The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-02-05 00:00:00

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NAPAL ISTELLJUILVCS.

Nu., Fri. 4.—Cense down from Ibilhiieer; La Belle
Alli:lnee :and Z I.mster,Thompson, for l'ape of Da d
Hope t and the Perseverance, lark, fir the thmith Seas.
Arrive And sailed for the river, the Charlotte, Apple-
too, front Virginia.
Ponrssoot•ru. Fas. 4.—.lrrived the Prince Leopold,
from Weymooth ; Mary An, Rom. from Waterford,
and the *tail cutter, from a cruise. Sailed the Harland,
Wove, for Jamaica; and Itedlsp, for 1401111011.
PLT31104.7111, Fen. 3.--L.Sailed the Ann, Brace, for St.
Kitts; Denmark Hill, Polio, for Pernambuco; Friend-
ship, Weeks, for St. Michael's, and Mary, Brown, for
JAusaie.a.

Bast:wants, F. 3.—The Alexander, Burns, for St.
Johns, Newfoundland, ran into this port, very leaky,'
having experienced very bad weather on her Taves,.
DIRTMOUTN, Fan. 3.—Arrived the French brig, St.'
Joseph, Farreni of Cette, from Marseilles to Dunkirk,
very leaky, and with loss of sails, boats, &c.
Dome, Fan. 4 —Arrived the Mercury, 'fon-ells, from'
Lisbon, for London, with loss of bulwarks, bo its, and,
very leaky. The Antonia Osterband, (roust
Smyrna, for Amsterdam, has been supplied with an:
anchor, cable, and sails, and proceeded on her voyage.
Ltvgaroot., Fan. 3.—Arrived the Margaret, Anna
Phillips, front Cakutts; South Boston, Campbells, frotn:i
t barlston ; sailed 3d Jan.—Thor 1, Brewer, fr. a Sayan
nab, sailed 10th Jan.; and Columbia, Sitermsti, -
Philadelphia ; sailed 26th Dee.

It is reported by a Gentleman front St. Louis, that, on
the night of the 17th instant, a snob collected in that'
town, and, after driving from their posts the guards
which had been stationed around the gaol, attacked the
gaol with crows, picks, &c: and almost demolished it;
when they proceeded to disencumber the prisoners of
their fetters, which they accomplished, and set the pri-
loners, to the number of eight or ten, at liberty, they
dispersed in the most perfect order. What is wore re-
markable than any thing else-, that of the mob, consist-
ing of two of three hundred persons, no one has, as yet,
►een recognised as ha►ing been engaged in the affair.
It Is understood that only four or five of the prisoners
were confined for capital Offences.

