The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-05-12 00:00:00

T}W ST Ai rismAii: important coutequances are suspended. At Buce osa, Mina may collect his forces, and hazard an engage. mint without much risk, from having the advantage of a place of refuge in case of a defeat; or if he should pre fer a farther retreat, he will oblige his enemy to divide bis forces while masking or besieging the fortress, at the same time that be way obtain, from falling upon Tarra. ens. the same protection he would have from Barceloni. --Molitor it appears, has divided his corps, and sent one part to follow Ballasteros, whilst with the other he has entered Catalonia. Ballasteros, it is re peated, is retiring upon Valencia. That city, by the bye , is not in the hands of the army of the Faith, as former accounts had stated, but only besieged by them. The official accounts in the French papers are new, from a report of Ballasteros, discovered to he garbled for the purpose of producing favourable impressions in France. The report to which we allude, and which we give in another part of our paper, exposes a gross suppression of truth. A smart affair, it appears, took place between ■ Spanish brigade, and four French battalions, 500 caval ry, and two battalions of the Faith, on the 18th near Ar. redillo.—Considelable loss was sustained on both sides, and a French Colonel of Cavalry killed in the first charge. '1 his we presume was Colonel Muller, whose death of his wounds was mentioned in Wednesday's Paris papers.—Ttria affair was never noticed in the French hollet:ns. Ballasteros admits that the Spaniards suffered mach at Logrono, but fought with great I steadiness. This is chiefly important, because the troops engaged there were militia. This affair was al.° slurred over in the Monetestr. There are accounts from Seville, stating that the Cortes bad commenced their sittings. The only irsspOrtant act done, wai the preparation of a declaration of war against France, which was presented by command of King Fer dinand to the Cortes, and submitted to the Diplomatic Committee. There is a proclamation of the noted Trap pist, ip which he sets forth his griefs against the Spatial) Liberals. The principal is, that they have " calumniated the Holy Tribunal of the Faith," (the Inquisition). "ca lann.iatedthe Society of Jesus," meaning, we need hardly say, the Jesuits--and lastly that they " deify a block of stone," alluding to 'the Constitntional columns. This Trappist has the merit of openly avowing what he wants. The Duke d'Angouleme is said in the Paris papers, to receive frequent despatches from Seville, from which it would. seem that negociatiuns with diet:octet were still carrying on. A Lisbon Mail and Bayonne Papers arrived yester day, the contents of which are important. It ale ptars that Ur neral ltego cotitinned his porsult of the Hebei Amarante, but was unable to come up with b:tn, and that the latter had so well defended him self against an attack made upon him by the Spanish Herter:ll Motillo, that the latter considered he could not hinder him from proceeding in 'the dim_ lion of Burgos, where lie would probably join the van_ guard of the French Army, and be embodied with the Army of Faith. The following is a NOTE TAKEN ON BOARD OP' TUC PORTVOUKSI PACKRT LA'ZITANO, AT ON( O'C•OCK, P. 111.,, APRIL 29, is 20 DOVIt3 IRON OPORTO !-- " The Captain says, that an Express arrived to-day at Oporto, with the news that the Pacificatory Army was in Leon, and that on the 2als it would commence its retreat to Portugal, because General Murillo had sent word by an Aid-de-Camp to General Lniz do Rego, that he had attacked the Portut,ntese rebels, and that he could not hinder them from proceeding in the direction of Burgos, where he juthred they might arrive on the 26th of this month, to join the vanguard of the French army." Letters from Barcelona state, that the Captain of a vessel, arrived their from Marseilles, gave information that at the moment of his departure a great revolution hail taken phve ; that the Constitution of 1791 was adopted, and Napulcon 11. proclaimed Constitutional Emperor. The Captain added, that he left the people lighting with the troops, and that the latter were obliged to retire from the city. These way be some foundation for this statement ; but we by no means credit it to its full extent. STOCK EXCIIA NCI!, TwELve o'CLoar.