The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-04-09 00:00:00

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that paper. His last letter is dated Manzanares, March
25. He states that the King travels in pe. fe gaud tar-
moor, and does not now complain of the gout. In all
his progress he appears to have been very well rec. iced.
At Manzanares, we calcorlate, he hid accomplished about
one fourth part of his jonrney.
Adviccs were yesterday received from Oporto, dated
the 15th ultimo, which confirm the accounts airs tidy ob-
tained of the enthusiasm. prevailing in all the provinces.
and of the abhorrence in which the traitorous set of
Amarante and his followers was viewed an act which
the people were fully sensible had no other origin than
foreign influence, and a wish on the part of the conspira-
tors to avenge their own disappointments. Silveira, the
uncle of Ainsrante,lad thrown off the mask, and it was
clearly proved that, although he had bet n originally on. of
the leaders of the Oporto Itevolution, lie was the chief in-:
stigator and plotter of the present base attempt to create
a Uounter.revolution..--The surprise of General Itego'i
advance, under General Pamplona, bad been followed by
no serious consequences, as it had given the Rebels no
accession of strength, or rendered their cause more pc-
pular. Their whole infantry (lid not exceed 121100 men,
and their cavalry were not more than 600.
The private letters received from the Continent by the
Northern Mails state, that the Russian army was nut
concentratiog its forces in Poland, but that instructions
hail been given to the Commanders of the different corps
to hold themselves prepared to receive considerable ad-
ditions to the army there, which reinforcements, it was
stated, would equal in number the troops already in Po-
land. It was
.added, that the end of March was fixed
for the final arrival of this increase of military strength.
By the arrival of a mail from Holland 'we hare received
the following, dated Stockholm, March la.—" Two per-
sons have been arrested by the Police, and examined
respecting the scandalous letters to the Governors of the
Provinces, with the forged signature of General Hoist,
hot this had not afforded any clue towards the discovery
of the crime. In order to lead to a discovery of the au-
thor, a fac-simile of hand of the letter, engraved in stone,
bas been issued to-day with the newspapers. The motion
for making the Sittings public was yesterday discussed
in the Chamber of Nobles, and after a long and animated
debate rejected by a majority of 127 votes. The motion
has likewise been rejected by the Clergy and the Pea-
sants, and only the Chamber of Citizens has declared in
favour of the publicity of the Debates."
Letters front Havanna of the 20th of February state,
that advices from Vera Crnz of the 3d had been received
by way of Tampico, announcing. that on the preceding
day a convention was signed between the leaders of the
Imperialist and Republican troops for carrying into ef-
fect the declarations of Ignala and Cordova, and for es-
tablishing the form of government best adapted to the
country. This proceeding, it is supposed, at Ace pass
an end to the short-lived power of the new Emperor I tur-
bide. A clause is introduced into the convention, how-
ever, fur securing him against personal molestation.—
Some letters mention his having taken the determination
to retire to a private station.
On Monday night an extra messenger arrived in
Downing-street, with despatches from Madrid.
Lady Cochrane is making great preparations for her
departure for South America. Her Lady will take out
with her a numerous snite of English domestics, and • a
quantity of household furniture and kitchen utensils, do.
Her Ladyship and suite, it is expected, will embark in
the course of the ensuing week.
The Lord Lieutenant has expressed his intention to
dine with the Beef Steak Club, at their next day of meet-
ing, on the 25th inst.—Ulu//in Morning Post.)
On Friday, the Lord Chancellor and Lady Manners
entertained at dinner his Excellency Marquess Wellesley.
and a select party of distinguished personages. at their
mansion in Stephen'tegreen.—(Mid.)
On Saturday morning, the Right Hon. Secretary
Goulburn sailed for England. He has had several con-
ferences with the most distinguished Ecclesiastics of this
country, on the subject of the sew Tithe Biils.—(itirl
A new method of taking altitudes at sea, when the ho-
rizon is invisible, has been invented by Mr. Adam, !tee-
tor of the Inverness Academy. In consequence of an
application to theAdoniralty,-by Sir James Dunbar, of
Borth, Bart. Captain R. N. for an opportunity to try
this method on board one of his Majesty's ships, the
Cherokee brig'of war, commanded by Captain Keats,
was, with their accustomed liberality. and readiness to
promote impoovements in nautical science, immediately
ordered on this service, and on the 22d January last,
sailed from Inverness with ,on
Adam on beard. (Oa
passing down the Beauty Frith, the sun being invisible.
we understand that Mr. Adam easily succeeded in deter-
minidg the verticle angles coctained between the hori-
ton and the tops of the adjacent mountains, seen at differ-
ent distances from the ship: and that at night, while the
horizon was invisible, be took altitndes of the moon, so
a to distinguish single minutes in her varying altitudes.
Captain Keats and the officers of the Cherokee expressed
la very favourable opinion of the success of this method
lat sea, when the motion of the ship is not emosiderable,
and anticipated that on land it miff:lit supersede the use
of an artifi.ial horizon. It is said that is ithout affecting
the ordinary method of observation, Mr. Adam's method
admits of an easy application to the telescopes of the
quadrants, sextant, and reflecting circles already in use;
and that, when executed according to his directions by a
skilful artist, he expects it will admit of a degree of ac-
*Amy, approaching newly to single secon•ls. Mr.
Adam's method, we are told, requires no all mance for
dip, and, it necessary, might be employed to determine
directly from observation, the quantity of dip due to the
different altitudes of an ohs .rver above the surface of
the sea. We are therefore clad to learn, tat in proses
curing this.subject, Mr. Ailaw has la•ely executed the
model of a platform suspended on giutbole, to be placed,
when required, either in the main hatchway, or near it
on deck, by which when taking altitudes, he expects to
relieve the observer from all inconvenience arising front
the violent pitching, rolling, or inclined motion of the
ship in a rough eta, which sometimes, though but rarely,
we believe, accompanies fog. Should Mr. Adam succeed
in realizing these expectations, he will then have Oera
fectly succeeded in accomplishing the solution of a pro-
blem of very considerable importance,—viz. in affording
the means of taking correctly, at sea, the observations
necessary to determine the latitude and longitude of a
ship. when the horizon is either obscured by fog
or concealed by land, which had hitherto, we believe,
remained a desideratum in nautical science.—(haveraess
Courier.)
COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.—The Comedy of the
Wonder was performed here last evening to a very
crowded audience, who had assembled to witness the
re-appearance and excellent acting of Mr. C. Kean!, in
the character of Dots Felix. On his entrée be was greet-
ed with enthusiastic buists of applause, by which he
seemed powerfully affected. That the public should
take this opportunity of testifying their sense of the nie•
rats of this actor, we are-not surprised, particularly when
we recollect that a recent lementable event has now lett
him the almoSt only representative of a fsmily who have
so long been the ornament of the English Stage, and
whoso name will be held up to posterity, as an example wor-
thy the Imitation of all succeeding candidates for histrionic
celebrity. Mr. KEDBLE supported his ebsracter last night
with the same spirit and ability which we have so often had
to eulogize. The part of Viotante, by Miss Cmden, ass
also performed in her usual style of excellence, and received
merited approbation.
The title of Sir Walter Scott's new novel is Quentin
Durward. The scene, we understand, is occasionally in
France. •
We understand that a new Tragedy from. the pen of
Mr. Baynes, the author of Conscience, has been accept-
ed at Covent-garden.