The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-08-24 00:00:00

N.4Y.IL INTELLIGENCE,

Auo. I,.—The Dsaterm:* gun-brig arrived in tee
Downs last night, with a convoy of transports from Ports-
'l4llth, buund ttf Flushing.
lEarly this ourairsg, his hlikjesty's ship Argo, Captai
DWlty, ratted for Portsmouth, and sow (3 P. M.) the Des.
torsos and transports which arrived last night, are getting
(wader a eiAh to pracned to the Eastward.
17416 hlajesty's ships sad the untward-bound remain as per
It.
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The following Letter from Beach -Head will
iroril a striking I)Yo-
?Aural superior-o,y of -.Englant her la6cnsiite
element—the OCEAN !! I - • • •
" usAcinflatAp; AuG.
'" This morning jt ua: tti itne‘ to the easy capture of two
olf this place by a lugger privateer; carrying gas,•
Which itiancliately sailed fur the Freuch.coast altagethrp,':
Privateers are cootimally luriiq,; about this, sad the asiaho.
biouriag coast a frigate it stationed oft !lasting', but of
use; it is a WWI usurtifyitig &Celle to an Englishman to view
from hii own shores the audacity of a Freschutait—the Navy
we poises; bciag mere that sufficieat to keep them in their
own ports fat the see here every day *nate disgrace prac-
tised upon oar's; it is eapected, and so doubt is eutrisained
try the officer at the tythicoO been* that to-marrow mina'.
nt tpe $Ae Privateer. )11 appear of the coast. About an
Hoer after the caphste.atar :o.* wasters love iu il.ght :part of
*Lich would inevitably hive s wired the same fat!. The
Admiralty is catre.ucly neglectful, and the Countrylastly
calls aloud for explanatioo.—A few cutters would beep email'
the caitt--ofor * ant. •of which Oar mays* mad our
enstairy is insulted. It is to be oaserved, *at *iv/hare of
on use oil this coast. • •
" o'Clock, P. W.—Two more priossteersAlim
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appeAred in view, and about 15 ail of colt:tiers Palo 0'414
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From Newhaven also several !often to Cm)
same tune have bgen ree,ived :

" NEWHAVEN, Arc:. 24.
" Not a day has passed for mote than a week, without ast
♦nemy's erniscr being in sight of this place; and there ar>♦
•flea three or roar large luggen, which Katie taken semi*
"was. Yesterday evening three privateer were insight ;
and as the Oporto Beet passed in the night without cansuy,-
there is no doubt that many will be missing, as the privateers
might capture as many as they could man. I saw one of the
privateers this mona.ag capture a galliot and a whooping with
which she bore away to leeward. Twenty sail of vessels
are now in sight, and we babe not obseised a British cruiser
f.ir a considerable time."
" CUSTOM HOUSE, NEWHAVEN, .Ave:2l,

4, We have the pleasure of ioforming )uu tbat Ihe Life.
boat traitor infinite service :ast hrinning in the sloop
.Illiance, of We)mouth, Jona P..* acs, :.:gear, Lulea wish
Portland stone, for th .t place I and very likely saw d her
from the tiara; of the enemy, as three priv Iteen were off 111;1
port: and had not t me sloop been brutight in through the es.
ertioos of the branch pilots, &c. of this port, she certainly
roast have met with great damage, or have been taken.

(Signed)

"H. HARRISON, Col.
" J. B. STONE, Comp."

TILE CU WC V.

His MAJEITT arrived yesterday from Windsor,
at the Queen's Palace, where he was received by
the Dukes of YoRIL, KENT, and CC,ABIRLasro.
Soon after two, his MAJEsTy lipid a Private Le.
see, which was attended by--
The Archbishop of einterbarr; the Duke of Portlmola
MWeatmuria..J, Liverpool, arid Ilarrovrbv; Vbco unt
etra;•: ' • L irdi Mu;grave, L!veson Goner. and ileAtisi•
Bell; Lord Arden (in waitiog); Sir David pandas; Mk
Can:l.o4 4 Mr. eereevai i and Dlr. Grcv-111 (Groom to
walling.)
The following had the poseur of being pre-
sented to his M AieSTe:— •
Rear- Admiral Stopfurd, on his marriage, by the Ifoo-
Wellesley Pole.
Ilis Maicerr afterwards held a Privy Cuunci
and gave audience to the Duke of Poftetetelf,
and the rest of the Cabinet Ministers, and at.
half-past five hi 4 'MAJESTY left town for Windsor.
Egham Races commence on Tuesday neat.—
Fifty-seven huises are entered fur the three days
spurt.
To cement peace between the Courts of France,
Bavaria and 'Austria, a marriage has beeo pro-
jected between the Prince of 13avaitta and the
Archduchess LotIISA of AUSTRIA.
At a Court of Aldermen, on Monday last, his
Grace the Deka: of Norfolk was nomivated Mayor
of Gloucester fur the ensuing year.
On Monday the Corporation of the City of
Hereford dined with Cul. Foley, M.P. for that
County, at Stoke.
Yesterday a great numiicr of stage wings, and
other scenery, vivre conveyed in waggons to Co-
vent-garden Theatre. Mauy of them were 22 feet
in height.
The circumstances attending the surrender of
Bats, or St. Martin's, mentioned in the last dis.
patches from Lord CIIATUAN, are said to have
been as follow :—t'le A party of the Guards, con.
sisting or about 30, who had strolled from the
army at• Goes, the night after the surrender d
that place, finding uu obstruction, proceeded 'dung
the %Vali on the smith coast of South Bevelaud,
and arrived unexpectedly at the Fort, when the
Governor, taking them fur a detachment from the
main army, spiked the guns, and deserted it wits
the garrison. Ott finding themselves iii possession
of so important a place, one of them returned to
acquaint General Hone with the circumstance,
who immediately ordered down several engineers
with the means of defence. In the mean time,
the Officer comaianding at Achterbrook, knowing
the importance of tile situation to the further ope.
rations of the British army, and disappointed at
its surrender, oithout either tiring a gun, or as.
curtaining the number of its assailants, °Mere,' it
to be attacked by several gun-boats, with a view
to retake ii, five of which were driven on shore
and burnt, and the rest were deserted by their
crews. Nut calculating on the British army] ad.
vencing so rapidly, the greater part of the,garri.
son, and the whole of the ammunition, .hard *era
drawn off to Flushing, and was to hay , ' aftre-
placed on the following day ; so thath not
been [rum the abuse circumstance, the vin Wr Id,
kat
nu doubt, have been detained a consider' ima

(made cokes the appointment of 30 or 40 additional no doubt, have been detained a considearpttne •
to
,_„ Clerks. It produces, on an average, 5001. a day ;in reducing it, as it is allowed by all nsiliinry wee
"iers and it Is calculated that, in 40 years, the value of to be a place of great strength, haves been
!id* is the fee..,iniple of England will, by this tai oily) Wit pery)osely for the protection of the mat five
Day pass through the hands of Govortuncat! Of the Scheldt." • - .". ':