Star.
London, England, 1810-10-25 00:00:00

BdRBADOES.

I COLONIAL PARLIAMENT. -On Tuesday, August
14th, his Excellency Governor Sir George Beckwith'
having gone in state to the Town-hall, and being
seated in the' Executive Chair at the head of the
Council Board, and the Members of the House of
Representatives attending by summons in the Council
Phamber, he..opened the first Session of our Colonial
arliament under his Administration, with a concise
Speech to both Houses of the Legislature, calling
their attention to various objects of policy and im-
provement.
His Excellency haVing, withdrawn, and the Mem-
bers of the Assembly reured-to their own House, the
Speech was there by order read, and a Committee
appointed to prepare an Addtess in answer. ;
Mr. Mayers moved the Bill of Settlement, for pro-
viding the sum of £4OOO per annuin to be granted to
his Excellency towards the better support of the dig-
nity of the Administration of his Government, and
being seconded by Mr. Pinder, a Bill was ordered
and accordingly introduced, enacting the same ;
which passed through all its stages with the unanimous
concurrence of the whole House, and was sent up to
the Council. Their Honours having also given their
unanimous approbation to the said Bill, and it being
sent sawn passed by them to the Assembly, and the
Governor being returned to the Council Chamber, it
was presented to his Excellency by the Speaker, at-
tended by the Members of the House, for his assent;
which his Excellency was pleased to give with eapres-
sions of the highest regard and satisfaction for so cor-
dial a testimony of the Legislative liberality.
A Bill was afterwards also introduced into the
House for appropriating a sum not more than 41000
to the purpose of fitting up Pilgrim House (the seat
of Government) with necessary articles of furniture,
for the accommodation of the Governor ; which
pissed by a large majority, and has been sent up to the
Council. The House was, after some other business,
then adjourned.

SPANISH PROCLAMATION.

TO THE SPANIARDS, SUBJECTS OF
THE INDIES.

VII. IN

66 Cadiz, September 6.
The Supreme Council of Regency of Spain and
of the Indies, would unjustly assume this latter title,
BO great and glorious, if they had not for the object
of their paternal cares the welfare and preservation
of those precious dominions, as well as of the mother
country. Their obligations are numerous, and diffi-
cult to be fulfilled, in the critical circumstances du,
ring which the primary necessity of repelling
haughty enemy has prevented them from attending
as promptly as they desired to the wishes and At-
mate prosperity of those loyal subjects of the King,
whose sovereign authority they represent, and whose
sacred rights they defend, in both the worlds which
compose the indissoluble Spanish Empire, and its
great and powerful family.
" Every account which arrives in Spain of the con-
stancy, fidelity, and patriotic enthusiasm of these
good subjects and brethren, affords inexpressible sa-
tisfaction to the Supreme Government, which directs
the Monarchy, involved in the most tremendous tem-
pest which any nation has endured, or which ages
have witnessed ; and excites universal gratitude and
hope in the hearts of Spaniards.
66 The Regency has already received the strongest
proofs of these dispositions, which it will never dis-
trust, in the favourable accounts and authentic infor-
=don which it has incessantly received since its in-
stallation, of the acknowledgement and of the obedi-
ence of the provinces which compose transatlantic
Spain. These solemn demonstrations of love and
fidelity to their legitimate King and Lord, Don Fer-
dinand VII. and of respect and obedience to the repre-
sentatives of his sovereign authority, are the most
distinguished and glorious testimony that the Spanish
nation in both hemispheres is indissoluble, and that it
will ever remain so, in whatever event of fortune.
But in the midst of this sincere joy, it has learnt
with the utmost pain and alarm, that in a certain'ciiy
and territory of that Continent, as if they had not been
sprung from the same mother, commotions of discon-
tent and disobedience have taken place, under the
false pretence of security and good government, pro.
moted by some spirits restless and ambitious, or blind-
ed by those political doctrines and maxims which
' have converted those who preached them up in Eu-
rope into slaves of the tyrant Napoleon. It was be-
lieved in those deceived regions, that with the inva-
sion of Andalusia, the supreme government was an-
nihilated, and that Spain no longer existed. These
first accounts, magnified by fear or ignorance, or fal-
sified by malignity, were immediately propagated by
turbulent and restless men, whose purposes it suited to
wake them be believed, in order to disturb the tran-
quillity of the good, 'and to raise themselves to the
proud title of reformers, under the pretended characs
ter of loyal subjects.
a The excesses of the Caraccas were so scandalous
that their very enormity was suMcient to disgust the
districts,of that jurisdiction, open the eyes of the un-
wary, and even to induce repentance in the very pro-
moters of transactions so impolitic and antinational.
In Buenos Ayres, ignorance of the true state of the
Peninsula, together with perplexity and fear, have
done more than the malignity or indiscretion of the
new system. There, also, vacillating minds have re-
linquished
their errors, and the light of truth and hope
a.as reappeared.
66 These unexpected transactions have filled with
bitterness and alarm these Spaniards who with breasts
of steel have been struggling for the liberty and
, happiness of all, and who did not expect this, parti-
cularly when some new connection was more than
ever necessary to eriahle them to support the calami-
Cee which they have so long resisted for the salve-
Con of the common country. Afflicted and heroic
epain, kerpin her eyes and her heart fixed on these
happy regions, trusts, and the Supreme Government
to whom is assigned the care of all expects, that an
example so abominable will be detested by all the in-
ltabitants of this Spanish hemisphere, quashed by
their own hands, if necessary, 'and blotted out for
ever from their remembrance. In this they will as-
sist both the power and force of the superior and In-
. ferice authorities, who, in the name of the Ring, 40-
cdsm these provinces, in order to mithealte godd
dcr, and justice respected, and to EMT* des