The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-09-14 00:00:00

NI L 'STE L 7,101: NG

PLTDIMOTEII SEPT. I.2.—The Ship that wee
brought in here yesterday, by ihe.Dreadoought, is
cutler Spanish colours, , eallt.ll the iiiitanio Maria
Captain Aspitaga, supposed to have been fr 'l,!
neriffe, bound to London, laden with batilia, wal
captured by a rhumb ifriiateer ens her passae.,
This ship was cut Out frettr.lf small harbour near
klshant, on Sunday WV, 'by the boats of the
Dreadnought, with great loss on our part ; shelta4l
one master's mate, two midshipmen, and twelre sea.
men and marines killed ; and two lieutenards, two
midshipmen, and 26 seamen and marines woundn,l,
one since dead. Two boats were cut adrift by the
fire of the enemy, and went on shore, and several
mess made prisoners. This ship was moored ulaiz
half pistol shot of the s!toree and protected by the
fire of upwards of 500 troops, posted on the beat!,
and behind rocks, who kept up a constant Ere
on the boats during the time the ship was bring.
ing out, which was upwards of an hour,.
The privateer which captured this ship eras iyjug et
anchor in a creek about •a mile from whence this
.ship was cut out, and it was at first intended to
have attacked her also, but obliged to desist from
the loss of so many men.

Sailod the Mariner guo.brig, with o fleet for lb.
Downs.

Arrived the Mary and Elizabeth, Jillard, froo
Waterford ; the Jane, Dartou ; Mayflower, W.
Hams ; Active, Webb ; Hope, Bryant ; Countess
Mexborough; Davies ; Mercury, Smerdon ;-Joseph
and Mary, Marshall ; Victory, Bowden ; and tha
Favourite sloop of war, from a croize.

PORTSMOTJTII, SEPT. 13.—Arrived the Revenge,
of 74 guns, Hon. Charles Paget, from the blockade
of Cherburgh.

Sailed the Leyden, 64, troop.siiip, with 100 of
the 2.oth Light Dragoons, for Sicily.

Arrived the Iklaceaonian and Sallohow: frigates
from the Downs ; and the Bearer sloop, froze
Chatham. •
Arrived the Papillon,' tram the Downs.
Sailed the Matilda, Caltain
m Ross, for Bengal.
The 50th Regiment commenced embarking at
eCty.tight this morning on board the Toni ant, 80,
f•Jr Lisbon,
ItARWICirtESsr,X), 4rratassit494 •
Arrived here this= the 'outwaril.hotieJ
Baltic ileot, with trifling datums* iu oa‘las and
chors.
The Trial cattLiti, '..ixtibtotol4ll. tens, is said to
have come for the purpaie of hgng converted ioto
a guard..huat ; it Is als6 said that she is to be moor.
ed off tho mouth of the kaAsnur, the Most hand.
oils place in the whole lins4(.the British cluastfor
being run down. " ;:i•S
It is surprisingt, that wilt! a system of retrench,
ment and cecociumy is going on, so useless a bur,
then should be added to the Customhouse locum.
brances in this port, where there are two gallop',
with five people each, !wholly sufficient to Jr. ths
-duty, and more ; and a seller, wish seven people,
late' of the Are; us, that has not earned IGI. these
two years, and custupweids of seven guineas per
week.

One Malt, late matter's mate, hanged himself on
Monday. He had been transferred to a boat, after
a length of service, without' increase of par, %hich
prayed upon his spiriti;
In short, if any abuses ems( they ought to be re
medied, and no borough interest should prevent it.
A trivial inquiry would prove its necessity.

Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, Prineeres
cals•rA and SOPHIA, took an airing in Windsor
Park till twelve o'clock. The Royal Party were
accompanied by Lady L'r.v, Lords WAr.siNowtat,
ITARDINGE, and WINCHELSEA, Generals FITZROL
and WI-py Alto, and Colonel TA vt.ott.
The princess AMELIA remains much the same If
she has been for some days past.
Mr. SHERIDAN'S audience of the KING was to
represent to •his MAJESTY the obstacles that had
been set ep against his dormant patent, and to pray
for his Royal protection, as an arrangement had
Hbeen Made 'with
.the Drury.lane Citntpaily to per.
form it the Lyceum. His MAJE6TY received Mr.
Sutaseate most graciously.: - •
Iwer*.—We have -seen several private letter,
from India, which express serious epprehensionsof
to the state and prospects of that part of our Em-
pire. Those missionaries two, in the ardour 14
their zeal for proselytism,, forget the spirit of their
religion, and resort to fraud and force for the pro-
pagation of Chr,stianity, continue to irritate the
natives: The alarm among the Hindoos is oni-
versally obvious. Mean time UONAPARTS Is
stated to have a variety of active agents en.
deasottring to promote this alarm, and excite the
people to his purposes ; but such statements are co-
titled to rib atteulibn. 'Why attribute to the agents
of BoxiirAitTE, or of any foreign Government,
ithose,cOnsequences which naturally flow from that
System which oil!. own Government tolerates vid
"linCtiuragrs. if our Government will insult the
religion, or outrage the prejudices of any peoPles
whether In Jodie or in -Ireland, or in arty other
r part Of the Empire, they must expect the hatred
of that people. But still, Mr. PERCEYtL, is or.
of that people. lint stilt, Mr. PEI:CEVA LI in usr!
dee •to :secure volts dm House of Caesium's 011
reld to tir•ipirit of sem 'ship—v(l4i otripize tho
ranjerious -Influence or the thisdettalo4 or Wilt
stud the equally lejurious ascendraiii U./ the prri''
diers'in ltelinsd—wili put tilt: lit'riser of his till"
imminent In hostile fallly aveipst the religion of I
V!" ptoportion of Il q Kitipjs subjects.—Opt ,
the letters from India-conraiits a iiiatemeut that tki
44live Ills Oops riarticipate of -.tire alarm created 1)1
'fie conduct of the rnissioua'ria t IkVO4;:ettlea„:
J rumour of the uuruing of a atiasioal
by the natives. •