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ST. PATRICK'S CH, AND ASYLUM FOR I TIE ANNUAL DINN INSTITUTION will take the Oth of May, at the Freemason' Hu Royal Hlghana the Due VICIL-PIZ: Has One* as Das ofilarfolk, tio: iTi:d ilimnrsbury Use Viscount Dillon Lied Vtarount Steunon Lord Viscount Arundel Bev. Dr. Collins, Andrew Langhorne, Esq.) ITLI Edward Blount, Esq. Rae. Mr. Corr VAoey Enertield, Esq. 111. L. Ilia, Esq. ROI. J. Jones N. V. Jerningbern, Esq. Therou Jones, Esq. Rev. Mr Kale Junes Kir nen, Esq. Tickets to be bad of the Stew of Mr. Weekmar, the beaten square. W EST INDIA CD MILL ratsi Km J. Denims, Esq. 31. P. elsiulea Rose Ellis, Esq. 31. P. Pascoe terenfell, Esq. 11. P. Gone Ribber*, Esq. _ . DIRECTORS. Thema. Bainbridge, req. Wit.. Maxwell Alexander, Eag. raojansin Barnard, Egg. John L. Atidirdon, Ley. John lanes, Esq. M.P. Loess Darkly, Esq. Samuel Jones Lloyd, Esq. M.P. I Charles Boaanquet. Esq. Ste John Wan. Lub . ..teck, Bart. Andrew Colville, Esq. Stewart Marjoribanks.EA.M.P. Samuel llibbert, Esq. Hank! Mildred, Esq. Hobart Lang, Esq. John H. Pally, Esq. Wm. Pratt Litt, Ste John Rae Reid. Bart. Davie Lyon, _KS4/. John }faker Richards, Esq. Wm. stitchell, k.q. Sir James Shaw, Dart. John Plun.ister. Esq. 31. P. .i.ndsow henry Thoutson, Esq. Cohn Robertson, Esq. AUDITORS. John Pines, Esq. Abel Smith, Esq. 31. P. Simian Taylor, Eaq. I Edward Whitmore, Esq. Hass. Smith, Payne &Smiths. I Moors. llosanquet and Co. At a time when the advantageous employment of money is so diSeult, that it is fared into foreign countries fur the temporary and uncertain benefit of a higher interest than is afforded in the English Funds, a more appropriate and secure investment has pre sented itself in the formation of a West India Company, which, at the same time that it will give an impulse to long-established souses of British production and wesith, will secure a liberal re turn of profit. This Company is instituted for.the purpose of receiving eensign. memo of %Vest India produce, in return for advances to be made on mortgage and other good security, upon such a scale as will afford as adequate profit on the capital employed ; and also of making temporary advances upon the assignment of mortgages bearing w hitest if tercet. with collatera/ security. ()3e material circumstance in favour of such an investment is, that the profits of the Company, instead of being diminished, will beeuoaitlenably increased, in the event of war. The establishment of this Company will be nor advantageous to all persona lannosted in the Colonies, as to the Subscribers. It is anticipated that immediate activity will be given to the circulation of Colonial property by the advances which she Company will snake to parties who can offer adequate security with consignments of produce; this will have the effect of maintaining the fair value of West Judie Estates, and thus operate favourably on the condi tion of the negro population, which is twins:tidy connected with, and in a groat measure dependent on, the prosperity of the master. It is proposed that there shall be eight Presidents and four Auditors, and the aliens of the Compriny will be conducted by Twenty-four Directors, of whom Twelve only shall be West India Alerzhants. The Capital of the Company will be Four Millions, consisting of Forty Thousand Shares of 1001. each, un which a deposit of 101. to be paid. 41. thereof at the time of subscribing, and 51. on or bekte the 31st of May. Further instalments, upon due none: from the Directo:s, will be =Mil for, as lia business of the Coot paiiiimmay require. Irtatitunott having roonyed the approbation of Govern- I meat, a Bill is preparing for the purpose of forming a Joint Stock, to be vested in the Company by Act of Parliament, limit. ing the liability of the Proprietors to the amount of their reaper. live Shares. -.- -.- Interest at Ova per tent. os the instalments will be paid for the Arst year ; attar which such part of the profits, not exceeding three. four as the Directors way think fit, shall be dividei ; and at the end of every 'even years, or earlier at their discesion, a propor tion of the reserved profits Mall be distributed, by way of bonus, monget the proprietonn Applications for Shares will•be received by the Board of Ma. segment, at Messrs. slennings and Anderden's, New Bank-build ings. till Saturday, the Bib of May, and will be answe..-ed by the 16th of May. Neretrry of the 20t11 ult., with a copy of which we Lave been favoured by Sir Wi lliam Barton :^ Saturday, March V), 1823. The brig Elizabeth, which arrived on Thursday last front Africa, gives an account of a sanguinary conflict that laid, bar penid between the Awhantees, a very powerful race, and a force composed of about 3,000 natives and others of Pape Coast Castle, imglidi settlement in that neighbourhool. The former had, of late, made frequent incursions for the purpose of plundering the latter territory ; nod, in one of theo2, Iwl MOM a British see. cant. who they murdered, and afterwards mutilated in a most horrid manner. To avenge this crime, and the insult offered tin: English flag, Sir Cherie' M•Carthy, Governor of Sierra Leone, immediately prepared this expedition, which wax formed into three divisions, one of which he commanded, and was accompanied by merchants as volunteers; but, before the three parties could form *junction, Sir Charles was interceptod 111,000 of the Ashanti:ea, whom he fought as long as his ammunition lasted ; but being at length overpowered by such an immense number of the foe, he and' those with hint were either massacred or made prisoners; and,' front their blood-thirsty character, it is feared the first of these dis asters has befallen them, and other circumstances of aggravated cruelty. Although fintrteen day had elapsed since the departure of this expedition, no intelligence of fir (harks or of the mer chants had reached the Cape when the I:lizaheth left that coast. It has been suntils,Al that tile Adnintees been instigated to their late ill conduct by sonic foreign traders in a neighbouring dis trict, on mount of the exertions of the British in intercepting the African slave trade. The following is an extract of a private letter from an officer of rank on board the Owen Giendoser, which not only confirm the disastrous tidings above given, but adds to