The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-08-07 00:00:00

MILITARY ANECDOTES

SIR SYDNEY SMITH.—At the battle of Alexandria, an
aid-de-camp of General Craddock, in carrying his orders,
had his horse killed under him, and begged permission of
Sir Sydney to mount a horse belonging to his orderly dra-
goon. As Sir Sydney was turning round to give the order
to dismount, a cannon shot took off the poor fellow's head.
" This," said the Admiral, " settles the question ; Major,
the horse is at your service."
SIR RALPH ABERCROMBIE AND SIR SYDNEY SMITH.—
Sir Ralph found himself alone and surrounded by French
Dragoons ; one of them charged and overthrew the veteran
commander. In an attempt to cut him down, the old man,
nerved with a momentary strength, seized upon the uplifted
sword and wrested it from his assailant, while a Highland
soldier transfixed the dragoon with his bayonet. The first
officer who came up was Sir Sydney Smith, who, having
broken the blade of his own sabre, received from Sir Ralph
the weapon of which be had despoiled the French Hussar.
In this skirmish Sir Ralph his mortal wound. What has
become of this sword, now Sir Sydney is dead ? It ought to
be inquired after and deposited as a relic.

FEMALE HERoISM.—At the siege of Malajorda the fire of
forty-eight guns and mortars was concentrated on this little
fort. The troops fell fast. During this tremendous fire, a
drum boy was• ordered to fetch water from the well. The
child hesitated ; a serjeant's wife, called Ritson, instantly
caught up the bucket, crossed the line of fire, and, though
the cord which held the vessel was cut by a shot, she filled
and brought it safely back to the wounded men who were
lying in the casemate.
A BOY HERO.—At .the seige of Acre, Sir Sydney Smith
was attended by a young middy of the name of Bourne, a
boy about eleven or twelve years old. The enemy were
throwing stones of a very large size from cannon of an enor-
mous calibre, with which they did great execution among
the assailants. One of these stones fell so close to young
Bourne, that Sir Sydney turned round in full expectation of
seeing him a corpse. The boy, however, stood unhurt and
undaunted close to where the stone had fallen and broken
into a thousand pieces with its force and weight.' " A nar-
row escape, Bourne," said Sir Sydney. " Yes, Admiral,"
said the youngster, "but a miss is good as a mile." Sir
Sydney was so struck by the coolness of the boy, that he de-
sired him to take up a piece of the stone, and when he wanted
anything to come to him with it. Some few years afterwards,
employed, young Bourne, now
when Sir Sydney was again
some 16 years of age, took the stone to Sir Sydney, at the
Admiralty, who immediately took him on board his own ship
—and within a few months he was almost shot to pieces in
cutting a vessel out of an enemy's harbour.
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THE PRAYER Boos;.—In a campaign it is usual to dispose
of the effects of any other officer who is killed, by auction.
After the battle of Salamanca, among other articles, a prayer
book was put up, on which the auctioneer said—" He who
buys this lot must be a brave man, for it is the fourth time
I have put it up to sale within the !list month."

THE WHALE FisilEny.—The Greenland whale fishery,
we regret to say, has turned out almost a total failure this
season. The Dundee Chronicle of yesterday week says—
" We have been favoured with the perusal of a letter, dated
from Aberdeen, on Tuesday, of which the following is an
extract Just on leaVing Peterhead this morning, the Jo-
seph Green, from Greenland, arrived with three or four fish.
He landed the master of the Perseverance, of Peterhead, and
with whom I had a moment's conversation, as the mail was
just about starting. He lost his ship (crew saved) on the
3d May, and reports the fishing a total failure. Skis mostly
all clean. Friendship, of your port, in the number.' " The
Dundee Courier of Tuesday week further states—" Ott
Tuesday last the following vessels arrived at Peterhead :
Joseph Green, 4 fish and 2770 seals ; Ranger, 1500 seals •
Resolution, 2 fish and 6 seals ; Union, 2100 seals ;
1 fish, 1990 seals. The Superior arrived on Wednesday,
with 1140 seals. Only 11 fish had been killed at the Green-
land fishery this season.

