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London, England, 1818-04-21 00:00:00

resent, but they hart sent in no prizes fur kevtial
weeks past.
A letter received from Captain Russsr., of the
Hydra whaler, dated at Liwa where she arrived on
the bth of November, states, that on the lOth of
October, whilst at Tumbez procuring refreshments,
the Hydra was boarded by two private armed s, b.
sels, both of Lima, namely, the Tygra, of twenty-
four guns. and the Cleopatra of twenty-two ginis,
which, after -overhauling her and finding nothing to
justify detention, were on the point of proceeding
to sea : but this was prevented by two of her crew
giving take information that there were contraband
goods an board, for which reason those two vessels
took possession of her on the titlt, and ordered
her to Lima for investigation. She accordingly
soiled for that place the following day, and on her
arrival there a minute inspection of the cargo took
place, but without producing any discovery in the
way alleged. On the 9th of November, Cuomo-
dare HowELs *rived at Lima in his Majesty's ship
Ainphion. and on learning the circumstances of the

case, lie exerted his influence for the restoration of the
weasel, which was expected to be ,im►urdiate. The
names of the base informers are Robert Main, of
Plyinstuck, sad Joseph Kellam, of Yealm, who, hav-
ing been detected ai the ringleaders, in a mutiny
when off Cape Horn, and punished, were instigated
by motives of revenge to invent what they them-
selves knew to be a vile falsehood. The untitnety
seizure, caused by these men, is much to he la-
mented, as the Hydra bud taken oil more expedi-
tiously than any other vessel on the coast, having
at the period of detention 600 barrels, though little
more than eight months had elapsed since her leav-
ing Plymouth.
Captain Russet mentions the arrival of the
countess o Morley, Captain BEST, at Lima, with
1,800 barrels of oil. This ship was the first fitted
out for the Southern Whale Fishery in Plymouth,
sod having handsomely 'performed the object of
her voyage, may be soon' expected to return to
England.
An expedition of 5,000 men was preparing at
Lima, for Valparaiso, which was in possession of
the patriots.

Yesterday Count MUNSTER had en audience of
the PRINCE REGENT.

Captain J. H. Lumr.itY is appointed to the
Topase, fitting at Plymouth for foreign service.
She is to have a complement of 485 men.

Ovidsrs have keen issued in Plymouth Dock-yard
for subjecting all sided oak timber to immersion iii
salt-water at lesst two months, with a view to pre-
vent the dry rot.
Orders have arrived at Plymouth to receive two
thousand tons of oak, now ou the passage from
A Erica.

The Tottenham convict ship, which sailed on
Friday morning for her distant destination, put
into Plymouth, not for the purpose of having a new
rudder, as erroneously stated in some papers, but
new ;Andes or spills placed on her rudder. It may
he considered fortunate for the ship that the Oaks
were discovered to be broken before she finally
quitted the English shore. The ship being built
in India, the rudder is made of very heavy wood
called teak, a quantity of which has been taken
away from her, and lighter wood substituted. The
Captain of the Tottenham, whilst lying in Barn-
pool, was very anxious to get further from laud,
under an apprehension that the convicts might
effect their escape with more ease than in si less fa-
vourable situation. Upward of thirty attempted
to get off their irons last week, when the convict
(mentioned in a previous paper) swam from Barn-
pool to Moutit-Edgcumbe, having previously extri-
cated himself from all his irons, excepting the
rings attached to his legs. George Weightmatt, one
of the Derby rioters, is on board; he is a very fine
young man, but appears very much depressed in
spirits. He declares that he had no intention to
subvert the Constitution of this country ; thinks
his punishment severe; and grieves more, appa-
rently, at his lot in being separated from his wife
and children, than for any consciousness of bad de-
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signs.
A letter from Dover. dated April 19 (Sunday),
says—" The high winds yesterday prevented any
vessels sailing for the Continent. The King George
packet sailed this morning, with mail, dispatches,
sod passengers, and L'Antigone French packet,
both for Calais; a passage vessel also sailed for
Boulogne. with passengers.—Arrived last night
the Princess charlotte packet, with a mail from
Ostend, after • quick passage of six hours only ;
and this afternoon the Chichester packet arrived,
with mail and passengers, amongst whom were the
Duchess of Mt:Lissom) wid family ; also two 11115.
saige-vessels are arrived, full of passengers. from
Calais and Boulogne."
The Sherburn, BOWMAN, has arrived at Holy-
head, from Bengal ; June, /11,tuatioN, from ditto;
and the George C'unning, Dusmor, front ditto, at
the Clyde.
The following is from the Liverpool Paper re-
ceived lust morning, respecting the tire, and it does
not appear to be so extensive as at first appre-
hended:—

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" Ots 'Thursday afternoon, about two o'clock, a fire 'mike
out in the large bonded warehouses, kuuwu by the same of
Parr's Factor, in Snlfalk•street. It is suppused to have
originated from a lighted candle which had been used during
the day by an Officer of Excise. The fire raged with the
greatest fury until the whole stack of building was in
dames, tootlinr with large quantities of col ' I produce,
the mikes of which dew over nisi', distant streets, although
the wind was nut an strong as to cisme the firing of the
neighbou►ing houses. About twit thirds of the :talic of ware.
bowies were destroyed."

Yesterday Mr. JAMES WILLIAMS, printer, of
Portsea, who had tirrii sentenced to a year's im-
prisonment in our gaol, mid to pay u Gus of 100/.
for publishing parodies on the Litany. &v. was
released. by an order from the Secretary of Stub.
—(llasepshire Telegraph, Saturday.)