The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-10-08 00:00:00

■ ‘- • _ ~' LEEDS, Ocrotan 6. --aim - tocAL.BAN:Nuiss.—A! an ,edjourned Meeting rote •e r A v ineri of Sheikld, held on Mond 'y last, ; the T.,‘• Hall, it wasresolifd discountenance n mes not drawn by regular rind' re3peetable Ban. lall ca; but to take all. motes drawn by the neigh. • Oinks, of knoirti character and .property ; t• ole sow time to tiro a preference to these of the :low a an d Rotherham Banks abuse any Others. i t appeared advisable to the persons assembled at m e eting, that a Petition should be presented to pbstrept, early in' the neat Session, requesting thr Lrgislature to take the subject of Paper Cur. Te ri inm considation, and eanhile the !d. recommendeder the same tu m the w notice of the m it to wnsmen. The B.iok of Messrs. TUOMRSEIN and ELAN, of this placr, had a r lin, as it is called, on Tuesday l a g, but a gnat number of respectable tradespeo.. isaiid o thers to tins town, having. by hand..billS ei P toss ed their conviction of the perfect solvencY of the House, •and their readiness to tak• c o, Bridlington Notes in their respective tratles t the panic sodsided. Oa Monday ALCIANDER TURNER. Esq. was soon int. , the Ace of Mayor of this Borough, fur .tsr yeir ensuing. g W Mokits, Esq. Is chosen Mayor of Hull, Intl Tiemss Duassenay, Esq. Mayor of Beverley, ' Qn Friby last, at a meeting of the Corporation, th , F re edom of the Borough of Doncaster was tout.; t imooly toted 10 it Stant iSiTif, to be present4i ed in sn rleaaot hog, of React of Oak, appropri.: , stely d e eeral'eil and lined with gold. Sri FnASCIS Busticit, after spending two days 1 sits no old school r fellow, Mr. lattices, at Farts. 1 1 1 ..1119, palled through heeds, on his way to Ladoit, last Sunday, and breakfasted cn faraile , nab Dr. DREADFUL. WATER.SPOUr. kLAGENFURT, SEPT. 4.—According to accounts from lil)riail K 'Aden, a tetrible rain-spout de. sce „d e d 0 , 1 the night of the 27th and 28th of Au. gust, at no-major and its vicinity, threatening de. struc tino to the st hole village. The water flowed into the• marketp lace and its neighbourhood so hi g h, as to penetrate the windows of the first fluor,. Many per,otis saved themselves in the se. toad floors, and others on the tours ; such as could Teach neither perished in the floods. More than 50 persons were hurried away by the torrent. 1r Th e Du;hest of ARUOLT litnnhotinG, formerly ?A m p of flees, while -.viewing the yolley„ Checaquny, near Lausanne, last month, hid nearly ; bed) buried with several other perions voter en. en..raigus mite of rock which tolled dusxii; . Prince,. Woke her leg, Sot oat of hot' ittentluta, vas killed. • i.; t Laj„Matres, son orLord Citotatontithee l it prrpariug for an ezeunion to the Continent, pert` posing the Prussian, Aualtioo t 'and Russia* opilaht, Jusstio Picas, who at prorat, by hl and military skill, sustains the inverter ivrtaa the Ott”tin.Srapirei ' . l,llltage4 bet tall and dignifit.d in his appone Man olden red hiro to the allab or lir 001141.111• . . Unlike' the frtllonrri tof 'iVfAXOlll7s WIC tan PolYinalliet and ha• tntt ono wife.. Are Elvetlition on **small sctite'will,. It 11.0110Ittir :. ed, be showily sent to the. Baltic: To ptrveot usury on the Vienna exchange, only resident merchants and bankers are permitted to sow, on peoducirig a card with which they are far. 'fished. To preveet the spreading of en infections. Aster, take an ounce of salt.petre, to which add as much tot ester as will di.solve it; then draw shreds of writing paper through it, and when dry burn them in the sick rood' frequently, and occasionally in other parts of the house, The numbes.of silbscribere.to the rooms at 1)on. caster Races was 853; and to the Grand Stand, the greatest number of any year, except when the , Prince of WALES was there, which exceeded only by eight the pretest meeting. UONAPARTII had like to have lost an heir ity false step un the..part of his consort.—Somefeni lies, if report speeky.true, have found an heir liy false step! . - • Sir Home POIIIIAIf is arrived in the Venerable, off the coast of Speip,'w ith a considerable quantity of arms and ammunition,• in addition to what he has already landed is the north-of the, Peninsula s for tba use of the Petriests. • A letter was received last week by the Mayor of this City, through the Post Office, threateolno, murder him and . nine otberi s if the seutenco As" ' Smith and Clarkt (convicted 'felons) is carried kite, aecution.