The Sun.
London, England, 1825-09-07 00:00:00

BRAZIL AND BUENOS AYRES.

A War between the only Monarchical State in
the New World and the neighbouring Republic
of Buenus Ayres, concerning the possession of
Monte Video, becoming more imminent, it may
:not be uninteresting to trace the progress of the
differences which threaten so fatal a termination:
These differences had 'their rise in Europe, and
have been bequeathed to the New States by the
nations whence they spi.ung. In 1804 a treaty
was concluded between Spain and Portugal, by
which the latter pledged herself to restore the
.five towns of the missions eastward of the •Uru-
.gpay in exchange for the• restoration of Olivenza
in. Surope. Notwithstanding the Convention.
POrtugal subsequently endeavoured to extend
,the boundary of Brazil to 'Monte Video. When
the revolution commenced at Buenos Ayres in
1810, the Portuguese-endeavoured to foment the
differences between the insurgents and their old
masters, and were invited by the latter to• take
possession of Monte Video, which the Spaniards
had themselves lost. In 1812, therefore, his
Faithful Majesty sent a force of 4,000 to take
possession of. this fortress and- territory, under
pretext of securing the tranquillity of his own
-frontier, add pre.-erving a part of his Colony for
the Catholic King. ,The Republic of Buenos Ayres
had thus to oppose both their late masters and
their encroaching neighbours, and a war was
about to commence against Portugal, when Great
Britan interferred, and induced the Brazilian
force to withdraw. Matters continued on
this new footing for two years,—namely, till the
return of Ferdinand to Spain in 1814, when the
Spaniards were filially expelled from Monte
Video, and the country was occupied by masses
of natives under a chieftain hostile to _Buenos
Ayres. his Faithful Majesty availing himself of
the disputes between this chieftain, Artigas, and
the united priovinces of La Plata, overran, in
1816 and 1817, the territory of th. Banda Ori-
ental,and took possession of the fortress of Monte
Video. The anarchy which prevailed in this
province was the: for this invasion, but no
claim was then, set up for its permanent posses-
Nay, the Portuguese General even signed
a capitulation, in which he pledged himself to
deliver the keys of the city to the municipal body
as soon-as the necessity for his presence should
cease by the restoration of civil order. This ca-
pitulation
.was ratified-by the King of Portugal at
Rio Janeiro in November, 1817. Order was
soon restored, but the stipulation which depended
on it was not fulfilled. In • the mean time the
parties that contended about Monte Video were
again changed, and the seat of the negociations
removed to Europe. Their Catholic and Faith-
ful Majesties after long contests were likely to
come to an agreement, and Monte Video was
to he surrendered to a Spanish force, when in
-1820 the expedition which was about to sail from
.Cadiz for that quarter, marched to Madrid to 're-
store the constitution of the Cortes. Portugal
soon bad a similar revolution, and then his Faith.
ful 'Majesty offered to acknowledge BuenoS
Ayres, provided Monte Video were finally given
up to round his Brazilian empire. In 1821 a
congress was formed in Monte Video, under the
terror of the Portuguese arms, which declared
that the much --desired province incorporated it..!
self with the united kingdom. of _Portugal, Al-
garve, and Brazil, under the title -of the . Cispla-
tine State. We give the following account of
subsequent events from a work entitled " _ein Ac-
count, Historical, Political, and Statistical, of the
United Provinces of La Plata," just published :
" The acts of incorporation of Monte Video were, by the
-Committee of the Cortes of Lisbon, in 1822, declared null and
void. How strong a proof was this of the advantage derived
by States and -international relations from a representative go-
vernment, which does not act upon the dictates of caprice, but
according to the eteral principles of justice ! In the same year,
through the mediation of the General who occupied Monte
Video, the Ministry of Portugal proposed to that of Buenos
Ayres to form a. defensive alliance, extending it to all the Ame-
rican States,,against those despotic powers who might wish to
interfere in the interior arrangement of the constitutional States.
A short time afterwards,. the dutiful son, *horn 'Don John Vl.'
• bad left as Regent in Janeiro, as inconsistent in his actions as
the son of Charles IV., placed himself at the' head of
the independence of Brazil, and actually detiared it. As
regarded the United Provinces, that' act in its intrinsic
value was appreciated as it ought to have been. It cloyed
the independence of the American Continent; 'and no-
thing could be More flattering for states which had.undertaken
that great work:l2 years ago. It was also believed. then that
the question concerning Monte Video would, on that account,
become more plain, and that Brazil would furniSh a,great ex-
ample, contributing to -.insure her own independence, and to
gain the favour of the • contemporaneous states, as well as of.
the world. The example expected was, that she-would have
disarmed the European army which occupied -Monte Video,
and restored that fortress to Buenos Ayres. But the contrary
of all this occurred.

sion.

