The National Register.
London, England, 1822-06-10 00:00:00

AIIERIC.•IN PAPERS.
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New York Papers to the 14th and 15th of May
have arrived. From their contents, it appears that
the President bad communicated to Congress some
further correspondence between the Department of
State, and Chevalier Anduaga, the Spanish Minis-
ter, relative to the affairs of Mexico, which liad
taken place since his last message. In a letter from
the latter, dated April 24, he states that it bad been
erroneously supposed that O'Doiiju was empowered
to make the treaty in Cordova with Iturbide, the
Mexican Chief, which, hi the name of the Spanish
Government, he proceeds totally to disavow.
The National Intel/ismer of the geivannounecs,
that Congress having gone through all the business
lief Ore it, had adjourned. The Committee of Ways
and Means, to which several letters from Mr. Bagot,
Mr. Antrobus, and Mr. Canning, remonstrating on
the part of the British Government against the duty
imposed on rolled Irir iron, or in violation of the
Convention between the United States and Great
Britain, gave in the following Report on the day of
the adjourunient :-
6. Thut the Committee regret that the few days remaining of
the SIN,iOII do not afford time sufficient to give die subject the
consideration which its iraportanu requires. They thenefo:e de.
cluir to express any opinion on its meats, and weoluovral the
IoUNCet to the early consideration of the !louse at Owner. SQ4lOll*
.the report we; read, and ordered to he on the table.'
Extract of a letter from New York, dated the 9tli
of NI ay We learn, froin an intelligent hien.'
resit Eng itt Washington, that tack is a fros;:ect—

PRICE 9FI.

we may almost say a moral certainty—that a com-
mercial treaty, on terms of amicable reciprocity. wi!l
cre long be concluded between the United States
and France. This is a measure next in con-

sequence to the removing the British restrictions on
the %Vest India trade. With events will proclaim,
in a triumphal manner, the wisdom of the American
Statesman, who so patrio►ically and resolutely per-
sisted in supporting our retaliatory system, which
the short' sighted politicians among, us strove to
induce the country to abandon ut the very moment
of success."

MEZICO.-Our readers have heard a glod deal of
late about the proceedings of lturbide, who, in. Al-
tation of Napoleon, wished to take advantage of thc
political distractions in Mexico, and got himiele de-
vated to the Imperial Purple.
Accounts received at flivanna, from Mexico, to

the 3d of April, throw some new light on the at-
tempts of this chief to carry his ambitious projects
into effect. He had so far succLeded as to gain over
a part of the military, who shouted " Viva el Reyi"
and when another regiment was sent to bring them
to reason, they also refused to obey their commander,
snatching off their cockades, and &leveling them to
their general. 4
Elated by the success of these treacherous
ceedings, Iturbide presented himself, like &moth&
Cromwell, &fine the Congress, and demanded the.
dismissal of certain Deputies, whom he churged with
being conspirwors ; he was answered, that it was
contrary to the rules to 'comply with his demand ;•
and that, as he himself dal not alone co4ose the'
Regency. he would please to retze.—Showing no
disposition to leave the place, Don Yancz then
observed, " I will think your Excellency to pardon
me, you are the only man who usurp all pow-
er." Iturbide said, "We shall soon find, Signor
Yanez, who is the traitor." Yanez replied, "
shall not leave this spot before I convince your
Highness you are that traitor."—Much tumul-
tuous discussion is stated to have tiallowed, but
we have no account of tl.e result of this daring
attempt to destroy the Congress. He is said to
have presented a forge) letter from Devilla, in
which he was invited to re-co;:quer the empire, and
place it under the protection of Sl:ain ; but this
plot was discovered. It. is added that these pots
had dcstroyed the ettuiiibrium of the Mexican Go-
vernment, which was now in the situation of Ramos
Ayres.

