The National Register.
London, England, 1821-11-18 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

Blackburn. Lancashire, cotton moinufaeturer-10, J. Burleigh,
Itruittal, brass tounder—t I. .1. Woods, jun. Portsea, baker—M.
Alderman's Wall:, Bishopsgate Street, and W. C.
Blown, Stomhouse, Gloucester:hire, merchants-13, B. Hobbs,
Redbridge, Southampton, coal merchant-4, H. Troßope. !lead-
ing, linen draper-4, J. W. sowerby, Fish Street Hill, merchant
—4, W. Marshall, Regent Street, 14141.4ttry-4, F. C. Lißey,
Copthall Buildings, '
Little Bell Alley, Coleman Street, tailor—
Nov. 27, It. Hodgson Fleet Street, oilmrui-17, C. Mackenzie,,
Caroline Street, lietlford Square, merchant.
cEturtFICATES to be granted Dee. 4.
J. Pitts, Herethril„ timber dealer—J. Renshaw, Gloucester
Place, Portman Square, hook,eller—l. 11. Ainsworth, Halli-
well. Lancashire, ealic,i printer—ll. Moseley, New Road, Saint
titurge's in die last, Stallordshire warehouse keeper—J. Fes,
Kingston upon broker—..R. Consitt and R. Lee, Kingston
upon Hull, merchants—.l. Penn, Birmingham, soap boiler—W.
Jackson, Bristol, corn lactur—W. Atwell, Cambridge, cabinet
maker—J. Lee, Noble Street, jeweller.

AMERICAN PAPERS.
(From the the Chartestom Courier of Oct. 10.)

PinAcir.—A letter was received in town by the
schooner from Matanzas, giving an account
of the capture and rubbery of three vessels near the
entrance of that harbour, by a band of ruffians who
had fitted out a barge fur that purpose. The ves-
sels were the brig Jaw, Captain Smith, of Bristol
(11. I.) bound to Matanzas, the Captain and crew
all murdered, and the vessel burnt; schooner Milo,
also of Bristol, bound to Mutaczas, Captain and
two of the crew murdered, and vessel ordered off;
and sloop Collector, of Rhode Island, the crew most
unmercifully beaten, the vessel plundered of every
thing valuable, and set on lire. Fortunately time
crew had sufficient strength left to save themselves in
the boat, and returned to Matanzas, whence the sloop
had sailed but a short period previous. Three boats
were armed by the Americans in port, who went in
pursuit of the villains, but returned after an unsuc-
cessful search of 36 hours. The piratical boat was
manned by nine men, one of whom was a Portu-
guese, six Spaniards, and two Englishmen, and was
equipped at Matanzas:
LATEST F►OM LIMA.—.-FliS Britannic Majesty's
frigate Owen Gkndweer arrived at Valparaiso, in
ten days from lama, On the 16th July, bringing in-
telligence that the armistice still continued. It was
also reported, that it was impossible fi► . the city to
hold out a month after the re-commencement of
hostilities. _ _

A passenger in the Chesapeake states, that Lord
Cochrane had the second time seised, in the port
of A rico, a considerable sum of money (100,000
dollars) belonging to the brig Macedonian, Captain
Smith, of Boston, last from Canton, under the pre-
text of breach of blockade, and had ordered the brig
to sea muter command of the Lieutenant, Captain
Smith remaining on shore. Sir T. Hardy continued
to protest against the coast blockade.
Colonel Callava, Ex-Governor of West Florida,
has published in the Now Orleans paper a feeling
remonstrance agAinst the treatment receives! from
Governor Jackson, his successor in that office.—
He asserts that the public papers, which of right
ought to be, had been given up to the Americans;
and that on any revealed application from Gover-
nor Jackson as to what papers he required, they
should have been delivered. He first heard of the
demand at a party at Colonel Brock's, front whence
he retired through indisposition. On his return
home he was, after ineffectual remonstrances, taken
from his bed to a house, where he found Governor
Jackson, who, in a short time, connnittcd him to
gaol, his house, furniture, money, &c. being con-
signed to the cane of the soldiery. In the mean
time his house was searched, and the papers taken
away.

A Russian captain, lately returned from Persia,
mentioned to a friend in Astracan, that when h•
was in that country he happened one day to go into
the house of a native, where he was surprised to
Gut twenty or thirty Persians assembled, and list-
ening with attention to one who was reading a book.
They no sooner noticed the stranger than the book
was laid aside and concealed, and it was with some
difficulty that he could prevail on them to tell hint
what the book wars. At last they intimated hint that
it was the New Testament, and said the reason why
they endeavoured to conceal it was, that they were
nut permitted to read it publicly.
Those that advised the dismissal of Sir Rohert
Wilson are now concerned that they ever gave such
advice. The ministerial papers have been indent-
, tigable in their endeavours to discourage the sub-
scriptions, but they have completely failed in pro-
ducing any effect against the popular feeling of the
country. The subscriptions flow from all quarters,
and in fitet from all parties, cur it is inconsistent with
British feeling. to condemn any individual without
being put an his trial, and heard in his denitee.—
Lord Viscount Clifton M.l', tin Canterbury, has
sent 501. to the Committee; and Dr. Fenwick, of
Durham, 101.

