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THE LATE GENERAL RIEGO.

OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE, &c. RELATIVE
TO THE LATE GENERAL RIEGO.
The following is a Copy of the, Petition of
Madame Rua° an& the• Canon b..Miuucr. Oat.
RrEoo to the King of FRANCE, on behalf of their
relative the late General.; and also of the cor-
respondence between the Canon Ramo, the
French Ambassador, Mr. Secretary CANNING, SLC.
No. I.
Mower 1G NEUn—The brother of General Riego, Canon of
the Cathedral of Oviedo, takes the liberty to address you for the
purpose of obtaining an audience.
You certainly cannot doubt the great interest which the un-
dersigned feels in the fate of his brother. In the character of
brother, and in those of uncle, tutor, and only support of Ma-
dame Riego, who is at present in London in the most deplora-
ble state of health, the undersigned thinks it an imperative
duty to do all that is in his power to save the life of Dun Ra-
phael del Riego.
In appealing to the generosity of the French nation, the un-
dersigned flatters himself that he shall succeed in an under-
taking, which, without any political feeling, he considers a
sacred duty that nature has imposed upon him.
Accept, Monsieur, the assurance of my perfect considera-
tion. MIGUEL DEL RIEC; 0,
London, Oct. P 2. Canon of Oviedo.
Prince de Polignac, Ambassador of France.
•
No. IL •
The Prince de Polignac has received a letter from Monsieur
the Canon Miguel del Riego, who has done himself the honour
to write to him, to demand an audience. Being under the ne-
cessity of going to-morrow morning very early into the coun-
try, for several days, the Prince de Polignac regrets the im.
possibility of acceding to the interview desired by ilonsieur the
Canon Miguel del Riego; besides his brother being a prisoner
of the Spaniards and not of the French, it would be losing
time, perhaps precious, to treat with the French Ambassador
in London, relative to an affair in which, unhappily, he can be

of no service.
Portland.place, Oct. 12.

• No. 111.
MotisEtaxt un—The Canon D. Miguel del Riego, brother
of Don Raphael, exceedingly regrets that circumstances pre-
vented him from having the audience with M. le Prince de
Polignac, which he presumed to demand, the more so as the
kindness of his reply gives him reason to. hope that a happy
result would have ensued,
IVithout examining whether Don Raphael ought to be con-
sidered a prisoner of the Spaniards or of the French, it if clear
that his fate is in the hands of the French Government, who
can, by un all-powerful intervention with the existing Govern-
ment of Spain, shelter ,him from the evils which threaten him;
and assuredly his most Christian Majesty will never disdain to
undertake the delightful task of mediator, so conformable to
the holy religion which he professes, so analogous to the senti-
ments of noble-born men.
It is on this account that the young and suffering spouse of
Don Raphael, and the Canon his brother, dare to turn their
eyes towards the throne of St. Louis, and to send to you the
enclosed petition, for the purpose (should it meet your ap-
probation) of placing it before the eyes of your merciful King.
They also take the liberty to beg of the Prince Polignac to
allow them to send through the medium of his embassy and
government, an open letter for the unhappy captive, which will
only contain their impotent but sincere prayers. The Prince
Polignac would till the hearts of this unhappy family with gra-
titude, if he would grunt them Mu powerful protection, and if
be would deign to add some words to testify the interest Web;
doubtless, their misfortunes and his charitable and generous
disposition inspire him with.
There has been in our age so many political convulsions that
there is hardly a public or ev3.l a private man who has not
met, either in himself or in those who are dear to him, the bit-
terness of those afibctions to which man is exposed in conga-
' (pence of difference in opinions. Happy those whom Provi-
dence, in restoring to power and influence., grants the opportu-
nity of extending their compassion even to them whose opinion;
they dislike, but whose afflictions they can pity and relieve
• The wife of Don Raphael del Riego joins her signature with
that of her brother-in-law, uncle, tutor, and guardian, as he is
also of her seven young orphan sisters and brothers—on this
r unhappy day, the anniversary of her birth, and that also on
which she, two years ago, was married to her unfortunate
uncle*, begging the Prince Polignac to grant her his powerful

