Star. — London, England, 1829-10-09 00:00:00

HISTORICAL PARALLELS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. ..—.— Ere it be long, you'll dream of such a man Where, waking, shall I find him?" Tour. Si u— As one of your numerous and ingenious Corres pondents, has lately favoured your readers with a few Literary Coincidences,' perhaps some other would be good enough to point out to the observation of mankind the living parallel to an eminent Historical character, described by COWLEY in the following passage of his Essay upon " Greatness" : " The first ambitious men in the world, the old Giants, are said to have made an heroical attempt of scaling Heaven, in despight of the Gods, and they cast Ossa upon Olympus, and Pelion upon Ossa : two or three mountains more they thought would have done their business, but the thunder spoiled all their work, when they were come to the third story. And what a noble plot was crest, And what a brave design was lost ! A famous person of their offspring, the late giant of our nation, when from the condition of a very inconsiderable Captain, he had made himself Lieutenant-General of an army of little Titans, which was his first mountain ; and afterwards, General, which was the second ; and after that absolute Tyrant of three Kingdoms, which was the third, and almost touched the Heaven which he affected, is believed to have died with grief and discontent, because he could not attain to the honest name of a King, and the old formality of a Crown, though he had before ex ceeded the power by a wicked usurpation." This is a portrait to which the Artist had but little occasion to append the name of the original—such terrible fidelity is there in every feature—and though this country may never " look upon his like again" (which Heaven forefend !) yet it is scarcely to be questioned that many of his most formidable attributes have been emulated by men who have wielded the political power of the mighty Empire over which he played the Despot. The Eloquence of CROMWELL found a remarkable pa rallel in the " metaphoric fringes" the bewildering mazes, the " most admired disorder" of CASTLEREAGH lo quacity : but it occurs to me, that, under a very different order of things, the Ambition of the PROTECTOR would have been illustrated iu a still more extraordinary manner by a living Statesman. How admirably has Shakespeare — that oracle of Nature—depicted the vengeful spirit of an absolute Minister, in the caution given by No aromi to the ill-fated BUCKINGHAM " I advise you rd take it from a bean that wishes towards you r and plenteous safety,) that you read The Cardinal's malice and his potency Together : to consider further, that What his high hatred would effect, wants not A minister in his power. You know his nature That be's revengeful ; and I know his sword Batik a sharp edge ; loot, and it may be said. It reaches far; and where 'twill not extend Thither he darts it.—" The parallel to COWLEY'S Hero, may not perhaps be supplied: but I have, even now, the counterpart of this sketch of WoLsEY "in my mind's eye." Oct. 9, 1829. JOHN OLDHAM. THE ARMY. The 47th (Lancashire) Regiment of Foot arrived on Wednesday in the Isle of Wight, from Chatham'. A detachment belonging to the 50th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Infantry arrived in town on Wednesday from Scotland, and marched yesterday morning for Gosport. A detachment belonging to the 2d Battalion of the 60th (the Duke of York's Own Rifle Corps) arrived in town on Wednesday morning from Scothud, and marched yesterday morning for Ports mouth. The North Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry, about 400 strong, under Colonel Horner, assembled in this city on Saturday, for eight days' training and exercise. On Friday next we under stand they will be Inspected by Col. Homer on Menton Down.— Bath Olowsisk. Tan ROYAL Hoses Guaans.—lt is said in the best-informed military circles, that on the demise of the Earl of Harrington. Co- lonel of the Ist Regiment of Life Guards, the command of that re giment was offered by an Illustrious Personage to his Royal High ness the Duke of Cumberland, who declined the offer, observing at the same time, that in consequence of the attachment his late King and father bad for the Regiment of Royal Horse Guards, when it was called the Oxford Blues, which be bad at present the honour to command, he should most certainly decline the proffered exchange. NATAL INTELLIGENCE. Mums Malvin) Tuts Mr.—Dublin I—Waterford I—Leeward Islands 1. The Shepherd, Findley, from St. Petersburgh to London, was stranded on the 13th uk. near Gotbland. Cargo expected to be saved. The Coronet, from Van Diemen's Land, is supposed to be arrived off Ramsay. The Para Packet, Potter, from Para, is supposed to be arrived off Dover. nut, OCT. B.—Whod N.E. to N.N.W.—Arrived from Lon don, the Seppingo, Loader, for Ceylon. Pownotourzu, Ocs. B.