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Madrid Gazettes to the '2sth ult. arrived this
morning, from which the following articles are
extracted :
MADRID, NOVEMBER 24.—The sing our Sovereign being
inikirmed of the result of the proceedings commenced by di'
Intendant of Police of La .31anclia and the Coinrni°ller
to the former by the Alcalde of Alcubillas
Don Pedro Silva, in consequence of the intonnation given
conspiracy supposed to be carrying on in that province' 11
Majesty has been pleased to resolve that the innocence of Al'
the persons implicated in these proceedings, who have bcell
imprisoned and prosecuted so entirely without reason, b:
published in the Gazette that the said proceedings maY n°
at any time injure their good character and reputation.--(llgre
follows the list of the indiduals in question, about forty in
number, inhabitants of different towns in La Dlancha.)--
All honourable men, and those who have any feelings °filo'
manity, beheld with the greatest horror and just indignation tile_
atrocious and scandalous conduct of the Constitutionalists of
Corunna, the cowardly assassins of 51 of their brethren, of wile'n
43 at least were guilty of no other crime than chat of ba/illg
remained faithful to their King and the laws their C°lll°l'
of
and of having defend hose /
attempted, like true Spaniards, to tt 1
valuabled objects and the religion of their tether., which caveiel
relative to the
saw
constitution,
and persecuted by those who, in their destitith
th had sworn to preserve and protect it. lOW
-a,
e proceedings are terminated which were commenced in r
indignation,
sequence of that lamentable event which filled all Europe wr'tii
to we insert an extract from them, which cannot!s,
excite interest and to renew grief for the fate a the cle"//'
and indignation towards their assassins.
" The Governor of the Place Don Pedro Mendez Vie
g5,,3,
orders to his agents, on the 15th, 16th, and 20th of J°ll' 1 . a
to convey from the Royal prison to the fort of St. ,endiel is
considerable number of' prisoners: this was done, ana bh,,Yilr,i
farther orders they were removed from the fort and rott""ce an ; II
a vessel of Seville, Santo Chrssto de los .elifigidos, lic
and 12 o'clock in the night of the 22d July." tal to
[Here follow the names of the individuals : 43 are st 3 .
tn.
be for political opinions, and attachment to the 'loyal 601g1,,,
other eight for ordinary crimes.]
' a ' itia some
" All these prisoners were escorted by nat'en— ma i 'ors er
ment ; among them are general officers and some priests : P'
effects, and money, bound. and
of the sacred battalion, accompanied also hY _A €
ett
leelni.iossr°the ore.
the Government, aware of the tragical fate Pie' Efitrhorgarinentss
happy prisoners,who were immediately striPP: (i: The vessel
set sail in the night, but in the morning an_ch°r4 ilgalwhich
i'ne
ted the bay about one in the afternoon of the 23d, at 4
trio)
put under tbe batc"es:n, and quit-
there came on board a reinforcement of national tr°4 „ie , f
this city and from Ferrol, who had been fetche.ci l'Y : ~,,ei
this Port, the principal Commissioner 0"
the Commissioners. 'When at three leagues di"te' 11..er ,e
prisoners to come -on deck, as he called over tohliei
oiciiiii
to
from a list which he read ; this being done, he doll.'
and wine
sit down on the sides of the vessel, offering then' bread he /
which every body declined : he informed them that
ho he
going to remove them into a vessel that underin 141.,.,,bee
So the '"osing
ordered them to be bound again and to
Soon after he ordered 20 of them on deck, and one of then'
,odr s
that every thing was ready to throw them into the ses;001111,
motion to rush on the principal Commissioner : di o_, wiii,li
escort and the other subaltern agents drew the tlaglFris toe
they had ready, began by stabbing them, ,nd in I.llao 1 one
threw them into the sea. The remainder were taken
batetl
by one, the said COMmissioner, who was close to the
,ort 1
;oi
seizing.thern by orders ter
p_-,es
the neck and onlering them tog o for° keeced
as they passed along the aide of the vessel, theY were. „ tint'
tbe
overboard. One of the priests began in a loud voice wrc,e, and
Miserere, and the other victims strugghel with the ;los tl,
with death, while the escort sung patriotic songs. 14` ~,,.„t Abe'e
cruelty of the assassin, that fearing one of' them who a"

