The National Register.
London, England, 1818-08-23 00:00:00

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fart:wed Ly nil of the tr:;:le in France. Their use will
adopted font the 1501 .S.,:ptoulter nest.
Jury, 1.--it is almost generally asserted
here, that we shall not Lave war with the United States,
notw ithstantiingtlwi: invasion ()four territory in the Flo-
ridas, nor even En account of .he taking of Pensacola
ana the Fort of Daraneas. It is said, that Gen. lielcson
!las not only ,rltaranteetl the ancient private property of
the inhabitants, but also the concession of land lately

taale iv the Sitanish ox:en:twat. This measure is very
fortunate for the now proprietors: amongst these latter
are several Noblemen, whom the King horwurs with
his special esteem.
By accounts from America %re learn that the Insur-
gents have acted by retaliation in ragnard to its. They
have shot five Officers of the battalion of Numance, and
all the prisoners whijt foil into their power aft'-r the
taking of Ortiz. This unhappy ititelligenceforms -the
postcript of the report of the Geaeral is Chic

An article in the Nlairi.laficial Gazette states, that
the obligations relative to the subject of claims between
the Governments of France ani Spain being declared
reciprocal by an additional article in the Treaty of the
20:11July, 1818, it has been agreed " that one moiety
of the total sum due by France shell remain in depesit,
in the hands of an equal number of Commissioners of
each nation, until the Spanish Government shall have
provided funds to liquidate the French claims. The
Spanish claimants will receive interest fur the aunt
deposited.

We solicit the attention of our readers to the in-
telligence from Ceylon, which will be found in another
part of our paper. The proclamation of Governor
Brownrigg will speak far itself, as to the state of the
miserable country wilkh be administers. The rebel-
lien seems to be more alined and consolidated, the
inhabitants more fierce, and the combats more frequent,
than they wore rep.resented to be by any former
advice!.

Extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's, at
Barbadoes, dated July 5, 1818:—" By the arrival of
a schooner from St. Thomas's, information has been
received of the Spanianla having taken possession of
the brig Eclipse, NiT'ormington, of this place, which
vessel sailed from this for St. Domingo a few weeks
ago. Capt. Wormington had been taken to the city of
St. Domingo, thrown into a dungeon, and loaded with
heavy inns, the brig dismantled, and the whole of the
crew put in confinement. The plea fig this outrageous
insult on the British flag is, that they found two guns
mounted on deck, and six or eight dismounted in the
hold, as ballast. and therefore concluded she was an
Insurgent privateer, a Spaniard having come forward
and swore that Capt. Wormington had taken his vessel
n few weeks before, and kept-Lim a prisoner 14 days.
The Scamancler frigate has been dispatched by Admiral
Harvey to demand an exFlanation from the Spanish
Governor." _

Letters and papers have reached us from India, to
a date much more recent than that of any former in-
telligence from the same quarter. The most interesting
portion of the news thus communicated respects the
operations .against the Peishwa's remaining force, un-
der the Generals Smith and Pritsler, who alone con-
tinue in the field, and add daily proofs to those alrealy
Ittliwiled, both of their professional zeal and of the
difficulties of that service.which they have not *yet
succeeded in terminating. In all parts of India but
but towards the south-east, the war was at an end,
and the armies had reired. The general orders of the
Marquis of Hastings are dated February 21, when his
Lordship took leave of the several divisions, and warmly
thanked the officers who had commanded them. The
Pindarrees were utterly amailated as a power, and
many of their Chiefs had aveepted lands from the Bri.
tish Government, tie their only means cif subsistence.—
The army of Sir Thomas Hislop was to break ep on
the 31st of March ; and that distinguished officer,
having completed the service assigped to him, was to
proceed to Madras, his old head-quarters, under an
escort of the Royals, the Rifle Corps. Sand Rockets.—
The Bombay Gazette of the Ist of April asserts, on the
authority of letters from General Smith's camp, dated
March 24, that the war with the Peishwa bade fair to
be speedily finished. Hager Row was moving to Nag-
pore, with a force computed at 25,000 men, not know.
ing that General Doveton waited his approach Gen.
jnith pursued him ciosely ; a battle was looked for,
and the issue of that battle was not an object of anxiety.
An epidemic disease raged amongst the British troops
in India, and had proved fatal in many instances.
and the adjacent villages, are crowd-
ed with foreigners. Every thing is exorbitantly dear,
and will be still more so when the Sovereigns and their
suites arrive. The Dukes of Wellington and Richelieu,
and Lord Castlereagh, will reach Aix-la-Chapelle much
about the same time.

