The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-07-06 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

FAIM. It F.PORT OF TIIF CAPTURE OF
GENERAL SIR GREGOR 111 GREGOR.

The Ages!' of the derentic Government of Spain
are busy in spreading reports Hinklea to the Close
of South America independeace, god in violation'
of .gory humane and generous feeling. The folio*.
Ins has Wet published in the London Papers:—
" tittsoot., Jugs 26.—Arrived the Bristol. Bu-
sty, from Jamaica ; spoke off Cape Nicholas as
American schooner, direct from Porto Bello to Bal-
i Amore, who stated, that after Sir Gregor kleGreger
bad been in possession of that place 14 days, a severe
battle took place, in which 3130 privates sod 70 of his
Offlarts were killed, and himself end the rest of big
fore* meanded and taken prisonert."
Thir, if true, mould be afflicting not only to the
friends of Itherty generally, brit world press severely
on many families who hare their relatives and friends
embarked in the enterprise of General Sir Gregor
M'Gregor ; bet we are happy in the belief that it is
altogether a base ftbricstion. IVe have advice, from
Granada to the 13th, from Triniilid to the 1.1411, from
Jamaica to the 17th, and from Magnate to the 21st
of May, and as there is not a single word in any of
them respecting the remained defeat of General
M•Gerger and his brave little army, we rest pretty
confident that the report received by way of Bristol
is of the wee complezten al most of those hitherto
• ro frequently rireslated by the agents of the beloved
Ferdinand. Getters! SPGregor, it will he recollect.
ed, landed on the Sib, and took possession of Porto
Belle en she 10th of April, and his reported rapture
!s placed at fnurtern drys after the 21. b or 25ib.—
Now is is to be observed, that Justice is not more
than a w-ek's 'sit from Pi.r. it Belle, end as that
island is in cnnitant communicating with the place,
the erent,l had it really happened, melt bare been
known there on the 16th of May.—This we consider
cent-login airiest the report.—(Vebths Eremite:
Pod, July 3 )

NRIV GRANADA.

TO THE Entroft OF TOE STATESMAN.

Slit,—As some indecoroos remarks Mast appeared
In • few Journals rwspewing the tharoder of the es..,
!sedition under Sir Getroon Nl•Gituaust, for the
bastion of New Grenade, peewit we to wake lb.
following ohaervations
• The roierprise (for I speak not of the military
conduct) of General 3,:•Gn won. preei.ely resembles
that of General 110LITASI, in 1818.17, with retard
:o Venezuela. BOLIVAR ond•rterric to liberate V.IW.
taela as a General of that Republic; and NI `G steams
held the sense 'auk In Sic Granada. Is ihnteal
hail been Sulam* Chief of Ven.aaels, lb. iu le-enJ•
once of which he went to se•eaviblish, MA:ninon
marched ender the auspices of DIM JUAN ELIAS
f,ortv, the last Independent Governor of Clutha/one,
a province of New Geanida, to re.eatsb;i., its Go.
vertment (as was elected on the 4 h of knit, is
the Wood of Si. Andres), and to proceed to the re.
tempest of those other prosinres of that State •hich
are coder the domination of Spain.
If in this cosi, there be any riefference, it is is fa.
your of the enterprise of 111• G autos ; for the latter
been authorised by a Legitimate Repress omit@
of New Granada—a circansstance which 'listed trot
in the case of the former. When, moreover, lloct-
VAR u*.e..i took the re-conquest of Venezuela, it does
not arpear that any portion of that country was bet
from the Spaniards, or possessed an indepeudent Go-
vernment ; and, with regard to New Granada, it is
known that the province of Las Limnos has main-
tained itself always free from Spanish domination.

These two circumstances are cot referred to for the
perpuse of Wowing di,credit on the enterprise of
BUM AR, which was just, legitimate, and prairewor-
thy in every respect.—lle was socreesfral, which
*Guano& was not.—`• Erentas stulteram,
ter ert."—SEMECA.-1 am, Sir. year obedient servant,
JOSE MAMA DEL REAL

Yesterday, about half pat too "'dark, tki Purges
11cgtar, accompanied by Mr. Cii taxes Lows, view-
ed the Ex' ibitinn at Sumerset•hooae. Ilia Royal
Ilighness remained there about two bogie. It bad
been closed on &verde, to the public, but the paint-
jogs. draw lugs, design!, biota. &c., ill regained
Yesterday the Bake and Darl.es‘ pf Yong, with
a select party, went down the River to Blackwell to
dinner.