—(Chisier The French cliemiMi, Messrs. GAY, Lusae, TIENARD, BERTHOLTET, &C. it appears, in learn. ing the lute important discoveries made by the Pro fessor DAVY, questioned the accuracy of the in ferences which that Gentleman drew from the nape. rants he made respecting the nature of alkalies and the earth, maintaining, that the metallic bo. dies, instead of being simple, were compounds.— ]'hey have si nce , h owever , d one M r . DAV Y ample Jogice, having read; at severallate ratehets of the Institute ,various reports l in whichthey with a frank. nearthat does them honour, coufess their error, aid detztil their experiments on the new metals, from all of which they conclude, after a most ri gorous investigation, that Professor DAVY WAS ter rect in his inferences. An Inquisition was taken on Saturtray at the house of Mr. Caicot, Newington.ruad, on the body of Ilartiet Hester Pranks, the daughter oft retired merchant. The evidence went to prove that Miss Pranks had taken a quantity of laudanum on Fri. day night, and she died In consequence of it the fol. I "ing day. She was an accomplished young lady, 22 years of age, and had been in a dejected state for. the last fortnight, in consequence of a disappoint. in her affections. As it came out in evidence, that 'he had taken the laudanum not with a view of de. strilying liirself, but of lulling her cares, a servant being present when she took it, the J , Jry returned ve rdict—Accidental death. - - • . -- . -4.- POttnitig r ra OC T. ". I CT. We have l'sbeehlla several • lettilrs froth our fleet off Toeless to ilhe 19th . of Aegaii. Tlte Toulon fleet wire reeinmoitisdllie day 'beftire by the Phi. lomel, Captain' Gulori; l and were found to consist of five sail of the line, full of troops, eight fri. gates, and two 'store-ships, in the outer-toads ; and one threC.decker and a corvette, in the inner roads.. There seems a strong desire in the Freed% fleet to put to sea (for some object), but their fears prevent them.' On the 12 of August, nine pail of the line and four frigates came out ; buf,'on the Alceste making the signal to Sir Charles Cotton, they bore up and got in again. The nest day l .two sail of the line came out, ands on being chased by the Colossus and Akeste, they ran into the hat. hour. Sir Charles Cotton has 15 sail of the line un. der his command, as follows : 4 — San Josef (gag ship); Capt. Neve ; Ville de Paris, Tho mas; Centaur, keurifsamirei Sir S. Hood, Capt. Welder; Tigre, Ilnllowell ; York, Barton; Sultan, West; Repulse, Halliday ; CnlewiA, Alezunder ; Invincible; Adam • Bod hay. Cunning ; Ajat, li/tway ; Conqueror, Fellows; Blackwood ; Leviathan, Harvey. At Palermo, for the protectkon of Sicily, are— Canopus. Rear-Admiral Mania, Capt. Inglis; Magnificent, W6llpite, Eyre; Victorious, Talbot; Montague, Mowbray ; Warrior, Spranger; Fame, Hornby. acting; Cumberlani, Wodehouse. At Messiva, betiliorse, J. Stewart.'. The P4lontel has sent a Danish ship,of 360 tons, into hliuorca, which she captured on the 30th July, between Marseilles and Toulutt u atter; ebaat, of five hours, -; '• 4 741004 Freemantle Cadiz oti the l7(l - 'ldt. and most to sail the nett day to join the fleet off. Toulon. , have received .the-kllowing nication, dated • • • • See/. 19, Mild.' A Catirt-Ntartial has been beld oOtielit. Noes, of the Hardy gun-hrig, on charges of tyranny, oltlirei3lool and co beta silica of stores. He was sentenced to he atalcted. of sit months pay, put at the bottom of the list of Peutenasts, and dismissed the command of the Hardy. Lieatenaut Somerville, of the Circe, has bees tried for negle-t of duty, &c. and hooourably acquitted. The Circe arrived only a few days since, from the Havannah ; she did not get ally mo ney. Admiral Rowley havinseut it to Spain one of has cruisers. The tinpiacibte,'it, Captain Cockburn, sailed un the tith, with the Priace of Asturias and St.. Ainki Spanish line-of•tiat tie ships, for the ILavannah. The Implacable es ro returu with money. Sir Richard Keats has shined his flag to the Milford, which, with the Rodney, Achille, Atlas, Druid, and Dotterell, are lying here. Every thing relating to this place remains the