protection.
Accept, Monseigneur, the profound consideration with which •
we, the undersigned, remain, wishing you perfect happiness,
MARIA TERESA DEL RIEOO Y RIEGO.
MIGUEL DEL RIEOO, Canon of Oviedo.
27, Alfred-place, Goswell-street-road, Oct. 15, 1823.
No. IV.
SIRE—The wife and brother of Don Raphael del Riego,
overwhelmed with grief, and apprehensive that a fatal destiny
will befal him unless an all-powerful and merciful hand should
intervene, come to implore your august protection, convinced
that the accents of affliction will not penetrate in vain to the
heart of your most Christian Majesty.
Deign, Sire, to receive a prayer dictated by nature—deign to
cast the look of mercy on the tears of the young spouse and
niece of the unhappy Riego„ far removed from her husband by
the events of war, and deprtved, in consequence ofan oppressive
and painful illness, of the consolation and means of soothing
his misfortunes. Deign to look with benevolence on the prayers
of a brother united to him from infancy by the most lively and
tender attachment. It Is to yOu alone Sire, that they can ad.
dress themselves in their nrofouni affliction. It is from you
alone t 1.4 can hope to hod relief in their misfortunes.—The
King of Spain will not refuse to you the life of a man ; and
you will be the liberator, the saviour, the father of a distressed
and sorrowful family.
Whatever fatality may have caused him to take part in pub-
lic affairs; whatever may be the errors, the crimes, which his
ativerseries impute to him, he has never iihewn himself tan-
guinary or ambitious.
The gratitude of all his family to the august author of his
happiness would have no limits, were the powerful intervention
of your Most Christian Majesty to procure to him the oppor-
tunity of retiring to the peaceful career of a private and obscure
life.
The brother, Don Miguel del Riego, during 20 years a Canon
of the Cathedral of Oviedo, has gained nothing'by the political
events of which Spain has been the theatre; he Is neither a
Statesman nor a Politician, he only speaks to your Alajesty as
a brother and a Christilin. It is humanity—iris the all-power-
ful
ties of blood—it is the sentiments which nature inspires, and
which religion approves, that engage hint in this undertaking,
encouraged by.internal conviction, that your Majesty will freely
yield to the voice of humanity and religion.
Sire, we remain
Your Majesty's most humble and obedient Servants,
MARIA TERESA DEL RIEOO Y RIEGO.
MIGUEL DEL RIEGO, Canon of Oviedo.
London, Oct. 15, 1823.
No. V.
The Prince de Polignac has received, with the letter which
the Cannon Miguel del Riego has done him the honour to ad-
dress to him, the two enclosed letters; he will hasten to trans-
mit by this evening's post, to his Excellency the Minister of
Foreign Affairs to his Most Christiau Majesty, the letter which
is to be presented to his Majesty; and will solicit his Excel-
lency to forward, as soon as possible, to Don Raphael del Riego
that which is addressed t
o him.
London, Oct. 17, 183.
Don Aligud del Riego.
The Canon del Miguel del Riego, not receiving any answer
to the Petition addressed to the King of France, thought pro-
per to forward the following letter, through the niedium of Alr.

* In Spain it is customary for uncles to marry, with the per-
mission of'the Church, their nieces.

Canning, to the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Viscount '
Chateaubriand.
No, VI.
Sin—With hearts sunk in the depths of affliction, the wife
and brother of Oen. Riego, now pining in the dungeons of 31a-
drid, solicit you (and they feel the shall not solicit you in vain),
as a Chief 11l
inister of this great Empire, to use your influence
in endeavouring to avert the destiny which now awaits tile be-
loved object of their most ardent affection. They .flattefigiem-
selves that the slightest interference on theipattof Elfgland
would save the life 9f General Riego. In the name of a just
and merciful Clop they pray you to use your influence with
your humane and benignant Sovereign. To his heart their tale
of sorrow could not fail to make an effective appeal.
They need not urge to you, Sir—who with eloquence as
forcible as it was just, denounced in the British Parliament the
interference of France in the affairs of Spain—the injustice,
and, indeed, gross impolicy of the proceedings against Riego.
You are aware, Sir, that the act for which he was condemned
was performed under the authority of a system of government
acknowledged by every European Power.
The enclosed letter addressed to his Excellency the Viscount
de Chateaubriand you will, perhaps, do them the honour of
reading, as well as of forwarding it, as soon as possible, to that
Minister.--I have the honour to be, with great respect, your
very obedient and very humble servant,
MIGUEL DEL RIEGO, Canon de Oviedo.

London, Nov. 14, 1823.
To the Right lion. George Canning.
No. VIII.

