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VOLUME III
NEWBERlf, N. C.
, JANUARY 20, 1821.
fNUMBER- H8;
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jLVTKD AXD. PUBLISHED WEEKLT,
PASTEUR WATSON,
per annum half in adrance.
B V cA u T li O R I T Y.
ir-
v APT m arnentl thtf' act, entitled
" - t
n Act to alter the times of the ses
sion of the Circuit ahd DistricrCourts
in the District of Columbia. '
Be it evicted by' the Senate and House
9f Representatives of the United, States
of America in Congress assembled, 'That
the act passed 6n the eleventh day of
iuy last, to alter the times of the ses
sion of the Circuit and District Courts in
t'i District of Columbia, instead of be-
- Jnr limited to take eneci on u:r
Januarv next, shall have lull operation
and Hc from and after thr palssm?
hereof; and that all the writs aud, pio
" cess of the Circuit Courts of the District
of Columbia, for the county of Washing
ton, shall be returned and continued in
like nunner as if the said act had taen
erTVct from and after the thirtieth day of
July last.
JOHN W. TAYLOR,.
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
JOHN GAILLXRD,
President of the Senate pro tempore.
Washington, Dec. 29, IS20.
Approved:
JAMES MONROE.
AN ACT to amend the act, entitled
An act for the relief of the leijal
representatives of Henrv Willis."
the leial representatives of Henry Willis, 7
psed on the eirht!i d iy of May. one :!mm:
sauJ eiiht hundred and twenty, : be s
construed as to except trom location nil
town lots and lands now or hereafter re
served by the Uhitnd States, or which
mav have been, or may be appropriated
by Congress for the use of any state or
for any other purpose, and that the lo
cation" be made within two years from
the passage of this act.
JOHN W. TAYLOR,
Speaker of the House, of Representatives.
JOHN GAILLARD,
President of the Senate, pre tempore.
Washington, Dec. 29, 1820.
Approved :
JAMES MONROE.
StiUTH AMERICA.
LATE AND INTERESTING FROM CHILI.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman on j
board the Macedonian Frigate, at Co
quimboy dated August 29, 1820.
" For this some time past, Gen. Car
i?ra has been very actively employed on
the other side of the Andes, at the head
of a small force of about 800 men, w ith
which he had twice-entered Buenos Ay
res, and each time placed at the head of
its government Don Manuel Sarratea, a
naiive of that place, of respectable fami
ly, but who was obliged to retire after
the departure of Gen. C. It is now 're
ported he is threatening, Buenos 'Ay res'
ith a third attack.
" I am happy to state, that even the
enemies of General Carrera allow that
he behaved ith the . greatest prudence
nd humanity, not permitting the execu
single individual of the oppo
site party, and using the most effectual
ians to restrain his soldiers. It ap
ln his determination to arrange the
foveniment on the other side, previous
10 crossing the Andes ; and he has
r succeeded as to establish a more
ly iTnm f0F he eU9, f f"1
J inifh I lllAnAA tkM . mm m. . 1 .
vel with th
r uuu.u.njr.ou.u lu a
e other towns, and not suf-
vww wa.
iru to retain that overbearing influence
In tk- i . -
Sit mn.U
imurK IUUJC'"'
oces zr. . ' v
Th . .. ;
ie present constitution allows one
, vviigtuuuuii aiiuns uuv.
t na no more.l tn K Ant from
At $ 3
Be it enacted by the. Senat.t and . .-we J cejved by lhe preseilt government, upon j tne theory . .of the ; most .distingTjished
of Representatives of thej Un M Stab thc subject of the establishment of a Con- I among them, to judge from the language
of Africa in Congress assembled, That j jjress, that, 'Although they have promised j USJ ,n,thf Cortesi , - .y.
the act. entitled " .n act lor me rei;r:. .oi $ t hat th s desired event s hi 1 h rpa IW.ed x" iuu iu inr HiuUMj uuu
each town to Congress, and that body
to elect the Director, who will reside at
thev have notiassenibFed under the new
constitution, 1
' ft A I ihilnndlnriiviniis
r
to the flight of
Puerrydon, he had ordered Gen. San
m...vu mm- I ' J v v i vf u j
n
Martin to resn his command of the ar
ray of the Anides, ana sipce'th revolu
tion there hasnot been th?;" least connex
ion between te two countries -er(as ir
to carry on $ie forced it va cbmme.i
ced,)the arnii still retains all Hie insignia
of Buertos A'vresv z: - ."
