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. , Illf i. i 1 • , *.. i 1 .• ; • 0 i '• i . .. i .' 1 - - I , , : 1 ' 1 I 1 I • 4'. 1 . t 'A . ..1 ~ i I . , 1 .1 1 I I • ! . '. ' • i I i i ' t , •. • ) i I 1 1 1 . 1 1 . . \, 1 1 1 1 • , i 1 ) 1 r 1 - I t • •I ! , , . I r i 1 i.I i; i , . II ,11 1 f ? 1 : 1 • : • , i • 1 . ! . t ' '. i .1 .. • l, • , i A J, 1 r ; ! . 1 ! 1 I . 1 i • -. I ' • I 1 • ,4I ... PIRATES. FROM COMMODORE PORTER'S SQUADRON. ' CAPTAIN IPATSON'S REPORT. e l SlR—Having had'the honour to report the circum stances attending the cruise of the division under my orders, prior to our separation off St. John de los Remedios, I have now to communicate, for your in formation, my subsequent proceedings in the barges Gallinipper and Musquito. After a strict examination of the coast and islands from Cayo Francis to Cayo Blanco, in the vicinity of Point Hycacos, whilst cruizing in Siguapa Bay, we discovered a large topsail schooner, with a launch in company, working up to an anchorage at which se veral merchant vessels were lying. Being to wind ward, I bore up with the Gallinipper, for the purpose of ascertaining their characters; and when within gun-shot, perceiving the large vessel to be welt armed, and her, deck filled with men, I hoisted our colours; on seeing which she displayed the Spanish flag, and the schooner having broiled up her fore= sail, commenced firing at the 13allinipper. I imme diately kept away, and ran down upon her weather quarter, making signal at the same time for the Mus quito to close; having much the advantage in - sailing, they did not permit us to do so, but made all sail be fore the wind for the Village of Siguapa; to which place we pursued them, and after a short action, succeeded in taking both vessels, and effecting the almost total destruction of their crews, amounting, as nearly as could be ascertained at the time, to fifty or sixty men, but as we are since _infoimed, to seventy or eighty. They engaged us without colours of any description, having hauled down the Spanish flag after firing the first gun ; and on approaching to board (our men giving three cheers, and dis charging their muskets), the pirates fled precipi tately, some to their launch (lying in shore, from whence a fire was still kept up), whilst others endea voured to make their escape by swimming to land. A volley of musketry, directed at the launch, com pleted their disorder, and drove them into - the sea ; but the boats going rapidly through the starer, cut off their retreat, avith the exception of 15 : 11 of whom were either killed or desperately wounded and taken prisoners by our men, who landed in pursuit, and the remaining four were apprehended by the local authorities, and sent to Matanzas. The larger vessel was called the Catalina, commanded . by the celebrated pirate DiAoleta, ,taken some weeks since from the Spaniards, between Ilavannali and Ma tanzas, carried to Siguapa Bay, where she received her armament; had captured nothing, this being the commencement of her piratical ci uise. I cannot close this communication without per forming-a most pleasing task in reporting the active gallantry and good conduct of my officers and men, none of whom sustained the slightest injury in the ac tion, the result of which, I trust, is sufficient to satisfy • you that all under my orders did their duty, parti cularly when it is considered that we had but 26 men, opposed to a force of pit atical vessels, well supplied with arms of all kinds, among which was one long nine and two six pounders. I have much pleasure in naming as my associates, Lieutenant Inman, acting Sailing-Master Bainbridge, Dr. Rabbit, Midshipmen Harwood and Taylor, and Messrs. \V —bb and Grice, who obeyed and ezepitei all• ordei s and signal, with a ptoiuptitude and zeal which could not be exceeded. —I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) " W. 11. WATSON. " Commodore ll..Poner, commanding the United Snitcs Naval Forces in the Webt Indica and Gulf of Mexico." COMMODORE PORTER TO GENERAL .VI VES.. " United States galliot Sea Cull, Allenton, Thompson Bland, July 13, Ist:3. " TO EMS ETCELLENCT DON FRANCE3CO DIONWO FIFES, CAPTAIN•GI, NERAL OF THE ISLAND OF CUDA AND 11l DEPENDENCIES. 44 Your Excellency—With a full confidence that they will be brought to condign punishment; I send you, to be tried by the laws of Spain, five pirates, taken on board two piratical vessels by tivo of the barges of my squadron. 1 also send, by the same conveyance, two men, making part of the original crew of one of the vessels when she fell into the hands of the pirates. 