MOST EXCELLENT Sin—The irresistible yoke of nature
strikes the oppressed bosom of a young wife, sick, abandoned,
far from the land of her birth and separated from her beloved
husband, united to him by all the ties of blood, whom the
chances of war and the vicissitudes of the political revolution
which still agitates his country have thrown into the obscurity
of a dungeon, where her imputation, full of grief and horror,.
presents him to her at every instant surrounded with dangers
and afflictions. Not a single letter—not a single word from her
unfortunate husband—from a man more admired for his virtues
and humanity than even for the bravery of his actions—has
come to tranquilize her ill.fated existence, two months hav-
ing elapsed shire he became a prisoner to the French arms.—
' Her uncle and brother-in.law, the only brother of Don
Raphael del Riego, whole • habits, whose literary life, whose
ecclesiastical character, appeared to insure him an obscure,
tranquil existence within the precincts of the'temple, finds him,
self hurled amidst the agitations of the political world, banished
front his country, and repulsed from the altar as an unworthy
Minister of Religion.
In this situation, truly tragical and lamentable, aggravated
by their total ignorance of the fate of three younger brothers,
the eldest scarcely twenty.one years of age, and three infant
sisters, all dispersed over the face of the Peoinsula, without a
father, without a mother, and without die shelter and support of
their guardian and uncle, who, giVing vent to the tender senti-
ments of father, brother, legal protector, and natural friend, ex .
claims, on seeing the dreadful storm which threatens complete-
ly to destroy his whole family, directing himself to your Excel-
lency,—for what crime committed against heaven or earth is
this unhappy brother so cruelly persecuted? Is it an unpar-
donable crime in the eyes of civilized France, for the young sol-
dier, who, during the period of 5 years spent in her bosom, imbib-
ed the truths of morality, of philosophy, and of the rights which
all nations possess to endeavour to establish a system of poli-
tical happiness--to have wished to assert the same principles
which he had seen diSplayed among the moral maxims and
enchanting images of the author of the Martyrs and of the
Genius of Ohrist;anity. Is it a crime that a valiant youth, in
whose hands shone the arms of his country—that country which
he had traversed from Cape Finisterre to the columns of Her-
Cules, from the Bidasaaa to the Tagus, hearing the cries of
discontent, and seeing did misery, disorder, and degradation
into which the immorality and the insatiable avarice of the
evil counsellors of Ferdinand had unhappily sunk her—is it
an inexpiable crime, I say, that he should have raised his
voice on the banks of the Guadalete, and exclaimed to his
compatriots, " Ferdinand is your King t Ferdinand is not a
tyrant ! fear not to repeat the echo of Las Cohens ; let that
sound reach his ears and Spain will be happy, and Ferdi-
nand behold himself surrounded by his children !" Oh ! shall
deeds of valour, of humanity, of suffering, of constancy, and
the sacrifice of health and, of life, offered up on the altars of his
country to ameliorate the condition of his fellow citizens—actions
which constitute the prominent feature of' heroism,be blotted
out from among the names of the social virtues and laced in the
black catalogue of crimes ?
The sword which became a national trophy; and which was
solemnly decreed to belong to the people alone—the hymns which
were heard by joyful Andalusia, and resounded on the banks
of the Ebro and the Minim, afterwards iepeated with ap-
probation on those of the Seine, the Thames, the Da-
' nubc, and the Elba—the patriot soldier, who thrice re-
fused to be girded with the *ash 'of the General, with which
M
it pleased this onarelt to remunerate us well as to no-
Minato him his Aide -de-Camp--the head, which was decorated
witivthe civic crowns 01' the olive and the rose; presented to
him by an enraptured people, filled with the enthusiasm of the
purest pleasure ;—will this sword, 1 ask, be converted (as now
so madly and audaciously sonic pletend), in the iniges of severe
history, into the bloody dagger ot a man de the
rebel ?
Will these patriotic hymns be changed into the bitter sarcasms
of ironical songs ; and will the serene forehead of a virtuous
man, who deserved of his King and country the title of their
best servant, be traduced as vile and treacherous ?
Let, Sir, his destiny be whatever Heaven may please—let it
be such thatmay draw upon his devoted head all the unbridled
passions of a pernicious policy—of blood-thirsty vengeance,
and of the insatiable hatred of fanaticism—yet never shall the
virtues of Riego be converted into crimes, and never will the
Government of France be able to wash away the stain, which
shall for ever cover it, should' they allow a General, whom the
French arms had defeated in that field in which he fought
under the orders of his King, denying to bins the rights' of a
prisoner of war, to fall a sacrifice: to maniac passions--passions
which, if not repressed, will terminate in shaking, even to their
foundations, the legitimate thrones of all existing dynasties.
The pen of the Canon Riego, not accustomed to write upon
matters of state, delineates upon paper the sentiments which
animate his bosom in favour of a brother, without fearing to
displease a Minister, whom he cannot look upon in any other
light than as a man of sense, an enlightened philosopher, and a
profound writer. Were he, however, allowed, in advocating n
cause which he is so much interested in pleading, to mix some
political considerations, how many could he not present to the
superior understanding .of the sagacious Minister, calculated
to prevail upon him to exert all his influence in the Cabinet of
his most Christian' Majesty to save the French Government
from such enormous disgrace, and to acquire to himself the
glory of an action as just as it is huinane.
What greater punishment—what more cruel sufferings can be
inflicted on Riego than the spirit-destroying reflections .which
must now agitate his bosom, at seeing the conduct of those very
men upon whose virtues, experience, knowledge, and political
foresight, he had founded the hope of seeing the throne of his
King established and respected, and the prosperity of all his
fellow-citizens secured and promoted ? And how have his com-
panions in arms, who on so many occasions mixed the sacred
names of religion country, liberty, and King, with his own
celebrated one, behaved ? How have they defended (if I may
be allowed the expression) the work of Riego ? Then what
grater punishment—what more cruel sufferings --- Where
then is the political reason for considering the existence of
Riego as terrible ?. But if so many powerful tcanons should not
be sufficient to move your Excellency to the performance of the
action of saving Riego (an action 311 noble es it is glori-
ous), let the bitter tears of his distracted, exiled, heart-
sunken wife, hiding away in the flower of her age with 3
consumptive disease, excite in your heart the feelings of com-
passion, and urge you to do a deed for which your name
shall be blessed by generations yet Unborn. Oh ! why was she
ever separated from her mether's womb !—Why did the light
of heaven ever shine upon her pale cheek ! Surely not that she
might live so cruelly—se barbarously tormented
Eight and twenty dayS have elapsed since a wife, drowned in
tears, and a brother agitated with a thousand inquietudes,
threw themselves on the compassion of the Must Christian King,
through the medium of Prince de Polignac, who assured them
that their ardent prayers by means of your Excellency, would
reach his august ears : but even the small consolation of know-
, in
that such has been the case, has never arrived to south
their anxiety or their griefs.—Louis ought to save France—
Louis ought to save Spain. An afflicted wife and a disconso-
late, brother place their trust in Chateaubriand fur the salvation
of the life of Riego,
MARIA TERESA DEL RIEGO Y RIEQO.
M lOUEL DEL RIEGO, Canon of Oviedo.
27, Alfred-place, London, Nov. 14, 1823.
His Excellency the Minister of Foreign Aflisirs,
to lute Must Christian Majesty.
No. VIII.
New Burlington-street, Sunday Morning,
Nov. 1601323.
Stn—Having received the letter whichdyou addressed to Mr
Secretary Canning on the 14th instant, I id not lose a moment
in forwarding_ it to him, though I knew that he eves already on
his return to London.
This morning 1 received instructions from Mr. Canning to
send oft' your letter to the Viscount de Chateauhriand by an
especial messenger ; hich instructions I was on the point of
executing, when the arrival of intelligence front Paris pre-
vented me from doing so. With that intelligence you are pro-
bably too well acquainted.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your
most obedient humble servant,
- JOSEPH PLANTA, Jun.

