The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-01-16 00:00:00

Tire fullowing report is
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The John Adams, American frigate, on mak.
log ror tbB Tezeti was lammed by the British
squadron on that station, that understanding the
frigate to have a cargo of dollars on board, she
could not be permitteit to enter an enemy's port.
The American frigate has returned to Deal, where
an Officer was landed, and proceeded to. Mr.
PINKNLY, in London.
It is added in this account, that loins shots were
e;clianged before Capt. EVANI, the Commander
,of the American frigate, would alter his course.

Other accounts state the John Adams to have
returned to Doves merely in consequence of foul

weather.

It it also reported, that the Officer of the
Cruizer specifically stated, that there email be
no objection to permitting the American frigate to
enter the Texcl, with dispatches—the cargo of
dollars was the sole objection. This transaction,
as it has been stated, appears to us incredible.

4 diseOv,ery is reported to have been made of
tie defileation of a Public Accountant, to the
amount of three hundred thousand pounds.

Letters from tioHand to a very late date were
yesterday received. They state, that the relax*.
/ion in the strict execution of the Berlin and Milan
decrees had already occasioned a material rise in
the price of Brandies and Wines, whilst all arts,,
elk of Colonial produce were depressed.

By the three Gottenburgh Mails which arrived
yesterday, letters were received from St. Peters.
burgh of the 15th ult. by which it appears that
the deficiency in the Russian commerce had ex.
cited the greatest alarm in the cabinet of thatcoun.
try; Count RODIANZOFY had found it expedient
to hold out prospective advantages to the Mer-
chants, which had apin raised the exchange from
15d. to 21d. per ruble.

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A private letter from Dunkirk, dated dle irth
instant, states:—

" The present is to inform you of what is passing
.here re,
specting trade, which begins now to revive a little, since both
G 'vernments dre granting licences for the importation and ex-
portation of cert .ingomts. Above 1O) cargoes of corn have
already been expedited from hence fur the port of London."
We have announced the arrival of the Pickle
schooner, with General Corrox on board, and
also a bag of letters from Portugal. The follow-
ing is an extract from one, dated the beginning of
last mouth, from Elvas ;.
" I believe it is all over with the Slumlords.- The French,
I have been just laurelled, by good authority, have advanced
as far a. Talavera de la Remit. It is probable this move-
ment of theirs will force us to quit our present cantonments.
Our engineers are busily employed In fortifying all the Wong_
places from Santarein on the. Tips, down as far its Lisbon,
and front thence to Cascaes; which leads us to believe that
the Cionnander in Chtef is resolved to contend every
loch or ground as far as Lisboa. Lord WSLLINGTOM
pawed through this town on Sunday last, on his return from
a hooting party at Villa Viten), a royal demesne between '
this ant -Lisbon. The sick with the army are still very mu-'
userous. They are doily arriving here, and the eonvidemeuts
are sent off from this to the town of Fatrentos. Illness is not '
confined to the soldiers alone—the officers have equally suf. ,!
fored ; very few Medical Gentlemen of either the Army or
Stair have escaped an attack of the fever which prevails.—
A melancholy circumstance took place a day or two ago nt
T ,rre Major; a Lieutenant of the 39th, insi delirium from re-'
ver, got out of bed, took a razor and cut his throat, of which
he died soon after. Mr. Kidd, the Surgeon who attended
him, caught the fever, and also in a fit tk f derangement,
leaped into a well and was drowned. Dr. east Physician
to the forces., died on the 28th of last month, f fever, which
he caught in the hospital here, universally regretted by every
person who h.id the pleasure of knowing him. fieveralothen
of the Medical Statl are dangerously ill."
A French privateer has captured eight American
vessels in the Mediterranean, within the space of
five weeks, and sent them to Marseilles. The
Americans were mostly from Spanish ports.
Two ittmish line.of-battle shill, with. specie,
from the liavaustah, arrived at Cadiz on the 2.lth.
ult.
Yesterday Goverpment granted licences for ex.
portation and importation from the Baltic. •
There are letters from liilboa of the 31st of
December, which say, that an embargo has been
laid upon American vessels there, and also the
crews are imprisoned.
For some years past thero has been detained by
out Government certain effects belonging to TAL-
-4E Y itA ND, books, papers, &c. ; within a short pe.
clod, M. TALLETICAND wrote a polite letter, re.
questing those infects lobe sent to him, which our
Government readily complied with.
The rumour of a change in Administrfition still
prevails ; but it is'not probable that any 'new at.:
rangement of importance can be accomplished un-
til after the meetitig of Parliament. .
Lord CHARLES SOMERSET is not appointed-po.
vernor of Portsmouth, and the place is not yet
tilled.

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Tho Minority dinners in private have commenced.
To.morrow Earl CIIOLMONDLEY gives one, to
which Earl GREY, Lord pRENTILVE Lord 'ER-
SKINE, Lord HOLLAND, Mr.TUOMAS REV VILLE,
1-Ir. TIERNEY, and several others of the Opposi.
tion, are, invited. These dinners will increase in
Number in proportion as the party expects to come
into place!
ARISTIPPUS was asked the difference between a
•Icarned and an ignorant man ? "To make the
diseovery ,at once," said be, 66 strip, them both
naked, and send them among strangers."
The Hon. MARTIN HAWKE, and Mr. FENTON
SCOTT, have matched themselves fur WO guineas,
to ride four miles across a country; next month ;
the day and pl.ice to be fixed by Mr. D. LEGAUD.
The follies of the fashionable world will corn.
mence early the present winter. Lady SMITH
BuItGESS, of Hyde-Park Corner, has issued cards
fur a grand rout on Thursday next. This insipid
species of amusement is considered delightful, in
proportion as the idlo attendant, are completely
squeezed.
The Master and Wardens pf the !Ulcers/ Com
pany this day waited en the Lord Mayor to settle
the price of Bread, when his Lordiliip, after in-
specting the Mealweigherls' Mimi; ordered it to
advancs ld. In the peck loaf.

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