same as before, the French only mting on the defiasive. They have not more than 10.000 men it; that neighbourhood. The 9lth Regiment is gone to Portugal to re inforce Lord Wellington. The Achille has been very sickly with a typhus fever ; bat she has only lost Mr. Luckey, Mid shipman, and two meu by it. The Salcette is arrived Isere with Mr. Adair, from Coastautiole, on his way to England." The loss of the Lively frigate was occasioned, we understands by the of f icer of the watch neglecting :Capt. Mc Husky's orders: he gut the ship into danger and then tried to eziticate her by his own skill; and eventually she went upon the rocks called St. Pauls. The officers, crew s and the money she had on board, were all saved. The Tonnant I, ft in . the Tagus, the Barjtertr, Cesar, Impetueuv, Kent, Zealous, Manilla, Mace, : rippian, Melpomene, and St. Fiorenzo. ; The A/ Wine, Capt.. Fabian, is appointed to take a convoy to the Brazils; and the Martini Captain Evans, a convoy to Halifax. The French Officers who arrived here from 'Spain, erOtk in *very deplorable condition. None of the subordinate Class of Officers possessed money enough . :to Carr* 'alit 'to the places assigned fur their pee tole; bit upon a representation made by Captain Wpodrilf, the Agent, to the Commissioners for Ititionen of War, they were allowed fourteen days ellbsistence money. There were 467 landed—from' the rank of General to Ensign. They have pro. eeetled ots their parole to Northampton, Crediton, Chesterfields Morton Eton, Andover s and Walt. ham. By a letter from Cowes we learn, that the very envious affray which , took place at Parkhurst bar. racks, between the corps of the Duke of Bruns wick Oels, andsome of the East India Company's Itroops, originated in the - latter mocking the singing Of the Foreigners: Five hundred shot are supposed to have been fired in the affair : one man was killed , and 8 wounded. Many Officers, io attempting to quell the riot s received severe injury. General Taylar,•commanding there, received a bayonet through his cost. There were 500 British troops, and 2500 foreigners, in the jarracks, who, after much retristauce, were disarmed. His Royal Highs nese the Duke of Gloucester lift Cowes ou Fridal tau fur 13agabot Park. ' - - • , • • The holidays in' the Stamp-O f f i ce department ar e, , after Wednesday next, to be reaeced from abridtfiQ to 10 only in the year, - • . • , . . , . . A, Bavarian engineer has , :diseovered eidtitest 07: constructing "Wiiiidenarldkei, which, in poide,:;tit , strength and' a.duratien . of kite. ral.centuvies:' They are likewise remarkable - fig the ; elegance of their forrn, and. the width . of • their arches. One has been thtoia over the Myer 5 leagues, eisimslatifig of atingle arch, QQ feet veldt. Another hails's . ..wade fork large city, 288 feet wide. The szchist,Wip be so constructed, as to ad mit of ships of *war 'merchant ,tressed* passing damsel them, an aperture ben made its the cen ' tre, which can , be opened'ilfid ',but at. pleasure. The bridges may, if oseesstri to 'stop the progress of its owl, be takes to pieces in two days • the aflistalients without cutting the smallest piece cities. 'bee. An apple-tree In the garden at Horusey Wood House, groin which a fine crop _of fruit was p. dieted last week, immediately afterwards budded, and is now in full blossom, presenting a most beau. •tiful'object of curiosity with the observer of nature. A French Chemist has recently discovered, that from the starch of potatoes quite fresh, and washed but once s a fine size, by mixture with chalk, might Wvatic. This stucco plesterers of this country hkva hatatited by the'discovery, and they find, that this kind of size is particular l y us e ful for ceilin g s r and for white-washing, being more durable in tena city ind whiteness, and not petrifying like animal size, or exhaling any unwholesome odour. Butter cured with one half *since of common , salt, one fourth ounce of seltpetre, and one fourth ounce of moist sugar, pounded together, and used In the proportion df one ounce to the posed of but ter, will, on trial, be found to keep any length of time, and have a much hoer flavour thku when saltedl in the usual manner. _.