The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-03-15 00:00:00

ischoul in which the knowledge Of Marble tactic
his been preserved', but by which .our cornmeree'
I he been so greatly injured.
127Vii4ilaloupe in de West, and tha isles of
F6a' ye' *ad Bo Arbon in the East, have, from the
scumtucttecutent of theltevolution, been points of
shelter, without which it had been impossible
for the Vrench to preserve the small remaiuiog
vigour of their marine, while, at the same time,
,thcy hare compelled as to maintain a force abso-
lutely superfluous—had the common policy on
which 'we professed to act been vigorously pur-
sued.

In illuitration of this opinion, we would only
ask, whether the firing of the Tower gnus fur the
Convention of (Antra, the destruction of Flush-
ing, or the capture of Guadeloupe, by which the
security of our Atlantic trade is so greatly increas:
ed, will have been most gratifying to the People of
England ?

A Levvrr..was this morning received from the
Constantic transport, dated Motherbanli, l4th
:Vlore'', containing the following statement :

" The Iloratia frigate has jug arrived off the Needlrs
with a prize; also a French frigate whic:i she captured, He
lireal, after no action of an hour and 23 minutes. The
French frigate is I.tden with nasal stores and has on hoard
100,000-dollars. She was bound to the Isle of France."
THE rumour of war between France and Pe•
tersburgb is, as we eipeeted,.dying away.

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" Srocintetm. FEE. 19.
" Notwithitandinz that is mentioned from Germany. hire
we entertain no e*pectation of hostilities between France
uttd Russia. It is true, that a considerable body of lame-
vial troops are marching towards Poland; but this mtweinent
is not attributed to any other cause than the reinforcement of
the Russian armies in Moldavia and Wallachia, which have
received a cheek from the Turks on the southern frontiers of
those provinces."

The only hope to which those sapient illumi-
nati, who so eagerly anticipate the renewal of
Continental carnage, now cling, is, that the in.
tended marri•rge between NAPOLSON and the
Archduchess MARIA LOUISA, may have been
concealed from the Court of Petersburgli

Tiz* following letter vias yesterday received
from the Brazils :••••••
" Rio Littman, iA s. 16.--Preparationg are making for
the recepti.m of 5000 troops and a large naval force, under
the command of Sir Sins ev gIIITH, which is expected to
arrive shortly, as a special request to that effect has hero
made by the Pll iN CU .11 EGE PIT. We have 11 -. I no arrivals
from the River Plata since the 15th October, and of course
can fermi* yule with no news from thence. Trade is at a
NMI from the great glut of produce here. The Llizabeth
'mike war salted MI the 15th instant fur London."
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' )(Amu Papers to the 23d of October were
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:received yesterday, from which we have made
some interesting extracts. The forces of Dow.
GUT RAO SCINDIAwere is motion against the pent-
Ci panty of Ajoiere. Much plundering had taken
place; and tha fort of Gustechind was shortly
expected to Surrender. There Ira si late ac-
counts from 110 LEAR ; but Meta LIMN, accord.
lug to the last accounts, was at Bopaltal.
The circumstances which led to the attack and
i
reduction of the important fortified town of Bow.
'annie by our; troops, hitherto unknown.in this
country, we find explained in these Papers. Tile
contest appears to have been a very sharp one ;
the enemy lost from 600 to 1000 men ; that on
our sWe did opt exceed in killed and wounded 100.

