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eoletrin oathlthough complaining of the comhination of the I men), as I believe,—at all events, if not by an oath, they bound themselves by their signatures to forfeit a penalty of three •hundred pound" (which I have been told has been in .some instanter paid by masters not agreeing). This worked upon my mind; it perplexed and confused me. I knew not white to do to' obtain justice • I prayed - the Almighty some times on my knees y before I lay down on my bed. Some times in the bed itself (for, my Lord, it. is my habit to pray one way or the other every night) to guide me how ought to • act in this perplexity. I never injured any man. I had no disposition io murder or harm any person, having no inclination to be unjust but with the- thought, I cottlliscareely sleep an hour, I awoke before five o'clock the next morning. The thing stuck in my mind. It is fa l se to say that I said I would ihoothim ; my words were, that I might shoot him. I believed that Mader' who treated their work men thus ought to suffer something. These were my thoughts in April, 1831, at the time of the turn.out.. I then worked with Mr. Kay ; I was also a Member and one of the Committee of the Preston Union. We met at the Green Man, and at one of these meetings (hut remember I was not present), Walton, the con .stahle, suddenly came in upon the . people, and seized their hook% witlonit producing any warrant or authori t y whatsoever ; on my way to tile meeting When he did so, and I met hole *of the amen running away I cried out, " you cowards, :whet are yen about, to suffer any man to treat thus, return, and eorapel lum•eo give back your books; for what purpose do you thus fly ?" They went back, caught Walker by the throat ; a *calk arose, awl one man had his coat turn from his back ; the rotatable had.thrown the books out of the window, but his throat was let loose.upen a itositive pledge of getting the books back. The were sent back on the following day. This occurrence took piece in June, th2l. Soon after that Mr. hay sent for him; I • made " thou pretendest to be a friend of the poor, but thou art ttietr bitter enemy;" I hoped I was not, and inquired why he sent for one-e-there the prisoner adverted to a charge made aping him for spoiling his work, which he denied I—and that was that he was discharged from the factory. (Tim prisoner than detell e ed how he moved about for work at different places, Warrington arid Manchester, &c. till time end of the year 111•22.1 Having been attacked with illness I returned home from Am : (tenter last spring ; I certainly did bid for pistols at an auc tiun-roonnlmt why I did se, I cannot tell. ' Had I the money, would hive bought them, athough if I . really wanted the money' l. could 'have got ' it. The • ill-treatment of the 'man by thq. masters still prevailed in my mind, I could not yet quit of it; I could not work as I did before t I .otten spoiled my work. The thought took hold of me, I 'was thinking of it while I worked, and that was the :reason why I could not work as well, as I did before, for spin. oring . requirea cons t ant close attention. \Vhat ~occaseion had I fio pistols? I never fired one in my life. I have fired a gun. wanted to . punish or revenge both the masters who personally did the in jury; but murder, or intention to murder, never entered my 'mind. I have. not told my stronger reason for :wishing to punish them. Well, to it shortly ; the three men .1 told . you of were tried at Preston Sessions , and puni s he d with imprisonment for two months in the House of Correc tion, where one of them is yet ; and though very poor, they Were condemned to pay the costs of the la* prosecution ; that was from twenty to one hundred and fifty pounds. It was ' my firm resolve to do nothing like a coward. Whatever I should itoei determined to do in the face of day, and before • the eye; °Ceche world. As the cause of the misery lat length resolved to attack Mr. Il or rocks, but c how to do it was the subject of my consideration. I at first Was inclined to strike him with a stick ; then I was disposed to slap him with my fist ; bar then, thought I, I !thrill only be brought before the Sessions at Preston, where of jtistiee I shrill get no part, ireeause he is a rich master and lam a poor workman. It was this reflection that induced me to attack him with some weapon that shonid-cut him, but not destroy life. By doing so I knew dell that. I should' be tried for my life ; but then, thought I, that trial will take place before the country, at Lancaster, where a bearing will be allowed me, to shew to the , world the oppression, mad the pereecutiop, and the injustice of these mows, and to ascertain whether the Government under which we live will permit to these masters every sort of com bination, at the time when if the workmen start at a single meeting, the masters aro 'permitted to treat them at their own will and pleasure. The prisoner here entered into a de scription of the particular sufferings attending the imprison •inent of the men lie mentioned, and of the conduct of a Gentleman .named Deckhouse, who wanted, he said, to inveigle into the pri s on, to catch him into a stratagem that failed, because the Magistrates refused to go to the prison to examine the men, but sent for them at time Dull Inn. I-- This treatment of hit • fellow.worktnen enraged him very much, and I felt it .called and claimed revenge in some way for the calamity so inflicted on my fellow.ercaturee. There WAS no justice, 1 eaw,plaitity, for the poor man, though it had been often told to us, that the law of this country was e4ttrtl to the poor and to the rich. 