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London, England, 1822-10-31 00:00:00

OFFICLIL CORKESPONDEACE.

Admiralty Office, October 9, 1822.
Int—Having hid before my Lords Commissioneis of the
Admiralty your letter of the 7th Matsui, respecting the esp.
sure of two British weasels, the Vittoria and Wows,' by a
pirstical schooner, near the 'shod of Clobi, 1 em command.
ed by their Lt•rdships to acquaint you, for the information of
tt.e Committee fur Managing the Affairs of Lloyd'a, that
their Lordships had already received a■ account of that
*muss:lion frost Captain Wilco., of ►iw Majesty's slimp
Carnation, who bad been directed by Rear.Adatirsl Bit Ches.
Maley to take up a station is that asighbourhood for the
protective of the trade, and also writes, under date of the
12th of August, that un that day seventeen sail of the Js.
inks ships had passed safely round Cape Antonio, and that
be was %elfin in that quarter to see the remaining ecu. Is
Mso aide.

His %Truest) s sloop Dotterel was also in the neighbour.
hood, and S•r Charles Rowley reports that his attention bad
Lees dirt cted to Ibis quarter.
In addition to *bids, my Lord* Lave taken fortter otea.
mina for the suppression of these pirscies.—l am. &e.
(Si vied) J. W. CRORER.
r. Jobs Ileum It, Jun. Lloyd's.

Lloyd's, October 10,1812.
Ssa-1 have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of
your (segue of yesterday's date, stating, in reply to my letter
of the 7th instant, advising the capture of the British vessels
Valeria and Industry by a piratical schooner near Cuba,
the Captain Waleot, of hi. Majesty's sloop Carnation, had
been directed by Rear-Admiral Sir ebonies Rowley, to take
irp a station in that rieighborrhond, for the protection of the
t side; and that by a letter front Captain iValcot, of the 12th
A eust,l7 sail cd.lawritica ships had passed safely round Cape
• Atstopio, and he was waiting in that qnarter in see the re-
, ialei•ing vessels also safe; that bis Majesty's sloop Dot.
ura4 was in that vicinity; that Sir Charles Roo ley's oleo-
lion was directed to that quarter; and that the Lords Corn.
aniujoqyrs of the Sdwitrally bad taken farther measures fur
• ave 'suppression of those piracies.
• '1 611 id acquaint you, your letter bee bees laid before the
.01Liantlatitiesti ifue,wraniging the affairs of Lloyd'o, sad • copy
a IA& auses paldic for she isfurnaselon of the Underwriters
egtytlPlliilNo ld,l, aup directed by the Cotwasittee
tinikyl
voice
n eyll,cetif• their flunks to lbw Lord-
NW 14e q gem :t.
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t. deli to yogi for the intermatio• of

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el„..•,,laiablifps, At roamed tatted of a letter 'UM Ur.
Ilareisroodater of the Belida, arrived from Jawlike, by
whish it appears, that the Carnation sloop of war was, no the
13fk of Aogoet, off the Colorado% os her way to Jamaica,
sad age aimioued off Cuba for t►e protectios of the trade;
end by advires from New York, the Dotterel arrived there on
thetoth August, from Jamaica and Havennah, with specie.
It fairther appears by lie accompanying 'teasel of a letter
from Bristol, that piratical depredations still continued; the
ship Edward Prothero., from Jamaica to that port, having
hems nicest shore and plundered o■ the 19th Almost, off
Saddle Hill, lint fortunately escaped by the privateer going
is chase of souther veep!. I am, &e.
(Signed) JOHN BENNETT, Jun.
J. ST. Crater. Esq. Stc. B.c. Ike.
Admiralty.
(Eaten!)
"Ship Retina, Downs, October?, 1829.
" On Ow 13th of AMMO, at seven "rtan , the Colorado',
distant 10 lespon, was hoarded his Mijesty's sloop Car.
trod informed of dm • beige 174toris and Indottry he.
ins token by a piratical 'schooner off Saddle Hill, on She
monolog of the 7th. The Ca:sedum bad bees to Cam-
peachy, ratted at Hassan's, soul was then on her way to Ja-
maica, with specie sat hoard.
(Sireed) "J. BARCLAY."
Extract of a letter from Bristol, dated October 9, int.
"The t;ilwird Protheroe, Atkia•oa, Hamer. from Jamaica
to Maul, was spokes with clear of the Golf, by' the Cecrop.,
arrived is the Down.. She had bees ploodered on t►e 19th
August, wader Saddle Hill, near the Havansah, by a assail
privateer, from which she 'Aloofly escaped by smother venial
beaviog in sight, which the privateer gave chase le."

