The Sun.
London, England, 1819-11-26 00:00:00

couftr OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday there WAS till unusually numerous
attendance of the Members of the Court, a Spe-
cial Cola( havitpi been called by the Lord Mayor,
Pursuant to a nt'lliii•ition numerously signed.
THANKS To THE LORD MAYOR.

Mr. Deputy Wtwards rose to move a vote of
thanks to the late Lord Mayor, for the manner in,
which he hail disehareed hi, important duties dur-
ing the late Mayoralty. After eulogizing the pub-
lic and private virtues of Mr. Alderman Atkins,
the worthy Member inured a Resolution in the
usual °terms.
Mr. PRARSE seconded the motion.
Mr. BLACK ET7 moved that the nsiontes of the
Court of Common Council of Nov. 1772, relative
to Alderman Nash, should he read. The pro-
ceedine,s were accordingly, read by the Deputy
Town Clerk, from which it appeared that a Reso-
lution of Thanks to alderman Nash. for his con-
duct as Lord Mayor, bad been negatived by an
mewl:new, in which, by a majority of that Court,
he was censured as guilty of the violation of the
rights of the Livery, by tetusing Common Halls,
and by abrtiptiv breaking up Halls when eon-
vetted, by which the Lively were prevented a dis-
ctission of their grievances—Wear, hear !).
Mr. BLACK ETT, after the precedent which had

jest bet;rl quoted, felt it his duty to move an
' amendment of a similar nature to the one which
had been read. The conduct of John Atkins,
late Lord May,.r, fully d hint in (loin!, so.
Almost every act of that Gentleman sheaved hint
n friend of the Livery or their tights. The vet y
first act was tie return whirl, he made of the
Members of his own Ward, hot which the Court
of Aldermen had set aside—(Hear !)—lle bad also
refused to convene Common Halls on Requisitions
being presented tO him on proper occasions ; one
when three millions of taxes were about to be
imposed on the country, particularly on the poor,
and on another occasion when the Livery wished
to give an opinion on the horrid transactions at
Manchester—(llear, hear !)—lt was impossible
to lament too strongly the Meetings held in the
open air, but if public bodies were refused the use
of their public halls, they had no alternative but
to resort to the open fields. lie certainly was
most eminently entitled to a refusal of-thanks,
because he uniformly resisted the will of the Li-
very. ;He (Mr. B ) had voluntarily come forward
to move this amendment, and he must say, that
if the late Lord Mayor (Atkins) was now honour-
ed by their thanks, it was not possible for any fu-
ture Magistrate'to pot such value on their thanks
as was generally done.
Mr. CROOK seconded the motion in a few

words. He could not, however, give ,his vote
in silence, as he thought a strong censure ought
to be passed on Mr. Alderman Atkins, whose
conduct had been, to the several deputations of
the Livery who waited on him, every thing but
-that of a Gentleman and a Magistrate. Even
when Halls were convened, the Livery were pre-
vented transacting their business, by the sudden
breaking up of the Hall. A Chief Magistrate, if

be 470u1d not redress, was at least bound to hear
them patiently. But such was not the conduct of
the late Lord Mayor, who always mixed his po-
Mical principles with the discharge of his duty.
Besides, it was somewhat singular to hear gen-
tlemen speak of his Lordship's hospitality. The
fund which the City gave him was for hospitality,
not to enable him to put 4 or 50001. in his own
pocket. But where was the hospitality of his
'.Lordship, where the boasted magnificence of
iris conduct, in supporting the dignity of his office
as a Chief Magistrate of one of the first cities of
the world. Nor was this the only reason why he'
supported the amendment,becanse the Lord Mayor
bad uniformly insulted the Livery by his conduct
when they waited on him. Itfwas with pleasure,
however, he turned to the conduct of the present
Lord Mayor, who had received the Deputations
which waited on him with a dignity and an urba-
nity no less honourable to himself, than gratify-
ing to the,feelings of those who were thus receiv-
ed. He concluded by seconding the amendment.
Mr. Brtowte contended, that there was nothing
•in the. motion of thanks which was not strictly
true, because he considered the conduct of Mr.
Alderman Atkins was such, as justly to entitle
him to their gratitude. He thought no such
reasons as those stated by the Mover of the
Amendment were 'Sufficient to justify the re-
fusal of thanks. The. Common Halls never could
be considered expressive of the general sense of
the Liiery.

