The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-08-11 00:00:00

• irs,jeat arrtyM frocnSintander,wherethey had sews from Co-1
tunas of the 2fith ; thiire was at that time• no appearanceof
yogi,* surrender ; every precaution had been taken to
save the prizes and the goolle and valuable effects belonging
• w the Constitutional inhabitants.
LmeSte, July 24.—The success of the Rhenish West
fedi* Company has led to the formation of another similar
association by the name of " Company of the Elbe for the
commerce of the West Indies." it will have its first general
meeting at Nentstailt, near Stelpe, on the 21st Augum.—
It has published Advertisements in all the public papers,
iovitingsnch persons as have the necessary qualifications to
take part in the enterprise, to accompany the goods to
Amenca, and to form the factory in that country to make
application to he engaged in the.Conspany's Service,
It is rumoured that the Cabinet, at its late sitting, came
to a resolution declining all interference, as mediators or
otherwise, between the belligerent parties in the Peninsu-
la, should overtures towardsa pacification proceed from the
offending Government. Such overtures, it is expected,
could only have for their object the release, not of Ferdi-
nand, but of the Duke d'Angouleme from a position,
whence, eecept by successful negotiation, be might find it
ether difficult to escape.
Extract of a letter from. Gibraltar, dated July 19...." A
boat arrived here yeiterday from Alicant, which hringi us!
some netts fevuerable to the Spanish Constitutional cause.'
By this conveyance we are informed that a body of French
• troops, consisting of about 4000 men, principally infantry,
had edvaneed, and made a desperate attack on that city, at
tee dill-rent paints, hot were met by the Spanish forces
there, and, after a desperate rencontre, the former were
obliged to retreat with great precipitation, leaving behind !
a considerable itemiser of killed and wounded. The Span
• ish troops, on observing the Preach were retreating, sallied
ant, and pursued them upwards of seven leagues, capturing
several prisoner, sod some artillery and luggage. We one!
defstind thi: toss of French was estimated at abort One
fifth part of their force, and that their retreat was aside in
great con fn e'en." •
Letters have been received from Zante to the 4th of last
month, Whirls contain some information relative to the state
of the naval nperations between the Turks and the Greek..
It appears that in the course of the month of June the
Ticks amerobled a fleet of 44 sail, of which about 15 were
frigates. With this force, under the command of the Cap-
• tan Paclia, they proceeded to Patras and the Gulf of Le-
panto. As the Greeks tad no force in that quarter capable
of contending with this Mahoinetan armada, the blockade
of Pities was raised, and the Government of the lonian
• l.landl hail consequently begun to grant clearances 'for
Patras direct. On the arrival of Etc Turkish fleet off Mts.
solonei, they took posseesion of all the vessels and boats
lying there, and carried them to Patras. One vessel seder
Iranian coloor.;,. which escaped and arrived at Zente, bad
3,000 dollars on board. The whole of the loni,att vessels
were, however, some time after given up, as it was found
upon inve.tieation, that their clearances, and all their other
paper`, were regular an I authentic. The Greek., on their
part, had, about the end of June, only four small row boats
cruising. opposite to Atimolongi. This little flotilla cap-
tured the lonian brig Madman di Scipio, a large, Austria.
brig, and a bleltese eperonera, which had sailed from Zante
for Petras. The lonian and Maltese vessels, having regular
papers, were given up : the Austrian brig and bet cargo
• were, on the contrary, condemned. The Greeks removal
the ea. go into hosts, and carried it into blissolongi, in dr
(ranee of the Turk'sh fleet. The value of this capture is
estimated at 25,000 dollars. The cargo consisted of door
and rice, and some ammunition. There was also found on
board specie to the amount of 5,000 dollars.
On Friday Nit.. Canning idtroduced Prince Poligtiae, the
new French Ambassador, to his Majesty, at the King'i
lodge, IVind.oeiperk. His Excellency bad the honour of
being invited to dine with his Majesty. to Meet the Duke
Of Cumberland and the Prince of .Solos. Setnrday morn-
ing at 8 o'clock, the Right lion, Secretary and the Amber-
sador left the lodge fOr London, accompanied by Loral
Francis Conrighatn. On their airiest id London, Mr. Se-
-3 mastavyeemilortndlated Fraatio Were busily engaged- at
the Foreign Office. •
Saturday, Awn 12 o'clock, Prince William of Solari
left the residence of the Duke of Cnnsberlend for Dover.
