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FOREIGN NEWS. J'l'Oiti the .\ ( Vi’- iu/ h. Afercontile Advertiser, Aluy 7. London, April 3. For a considerable length of time persons in terested in tiie Newfoundland fishery have sent in memorials to government, complaining of the j unfavorable state of their trade, and pointing out j the impolicy of allowing the citizens of the United States any further privileges on this sub ject. which, it is stated, would totally ruin the Newfoundland fishery. To these representa tions, ministers, it is said, replied, that if in the commercial treaty which was then about to be arranged with America such privilege should be granted, government, by way of bounty, would allow 3s per quintal on all fish cured at New foundland, which would produce about 250,000/ a year. The treaty having been concluded, a deputation waited on the chancellor ol the ex chequer, who in conformity with what was be fore promised, agreed to allow the sum above mentioned. The sailing of liie majesty’s ships Hcclaand (•riper is understood to be fixed for the 14thin stant from Deptford, on the voyage of discovery to the Arctic Circle. The curiosity of the pub lic being greatly excited on this occasion, num bers are daily visiting them, as in the case ol the late expedition. Mamif.im, March 25 M de Kotzebue was only 58 years of age; but he commenced his literary career at 19; his health was impaired, and he looked older. He had just ceased his functions as literary correspond ent of his majesty the emperor Alexander, in Germany, and was preparing to return to Russia, when he w as thus hurried to a premature grave. From the New-Cork Gazette, Afar/ 7. Lon don , April 1. $ BONAPARTE. The following is an extract of a private letter, dated St. Helena, Jan. 29, 1819:—“I have little or no news to tell you, for St. Helena, 1 think, has become a true prison. Tnerc is a house erecting for Napoleon at Longwood; he was ve ry ill a few days ago, and would see no doctor except Mr. Stokie, from the Comparer, who was a particular friend of Mr. O’Meara’s. Wc are not allowed to see the publications of the lat ter gentleman; you no doubt, have seen them all. The Bertrands are well; 1 had the pleasure of seeing them walking out on Sunday last. Just as 1 was writing the above, Dr. Stokie called to let us know that he had been ordered to be tried by a court martial, or to be invalided; he has chosen the latter, and sails for England to morrow; all this is in consequence of some infor mation he has given to the people at Longwood respecting some papers sent out to him for them. —Morning Herald. April 2. Neither of the chambers assembled on Mon day. The peers, it was stated were to meet on Tuesday. The deputies were occupied in their Bureaux on Monday, with the examination of the two financial projects; they were expected to. choose the central committee on Tuesday, and then to proceed to the examination of the laws respecting the press. It is again stated with more confidence, that a princess of Sardinia is to be the new consult of I the king of Spain. j Fresh disturbances are stated to have broken out at the university of Leipsic, between the Courtland students on one side, and the Saxon and Polish students on the other, in consequence of which, the Courtlanders quitted the city and retired to Jena. * A rumor has been spread that the common’s report of the bank committee has been drawn up, and will be laid before the house before the Eas ter holidays. We have reason to think that this rumor is wholly void of foundation —that’ the committee, so far from having prepared their have scarcely completed the examina tion of evidence —and that it will npt be till after the holidays that any report will be presented. At the same time the public may be sure, that peifectly aware of the great anxiety fell by every class of commercial men, and of the stagnation of mercantile enterprise and speculation conse quent upon the uncertainty that must of course exist until the report is presented, every effort will be made by his majesty’s government to accelerate it as much as possible, hut it will easily occur that the immense importance of die subject demands the most deliberate and mature’ consideration. — Coin •in\ An article from Cadiz, dated the 3th March says, that within a few days preceding severed transports, in excellent