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London, England, 1823-05-12 00:00:00

CAPTAIN PARRY'S EXPEDITION.

TOM THE HANIBURCH PAPERS OF MAY 9.
We hasten to publish the following declaration :
it In English and French Journals which have been
copied
by the German, among others by the Ham-
buigh papers, it has been stated that I had sent word,
both to Paris and London, of the arrival of Captain
pARny on the coast of Kamtschatka. I therefore
consider it my duty to declare that I have never
written a line on the supposed artival of Captain
l'otar to any person whatever.'
's K ItUSENSTF.IIN,
1‘ Captain Commodore in the Imperial Navy.
4 St. Petersburgit, 26th March."

GRLEK PRIVATEEITS.

We extract the following particulars of an outrage
committed on two British merchantmen by the Greeks,
from a letter, signed " Edward Moor, Master of the
Flora, Thomas Burghiss.Mastcr of the Lovely Ann:"
The Lovely Ann and the Flora were chartered by
the Pacha of Smyrna, on the 22d of September last,
to take flour to Napoli de Romania or Corinth. Hay.
irg proceeded on their voyage, on the eastern coast
of Soo they were boarded and taken possession of
by a Greek privateer, and carried into the island of
Ipsara, where both cargoes were taken out by force;
after which they were allowed to return to Smyrna,
from whence they returned to Ipsara, by order of the
Consul and the Naval Commander who convoyed
them, and having received their cargoes again, pro-
ceeded to their destination. . •
The Flora, upon her arrival off Napoli di Romania,
was hailed by the Greeks, and ordered to keep off;
in consequence of which, she tacked and bore away
from the port ; notwithstanding which, the Greeks
in the Lower Castle opened a. heavy fire of great
guns and small arms' upon the vessel, which had
then her s:ern to the port, bearing away, and by
which fire the mate was killed; and a great deal of
damage done to the boats, sails, and rigging of the
essel, and was immediately after boarded by the boats
of two Greek privateers and brought to anchor in the
bay, K here they cow menced plundering the vessel and
ill-treating the Master and crew, hauled down the Bri.
tish flag, which had been flying the whole time, and
which they treated with contempt and indignity,
making use of language too gross to put on paper.
—Alter having taken all the Captains papers and
money, and all the clothes belonging to the crew, they
took the Master and crew on board one of their ves-
sels, and examined them with pistols presented to
their heads, and swords and daggers to their breasts,
threatening them with instant death if they did not
give them satisfactory answers; they then regretted
that they had not (on their first ;coming on board)
killed the whole crew before it was known that the
vessel had come in there: after this the Master and
crew were conveyed on board the Flora with a strong
guard over them ; they then proceeded with the ves-
sel to Castri, where they took out two-thirds of the
cargo, and where she remained until the 23d of De-
cember, when, in consequence of the arrival of his
Majesty's ship the Cambrian, they were liberated.
The Lovely Ann, on arriving off Corinth, found
that the fortress was blockaded by the Greeks, and
immediately put about, and was proteeding out of
the Gulf, when she was boarded by two armed boats,
with thirty men, who forcibly took possession of the
vessel, all remonstrance being in vain, as to the in-
sult offered to the British flag ; they afterwards car-
ried her into the port of Salamina, • in the island of
Salamis, near Athens, where they detained the vessel
28 days, with a constant guard on board, the Master
• and crew prisoners. After which they took her by
force to Castri, Where, they were liberated by his Ma-
jesty's ship the Cambrian, Captain Hamilton, on the
23d of December, and returned to Smyrna.

In the Sitting of the States of Weimar, on the 12th
of April, it was debated whether the Jews should be
considered as 'subjects, enjoying the rights, and liable
to the duties inherent in this title. Several amend-
ments and restrictions were proposed, and in part
adopted. The proposed law was in the end carried
by a majority of 17 votes to 13.
HOAX UPON MR. ELLIS, M. P. FOR DUBLIN.
A few days ago, Mr. Et.us received a letter in Lon-
don, purporting to be from Lord MANNERS, desiring
urgently, and in rather peremptory terms, Mr. ECUs s
immediate attendance in Dublin on important pro-,
fessional business connected with his office of a Mas-
ter in Chancery. Mr. atm wrote on the instant to
the LORD CHANCELLOR, promising to Set out for
Dublin on the next day ; and, notwithstanding the
urgency of the occasion which had called him to
Parliament, Mr. ELLis set out within a few hours on
his return to town. He arrived in Dublin on 'Mon-
day evening, and oa waiting on the LORD CHAN..
CELLOR, learned, for the first time, that a trick had
been practised upon him. Lora MANNERS, not hav-
ing written to Mr. Buds, and, of Cowie, surprised
at the receipt of a letter from him of such a purport,
had written to Holyhead to apprise Mr. ELLIS of
this hoax: this communication was not, however, re-
ceived by Mr. E. We shall just add, that Mr. Ettts
is yet in town ; and, as the object of having drawn
him florn the House of Commons at the present mo-
ment cannot be mistaken, an investigation little
dreamt of is proceeding.—Dv.blin Evcaing Mail.