FRACAS Is CIIINA.—It is nsserted, by most rails
pectable private conespoudents, that in the lase quarrel with
the Chinese there was originally no justitiestion on oar part,
and that the conduct of our naval fume in those seas atial•
not been Cilar4ctericxl by prudence and aisdotn.
1114cl:wood, r.lio Cotsilimatli in the East Indies, is bl..tued tor,
endeavouring to entice sailms titan the Inthamen, and tieimmiviiig
them of their best hands at a period of profound peace, w.men he.
tni;ht easily recruit in other quarters. 'file Terme is said to
have been sent to China with the Lope of obtaining volunteers
from tlioe ships that had nut conic within the Admiral's roses
on th.ir passage. The Chinese arc cx:retnely je.dous of ships a
war, and never allow them to coin their harbours. While
off Chitin, the ftigav, notwithstanding the known disposilon et
the natives, sent several ',Artie* on shore, and among the rear a
patty to cut irocimai. Chinese property is minutely uividetl, anti
therefore any given rorron of it is the more valuable to Lev
owners. This in:Aston of it 11113 thereteac at first re'entcd, and
at length resisted. The peasants and labourers mustered in
force, wad as the party of sailors was small, drove them from
their grounds, pursuing them to the water's edge, whin they
were surprised by a tire trona the guns of the frigate, inte.rded to
cover the retrest of the crew. The natives took to their heels
when they saw atiditiettal numbers of seamen armed with cut •
lasses, landing to support their ouittp:mai...as. Tar Later Ittrstted
them to their village, where, infuriated with previous resbwisr.er,,
and wmcontrolied hy the presence of their ofE.nirs.theycommita4
diegra,letol outrag.a an.t intlactimMate cruelties, woondine Cr
emitting down all who cone their way. arid even pulling m..crxn
hovels, that they might reach tile putur ceut,:rue whom city
treat. Oily tv.mm sew killed, hat many were s2vereif hurt,
the lives of several wet. despi:fred of. A poor nion was cut
down while protecting his woe in his arm!, aid a Wit:Aan had
her tiagers awed off. Sacit is the statentem of our Cu:
espoe-
I dem, wuusz le.ta is dated .Ina.

On Frilly morning, his Itiyai iiighress
Prince of Dentniirk, aail a numerous suite, kc
in two of the King's state barges, at
Bridge, for the purpose of visiting and iii:TeeT.34.
the I)acks at I).:pttord and Wooly:m:1. At :+l•kh4,2,
o'clock the: barges reached Deinhird, %the: e,A 4t •
illustrious vLitors were received by L. cut.
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DOUSE OF LORDS.
MONDAY, JUNE 3.
The Earl of DONO,;GHSIOIIE took the oaths and his scat
as Vise not Hutchinson.
Petit :011S against the Catholic Peers' BM were presented from
Bath, Sat tan, Wilts, Leicesteranrc, and the Clergy or
Petitions complaining or agricultural distress were presented
from Noriolk. Suffolk, Cirencester, and lieut.
Petitions. praying for a revision of the criminal code, were
pcsemis! horn Wellington, Bathitiu, Maidstone, and Frotne,
(Sumersetshire.) The above petitions were laid on the table.
The Earl of LIMERICK mumd the re euasaleration of Doye's
Dito:ce
Alter some conversation upon the subj.tzt of securing 70001.
stuck to lady Dave. which she received twat an aunt.
The LORI) CHANCELLOR intimated that he should
stems: the interest which that lady ought to have, when the bill
ii read the third time. The report was then received.
Mr. Joiner, from the commissioners for building new churches,
presently! an account of their dinky trad cspences, incurred
within given data.—Tne Hume then adjourned.
ULSI)AIr. JUNE ♦.
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Sir James Graham, and tithe; members from the Commons,
'nought up the Greenwich Church Bill, the Islaryde-bone
NVateli and Light Bill, and several others, which were read the
first time.
The Earl of HARE WOOD presented a petition from New-
castle, against the Roman Catholic Peer' Bill.
l.o:d SlDMold'r II presenteit a similar petition.
Lord SUFFIELD presented a petition from the Hundred of
Grecnhoe, in Norolk, complaining of agricultural distress, and
praying for parliamentary reform. Toe petition complained,
ainung other strong expressions, the following :—•• A huge mili-
tary force is kept up, with no other object min to suppross the
rights of the peokile, and destroy the constitution."
Tile LORD CHANCELLOR coati lamed of the indecent
manner in which the petition was worded, and observed, that
toe only way to 'nuke a petition inefficacious, was to put in it
ten disrespectful to the House. It was nut possible die Lords
cu receive the petition just presented, and the nuble and
I et: Lord moved that it be rejected.
Lord SUFFtELD concurred in the observations made by the
Lord Chancellor, so far as related to the respect which was due
to the House ; but said, so long as lie had a seat in Parliament,
he should present petitions which did nut appear to convey any
intentional indecorum. Time petitioners had perhaps been led by
their feelings to address improper language to the House, but it
eid not striae pun that any disrespect was intended. The peti-
tion was rejected.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition from
two persons residing at Dorking, on the subject of a new raven•
tom in tile tanning of hides. The petition was laid on the table.
'time House adjourned.