At the cpmrneocernent of the lair
evolution, San Martin, who was then at
.Mendoza hdjto Siiritiajjo with the aimy
under its command, after, having lost his
bet, regiment' at. an Jun,' by mutiny;
since which !e has given Iiis , entire at
tention to thl equipmentlof (what he
calls- Kt cxertito lihertadti dr. Peru ' or
the esta!ili.sl(went of winch he had drain
ed Chifi of wp little. riches remained,
under a promise of repaying it frora the
first .place he may Conquer in Peru.
" This army, amounting to 4,000 mem
left Valparaiso the , 21st j fhaving previ
ously sfiit one transport to this place to
take on board a battalioii of men,
and the whole fleet IS incumber, sailed
hence on the j . The place of clebar.
-,4 ... L I- LJ J i
kiition is! not known, but it is supposed
their first attempt will be madei upon
rica. 1
" On the 8t!i Vpril last, an attempt
was to have been made, to displace the
present government, iri which affair were
engaged many of the most respectable
Chillians, (oi jat least they have suffered
for it,) but the day before it vas to have
been put intojexecutloh, it was discover
ed, when iheVgovernment immediately
ordered a general arrest of not; only
those engaged in this affair, but of all
hose suppose! to be . tlie least inimical
to them. After one oft their mock trials,
the prisoners were sentenced to be ban
ished to foreign countries ; in conse
quence of. which they were all embarked
on board the brig Puerrydon, (about 30
in number,) and .Jeff Valparaiso about
. wi't'Ks since, - aestmation not Known.
The-Chit -ians have been so long de
lhe moment thov r Jnfnrrt nf th fall
of Lima, yet they do not appear disposed i
iftaW5,i. rhlt. r-f fL r ovMAtin:
but are determined upon a change of ru
lers, in order that thev mav secure to
themselves ithe long, promised represen
tative government; Jut should San
Martjn succeed in Peru previous to the
overthrow of tne' reigning faction, he will
undoubtedly establish a Director there,
'similar to that of this country, by which
means he will effectually rule both.
" The day before 1 the expedition left
Valparaiso, a decree was issued by the
Director, declaring the whole coast of
Peru under blockade, from the 25th Au
gust, a copy of which I send you."
Cessation of the Arms in the neighbor
in!; parts qfr South America, hy an
Armistice of six months, between Bol
ivar and Morillo.
We do not know, that, since the Trea
ty of Peace between he United States
and Great Britain, tve have had as much
satisfaction in announcing any News
from abroad, as that contained in the
follovvintr article. Let us hope that if is
the prelude to a permanent pacification
Enough of blood has flowed ; enough of
havoc has been, made ; the humanities
of life have been already too far violated,
in this conflict. Humanity demanded a
cessation of it, and Providence has or'-,
dained it. We trust that the negocia
tions, which will follow this suspension
of hostilities, will jjive liberation and re
pose to the people of Venezuela and their
confederates. ! J Jy
FROM LAGUIRA' IMPORTANT !
' f KEW-YOflK, JAN. 5f J
Capt. Cray croft,' of the Schr. Tom,,
who left Laguira Dec. 21st, informs, that
on the 15th, there was a general rejoic
ir ? at that place and Carraccas, on ac
count 6fai armistice having been con
cluded for sipc months, between Generals
Bolivafand Morillo. Two officers from
Bolivar's army nassed through Carraccas
"u guira on the 18th. on their way
to Maraar',ra icU j
g;ve;:nfoTnation of the armistice. Gen.
l Till.
morilliq tad res ruel the rnmmanri of
the Spanish armv" aa k
Oen. La Torras. The farmer had ar
rived I at P6rto Cavello, and was fitting
OUt the Schr. T.iorillo tr rarrv Mm h,inp
io. i p loril
rono Uavello, and was fitting
" . " 10 carry rum nome
tr Nnoin nn-l . . I t
had proceeded to 'that n!a i
Tr " u a &rai number ot ofljeers j
of him (n tl. tv' - l i
' n wni iitv. i .
lv.y.riL
j l ketch of 1 6 guns3 large transports,
. and 1 schooner), arrived at Laguira from
Cadiz with 15,000 stand of arms,, and
cioinuig, anu provisiyusiur uie iumj yor to employ, exclusively such materi
Business was entirely suspended at La-, ais as are of national trrbVth or mahufac-
guira.
