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Thempoon, 111r.Tlinuipsoo ; Jack Ardonrly, Mr. Bar. nsr.l; Tom King, Mr. Cooper; Mousieor Morb:eu, Mr. Adulphuse de Coorry, Muss Smithson; Madame Belli-garde, Mrs. flizwillistn; Mrs. Thom pious, Mrs. Knight. 71 , e Doors will ise slimiest at Half-past Six e'Clack, sod the Performasces commence at &yen. Tb aserFolit; - /Isiwlrt: Hawke, Mr. Kean—a Ditrestiser inent—snd Old and Yawn. On Tuesday will be produced • sew Opera, in three acts, to be called Whitt, is tbe Bride? AN ECD(l7't.! •• [From the THE BASTILI!. _._.. Magnshas.) Count de B--, a Lieutenant-General in the French army, who died about the commencement of the Revolution, bad lived on terms of intimacy with the two MM. de Belle.lsle, of whom he occa sionally related interesting private anecdotes. The following particulars are Po extremely curious that they de-erve to be recorded : The Count and the Chevalier de Belle-Isle were grandsons of the famous Intendant Fouquet ; and notwithstanding the disgrace of their grandfather, they were pretty well advanced in the militoty ser vice at the death of Louis XIV. After the sato.- paha of the reg ency, they because involved in the disasters of Le Blanc, the Secretary of State for the Wise Deportment, and the two brothers were arrest. the man he had to dell with. He composed him. self, and lisaened with profound attention to the evidence. Surpriseb grief, and impatience, were by tarns painted in his countenance. When the reed ing was ended, he 'belied forward to the witnciss and, seising his hand, he exclaimed, in the most emphatic way, " How. Sir, can it be possible that you are my accuser ? You, for whom I have always felt so much interest ! You, whom I have ever regarded us a friend ! Can you lend an ear to such absurd calumnies r—Re rpontinned to address the witness in a tone of vehemence and warmth, which indicated in affectionate complaint rather than a bitter recrimination, until hr observed some happy result of his elostn ! uce. He, moreover, em ployed an argumept oh !Inch lie relied with still greater coOdence. On seising the witnes.'s hand he contrived wallet lysairsiisa let** a n•Ohr, which he had prepared fur the purpose; and thes placed the witness in the delicate alternative of becoming either his accuser or his accomplice. The move ment of the Chevalier de Belle-Isle was so sudden and unexpected that nobody could think of oppos ing hint ; and, beside., it appealed extremely natu ral, sud strictly within the bounds of legal defence. The witness was confounded by the impressive ap peal that had been made to him ; and found that he was in possession of a secret which might decide the fate of an accused person, who had thus thrown himself on his generosity. He was aware of the danger of retracting, while, at the same time, he was flattered by the condescending way in which a man of rank treated him as his friend ; in short, he was perplexed by conflicting thoughts and senti ments. The Chevalier observed the embarrassment of his antagonist, and felt the necessity of imme diately relieving him. Resuming the evidence ar ticle by article, he endeavoured to soften it down, and at the same time to avoid compromising the witness by blank denials. His plan succeeded. The charges became more and more feeble, till, at length, the whole evidence rested on a few unim portant assertions, which, there was reason to hope, might be satisfactorily related. The sitting ter minated; but such will the terror with which the witness was seised, that he had not courage to un close the hand in which lie held the note. He passed the drawbridge of the Mettle, and wandered through almost every street iu Paris, like a crimi nal, dreading the glance of every one he met. It was not until he reached the Pont-Royal that he ventured, by stealth, to cast his eyes on the note.