The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-12-30 00:00:00

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•liiiiern in this conkry, tbstioneerthet4aaratty's
regiments had forsibtrpesseeseil Itself' of the fort
of Masulipatam. "Me Coinmanditiz Officer of
the regimerit is said to have been previonsly placed
under arrest by the soldiery. The accounts do not
state, whether the fort had been subsequently sur-
rendered by the mutineers, though mention is
made, that after a vain attempt to divide the regi.
meet by ordering small detachments from it, Col.
Malcolm had been sent to the northward with
conciliatory proposals, and had returned to Ma-
dras
without effecting the purport of his mission.
As the immediate circumstances which led to this
extraordinary measure arc nut very accurately ex.
planted, we forbear to notice them ; but we think
it right to advert thus generally to the report in
circulation, in the expectation that the proper au.
thorities in this country, who have very recent
accounts from India, may give such particulars as
are in their possession, in respect to this unfortu.
nate transaction, and relieve the minds of indivi.
duals from great anxiety.
The obnoxious officers who *ere supposed to
have taken an active share in the circulation of
memorials within their respective command,, and
who, according to foregoing accounts, had been,
in consequence, ordered to the Presidency, for 'he

purpose of taking their passage to Europe, had
arrived at Madras ; and one of them, an officer hf
distinction and family, had boon sent in close ar.
rest to Poonamalle, the depot of the French and
Dutch prisoners. We are ignorant of the cause of
this seemingly strong measure ; but it certainly
does not appear calculated to allay the ferment in
the army, nor very consistent with the policy
adopted in the preceding instance.
The Governor. General had deemed it necessary
in the state of things, to address a detached order

to the coast army, consisting of sixty-eight menu.
script pages, conveying his sense of the late acts
of that body, in very energetic language. As this
paper professed not to be dictated by any conci-
liatory spirit, it is not to be wondered that it was
unattended by any conciliatory effect. Some per-
sons affected to entertain apprehensions, that flu!.
kar and Scindeah, taking advantage of the present
temper of the military, might make a saddest ir-
ruption into the Company's territories. Buksiielv,
a circumstance, though it might in some respect
tts deprecated, would be the means of immediately
uniting in a firm bond the parties now unhappily
divided, and of directing their mutual force against
the common enemy.. However, some of the Cum.
pany's officers may conceive themselves aggrieved
by.certaiii regulations in respect to their allow.
ances and economy, we are satisfied that they
would exert every nerve to retain the country
against the efforts of foreign or domestic enemies.
If we have any fear at this season, it arises from
the possible effect of these unfortunate differences
on the minds of the native troops, and the ex-
' • amplet they would seam to hold out; fur it must
nut be forgotten, that to them we must principally
look for the defence of our Indian posse—ions.
Letters from Bombay also mentien, that the pi.
rates in the Persian Gulph, owirg to the supine.
ness of the local government in that quarter,;had
inereased to a must formidable body, and had car-
ried on their depredatory warfare with unusual
success, and more than u.usl barbarity. The
Minerva, Hopwood, had been recently captured,
and her passengers and crew most inhumanly
treated. The list of captures was so extensive, as
to force the consideration of the subject on the
attention of the Bombay Government. A naval
and military force had in consequence been or.
dered to proceed to Use Gulph. Three frigates,
with numerous transports, and a part of the 65th
regiment, with a detachment of sepoys and artil-
lery, had been destined to this service. But the
arrangements fur the dispatch of this force to (lie
proposed scene of action were so slowly prose.
cuted, that the monsoon set in before the F.xpedi.
tion sailed from the harbour, so that the trans.
ports were likely to remain in demurrage for inure
than two months. This delay, however, will give
the Government time to consider of the adequacy
of the force intended to have been employed to the
object in view, and may possibly lead them .o en-
large the scale of the armament. The pirates arc
stated in round numbers at 1'2,000 men.

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• . POLICE.
.AND •IMIRIP.R Y.
A shocking scene"of vice mid misery was dis.
played at Union-Hall, yesterday startly
beggar, named Brown, whip may be seen in vari-
ous parts of the town, in the habit of a sailor,
exhibiting the stump of a mutilated arm, in aid of
his impudent and importunate appeals to the feel-
ings of the passenger for relief, charged a wretched
übject,one of the fraternity, whose person displayed
the strongest marks of wretchedness and disease,
with hash% robbed him of six pounds, whilst he
was sleeping in the tap-ruutn of the Bla::L Lion
public-house, in Kent-street.
Two men, who represented themselves as be-
ing sailors, and belonging to an ludiaman, though
their appearance rather betokened Own* to b."
members of the begging tribes stated, that they
were at the Black Lion, and saw the Prisoner
take something out of Brown's pocket, which
appeared- to them to be Bank notes ; their account,
however, was so inconsistent with truth; that the
Magistrate could attach no credit to it.
The Prisoner said he had formerly served under
Sir Richard Strachan, and, whilst on board that
gallant officer's ship, had unfortunately lost the
ase of both his legs, by their being- accidentally
crushed to pieces, whilst in the performance of
his duty, during a hot engagement. He had, in
consequence, been allowed a pension, which he
acknowledged had been suspended, owing to his
own improper conduct. He had been nun n to
Greenwich, to solicit some persons he knew
there, to interest themselves in his favour ; and-
ou his returu, stopped, with his wife and chil-
dren, at the Black Lion. He denied having any
knowledge of Brown's money, and said, he was
sure the men who had represented themselves as
sailors, were impostors, one of them having assett-
ed that there were no tmntcru braces on board a
man of war.

