The Sun.
London, England, 1822-12-05 00:00:00

P I RACY.

KINGSTON, SEPT. 23.—The schooner. Young Dasher,
Smith, from Carthagena; hands us confirmation of the capture
of the Mandeville, after an action of three hours, when she was
obliged to surrender by the superiority of the enemy, viz. a
brig and a schooner, the same vessels which captured the Swift
some time ago, anSfitted out of Cuba. They had previously
captured the schooner Creole, Johnson, also belonging to this
port.
SEPT. 25.—The schooner, Mandeville, Shepherd, which we
mentioned to have been captured by two privateers, 'after an
action of three hours, had two men killed and four wounded.
One of her antagonists was severely cut up, and a number
of the crew killed and wounded. Among the killed was a
Lieutenant.

SEPT. N.—Capt. Shepherd was much ill-treated by the crews
of the privateers which captured the Mandeville, and has been
put in confinement. The attack upon that vessel took place
about seven o'clock in the evening, off Monkey Island, by the
Spanish privateer schooners Panamena and Moscow, and an
English sloop called the Creole, which had been antecedently
captured and armed with two guns. Only about 501bs. of shell
were on board the Mandeville, her goods having profionsly
been landed.

The French brig Charles William, from Havre, witlf dry
goods, &c. valued at near 200,000 dollars, was lately robbed. of
the principal part of her cargo oil Sugar Key, by three pira-
tical cruizers. _ _

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PORT ROYAL, OCT. 21.—(Private Letter.)—The piracies
off these ports are now decreasing, but several Colouibian
cruizers have been in our neighbourhood on the look-Out for
Spanish vessels. It was a common practice here to shi in
Spanish bottoms our ventures, but this is now nearly done
away with, on account of the great danger risked by such a
conveyance. The old Bahama Channel and the Florida Gulf,
however, continue infested by several piratical vessels, who
much impede the navigation to and from Havannah.

GRAND CANAL IN IRELAND.—We have much
satisfaction in being enabled to state, from good
authority, a fresh instance of the LORD LIEU-
TENANT'S earnest desire to promote the prosperity
of this country. Government have, by a grant
to the Grand Canal Company, enabled them to
carry on the line of Canal from Shannon Harbour
to 13allinasloe. The advantages of this to the
Province of Connaught and Dublin, will be in-
calculable.—( Freeman's Jaurnal.)

EXCHEQUER CHAMBER, DUBLIN.--STERNE AND GUTH-
RIE.—This case, which has been so long under discussion,
and excited so much public notice, received its final adju-
dication in this country on Saturday. The Lord Chief Jus-
tice, with much ability and conciseness, considering ,the
nature of the case, delivered the judgment of the Court.
He stated, that upon the point of jurisdiction Mr. Justice
Fletcher and Mr. Justice Moore differed from the other Judges;
and that Mr. Baron Smith felt much difficulty, and leaned
to their opinion of a want of jurisdiction in the Nisi Prius Court,
but surrendered his doubts to the impression of the majority of
the Court. His Lordship also stated, that on the subject of amend-
ment also, Mr. Baron Smith had doubts (in which, as we under-
stood, Judges Fletcher and Moore concurred), and would not
consent to the amendment, if the record must from thenceforth re-
main unalterable ; as this would be to withdraw from the House
of Lords the entire question which the parties raised, and
conceal the grounds on which they had agreed to put it :
but he and the other two Learned Judges yielded to the
opinion and suggestion of the majority of the Court, that
this consequence would not arise; for that, on authority, the
whole would be before the Lords ; and that it would be open to
them again to alter the record ; and restore it, if they thought
fit, to the situation in which it stood before the amendment
made by the Court of Exchequer Chamber.—(Fr'entan's Jour.)
An INQUEST was held last evening at the Brom-
ley Arms, Cleveland-street, before Thomas Stir-
Esq.on the body of Ann Nell. Joseph Nell,
of 15, Upper Cleveland-street, is son to the de-
ceased, and lived with her ; she had been poorly for
several days, and died on Friday morning between
seven and eight o'clock. On Thursday evening
she took some gruel for supper but was not ill.
enough to require medicine ; during the Thurs-
day night she slept well. About eight o'clock
on Friday morning, witness went to the bed-side
and asked her if she would take any breakfast,
but she did not seem awake, and made no- an-
swer; witness in consequence perceived her dying,
and in a short time life was extinct ; she was 74
years of age. Edward Rogers stated, that he
lived in the same house with the deceased and the
last witness. He corroborated the last Witness's
statement. The Jury took a view of the body,
after which they returned a verdict—" That the
deceased died by the visitation of God."
A melancholy accident took place at Paisley
on Tuesday last, the 26th ult. A flesher cutting
out a beef ham, his son, a boy of nine years of
age, standing by, when paring the meat from the
thigh bone, the knife slid off and entered the
boy's breast, of which wound he died the same
evening.—(Glasgow Courier.)

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

EXTRACTS FROM THE DAILY AIOIL PAPERS,

December 5, IS`2.

