The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-05-18 00:00:00

his understood that St. John's (New Brunswick)
and lialifas will be made free ports, u well u
Bermuda.

Copies of dispatches, bulletins, and private ec.
counts of considerable interest and importsace, have
reached es from Venezuela, and the scene of mill.
tary operations in New Spain, which we are gratified
in stating, confirm the accounts of the late victories
gained by the brava and patriotic Chief, General Bo-
LIYAR, and give a very different picture of the pro-
gress of South American independence than the pre.
tended official accounts forwarded to Europe by the
enemies of freedom and the agents of the Court of
Madrid. The pleasing intelligence we are noticing,
has been received by the brig Syren ; it comes by the
way of Angostura, a devious route of more than
400 leagues, which will account for its not arriving
sootier, and is such as we anticipated, proving that
at Calabozo Monita.o was not only defeated, but
completely overwhelmed by a force that was then off
a march of 300 leagues, without a single hour of
rest. From these Bulletins, as well as private Sc.
counts, it is evident, that the army of Venezuela,
under General BOLIVAR, bare regained their

We have received the French Papers to the 15th
instant. They bring an account of the death of the
Prince of CONDE, wbo expired on the morning of the
13th, in the 132 d year of his age. In the afternoon
of that day, his remains were viewed by the
nister for Foreign Affairs, the Chancellor of France,
and several other Officers of State, end an Act was.
drawn up in the usual form, recording his departure
from this life. The Duchess of BOURBON, the Prince
of CONDE'S daughter-in-law, next day, visited the
Thuilleries, and received the condolence of the King
and the Royal Family. The arrival of the Duke of
Bounuox from London was hourly expected at
Paris. The decease of his Serene Highness the
Prince of CONDE has called forth many eulogises
from the loyal Parisian Editors ; but those who ars
acquainted with the share that Prince took in the
French Revolution, will know bow to appreciate these
encomiums. At the opening of the Revolution, be
signed the famous " Memoire des Princes," address.
ed to the King ; and in July, 1789, retired itota
France with his family to Brussels, sod thence to
Turin. The earlier years of the Prince de Corroz's
exile were employed in exploits against his own cone. •
trymen at the head of the little army of French
loyalists, which followed his standard and bare
his name.---After the campaign of 1800 this
corps was disbanded, and the Prince repaired
to England, where he lived until the King's
restoration in 1814. The greater portion of his till,
since his return to France has been spent, we believe,st
Chantilly. His town residence was the Palais Bourbon.
lie was born in 1736, two years before his Majesty
King GEORGE THE THIRD. He married at the
early period of 15, the Princess CHARLOTTE id
Roban.Soubise, by whom be had the Duc DE BOOR*
BON, " a Prince familiar with many inhabitants of
this metropolis," as a Morning Paper says, and Ms.
demoiselle DE CONDE.
The labours of the Chamber of Deputies are
closed, though the Session is not yet terminated, as.
the Peers have not discussed all the provisions of the
Project of Finance. As soon as they shall have
consented to that measure, an Ordonnance will be
issued by the King, and communicated by Commis-
sion to the two Chambers, to announce their pro.
rogation. The two Chambers will be prorogued till
the beginning of November. In the mean time there
will be a fresh election in 17 departments, for a fifth
of the total number of Deputies, who go out by
rotation. The only persons of note among those
who have to undergo the ordeal of a new election
are, CAMILLE JouRDAY, Count DE BONDY, Coupe
DO4A:4OIR, Marshal MoaIIER, and M. Sat:a-Calm
The Letters from Albi state, that, supposing the
Court of Cessation to reject the appeal of the per.
deters of FuALDEs, their ma'am) will take placed
Albi. Public attention is now directed to the
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process which is about to be commenced with regard
to the several relations of BASTIDE, as accomplices
in the murder at Albi.
The Sittings of the Diet of Poland terminated on
the 27th nit. when the Emperor ALEXANDER sd•
dressed them from the Throne upon the differed
measures which had been submitted to their delibera•
don, expressed his approbation of their proceediee's
and enileavnured to impress upon them that the Poke
are a happy, free, and independent nation. It will
take more than AGEKANDER'S eloquence, howetertie
make the Poles believe this.
Our Readers will find in our Paper of this Of
some highly interesting details of proceedings Geo
prosecutions most laudably instituted by the Bolo!
of Excise, against several persons charged with, sed
found guilty of, selling spurious imitations of tree.
-.. I coffee, instead of the unglue commodities of 00