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I have sent my boat for you, and the bearer will accompany you on board.—My desire to see you is in c.nsequence of some British subjects, that did arrive alongside this ship last evening from Naples, and who have bites piratically deprived of their vessel by three Sicilian priva teers, having a commission from this Court. The vessel is now la the Little Mole.—Vours, &c. &c. (Signed) " Cue. BOYLLII. Jotepk Walsh, L•sq. Vice-Consul." Immediately on receiving the foregoing note, Mr. Walsh went on board his Majesty's ship Canopus, and was informed by Admiral Boyles that Mr. Ro bert Campbell, a British subject, with the whole oldie crew of the Greek polacre Conception, under the Ot toman flag, had arrived the evening before from Na. pies, in an open boat, and were then alongside : that it appeared from the depositions of Mr. Campbell and the Greek crew, that they sailed from Naples in their polacre, the 30th of April, and at the distance of two miles from Capri they were boarded and taken possession of by three Sicilian privateers, by the crews of which they were first plundered of their clothes, watches, and other valuable articles, then personally ill used, and at last forced into a boat, and com mitted to the mercy of the waves, in defiance of the entreaties and remonstrances of Mr. Camp bell, asd of his declaration that the cargo was British, and that he had a licence on board. That on their fortunately arriving on the sth of May at Naples, they immmediately entered a regular protest in the American Consulate in that city, a copy of which they had brought with them. That the said polacre, although cleared out for Tunis, was in fact bound to Mal:a, to join convoy for London, being furnished with a British licence, and her cargo being British property. The ?admiral then stated to the Vice-Consul, that under these circumstances be felt it his duty to re place Mr. Campbell, and the crew in the polacre, which was s lying in the Mole, in order to remain there till the Ttibuind of Prizes should decide on the fate of the vessel and and cargo. Mr. Nivralsh having represented to the Admiral, that it might be prudent to acquaint the Judge of the flalruiralty.court k.f his determination, and the Admi ral having concurred with him, he immediately went t4Mr. Fagan, who, approving of the plan proposed, ptocceded directly to the house of the Judge accom panied by Mr. Walsh, and M. Antonio Guadiano, an Assistant in the British Consulate. The Judge was in the country, but his return being hourly expected, Mi. Fagan intended to.wait his ar siirnl, but on learning from Mr. Walsh that the licence and other papers Were - concealed on board the polacre,.he thaught it his duty to instantly notify the circumstance to the Admiral, that they might be se cured. M. Gaudiano was therefore left to state to the . Judge, that the Consul-General had waited on him in person to explain the transaction, 'aid Mr. Fagan end Mr. Walsh went off to'the Canopus. Admiral Boyles had gone to the Tunny fishery*, where they followed him ; and on learning the circum ewe's, be thou:4lit it advisable that no time should be lost, and'theref4ire gave directions to one of Lieu tenants to accompany the Consul' and Vice-Consul, alon.;si:le the Macre. Mr. Campbell and the crew being in quarantine followed them in their own boat, and went on board the vessel. Above three hours bad elapsed from the time Mr. Fagan-waited on the till Mr. Campbell and the crew were sent on bond; full sufficient time for any disposition the Judge might have thought proper to make. On the arrival of Mr. Campbell and the crew on board, the Greek Captain immediately brought up a block ; and, untying a small line which was round the strap of it, they produced the licence and other papers, in4he presence of Captain Inglis, of the Canopus, the Lieatenant sent by the Admiral, the Consul, Vice. Consul, and part of the crew of the privateers. The papers were exhibited to these parties, who *A. country residence of the Kin, about JO miles from Palermo. • Wert in the boat alongside, bet they were left in the care of Mr. Campbell, that their delivery might not violate the quarantine laws. By the direction of Mr. Fagan the crew were ordered to go to the Health Of fice, and report their arrival. During their absence, the seamen belonging to the privateer began to plun der the vessel, but the Lieutenant, with his boat's crew, obliged them to take the articles back to the . vessel. It was necessary, in order, to render authentic the examination and depositions of Mr. Campbell and the crew, that