A 170. VI

iatol
inoritnh‘,ll:t Ellarrit
ited States learnree irtin,t the tsi eerotations"s
on ire'. at several of the iron works, bar iron is now
mennfactured antler the hammer; and we are led to
believe that this alteration xi!' add very considerably
to the demand of our own iron for markets where
heretofore that of Sweden has been used, as sales are
very brisk at advanced Mires-v'
Letters received from China give a favourable nc.
count of the cei ton-ma rket at Canton. The Settfictrer
had arrived, and three whole cargoes were in the mar.
key, for which 12-5 all round had he. n offered, but
the holders were vending out fora better privet. The
c lase assigned for the rise, which former accounts did
not encourage the speculator to expect, was the sudden
destructirei of the crop in the province of Nankin.
when it was just on the point of being gathered in. It
is mentioned in letters from Niarzepore, that suttee
had been fallin .• in that market for several days. Ac.
counts from Builnout state, that a ureter qttentity of
Chum:saucy and Miser cotton had passed that place
• than had been known for eight years past ; hut it is
added, that Kutchnera was net coming in so fast during
the pit: snt as during the last year. A fall of two
rupees per maunil had taken place in the Calcutta cote
tan market, in the early part of February.
Extract of a letter, Edited Madrid, July 9, in a morn.
ing paper:—e• Puldic distrust and dissatisfaction ra-
p:dly increase, for indeed nobody is secure in their
own houses, such is the system °tithe Government and
the preponderance of the Inquisition. Montero, Ur-
hanekr, n ad Zuluaea, bid:mein:l to the Spanish guards:
Colonel GOTPZ Labrador ; Prebendary Bilches, a na.
lve of the River Plata, and a mechaeist belonging to
this city of the. name of Comitre, were all seized and
shut us., in the inquisition of this place between 12 mud
one on the night of the :nth. On the 18th Commodore
Farener, Don &Jerry°, Licentiate lartinez Cava'.
lero ; Valhalla, a printer; Reyes, a watchmaker ; Du.
quid ned Duplessis, dyers, were also confined in the
inquisition of Saragossa. The seizure of their pro.
perty has been most severe; nothing these victims
possessed has been spared. Even their wearing else
parch was given in charge to the stewards of the Holy
Tribunal. The u hole crime of these prisoners is, that
they are :accused of being freemasons..
" It is said that Charlis I V. has pledge:l himself to
necei t and support the constitution abolished by his
son, Ferdinand VII. establishing religious toleration.
The news of Morillo having died of 4 wound in his
right side is generally believed here, and it is coolie
deafly said that the Government has received the
olili 'al neyiees of the circumstance, but the efrair is
kept a profound secret. To-lay it is, however, said,
that General -G risnaret, late Governor of Ceuta, is to
succeed him in the command ; and it is added, that the
selection has been made through the influence of Canon
Benconm' spiritual director of the !illy, as he once
was of Morillo."

A Mail has arrived from Halifax, Nova Scotia, with
letters and papers to the 21st ult. It is stated in
the latter, that since the execution of 111 r. Arbothnott,
the conferences between the British and Spanish eat-
liasies at Washington had been inure frequent, and of
longer duration than heretofore. The Act, constituting
[lalifax and St. John's feet. ports, had given great sa-
tisfaction to the inhabitants of our North America's
colonies. In consequence of the great drought, the
woods between Liverpool and Port Mutton took fire,
and burnt from flouts Port to the Western Head.—
The ravages were dreadful ; twelve houses, and al-
most all the crops of grain, grass, and potatoe:, togs.
thi r with an immense quantity ef timber, were de.
stroytd. The instructions re ,ently sent out respecting
the encroachments of the American fishermen on the
coasts of British North Anterira are similar to those
of last year ; namely, 64 that when found hovering
upon the coasts, they are to be warned elf; audit
found in the bays or harbours, to be sei4ed, and
brought in for trial."
The following is an extract of a private totter fmrt
Mount Holly, in North America, addressed to a coin•
mercial house in this country :—" .Manufactories aro
going on here, but in my opinion without a prospect or
being carried on to any great effect. One in ,particular,
that some years past was considerable, is now almost.
annihilats_td—l mean the iron works ; the produce of
which was a good remittance, especially to England.
These works are now in ruins ; and oa the ruins of
many of them, mills for ett►din' and spinning have
been erected; which, in the time of the late war, wera
said to be productive to the owners ; but since the peace,
I find many of them are advertised to l‘e let or sold,
from which I conclude they arc become unprofitable.
In reality, I am of opinion, that manufactories of almost
every dettription cannot flourish on this side of the
water, so lung as the price of labour eni:inues to 'ott
from three to four times as much as with you, supposing
the money of each country to be reduced to a common
standard." . .

