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Lorraine, in time to be present at the battle of Roueeau%. In the subsequent action at Val (or Laffeldt,) the Edinburgh Regiment captured two stand of colours, and lost one efficer, four serjeants, one drummer, and 25 rank and file,_ killed ; and four officers, three serj ean t s , on e drummer, and 50 rank and file, wounded. The captured banners were to be seen in the Chapel of Whitehall, so late as-1819, but we believe they have since been removed to m a ke way for the more novel, but. not more honourable trophies, taken during the Duke Wellington's campaigns. Preliminaries of peace having been signed in 1749, the Edinburgh Regiment, (Panmure's) embarked at Williamstadt for Ireland. In the course of the voyage they experienced very tem pestuous weather, and were driven first to Har wich, and afterwards to the coast of Normand), on which one of the transports was wrecked, but no lives were lost. In 1756, Great Britain having declared war against France, in consequence of certain en v: oachments made on her colonial possessions, the Edinburgh Regiment, (Home's) which we shall in future designate the 25th, was embarked next year, with other troops, under the command of Sir John Mordaunt, with a view to make a descent on the coast of France. This object was effected .at the Isle of Aix, but it led to no operations of importance, and the - troops re turned to Spithead. The following year, how ever, the project of invading France was renewed. A considerable body of troops, includingthe 25th, were landed at Concale on the coast of Brittany, and an intention was manifested to invest the strong fortress of St. Malo. This enterprise, however, the Commander did not think it prudent to attempt, and the destruction of some stores at St. Servan t was the only result of the expedition, which, after having displayed the strictest disci pline in the enemy's territories, speedily returned to England. The 25th regiment, however, was not long al lowed to remain inactive. In the same year, it was again ordered off to Germany, along with several other regiments, to aur,;nent the allied army under Prince Ferdina:ad of Brunswick. Our limits do not allow Us to follow the 25th through the vicissitu es of this famous war ; suffice it to say, That at Minden, Warbourg, Campen (where its Lieutenant-Colonel, Viscount Down, was mortally wounded), Fellinghausen, Wilhelm s'.'n al, and many other places immortalized in the military annals of Europe, it fully main tained its old renown. In 1763, the British army returned home. In 1768, the 25th again left Britain, being ordered to the Island of :Minorca, where it re mained for seven years. In 1782, after its return from the Balearic Isles, in consequence of a wish, on the part of Government, to give the regiments of the line a local connection with England, in order to encourage recruiting, the 25th regiment, Then encamped on South Sea Common, was de signated " the Sussex," much against the incli nation of Lord George Lennox, its Colonel, who, notwithstanding, never allowed the Scots heats to be discontinued. The same year the regiment embarked, along with other troops destined to succour the garrison of Gibraltar, on which voyage the store ship with the baggage and women of the corps, was unfortunately captured by the enemy. In 11D2, the regiment returned to England, and next year, a detachment was sent on board the fleet to act as inarims in the expe.ditions. against Toulon and Corsica, in which service eney behaved repeatedly with distinguished bravP..ry both on shore and at sea. This detach in,:ait was absent from the regiment nearly three 'years. Another detachment was employed on board the Marlborough, 74, and Gibraltar, 80, in Lord Howe's memorable engagement with the French fleet, on the Ist June, 1794, in which the 25th suffered considerable loss. In the fol lowing year, the regiment, reinforced by these detachments, sailed for the West Indies, and on its arrival along with other troops, occupied the Island of Grenada. The subsequent mortality among the corps, independent of the loss sustained in several desperate encounters with the brigands, was very great. In three months, the 25th regiment lost by disease alone 259 rank and file. depot that had been left in Plymouth lines, was this year converted into a second battalion, but eventually sailed for the West Indies, in the great expedition under Sir Ralph Aber eromby, in order to be re-incorporated with the 'first battalion. In the very outset of the voyage, this mighty armament, which exceeded 25,000 men, encountered innumerable disasters from tempestuous weather. The ships were scattered in every direction, and such vessels as were ultimately able to reach their desti nation, arrived in an ineffective and straggling manner. One of the corps that made good its voyage, was the late 2d battalion of the 25th, with the exception of a detachment which was captured by a French corvette, part of whom, however, recovered their liberty by gallantly rising on their captors, and forcing them to na vigate the vessel into Grenada. In 1796, part of this detachment was again captured on its re turn to England, and carried to France. Between the Ist of April, 1795, and the 12th July, 1796, the regiment lost in action, with the enemy, 1 captain, and 20 rank and file, and by disease, 16 officers, 32 sergeants and drummers, and about 500 rank and file. In the last mentioned year it returned to England. In 1799, Government having resolved to send a hostile armament to the Helder, under the orders of Sir Ralph Abercromby, the 25th was employed on this service, and the grenadier com pany was the first part of the expedition that took up a position in face of the enemy on land ing. The Helder was occupied without much resistance, and soon after the command of the army was assumed by the Duke of