The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-05-29 00:00:00

TRANSPORT BOARD.

The Proprietor of this Journal, who has been
a State Prisoner in his Majesty's Gaol of Newgate
for upwards of eighteen esonths, and conseqneuely
unable to superintend the occurrences of a Duly
Newspaper, finds himself invoked in fresh difficulty
in consequence of an anonymous Letter, signed
Herrarrus, having accidentally been inserted in the
STATESMAN, on the 19th day of March last ; which
Letter contains many unfounded charges, of a most
flagrant nature, against the lionoureble Comnsis.
stoners of the Transport Board, regarding their con.
duct towards French Prisoners of War now in this
country, and for which an Information ex oiliclo has
been filed against Mr. LOVELL, who attended the
Court of King', Bench on the 20th of April, to
plead to the charge,—whe he was allowed bnpar•
lance until the first day of Term. Mr. Love Lt.
feels it necessary to declare, in the most public man-
ner, his entire ignorance of the contents of sorts
Letter, signed Ho:stews, until he read it in the
STATESMAN ; and he further states his abhorrence of
the charges brought against the lion. Commissioners
of the Transport Board, which he believes to be
false and scandalous, and written with a malignant
intention. lie is fully sensible of the great public
trust committed to the charge of the lion. Conseil.-
sioners of the Transport Board, and of the nek.
chief which might arise from so unprincipled and
wanton an attack upon them, was it suffered to
pass unnoticed ; and is satisfied the manner in
which the national affairs are conducted in
that department is both advantageous to the
pudic and highly creditable to the Honour-
able Commissioners.—He therefore trusts, that
this public avowal of his own sentiments, will coon.
(erect any unfavourable impression which may have
been made by the anonymous Correspondent who
wrote the Letter in question. Mr. Lovern. greatly
laments that the Letter of Hoessvus should hare
been inserted in the STATESMAN. lie has in vain en-
deavoured to discover the author ; but be hopes and
trusts, that his unfortunate situation will plead as an
apology with the Honourable Commissioners of the
Transport Board, and induce them to recommend to
his Majesty's ATTORNEY-GENERAL to withdraw the
proceedings which have been commenced againt him.

It i 4 said that the British Commissaries in Spein
and Portugal have on hand a sufficient quantity of
grkia end flour for the consumption of our army for
six months; and that if any scarcity is experienced,
it will he but partially felt by the inhabitant*, who
will suffer only from the advanced price which indi.
vidual speculators will be able to effect,and not from
the existence of a reel scarcity.
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Scam= rt.trr.—The following are the French
ships in the &heldt :
Charienutg e.... 71 gins Beller "4 OS
DAletatin 74 Duguerlier 74
Commerce de Lyon.... 74 Cesar. . . 74
L'Aoverses 74 Pettesk....... ..... 74
Albania .14 Maisie .74

The two last ships of the line are manned by Dine*.
There're of o down at Antwerp two frigates, two
Dutch corvettes, four gun-boats, with six 21.ponnd..
ers each, besides small craft. The flag of Rear. Ad.
miral L'Hstrcsyrr, is flying in one of them, and
Admiral Masts:exist in another. The Captains'
names are—COURA ND, WILLAMMT, CALUSF, CO.
COLEI:R, CURSIVE, and Moats.
A Lublin Paper states there is a man now living
who was born before the flood--the only construe.
tion that we can put npon so seemingly an absurd
parngriph is, that the writer waggishly alludes to the
spot of his nativity being on the sea-shore.
During a recent retreat of the enemy in Port 4,
one of their cannon chanced to burst, which
into the hands of an officer belonging to the iisitlett
army., he, overjoyed, hastily collected the watered
remigns, and sent an express to the Commander in
Chief, informing him that be had taken sereial pieces
of artiUery.

NAVAL IN7'E LK; ENC R.

PORTSMOUTH. MAY ?R.
Sailed his Majesty's ship Brisk, with a convoy for Cork, and
the intermediate ports In the Clatter!.
PLYMOUTH, MAT 27.

Sailed the Melee bomb, with a convoy to the Fast ; Bul-
wark MO Of War to the Westward ; and the Niemen frigate Cur
off Roardeaot.

DEAL, MAY IS.

fame down frost the River the (-vane, Hague, fur Cle
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Sailed this moraine, without comity, the Adeline, far Hayti.
Fire o'CLot x.—The w ind appear to be of ;ng to the east.
ward. The or tward-bound are preparing to sail under convoy
of the Speculator logger.

FALIifOUTH, MA♦ 46.
Arrived his Majesty's ship Pheasant from a cruise.
The Packets eattvard-bond olMf remain.

THE MARKETS.

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CORN-EXCMANGR. May 22.
This day the Market has tint away 6esh arrival, of Wheat.
and the remaking supplies but inaaniiderable. sales thereof
maintain last lie same may be Doted la the trade far
barley and elk White Pam keep their prier. Very fevi
Grey. Tick —Remit a Irilli irony. Oats are here la middling
amply, and this e i aimed at little eurtaatioa. Flour con-
tinues at lase oriel,Wheat
Pine OW ';s 131 1 P ins. (Floe Old) .. 75 70
Rye ... 74 02 Oa
Barley e. 4 50 66 Pawed its.
Malt . ~....., .., II 95 Pinateeda.
White Peas (Dillon) 92 011 Rape geed
Grey do.
Beam
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3311THPIEL11 MARK F.T.4.-51ty S
T.. tisok the OW. per stone of Mb.
Reef ....Ss. Y. to tie. 4d. I Hrtul .If Cattle 'hie 43y '
Motion ..3.. 4.1. to 64. g'l. RP11.4. ..... . . . . PO
Vetal ... 7.. M. t* 01. 01. Stoney ... LIDO
Pork ....04. 03 to 7s. 44 Calvet . .. 330
Lam% ....7s. 01. to Mt. Gt. Pier
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