IMO Ellenborougb is nearly recovered from his in.
disrosition ; but his Lordship, it is said, expresses his
determination to retire from the fatigues of °thee, as
soou .A possible.

ASTLEY S ANNUAL t; FIERUi

The thirtieth Prize was contested c,r on Friday by—
.lll‘n Free
T:omal Hill • Temple..
John ltie'inrds
Timms Whit, sirrridt.me.
James .Sood aogerthril.
William Diniwiek Cherry Gardens.
At half past four the boats started, and the contest
.appeared to display more than usual seienceand strength,
wall tha combatants approached the beacon facing
langur:or:l, when Wood was di;titneed upon whom
lytting was mach advanced. The heat was won by
IVhite, and Danwick. la tha second heat
NV: hite took the lend and kept it he won the prise
with great apparent ease. At seven (iclock the wEger
was decided. The winner afterwards received the
\Vhcrry in the Amphitheatre. The boats started with
the tile from Westminster-bridge, went through Vaux-
Lail-bridge, than -returned and proceeded round the
i.earon off Ilungerford-stairs, and thence through the
4czatre arch of Westminster-bridle.

Tier Majesty continues gralutlly improving in
health ; for these last two or three days she has walked
from the foot of the stairs to her garden chair with vevy
slight assistance ; and, us her Maj:sty still expresses the
most ardea desire to be at Windsor, it is expected that
the journey will be attempted in a fl:w days. provijel
ato nlapse takes place. The account from IC.:w is. we
are happy to learn, equally satisfactory :—‘• Her Ma-
jesty has had a goad night, and is a little butter to-
day."
The Duke and Duchess of Kent, it is said, will tot
leave England till the return of Prince Leopold
On Monday night the Duke and Duchess of Kent
honoured Vauxhall Gardens with their presonce.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied
by Prince NVilliam and Prince Frederick of Hesse
Cassel, left town on Tuesday for Dover, on their way
to Hanover. They set off about 9 o'clock. _

EDINBURGH, Auo. 14.—The managers of the Royal
Intirneary have received from the Lord Advocate 501.
w.liich was delivered to his Lordship by Baron Nicalay,
lw command of his Imper-al Higliners the Grand Duke
Michael, with his Highness's request that it should be
applied tint the assistance of such of the charitable csta-
-blishments of this city as his Lordship might ellink fit.
The Grand Duke Michael, when at Drummond,
now the seat of Mr. Barrel Drnmmond, was presented
s ith the sword of Robert Brnee, which, tradition says,
leas wielded by that hero at the battle of Bannockburn.
The emend is an heavy that it requires both hands of
even a powerful man to lift it.
Boeneeux, Aug. 12.—The Duke of Gloucester
'arrived here on the 6th, and the next day received the
,Civil and Military Authorities, the officers, Ike. His
Royal Highness on Saturday visited the public esta-
blishments, and was present at an examination of the
deaf and dumb children; he afterwards went to the
theatre. Sunday his Royal Highness, after riding on
horseback, honoured the Count de fournon, the Prefect,
with his .company to dinner. The Duke drank the
health of the King of France, and the 'Prefect that of
the King of England. His Royal Highness then gave
as a toast, " A constant and perfect union between the
two nations,' which was received with great applause.
Monthly him Royal Highness was present at the . manceu-
vree of the .st hatt of the Legion of Aude. He after-
wards visited the 'Foundling Hospital and the Lunatic
Asylum, and was liberal in his charities. His Royal
Ilighness subsequently visited the public works, the
principal churches, the library, and the museum. In
the evening his Royal Highness honoured the Viscount
de Gourgue,•the Mayor of Bordeaux, with his com-
pany to dinner, at which were present the principal
Authorities and a distinguished party. His Royal
Highness set out to day for Agen, from whence he
goes to the baths of Cantcrets, Bargees, and Baigneres ;
and from thence to Lynes, by the way of Thaulouse,
Montpellier, Nismes, and Avignon. His Royal High-
-ness then leaves France by the way of Geneva. intend-
ing to return tosyertis the end of October. and to visit
Paris. after visiting Strasburg and Metz.
The visitors at elaremont will have the melancholy
gratification of beholding all these little domestic re-
membrences of our lamented Princess, in the contemp-
lation of which her afflicted convert has hitherto in-
dulged. " with all the luxury of woe." The lett und
shawl which her Royal highness took off, un return-
ing from her last -walk, ere still hanging on the screen
in the library, untouched, since she herself placed tlieln
there. Her watch laid on the mend.: piece, and eren
her walking shoes, left by her, near the tire-place, still
remain exactly as she hail lett them ; and his Royal•
Highness has • deeired, that the most scrupulous atten-
tion may be paid, to peererve them from any other
tounh. Doubtless such a wish will he strictly complied
with.
The Marchioness of Hastings lies net yet left Eng-
land, on her return to India, though she ieteuds to go
very shortly.
It was a mistake to say that Mr. Ellis accompanies
Lord Castlereagh to Aix-la-Chapelle. The Let is, he
goes to the Cape of Good I Tape, as &crew,' W Lard
Ciliate; &menet.