• The General of the army of occupation in Monte Video hack
already made this a personal question ; that is to say, the re-
taining of his command was not now so much a point which
concerned his honour as his private interest. He forsook the
army of Portugal, and embraced the independence of Brazil.
In consequence of this step, he was, by -Royal decree of the
26th. September, 1822, declared a traitor in Lisbon—a matter to
him of no moment, as he continued to feed the ambition of
the new court with the idea that the inhabitants of Monte
Video were desirous of sharing the lot of the new empire, by
becoming incorporated with it ; on which assurance, and with-
, out further ceremony, ALlnte Video was placed in the Imperial
:armorial bearings as a Brazilian province; and a new - Con-,
grcxswas not then deemed necessary to sanction this farce as
in 1821.

The ,separation of Brazil baying been declared, the Emperor
dispatched an agent to Buenos Ayres to comunicate the
occurrence to the united province, and to solicit them to ac-
knowledge her as an independent State.' It was impossible,
inasmuch as it would have been dishonourable to accede to
this solicitation. The recognition was consequently refused
by the united provinces, through the medium of the Govern-
ment of Buenos Ayres, reserving the point for consideration
when the Government of Brazil should leave the province of
Monte Video at perfect liberty; and from that time negotia-
tions for this subject were set otl, foot in a more effective man-
ner. But the question had changed its nature, since it was no
longer canvassed with a European nation, but agitated with an
American State! It was necessary to avoid, as much as pos-
sible a war which would be of baneful consequences to
countries cr:gaged in the same cause, guided by the same
principles, and equally interested in resisting that fatal me-
thod of solving international questions which prevailed in ab-
solute Governments., solely because the .interest of .such Go-
•ernments was always at variance with the interest of the
nation over which they ruled. On these fundamental prin-
ciples,which the Government of Buenos Ayres ,proclaimed in
1823, it sent a diplomatic commissioner to negotiate for the re-
storation of Monte Video: and as he was equally authorized
b)' the other provinces, even in the supposition, that they had
not as yet recognized a general authority, his mission could not
but be valid.

In the mean time the army which occupied the fortress of
Monte Video appeared suddenly to be,divided into two parties.
'The one lavonted the independence of Brazil, and was headed
by the -Baron de Laguna, declared .a traitor in Lisbon, and
who Mk been General-in-Chief. The other favoured the in-
iveidence of Brazil and Portugal, and was headed by one
of the European Generals, named Don Alvaro•da Costa de ,
Souza de Macedo. They had recourse to arms. The Bra-
zilian party made itself master of the country. The Euro-.
„peon remainedin possession of the fortress: and here it is re-