The Earl of Thanet bred a sheep which wa
slaughtered at Maidstone lest week, when it
weighed thirteen stone one pound, and after bein.
dressed and the bones picked clean, they o
weighed five pounds one ounce.
A STEAM COACH.—An advertisement ins Dublin
paper of Monday last, rumounces that on the Ist
day of Match, a new-invented coach, impelled by Aram
and air-pressure, it to leave the Moira Hotel, Saeltrille
street, at 30 minutes past seven o'clock is the troaerting,
and deliver passengers and luggage io Belfast at net
o'clock ; to remain 40 minutes at Belfast, sad read,
Dublin again at sine o'clock. Its motion Is egoist to
Irish miles an hour. The roaches are mounted on Mr
Bellingham's patent axles. his added that the proprie
tor, hating an exclusive patent. will neither take mail
nor use horses, therefore no delay ftum post-ofilees o
toll-gates can ocenr. Subjoined to the advertisement is
certificate, dated Glasgow, Jan. 1, and signed by two en
gineers and one inill-troglut, statimig that they bad trio
Mr. Ilellingham's new invented steam preset, on th
most billy road within twenty miles of that town ; tba
it impelled a coach loaded for the purpose, weighing
all four tons, at the rate of twenty Rnglish miles in on(
hour, without any inconvenience except the airing of th.
nave of the wheel. One ones steered ft wfitlttikas, aW
they consider it the safest and best mode of impelling a
carriage ever invented, and net so liable to accident as s
carriage drawn by horses.
The banks of the old Bedford and Stoke rivers.
of Berroway lode, and Lakenheath fen, have given
way, and many thousand acres of land are now in-1
nnciated. It is singularly 'unfortunate that these disc'
trons events should Inure taken place at a time when th.
fen (*tuners are labouring under severe distresses (rout
the failure of their crops last season, and the lainentabh
depression of agricultural produce, now so generalll
complained of. We understand that the Fanßrink cu-
ts nearly completed, and that the works required to be
done to preserve the navigation of the nvers will I e
executed in the course of the ensuing sulainer.—Nearl,
thirty years have rolled away since this grand work wit
projected, and we trust that, ere another winter has
elapvml, the Due* will have changed her course, and the
Redford level will have felt the beneficial erects so con
(Wendy predicted to result from it.—Happy will it be
for the fen farmers, if these expectations should lw
realized, and happy shall we be, to he spared the painfui
task of recording an instance of a breach of bank.
AFFLUENT M ENDICTTT.—Last week a man, who
calls himself Ralph Massey, was apprehended in Leeds
I begging from door to door, when it appeared he ha.
concealed about his person 3d guineas, 311 shilliegs, and
' dine-pence. He was examined before time Magistrates,
and committed to Wakefield House of Coereetion.

DRIIPARATE AFFRAY WITII A GANG OF Sattmoutna.—.
On Monday evening, as Mr. Moantbeld, Chief Wheel
on the Preventive station at Fe!phew in the county oe
Sussex, in company with Richard Hakenden, and other'.
was proceeding on duty, within the guards of Fe'phut
and Little Hampton, they discovered a large body o!
smugglers on the beach of Felphani-tnill, together Witt
a cutter; they immediately proceeded to take posse 4
sion of her, which, after a considerable resistance, the;
succeeded in doing. and discovered her to be laden wit.
liftpthree large tubs of foreign rum, spirits, and othei
contraband goods. She is called the Fly, of Heating/
A regular seizure being made, the smugglers for a time
abandoned her; but having augmented their anniben,
they rallied, and commenced a desperate attack on Mr.
Momitfleld and his party, with large knives, measuring I
foot and a half in length, of the shape of daggers. Thi
conflict was severe, and for a considerable time doubtful
In the affray, Oskenden was thrown ottt of the boat inf.
the sea, bat the officers were ultimately successful, not.
withstanding their lives were i• the greatest danger fot
a length of tune. The smugglers again retreated. A
possession of the prize being secured. the cargo was
placed in the safe custody of the Collector at Chichester.
who has transmitted the circumstances to the Commis•
aionera of Customs, and a large reward is offered for the
apnrebeusion of the offenders.
YORK Vcaszt. BUIINT.—The Ripon, Captain J. Lei
thaw, from London to York, with groceries, &c.. took
fire at sea, oring to the breakinz of a bottle of oil of
vitriol. on Tuesday night, about twelve o'clock, Iv.
miles northward of l'arsooth, and was totally burst.
The Captali and crew with ilillornlty saved their lives
by getting Into the boat. solvers taken on board a
brig. hound to Shields, and landed at Bridlington.
Eitrioattra Itoossal AND IDFSCOVERT.—Messrs. Fait
and Co. seed merchants, in Blackmanitreet. Hormel'.
have lately been wished to a great Amount. They found
their stork daily decrease, bat they could not make it
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est bow Ir juepelt y was taken away; the)•,
poets, er eyed a owe*, of women to clean►e 4110 +Leeds.
and - Agin falling upon them, tit.. parish constable.
wee,' sent fur, and when the srnnr••n left their empli
t)e'y were separately searched ninth three tif thrm wive
and a quantity of area, . !sr,* ralirta or bar,
which they contr:ved, to Casten round their waists watt
strings. They it ere Ciken to Unit) .tarred
the offence, aid cumnisted.