The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-10-16 00:00:00

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&tract of a letter from an Officer on board his
Majesty's ship Comus:—`• His Majesty's ship left
Sierra Leone the beginning of J ly : a few days pre-
sinus to her sailing, the Colonial armed brig Prin-
cess Charlotte, commanded by an Officer of the
African corps, arrived to refit, having, while bound
to Cape Coast Castle, been attacked by two Spanish
slave schooners—two of her men were killed and
several wounded ; unfortunately the guns of the
Princess Charlotte were rendered useless after the
first broadside, and the pirates hoisting their colours
made off. They belong to Cuba, and it is to be
hoped that they will be brought to justice : the
Captain of one of them, was the men who murdered
the English Captain Roach, of the Kitty letter of
ma•Qne, some years. since. In fact, all the Spanish
and Portuguese slavers are now strongly armed, and
on every occasion insult and fire on the English flag
—they have not, however, been this season very
successful, thirteen vessels have been detained by
this ship, and 500 slaves liberated. On the 0•h of
August we left St. Thomas's, with a large qusillitv
of gold dust and ivory on board, and the John and
Tartar, of Liverpool, and Star, of London, un.ler
cnovny : 30th August, in lat. 11.4. N. long. 20. 43.
W. fell in with a Portuguese merchant ship, having
on board Lord Beresford and suite, for Rio Janeiro,
all well. While off Cape Coast Castle, Lieutenant
Frederick Thompson, of the Royal Marines, de.
parted this life, much esteemed and lamented; he
was interred with military honours."
• Comma's hguestri.—Saturday evening an In-
quest was held et the Feathers, in Dean4street,Wear.
minster, before Mr. Gird., Coroner, on the body of
a man, name unknown, who wns found hanging on
Frid4y morning from the paling at Westminster-
bridge, neat Palace.yard. He had no property 'boat
him, nor any papers which could lead to 4 discovery
who be was. There was a black-handled knife, with
two blades, in his pncket. He was decently dressed
in a black coat, waistcoat, and breeches, grey worsted
stockings, a fine linen shirt, not marked, but a dou-
hie pin, striped muslin handkerchief, which he wore
round his neck, was marked J. J. II• appeared to
be about 4u years of age. Verdict—Found hanging
and dead.

Another Inquest was held before Mr. G. Hona-
soe, on the body of Benjamin Lions, • fruiterer,
r.-
siding at the corner of Mary-le-bonne-lane, Oxford.
street, who, it appeared, was out riding all day on
Thursday, and when he came home in the evening
appeared in as good a state of health as usual ; he took
supper with his family, and was cheerfully talking
:about some work he had to do next day ; be after-
wards went to bed ; in about half an hour Mrs. L.
went to the bed-side, and finding him stilt thought he
was asleep, bat, on farther examination, she was
shocked to find him dead. Medical assistance was
called in, but without effect. Verdict—Died by Me
Visitation of God.
The Rev. Mr. Tooke, in his progress to London
one day last week, from Brighton, charmed horses
and chaise at Uckfield. On his arrival i►► town, a
portable writing desk was missing, containing twenty
guineas in gold, and a number of hank-notes, with a
necklace and other valuables. Enquiry was made
on the road, but no trace could he found ; suspicion
upon this, was attached to the post-boy who drove
the chaise, and application was made on Wednesday
to the Magistrates, who granted a warrant to search
his residence in King-street. Every part of the house
was searched, without effect; but the Headhorough
having observed a little girl to go out at the hack
door with a bundle in her hand, followed her, and
discovered that she had thrown it down the privy.—
On drawing it up it was found to contain the pro-
perty missing. The post-bey was shortly afterwards
apprehended, and an investigation trsok place on
Thursday, at the Town-hall, when the Prisoner was
remanded for further examination, that Mr. Tooke
may have an opportuuity of attending to identify his
property.

On Sunday week five young men of the South.
ampton Sunday School Society were crossing in a
wherry from Southampton► to Ilythe, for the benevo-
lent purpose of instructing the children who attend
the Sunday School which is establi.hed et that vil.
loge and at Marchwood, when, about two o'clock,
the boat being distant only three quarters of a mile
from llythe, by a sudden squall was in an instant
upset, the persons precipitated iuto the river, and
two of them drowned; the others were saved by
clinging fast to the ►sherry, which was floating on its
side. One of the sufferers was Mr. J. Samrtnn,
ithose bony was soon after taken op; the other was
Gill, the boatman.

During the night of Thursday, the shops and ware.
houses of Mr. Daviq,
tailor, 74, —0: t. James's-street,
were entered by means of picklock keys, and the
robbers succeeded in stripping the premises of all the
goods that were to be found, and they escaped with.
out being heard, or 'raring the least clue by which
they might be traced.