the Secretary of the Tribunal of Prizes, and the Officers of the Health Office, should be pre sent ; Mr. Walsh, and M. Gaudiano, were therefore directed by Mr. Fagan to meet him at the Health Office in the afternoon, to give Mr. Campbell any assistance he might require. Mr. Walsh and M. Gaudiano accordingly attend ed ; but while waiting the arrival of the Secretary, the Cavalier Castrone, one of the members of the Board of Health, passed through the anti-room in which they were standing. He immediately address ed himself to M. Gaudiano more particularly, and in an imperious manner, ordered him to get out im mediately, as he had no business there. Before M. Guadiano had time to reply, that he was there by the orders of the British Consul-General, he cont;nued, that if he did not instantly obey, he should be turned out by the guard, and actually called the corporal to put his threat in execution. Mr. Walsh considering himself as implicated in the threat, took hold of M. Gandiano's arm, and kn. Mediately left the room, without any reply being made by either, but had just quitted the Office, when a messenger came to Mr. Walsh, and desired him to return, as the Cavalier Castrone wished to see him. ' He immediately obeyed, but the sentinel refused to let him pass. On these circumstances being represented to Mr. Fagan, he thought it his duty to write officially to the Marquis of Circello. On the following morning, Mr. Walsh received a message from Campbell, saying, that he was in the greatest distress for water and provisions, and request ing that lie would come and see him. Mr. Walsh went immediately to the Health Office, where he was join ed by a British merchant, Mr. Crokat, a relation of Mr. Campbell. They here applied to an agent of the Cavalier Castrone, for permission to see Mr. Campbell, and demanded that all impediments to his receiving supplies should be done away. This the Agent pro-' mised, but declined admitting them to see or speak to Mr. Campbell without the permission of :he Cavalier Castrone. At their request he wrote for instructions to the Cavalier, who answered, that no one but the true Consul-General should be admitted to Mr. Cam pbell,, that the quarantine laws must be enforced with the utmost strictness, and that he would consider him as responsible for any violation of the orders now received. The examination of Mr. Campbell was by this con duct of the Cavali•r Castrone, rendered impossible ; Mr. Walsh therefore returned to Mr. Fagan, and re ported to him what bad passed. Mr. Fagan, though surprised at the refusal to ad mit the British Vice-Consul, regularly acknowledged as such by the Sicilian Court, to the presence of a British subject, yet thought it his duty to make the attempt in person. He therefore went with Mr. Walsh to the Health Office, and directed the Agent to state in writing to the Cavalier Castrone; that they were there, and desired access to Mr. Campbell, a British subject, and that he should be removed to the Laz zaretto for the remainder cf his quarantine, the Prince of Cuto', the Ptetcr, having given his permission to that circa. A written answer w:is returned by Cavalier Cas trone, to his Agent, confirming the orders of the morning, and threatening vengeance if he was dis- obeyed. Fagan, thinking it not adviseable to see Mr. Camp ell, except in the presence of the Vice Consul, Test any thing that passed should be misrepresented, returned from the Office, and wrote again to the Mar quis of Circello. Ats t.. • •To his notes no answer was returned till the 18th of May, in the evening, Mr. pagan's second note having been sent that morning, when Mr. Fagan was informed by the Marquis Circello, that the Court no longer recognized him as British Consul General. The Polacre was to have been condemned on the morning of the 13th, had not Mr. Campbell provi dentially arrived on the preceding evening. After the legal time cf the quarantine had expired, Mr. Campbell was still detained a prisoner, and treated with the same rigour till the morning of the day on which the trial of the case was to come on in the Tri bunal of Prizes. So that he had no opportunity nor means of preparing the defence of his property. The affair in what concerns Mr. Campbell, has been closed by the decision of the Tribunal of Prizes, by the con demnation of his vessel. But the suspension of Mr. Fagan will not be so easily terminated, especialiy as it was accompanied with an unnecessary communication to the Consuls of other nations, in which it was stated that it was only owing to the clemency of the King that the British Consul General was not punished—For