The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-12-27 00:00:00

11l RTHL R PARTICULARS.

Crmssst, Dre. 25.—Nothing is talked, of here bat the rne-
Inneho!y se :Went which occurred in the river Medway, on the
night of Tnexplay last. Capt. Stewart was returning fr4ess
Chatham in his gig, tothe Alp laying off Sheerness. in company
with Mr. Tuomas (Purser) the gun room steward, and four
men. It was nearly calm, but the night was extremely dark,
and the tide at the time was running down strong. The boat
appears to have been both pulling and sailing, and ran agsinst
one of the many p:angerous buoys wh'elp this river is full of,
when dreadful to relate, she upset, . and every soul perished.—
None of the bodies are yet found, although the fishermen are
busy with their drags. The Ca atai .'s portmanteau and hats
have since been found. Capt. Stewart had just completed his
term of service in the command of the Brisk, and report says,
he had that day received the joyful news of his heing promoted
to Post Rank. Mr. Thomas has left a disconsolate widow and
five small children to deplore his irreparable loss. as she is now
left os the world with the trifling pittance of SU/. per ann. to
support so young and large a family.

Roam Due. 7.—On the 4th rather a strong shock of an
earthquake hag been felt here, bat it has done no injury.—
A letter from Ancona states that an English brig the Ise-
hslla, commanded by Captal Mailman Levighsten, from
Triest, has been cast by a violeust tt trm air the coast of
Quarnero, where it uas wrecked. It had nine sailors to
Aboard, twa,of Ckoas were washed overboard from the
stern, where they had taken shelter, and pet fished. A
third haring fallen into• the sea was (devoured by -a
fi4h of enormous size, a species of sea monster
called the Cranize, which tenders itself very
formidable in the Adriatic, and part'cularly in the Gulf of
Ancona. The rest had the good fortune to escape by
clinging to the mizen mast, where they remained forty.
eight hour: a prey t•t the most t.,rtutiag agony, limit*
no food but a few onions, with which they fortunately prO.
Tided themselves. A polacre of the Popes,.from Ancona,
meeting the wreck, succeeded by the efforts of its sailors
In saving these ur.fortnnate men. They were conveyed
to Ancona, where th 4y received every assistance trom the
maritime authorities of that pot t.—(Paris papers.)

The several Parliamentary Commissioners of Ingniry,
left Dublin for London on different days, in the course
of last week. We understand some of them will pro-
bably again visit Dublin previous to the meeting of
Parliament.
Dsven. Dec. ?.l.—This morning a boatman's large bloc
j whet th) dell into the barhonr,'and was picked up hy a
boy: upon being examined. it was found to be the jacket
of William dlolland, containing 301., which went down
niih a bunt at the mouth of the harbour and was considered
as totally lose.

Mayo, CASTLEBAR, Dec. 12.—We hare just heard that
considerable Matsu is entertained for the safety of two
sloops of war which were sera in distress off the northern
coast of this county, on the 11th instant. Some bodies
have been driven ashore, and it is feared the vessels went
down, one having 145, and the other 115 hands on board.
The names of both have been mentioned to us, but in the
present uncertainty, we do not think it right to state
them.
• Ths most melanehely loss of fourteen of the Water Guards
off the to sst of Woodhaven, of which indeed we had
informstion some days ago, has also been joist confirmed
ta Iss.
Satre of the fattest beef ever seen in this town has been
exhibited tais ,reek at the shop of Mr. (furring., botcher
consisted of the ribs and loin of the fame!'" Leicester-
shire ex, fatted in Derby by Sir Hobert Wilmoth, Hart.
The fat was of the thickness of six inches on the ribs...
The ox was slaughtered at Derby, from whence the above
nsentioned portion of it, WAS transmitted by coach to this
place.—(Brighton Herald.)
ASIKRICAN Pegoixo.—Psats, (KT.) Nov. 13.—0 n the
29th of last month, Mr. J. Scott, of Clarke county, drove,
a steer through this place, on his way to Cincinnati,
which was raised by him, and is said to be one of the
largest in America, or, perhaps, in the world. lie is
eight years old, is judged to be seventeen hands high, to
measure eleven to twelve feet from the end of the nose to
the root of the tail, ant to weigh 3,000 pounds neat, or
4,009 gross.—(dmeriean paper.)
A hog twenty•six months old, owned and fattened by
Mr. Thomas Way. of New London, weighing 1250 lbs.
girth six feet four inches, and length nine feet, was on the
17th instant, shipped' on hoard the Carrier, Capt. Mahon,
for New Orleans. —(lbid.)
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EXTENSIVE DEPREDATIONS.—For many years peal the house
and shop of Mr. Taylor, grocer, IVeston-on•Trent, have been
infested with a gang of four footed villains, yclep'd rats,
which carried their depredations to an amazing extent.—ln
consequence a bloody and external
few days since, against the whol,
indeed was the resolt toiheir
in battle, and terrible was the fit
enemy survived to relate the wce
fact is a atriki• g illustration of
casioned by these filthy vermin.
shop of Mr. Taylor, to admit a.
the remains of• no less than of
6401e5-were found, the fat gear
D mink S taupson might here be
ulittess of his surprise to esc:ai.o
critic.)

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,s to an amazing extent.—ln (rondo r wonla be endangered, coos trnmetnace 111.intlir*
rrninating warless declared, a cheek the evil. • . •
de sable tribe, and appalling IVitli a detachment of the •regiment stationed st the
ice; great numbers were taken
lad with the slain—scarcely an ,he suctessfiilly a•tackeil the Itiearee village, and it is
oe charged tale. The following hoped that such an impression has been made en tie n,
ea
the destruction of property ob. well as on other tribes.on Aliisouri, as will prevent a
1. On removing a stone in Vie recurrence of future hostility.
ferret, on t' a day of battle The report of the Secretary of War, which is herewith
me hundred and twenty right
transmitted, Will exhibit, la greater detail, the corkdition
or illy cleared from the wicks.
of the l'emiransett ihits various branches, and the progress,
be
reasonably • allowedihen--,
prodigious:—(Sotti*Aant, i he • ikits &URI.
.111,svatiun, daring the t4ts.
first qunieni. of tbityear._
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