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LITERARY NOTICE. LEM IRA of LORAINE. A Romance, in Three Volumes. me merit of this work entitled it to an earlier attention, particularly as we understand that it was written by a Lady nearly connected with a family distinguished for genius and learning, from one of whose members the public have re ceiverl an admirable translation of the ./Eneid, and from another a translation of a play of 2E3- chylub (narked by extraordinary erudition, criti cal acumen, and poetical spirit. The romance of Lemira of Loraine consists of a mixture of histori cal facts and real personages, during the time of Louis XI V., with scenes and characters resulting from the imagination of the fair Author. It seems to have been her intention to form in her heroine a model of female excellence. Lemira has all the dignity suitable to her rank as a Princess, all the amiable qualities that can adorn the sex in every relation of life. She -is involved in scenes of the , most affecting and trying descrip. lion, but she preserves the uniform dignity of her .character, and never relaxes in her zeal for vir tue, in tenderness, and in all the amiable quali ties that give value to the female character. In Mellidor, she has given a counterpart of moral excellence in a character, brave, dignified, hu mane, and patriotic. The fable is by no means free from improbabilities, but it is obvious, that the mere events of ordinary We are .not to be expected in works of this nature. it is sufficient if 'the incidents and situa- AWN are such us do not exceed the limits of absolute possibility, .and are calculated to .excite a strong; interest in the Reader. Such is the case with this Romance. Many of the circuum•nstances are deeply affecting, and it is im ,p,rssible to be begin the work and not feel such sympathy with the principal characters as corn wls the mind to pursue the narrative to its final result. But the fair Author has not drawn mere ‘irtuous and noble characters, but others of a - lighter and of a darker nature, as in the careless 'but amiable Rosalie, the perfidious Villeron, and the licentious Melanie, as well as in the faith -fel and affectionate Flora, and others. We will not give a►► outline of the fable, because, in the► first place, it would occupy more space than we are able to spare, and in the next we will not forestal the interest which the work will assured ly The language is correct, varied, and animated ; the sentiments are always appro :priate to the persons. A moral energy and a delicate refinement characterize the work alto ,getlker, and it is impossible for the Reader to rise from it without being strongly touched with sensibility, and deeply impressed with the interests , of virtue. NAPOLEON. .EXTRACTS from the HISTORY of the Illustrious 110 USE of ORSINA, written by ' , unmet:seta SANS°. vino, and printed at Vaal tes. in WM. friw following ore extracts front this Work, to which we bristly referred our Renders yesterday ; - it has attracted much attention from the circum stance of its containing an account of one of its members, named Nkeoi,coN, who was distin guished for his military talent and renown. " There were several Napoleons ; for at all times the ears of the Italians heard that name spoken of among signalised men ,either in peace or in war, who, besides being attentive to the Priests of Oviedo and Senators of Rome, one among them was taken into Germany by the Emperor, and acquired by his *slow veriimportant stations; and having taken a wife from among that people, left his succeasora there. Another Napo leon did the same in the year 1200 in France, as it is written in the first book of this work. The Cardinal Napoleon was also renowned, and under liontface the Eighth, appointed Augubus to the Church. lioniinitta says, that the King Sodonicus of Naples elected him Count of Manupella, also Great (Cacelliero) of Sicily. After the death of the ' King Napolcon,; Othinius Orsinius was created Prince of Tareato, &ad !Wald Orsinius was made Count of Fagba-1 Cotae—Ladialas elected Ren'ald Prince of 'rarento. Among the Perogiens was seen another Napoleon ; their General pos. Rased at that time the environs of Castile, and thought of foanding a new kingdom in Tuseany—Robert Guiscardo, in defx,uting the City of Capone, employed the Count Napoleon Orainius—And Napoleon, brother to Matthew, and son of Paalus, was Lord among the Ovietiens,with the title of Praetor; V711.X much celebrated in the militia.