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lAdvertisement.1-Prussian Loan of 182, negotiated by Mr. N. Mr. Rothschild, in London, The half yearly dividend on the above loan, wlich becomes due on Thurs- day the 1st of July next, will be paid by Air. N. M. Roths- child, on that andl every succeeding (lay (Sunidays excepted), between the hours of ten and two. The dividend war- rants, with a list thereof in numerical order, must be left one day previous for examinatiols. Baron Binder, the Austrian Minister at Lisbon, arrived at Chlandos-house on Saturday. His Excellency came to this coan- try by thc packet, and when he left Lisbon every thing was per- fectly tranquil. It is M. Castro, and not General Alvear, wvho has visited England fromi Buenos Ayres, for the pnrposeof negotiating the loan. Gcneral Alvear proceedsto the United States, where he is ap- pointed Mlinister. Extract of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's, dated Al- varadg, March 24.-'- Ateico, March 17, 1824.--Secretary of War and Mlarine.-TheSup.emeExecutive Power has decreed as fol: lows:-That no goods whatever, and under any flag, shall be per. mitted to be landed on the coast of the nation, which goods shall have beess shipped in a port under the dominion of Spain. Daring the peri,dof 40 days, ships coining trom such a port on the Anieri- can continent, and four nionths coming from Europe, the vessels will be allewed to return; but after these periods will be declared a good prize." * The Eact India Companiy's ship .Marquis of Wellington arrived off Plymoouth the 4th inst. She sailed from B3engal the 31st of January, in company with the Abberton * separated from her on the 19th of Mlarch, io the eastward of the Cape * and arrived at the Cape the 2st of Dllatch. She sejoined the Alberta,; at St. Helena, sailed froni thence with her on the 15th of April, and parted com- pany in thick foggy weather an the 31st ult. The Berwickshirc, outward bound, was all well in lat. 26. South, long. 34. West, on the 24rh of Februarv. The Ledy Melville, cutward bou.1, was on the lth of APYril allwell, in lat. 2. 10. North, long. 23. 1. West. The Willa,it Fairlir, also outward bonnd, . was all well on thc 21st of April, in lat. 3. 0. North, long. 20. 45. W1est. ,Ve are enabled to give the most unqualified contradic- tion to the story said to have been copied by the Jamaica papers frem the Bogota Gazelte, and wlhich represents Colonel Hamilton as hav- insr, at a public audienc, presented the Vice-President Santander with a gold snuff-box in the name of the. King ofEngland. At least, aeither Colonel Hlamilton nor any other prieish agent took oat Snuff- boxess or other presents, with the pernnssion of the British Govern- ment, nOr id their instructi.ons authorize them to act in the manner that has been described...Eeszngjspcr.