Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-04-20

been circulated of the resignation Of Mr. Can
ming, nor is i, believed that any thing is ye, set
tied as TO the future ministry. One OF the ar.
engagements talked Of, is, that Earl Bathurst
will be first lord of the treasury-thai lord Pal
merston will take q seat in the cabinet, with the
Office of Secretary to the Colonies, and tina, Mr..
Wynn will 90 to India. 1t is supposed lord
Coleh will be the new member of the cabi-
net"
Orders were received at Portsmouth on the
10th TO discharge from the transport service,
all the ships which were hired in Dec. TO carry
troops to Lisbon.
Rear Admiral Sir Charles ogle is appointed
TO the command Of the North Americ an sta
ton
The Globe announces that most extensive
failure has taken place at Calcutta. The a.
mount is stated at 6oo,oOoL.
Sir Walter Scoti has confessed himself 10 be
the entire and sole author Of the Waverly No
wells. The secret was directly and finally di-
! vulged a, the Edinburgh Thea,rical Fund Din
ner, on Friday the 9Th Of February. In reply
to his health being proposed by Lord Meadow
| bank:
"Slr Walter Scott said, he did not expect to
have revealed before three hundred gentlemen
a secret which had been remarkably well kept
iSi SiSob VI
Though he might have been put on trial for
this offence of which he stood convicted be-
fore Lord Meadowbank, yet an intelligen: aud
impartial Jury would consider the evidence be-
fore they gave verdict against him; they might
perhap. give verdict of not prouen-(Laugh-
ler,) and not enter into he reasons which de-
| teruined him to keep so long silence: perhaps
caprice had great share in it; the fault he en-.
tirely imputed TO himself, indeed, he was afraid
TO think Of what he had now done-look att
again, he dared not. But as this would go out
to tie public, he meant it to go seriously, when
| he said that he was the total and undivided au-
thor Of these novels-there was not single
word written, except some quotations, or
suggestion made, which was not his own, or
what he had found in his own reading,-(Much
cheering) He would now propose, in the ca
| pacily Of author of these novels, the health OF
gentleman Of this company, he meant his
friend Bailie Nieol Jar'ie. Great laughter
! When the author oI Waverly and Rob Roy
drank the health Of Bailie Nicol Jarvie, they
would all recolect the applause he received in
the theatre, and they would, no doubt, be in
clined to give him some here Loud cheer
ing.) "The health of Baltic Nicol Jarvie -
NJ, Mackay, after short pause, exclaimed
"My conscience! My worthy father, the Dea-
belle we'd that siccan great honor should befal
me, his son-that should have such a COM
plimen, paid me by the Great Unknown. /
have now borne my civic honors for eight
years, and trust that none Of my brethren in
the council have given more satisfaction
Much laughier.) Before sit down, | beg
! leave 10 propose the health of "Ihe Lord Pro-
vos. and Magistrates Of Edinburgh. ~ Loud
cheers Air, Twas within a mile OF Edin-
bureh."
Portugal and Spain 1t was confidently re-
ported IN London on the 18th Of March, that
Sir II. Clinton has written home in the strong
est terms for achievements The gallant gene
rail- il is said, has declared 5000 additional troops
absoirt elv necessary.
Madrid dates of the 22d Feb. state, several
British regiments had been engaged with the
Portuguese Rovalists, and had beaten them -
The a,d.de-camp Of Gen Clinton was killed in
the action. We doubt the fact Of there having
been anv engagement of the kind
| 1t is stated by gentleman from Madrid and
| Paris, where he had the best opportunities for
gaining information, that if Ferdinand, situated
as he now is, it he were the most sincere peni-
te"t that ever confessed his sins, could mol, with
the present government of Spain, pursue IN
honest course of policy He is obliged 10 pan
der TO the bad passions Of the rabble, and they
are ins,ieated to gross excuses by the priests.
The state ofsoce,y in Madrid is represented to
be dreadful Families are harassed by spies
and informers, and the head q family does
not know how many Of its members act in that
| capacity
Letters from Madrid state, that new difficult
lies have jus, arisen between the Spanish Min
lister Of Foreign Affairs and Mr.. Lamb The
latter has complained that the principal part OF
the arms found on the Portuguese rebels, are Of
the manufacture of Seville, which are under the
immediate control of, and could not have been
distributed without the consent of the Spanish
government.
1t was rumoured that change in the Span
ish ministry was TO take place Orders had
been sent 10 Paris for the return of the Duke
San Carlos.
Alarming accounts have been received from
| the Dutch establishments in India.
The Russian government were making the
greatest preparations for vigorously prosecut-
ing the war against Persia, and official accounts
from tina, country 10 the l7th Of January, men.
ton some further military successes obtained
by the Russians over the Persians.
Consiantinople Feb s-The English Ambas-
sador has renewed his proposals relative to the
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