The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-07-30 00:00:00

RXTRACT OT A LETTILR FROM LIIRON;_3CLT 12.

I returned to this place on board the Royal George
steam packet, after a passage from Cadiz of thirty-four
hours, the wind being strong against us during the whole
time. Ido not presume to mash knowledge of interna-
tional I.tw, but 1 imagine it affords little conntensuee to
the French Admiral, who thought proper before a block-
ade was proclaimed, to fire at and obstruct the vessel of a
friendly power, when entering a port in the conntry,
with which that power is at peace. This insult has been
to my knowledge twice offered to the British flag, once in
the case of the Royal George, hearing the British Mails,
and another time in the case of the brig Leopold from
Gibraltar, who in attempting to escape from a French
frigate, was fired on from a French battery on the oppo-
site shore, which did not even show colours. As neither
of these vessels was laden with arms, ammunition, nor
provisions, there can be little palliation for the attack
which was made on them.

The French squadron consists of two line-of-battle
ships, three frigates, one sloop, one corvette, and 22 gun
boats, very badly man 41.
The French army consists of from 7,.-.00 to 10.000
men, posted hetween Santa Maria and St. Lncar. I
have heard French officers express great ennui at the
war—the soldiers ate principally recruits in most ex-
cellent diatipline—the French army is concentrating at
Seville.
Disunion in the Spanish Government, fostered perhaps
by bribery, and not the want of inclination on the part
of the soldiers, has hitherto prevented them from attack-
ing the French. A sortie was made from the Isla by
2,000 men, who destroyed several buildings which ob-
structed the fire from the batteries; a few French sol-
diers were met vaith, who retreated. The Spaniards have
50 gun-boats preparing in the Arsenal, and say they
only wait until their grinners are sufficiently eipert
to attack the French fleet; a skirmish between a
Spanish and a French gun-boat to..k place the other
morning, the former had the advantage. Numbers of
small craft are constantly eluding the blockading squa-
dron; upon an average for the three days I have been in
Cadiz, thirty have entered each day. Previsions are in
great plenty; every article. from the risk there is in sup.
plying it, is much advance l in price, particularly bread,
which has advanced 160 per cent., since the siege.—
Provisions, principally (ruin Gibraltar, are brought in
by small fishing beats, who run in, either unseen in
the night, or in shore by day time under the protec•
Lion of the forte.
Riego has made several offers to Government, all of
which have been declined. Much indignation is openly
expre,sed by the leading meu of both parties against tile
policy pf the English Government. The absence of Sir
Wm. A'Conrt, who has not followed the King, is looked
upon with a very suspicions eye.
The Government, in their retreat from Seville, lost all
their records; the King is miens his baggage. There
can be no possible excuse, fur there was a sufficiency of
time at their disposal. Three hundred cannon which
were at Seville, might have been embarked on board
boats, of which there was an abundance; but they were
either thrown into the river, or left unspiked in the city
....this can scarcely be attributed to any thing but
treachery on the part of the superior officers. The sol-
diers are animated with the very beet feelings for the
Constitution, bat are restrained, from some palicy on the
pait of the Government.
Several Forei,;ners, Italians, French, Germans, and
English, are waiting in Cadiz for employment. 'I he or-
ganization of a foreign legion under Oatmeal Lallemand
is talked of. The English intend joining Sir R. Wilson in
Galicia. The Cortes bare passed a decree, conferring on
him the rank of Major-General, with full powers
to raise 10,000 men, and appoint the whole of his officers.
The Spanish Government have reduced the dii ies on
English manufactnres 12 per cent. and have offered to
Great Britain a carte blanche fur the forrration of a com-
mercial treaty.
The King and the Royal Family are confined in the
ei-decant Custom-house of Cadiz. His Majesty is per-
fectly his own master as far as relates to any ezenrsions
be may be inclined to make within the walls of the city ;
but in wishing to impress people with the idea that he is
a prifoner, he bas not left the house since his removal—
at about six he is always to be t-een with his brother on
the roof of the heause--soanetimes be is joined by the

other members of his family. Ors dit that he is aceirdie
engaged on a new petticoat for the Virgin Mary, who is
the protectress of Cadiz, which is likely to ontvie all his
other performances, both in the brilliancy of pattern
and neatness of execution. At the time I had the ho-
nour of seeing him he alas entertaining himself with
the equally king-like pursuit of kitefirag. He is said
to take every possible opportunity of annoying his Mb,
sisters in themost unmanly manner; issuing his COMa
mends to them in the most brutal language, and if be,
cannot by this succeed in making them change their re-'
solution, there is no subterfuge, however mean, or any
trick, however dishonourable, that he will not resort to
in the furtherance of his ends. Considering the com-
mitted state in which the whole of the Members of the
Cortes find themselves, and knowing that tbeir proscrip-
tion proceeded from the personage they have at their
mercy, it most be confessed by all parties that they have
shown more moderation than many other bodies 'intl.
larly circumstanced might have done on a like occasion.
Forbearance such as this may. however, be exhausted.
amemnsoncasao=--
The Philarbt—L:—.