To the Canon Miguel del_Riego.
P.B. I return the litter which you intended for Monsieur de
Chateaubriand.

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT AT PARIS.

PARIS, Nov. 15.—Some of the. London papers
state a report that the KING had been taken

alarmingly ill with the gout in his stomach.—
This, however, is not the fact. The disease he
labours under is entirely in hid,jegiz, and since he is
totally unable to walk, violent exercise has been
recommended by his physicians, in a carriage, to
promote a proper circulation of the blood. Ac-
cordingly, as the weather is favourable, his Ma-

jesty regularly goes out in his coach, when the
horses are put at full gallop. I hive often had
occasion to see the cavalcade, and on returning
to the Tuileries, the animals appear as if they
would drop from fatigue, in consequence of the
very rapid pace at which they are driven. No
doubt can be entertained, however, that his
Majesty's health is In a very precarious state.
Solemn mass was performed yesterday in his
apartments, on occasion of the anniversary of
the death of his late consort.

If the dreadful murder of Mr. Weare, which
is mentioned in the French prints, has occasioned
much conversation in England, the trial of Dr.
Castaing here, on a charge of poisoning young
Bellet, the advocate ; and the atrocious attack
on the person of the venerable Greek. Priest in
the act of proceeding to his altar, and by an
Italian assassin, has excited no ordinary interest.
This Ecclesiastic Isucarus, is about 80 years of
age; he long resided in Rome as a distinguished
character, and was particularly known to the
late Duke of Gloucester, when he was there.
During the usurpation of Buonapate, he fell un-
der his displeasure ; he lost his property, was
thrown into chains, and even led to the scaffold
at Naples for execution ; but obtained pardon.
He came to France, and has resided many years
in Pitris, in the Rue St. Honore, where he has a
small chapel adjoining his house, and religious
duties are performed in presence of the Greeks
and others of the same persuasion as himself.
He experienced very marked attention from the
Emperor Alexander when here, WAS admitted to
his table, and received from him a Russian Order,
for the humnanity he exercised, and consolation
imparted to many of the wounded Cossacks iu
the hospitals. The villain attacked him in his
house, and placed him between his knees, re-
solving if possible, to cut off his head with a
razor, which, by the resistance of the Priest,
could not be accomplished. He made several
deep cuts on the left side of his throat, across
his nose and mouth, and the long beard by which
he is distinguished, appears to have defended him
much. His hands are sadly wounded, from a
struggle to wrest the razor from the grasp of the
assassin. I have just now seen him in the hos-
pital, where be presents a shocking spectacle.
Seals are put on the house, where much blood
flowed, to remain until the trial commences.
The trial of Castaing is going mond is expect-
ed to continue some days longer, from the num-
ber of witnesses still to be examined. Yesterday
the Court was occupied in interrogating medical
men, on the nature of poisonous ingredients, and
the different shapes in which they can be made
up to escape detection.
The handsome statue of Henry the 4th, form-
ing so striking an object on the Pont Neuf, is
just finishing. .Workmen are employed in pre-
paring the proper iron-railing to inclose the
whole. •
The church of Magdalene, bottom of the Bou-
levards, which had' remained in a half finished
state long previous to the Peace, is now com-
pleting on a magnificent scale, and forms a cor-
responding object with the Chambers of Deputies,
which it fronts.
The cold has been very sharp to-day, with
the thermometer at 32 deg. lower than I have
found it this season. The ponds in the Tuile-
ries are covered with sheets of ice, and what is
as considered a singular circumstance, the whole
of Paris is enveloped in a thick fog, such as you
are visited with in London.
Black velvet hats and silk cloaks are worn
here by females, and made in the English stile.
Children wear enormously large straw hats, as if
exposed to a burning sun. Many of the Parisian
Beaus .are wrapped up in cloaks a PEspagnole,
with high necks of red velvet, and long gold
',assets.

