The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-05-07 00:00:00

THE ATATikstviAtc..,.

NAVAL INTSLLtGENCE.

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Mira, Mat 6.—kerrited and Saila for tbse TUT
tier, the 'Rey wood, Rornewerth, from Bengal;.
Kingston, Watson, from St. Domingo; Wadatray,
—, from the Mediterranean; and several others,
names unknown.— Came down from the River, the
Andromeda, Sughrde, for .Jamaica; Porcupine, Scott,
for Vera•Crue ; and Anne„Dvyborough, for Oporto.
Priarsatouvr, MAY 6.—Arrived his Majesty's
ship Rosario' from a cruise; the Two Brothers,
Stamp, from Calcutta.—Passed up, Frederick,
Danish ship, from the Havannah in 39 days, for Co-
penhagen, all well.—Sailed the Coldst ream, Coawell,
for India; and his Majesty's ship Grecian, on a
cruise.
PLYMOUTII, MAY .—Came in the Lady Boring-
don, Lothbridge, from Calcutta for London, many
passengers on board.
FALIIOEITtIi MAY 4.—Arrived the American brig
Nancy, Packard, 28 days from New York, for
, orders. The Swiftspre packet was l ing there when
she sailed.
PENZANCE, 1111 AT 4.—Arrived the Maria, Wicket,
from Stockholm, with the crew of the Vittoria, lately
, abandoned here.

Colonel SMITH, whose gallantry has been so con.
spicuously displayed in India, is the son of the
elegant Poetess, CHARLOTTE SMITH, and is himself
an accomplished Scholar.
The Countess of MANsfrier.n has for many years
occupied the Ranger's house iu Richmond Park by a
grant from the KING. By a recent arrangement, she
has relinquished the house, with all its appendages, to
the Princess ELIZABETH, in consideration of an SO-
'laity of 10001. to be paid by the Poblic during her
life. Lord SIDMOUTU, who is now the Deputy
Ranger, has also a house in the Park, with the usual
perquisite of venison, &c. which he very handsomely
shares with his Constituents, as High Steward of
Westminster, at their annual feast.
ENCOURAGEMENT volt TILE Pooft AT PUBLIC
Woßßs.—The Kentibh Courier says, " A most.
iniquitious proceeding has long been exercised tn.
wards the poor men, labourers in the public works
at Sheernesi. It appears, these poor fellows, whose
labour is the most excessive, as pile-driving. exca-
vating the mud, &c. are compelled to take out the
full amount of their earnings at a provision shop;
and if they want money for any other necessaries,
to pay rent, &c. they are obliged to sell the pro-
'woes at a heavy loss: the penalty for grumbling
is dismission. The consequences have been truly
alarming to the parish, as the claims for relief are
necessarily uncommonly numerous. In consequence
' of these crying evils, the poor men have complained
of being grossly overcharged, as mucit as three or
four pence in the shilling, and asserted that the goods
were short of weight. Messrs. Marshall end Swift,
Constables of Sheerness, proceeded with a warrant,
signed by three Magistrates, on Thursday last, to the
shop of a baker and grocer, to weigh thebbred;
when they found 79 gallons short of weight, by ven
ounces per gallon, which was taken to A. 11. BRAD.-
LEY, E.q. of Sittingborue, wino fined him in the fell
' penalty of ss. per ounce, amounting pe 1381. 55.---.
The bread was given to the Poor."
SAVAGE BuTcuzne.—.The following details were
received by the last Jamaica Mail :-
64 Kingston, Jamaics, Feb. ,28. The schooner
CUIIICOII packet, Milton, from the Indian coast,
boated to Aruba, but blown off the coast, out seven
days, pot into this port yesterday In distress. The
arrival of this vessel puts it out of all manner of
doubt as to the loss of the brigantine Ssse-Cobourg,
GLAISTER, two of her crew having arrived here
.in
her. These men, whose names are JAMES BERRY
and Joust PETER', state that the Sase.Cohourg was
taking in cattle on the Indian coast in the beginning
of January ; that on the 9th she had on board 184
head; that between the hours of 10 and 11 in the
forenoon of that day, one of the Indian Chiefs was
on board, who got drunk, and behaved in so very
outrageous a manner, that Capt. GLAIvrEli. was
compelled to confine him till he became sober, but,
from the quantity he had drank, he died shortly after
hewas sent on shore. His followers, imagining the
Chief's death was caused by ill-treatment from Capt.
G., went on board the vessel in vast numbers, and
commenced butchering every soul they could lay
hands on ; and not of her whole crew only the two
men, who arrived here in the Curacoa packet, escaped,
they having secreted themselves effectually until the
savages' rage was somewhat abated ; and they were
taken on shore as servants to the Indians, and were
sold to Cept. Aastotz like beasts. The Indians
plundered the Sase-Cobourg of every portable article,
and afterwards set fire to her. Mr. JACOB GLAISTEN,
brother of Capt. G., and Mr. Wt:na, a passeuger,
were among the unfortunate victims."
Acarcuuruat.—The appearances in mane of the
Northern Counties is now truly pleasing. The lands
sown with oats, from the late rains, have sprung up
most favourably, and wear a green and healthy ap-
pearance.
Last night a Match was made at the Castle Tavern,
Ilolburn, between fres! Country Dick and iluclion,
jun. for BO guineas a-side, to take place on the same
day that Spring and Painter fight.
The Grotto public.house, in Lint-street, South:
wark, was again set fire to yesterday. This is
fifth time that the destruction of these premises has
been attempted within a few days, and still theincen-
diary remains undiscovered. Since Saturday last a
fireman has been constantly in the house ; on Tues-
day he Warned to his own home, and in a few
hours afterwards the villainous project was again at-
tempted to be carried into effect; the flames were
discovered and eztinguished before any Material in-
jury was sustained. The Police.officers are indefati-
gable in their exertions to discover the offeuder, and
bring him to justice.
Tuesday night as Mr. Waller, of Westminster,
was proceeding along the New-cut, near she Cobourg
'theatre, he was stopped by three stout fellows, who
after severely beating him robbed him of 51. In Bank
of England Notes, and his watch.
Tuesday afternoon as one of the Hammersmith
stages we proceeding slang Piccadilly loaded inside
and out, one of the wheels came off; and the coach
was overturned. Two or thief. children, with their
parents, ;eters, on the outside, and the former falling
under the wh..els were dreadfully cat tad bruised.—
Nearly otery passeaset was hart.