Mr. JACKS said, that with respect to the Lord
Mayor's hospitality, he, fur one, could say, that
be had certainly partaken of that liberality. The
worthy Member •then entered into a very long
detail of the history of Common 114115. if the
Lord Mayor was wrong in refusing three times
to call Common Flails, why had the Gentlemen
not applied to the Court of King's Bench ?
Mr. FAVELL observed, that perhaps if the
doctrines of the other side were true, it would be
proper that the election of Members for the City
should be confined to the Common Council and
ti►e Court of Aldermen. The worthy Member then
stated his reasons for agreeing in the amendment.
Messrs. James, Griffiths, and Dixon, supported
tVe original motion, while Mes.rs. Patten and
Oldham supported the Amendment. The clues-
•tion being put, the of igloo! motion was negatived,
and the Amendment carried by a shew of hands.
On a division, the n►rmbers were declared to be—
For the Original. Motion, Aldermen-76 Co►rmoners-
-2 Tellers
Fur the Amendment, 4 Alderiitenz--37 (iommoners----
Tellers - lO3

Majority for the Amendment ... l6

PROCEEDINGS BY TI-1E couirr OF ALDERMEN
AGAINST THE LIVERY.

The Requisition upon this subject having been
read, Mr. WILLIAMS rose to move a aeries of Re-
solutions, the counterpart of those voted at the
Common Hall, for the adoption of the Court.—
Af some g.cueral observations upon the rights
and privileges of the Livery, and in praise of the
conduct ot Alderman Waithman, and those other
peisons whose names were in the indictment in-
s: wed by the Court of Aldermen, he handed his
mcilion to the propel' Officer.
A(rir, luau WOOD seconded the Resolutions. Ile
tuc Court of Aldermen with 'inhumanity,

forvards a brother Alderman, and stated that the
City Sotieitur,•who had been ordered to enquire
whether that Court had a right to interfere with
the Livery nr not, had not yet been able to
give an answer. He (Aldernian Wood) believed)
that if a Common'Hall bad been called upon the
first application to the late , Lord Mayor, do
Smithfield Meeting would have taken place, and
he wished the COurt would add to the Resolu-
tions, one to order the City Solicitor not to go
on with the prosecution.
Alder man CURTIS 'defended the Court of Alder-
men and the late Lord Mayor. If the Conrt had
no power, what was all this form about, or all
their scarlet robes ?-,--(A laugh.),--He reprobated
the practice of disclosing what took place in the
Court of Aldermen) and said he never could be
guilty of doing so,
After a discussion, whieh lasted for_ a long
rime, And in which several Members joined, the
Itewohttions were carried, without a division, by a
majority of about Gto I. It was also resolved,
that the Court should recommend to the Court of
Aldermen forthwith, to drop any further proceed-
ings in the prosecution.
The Loan MAYOR laid before the Court a Let-
ter of Thaiiks front Marquess Camden, which was
lead, and Ordered to be entered.

An application was agreed to be made tu Par
liament tor a limber sum 'of money, for com.
piecing the improvements at St. 'Martin's-le.
Grand.

Thanks were voted to the Chaplain to the tate
Lord Mayor.
The Court, which was crowded to excess, ad-
journed at half-past seven o'clock.

VENEZUELA AND NEW GRANADA.

OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF TUE BATTLE OF BOJACA

THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ROYAL ARMY, AND

THE CAPTURE OFTHE CAPITAL, SANTA FR.