— Within Use first envelope were written these words: " If you faithfully and speedily deliver the en closed note according to its address, your fortune is made." The inner note was addressed to a Lady. the intimate friend of the Chevalier, requesting tier to take charge of, and to suppress, certain letters which might prove of the utmost injury to his cause. The commission was punctually fulfilled, and the witness received the promised reward. The above were not the only extraordinary cir cumstances attending the fate of the MM. de Belle-Isle. When tile evidence against them wea at so end, the two brothers were granted somewhat more freedom, and also the permission of living to gether. By means of secret communications they had agreed with a friend, that if their sentence should he unfavourable, they were to be warned of it by the firing of a certain number of guns. One day, as they were walking tugether on one of the ramparts of the pri,on. they heard the signal, and the fatal number of guns announced their irrevo cable condemnation. They descended mournfully, IRELAND. THE LATE STORM. LIMERICK, DECEMBER 7. This city was visited by • amyl lemshodous storm oi Thursday—it commenced about three o'clock at *ova, from tan Wert, aid iwcreasiag I. violence, Continua with una bated fury until shout tea at night, when there was an parent calm • but d.rmg the remainder of the night it re sumed its violence ' and cestinned, without further Weeny. lion, till four o'clock yesterday morning. Consitirreble da mage must have been skip both nu site coast sod in the in terior. Scarcely a hoes* but has suffered more or less. The storm was preceded by estiemtly navy rain, sad some light flashes of hedging. WATERFORD, DECEMBER 7. In the dreadful gale of Thursday eveaing, • mock of chim neys holoaging to • house is King agree*, islmilderd by SIG Thomas Least, was blown doss, and did very material da mage to the roof sod flews, bat pcovideetially without tales lug soy albs family. Several other bosses repeeiesseed Its effects is a lame degree. BELFAST, DECEMBER 7. Thursday eight, between S sad 10 o'clock, this tow* and neighbourhood were visited with one of the most violent storms of wind and ruin we ever recollect to have experienced. Yesterday morning there was slot a street ice tows which dud not exhibit proofs of its glottal effect.; bricks and slates were wetted about in every direction, and steeral walls have bee. blow. down. la the country trees have bee. rooted up, aid the thatched houses greatly injured. DROGHEDA, DECEMBER 7. The weather for the last month bag been tempestuous, cold, sod rainy. Thursday it blew a gale from the S.W. ac compaisied by Incessant rain. la the petting the gale in creased, and the wind suddenly back* to she N.W., • per. fret hurricane followed. The inhabiteals were throws int* she greatest consternation from the apprehension of du ir houses Mine and being buried in the ruins. The night was dark and dismal, and duriag this awful visitation (from .to eight o'clock) nothing was beard but the rearing of the wind, the falling of elates and tiles, and the breaking of Elam. Abet aloe the storm subsided. The damages to be re paired are extensive, and will fall heavily un several whose eircnnastances are ill able to bear the expense at this trying sem.. We have sot beard of any lives beige lent, though some accidents occurred from the terror sad confusion oc casioned by this calamity. A stack of ehimniei in Alder. man Lelend's house fell through the roof, bet was prevented by • strong beam from penetratinK the ceiling. The accounts from the neighbouring counties are equally disiressiog, and we regret I. say that many corn stacks and hay ricks have been entirely destroyed. In the demesnes sear %bit town, hundreds of trete, that had proudly main. seised their stades fur ages, were laid prostrate. A motate atoll event occurred at the commencement of the gale at aegher. A Rabin wherry being rather late on site tide, and epprebending danger, made an assucceseful effort to gain the harbour, and was dukedom the rucks and wrecked; our of she crew perished. One of the many effects produced by the storm, that have come to oar knowledge, is Angular. The pilots of Baltray carry their hosts every terming considerably above high water marl fur safety ; but during the hurricane some of deem were lifted up by the wind, and, coming In contact, were littered, dashed to pieces. Several cabins belonging to those meritorious sad hardy rate of men were stripped. The vessels at our quay, fortunately rode