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London, England, 1821-07-30 00:00:00

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On Monday last the Leven. 44, commanded by Lieut.
R. Baldry, returned to Spirfwatl. whence she ull.d on
ocieullfie voyage and survey of the West Coast. of Africa,
o.a the 81b of May, 1820. Capt. D. Barth.iliinar, sr, ,
her tommatider, died whilst in the prosecution of these
designs, at the island of Mayo, on the 16th of February
last : but the survey of the coa•ta Mall notwithstanding,
completed. She touched at the C twaries, Cape dr Verd
Islands, anti the Writ Coast of Africa, from Cape Ba-
dajor to Cape Blanco, sad from Gorse to Cape Roxu. She
arrived at Santa Crux Island, of Triter ft; on the Vallt
June, but °wallet° a report that half the ere* had died on the
coast, found they would not give protiove fur many dayv,
although the Surgeon's journal was IMO on shore to prosy she
only,lorit two men dnriag her station, these mat from any dis-
ease provident its warm and sickly climes. Tbriingh Ilse mire
mentor attention of Mr. John Dupbon' Yye Consul, the
crew received fresh meat, vegetable., sod fruit ; in fact any
thing to oblige, not interfering with tie regulations of
the health office. The Leven found lying there a French
frigate, with settlers, for 3latlitgatear ; she took her depar-
ture on the evening of the 28th, and the Leven left on the
evening of the 49th tilt. Oa the sth inst. in tat 33 10. lone.
18. 52. boarded the William Peel, from Liverpool to Trinidad,
out 19 days; on the 15116 boarded the Jesse, of Leith, froin
Bergen, in lat. 43. 46. N. long. 11.44. W. hound to Haire-
loaa, mega fish; all well.—The Leven sailed ou Thursday
fur Woulwieb, to be paid off all standing.

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS

Captain Edward Beam, C.B. is appointed to the Ramifies;
Capt. 'rhos. Jas. Mating, to the Northumherland. vice Cap.
tains Hollis and T. Harvey, promoted. Sir Wm. Hosts., Bait.
K.C.B. to command the Royal George yacht, until the re.
turn home of Sir Jahleel Brenton.—Capt. Thomas Cue is
appointed to the Tees, for foreign service; Capt. Hendry to
the Dotterel. Lieut. A. Mac Lean, or the Vigo, is promoted
to the rank of Commander, and app.,inted to the Braver,
vice Lambert. Lieuts. J. Wi'kinaon, Hon. G. J. Cavendish,
and Jolla Kingcome, to the Tees; Lieuts. Hay nod Bradley,
Ramilia.; Lieut. Sayers, R.M., Mr. .1. Lawson, Surgeon,
and Mr. Monett, Purser, to the Tees —Mr. Sampson, Pur-
ser, Ramifies • Mr Ozzard, Purser, Dotterel.
TM-font-mw is a lid or the promotions of Commanders to
be Post Captain., and of Lieutenants to be Command:vs:—
, COMMANDERS PorraP-1. Gore (late of the Dritterel,)
R. Rucking. (Medina), J. C. Carpenter, J. H. Allen, J.
Codd, R. L. Godson, E. Lloyd (E 4), J. Gediz', B. M.
Kelly (Ph I), H. T. Janneey.
LISSITRNARTS MAD' COMM•NDFRS.-19. Machin (P, I-
ler), W. Prier, M. R. Lucas, I'. Helpman, H.S.Wilson (Surly),
J. A Morrell (Resolntinnaire), S. G•irdon (late Dwarf), S.
llopkimwn, J. Little, .1. Elphick (Severn), R. ['order, 11.
Ellin (Ramilies), 11. Pryer (Windsor Castle), E. L. Crow h
(Northumberland), T. L. Robins, M. H Strawy (Severe), J.
Morgnn, T. E. Cute, W. Martin (Cliuker), and P.
Stanley.

The penior Commander promoted had held that rank thir.
teen years; the junior one upwards of nine year•. Ihe
senior Lieutenant promoted (brother of Mr. T. A. Minchin,
oolieitor), load held that rank tsreuty-five years; the junior
oar fifteen rms.
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The follrisiiing Millah;pmen hare been promoted to the
rank of Lienteasanti—Joseph Falkirk, H Smith, C. Slmrt,
H. Dyball. F. H. Jones, H. L. Williams, J. R. Drake, D. N.
Hoare, J. P. WIN, Joseph 11 ills, J. Town., G R. Mane, T.
Hardy, Ja■.Smith, F. Oxfurcl, G. Jeans's, G. 11. Leary, H.
Dangerfield. They had all passed fur the reuk preriuus to
December, 1513.