Bet:toasts, Ana. 15.—This place is now crawled
to an unexampled degree. On the Prince ll.:4ent's
lartii-day u superb bail was given, under the wimpieff.
of Lord and Lady F.Jward Somerset, by the English
to the French. Tho theatre was engaged firOwh pur-
pose. The interior was formea Into a epacioas saloon,
by means of a platt'oru erected over the pit. About
500 persons attended. The spacious area was illumi-
nated by chandeliers of cut glass and variegated lamps.
Dancing comniencea at ten o'clock, with " The IVhite
Coelcalz." Quadrilles, waltz?s, and reels fallowcd.—
All the officers vf the British statr were pre vent ; every
respect:lWe inhabitant of the town was invited. Na,
thing could exeeca the magn'escence et' tl;e ; the
company felt it; che.•rfulness and conviviality reigned
; the uisembly dia not break. up till five
Oo the day of St. Lottis the French mean to
return the compliment. The greatest preparations arc ,
already going on.

A letter from Gloucester, dated the 17th of August,
says :—" The Under Sheriff for this county returned
from London, bearing a letter from the Lord Chancel-
lor to the .ludgcs. The contents of this letter have not
transpired, but we tin:las:and that the Lerd Chancel-
lor, idler some consultation with the Selieitor General,
was of opinion that a new commission must be issued.
A meeting of' t'-e At toriiies and Barristers took place in
the Nisi Prins Court; when several questions arising
out of' the delay which has taken place were sterted.—
, First, it was asked, whether, in the taxation of costs,
the enences incurred in atteedin. g this Assise would
be allowed. There was no 7,-i.TAit:ri opiaion given upon
although the impression was, that as, in point of
fact, there had been no Assize hod ice, no. expences
incurred under such circumstances would be allowed
It was next asked whether, in eases where notice of
countermand had ken given for these Assizes, a f•esh
notice might be given ender the new Commission. To
this also the Counsel deelined giving un opinion. It
was recommended in all cases, however, by way cf
precaution, that fresh notices of trial should be given..
Some of the Attornies then asked, whether refreshers
were to be given where briefs had been delivered? Mr.
Dauncey said, that was a matter entire]; fur their own
consideration: but he thought they all ought to Le
equal participators in the inconvenience, which -wee
certainly unavoidable. The meeting then broke up.—
In the course of the day the Judges and Gentlemen of
the Bar (pitted the town."
The new Commission for the Assizes of Gloucester-
shire, and the City of Gloucester, has passed the Great
Seal; and the business will be proceeded upon in both
Courts, at nine o'clock. on Monday, the 31st inst.