Tns belief of a pulp. overture having been made
through the medium of Cie Austrian Messenger,
continues to prevail in the .City, where letters
have been received from Paris, in which the opi-
nions of the politicians arc said to correspond with
those of London.
From flatland also, letters have arrived, in
which NAPOLEON is stated to have expressed, an
earnest desire for a general peace.
Although there are no means by which we can
judge of the correctness of these Reports—we
conceive it far from improbable that NAPOLEON
may have reamed his endeavours to obtain a ge-
neral Peace. When NAPOLEON last attempted
to open a Negotiation, the recognition of
FEAOINAND the SEVENTH was demanded by us as
a preliminary—while he as pertinaciously insisted
on' the establishment of his Brother. With de.
elands of so contlicting a nature, Negotiation be.
came impossible, and France and England return.
ed to the contest in the Peninsula with renewed
eagerness. It, however, has so happened, that
while credulity in England was buoyed up
with the expectation of driving King Jo—
sErtt from Madrid, the Rattle of Ocana led
the way to those events, which have at last re.
moved the doubts of the most sceptical u to the
-fate of the Peninsula, which is unquestionably
destined to succumb beneath the armies of Fraucn
and the strong party in Spain, by whose King
Josapu is supported.
To demand the ulidiaalos of the Conqueror as
a preliminary becomes nowt elseer too absurd
for even our present Molders. The period which
Tux STATESMAN anticipated some weeks ago is,
we apprehend, arrival, when Nksoccos will
says. 66 Well, I ant now mister of *the Penin.
sula—that stumbling block- to Negotiation I
66 WO removed—will you now treat for Peace ?"
We feel perfect conviction that Ministers possess
not the talents to mak* Pew. There will Clef
with thenajic some stumbting-bluek in the way of
Peace:

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INba INTELLIGENCE.
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MADRAS, OCT. 11.—In OCT florkoru of tile,
sth current, we noticed is general terms the
movements of Dowitry RAO &INDIA against the
principality of Ajmeic. gaily in July, accordiug
to the Hindustan noWspapers, that Chieftain pitch.
cd his camp at filo wza Surrara, a place within ten
cuss of the capital: His Sirda.ts, who were still
plundering the territory of Jayporc, and the
tither Rajpoot countries in the vicinity, had re-
ceived orders to join him, with their respce
tivo forces. The brother of BALI) RAO, it
is said, had already set out on his march to-
wards Ajmere ; NARRAIN RAO (the pritf.
cipal Officer in the service of BAPONJ Elt SCIN PIA)
had come to Surrara from Sahur, after levying a
chout of lii,ooo rupees at the batter place; and
BAPO NJ LE himself was shortly expected to follow.
Meanwhile, Dow I.VT BAD had directed BATTISTS
•to march, with his power, in the direction of
Kortns a state which, since his army last took
the field, has remained unmolested. BATTISTE,
according to the last accounts, was encamped at
Mullareea, a place about GO milt* from Jayporc.
SCINDIA was. not expected to continue for any
length of time in his position at Surrara.
PRA xo Doss, the Soohali of Gwallor, had been.
employed for some time in besieging the fort of
Gurreehind, and had written to Set s DIA, stating
that lie expected to reduce it in tbs course of a
few days.
We have ao tale accounts of 110 LK a. ^
11 tut
according to our last adticcs►, wart at Ho.
papal.

DESPERATE ACTION.
[The following account of a desperate action. foneht with
a thtilltrof 55 dotes, is ex te acted f the Supplement to the
Madras Courier of the 18th of October j