Fourth Bu tin of the Liberating rlrm of New Granada.
BATTLE OF BOJACA.
Yesterday, at day-light, our advanced corps
giving notice that the enemy was in march by the
road of Satnaca, the army was put under arms ;
and as soon as it was ascertained that he intended
passing the bridge of Bojaca, in order to open
direct communication, and be in contact with the
capital, we marched by the high-road to prevent
him, or force him to give battle.
-At two in the afternoonohe enemy's first divi-
sion reached the bridge, where lie saw only our
advance of cavalry. Not then able to ascertain
our force, and believing those opposed to him
were nothing more than a reconnoitring party, he
attacked them with his Cazadores to clear the
way whilst the main bo;!y followed up. Our di-
visions quickened their march, and, to the great
surprise of the enerny, the whole of our infantry
showed themsailves in a column on a :.eight com-
manding his position., The enemy's van had as-
cended part'Orifbe'toad, following our advance,
and the remainder of his army was below, about
a quarter of a league from the bridge, and show-
ed a force of 3000 men.
Our battalion of Cazadores of the-van sent out
a company of skirmishers, and with the remainder
in column attacked the enemy's Cazadores, and
drove them back precipitately to a wall, from
whence they were also dislodged ; they then pass-
ed the bridge, and took up a position on the other
si4e, and in the meanwhile our infantry came
down, and the cavalry matched along the road.
The enemy made a movement by his right,
which was opposed by the rifles, and the British
company. '!'he battalions, first of Barcelona and
l'aezi's Bravos, with the squadron of the cavalry
of the upper plain, marched by the centre. The
battalion of the line of New Granada, and the
Guides of the rear, joined the battalion of Caza-
dares and formed the left. The columns of Tunja
and ttocorro remained in reserve.
The action began at the same instant all along
the line, General Anzoategui directed the opera-
rioni of the centre and right ; he ordered a batta-
lion to be attacked which the enemy had sent as
skirmis,bers in a glen, and forced it to retire on
the main body, which formed in column on a
height, with three pieces of artillery in the centre,
and two corps of cavalry in the flanks, waited the
attack.
Our troops of the centre, disregarding the fire
of some corps of the enemy posted on their left
flank, attacked the main body. The enemy gave
a dreadful fire, but our troops, with the most
daring movements, executed with the strictest
discipline, surrounded all the enemy's corps. The
squadron of cavalry of the Upper-plain charged
with its wonted valour, and from that moment all
the efforts of the Spanish General were fruitless ;
lie lost his position. The company of horse
grenadiers (all Spaniards) was the first that
cowardly left the field of battle. The infantry
endeavoured to reform on another height, and was
instantly destroyed. A corps of cavalry in
.reserve
waited ours with the lances in rest, and was pierc-
ed through-and-through by our lancers ; 'the
whole Spanish army in complete rout, and closed
in on all sides atter suffering dreadful carnage,
threw down their arms and surrendered.
With an almost simultaneous movement, Gets.
Santander, who directed the operations of the left,
and who had met with' an inconsiderable resist-
ance front the enemy's van, and to which he had
only opposed his -Cazadores, charged with some
companies of the battalion of the line, and the
Guides of the rear passed the bridge and completed
the victory,.
All the enemy's army remained in our hands.—
General Barreyro, Commander-in• Chief of the
Army of New Granada, is a prisoner, and was
taken in the field of battle by a soldier of the
First Rifles, Pedro Martinez : the second in
command, Colonel Ximenez, is also a prisoner;
almost all the Commandants and Majors of corps,
a multitude of inferior officers, and more than
1,600 men, arc likewise taken, and moreover all
their arms, ammunition, artillery, horses, &c. &c.
Hardly 50 men escaped, and amongst them some
chiefs and officers 'of cavalry, who fled before the
action was decided.
'General Santander with the van, and the guides
of the rear, pursued at the same time the dispersed
to this place, and General Anzoategui, with the
remainder of the army, remained all night in the
field.
The advantages are incalculable which will en-

she lo the Republic from the glorious victory of
yesterday.