'With that impression firmly meted in my mind, I took omit the cleaver, not Intending to kin but to cut; went to church • with the expectation of mooting Mr. Miller with Alto Corporation ; l did not think. to meet Mr.. ilorrockfs, fur 1 way informed that he was confined to his bed, and so ill, indeed, as to have made his wilt. C• felt the cleaver, and found it watt not sharp.' Lapproved of its being so, because it would bruiee or cut, but not , kill. It wss my intention to do him bodily harm. !laving leftehe • Church because Mr. Miller was not there. on the Church. terrace I saw Mr. Horrocks ; I advanced before him, anti con ceived he was the man, I followed after him , though with no determined purpotte. tis very correct , that I well what I'have done, but I did net at the time know what 1' meant to do. I did not mean to hit him on the head, but on the shoulder; on the head, 'however, he was hit, though it was ; not my intention. Mr. Horrocks lint told you what I did ; I do not deny .it; but now it is for you .to say to the world whether or not you think I am guilty of murder, or that was influeoced in the way laid down in that Indictment. I shall trouble you; my Lord and Gentlemen, no farther, but only to thank you for the'attentive and kind attention you have given to me. . The prisoner' Mir recoveringhiti thoughte, said unexpectedly , 'fife* seconds—Verdun me, my . Lord, can I see that cleaver, want 'to feel if it is now sharper than when' I had it? tit general instinctive expression of non-cOmpliance was ma nifested in the murmurs' of every part eftheCourt. Those who were in the itnitiediate vicinity df the Dock threw their eyes upon the s prisoner, and each twist closely Watched his slightest . movement.] Mr. Justice IIAYLEY, -holding • up the cleaver In his hand, sold, " Prisoner, cao you not ace the cleaver ? You have ii right to be satisfied in your own way of the fact you are desir ourt to luicertain, arid ,you shall be so satisfied ; hut the constable tit Is aaAelly in the same state as when you had i t. " he prisoner repeated his apology fur troubling his Lord reeip, but he really could not ascertain the edge of it at that ilimtnee. : • • Mr. Justice n e stetio.—Then let it be shdwn to -him; the primmer can see it without having it in his hand. The Solicitor for the prosecution held it firmly in both hands *ad brought it down to the dock. The prisoner merely looked the edge, but put no band upon it. He then said, Really it tikes me Pia it is 'sharper now than when I had it; perhaps, however, stn wrong." . - - Mr. ,Jowne, the prisonerse Counsel, intimated to the Court, that he was prepared to establish by evidence the state of the p r isoner's %Wind. The first was the 'prisoner's mother. The eirisoter will be 23 years of age next Alarch. Since his child. hood lie wax subject to head-aches; and singing in his ears. lie hurl a fever a few years ago, and after thit'his head became worse. A &lances was the result, under which he has since lehoured. fete Always complained of a violent pain at the back •of his-head, and on those occasions he said lie never knew what he said-or did. Since last May he was very ill and very un settled. There was a house of recovery at Preston, for fevers. lie asked witness if she could get him in, for he would be there talon erne of, for he was in such a state with his head, that he lid not know . what he . either said or did.. That lie repeated frequently, but particulerly on the day before Imo did the deed, The witness stated a variety of other acts, which chewed the unsetlicil ewe of his mind. On time Suntluy morning that he a(tentied Mr. Her - rocks, he said he wonted his shirt to go to the prisoner exclaimed, with his eyes fixed on mother, whom ha had beenetering at for some time, " 'What this, mother, why do you 41Wear thus falsely ?"1 Mr. Justice 11A LE Y tom him lie must not interrupt his mo. titer's eviderree, Ile knew elle was his own witness. Prisoner—My witness, ins Lord she is no sushi thing. I de mand truth, and also: sweera falsely. Ido sot say she swears >Weedy with purpo s e, but•srli she in doing so. Mr. Justice Devoe:sr Vow own Counsel lute celled hor in your 'behalf—trot to the direction of your Counsel. The Prisoner—lf that be the way to proceed, my Counsel is not true to inc—l don't want him. Stop a moment Prisoner, attend to me. Prisoner—l shall stop, if lam allowed to cross.examine her, Mr. Justice BAYLEY—Prisoner, you cannot be allowed, to M/s-examine your own witnesses. 