~.: • •P• rim TILE LONDON 6:IZETTE, • •"/ Donning-street, Oct. 6. A. dispatch, of which the following is a copy, wia itteited, on the 4th instant, at the Earl of Li. vettiool'a Office, addressed to his Lordship I)) Liesiienant.Geueral Viscount iVellington, K. B. dated Gentee l sth September, 1810. . Goavea, September 5, 1810. Loan,—l inclose a letter from Cotwiel Cox, late Gbeernor of Almeida, to Marshal Beresford, centildlng a copy of the capitulation of Almeida, and Ati account of the circutestances which occa. sioned the early surrender of that place. It was impossible to expect that Colonel Cox should confirms the defence of the place' after the unfortunate occurrence which he mentions ; and I am WWl° add, that all the accounts which I have retesied 'from Officers and suldiere •,;1' the mi. **who lave come into the interior under thi ca. Otalation, concur in applauding the condutt or the 'Governor throughout the siege, and in the unfor. euntti altintipat in which he mei placed towards its dole. Ifis certain that MI the explosion of chi magazine .of the place, the garrison had sustained but little loss, and were is the highest sptrits, and:l encouraged by the example of the Governer,' end' the confidence they had in Mot, were determiseirtt hold out till the last mottled: 1 . • ""`" I have ' the honour to4aefoielliii - eap — y of .a./etter "Adel I recalled from Marshal Beresford, in whit* ate inclosed the letter from Colonel Cox ; to whit* I have to add, that the two officers mentioned in that letter, the Tenente del Rey, and the Mejur of 'the Artillery, have enters:l:l"the service of France, And that the latter has been - promoted to the rank of Colonel. 1 am also informed that when sent ?oat by the Governor into the enemy's lines to . negociate the capitulation, and after he had 'in. 'formed the enemy of the unfortunate situation of the garrison, he did not return to the place when hostilities recommenced; but continued in the cue. my's lines. I have the honour to be, kc. (Signed) WELLINGTON. Brunet of a Letter from Marsbal Beresford to Viscottat Wel lington, dated Metairie° da Sernk, 4th Sept. 1810. I have the honour to transmit to your Lordship a copy of a letter 1 have received from Colonel Co,x, bite Goiernor of Almeida, and a copy of the capi l tnlatiou of that place. .r With whatever regret it was we witaesed the unexpected fall of that place, uninformed as we then were of the cause, I think the circumstance related in the Governor's letter of the unfortunate loss of his entire ammunition, and the injury sus tained by the town and works, and loss to the gar. risen by the effects of the explosion,, will prove sufficiently the impracticability of a protracted de fence; and 1 regret to say the conduct of the.Liett.. tenant.Govarnor (Tenente Rey) Franclito f3el . • nardo di Costale Almeida, and of Meier, aim: minding the artillery, Fortunato Joye Harreros„ increased the difficulties occasioned by the etplosion. The former had until the commencement of the enemy's fire acted with much zeal and propriety, but on that commencing shut himself up in bomb. peoofs ; and after the explosion, from personal fear .and to avoid any fuhlier firing, took advantage of the consternation and confusion which must be ever attendant in such a. cases to Counteract the Go. vernor's attempt, to hold out at least some .short time longer. The . MajUr . of Artillery,* it appears, had acted well during the siege, but after! 'the U. plusitin, appears. to have added treachery to cow. • ardice, and, to gain favour with the enemy, com. muntcated to him the real state of the garrison, and that it had no ammunition whateser left, Which caused Marshal Massena to refuse the terms de. mended by the Governor. Until the unfortunate accident of the explosion of the magazine, the garrison appears to have been in the highest apirits, and in the best possible dis. position and resolution to defend the -towni and which they unanimously' state their Governor's conduct inspired them with, as every officer and man gives the highest applause to his unremitting aiel. and activity, encouraging all by his own ex. Your Lordship will 'see that it was of very little 'consequence what capitulation the garrison had got, as it is obvious the enemy would not have observ. ed it s where it .was his interest to break It, and which will be witnessed by his having detained by `force, and contrary to the terms of the capitulation, L * seven °filters and *9O. men from each of the three ' . .regimeots of.niiiiria.tbat were in the garrison ; and this with thirUbject .u f. forming them into a pioneer corps . . • , • ; 4 , • • • • I *-Thvollteetr arid soldiers of the regiments, to a . map‘ s • colitineed4o refuse tu'enter voluntarily Irifo ,thp.servide •Ilsa enemy, and the seven o ffi cers `and*PQ men °reach regiment were detained ford . 