—There was also in the time of Charles the Second a Napoleon,who had been the greatest tienator of Rome; and among the Counts of Manupella there was a Nupoleon, besides the Cardinal, who hail predicted the name; and in 1335, Philip King of France, son of Chariot of Valois, sue named Sackland,htiving gone upon the hazardous expedition of the Holy Land, avid engaged in the saw. cause several Kings; Princes, Dukes, and Barons ; a Napoleon Orsinius, of great finta at that time, erected a noble and handsome Palace, called St. Andrew, in order to receive the King of France and the res t of the Royal Family, which act was afterwards imitated by Gian fiiiardano,who built a Palace there; but it •,,,Ipeared that amongst all of them, Napoleon, son of Charles and falter to Virginian, possessed the first station on araeunt of his having been (Gon falonier) in the Holy Church daring 22 years with uninter rupted magnificence, liberality, and greatness of soul, and was made Count of Tagliaeozzo by the King Ferdinand, (Contest) 'also of military (peritia) with Frederick the First, Duke of klutne.—Lih. 2. p. 80. In page 69, of the sante Book, are the following remarkable leas " Vivi immortals o gran Napoleone, Poi cite l'opere tuo sono inunortuli. .Tu padre :le soldati, 11buon Icdrigo, i popoli doinN soura ii metauro, Dcstaste col tun noire a gloria, a Ito:tore, Jtt mentre ambedue con Parini illustri Vi foal, aurae in quest' alma Prouincia La militia glit spenta de' Boinani. Ti dee dunque rum pur Bellona, c Mane, 11i s it sommo Giouc, no' futuri tempi, Conseruar innuortal t dunque Immortal° Vivi o Napoleon padre dell' armi." Free Translotion. lie thou great and immortal, Napoleon, since thy works are so . immortal. Thee, father of soldiers, the good Fedrigo, who commanded at Meteor:l—destined by thy name to glory and to honour, thou rawest, in that gencrouscountry,the Roman Army Alestroyed. however, thou °tightest not to consider liellana and Mars as innuortal, but the great Jupiter. Then live, ituthortal 'Napoleon, father of armies!" PARIS PAPERS. The Paris Papers of Tuesday morning are almost wholly occupied with the proceedings in the Chamber of Deputies on the 28th ) on the law relative to the Snpplemental Credit for 1823. M. Girardin complained that his application to have certain papers connected with the subject given him, had been of no use : his complaint to the Chamber met the same fate. M. Benjamin Constant then spoke against granting the Vote of Credit till Ministers had given some explanations. He took occasion to acknowledge that the expe dition into Spain had been glorious for the French armies, but that the condition of that country was not so tranquil, so well established, as to autho rise the Deputies to vote money, till they ob tained some more information, till they saw those views confirmed, for which the expedition was said to be undertaken, and the reign of anarchy had given place to the empire of the laws.—M. de Montmarci spoke in favour of the law, and justified the contract made with M. Ouvrurd, on account of its being necessary to put the army immediately in motion, and its not being provided with carriages, &c. to enable it to ,move. — General Foy observed, that all the expellee provided for by a previous vote of credit for 100,000,00 0 had not been incurred, and yet the Ministers demanded more, lie contended that Ouvrard bad been imposed on the Duke d'Angon leme,and had only imperfectly performed his sti pulated service. The General examined the preparations which bad been made for the open ing of the campaign in Spain, which he charac terised as inefficient. M. Ouvrard, instead of coming with capital and his private resources to the aid of the army, had every thing supplied him. The General etaered into numerazl-drtzifl; to chew the enormous gains of this contractor, and yet there was to be.found in the convention of Joinville an article, -entitled, Indemnity to M. Ouvrard. M. de Villele replied, that .it was not possible to proceed in the campaign without the assistance of a skilful man like the contractor. lie announced that the definitive account of t_ I te expellees of the campaign would be presented to the Chamber the following year.; The . debate was, after hearing one or :two other Members ) adjourned. The Evening Papers of Tuesday contain a re port.of the adjourned debate on the supplemen tarp credits, which was resumed in the - morning of that day. M. Duv4ux said . , the late inva sion of Spain, for which the supplementary credits were demanded, was an enterprize fraught with civil consequences to France. Whilst. the French troops, he observed, covered with glory, were crossing the Pyrenees and I3idassoa, the War Department passed the 'Caudine Forks, under the auspices of the firm of Ouvrard and Co. No Minister was found to avow himself re sponsible for the contracts : not one would ven (ere to countersign them. " Which of the Mi nisters," exclaimed the speaker, " has incurred the responsibility of these contracts, so burden some to Franca • ?"