The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-09-18 00:00:00

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INSURRECTION qf Mc FRENCH PRISON-
ERS 1411{71100R DEPOT.

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PLTworrn, Srev, I 5.- It appears that the pri-
siters had workvd theeselves np to the highest,
)•iich of rcre at being allouea uu inure than one
pound of_hiscuit.per 4.ty. .The use of biscuit, it is to
be observed, was to be discontinued as soon as the
bakehouse had boon rebuilt; but the Frencleven
were absolutely deaf to remowArances. A. detach.
meta of the Cheshire Militia, and the South Woo.
/rester itegineentyl st ere drawn up on the walls
serum:tiling the qoriison ; and, although they hail I
loaded their pieces-smith ball, the prisoners appeared
undaunted, and insulted them in the grossest terms:,
indeed our brave vneioWithstood the contumelious
language of the prisoners with a patience.beyoiel all
praise. A sentinel ou they, called Jones, had j
his bayonet wrenched off his piece, yet nobly re- ;
served his fire: an Wirer, howerer, fotlowed the
Ftenchmaii,. struck him over the shoulder with his ;
sword, and brought off the bayonet. The French-
men even bared their breasti to the troops, and
seemed regardless of danger. The nonvber of pri-
soners is about 7500; nod . so menacing was their
conduct, that an express was sent off to l'lyenouth
Dock, nt eleven o'clock on Sunday night, soliciting
immediate assistance. 'chive pieces of artillery (six-
',wanders) were in consequence sent off, early on
Alonday morning; and on their arrival at the prin- •
cipal gate (iron), the bars of lehith, of immense
s;ze, lied been previously broken by stones hurled
ag&iist ttwm by the insurgents, they were placed in,
such directions as completely to command the whole
of the circle which the prison describes. This had
the desired effect, and order was xestored.

Ter:fume Co,r4sz..--Cla Wednesday evening a
desperate battle was fought-in a field near Gray's
Inn-hie, by two Irishmen, mimed Murpky and
Ai'llfakon, iu consequence of a dispute between them
respecting the game at hurling, played on Kennington
Common on Monday last. These young men, in pre-
sen:T of a vast crowd of their countrymen, attended
by their seconds, met at live o'clock, and a regular
ring having been made,, they set-to ; and having given
each other a severe heating,.which totally prevented
them from continuing the contest, wercavbliged to be
carried off the ground, ni:her being • declared the
Can.l:u nit.
• f•;:veral acritlents happetved at Taauton onWed-
nesdav se'unight, during the illuminations which
te,,k plac., there in honour ), the late victory in
Bastin. A hoe lad, about 12 years of age, grandson
of Mills, of Bishop's Hull, having his pocket
tilled Iv ith lire-works, a spark was conveyed to them
by Ow abet, when they all exploded, leaving the
affirm tenate youth enveloped in flames. The elforts-.
of tile bv-slambrs were successful in extinguishing
thr, tire ; but the sufferer was left in a most dreadful °
siturvioo of bo,lily anguish, a ?reit part of his flesh.•
hiving heett torn off by the explosion. He has been
lingerieg ever since, and the hopes of his recovery
are extremely 10:it.• —The Clofhes of a female were
aim set on fir.', but the ones w.;re suppressed with.
out having or..asioned any very serious injury.
• A M t,-r.,tse.—Last week the following circum-
vt ince occurred in a provincial market-town, not
many di.tant from Dahlia. • A respectable
farmer'; .v:fe was tl:sreveml exposing fur sale a
~r tleii:iont in weight ;
0.N•:,0t ci the place, it was seized,
tJI party inkets berme the Magistrate •of
the place. li uppe•trA that the old _Lady had
for seve:al yt•ari i!ealt with this Magistrate, be-
fore w h••nt she wni fah:lt, for what grocery
goads s!•t• errt,ioually 'wanted; and had the• same
day purch:....l stew su;.;ars which •were put•up in
single pound:, and luckily left them in the shop till
her return home in the evening. The good. old
rantron, iqutAiuing she charr.e rondo upon her for'
better sl;ort of wvigitt was unfair, requested that the
sugars The hat Insight and left in care of his Wonbip
might be produced and a sighed, for the pisrpose of
ascertaining on which side of the scale justice reigned.
• Her request, with much assurance on the part of the
Magistrate, being complied with, it was discovered
that the old lady's butter which had. been seized,
weighed down the sugars; in consequence of which
the Magistrate discharged the complaint immediately,
Observing, very laconically, " that the whole of the
transaction, on both sides, was a inistake."—(Ftee-
man's Journal.)

TisTE.—There is no character more common in
this great city tai in that of the critic, who'condemits
tleckively and in insolent opposition to the general
opinion of his fellow men, merely because nature
has refused him the faculty of receiving delight from
one or another particular kind of excellence. If
there be any of the tribe who are not quite so pre.
Limptuous as tile rest, an attention to thte following
anecdote may be of service to them:—An Eunuch,
named Osnix, was commissioned by a Turkish ea.
On to purchase stock for his !foram. The poor
cr-attrve did his best for several yews to plbasa his
ma%ter, but without success. At length a merchant
or Nl:le:eines, Who. was acquainted with him, found
him at Smyrna, among a number of female Circas.
siaus, exposed f. r sale, and who, the one more beau-
tiful than the other, kept him in a paitiful uncertainty
as to which he should choose. " Osistm," said he,
"‘ observe that little brunette you hare, hitherto
overlooked, if you purchase her you may rest as.
snietl wour Pacha will thank you." The Eunuch
folleWed'his friend's advice, and had reason to be
pleased with it. Six.montirs afterwards he met him
again at Aleppo, thanked him for his opportune in-
terpos:tion, telling him; at the same time, that the.
Pac:ta perfectly adored the little brunette, .ottl beg-
ging hies to acquaint him with the principle which
but led to the fortnaiion of so sound an opinion.—
" You shall kntiw it," replied the *Marseillese.—
" From the moment I saw the girl set oti shore from
the vessel in which she had been conveyed to Smyrna,
al.ich was some days before you purchased her, I
ne,or ceased thinking of and !ought,' for her, inso-
much that 1 could hardly sleep of nights, and, you
may rest assured, that had 1 been master of five hun-
dred sequins; I would hove seised the market on the
Paella : now you are master of my secret." 44 Alas!"
cid the Eq,ntich, hanging down his head, and walk-
in.,f o.ty, 44 1 see joiftigilli thdl I ran never'atake uny
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