AFFAIRS .or DRURY:LANE- THEATRE..

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Yesterday i notneroos and highly respectable
;Meeting of the Proprietary of Drury-lane Theatre
1164 place in the Salooo, for the lotrpose of electing
lAuditor, in the room of Colonel Douglas, who
s 'resigned.; . . ..
J. DENT, Esq. in the Chair.
Mr. WRIGHT proposed Mr. G. H. Robing, is a
Gentleman fully competent to the situation of Audi-
tor,. in the room of Colonel Douglas:
The motion was seconded by Mr. DATIS.
Mr. PETER Moons proposed as an amendment,
that instead of Mr. G. ii. Robins,. Mr. Alderman
Coss be nominated Auditor.
The CHAIR/441,4.—U Then I hate to put it to the
sense of the Meeting. that Mr. Alderman doze
should stand in lieu of Mr. George Robins." .
The motion and amendment was then put sub
aikntio to the show of hands, and there appeared •
considerable majority in favour of the original mo-
tion; bet upon a reference to the Act of Parliament,
under which the proceedings are regulated, consider.
able doubt having arisen, whether or not the election
could legally take place by show of hands, it was
considered advisable to supersede that mode of elec-
tion, inasmuch as, by referring to two clauses in the
Act, a share-holder was entitled to vote according to
the number of shores be held.
Lord YARMOUTH proposed that every Gentleman
should write his name down upon a piece of paper,
with the number of shares he possessed, am/ that the
election may be so conducted ; upon which coiiiider.
able desultory conersation ensued. -.. •
The lion. DOUGLAS KINNAIRD said, he held op
his hand for Mr. Robins; and his reason fur voliog
for him was, that he thought no Gentle Man ought to
be auditor of his own accounts—(Hear, heir !)
not that he meant to say Mr. Robins' abilities were
superior to those of Mr. Alderman Cosy, but the
Worthy Alderman was already on the Committee,
and, if he should be elected Auditor, he would have
to audit his own accounts.
A PROPRIETOR" fled not the election be better
left to the nest General Meeting 1"--(Cries of No,
no ! certainly not.)
Mr. Alderman Coze said, be should be most happy
to meet tuts wishes of the Proprietors at large. If he
should be considered more serviceable in auditing the
accounts than in being one of the Gentlemen of the
Committee, he should be glad that Proprietors should
make their election.—(hear, hear !)
MIS. BUTLER, who appeared sensibly affected, ad.
dressed herself to the Chairman in the following man-
ner : -.44 Mr Chairman, with great submission, and
in the midst of all this discession about Auditors and
Committees. I should like to know if we have any
dividend coming to us ?"
A PROPRIETOR.-" No, Mrs. Boller ; I am afraid
you will wait some time for a dividend."
In answer to some observations made by Mr. KIN.
NAIR°, with respect to the m. eked secrecy observed
in regard to the affairs of the Theatre,
The CHAIRMAN stated, that it had been agreed
that the concerns of the General Committee should
be made public once a year ; but at a General Meet.
ing the Proprietors did come to the determination
that the affairs should not be publi'hed. if the Sub.
Committee had abused their confidence, lOW them
oot—(Hear, hear!)—bat he knew they were Gen-
tlemen of unimpeachable character; and such• in-
sinuatioes. as had from tune to time been thrown out
against them could not be endured in private life.—
In any concern, either public or private,. he never
saw men do their duty store conscientiously.— ( Hear,
hear!)—lle would say that the insinuations held out
had been most detrimental to their property.
The Hon. Mr. Kittwatito said, he begged to say he
hid held out no insinuations against the Sub.Coniatit-
tee, but be would assert that the Sub.Consmittee was
the child of the General Committee.
The CHAIRMAN again condemned the publicity
given to the affairs of the establishment.
Mr. G. Roam would be glad to know from the
Chairman, whether any communication would be
made of the state of the affairs of the Theatre ? In
the good times of Mr. Whitbread the accounts used
to be regularly rendered, bat since the much lamented
death of that Gentleman they lied not been regularly
called together to know whets and on what occa4tos
they might be afforded some information on the sub.
jeer. Ile hoped he was not asking ton much to be
let into the secrets once a year. lie was deeply in•
terested, and he would not do any thing to deterio-
rate the property ; but he should be glad to be In-
formed whether it was in such a state of consumption
as to be near its decease, so that they might form
some idea of letting it to some emrient person. --
TheCualltStAN said it had already been advertised.
Mr. ROBINS continued.—" It had been offered,
bet in such a manner, and upon such terms as to ren-
der it impossible to be disposed of. A friend of his
bad offered 18 or %MOM. a year for it, but he was
afraid it was now so deteriorated, that it would pot
I approach that sum."
Mr. P. Moone.—" The very language yon use is
calculated to deteriorate it."
Mr. G. Rom sts said, be was under the protection
of the Chairman, and he would not be put down.
. Mrs. Burcett.44 Bravo, Mr. Robins i"—(A
laugh.)
Mr. Roams begged the Chairman would afford
them some information on the state of the affairs.
Mr. CHAIRMAN.— " I do not feel myself clothed
with power to do it. I think it Mould be premature
before the season has closed."
Mr. ROBINS thought it hard that if they *ere In
a state of bankruptcy they could not be informed of
the extent of the evil.
A l'acneeirroa.—" I have not heard any state-
ment of the affairs."
Another PROPRISTOR....•64 If you stay here much
longer, say fish will be spoiled, and I have to go to
Brompton for it."—( Laughter.)
Mrs, BUTLISR...-•" My roast beef will be spelled."
—(Laughter.)
Cries of ballot, ballot, now resounded through
the saloon. .-
The Cuatastax then declared the 'timbers to be.'-

