The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-02-20 00:00:00

the laws. "
Senor (Vora testi.
llaesmael moor to tin small
Perialferiloiniad in the attack on the two de-
oe-Illimelbewele- la Rosa said, that be would not
have spokes so Ms swamies were It sot to testify for
Ow zeal with which the authorities *challis extending
their protection to him. So mneh were they disposed
lo offtwd 'him all 'the defence I. their power, tliat he
wistimself obliged to countermand the troops they
were sending to peril his house. He did not, bow-
ever, think that the Cortes ought to eotertais the ques-
tion, unless submitted to them by Government. If
they went into it as a legislative question, it would be
attributed to the fear they entertained of their owe
safety. The Cortes (he said) possessed fully the free-
dom of deliberation, and as the best proof they could
afford of the fact, they ought immediately to enter oe
the discussion of the project of law which formed the
order of the day. The occurrences of the preceding
day had sufficiently shown the weakness of the Mao.-
ganizing factions, which had no other means than
their audacity. They would disappear before firmeess
and prudence.
Conde de Terrenn.—My view of the subject is the
game as that expressed by Senor Martinez de la Rosa.
It is certain that our persons aloe* were inputted, bet
le them an Insult was offered to the whole of the na-
tional representation. The horse of a citizen, of a
deputy, which formed the alylum of the widow of a
Porlier, has been forcibly entered. Some of my ser-
vants were maltreated and wounded. Perhaps those
wise Committed this attack have been instigated by
some of the persons who contributed to the tragic end
Of Porlier, and by whom I was persecuted even is a
foreign land. I might name sonic chiefs of assassins,
whom I knew. Bet what can the Cortes Jo in tbie
affair? On this point I think with Senor Martinez
Is Rosa. but I do not cones, in his declaration, that
be worth' present himself unarmed to the poniards of
the ins. If they return to attack my house, they
shall not enter it unless they take it as they w•-eld• a
fortress. Let us then proceed tranquilly with the Abe
cassloo of the law project. If there should be as
doubt of certain abuses, in which the press has ad
slight part, the events of yesterday must remove it.-.'
I must add, that I have nothing to complain of say et
the authorities, since they all did tbeibe duty. I kuriefk
mat what was the intention of the mob; bit It is twit
tale that tiny had purchased ropes to Iskpd me with.—
The thing, however, being passed, I 4, oaf lei'
that I have any persons' danger to has, 'The mall
rifles have strut more troops to my boos dam are
emery to repress any cisorder.
Senor Sanclio.—l envy the virtue of Senor Maim
de Is Rosa and the Conde de Therese. fur cute,*
there is great Time in illedainhig popular fame, tied
in that firmness of character which they exhibit. le'
is not, however, a personal question with them, bra
with the Cortes. Yesterday, the whole National Raz
presentation, not single Deputies, was a?tacketi ; suit
the Congress is bound to show the lutenist it taketris
seeing the Constitution and the National Represeatatioe
respected. I could wish to have my head organised
in a different In and to see things under a diff
est point of view from that In which I do see them, Is
order thit I might vote to-day against what I defea4sd
yesterday. In saying this, I think I 0611cl/fitly maul-
fest the contempt I entertain fur this faction. Mt,
notwithstanding this contempt, I insist that the Certes
cannot look on this affair with indiffereuce. It is said
that the Cortes hare not failed is their duty ; but
though that should be the fact, it is not the less ne-
emery to investigate the origin of the evil. I attri-
bute no weight to what has been said by Sawa Mar-
tinez de la Rosa and the Conde do Torreno against
my proposition, because I perceive that their opposition
arises from delicacy. The Cortes are bound, for the
protection of their inviolability, and fur the sake of
decorum, to investigate the matter. This they are even
hound to do, that they may nut become responsible to
future Cortes for a negligence which may be to them
of serions importance.
Senor Calatrava--The Cortes must not delay the
adoption of energetic measures. I who consider it a
disgrace to have maintained an opinion conformable to
that which the authors of this outrage affect to enter-
tain, solicit and demand such measures as are absolute-
ly 'memory. There exists amongst us a liberticidal
faction, which he views of foreigners, and fo-
liates in their pay to destroy the Constitution of Spain.
This faction mist be extinguished; for if that be not
door, great will be the hazard which the country will
have to rue. When two illustrious deputies wbo have
isise so much for the cause of liberty in Spain are in-
sulted—when the whole national representation is in-
sulted—what is not to be feared if such excesees be not
repressed? Yet those men who yesterday committed
so horrible as outrage have the audacity to call them-
selves Liberals! What, they Liberals! Infamous
wretches. The Liberal man respects the laws, but they
have openly violated them. What Liberal would
break into the house Oa citizen, of • representative of
the nation, in which a person so respectable as the
widow of timers' Porlier resided? They Liberals!
Be who they may, they are traitors; for such the law
declares all th,.se to be who in any way attack the li-
berty of the Cortes ! What ingratitude does this out-
rage mar.ifeit. To attack the house of a deputy. who
has a thousand times exposed his life for the cause of
liberty, and in which the widow of him who died so
boldly for the cause of liberty bad taken up her abode!
I hope the motion will be approved; if not, I will
propose another.
Senor Zapata.—Those who, While they invoke li-
berty and the Constitution, eddsavour to destroy both,
are the greatest of traitors. Those vile ins who
yesterday insulted the Congress, and in particular two
of its moat distinguished members, have been insti-
gated by some ambitious men, destitute of talents or
virtue, for snob alone could engage in similar discos- ,
ders. They wisb, by disorders, to destroy the ',men!'
Cortes. because they have the audacity to foiled the I
most foolish hopes is the next Congress. Yesterday
beard from the base months of some of them the cry—
" Live the Next deputies!" I consider it to be the
duty of the Cortes to take the most elicaitioas =n-
aives for repressing disorders so fatal to liberty.
Here the discussion was closed, and the esodozof
Senor Snack° approved.

