The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-05-11 00:00:00

THE LAUNCH.

" At a quarter before 12 o'clock yesterday, and
about as hoer later than was expected, the noble ship
of the line Cnlesabas glided from its bed, at the Navy
Yard io this city, it. the most majestic style, in the
presence of many thousands of spectators, who, in
despite of onfavaerable weather, bad assemble; in
witness this interesting scene. The ea:aline was
sobbed of much of its brilliance by the state of the
weather ; bet it lost none of its intrinsic grandeur.—
The vessel was greeted, on its descent, by a national
salute from the artillery, by patriotic airs from the
hand el the Marine Corps, and by theebsets of thee.
sands of Colombians, lathered together from every
quarter of the Union.
" Anson* the spectators were the President, many
Senators soul Itepresentativee in Cosy's., the Heade
of Departments, the principal Offcers of the Go.
'eminent resident here. 0111cers of the Army and
Navy, strangers, and forearm's.
" It is a eery general impression' that a mere
beautiful Launch was never •itnessedin as, awe-
try.
" This is said to he one et the least vessels ever
boils, and to confer credit on the skill and allied.*
of our nasal architects. It will sot be e.gl Went
the Colombo, bears the Natioesi Basset on the
ocean, ender the charge of some ems of is, most dia.
tingoished naval Commeeden.

4, We are pleased that the name of the rigkt(d die.
coverer of the shores of this many, sod whose
name, perhaps, oar country ought diatiectively to
bear, bas berm coaferred on the int 800 of battle
ship built in this District, ttm dont vassal ever
launched in the United States, slid perhaps in tin
werld."—( Nolional laftlligetstxr, 441 Merck.)
Th. Amphion frigate, Captain W. B. Dasowoob,
from South America. left Damns Ayres as the 6th
of February, and Rio Janeiro on the 6th of Much;
on detained a fortnight on the Line by celnis, sad
several days in the mouth of the Chasse by string
easterly gales. %Visite sin lay at Rio Janeiro, lime
An.erican sloop of war Ontario mined there from
Valparaiso, and reported to the British Coastal (as
I.e bad before done to Commodore Bosnia, In lbo
river Plate), that Lord COCIIKANI had hoisted his
broad pennon at Valparaiso, in the frigate Maria Is..
bet (captorril from the Spaniards), of 50 gene, ciem-
n:Atled by Captain Fonsvta, basing on 'nerd 400
excellent seamen, and that be had ten sail of vessels
of seer of all classes, under his comment, which wore
reifectly reedy, and in the most eScieat mato for
tea ; two of them =ousted 40 gent; that his Lord.
ship had by a special menage regained am interview
with the Captain of the Ontario, god that the noise
titans pat to him by his Lordship were evidently he.
tended to ascertain abet was the amount of the 'pe-
en which bad been shipped in his Majesty's ships
Andromache, Captain Smatter, and the Blossom,
Capt. HICKEY, end whether the same was the actual
property of the Spanish Government, or of any of in
authorities, these two ships being then as the coast
with Is nn board. The impression remaining on the
mind of the Captain of the Ontario was, that could
his Lordship weal ascertain this latter point, it was
his intention to intercept these ships, end sane the
property. So soon as this report was made to Com.
motion. Bowtts, he proceeded round Cape Hero, in
the Creole frigate. It was understood that then were
two Commanders, 40 Liniteriants, and a considers.
lite number of British seamen, serving lo Lord Coca.
stAna's force. The shove appeared io the Courier.of
last night, and In the Times of this day ; but as far
as cosmos the conduct of the Noble Seamen men.
tinned, mi are convinced bit b will always he
found equal to his courage and skill.
A eeo•steanstleasel, called the Savannah Packet,
of SUO toss burden, has been built at New York,'
for i be *apt en impolite( convey ing passengers across
the Atlantic. Sits is to come to Leverpliol direct. A
trial had been Lade with her from New Yolk to
S b : she nest to Slates Hatbour and beck in
one hour and fifty minces.

DIPIDT Ilcia,ts.—A Mr. Wm. Pollard, a Gentle.
man of gent respectability, one of the Society of
Friends, Ingether with his accelerator, appeared he.
fore Mr. Cu snarls, the Sitting Mreistisie at Union.
hall, to answer an inforsotinn laid by Richard Dean,
a constable of St. Strainer's. Dean slated, that on tie
prectilice day, about too o'clock, he saw Mr. Pol•
lard dritire anti wheeling his bnr•e on the foot•paer-
r rent, in Unirn•streel, 13, rough, and tborrfore he!
r.ized the horse ender the Pawnee Act, a. the offe..ce
atilljnied Mr. Pollard to a penalty. The Magis-
trate fined Mr. Pollard in the mitigated penalty of
51., duo, alter te►aing his horse out of the 011ie",
ste,unted and ►ode off at fell speed, lensing a efOliii
of people much astonished at his eapertaess is the
rasnagement el his Wad.