The Sun.
London, England, 1821-09-19 00:00:00

FROM TRE.LONDON GAZ EVI E;- SEPT. 18.

At die Court at Carlton House, the 17th of
September, 1821, Present, the King's Most Ex-
tellent Majesty in CouneiL •
His Majesty in Council thiS day declaring his intention of
going out, of the Kingdom for a short time; was pleased to no-
minate the following perstins to he Lords Juitices for the ad-
ministration of the Governthent during his Majesty'S ab-'
MICE! Z-

His Royal Highness Frederick• Duke of York,
Charles Lord Archbishop of Canterbury,
John Earl of Eldon, Lord Chancellor,

Dudley Earl of Harrowby, Lord President, ,
John Earl of Westmorland, Lord Privy Seal;
James Duke of Montrose, Master of the .Horse.,
Arthur Duke of Wellington, Master-General oethe Ordnance.
Charles Ingoldsby Marquis of Winchester; Groom of the
George James Marquis Cholmondeley, Lord Ste Ward of his
Majesty's Household,
Robert Marquis of Londonderry, one of his Majesty's Princi-
pal Secretaries of State.
Henry E. 41 liatlurst, apther of lain Majesty's Princip4 Se-
cretaries'of State.
Charles Chetwynd Talbot Earl Talbot, Lieutenant,General
and General-Governor of that part a the United Kingdom

called Ireland,
Robert Banks Earl of Liverpool, First Commissione: of the
Treasury,
Robert Viscount Melville, First Commissioner of the Admi-
ralty,
Henry Viscount Sidmouth, another of his Majesty's Principal
Secretaries of State,

William Lord Maryb'orough, Master of the Mint,
The Right Hon. Nicholas Vansittart, Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer,
The Right Hon. Charles Bathurst, Chancellor of the Duchy
of Lancaster ; and.
The Right Hon. Frederick John Robinson, Treasurer of the
Navy.

At the Court at Carlton House, the 17th of September, 1821,
Present, the King's Most xcellent Majesty in Council.
It is this day ordered by his Majesty in Council, that the
Parliament be prorogued from Thursday the twentieth day of
this instant September to Thursday the twenty-ninth day of
November nest.

At the Court at Carlton House, the 17th of September, 1821,
Present, the King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
A new Great Seal for the United Kingdom of 'Great Britain
and Ireland, having been prepared by his Majesty's Chief En-
graver of Seals, in pursuance of a warrant to him for that pur-
no.se, under his Majesty's Royal signature ; and the same hav-
ing been this day presented to his Majesty, and the old Great
Seal being delivered up to his Majesty by the Right Hon. John
Earl of Eldon, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, the
same was defaced in his Majesty's presence; and his Majesty
was thereupon pleased to deliver to his Lordship the said new
Seal, and to direct that the same shall be made use of for seal-
ing all things whatever which pass the Great Seal.
C. C. GREVILLE.

WAR-OFFICE, SEPT. 17, 1821.

MEMOBANDII3I.—The King has been pleased to remove
Major-General Sir ROBERT THOMAS WILSON from his Ma-
jesty's service.

BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGED.

J. Cracklen,jun. Enfield Wash, Middlesex, farmer, from
Sept. 22 to Oct. 30, at ten, at Guildhall.
C. F. Conner, Peckham. Surrey, soap-maker, from Sept. 22
to Nov. 10, at ten, at Guildhall, London.

