The Sun.
London, England, 1825-01-29 00:00:00

THE GREEKS.

(Front the Constitutionnel of Wednesday. )
ZANTE, DEC. 21.
I had already announced to you the unfortunate issue of the
younger Colocotroni's rash attempt, and of which he became
the victim. After the death of that officer, Colonel Staicos,
who had participated in his act of rebellion, was followed .by
the Government troops. It is the same Colonel who, in 1823,
first scaled the walls of Napoli di Romania. lle was arrested
near Tripolitza, and conducted into the town, where he was
tried by a Council of War, and convicted of high treason, and,
notwithstanding his past services, his hand was cut off, and he
was immediately executed. This example of severity will
serve as a lesson for those who, because they have- performed
some acts of bravery, think themselves authorised to trouble
the public order to satisfy their ambition.
Immediately after, the Government, having been instructed
of the part which some discontented persons had acted, upon
this movement of the younger Colocotroni, ordered a body of
troops to follow them. These discontented persons are Landos,
Delie Lanni, and Zaimis, born of families of proestos, who, under
the Turks, governed the country ; they wished to have conti-
nued, even after the revolution, the abuses by which they en-
riched themselves ender the Ottoman Government. instructed
by too long experience, the people, in the last elections, had
excluded them from the Government, which pushed them on to
the desperate enterprize by which they hoped to be able to re-
possess themselves of their ancient influence, now entirely de-
stroyed. They will soon undergo the punishment they have
provoked by their conduct.
The Greek Government at present feels the strength which
the love of the people has given it; and after having first grant-
ed an amnesty to the factious, it is now resolved to employ that
severity which will establish it still more.
Patras continues to be closely blockaded by sea and land.
The news of the raising of the siege, which has been spread for
several days past, is false ; the departure of four ships which
the Greek Admiral had detached from his squadron, stationed
before that place, and which he has sent to reinforce the
blockade of Coron and Motion, was the sole occasion of the
report.
Maurocordato had at first received orders from Government
to come to Napoli de Romania, to take the post of Secretary
of State ; but, on the news of the disorders which have broken
out in Albania, he has received a counter order. His presence
is judged necessary in Western Greece, that he may profit by
any favourable turn that may present itself in Epirus.
( From the Journal des Debuts.)
AIIssoLoNGIII, DEC. 12.

An English frigate, which has just watered at-the entrance
of this road, has transmitted us the fbllowing official news :
" On the 3d of this month, the Greek fleet gave a final blow
to the Egyptian naval force, off the coast of the island of
Crete."

In consequence of this victory, Admiral Miaulis Vocos has
sent to Napoli, where they have arrived, twelve large transport
ships carrying 3,000 black soldiers, disciplined in the European
manner, 400 Arabian stallions, and so large a quantity of goods,
that coffee has fallen to 50 paras (3y.) the acque (44 ounces) ;
the acque of rice to five paras (seven farthings). Our fleet has
pursued the remains of the squadron of Mehemet Ali till within
sight-of Alexandria. After this expedition, a part of our ships
returned to 11 yera. The President of the Executive Council,
Conduriotti, who was there, immediately embarked a part of
the garrison of that island, with a great number of Hydriots
and Spezziots, who arrived with him at Napoli, that they may
from thence bear down upon Patras. Salute, of artillery and
rejoicings have every where signalized the issue of the most
glorious of our campaigns. We know that in the last affair,
independent of the taking of twelve transports, the Egyptians
had fifteen ships and their finest frigates burnt.
Generals Constantine Bozzaris and Sissinis have been called
to Napoli by the Government ; it is thought that it is for the
purpose of concerting the plans of attack upon Patras and Ne-
gropont.
( Front the Etoile dated Thursday. )
PARIS, JAN. 25.
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The letters from Trieste and Leghorn say that all the Cap_
tains of vessels coming from the Levant agree in stating, that
the Greeks, after their last victory in the Cretan Sea, blockaded
the Egyptian fleet in the Bay of Alacri, on the siatic coast.
When they saw that Ibrahim Pacha was endeavouring to leave
it, they withdrew, in order to entice him into the open sea. This
manwuvre was attended with complete success. Ibrahim Pacha
attempted to reach the coast of Egypt ; but he was intercepted
by the intrepid illiaulis, who threw his fleet into total confu-
sion, after having captured above half the transports.

