The Statesman.
London, England, 1811-04-17 00:00:00

4IEUTENANT BURKE.

The following statement respecting this Officer,
dints from al the accounts which have been re.
ceisled bete from Portugal, but we hope that it will
bieonfirmed ;-
41 Th'e following extract of a letter from Lishoo
has been handed to us for insertion ; and as it tends
to remove aq unmerited stigma from the British ar.
my, and perhaps to rescue (rem undeserved re.
•proach the character of a British, Qfficar; wii;csue
have no posslhle objection to its insertion. Lieut...
BURKE, of the 45th regiment, of whom so 'Much
, has been said as having deserted to the enemy ; but
who, in reality, was takes by a French piquet of
cavalry, which surprised him as he was taking a
Me, is company of the Major of his regimint—
is returned to thti)ritish army. He was 'separated
frail "the Major, by haring rode to "the top of one
of those high hills With Which Portugal so abounds,
and ordered not to eitpreis a word. There was nu
message sent to the Commander.in.Chief, as re.
1..
ported ; all the accounts Lord WELLINGTON had,
was a French prisoner hiving seen him at MAssanA's
qvarten. Ile took advanta,te of the conftsion of
the Fkettch army on their retreat, and returned-the
first Mthaelli- possible."—.(Curk Southern: 44i.
' porter.) ..

On Wednesday sa',Onight, the Lark, Truman',
master, laden with hides Aug! tallow,, arrived in
Scenery Roads from Rio Grande, qouth America,
*tier it passage Of 100 daYs.--the crew were in,the
greeted distress sad-subsisted themselves for .the
latter part of die voyage on bides bolted. 'She met
the Rottrulus some leagues off-the Blaskets; and
received some bread, pork, and water, which en:.
abled the worn-oat crew to work the vessel into
pert. .
littlauTon, APRIL 15..—A Court of Inquiry is
to be held here on Wednesday, for the purpose of
.ascett4iiiing the rearcireinntitances of the petty dis-
turbance that took place last Week betweeu some
of •the town's people and the South Gloucester.
.Weloppose the intildritants are desirous of haring
t*tx.oe three regiments stationed here, as is the-ease
,of every other town of equal size in the kingdom ;
gaud instead of living in barracks, which they think.
;separates them from the people, and gives rise to
this ill humour, that they 51tould bu billeted on the
inhabipto,Ss tad we think. 4:probable they will be
:grati4ed, •
It is said-Oat the executors of tlze late Lord Col..

p,,viamt, of Culines,. have friend'arnong his papers I
*reel of the weather, in his own hand.writmg,
which has marked the state of the thermometer
three times every day for 50 years last past. •

A boxing match, bravely contested by two strong
.novices, of tlic r.Atnes of Co!bourne, a smith, and
Wood, a coachman, took place yesterday in Ma-
ry-lc.bonc.firlds, in consequence of a dispute At
Gooseberry Fair. The combatants fought for a,
subscription purse of five guineas, but this was ast
secondary consideration, as a fair Goddess, who,
drives a cart from NVestminstce Holy Gaol, with
potatoes and cabbages, vulgarly denominated a
costermongerets, was the object of jealousy be-
twixt them. The Lady cheered the combatants
during the mill, which was too ruffitn.like Iv be-
hold. After disfiguring eacbsothcr, so ap. Ilot to
have a discernible feature, for forty minutes, Wood;
save his adversary a stomacher) which gave him
story, with his chers antis; who carried him off
the sround in her drag, and bathed his wounds in
setting tears!