RIEGO'S FAMILY.-Tt was stated in a Morn-
ing Paper, a few days past, that the wife and
brother of RIEGO were living in London in very
indigent circumstances. There is good reason
to believe that this statement is too true ; al-
though a sort of contradiction of it was after-
wards published in the same paper. Miguel
Riego, who is a Canon of the Roman Church,
removed to England with Madame Riego, at the
urgent request of his brother. He had no time
to tinkreparationa for his journey, for the Ge..
neral Wled to have a presentiment of what has
taken place, and was, therefore, exceedingly anxi-
ens to remove his wife from the scene of his suffer-
ings. She is indeed a most amiable woman.—

Mad. Diego is afflicted with a consumptive disease,
which is, no doubt, aggravated by the anxiety
she feels respecting the fate of her husband. She
is, it is greatly to be feared, dying. Her circum-
stances are very confined. In truth, M. Riego,,
since his residence in England, has been chiefly
indebted to the loans of his friends for the means
of supplying Madame Mega and her sister with
the common necessaries of life. Both he and
his brother were losers, not gainers, by the Revo-
lution ; and now their fortunes have suffered a
complete wreck. The Canon has, it is true, for
many years, been in the possession of a rich bene-
fice, but the funds arising from this have nil been
attached to what he culls 46 the
expended on his family. Though an Ecclesiastic,
he is warmly
good cause." Under these circumstances it is un-
necessary to tell his rich countrymen in England
I what ought to be done.—(Herold.)

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LONDON,
VEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, is 3•

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

At a very late hour this morning we received
by Express, the Drapeau Blanc and the Condi-
lutionnel of Monday. They do not contain any
intelligence of great importance. We subjoin
extracts :

( From the Drapeau Blanc of Monday.)
VIENNA, Nov. 6.--We know for certain that

before the Emperors of Russia and Austria quitted
Czernowitz they pledged each other to act \in
political affairs, of whatever nature they mar
be, with the most perfect union, and nut to be
separated from each other, either as to Italy or
Spain. The attention of these two high powers
will be especially fixed on these objects.

[From the Constitutionnel of Monday N0v.17.]

The Journals of Bordeaux give news frig
lladrid to the 7th November. It was on the 4th
that the Duke d'Angouleme quitted that Copita*
The Major-General Count Guilieminot AV a to
remain there for some days befote Ise joinea tVe
Prince. The Restaurador of the 6th contains $
letter from Truxillo of the 2d November, $9
follows:

" We do not as yet comprehend
passing before our eyes. French troops are
marching into Upper Estremadura. The EinPe-
cinado still occupies Caceres and its en‘hoo,

levying contributions."
A lovinlgetLer„frßonilegAolandorild oong
on the place of Ce bade. mriehrteie r'eex7ilsitetisj:r s;el.lseiutn:rgeristvot
certain height. During the whole of the way Iron
the prison to the scaffold, the greatest iterice
reigned: The place of execution and the struts
were filled with an immense populace. There were
seen at the windows a great number of
e'
Rt EGO was calm and resigned, but
he experienc
great pain, owing to his legs being much'sse4e:
by the heavy irons he wore since his arrest. lber,
appeared among the lower class of the PoPle
great number who had under their ,10 lo
tires, carbines, and pistols; but Pelee 'w°s enr:tl
disturbedjt
verdier: who was l amnoeiit,iiodoubt owing
ta
g.t°sG6rel:
present with 11
d cl the
great number of French patrols paraded
streets and place of execution." 0 iFe
They write from Bayonne, of the I "11'
rer p•
are making here great preparations for the
it on of the Duke of Angouleme. A triult'l
arch is erected near the Spanish) glit' the
We are also mounting the artiller.7
ramparts for the reception of the "yore'
The Army Courier, wbo arrived' Ode
1.0"
ing, left the Prince eight days we r-11
Madrid. General Bourmont is to talethe
mand of the garrison of Madrid.
the re 4
CC They also
.stato from Madrid, that
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from that capital to Seville are In
be no
a number of robberss and there , ov
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travelling without a strong (woof
ficer who has been prisoner of war' cli‘ell
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tog to the corps of the EmpeciPaittoilltisy fume
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to Guadalaxara. The people tool*
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We stated theat NAPI//"E:111'
acknowledged to Sir Ev ALc°l'. ilej
otherp Pi
cee
the death of the Duke d'amottllN had l'''' „Ai'
LI i'''- A
entirely from his own positive ordertbt° pa-
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sequence of an inflexible resolution wilic'' 0,
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taken for that purpose. General Cou-

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whO was President of the Military Commission by
w6m the ill-fated Prince was tried, has publish-
ed an account of the proceedings, with the view of
shewing that the Commission could not avoid the
performance of the odious task assigned to them,
and of proving that the Commission, although
they found the Prince guilty, did not order his
execution, which was accomplished not only with-
out their knowledge, but at the very moment
when they had resolved on imploring the Govern-
ment to remit the punishment to which the victim
was liable. To the statement of General L;LIN,
the Journal des Mbats has added what follows :-
44. 13VONAPAIITLN will exists. A copy is in the
" hands of a London Notary. In the will, which
certainly is his own work, BUONAPARTE (and
cc of this we have authentic proof), far from dis-
-44 claiming the responsibility of the assassination
"of the Duke d'ExsuetN, takes it entirely
" upon himself, and upon himself alone.—
"He is proud of his crime, and declares
" in express terms, that in the same situa-
" tion he would not hesitate to repeat what
"he did in 1804." These expressions in the
Ntill correspond precisely with the declarations
made by -NAPOLEON to Sir PULTENEY MALCOLM ;
and the long-agitated and interesting question
respecting the real author of the tragedy of Vin-
cnes is therefore at length set at rest. We
shall give General IlutAN's statement In THE
SLN of to-morrow.