—Wind N.N.W. to N.N.E.—Arrived the Thomas Wallace, Chewy, from Quebec. Sailed the Lady Black wood, Dibbs, for New South Wales, and Joseph Green transport, for Deptford. FALMOUTH, OCT. 7.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the Lapwing • packet, from the Leeward Islands—sailed on the sth of September from St. Thomas's. BILISTOL. Ocs. 7.—Arrived the Jane, Pines, from Nevis, and Maxfield, Brown, front Quebec. HoLYwuAD, OCT. 7.—Off the port, the Ganges, —,from Bengal. Lnraaroox, Oct. 7.—Arrived the Collins, from Quebec. Doves, Oct. B.—Arrived the Crown, Hopper, from Quebec. Coax, Oct. 6.—Arrived the Mary Ann. Wright, from St. Domingo. Talmo:a, Oct. s.—lt blew bard from N.W. to N.N.B. all night, still continues, and rather increases, getting farther round to N.B. About eve, rag. yesterday, a brig with yellow sides, painted ports, and royal-masts, struck on the Cockle Sand, remained some time, but hove over, and brought up without the Scroby, where she rode till about noon to-day. Several boats have been off to day, but dare not cross the Scroby. She is now driving, appa rently with loss of rudder, without the Cross Sand, and two smacks are about two miles from her : she is supposed to be timber laden. There are from 400 to 300 vessels in the Roads. A large brig and a schooner have just parted.—Hats-ens: Two. Wind blowing very bard. SIR WALTER SCOTT IN THE WRONG.—As two gentlemen were travelling together in a coach, near Oxford, the conversation turned upon the neighbouring village of Cumnor, and the melancholy death of Amy Robert, as recorded in the excellent novel of " Kenilworth." As one gentleman had not read the work, the other described the scene to him, as far as his memory would serve, in the beardful and pathetic language of Sir Walter Scott, which seemed to take an extraortinary effect on a farmer who sat opposite, though he expressed his feelings in a different manner to that which his fellow passengers had a right to expect; he be exclaimed with violence, " The Sir Walter Scott you speak of is a liar, for I have lived at Cumnor for no years, and never beard the lady's name or a word about the matter before."— Aidenhom (*wade. QUEER AD • ENTU az. The Pawtucket (Rhode Island) Chronicle states, that a comical crazy fellow, who is in the habit of ranging the country, recently entered a Magistrate's oMce 3n the village, in the absence of the rightful occupant, and began to endue the documents upon the table, among which were a dozen or ante writs against persons whoa be knew by sight, but who did net know him. He pocketed the instruments, and in about an hour afterwards was seen coming up the street, followed by three at four sorry-looking fellows, whom be had arrested, and carrying under each arm a journeyman tailor, who inclined to show fight rather than be taken at such short n otice. He conveyed them to the place from whence he took the catchl pspen, and Soling the Judie sdil absent, made the of the lock aid key, to confine them there, as be said, " that they might take their trial at the next sit dug of the Court." STATE OF PORTUGAL: CONCLUDED FROM TIIE STAR OF YESTERDAY. LISBON, Sen. 19. My anxiety to controvert the unblushing assertions of the Miguelite Journals of London, has made me al most forget to notice two circumstances which cannot be indifferent to the English public. I allude to the liberation of the four seamen of the Vigilant, and the recent arrival of two English vessels, the Briton and Vine, also one American, the Gleaner, under the Portu guese flag : the crews and masters having been taken out at Saint Michael's. You are already acquainted with the history of their capture for an alleged breach of the blockade of Terceira. It appears that one of these ships, the Briton, had been liberated by the tribunal at St. Michael's, but that the sentence was reversed here; what is more, it is firmly believed that both this vessel and the Vine, would have been released, but for a recommendation sent from the friends and counsellors of the faction in London, to make an example, by way of deterring any vessels that might really attempt to relieve the Patriots. As to the seizure and condemnation of these vessels, it will soon be proved to have been made in violation of every recognized international law ; and, is, therefore, to all intents and purposes, an act of pure Piracy on the High Seas. When all the concomitant circumstances of this, and other outrages, committed on our flag are considered—when it is besides con sidered that they have been perpetrated under the authority of a person whom, even our present Mi nisters declared an usurper, from their places in Parliament, and whose title is not yet recognized by a single Power in Europe, there is surely seine difficulty in believing the evidence of our own eyes ! It remains to be seen how long such humiliations are to be borne ; and above