The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-09-20 00:00:00

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DUIVII AND GERMAN piipzits.

N A PEAS (Royal camp, Pink), Ave. 216

On the Itith instant. a strong wind from-the S.E.
caused the runny a loss of four gun-boats, and •
Obliged the other gun.bohts of his line of anchor.,
age to return to Messina. • • •, ,
We were fully persuaded that it wind& be 'epos.
sible fur him to remain in the canal during the first
cquinozial gale, but the enemy Tel not wait for-
that epoch, before he endeavoured Its place 'himself
in safety ; and to-day the Atinvirali ship, a (tigate,
and a corvette,, who have remained at anchor ab9pt
twit maths to the N. W. of Phace,, set sailvtaiiing
advantage of the wind and current to elite; the
canal, and proceeded towards- Most's. As soon
as the ship -was within range of. our batteries, they
opened their fire upon her, the two first shot struck
her towards the stern by the water-mark, and the
fifth carried away the flag. Then the Admiral
keeping as close as possible to the Sieilita-aide,; fit
'order to get as distant as possible from our batteries.
fired a broadside from her. lower guns, which an.:
ewered no other purpose than that of covering the
entrance —of Messina, -where he east anchor; with,
'awoke. The frigate and corvette kept op a coati.-1
nual fire all along the canal.' We reckon that.these;
three vessels matted at leaat 'l3 balls, whiletlebel
1000 which they fired against our line of anchorage
did not loud* a single boat,. nor trootid. a single man.,
• illoxeristi;•Sept. B.—.+The second . military line,
'or cordon pf Danish Stoops) as, well• infantry all
'cavalry, Intended •to reventethe passage of prohl:i
bited auturnodities,-is now completely funned.. ,

