The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1832-12-18 00:00:00

THE FRENCH ARMY,

• b tiratcnEm, DE(.. 10, 6 o'CLock, ManNlNG.—The night has
eell very hot for the b.esieged. The 52d oft the line, on dutt
• at flteadvanced workS near the bastion of Toledo, have had to
rure the constant fire of a battery of stones which are estab-.
on the countersearp. of. the bastion: . There have been
hounded; particularly, a lieutenant of grenadiers, whoSe
41
oak has been riddled by stones and the bursting of a howitzer=
), en. M. de -Pontecoulant, Major and Aid-de-Canip to the.
;`.4arshal, is doing duty in the trenches. Six hundred men are
placed at the e:0.1.-eme-rig,ht-of the second parallel, within
'''llsket-shot of The I).t t Toledo.'. They arc sheltered by.
"e Ill'avk Of the- f,f.e, autt'irpitect the workmen' who must
t-Pon Join those villa 'ale ophirrig a communication with the
lrat tieni:h. liaver'l2lticddlo newniortars on the centre of
`4le fit3t The'latteries,..:l4lV.:9 and 10 have. been
, (iitanged: Two' pieces 'of artillel-y alone' flie on the Fort of
i
• ' 'The 011,c,s ale directed:l'bn the lodgment of Fmt St.
aurent.' 'The 1,,1tte,',/ of 'll.lontehollo'likeWise. diteets its (loss'
tiro on the san•e, I)N' ~:-Meh we shall speeilLY accomplish-
strttetion.,. or i i it inartessible. to 'all (..onimunicatienrstitli'
, citadcl. interrap!tion effected-will eonsteerablyfaiAli,
ie.° our ulteriol. <Tel ations. / Every Moment the-helix
takin, of ttie St:.Laureitt, 'but up to the plesentimiir,
. althou6h wOik:s ale Mitch damaged, tfte besieged occnpy-it.-
o• • .
-rum tithe to time wo have discharges of carmen from the ramT
‘,.4-,Parts and some firing from thk=aitillery:.- The., One.ral, belief
• ("4-d.rs that fort St. Laurent out three or four-dreys.
HALF
„, ALF=pAr S:--During thelist night'the cancomof the .Lti.
41.:1,ette St. Laurent and that'Of ttrebastion-a,To:edo four times
'-,.'iccessi'velv knocked chivy& the cterrii-bastion'eflhe 'trench .that
guarded- by the 52d,'anti"fOut timer,..tOmpatt`v of this regi-,
'.49-nt, which was in adyance•uneovet wa, ii ett,,ned with
itmadit-destructi.o-, it the besieged hail known it si•nation
and fired with precision, but the workni,n (ttii.age
1:1111 such activity that we suffercd'very -little 1c97. 'f na-, ize‘gfe•
, ier company of' the Ist -battalion bf .ame.teiine.tit (52d)
Lest,about 20 men in killed and' Wei:laded.

• HALF-PAST '9
05CL061(..=-:-The firing of musketry has pot
relaxed. Front our side we only, fire froth' thOttars,'so Jong as
besieged do pot play their artillbry. Abbut
.a quarter of an
',our since I heard. a tremendous explosion ; I Vdtinot find out
:the. direction from whence it came, nor the cause-- _
, 13EncitEm, Dec..11;.4 is stated; or the'autheiity of a
(sserter from the citadel, that there are a great many sick in
!lie garrison- that • the casemates, Which. have not always been
• Aotuati a shelter from the,;,bonabs,• are extremely damp
'Xater ~y;ts through them and makes .them:. extremely unLealthy.

THE LIVEItI3OOI, STAADARD.

-The shot and shells which have been thrown haVe 6stroyed ally third parallel are going on. The engineers-ere also-employed-
the buildings—everything that, could take lire has been burnt. in placing small mines under the left flank of thelunette St.
