The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-05-20
FOREIGN.
Liverpool Papers OF A prll 8, have been receiv.

Mr.. Canning, appointed Monday, April IA,
for communicating 10 Parliament the documents
respecting the mediation Of England to preserve
peace between France aud Spain.
fIosDos, April 4.-Sun office, o'clock, p. N.
Second Etition.--We stated in Second f lition
of the Sun Of Wednesday last, that the Freach
Declaration Of Har had been received BY our
Government. Yesterday was the day appointed
FOR its discussion, with our Foreign Minister and
French Ambassador and we can state from au-
ihority TINT his Excellency and Mr.. Canning
were cIosetcd for two hours at Gloucester Lodge
yesterday, on this important subject
We can also state that the French Govern
rnent are exceedingly alarmed lest privateering
should be allowed by the British Government
and by the probability that our seamen will vol
untcer in great numbers into that part Of the
Spanish service. These measures we are all as
sured, the French Government is most anxious
20 prevent /; and urgent representations have
been made on the sub set TO the British Cabi
net
The same paper states, as the last unofficial
news from Paris, that in consequence of intelli-
gence from the frontiers Of Spain, it had been
resolved in The French Cabinet, 10 make an in
crease 10 the army of from 10000 to 10000 men.
After the review of the army at Perpignan,
tire Duo d'Angouleule caused the troops 10 form
a square, and attend, with himself; the perform
ance Of religious ceremonies.
We perceive that corps of the I" Army Of the
Faith, on which the greatest reliance was plac-
cd, had, Immediately on being new clothed, and
arms part into their hands, abandoned their allies
tie French, and joined their brethren the patri-
OTIS.
;lo1 f-oy hof, - t.
Is, for Cayenne, accompanied by corvette
and brig OF war. On the 23d, two corvettes
were fitting out. with ali dispatch, TO cruize on
the coast of Bayonne.
Ia the Paris Pilot Of Cd April, we find the fol-
lowing article, under the head of Havre.
"His Excellency the minister Of the Marine
acquaints ship-owners, that a frigate will sail
for the Isle of AK on the 18th Of April, to con-
TOy merchant ships; that another will sail for
Brost on the 18th of May and that no more
will sail before the end Of September. This no
tice has alarmed the ship-owners, who seeing
that there viii be no ship of war 10 convoy their
vessels, will be Obliged to dismantIe them.
Mr.. Canning, the British Minister, has re-
peatedy stated that his government is not bound
by treaty to oppose any Revolution in France,
but one in favour of branch Of the Buonaparte
family.
a committee is now established in London to
aid the Greek cause Lords Dacre, Erskine and
Ebrngton, Sir Francis Burdett. Mr.. Ricardo,
Mr. z Macaulev, and many other public char
acters, are on the committee.
The disturbances in Ireland continued, and
regular battles were fought at every meeting Of
the opposing parties.
Advices from Hamburger contain the proceed
ings Of the Swedish Diet, respecting plot THAT
had been formed t. charge the King, the Grown
Prince, and the Royal Family with design to
sIovert the Constitution. The plet timely
discovered, but the authors Of it remained con-
csaled.
700 poor bovs we're carelesslv locked into the
dark corridor Of convent at Malta 10 Feb. last,
and from 100 to $50 sudocated.
LtrERPooI, April g.
We noticed last week report, which had OBJ
tanned very general credit, that a most formula
bic conspiracy had been discovered among the
officers Of the French army of the Pyrennees !;
anu though the French papers have said little
upon the subject, there is no doubt that it was
Of nature sufficiently alarming to awaken all
the apprehensions of the government.
Gibraltar Papers to tie eth Of March have
been received.
Contests between the Insurgents and Patriots
occur almost daily in different parts Of Spain,
GIBRALTAR. March q.
His Catholic Majesty sat ont from his Capital
fer Seville on the Goth inst. at 8 o'clock ia the
morning, with the Royal Family. Tie day be-
fore, the Queen had been officially reported to
the Cortes to continue in the same state; the
King in that of person gradually recovering
from ft Of the govt and Cardinal Bourbon
had breathed bis last. His Maiesty's person
and suit are escorted by respectable column Of
foot and horse, which will be successfully reliev-
cd bv troops stationed all along the road for this
purpose. The inhabitants of Madrid (says the
UNIVERSAL are sorry for the departure Of the
King and Government but they are sensible
that the sacrifice to which they submit, is of the
greatest importance, and that this measure alone
will contribute, more eTectualy than many vic
tories, to defeat the plans ofour enemies"
The corte3 have lately been engaged in dis
cussing certain instructions for the administra-
ton of the Spanish Provinces beyond the Seas.
SLAVERY
Sir Robert Wilson, 10 submitting petition
70 the British Parliament on the 9th of March
on the subject Of Slavery, remarked that in their
" West India Colonies there were abont one
million of human beings, who every morning as
the sun rose, were awakened By the echoing lash
of the whip, and knew but too well that they
were 10 be punished for the remainder Of the
day, like cattle, at the caprice or discretion OF
tls overseer."
The robberes of church yards has become so
common in England, that frequent riotous scenes