The National Register.
London, England, 1822-03-10 00:00:00

TTIT: NATIONAL It7GISTEtt

Bay. It is expected that this pt.:imputes; in carry-
ing the Insurrcction Act into force, will have at
least a salatary etli2ct on many of the insurgents,
and keep them at home at night, at which time the
chief excesses are committed by the \Vhiteboys.—

Outrages, however, still continue; but not to the
extent st.:ted in the Dublin Papers. Private letters
mention, that some gentlemen's houses which were
said to have been set on fire and destroyed, never
\yore attacked, nor had they received the least injury
whatever. Last week the premises of Mr. Parker,
a respectable farmer near Tralce, were set fire to by
a party of insurgents, and some cows perished in
the flames. The following morning they were ex-
peditiously cut to pieces the wretched peasants,
who carried off the. pieces for their consumption,
and to tiflbrd sustenance to their famishing families.
The Limerick Chronicle states, that on Friday last,
about seven o'clock, Henry Sheban, conveying the
mail from Rathkeale to Shangolden, and one escort
of the 3d Light Dragoons, were fired at by some
ruffians, who secreted themselves behind a hedge.
Their shots, if the report is true, were too success-
ful, as the postman and his horse were killed, and
the dragoon wounded ; after which the robbers took
ofF the mail. The shots were heard by the Police,
and a deta,:hment of the 42. l regiment, who repaired
to the place. Several individuals were taken into
custody, who, if not concerned in the murder, will
be tried under the Insurrection Act. In the neigh-
limarhensl of Newmarket, in the County of Cork,
the peasantry are giving up their arms, and return-
ing to a state of tranquiLity.

Letters have been received from New Orleans to
the 6th of January, by which we have the follow-

ing:—
ST. ANTONI.), DEC. 4,—Oa the night of the ;;t1
October, General Long, with 50 men, of all na-
tions, entered the town of Bahia, producing the
greatest consternation by their horrid acts, (I hap-
pened to be there at the same time). They put to
flight the sentinels, and took possession of the fort
and artillery without opposition. As soon as intel-
ligence of this reached St. Antonio, the Governor
dispatched Coloncl Ignato Paris, u ith 150 men,
with orders :o retake the place, and make prisoners
of Long and his party. He arrived near La Bahia,
and sent to Long requesting to see him, to ascetain
the cause of his visit. Long met him, and stated his
&jut was to establish the independence of these
provinces. Colonel Paris replied, that their lilac-
pendmce was already achieved, and not to give
himself any further trouble, and demanded the
giving up of the fort, Long would not give it up.
At eleven o'clock (morning) Colonel Paris made the
attack—a warm firing was kept up for 24 hours.
Long's artillery did no execution, and he finally
surrendered at discretion. Long and his party were
brought prisoners to St. Antonio, and from thence
were sent to Santillio, to take their trial, as robbers
and pirates.

On Thursday evening, a messenger from Franca
arrived in the greatest haste with dispatches, which
were delivered to Lord Londonderry while at dinner
at Eellainy's. His Lordship, who had not swallowed
a couple of mouthfuls, had no sooner made himself
acquainted with their contents, than he rose from
title in apparent agitation, and proceeded to his
Lace. It is unnceLssary for us to offer any comment
o. this circumstance.
An official return to an Order of the House of
Commons states the quantity of gold sent in to his
I:!jesty's Mint from the Ist January 1815, to the
Ist January, 182°2, at 41V,6981b5. sozs. 7drs.
19
gr„ins: value 19,283,3351. Os. 61. Gold monies
coined within said period 17,611,5601. 3s. Id.
A letter dated Puebla (kingdom of Mexico), Nov.
30, says—" This country, after having rapidly ef-
fected a revolution, is now exposed to the greater
danger of internal discord. There exist three dis-
tinct parties, each solicitous to establish a different
form of government. 'llia first seeks to establish a
republic; the second an empire, governed by an
European prince ; and the third an empire, with
the General-in-Chief, Iturbide, at its head. Mean-
while, specie is extremely scarce, and the troops ill
paid. The Provisimul Government has declared a
free trade with all countries."

