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guN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 11, 1844.

IRELAND.

LIBERATION OF THE STATE PRISONERS.
(Irons a Correspondent of a Morning Contemporary.)
Duaram, SUNDAY, SHPT. B.—This day there was
the celebration in the Catholic metropolitan church of
high mass, and a Te Deum, in thanksgiving for the
liberation from prison of Mr. O'Connell, and those
who hare been associated with him in punishment.
The fatal course of policy adopted by the party of Sir
Robert Peel, both when in opposition, and ever since '
they have constituted the Government, has given them
the character of being persecutors of those professing
the Catholic religion. Their denunciations of the
concessions made by the Whigs when, in accordance
with the Reform Bill, they made a few Roman
Catholics Members of the Privy Council, their outcry
because one or two Catholics had been promoted to
the bench by the late GovernnAt, and their attacks
upon the Catholic priesthood of this country, prepared
the Irish people to regard their acts with suspicion
when they attained power. No subsequent conduct
on the part of the Tories was calculated to remove
that suspicion. On the contrary, their promotion to
the bench and the mitre, of the most virulent de-
nouncers of the creed of the nation, showed that
Toryism, as represented by Sir Robert Peel's Go-
vernment, was still a consistent foe to their faith, and
they found that enmity assume the form of a virulent
persecution, when it excluded every Catholic from the
jury for the trial of Mr. O'Connell.
Such being, then, the feelings that animate the
Catholic people of Ireland, it cannot be considered as
a matter of surprise that they should regard the I
recent victory not merely as a political triumph, but
estimate it still more as a defeat of the enemies of the
Roman Catholic religion. If it were not so looked
upon, it is not probable that the Catholic Archbishop
of Dublin—one who has carefully abstained from all
participation in political movements of any descrip-
tion—would have given to the ceremonies of this day
the sanction of his authority. Up to this time, Dr.
Murray has refused taking any part in the repeal
agitation. I believe he has even discountenanced it
to the utmost of his power. I cannot say that his
opinions have. changed on the subject. I should
suppose they have not ; but of course, when he ap-
pears in a proceeding like that which I have just
witnessed, it could only be because he regarded it as
necessary fer the vindication of a religion that has
been assailed, and which it is his prime duty to
watch over and protect. How strong the feeling of
persecution inflicted on men, because they are Catho-
lics, is proved when such an individual comes
forward to repel it. The fact is one too important,
in the present state of Ireland, to be overlooked. It
ought to be known in England; but, above all, it
ought to be known to those who wield the govern-
mental powers of England.
The manner in which the proceedings of this day
were notified to the public was the following :
" PONTIFICAL HIGH MASS AND SOLEMN TX DEUM,
IN Till MITROPOLITAN CHURCH, ON SUNDAY, THI BTH
INSTANT, AT ELEVIN O'CLOCL.—His Grace the Arch-
bishop will officiate at the Solemn Pontifical High Mass,
in thanksgiving to Almighty God for the deliverance
of the beloved Liberator of his country, and of his
fellow-martyr., from their unjust captivity. The
sermon by the Rev. Dr. Miley. The 'Te Deum '
will be chauated immediately after mass. The Libe-
rator and the other martyrs will be present."
The metropolitan church, as the principal Catholic
building in this city is called, is a noble temple of
the Doric order of architecture, and is sufficiently
spacious to accommodate several thousand persons.
The front portico, which is very lofty, is raised on
an elevated flight of steps, and is formed of six mas-
sive columns. There are smaller porticos on each of
the sides ; a beautiful dome rises in the centre ; and
the whole edifice is composed of hewn stone. But if
the style of the exterior be classic and severe, that of
the interior is still more so, being altogether in the
fashion of a Grecian temple. It is divided into three
parallel naves, by lines of magnificent columns ; the
ceiling is lofty and semi-circular ; and on the outside
is a representation of the Ascension, in bas relief.
The high altar and tabernacle are of white
marble, sculptured in an exquisite style of art. The
altar rises at a distance from the east end of the
church, in the style of the continental cathedrals ; the
