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London, England, 1824-11-04 00:00:00

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Extract of a private letter from a mercantile correspon-
dent at Gibraltar, dated the nth ult.:—

"On my arrival 'here, after an agreeable voyage of eight days. I
had the satisfaction of meeting our friend , of lenehureh.
street, who has been lingering here near three weeks. lye was
much surprised at my arrival. and questioned miterespeetingarty
viers. I confessed that I had coute, like himself and many others,
for the sole purpose of getting rid of a vast quantity of goods to ihe
best advantage. Ile assured me thin place is glutted with British
cummodities uf every description, and .hat many arc selling otftin-
der prime cult, rather than run any risk 1:1 semling goods into
the interior. Fueling, however, that there were actuully more
sellers than buyers, the latter being chiefly eloors. we deteamined
to be convinced teen the c• • !once of our own senses, what was the
real condition of that part of Spain we were most likely tovisit—
the state of public feeling, their present views ate! future intentions.
particularly as to cuainiercial concerts. !laving ascertained these
matters, we might thee enabletl to twin a tolerably correct judge
ment bow far to go, when and with whom to du bastions., the spun-
' tutu of credit to eeire, if re &c. I own, rtrevious to lest.
Mg England, l wet nut aware of the dir.iculties attend-
' ing such an undertaking; bet having voluntarily saniunitted
myself, lam in honour bowel to go ou. Everything being landed
and warehoused. we took our departure from Old Gib, early
00 the morning of the le"li ult., passed the lines of St. Roche,
and at a village named Contoro, shout three miles beyond it, we
sent our horst* baek, and hired a cabriolet. What a vast difference
between travelling in this country and in our native isle ! The car-
riage* here ist• heavy, ill.caatrived vehicles; the roads deep, rugged.
and randy ; and the mules sullen, obstinate Animals, that seem to bid
defiance to whip or spur. As our utiset war to push on for Seville,
we lost no time ; but travelling here tries your patience, and shout
four miles an hour w2l the utmost we could achieve, our drivers
being as dull and stupid as their cattle. We arrived at the above
famed city late in the evening, and were set down down at one of
the best inns. where we were furnished with good beds and excel-
lent faro. We started early the next morniug to take a view of the
town and its environs' which certainly far exceed the expectations
I had formed of it; hut, like all other great cities on the Conti' • tit,
you are surprised aril offended at seeing tl e proud palaces of gran.
den near the humble dwelling of industry and care. There are,
however. several streets and squares of handsome houses, the krchi.
Lecture of many of them not interior. perhaps, to anything you have
ever seen. You have, too, smut: beautifully TOlllllalle *pigs,
which command extensive lieu, of the surrounding ceuntry,
agreeably interspersed with wood and water. We had the precau-
tion to provide ourselves with introductory letters to wale of the rim
mercantile house. in the city ; likewise some letters of intmduction
given to us by old S., the Jew, who is well known here and at all the
southern parts of Spain ; from him we de. iced very valuable 'thrice
as well as instruction with respect to our future intercourse among
the Spanish merchants. Ile has bin .tlf realieed a princely for-
tune, and, of late years. I understand, has added considerably to it
by loans to men of business, and military men of rank, on good se-
curity. On the morning of the second day we presented our letters
at the houses of several Dons, at each of which we were received
with much kindness and urbanity. After some conversation as to
the general state of national commerce, Sc. we opened our business
by producing our respective invoices, a duplicate of which they re.
quirA to be left in their counting-bouses, to which we pave a ready
taunplience. being prepared el the purpose. We dined the other
day with Don A—, at whose table we met several respectable
merchants, must of whom speak very tolerable English. The can.
venation was general. and I observed mine host and his company
were very guarded on poi*: ties! subjects; but one aed all evidently
felt hurt that french influence bad gained such In ascendancy iu
the Councils of Ferdinand. Spanish pride was sermingle
mortified at the degradation of their country, which had (ellen all
much in the wale of notions. When the wine began to circulate
rather freely there was less reserve. amid but one opinion was ex-
pressed as to the late invasion of their ti dfic neighbours ; and.
from 'he best opinions i can collect, there is little doubt that the
great majority of Spaniards arc lying by for a tit opportunity to ex-
terminate their invaders. The better kind of inhat...ants keep up a
sort of polite intercourse, and exchange civilities with the garrison.
while the lower orders have frequent bleiteriegs with the French
soldiery, which the must rigid discipline rum not prevent.

ODE OX THE nr.i1.41. OF Slit JOHN MOORE.

To THE EDITOR.

