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they retreated precipitately towards the continent. I sent my boat
to summon the vessels to submit ; they refused. I then armed the
boats of the Cambrian and the Seringapstarn, and sent my long
boat first with orders to summon these vessels a second time, and if
they refused to employ force. My boat returned towards them,
and the officer who commanded it again summoned the Greeks to
repair on board my vessels. They tepli.d by • discharge of
musketry, which killed three men out of the five that were in the
boat, and wounded a fourth. At this provocation our boats ad-
vanced and began the combat.
The Greeks defended themselves desperately. They lost many
men, and the two piratical vessels were taken and burnt, but we
ourselves had fifteen other men hors du combat, three of whom have
died of their wounds. Some days afterwards we met seven mioties
full of people. They escaped into a creek difficult of access, and
their crews took up a position among the rock'. I made our troops
memo, for a landing, but before I effected it I resolved to parley
myssU with the Greeks. 1 said to the Captain of the &rings-
patent. " Remember that for the moment I am no longer
commander of the diviaim." I advanced in my long boat, and
landed in the midst of the Greeks t theyt
, made no essistanoe, and,
u their papers were In order, they consented to go on board my
vessel to have them regularly certified.
They promised me to seise the other two pirates, and I left them
at liberty. The Greeks fought against us with desperation. Some
who were mortally wounded were observed to attempt still to make
use of their arms; others, when they had fallen into the sea,
fired their last pistol. I caused some of theta to be saved, and keep
them prisoner, on board, where they are employed in workiag the
pumps. I must do justice to their courage, and confess that we
have paid too dearly for dim advantage of two pirates, and frighten-
ing the others.
Fatness FUWlsl.—Pasta, ArIlL 6.—Five per Cents. 102 f.
40e. Bank Stock, 2,040 f. Rents do Naples Certificates Falcon-
net, W. 20c. Rente d'Espagne, floral Spanish Lean, 1823,
W. Exchange on London—one month, gif. ; three months, 24f
Wc.--Cours ilithtntivit, April 11.

CITY, FRIDAY Erin's°.
Although the business in the money market was so in-
considerable to-day, that it can scarcely be looked upon as a
fair criterion of prices, yet as far as it went, It certainly
showed improvement.
In the English market, Consols were firm, at about
yesterdays quotation; for money 931 1. The account
bargains were done at the-same prices, with a disposition to
look up.
In the Foreign market, Spanish Bonds returned to their
former price, sad were very steady at it ; the old were done
at 231, and the new at 181; Greek Scrip was from S to 44,
and the Bonds at 511 2; South American Securities were
better. Colombian Bonds were done at 901 e, and Mexi-
can Scrip at 3 1; Brazilian Scrip also improved, the
bargains done in it being at 44 ; Danish Scrip was a de-
gree lighter ; it was towards the close of the day at 211.
In the share market very few transactions took place.
There was a little doing in Anglo-Mexicans, at 100 to 105,'
anti in the United New, at 26 to 28; Pasco Peruvian may
be quoted at 17 to 19, and Pearl and Coral at 16, 17, for
money ; they bore the same price for the account.
The River Plate Agricultural Company's Shares were
issued this morning; they came out at 11, but they soon
went up to 54; they left off at 41 6; they were bought
with avidity.
Money was so plentiful this morning, owing to the pay_
ment of the dividends, that bills were discounted at 21
per cent.
There were some private bargains done in the Colonial
market this morning, which were indicative of an increase
of price, both in coffee and sugar next week.

Tut Lavers.—His Majesty is to hold two
Levees in the course of this month. The first is to take
place on the 40th instant, and the second on the 97th inst.
Both are to be holden at the King's Palace, Pall-mall.
This arrangement will be of great accommodation to his
Maj,sty, as it willlprevent the first Levee in the season from
being so excessively crowded as to cause the King to stand
for two or three hours, andwill divide the attendance of the
company in two days, which will also be a great conve-
nience to those who cannot bear crowded Courts, &c.
The Duke of York is expected to arrive in town to-mor-
row, from Newmarket.
The Duchers of Gloucester and the Princess Sophia,
visited the Princess Augusta yesterday. Yesterday the
Duchess of Gloucester and the `Princess Augusta, took an
siring together in the Parks, &c.
