The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-12-09 00:00:00

MINA.

Plymonth, Satnrilay, Dec 6. •
On Meortay the General invited the officer' of the
Freerh Frig l nirassier, to dine with him, at the Royal
Ho'el; the invitation was accepted, and the officers, 00
conning on shore, first waited on their Consul, J. Hawker,
Fel. and then retired to the hotel, where they dined with
the general, and afterwtris accompanied him to the play.
The Freuch officers speak in the highest terms of him, and
the (lrtimal has pnrchated several very valuable presents,
he.in'en'ls giving to the officers of the Cuirsasier,
se a mark of his esteem, and in return for their kindness
and attention to him during the voyage.
On Tuesday General Mina dined by invitation from
General Sir John Cameron, K.C.11.. oar Commander-in-
Chief, at the Royal Hotel, where Sir John at present
It-sides. The company present were, Sir John Cameron
and his lady; General Mina and two of his suite; Col.
Cochrane, of the Royal.Gnards: Col. Lloyd, of the 6lst;
Col. Vinnuicatrilse, of the Royal Marines; Colonels
Morshead and Hawker, of the Royal Engineers; and
Major Smith. The French capt►in and officers of the
Cnirassier were invited; bat in constinence of the wind
Flowing so hard, the boat .mold not with safety leave the
ship; they attempted to put off twice, but were at last
oblige.) to relinquish it.
On Wednesday the General received an invitation to dine
en board his Majesty's ship Genoa, with Capt. Sir Thomas
• Livingstone, Bart., hut was obliged to decline it from the
around in his thigh, making it painful for him to go on
shipboard ; he dined on that day at Capt. Hodges', of the
Army, at his residence, in Stonehouse, with a meet party
of Army and Navy 'Officers. The. attention which Capt.
Hodges has paid the gallant General, since his arrival here,
deserves the highest praise ; this gentleman had the honor
of knowing him in Paris several ►ears since. On Thurs-
day he went on board the Admiral's ship the Britanhia, the
Adnifrani haw having been sentobr him.
,Thfs day he has an invitation from Capt. Wise, R. N. to
dine with a select party at his residence, Florlionse. On
Monday with T. Hewes. Esq. the High Sheriff of the coun-
ty. The General has been visited since his arrival, by a
greet number of the resident gentry of our town and
neighbourhood ; by many officers of the Army and Navy ;
amongst whom are Sir William Elford, Garr. Recorder of
the Borough ; J. Hawker, Req. the French and Dutch
Consul, an Alderman aorl a Magistrate for the county, and
his family ; Thomas Lewes, Esq. the High Sheriff for the
county ; J. Were Clarke, EN. a Magistrate and hanker ;
W..Tingcombe, Esq. hanker, C. third, E.q, Barrister, 0.
Bellamy, M. D. tee. On Wednesday last was the
Hero's birth day ; he is 40 years of age. J. Collier, Esq.
one of the principal merchants of onr Port, is his agent ;
his 'son, Mr. J. Collier, junr. waited on the General
at his landing, and accompanied hint in the carriage to
Cie hotel.
Durit the Monday evening in the Theatre, a sailor
who, eat in the pit, with that characteristic freedom which
'British sailers are remarked for, held op his hat, which
eontained a qnantity of ants, to Veneral Mina, with a wish
th•t he wonld take some ;'tile General put his banal into the
hat, and took oat a handful, at the same time remarking to
a gentleman who accompanied him —" I will keep these
nuts as long as I live, for I am certain had they been
guineas he would have given them mo."-.-(Deronskire
Freeholder.)