York. At the battle of Alkmaer or Egmont-op-Zee, which soon after followed, the brunt of the action fell on the 25th and 92d regiments, and the former lost one-third of its officers, and one-fourth of its ' men in killed and wounded. Negotiations were suciseluently entered in to between the belligerents, which terminated in the British and Russian tr')ops evacuating Holland. In 1801, intelligence having arrived of the battle of Alexandria, a reinforcement of three regiments, one of which was the 25th, was or dered to embark for E g ypt. The 25th went on board at an hour's warning, and reached the banks of the Nile, in time to share in the concluding operations of the campaign. At its termination, the regiment was dispatched to Gibraltar, where it remained till the recoinmencement of hostilities in 1803, when it returned to England. In the following year the regiment received the addition of a 2d battalion ; and some time afterwards, in consideration of its numerous services, and as a mark of the special regard of his Majesty George the Third, was honoured with the designation of " The King's Own Borderers." It also received permission to bear on its colours the honorary words 44 Minden" and « Egypt," OA some years ' afterwards that of . " Egmont-op-Zee." The 25th remained on home service till 1807, when it was ordered to repair to Canada ; but this destination was ultimately changed for Ma deira, of which in concert with other troops it took temporary possession, the Yrench having at that time entered Portugal as invaders. From hence the 25th and 63d regiments proceeded to the West Indies—the former to St. Kitt;,. In 1810, the body of the regiinent was employed with credit againt Guadeloupe, St. Martin, and St. Eustatius. In 1812, an expedition having been dispatched against Martinique, the flank companies of the 25th joined it ; and in conse quence of their gallant conduct, prior to the sur render of the island, were allowed to bear the word " Martinique" on their appointments. In this arduous service these companies suffered severely. In 1815, a second descent was made on Guadaloupe, and the 25th and its com mander were honoured with special notice in the public dispatches announcing the surrender of the island ; litid several trophies taken from the enemy were publicly awarded to the regiment. The 25th remained in Guadaloupe till 1816, when that island Was restored to' France. On the d - iparture of the regiment, the conduct of the commandant received the highest eulogiums from the planters, who bore unanimous testi mony to the discipline of the corps, and the promptitude with which all grievances, such as must occur in every newly subjugated colony, had been redressed. In 1817, the 25th embarked at Barbadoes for England. The 2d battalion had been disbanded the preceding year. The regiment continued on home service, chiefly in Ireland, till the end of 1825, when the service companies were again shipped for the West Indies, being . the third time, during the short space of thirty years, on which service they still remain. The depot was subsequently ordered to Scotland, and has been quartered in the Castle since August last. In perusing this brief record of the merito rious services of the " Royal Borderers," who, for 'upwards of a century and a half, have up held the national banner with distinction to themselves and benefit to -their country, the reader must be struck with the peculiarly haras sing and deadly character of the duties which they have latterly had to discharge. While other corps were employed in Hindostan, in Spain, and at Waterloo, the fortune of war had so or dered it, that the 25th were necessitated to en counter all the perils and privations of a subor dinate, but not less hazardous, and certainly not less honourable warfare, in one of the most deadly climates in the world—gathering laurels, it is true—but' laurels which the partial, and then too busy voice of fame, almost forgot to publish at the time they were reaped. We be lieve there are few soldiers who would not think this species of service the most severe that could fall to their lot ; and, as individuals, we. are of opinion that the public, in their enthusiastic admiration of battles widely trumpeted by fame, are too apt to overlook the renown of the sun tanned veteran, who has not merely bled in the field, but who has sacrificed alike the. vigour of his youth, and the comfort of his maturer years, for the extension and protection. of our West L►dian possessions.—Edinburgh Observer. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, JULY 7.—Saturday last the following Gentlemen were admitted actual Fellows of Wail ham College :—John Fcley, B.A. of kin to the founder ; Rev. Zachary Jas. Edwards; B.A. At the same time the following elections took place in the same Society : • PROBATIONARY FELLOWS.—Francis Forster, B.A. of kin to the founder ; Rev. W. Harding, B.A. SCIIOLARS.—Edward Walwyn Foley, of kin to the founder ; John Bradley Dyne, of the county of Somerset; Geo. Edward Gepp, and Arthur Chas. Tarbutt, of the county of Essex. On the same day the following Gentlemen were elected Fellows of Exeter College : 1 William Falconer, B.A. Oriel ; Hubert Kestel Cornish, B.A. Corpus; G. Dawson, B.A. Exeter ; William Sewell, B.A. Merton; and James Fisher, Brazen-nose. ECCLEIASTIC PRIT.FZRMENTS. On Sunday the Right Rev. Dr. Carr, Lord Bishop of Chichester, appeared for the first time in the Residentiary Prebendal Stall at St. Paul's Ca thedral, to which his Lordship has been recently appointed in the place of the Hon. and Rev. Vale rian Wellesley, brother of the Duke of Wellington, who has been nominated to the golden Prebend of Durham. The Bishop of Chichester read himself into his new Prebend : his Lordship is now Bishop of Chichester, Dean of Hereford, and a Prebendary of St. Paul's. On the 10th ult. the Hon. and Rev.