The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-13 00:00:00

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The following is given'as a statement (date Colum-
bian Army :—Divisioni of General. Bolivai-l—lst bat-
talion of Ortnadiers ;, lit ditto, Conguerorts of Boyaca
Regiment of Barcelona; ditto of Boyaca ; ditto of
Teroja.; ditto of Duigos ; ditto of Bogota ; each coin•
puted on an average to be 1000 strong, independent
of Cavalry whfise numbers are not known. Division
of General Inidanetta—lst battalion of Rifles and
Infantry, abuut 1200 strong ; Ist regiment of Lancers,
composed of 800 men ; and two squadrons of Cavalry.
The Di 'Won of Pees consists of 3000 Cavalry and
1500 Infitntry ; among the latter arc 700 Englishmen.

The Coroner's Inquest on the death of RICHARD
Honer was yesterday evening terminated, after a
course of proceedings that bad extended to the unpre-
cedvated space of fourteen long and laborious days.
The. Jury having retired and deliberated, for about six
hours, among themselves, delivered an unanimous
verdict of " Menulaughter, against the Officers and
Blen of the First Regiment of Life Guards, who were
utt duty between Tyburn Turnpike and Park-lane
tan the day tin which RICHARD HONEY was shot,
itamely, Tuesda'y the 14th day of August, 1821." From
the style in which the ministerial writers had indulged
themselves to the close of the investigation, it is obvi-
ous they apprehended a more serious result. The
anxiety under which they laboured is nOw removed,
and the Jury, which had through the previous proceed-
ings been the occasion of their dread and abuse, are
at present the object of their respect. They
had no conception, that after the verdict which
bad' been found in the case of FRANCIS, that it
were possible that the death of Honer which was
brought about by the same means, at the same
time, and by the same persons, could by any train of
evidence or reasoning be found to differ so materially as
the verdict of wilful murder and manslaughter do. They
congratulate the friends of military interference that
" the present verdict being general in its nature, leaves
no room for individual prosecution, or for prosecution
of any kind ;" and that " unless the ascertainment
legally devolve on some public authority, the verdict
must be a mere &ratans fulmen." To them who had
anticipated a verdict of wilful murder, the verdict
of manslaughter must be a great relief. But still
this verdict acknowledges that the death of Hog EY
was brought about by means which are not justifiable
according to the laws of the country. For if the
military had acted consistently with those laws,
the verdict must have been justifiable homicide,
since the consequences which result from persons act-
ing under lawful authority, can by no sophistry be
proved to be unlawful acts. Limited as the acknowledg-
ment of guilt may be, we trust enough is proved to open
the eyes of those who have endeavoured not only to
screen from punishment the men by *hem the
deeds have been committed, but sod their utmost
endeavours to obtain subscriptions for rewarding
them for being guilty according to the verdict.,
in one instance of manslaughter, and in the
other of wilful murder. Notwithstanding the boasts
of the Ministerial prints, we trust that now the inquests
are concluded every means will be employed towards
discovering the persons who have been guilty of the
crimes, in order that they may be brought to trial ac-
cording to the laws of their country.

The King remained on Monday in Milford• Haven,
and intended to sail with the tide of that evening for
the English Channel, if the wind permitted. _ _

His Uracc the Duke of Montrose has resigned tile

Lord Lieutenancy of Stirlingshire. Accounts from
Dumbarton have reached towns stating that his Grace
has also resigned the Lord Lieutenancy of Dumbarton-
shire.—(Stirling Journal.)

NEW YORK, AVG. 6.—The Columba, commanded

by Commodore Bainbridge, which vessel arrived al

this port from Gibraltar, in company with the United
States brig, Spark, Capt. Elton, on Sunday last, is,
perhaps, the largest ship of the line, that ever sailed
in the European seas, under the American flag. She
is about 2,400 tons burthen, according to the usual
measurement, and carries 64 guns on her gun deck,
and 36 carronades on her quarter deck and forecastle.
Her compliment *of men is SOO. She draws 26 feet
of water, and measures 250 feet of altitude from the
surface oldie water to the highest point of her main-
top-gallant-royal-mast-truck.
On coming on the coast on Friday last, the Columbus
met with a school of mackerel, which followed the
ship all day ; in the course of which period, they
'caught the unparalleled number, according to an
estimate, of 14,000 of that fish. There were near 300
--lines used, and the people pulled in the fish as fast as
Abey could throw the bait into the water. One of the
Lieutenants counted 600 mackarel which he caught
with his own hands.

The Columbus has brought out many rare plants,
birds, and animals—of the latter, two cattle of the
celebrated white Tuscan breed are the most conspi-
cuous.—(Bostos latelligeacer.)
The U. S. brig Spark has on board water taken from
the four quarters of the globe, viz.—Smyrna, in Asia ;
Tunis, in Africa; Gibraltar, in Europe; and the Navy
Yard, in Charlestown, America.
The Columbus, 74, was absent 15 months, and from a
crew of 800 men, lost only 6, and two of those by casu-
alty, two others of consumption, and two by fever. The
deaths by sickness were in the astonishingly small pro-
portion of one to two hundred and fifty annually.—
There are now on the sick list seriously id only two,
and they with consumption. The Spark was absent 5
years, end from a crew of 100 moo lost only 17, and
nine of those by casualty, leaving the annual loss by
sickness lesi than two. These facts speak highly in
praise of the correct discipline of Com. Bainbridge sad
Capt. Elton, and their officers.- The perfect state of
cleanliness in which the ships of the United States are
kept island% to the praise of the service. They would
sot offer by a companion in this regret with the houses
of oar bosefiroion.—(Pooloon's Amer.)