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spection. Tle would piopc!e, instead or puttiii2 off the examination, even till Monday, that Mr. Mil ktt should be called to the bar to-morrow. If the proceeding were put off till Monday.' it would in terfere with the Gratnpound election. lie did not think that any objection could be made to taking this subject into consideration, on account of Sa turday being an unusual' slay. bince, for some time past, they bad been obbged, on account „r th e p i ss of Imvinen l / 4 to meet at very uniisnal hones. Mr. 11. A. TAYLOR expressed his willingness to vulidraw his Isotion. Mr. W. WYNN otiljpriesl to any proceeding to n•orroa, us the House would probably he thinly attended, _ . . Mr. Buouusau said, it Mould he only necessary to examine the witness, and leave any ulterior mea sure for a future day. Mr. BATHURST was of opinion, lint it would b e much better to adjourn the hornless Over to-onorrow. Alderman WAITHRIAN thought this transaction ought to be investigated to the utmost, and this could not be properly done in a thin house, Poch us they were likely to have to-morrow. Gentlemen who hail attended all the week would be anxious to leave town on the Saturday, and thus there would probably be a very few Members present. Mr. BigouGHAll was as anxious as the lion. Alderman could possibly be, to sift this business to the bottom—bat be could not see auv fair o hjecrio4 to their proceeding with it to-morrow. They had hero obliged for the dispatch of business to atte n d early—and he had come down to the H ow ,, w h en the Grimitsourid election was under consideration, when there were not more than twenty Me-others present. Ile could not see why the flame might toot proceed with besinevs, on the Saturday, when there was a thin House, as well as on any other day. Air. CALCRAFT agreed entirely in the opinion of those who thought that this case should be minutely investigated. He thought nu time should be lust--. mid therefore conceived the subject ought t o . b e cut illered to-morrow. They ought not to lose sight.of the state of the Session, which was now very near its close. If they poured over to-morrow; the consequence would he, that they would Mit he able to do any thing. Monday would probably he taken up with other Inniner, and, on Tuesday, Aliniptcre, notwithstanding dirk apparent desire to have thirtransoction etavaisseal, mould come down, and move the adjournment of the House, under the pretence, that, as the tax-bills were passed, no business remained that was worthy of their torn. He, however, gave notice, that be would do every thing in his power to prevent an adjournment, until this transaction was thoroughly examined. Mr. BATHURST said, it was very unfair in the Hon. Gentleman, after the statement of his Noble Friend and himself, to insinuate that they did not wish to investigate this caw. 'rite great point was, to decide whether the writ should Osue or not before next Session. liatnent would still sit for some days, and he hoped they would he able so sot through that part of the business, leaving till the next Session ally further proceeding. Mr. CALcaAFT and Alderman WAITHMAN Wally explained. Mr. LUSHINGTON said, the Hun. Member (Mr. Calcrah) was misinformed, if Le sapposeil the Hume would adjourn on Tuesday. It was itnpo , - snide that the business could be got through by that day. Indeed, some business was fixed fur Thimday. _ _ . - The llieport was then ordered to taken into fur ther consideration on Monday next. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR hoped that the House wool() not adjourn until the circumstances wtre in— vestigsted, so that they might know how to act with effect. For the sake of the Speaker, he might regret any protracted sitting of the House, iii con sequence of this peculiar business, but certainly not on account of any other Member. Mr. WILBIRFORCE, as we understood, observed, that the object immediately in view did not render it necessary to outer into a protracted examination of witnesses, in this Session, although it might be desirable in the next. _ _ _ Mr. PALMER raid, the matter disclosed in the specisl Report was of the utruo..t