vrr, 71:Delve o'clock.—Consols opened this
tnorningat 8341 and got up to 831, with a good
market.—The Expresses from Paris have brought
the Iterates at 89f. 25c., and Spanish at 27f to
lo '2B—The private letters from Paris, on which
reli'thee may be placed, state that the King of
PAN •
" 18 determined to act in concert with
P
4",,'"(1, and, during his life, to remain at
Peace and amity with this country. At Paris, as
as in this country, they are determined not
tO
hare any thing to do with the new Royalist
Loan, until the King of SPAIN has sanctioned the
°ld one.--1 understand that the French King at
Present is not in imminent danger.
FOREIGN MARKET.—Owing to the rise at
Paris Of Spanish Bonds, the Market opened this
'Homing at 261, went down to 264, but got up
'gzin to 2611tt•

The Gazette of last night contains his MA
.11*I'Y's Proclamation for proroguing the Parlia
it,ent to the 3d of February, when it is to mee
for the dispatcl► of divers urgent and importa
afral,s."

FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.
The Dowager Alarchioness of Londonderry, at her house in
St. James's-square, from Lady Suffield'e seat in Norfolk •
the Marquis and Marchioness of C'holmondeley, from the
Honourable Mrs. Lislie's seat near Kingston ; Lord and
Lady Gwydyr and family, from their seat, Drummond Castle,
forth Britain ; -Miss Metcalfe, at her house in Seymour.
place from Cheltenham ; Dowager Lady Neave, at her house
in Albemarle-street; Henry Bankes, Esq. M.P. and his Lady,
at their house in Old Palace-yard, from their seat, Kingston
Hall, Dorset ; Viscount and 'Viscountess Cranky, at the Cla-
rendon Hotel, from their seat in Kent; Colonel Wilson, at
ditto, from Yorkshire; Sir Wm. and Lady Inglis, and Fami-
ly, at Reddish's Hotel, Jernivn.street, from Paris ; Sir Thos.
Trowbridge, Dart. at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street, from
a tour ; J. L. Wynn, Esq. at ditto.
CHANGES.—The Earl of Ancram, for his father's (the
Marquis of Lothian) seat, Sidmouth, Devonshire ; Earl and
Countess Cowper, for Brighton ; the Earl and Countess of Fal-
mouth, at Henry Banker, Esq. M. P.'s seat, Kingston Hall,
Dorset, from Tregothan, Cornwall ; Lord Melbourn, for
Brighton ; Mr. and Lady Caroline Lamb, for their seat, Brocket
Hall ; Capt. and the Hon. Mrs. Burton, from Duke of Bucking.
ham's Marine Villa, Isle of Wight, to Brighton; Mr. C. Haines,
from the Grosvenor Hotel. Bond-street, for the Continent;
General Crosba, from the Clarendon Hotel, for Sussex ; the
Hon. Robert Smith, M.P. from ditto, for his seat in Buck ;
Major and Mrs. Robson, from Warren's Hotel, Regent-street,
for their seat, Walton-on-Thames.

FASHIONABLE 'PARTIES.
Count Lieven had a dinner party yesterday at Ashburnham
House.
The Marquis of Chohuondely entertained a select party to
dinner yesterday, at Cholmondeley House, Piccadilly.

CHELTENHAM, Nov. 18.—Notwithstanding the decline of
the season, this place continues to maintain its pre-eminence
Over most other places of fashionable resort. Thepromoters of the
laudable plan for Winter Concerts, by their active perseverance,
have succeeded in perfecting their musical arrangements. They
commence on Friday next, with a full and well-selected band,
aided by tie melodious powers of Miss Stevens and Mrs.
Salmon. Colonel Berkeley gave an overflowing attraction to
the Theatre some nights since, by the anutteur perfOrtnance of
himself and friends, the characters of which were received with
considerable eclat. The Gloucestershire critics, however, were
much divided in their judgment on this occasion; but if a
general anxiety for repetition may be deemed a criterion of
excellence, these noble amateurs are entititled to the mend of
merit.--Colonel Berkeley's fox-hounds are here to hunt this
country for the next fortnight, Mier which they will return to
Berkeley-Castle.

POST-OFFICE REGULATIONS
RESPECTING NEWSPAPERS CIRCULATED IN
IRELAND.