The arming of the-slow batteries has been effected with a very Laurent, and under the half-inoon opposite to it. The bat,
inconsiderable-los§ of men, and yet there weregreatelifficulties teries _are being armed in suecession, ' and in a few days the
to bebvereome.iii.raising. them, In. order- to piece these bat- whole of the 24-pounders will be in their new positions, and
teries advance of the parallel, it was -necessary te.cet a new ready.. tee,batter sic. breach e Every. necessary to- make a.
trenelieWearry the Cannon' along a narrow-way at the edges of descent into the fosse, gabious, fascines, &c...are all ready, in.
two• deeplosseS; and also-to cross a very narrow bridge_ In the place d'anitesof Montebello. , The cannons of the besiegers
this-passage two of ;the mortars mere overturned and tell into being now so near the citadel, they must be productive of still
one of the fosses, from which it required -Mime-use labour to greater effect than ,before.. We must admit that the-defence of
extricate them Of the two new batteries, one called No. 11, Chasse is admirable, and worthy of a -brave soldier_ - He does
consists :Of four' or five, pieces of 24, and the other marked G, not use- all the means at his cusposal. H.e.has made no more
contains six mortars of 29 centimetres• calibre (about 12 inches.) than-a brave defence when attacked, for it has been remarked,
Yesterday passed off-cahnly, bin the night was very animated, that when the besiegers relax. their fire, the fire from the citadel
At, six-o'clock- it terrific fire •of cannon and small arms was is also` relaxed. The division. of. Sebastiani still continues to-
opened, and ngreat number of bombs were thrown atels- • Not- watch the left side of the Scheldt,: and its head-quarters are at
withstanding this fire, our less was only 35 killed and wounded. Calloo, although a Brussels journal-has had -the_iuseuete to say
This morning the firing-is continued on both sides, but nothing, that it had crossed over to the right. The chief object of Sebes-
particular has yet occuneci that I have heard of. The- miners, tiani's position is-to cut off from theenemY all communication
protected by a small covered raft, are going on with their works with Holland, according., to the intentions of General Gerard.
against the lunette.. They never leave them, yet with all these The details given by a deserter from the citadel are very in-
labours it will require24.hours yet before we are in a condition teresting, and though he is from Ghent,• there is no reason to
'to produce•anv result. suspect his veracity. He mentions 500 as being. wounded in
Disci sii3i R 11, Ever tNe.—Last night was a very severe one, the citadel, and of the extreme difficulty there was in.
and gave 'proof,': it an' could be nescessary, that there is no- taking care of them, and putting them in some place sheltered.
thing which may not be eepected-from an army which has from shot or shell. One bomb, lie .says,,got into. a..casemate
confidenee in its chiefs.- All the young soldiers implicitly follow and killed or, wounded 30 men.: The appearance of the citadel
their officers, and -one sees in the devotedness with winch they itself is dreadful:: every. ebing is.:tornnp., This man adds, that.
obey, something 'beyond military discipline,—a feeling of re- there are in, the• garrison many men taken from different pri-
spect which is caller forth by former services, and an attach. sons, and whose daring character is still more emboldened by.
ment to their officers created by-the great solicitude. of- the the promises held out to them of a free pardon.' He thinks
latter for their men. • that the _place cannot hold out much longer.. The interior of
I have already mentioned to you that the night before last the citadel is filled with trunks of trees and planks, so. placed
was employed in the formation. of the third parallel, which, as to afford considerable shelter from. the "Shells which fall.:
going from the opening on.the left of the lunette, joins the A French miner, who worked in the trenches to-day, met his.
works of the counterscarp a short distance-from the citadel_ death, in-a- frightful manner. A howitzer diltharged from.