all, whether a series of insults and outrages which places England on a level more degrading and dishonourable than the most contemptible nation of Europe, are to pass by without inquiry or redress ? You may readily imagine what my feelings were on seeing two British vessels pass Belem Castle under a Portuguese flag, at a time too, when distress and embarrassment among the shipping and manufacturing interests of our country, have reached their present alarming extent ! It will lel for those who have not merely allowed, but encouraged these outrages, to ac count to the nation for a conduct which, I would fain hope, has no precedent in British history. I must inform you that a large American ship, the Galatea, which had been most wantonly seized off Terceira, above three months ago, and whose crew are actually in the prisons of St. Michael's, has been here some time, having been sent on without her master and crew, in the same way as the other vessels. The Gleaner, which arrived this morning, was cut out of the roadstead of Angra as a neutral vessel, without the aggressors knowing whether she had violated the blockade or not. Indeed the whole of the proceed ings with regard to the American vessels, amounts to a bona fide declaration of war, and actual hostility. As may be imagined, the people here are in hourly and anxious expectation of hearing the determination of the American Government. The case of the four seamen of the Vigilant, a King's vessel of war, forms a fit climax to the long series of injuries to which British subjects have been exposed ever since the usurpation. You are of course acquainted with the circumstance of these men having been seized when in the act of conveying some specie to the Vigilant's boat, in obedience to the orders of their commander. Indeed he was with them at the moment they were arrested, but was suffered to embark, while the poor men were thrown into the Lemoira, where they have been shut up fourteen weeks, in the most horrid and filthy prison in Europe, for no other offence than obeying the orders of their superior officer —a refusal to do which, would, by the articles of war, have entailed the punishment of death. With respect to Captain Jones himself, the last London papers inform us, that he has been struck off the naval list after a service of thirty-three years. Without stopping to inquire into the justice or injustice of this act, it may as well be asked upon what principle the four seamen have been imprisoned so long ; and it would be satisfactory to know, whether any steps were taken to obtain their liberation. I understand that it was not on account of embarking the money, which is an every-day occurrence here, though there is said to be an old law which imposes a duty on the export of specie, that Captain Jones excited the vengeance of the faction ; but because he hap pened to have been the bearer of the report so incau tiously inserted in one or two London newspapers, stating that the Cabinets had determined on turning Don MIGUEL out. This rumour, awakened the hopes of the Constitutionalists to such a degree, that they were on the point of flying to arms ; it therefore led to a number of arrests, and some executions, as well as to the subsequent complaints against Captain Jones. The con sequence has been his dismissal without a trial. From the impunity with which the excesses of the faction against our commerce and countrymen has been met, as well as the ready acquiescence to all their com plaints, their exultation knows no bounds. Such is the natural effect of tolerating a set of persons who are not only grossly ignorant of the principles of Government, but determined, as their uniform conduct has proved, to mistake the ill-timed concessions of our Ministers for ab solute submission to their caprice, and who are as insen sible to the virtues of gratitude and moderation, as they are incapable of one generous sentiment. Ministers may perhaps discover, when too late, the true character of the viper they have cherished here. The wonder is, that they should have for a moment so far misconceived the interests of England, as to hold communion with such an unprincipled and demoralized crew. I cannot conclude without offering one general remark suggested by all I have witnessed since my absence from England, and during which I have communicated largely with all classes of the Portuguese. I had been so long in the habit of hearing them depreciated, of their indif ference to freedom, and fitness, through apathy and in clination, for despotism alone, that, like many others, I began to imagine there might have been some truth in the oft-repeated assertions of their enemies. I now de clue that I consider Portugal to be the most calumniated nation of Europe. So far as my observation has ex tended, I entirely agree with a writer in a late number of the Quarterly Review, who represents the peasantry as being " industrious, patient under privations, intrepid, and courageous,—only standing in need of good govern ment to call forth their natural good qualities."