_ miaaelphia Uazette, lit Julie 39. contains the
following statement is stated in a letter from a
traveller in Batavia, that a savage has been found in the
woods of the island, who must, it is thought, have lost
himself in the earlier part of his youth. He now seems
to be about thirty years of age, yet speaks no articulate
language, but bellows like a brute; or rather barks, as
his voice is like that of a dog. He runs on all fours, and
as soon as be perceives any human being, he climbs up a
tree like a monkey, and springs from one branch to
another. When he sees either a bird or game, be catches
at it, and very seldom misses his prey. As yet, he has
not been able to accustom himself to the usual mode of
living end food of the human species.
EXSCUTION OF JOHN IZADFORD, AT EXITER.—The
awful sentence of the law was this morning indicted
upon John Radford, alias Bright, for the murder of
Sarah Down*. From the time of his condemnation, tide
wretched young man resigned himself to his fate with
becoming resignation, and met his end with a degree of
fortitude seldom witnessed. He was only twenty-four
years old, well formed, and tie bloom of health sat upon
his cheeks—even on the drop, no alteration was visible
in his countenance. He repeatedly bowed to the great

concourse of persons who were assembled, praying lion
to bless them, and reqoested his parents mightlb in•
formed he died happy. Alfred, of Moaday.—The same
paper, in an account of Railford's oonfession, which he
lietated on Friday, states that Sarah Duwne fell into the
river in consequence of a rude which he gave her in a
it of anger, and that he went down into the water, and
endeavoured to get her out, but it being dark, he coold
lot find her. It also appears that he dented to the last,
atving ever bad any criminal connexion with her.

• STATESMAN

INSOLVENT DELI WKS' LOUR I'.
Yesterday, the following Insolvents were discharged:
—William Kersey, John Stone, James Thomson, John
Smith, Thomas Dale, Charles Thomas Hanson, Tl•otnas
Morris, Richard Porter, James Lamming, and James
Haley.
Judgments : —James Ferraro, six months imprison-
ment, for fraudulently contracting a debt; J tinc4 Jen-
nings, six swaths, under the 16th section of the Act.

THIS DAT
The following were discharged Proctor,
Tiophiuins Ftilljames, %Valiant Fenson, Charles Wilson.

AN ATTORNCY STRVCN Or TNN NOLL•.
In the case of an Insolvent, whose Schedule required
some explanation, Mt. Commissioner Bowen enquired
for Mr. White, the Inael►ent's Attorney, who was. called
to give the necessary information, but he did nut appear,
nor his Clerk for his.

The, Cuter CommTam:reit said, that the Court hal an
frequently occasion to animadvert upon the conduct of
Mr. White, and 'they had taken the opportunity of re-
monstrating wit?, him, in Court, on a previous occasion,
respecting his absenting himself at the period of his
clients applying fur their descharge, that it was high
time he was struck off the Rolls of the Court.
Ordered to be struck off the Rolls accordingly.
Thomas Reed came up, and was not opposed ; but it
appeared that he had taken his case out of his attotn•y's
hands (Mr. Carpenter), and entrusted it to a person
named Upsdell, who is not an attorney af this Court, and
who had drawn out a brief for counsel ; this is contrary
to the established rule of the Court, and called forth their
animadversions.

The Insolvent, it appeared, was arrested on the sth of
June, when he received 301., which he placed in the
hands of a person named Hopkins. who had rrp•i•l part
to him, and the remainder to his wife and family, aho
had expended the whole of it. In his schedule he state d,
that be had only 12s. when he was arrested, and received
afterwards only IL

The Cum COMMIBRIONIM addressed the Insolvent
and said," You have been guilty of a mod deliberate
fraud, and had you been permitted to proceed in your
own way, you would have been guilty of the most cor-
rupt perjury. it would be well I.r Insolvents to know,
that it is not only necessary that they should state in
their schedule what money they have in their own pos-
session, at the time of their arrest, but whatever :'l5l
may have in the possession of any other person. Your
petition will be dismissed, and you will go hack to prison,
that yoar•creditors may know the deliberate fraud you
have practised."
Petition dismissed accordingly.