INTERESTING FROM SPAIN.
A From the National Gaz&tte.
. 'We offer, to-day , summaries of some I
of the Decrees of the; Cortes, which we T c h 1 l' '
have found in the Madrid newspapers, t lh6 Spanish Gazette of the Gpv
The suppression of the monastic institu- ?nmenV of the 1st of !. contains a
Uons, nd the conversion of all their :tdfree ofhe Cortes, which prescribes
property into a national fond, are bold l,ls. A nera! Wvion;of all ppliti
measures, which may be said to probe ffj ?ffences that may have, been commit
the national I character to the quick. in th?se. of t,,e. Amencan provinces
Should these produce no re-actiorf, the?
constitutional System; may be considered !
as secure on the side on which it
miaht
have been thought most vulnerable.
The public finances occupy much of
the attention of the Cortes, aud present
the most serious, immediate difficulty for
the new administration. o In the debate
on th loan of 2X)0 millions of reales, to
cover fully the deficit of the year, which
was finally resolved upon,) the strain of
argument pro and can was such as we
may expect to- be held in our Congress
when a similar pioject for The reh of
the Treasury shall bei discussed.
.: , The system: of loajns met, in the ab
stract, general reprobation in the'Cortes,
but the peculiar distresses of the people,
unable, for the moment, to bear any ad
dition to their burdens, and the indispen
sableness of a Isupply to satisfy the pres
sing exigencies of state, were pleaded in
favor of the expedient of borrowing until
a rnore auspicious period for the collec
tion of taxes should arrive. A great deal
was said on the comparative advantage
of direct and indirect taxes, and several
speakers urged the! -considerations by
which the writers-pjrM finance have at
tempted to recommend the former. It
does not appear that the politicians ' of
Spain lay that, stress upon the resource
of cz.?te.7s,.w'hicfosthe natural aptitude of
j would suggest. Free, trade is, however,
Wlgn prOQUCe
and I manufactures,
our't lJe f ?"? M leader f,the !lb"
erals, made the following remarks, not
inapplicable to the.American questioned
the same kind. 'f.Ijfe thought that the
adoption o.l the prohibitory system, in
stead of producing a great benefit, would
do much mischief, especially considering
the state of imperfection of Spanish man
ufactures, which would not improve, unless-
the7 had some competition to strive
with ; and the monopoly would be high
ly iniurious to , many provinces which
would be forced to purchase, at a
high
price, articles which ihey might have on
rauch.asier terms from abroad."
.We collect from the Neapolitan s.tate
papers, of which translations are given in
the Madrid Gazette thet an Austrian
invasion was,! in OctpberS anticipated by
the Neaoolitan government. In the
1 t.' ; j
King's speech to thejParliament, deliver
ed on the second of that-month, the fo
reign relations, of thejkingdom are repre
sented as in a delicate situation. The
answer of the! speech dwells on the rea
. din ess and ability of the Neapolitans to
resist foreign aggi estibn- the official ad
dresses to the 64 batiiilions of mifitia call
upon them; ",to support the constitution
al throne of the Sovereign and the inde-
pendence pf the nation" the daughters
of the Duke i of Calabria,- ther rlignicg
prince, haa prepared with tneir on
hands fringe for the colors of volunteers.
Every'effort seems to have been roade.to
rouse the people to ajfsense of their dan
ger and of the necessity of resolution and
discipline: and to impress the Austrian
Jourt and foreign powers generally, with
a high idea of the etenr-ot the means
ana me lnnexiDiiuy 01; painouu
which the aggression jwould be resist
Decree of the Cnrfesr. at the sitti
the 26th October, in -respect to the b
ing of twenty ; vessels j of war,' to pr
bpanish commerce orij the coasts or
ica and the PeninsnlaL .
(mer-
1. The Cortes, in conformity with
the plan proposed by; the Executive gov
ernment, decree the building of twenty
th! followin? classes :
1WO ffifratenf ififtv triins: SlX COrVetteS
of thirty ; six brigan tines of twerrty-two ;
and six schooners of fourteen.