—With regard to the Constitutionalists, faring as they do, the great majority of the educated classes, I have found a degree of acuteness, talent, and general information among them, which is not exceeded by the same class either in France or England. As to the military charac ter of the Portug.tese, if there were any thing wanting to establish its claim to professional skill, bravery, and patriotism, it was amply proved during the late war, and will, above all, be found in the recent defence of Ter ceira. Finally, should the fears of the lamented Mr. CANNING be realized, and that " war of opinion " which the measures of but too many Cabinets seem to be precipitating with such fearful rapidity, ever I take place, I am greatly mistaken if Portugal does not display a degree of patriotism and public virtue calculated to excite the admiration of contemporary nations. Even as she is now situated—the victim of domestic oppression and foreign treachery—who knows but that, when goaded on to the point beyond which human nature cannot bear, this much-injured people may break their fetters, and by one glorious effort, revive those transcendant periods of their history, when they were led on to victory and free dom by a VIRIATII4 - B,lld a SERTORIUS ? P.S. The lowest dejection still pervades both at Court and among the usurper's ministerial agents, while the military precautions continue unabated. Strong hopes are entertained that a French army will come to the aid of despotism here as it did in Spain. At all events, it is well known that PEREIRA, the emissary, who sailed by the last packet, was to proceed to Paris with a formal de mand to the above effect, as the only means of preventing the anticipated burst of public feeling. The account given in my letter of the 17th, relative to the pregnant robberies and murders of the capital, will have prepared you for the shocking event which has just occurred to Mr. MAcKEAN, our very estimable English resident of Buenos Ayres, and of which you shall have the particulars by next packet. The schooner Vine, of Hull, concerning' , whose detention I have already spoken, has just been condemned by the tribunal without the least form, or even taking the trouble of examining the depositions of the Master and crew. Yen kriow that the vessel was laden with Manchester Goods, all of which were taken out at St. Michael's, and are doubtless, ere this, sold by the agents of the Usurper.—But his friends in England will still vociferate " we are strictly neutral, and afford no sup port to Don Mit: U E L. " I forgot to inform you of one positive fact, that when the Usurper heard that Donna MARIA was about to return to the Brazils, peremptory orders were given to the Commanders of the few ships he has remaining to sink the vessel in which le.rM AJ EAT Y should be found! The New Police are to have oil-skin covers to their hats, with their numbers painted upon them, a In 11iiiitairs. There was no night watch in London till after 1189; it was nut regularly e-tablished till 12.13. It appears that at such pe riod London was so subject to riots and disorders that Henry then commanded watches to be kept in the cities and borough towns for the preservation of the peace ; the King at the same time ordaining that " if any man chanced to be robbed, or by any means damnified, by any thee& or robber, he to whom the charge of keeping that county, &c. where the robbery was done, should competently restore the lour." That period was the origin of the "nightly watch," which, instead of bring renovated, is now to give way before the 4 march of intellect." It is said that there was a heavy fall of snow on the Bth of October. 10 or 12 years ago, which was followed by a mild winter. Persons whose out-door occupations give them the means of judging, declare that the weather was at no time so piercingly cold during the whole of last winter as it was yesterday morning. As early as September 2, 1816, there was a consider able fall of snow in the counties of Cambridge and Huntingdon, by which much damage was done to the gardens in particular. The fall of snow in and about London on Wednesday last, which at many places continued for two hours, was followed yesterday with excessive cold winds and some very cold rain in the after noon. They were particularly felt in the northern suburbs of the metropolis. ACCIDENT.