importst►ce--and the (louse was bound, 611th in duty to itself stud to the public, slot to te irarate until something was done. An Hen. Member said. it was not a special Re. port. Mr. PALMER conceived. whether it wits special or not special, that it disclosed matter worthy of examination. Alderman AVoors said, that other witnesses, be sides Mr.llett, ought to be examined. The Rey. Mr. Mason, who held an official situation, sight easily h.. found. Mr. W. WYNN said. that part of the Report which declared the sitting Members not to be duly elected, and that the Petition was not frivolous or vexations, was made in obedience to the Act of Par liament ; but the other part, which spoke of the corruption of the borough, aria ev►dently special. Mr. D. W. HARVEY moved— That the Speaker do not issue his warrant to the Clerk settle Crown, to make out a new writ for the borough of Cametford instil Monday next."—Agreed to. Mr. D. W. HARVEY elpfeitirli a wish to move forJhe attendance of James Harvey and the Rev. W. Mason, on Monday next. Alderman Woos was of opinion, dist Mr. Mason could be easily served with the order, as lie tilled a public situation. Mr. W. IVYNN moved " That W. Hallett do attend this House on Monday next."—Ordered. Mr. W. WYNN olserved, with respect to any eider for the attendance of Mr. J. Harvey and Mr. 31-1,00, th:it it would be useless to issue such an eider, unless the probability of their attendance was slo•tvn. Mr. 1). W. HARVEY said, he wished such an or- . der to he issued, not because he Wall convinced that the parties would attend, but because if Mr. Mil let alone were summoned, it might be argued, by cm:0111(21Mo, that he was the only person acquaint ed wills the circumstances—whereas he conceived the evidence of Messrs. Harvey and Maims to be eiin important. TIo- SPEAKER submitted to the House the in convenience that would arise if an order were issued for the appearance of witnesses, who, it was ;m -oot:we. could not attend.—(Hear, hear.)—Tlie diairoitc it would impose on the officers of the flow-c seas greet and obvious. At present. wilco at; Mdi%i.!ual was ordered to attend, it was first ti I ascertained, whether he would come forward, if an prised of the circumstance, by putt—if not, a lupe , vial mrsfeiiger was dispatched in search of hi.. After a few observations from Mr. IlaTttuasr, Alderman Wool), and P. Moons:, Mr. D. W. HARVEY moved—" That James Hervey do attend this House on Weritiestley next." Mr. BATHURST said, he understood, 1411 through this discussion, that Mr. Hallett n. 04, was t o b e ee . anained—but that the whole merits 44f the case were to be gone into did tint, he believed, enter the mind of nay our. It was, he contended, unneces eery, in this stage of the business, to go through the merits of the case. The proceeding tinder Ms csissiou was not to decide on the disfranehiserrient of the borough, but whether the writ should not he issued until next Session. it might, however, he proper, in the next Session, to take route further proceedings. Mr. D. W. HARVEY said, he did not disparage the evidence of Hallett, when he said that, in his opiuinie the testimony of Mr. fl srvey was more eat/Mired. Indeed, it appeared to lain, that a slue investigation of this scandalous conspiracy coula not be effected, unless Mr. J. Harvey was examined. It was evident he wrote a letter to cer tain of the electors, making them an eiY-r of moisey fur their votes. and: that the persons to whom it was addressed came to a determination to afeede,to his terms. But, Mr. Harvey not Iwing Preyed, the Committee could riot come at the con tents of that letter, except inferentially, by an ex amination of the answer. He feared he would b e ohligerl to retract the t s kkk ou lee had previously twined of the disposition of his Majesty's Govern meat, win seemed, ire. the first instaece, anxious for initesitgation, but who now appeared ling to Screen the shaesiee of one of the mos spiraturs. It might be said, that Mr. Harvey .would not he I.kely to give satisfactory evidence; but one thing WI: eil4lll. 11. t him prevaricate as he would, the Home through I iiiii must come at the cootents of this impos taut biter—which, lie