The Sun.
London, England, 1825-01-20 00:00:00

AMERICAN PAPERS.

( From the New York Commercial Advertiser of Dec. 24.)
CONGRESS.-1N SENATE.
On Monday, 111 r. HAYNE, from- the Committee to whom
was referred the subject of making provision for General La
Fayette, reported the following Bill :
" Be it enacted, &c. That the sum of Two Hundred Thou-
sand Dollars be, and the same is hereby, granted to Major_
General La Fayette, in compensation for his important services
and expenditures during the AMerican Revolution, and that,
for this purpose, a stock to that amount he issued in his fa-
vour dated the 4th of Jnly, 1824, bearing an annual interest
of Six per Cent., payable quarterly, and redeemable on the
3ist December, 834.

" Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That one complete and
entire Township of land he, and the same is hereby, granted
to the said Major-General La Fayette, and that the President
of the United States be authorised to cause the said Township
to be located, on any of the public lands which remain unsold,
and that Patents be issued to Gen. La Fayette for the same.-"
The Bill was twice read, by geniTal consent, and Mr. Rayne
gave notice that he should move its third reading to-morrow.
A Resolution was offered by Mr. Whipple, of N. H. that
the President of the United States be requested to communi-
cate to this House any information which he may possess, and
which, in his opinion, it may not be improper to make public,
relative to the intentions of the Allied Powers of Europe to aid
Spain in the subjugation and recovery of her former Colonies
in America.

CO LOMB! A RIVER.
The House went into Committee on the Bill for the occupa-
tion of the Colombia, or Oregon River.
Mr. FLO VD, of Va., in advocating the Bill, said that only one
intermediate post was necessary to he established at the Ilan Oan
Villages. He alluded to the fur trade, and the advantages which
the British merchants possessed over those of America, because
they made direct shipments to the Colombia river, and obtain
supplies in an equally direct manner. The Colombia river
is so situated, that there can be no danger of any separation
from the United States ; because, by such an act, its popula-
tion would be exposed to the greatest danger from the Russian
Government, as well as from the vast empire growing up in
Mexico. The country lie described as healthy, and though
much further north than the spot where we now are, it was
known to be equally mild. During all the European wars,
it.was notorious that Great Britain always had her manufac-
tures peaceably going on ; and Buonaparte had acknowledged,
that in all his schemes against Great Britain he had been uni-
formly foiled. Now, if we had the command of this great river,
it would give us equal strength. After the occupation of this
-river, no nation of the earth could come in competition with us

in that quarter. It is, therefore, the most secure point for us. 1
Russia is too much engaged in her European politics. China
will not interfere. Britain will find herself too weak. Mexico,
Peru, and Chili, have not the timber. We should have, also, a
port of refuge for our ships; and if, by commanding the pro-
duce of the interior, the ginseng and the fur, we could contri-
bute, from the Oregon, these products through the world, our.
situation would be, most advantageous. He read from several
papers a statement of our trade with Canton, giving the num-
ber of vessels annually employed, and the value of the trade,
particularizing the different articles of merchandize, and sliew-
mg the relative value in which they stood to each other. From
these data he argued that the trade with China was of the
highest importance, not only with respect to the actual value of
the exports and imports, but in consequence, also, of the em-
ployment which it gives to a great number of American citi-
zens, and its creation of the best sailors which manned our
navy. By the fur trade, we not only controul the power of
Ru►sia and England, but give employment to several thousand
seamen. lie went on to spew that the river and country were
rich in the means of subsistence. Salmon was abundant, and
the means of life were ample. The intercourse was also easy :
waggons go frequently from Franklin to Missouri, and many
other parts. Mr. Farnham and Mr. Crooks, who are em-
ployed by J. .1. Astor, represent the travelling from this
country as freed from those difficulties which had been re-
presented as so terrible and insuperable; and were ready to
invest large sums in merchandize, whenever the territory
should be occupied. For this purpose the sum now asked for
would be sufficient. He had information from a gentleman
who had travelled from Franklin to the mouth of Colombia
river in fifty days, and had done t:iis frequently; that civili-
zation had penetrated to the Rio Colorado, and Rio del Norte,
and the cast of California, where flocks and herds, and all the
benefits of civilization, were to be found. He next proceeded
*to show the facility of transportation by water to Mexico, to
Pensacola, the Gnlph of Panama, &c. He referred to the
statements of an Honourable Member from New York, at the
last Congress, that England would also send her merchandize
to New York, and by the Assinibria river to Colombia, and
thence by ferries to Canton ; and althou:rh lie did not go exactly
with that gentleman to the full extent of his speculation, he
thought it deserved consideration. He then stated the market
prices of the furs which were to be found in that district of
country. .Witk regard to the military occupation of the coon.
try, he thought more was to be done by a judicious arrange-
ment of posts, than by numerical power. He remarked upon
the judicious regulations by which Great Britain keeps the
European Powers in check, by having her force so distributed
as to guard every part where her commercial interests could
possibly be endangered or attacked. The opinions which had
prevailed as to the impossibility of navigating the Missouri, in
consequence of the sand bars, had now been exploded. He
had authority (as we understood him) from General .Jesup, the
Quarter-Master-General, to say, that a boat could now ascend
this river, not only without danger, but without difficulty ;
and concluded with expressing his desire that an experiment,
which promised so much benefit to the country, should now be
tried.