out the storm in perfect safety. Capriole Pollock, of M.llahsrd, sled family, were saved from deetrietioo by the Dieee-Provideaseet About eight o'clock, whew the storm was most violent, a tarp stark of chiansies was blows down upon the roof, which being lately built, p.ovidenttally resisted the seetweisslowe *bock; roe bad It •nflotatiately broken through, the whole of the regally, consisting of thutees perinea, must have in evitably perished wader the cumbrous ruins; as they were all, at the moment of the crash, assembled et the different Ores immediately under sad somiasoicatieg wish these ebisavies. STATE OF THE COUNTRY. CLONMEL, DECEMBER 7. On Wednesday the County Tipperary fflagi straies met at Clanmel, when Major Wilcocks pre sented the list of the 176 Constables selected by him, who are to be sworn into of f ice at January Sessions, when the regulations laid down by the Magistrates of the county Limerick will be adopted for the conduct of the Constables, who are not to aid in the execution of Civil Bill Decrees. The Magistrates presented it vote of thanks to Captain Wilson, who is to be continued in the superin tendence of the police under the Peace Preservation Act in the county Tipperary. Emma of a letter from Doneraile, dated De cember 5 :—" I beg leave to inform you, that there were writ stacks of corn, with all the oat offices, consisting of barn, cow-houses, and sheds, destroyed by lire, last night at lisllinvorr, the resi dence of James Wall, Esq. near Cavtletuwilvoclie. The fire commenced at ten o'clock. KILKENNY, DEMISES 7. Ou Sunday night, the Ist. instant, two horses, the property of Andrew Oates, were killed on the lands of Blsckbog, in the barony of )(ells, county of Kilkenny, by tying their legs together, ripping open their bellier, and throwing theta into a gravel pit, full of water. The Gentivimin from whom we have received this statement, informs , us, that, as far as he knows, the only cause which can be as signed for this act of barbarity is, that ()sirs was compelled to seize slid cant some goods of tenants he had on these hinds, who had removed their live stuck to evade paying the rent, and lie had em ployed the horses on the few days preceding in the removal of some of the corn, which he was obliged to get friends to purchase for him at the auction. LIMERICK, DECEMBER 7. ed and put under close coutinement in the Beside. To aggravate their misfortune, they were imprison. ed in separate apartments. The Chevalier was con sternly endeavouring to devise some plan by which he might be enabled to enjoy the society of his brother. He had with him a valet de chambre, u young man of spirit and activity, and who, more. over, possessed no small share of cunning : he had been educated as a surgeon, and, at his own solici tation, was permitted to share his master's captivi ty. By means of intrigue and artful interrogations, he learned that an apartment, then unoccupied, was the only disposable one iu the prison, end that it was immediately below that allotted to the Count. He accordingly formed his plan, without saying u word on the subject to the Chevalier. The Chevalier, though a man of intrepid cou rage, occasionally exhibited a weakness of mind which is not without example even in persons of the firmest character : he was unable to bear the sight of a wound, or even to hear one spoken of, without experiencing those disagreeable sensations to which nervous persons are liable, and which ofteu terminate in completely overpowering the organic faculties. This reciprocal mental and physical re. action in the human frame, is unaccounted for, though its existence cannot be doubted. It re sembles those puerile, but unconquerable antipa thies we experience at the sight of certain animals, or the odour of particular plants; or rather, per haps, those fits of vertigo with which persons (who on all other occasions exhibit perfect self-possession) are seized on ascending a height, or when on the brink of a precipice. Be that as it may, no man is a hero to his valet de chambre ; and the know. ledge of this habit enabled the faithful servant of the Chevalier de Belle-Isle the oetter to arrange his schemes. The Governor of the Biotite paid