them the melancholy intelligence of the death of that enterprising .raveller Belzoni: — CAPE COAST, FED. & AU is confusion here. The Ashantees have beaten the Governor. lie is a prisoner or killed, so are all the white men of the party, about seven or eight, and snore than two thirds of his force. Our marines garrison Cape Coast Castle.. We have been on duty night and day of the severest nature. I almost thought the other day that my jaw-bone would have ornamenud an Ashantee drum ; fate would have it otherwise. We have had two marines and one litooman killed; and two ma rines and five seamen wounded. We are all ready for harder work, and ms the Ashantees show no quarter, but torture those they take, if our lads are obliged to land (which is snore than probable), I land too; no prisoner will any of us be, that is determined. The country, overrun by the Ashantres, is in a horrible condi tion ; every male old person, and child, is put to death ; the girls 'just arrived at a proper age are saved. A Captain L'Estrange was so affected by the dreadful sights which he saw on the march, that, on seeing two children hung up by the neck, and two with their bellies cut open, he dropped down and died. Belzoni Is no more. lie thud at Benin, of dysentery, after every thing that could be wished was done and settled fur his proceeding into the interior. Barrow's supposition is just; the Congo is the Niger, I bare pretty good information. PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. NOTICES OF MOTIONS THIS DAY. Mr. Scarlett—Compeneation to Connors of the County Palatine of Lancaster, in consequence of Losses from County Courts Bill. Sir Henry Hardinge—To discharge the Committee on the Tees and D'eardale Railway Bill from proceeding thereupon. Mr. Martin (of Oalway)—Bill to regulate the proceeding by Out. !awry, and the issuing of Writs of Copia. Iftkritwns, and subse quent proceeding by Coital:am thereon, in Ireland. ORDERS OF THE DAY. Tithe Compositi;;il;;l;;diiiii--Wicotialieading. Rrehequer Court Fees Investment Bill Second Reading. County Courts Bill—Further Consideration of Report. Showing Crops Rill—Setrond Reading. Bankrupt Laws Amendment Bill—Further Consideration of Avon. Customs (Coals and Linens) Bill—Further Consideration of Report. (ranee J.aws Amendment Bill—Further Consideration of Report. Wool I nlrortation and Exportation hill—Committee. Hides a, Skins Bill--Second Reading. Raman c.:Lhohe Marrirges —Second Reading. dounte Gaols (till—Further Consideration of Report. Ruin butiei Mil—Report. British Museum Bill—Report. Supra Mantles Bill—Report. Law Expenses (Ireland) Bill—Second Reading. Militia Pay Bill—Report. Juries (Scotland) Bill—Report. ,(apply—Committee. Ways and Means—Committee. Newfoundland Fishery Acts—Committee thereupon. Radseireer Bills (Public Worts) Bill--Report. DEFRAT OF THE BRITISH TROOPS BY THE A.SII4IVTL'ES. (From AN Liverpool Mercury of Friday.) We regret to announce to the public, some very melan choly end most important intelligence, which has been re ceived by Messrs. Barton, lrlam, and Iligginson, in this town, from their friends in Barbadoes, by the Pandora, which arrived at Liverpool yesterday. It seems, that not withstanding the amicable arrangements which were iup poacd to have taken place between the British settlers on the coast of Africa and the ferocious Ashatitet It, the latter Lave attacked Sir Charles M`Carthy, Governor of Sierra Leone. The result has been most disastrous; but we shaU, for the present, forbear to hazard any conjectures sispoeting tit origin of this dreadful aft:tir, of which we can only state, on the authority of the Barludoes Mercury, of the 20th ult. that the Ashantees had, of late, made fre quent incursions for the purpose of plundering the settle.. went of Cape Coast Castle. To avenge this insult on the British flog. Sir Charles M`Carthy prepared »n expedition, the fate tit which is detailed in the atinexill lctfrr i Itritiah Acern, January 31, 1121 Bear Sir,—This will be handed you by Cip.ain iluenee, at the be Shilaticths which is now lying Of and on, and aa she touches at harttadot 1 meow let slip this oppertuoity of writing a tire hue, It is with the greatest concern thm. I have to inform you. that tee Ashantesu hire made en attack upon Sir Charles 3l•Carthy's ia.vision of the arey, upon the (bid Coast, and complete/y routed E., most of the °dimes killed, and Sir Charles !Anima wounded in two places during the action, and now missing. They mane down 16,11110 atrorg; Srl Charles's division was no: more titan one-third of that mmtber. The Wile was fough t on the 21st isstant. near sscondee, and lasted from 2P. 31. un ti l 6 P v. when Sir Charles having expoided all his muniunition, was surrounded, end his army completely routed. Tate Ashas.tee,, however, smtained a mat hell, and u Is not known when they bra gone to. Three wire fourteen coll:cers with hir Charles when the action ed, and only one, a I.icut. Erbkine, camped to tell the 1117711:se. Among the slain are Dome of the principal and oldest merchants! at Cape Coast : mote. that I have heard named are bleorge Robert son. Janie, IC-sdle, Echlin Junta, and Mr. Talley. the Staff Sue gess, killed ; Captain L. Itetrange died of fatigue; '4 l .:ajor Rickets severely wounded ; many others that I do nut know :de names of, kiled; and many mmialati and missing. They were expecting a n attack at Cape Coast, by the latest intelligence, and they had ac tually sent down a vessel to get 7,000 stand of arms, which, it was remrtsd at Cape Coast, that I had hue. As this vessel will most likely ail] at Cape Cave., the Captain will be able to gieeyoe late accounts, and more aceutaie tomu of *lllO dreadful transaction, which may yet be the cause of he (Aoki Comm bang lam from us. 'Om melancholy sffer is thus related in the Barbados, NEW TJIEATRR ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. This Evening. MONDAY. May 3, wlll be performed MF.ASURE FOR MRAMIARR. Duke. Mr. Marroady ; Angelo. Mr. Terry; Claudio. Mr. Archer; Luck,. Mr. Liston; Elbow, Mr. Knight; Pomeroy, Mr. Harley. Isabolls, Mrs. Mum ; Mariana, Miss L. Kelly. To conclude with ZOROASTIR I ,w. sinitiT OF THE STAR. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. This Evening. MONDAY, M■yr 3. will be perfornisd the First Part of : KING HENRY Tin.: FOURTH. King Henry the Fourth. Mr. Egerton: Prince of Wales, Mr. Cooper; .t.opur, Mr. Voung ; sir John FAistaff. Mr. V. lienotole ; Pulps, Mr. Farley Francis, Mr. Blanchard. Lady Percy, Miss F. H. Kelly; liostc3s, Mrs. Davenport. Ti. conclude with THE SPIRITS OF THE MOONt Or, TIIE INUNDATIONKOF THE NILE. THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE. MIL MATHER:I AT HOME! This Evening, MONDAY, May 3, With Lis ANNUAL LECTURE un PECULIARI rIESi, CHARACTER, and MANNERS; Founded on Obeervutionsand Adventures during hie late • TRIP TO AMERICA. In Three Parts. PART I.—A Monnpol7logue. called ALL WEI.L AT NATCHITOCHES. All the Characters ut the Evening's Entertainment to be represented by Mr. MATHEWS. DIRKS to be opened at Seven—Performanee begins at Eight o'Clock. Boxes 1., be taken of Mr. Stevenson, at the Box Ottitv, Strand En trance, from Ten till Five. Places cannot possibly be kept after half-past Elzht o'clock. The REIT ISE P a Eli commenced publishing on Saturday marldog at five u clock. IA RITY SC HOOLP, FEMALE ORPHANS. tiER IN AID OF THIS placeon THURSDAY NEXT, ni Tavern. ce of SUSSEX In the Chair. ISIDENTS. Lord Viscount Nugent I•hc Hon. Mr. liarnevall Sir O. Jerninghann, Bart. tar Blount, Bart. Sir H. Webb, Ban. General Sir John Doyle, Bart. Vice-Presidents of the Charity. Rev. J. J. Morel Dentin M•Carthy, Eaq. Edward Murphy, Esq. Rev. Mr. Norris Michael J. Quin, Eaq. Rev. J. Rolle John Rosson, Esq. P. Turnerelh. Esq. ds, at the Bar of the Tavern, or ry, 10, Dorsat-street, Portusaa- PANT'.—Capital FOUR (NS. John Irving, Esq. M.P. William Manning, Esq. M.P. Sir Thomas Nesse, Bart. John smith, Esq. M.P. (From the IhsTpalibe Tek;:r.aph._l . - The following is an extract Fran a private letter : Crinxist.w Bay, Maacit 111—The ships now in Carlisle Bay are, the Ganges, Superb, and Eden ; the Scout is emitting to windward; the Ringdove is gone to to littera; the Surinam, St. Thomas's ; the Bellette is botyly expected from Jamaica with specie. The squadron here are in perfect health, and a most happy unanimity subsist" between them and the inhabitants of tins island. P.S.--111ascit 20.—The Eden, Scott, and Ringdove, sail im mediately for Cape Coast Castle, in consequence of news having been just received here of the total defeat of Sir Charles 31`Carthy's expolition, by the Ashatitees. Ills force consisted of about live hundxxl Europeans and 15,1100 Eanteest, a race of people repre. seated as wall armed, and in constant enmity with the Ashrunees. PRICES OF FOREIGNIi Austrian Scrip, IGj A pr. Ditto for ACM 17y 17 pr. Ditto paid in full, 9lil ex. div. Chilista lids. U 3 21 3 23 _ Ditto for Acct. fa Cokinib. Ns. 891 9 ex. div. Do. Act. 101 94 ex. die. Do. Scrip 24 1 2 14 2 3 pr. Ditto for Arc. 24 3 21 1 3 pr. Danish Bonds Do. Marks Banco Week Scrip. 3 21 dis. Ditto for Acct. Mexican Bonds, Ditto Sail , . 9 1 Bi j I 1 71 111 9pr. Do. Arc. 91 ijaii 91 pr. Peruvian Bonds Ditto for Acct. I)u. Scrip 1 pr. I dis. a par Ditto fur Acct. 1 dis. TEICKS ON SATURDAY. Neapolitan Ws. Ditto for Acct. Portuguese Bonds, Do. for Acrt. VS Ditto Scrip 7i pr. Ditto fur .Ict. 71 pr. l'russian Bonds Ditto for Acct. 984 Ditto Bonds (111t2) Ditto for Acct. 994 Russian Mk. 97 4 8/ 7 q 6 9 Ditto for Acct. 974 7 6 Span. Cons. 171 17 j I Ditto for Acct. 17 Do. S per Cents. (1823) 16 Alliance Ft. Return, toe. Do. Ex. 2.1 f. 4Sc. Do. Scrip, in 18 In 18 pr. Ditto for Acct. Russian Inscription the nritosit preys's. LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 3, 1324. Last night we received the following letter from Bay onne ; it contains no intelligence of interest from Madrid : BATON RE. APRIL 24. The letters from Madrid are of the 19th. The absence of the Court, and still more the dismissal of tieneral llourmont, have caused a stagnation in politica. It will become lively again when the King returns to the capital, and especially on the arrival of the new French Cuminisnder-in.Chiel, who is expected to be furnished with very exiinsive powers. There is nothing new at Madrid, and the procession of the Passion, on account of which the Ordonnanec of the police was issuid, which we mentioned in our last, hes passed over without any disturbance. The Spaniards only remarked dint-she French is general were not sufficiently 'pious. The timette gives the mainmast perticulers of the actions of she King at Tuhedo, during the Passion week. General llourmont, who is expected here to-day, left Madrid no the 19th, in the evening : the tnsips paid him all honours. Ile is loaded with favours by the King of Spain, who, it is said, has made him a Grandee of the first class, giving him shit can- oiandancy of Pon Antonio, his uncle, and made him a present' of 1,000 quadruples. The Government not being able to enforce the execution of the regulations tor the organization of the Royalist volunteer*, has renounced the plan. sever has the sovereignty of the people been more strongly manifested than on this occasion, and never did the Spanish Government appear so week. The regulation fur the general police, which is said to be the work of the French. has nut yet been carried into effect. The King will remain at Aranjurz till the end of June, and then go to Safxdon. 31. Ouvrard is still at Madrid, where he lives in the most osten tatious style. lle is very dilatory in the settling of his accounts, and pays nobody, not even his own clerks, who are discharged if they are so unturtunare as to complain, which is very pardonable in most of them, who are in a state bordering on indigence. Onward says that 2I millions are owing to him. We hear from Pagipelueui that part of the garrison is gone to wards Tolosa, to proten the returning prisoners. On their arrival they are sent to their own homes. Fairs are still entertained fur theft safrty. . . . . The tam of the parish of Banda, three leagues from this place, hail refused to allow the Mayor of the commune to stand graltather, beeauie he had not his bell Ide comfershm. It is said the Mayor will be discharged; he voted besitha fur M. liastereeh, the liberal Deputy. Brussels Payers to a late date arrived yesterday. The Sessions of the States General open on the Gth instant; and some important measures are expected to be discussed. Private letters from Curfu affirm, that a corps of Soo° in surgents, after having made themselves masters of Arta, has advanced