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London, England, 1812-09-04 00:00:00

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DUNBAR, AUGUST 29.

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The herringe not having renirned to-the fishing
round off here, as expected, the boats proceeded to
E emouth, to follow out the fishing at that place, and
have had tolerably good success, until Wednesday
last, since which, they have been prevented from fish-
ing by adverse weather. Upwards of 80 boats were
employed, and a very considerable quantity of her=
rings have been caught, which were. purchased by
carriers at from 2s. Si. to 2s. tid. per hundred, and
by fish curers, from 14s. to 15s. per crane, of 700;
and as the prices are good, it is hoped, that the fishers
will be encouraged to persevere in their very laudable
employment, while there is any chance of success.
In the beginning of I.tst week, an immvse shoal
of herrings appeared on the coast near Peterhead, and
on Tuesday and Wednesday a vast number of them
was taken at that place, not less than from 800 to
1000 barrels for salting, besides the large quantities
got by the numerous pei pie who iined the shore, and
readily caught more than they would had means of
conveying to their homes. In consequence of such
an extraordinary supply, fresh herrings we:e sold at
one penny per dozen in the market. Some large fish;
which had got amongst the hen ings, were seen car-
ried along on the surface of the water, as if lying on
a solid body. Numerous whales, of the species called
linnets, followed the shoal ; and on Tuesday the Pe-
terhead Greenland Liking boats were sent out of the
harbour, when one of then* got fast to a fish, but it
was so wild that, although struck with a second har-
poon, it went off, the boats having found it necessary
to cut clear, after being about 8 or nine miles at sea ;
and next day one was struck close to the "'harbour,
but the fish darted off with such force as to :eitder it
impossible to keep fast, the boat moving With such
velocity as to be nearly drawn under water, Some of
these whales are represented a:: of prodigious size,
apparently about sixty feet in length.

Several hundred hogsheads of pilchards were taken
in Mount's Bay in the early part of last week. A
great quantity of hake, pollock, conger, !cc. have
also been taken on the coast. Wednesday se'nnight
the scans at Mevagissey had inclosed 1000 hogsheads
of pilchards. This very seasonable supply of fiih,
together with a plentiful crop of potatoes, has greatly
relieved the poor in Cornwall from the pressure occa-
sioned by the high price of earn.
An outrage of a very daring and inhuman kind
was committed near B3ston, on Monday night.—
About half past eight o'clock, Francis Reed, a Ser-
jeant of the 59th regiment, was stopped on the Spils-
by.road by two fellows in slop frocks, one of whom
presented a pistol to his breast, and threatened him
with death if he did not give up all his proderty.—
The Serjeant, without resistance, iromedi.tt ely deli-
vered to them all the money he ha-cl about him, con-
sisting of a £1 note of the Boston Bank, and 17s. in
silver ; but the wretches not contented with despoil-
ing the poor fellow of his well famed pay, most bar-
barously cut asunder with st.ne sharp instrument the
leading tendon of the Scrjeaut's heel. They then
escaped over a gate near the road, and have at pre-
sent eluded the pursuit of justice...