The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-07-11 00:00:00

The True Briton East ladiaman, Captain tsuu.
iItAMI which has bceu a missing ship since ()crosier
last, and fur which great apprehensions have heat
entertained, we are happy to be enabled to state,
is safe, after sestaitsieg the must perilous dangers.
She got into the Moluctai, -and after teeciving a
,vasaporary repair, sailed for Bombay.
Letters from oar blockading squadron, off
limbered, state that the enemy have three frigates
and four brigs in Aix 'Roads, and three line or hat,
sig ships up the River, all complete!), ready fur
sea, bat showing no disposition to venture out.
Accounts from Charleston to the '27th of nay
say, 5' The British ship George arrived here a few
slays ago from Amelia Island, mouttting ten guns
and 23 men, bet could not be admitted to an entry
at the Customhouse, in consequence of having
her guns mouritZd ; she is now (hien in rlie resat
waiting a fair wi:id: we believe she returns to
Amelia Island again."
From a report presented by the Minister at
War to the FRESCH CHPERGH) It appears, that
the number of troops that were reduced, or oh.
tained their discharge in the different corps, be-
tween the Ist of November, 1807, and the Ist of
January, ISO 9, amounted to 31,231 men,
log 681 officers, who, by special decrees of his Ma.
jetty, obtained a complete, discharge.
The Moniteur contains the following note on
an article in the London Journals, stating the de.
feat of General SET! sTI ANS —46 This intelligence.
is false. General SERAsTIANI has, every where,
been successful ; and throughout the whole of the
campaign, the prods which he has given of his
skill and bravery, have been commensurate with
his good fortune. Jaen, Grenada, Malaga, and
Murcia, have been successively cow:lot-ref by the
corps under his command. But all this serves to
amuse the idle curiosity of the inhabitants of ion.
don, and helps them to support the.great loss of
their army in Portugal, which the intelligent part
of the English people consider as inevitable."
The ballot for the Wesminster Militia began
yesterday in the parish of St. Ann's, Soh 0.
On Thursday, the 19th inst. there will be a t
grand sham fight at Hampstead, betveeti the Mary.
le-bone, the St. James's, and two other Voluntize
Corps.
Last week the 6th Company of the Regiment of
St. Andrew and St. George presented to Captain,
Moser, of Warwick-court, Gray's tun, a hand.
BORN silver cup, with several apposite inscriptions,
expressive of their respect and attachment to that
gentleman.
A Court. Martial will be held iq Portsmouth
garrison, this week, on several deserters from the
Middlesex Militia.
Newgate is so frill, that when Mr. Cossrrt
was committed on Monday, he was put burr 4
room where there.were two other prisoners. He
has been visited since his confinement by Major
CARTWRIGHT and several other fricuds.
Marquis WELLESLEY has just taken a rural re.
treat at Box Hill, about three miles beyond Leal
theriread.
The largest ship ever built in the river, 120
guns, will be launched from his Majes'y's yard,
Deptford, on Tuesday next, near two o'clock.
On Thursday last, a Surveyor of Taxes, in the
district of Craven, in Yorkshire, was corivict4
iin the mitigated penalty of 51. before two blagis- I
trates, for wearing a h:t without a stamp.
Mr. YARTILL, a pedestrian, who went to
Windsor in 'three hours, twelve months ago front
Hyde Park Corner, undertook, yesterday, to go
a quarter of a mile in a minute and four seconds,
for a bet of 50 guineas, on a piece of ground
leading offSunbury Common, towards Hounslow,
He started at four o'clock in the morning, and
was hacked to win, but the time expired when
within 50 yards of his distance.
SANDERSON) the Somerset shire man, who wast
on a task of 72 miles a day for seven days, re.
signed early on the fifth day, in consequence of
swelled legs.
The Gretna Green farce Ps frequently per-
formed on the Roach, netwithetanding it has
Ibeen so long laid aside at our Theatres. •
A Wag, on seeing two Westmin ter:Scholar'
tight I:eewe.n school hours, observed, " Hove.
easy it 14 to proceed from WO rds to Biwa's."
Yesterday evening a Coroner's [ripest sat on
the hotly of a woman found dead tke day before in
a house in Rupert-street, H symarket, who ex.
pired in a fit, and brought in a verdict accordingly.
Yesterday morning fifty male convicts were con.
veyed to the Dundee Arms, Wapping, to be
shipped for Sheerness, tea work upon the Dock.
They gave three eheers on leaving Newgate.
A policy of insurance of a ,ingsrlar nature bar
been executed at Hull. Mrs. B. wi.e of an auc.
tioneer in that town, being about to take a trip to
,London by sea, Mr. B. has insured 2001. upon
her person, and 501. upon her wealing appasel.
In case of capture by the enemy, the sixpence of
her maintenance is to be defrayed by the Under-
writers. If the :mitred, on proof of the capture,
abandon his interest in Mrs. B. and thereby re-
cover a total loss, the Underwriters, in case of
an exchange of prisoners, are not to lay claim to
her person ; but it is stipulated that on her return
she shall be restored to the arms of her aticetionge
husband, upon hit re-payment of the sum insured.
—(Ilull Advertiser.)
'BRITISH lASTITUTIUM, PALL.MiILL.
We have real pleasure in announcing lo nor
Readers, that the Directors of this patriotic and
elegant establishment are determined to makegaeat,
and we trust successful efforts, for the eirronragt:-
went of our own Artists. We understand they
have written several private Fetters to persons
in the metropolis, of distinguished taste and opu.
lance, inviting their co-operation in farming •
a fund for premiums, medals, and other encol.
ragement for British Artists. In the Crum of
the ficst.week, Lord BRowNtoW, Sir F. BARER,
Ball. and Mr. HART DAM, have each, as heredi.
tary Governors, subscribed one hundred gorneas.,
The SPE/OILER, Lord Alum; the Earl of Herm
Ossoalr, Lord. Burtet.tv, Lord DYNEVORI the.
Rev. Mr. Illoatasom, Mr. ANDERDON, 141,14
gARDLET, and Mr. BEEsTON LONG, hive given
30 guineas each, as Lilo Governors.

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