condition, had entered that port. A great addition was expected from England, France, and Catalonia. A complete printing-press will be embarked with the expe dition. The number of officers who have offer ed to serve under count D’Abbisbal was so great, that he was compelled to make a selection among them. An interesting debate took place house of commons last night, on the pctinoirof general Courguad. Well might Mr. Lambton say, in introducing this subject to the house, that he hoped, for the honor of the country, ministers Would be able to disprove the perpetration of such wanton acts of cruelty and barbarity tow ards an Unprotected foreigner. A question of some importance put to ministers last night, by sir W. de CrApigny.— ■ 1 he honorable baronet wished to know whether vessels that had been chartered from this proceed to Spain for the purpose of .id ’ v l ” I ‘‘ v l ' ; - ‘ ‘ - Wc have received this mortung the Paris pa pers of Wednesday last. In the chamber of Peers, bn the preceding day, the duke dc Cornegliano, one of newly crea ted Peers, took his seat. On the same day, the ; Marbois submitted a proposition praying his ma jesty to propose .a law, substituting some other punishment for that of exile, the execution of the latter being impracticable, because there was no place where banished persons would be received. What an emphatic lesson to the advocates W revolution! What a pity it is; that our alien acb prevents this amiable party from taking up their residence in this country. Extract of a letter from Fitz-Gibbon, French, Duff h Cos. duted • “ Lisbon , March 11. “It would be well that all shipments from the United Stales be accompanied by the certificates of the Portuguese consul, in order to avoid de tention at the quarantine ground, &e. By a law of the 20th June, 1817, the importation of foreigh rice is permitted, whilst Brazil Rice is higher than s>6 per quintal. “The duty upon superfine flour is $3. per bar rel; rye flour and Indian meal is reduced to 60 cents per barrel.” Paris, March 28. M. Vcillon has submitted to the government a plan for anew organization of telegraphs, by means of which 5000 dispatches per day may be transmitted to 500 correspondents in different pails of France and the answers received. The countess ofGothland'(queen of Sweden) is at present residing at Marseilles, Spanish agents hav e purehased in the Frencli ports, particularly at Bordeaux, a light squadron, consisting of two corvettes, two brigs, and four golettes which it is said, are to form part of the expedition to Buenos Ayres. Ten mayors in the department of Card have been supseded. The great European houses having agreed to loan the French government eighty millions of dollars, have found themselves hard pressed: and in taking care of themselves, they crush every body else. At the same time, the hank of England lias reduced its circulation from thirty-six millions sterling, to twenty-seven, that is they have culled in about forty millions of dollars. It is natural to suppose that private bankers liavc at the same time been compelled to call in about the same amount. These two causes account fully for the great scarcity of money in England, France and Hol land—and for the fall of prices and the want of purchasers for every article. j The extent to which this depression will go is yet unascertained—nor is it in the power of anybody to forsce it.— Bouton Weekly Reporter.’ INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE. The editors of the New-Y<*rk Gazette having been fa vored with :i file of Chilian papers; they feel themselves under obligation's to the \ oung gentleman who translat ed the following letters, which passed between lord Cochrane ams captain Biddle, at Valparaiso, in Decem ber last.—As captain Biddle is now at the seat of govern ment, he will readily perceive whether or not dibre lias been a false coloring given to his correspondence. Any correction by this gentleman will be published by us with much pleasure. Translated from the ministerial Gazette ofjCkifi, of the foil of Jan. 1819. The L T . S. sloop of war Ontario, capt. Biddle, having left Valparaiso suddenly on the 31st tilt,.’ which having excited various rumors, we now publish, for the satisfaction of all, the literal cor respondence between the vice admiral of the na val forces of Chili, (lord Cochran) and caption Biddle. No. 1. • ‘ Cop i of a letter from lord Cochran to captain Biddle, dat ed I (dparaieo, Dee. 2/, 1818. Sm —I have been much flattered with the visit with which you have honored me, and which I consider as an hoYior done me in consequence of the station hold as commander ih chiefof the naval forces of the government of Chili. I cannot forget the respect due to you, and will call and see you the first opportunity. The fulfilling. my duty to the government I have the honor to serve, is superior to all perso nal considerations, and I therefore beg permis sion to remind you that, from the length of time you have been in the public service, you cannot have been left ignorant of the fact, that when ves sels a foreign nation, enter friendly ports, it has always been the custom to give a public sa lute to the flag. I know of-but one exception, winch v, as when the American frigate Essqx ar rived at Gibraltar in the year 1802, which vessel j omitted to salute the (flag of lord Keith, who i was then the English admiral on command at that I sta’ion. The latter whs* of opinion that it was j the duty of the commander of the Essex to fire the customary saiute, or, if lie refused, to leave port immediately. Instead of saluting, the Ebscx left the port —but on the arrival of commodore Truxton, he not only saluted the vessel which bore the admiral’s flag, but by the order of the same commodore, the Essex left Algesiras for Gibral tar, and was ordered to fulfil the compliment, not only for his former omission, but lor his subse quent retun.> For my part, I have no personal sentiments on ! this subject; but allow me to assuie you of my profound respect for your government and for your person. 1 have the honor, Sec. No.. 2, Captain Biddle to lord Coclyan, dated on board the Ontario, I before l alparrtiso, December the 2 Sth, 1818. Sir—ln answer to your letter of yesterday, I have the honor to state tiiat the visit which I made to your loidship on my arrival, was in the capaci ty of an officer of the U. S. marine, and : I *e ’ ;1 s IjT. I know well that when a vessel ol war arrives j in a foreign port, it is customary to fire a public j salute, and my knowledge of this circumstance j was what induced me when I entered this port in j ; January, to give formal advice of my arrival toj the governor, and notify him, that 1 would fire the customary salute, if it would be answered with an equal number of guns.—My offer to salute was not accepted, and consequently your lord- Isiiip will see with how much propriety I excuse myself from not doing it. I have the honor, !xc. No. 3. 1 J Lord Cochran to captain Biddle, dated Valparaiso, \ 1818 V Vr—l have received the letter wkhWvhich yoiimvored me in answer to mine of yesterday, and bag permission to observe, that bjpiig igno rant of Wie rules of the American gowvnment as number of guns with \\micli its iom mande.rir.Xrc authorized to fire, in Aswering the salutes of foreign vessels of v aFwho enter their ports, if will give me yourireord of honor that the Amertcau commandefs.finiformn\w ith out considering the comparative rank or mb lq cality, to answer with an ecajfl number of guns’ the salutes of all.foreign n\n of w ar, I will give new orders that your saiuu/shali be aijswered, in the same way. Moreovdf, as m ather ser_ vices with which I have J)fad v.ammuwcltion, it is customary that the atJniral’s vess&%imiild an swer with two guns le®, the saiute of vessels of war, whichplb not bear of a corresponding rai®, momem, have be<yjrconfo*mably the relb. V The akei ation off the usited mode of ptoctUkirc, in similar dvciumbmcvu (as respects tls Vnitecl States,) must bfljjFegulatcd by i\p comimmieation which you’ map* me upon this subject. I have thejpmnor, Stc. \ Cap'. ‘liiddmfo lord Cochran, dated oitboaftithe Ontario, i Dec 28,1818. % SIK-jJf have. had the honor to receive the commqpicatiou with which your lordshiX honor ed mejtius morning. The object of my\prmer lette|jP as to excuse myself entirely from imjj®ig the and consequently it is not necessity to krdp whether the salute of the Ontario shal be anjPered with.an equal or number of gap. yjfhen a government vessel enffcvs a foreign nHt, me salute is a mere matter of courtesy, and en tirely arbitrary—it is sometimes practised, and at others it is omitted. With respect to what your lprdship informs relative to the U. S. frigate Essex, 1 beg leave to inform your lordship, that .your statement is erroneous; for commodore Truxton never com ■fcanded a squadron in the Mediterranean; anrfl Hb persuaded that my friend captain Bainbijdgc, ‘.vnVwommaiKled the Essex in 1802, not have suffered himself to be ordered the port in tfae manner you state. 