1)o you wish to object to what the ()Aerofoil of your Counsel suggests. Prisoner—l only want troth and justice; X don't care what, my Counsel may suggest if it be contrary to these. The eon RT—Your Counsel will do nothing but what is pro w ; if you object, however, to you r mother's testimony, it is Ty duty to tell you.that you haven right to make. hat objec. Consider calmly ; is it your desire that your mother shOulil be stopped ? If it be, I shall have to strike out all she Itis maid (some of which is meant to make in yoir favour), as if it never Was spoken. • Prisoner—Then, my Lord, it is my wish that it be all struck AS, bectorie it is untrue, and I must contradict her. Myfather ,wt dorm alto. Time poor woman talks .of infinity finding at proudly); Witty Awls notin her vines ; my father told me so yesterday in the gaol. From the COVItT —Do you desire that her examination shall be continual? Prisoner—l thought I understood from your Lordship that I was entitled to examine all the witnesses after the Counsel had examined them. With that persuasion I listened to her, thinking I would be allowed to cross-examine her. I tilt but j little acquainted with the laws of England, anti if I am wrong I err through ignorance and not intention. Mr. Justice BAY Ler —When I observed to you that to which you have alluded, I meant it to apply to your right to cross examine all the witnesses for the prosecution. I cannot, you know, allow you to do what the law - does not permit - me to al; low another person. The prisoner became more tranquil, and replied, I really beg pardon, my Lord ; but my mother went on in such a way that I could not but interrupt her. Be . pleased to allow me to cross-examine her. • From the Co u rt'r —lndeed I cannot : consult your Counsel he will direct you properly. The Prisoner—My Counsel, pointing to the table, is there. I cannot go to him, I suppose—will he come to me? Mr.'JONES said, that he could mention to the solicitor, or a gentleman near him, his wishes, who would communicate. with him The prisoner in a how voice addressed some inco . - herent domestic story to the gentlemen near him. At length the trial proceeded. The mother's testimony detailed the fits of raving and wildness to which he was subjected. In her cross-examination by Dr. Wat. STaititte, it came out that Dr. St. Clare, who was examined that day, had trite a week for the fortnight before the 27th of July given her medicine for his head. The prisoner denied that he had any ditotere in the hack of his heath ; be had now and then a noise in MS ears, the effect of two long walking journies. The father, Thomas Riding, was then Prodocisl. Justice BAYLIE . asked the prisoner if he had any ob jection to the examination of his father?` Prisoner—No; for I believe itir4 my Lord, to be in his SCIVCS. The father confirmed the mbther's statement as to the attacks in the head, to which the prisoner was subject. He was con vinced that from the Ist May to the 27th of July., the day of the misfortune, he hadotot one night's sleep. They feared the Saturday before thathe would have destroyed himself' or some of the family. Ilia mother watched him closely that day, for witness had but one leg, having lost the other on board his 31a jetty's shin the'Snake. Dr. St. Clare was here recalled, and asked by the Conn whe ther the prisoner had ever applied to him for'any remedy for any disorder ? Witness recollected his applying to him on the 22t1 of July last, he then complained of head-ache and deafness, as well as ear-ache. The beitil=nehe he described as very violent. His pulse on the first occasion was rather qu ick: when he called a *mind time at the Dispensary, witness did not feel it. The. day of the assault, after it happened, his pulse be then felt, and it was above 90. He had not particu larly studied derangement of Mind. Front his feeling the pulse but on two occasions, he could not form any opinion of the probable state of his mind. Frequently tt great deal Of cunning is practised by deranged persons. It was quite con. sistent with considerable derangement to he conscious of know. ing when they were doing wrong or right. When be saw the prisoner at the I'll agistrate's, his mind was in a atate„of consi derable excitement; lie manifested complete apathy of every moral feeling, and that apathy, as far as he could speak front So short an observation, was real and not assumed. Cates of delirium were distinct front cases of delusion. Witness thought the manner of the prisoner at time Dispensary, on the 22d of July, rather strange. Walton, the Constable, was called again. lie recollected, that when the prisoner was apprehended lie had two Bleats shirts on. Mr. Justice 11.s.YLrY rose to charge the Jury. The case deserved not only very extraordinary attention on the part of the Jury, but an extraordinary exertion of .sound discrimination. It would. be for the Jury to say whether or not they believed the prisoner, when be committed the act, was in such a state of mind as to he able to distinguish at the tune the right from the wrong, or that he had a moral perception of the tendency of his own actions. The Jury at 9 o'clock retired, and after . 