POLAR Exezorrros.—The following is an extract
of a letter from llnnif, dated the 9th inst. :—" Captain
Ridley, of the Triad whale ship, of this port, just re-
turned feces the Northern Ocean, intbrms us, that on
the 10th of May, lie was in hit. 80. 55. about eight
miles from Spitzbergen, in 22 fathoms water; the sun
was at a great altitude ; there was scarcely any night ;
they could fellow the glorious luminary circling again
and again round the heavens—the atmosphere at this
time was very clear—Capt. R. went to the top-mast,
and could see with a•glass to the extent of between 4U
and 50 miles (as he supposes) across the great Polar
Ocean, which was much more open than when he was
in lat. 81. last year. There were indeed large islands
of flaw ice floating about; hut he is sure the sea was
navigable, without great difficulty, as far as the eye
could reach. 'But the ice was miming ashore, eel ac-
cumulating in large masses on the -northern coast of
Spitzbergen. Captain R. thinks the expedition came
too late; presuming that-the opening be fband would
soon be close:1; and, as far 'es he Luover, it was then
tile only one westward of Spitzbergen ; Capt. It. says,
that when he left the sea, there was an immense accu-
mulation of field and 'flaw ice, stretching almore from
shore to shore. lie quitted the vicinity of Spitzbergen
about the 15th-of Mae,sind directed his course towards
Greenland. About the middle. of June, teieg in lat.
73. 120 miles from lurid, as nearly as he can jedge,
the weather very rainy, with a thick fog, Ile spoke an
Aberdeen whale fishing ship, the Master of which had
seen the Discovery Ships, on the 10th June, in let. SO.
and went on hoard with his log-hook. He was in-
fbrtued by the Officers, that they hail explored in every
direction to the west of Silitzberrn, for a rassage
northward; but could not get half a degrea farther
then they then were. They were steering S.W. when
leer seen. Whether they might no: find it practicable
to r„‘, between Se;tehergen anal 'Nova ;;Zeniblu, is
another question. Their S.W. course wee. induce us•
to think they dial not intend trying iettalkbat time.—
From ell this, there is snuck apparenteause fi,r regret
that the Expedition did not set out sooner; us then
they might have coasted Spitzbergeo, and mitered the
Polar Ilesia.be- the opening which Capt, Ridley found.
tia Csytain R. says, he heard that t egation of ice
irlanala in Davis's Straka was veryh n
ig c line-. If this
be true, the progress of the other ships is rendered
evilly improbable ; eel the gratification of our ar-
dent desire to know whether Greenittud be an Island
or not, must at least be postponed."
Lord Cochrane has, it is said, sailed from Boulogne
for South America, in a vessel called-the Rose.

CommoN Ilit.L.-.-The Livery assen Ned On Friday
in Guiluhall, to dB up a vacancy in the office of Bridge.
master. About one o'clock, the Lord ;,%yor, Alder-
men (among whom was Mr. Alderman Wuithman),.
Sheri;i'. ani City officers, appeared on the hastings,
and the Hall was opened with the t;sual ceremonies.
There were seven candilates, viz.—Me.s.srs. James War-
too, George Samuel Thodey, Joseph Snuggs,
Thomas% . Smith, James "fetlock, cud George Marina.
dul:e Metcalf. On these names being put up in sue.
ecssi ,n, the show of hands was very great, nearly
unanimous, for .Ir. Thodey. The other caldidates
cons:are:l the opinion of the Livery so decidedly ex-
pro!Ne.l, that they at: resigned their pretensions ,vithont
demanding a poll. Mr. Thodey was then duly
elected ; and alio: ho hat returned thank:,, the Ila:1
was dis!,alvoil.

The Sub-Comraittee of New Drury have deter:l;mA,
it seems, at all hazards, to re-open the theatre for the
winter campaign, Mr. Stephen Kemble is ne:ivey
preparing his troops to take the field in area! deatuatie
three. The theatre will be opened on the 7th of nelet
month. Immediately after the injunetiu3 had been.
dissolved by the Lord Chancellor, notices to such effect
were sent to the several performer&
It is reported, tl.at one of the intended arrange...
meats tiur the ensuing season at Drury-Lane Theatre, la
the redaction of the price of admission to the old
standard, viz* ss. to the boxes, &c. The other theatre
will, of course, be obliged to do the same.
A new silver coinage is preparing at the Mint, de-
signed by I'iatrucci The half-zrown has the George
and Dragon on the reverse.

An American has obtained from the French Go-
vernment, for 10 years, commencing the Ist of Ja..
nuary, i 620, the exclusive priviiege of importing ice.
into Guatlaloupe and Martinique, where- the tme or
this article has been intrAucea into the hospitals wiz
specific for the disorders incident to hot climates.

Some thansands of quarters of English and foreign
wheat are now on board vessels lying in the river
Thames ; and every granary on its franks that could be
procured has been taken for the purpose of storing.
The following is a literal copy of a notice recently
given by the clerk in a parish church in Devonshire
" This is to gee notis, here's narra Sunday here n 0,3
Sunday.; leas why, measter is gwaing to Daalish
preach."
The late Mr. Arbutbnott is thus &scribed by tiv
Editor of the Dublin Journal,. from a personal know—
ledge of that unfortunate gentleman :—" Arbuthnott
was au amiable man, but the child of misfortune. At
an early age he became an orph in—his father was
drowned, and his mother died in a mad-house : and
now in the prime of life he has fallen Al victim to in—