4. The witnesses being on the spot, will enable you to make the punishment prompt; and the example, have,no doubt, will be highly salutary. 44 With sentiments of the highest respect, I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) ( 4 1). PORTER, " Commanding United States Naval Forces in the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico." SPAT N. RETRAET OF A PRIVATE LETTER. MADRID, AUGUST 22.. We yet remain without any intelligence to be re lied on, of the exact nature of the transactions going, on at Cadiz. The Duke d'Angouleme neither con sults with, nor communicates to the Regency any of his measures, and appears as indifferent to that body as if it did not exist, so that the Government is about as ignorant of the most important circumstances as those who have no access to the Palace. And in con firmation of this assertion, the Minister of State is known to have declared some days after the news was even out of the King being at liberty, that he had six persons at Port St. Mary's employed to ob tain and send him news, and he had not then received a word of political information, and nothing further than that the King was in health, although at that time, the propositions for negociation must have been determined upon in Cadiz. Our information, there fore, comes from the French officers, who repeat so much as the Duke de Reggio pleases to communi cate.—According to this channel, we learn that every thing w a; concluded on the 17th instant, the Treaties being signed by four Deputies of the Cones and two of the Ministers from Cadiz ' and the Duke d'An gouleme and his Generals. On the 25th, the Day of Sc. Louis, it was to be publicly made known in Madrid. The French have been disgusted at the deceptions they have witnessed. Their expectations have been disappointed, and the promises made to them unac cornplished. The Constitution was as despotic on the one hand, as the King's absolution had been on the s.ther ; but the former held out the hopes—nay, the certainty of amelioration ; and this has been the cause cif the absence of so many families wherever the French entered, or of keeping invisible. In Madrid, the officers have had, and have but a solitary life of it. The rejoicings have been mostly confined to the lower orders. They have had to fight all battles, and to bear every expense; for where the Fi ench are not, the Constitutionalists chew themselves, and the Royalists bare neither stretlth nor energy to cope with them, skis now the case in Estremadura. Added to these circumstances, the misgovernment, the vengeance, and monkish implacability of the Regency and Minis ters, make the idea of tranquillity, under such a rule, quite absurd. The French Government, therefore, seeing their army likely to be entangled in difficulties of all kinds, should the war be ptotracted-much longer, have, to get out with a tolerable good grace, very wisely offered concessions (if the copy I sent you be correct), which have as wisely been accepted by the Constitutionalists; both sides lowering their pre tensions. A French officer has said, we entered Ser viles, and we return Liberals. I suppose they find the latter better fellows. About one half of the French army will remain, it is said, until the Government shall be perfectly consolidated. In Vittoria and in Saragossa there have been some disturbances on ac count of the release of the Constitutionalists, but they have been quelled again. The French are de termined to carry this measure through. None of the fortified places have yet surrendered on the recom mendation of Ballasteros. THE GREEKS. Extract of a letter from Smyrna, dated July 17 : " Several of our late letters from England have - handed us an'account of the formation •of a Greek Committee in England, for the purpose of raising a subscription to aid the Gieeks in their insurrection against the Turkish Government. This intelligence has inspired very great alarm among the Euro peans here; and we cannot help thinking that the English people have shewn but little concern for the safety of their countrymen here, in taking a step which is calculated to irritate this barbarous peo-• ple, and bring about a general massacre, not only of the Greeks, but of all the Franks (Europeans) in this place, and.also in other parts of Turkey.