/qr. POINSETT moved an Amendment to the second section
leaving it discretionary with the President to strike out Co-
lombia river, and insert any other place where the establish-
ment of a post might appear to him to be mere expedient.
In introducing his amendment, he stated that he considered a
survey necessary, in order to arrive at some correct opinion on
the subject, as he had, from every information which it had
been in his power to obtain, come to conclusions entirely dif-
ferent from those entertained by the Gentleman from Virginia.
Ile might be wrong, and the Gentleman from Virginia might
be right, but this could only be determined on better confirma-
tion than the reports of traders.
The Committee then rose, and reported the Bill with its
Amendments.

Mr. CooK suggested that the Bill should he committed to
the Committee on that part of the President's Message which
referred to the subject, as then the House would be enabled to
take a proper and broad view of the subject.
Mr. FLo I'D objected. It was not his wish to have this an
exclusively military post ; he desired that the American citizen
should be able to have some protection front his Government
independent of a military defence.
Mr. Cool( thought the present Bill went to delude citizens
by the offer of large grants of lands to this distant country, be-
fore any prpper information as to the situation and means of
the country to support its population. He wished that people
should not be deceived, but that information should he first
obtained, and for this purpose that engineers should be em-
ployed to-make an accurate topographical survey of the coun-
try. It was with this view that he wished the reference of the
Bill to the Committee on that part of the Presidents Message
which related to it. He moved to discharge the Committee
from the further consideration of the bill, and to refer it to the
Committee which he had named.

Mr. Trrrarnl.E thought though the objects of the gentleman
who had last spoke, might be obtained, by striking out all that
part of the bill which went to establish a Civil Government.—
He took a view of the state of this part of the country when the
Treaty of Ghent was negociated, at which time it was in the
possession of England ; and he thought that to refrain from
passing some bill Upon the subject of its occupation, would be
to leave it open to future disputes, as to which country should
have the right to occupy it. He hoped the bill would not be
recounnitted, as the object would be obtained by striking out
that part of the bill which established a Civil Government.
The question of Mr. Cook was then put and negatived, and
the House adjourned.
(From the Tfrashiv'ton Gazette of the 18th Dee.)
SOUTH A ME RICA. —Caracas Papers of the 24th ult. contain
a detailed account of a dinner giv2n at Mr. Forsyth's on the
19th October, by the American citizens, in honour of the ar-
rival of Gen. La Fayette in the United States, which was at-
tended by a number of distinguished guests. A letter from
Bogota, of the - 7th October, published in the Colombiano,
states, that two vessels of war and a transport filled with mu-
nitions of war, had been captured by the Patriots in front of
Callao, and confirms former accounts that that place and Lima
had been abandoned by the Spanish troops. St.' Martha
Papers of the Ist Nov. received at Boston, mention the arrival
of Bolivar at Huangaco on the 31st Aug. with the first divi-
sion of the patriot army, and that Canterac, with the remnant
of his army, from which there were daily dissertions of great
numbers, was returning towards Cuzco. Gen. Lafuente, Col.
Perez an other officers left Truxillo, Sept. I, for Lima. Uanne
was appointed to the civil command of the capital.
Official documents were published towards the end of Oct.,
with a prefatory address from the President Buyer, in which the
inflexible resolution of resisting all attempts upon the indepen-
dence of this island is very strongly expressed. fie states that
the most pressing instances were repeatedly made to him by
the French Government to send Commissioners to negotiate ;
that the first mission that he dispatched was frustrated by chi-
cane on'the part of the French Ministry ; and that the last mis-
carried "by an-incomprehensible fatality which always diverts
the French Cabinet from that adjustment which it appears al-
ways so desirousli) effect ; by a te7lgivertation, which does not
allow it, at the moment of concluding, to sanction propositions
already admitted 1-or whiclicauses it to renew pretentious which
it had abandoned." The scheme of the French Government
appears to have been one of espionage and delusion.