believed, contained a ful! detail of in the circum stances connected with the conduct of those who nominated the two Members for the borough. Without him the investigation would be wholly inadequate ;sad defective. But, with the aid of his evidence, they would perhaps trace the foci* to the Members themselves, or to those higher agencies by whom the whole business was set in 'theism. If ribose persons were not examined, the public would at once see the farce—and it would he better far the House at once to 'say, " We do trot chose to interfere its this case, glaring as it is." Mr. BATHURST said, the Hon. MeMber had hot taken a proper view of the state of the proceeding. The question was not to go into-an investigation of facts, for the purpose of disfranchising the borough, but to inquire whether there was eufficient ground to prevent the writ from being issued? lie, for one, was now ',revered to say, that the writ should trot issue.—elleur, hear.)—He hoped. therefore, lie would hear no more insimistions thrown nut with respect to the feelings and conduct of his Ma jesty's Ministers.— Gear. hear.)-11) the first in stance, the tloa. Gestileman said, lie was pre.: pared to conic to this conclusion, without mor nii tt ing one of the witnesses—why then should lie accuse him (Mr. IL) or others, with acting un fairly, because they did not think it was necessary for the object immediately before them to call those persons to the bar ?—(Hear, hear.)—ln the next Session, they would be able to come to a dee cision on the general merits of the case much more correctly than they could at present. since they would have due time lot reflection and cousie derat ion. Alderman WAITHSIAX was of opinion, that there was sufficient evidence to justify the postpotiement of the writ, leaving the qaestion of disfranchise ment to rest until Kest Session, as the Right Hou. Gentlemen Ind proposed. W. WyNN was surprised that any person could imagine hts Right Hon. Friend to harbour a wish favourahle to the concealment of any part of this case. His Right Hon. Friend, as might be wen iii the cue or the Aylesbury and other elec tions, was always an active supporter of the privi leges of that House, us connected with purity of election. Mr. WILBERFORCE could not see how the !louse could proceed without admittiog a present exami nation of Mr. Hallett. When lie said this, lie concurred in the general views of his lion. and Learned Friend. Mr. D. W. HARVLY was ready to conciir in the view of the House, us to their convenience tor the time of iiiii the witnesse s . The thou was then siveell to, us well as one for the attendance of the Rev. Win. Alason on the same day. NEW SOUTH WALES DUTIES RILL. Mr. GOULBURN moved the Order of the Day for the House resolving itself into a Committee on the New South %Vales Duties Bill. The House then resolved itself into the paid Committee, when— Mr. BeN N ETT declared his opposition to the Bill in its present shape, without further inquiry—he was mew to grant an indemnity to the new levy of dutics by Govereor Macquarrie. without further justification of their necessity. These duties had been in sonic instances most impolitically and in juriously levied upon exports from the colony, and hr could see no reasen upon earth why they should be afforded in all their Cl/101.1111elleeS this summary legal protection until the existing inquiry was per fected, and I the ensuing Session of Parlia ment. lie could not suffer this precedent to go forth, that a Governor could issue an order for en forcing whatever new taxes i.e pleased, no matter how injurious or impolitic, and the', come round end require the cover of a Bill of Indemnity for the illegality of hi,: proceeding. New taxes had been imposed on the tonnage of vessels, a sort of poll tax had bean levied upon persons going out. the produce of which went to create a revenue. not for the payment of the naval officers on the station, hut for the fees of Mr. Campbell. the secretary, who took a sort ,of heademoney of 18d. out of 2%. tiiL, which was levied, mid 61 per ton on the shipping, e bleb amounted to about 1.5/. upon each of his Majesty's transports. He could never give his con relit to the Bill as it now stood, and he should move that the clause of indemnity be omitted. Mr. Foßßes defended the conduct of Governor Macquarile, whom lie knew to be a very honour. able and dieniterested man.