! nexion, which at once damned his evidence. The and assailed him with a most tremendous yell. One It is not true, as stated on the authority of former FRANCE. The state of the press in France precludes the hope of obtaining an exact account of this conspi racy--but it seems that the tranquility of Paris wa not disturbed by it. "he court had held a secre sitting, which was supposed to relate to the con spiracy-a court of peers is ordered to assemble immediately to try the persons in custody, among whom are 25 military officers, none above the rank of captain. It is said that the plan was to have firs seized upon the person of the king. The barrier of Paris were shut several hours. An agent of the queen of England is at presen in treaty for purchasing, in the name of her majes ty, a very large property, situated in the forest o Senart, a short distance from Paris. SPAIN. We have nothing new of interest from Spain All was quiet, and the cortes were proceeding i the work of legislation with tranquility. They hav been much occupied on the finances. In a late report of the minister of finance, th following exhibit of the expenses and ways and means, for 1820, were presented: Expenses for 1820, Reals. 900,000,000 470,000,000 From the 9th to the 11th day the house were engaged in discussing a question whether the counsel should be permitted to cross-examine the witnesses in the manner they desired, which was finally de-, termined upon by a majority of 5 We should suppose this might be considered as an evidence that the lords were disposed to do justice-But, lord Erskine then moved that the house adjourn, to afford Deficiency, 430,000,000 time for the queen to prepare for her defence; and To meet this melancholy deficiency, the ministe that a list of the remaining witnesses against her, proposed to apply one seventh of the church pro with a specification of the time and places to which perty to the state, and to open a loan for the balance their testimony would apply, should be furnished In the report which accompanied the estimates, th her. On this motion there were contents 71, non-minister remarked, that their deficit, though dis tressing, was not insurmountable; that they mus renounce all ideas of their ancient splendor, and commence a career of economy and frugality; tha the absurd policy of burdening commerce with hea vy duties must be abandoned; the maxim be adher ed to, that the more liberty commerce enjoys, the more the public revenue will be increased; and tha the free exportation of the products of the eart is as necessary to the prosperity of the state as i is beneficial to agriculture. For the following view of the constituent parts o the Spanish cortes, now in session, we are indebted to an American gentleman in Spain. It will affor us some grounds for anticipating the general natur of the results of the deliberations of that body: Distribution of deputies by classes. name: he may have owed much to her, and she bad Grandees, 39 and 5 substitutes None. By several arrivals, we have an account of a complete revolution in Portugal! It appears to have commenced about the 20th of August. Some lives had been lost at Lisbon, but the particulars have not yet reached us. The present king has been proclaimed the constitutional king, and the cortes were to be immediately assembled. The following proclamations were published by the patriots: mentel de Faria, major com. Porto militia.-Joze Pedro Cardozo Silva, major com. Mara militia. Soldiers!-One will unites us. Let us march to the salvation of our country. There are no wrongs that the Portuguese have not borne. Every pa tience is tried. The Portuguese, without safety in their persons and property, demand our help. They ask for liberty, regulated by the law. You yourselves, the victims of the common evils, have lost the consideration your courage and your virtues merited. A reform is necessary; but this reform must be guided by reason and justice, not by licentiousness. Give your helping hand to order. Oppose tumultuous meetings. Smother anarchy. Let us create a provisional government, in which we may place confidence. It will call the cortes together, who will be the organ of the nation-they will prepare a constitution that will assure our rights. Our king and lord don John VI. being good and benign, and a lover of his people, who idolize him, will bless our kabors. Long live our good king-Long live the cortes, and through them the constitution. Head quarters, Porto, 24th Aug. 1820. Signed as above. St. Ubes, Sept. 2. The latest news from Lisbon, mentions, that government are treating with the patriotic army, and will call the cortes imme diately. TWO SICILIES. Naples, July 31. This morning arrived from Palermo, D. Dominico Montone, vice president of the high civil court of Naples, and D. Phillippe Carrillo, the king's procureur to the civil tribunal. These two magistrates have brought certain intelligence respecting the unfortunate events in the 'capital of Sicily. The result is, that all the preceding accounts Soldier!