It appears that the besieged did not expect-that this would be - the citadel fell in the,parallel.. The workmen immediately fell
attemptedbefore the .taking of the lunetteefor, indeed, in all on their faces toavoid its effects as much as possible:: One of
their. operations the engineers have displayed a boldness quite the soldiers, -however, wishing to prevent the loss which he saw
•astonishiug. It was easy to perceive at nightfall yesterday that must follow its bursting, threw himself down upon it-to extin-
the Dutch were preparing to disturb .our workmen 'on that side, guish -the fusee, but was too late ! The shell burst at the in-
and in a.-.short time—at ti o'clock,-.--the reports announced the sta.nt, and tore him to atoms; but he alone was the victim-of
discharge-of bombs throWnat a short distance fronathe citadel, this act-of courage and humanity,
and they began to fall in the trencleju Mach greater number
than during the day.
Some hours after an approaching fusilade announced a sortie;
and, at the same time, about 100 of the enemy attacked our
works, and for the moment threw our workmen into disorder,
but being brought up immediately by their officers, our soldiers
fought man, to, man in_ the trenches- The Dutch were soon •
obliged to retire in.disorder, leaving seven dead in the trench,
of which one was an officer, This meident did not weaken the
fusilade, which was, continued during the night., and was the .
most brisk which we have heard since the commencement of
the siege. 'Fortunately, the firing was at random, and in the
total darkness of the night -did but very little mischief. How--
ever, the engineers, taking. advantage. of the circumstance,
that the attention of. the besieged was turned to this one point,,
and excited also by the hullets and bombs thrown at them
during the night, 'exploded a, mine, which they had been pre-
paring for three days before, the effect of which was to destroy. .
the sluice in the fosse of the citadel. This sluice was fixed
near the Porte de Secour, between the. bastions No. 1 and 2,
and its affect, combined with that of another sluice near the
Por.te de la Cittulelle, looking towards the Esplanade, was to
keep the Waterin the fosse between these two places to a con-
siderable depth.. We shall see iix, the merning, if the calcula-
tions Made were correct, and if the height of the waters is such.
. .
as was hoped for. . -
The effect of the explosion caused a cessation of the fire on
both sides. For our parts we have ' gained our object. The
besieged have to examine the effects to them of an attempt,
fOr the hardihood of, which'they could not have -been pre-
pared
ANTWERP., TUESDAY NlGHT.—lndependent of the motives
'which have influenced the present French-expedition, to come .
to take the citadel of Antwerp, there iesomedungehivalrous in
their mode of -attack. They are debarred' by -various • circurn.•
stances, from attacking more than one-third Of the fortress, and
that is the meet strongly fortified.: The neutrality_ of the town
protects it from the.-Esplanade,,which is. the: weakest side, and. .
the. want:of:a fliitillaeas well as the presence of the Dutch gun--
boats in the Scheldt, and the forts at Burcht; at the Tete de
Flandre, and at Austroweel, and the inundation of the polders,
prevent all movement on the part of General Sebastiam's divi-
sion to assail the- citadel from the left bank: The citadel is,
therefore; secure on the side of the river, for Fort du Kiel is.
strongly supported-by the gunboats, and this-fort--is, besides, un-
,attackable except on that side.. In my letter of this afternoon,
'1 mentioned that the French had fired-considerably at the sluice
which separates the ditch_ of the, citadel from the Scheldt, and
which, on-being closed; keeps the ditch full; even. during low
water. There is another sluice at the point where the fortificae:-
lions, of the city'join those of the citadel, which is destined to
prevent the water frein flowing around the citadel into the ditch
-that surrounds.thecity; and from passing into the Scheldt at
`the embouchure near the docks, which is-the point most distant
from the citadel. Tire ditches -of. the town having :been empty
:during some days, the. French. have endeavoured toe break
open, and this day effected their purpose of openingehis.
which has forced, Much water from the ditch of the citadel into
that round the city. It will be exceedingly_ difficult for the gar-
iison to 'repair thel' sluice.. The weterin the ditch of Fort St.,
Laurent is supplied from-the ditch of the . citadel, through an
:aueeduct leading near the covered passage,; Which. I described
as se formidable as-to prevent an attack there. It is considered
by well-informed persons that the garrison has-a means of pre,-
venting the 'water from- flowing -back through this aqueduct,
which, of course, will not reduce the quantity round St. Laurent..