1 have Hyc iionor, he. No. 5 Lord Cochran to V tain hiipMf dated Valpat'uiso, same Sir—The letterb®flß which yoiFihvored me this morning, and ujpfuch you irdLjk. me that your visit vas “irwJfwuntapiacity of ‘for the ofiiceaWjk ■- the thp Chilian JpTran.enl,’’ you'leavcni'e stand, thatiponuiting the salute} you eouhr lrave no intenjiffii of failing in the respect you owe the ChiliaiWflag; the more so, when in the sentence .whidjFioUows, you plainly confess that’ jj®u knew “thgr wh if a vessel of war entered a .jjpjo ibUu, ary to fire a salute; aud that the know ledge of this circumstance induced you, whwh you entered this port in Jan. ultimo, to give for mal advice of your arrival to the governor, and gave him noliise that you would fire the ‘Custom ary salute, if it would be answered with an equal number of guns.” Imagine then, my astonish ment, on receiving this evening, your written dec laration, in which you slate, “that the object of your letter, was to excuse yourself entirely from making the salute, and consequently it was not necessary to know whether the vessel under your command should be answered with an equal or a less number of guns.” This is a public affair, but imagine, sir, what were ray personal feelings, when I find that you add, in the same letter, that “when a government vessel enters a foreign port, the salute is merely a matter of courtesy; it is entirely arbitrary; that itjs at times practised, and others omitted.” Tonceive, sir, I repeat, what are my personal feelings, whoa I compare vour last communica tion with one of your former ones, in which you that “when a vessel of war arrives in a for eign port, it was customary to fire a salute.” { When I compare this with the offer which you | made to the governor on your arrival in January, |to make the customary saiute if it would be an [ swered with an equal number of guns —when I compare this with the knowledge I have, (and which is incontrovertible ) that in no part of a civilized nation, the power which is saluted, never answers w ith an equal number of guns. As respects the affair at Gibraltar, which I mentioned in my letter, I have not erred in fact, although I may, perhaps, have been mistaken as to particulars of no importance. 1 plainly perceive the very unfavorable predic- J ament in which you are placed; and you cannot j feel it more scnsiMy than I do. But this will de- j prive me of which, before the receipt of your last letter, would have given me great sa-, tisfaction, and that is, of returning your visit, which 1 cannot do consistently with my feelings, until’ an explanation conciliates the apparent con jtradictions which exht in your public letters. Yours, he. No. 6. . * Lord Biddle, dated DecemAtHQ u. In respe#-and ition which in manifcly^lor j >■ olYtlliuc between the United Spates and this I country, I have to request of you, in the event of I your intention soon to leave the port to lie pleased to postpone your departure until after the sailing j of the squadron, which is on the point of going to i sea. Yours, Lc. No. 7. Capt. Bifid!e to Lord Cochran, dated December 30. ki answer to your lordship’s letter, 1 have the honor to inform veu, that although I am anxiou to put to sea without delay, and notwithsianding 1 had it in contemplation to sail this morni, \ yet as I am desirous to accede to whatever may be agree able to the Chilian government, as lar as it is in my pow er, 1 have determined to remain in port during this day; but it will be my indispensable duty to sail to-morrow, and I hope that the delay of this day w ill be sufficient to accomplish the i views of the Chilian government; and, to speal; j the truth, as my object is to double Cape Horn, it ,i seems to me that my departure cannot be in any waVtprejudicial to the views of the squadron. , I 1 have the honor, See. of a letter dated Santiago. i'i'i.Jr ■ • , ISU> - 1 I I The circumstances t*Nfflof the Ontario to V her immi®(U>.dr ’ parture will makgyffHKc noise in A merlcl, and t will explain had not the - ing or any of the we received here the agreeable news