For Mr. Alderman Coie
Fur Mr. G. Rublbd . i 55
Majority 8
The Cil AIRMAS then declared Mr. Alderman Cone
to be duly elected; and the Medias broke op.

THE MILITARY OP EILITIONS is IN 014.
[turnout cirtatts most .Titi iviiPLElltmt ART •
• GAzertt.]
Cdpy of a Report from Brigortier.:44e.rr:l dimities, tom-
mantling the secon4 ..f o.e Army ..r tote I) rt" • td
the adjoirtnt-Geveral. datett Cate pai agouti 19111 !Went: Fr,
1817, nil' as euriosure.
hate the bonder of reportinit ttik his VA=
celiency the CoMmandet in Chief", inVirnatiott
(throotth the Quarter-Master.General of the atroy),
my arrital at this place with d Oft Of the force,
highly equipped; on the morning of the 13. h, my
espectition of being joined by the remainder on the
following day.
These troops did join me on the evening of the
13th, and I determined to allow them sufficient time.
to recoter their fatigues after so long a March,
.pre.:,
Anus to the Retident making known td the Rajah
the terms which it wait proposed to grant him, in
eider that I might hate it is my power tb att.& his
troops immediately in Oa event of his dot agr*.tking
to them. I accordingly, oft the afternoon of the
13th, ordered the *hole of the Stores Mid linkage.
of the force to proceed and take post under the Sur7
tsbulder.hlll, where they would be protected by
the Ist battalion ROth and ist battalion 44th regi-
ment, and a battalion bf his Highness the Nisi's'.
infantry. I hating placed the troops in the order
I intended they should attack, the whole slept upon
their arms to be in readiness to commence hos-
tilities at ball-past four o'clock the following morn-
ing, previous to which time the Rajah's determination
would be known. in the morning I received
information froM the Resident that his Highness had
agreed to the terms proposed, "and was hourly ez-
pected et the Regideucy ; the time fised, however,
elapsed, and the Itesident was told, that the troops
could not well he further delayed in their movements,
should the Rajah not soon make hit appearance ,•
with his approval therefole slicrily after moved
down; I took up the position from whitte I intended
the troops should commence the attack; soon after
my reaching it, I wit informed of the Itajah'i arrival.
at the Residency, of his hating given orders to put
in my possession the whole of his artillery by 12
o'clock anti that the agent from him **mild arrive its
my camp fur that purpose. I stcordingly waited the
arrival of the agent, and accompanied by him pro-
creded with the whole of my torte' in battslind
,umos of divisions' followed by the different Melilla

