The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-10-06 00:00:00

iIARBADOES.

URIDGETOWN, Ans.. 14.—His Excellency Go.
vernor Sir G. Beckwith. K. B. this day at noon
went in state from the King's House on Constitu.
tion.hill, to the Town.hall, to open the first Ses.
lion of the Colonial Parliament under his Adminis.
tration. His Excellency was attended by the troop
of:Life Guards, under Colonel Jemmett, and was
drawn by four horses, richly caparisoned, the dri.
.vers and•fuutmen in royal liveries, having two of
his military and one civil Aides-de-Camp in the ba-
Touche with him ; which wa• followed by a coach
wits► several distinguished Staff Officers of the army,
and a Marshal.at.Arras in the rear; a second WO-
sion of the guards clo,ing the procession, which
was one of the most splendid and gratifying ever
witnessed in'this island.
After his Excellency was seated at the head of the
Cou►;cil Board, and the Members of the Lower
House had taken the State Oaths before him, and
Whet-customary forms had been observed, the Go.
vernor delivered a speech to both branches of the
Legislature: and the Assembly being returned to
their own House, a Bill of Settlement was intro-
duced aucl passed, and passing the Council, was
presented to his Excellency fur his assent ; which
being given, concluded the business of the day ;
and the Governor returned in the same manner from
the 'foww.hall. His Excellency entertained the
Council and Assembly, and several other public
characters, at dinner its theevening.

. CARLISLE 8.17,• AUG. 4.—The Prince Adol-
phus packet arrived on Wednesday, in 32 days,
from Falmouth, with the mail .due for June ; and
kas since proceeded (et her route among the island:.
Also, the brigs John mid Bacchus, from Hali.
fax ; Reasonable mail.boat, frets' Martinique ;
three island traders, and four Americans; likewise
the Opossum sloop of war, from Surinain, but has'
oleos sailed for Halifax ; as have the following men
of war—Gltiire; Perutian, and Swaggerer, for
Ma'. of, Wit; Siry, Tobago ; Pearlen, for Guada.
haVe ; Wdseferers for the Saints ;' end Frolic,
'for `klartinique. •
14.Tbe • Stettegerer brig of war, from
'Tobago, arrived `here on Saturday ; since which
the folloa*s.-..Hritish • Vessels• have also arri yeti—
Mennen' .Xerotration, frUm Halifax • Polly, from
Newfoundland ; and Nancy, from orouoco ; and
'one American Nrisr *Witch, with pitch.pine lam.
bet, from Savannah.
A very severe sq:iall and tempestuous sea threat-
encsi the vessels at this anchorage the greater part
of Sunday, and throughout the most of the night;
• fortunately, however, the injury done has been
confined to a single vessel (the American schooner'
Laura); but to her it was most fatal, as she
completely stranded. This vessel parted soon after
eight o'clock at night, and was driven on the south
side of the Pier, neer the old fort, where the surge
very soon maths a ,complete wreck of her ; but hap.
pity the Master awl crew, with much dd..
ficulty, escaped el parts of the wreck and rafts,
of the cargo, consisting of deal lumber; the great.
.irr part of which, and in fact nearly two.thirds of
Cher whole cargo (about 70,000 feet of lumber,
with staves, shingles, &e.) was during the night,
and even yesterday, in defiance of a military guard
sent at the request of the Master to protect it, most
shamefully plundered by a large body ..f negroes
(both women and men) collected near the spot.— I
One of these daring depredators, huwever, *infer.
Innately got shut yesterday by the serjeant of the
guard, and is in danger of his life, the hall having
l
lodged in the man's thigh, which it is feared must
be amputated. There are such contradictory ac.
counts of the circumstances under which this man
got woundetS, that until a full investigation is made,
we shall forbear entering into any of them.— ( Bar-
ihatloes Mercury.)

Pantstaz F.tsittoss.—White Robes and Capots
are to be met with at every step; the Itohes are
ornamented, either with furbelows Of muslin, or
festoons.: For some time past the embroidery or.
nameutsof learn or festoons bare consisted of dif.
Tercet species of gauze. These have now glean
place,. in a groat number of Robes and fiabl[o, to
an embroidery. of lace. Bordering it resorted to by
)ome fashionable Dremonakers, while! 'others use
the. mat .etroalautit,.but with this differentia ihal the
*o[4h:thas is at ore.or lees variegated, whilst the mat
is, of one colour. The fashionable dowers are
daisies, either yellowy greettr whites deck Mee or
pale • •

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