—Clonsols open ed this motning at 7eq i i,and lowered to li,at which price they have kept steady with little or no business doing. The Express from Paris have brought the French Rentes at 8745, and Spanish 4N. The above are said to be the prith of Saturday. The Private letters observe that the French Ministry are greatly piqued at the Speeches of •ur Ministers in regard to the Spanish affairs. FOREIGN. FeNos.—Spanish Bonds opened this morn ing at 35/iiie, with little doing. Chili, 071—New Spanish, 3.51-oid, 00—Danish 901 — Neapolitan, 74—New Prussian. 82—Old Prussian, 83 — Bassin, 78—Colombian, 671, 68. Our Readers will observe:by the notice in a preceding Column, that the Annual Meeting of the Society for the . Refuge of the Destitute, was held on Saturday even. ing. We have alsays felt a lively interest in the success of this excellent Society, and shall never fail to offer our best exertions to promote it.—lt is a Society which admits of the support and co-operation of men of all opinions, political or religions ; for its object is unqualified benevolence towards the distressed. • Indeed that object is fully expressed by its title.—The Society is a Refuge for the Destitute in the most enlarged sense of the expression; Oboe, its assistance is moie immediately extended to those who, being dis charged from our prisons, arc exposed to all the priva tion, all the temptation, of want. To such as these, the Society, in the first instance, affords present assistance ; and, according to their various occupations in life, endea vors to place them in situations of honest industry. In sea a city as London, it mast be obvious that such a &witty must be a public benefit, we had almost said in a municipal point of view ; for it mast tend very materially to the diminution of crime. The Bremen galiiot, Thomas IVenke, master, from Bordeaux from Bremen, was spoken with in Mount's Bay, on the 3d instant. The master stated that he had Jai Bordeaux ten days before, at which time a great number of sick and wounded from the army in Spain. were daily arriving there. This statement proves the falsehood of the official accounts from the French head• quarters, in which it is asserted that they have met no Deposition in Spain, but were everywhere received as f►iendsand deliv e --Itonaparte's bulletins used to tell Pie lase tale.—(Wert 8ri194.) Tett KING.—We have great pleasure in stating, that his Majesty's health is so mach improved, as to afford a hope thnt a Drawing Room will shortly be held' at one of the Royal Palaces. We were glad to witness the King's health and strength sufficiently restored, to ena ble him to enjoy the air and a little wholesome exercise in hii own domain, in his low and comfortable open carriage. Carlton Palace Hardens are very extensive, and the gravel walks, wide enough to accommodate a carriage, are of much greater extent than persons. not acquainted nith their devious windings and turnings, would imagine. Should his Majesty. health be glide restored, there are to be several grand parties at Carl ton Palace during the sitting of Parliament, or before the season terminates, in addition to the Drawing Room. These arrangements will, however, depend up on circumstaoces over which Majesty itself can have no controul. Before the close of the Exhibition at Somerset House, a Royal Visit is intended.—(Moratng Chronicle.) His Majesty, it appears, is the only male of the Royal Family who is afflicted with the goot. It is a remarka ble circumstance that the eldest of the females of the Royal Family, the Queen Dowager of Wirtemberg, (oar . Princess Royal,) is also et times severely visited with the same complaint. By a letter received from Wirtemberg within these few days, it was stated that the Queen was co much afflicted with the gout in her hands that her Ma jesty was unable to use them. Yesterday the King received a long visit from the Duchess of Gloucester. Yesterday afterno.m at two o'clock, Prince Leopold, tl'e Duchess of Kent, and the Princess Feodor, attended by Sir R. Gardiner, and Sir Henry Seetnn, went to So merset House, to view the exhibition of paintings, &c, Their Royal llighn.PSPll were received by Sir Thomas Lawrence, the. President of the Royal Academy, who conducted them through the different rooms of the exhi bition, with which their Royal Highnesses were pleased to