The National Register.
London, England, 1817-12-29 00:00:00

TIM NATIONAL TVEGIPtiaI.

The.Madril Gazette of Dee. ii, publishes intelli-
gence from Mexico, and prefitees it with the following
reflections:—" As the mad projects of the rebellious
and infamous Mina have served as a pretext fur some
foreign journalists (who have made it their business
to foment all the insurrections of the globe) to represent,
as more distressing than ever, the viatica' situation of
New Spain, it is necessary to remove these false and
perfidious impressions, by publishing certain filets which
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leave no doubt about the situation of that rebel, which
has never ceased to be desperate since his debarkation,
or rather his precipitate flight, which alone was able to
save him front the destruction with which he was
menace,' by the mari!ime forces of the King, the latter
being able only to seize his transport vessels."
The intelligence alluded to is extracted from the
Extraordinary Gazette of Mexico of the 12th of August
last, and confirms what we already know of the siege
of fbrt Comanja, into which Mina had thrown himself
With between 7 and 800 men. Mariseal de Campo
Linen communicates to the Viceroy, by despatches,
dated the Ist of August, that he was blockading the
thrtress, and that Mina was almost without provisions.
By despatches, dated the sth of the sonic month, it is
stated, that the fort was hemmed in on all sides; that
Mina was still in it with three of the rebel chiefs ;
that not a man of them would be able to escape, and
that the artillery of the Royal troops was within pistol
shot of the walls. It is to be regretted, that the details
do not extend down to August 12, to explain a rumour
in circulation here, that Miva has had the good fortune
to escape, and that the troops whom he left behind in
the garrison had been put to the. edge of the sword.
COMMFRCY (DEPARTMENT OF THE NIEUSE.,) DEC.
21.—The robbery committed in June last on the car-
riage of Lord Clanwilliam, who was acompanied at the
time, by Captain Gordon, by six brigands, will be fresh
in the recollection of oar readers. Divers circumstances
led us at the sante time to believe that the robbres had
fled to the point of contact of the deparments of the
Meuse, the Meurthe, and the Vosges, and that they
were the same persons who in 1815 had robbed Mr.
Bouvier Dumolard. The vigilant eye of justice had
some time past made useful discoveries. An individual
named Blenod was arrested on a suspicion of being one
of the gang. Thanks to the indefatigable zeal of M. le
Proeureur of the Tribunal of Saint Michel, seconded
by the activity of the gendarmerie, it appears now cer-
tain that the trace of the robbers is discovered. Several
persons of the village are in prison, and there are against
them strong presumptions, which it is not doubted, will
be converted into proofs.
The brigadier of the royal gendarmerie of Void seized,
on the 14th instant, 21 articles at the house of the
prisoners, which composed part of the property robbed
on the 24th or the 25th of the preceeding June There
is a pair of kerseytnere gaiters, with crystal buttons, on
which the name Clanwilliam is written; several other
articles are enumerated as fliund ; among the rest a
gold watch, by Crosawaile qt Dublin, 4-c.
Saturday was a holiday at the Stock Exchange;
there was a considerable number of Brokers assembled
on the Royal Exchange ; a few bargains were made.
Consols for the account 81i.

COUNT LAS C.tscs.—Two letters from Las Cases
have been published one to Lord Sidmouth, written
while in the hands of the Messenger at Dover, the other
to Lord Holland, without date. In that to Lord Sid-
mouth he complains bitterly of being deprived of his
letters, notes, his son's writing books, deeds of property,
domestic secrets, official documents of Sir Hudson Low
and Lord Charles Somerset, his journals, and even a
letter to the French Minister of Police, and mother to
Madame Las Cases. The letter to Lord Holland in-
closed the character which Las Cases had obtained from
Buonaparte, and which has already appeared in the
friendly epistle from a grateful master to a faithful ser-
vant. Speaking of this letter of recommendation, he
says—" I would for the future, have rejoiced over it in
silence, if it were not necessary to annihilate the lying
reports of the Journals, which have spread a false opi-
nion on the Continent. Some pretend that I left Long-
wood because, weary of the brutality of him from whom
I parted with grief, I could not live with him any
long.T.: others without further particulars, say that I
deserted him. The annexed letter, if' it is made pub-
lic, will show the truth ; it is a fbvour which I beg of'
you, unless your Lordship should see objections which
I have not remarked. My Lord, they make me very
unhappy—they make me a martyr ; that is to say, ge-
nemus hearts are made to incline to me, and their par-
ticipation consoles me for all."
An inquest was held at the Castle of Lincoln, on
Tuesday last, by Mr. Bnnyan, coroner, on the body of
John Itaithby, the Therldlethape murderer. This
unhappy mortal fell a prey to the remorse he felt fur
the bloody deeds he committed at Theddlethorpe, on
the 7th October last, viz. the murders of Thomas Hall •
and Mary Grant, which he confessed most unreservedly,
and wirh every mark of sincere repentance. It was
stated, that ever since his ernnmittal, he had been un-
ceasingly in pntycr, and his agony of mind, accompa-
nied with visions of horror, continued day and night
till nature sunk under the conflict. The verdict wu---
Dicd flax excessive grief.

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TILE DRAMA.

DRURY-LANE.

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On Friday night,
safter the holiday play of George
Barnwell, according to ancient custom a Pantomime
was produced. It is entitled Harlequin Vision ; or,
the Feast of the Statue, and is founded on the insipid,
story of I)on Juan. Like almost every Pantomime pro.
duced at this house, it abounds in faults. In a few
instances the scenery is gtxxl,but the machinery is either
badly constructed or badly worked ; for the sake of the
gentleman at the head of that department, we hope the
latter was the cause of the frequent failure of ef.
feet. The decorations were the best part of it, they were
splendid and in good taste.

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