in line.
On my approach to the first battery, it wet drawn
not in line ready to oppose us ; but having cone re-
ther unespectedly upon it, the enemy quitted theie
guns and retired. Having teken possession of these,
and left the division under Lieut.-Colonel Scott in
charge of them, I continued my adiante in the lime
order ; when, shortly after, a heavy fire was opened
upon us by a large body of troops, posted in the
Sucker Durry Gardens, which was followed by a
general discharge from the whole of their batteries ;
the infantry consisted of the divi-lena uoder Lieut.-
Col: M'Leod and Mackellor, supported by a battery
and a reserie of infantry under Lieut.-Col. Crosdile
and a reserve of infantry under .Lieut.. Col. Stewart
continued their advance until the ground mold admit
of a formation in lie!, when the enemy's batteries in
the front were carried in a molt gallant manner at
the point of the bayonet.
The horse artillery, under Lieut. Poggenpohl, and
cavalry in parallel regimental columns of divisieus
under Lieut.-Colonel Gohan, supported by their re-
serve of gallopers and cavalry under Captain Smith,
were fired upon at the same tithe, Ind hating made a
detour round ti tank immediately in front of the
Sucker Durry Gardens, charged and cartied in.
staidly the batteries opposed to them in a most dash.
ing style, dtisitig, it the same time, before them an
immense mass of the enemy's cattlry, which they
routed and pursued as king as there sal a chance of
doing them any mischief.
A few of the enemy's gone, which had been
charged by the cavalry, but Which had re.opened
their fire upon the latter advancing iu pursuit of that
of the enemy, were charged and carried again in a
very spirited manner by five companies from the re-
serve under Lipat..Colonel Stetted, by the artillery
Of reserve, and a party of reformed horse, onder
Captain Pedlar, who distinguished themselves, much
on the occasion ; and by half-past one o'clock the
whole of the enemy's guns and camp equipage were
in cur possession, together With opwards of forty
elephants.
His Excellency the Commander-in:Chief will be
gratified to find, by the accompanying list tit killed
and wounded, that our loss has not been so consider-
able as might have been expected from the great su-
periority of the enemy's cannon ; the *ponds, Novi.
ever, I regret to say, ate generally severe; being
chiefly from contuse shot.
It gives me much satisfaction to astere his Escel-
lency the Commander.in-Chief, the the whole of the
troops composing this force who had the good fortune
of being engaged on this occasion, behaved In the
most gallant manner ; and I am happy, after bearing
this general testimony to the merits of the officers and
men of the division under my command, to mention
more particularly for his Etcellency's information,
those of Lieut.-Colonels Gohan, M4Leod, Scott,
Mackoller, and Crosdile, coottnaading Isrlgades of
maim., infantry, and artillery, and of Major Munk
and Capt. Western, commanding corps of cavalry,
and of Lieut.. Cols. Stewart and Fraser, Major Pe-
reira, Pollock, M'Dowal,Wildon, Macbian, end Gar•
ner, commanding corps of infantry and artillery. I must
aiso being to his Facellettcy's faiourable notice the me-
rits of Lieut. l'oegenpohl, in command of the horse ar.
tillery, and of Lieut. Hunter, of that corps, the latter
of shorn hating been attached to the column *bete I
myself was, afforded me an oppettenity of witnessing
petsonelly his uticommon exertions; to Major
ltd`Leod and the Officers of the General Staff, end to
Captains Morgan and Edmonds, my persnetal Staff,
I am quite tit it lots to express how moth I feel my-
self indebted ; nor most I omit to mention the un-
common zeal and attierity of Lieut. Davis, senior
Engineer in the field, daring the entite meeemente;
I am likewise much indebted to Captains Lucia,
Gillett, and Nixon, and to Lieutenants Davidsoo,
Fenwick, and Sheriff, Who tolunteeted their itertices
on this occasion ; of Major Addison's valtdible ser-
vicel was unfortunately deprived by severe Inelie-
tlnsition.
&foie I colleted' this dispatch, I beg leave to
mention, for his Eacellencfe further inforeektion,