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London, England, 1828-08-18 00:00:00

RIO PAPERS.

(I,yorn the Rio Herald, June 16.)
The committee-appointed .to investigate the affaits
and present condition of the Bank assiduously con-
tinue their labours daily; but the affairs and -ac-
counts of this establishment are , so-multifarious and
complicated, that considerable time must elapse ere
we can expect anrsatisfactory and clear inforMation,
much less their final report: it is sincerely to be
hoped their affairs are not so desperate as many ap-
pear to fear, though, little doubt remains that the
result will be melancholy enough.

" (OFFICIAL.)
" Having heard my Council of State respecting the
revising by especial grace the sentences awarded in
,the Supreme Court of Admiralty, according to the re-
solution of the General Legislative Assembly of the
Empirti, sanctioned by me on the 18th of September
last yeir •

"It is my pleasure that the sentences that were
passed by the said tribunal, with regard to the pro-
cesses of the vessels Ruth, Leonidas, Pioneer, Anna,
Guilhelmina and Maria, Anelens, Jeeny, Fortuna,
Carolina, WiMain and Henry, Utopia,and;hieketts,

LONDON.
MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18, 1828.

In another column we have given copious ex-
3-acts from the French Papers. It will now be

seen that we were right respecting the alarm of
the English Government, as to the sailing of the
French expedition from Toulon. Not only has
England remonstrated in vain, but Austria too ;
that Swiss in politics has appealed, and both '
have appealed in vain against the sailing of the
expedition to the Morea or any where else The
consequence of this twofold application.has been
the immediate order by the French Government,
after a Cabinet Council, for the. sailing of the
expedition !, Now all this comes of English
generosity. We are too prudent to make a de-
monstration at once, when that demonstration
Would answer the purpose, merely because it
give offence; but when our demonstration
will be of as little use as our remonstrance, because

ou late, we make a stir which only serves

to expose us to contempt. So long as England
will appear to be qfraid of going to war, be-
cause of her debt and other matters, so long will
she be always provoked to it by the encroach.
ment of her rivals, and in the end, she may
be dragged into a ruinous contest to prove to
her foes that she was amply prepared .for war,
though she did not choose to begin at a
certain moment. It would be i<lle to say, Or
oven to doubt, that this country is not prepared
fbr war whenever it may suit her purpose ; but
then it must be confessed that she does not hold

her head so high as she ought upon particular
occasions, and, more than all, at the proper
opportunity. That high bearing alone would
command the respect of Europe, and maintain
our high position in the scale of nations, which
is as necessary for States, as honour is to private
individuals. We are no advocates fbr war, but
rather than be insulted, and duped into the
bargain, we say,,always let us be ready to shew
that we can go to war at once—in order, to pre-
serve peace, which is the natural condition of all
society_ We know that 12 ships of the line are
now ready for sea at a moment's notice. The
French have still an eye ,to the retention ,of,
.Cadiz, as an indemnity, or some such subterfuge.
How long shall we be ►magnanimous and silly?

The Rio letters mention that the Germans
who had been concerned in _the disturbances in

that capital were to be sent to the Rio Grande
as agriculturists, and the 'lrish: to the Cape of
Good Hope. The French Government, backed
by their vessels of war, which had arrived from
Brest, demand two millions of dollars as an
in-
demuity for their vessels condenmed for breach
of blockade and other spoliations on their trade.
To this it is said the EMPEROR, finding it use-,
less to contend against such reasoning, had of-
fered the restitution of the slapping. This was
refused, and a demand made of the two millions
ufdol l ars insisted upon, and nothing less would
be accepted.

The Prussian State Gazette gives a more
enlarged account of the proceedings of the Rus-
sian Army from the 14th to the 21st July, than
was previously received. It will be found in
another column.

The Morning Papers sav that Earl GREY is
to be First Lord of the Admiralty—an office
which he held during Mr, lox's Administra-
tion. If this be so, we suppose that his
Lordship's singular animosity to Mr. CAN-
NING is his greatest recommendation next to
his manly and consistent .support of Catholic
Emancipation. h is said that his Lordship has
stipulated for Catholic Emancipation being

made a Government question next Session.—
If so, we wish L9r.ti GitEt unqualified
success; fcr that one act would, in our
minds .Cover a—thultitude of sins. Any
man who benefits his country, or. endeavours
to do so, deserves well of his fellow men,
be his politics and theirs as far as the poles
asunder. .We call even forgive Lord GREY
the full measure of his pride, and of that
order " to which he belongs, if he will be
instruinental in restoring harmony and good-will
among all classes .of the community, no matter
what their_ political denomination or religious
Creed.'

