The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-10 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR. Of THE TIMES.

SIR—In the leading article of The nines of
this day you are pleased to call upon me to con-
tradict a report by which (in your opinion) I am
charged of having ordered or connived at the
murder of some Spaniards who were imprisoned
for conspiring against the then existing corilitita•
tion of their country. • 1
Quits attonislied. at a charge which even my
bitterest enemies had never made against me,
looked most anxiously to. the evidence on which
it was grounded, and I found there was none,
since my name is not even mentioned in the
Madrid Gazette, which professes to be a state.
meat of the affair alluded to.
In these circumstances, my only
way is a most
positive and solemn denial of any share in all
transaction of such a description, and a bold
challenge to prove otherwise, since in such casesthe onus probandi belongs to the accuser.
I feet confident that the whole of my political
life does not offer any ground on which I may be
liable to the suspicion of having ever ordered or
connived at murder. Of the part I took in what
I thought to be the regeneration of my country,
I still feel proud, though men may judare of it
differently, according to their political prhiciplec;
but I can ascertain, that neither while I c°11"
mantled the. Liberating Army at Isla, !ler 404
since, has any blood been split by my old rs. N.%«!
in battle or by the sentence of the existing In
I hope, Sir, you will insert in your paper t
answer to what I may be allowed to term a most
gratuitous and unfounded accusation.
I remain, Sir,
Your most obedient and
ANTONIO QUIROGA.
6, Welleslepstreet, Chelsea, Dec. 9.
humble servant,