SOUTII AMERICA.

DECREE TO FAVOUR FOREIGN COLONIZATION

iti G UATIM A lAA.

Office Ville Minister of .State and Foreign Relations.
The Supreme Executive Power has addressed
to mo the following Derree:—
" The Supreme Executive Power of the United Provinces of
Central America.—lnasmuch as the National Constituent As-
sembly has decreed as follows,
" The National Constituent Assembly of the United Pro-
vinces of Central America, anxious to promote the increase
and prosperity of these Provinces, decrees the following
Articles :

" Art. 1. Every foreigner desirous of removing. to any of
the United Provinces of Central America (consisting, at pre-
sent, of Chiapa, Costarica, Nicaragua, Honduras, San Sal-
vador, Guatimala, and Quesaltenango), will be allowed to do
it, in the terms and in the manner most convenient to him.
"a. Every stranger who, conformably to the preceding ar-
tide, shall transfer himself to either of the above-named pro-
vinces, shall be admitted by the Local Authorities, and shall
be allowed to exercise, in full freedom and security, whatever
pursuit, business, or occupation, he may choose, without ex-
cepting mining, since the laws which prohibited strangers from
working the mines are at present repealed.
" 3. Every foreigner, who, being already in either of the
above-named provinces, may wish to become a denizen in them,
shall declare that wish before the Municipal Authorities of the
district in which he chooses to reside. The Municipality, in
such case, will enrol, in the census book of the district, the name
of the stranger, and that of his family if it can be ascertained,
together with the motive for his procedure, his age, condition,
and occupation ; and after such inscription he shall be consi-
dered as a denizen, and enter upon the period fixed by the Con-
stitution of these States for acquiring the right of citizenship
therein, enjoying, in the mean time, all the other rights inhe-
rent-to natural-born subjects; and conforming himself to the
provisions detailed in the fundamental law for obtaining the
special certificate of citizenship. .
" 4. From the day on which any foreigner has become a de-
nizen in any district of these provinces, pursuant to the regula-
tions of the preceding article, he shall be capable, like every
natural-born subject. •of acquiring any uncultivated lands, or
any estates, in the district of which he is a denizen, according
to the existing laws.
" Every citizen of these provinces, and every stranger of
whatever country may (even before he has become a denizen in
the territory of these United Provinces), for himself alone, or by
forming a Company, consisting of' not more than three persons,-
enter into agreement for the purpose of establishing one or more
new townships. In order to do this, he must lay the plan of such
new township before the Government of the province in which
wishes to found such an establishment. The Legislature of the
province will cause a strict examination to be made of such plan,
and, if it be found conformable to the laws in force, and to the
provisions of this Decree, or altering it so as to make it con-
formable to them, may approve of it, and allow it to be put
into execution, without requiring the projector to make any ap-
plication *to the Federative Government, although it must be
submitted finally to the Fedral Congress for their further sanc-
tion and confirmation.

44 6. No contract for founding a new township shall be allow-
ed by the Authorities of any province, unless the contractor
bind himself to provide for each township at least 15 families ;
that is, 15 free married men with their wives. The respective
provincial Legislatures shall prescribe a period in the contrac-
tor, within which he is bound to furnish the required number
of families, under penalty of losing, in proportion,. the rights
and favours granted in the contract, and of having the con-
tract entirely annulled, if he does not furnish the fifteen mAr-
ried couple. • _ _

" 7. As soon as ten families, at least, are present at the place
appointed by the Government for the new settlement, they
will proceed to the formal establishment of the township, by
taking the oath of allegiance to the political constitution of the
province, in presence of a Commissioner, selected by the pro-
vincial Chief, and proceed then to the election of the muni-
ciple officers in the manner pointed out by the existing laws.
8. The territory marked out by the Governments of the
respective provinces, for such new settlements, must be wholly
unclaimed ; that is, free from any rights of property. of posses-
sion, either by individuals or communities; accounting as such
all land formerly the .property of religious fraternities, or
destroyed foundations ; but in case that the appointed district
should have any claimants, they will be required to appear
publicly, and to prove such claim, point out the boundaries,
and fix the land-marks.