frequent visits to his two prisoners. The conversation of the Che valier particularly pleased him. The valet was oc casionally permitted to join them; for he had a number of stories; anecdotes, and jests, with which he enlivened conversation, and excited the interest and curiosity of his hearers. One day he very adroitly turned the discourse to the battle of Hoch stadt, in which to had served in the medical de. partmeut of the army. He did not fail to dwell on this subject with all the eloquence he was master of. All the wounds he had dressed—all the amputa tions he had seen performed—all the heart-rending groans he had heard—nothing was spared. At length, to effect his object with the more certainty, he even overcharged the picture. The talisman had the desired effect. The Chevalier performed his port the better by not being prepared for it; lie grew pale, became gradually more and more lan guid, and at last fainted. The zealous valet flew to his assistance; and by applying the usual reme dies, soon recovered his master. The Governor anxiously inquired the cause of the sudden indis position of the Chevalier. " Sir," said the valet, " grateful fur your goodne s s and attention, my master did not venture to complain to you—but, certainly, the room you have assigned to him is very injurious to his delicate nerves. The accident you have witnessed takes place almost daily, and indeed I cannot answer for the Chevalier's life, if his lodging be not changed." The Governor, an old officer, better acquainted with military affairs then with physiology, did not hesitate a moment. " Why did you not speak before," exclaimed he, " my dear Chevalier ? There is s room vacant on the other side of the fort, and von shall be re• moved to it this very evening." The Chevalier re turned thanks, and the Governor withdrew to give his orders. He well knew that the two brothers would thus be nearer to each other ; but he relied oil the thickness of the walls, and the vigilance of the sentinels, to prevent all intercourse between them. He was deceived, fur misfortune is loge. uious. After a minute search, the Chevalier and his valet discovered a chimney-pipe, which led to the Count's chamber, rind a communication was soon established between the two brothers. IRDEN. THEATRE ROYAL, 001 7 R1 THIS EVENING. FRIDA will be performed (3d time) a new Tragedy, called THE HUGUENOT. Adolphus, Mr. Mhierently ; Count Burnout, Mr. Bartley ; Duke of Montville, Mr. Yates; La Roam, Mr. Abbott; Lot. meat, Mr. Baker; Old Polignac, Mr. Chastises; Pierre, Mr. Horrebow. M I, Miss F. H. Kelly; Charlotte, Mrs. Yining ; Lisetie, Miss &inmost. The Prologue to be spoken by Mr. Connor. With (15th lime), a Piece, in our act, called THE IRISH TUTOR; Or, NEW LIGHTS. The principal Characters by Mears. Chapman, Haat, Comer, Connor, Miss J. Scott, and bliss Love. To c.mclude with the Musical Farce of ROSINA. Belville, Mr. D d ; Capt. 1141•111 e, Mr. Pyne; Wil liam, Miss Hallande; Patrick, Mr. Cuomo,. Phoebe, Miss Foote; DM'CNII, Mrs. Pearce; Rosins, Miss M. Tree. Doors to be opened at Half-past Six—the Play to begin at Seven. Boxes 75.; Second Price 3s. 6d —Pit 3s. 6,1 ; Second Price RC—Lower Gallery, 25.; Second Price ls.—Upper Gallery ls.; Second Price 6sl. Plates for the Boxes to be had of Mr. Brandoaat the Box. Office, Hari-street, from Tea till Fuer. A Private Box may be had for the Soma er Nightly, of Mr. Braudon, at the Box.Orace. Tomorrow, Mold Mariam—end The London Hermit. On Monday, The Hugueuut—and The Blind Boy. On Tuesday, Maid Marian—and The London Hermit. / 1. 4 11 TY;rng dWrIl 1 ILZOMPIC• GREEK and LATIN, on on improved Plan; together with Writing, after the Method of Mr. escritoire; Arithmetic, and other Branches of Education, Minght by as experienced Professor, either at Home or • Abroad.—Term. moderate. Fur Cords of Addrem, apply to Ur. Hooter, 73, St. Paul's ate rdo-sard. la ■ few days will be pehrlished, is tivo. price Its. is bib. CIICERO DE REPUBLICA r codorr Vati casu descripsit Angelus Males Bibliotbene Vaticaue Custos. Printed for J. Nauman, Ledeate.etreet. Of whoa nay be had, receisill published, is 2 vols. Bvo. price 11. Ins. is boards, FROTH LEXICON s rodice Gsleasu dcatvipoit DUS FORSONUS. • u • For au account of this valuable Lexicon, see Edio burgh Review, No. %LH. p. 7149. NEARLY OVER. HAZARD and Co. respectfully inform the Public that ALL the CAPITAL PRIZES is the pre. mat immensely Rich Wheel MUST BE DRAWN in the Next Two Days, viz NEXT TUESDAY, December 17, sad the following Monday. The Wheel contains 2 .. .. of , , £20,000 I 1 .... of /2,000 2 ...... 