(From the Baltimore Patriot of Dec. 21.)
In addition to the stews from La Guayra' published in the
Patriot on Saturday, the Gazelle has learned from a Gentleman
who came home in.the Aliceanna, that the authorities at La
Guayra and Caracas refused to give the satisfaction de-
manded by the
.eaption of the French brig of war, and that he
had sailed froni La Guayra, declaring that he would bring a
fleet to enforee-the demand. The Colombian Authorities al-
leged" that-CatotitinChitty had made a sufficient apology when
he said to the . Captain of .the " Gezelle"—` now that I
see who you are,. I regret having subjected you to this in-
convenience."

VaLPARAISO..-The following extracts of letters from Val-
paraiso are interesting to commercial men
(From the Now York American.)
Messes. EDITORS—If you think the following extracts
of letters from Valparaiso and the interior of Chili sufficiently,
interesting for publication, they are at your service. The lat-
ter satisfactorily accounts for the vent of American flour in
the Pacific. Formerly Chili supplied Lima (the only market)
with an immense quantity of wheat, at a very low rate. I have
seen that article sold in Valparaiso at 94 cents per fanega, of
1401b5., after being brought on mules from 30 to 40 leagues
distance. Yours, &c. &c.

" Valparaiso, 24th August, 1824.
" You can scarce form an idea of the state of business on
this whole coast. Markets glutted with almost every thing,
and no probability of selling, except for promises, which are
never intended to be fulfilled. OF more than forty thousand
dollars, which are still outstanding here, I have not for the last
four months collected 1,000. I went about two months since
to St. J3'T'O, in order to collect about 25,000 dollars due there,
and was obliged to borrow money to pay my expenses while I
was there.

" As respects the political state of things, we have changes
enough, but not all improvements. We have had two or three
quiet revolutiwu, the last of which was effected the other day
in St. Jago 'by a few dozen people calling themselves Liberals,
by which they upset the Senate and the Constitution, and made
-Freyre Absolute Director for 3 months, to be responsible to
the [those] soverei,gn people for his actions, and at the expira-
tion of that time, he might call another Congress to make ano-
ther constitution, if he pleased.
" Blanco is appointed Admiral again of the, squadron, and
his band of music (which is the only thing) is in perfect readi-
ness for sea. Wooster is among the outs, where I think he had
better remain ; but i believe that is not his opinion."

7 3

MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.