so far as Prever.a, which it invests closely. Two Algerinc vessels, being closely pursued by the English, have taken refuge at Prevesa, and have increased the con sternatica prevailing there, because the English blockade the port. NorLts, Aram 16. We have seonenti fres Palma° of the 25th March. whidt soy— We cootioue to feel the meioneholy seem of the earthquake, that • happened here l.st year. Yesteri. j ay a house * MI down in the square of Tommie ; of 13. persons who were in it seven perished uiu4cr the ruins. The wish of the osewsins who murdered the Prince of Ad, during the aharchy of 11Cl0, are terminated. Four have been sent •need to death, and several others to imprisonment- Those who were condemned capitally were executed this morning, and .newcd much Christian resigr.e.hon. Ritussitt.s, A rale. 30. The two stiletto for calumny, arising from certain articles in the Anti de la Mai el dr ild POMO, and the Cowrie , des Pays bas, were elecided.on the 231 h. M. Ilvpolite Vanderstraeten, who states himself to be sole Editor of the first, is condemned to six months imprisonment, a fire of 260 (trim., and the suspension for five yeses of the civil rights mcntit.r.ed in article 42, of the second code. M. ('.oche 311nnMens, publisher of the Cowrie , , is con demned to pay a fine of NO forms, and M. Desenparts, author of one of the alleles complained of. to a fine of 400 florins, and an interdiction of his civil rights. ill. lebroqui, formerly joint editor of the Courier, was aeounted. The Sessions of the'States General will be opened on the 6th Slay, at the Rogue. The members of the Southern Provinces are preparing to set out for that town. Projects of law of very great importance will be laid before them. Irscroswitic, Aware 20. The troubles in the canton of Appen;lile have been quieted at , present by a kind of capitulation. The committee appointed to examihe the complaints mark in the name of the people by some unauthorised indtvultials made its report on the 12th to the Great Council. M. Ilischopbe;ger, the lendaman, as reporter, plainly proved that none of the complaints were well Imoded, that the laws passed since 1815 were enacted by the timers' Assembly, ac cord ing to the &within ion of the canton, on the proposal of the Great Council. and that consequently there could be no reason to alter them now on the absurd and incompetent demands of someprivate penono. The Committee proposed a proclamation to enlighten the people and acquaint them with the legal and frank conduct of the Govern ment, in opposition to the intrigues of some ill-disposedpersons. The Report being now read, the leaden of the opposition were admitted ; they again violently declaimed against the innovations in the goyeritinent, pointing out as such some imposts and laws re ' !afire to the provinces. The Council listened in silence to their complaints, and desired them to withdraw, after which it opened a di•cdssion on the several laws of which they had complained with the utmost vehemence. The Council confirmed all those relative to the clergy, who are thought to have had sonic share in the dis turbances that have taken place, and abolished several others, especially the tax on property, descending by inheritance in the col lateral line. It is *opposed that these measures will suffice for the present ; but it is also presumed that the leaders of the opposition will be emboldened by their metes", and that there will be coo , ,idcrable changes in the Magistroey —Brussels Papers, May I. We are afraid that the disastrous intelligence announced on Saturday, and brought front Barbadoes, detailing the defeat and massacre of the force under Sir Charles *earthy, at Sciondee, on the Gold Coast, on the 21st of last January, is but too well founded ; and that this excellent officer, with his unfortunate companions in arms, and several of the oldest and most respectable merchants at Cape Coast, who accompanied him, have either fallen in the contest with these ferocious savages, or survived to experience a fate still more appalling. Notwithstanding the solemn treaty entered into by Mr. Bowdich in September, 1817, at Coornassie, the capital of the Ashantee territory, with " Sai 'l'ootoo Quamitta," the Barbarian Monarch, signed by him, and by " Boitinnee (loam'," Chief of the neigh bouring country of Dwabin and its dependencies, and at tested by four of the principal Caboceers, or Captains, of the Ashantee warriors, deputed from the General Assembly to swear with the King—which treats will be found in our columns—guaranteeing perpetual peace and harmony be tween the British subjects in that country, and the subjects of the Kings of Ashantee and Dwabin, and also promis ing peace between the Ashantees and the barbarians of Dwabin, and all nations of Africa, residing under the protection of the Company's forts and settlements on the Gold Coast, declaring that neither party had then any claim on the other, the Ashantee Monarch agreeing by this compact to permit a British officer to reside constantly at his capital, for the purpose of instituting and preserving a regular cotnmunication with the Governor-in-Chief, at Cape Coast Castle ; and both Kings stipulating to commit their children to the care of the Governor-in-Chief, for edu cation at Cape Coast Castle, in full confidence of the good in- ISentionsof the British tiovernment, and the benefits to be derived from it ;—in despite of this treaty of only a few years beck, it appears that the Ashantees, with a perfidy characte ristic of barbarians, had latterly made frequent incursions. for the purpose of plundering and desolating the Cape Coast territory, and in one of these expeditions had seized a Bri tish sergeant, whom they murdered and mutilated in the roost shocking manner. Tired of fruitless representations, Sir Charles Al`Carthy, the Governor of Sierra Leone, to avenge this latter outrage, had come down to Cape Coast Castle in January, and prepared the expedition which ter minated so disastrously. This lamented officer divided his force into three bodies, of one of which he took the per sonal command, and was accompanied ley several of the merchants from Cape Coast, as volunteers. But unfortu nately, before the divisions could form a junction, Sir Charles, with his body, was intercepted by 10,000 of the Asbantees, whom he