The National Register.
London, England, 1816-09-30 00:00:00

LONDON :
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER so.

The French political world has been thrown into con-
Aiderable agitation by a circumstance, which, under the
tyranny of Buonaparte, would have been passed over
as an ordinary occurrence. The Viscount Chateaubriant,
so celebrated for his talents and his devotion to the
cause of the Bourbons, has lately published a pam-
phlet, addressed to .the King, on the subject of the
dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies, and its influence
on the state of the political parties in France. The sen-
timents contained in thispublieatie.n breathed the strong
spirit of royalism, and censured .the measure as hostile to
the King's interests, and dangerous to the security of
France. He presumed also to express a doubt, whether the
private inclinations of the King wore consulted in the late
measure of dissolving the Chamber of Deputies. This
pamphlet was seized by the police on the 18th. The officers
went to M. Le Normant, the printer, and put the seals
upon the books. M. C. was immediately informed of the
proceeding, and arrived before the books were removed.
lie there protested!againse thc illegality of the proceeding,
and declared he would only yield to an armed force.
The workmen immediately cried Vice k Roi, and pro-
ceeded to break the seals, when twelve gendarmes arrived
and secured the work, without further opposition. This
seizure was *fellowial up by an ordinance, which erases
this celebrated writer from the list of ministers of state.
The language of this ordinance.is sufficiently explicit as
to the motives which dictated it, viz. that the Viscount
de 'Chatcaubriant, in a work .recently published, had
expressed a doubt of the King's personal will, manifested
by an ordinance issued on the .sth inst.

We amnot refrain from observinp.„ that this procedure ••
on the part of the King, is impolitic in the highest de-
gree ; since it infringes one of the tiindamental articles of
the constitution :—an article which guarantees, under the
goncral hctal of " Public kights of the Yrench," full
liberty to publillt and to print their opinions, conforming
themselves to the laws respecting the abuse of this li-
berty. That is—a. full liberty to print and to publish in
the fist instance ; with a liability to the laws in the se-
cond, upon trial and COlaViCtiOn.

SEPTKNI TIER SD.

This procedure proves the inordinate fear that the
French Ministel3 entertain of the result of the ele:tion ;
for we think it implssible, that any other cause than this
fear could have induced them to take a measure so en-
tirely eontrtiry to the liberal measures they profe.is:—a
measure, hove. r, ‘viiich some of our er.:empontrics, in
the true spirit of their love fit. law and liberty, affect to
regard as a noble instance of resolution ; and one which
inn .t unavoidably be attended with the happiest effects
in checking the factions and intemperate spirit of the
enemies of the constitutional charter !--a charter. which,
m the pleaitude of their enthusiasm, tilt,' seem to ho.
nour the more, the oftener they have an opportunity of
infringing themselves. The character of Mons. Chan.
teaubriant is highly respectable in the literary, the poli-
tical, and the moral world, for his attainments, his fide-
lity, and his integrity ; and we lament to see the name
of the King attached to an ordinance breathing senti-
ments of so much personal hostility to a man, whose at-
tachment to his cause ought to have secured him from in.
suit: and the more do we lament it, since we conceive
the seizure of his pamphlet to be a measure entirely sub.
versive of the general liberty of the press. We wish to
see his Majesty the man of the more enlightened portion
of his people i not.the drudge of one faction, nor the in.
strument of another. The pamphlet suppressed las for
its title, De la Monarchic scion la Charte, and bears the
motto of Le Roi, la Charte, et les hennetes gens. A copy
arrived in this country on Tuesday evening.

The capture of a Liverpool ship by the Spaniards. as

communicated by the British Consul at Cadiz, excited a
considerable sensation in the City on Tuesday.—The let-
ter was dated Cadiz, the Sd inst. and was received at
Lloyd's on the 24th.

" I regret to have to acquaint you," -says the Consul. " that on the
Ist inst. the British briglady Warren, 'W. Williams muter, in 64
days from Buenos Ayres, with a cargo of hides, wool, &c. was seat
into this port by the Spanish Mistico privateer 'Peroz, Captain Baeza,
.and detained, without communication, until yesterday afternoon; when
they took from on board, the passengers Messrs. Lezica and Mr. John
Fecund SaLts, owners of the cargo, and threw them into prison, ex-
acting of the Captain and of the crew (of which one has been severely
wounded by the prize-master), their Declarations, without our cogni-
zance or intervention, taking from the CRptrin bis Register and Medi-
terranean Pass, as well as other Ship lepers.—Being still encharged
with the affairs of this 'Consulate, I have omitted no pains to liberate
die vessel, cargo, and pas engcrs, and to obtain adequate satisfaction ;

but I doubt much the complete euccees of my exertions"

By advices received on Thursday, we icarn that the
case and papers had been referred to Madrid.
As au apology for this transaction, it is asserted, that
the ship in question had been trading in the River Plate
with those persons, .whom the Spanish Government
deems rebels and insurgents, and it was supposed that she
had enemies' property on board. Be this as It may, we
trust that no exertion will be wanting to investigate the
matter to the bottom. We are willing, of course, to al-
low that " free ships do not make free goods ;" but we
arc also desirous of being thoroughly convinced, that the
goods so seized are proved to be enemies' property ; and
that the passengers alluded to are made to undergo as
little inconvenience as possible. We trust the whole af-
fair will be duly and promptly attended to by Govern-
inent. The seizure of a British vessel, in the time of
peace, is a circumstance not to be treated as an ordinary

The unfortunate Gustavus,—unfortunate either in his
mulness, or in his qualities, still resides at Hamm, un-
der the name of Gustafson. He is attended by only two
persons; a female, and a Turk. The former administers
to his little wants, for the littleness of his wants is signi-
fied by the littleness of his establishment ; the latter
entered his service ut the time'he meditated his pilgrim-
age to Jerusalem. Though it •umnot be said, as of
Charles the Hth, that at the mention of his name
The world grew pale
with as much propriety may we assert, that
It marks a moral. and adorns a tale.

The King of Saxony, who had been fo invited
to the Holy Alliance by the Emperor of Ru ace-
ceded to. it. In notifying his accession, he p to
assert, that " the principles, announced in that t ty,
had invariably been his own." .Of which he might, with
equal propriety, !me adduce 1 his friendship for the
tyrant :IS an illustriol3 :agance!

The Er•leror Alexander is making a tour thmugh those
•ruts of his cinpiro, whip i were so lately the Neat of war.
tie has caused it to be signified by his Polish Minister, that
be wished the voluntary subscriptions, which tlur i hax.
.bitants of Warsaw had made to dcliy►y the e4peuscs of.a