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FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

PLTMOUTTT. A tro. 7.—Arrived the Braileford, Wilson, from
sailed lath July. Sailed the Industry, Barclay, for
Schien.

PORTSMOUTH, Airo. B.—Arrived the Providence, Younger,
from Schcchun in 38 days. Put back his 3lsjesty's ship Romney.
DEAL. Ann. B.—Arrired from the River, and remain, the
Loyalist, Ramos, fur Prince Edward's Island ; Effort, APLuckie,
for Zante. The Anglesey cutter has returned from the westward,
with several of the outward-bound.

OnavEstwn, Avo. B.—Arrived the Dewdrop, Wake; Ber-
wick, Smith • Nile, Storey ; Abeona, ; Wakeheld,‘Vaketield;
Quebec Packet, Atkinson ; Resource. Pickford ; Lady llarewood,
l homsoit ; Ilawkesbury, Bigg—trom Quebec; M argaret,Wrangles,
and Latona, Lorie, from Demerara; Emperium, Craft, from
Montreal; Hope, Wood, from Hamburgh ; Atßiek, Fell, from
Tobago; Blenheim, —, from Sr. Vincent's; William, Mont-
gomery., from Jamaica; Roslyn Castle, Hepburn, from ditto;
Catherine, Fligg, from Gibraltar; St. George, Brown, from Gre-
nada; Salus, Nesbitt, from Cadiz ; Morley, Halliday, from Ben-
gal; Tropic, Brandford, front Barbadoes. Sailed the Reliance,
Harrison, fur Oporto; Lang, Lusk, for New South Wales;
Prince of Waterloo, Deary, for Trieste.
BRISTOL, AUGUST B.—Arrived the Sarah Ann, ;Middleton ;
Minerva, Franklin ; Toms ; and Isabella,
(Quebec; Providence, Hervey, front Newfoundland ;
, front Tobago ; and Traveller, Hammond, from New-
foundland..—The liodgkinson, Cherry, and Hector, Elridge, are
arrived at Antigua; Ebenezer, Prosser; Ardent, Daman ; and
Polygon, 51•Kinson, are arrived at St. Vincent's ; Pomona, Not-
ion, and Achilles, ‘Varren, are arrived at Trinidad ; and the
George the Fourth, is arrived a; Messina.
hIARYPORT, Auta. 6.—The North Star, from Miramiehi• in
proceeding to Bo'ness, ran on the Middle Bank yesterday• tilled
with water, and was abandoned by the crew ; she floated off, and
this morning got on shore to the N.E. of Beckfort, and it is feared
will go to pieces.
_ . _ .

Air CAYEs.JuxE ft —About 470 bags of the cargo, and the
greater part of the materials of the Sons of Commerce, wrecked
scar here 17th ult., have been saved and sold.

The Robert Kerr, from Quebec for Belfast, which was on shore
on lied Island has been gut off, with considerable damage, and
was returning to Quebec for repaint.
VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.—The Richard, from Liverpool to
Demerara, in the Bay of Biscay, with loss of top-masts ; Spring,,
of and for Sonderland, 17th ult.; Friendship, of Liverpool, lor
Pictou, 20th ult.; James, of Sunderland, for Quebec, 29th ult. ;
Fame, of Teignmouth, 31st ult. ; Orion, Vale, from Leghorn for
Liverpool, 228th ult.; 31 arquis of Anglesey, from Liverpool to
Miramichi, 12th ult. off Cape North; Brisk, from Whitehaven
to Quebec. 21sr ult. ; Ann of London, from Hall to Quebec,
11th ult. Fame, of Kirkahly, from Belfast for Quebec, 10th ult.;
and Rambler, of Whitby. 23d; by the Lord Exmouth, arrived at
Plymouth. Margaret, from Amsterdam for New York, 16th ult.,
out 33 days ; 21sr, Ocean, Dean, from Portsmouth for Halifax and
Quebec; 25th, General Pike, from Liverpool for Boston out 48
days; 31st saw a large ship, under jury, foremast, and bowsprit,
steering for the Bristol Channel; by the Lion, arrived at Graves-
end. Ileffona, from 51irandelli for Bideford, 15th July, off St.
Paul's; Spring, of and from Sunderland, 17th ; Friendship, of
Liverpool, from Conception for Pinot'. 28th ; Fame, of Teign.
mouth, 3ist ; Janus, of Sunderland, for Quebec, 29th ; Elizabeth,
from London for Quebec sth inst.; by the Brailsford, arrived at
Plymouth; l'acitie, from Liverpool for Carthagene, 20th July,
tilt well, by the Earl Talbot, arrived at Vest. Norval. of Aber-
deen, from Haniburgh for St. John's, Newfoundland, 2241 July,
by the Faith, arrived at Poole. Orion, Vale, from Leghorn for
Liverpool 28th July, by tin Francis Ernest, arrived at Liverpool.
Venerable, of and from London, for Quebec, 10th July, off Bird
Island; and the Ann, off London, from Hull for Quebec, 11th;
by the Lelia Hookh, arrived at Liverpool. Liverpool, glom Got-
tenburgh for New York, 22d July; 28th, the Elizabeth, from 11a-
vannah for Gottenburgh ; by the Fanny, arrived at Liverpool.
Julian, from (lottenburgh for New York, 25th Jelly; same day,
the Earl of Bristol, for New York, and John and Thomas, and
Pilgrini. from Liverpool fur Quebec ; 211th, Ceres, from London
for Newfoundland; 3011, Julius Cansar, from Liverpool for Phi.
ladelphia. by the Hercules, arrived at Liverpool. Lavinia, from
lemdon for Archangel, 7th July. off the North Kyne ; oth. the
buig 31emuun, from London for Onega, by the Eliza, arrived at
Liverpool.

