The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-02-18 00:00:00

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FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 18'20.

Both Houses of Parliament met last night, to
whom a Royal Message was delivered by the Earl
of LIVERPOOL to the Peers, and Lord CASTLE-
REAGH to the Commons, expressing the KING'S
conviction that each House would share in his of I
fiction for the lamented death of the late KING.
He intimates also, that, after certain indispensible
business shall be disposed of, the public interests
will make it advisable to call a new Parliament
without delay. This latter part of the Message
will be taken into consideration this day. Mr.
l'tEarcey, in the Commons, expressed ailesire to
have the House apprized of what might be the
nature of the business to be entered on before
the dissolution, but he could draw nothing from
the dose CASTLEREAGH.

The Houses toted Addresses of Condoknce to
his MAJESTY on the death of the late luso : and
also to his MAJESTY, endlhe llama-Duchess,
on the death of the late puke of KENT.

Upon further information, and more estlecially
from a detailed account extracted from the Journal
des DeGala, and the Journal de Purist, we now
are set right as to the motive for the deed of Lout-
rel. Jealousy, which was at first assigned by a
French Paper as the stimulus to the horrid act. may
have arisen from the expression of his Royal High-
ness, the DUKE, who in a faltering, half intelligible
voice, said,—" doubtless I have done him some in
jury ;" the word unintentional might not have
been heard, but added afterwards.

The prnjef with respect to the alteration in what
may be called the CONSTITUTIONAL CHARTER Of
France. since it relates to the very foundation of
Liberty. the lair (!f Elective, is naturally and ne-
cessarily put nft', by the horrible event which has
befallen tile Duke de BERRI. The Conde LA•
Rot RDONAIT. in his motion on thisad, ob-
served, that the deed did not arise from any per-
sonal haired.

We still look to Spain «ith anxiety and nncer-
tainty for what is doing in its capital, and at Cadiz
in particular. A politician, though not very pro-
found, mad• easily enough foresee what is likely to
he the final issue of the militia., insurrection, whose
effects are every dad► spreading: but still he is not
satisfied without being apprized, from time to time,
of the progress of the reformation.

From the South American Papers, to the Ist of
November, w havo-Ih► fellevviag-011ieial Amount
of Commandant Antonio Diaz, to General Pacz,
Commanding General of the smaller armed vessels:
Aperito, Ow. I.

Oattraat.—ln conformity to yenr orders, I made sail
with the small squadron under my command on the 22d
ult., and on the 2.ltit anchored in the Port of Aperito,
where I resolved to wait the enemy's forces, to give them
battle to advantage, and then regulate the movements I
ought to put in execution on shore, i n case of the appearance
of the enemy's cavalry on the opposite coast. On the 29th,
at sik in the morning, the enemy was discovered in the
mouth of the canal Cayman, where Ensign Jose Brabo
was stationed with three flerheras, who gave informa-
tion of the same, and retired until in front of St. Catalina.
At daybreak on the morning of the 30th, I changed my
position to the mouth of the Apure, to conceal our
forces from the enemy. At eleven o'clock they presented
themselves in line of battle, when the action commenced
with a • ell directed and constant fire from oar gins;
they were compelled to retire, hut they again offered us
combat, and the action commenced anew ; and 1 made
signal to gain the windward and abandon them, amidst
a most dreadful Are of artillery and marquetry; bat
the enemy, %rho never came within ear grapple.
wishing * amid the ronilict, um their spiels on
shore, and their infantry into ambesk, whisk 460
me to disembark my Orme Its atm*
strzetah host.
The enemy's here towhead of nine sow
ned with IMO mew. the row Fag n( shah of tSe

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