[THE
The French Papers of Monday are chiefly
interesting as containing the specUlations of men
of different parties on the official article in the
Moiti4eur of the preceding day.- The reason
assigned by some of the Ultra Journals for mak-
ing war upon Spain is exactly similar to that
which is alleged by a 'Certain Judge in a Plea
for hanging his prisoner—namely, that his Lord-
ship was not " to sit on the Bench for nothing."
In the same strain proceed the violent journals.
it would be foolish, say they, for the Congress to
meet without attacking Spain. Nay, these are
the very words of the Quotidicnne—" Parce
" etait absurde de suppeser que tour les Itois de
l'Europe fu-sent accourus dans un meme lieu
uniquement poUr parlementer, sans rien con-
" (lure." Now, for our own parts, we really think
that though it may be foolish in the Kings to
meet and do nothing, it is still more foolish to do
mischief, merely because they haie-niet. France
also, it is alleged, has applied for permission to
attack the Spaniards, and " therefore it would
be ridiculous in her not to attack them." Potent
reason, no doubt, for rekindling the flame of war
in Europe ! The fact, however, is, that nothing
new has transpired up to the present moment at
which we write this, from which the intentions of
France can be known ; we have therefore nothing
to add to that Wilidt we wrote yesterday.

[NEW TIMES.]
It 13 understood that after the arrival of Vis-
count De Montmorency at Paris, a Council was
held, at which the Ultimatum of France was
agreed upon, and was next day dispatched
to :Madrid. What the demands of France were,
is of little consequence, as to the immediate re-
sult. They will be sure to be rejected by the
persons in power in Madrid. We have only to
figure to ourselves that Carlile, Hunt, Cobbett,
Wooler, and a score of other such worthies, had
seated themselves-in the House of Commons, and
pretended to be the Sovereign Parliament. To
ask these vagabonds to restore the Constitu-
tion to its 'ancient principles, would be ask-
ing them to cut their own throats. Exactly
the sane is the case ivith the vagabonds
who call themselves the Cortes of Spain ; and
who attained power by mutiny and rebellion.--
What is Riego, or San Miguel, or any other of
the present leaders ? They, no doubt, call them-
selves " the Nation "—and accordingly The
Times and Chronicle talk continually of the
Spanish Nation being attacked by France—of
the Nation resisting invasion, &c. &c. This is
mere nonsense. Tl►e Spanish Nation, if it could
be told by the head, might easily be proved to he
adverse from the pretended Constitution. We
hope that the French army, if it enter Spain, will
enter as Allies to the Spanisb Nation. and will
distinctly declare that it comes to free them from
the bondage in which they are held by its pre-
sent bloodthirsty tyrants. Whatever may be
the proceeding of France, we repeat that Eng-
land will maintain a firm and inflexible neutrality.

[BRITISH PRESS.]
The successive Congresses since the fall of
Buonaparte have professed their object to be'the
preservation of tranquillity in Europe ; yet by
them alone has tranquillity been disturbed.
'1 heir profeSsion is sufficiently intelligible, but it
is in complete opposition to their practice. 'That
all the SOvereigns of Europe should assertible in
order to receive under their arbitration territo-
rial disputes between -cbtitig ticluS 'flatlet-IS, and to
prevent war by their .award, is at least plau-
sible in theory. •It is even conceivable that
they' should carry their award into Iffect- by
force, without incurring reprobation, that is,
that they should extinguish the war of the ag-
gressor, and compel him to renounce his usiirpa-
ttonsto the rightful, or, if you please, legitimate
owner. But' in this cede of juridical science
every state or nation must form a unit, entire and
indivisible.' France, Spain, England, may be
represented by -a King, an Emperor, a Duke, or
a Marquis, but with his' relations with his own
nation the Congress have nothing at all to dO.
The Lord Chief Justice •would:step much out of
his line if he asked a plaintiff- in trover and
trespass, whether he was Stifficlently respected by
his wife, honoured by-his children, and obeyed
by his servants; but just as far stepped- the Euro-
pean Congress out of their line, when they in-
quired what degree of authority the new Consti-
tutions of Spain and Naples allowed to the rO-
spective Kings of those countries.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]

We will take upon ourselves to assert, that in
case a war break oat, of which there is every
probability, this country will be forced to take a
part in it. If Ministers had wished that Europe
should remain at peace, they ought not to have
allowed the Holy Alliance to be erected on the
ruins of popular rights. It was in the power
of England at one critical period to give law to
the nations, and an arrangement founded "on the
principles of justice, and right, and as honourable
to her character as conducive to her best inte-
rests, might then have been easily effected. But
the power which we might have Rinployed
Honestly and profitably,: we employed Wickedly
and foolishly.—That Man whose.memory is held
in such abhorrence throughout all• Europe (ex-
cept at its'Courts), of whose policy we are now
beginning to taste the bitter fruits, placed every
thing at the mercy of three or fOur great Powers,
Who beCame thenceforth the uncontrouled Mos.'
ters of the Continent. To consult England now,
was*matter of courtesy not of necessity ? Though
Lord Castlereagh, who was vain as he Was weak
and ignorant, absorbed in thellattery that .was
so profusely lavished on him, 'might uot see that
he had complimented-away the power and honour
of his country, the Despots themselves were per-
fectly aware of the importance of the present
they received from him. They let-England
know when Italy—attempted to emancipate her-
self, that she might act hi subserviency to them

if she chose, but that they were perfectly inde-
pendent of her, and no longer regarded her. She
looked on patiently, while this insult was offered
to her.