Dr. Holland and Mr. Shuter attended Mr. Secretary
Canning at Gloucester Lodge, daily. The Hon. Secretary
was not quite so well yesterday.
The marriage of Prince Frederick of Orange, with the
Princess Louisa of Prussia, seems to be positively fixed for
the end of May.
The Duke of San Fernando, Grandee of Spain of the
First Class, who resided for several months at Toulouse,
is going to Patis, to be present at the Coronation of his
Majesty Charles X.
The Duke of Northumberland's hotel, at Rheims, is
already taken. It has 26 windows in front, and is by far
the most magnificent mansion in that city. The Duke's
departure will sot take place so soon as was expected; the
end of the month of May is the period now calculated
upon.
STOCKHOLM, MARCH 22.—Sir B. Bloomfield, the
British Ambassador, gave a grand fete on the 19th, which
was St. Joseph's day, it being the Saint's day of his Royal
Highness the Crown Prince.
Oast. Cox. IN HIGH LIVE.—We understand that a
suit of a very peculiar and delicate nature will shortly
make its appearance in one of our Courts of Law. The
individual who seeks redress in this instance is of no less
rank than a peer of the Sister Kingdom ; the offending
party is a Mr. B--. The injury, forming the foundation
of this action, is said to have been inflicted at Milan, as
well as other places on the Continent. The Noble Peer
and his Lady had lived separate for some years. The
gentlemen of the law have been busily employed for some
time in collecting the necessaty evidence, and there is rea-
son to believe the details of this affair will shortly be dis-
closed in the Court of King's Bench.
On Wednesday the Canadian Chiefs, four in number,
arrived at the Castle Inn, li'itulzor, dressed in their full
native costume. They ware waited upon by Sir John
f'harmars and another gentleman, who conducted them
throng's he Castle, and after going through the state apart-
meets, they inspected the improvements carrying on. They
afterwards visited the Terrace and the Round Tower, and
from thence they proceeded through the Little Park to
Frogmore Lodge, where they passed upwards of an hour
in viewing the delightful pleasure-grounds and gardens.
They speak the French language fluently, and expressed
themselves highly gratified with the pleasurable scenes of
the day. They returned to the Castle Inn at five o'clock,
where they dined and slept. Their curious dress, together
with their painted faces, and ornaments pending from their
ears and noses, attracted the attention of a great number of
spectators.
A petition to Parliament from the resident inhabitants
and visiters of Bath, has been signed, praying the Legis-
lature to prohibit bear-baiting, dog-fighting, badger-bait-
ing, and other similar public exhibitions of cruelty.
The Ship Canal Company have purchased, for 90,0001.
seven miles of the Taunton and Bridgewater Canal, nearest
to Bridgewater, which exactly suits the direction of their
Canal. The advantages of this to Taunton will be very
great; it will give a branch front the Ship Canal to Taun-
ton, which will thus be rendered in effect a seaport.—Both
Paper.
The Court of Ascizcs at Vosges has just terminated its
first Quarter Session for this year, by au affair which has
caused a considerable degree of interest and curiosity.
A woman was accused of murdering her husband, by
means of fasting and bad usage ; two of her daughters,
one aged 20 and the other 24, were charged as accomplices
to their mother's crime, which on their part constituter' the
crime of parricide. It appeared at the trial that this un-
happy man had been for some past the victim to his wife's
cruelty and his children's ill-usage; but the jury were of
opinion that there was no premeditated intent to kill, and
the woman has therefore been sentenced to hard labour fur
life for the crime of wilful homicide. The youngest of the
girls has been condemned to ten years' solitary imprison-
ment, for having struck the author of her being ; and the
eldest has been acquitted. A circumstance appeared on the
trial which particularly affected the auditors; it was, that
in spite of the severe punishment clue received, a little girl,
eleven years of age, secretly supplied her father with the
food necessary to support life, and thus for some time pro-
longed Isis unhappy existence.—Courr ice Francois.
It is a fact not very creditable to the French character,
that, in the memorials of the Judges for preferment in the
French Courts, they always ground their claims upon the
number of condemnations which they have procured.