fought as long as his ammunition lasted; but his small force was at length overpowered by the overwhelming force of the Aahantees, and this gal lant officer, with the officers and merchants who accom panied him, were either butchered in the contest or fell as prisoners into the bands of these savages. Though fourteen days had elapsed since the departure from Cape Coast of the expedition, no intelligence from Sir Charles *Canby, or the merchants with him, had reached t hat place, when the Elisabeth, who brought the news of the fatal encounter to Barbadoes, left it. The Ashantees, I who intercepted our small force near Sicondee, arc said to have been 13,000 strong. The battle, according to this account, lasted for four hours, from two to six in the after noon of the 21st of January. Sir Charles ArCarthy is said to have been wounded ha two pl ace:. Of fourteen British officers also with him, only one, Lieutenant Etskine, escaped to communicate the disastrous result. The names 'I of Mr. Robertson, Houlle, and Jones, tnerehente front Cape Coast, are men Toned as killed in the engagement, with Mr. 'Failley, the Staff Surgeon. Captain L'Estrange is said to have died of fatigue, and Major Iticketts to have been severely wounded. An attack was expected at Cape Coast, and every preparation made for defence. The whole country in the neighbourhood had been over , run and desolated by tilt barbarians. and the mast in.. human atrocities perpetrated. Sir (harks *earthy, if he has fallen, will be much regretted. He was a native of the South of Ireland, and had been in the army from his youth. While Governor of Sierra Leone, he had exerted himself most strenuously for the sup pression of the slave trade and the improvement of that colony. It was in 1807 that an Ashantee army teas seen en the coast for the first time, and, after utterly defeating the Fantet•s, they got ponession of the Dutch fort of Cor mantine, and subsequently attacked the British fortress of Annatnabue, in great force, from which they were repulse.:, though the garrison consisted only of about thirty persons, including the Governor, Mr. White, Messrs. Meredith, Swanzy, Smith, and Baines, with about fur mulattoes and 20 individuals beside, consisting of soldiers, artificers, and servants. Near ten thousand of the Fantees were massacred by the Ashantee force in this expedition. In 1811 they again invaded this unfortunate terri tory, and subsequently in 1818, just previous to Mr. Bowdich's mission. 'l'lle Aahantees then blockaded Cape Coast Castle, and the Government having averted imminent danger by advancing a large sum in gold, on account of the Fatness, earnestly requested the African Committee to autfrotiAe and enable them to venture au embassy to deprecate those repeated calamities, to conciliate the monarch of Ashantee, and procure, if pos sible, an extension of commerce. The result was, the mission of Mr. James and Mr. Bowtlich, which closed in the treaty since violated by these barbarians, front whom it will now be almost impossible to obtain any teasmiable tern's. We still entertain the hope that Sir Charles Al'earthy, and some of the officers and merchants who ac companied him, may have survived the butchery of the un fintunate contest, and be yet rescued from tit; hands of these savages. The settlement of Cape Coast Castle is scarcely worth the melancholy loss its preservatien has cost on tbia unfortunate occasion. THE FIRE eßts. VIEWS OY TIIE RHINE, IN DELOW3L AND HOLLAND, 71011 DIAITINGS, BY CAPTAIN , OF THE GIENA- DIEM. OVALILDI, • F. Nil, Gs. Captain Batty deserves the hest thanks of all the lovers of the " sublime and beautiful," for those excellent deli neations of European se'..iivry, of which the present work is a continuation. lle has here enabled us to trace, in solitude the romai:iic landscapes of the Rhine, and to enjoy all those associations to which the mind owes, at all times, many of its purest and most delight ul enjoy ments. _ . The distinguishing features of the scenery of the Rhine, Belgium, and Holland, are of the pensive and romantic cast, but they present tnany grand and impressiv: , contrasts. The present publication commences with a view of the bold and massy rock on which the old foams of En HE N BSETSTEI N was built, and the engraver has given it with the happiezt effect. The picturesque character of the scene is favourable to that variation of light anel shadow of which the artist has availed himself with such admi rable effect. Tue light on the left of the lt:vtr is very judiciously thrown in, and forms an excellent relief to the dark, elevated fore-ground on the same side. The style of engraving is highly finished, and is exactly calculated to imitate that sweetness of touch and tone which marks the original drawings by Capt. Batty. The second view is of St. ill:chaers, Ghent,situated on the confluence of the rivers Schelde and !.eye: owing perhaps to the softness of the en graving, the Cathedral is hardly touched with sufficient dis tinctness; the spirited and brilliant tints on the fore-ground tend to heighten the contrast. We are led to remark this from the interest which we feel in this admirable structure, which has never vet received the homage to which it is justly entitles! ; and which, owing to the supefor, but not ju.vily superior reputation, of the cathedral of Antwerp, has not hitherto been visited as it ought by English traveller s, and has consequently been defrauded of that attention which the richness and beauty of its decorations would so amply repay. The GATE or GHENT, at Bruges, is represented with great fidelity; the bridge, the tnill, the boat and fisherman on the Isle, are pleasing features, which combine to produce a very agreeable scene. The next engraving, " BACHASACH7 is a lovely piece of scenery, of which the reality cannot but produce an imposing eftct on the eye, from the diversified beauties which it presents on all sides. The artist has shewn himself eminently qualified to do it justice. The CAI'IIE:URAL Or MAVE see, though the last of this first number, :a by no means the least in merit ; it is represented with a vigour and exactness that places us upon the spot. The whole of these engravings are executed in a manner so superior as to recommend this work not less strongly to every traveller than to every patron of the fine arts. ROVA L ACADEMY. This Exhibition opens to-day. There are about 200 fewer pieces than usual, and the upper parts of the meat room arc hung with a heavy drapery, instcad of being laden with pictures to the ceiling. Amongst the most striking pictures are the following:— Venus and Cupid.