The National Register.
London, England, 1822-10-20 00:00:00

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ARREST OP MR. ROWRLVG.

GOBI OF A LETTTR ADDRVsSED TO HIS ISXCVLI.EIIOT
SIR CHARLES STUART, SART. BY MR. ROWRING.
•Ltis Oct. 8.

tetra.-1 have to entreat your Excellency's 'immediate inter-
fere-ore on my behalf, in a case in which the rights of hapitality,
and the protection of my passport endorsed by you, have been
grossly and illegally violated.
I visited Pitr'-i fir my tioitorti- cial roiicsros. an•l left it by the
di!,genee on Thursday last. On my arrival here, I obtained the
evictors ment rf my passport and license tor embarkation. When
Lt.:ached the pier. I was arrested by the agents of police, and
eon tit:tett will my baggage to the Dlairie. where I was told that
an order trim Government had arrived fur the examination of
ail my papers. I requesteo the attendance of the Itr.tish Consul,
whtch was granted; rity trunk was opened, my papers were all
teal anti examined. and 13 sealed letters, with two sealed pack-
ets, one of then from the Portuguese Ambassador at Pallid to the
Portuguese Minister at London, bearing the arms of Portugal,
arid del vend into my own hands by M. d'Olivei:a himself, were
forcibly taken from me.
I beg leave to premise that, of the contents of all or any of
tt'eme letters or packets, lam wholly ignorant—a fact which I
offered to eiepo.e upon oath. Notwithstanding this, my pasiport
was token item me, and after a detention of two days, I have
bum delivered over to the gendarmerie, to La conthie e I to 800.
I..gne, aryl delivered up to the Procurcur du Bor, without any
legal proceeding against ma, without the knowledge of any one
citetstniitanee to justify enact so arbitrary and 5n51.000115.
I have now to put myself under your powerful protection, and
to solicit your instant intorterence to rescue my pet ben from im-
prisonment. and to uphold the important character of that nation
you repro sent, whose citizens have no longer any pelmet:on from
the laws. I have also to entreat that you will consult with the
Minister of his Faithful Alajesty. as to the means of vindLuting
those diplomatic privileges which have been so wantonly violated
in his person, by the seizure of his official correspondence.
I have protested against acts which snake your signature of no
avail CA' the protection of British subjects; and though I know
of noground for the apprehension that any part of the curves •
pondenee which was iiittusted to me bears a political character. I
• have protested againt the horrible principle, that the bearer of a
sealed let•rr, whose contents are unknown to him, can be made
responsible for those contents. I submit all this to your Excel-
lency's consideration. My commercial afairs are dreadfully
audering from this violent detention; it is impossible to calculate
the consequences. I venture, therefore, to hope, that your Ex-
cellency will take instant and offoctive measures for toy release;
and. referring to the report of the British Consul.
I have the honour to be,
Your Excellency's most obedient and most humble servant,
(Signed) JOHN BOWBING.

ROPY Or Or A LETTER ADDRESSED TO HIS EXCELLENCY
SIR CHAS. STUART, RY MR. ILAQUIERE, AND WHICH'
ACCOMPANIED THE PRECE,DING
Calais. Oct. 9.
Sie.—Should your Excellency be pleased toclaim the letter
and papers which have just been forcibly taken from my friend,
Bowring, by the agents of the French Police, I beg leave to
attention that there slot a letter of mine amongst the number.
It is addressed to his lixeelleney Senor Garcia, • member of the
Peruvian Legation recently auived in England; and. though
Containing nothing which I can have them:a:sliest wish to conceal,
yet it is my duty solemnly to protest against the seal being
litoken by any of the Fiend' authorities, as a manifeat violation
ot law and j„ustice.
In the event, however, of your Excellency's feeling any desire
to become acquainted with the contents of the letters thus claimed,
-2 beg to add, that I have nut the least objection to it. being
opened by the Representative of my Sovereign, and even trans-
mitted to his Majesty's Government.
•1 have the honour to be,
With the highest sentiments of respect,
Year Excellency's most humble and very obedient servant,
(Signetly EI) WARD li LAQI.I ILa E.

