The National Register.
London, England, 1822-12-16 00:00:00

CAPTURE OP A PIRATE.

[From the Bahama Royal Gault, of Oa. 12.]
" On the night of the lst. inst, at half•past eight, the sleep
Eliza was lying at anchor in La Guallaya, where a schooner
brosght op at a short distance, and, without hailing, fired Iwo
aborts ether. The sloop, without loss of time opened • heavy
lire from her only gun, a 12-pounder earronade, loaded with
round and gripe shot, supported by musketry, and, after lax
rounds, the slaughter on the schooner's deck must have been
very great, as the cries of the wounded were hideous. A
felucca new bore down het seen the schooner and the Eliza,
with the evident intention of running alongside and boarding,
but the sloop averting their intention, ran seder her bow, and
hoarded in an instant. The defence of the pirates wan despe-
rate. The captain and nine men were killed, and the remaining
part of her orew, with the exception of fuer men, two of whom
were wounded, jumped overboard. She appeared to have been
fully prepared for action. Shot were heating, and the men
armed with cutlasses, and a long knife in the left band. Part of
our hoarders were equipped with cutlasses, while others
with filed bayonets poured in their fice the moment they had
boarded. So gallant an atta k could not be performed a i.buot
a severe loss on our side: and it is to be litinenled that twu
Niemen were killed, and 51r. Nonrse and six stamen severely
wonnded•—Mr. Noarae through ►he arm with an iron ball from
a niusketooni. The felucca had taken • French brig bound to
Ilavannalt, and had disposed of her cargo. Some cases of
riband, muslin, &c. were round outward, and her water mot
provisions were nearly out. Thins a smith sloop, with only one
gun and 2i men, ins few minutes beat ott' with ~rent slaughter
■ schooner of sia guns and •tout dal men, and boarded and
married a felucca of five gems and 36 men. Perhaps in few
actions of the Lind has • greater egrec of cool and detersidued
gallantry been displayed.

Gsgssasa, Dsc. 6.—Yesterday forenoon a Is.
rentable and fatal accident occurred at the new Chapel ri
Ease now building so Blackball-steel. The principal masonry
being entirely finished, the joiners were proceeding with the
erection of the roof, with every prospect of successful comple-
tion to a work which had previously advanced in the brat
manner ; and were yesterday, to the number of 16 individuals
ineludire, one of the soperinteuding contractors, employed apes
the soatrolding. which had been raised for constructing the rout;
whim a prop, which temporarily supported one of the Illsebeanta..
shifting suddenly, the latter gave way, and precipitated the
scaffolding which was resting upon it, and um which the new
were at work, down upon the front gallery. The accumulated
weight having forced the main cross beam of the gallery from
its place, the joists which rested upon it were cmnicquently left
without support, and, pressed with the superincumbent mass,
acted as an many leavers upon the pa ii i i ion wall (in which their
ends were placed) a hick divides the body of the church Irmo
the main entrauec and staircases of lire gallery. By this means
part of this wall was forced out, and immediately thereafter the
portion above the opening, to an extent of probably 30 feet
and 20 in height, fell to the ground. The whole was 62 work
of a few seconds, and the ussfertut.ate men on the scaffolding
had scarcely time to perceive their appalling situation, till they
were precipitated flout a hei4ht oC 40 fret to Ike ground, and
overwhelmed by the accumulated 11121 IS Or materials before
staled. Of the entire number of persons but one escaped un-
hurt; yet, considering the dreadful predicament in which they
were placed, it is surprising the catastrophe was not snore fatal
than it proves to have been. One mass. named Asher, was killed
by suffocation. The remainder were mil in a very short time
extricced.soine slightly but most of them seriously. wounded.
. .

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As Mr. Bryant, Surgeon, of Kt.:111;1114ton, was on his rennet
from the Washway, Liti•toll, un TtleSlky night, he was at-
tacked by iVIU men, who, *ids horrid insprec,ciiiits. same
Obey would murder him, if he tim nut deliver up all the plu-
m:lly he had about I.iut, which lie did to c scare iajus -After
they robbed hitts they eau aw.iy ita the iii..eettou of Caurbet ta ell-
road.
AFFECTING CI xcumsTANce.-011 Friday nt. ruing
last a woo of die it, • o %Voltam Audi-co-, • co: c.i-
ro at Mis,rs. Both and h.,lntost.l)•,!.
thoitton slayle pr.yrtetors, was lottsatt ,lead 11l
He hail beret totoei; 'tte a thy nr I WO, and Soli. arses
years of age, %v.'s to the Italti skit-0114 • tit ,•iin ; oil
lit its asked, 011 Friday, I u.s his r was, t au.nn pled,
11111 •11 h.tirt, fur he had s:citt %%ell 811 it;glit. On ilia
toriosill oars going into his Lihiostb..r h. was I. uud