—T. STOT HARD. R.A. Edward 111. Queen Isabella and Mortimer.—lL P. BRIGGS. The Cherry-seller, and four other pictures.—W.Coxtmis. A Mouse.—Mite Srtwaru a. Portrait of Lord Surrey.-0. liwirrEst, who has also Lady Ann Coke and t'hild, and other whole-lengths. Abbeville, &c.—G. JONES, R. A. elect. Lord Stowell.—Sir T. LAWNS VCR, P.R.A.—This is a speak. Mg likeness. Another, of Sir W. Curtis, is equally striking, and more superb in colouring. airs. Haltord is a beautiful female head; and there are two Children ( No. 29) painted with every 'trace and high quality which can belong to art. The Duchess of (Armee/11er, and Earl Fitzwilliam, are charming whole-lengths. (leneral Phipps.—J. Jacksox. R.A. lard Acneson, &c.—T. PH I LI.I vs, R.A. Sir G. Cockburn.—Sir W. BEECIILY, R.A. Sir A. A. SHER, R.A. Sancho Panes in the apartment of the Duchess—C. R. Lea. LIE, A. Portrait of a Lady in Florentine Costume.—H. [lowans, R.A. Christ appearing to Mary Magdalene—R. WRSTAI. L, R.A. Smugglers, and a Cottage Totletta—D. WILxiE, H.A. The Widow.—W. Mu►.ILADY, and a chel.eressvre. Oriental Love-letter—lL W. PICIERSGILL, A., who has also several of the best portraits in the Exhibition. Colonel Sir J. Leicester, at the bead of the Cheshire Yeomanry. J. WARD, I(.A. A Mabratta View.—W. WEaTALL, A. Othello, &a—FnADELLE. Rochester. front the Bridge.—A. NV. CAL LCOTT, ILA. Atuorett (Fairy Quern).-11. Firstr.r, R.A. Among the sculpture, Flaxman, Westmacutt, Chantey, and Kendrick, base subjects of great beauty, also busts; and to their names in this branch we must add those of Bailey, Turocrelli, Behnes, laterite, &c. ROYAL ACADEMY.—On Saturday the Members of the Royal Academy gave their Anniversary Dinner at their apartments in Somerset House, which was rate:l4l(d by • numerous assemblage of guests of the first rank and talent; among whom were— His Royal Highness the Duke of York --French, American, Danish, Hanoverian, Prussian, Bavarian and Sicilian Ambassa dors i—the Lord Chancellor ;— Archbish op of York ;—Dukes of Norfolk and Wellington t—Alarquisses Camden, Lansdown, Hen ford, Cnandos, and Allesbury ;—Earla Bathurst, Ilarrowby, Westmorland, Essex, Spencer, Aberdeen, Darnley, Gower, and Cowper;—Viscounts Melville, Sidmouth, and Exmouth ; Lords : Chief Justice of the King's Bench Chief Elam Gifford, Holland, Rolle, Colchester, Bexley, Morpet h, G. W. Russell, and Stowell ; —Bishops, London, Oxford, Salisbury, and Chester;—Right Ho nourables : the Speaker, Chancellor of the Exchequer, G. Can ning, R. Peel. President of the Board of Control, the Vice Chan cellor, Sit C. Long, W. liuskisson, C. Arbuthnot, the Lord Mayor, and G. Tierney.--Honourables :—Lieutenant-Oeneral E. Phipps, and Agar Ellis—Sirs : .1. Hume, J. Swinburne, 31. W. Ridley, Willoughby Gordon, 11. Davy, I'. F. Hestbcote, I'. Bating. Beaumont. J. APlntosh, and A. Carlisle.—Mesiirs. : 11. Ilankes, G. Lambkin, T. L. Parker, T. Hope, .1. Watts Russell, R. Hart Davis, Phillips, S. It. Lushington, S. Rogers, Watson Taylor, It. N. Colborne, W. Chamberlayne, A. Baring, J. Jekyll, T. M iner, W. Leek. E. Swinburne, .1. Planta, S. APGillivray, H. Hallam, W. AI itford, and Prince Hoare.—The Attimicy, Solicitor, and Surveyor General—Governor of the Bank, Chairman of the India Company, and Chairman of the Board of Cuswima.—Alaicer and Warden of Dalwkh Cull Presidents of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons.—Rev. H. Can, Dr. W. St ollaston.— Chamberlain of London—Field Officer in Waiting, &c. Ile. . . Yesterday morning, about nine o'clock, the Duke of York left town for Newmarket. Friday night the Duke and Duchess of Clarence, and the Princess Augusta honoured Covent-garden Theatre with their presence. Yesterday the Duke and Duchess of Clarence, and the Princess Auguota, attended Divine Service at the Chapel Royal. Princess Augusta lionc.ired the Italian Opera with her presence on Saturday night. Prince Leopold and the Duchess of Kent attended Divine Service at the Royal German Chapel, and heard a Sermon preached by the hey. Dr. Kuper. The Earl and Countess of Liverpool arrived in town on Saturday night at nine o'clock, from Oxford. Yesterday morning Divine Service was performed by the Rev. Dr. Illombag, to the King's household, at the Palace in Pall-mall. Dr. Law, Bishop of Chester, is certain of his nomination to the sucatit Sx of this Diocese.—llath Herald. Mr. Litthrdale was, on Friday, appointed to the vacant seat in the King's Thrlch, in the room of Lord Chief Justice Best. Mr. Martin's picture, The Seventh Plague, now exhibit ing at the Gallery of the Society of British Artists, has been purchased by Mr. Latubton, at the price of 600 guineas. 'flie grand performance of Sacred Music. appointed to take place en the 13th inst. at Ilrerviwich Church, its postponed to the following day, by desire of the Princess Sophia Matilda, the Patroness, in consequence of the King's drawing-room being appointed for that day. T. %V. Beaumont, E.q. M. P., has purchased the Bead estate for 411,0001.—Leeds Paper. lIL:NTINUDON ELLCTION.—By the death of the Mar quis of Lothian, father of Lord Ancram, the nominal re presentative of this borough, which occurred on Thursday morning, he is called to the House of Peers, thereby occa sioning a vacancy in the representation of our borough. Since writing the shove, a canvass has been commenced by the Hinchinbrook party, who have put forward a strange gentleman of the name of Stuart. Mr. Wells has also offered himself u a candidate upon Mr. Swceting declining ping to the poll at this Election, but who has pledged him self to offer his services at the general eleetion.—Hantin, doe Gazette. We understand that Mr. Haney has accepted the una nimous invitation of the burgesses cf Colchester, to repre sent that borough in Parliament, and that Sir H. Rusted has declined.