BANKRUPTS.
C. Bsky, Abingdont Berkshire, linen-draper, to surrender
Oct. 15, at seven, Pi, and 30, at eleven, at the Crown and
Thistle-Inn, Abingdon. Attorney, Mr. Nelson, Essex-street,
Strand ; and Mr. Graham, Abingdon.
1. Wardle, Nottinghamshire, lace manufacturer, Sept. 27, 28,
and Oct. 30, at eleven, at the Ram Inn, Nottingham. Attor-
neys, Messrs. Hurd and Johnson, King's Bench-walk, Temple,
London; and Mr. P. Fearnhead, Nottingham.
A. Reid, Pimlico, carpenter, Sept. 24, 25, at one, and Oct.
30, at ten, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Topping, Greville-
street, Hatton-garden.
J. Basley, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, grocer, Oct. 2,3, and
30, at twelve, at the Black Lion Tavern, Great Yarmouth.
Attorneys, Messrs. Sawyers and Sons, Great Yarmouth ; and
Messrs. Swain, Stevens, Maples, Pearse, and Hunt, Frede-
rick's-place, Old Jewry, London.
W. Rolfe, Teignmouth Devonshire, builder, Oct. 9, 10, and
30, at eleven, at the Glohe Tavern, Exeter. Attornies Mr.
R. G. Burfoot, Inner Temple, London ; and Air. J. Gidley,
Exeter.
J. Burrows, Gloucester mercer Sept. 26, 27, at two, and
Oct. 30, at eleven, at the Fleece Inn, Gloucester. Attornies,
Mr. W. R. King, Serjeant's Inn, Fleet-street, London; and J.
Chadborn, Gloucester.
DIVIDENDS.

. .
Oct. 27, W. Boyd, P. Benfield, and J. Drummond, London,
merchants, at eleven, at Guildhall—Oct. 27, W.Boyd, London,
merchant, at eleven, at Gifildhall—Oct. 27. P. Benfield, Lon-
don, merchant, at eleven, at Guildhall—Oct. 13, R. Pewters
Bristol. shoe maker, at twelve, at the Rummer Tavern, Bristol
—Oct. 13. J. French, West Orchard, Coventry, Warwickshire,
ribbon manufacturer, at eleven, at Guildhall, London—Nov.
20, J. Bull, W. Banks, and G. Bryson, King-street, Cheapside,
wholesale linen drapers, at eleven, at Guildhall—Oct. 11, J.
Haugh, Carlisle, Cuniberland, common brewer, at eleven, at
the King's Arms Inn, Carlisle—Oct. 12,W. L. iott, Llandilo,
Carmarthenshire, druggist, at twelve, at the. Red Lion Inn,
Llangadock, Carmarthenshire—Oct. 25, B. Hobbs, Redbridge,
Southampton, coal merchant, at one, at the Black Swan Inn,
Winchester—Oct, 10, C. Fitch, Braintree, Essex, miller, at
twelve, at the White Hart Inn, Barking, Essex—Oct. 9, W.
Payant, Manchester, Nine merchant, at two, at the Dog Ta-
vern, Manchester —Oct. 10, J. Innes and It. Watkins, Bristol,
chymists, at twelve, at the Bush Tavern, Bristol—Oct. 11, W.
H. Clarke, Lydcomb and wydcombe, Somersetshire, coal-
merchants, at twelve, at the Bush Tavern, Bristol—Oct. 17, G.
Meliss, Fenchurch-street, at twelve, at Guildhall.

CERTIFICATESL-OcT. 9
P. Jordan, .Whitechapel, drugg;ist-.--.T.- Grafton, Manchester,
calico-printer—S. Robinson, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, hosier—
T. Parks, Birmingham, merchant.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
J. Wrigky and J. Haworth, Clitheroe coiton-spinners—A.
Irving anti E. Irving, Padiham, Lancashire, drapers—R. Ab-
bey and Co. Pancras-lane, wholesale tea-dealers, as far as re-
lates to W. Johnson—J. W. Hideout and S. 11. Slack, Down-
ing-street, Ardwick, Manchester, druggists—J. Cox and J.
Sherborne, Coxley Mills, Wells, Somersetshire, mealmen—C.
Slater and S. Pope, Fetter-lane, carriers—E. Griffith and W.
Ilinde, Liverpool, attorneys at law—ll. Attenborough and J.
Bush, Nottingham, grocers—J. F. Holding and Co. Newgate-
street, ribbon-manufacturers—T. Price and F. Finch, Great
Bridge, Westbromwich, Staiibrdshire, coal-masters—J. R.
Lucas and Co. Nailsea, Somersetshire, crown window glass-
manufacturers. •

