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London, England, 1855-11-15 00:00:00

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London, Nov., 1855. resiguation—that is to say, his dismissal from the

post—and the Colonies were again left without a
head.
At length the paramount claims of the colonists
were attended to. " The right man was found
for the right place," and the nomination of Sir
WILLIAM MOLESWORTH conveyed joy to every
British dependency, and reflected the highest
credit on LORD PALMERSTON. Man proposes,
but there is a higher that disposes. Sir Wm-
max MOLESWORTH was cut off suddenly in the
very pride of his strength, before the good seed,
so tardily sown,. could produce its legitimate
fruit. Well may the nation mourn for
its loss, but still more may the colonies
deplore the sad fate that has dashed " the
cup of promise from their lips." Their ex-
pectations have been naturally excited by
the fair prospects opened to their view. They
should not be exposed to too great a disappoint-
ment. The " hope deferred" may be productive
of serious consequences if it make the Colonial
heart to sink. A good man must be speedily
appointed. One whose views in reference to the
just and necessary War in which we are engaged
will satisfy the people of this country, and whose
antecedents will content the colonies—whose name
will carry with it might, both at home and abroad,
and afford evidence that the demands of the Ad-
ministrative Reformers have not been slighted or
disregarded.
Such a man is the Honourable CHARLES PELHAM
VILLIERS, whose claims on the Government and
the nation are of the very highest character, and
who should long since have had a seat in the Ca-
binet if merit had its just reward. The real
champion of Free Trade, the man who fairly
earned the rewards snatched by Messrs. COBDEN
and BRIGHT, has given tie highest proofs of ad-
ministrative ability in every position in
which he has been placed. His appoint-
ment would indeed give satisfaction to the
Colonies, while it would be hailed with un-
mitigated gratification throughout the length
and breadth of the land. There is a great golden
opportunity for Lord PALMERSTON. We trust it
may not be neglected Or misapplied—but that he
may speedily prove himself superior to all ob-
noxious and unconstitutional influences, no mot-
tor how urgently their views be pressed, or from
what quarters they may be brought into opera-
tion.

11/1 • j u LLIEN'S CONCERTS. - ROYAL
• ITALIAN OPERA. COVENT-GA UDEN. Madame
as -er —This Evening.—Last night of the Britisu Army Q ,adrllle.
G 3-I.:e programme kr T. IS EVE:- ING (Thursday, Nov. lb) will lude--- inber's ~verture. Masi. I Ho; The Ernani Qi .drille; the
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.Allegro and Sto m from Beethoven's Pasts/int Symphony; Una Voce
and he Forest Fairy, s upg by Mad toe (1499 ,-r ; New Valse, La
Belle du Village; Solo, Flute, by lierr Reichert. the Briiiela Army
Quadrille (last time), assisted by the Unitary Rands; Grand Operatic
Selection from l'oberto It insvol ); the Sleigh Polka ; 'olo, Oboe, by
M. Lavigne; the Wedding March fr,,m Midsummer Night's Dream ;
Solo, Trombone. by Mr. Wilterbo.tom ; Galop, Viva l'Empereur ;
God Save the Queen ; Partin! pour la Syrle, &e.
Prices of admisliou :—Promenade, aver boxes, amphitheatre
stalls aid amphitheatre., Is. dress circle, 2s. 6d, ; private brae., 12s ,
11. Is., and I/. 1 Is. 61. i'lacea ai,d private boars may be had at the
box-ornceot the theatre, of al r. MitchellMr Hammond, Mr. Hook-
ham, and Messrs. Andrews, Bond street; and at Messrs. Julllen acrd
Co '4' Regen.-street, M. Jnl ien'a New Descriptive Military Qua-
the ~ entitled Ole Fall of Sebastopol, will po-itivey he performed for
~—,`,..""t Um,: To-morrow (Friday). N.B.—The theatre being lete
'Lois/Mao, for dramatic. performances, the Concerts (after th
present wrrelc) can continue for three weeks only.
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THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LASE.
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.
TPM EVENING,
Will be performed M kRRTED Fc/R at"NEY. Characters by
Vr. Charles Mathews, Messrs. r obert Rozby and A. Youngs; Mrs.
F. Matthews, Miss NC Oliver, and Miss Mason wJI appear.
After which, TWENTY MINUTES WITH A TIGER.
To be followed by NITOCRIS. Characters by Messrs. E. F. Ed-
gar, Stuart, 13. Sullivan, G. Wild, C. Vincent, &c. ; Miss Glyn, Mrs.
Reilly, Miss De Vere, Miss Anderton, Miss Cleveland, &c.