20 Minutes' consi deration, returned with a verdict of Gouty, but that the pri soner at the time was not of sound mind to know what he was about. Mr. Justice BAYILF!Y then said, that by a wholesome Act of Parliament, for the safety of the King's *objects, a person in the condition .of the prisoner must be detained in custody at the pleasure of his Majesty, to prevent his dolor further Mischief. The prisoner appeared Balm, and returned thanks in a very distinct manner to the Judge and Jury, for their patient at tention during his trial. A 111 Kit CAN F The following particulars respecting the capture of United States fishermen by the British, are extracted front the Portland Argus :—, It having been published in some of the, public Newspapers, that the fishermen taken of late on the coat of Nova.Seotia, by the British, were concerned in smuggling goods into British provinces, in order to correct this mistake, 1 send yott_the fol lowing statement of facts, concerning the capture of the schooner Charles, of York, taken on the 9th of May last, by his Ma jesty's gun-brig Argus, in the harbour of Shelburne. The schooner Charles, of York, of the burden of 40 tons, owned by Captain George Moody, a very correct and respectable merchant of that town, was fitted out this season with the proper fishing gear, provided with salt and suitable provisions for a voyage of five or six weeks. Hating taken a license for the cod fishery, and commanded . by skipper William Stover, with five other hands, all belonging to ors, she sailed from York on the 4th of May last, on - her first trip. The following is an exact schedule of every article on board the schooner when she sailed from York, viz : One and a halt' cord of wood, 20 hhds. Liverpool salt, 2 doz. new lines, one new and old herring net, 15 fishing leads, of alb. each, 1 gross hooks, 1201 b. pork, 4b14. ship bread, 12b1s. water, 201 b. rice. 21b. coffee. filb. tea, 31b: chocolate, 'OlO. candles, 2 gallons vinegar, l i lt,. pepper, 0 bushels potatoes, 15 gallons molasses, 401 b. flour, 1001 b. beef, 201bs. fish, half bushel beans, and IS gallons N.E. rum. No other article was on board the schooner when she left York, excepting the fishermen's cloth ing, boots and baryon, and some ballast. The schooner proceeded on her voyage, and arrived off Shel; borne on the Bth of May last, and came to anchor, Shelburne bearing N.N.W. distant about eight leagues, where she lay till Friday morning, May the oth, at which time the wind blew very fresh from the 8.5. E., and * heavy sea, the schooner dragging her anchor and drifting fast to leeward, and from every appearance a storm approaching, they ran into Shelburne for safety. While the schooner lay at anchor off Shelburne, they caught 08 cod-fish and three herrings only. The schooner got into Shelburne harbour about 12 o'clock the same'day. About an hour after she got into Shelburne, the brih , Argus hove in sight, and came into the harbour and sent her barge, wi th an officer and six men all armed, on board the schooner. who took pos. session of her, and ordered her alongside the brig. where she anchored. Skipper Stover was then ordered on board the brig with the schooner's papers: his papers were taken from him, and he again ordered on board his schooner—his boat taken off the deck, and carried away from the schooner. The schooner lay alongside the brig till the storm was over : it.cleared off Monday the 19th May, wino - finis. of the schooner's crew were taken on board the brig Argus, and the skipper and his brother kept on board the schooner, and two officer:it:nil seven men, armed with small arms and cutlasses, were put in possession of the schooner, and she sent on a cruise for vessels be longing to the United States. The schooner cruised nine days in the Ilay of Fundy, during which time she captured two fisher men, and carried them into - St. John's. After lying one day at St. John's, the schooner sailed on her second cruise for 20 days, and on the 22d of May landed skipper Stover and i his brother at Campo Bello, and gave the skipper the clothing which belonged to his crew, and the schooner pro. ceeded on her cruise. The four men put on board the brig were landed at St. John's, destitute of money or clothing, excepting what clothes they h a d on their backs; and travelled from thence 'to York on foot, and lived on the charity of the inhabitants as they passed. The schooner Charles never touched at anv place after she left York, no person was on board her excepting her own crew, and no one of leer crew were out of her from the time she left York, till boarded by the brig Argus, and the schooner's boat was not (lithe deck after leaving York, till she was taken off by the order of the commander of the brig Argus, and not a single article was taken out of the schooner. The facts above stated may be relied on as true, having been sworn to by all the crew. The crew of the schooner are all well known to the writer of this communication, and are men of veracity. Skipper Stover is a very honest and correct man, is active and enterprising, has had the command of the same schooner for the three last seasons, and - had caught one•third more fish in each season than were taught in any other vessel of her site belonging to - this place. In -consequence of the former good conduct of