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Wedneriday last, Sir Genioe Mgt vista 9, wit; •
• &picture for Iceland, on a scientific tour, we lit
announced, retained in. safety to Edinh.uegh. ill
was accompanied by two scientific . ;Gentfettle%
whose researches have been.- etteusied, with ample
success, in consequence of the uneuess of the sfeise
Cher during their stay on Iceland. , ..1 .r.t
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A new plot, it is said, hostile to iliestitalnevisi,
has been discovered in Paris, but it is peolathly p
plot of his own making. According to the:priiato
accounts some persons of distinction )100.1:leen de-
noted and cast into prison. Faucuit,haers too
many of NAIPOLZoN'S• secrets,• and as.„heima how
the devoted friend of the Empress Joasetftut, A is
thought necessary that he should be dispatched, and
we shall not be sarprised to hear that both are .im-
plicated in some pretended conspiracy, of which
Fr/cues successor, SATART, the present Minister
of the Police in Paris, will have the management.
A Frenche Geentlaman hired a small boat at Havre,
under pretence of going over to Caen for the shoot-
ing season. He embarked his family and his most
valuable effects, and sailed for our squadron. He
was received in the Niobe, and I/sought over to
Portsmouth a few days ago. We have not been in.
formed of his name or rank, but Governmeut are,
no doubt, in possession of the particulars.
The French Papers speak of the accident which
has befallew Mutter's flotilla in the Strait* of Mes-
sina : this is something like a man's having the nits.
fortune to be hanged. The accident was thus:; it
was guilty of the crime of corning within reach .of
the English, and it ha; sustained the sentence of
the law, executed as well as enacted by Obis giaMbli :
accident, 'indeed! • , , i ,• , t-,.. ,•: i
Several detachments of 4reops are Anumeted, at
Plymouth in the course of the ensuing week, to em-
bark for Coronas, to join those new enibadting at
• the eastern ports for the same destination.. This is
by no means 'a secret. expedition ; , bat• the number
• of troops that are to be ensployed.imit;ipoortabily
• greater than has•beee yet stated: •• The wpm!, that
has attended our small parties of penmen and ma-
rines that have been landed on different parts of
the North Coast of Spain, ‘ has induced Ministers •
to try what good can be effected in that quarter by
operations on a hirger scale. • • .• . I
'A.' lecherous affair leek • place yeefeteday, at .the
!mdse. ci Mr. Kay, brasier, at the comer of Long.
acre and Acury.laub. • Mr: Kay had advertised' for
a house.heeper, end teat nunibtrs et that deserip-
v lion Ippi i ell -Wylie lisowearirlie the morritti% ; but
some of ahem . bad . mill nlO pre ted46 a wti cif ;. an ti stip-
, posed the advertiser wanted a • female portlier. A
' Veld girt .was'-amottatt'llhe Mier-applicants, aria
on being informed she wit too yoong,fer the ddr,S.FR:
tiler's servire, •• she .septessed- great:seckite, dad
upbhided 'him far bid-taste.- This girl raised. •
in report anosal the gossipgt the nefehbovrlie .
that Mr. buy shad adverlik,for a Wife, Whip„
ppread . like ,lightning, and' Ise hatf anlititer•laftee.
wards the !lease was look by,handreds of wcrosena
and it was Annul clearstory, fire the' peseta •lef,tbe.,
neigh bourbuod, to Owe la comaableit the dartn,in
keep Ike multitude COO,Ftiy,rxing the joke tie fir,.
The spirit of commell, Against the ,Lice.Gauldo.
does not appear to have yet ii übsiAed A ftr days
since, when the sentinel on duty •at the Horse,
Guards requested some men, who were blocking up
the passage, to pass on a buttead ,of doing it, .clue.
of them struck him so eeve.re a blow on the wrist as,
to cause-bim to drop• his, carbine; he, howeierr,
was soon enabled to resume it, and with the 'butt-
and completely routed the whole party, who made
a precipitate,retreit. Atul last week, es one of
the privates was passing through a field, near Haber-
street, he was met by a men who rents it, _wile
after abasing him fur the trespass, very cooly
called to some of his men to throw him over the
kedge, which they did sum eerenionie. . • .
Andrew Millar, who lately inoke out of Ammo
001,- and for whose apprehoosien a reward of 100
gemeall was offered, came to Carlisle IA flue night of.
h s Neve, in company with his blather.. Theyslept
at :he sign of the Meister, in Rickergate, and set off
next mm using in the coach to Liveepool,,where they
emt irked for America. They had p large quantity of
cash with them, and have defrauded their creditors
to a very large immint.—They wens my extensive
tattle-dealer.
At Norwich Corn Market, on Saturday lest,
there were several samples of new wheat, which in
splay was superior to the growth of Many prece-
ding years, the bulk of which weighed iset. per
'womb. There was scarcely any variation In the
price 3, being ' worth from 4ts. to 435. per cootnb.
Not a snfficient quantity otharley was seen to este-
blieli any price, and the planar; way be said of oats.
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OLD
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The Old BAIT Sessions *Commenced yesterday,
Wore Mr. Justice Havre, Mr. Baron - Wolin;
Better.er, the LORD M Alders
Mert,,gheAllk I.aconotit, and City Officers%
Thiamin -1Irtle• was indicted for burglarioualr
breekieeeakd catering the dwelling-house of Jobai
Orde, Est- at..Follauh, on the 23,1 August last, and
!stealing therein a Over ica-pot, 14 silver table.
•11400 as, 14 silier foils, 13 'desert-spoons, two
.grlaty.balats,Jw• gravy-11100ns, two skewers, silver
salts, and several other articles of 'plate, the pro.'
peer of Sle..brde. • .
GORNET opened the cu op the-Pirt of the
• Proseentiosh the IMOrmiti of which, he. !aids was
aer,ravated by the circ'emstance Of the .Prisoner beJ
Lai Alr.pcale's servant. •
It appeared in els e 4, ton the au aday preeed.'
big that net whieliihe • rubbery was stated to have
taken placei the fitoyeeetor, who is ILMaste, is ;
Chancery., had eoMpaityle dinner, at his house at'
Fullr un.l ffekiv6 peritliseiott ttr the evening, to"
Lti'ite Prisoner to yralkinco town, that he might be
ready to procked early trilite'niorttini, on a visit to
his friends in the Ctueitli.i.Soon afti:i eleven o'clock
at night, tbe-Prlienci airseil'itt his Masterta house
ht Lincoln's lain, where. tfie servant prepared a.
bed for Itht. vier teit toler own bod.chamber
and left the Prisoner bilo* Mks for the space of
an hour biforeihe beard him also go into his bed.
room. Ile remained there out)? for a.few minutes ; '
the maid.ser.vant then heard the Prisoner leave hie.'
room' go.doivo stairs, and leave the house, having
drawn the deur after him, which went .on a spring,
and was hard to shut, so that he; tried three different
times before ho succeeded in shutting it. When she
rose iii the morning) she maidservant perceived that
a fire had beeirllghted in the servant's hall since she
had gone to tied there having been no fire there pre.
*jowl to tbat.time.. She also observed that some.
&lug like l'ebtl, had been! melted there.; and- in a fiat.
bottomed candlestick she flinty,/ some gun-powder.
The servants at the house of-the Prosecutor at Fula
ham found, Was morniAg, that-the house. had been
broken into, and the plate carried off. On exatnin.
ing the prestitees.bre police officer who. bad been
sent for, it was discovered that two: wooden tars
outside of thq Witidovs-uf the servant's hall on the
lawu had been sawed asunder, then that the window
had been opened front the bottom, and that the
nails had been unscrewed from two of the upright
iron bars within, .and the asksiXorced aside, saes to
admit a person to piss. Tide the Police Officer was.
of opiiiien, could only have been done by a person
acquainted with the situation of the premises, and
suspicion immediately ,attached to the Prisoner. It
was immediately discovered that all the Plate which
had been in use on the preceding day was gone; a
description of the Prisoner was givcu to the Officer,
who, on the same evening, traced him to the White
Horse Cellar, Piccadilly, where he found the Pd.
sonar sitting on a dear box. Without any core.
but trusting to the accuracy of the descrip.
tion he had received, the Officer immediately asked
the Prisoner, if the box on which. he was sitting was
his own property ? He answered that it was ; on
which the Officer immediately handcuffed him, and
carried him to the Office. On his way thither the
Prisoner attempted to beat his head with his hands,
• which were, plitioued together, cried, .and said be
had robbed that..6ok of, masters. On seltrching the
Wisoner, the Officer found on him *a black crape, a
screw-driver, ionic lead melted inte.varions shapm,
some loose guri,pOwder, tied it duplicate of a pair
of pistols, which appeared .to bare been pledged
that morning. Li the 'ft re-lawn. of the house at
Fulham, under .a clump of trees, there were also
found a small bit of candle and some matches. The,