However I have been assured that it was a good deal
Dished at low.water this-evening. By opening the sluices lead-
te tiro river at high water, the garrison can fill fora time thee.
ditehes of the. citadel and at Ste_ Laurent also. 'f he only ad-
vantage, therefore, which the burstingof the sluice can pioduce
is, that the water round must, at certain times, be considerably
-diminished. lie firing this evening has; when compared with
that of yesterday, been very slack on both sides... I. went at -I
o'clock, Medic weather was clear and dry, to sea the plowed--
ings.,' The citadel looked shattered; of its largest bnildings,
the'sbells.alone 'we're standing.- • The French guns. continued to
'threw projectiles into it; yet some of the. Dutch used occasion,,
ally to exhibit their heads to peep around, like rabbits in a wea-
rer-I, which they soon withdrew, when danger approached..
WEDNESDAY MORNING.—There has been a sort of rumour,
current' among the partisans of the Dutch, that, the French
troops had made an attack-on Fort St. Laurent doting the night-
-of Monday last, which was repulsed with. consi4rabie. less. 1,
have made 'inquiries in well-informed Tmetees, and find it de.:
riled that the formal attack was- made.. The Dutch, it is stated,
'made a sortie at 6 o'clock that evening, from the gorge leading.
-between Fort St. Laurent andthe citadel,.and upset some quan-.
lay of gabions; after- which they retired, without having. caused
,any obstruption to the works directed againgst the citadel itself..
In my letter-of yesterday, I mentioned, -that a miner had been ,
pushed off to-the scarp of St. Laurentewho was after e aids with-
drawn.. This may
.have. been considered aa the attack, as it
occasioned great -hring. The French affirm positively, that ne
real attack has been as yet made on that fort,.but do not deny,
their-intention -to make one within 48 hours.
ELEVEN O'CLOCK.—The .firing was rather- brisk from 12 to
3 o'clock; during the night.. The French, whose works still ad-.-
vance, lost 30 men, killed and wounded, in a boy au,d'approclu::.
The reason of the Withdrawal; of the miner on the night before.
last, is stated tcebethe hardness of the wall, on whiCh his tools:
did not, make-art:impression. • ,
• lee'neock leeree--eI have been to the pest; in, order to know
what has taken: lace on- the river._ The French sent down the.
•river this morning two lighters, one laden with powder and,
sleet, the...other Willi four 19-pounders. The tide is running
out—it is nearly. low=water ; there has, within two hoursebeen
heard_ beOrning along the river the frequent sound of cannon,
which, as the mist prevents the cause being seen, is said .to
come. from 'the .Dutch ships -firing on- the•hattery at
,Kruys
-•Schaus eta Croix.), It is thought that the French also hie
from the: battery placed in the old . fort La Perla, but it is at a
great distance from the shippieg.
"Bei WEDNEgDAY NOON.—I am heartily tired of writ--
ing r` last accounts from Antwerp state that the operations
of attack and defence -were continued with equal determination.
'on both sides." I wish I 'could change my tone, and am as
anxious for any event- that would enable. me to do so as the
most -interested - quidnunc. in. London. But; being chained,
'down to a narrative of facts as I find them, I mini sorrythat I
am still obliged to say that things are going on as before, and
at the citadel as usual. The firing,.can be heard at a little dis-
' tance from this towrei though not as well as a few days since.
The- cannonade on and from the citadel was goingem briskly
`to a late hour last nieht, and, as we.can hear, was resumed
early this morning. AN':ith what effeet,.as far. as to-day is con-
cerned; we cannot yet tell. The Lunette St.- Laurent had not,
been taken:at .the elate of the last accounts, as you were, no
doubt, led to expect from the, letter of yesterday, and it is pro-
bable that it is still in the possession of the Dutch.