THEATRE ROYAL. H IYMARKET.
Under the Management of Mr. Back Stone.
THIS EVENING.
Will be nPrformed WM. STOOPS TO CONQUER. Characters
by Messrs. Chitmendsle, Howe, Compton; Miss +Swanborougb. Miss
Neville, Miss A. Vining.
Followed by TILE LITTLE TREASURE.
To conclude with FISI OUT OF WATER.

"-tOT AL PRI'grESTS THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Yr. Oulu= KRAL
THIS EVENING
Wi3l be presented THE WONDERFUL WOWAN. Characters by
essrs F. Matthews, D. Fisher, Cathcart, Everett, and Miss
II erAt h.

After which, THr HEIR AT LAW. Characters by Messrs. w,
Lacy. Harley, Meadows, F. Matthews, and Cathcart ; Mrs. Davy,
and Miss C. Leclerc-cf.
To conclude with A GAME OF ROMPS.

VriZATEtE IZOYAL ADELPHT
Proprietor, Ur. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Catena.

THIS EVENING,
Mil be perfc,rrned AI ARIE DUCANGE ; or, The Jersey Girl.
Irollewecl by VALENTINE AND ORSON.
After which, the Farce of THE £1.03 NITE.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Lansaw. Mr. J. IL Anderson. 18, Norfolk-street. Strand.
Increased .Attractions; and success la equal ratio •
THIA, AND EVERY EVENING, at Eight o'Ciock,

Will =oe nresentAd, with entirely New and ilagaideent tppoint-
raantA, ki trlre and Mir-z1411.1.Y, in twelve acts, arranged in two
Parts; by Professor Anderson.

After which, the startlinz illastratiors of Spirit-Rapping. HALF-
...ANT-HOUK WI TAP: 4, being the most surprising an 4
experiments series of empements ever given within the walls of any
theatre.

Revival, in an improved form, of the astotindincr novelty which
Startled London 10 years ago. the GREAT GUN TRICK 1
Prices of al.nission:—Pr'vate 13)xes, 11. 113. 6A. and U. Is.;
D*ohestra stall., 4s. • Dress fl,xes, 3.4 ; Upper Roses, 23.; Pit,
13.. flaliery, 6d. No Half-price. Rox-ofllce open from 11 to 5

There is one reason why Sir COLIN CAMPBELL
may not have obtained the goodwill of the autho-
rities at the Horse Guards. It is the chief, and,
indeed, the only apparent reason, why he should
have been passed over by a junior, of far inferior
pretensions. Sir Court was a military reformer !
He refused to follow the beaten track, by appoint-
ing aristocratic noodles to staff situations. He
preferred men who bad given unequivocal proofs
of high efficiency to juniors who brought forward
the most influential family recommendations, but
who wanted what he considered the indispen-
sable qualifications for the office. Lieut.-Colonel
STERLING, who has recently so completely vindi-
cated the character of his chief, was appointed
Brigade-Major, because it was known that he was
fully competent for the situation—was, in fact,
" the right man in the right place." He hzd
passed through the senior department of Sand-
hurst with great distinction, and was a good lin-
guist—a matter of no ordinary importance in
staff service. In addition to very distinguished
service in the Colonies he bad held an important
station in Corfu for a considerable period, and was
thoroughly conversant with various dialects of
the Mediterranean. The Aide-de-Camp, Cap-
tain SHADWELL, had participated with Sir
Court in the arduous struggles at Chillian-
wallah and Guzerat ; had previously been in
China, and for fourteen years had served his
country with the utmost zeal and efficiency.
Captain MANSFIELD had also high personal claims,
by virtue whereof, under the judicious and dis-
criminating judgment of his gallant Commander,
he was solely entitled to his promotion !

'lrani Morning Performance on Saturday Next at Two o'Clock.
D >ore open at lIAlf-past One.,

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Under the direction of Mr; Payne.
THIS EVENING,
Will be porformel THE RAGPICKER OF PAM&
Followed by NITOCRIS.
To conclude vlth THE LADIES' CLUB.