quisite to make an important disclosure. All this apparently
mighty business was no more than an intrigue, most artfully
managed and disguised, between both the Chiefs. The Baron,
whose repute was on the wane in Brazil, on account of his
birth, and of other things, the mention of which would be ir-
relevant in this place, found himself compelled to conquer
that good opinion anew. Don Alvaro wished to retire to Lis-
bon, and at the same time to carry with him a name of some
kind to exalt his merit; besides he had neither a pretext to go,
nor money to take him. This war facilitated the whole bu-
siness ; and it was the more .propitiOus, inasmuch as, even
at the time, orders had arrived from his Most Faithful Ma-
jesty fbr .the European division to return to Portugal, which
had been communicated-from Lisbon to -the Government of
Buenos Ayree.
Both armies having been put into motion, and hostilities
commenced, nothing was wanting but that the Generals should
give to their operations the appearance of a most acrimonious
warfare, although.in private_they both exchanged letters daily.
The Brazilian lard siege to Monte Video. The European or-
dered his divisions to sally out to pay to the others the usual
compliments of war. But here a most -important circumstance
must be called to mind. The natives, who well knew that the
European army had already received orders to return to Lisbon,
which was all that they wished, resolutely embraced the views
of that faction, and opposed themselves to the Brazilian party,
which apparently aimed at the perpetual domination of the pro-
vince. A body of more than a thousand men of all arms place
themselves at the disposal of the European General; and those
natives whom the Brazilian General had collected, in his sortie
in the country, passed corer in great numbers to the fortress,
while the 'remainder deserted, and took refuge in the moun-
tains. These were the only victims of that fraudulent war.'
It would have been an sasy matter to break up in an hour
all the Brazilian army, composed of 1,800 men, only 500 of
whom were in a fit state to fight as soldiers ought to do. The
European diiision exceeded 2,000 soldiers, inured to war, be-
sides the cavalry of the natives, whose prowess has been well
tried in the war with Spain.' These troops wished to fight but
they were not permitted. Time was spent in maturing the in-
trigue. The Baron detached parties into the country to compel
the natives of each town to sign an act of incorporation with
Brazil : which was an imitation of the farce of 1821 while
Don Alvaro, within the fortress, parley :3 with the natives, de-
claring his resolution to comply with the orders of his Most
Faithful Majesty, and retire, giving the place up to them.
This afforded the Baron time to send to .Janeiro the ac-
counts of the two great proofs of his .patriotic conduct ;
namely, the. war which he had carried on against the Euro-
peans, and , the acts of the incorporation of the country : and
when they imagined that those documents had given the Baron
the full credit which was necessary completely to influence the
determination of the Court relative to that business, without
awaiting orders, both Generals invited each other to conclude a
convention.
In fine, the Convention was concluded in 1823, the. bases be-
ing, that the Baron should be put in possession of the fortress
and that Don Alvaro and his army should have their expences
defrayed to Lisbon. Meanwhile the natives saw themselves
surrounded• by traitors from within and without: but the
Baron offering an amnesty for the past, and Don Alvaro replying,
to the strong :protestations of the local authorities against
his conduct, that the Baron would not admit of any con-
vention which did not acknowledge the surrender of the for.
tress to his troops as a basis, they thought it prudent and
important to ' avoid the effusion of blood. Nevertheless, in
the midst of all the operations of that intrigue, Monte Vi-
deo, and in its name' the representatives popularly nomi-
nated by the whole city and suburbs, took occasion to draw
up a solemn act, on tht 20th of October, 1823, wherein they
declared.

" That the•whole province—taking the aggregate voice of
'the country in the state of oppression in .which it now is--
and especially this capital, places itself freely and sponta-
neously under ti.e protection' of the province anu Government
of Buenos-Ayres ; by which it is its pleasure that the fitting
reclamations may be made when and how it shall deem best.--
In consequence, taking into consideration that the greater part
of this neighbourhood urgently requires that protests against
the violent acts of the Brazilian forces in the country rr,..iy be
made by that body, which the said city and neighbodrhood
would itself make, were it not for the unfortunate circum-
stances in which it is now placed ; and with reference to the
tyranny and state of nullity with which the Provincial Con-
gress of 1821 was constituted, after an enlightened and mature
discussion, by an unanimity of votes, it came to the following
decision :

ht. " That it declares null, arbitrary, and criminal, the act
of incorporation with the Portuguese Monarchy, sanctioned by
the said Congress of 1821, composed for the greater part of
persons holding civil employments in the pay of his Most
Faithful Majesty, and of individuals decorated by him with
honourable distinctions, and of others previously placed in the
Ayuntamiento inorder to ensure that result.

2d. " That it declares null and void the acts of incorpora-
tion of the towns of the country with t;ie empire of Brazil, in
consequence of the tyranny with which the whole of them have
been visited' by the Baron de Laguna, who • sent the aforesaid
acts for theirxignatures zecninpanio4 by- strong detachments of
troops, who conducted the inhabitants by force to the capitular
houses, and who affixed the signatures of persons who had no
existence, and of others who were ignorant of such proceedings.
by reason of their absence from their homes.
idly. " That it declares that the eastern province of the
Uruguay does not, ought not, and chooses not, to appertain to
any other power, state, or nation, than to that which composes
the provinces of the ancient union of Rio de la Plata, of
which it has been and is a part, having had a Deputy in the
sovereign constituent Assembly General since the year 1814,
in which it entirely withdrew itself from the European Spa-
nish dominion."