10,000 7 5,000 15 And 62 Capitals of 3001. and 2001. Unthaws Tickets and Shares are Salting by HAZARD sad Co. at their Old-established and Fortunate Offices, Royal Exchasige-Rate; 26. Gambill; and 324, Oxford street, end of Regent-street; where was Sold, in the present Lottery, 3,356, a Prise of 2,0001. and FIVE other Capitals. and retired to their gloomy apartment. In a few moments their friend rushed in to inform them of their acquittal. On inquiring into the cause of the mistake, it was found to have been occasioned by • gun-maker of the Faubourg St. Antoine, wholisp. pened that day to be making trial of some of his guns. After their liberation, the most brilliant fortune attended the two prisoners. The Chevalier was created • Count, and promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-General: after distinguishing himself honourably in the ►ervice of his country, he was killed in the attack of Col-de-l'Assiettr, in the year 1746. His elder brother, who is celebrated for many acts of valour •nd military skill, parti cularly for the retreat of Prague. was created a Duke, a Peer and Marechal of France, and died Minister of War in 1761. At the commencement of the Seven Years' War, he had the misfortune to lose his only son, the Count de Gisors, • young officer of the greatest promise. Thus perished the last branches of the family of the Intendant. Like him, they possessed all the brilliant qualifications necessary for the success of ambitious projects; and they were memorable examples of ►he frowns and favours of fortune. refs br ey: red tht rats NINETY-ONE CAPITALS IN TWO DAYS. FOUR Da) s of Drawing of the State Lottery are over, and only 29 Capitals have been drawn, leer. ing the Immense number of 91 in the Wheel, all of which must Indrawn NEXT TUESDAY, the 17th instant, and MONDAY the 23J, for on that Day the Lottery entirely Alfiahtll, when every Ticket, every Share, every Capital. and every other Prize, must he drawn. A few warranted mid:sera Tickets and Shares are still on sale at BISUIt OFFICES, 4, Co/cabal, and 9, Charing-cruss, London; and by his Agents is the Country. The following are the Capitals which meat be drawn Next Tuesday, and the Monday following:— of £20,00') 7 2 •••• ... 10,000 I ...... • • 2 1 All Mosey Prizes! 6 .* RISE ban already sold Five Capitals in the present Lottery. J. J. J. ! SOCIETY FOR THE DISCHARGE AND RELIEr OF PERSONS IMPRISONED FOR SMALL DEBI'S, Craven-surd, Sinai. December a, 1822. B ENEFACTIONS SINCE THE LAST REPORT, vizi E a. d. 34 H. Calvert, per Hammeralep.....„. A. 2 2 0 Lady C. Williams, per ditto S 0 0 E. 8 8 0 T.D. A 2 2 0 Loeuteasat.Csioaal Davis, res./. Pepys, Esq. A. 2 2 0 fl 7 12 0 Diocharged and relieved from various Prisons 92 Debtors, for the sem of !NS 3 0 Considered the Cases of 7l Petitioners, Approved Referred for further inquiry 7 Petition', Rejected 6, and Considered Inadraireible. . 5 Benefactions are received by Jobn Camden Mild, Erq. the Treasurer. Cberm-Walk, Christ.; also, by Messrs. 'ferries, Farquhar, and Co. St. James's-street ; Messrs. Hoare., Fleet street; Messrs. Whitmore and Co. Lombard-street; Messrs. Cocks, Cocks, Ridge, and Co. Charing• Cross ; Messrs. Dor rien and Co. Finch-laue, Corahili; Messrs. Rammersleys, Pall•mall ; Messrs. Vereg,•and Co. No. 77, Lombard•street ; and by Mr. Grasswell, the Secretary, Ns. 7, Craves-street, airmud ; where the Books may be sees by those who are in chord to sappert this Charity, sad where the Society meet ea the first Wednesday in every Month. It was of great importance to the prisoners to be able thus to concert together for their coal ition defence; but that was not all—it was neces sary to find the means of annihilating the material evidence which might compromise them. The Chevalier had acquired a knowledge of the charges that were brought