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London, England, 1818-08-11 00:00:00

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Diligente, CARIAGA, from La Guyra to St.
Ana, r, was taken 25th ult. Iwo leagues from her des-
tip ion, by two Insurgent privateers,
The Tres Hermanos, Matta, bounJ to Lima, was
airs v.sse,sion of in the Port of Santander 24th ult.
if scum arced boats belonging to.lnsurgent priva-
ges, but having sun foul of a vessel, they were pre-
yed from carrying hEr oft;
FALMOUTH, AUGUST S.
S.W.--Arrived his Majesty's tinter Fox,
the Spanish schooner timed Teresa de Jesus,
itc,2l gerlZAnCe.
POEM:GUTH, AUGUST 10. •
Wind S.E.—Arrived the ship Kirk Ella, DIPNALI,
fox Calc.unt, out six months—had not spoke any
64, or touched at any place. Arrived
.also his
yaiesty's ship Grecian, from a cruise.
DEAL, AUGUST to.
rand N.E. fresh breezes.—Arrived the Defenct,
litrzsotssos, from Bengal, and sailed for the River.
A-ired aad sailed for the River, the Governor Hal-
ht, J/j6T1.74, from Tobago ; John and Ann, —,
from the •Havannals. Pasted at the back of the
saisa; yesterday, the Robert, Josses, from St. 'Das-
seass, fat Itotterdamall well.
HARWICH, AUGUST 10.
wi,4l?.F„,.—Seven pieces of Memel timber, mark-
tl'M 11, have been picked up in the stream of the
nirash Sand, and landed at Aldborousk.
MONTROSE, AUGUST 7. • •
kited the Spencer, KEITH, from Greenland, with
sine tish—from SO to 90 tons of oil. •
WATERFORD, AUGUST 6.
Last week the Earl of Leicester packet, en her way
hots this to Milford. out far from the Saltees, struck
iron a whale of rather more than ordinary dimen-
ions. The meeting was attended with little advan-
tage to either party ; for the monster knocked off
rut of the pecka's keel, but left after him some of
ti, skin. Within these few weeks many whales, some
cf consideiable size, have been seen in the neighbour-
tag bays, and even at the mouth of the' harbour.
GRAVESEND, AUGUST to.

Arrived the industry, from Hamburgh; the Colthorp,
Tomo; from Amsterdam; the Wellington, --, and Sally,
Hovey, from ThlnZic • Happy Return, Mum., front Arch -
gm; Prosperity, Addison, from Norway; Abeona, Fidtison,
has Smolt; Governer Halket, Justus, front Tobago; the
from Finland; and a few foreigners.—Sailed tht•
foe; pownds, Sberbourn, for Charleston ; Lively, Smith,
j-griebec ; Ceres, Dean, for Pernambuco; C;Ansharough,
--, for Vaha; Symmetry, Jay, for Genoa; the Valentine,
taws; for Teatriffe ;
BFame Mitcheson, for ilamburgh; and
iznon, for-Havre.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, LONDON, AUGUST 10.
SWID:11110 INWAILDS-•-•The ltecpect, Seroul, from I)entzie;
11J,11,ivertby, from St. John's (N. B.); May, Attwood,
km Roo; Prince Saxe Coburg, —, from Rotterdam ; Mar-
pt, LI, from Greenland; Jon Murry, Allen, from Ant-
s:7; Jelly IlatchAor, lAdenhead, from Quebec; Recovery,
Ram, ktra Riga ' • the Alderney, Reed. from Memel; John,
!fix. Lint, Stakesre, Herus Taillart, and Enterprise,
re lilwo:ad, Young, from Grenada;
dutchinson, from St. Vincent's; Golden Front, Steel,
ca9e of Good Dor ; (luta*, Birjaut, from Montserrat ;
Diurzi3, Irwin, freer Trinidad ; and sixteen ships containing
isa.--.kreasos—The Vreede, Orewen, for Amsterdam;
Jew Ltre, La. ny, for Havre; Maria. Palmer, for Stettin";
11,1,,t, Moan, for llemburgh ; Active, Paler, for Waterford;
l'hnolios, flare, C far ape of Good Hope; Argo, Drintwater„
ord Da. dMaiblrreses, for New York ; .Brook.,
Ildladc Cast* GIME% mai the Mary, `Jiernan, fir
jranai.a.