what 1 Is there any man who can say in what manner Mr. Fagan committed offence. But there is a secret history in all transactions be tween Governments and individuals, and in this ease ' • tl4 cireumstanees happen to be well known. Mr. Fagan has rendered himself, by the steadiness with which he has adhered to the interests of his charge, disagreeable to certain Members of the Neapolitan Cabinet. He has met their insolence by calmly rei terating the claims that he had been requested to ad vance. This exasperated these varlets of despotism, -and they longed for revenge. In the case of Mr. -Campbell, no possible offence co , : I be ascribed to Mr. Fagan. If in that affair any thing could be called blameable on the part of the British, it must have been in the conduct of the Admiral ; and if the Neapolitan Cfbinet had cause to suspend any British Officer from his functions, it was Admiral Boyles that should have been suspended. But the suspen sion of a British Admiral was an impossibility which the Neapolitan Cabinet lamented. It was the con duct'of Mr. Fagan on other occasions that led to his suspension on this.—There is a still more curious se cret history in this affair. Castrone, who is mentioned in the narrative, is the chief owner of the privateers, which appear to be pirates. He is also not only a Member of the Board of Health, but at the head of the Police of Palermo. The Cavalier was personally interested in the condemnation of Mr. Campbell's vessel, and his rage proceeded from the double mo tive of fancying that he would frighten the British, as he does the Sicilians, by a furious face and inso lent words, and the dread he entertained of losing the prize. He drew up a representation of the cir cumstances, which was presented to the Queen ; and it was filled not only with what was denied by every body acquainted with the affair to he true, but couch ed in such a way as to pinch the Queen in her greatest sore. It is said that at the conclusion of his Memo rial he expressed himself to the following effect : " And if your Majesty does not resent this outrage of the British Admiral and Consul, you cannot be considered as any longer Queen in Palermo." Her Majesty caught fire, and the paroxysms of her dis pleasure and grief were excited the more, as she had to deal with an Admiral. Turning therefore from that impregnable offender, her royal passion fell with tooth and nail on Mr. Fagan ; and the vindic tive Neapolitan Cabinet, applauding her spirit, seized the opportunity to get the order, by which Sicily has been led to follow up an act of aggression, with a flagrant and wanton insult to the honour of the Bri tish nation. Allowing the Court of Palermo to have the right of withdrawing the privilege of direct communication from Mr. Fagan, still there was no reason to tell with a boast to the Consuls cf other nations, that it was only owing to the clemency of the King tltat he was not punished ;* for certainly it had not the right of punishing. But the whole.is of a piece with the new system of contempt for treaties, i obligations, and l a w s , i n w hi c h th e N ea poli tan Cabi net has begun to act in the name of the King of Si cily.—lt is but justice here to mention, that the Mar quis Circello, who was the tool of communication to Mr. Fagan, did not write the laconic epistle which conveyed the imperial will of the Neapolitan Cabinet. His Excellency had drawn up a more polite note, and a note which perhaps more distinctly conveyed the degree of suspension which the Queen meant the Consul-General should suffer; but this did not please one of his Secretaries, who by the way is also a part owner of the piratical privateers : he therefore wrote another, more becoming the arrogance of the geapo litan Cabinet, and which Circello was silly enough to send. In this, as in the whole proceedings, the over-reachers have over-reached aemselve ! For it seems the Court did not intend actually to deprive Mr. Fagan of his Consular powers, but only, as it pretends, of the honour of holding direct communi cations with the Government, which it had been in the practice of allowing. The orders, however, were gone forth, and one of the public Tribunals had oc casion to notice them in its proceedings, which left no doubt on the matter.—ln our next we shall re sume the consideration of the topics generally. • It is said that the Court has since denied this, and that no such notification was made. Wheiher the notification was ever issued, we cannot pretend to say; but the order was written, ind a copy of it was obtained. ••••• , •,..mi•miim.1••• • ROMAN ANTIQUITIES.