1)IY s. Stich at 'the eirconsitances which have come , t 6 my,Apowledge 9r the. conduct of the garrison of Almeid 1 0. 'Web I think it necessary to communi cate to , yoarlowdshift. , . --; Aides del Wore, Aug. 30,1810 Stit,tlfilielifel task has fallen to my lot of ac. , guainting your Excellency, that I was reduced to the necessity of surrendering the f oats" of Almei. da, whith I had the honour to command on the 27th inst. at ten o'clock at night, in consequence of powder 'in .the castle, and the small magazines the unfortunate ' ,explosion of the great magazine contiguois !s •to by which' dreadful accident was deprived' of the whole of my artillery and musket ammunition, , with Alto exception of a few made-up cartridges which rehialeed in some of the .expence magaxines on the ramparts, and 99 burets' of powder which were deposited in the laboratory. Upwards of half of ;the detachment of artillery, and a great number of infantry soldiers, besides several iof the inhabitants, were destroyed by the effect of this terriblaexplosion. Many of the guns were dismounted upon the ramparts, the works were materially injured, and a general diimay spread ainuilet the troops and inhabitants of the place. In this distressing situation • I received a letter from the Commander in Chief of the French army to me that I should surren doefrPtohletu i g il a is i c ' e pr t o u p t og h s i i . n French army under mow , u p o n honourable terms, whi c h, he h es i a s a i c d, ni he was ready to grain ; I answered, that I wished to know the terms Which be proposed ; upon ehich, t he Articles, of which I have the honour to scud . - . , I of , r" • your Excellency a copy, were transmitted to me, and which, after using every effort in my power to obtain more favourable terms, I accepted, with In exception in favour of the Milita regiments. I hope my conduct on this tryittg occasion will meet your Excellency's approbation, and that I shall remain justified by the circumstances, in the eyes of my country. The Prince of Essling has been gooJ rttough to allow me to return to England on my parole, sc. companied by Major Hewitt.and Captaia Foto', of the 22th regiment ; and we are now u,l our w .ty to France, to embark from thence for a Brttish putt. I have the honour to be, • (Signed) N. COX. (TRANSLATION.) Capitulation for the Sorreisder of the ForSress of dilittrida. Art. 1. The tiarrisoa shalt he poisoners of war, a ith the honours of war, that is to sav,tnev shall march out with their arms, which they shall deposit on the glisci s of the phee. Answer—Accepted ; escrpt that the Militia, beitu; only few, shall return to their hoi, es after having dcp.,sited their arms; they are not to serve during the present 14iIr against France ur ber Ante:. Art. ill. The Officers of every description, and the soldiers, shall, retain, the former their swords and baggage; mid the latter their baggage only. • Art. 111. The - inhabitants shall retain their propert:,, and shall not be disturbed for their (violate. Art. IV. The military stores end twittery remai i at the disposal the French artoyi aed shall be give* up to the cmonboader at Arfillery. ' Art. V. The Magaziues, Chest, Ac. shall be gives up to Freach Commissioorts appointed for that rlfect. Art. Vl. The plate and memorials of the fortress shall be itivt4 up to the Commandant of Etigineers of the French army. Art. Vi I. The siek of the English and of the Portuguese arms shall betaken care of and maimalned at the expellee tit the Trenchantly, and on their recovery, shall follow the des tinatioa of the garrison. , . (Signed) NIASSEN A, Prince of &sling, &c. W. CON, Goveruot of Almeida. Vimliplotfore Almeida, Aug. Admiralty-Office, October 6, 1810. Copy of a Leiter from Captain Selby, of his Majesty's ship the Oweciabeitdomer, to John Wilson Croker, Log. dated off thc Lizard, the Ist instant. have to acquaint you, for titr inform•oion of my' Lords Commissioners of the