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-~-...~ .. T _ Cent • . 4 • 4' 4. t • • /11 ‘ • • c-e-,T r . • ' ( 01 15 4 /e i ) ti;"4 -d4i 4 \Y% fa• . • ~a ; e. Nom 10. 800. EAST-INDIA HOUSE, Sept. 19, 1821. THE COURT of DIRECTORS cf die UNITED 1. COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENGLAND,eracting le the EAST lADIES, do hereby give Notice, That the Court's Advertisement of the c9th ult. for the hire at S hi ps of 8.0 mos and upwards, builders' measurement, and the Valais for which were to be delivered at this House on w e i nci day,the7gl October next, is withdrawn. The Court further give notice, that the Court will be ready to rece i ve Proposals, in writing, at any time on or before wED NEsDAY, the 17th of October next, from the Owners t i suc h Ships of the burthen of 800 tons and upwards, builders' measuremen, as have not performed more than seven Voyages to and from India or China, in the Company's Service, specify ing the Rate of Freight at which they may be willing to let such Ships for one Voyage to China, in the Company's Service. The Tenders, with the words " Ship 'render" on the cover, to be severally sealed up, and left with the Secretary at or before Twehreotlock at Noen, on the said 17th October, beyond which beano Tender will be received. JOSEPH DART, Sccrctary. The Particulars of the Terms and Conditions upon which the Ships will be engaged, may be had upon application at the Office dihe Clerk to the Committee of Shipping, on or after Monday me, the 24th instant. TO GENTLF.MEN AND LADIES OF FORTUNE. A GENTLEMAN, highly respectable, and of ex perlence, a Graduate off an F.nglish University, who was ideated for the Bar, will undertake the situation of Receiver and Agent of a Nobleman's and Gentleman's Estates, as well as Superintendant of their general concerns ; and .80,000 to sCSS,OOO may be had on real security. The most satisfactory reference and security can be given. Enquire of Mr. Booth, Bookseller, Duke-street, Portland- Place. GRAND STATE LOTTERY.—AII Sterling Money !—Three Prizes of X 30,000, and 30 other Capitals; besides 6,700 other Prizes !—Not Two Blanks to a Prize !—No Stock Prizes.—No Classes.—Every Ticket driwn singly.—First drawn Prize, 30th Tuts MONTII (October), will receive £30,000! Tickets and Shares are selling by T. DISH, 4, Cornhill, and 9, Charing-Cross, who has sold more than half the £30,000 Prises that have ever been. gr The Price of Stocks is affixed hourly against Bish's Of ke, in Gorskill, by which the Public may see the fluctuations. TUESDAY, SOvn OF THIS MONTH, THE GRAND MONEY LOTTERY BEGINS. CARROLL, the Contractor, reminds his Friends and the Public of the approach of the Drawing. The Scheme has received the moat decided approbatron ; it contains THREE ESO,OOO !!! THIRTY OTHER CAPITALS, and Not Two Blanks to a Prize. There are-no Classes, and Every Prize is Sterling Massey. CARROLL'. Offices, 19, Cornhill, and 26, Oxford -street, lave always been remarkable for the Sale of Capital Prizes.— The very last C4o,ooti Prize ever drawn, also No. 46, a .C 21,000 Prize, and many smaller Capitals in the last Lottery, were all Shared and Sold by CARROLL. BARNSLEY, SHROPSHIRE, THAMES AND MED WAY CANAL, W ESTMINSTER GAS, ROCK AS. SURANCE, and RUSSELL INSTITUTION SHARES. TO BE. SOLD BY AUCTION, By Mr. SCOTT, Os FRIDAY, the 12th October, at Twelve, at the Mart, London, unless previously S old by Private Contract, fARNSLEY CANAL, Eight Shares, Dividend £9 per Share for the last year ; Shropshire Canal, three Sans, Dividend £7 10s. per annum; Thames and Medway Canal, eight Shares ; Westminster Gas Light and Coke Com panyobirty, original Shares, Dividend 8 per Cent. Rock Life Instance, 200 Shares, and a Share in the London Institution. Particulars at the Royal Hotel, Birmingham; Hatchett's Bowl, Piccadilly ; the Mart; and the Office of Mr. Scott, New tri+V-strect, London. CLASSICAL LEARNING. ANEW and Improved Edition has just appeared of JOHNSON'S GRAMMAR of CLASSICAL LI MATURE ; to which is now added, An original View of OeCcoutitutions of Athens, Sparta, and Rome, at is. bound in I. It is illustrated with Maps and 100 Faigravings ; and in = er t s o Ancient Geography, Mythology, Biography, and and Customs, is an essential companion of every youth who is studying the Classics. Printed for Sir RICHARD Paulin and Co. London ; and sold by all Booksellers. 