Our troops never triumphed more decidedly,
and have' seldom troops vo engaged well diScip-
lined, and so well commantled.

Nothing can be compared to the intrepidity
with which General Anzoategui at the head of two
battalions, and a squadron of cavalry, attacked
and overthrew the enemy's main body, and to hint
the victory is in great measure due.
General Santander made his movements with
vigour . and firmness. The battalions (Paez's
Bravos) and the first of Barcelona, and the squa-
dron of the Upper-plain, fought with astonishing
valour. The columns of Tonga and Socorro join-
ed the left on the battle being decided. In short,
his Excellency is highly satisfied with the beha-
viour of every Chief, Officer, and Soldier of the
Liberating Army on this memorable day..
Our loss consists in 13 killed, and 53 wounded;
amongst the former, Lieutenant of cavalry, N.
Perez, and the Rev. Miguel Diax, Chaplain of the
Van ; and amongst the latter, Major Joseph Ra-
phael de las Heras,Captain Johnston, and Lieu-
tenant Rivero.

General Head-quarters, in Venta Quemada, the Rth of Aug,
C. SOUBLETTE, Chief of the Staff.

FLIGHT OF THE VICEROY SAMANO-JOY OF THE

NEW GRANADIANS-CAPTURE OF ONE. MILLION

OF DOLLARS.
Fifth Bulletin of the Liberating Army.

Lieutenant-Colonel Nlugica, with the corps of Guides and
Dragoons, continued the pursuit of the enemy on the Bth, at
day-break. At 11, his Excellency followed with the squa-
dron of Llanoarribs, and joined him at Choconta. On the
9th, all the infantry set out. On the loth. on the arriva
of his Excellency at the bridge of Comun, he received ad
vice from the capital, that the Viceroy, the Audience, with
the guard of honour, and the regiment of Cazadores of
Aragon, and all the civil and military officers, had aban-
doned it on the morning of the 9th,. leaving it. in a state
of frightful anarchy. His Excellency hastened his march;
and on tke same day, entered the capital amidst the accla-
mations of an immense population, which knew not how to
express its joy—a population, which, after three years of the
most cruel oppression, beheld itself unexpectedly liberated
and could not help doubting its immense good firtune. The
streets and the public places were filled with people. All
sought to see his Excellency the President, in-order to con-
vince themselves of the reality.

The Viceroy Samano has tied in the direction of Honda, and
Calzado follows him on the southern side. All the cavalry
and the corps of the rear-guard pursue him on all sides, and
there is reason to hope that none will escape.
The Liberating Army has attained the object which it pur-
posed on undertaking the campaign. After 75 days' march
from Pueblo de Mantecal, in tire province of Varinas, his Ex-
cellency entered the capital of New Granada, having overcome
greater labours and difficulties than were foreseen on under-
taking this great operation, and having destroyed an army
three times stronger than the invading one.
Th-, precipitation with which the Viceroy and his satel-
lites tied, on the first report of the battle of Bojaca, did
not permit bin► to save any of the public property. In the
Mint we found more than half a million of dollars in
cash ; arid in all the other magazines and depots sufficient
completely to arm and equip a numerous army. It may
be said, that the liberation of New Granada has ensured in-
fallibly that of all South America, and that the year 1819
will he the end of a war, which, with so much horror to hu-
manity, Spain has waged since 1810.
The General in Chief of the Staff,
CARLOS SOUBLETTE.
Head-Quarters at Santa Fe, Ang. 11.

In an official despatch, dated at Santa Fe, on the 14th of
August, and addressed by the Presdent Bolivar to the Vice-
President of the Republic, he says, that " the people of New
Granada, regardless of their own defenceless state, by attack-
ing dispersed parties of the enemy, have actively co-operated
in his absolute extermination, taking arms, and making a
great number of prisoners." He also adds, that " notwith-
standing the general devastation which this kingdom has
suffered, the Republic may reckon on a million dollars in
cash, besides the large suns which the property of the fugi-
tive oppressors and discontented will produce.