Such are the very words of the act of the representatives of
Monte Video. It was officially notified to Don Alvaro, upon
which, however, he preserved a complete • silence : and not-
withstanding this decision, the convention was approved in
Janeiro, as was naturally to be expected—the Baron, now high
in favour, recommending it ; and in consequence the European
army sailed for Lisbon, at the expence of another country; on
which occasion Don Alvaro was distinguished With crosses and
rank. Alas ! how some men trifle with states and their inte-
rests ! But let us return to the Diplomatic Com Missioner of
Buenos Ayres.
.The Commissioner opened the negociation in a conclusive
manner. Be drew up a memorial, which has been printed—a
document which sufficiently illustrates that business, and stre-
nuously urged a decision. But the Ministry kept him at bay
under a thousand pretexts: In the mean time arrived the acts
sent by the Baron, decreeing the incorporation of the country
of Monte Video with the empire, which were submitted to the
Assembly which bad been recently installed in Janeiro. It is
remarkable that 'the first, and, if I rightly recollect, the only
deputy who spoke in that Assembly concerning these Acts, as
appears by the newspaper called the Dianie, expressed himself
in the most conclusive manner against its nullity. But, unfor-
tunately, the Emperor had begun to doubt Jheiufluence, and
the too great or too little liberality of the Assembly, and in con-
sequence dissolved it, as Ferdinand did the Cortes; and follow-
ing, moreover, Ferdinand's example, banished, imprisoned,
shot, and played off all the abominations of a genuine abso-
lute. What hoperwas left? Nothing could .be expected but
what happened. The fortress of Monte Video being already in
the power of the Brazilian forces, and no check existing, either
to restrain the Emperor or his Ministers, they, after a long de-
lay, replied to the Commissioner, that be must have beer.
under a mistake, inasmuch as the province of Monte Video
was inclined, and voluntarily expressed that inclination, to re-
main incorporated with the empire. The Commissioner ob-
tained his ,passports, and the Government -of Buenos Ayres
closed the affair, publishing the documents, and referring the
decision to the general authority-ofthe UnitedProvinces,which
was on the eve of being installed.
You will have observed, that among foreigners this reason-
ing has had its weight—namely, that the inhabitants of Monte
Video were disposed for the incorporation ; and it'has the more
easily gained validity, inasmuch as they did not rise against an
army of such very inferior force. But this, when we consider
the whole astir, is a mere illusion of imagination. Let us sum
up what has bean already said, and the conclusion, as,regards
this argument, will be-
-That the inhabitants of the city of Monte Video, weary of
-enduring-the consequences of anarchy, delivered up the fortress
to the Portuguese in MU, but with the-stipulation that that
-occupatiou should only he provisional.
That the inhabitants of that country fought even against-this
provisional oxupation until 1819 ' • and that, had it not been for
the interposition of the municipal -body, they would, to this
day, have been fighting against it.
That the incorporation with Portugal, in 1821, was brought
about by a few individuals employed and decorated by his most
Faithful Majesty, and that it was-effected after the disarming of
the native division took place.
That the ihcorporation with Brazil in 1823 was openly re-
sisted by force of arms, and -that it would have been entirely
null, had good faith existed-in the General commanding, or
.had the natives-in time been aware of his intrigues.
.That when the natives found themselves surrounded on all
quarters, though they were in a state of blockade in the city,
and on the eve of being, speedily given up to the hands of their
greatest enemies, they declared with the utmost energythrough
the medium of their representatives, the nullity of the incor-
poration, as well with Portugal as with Brazil.
And from this it is also deduced—
That the said natives have acted in this manner without hav-
ing had on their territory the least military support from
Buenos Ayres or the United Provinces.
That Brazil or Portugal, in order to obtain the acts of incor-
poration, even in. their vitiated state, were compelled to main-