1)R. WHITAKER'S HISTORY OF YORKSHIRE. This day was published, Part V. in folio, on fine demy paper, ae. 2.5. and on super-royal drawing-paper, with Indian paper proof impressions of the Bates, price £4 4s. of • A GENERAL HISTORY of the COUNTY of YORK. By THOMAS DUNHAM WHITAKER, LLD. F.S.A. F.R.S. Painted for Longman, Huta, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Pa- Inaoster-row ; and Hurst, Robinson ' and CO. Cheapside, Loa. as; and Robinson a nd H ernaman , Leeds. Ibis day was published, price 6s. the New Number of THE EDINBURGH REVIEW; or, CRITICAL JOURNAL, being No. LXX. Carners :—Art. I. Lord Byron's Marino Fallero.--IL State If Prisons.—l IL Classical Education, Dalzell's Lectures.-111. Capital Punishments.--V. Alelmoth, the Wanderer.—VL God *se Alalthus.—Vll. Art of War.—VIII. Man Traps and light Guns, Barnewall's Reports.—lX. Southey's Vi s i on o f hitakent.-X. Tontline's Life of l'itt.—X I. James's Essays •Nosey, Speech of M. Attwood, Esq. and Musket on Cur hinT.—Xll. Sismondi'. History of France.—Xlll. High Mardi National Education, a Letter to a Member of Par mat, by the Rev. IL Lloyd. Printed for A. Constable and Co. Edinburgh; and Longman, ,fif.t. Bees, Orme, and Brown, Lond on; o f w h om may b e "Ca the former Numbers. WESTALL'S BIBLE. This day was published, 11311,11 antelyprinted on Imperial (ktavo, price 12s. boards; and Un Qssno with Proof Impressions of the Plates, price One Guitars,_ in ' boatds, Part I. with Four Plates, of a New Edi tion of THE HOLY BIBLE, em b e lli s h e d w i t h N ew En ...INTAL W variogs, by CHARIXS MUTH, front Designs by RICRAZD L, kn. R.A. Oxford : Printed at th e Cl aren d on P ress , by Bewley, Cooke, and C doew ollingwood; and published by Hurst, Robinson, and Co. Lan r - The Work will be comprised in Ten Parts (each corr. billing three Engravings), the first of which will be regularly itacceeded in publication by another on the first day of each Uonth, until the whole is completed. The Falgravinz s' pro - .a are entir e ly new , h ave b een i n p . nearly Four Years, and the whole now being completed ensure a punctuality of publication which, with Works of , can rarely be calculated upon. A few sets of Proof I:lvrea - don, of the Plates are printed "Da India Parer, on Columbier Quarto, to be sold separately om the Bible. The price of those before the writing is as s . and with the wrui::g .£6 6s. Proofs, on French raper, Columbia Quarto , not op I n di a , pr i ce £ 4 14s . 6d. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER. 3, 1821. THE REV. WILLIAM HETHERINGTON'S CHARITY TO THE BLIND. CISSIWAS HOSPITAL, OCTOBIS 2, 1821. WHEREAS the above-named Gentleman, in his lifetime, enabled the Governoss of this Hospital to pay Annuities of Ten Pounds to each of Fifty Blind Persons, in the hope that his example woeM be follonked by other benevolent characters. The Governors give this public notice, that from the very mu nificent additions made to Mr. Hetherington's original fund, more than five hundred Blind Perelman in the receipt of these Annuities. A Committee will sit In the Countintrouse of the said Hos pital some time in the month of November next, to fill.up such vacancies as may then have occurred since the Election in No vember law. . - Petitions are to be had at the Counting-house aforesaid, from the 7th day of October to the 5d day of November, annually, between the hours of Ten and Four (Holidays excepted), for Any lilind Persons duly qualified, ions the personal application of aFi iesisl.• The leAding qualifications are hereunder stated, and unleu the parties can respectively prove themselves to be strictly within the same, applications on their behalf will be entirely fruitless, viz. _ Birth, in that part of the United Kingdom called England, exclusive of Wales and the Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Age, Fifty Years and upwards. Total Blindness for the space of the lag three years. Residence, the last three years at least, In their present place of abode, or parish. • Income (if any), to be under the yearly value of Twenty Pounds. Those who have ever begged, received alms, or are deemed objects for parish relief, are excluded from the benefit of thtst Charities, the Donors having expressly declared the same for such only as have been respectably brought up, and who want some addition to what they possess, to make life more comfort able under their midurtune of blindness. THOMAS WILBY, Clerk. • From the great extent of this Charity, it is found imprac ticable. to