space railed in around it is styled the sanctuary, and
on the left-hand side of this space was raised a lofty
throne, with a crimson canopy, for the Archbishop;
whilst on the opposite side, near the foot of the
pulpit, were placed chairs cistate for O'Connell and
his Catholic fellow-prisoners. Several seats in the
immediate vicinity of Mr. O'Connell's chair were oc-
cupied by the members of his family, whilst all the
Catholic families of distinction now in Dublin and its
neighbourhood were present.
At the time that the religious ceremonies of the
day commenced, the scene that presented itself was of
a very peculiar description. On the left of the
altar sat on his episcopal throne, with his rich
mitre, gorgeous robes, and bearing in his hand his
burnished pastoral staff, the Catholic Archbishop of
Dublin—a venerable, dignified man—the very per-
sonification of a high priest of an ancient faith ;
below him were his attendant priests, and then
there stood upon the altar the officiating
priest, the Rev. Dr. Laphen, whilst, on a line, two or
three steps below him, was the deacon, and two or
three steps lower down again, the sub-deacon, and
ranged beneath the lowest steps, and fronting the
altar, were boys in rich scarlet robes, bearing tapers,
the censer, and the other appurtenances suitable to
ceremonies of the day. On the right was Mr.
O'Connell, his son, and Mr. Ray ; and the other
traversers on a raised platform ; and then there were
all parts of the church, the organ loft, the recesses
even beneath the roof, crowded to the uttermost,
whilst the incense ascended, and rich strains of sweet
music were chanted forth, amid the pealing of the
organ, over which a very clever musician, Mr. Corn,
presided. Such a scene was calculated to inspire a
stranger with feelings of devotion. What must be
its effect, coupled with the occasion on which it
originated, upon the minds of the Roman Catholics,
every one of whom, by his prayers, was a partici-
pator in the devotions of the day?
The sermon delivered was by the Rev. Dr. Miley,
one of the most distinguished preachers of this city.
In the course of his addreas, which was a very
powerful one, he referred to that day as being a
great festival in the Catholic Church, that of " the
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin ;" and he observed
that coincident with its celebration this remarkable
incident had occurred with Mr. O'Connell, and those
members of his family, as well as of the other pri-
soners who were in communion with the Catholic
Church, viz., that when all hope from human aid
had appeared to be vain when all succour from
man might well be despaired of—it had been sug-
gested to them, by a pious Catholic clergyman, to
pray to Heaven, through the intercession of the
blessed Virgin, for that justice which it seemed that
man was determined to deny to them. The devo-
tion of the Novena in honour of the Nativity was
begun, and the last day upon which it terminated
was completed, when Mr. O'Connell and the others
were free, but not until then. It was to say the last
prayers of thanksgiving—the last prayers appointed
by the church—that Mr. O'Connell had returned to
the prison, to pass from thence to the car of triumph.
The reverend preacher said he did not call this a
miracle ; but it was an incident so far beyond human
calculation, that one of the solicitors engaged in the
cause had said to him, that though he had heard the
judgment reversed, had seen men congratulate them-
selves on the event, and was himself the bearer of the
official document, still he could not believe it to be
true. The reverend preacher also remarked, that the
idea of having those peculiar prayers, for the inter-
cession of the Virgin, was suggested to the mind of
the priest who conducted the devotion by observing
that Mr. O'Connell had, in the speech at Tara,
noticed that the day was commemorative of " the
assumption," that he begged for the prayers
of the Virgin to protect the cause in which he
was engaged, that being one which had for its
object an improvement in the condition of the help-
less poor, and that used as its only means those that
were free from crime of every description, whilst it
inculcated respect for the law and loyalty to the
Sovereign. The reverend preacher then adverted to
other events that were notorious in history, to show,
as he said, the coincidence between prayers to the
blessed Virgin, and the fulfilment of them, contrary
to all human probability.
Those portions of the sermon referring to Mr.
O'Connell and the state of Ireland produced a great
sensation in the church.