His Grace the Archbishop of CANTERBURY arrived yester-
day on a visit for a few .days, at the residence of his son-in-law,
the Hon. and Rev. HUGH PERCY, at Bishopsbourn. On
Thursday next, his Grace will preside at the Annual General
Meeting of the Diocesan Education Society 'at the Central
Schools, in Saint Dunstan's, near this city.--(Kentish Gazette,
Sept. 18.)
.On Thursday last Mr. RUSH? the American Minister at our
Court, visited Chatham Dock aid,
.where he was received by
Commissioner Sir ROBERT BARLOW, K.C.B. and the princi-
pal Officers, who accompanied him through his inspection of
the public•works at present carrying on there, many of which
he examined very closely.---(lbid.)
On Friday evening last, as the carriage of Sir
Ancimini:D CHRISTIE, K.C.B. the Commandant of Chat-
ham Garrison, was descending the hill leading from his resi,
dence to barrack gate, the
.pole broke, and the carriage was in-
stantly upset, by which accident the coachman had his leg frac-
tured so badly, that it recjuired immediate amputation ; • Lady
collar-bone was broken; the face of Sir Ancili-
BALI) very ninth lacerated, besides being otherwise severely
bruised; a Lady who novas also in the carnage, fortunately es-
caped with little injury. We are happy to say; that the parties
are all likely to do well

PROVINCIAL J O URNALS.

(From The Sheffield Mercury, Sept. 5.)

TO THE EDITOR.