[MORNING HERALD.]
The accounts from France are looked for with
anxiety. They can, however, afford scarcely any
thing more decisive than what has already
reached us ; and nothing whatever, we should
think, in'the way of matter for speculation.—
The war being determined, as to all appear
ance it is, the French Government being en
tirely committed with it, all that we cat
Bear of, for the present, is the
of preparation for the attack. But it mus
be some time before we shall hear of the firing
of the first cannon. The means, at least the
formality of negociation, will be employed in the
first instance, and some time will thus be spent
—vainly we anticipate. In the mean time Spain
in all likelihood will be completely purified of
the factious. Indeed, the insurrection seems
already shattered and dispersed by the energy
and skill of Mina. Most persons who are in the
habit of giving attention to such things, regard
with some wonder the career of the French Go-
vernment, from the opening to the closing of the
Congress. It is manifest beyond all doubt, that
the King of France, and what is, or was, the
ruling part of his Cabinet, were inclined to, and
even intent on the preservation of peace. How
has so "violent a change been operated ?

noise

[MORNING POST.]
Jamaica Papers to the 20th October arrived
yesterday. The House of Assembly commenced
its Session on the st October. The Lieutenant-
Governor, in his speech, stated, that,-" he had
called them together at an earlier period than
usual, in order that their attention might be di-
rected to such measures as might be deemed
necessary, for giving facility to the operations of
two Acts, recently passed by the• Imperial Par-
liament, for extending the trade and intercourse
of the Colonies." The House, in its reply to
this speech, observed, that it should " he re-
joiced to find the extensive benefits," anticipated
by the Lieutenant-Governor, " from the opera-
tion of those statutes, fully realised."—By these
Papers we are happy to learn, that regular con-
voys from Jamaica through the Florida Gulf are
to be appointed. The first convoy sails on the
14th January from Port Royal, and anchors in
Negril Llay for twenty-four hours, to enable the
merchant vessels to place themselves under pro-
tection. The convoy will sail every six weeks
from January to August.

PROVINCIAL JOURNALS.

( From the Bury Gazette, Dec. 4.)

The Spanish Reformer, MINA, has issued a
Proclamation which we could wish read by every Reformer,
not only in England, but in the whole civilized world. It will
be found in our columns, and we earnestly entreat our Readers
to call the attention of their poor neighbours to the hideous
avowal of ,the acts
,and intents of a reforming General, at the
head of a reforming army. We should belie the principles we
profess--we should betray the freedom we enjoy--we should
slander our forefathers, who laid the foundation of those prin-
ciples and achieved that freedom—did we attempt to deny that
the people of Spain had, and still have, an .undoubted right to
obtain for themselves, and bequeath to their children, perfect
enfranchisement from those detested restraints with which a
polluted church (long since rejected in England), clothed with
mightiness in the ages of darkness and superstition, would
yet enthral the sovereign and the subject. The liberty we
possess, we love ; and wish its holy influence extended to i
the whole human race. We abhor tyranny in every shape;
but never does its aspect appear so deadly as when,
under the hypocritical pretence of asserting the rights and
fighting the battles of mankind, it tramples upon the common
charities of our nature; and, with a profligate expense of hu-
man blood, multiplies a thousand-fold the evils it professes to
rqform. The folly of the debile-minded mortal who now, un-
happily for himself and his country, wears the crown of Spain
may be productive of mischief and misery to those beneath his
rule. The iron power of the blood-stained Inquisition may
strike with dread and horror all within its gloomy influence,
and immolate victims who have deserVed immortal honour;_ but
what are these curses to a nation, compared to the curse of the
reformer, Mina ? What can Ferdinand's weakness, or the In-
quisitors' wickedness, offer in competition with the bloody de-
nouneeinents, the more than brutal ferocity, of this savage-
minded monster ? Dealing around him terror, and desolation,
and death, he talks of pity, and reconciliation, and freedom.
Standing upon the ruins of his suffering country, he yet boasts
himself her deliverer, and menaces with fire, slaughter, and fa-
mine, all who reject, or even reluctantly accept the blessings
he brings: Did the fires of heaven mingle the wretch with his
country's 'ash* another and another would stand forth, tread
in his steps, and:do all he has threatened. Engendered by re-
form, and nurtured in revolt, treason is prolific of such beings.
Even here, in our own darling England, were the standard of
rebellion once reared, some such might be found to stain the
land of freedom with native blood; but the Minas of this
country, cannot so revel in atrocity, for here the King, and the
Church; and the People, have one common interest; and, spite
of all the arts of faction, thank Heaven ! 'the people know it.