--Our sufferings are ended! Our coun- have been exaggerated. Only three Sicilians fell try in chains; your consideration lost; our sacrifices victims to the fury of the mob; namely, prince Catrendered of no avail: the Portuguese soldier re-tolica, the prince D'Acre, and the officer Sanza. duced to beg alms.-Soldiers, this is the time! Let No Neapolitan has been ill-treated, except the Neaus fly to the salvation of our country, and to our politan troops, of whom four officers and 200 solown salvation! Fellow soldiers-come along withdiers were more or less wounded. us-Let us fly with our brothers in arms to organize We expect here a deputation, commissioned to a provisional government, who will call the cortes lay at the foot of the throne, the homage of the city to make a constitution, the want of which has been of Palermo. Anarchy has ceased in Sicily, and the the origin of all the evils that oppress us. It is junta of public safety are employing all the requineedless to particularize them, because they are site means to tranquilize the public mind, and to felt by each one of you. It is in the name and pre-restore every where order and tranquility. serving of our august sovereign lord D. John 6th, The archbishop, who, according to the law of that we are to be governed. Our holy religion will the land, enjoys the privilege of acting as chief ma be preserved. As our efforts are pure and virtuous,gistrate, in the absence of the viceroy, is at the so God will bless our efforts. The soldiers who com-head of affairs, and exercises the happiest influence pose the brave Portuguese army, will run to embrace over the minds of the inhabitants. our cause, because it is also theirs. O soldiers, pow The city of Catania rivals Messina in displaying er is ours, we therefore, must not allow tumultuous the most sincere attachment to the constitution. meetings-if our country is indebted to us for her The ladies have determined not to appear in pabsalvation, the nation must also be indebted to us for lic without the national cockade. The senate of her safety and tranquility. Confide in a chief who Catania have sent an address to the duke of Cala. never showed the way, but to honor. Soldiers, you bria, expressing the enthusiasm of the inhabitants must not judge the greatness of our cause by the for the constitutional regime, and their attachment simplicity of our language; wise men will one day to the king and their august family. record this deed, greater than a thousand victories. Gen. Pepe is finally appointed commander in Let us sanctify this day-henceforth let the cry|chief of the army, and gen. Carascosa, minister of be from the bottom of our hearts, long live the king war. don John the 6th-Long live the army-Long live By a decree of the duke of Calabria, dated the the cortes, and by them the national constitution. 20th inst. the censorship is abolished, and the li (Signed) The chevalier Sebastiao Drago Va-berty of the press established according to the prin 1ente de Prito Cabrura, colonel of the 4th reg of ciples of the constitution, reserving the penalties artillery. Bernardo Correra de Castro Sepulveda, attached to the attacks upon the Catholic religion, col. 18th reg. -Domingos Antomo Gil Figueiredo upon merals, and the public safety. Sarmento, licut. co!. 6th reg. Sodo Perurà de Silva A proclamation of his royal highness, dated the Leito, lieut. col. of police reg.-Jozi de Souza Pi-20th, addressed to the Sicilians, announces to them the nomination of the prince de Scaletta to the dignity of viceroy of Sicily, and orders all the inhabitants to obey him. The proclamation concludes by announcing the convocation of the electoral colleges. "After rendering justice to the loyal and enlight ened intentions of the elector, the prince expatiates on the prodigious advantages, which have resulted to Europe from the congress of Carlsbad, and from the conferences held at Vienna. The latTwo new journals have made their appearance, ter, though not so dazzling, will not prove less beviz: the Impartial and the Voice of the People. neficial in their result, and if more decisive meaTurin, August 3. An Englishman, who has ar-sures. bave not been adopted, the circumstance has rived here from Naples, says, that a proclamation been compensated by an unanimity which could of gen. Carascosa was in the press, having for its not otherwise perhaps have been obtained. But object to establish a defensive system, in