Last night Dr. BIREBECK, the worthy Presi-
dent of the above Institution, delivered to a crowded audience
his promised Lecture on the Theory of the Winds. The
Learned Gentleman divided them into three classes, viz.:---The
Perennial,. Periodical, •and Variable ; the first blowing con-
stantly in an opposite direction to the motion of the earth, and
including the whole space between the tropics of Cancer
and Capricorn, with the exception of a certain portion of
the Indian seas, which are subject to the action of the se-
cond class of winds, blowing from the North-west and South-
east in regular succession. The above subjects were illustrated
most admirably by diagrams and convincing experiments. The
third class, or VariablelVinds, he also dilated largely upon ; and
concluded by stating it to be his opinion, that although at present
these phenomena were considered as arising from fortuitous
circumstances, he had no doubt but that in the course of time
(although he would not venture to limit the period) we should
by strict attention to, and accurate registry of each event as it
occurred, find that they were not in fact variable, but fixed and
determined by the same Divine and governing Intelligence,
which riding upon the winds said to the waters—" Thus far
proud wave ahalt thou go, and no farther ;" and that we should
he as capable of ascertaining and predetermining the successive
changes which would occur as we are of any mathematical fact:
and like the poor Indian alluded to by Pope--
" See God in clouds and hear ifini in the wind."
After the Lecture, Dr. IliaknEcx read to the audience the
following Correspondence between Sir FRANCIS BunDETT,
and Mr. PLACE, of Charing-cross :
(Corir.) " Kirby, Jan. 18, 1825.
" DEAR SIR—On my return home from a hunting excur-
sion, I found your last, giving me all the information respect-
ing the Mechanics' Institution necessary, and 311 the advice in
your power; for -both, my thanks. As, however, it amounts
to little, I must take my own way.

" The Institution I consider as holding out the prospect of
the greatest benefit to the people—the working people—of any
that has been hit upon up to this time. I have it, therefore,
much at heart; put me down for a thousand pounds.
" In haste, yours, very sincerely,
" F. BURDETT.

" Mr. Place, Charing-cross, London."
It is quite impossible to describe the enthusiasm which this
cowmanication excited; the cheering lasted some minutes.

ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE, STRAND. •
JEAN „HENRI, Tambour-Major to Napo-
leon, will have the honour of Performing (for the first
time in this Country) on MONDAY NEXT, January 24th.
—The Public is respectfully acquainted that the PERFORM-
ANCE of JEAN HENRI is not the mere noisy and mono-
tonous beat of the Drum, but that he has raised it to a Mu-
sical Art, by playing on Fifteen differently toned Drums, in a
soft and harmonious style, at one time forming a novel and
complete Instrument. He accompanies a full Military Band,
and goes through various unrivalled evolutions ; particularly,
in beating one rapid March, he causes 28 Drumsticks to fly in
the air in all directions, catching them in a peculiar manner
under his arms and legs. He will be dressed in the Uniform
he wore with the late Emperor at Elba, and will beat Napo-
leon's Entry into. Paris, as performed by him on that occasion.
fie plays on his various Drums, passing from one to the other
with such astonishing rapidity that the eye of the spectator can
scarcely follow his hands. The whole performance has been
greatly admired on the Continent, at all the principal Courts.
and, lastly, honoured with the approbation of his Majesty the
King of Prussia.—Doors open at Half-past 7, begin at 8.

PRICE OF STOCKS TOIS

Bank Sto'ck

.1 per Cent. Red. 94g;
(43j

3 per Cent. Cons. 94 9511
34!per Cent 1001
Ditto Red lOOl 101
per Cent. { ni"d*
New itmi 6
Bank Long Ann.... 23 1-16th
low. 3 per Cents.
India Stock

Ditto Bonds
South Sea Stock ,

IL% Y AT ONE O.CLOCK•
Old Annuities
Ntw Ditto
Ex. Bills 10001. 24.
Ditto 114. 64 66
Ditto 5001.2 d.
Ditto lid.
Ditto Small 2d.
Ditto lid. 0 el
Ditto Advertised
Bank for Act.
India for Acct.

102 s.

PRICES OF pommy FL
Austrian Bds, 5 per ct 96
Brazilian Scrip 16 pr.
Buenos A yres Bds
Chilian, Bds, fiver ct.
Colombian lids-.bperct.
Do. do. 1824 9244 11
Danish, spercent.
Greek Bds 5B 574
Mexican Bds 824 814 82.1
Neapolitan, 5 per cent....
Scrip

Cons. for Feb. 25 940

NI)S, AT ON O'CLOCK.
Peruvian Bonds B4A k

Portuguese Bonds ..,
Scrip ....
Prussian, 5 per ct.
_Ditto New 9911
Russian. New, 5 per ct. 96g
Spanish 1 ;21 5 per ct....201#
1823, ditto
French Rentes

EXChanse _f.
Scrip

PRICF.S OF SHAUES AT ONE O'CLOCK.

