesterdwf, theiriaair,
28, Captain P. Fisher, arrived from Vera Crux and
the Havanna!), 45 days from the li:inner, and 28
days from the latter place. We learn that the whole
of the provinces of Mexico were in the worst I us-
sible of anarchy and contusion, torn by politi-
cal 'actions and rival feuds, which had destroyed all
conalence, and caused it complete stagnetion of trade
I in every quarter. The Americans had become so
convinc.ell of the impossibility of maintaining any
political or cordmerciul relations with the country
in its present state, that they hud withdrawn their
ambassador from Mexico, and their consuls from
Acapulca, Campeechy, and Vera Crux. Tbe Roy-
alist force still held the castle of St. Ulloa. which
commands the entrance to Vera Crue, but. that place
was in possession of the Republicans, whilst the
Imperialists (or the Emperor Iturbide's fusee) was
besieging it. The Royalists demanded tribute of
all the vessels going into Vera Crux, and theite-
publicans on their departure. These vexatious im-
posts had nearly shut out the vessels of all nations.
—Nothing had been Laura of a French squadron.
which had been stated had assembled at Martinique,
and afierwurds sailed on a secret service. It was
understood that Sir Edward Owen's squadron was
en the passage from Barbadues to Jamaica, and that
Sir Charles Rowley, on his arrival, intended to pro.
ceed to Englatid in the Sybilk, calling at the Ha.
vannah on the way. The Ranger gave protection
to 16 sail of merchantmen through the Gulf of
Florida, but there had been no recent acts of piracy.
—She brought to England about 200,000 dollars,
some plate, and cochineal.
Mr Alderman Thomas Smith died at Brighton
Friday last at th‘,•,:4;;, ef. 72. His death was
rather sudden, es lie was attending his duty as ma-
gistrate, at Guildhall, the week before last. A
vacancy is occasioned by.the event, in the rcpre:zen.
tation of the ward of Farringdon-within. We wish
that his successor may equal him in purity ankin.
dependence of character.
Extract of a letter, dated Rio Janeiro, Feb. 10:
" The Rio squadron sailed from hence on the 28th
ult. against Balria,;- but it is generally believed that
the object in view is merely to carry supplies dams
munition to the troops which arc opposing the Eu-
ropeans. You must already have been informed of
the confiscation ordered by our Government upon all
droperty belonging to Portuguese subjects.
Extract of a letter from the agent to Lloyd's at
Constantinople, dated 10th Match.--t" According'
.to advices tram Smyrna of the 4th inst. it appears
that the island of. Syra had been muted, sod the
trench Consulate totally destroyed. Some men of
war of that nation had gone down to inquire into
the circumstances."
DAKISSG ROBS say.-011Thorsitsy aftersto3l), about
site o'clock, a most daring soltbery nas-coniteli tett in the
house set Mrs. !Stoughton, No. 4. Prait'..place, Camden
Town. A. Nlrs. It was in the kachrn sure inielediog
Wile writ k, she heard a noise in the pailour overhead,
mid immediately alive saw through the kitchen window
• tom walk trout the street door, and gel over die gar-
den gate in trout, winch was locked. Mrs. lirougltion
instantly ran op stairs, and found that her gold watch,
chew, and seals, value col., had beets taken front the
Site pursued air kllow, WSWI was Still is view.
alhl 55111111 She S2W join :mother its tile roarl4 when
Mrs. Ilsoughh.n called not to Mitre ihtin stopped, they
both made oft, but were pursued by a stioultaer of per.
sotis,aiid after a lons chase they weer taken anti conveyed
to the wasch.hou.e. Ott searching theru,,tio trace of the
watch could beds ttttt it, but in the coarse 0. the day it
Was brotsahl 10 .MTS., BiOngllloll by .a hale boy, who
took it tun of a pond lilts which he saw the leauw
throw it dining the chase.
On Friday olds , the factory of Mr. Burl, paper
staiecr, in Larksiall-lasse, South Lnulxlh, was broken
open, plundered, and sat fire to. •1 hr miscreants, alter
having rolAnd the premises of oil and turptietine, at fire
to some of the property in the cellar, and laid a train
from dltence to a quantity of unstained paper Pe the
warehouse above, us which was derailed an immense
quantity of combustible materials. mr..littrl, of toter-
tog the tactory.the toitt,witt.A. morning, toned the cellar
(11l fife iu several places, lint lotionattly slie• traiaiwitich
it was ;untitled to c iiiiiiii emirate, :bid set in Sautes the
prop ny alawe, wrist out beitire It had reached els ile•ti-
it dour, wince' would have destroyed the premises and
property. Mr. Burl,. with assistance, estingui.hed the
lire in the cellar, which however had destroyed property
so she amouist of out. .Mr Burl his, oll'erai a reward of
501.10 f MC apprrlirusiou oh the perpetrators.
Out Friday morustig *ono g was discovered Boating
in else Serpeotioe River, Hyde Park, which muted to
be a wan of swan ssature,.and suiposed to have lain
in the water a tetanal, the.butly being in a high state of
pettrelactnt.:-Ise was dressed to a WIWI. Coal, black
waisSeoat, seed bloc trowserg; Lhe treaWatFS appeared as
if neatly new when first wetted. The body. was tak. n
to St. Margaret'. waselniou.e, at the comer of the
William and livissingtou toads, lissightsluidae, to be
owned.

On Thurul iy afternoon, as the curricle of the Earl of
I).miley, With a beautiful pair of blood horses, stood K '
his door in St. Janies'saupiare, the animals suddenly soak,
friabt and set Off at lull vett' up Si. Janice's-Wein.
the terror of ill the passensers; fortuttatety, cc ili*y I
%lamed sharply into Piccadilly, one of them carne
down
and stopped their progress. Very luckily these vitas nu
pen in in the curricle. One of the horses reeeteed .01110
tojury by tile pole entering Iretween his Inutd 1.11.