Levels in London above the highest high water mark—
(from Parliamentary Reports):—

P.
North End of Northumberland-street, Strand . 19 7 6
North of Wellington-street, Strand - - 35 6 0
North of D4OE-sneer, Strand - . 27 II 0
West gf Coventry-street - - 52 0 0
ISouth`of St. James's-street . . - 13 3 0
South of Air-street. Piccadilly - 44 8 0
North of Sr. Jetnees-street - . - 46 7 0
West of Gerrard.sttect - - 61 4 0
North of Drury-lane . - . 1;5 0 0
South of Derr en..strcet - - . 74 3 0
South of Stratford-place - - - 59 4 0
North of Itegerrt-street - - - 76 0 0
South of 0 c. aril.stroet - . - 70 4 0
North of Clerelondottreet - . - 110 10 0
Centre of Regent's•circus . - 77 2 0
North of Glouce.zter•pl6ce - . 72 :i 01
.
North side of Aqueduct crossing Regent's Cars) 102 I; 0
Opposite south end of King-street, Great George-street 5 6 01
The whale of Weetmlneter, except the Abbey and part of 1
flutsefirry-road, is below the level of the Lighest tido.

- CaIIiiINATIO.VS IN IRELAND..
The extent to which combination bee cone in Dublin
is truly alarming. There is scarcely a trade in the'city
i which s not more or lees implicated. The combinatots
seem really to be of opinion that they have not only their
employers, but the public under their control. The old
Combination Laws being repealed, they have taken it into
their heads, notwithstanding all that has been said to-
r wards the conclusion of the last Session of Parliament,
and since; notwithstanding the several penalties which
were then enacted against them, that they may act with
perfect impunity. Accordingly, almost every kind of violence
has been committed, and even murder done. It is only
wonderful that the perpetrators have nut been brought to
justice. But they may rest satisfied that justice will, ulti-
mately, be brought home to them.
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On the general principle of the old Combination Laws it
is not necessary for us to speak. The moat seem of these
laws are repealed by Mr. Hume's Pill. The men are
allowed to be free agents. But the very principle of free
agency consists in this, that you are not to do anything'
which may be injurious to another. You may injureyourself
if you like; but if you injure another you must take the con-
sequences. For instance, if in this fancied impunity you
leave an employer, upon whose business you have been en-
gaged, without notice—if you leave his work unfinished,
you injure him, and you should pay the penalty. This is,
common sense and justice, and it is also law. There are two
Acts of Parliament especially made with a view to remedy
this evil—the 3d of Geo. 11, chap. 14, and the 43d of Geo.
111, chap. 6. The penal clauses of neither of these laws
are repealed by Mr. Fume's Act. A great portion of the
former laws was certainly repealed, and wisely and justly re-
pealed by Mr. llume'sAct ; but theoperatives should know,
that the penal clauses concerning men leaving their work
unfinished, or their employers without notice, are not only
preserved, but re-enacted. It will be seen by a paragraph
elsewhere, that two men, in the employment of Messrs.
Long, the coach-makers, have been convicted under these
clausca before the Magistrates. They have appealed to
the Quarter Seldom, but we have no doubt that the law
was correctly stated by Mr. Finlay and the Magistrates.
One word more, and we have done. We have been
perpetually calling upon the people of England to invest
their capital here. How can it be expected that they will
do so, when every packet that arrives from this side of the
water brings instances of outrage and violence, not inferior
to those which distinguished Captain Rock and his myr-
midons, in the worst days of Cork and Limerick?—Dublin
1 Evening Putt.

