The National Register.
London, England, 1811-09-08 00:00:00

THE CARACCAS.

A Spanish America a club has been formed, call-
Patriotic Society of the Caraccas ; the evident ob-
labours is to dissever these colonies from the
In furtherance of their views, they have re-
... a monthly journal, to be called El Patriota
. In this prospectus the Society assume a very
they are to " dissipate the gross Ignorance in which
fellow citizens aresuuk, and to raise their ideas
dignity of free Men." But their lucubrations are
instruct the people, but even " to give form and

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stability to the constitution, and to strengthen the indissoluble
ties of the great Venezuelan Federation. •
The principles on which the work is to be conducted will be
sufficiently understood from the following extract :-
16 The prinzipal essays it. will contain shall be directed to de-
monstrate the necessity of declaring our absolute independence;
to point out-the means of attaining it,—the oltstacles it will be
necessary to surmount,—the eternal and imprescriptible founda-
vons of the rights of the people,—the frivolous falsehood of those
rights which prejudice might yet ascribe to Ferdinand ae Bour-
bon,—and the incompatibility of the former rights with the ex-
istence of the latter, a preliminary withuut which the • greatest
exertions must be considered as useless. In prosecution of these
views, the education of a free man shall be another of the ob-
jects of the Journal. It will also treat of public economy, popu•
ation, industry, public instauction, and all the great means of
general prosperity. Lastly, the politics of the nations of 'Europe
and America, the nature of their Governments, their interests,
the relations which they have or may form with out's, will sup-
ply other fit subjects for this Journal.
4' It will also contain the most important details with regard
to the state of the war, and of public affairs ;,of foreign, and
'particularly of domestic events ; above all, giving exact views of
the public-and domestic policy of the United States of North
• America, and of the cause of divir rapid progress in strength and
prosperity."
Citizens Vicente Salias and Antonio Munoz y Febar are to
be, the Editors of the Journal.

CORONATION OF CHRIS TOPHE.

The coronation of Christophe and his wife, as King and
Queen of Hayti, was performed with great pomp on Sundaly, the
2d of June, in the Champ de Mars, at Cape Francois. ANer
the ceremony, their Haytian Majesties, and some of the Grand
Officers of State, received the Sacrament from the hands of the
Archbishop. A splendid repast of 600 covers followed, to which
Captains Douglas and O'Grady, and all the English and Ameri-
can merchants were invited. At this entertainment the King,
rising from his seat, gave the following toast :—" My Brother,
the King of Great Britain," which was drunk with*three times
three; to which he added, " May he prosper, and be successful
against Buonaparte, and continue the barrit r between that tyrant
and this kingdom." The next toast was given by the Arch-
bishop—" The Kiug of Hayti," which was also drunk with
three times three. After this their Majesties returned to the
Palace, before which a great body of troops, to the number of
near 10,000, paraded for a long time, every company preceded by
its baud of music. The Royal Pair then took a ride about the
town, and scattered money in great profusion among the people;
and the business of this great day was at length eotteluded with
splendid illuminations, and an opera at the theatres. On Mon-
day High Mass was celebrated, and Te Drum sung at the Ca.
thedral.

SCOTLAND.

TRIAL. FOR MURDER.

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In the Edinburgh High Court of Justiciary, Aug. 30, William
Gates, late soldier in the 9th Veteran Battalion, was accused cf
murdering Isabella Hutchinson, in the streets of Kirkwall, in the
Orkneys, on the 27th of February last, by shooting her with a
musket.
It appeared that the prisoner enlisted early in life, and had
been exposed to much service. particularly in Egypt, where lie
was severely and repeatedly wounded. He was turned over to
the 9th Veteran Battalion, and was detached to Kirkwall —The
woman followed him uusolicited, was received kindly by the pri-
soner, though she was not his wife. In the morning of the fatal
27th of-February, an inspection of arms came on, anti the prisoner
appeared somewhat.intoxicated. He went home, and soon after
hit arrival his follower, Isabella Hutchinson, was seen running
into the street in great terror, followed by the prisoner at the
distance of between 20 and 30 pages ; he lifted his musket and
fined ; she instantly fell, the shot had entered her hack. He ran
up in great distraction, exclaiming, .6 My Bella, my Bella, what
have 1 done !" The people gathered around him, and on one of
the soldiers grasping his ba' oner, he said, " unfortunate job ! I
have shot my wife, the only trie..d 1 had in the world, I only
meant to frighten her."
It appeared by a number of wimesses examined in exculpation,
that Gates, in Ober moments, was not_ like other :oen ; and when
moved by liquor, furious to an extraordinary dtgree, threatening
frequently to use violence on himself, particularly once at Ber-
wick, whet) he loaded his musket, and placing the muzzle under
his chin, was only prevented from 'pulling the trigger by one 9f
his fellow-soldiers.