The National Register.
London, England, 1822-04-21 00:00:00

RIOTS IN STAFFORDSHIRE.

We regret to learn that a serious inclination to
insubordination has manifested itself within the last
week among the colliers in the neighbourhood of
NVednesbury and Bilston—a great number of them
have left their work, and for several days have pro-
ceeded to slop all those pits in u hich the workmen
were inclined to continue at their labour.—The fol-
lowing is the copy of a letter just received, dated
April 17, 1822:—.-
1 mn now writing amidst i or 6000 Colliers, the Batton,
Stourbridge, and Motley troops sill amongst them, wills
loaded pistols in their hands. A volley of cinders hum the
the large heap here has just been showered towards the
t r pa. The position of the colliers is too strong. Tue
cilliers and troops are looking at each other, and Clod only
knows what wry be the result before one hour is past. Four
or live colliers fell into the Canal this morning, one of whom
was drowned, the omen nearly so. No pits at work—all
stopped. The colliers are desperate, and stand op to the
noses of the horses in the most menacing manlier possible.

The Lady Arabella packet has arrived at Pal.
mouth, after a long passage, from Lisbon. The ad-
vices du not reach to a later date than the end of last
month. An important crisis in the Brazils seemed
to be looked for daily ; indeed some surprise had
been occasioned, by the continuance of public tran-
quillity in the several provinces which had so often,
since the revolution, shewn a strong disposition to
renounce the authority of the mother country.—
The King of Portugal is represented as being
politi-
cally sick, having in view the loss of his South Ante.
rican colonies, and scarcely any money to carry on
the Government at home. Petitions similar to those
presented to the King of Spain had been laid before
his Majesty, praying him to adopt measures to afford
rclief to the commercial portion of his subjects, by
withdrawing the high duties imposed on foreign
goods and manufactures. On this subject the letters
are couched in the usual terms of despondency, and
a very faint hope seemed to be entertained that any
change would be made.. The King, it is said, has
replied to the petitions, that it will remain for the
Cortes in its wisdom to decide on those measures
which arc most calculated to prove advantageous to
the kingdom, whether of a commercial or political
nature, and that he declines to take any step without
the sanction of that body.
LkItTithUALE.—A letter from Petersburgh, dated
March 15, gives the following account t—
.. At the hasten' boundary of Asiatic Russia, trig. at the
Western extremities of North America, the inhabitants of
the .peonies Isla (or Foxes) saw in the night of the Id of
Match, lett, Ali the sips which precede the greatest db.•
order of suture. The wind blew with impetuosity from the
Sault, west. At the same time they feet shaking of the
earth, attended with subterraneous anise. The atmosphere
was iollained immediately after in all directions, and clouds
of mad with eitideta, which obscured every object,, cesitinues
fulling during the night.
" At day break the wind chanced, the fail of volcanic mata
ter ceased, and the tow became mote agitated. Whilst this
was passing at unalaclika, A volcano burst forth at Oases
wick, ;mother island upward; of ICAO %costs OR leagues)
f eiialttchka. When the darkneas was dissipated, and
the dust mot cinders ceased to fall, the rile -Is of a 11111CLIMI
were woo perceived at Unalachk a, and colonials of smoke
!nod We issued mail the 1114.11111 of A agitst. They then writ
to examine the colter, but the foetid vapours, *Web ex •
tended a a erst round 11, prevelited all semis
" We are loomed, that the soil of the 1511111 d is increased.
and the •i•l3 has receded a considerable distanci. The coma
bust ible Ines aas thrown with such vialcace that it great
part of tic island of Ounimack, three miles distant from the
volcano, is covered. The 10/towing account is given in a
letter 6 Copenhagen of the 561110 f March Time last
post from Iccltwd brought news that they experienced on
20i li, and Ylst of December last, a considerable volcanic
eruption, very near Ilea la, but in a spot which, never ',Own
1612, had exhiwied the least volcanic sy Imo ..... . They found,
a nine from lime crater, shows or. the wtatlrt iii h 0
hall calcined. site I. tar nut yet beard I hat this ei Uplim,
has produced Ully 1111-Chief. The mass of stilphureous
*hick Cornell it 161ek crust swim the MC( Un& ground,
has been swept away by u s totem kw skulk and heavy rah..
*rue explosiau all. ACC palsied by violent iletuustioas, and
shocks of all Cal thquake:

A circumstance of a very extraordinary na'ure lately
occurred to Pembrokeshire. Dintel Evans, of Llatiow-
Man, near Fismtuard, impelled by a &meta/era wish of
providing a collie tor the interment of his wile (who was
the it considered dangerously ill, but is now in a fair way
of recovery), went to the above town for that purpose;
hut so narrow and imperfect is human foresight, that
after having completed the bargain lie became iiiioxicated,
returned home that evening, and at ten o'clock the next
morning he himself storm to need of the Simile a rtICIO
wlacxt was kitidly intended fur his beim esl sp ,use.

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CHARLESTON P.

'ERS.

The brig tlcrsilia, bound to Connecticut, was
taken in Chili, by the Spaniards, discharged, and
the vessel fitted out on a cruizc ; the Captain and
crew confined ut Orico, from whence two of the
mutes and several of the crew have made their es-
cape, leaving the Captain and remainder of the
crew in prison, We learn by Capt. Sheffield, from
Valparaiso, the Hcrsilia had been lost by the Spa-
niard:. Ile also brings accounts of the massacre,
by the Spaniards, of Captain Russell, late of the
brig hero, atter being in prison some time. The
CondeMaium, an English frigate, had been to Orico,
and had endeavoured to decoy some Spaniards on
board, and detain teem on board as hostages for the
safety of the Americans and English who were pri-
soners, but did not succeed.

Extract of a letter from a gentleman on board
the United States brig Enterprise, cruising in the
West Indies, to his friend in Philadelphia:—
••
PORT AU PRINCE, FIA.2.

" We arrived here last night from a cruise, with
the intention of getting some refreshments, and
procesl,l to sea again to night. Our destination I
do not know, but 1 presume it will be where we are
likely to be of service. We du nut hear of any pira-
cies now, and therefore it is bard to hind any more
of tint e characteri.

" I was amused yesterday evening, on going on
on shore, to wait upon the commandant of the town,
to inform him we should fire a salute. I was ushered
into his pres,nce, where I found him reclining on
a rich sota, in an apartment ornamented with con-
siderable taste. He rose when I entered, and re-
ceived me with politeness, neither foppish nor stiff,
hut very much a man of the world, and a gentle-
man. After settling my business with hint, I
entered into a conversation on the subject of Presi-
dent foyer's expedition to take possession of the
city of St. Domingo. He. expatiated quite like a
num of incormati—t on the subject, and we ate led
to general politit.al discussions, which were handled
Nvith ease by the sable statesman.
. .

•1 If the whole of the island should come under
the laws of the republic, there will be a great extent
ef country, which would be improved in value by
emigration ; and would to heaven [some plan could
be adopted by which the distressed surplus black
population of our country could be induced to settle
in this island. There must be something done with
them, and I look upon this island us the place where
a number of them must emigrate to. Those of the
United States who are here st present, I under-
stand, are making out well. Thero seems, how.
ever, to be an aversion to cultivation among them,
which lets one half of the island be uncultivated.'

COURSE OF EXI
Amsterdam, 12 6 C. F.
Ditto, at sight, 12 3
Rotterdam, 12 T
Antwerp, 12 3
Hamborgh, 37 3
Altona, S 7 4
Paris, 3 days' sight, 25 30
Ditto, 25 60
Roordeatix, 23 60
Frankforton the Maine, 154
Petersborgli, 9 3 U.
Vienna, Ef. Flo. 10 11
frieate, Ef. Flo. 10 12
Madrid, 31—Cadiz, 36k
Bilboa,36i..—l3arcelona, 36

PRICE 01
Rank Stork 2431
3 per Cent. Rrd. 77t
t per Cent.Consols 78i
3i per Cent.
4 per Cent. 0:4
per Cent. Navy 1044
L Ann. 90