The following particulars respecting the cap-
ture of the ship La Miherva, Captain Jowl
Boeewooo, which fell into the hands of the
Juasemies, on her voyage from Muscat to Bushire,
are taken from the:relatiou of same of the crew
of that vessel that made their escape :
The Minerva railed from Muscat on the 12th
of May, and on the 29th, early in the morning,
she discovered at a distance about fifty-five
(lows of Juasemies, all full of armed men, slid
apparently steering towards her. Captain HOPE'
WOOD intinediatel:- changed his course lonia-
a• heavy press of sail, and thereby endea-
voured to avoid them, but unfortunately the day
.being rather CAIN ail his exertions were in vain ;
on .Which Captain Iforewoon then ordered all
hands on board, and prepared fur defence. When
the Juasemies saw the Minerva chauging her
course, they set all sail, and with the assistance
of their oars gained very fast upon her, and as
they approached fired some guns at her. - At ten
a. m. the action commenced, and continued for
two days and a night, durilig which time the Mi-
nerva destroyed 17 dotes ; 19 of which were sunk,
And one burnt.
At length the enemy gradually closed their
draws around the Minerva, and, as soon u they
.got along-side of her, the Juaseuties- alt at once
boarded! her. Captain Iluetwooo bravely de-
-41644 itimeeK- te the hat; dew received -it -pestst.. •
shot wound in his side, and other wounds on his
belly with a sword, and on his feet by a spear ;
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notwithstanding which he continued to fight with
the utmost resolution, and did not drop till hated
killed four of the pirates with his own hands. atf-
Iter his death the Juasemies began to put to death
curry body who had borne arms ; and when they
completed their bloody work on deck, they dis-
covered Mr. BIJ ALIN Davin, the purser, and Mr.
1 JOIIN MAItTYN, the supercargo. on the malts-top;
on which they went up, and after cutting them
into pieces, threw the mangled fragments down
upon the decks: after which they, descended, and
gave glory to God for their triumph.
The second officer, Mr. BATE, having lost some
of his lingers by a shut, and seeing no hopes of
relieftput an cull to himself with s pistol; the
ship's company behaved very bravely, and were
gallantly assisted by an American Gentleman, Mr.
BIJAUN DAVID, On NMI', anti Mr. JOIN MAR-
TIN, the Supercargo. The ladies and women
who were on hoard actively employed themselves
in sowing and filliiig the bags of gunpowder. Se.
rural of te crew, amongst whom woe the first of-
ficer, saved themselves by promising to become
Mussolini:li. Thu women were spared by the Jiia.
souks, who promised to release them safely. The
ship was carried to Ressulkhartna.
List or men killed on bard the ha Miners*, by the Pi-
rates On the 9.911. May, -18U);—Caper iu Jabs ilopevromi,
ki dud 1 Std Officer wooded diglitly,illtroords dint hietteit;
Mr. Dijaits David, the Purser, Mr. Jobs Marty n,. the wiper-
cargo, and Mr. Clotho Arathothiv passenger, were mama-.
cud, besides about b) Lacar-.

C031.110N COUNCIL.
Yesterday a Court of Common Council was held at Guild-
hall, for the purpose of discussing the Plan and Estimate for
improving Smithfield Illarket, by estenditi,g the prelim seise
thereof, aad also the Plan alai Lsiiinme for the removal of
the said Market, and finally to deteraniso which of the said
Plans should by ;Wilted.
The !Owes of ;tie last Court were read and confirmed.
A Report from the Finance Committee fur re.trictiv tbr
expences for entertaiumenti, &c. of the Commissioners of
Sewers 6)5001. a-yeur, was agreed to by the Court.
The Committee of City Louis presented a report and plan
for the removal of the Market at Smithfield, to a field be-
tween Sadler's Wells and the Augel at Isliugton, which, after
considerable debate, and an ansendinerit bei.ag proposed, was
declined by the Lori! Mayor to be carried is use negative.
On a I)ivisinu, there were fur the removal ..79
Agaiust it
Majority for resgsty4 _ S
A Court of Conution-Coducil will be . - _____

lIEREFORD ASSIZES, Mawr U.
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May Fonlhass was indicted for the vriUbl warder of her
bastard child. by giving it a blow on the bead with 4 brick.
of which it died on baturduy, the 34 of Sep(ember last.
Borne doubts having ari•en, whether the child nos om alive,
ue whither the wound which appeared in its held eight • at
have been occasioned by its hiring thrown lusts a brit
in din,
lifter qua dead, the Jury acquitted bet et din
but fount her guilty of the concealment of tine tilt et tile'
upon wigs* she was sentenced to two teasallawiamo
mat.
It being now decided that Sir liaaaV flatltiana
doss not' go on service, Colonel Mums is to
command the Brigade of Girard', which go to
Cadiz; with the rank of B'rigadler.Qtneral.

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