The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-12-15 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

MINIStitY OF THE AIAROJE.•
latiottt SY *OWISICAIif, CAPITAtIfi Di VlLlOkile, TO
To* ItINIsTt6 0! Karam • •
" On hoard the Aammeeeat Havreeitev..2B, 1810.
" I had the honour:eninfotrn your Excellency,.
that I sailed from 1111TrO on time 12th, it ten o'clock
.at uight, with the:44estaintrigate under, omy ortlersi
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and the Viso, Captain Presempt, tetth a unable
windfrom enrth-east to nortlie.northi,Cest..
gg Ito held oar course north.weat, At north west
• • .
half_west, and at one o'clock ,in the morning we
perceived, at a abort distance prom us, two largo
ships of war. tiocurtaitrwhat, they were, We eon-
Puled our course until a quarter-pastthvonla the
teerniag, when we perceived before. us the
Islands
of Mareou, which we doubled with difficulty. Wo
were therefore obliged fir put about and this op:.
ration brought us close torn;• enemy's Teisolls,, on.
oppoiltai tacks.. We exchanged some broadsides in.
passing, without the frigates receiving say damage.
44 As I was awariethat the enemy's division con.
sicted of blade ships and frigates, I'did 13'01'041k it,
proper to'risk ah engagement by• night wfth these
two v,.isels, who.might won have Wee joined by
the others, and we wiltefi for day.light, haling come
to anchor about four o'clock under the Islandi of
Mareou. At eleven o'clock we weighed, and stood
on and off in the bay until three o'clock in the if.
teiwOott, 'without 'beige' able to-466b1e ailltiar,
which obliged me to come to anchor' at fAMeatte.
The enemy's vessels, which I perceived to be fei.
gates, kept standing off and on at about seven
leagues distance ; and the south-east wind, which
blew very fresh, prevented me from gettiug under sail.
44 On the night of the 13th there Was n severe
t ale, as well as the whole of the morning. We
were obliged to veer out more cable, and the Eliza
having driven at her anchors, was under the neces-
sity of getting down her topmasts, and unloidiug,
to escape being last on the. rocks. • •
" On the 15th, the wind baying changed to the
west-southwest, two ships of the line and tie rd.
gates came to attack us.
•• • *
"At ten o'eluck the headmost frigate karat '
and we answered it io such a manner that she bore'
tip after the first broadside, and stoud off to repair.
her damages.
-46 After this first attack, the two line-of.battle
slips and the other frigate engaged us until a guar.
ter past one.
44 They were so vigorously answered by hie Ma.
jesty's frigates and the forts, that they were obliged
to retire, and author in the south-east, within the
'distance of double or triple cannon range.
" Ott the night of the 151 h, the boats of these
vessels approached and threw some fire-rockets
(Congrere's), but a few cannon-shot compelled them
to withdraw.
" The captain of the Eliza, the officers and crews
under my orders, deserve the highest praise. We
bad only one man killed and *nether wounded. ,
" F rum the 17th to this moment eh, hcaly gales
bate frrurotted us from putting to sea, and more.
over we were under the necessity of replacing some
essential artieles which the Ellats had been obliged
to throw overboard, the conveyance of which was
retarded by the bad weather,
64 Yesterday, this frigate being quite safe, I re.
solved to sail in the night with the ,mason, al.
though the enemy'- squadron was at anchor within
es mile and a half of us. I passed very near it
without being discovered, and entered the harbour,
of Havre this morning. •
" During the time I remained at La Hague,
Captains Lccolier and Drouault, and M. Franque-
vine, principal Commissary. at Cherburgh, were
or great service to me, as well by their personal ex-
ertions as the assiNtance. they. sent to me." -

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SOUTH AMERICA,

InTRACT OF A LETTER 111011 i BUENOS •TRES) DATED

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• . . SSPTEMIIIER 27i
information has been received here, stating tblll
Gesieral Liuiers, with Conches, the Goverour O.
Cordova, and three others, have been • Allot,
•;4.. tii:pilovion ?Pent- from the Junta of ‘tbid
.plane fur tnat purpose, with Castilla, ono of .
.the. Members of the Junta, at ~the head*. all*
,Denotation, They met. the General, aliOot
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-lessees on this side Cordova, whore the tits/
bestows t place : they were allowed anti
.three hours fu;.conression. This affair Is looked oPoti
jiy 1.9 citizens of Buenos Ayres with horror..
mend Liniers is much regretted by the hshahkantd of
BuetvolAyres, among ,t, whom ha bad many friends,'
end *las e reit!), beloved. 'Many are Orojiintoithat
this affsii will .totatui inlitic.the.cank oftberisent
Government. We arc at• this nipmentixperitmeleg
,great difficulties, in conirtpsenott of ditputes brktween
this Gdrernment of Monte itid".9l:aod tbc, Junta `of
this place:- the people of Konte.Video baiing all the
Spanish naval force in this critter at their disposal,.
have deelaid this lobar is a state of bltscketiev ntd
for this purpose they have toomil.their 01100
flotilla, consist g 'of um sloop of, wort. tbstm armed
brigs, said (jut or sfiiii feluccas, in. the torsi. or is
lialf.anoon, just without. 'sun-shot in theCfroitk of
the town, io4 that no vet:olden piss 41tioal their
permission,: The 'Aiitish ships 'tin" toils over to
the disposal of Captain Ethos, the geolor British
°Meer on the Station., in the Patcapine frigate,
and be sends them to Maldonado, where he di,
sects them to remain until he shall: receive in*,
etructions from Admiral De Couriy, sit Rio ; 'all,
other flags which attempt to break thiblockado
%without permission; are scot to Monte Valco, where
they are condemned at Irizes. I bare jest learned
Ibat a large ship' with s rich cargo from London,
0011ed.the Invention, is lost at the mouth 011,0 e,
/liver *Plata, on. the English bar ; all ilia ere*
drowned eteept the captain and 13 men, who arrived
in a host at MontiVklen. This placitis.still over.
stocked with goode, which. are selling here -ae. a
lower rate than tney were purchased at in England :
It is supposed that seven years consuelption will
scarcely take off the stock on hand the *cense—
cpiesices to the exporters no your side mast be at-
loaded with ruin and bankruptcy.

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