R )YAL OLY 4PIC THEATRE.
VHS EVENING,
Wril be presented, TO OBLIGE 11 P.NSON, in which Messrs.
Emery, F. Robson, Leslie, Mrs. Stirling, and Miss Ternan will appear.
F. After which PLOT AND P iSiION Characters by Messrs.
Robsol, Emery, G. Vining, Leslie, H. White, El. Cooper, and
Pranks 3 and Mrs. Stirling and Miss Bromley.
Followed by CATCHING A MER

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Lessee and Manaser, Mr. Wm. Cooke.
Appearance of the Wcrrld'A Predlzy, Mlle. CLEMENTINE
SOULLIEIL.

Mr. William Cooke acquaints his kind patron. that during his re-
cent ♦isit to the French capital he formed an engageme it, for a
limited number of nights, and upon exorbitant terms, with the first
equestrienne in the world, Dille. Clementine Souliler, who will
appear

We should commend the example to others ;
but unfortunately, under the present condition of
the Horse Guards, the attempt at ameliorating
the system may be regarded as an innovation
meriting stringent pun ish wen t. Sir Court
CAMPBELL endeavoured to remove a grievance ;
he hai been made a victim. Some assurance
should be given of a reform in the highest depart-
ment before we can hope for assistance from those
who may be the victims of their own zeal for the
improvement of the public service, and the re-
moval of abuses of long standing, supported by
an interested clique, who can safely reckon on the
co-operation of the concealed and nominal direc-
tors of the Augean stable at Whitehall.

The King of the BkLGL&NS has just opened the
session of the Legislative Chambers. The ULYSSES
of the House of Coburg speaks plausibly of " the
reiterated proofs of the sympathetic confidence of
foreign Governments," and congratulates himself
and the people on the good understandin g
maintained with Continental Powers. He
has certainly not followed the straight narrow
course that might create difficulties in his
way. His has been the broad flowery path, in
which he has proceeded as the Sir PEItTINAX MAC
SYCROPRANT of Sovereigns, taking care to avoid
every obstacle or impediment. He is ready "to
boo, and boo, and boo," so as to receive the com-
mendations of his Germanic and pro-Muscovite
brethren, but thinks Hale, if anything, of the
claims which England possesses on his gratitude.
The Angel of Peace, the Good CLICQUOT seems to
beor his pattern—the model which he has set up
for imitation.
initation.

disregarded. For
eyd from the speech
might
ge therefore,
gleaned
anyTthheinWgatrha; is,
of King LEOPOLD the tranquillity of Europe
might remain undisturbed. There is not the
slightest allusion to the hostilities now carried on.
ent--but it is exceedingly
This May be conveni
contemptible, and something worse. It may
please Austria, but what will be thought of
it in England ? It may satisfy Prussia,
but what will be its reception at the
Tuilieries ? King LEOPOLD may rely on Bri-
tish protection, but it will not be accorded
where it is not merited, and few have less title to
claim it than the pensioner of England, the ap-
pointee of Great Britain and France, who has
made so bad a return for the many substantial
benefits received at their hands.

It is as far from our inclination as it is alien
to our practice to dwarf the consideration of great
subjects by a partisan treatment of those who may
deal wish them, or to throw any impediments iu
the
way of the reception of vital truths by canri-
jcions censure of any individual who may enunciate
them. It is, however, our duty to do what we
can to prevent such leidinn and such enunciations
being made effectual 6 t:Okiug:aorses for the at-
tainment of selfish ends, injurious to the wel-
fare of the country, and from the discharge of