—Sandoy . THEATRES. ITALIAN - M - CA -HOME. Last night this theatre was crowded to witness the p ee . formance of II Turco in Italia. We can say but little of the plot or music of the opera, but when aided by th e power of Ronal di Begot', who never appeared to groa ts advantage than on this occasion, it could not fail of tee ms. Ilex reception was highly fattt:ing, and, to gay the truth, not more than her exertions del:el-veil. IVe h a d a new appearance in the buffo line ; a Signor Remoriui, wh o acquitted himself in such a manner as to draw down the deserved approval of a fashionable audit nce. Rem a i n i has • very powerful voice, full, routd, mid articulate. lie was becomingly sparing of ornament, and is decidedly an acquisition to the establishment. %Pe cannot say much of the commies of his voice, as the part of the Are gives lit tle opportunity for the display of the higher notes; we shall, however, have other opportunities of noticing hi s powers, and shall not fail to mention them as they may ap. pear to us to deserve. In the course of the first act there were two encores, which were by no rottna-deserved, aid we would, in honesty, suggi st to Madame Monti di Begnis not to fill the gallery or other parts of the house with or. we are convinced was last night the case, from the number of persons who indiscriniiiiitely applauded, fcr she has powers of acting and of singing which should prevent 'the necessity of her resorting to such equivocal means of 'obtaining approbation. In one of the encores a feeling w as displayed at which we shall only hint on this °cession, for, whatever may be the domestic regulations of the di lkg or other public servants, no public exhibition of the m should be allowed, much less encouraged. Sat rerbau se- Noblet, Ferdinand, and Le taros were absent from the divertissement, and we ask why ? Was it to leave the field open to Albert, or was it ? All public set. vants must depend upon their exertions fur public favour, and, really, they should not give themselves suc h untie- cessary airs. The Committee of Nl.magetnent, no d co b r, ' will pay them, but the public should not be a party to the encouragement of that favouritism which cripples the clef lions of merit, on the one hand, or allows those who poetess it, on the other, to treat the frequenters of this theatre with no:who:dance or worse. At the conclusion of the opera the people of fashion, as well as those with the orders, called for Madame Ronal di Begnis, and she forthwith appeared, though with a tremulous air, which gave her an interest we have seldom seen equalled. 'We could mesh to see the talent of this house put together, for, however splendid the acquirements and powers of an individual may b e , t h ey cannot produce that effect which wculd, and must hulk, from the combination of united excellenee. There ate, we know, many difficulties to be surmounted before ceud a m, and Pasta, and Itutezi di Begnis could be introduced in the same opera, but still, we think, that stage etiquette should not be made an obstacle to the fullness or completeness of the public enjoyment. Signor B tiel:i would, at all events, do well to attend to the matter. Albert was caded for at the end of the ballet, and it being his farewell, he was re. ceivcd with every mark of applause. The house wu crowded, and we hope the latter season will make amends for the inisetable attendance during the earlier period of this delightful theatre. DRURY-LA NE. Shakspeares comedy of Measure . 17,r Meernre was revived at this theatre on Saturday evening, with mach splendor of costume, and with the full force of dramatis ability that abounds in this establishment. Measterrfir Measure is a good acting play, because of the variety of characters it developes--of the strong individuality with which they are marked—of the contrasted passions by which they are swayed—and of the interesting situatioes is which those passions are. called into action ; but the foun dation of the play, without being squeamish, in our opie nion is extremely indelicate, and our admiration of its dra matic character is mitigated by disgust at the moral obli. equity it exhibits. The principal aid real lesson incubated is the " triumph of mercy over strict justice." Of all sorts of justice, we fear poetical justice is the least.cont mendable. As manifested before us in this play, we find in its dispensations the guilty escape with a few alarms, and the innocent undergo a long probation of fear and every species of anxiety. It is true this may be conformable to the occurrences of re al life, but then it does not conform to the wishes and feelings of the audi ence, or at all accord with their sympathies. OUr sae ceptions are greatly qualified by some very fine acting. Macready, as the Lake, played tbtougbout with admirable propriety. The opportunities of producing strong I flirt are few ; of these few, however, be availed bitnalf; and was powerful and most impressive in those tine pas sagesof deep thoughtfulness and phficeophic reflection, h are blended with the expression of the strong pas sions and impulses of nature. Such was particularly the character of his acting in the latter scenes of the play. There was a peculiarly fine emphatic Intelligence in lea mode of saying, " By mine honesty, If she be mad (as I believe no other), Her madness bath the oddest frame of seam; Such a dependency t.f thing on thing As De pe er I heard in madness." The Angelo of Terry was a well-conceived performance; the crude style of his acting is happily suited to a character that does not enlist the sympathy of the audience, and al most excites their displeasure even to hatred. Liston played Ledo. At Covent-garden he was wont to personate the clown Pompey. The alteration of parts can scarcely be considered an improvement. Lucia is a petulant fel.mr, but Liston renders him quite too farcical. This very &vet performer somewhat overacts this as well as other parts; but his object is attained, for the house is in a constant giggle whilst he is on the boards ; and it is now as habitual for an audience to laugh at whatever he says or does, as it is for them to turn their eyes towards the stage on the rising of die curtain. Ile may well be proud of this sr centlancy over the public mind. Mrs. Bunn as Isattg, played in a manner worthy the best performances of )tin Somerville. It is almost impossible to deprive the par!, is the delivery of some passages, of a conventicle twang; but it was as little disfigured by that disagreeable intonation on Saturday night, as the nature of the part itself would permit. her performance throughout was spirited and well sustained. The other per ormers sequined them selves most creditably, anti the play sea given out for repetition amidst very general applause. 