THE BRITISH SQUADRON WITHDRAWN FRO

PORTUGAL.

Our Portsmouth correspondent of yesterday's
date informs us of the arrival at that port of hiS
Majesty's ship Harrier, Commander WM.
MORIEP, from List)on,,in nine days, having left
that place on the Bth instant, in company With
his Majesty's Frigates Pyramus, Captain SArt7
Tontous, and .Galatea, Sir CHARLES SUL-
LI VA IC,• Bart., bound to• Plymouth, with which
ships the Harrier parted company in a gale on
the night of the 13th, in the Bay of Biscay.-L
They left in the Tagus' the French frigate
Them's, and a Fahnouth packet: a French
store-ship, bound to South America, sailed -with
the British squadron. Don MIGUEL had a
squadron of ten sail ready to start for the attack
of Madeira, consisting of one 74, one frigate,
three corvettes, three brigs, and two troop-ships,
but it is supposed they will meet with a very
warm reception' should they ever approach it.—
The Harrier has not brought any passengers,
and the frigates very few. None of the British
merchants have left Lisbon, but they complain of
almost a total stagnation of trade.

Private letters of the 18th of June announce
that one of the first acts of the new Ministry of
Don PEDRO was to conclude the preliminaries
of peace with the Buenos Ayrean Republic, the
terms of which are net, however, given, from the
difficulties which surrounded the EMPEROR
from all quarters : this seems to be the wisest
course he could possibly take. All the letters
mention the rumour, but do not state the posi-
tive fact ; it, however has obtained belief in the
best-informed quarters, and one letter particularly
mentions they do not make their intended re-
mittances in consequence of this expectation, and
the expected rise in the exchange.

Jamaica Papers to the 9th July have been
received at the North and South .American
Coffee-house ; they contain little of importance.
The Jamaica Courant of the sth has a cone's-
poudence between Captain COURTNEY, of his
MAJESTY'S ship Ma. gnfficent, and Rear-Ad-
miral BORG UET, the French Naval Commander-
in-Chief, relative to an English schooner, the
Joseph, fitted out at Kingston, which had been
seized by the Dutch Authorities at Aruba, a
small Dutch colony, charged with secreting de-
serters from three French men-of-war, and fitted
out by a Mr. FISHER, in that island, in a pirati-
cal character. It seems that this gentleman, in
consequence, has addressed the Editors, in which
he mentions the Joseph is well known as a vessel
trading under the Colombian flag, and left the
port of Kingston in that character. He invites
investigation of his books and papers, to show
the vessel wet up to St. Thomas's for sale ; that
she had on board despatches from Vice-Admiral
FLEMING, and on inspection it fully appears the
owner is completely exculpated from the imputa-
tion which might, if true, have been cast on the
merchants of that port, as connected. with such
nefarious acts.

By the Mexican mail private letters have been
received to the 4th July from Vera,Cruz, by
which, ,learn that an extraordinary Session of
Congress had been called to meet Orr the 2d of
that month, for the especial purpose. of taking
into consideration the state of the finances of
the, Republic. The Government had, thrOugh
the agency of the house of PENNY (brothers),
contracted a loan to a small amount, and a-con-
ducta had been appointed for the early part of
the month, Nvli ich had been subsequently post-
poned to the end of that period. The loan in
question, it was considered, would be appro-
priated to the expences of the Government, and
there was little or no prospect of any remittances
fur the- Government account, unless emanating
from.. the' Measures- the extraordinary Session of
Congress might prodUce. Some of the letters
express favourable sentiments on this subject,
and give as a reason for these hopes-the deferring
the departure of the conducts. ,

'We have received Gibrallar Chronicles to
the 29tli ult. Those of the 28th contain :a
garrison order, dated the 27th, announcing that
the remains of Captain BOOTH, of the United
StateS sloop of war Lexiugion, would be in-
terred with military honours iii the afternoon of
the 28th. A detachment of 200 men of the
garris:on, from the different regiments; the hand
of the 53d Royal Welsh Fusileers, the whole
under the conimand of Major TnoßNE,of the.
' 94th Regiment. The whole of the Officers in
the garrison off duty ars. required to attend, and
meet at halflpast five, to march at si,:o'clock
precisely.

