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HINDOO ENTHUSIAST. on, in which they eddiated .aritribich, in this
'Owl ins moment, is my only consolation,' I authorise tier
The following instance of Hindoo superstition and . Rev. T. L. Guevara, that he may, in the 01,14 prints
enthusiasm is given by a resident of Calcutta, in a let: of this enlightened capital, or in tie manner and form
ter to his brother in London— which be tall dye's most convenient, inform its in-
" It is considered by the Hindoos a religious duty, habitants;and the viloe world,, that my soul ever held
in the father of a family to devote his second son, from crime ire abhorrence, and if at length I have'cotismiled
the age of fifteen years, to around of superstitious ob- it,' it has been the effect of -bad company ; and that
servances, scarcely credible to the inhabitants of a ci- with respect to the Catholic religion I never, Much less'
.ilized country, or the professors of a rational religion. at this fatal moment, doubted its important t•uths. Let.
It is, indeed. matter of astonishment that the:human this confession, therefore, serve to console my dear
frame should ever be capable of withstanding the parents, my beloved relations, and esteemed friends; an
excessive torture devised by those ministers of hellish May it-seive•as a warning and example to the civilized
superstifon, the Yogees of India. It is not long since world.—The unhappy and unfortunate
one of the devotees expired in the act of suspension, • g• *JUAN PABLO ARRIAGA.
the third experimental rite, at Loombo. in Thibet, It, the Chapel at half past nine o'clock on the
and from the account of whose sufferings, as circa- morning of the 16th Sept. 1628.°
laird here, I transmit you the, following particulars—
An extract h Is been published of the CariskCrissinalt
Educated by a Hindoo Devotee in the rigid tenets of his relative to the murder of DenTrancisco Alvarez, liar
religion, Teshoo Sagree, at the early age of 12. corn-
which we select the following
canned a preparatory course of exercises. and at 15 4600 the 6:h July last, some friends of the deceased
entered upon the series of his extraordinary mortifi- night cir •
were uneasy at not seeing Otis theerre:. ing,
cations. The first vow he was pleased to make was
at the places he was accost smed to resort to, which w is
to continue perpetually on his feet for ten years.— • increased on observing that his shop in the Recoba was
He employed that period in traversing the vast con.
not op
yened in the morning. It was resolved to climb the
orient of Asia ; and, although at first, to prevent his,
tatting whilst taking the necessary refreshment balcon, and get through the windows into the bosses
which* being effected, Alvarez was itrit-to be foond ; hi•
seep, he was obliged to tie himself to
,a tree cr clothes were all in disorder—the chest opened. It *as
post, yet eventually he acquired the habit of sleep.
evident that robbers had been there, as money and bills
ing standing, without other support than a wall •
of exchange wet e t Ikea away, and it was feared that he
against which to, lean. Having acquitted himself of was assassinated. ROmour accused Don Assn Pablo
this trying devotion, the enthusiast next vowed to
Arriaga and Jamie Marcie as the assassin , but ;oohing
keep his clasped hands across the nap of his neck for
transpired sufficient to authorise their *nest. This on-
-15 rears, and to wander without a home during that
certainty continued until the 14th July, when Arriaga
entire period. This, too, he had faithfully discharged,
wea to the juige of Police to vindicate himself from
and calculated that in the 25 years, during which these
the reports then current, and seemed satisfied when the
penances, or rather ambitious wanderings, occupied
Judge told hint that he must be placed under a purl-
Wm, he had walked upwards of sixty thousand milts!
sionil arrest.