PROVINCIAL JOURNALS.

(From the Chester Courant.)

TO THE PEOPLE OF ENGLAND.

I certainly take a wide field for my address ;
yet as I conceive all are interested on the impor-
tant subject, I submit with all deference for the
consideration of the public, it will not be deemed

•
inapplicable; neither will it, I trust, with regard
to the time 1 have made choice of, the eve of a
very important Session (if not the most so) of
Parliament, which assembles to-morrow; consi-
dering it the duty of every man who wishes well
to society, and who has a tolerable knowledge of

htiman nature, to use his utmost efforts at—this
interesting period, to avert from his country the,
calamities which are threatened. by wicked and
ignorant men, against this great and prosperous
empire. With regard to Universal Su►t}rage,
Annual Parliaments, and Election by Ballot,
believe it is generally
,admitted, that none but
rebels in their hearts, or who are not very clear in
their intellects (to express myself the most de-
corously on the subject) can be an advocate for

these measures ; at the same time I am ,tree to
confess, that I strenuously advocate a temporate
and gradual Reform in the Commons Home of
Parliament—doing away by degrees, the obnox-
ious Boroughs—adding to the number of County
Members—(tbis I particularly wish to impress on
the public mind)—and certainly permitting the
great commercial towns, such as Manchester, Bir-
mingham, &c. to return Members to Parliament,
which would be very desirable; for some of the pre-
sent Members, with all their great exertions to get
there, do not go a dozen times into the House
doting a Session, nor when there (fur I bare
often been present) do they spew, an inclination,
or use any industry or exertion of abilities to
promote the good and welfare of mankind.
shall not enter on the disquisition, how far this
country would have been better, it a Parliamen.
Lary Reform bad taken place 50 years ago, whe-
ther, by such a measure, we should have avoided
the •American war, which certainly led to the
monstrous French Revolution.; be that as it may,
uo country we have any knowledge of, • from an-
cient or modern history, ever rose so high as this