this duty we are not to be dcti3rred by example ,r
.by any consideration whaever.
Two indi vidua's of hick -atid of un-
blemished reputation in their private capacity, and
who have wielded vast powers in the service of the
State, and have brew more courted and flattered
than most of their contemporaries, have just now
made their appearance before the public as lecturers.
The subjects with which they dealt are of great im-
portance, and could not readily have been commit-
ted to abler hands, or men who, by common consent,
were better prepared to do them justice. Lord
JOHN RUSSELL on " The Obstacles which have
retarded Moral and Political Progress," and Mr.
GLADSTONE on " The Colonies," were sure to
be regarded by the great majority as worth hearing.
Nor, so far as you can separate their lectures
from other considerations, did they wholly fail to
satisfy the expectations of the eager listeners.
Passing over an exceptionable bias in each, and
apart from the object we conceive the distinguished
speakers had in view, the lectures were cal-
culated to enlighten the public and promote the
cause of liberty and of progress. What exception,
then, it may be asked, can be taken to them ?
Surely they were well timed, having regard to
the present state of society and the recent loss
of the greatest Colonial Minister we had ? Well-
timed from any other men, we reply, their aim
being single, but timed also with ample conside•
ration for the meeting of Parliament.
It has, doubtless, fallen to the lot of the reader
to have been deeply impressed with the eloquence,
grace, and pathos of some promising divine ; to
have listened with tho deepest satisfaction to
lessons of charity, to warnings and reproofs, de-
livered with au unction indicative of the soul of
goodness. You made inquiry, and everything
was satisfactory. He had been a little lethargic
and out of favour with his congregation, had
awhile back become suddenly repentant, and
from that period had gone on improving up to
the present time. Tour curiosity led you, per-
haps, to inquire whether he was married or
single, and you found he was about to be united
to a charming heiress, who a short time ago be-
came a member of his congregation. We
know you are not censorious, and cannot blame
you if, putting this and that together, you fancied
you had found the key to the conscientious di-
vine's sudden accession to repentance, fascination,
and other good works.

LITE,
EWS.

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PARIS, THURSDAY MORNING.

The Monite'Lv contains a despatch from Gener

Pelissier, giving au account of the reconnaissance
made by General Allonville at Eupatoria on the
27th of October.

The Duke of Cambridge has arrived at Paris,
and occupies the apartments prepared for him in

the Tuileries.

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov'. 14.

The Czar left Nicolaieff on the 7th for the
Crimea, personally to thank his army for its de-
votion and bravery.

On the 12th he returned to St. Petersburg

direct through Moscow.

There was no alteration in the state of affairs

in the Crimea to the 12th.

The recent history of the lecturers—their mis-
conduct in relation to the War and their ejection
from office—will at once occur to your recollec-
tion, and in their present zeal for the public good
you will doubtless recognise, as we do, a
motive as interested as that which stimu-
lated the worthy divine. They have what
will correspond with the heiress in view. Both
are in quest of power, and neither very scrupu-
lous how they get it. Both have conned the
pages of history, and, as Mr. GLADSTONB could
not refrain from intimating, have come to
the conclusion that the popularity of
the present War is certain to cease,
and that they have only to play the pilot well to
be wafted triumphantly into power under the sails
of a negotiation for peace. Hence their appear-
ance as lecturers—their sudden accession to pa-
triotism—their zeal for progress—their interest
in the welfare of their fellow-subjects. That they
are out in their calculation we potently believe ;
still it may be of service to the public interest to
unmask their hypocrisy, and point out the hollow-
ness of their professions. Men who have acted
as they have done—who have committed a great
nation to a great War, and then washed their
hands of it, and for their selfish ends counselled
an inglorious peace—can only prove mischievous
in a character to which they have no title.

The Invalide Russe announces that the daily
official telegraphic reports from Nicolaieff are dis-
continued, and will not be resumed until there is

something important to report.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 8.
The exportation of grain is prohibited at all
Turkish ports. Importations are allowed duty

free.

Part of the French fleet has arrived at Beycos

Bay.

The Porte has granted the required firman for
the Kustenclje Canal, from the bend of the Danube

to the Black Sea.

HAMBURG, Nov. 13.

General Canrobert has had his official audience
of the King at Stockholm, and delivered to his Ma-
jesty a letter from the Emperor Napoleon 111., as
well as the grand cordon of the Legion of Honour.
The illustrious officer was conveyed to the palace
in one of the Court carriages drawn by eight
horses.