The promotions sod appointments in the respective divi-
sious of the Royal Marine corps ure as fallow :
Brevet Colonels Cole, Foley, And Risks, to be Major-
General*. unattached pay.
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Brevet Lieutenant-64unels Rob►, R. ire, H. Lee. MI.
11PCIeverty, Buys, and Sir K. Williams, to be Lieutenant.
Colonel'. Sir R. Williams to retain the command of the
Royal Marine Artillery.
Brevet Colonel Wlntosh, and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
Clarke, to retire on full pay.
Brevet Lieetenalit-Colonels of the Army, and Captains of
Royal Ma►ines, Siemer, Duasmuire, Mama, Long, Sir J.
Malcolm, K.C.B. and Westropp, to be Majors.
Brevet Majors Wingruve, Sheppard, Laeresce, Bartle-
pm, Boys, and Collins, to be Pay Captains.
First Lieutenants Crowther, Walker, Kendall, Coekell,
Appleton, and Coppice, In be Captains.
Second Lieutenants Thompson, James, R.M.A., Mallard,
Shillito, Hickman, Luddington, and Ferrari, A.M.A. to be
First Lieutenants.
By Ike above arrangement the fullest lug officers are called
into actsel service :

Colonels Lambreteb, Savage, and Abeeskethie.
Lieut.-Colonel Foy.
Captains Colley, Spuria, Bignsll, Peebles, and Turner.

The Congreve rockets have been most success.-
fully used in the whale fishery by Capt. Suonar,Lv,
assisted by •ilo officer of artillery and ensitsovev.

COUR ESPMV D E C.

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The following is a copy of a loser addressed by
Mr. I'. Moore to•Mr..Frceling :
Franck 'Preen's', Esq. eke. Ste.• Ste 'General Post•tlßce
Stu—tte Wedaesday, she 1811. July, iiist•ut, as one of
the Mcpresentstives of Coventry, I dispels-bed ■ pithslie let-
ter to that city, under Psrlisencutary privilege. addiessed to
Samuel Whits/ell, EN. alio is au Alderman and Member
of she Corperalitsu of Coventry, hearwg usi the ass sm.
pet-snot] of the seal Which bolas- 41st Viiour of title appleha.
IWO le yea. If taut tilhlrosttett, I argil not &nerve to you
that letter. umiak' arrive, suJ 1w in C. 4: puesessum of \fr.
Al.irrnsau 6s Chaim's.' of a Public Committee
of the IsthsbitiOsts, tu. be rend briers We Chairman's
duly, at the Public \belling app.iinitti to' assemble no the
nest day, Iris. Theredey. the 18th instant, fw•the pompons
of celetrestneglbe ceremonial of the i6lll enrustaitters. • •
By the same pmt, tAbc kills. I daspeteiied,teepol}rr kiwis,
pricaii Whir, on 146 •aa.a ►ubject, alms ander Perham's.-
..I privilege: the tote id Coventry. aud the .ether in War-
wick, bulb of which were regularly received sad ackaoa-
iadacit,