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l'ater,woula save himself, they put two sailors in a boat, who
beat him on the head with their oars, and killed him. Not
content with. this, they gave the last and most horrible proof
of inhumanity : they coolly divided the garments, money, &c.
thich they had taken, and having consumated this unheard of
crime, returned to the city on the 24th July in the morning.—
The -
Regency of the Kingdom gave orders on the 24th Sep-
tember, 1823, to a Magistrate of the Royal Tribunal of
(4allcia, to proceed against the authors and accomplices of so
cruel a crime. All the proceedings having been carried
en in the regular forms of law, sentence was pronounced on
the 24th of July last. By this sentence six of the accused were
ordered to be hanged, and the remainder to various terms of
imprisonment in different presidio', to payment of costs and to
rles: the property of the criminals to be applied to the benefit
'4)4 families of the victims. The sentence, being referred to
hit ilajesty by the Supreme Council for examination, was
aPPri'ved by his Majesty; and when it was announced to the
criminals, most of them heard it with indifference, and Joseph
Naar°, a shoemaker of Ferrol, sung the Tragala. The endea-
rourB of the secular and regular ecclesiastics to induce them to
kceive the consolations of religion were in vain.
" The public are stated to have behaved with the utmost de-
(urtan at the witnessing the execution of this just, though
awful sentence.

" The shoemaker killed himself by opening some veins with
a atrial' knife. Two others poisoned themselves by taking opium.
The three dead bodies were suspended to the gallows, and
':t others of the condemned were hanged."—( Madrid Gazcite,
4rot% 25.)

A Boston Paper to the 4th November contains
the following articles relative to the affairs of
the Independent States of South America :
NEW Yottx, Nov. 4.—Lieutenant HUNTER,
of the frigate United States, has arrived at Phila.
delphia he confirms the account of BOLIVAR'S
tjetory, and is confident of the success of the
atriot cause. All well on board the United
States, which was abqut to sail from Callao on a
traize. Lieutenant HuNTEtt crossed over from
the Pacific shore with dispatches for Govern.
rePnt.

The American Agent has effected a pence he-
rlleen the Republic of Mexico and the Missouri
dhlus, and thereby restored the lucrative inte-
,nor trade between the United States and Mexico.
Thee Camanches, a powerful tribe, threaten the
ol
sages with war, but the spread of the White
eoPulation will soon prevent the Indian contests.

Upwards of 500 sail of vessels are said to
bate been detained by adverse winds in the
Bristol and English Channels for upwards of five
Weeks. Irish provisions of all sorts have risen
considerably, from want of supplies coming to
market, and slates, which are chiefly supplied
from
Wales, are scarcely to be procured in town.
IVhen these important subjects are considered,
and if we call to mind the dreadful havock cre-
ated recently by the storms that have raged in
the. West of England, we must say that we
watch with anxiety the progress of the great
ShiP Canal. This important Scheme accom-
Wished, a communication will be opened for sup-
Plies at all times, and by connecting the Grand
Harbours 'which will be formed at the extremi-
ties, it will be the means of saving annually,
many valuable lives, as well as an immense quan-
tify of property. We are glad to learn that the
SUrveys are now completed, and that they are of
a highly favourable eharacter.—(This paragraph,
Which we copied from a Morning Papersof Mon-
day, was yesterday by accident connected with
an Advertisetncnt in front.)

