The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-09-26

lnence. whCh threatened almost TO oyerthrov
rat vast empire, and bury its wealth and grand
eur and learning ia indisiinguishahIe ruin. Bu
fortunately, troubles arising from that source ar
ne longer appsehended the disafected, hsye
found new rallying point and the person Of M
Queen affords them apparently legitimate sob
ject for rebellion. great deal is said ofhe Dir
honour TO which the Queen has been exposed !
and the injuatice she suffers; and the opposlio
pretend TO sympathIze with herupon these points
but their tears are those Of the crocodile, Their
sympathy, that of the fox. They want power
the wings and radicals want power and they are
willing to mount TO II upon the shoulders Of the
Queen. Neither the klng nor the Queer have
unexeeptionable characters but the King will
be successful, because he has nine points, psrr
the Queen has one, and that is the privilege Of
justIfying herself. If she can, on trial. England
has more serious troubles than those which make
so much noise; she has cancer on her breast
vast national debt is preying upon her capital,
her resources and her industry, il is eating into
her vitals. Her total debt is e 1857, IT'S 74
over fire thousand jirs hundred and eighfy -four
million 81 dollars, the interest Of which requires
the whole permanent revenue, and all additional
loan annually. Yet all the rulers, princes, vine
men and wiseacres of that great nation are pryns
with nose and eyes into the peccadiioes Of tfal
woman!
Portugal also, but the latter occupies small space
in the political history of Europe at the present
time and the recent events OF Spain are fully
before the public. The counter revolution il
that kingdom--commence at remote dstaAce
from the capital and by the exertions Of ths
Priests, against the strongest expression Of pub
lie opinion, cannot be successful or long con.
tinuence. The Kings conduct since the revolur
ton has been acceptable, and the meanings d
discomfort have changed to the loudest note 4
prasse. The acts of the cortes are deserving II
commentator, though some of them are tinctur
ed with the old superstition. The press is free
and the Madrid journals abound in essays and dis
QUESTIONS upon political subjects written with
vsour, intelligence and freedom. This is revolu.
ton of the mind as well as the body. May not
the land OF Ceryantes, Of Lope de Vega and Of
Ximene: again boast other poets and her states
man.
The French ship Urana, which sailed from
France IN 1877 voyage of discovery, was
wrecked ON the l4th of Feb. last on the Malouins
Islands in the straits Of Magellan. We arc happy
to hear that the cause Of science will not suffa|
by This disaster, for the objects Of the expedited
abundantly gathered ia three years cruise, weuI
rescued from the vessel before she sunk. TheI
crew consisting. of 100, saved and transport
had completed the purposes of the expedition
and were about to return to France when the &c.
cident befel them. The vessel struck upon 1
snnken rock as they were making harbour TO re-
pair, though every possible pfecaotion was used
to secure them from such catastrophe. The
water IL fathoms side of the vessel
and IL on the other when she struck.
Il New Continent. ---ln February 1919
Capt Smith, OF the BRUSH merchant brig Will
lam, on his passage round Cape Horn. disooy.
cred land IN latitude 6 degrees, 40 Souihs
on his arrival al Valparaiso. no credit was Civ
en- 10 his report; Dut fully convinced himself
that he bad not been deceived, he determined
on a more particular Investigation: unfavour.
able weather cheated this object ON his return
In Nome Video al that port, however, he fit
ted his vessel with unusual care, resolved to-
coa6rm his opinion by minute survey. He
accordingly proceeded on a second voyage,
and on the 10Th OF October last, he was again
graiied ny the sight of land, in Il = quarter he
f i beheli it. He landed on the nth Of Dec.
"a LAT "a, 43 $ aud 81, 10 w longitude,
nosted the British 6,g aud gave the continent
the name OF New Soah Britaia. He sailed
along the coast on westerly course 500 miles
To lat. %, S. 5 aud long. 81 West: he found
many islands on the west coast, from two 10 ten
miles from The main. Capt. Smith described
this land as being elevated. some OF the noun.
lains extending above the clouds and their
submits crowned with snow
Il must be observed IN favour ofihe cor.
reotness OF this account, that although Cspt
Cook went much farther south for The purpose
OF. dlscover,ng land, yet II was in very differ.
eut longitudes. In January. 1878, he ssled
a. far south as 81 degrees, in east Longitude
40 degrees, when has progress was Impeded
by ISLANDS of ice. In another voyage, be
went sill farther south, in about i01 degrees
west longitude, I'LL in February. liza, in
latitude II degrees |. minutes, has course was
wholly blocked by firm fields and vast noun.
tslosei ice. The i'll success Of that great
navigator Is no objection Therefore 10 bel.sl
IN the present discovery; because, although
lo land may have existed IN 40 degrees east
longitude, nor l07 west longitude, yet il may
ID 81 degrees west.
The confession of Capt. Frederick Hall.
hat he was the lncendsry Of the Richmond
theatre, IN 1911, by being behind the scenes
'nd raising a chandelier among the curtains,