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their brains knocked out for their pains.—l am led to make
these obXervations, from noticing the perverse obstinacy of some
ve;ao, in spite.of all the yiptifs to the contra" Reeist.in mein-
s
taining that the mob were guilty of riotous and illegal conduct
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appears to me "as clear as the sun at noon-day," that
the disturbance on that occasion was . altogether owing
to the King's Government refusing to comply with the
wishes of the sovereign people, who, .as they were the
best judges of the matter, had the best right to decide
on it. And yet' there some noodles amongst us who do not
see this, but go on contending that part at least of the
blame attached to the mob, who resisted the orders of the go.
vernment, which they.forsooth had no right to do, and for the
consequences of which they are fully answerable. Now in
answer to all this I 'have only to observe, that if government
' choose to give improper orders, nobody can be bound to obey
them. If you ask who' is to judge of . the propriety of such
orders, I reply, certainly those who are expected to obey theni,
the people, who from their superior talents and numbers May
be supposed to possess a greater concentration of intellect and
knowledge than any inferior class in the community. We
know that in the multitude of counsellors there is wisdom ; and,
consequently, the mob of London must be much wiser that a
mob any where else, and a mob any where else wiser than his
Majesty's cabinet. Besides, do we not every :day see such
splendid specimens of the intelligence, patriotism, prudence,
and moderation of a cockney mob, as to convince us of :its
vast superiority in all these qualities? and after all this shall
we provincials dare to question any thing that is done by such
magnificept names as the citizens of London, or the house-
holders of Westminster ? I maintain, therefore, that in all
cases it is proper and necessary that the government should first
consult with such enlightened people of what= is fittest' to be
done on all important emergencies, such as the funeral of a
Queen; and, having got their consent, orderit accordingly. If
this plan-were followed, it is impossible to conceive-how peace-
able and well-behaved the good folks in London would be !- At
all events, it cannot be denied that the good effects of thiarnode
of governing " the most enlightened people of the face of the
earth" would have been eminently conspicuous on a late occa-
sion, had it luckily been adopted. But from neglecting it, see
what a turmoil has been raised!! what precious blood has been
Spilt ! what labour and diligence expended, to enable the intre-
pid and enlightened jurors of two inquests to put matters to
reehts agaie ! All this might have been saved, and a great deal
more, had goveenment merely done hs the web wished them ;
and, therefore, for not doing so, they are justly and consistently
railed at and abused, by some very loyal- subjects amongst -us.
There is something so mild, and amiable, and reasonable in
the conduct of all the mobs in London thati have had the plea-
sure of being amongst, that I can with great difficulty conceive
how it is possible for any one to harbour a thought against
then, or seek to disturb or interrupt their innocent amusements
of breaking heads, fracturing limbs, demolishing windoivs,
pulling down wails, and poising the stones thereof at the skulls
of any who attempt to prevent the dilapidation !• This is an oc-
cupation so suited to the genius of the London "people," that
it would be a great pity to baulk them in it ; and those only
should be considered as the disturbers -of the public harmony
and peace on those occasions, who would attempt to interrupt
them, whether it is by a constable's staff or the flat side of a
dragoon's sword. I agree perfectly with Mr. Waitliman„. in
thinking that on all such occasions the mob have a right to -do
as they please; and if ever I have the misfortune like him to
be elevated to the " bad eminence," of the city Sheriffdoin,
I shall certainly copy his very laudable example; in winking
at, if not countenancing, the excesses of the rabble, while 1 ,re-
serve all my vigilance and vengeance for whoever opposes them
It appears; however, that there are sonic amongst us so un-
friendly to those amiable propensities of the mob to which I
have just alluded, as to have.proferred a bounty to thoSe Who
are most successful in resisting them. Some 2or 3 dozen Sol-
diers, it seems, have received various hurts,such as a limb broken,
or an eye knocked out, in their unnecessary' and injudicious'
interference with the conduct of the crowd ; and this it seems is
considefed sufficient to entitle them to the sympathy and sup-
port of these inconsiderate men, who even now are subscribing
large sums for their relief and reward ! I maintain, however,
that all soldiers are the mere tools of Government, and that there
can be no hope of ever seeing our Constitution radically im.
proved, and fitted to the enlightened state of the present age, so
long as they are suffered to have any thing to do with
us I Far better would it be to offer a reward to that .pa-
triot in the mob who threw the greatest number of brick-
bats, or broke the greatest number of heads, on the occasion
alluded to ! We should: then be sure of rewarding-our friends,
and offering an encouragement for the-displey of those virtues
that ought ever to distinguish the true Patriot. As lam oa
the subject of the late row at Chniberiantherate, I may be al-
lowed to observe, that no one who is acquainted with the meek-
ness and forbearance of a London mob will believe it likely
that the disturbance began with any of them. It is much More
probable that the guards commenced the affhir by firing at the
people, who were coolly looking on, and that they could have
no motive for that but their own amusement I Ido not care a
farthing for all the evidence that can be brought to shew that
the contrary was thecase, and that the storm of brick-bats pre-
ceded the discharge of the pistols. You will please to notice,
Mr. Editor, that all such evidence is from the mouths of scene
who did not form any part of the mob themselves, and therefore
are not to be considered so respectable. As for the procession
being forced from the directed line, it certainly seems to inti-
mate that some coercion was employed on the occasion by the
crowd in the streets; but who knows but that the-horses nine,
by sonic instinctive sense of propriety, have taken the track
that led them through the city of their own accord, and thus
what has been rashly imputed to the ‘F people" may have
been the work of another sort of animal altogether. With
regard to the doctor's list of wounded on- the occasion,
it is easy to suppose that the soldieta may' leave inflitt-
ed the wounds on thernSelves, in order to shew the dan-
gers of the service they were employed on, or to entitle them to
the reward which some ill judging individuals are disposed to
bestow upon them. .Besides, a wound, or the scar of it at least,
is an honour to a soldier, and brings its. own reward in the re-
putation it gives him ; but if a tailor or a cobbler is maimed in
an affray of this sort, he has nothing but his pain for his 'idis,
and. hence he ought to be a greater object of sympathy and re-
ward. Now as 'from the dreadful nature of the attack made on
a condensed mob—from the dragoons riding over them in
dozens, slashing with their swords, and-firing at them with their
pistols—there cannot choose but be.a vast number of the peace.
able inhabitants of the city eithefkilled or grievously wounded,
I think it but right that alist of them should be made out and
published. Indeed lam somewhat• surprised that this has not
been done, and that we have heard so little of the hundreds
who must now be writhing from the agony of the wounds
fiicted on this memorable occasion. At the time of the Man-
chester MASSACRE, we had lists in abundance of the men, wo-
men, and children, killed and wounded on the occasion; which
makei the omission of such a thing now the more remarkable.
But I am occupying too much of your time, with observations
that I dare say must have struck ypu before, and shall there.
fore conclude at once, by
.subscribing myself
AN ADM HIER OF MOB LAW..