----LM. Dovenx paused a few moments:'*" N one answers my gne;:tion —(Laughter.)—This is the first blame which all administration that cannot defend itself de , serves." The Speaker proceeded to review the operations of the administration on the opening of the campaign in Spain ; and to support his argu ments thereon, he frequently referred to the Me morial of the Marshal Ddike de Benoit°, from which it appeared that the Army was amply 'supplied with provision, and that it was. impoi sible to fix upon any time when it experienced that necessity hich had been so strenuously in sisted upon in justification of the. extravagant contracts entered into with M. Ouvrard, and which, in conclusion, he declared, from calcula tions which hp had made, had surpassed the allotted credits by 100 millions. The printing of M. Duwtux's speech was de manded. The Minister of Finance controverted the error into which, in his opinion, the preceding speaker had fallen, in saying that the allotted credits were exceeded by 100 Ins Excellency showed that the whole of the loan (which it was wished to make the sole ob ject Of discussing) amounted only to 48 millions. He gave this explanation before the Chat»ber should vote the printing of the speech, in order to enlighten public opinion, by demonstrating that the basis upon which the principal calcula. Lions of the Honourable Member (M. Duvaux) were founded was incorrect. M. PA UTON EAU; i n a l o ng speech, justified all the administrative nets of the army of Spain. M. PETON demanded, and he doubted not that the entire Chamber would demand, .a prompt and vigorous investigation of the conduct of those who concluded the contracts. On this condition only would lie vote for the projet. . • M. de VA.r.r.oN thought that the Commission would not have approved of the expenditure of the army of Spain, unless they had been con vinced of the just necessity of it; 44 I also de mand," said he, 64 an investigation which ought only to make the guilty sremble, hut whose ter rible consequences ought not to atrect men who are only accused of negligence." The close of the' debate• was loudly called for ; M. CLAuscr— DE CoussEttouts demanded to be heard relative to a simple fact. 46 Gentlemen," said the Honourable Member, 64 M. Benjamin Constant, in tlu sitting of yesterday, stated one fact respecting the situation of Spain. I have only two winds to say, I claim, therefore your attention. M. Benjamin Constant asked you— ' Is the authority of the Throne re-established in Spain ? Is it respected, when, in defiance of the Royal. ordinances, numerous citizens are vic tims of re-actions ? From this statement, you may believe, Gentlemen, that the partizans of the Cortes are a prey to horrible persecutions.'" The speaker was proceeding, but. being fre quently interrupted by movements in the Cham ber, he remitned his seat. M. Dov Aux demandedito be heard to rectify on incorrect statement made by the Minister of Finance. The close of (lie discussion, however, being loudly. and generally demanded, wets put to the vote and adopted. • The Journal des 'woo contains a lour; anti Litter' against that Ministry, which so lately numbered M. de :Chateaubriand in its ranks, and which so very lately was so very much praised in that Journal. We extract the following passages :—" If you would destroy the liberty of a nation, brilliant, valiant, frank, and independent, call glory to your aid. But A n obscure despotism, which issues from the anti chamber of a Minister, and which, as the price of independence, offers—not the conquest of the world, but that of a customhouse, would only be laughed at, if it takes effrontery for power, and publicly announces its system of corruption." After referring to the late affair of the Quolidienne, it