' filmed country, upon the pence that succeed°
the battle of Waterloo ; and 1 earnestly and de-
Vontly pray, that the Almighty Dispenser of hu-:
man events, Any long, very long continue R.
pre-eminettce in the scale of nations.
,t shall tool'
lightly on the unfortunate circumstances of the
lath of August, at Manchester; no one can more
lament the dreadful catastrophe of that awful daY,
than myself, but 1 really think the public shook'
suspend its opinion until it is in possession of the
Magistrates' defence, which will soon he before
the nation at large ; and I firmly believe, that
many of the people who have made most nois,e,
and clamour on the subject, would not care if
three tin:es the number of lives had been lost on
that fatal occasion, provided they could get the
present Administration out, and• their own re."'
into their situation, which I sincerely hope they
will not he able to effect, notwithstanding their
intended efforts ; for I am persuaded in my heart:
the present Administration is composed of as great
and good men as any in the kingdom., vill;
have procured for us a most glorious peace; 80.
die wy word for it,should you make a change, it bviik
be for the worse.—With regard to Sinecure Places:
I wrist not be silent ; they are most disgraceful to
the country, disgusting to the public mind. and
ought, with as little delay as possible; to be obli'
rerated from that irritating Book. It may b
urged, that this Constitution may be a very t,;°°4
one for a gentleman. who can spend five goineB
for a dinner in Bond street, but not so for a mad
who is not in possession of five pence, and cannot
obtain a sufficiency to maintain a numerous fa"
wily, by fourteen hours' labour out of the I°"7
and-twenty ; hut the differences in the circuul!
stances of mankind it is impossible to i ernedst'l;
is the will of God, and the rich should alleviate
the miseries of their fellow-creatures as much 85
in their power ; indeed, to do them justice, and
every well-informed and candid person readil
will admit it, that in no nation, or in any age, evert
charity and good offices to the poor more coo"
spicuous than in this; particularly exemplified if
the institutions of Mt miles, Hospitals, plac,,e:
of public instruction, &c. ; and, indeed, in ina,
immense sums collected annually for their beget'
in parochial rates, to" the amount, as far as I canrecollect, of about eleven millions ; therefore, tile
poor have an interest in preserving the Coustitti;
lion entire, as well as the rich.—W'iat I vit'u!
recommend to the Government of the country, uii
whosoever hands it may be placed, to endeavolr
to make the bulk of the community satizfied
it, to repeal a few taxes which bear immediatea9
hard and are extremely oppressive to tire rar!
such as are laid on the absolute necessaries .of i
which are well known to gentlemen in adaiiols:
tration ; for which deficiency hr the revenue a'
Income-tax might be substituted upon the Prw'
perty of the opulent, commencing with 5001. Per
annum, at a low rate, and to advance in propot;
Lion to-the nobleman, whom lam told possesses
300,0001. per annum, which should be chargc
with a good round sum. To
.give labour to tt
poor of every description who stand in need of /*;
(the occupation of their winds is very desirable
s'
the cultivation of the waste lands of the kitlgd°l4
would be particularly proper to this effecit, 81)0
thereby obviate tire necessity of so lunch
being sent from England, being credibly inOrr"e:.,
that not less titan t wenty.o,,e
was sent from hence in the years 1817 and
for corn ; and I am of opinion, the more the Pe;.c,
pie are withdrawn front Mann fact Uring towns
country occupations the better. With regard c
Revolution, have not those of the present As
had had enough of it in the experiment that le
been recently tried in that proud' and certaityc
for many years great coutl,!y, France; and wh:r•
coentry is now more degraded, or sunk to"voi
in the scale of European powers, arid not
risen so pre-eminent as our own ? Let that be 3 1,0
Sol) to you, and profit b' it. You may sink, b"t3.o‘..
cannot rise higher,—With regard to those deal..
gogues who have attended the Radical Meeti9l';
it is not necessary for me to notice ; 1 believe !11
..
country is sufficiently guarded against their :lie
tent ions, their views being appreciated bY,...ta
well-informed part of it. Cilltivate not the 1,',:0a
of Liberty, (I mean Republican Liberty) `cd
roots are destruction, whose branches are li°111)
and whose fruit is death. •
ritlt
I am, with every good wish for your prose
and comfort in this life, and happiness in 100°'
and better world,

Your faithful nud obedient servAnt,
Wlll. HARWOOD FOLLIOT
Chester, Nov. 22, 1819.

ATROCIOUS OUTRAGE.—On Wednesday 0•10
about nine o'clock, as James Nicholson,Esq?':f
Clerk of the borough of Leeds, %vas on his `%e'i,e
home to Chapel Town, be was accosted
Squire Pasture by a man who wished bitn .`
night," and almost at the same insnllt s` i 2
him by the collar, demanding his watch
Money.. This salutation Mr. Nicholson returns,
byAoocking the villain down ; Ivhen °thehli;
one on foot, the other on horseback, came to
assistance. Against the three Mr. N, mi"l„e'r°
most determined resistance, till completelY °,-;e,pg
powered, when the villains succeeded robu;og
him, anti knocked him into a ditch ; while t
situation they threw several 14rge stones t
end_him, which injured his face Htul hotly in a dre,'' of
NI manner. The robbers hearing the Pr"Clids,
passengers made off; two of them over the 6' to
and the other on horseback towards't he too" ;,j is
was fortunately stopped at the turnpike,
now safely lodged in the town prison. I‘ll.l' pot
cholson, though severely injured; is, We tire 'id'
-
to state, not in any imminent danger.

IRTH.
On Tuesday last, at, Col-Bsham 'House, Wilts, the dLal °I
Paul Methuen, Esq. of a son.

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