TO ALL SURVEYORS AND DEPUTY POSTMASTERS.
The Postmasters-General find, with great
concern, notwithstanding the repeated orders
which have been issued to their Deputies,
respecting Newspapers, and the arrangements
which they have made from time to time to
secure their punctual dispatch, that the Edi-
tors of the Public Prints have reasons to com-
plain of the irregular delivery and suppression
of them. 'Whether such failure is attributable to
the persons entrusted by the Editors to bring
their papers to the Office—whether it can be
justly brought in charge against Deputy Post-
masters, or ascribed to any persons connected
with them, who, from unjustifiable curiosity, open
and mislay public prints, or whether with or
without permission from their owners, they suffer
persons to have access to their offices, and to open,
read, or take them away, either for their Own use,
or for the alleged purpose of delivering the prints
to the subscribers to whom they may be ad
dressed, the Postmasters-General cannot wit!
certainly determine ; but they consider it to b(
their imperative duty to establish the strictest re-
gulations to guard against the, repetition of an
evil, which from numerous complaints, it is evi-
dent, must exist to a great degree. A Newspa-
per, once confided to the Post-Office, is as sacred
in the eyes of the Postmasters-General as a let-
ter—and it cannot be purloined, tampered with,
or abused, without violating the solemn obli-
gation which every person entrusted with the
public correspondence is bound by. Although
Newspapers do not yield postage, their uninter-
rupted circulation is immediately connected
with the privilege of Parliament, and while
they contribute largely to the finances of the
country, through another branch of the Re-
venue, the Stamp Office, the Postmasters-Gene-
ral are not unmindful that the property thus
contributed to the State, belongs to individuals,
whose interest cannot be infringed upon, with
out lessening the public revenue. The Post
masters-General, therefore, desire from hence
forth—

P6ETit Y.

PROLOGUE to Me TRAGEDY of CAMS GRA Cell US
SPOKr.)I HY Alit. TERRY.
Where is the man, who, as his thoughts survey
The days of Roman grandeur pass'd.away—
Whose memory loves in reverence to dwell, -
O'er minds that held the world within their spell,—,
Calls up the mighty shadows from the tomb,
Whose names give immortality to Rome,..._
But feels his mind in virtue's scale ascend,
Improv'd as patriot, husband, father, friend ?
Sound but the name of everlasting Rome,
What glorious visions o'er the fancy come
At their high deeds to gain a deathless name,
The dullest heart will wake, and pant for fame :
Their sacrifice of self, in virtue's cause,
From sternest eyes the tear of manhood draws And Rome has form'd, in many an after ae, ;
The Hero, Poet, Orator, and Sage, g
O'er ancient Rome, the Muse once more this night
Plumes her wild pinions for a daring flight,
Depicts the self-devotion•—noble strife—
By which her sons maintain'd their country's life ;
And shows how beautiful the holy zeal
That hearts which beat for freedom only feel,
The Bard, who drew, with such success, of late,
Virginia* madd'uing o'er a daughter's fate,,
To soothe his terrors, here has bid ins come_.
The delegate of Gracchus and of Rome :
That if, with hands made feeble by hi far,
He strike the chords that freemen loves toe hear„
Humbly to ask, what modern bard may hope
With strength eommensurato with such theme to cope ?
Then o'er his efforts let no coldness lour,
But, with your kindness, help his want of power.
EPILOGUE
Spoken by Miss S. BOOTH and Miss L. KEL LY, as fine Ladies,
and Mrs. URGER as a Country Girl.
Scene. The Stage.—Enter Mrs. Orger P.S.
Mrs. 0.—Be this Drury Lane? Pegs, I've blunder'd, I
fear
Can any one tell if John Dobson be here ?
Here be two silver shillings sav'd out of my salary,
Pray, gentlefolks, which be the two shilling gallery?
To see the new tragedy, Johnny and I
Mean to go—..how delightful ! Lord ! how I shall cry !
Lord, Ma'am ! [Going off O.P. meets Miss B.]
Miss B. Bless me, child ! what, a Roman in pattens,
Red cloak and straw hat ! odd costume for the Latins ?
Do'st thou stalk in this garb through the new Roman play
To mollify hearts—what's your name ?
Mrs. 0. Molly Gray ;
If that bent my road, ma'am, this must be my way.
10oing off P.S. meets Miss L. Kelly.]
Miss K—Lady Anne !
Miss B. . Lady Jane, what, like me, on the wing ?
Miss K.--. Dear! which is the private box door? Mr. Spring
Miss B.—Come over the stage.
Miss K. Is the new play begun ?
Miss B.—By the time I should rather suspect it is done,
And I hope to the taste of these good folki below;
You that think so, say aye, on the contrary—no !
Miss
Miss K.—Where's your box ?
B. No. 10.
Miss
Miss K. What's o'clock ?
B. ot elev
Miss K.—You've dined very early.en.
Miss B. At half after seven;
1 wish I had thought of it, as I'm a sinner,
I might have seen all the first act before dinner.
Mrs. o.—Qh dear ! only look !
Miss B. What's the matter ?
Mrs. 0. How droll !
There's a man with an " on a pole !
Miss K.—Who's this ?
Miss B. A stray damsel in quest of her swain.
Miss K.—Did she come from the clouds in the last heavy
rain ?
Mrs. o.—No, Ma'am, from the Swan-with.two-Necks, in
Lad-lane.
Miss B.—(Surveying the house) 'Pon my word this is pretty,
I like crimson-gilt.
Miss K.—Seems well shaped for hearing--
Miss B. And not badly built.
Mrs. 0.--(Reading play bill) " C, A, T, Cataract, B, A,
Ra, Rajah's Daughter:
The house overflowing."
Miss B. Aye, that's with the water.
Miss R.—What's here ! (looking to the pit), don't I see in
yen circular spot,
That some seats have backs, and that others have not?
Miss B.—Yes, that is all right for security's sake,
Watch and watch, half may slumber and half keep awake.
Mrs. o.—Like the sailors on board cif the Wasp, Captain
Drake.
Miss K.—lf your Ladyship thinks it would not be a sin,
Suppose we this winter bring Drury-lane in ?
Miss B.—No, my dear, that won't do in our part of the town;
The play must be Prench, or it will not go dowtt.
French plays and French sauces suit well our digestion,
To patronise English is out of the question.
Miss K.—The actors seem here to have nothing to fret 'etn.
Have they got up Wild Oats ?
Miss B. No, the horses have eat 'em.
Miss K.—lf we were seen here all the ton would attack us.
What's the name of the tragedy ?
Mrs. o.—( Reading) " Cane us and crack us."
Miss B.—The scene lies in Rome.
Miss K.. Is it serious or runt!), ?
Mrs. o.—Well, that large fiat candlestick's worth all the
money. (Drum sounds.)
Miss B.—Hark
Miss K.—llush
Misi B. What was that ?
Miss K. It was somebody drumming.
Mrs. o..—Lud, Ma'am !
Aiiss B. What's the matter ?
Miss X
Mrs. 0. The horses are coming,
spy a side-saddle—we hit it—l'm gone
'II get up on horseback and trot up to John.
(Exit rs..
Miss K.—Well, since we're too late,M there O rise no need of
sorrow,
You anti I will see " Caius Gracchus" to-morrow.
Miss B.—Agreed ! and will bring a whole boxfull to greet it,
If these our kind friends will but let us repeat it.