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The president observes, that the turinWi
belontred to Senor Calatravi:
Senor Calatrava—Under the present efrenntatisees.
I slioeM consider my d-lieacy compromised if I sipsitr
on thil 'Object. I make this netlike with plemdm
and I care very little what settee my ettaduct In Ms
respect may excite. My prieciples and conduct are well
known. 1 renounce the eight of speaking.
Two more deputies declined to speak; after which
the debate west on ih the usual manner.
•MADSIIO, FL!. s.—We have several times promised
to our readers, when we have *shorted them not to
give credit to the reports respecting a foreita invasion,
which were gradually propagated, probably with no
very good intention, that we would announce to
them, without disguise, any danger which sad&
threaten our liberty and independence. In collisions*
with this promise, we are bound to notice the mere
lima suspicious conduct observed lay the French Bath°.
Pities on the frontier, with respect to our fugitive re-
bels, and the instigators of disturbances amongst us.
We have already stated that our Government has pre:
seated most energetic remonstrances to the Fronds
Goverantent, complaisine of a hostile connivaace. WI
besides know, that our Consul at Bayonne has request-
ed-that the Spauish refugees should he sent into the in-
terior of France, as the French Gorerament bad or-
dered. Bat what effect with fo be expected from the
application of the Consul to the authorities of Bayonne,
when we Sod that the same Government which had
ordermithe refugees to proceed to the interior bee
giYdsl essp,orts to Quessda and others 'of his gang, to
tumble thin to go end take up their residence in the
last tows, as the Preach side?—(Uaieeresti.)

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same Attu, to Lpdoa. sold half of the above sum.
Ms Spanish ant Naapaikaa Foods at Paris, were
ruttier lower t1id6,16 LOOFA.

The Dahlia parrs of Monday last. which have ar•
rived this morning. areal* so to the state of the
country. This silence is gifissot Dot only that in
fresh acconots of outragit*li bees received is that
city, but that the appreheriows of a general rising,
which were propagated here last night, ea the alleged
authority of private letters, could have so foandaties.
The Special Commission was appointed to open at
Cork, on Saturday last, brit no report of the proceed-
ings appears to have reached the capital, when the
papers went to press.

[CZTR•CT OF • LISTER FROM CLIARLESTOWN, JAN. 19.]

By the Curlew, which arrived on the I Ith day from
Port-au-Prince, we learn that the Spanish refugee pri-
vateers in the vicinity of Santa Martha, are captor-
iog all American vessels they fall in with, and! the
United States frigate, Grampus has sailed in quest of
them, and to protect the trade in that quarter. The
examination of the Officers and crew of the Portu-
guese ship, named Flora, terminated yesterday.—
Tbe people were clic:barged, upon the grind Ikea
there existed no proof of their having attacked th►
Alligator with a piratical Intention ; that they acted
under mistake in supposing the Alligator to have
been a patriot privateer ; and bred upon her with
a view of frightening her, off. The ship will be
libelled in behalf of the United States, as a prise
to the Alligator.
Charlestown bills on England hate got up lb per
cent. at H b.

Tut Tardier 1111.1..—it is ridiculous to see the
Tariff Bill revived every Session, and the mercantile
community yearly excited respecting its fate. It is
certainly incumbent on the national legislature to eater
into a solemn and serious onquiry respecting its pro-
perty. To leave the mercantile interest of the United
States in a situation that, the next meeting of Con-
gress, may probably frustrate all their views and de-
stroy their arrangements, is a thing not contemplated
by the most staunch supporters and advocates of this
annual bogb,•ar. Notwithstanding a Tariff MI bas
been brought in by Mr. Baldwin, imposing a higher
duty on many articles of the first ity, they are
already so protected that any additional duty most be
a tax on the whole community.

Paris papers to the 18th I>•in: an account of the
close of the proceedings in the Chamber of Deputies, on
the law respecting the Police of the Journals, After a
variety of amendments to the classes bad been pro-
pined and rejected, the fourth and fifth articles were
passed on Saturday, and the Chamber then proceeded
to ballot upon the whole projet. Twenty-five mem-
bers of the Opposition refused to vote; and in casting
ap the ballot, the numbers were—in favour of the law,
219—against it 137. The Ministers appear to have
depended more on the number of rotes that would be

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