The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-10-06 00:00:00

MR. SADLER.

Mr. Sadler ascended from Belvedere-house, near
; Dublin, Oct. 1, at one p. m. with the wind at south-
! west, and in 35 minutes had sight of the mountains
in Vales ; he continued in the satme direction till
near three o'clock ; when, being nearly over the Isle
of Man, the wind bluvriug fresh, he found himself
fact approachingthe Welch coast ; and at four o'clock
he hod a distinct view of the Skerr) Light-house,
and the prospect of consummating his ardent nopes
of a speedy arrival in Liverpool. Tito wind now
shifting, he was again taken off, and lost sight of
!and; when, after hovering about for a long time,
he discovered live vessels heating down Channel;
and in hopes of their as:islance,. he determined on
descending with all possible expNlition, and precipi-
tated himself into the sea. In this most critical si-
tuation, he had the mortification 'o find the vessels
took yo notice of him ; obliged, therefore, to re-
aseenT, he now threw cut a quantity of ballast, and
quickly regained his situation in the air, to look out
for more friendly aid. It was a length of time before
he had the satisfaction of discovering any ; and then
Observed a vessel, which gave him to understand by
signal, that she intended to assist him, but could not
reach him. Two others also now appeared in sight,
and one of them tacked about, hoisted the Manx
colours: nigi.t now coming on, he was determined
to avail himself of their friendly aid, and once more.
descended into the sea; but here the wind acting
upon the balloon as it lay on the water, drew the
mir with so much velocity that the vessel could not
overtake it, and notwithstanding he used his utmost
efforts, and latterly tied his clothes to the graphing
iron; and sunk them to keep him steady, still the
balloon was carried away so fast, that he was under •
the necessity of expelling the gas ; upon that email).
big the car actually sunk, and he had now not!:ing
but the netting to ding to. ' Ilis perilous situation,
and the fear of getting entangle I, deterred the men
from corning. near hiM ; until, being in danger of
drowning, Mr. iadler begged they would run their
bowsprit through the balloon, and expel the re.
mining gas. Having done this, they threw out a
line, which he wound round his arm, and was then
dragged a con•iderable way before they could get him
on board, quite exhausted.

The ship was a herring-fisher, from Douglas, in
the Isle of Man, called the Victory, commanded by
John Lee.

In this situation he was conveyed to Liverpool,
where finding the crowd of spectators immense, his
clothes being also wet, and in great disorder, he
paid a visit on board the PrincesNa frigate, where he
was most politely received, and obligingly accommo-
dated witk clothes, by Lieutenant Roche.

Saturday, October 3, Mr. Sadler arived at Ho-
lyhead, at three o'clock in the afternoon, ou his
way to Dublin ; and requested Mr. liseHowes (the.
Agent of his Majesty's Packets) would transmit this
hasty sketch of his proceedings to his friends in Lon-
don:—

" HOLYHEAD, OCT. 4.

" Sta,—Mr. Sadler arrived here yesterday even-
ing, and shortly after embarked on boird the packet
for Dublin. lam happy to say, that tiolwith.tand-
ing the great fatigue and anxiety. he has undergone,
he was in gond health and spirits; and intends once
More makiug an attempt to cross from Dublin, when
the moon is sufficiently old to enable him to see nis
way. The approach of night, and fearing*he might
be invoked in darkness ott his nearing the coast, in.
duced him to descend at sea. The extraordinary cir-
cumstance of not receiving assistance from the first
vessels he discovered, when he first descended, is
only to be accounted for by the terror his appearance
must have occasioned to people not used, or perhaps,
not expecting such a sight : one can hard.), conceive
it could have Keen from any other cause, or the want
of humanity in their crews.

" Mr. Sadler will furnish you with a more de-
tailed account when he has more time, and it will,
no doubt) be a very interesting one.
44 I remain, Sir,
" Your most obedient servant, •
" J. FELIAP-VES,
" Agent of his Aliiiestia Packets."

The names of the several Candidates were then
put, and the High Bailiff declared the show of hands
to he in • favour of Charles Calvert and Jones Bur-
dett, &qrs.
A Poll on behalf of Henry Thornton, Esq. was
then demanded by Mr. Shaw, and seconded by Mr.•
Gateskill, which was acceded to, and commenced
. : iwmediately.
DREADFUL Fige.--Yesterday morning a fire i At the close of the Poll, at four o'clock, the
broke out in the back premises of Messrs. Bowden numbers were as follow :
and Tucker, extensive drug-brokers, in Chamothile. : Calvert . 134 1 Thornton . 111 1 Burdett . 58
street, Bishpsgate-street. The flames raged with :
great fury, anod extended their ravages along the back : Each of the Candidates shortly addressed the Meet
of tho Bishopsgnteestreet houses as far as to Hounds- Ong, when the Poll was adjourned till nine o'clock
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ditch, where several houses have suffered. We are this morning.
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concerned to add, that two maid-servants are miss-
ing,
belonging to a family that happened to be out SUICIDE. —l4imiltion, an officer belonging to
of town. No estimate can yet balurraed of the ex. Marlborough-street Police Office, from its first esta-
tent of the loss. . I,blishment, cut his throat on • Saturday morning, at
The Telegraph in West-p!ace, St. George's-fields,, his residence, Evesham-buildings, Somers' Town.
is about to be removed to a more elevated situation He had for several weeks laboured under a heavy
in that neighbourhood, depression of.mind. Us died yesterday at noon.