Mr. Croker misfits his compliments to the Chairman of
the Committ►e at Lloyd's, and will be glee levee any two
Crestlesso of the Committee who can make It coavenieet
to call at the Admiralty Office betwrem ose and two oclock
to-morrow.

Admiralty MMee, October 11, 1821,
Friday Evening.
Lloyd's, October it, 1222, 12 o'Clock.
Sir—l have the homier to acknowledge the receipt of
your note of yeste►day evening, expressing your with to see
soy two of the Members of the Committee fur Managing the
Attars of IJoyd's, this day, between one and two o'clock ;
and I beg to acgraint you that Mr. Marryatt, the Chairman,
and most of the members, being to-day out of town, you
will oblige the Committee ►y appointing Monday, or any
other morsisg next week t►at may be convenient to yen to
see a deputation from them. I am, ke.
(Sigoed) JOHN BENNETT, Jen.
J. W. Croker, Esq. ke. ke. Ste.

Admiralty, October 11, 1821.
Ste—l ans &tired by Mr. Croket to say in reply to your
letter of this morning, that it will be equally convenient to
him so receive she deputation from the Committee at Lloyd's,
on Monday next, between one and two o'clock.
4 am, ke.
(Signed) LEWIS). BIGGS.
Mr. Jobe Bennett, Jun.
Lloyd's, October 14. 1822.
At a special meeting of the Committee held this day, in
ensastrenee of a note from Mr. (Coker, Secretary of fill!
Admiraly rigeesliog le see two of IN members this deg
between one and two o'clock— _ .

Resolved—That former requests for the atteudance of the
Committee et the Admiralty have bees made in the name
and by order of the Board, aid have bees readily complied
with, felon the tense the Committee eotertido of public duty,
and the respect they feel to be doe lo the high rank and
station of their Lordships ; but that as this is the Mot call
made "'poi them to 'gait upon the Secretary of the Ad-
miralty, at his individual request, and without any intims-
lion of the object for which their atteadaace is requested,
they therefore decline establishing a precedent, which might
be attended with material inconveoieure to themselves and
their sueeemorg.
. Borroleederlsbat a copy of the foregoing be transmitted to
Mr. Cruiser.
Lloyd's, October 14, 18213.
Sri—ln troneenitting to you a copy of the proceedings of
the Committee for managing' the again or Lloyd's, this
01411Illillf, 1 beg leave to inform you, that the great objection
to &deputation attending you as requested, seemed to be,
that not being apprised of the object of the interview, they
could not be properly prepsred fur it, and would probably
be under the necessity of returniug, and going bark again
with the ntermary luformatiou on the subject.
1 am, kc. (Signed) J. BENNETT, Jua.
J. W. Crokrr, Esq. &e. kc. dr.c. Admiralty.
Admiralty Ofice,October 14,182 t.
SIR —le reply to your letter of this date, nod is reference
to the resolutio& enclosed is. it, Malin the form of my note
of Friday last, requesting to see • deportation of the Com-
mittee, to be unprecedented, as not having beer made in dm
name and by order of the Board of Admiralty, mid as not
intimating the object ads* proposed interview ; I am to ac-
quaint you. that my note was Mt. tided, and appears tole its
the usual form of rogoosuoications of this nature with the
Chairman of the Committee at Lloyd's.
Copies of communications so ouisiiportant as merely pro-
posing an interview have sot berg' regularly preserri di hot
I have before me copies of roar notes of my pr. decent"r and
tomself,vis. of the 15th March, 1808; 20th Noveinber, 1810;
30th January, 1813; and 14th March, 1815, all appointing
intestine, with a deputation of the Committee, io the snare
form ma my note of Friday. No doubt such motes, like all
other acts dime by the &tottery of the Admiralty, were
written by the order of the Board, but I have not found au
instance is which such order is especially stated is a note of
this kind, nor is t 6 re any trace or recollection in the date,
that such a point of form was ever before started.
Oa the other point adverted to, namely, that " my mete
not having bait/bated the object of the interview, the Com-
'puttee could not be properly prepared for it, and would pro.
bsbly be under the necessity of returning to obtain the De.
cemary isformatior," 1 most also refir to the interview of
November, 1810, •likk took place on a note which did sot
specify the proposed object; but I beg also to add, that had
' any information from Lloyd's bees desired, the subject
would ondosibtedly have bees specified In toy note of irrrita.
lion; bat it did amt seem necessary sod,' so in this insisoce,
when I had only a communication to make, shuck Me Board
'of Admiralty thought would be better made verbally thou
iu writing.
Mr.
Join
Bennett,
ja(nBigolleda), 8".
J. W. CRON ER.

