The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-12-19 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

•
Hutch Journal• to the 14th iosearle hare arrived.
Wareing 'strict i• all they contain worthy of notice :
lisaeLess. Dec B.—Letters from Batavia, of Ant os!
being the followior sews To promote the direct
lan from Remiselnl America with the Dads East India
yetesesvisma. the Gtoveenment has determined. that front
tiepamioher I, Ite23, all woollen and cotton goods manufac•
West ikEurripe, and coming from I port to the east of the
• Ore ti( Hope. shall pay I duty of 15 per rent., if.
imported in Nklieriand skips, and 20 per cent. in foreign.
ihips. also resolved, that Irons the Ist of August.
visre exported by foreign vessels to any port not In the.
*etherleutis, shall pay an export duty of five florins per
g;ket., 41 •
lianehurgh Paper*s to the 10th instant hive arrived.
ere attracts :
:• *1 Homnunnie, s,—Stormo from the south west and
wed, which have prevailed for 1 days, having occa-
sioned an accumulation of water at the mouth of the Elhe.
mud done much damage to the shipping; ice klbtl Yeeterd4
aftert.owi a very high tide. and last night one of the highest
we can remember, which laid boy part of the
.city under
'orator.. In these storms several accidents have occurred in'
the Elte;.several'vessrls have list their anchors, cables,
Be. and have run aground, other. have been forced to return
to the city. l'est,rday tosorning, the Esperance. Captain
Vise dt, from Maliga to Hauilsureh, fonwirred at the mouth
ft the. Elbe. The Captain. a passettger, three sailors, awl
the cohin boy..perisised ; the Captain's son, who was the
lo and hie sailors were saved. The :ship auJ cargo are
lost.
" FRAN/TORT. Wove 30.—The Pollee of Munich has seised
fir. "'affricates pamphlet, • The Return of Catholic Christians
in The Grand Duchy of Baden, to Evens/Alec Christianity;
laperwart it contains observations derogatory to the dogmas and
veselatinris of the Ca.holie Church. A new sect has appeared
in the Saks volleys of Grindelwald, dm. to the followers of
whielr, if what is related of. them be true, it would be doing
too much honour, to call them religious visionaries. As they
amok) not listen to any expostulation, the Magistrates have,
tits west propriety, seat them to a tad house.
•• ST. Pasisattaci, Nov. Majesty paid a visit to
o is city on the did, and returned yesterday to Gatschina and
7.-cskopoeln. We expect the Imperial Caurt next Week.--
l• I ,ee William of Prussia set out on the 20th to return to
'Berlin." •
• Turin Pnnera, which have been received to the 6th of
ss-D. her. say that no material alteration had taken plare
'in the health es/Victor Ensannel. the Ex-King. It appears
• tl.at3Si persons have perished in the late dreadful storm
at Messina,
' The Piednionicse Gazetrer which bare arrived to the Bth
•irstant contain further details of the devastation commit•esi
• st. Mcsoina by the dreadful storm which was experienced
there on the 11th alt. The 'number of dead ho lies found
amodnts to ;al. Among the persons who have perished
ar—. the raelliere Hat.diere and Isis wife, ansi their live
• yoing children. The villages of the. Conseil! Inferiors, of
• Gass , Santo, llorsionaro, Santa Lnria, San Filippo, have
' gifts red-grest datioaze ; as also that of .Autunzials, the
Church of which is destroyed.
.s.
OR EECE. • s •• .
' Extract of a letter from Cephalonia, 'dated 15,11 of
September :—'• tiue political affairs of the modern Greeks
hare of late borne a clearer aspect. Prince Illavuocoa
PATO has sheen some skill and ability in establiehing a
communication with the respective provinces of the Mores:
he has even beam some new roads; and, if tlse signs of
eitiliztien consist in the creation of ese mean of inter-
• course and exchange. a reasonable hope may bes indulged
•of the general amendment of the people. A mutual
distrust reigns among the Senators. Maven Alicueu,
the Bey of Magna, is still undetermieed which side to take.
Conscious of his own secure au•hority over`the province
• be governs. be is unwilling to risk its loss by anysp rewma.