Hut, of my public letter so addrestied to Mr. Alderman
Whst "ell; 1 beee aol any imelligetwe to this day, the 26th
July, Thursday, ire o'clock.
My letter to Mr. Alderman Wbitwell is a public letter,
written s• one of their Reperseataiives, in Hosseur to an np.
pheatism of gay worthy eonstituents, the inhabitants of Co-
ventry. •
Theaabjeel,rwYlerof Ibis appeal to you, Sir, is of.vroy
great inspottaree; and the leeriest of the community 111 ge-
neral is far more iuvolved iu it than any of my owls and my
ennatiliteolit, however elothrd in the aai,ctimantuns order of
Parliameia, and the ioriulable confidence of e.matituttonal
contioutairati )))) between constituents sod repreaentaltves.
I have to ',quest, Sir, that you will be pleased to order
official inquiry and immediate report to be made to you, by
the PdOntaster of Coventry-
1. 11 In lier my public letter, ao adaressed to Samuel Whit.
well, E.g., an Alderman and a Allembir of she Corporation,
war received at the Poo-office in Coventry, uo the townies
of Thursday, the 19th instant, and at what hoar
2. ti hellu r that letter was reels out for delivery, no
usual, it the ordinary routine of that l'ust-uffice practice.
stud at what; hour delivered by the teller-carrier to Mr Al-
derman What're!! on that morning?
3. If the said letter shall have been untimely conveyrd
into the dead letter box, I request that you will be pleased
to order it to be immediately returned to nue, through your
heeds, unopened, and Ike seal unbroken.
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Sir, I shall nut apologise fur this application, because I
know toll well the exemplary exactness and regalinity
which chits aeteriae the management of the department under
your able end vigilant sitperintendeoce, and how, in that
spirit, yon kel it as much your Official dilly to correct irre.
oblately iii any of your subordinate offices, if any irrego.
larity there be, as I feel it to be Intuit to p eeeee ve,uninfringed
and unimpaired, the great privilege of Parhanical, and
Ile atilt more sacred privileges, rights, and securities of the
community at large, in the free, and uorestraimd exercise
of oterary communication afforded by She natiotial establish-
ment of the Post-ufficea of the Coated Kingdom, of which
they ale the sole contributory support.
1 have the honour to he, Sir,
Your most obedient humble Servant.
Gloucester-place, Thursday, P. MOORE.
July 26, 1821.
To this trier Mr. Feeding rrtarned a polite answer, pre-
mising to make the neci sass y inquiry.
The follan tog is a copy ut the letter referred to is the ap-
peal to the Posi-'llaster-tietieral:
Samael Whilwell, Faq. B.c. eke. Se. Charman of the Com-
mittee of Management.
Sit —The pool brought to me the honour of the invitation
of the intuit/taints of Covent. y to be pre,t.a, at a meeting,
on Thursday next, on the occasion of expressing their loyalty
sod •ltaclissent to his Majesty, cm the aliNiuicd day of WS
Majesty's euroastion."
I believe, Sir, few persons can testify more unequivocally
than yoioself, onionst myjoiamerous censiituents, for a
long aerie. of years, my per oriel as sell as political attach-
meot to Lis Majesty, !Mooch all hie Majesty's royal grades
of Prince, Heir Appareut, Regent, and king, sailor my ma-
nifold, active, mid unremitting struggles, nadir his Royal
countenance and protection, t• 111•11310 111 all its parity the
British Constitution, of •liicb, and of his Royal Father's
House amid 'fin-one, his Majesty was se long the main pillar,
and of which his Majesty is uuw happily become " the cor-
ner stone which the builders so long rejected :" and I- should
iudeed be proud to share in your iuteiaded celebration, at
whatever persons' sacrifice to myself, could I bring myself
to feel, in the rigid interpretation of allegi•ace, that it
would augment his Mqjesty's honour, odd to the mellows of
his Majesty's fair fame, sender the House of Brunswick more
popular,,,and tend to harmonise aid gratify the moral and
religious expectations of his Majesty's atia.lied subjects
thrt.ugliont the empire.
1 request, Sir, that you will have the gooilnesa to make my
•polugy fur not being present at the iiitcniled procrssiou ill
Coventry, and that you will accept my 'Metre thanks far
the very polite manure and handsome terms in %Much, as
Chairmao of the Committee, you have hero pleated to Con-
vey to me the invitation.
I have uut allowed myself any remission of duly, any re-
laxatiou, all your Represestative, for needy three years ; and
sea now about to seek respite and me/swims from sea ww.
ter and sea air. And sure 1 am, looking at the state of our
country, and the distresses of my respected comuituests, it I
have out uniformly mistaken their patriotic seutimeuft, so
lung in unison will, my own, they will feel, sod prefer, • real
interest In any improvement ut my health is hick shall enable
me, with renovated energies, to resume vigilant anted-
•iice in the next Session of Pailiament, when " Van rao•
KIM" lAe unawirisolis promise of lath , ratified by
hi. Majesty's royal declaration in his late gracious Speech
front the 7hroae, is to be MOST amitetitlt performed, for
the domestic relief of our distressed fellow-subjects, and the
consequent restoration of our dilapidated system of govern.
meat to its natural faculties and wonted prosperity.
1 hive the honour to lie, Sir,
Oar of your faithful Representatives„aod
Most obedient bumble Servant,
I'. MOORE.
Gluseester-place, Tuesday, July 17, 1921, 10 p. to.

