The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-08-12 00:00:00

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AR/Ill:it OF 1715.8171.11.ERY .11' .11.60.4

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'I he John tratraptert arrived at Portsmouth late on
Tuesday night, from the Cape of tim►d llope. The
John took oat 600 M•ttlerA fur Algoa Bay, principally
from laun•arhire. 'I he passengers were sseerally at-
tacked ►►i•h the measles on the vovaxe out, but frosts
the great attention paid them, they noon recovered
from its effects.

By the John we have been favoured o ith the fol-
lowing letter Irmo one of the settlers who w,•nt out :-.-
" My dear siricad—Aorept a hurried statement of
ottr situation as far as I hate expetietwell it. We at-
rived at Algot Bay, after a tedious passage from
Ragland, (hiring which we experienced stitiirient
pruofs'sof the very exce!lent arraegementoo of the tio-
refitment for our comfort. I have hems op the cootio,ry
as far as lirahana's Town, and a more delightful one
cannot be expressed. The first landing at .Ugua Bay
is a little unpleivant, occasioned hy a continual surf,
lint Once lauded, your greatest dithenitv is over. Yon
then amply to the proper o!ii•er, who has a surveyed
Govert ttttt mt plan itrfore him of the int.moled settle-
men!, marls..il out in I. t., of froorss 1:-11 to 10,idttl acres.
Especial care is Libel' that ev,ry lot has a 4..),,,t1 ,io:iiiK
of water and well ouudeol. You Pre then :clod the
number of followers von have, earn bring alloweol ;HO
acres. This bring ascertained, tbr siotiostity of land
you want is sought fat en theslowo.rmosent troaoo, wit h•
ant any partiality. An authority is then given you
to ta!se possession. Toss .ll trains roottoot loc given
to the flovernor for those arrets.f locut t• if You hate
not 'nought waggons, they ran he procured sof
the Hours, with a Wm oi. WINO, and off you set.
The %villein/nit it &tont IMO guiles front the
sea. Yon pass a gnoil llntrit firm every 15 or 2U
neileo.—The lisovo•rituent sell pot a gnood tent for two
guinea,. which pea set tr) every night, Rinke a blaz-
ing lire, and. surrounded by your fee's, sleep in tin
greatest sally. We found on our arrival many Pe
speetable families a:ready housed. One gentleman,
who htonelit en: an iron roof. was housed, with all
his family, in three 'lays and nights, by bilging hi..
roof 611 stumps of tr.vo, illa'sivri Air np Ise sides, sad,
giving it a good whitenashiur, which had a tees'
eamfartable and novel effect. '1 its elreate here is so
good .that yua have liner craps a year. iiy tray of
elerrimattit, we ',Lusted souse rot:toot+ just utter a rain,
and they appeared is three slays. T:oe road up to
the Settl•suert is very y,Toonl, nod excellent pasta:age
every where for your cattle ; plenty of water and tim-
ber. Tell Tom to he sure and bring out a wazzott :
as also solo:- eine slips of the best kinol„ which are
nearer. Toloareu will grow here very well. About
:Istiht of us have :1:1 ire..l. Lieut. Charles Ulturelt. the
Il ,ternment A:!ent, not satisfied with the •kitulaess he
*hewed IIN on boo.srol the shk, ueemollanieal us hart of
the way it the rountry. I • !..slid hive sail the
liottedineni w:II victual at sixpence ahead till yon
wan provide yourself."

Sit 11 nA MAI said, the ease W'* very properly brought
forward, but he did not see what could be done, finless
the man who had absconded could he found, and he
wished to know who would iscur the expense of sending
an officer in pursuit of him
No one seemed willing to undertake this responsibility,
and :titer a great deal of conversation, as to the prudence
of letting him go at large, it was finally arranged th:►t
the 101//. shonid be paid over to Mitchell, who undertook
to take care of Harvey and to apply it to his use. He
said lie had no doubt that he could take care of him, and
that with. proper treatment lie would soon be •able to
work as he formerly did. Ilarvey, it appeared, has no
relations living.
Here the inciter at pre4ent rests, but exertions, it
was understood, will be mule to find the absentee