asks, 44 Has the freedom of Election been more respected than the Liberty of the Press ? The Chamber of Deputies had been dissolved to begin a new era of repose'and stability for France. The immense majority of its suffrages were in favour of the Government : it was only necessary to allow it to act." It is afterwards stated, that the Government bestows a large Revenue for the encouragement of the Arts, but this i 3 so badly administered, that it seems given only to stifle them. It took the Duke of An gouleme six months to deliver Ferdinand, and the Minister of the Interior has now been eight building the triumphant arch, and the first stone is not yet laid. In fact, it finds nothing has been done right by that Ministry, of which, according to the accounts of the same Paper, M. de Cha teitubriand lately constituted the whole moral force. The same Journal states as an accredited rumour, that Baron de Danias has tendered his resignation of the portefeuille of the Ministry of %Var. The Etoile states that there is no more truth in this report than in that of the preceding day 4 P. rhangn of Ministry, mentioned by the Con stitutionnet. Ott reference to the report of the debates in the Chamber of Deputies of Tuesday, it is clear that if the Baron do Damns had ten dered his resignation it had not been accepted, for the Baron on that day took his seat on the Bench of Ministers. Ott Tuesday, M. de Villele transacted busi ness with the King. On the Same day, at two o'clock, his Majesty took an airit,g in his carriage. I'tt E r~ cif Ftr ND9.—Five per Cents. MI. 00c. ; after 'Change hum, 102 f. 55c.; Neapolitan, 89 ; Spanish Royal Loan, CO4; Spanish itentes, 194. lIURRICANE AT THE ISLE OF FRANCE. (TuRTREa. PARTIcuLAIts.) • MAURITIUS, FE.n. 25.—0 n the 23d our untor tunate colony again experienced the fatal effects of a hurricane. Already what we know to have occurred in Port Louis, and learn what happened in different parts of the island, convince us that the disasters caused six years ago by a similar scourge, frightful as they were have been surpassed, and that the colony 'has suffered in a manner the most fatal both for its commerce and its agricul ture. During the night between the 22d and 230 there were few indications of the approach ing tempest ; but after 12 at noon 'on the 23d, the mercury in the barometer began to descend tepidly. The - h..fo r e and the hour after the betting of th e sun were the period when the storm was at its utmost fury. yesterday morning the roads presented a frightful spectacle : vessels cast no shore ; others run foul of the bridges and distillate(' ; and the whole in a state of damage of which there has been no parallel seen here for more than 30 years. The build ings m:ist exposed to the effect of thehurricaneove,re the houses . of the Champ de Loll and the ltoval College. One of. its most extraordinary - results Was the shock, given to the house Lafargne. This immense edifice, by th e f orce o f the wind, was so nearly overthrown, that it ap peared ready every moment to fall and crush under its ruins forty children, and the per sous employed in their instruction. All of them, however, had time to escape, for the build ing remained nearly in the same slate (luring the remainder of the storm. Though the damage sus tained was nearly equivalent to ita total destruc tion, the edifice slid not fall to the ground. A fire broke out at the period when the storm Was at its height, but the house in ‘vhich it occurred being insulated, no further mischief occurred. DR EADFU 14 ACCIDENT. An inquest was hold on Tuesday, at the sign of the King's Arms Tavern, Kentish-town, before- Thomas STinT.txo, Esq., coroner for Middlesex. on the body of Robert eleven year s of age, who was run v wn stage.coaehes. aver by a K i e h n line A b : o l. y to , The following evidence was received on the first day'of the inquest, which was adjourned until Wednesday evening, for the purpose of receiving more satisfactory evidence : Richard Stubbs, Esq. of Highgate, being sworn, deposed that on Alonday last, about half past nine o'clock, he was pro ceeding to London on the top of Graham and Co.'s Kentish town stage.coach, when the accident occurred, at the time the horses were going at a moderate pace, about seven miles an hour; the coach had two horses attached to it, and th e number of passengers on the coach was that allowed by Act of Parliament. On the arrival of the coach nearl