tain an army in the country more powerful than the native
force • * R a * •

But where shall we stop, if I allow my pen freely to sketch
all this history, with its stops, its points of interrogation,
and of admiration ? And is it' not evident to you that, after
having long attempted find out a.motive for the adherence of
Monte Video to Brazil or -to Porttigal, the research has been.
fruitless ? It is impossible to find any motive. It cannot be
discovered either in the repeated confiscations of the property of
the emigrants, or in the banishments of some, and In the impri-
sonment of others in .the dungeons of Brazil ; as little can be'
found in the acts of violence perpetrated by the soldiery, and
also countenanced by the officers, of such an arbitrary nature,
that in no state, even moderately civilized, would the like have'
been permitted ; or—but enough ! The time has arrived, for-
tunately for the inhabitants, when the question must ultimately
be decided in a definitive manner. The United Provinces, now
freedfrom external enemies, without any more engagements to
fulfil in Chile and in Peru, and possessing a general govern-
ment and firmly established 'credit, will no doubt speedily take
measures for enforcing the integrity of its t:rritory. Then will
be seen whether the silence -and patience, latterly displayed by
the inhabitants of Monte Video, are owing more.to their adhe-
rence to Brazil than to the respect which they have most pro-
perly attached to the ideas of peace and order which Buenos
Ayres has invariably recommended for their adoption. Doubt
not that the question will very shortly be brought to issue. Yon
will have seen from this letter on which side justice lies.; and
the interest which the natives of Monte Video and their brethren
of the United Provinces will evince-in the decision cannot have
escaped you..

From the LONDON GAZETTE, Sept. 6

I CIRCUITS OF THE _COMMISSIONERS FOR RE.
LIEF OF INSOLVENT DEBTORS.
- AUTUMN CIRCUITS, 1825.
'NORTHERN CIRCUIT.
H. R. REYNOLDS, Esq. Chief Commissioner.
Rutlandshire-At Oakham, Monday, October 17.
Derhyld.ire-At Derby and Borough, Tuesday, October 18.
Nottinghamshire-At Nottingham and .Town, Thursday,
October 20.
Lincolnshire-At Lincoln and City, Saturday, October 20.
Yorkshire-At Wakefield, Wednesday, October 26.
Yorkshire-At Kingston-upon-Hull, Tuesday, N0v..25.
Yorkshire-At York and City, Thursday, Nov. 3.
Yorkshire-At Richmond, Monday, Nov. 7.
Durham-At Durham, Wednesday, Nov. 9.
Northumberland,-.At Newcastle-on-Tyne and Town, Friday,
Nov. 11.
Northumberland-At Berwick-on-Tweed, Saturday, N0v.12.
Cumberland-At Carlisle, Wednesday, Nov, 16.
Westmorland-At Kendal, Saturday, Nov. 19.
Lancashire-At Lancaster, Tuesday, Nov. 22.
Lancashire-At Liverpool, Wednesday, Nov. 30. •
Cheshire-At,Chester and City, Saturday, Dec. 3.
SOUTHERN CIRCUIT.
J. G. HARRIS, Esq. Commissioner.
Berkshire-At Reading and Borough, Monday, -Oct. 17.
Oxfordshire-At Oxford and City, Tuesday, Oct. 18.
Gloucestershire-At Gloucester and City, Thursday, Oct. 20.
Worcestershire-At Worcester and City, Saturday, Oct. 22.
Herefordshire-At Hereford and City' Monday, Oct. 24.
Monmouthshire-At Monmouth, Wednesday,,Oct. 26.
At Bristol, Friday, Oct. 28.
Somersetshire--At Bath, Monday, Oct. 31.
Somersetshire-At Taunton, Tuesday, Nov. 1.
Devonshire-At Exeter and City, Thursday, Nov. 3.
Cornwall-At Bodmin, Monday, Nov. 7.
Devonshire-At Plymouth, Wednesday, Nov. 9.
Dorsetshire-At Dorchester, Saturday, Nov. 12.
Wiltshire-At Salisbury, Monday, Nov. 14.
Hampshire-At Winchester, Wednesday. Nov. 111.
Hampshire-At Southampton, Thursday, Nov. 17.
Sussex-At Horsham, Friday, Nov. 18.
Kent-At Dover, Monday, Nov. 21.
Kent-At Canterbury, Tuesday, No.. 22.
Kent-At Maidstone, Wednesday, Nov. 23.
MIDLAND CIRCUIT.
T. B. BOWEN, Esq., Commissioner.
Hertfordshire-At Hertford, Saturday, Oct. 15.
Essex-At Chelmsford, Monday, Oct. 17.
----At Colchester, Tuesday, Oct. 18.
Suffolk-At Ipswich and Borough, Thursday, October 20.
Bury St. Edmund's & Borough, Saturday, Oct. 22.
Norfolk-At Yarnimouth, Tuesday, October 25.
-At Norwich and City, Thursday, October 27.
__At Lynn, Saturday, October 29.
Cambridgeshire-At Ely, Tuesday, November 1.
.At Cambridge & Town, Wednesday, Nov. 2.
Northamptonshire=-At Peterborough, Friday, November 4.
Huntingdonshire-At Huntingdon, Monday, November 7.
Bedfordshire-At Bedford, Wednesday, November 9.
Noithamptenshire-At Northampton, Friday, November 11.
Leicestershire-At Leicester, Monday, November 14.
Staffordshire \t Litchfield, Wednesday, November 16. •
At Stafford, Thursday, November 17.
Shropshire-At Shrewsbury, Monday, November 21.
Warwickshire-At Coventry, Wednesday, 'November 23. '
At Warwick, Thursday, November 24.
Buckinghamshire-At Aylesbury, Monday, -NovemberlB.