DRRADFI7I, MASSACRE
ON BOARD THE SOUTH•SEA WHALER THE
ELIZABETH.

The following details of a most barbarous massacre, which oc-
lcurred on board the South.aea whaler the Elizabeth ( just arrived at
I)eptfortl), while lying off the island of %%moo, has been commu-
nicated to us by one of the surviving crew. Though the particu-
lan have not as yet been communicated to the public, we believe
that a full report of the melancholy catastrophe has been made to
1
the Admiralty by Mr. Mellish, of Lower Shadwell, the owner of
the Elizabeth. We give the narrative of our informant without
any change in style or arrangement on our part :
" On the 29th of September, 11129, the Southseaman the Eliza-1
beth sailed from London, and after the lapse of a year, during
which period she was occupied in the object of her voyage (the
whale-fishing), came to an anchor in the harbour of port Refuge, in
the island of Vavaoo, situate to long. 18, 611, S., and lat. 174, W.

" The inhabitants of the island are of a copper colour, and most
of them of a gigantic size. Their hair is stained with a variety of
colours, principally black, white, and red, and they tattoo their
backs and thighs, but by no means in so neat or regular a manner
as the other islander' of the South Seas. On the vessel coming to
an anchor, the natives hurried down in shoals, and in the most ge.
nerous add abundant manner supplied the ship's company with
fruit, herbs, vegetables, and other productions of the island. In
raurn for this generosity, the Captain presented their chief, Fenno,
with • musket, and a half-bartel of powder. On our arrival
at this island of Vavaoo, we found on shore five Englishmen,
whose names were Brown, a man called Jemmy (his surname
could not be found out), James Loft, Henry Tillet, and
William Barwell. The two former were saved from the
ship Port-au-Prince, when taken at • neighbouring island ; the
third wall a convict ; and the two latter escaped from the wreck of
the Ceres, Captain Lancaster, who, with several of his crew, were
massacred at the inland of Tommie. M'e sailed from Port Refuge
on the 23t1 of September 1823, taking with us three of the natives,
two men and a boy, one of whom shortly afterwards became idiotic,
and leaped overboard while the vessel was running at the rate of
six knots an hour; a boat oaf nevertheless lowered, and Its was
picked up. When he veu Nought on board he appeared quite
unconcerned, in consequence of which the Captain ordered him
forward, and gave directions that he should be prevented holding
any communication with his fellow-countrymen. He some titre
afterwards aimed a blow at one of the men with the cook's axe,
for which he was flogged, and turning nut extremely troublesome,
the Captain subsequently put him on shore at the island of Tongs.
taboo, from whence he soon found his way beck to Vireo°. The
remaining natives were treated with the greatest kindness during
the whole time they remained with us. M'e afterwards cruised off
Nooah, and canoes came off. Among these we saw several natives
of Vavaoo, who had been sent by Fenow with presents to the
Chief of the island. By these we were informed that a vessel had
run on shore at Vavano, and that Brown had advised Fenow to
seize her and murder the crew, but that Fenow, rejecting his advice,
had mustered his men and got her off. This was however consi-
dered as an idle tale, by the ship's company ; and being soon after
in want of wood and water, we made a second trip to Vavaooo.
On our arrival there we tired two guns, but the* were taken no
notice of, in consequence, as we then Imagined, of its being too
late for any canoes to come off. We were somewhat surprised at
Brown's not coming, as he had promised the Captain he would do
so. On our arrival we lay off during the night, but next morning we
approached, and were allow( d to enter the harbour without any one
having appeared ; at length advancing up it, we observed • canoe
concealed behind some rocks, apparently for the purpose of recon-
noitering us. These circ(imstarices excited our suspicions; how.
ever, we came to an anchor. Such was the confidence our unfor.
tunate Captain placed in the savages, who were destined to be his
murderers. At two o'clock, r.m, a message came down from Fe-
now to the Captain, informing him that there was a castongo, or
feast on the island, or that he and Brown, whom they called Ar-