case of the the minister more particularly insists (and in fact approach of the enemy to the frontiers. There the whole tenor of the communication is to this etwas a talk of burning villages, destroying the har-fest,) that the sovereigns of Germany should never vest, &c. lore sight of the necessity of preserving entire the existing institutions, whether ancient or modern, of admitting no speculative amelioration, and of firmly opposing the slightest innovation, unless its necessity had been rigorously demonstrated, and the will of the sovereign was perfectly uncontroled, and free from all exterior influence. Preserve what exists, (says the text of this document) it is not only the soundest policy for the present, but the most judicions and probable means of recovering what has been lost. The prince disapproves of the facility with which some of the southern states of Germany have granted constitutions, and observes, that where the greatest concessions have been made, the soi disant liberales are the most dissatisfied, and the government exposed to the most immoderate demands. The prince expresses in forcible terms his conviction of the mischief which the uncurbed licentious Extract of a letter, dated Palermo, Aug. 13. "The circumstance of this island being in a measure divided, is much against the Sicilians. Palermo, in particular, is strongly in favor of being separate from Naples. Messina, on the other hand, rather inclines to Naples; and so long as these principal places are opposed to each other, it is difficult to say what may be the result. During the worst of the revolution in this place, upwards of 400 citizens and soldiers were slain, and indeed many of the most inhuman murders were committed. The soldiers and citizens were engaged for the space of nine hours-the latter were at last victorious. They had about 150 killed and the soldiers 250, The same day the prisons were broken open, and up. wards of 2000 wretches let loose upon the city, the object of whom was rapine and plunder. They are at present in a measure tranquil; yet we are appre-ness of the press has produced, but he considers hensive of the worst. The members of the junta have sworn to lose their last drop of blood rather than be in subjection to Naples. Many of the most respectable inhabitants, and also of the nobility, have been wantonly slain, and afterwards had their heads cut off, and their bodies dragged through the streets in triumph, on account, it is said, of their being friends to the soldiers-their houses were entirely demolished, and robbed of every thing valuable their furniture, &c. collected together and set on fire by the enraged mob." GERMANY. that the safety of Europe, in the imminent perils of the age, may yet be preserved by the inviolable union of the great powers, which not the slightest cloud has menaced, and which nought seems capable of impairing. This fact, which is irrefragable, may yet intimidate the factious, and, at all events, will defeat their machinations. The prince then makes a recapitulation of these con.derations, which he declares have the full concurrence of the emperor; and adds, that any power in adopting this political system, will have an undoubted right to claim the assistance of the confederation, in case of necessity, and that of Austria will be most cordially accorded. "This wise and important political memorial cannot fail to produce the best effect." CHRONICLE. Vienna, Aug. 5. The lists which are publicly circulated here, make the number of battalions 40, with a proportionate corps of cavalry, which are to march to Italy. The destination of these troops, will, however, depend (as it is believed) chiefly on the answers of the emperor of Russia, to the remarks and appropriations of our court relative to the events at Naples. The courier, who is the bearer of these propositions, set out from hence the 18th or 19th. The emperor Alexander having quitted Petersburg the 23d, to make a tour in the interior of his empire, it is possible the answer may arrive here in from 24 to 30 days. Nevertheless, our court will send off the troops without delay; they An election for mayor of Baltimore was also held will be used either for defensive or offensive mea-last Monday, and it resulted in the choice of the sures, according to the determination of the holy electors favorable to the election of Mr. John alliance. Montgomery, in the place of Mr. Edward Johnson, the present mayor. Ihe camp at Pest will, at all events, be formed. The emperor will set out next week for Hungary, but will visit the towns of the mines before proceeding to Pest. It is still thought that the emperor of Russia will come to the latter place. From a London paper. The following is an analysis, or rather