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London, England, 1806-01-14 00:00:00

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MOCHA, /1 VC. 29, 1104. RIC tl VID IN A %ATTU
AT SO►SDAY, UN Tilt 11TH JUNE, 1805.

u We arrived here in tite—P,oiel,. e, after en exceed-
;ngly pleasant passage, of only ft airteen days. and
Lord Valervia was received with the most marked
attention, by Mr. Pringle, the Resident. The se-
cond day after our arriv.tl, Viscount Valentia, ac-
companied by the Resident, and the other gentle-
mos of his party, paid a ceremoniou ; visit to the
;Nolo of Mocho, and were received by that Chief,
,in very great state, at lit- palace, in the western
' cleaner of the city. The splendour and pomp dis-
' played em this occasion, far exceeded any thing of the
kind 1 ever witnessed at any of our Eastern Durban.
About 15 or 20 state horses met us, immediately after
leaving the Resident's house, most- guperbh capari-
• seined, and the animals the most beat:, fol I ever be-
held ; they are a peculiarly fine and high c.t from
the vicinity of Sanaa, the• residents of the Imaa. t.
and the capital of Arabia Felix. I nviderstand Lord
Valerltia Wends ➢rosecuting his voyage on the
w:•stern, or Abyssinian side, towards Suez, with a
et. w of exploring some parts of that coast, and
i.l inds contiguous, that have hitherto escaped the
notice or ola ervation of navigators in those seas, and
fur which purpose the Pest her will sail from hence
in a few days.
sf In all probability, I should have deferred ad-
dressing yon unt'l our arrival at Suez, had it not
been owing to a very extraordinary and unfortunate
circumstance, an account of which may not he un-
interesting.
ff [he ship .Ifeet, Capt. Morrison, from Bengal
bound to Bomhay, sailed from Calcutta qarde titre in
June, in company with eight other vessels, but from
some accident or other, parted company from her
companions.
ff It appears, that part of her crew, consisting of
from fifteen to twenty Arabs, rose and murdered the
Commander and Officers, and some other Euro-
peans rot board, to the number of nine persons, an.l
'possessed the.ntseives of the ship; they immediately
changed the course, steered for the .Irabiali coast,
and, after much difficulty, made the island of
Soccatra, where they continued for three weeks cr
a month ; during which period, they disposed of as
much of the ship's cargo as they were able. From
thence they made the best of their way for Macull•r
flay, and, on their arrival, announced themselves to
the Chief of that place, as belonging to :stoma, the
rich Mopoia. at Tellicherry. Here they endeavour-
ed, for some time, to get rid of the remaining part of
' the piece goods, of which articles it appeared a great
part of her cargo had consisted.
ff Purchasers, it seems, they met with in abun-
dance, for so igi. .rant were these wretches of the
value and current price of the various articles they
exposed to sale, that they offered them frequently
from 50 to '75 per cent. under the actual prune cost
of these articles in the markets at Bengal. This,
and various other circumstances, leading to a sus-
picion that they could not have come by these things
fairly and honestly, and suspicion being followed
up by inquiries, the foregoing catastrophe was soon
discovered ; but it appears, that as soon as these
inquiries were set on foot, and there appeared a pro-
bability of discovery, the villains who perpetrated
this horrid deed, made their escape, and lied to
Saha', where, it is said, they now are.
_

" the foregoing information was communicated
to Mr. Pringle by a person employed in his interest,
and who is at present at Aden, to which place, I
understand, Mr. Pringle means to proceed, for the
purpose of reclaiming the ship and cargo (if any
remain) as the property of British subjects.
" By subsequent information, we understand, that
op Mr. Pringle's claiming the ship .lkrt and car-
go, at British property, she was immediately re-
store) by the Chief of Maculla, with all the property
which had fallen into his hands, in conformity to an
account received from him, after dedu'ling some
very considerable charges, for various disbursements
on account of the ship."

Yesterday, being Plow Monday, the Common
Council, Inquest, and the Constables of the several
Wards in the City, were sworn into office.
I'his day the Generalgessions of the Peace for
the City of London will be holden at Guildhall.
On Saturday se'nnight, an afeeting circumstance
took place at the seat of Colonel RI oar, at Minify.
The Rev. Mr. Mayrtssw THoarsott. Ileetor of
Bradfield and Mistley, in Essex, was invited with a
party to dine ; the company were informed dinrwr
was ready, when Mr. Tst o es rso is, in the 'LB of rising
to walk into the dining-room, fell down, And ex-
pired immediately.
The much-lamented death of Mrs. Du r r, was cer.

taialy occasioned by the bite of a favourite dog,
as a warning, we deem it necessary to state the
particulars of this Ali:ling circumstance. In fond-
ling with the dog, he very slightly bit her nose,
an 3 the appearance was so slight, that it was not
thought aa objet that required any attention. The
animal, however, not ling after, bit a boy who aas
playing with him, and discovered some symptoms
which excited alarm, and be was I het efore secured.
Excision, and the actual cautery, were applied to the
boy, who was, by these means, happily saved from
danger. The dog afterwards exhibited every symp-
tom of madness, and was destroyed. Unlor-
innately the melancholy tact was not discovered,
till too late to rescue a beautiful and amiable Lady,
who sunk into the grave in the Munn of life, and in
possession of eves y thing to make life pleasant and
endearing.
An unfortunate occurrence happened at Cuxha-
ven, on the last arrival of the Primer of Wein Picket,
with the Mails for the Cominciit. Baron Hasa v
Gems vvs WRANOLI., a ternarlsably fine y•mog
marl, lieutenant in the first seg.rnent of Swed;sh
Guard:, and of a distinguished fanoly, was on
board the above-nil:whined vessel: his baggage was
landed at the German Hotel, whest none difference
atme lupe:ling the expence ofd y. The wilars,
will undertook this biniiiess, insisted On el, return
of the property, it their remand were not safisiied.
Words •out-d; and at last the in:silence of the
claimants becoming insuppoi fable; the young Noble-
man sewed A kale from the dinner-table, and di-
reard it at the heart of one of their, who adv owed
nos in a menacing attitude. Thu blew was nrA I'M at;
but, mil the result sass known. the Baron was
platted under a guard, at tile CalilaffaUCS house.