Celt, Clarke, from Rio de Janeiro at ditto.
Feronia, Wallace, from St. Domingo and Falmouth at ditto.
Promotheus (steamer), from Malta at Marseilles Ist Aug. with
the overland mail on board that left Bombay, 22d June, and is due
in Liverpool, sth Aug. ,
Perseverance, Franco, hence at Oporto, 27th July. .
Feliz Destins; Luz, hence at ditto the 27th.
Janet Gibson, Gibson, hence at Copenhagen.
Nautilus, Graff, and Maria, Sievert, hence at Hainburgh.

Hemline, Pottlich, hence at Swinnemunde.
Argestes, Hannah; Johanna and Heinrich, Hartwig; Concordia,
Strackholder, and Johannes, Hagen, hence at St. Petersburgh.
Lydia Jane, Richardson, hence at St. Petersburgh at Elsineur.
John Lee, Jackson, from Catania, ht Belfast.
Jim, Atkins, from Quebec at Cork.

Sir Allan M.Nabb, Press, from St. John, N.B. at Londonderry
Victory, Jarvis, front Messina at Warren Point.
Ripley, Steward, sailed from Hamburgh for Calcutta 30th July,
Rachel, Scott, sailed from Douglas for Calcutta 3d Aug.

Lord William Bentinck from London, and the Lord Castlereagh
from Karrack, both with troops, were wrecked off Bombay harbour
17th June ; 28 of the crew of the former, 7 passengers, and 65
soldiers were lost, and only 70 out of 200 persons on board the
Lord Castlereagh were saved. •
Shakspeare, hence for New York, was spoken 28th July off the
Saltees.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 6.—Wind S.S.E.

&MED.—Aberdeen, Andrews, for Quebec—Enfield. Hubbard,
for Dordt—Azores Packet, Peters, for Gibraltar—Dispatch, Cal-
lingten, for Harlingen—Statira, Williams. for Leghorn—Glasgow,
Thompson, for Quebec and Montreal—Superb, Mowatt, for Riga—
Queen, Huggins, for St. John. N.B.—Swallow, Wilson, for Dordt—
Spencer, Losh, for Rio Janeiro—John Francis, Cotter, for Deme-
rara—St. Petersburg, Frask, for Boston—Jamaica , Dirt, for Bahia
—Ontario, Jameson, for New Orleans—Wm. Carey, Glenday, for
Monte Video—Vixen, Turley, for the Cape of Good Hope—Samuel
Robertson, Swift, for New Bedford—Ambassador, Tate, for
Charlotte Town—Tautivy, Wilson, for Dordt— and Martha Wash-
ington, Tyler, for New York.

Great Western, (steamer) from Bristol to New York, was spoken
Jyth July, in long. 22
England, -, hence oft Bic

VESSELS ENTERED FOR LOADING
(SINCE OUR LAST PUBLICATION.)

EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, Sre
Canopus, J Titherington, 3OS Batavia and Sincapore,

Brodie & COtesworth
J Aikin & Son

Casiiopea, J Pressley,

324 Calcutta,

NEW SOUTH WALES.
Nerio, 388 Launceston and Sydney,
Eshelby, Rowett Sr Co
WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA.

Johnstone. T T Spence, 436 Demerara, Sandbach, Tinne & Co
Woodstock, J Austin, 300 Demerara, Boyd & Brown
Barbadian, I W Haghes, 245 Jamaica, A Cliff & Son
Jackson, J Jackson, 273 Trinidad and Campeachy,

Imrie & Tainlinson
Calista, C I'4'llW, 202 Honduras, D Buchanan & Son
Elizabeth Wood, 1i45 Jamaica, W Rose & Co
Albion, M SDowley, 146 Demerara, J W Brooke
Michael, H Christoffers, 100 Cape Hayti, C G Weber &Co
SOUTH AMERICA.
Golden Fleece, M Hubbnck, 312 Pernambuco,
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Nickels & Henderson
Gipsey, F F Cressweli, 378 Maranham, Moon Brothers
Margaret Elizabeth, N 11I'Iver, 142 Bahia, Higgins & Co
Liebe, G N Sharland, ig3 Rio Janeiro, Imrie & Tomlinson
Mary Queen of Scots, IV Killey, 245 Pernambuco, J Holdwell