the skipper, the owner of the schooner had painted her waist this spring a little More dotty than is usual for fishermen, which,' as was avowed, wag the reason,of her being taken for a smuggler. SPAIN. Ertracl of a Letter, dated Cadiz July 19. Since my last, something new has occurred, which I conceivf.d it my duty to transmit to you iser duplicate. Such, indeed, has been the ge neral attack we made on the 16th instant, against the French, from the' whole extent of our. line, Commencing at Santi Petri; and eitending as far as Port Royal and El Trocadero; consequently from a distance, embracing a front equal to 12 . or 14 miles. Our troops -advanced from the re spective points within that di4aftre to the num;• 'tier of 4,460 men, of all arms, firmly resolved to go in search ofthe enemy, being tired and impa , . tient in waiting for them so long a time, till they kept their promise inmaking the attack they had long Igiastittgly announced. They were, in. fan, determined to go anti find ou,(the inactive flour ?ion soldiers within their' own parapets and en treoclimentsouid this they effected in the boldest and . Most effective manner, by first dislodging them, and then driving them before them at the point of the bayonet. After effecting the general reconnoissance which they lufd in view, they all retired in good order at the same time. At this moment the enemy, by availing himself of his ca valry, sought to charge them; •but they were re pulsed with an enormous loss, 'occasioned by the fire of :our batteries and gun -boats, which Covered our movement. Our loss W;as: , a4 kNled and 87 wounded. The .loss,OT 'die: 4 Eollof - vas very great; they themselves ccinfesS as' Many as five hundred killed and wounded, and they must have lost many horses, our batteries and' gun-boats being well served with grape-shot. Th., inclosed Supplement of the , Espectador of. Thursday, July 17, will furnish you with the principal details. , • • " SUPPLEMENT TO THE ESPECTADOR OF JULY • , 17,11323, PRINTED IN CADIZ. - . " OFFICIAL REI'oRT OF TILE OPERATIONS OF THE ARMY OW THE OADITANIKAN ISLAND, CALLED TIIE RESERVE. • • "In the morning of this day, It strong reconnoisSance has been effected on all the Points of the enemy's line, and in the whole of them the national arms have come off with glory. Brigadier-General Antonio Biwriet, Commander-in-Chief ad interim of this army, informs the War Minister, that the French have beheld with astonishment and. terror that the brave men he has the pride and glory to conimand, have not degenerated from those who conquered in Bayleni Albttera and St. Marcial. The entrenchments and parapets of the first line of the be siegers have been occupied with main force by our soldiers, and the attempt of the enemy to keep hia . position 3 has been as fruitless as it was costly to him, for, passing over the dead' bodies, our troops continued to advance, until the object posed to himself by the Commander-in -Chief being completely attained, he ordered the signal for halting to be given, with a view to stop their ardour, and for the purpose of preventing a general mid warm action from . commencing along the whole line, which being unequal might implicate the national arms, if the enemy haktime to bring up his cavalry, with which we were totally unprovided. " The General has not hitherto been able to , receive the de tails from all the Commanders of columns, which, Is soon as h e who with such noble does, he proposes to communicate them to the War Minister, in order that by 14Ing them before his Majesty, he may be able to enjoy that glory that awaits hint, in being placed at the head of honourable and 10 . y41 Spaniards, ardour defend the national honour; and the dignity of his crown. Compelled for the present to confine himself to a re. port of the most remarkable occurrences, the Commander.in , Chief briefly writerwtsfollows " At day-break this day, Col. Bartolomeo Gutierrez passed the river or canal of Sand Petri, near the Unman battery, with a column of 1100 men, supported by two gun-boats and two armed launches, advancing towards, Chiclane, for the purpose of attacking the enemy. At the tame moment, a column of 2,500 infantry, and 160 cavalry, commanded by Brigadier.. General Carlos Espinosa; crossed the Suazo bridge., the van guard being composed of companies of chasseurs, and the cavalry commanded by Colonel and Adjutant-General of the Staff, Jose Ovules. In this column were the General-in-Chief and his Staff: " From the Carrara blued four companies of grenadiers, chasseurs, and marines, commanded by the . Colonel of the sth regiment of infantry, Francisco Fernandez Geltin. " From the Trocadero about I,ooo'men went out, under the command of Brigadier Oen. Demetrio O'Daly ; the vanguard commanded by Colonel Jose de Santa Cruz, commander of that poa'►tion. . . " From the column rated on the main road, another detaci ment was sent forward froni the Portazgo, under the orders of Colonel Antonio Casino, Lieut.. Colonel of the National Artil lery, composed of from 4to . 