Lieutenant Lithium, who served as second in
command under the intrepid Captain Parry, in his
voyage through LUICAACI &Rind w Melville Ldand,
is promoted to the rank of Commander.

EXTENSIVE RONEINSW IN FRANCA.-=The carruzge.
conveying the money flir the Receiver General's
Office, Bergerac, in the department of Dordogne,
was attacked, at eleven o'clock in the ti►renoun of the
Ist instant, near the bridge of St. Mame; on the
road from I'crigncux to Bergerac, by a band of
armed robbers. The carriage was escorted by two
gendartnes, and when it arrived at a place called
" the Dead Man's Heap," a person, masked, pre-
sented himself before the driver, and taking aim at
hint, ordered him to stop, declaring at the same time
to the gendarmes, that if they made any resistance,
they should be put to death. Notwithstanding this
menace, the gemlarmes ordered the driver to pro-
ceed; but immediately a side-fire from behind the
hedges which skirt the road, disabled them both.
One of theta fell upon the spot, riddled with balls,
and his horse killed; the other, though severely
wounded, as well as his horse, set on betime to call
for assistance. The robbers carried off the vehicle,
and compelled the driver to nasist them in placing
the three chests which it contained on the ground.
They broke one of them open with a hatchet, and
put the bags which were in it into wallets with
which they were furnished. They carried the se-
cond chest into the wo►d, and broke it open also;
but the dread of being surprised hindered them from
carrying oft' all the money which it contained, and
determined them to take to flight. Soon after the
inhabitants of the neighbouring communs, informed
by the tocsin, which the local authorities caused to
be sounded the moment they heard of the event, as-
sembled in pursuit of the robbers, but all their
search was fruitless, as was that of the ge►dartnes
who joined in pursuit a short time after. They have
as yet been unable to apprehend any one, but the
search continues with activity, and there is reason to
hope that at least, from some clue obtained, they
will succeed in discovering traces of them, and in
securing them. The three chests, when they left
Bergerac, contained 42,826 francs, 75 cents. Out of
that sum the robbers carried off 23,604 francs, 30
cents. One of the chests remained untouched.

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The Junta of Representatives of Buenos Ayres
passed a decree on the 21st of August, directing
that a new tariff, to operate from the beginning of
the year 1822, shall be published as speedily as pos-
sible, and making in the mean time certain regula-
tions on the custom-house duties. Among these is
one which provides that the import duties shall in
the mean time remain as in a former tariff; but
afterwards exceptions arc made to the following
efil:et, viz : —Spirits to pay 72 dollars per pipe of 6
barrels, provided the strength does nut exceed 24
degrees, increasing the duty in proportion to the
strength of the spirit : wine, 42 dollars ; vinegar
tobacco of Paroguay, 2 dollars per urroba ;
black or coloured tobacco of Brazil, and other foreign
tobacco, 4 dollars the ambit : sugar 1 dollar The
following articles are exempted from every kind of
duty, viz : gums, wool, hair, and dying-stuffs, fur
the,mainditcture of hats, molasses and honey for the
manufacture of spirits; and all kinds of utensils
and machines used in the manufactures of the coun-
try. The articles which do not pay general duties
are also exempted from those which relate to the
foreign branches. Silver in specie pays on expor-
tation 3 per cent. It in bullion or worked, 4 per
cent. Gold in specie pays t per cent.
Coarv, Oct. 13.—Sir Thomas Maitland arrived
at Zante, from Malta, on the 28th ult., and sailed
from thence two days after for Cephalonia, where,
for what cause is nut known, he put under arrest the
Bishop ofCephalonia, and caused him to be conveyed
on board the ship in which he himself was. We are
expecting here, with some anxiety, the visit of Sir
Thomas Maitland, that we may learn the destiny of
the petitioners, who have constantly remained under
close confinement, notwithstanding the statement
published by fienetul Mau► in the lonian Gazette,
that the persons arrested should be treated with
every possible indulgence. In Zaute two respecta-
ble ecclesiastics have been arrested, for refusing to
sign a paper presented so them by the Protopapa.---
The rigour with which the government of tits
islands is conducted is extreme, and every exertion
is making to perplex the operations of the Greeks in
the Nli):.ea. General Adam will succeed Colonel
iatikey in the post of commandant at Zante, on ac-
count of the importance of that station in relation
to the all:airs of Greece. In the Morea and in Ro-
na:ha the Greeks effect prodigies of valour in detail,
but are deficient in all things necessary for the con-
duct of great operations. The Turks commit
dreadldf atrocities on those Greeks who have the
inislOrtune to fall into their hands.

A few days ago, at Ransbaw, near Allerton
Park, Yorkshire, a hawk was observed pursuing a
sky-lark, and when the Alighted warbler appeared
to have little or no chance of escaping from
its rapacious !is:, it fortunately sought refuge ►n the
house of Mr. Pavia, at Allerton Park, and suffered
Mrs. Pavia to tukc it in her hand and caress it.—
After remaining on the arm of its fair protector for
a short time, the hawk disappeared, and the lark
soon idler wok wing, and sprightly awed aloft.