The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-05-27 00:00:00

EARTHQUAKE IN IN SOUTH AMERICA.

We are sorry to state, that accounts, received by
'the Chichester packet, which arrived at Falmouth on
Sunday, with Mails from the West Indies, in part
confirm the melancholy intelligence formerly re-
ceived, of a dreadful Earthquake at the Caraccas
and La Guyra. The loss is now stated at 10,000 per-
sons: The shock was felt at Antigua, Guadalo..tpe,
and several other of the West India l'he
Chichester was 26 days in her passage from St.
Thomas's. Six days previous to her sailing, the
Gloria frigate, of 40 guns, departed for Tortola
with 50 merchant vessels for England, leaving 40
sail behind.'

Yesterday the hearing on the subject of the de-
tention of some American vessels, which had been
captured trading from French ports to those of Ame-
rica, and vice versa, was deferred, at the desire of
the applicants, in the Court GI Admiralty, to give
them time to produce an official notification of the
Milan and Berlin Decrees having been revoked.
Letters from Paris, dated the 21st, notice the re-
ceipt of intelligence there of the horrible assassina-
tion of Mr. PERCEVAL. The fact is stated in the
Papers of the preceding day, with the observation,
that it had caused a great sensation iu London ; but
without soy farther comment.
Three frigates, it is said, have been dispatched
from our sqoadron off the coast of Portugal, for the
purpoie of intercepting the French frigates returning
from the West Indies. _

Within these few days Messrs. SCHAW and Ross
have been sent to Mr. Fos frit, with dispatches from
the Secretary of State's office.

In the course of last week two Messengers were
sent off with important dispatches to the North.
Admiral BERKELEY is to be relieved In the com-
mand at Lisbon by Admiral MARTIN, who will sail
in a few days for the Tagus.
The following was yesterday posted up at Lloyd's:
The Committee having represented to the Lords
Commissioners of the Admiralth the state of the
fleet which sailed from Jamaief on the 31st of March,
under convoy of hii Majesty's ship Dauntless, their
Lordships have been pleased to give directions to the
Admirals commanding at Portsmouth, and in the
Channel, to order out all their cruizers, for the pur-
pose of looking out for, and protecting into port the
ships that are missing."
The Budget, to be brought forward immediately,
was left ready prepared by Mr. l'zacEvAL.—lt adds
two millions to the present taxes.
The Order of the Bath is to be extended to 50, in-
cluding the Sovereign and the Grand Master.—
Twenty-three are to be installed next Monday at
Wesminster Abbey, which is the largest number that
ever took place at one time ; so that if we cannot
have a Government, we shall have a Spectacle.
We are authorized by the Countess of GLEN..
CAIRN to correct a statement which appeared in an-
other Paper, mentioning that her Ladyship's Appeal
on the subject of her claims on Goverment " had
been privately and gratuitously circulated."—
The fact is, that the Pamphlets were sent under
Beal, ONLY to Members of both Houses of Partia-
-1 ment, three weeks before the assassination of the
late Mr. PERCEVAL, as the most Constitutional
means of enabling the Members to form a judgment
upon the merits of the Claim, when his Royal High-
ness the PRINCE REGENT should be pleased to recom•
, mend it to their consideration for adjustment. _

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K. B. I). L. B. I. T. O. W. G. P. C. B. o.—Ca-
balistic letters were celebrated among the Medes and
Persians for conveniency, either for good or evil.—
The-Goddess F'ortune, who will distribute her fa•
yours ow the 4th of June, has sanctioned this Lot.
tery, with her entire approbation, and takes this op-
portunity of explaining to her votaries the above let-
ters, which, in plain English, are as follows:-
66 King's Birth-Day—Lady BRANSCOMB'd (No. 1, i
llolborn-Bars), Is The Office Where Great Prizes
Can Be Obtained.
loan EICRANGII. MAT 27.—We• have to-day tolerable rap-
' plies of Wheat on Sand, but from an tipinion.die foreign arrivals
will be mostly taken off for the pahlic service, this trade sup-
ports last-quoted prices. Bailey heavy sale, at the late reduc-
tion. Malt and White Peas keep their pnce. Benqs of each
kiqd vatly but little. We have likewisetolerable renaming sup-
plies of Oats, but Sales thereof dull, and rather give way in
price. No variation in Flour.
Wheat
Fineditto 192 IAI Do. (Fine Old) .. 74 76
Rye . 74 89 Oats 44 48 bi
Barley . M 64 Poland do.
Malt B4 94 Potabsedo.
White Pees (boilers) $t 88 1 Rage Seed * 4175 £BO
Crey do;
Ream