The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1824-03-23


In the House Of Commons last night, Sir
James Mcintosh gave a conditional netice Of
motion, with respect to South America, viz.
that On an early day ia March, he would
bring under the consideration of the House,
the existing relations between this country
and the South American Republics unless the
necessity for such d proceeding should be
removed by any previous communication On
the part Of Ministers. "A nearly similar AO-
! tice stands upon the order book Of the House
of Peers, given by the Marquis Of LansdOwn.
We think it extremely probable that they
will both be brought forward, because II is not
likely that Spain will PreciPitately acknow-
I ledge the independence Of her Colonies, and
there Is no reason to suppose, from what was
said by Mr. Secretary Canning Ia the Com
mons, and the Earl OF Liverpool ia the Lords,
that this country will dc So On our part,
indeed, the question Of a f0rnal recognition
resolves Itself merely into one 81 uue The
principle is decided but when that formal
recognition will actually take place, viii de-
pend altogether upon the circumstances Of
those countries, as was declared 10 his Majes-
| TVS speech, and upon what the interests Of
England may appear TO require.
however, We do not anticipate that Ministers
will be able to make any such decisive com
municatIOn TO Parliament within the next
| fortnight or three weeks, as will superCede
\ whatever reasons may at present satisfy the
Marquis OF Lansdown and Sir James Alcln-
tosh, OF the eKpediency Of bringing forward
their respective motions.
Litsraturs.--A new piece Of Lord ByrOn's,
entitled the DetoTmed TraHJormed, i about
to appear. 1t IS partly founded on the FaEst
Of Goethe the hero Is an hump back, 20
whom the Devil gives the shape Of the beauti-
ful Achilles, on condition that he (Satanl is to
accompany the Transformed every where
and in virtue Of tins compact the Evil One il
constantly al bis eIbow.-Ezqniaer.
The Author Of Wdperly-We have been
informed land we think, from names given as
authority, our readers may consider the IN
formation true) that the author OF Waverly
has contracted with his bookseller 10 furnish
him with three novels year for three years,
and that four novels have actually been de-
livered as per contract-GL0be and TraUel-
ler
A London paper contains an account ofsome
experiments which have been made il En-
gland, with view Of giving durability TO ODD
II
to be about forty wears since the practice ot
copPering vessels was introduced. This
practice though found 70 be great improve
ment, is very expensive, from the rapid decay
Of the article. Ii is stated that only IN a few
cases copper is found to last tea Or dfteen
lyears,in the great majority Sf instances Il is
worn out in third Of tbs time. The Commits
sioDers Of the navy directed course ofeXpen-
lments to ascertain if posi- Die the cause Of the
remarkable difference in the quality. April
cation was made for assistance 10 Sir HUmph-
rey DsVy, and the council Of the Royal Soci-
ETY., and also 10 the officers Of the Mint al
length Mr.. Musket al the mint, after a long
series Of experiments, has ascerIained the
chemical process by which Durability may be
communicated 10 copper, aud has taken out
a patent for his newly discovered method.
He has lately visited Portsmouth, and there
made a quantity OF copper, which Is 70 be
tried under the direction of the Navy Board
on several Ofthe British ships Of war.
i Ii is said the late MIR. Marryat, Of London,
left near g. 900 0O9; and that he bequeathed
to bis widow about Sls 900 per annBrn-
Il f31 900 20 each of seven sons. aud fl2,OO0
~ ta@A ~ AlACS AA16 AktAes TIC $50 AZ AAAAa
city in the year l788.-B0stoa Pap.
II would appear, IN meeting "a the En-
glish East India Company, that the Marquis
of Hastings, the Governor General. was en-
bezzling nearly half million Of the ComPa.
|. lny's funds. The chairman refused TO answer
/ question as to the guilt Of the Marquis, and
IS severely spoken 81 BY some 0f the London
. editors.
n The Pope has formally refused to sanction
! the re-estabIishment Of the Inqgisiti0B u
= ispain as being a Tribunal incompatible
G with the present enlightened age. The biSh
/: ioPs and inquisito1 are highly mortified.