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DUEL, •
BETWEEN LORD PAtAT AND CAPP: CADOGAN.

30TH MAT, 11.109.
In order to prevent the appearance 111 the papers
of any mis-statement respecting the duel which has
taken place this morning between Lord Paget and
Capt. Cadugan, we, the respective trietels of the
parties, feel. it incumbent on us to submit the Ml-
lowing as the cortect statement of the event, as it
occurred

In consequence- of a challenge having hem re.
ce.med by Lout Paget from Capt. Cmlogam and
every attempt to prevent a meeting having
the parties attended by their respective friesias—
CaPt. Cadogau by Capt. 111.1Lenzie, of the navy,
Lord Paget by Lieut.-Colonel of the 7th
light dragoons—met, as agreed, at 7 o'clock, on
%Wimbledon Common. The grouud having been
taken at twelve paces distance, they were directed
to five together. Captain Cadogan tired—Lord
Pagot's pistol flashed. This having been decided
to go for a fire ; a question arose whether Lord P.
had taken Min as if intending to hit his antagonist?
Both the seconds being clearly of opinion that such
was not his intention, (although' the degree of obli-
quity he gave his pistol ass such us to have been
discovered only by particular observation,) Captain
111‘livilie stated to Captain Cadogati, that us
it appeared to be Lord Paget's intention not to
fire at hint, he could not admit of the affair pro-
ceeding any farther. Lieut.-Col. Vivian then asked
Capt. Cartoon whether he had not hiinselfolrserved
that Lord Pueet had net aimed at him; to which he
replied' in the affirmative. Capt. 111•Keuzie then
declared his determination not to remain any
longer, in the field, to WiIIIQS9 any further. act of
hostility on the part of Capt. Cartoon. Caput's]
C. replied, of course his conduct must be decided
by his Second ; declaring, at the same time, that
he had come prepared for the fall of one of the
parties. Cm Capt. Sl'ketizie and Lieutenant-Col.
Vivian making it known to Lord Paget. that as he
evidently did not intend to tire at Capt. Cadogan,
the affair could Bono further, Lord P. replied, aqs
such is your, letermination.llave now no hesitation
i" saying, that nothing could ever have itidaced
me to add to the injuries I have already done the
family, by firing at the brother of Lady Char-
lotte Wellesley."—On this the parti.-s left the
ground. G. C. pri.litztc.
R. H. VIvIAN.

