The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-01-07 00:00:00

COURT:MARIIAL

On the 6th instant, a Court-Martial was held on
board the Prince of Woks, in Sheerness Harbour,
consisting of the following MeMbers :--Capt. Lee,
President ; together with Captains Douglass, Bing-
ham, Provrse, Batley, Lord George Ste%‘ art,. Hen.
cock, Austell, Pipon, Havrtayne, and Burton.—
The Court proceeded to the trial of Lieutenant
Richard William Simmonds, late Commander of the
.31anly gun-brig, for the Ibss of that vessel, whiCh
was captured on the 42d of September last, by three
' Danish brigs. The Court having most diligently in.
vestigited the whole of the cirramstonaa wriecttiii
with the capture of the said brig, and hating very
maturely and delibrately considered the tame, were
of opinion; that no blame was imputable to the said
Lieutenant Simmonds, for the loss of the said brig,
[ and did therefore most honourably acquit him

By Lieut. Siminoticis's narrative it appears, that the
relative force of the contending parties was. Danes,
54 long eighteens, and 377 men ; Manly, guns,
37 men, and five boys.—Against so disproportionate
a force, that our gallant conntrymen should have
maintained an action of two hours and twenty-fire
Minutes, not only eacites our admiration, but will,
doubtless, strongly recommend him to the considerate
tion of the Admiralty for promotion.

BELFAST, DEC. 27.—Tuesday a Public Meeting
was held in the Exchange-rooms, under the acthorii
of the Sovereign, and pursuant to a requisition of
respectable Merchants, and others, to consider of
the propriety of petitioning Parliament, to plain
Ireland upon the same footing with Great Britain,
in any future Bill which may be introduced into
Parliament respecting payments in specie. 'After se-
veral Gentlemen had expressed their se: timents on
the subject, the greater majority being favourable
to the measure, a Committee was appointrd to draw
up the Petition, to be forwarded by Sir Edward •
May.—A copy of the Petition was also directid to
he tiansmitYri to Lord Castlereagh, requesting his
support to the same. The Weting was then dis-
solved after voting thanks to the Sovereign, for his
conduct in the cbair.

The Surrey Fox Hounds meet on Thursday at
Keton Mill; Saturday, at Ox.ead
The Harriers meet Thursday and Saturday, tech
day at Kennel.
Quarmion Hounds met t to=morrow, at Bud.
ney Town ; Friday, at Ayleston Town ; Saturday,
Hounds meet this day, at Little
at Bardott Hill.
The Prtchte i
Harrowtien; k tor Fox Hill ; Friday .t
Abingdon.
The Oakley
to-morrow, at .
Wood; Saturder,
nerrivo qv
Country is the
state of warfare
rZtiveto the
Stare f
dons :—lst, It 1
gime time, that
of a Ticket or
of producing,
for himself and-
ry,'where, for
*E20,000, if boi
instant, as all
morning.
The !him
armed with !$,
been taken by
I into Ostend.;

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Itfharsday, at roi Rill ; Friday, at k
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t
!lA-ads meet this day, at Chielley,„,
.t Relsliden; Friday, at Melchsooett
Ditty, at Milton Mill. t
;9 Reactsmorr.—The Financcief A
4 7firicobject of consideration in a 1 li's
re ; and there is no branch it, more , i
hepublie, or pleasing to tt ini.ividnal, 1
a LOTTERY, for these strong res-
tis not compulsory, an fttly, Atthe 1
tit adds to the Reven , every holdee '
a Share has a chanc at a small risk,,
in a single hour, a rmanent fortune "
1-his family • as, ha the present Lotte 4
ii
r a few Peilt;fids,• pprson Mat 'pin ,
bought on or be to Mottolay the Will
I the TiLtets w' I be drawls the next
I'
English tattier fAm arqnei
sssaid to
has
glint, and ,
two Irene ptiratert, anti carried