Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-05-08
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Whereas there was this day read al the
Board, a Memorial fram the Commits
sioners for discovering the Longitude al
Sea.-lt recommends the following scale
of rewards:
l. To the first ship belonging
to any of your Majcsty's sub
iecis. or tn your Majesty, that
shall reach The Longitude OF 100
deg. West from. Greenwich, by
sailing within the Arctic Circle 6 200
To the first ship as aforesaid,
that ehall reach the Longitude of
$50 deg. West from Greenwich,
by sailing within the Arctic Cir
Gle. further sum 600
To the first ship az aforesaid,
that slIallreac the Pacific Ocean
by North West Passage, the
further sum o'..........-....... 10. 900
2. To The FIRST ship as aforesaid,
that shall reach 10 SO degrees of
NIT" Latituue 80. ..............,l,0 600
II So deg. further sum Of. 49,. 900
i" 81 deg. further sum of. ..- 900
.TC 81 deg. further sum Of. ....,l 900
To 80 deg. or beyond, a fur.
ther sam 0f................ 900
IL further recommends the revocation
of the Order in Council of the 10Th of
March, 1879
After a long debate in the Commons
on the ID March, Mr.. Plunket obtained
ieve 10 bring in a bill for the relief of his
Maiesiv's Roaan Catholic subjects, by a
v9tc o 227 to 22I.
The CorOuer's inquest on the body of
VI Scot, killed in duel y Mr.. Christie,
brought in a verdict of wilful murder
agaiusl HAT gentleman aud the seconds
fa'more and Trail. Lon. Paper.
SPAIN.
BY the answer of the Spanish Cortes 10
b. k,ug's Address, which we publish
hIs ait"rnnon, i: appears that The Exscu.
We and Legislative departments Of the
government are entirely Ofihe same mind
"iih rcspsc, to the nseessiiy of counter.
a"ilng lie disposition 10 riot and disor-
der, which has manifested itself in vari-
ou> parts OF the kingdom. The Cories
are particularly aud studioas!y emphatic
m tier expressions ol reverence for The
person and office al The monarch.
From Tue sentiments of moderation,
loyalty aGd tirmness which seem TO ami
mate The great plurality OF that assembly,
and the infiuenye which they must pos
sess over lie nation, we caGnot admit
much apprehension for the cause of free
government aud social order in Spain.
on account OF The iumulis that may occa-
sioaaIly occur in the provinces, and the
Inomeniary irregularities of which the
popu ace may be gully in the large towns.
All sources II agitation and partial dig
temperature could not be dried I'D a,
once. ia frame Of government and so.
Getty, so leng and so generally diseased.
The constitutional regimen is an altera.
tive. Ii Is in no serious danger OF being
Hos ii md atsI
rate. the cure will proceed ia compound
ratio
The equivocal symptom which we dis
like most, is the change Of the ministry.
Some Of the exrsecreisries are men of
the greatest talents, and all bear The high
est character as TO patriotism. We OBJ.
serve that Angustin Argaeliss, the most
distinguished of The number, spoke, al the
sitting OF the Cortes of the 9Th March, in
strong terms, OF the kDo ledge and abil.
~ OF their successors. These have
been, we believe, among the most zeal.
ons parizans efthe new Constitution, and
were chosen with the appro baton Of The
Council OF Siate-consisting of ipdividu-
all OF The same Character.
At The sitting of The 4iIl of March.
when the ex-ministers were called upon
to give an accoun, of the state of The
nation, Arguclles in their name, declin-
ed the task, remarkiDg that they had
been ministers, and had been removed
by an order Which they recered that they
were no longer more than simple citizens,
and that II be lOnged To those chosen ia
their place 10 DO What was asked. The
language held by several of the principal
members, on the subject OF their dismis.
sal, ~ polpted AID Indignant.
ST.. Zapata said that " il must be coua
fessed that The enemies Of the country
bad galoed great victory" Sr. Romero
Aipnente said" that The step which hadbeen
taken ~ass most grateful one TO the
enemies OF the Constitutional system !;
10 those who aimed al placing The King
on the brink OF precipice." Sr. Vilori.
ca said that " the expulsion Of all The
ministers at blow, was one of the worst
measures which the perfdious comseilors
OF bis Majesty could have indicated TO
him." Sr. Count de Torreno said
Would that those who advised his Mac
Jesty on this occasion, had The same wish
and desire for the preservation Of the
throne, as the ministers who had isst
been removed He commended that the
present events were The result of
secret, internal plan, series Of intrigue,
some time since concerted by The enc
mics Of The Constitution, and principal
feature of which was the removal of men
identified with that system. Their ma.
chinaiions against the King and the Con-
stltullon we're notorious ard il was
equally so that The many insults offered
10 the Royal Person and the Constitution
had proceeded from the same quarter
not from persons attached TO the new or
der NJ things, bal from those who Iabout-
ed 10 provide pretexis for ifs overthrow.
They were disappointed in finding that il
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