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CERTIFICATT.S.—Surrrmata

J. Ford, Gloucester, patent-woonen yarn-manuracturer. W.
Lloyd, Paddington, victualler. 'l'. 3leadowcrofc, Liverpool,
merchant.J. Woods, jun. Portsea, baker.
SUMMER 2.5.—J. late, Liverpool, provision-merchant. P.
Dyson, Well-street, Jermyn-street, dealer. J. Plaskett, Dock-
bead, Southwark, stave-merchant. J. Paine, Wormwood-
street, Bilhopsgate-street, smith. L. W. Williams, Fleet-street,

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DISSOLUTIONS OF PARTNERSHIPS.

J. and J. Lea, ACindl;, cturets.—
Loader and Atkinson, Ludgatc-hill, upholsterers. J. and W.
H. Blackburn, Bradford, Yorkshire, printers. Pitt and floater,
Duke-street, Manchester-square, watch-makers. Fraser and
Anderazn, Lime-street, sail-makers. Peacock and Co. Salis-
bury-square. Fleet-street. FerrAay and Catherwood, Shore-
ditch, printers. Forsyth and Ciiristie, Elgin, straw-hat-manu-
facturers. Norris and Booth, Reddish Mills, Lancashire,
bleachers. Jenkins and Butt, Tewkesbury, maltsters. Cow-
ley and Co. Bristol, wholesale-stitioners. Hopewell and Junes,
Dcan-street, Selo, tea-dealers.

PRICE SEVEN-PPNC-,

CASE OF THE BRITISH VESSELS DE-
TAINED AT VALPARAISO.

Ship Edward Mice, at Valparaiso, May T.
By the Anna I sent you a copy of the representa-
tion I made to Sir Thomas Hardy, who arrived here
about two months ago, and most opportunely for us,
relative to our treatment, &c. since our detention;
presuming from that representation you would be
able to conceive in what a disagreeable situation. we
have been placed by those people who are anxious to
be considered by all the world as champions of the
cause of liberty and inde;:endence. The persons I
corn lain of as being most particularly oppressive,
are Lord Cochrane and his prize-agent here, who
have been guilty of the most unfair practices to ob-
tain a condemnation of the property which we are
charged with. lam sorry to have to say, that Cap-
tain Searle, of his Majesty's ship Hyperion, who was
near us for a whole day, while they were changing
my crew for one of the Patriot or Insurgent squa-
dron, could not, or did not, think it his duty to in-
terest himself for us. Howe.ver, I must confess that
' I was prevented by Lord Cochrane from makinz my
situation known to Captain Searle; and of this pro-
hibition I have to remark, that it made me doubt Lis
Lordship's right even to detain us. I was not For-
milted to shew my colours whilst in company with
the British frigate. Captain Searle, I learnt aftez.-
wards, was told of our detention, but be sailed for
England without having any communication with us.
Captain Shirreff, of his Majesty's ship Andromache,
was the next British Officer I applied to, by letters,
which we were obliged to get sent to him by stealth,
to beg his interference in our behalf, merely to have
my crew sent to me again, and to be sent to some
port for adjudication ; which latter request, I beli eve,
he did interest himself for. But my poor crew' al-
though most of them signed a letter which they ad-
dressed to him, to beg he would liberate them from
serving in the Chili squadron against their will, he
took no notice of, as the men have not been liberated,
and are now kept forcibly to serve the State of Chili.
When we arrived at this port, we found Captain
Spencer, of his Majesty's ship Owen Glendower, who
was really both inclined and always ready to serve
our cause ; but I do not know how it was, all seemed
to favour the idea that our cargoes were good prizes
upon the principle of our own Admiralty Statutes,
which they say condemn neutrals for carrying or
covering the property of a Power belligerent to the
Power detaining; but I am happy to have it to say,
that Sir T. Hardy takes the question in a different light;
and, feeling as much for the maritime commerce of
his country as for her other interests, does not forget
that British ship-owners have been suffering in the
extreme for some years for want of employment for
their property, and, in my opinion, he feels it his
duty, in the high official situation which he fills, as
guardian of the honour and interest of his country's
flag, to uphold, as far as he can, con.istently with
reason, British ships in carrying for the world, pm-
vided it is, as it is at present with us, in the name of
a British house of commerce; and that unless the
Government of this country can bring r trward better
proofs than they have yet done, that it is Spanish
property, he will not suffer it to be condemned i • for
he very spiritedly says, that if he does suffer Lord
Cochrane to detain, and the Government of this
country to condemn, it will be a precedent for their
detaining hereafter any British ship which may come
into those seas, be she from whatever port she may.
He has been gone about three weeks from this port,
to have a conference with Lord Cochrane; and it is
said he also goes on a mission to Lima, whereby
hopes are entertained that that port will be opened to
British ships and goods: under such circumstances,
his Lordship will be obliged to raise his blockade.