The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-08-21 00:00:00

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FALMOUTH, Aug.. 19.—Wind S. W.—Arrived, the Alert,
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napman, from Gilipoli, in 52 days; of Wellington
Packet, from America.—Sailed from New York on the 21st
tilt. and Halifax, the Ist inst. The Rosetta, A tkinson,arrived
offtbe port yesterday, sailed from St. Ja go de Cuba, June 15,
and from Jamaica, with about 30 sail of vessels, under convoy
of his Majesty's Pyramus on the Ist ofJune,and left the con-
voy on the i Bth. Information was received here this morning
that a Dutch EAU Indiaman was on shore on Gunwaflos
beach, the other side of the Lizard, supposed to have hap-
pened in the fog yesterday; no particulars have yet trans-
pre&

DIM., Aug. 20.—Wind, S. W.—Came down from the
River and remains the Royalist, Cook, for South Seas;—
Arrived, the Brothers; blotley, from Jamaica; Pursuit,
Batbie, from Petersburg; and Fanny, Guild, from Gibral-
t tr, for Leith; sailed, Aqui I.—None of the out:vard
booed sailed today.
PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 20.—Wind S. W.—Sailed the Seccess
transport, to the Eastward.
PLYMOUTH, AUGUST 1911;0—Wind, S. W.—No arrivals
or sailing'.
Cowes, Aug. 20.—Arrived, the Carolina, transport, to
take troops to the Cape of good Hope.

Yesterday,a Court of Directors was held at the East India
House, when the following ships were thus timed, via. :
Macqueeo, Duchess of Athol, and Berwickshire, for Ben-
gal and China: Thomas Comte, Duke of York, and Castle
Huntley, for Bombay and China; General Harris, for St.
Helena, Bencoolen and China. To be afloat, 18th Novem-
ber, 1823; sail to Gravesend, 2d December; stay there 30
days; and be in the Downs, Bth January, 1824.
Sir David Scott, Canning, and Earl of Balcarras, for
Bengal and China; and London, for St. Helena, Bombay
and China. To be afloat, 17th December, 1823; sail to
Gravesend, 31st ditto ;' stay there 30 days; and be in the
Downs, sth February, 1824.
Dubin, and Marquess of Camden, for Bombay and
China ; Lady Melville, and William Fairlie, for Madrasand
China. To be afloat, 31st December, 1823; sail to Graves.
end, 15th January, 1824 ; stay there 30 days; and be in
the Downs, 20th February.
Orwell and Thames, fur China direct. To be afloat, 28th
February, 1824 ; sail to Gravesend, 14th March ; stay there
30 days ; and be in the Downy, 18th April.
The pilchard seen fishery has commenced; several seans
were slant in Mevagissey bay on Tuesday night, and abost
50 hogsheads of very tine fish were taken.—The scans be•
longing to Looe were put to sea on Wednesday; but the
weather for the last two days has not been favourable.—
(treat Briton.)
The driving boats belonging to Bast Lone tnnk about
44,000 pilchards, on the nights of Monday and Tuesday
last.—(Aid.)
The driving boats io Mount's Bay took from 100 pilch-
ards to three or four hogsheads each, for several nights this
week, but the scans have as yet taken nothing.—On
Wed-
nesday night it blew a gale, and the boats did not go to
sea.—(l/rid.)

