The National Register.
London, England, 1816-07-29 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REOISTER.

IVe,fullq hoped to haw been aMe to comm :re our &ries of the
.Nr' acne present eraltal LEGAL CHARACTERS of tntr Coun-
t, 1 Parr; but a 'variety of intere•sting matter pr
that artiele haring reached us, and expectations of
.further aid
?wring Ives held wit to us by a valuahle Correspondent, we are agniu
r,hat4ellyalliged to delay the Memoir of the present LORD CHIEF
JCSTICE; and trust our Readers will he the more graNicd, on its
appearance,hy the 1)1"P-eased interest of its contents.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

LON i)ON :
MOND.II, JULY 29.

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WE have received the Paris Papers of Thursday.
—These papers mention the liberation of Messrs. Wilson,
Hutchinson, and Bruce ; adding, that Captain Hutchin-
son set off immediately to join his regiment ; and that Sir
Robert Wilson and Mr. Bruce were to 'quit Paris for Eng-
land in a week.

Another horrible case has been taken cognizance of by
the Court of Assizes at Nimes. On the 3d ofJuly, 1815,
abe town of Uzes had hoisted the Bourbon standard. Se-
veral of the neighbouring Communes immediately rose to
punish it for its loyalty. A Gentleman of Uzes, of the
name of Nicholas, with somegend'armes whom he had or- •
ganized, was deputod to the rebels to induce them to re-
turn to their homes. At the bridge of Arpaillargues he
came up with them, and, getting off his horse, assured
them he came in perfect peace. One of the rebels bade
him cry out nee fEmperenr!—" Never," exclaimed the
gallant Royalists,' " the Bourbons, or death !" A sabre
blow was immediately aimed at him. lie warded it off.
A coward rebel from behind immediately discharged his
musket at him, and he fell dead. The rebels pillaged
him, and seized a fine sabre, which the Sub-Prefect at
Uzes declared should be the reward of him who should be
proved to have been the assassin. Two actually contend-
ed for the Prize ! The assassins had hitherto remained
unmolested. Three of them, however, were at length
apprehended and brought to trial. One was condemned
to death, and another acquitted by the Judges, seven of
the Jury finding him guilty, and tire not guilty. Two-
thirds 4 the Jury, we believe, must pronounce a person
to be guilty before the Judges van sentence him to punish-
ment.

The trial of Gen. Mounton Duvernet terminated on
the 19th. He was found guilty ; sentence—Death. His
wife arrived on Monday in Paris to solicit the clemency of
the King; and appeared the same day in the Saloon of
the Marshals, at the Thuillerics, accompanied by her
daughter. She threw herself at his Majesty's feet, who is
stated to have been extremely affected by their grief, but
rejected the appeal to his clemency.—At this distance of
time from the offence, mid after the power of the Govern-
ment has been so fUlly shewn, we can sec no utility in
this or similar trials. The sacrifices already made, and the
length of time, might safely admit some relaxation in the
course of vindictive justice.
Fouche, it is said, is going to Carlsbad, where the re-
ported Congress of Kings who signed the Holy Alliance
is to be held. The pretext of this journey is the indis-
position of his wife, who had been advised by her Phy-
sicians to proceed to that celebrated watering-place; but
those who are acquainted with the active part which
Fouche had taken in the great events of our time will
probably ascribe it to some object connected with this
royal meeting.
The Mani/fair contains a long official article, respecting
the organization of the National Guard of the kingdom.
By this new Ordinance every Frenchman, between the
ages of twenty and sixty, is bound to serve. However,
those who pass the age of idly are only liable to serve in
the sedentary guard. The Officers are chosen by the
King fire five years, on the recommendation of the Civil
Power ; and the whole of this great national armament
is placed under the constitutional controul of the Minister
of the Interior.

