The National Register.
London, England, 1820-11-27 00:00:00

1561 men.

Of the crews of these ships of war, one-thirl are En-
glish seamen, one-third are Chillians, and one-third
marines. The military force accompany the expedition
will amount to 5,600 men under the command of
General San Martin, viz., the 4th, 7th, and Bth regi-
ments of infantry of the troops of Buenos Ayres; the
regiments of granaderos, casadores, with 28 pieces of
artillery, and the company of calittes, also oh Buenos
Ayres; the Y I, 4th, and bth regiments of infantry, and
the regiment of casadores, of the troops of Chili. The
place of destivation is understoocl to be Arica, a port to
the Southward of Lima. Thisis by far the most nume-
rous and the best-appointed expedition ever undertaken
by any of the Patriot Governments of South America,
and possesses the better prospect of success in the bold
attempt that was meditated, front the previous know-
ledge obtained of the disposition of the population of
that rich country to unite their own strenuous effects for
the establishment of independence. It is known, toe,
that the Viceroy of Peru had become so circumscribed
in his resources, that he had despatched a special and
confidential messenger to the Spanish Government, ex-
pressing. his doubts of being able to retain Peru in its
submission unless more effectual support was rendered
by the mother country. The first intelligence of the
proceedings of this armament, which, if successful in
its views, promises the most brilliant results to the trade
of this country, will probably arrive by the way of Ja-
maica.
A Gentleman has addressed a letter to Alderman
Wood, enclosing a draft upon his banker for 111!at;
neas, towards a fund " for building a Soya
for her Majesty, at once befitting the dignity of the
Queen, the affection of her People, and their gym.
pathy in her sufferings, from the first moment of
her landing on the English shore ! Feeling confi-
dent that a Fund to any amount required would (if
sanctioned and supported by him) be subscribed with
unparalleled rapidity." A Lady has also addressed
a similar letter to him, with 100 guineas; and we
doubt not that any sum adequate to such an object
might speedily be raised : but we do doubt of the
propriety of such a measure. Is it fitting tat Mi-
nisters should be allowed to evade the discharge of
their duty by the subscription of private individuals?
Neither Parliament nor the Nation will submit to
this degradation. The Palaces and Funds provi-
ded for the due maintenance of the Royal Family
are ample (or may be made so), and they must not
im misapplied to gratify spleen and malice.
On the 3d inst. a woman at Lyons, in the absence
of her husband, poisoned her two daughters, one
aged seven, and the other 24 years. She then at-
tempted to pelison her son, aged 13 years, and
finished by destroying herself. Thit crime is attri-
buted to insanity.
A priest has been arrested at Mons for having, in
a fit of passion, struck his clerk for some trifling
neglect, with such violence as to lay him dead at
Ow foot of the altar.

A boat, supposed to belong to the Imparter trans-
port, upset off the Hospital Wall, Portsmouth, on
Tuesday afternoon, and two men were drowned.
Fimaasat, Hawansas.—Several cases of litiga-
tion having occurred respecting the right to the
black cloth in hanging churches at public funerals,
it may be worth while to record a recent decision of
the question by Judge Bayley. His Lordship, in
his charge to the Jury, laid it down, that no indi-
vidual had a right to hang up what are called
ornaments in a church, without leave of the rector,
because the freehold of the church was in him, and
be might make his own terms for that leave. "In
general," said his Lordship, " wheri private indi-
viduals hang up black cloth in the parish church
with the concurrence of the rector, there is a kind
of understanding that the cloth ouall become the
property of the rector. In the present case there
had been no bargain made between the church-
wardens and the clergyman, with respect to the
terms upon which the cloth should be hung up,
stmsequently the latter had no right to take any
part in it ; because by law he was not entitled
to take such property, übless by matter of arrange-
ment between the parties to whom it belonged."
A copper-plate printer and his wile, resident in
Freeman-street, Birmingham, have been taken into
custody, and lodged in prison, charged with forging
Bank of England notes, 10,0001. of which are stated
to have been found on the premises, together with
the plates, &c. Even 201. notes were fabricated at
this manufactory.
Four ships of war, and five transports, have sailed
from Cadiz; their destination is Califovnia.