— To make the probability of this event the more ap parent to you, it is only necessary to mention the im possibility of persuading the Turks that the act of the subscribers to the subscription is not the act of the Government; as they have no idea that a few indi viduals can dare to disobey the will, or act in oppo sition to their Government. In this despotic country, the will of the ruler is the law of the people ; and any body of the Ottomans, who presume to act in the slightest deg; ee in opposition to the orders of the Grand Seignior, would soon have their heads .ex posed on the walls of the Seraglio. Thii naturally tenders them sceptical as to the possibility of any body of subjects combining together to raise and further an object adverse to the system and policy of their Sovereign, and induces them to imagine that our Government secretly acquiesces in the design, although openly professing neutrality.— In speaking of the ignorance of our Constitution, of course I allude to the Turkish populace, or rather rabble, who are always the active executioners of the sanguinary scenes so often known in this country, and who hi these massacres alone disobey their rulers. We understand from advices from Constantinople, that the Grand Seignior has received full accounts of all the proceedings of the Greek Committee, trans lated into the Tut kish language, not even excepting the accounts of the ratious speeches at the meet• ings on the subject. AC present this knowledge is confined to the Authorities of Turkey, and is not possessed by the populace; but we much fear it cannot long be concealed from them, as England has enemies in Tut key willing to inflame and create any breach between her and the Ottoman Go vernment. • Should it reach the ears of the people, that a subscription is raising in England to assist the Greek:, we have everything to fear from their exas peration, and it would be a chance if any European would escape; for, under their general denomina tion of us, as Franks, an indiscriminate slaughter would ensue. THE MORNING CHRONICLE. AN ALTERATION having taken place in the ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT of this Journal, the fallowing will be the FUTURE SCALE for ADVER TISEMENTS inserted in the iilorning Chronicle Newspaper: Eight Lines (in Nonpareil type) Seven Shillings. • All above Eight Lines Sixpence each Line. Paragraphs, One Shilling each Line. Setvauts Wanting Places, Five Shillings each. Births Marriages, of Deaths, Half-a-Guinea each. Office of the Morning Chronicle, No. 4, Norfolk.street, London. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1823. THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCIIANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened this morning at 84 and got up to 1. at which price that/ remain steady. We understand that a, private Express has arrived from Paris, bringing the French Funds of Wednesday at 92f. 75c. It is said they were done as high as 93f. Spanish 43& to 44. FOREIGN FUNDS. There has been an improvement in Spanish Bonds this morn ing, and the New Spanish Stock which made its appearance yes terday in the Market, has been done this morning at 31. _ Current Prices :—Spanish Bonds 361 1, Colombian 50 to 1, Russian 14 French Scrip 2. In all other Foreign Stock little or nothing doing. PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock shut-3 per tent. Reduced shut 3 per Cent. Cons. 82% 54-3% per Cents.967B 4 per Cents. Old shut 4 per Cents. New 101% 102 101% Bank. Long Annuities shut Imp. 3 Or Cts. 82 3/ —lndia Bends 61s. 635. Exch. Bills (1•:1,000) 86s. 37s.—Small 365. 38s. 355. Consols fur Acct. 82% %. Our accounts from Bayonne this morning, though not bi inging any later information from Cadiz, are interesting. The hopes of terminating the war by negotiation are considerably diminished, owing, as it is said, to the obstinacy of the Cones—a circum stance which certainly either argues 'a confidence in the means of resistance, or a blind infatuation op the part of the Spanish Government. It is stated that a Constitutional corps of 1,200 ffitill approached within five leagues of Madrid. The following are extracts BAYONNE, AUGUST 28. There being no Mail to-day, we cannot expect much news ; unless it be from Saragossa, which, how ever important, are uninteresting compared with those from Andalusia, on which all eyes iretarned• •We understand, however, from a person who has come from Andalusia, and, as may be inferred from the Twenty-ninth Bulletin, that affairs do not seem likely to turn out as had been hoped, the expecta tions of an accommodation being much diminished by the obstinacy of the Cortes. It is not certain what the Duke will do, but mean time, preparations continue to be made for the attack of Cadiz ; four companies of artillery are going to be embarked here by sea. It is certain, if Cadiz is defended, and so well supplied with provisions, &c. as reported that the attack will not be an easy matter, arid the troops we have there, at present, should seem scarcely adequate to so great an operation. It