—(flear.)—He would ask, what was the nature of the particular cotn. . • plaints apinst the idi•eidual ? It appeared they were far the imposition of some specific fees. %Vas there any thing unusual in a Guyer;for adopt ing such a course ? Certainly not ; the only real ground of complaint would be an abuse of the power, and here he saw no reason to siplo•ct it. Even in this country a person must pay for a puss. port. Ile might perhaps lament the g..nenil existence of fees. but *fetid a general law were passed fur their tibolit he could not see the particular objection iie this case, unless the fees were novel and improper. It would he much more estulid and manly in the Honourable Genflemait, if he had any thing in the back ground, to bring it forward now, and at once to briug a specific charge ogaing Governor Mae goarrie. This Governor and his system bad been previously eulogised by the lion. Member himself, mid particularly by an 110. i. Member near him (Mr. Willterforce). The Moo. Cs'essiltimio Was proceeding to state the praises bestowed upon the ,Governor by the last lion. Member. when . . Mr. WIf:BERPORCE ro-e to order, and disclaimed any recollectioto ilw pirtieolar circumstances al hided to, at this distance of time (ruin their occur rence. Mr. FORBES rearmed, and said that he agreed in the impoh e y or • duty no exports, hut he con• erived that a different part of this question ; trot with reference to the duty no spirits, it was laid 00 not whine by the authority or the King's Go vernment, but also of that of the authorities at home. The 1109. Mentriter was proceeding In ►e fhte the unfounded supposition, that Goveinor Macquarrie, who had been ten years in his aitna lion, was about to .returii with an improved pro perty„ and to state his inmate reasons for not be lieving that the Governor bad received any such ac cession of properly during hi► public services, when . . Mr. WYNN rose to order, Mild submitted. that that House wrs not the place to correct or coutr.t. (het reports nut nr doors: The CHAIRMAN restated the !particular question before the Flutor. Mr. Fours resumed. and said, he would merely repeat that Governor Illacquarrie had not derived the MUM*, or any thing like thew, which were avcribed to his arduous station. Mr. BENNETT mud s that lie meant to pass no opinion upon the details of the queation ; lie wa* only anxious that this indemnity blinuld not pass before proper inquiry could be hail in its jusiitiea lion. Mr. WILBERFORCE said, he had seen Governor Macquarrie before he aunt out to New South AVales, tad understood from him that lie had been a soldier frosts early life ; he seemed to be a gene rous, open-hearted. honest soldier. litit the fact was, that the office was sits arbitrary one, and it was in the nature of arbitrary poorer to degenerate into abuse. He would out hazard any opinion upon the case, without further information. Mr. GOULBURN observed, that the Hon. Gentle man, in touching as he had done upon the private merits (deserved as they were) of the Governor, had fallen into the same error in point of order that he had censured in his Hon. Friend (Mr. Forbes). Mr. WYNN said, that there was no evidence yet adduced to justify this indemnity ; the House was therefore about to proceed upon allegations without proof. Mr. GOULBURN coutencled that the simple quiet them was, whether Governor Alacquarrie should be indemnified for the commission of certain acts not strictly illegal, as appeared subsequent to their commission, in the discharge of his public duty, and for the good of the public service. The Act map; to protect him, and, above all, those who acted under him, from vindictive prosecutions, which, if tolerated in this cue, might equally be brought forth against his predecessors. . . Mr. WI( NN could not see how this Act could pass in its present shape. It CountrtianCtd on in demnity for the continuance of ditties to be levied, of the existence of which duties the House, he up prehended, could have no