-Miles John Stapleton was inducted to the Vicarage of Tudley cum Capel ; and on Sunday the 24th ult. was re inducted to the Rectory of Mereworth, both in the gift of Lord Le Despencer. The Rev. Fred. Rouch, M.A. of St. John's Col lege, and Minor Canon of Bristol, to a Minor Ca nonry in Canterbury. The Rev. W. Evans, M.A. to the Rectory of Pusey, Berks. The Rev. John Greenwood, M.A. Head Master of the Grammar School, Christ's Hospital, to the Rectory of Gaines, Essex ; patrons, the Governors. Dr. H. Percy to the Bishopric of Rochester. The Rev. E. Mellish to the Deanery of Here ford, vacated by the Bishop of Chichester. The Rev. J. Bluck, Rector of Westley, Cam bridgeshire, to the Rectory of Bower's Gifford, Essex. The Rev. F. W. Bayley, Prebend of Canterbury and Rector of St. John's, Margate, to a Prebendary in Rochester. The Bishop of St. David's has been pleased to collate the Rev. Dr. Millingehamp to the Arch deaconry of Carmarthen, vacant by the death of Arch deacon Crawford. His Grace the Archbishop of York has been pleased to collate the Rev. John Rudd, M.A. Vicar of Blyth, Nottinghamshire, to the Halloughton Pre bend in the Collegiate Church of Southwelloracated by the cession of the Rev. Frederick Anson. We understand that the vessels in the Northern Yacht Club are to assemble either at Largs or Rothsay on the 30th inst. Pleasant as are the recollections of the festivity which the Meeting of last year brought with il k, much superior amuse ment is expected from the approaching one. — Glasgow Courier. ORIGINAL ANECDOTE OF DR. BAILLIE. —This celebrated physician, (not more famed for his medical skill, than for his strong, com mon-sense mode of displaying it,) being called in to attend Frederick Reynolds during a ner vous complaint, —th e d rama ti s t ( an xious t o as certain the cause of his disease) said, " Pray, doctor, do you not think I write too much for my constitution ?" " No," replied Baillie ; "but you do for your reputation." Sheridan, on being told of this blunt opinion, remarked, " For this wholesome advice, both towards patient and public, he hoped Reynolds offered a double fee.' We wonder the dramatist omitted this new, but true, anecdote in his entertaining Life and Times.—Literary Gazette. DESTRUCTION OF PIRATICAL POSTS AT PENANG. (From the Prince of Wales Island Gazette of Feb. 3.) Extract from the Government Order by the Hon. he Governor - in dated Fort Cornwallis; l'inuary 31, 1827 TO JOAN ANDEASON,ESQ., iECIIETARY : .TO GOVERNMENT• haVe the honoui to slibmlt; for thd information of the It the Governor in Council, copy of a despatch from Captain Low, commanding Prince of Wales' Island Local Corps, reporting operations against the pirates in the vicinity of the Korow river. Captain Low's enterprising spirit in attacking and pur suing the pirates, in difficult and unhealthy jungles, ap pears very conspicuous, and to have been aided in a meri torious manner by the gallantry and perseverance of the detachment Of Local Corps and armed Malay boats, which I beg leave to bring to the favourable notice of the Hon. the Governor in Council of Fort Cornwallis.—l have, &c. (Signed) E. W. SNOW, Lieut.-Colonel Com. P. W. Island. TO LIEUTENANT-COLONEL SNOW, COiIMANDING THE TROOfB P. W. ISLAND. Sia—l have the honour to report, that,, having received information that many pirates harboured on the banks of the Korow river, I hastily formed a detachment, as per margin,* and reached with it the mouth of the river at midnight of the 14th instant, where a small party of the pirates was immediately surprised, and several made prisoners. _ -When the tide turned, the detachment • was pushed rapidly about twenty-five miles up the river, to the second position of the pirates, who were driven out with loss; and soon after to their main and partially stockaded position, lying about ten miles further up, which they speedily abandoned. The whole, under their leader Oodin, were pursued up the river, until they were forced to seek security in the jungle; and I trust, after being thus dispersed, they will not soon collect again for the annoyance of the native traders to Penang. Eight rantakas (small pieces of ordnance), with a large quantity of ammunition and many spears, and other native arms, fell into our possession, and fifteen boats were sunk, burned, and captured :t a number of the pirates were made prisoners. . I am happy to state that no casualty occurred, and that only two were severely wounded, chiefly by the harp stakes on the caulis, and planted in the footpaths lying across the swamps over which the pirates were pursued. I have &c. (Signed) JAMES LOW, Captain, Actg. Supt. Wellesley Province, and Commanding P. W. Island Local Corps. Province Wellesley, Jan. 24, 1827. - One native officer and twenty-five sepoys of the Local Corps, in nine country (disguised) boats, with armed Malayan crews, and carrying altogether 1 three-pounder, 2 one-pounders, and 6 swivels. These boats were placed under Faustin D'Acunia, attached to Wellesley Province, whose bravery and activity I had occasion to notice. One native officer and ten sepoys of the same corps, joined us in a boat, carrying one three-pounder, on the 15th. fi It is supposed that the pirates threw many rantalcas and other arms into the river and swamps, as they fled in very small canoes. THE CROPS. The hay harvest has partially commenced around Inverness, and in such places a second crop is in sured by the moist and agreeable weather.—Fife Herald. The scythe is now, and has been during the present week, in full operation in this neighbourhood, and we are happy to say, the crops of grass are extremely abun dant. As a remarkable instance of this, we have to state that last year a gentleman residing near Moss-61e, stowed the produce of eight acres in a certain hay-bay, and this year he had the greatest difficulty in making the same place hold the produce of two acres and three quarters.