express themselves highly gratified. It occupied their attention till ten minutes past four. The grand dinner party given on Friday by Prince Leopold, at Marlborough-bootee, was to meet their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Glonerster, the Duchess of Kent, and the Princess Sophia Matilda. A mong the company were the Princess Feodor, the Mar -1 (loess of Tichlield, the Earl and Countess of Warwick, Lady Augusta Gordon, the Duke of Devonshire, the Marquess and Marchioness of Lansdown, the Duke and Duchess of Leinster, Lady Stanhope, Karl Grey, &c. &c. After the dinner party his Royal Highness Prince Leo pold had a numerous and splendid evening party, on which occasion, the spacious hall and gallery were bril liantly illuminated with or-mole antique lamps, as were also the lower suite of rooms, with antique lamps, lustre., chandeliers, &c. The refreshments were served in the old dining room, in great abundance, consisting of the I most choice and rare fruits, very superior confectionary, I ike. Townsend attended at the head of the police, to I regulate the carriages, Ice. and great order was pre served. The Doke of York has in the kindest manner e in tented to patronise and encourage by big illustrious pre senee a benefit on Whit.monday, in aid of the unfortu nate family of the late Mr. Carr. The Duke of Bedford has inclosed a draft for 20 gill. neas to Mr. Deo. P,ohins, in aid of the Widow and 14 children of poor Carr, the Prompter. The Co►ent-garden Company are determined not to be backward in the cause of charity, and have commenced a separate subscription at their theatre, to aid the fund for securing some IN lief to the helpless wife and 14 desti tute children col the late Prompter of Drury-lane theatre. It already exceeds 50 guineas. Ax AFFAIR or Hotroun.—We understand that the result of the Court of Inquiry, held by order of the Commander in Chief last wrek, on the sutject of an affair of honour between Colonel C. and Lieutenant F. has been highly satisfactory to the character and feelings of the latter gentleman and his friends. TRICK UPON MR. ELLIS, M.P. FOR DUBLIN.—A few days ago, Mr. Ellis received a letter in London, purport ing to be from Lord Manners, desiring urgently, and in rather peremptory terms, Mr. Ellis's immediate attend ance in Dublin on important professional business con nected with his office of a Master in Chancery. Mr. Ellis wrote on the instant to the Lord Chancellor, pro mising to set out for Dublin on the next day, and, not withstanding the urgency of the occasion which had called him to Parliament, Mr. Ellis set out within a few hours on his return to town. He arrived in Dublin on Monday evening, and on waiting on the Lard Chancellor learned, fur the first time, that a trick had been practised upon him. Lord Manners not having %rated to Mr. Ellis, and of course surprised at the receipt of a letter from him of such a purport, had written to Holyhead, to apprise Mr. Ellis of time 119 ax; this communication was not, however, received by Mr. Ellis. We shall just add, that M•. Ellis is yet in town, and as the object of having drawn him from the House of Coalitions at the present moment cannot be mistaken, on !nvestigation little dreamt of by the faction is procre lint,•. We arc restrained to-day (rout saying more.—(Dublin Evening BRIGHTON, May 11.—•DISTRESSINO CATASTROPHIC.— The weather at sea,on Friday was squally,aud, at intervals, the swell in the channel tremendous. Our inackarel boats, in nets, suffered considerable losses—the boat of Morley, of its aggregate, came in deficient of eighty. Allen's boat was deprived of from thirty to furty. Wing ham's heat left behind upwards of twenty, and various other disasters occurred in a ►imilar way. But severe as were these mishaps, they dwindle into insignificance when compared to the melancholy and fatal event which attached itself to the boat of Jacob Carden. The latter, with five hands on board, viz. Jacob Carden, jun. and his nephew, about fourteen years of age. Murrell, a lad aged IS, William Harman and William Daniels, at be tween eight and nine o'clock, a. in. was seen by another boat, the " Samuel anti Mary," Virgo owner, .south of Newhaven, as returning for this place, and in the com• plete observance of the said " Samuel and Mary," to ship a sea which, in one instant, capsized her, and con signed all