FOR THE SUN.

SIR RALPH WOC,TiF(,)itD AND Tilt SPANISH
INDEI,'ENDEN74"S.

. .
Ma. Eur.ron—lt may perhaps be recollected,
that in the debates which took place in the House
of Commons on the Foreign Enlistment Bill,
Mr. MAanY AT stated, that while fugitive Royal-
ists from the Spanish Main had not only been re-
ceived in Trinidad, but promoted to situations of
honour and emolument, au asylum had been re-
fused to the Independents, wimbers of whom, on
the, approach of the Royalist army to Guiria, em-
barked for Trinidad in such boats and canoes as
they could find, but were not permitted to land

by Sir RALPH WOODFotto, the Go:•ernor, and on
their return to the place from whence they came,
• -were immediately massacred ; that the report of
persons who visited that part of the coast soon
afterwards, stated, that the bodies of these un-
happy wretches were left a prey to the birds of

the air and the beasts of the Geld, and that their
. bones whitened the shore, for near two leagues.
The truth of these assertiont war denied by Lord
CASTLEREAGH, who &dared .that the persons
alluded to had all been well received, to the
number of three ilionyand eight hundred; and
that some Royalist velisels, then in the har.
15-nr, were prevented by Governor Wopuroan
from pursning others which had put to sea; Mr.
Gout.RuaN expressed the same sentiments as his
lordship, as to Governor 'WOODFORD'S conduct.
In process of time, the nee tapers containing the
reports of these debates,. reached. the Spanish

Blain; and the Independent Government at An-
gtlstnra felt desirous of establishing the truth, not
only of the facts in question, but of many others
which, they say, " mark the hostility of. Governor
WOODFORD to the cause of Independence," and
high, they observe, " were probably not known
to Mr, MARRYAT, but are not the less interest-

ing to the public, and to history." With these
views, they directed a number of persons, who
had been eye-witnesses of these transactions, to
be examined,- upon interrogatories, had•their ex-
aminations recorded in the archives of the
Government, and sent attested copieS of them to
some of their friends in this-country, which have
lately arrived. One of these copies has fallen
into my hands, and as the points at issue between
iltlAartyArr on the one hand, and Lord CA's-
TLEREAari and Mr. GOULBURN on the other,
have never yet been cleared up, and as the con-
duct of our West India Governors towards the
Spanish independents may strongly affect -our
future political and commercial connections with
South America, I feel it my duty to lay before
the public a translation of this important docu-
ment, through the medium of your valuable Pa-pet.
I am, Sir,
Your most obettent Servant,
A FRIEND TO FREEDOM.
London, September 18, 1821.