against him. There was one ►ery serious accusation, which could be supported only by one individual, namely, a clerk in one of the offices of the war department. This man was easily intimidated, and still more easily gained over by promises : the prisoners, however, had but a very superficial knowledge of him. The Chevalier de Belle-Isle, therefore, arranged hie plan from con jecture ; and tranquilly awaited the day when be should be confronted with his accusers. According to the old French system of judicial investigation, the fist examinations were always se cret. The witness appeared in the presence of the accused, and no person attended the proceedings except the Judge and the clerk. The prescribed rules, however, were not very rigorously observed when the accused party happened to be a person of rank. In the present case the deposition was read. It was very strong; hut the Chevalier woo knew VERB?, Ducostna• 11. The tremendous gale of wtod;laeotimpanied with heavy rain, which appears to have prevailed generally throughout the country on Thursday night lait, was experienced in this neighbourhood in • very alarming degree. It commenced cull is the evening, and continued with uniarmittiog fury the greater port of the night, occasioning the most fearful appre. hensioo, but we are happy to state that its effects were of • lees serious nature in our own immediate neighourhood than might have been expected from its extreme violence. The principal mischief occasioned by it was sustained at the Chin• Factory, where a high wall to the length of shoot 40 yards was thrown down, and a tall chimney was also blown down, which falling through the roof demolished • large quantity of sisouficiered articles in the room beneath. Another high wall which bounded the garden at Darley Abbey on the foot road to this place, was also throws down to the extent of about one hundred yards. At she villa of Richard l.eaper, by. on the Kedleston Road, a large window in one of the rooms was forced in and completely destroyed. Much other damage was sustained of miser cobsequenre, and numerous trees were broken or torn up by the roots, but happily we have not beard that it occasioned any fatal or ware personal accident. Orders have been received at Chatham Dock- Yard, to bring forward for service the Prince Ke ene, 130 guns. Captain W. PAULY is appointed to the command, with a complement o f 539 offi cer, and men. She is to be fitted fur the flag of Vlce•Admiral Sir BENJAMIN HALLOWELL. A house at Oak&ld, in the north liberties of this city, the property of Wsllium Russell, Esq. was consumed on Saturday night last. It is thought this fire has bee, malicious. MALICIOUS BURNING. A few days ago, three pikes of hay, belonging to Mr. John Wilson, a respectable farmer, at Bally login, pariah of Ballyneure, were maliciously act on fire. and totally consumed ; thud had it not been for the timely interference of the neighbours, his dwelling-house would hare shared the same fate.— Belfast Chronicle.) COLA, DEMISES 4. la addition to the attack on the Rev. Mr. Militia. house, and the buenings to Killsty, it betimes our painful duty to node's most barbarous and wastes attack spun the gate keeper belonging to John Hyde, of Castle Hyde, Esq. M.P. On Saturday last, J. Sint., a watchman in the easplowlest of Mr. Hyde, hail been to the water side, abort Are &clerk is the evening, to ferry over Mr. Hydra labourers, who wens warning at that hour from their work ; in his absence a maw, pretessling to have • Weer hues Lord Doneraile to Mr. Hyde, called at Sinis's house, sad inquired if be was at beam, and getting au answer in the aegative, he said he would call apt., lii shoat II Widt's after Sims returned, . . •.. - r - . . • • , ge e s '... - • , ...`, p h , •r•- . , • • . . , , ; • • '••"11 1- ' % • , , . . •, it Ow' • . ........•.. . ‘. .1 , ...i.. * . .., . ' )6. ) 3 :. •II ( t,,,,. ...• . Piticv. 7d. the ISMS as. rapped at hiscere, and hens infnewed then Sim` was is the house, the fellow immediately rushed is noel snap' ped a loaded pistol at him, upon which Lime 'seized his Mien • r derby's, but the awn grasped it sad wrested it fettle him; at *MA tamest three others, all well 5m..