Admiral Lord Exmouth, with the whole of his squa-
dron, passed Portland on the evening of the 2.5 th, with a
tine breeze from the N. W. which continued sufficient
time for his Lordship to clear the Channel, The expe-
pedition is admirably fitted out in all respects; and, we
predict. will effectually fulfil the objects of its mission.

Algiers, though strong, is more exposed to a British
squadron than Tunis. It contains about 100,000 inha-
bitants. Tunis, though by no means so populous, is
stronger, its fortifications being three miles in circum-
ference, and standing nearly six miles from the sea, but
communicates with it by means of a large-lake, navigable
for boats. It is commanded, however, by the surround-
ing hills; and though large sums have lately been laid
out upon its works, yet the Citadel, begun by Charles
V. is but weak, and is exposed to batteries from a rising
ground near it. The first place of attack would, indeed,
be the Port, or Goletta, which is strongly fortified against
a naval assault, and openly exposed to Ismil ardment
from a hill close by the ruins of ancient Carthago ; but
if this place is destroyed, it will be many years before
their piratical shipping can. he secured from an enemy.
VC'e understand frem the I'aris Papers, that the Alge-
tines, afraid of a bombardment, have sent into the inte-
rior their most valuable cifbcts.

JULY VI

THE PORTUGUESE GOVERNOR OF ST.JAGO.

We copy the following front another paper ; upon
which we ought to observe, that it would be premature
to charge the affair upon Portugal, as an act of national
insult and ingratitude, before it he ascertained how far
the Government of the Brazils is disposed to identify
itself with the conduct of the Governor of St. Jago. :The
course which has been pursued by the Captain and pas.
sengers seems a very proper one.
" The ship Philippa, Captain G. Nicholls, bound to Cal-
cutta, touched a! Pray.e, in the Isle of St. Jago, on the lath of
May, with a slew of obtai ii iii g a supply of water and refresh-
ments. They found lying in the harbour the ship Mulgrase
Castle, Captain Ralph, put in Ririe ill distress, having struck
on the rucks that rim oil the north-east point of Itiiitavista ; and
She Captain of the Philippa being solicited by her commander
to take part of the Mulgrave Castle's cargo on board to the
Cape, he agreed tc the proposition for a certain sum in order
that the damaged ship might proceed to Rio de Janeiro tiir re.
pairs. The Col 1111 l ander of the Phillippa, in agreeing to the ac-
commodation proposed, highly incensed against him the Por-
tuguese Governor, Don Antonio de Contrinto de Linicastie.
Although die British paid bins every respect due to his ancho-
rite, he petsecuted them to the utmost of his power, and for nu
other reason than because the Phillippa was likely to lie the
means of wresting out of his hands a valuable British property,
which lie hail calculated on getting into his possession. The
Commander of the Philippa and Captain Ralph were treated
by the covetnor on their first landing with marked disrespect.
They were immediately summoned before hint ; and, atter
being obliged to hear the most violent language used in ex-
pressing his detestation of the English nation ill general, he
placed both the officers under arrest, and then ordered a sur-
vey of the Mulgrave Castle, with the fill intention of detaining
her as incapable of prosecuting her voyage. The Governor
beat to arms as soon as the surveying officer landed, fired two
shots at the British ships, and it was with nitwit difficuL'v her
was prevailed on by au officer ruder him, to alter his
dote rmi-
nation of sinking them. The two officers of the Philippa were
next confined in a common gaol, ss Wawa a hearing, and had
thr a companion n criminal for murder! The Philippa was pot
in possession of :it) soldiers; and Capt. Barrington, who ass
passenger in the Philippa, was forced on shore, and with the
C ander, were considered to be prisoners on parole. After
this. the Gosertior weighing, it was supposed, the consequence
of his conduct, thought proper to be more moderate, and grant-
ed permission thr the vessels to proceed on their destinations.
'flue following is the copy of a protest sent to the Governor by
the Officers and passengers of the two vessels:—
TO HIS EXCLLLENCE DON ANTONIO DE CONTRINTO DE LAN.