BERCHEM, 5 O'CLOCK P. M.—At thiS moment a brisk can
nonade is ping
.on, accompanied by a sharp fusillade... It is
Chiefly'on the side of the bastions of Alba and Toledo that the
fire is best kept up. We hear 'some reports of cannon-atehe
Flandres' side, but at a great distance: Fort Frederick, situ-
.ated„iu advance of Lillo; and near Berendrecht, was yesterday
aimed by the division of. General Achard.. The works:of the

JAMAICA._

IJ€ USE OF ASSEMBLY, OcT. 30.

The members .began ' to assemble at 'half-past two, o'clock..
When the clock struck 3,
• Mr. VIDAL, the clerk of the. House, said' that by a resolu-
tion of the House last session; the Speaker had been directed
to proceed to England, and that it was necessary that a Speaker
pro tern. should be appointed. Is it, therefore, the pleasure of
the House that I should appoint a committee to wait upon his
Excellency the Governor, requesting
,his permission to appoint
a Speaker in the place of the Hon-Richard Barrett..
Mr. Hyslop and Mr._ Dallas. were appointed, who, having
waited on.his Excellency, returned and reported that. his Ex-
cellency had directed the House to proceed to the election of a.
speaker.

Mr...Allwood, was unanimously called to .the chair, though he
begged to excuse himself, stating his inability to perform the.
high and arduous functions of that office..
After the usual formalities,
. ThaHouse waited upon his Excellency, with the Speaker in
his robes at their head, when he was pleased to make the fol.-,
lowing speech, delivered in•the most impressive manner :
HIS EXCELLENCY'S SPEECH..
Gentkmen.of the Council,. •
" Mr. Speaker, and Gentlemen of the House oVAssembly,.
—Upon my first arrival in this island, I found that the dura-
tion of your last session had been so protracted by 'an unusual
pressure of business as to have caused much inconvenience to,
many amongst you. Under these circumstances I declined to.
summon you again from your homes, se soon after ray-assump-
.tion of. the: government,; as I might otherwige have desired to.
assemble you here ; I therefore postponed till. ita:ugar period.
the meeting of theLegiislature._ -
" 3.1 he interval that was, thus caused I have endeavoured t 6,
make useful towards .an adcqnatediseharge of the duties of my
lu office byyself making a progress throne' a considerable peat
of the island;, one of the advantages of which step I feel to be,
that I do not, upon this occasion, meet you here as a perfect stran-,-
ger. It has been. matter of.. satisfaction to me. that in. inspect-
ing thoroughly those districts which were the scene..of the rebel-,
lion, I have found no reason to apprehend a.repe.tition of any
such, criminal attempt; at. the • same. time my. attention; has
naturally been particularly directed towards providing the most'
prompt and efficient. means fOr its immediate suppression, in
the posSible event of its recurrence. I regret at the same time,
that in some, parts of the country, I remarked a turbulent and .
lawless spirit occasionally betraying, itself in. open acts of out-
rage, isn't consequent symptoms of. alienation b etw een iffe rent
classeS, of the free poptinition, which I.do not. believe,to be, go-
neral; brit whielt, if continued, must bemost, injurious to. the
welfare of the .c010uy.....1t will .be- my duty,. and one..froan
which I wilLuot shrink'; to suppress the violent and illegal •
outbrealii 05t,../his. -.vvheriever it may • appear, -dud
w pms 6.01 Smented;. but its histing. ill effects can only be
'aVerted lay,Tak, teal forbearance and conciliation amongst the
parties them4lve.s. - , •
Slum you last met, botk.hrartehes of the, iluperial Legisla:
tune have been engaged in•au inquiry as to the actual relations
in .the slave Colonies. This investigation Was undertaken in
one. house_ et the especial desire of the West ludia proprie-
tors, and in the other so limited in the terms. of reference as to
show that no forced departure was intended from the principles
of the resolutions of 1823: The proceedings "of. these commit-
tees have been interrupted by. the close of the session, but will
. be resumed at the next meeting, and their final revert, when
prepared,:will be the dispaisioned and ithpartiat. result of ample
_end 4tiebt examination. Under these circumstances, lam
authorized 'that I -havenot again,to press for sour
adoption Of the Order in Council of the 2cl: Of November last.