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The Duke of. CLARENCE, attended by the
Baron de Eat.La, and Colonel ,FITZCLARE NCE, came to
town on Saturday morning, from his: residence in Bushy
Park. Ilis Royal Highness received visits at the Ad—
miralty, froin,the Duke of CA MBRIDG E and the Princess
Sormiza. Mr. Secretary PILL, the Earl of DaitNixv,
&c, called at-the Admiralty. The Royal Duke remained
at the Admiralty transacting -official husine,s till Pase,three
o'clock; when his Royal Highness left town on hiS'Aturn
The Duke of CAMBilindE left town about two
o'clock on Saturday afternoon, on a visit for a few days
to his MastsrV, at the Royal Lodge, Windsor Park.
It is rumoured iii the Clubs that Earl GREY
is to he First Lord of the Admiralty, and that Catholic
Emancipation is to be made a Government measure. nat
t:Jession. Time rumoured resignation of Mr. PLEt, can
only have had its source in his supposed unconquerablehostility
to
EinaneiPalitilEnC,l3 INl°GrriTiOng Paper.
The Duke of V N arrived at ad...
tenharn on Friday afternoon. Time bells were set a,ringing
for time arrival of the. Prime Minister, and the Master of
the Ceremonies waited, upon his Grace, to welcome him
to that scene of health and recreation, •

SHIPPING INTLLIGECE-(THIS DAY•

l'ZOht LLOYD'S.

DEAL, AEU.. 16.- —Wind S.E.---Arrived the
Louisa, .cray, from Rotterdiait. Arrived from Lon-
don, the Rollin Castle, Duff, for. New South
Wales. • •

AUG. 17.—Wind S.W.—Arrived from London,
the Argo, Munro, for Sierra Leone.
PoRTSMOUTH, AUG. 16 and 17:—Wind
Arrived his :Majesty's ship- Harrier, f.rotti Lisbon:
Passed the Tuliock Castle, rot
.jaitutica, arid Ple'.
minm, for Cadiz. Sailed the Hope, Rippon, for
St. Petersburgh. - .
PLYMOUTH, Aut.:. 15 and 16.—Wind S.S.W.
and S.E.—Arrived the. Columbia,' Delano,: from
London, for' New York, with loss of foremast,
bowsprit, maintop, &c. &e., having been run foul of
by the City, of Waterford on Saturday, which ship
also lost foremast, bowsprit, and sails:
FALMOUTH, AUG. 15.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived
the. Goldfinch packet, from the Brazils, sailed from
Rio Janeiro the 13th of June; Bahia the 3d of
July, and Pernambuco the Bth. Sailed the Duke
of Marlborough packet, for Lisbon.

AUG. 16.—Arrived the Skylark packet, from
Tampico, sailed the 26th of June, from Vera Cruz
the 4th- of July, and Havannah the 22d.

GENOA, AUG. 7.—lt is reported Oat" a Grecian
naval division has. taken possession of ten vessels
which attempted to violate the blockade of the said
ports. Two Neapolitans,' seven' lonians, and one
Sardinian, which have been sent to Egina.
Letters in town, from Constantinople of the 10th
ult. state, that the Grand Seignior had taken pos-
session of five cargoes, of wheat which bad arrived
from the Blank Sea, viz.---two vessels under the
Austrian flag, and three under the Sardinian, which
were obliged to discharge and deliver up their car-
goes, say, one-half to
.the Imperial store-house, at
the rate of 7i piastres per kilot, and the other half
to the ovens of the Mogul Mosques, at 9- piastreS,
payable, one-half the amount at one month, and the
remainder at two months' credit. That a commis-
sion was installed to examine what freight ought to "
be paid to said vessels, which were preparing to re-
turn to the Black Sea. It is also reported that the
Neapolitan Government- is going to send most .of
their maritime forces against Tripoli in the West, as
they seem determined not to pay any more tribute to
that Regency.

The.Persevcrance, Rose, from Newcastle, was to-
tally lost on the Buney Sand the 14th inst.; crew,
and part of the materials saved.

The Fox, Foster, arri‘ed at Rio Janeiro the 12th
of June, from Gloster (America), was plundered
the 12th of April, lat. 34. long. 30. by a Privateer
under Mexican colours.

The Resolucao, Rocha, arrived at Rio Janeiro the
Bth of June from Oporto, was plundered by the
Buenos Ayrean privateer, in the latitude of the Cape
de Vc•rds.

The Wilhelm, Wolff, from Frederickshall, was
totally wrecked off Ostend on Friday.
The Dryade, from the Mauritius, has arrived off
the Start, sailed the 26th of April.
The Ceradino, Cou, from Havannah to St. :‘
Thomas's, was taken in tat. 36. long. 48., by a pira-
tical brig of 13 guns and 120 men, which plundered
the Santa Loniza, arrived at Terceira from Fayal.
Three vessels, under Spanish colours, supposed to
be pirates, were cruizink off Terceira the 4th inst.