Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-06-05

The emperor and empress of Austria
have arrived at Venice, ona1e1r MAJ to
! R.sini. The whole diplomatic body at
Vienna intend following the court.
3N March Is.
We have several times had occasion
to advertto the strenuous eXertions Spain
is, at the present moment making, again
to recover the provinces of La Plata
For this precise purpose, the minister
Yrujo was called into office; and certain
ly he has given that tone to the efforts Of
Spain againstthe transatlantic provinces,
which none OF his predecessors have
been able to do--that is, he has put in
motion those schemes which before were
only to be found in the columns of the
Madrid Gazette-or, In other words, he
has obtained certain sum ofmoney and
certain number of transports. The
British, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch,
Prussian. Swedish, and Danish vessels,
Which are hired, are ordered to Gendez-
vous at Cadlz in the beginning ofApril,
to embark 10000 men, and to be escort.
ed by large naval force. Such is the
project of the Spanish government,
which is an attempt greater than even
this country ever witnessed. When the
Heldcr feet sailed from England, they
had about $4,000 tons of shipping for
5000 men, who were three weeks be
fore they landed, at which time nearly
all their water was out. For Spain to
convey 10000 men across the Atlantic
she will require 100000 tons Of Ship
ping, or 800 vessels.
An article from Brussels, which states
! that Bonaparte's cook had lately arrived
there from St. Helena, says, that g Boz
naparre was very gloomy, and his chief
occupation appeared to be the arrange
ment Of his memoirs"
Advices from Batavia of the Gath Oct.
mention, that the Netherand troops ar
rived on the 10th of August before Ma
lacda, to receive possession of that colo
ny from the English resident, MIR. Ken
meth Murchison. The cession had not
actually taken place, but all the prelimi-
nary arrangements were proceeding.
Commercial distress continues in this
city. We are extremely sorry to state,
that several houses in the Irish trade have
been under the necessity of suspending
TIER payments to-day. 1t is saidthat they
amount to eight or nine; and we are
afraid, from what we hear, that it is not
an eXaggeration.
The accounts from Liverpool and
| Manchester, received in town this morn
ing, it gives us pleasure to state, howe
yer, are more satisfactory, at leas il all
| increase of business at those places may
be considered an Improvement. At Lii
verpool, during the whole Of last week,
there was great deal of speculation in
cotton, and no less than $4,000 bags OF
this article had been sold.
" Paris, March s.
On the 9th inst. the chamber Of peers
was on the point of becoming the theatre
OF serious connection. M. de La
inolgnon had the temerity to ascend the
tribune, for the purpose of protesting
against the recent royal ordinance. For
yunatcly, the prudence of the chancellor
put an end to the embarrassing question,
by adjourning the sitting before the con-
clusion of the speech OF M. dc Lamoig-
non. Ii is affirmed, that several peers
had even grasped their swords but |
doubt, however, that things went SO far"
! Count Lanoignon made, on Saturday
last, a most extraordinary proposition
in the house of peers, which was reject
ed by both parties, with sentiments OF
| surprize and indignation, as an unpre-
cedented encroachment on the royal
authority. This peer (who enjoys an
unimpeached reputation for probity and
loyalty, and who in Bonaparte's time
withdrew into the country, and never
filed any public functions proposed, in
| the upper house, to address the king to
declare the regret with which their cham
Der viewed the nomination Of so many
strangers, and to request his majesty not
to mistake the sentiments and denouement
ofthe ancient peers. Universal cries OF
disapprobation interrupted the orator;
| the president declared he could listen no
longer to such unconstitutional language,
and many of the peers waited ON the mi
mister ofthe interior, in quittingthe house,
to request him not to suffer the Journals
to publish any account of it.
March IL.
Yesterday the memoirs Of count Las
Casas were seized at the booksellers,
lL'Huillier.
1t is not yet ascertained when the pro-
Jets of law concerning the press, the jour
nails, and the trial by jury will be pre-