—Monday se'nnight, while the workmen were opening some ruins in the venera ble ntansion of John Floyd, Esq. a great saltpetre merchant, situate near Redlaurn, they discovered be low the.foundation of an old wall a leaden box, mei. suring three feet in length, by two feet and a halt in breadth, in perfect condition, and strongly secured by an antique kind of padlock, which was not forced lsut with great difficulty. When opened it contained 72 copper medals, each weighing three ounces and one quarter, all in a state of high preservation. The devices on them, which are throughout tke same, are on one side the figure of a dying warrior, suppotted in the arms of two men, in complete armour, and several others standing weeping round. In the back ground a battle raging, the motto of ' , Duke et deco rum est propatroi mori" surrounding the whole. On the reverse a Roman triumph, with no less than 115 figures distinctly visible. Along with the medals were four beautiful lamps, made of . 2 ‘ composition chiefly, n silver ; two small daggers, most curiously wrought; five human figures in solid gold, supposed to represent theftmater, or household gods of the an cients. There was also a wooden box, contained in the leaden one, 14. inches in length, and apparently solid, which when exposed to air' crumbled into dust. A mutilated scroll was discovered, but tot) much disfi gured by time for any of its contents to be legible, save a few detached sentences, which are of an amatory de scription. • • SOUTH' AMF:RICAN PAPER!. ..ma•gff,,ammo• (From the Native Cesettee.) OFFICIAL STATINIkN F OP THE PUBLIC FORM Moir EXCELLENT SIR, I accompany herewith a numerical Statement of the Army I have the honour to command, with the teceilon of ilia vwan• tears, of which at present I have DO correct reterm. (*tied) JOU RONDEEN. 'TO Tit MOOT EXCELLENT mitre OF BOCNOS AVILES rams ISRAD ORDER OF THE DAT. VANGUARD—Under lientetA.Galtwiel Benito Alvarez. 1. One regiment of Patriciaas - . 2. Of Patriots of Monte Vitito - - rota! 1183 Several Companies of Patrician Militia . Division I.—Under Captain de Don /ow Medan. Two Companies of Grenadiers - 9 Ditto of Infantry, Number 3 - Y Ditto of Native Infantry - - otal 1 Ditto Light Infantry T :-• 2 Ditto of Patrieian Militia of Uruguay - I Put of the Reginient of Native Cavalry . Divistom 2 —Under Lieet. Colonel D'Agnatin Sera. 1 Native Reg.:lie/It—rota! - 4'9 DIVISION 3.—Under Lient -CoL Don Busancio tionavldc.. 11 Companies 01 Patrician Milnia-1 oral - Vl4 RESICILVR.—Under Captain Rent Hort „men. Two Companies of Infantry, No. rr - , One of Patriots of Monte Video - Three of Light Horse Total no Out, of Infantry of Yapeyde J Earl of these Division. are provided vs:rh their complement of 011icers,and a cuutpetent propor; ion of Artillery. Grand Total . 3761 Ciiil.l. The Editor of the B WWI Ayres Cazeite apologies for having omitted to insert the Co:lowing at the umt of its receipt. Moir Excmcwr The character, the audacity, and the smbltinn of T) Xavier Elio arc fitly deicnbed in the declaration of tea: that your lency has forwarded to us. The accompl:ces of his wi..ked de signs will experimentally learn that the people of BUCROS Ayr** know how to defend their own rights, arid that of their sovereigns, whose sacred name is profaned by the perfoly of his unworthy vassals. 1 he kingdom ut Chili will not conient itself wish words, but will take an active part in the defence of their brethren Buenos Ayres, as the aerations which are now in progress w;11 convince your Excellency, whom Goa preserve, &c. (SiTom') Santiago de Chili, &e. Don 1. M. de Rosati, &e. Faaa•Nao, Marla es de la PLva. GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY. D. Xavier Elio has lately profaned the convent of St. Francisco, and some of the monks have bcel driven out of the city only because they wept in silence over the misfortunes of the country, and his madne,s, which occasioned them. This sacrilege was performed in the most brutal manner.. The exiles have sent to the head of their order an account of the proceedings, which was transmitted by the Bishop to the Govern• ment, and at the same time another letter from Dm Nicolas Herrera, giving an account of the families and individuals who had been sent off with the like inhumanity, kc. The narrative sent to the Right Rev. Prelate, com. mences as follows : After saluting your Lordship with the respect and affection we feel, we have to state to you, that on the 21st May, at night. we, whose names are signed at the foot, were called one by one to the cell of the self appointed Abbot, Fr. Joaquin de Oliden, whe signi fied to us the