The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-11-28 00:00:00

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AfiIVAL INTRIAIGHNCE. ,
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Gym, Nov. 26.—Since my last I hare been
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to gain some further particulars relative to / •
nt action between the Frolic and au Atneri- •
ft e :—His Majesty's brig Frolic, of Ili guns
have beets (unareanded by Captain Whir, •
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,eft Honduras with a fleet under her co iroy,
g of eleven sail, but four had pasty company
Girlish of Florida. On the 1611 (ktelicr,
met with a tremendous gale of wind,
I the Frolic suffered much, having carried t
th topmasts, and went into active under jury
)n the leth October, two days after the gale, ,
in with a large American frigate, on the .'
America, between Charleston and the Chests. , •
sn which the Frolic made the signal for the .1 .
to disperse; and in order to favour their
she soon after commenced dose action v.l:h
rips frigate ; and on the second broadside the i • '
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est both his main and mizen.topmasts, which 0
of away. Close action was maintailed with
itest spirit and'vigour by the brie, for about .1‘
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tr and a half, when she was et fcetuna elf • ' 1'
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d; until which time her colours were H% ing, , •
st over the side, with the masts; and it is
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he was soon after taken possession of.
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ormerly noticed the circumstance of the V:a-
wasf• Greenock !lasing committed to Bride- I, '.f:
or thirty days, Mr. Hinny, Midshipman in
tress service, at Greenock, for an alleged
of the peace, in the exercise of his duty in i •
ress service ; and also that Mr. Hinny had • ,
aerated I?) an older from the Court of Justi.
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We now understand, that by direction of
wn Lawyers, Mr. Isinny has brought an ac. ,
,r false imprisonment, oppression, and da. ,
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against Mr. John Davidson, the Procuretor
and Mr. Hugh Crawford, one of the !ala-
s of Greenock (who pronounced the s.atteuce
Lion), laying the damages at IWO!.
ccounts have yet keen received of the Swots
ket, from Jamaica and the Leeward Islatals, .f
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ich became due on the 3d inst. The name is -,
Itinued in the Post Office List : but there is .
ch reason to believe that the packet has either
red at sea, or beet) raptered by the enemy.
•day, the 14th inst. the light company of the •
or Ist Regiment of Fifoshire Local Militia, ,
ered and enrolled to serve fur four other
without a bounty. l'
he Abbey Church at Bath, there is a new
o tho memory of Mr. Walsh Porter. On a
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tone in gold letters, making record of his :a
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-Paste.--Which at CARLTON-1101'Sr, 1111 a
i a Gordis Gr.xn-house added to the GIMEK !Pj , •,- _
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Friday a Court-Martial was held on board the 1.
ur del Mundt), in liamonze, on four seamen ..
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Sparrow, for mutifi)• and desertion. Three %•.• • - •
icqtritted, and the other (J. Burnes) was ..,4
:asl4o,receire 300 lashes, and to be thulct of .... ~i , •• '' •. •
;es and prize-money.
cas.—Four snatches will be made immediately,
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lig Carter, who challenges silty body; awl
who challenges any thing of Pistons. Two • • ..1 .
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.s are made, and the learned are searching 115 VII• . •
former champions.
.1 EIISKINr. hiss planted already IlitflVP a million ' it • •
'sl on.liis estate in Sussex! The olace Will be I.': :1
y another lloscpbel! Thlt is, if the trees at . i
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Itooting in all directions, are like his )11151T,
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5 FAME ! 1 i• ~
are frequently (alkyl on to admire the devices
psi adopted by shopheepers and others, to de-
their trades and attract public attention.--
following appears pre-eminently to challenge
.tion :- -Over a tobacconist's shop in ‘Veit- it
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r is a board, on which are painted three
holding . a pinch of snuff, a pipe, and a quid
MVO ; and underneath is written this delicious
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a as'c i krre is engaged in on- mum; I 1
I soul's, I rntukrs,l chew !" . 1 1 F
Covent-garden Thiatre, on Thursday, the new
sent plias usual, till the performance of that, f ,
in which Flexible(Vl,t-rnEws) give; an ac.. '
of what passed in Court. here he merely r.-•. . ,
what he, as Counsel, had stated, and omit-. ' I i
imitations of the Judge. This as done ,o.
ly that it was not at first perceived ; but %Own ' . •
me closed without furnishing that which as . ,
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ed, much disapprobation was manifested. The
at first weak and partial, soon became teed ' i :
eneral, and the succeeding scene %vas not rt- i
Ito atoll.---t(Crics (if " Off, of "Ma 4e:s."
carlaiforeoi," • " Imiialions," ,F-c..) mere
from all parts of the house, till Flexible agairs
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his a ppearasme.,,The tumult now Isecarnel •alder
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sefore, led blarneys-8 at length came forwaid,
bireseed the audience in the following words : il'
.DM awn (instruct—l ago desired by the Managers k
speetfully to ask what is yaw pleasure ?`' I ;
multitude of answers were here given, which it i .1.
at easy precisely to collect. They generally le
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for that. which had been omitted.
•rnews replied—
oue AND GENTLENCN—I understand what you mean.— ill
ttor it is ray.inteiest and my duty to do every along lo •11 h
ver to coidnitate io irk entertainment of she Plaine,
i:ation wisitis is called for, %hid+ has heen named by a a
non jug muter my ear, was introduced uitiiiiin any ' r
intention to give ()Mime to any. person. It was taken
sadienee and applied in a;i 'metal; manner which I 11 1
exactly sondem:sad. .1 ant certain nitre nu no inten-
the part of either anthur •ir actor to glee oe.aice to any
feel myirlf Owed io a very awkward :nand ))))) but
nisnuter Isms .4a:tarred, in cinvequeoce of which, far:
tar reason., I can only say that I all positively obliged to l ii
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s speech was received with great applause, end
rce went on without further interruption. - ' il
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courier of Wednesday has a paragraph,.
in the writer says—"
•We are se far glad of
sr with Anaerica, because, we. think it will , ' '
o Convince her that she is more dependent upon 4.1. r !
is we are upon her." Acre is reasoning run, ' - ..
Klee(' !! If such be the defence of Ministers' • - . i
lie above is extracted from au elaborate essay's! *
ise of those tree, men), we wonder this advo. ':- I • •
not desired to .retain: his fee, but cease te.'::.
The eiikuence of the writer too Is not less . •I•
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.adesired than his logic, when he speaks of i , ,
r and nwleciirid Governments." • , t
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