The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-09-29 00:00:00

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We have been favoiared. with the folloWin*cOliy
of. a letter to Lord Moitak2. 111Rin Auigiogiirb-
iect of .the safety of the above enter/in.-int tea:.
teller';—. •

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"-Fenehurth.bandiags, 27th Sept. 1810.
" MY Lo ao,—l t affords nw particular satisfaction to be elm-
bled to acquaint your Lordship, that 1 have received authentic
information from a very particular friend of mine, WAY lir'
rived here from Mogadore, that Mr. Mango Petite, the Afri-
eats Traveller, was seen about the mouth of March last, eight
dayslouracy, mahout 120 miles, east of Timbuctoo.
" Some slaves from Wangara, who were lately conducted to
Mogadore for sale, passed air. Parke on their journey. and it
was reported by the natives in that park pfloredan. where
those Wangaruns slaves sass Mr. Parke, namely, eight days
east of Tirnbuctoo, that he was a spYcOnso to inspect theit
couotry, and he bad two Christians wit him,' *,
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" I have the honour to be, Va.
" JAMES G. SaX,
" The Right Ron the Earl of Moira, Otc. .

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COMBINEII ARMY. • •

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ftETURE O TUE STREEMTII OF THE EA2I/11,JIBILY.
TS(..OO4TVGA7, MADR DROVE TEE AUTMOSITT OF
MARSHA': lIERESFOOD. ' •
ER Regiments of Infantry, at 1550 NON . . . . 37,200
12 Ditto, Cavalry, 501 men gwit4
6 pattaliond of, chassearl/4.pe sei men 5 768
Laval Leniinaiaao hrraNir" . ...... • • 2,267
4 Regiments of Artillery, at 1200 men . . . . 4,800
4 Ditto, ditto, at 1,1411 men . . 4,592
• $
Total Regulars . .
Regiments of Maitia, 1101 men
TotarNatlve Army .
BrilifiliArmy, at
Total Allied Army .
The above, received from an Officer of the NA.
tivc Army in 'Portugal, may be relied'upon.

Great exertions and incessant labour have been
, bestowed by the enemy to repair the works in the
island "of Iyalcheren, which is now in a good state
of defence. They are not, however, free from ap.
prehensions for their safety, in 'doe of a serine's at-
tack. The fleet under Sir Enwdsto Per,Lew made
its' appearance a •few days since off Duertdo Chan-
nel—a circumstance which' 'excited no small degree
of alarm for the safety of their Obvicati and filled
the inhabitant,. with terror. • = • • '•'•
A dispute arising in a public-house between tiro
men' respecting a point of. ;awl . they agreed 1b refer
it to a tlilrd, who kcomodended them to the.deel.
sion of the landlord, whom, be sdid, was no doubt
well versed its •those matters, having been toeireita.
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ployed at theitartl.: , '•
: Wednesday Oeninciiimat seven o'cleitile, O:
eentlptlresied* Boman, wbo appeared pregmtnt;
went Lao the chop 'of• a -linen-draper in HO/born,
where she.purchasod articles to the amount of six. l
teen shillings, which she paid .for anti went eway.
A short tiMe after she had left the same, the
.shoptuan• misted a piece of fine muslin, of the
value of 51. and went in pursuit of her, but to no
purpose, as she had taken a hackwepcoselii eider.
iug to be drove to Islington. , •: -*
MELANOIttny ACCInENT.,—•OIt Sunday night• a
shocking event took place at Swett ham in. Nor.
folk- - A loaded gun was incautiously left in the.
barn of Mr. Sporle. Two buys, his sons, went
there to amuse themselves, when the eldest, about
fourteen, took up the gun, when it when off, sod
shot away nearly half the skull of his brother, a
very fine buy of clveu years of age, who iostaatly
expired.
A Coroner's Inquest was held on Monday last,.
at Chalford, in Oifordshire, on the body of Sarah
• Young, a child of three years old, who was killed
by eating three or four berries of the Bella Dona
(Deadly Nightshade). The child died in a few
hobrs. Verdict, " Died from the effects of p dele.
teflons substauce taken inadvertently." •.
• 'Yesterday morning, 'about two o'clock, ..a fire-
broke out in Oxendon-street, Haymarket, at the
house of Mr. Lewis, dyers which raged with con.
siderablo' fury; ' The inhabitants of Eilniued's.
court, adjoining, were in the utmost consternation,.
one poor woman, who through fright .11ad left
her three.children,- being happily restored to her
recollection, ran back and brought them. oat IR
safety from. tbe impending danger. gy the actit
silty of the.firememi, and Itavjug a plentiful supply
of-Ulster, the fire was extiniuishe.l withont extend.
big farther than the house in which it began, which,
however, it entirely demolished.