on board to a watery grave. To render as sistance was impossible, nor, as yet, have any of the bo dies been picked up. ►roor Harman has left a widow, with seven children, and who is far advanced in preg nancy with the eighth. lAn accident, of a similar nature, so perfect in its distressing character, Iles not occurred here for mrny years ; and, we trust, it is not destined to find a parallel in the future. We understand that there is no truth in the report of the apprehension of Wm. Borthwick, late of the Bunt Lothian Bank, in Ireland, an account of which appeared in an Irish paper. and was copied into several journals in this country. —(Ediatturgh Star.) Provost Cowan of Ayr, bas received a respite, during hi. Majesty's pleasure, for David Earl, senten,•cd at last Ayr circuit to be executed for passing forged notes. CORN-EICHANGE, MAY 12.—Last week's supplies of all descriptions of Grain were moderate, bet there was ano ther large quantity of Flour reported. This tnorning the fresh arrival of every kind of Corn are small, partly owing to the boisterous weather. Prime Wheat foiled havers at rather higher prices than last Monday, but other qualities are without alteration. lit Bailey there i s no variation from the currency of this dry se'rnight. Beans obtain is. per toatter more than our last -quotati ons. Peas of both description also command rather higher prices. The dentand,Tor Oats still continues con siderable, and harlog but, few at market, they sold 10Erdily at Is. per quarter in advaise of the prices of 014 day sennight. • .1, Yeßtfirday morning Mr. Latchford, the King's Meg senger, arrived in Howning-streit, With despatchts from Spain, , INDISPOSITION ele TSB Junoas.—We regret to have to notice the continued indisposition of the Lord Chief Baron, Mr. Baron Ostrow, Mr. Justice Beg. and Mr. Justice Richardson. The Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas was also prevented from attending the Court in consequence of a violent spasmodic attack. It is painful still to add that the Master of the Rolls is also much indisposed. MARRIAOC tN Mau LIPE.—On Friday week all the arrangements were finally settled fur the alliance between the houses of Cavendish, Howard, and Gower. In a few 1 days the eldest son of the Marquess of Stafford will lead to the hymeneal altar Miss Julia Howard, the third daughterof Lord Viscount 51orpeth.—(CarialeJournaL) It is reported that Mr. Brownlow, M. P. for the county of Armagh, is to be the Lord of the Treasury— brie only in his 15th year, and is married to a daughter of the Earl of Darnley. —(Dublin Mons. Post.) Letters were on Saturday received at Liverpool from Buenos Ayres, dated Jan. 23. They mention that the Colombian Minister end General Las Hera,. one of Ge neral San Martin's Officers, had just arrived there from Chili. When they left General San Martin he had just recovered from a severe illness ; hut he was expected to leave Chili for Mendoza in a few dap, to live on his own estate. Monte-Video remained in the hands of the Portuguese as before. It was expected that the dis turbances in Chili would be settled by the banishment of Rodriguez and the establishment of a better Gov.:fo ment. A letter from Bayonne says—" An iinfortutiate event, which shows that the war begins to assume a reruns and dangerous character, is the assassination of five French soldiers, which took place at Ernaui, three days ago, in a house where they passed the night. This %io!ation of the laws of war and of host itality will, no d cobs, be se verely punished; but the example that will he given will serve but to inflame the vindictive character of the Spaniards." A letter, received at Bayonn:., from Larrdo, stat?sohat when that port was taken, the Army of the Faith plun. dered it without mercy; and that the garrison of the tort, which by the capitulation had liberty to join the Constitutional Army, was sent to Biituva as prisoners of war. l'he Leeds petitions to the two Houses of Parliament for the abolition of slavery, were trunsiniced last Mon day evening, with 9,400 signatures °trained in little more than two days. The packet enclosed a p-tition from Rawden on the same subject,-igned by GOO inhabi tants. The Huddersfield pet tion on the sarne subject, with 5,096 naves, was also fur warded on Monday.