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London, England, 1807-04-29 00:00:00

Blusrab, Antic 27.

The fnllovring extrati of a letter communicates
tc partitulars of the loss of the Loyal Volunteer,
Gantge Itlodgson, Master, bound to Dahlin :
'• On Friday sennight, at day light. the wind
I.lowin7, very hard, thought it right to make for
Afford, i l ptv.:Ahle ; drove befnre the wind. at the
rate of ten,. knots an boar, till we came to Ramsay
SOund—st, pur.lps at wick all the time. At ten
sednck got into Ramsay Bound, where we struck
or.A illa:ten rock. and unshipped the rudder. In
ive tn.:rakes after we lost the redder, and then struck
„gain, wl k : t knocked a hole in the ship's bottom.
A .ea came, and drove us of again, When the Cap-
tam cried os " Load bare 11101 Cf on as all, we
mast perisb. Unless out sails peotea us." In ten
R,I after. 'we were• drawn by dip sea to Ram-
say Islard, arnkng the locks; where, by the help
of Providence, sve were all saved. There is tinly
one house on tbe Island to receive twenty-nine ins-
wagers, some ..khotst shoes and stockings, and
emu almost nakeV• •
Wken we got Ashore, w.e had a rock to climb,
TOO fcct high, which• was decused impossible ; b"t
after grc evert* welclthed take top, otherwise WP
must all hare inevitably been chlkownial, as the tide
ta.i best§ to sat in."

CATHOLICS AND PRESBeTERIANS.

MIACT 11061 AN IMINIIIIIIII3IO lATill.

TO THE. EDITOR.
eta—. Observing that several counties are called to
titer, for the purpose of 6. Addressi tg His bf.s.
je,:y. on the firmness which he bas lately shown n'or
preserving, unimpaired, the constitution and Ten.
pion of the country," I cannot avoid siemark'n
that the callers of these meetings, are either -
perfealy acquainted with the design of the Bill.,
which occasioned a change of Adininisrration, or
are not aware upon what people the Bill was to
operate. In fadt, the Bill extended to S.:ntish
Presbyterians, as well as to Irish Roman Cat;nolicc ;
and its obi •B was neither more nor less, than to re.
peal the Test Aft of Charles IL in so far as Dissenters,
by that ASR, were rendered unqualified for holding
14:tval or Military Commissions, It only legalized
what has hitherto been done in an underhand man-
ner. But it is not the merits of the Bill that is
meant at this time to be discussed. I mean simply
to state, that, as the Bill was intended to relieve,
&wish Presbyterians, as well as Irish Roman Carlo.
Lcs, the good sense of the former may be 'alai
questioned, should such addresses be presented. Ist
'nay Ise proper and expedient, at least it would 'vat
be oast of ebaracter, were the public bodies of Ee3-
land to approach the throne with congratulation's,
because the bill in question assuredly touched thair
exclusive ivileges ; but the appearance of dissions
Serf, or those who, strictly speaking, are considered
as dissenters, would, at suck a time, be altogether in-
coops uor:s Were the Catholics of Ireland to cools
.torssarci, with addresses of thanks, dm. no person
would be al a loss to ascertain whether wisdom or
folly preponderated rids them ; therefore, as the
test aft makes no distindion betwixt them and Scot.
ssh Presbyterian', I apprehend, that what would be
/tanned folly, cx worse, in the one, cannot be consi-
dered wise and salutary when executed by the other.
I do not enter upon the policy or expediency eif the
hill alluded to, bet take things as they are, without
eferieg comment or observation thereupon; and
km, Bit, yout's, &c.
A COMMISSIONER or SuetlEE.

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U.. the 7th of October last, arrived at Calcutta,
six Arab ships ti .e Natodas report, that Off Ceylon
they wire boas ded by the Pircicooliciis, French fri-
gate, and completely plundered of all their cash,
previsions, Ire. • One ship was actually left without
a tingle cask of water on board, and was desired
to se«k for a fresh supply at Ceylon ; where they
warei.•solen:ly told, it might be had by paying for
it. If this vessel had not happily fallen in with an-
other Arab, who sup flied her with twenty casks of
watts, the &,,M* nces might have been dreadful,
hoes the waist of tl:is orcessary of life.
his add. 41, that t.ne of the Niacodas of the above
vessels reports. that mu American vessels, bound
•10 Calcutta, had caperi:•nced the depredations of
these Pirioca. •two Arab ships had been
sent to the Mauritius. The amount of specie tzkzn
Item the Arabs is awed to a:nount to tour leas of
dollars.