Alliance Fire and Life Assurance Company l6, 19
6
Ditto, Marine Department
Anglo-Mexican Minitr,' Company
Anglo-Chilian Mining Company l6 19 if,
Arigna Iron and Coal Mining Company .19 20 13
-Brazilian Mining Company
Chilian Mining Company
Colombian Mining Company
Hibernian Mining Company
Real del Monte .Mining Company
Rio de la Plata Mining Company •4O 38 39
6
British Gas Comp:iny
Continental Gas Company 9i 9
30
Phoenix Gas Company
United General Gas Company
Birmingham and Liverpool Railway
London and Birmingham Railway Company
London and Northern Railway Company 2 } 1 4
.Bristol Ship Canal Company
Canada Company
o 4 Equitable Loan Bank Company .
General Steam Navigation Company
:44 Pearl Fishery Company, Yellow Receipt
Hibernian Joint Stock Company 2 PI
Metropolitan Alderney Dairy Company

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THURSDAKEVENING, JAN. 90, i 823

The Paris Papers of Monday and the Emile
dated Tuesday, which arrived last night, gibe
reason to suppose that some important event I'►a4
occurred in Spain or in Portugal, for the telegrapW
between Bayonne and Paris were incessantil
at work from the 10th to the 12th instant. It
would seem that these . communications relate
to the expected change of the Spanish
nistry, for the report of disturbances at Lisboil
between the respective parties of the Ki►iB
and Queen is entitled to little credit, as ire
have received intelligence from that capital i°
the 9th instant, %%hid' makes no mention of suer
an event.

Frankfort Papers to the 14th instant arrived
this !mining. They do not contain any article
of the least interest, except the following relat°
ing to the Prussian Press :

BERLIY,
A Cabinet order relative to the Censorship of the Press 0'
tains the following regulations :
" The 11th article of the Ordinance of the 18th Oct. 1919'
shall be considered as expressly including and prescribill°

the further observance of the paragraph in the Ilesc.ript of
26th April, 1704, which prohibits the printing of all writ-
ings which either attack the foundation of all religion in ge-
neral, and seek to make its principal truths dubious, con-
temptible, or ridiculous, or presume to make the Christian Reli-
gion, the Holy Scriptures, and the historical and positive
truths of our faith, which are there inculcated, a subject of
doubt, or of mockery, to the people, and thereby to shake
at the same time the foundation of all religious sen-
timents. It is farther my will, that in respect of writings
intended for a more confined circle of readers or only for the
learned, all indecorous and bitter attacks on other religious
Parties, unnecessary to defend the opinions of the author or
calmly to refute those of others, shall be entirely avoided, and

by no means permitted.
" Writings tending to hurt the personal honour and good
name of others shall not receive the imprimatur. After the
Ist of January, 1625, the payment of the expencss attending
the Censorship from the Public Treasury shall cease ; but, as
lyas formerly done, they shall be paid by the publisher or the
printer, 1t the rate of 3 silver groschen for every printed shaet.
" Prom the same time every publisher shall deliver gratis
two copies of each of his publications, viz. one to the great
.library at Berlin, the other to the library of the University of
the province in which the publisher resides. The obligation to
Alelivtrr a copy to the Censor remains as before."

Prom the Roston Papers of the 23(1 December,
extract the following articles:—
. "It is said that British capitalists have offered a loan of
."velve millions of dollars to Ilayti, to purchase the inde-
Peodence of France, and that the negociation was to be re-
newed. The emigrants to Hayti arc obliged to bear arms, and
.not Permitted to leave the island.

" A letter. from St. Bartholomew's, of the 15th November,
mfirms the statement that the troops lately arrived in the
West Indies from France were for the relief of the garrisons of
(hladalOupe and Martinique, and not to attack Hayti., The
Governor of Guadeloupe has issued a Proclamation, opening
tiv Ports of that island to the importation of .5000 barrels of
flour.