knowledge, as they did not einninite front a Connoittee of Supply. _ . Mr. F. ROBINSON and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER were of opinion, thit ail Act, as that in question. which emanated from a Committee of the whole House, had equal force with one grouted in Supply in this respect. The CHAIRMAN concurred in this opinion. After a few words from Mr. Citilburn, Mr. Militirst, Mr. Bennett, and Mr. W 3 no, the Com mittee obtained leave to report progress, and ask leave to sit again to-morrow. CHASC AND CO'S ItELler BILL. Lord .locuLsta moved the Ostler of the Day, that this Noose do agree to the Lords' Amendments in Chem and Co.'s Relief Bill. The Noble Lord strongly enforced the necessity of agreeing to the amendments, for the purpose of affording that re lief to the suffering individuals who were the objects of the. Bill, and who were the widows and children of meritorious officers, to which they were so well entitled in the opinion of the Committee that bad sat upon their claims. Mr. CANNING opposed the motion, and entered into a history of this case. He said that in the year 1797, a Bill was pasted to prevent British subjects from advancing sums of money to native Prtoces in India ; after the passing of this Act, and with a perfect knowledge of it, though it might not have been publicly promulgated, Messrs. Chase mud Co. and others, made certain advances to the Nabob of the Carnatic, to enable him to make good his payments with the Government of Ntlidras. By subsequent arrangements between the Nabob and the East India Company, the latter became possessed of the insiiageniriit of his re brewer, and the claimants who lied advanced their money contrary to law, were SHOWtti all oppor tunity of proving their case before Commissioners. After much delay, n Bill had been prepared and sent up to the Lords, their Lordships bath, how ever, so altered it in the shape of amendments, as to throw an air of incon►►stency over the pro visions of the whole enattineiti. The Lou& had of late di-played great critical skill Nom Bills sent up by that House, and exposed the absurdi ties which they alleged had crept into some of their. Their Lordships Seemed now determined to take ample vengeance, by sending back sumo'. menti to a Bill, as utterly at variance with each other as they were against the principle of the Bill. The Right Hon. Gentleman then enumerated the amendments made by the Lords ill the Bill, and pointed oat what appeared to him to be their in. consiotenries. If the amendments were persevered in. he must move that they be read a second time this day thtee months. Mr. WARREN contended thoit the House should overlook ioiformalitirit, where the interests of unfor tunate individuals were concerned, aryl who hail advanced money in reality to recruit the treasury of the Madras Government, by paying in tile iu stalonents of the Nabob, who Icta given them se citrittevo. which, as well as their money, had ulti mately fallen into the possession of the East India Company. He thought the eilMe of the claimants irresistibly stroog;•siosil he could not, therrinre, be cause the Houses of Lords and Corn • did not agree upon the ii;irticsilar form of the Bill, consent to the adoption of a course so litchi would throw out the Bill altogether. Mr. CANNINO explained. Mr. T. COrtaTtNAY agreed in opinion with his Right Moo. Friend ( %Ir. Uniening), that the Bull. hail nut beets improve:l in the Lorola, but lie Was still atitious that some mode might be suggested of *swing the Bill, though he could not concur in their Lordships' artiendownts. • Mr: J. P. GRANT enforced, with great energy, the eseckweity of preserving to those claimants the opportunity of proving their demands before a commission. lie therefore hoped thet these would not be sacrificed on itccoutit of a difference of opinion between the two Houses of Perherbeut s se to the form of the Bill. Mr. C•nnixrx expressed his perfect readiness to agree to any course to preserve the Bull without the Lords' amendments. If the latter were rejected, the Bill could, perhaps, still be sent to the Lords for their co IWO rrence. Lord JociLYN said he certaiuly Olfillat to per severe its his inoiinsi. Mr. S. BOURNE oppatod the motion. Mr. WAIRBN explained. Mr. WYNN said, tliat agreeing to the motirn would open a door for similar aitplicationli, which , could not he refused. Mr. Luntwitrrou thonglii it necessary to have the Bill revised by both Houses. After a few words from Lord JOCELYN, the House divided— For the original question Araitist it IG Majority. 