The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-09-12 00:00:00

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Vsittimits, jot. i-30.—Snots yoir *ilefieffejet A
kitist bad several ordeals fres Angleton, and. Ilete
inet:ogroeahlo tidings we have hest thence la Ai
aisivai of Brion eod his sqeitirots, its the °reopen,'
'kith about 400 ...... ttoops, 8.000 stand of - arms,
end sbo barrels of powder. This has placed Be-
lie', in &situation to vecoasseenee.hostilitleo, and by
an airiest yesterd*y, * we kern Net hs is procandletit.
to the pretence of Cubtani, to ,assist blarinnlitin
atria by land, whilst arion.procersds room' tort.
tack it by seal: 'thus, in, a low days,'• we may Ga.
poet-to hear of the redacting, of the town turd frtr?:,..
tificationa of Cullum: I saw a letter Deli Marino,
dated the 16th instant, in which .he mentirmei having
gained three signal victories over the Royalists, nest
Censor; thakthe supply oftross and ammanition had
enabled him to increase his army considerably; and I
that his prospects were never more brilliant than at I
the present moment. One division of his army II
now on it! mech. for Guide*, in tide Gulf, ;whieh
will reduce that place immedietolyi and thereby de-
prive the Royalists of a Voce of rein/swim for their
cursed piratical gun.busts, which Into Istoly,cata.
edited every species of barbarity, pleader, suer.
der, on British subjects trading to the -MAL Eo..
closed I send you two andavits of twat persostiathti
have been capered biiitom, 110 which fun *will 'tiro
the horrid wanner in whisk 1 steVisthigeisteed British
Officers (Lieutenants Harris .and Watson),' wore
murdered, by the Captain of iono of these' armed
boats. The circomstances• are enough to • rouse
the whole nation, yet olio Governor has taken no
notice whatever of the matter. A comber of oar
vessels have been lately captured on our shore, at
anchor, and carried away by these lawless reseals.
Were Independent cruiaers to commit onmtenth part
of the crimes that these Royalists do, the Governor
would have interdicted all otonatonication with them;
but such is his prejudice in favour of the latter,* that
the other day he actually sent tee Illarboer9entster in
an armed launch to mayor. swat hosts with ainistuni.
tion for the garrison of m Comm;• and this he will
,tell you is strict neutrality, when at the same time
be*will not allow a pound of powder. or any kind
of warlike stores, to be taken fr;.fil hence, by any
one connected with the Patriot commerce. These
Matters cannot be known at borne. We learn yes-
terday, by an apical from Angostura, Inlet I'aez has
had two actions lately: at Gusittal, with Morales, in
which he -cut tt;a Royalists to pieces, and Morales
is represented as completely surrounded by his troops,
which, we trust, nil! not allow a man to escape.—
lifir. Irwin, a Commissioner from the United States
of America, is arrived at •Angusturs to treat mi.
matters connected with the acknowledgment of the
independence of Venezuela, by his Goepriiment.—
This has diffused,our animated spirits throughout the
provinces, and it is observed that the affairs of the
Independents hare assumed a very active appearance
of lute ; confidence is rmestabtisteed, 'which is every
thing in a country situated like that. From all the
Wends people are now Hocking to Angustues.
Ti., following is a copy of one of the affidavits
above alluded to : • .. . •
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,t_his 24t day itt Jew iBlB, appeatekbea
fore ine, Francost Geanelty, Supercargo of the Eli
gash sloop Laforsune, Capt. Francisco Greetii, boned
to Animus's, in the river Oronoco, and being ditty
sworn upon the Holy Evangelists, of Alntighty,G,d,
and* oath and declared's, fullows: '
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" That being on his said josnef to, Aeolian,
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be;wits captured on the 7th inst. in the river Mucarce,,
a 7 two gun-boats, three armed canoes, and a felucca,,
nyder Spanish colours, who tied him end the said
Captain Francisco Omni, 'threatening' te, kill tlgu.,
deponent and the said Captain, intl.!' they arrived ill
Guiria, on the Spanish. aide of Ilse Gulf of Pariao
where this deponent was liberated and allowed to
return to this island; but the Captain was detained,
as was alleged, to offend evideoca lo condemn the
'said sloop. that while at Goitio'billeW the Captain
of one of the armed canoes dreeiedise Ott clothes of
some Englishmili, whom they had. pat to death in
the river Macarto; and further (te heard the said
Captain (whosb° Dame is Cipriani Oroco) declare,
Nat he had fallen in with a boat in the river Marano,
I. which were two English Officers end one Negro
;My; that having stripped them naked and tied their
:bands behind them, he ordered his men to kill them,
Lethich they refusing to do, he drew his knife and
stabbed diem, and they fell overboard into the water,
'sad while struggling therein he took his lance and
ma them through the body. This deponent saw a
, dead Negro in the river, which, he conceives, most
have been the one above-mentioned. He heard the
llaisl Cipriani Oroco boast much of his feats of cruelty
ed,*:English subjects, and also he declared, he would
' . • t every see to death he could catch ; and told this
! Ponent, that if the rest of the armed vessels had
I of been in company, be would have dispatched him
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and the test of the crew of the said 10°4 ;' he also
declared, that he had commanded some time ago an
anted canoe as a pirateovid that he had, during that
time;fallan in with an English schooner from Malta,
in the (tooth side of this island, and pot every one on
Lboird to death,* and sank die said schooner. This,
Plains" been read over to him, 'he confirmed the save
and signed it in my presence.
.‘ FRANS. GEANEITY.
0," Sworn before me, this 21th of July. 1818.
(Signed) •• JOHN SHINE. Justice of Peace."
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ENGLISH OPERA-untrue.—Lart night the excellent
Barletta of Midas was performed for the first time
Ibis season with universal and most deserted ap.
plause. The Barletta was succeeded by thimesiail
"farce of Amateurs and Actors, which,• from•tbe
Mannal itaitations so neatly introduced bributtleit,
land the increased happy exertions et WRENC4Bkak:.
ia'!, PEARMAN, and WILKmow? went Off 'with.
cerrniore than usual eclat. The audleate Wereeerit
numerous and remarkably goatee,.
Mr. DAVID FISHER is engaged it Mary-lane, and
Mr. C. FISHER will shortly make his first appearance
at the same Theatre, at a singer. •

A practice has elided for a considorsble time'pait,
among boys, and person* who keep donkeys, and
ponies, of plandering,araggons and carts coming into
town of bay, which is generally placed in the tail of
the vehicle. Thenday a boy stole from a waggon
iWKent•stteet, as mach bay as he cooldnarry as his
irons; being .discovered, he was taken benne Ma-
gistrate, and committed for the robbery.