Sit—Permit mato oh:crve,thitil;;statement lately published,
the writer of which ascribes the lints on the burial ut Sir John
Moore to Woolf, is false. an i as liaref.teml a fabrication as ever was
foisted on the public. The lines ia question were not written by
Woolf, nor by Halley, nor is Draeon the author—but they were
composed by me. I published them originally. some years ago, in
the Durham Cur?" .Idrertiscr, a journal in which I have, at dlr.
remit times, inserted several poetical trifles, as, Cle " nil/OS/eel
Prayer to Sleep," `' Lines on the lamented Death of Benjamin
Galley, Esti.” and Nome other little effusions.
I should nut. Sir, have thoright the lines on Sir John Moore's
funeral worth owning, had not the false statentent met my eye.
can prove. by the most incoatestible evidence, the truth of what 1
have asserted. The first copy of my v was givin by nis to
my ftientl and relation. Captain Bill, and it is in his possession o:
present. It agrees perfectly with the copy now in ciroulation, with
this esception—it does not con•oin the stanzas commencing with
'• Few and Short," which I added afterwards, at the suggestion of
the lire. Dr. .11iietson, of Iltattc;by.
1 stn. Sir, yours, &c. 11. 31ARSIIALL, Mit
South-street, Durham, Nov. 11,

TIIIE LOOAN SI ON k Cohlsin:zh !ins nearly
complet. d his great untlortaking replating the I.ozan
Rock ; it is now within a few inches of its oricsinal
situation.—Ezet-r .

A Dutch Journal states, that at some late r te,,s in Gro-
nhwen, the victor was a girl of twelve years of age, who
hatcherself broken in the horse she rode!
(Li Monday morning as Cawain Aeland and his Lady
were coming to Ext•ter, from Kill,rton, in a gig drawn by
a fine horse belonging to Sir Tlminas Aclattil, Hart. the
animal suddenly r.titietl its head, and drops dead on the
road. _ _ _ _ . • .

The stake hu been made 501. foe the fight between \vale
and Jetts Burn. . . . . .

........
We learn from Launceston that the rivers in that nei,;ll-
- have been sivolhat to a t r.eat height by the late
rains. and in consequence rendered dangerous in some parts,
so much so, that one day during the w.ek a waggon. with
two fine hnrsis, in endeavouring to eroas the stream mar
the town, was washed away, and both nurses •
.'rowmtd.
The waggoner was happily saved.
Yestirday Hazard and Co., with their usual sums',
sold 5 756. drawn Yesterday a Prize et Thoasand
rouudii, aat: other Calital.a.

TARIFF OF 7'llE .vimrEnLANDs.
ieront the firmesch of Oct. 31. j

The folie;itig is the inject of law making ;mate ehogett
in the TariWof Untieß on certain article; prthentell to the
Second Chamber of the Shots General, in the sitting of
the

'• lVe, il'itdd s st, /tr. Ate.
" Ilavin.7, taken into consideration the eTptications and itipre.
tentatiorr ....Inch have been made to us, itcsirtng some el:town had •
amedotatiot r in the Tariff of the duties of Importation, caplet*.
tion. lied ttarsir of goods and merchandise. fixed by the law of tho
•.!tidi August, 11122, we have, by the ativim Of our f'euncil, and is.
eimeert with the boatel; 11etieral, thought fit to decree. and we de-
cree by thew• presenia, that the articles here below mentioned, of
the Tariff et Initirt. Export, and Transit Duties, shall he imodi.
f.e.l at.il enmplkted sr (01011$ :-
" VIN E GA I`.—TliC Export Duty on Vinegar of Wine, or of
neer, and of :Irtilicial Vinegar_
In cask. per barrel . - . A Celts.
In boyles. not more than 1111 to the barrel,
the 146 bottles . . . 5
In beli,...- water-jogs, tit - 100 jugs - 8
Viortrar of %rood in corks. the barrel 50
In bottles. not more tdati Ill) to the barrel,
lOU bottles - - - • 50
" 11nAtti.—Thi; !turret Duty on Wheat, Rye, narley, sod
Oats, is mignientsd, and fixed ax folluiss :-
IVheat. per last - . - 4.1 Florins.
Rye. ditto . . . . 15
Darcy ditto - - - - 13
Oats, ditto
'•The faculty is reserved to the Kinc to reduce the Import Duty
on the four articles ahnee specitiA and even to replace it under the
regulation of the Tariff before-mentioned, in proportion its the cir-
cumstances which have given occasion to the resole increase shalt
undergo any chang-m.
" 'The Expert Dutier on the kinds of Grain here below r.•cillei
shall be reduced and ILA ax follows:
Beck Wheat, nee lot . .
Deans and Vetabcs . . .
Peas . - . . .
Harley - . . .
flats . . - . .
Nye - - - • -
11 heat
" CATT LE—lloos.—The Export Duty is reduced from se to $
cents. per head.
" Innx.—'l'here shall be paid on Iron Plater. Import fluty, 8
florins; Export Duty, 10 cents. ; Transit Dory, 30 cents. per Itatlbs.
" Reserving -J our elves the faculty to tarmit, in certain eases.
on payment of a duty of 2 per cent. ad ratorror, the importation of
iron in sheets necessary fur the mantifite:rre of boilers a strain-ea -
giner. and of such dimensions as have not yet been manufactured
in this kingekwu, provided that such shall be desizaml fur a certain
purpose.

426 Florins.

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