% rushed Oita the bowie, sod having fired at Siena, which providrutially missed him, commenced beating him ahoy' the head io the most barbarous and cruel menace, with the bait , role • • of their pistols. Sims h av in g s till a case o f view!' in bus 4 possession, also snapped at one of the ruffians, but en- - Si fortneately mined fire, and it was wenched from his. , . At ibis time eight or ten more of the gang rushed two the house ' armed, at shorn Sim s fired th e re mainisg pistol, when the roffians made ull leaving behisd them, beween, Sims. . ~ pistols, together with use of their own, and two of their bats. •.• • It is believed that as the house was near the high road. . .'• .. . these cowardly ruffians were afiaid that the report of the • • - • pistols would alarm the neighbours, which will the cause . ~ : ! wby they did ado fully accomplish their object, which was • evidently for the purpose of murderiag the ass. Although Sims has bees severely beaten, we are happy to state that he # A .1111 is likely to mon?. Mr. Hyde ha. uniformly resided us his • estate, and devoted his time and &snootier keep (hit part of the country tranquil, sad •meliorate the readitiou of the ! 1, „ 4 0 poor, by prosidiue employment to a large email, se well as , making considerable redactions in sent. PIRACY. I -......- CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE ADMIRALTY AND THE SHIP-OWNERS' SOCIETY. Admiralty. Office, December f, 1822. V . Stre—l am commanded by the Lords Cowan:sienna of the • Admiralty to acquaint you that their Lordships' att.:v.ll.)u having been called by a letter and memorandum (torn Lie ir- lenaut Stokes, late of his Majesty's ship Iphigehis, .1' l whirls the enclosed are copies, to the paragraph in the . Newspapers therein alluded to; and their Luedships ha. log • • • ' - compared the statement of Mr. Harrison, the Master of the Zephyr, as given is the Newspapers, with this official and ' autheutic report from Lieutenant Stokes, they think it due t • to the owner iu whose employ Mr. Harrisuu stay be, to d . cossanuicate to them the true state of the case in clues:leo. . • •.., l am, &c. (Signed) .1. W. CRUX E.it. * . .1. W. Buckle, Esq., Chairman of the Committee 1.. .d.• of the Snip-owners' Society. . --, • The Hungerford, Strand, December 4, Mt Sea—ln consequence of having seen iu Ike Then and Courier of Saturday last, an article which professes to be an • . account of the capture of a pirate selsoueer, by the brig A Zephyr, Harrison, master, sad the Iphigesia's pinnace, ~ under my command, and whichl differs essentially from the ' verbal report I had the honour to make to you un my return to Havannah ; I beg leave to place in your baud. the serum- ponying memorandum, drawu up some time mince, relative to that affair, and to point out some of the flagraut Woe- bonds is the account to which I have referred. Thal accusal, I am coovinced, was written by Harrison, asel • the mater of the Zephyr. Those who have read his s tate- meat, sad are anal quaiuted with his character, will be some. • what surprised at bearing that neither he nor one of his crew boarded the schooner which be has gratuitously sailed a pi- ', s rate. They witnessed the affair from the traffail of the Zephyr I at about pistol shot distioce, and when they saw that the Iplogenia's pinnace had taken poswasion of Me, they gave us three cheers. The incidents be relates, snot as cleating .; • for anion (by the by, he had DO a gun in his brig), Ins calling to me to 'hove eft, the blow made at the bownseu of • the boat, the recapture of the Sarah, cad the detention of the • • , . .. Americo' ship, are all perfectly fabulous. So long as } was on board his vessel, is pursuance of your orders, fur the par- i pose of alfoidiug him weaning), I considered myrrh essaued , . or to exact trust him implicit obedience; and accordingly, he exercised DO more authority with respect to the measurer which be .epreseots himself to have directed, than did hid • i cabin-boy. Had she proved a pirate, the merit of her cap. . . lore would bare belonged exclusively to these abet ere is \ the Iphigeuia's piunaoe.—l have the honour to be, P (Signed) PRINGLE STOKES, i • • 1 Lieutesaut of bis Majesty'. ship Owen Gleudower. 