" 9. The present Decree assigns, in full property, to each
married couple, contained in the number specified in the con-
tract of settlement, a space of land equal to a square of a thou-
sand rods each way, although it is not necessary that the land
should be of one entire piece.
" 10. Every urimairied person of either sex, who may enter
upon a new settlement with the married persons specified in
the contract, shall be entitled, provided they marry within the

first six years of the settlement, to receive the same quantity of
land mentioned in the preceding article. And if such marriage
be entered into with the indigenous (that-igen:7s of the country,
or with persons of colour descended from natives, the person so
marrying shall receive a double portion of land.
" 11. Further, the present Decree assigns in full property
to the person contractin2,to form such new, township, a space of
one thousand rods square, for each and every marrlNl couple,
who may remove to the new setlement under. the conthact.
" 12. The three preceding artierts will serve as a genNskba-
sis to determine, with precision, the interest in land offered to
contractors for founding new townships, and to each of the set-
tlers, under the provisions of the contract, although exceeding
the number specified therein.
" 13. Every family or married couple, of whatever condi-
tion, which (not being included in any contract of settlement)
may wish to join a new township, shall be permitted to do so
at any time (defraying themselves the expence of voyage and
removal) ; and if it be proved that they have made themselves
denizens within the first 6 years of the legal establishment of
the township, they shall receive, in full property, a portion of
land double that which is assigned by Article 9, to a married
couple settling under the contract, at the expence of the con-
tractor. Likewise, every unmarried man, becoming a denizen
within the first 6 years, shall receive a portion of and 1,000
rods square each way, as mentioned in Article U.
" 14. Every new settler will be held bound to occupy or cul-
tivate, according to its quality, the portion of land assigned to
him, within the first 8 years after taking possession of it, on
penalty of losing the Whole or part of it, according as he may
have failed in discharging the obligation imposed by the pre-
sent article.

1•:,. Every portion of land granted by this law to the con--
tractors themselves, must be cultivated or occupied according
to its quality, and the objects for which it was granted, within
8 years from and after the establishment of the township, on
penalty of having all such part as may be uncultivated, held
unclaimed and without an owner.

" Hi. The Governments of the different provinces are hereby
authorized to grant larger portions of land than those mentioned
in the preceding articles, to such of the settlers as, within the
required number of years, shall have cultivated and occupied
their previous grants ; and, likewise, to such others as may
have turned to the breeding of cattle, and require a larger por-
tion of land for the augmentation of their stock.
" 17. Every new settler may sell freely, and at all times, the
lands granted to him by this law, provided, at the time of sell-
ing them, they are in the state of cultivation oz occupation which
the law points out : excepting front this provision the contractors
themselves, who may freely dispose of the lands they receive
tinder the contract the day they take possession, although they
may not have been in any way occupied or cultivated ; and,
excepting also, the families spoken of in article 13, to whom
is given the same permission, with respect to the grant as-
signed, on account of having defrayed the expences of their
removal.

" 18. Every new settler is free, at all times, to return to his
own country, or to remove to any place which may suit him
better ; and in such case he shall be allowed, without any im-
posts, to withdraw all his property, and to dispose of such part
of his land as may be in a state of cultivation ; as any part
which remains uncultivated will be considered as common and
unclaimed.