BANKRUPTCY ENLA RGED.
J. Macaulay Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, schoolmaster, from
Sept. 10 to Oct. 29. ,

BANKRUPT.
W. Barnes, Miles-lane, cheesemonger, to surrender Sept.
16, 17, Oct. 18, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street.
Solicitors, Messrs. Scot and Sons, Saint Mildred's-court,
Poultry.

DIVIDENDS. ,
Sept. 28, E., E., and W. Sager, Chadderton, Lancashire,
merchants—Sept. 17, J. Pack, Andover, linen-drader—Oct.
18, W. Stickney, Welton, Yorkshire, linen.draper—Sept.
28, H. -Humphreys and W. Lacon, Liverpool, iron-merchants.
—Sept. 27, J., T., and N. Howard, Haughton, Lancashire,
hat-manufacturers—Sept. 28, T. Chubbe. Chester, ale and
porter brewer—Sept. 27, W. West, Bradenbury, Hereford-
shire, dealer.

CERTIFICATES--SETT. 27.
Mr. Potts, Sheerness, linen-draper—G. P. P. Todd, Begent-
street, St. James's, watchmaker—J. and W. Pilling,
Air-
field, Yorkshire, corn-millers—T. Livingston, Stepncy-cause-
way, Commercial-road, baker—G. Allsup, High Holborn,
hatter.

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
B. Sumerfield and S. Barrow, Vauxhall-wharf, .coal-mer-
ehants—W. Sherman and J. 3PCorniick, Sheffield and King-
' ston-upon-Hull, drapers—J. B. Hine and J. Longman, Win-
canton,. Somersetshire, grocers—W. Parsons and M. Wood,
Caldbeck, Cumberland, paver-makers—H. Yates and I. Smith,
Langley-in-Sutton, Cheshire, silk-throwsters—T. Chambers
and D. Whitehouse, Birmingham, stair-rod and tube-manu-
facturers—J. and 'W. Clarke, Norwich, boot and shoe.mikers
_.I. Clarke and J. Pilgrim, Norwich, bombasin-manufacturers
--R.. W. and F. J. Stone, and E. T. Cooper, Bath, coach and
coach-harness-makers—H. I3ottomley and B. Shiers, Fartown,
Yorkshire, woollen-printers—C. Curwood, and J. H. and J. H.
Utting, St. John street, Clerkenwell, brewers—G. B. liaison,
J. Haines, and T. Hextall, Leicester, manufacturers of tape
so far as regards T. Hextall—C. and C.. 1. Hooper, Spa-road,
Bermondsey, tanners--117. Perks and H. Turner, Birming-
ham, coal-dealers—J. Leese, R. Milling J)n, J. Kershaw, and.
W. Callender, Manchester, dealers in calicoes ; so far as re-
gards R. Millington.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.-Yesterday at
two o'clock the LORD MAYott took the Chair, and stated that
the Court had been summoned to take into consideration what
measures it would be necessary to adoplin consequence of the
death of Henry Woodthorpe, senior, the Town Clerk, which
took place on Sunday last. His 'Lordship said, that the elec-
tion of a person to fill the vacant office should be deferred' or
a few days, and that its the mean time Mr. Henry Wood-
thorpe, the son of the deceased, who had for some time acted
as Deputy Town Clerk, should continue to fulfil the duties of
the office. Mr. S. Dixon said, he was sure he spoke the senti.
ments of every member of the Court when he declared that
Mr. Henry Woodthorpe, jun. had always been most zealous
in the discharge of the duties of his office. He moved that
Mr. Henry IWoodthorpe should be requested 'to act as Town
Clerk until some person should be appointed to fill that situa-
tion. Mr. Oldham seconded the motion, which was carried
unanimously. Mr. Oldham then moved that a committee be
appointed to inquire into:the emoluments received by the Town
,Clerk. The motion was agreed to, and the Court adjourned.
'fur: REV. ALEX. FLETCHER.-'This Gentleman
"has been preaching in several places in the city during the last
week, with what success in furtherance of the object of his
mission we are ignorant. Bills were posted up on Saturday
that he was to preach on the Calton Hill at six o'clock yester-
pdeaoypevening. The novelty of the exhibition in that place, and
notthe notorietyfew of the preacher, collected an immense crowd of
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chosen by the Reverend'Gentleman to address the multitude was_
the hollow ground to the north-east of the Observatory, the
whole of that space, with the heights on each side, were crowded,_e
and presented a most striking and even grand appearance. rft
people conducted themselves with the utmost decorum, and ap-
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FRENCH PAPERS.