attend to letters. FWM LAST NIGHT'S GAZEITE. BANKRUPT& Ralph Whitehead, late of Witknell, Lancashit; corn-mer chant, to surrender October 29, at five, 30, at eleven, and November 13, at twelve, at the Sun In n, Prenun. Actor nies, Mr. Greenhaigh, Manchester; or Mess I. Hall and Willett, Great Janus -street, Bedford-row. Henry Mercer, Liverpool, merchant, October 29, 30, and November 13, at one, at the George Inn, Dale-street, Liver pool. Attornies, Mr. Lodge, Liverpol ; or Mr. Battye,' Chancery.lane. Thomas Ward, Seamer, Yorkshire, maltster, October 9, 10, and November 13, at e l eve n, a t the Ben Inn, Searbornegh. Attornas, Mr. Thornton, Scarborough; or Mr. Lever, Gray's Inn, London. DIVIDENDS to be made at GUILDHALL. Nov. 3, M. Cohen, Devonshire-street, Queen-square ex change-broker, at eleven. Oct. 27, W. Williams and A. Whyte, New Bond-street, hatters, at ten. Nov. 17, B. Troughtou, sea. and J. Troughton, Wood-street, silkmen, at eleven. Di% 'MENDS to be made in the COUNTRY. Oct. 9.9, T. Cave, Hiedley, Lancashire, dealer, at twelve, at the Eagle and Child Inn, Wi ga n. N ov . St, J. Blae'tett, New castle-upon-Tyne,_ innkeeper, at eleven, at the George Inn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Oct. 27, T e Garbutt, Manchester, woullen-cord-manufacturer, at three, at the White Bear Inn Manchester. UNEQUALLED TRAVELLING TO DOVER, DEAL, RAMSGATF., MARGATE, AND CANTERBURY. FOUR-INSIDE COACHES, AND KRIM GOOD TIME, BY S. A. MOUNTAIN AND CO. SARACEN'S HEAD INN, SKINNER-ST/jiff, SNOW HILL, LONDON. THE following Post-Coaches, Mail-Coaches, &c. set out from the above Inn The TELEGRAPH, Dover, Deal, liamsgate,Margate, Can terbury, Faversham. and Sandwich, new Post Coach, every morning at a quarter past seven,-In usualness:* of the decided preference, given to the above coach, the Proprietors are deter mined no expense shall be spared to render it the lest conveyance on that road. BROMPTON, Chatham, Rochester; Stroud, Sittingbourne, and Raiaban, every morning at a quarter past seven. FALMOUTH, Plymouth, Exeter, Weymouth, Dorchester, Dartmouth, and Salisbury, every Morning at Seven; through B Honiton, Axminster, Badyna, Blandford, Basbiptoke, and agshot. The UNION, Southampton, Lymington ' Winchester, and Basingstoke new Four Inside Coach, everysnorning at ; arrives at the Coach and Hones, Southampton, by five. This is a most delightful conveyance to the Isle of Wight, Guernsey, Jersey, St. Maims, Havre de Grace, Cherburg, Ste. The Pro- prietors of the above Coach hope to receive a comintance of that support which has hitherto been experienced since the assamencto meat of the " Union." No racing with other coaches. BATH and BRISTOL Flying PostXoaches, through Chip penham, Caine, and Marlborough, every afternoon at One ; ar rive at Mr. May's, the Inn, Bath, and the London Tavern, Tbotnaoareet, Swan, Bri stol, nest morning. Coaches to Wells, Bridgewater, Taunton, and Plymouth. The UMPIRE, a New LIVERPOOL Light Coach, only one night on the road, carrying four Inside, sets out daily at one ; arrives at Liverpool nest afternoon at seven, through Woburn,Northampton, Welford, Luttsrworth, Ilincidey,Ather stone, Litchfield, Stone, Newcastle, Knutsford, Warrington, and Preston. SHREWSBURY, Wellington, and Shiffnal Coach, every evening, at five (Guarded). The UNION, Weymouth, Dorchester, Biandford, Salisbury, Andover, Blackwater, Bagshot, and Basingstoke new Post- Coach, every afternoon. The Weymouth packets to Guernsey, Jersey, Cherburg, St. Makes, Ste. The " Rockingham," LEEDS new Light Coach, sets out every morning at eight, and passes through Baldock, Biggles wade, Eaton, Stilton, Greetham, Grantham, Bawtry, Stamford, Newark, Retford, Doncaster, and Ferrybridge, to the Golden Lion, Leeds, nest morning at ten. Notwithstanding the uncom mon expedition of this Coach, it is allowed to be the most agree able:and complete public conveyance on the North Road, being unequalled by any other. _ GLASGOW, Longtown ' Gretna-Green, Amen, Dumfries, Browshill, Thornhill, Sanquhar-Kiln, Cumnock, Kinpwell, and all Parts of Scotland, a Post-Coach, (Daily). YORK, Scarborough, Whitby, Shields, Sunderland, New castle, and Edinburgh new Post Coach, with a Guard through out ; sets out every morning at nine, by way of Newark, Ret ford, Tadcaster, Darlington, Northallertou, Durham, Morpeth, and Berwick. Passengers finding themselves fatigued on the ' journey, may rest what time they please, and then proceed without