Satnrday night, ate (patter Wore 11 o'clork, the Hike
of Ciunberland left town in his travelling carriage, for Dr
ver, on his Royal Highness's mitten to Berlin.
Denier: OP 'ran MANduls Con:ewALLlE.—On Sardedgy
morning, at his house in Ohl Butlingtorkireet, died the
Most honourable Marquis Cortiwallis in the 49th rears of
age. His Lordship had been in a declining state of health
for several monthi.
The following are iniongit the passengers who Witted
front the Koval George Steam-heat front Vigo:—
. General Qniroga, and his AidrdeiCamp, Mr. Ramey;
Colonel Colegnedo •, redone] Hnssendelier; Obnetal Ramon
Romany, and two Aides de-Camp; Colonel Jariasians; Ge-
neral Pamplona; and two Aides-de-Camp; and abodt forty
other Officers—Captaim add Lieutenant..
On Tuesday Lord Melville gam orders for his Majesty's
yachts to proceed to their neral ports of re-eq 'primed. prb
paratory to being dismantled, as it is not his Majesty's 'ti-
tration to go 'float this summer'. Accordingly, the Royal
t George came into .this Harbour on Weditieulay morning,
and the Royal Sovereign, Captain Chas, Adam; and the
Prince Regent, Sir M. Seymour, Bart, K. C. 8.. proceed to
Deptford. Sir Charles Paget struck his dog on Floirsdai,
and the Royal George has been since dismantled. The dm-
appeintmeot experienced by this event is 'mingled with re-
pet, because it is understood that his Majesty's ideal
heilth is the cause of it.—(flare Tel )
Mr. Sinclair, who is engaged at Coventitiarden hat
arrived at Paris from Italy, and is shortly expected in
London.
On Thursday, the Yorkshire regiment of Massaro Mem
mended by Lord Grantham, was, with the troop of Royal
Horse artillery stationed at Pentefract, reviewed in the Park
at that place, by General Sir John Byng. The company
was more numerous than we have sometimes seep at the
September races, and there were many of the carriages of
the neighbouring gentry.
A correspondent hae requested nn to give insertion to the
following anecdote :—A few days since a seaman, passing
throngli Crampton, stated that be had belonged lb the
Leviathan man of war, at the time when her late Majesty
Queen Caroline was a passenger on hoard that ship. Aflei
praising the magnanimity of mind and generous disposition
Ode Queen, he said, that whenever she heard any of the
sailors taking the name of Gon in vain by foolish swearing.
she never failed to rebuke them gently, but solemnly. for
their profaneness ; and that these seasonable admonitions
had ever after a visible effect upon the language and conver
sation of the ship's company.—(Carlale Journal.)
The marriage between the Hon. William Sebright Las-
eelles, M. P. and daughter of Lord Morpeth, will be solem-
nized at Bishopthorpe thisday, by his Grace the Archbishop
of this province. Immediately after the ceremony. the no-
ble pair set out for Bolton Abbey, the seat of the bride's
uncle, his Brace the Duke of Devonshire.—(Leeds Mercury,
Aug. 9.)'
The Town Council have contracted with Mr, George
Gillespie for the building of a new church at fiellemse
Crescent. We understand that the foundation stone is to
be laid on the 15th current, being the anniversary of the
landing of his Majesty in Scotland.—(Edinbrorgh Paper.)
A few evenings since four ladies of Sandwich, sat down
to a game of whist, io the. best health and spirits, whose
suited ages amount to three hundred and eleven years.
.lismoutan Paooncrtow.—On Sunday, the 20th of July,
. Mit, belonging to a respectable housekeeper of °Bettors,
in this county, kitlened two line kittens, on the &today
Allowing she produced two more, and on Monday, the
4th of Armpit, •one more, all aline and with their fruitful•
mother likely to do well.—(NottiAgAaal RCciell)