• tore at or declaration on one side or the other. Netnes
- lity, therefore, for the present is his aim, although he has.
attended sews! meetings of the Provisional Senate; and,
• upon, the strength they have placed his name in
common with the others composing it, a measnre that he
eotallv disapproved of, and has already condemned Ma.
v. cern (let° for doing. Patna, still remains in O. ba-ds of
t!.e Turks; and will cun:i nue so, unless the Greeks shou'd
• •hippero to exert a greater spirit in their operationi than
z they have hitherto. The want of a regular disciplined army
is severely felt, and it is said that Marrocordato has pro-
posed u plan to emhedy a certain number of the male popu-
lation of the Mores, to serveat a stipulated pay. Lord Byron
loss touched at this Istand (Cephalonia); but it seems his
• Lordship has abandoned his original intention of assisting
toe Greeks. He has consequently changed his first course,
by sailing to the Archipelago lostead of the Morels."

GENKRAL MINA.
(PROII Tile TAUNTON COURIIIR.)
. Tauteros, Dec. 17.—0 n Saterday afternoon this illus-
trious General passed through this town, in his way to the
seat of T. Clifton, Esq. at Hatch Court, about five miles
from this town. It having been ascertained that chi.
elistingnislied exile intended to sojourn a few days with
his worthy host, a requisition *as signed by a number of
. the respectable inhabitants of the town, requesting the
Jiadifts to corvette a meeting a. early as possible, For
she purpose of taking into. consideration the expeuiency
ral
of
testifying their respect for the Spanish Patriot. Gene
'Pelting him to a public dinner, —a very mane-
falls meeting was accordingly held at the Guildhall yester.
flag morning. at eleven o'cbck, at which it was resolved
that a deputation, consisting of the Bailiffs and Requi-d-
--, tioolats should wait upon the General to assure him of the
• -respect of the meeting for his exalted character, and to in-
: lice him to a public dinner.
Soon after the proceeding at the Guildhallhad terminated,
a deputation of several of the most respectable innumbhabitaets,
with white wands, accompanied by a great er of
. persons *be joioed them, several of. diem bearing flags;
proceeded out of town to meet the Spanish General, whom
visit, it had been intimated. might be expected at soon.
. Ahoet one o'clock, the gallant Mina was drawn into the
. town by a great body of the people, who had loosened the
loQrses from the landau in which be was seated, a
lift on nd i
• which be was aceompanird by Ml*. Clifton, Mr. t'.
• ea the Ueneral'a Secretary. The most enthusiastic
• scelamations resounded in every direction es the carriage
primed *through the streets. The wiodows were thronged
witb • spectators. and ejaculatory A
benedictions were pro.l
fairly showered- en his game. number •of largely
. . prated placards appeared with the Spanish complimentary
• oeklesatieo, -ray mit ones et vatoroso Mien ."—" Tbe
• brew* Minamay be live a thousand yeara!" Branches
elf laurel end haadkerchiefs were waved by the fair bends
of the ladies from the windows, as the illustrious stranger
proceeded. The hells rang merrily. and the liveliest
demeestrations of welcome sod respect were manifested.
Oa arriving at the Literary Institution, the distinguished
visitors alighted. and ascended to the Rea
in din
he g Room,
canoe
whore they remained upwards aAS hour. t,
of ,which a Dunbar of the inhabitants were Introduced to
the °corral by Mr. Thos. Woodforde. Among those who
ht *is borrow was Wering„daughter of Mr.
the Spanish QoastiT. whose proficiency in the
• AIWA leagues, well qualified her to sustain the inter-.'
• view. After expressing to those about him his sense of
the cordiality with which be had been so unexpectedly,
seesawed. tbe.aable Heat/eland his. friends left the town.
•
petal ,retarsed so Hatch tionrtA werre the requisition to
adepta public dies** eras dales: to im, to which the,
• following esswer.la woe rturted. for the trans.'
Wee of which we gm ietlebted to lifi.l.'Norris:
" General/lies los had the bosom of tfreiring a letter
fro* the members of the umnicipality of Taunton, inviting