— Manchester Courier. Our hay-making has been retarded by heavy rains until within the last three days ; but the weather having now become very favourable, rapid progress is making in this work, and the crop is generally large. The rain has upon the whole been highly seasonable to the green and grain crops. Turnips, carrots, potatoes, and peas are thriving, and abundant ; and such as cannot be kept on the ground will be sold at a very moderate price. A shrewd countryman at our market on Saturday last, perceiving that his interest lay in a ready sale, parted with Itia_peaa and, potatoes at Qt,-per cent. below the price de manded in other parts ,of the market ; and his cart was therefore emptied withopt much delay.— Carlisle Journal. Great quantities of hay have been housed in this neighbourhood, though the occasional heavy rains of the last fortnight have much retarded the hay-harvest. The crop is unusually heavy ; and should the weather continue for a short time as we have had it for the last two days, it will he got in in fine condition, and thus in a great measure compensate the farmer for last year's deficiency. The grain wears a very promising appearance; particu larly barley, which is said to be filling rapidly. Wheat and oats also look well ; and the fairest hopes may now be en tertained of an abundant harvest. The accounts from the South are equally good ; and the Irish papers speak in the most flattering terms of the prospects of the crop in that country.— Westmoreland Advertiser. The hay harvest has been going on prospe rously in Buckinghamshire, notwithstanding occas ional interruptions from showers. The rain that has fallen has done much more good to the land than harm to the crop. For a year and a half, the quantity of rain we have had was much below the average, and the waters have been low in the ponds and wells. The turnips, in our neighbourhood, required moisture, and the potatoes received it at a critical and important time. The after math will more than com pensate for any additional expense attending the extra turn ing of the hay, and the weight of the crop is one of the heaviest ever remembered. If the meadows had Piffle or no product last year, they will well pay this year for having been fallow.—Bucks Chronicle. . The many fine showers, and the general warmth of the season, have been highly favourable for the potatoes. In every direction round this city they have a most promising appearance. The shoots are strong and healthy —no blanks are to be seen, and a number of the fields are drawn up. The old potatoes are still abundant in this quarter, and of excellent quality. They are ' ld from carts at 7d., and in the shops at Bd. a peck. The gardeners are complaining that they have had little benefit by their forced potatoes this season. They have been very good, arid have turned out well ; but owing to the viLeral depression of business, the demand was very limited, and the prices never equalled their expectations. On Thurs day morning they were sold to the retailers at is. 6d. a peck. —Scotsma n. The crops between Glasgow and Saltcoats never hail a better appearance. On places where the failure of last year's crop was greatest, and where the corn was pulled by the roots, the superiority of the cro p s on these spots this season is marked by every travell e r, a nd some persons think, that even upon averaging the last year's light, with the present heavy crop, they will not be very great losers. The wheat is the only article of farm produce that will in the west country suffer. The pota toe crop promises to be quite a superabundant crop. Peas and beans are very healthy and luxuriant. Turnips are brairdiug very well ; indeed every article of farm produce has a most flattering appearance. Hay cutting is now ge neral, and although they have been rather behind some of their neighbouring counties with regard to earliness, they will not be deficient in the heaviness of their crops.-- Scotsman. STATE OF TRADE.—Our weekly accounts of the - state of trade from the various towns of Yorkshire, where the woollen cloth and the worsted stuff -manufac tures prevail, have been extremely gratifying during the past month, and continue so up to the present time. The domestic manufacturers are at present pretty well employed, and all the factories of the district are in full work. The demand is steady bit not excessive, and the business done is safe, and moderately profitable. The improvement in the condition of the labouring classes, as contrasted with their state this time last year, cannot be viewed without emotions of the most gratifying kind, and it will be with difficulty that workmen can be spared from the loom and the jenny to assist in gathering- in the plentiful harvest by which we are surrounded. The bounties of Providence form a striking contrast with the niggardly and blu , !dering enactments of our lordly legislators, and the best c:nend ment to the Corn Bills of the late Session, is to be found in the corn fields of the present year. From this source, more than from any other, we anticipate a continuance of prosperous trade. The price of the raw material continues very steady. The large stock of wool in the hands of the growers serve to balanc e the brisk demand in the market, and the state of the currency prevents those wild and ab. sorbing speculations, which have frequently, during the clip season, injured trade by forcing up the prices of wool to a height that they could not afterwards sustain.•—Lees Mercury. BUENOS-AYRES PAPERS. BUENOS-AYRES, APRIL 21 . .