The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-12-21 00:00:00

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He his been forced to dismiss them, and has sp-
rinted a fresh Ministry of a doubtful charac-
ter, but the lesson received by their predeces-
sors points out the danger of attempting to
'enslave a nation, wbo once tasted the sweets of liberty.
The French journals now speak out. We may now
bear some bold truths ; no more garbled statements;
so more Royal flummery. Under the influence of a free-
press in France, if France shall actually enjoy it, men
Will appear what they really are.—The liberal party
inFrance are not at a loss to know what the Bourbons
are. Europe has bad a sufficiently long sample of their
act and deeds. to form an opinion as to their future sip-
ketity ; and if the people of France don't clip their
'irlegs by enforcing the observance of that eharter,
'hich is more their Right than the throne is that of
/Acts, they well deserve the bondage into which they
Will inevitably sink. We again repeatit is immaterial
what party are Ministers, here or there, if they give
;he people those, just rights as guaranteed by the Con-

ft is said that the change of the French Ministry
tia Made a great impression in the diplomatic corps
st Paris. General Pozzo di Borg° immediately de-
spatched for St. Petersburg his Secretary of Lega-
tion, the Chevalier de Foggenpohl.
• Letters from Barcelona to the Bth instant, ban
been received in the City. They contain the gratify-
ing intelligence of the fever in that town having en-
tirely disappeared. The utmost precaution is perse-
vered in to prevent the contagion returning by the
admission of persons infected with it, who have sought
refuge in the neighbouring country. Six physicians,
attended by many of the wealthy inhabitants, are sta-
tioned at the gates, and in the event of any doubt of
the perfect health of the persons seeking admission,
the gates are immediately closed upon them. The let-
ters still continue very much fumigated, to such an
extent in many instances as to render their contents
entirely illegible.
Retract of a letter dated Coruna, Dec. 1.--s• Since
i mote to you on the 28th of Nov. nothing more has
occurred respecting Mina, except that the people will
not let him go away agreeably to the orders from the
Government ; and he terefore continues, as beret..
fore, commanding the province as Captain-General .---.
We do not know what to do until the courier we seat
to Madrid, announcing the continuance of Mina's
command, returns. It is a positive fact that the town
is very tranquil."
The papers brought by the last mail contain a mi-
nute and accurate detail of the persons killed and
wounded at the battle of Carabozo, which appears to
tare been one of the most sanguinary conflicts, consi.
dering the small number of persons engaged in it,
which has ever been witnessed. Out of 380 English
who entered the field, only 70 left it alive, and the de-
struction among the Royalists and Patriots appear to
have been equally severe. After taking possession of
Carthagena, a part of the Patriot army was dispatched
to the neighbouring towns, but finding they bad al-
-4 , ready declared themselves independent of the mother
'country, the army returned to Carthagena. and the
letters from thence express a hope, that the war is that
quarter, like that in Peru, would end without further
i setbiroodeliod.
‘1 , By the srcount in the Jamaica papers of the pro-
-medings of the House of Assembly, there does not
appear that unanimity which was anticipated from the
tone pf the Lieutenant-Governor's speech. Os the
25th 'Mr. Cox, after expressing his " high sense of
the manifold benefits whirr,' the island bad obtained
.under the mild, pure, and wise admiaistration of his
Grace the Duke of Manchester," introduced a bill for
continuing his Grace's salary (3,0001. a year) during
his temporary absence; " an absence," it was ob.
served, " which was not voluntary, bat occasioned by
a calamitous accident that the whole island deeply de-
plored." Some opposition was!manifested to the mea-
sure, and upon a division, the first reading of the bill
was rejected by a majority of three. the numbers being
twelve-for, and fifteen against, it. The names of Mem-
bees voting were ordered to be published in the county

papers.
From the Nem York Commercial Advertiser, Nov.
20.-1 n our columns to-day will be found an official
copy of the Ordinance for converting the six per
cent. stock of the Corporation of the City of Bald-
•wore into a stock bearing an interest of fine per cent."
The provision of this law will be regarded with inte
rest by all who have taxes to pay, and especially by
those who have investments in the city kids.
GENERAL JACKSON.--Letters of the 22d ult. from
Pensacola, confirm the supposition that General
Jackson will not resume t►e government of the
Floridas. One of the letters say that Col. William
King, late of the army, is talked of as the new
Governor ; and it is added that "a petition was band-
ing about, praying the President to appoint him,
which will be signed by •all the Spaniards.—(Balti-
more Americas.)
At the annual meeting of the Bath and West of
England Society, for the encouragement of Agricul-
ture, Arts, &c., on Monday last, a Petition to Parlia-
ment was agreed to, relative to the state of Agricul-
ture. Among the persons present were—tbe Mar-
quess of Lansdowne, Sir J. C. Hippesley, Bart., Sir
Thema., B. Lethbridge, Bart., M.P., Sir J. D. Amity,
Bart., M.P., Sir J. P. Ackland, Sir Wm. Cockburn,
Bart., Rev. Sir Charles Rich, Bart., Sir Henry Lippin-
cott, Mart., Sir Isaac Coffin, Bart., M.P., Wm. Dickin-
son, Esq , M.P., John Bennett, Esq., M.P., N. Calvert,
Esq.. M.P., Alderman Bridges, M.P., Calomel Honer,
J. P. Paul, C. 6. Gray, Hastings Elwin, L. Bright,
Esqrs., &c. &r.
An action of relief has been raised at Edinburgh,
by Mr. Duncan Stevenson against Juba Nimmo, who
appeared, Of was brought forward for a time, as
Editor of the Beacon.—(The Scotsman.)
COUNTY OF ANTRIM --Lord Beauchamp, son of the
Earl of Yarmouth, announces himself a candidate to
represent this county, in the room of the late Colonel
R-ymon r.
Conic, Dec. 14,—An extraordinary rumour has
been in circulation within the last two days, that an
application bas been made to the higher powers for
the removal of the Admiral's station from this port to
that of Dnblin.—(cork Chronicle.)
We regret to state that by the fall of a pad of
the Cliff at Cove yesterday, a very respectable old
Ship-master, Captain Baxter, was crushed to death.--
(Mid.)