A commissioner was sent out by government to
New South Wales, in the latter end of 1819, or
beginning of 18'20, in .cons,aptence Lf staternent4
transmitted home of mal-administration in that
colony, in order to make an inspection into dr.:
situation of aflitirs there, to point out abuses, and
report on the best la2ans of correcting them. The
gentleman had a salary assigned him, of 3,0001. per
annum, and also carried out with him a secretary
or assistant, whose remuneration was to be on a
scale proportioned to that of his principal. What
investigation these gentlemen cut.-red into, and wh,,t
services they pertlAmed in the colony of New :".ar.ll
Wales, are yet a secret to the public; and we be.
lieve, also, to their employers. They returned to
this country in the beginning of last year, but we
cannot learn that the report, which was the object
of their mission, and with which it was to have
terminated, has yet found its way into tiny of the
government offices. In the mean time, the salaries,
both of principal and secretary, continue to increase
the pressure of the public burdens. One would not
insinuate that the retaining them as long as po,sibie
has been the paramount motive of the parties; yet
it is difficult to imagine such a list or abuses in N..!,v
South Wales as should require twelve months to
enumerate them, or even that a report on them
might nut have been prepared on the voyage home.
A requisition is now signing, to request the Lord
Mayor to convene a meeting of the Livery of Lon-
don to consider the present distress of the country,
and to petition for a reduction of the present griev-
ous burdens of taxation, and a reform in Parlia-
ment. _ • _

For some days past the frequenters of St. James's
Park, have b.!en attract. d by an ingenious machine,
which raises a very long ladder,without any support
at the top, on which a man mounts ant stands,
whilst he saws off the decayed branches of the lofty
trees.
Letters from Marseilles of the 214 h ult. state,
that very fresh advices had been received from the
principal ports in the Levant, that tranquillity Irtd
been perfectly re-established, and hopes were enter-
tail • of a speedy arrangement between Russia and
the Porte.
His Majesty recently sent the Order of the Gar-
ter to the King of Denmark; this, it is said, was a
prelude to the demand of his daughter Caroline,
aged 29, in marriage.
CAPTIME 01' A SMUGGLING CUTTER—The
Agnes, of Flushing., a very line new cutter, armed
Ihr the purpose of smuggling, was brought into
Grimsby Roads on Friday last, by his Majesty's re-
venue cruizer Stag, Capt. Ferris, commanler. This
vigilant officer, after a chase of four hours oil..
Whitby, succeeded, by superior management, in
getting to windward of the prize, and coming
within pistol shot, was on the eve of pouring in a
broadside, when she struck. Iler crew consists of
twenty-three men ; she has nine port-pules on each
side, and her cargo originally consisted of fifteen
hundred tubs of Geneva, the greater part of which
she is supposed to have landed in the neighbourhood
of the place where the Slag fell in company with
her. After the capture, sixty-two tubs were picked
up, having ben thrown overboard in the chase.
The Lord Chancellor, on Thursda, morning, in
the Court of Chancery, delivered his judgment in
the matter of Howard and Gibbs, bankrupts. His
Lordship declared that the present choice of assig-
nees could not stand, and that there must be a new
election ; thereby confirming the judgment oh b.s
Honour the Vice-Chancellor.
Letters have been received, V;tl America, from
Santiago, of the 11 th of February, stating that
Guido was at present Governor of Calloa, and the
the greatest tranquillity reigned at Lima. When
the report reached that place of Contarae's approach
funds to the amount of five or six hundred thousand
dollars were embarked on board the shipping at
Ancon. Lerd Cochrane had for some time teen
making every exertion to endeavour to procure
money fur paying off his sailors without avail ; upoa
hearing the amount which was on board the (litre:-
ent transports at Ancon, he went in the O'Higgins,
and furcinly took possession of the whole sum, not-
withstanding strong representations limn the Geae-
ral, Ile immediately commenced paying off all the
ships. Report says, he has nut dared to pot his
foot on shore since.
It is understood that the two junior Lords to be
reduced are Admiral Hotham and Air K. Douglas.
It is singular enough, that Ministers after what was
said in the course of the debate on Friday night,
should include a professional min in the reductii.n.
The Hon. George Anson, one of the Members h r
Yarmouth, was so severely hurt by a fall tii.rn
his horse, a few weeks since, that the ni.:st str:uus
fears thr his safety were entertained. We are hayFy
to state, that he was so far recovered last week 84.
to be able to attend Parliament. He paired
mad
, with Lord Robert Manners in favour of Mr. Cal.
craft's motion for the repeal of the Salt Tax.