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BRAZIL.
Rio Da JANrIRO, OCT. 20.—The GaCCit? do Rio
of the 15th October having, in a lung article, dis-
tossed the relations between Portugal and Brasil,
concludes that. there were no means to save the
latter, but to• declare its independence. It then
proceeds:—
The anniversary of the birth of the Prince Royal
was chosen for this most solemn act—the 14th of
October, on which the august Perpetual Defender
of Brasil attained the age of 44 years, saw the ele-
vation to the supreme title and sublime dignity of
Constitutional Emperor of Brazil, who declared his
uceeptance in the following manner:—
" I accept the title of Constitutional Emperor and
Perpetual Defender of Brasil, because having heard
my Council of State and Procurator-General, and
examined the representations of the Corporations of
the several provinces, I am fully convinced that such
is the general will of all the others, and that it is
only from want of time that they have not yet ar-
rived."

This answer, made by his Majesty to the President
of the Senate, having been announted to the people
from the balcony of the palace, it was received with
the most enthusiastic acclamations by the immense
multitude in the square, and the crowds of specta-
tors in the windows waving their handkerchiefq, Sec.
The President of the Semite then proclaimed the
following viva:, which were repeated with inex-
pressible transports by the multitude—" Our Holy
Religion 1"—" Long live Senhor Don Pedro 1.,
Constitutional Emperor of Brazil and the House of
Braganza, reigning in Brazil."—" The Indepen-
dence of Brazil."—" The Constituent and Legisla-
tive Assembly of Brazil."—" The Constitutional
Pelile of Brazil."
The solemn, legal, and majestic act of the procla-
mation by the people being terminated, it was suc-
ceeded by that of the troops, commencing with a
salute of 100 pieces of artillery, and three volleys of
musketry, at the end of which, approaching the '
barriers of the troops, the people repeated the excla-
mations above-mentioned. Saute time after, her
Imperial Majesty the Empress, with her august
daughter, proceeded, in a most splendid carriage, to
the Imperial chapel, accompanied by a brilliant and
miuet-taus Guard of Honour; the troops then formed
in lines in the streets, through which his Majesty,
the Constitutional Emperor, was to pass. His Ma-
jesty soon left the palace, and repaired to the Impe-
rial chapel, to return thanks to the Almighty, for
which purpose the Municipality Lad ordered a so-
lemn Te Pain, accompanied by all the corporate
bodies which had assembled for the solemn act of
proclamation.
After the l'e Deem, their Imperial Majesties
showed themselves at the windows of the palace.
There was another salute of 100 pieces of cannon,
and three volleys of musketry, after which the Viva:
were repeated: the troops then filed off in front of
the palace, and returned to their quarters, the offi-
cers remaining to pay their obeisance to their Ma-
jesties.
In the evening the whole city was illuminated,
and their Majesties went to the theatre, where
verses were repeated, hymns sung, and pieces repre-
sented, all adapted to the occasion. it is impossible
to describe the transports with which their Majesties
were welcomed.
The rejoicings and illuminations were repeated on
the following day ; even the rain that fell in abun-
dance on both days could not check the ardour of
the people.
The Goadte of yesterday contains a proclamation
by his Majesty, pardoning deserters who shall return
to their colours in two months.

The Gacele du Rio of Sept. 26 contains the letter
from the King of Portugal to his son, dated August
3, 11122, and the Prince's answer, dated Sept. 22, in
which he tells his Majesty that he considers him us
n prison2r ; and that he &dares null and void all
the decrees which have been made, or shall be made
in future, for Brazil by the Cortes of Lisbon, which
lie calls by the epithets of " factious, horrible, Ma-
chiavelian, disorganizing, hideous, pestiferous."
The journals contain numerous addresses and pro.
'Lunation,' of the municipalities of various cities and
provinces relative to the declaration of independence.
His Majesty has ordered a change to be made in
the arms and national Sag, to adapt them to the pre-
sent state of things.

The following letter from an intelligent corres-
pondent has been received by the Brazil
JANEIRO, OST. 19.
" The preparations fiir proclaiming the Prince
Regent, Don Pedro, as Linperor of the Brazils, were
on a grand scale; the IXth of this month was the
day on which the ceremony was performed with the
greatest demonsuations of joy, and an imposing so-
'entity. You have already been informed of the de-
claration of the independence of Brazil : this was a
step which nothing could prevent, but was accelerated
by his Majesty's departure for Lisbon, and by the
impolitic proceedings of the Cortes.

COURSE OF EXI
linsiertlam, 12 3 C.F.
Ditto,rtsight,lo 0
Rotlerdrui,l2 4

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Antwerp, It 4
liamhurgh,37 7
Altuna, 37 8
ParitcSdaysNiglit,23 SO
Ditto. V 3 841
Bouerdeaux, 2i 80
Frankfortos,titeNlaise,lss2
Petersburgh, 91 3 U.
Vienna 6P. Fin. 10 r 4

Trieste, Ef. Flo. 10 2
NlAdrid, 371—Cadiz, 3tif
Bi!boa, 37—Barcelona, .513