1:). Every new settler may, from the day of his becoming
a member of the settlement, dispose by will (according to the
existing laws) of all kinds of property belonging to him, and
transmit to his heirs and executors the rights acquired by him
over the land granted to hint as a settler, although it may not
be cultivated entirely, and leaving his heirs, on taking such
land, subject to all the obligations imposed on the testator him-
self' by the present law.
"20. If any new settler, in any new settlement, die intestate,
he shall be succeeded with the title of heirs ab-intestate, in all
his proprety and rights, including those acquired over land (in
whatsoever province it may lie), by the person or persons who,
in similar cases, amongst the natives of the country, would
succeed, by the common laws, to persons dying intestate: and
such heirs shall succeed likewise to all the ligations and
conditions imposed on their predecessor.
" 21. Every new settlement shall remain free, for the space
of twenty years from and after the day of its establishment,
from the payment of any contribution and impost, by whatso-
ever denomination known.

" 22. Every new settlement will remain free from all mono-
poly, and shall be allowed to pursue every kind of industry,
including the importation of all kinds of minerals.
" 23. There shall he allowed likewise to every new settle-
ment for the space of '2O years from and after the dP,y of its
establishment, exemption and entire freedom from all kinds cyt'
taxes, on the exportation, by land or sea, to foreign States, of
every species of produce, and every other mercantile effect, the
produce of its own industry, or of any other town in these pro-
vinces, and even of foreigners, it having become naturalized
by its previous legal importation, without detriment, however,
to the authority of the customs.
" 24. The same immunity and freedom from taxes shall be
enjoyed by every new settlement for the same period of time,
in -the introduction by land or sea, at any part of these pro-
vinces, all national productions and saleable effects; and like-
wise they shall be entitled to introduce, free of duty, though of
foreign manufacture, instrm-nents of iron or other metal, or of
wood, proper for agriculture, and every kind of mechanical
production and machine used in making the same, or employed
in the arts or in mines.

" 25. Every new settler may introduce freely, and without
the payment of any duty or qualification whatever, all and every
sort of ship or vessel, from any port, although of foreign make
and construction, with tho obligation that such ship or vessel
shall be registered, so as to become national, and the property
of the persons introducing them.
" 26. Every new settlement shall be bound to contribute to
such expences as are purely municipal, necessary, and for the
common benefit; providing, through its own municipal func-'
tionaries the imposts it may consider proper for the discharge
of such expences ; which imposts, after receiving the sanction
of the Government, will be put into immediate operation.
27. It is prohibited all persons from introducing from
abroad into the new settlements established in these provinces,
slaves of any age or sex whatsoever; such slaves becoming free
by the very act of introduction into any of the new settlements.
"28. The Government will take care, through the medium
of the Envoys from this Federation of Central America, that
the present la .shall be communicated to foreign Governments,
and that it slag be made public in the place of their respective
residences, charging such Envoys with the employment of all
means which they may consider necessary to its earliest, most
prompt, and punctual execution.
" It is communicated to the Supreme Executive Power for
its fulfilment, and that it. may be printed, published, and cir-
culated.

" Dated in Guatirnalr., Jan. 22, 1824.
" FERNANDO ANTONIO DAVILA, President.
" JOSE ANTONIO ABlll ITIA, Secretary.
" MANUEL BARBERENA, Deputy Secretary.
" To the Supreme Executive Power.
- 44 Therefore; we command that this law shall be held as
complete, and that it be observed in all its provisions.
" The Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs will consider
himself bound to print, publish, and circulate it.
." National Palace of Guatimala, Jan. 25, 1824.
44 TOMAS O'HORAN, President.
" JUAN VICENTE VILLACOSTA.
" JOSE SANTIAGO MILLA.
" To Citizen Marcia' Zebadua.
And, by order of the Supreme Executive Power, I com-
municate this law to you, for your better knowledge of it, and
In order that it-may be circulated and published throughout the
district withinyour authority. And for this purpose I send, at
the same time, the requisite number of copies.
" Guatimala, Jan 25, 1824. 44 ZE BADUA."

COUIL ROYALE OF PARIS.