Mr. Political Goverr.G,

The Procurator-General says, that an Article has been in,
seated in the " Corteo del Orinoco," taken from a Londoi.
Newspaper, being part of a speech made in the British Parlia-
ment by Mr. Marryat, last year, on the conduct of the Gover-.
. nor of Triaidad, Sir Ralph Woodford, towards the emigrants
from the ~.---eerniah Main,
.who sought an asylum in that...lsland,
Irons the atreeities of BoVes and Morales. The Hon.-Member
• fiiced his attention and sensibility on the consequences of re-
fusing an asylum to the emigrants. who solicited a refuge in
Trinidad, and who offered the customary securities for their
geed conduct; but being driven away returned to the coast of
CILMS/lii, and were assassinated by the butchers of Doves and.
Morales. Mr. Marryat asserted with great propriety, that the
Governor, in refusing an asylum to these persons, had signed
the death warrant of those who vainly looked to him for hos-
edtality. This act 'of absolute notoriety was accompanied by
' many others equally scandalous. The facts which serve as the
foundation of the speech of Mr. Marryat were as follows :
That the emigration commenced in August 1814, and con-
tinttef.l till December in the same year, and that no place of re-
fuge was more accessible for those who emigrated from Guiria
than the Island of Trinidad,. nor for the little barks in which
they sailed, having no other mode of transit or navigation.
Not only did Governor Woodford persist in his refusal to ad-
mit the emigrants, but there are a multitude of his other acts,
the knowledge of which has not come to the lion. Member,
but the proofs of which cannot be less interesting to the public
cause, and to history. This double interest has caused the
Procurator to solicit the examination of persons worthy of
credit and faith, who can prove the following facts :—First,
they knew and testify, that those persons who emigrated ire.,
August 1814, presented to the Governor of Trinidad the peti-
tion relarred to by Mr. Marryat, the answer to which was as
follaws i—lt - is incompatible with the orders that regulate my
ccnduet, with respect to the inhabitants of those parts of the
Spanish Colonies which are in a state of disturbance, to
admit into Trinidad any person who is not a natural
born subject of Spain.—Secondly, they know and testify that
all those who were driven away by this declaration, were forced
to return to the Coast of Cluiria, as well from the nature of
their barks as by the want of provisions, and that on their ar-
rival in the port occupied by the troops, of Doves and relorales,
the i were taken and assassinated by their.—Thirdly, they
know and testify, that in thelattor-roonths.ofel4stexadoesa par
ties successively-emigrated, of which many went to Trinidad in
consequence of its proximity, the quality -a
their hacks, and the
scarcity of proviaionnes-Fourthly, they know and testify that as
many as were driven away by Governor Woodford were forced to'
return to the Ceast of Cumana, and were mu tiered by the troops
of Roves and Morales.—Fifthly, they know andeestify that
other parties not being able to arrive at the principal port of
Trinidad, approached other ports of the island for refuge, but
were fired upon and driven away by directions of Governor
Woodford, particularly one which he tried to search at Foco,
and in which was the Merchant Natera.--Smthly, they prove
the number of the persons assassinated by the tzoops of Roves
and Morales on the Coast of Cumana, in consequence of their
being driven away by Governor Woodford.-aSevetthly, they
know and testify that it was a maxim with Doves and.. his se-
cond Morales, to murder all the White People, withouttlistine-
tion of age or seiX ; and fbr this reason the of those
who emigrated and sought refuge in Trinidad and other Islands,
were NVliites—Eiglithly, that it is public and notorious that
Roves and Paloealca, to encourage the people of colour arid
slaves, who almost exclusively composed their forces, promised
them the possession and enjoyment of the property of the White
People whom theymurdered.—Nir.thly, that Boves used to say
to his troops, that when no ether White Man than himself re, •
mained, they should also murder him, in order to secure
snore perfectly the property conquered from the Whites.— i
Tenthly, they know and testify, that among the parties driven .
away by Governor Woodford were many women, children, aed