any additional fare. MARLBOROUGH, and Swindon, new Fottr-inside Coach, through Aldbourn, Reading, Lambourn, Purton, Lydington, I'ewsey, Wootton Basset, Ramabury , Hungerforl 4 and New bury ; every morning. BRIDGENORTH, Wand, Shrevraintry, and Holyhead, Four Inside Coach, every evening. BOSTON, Spalding, Pialborougb, &Eton, and Huntingdon Royal Mail-Coach, every evening ; to Spilsby, Louth, Grimsby and Hull, afternoon at a quarter before six. CARLISLE, Penrith, and Whisehaven Post-Coach, goes with four horses and a Guard all the wa ; passes through Brougk,Appleby, Greta Bridge, Richmond, , Borough. bridge, Witherby Aberford, Doncaster, and Grantham. Sets oat every morning, and performs the journey with the greatest facility. Passengers detained on the road by business orpleasure, have the peculiar advantage of their seats being secured in the next Coach. Lancaster, Preston, Kirby-Lentdale, Bolton, Morley, tirmakirk, and Gaming Post-Coaches, every afternoon at five. LIVERPOOL. Warrington, Knutaford, Stone, Stafford, and Litchfield new Light Pour Inside Post-Coach, called the D - awe every evening, at Ern o'clock, to the Saracen's Head lan, Dale:street, Livetpoel. WAKEFIELD Peet-Coach, every morning. CHESTER, N Whitchurch, Tulsa*, Nantwicb, Northwiels, and Post-Coach *very evening at five o'slock. SUNDERLAND, Stockton, and Tam, Coach, every MOM. Mto the lan, Sunderland. ANCHESTER, Winslow, Com Won, Newcastle, Walsal, KM Wolverhampton Your Inside new Poet-Coach, every after noon. SHEFFIELD and Rotherham Post-Coach, called the Rock in am, every morning. BIRMINGHAM Post-Coach, sets out every afternoon, at five, carrying four inside, and passes through Warwick, Le /Minton, and Daventry, to the Saracen's Head, Bull street, Bir mingham, next morning at ten. HULL, Lincoln, Northcave, Howden, and Doncaster Post Coach, every Morning, to the Cross Keys, Market-place; Hull. S.:l. Montrant and Co. respectfully acquaint their Friends and the Public, that they will not be accountable for any Par cels, Passengers, Luggage, Writings, Plate, &c. of more than Five Pounds value, if lost, stolen, or damaged, unless entered as such and the Insurance paid accordingly, at the Saracen's Used Inn, fistow4lll : London. CERTIFICA' I. Carver, Lancing, Sussex, farmer. J. Dalton, Bury St. Dimunds, surgeon. S. Garton, Wood-street, Cheapside, silk manufacturer. J. Lawrence, Pimlico, wine-merchant. J. Waddington, Reading, boot-maker. R. Gower, St. Austell, Cornwall, linen-draper. J. Drake, Lewisham, merchant. DISSOLUTIONS OF PARTNERSHIPS. Pcdder and Co. Gould-square ship-brokers. Greenwood and Eley, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, straw-bor.nzt-makers. Hodgson and Co. Poulton, Lancashire, wine-merchants. Mills and Baker, Ashborne, Derbyshire, chemists. E. and S. White, Red Lisa-street, Holborn, surgeons. Fay and Downing, Hope Wharf, Wapping, wharfingers. Godwin and Co. Portsmouth, contract-butchers. Irish and Co. Blackman.street, Southwark, chemists. T. D. and T. Cotton, Finch-lane, stock-iitents.— Dallinger and Coventry, Union-street, Southwark. Pugh and Bavaria, Bankside, coal-merchants. Adams and Platt, Uver pool, eart-owners. J. R. and J. Pretty, Bibton, Staffordshire, ironmongers. T. and C. Vining, Bristol, corn-factors. Thom and Co. Halifax, Nova Scotia. Wilson and Co. Betts -street, Rateliffe-highway, brewers. Kay and Shepherd, Bury, Lanca shire, machine-makers. GENERAL RIEGO. PROM THE SPANISH PAPERS. The Universal of the 15th of September contains the following letters, written by General Riego to a friend, including others which the General wished CO see published: " DZAR ANDREW—The Officer, full of years of service, who, forgetful of the strict obligations which the general ales of the army impose on him, should neglect his peculiar duty in the receiving% and the' obeying of orders conveyed to him through a legiti mate channel, would probably also have failed with respect to the order communicated to him on the 31st of August last, from Calanda. I think it right to transcribe here, literally, the following letter, as transmitted to Don Gines SancheE, the King's Lieute nant of your city, that you may cause it to be printed. - - a I have learned by your letter of yesterday's date, the disagreeable occurrences which have taken place within these few days, and the appropriate and ener getic measures which, according to the direction of the superior Political Chief, have been taken to anti