UNITED STATES.
Sobieski, C Emerson, 599 New Orleans, W Quayle
Braganza, T Bennett, 469 New Yolk, Baring Brothers & Co
Hannibal, 0 It Murnford, 423 New York, Phelps, James &Co
Manco, Mikels, 348 Bath, G B Brown
Laurens, Pattison, 430 Boston, C R Simpson & Co
Tiger, R Baker, 600 New Orleans, Orford, Ramsden & Co
Richard Anderson, T Bennett, 597 Virginia, W H Gilliat
Bombay, It P Gay, - 530 New Orleans, Focke & Boult
Elizabeth Dennison, R Post, 560 New York, Focke & Boult
Arkansas, E S Dennis, 575 New York, F Donovan
Nile, S B Kenney, 316 New York, J Calder & Ml• Nichol
Garrick, A S Palmer, 950 New York, Brown, Shipley & Co
St. Louis, J Power, 344 Philadelphia, G Brown &,Co
Charles, T S Coffin, 400 Portsmouth, Orford, Ramsden & Co
Stirling, T Saunders, 403 Wiscasset, Isaac, Low & Co
Louvre,'D P Penhallow, 373 Charleston, Ewart, Myers &Co
BRITISH AMERICA.
Devereux, J Banton, 425 Quebec, C Chaloner & Co
James Dean-, D Wilson, 394 Montreal, Eshelby, Rowett & Co
Humber, J Wlldredge, 484 Miramiehi, Holderness & Ceilton
Lockwoods, —, Stephens, 806 Quebec, J & G Lockwood
Victoria, W Benniston, p 0 Newfoundland, Graham & Taylor
Ninian Lindsay, J Wilson, 327 St. Andrew, N.B.
Cannon, Miller & co
Queen, E H Huggins, 889 St. John, N.B. Gibbs, Bright & Co
Glenview, R Salters, 645 Quebec, Amey, Catto & Co
Isabella, W Campbell, 155 Quebec, Bahr, Behrend & Co
Alexander, J Young, 165 Montreal, Eshelby & Co
Faside, Craig, 572 Dalhousie, Rankin, Gilmour & Co
EUROPE.

Ocean, W Barnes, 145 Dordt and St. Petersburg,
Bahr, Behrend & Co
Mary Ann, T Gilles, 89 Messina and Palermo, J Martin
Susan, R James, 79 Marseilles, Bahr, Behrend & Co
Artuose, J Wade, 127 Dordt and Elsinore, A F Moore
Samuel Ann, G Buckingham, 83 St. Übes, E Marwood, Son &Co
Nora Creina, J Pentreatb, 163 Syra and Constantinople,

M & A Wilkin
Chamois, I-1 Cundy, 195 Lisbon, Cotesworth & Wynne
Crescent, R Thomas, 92 Marseilles, F R Grote
Eliza, B R Wygen, 90 Rotterdam, Bahr, Behrend & Co
Superb, H Mowat, 107 Riga, Campbell & Rudd
Diadem, R Iron, 157 Leghorn, J Bibby & Son
Louisa, II Ringe, 145 Dordt, - Bahr, Behrend & Co
Fairy Queen, E Hart, B3 Hambro', Bahr, Behrend & Co
pispatch, K Carlington, ' 74 Ilarlingen, Cram, Smith & Co

LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET, AUGUST 4.
(From the Circular of Messrs. James Scott and Son.)
Since Tuesday last the imports of Grain, Flour, and Oatmeal
from Ireland, Coatsways, and from Foreign ports have again been
only to a very trivial extent ; and, during the past week, the
weather has been more genial and favourable for securing the crops
of Hay, and for the prcgress of those Grain towards maturity ; we
have, in consequence, experienced a continuance of languor in the
demand, and although the recent importers and holders have not
been very eager sellers, purchases have been made to a small extent
of almost every article in the Coin trade, excepting Barley for
grinding, at a decline equal to about Is per garter, and of about
6d to 1a per sack and per barrel on Flour and Oatmeal, and this
remark is applicable to the market at Manchester, and to all those
around of the past week.
The duty on Barley, Indian Corn, and Buck Wheat was increased
on Friday is dd per quarter, and there is no alteration in that of
any other Grain ; but it is now quite certain that on Friday next
the duty on Wheat will be reduced to 13s Sd per quarter, and on
Flour to Ss sid per barrel; and it is confidently anticipated that
on Friday the 14th inst. the duty will be further reduced to los Sd
per quarter, and ds 5d per barrel; there has in consequence been a
fair demand for both articles in bond, and several parcels, here
and on the passage, have recently changed hands at fully our last
quotations.
At this day's market, there was but a very thin attendance of
millers and dealers, who bought very sparingly and timidly only
for immediate wants, and though a decline fully equal to that above
stated was submitted to on every article in the Corn trade, the
transactions were of a very small extent ; the weather continues as
fine as possible for the crops.

Wil SAT; per 701bs s. d. s. d. INDIAN CORN, '4> 48016.
English
Scotch 9 4 10 3 White 48 0 50 0
Irish 6 4 8 0 BEAN s, per quarter.

Bonded - 46 0 52 0
Baittev, per qr. Irish 44 0 46 0
English 37 0 38 0 Pzas, Grey 3B 0 42 0
Chevalier 3B 0 41 o White 42 0 46 0
Scotch, per 801 b. 4 6 5 0 SHIP BREAD, per 1121 b.

Thomas Pickford, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, builder.
Edward Bentley, Manchester, tea-dealer.
Thomas Watts, Manchester. victualler.
James Proctor and Hamlet Appleby, Longport, Staffordshire.
John Kenyon Wiuterbottom, Heaton Norris, Lancashire.
Joshua Russell, Manchester, muslin-manufacturer.
Thomas Wright, Newcastle-upon• Tyne, ship-broker.
Samuel Eastment, Bradford, Wiltshire, farmer.
Thomas Andrews, Wednesbury, Staffordshire. builder.
William Jones, Carnarvon, currier.
Richard Ellis, Marichester, laceman.
DIVIDENDS.
Aug. 25. J. C. Fuchs, Finsbury-square, merchant—Aug. 25.
J. Harrop, Saddleworth, Yorkshire, clothier—Aug. 25. J. Boyd,
Welbeck-street, St. Marylebone, London, ironmonger—Aug. 15.
J. Man, Brickhill•laue, Upper Thames-street, London, wholesale
ironmonger—Aug. 25. S. Ruffel, Greenwich, linen draper—Sept. 3.
J. T. Peacock, Sheffield, cutler—Sept. 3. T. Hardcastle, Sheffield,
printer—Aug. 27. J. Hanghton, Blackburn, Lancashire, cotton-
spinner—Aug. 31. J. Seville and J. Wright, Oldham, cotton-spinners
Aug. 26. W. Wrigley and J. T. Wrigley, Ovenden, Yorkshire, silk
waste-spinners—Aug. 98. J. Newell, Shinden, Yorkshire, worsted-
manufacturer—Aug. 26. J. lkin, Roehead, Yorkshire, merchant—
Aug. 28. T. Barnett, jun., Wolverhampton, ironmonger—Aug. 27.
E. Cock, Plymouth, linen draper—Aug. 26. T. W. Powell, heath,
Glatnorganshire, money-scrivener—Aug. 25. W. Ellam, Ashborne,
Derbyshire, tobacco-manufacturer—Aug. 28. C. Paltreynian, Man-
chester, calico-printer—Aug. 27. J. W. Hunt, Liverpool, lamp-
manufacturer—Aug- 31. B.Franklin,