The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-26 00:00:00

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Porto Rico, of tlie 24th 'ultimo. Many of the Black
ebiefslave been secured, and will suffer death. The
hellish work was tofiare commenced on the night of the
25th."
[PROM THE ADVERTISER OP SEPT. I.]
ti CHARLESTOWN, Ave. 23.—From St. Augustine, by
the sloop Niagara, arrived yesterday, we learn that the
schooner Alexandre, of this port, one of the transports
which carried the Spanish troops to Havannah had re-
- turned to St. Augustine. The Captain and all the crew
died with she exception of the cook. The vessel was
carried into port by two passengers."
[mu THE PAPER, 30th auo.]
YELLOW FEVER.
By the following statement of the Physicians of
New Utrecht taken from the Long Island Patriot, it ap-
pears that an alarming yellow fever exists at that
place.
We are sorry to perceive (says the Franklin Gazette,)
that the malignant fever continues to make serious ra-
vages among our fellow citizens of Baltimore.
INTERESTING PROM TEXAS.
The Independents are in some force at Galveston,
under the command of Major Mines; there are about
125 men in fort Bolivar. A Mexican armed schooner,
was lying at Galveston ; she is a large schooner mount-
ing nine guns, had lately been very successful against
ilie Spaniards, and was full of Colonial produce. Smug-
ling in these parts is carried on with a high hand.
'No mail had arrived from the. Continent at a late
hour this forenoon ; but letters from Constantinople
bad been previously received to the 25th of August,
and from Smyrna to the 18th. Much anxiety pre-
varied at the former place to learn the tenor cf the re-
ply of the Russian Cabinet, to the Note of the Ottoman
' Government. Tranquillity; however, it appears, con-
tinued to be undisturbed both there and at Smyrna ;
and in the capital, the Bazaars and other places of bu-
siness were gradually opening, and symptoms of re-
turning confidence appeared. At Smyrna the fears of
the English resident, for the safetypf their property,
had been greatly relieved by the arrival of the Cam-
brian frigate, which, it was nnderstood, would remain
there as long as the British Consul might consider it
necessary. The Turkish fleet was in the neighbour-
hood of Rhodes, having lately received reinforcements
from the Pacha of Egypt. It was still, however, not
equal to meet the Greeks in a general engagement ;
and was waiting for some further addition. In the
mean time, the Greeks continued to enjoy the uncon-
trouled dominion of the Levant, and were daily ac-
quiring strength.
_..._

The regraters and forestallers have met with an
other defeat at Monday's market, and the reports from
all parts of the country acknowledge that the wheat
is principally secured from the weather : the oats are
backward in many places, but a few dry windy days
would effectually save them, and, at least, insure an
average crop ; this will prove a death blow to the
lea.rimum agriculturists, and that celebrated commit-
tee, who made so much work to so little purpose ; they
may report and make that report large enougli to cover
their farms, it will be all. the same, as the true
causes of agricultaral distress are, the weight of taxa-
tion, the enhanced value of money, and the exorbitant
rents charged by the land proprietors for the last 25
vears. These are the real causes, and until they are
removed, the appointment of committees is but delu-
sion to divert John Bull from a more serious subject—
a reduction of the public expenditure. is the mockery
to continue, that discharges poor clerks upon half-pay,
who, in many instances, can hardly keep life and soul
together, particularly, where there is a house full of
small children, at the same time the heads of offices—
the sinecurists—the placemen and pensioners--.-who
bare never done any thing to serve the country, are
retained, either through Royal favour, or Borough in-
terest? No redaction takes place, except through
mortality, in the old Queen's eight nurses, whose
babies have long since got out of leading-strings, and
nude a shift to nibble for the loaves and fishes to some
tune. No reduction of the five hundred and fifty
Scotch pensioners, few of whom are entitled to as many
pence, and that have disgraced the black book, since
the days of BUTF. No reduction of doctors, occulists,
aarists, dentists, and medical men, enough to keep all
the Monarchs in Europe in a ferment, while the black
coats of all descriptions pray for the ruling powers, 1,
and lend their able assistance to trample on the
rights of the people, spend their money, and after-
wards sneer at them ; while the Ministers of the
Crown treat the people as if the country was approxi-
mating to a civil war. His Majesty's subjects cannot
assemble to petition for a restoration of nests, for
the punishment of public delinquents, or to pay a
Christian duty to the remains of martyred royalty,
without subjecting their lives to danger, or the foul
abuse of a hired Junta paid by the people fur abusing
them. 'Tis thus the payers of taxes, the supporters of
parish palaces are treated by these moral, conscientious,
and religions rulers and their agents, the Slop inqui-
sitors and their infernal battalion of testimony, who it
appears have not confined their loyalty to the Metro-
polis but have digressed (with that holy teal which
distinguishes their kind) to Manchester, Huddersfield,
and even beyond the Tweed.

Such is the open war declared against Ms Majesty's
peaceable subjects by this nefarious gang, and their
miscreant affidavit men ; and what must those be, who
would suffer such a set of vultures to e?tist as
body ? To occupy the place of the law' officers of
the crown, and render the home department a vehicle
of persecution instead of protection. is„Seotland,
another branch of the gang has set up a papas, cam.
posed of such infernal materials as the weekir gusto