DEPARTURE OF THE KING FOR WINDSOR.—
Yesterday afternoon his MAJESTY left Carlton-
House for Windsor, from whence, in a few days,
he will go to Brighton, there to remain till the
Meeting of Parliament, early in February.
Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, another
Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign-office,
which was attended by the Lord Chancellor, the
earls of Liverpool, Westmorland, and Bathurst,
,
r. Secretary Peel, Mr. Secretary Canning, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Viscount Melville,
Tr. Wynn, &c.—The Cabinet did not break up
111 a quarter past five o'clock.—After the break-
ing Up of the Cabinet, the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer left town for Beckenham.
The Duchess of GLOUCESTER took an airing
Yesterday with the Princess SOPHIA in the Re-
gent's Park and its neighbourhood.
Yesterday a Board of the Lords of the Trea-
tUry was held at the Treasury Chambers.
Lord Livearoor. derived so much benefit from
his last visit to Bath, when his health was in such
a shattered state, that his Physicians have again
Prescribed the Bath waters to his Lordship, to
gnard against the possibility of a relapse.
DOVER, Dux. 7.-Sailed for Calais, his Ma-
jesty's packet Furl, with the Right Hon.STRAT.
I,c)nn CANNING, and suite, on an Embassy to
etersburgit.
MR. PEEL.—A story was recently told re.
2ecting this gentleman by Mr. SHIEr., the Popish
Jratnatist, among the proceedings of the Catholic
Association, which is even more improbable mid
absurd than any of his own Plays, and we know
net how to illustrate its folly better. This most
absurd, improbable, and malignant story, is very
Properly censured in aMorningPaper this day (see
"" Extracts from the London Journals, fourth
„Page),but we feel it to be our duty to theßightllo-
nrable Secretary of State expressly to join in
the reprobation. A more just, humane, atten-
;we, and liberal character than Mr. PEEL does
ll:#!xlst, and perhaps such a shameless inven-
tionoOf Popish rancour as this story was unworthy
Wmice altogether, and ought rather to have
been suffered to refute itself. by its own glaring
falsehood
and malevolence.
The Duke of GRAFTON being fox-hunting one
day near Newmarket, a. Quaker, at some dig-
t
awee upon an ,entinince, pulled off his hat, and
Pvf a'‘ Iloicks, tally-ho !" The hounds imme-
ately ran to him, and being drawn off the scent,
wl
Dere Consequently at fault, which so enraged the
that, galloping up to the offender, he asked
„le in anangrY tone,'' Art thou a Quaker ? ”--
(r ate, friend," replied the•ntan.-•=-46 Well, then
heP" G eil his Grace), as you never pull off your
n
to a Christian, I will thank you in future not
1" Pay, that complitnent to a fox !"

MINING ASSOCIATION FOR BRAZIL.

The plan of the Association established for the
purpose of mining for gold in the province of Minas Geraes
(General Mines), in Brazil, has been completed, and the shares
in it will be brought into the market immediately. The sub-
stantial advantages of this undertaking are stated to rest on the
following grounds :-1. That the inhabitants of Brazil generally,
are alike destitute of capital and industry, and ignorant of the
principles of mineralogy; all which defects the conductors
of this Association will be able to supply. 2. That the only
method hitherto resorted to for obtaining gold by the unin-
structed native, has been the simple process of making the
current of a stream descended a mountain, by the force of which
the grains are washed out; but it is the opinion of experienced
miners, that by ascending the streams to their sources, or by pe-
netrating deeper into the mountains, a much greater quantity of
the metal may be obtained. Of this latter point the Emperor of
Brazil, who anticipates a great increase of revenue from the
produce of the mining districts, appears to be aware; as he
expressly states in the decree granted to Mr. E. Oxenford,
as -one reason for departing from the hereditary jealousy
of the Court of Brazil on the subject, the advantages the
country may be expected to derive from the iniroduction of
foreigners, who may bring with them the improved methods
of mining adopted in Europe. Most of the mines in the pro-
vinces of Minas Geraes are said to be private property, as at
the period of its original conquest from the Indians by the
Portuguese, they were apportioned among the conquerors by
grants from the Crown. Of the original possessions, how-
ever, numbers have wholly disappeared, and abandoned
their allotments, and among those remaining in possession,
as already stated, the means of profiting by their right are ex-
tremely limited and imperfect. The decree of the Emperor
grants, what has never yet been conceded to any foreigner—the
right of making purchases of estates in this territory. It has
been started as one obstacle to the success of this Company, that
the appearance of their agents in Brazil, with the view of mak-
ing purchases, will induce the owners to ask so enormous a price
for them as will defeat the object. But this difficulty is answered
fairly enough, by observing that the Company will require only
to purchase one, or at most two estates, and that the competition
of the immense number of proprietors, dispersed over a dis.
trict 400 miles long by 200 miles broad, anxious to sell what has
hitherto proved to them to be unproductive property, will ad-
mit the agents of the Company into possession on sufficiently
easy terms. Considering the well-known wealth of this. pro-
vince, even allowing for the usual hazards attendant on mining
as a science, this undertaking appears to present as fair an
opening for the extension of British capital and industry as any
of the same kind that has been offered to the public.—( Times.)