The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-06-18 00:00:00

CHILLI.

We snbjoin a ropy of a letter addressed by Capt. Shit-
reff,of his Majesty's ship Andromache, to the masters of,
the British ships Edward Ellice, Lord Sittriebt, and
Indian, taken on the roast of Peru by Lord l'ochrane's
sqnadrun. By Captain Shirreti's letter it would appear
that the Chilian government is acknowledged by this
government—a rircitmst:►nce which we believe was not
before generally known. The American Captain.
Downes, however, treats the squadron as ene•
'Hies, and seizes th.• American sessels which they may
have captured ; w hems asotir Captain only regociates
f,ir•their being sent to Valparaiso fur Adjudication.—
The three vessels above mentioned arrived there

`for that purpoAe an the end of February. The Hon.
Captain Spencer, of his Majesty's ship Owen Glen-
dower, at Vatparaise, wrote, on the !7th of February,
le the etireEteir, relocating to know the grounds for the
;titration of these ships. The egeltsli.ll.leyd's there
'had protested against the ',inure of the vessels and


targets, and, in conjunction with Captain Spencer, in-
tended to make every exertioa for their liheration
M. S. Attdromache, off Callan, Stb Jan. let.
Gentlemen—l have to ackno .ledge the rerpint ..f
your letter of the 29th ult., whirls is the first that has
reached me; and ! have to inform yon, that as soon as
I am in possession or any facts to prove the properly
' tinder your charge (which has been been detained I,v
the Chilian squadron) to he bone fiefs belonging t.)
llritish subjects, I shall claim it as sorb. But you west
understand, that as my instructions ire particularly ex.
plitit in ordering me to art perfecth neutral, I rank.;
follow Captain Downes plan of seizing your vessel. by
force, as such an act would he a declaration of hostilities
on my part against the Chilian liorernment, wbo, ea
belligerent power, have a right to detain any suspeetri
property. although tinder a neutral fag and au attempt
to take it away by force, wonitl, according to the laws
of nations, condemn it fa tub as prize.
" I am particular in mentioning these circutustanetie
to vbn, as you 'night otherwise expert more than I, or an:
other officer, shon!tlhr able to accomplish. In the m#ah
time I shall protest against the vessels heing
here, instead of heiug sent to Chili for adjudication; a%
.1 shall also do of your boats and men being used for
warlike purposes.
(Signed) W. H. SIIIRREIT.
"To Messrs. P. F. Heath, Stephen Brown,
Wm. Crovser, and P..\. (lenld :
".end, when read, to he transmitted to others whom
it miry concern."'

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MoNDAT !TENIN IS, 1821.

The Report of the Agricultural Committee, may.
according to the intimation of Mr. lionco, the Chair-
man, be expected this week, and, he its recommenda-
tions what they may, the results it will present cannot
fail to he highly interesting to the pithlic at large.—
The agricultural interests are notorionsly in the most
distressed condition, and some substantial relief must
be promptly afforded them, not only for the sakesd
the parties imnseiliately involved, but for the general
welfare of the community ; for
.so intimately inter-
woven with each other ore the various classes of so-
ciety. especially at the present period, that if onerlasie
suffers, all the other classes suffer with it.—
While the circumstanres of the . farmers are re-
:lured. the number of their labourers mist be
diminished, and the trades connected with •their
occupations, and their families, who compose 2
large proportion of the population of the king-
dom, must experience a more limited demand. From
the lowest to the highest the suffering will be felt, tor
the land-owner ran no longer receive the resat which
the occupier is unable to pay. The fact appears to be,
already, that large districts in wise Farts of the cone-
try are thrown upon the landlords' !sande ; and the ques-
t' 'MIPS to he whether rents are to be so reduced as
to snake the farmer easy in his situation, or that the
depression whirls he at present suffers shall be removed
by other means. This of course is the important ques-
tion which as so miteli divided the Agricultural Com-
mittee, composed as it is of pasties under different loan-
cures. arising fro ti their landed property, their interests
in commerce, or their connection with the funds, or the
fitiances of the Exchequer. The contest is whether
the rullef re ,nireil shall rouse from the Landholder: or
the Nlinistere t and both these parties bring of cots-
sideratile vveight, not only in the Cotutnittee lint in the
country, the contest Las been strenuous and persever-
.tn intermediate line, we regret to learn. has
been pstrsoreil by some, and one by which the public in
general si•ilithl he made to contribute t.) flue desired
relief by the a:la:ince of Friers. This is pronoun! 1.•
Is.. elected by what are railed protecting duties:
and in the • vent of this protection being denied,
the plan of :lir. Critwes is said to be—lst.
To snake the Fundholder share the weight.—
!d. Tar reduce the army.— 3d. 'I is take of so oath
of the advance on ealari..s as was el anted to (our
sate the high prier of the toccessaries of life; 10
lastly, to remit an amount of tnxation on articles
necessity that bear • hardest tin the working closes.
such as timer on soap, sal:, leather, wait, candle'',
and windows in small dwellings. These remi•ginlts
wonlil, he calculate., afford a saving equivalent to
half a crown a week npon the expense of a labourer
having Emir in family. !fir. l'unws:N estimates that
the fonds might hear two ntaliwa, and the slning
from other items might protiuce six more, affording
altogether an absolute re'.ief to the country of .no
11...-. a sum than eight winters. Such we understand
to be the views this Clenticusan has submitted to the
Committre, as presenting the only eiternatir .s
within their competency to propos:, and withoitt srhich
ese and
Le considers affairs cannot long go on.—On th
other points, it is expected. the important debate of
this evening. will turn on the co:onlinel of
th
l
for the repeal of the tax on Farming Horses. Noeavir is
that the bnly debate anticiFated. 1' cam the evr
conviction of the necessity of pseciic economy- it
understood the
be !gain - grant to the Luke of CLARENCE well

lg.: ,opposed.
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Paris papers. whiei :t swi• seri ,-..d to tie. 15;11 inst.
famish us with the heads id the new Neap°lit.in t i.n.ist
stitetiots, which was protot:lgauril by a Royal Wa
of the tetb alt. viz.:—
Chew
The institation of torn roling!cs a S
Wtate. or
the
Inns of Deputies is orilainl.J. the one represent

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