is not the same with- Pampeluna, the siege of which will be carried on with such an immense display of force, that it is certain the place will fall in a short time. For the better accommodation of the sick in the army, it has been determined to send part of them to France, and 122 arrived here yesterday : it is said that de tachments will arrive every other day till farthei orders We have just received, by the army post, news papers from Madrid of the *23d. They contain little novelty. The journalists give us their own opinions and reflections, instead of facts, which would be more welcome. Among these reflections we find one which we will quote for the sake of its originality, in which the writer compares Spain to the Castle of Coriiander, which causes all who enter it, without any distinction, to lose their wits. So little is said about military affairs, that it might be supposed all was settled, or at least that there was a suspension of arms. It was said at Madrid that Ballasteros and Zay as have bad an interview with the Duke of An gouleme at the moment of his departure from Seville for Cadiz, but this news has no appearance of autheri ticity. The Regency has published ihecircular which it addressed to all the Ambassadors anA Diplomatic Agents on the departure of the Duke of Infantado and the first Minister. It is as follows: 4 , Excellent Sir-!--The Regency of the kingdom desiring that at the happy moment of the deliverance of the King, our august Sovereign, there may be near his Majesty a person of high character, tl con gratulate him and pay.hitn homage in the name of his Serene_ Highness, has resolved that for this pur pose the Duke of Infantado shall repair to Andalusia, accompanied by M. Saizohe first Minister. In con sequence of this detesnsination their Excellencies set out this morning, according to the orders of his Serene Highness, of which I have the honour to inform your Excellency. 16 The Palace, August 19." Twelve hundred Constitutional troops coming from Estremadura, had pushed forward a reconnoitering party as far as Valmajado, five leagues from Madrid, on the 20th. They afterwards took the road to Se govia. A strong French column has gone from To ledo in pursuit of them, but it seems not likely that it will be able to overtake them. The French cavalry which was at the Pardo has returned to Ma. drid, and that place was immediately occupied by the column of General Castel dos Rios ; which makes it presumed that . there must necessarily be a secret convention between that General and the Marshal Duke of Reggio: it was even reported that that Ge neral would very soon enter Madrid. An officer of the Staff is affirmed to have arrivedfrom Andalusia with a proclamation from the King, which is to be published immediately. There is nothing new from St. Sebastian, where O'Donnell seems disposed to defend himself to the utmost. As no vessels have been appointed to convey ammunition to the army, it is said that some gibarres will be sent from. Rochefort for that purpose. NVe have just received news of the surrender of Corunna. Marshal Lauriston yesterday removed his head-quarters from Tolosa, to fix them in the camp before Pampeluna. Several waggons with sick have just arrived from Spain. His Royal Highness the COMMANDIER•IN-CHIET arrived in town yesterday from Brighton, and transacted busi ness at his Office in the Hone Guards. _ --- The Duke of BRUNSWICK and suite arrived at Do ver from Calais on Wednesday, and in town yesterday Monday last, the Right Hon. Grottoa CANNING, the Right Hon. WILLUX Hinnualow 2 _Lord Gummi 13urrosea Sir Jana G RA 11/17/4 and Sir Pause MUNIZATZ, left Stages, the seat of Joint Bovrox, Yip. lo Westmoridand, ens visit to Lord LONSDAIX at banther die who Any would remain until Wednesday.; after which, we :inderlasktissyyrouli return to &orys for a few dark Jonget. Lady WILLIAM GORDON int . ** lipsterilay_ for lick town Int Brig_htai. = The Doiveget'Letly - BuMft Gunton ball, Norfolk. *- 1 : ;, ' • -The Bishop of LortpOit engag ed' an &sant. home en the Esplanade at Wernalith I til.. 1168 11 1: it Batrret. is also expected. , . • •• Friday the Earl and Coulon of Xikraiiiass ar rived at their seat at Tregothnata.._ Sir BORSHT Pan. Hart. Itilitptliented to die' pinghzun Generalllospild a - benefaction of TOOL - - Monday last, THOMAS KNIGHT, Esq. was elected Mayor of Abingdon (for the ninth time), and Messrs. STRANGE and CHRRI, Bailiffs for the year ensuing. Messrs. BROUGHAM and DRNMAN passed through Lockerby on Monday morning, on their way to Hamilton Palace. Mr. DRNMAR, we believe, was never in Scotland before, and his renowned travelling companion