The religious ceremonies of the day were not ter-
minated until two o'clock. At that time Mr. O'Con-
nell left the church, and was accompanied by hundreds
on his way home, all testifying by their cheers the
delight they felt in seeing him once more restored to
liberty.

on their triumphant release from an unjust incarcera-
thn. It was also resolved that the Chamber of Coln
merce should be illuminated to celebrate the glorious
event. Soon after nightfall thousands of people began
to parade the principal streets, carrying lighted tar-
barrels, and proceeded, in one case, by over sixty
women with lighted flambeaux, which they waved in
the air, the effect of which was singularly picturesque.
Several temperance bands accompanied them, playing
national and popular airs, and as they passed each
huuse or public edifice which was illuminated they
gave several hearty rounds of cheers. The Chamber
of Commerce was effectively lighted up, and was
filled during the evening with the members and
others exchanging cordial congratulations on the
event which was thus hastily celebrated.
After describing the illuminations the report pro-
ceeds

Until a very late hour the dense crowds continued
to parade the streets, and though shouts of triumph
and acclamation rent the air, we have the happiness
of recording that no outrage or insult to the person,
property, or sentiments, religious or political, of any
of our fellow-citizens occurred. Well did the people
exhibit on that exciting occasion the effect of that
moral training which their leaders and friends have
shown them the value of. In exhibiting the intensity
of their veneration for their illustrious patron and
friend, they carefully—scrupulously—abstained from
the slightest indications which could be censured by
the partisans of any political doctrine. This was as
it should be, and as it henceforth ever will be. We
have received accounts this morning from several
parts of the country, all of which acquaint us with
the extacy of the people on the receipt of the intelli-
gence which restores to liberty the Liberator of mil-
lions of his countrymen. A respectable correspon-
dent writing this morning from Mallow says :
" On last night Fiddane, Knockaro, Mallow, and
the entire of the country, as far as the eye could
reach, was brilliantly illuminated. Joy beamed in
every countenance for O'Connell's triumph. A meet-
ing is to be held this day in Mallow to appoint a
number of persons to keep order and prevent the
least annoyance during the illuminations this even-
ing—extensive preparations are making for the occa-
sion in that town."

In Bandon the populace carried lighted tar-barrels
through the principal streets, and by the most enthu-
siastic popular demonstrations evinced their partici-
pation in the general feeling of joy and gladness. The
hills all about Cove and for miles in that direction to-
wards Youghal and along the coast were illumined
with bonfires, and the people thronged round them
in joyous excitement.

PRINCE WILLIAM of PRUSSIA, and
theDUKE of WELLINGTON'S VISIT
to the PIMLICO SLATE WORKS.
This extensive establishment has begun to attract
amongst the highest quarters the attention which it de-
serves, and already many of the nobility have given large
orders to Mr. Magnus, the proprietor, for various ar-
ticles of decorative furniture, and for fitting up, on a
large scale, of staircases, halls, bath-rooms, apartments,
&c. Wednesday last his Royal Highness Prince Wil-
liam of Prussia and suite, accompanied by the Duke of
Wellington, honoured the proprietor of the works with
a visit in Upper Beigrave-place. The Prince was much
pleased with the numerous and various specimens in
the show-rooms, and expressed his surprise at the ap-
parently perfect transmutation of simple slate into
the most costly marbles and precious slabs of stone.
Amongst the articles which excited admiration was
a perfect imitation of lapie lazuli, and an enamelled
slate billiard-table, similar to one which Mr. Magnus
recently made for Strathfieldsaye. His Royal High-
ness and the Duke of Wellington subsequently ex-
amined the machinery for sawing, planning, moulding,
and polishing slate, all of which are exceedingly curious.
They then visited the enamelling houses and the
rest of the works, with all of which they were
highly gratified. The processes used at this esta-
blishment are exceedingly interesting, and the re-
sults are perfect. Slate, a commodity hitherto used for
the most common purposes, and but for few of them, is
here cut, by means of instruments of great power, into
balustrades, tablets, mouldings, mullions, sashes for
windows, door-frames, and many other things. It is
polished, painted, or stained to represent so closely the
most beautiful marbles, that the eye can detect no dif-
ference between the original and the copy. It is then
submitted to the process of enamelling in stoves or
heated closets, or furnaces, where it remains for eight
days or more, as the necessity may require, and is
then polished or finished oil', and, having undergone
all this, presents a most splendid and costly appear-
ance. Thus tables or slabs of Sienna marble, of
Negro antiquo, of the verd antique, of lapis lazuli, and
of the rarer specimens of Italian and oriental
marbles, are produced, which are said to be
harder and more durable than real marble,
and capable of resisting very great external
force. Neither are they affected by heat or frost,
and, being perfectly non-absorbent, are of pro-
digious durability. Some of the enamellings of
flowers, animals, landscapes, and so fortb, are very fine
as works of art, and will well reward the inspection
of the curious. The Duke of Wellington, who has
patronized this invention, some time since forwarded
with his dispatch to Colonel Malcolm several speci-
mens of the enamelled slate to Hong-Kong, and
large orders for baths and other things have in conse-
quence been received by the proprietor from that
country within the last two months. The slate is
principally from Merionethshire, Carnarvonshire, and
Cornwall.—From the Times journal of Sept. 9.