1 :00 men. Along the canal of fur. raque sidled four gun-boats, under the orders of Captain Per. nando 'Munoz, commander of the Aposfadero, supporting the advance, of the troops of the centre. tight other gun-boats protected the movement of the troops from the Trocadero, on both shies of the harbour. " The column of Colonel Casino, which advanced on Chic lane with admirable order, and enthusiasm, was the first that came in contact with the enemy, who Met him with twice . the number. of infantry and cavalry, and two pieces of cannon.— These forces opened their fire, and as'our troops were still on the narrow road that crosses the salf-pans, and consequently unable to deploy, they made a retrograde,meirement in order to be enabled to form. In this movement Colonel Casano was wounded, as well as some other officers and soldiers. At, this moment the fire commenced with great warmth in the Chic lona Gardens, on the side of Santa Ana, by the column of Col ' ', Gutierrez, compelling the enemy to present himself with his whole force, atul forcing him to withdraw the column which he had pushed forward to oppose Col. Casino. Our reconnoissance being sufficiently effected, and finding that the enemy were about to receive a considerable reinforcemont of cavalry and artillery, the column of Col., 01stierrez began to withdraw, with the same order and steadiness rte if they-had been on a parade. The enemy then attempted to charge this column ; but the fire from our infantry and gun-boats compelled him to retire precipitately. " The column under the orders of General Espinosa advanced as far as the mill of tido, after beating and dislodging the enemy from his positions. " As soon as the Commander-in-Chief received advice% that Colonel CUSAMO was wounded, he ordered the Sub - Inspector of Infantry, Don Fecund° Infante, immediately to march and take, the command o f t h at co l u mn; and advance with it so as to eall the attention of the enemy. This officer executed 1118 movement in a quick and steady manner, and liberated Colonel Casano, whom the enemy were carrying off with them, after ill-treating him, and robbing him of every thing he had about hint, stripping hint literally to his Ain, when they took him in the retrograde movement his column rn3tle at the malt. The ferocious barbarity with which this brave Officer was treated by the French, belies in the most solemn manner the principles of generosity and honour ?. f: which the French boast in their fallacious Bulletins and other lying Papers. A conduct of this kind, only worthy of Caffres, and defenders of the Inquisition and absolute power, has greatly embittered our troops against them, and heightened their hatred of the aggres sors. The Commander-in-Chief, for the purpose of sustaining the'colUmn of the' Sob-Inspector, ordered - three companies of chasseurs belonging to the column of General Espinosa, to ad vance on his rear. commerce- " The departure of the troops from the . Trocadero and La Carraca, was effected . at sun-rise. Rragadier-General O'Daly caused one Column to push forward towards Port Royal, com manded by Colonel Santa Cruz, and another to advance on his left. The enemy presented himself in an attitude to defend his positions, but our brave men, disregarding the fire of his musquctry and artillery, rushed firmly on and dislottged him. —The recOnnissauce being in like manner effected on that point, and finding that the French were bringing forward a reinforcement' of cavalry and infantry from Port St. Mary's, as well as Xeres, our troops received orders to withdraw, which they,did with the , Same order and coolness with which they had Advanced, being duly supported hy. the gun-boats, without the French daringto charge our people When they were returning ;t0 their positions. " The column that went fromlaa Carraca 'moved along the channel of Santo Domingo, and hiving left the Saltpans, and advanced as far as the house of Villanueva, it opened ant kept up a brisk fire on the enemy till it was orthv.,4 to satire. Colonel Golfin executed this operation with the best orii.zr 'and coolness, when he saw that the troops of the Trocatlero were doing the same. _ " The General-in-Chief speaks in the highest praise of the stready bravery, order, and discipline with which all the troops have behaved. The Generals and other officers in the com mand of columns have perforated their duty, and executed their orders' and instructions in the most correct and satisfactory manner. The tommantler-in.Chief equally praises the courage and skill of our Marines, and recommends them for the impor t/Mt:service they rendered by the active and well directed. fire they kept up from the gun-boats. The loss of the brave Colonel Casano, as well as the wounds some other officers also received, at the same time that they are subjects of regret, evince to our invaders that Spaniards who have sworn to de.: fend their liberty, and not commit that perjury with which the French Government seeks to debase us, know how to seal with their blood the oath they have taken to preserve the national honour and glory unimpaired. The names of these illustrious patriots shall be published, and shall be pointed out to the gra- titude and love of their fellow-citizens, as soon as the Com mander.in-Chief furnishes the detailed Report he has pro. mined." --Cadiz, July 18, 1823. A true Copy of the Report read by the War 3liniater in the Cortex. N. B. This moment the Government have received inform*. tion that the French in their Report of the affair, acknowledge that they have lost 500 men, and at the same time magnify our loss to some thousands, according to their inveterate habit of lying. In order to hide their loss, they yesterday had an illu mination in Port St. Mary's. Til F: GREEKS. CORFU, Jutor 15. (Pnry.vrr. Conutseosnr:NcE.)