cipate the frightful storm with which we are threat ened, as appears from the Proclamation of the 28th instant. Your attention, that of all the good citizens of this pacific neighbourhood, and also my own, ought to be particularly directed to what was done after my departure from Navarre, and also to the proceedings which occurred on the 22d, which closed with the agreeable and patriotic design of counter balancing, or even destroying, should that be prac ticable, the fatal effects produced by the mere pres sure of that unpatriotic enemy of our liberty, the very Reverend Archbishop of Saragossa, by putting forth certain general principles of disunion and dis cord, which were suppressed by my presence and zeal for the consolidation of the system. Your ene mies are also my mortal enemies, and therefore they did not lose an instant in putting in motion all their obscure machinations to disunite us, and, in the se quel, to succeed, at least partially. An arduous enterprise indeed ! and one in which, if from gene rosity we do not yield the field to them, they must infallibly become the victims of their own blindness and egotism. " You will recollect the fatal epoch of the first ' days of September last year, in which, from the want of foresight, such a terrible blow was given to the grand progress of our wise institutions, that the evils already produced are incalculable, and DIVINE Pao- vinsace can alone tell how many others are to fol low. Since that time, the enemies of our inalienable rights have begun to raise their heads, and the great ness of their insolence is demonstrated to us by the different risings which have taken place in the Pro vinces, and the existence of the secret forgers of the heavy and frightful chains which are preparing for us, if we be weak enough to become the victims of theirinfamous artifices and horrible plans. They well know, that the only means remaining to them by which they can hope for victory, is to misrepresent the Liberales to the uninformed people, by describing them, not as Liberales, .but as ambitious men who aspire to high stations. They .also well know, that the man who had the disinterested ardour to be the first to grasp the sword which was to tame despotism, carried with him, wherever he might go, the repu tation of opening, by his patriotic harangues, the eyes of the innocent people, still buried in the grossest ignorance, with respect to the knowledge which all ought to possess of our constitutional rights and du ties. I therefore think I cannot be mistaken, when say that all the alarms, reports, lampoons, and tricks, I Iwhich prevail, originate in a plan to divert me from the patriotic tour I am making in the Province. "Unhappy were my country if my presence only could preserve public tranquillity in the distinguished I city of Saragossa. Let then, all Liherales real lovers PRICE SEVEN-PItiNCF., of freedom, display ♦alour, energy, and patriotism, in whatever may be necessary for putting down the malevolent. Hitherto I base only visited six towns, and I have seen installed three patriotic Tertulias in Calanda, Alcaniz, and this place, which are governed by solid judgment, sound knowledge, and true pa triotism. I have the noble pride of believing that my exhortations in public produce a good and neces sary effect towards our felicity. From what you have stated to-me in your letter, I shall certainly proceed this night to Bujaroloz; and after yards to BarbrastiN whither you may write to me. In race the intrigues of those who, unhappily for themselves, do not see the precipice on which they stand, should assume a serious and decided character, I assure you that I will hasten, with the hundred brave men who follow me, to confound the arrogant and perverse race,who Will not be satisfied with the peace we have con ceded to them. " Be pleased to order this letter tobe printed in the journals of your city, that my ideas and sentiments respecting the late occurrences may be made known to whoever shall please to read them. "Gaspe, August Si. " RAFAEL DEL RIEGO. " To the King's lieutenant and Governor (ad astern,: ) of Saragossa." ANOTHER LETTER. _ _ "MY DEAR ANDREW—Feeling very sensibly what is stated in your letter of the 4th, I return you many thanks for the kindness you have fnanifested towards me. We have arrived here yesterday without expe riencing the slightest accident on our march, and I bestowed on all the Authorities of this town, the brilliant