The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-07-07 00:00:00

The following letter was this morniug posted at
tl.e Mansion-house
" WAR DEPARTMENT.
4' July 6, 1815. half-pst 11, P. Al. ,

"Mx LORD,—I have great pleasure in acqualutk
ing your Lordship, that Capt. Lord Aarrrvn limo+
arrived at this Office, with dispatches from the
of WELLtecToN, dated Gonasse, 4th inst. by tili;efi
it appears that the City of Paris 'sorreadered
pltulation, on the preceding day,—the French tio,i.s
being allowed to retreat' beyond the Loire.
" The Prussian troops had been irrevionsle ,trr ear.
ful in several partial engagement., but the
Army had not been engaged since the capture of
Peronne.
" I have the honour to be, roar Ltordship's•avo•i
obedient humble servant,
• " 3.llTHUitnr. 2
" To the nigNt lion. the Lord Mayne:
(A true 0110. . .
"SAMUEL BIRCH, Mayer."
The Park and Tower guns were fired this morn
ing, at nine o'clock.

It is reported that two of our sloops fell lti rol
Friday last with an American ship under very 50i,,;..
i cious circumstances ; she had just left Th.re, ar.4
with the wind easterly, she kept in dose with t-e
shore, so that the stoops could not get near to he.r.
They, however, continued to follow her, until Ow
fell in with the Horatio, and then that vessel str,o,l
towards her. Just as the Horatio was on the po!tt
of firing upon her, to bring her to, a fog came en
and they lost sight of her. The wind was fair fr r
her continuing to run down Channel.
Accounts from Carthagena state, that that pli,•e
had been besieged for 40days by BOLWAR, in c 00....
quence of the Governor CASTALLA having refu••••; •••
supply the arms fur which the Congress at Santa f'
had sent him ; but on learning that a large Sic,c,on,
force bad arrived at Margaretta, the insurgent C;Lip'.
made up their differences and united their force. t ..
march against Baranklia, • town which had to, ..,
taken by the Royalists. The Barataria privare,rs
who were Pardoned by the American Governin-io.
on account of their exertions in the defence of N •,v
Orleans, it is said, have returned to the island %chili*"
they .were expelled, and recommenced their nefetrio;:s
depredations.
•A bet was laid yesterday publicly on 'Clotegr.,
'that Louis XVIII. would be re-seated on the Fresh
Throof before the 19th inst., the day the Di a..% i,,c
of the Lottery takes place. The person lade,_ ..st, ,
bet cannot have; ouch reliance upon the exeiti.-., . :*
the good city of Paris to repel the Allies. T::. h. t
was for 20 Loitery Tickets : by a reference 1.• t..•
Scheme, w'hic'h contains prizes unequalled in tr3s.•'-
, rode and viriety, it will be seen that the sum u:,ir i
may be gained upon this event is incalculable.
Coax-Ex.cts.cvor. 3th.v. 7.--Alrivine no fresh s..•••• .3
Wiwi at msrkrt very lietie*noii es wets d at either i,, .:, ..,
any ()ace. Grain, and our prices cosuioue nominally as ou %1 ej.
9,44111F1TMD MA:MET.— Jecv 7.
?.• slot the Oral. pef 'tone of Siti. . '
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mut on ..4.. 81. t. 5. B'. irewis 6)
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