---Three battle , between the Greeks and Turks took place at three different parts of Pindus in the month of June. The former had the advantage in'them all, and the last was very much in their favour. The Alkanian General, Suldjo-Corgea, was killed on this occasion. His loss is severely felt by the Mahomedans, as he was'the most skilful and brave General they possessed. After the defeat of Chourschid Pacha last year, lie pre served the plains of Thessaly far the Turks by his skilful manceuvreQ. After their last success, the Greeks extended themselves to the defiles of Zygos, on one of the highest points of Mount Pindus. From here they have established a free communication with Olympus and Veins. The Turks are surrounded on the plains of Larissa, and every day Important events are expected to take place in that part of Greece. NEW SOUTII WALr.s.—From the great interest which this growing colony has excited, we cannot refrain from extracting from the last Report of our Bible Society a fact which must *Wird great satisfaction to the new settlers there and to their numerous friends at home.—His Excellency Sir THOMAS BRISBANE, the Governor, was pleased at the Sixth Anniversary to declare, that his patronage and support would ever be readily bestowed in furtherance of its benign object. It appears that Its funds were in a flourishing state, that it had received contributions from the Branch Society at Van Dieman's Land, and the Associations at Castlereagh and other towns, and 3773 copies of Bibles and New Testaments had been circulated in the Colony by its exertions. To this com pendious statement must 'be added the gratifying com ment supplied by the experience of the Institution, that some persons in the Colony, who formerly had no knowledge of the sacred volume, and consequently esteemed it not, do now mans. feat a willingness to possess it. The comfort which it has Afforded to some In affliction has led others to seek and to find the,promised blessing. This Society has adopted, during the past year, a measure which points to future and more enlarged usefulness, and affords a general example to all others—the formation of a Bible Library.—lts object is to collect, and care. fully preserie, any works which may be of service in translat. ing the Sacred Scriptures ; also to excite a greater attention to igble reading and literary pursuits, which among them are too little regarded. We hope, says the Secretary; it may likewise be of no small advantage to the future generations of Australia' and the South Sea Isles, In settling the tliff2rent versions of the inspired volume, that in their own tongues the people may read, or hear faithfully narrated, the wonderful works of God. From what we had in store, and by thekindness of two or three friends, the Holy Scriptures, in whole or in 'part, are now collected here in more than twenty languages. A. communication from the Parent Society was then solicited, and most readily'aceeded to. About three weeks since, Captain F. returned from a long residence in Jamaica. bringing over with him two of the bloodhounds .from the Island of Cuba. They had re mained about a fortnight in London, when the Captain sent them on Tuisday week by the waggon to Salisbury, where they were received, and properly secured in a stable. On the following Friday, however, the dogs presented themselvtis at their master's lodgings in town, and while conjecture was yet busy as to tht manner of them return, the man in whose charge• they hid been placed, called to say the dogs had gnawed away their fastenings, had worked it hole through the stable, and had escaped ; anti as he knew the value set upon them, he had hastened to town, in the hope of hearing of them upon the road, or of giving such. early intelligence of their escape as might leaf. to their immediate recovery. Nothing could equal tam surprise of the man when he learned that the dogs had an. ticipated the messenger. Tilt DUKE D'HNIGIIEIN.—A beautiful column of black granite is erected in the ditch of Vincennes, in place of the wooden pyramid raised on the spot where the unfortunate Duke WEI/4 . 611E1N perished. The style is simple and noble, with the Inscription in letters of bronze, Hie ceekiit. It has been determined on, by the heads of the Orange Lodges In Ireland, to build a splendid Ilall fur the m eetings of the Association. Its east will be limited to forty thousand pounds, and the work will be forthwith undertaken. • 1., . 7 : . * Vi% A SUSSEX. BRIGHTON, AUG. 17.