The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-09-05 00:00:00

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Leiterrfreni 'Copenhagen stifle; that the sck
Minister there had communicated 10, the Dittlizit
Court a correspond6nce, proving that ti plait had
been formed 'between Great Britain; Itttssisi and
Sweden, to wrest from the Danish Government the -
island of Zealand. The French Minister was, lit
consequence, in high favour with the King of. DES.
MARK, while the Russian 'Minister et Cop nimgen
was treated with great coolness. About the ;Alt
alt. the latter made a remonstrance to the Dan'tsli
Government, on the subject of its partiality. to the
French, it appearing that, by the order of the Go-
vernment, the Danish papers had been prohibited
from giving place to the Russian acepunts of their
military operations ; whilst full spice was .afforded
to the French Bulletins. The reMenstiance, how.
ever, was without effect.
Admiral Tuonxnnounn, who commands on the
Cork station, has suggested to the Admiralty, and
obtained its sanction, to allow fishermen to provide
boys instead of men, for the nasal service*.
The preparatory arrangements relative to the
troops of the First Life Guards, ordered an Foreign
service, have been somewhat delayed, in consequence
of the absence of the Colonel of the regiment; bet
as Lord HARRINGTON is now arrived in town, they
will proceed without delay.
The Brigade of Life Guards and Blues is to eon•
silt of two squadrons from each of these three tine
regiments. Major-General O'LAUGHLIN, of the
First Regiment of Life Guards, is to have the: cont.
mend Orthe whole Brigade.
Lieutenant Colonel MAC NAB, of the Adjutant.
General's Department, is appointed to succeed Co.
lonel ROBINS. )N, as Inspecting Field Officer of the
London Recruiting District.
From the numerous applicltions to enlist boys as
drummers and fifeis, the Commander in C:tief has
ordered that no boys tinder five feet in height should
be engaged for that purpose.
During the time Sir atvin Dexci,ts was Corn.
mender in Chief, he employed Captain 14[17'1'1:N3 as
his Private Secretary ; but the Date of •Yoatt, since
his return to office, his not appointed any Officer to
hold that situation.
The Newspaper groundless statemen's of Earl
CttoestownEt.Ev's indisposition from a -me:medic af-
fection in his stomach, oecasi,)ned mullet us eequi-
ries at Cholmondelry House, where leis t.ordship re.
mined all yesterday in perfect health, though not
much enjoying the Teiz-like report that occasioned
the anxietit s of his friends.
The persons who cont act to supply Oats for ca.
valry horses are required to appoint aPurveyor at
certain market towns within the district. who is or.
tiered to cause the weeds, Purveyor of Onts to the
Army, to be painted over the door of his house or
shop.
By the Echo, Dow, arrived at C reenock, we learn,
that the following American vessels had been cap.
tured and clrried into St. John's, Newfoundland, pre-
vious to her sailing:—dries Union meet Palefoz,
from Lisbon to Philadelphia ; ship Ilecnron, from
Liverpool to New York ; schooner John nod Wit.
lions, from Lisbon to Mable-heed; big ,117tey
Ann, from ditto to Philadelphia, by the !woo ; ship
Arab, DetAsT, from hence for New York, by the
Vengeur ; one ship and two brigs, by the Hazard;
and a schooner, by the &mom..
There are, it seems, no less than seventy-four can-
didates for the poetic fame of furnishing an attic Ad-
dress for the opening of the new Theatre Royal,
Drury-lane. Amongst these, must of course, be
numbered some minor Bardlings, who hale sparred
poor Pegatets to very little purpose. The Pet
Laurent, we understand, had wisely determined to.
have" nofnzerin the Pim!"
Bs num NI %NI AC RAGE!----A singular story is extant,
about the purchase of a late Duke of ROXBURGHN
copy of the first edition of Su IKSPEAK E.—A friend
was bidding for him in the Sale room, his Grace had
retired too le end of the room, coolly to view the re- -
I
stilt of the contest. The biddings rose quickly to •
20 guineas—a great sum in former times, when ca.'
lc c:ing was not quite so fashiouahle as it has since
become; but the Duke was not to he daunted or de.
feared. A slip of paper was handed to him, upon
which the impropriety of continuing the contest was
suggested. His Grace took out his pencil ; and with
a coolness which would have done credit to Prince
EccENE, he wrote on the same slip of paper, by way
of reply—

t.ny on Maedidr!
And d—.... 411 he he who fr./ rOvs • Lutd, enorreh. !"
Such a spirit was irresistible, it bore dot% n all oppo-
sition, and was worthy of the cause in which it was
engaged. The Duke was of course d Glared victor,
and he marched off triumphantly, with the voinma
under his arm !
A SIjaSTITLTE FOR JESVIT.3
of Moscow, named ltuEstAs, has discovered that the
bark of the pomegranate is an effectual substitute for
the Gum Guiana, in most cases; he has published
treatise on the subject.
It is net irrelevant to observe at this period, that
Caparroso is a place famous throughout Spain for
the fine breed of Setters ; the same are dt tilminated
Spanish Pointers.
PHENOMENON.--=A singular phenomenon was to
be seen last month, in a garden at Niort, in the de.
partrnent of Deux Sevres, in France : the branches
on one side of a plumb tree were loaded with ripe
fruit, while that ott the other side-was hardly
formed.

The Cordwe privateer, of Naples, carried imto
that port, on the 10th instant, an English ship bound
to Malta, laden with wine, hones,

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

DEAL, SEpv. 4.

Arrived the Tickler cutter, from the fleet off Sloshing.
Sailed his Majesty's ship Pioncer, oo a crake off Boulogne.
The Folkestone hired armed lugger bas a signal for convoy to
Portsmouth.
PORTSMOUTH, Sr.rx. 4.
Arrived his Maj.:sty's ship Rosario, with a fleet from the
Downs.
Sailed his Majesty's ships Pompee, Phulisa, and Dolphin,
with a fleet for Portugal and Nedlterrstaean.
SHEERNESS, Serr. 4.
Pained by the Nett front the Baltic.
YARMOUTH, SEPT. 4,
Arrived the Vixen, having see* part of the Baltic convey
irate the Humbert which sailed (rank Wig Salad as the Witll
'Musa,

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