Star.
London, England, 1819-06-02 00:00:00

MADRID, MA.7l' 17.

The vessel of the line Santelmo, and the frigate
La Prueba, which form, with the vessel Alexander
the First, the squadron destined to cruize in the South
Seas, set sail from Cadiz on the 11th instant. This
squadron had no troops on board: the Viceroy of
Lima only wants vessels, and has assured Govern-
ment that be has land forces sufficient to repel any
disembarkation which may be attempted by the Army
'of Chili,

The Corsairs have re-appeared off Cadiz: The

Constitution, under the flag of Buenos Ayres, has
seized on the Spanish brig Le Tigre, bound from La
Guayra, with colonial produce, and put the crew oh
board some fishing boats of Faro, whence they here
come to Cad.z..

It appears that all is confusion at Buenos Ayres.
A.rtigas has beat, at Santa Fi, the troopi o(Oeneral
Marcos Vaic ircel, who went to reduce that Indepen-
dent city,. and Puyreddon has quitted the supreme
di►rectln. which is now confided to Rondeau.

IThpeeports which have been circulated on the sub-
ject of ',dune of Ministry have ended in nothing.
All the Min.sters have an equal share in the confidence
of the King, and will continue to preserve their places.
The Minister of Matine is still at Cadiz etliediting
the preparations for the grand Expedition.
French 5 per Cents, Saturday, 66 fr. 85 c. -
Monday being the Anniversary of the Feast of
Pentecost, 'no Papers were to appear at Paris.

We stated on Monday that a serious misunder-
standing had taken place between the Council and
Governor at New Brunswick. The following parti-
culars will put our Readers in possession of all that
has yet transpired relating to this subject.
It.r.ppears that the Governor, in a Message com-
municated to the House of Assembly on the 11th of
March, announced to the Members, that in pursuance
of instructions from his Alajesty's Government, a tat
of Is. per ton on all pine timber manufactured in the
Province, woold be imposed. This created a very
considerable sensation in the House, when, after much
animated discussion, a restriction was carried, in
which it was affirmed unequivocally, that the Lieu-
tenant-Governor had put a wrong interpretation upon
the instructions from England, _ and that it was not
,contemplated by his Majesty's Ministers to lay a
direct tax upon one of the staple commodities of the
Province, so essential to its welfare ; but th;lt it v. :4s
merely intended to prevent the wanton destruction
of pine trees fit for naval purposes.
-The Lieutenant• Governor was of a different opi-
nion ; and, in a second Message to the House which
he sent, expressed high displeasure at the Resolution
which had been adopted. It is as follows :

MESSAGE TO THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.
" G. S. Sarrsa, Lieutenant-Governor.

4' The Lieutenant Governor informs the House of Assembly
that he has read with surprise and concern (in the Official Copy
of the Journal of the House, of the 17th instant, transmitted to
him by the Clerk), the Resolution of the House, animadverting
in terms of strong reprobation upon the conduct of his Majesty's
Executive Government in this Province, with regard to the
system arranged and recommended to the consideration of ish
Majesty, for more effectually preventing the destruction of his
Majesty's woods. •

" The Lieutenant-Governor presumes that the Resolution
above referred to, kis teen adopted by the House without ma-
tare consideration, as no documents or proofs were before the
House, which could warrant the fact assumed, that the system
required Bonds to be taken for the payment of one slanting

per tae on all pine timber manufactured 10 this Pnrrinee; or
the assumption of another fact, therein stated, that instrue-
tMos of his Majesty's Ministers, relating to the subject, had
buns communicated to the House in the Message of the 11th
instant ; or another fact in the same Resolution, assumed,
that any direct tax whatever, had been laid, or recommended
to be disposed; as it does not appear that any question was
before the House relating to the subject-matter of the said
Resolution, which could possibly exercise the legislative
functions of the House ; and as the House were not in pos-
session of the information necessary to enable the House to
frame a correct statement, so u to found an application to
his Majesty's Government in England, or here, for the re-
dress of any grievance or supposed gricirance; and as it does
not appear to have been the intention of the House to insti-
tute any proceeding whatever upon the said Resolution, the
Lieutenant-Governor feels confident that be will not be de-
ceived its the expectation which he has formed, that the
House will, upon reviewing the subject, deem the Resolution to
be a measure not warranted by Parliamentary usage, or any
practice which has hitherto prevailed in the Legislature of this
Province, will be satisfied of the injustice of passing such an un-
qualified and premature censure upon the administration of the
Government of the Province, and will see the evil which must
in this, and every similar instance, result from the declaration
of the House, in a business belonging exclusively to the Execu-
tive Department, and of which the House cannot be, or be sup-
posed to be in possession of evidence to establish the facts neces-
sary to found any correct judgment or opinion, and that the
House will, after mature deliberation, cause the said Resolution
to be rescinded."

This communication made a strong impression on
the House, as Resolutions were passed to the effect
that the former proceeding was improper, in as much
as it interfered with the prerogative of his MAJESTY,
and the original Resolution was ordered to be erased
from the Journals ; but cordiality between the Lieu-
tenant-Governor and the House only continued a
short time; for a few days afterwards the Legisla-
ture was dissolved suddenly, as no provision had been
made for these services particularly recommer.ded
to the attention of the Members.