The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-11-15 00:00:00

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SITTINHO Of► THE EMIT V.S.
OCTOBER 4.

A platy from General. Vullaba was presented,
,re-
specting the augmentation and other regutaticins of
the cavalry, which wits reserved tu be finally dia.
cooed. •
CAPMANT observed, that the Spanish language
tieing Very copious, all foreign expressions ought to
tic rejected, especially French expressions, with*
which the regulations were overloaded : he con-
demned, L'tereforei the use of the words' nsurcl4,
motion, assembls, session, tnission,'retire, glut.
tantee, hemourable, and bur A he objected .to beam
ON account of their real import, and to others on
account of the awaiting which nas attached to.them.
46 Gentlemen," he concluded, " We must both live
• and die Spattier&."

Nutty- MRXIA ascended the tribune, and corn..
plained dare infidelity of the Conciso, in its man.
uer of printing the deliberations of that Congress,
. and the little respect sheen in the said paper to its
Members: •
Trmarrais demanded that their debates) should
.only be on war, and the means of exterminating
their enemies.

-The PIIESIONWT replied, that this was meet the
great objerb of their labours, and an end which
would only be obtained through the regular means.
A hleiober proposed the rmuling•of some police
regulation, which should hive the hir of ad order
from the Corte', order that otter being 'tom.
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pared with the former ones the best might be lire.
fined.
The President ordered .the public to withdraw at
wo4n, and the sitting continued until half after four
o'clock.

OCTOBER 5.
Matto proposed certain regulations respecting
the Royal Bank notes, in order to distinguish those
circulated in
.the free provinces from the others ;
but they came to no resolution.
CArst.twit complained, likewise, of the inaccu-
racy of the -Cenciso, and of its want el fespect to-
wards the National Deputies. On this account the
propriety was suggested by Perez de Castro, of ad.
twitting a periodical publication, ptoposed by Oti-
veros, and edited by an officer of the military col.
lege, applying the products to the benefit of thit
useful establishment; which judicious proposal wa
approved.
Oi.ivenos recommended the translation of the
Cortes to Cadiz, pointing out the church• of St.
Philip as a very eligible spot ; Vin this import-
ant motion nothing was finally s
The regulations were again eitamined, on which
they'debated upwards of two haters. Thelcaluus
GONZAMIS exclaimed, "'Let is' debate only on 4
war and on justice."
• At the•conclusion it was settled, that -extraotdi."
nary sittings should be held from 8 to 10 at nigh4'
to-be wholly occupied in the wished-for regulations.
°tattoos mentioned his being infOrnied. from
Catlin, that the ExeCutive Government had, issued,
orders prohibiting any discussions on the Cortes at
any public meeting.
The Cortes passed a resolution to makelnqi leies
tcsiiectfog this subject of the Regency.
• OCTOBLIt.6. .
The sitting began with a petition from the Card',
Dal to be allowed to take the oath; and after some
deliberations, on account of pt..coliar dream.
stances, it was accorded.
It was rcsolvbi to intimate to the Regency, the
wishes of the Cortes, that their acts should be ro-
gularly .published in a Gazette.
OCTOBER 7. _ • •
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The Cnunt of -ifotosiTtCsked permission to
*peek, and his object being investigated by two De-
rifles, it was resolved to hear him in private at one
o'clock, p. sn.
AlexiA proposed some commercial regulations to
be committed to a Junta, in which two Member.
from that of Cadiz, and an equal number of Ante.
ricans, should be incorporated. . The Congress
granted a commission to this effect, comprising also
agriculture, arts, and sciences, but omitted the
circumstance of the propuXal.
FLERRETA complained of the violation of secrecy
observed respecting the letters which were opened at
the Post-office.,
Ile ettLa exclaimed against this proceeding,'and•
maintained this to be the worst period to adopt
such a measure, when the provinces must necessa.
illy to amunicate subjects. of importance to their
deputies, which it was highly proper should be kept
front the Executive; Power. The public retired at
one, and the debates were privately coatittued till
tuur o'clock.
OCTOBER 8.
•
OD this.day several memorials were read Tespicl.
lag Titita‘tB branches of the revenue; and a prorect
presented •by Arguelles, respecting the %beet; ,of
the Oen; being -the fruit id the labours of the
eommissiort'vhitrged wiih the same.
Nothing 'llo:initiate. decided, but the nation
way flatter itself, because the opinion of all illus.
trawls nen will he heard. .
It is` ndeed a reflection op the .I!!'man mind, that
there should be any one' daring. 'poises to
.write
against the liberty of the ,press : Wiwi) an iudivi.
anal only it ought notTtii Ist' free.. •
The anatio. (rout the Exectlirive Power to the
question *pitipostil by the Corteti,. reepeeting the order
mentioned by 01110g0 fl. is ikk .5111 day's
,Isfrreati. ' •
lice Regency has never"forbiMen:any discoision
oa the-Cortes, 'and the only thing it may charge its
sgentsand ministers with; is to watch over their ca.
kinniaters. . • •
• • OCIVIKR g. • '
The Cardinal 4o 'Bourbon took the oath, saki
which the. Paestntrr•addressed him in the follow.
big terms The blond' which liews through your.
veins, 8R well as that 04)14 teettesetsindi you to
this Asierritil7." • ' •
A Secretary-board, consisting of five members,
was instituted, fur which employmeet officers of
the army, who are unable to undergo the fatigue.
of atampaign; are to be preferred. Three Drpn.
tics were also named to investigate and report the
iplcrits of the candidates.
'1 he PRESIDEsT mentioned his having received se•
feral anonymous Cummunications, cceoplaining of
*he &Asko htt the Operative? tti the Comp., tie

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