[lt is a curious coincidence that at the moment so
much of deserved praise is properly bestowed on the
Pimlico Slate Quarries, that Mr. George Robins should
be directed to announce the sale, by public com-
petition, of the slate quarries in Merionethshire,
in North Wales, in which Mr. Magnus, alluded
to in the Times report, is so largely interested.
It may be called the parent quarry to the
one at Pimlico. It is proposed that a company should
be established to carry out the peremptory instruc-
tions of the board of directors ; such a speculation
would appear without risk.
It is strange, and as Shakspeare would say, "it is
passing strange" that at the moment so much interest
is excited in respect to the use and great utility of slate,
that another quarry is in the market, and is placed also
under the controul of Mr. Robins, in Carnarvonshire.
It is stated of this that it is the most extensive con-
cern throughout the empire, and it is said, with ap-
parently great truth, that it promises a speedy and
certain fortune]

A POTATO RIOT AT APPLEDORE.
We are furnished by a correspondent with some par-
ticulars of a singular outbreak which occurred at Apple-
dore about two or three weeks since, we believe on Sa-
turday, the 17th ult. The origin of the fracas, it appears,
was a farmer's wife having boasted, when on her way
from Appledore to Bideford, that she bad made a sove-
reign of a few potatoes, in A ppledore, the week before,
and that on the following week she intended to make
more. The potato-dealer inquestion, it seems, made the
money by selling her potatoes at 14d. per peck; and this'
successful inroad upon the pockets of the Appledorians
led to her determination of making even a larger profit
on the following week. This circumstance becoming
known, the ladies of West Appledore made up their
minds to resist the imposition that was to be practised
upon them, and having assembled in a very
formidable body, they went to the different farmers'
wives whe frequented the market, informing them that
they had agreed among themselves to give ninepence,
and no more, and they vowed vengeance against all who
should be induced to exceed that price. Some of the
dealers were quickly intimidated into compliance, but
others for a time stood firm. What aggravated the case
on the part of the dealers was a well-ascertained fact,
that they had purchased them in Barnstaple market at
7d., and even 6d. per peck, and endeavoured to make the
Appledore people pay them 14d. One of the farmers'
wives, we are told, made application to a magistrate in
the neighbourhood, who advised her to prevent a dis-
turbance by selling at the Barnstaple price. A farmer
sat on his hamper, in a corner, and swore stoutly that he
would not sell for less than Is. per peck, and went to
Bideford for the assistance of the police, w'ho
told him that if he offered his potatoes at a fair price
there would be no riot, and declined to interfere.
The women, nothing daunted by the resistance
offered to them, took possession of the potatoes,
served them out to the public at their own
price (9d. per peck) and threw the money into
the baskets. One of the inhabitants, with a view of en •
forcing order, read part of the Riot Act ; but this was
a sort of dead letter to the fair sex of Appledore, and
they gained their point. They " served out" the farmer
who went to Bideford for the police, by giving him a
black eye ; an " old chap," who stuck himself up in a
corner in defiance of the fair belligerents, and the pleas-
ing information communicated to him by one of the
party, that unless he " came to" they would lash him to
the stern of a boat and tow him from Appledore to In-
stow. With the fear of such a cooler before his eyes,
the old gentleman at length gave way, sold out his pota-
toes, and put the money in his sack. In the afternoon,
to celebrate the victory they had obtained, the Apple-
dore women had a " grand tea," and, some gentlemen
who admired the courage and patriotism they had
evinced, supplied them with spirits for the remainder of
the day. [All the theory in the world is not equal to
experiments of this kind.] North Devon Advertiser.

MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE.—On Friday last, as the
steam-boat, Waterman No. 7, left Woolwich on her
voyage to London, among her passengers was a gentle-
man respectably attired, and accompanied by a lady.
They were observed by the other passengers to be en-
gaged in an earnest conversation, and the lady appeared
very much excited. When the vessel was between
Charlton and Woolwich Point, the gentleman gave his
walking-stick to the lady, walked deliberately to the
stern of the boat, and jumped overboard. The steamer
was going at full speed by the flood tide, and made con-
siderable way before an alarm was given. Mr. W.
Phillips, the master, immediately ordered the engines to
be reversed, and made every effort to save the unfortu-
nate man ; but though he was observed to struggle for
some time in the water, he ultimately sunk before assist-
ance reached him. The lady appeared distracted—and
as there appeared to be a determination on her part to
jump overboard likewise, Mr. Griffiths, a timber-mer-
chant of Woolwich, watched her closely, and on the
arrival of the boat at Blackwall, gave her into the care
of a police-constable, who promised to conduct her home.
She refused to give either her name or address, or fur-
nish any particulars with regard to the unfortunate de-
ceased, mere stating that he was a gentleman residing at
Holton New Town. From further information, on in-
quiry being made at Woolwich, it appears that they were
observed walking in a lane in the vicinity of that town,
apparently excited, and the lady in tears. The body has
not been recovered, although the river in that part has
been several times dragged.
MEATH or SIR THOMAS TANCRED, BART.—The
accounts received from Spa, Belgium, at the close of last
week, confirm the account of the death of the above
Baronet, wbo expired at that watering-place on the 29th
ult., in his 75th year. The deceased was son of the fifth
Baronet and Miss Smith, daughter of Mr. Thomas Ash-
ton Smith, and married in 1805 Miss Crewe, second
daughter of the Rev. Obey Crewe, of Muxton, Staf-
fordshire, who has been dead some years. He succeeded
to the Baronetcy on the death of his father in 1782. He
is succeeded by Mr. Thomas Tancred, born in MO, and
married in 1839 to Miss Selby, youngest daughter of
Mr. Prideaux Selby, of Turrell House, Northumberland.
DEATH Or THE HON. LADY BROOKE PECRELL.—
We have to record the demise of the above lady, who
expired, after a short illness, on Friday night, at the
family mansion, in Hill-street, Berkeley-square. Her
Ladyship, wko was the only surviving daughter of Ro-
bert Edward, ninth Lord Petre, married, 13th Aril,
1833, Sir Samuel John Brooke Pechell. The families
of the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, Lord and Lady
Petro, Dowager Lady Petre, Earl and Countess of Arun-
del and Surrey, Captain and Hon. Mrs. Pechell, Mr. T.
and Hon. Mrs. Weld, the Earl and Countess of earner-
von, Viscount and Viscountess Andover, are placed in
mourning by her Ladyship's death.
RAILWAY EXCURSION.—The inhabitants of Ports-..
mouth, Gosport, and Southampton, were treated by the
South-Western Railway Company to • very cheap trip
to the " Great Metropolis" on Monday, in second-class
carriages, with the privilege of staying until Thursday.
The charge for this trip was Bs. there and back. Tickets
were issued at the termini, on Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday last—a most judicious arrangement, thereby
ascertaining how many carriages would be required, and
providing them, thus avoiding the confusion and disap-
pointment which has attended several trips on other lines
recently. Upwards of 1,000 availed themselves of the
favourable opportunity thus afforded of seeing London
and its sights. The train, consisting of 23 carriages, and
drawn by two engines, left Gosport at half-past nine,
and Southampton at ten, most punctually in both cases.
On the Gosport train arriving at Bishopstoke, it was
found the train was too long to be joined to the
Southampton train ; and, after waiting a minute or two,
the Gosport train proceeded ahead, and stopping only at
Winchester, Basingstoke, and \Yoking, arrived at Vaux-
hall at half-past one, having performed the journey in
most splendid style, satisfying all, disappointing none.