29 CHANCERY COURT (IRELAND). The order of the slay having been read for the third reading of the above Bill, Mr. C. HuTctit•sore said, the object of the Bill was to deprive several officers of the Court in rims thin of the emoluments they had hitherto derived from their places therein. Whenever the Legtsla. tore hail seen it fitting to interfere in that way with individuals. it had been 1111 invariable rule to pro tect vested interests. 'Elie present Bill, however, appeared to him to be an exception, and to have provided co such protection. He was not aware that by it the Clerk of the Crown and Haim:ter, 111111 another officer, who had paid 14,0001. for his office, were protected by it. The Hon. Gentlemen then referred tot he °pillions:of the Commissioners for Isecuiring into Fees of Courts of Justice in Ireland, and the Select Committee of Finance, that before such fees were reduced within due bounds, satilifirc. tion should be made to the holders and to existing interests. Ile knew that a hod been set aside by Gavel iitnent to satisfy the claims of the officers of the Court of Chancery; hut he did not believe that to be sufficient. The principal object of his Osing was, to call the atten tion of the Ri g ht Hois.ttietretary for Ireland to the claims of the Register of the Court. The present possessor of the office was Lord Viscount Avon more, the grandson of • very distinguished man, who had been Chief Baron of the 'Exchequer in Ireland for a long period, be believed 21 years—and who bad made a conspicuous figure in Irish affeirs at a remarkable period of the history of that country, the year 178'2. His talents attracted time notice of the Covernmetit—he was made Attor.. ney-Cetierid, and for his great services afterwards promoted to the place of Chief Judge in time Court of Exchequer. Many Members of the House could bear testimony to the distinguished abilities and integrity of that man—his high legal know ledge, powerful eloquence, and various information, were well known ■ud justly celebrated. When it was resolved, us a tribute to his deserts, to raise him to the Peerage, an arrangement airs made on ac count of his lithited fortune, to bestow the office in question on his eldest son, the better to enable him to keep up that dignity of living his rank and station would require. The present holder was the third Viscount : he understood his fees were considerably limited; and that (what he vas sure would induce the House to listen to his drisbielid with more attention) that part of the jointure of the widow of the last Viscount were se cured 011 them. He had presented a Petition from Lord Avonthore a few nights hack, and he trusted the House would show itself not inattentive to his request. The Hon. Member then referred to the optimum of the Master of the Rollo and the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, as favourable to the Peti tioner's desires ; and stated, that if lie had been rightly informed the Bill had not been brought in iii concurrence with the advice of those enlightened individuals. Ir. C. GitANT said, that before bringing in the Bill Ii had had repeated discussions with the Baronet with whom the inquiries into Courts 1.1 Justice had origimittd (Sir J. Newport). with the Commissioners, and every ',emu will-iiilortned 1111 the subject, in which the cave of the Register, mid of every officer in the Couit, was minutely examined. The Bill had undergone a thorough discussion before, and the only objection to it was, that lie kid made the compensation too large, raised it from tight to ten thousand pounds a-year. The Bill was then read the third time. A new clause was added, by aay of rider, after some remarks from Mr. D. ("MOULT arid Mr. C. GRANT, a n d the Bill passed. Smuggling Prevention Bill was read a third time mid passed, after some I.3)llVeriiiilo4l between Sir W. DB CRS:WIG:NT. Mr. J. SMITH, and the CHANCELLOR ut the Excutotta. mentS for 6 months otter the re.assunintion of cm') payments of the Bank of England. These amend ments were considered necessary to prevent the inconvenience that might arise in cons.qtrence of the Bank of Ireland being driven to a competiOn i n the purchase 41 bullion with the B nik of Esq.. land. But, on the other band, it has bt.eit appro. 