WINDSOR, NOV. 19.—The KING took
cus-
tomary airing this morning iu the Park towards
the Royal Cottage.—The Duchess of. GLOUCES-
TER, and the Princess .AUGIATA left Frogmors
this day for Hagshot.

vices from Demerara of the 20th of Sep.
.ember arrived yesterday, at which time that
Colony continued tranquil, though much gloom
was observed among the Negroes at the different
Plantations where the revolt had at first broken
out, which, however, was only considered the
natural consequence of the previous state of
things. The principal ringleader of the insur-
rection, a nego named Quarnina, had been shot
in the bushes, after ineffectual attempts to take
him alive. His son, another negro, named Jack, '
who had been acting under him, was in custody,
and undergoing his trial, in, the course of which
it was expected would be fully disclosed the
origin and causes of the insurrection. The mis-
sionaries who had been apprehended at its first
breaking out, were shortly to be put on their
trial.

•
Box'No.—Fairlop was originally intended for
the scene of' action between Cooper and Bishop Sharp, but as
the 31agistrates of that district objected to their meeting at
that place, Dartford, in Kent, was next announced as the point
of rendezvous; but there, in the midst of staking in the arena
for the exhibition of their prowess, the parties were warned
off by order of the Justices, and they. after fatiguing peram.
bulations, pitched their tents at Blackheath. After waiting
nearly two floars, the Commissary at length arrived ; the ring
was formed, and the combatants entered it, both anxious for
.the fray, and full of confidence. The Bishop was seconded
' by Ward and his illend ; and Joshua Hudson and Sampson
kindly waited on Cooper. Even betting,
_but Cooper fur
choice. Eighteen harm-less rounds were fought, neither ex-
hibiting a drop of claret ; when a constable, who had in..
effectually endeavoured before to put an end to the contest, re.
appeared, and spoke to Josh., and told him that the 3lagi.
strates had authorised Hints to act in the King's name, and in
consequence the affray ended ; Josh. observing as he retreated,
that he was partial to fighting, but had no particular redac-
tion for the treati•mill,

COURT OF 1(111014 lißlYCH.,—(Tiiis DO,

MURDER OF MK WEARS.
APPLICATION raft A NAND-km:ls,
Mr. Cumv moved for a andamus to the
Magistrates and Sheriffof IlertfMordshire,and alsu
to the keeper of the county jail, commag
them, at all seasonable times,
to permit M din
r,
Jay, Solicitor, of Norwich, and Mr, Francis
Fenton, his Agent in town, to have access
to John Thurtell, committed on a ch of murder, for the purpose of makingthe necearges
sary arrangements for his defence. The Learne
Counsel stated, that applications for
this purposed had been repeatedly made and refused. The pre.
sent motion, lie said, was at the instance of
Thurtell's family, who were highly respectable)
and of Thurtell himself, It wa founded upon
the provisions of 4 Geo.l.
c. 61,s sec. 10.
The Court, after consideritt, the forms of the of Parliament, granted thelttandomus.
CRIMINAL INFORMATION AGAINST TIIE
SURREY TiItAVM.
Mr. CHITTY then moved for a rule to show
cause, why a criminal information should not
he filed against the Proprietor of the Surrey Theatre, for a libellous exhibition on the stage
of the circumstances of Mr. Weare's murder,
The representation was witnessed last night by
the person who made the affidavit, and was
described as disgraceful to the country—the
most unjust prejudice was excited. Thurtell
was identified eith one of the characters which
was in the Drama made to rehearse all the
details of the murder, as they bad been de,
scribed in the public Papers. The Learned
Counsel stated, that the person against whom he
woved, admitted himself to be the Proprietor of
the Theatre.—The Court granted the Rule.

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