Opposite the tavern, the deceased, who was on left han y d of the road, carrying an earthenware jug, attempted to run across the road, while the stage-coach was driving, and another stage coach was at the bead. The d ecease d , as be was p ass i ng across the road, was 'knocked d own e i ther bft h n pole of the coach or the horse's chest, and the wheels of the coach passed completely over his body. Wi tness was so very much agitated that he observed no more of the accident. When the accident occurred, the coachman alighted frotn'the box, and rendered the boy every assistance in his power. Witness did not think that there was any racing or competition between the stage coaches at the time; (lid not think the coachman saw- the de ceased at the time; did not hear the coachman call out to the boy. Robert Aldham, Gentleman, of lientish-town, being sworn, deposed that he was an outside passenger on Graham's coach when the accident took place. He saw the deceased. run over by the wheels, after which he Fot on his legs and attempted to run, but he fell down. He spit - blood after the accident. The coach was on the near aide of the read. If witness had been driving he could not have prevented the accident. The coach wal going at 0 or 9 Milts an hour. Thomas Goss, of'Mansiield-cresent, deposed that he saw the accident. The two'coaches were driving in the London direc tion at a quick rate. The coachman called out to the deceased ten or twelve yards before the accident happened. The horses were galloping at the time the two near wheels passed-over the deceased's body. Mr. Thomas linxley, of the Temple, was sitting on the. dickey when the accident occurred ; he thought it an accident. Mr. Charles Larab thought no blame was attached to the coachman. Mr. Smith, wine -merchant, said the coach was running ten or twelve miles an hour. Could not say whether the horses were galloping or not. The inquest was resumed yesterday, when several other wit nesses were examined, and the Jury, after a very long consulta tion, returned a verdict of " Accidental Death," with a dcodand of 51. on the coach, &c. Mr. Graham, after the verdict was delivered, offered to pay the expences of the deceased's funeral. PRICE OF STOCKS Tins Bank Stock 237 3 per Cent. Red. - 94 Al i 3 per Cent. Cons shut 3i per Cent. lOl4B / Dissd. 4 per Cent. Asstl. ... 101 ifi New shat Bank liongAnn. 22& 13-16ths Imp. 3 per Cents. India Stock DA V AT ONE O'CLOCK. India Bonds 83s. 84s: South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto E. Bills £lOOO, 2d 35 37 Ditto Ditto Small Bank for Act. India for .Acct. Cons. for Account 9s:iggh PRICES OF FOREIGN FU Austrianilds, S per et. Scrip —l Minn, lads,6 per ct. Pi 6 5, Colombian lids. 6 per et. 8.14 34' Scrip pr. Danish, 5 per cent. 99} ex thy. Greek Scrip Mexican Roach Scrip - Neapolitan, 5 per cent.... Peruvian Bonds Scrip RusAan, Old, 5 per ct. 954 6 NOS, AT ONE O'CLOCK. Portuguese It onds -Scrip Prussian, 5 per ct.D9 7 ex div. Ditto New - Spanish 1821,5 per et 20 181 1823, 1 ditto Alliance Shares 1:4 14 Palladium • _ Eluitable Loa* Irish Ditto Manchester Ditto French Itentcs ------ Scrip l5; 15 PRICE OF IRIS/1 STOCKS, JUNE 29. ' Rank Stock shut Grand Canal. Loan, lip.ct. 664 Gov. Deb. 33 per cent 14 —Ditto 4 per cent.... Stock, 33 per et— 14 —DittoStock Gov. Deb. 4 per cent. Royal Canal Stock Gov. Deb. 5 per cent. - -Stock, 4 per cent. l4 Do. Deb. with Gov. Sec.... New Treasury Bills, .5 per cent...._ Do. City Debentures, 5 per ct. Ballast Office Govt. Sec. Lying in Hospital 4 per ct. 4 per cent. 34 Exchange on London, June 28, 8. FOREIGN MAILS. AnnlvEn. 1 IZamburgh I Holland DUE. I Flanders 0 America HIGH WATER AT LON iY) Morning, 42 minutes after G. I IN BRIDOE TO-MORROW. j Brenirt , ,,;, 8 minutes after 7. THE- S UN. soLEnt OUTS incEnE FA7.SU3I AUDEAT LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 2, 18'24. CITY, ONE O'CLOCK. The Money Markets continue in a gloomy state, in consequence of the renewal of rumours respecting a change in the French Ministry, and of the resignation of M. in Vut.r.r.c. By well-informed persons, however, these rumours, are entirely discredited. Colombian Gazettes have been received in town this morning.— Their contents are said to be favourable.— There are renewed reports of BOLIVAR hav ing b een sign a lly defeated in Peru; and com pelled to undertake . a long and difficult retreat. Consols opened at 951- for the Account, but have declined to 951.