The National Register.
London, England, 1823-03-02 00:00:00

We have received United States papers to the
Ist inst.. The National Intelligence:• of the 29th
eontaias• the appointment of Ministers to the new
Government of Spanish America. Gen. Andrew
Jackson has the mission to Mexico, with the titles
of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten-
tiary; the rest have only the latter designation.—
The news of the meditated aggression on Spain by
France had reached Washington, where, and in the
United States generally, a. lively interest is taken
in the question. " The. European news," says the
official paper, " is of such a character as to leave
us little room to doubt that the alternatives of war
or dlsgava.ful submission have been pfcsented to the
Spanish nation. Should this news be confirmed,
and Spain prove true to herself, she will have on
her side the bast wishes of the people of this country,
to whose-feelings nothing can be more revolting than
the interposition of foreign bayonets in the domes-
tic dissensions of any ileople, particularly when the
avowed object is to compel them to change their
form of government."
His IVlajesty's ship Conway arrived at Portsmouth
on Thursday last, in 49 days from Bahia, at which
place the Portuguese flag was still flying un the 21
iifJahuary. The town was closely hemmed in by
the Bazilitin forces,, udder the • command.of Leba-
tour, And the usual intercourse with the interior so
'effectually cot off, that the city was reduced to the
greatest privations fur want of fresh provisions, ve-
getables, and fruit. The garrison of liohia is said
do eunsist of. three thousand regular troopi, a num-
ber, however, not more than sufficient to defend it;
tr the nature (tithe ground is such, that the invading
• force can, without inconvenience to themselves, vary
their attacks on different points, so as to harass the
soldiers exceedingly... One or two of these. attacks '
were made every week, upon the different out-
poste; and alatinigh nothing verymaterial appeared
to be effected, the Pamplona troops., were becoming
more and more incommoded by thin species of war-
fare; and as strong reinfbreementakto the Brasitians
were on their wits, hum rernanihuco and Bin it was
& .not might likely .that.tho place could hold out
much. longer,:
THE N gw.juDcw...—ark.Sergeant Hullo& was yes-
.tenlay morning sworn in as a Judge—this ceremony
has been deferred, in consequence of -the 'learned
Sergeant's name having been incliftleil in a Com-
missioner under thq late inquiry respecting f ml
Portsmouth.—The promotion of Mr. Sergeant I-hil-
lock to the Bench makes, necessarily, a certain
vacancy in the lead on the Northern Circuit, which
wettld instantly be filled up by some barrister of
equal standing, unless Ma'. Bruugitatn were on the
apt to take his chance of the advantage to which
his talents fairly entitle him. Mr. Brougham ix
thus compelled, in justice to himself, and in the
duty of aceuriti, by his exertions, his independence
of character, to leave the House of Commons, at a
moment when his eloquence is adding fresh dignity
and force to. the cause of civil liberty—ind he in
thus compelled to he absent, because tha Lord
Chancellor does nut choose to give the due rank to
a man who disdains to barter his principles fur any
personal advantage. The profession, of which Mr.
Broughaia is so distinguished an ornament, ought to
feel the slight put mien him so an injury to their
entire hotly.