4 ft.

MR. RICHARD` NErtromn to the PUIII.I

•
I. ...in Consequence of a varagraph which appearet; in
this Paper of yesterday (S:pt. 3:)), lam contried
(extcernely against my iiclination, aiid hi opposliii,A
to previous inietitioO) to ative:.t in ',Lk l'iros. (0. ili II
itt calculated for better uses) to a reoco.:tie 4! i. li
happened on Tucsday last, to Loodoo. ll.;; i a.,
ragraph in ques;ien is as follov,.s :
" DO EL.— I a COOStqpipilet• of a paravaph, whir!, ap:wa Ni
i itl NeN COIOWS 11,von e.i..701..,;1r. th:l“vii, tiiCir;-i, 4„. S!,l .:,.
ford, aerwri! taniert hy qr. lea 13 !)is; host Atr. 1'.;,•h.,r.1 VI,
: comb, by Mr. 4 ytoo ; ni't yesterday i.t for iii the 4f,..7..min,
•on si,deahain Common. S. 100; Wf-I r e‘elitoik..l v. iriii-t eikri; wit ii Mu. •Ni•T:c•co.ilb made a intisfactor% rOiir'',l9ll ; ;Old 4 11.!.
teal al•otLry, rt.• it respc.:;• d foriu,r in i%...ii•ii b..twern •k• rAr.. ties, hitrieg ire,3l agreed to, the adliiir Wa., illlOCObly It iiial•
i nall"(1."

After an exchattg, of shots, awl whilst I pre.
served my ground, Air. Gilchrist c.g;,e
me the satisfe:liom of ► nnourt,tck pot l NiLvrs
to
prose that I was mistaken in seKiasing him to fte
flit: writer of sowe of the offensive artirtes whi,ad
aptieared in the S:adthrd NE•:,:s, awl which had
easioned my reflections upon his ell:ow:ter. I 3c.
ceded (as it was sttg4-stod to me it wo„ld unftett.
flog:A.l'oy tint in do) to the propo-ition of kivi„..;
this pro,.f 'fore ria; and agreatl that, if that
proof answErod the dosetiption giit,ti of it by Mi..
Gilchrist, awl did convince me of a mistake mt my
part, I would ih:'n ,ay that L Ira? ; hit
arology I would nrtke none, until Mr. Gilchriit
had dist apologised to me for havint; wriiten ' at
which occasioned me to think he had also %linen
other taw sire articles.

I appeal to the Public whether thin be proprrly
descritwd by the epithet " concession," under such
circtimstatte,.s; and, if tt,,t, want must hare beet'
the' motive of the statement.

now beg pardon of every settsib'e frh.,ntl for this
new character which for astinie 1 hare a p -I,eil inn
and trust that the seentiog ,okigenCies of the eiss:, to a
.mind not yet entitled to claim a nutty ri'y of j
ment, will oliviate, the setresice they might be ht.
elided in their niseorn to piss.
inVitAtti) N EWCOMB, Jiro.
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rtmfonl; Tlttirs.,a‘ Oct. I.

The laudable and truly patriotic exe-ti-,ns of Mr.
William Smith, in promoting the'. best int.7rests of
country, deserve to be more generally knout' than
: they have li(herto'beeii. To the duties of the situ.
ration which he holds, as I)•pat)-(.overnor of tho
Socie'y T'or extending the Fisheries and impr ving
the Sea-coasts of the kingdom, he pays the mos.', se-
dulous and unremitting aq.ition, without an) view
whatever to his advantage ; and 10th u;.,h
- lie is totally unconnected with Sentlaud, so WA- mly
dues he interest himself in the prosornify 4 f that put
of the Empire, that all the Soeicy's settlr-me:::s in 1)
the North (one of which is at the distance of up-
wards of 7O) miles from Loudon) inive this I,.tuina
been visited-by him, for the second time within three
years.
The Driiry-'an Committee, it is said. have wade
their decision on the Mt-It-cis for the oncning of .e
Theatre. It has been very propeey koz;reste-', that
to spew their impartiality, aid that t cy irve not
been uncons.!ionslv biassed by the i .a.nnity (,f a ,
name, they should not open the pip containing
the author's si-.4iiature, tilt after the Address has ac-
J tually been spoken.

MARRIED.
On TuerAlny I:tst, at !tentlay, /Lilts Mr. .7 H. Buckle, so-
licitor, of Lai;::tou, to :11i,1 of jcnkin-place.

Is, •9.
In August, in Quebec, Major (;eorge Thesiger, Deputy Bar-
rark Master of Canada.
On Saturday morning last. suddenly, at her house, in !:t„
Jaws'.-square, Bath, Mrs. Dowderwell.
On Saturday last, at Stratton Park, Ilants, Mary, eldest
daughter of Sir Thomas Baring, Bart.