have; therefore, no offivial communication to Make, to- you on,
the 'subjects contained therein; but II Cannot avoid expressing
to you, personally, in' own anxious desire, that, availing your,
setyes.of this oppoitunity, you would give a patient and. favour-
able .consideration to any 'measures of melioration Which,:iir
your wisdom and 'exierienee, you may think could with,:safety.
be adopted.: for, important as it is, the amelioration in the con,,
dition of the. slave should be 'progresSive...• The advantage, ,at
the present Moment, of any eflectual step of this nature. eman-
ating from yourse'.ves would be doubly great; extending its in-
fluence alike Over the loweSt individuals of this colony, and the
highest authorities of the. Mother. country. The gratitude of .
the slave: Would be dne where it might most safelybe directed—
to the iinmediate rept'esentatives of his master ;' and the com-
mittee of, the in.ipertal legislature would acknowledge with pe-
culiar s.afisfaction' any instance of spontaneous •co-operation in
the. object. of their latiohrs from suzili a quarter..
",Mr. Speaker, and Gentlemen of the House of Assembly —„-
"I have ieceivcd enact which has passed the British .Perlis
ment; cutitfeit the Westindia Relief Bill.' • It was there intro-
iltteca byCloverinnent, at the suggestien of the friends of the co-•,
Monists and of this &lint& i>t Particular, W Alf a view, not only to
alle.viate individual distress, but to relieve public embarrassment,
.arising from the late icheltron. It will be.for yen to devise: the
means by_ Width the latter object they, best beeffected confor-
Mity with the p?ovisions of theact; a, copy of. width I. shall di--
rest to be inieediately laid befoie 'you. I 'have not as yet
• -1-Zt:6ii7.64 any anSWer to the application made to His Majesty_ for
relief from the payment of the. troep,s. con.seoktehce .91 the:
late distress. I have no doubt that, whatever may be the coin-.
municatitan I shall receive, it wi.l be dictated by the same desire
as -far as pessible, eonsideration, for the effects; of the:
late ttn,foitunaie eliebicin which has hiark pr e 4 the-other oceed--
ingS of His Majeity's doveinment since they heard,. of . the
event; and upon the leceigt by, me of that copy, it. shall be, of
course,dintecuiatelycommunicated to you. ti the 'mean time,
I am happy to infoim you, that the public service has benefited
• by, the late arrangement made by you with respect to the mill-
tars' eXpenditure,. the account of .which,shall.be presented.for.

otir •
"The most rigid economy has, I believe, been efficiently ob
seriti,l, whilst lasting improvements in ttie, barrack establish-
ments have been. undertaken. I ant also in immcdiate:expee—
tation that the amount of the garrison. will be made up. to the
number of troops which has been considered requisite. for the
security of the country and the maintenance of lawful authority
against all disturbancesuf.the publie,pcape..
"Under thesecireimistances, I trust you.millinake the neces—
sary,arrangements conformably with the late agreement, and
upon this, as upon all other subjects connected with'the.publio
expenditure, L'have. no doubt that you will make such adequate
pro Vision as the service,May.seent to demand..
",Gentlemen of the Council,.,
"Mr. Speaker, andfienticmarof" the Houie of Assembly,--
"There are occasions (then it is almost impossible to limit a
communication of this'nature to mere phrases of custom, or, bare:
statements of facts... I have been intrusted •with, the govern-
ment of this land at a period universally ackuewledged.,to be,
one of unexampled .ditliculty. It is impossible that I should
not be sensible of. the heavy resppusibility, of_such:, a
_position..