Oelobe, let trn.
At a Meeting of the Coatoniitee this day,
The proceedings of the Special Committee on Moaday
lure lead and coofroted.

Read a leiter trona the Admiralty, dated 9th instant, in
consequence of the communicalios made ou the 7th instant,
of the captor, of two vessels from Jamaica.
Read a copy cit'a letter written to the Admiralty, 10th in.
slant, in reply.
Read a letter from the Admiralty, dated 14th instant, in
conseq of the Resolution of the Committee that day.
The Secretary laid before the tweeting entree's from the
proceedings of tbe Committee relative to the notes referred
to by Mr. Coker.
A letter, to answer to Mr. Croke'', was framed ; mad it
was lesolved. That a copy of it ►e transmitted by the Secre-
tary. The following is t copy:—
Lloyd's, October 111. 1822.
reading your letter of t►e 14th lasi. and examin-
ing the documents to which it refers, the Committee for ma-
naging the affairs of Lloyd's desire mete observe, that obey
do not appear to bear out your statement, that they aopiiot-
ed iutervievas in the same form as your mute of Friday last.
Mr. Pole's letter of the 15th March, 1809, is a cautious.
lion of a previous correspondence: sad his triter of the 13th
of that month, committees is the following words—" 1 am
rommatided by the Lords Comarlaslosere of dm Admiralty,*
kr. and expresses tht. abject K ant 1111001.1110"1 Ile be fur
the purpose of diactuning the esalebis of shit) leper, 'fret'
ring to a letter adelreseed to Aim um the sth of that mood".
Tear sae of the loth ldevidakr, 1810, iv sot among the
records of the former Custimitiee, bat 4t appears hire ibe
Inlaititoftlisie mitt steering .that t►air isteevieee we. MO
the Beard, end on the ',object of co/IWe* the Cblimel.
Your note of the 30i5 January 1813, did lot request dm
211ft:dance of the Commit tee of I.lOyil'a, but of out yr MO

'Geodebts connected wit% doe Netirootkilatadicoae, and %lr.
Hunt, sad Mr. Hart weresoneited by Oat Onsositteo to at-
tend acemelinoly.
Your letter of the 14th March, 11!I5, requesting 0e at.
tendenee of the Chairisao of the Committee to meet the
Chairman of the several trades. for the purpose of 'unkind
urrangemento with regard to cuaroys, which ♦as (localised
with the Board.

The Committee bad as intaglio• of electing a mere petit
of form, tut they area material difference in point of feet
betereee Wisp called epos its eared the Board of Admi-
ralty. which they' meow by experience very rarely happens,
sod being 'requested to altered the Secretary, who may fre-
queutly And it more codeesieet to make verbal than written
communications.