—Since my last, the arms of the Republic have sustained a triumph and a reverse. You are aware that Buenos-Ayres pos sesses on the Patagonian coast the port or harbour of Rio Negro, which, is rather difficult to enter from the surf and a bar : it; hOWever . Served as a rendezvous for ant - led vessels and their priies. A number of the latter had been collected there, and the Brazilians sent an expedition against the place, consisting of the corvette, Itaparica, 22 guns, Capt. Eyre; the Duchess of Gai'eta, 20 guns, Captain Watson ; schooner brig, Escudero, Capt. Santier ; and Constancia. They had troops on board, and Captain Sheppard commanded the whole. On the 7th of March, they made the attack; all the vessels passed the bar, except the Duchess de Gayeta ; she took the ground upon the bar and went to pieces, from 31 to 40 of the crew being drowned— the rest are prisoners. The two schooners went up the Rio Negro, and landed 300 troops, in order to take the town in the rear. They were attacked by two other schooners commanded and manned chiefly by Englishmen, and forced to surrender. Observing this loss, the troops endeavoured to retreat; but incommoded by clouds of drift sand—parched with thirst—and assailed by about 100 Gaucho cavalry, they yielded themselves prisoners. Captains Shep pard and Eyre were with the troops; the former was killed—a musquet-ball struck him in the eye he struggled, and attempted to preserve a ring which was on his little finger. Eyre is a prisoner. The schooners proceeded to attack the corvette Itaparica; she struck her colours without firing a gun. . Thus all the expedition was captured, and the prisoners a mount to 750 men. The Buenos-Ayreans attri bute their success to the courage of Captain G. Bysson, of the corvette Chacabuco. His vessel hap pened to be hove down : he collected the crews of all the privateers, and manned the batteries. The privateer Captains, James Harris and D'Autant, are highly praised. The Creoles aided by the English,,exerted themselves upon this occasion ; the latter of which supplied from the vessels ammuni tion, &c. &c. I must now give you details of an opposite de scription. On the 6th of April, at half -past seven o'clock in the evening, the following vessels sailed from the Fathom Hole (between the inner and out ward Roads of Buenos-Ayres) :—Brig Republic, Admiral Brown and Captain Granville ; brig Inde pendence, Captain Drummond; bark Congress, Captain Mason ; and schooner Sarandi, Captain Coe. They passed the blockading squadron; but in fact; the very idea of Brown terrifies these gentry. From some mismanagement, the Republic and Inde pendence got aground just below Ensinada. The Congress and Sarandi tacked in time to save them selves. On the morning of the 7th of April, the Brazilians, observing the accident, brought all their force down, consisting of three frigates, two corvettes, four brigs, and ten schooners. The Congress fought her way through them to Ensinada. The Sarandi, anchored near her companions at nine o'clock in the morning. The whole of the Brazilian force com menced firing . upon the unfortunate Buenos-Ayrean vessels, passing and repassing them within shot, firing grape-shot, each giving a broadside in passing; this continued till dark. Brown's vessel returned the fire from all the guns she could bring to bear. This was renewed till two o'clock on the following day, when the Brazilian Admiral, finding the little effect his force had produced, determined to risk the Paula, Captain Norton, which vessel began a well directed fire from 32 and 24-pounders, with grape shot, chiefly at the Independence, which lay very high out of the water; she was consequently torn to pieces : her crew, seventy-two men, (the greater part English) killed and wounded : and after de fending herself till past three o'clock, and expending 3,140 shots -in the two days, was obliged to strike; the Brazilians keeping up a fire for nearly an hour after that event. Captain Drummond, going on board to consult Admiral Brown in the Sarandi, was struck by a 24.-pound shot, and ceased to exist. Thirty persons were all that remained of the crew of the Independence, and she was then taken possession of by the Caboclo. The Republic continued to fight till half-past eight o'clock, although aground, and Admiral Brown, finding no hopes of her getting off, set her on fire, having previously removed to the Sarandi, which vessel and the Congress returned to Buenos-Ayres in the face of 19 of the enemy'S vessels, not one of which had the courage to interrupt them. The loss has been from 70 to 80 killed and wounded in the Independence, and 30 prisoners. The brig totally destroyed, and the wreck burnt; two killed and 11 wounded. Sarandi, five killed and 12 wounded. 'Admiral Brown was slightly wounded, but he has nearly recovered. Captain Granville was struck in the left arm by a cannon shot : it has been amputated just below the elbow. Excep Drummond, no other officer of note has been hurt. The Brazilians must have suffered very con siderably. One of their brigs got aground, and 'but for a breeze springing up, would have been taken. The traits of courage shown by the crews of the Buenos-Ayrean vessels were numerous. Au English sailor, who had just had his leg amputated, entreated the doctor to put his leg into a gun and fire it at the enemy. The Government treat the wounded most kindly, and every comfort is bestowed on them. Captain Drummond is very much lamented at Buenos-Ayres. The privateers are reaping a rich harvest • the San Par (Matchless) has sent in prizes that will sell for 350,000 dollars. The General Manila has been nearly as successful, and her prizes are worth 250,000 dollars. The Em peror's subjects must feel the depredations on their commerce. I have seen thousands of letters, con taining Bills of Exchange and other important Papers. The privateering is almost wholly carried on by foreigners, and they have a harbour called Salado, in the river Samborombon, on the south side of the river Plate, distant about 45 leagues from Buenos-Ayres, from which there is a good carriage road. The Solado is full of prizes. Garcia, the late Minister, is going in the packet, Eclipse, to