THE ATTACK ON MOGADORE.
(From a Correspondent of the Times.)
GIBRALTAR, AuG. 31.—8 y the packet which left this
on the 24th, the authorised French account of the attack
on Mogadore was forwarded. The following is the best
English account, received partly from an intelligent
°nicer oh board Zone of our vessels of war there, and
partly from Mr. Willshire, our Vice. Consul, who, with
some of his family, was concealed in the town during
the attack.

Mogadore was bombarded by the French squadron
under the command of his Royal Highness the Prince
de Juinville on the 15th of August. Hostilities began
at nine o'clock A.m., by the Moors firing twenty-one
guns before the French had taken up their position, but
the fire was not returned until two 'P.m.. The batteries
were silenced; the Deputy-Governor and all the Moorish
authorities and Moslem inhabitants, with the exception
of ten or twelve, having previously fled, leaving the gates
open behind them. The liabyles called in for the de-
fence of the town then commenced breaking open the
shops, bazaars, and also the custom-houses, until near
midnight, when ;hey fled with their booty, fearing the
French would lund early in the morning and take pos-
session. It is difficult to ascertain the loss of life on the
part of the Moors. .The Jemappes, 100 ; Suffren, 90 ;
Triton, 80, liners; the Belle Poule, 60, frigate ; and the
Pluton, steamer, were the ships engaged on the 15th,
with a few brigs.
On the 16th the Belle Poule and Asmodee threw se-
veral shot into the town and island; 900 French were
landed on the island in the afternoon, and, after a rude
encounter, took possession of it, having some officers
wounded and some men killed and wounded.

The Kabylea returned on the morning of the 16th in
greater force, and, finding the gates shut, threatened to
set fire to everything if they were not instantly opened.
After some delay this was done, and the rush of the
Rubyles through the streets was distinctly heard by
those Christians and Jews who were concealed. The
merchants' houses were immediately attacked, and flee
cries and skrieks of men, women, and children pierced
the air in every direction, and were heard by Mr.
Willshire and party during the whole day and night.
Our Vice-Consul, Mr. Willskire, escaped in a miracu-
lous manner. His daughters and their governess had
previously got on board the Heels, and during the bom-
bardment were safe on board the Warspite; but Mr.
Willshire, his wife, Messrs. Allnut and Lucas, clerks in
Mr. Wiltshire's establishment, Mr. Robertson (a mer-
chant), and his wife and four children were on shore the
whole time.