A ves.el arrived at Geen►ael, from Buenos Ayres
has brought ailvires to the 20th May. An engage-
ment had taken place between the troops of Buenos
Ayres acrd dose of Eutre ittioq, under the cum-
mend of RAMIREZ, in which the latter were de•-
featrd. We have no accounts how far the eietore
may tend to the catablithment of a better or kr uf
things than before existed. Snn►e arraogrn►rot
was likely to be made Li•tween the Bririah nn r-
eltatits and the govertime.it of Burnie. Aytt,,
which they soutil avoid she c•ompulwrry servrt•r ur
the militia with which they were threatened. The
condition was to Le either a contribution in marry,
or a subscription to a loan for the pritilic *truer.
Letters front Chili to the 26th April had arri•ed,
but without bringing any intelligence of the army
in Peru.

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The following table.is given in ilie Foreign Jour-
nal', as an approximation to a comparative census
of the population of the Greeks and Turks, 111
Turkey in Europe:—
THRACE, INCLUDING CONSTANTINOPI.N.
eiltllllll Tilltkß.
Macedonia . .... 724,000 .. 244,W
Them 17 679,000 . . 69,01.10
Albania 012,000 . .
.363,000
M orei. .
Bulgaria
Wallachia
Moldavia ....... ; ASI.OIIO 7 • 39,0110
•44,• • *PA
Servi• .. • • • , MOW/ .. 160,4100
Busain avid Depesidoatio.... L uttmo .. 140,0100
.41a.r.'.—..._, .—...
.. Taa5i..A.4....70MV,000'!',". b#02,000

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OXFORD, JOLT 'VB.

ANTIQUITIES.

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DVSLIN, JULY 45.
THE ROYAL VISIT.

A' we stated yesterday, his Majesty is expected
o arrive in Dublin on Wednesday the Bth of
August. We understand the fine house belonging
ru Mr. Latosche. iu Merrion-square, has been taken
for the residence of the Spanish Ambassador during
the King's stay in Ireland. Charlemunt House,
the magnificent town -mansion of the Earl of Char.
lessont, in Palace-row. Rutland-square, is also
engaged for Prince Esterhazy, the Austrian Am-
bassador.—(Freereas's Jouraal.)
The Chart hwardens and Parishioners of some of
the parishes in the vicinity of the Castle, have it,
we hear, in contemplation to erect suitable flag-
staffs, ornamented with gilt balls, on the towers or
b !civic, of their respective churches for the put..
pose of announcing the arrival of his Majesty, by
' hoisting flags thereon.
Several Gentlemen have requested the Lord
Mayor " to call on the Nobility, Gentry, and 'Citi-
zens of Dublin, to join in the commemoration of
his llajesty's Coronation, at a public dinner, on us
early a (lay as possible; it being distinctly under-
stood, that the general harmony which ►hould pre-
vail on such a festive occasion will Hof be di►turbed
'by the expression of any party feeling." The Lord
Mayor has accordingly requested "such of the
Nobility, Gentry, and Citizens, as intend fujoin in
the commemoration of his Majesty's Coronation,
at a Pul.lic Dinner, will send their 'mimes as soon
as pus,' blr." _

UNIVERSITY ELECTION.
We 'hear fsum good authority shut the election will take
place in August next. The '22J is the day-mentioned.
tht Wednesday last came on the election at Magdalen
College, when Mr. Linton, of Christ's College, Cambridge;
Mr. Middleton, of Pembroke 'College; Mr. Pbilott, of
Worceater College; and Mr. Sewel, of Winchester School,
were chi-wn Demies. And on the following day the km
Rickard Walker, M.A.; W. Morgan, Esq. M.A.; and J.F.
Males hullos's. Esq. B.A. Detain of Magdalen College, were
elected Fellows of the same Society.
nursday Mr. Thomas Price, Scholar If Jesus College.
wee elected Fellow of that Society.

* stone coffin lately found at Grensford, is the county of

Denbigh, evidently (from the ■word and spear beneath the
▪ aul the arms upon it) covered the remains of a mili-
tary man, and one of the Pelestois family, though not of the
paierual !louse of Entre', which gnats the original coat,
Wee mullets siker, Iwo and uue, in sable; whereas the
branches of Baguet y Wren, Llayn y Cuottieu as .Llai, va-
ried the rust, spud here their mullets on a bend sable, in oil-
leer, which last coat is uo the shield its question. All that is
intrlligilee of the legend which surrounds it, are the words
•• jacel Gvaww• nh lenerelh" (probably Irons its Inca-
tint, ; the remaining letters are,.prrhAps, initials of
wu ritteitessos y ocriteace, as was usual therein fuer centierits
up; said, as usual also, without may thing tending to a date.