Nov r.o. C isu.— At lluildhall, a young man of respect-
aide appearance, who gave Isis name Ileterp Lictehrotz,
was rharged as follows;—The father of a 31 r. Frederick
Bode fowl agreed to areo 1111 l sodote I rilh his accept-
ance fur :MI/. .1 bill for that amount was aa.•ornlingly
drawn by Ilryle the made payable to the order of
the drawer ; but he omitted to ni.zo his trone, and in
this state the hill was accepted, and returned. The pri-
illtler, on application i Bogle the son, undertook to
get.it 'discounted, promising to bring the cash for it on
Wednes:lay last; but not kerping.his appoi wows's. and
the hir '

voong nude learning that _ roll hall artnally heels
31;sefoottiteil he a person who had preVicously called ffiffm
his father to ascertain the correctness of the At-optative,
became alarmed, and a %rare,' was set on foot fur the
orisioner, whit Was apprehended.
The pr sorter dill not deny the faint of his having got
the hill discounted, and tectiving the t &&&&& ter. tits
answer to the nimiplaint was, that lie received the bit
sot fi.ou young hole, but from the liersun tt hoer Ilie
appeared to it as the drawer and endorser.
Sir Site observed. that no offence bat! yet
been 1111 l It high lie conlil take eognia.ottee
poc....mion of the had been voluntarily parted :
and it shit hut arrear that the name of ,Ir. Bode had
been iti:3•rted on :hr bill, either as drawer or eni!or•er,
which, it .juts.,', would have eo-tsfittoteil a forgery: •oine
name ha I. however, liven sub:wilted as the ~raker, and
;he hill brio, rivalote to the orti.rr of the drawer, an
embus, mint Inv the saute head had reudered the bill
negutialil... f'f` person most lihelv to he iiiinred was
the hulk i3ftt it tout. hail na•laetl the 13°11: at ;all events,
neither the niit•:;olai flaw nor his father. the leeeioor, haul
44 yet been sufferers: all(' hr. theretore, recUlettlell left
them to wait for their redress till they were calle.i
tot pay the hill.
l•sION ItAl.l. ciottequettee of ilforrnatinn
ceived at 0:II:, Other, a v.-arrant Wall is•ute3l on flour- ty
hight to search the hut 4c of a version, named Barnet,
near the Surrey Theatre, who was accused ii nth keepiug
a gambling house, under colour of its being a spruce
beer shop. .%t th 4 appointed loon r the whole to" the
posse co...distil.* proceeded toJhe rentleavons, a here
they gained ailtuission after mods oillietilty. Their first
object was to secure the w 1111 l all at the Isar, with as lit-
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this forin,

Ile noise as itoasible, and thi4 beige; accomplished, they
proceeded to the bark primal., where they !wird :I rat-
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iiing, as it all flier. and the echo of warty voices and
footsteps ; hit the door wa+ locked lc council was
held as to what was most exisedient to he done, and it
was at length agreed to force the ' r. by a viiiinlta.
mom, effort ; this was speedily pt. in execution, :tint
the rn.bed in in a bony. to this great tlisrointis
to re of about ?A) person., who were surronntiing a
haitir;l fable, Yery intent upon the game. The 4 lever,
made a scramble fur the dire and Letting money. the
result of which was, that Cullingliotirtie got rigid dire
• Cul. in silver, Itall 11. in money and a thee
but, and the ether carious pa. of the paraphertatil
of the gaming table ; hot money to a great amount,
wilieh laid on the table, was seized by the player., be-
fore the otlic‘ rs (timid approach. The greatest ronfm
si..a then emoted : the %%inflow was forced out, and
in.iny escaped ; hot by the activity of the Police, no less
than 20 prrl.uas (including live women) were %erne. al,
anal lodged in various places of confinement. A tatd...
'lron which they played. was brought to the ; it
was of very carious Construction, io the miallie miss
circle, marked with an ivory inlay, within whiith the
dice were cast ; round that was another fin• ~ six or
eight inches broad. appropriated solely to e:ie
:11111 betting money ; the rest of the table was allowed
to he for the glasses and bottles.
The parties, together with the keeper of the house,
were brought to the Office yesterday. and underwent
un examination before It. .1. Chambers, and I). King,
hdqrs. the presiding Magistrates. They were ail
to hail.
Manuscianrcti IstraFET.—Extrworefinarn and Krlera-
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