— (Leeds Mercury ) The London Quarter Sessions began this morning, before the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, Alderman Sir JohW Peering, Bridges, Brown, and Crowder, the Recorder, Sheriffs, and City (Meets. The Re corder in his charge to the (hand Jury, spoke of the small Dumber of cases which would occupy their time. A ease of perjlsrv, however, wo ilit particularly engage serious attention.—. common Jury ease was tried of a wont of the name of Osborne, a dealer in fish, for an assault. and obstruction of the foot path, the corner of Petticoat Lane. She was funnel Guilty, and fined Is. and rsgMred to find security for her future good conduct, in twenty pounds. Her delicite feelings were en notch overpowered by the sentence, that she had nearly faint ed, and was suppotted out of Court, by several ladies o. her acquaintance. The length of streets already lighted with gas in the metropolis is 215 miles; and the three principal comioa nies light 39,501 public lamps, and consume annually about 33,155 chaldrons of coals. A well-known Military Gentleman connected with the Sister Island, who has returned via Paris from the Penin sula, gives the following report of the state of thing, , there :—He passed, on his way from Alailrid, through the belligerent armies, sod SA w the Due d'Angouleme. The destruction of the Preach armies by famine, disease., and the guerillas, is lie says, confidently calculated on by the Spaniards, whose great anxiety is to draw them as far into Spain as possible. Disease prevails to a great extent already among them. Great want of provisions is felt, although they pmy largely fur whatever they can procure ; anil the cavalry base already been obliged to retrograde, front want of forage. In short, lie says, things are going on as well as the hest friends t t the Spaniards could possild y desire. He allows that the Peasants, inmany places, have rneired the French well, but this was only on account of the money they laid out, and none of them joined the irvadere. The least at tempt at compulsion would at once convert the Wattle of them into hostile guerillas. The electors of Tintagel (Bossinev) are in daily ex pectation of a writ r the election art Member for that Borough, in the room of the Hon. J. W. Ward, who Las succeeded his late father in the title of Lord Dudley and Ward.—lt is understood that the eldest son of Air. S.u art Wortley, the Member for Yorkshire, is to be the new Member ;—he has just come of ate, and is now oa the: continent. We have heard that arr. Rowland Stephen.' son, the London Banker, who lately, but unsuccessfully, ' opposed the Northumberland interest at Newport, in tends to make an attempt at Tintagel ; but it is generally understood that matters are too snugly managed there to admit of any chance of his success.—(Wear Britaa.) MANCHESTER, MA T 6.—On Thursday last, Mr. Francis Wootton, the person who has contracted to remove the ball and cross from St. Mary's spire by means of ladders only, arrived in this town, accompanied by his son and an assistant, in order to take advantage of the first fa vourable weather to carry his wonderful project into • effect. After making the necessary preparations, he commenced the erection of his chain rd ladders against the spire on Friday morning, and before the close of that day lie had suEteeded in re oiling within a few yards of the ball, in a rummer, the expedition and inge nuity of which were in the highest degree admirable.— On Saturday morning we arrived in the church-yard as Air. Wootton was raising the last ladder, by far the most perilous of the whole, and had an opportunity of snrvev ing him through a powerful telescope ; and to see time composure and cordidence lie proceeded with his work, I when the least slip would have hurled him to destruction, was truly astonishing,. %Vile,' he had fastened the bot tom of this ladder, which was placed against the ball in a nearly perpendicular direction, lie hail to ascend it, though unfastened at the top; and in this dangerous situation lie contrived to throw a rope twit's round the spire, and succeeded at last in making it perfectly secure ; after which, he mounted to the top, stood on the very pinnacle of the spire, and pulling nil Li.; hat gave three cheers, which were heartily echoed front the crowds be low, acho bad for a lung time been looking up with breathless astonishment and fear. On his descent, lie was again