took especial care to surprise him with the substantiality of a Scotch breakfast, not forgetting the favourite item of 'limey manufactured in the vi ciaage of the black-cock,Dues Wes Courier. ELOPEMENT AND DE A young Lady of considerable f Miss 1) —, residing with her rely leading out of Piccadilly, in 1818 coil macy with Lieutenant J. W--.. Lady, and particularly her uncle, o?po and, in consequence, the parties el, l day in a hackney coach from Oth) intelligence getting to the uncle's ears he having obtained the number of th they had taken the Kent-road, and tl coach had put them down just before Bricklayers Arms. The uncle .inst their destination was Dover, posted tives ; but neither on the road nor at gain any intelligence of the route t and again returned inconsolable for niece. At length he received an al pointing out their habitation to be in hood of the New-road, to which Ir horror-struck the fugitives, taking a a similar vehicle to that in which sh consequence followed—the enraged appease his fury, dictated a letter wl breach of the peace, calling out the ing was appointed iii a secret come on Wednesday morning, to decide t 1 o'clock the parties met, and atten< conds, and the distances measured, the ball seared the left ear of his adi stantly fired in the air, and each part: A livery servant of one of the partie `went from the fair" Lady to the Lieu ing her tears might avert any blo breast of her uncle. DOCTORS' Cox MO xs.— -in our repo in yesterday's Paper, it should have JOHN Nrcuot.t. presides in the Arcl tive Courts, instead of Sir Cnntrre in the Preiogative and Consistoty: only presides in the latter. So great was the anxiety, of the 1 sent at the opening of the new 1)oc this day, that no less than four stet passengers, left the Custom-house at eight o'clock. The stages on the all likewise fully laden ; and vehit scription were in motion towards th It having been discovered that tL James's Canal was lower than that that the water could not be carried recourse will be had to a steam-en twenty-horse power is now erectii Park, by means of which the water 'to the main sewer; which, lying ab Riles, will, it is supposed, convey without further difficulty. A grea particularly carp, roach, and tench, up by drag-nets. The Canal will the soil, which has been some ye, will prove excellent manure. A number of mechanics are abou Plymouth dock-yard to the naval Ireland Island, Bermuda. The. Royal . Humane Society hays to Mr. D. G. WooD, of Plymouth ing, at the hazard of his life, a you watery grave. Tuesday nearly forty yards of th Dock, next to the Custom-house, way, and fell into the dock, without, any material damage to the vessels Tuesday Joseph Greaves, driver from Leeds to Doncaster, in attem the shafts, fell under the fore whee Yesterday a paviour, who was street, Covent-Garden, was killed ii accident was occasioned by a man rubbish on the spot where the pool ing at work. The tail of the cast c him, broke both his neck and back. EXECUTION OF NAGLE AND BAP TENANT.—At nine o'clock, on Sat; 50th ult. the melancholy prose! Buttevant, a distance of six S miles it reached about eleven o'clock. bled from various parts of the coui and were permitted to approach t as possible. Nagle first addressed i titude, and then his fellow-suffere Mr. O'CONNER, of the South Ch dressed them also, which season very visible effect on them, and shed tears. The wretched men platform, and in a ►hort time v eternity. Nagle died without a str who was only 19 years of age, ar for some time convulsed. Their being cut down, were buried with John Taylor was executed at 111 day last, for a burglary at Wools , CAPTAIN SABINE'S ASTRONON —The following is an extract officer on board of his Majesty's gt on her voyage to the North Pol this city : a HAMMIRSFAST DAY, IS JUNZ, 1 " We arrived here safe on the the Nore on the 11th ult. For tl days we had a favourable bree were detained by contrary winds way, coasting along the land. 0 passed the Arctic Circle, and exp cult* in finding Hammersfast Ba: is one continued chain of islands but imperfectly laid down in the excellent health, and are extren The weather is now getting b rapidly advancing, and we 114 of day-light all the twenty-foi never setting below the horizon. mechanically, every four hours ; sleep, just as we feel inclined. 24 miles in circumference, and fil and gives name to a small tow] forty wooden houses, containing inhabitants. Captain SABINE hi on shore to commence his obse not experienced any severe cold meter not having been below SS main here twelve or fourteen day to Spitzbergen. Should we ten Captain proposes calling at Dron Nut Way. —lb i6tui Gazette.