Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-01

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toguese VIII be seen in the line Of conduct adopted
towards MAJOR, named Pimenta. This Major WIS
hPpointed IN order TO get quit OF him, the Govern
o,snp OF the Island of Togo, in the Cape do verd
cluster lie went TO thank Don Miguel Many of
the courtiers asked for leave to wear the medal with
Ion MiSucFs ctigy.-The MAJOR hesitated, and
ION higuel wac serious--the Major asked permission
10 carry the medal, aud Don Miguel was delighted.
=, Among the waracSt adhcrcnts of Absolusm and
Don Miguel are certain maiden ladies' the corrcspon-
dents OF Prince Mettemich, ut this court Ignorant
Oh tno nature OF amy besides that suited
" .nc meridian OF Vienna, they have contributed
nucn To persuade the royalists of France well
the dowaers of Austria, and the absoutsts of Great
britain, tliut Don Miguel is angel" &c. Two of
!aeT Protegees-brothcrs, and by birth British SUBJ
Jcctshave lately figured here The eldest is an Of
hccr IN the Imperial Guard of Russia. Ie came post
from the Russian capital to sec his nstructrcsscs
and to kiss Don Migucls hand. This act will ensure
MN favor IN the eyes of :hc lovers of absolutisn. He
Is now ON hls rote tn Join the Russian amy on the
confines OF Turkey. The other brother lately an ut
tache to MIR. Gordons embassy at Rio de Janero ar
rived in the packet from Falmouth, on Wednesday.
and so confident he of his interest with the Mi.
gucite faction, that he without passport. lie
was arrested, and the British consul was Obliged To
procure hrs liberation. Vet, by strange pcrvcrsion
OF Judgment, IT Is said that tho stories of those old
women and OF those raw boys will produce more eff
feet than the sufernss Of Tie whole Portuguese ma
ton.
The Marquis &c Crox soiicd on "Wednesday for
llavrc lie is tho bearer of petition from the French
ongravcr Dubois, now confined in the gao', to tho
French Chambers. Ii is calculated to produce some
eect there, Tor 1t Is accompanied with an atesnton
OF the Miguelite Minister of Finance prove that tho
dies which the engraver cutting were ordered for
Don Miguels gold coins Mr.. Noble has not We,
been liberated from prison in Oporto. The CAPTAIN
OF the cutter which took the last mail was Obliged to
complain to the British consul consequence of the
policc-boats having prevented the pilot from coming
OH bOlrl.
The political cici>heo of the old queen, whose mr.
rest mentioned to youin my last, has been sent the
spanish frontiers to be given up to Ferdinand-not
TO badaloZ because Ferdinand fears that he might be
allowed to escape from thence. The arrival of the
Spanish amba ssador, Don Joaquin dc Costa Monn,
Allegro, ID hourly expected. The government pre-
tends that he Is coming TO recognize Don Miguel bnt
the contrary is commended for by those who knew tho
Senor Campazano, who returned two months since
10 Madrid. Runour states that if Don Miguel be
forced away he intends to d,sunanc the great from
tier fortress of Elvas.
In the Gasette of this morning there is an order
from Don Miguel TO prevent the continuance of the
atroc les winch have been lately perpCf rated through
out the country 1t sounds very sweet said
observer to-day, "but it comes from hollow vessel
The Miguetes are uffrighted and wish to show Gle
mency 1t Is but some honey to catch flies" a SINH
lar order published six months since by the In
tendont- General of Policet but served 10 whet tho
violence oil the AbsoIutistS; and in yesterdays Ga
zette there ID order from Don Miguel dismiss
eight Portuguese Consus, viz: Philadelphia New
York, Elsineur, Stetin Paris, Marseilles, Havrc- de-
Grace and Barcelona. The Portuguese and other
ships coming from thence to Portugal will find their
commerce much impeded. These acts show desspo-
tism and tyranny more clearly than thousand de-
crees of mere words prove clemcucy or generosity
I'll he do these things in green tree what will he
not do 10 the dry?
COLONIAL TRADE.-The ST. Holm IN b.
Courier of the 18th ult. contradicts the statement
that the British Government had determined to nbol
ish all tonnage duties on American vessels entering
the free ports of the British North American Colo
Mes IL Is true, that a petition of this effect was
drafted by the Chamber of Commerce Mt st. John,
and forwarded through Sir Howard Douplas. TO tho
Lords of the Committee OF the Privy Council of
Frade but IT is equally true, that the petition was not
granted The following is copy of the reply 1e-
ceved from the Colonial Secretary:
DOWNING STREET, 25th February, 1929.
Sir-Having referred to the consideration Of the
Lords of the Committee Of the Privy Council for
Ifado. the Petition of the Chamber of Commerce OF
81: John, New brunswick, praying that oil tonnsgc
duties levied on American vessels with produce In
the British North American Free Ports, may be dis
continued, have the honor 10 accuant you tha.
their Lordshps do not think it exPedcnt that any al
teratlon should be made with respect 10 those duties
at tho present moment. have the honor to be, Sir,
Your most obedient, Humble servant,
G. MURRAY.
Major-Gcnera Sir Howard Douglas, Bart.
The Courier expresses its regret at this result and
adds-."Our own opinion is, that there still remains
disposition on the part both of Great Britain and the
United States to have the Colonial Trade regulated
upon some permanent principle: and that endcavors TO
effect this are likely to be made SOON"
BRITISH WEST INDIES.-At recent pub.
lie meeting in London of the West India merchants
Mr. Burge, the late attorney general of Jumnica sta
ted that the British Government paid sum of two
hundred and eighty thousand pounds sterling for
the support Of military, civil and religious establish
mens in jamaica and that in fact it paid the cover
nor and every officer authority connect ed with il,
except tho bishop Tho is similar with the 9th
or est India colonies and the general condition of
all, may be understood by the following extract from
the speech of principal proprietor delivered on the
same occasion.
He dd not propose at the present timc TO enter into
the political part OF the question between the mother
country and the colonies, but f-ns n great states
man had once obscrvcd-thc West India Colonies
were the sheet anchor of England und if, therefore,
they were worth preserving, he thought was now tho
time TO take their situation seriously into consdern-
ton. 1t was acknowledged on all hunds that West
Inda property was much depreciated but he boliov.
ed thot iow persons avare Of the full extent Of