hailed by the hearty cheers of the by-sunders. During the remainder of that day he was not ails: to proceed much farther in his undertaking, in consequence of the as ind being too high to render it practicable. By means of a hook, fastened to his belt, lie was enabled to astaelt himself to the ladder ashen at work, but this not being visible by the spectators, his situation at times seemed hazardous in the extreme, when both his hands were engaged, and there appeared no other stay betweesi him and destruction titan the uncertain tooting by the ladder. Of the undertaker and its project w• can scarce ly speak in terms toa high, and we believe it equals, if not exceeds, any thing in the records of human daring and enterprise. To the time of our paper gad ogtte press, the weather had proved so unfavourable as to render fat; ther proceedings in the undertiking up to tiast pviipfk i impracticable.—(3landiestcr Mercury.) . c, • - • • . • ' 1 ": • • - /.1rai1w , A4144:4.:.t . • • CHESTER RACES. Tat sissy..., MAY 7. A Sweepstakes at !Nip nen. (face round and a distance: Sfr T. M. Stanley's lees. by Bustard.. • Sir T: Mostyn's b. e. Madoc, by costs A Sweepstakes of Ilia each. Hair • mite. Mr. flouldsworth's cb. f by Riacklock nut of the ski Rater mare...—. - Mr. Clifton's eh. e. by Walton, oat of M.ranie S Lord Derby's gr. c. by Camllies, opt of Ro. A Cup, value 701. in /peel'. the gift of the lght llon.Eark Grosvenor. The bat oethree hems, thra.tileas instil the course to a heat, to start at the coming-in Mr. Clifton's b. h. Peter rely. 6), 4 I Mr. Rogers's gr. c. Sir FAward. 4 yrs.... .. . dr Tne worst race titlisioasti Ng. • A Free Handicap of 30 sots 10 sots. ft. T* sties. Mr. Houltisworth's b. f. Amiable, 5 yr 4 Mr. Mytton's h. t. Banker, axed Sir W. W. Wyiln's b. h. Thy rsis.6 rs... . PZIIIITAIANIS3I.—Me. West started on luridly to gel 218 miles in three days. that is at the rate of 72 miles a day, lie did seventy-six mile: within the first 24 hours, sad kS reached half his distance, the 109th mile stone norths'ard of firanthim, in SS hours. On his way hack. the Pedestrian hilted at Wandsworth two hours. and reached Huntingdon; with sixteen hours to spare. lie kept at his work, at the rate of something more then four miles en hour, and he reached. Enfield Marsh, having two hours and a half to do the MC° miles in. He won the match with twelve minutes to spare. FotertNATe F.scAlm—As J. lantfall and R. Curti, the celebrated ptigilishs, were warning from the late tight between Gingery and Acton, when but a short dis tance from the ground their gig came to contact with a waggor, whets they were both thrown with violence t.; the ground, very near the wheels of the waggon,and had a narrow escape of sharing the fate of poor Gas--when Randall recovering himself, jumpe I on his legs, and called out to his compst,ion to know if it was all right, when be found that, like he hail no hones broken. They set and stalked to lio,li:t4nr, a dist ince of bet ter than three miles, leaving their gig behind them on the road, when a gentle.nan, a !micer of Vie art, th a perfect 'Banger of the pirtic., kindly voludteered to take a man down in Lis gig, to look atter the tinfortn nate one, which they found by the road si le about the distance shove mentioned, cuinprtely turned over, with one shaft by its side and the other half a mite nearor °oilstone. With the assistance of ropes, they fastened one gig behind the other, and Vir gentleman bad the sa: tisfaction of getting it safe to Mr. R.'s, in Chancery•lane, the same evening, who arknowltdard the same in the pd litest manner. SILIPPING INTELLIG ENCE. DEAL, May 11.—Arrived this morning and sailed f' the River, the Prince Regent, Jones, from Madras and Bengal; the Charles, r !tine, from Tobago, in 43 slays; and the Cretan, tiulliver, from South Seas ; also this af ternoon the O,well, from China ; and the Fingal, Lain garr, from Lisbon. Came down from the river, the West India packet Munro, for Jamaica; and obe Hope, Dean, fromiiicrra Lmse. Wind S.W. On the Mb, arriied on.l sailed fot the river, the Castle Hum ly, Drntnmond, fro tt China ; Macqueen, Walker, and W tn. Fairley, Smith, from ditto ; the Helen, Wilson from A ltneira ; the !hero:, Hibbons, front Sicily ; Agenoria, Portgate, from Cbarent*,, and the Nam y, Thomson, from Bengal, &c. Came down from the River, the Prince William, Barthwick, for Richebiety; the Jane, Murphy, for Quebec; the Blucher, Thomson, and Saint Helena, Elliott, for ditto. —Wind S.W. PORTSMOUTH, MAT 11.