The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-11-03 00:00:00

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FRIDAY ILVINING, KOVEIIIIIgR 3. •

New York papers arrived this morning to the IU
of October, from which we extract the following:—
FROM SorTu AllilllcA.—The ship Bearer, (rota
Ouyaquil Callao, and Rio Janeiro, arrved this mor..•
ing. She brings the following intelligence
the last accounts at Rio de Janeiro from Buenos Ayres,
all was in confusion. The citizens were in arms it •
feuding themselves against Atsz.ta, who was withe,.!
the town with a -oody of desperadoe*, and threateh‘sl
(let:traction to the .place if he entered it. It WAI re-
ported, however, he was worsted.
From Chili, the accounts were up to the 2Sth June,
at which tine the expedition for Peru was in great
forwardness. It was to consist of nine vessels era%
20 transports, and about 6000 troops, under the co::.-
ifland of Sr. Mini ix. The Tyne, British sloop of
war, sailed from Calajo the Ist June, with 3,500,000
dollars belonging to Spanish merchants. She last's
a part of the trrasnres at Rio Janeiro, and sailed
from thence to England 34th of August.
Accounts from Savannah state that the sickne,s
these fur the last month has atnonnted almost to
a plague, and the city has bees almost deserted. Th:
number of deaths fur the last few days, have been from
10 to 12 per day ; the deaths among the whites frvit.
the Ist to the rid included, have been Mi.
SPA NVIII Nate.—Captain W•rattes, from Cut-
racion, states, he was compelled to leave Santa Martl.A,
and with difficulty escaped the Patriots, who were o
the eve of taking it.

That awful step in the proceedings on the till • `:
Pains and Penalties was yesterday commenced, whi, si
bad been contemplated by the 'ethos at large with ti-••
most intense anxiety. On the character and tobjee'A
• of the Bill and on the merits of the case ;ilia it in.
1 vols.'s, the public had already formed and pronoseneed
a deliberate and decided erpinioa. Never had an,
questions that were submitted to the judgment of tl. •
people, (and these questions had been InAnite.dy se' •
mined to their judgment, in the hope of obtaiiiink
their co rrrrrr nee by surprise,) never had any gee,-
tions been more fully canvassed, or more coniplele4
answered by the public voice. Never has there bee',
a discussion in which a better temper or a great.
unanimity bas prevailed throughout the nation, or '. i
which the opposition to the general sentinient 11-34
more directly traceable toan influence that was !Ureic,'
to the case. Still, the public mind, howeverillienil!
made up respecting its own convictions, was directed to
the discussion .red decision of the !louse of Lords, n 7..4.
a certain fearful looking for of judgment." Thu.:
on si bons no influence could operate, but that of truth,
were looking up to a tribunal where the accusers sit
as judges, where the men who bad introduced the
' measure had invariably possessed predominating sway
sad where the personage whose feelings acre rearm -
tially involved in its success, was expected to dud ti '-
most staunch supporters of his rights, and the mo. t
zealous promoters of his uishes. In looping up t.,
1 this tribunal, leiter, the judgment of the most homier
able of fallible men could not fail to he affected b)
the most powerful of conflicting motives, and title:,
an opposition to the will of Ministers, even wb.n
no higher will directs them, melt purred fror,
I the most generous and welt-denying sense of dirty, 0.,r
opinion of the sentiment that would be found pr. is.'
I log, was such as reason red experience taught est*,
; expect from the ordinary actuating principle, i t
balsas nature. In establishing the inoitutin ..
Il,f Trial by Jury, the wisdom of our aucestor.
' was aware of the 4.1.,er of improper influence 'fewer!
Wed; and has provided ns with a variety of guards r.
I avert its operotion. Besides ale enaHenges, it Apes
the accused to prevent the interference of piejawe if
self-interest ont.tho• part of his jams or judges, it r•
quires that his juty should be unanimous i• theirve--
dict, to dud bini guilty of the offence with which he
is eliafged.. But sonstitated as the tribunal is befor:
which the ease of the taco's?' is tried, what gamed ha.
that Illustrious mad unfortunate Personage against ti ..•
operations of prejudice and self-interest, except the
honour of the individuals by whom it is composed .-...
Believers as we are in the eprightoms of the gse.z.
majority of these noble persons, we know that there ..rs
not a Sew among them, who, from the part they too',
in the origin and progress of the proceedings, eisar.l
be open to any impression is her bleisssr's
f.-Jur that might here been produced in the coarse.,`'
her defence, and who could mut have been led to
speak or vote in her Isabel( without prisoomichig
their own co demnatioa. Besides these, there may-
be fairly reckoned not a few who will be biassed b.the blind confidence they have been ucustunieci to
repose is blioisters, Indekadest of the *Ray Irh 0
mast b...infieeneed Gum habits of attachment to lb.
party interested in' the success of At resemore, Mel
from a souse of favours expected er twetivet
What the Motives, meth as now referred is, are i:ey
weigh"' and the mintbsc of individuals on whims
they mast' .be supposed to operate are fairly esti.
mated, Wm Mod set mod* if a malt should 100'1'
Poo very different from our wishes. Ceolor dot"s
imprissiees the snatches tit meals table petiolate.