The National Register.
London, England, 1815-02-12 00:00:00

FEB. 14.

European Spaniards, and therefore still attached to the Roy.
alist cause. On the contrary, the Royalists have, had some
success in the Caraccae, and the civil war which rages there
is stated to be most sanguinary and destructive.

The celebrated American orator has written a long letter
to a gentleman in Boston against the plan for a separation
of the New England States. This letter occupies several
columns of the American Papers last received.- It has been
much criticised in America. He contrasts Virginia with the
Maohind States ; but
.he is reminded that Virginia was the.
first to breach the doctrine of separation from the Union.
'That Mr. Giles, the author of the Conscription Bill, avowed
it as his opinion, that it would be political for the South to
dissolve the Union.; and that Mr. Madison himself main-
taned the right of any State to withdraw from it.
National Intelligencers arrived on Friday to the 26th of
Ppeeniher. They arc the latest papers which have been
ltlCeiVed in this country from the seat of the American
Government. The official paper declaims loudly against
the conduct of the Rulers of Massachusetts, and especially for
denying the use of their militia to the general government,
nod by asserting their own exclusive right and ability to
judge when it was proper to call them out. Further, the
journal states," the state is invaded as the general
government had anticipated," says the writer," but so far from
calling out their militia, and repelling the enemy from their
soil, Governor Strong and his legislature refuse even to
iiniaire into the expediency of doing so. Month after month
passes away, and, to the disgrace of the State, the enemy
retains undisturbed possessor of its soil."

The expedition for Spanish America was ready to sail from
Cadiz at the middle of last month. It consists of about
t 0"e men. Orders have been sent to shut the ports of all
the Spanish Colonies against foreign vessels.
The Laurel, from the River Plata, has arrived at Jersey,
and has brought advices from Buenos Ayres to the 7th De-
cember ; very melancholy news for the Independent Party
had. reached that Viceroyalty. The expedition from Lima,
furnished by the Ro)ali:ts, had arrived at the capital of
Chili; had invested the place, and after suffering serious in-
jury, it had surrendered to their arms. A large portion of]
English property, which had been conveyed by land car-
ri ige from the River Plata, had devolved into the possession
of the besiegers, but it was confidently expected that no loss
or injury would be suffered by the proprietors, and especially
as a British frigate was lying off the port to give protection
to our countrymen, and to transmit the specie and other
valuable effects which they were disposed to consign to
Europe.

By the Wharfe, which has arrived from• Monte Video, in-
telligence is received to the 6th of November, stating that
the independant party, after much pre-consideration, had
come to the final resolution of destroying the fortifications
Of Monte Video. The cannon had been dismounted, re-
moved from the ramparts, and the whole of it had been sent
by water to Buenos Ayres. The arsenal had been completely
emptied, and preparations were making to blow up the whole
of the works constituting the defence of the place. These
steps were taken on'account of the apprehension that the ex-
pedition from Cadiz would soon make its appearance, and
the incotnpetent means possessed by the Revolutionists to
protect both shores of the river Plata.
We understand that some serious disputes exist in the
Island of Trinidad, between the Government and the Mili-
tary, the latter having been iuhjected to the tribunals of the
Spanish Civil Law. The subject -will be breuillt bet")le
Pal liamen t.