—The iron gates at the top of Upper Harley-street, New-road, originally of ricketty construction, have been for some time left in a dilapidated state. The carriage-gars is removed, but a part of the cross-bar through which the uprights passed has been left projecting about two feet on each side. A medical gentleman, of Broad -street, was set down at the top of Upper Harley-street on Wednesday evening, and proceeding a few steps at a brisk pace. came violently in contact with the projecting bar, by which bis face was dreadfully lacerated, and he fell on the pavement bleeding profusely. The remaining passengers, with the coachman (Palmer) and cad were prompt in their assistance. and tho gentleman was supported in a tainting state by one of the pas sengers and the footman of the house to which be had been pro ceeding—to Mr. A. C. Hutchinson's, in Duchess-street—who ren dered him every skilful and humane attention. The shameful neglect which has caused this injury remains still unreal,- died. When the New Police can find leisure from their occupa tion of kicking walnut baskets off the pavement into the mire, we trust they will correct this more serious nuisance. SINGULAR PRA TER.—The Minister Of a village not a hundred miles from Edinburgh, a few Sundays ago, commenced his discourse with the following pious prayer :—" () Lord, shower down thy blessings on the illustrious family at present resident in this neighbourhood; and, for fear there should be any mistake, it is the Earl of Hopetoun I mean." CAPTURE OF A SMUGGLING LUGGER.—OR the 25th ult. the Prince of Wales revenue cruiser, Benjamin Oliver, Esq. commander, captured in Lock Sawa, Isle of Skye, a large smuggling lugger, with a cargo of gin, brandy, tea, tobacco. and snuff, and a crew of twelve men. The lugger is called the Maria, of nushing, and bad anchored at Uig, about noon of the day she was captured. Two smugglers had come to that quarter for many years, and the Captain thought that be bad eluded all the cutters that were in chase, and that they had gone in a different direction ; but indeed he seemed eo con fident in the switt sailing of his vessel, that be said he could escape although all the five revenue cruisers were in sight.— Captain Oliver, however, with his brig, was beating up by Dun tuba Castle at the time the lugger anchored in the bay, at Uig, which is so situated that without going to the neighbouring heights, vessels at sea could not be seen at any distance. The brig came up by abort tacks close in -shore, till about four o'clock, when she ap peared near the entrance of the bay ; she immltliately hoisted her colours, and discharged one of her guns. The lugger cut her cable, and in less than five minutes was off, when a beautiful Chace ensued, during which the brig fired several guns. In about an hour and a half, the captain of the lugger, finding that the brig was gaining Last upon him, launched his boat, and, with his whole crew, en deavoured to escape ; but, after securing the prize, Captain Oliver despatched his boat with a stout crew, who soon retuned with the whole smugglers, 12 in number, in custody.—Many ladies and gentlemen witne ssed the affair front the hill at the Point of (Jig, and declared that they had never witnessed any thing more in teresting and masterly. BROKEN HEARTS.—There is a certain cant among authors touching the more delicate feelings of women—their strong susceptibilities—and liabilities to that interesting climax of wretch edness—a broken heart ; but I believe there are as many men die of broken hearts as women; indeed, the only broken heart I ever saw was that of a man. 1 was in the anatomical museum of the celebrated Mr. Brookes, who introduced It to my notice with all the pathos of which he was capable. " Here," said he, "is the palpable illustration of-'—a broken heard—this heart—this heart, sir, is the heart of"—" Of whom?" said 1, impatient at his pause. " Of a coal-heaver," said he, " who died suddenly from the effects of that rent, caused by overstrained elation in carrying a heavy sack of coals !"—frifinat Warwick, Vol. a CORN—EXCHANGE, MARK—LANE. Oct. 9. We continue in the same stagnant state as on last market•day ; and although some country buyers appeared this morning. they only looked at the samples and walked away; if sales were forced. lower prices would be submitted to; however. Monday's prices must be nominally quoted for fine Wheat. Barley. and Oats. zuroatattows starcs mynas. Wheat, English (qrs.) . 3,250 f Barley, Foreign Irish . . 2504 Oars. English . Foreign . 1,9001 Foreign . Barley, English . 2,450 Irish . . Irish . . I Flour (sacks) . SMITHFIELD MARKET, Oct. 9. caTTLI AT NALIIIT. . 1,500 1,100 450 . 3.4(.0 ---- Beasts I Sheep and Lambs Beef 3s 64 to 4s 04 ..3s 104 to 44 841 Mutton, 3l 10d 4s ed Pock es Od 51 Od Lamb ........Os Od Os Od Hay per load, £215% to £4 101. Clover 13 10s. to AS 10s. &raw 11 18s. to AS ss. COAL MARKET—Tom Day. Haw-ran Once—The Coal Esduage was very ntunereedy attended by mere/mats to-day, and •Coals were is good demand ; the solely of Sooderiand and Newest* Coals was also very aims. dant, 85 new ships having arrived since Wednesday last, whin a Mal on the week's arrival of 139 ships. Best Wallsend Coals .... Ma. Od. Me. id. Other sons 47s. 6d. 355. 