fonkir, would have come on board before. At eight o clock, A.m.
a canoe came down, containing Brown, Fenow, and several of his
Chiefs. .Fenow was immediately taken into the cabin, where the
Captain made him a present Mit checked shirt and a pair of blue
trousers, which, however, he soon exchanged with one of his
Chiefs for a tappa, and which, no doubt, was done for the better
concealment of his club. The native who had been with us, was
very assiduous in pointing nut the officers to Fenow during dinner.
The Captain's rile hung up in his cabin, which Fenow seeing, was
anxious to obtain possession of it, and asked the Captain to give it
to hint ; but this he declined doing, much to the displeasure of the
Chief. After dinner the natives were observed playing clubs, and
spears, in the chains ; they were instantly ordered out, and the
barbarians themselves turned oft' the docks. Directions were then
given to load the muskets and great guns, two muskets being pre-
viously sent into the main-top, and two into the fore-top. This
being done, the Captain walked forward to turn the natives off
the deck, and lied proceeded as far as the waste, when Fenow,
coming behind him with the atancheon which supports the
skidds, and giving the war-hono, strttck the Capiain on the fore-
head as lie was turning round to know the cause of the tu-
mult. The contest row became general, and a dreadful slaughter
ensued, in which, as the crew were unarmed, the natives
must have been victorious, if it had not been for the arms in the
tops. The tire front the foretop was most terrific. On one aide lay
the chief mate weltering in his gore, anti alongside of him J. Jacob-
son in nearly a Birnilar caw Just before the mainmast the Cap.
rain was engaging two dile savages with his claw-bammer (the
only weapon of defence that he could lay his hands on), when •
third came up, and struck him a desperate blow with his club on
the head, which felled him' to the deck. The Captain lay on the
starboard side of the deck in the most wretched condition, and abaft
of hint the third mate, W. Bradshaw, and G. Cameron. in • simi-
lar state. In short, the deck was a continued scene of blood and'
slaughter. An incessant string was kept up front both tope, and
we soon had the pleasure to find that Fenow had leaped overboard,
though not before he had given the unfortunate Captain, who at
the time lay senseless, and bleeding from every pore, another des.
perate blow ; and so great was the alarm of the natives at the re-
port of the guns and the desertion of their Chief, that in a few mi-
nutes the decks were almost cleared. Those who were in the tops
then descended to lend their assistance to those below. Brown at
this instant made his appearance at the gangway, and rushed into
the cabin, front whence with the greatest difficulty he made his
escape, which was much regretted on the part of the surviving
crew, as they thought that he anti one of the other Englishmen
they found on the Island was the cause of this inhu wan massacre.
Some of the crew then gut into the boats that were over the quarter.
decks, and successfully used the lances, harpoons, and spears
against the natives, while others, with muskets and logs of wood,
killed all they met with banging to the sides of the ship or swim-
ing alongside. Our attention wart next directed to the wounded
who lay about the deck. The Captain was the first who was taken
below, when his wounds were washed, and plasters applied. The
principal wound he received was on the forehead ; it proved mortal,
and terminated his existence in about ten days. Mr. (koldsmith,
the chief mate, was the next attended to ; he lingered for forty-eight
hours in an insensible state, and then expired. The carpenter was
the next to whom we came; he was lying on the starboard side,
forming with blood at then** and mouth ; when his wounds were
examined Me scull was found to be completely smashed. He cur.
vived till five o'clock on the following morning, when death put an
end to his sufferings. The only one of the rest of the crew who le-
i ceeved any serious injuries was William Lear. His life was de-
spaired of; but In the course of a fortnight the wound assumed a
favourable appearance. and he is now in this country, whither we
returned on the 26th of May, in the same vessel, which, notwith-
standing the calamities it experienced, returned, owing to the inde-
fatigable exertions of the surviving crew, will) a full caw.