coup de oeil of a note from prince Metternich, to the Baden ambassador, in which is contained a full exposition of the views of the emperor of Austria. The abstract was communicated to England in a private letter from Paris. Maryland elections. The general election for members of the house of delegates has eventuated in the choice of a sufficient number of republican members to over-balance the federal senate in joint ballot, and secure a republican executive to the state. Messrs. Smith, Little, Warfield, Kent, Bayly and Neale are re-elected to congress, without opposition. General Reed has obtained a majority of 16 votes over Mr. Cosden, in the district of Harford, Cecil and Kent counties, vice Archer, who declined a poll. Mr. Nelson succeeds general Ringgold, who retired, beating col. Worthington by a large majority. Mr. Wright, formerly of congress, has been elected, vice Mr. Culbreth, the present member, by a majority of about 30 votes. FRINTED BY WILLIAM OGDEN NILES, AT THE FRANKLIN PRESS, WATER-STREET, KAST OF SOUTH-STREET. NEW SERIES. No. 7-VOL. VII.] BALTIMORE, OCT. 14, 1820. [No. 7-VOL. XIX. WHOLE NO. 475 THE PAST-THE PRESENT-FOR THE FUTURE. EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY H. WILES, AT $5 PER ANNUM, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE, The tables of the aggregates of importations into the United States, inserted in the present number, are of that class of articles which we chiefly delight to publish. Several other valuable documents laid before the last session of congress, are yet on hand and shall be registered. The author of "Cadmus," presents his respects to Mr. Niles, and begs leave to point out to him an error in his paper of 7th Oct. page 84. Cadmus in bis first number observed that "excluvely of the vessels authorized by the act for the gradual increase of the navy, and by the act of the Last session of congress, our navy consists of: 3-74's viz: the Washington-the Franklin, and the Independence." This you have quoted "4-74's-viz. the Washington, the Franklin, the Independence and the Columbus,” and remark in a note "two other ships of the line have been built, the Ohio and North Carolina, and are fitting out." This has the appearance of correcting an error committed by Cadmus; but when you are informed that the Columbus, the Ohio and the North Carofina, are three of the 74's authorised by the act for the gradual increase of the navy, and are included in the recapitulation of the whole number of vessels of which our navy will consist, when those authoris ed by the act for the gradual increase and by the act of last session, shall have been built, you will perceive that the error is not in Cadmus' statement but in your correction. an establishment on the Bagoroo river, to which, at our last accounts, the survivors were about to remove. This place, it is hoped, will prove to be healthy. Sherbro was denounced as being the contrary from the beginning, and it is unfortunate that the colony remained there so long-but perhaps another location could not be had, as the chiefs would hold “no palavar with white men." Assistance had been furnished from the British colony at Sierra Leone. A new establishment on the island of Bulan is recommended; it is said to be uninhabited, and that it may be obtained of the king of Kanabuck for a trifling compensation. It is reported as healthy and fertile, and as having several good harbors. It lies at the mouth of the Rio Grande. These facts are known to us by letters from the Hornet sloop of war, which is now off the coast, and has sent into New York a vessel which captain Reed took possession of in the harbor of Bonavista, for being engaged in the slave trade. The crew were in a state of mutiny-they were shipped at Havana for a legal trade, and say they did not know they were to be engaged in the slave business until they reached the coast, when they refused to act, &c. The Cyane had not made any more captures-her officers and crew were "pretty well" those of the Hornet healthy. These were kept in a state of nudity during several days rain, which, it is supposed, preserved them from sickness. Mr. Townsend, a midshipman, who commanded a small schooner left at Sherbro, by the Cyane, with all her crew, died there! A letter from Villa da Praya (St. Jago) dated The design of Cadmus was-1st to shew the July 6, 1820, and received at Boston, says "capt. number of vessels of which our navy consists ex- Hager [of the British brig of war Thistle] informs clusively of those authorised by the acts above re-me that a few weeks since off Rio Pongas, he sent ferred to-and 2d, to shew the whole number of a boat with a midshipman and 14 men up the river vessels of which our navy will consist when those