6d. Ships at Market THE LATE NAVAL COURT MARTIAL. Frequent allusion having been made, during the proceedings of the late Naval Court Martial on the conduct of Certain Dic. kenos', to a previous correspondence between Sir Edward Codrlng ton and the Admiralty, the following is a copy of that correspon dence, which wu read at the trial, but which has nut been hewn published, except in an abridged form : ?lOW JIM SAIIOW TO SIR EDWARD CODRINOTOK. " Admiralty Office, June 8, 1829. Sra—l am commanded by my Lords Commissioners •o! the Admiralty to send you herewith a copy of a letter front Captain Dickenson, requesting his Majesty's permission to assume the de coration of the Military Order of St. Vladimir, which he states to have received from you; and to signify their Lordships' directions to you to state if you can give any explanation why this Order has beets seat to Captain Dickenson, in addition to that of St. Anne, which he has already obtained, and received the King's permission to wear. " I am, Sir, your most obedient humble servant, (Signed) " JOHN BARROW." (Enclosed.) esoas CatTAIN DICKINSON TO UR. CROTCH. " Naval Club, Bond-street, June 5, 1829. " Stu—Having received from Vice Admiral Sir F.dw.Codringtoo the decoration of the Order of St. Vladimir, wilt ihe diploma, I have to request you will be pleased to apply to their Lordships to obtain his Majesty's gricious permission to allow nie to assume the said Military Order. 0 I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) " RD. DICKENSON, Capt. R.N." TO THE RIGHT HON. J. W. CROlttr. "9°, Exton-square, June 14, 1N99 " Sia—ln obedience to the directions of the Loris Commis sioners of the Admiralty. in your letter of the Bth of this nion:h, I have the honour to inform their Lordships that the mistake ot two distinct Russian Orders having got into the pos.ession of Capt. Dickensian appears to me to have arisen front one ot then: having been sent to the Mediterranean through Count Heiden, without its having been known that another had been conferred on him in England through Prince I.•even. " As I understand that the Government do not think the C.,to slanders serving in the Asia and the Albion entitled to either thew Russian distinctions, I cannot hut regret that Capt. Dick: 1,- son should have been pl.eed, in this resp,ct, above those tV • • 1 Mem ; since I have every reason to approve (as I do T.., highly) of the conduct of Captain Baynes and Captain Caniph;ll, and have no reason to approve at the conduct of the Genoa fr( the time of the command having fallen on Capt. Dickenson. "As it is probable that the selection of Captain Dickenson I. the distinction in question may have arisen from Capt. Babut.t having been reported in the return, signed by Captain Dickenson and the Surgeon, as killed in the action, it is incumbent on me to inform their Lordships that Captain Dickenson himself conducted me down to Captain Bathurst in the cockpit of the Genoa, at eight o'clock in the evening of the 20th of October. several hours after the battle was over ; and that both he and the surgeon mast have heard Captain Bathurst calmly and collectively describing to me what had taken place upon deck before he was wounded. In fact, Captain Dickenson. when subsequently reproved by me for having made this false return, acknowledged his recollection of having so conducted me into the cockpit, and of Captain Bathurst not having expired until a►out three o'clock in the morning of the 21 et . 1110 N Sift Z. " I have, &e. • (Signed) "EDWARD CODRINGTON." TAO* 111. BARROW TO UR EDWARD. •' Admiralty Office, June 22, 18E9. 6 " Sta—Having laid before my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty your letter of the 14th instant, ezplaining the circum stances under which Captain Dickenson had received two Russian decorations, on account of his services at Navarin, I have their Lordships' commands to acquaint you that they have informed that officer th4f the Order which he has lately received appears to have been sent to bins by mistake. that they cannot therefore give their sanction to his wearing it, and that he is to return It to me, in order that the mistake may he explained to the Russian Ambas sador; and as their Lordships understand that under a mistake of a similar nature Russian decorations have been transmitted 10 Captains Baynes and Campbell cwhich Captain Haynes has re ceived, though Captaiu Campbell s has not yet been delivered) their Lordships have cated upon the former of those two officers to return his decoration, in order that it may he sent with the two others to the Russian Ambassador. Their Lordships direct me also to acquaint you, chat they had sanctioned Captain Dickenson'a receiving the first Order (like the other officers commanding ships in the action at Navarin) because he had succeeded to the com mand of the Genoa after the Captain had been carried below ; but observing in your letter that Captain Dickensun's conduct in those circumstances was not satisfactory to you, they desire you will state the particulars In which you saw reason to disapprove the conduct of Captain Dickenson, in order that their Lordships may judge whether it may be necessary to take any turther proceedings with regard to him. " I am, Sir, ate. (Signed) " JOHN BARROW." TROY allt ZDWASO TO 3514 Cling EIL. " Baton square, June 24, 1429. Sia.