old people,,, and non-ccaabatatts who found persone b Trini-
dad ready co answer for their good conduct, and. who offered
security to thetaovernor,hat that he nevertheless refused to admit
them.—Eleveathly, tiThy say that other emigrants received from
that Governor injuries, blows, imprisonment, insults, &c.
without any other cause than that of being Patriots, either in
reality or in his opinion.—Twelfthly, they declare that he in-
tercepted, opened and retained, the correspondence of the emi-
grant patriots, and specify particular cases within their certain
kuowledge.—Thirteenthly, they certify, that on the retreat of
the enemy from this province, and the patriots remaining in
possession of it, the enemy were, assisted by Governor Wood-
ford, as soon as he knew of their retreat from the bank of the
°ranee°, sad from the parts adjacent, pursued by the libera-
tors of Guayana; and they particularize the species of assis-
tance which they received from him.—Fourteenthly,' that such
is the hatred of Woodford against all true or presumed Patri-
ots, that not content with the murders perpetrated by the assas-
sins of Roves and Morales, he himself persecuted and mal-
treated, directly and indirectly, all those Patriots that arrived in
Trinidad, in order that they should not remain in the Island.
They cite particular, and the most notorious cases.--Fifteenth-
ly, they know and testify, that his persecution has extended to
those illustrious philanthropic foreigners, who coming to the
succour of the Patriots in their struggle with the Spanish Go-
vernment, had either toue4tast or anchored at Trinidad; and
they declare particular cases which era of public notoriety.—
Sixteenthly, they say that the said Governor, last year, armed
the steamboat and other vessels, to take and bring into the prin-
cipal port of Trinidad, transports which neared that Island, in
search of pratique, nr of orders relative to their -destination,
awl which were laden with persons belonging to the expedition
of Colonel English. They declare, that in effect those vessels
would have been embargoed there, to the prejudice of the Pa-
triot cause, if they had not
.received opportune advice, and de-
parted for Margazita.--Seventeenthly, they know and certify,
that for this, more than for any good motive, he visited General
Morillo after the Spanish revolution, and was obsequiously

treated by him -at Puerto Cabello, Valencia, and Caraccas.—

Eighteenthly, that all they declare is public and notorious, and
strictly true.—And in order to have due effect, I demand that
all the persons who testify shall appear and declare that the
circumstances they state are positive facts. I also demand that
when the examination of the witnesses is finished, copies shall
be delivered in such a manner that they shall have faith in the
territory of the Republic and elsewhere; arid that the original
shall be archived.—Angostura, 20th Sept. 1820—.. rose de Es-
pana—Angostura, 20th September, 1820. As demanded, so
let it be—Viscatique Pcraza—Antonio Alcala, Notary of the
Government. The same day I communicated it to the Procu-
rator-General—A leala.

In the city of Guayana, Gth October," 1820, the Citizen Ma-
tins Lovera being presented as a witness, by the Procurator-
General, I received his oath in due form, and interrogated him
as to the particulars contained in the foregoing writing. He
declered us follows:

To the first—he certifies that. the misfortune cited in- that
particular was the lot of Petronila Lara, widow of the citizen
Captain Francis Sanchcs 'Verca, who suffering various insults
and indignities from Governor Woodford, and being forced to
leave the Island instantly for the city of Guiria, in company.
with one Valerco, fell a victim in consequence of that.procecd.
ing on the part of Governor Woodford.
To the second—he certifies from certain knowledge, that a
multitude of persons were killed on the coast of Guiria,
some driven back from Trinidad, and others intimidated from
going there, in consequence of the proceedings of the Governor
of Trinidad ; that the coasts of Guiria, .the heights and the
island of Paso, were strewed with dead bodies ; that their un-
buried remains, as yet, strike horror into strangers anti others
who travel that way. -
To the third, in like manner, he certifies, that a multitude
of persons emigrated in the latter months of 1014, of which the
greater part went to Trinidad, in consequence of its proximity,
as well as from the nature of their barks, and from want of
provisions: _ _ _

- To the fourth, That he knows that from the very bad con-
duct of Governor Woodford, in not admitting them' into Tri-
nidad, the citizens Philip Brabo, Manuel Velasquez, John
Ramirez, and others whom he does not recollect, fell 'victims.
To the fifth, That it is a public and notorious fact, that
Governor Woodford drove away from the Coast at Foco, the
launch commanded ty the Citizen Manuel Natera, who had
on board unfortunate families that fled from the horrors of the
war on the Main.

