The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-08-07 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Dolma, Attu. 6.—Came ia the ship Rathy, at Marble-
bead, Captain Hammond, from New York, with rice, to
Amsterdam, raptured yesterday by • French privateer, and
retakes by his MaksWs brig Hattori.
Mused by for London, the American brig Sown, Captain
Dock, front Cache; also liketheld, Capitals Cooper, from
Laths.

PoaTSMOVH, ACG. s.—Aniced the Gannet. rapt. Ste-
venson, frogs, the Downs; ;owl the Selina mut-ship, from
New lirumuick.
Sailed the Goshawk, Capt. limes, for she station alt fin f -
be rgh ; and the Sharpshooter, Lieut. Goldlq, with erin:dy
fur 6isernsey.
The Abundance store-ship, fres Gibraltar, was released
(ruin quarantine to-disr.
The Caledonia was illuminated last night, by the scarlet,
in honour of .Idiairal Lord Gambier's ucquittal.
The Jaseur brig of war, Limit. I. iiihorne, is lost is ihe
East Indies, on her passage films Calcutta to Ithena, rids
dispatches fur Adm. Drury•. A dre.ttlfel gale of wlu4 (-4,,,e
on, and s,►e bee luse water lagged, and finally foundered,
with sli the crew.

The Admirals who came here to tit ow the trial of Lord
Gambier, hail; set of to remote their reispetive
AVG. G.—Arrived the (h.impion frigate, ('ttpoii,i Heoder-
ion, with thirty-eight tail of troosiwww under cutler)), from
Lisboa. _ _ .

Put hark the goshawk to St. Heim's, the wind blotting
gale from the South-west.
It is apprehended that the French ships will get nut of
Cherbergb, as the wind is °crash:malty from the Sauth-east ;
but before the Warspite and Chri.tion the Setenth ran .et
from St. Helm's, it shifts inure to tae Westward, and Lions
as hard as is November.

The Mediterranean aad avast of Portugal eonvoys en-
moored last night; the wind, howcver, coming round to the
West this morning, the sLipu all moored r:g tin.

I'Lynourri, A cr.usr 5. —Arrived the schooner N onsoch,
Capt. Cleave, irons Baltimore, detaiard guii4; into St. Set.:
6..1.'8 hi 4 Majevty'v frigate Amazon. She iv tatieu n Usti vu-
gar aid coffee. Arrived the Woolwich and Weym.nit4 store-
ships, from Puri mouth, to take ha tbr hlariue► fur the 'mled.•
terratimm. Arrived nls o the American ship Cunt, Captain
Mooney, from Wilmington, with turpentine and sta.. et, for th 4
ports wad the British brig Fly, I)as !:vans Master, from
Gibraltar, with wine, fur this port.
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Arrived last evealog fuer vicinalkra from the fleet it Roth.
fort. They bring ass OCCialfft of a mug unfortestate attempt
that was made sot the night of the 27th ult. by too boat;
(Beard fur the night) belonging to the Gibraltar and Die d-
nought, to cot out a men-of-it ay brig, under the Livid of
Aix, iu which they were repulsed with the toss of
'u lilted,
amongst whom are a Lieutenant and a Mid.hipown. It ap-
pear. that the crew, of these bant,comiit..-d of twenty-seven
persore, seven of whom only Foe ant), one of whom hit
mere died of his Wounds. It is stated that this ;tine.: nil
merle unbend any orders, and tint the boats nere suit pre-
pared for 'tech an attempt.—iince n riling t 'le above 1 learn,
that Lieut. One. and Mr. ilavuter, midshipman, siert tilled,
and Lieut. Foreman. wounded.
The Lyra gin-brit came with the victuallers.
At rived the Seadaeer brig-of-war, fruits ►Madeira.

The „Austrian Commissioner:(leneral at In.
spruck addressed, on the 12th of-June, a sum.
moils to the inhabitants of the Bishopric of Augs.
bftrgh; inviting them to co.operale seills•the Vo•
radian peasantry, an I premising, in the pease
of the Emperor FRA NW, that both coun•ries
should always form IV part of the Austrian Mo.
Isere fly.
Although the citisens of Vienna were cosr•
pelted to mount the several guards, they were not
allowed to retain their arms ; but were obliged
to lodge them io the arsenal each time they were
relieved. •
At the commencement of hostilities between
France and Austria, the son of Sir J. Si NCLAI It,
(about 20 years of age)' happened to be in the
neighbourhood of the French emit% its pursuit of
agricultural knowledge ; and conceiving any at.
tempt to "escape or conceal himsolf 'eight induce
suspicion of the purity of Isis views, he deter.
mined to proceed on his journey. Ile era=,
however, soon made prisoner, and suspicion
being entertained of his being an English spy, he
was taken before the Emperor hinsself, who in-
terrogated him, in the presence of licirriiiva, as
to his country, 'same, and business ; but before
he put the questions, he obsersed to his General,
" Now we shall hear of this Englishman being
the son of a Duke, or Lord at least." The
The youth replied, " I ant ass Englishman, my
name is SINCL %lA, and I am the son of ..a
English Baronet of that name, who is President
of the Board of Agriculture; my only elsj,:et
on the Continent was the improvements of ti;e
agriculture of my cousstry." Bosses Ittli ob-
served, " 'fhe name of your father is her l
known in France; and as I sun an encourager of
the arts its all countries, if you can make out yo ht
story, I shall furnish you with a safe escort: for
in :he present state of affairs, I ens as:ute ),I ••
the Continent does nut require British cultivatioe,
and my advice to you, young man, is,, that %sill+
such facilities as I shall give you, you make the
hest of your way home to Estglatist." Mr. St
el. st K produced letters from Isis father, a hick set.-
stautiated his statement ; he was then issonesliat,:y
furnished with letters to Ji.nomr. llossesitTs
Westphalia. and Louts !loam. %sere its
the latter of a Isom was required to furnish a res.,'
to convey M r..Si sr'. tin to 1....v.1*nd.
Lioutelsaut I von v K N,), of the Ist halt Ili
of the 50 h regiment, arrived At Nees port, Pe
Wight, on Wednesday , fi tun Vigo, its eh.'
had been prisoner eith the leres,eli some time 44
in a delicate state of health, eit Is '"
100 men, who els° elected their e:capc from •
sou, and joined him at Gijoss.
The Austrians, on volt:filo; Dresden, liberals,'
number ref convicts aho were contlonited to 1.1
hour on the fortifications its chains, soil earn"'
them of ; five of these people are, Sovk•rk r.
to have escaped front. their deliscovN, and bail
tarily returned to their fetters.
We widerstaii.l that the profits of :he ft
night's represeniatioa at the flew theatre, in t..,
vetit-gardeli, a.e to be now/11)631A to the r to
„r the famibes isf the utifortimati: iresuen
others, a ho• perished in the ruins of the ',IS"'
rhos is on set of justice, the Proprietor, •
recollect, Chit to thu cutting and Action:,
'sake esilirsing. she Mil crass liiiilitai '
calamity auger-am Wah chiefly 10 11;
Gibed.