lIXTIIACT Than A LETTER, DATED CALAIS PRISON. OCT.
8, 1N22. DIRECTEI) TO SERE 24 V RENTISAAI,ESQ QUEEN-
sQUAC, PLACE, WESTMINSTER:—
This Government • • • bat ventured to arrest me as
the bearer of dispatches to the Revolutionists in England. With-
out any previous proceedings, my papers have all been forcibly
keiscd. examined. aril several taken from me. They have kept
tiftaen letters, and two packets, one of them an od coil civpatch
from the Portuguese AI mister at Paris to the Portuguese Minis..
ter in London. 'nee are sent off to Paris, and a telegraphic
' • de-patch has ordered that I shall be immediately escorted to the
at.Boalogne, and deLvereil then into the bandit of the
Procureur du Ital. • • Of the contents of the packets and
. letters razed I know nothing. • • • I Ain calm and ener-
getic (though ill) in tins teens of filth, misery, aril depravity. •
.11 • Ilium cot nothing to coniprowise inc.
i.
Boulogne stir Mer, Oct. 11, IN!.
', • "in addition to the particulars communicated in my letter of
• Wednesday, concerning my friend Mr. liowring, I now beg
leave to inform you that lie has, since his arrival here, gone
tinder two secret exammahons before the Procureur this Itoi, who
positively refits-A rn admit of our Consul or any other person
being present. The questiona related chiefly to some French
verses found amongst the papers of my friend. When charged
with having been the bearer of sealed letters, which, as be sadl,
is contrary to the Putt °ince reguaitions in r ranee, the pristine!
• „area, ..;At. lOC I. pl.bed the letters and official despatch seized
vs ere entrusted to min from it. being a tact of public and general
notoriety throughout Europe, that tlw thcretuflaters cuotaata-
%Hy violated in this cotriry. With respect to the contents of
tituse taken from Mr. Boering, he again solemnly declared his
-• total *Nuance of all or any tit them, and expressed a wish that
. Shia his declaration should be made upon oath ; Its was. however,
merely nixed in the ?Meet Verbal. !'hat which relates to the
practice of opening hatters at the French Pod Office, was Mad.
• iiiissible as, according to Al. le Procoretn's opinion. it could
not operate in favour of the prisoner. Ater once more ptotest-
'-- lag airainst the seizure of a diplomatic despatch from one Anibas-
r LLanuther, as is thigrant violation of rightt, which have
- =nu been respected by the moat barbarous nations, the mi.
Want!' insi.ted upon km. ving his crime, and what ties act of
raecusation contained. All tie could obtain on this point was.
Mitt he is •• tusPocteil of being Ilse bearer of letters to the Item-
s. •• sfd. kttionistsin England."—Theprison. it which my friend is eon.
r -.-..;tineds like that of Cmais, doer. not afford the talailest accommodtp
tern ; and Were it not that he is allowed to hire and occupy the
gapier's room during the day, he would be forced ut mix with the
Usual inmates of suds teeeptaelts.
• • • As pet, tbercis no Answer from Park, nor can any idea be
.••- formed of the deterintitation of this Government. it is said, that
.tree prison!t will be detained on!tarious pretence., until some
snore tangible accw.ation than the one neve alleged is framed ;
_tsar whim, lie ail! be handed over to the tribunals. Under
these circuisivtances, and without any hope of future justice,
where the past has been Dunked with so much violence, I need
not add that my friend looks forward with confidence to die
interference of his Majesty's Ministers, and the expression of
publicopistion, to rescue lam from a situation not lea injurious
• ,to. his personal interests, than it is subversive of equity and
am, Sir, your's very 'elite
am • ,_. , EUWARD BLAQUIERE.
• a`bets ehhaudisl tor the some of.-examination, my triend,
Wag Owned through the streets on foot,-by a guard of infantry.
I had iinwht forgot to add, that M r.. B. has every reason to be
seevisopil Yews, which have also been made a gfollad of

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