Ere, however, he could calculate upon superlative bliss
- "It was rumoured that the house in which the victim
in another world, there were yet two exactions of un
had been sacrificed WAS in' the Calle de Esmeraltii,:in
important duration, when compared with the others,
tl'e Altos. No. 7, belonging to the widow of Don Juan
but infiaitely more dangerous, because opposed to the
Lfrasica, and 'well by Al risca, a :id that Don Francisco
baneful effects cl two, and the deprivation of one of the
Aiza ga was likewise concerned in the murder. A till! h.
elements of this world's existence. Them trials were
tity Of declarations, occupying 300 pages, from 93 it-
•compolsory—the others voluntary; and first,, Teshoo
Sagree had to be suspended by his feetfrom a beam, nesse:, were taken, to prove the guilt of the parties.
twelve feet from the ground, over a clear blazing fire, 66 Oa the 24th July the body of the murdered Alva-
so near that his hair should catch as his body was swung rez was found in the well on the family quinta of Al-
backwards and forwards, and the duration of this ilia' zaga ; she throat cut. Alzaga had previously disap-
liras V, be two hours and a half. Surviving the horrid peered, but it was said had made a confession of the
site just described, the Yogee would have to submit to crime to some indiviciltrals, amongst the rest to Don
*Cud inhumation (the clown of his head bring six CarlosTetrada ; this witness deposed to Alz rga's con.
inches below the outface of the earth) for the pei Ind of fession as;follows: That Attiaga was at the corner 'of
three hours and three quarters. They who survived this the street by the house of Senor Ascuenega ; was
Ordeal are accounted the chosen of'Hiravait, anti b•iag these j•ined by the deceased, and they proceeded down
esteemed and honoured by theii vibe, employ the le. the street; Marcet was at the other corner (Paeirre•
risainder.of their existence in ckt.ialifying the favoured don's); Arriaga coughed in passing; Mat cet then hut-
children of others for like suffering, and poisibli equal tied to the door of the altos, where they :joined him
happiness. Poor Teshoo holever'did not:shriive the ritp Shen they arrived, and upon being asked what he 11
of suspension, for he had scarcely been affixed to the wanted, said he came to see if Alzaga was at home,—
beam forty minutes when the blood aushed-from his Arriaga went in, followed by Alvarez, but after g• ing
nose,,,eyes, and"mouth, and at the espiratien or the tvri) up three or four steps, the latter ezfreosei reluctance
hours. and a half all signs of Ife had disappeared. His vs proceed, and on turtling his head at the noise of the
old master, Corno,ee, was pre.ent, 'and he declaring his bolts, he fotind that Marcet had fastened the do r.—
ill-fated pupil blessed beyond the generality of Vitiate Alvarez asked them :o let him gri out; at tli.4 morpen.
I:e...having been chosen to the highest *cte but two— Alzaga appeased at the top of the staircase wilt
;committed his body to the earth in artl4ect post:ion, • can Ole in his head. and exclaimed, "Come up, Ale o
and caused a hut to be erected over it, as a ikon; place. less hem lam upon which the deceas d appeared,
for future Yogees or devotees on their first :Ind satisfied and Went up. Upon an tying at the fi:st room,
probationary pilgrimages." he asked where was the piano wt.ich they lia4 brought
him to see; Alzaga answered that it was in the inner
rohni. In the second room he put the sarhe'questiOns,
Matcet, with x poinaid in Its hand. replied, Wl:at
piano? Here's no piano—you are come here to die!—
Alzaga likewise, with a
,puinard. a•suis ed a familiar
and ironical tone, exclaiming, • Y s, Parichri (Frank),
it is necessary you should die. The :laird fell to the
ground, fainted, and his throat was cut without the
:east resistance. Artiaga, alai mei at their proceedivs-.
had gone away, and did not return until after the ca.
Atilt:ooe. They took the body to the colon, seated
,in a gig between Alzaga and Atriag s ; Marcet accom•
panied them on horseback.
" Arriaga feared that pan Miguel A•cuenega had
some • suspicions, and ha inlotmed the police, upon
'which it was proposed to assassinate him ; but Arriaga
resisted this, tating that he would not :tann his hand.
'wit 1.