to board a vessel lying at Curtis' wharf taking in laws shall have been executed. How far those laws slaves, and was fired upon from the shore-after have been executed is a distinct question, which surrendering, all but two Kroomen were barbaroushe has not entertained. His statements are strict-ly murdered by Thomas Curtis. Exasperated at ly correct. Washington, 7th Oct. 1820. PRICES OF BANK NOTES. No material change since our general report on the 23rd ult. except that the bank of Dayton, O. is said to have resumed specie payments, and that the stockholders of the bank of Kentucky are about to hold a meeting to as certain the practicability of doing so. It is stated that this bank and its branches, has 1,200,000 in notes in circulation, 600,000 in specie or its equiva. lent on hand, and debts due by individuals to the amount of 4,000,000. the act, he proceeded to Sierra Leone where he was joined by his B. M. brig Snapper, and taking on board experienced pilots, returned to the river, where he stormed and carried Curtis' battery, and landed and destroyed every building and slave factory in that vicinity. In the engagement the Snapper's main mast was perforated with two shot, and much injured in her other spars and rigging. The Thistle received but little damage. Cs finding it was useless to contend with such a superior force, spiked his guns and escaped to the woods, with John Ormand and two Spanish factors, and their faithful slaves, whom they employed as artillery men. Benjamin Curtis, father to Thomas, who was a native of Boston, died a few months since at his castle up Rio Pongas. AFRICAN COLONIZATION, &c. We have several accounts of the colony of free blacks from the United States, which benevolent men attempted to establish at Sherbro, in Africa. It appears, that THE BRITISH QUEEN. With what is published in all the white gentlemen, the rev. S. Bacon and the present sheet, as to the testimony against the others, who went out to assist in this pious under-queen, we propose to conclude our notices of it, taking (one excepted) have fallen victims to the unless indeed, something of a more particular naclimate, they were twelve in number; together ture than any thing which we have yet seen, should with about one fourth of the colored people that reach us.-Enough disgusting matter has been emigrated. Those who survived were under the presented, and there is a singular sameness in the charge of D. Coker, an intelligent colored man late different stories of the witnesses; yet the whole of Baltimore, who had obtained of the native chiefs leaves the question of positive guilt a supposition, Vor, XIX. 7, racy against her; believing that many things charged are probably true, as to her familiarity with Bergami, such as leaning on his arm: but her condescention to her servants generally, may be palliated by a knowledge of the manners of the country in which she lived, and her own forlorn, persecuted condition; every where surrounded by spics, and always obstructed by the agents and ministers of her husband, at foreign courts. But yet she might have remained abroad, and did what she pleased, with 50,000 a year Her great offence is that she returned to England. admitting, (generally, and as far as is possible) that | Diana, we feel satisfied that there is a foul conspiwhat is said to be true, is true. We cannot consent any further to become the agents of spreading this moral pestilence before the people; and the king of England has much to answer for in the course which he has pursued against his wife-who, if she is all that she is said and insinuated to be, is yet pure and unsullied, compared with himself. He, at this time, has the marchioness of Hertford under his roof, with her husband also, who witnesses the visits of royalty without a blush, for he enjoys a fat oflice--that of chamberlain, whose duty it is to suppress vice and immorality, with a salary of $25,000 a year; and it is not long since that the earl of Yarmouth caught the king and his wife in such a situation that he fell upon his majesty and beat him severely, blacking both his eyes with the dexterity of a Mendoza, But a history of the king is one of greater debauchery than has yet been written. is intimated that the queen's counsel may defend her by condemning the king-if so, we shall have the most disgusting tale that ever was told, with proof of its truth undoubted. It Bank-Note Plates. PLEASING INFORMATION. It was with sincere regret that we stated on the 23rd ult. that the "celebrated plate of Murray, Draper, Fairman and co." had been successfully imitated. We had seen the fact mentioned in seve ral newspapers, but would not believe it until we saw an imitation of the 100 dollar bills of the bank of