Rio Janeiro and England : in conse quence we have great talk of peace. He is the complete courtier, and his appointment offends the plain, honest-dealing folks. The Exchange on England is now ls. 6d. the dollar; doubloons, 50 paper dollars. The paper issues continue, and thus remove the evil day. Com plaints of the war are seldom heard. The goods taken in the prizes supply the market. I have not any news to communicate from the army. They are encamped on the Brazilian territory of Rio Grande, repairing the losses sustained in battle, and from their laborious marches. The Vengador privateer sailed on a cruise; she is schooner rigged, and has 100 men. We hear that the Brazilians suffered great loss in the battle with Brown. Six of their vessels have got into Monte-Video, dreadfully shattered. The Brazilians acknowledge the loss of two to one, and they amount, it is calculated, to 200 men. Unfor tunately Buenos-Ayres cannot so easily repair her naval losses. The restoration of trade in the manufacturing towns is already felt over the whole kingdom. A sober vivacity is experienced in business, and the price of al most every commodity is advanced. The improvement was remarkable at the great Annual Wool and Sheep Market of Inverness, held a few days ago.—Fife Herald. SUDDEN DEATH.—Yesterday afternoon an elderly person, an inmate of St. Giles's Work house, who had seen better days, called at the King's Head public-house, near Exeter'Change, Strand, as was his constant habit, when he got liberty, to dine with Mr. Fean, the landlord. He partook of a hearty dinner,. and drank a little weak gin and water, after which he sat down in th e parlour, where he was suddenly taken ill. A surgeon was sent for, who opened a vein, but without effect, as before he arrived the old man was a corpse. It is supposed he broke a blood vessel in the head. The deceased was upwards of 80 years of age ? and a man - of sober habits. PRICES OF IRISH Bank Stock 211%1 Consols, 3 per cent. B4N Gov. Stock, 3% percent 91 1 ,q Ditto, New 91%% 4 per Cent. 100 1 Gov. Deb. 3% per cent ...92%% Royal Canal Stock ... - Grand Canal Stock City Deb. 4 per cent Ballast Office Deb. 4 p. ct - sTocts, JULY 6. St. Patrick lnsur. (per sh.) Royal Irish Ditto — National Ditto — Patriotic Ditto — Hibernian Bank 3 1 4 Provincial Ditto — Royal Irish Mine — Imperial Mine — Mining Co. of Ireland Commercial Buildings — FOREIGN EXCHANGES ON LONDON. AMSTERDAM, JULY 6.-11. 94 5 . to 12.—Two months, 11. 92%. to 11. 95. HABIBURGH, JULY 3.-36.7.—Tw0 months, 36. 4. LEIPSIC, JUNE 29.—Three months, 6. 15%. BERLIN, JUNE 30.—Three months, 6. 27. PETERSBURGH, JUNE 22.—Three months, 10. 5-19. .STOCKHOLM, JUNE 26.-75 Days, 13. S. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. O America 0 0 Hamburgh 1 O Brazil 0 0 Holland 1 O Buenos Ayres 2 Dublin 1 Flanders 0 0 Lisbon 0 1 France 1 Gottenburgh .... I 1 Mexico 0 O Guernsey & Jersey. 0 2 Waterford 0 . rtif??a-i; LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 9, 1827. Many rumours are in circulation respecting changes in the Administration, but we are en abled to state that no such arrangements have as ret taken place. We received last night the Paris Papers of Friday and the Gazette de France dated Satur day'. Their contents are altogether unimportant, being principally additional particulars relative to the fall of the Acropolis, and vague rumours from Spain. We subjoin the price of the Funds on Friday FRENCH Forms, JULY 6.—Five per-Cents. 102 f. SOc. ; Three per Cents. '72f. ; Bank Actions, 2,007 f. 50c. ; Nea politan Rentes, 77f. 35c. ; Royal Spanish Loan 59f. 50c. Lord GREY is generally considered a very high man—but though pride and vanity are not usually prominent features in the character of the same individual, we trust the Noble Earl has a sufficient quantity of the latter to set a due value on the notoriety which he has acquired by the famous declaration of his intention " to stand by the order to which he belongs." There is not a pot-house in the country but will again ring with his Lordship's name, and even an escape from oblivion must be consoling to a man whose acknowledged talents have never been rewarded, notwithstanding all his efforts, with consideration of any sort, among the undiscerning upper circles of this country. The speakers certainly treated the Noble Lord with very little cere mony at the Manchester Meeting last week, and we should not wondei if they were soon to call him, not " Lord GREY ," but plain simple " GREY." That, however, ought not to give inn annoyance, as men are in the habit of talk. ing ofIPITT and Fox with as much familiarity, as Of HUME and LETHBRIDGE, or any other of Lord GREY'S associates in opposition. We gave on Saturday Mr. G. W. WOOD'S speech at the above•named meeting, but we cannot help recalling the attention of our readers to the conclusion of it, in which he ably states the pretensions of the new Administration to the 4.. . favor and support of the colintiy " The men now in office," said Mr. WOOD, " were men eminently qualified to direct measures which would be beneficial to the country at large. We had seen the Prime Minister, as Secretary of State, relieve us from the trammels of the Holy Alliance—give the sanction of the British Government to the independence of the South American States—shield with the powerful arms of Bri tain our ally Por.tugalenter into negotiations with France for the evacuation of Spain by her armies—and we had seen him zealous in the cause of humanity, negotiating with Portugal and Brazil with a ►iew to putting an end to the disgraceful traffic in slaves.—(Applause.)—lt was the duty of the people to support such a Government as this. It had been, of late, fashionable to throw out sneers against the Prime Minister, more particularly in meetings, mis called Pitt Clubs ; but let it not be supposed that the opi nions of a few Cheshire 'Squires were the opinions of the people of England.