.more crime, much less against Ascuenega, to
• horn he was indebted for a thousand favours. Distrust
intik place between the two associates against Arriaga:
'they believed him the author of some anonym' us in-
'lormatiOn which Ascuestega had received; and the
assassin .tion of the latter was proposed, and likewise
to administer poison to Arriaga ; preparations were in
fact made for that purpose the day on wbi.h he was
attested. Two witnesses deposed o:at, when the mil-
der was the common talk of the city, they heard Al-
saga say, ' What an Italian people this, is, to make so
much fuss about the death of a miserable Gallego:—
Tre sum robbed from Alvarez is supposed to be about
7,006 dollars:"
After the sentence and order for execution had been
confirmed, Marcet and Arriaga were removed to the
chapel of the prison on the morning of the 15th instant.
at ten o'clock; at twelve Arriaga was asked if he wished
to make any declaration? to which he assented, to the
purport that 15 days before the sth July he was invited
by ;‘larcet and Alzaga to join them, and assassinate
Alvarez, which he refused. He complied with their
request to ask Alvarez to go and look at the piano, and
the statement given differs very little from the confes-
sion of Alzaga. On the 6:h July Marcet invited Ar-
riaga to dine with him; in the afternoon they brought
two sponges, and went to the altos, and when he (Ar•
tiaga) saw the blood in thesecond room he fainted.
At four in the afternoon of the 150, the Coainian-
daot of the Guard took from Arriaga some opium;
which he said was to make him sleep, and seized a pair
of pistols, which Marcet had asked for; the latter of
his own accord gave up a small phial of poison.—
Every precaution had been taken the week before the
execution to prevent the escape of the prisoners, the,
soards at night, were doubled, and no person permitted,'
after a certain hour, to walk under the arch of the'
'Cabildo.
The prisoners were most ably defended by their
Counsel; Dr. D. Pedro Jose Angtelo advocated for'
Merest; the defence is a master-piece of eloquence.H
Dr. D. Jose Gabriel Ocampo was Counsel for Arriaga.
This Gentleman (only 29 years of age) has displayed
talent of the very first order. We have read the defence
(the unfottunate.father of Arriaga wished it to be' pub-
-1644) ; it is in 31 lage pages, with
openddte from
lhealieted patent. 11 tens chiefly the evidence'

BUENOS AYRES, Sart.. 27.

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FROM THE REITISH PACKET AND ARGENTINE saws.
Great preparations are making in the Plaza to cele;
brute the peace; the circle is nearly finished, and various
fetes are spoken of; the country never had such good
cause to rejoice. The Treaty has not been officially
published; it waits the ratificarJn, which will take
place upon the return of Senotes Cavia and Moreno
from Santa Fe.
;Execution 9f Jamie rdarcet and Joao Pablo Arriaga ia the Plaza
dcl 2.5 de Mayo, on 16th instant, fur the Murder of Francisco
Abrarit.
About half-past nine in the morning piquet: of
cavalry belonging to the Escort, and of the Regiment
of Collared, s, and likewise a Regimcntof Civicos (foot),
marched to the Plaza, and formed aline from the gate
of the CabildO to the place of 4 xecution near the tort,
`the whole -under the orders of the Toss n Major, Lteut .
Colonel Monterola. About half-past ten the gate ot.
tLp .44Cascel," or " Cabildo," was thrown op:n-o.e
erenadier company of the .4th Cazadores were seen
fl'Ar9hieg slowly in two divisions. Close behind the
first was &triage, Isis head and lace covered with a
Issudfterchief, attencled and supported by Clergymen
and Fian,eiscart Finns. Mocet was in front of the
,second clivisisin,,lits head uncovered,; be walked with a
steady *step, iftfr. leotking around; his lace was pale,,
Atit betrayed ins petti.cular emotion; he was Nowise
itterisfed by the Clerp—
" Sorbing In his life became him like the lsavlsre tt.••
Both the unfortunates had ii 0411 crucifix tn their
`bands, and were attired in capotes. 'The procession
moved at a slew rate, the prisoners being ironed; ar-
rived at the place of execution, they wet e placed each
on a seat ; Marcet embraced some friends, and glls-
perecf to one, Which,- we were told, was a request that
the soldiers would nct fire at his head. At a quarter
before 11 they were shot ; Arriaga fell dead instantly ;
-Margit not quite so; two muskets were then discharged
at him, and he ceased-to move. The bodies were taken
to the gallows erected in front of the house of the mol-
dered Alvirez, the eastern past of the Recast ; they
wale suspended by ropes placed under their arms for
one hcur, and at the end of that time taken down, placed
itt. the hearses, which were in attendance, and conveyed
! to, the cemetery of the Recolett.
