The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-12-14 00:00:00

NAVAL INTE L LIG ENCE.

POIVISMOUTII, Dec. 11—Arrived the Aretho..t frigate,
at Spltheoit weal oat of Itarbour the Growler guti•haig.

Sueratizss, Dec. 19.—Sailekl his Majesty's Chip Rifle-
man, with the menu fur ileligulaul, &c.

suwouru, Dec. 13.—The ship that foundered lo the
I►k is supposed to be the same vessel that ran foal of his
Majesty's ship Bellerophon ; her nanse 6 not yet usLertnined
her crew is supposed to have cornisted of from ten to twelve
pessens. A ship bas arrived Mot Hushing, which place
she left on Saturday last, they were then einbarlting the oi-
-1 litary stores.

Dac.l3.—Remaine in the Donis, the West India
fleet.
The &Ilan lug bare last melon and cables—Reward, Ge-
neral Ilislsopp. Lurape, and Eagle.

GR AY CSEND, Dec. 13.—Arrived the Alysion„ Cuthery,
and norm, Lordlier, from Flushing *lirleY) Montagu, front
Chime; Zepher, Anderson, from Rio; an .t Arethuia, fro*
Cadiz.
Sailed the Ca*berlae, Rees, for the Mediterranean.

SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE. SIMI:

Yesterday afternoon the Fat Cattle, Sheep, and
Pigs intended to he al►ewo for the 13: izes, began to
oisernble at Mr. Sadie► 's Yard, in GoswelLbtrnet.
Si, John Sanders Seabright, and Mr. War►uingtan,
the Stewards, were in attendance to exatnisse the
certificates of feeding, &c. and arrange the cattle in
the yard, rosily fur the three.Gentlrn►en who are
this day to examine and award the prizes, previous
to the opening of the show tu.morrow morni►►g.
The Duke of Bedford, the Marquis of Salisbury,
sod many utl►vr sliitinguished Agriculturists, have
sent in stock to he Aeon.

Extioct of a letter from Boa:hay, sent on
hoard the Custkreugh, on the day she sailed, by
an Officer of Colonel WA LI eit's detachment, en..
played i:t the Calawar country :
66 Ott tiii! 7th July, we took the fort of Milan
by storm, thegarrison of which place madja spirited
resistance. Capts. Wtextsson ass l WEE:tete, of
the Bombay regiment, we havejustcommitted to the
earth ; they have died of violent exertion and ex-
cessive heat during the storm. Mr. CHEYSE is
wounded, we fear mortally ; and PaRCY shot
through the arm ;as also Captain A torrrr, the
Gsth ; Lieut. Bitown, and another officer, wound.
ed : our loss is between 70 and 80, chiefly Eu-
ropeans."
11. P. Commas, of Hatcheourt, Esq. has de-
clared hit intention of standing for the Borough
of Tauutun, on the nest vacancy.
Capt. MAURICII, Governor of the Island of
Mariegalante, came home in the Duke of Kent
packet, in consequence of ill health.
According to many of the Provincial News-
papers, the hydrophobia is again taking its de-
vastating round. In Exeter and Sheffield, dogs
are nut allowed to be louse in the streets. A
whole pack of hounds (15 couple) have been
put to death at Tborverton, Devonshire, must of
them being either mad, or bitten.
The rumour of Lord CUATHAX'S resignation
daily gains ground : the propriety of it is, we ap-
prehend, unquestionable ; and has been rendered
snore apparent, probably, by the proceedings in
the City.
The Duke of Clement:awe toll Lord Bono
completed their 85th year un Thursday last. The
Duke lost his last tooth six years ago ; and yet,
the crust of a French roll has ever since ionised a
part of Isis breakfast service.
The Marchioness of Suou's elegant house, at
Porter's Lodge, in Hertfordshire, was a few dais
ago entered by a gang of thieves. They got id at
the drawing-room windows, and took out of it a
silver ink-stand and candlestick, a spencer, a
cloak, and several other articles of 'value" they
also cut the window curtains, which were of
muslin, as high as they could. They got into her
Ladyship's dressing room, which they ransacked.
On'the table were two boxes; one of them contain-
ing Bank notes and cash to a considerable amount,
and in the other, keys belonging to the parks and
lawns, which the thieves took away ; they went
down stairs and took several other articles, with
which they made olf.
Died, un the Ittli inst. Mrs. Desey, West Hil
Wandsworth, aged 23, who will be lung aftd e
deservedly lamented by her numerous ahemd
latives and friends.

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