—(Hear, hear.)—His Majesty's Mini sters had the whole body of the people along with them." As to the allusion made to the "'meetings, miscalled Pitt Clubs," we are not sure that it is quite generous to trample on the fallen. Some little time for withdrawing their names should be allowed to those who joined these Clubs under an erroneous impression of the sentiments entertained by Mr. Purr on the subject of Catholic Emancipation. As to old and har dened offenders, we shall join cheerfully in ex posing the barefaced artifices by which they tre panned the young and the innocent ; but some little time, we repeat it, should be allowed, as is the custom after a suppressed rebellion, for the penitent to forsake the ranks of the traitors, and join the good cause. The Frankfort Papers to the 2d inst., which reached us last night, contain an article from the Allgemeine Zeitung, which states the important fact that the Divan will not submit to the pro positions of the European Governments for the pacification of Greece, the REIS EFFENDI hav ing delivered a Declaration which repeated his former verbal communications, and referred the great Powers to the Resolutions of the Con gress of Verona, in which it was declared that they would not interfere in the affairs of Greece. The effect of this refusal cannot be calculated upon, for, if hostilities once begin, it is impos sible to say where they may end. We subjoin some extracts :•'•••••• CONSTA NTINOPLE, JUNE 11. —The endeavour of the Ministers of Austria and Prussia to induce the Porte to ac cept the proposals of the Ministers of England, France, and Russia, foe the pacification of Greece, have wholly failed. The Reis Effendi has at length delivered to all the Ministers of the Allied Courts a written Note in the form of a Decla ration, in which the preceding verbal answers of the Reis Effendi are repeated, and reference made to the resolutions of the Congress at Verona, in which it was declared that these Powers would not interfere in the affairs of Greece. This Declaration of the Divan is said to have been trans mitted to the Russian and English Ambassadors on the 9th ; the Ministers of the other Powers received it, as we hear, yesterday and to-day. It is worthy of remark, that the Porte notwithstanding appears inclined to comply with the demands of Russia respecting the preliminary stipula tions of the Treaty of Akerman, which i s proved by several recent facts. This circumstance gave rise to the hope which has latterly been entertained, that the Porte would also accede to the proposals in question. It is, however; not improbable, that the occurrences before Athens, and the news of the fall of the Acropolis, may have partly contri buted to the rejection ; though it was hardly to be expected that the Divan would agree to the proposals, which, in many respects, might have been more injurious to the Porte than a firm resistance. The equipment and guarding of troops to the theatre of war in Attica continue, and as a new Firman is said to have been sent to Asia to accelerate the march of fresh di visions of troops to Europe, it is clear that the Portit hopes to set aside the question of intervention by a prompt sup pression of the insurrection. M. de Ribeaupierre has rent couriers by way of Bucharest and Odessa with the written rejection of the proposition to St. Petersburgh, to which all eyes are turned. VIENNA, JUNE 26.—The Austrian Observer of this date, says—" The 44th No. of the Universal Gazette of Greece, of May 16, N. S., which we have received by way of Corfu, contains the report of the occurrences before Athens on the 6th of May, which proved so fatal to the Greeks ; this report perfectly agrees in every essential point with the accounts of the same events which we gave in our papers, t n the Bth and 9th June, from the com munications of our correspondent at Salamis." VIENNA, JUNE 26.—Metalliques, 90i ; Bank Shares, 1089. _ _ _ DARMSTADT, JUNE Is.—The Estates of the Grand Duchy concluded their Session to-day, after having been assembled nearly ten months. There is reason to regret that the harmony between the two Chambers was latterly interrupted. A Report of a Committee sent by the First Chamber to the Second; on occasion of a new plan of re gulation for the judicial proceedings in the subordinate Courts of Justice, gave rise to very warm debates. „Other subjects likewise gave occasion to animated discussions, and the inhabitants of the Rhenish province of Hesse very much regret that the first Chamber has refused to adopt a law proposed by the Government, concerning the forced sales of real property in that province. Dutch Papers of the 7th, and Hamburgh of the 4th, have been received this morning, from which we extract the following ST. TETERSBUROII, JUNE 23. If wind and weather prove favourable, our fleet, under the command of Admiral Siniavin, will sail from Cron stadt the day after to-morrow. The two men of war which arrived here on the 17th from the Mediterranean have been joined to it under new • names. The Petersburgh Journal of 20th June says, that it is requisite to rectify an important omission, in its last bul letin, of the army in Georgia, in which after the words— " Kelesch Aga of Courtine"—should have been added— " Father-in-law to the Sardar of Erivan." COPENHAGEN, JUNE' SO. On Sunday last a Russian frigate from Cronstadt anchored in our roads, It had on board Field-Marshal Prince Wolchonsky, who landed with his sister, who is in ill health, and will accompany her first to Amsterdam, where the husband of the Princess now is, and then to Italy. Capt. P. S. Torderioskiold, who died lately, was the last male descendant of the celebrated naval hero of that name. CHRISTIANIA, JUNE 25. We receive the most melancholy account of the ravages caused in several parishes, by the overflowing of the Glom men Ely. Majesty has - .wed the Storthing now assembled to prolong its Sess.. till the end of July. HANOVER, JUNE 29. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge go next Monday to Pyrmont. The following are extracts from Brussels and German Papers, received this morning : BRUSSELS, JULY 5. A British Cabinet Messenger passed through this city yesterday afternoon on his way front London, with dis patches to Vienna. A steam engine of one hundred horse power is shortly expected at Rotterdam : it is from the manufactory of Messrs. J. Cockerel and Co. at Serang, near Liege, and is intended for the steam-boat between Rotterdam and Hamburgh. JULY 6.—M., Shoolbred, a British Cabinet Messenger, passed through this city yesterday evening, on his way to London. He had travelled from Constantinople in 15 days. The first aviso despatched by the fleet employed in the Lerring fishery, arrived at Vlaardingen on the 3d of this month, at 1 in the afternoon : it quitted the fleet on the 25th of June, and brought 16 barrels of herrings, part of which were presented to his Majesty, the Royal Family, and the Magistrates. Same were sold at 700 florins per barrel. The province of Holland alone has this year sent 129 vessels to the fishery. The first English herrings arrived at Hamburgh on the 25th of June, and those of East Friesland arrived at Embden on the 28th. • VIENNA, JUNE 27. The Austrian Observer extracts from the Universal Gazette of Greece of the 19th May, the Proclamation of the National Assembly of Greece, announcing its dissolu tion on the completion of its labours, and the removal of the Committee of Government to Napoli di Romania. In this Proclamation, signed by George Sisaini, as President, the Greeks are most urgently recommended to preserve con cord and friendship among themselves. After enumerating the measures that have been decreed, the Proclamation continues—" But neither good laws, nor the form of Go vernment, nor the establishment of Courts of Justice, nor the organisation of the fleet and the army, nor the co operation of the above-mentioned distinguished men (Capo &Istria, Cochrane, and Church) are sufficient to deliver us from the impending danger. Above all things the mutual love of all is required, the will of all, and reci procal co-operation, that we may attain the object we have in view. Greeks ! experience has shown us that we can conquer if we will ; myriads of Ottomans have disappeared from the face of our paternal soil, and we are able to de stroy thousands of them if we love each other. The powerful (Sovereigns) of Europe, the generous Philhel lenes, do not cease their exertions that we may recover our rights. After having weathered every storm, we enter at length the harbour of safety; but we on our aide must do our duty, and prove our gratitude to our European benefactors, by making a good use of their noble aid, and giving them the satisfaction of seeing us a free and independent nation. Greeks ! the powerful of Eu rope are engaged in intervening for our freedom ; their Ambassadors, lovers of justice, endeavour io make your oppressors conceive that the land of your fathers does not belong to him, and that its inhabitants are not his goods, but rational creatures, formed according to God's image; but we have now other duties than that of combatting for our deliverance and independence; while, therefore, the just Monarchs and the Christian world de fend our rights, we must, out of love of humanity, offer peace, but at the same time combat, in order at length to obtain our rights, or not to become the miserable victims of the fury of the Sultan. " GEORGE SISSINI, President. "N. SPILIADI, Secretary. “ May 17, 1827, at Traezene (Damala).” , The Universal Gazette of Greece of 19th of May, g i ves also short accounts of Ibrahim Paella's expedition to Elio, but they only come down to the blockade of Castel Tornesi (which, as we know, has si nce surrendered.) 66 We have no later acc ounts," says the Greek Gazette, p n p o osed one to command and lead them, though to him, a n d even th e un f or t una t e " of the enemy's moti ons. but he can g o whither he will and do what he will , as he meets with no resistance, there i i:n h e l e i l n y a g b .a i n t r a o o n u a ta l d b have lv m a y e voeery ready to marc h aga i ns t the enemy." W e have been favoured with the following in teresting letter from an Officer belonging to his Majesty's s hi p Adventure, employed on the Suivey of the Coast of South America, from the River Plate to Cape Horn : His Majesty's Surveying Vessel Adventure, rlonte Video, April2s, 1827. We have just returned from our first cruise to the south ward, after an absence of nearly, six months; and, as a knowledge of our proceedings may not be wholly uninte resting, I will briefly relate the particulars of the voyage. On the 19th Dec. the ships entered the Straits of Ma gellan, having anchored at two places only on the East Coast of Patagonia, viz. Port St. Elena and near Cape at neither of which were any traces of natives observed.Falherrweatin the latter end of December several rather se vere gales of wind were experienced, by which our progress was somewhat retaded, and we did not reach Port Famine until the 6th Jan. The Beagle having been there com pleted with provisions, &c. proceeded to the western extre mity of the Straits, and our deckliboat, dignified with the name of the Hope tender, was hoisted out, and equipped for service with all expedition. During the three months we remained at Port Famine, a con siderable extent of Coast wa s e xplored by means of the Hope, and she proved to be admirably adapted for the service. Many deep sounds and inlets on the Fuegian side (some of which were formai, bee CO anc En I I i tro far to t still ing Ev; and her pat , hay Thi wit cur mit (toy; Lat . ] Voy; lint bee to c she Go Diti Rua 1 p) 60 I C B 1 C anc Co ten