'tendril. that the diessarity•M the price of 1 :11141 be tween Wilt countries for so long a period it% sec mouths—the price 111 one country 41. I+. uud is the other 31. Igs.t ‘ l.—usiques•tionably, lie s.“l, might produce inconvenience, and • ilineitti ta:;;;I:t simmer. But at•this stage of she Bill if aa• sible so to alter the amend-stems I it were therefore better to postpone the I:oll 4. ldrtation of Mork antelnl. racists for three montlis, by which the Bill wued be lost. The consideration of the Lords amendments was postponed for three months. The CIIANCRI.LOR of the ExcuEqußa having obt.titieri leave, diet) brought us a new Bill on awl subject, providing for the resumption of earls pay ments Oite month after the period. bottled for the Book.—Read a first and 'wet:m(l time, and ordered to be conimitted to-morrow. Mr. HU rCIIINSOK, otter regretting the absence of Nliiii.ters front the Hotise. moved for various papers respecting the office of Auditor-General. Mr. BKOODEN I.oggested to the Hon. Geotle man to !postpone the motion till tomorrow. Mr. HUTCHINSON agreed to postpone it. MR. OWEg'S PLAN. Sir WII.T.IAM DE CRESPIDNY rose to postpone his motion on this subject till next Session. Mr. WARD complained that his name, without his consent, was put on a Committee of Gentlemen outside doors. _ . Str. SMITH defended die conduct of Mr. Owen. The other O►drie of the I) were then read. and tl.e (louse adjourned at HALIP-PAST Twri.vt; o'CLoLK. PARTICULARS OP APORIiGOIeS DEFEAT. [From the Jamaica emerald of May 18 ] RICAPTLYRE or PORTO BELLO BY THIS ROYALISTS WIDTH GEN. MORE, AND FLIGHT OF GEN. SI GREGOR. By the arrival of the Serpplat.-e we learn, skit a force, eon siqtiag of from 1,000 to 1,200 men, commanded by G. ferret Rote, proceeded from Panama to PllllO Relloen. the Ihile On the morning of the Ist instant, thVy soddenly as. Noted the town, while the lintel). uttent fortes were u. their heels. Gen. M.Gregter with considerable escaped out of a window 20 feet in height, with onetime: on but his shirt ; and for the preservation of his lifeproceedeel to the head. sod plunged inter the sea and swam to a schooner, from whence he was conveyed to the brig /fern. Deering the roiliest Aro 100 men were killed and wounded, and Gen. Lopez and Colonel O'Hara lost their lives, Ih. flniller before he was out of heel About 300 men, and 70 Akers of the Independent troop., teen• made prisoners, and marched to Panama, not snore than 12 mete leaving curved. The NO. pendent sepeadrun fled from the harbour of Porto lie ll'. dui - ing the consternation. A second accouut furnishes the under-mentioned informa tion : The attack of Porto Reno was made at break of day, on the 30th ~It during a thunderstorm ; and only about aidort men escaped ; anion„ whom were Colonel Johnson and En. sign Sempell; m ost o f them got on hoard the Independent squadron. Colonel O'Hara was shot through the Noce, snit expired three days after. The fort wits well def.-tided by C - howl Rafter, with about 250 men ; but at length hr e. 1.1. Whiled, on the condition that they should retain their aims and baggage, and lie scut to the nearest British ctleray„ in Spanish vessels. All the wounded who were Otte to walk proceeded for Panama. Dun Emanuel Lopez, who had b rn appointed Governor of Purto Bello by General 311'Gregoe, was beheaded by the order of General Hure; and General Santa Croix named as his successor. A third account girt. the following pattienlare : du the 30th ult. General (lore, from P.lOlllllll, attacked at sin in the morning the force tinder General IN:super, and surprised them, but be was so f Monate as to escape, by leaping out of a window of the Goveenment-louse, 20 ft et high. The indisereet arleenturers who followed him l