The Sun.
London, England, 1802-09-11 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 10.

PASSED by` for the River Thames, the Ganges,
Captain GREY, and A/bi-on, Captain TIMBRELL,
from China, which place they left the zd April ;
arrived at St, Helena, and sailed therefrom the zzd
July;,; leaving' there the Lion, sickly, which was ex_
petted to sail about zsth July ; also the Woodford
and Alfred, who were also expected to sail about
23d July. .
Arrived the Sans Soucia KERFONTAINE, from
Isigny, laden with butter ; Fox, AL/STIN, from Sea;
Three Brothers, Coco_, from Alderney, in distress;
and Mar)', CI.ARK; from Cowes for London.

DEAL, SEPT. 10.

ARRIVED from a Cruize, the Immortaliti Fri-
gate, Savage Sloop of War, and Vixen Gun.brig.
Arrived from the Westward, and remains, His
Majesty's Sloop Mntine.

Last week came into Cawsand Bay, forced by eon.
trary winds, the Thomas, Goineaman, Captain MAR-
TIN, bound to Senegal and Goree, with a cargo, and
for slaves. Capt. MARTIN went ashore in
.the after_
noon of Sunday to procure fresh beef and vegetables:
whilst 'absent, six of the sailors (lately pia off from,
a man of war), being rather in liquor, refused to.
furl the sails, or go aloft, on which Mr. SCOTT,
Chief Mate, remonstrated. Fop and Arthur, two.
of the ringleaders, and most aaive in the mutiny,
with the other;, rushed aft, knocked down Mr.
SCOTT, and used him very roughly indeed, till res-
cued by the better disposed part of the crew.
During the mutiny, Captain MARTIN came on
board, and ordered them to their duty, which they
refused, and Fop gave the Captain so violent a blow
on his neck, as brought him to the ground : on this
they kicked him as he lay sense4fss. The Mate
being or. the forecastle, hailed La Venturer, of
1.8 guns, lying abreast of the Thomas, when a boar,
well manned and armed with Royal i'vlarines, with
a Midshipman, pushed off .and, got along-side the
Thomas, when the mutineers took shot and axes,
and swore they would sink the boat before any
Marine should come on board the Ship, swearing
they would have their blood for supper, and that of
their Captain and his Mate. By this time the
gallant Royal Marines, and young Midshipman,
rushed up the side, boarded, and charged bayonets
on the Mutineers, who were soon overpowered,
hand-cuffed, and sent on board the Flag Ship in Ha-
amaze, and put in irons for the night, but still be-
haved very disorderly and riotous. In the morning
they were sent on board the Spider Cutter. The
Mutineers were on Wednesday morning, hand-cuffed
and well guarded, conveyed to the Guildhall, where
the depositions of Capt. MARTIN, Mr. SCOTT, and
the Midshipman, were taken before the Mayor•and
Deputy Town Clerk. It is supposed the Mutineers
will he committed for trial at the Admiralty Ses.
sions.

Mr. C. L. DucttEsw has lately communicated to
the French Government, a discovery in ship-build-
ing, to which he attributes the highest importance.
—lt is, that for merchant shipping, fir deal, an inch
and a. half thick, answers all purposes as well as the
heaviest and strongest oak-plank. This fad he has
ascertained by a number of voyages, performed dur-
ing an uninterrupted course of three years, and chief-
ly in the North Seas, in a vessel of this construdion.
Lately, his vessel ran aground near Havre, but was
got MT without injury, in circumstances in which,
as he affirms, any ship of the usual materials would
infallibly have been destroyed.

PEDESTRIAN USE OF BALI.oONs•---The pedes-
trian use of Balloons remains.yec untried in Great
Britain. On the Continent it has been ingeniously
proposed ; for every cubic inch of the contents of a
Balloon, the weight of a person bearing it on his
head is rendered one ounce lighter. A Balloon may
be easily carried on the; head, which qiall take
full solb. from the weight of a person walking. It
is fixed by straps to a leather belt. These straps
pass through a wooden support, by which the Bal-
loon rests on the head. Over the whole— Balloon
is a net-work, which preserves it firm in its posi-
tion, and in its connetaion with the wooden sup_
sort. The headier belt passes round the -waist.
From it hang two ;bottles, in which are themate_
rials for a supply of inflammable gas, to be `pit into
the Balloon by a cock when any part escapes of that
with which it is ; filled. The walker is furnished'
also with two-oars, covered at one end with taffety,
;to assist his progress. The fabric of the Balloon is:
of gtimmed raffety.

On Thursday the 26th August, A boat belong_
ing to a vessel lying at anchor at I3oradate
crossing the Sound of Mull, overset, when Mr.:
Ffn.;-.,,w: N, of; Keswick., Cumherlaod, and '
IVIAcooNALD, Surveyor of the Customs, 'robe
mory, were drowned,

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Some, importanr°;Constitutional Questions arc
soon tOcomc before the Imperial Parliament,Zrelat-
ing to the propriety-of alteintrie R4-resentat:on, and
the inadequacy of the number of Members sent
from Scotland, compared to what Ireland has ob.
tained by the terms 6f the:ltte Union: Whilst idl
the Counties in Ireland send two Members each,,
there are no less than six Counties in Scotland
whose Representation is only. alternate, three of
them sending for one Parliament, and three for the
next. The Scotch Universities also are not repre.,
sented, though those of En'gland and the University
of Dublin are. The County of Caithness hasEmuch
to its credit, taken up this business. The follow-
ing is an Extras of the' Proceedings regarding it at
a late Meeting of the Freeholders
Themeeting then t
ookinto consideration thee;
inadequate state of iheißepresentatiOn of Scotland,',
where six Counties, • namely, Caithness, .13ute,
Nairn, Crotnarty, clackmanan, and IcirtroiS;:jseuk
alternately only three Members to Parliainent,...and:'.
consequently where the other three remained .with.
out any representation whatever, or
of
share,
direaly or indirealy, in the legislation Ofthe,king-,1
dom ; And, being of opinion that the number of
• Representatives from Ireland are proportionably
much more, numerous than from Scotland, that it is
essentiallOr the interest of Scotland, thaelt should
be adequately represented, in the imperial Parlia-
ment, and, indeed, that the,ahsurdeariel- unconstitu-
tional idea of alternate Representation should be
completely put an end to ; it was moved by Mr..
Sinclair of Barrock, anti S'ecnntied' by Mr.' Sinclair
of Freswick, that a • Committee ibe appointed io
draw up a'Petition to Parliaments. stating-the cir-
curnSfances'above-mentioned, and ' praying- for re-'
dress ; with power to ,the -said' Committee to7corre-
sonnd - with the other counties in Scotland," more
especially those in a similar predicament, and also
with the Universities of Scotland, whO no
share in the National Representation, though-those
of England and Ireland have, in order that, by their
joint efforts, the subject may be fully brought tinder
public discussion, and so serious a grievance may be
redressed: Accordingly,. Mr. Sutherland of Forse,
the Preses, Mr. Sinclair of Barrock, Mr. Sin-
clair. of Freswick, Mr." Sinclair of Forss, Sir
John Sinclair, Captains Brodie, Swintzie, and
Brabster, were appointed a Committee for die above
essential pnrpose.—Me. Sinclair of Barrack, to be
Convener."