VIENNA, Nov. 13.
Tim official journal publishes the Concordat.
The document is published in Latin and in

towski, w:lich contains several large forests of fine
tree's: "Tli-&-e—a-fe chiefly in the neighbourhood of
Mins'i, Mohilev, and Vitebsk. The wood is floated
down tl,e Dnieper to Kberson in rafts firmly
clamped and bound together with strong and sub-
stantial huts upon them for the navigators. Each
raft is generally composed of 4,000 large trunks of
oak treeP, which are covered with knees and
smaller pieces roughly shaped after drawings and
instructions sent to the cutters, so as to require
little trouble in being made available at once for
use in the dockyards. They are floated as far as
the current will take them down the Dnieper,
and are met by the Government steamers out-
side or inside the bar off the mouths of that
river, and are by them towed up to Nicolaieff.
There must be at Nicholaieff some small steamers
at all events at this moment, but they have never
stirred, nor have we seen any traces of them in the
Boug. Kherson was the great ship-building and
maritime yard for the Black Sea fleet in former
days, but the difficulty of building large ships there,
or rather of getting them away thence when once
they were built, owing to the shallow water on the
bar of the Dnieper forced the Russian Government
to remove their establishments to Nicolaieff, on the
confluence of the Boug and of the Ingul. The bar of
the Boug has a deptio, of 18 or 19 feet ; the bar of the
Dnieper has only 8 feet water on it in ordinary sea-
sons. The ships of the line are built at Nieholaieff,
but it is not improbable that small vesselsand frigates
of light draught may still be constructed at Kherson.
The arsenal at Nicolaieff is very extensive, but its
principal supplies of timber came from the Dnieper,
and the loss of these t .vo rafts will be no inconsi-
derable injury, for fine oak timber such as they
contain is very dear and scarce in Russia. The
timber in the casemated Spit Battery, and the ex-
pense of erecting it, came to no less a sum than
45,000 silver roubles, or 7,5001. English currency.
It remains to be seen if Austria can supply Russia
with wood, as she already furnishes her with sup-
plies of oil, groceries, and manufactures of all
kinds ;that is, they are brought to Southern Russia
through the Austrian provinces.
Sir Edmund Lyons has presented one of the rafts
to the French—an act of courtesy and consideration
which our polite allies, no doubt, estimate at its
full value. Their dimensions are as follows The first is 420 feet long by 63 feet wide, and is 6
feet deep. The second is nearly the same length as
the first, is 54 feet broad, and grounded in 8 feet
water. At a rough calculation the two rafts con-
tain 90,000 cubic feet of the finest timber, and the
present made by the English fleet to the French,
through our Commander-in-Chief, cannot be esti-
mated at a lower value than 20,0001. ; at least, if
the timber was in England, it would be well worth
the money, for the majority of the balks, spars, and
centre pieces composing it are of the very finest
white oak.

requisite steam machinery to work it, without
any alteration being made in her original con-
struction, whereby her immersion in the water
was Itr greater than previously contemplated.
.Notwithstanding this disadvantage, when under
canvass' with a full supply of provisions, stores,
water, &c,, she can compete with any other
80-gun ship. She sails with the wind abeam
eleven knots when under steam, in smooth
water, her average speed approximates 10 knots—
and when propelled by canvas and steam combined,
the wind being fair, she occasionally makes a velo-
city through the water of 12 knots per hour, and
which she has accomplished during the present
homeward voyage.
The Cressy left the snug harbour of Kiel at 10
a.m. of the 7th inst., having previously transferred
to the Nile, 90, Capt. G. R. Mundy, a portion of
her surplus provisions and stores. The only ships
of the Baltic fleet then in that port were the Royal
George, Capt. Codrington, C. 8., Nile, and Vol-
cano steam factory ship. Rear-Admirals Dundas
and Penaud, with the other line-of-battle ships,
were to sail from Nargen for Kiel the day previously.
The Cesar and Arrogant, which left Nargen at the
same date as the Creasy, had not arrived. At 5
p.m. the Cressy anchored fur the night off the
island of Langeland, one mile and a half to the
northward of the Vengeance shoal. Foggy weather
coming on, she was prevented continuing the voy-
age until 2 p.m. of the Bth inst. The atmosphere
then became clear, she weighed anchor, passed in
half an hour the Vengeance shoal, and came to,
three miles north of Reefness, at 8 p.m.
At 7.30 a.m. of the 9th she weighed under can-
vas, with a strong breeze blowing from the south-
ward, rounded th island of Anholt at 3 p.m., made
the Hirtsholm Light at 11 p.m. ; communicated
the Arrogant, 46, Captain Yelverton, lying at
anchor in the Bay of Hirtsholm, awaiting a fair
wind ; hove to for a couple of hours to land the
pilot.