—ln answer to the directions of the Lords Commissuners of the Admiralty contained in your letter of the 22d instant, ' that I should state the particulars in which I saw reason to disapprove the conduct of Captain Dickenson after he had succeeded to the command of the Geuua,' I beg to inform their Lordships that the Genoa did not use her spring. as the other ships did, but engaged with her stern and quarter guns only ; that her mizen mast was allowed to go by the board the day atter the battle ; that although les. injured than the Asia, the Albion, or the ships of either of the Allied Admirals, she was the last ship ready to leave the port, even after having had a whole watch of the Glasgow to assist her ; that Captain Dickenson reported Captain Bathurst killed, although he did not die until about three o'clock on th morning of the '3lst of October, and after he bad himself cs.nducted nte to him in the cock-pit, at eight o'clock on the evening of the tOtb. I think it right also to add, that according to a copy of what I understand to be the ship's log, the 0010411 is stated to have used her spring-, although Captain Dickenson admitted to me that she had not done so, owing to his Inability to get the men away front their guns; and that she is there reported to have successfully en gaged all the three Ottoman ships of tor hoe, and one more double frigate than there weir in the fleet; wheat the tact is, that owing to her not using her springs, the fire of her sawn opponent would not have been silenced but fur the exertions of th • other ships of our squadrons. " It did nut appear to me that any benefit would be derived to the service from my publicly reporting at the time this interiority of conduct evince[ in the Genoa after she fell under the con,. mend of Captain Dickenson, more particularly as I hid the plea su.e of expressing my marked admiration of the manner in which that ship had taken up her station under Captain Bathurst. But under the circumstances of Captain Baynes and Capt:in Campbell not being coneideted as entitled to any RUlliilll distinctions, although their conduct was most satisfactory to me its every res pect, I cannot but regret that any such disainstions should be conferred upon. Captain Dicken.on. .6 I hive the honour to be. &c. (Signed) ii.diiiiiiiiCiiitcvice Admiral:* rum MR. CROMER 10 SIR IDMAIRD CORRINGTOR. " Admiralty Office, July 2, 13241. " ant commanded by my Lords Commissioners of tl e Admiralty to acquaint you, that in consequence of your last letter resi.ecting Captain Dickinson. thiir Lori:ships have deemed it right that that officer's coi.duct should be investigated by Court Martial, and have therefore ordered that our he abball bled at Portsmouth fur that purpose; I ant wither to accquamt 'you. that my Lards have directed the Deputy Judge Advocate of the Bret at Portsmouth to communicate with you as to the evidence to be adduced in support of the statements in Tout said letter. _ _ " I am, Sir, &c. (Sitio') " J. W. CROKER." (~ ..;11 FROM $1 EDWARD TO ML. caoasa• •' Baton•square, July 9, 1219. Ssa,—Witb reference to your letter of the td of this mouth, I beg to as►ure the Lords Commissionets of the Admiralty, that my k:ter of the 24th of June was not writ:en with any desire of having Captain Dickenson's conduct submitted to a Court Martial; but merely to enable their Lordships to judge of the propriety of placing Captains Doylies and Campbell, of whose conduct I highly approved. upup at least as good a footing respecting honorary distinction. as their Lordship had placed Captain Dickenson, of whose conduct under the same circuits. stances I did not approve. I can further assure their Lordships, that, it necesaary, I shall be able to show that Captain Dickenson, has little reason to consider himself aggrieved by the statement made in my letter; and that he has even less cause to complain of my not having represented, at an early period, all the grounds of dissatisfaction whkh bast conduct has tacked in me. In fact, it was my avowed intention tu do so shortly after the battle of Nayarit% ; which intention I was Induced to relinquish by Captain Dickenson's profession to have a strong sense of * errors into which he said be had inadvertently fallen. and by his earnest en• treaties that I would overlook them ; those entreaties being sup. ported by Captains Ommanney, &pacer. and others, wbo felt with me OM anitioas desire to AVOW the capitate r. 4 one instarce of i