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London, England, 1810-01-29 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 26.

Arrived the ALERT sloop of war, Captain RENNY,
with a convoy from the Downs ; JASON frigate, from
ditto ; GANYMEDE sloop of war, from a cruize.—
Sailed the TALBOT, with a convoy for the West-
ward.—Came into harbour his Majesty's ship ST.
GEORGE.—Wind E. and by S.
JAN. 28.—Nothing arrived or sailed to-day.
DEAL. JAN. 26.

Sailed the Seringapatam, Poor., for the South
Seas ; the CHEROKEE sloop of war, with the Bri-
tannia under convoy for Portsmouth.—Remain in
the Downs the Princess of Orange, San Domingo,
Audacious, Aboukir, Agincourt, and Monmouth ;
Fisguard frigate ; Cretan, Beagle, Crane, and Echo
sloops of war, and the Furious gun-brig.
JAN. 28.—Came down from the River, the Ma-
riner, Captain HENRICK) for St. Croix; and pe mains
with the ships as per last.—Wind N.E.
YARMOUTH, JAN. 26.

This morning sailed the EXERTION and PINCHER
gun•brigs, with prisoners to Portsmouth. Arrived
from Heligoland, with convoy, the AccrrE gun-brig,
PAZ schooner ; and from Gottenburgh the ALBAN
cutter, Lieutenant WElR.—Ships in the Roads, Roe-
back, l'Amiable, Onyx, Hearty, Britomart, and
Redbreast, gun-brigs.
In the night of tire 24th instant four sailors and a
marine, on the watch on board the RE,DBREAST gun-
brig, took the jolly-boat and made their escape on
shore.—Wind S.E.
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JAN. 28.—Arrived from.a cruize the DESIREE fri-
gate, and the BLAZER gun brig from the Downs.—
Sailed on a cruize the ACUTE and PINCIIER g.un brigs;
and the ALBAN cutter, Lieutenant WEIR, for the
Downs. Wind N. W. with sleet.

Mr. SALT, - Secretary to Lord VALENTIA, who is
gone on a special commission to Abyssinia, arrived
at Mosambique on the 25th of August. Most of the
commercial articles on the Captain's account found a
ready market. Mr. SALT left Mosambique on the
16th September for the Red Sea. It appears that
Bit uc is anomalous monsoon is erroneous. Of Lord
CALEDONIS mission nothing has yet been heard.
We are sorry to say, that no certain accounts have
yet been received respecting the Hono W. F.
EDEN, the son of Lord AUCKLAND, A e
as been
missing ever since Friday se'nnight. He was a young
man of such mild and tranquil habits, so independent
in his circumstances, and living in such happiness
with his parents, that it is hardly possible that any
thing but a fatal accident could be the occasion of his
disappearance. An account, indeed, was received
from Bedfordshire, that a stranger, nearly answering
the description of Mr. EDEN, had been detained by a
Magistrate, under the notion of a temporary derange-
ment, as his manners were singular; and an express is
gone down to see if it be Mr. EDEN; but without hopes,
as no traces of mental infirmity have ever been ob-
served in him. Two bodies have been found, one in the
Thames, and one in the New River,but neither of them
prove to he that of the gentleman sougoilt for. Placards
are posted up every where, offering a reward of 100
guineas to discover him alive, or of 50 guineas if n
accident il4ll 4ye harecacd to biro,

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LAW 1141TELLIGENCE.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JAN.I.S.

On a motion for a rule to sheercause why a new
trial should not be granted, on the ground of exces,
sine &images, &err, at the Sittings after last Thin,
against a mate of an East-Indiaman, for an assault

Cord thief Justice MANSWIELD took the opportu•
nitY of observ'ng, that the East-India Directors ought
to be advised :o instruct their Officers to be more hu.
mane, and rot to commit such outrages. They
ought to make out a code of direction, which then.
sea-officers should be obliged to abide by. He wa!
sorry to see those actions so prevalent—There
one, a few days ago. in the Court of Kip g's Banal,
Finn o. Williamson, which added to the catalogue of
cruelties perpetrated by the Company's servants;
and the defence set up, by procuring two witnesses
to swear to what they did not see, was an aggrava.
tion of the case.—Rule refused.