The Sun.
London, England, 1823-01-13 00:00:00

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

IXTRACTS FROM Tim DAILY MORNING PAPERS,
January 13, 1823.
EritottNlNG rosT.)
• .-Bayonne Papers to the sth instant brought us
lst, night an Ordinance, issued by the King of
'ffpain on the 20th ult. respecting the claims of
thglanti to an indemnity for the captures of,l3ri
lish. merchant vessels, made by Spanish priva.
• k•
teers from the year 1804 to the present time.
t his Oidinante is said to have excited great
alarm in the Peninsula, and certainly appears
calculated to produce that effect. It states, that
the time fixed by our Government for rgCeiVillg
all answer is too short to allow the necessary in-
quiries to be made before it can he returned,
abd announces, that in consequence of the delay,
which it is promised shall be as short as possi-
ble, various ship 4 of war have sailed from the
'English ports to 'Perri Firma, and Porto Rico,
to detain Spanish vessels, to the amount of the
debt which is claimed.

• [N Eli' T 1 M ES.I
We have received a file of Sierre Leone Papers
to the 16th of November iuclusive. They afford
us fresh proofs of the indefatigable real with
avhich the Governor, Sir C. Mac earthy, pursues
every object connected with the political and
moral interests committed to his chargz,. On
the it2th of November,, his Excellency sailed
pu, board his Majesty's ship Driver, for Cape
Coast. He had intended visiting the Gambia;
but learning that some ddlerences had arisen
between the British Authorities at the for-
mer station and the Natives, his Excellency,
with that decision and activity by whit b
he is so peculiarly characterised, determined on
proceeding thither, and postponed till a future
opportunity his tour to then Gambia, where his
presence is anxiously expected. In the beginning
of October Sir Charles was at Freetown, where
be receiud a deputation from the Grand Jury,
and communicated to them his advice and assist-
ance in the useful plans adopted for extending
and improving the roads of the Colony. Doubt-
less Mr. M‘Adam's system, of which we have so
often spoken, came under consideration, in so far
as it might he applicable to the local circumstances
„ the country. In a subsequent part of the month
his Excellency visited the neighbouring town-
ships of Waterloo and Hastings. Shortly after-
wards he sailed in the Colouisn schooner for
York, Kent, anti the other settlements on the
south-western shores of the Peninsula ; the pzo-
givssive improvement of which he found to be
highly gratifying. At York anti Kent, he had
the satisfaction of seeing about forty couples
joined in Christian marriage, it was within a
fortnight after his return to Freetown from this
tour that his Excellency embarked, as above-
mei:oolo.d, for Cape Coast.

[Tut: fr,1M1:5.1
We have received New. York papers of the
13th and 16th ultimo. It appears by advises
from i Aguayra to the 22d of November, that the
Rl3 pub!ienns were concentrating their forces for
the puiposo of making a joint attack on Morales
in ?tlaruicnho, but no action had taken place,-
The New Orleans sloop, formerly the Sapphire,
and the'Musquito lAig of war, both said to be
purchased of the. British Government for the ser-
vice of Colombia, had arrived• at Laguayru with
arms and specie on ihoard. A message, from, the
President of the United States to the Senate, on
the subject of pii:wy, was delivered on the 9th
ultimo, in which he recommeutis to Congress the
most elli,clent mvasures for its soppresbion, part'.
cglarly tin organization of a description
of•DR ffif pa ble of pursuing the pirates into
those shallow waters where they are accustomed
to take tcfoge.

IMOUNI n comm.]
Dayotqw and French' Papers reached us last
rung t. Their centents are.of extreme public in-
terest. 'l7he British Government had-sent ships
of war to Terra -Firma and Porto like, rrith
orders to detain Spanish vessels to theomount of
the claim for various captures of the property of
British merchants, by Spanish allips, and for
other damages, from I x)0/1 up to the present time,
and that this had been signified • ltyafxur
gado .to the Government at Madrid. • 'flit
Spauilh Miuktcr of the interior has addres!.ed
to the Political Chiefs of the Provinces an
Ordinance of the making public Allis cir.
ctlinstance, for jita se,curity t;tf the property of
the Spailbh inerchantaliuterested therein. The
intelligence in the latter, paeers is still more
important. They contain a Circular Note, ad-
dressed by the Sovereigns of Austria, Russia,
and Prussia, to their respective Ministers at Fo.,
rpiztat.courts„ stating the esuit of the Congress
of Veroua. The tirst idea that starts here is,
What determination have these Sovereigns come
to with relation !.;rain. it is -thiF,. They
jointly idetermirsed to recall tbeir Ambassador.;
from Madrid. Various motives' are 115Siglicti.

[earns!' ettess,l
The great, theimwrtaut paper, big with the
fate of •Monarchy anti of the world, as at length
appeared, The Declaration of the Congress
at Verotut is a document of the deepest,
portanee. Every one who feels interested in
the improvement of social institutions, and in
the amelioration of the condition of now), must
read it again and again with rivetted utters.
tion. Believing that our readers will give it this
considcrution,- wo4eserve our cornmenti till to-
morrow. At present we- only remark that it is
the authenth: deciaratioh of, Sovereigns against
itevolotionao—mi Awn, .„,',uperera and one, iiing
against the myriada, of-men Alia inhabit, the con..
orient of Europecof hereditary, power again:4
optimum. sense.; its doctrines have ipe6al re-
ference to Piedmont, Napies,,Orseset ttnii Spain.
QC the Jast.,,ii says : " Tile leg4tioos ,of.. the
)Konaraits .tegifived ortier*,to quit, tho-,Pp..
nitsula.M Wa Alien Piadtnont and linples
atinsittod'ulastratiihs of the jottustiousi or rather

wishes of the pure and generous Sovereigns. We
shall avail ourselves of the admission.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
The proceedings at the Meeting on the sub-
ject of the Colombian Loan will have the effect
of satisfying the public of the validity of the
litleJunaer which it contracted for. It will be
seen, first, that Mr. Zen was fully empowered by
the Government of Colombia to raise Loans; and
secondly, that no notification of the recall of the
powers with which he was vested was ever/made to
the. British public. The opinions of Dr. Lushington,
the Solicitor-General, and Mr. Serjeant Lens,
were.. of the most decided nature respecting the
obligation of the Colombian Government to re-
cognise the Loan. We have no doubt whatever
that when the real circumstances of the case
shall he known to the Colombian Government, it
Ai ill follow the course which justice and honour
point out. It will never think of attempting to
shake itself free from a responsibility of so strong
and decided a nature ; even to hesitate a moment
in a case of so unequivocal a nature might be
productive of the most serious detriment to the
Republic, and inflict a blow on its credit, from
the effects of which it might not so easily recover.
But the high character of• Bolivar forbids our en-
tertaining even a suspicion on this subject.