—Mexican and Colombian Scrip are depressed,—the former being at par, and the latter at only premium. The Colonel BourtNE (as be calls himself) lately arrested in Mexico, on suspicion of being a spy for Pronnine, is the Gentleman wlatook out the Contracts for the Anglo Mexican Mining Company. He, in conjunction with a M2i OL• 1 LAR, an American, planned, ' contracts. believe he has no right to tne title of Colonel, which he assumes ; though we acquit him of the suspicion he labours under of being a spy, occa sioned solely by his own imprudence. We have received the Paris Papers of Tues day and the Muffle and Piiotc of Wednesday, and have given extracts from them in a pre. ceding column. A meeting of the Colonist', has been held ut Trinidad, on the subject of the innovations pro posed by Government in the condition and treat inent of the Slaves. The Meeting agreed to petition to the Governor. of the Island, express ing the sincere desire of the Planters to ;pacer in, and adopt every practicable and safe proposi. sion for the improvement of the Negroes, but at the same time respectfully stating the opinion, that the full execution of the Order in Council would prove most injurious to'the Negroes them selves, and would place the lives and property, of the Whites and of the free people of colour in imminent peril, and therefore praying the Go vernor to suspend the promulgation of the Order in Council, until a sufficient opportunity shall have been, afforded for endeavouring to effect a change in the views and intentions of the Go vernment at borne. We have inserted the peti tion in another column. It is drawn up in be coming language, and is remarkable for the seeming sincerity as well as propriety of the spirit by which it has been dictated. We con fess that we are inclined to pay great attention to the representations of the West India Planters on a subject respecting the true merits of which they are -unquestionably the best informed, and which we are far from thinking it to be their in. terest to misrepresent. If they have a deep stake in preserving their right of property in their slaves unimpaired, they have also a deep stake in keeping the slave population in a state of health, comfort, and contentment, and even in imbuing them with such moral and religious knowledge and sentiments as may counteract the disposition to revolt, and even divest insurrec tion or insubordination of its ferocity if it should hereafter break out. Notwithstanding the sup- posed bias, therefore, of the Slave Proprietors, from motives of self-interest, against every- pro ject for the improvement of the Negroes, we are strongly inclined to believe that mischievous , xaggerations are more to be apprehended from the pretended friends of the slaves than from Weir masters. We can never forget that one of the principa I arguments urged by the former in favour of the emancipation of the slaves, is the greater cheapness of free labour ; and we there fore look with an eye of the greatest suspicion on the designs of philanthropists, the end of whose benevolence is to extract from the labour- ing population of tropical climates an immense increase of severe bodily toil, and to reduce the amount of the remuneration given for a less se. rere exertion of labour under the present system. Letters from Bogota, and Colombian Gazettes to the 25th of April, have beet► received. The former bring a confirmation of the insurrection of the black troops in the Castle of Callao, but add that it was considered an event of no importance, and timid troops had been detached for its sup. pression. The arrival of Mr. 11ENocusov, the British Consul, at Bogota, on the 30th of March, is officially announced in the Gazette of the 11th of April in the following manner : BRITISH COMMISSION. Mr. Jamts HendeAcoa arrived in this capital on the 30th of last month, and on the sth instant was presented to his Excel lency the Vice-President, by the Secretary for Foreign Affairs. We regret much that our limits do not permit us now to insert the fine and eloquent speech addressed by Mr. Henderson to the Executive on this occasion, but which we will procure for publication hereafter. His Excellency, in reply, expressed the pleasure he felt at seeing in the capital an ancient friend of Colombia, and his wish to draw closer the relations of the Re public with the British Empire. He said, that after examining his credentials as