To the sixth, That from certain information which he has
received from persons worthy of faith and credit, they reckon.
that more than 3000 persons perished by the conduct of Gover-
nor Woodford, and by the hands of the sanguinary enemies of
humanity.
To the seventh, That he witnessed, to the grief of his heart,
that scarcely one white person escaped from the hands of those
wretches ; that the war carried on by Boves and Morales seem-
ed to have no other object than to exterminate the whole race
of the white Americans ; which caused the few who escaped
from this catastrophe to endeavour to take refuge in Trinidad,
as the nearest to the coast of Guiria, without expecting any
danger.
..
To the eighth, That Boves, in order to content the horde by
which he was followed,, end which almost exclusively consisted
of vicious men and slaves, told them; that whoever should kill
his master should have all his possessions, and every thing that
belonged to him, and one-half in case lie should kill his son or
other near relative, or any white person, without distinction of
sex.

To the ninth, That it is public and notorious, that the-usual
language of lover to his followers was, even to destroy himself
in case they wished to perfect their undertakings.
To the tenth That as one of many, it is notorious that hav-
ins.arzived at the port of Trinidad, in a launch owned by the
Citizen Peter Sanchez, carrying many families of either sex,
..rrt ey were ordered to ckpart within an hour, without having
any respect to the state of the launch, and want of provisions
for a v;:yage; and what was more, the coast being occupied by
a squadron of the enemy, commanded by John Gabozo, a
Spanish Chief ; that he weitreeollects the persons on board the
launch to be, the Citizens James Bernard Sanchez, Dr. Nicho-
las Aurola, Manuel !'ereira, •Poor Sanclies and Son, Ramon
Machado, Josh. Michael Machado, ,Fernando Antonio Fre-
maries, Joseph Guerara, and other %bite persons, among
whom was the large family of the old Citizen Edward Hurtado,
and others who.had last, in the fury of the war, or rather the
persecution oa the coast, their fathers and brothers, and others
who could alleviate their misfortunes.

To the eleventh, That it is notorious that the persons who
were discovered in-Trinidad, those who were not put in the
eommon prison, like the worthy Ecclesiastic Citizen l)r. Francis
Joseph River, and Dr. Azaola, were maltreated by Governor
Woodford, as were the Citizens Oreabiture, James Ben. San.
cladz,,,and Joseph P.afaelltaveriga.....: . .
'to the twelfth, That Governor Woodford inLreepted and
opened the letters directed to the emigrants from the NI ain,
oven "coming from Friendly
.islands, as occurred with a letter
directed by the Citizen Francis Policarpo Ortiz-of St. Thom*
to the blarquis del Tom, Citizen Francis Rodriguez, for the
sole cause of being addressed to an unfortunate V elem.:dean.
To the thirteenth, That when we the Patriots occupied this
provinne, the enemy flying before our light troopi, those who
fled took various channels ; but Governor Woodford, being ap-
prised of the event, sent ships of war and provisions to save
them, and to conduct the runaways to Trinidad.
To the fourteenth, That as far us relates to this particular,
the conduct of Governor Woodford is sal: iently notorious from
the Gazettes of Grenada, and the other Articles n and the wit-
ness refers to what he has deposed to the foregoing questions.
To the fifteenth, That Governor Woodford, it he did not
assist, at least tolerated the vessels armed by individuals, and
Which were in the port of Trinidad with the sole object, watch-
ing the Creoles and Foreigners coming to the Main to assist the
Americans, in -order to assassinate them, as happened some
months past to a transport laden with Englishmen. ,
To the sixteenth, That only from report and information, he ,
knows this particular, having been three years domiciled in
this:City. - -

To die sc,.renteenth, That ha knows from the public Papers
that Governer Woodford has been in Caraccas, Valencia, and
other parts of the Main; and of his being courted there by
General AfOrillo, seine mouths past, and that by this conduct
Governor Woodford, ail -wztli as by other repeated acts, has
rendered himself the enemy of every Creole, and the friend of
tlitir•avprcssors. •
To tne eighteenth, Tlut ail. he has declared is palic and
notorious, and-true upon oath ; and that he confirms and ratifies
it, that he will repeat it as often as demanded, that he is 21)
years of age, that he has robbing to add or take away, and
with
signs it me, the -iotary, to wliich F testify, Nlartias Levera.
Anthony Alcala, Notary of Elie Government
tiro be contl2 tatil.l