maTcolonel Freycr had defeated the old Spanish forces under Sanchez, with the loss of 500 killed, | wounded and taken prisoners, five pieces cf can ( non, nearly all the baggage, See. and was ciosc at the heels of the remainder, (700 men,) and hop ed to give a good account of them before they could cross the river Bio-Bio, which separates Chili from Valdivia, thus leaving the provinces • of Chili, Coquimbo, and Conception, without an enemy; and what adds greatly to the hopes of the “ utter annihilation of the Spanish power is, that • the Indians, (the famous Araucanians,) have tak ‘ en part with the Patriots in the last action. The ; Chili squadron, consisting of the St. Martin of 6O guns, the Lautaro of 53, the O’Higgins of 50, : (late Spanish frigate Maria Isabella,) the corvette • Chacabucco of 24, the Galvarino of IP, and the i Araucano of IS, all commanded by lord Coch ■ rane and experienced officers, are now on a cruize ■ and are expected to return w ithin a month, to receive the troops for Lima: little doubt can be > entertained as to the result of the expedition, as ’ tlic last accounts are most flattering, both w ith > regard to the spirit of the Patriots there, and also ’ nf~iiu'fears of the old Spaniards, \ V “VoaWSJjIR AC Y i * ■ lasj,3P%ity was throw n into* a -titflc coumsion by the committal of s'm persons of color, Who were charged with having attempt- Td tb excite an%urrection in the city of \ ugusta and its vicinity refrained, at the time, from noticing this circumstance, being unwilling to do so, until the result of a judicial investigation was known. ‘• A complaint for insurrection and revolt was immediately preferred against the conspirators, • and Coro, or Coot , the ring-leader, was brought before the inferior court on Saturday last for trial. There were five or six witnesses introduced, (all negroes,) who generally and substantially testified as follows: 1 That on the Ist February, 18th and 25th Ap ril, and 2d May, 1819, they were in company with Coco, or Coot, who used every plausible argument he could offer, to induce them to join the conspiracy.—lt was his intention to obtain ammunition from the magazine, and arms by breaking open the store of Mr. MfKenzie, and another store, the name of the owner not recol lected by the witnesses. The city was to be fired at the upper and lower end, and when the white • inhabitants had collected at the fires, the blacks were to advance and begin the work of destruc tion. To prevent the escape of the w hites, or favor their own retreat, as contingencies might require, the bridge ivas to be cut cloven, and the boats unloosed from their moorings, and anchored in the middle of the river. A body of negroes in Edgefield, South-Carolina, had pledged their assistance, and some in the swamp, who were provided with arms. Augusta was to be held by Coot, who was to be commandant; and the witnesses alledged that Coot said he would “keep them under strict laws.” If he, Coot, could not raise a revolt, he w ould blow up the magazine, and flee to the Spanish dominions. The w ily villain told the witnesses, that the infection would spread so rapidly throughouUhe state, as to pro duce an almost simultaneous rising. The jury retired, and in five minutes brought in a verdict Os Guilty. —Augusta Chronicle , May 10. The Georgia Advertiser, of the 15tli instant, contains the following additional particulars: Several of them were taken up, and at a special court were tried and convicted. The witnesses against them were separately examined, kept apart, so as no communication betweei®J(H could be had from the trial of the first to the last, j and a connected chain of evidence was thus fur j nished, which rendered the guilt of the accused 1 unquestionable. Three of them —one a negro j man named Coot; one named John, and one nam- Led Hampton, were sentenced to be hung, the first 1 on Monday next, the two last on the Friday fol- I low ing. Another, by the name of John, was ’ found guilty, and earnestly recommended to mer er, and he w as sentenced to what was called a mit igated punishment, which was to receive 250 lashes on his bare back, 25 the first day, 25 every third day after till the w hole were laid on—to be < cropt, and branded in the cheek with the letter , R, and then to be discharged on the payment costs, A variety of circumstances, however. ; pearing finorable to