' The crowd was immense, amongst them a number
of-females; all the. balconies,azotelis, Etc. which could
constqa,nd a view olthe Plus, were filled with epocta-
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of
Ails. A. win% ffe4Ang COlneeiSeratien existed for
rriaga • he was a native of Cordova, aged only 21
144111111 d, lICTI pleasing manners and handsome per-
bons Marcie was 28 years of age, iisative of Minresa,
in•Cataloaia, and tame bask -from Spain about five
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%fin/ sincei bewail A sail, good-looking man.
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liti V IRPDX. is a P4nikatiOn of a Wes which Ar-
riegotwrs4.ssod gases to bis confessor, a ghost time be.
Autatite ,fttes conducted toexecotion s*
.0,14 half an botir-I probed to the eaces of execution,
yet the death vt.hich aratits. or ffects ail less than the;
i iaiy -lifileg at it t. Ow , thii 501415.1144 fqr the'
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being circumstantial, and from servants and slaves
tinder age. The samerspia* to that of Marcet. ,
We before stated that htairet arid hißltga had moved
,in respectable society ; the-fortner had Cat ried en Ades.
,tensive business as a bookwller, in the Calle de Potosi ;
the has left a eidow,- a 100111 amiable woman, and, *e
believe; one child ; ArriaAa was not married. The cir..
ctruirstancei attendant updn this murder, and the parties
,tlaircerneti in it, will long be remembered ; it has scarcely
been excee led. at least in modern times, except, indeed,
the case of Weate, for which Thunell was *stewed
in England, and in which there was some similarity to
the murder of Alvarez.
PRICE OF SPECIE.
Doubloon, 59 dollars each.—Not much doing ; the greater part
of the contracts have been adjusted, and sellers in the mattes to
deliver in two or three months at 311 an 59.
Spanish and Patriot &Mar% 130 a 135 per cent. prentimno—Littlo
doing.
Plata blacuquina, 100 a 110 per cent. premium. In demand.
Guid in liars, 20 guilates, 12 a 1511-ils per quilate. A few salve mires.
Silver in ditto, 11 diner," 121 al3 alas per dinera. A few sea
I made. S •
Six per Cent. Stock, 42i a 50 dollars. The market depressed,
tiering to the scarcity of money.
' Bank Shares, 17. r. a 180 dollars each. Few purchasers. .
Richange on England 221 per dollar. At present bat leer &Mon
se 'that price ; the sales effected per Octet ainMint to Mat
to,oont. at se. --•
Ditto on Monte Video, 90 a 100 per cent. petninine t
Ditto on Rio Janeiro, nominal.
Discount, 11 a 2 per cant. per month. Scarce.
Produce—But little doing.
I lides, On. 9 a 91 dollars per pesada.
Skins, Nutria. 41 a 5 dollars per dozen.
!lair, I lonic 5 a 51 doirrs'per arrant. •
Manufactures and Brazil Produce still declining.and some articles
lust fallen to peace prices. •

PA DILL A,TO R.

A curious letter is in town, written at Cartbageept
by an intelligent Colombian, and received by the lair:
packet ship from New, Yoi k, which affords some. novel .
patticulars relating to the line conspitacy against Pte!
sident Bolivar'. ft would vent that, when the Om *4s
at fist discoverer, for the sake of the Colombian cha.
ratter, there was a wish to throw the blame on the.