(From the Constitutionnel of Sept. 4.)

CORFU, A UG. 13.

By my letter of the 10th I acquainted you with the defeat
.which Redschid Pacha has experienced under the walls of Mis-
solonghi, where he lost the half of his army. Our fleet which has
appeared-near Illissolonghl has obtained %viler advantages. It
has succeeded in burning twu large ;hips, agid in capturing a
brig of the enemy's fleet, which- has fled, and has partly taken
refuge at Wlona, where the Greek fleet watches it.
Yesterday several boats arrived from Prevesa and Colano :
they bring the news that the Greek troops which were at Salons
had arrived to succour Alissolonghi had concerted measures
with the besieged, and that in the night of the 7th of August,
a simultaneous attack was made upon the enemy with the
greatest success. Almost all the baggage fell. into the hands
of the Greeks, who.pursued the remains of the enemy's army
in its flight as far as Vrachori.

• PARIS, SEPT. 3.
It is said that the loan which the three Envoys from Hayti,
who have arrived at Havre, are going to negotiate at Paris,
will be contracted by Messrs. Lafitte and Baring.
[From the Quotidienne.l
FARIS, SEPT. 3.
A journal of the Liberal Opposition has to-day some remarks
on the loan of 1.50 millions which the Envoys of Hayti are come
to negotiate in France. To facilitate the success of this loan,
the journal points out the conditions that it would be advisable
to propose; among others, that of fixing the interest at 6 per
cent. In case this loan should really be contracted for at 6 per
cent., will M. de Villele look on this as a new proof that money
in France is at 3 per cent. ? The Etoile is capable of it.
'The carriage stopped, on the 29th August, at Valenciennes,
with two millions in gold bars, belonging to the house of Roth-
schild. A ministerial journal pretends that this gold, which
was travelling without a permit, was to be changed at Brussels
for .5 franc pieces. .
The Memorial Bordelais contains the following news :
According
to recent letters from Gibraltar, it seems that the
insurrection of Monte, Video against Brazil has been caused by
.the secret intrigues of Doctor Francia, Supreme Governor of
Paraguay, who has declared war against Bolivar, after having
proclaimed Ferdinand VII., and received into the country
which he governs the' remains of the Royal army of Peru.—
The Memorial Bordelais has also the news of a revolt at Ma-
tanzas in Cuba, of which it gives no details ; the letters which
announce it are of the 3d ofJuly, and ascribe it to the news
of the emancipation of St. Domingo having been received there.
To this we observe, that though the King's Ordinance is
dated August 17, it could not be the pretext for the revolt,
since Baron Mackau did not arrive at Port-au-Prince till the
3d of july.
The letters from the Havannah of the 24th of June, relate, -
as the Etoile says, that an insurrection broke out at Matanzas
on the 14th of that month, that several plantations rose at once,
and 1, to 1,200 negroes proceeded to others ttiat were at a dis-
tance, armed with muskets, pistols, and sabres. From 20 to.
25 whites, proprietors or factors, unfortunately almost all
Frenchmen, were killed at the be/Inning, and several others
wounded. But on the first alarm, the whites, united by their
sense of their common danger, ie only ground of the tran-
quillity of Cuba, amidst the passions which ferment in it, and
the revolution which surround it, rose in a body, and hastened
on all sides against the revolters ; from 150 to 200 negroes
killed on the spot. Pursuit is making in the woods after the
fugitive.. Order*is completely restored.