Pennsylvania, which, from his confidence in what may be called the die-work, was taken by one of our friends, than whom no man is more generally cautious or a better judge. In this state of the case, it seemed needful to the public security that the fact should be made known. by punches, and which was made by Murray, Fairman and co. had been, within a short period, successfully imitated"-but that this "was not the plate in which the talents of Jacob Perkins and Murray, &c. were combined." This letter from Mr. Bacon, would have been published in the last "Register,” but it wanted that sort of information which would be useful to the public, and we wrote to Mr. B. requesting that he would furnish it. The ministers of the king and the attorney general, their agent, have attempted to prove too much. If a thousand witnesses, hired as those against the queen are known to be, were to testify to the facts insinuated in his speech when the latter opened the case, nature and common sense would say that the testimony was faise. If less had been attempt ed, more might have been accomplished. Besides, Last week we received a letter signed "Joshua facts are developing in relation to the principal wit- B. Bacon, attorney for Jacob Perkins," saying that nesses against her, which, to our minds, conclusive-a plate with work upon it, originally performed ly prove that the story has been written out for them by some person interested in disgracing her: they recollect day and date of the most minute things calculated to injure her character, and yet such things were so common (according to their accounts) that it was impossible such miserable creatures would have noted them. Majocci, a stable boy, one of the lowest of the Italian populace, affects to have kept a memorandum of daily transactions, though, by his own confession, he can hardly write! So it is with the rest, especially Louisa Dumont, whose great delicacy caused her to run away, lest she might witness something which it seems happened in the queen's household every night, and oftentimes in the day! But we shall soon see the proper light in which these witnesses ought to stand. The counsel for the queen are men of honor, and they feel satisfied in an ability to defeat the conspiracy against her. Since then, we have received the following inte. resting communication from Messrs. Murray, Fairman and co. and shall give it a place with singular pleasure-in the hope that these highly meritorious artists, whose talents so long presented a strong barrier to counterfeiters, have at length fallen upon a manner of engraving, or punching, which can. not be "successfully imitated." Philadelphia, 9th October, 1820. EDITOR OF THE WEEKLY REGISTER, SIR-We have lately seen in your REGISTER, of the 23d September, an article relative to counterfeit notes, wherein our firm is mentioned. It is a duty we owe to ourselves and to the public to state, that the steel dies now used by us for bank notes, have not, to our knowledge, been imitated. The queen's manners may be singular, but situated as she has been, great allowances must be made for her; and the perjury which has been brought to bear against her is even more disgusting than the crimes with which she is charged. She is evidently a persecuted woman; for, when it was proved that sir John and lady Douglas, in 1806, swore falsely against her, sir John was not censured for it, and On account of an attempt to imitate the dies that permitted to retain his rank of major general in the were first used by us, as early as the year 1815, we army, as well as to keep his situation in the house-turned our attention to what we considered imhold of one of the royal dukes.* portant improvements. In fact, the old dies have But in these things we see new reasons to hate not been used, unless by special request, for more monarchy and cleave to our republican institutions, than three years, and the plates furnished to the and so far it is well that such matters are made banks during that period have been, with two or known. It has cost us much labor to give the ab- three exceptions, executed on different principles. stracts which we have presented of the testimony; We presume that the article in your REGISTER reand, though we conclude that the queen is not alates to the old dies; but as it is not so stated, we request it as a particular favor, that you will please *Lord Castlereagh, in the house of commons, de- to give the necessary explanation. From the canclared that lady Douglas was perjured; yet soon af-dor and liberality for which your publication has ter she received a pension for her services in this been so long distinguished, we have every reason very perjured affair! to believe that you will readily comply with our re |