Yesterday letters from Madrid to the 14th instant were
receive.' through France. The writer still anticipate the
speetlytecnrrence of what they call favourable events at Ca-
diz, though their tone is e•insiderahlv damped. Among
the rumunrs it is stated, that on the 3ii, General Alan was
removed from his command, tried, and condemned. The
Duke del Infantado, the President of the Rayalist Junta,
and Saes, who assemes the title of Minister for Foreign
Affairs, were about to leave Madrid and repair to the French
Head (barter,.
Extract of a letter from Cadiz. doted July 19:—
" Since my lest, something new hes occurred, which i con-
ceived it my duty to transmit to you per duplicate. Seth. in-
deed, has been the gamesl attack we made on the ilith instant,
against the French, from the whole extent of our line,
commencing at Rapti Petri, and extending as far as Port
Royal. and El Trocadero, consequently from a distance, em-
bracing a front equal to 19 or 14 miles. Our troops advanced
from the respective point. within that distance to the number
of 4,46 0 Mee, of all arms, firmly resolved to go in search of
the enemy. being tired and impatient in waiting for them so
long • time, till they kept their promise in making the attack
they had long beamingly announced. They were in fact de-
termined to go and find out the inactive Bourbon soldiers within
their owe parapets and entrenchments, and this they effected
in the boldest and most effective manner, by Arst dislodg-
ing them and then driving them before Mem at the point of
the hayonet.—Afler effecting the general reconnolssaneel
which they had in view, they all retired in good order at
the same time. At this moment the enemy, by availing him-
self of his cavalry, sought to charge them; hut they were re-
pulsed with an enormous loss, occasioned by the Are of oar
batteries and gun boats, which covered our movement. Our
loss was ft killed and 87 wounded. The loss of the French
was very great, they themselves confess es many as five hun-
dred killed and wounded, and they must have lost many
horses, oar batteries and gin-boats being well served with
grape shot."
A correspondent informs us that the French blockade of the
Spanish ports, miserable es It now is, cannot be maintained at
all, after the beginning of October, on account of the winds.—
Taking this to be the case, the Cortes have only to hold out
two months longer, to be oat of all peril for the whole of the
winter; and long before the French can undertake another
blockade, their army will be in too desperate a condition to
avail itself of any marine movements In its favour.
It must be a great consolation to the French Ultras, who
idolize Prince Hilt, to find that he bears his campaigning
better than he did in 1815. We have not. since be entered'
Spain, heard a single complaint of the galling sufferings
he then endured. He ha., it is true, been a good boy, " and
took care of himself."

A gentleman from Cadis corroborates our statement,
that Ferdinand was always at liberty to take airings in the
city, but that he malevolently refused to leave his house,
that he might be deemed a prisoner.
CORFU, JULY 16.—Sir Graham Moore, the Naval COM-
mander4n-Chief of the Mediterranean, arrived here in the
Rochefort of 80 gone, on the 11th, and sailed again on the
13th, taking with him the Buryalos, Redpole' and Chanti-
cleer. He is said to have gone to Patras for the purpose of
demanding an explanation from the Capitan Pubs ; and
same go so far as to add, that the Admiral has received in-
structions to drive the Turkish fleet out of the lonian sea
altogrher. Be this as it may, nothing can exceed the state
of alarm into which its presence has thrown all the inhabit-
ants, The islands may, in fact, be said to be in a state of
partial blockade, for ever since the massacre of the poor
Greeks not a vessel dare sail. Previous to Sir O. Moore'i.
sailing, lie issued an order jest received from the Admiral-
ty, enjoining the most rigorous attention to the blockade
of the Greeks. This measure is highly creditable to Mr.
Canning.

It bas been determined on, by the heads of the Orange
Lodges in Ireland, to build a splendid hall for the meetings
of the Association. ltscosts will be limited to 40,0001. and
the work will be forthwith undertaken.

The Royal George, the Sovereign, the Regent, the two
Gun Brigs, and all the Noblemen and Gentlemen's Yachts,
which were moored or cruising in the neighbourhood of
the Isle of Wight and Portsmouth, have at length dis-
persed, and all hope of a Royal Sea Voyage for the present
year is at at an end. Had the expense which has attended
the equipment of this fleet been given to the Patriots of
Spain, it would have ONO far to enable them to extirpate
the invading Bourbons, and their prostituted satellites.
In the city of New- Orleans, on the 96th of last June, a
letter was received by Mr. Ramos, stating that a company of
Comedians In the city of Madrid Were coming to him ; that on
accolint of the internal commotion and wars io their country,
they were compelled to migrate to a land where they could
pursue their vocation for a livebood ; and that they had chosen
to come to that city, In order to prepare for their reception,
Mr. Ramos has located 'a site for the Theatre la the Fauxbourg
Matigny.—(Lesirfana side.)