Oo Sunday Prince I.sleohn had a party at dieoer
at Nlarlboroegh.how.e.
The follosiong is an fistract of a Letter, dated the
13,11 M.y, from the Ace of in 14.ovn's at Barbadoes :
—•• 77:9nias Jihrams, slid In ho a native of Liver.
pool, about 46 veer, old, was tried hero yesterdas,
at the C urt of Vice-Admiralty, fat rommwin; mar.
der on dot high s,it. Rear Admiral CAXIIICLL. and
Captain %Vivi:no, his Flag Captain, assist.] on the
Bench. Johoson was loon ! go Ity, slid sentenced
to be hanged. Johnson we. ore of the crew of the
brig Ineaistable, a Venozoirton privateer, and was
pot en board of the P.,rtnotess brig Emaneol,
which she had captured in January last, together
with • Prise.hlsoter anal three t.thers, with older,
from Capt. DtateLs,of the loesistable, to proceed to
the Island of Margarita. Eight nr ten dm) s after they
parted from the privateer, the i'rize Master was asleep
on the quarter.deck, in the afternoon, when Johnson
made the horrid resolution of throwing ham overboard,
and which he effected by the aid of Iwo others, whom
he compelled to mist him, he being armed with a
long knife. The poor man, whose name was also
THOMAS Joitwou, being an *wort swimmer, struck
oat, and reached the brig's main.chsins, sad entreated
them to me his life, and permit him to get on board.
Johnson told bile he should r tread the deck
again alive, and gm a Spaniard a piece of an ear,
and ordered him to knock his brains out, or he would
run hint through with the knife. The Spaniard obey.
ed, anal on the second blow being given, be seek,
and was no more seen. A few days after this they
threw an old emaciated Spaniard overboard ; and in
shoot a fortnight fell in with the Monarch, of Lon-
don, which took possession of the Foneneel, carried
her into St. Kitt's, anal from whence this Johnson was
sent hither for trial."

The list of the Navy emntains—Admiral,, 181-1.
commission. 19.; Post Captains. 360—im commis-
sion, 83; Commanders, 778-14 commission, 53 ;
Lieutenants, 3,B67—its commission. 359 ; Masters,
617; SI t ..... , 890; Astdtteot•Serpeoer 380;
, Potters, BG3.

NAVAL INTEL LIGENCIt
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DIAL, JULT s.—Arristd and yelled for Ilse him
the London, Terre', front J4lllllleB ; end Lavinia,
Frampton, from Ne• Yerk.—Came down from the
R;ser and remain with the ootaard.boaad, detained
by cont►ary •rode, the Bateratd, Brady, for (age-
bec ; Westmorland, Tyson, for Dem ; Jopi.
ter, Wait&ld, far Trieste; sad Jano, Pritchard,
for

HARWICH, JULY 5 --Arrived the Etrl of Leices.
ter pocket, with • Mail. hoe ll..iland•

POWTSIIOCTII, JuLY dot Orion, Iles.
MN for Memel.

PLINOUTII, JULY 4.—Arrived the Fame, Robin-
son. from Miransichi, in 19 days. On the 2.1 inst.
in lit. 49. 30. long. 7. 30. spoke tho Chagrin of
sad from Baltimore for Dreamy, out 52 days.—The
follosalng vessels arrived et Miramichi, en Jon. 10
Voyager. Morton ; Roberts, P.se ; lieltic Mer-
chant. D•nosison ; and Captain Cook, Armstrong.
Livanroot., JULY 4 ...Afrived the Orion, Books,
fi .0 Jamaica ; sailed M. 8, with the Jane. Groa-
t/sr, far London, sod parted from her May 21, off
the Dry Torte's., in a Mender stioell. On June
30, in 1011. 87. Inns. 11.90 spoke thornier', of New.
•
clans —Sailed the Jobe Bainbridge, honest for the
Isle ef France.