awe toren either all killed or taken prisoners, and their baggage fell into General Here's possession. Seventy Officer", and 3110 saddles. (prisoners) were marched to Panama, and about 100 men were left dead on the field of battle. Gt n. *Gre gor, who understands Itaping better than being m I lary Coininatider, instead of taking refuge in the fort t.. tiefene, himself, abandoned his people, and II don board a vessel. The Independents kept up a treaty lire from tAnnOlt sod musketry; but a trilling loss has been sustained f.om it by the Royalists. General Horr had a very disagreeable inereh of ten days, on foot, over woods, n 101110131116, and almost impassable roads. General Hoye will quit Porto Bello on the 3d instant for Cbagres, from whence lie is to proceed to Panama, to affoed his troops rest. Extract of a letter from Poi to.Bello to a gentleman in heir citt, dated May 41111:—.. On hie night of the 30 la alt the Spanish forces from Fatima, Isomeittended by Gen. Hole, marched to the neighbourhood of this city, mid during the early part of the morning of the lit instant, assembled tri the immediate vicinity, wills an intent to commence au at tack in conjonctiou with a division under the command of the General Santa Cruz, as preconeert id between the no. The arrival of this division at Ilse point of anion did not take place so early as it was expehted, and Gen. Moe eras in consequence about to withdraw from before the town, when the division appeared, and at six o'clock the united forces marched bete) this city without the least teppesitios.„ The Spanish forces took possession of all the diffireset poltilt at the same moment; and the Indeprodeist troupe alto were exercising in the square, were intMeeliately attacked, a n d the greater part obliged 10 surrender. Colonel O'Hara sea shot through the lungs in two plarrs, in endeavouring to enter the fort, and taken pristine' ; he died vu the 'wood day in the hospital. Gen. M - Gregur was its bed at the tame of the attack, and to effect his escape joinped from the window into the street, ran to the water side, aced seam oil' I. the brig. Here Governor Lopez, who torn pied a room nest to M'Gregur's, was killed in bed. Coleus! Rafter, who, with a few followers, had retired to a foe t near the beach, upon being attacked by the Royalists, ass istvigel. I sa.- render. The loss on the part of thr Imlrpcnoli eats has helves about SO killed and shunt 50 wounded. 'l,l4,.3iponiissJs lust only four men, which may be attributed td - SPGieg. s's ilea taken so completely ley surprise, as there was not a sieeele pieeptel.post outside the town. Seemly three Wheels sew mashed t.. Panama, nod General How, having wail, rangements fur the disposition of ht. forces au.l sue-wily t f the prisoners, returned to Panama, by the ail) Of The pratesl lineation was shewn to the sick moll tr " His Majesty's slotep Cutefiamice Vt3R thellAlCll/41 final this Vet. on the night of the 3d instant, for Jamaica." . - Bourn of oliicers Ito were kill, d, wounded, made pri. • auricle, escaped, anal Ine.sioß : Gen. S Gregor 111‘Gregor, escaped ; 011ara, w winded, since dead ; Halter , pi 'scoter ; Johnson, coed ; Major Bald. prisoner; Brevet Major Rolle, primmer. iroptai, Acton, missing, supposed killed; iienaen, Escaped ; Goo dins, wounded, prisoner; DA*5Ol4, prisoner; Nrlwrn , prosiester; Pnlacios, prisonsr;ONl/aughneasy, prison, r ; Fruit, ',ripener ; Black, pi Nonce. Idruienaiiiii— Mum e, ison. ,;.r,l, prisoner; Colt:lough, uscaped ; F y, pri ))))) er ; N sane ; prisou. r ; U.aon, mussing ; Nl , Bean, wounded. priaunri ; Suiitb. wounded, prawn..; Graver, 'trireme,. ; Beranci, sutler ; Dudley, won nded, primmer; !Oakley, missing ; • Oakley, pusou.r. rocopeil ; rhplajara, prisosier ; Stewart, killed. Codei Cites, immerged, prnuu. r. F.m.igos—Haddock, prisoner ; WitivoY, ynr 4;‘!„... prisoner; p r isoner ; Ilootb. , .anon killed ; Howard, priPoner; m • rimmal.l.l: prisoner; eociipeoi; rpiriieiaiNoreet DANK OF IRELAND CASH PAYMENTS. TI.. CHANGELLOkt or the EICHSQUER 10111111, ut amendment proposed by the Loots on the Irtbh Bnok IteWictiots was, that the Wank of Ire land should rratrained frau% resuming cash pay- ......•001111