In sem days there were lately. imported into
Crmack barrels of herrings.
The salmon-fishers on the river Ness lately brought
ashore in their net, at the Cherry Shott, a herring
measuring tier:eta and a haif *hes. This is the
fast inswee wc have heard of herring entering fresh
I.4er.

A Gentleman who left St. Johns, Newfoundland,
tte 5.11 of July, awes, that this valuable Colony is
raking a rapid progress to prosperity. The Cod
Fishery he represents as most abundant,,and the Seal
rishery has Already produced perhaps beyond all
;.nceient. ph¢niz•like, St. John's is rising with
Lew rid *unproved splendour from the ashes of three
codagrAtions. The increased breadth of the streets,
the 4dity cf the new building materials, and other
knproventents of a cautionary nature, will make fires
mach less frequent and infinitely less destructive._
ET the catr.mencensent of next fall, not a house will
to missed from St. John's. There is, of course, great
Jemand for building tradesmen ; mast of those who
*E.:A:passed over from Europe its expecta!icut of em-
lbyment, had, in despair of such promising times,
sinned few Amerisa.

the squadron of Guard-Ships which sailed from 1
Fmouth on the sth of June, to muize, for exercise,
two months separated en the Sth instant, to return •
to their respective ports. Their cruising-grcnind has '
teen between twenty and forty leagues South-Neest
of S-illy. Sir BENJAIIIII HALLOWELL went into Ply-
wed; 011 Friday with the TONNANT, SPENCER, SU-
TIPS, LIE, DWARF, and GRECIAN. The HASH LIES, 1
tCcuTroar, VENOM:II, and Puometneurs, have ar-
Jived at Portsmouth. •The NORTHDSIBEILAND and
Betweltx have passed the same port for Sheerness.
A Mel tedious maize, (say the Officers generally,)
"Inner known: the squadron was sixty-three days
sith-a seeing land. The ROCIIEFORT is to be re-
"r'irtissk•-sed by Captain A. GREEN fot the Flag-shifs
tiftear Admiral Sir T. FREEMANTLZ, in the Meth-
tertenear.; and the VENGEUR will be re-commissioned
by Captain Fareenict Lewis MAITLAND for the
eager Rear-Admiral WALLETS OTWAT. The RAM..
LIN and ALBION, with the QUEEN CHARLOTTE, it is
La, are to he'guard•ships at Portsmouth for the next
IhtEd years. The Lords uf the Admiralty, we ,under-
lad, with a view to save the expense of fitting-out,
tare resolved to keep the present guard-shipsin service.
Died on the 4th insta•tt, at the house of his son
TIN UNIX AUSTEN, Esq. Solicitor, Great Corant-
rTe; I'3AT/rime'. Ausran, Esq. of Ramsgate, after
a LllOll but painful illness: he was many years an
eminent Banker at that place, where he was senior
ef the firm of Aesres and Co. and represented se-
't!rrd F. reign Powers, in the capacity of their resi-
tint l'ice-Consul. This Gentleman has left behind
Lea a large fortune, principally the fruits of industry
1.11 pet-ie.:mance in business. Ile departed this life
i; his 73dyear, and was so well known and y•
rtspected on the coast, that the sorrow for t:D=l
vas sincerely denionstratcd at Dover and other Ports, by a display of colours half mast high on. board the
d!derent vessels. Ills family evince the deepest grief
Zby their afflicting lora, which will be much lESERWA
lanY RaLrgate, his natiye town.