Consul-General, which had been put into his hands, he would communicate any resolutions that might arise nom it through the Secretary fur Foreign Affairs. The Commission of his Britannic Majesty is now complete in the capital. It is composel of Colonel Hamilton, Lieu tenant-Colonel Campbell, Mr. James Henderson, and . Cade, SLcretary. Now that Mr. Henderson has become incorporated with the British Commission. we may be permitted to renew our hopts that the labours of its members, whose character inipireS the greatest confidence in the Colombian Government, may b 3 crowned with the most happy result and mutual benefit both to the Republic and to the British Empire. New York Papers to the Bth instant reached us last night. The following are the only ex tracts of any interest : [From the New York Commercial Ackertiser, June 7.) Jamaica Papers to the Ilth ult. mention the Utroduction of the small-pox into that Island from this city, where it was re ported to be raging. It was rumoured at Cuba, that Port) Cabello was to be blockaded, and a descent to be made o t Maracaibo. Antigua Papers to May 18, mention a long and severe drought on that Island, Which was terminated on the 2Gth April, to the great relief aril joy of the inhabitants. SMUGGLING (GA PI lIACY) ETECTED.—Tharnitedavel revenue cutter Florida has arrived at St. Augustine,from Key West, with a Spanish scboner, prize to a Colombian privateer, seized for larding her cargo on our shores, in violation of our revenue laws, and we may add, the laws of nations; without entry at the Custom•!louse, and be,,re trial and condemnation by any Court of Admiralty, or other competent tribunal. This practice has been too long carried on upon the coast of Florida ; ansi it is Impel that our Government will not relax in their nlcasm's in it'd of Corn. Porter to prevent its continuance, at lest if we wish the Spanish authorities in the neighbourhood (Cuba) to act with spirit and cordiality in suppressing the rob• bery and murder of our vessels and citizens. MittAmrcur, MAY 2l.—The ship Mountaineer, from Chatham, arrived here May 20. On her passage, fell in with the Mantle, from Shields, for this port, in a sinking state ; took the crew from the wreck, and afterwards put them (with the exception of one man) on board a vessel bound for England. Also, fell in with the brig Lydia, of Miramichi, in distress, having experienced a heavy gale April 17, long. 38.47. in which he suusined considerable damage, and lost one man. Sup plied her With a main-yard, which was all she then stood in need of. May 21. The Lydia has not yet arrived. From 'Alexandria a letter has been received, dated on the 13th of May, of which the follow ing is. an extract Our trade is about expe riencing another total suspension in consequence of the measures resorted to by the Government to procure transports for conveying troops and stores to the Morea. It is conjectured that 'about one hundred and fifty sail ,of European slapping will be wanted, and the better to drive them to his terms, his Highness the PACHA has forbidden any new loadings to commence, whilst on the other hand empty vessels are refused clearances. This stagnation is likewise assisted by the plague at Cairo, and 'the contagion is at length developing itself here also, various attacks having again occurred yesterday and this duty.-- The season being much advanced, we hope to be-relieved from this unwelcome guest," &c. Letters and papers have beee ' , velvet! frill' Gibraltar to the 14th ult. The s e state, that on the 10th of that month, a French schooner had arrived there from Cadiz with troops on board.for Carthagena. The Board of Health nt Cadiz, wishing to guard against the intro duction of the yellow fever, which, as the French troops were in Cadiz, would probably be Much more fatal than usual, had come to the de. termination of closing the port of Cadiz against vessels from the Spanish Antilles,. and the Islands in that neighbourhood, or from the Mexican Gulf and Costa Firma, and of sending them direct at the Lazaret at Port Mahon, and as the hot weather was shortly expected to set in, the measure was expected to be put in force immediately% Mr. GAZELLE has received his appointment 89 one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, vacant by the resignation of Mr. Justice ICHA RDSO N. The LOUD CHANCELLOR Com municated to the LearnEd Gentleman yesterday that he had been raised to the Bench.