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London, England, 1822-10-21 00:00:00

Lieutenant S*OttES, first of the Iphigenia, who
had twenty men under him, by boarding. She
was then in the act of boarding en English
schooner; but as the privateer's papers were
tegular (she was tinder the Independent Colom-
bian flag), and she had nut Molested our trade
further, Lieutenant S. did not think himself au-
thorived to detain her longer than until there was
no English vessel in sight. The privateer was
manned by Americans and English, who said
they were hound on a cruise off Cadiz-probably
to Uorkade it. The pirates of the Island of
Cuba are chiefly Ilavannese, who push ottt of their
harbours and creeks on the approach of every unpro-
tected merchantman, and commit the most bound-
less depredationr, often attended with acts of ex-
treme cruelty. The Royalist party (or the King of
SPAIN'. Authoritie►) have neither equal means nor
sufficient energies to suppress the practices of these
daring marauders. Two Spanish corvettes, two brigs
of war, and a schooner of 10 guns and 70 men, un-
der the command of Admiral TitaGAW, were lying at
the Havantiah ; but such had been the dastardly
conduct of the Commander of the schooner, that he
had just ran away from a small pirate vessel, having
no carriage guns, and only 20 men in her, at the
very month of Havannah harbour, and almost under
the guns of the fort. So cbfficult had the naviga-
tion become, that it was almost impossible for
the Jamaica merchants to trade with Cuba ; and,
in consequence, the Spanish merchants were greatly
distressed ; the pirate vessels surround the island,
and cut off the trade with the neighbouring islands,
and the Independent privateer., and other vessels of
that cloomination, intercept the cortuannications
with the Spanish Main. The importation of specie
from the Spanish Main had of late been extremely
limited from this cause.

The Iphignia sailed from the Havannah on the
sth of 'September, landed specie at Sandy Hook,
and sailed thence on the 21st. She has brought
gold dust and ivory from the coast of Africa, and
cochineal from Jamaica, to the value of 100,000
dollars. She would have gone into Portsmouth har-
bour on Saturday had the wind moderated, for thepur-
pose of bring refitted for the Commodore to return to
his interesting and important command at the
proper season. The Iphigenie lost, during her
present cruise, Messrs. HULLER, HANLEY. and
Goon, Midshipmen ; but, as a remedy to the dele-
terious influence of that climate, ae are not with-
out hopes that a more salubrious station will be fixed
upon for the ships—at Fernando-Po, • most plea-
sant island, ■t a healthy distance from the main
land,'End more contiguous to the scene of embark-
ation of the slaves.

We are sorry to heir that the Scout, 18, Captain
Vl'toreotr, which was kit at the Havannah, had lost
11111.1.5. two Alidshiproen, and thirty-eight
:maps, by fever.

Letters from the Cape of Good Hope state, that
the shipping in Table Bsy had suffered coosidera.
/Ay from a violent gale of wind which blew from the
11. W. on the 9th of July. The Royal George, •
ship of 400 tons, loaded with whea►, was driven on
shore, but it was supposed that ►he would be got off
without injury to the cargo. The Adriatic, Lavi-
nia, Olive Branch. Leander, and %us brigs, and
the ship John Palmer, drove from their anchorage,
but were not expected to have sustained material
damage. Many houses had fallen from the conti-
nued heavy rains and tempestuous weather. The
Cygnet, iG, Captain BENNETT, arrived in Sy-
mold's Bay on the 25th of July, having left Table
Bay on the Ma, where the boatswain of that ship
was unfortunately drowned. The Barraro•le, 16,
Captain CUTFIILD, w 35 to sail for Algot Bay early
ii August, where the Leven, 24, Captain W. F.
OWEN, and the tender accompanying them with
provisions, were to join her, and thence proceed to-
gether to accomplish the object connected with
their surveying voyage. Mr. Jones, Midshipman
of the Leven, had been appointed to act as Lieu.
tenant of the Barracouta, instead of Lieutenant
Item, who is invalided in consequence of an un-
fortunate accident that occurred to him at St. Jago.
The Andromache (Commodore Nouase, C. B.) and
the Cygnet were to sail the latter end of July for
the Isle of France. The Heron, 18, Captain HAN.
area, would then be the only vessel at the Cape.

A Lisbon 111si1 has arrive 4 with Papers to the
6th instant. The following is an extraet;:

LISBON, OCTOSII S.

A French ship has arrived to-day, in thirty days
from Pernambuco, bringing the Governor of that
city and many passengers. He says that the troops
sent by the Prince Royal to B this, being opposed
there, went to Pernambuco, where they were well
received. The inhabitants declared their indr-
peutleiice, and sent the Governor away. At Bahia
u detachment of 600 men from Portugal hid been
well received. The Brazilian Deputies who de-
clined to sign the Constitution, are expected to go
away by the Marlbo►oagh picket tomorrow.
The brig United Kingdom, from Rio, had join-
ed the Portuguese party at Bahia.
These Papers contain the proceedings in the
Cortes to the 3d instant. The sitting of the Ist
was attended by the KING in person, who took the
°Jill to the Constitution in solemn form, previous to
which lie delivered un appropriate speech from the
throne. His MAJESTY afterwards signed the oath
to the following form—John VI. King coin Gouda.