I)uderprored the articles Molar to be the property
of Mr. Orde, and that on tht lowest-computation,
valuing thorn within all bounds, they were worth
greatly more.than 201.. .
'f lie Jury found the Prisoner guilty of stealing In
the dwelling-house, but nut of burglariously break.
ing and entering.-.-Death.
James Turner, for stealing severe remnants er
woollen cloth, dm the property of, Jacob Clarke,'
,hypiiing_house

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Eliaebefis Walk**, alias Ssrintnins, for stealing
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'a gold chain ilud severr gold seals, value 71. the pro.
rely of Charlotte Cave, in bgr dwelling-house ;
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fOr stealing -a bed and other arti,
7?tlye; 40s. apd upwards, the property of
,cjtOes'4achary, in his dwelling-house, were 4150
tapifility convicted;

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gp igth at next Mouth will make a most agree.
able alto /oleo its the ckantstatires of many per..
eons.- On that day the Five • Prizes of .1620,000,
and othA. great Prises ot the present Lottery, 1.11,1.
be la sleterininhil.
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A General Onirt Marti' a if-'atembled on Miinday,,
thr 10th init, at the niesalpion., itt the. berrackg at
klerwick.upon.Tweed, audTimmediatcly proceeded
to the, trial.ef. Major Ponwori, Of the Aberdeen..
.shipeNlijitial, on. charges, preferred against him by,
Captain- and Adjutant Citnrsvie,' of the same regi.
went, Pe malignant, uu‘afice, and ungcntleman.
like conduct towards the:prosecutor. The Contt.
is composed of a another of StaitOtfice!: and Ca.
tains belonging lathe di &lent Militia, in the South-
ern district of Scotland, attended by the .Deputy
Judge Advocate. Bath parties have the ististance
of lawyers from Scotland, and Wt. cireutnitaitees ex.
,pected to be disclosed in evidence,. excitd the public
cariosity so mu,ch, as to, keep the Court :erinstantl
crowded. On Tuesday .)dajor.Gentral DtFaita.
was examined, and the. Karl of Aiovne (the Colo--
nal-Commandant of AL; regiment) also attended fat
the same purpose,. Wednesday the Marquis of
LIUNTLY gay, testimony on the part of the Prisoner.
Ott Monday se'uniglit a Court of Inquiry was
held at No. 19, Great George,street, Westminster*
Major-General Turmas, President, to investigate
charge.. preferred by Lieutenants KEserg , and
SCOTT, against Captain DANIEL O'MEARA, of the
Ist Royal 'fewer Hamlets *Militie, for drunkenness
when on duty, WI engender:eau-like conduct.—
' Charges of a serious nature arc also preferymt
against Adjutant PEYTON, of the slum regiment.—.,
The Court adjourned till this day, the 20th inst. at
ten o'clock,

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