Officers of the regiment of Tarragona, the enthusiastic volunteer militia, the Ecclesiastical Chap ter, and the serjeants of the garrison, the most sin cere proofs of the consideration and affection which they merit. We have had a grand entertainment, with music and patriotic songs in abundance. In the evening we proceeded from my lodgings to the beau tiful Lapida of the Constitution, accompanied by the band of the regiment of Tarragona, and a vast mul titude of people. Before it, and in the presence of the people, I delivered a short but energetic speech, concluding with the accustomed viva:, which were repeated with the greatest enthusiasm, as was also frequently the cry of I Death to perverse and infa mous detractors of our liberty. " That you may form a correct idea of the kindness which I have received from the Constitutional arid Military Authorities of this city, I send you a copy of the letter which they addressed to me on the 6th, and my answer on the same day from Fraga." GENERAL MACGREGOR. This Officer has published a letter dated Edinburgh. the 25th tilt. in which he gives an account of his ex pulsion from Porto Bello, in April, 1819, and attri butes it to the treachery of one of his own Officers. The following is an extract from his letter : " I had stationed strong guards on all the roads by which they could approach, and had taken all the pre• cautions necessary for the security of the town. What then was my surprise, about ten minutes before day light in the morning, when part of the regiment of Catalonia entered, and the rest surrounded the Go vernment House, in which I was ! Treachery was sip parent, though I knew not the traitors. The house had a balcony 20 feet high ; beneath it a party of Spaniards were placed, and were firing at one of the forts, which occupied their attention, and having no alternative, I leaped from the balcony clear of them —fell, but recovered myself in an instant, and made for the mole, when I plunged into the sea, pursued and fired upon by the enemy. In the water I stripped, tied up my clothes and cap, and sent the bundle away from me to deceive the enemy, and attract his fire. I was a full hour in this predicament, when a boat picked me up, through the sides of which three shots passed before I reached the brig of war El Macgre gor, at anchor in the outer part of the harbour. The moment I got on board my flag announced my safety. "I was but a few minutes in the cabin when the firing on shore ceased, and a boat came alongside with a Spanish Officer and one of my Aides-de-Camp, Cornet Sempill, just made prisoner. This Officer was•dispatched by the Spanish General, with con sent of Colonel Rafter, who commanded in Fort San Geronimo, for the purpose of proposing to me a capitulation. In order to gain time, I told the Spanish Officer that we must return and treat with Colonel Rafter, declaring, however, that with respect to the surrender of the squadron, it was ridiculous and absurd to propose it. I also sent two Officers to Co lonel Rafter, one a surgeon, to explain my situation. I exhorted him earnestly to defend the forts, and en deavour, with the assistance of the squadron, to drive out the enemy ; for, even if our efforts should fail, there was no necessity for capitulating, as we could still evacuate the forts, and bring the troops in the boats of the different vessels on board the squadron. In about a quarter of an hour, to our astonishment, the Independent colours were bnuled down, the Spanish hoisted, and a heavy fire from the batteries commenced upon the squadron. " This occurrence was to me altogether mysteri ous; no noise, no alarm, and the house in which I was, entered and environed by the enemy. Soon af terwards, however, I obtained the most satisfactory explanation:—An Officer under my command had engaged to the Duke of San Carlos, in I . ,ondon, to seize the earliest opportunity of d e li ver i ng me into the hands of the Spaniards. He had obtained my confidence, and was advanced. This person had the command of all the advanced posts on the morning of the assault. He ordered them to retire ; and, ac cording to a preconcerted plan, two divisions of the enemy, of 600 men each, were con..ucted into the town, just as the day began to dawn. This very nun entered Fort Gloria arm-in-arm with a Spanish 01- ficer, and assisted to haul down the Patriot standard." The General promises an explanation of the affair at Rio do la Hache. i; :t•