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Bengal Merdbanf, Brown, from Bengal; left tith of Ja nuary; and Lord linngerforl, ratrintusrson, from ditto.— Both ships passed by for London, all well. Fa uttotrn, MAT 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the An rora, Crabtree, from Ilivannah, in 48 days, main mast and bowsprit sprung, loss of sails, bulwarks. &c. leaky; also Duke of heat Packet (2) from Lisbon in 7 t'a .s.— May Ith —Wind S.S.W.—Arrived the For itu l r H int, from Li4bon.—Sailed Cie ('.unden Packet for Cadiz and Mediterranean. 1 he Thais, Mills, from Charente to !motion, ha; tern detained by a privateer, and seLt into Bilbos, shat remained on the Ist lust. THE BRITISH NAVY. &v.. PORTSMOUTH, SATURDAY, MAY ID —Orders are re ceited to complete the equipment, immediately, of the Royal George Yacht. The complement of Seamen al lotted to her will he transferred from the Apollo, on the arrival of the Calliope. Captain Macpherson Ferguson ha' commissiorel the Aiersey. 29, at this port, fur the South American station. —Lieutenant 0. G. S. Gunning, is al pointed to her. The Egeria, 26, Captain S. Robere, is arrived from Plymouth, fitted for the Newfoundland station, sad re mains at Spithead with the Ranger and Pandora. The Eseria end Pandora are expecte I to 6 sip on Tuesday4-!-- Vice-Admiral Sir Chas. Hamilton sail' proceed in the Ranger, early in June. PLYMOUTH.--A French frigate . (La Constance" has been some days cruising off the Lizard, professedly to look out for Spanish, vessels, but she his annoyed see-rap vessels of our trade, in a way that must not be Permitted to continue : on Tuesday she boarded the Eliza antl Sarah, from Cardiff, boned to London, and detained her the gteater part of the day.—La Constance is a large frigate, with a complement of three hundred men; Kit so luhberly handled, that few of them can be deambn ; d:r Commander is a feeble old man, w h o h es da u b e d 4,4 e his ship like a pleasure yacht. He informed oue oldie vessels, that he expected a war with Portugal as bell as Spain, when it bring remarked that that wool., bring England into the contest, he said, he did not believe it-- nor appeared to wish it. The Ann, Hill, arrived at Fal mouth, saw a frigate, three brigs, and two schisoners, off Cape St. Vincent; and a French frigate off Ushant-t The Comet stram-vessel returned from Falinceith on Thursday last, having performed her voyage thither in Lout hours. On her return, she took the lioadi!ea fri gate from emit Dock-yard to her moorings up the har bour, against the tide, in twenty minutes; and brought down the Bartteur, 9d, in thirty-four minutes —a piece of service which has heretofore occupied fur hours, and employed eighty men : the Barfleur is to be broke up.— Captain William hung has cot 1111 l issiioned the Astrea. as the reznlating ship for the superintendence of the Post other PaT.ket Duties at Falmouth ; and Lieut. T. C. Bar ron, the Frolic, 10, as one of the Packets.—Mr. Lye .is appointed Tester of the Astrea, .Ir. Josieh flake being removed again from the Apollo to the Royal Georg:, yacht. —ln Hanwase —Britan ciao, Su perh, • Windsor Cas tle, Bulwark, Thetis, Astrea, Sappho, Pylorus, Colotn bine, Frolic, and Martial, and Wellington revenue tatter. In the Sound—Briton, Tribune, and Trinculo. 7; r he Doris left Pernattlbuco on 13th Msre,h, for Bahia. The Ess: India Company's ship Castle Winder arrived. in the Downs on the 9th instant from Chine. She sailed from China the 13th Jan. and from St. Helena the idtit Marta. Left a! St. Ileleng the Itipulse, outward bound; also, the Prince Regent and Orwell, homeward bound.— The William Fairlie arricelin the Gowns the same day ; she left China the 41st January, and St. Helena the 27t1& March. The Maequern all Orwell, homeward hound, left St. Helena the 25th March: The William Faiilie fell in with the Maerilleen 011 bee passage from St. liele na, the date nut intritioneel.' BatonToN, slay 10. —Two companies, with the head' qu3rterr, of the /loyal Fosileers, left al, on Wednesday, tor Windsor. Tne remaining two companies will cu.., I nue to perform duty in this team wader the mamas d of '• . - 11 • Iv • '•• . J 1 bail J . .; odi ids- ~. Ewe.