The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-12-22 00:00:00

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of his eountry are, however, too ►ell known to
to let the inhabitants sulfcr the trick to be !Aged
off with success.

A latter from Dever, of yesterday's date, says,

" Daring thew bole of to-day, vre have been in expecta-
" tiim Of tine arrival of Alt% Y YZ, the Austrian Hessen-
" ger, from London, on his return to Frame. A vessel has
" been ordered to be in readiness to receive bun.

•' The Secretary to the American Miuitter, it it said, will
" accompany Mr. M•Y NS to France."

ON this subject great secrecy, eillier real or af-
fected, has hitherto been preserved, and nothing
has yet transpired to enable us to form any decided
opinion. We continue in the belief, that the as-
semblage at Paris has, for its object, a negeciation
for a General Pacification. And we lamest to say,
we yet see no reason to alter our opinion of the
probable conduct of our Ministers.

It was reported yesterday in the city, that the
answer which had b.•n given to the overture from
France was likely to lead to a Nuguciation ; and
it was even said that it is in contemplation to ap-
point an eminent Diplomatic Character to conduct
the discussions on the part of this country.
Ships contiane to drop in from Walcheren.—A
transport arrived onWesisicolay at Yarmouth,with
horses. The Gambier vitter iv also arrived, which
place she l.ft on the 15th lust. and brings an ac-
count that our shipping have not suffvred so much
by the late bad weather as was supposed.

On the 17th tilt. a fleet of about 130 vessels
sailed from Car!scrolls, under convoy of the Si.
George. Three ships, which parted in a gale of
wind in thcCattegat, have arrived at Leith. The
bulk of the Convoy may be daily expected.
Of the missing East India ships, the Es-
per-intent, Glory, and Lord Nelson, are consi.
dered lost ; the Glory, Captain H. BILTOR, is
supposed to have gone to the bottom, on the
20!It November, 1808, after sun set ; she was last
seen by the Phoenix Indianian, in a tremendous
gale in the Indian Ocean.
A heavy gale of wind was experienced at Mar.
tinique in the latter end of October. The Forti-
tude, fur London, which was driven on shore on
the 13th, and a vessel, called the Isabella, were
totally lost; an American vessel, and three
schooners, driven on shore; and the Magdaline
lost part of her masts. _ _ _

A letter from Gibraltar states the loss of the
Spanish army in the battle of Deana to amount to
about 5000 killed and wounded, and 8000 taken
prisoners. The French had about 1500 killed
and wounded, and were twice repulsed pith great
loss in their attacks on the Spanish right wing.
The Danish Government, to make good the de-
ficiencies in the revenue, has matte an addition of
50 per cent. to the duties on West and East In-
dia commodities as they stood on the lith of May,
1807.
The seven French Officers taken late custody,
at Egypt, after having broken their parole at
\Vantage, were on Thursday, by an order from
the Transport Board,• put under.an escort of the
Sonth Gloucester Militia, to be marched, for Con.
finement, on board a prison ship at Portsmouth.

On the return of the Persian Ambassador from
Court he invited Sir Gone Ouster and Mr.
MOP.I ER to partake of a Pallets; composed of
rice and fowls stewed together with spices ; in the
same way as morioaded chickens. The beverage
of the Ambassador is orgeal, and occasionally a
glass of wine.
Yesterday, at the election of Common Conned_
men fur Cripplrgate Ward, the Six New Candi.
dates, Messrs. NV ATERII.4/11E, lIABRIATON, MY.
RATIL, NIGOTING %LE, PALMER, and DOCIMT,
had a Majority of two to one over all the Old
Council, and double that number against four of the
old ones, of course they were all declared dilly
elected by the Alderman, but the old ones have
demanded a 11011.
JOSEPH BONAPARTE commanded, it is said, at
the late battle of Ocana, and was sufficiently near
to hear the roaring of the cannon.

The condemned cells of Covent Theatre (the
Annual.) arc very little frequented : they are
treated with contempt by the very Cyprians, who
reface even a free admission to them.

The initials 0. P. became se general that they
might be observed on broaches, watch-seals, and
rings, and were even formed with ribbons on the
Ladies bonnets and caps. A Gentleman who had
some business with a Sempstress, observed a chemise
belonging to a young !Atly, named Olivia Parker,
with 0. P. marked upon it, seriously said to the
Sempstress, " If the Lady who wears this chemise
attends the Theatre, I hope she don't exhibit the
initials as a placard."
In Madame Banti's time, the complaint among
4he female viwgertrat the frigate opera, was the
want of a man—since Madame Catalani's secession,
the complaint now is the want of a woman.
The curiosity of the Ladies was particularly
conspicuous in their anxiety to see the Persian
Plenipo go to Court..
Mr.. Weterou, a Comic Actress of some cele-
brity on Provincial Boards, is engaged at Covent-
Garden Theatre, and is to make her debut soon
after Christmas.

Mr. Sow Easy, from the Edinburgh Theatre,
was to be introduced, last night, at the Bath The.
atre, with an introductory address, in the part of
Othello.

The new Comedy, which was yesterday read in
the Greco-roust, is advertised in the usual way,
by paragraph, as a chef d'oeuvre.
Mr. EMERY, of Covent garden Theatre, is pre.
vented from appearing before the public, this
week, by the death of his oldest child.
A few days ago a river caulker, named Charles
Cadman, fell from the fore chain of a vessel into
Lavender-dock, liotherhite, the depth of 21 feet,
when he was killed un the spot. lle has left a
wife and four children to lament his fate. About
the same time a lad fell from the fore-yard of a
brig in lianover.hole, and was sofortunately
drowned before any persuu could go to his assist-
gnu.