2. To defray thef;expenses of build
ing the above; vessels fifteen millions, of
reals, destined exclusively to that pur
pose, shaU beiplaced t the disposal of
ma nnvpmmnt
Uii nn. account snan
they be diverted to any other object, even
b--
nf national defence, i
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sJ The said vesseb shall !e built in
the
the Penin.sula,
Ferrol and Cartha-
gena ; and the government shall ehdea-
iure. 'it.
4. The government shall apprize the
. Cortes, at the opening of their next ses-
:Mon m ine year 1821, of the progress
) then made in the execution of this de-
I cree. . ' 1 '1 1 .
T10ie wnaonanis nave recognize and
W", tothe new political constitution of
t
e Spanish monarchy, i tjz
2d. the liberation-ofall imprissoned,
i:
qr under, sentence, in those provinces,
lor political offences or opinions, with
the guarantee that they are not thereaTter
to be molested for the same at any time,
or under any. circumstances. i
J 3d. The rrstoration to their homes,
at the national expense, of such as have
bjeen placed in confinement at a distance
from their proper province or place (
residence i . : :
4th. The extension of the same jgen
eral amnesty rnd release to all insurgent
provinces' or district, in proportion fas
t hey return to their allegiance to the mo
tier country. , , . ' j !
The king, by a royal ordinance, en
joins the' full execution of the above (de
cree upon all the civil1, eclesiastical, and:
military authorities of Spain, wherever
there is room to carry it into effect.
Thej. " Gazette of the Government,"
of the 9th October, contains the deitree
of the Cortes for the'suppresion of mon
astic institutions. Itris too long td i be
.given entire ; the following are its prin
cipal provisions : j i ;
1st. All the monasteries of the order
of friars and of canonical congregations 5
all the convents and colleges of the mili
tary order, and hospitallers of whatever
class, are suppressed. ! !
2d. To maintain divine worship in
some sanctuaries celebrated frojm the
earliest times, the government is empow
ered to select eight of the religious hou
ses and consign them to the care of the
monks whom it may think proper Co se
lect for the purpose. " - j
3d. In the distribution of archbishop
rics, bishopricks andeclesiastical ben
efices, the government will attend, par
ticularly to the claims of the most meri
torious and distinguished individuals of
the suppressed religious orders.
4th. An annuity of 300 ducats is
pledged to each nionk in full orders, not
above the age of 50 at the date of the
decree.; of 400 to those between 50 and
60; of 600 to those above 60, and to
the rest of the professing monks 100 du
cats, if below, the age of 50, and 200 if
above ; to the hospitallers , 200 ducats
without distinction of age. .; i ) ii
5th. It is no longer permitted to found
any convent or to assume any religious
order, or to receive the vows' of novices.
6th. The government will faVcr I anid
promote, fey every means in its power,
secularization of "persons who have ta
ken religious yows,K ; j
7th. The nation will give 100 ducats
over and above to every monk ordained
in sacris who shall secujarTze himself.! I
8th. All the propertymoveabiejantl
iihmoveable, of the monasteries, convents
and colleges, now suppressed, remanii
appropriated to support the public credit
0th. If any religions communities J of
either sex, allowed to continue by virtue
of the exceptions in the decree, shall be.
found to possess revenues beyond wnat
is necessary for their decent subsistence,
and proper objects, the surplus shall be
applied, in the same manner, to theup
port of public credit. !
10th. 4 Thec government may assign
such of the edifices of the suppressed or
ders as it may think fit to establishments
of public utility. ! !
11 th. The civil authorities are charged
with the safe custody of all archieves, pic
tures, books, &c. of the suppressed con
vents, and shall forn?sh inventories, o
be transmitted to the Cortes,! that this as
sembly may select for its library the por
tion of those effects deemed, woper to be
so annlied. '1 he reraamoer pucu ur: u-
trihuted bv the government among
the
nrnVinrial public libraries,
museums.
academies, ana oiu w.J...s.w p
public instruction. ,y- j-
' 12th The bishops or eclesia st jcal au
thorities shall be at liberty to dispose of
f- '
the sacred vessels, lurniture, ornamems,
images, altars, organs, choir-books, , &c. L
the orts or , arsenals of
r and toy preference in Fe
for the beneht oi mc muigwu P'fleys, ailadU pUieUt burst on the eje, ana
may also employ for public worship th
churches which may be" left vacant.
