The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-05-02 00:00:00

Adr4l. lIITELLIGENCE.

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Dam-, Mat L—Arrived and sailed for the River,
the Sallie Castle, Lindsay; and Charles Drank Scott,
from China.—Passed the Princess Amelia and General
Hewitt outward-bound East Indiamen, ow Itnth alt. of
the Ram Head, all well.—Also arrived, and sailed fur
the River, the Levant. Whitmore, from Berke, 1
Oporto packet, Cotesworth, from Permassbow; For-
tune, Downing, from Baßpoly, for Yarmouth; and the
traaspoet No. 2/0; Mar Omit, with Weis, ke Chat
ham. The latter reMaii. ' -
PORTSTIOUTO, MAT 1.--Arrived his MeSeety's ships
Leven and Wye, from the Downs; Regrets transport,
from ditto, for the Cape 1 Bunked, Johnson. from
ditto, fur New South Wales ; end Mary, Richards,
from Cette, for Poole.—Sailedehe Harriet aid John.
Baker, for Antwerp.
Naming, Mar 1.--Arrived the Lord News
packet from Cuxhaven, and Prince of Orange packet
from Holland, each with a mail.
&manses, MAT I.—The Asia (Turkish frigate),
from Alexandria, has arrived at Standgate Creek ; sto
saluted the garrison as she passed.
LtvanrooL, Aram 110.—Arrived the Carona'.
Matthewson; and Emperor Alexander, Davidson.
from Mranhao; Id EvansMontrose, Fra-
ser, from Demerara ; `row °tilos, Orerrne, from Ant-
werp ; and Dame Heariette, Cornelius, from Ostend.
FALMOUTH, APRIL 29.--Arrived the Liberality.
Towle'', from Ulla, in 99 days, for Hamburgh ; sad
William. Hall. froiletersbargh.
The celebrated Volney died at Paris of an inflamma-
tion of the bowels. He was conscious of the danger
of his situation, and met his fate with a truly philoso-
phical courage. The funeral ceremony wok place oe
Friday, without the least splendour or pomp, awarding
to his last wish. Tbe remain Per`his celebrated
losopher were accompanied to le Cettrite by a de- .
petition of the French Academy, and by many Peers
of France. In the train there were observed the Dukes
de Rochefounult-Liancourt, Darn, de Tracy, de Ri.
chaiourg, de Simoeville, and Lanjuinais ; MM. the
Abbe Sicard, ltaynonard, Lays, Lemarcler, Percival
Grandwatm, Freed.
A letter from Cork Mations. that cm the 11th in.
stint, the Castle Coot* cutter, Lieutenant John Elwin,
captured, in the sound of Inishtsbol, the very floe cop-
per-bottomed American selatimer Sweep, ladem with to.
bacco, of about nine thossamd pounds value, together
with her crew of ten men; the rapture was amide by
the boats, under the command of the brat mate. Mr.
Thomas Hardy, at about twelve miles distaste* Trois
the cutter. '1 bis is the second schooner the Castle
Conte has taken within thew Ave meals& IR
When his Majesty was last taking as aplablelan
airing on the Western Downs, at Brighter.
nied by Sir B. Skewbald. as oppelent fano=
to, and addressed the latter, respectfully ebeervime,
that the horses, in diverging from the usual tract, bad
got epos leads where seeds were sown. the trampling
of which might be emote iajary to him, the proprietor.
Sir Bemjarela politely thanked him for his information,
the Sovereign bowed, indicative of his approbation of
the freedom used, and the horses were instantly guided
to the eommion road.
Our readers will rowdiest that we have more thee
owe related the ',plaits of a youth maimed Shreenee.
whose delight and frequent employment it is to run
very cookie/4k distances by the side of rilllsemot
stago.ewebes. On Monday last he, for a wags" ',-
gaged to ram 14 miles la three hours. Ms. nab's
_ampor
pries was the swot of his exertiow ; sad we wo-
w* write without a feeling of regrets AA 111. rim
lest his wager and Ws Islam" aff • aft*
misid;—(Nowith Affreory.)