The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-08-01 00:00:00

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LONDON:
—amp-
-aueuir 1, 1810:
We have this oiorning received German Papers
to the 19th initant. The Diet et-Sweden was to
commence its sittings tin the 234 iust. Troops
are collected to protect its proceedings ; and no
Foreign Minister is perinitted to reside at the place
of its sitting.
NA run, JULY 10.—A number of veiseli with heavy ar-
tillery have sailed for Calabria. Down to ihe 15th, to which
the last !weasels from the head-quarters of his MA, sure at
Scab' reach, aothiag decisive-had taken place. The enemy
had taken a concentrated junkie° on the strait of Messina,
-sad the troops were exercising in embarking and disembark-
ing. The Kus has granted several privileges to the capital
of Calabria, Ultra Cotroue; it islo be ligbtediighly. Jesus
church will be changed into a huge theatre. This town alone
furnishes 36 massed newels to the approaehiag lauding in
Sicily.
Ta t csec, iv c 28.—The day before yesterday 37 Eag-
lish, from their flotilla, landed +rear Belvedere, .arsele a de-
mand of some bead of cattle, sheep; and vegetablesi paid for
every thing with ready money,- and then returned to their
ships.
SCILLA, June 23.—The Neapolitan marine hap Aiello]
a new victory, 28 Royal gun-boats have defeated the whole
of the enemy's flotilla; amounting -to mare than 50 sail,
amoog which were 20 gun-boats, carrying 24 pounders.

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General Sveatur at dye o'clock caused an attack to be
made on a convoy lying:ll:incisor near Tropes, and consisting
of a ship of the line, a frigate, a corvette, and about 15
smaller vessels. The Knits bismediately gave orders to 25
vessels, on board of which were the grenndiers of floe 624
Regiment, and the vottigears of the Royal Guard, as also
gm-beats wheels were at Regnant, to sail to ;the moist-
nice of *be convoy. A metal engagement timed, in which
lof the enemy's boats was taken, and 4 sank. The enemy
Navaho the Sicilian omit, and the convoy, coosiptiog
alive than 900 oils arrived safely at kvillei .

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Tug following is the copy of a letter •from
Lleutenant.flinium, commanding his Majesty's
gun.brig Forward, addressed to liear.Admiral Sir
Eemoso NAGLE,' by him trantatitted to the Ad.
miralty, andiron; thence tolLititn'ti",. for the in.
formation, of the parties concerued. .Tberc snail
to hare been some strings miscdadact is this if.
fair —. • • • • •
• " His Illajeity's Sliti-brig Forward, Lelth;July 2Z.
" Sit t—l beg lease-to acquaint you, that on the 19th WM.
shaft to the westward with s. COMO" SI 4blwat
'ithichad wily been furnished with instructions), the Kase
of Norway bearing N. N. E. or .9 leaßacis at 2A. 21.
I discovered seven vessels stated* Er. S.' E. which I at
first saliposed to be a convoy!, but at 2 3d perceived that
"
lof thew were • olharaes sad accordingly made •
No. 275 to them; but iodise they eissie sus answer the sip
nal, I coociaded they were sod imisedimely elide the
sigoal to thi convoy tbr an enemy being M sight, nod to
to the wind on the larboard lack, mot sued. so she mertward s
upon which the brigs hoisted their eefeasiseclied,wod Mote
all sail in chase of us, Briee guns *meg the convoy, alt et
which immediately brought to, *Moat bilibtnethe least ',ter-
tian t.o escape. At 40 minutes past %conviaced that the very
superior farce of the enemy rendered it impossible fur me to
afford the smallest protection to the convoy, and being at
the same time closely pressed by three of the brigs, which I
conceived, from their nianosevres, werefully determined to
, close with est and Boding their shot reach so, I cut away one
env, anchors, and blew away my stern boat in
acing the stern Omen; and after w chase of an hour and
ahalf, the leading brig, wearing. a broad pendant, leffed
to, giving as their broadside, which • was followett by
the other two, after which they stood into the convoy. 4r I
still conceived it possible to recover many of the convoy with
some assistance, and as two convoys were in sight from the
matt head, One of which was standing to the Westward,
'ender the Soiebsty,witb which I had parts I company the pre.
'cad* evening, and the other standing to the Eastward, '
which I after Wards found to he under the Liebe, I stood tcw
wards them. *Mktg No. 457. and Bring gum. At nine I
spoke the Hebe, who directed Me to accompany his convoy,
mid put myself ander his orders. •
• I have the honour lobe, &c.
• Tes Sir Emmen N 4 els, Knight. H. BANKER.
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WHO* not surprised to find, that the proceed.
inp yesterday at the Crown- and Anchor, at the
Dinette to celebrate the Liberation oY Sir Fa.tmcis
Ilettorrr from the Tower, should have driven
the Ministerial, and tome other Prints, into .a
specie* of maskteta. , Yesterday completed, and
put a final inaction upon, the Tema% j tits
del of Sir FBA Ota enanErr's Liberation. His.
enemies most for seer bisilent ; anti his opponents,
who are not the friends of corruption, must low
cease to wait for explanation, since they did not
venture_ to call for ft yesterday. There is no.
thing left for the enemies or ' opponents of Sir
FuA NCH to Say, 'Atheist a violation of troth and
decency !.—The Morning Net itat•pestalool. to
take *to early opportenkter :awing .some re.
marks on the preceedings yeaterilay, and is
angry IMO 'Nene of Sir. Fithian 'Boesserit'S
followers (as it names, them) should.hlivecalted for
so apology from tiro Baronet., The Morning Pott,
we believe, does well know that neither apology or
etplanatiow was due from Sir Fell Nais to arty one.
But The 11forniair Post has an object ails own, to
attain by the remark. It wishes *to steal from Sir
nun= ivory 66 follower" it can, to compensate a
little for thi throngs Of moderato men, in town sad
4Ountry, lovers of the CoestitutiOnt who went
over to the illustrious Patriot, on the view of his'
seeded en the day of his liberation. We hope,