3 .‘ ‘ MEMORMIDUN. 1, ). . le consequence of the reports of the piracies committed on the coast of Cubs, I was ordered by Commodore Sir Robert Mends to give escort i• the Osman of the Iphigeoia to the Zephyr sod Sarah, two English naerclient veso Is about to start from the H h. In the pitmans were, besides rayed'', Mr. William Pedder, passed as midehipanan, Mr. A. Lane, assistant surgeon, • cockswain, flounces sea- use., and four marines. The Zephyr was a Wig of about 300 tons, the master's name Harrison ; Mr. G, oige Thomas, a Lieutenant is the eat!, was acting as mate. The Sarah ._ wits a small schooner out of Nassau, New Providence, laden 1 with bale goods; her owner, Lieutenant Pudtnore, Royal Navy, was on board of her. Neither the Sarah our the Zephyr bad guns or ammunition. I As it was not uslikely that an attempt to board !hese vex- • ', sets aught be made by the pirates, provided the pinnace • • .I were nut seen, I went on board tbe Zephyr, as she, being t s- • i 0111,11 huger than the Sarah, afforded a better embeds fur my bust when hauled up alongside. We got outside the Moro of Havanoals by 7 a is. and by sun-set the vessels were 1 considered as sufficiently distant (rum the land to require no longer my convoy; but deeming that I ought to prolong as much as possible our ebsuce or gettisg hold of a pirate, I ~ decided upua sot quitting Intel daylight the seat mottling. . Is The Sarah was in consequesce directed to keep close to us, to fire • musket if she saw any thine auspicious, and was supplied with ammunition fur that purpose. Al ~ day light, being between Mataugas and the Double Headed Shot, IMO schooners were sees to windward; oue 0 1 1 4111 r• - - was recognized a. the Sarah running down to us; the other, a large two iopssiled schooner, having the appearance of • • \ 4 ‘ , cruiser, was edging down to the Sarah. About • quarter of an hour •fier the tanager hoisted American colours, and \ fired a musket. The Sarah hoisted English colours •1111 hove to. Swinger huffed to, down l. lost, and sent on board the • • . Sarah, then furled sad kept away fot the Zephyr, hoisted her colours. As she approached we hove to, I got into my I f plasmic, with my crew, and requesting Mr. Thomas to let me know when the schooner was nearly in the wake of the brig. I stood by to shove off to board her in the pinnace, because, if she proved Wisest, isli would be right; sad if she was other. wise, we stood • good chance of surprising bee, as the plan we iy were epos was a novel one on that coast. Mr. T. let me know when she was about pistol shot distance iu the wake at the brig, I shoved off, arid boarded her out the !inboard quarter without resistance, fur we were us hoard tun quickly for i t nem to have prepared fur it even if they had been so iu. chard. As we boarded, some hands ghat were busy haul- ing down the Americas colours, and hoisting the red, yel- i low, and blue eusign of Culombia. As her crew appeared rather amnion, I put about fifteen of them in inn', end then proceeded to examine what I had gut hold of. She proved to be she schootier Maria, out of Pampa's. Margaritia, her s tonnage shunt 200 tuns, having elitist guns and forty men. , I' , The Captaiu of her (teamed Baker) produced s commission t from the Rupublic of Colombo', authorizing him to capture , Spanish vessels, together with a roll of public instructions iu the Spairiels language. The letter of instructoues fruits the *weer which accoinpasies this memorandum, was found 111 the captain's trunk, together with the original of which it is s.. the duplicate. Shortly after we got on board the privateer, a large ship . 4 was seen •-heed. The Captain et the privateer toll one it , . was • vessel which he had boarded the eveuiug before. 6 gut the master of her on heard the Maria, and questioned • him. He told me that the boarding officer of the privateer bad treated hits politely, paid him fur some potatoes with which be had supplied buss, sad detained him use longer than • few minutes to examine his peptic I likes ise sent Mr. It . Pedder of board the Neutrality, fur I thought it posailsle • that this might eel be the master of her, but tow of the I t - 1 ilia.. ' f . .