vetb.il order of the Government, com municated by one D. F. Pampalo, who appeared be fore us armed with' two pistols, and accompanied !)v two soldiers at the dnor, and the were told that with. out question or reply, we were to go whither he ccea imanded us. • The monks then relate further circumstances of severity, and conclude with the complaint that they had been exposed fo gross calumny, it being tern. seined that they had gone armed with pistols to Cate Viceroy, and had proclaimed throughout :he city that they would db violence to his person, anJ y.elJ no longer obedioece to his authority. Theis follow the ;lama of nine of the Friars of the est•iblishmeot. INTERCEPTED LETTERS. The first was taken from a Courser proceeding from Colonic towards Monte Viden. MT DIARMIT FRILND, Coloria, April CP, 1".11. The vessel being detained by contrary winds. 1 write you by Navarro, enclosing a diwatch of the Commander of the Arac. sari, which I believe contains a very exact aceowit if the ti •s pb in this part of the country, which, as you will see, consists oi ee Grenadiers ut Ternada, and some Pau:swans. to Ole numb,( of 7or ttoo men. On their approach they forced you of our isoci to retreat, which misfortune would not have happened, if eat forces had occupied the proper stations in the rive:. Mere was only one cortette, almost useless, in t' at situation for two mow's, when the evident polity was to obstruct ail committee .in It tween Buenos Ayres and this neigh!sourltood. It is alsiolwi necessary that prostsietts should be supplied to the Ararasz.y and other blockading vessels, otherwise they w:II be obl.ac.l t. leave their stations, and we shall feel the cons-queue-a, '1 he 1 or 800 men mentioned above, are destLied to joist the division In the East, and to lime upon Monte Video, Elio is deceived by many persons who are secret partisan' it the Junta. His ruin is almcst accomplished; he is reduced to the small district within the enclosure of Lis fortress. %You are yourself also :Mated, for you tell me in your litter that more success will be obtained by intrigue than by force it arms. Yet you expect that much will be performed by the Litt , r, with the assistance of the Portuguese troops, fur whack we Law applied, or of others which are coming Irons Spain. suppose Al the Insurgents are destroyed by the bayonet, which, by the by, is almost the whole population, it will require assay years to li-..toy the seeds of revolution. in January I told you that the whole country would be In arms against us; you would not bylie% e me, but we now see the fact. 'l' he last month has reduced us to rra most urgent neccssitie 4. believe You : yourselves to be secure within those walls, win, h your Commander, I understand, considers to be bomb-prmit What folly !—Monte Video requim no other balls tin muse which are lent by the discord of its inhabitants, who, seritig their property destroyed, and their provisious exhausted, will soon give up the cause. In this place we have only corn for eight days. To-morrow I am going to the Wand of Ornos, &c. to procure flesh. 1 here are other Islands where I know they have cattle, but it is with this greatest difficulty we procure it, and we eau get no more whet, &c. &c. Most allbetionately your's, Mood) JUAN AN.atl, MICIRLINA. Monte Video, May Sch. The rascals are just at band. Miry have made Lemma:its and one Herrera, prisoners, with some troops front hence. 'ibis affair was in St. Jose. All our troops are off, and the merchants do gars. ison duty ; even the mag.strates mount guard, auil we have no: a soldier kit. The seamen of the mere-lint vessels aro come un shore. A small maritime force has set out to give the ropes a drubbit g, who are provided fur their defence only with beige-stakes. Nmw.thstanding ibis, all our loose forks are gone ' over to them, and even some companies of cavalry. l'he troops of chi; ;lace are now in Las Piedras ; one company is composed of the worst of the criminals, and these are offers:42u.* dollars, it they will bring in the head of that scoundrel Artigas. Ike son of Donna ,Maria Blanco was brought here bound. i His mother rnqulred of the Viceroy what offence be had com.. opted, when rise latter answered, that he would know when ha arrive4.iu Spain, whither he was to be sent. All the poor peas histsoots they can catch hold of are sent to Spam. San Vincent: says, two Europeans are enough to drive away all the ra g anitirma. I send you the Gazettes. '1 hose front Span lend to n.,bc.dy. 'fbe Government seizes upon all of this description :bar come, lad to Ise in possession of any of than Lucius a beer penalty. - .