The Skaw light was observed at 4 a.m. of the
10th. By 8 a.ui. the Cressy had entered the
Skagerack or Sleeve, and at noon was fairly in the
North Sea, the latitude being 57 deg. 36 min. N.,
longitude 8 deg. 58 min. E., Orfordness bearieg
S.W. by S. 420 miles. The wind was S.S.W.,
weather cloudy, atmosphere hazy. During the
night, which was extremely dark, drizzling rain
fell occasionally.
The morning of the 11th was bright and fair for
a brief period. The sun arose with its wonted
brilliancy, but soon afterwards the horizon became
hazy and the sky obscured by dense clouds. At
noon the latitude was 56 deg. 12 min. N., long. 4
deg. 2 min. E. ; the bearing of Orfordness by com-
pass W.S.W., 242 miles. At 2 p.m. the atmos-
phere became clear, fine weather supervened, and
for the first time during the voyage the stars were
visible throughout the greater portion of the celes-
tial concave.

The English journals contain, I perceive, many
comments on a statement published in my corre
spondence describing the ill-fated attack on the
Redan on the Bth Sept., in which the Commander-
in-Chief, the Quartermaster-General, and the Ge-
neral of Engineers were represented as being in the
second parallel, sheltering themselves as well as
they could from the effects of the dust and of the
bitter cold wind which blew throughout the day.
Now it is very far from my intention to expose
the Generals to ridicule. General Simpson came
out here as chief of the staff to ease Lord Rag-
lan of a load of duties which pressed but too
heavily upon him, and to neutralise the acids in
the Quartermaster-General and the Adjutant-
General's Departments. When Lord Raglan died
the command was thrust on General Simpson,
and he who had served for many anxious years,
feeling he was no longer the stout soldier who had
won renown for his unaristocratic name in the Pen-
insula, or who, as au experienced General, had been
regarded as the only successor to a Napier in India,
made representations to the Government at home
which did credit to his modesty and humility, if
not to his judgment, and begged of them to place
the command in other hands. Well, the Govern-
ment refused to do so. They left General Simpson
Commander-in-Chief of our army in spite of him-
self, and in defiance of his own diffident remon-
strances. Left ; no, but forced him—the round
peg, as he declared himself to be—into the square
hole ; and now they are astonished forsooth that
the peg did not tit ! Again, is there any good
ground for attacking one whose business it is to
tell all that is interestin! to the British public for
saying what the Generals did, how they were placed
and appeared ? I cannot answer the question, but
it strikes me, if it be answered in the affirmative,
the respondent must be the last of the Protection-
ists—that he must be the Don Quixote of " sham,"
the champion of humbug, and the high priest of
national delusion. Why is this writer to be at-
tacked ? Because he exposed these distinguished
officers to ridicule and calumny. What, is not
a General a human being ? If he is cold, must he
alone not wear a cloak ? if sic!-, must he alone not
avail himself of a litter ? if storm-driven, must he
alone bear its peltings with uncovered ears Are
"distinguished officers" to be always in full uni-
form—in cocked hats, epaulettes, orders, and jack-
boots, shouting, " Follow me !" to their legions,
or taking snuff a la Gomersall and Napoleon in ex-
treme military crises in front of their battalions ?
If they are, they ought not to be ; surely, if they
ought to be, they are not.

• Glcotny dark weather again ensued early in the
morning of the 12th, and -which continued during
the day. A thick mist enveloped the horizon, ren-
dering distant objects invisible. At noon the dressy
was crossing the Doggerbank, in lat. 54 deg. 20
min. E., and long. 2 deg. 50 min. E., Orforduess,
bearing S.W. by compass, 135 miles.
At 8 a.m. of the 13,h inst. the Cesar, 91, Capt.
John Robb, was fallen in with, off the Norfoik
coast, under canvas, bound to S ahead. At noon
the Cressy was off Great Yarmouth, in the roadstead
of which the Mf,ea.nder, Captain Baillio, was at
anchor, having arrived there from the North Sea
on the 4th inst. Having embarked a river pilot,
the Cressy made all plain sail, was abreast of
Llwestoft at 3 p.m., and on reaching the Sunk
Shoal anchored for the night ; weighed at 8 a.m.
of the 14th, and arrived at the Great Nore at noon,
awaiting further orders. In the afternoon she was
taken into harbour by Mr. Brockman, master of
the Wildfire and Admiralty pilot.