The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-10-08 00:00:00

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your Excellency a copy, were transmitted to me,
and which, after using every effort in my power to
obtain more favourable terms, I accepted, with In
exception in favour of the Milita regiments. I hope
my conduct on this tryittg occasion will meet your
Excellency's approbation, and that I shall remain
justified by the circumstances, in the eyes of my
country.
The Prince of Essling has been gooJ rttough to
allow me to return to England on my parole, sc.
companied by Major Hewitt.and Captaia Foto', of
the 22th regiment; and we are now u,l our w.ty to
France, to embark from thence for a Brttish putt.
I have the honour to be,
• (Signed) N. COX.
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Capitulation for the Sorreisder of the ForSress of dilittrida.
Art. 1. The tiarrisoa shalt he poisoners of war, a ith the
honours of war, that is to sav,tnev shall march out with their
arms, which they shall deposit on the gliscis of the phee.
Answer—Accepted ; escrpt that the Militia, beitu; only few,
shall return to their hoi, es after having dcp.,sited their arms;
they are not to serve during the present 14iIr against France ur
ber Ante:.
Art. ill. The Officers of every description, and the soldiers,
shall, retain, the former their swords and baggage; mid the
latter their baggage only.
• Art. 111. The -inhabitants shall retain their propert:,, and
shall not be disturbed for their (violate.
Art. IV. The military stores end twittery remai i at
the disposal the French artoyi aed shall be give* up to the
cmonboader at Arfillery.
' Art. V. The Magaziues, Chest, Ac. shall be gives up to
Freach Commissioorts appointed for that rlfect.
Art. Vl. The plate and memorials of the fortress shall be
itivt4 up to the Commandant of Etigineers of the French
army.
Art. Vi I. The siek of the English and of the Portuguese
arms shall betaken care of and maimalned at the expellee tit
the Trenchantly, and on their recovery, shall follow the des-
tinatioa of the garrison.
, . (Signed) NIASSEN A, Prince of &sling, &c.
W. CON, Goveruot of Almeida.
Vimliplotfore Almeida, Aug.

Admiralty-Office, October 6, 1810.
Copy of a Leiter from Captain Selby, of his Majesty's ship
the Oweciabeitdomer, to John Wilson Croker, Log. dated
off thc Lizard, the Ist instant.
have to acquaint you, for titr inform•oion
of my' Lords Commissioners of the Ailmaral ~), that
this-morning, being in a thick fng, at nine
I beard a firing, and soon after was boalded by'th9
Master and crel of 'ode of the Chips in my convoy,
who informed Melte lisd been captured by a French
cutter privateer, and it anon after clearing up a
little, we had the good fortune to • di.o.syer hint at
no great distance, and after receiving great nam.
ber 9f shot,' and having his sails an,l Bards s:th
away, end several men wounded, strut k to his
Majesty's ship, and'Proved to be th, Indomptable
privateer, belonging to ItuscofT, out one,day, and
had made only one capture out of my convoy,
which We had also the good fortune to re4apture.
Ifeel particular salisfactinn in having•tb antioante
to their, Lordship, the above 'capture, as thtre ca 4
.be no doubt she would have done mudt iatiVhlefl6
our trade in the situation where we fouila ter. Shut
mounts 18 guns, and had on board licit' cotaiii6.
'lug or 1W men.
I have, &c,
(Signed) " . : W. SELBY'
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• A few days ago were exhibited at Yarmouth, be.
fore Rear-Admiral Lord G•iiiivee, for his report
thereon (ordered by the L irds Co.emiesionera of the
Admiralty), two boats, with a prompt nie hod of
getting them from a beach in a sale of wind, pre.
vim to their being sent to the Wend of Anhalt,
with &complete set of apparatus for satin ship.
wrecked mariners. The first host .was a tonal oae,
of 15 feet keel, 74ft. beam, and weighed
.14 cwt}
It had two extended. billage boards, lof equal depth
with the keel, to keep it in an upright puaitiont
for the advantages of launching, beaehiug, and
Ito resist upsetting, with a broad fender of-cork
surrounding the upper work to prevent the pos.
sibility of. being stove ; it was filled with water,
but the buoyant properties of the air (scored La
holes) kept it so much above the water's edge, that
the men rowed it about with the,most apparent ease,
and declared it was in that stater_ able to perform any
service that could be required. The next was a man.
of.war's jolly.boat, find up with empty oil.cashe
lashed withia it to give a buoyancy ; the Whip
boards, .as .before diXscribed,. to keep it in pn upr
right position, with a stout projecting rove going .
round its gun.whalei served as a fender to !myna
its being stove ; the whole expenee et thus fitting it
op, did not exceed 31. and it could be put together
iu a few minivea. The advantages of this method
of giving the properties of preservatleolo any beat
may be considered of great impoctimmetas a maritime
and contmerciil couurry, as many a bravoiallow Who
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fails overboard at . sea, and periAes le, agile of '
wind, from the boat swamping; which. Irmo the
ipossibility of going to his assistance, 'May thus lee
saved; likewise the boats around the coast may be
etiabletl, et a very small espence, to be thus convert. ',
ed into efficient life.boats, by which numerous. broil • •
and great property will
.be annually saved. liiimi.
lar experiments with those lately made at Criviies
and Lowestoft then took place, by means of two
anchors being laid out, with a stout rope sus.
peoded between them, at the distance of one handfed
and fifty yards from the jetty end ; the shut was of
a new construction, adapted to give the greatest possi.
ble range, and was found impossible to be disengaged
by accident when once it had caught the rope. The
foul.,w.eather flag was flying •at the time, but the
surf was not sufficiently high to shew the great
power that can be acquired by theft siniple, Arc.
tive, and certain means; however, ihe're was not
the least doubt entertained from the result of the
experiment, that whenever its use is called forth, it
could haul any weight that a two.inch rope cm
sustain, nearly the distance of 200 yards, a dis.
fiance sufficient for any part of the coast; which
opinion has been must fully confirmed by the pilots,
land Committees of the Lowestoft and Cromer fife.
boats.

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A young man, of the name of John Ashton, a
farmer's son, was shot on Friday night on the estate
of P. Harmase, Esq. at Sto►ce, Hefts, by a keepes:.
The deceased was rubbing a fish-pond, in company
with another man, and he resisted being secured,
when the contents of a fowling-piece. were kedged is
his b,..ty.

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