The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-11-19
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PORTLAND, TUESDAY, MoH 10, 1922.

The late foreign arrivals at New York and
Boston, have furnished Us with advices from
England, to the Isl Of Oetober, Paris Sept. %,
Madrid Sept. II, Gibraltar Sept. 81, and Lisbon
Sept. Ii. BY these, however, very little inter-
esting intelligence is received. Sumo of the
Spanish provinces continue in state of insur
rection the government Of CataIoni. refuse TO
recognize the authority Of the King, because
they say he is a prisoner in lis capital.
The Portuguese government have resolved to
take measures to recover their authority in the
Brazis, and to use all their disposable force for
that purpose. They have dcGreed that the
Prince Royal, shall return to Portugal under
penalty OF forfeitins his right to the throne Of
his father. He is twenty-five years Of age, and
IS said to have capacity and enterprise.
The government Of England are employ ed in
arrangements under the new ministry, taking
care Of Ireland and India, and watching the
operations of the congress OF Verona.
In France, considerable Excitement has been
produced by tie developementof plot against
the government the principals in the commo-
ton have been tried and executed, and the
termclt begins TO subside.
The crops are every where spoken Of as a
bundant.
United States Cafeader.-Messrs Plsnscr.
Harvey, .Natson, Whippte and Bartlett. ere
elected representatives from New Hampshire
70 the 18th Congress; the four first are mem
bers of the present Congress. There is one
vacancy TO be filled; Messrs Parker and Liver
ermoIe, are the constitutional candidates, unless
Mr.. Woodman, who was the next highest can
ddate to Mr.. Parker but who has died since
the election, shall be raised to life merely to
comply with the letter Of the law.
In Massachusetts, Messrs Webster, .Nelson.
Fuller, allen, LGthr0p, Delight Eustis, Bqyies,
Hobart AID Reed, are elected. All but Mr.
JPebster, are present members. There are
three vacancies, Essex, South, aud Worcester,
North and South.
Court .MdYtirL-The Commander in Chief
has ordered General Court Martial, 10 convene
al Brunswick, on the cath of December, for
the trial of LIT. Col. David StaDwood. We
understand the. charges are preferred against
him by Capt. Wilson. Major Gen. Tcssenden, Of
the 9Th division, is appointed President of the
Court.
WtHldns and Others, the persons suspected Of
having stolen property from tie Store of the Mes
srs Princes in this town, were brought here from
PASSPORT, last week, TO receive their trial. They
we're detected in the British Provinces, by hay
ing IN their possession, goods which answering
the description given by the Messrs Princes, III
their advertisement. One of the firm immediate
ly went to st. John. N. b. where the boat was
found, and the property identified, and part Of
II recovered. II appears, that after the thieves
left this place, they robbed Store in st. An
drews, of large amount in Jewelry, Watches,
&c; but were fortunately detected, tried and
mod 10 tIaxy -, r.
the last offence, magistrate of St. Andrews,
suspectng that they were the same persons who
committed the larceny in this town, commu-
nicated his suspicious TO Mr.. Sherwood, British
Vice consul here by which timely nfor-
nation they are now lodged in our Jail, to await
the judgement of the law.
BnncS.---The Legislature Of Rhode--Isand
having passed an act laying tax on the banks
Of that State 10 January last has found IL neces-
sary TO pass another TO enforce the collection of
IT. by giving the Treasurer Of the State. author
ity TO issue warrants of distress against those
which may be delinquent Some of these in
corporations resist the tax upon constitutional
grounds, and the question is now UNDERGOING
judicial investigation. The subject has produ-
ced much excitement in that State /: ii Is said on
the part OF the Banks, that the tax is violation
OF contract on the side Of the government. a. il
is an attack upon their charters. II is a aues
ton of much importance and may well divide
public opinion.
In the case Of the Portuguese Ship Mariana
FioTd, captured by Captain Stockton. Judge
Story, has reversed that part of the decree of
the District Court which awarded damages
against the captors. The learned Judge dccreed
that there was sufficient cause for the rapt,,rn
and that although the officer might have safely
relinquished her after ascertaining her charac-
ter, yet he was justified in sending her into port
for adjudication. The claimants Of the ship
appealed from this decision, TO tie Supreme