SEAMEN'S FRIEND SOCIETY•

held

Yesterday evening a public meeting was , ,
at the City of London Tavern, Bishopsgate-etreet, the elkie'
of
.which was to raise a fund for the temporary relief of the
Widows and Orphans of the Seamen who perished in the We
gales, or might hereafter become sufferers from similar cal*.
Sir ROE KEITH having been called to the ell air '
said'
negligence
thbgeenforeee
eetnthelirsintghoent thethe stnueebjteictngfhaetr
had been
they these
midete
Gro
bled, he begged leave to observe that it was not owing to any
six o'clock, the hour appointed for taking the chair. The er),
lay was occasioned by the circumstance of the Connuittee,!(_.;
having their arrangements sooner in a state of readiness. if.','."..
object for which er assembled
twit d
obviously.intere serest'
ingto a numerous class of society, that it did not require Mani
words to impress it on their minds. The liberality of the Britt°
nation was become proverbial. It was not confined
nierar to
themselves but very 115-
, was felt by foreigners of almonde ~.,.
tion—by Spain, by Portugal, by Russie, France, Pr 0.0..
If foreigners thus felt the ants of British humanity and 1.)
nevolence, how much more were their own countryiullaird.
titled to it ? and surely if any class of British elliojci sea.
stronger claims than another, it was that class of
of
be.
men. They were important in a political point view' ee.
delayed bera,nl.
cause from the insular situation of the country they lied risen
cessa.7 to its defence. Though high this counUlt retain
asseni.
in the scale of nations, and though long she uhstet efol
her present eminence, still when they looked at w,"-ite, it
Babylon, Athens, and other famous places of antlEng.
. was naturally to be concluded that at some nen, oue
land must share a similar fate. They were at tills long
time bound. to do all in their power to maintain her , these,
as possible in her present gleatness. They were inNirtive ea.
fore to cherish and encourage her seamen. The i 1 toe.
her beat defence, and when that fell England mils
C.
These seamen had strong claims upon them ienbtlcld fora
mercial point of view also. To. them they were la , toil not
great number of comforts and luxuries which thell!.a; nature
ol2sesteshiebwlYlihfeiecnthhjoeyoythPbyr acilulya.edsos'etisalcaeorfnmtle'leleani blessettell;v, e
They were proverbial for want of foresight, and eialssipiliea
port, after the fatigues of a long voyage, they soon i• Tee
their money without much thought or discriminstion.u.„.4
consequence was, that their wives and childrcd often t,
_n_lee
under the pressure of adverse circumstances, and theirintn!A,
was rendered still more precarious by the calamity of shiprr,',`",e
to which they were constantly exposed. These ye:tt.ilu;ie
relief. sty
motives that led to the proposal for establiahing
to be r
Here the precise objects for which the fund was
bushed were read from a printed paper as follows :---
GENERAL PLAN OF THE SOC;lETirece „iiia
ii,(111.,..
"1. This Institution shall be called "rhe Shipwr keit
Distressed Sailors' Family Fund.' rapt ten''
"2. The object of it shall be, first, to grant Pr° I, r 3
d not.,e-
pomry aid to the widows and orphans, and fathers an !
re a.
who were dependent for support upon such sailors I the )ate
a fund io t
rished by shipwreck or other disasters at sea during
gale*. cow%rlemFdurenl inrtiyv the
e crag goon, i
pendent families of such sailors as have been kille' °Aloe'
have died on shore ; the Merchant Seaman's Society nleetfiee
" Secondly, To afford the same temporary relief to site
in any aid in such a case, unless the sailor died in 'tl 5r
of the ship. the dies
" Thirdly, To give also temporary assistance to
ents ,lioi
tressed family of a sick sailor, when his alliiction iirvl,s , jiiji,
from going to sea, or for a while working to maintain 1 1 ,I°'..rea
sailor in b ~
" Fourthly, To promote some trifling, aid to a „lie eetua'
distress for a few slays, until he obtains a ship ; elrezr,e„i4 sae
ing any case contemplated and) rovided fqr by tilret;Tic-riiercelt.
tional Institution .for the Preservation of Lite fre..ll Ship oh.
" 3. That subscriptions and donations 'ace
re!'„u"
lattice of ire'
cited in aid of this Fund,. but wherte,d!, „., porary dernsl4l/
mendous storms shall greatly increase u!`' --1-I"effotts shall be
eetr ordinary
upon this Charity, then some .---3 el eence.
ducted and reg t
"4. The Society shall be conduct 1
1 ianaged benevolea
usual bye laws that govern all other we en
Institutions. year,
publicly made to meet such extraordinary e. h anted by the
Institution. FLO
and six others be chosen. ''.'lees to the
.., 6. All persona rendering important 50`.',7" • 000. ••
shall be chosen as Honorary Members or the institu 00 be
ineo
~ 7. Al.l persons presenting a donation of tett ge
Life Governors of the I • ' h the Initi;
... a. Six Members of the Direction shall retire ever)!
IA IL An Anniverssry shall be duly:
tution shall present a faithful retrospect of its proceeuro lels;peee
a clear statement of its funds, audited by three °r iii Yard
able persons. 0 everf 1-e
" 9. The benefits of this Institution shall extend, I
admit ; an
of the United Kingdom as far as its resources Iva' ocietitl
lir he
it shall be the aim of this Society to establish idol' .i may i
in every sea-port town, that the scheme of hunianfileit us oic i
fairly divided, and the Metropolitan Fund hush°. ha•
as possible for the most afflictive cases.
either subject can, therefor‘e ever ismere. -i.
" 10. As the grand motive of this Institution
_to if opl,
manity, it must ever be ker. distinct from all d„ifferlioteeeot r,
nion or profession in religion or politics. 1‘.0.,.t1ie . l'.:,
held, at wh1ee,,,,.,,,, an
nagers of this Institution while assembled toget,,,e,r, , 4 .1..• :',!,
ness of the Society. Tire funds of the Society wita;tojoi, :1
perfectly distinct and separate from any other in° li.!
in the management and appropriation." ,i 0„ were!, e
Having heard what tire objects of theirloth,'" !' , men f
open'.,' , t 0
begged to impress it on the meeting thata his the dice of
friend would not, as might be app tee d d have the die
ppre en di d+ thonte
kWh
lessening the exertions of the seaman to promote ee.e ,e
sFcure his exertions in the hour of danger.
be permitted r.r17,„,„,,
his wife and family, or to c himself from shipr,-00 Ine,
threatenedwith 'rtsicu ,
bon
le
Ther`!e with gri 'fa
such a calamity. As sett-In'•`' eidn" aloe
first law of nature, that principle alone would 1000 poel.ter
sustained and encouraged by
tion in which human nature could he placed attendenfievee,a of
horrors than that of shipwreck. He spoke from e$ . eefir,m,
he once or twice was placed in such peril himself.
_dare vivo
battle and the dangers attending it were arilere
titr nog, tile I
pared to shipwreck. In the field the spi of !°lity.....bieile I
hope of glory--and by the rewards that awaited V...'ogence;?,
in the other simatioa the seaman luau to await 17; nent °„ie.., : •
of it.—(Here the-Worthy
suspense the effect of the next wave that peal to e°11'1'0)111
whelm him, without the emallest shadow of hog 00, one 0 4
without any thing to encourage him. Ile leleta reap! 41 le
to describe the horrors of such a state, but teee.'„e soolciad is
sage from one of th ,* . 1 t -night ill—fora ~,i'ipt ii
or greateNtpoCtS t Iti 1
Byron descriptive of a shipwreck, and follow ca •• 11- ee ~
.:
appropriate remarks.) a Po
• g ,and 8
'
Several Rev. Gentlemen addressed the Meetln Lone
lutions were entered into, and a subscription
ad"
furtherance of the objects in view.
Chairthmeanfereeislindga 01.issillat.!:t°rplill:na ,i :,

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