The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-08-15 00:00:00

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NAVAL' 11 IGENGIL.
.PORTSWOUTII, Atsoir-14,

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, Sash l i/te Ran nominee, t /Anus, Admiral Sir Jetbn Warrehl
71, Captain Be.rebford ; Magnet. Sopbia, and,Mac-
karct bloopr, for (b resit of America; but the Hind Amin&
slant, they are all lying to at Si. Helen's.
Arrised the Niemen, Sti, Captain ?Jos, from off Rochefort ;
aid the Crane, films the of France,
The T::.tenrodnus, 74, -oapt..iss Castybeit, Nr the M. diterra
Dean, b:aring Sir Sydney Btr2l is Sag, is etnantored, and Witt •
proceed fir the bleditertanear insoyediately.
Sailed the Downs convoy, *ith the POUIO.III of no. "Du.
ffLYW,QtITiI. A 00,13. •
Arrirei the Sines* brig MarjA,, Fonattael Ugarte. Masters
from Curunaa bound to London 11.4 en with wool and iedlge
left.Coranna on the lst instant; before her departure there Isere
great public rejoleinpet that-Otte, sods as illuminations, ring-
ingot' bells, 4te. is consequence of the victory obtniued by
Lord Welling:ou over Marmot* —and Ito doubts were entertain-
ed of the fact. • .;:.

Arrlted the Orestes brig of wnr, from a gruize ; the Isabella,
Larelgon, Telford; Providence, Andrews;' Isabela,
White, from Underland ; Eliza, NI ilding ; and Lark, Muhl,
from L:rodos.

YARMOUTH, AUGU*T 14.
The hoineward-bound Baltic fleet passed by these Roads yes-
terday.
Lord Walpole embarked yesterday os board his blajexty's
ship Calypso, for St. Petershurgh.
Arrived his Majesty'. ships Horatio and Tweed from a cruise.
DEAL; Aunt= 14.
1k Majestesskip Castilian has detained, and sent into di*,
Downs the Asatirican ship Mary Ana, from Dunkirk, with 101
passengers oa board.

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There is an article in one of the flottenburgh _,
pers, received by the Mail oflesterday, which states,
that Mr. THORNTON had set out from Sweden fee
Copenhagen • but, we understand, that Government
received no such account. Mr. "E.IIOANTON had
indeed proceeded from Orebro, upon a visit to Sir
James SALTMARES; but, on Lord CATHCART'S Kr-
rival, he returned with his Lordship to Orebro. ft •
was on the 7th inst. that Lord CATHCAIT arrived at -
Gotteuhurgh. •
RANELAGH MASQUERADE.—These p!easatit and
commodious little Gardens, brilliantly decorated and
illuminated with variegated lamps, closely hung in
folds on the branches of the trees, were on Thurs. -.".
day evening thrown open for a Masquerade,
which was attended by upwards of 1500 persons of
both sexes. Although e e noticed but few fashion-
ables among the gay throng, the company was truly .
respectable. Happiness seemed to have fixed her
empire over the merry spot, and gaiety, wit, spirit,:
and smart repartee, were alike in possession of all.
We never remember to have seen a greater variety of
characters, and generally they were tolerably sap-
ported ; there were, however, nooe sufficiently strik-
ing to merit a particular description—servant-maids
I wanting places of no work—flower-girls without
flowers in their baskets--gipseys and dominos
among the women : and harlequins and clowns with-
out skill or agility—watchmen who did nothing but .
spring their rattles—shoemakers, chimney-sweepers,
end hair-dressers, among the men, were the most pree
valent : a Mr. USHER afforded great entertainment%
by au excellent imitation of the notes of diffel-ent
lairds, &c. The beauty of the night, which was en.
commonly fine and serene, and the clear aspect of
the atmosphere had a wonderfigly cheering effect on
the votaries of pleasure : all vi 3 mirth and good he..
mour. At one, the supper tables were thrown open,
and as the viands and 'the wine were of the choicest
description, in this line, at least, was some eaqiile
site taste and execution displayed among the neters ;
some among the underlings of the ,gins du Theatre, -,
here filled prominent situations with great ability.— 1!
After supper dancing was resumed,. and not 'till long • .."
after day-break; few of this happy groupe thought of
separating.
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A strange fatality seems to have attended 7hes.fa:
mily of Mr. Tauerr, now performing at the Hay-
mark-A Theatre. Ile was deprived of a fetherYbre-.
titer, and three uncles, by the most herribli had
violent deaths, in the four q_uirters of the GlobK— '
His uncle, Major JOHN Tatio'r, was smothered.
in the black hole at Calcutta ; his uncle, Cap. ~..,
fain JANICS TALBOT, was wounded, and supposed,.
in that helpless state, to have been burned alive, ..
in a house set on fire by the fate of wer in
Charlestown, during the American trouhle,,;_ his -
other uncle was shot in a duel in England, aid died
the miserable victim to a false notion of honour; his
brother Gsoect was killed in an engagement at seal,
while serving on board his father's ship as midship-
man ; and the fathei. of Mr. 'rawer met with a fate ,
perhaps still more tragical than all 'the others, hav-
ing been wrecked on the coast of Caffraria (he being
a passenger, with his servants, on beard the Gros- ~
senor East Indianian, so unfortunately lost in the
year 1782.) _
11.vonvED Casem—The persons employed its
the excavations which it has been necessary to make -
hr the improvement of. the gardens of the Luzern.
i burgh, base discovered the foundation of a turret
; belonging to the famous Castle De Vauvert, built
lin the tenth century, by Raptor, King of France. •
.It was abandoned by, his successors, and became
very celebrated in the dark age's, in consequence'of •
its being supposed that a number of spirits had take*.
up their residence there. They were accustomed, it
i was said, to bowl most terribly., and to wander about
clanking their chains.. There was one green monster
among them in particular, who had a bushy beard
(no barber having been found bold enough to offer
hie service, at. the Castle), and who seemed ale •;,.,
1 w;ys ready to seize . the passengers ; but .it wctete'zt
Ithought by some unremitably incredulous persontv:j.,
thet the phantoms were hi reitinlitthey sebesasleliekusfrtinrea:ol.' . .
who. sheltered, thews lees
.power of their Soveceigna, Saint toniai wishing levied ,
' put an end to the terror which-bait• apisen from,thet..l 'it ,
Itales told .with respeat to thistsPotpdiesonnienej spade , ,
a present of to the Certhusieste*:who%havieng duly- • 2
i exorcised the :titbits, , and , demaelisked Illet..,edifice,
built a monastery on the scito ekf,Ati,in ellp,lesine or . .
which they Ouced several of the iktorsif tbo.Gtotle, • . •
with inscriptions, import.- fetaulltlits.., _ .as %tiny ~, ,
were carefully preserved/. lealtil . dhsptia. .;
gress to the monastery..., . ace,k owletscirvisvi 1 ..
sited by the idle aad,carious,,eset ee , pitiowas h.
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1 inspects the remains of the,eld-teeihlteleUffSells lie,i4:
vourite. tradition with iespeet to ibtifottpor•siiiritioL :94
iultabitants. ril. •

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