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THE BRITISH PRESS.
LONDON,
wEDINEs.,oc • mil, 31.
I .
When the present came into power,
we were surpr;...A, that, with.their littleness of
wind dud Harrow yeelmgs, they should have con.
Cowed the lion. Mr. ERSKINE Minister to the
United States.--1-le certainly was the only Minis-
ter from this country that ever united the hearts
:Lad stf,ctit.iis of the people. of Americas; and,
n 4 such, 111.1./ have Inam found a good plaster
hir a weak-backed, ricketty Administration,
such as that we line possess.—lt was, how-
-1 ever, sit more sorprising to us to Illld
that
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Fa6KINC should remain in office under the
ciiange that had taken place. The sentence of
' co•alcuitste.iou which they have pronounced upon
bits conduct. shows tiled M INlftiKll. uot more safe
in their hand., than an Anttlaar, or a GENERAL.
J:t the House of Commons, last night. Mr. Man-
i Yarn waved for japers relative to America: when
•is conversation ensued betneen Mr. CANNING and
Mr. PON Soya If upon that subject. Mr. PONSORBY
,stekod, whether the Minister in Awesica lid trans-
'stilted any justification of his conducts' ppd, if he
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had, whe:lier there could be any oljectime Wain
it before the House ? The answer was, that Han;
but in the prevent state of the negociation..be (Mr.
C.) did not thick it selrisetible to produce it. We
• , lease it to oar reader* to say how far this is fair
rooduct en the part of Ministers to Mr. ERSKINE,
•
They have not hesitated to declare publicly and
loudly, that he has acted contrary to his instruc-
,
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tiseas. but they hesitate to publish his justification.
Orders arrived at Raunsgate, on Saturday last, to
delay the embark aims of die Ist Battalion Soth Re-
,
giment, for about to days. Some horse transports
are expected in that harbour, for artillery, under
orders to embark. The 52d Regiment. Ist llat-
,
arid the 9.5 th Rifle Corps, have embarked at
Deal. awl remain in tar.. Downs, waiting, it is said,
to he joined by the other regiments.
The Royal Attglesea Regiment of Militia march-
ed from ttemsgate to Margate, yesterday morniug,
where Ilia are at present to remain.
By the Prince Arlolplins puck. r. arrived at Fal-
mouth, we have received New York Papers to the
7th last, and letters std papers from Halifax to
the 3hl inst. T:te (termer contaiu no news of any
' moment, the greet cause of interest and anxiety
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baseeo been removed by the arrangement made hy
the Ilan. Mr. 'Emmet.. We have made a few ex-
tracts, which shew the state of the public mind lr
Atnc,ica, au.l the feeling excited by that measure.
Frie,olvhip with Em lards, and resentusent against
UON ',PARTE, are the two prmailing sentiments
which it his produced in ills United States. It
is melancholy to think how soon this seen' will
vanish, and the rialinsia-in of jay, excited in Ame-
rica by the prospect of toulian6 friendship with
Englund. be changed to smlitetwk.
It is stated, in (Merle Gazettes to the 7th in-
stant. that the division of the Spanish army, under
General % ALLA:STEAMS, had completely defeated
the French division under General Boom's. on
• the river Diva. The report of Vie action is dated
April'3o, at Villeneuve. from whenceVAILLIE•TiaOS
had since transferred his head-quarters to San
N"tcente de ia Basettiera. •
Saturday sr'imight His Majesty's ship Tribitie,
Captain itslessoi.ns, arrived at Cove, from Lis-
' Avon, haring snider convoy 33 sail of transports,
to take in cavalry.
A letter from xo (Init-er on board His Majesty's •
ship Victory. d tted otiGottetsburgh, the loth inst.
saes :--•• Tile Alonzo 's Convoy from the Note is
arrived, all safe. We are to sail its a few boom, 1
suppose for the Baltic, in cousequettre of iutelli-
genre that the Russian Fleet ism sea."
Accorditig to the most correct list of the French
Navy, it consists of ti ships of 140 gnus; 2 of 80;
30 of 74 guns: and 43 frigates; exclusive of the
Elbe, the !Airings', and the Pallas, said to be on
shore its Basque Roads.
A sloop of war, which is arrived at Portsmouth.
• from tiuereasey, has brought intelligence of the
Freitelt .hips which had escaped from the Salutes,
having got into Cherbourg.
Jamaica Papers, to the 16th of het month, ar-
rived, yesterday, by the Jamaica mail. They beer
brought no further details respecting the late con-
spiracy. It does not Peens to have been so extensive
• as the first accounts led us to belies?.
The loss of the Earl Talbot East Indiaman has
• never been properly accounted for. We therefore
been the following extract of a letter, which tends
to throw some light on the subject, after her voy-
age from Bonitos; to China. The letter is ones-
Hon is "ism Lieutenant lines, of the Mamba Ma-
rine, also commanded the Aireinise, sent to ex-
plore the shoals of the fiss,..techi, in the Chimes
Seas, and the Superintendatit of Marine et Bom-
bes..
flornhay Merchants' RINal, er Tay-ln.quang of the
Pilot. This shoal, (win reasons stateJ in say lett. r, was nut
examined. Our pilot .Itserdne it as Waal:altar, and ton
shallow for a ship to anchor ow Ile revellers, that slant
eield or nide years ago, whew the fishinc season com-
mented, whirl) is about the month of Jimmy, there was
tou.id the urea of a very lacer ship us this shoal, whose
crew they could nut strand fur, but sappased they must
have pi nsheil. The ship is stated to have hero very large,
and ;oadr,l with rdi too ; also that she Lad a her of irony,
and thine lira sri at sae. It is difficult to conjecture Own
tins ship could have been, sinless the HUD. coespaoy's slur
Earl Telhot".
A Protest has been entered ag,ii.oit the Resole-
bons in faronr of l'a!liatuentaly i.efuntn, agretii)
. • • „ taut the meeting held for the county of Cornwall,
at Brelmiti, on she 15th insiaut. It is signed by
ass ' -Lords ELLIOT and DE DIALITANYILLE, and 33
tleotlenien.
• The annual distribution of prizes by the Society
Aloe took place yesterday sit their room in the
was attenclod sionieroue- and
ekgaot company.—W4.4re. oir.4r the necessity' of
deferring :he particular* mull toisuoirew.
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