We observe in the same paper in
which the above decree is 'found, an ac
acccunt of a petition presented - to the
Cortes by a Carthusian friary stating that,
being a cripple, he was obliged to em
ploy a boy to assist him in moving, j and
praying that the Cortes would grant i him
enough for the boy's subsistence, be
sides the sum fixed in the decree for the
support of each member of the suppres
sed religious orders. -V. i ,
'From the N. Y. Mercantile Advertiser. ,
With a view" that our readers may have
an idea, of the great wealth and re
sources which revert to the national trea
sury of Spain, in consequence "of the im-
portant act pf the (tprtes aboIjshingJmon.
astic and other orders that ; Wfre: cotisidj
ereclj; pernicious td ' the welfare of-the '
state and people,: we insert the following
translation trom e Cadiz ; paper ofivthe
property that belonged to such institu
tions apd w hich are now appiopriateoSto
the extinguishmepf of the' public debt.j
The above jentiOjled regulations 'ex
tends to all tlie immense possessions of
the' Spanish monarchy in the four-quarters
of the globe. -x
-. Statement of the property, estates,' and
funds apj)ropri4ted for the extinguish
ment ofthe -National debt. : . , , -v
v 1st. U7te propehy belonging to the
temporalities of the Jesuits, j '
2d. The property belonging to va
cant J)enehces, and Such as shall become
vacant, and of the chapters of the mijita
ry orders.; t
3d. The royal domains, or properly
belonging the crown, which J are not ne
cessary for tbe maintainance of the au- .
igust personages of his Majesty aiid their
Royal rlliphness; I ,
4th. The half of the public-lands -
5th. The estates of the late ; Ducl css
of"41va, and others, that may revert to
the nation. f - t ,
6th. Theyallev of Alcudia, belong
ing to the Prince of Peace. ;
7th. The property and estates of the
suppressed monastic institutions, and of
other livings that are sequestered.
8th. The prbperty belonging to tha
Inquisition: j
9th. The Royal Factories of Cloth at
Guadalajara, and Brihuega, ! of Crystal
and Glass at San Ildefonso, and of Silks
at Talavera. j "
10th. The public edifices in Madrid
that are not considered .nedessarjj". . !
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Frori England.
I.ONDQN. NOV: 14.
'The inhabitants of the metropolis last
night, wore eager to maniiest their joy ,
at the Queen's hat sIumIMv call it?
Acquittal ? . No, Triqmpli Hint vv:U
do by putting' lights in thir windows
the moment they heard the ''sweet voices'?''
of her Majesty 's friends, The ter riiied
alacrity 'with which they pdpped the can'
dies in siht, firmed .the ffnrst ronuast
imaginable. with the inotivei which, on
aH other occasions, .have produced illu-.
minations. It was literally verifying the':
old proverb of holdtii; a candle to the i
devil." meoiiing: thfcreby the mob, I And
certainly never' did we behold a motrmoie
deserving of that appcllatiou. .Such yy
set of ferocious ruffian with whom were
internu'xed' gangs' of prostitutes - Scarcely
less ferocious, never before disgraced the
streets of a capital. I'hey were mostly
armed vvith huge bludgeons, and decora- f
ted with snow-white favours, so that the
amiaoie .murrsiers uau somewiing gro
tesque in; their appeal ar.ee, notwithstand
ing their fearful brutalities. These' vil
lains scoured the principal thoroughfares
in: bands of from fifty to a hundred, and
succeeded in producing a heartfelt, Vi
ccre voluntary homage to persecuted
mnocerjee. I The illuminations, to be sure, '
as is truly observed in a uiorning paper,
'- quite inverted jhe ordinary coutse of
things' When the pubic have been
called upon to. rejoice in successful war,:
or to celebrate the fjjurn of glorious
peace, if has been common for the prin
cipal streets, andtnost respectable houses,
to furnish a brilliant display, while the ,
smaller thoroughfares and meaner habita
tions were but scantily lighted up. "Not
such the spectacle of yesterday, fin those
places where the -greatest etloits were
usually madp there w as a general. o-
sence of lights, and interceding tttos.(X
supplicating thiges, i the windows of
the most "substantial inhabitants, prdvtd
ithat they were placed there but a etni-
hels to protect the giass. i:ucn wasjioe
scene in the principal, streets in and riear
the metropolis; but when the spectator
rnetJ lron, these into the court and al-
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