This feeling is somewhat alleviated by my. having.recetved-ad.,
dresses from almost every pariskiu the island, containing assu-
rances, for which I .arrinaost truly gratofult that they favourably
consider my appointment as likely to diminish their difficulties.
I cannot but at the same time be aware that there arc many
.cimnstauees of embarrassment infinitely beyoul my control

but-whilst-I acknowledge with --regret -my inability -to-do all I
might wish, I take this opportunity of rep ating my detelminet-
tion. to examine thoroughly-, and report
.faithfully, upon the
state of things; and if, as has been •complained to me, you
beliewthat distance and want of adeenate information cause
you often to be misrepresented. in. the mother country, I can at
least assure vom that on any occasion when this may aintem
me to be the7-Case, justice shall be rendered to yon, as far as
my opportunities of observation here, and My public character
at home, may combine to give weight to:any statement of-mine ;
and this same candour, which in your behalf I 'A-m.l'A. -thus ex--
act, I will maintain towards you in suggesting the correction of"
any-b.bltSe's Fmay-observe;: -On- these- suggestions f-.-ef mine- it
will in soma cases be far you afterwards to ute your own discre-
tion, but I look to- you with confidence
.on auy oceasion
which.it should be necessary to appeal to you for the diScourage-
ment of seditious and intlanamatory language, whit i is not
only: reprehensible in itself, but Which,.acting tiOn the uncoli-
trolled passions of the ill-disposed amongst 'the lower orders,.
-wilrinevitably -tend' 'to produc-e-tumult-and-confirsion. -•---- -
"To the success cf any -mttempt of mine to establish abetter-
state of feeling,: your. zealous co-operation, of which I feel- am--
sured, wiltuo,doubt. mainly contribute; but as the guide of my
own conduct, .I. should always fearlessly rely. on-the conscious-
ness alone that my efforts are directed to maintain the honour-
of my Sovereign, and. prdmote the welfare of my counts v, which,
in the execution of the duties of my present office, I !cold to be
inseparably connected with- the true, permanent, amisubstantiali
interests of this important colony."
The. House having retittned,,lns lU.votrr the Speaker pro tem
said, that in-accordance with thelawof the island, two vs-tits had..
been issued during, the recess, one for the parish of St..l)ot o--
thy, in the room.of. Alexander Bailey, deceased, and the other
'for the Thvynasia-th Ras trintim -room. - John,.
Kenzie,-. Esq., also deceased- -

GUATEMALA.
The'Gareta.. -Federal of Guatemala to the 3rd of September
inclusive has been received.. They contain. some information.
respecting, the affairs ..of the• Repnblic of. Central :.Sinerica_
which had not before reached. us.. decrN: for religious tole—
ration of a,'very-liberal description; which, was passed by 'the-
-Federal. Congress- beforethe-prorogation of --its session- in- Au—
gust, has reeervettlhe'sanetion of three or fens of-the Federal,
States,. and will be adoptiad the. Whale five... It appears that.
the revolt mentioned. in former amounts .lad net been.. quelled; .
the rebels still retained .tpssesSion of the Castle- of Omoa. The of the insurroction is. net explaiied by any of the papers.•
we have seen; but it is state& to- te..entirely suppressed every-
where except at Omao, at the end. of Aupst was . com—
_pletely surrounded by the troops of the Republic, and in want:
of provisions.. The. insitrgents having hi their-despair applied.
far assistance.' to. the Gowen:or of HaVannah, and. hoisted the.-
Spanishflag, their conduct had excited the indignation of thee
people throughout the. Republic.. The' project for the. canal of;
Nicaraguai by. which. the Atlantic and. the Pacific _would
.b.e.
.Yined, continued to he agitated in these j.ournals.--In the New.
ork papers received per the Birmingham, it is stated. Vha,t, the-
Castle of Ornoa was taken Cin;.-thz 12thi'and. that all the. leader,i.
of. the insurrection.were -shot.