Mrs. Wiltshire had four or fire daggers raised to her
throat by these wretches, in hopes of extorting money.
Tier presence of mind, and her knowledge of the Mo-
ghrebi dialect, saved her. One of the ruffians seized
upon Mr. Robertson's little girl, a pretty child about
nine years old, and scratched her arm several times with
his dagger, calling out " money " at each stroke. Mr.
Robertsoa himself, as he tried to escape, received a
sabre cut on the right elbow. After hours of agony and
suspence they managed to escape the attention of the
Kabyles, who were too intent upon booty, and got to the
Waterport about three o'clock in the morning of the
17th. Mr. Lucas had found his way there an hour be-
fore, and, lashing together three planks, which fortu-
nately lay at the gate, he paddled himself off to the
French brig of war Cassard, then about a mile off. A
French boat was immediately sent to their assistance ;
and the Prince, made acquainted with their escape, sent
them in a steamer to the Warspite.
The Moors for two hours fired pretty well, but their
best gunner, a Spanish renegade (Omar el Alge), being
killed, they became dispirited and abandoned the batte-
ries. The French fired better than they previously had
done at Tangiers • they went in under their fore and
mizen topsails, and fired pretty quickly.
An old Moor never desertei the Consul's family the
whole time; and a Jewess, much attached to the family,
abandoned them only to return to those allied to her by
the ties of blood.
Mr. Wiltshire's house was set on fire the moment he
left it ; a large quantity of tea, sugar, English goods,
and produce of the country, gum, skins, almonds, 'Etc.,
was destroyed in the conflagration.
Auo. 23.—The Vesuvius arrived off Mazagan at a
quarter-past 7 o'clock A.M. The batteries were all
manned, and bodies of cavalry were coming into the
town from Azimore. Orders had been issued to fire
upon any vessel that might approach within range, and
it was only by strong remonstrances on the part of Mr.
Redman, our Vice-Consul, that the orders wore not
obeyed. The Governor would not give permission to
the Vice-Consul to come off (there being Custom-house
accounts pending), but promised to send him under a
strong escort to the Sultan at Rabat, to be disposed of as
his Majesty might think proper ; his two brothers were
allowed to embark. The Vesuvius has brought from
Mogadore Mr. and Mrs. Wiltshire, and four daughters,
Miss Archer, Mr. and Mrs. Elton and son, Mr. and Mrs.
Robertson and four children, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Allnut, Mr.
Levi (a converted jew and missionary), and Mr. Grace ;
from Mazagan, the two Messrs. Redman.
The French did not enter the town of Mogaclore, but a
force landed after the people had abandoned it, at the
battery near the Waterport gate, whence they took off
12 brass guns, and rendered useless many others, accord-
ing to their statement forwarded hence by last packet.
A matter yet remaining to be shown to us here,
though perhaps cleared up by the French official details
which will have reached England ere this, is, if, as has
been stated in the French account here, 180 dead bodies
were thrown into the sea after the island had been
taken, what became of the number of wounded which
must have been on the ground ? Whether in open field
or an attack against a fortress, the proportion of
wounded may be rated at from five to seven times the
number killed, and yet, neither from the French accounts
from our own ships of war, nor from the Consul's party,
has one word Leen mentioned hero about the disposal of
wounded Moors !

This omission is the more remarkable on the part of
the French, as, according to what may have been seen
by their account of the attack which reached this, some
details of minor importance were given. One version as
to the prisoners here is, that those embarked by the
French were persons found in the fortress, having been
confined there by the Emperor for political crimes.
In reference to the letters from Tangiers published in
the Times, the following order was published in the Gib •
raliar Chronicle yesterday :
" Iler Majesty's steam vessel Vesuvius,
at Gibraltar, Aug. 30, 1844.
" General Memorandum, No. 157.—Various offensive
paragraphs having appeared in some English newspapers
with reference to the late proceedings on the coast of
Barbary, the attention of the several captains and com-
manders of her Majesty's ships and vessels under my
command, and more especially of the Warspite, is called
to the mischief which attends on such unlicensed publi-
' cations, written for the most part, as they must be,
without accurate knowledge, with false views, and under
wrong impressions.
" They are directed to impress the minds of those
whom they respectively command with a just sense of
the evil consequences and mutual ill will they may give
rise to between the subjects of her Majesty and those of
friendly powers.
. .

"And, with reference to the 9th Article, sec. 2, chap.
5, page 96, of the Admiralty Instructions, they will call
for strict obedience to the directions it contains, assuring
those who may transgress herein, that, if discovered,
they will be visited by the high displeasure of the Right
lion. the Lcrds Commissioners of the Admiralty, and be
made responsible in every case for any mischief which
arises front the practice.
" E. W. C. R. OWEN, Vice-Admiral.
" To the respective Captains, Commanders, and
Commanding Officers of her Majesty's ships
and vessels in the Mediterranean."