7., roaster followed; it improves on repetition: the processions are snore correct, and the machinery better worked and attendol to than on the first few evenings of its representation. APOLLO:VIeONCdSC'ERT& On Saturday the assemblage was more numerous than on any former occasion during the present season, and among the visitors we observed many distinguisht el fashionable& The selection commenced widish* favouriseoverture Dolma i del Logo, which li as frequently contributed to the delight of the company zt these morning concerts. Rossini's music, wild sod flowing lie it is, derives considerable additional interest from the inexhaustible resources and the precision of the Apollonicon. The transitions from those pas- . sages which require the most peuerful combination of sounds, to others of inimitable delicacy and sweetness, are rapid and frequent, yet are effected upon this instru ment with a correctness that would sometimes boat the akill of the fittest orchestras. The overture was re ceived with strong marks of satisfaction. Mozart's air, " Forget me not, followed, and was chastely . executed. The glee, " Strike the harp in prtizeof Bragela. ' afferdol an opportunity which Mr. Purkis did not lose, ar.d his rids modulations were u n applauded. A fantasia, wits se lections from Mozart, was perhaps the moat effoctive pi ,•". ' during the concert. Mr. Purkis ravelled in the beautiets :: that great master, and exhibited the powers of the item k , ment in all their varieties: his extempore ranaps fre quently bore marks of great taste, and sometimes 01: considerable power and nov e lty. " Should he upbraia (Bishop) always reminds us of " Bid me discourse ;" but 1 it is in every way so inferior, that even Mr. Purk is's per: ' formance did not render it effective. " The Load Stars (Shield) was deservedly applauded ; and the " Finite" (Haydn) had only one fault—it was not long enough. At the solicitation of a visitor, the mechanical powers of the Apollonicon were exhibited, rather unusually we be li cu' ( eherubini's " Anacreon" and Mozart's " . elemenzi di Tito" are brilliantly executed ; but we are among these who remember that i n a former season " liavdn's Crawl Military Movement" was performed, and it was one of the most effective pretest of music ever produced by nwchanical agency: the tnu.'cal world would hail its revival withdelight- Some sensation ham been created in the City by *Ter that Government Lave recently purchased upwards 0 ' k'o,ooo bales of canvas fer the use of the nary. entinaugh -4 Counv TO THE EDI' Sin t —Your Corn paper of the 243 ult the Distilleries and mistalaen my mean olltidetk la the Iris' reduction of the dui found full timploym own nuuket, whicl distiller, the pr?/it beinet e q ual 1u fhe r *Elation in Ireland. for the Irish distill( tmiletstand that the land than in Scotts tht.re may be soul English distillers of spoadent, but I do Your txtrresponde price of spirits in 8, England it is As., strength, s reducti. land about the date informed. I trust the attent resolutions of a nice burgh, and also to tl which are of great of this question. I °facial documents, would produce tuor upon spiri%, whist, spirits ant illicit du The expense of the purpase of repres be saved, and the est:nded. I am surprised, the cause of frce tr dice of its being " e upon runt tVatt on larks, that " there rim to he us;NI by akli!tle" eq!iity" ii continuing the cores jorious to the t,v,:n ilidrillers, as wall a Oat making the tr, every person in the it would be a cheap India planters. to a trade. lt is szettera •titled to relief ; tgistillers have 'caw *eight, insurance, away, attach to it as an ample prote "irks. llt ontrht not to Ilea rich, powerful had much ittiltiene.: *iv exerting to tlit nonop.dy for snot **sures, and by a great intertsts, th Rat the propo.ed would be so goner will be able to pi•ev , eon of Parham:lit. London, May 1, IS ECCLES The Rev. Charles I aid Vicar of Cooley. *or. in the Catt.edr.l Thursday sennigh It62ifteC of the pariah by the congrqration. The lion. 3lrs. 31.Cailnan, Preacher Iklantrae, vacant by In Paisley. The Rev. Regina!, his been promoted to oat by the death of ti Rumour stat-n t' flitted to the See t Ryder to the B. t ' I." Rio' : - ARRANG, ( •• ; Tb• Ceantess of Es , sari lmd "" y e u.w . H r o ei l v lan ign .. d sc p. 's ' n et y gr in . t Mr. and Alm. Mitch hir George Warren( , The Ear i of ‘Vestrn il Mrs. 'Chows: ( n tpl , 'Et e Ar:ht is' op of i Lady L er.muz' I A:. 1 , , ' Capta'n Parry's ball . AEarl Fortem-ne's gr Mimic in tinovt-nnr.si C• Alo;ack'a grand hall, i The Duchess of No Illorisnd House. ; TM Dike of Wallin The Ho:. Mrs.D. P • i Loa and Lady King • Viasnuntesa Melville • Lady Itßyisigh's bell Kn. Stewot Nichol , ... Mr. and Sim Egeru Mr. and Mrs. Egan( • Lady Pulteney has it 14th instant. at her hoc The Prusdan Ambit, of abs rotate Ambassu at his house es M a oist • Mr. sad Mr . Egerti house In St. Jamess-a( Mrs. Bridgeimin Sit .rout, on the nth instal Lad Sherborns ante at his house in Lower i Sir Charts Hulse, f ' st his bona in Nevr BI Lord Barwick smart Jerre:lay. at hja !oust Sir Gimlet Coate, II I is nrose in Cemnaugh The Earl and Count It trty at dinner yesten l,roquare. Lady Melville's ball vary alsgandy attended kindly Marchioness I hates to St. Jannes's.sc Tuts Marquis of Cha T4l-raall, from his set Tbe Earl and Count St. James's-square, fry url and Lady Cart it'd to town, him MI The Earl of Rosalyn at their house in St. Ja The Right Hon. DI ?LP. have arrived at land. lad Oxmantrin, M Laid Cluobrook has shirt 1 Arrivals at Fenton's Dolma, ma, tri a tour; Pagit t ial family, fro area from th and y Inglis and . Mis•Mawtrey, and 111 Mask Drummond, I . airAnast, from his s ..' Cnruith and family ha Arrivals at the Loot Vera. Esq., from tic° ; mouth. Anitals at the S Cumsiho and Lady D and 31ss. Pemberton a at.d family have left di Arrivals at the Roy front France ; Gut Esq., finm ditto ; Sir lati d. Departures frost ....... i itch arrent Ve.tm .mhau rnbas..l • &AK 41 Sit instal erne - • ball attended Count Ire. frc Iy Carr i to t ::( 1 ~ . Q