Spaniards, by attributing the foul design to their in-.
ttigues. When, however, it became appatent that many
native leaders inere implicated in it, and th it the Lair..
iination or the Liberator way intended to pave the way
,in the accession of another personage, whine power and
influence would cease the moment the Spaniards gained
'an attendant'', the idea was abandoned on account of
its impiobahility. It has since been- asceitained that
the Original project was formed at °can., whese the
sums of money necessary to carry it into effect and
bribe the tro.ips• were allotted out of the ill-gotten pelf
of certain personages who, for a considerable-time, bad
'he loaves and fishes at their-disposal during Bolivair
absence, and whilst the English loan transactions woe
going_on. Although the number of persons implicate 4
was not fully ascettained when the last accounts cams
Away, the pelt ot several who bad cut a great Sore
in the republic was fully e-tablishad, and ammig them
ti at of Santander. The letter alluded to, however, oh.
selves, that althona,h this is the case, it is very dubious
a !tether any snore execu ions will take place, in entlin
eqiience. of the poaertul atritude,iii which the friends
it the conspirators nand, as well on 'account of their
rank as their influence ; and Bolivar's object is, besides,
to heal woeu , and not irritate them. The eleva-
tion Of Padilla could have no ill tffecr on the country
from the moment Ins guilt•was proved. He could net
be said even to belong to the party by whom he was ern-
Alo.yed. He was, in fact, too illiterate ta have any ideas
of ea' er a government or a revolution ot his own,
hid his being put out of the way was A react to sill
Lpat ties.
Padilla WAS a black, and had formerly been a boat-
swain of a SPanisli gun boat. Diring, and, to a certain
ffient.esperienced, he rose gtadualty, from the early
die; of t 1 e revolution, to the rank of Admiral and
gommander of the naval department of Carthagena.....
The paucity of seafaring men in those (ley' Id. bins
almost without a competitor, and some acts of wanton
oueliy committed on a fallen enemy mast likely added
to his recommendations. His ignorance 'and brutality
were, nevertheless. applrett.,and being in favour with
the colon' ed classes, his p wer arid influence were ion-
sequet.ty feared by the whites. It was, indeed, said
that he entertained the ',inject of raiting.Carthageoa,
Ramie the blacks ate principally concentrated, into a
sable republic, under the auspices of the Hay-ian Pre-
sident, foyer; but the delicacy of the latter in not in-
terfering in the concerns of any other country
.is trio
well known to imagine, for a lumen?, that be had any
pirticipation in the scheme, if, in reality, it had bees
formed by Padilla. The latter, however, always stood
in opposition to the whiter. and of their feelings towards
him a very correct opinion will be formed from the
following anecdote:
About two years ago a grand entertainment was
given by the Municipality of Carthagena, in honour of
some public event. All ti e principal inhabitants were
invited, and among them Admiral Padilla, being one
of the principal Authorities oldie place. Dancing was
going on in brilhant style, when his black EacelleacY,
dressed in his full unifutm of Admiral, attended by
.several of his Officers, and with the mulatto leer ale
with whom he cohabited leaning on his arm, entailed
the salcion. The South A metican Ladies, who have a
strong aristocratic feeling among them. corned up their
noses at the sight of the naval party; bt.t want' the Ad.
'mind and his Lady joined the dance, they collected
their partners, and immediately quitted the room, leaving
the colouted pair in exclu,ive pos"ession of the 600,...m.
Padilla was indignant at this insult offered to himself
and his tawny helpmate, and the nest morning, in order
to avenge himself, in his character of Commander -of
Marine, he issued an order of the day. in which he.
expressed his resentment, and actually, in plain terms,
I inserted the chromigue scant aleuse of most of the Car-
thagena married Ladies, to the great annoyanceof their
Lusbands, and even enumerated some who °tight long
hef,re to have been the inmates of an hospital. Of
course this circumstance made him a greater number of
enemies, and it may thence be sat, ly inferred that his
execution has not been universally regretted. at least
among the Carthagena Ladies. From the particulars
here mentioned it is also' easy to conclude that Padilla
was a very proper person to take the lead in a conspi-
racy intended to rid the county x of Bolivar, more par-
ticularly as ample funds existed to defray the expenses
and reward those who distinguished themselves on the
oceasion. As part of the original design, Padilla was
to have held. Carthago's, the key of the river coma*