—1 n celebration of the Birthday of' His Royal Highness the Duke of York, a Masonic Festival en.. livened the interior of the Royal York Hotel. Of the Lodge held at this house, the Commander-in-Chief is the Patron ; and, bieeinsequence, its original designation of Cingma Port, was changed to that of Royal York. That of yesterday was the first Anniversary of the character named, from the event specified, and a resolution was paned, in open Lodge, thai each returning Anniversary should be as a peculiar day of' rejoking, to branch of the British Craft. The previous business be ing disposed of yesterday, the collective party, including vise.. tanot from other Lodges, sat down to a sumptuous dinner* • seven o'clock, r. at., which was excellently prepared, and as well served up. The viands were succeeded by wines of' iht best vintages, and one general eitirit of cheerfulness pervaded the social circle. Brother Dew was the it'. M., and Brother. Altimacker the S. W. The first toast, with masonic honours, was, " The King and the Craft." Its effect was electrical. The second toast, with a similar obs e rv a nce, w a s, " the Duke' Of sus.sex," as the 6. M., &c. ; and the third, " the Duke of York;" and, deafening for an interval were the acclamations, the collision of hands, and the clatter of glasses which follow. ed. Each toast was preceded by introductory remarks from the M., pithy and appropriate, and every way suitable was the effect they produced upon the feelings of all present. " The " The Duke of Richmond," as the P.G.M. of Sussex, and a• long succession of patriotic toasts and sentiments, justified the subsequent sacrifices that were made at the shrine of the t osy god. For the Iltsmtv of Ltosotta, friez the Fourth Page. PRICE. OF STOCKS TIII4 DAY AT ONE O . CLICg. India Stock . India Bondl ;Os. Si. South Sea Stuck Old Annuities Ex. Bills '2B 34 pr. Ditto Small Bank for Act. India for Con. Acct Cons. for B2i Bonk Stetek 3 per Cent. Ited. 21!1 3 per Cent. Cons. 331,cr Cent 190 A 4 per tent. - I New )ld 5 per Cents. titl7 Hank bon:PAnn.•:'.l . 3-16ths Imp. 3 per PRICE or FOREIGN STOCI 4.$ LONDON, Ava.2l. AT ON,: WCI.OOK. Five per Cents. 93. Scrip, 2i pr. Six per Cents. 00. Russian Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. (Ditto New 08i. Fire per Cent. Bonds. 77. Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. Five per Cent. Bonds, 1820, 00. Spanish . Ditto 1821, :17i. Ditto • 1022, 00. Five per Cent. Bonds, RN. Ditto New, 86e. Five per Cent. Bonds, 00. Six per Cent. Bonds, 611.1. New Loan, 00. Bank Shares £2l 13s. fSeven per Cent. 00. American Six per C,nt. 931-1014. tFive per Cent. 17-98 i. Three per Cent. 70. Freucl► 'Neapolitan A tiiitrian Prtimian Danish Chili CAnnibian Peruvian BI(IN XYA TER A T LONDON BRIM) E TO.MOR ROW. Morning. Ulm inutes after 2. 1 Evening, ISO minutes lifter 1, THE SUN. SOLES! QUI DiCERE FALSUAI AUJPEAT LONDON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1823. We have the satisfaction to state, that the offi cial accounts of the Quarter's Revenue are ex. pected to be highly favourable. In the Customs, in particular, we understand that there is a very considerable improvement, as compared with the corresponding Quarter last Year ; and generally, that the state of the Revenue is indicative of great and growing prosperity. The arrival yesterday of our Expresses front Paris enabled us to anticipate all the intelligence received this day from France by the usual course. A private Express has arrived from Parisi We cannot learn that this cons eyanee has hrought any confirmation of the Decree attributed to the Duke d'ANctout.cstE.—lt is said that the Rentes at Paris were 92 f. 95 c., which is a decline of per cent.—Our own Consols opened this morning at gqi, and declined to 828, with little doing. Spanish Bonds, on the other hand, which opened at. 394, rose to 371. A Supplement to the Cadit.E x peclador of the 17th ult. has furnished us with the Spanish dal account of the brisk attack made - b y the Spaniards on the French lines, on the 16th. , —This interesting document will be found in our preceding columns. The Spaniards completely effected the object of the sortie, or reconnoisance, and, with trilling loss to themselves, scattered terror and death along the whole of the enemy's line, and ever, where drove him from his host' ttons The details will he read will% interest. Some of our Cotenipoiaiies have K 1 ) " . " 6 a doubt of the authenticity of the , dot... attri buted to the Duke d'Asaout.Exts, dattql the 801 inst. at Andujar, and received yesterday by our ' second Express from Paris. The greater part of our brother Journalists, howes;er, appear to be of opinion that this important document , is genuine. All acknowledge, that, if it is 'bot spurious, it is a virtual annihilation of the Ma. drid Regency, and that it can only be regarded• as an indication, on the part of the French, of a settled resolution to bring the war to a conclu sion.—As to the authenticity of the Decree, we can only say that the copy transmitted to tor . came from a quarter eminently qualified to form a correct judgment respecting it ; and. Indeed it is our belief, from the known , connections of our Correspondent, that he had received it from the French Government; and it is our opinion, formed from a consider*. I, 1