Goff, t:ie officer, who brought him up, stated,
that this poor wretch's legs were iu a state too
shockiug for description, and that he had, be.
sides, 13 green wounds in different parts of his
body. •
• The worthy Magiiirate (Mr. CHAMBERS) being
of opinion that no charge had been substantiated
against the Prisoner, ordered him to be discharged,
and directed him where to apply for an older of
admission into an hospital.

THE
BRIDGE.
Cara-Inspector's Ketara.-.4llllltelfe ir,-Dsc. 28.
Wheat, rr load eit .—s to so. —t.
Bade', per qoart:r. :Mo. —di. to
Oats 1116,—.1. to ;Is. —J.
Beans 486. —d. to Ws. —4.
Peas 3l. —d. to 58s. —d.
PRICF.

BAG/. I FOCIEBTS.
Kent, 41. lOtt. to 51, 154. Kent, 41. t.) 61.
Sores, 41. W. to 51. kis. Susses, :il. 1).. i.e 41. Ss.
Essex, M. us. to 51 or;.parnbats, W. us. to 111. W.

PRICES OF HAY AND SrlaW YESTIiRDAY.
sr. JAMES'S. wYITiiYJItL
Ifay 41. 41s. otl. to I. is. I'lllm 61. IW. t. 16- 6..
Straw, VI. Y... to lb. tost. I Cluorr, 61. bk to 11. 16..
Straw, 11. ltls.• IL

NEWGIATI: AND LEADE44HALL MARKETS.
(lilt the (;arcase.) '
13.41 4s. Stl. to a. 41. Veal 6. 4.1. to 6.Sti.
Mama 4s. bd. to 94.1 Pork 1. LI. to 71. Si.

PRICE Of TALLOW &e.
St. Jamie Market ss . Oid Town Tallow 11710 i 0.% Od
Clare Market as Oirt Yellow Iturris.i bfood uOtUd
W tritechapet Macke( is W White ditto St§ (14 Ull.Oll
per st. of IMb. •• Soap. ditto .... ud
ias Id Meittog Sta.. its 01 71. 0.1
Average as id Ditto ivy* . 4w tal 44Swilit
Craves ......
(hood I)rehti Orl
Yellow Snap, Ioli—Mottle4. lilt —Mail, Ll 4, Bd Card,
I IS,—Castile dri. is a it'S. 10s.
Price of Cuutilez, per doseo,-14s tit— Moulds. (Id
PEICS OF LEATHER.
Bulb, 30 to rich - tz'd to Vitl.pes
Ditto, 56 to bulb,. each - Vitt to *AI
Alert-haute Bat I. - Vld to Sid
I)refsiog Hide. ' - ISd to
line Coach flatlet - 194 to 21:1
Crop Hides 35 to 10Ibs for cutting Ilitt to Witt
Ditto . 45 to-aolbs. - (bid to 'ILIA
Can' Skims SO to hilbs. - 9 d to TM
Ditto 50 to - Sid to 40d
Ditto 70 to bblbs. - • 34d to .9d
Small Seals ((ireralawl) - la. to Os. Yd.
Large ditto WW to Ito( per doseu.

—...60.
RAW lIIDES.
Best Ileiferstisd Steers tit& Ordinary 20. Od. to 06.0 d. -
•tone) 2s. *I. to Soo. Ud. Market Calf II•. (1.1. each.
MiddWogs 2s. 4d. to 'A. lid. Lug. llorsc lit. to Iris. Ud.
Sheep Skins`Jr. tit to i. Ud.

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COAL MAILKET.
Ships M Market. Ships said. Prim.
Abdo Newcastle
12 Sunderland
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EXTRAORDI !CUT EiOPRII ENT. —A young lady
of Bath, possessed of a very handsome fortune,
and about 26 years of age, lately eloped with
her uncle, who is about GU, and who deserted a
wife and two childr.n. whom he lived with at
Bath, to cohabit with his niece. The uncle and
niece are now living top:diet in London, and their
relations have in vain endeavoured to put an end
to this disgraceful conneiion.
A NO•rti EtorEss ENT.- On Thursday evening,
during the al:sence of her relations, a young lady,
who is in possession of considerable property,
attended by a faithful female servant, eluprd with
a Naval Officer frem her residence in the neigh.
bourhond of Idatichester.square.

`.►T MurroN.—Theirsday hot two sheep were
sold iu Birmingham market, at the very extra ut_s•
nary prices of 71. Vis. and 6L ss.
The first Meeting of the Bucklauil Club, liir-
setshire, which had its usual attendance of Mew.
bert, brulJ up on Saturday last, after a most stir-
cesful run of spurt for eight weeks. Ou the 15th,
lath, and 9.2(1 inst.the runs were particularly
good, ■nd such as arc rarely known at this early
stage of the season.
A pistol was lately fired off, in the evening, at
Mr. Swans•, the Clergyman of atelilay putisit, in
Hertfordshire, the ball of 14 hick pas.ud %% Ohio a
fuut o 1 him, as he was reading* and lodged in th-
wainscot of the room. A reward has been uttered
.fur the discovery of thc _