You must be aware that his highly inenotenieat to Am
Members of the Committet,ls we of bookie's, to go op to
the west end of the towaisrlitte rooming; and 'if frequesily
repeated, it would materially inteifere with' their privitte

They have further to observe,_ fist the •liftrmatien
they weevil* from the Admiralty fa 'for the use of the
stelaseribers at large, to whom it is Imikediately eommo.
skated by a -copy of the letter seat to the Committee
beiag pit on la -hoard in the subscribers' troom, mid
in this mode if cannot be otherwise this accusately
repeated; but if they were to take upon themselves forepart
the stakemore of coarrerrstioas, the case would 'be very et&
ferent, and they would expose themselves to aveaponsibility
which they are movilling to incur. This consideration de-
rives greater weight from-the statements its yowl- letter of the
9th instant, beide at varitoke with the information which
bar been received at Lloyd•siltrough other channels.
The Committee, therefore, ropiest that you will he pleated
to slate to the Lords Comadieiosiers of Ike Admiralty their
travois fur wisbiug that rommorieations S. them may con-
tinue to be aside in oritiag as heretofore; sad they trust
•their Lordships will see no objeetioo to so doing.
I am, die.
(Sireed) JOHN VENNETT, lean.
J. W. Croke', E.g. Ise. Jte. Ste..AdatiraNy.
-Admirdley'o4See, "October T 9, TM.
• Sta—My Lords Vanaminaimsers alf the Admiralty have
takes into considertitioa your ktter of the lath instant,
and the eerrespoodeoce which has takes puttee between vu
since mime of the 9th, and have commanded me to Inform
you, that, potting altogether out of tonvideration the very
onimponant point of form which 'the Committee has
so ustoecesuarily, sod for the lest time started, their Lord.
ships,-ready as they always have been, sod still are, to afford
every proper information within their power to the trade of
the country la general, aadcren to any individual merchant,
ere in your lettere such marked disrespect to the Board of
Admiralty, mod so little timildeare in their communications,
thee they have directed me to decline any farther correspond.
• mite with the Committee of Subscribers to the ROOMS at
Lloyd's. I am, be.
(Signed) J. W. CROKER.
Mr. Jobo-Branelt, Jun.

'Vienna 'by the Ministers Of the Great Powers to
prolong the occupation of the Neapolitan territory,
probably influenced the resolution of his Majesty
•not to come in person to the Congress. It is be-
lieved that he will be represented by Prince Rutin,
President of the Council of Ministers.

MADRID, OCTOBER la.
In the discussions of the Cortes yesterday, which
were replete with wisdom and dignity, the National
Congress has accorded to Government the neces-
sary powers for an extraordinary levy of 29,000
men, and 7,900 horses, which has caused the great-
est impression in this capital, and no doubt will
cause the same when it becomes known in the dif-
ferent provinces. This is the first time our Gn.
'veniment has taken energetic measures, and has set
aside an apathy which hu caused us so much evil.
To-morrow, or the day after, the Report of the
Commissioners of Finances will be rend, in which
the Miui•ter demands the creation of SO miHions of
revues. Yesterday, after the public sitting, in
which was voted the extraordinary levy, the Cortes
remained sitting in secret, to hear the reading of
the Memorial of the Minister of State on our exte•
►ior'relations, which has been prohibited from ap-
peering before the public. It is asserted, that in
this sitting there was • question, whether or not
rne•surrs of reprisal should not be adopted against
France.

In the gifting of yesterday, the Minister of Viral.
•presented several statements on the force of the
Spanish Army, which were as follow:
The Permanent Army, composing the Active
Militia an 4 Infantry .. 108,051
Horse, or Cavalry 15,090
Officers

Total 131,036
The different Forces of the Portuguese Army 60,300
Hurst • 2,000

Grind Total..

FRANKFORT, OCTOBER 21.

Our readers remember the vain efforts made by
Lord Strangford, just before he set out for Vienna,
to induce the Porte to renew the diplomatic nego.
elation with Russia, and that the Ottoman Govern.
meat formally refused. It is now said, that after
an extraordinary Divan, to which fifty-six persons
were summoned, the Reis Effendi addressed a very
important Note to the Ministers of Austria, France,
and Prussia, in which the reasons are explained that
induced the Sultan to reject every proposal leading
to a renewal by the Porte of the ancient relations
with Russia.

A Tartar has arrived at Constantinople with news
of a great battle gained by the Persians near
&serum.