" QUEBEC, DEC. 11.—There are now twenty-one ships,
Mostly 01a large class, building in the various coves and ship-
Yards, where the twin ship to the Columbus is constructing.—
This cannot fail in affording employment to the labouring class
during the inclement season."

It is reported that his Maje4ty's ship Surinam
is arrived from Jamaica, and has brought dis-
patches for the Colombian and Mexican Envoys
in this country.

STATE OP THE NEW SPEC M R KET.—The
ptiblie are beginning to find the Miners too deep ;
tho Divers look down ; the [tail-roads are fiat ;
the Milk and Water Shares are not enquired for;
the Collier Docks look black, although FORTUNE
favours one of them ; the blue-eyed Nun of St.
Ca tharine's is out of demand • Gas-vacuum Pro-
pellent Locomotive Mail Coaches have not yet
arrived at any quotation ; Assurance takes the
lead in the Market. It is expected that a great
~nigher 'of New Schemes will be immediately
brought. PM, as several of the Principal Pro-
jectors having fairly started their subscribers, and
realized all the profit they anticipated, are now
free to enter into New Concerns. The vast
Property which these Gentlemen have thus ac-
quired will of course secure them the confidence
of the Public.

'he Piedmontese Gazette of the Sth instant
coNtains an article, by which it appears that the
total number of the inhabitants of Turin and its
anburbs and district is 107,388, an increase of
ab°ve 30,000 in the population of that capital in
ten years.
Dis Patches., dated the Ist of October, were re-
c''ivgd y
esterday at the Colonial Office, from mknet GaANT, at Cape Coast Castle. Thenntees,
antees, in retiring, had laid waste the coun-
try, and reduced many of our native allies to the
greatest distress. Colonel GItANT was under the
ecessity of supplying them with provisions, and t'ad obtained, in furtherance of that object, a con•
Lthierable quantity of rice from Sierra Leone.—
tthe garrison was suffering in consequence of the
Yn"4 of the weather.—Dispatches, dated the
t" of December, were also received yesterday
at the Colonial Department, from Antigua, and others of the 10th of December, from Demerara.
'They bring no news of importance.
date Ltters have been received from Gibraltar,
Jan. 2. They contain no other news than
atl explanation of the alarm felt by the Spanish
"overinent at the appearance off Alicant of 20
/Pssels, Which were said to be filled with Con-
atitutiettalists.
sift It appears that these were all
uggling vessels, waiting for a favourable op-
Portunity to land their cargoes.
The „fob Duke of YORK arrived on Tuesday at
Duchess of
urn Abbey, the seat of the Duke and
kl BEDFORD.
The earl and Countess of LIVERPOOL arrived
Ofn Mollday at their residence at Coombe Wood,
r;r" °.1...(1.-111r. Secretary CANNING also ar-
ivf'd at Coombe Wood on Tuesday, from Ox-
Turd, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of
4IVERPOOI..
c Lord DCNOUGHMORE will present the Roman
ittliolic Petition to the Lords, the day subse-
quent to the meeting of Parliament.
d•GEN"At MINA.--We regret to state that this
of ofsinguished Officer, who dined with the Duke
usstx
rio , o Sunday last, has since been se-
iiis moisposed ;so much so, that at one time
ife:vas despaired of by his medical attend-
in.B* Ile was seized with a spasmodic affection
and hay t'diately oil leaving the Palace at Kensington,
11,,hP hPen confined to his room. He was on
st"tY Pronounced out of danger.
til"lllSaturday a beautiful tomb of JOHN SIIEPPY,
5,1013 of Rochester, was discovered in Roches-
13r(s`Jathedral. It appears the Bishop died in
altar-rails
and was buried in a niche not far from the
ar-rails, and over him was erected a Gothic
tomb,,, on which there is a full-length figure of
the Bishop, in his robes and mitre. It is in very
preservation, and was discovered by Mr.
l'ircGitAm
l d , the Architect, who is now em-
to to make estimates, prior to the intended
toratiou of this Cathedral to its original beauty.
the niche had forme
,i rly b bricked
;.141, foundation Of the
t eenomb appea red partially
tter the brick-work, which
led to the disco-
urY ----(lllaici.vtone Gaaetle.)