The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-03-31 00:00:00

DUTCH MJIL.

HAGUE, MARCH !3.

ISCOND 01.%71111ER OF 'I Or STATICP-GLNSUAL, M•MCII 22.
In this sitting was read, by order of his Majesty the
King, the modified project unite four lass relative to
the public expenditure, and to the ways and :swans of
providing for it during ten years, romusencing with the
yrar lh2U, and also to the extraordinary expenditure
and ways and means for the present year alone. The
expenditure, as fixed in the diurnal budget, is diminish-
ed about eight millions, and is now estimated at
59,5;5,0:e2 florins; the extraordinary espentlittire is
atigniented in the came propottioli, anti is now esOntated
at 21,314,4b1 Hair's. The ways and means proposed
are nearly the same as before. but with the difference,
that two-thirds of the receipt of the Duties of Customs
anti Excise are placed in the Ordinary, and one-third in
the Extraordinary Budget.
A manurial et as also read, sent to the Chamber by his
Exreßenet. Ilse Minister of Finance, to clear up anti ex-
plain the Financial Laws, as now re lelled ; stating,
;lIIIUII/ oilier things, the reasons fir which certain sums
are 111:1VVil /1111€.11:: the estraortlinary exprt,ses, and oilier
information, for file Frinot'ai of various objections that
may probably lie all ti, facilitate the esamiliation
and discussion of these must important laws.
Fa otaeotrr, 31allett is affirmed that Count
Bata Schauenstein will be at Fraithfort before the Inds
of April, and that there is nothing to prevent ate Diet
from resuming its sittings on that day. We learn freer
Etbod authority, that a rarcular letter liar been sent by
the Bavarian Government at Spires, by veltiv.ll the Jus-
tices of Peace of the Rhenish Bat Arian prtiyinces are dis-
pensed front ituswering the quesitons which may be put
to them hy the Central Committee at Mentz. W briber
it be fr obtaining explanations respecting the demo-
cratic intrigues in Berman)', or fur stir tither infatua-
tion against Bavarian suhjeets, the Bavarian Govern-
ment not only orders all such infutination to be refused,
but rrl ' Ilie itintiers Of Peale Irvin all personal it,
•Nnsibility on thisaccount.

THE S 7 ATESM AN

shot at us, following the advice of the Archbishop of
Limt,

•"l'he new preparations being completed yesterday
evening, I ordered that the brigs of war should routine
the rafts (rockets and mortars) to their position, and that
the tire-ship commanded by Lt. Morgell should proceed
to her destination—itutnediately they commenced to dis-
charge the rockets, at which time I directed in line
the squadron towards the eastern shore, with a view
to prevent the escape of the enemy. The brig
had scarce advanced within gun-shot of the ene-
my's vessels and batteries, when they commenced
upon us a very brisk fire, which greatly increased on
the approach of the tire-ship Victoria. Being already
within the reach of grape-shot front the battery, and
near the chain which surrounds the enemy's vessels,
awl the water entering her hold in torrent., Lieutenant
Morgell set tire to her, all her rigging bring cut away,
and in ten minutes she blew up, which would have an-
nihilated the whole nav;•l force of Callao, if there had
been wore wind, so that the Victoria could bate passed
the batten• with greater velocity.

" Waiting the r :plosion of the Victoria, I had re-
tained the Ueorgiana, but it being nearly calm, I be-
lieved it useless to make a new attempt, seeing the
rockets had so better effect this night than the first.
The cause of this is already too palpable—sonic burst in
consequence of the tubes or cylinders bring badly sol-
thored, and others broke at the tail, having nnfortunately
been made of a very knotty and brittle wood.
" I ea 11111 l t refrain from manifesting to you my regret
for these unfortunate circumstances, aggravated by the
calms which continually prevail in Callao. I have de-
termined to operate upon a different plan, %hid. I hope
will produce a different diet t.

" CocimAss."