Ailmaral ~), that this - morning, being in a thick fng, at nine I beard a firing, and soon after was boalded by'th9 Master and crel of 'ode of the Chips in my convoy, who informed Melte lisd been captured by a French cutter privateer, and it anon after clearing up a little, we had the good fortune to • di.o.syer hint at no great distance, and after receiving great nam. ber 9f shot,' and having his sails an,l Bards s:th away, end several men wounded, strut k to his Majesty's ship, and'Proved to be th, Indomptable privateer, belonging to ItuscofT, out one,day, and had made only one capture out of my convoy, which We had also the good fortune to re4apture. Ifeel particular salisfactinn in having•tb antioante to their, Lordship, the above 'capture, as thtre ca 4 .be no doubt she would have done mudt iatiVhlefl6 our trade in the situation where we fouila ter. Shut mounts 18 guns, and had on board licit' cotaiii6. 'lug or 1W men. I have, &c, (Signed) " . : W. SELBY' Vq4ailipAnspfi t : - . 4sie Page. 3 • • " . _ . SHIPWR ECKS. r;"'"+," —........... . . • A few days ago were exhibited at Yarmouth, be. fore Rear-Admiral Lord G•iiiivee, for his report thereon (ordered by the L irds Co.emiesionera of the Admiralty), two boats, with a prompt nie hod of getting them from a beach in a sale of wind, pre. vim to their being sent to the Wend of Anhalt, with &complete set of apparatus for satin ship. wrecked mariners. The first host .was a tonal oae, of 15 feet keel, 74ft. beam, and weighed .14 cwt} It had two extended. billage boards, l of equal depth with the keel, to keep it in an upright puaition t for the advantages of launching, beaehiug, and Ito resist upsetting, with a broad fender of-cork surrounding the upper work to prevent the pos. sibility of. being stove ; it was filled with water, but the buoyant properties of the air (scored La holes) kept it so much above the water's edge, that the men rowed it about with the,most apparent ease, and declared it was in that state r _ able to perform any service that could be required. The next was a man. of.war's jolly.boat, find up with empty oil.cashe lashed withia it to give a buoyancy ; the Whip boards, .as .before diXscribed,. to keep it in pn up r right position, with a stout projecting rove going . round its gun.whalei served as a fender to !myna its being stove ; the whole expenee et thus fitting it op, did not exceed 31. and it could be put together iu a few minivea. The advantages o f this method of giving the properties of preservatleolo any beat may be considered of great impoctimmetas a maritime and contmerciil couurry, as many a bravoiallow Who ~ fails overboard at . sea, and periAes le, agile of ' wind, from the boat swamping; which . Irmo the i possibility of going to his assistance, 'May thus lee saved; likewise the boats around the coast may be etiabletl, et a very small espence, to be thus convert. ', ed into efficient life.boats, by which numerous. broil • • and great property will .be annually saved. liiimi. lar experiments with those lately made at Criviies and Lowestoft then took place, by means of two anchors being laid out, with a stout rope sus. peoded between them, at the distance of one handfed and fifty yards from the jetty end ; the shut was of a new construction, adapted to give the greatest possi. ble range, and was found impossible to be disengaged by accident when once it had caught the rope. The foul.,w.eather flag was flying •at the time, but the surf was not sufficiently high to shew the great power that can be acquired by theft siniple, Arc. tive, and certain means; however, ihe're was not the least doubt entertained from the result of the experiment, that whenever its use is called forth, it could haul any weight that a two.inch rope cm sustain, nearly the distance of 200 yards, a dis. fiance sufficient for any part of the coast; which opinion has been must fully confirmed by the pilots, land Committees of the Lowestoft and Cromer fife. boats. ; ~~.. A young man, of the name of John Ashton, a farmer's son, was shot on Friday night on the estate of P. Harmase, Esq. at Sto►ce, Hefts, by a keepes:. The deceased was rubbing a fish-pond, in company with another man, and he resisted being secured, when the contents of a fowling-piece. were kedged is his b,..ty. .t.l • • " • J, •, • 1 , 71"''" . i .: ~~