Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-07-08 00:00:00

FOREIGN_ PORTS

Die
Shamrock. hence at Gaspee 7th June.
Hendrik Willem-Tiara, hence at Monte Video 29th Die John Taylor, sailed from Buenos Ayres for L'pool 25th
Typhoon, sailed'frorh.Thithbay for Liverpool 30th May.
Silj.strinvsailed from Bombay for. Liverpool 30th May.
„,
Ganltnoque, salled'froei Madras rot northern ports 12th in
Mary Spencer,- frOmMingapore at Calcutta 4th
.May.
Ayrshire, sailed. from Saugor for Galle Ist May. '
Augustus Wattenbach, sailed froM Sattecir for Loudon
Mav

Pr
Clasmerden

from Saugor for Colombo 6th
led from Saugor for the •Cape and Plyni

Bthlfay

Helen Mar, sailed from Saugor for Bombay 7t
Utopia, sailed from Sanger for Bombay; 12th
Monarchy, from Rangoon at Penang 3rd M

4th for: Singapore. —
Lady! Elgin, sailed from Penang tor Singapo:
13th May.

.Tereiniall Garnett, from Bankok at HOng Kona "29th A
Queen of the Sea, from Melbourne at Calcutt4-16th Nil,
Harvest. Home, from Melbourne at Calcutta 22fid May. •
GlvaHer,- cleared at Calcutta for London 15th May.
Gipsy Bride,' cleared at Calcutta forlondon :19th May. riii
GovernorHigginson, cleared at Calcutta for Madras 19th31

Vie
WILLIAM IV. BOXING WITH AN AMERICAN
American Historical Magazinp has the following;,g
" I have observed, with no little interest, in your nur"
of March, 1858; a_ query in relation' to a no-.

encounter between William°, 11
and the Yanker - As
pondentS sr

Naval

styled the
sailor. no one of your many
ans disliOsed to furnish any well-atithenticatvce
ition to this romantic, and seemingly, improbab,o

event, I will state the circumstances as related to me by o;
who received his information directly from one of the parts
engaged in the affair,' and also•frora an eye-witness of t
ht
...n

for sound jud,gment and integrityTvassoweiresiabiishe6
among those that had the good fortune to ,know 1111;
that his simple credit of the facts would also stamp the
.with authenticity. Nathan Lord served during the res;
lotion on board an American privateer, which
captured by a royal navy frigate, and its crew talcS„,
prisoners. The young Duke of Clarence, afterwarve
William IV., was an officer of the Encrlish ship. °,,ite
night; subsequent to the capture, while some of tvij
rebel sailors. were standing upon the upper deck, the ROlO,
middy addressed them with insulting words, calling the
rebels, Yankees, &c. Lord, one of the number, being.
rather an inflammable spirit, we presume, and not relishill
his remarks, replied that if he were at liberty he would cog"
pel him to retract, and suggested some rather forcible are;
ments that he would use if necessary. The English
was disposed to test his fighting qualities, and ar,-„,ordiog''i
n-ni
a common seaman's chest was brought up fro, below, t`t;)
combatants were placed upon each side, a regular set-
was the result. The Englishman was the first, "to er
enough," and thus the affair ended. 'Q
of the ship in England, and while the American prisoller
remained on board previous to k-ein—
g removed to Dartine",,
prison, a messenger arrive from the:Joon after the arri%
Duke .of Clara%
;gating an official dis'
release, granting bun
011 pardon, and giving him perrniso
etch commanding young Lords
to return Arntrica: