The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-11-20 00:00:00

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44 ILLtnitnell GINtLILNIII)—In my letter to
you of the 30th nit. l infonssed you of the return
of the Expetlitiun io safety to this port, with the
causes thereof. We had cherished the hope that
the gales to which we had been exposed were over,
land all the *Amgen arising froth that quarter ended ;
bet Divine Providence decreed otherwise.
$6 On the 2tt inst. in theevening, the wind began
to blow fresh, with heavy squalls, and sea from the
N.N.E. right in the harbour, which continued to
increase is a 'very alarming degree. About twelve
o'clock it night the weather became very • tempes.
tuous ; at Whieft date the Magdalena Spanish frt_
gate parted her rabid, end driving en board the
Narcissus English frigate, completely dismasted
tier. The tali of the masts killed the.surgeon and
We marines, had wounded several others. As the
k:Magdalentes mists were ttandiug, she was driven
by the wind clear of the Nareinus (non a perfect
hulk), or both ships must have sank together, not
having any other-anchors to let go. No possible
means remaining of my sending, her relief, owing
to the darkness and terrible weather which enroll.
ed, she was unavoidably thrown upon the sand.at
the head of the harbour and dashed to pieces. The
morning skewed us only the scattered remains of
what she had beep, in dreadful extent along the
beach. Out of nearly five hundred people two
,pnly have been preserved. Commodore Unrest
Captain Salseda, her commander, anit.Col.
,commandant of artillery, are amongst 'those wlvo
have perished. The Polema Spanisltbrig of war
has Aka suffered the same calamity, antrit the same
time only her commander and nine men surviving
-the tlestruetiun of their vessel, out of nearly two
hundred which were on board.

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" Spain has deep cause for lamentation in the
loss of so many of her valuable subjects, whilst hu.
manity mourns beneath the awful example of the
insecurity of mates best hopes and prospects. -Al.
though it was not the better fortune of these brat°
ineu to fall in the more glorious hour of battle, their
lives have been devoted to the cause of their coun.l
try ; and a country whose fame is so high for pos.l
bossing generous ideas and manly sentiments, will
not allow tbosewidows and orphinis of her warriors,
whe lost their lives in upholding her independence
:and rank amongst the nations of 'Europe, to sink,
oasupretected. The present • occasion, Gentlemen,
galls for your immediate attention. Permit me to
,intreat that the condition of the manylamilieS who
are thus involved in misery and want, be most par-
ticularly recommended to the maternal care of the
,Spanish. Goverument.

" • 1 have the honour to be,
, • 66 Illustrious Gentlemen,

THE STATESMAN.

LONDON "SESSIONS.

The Adjourned Adjourned Meeting of these Sessions was
held yesterday at Guildhall, -before the RECO:reili
and ALDERbiliti of the City. • • •
The three wretches who were tried and Convicted'
at the last meeting, for a nanseletts offenee,.wail
brought up to receive sentence, and after a suitable
comment on the enormity of their offending, front
the Recorder, they were ordered .to be iinprieuned
two years in his Majesty's gaol of Navigate, and,
during that time to stand one hour in the pillorrin
the Old Bailey.
Two other villains of a similar cast were, thea
tried, one of whom was acquitted, and the other
found guilty; he was condemned to a like punish.
ment to that allotted to the three first mentioned
•monsters.
John Casey, William Steaens, and Mari Tiket
a trio of Mk:urns, were tried on an indictment,
charging them with an outrageous riot in the month
of September last, at the Bridgewater Arms public.
house, Bridgewater-gardens.
From the testimony adduced in support of this
charge, it appeared that the Prisoners were a small
section of the Chick.lane corps of confusion,
which is principally A:imposed of emigrants from
the Sister Island, who from their crimes or their
necessities are driven to Seek refuge in this country,
and who, by the way of recreation, contrive to kick
up a row every Sunday evening, to the imminent
danger and annoyance of his Majesty's peaceable
subjects, in whose neighbourhood they may chance
to take up their quarters. 0.11 the evening of Son.
dalt, the 16th of September, Beidigeweter.gardens
became the scat of a tremendous' wet :amongst this
riotous community, and serious consequehces were
apprehended, until, by the arrival of the Police Of.
kers; order was happily restored, and the Pri-
soners, who were particularly active in the fight,
were taken into custody. Upon aq inquiry into
the particulars of the riots, it turned out in this, as
well as in many other important 'actions, ancient
and modern, that a fatly was the cause of diesention,
and this no other than the amiable Miss Tykes who
yesterday became the Object of indictment. She, it
appeared, received some indignity from a gentkmalt
who sat quaffing his nectar in the Bridgewater Arras ,
public.hoose, and being nciable to-Inflict a due pu.
nishment with her own fair band, she sallied forth
in search of her knights, who .soon assembled in
prodigious numbers, and after& short parley, pro.
ceeded to acts of violence, breaking the
_windows
of the public-house, and forcing the door off the
hinges. While thus employed, the two Prisoners_,
with tho fair nymph their companion, were serore,
and all was shortly afterwards restored to peace and
harmony. Ott the ensuing day the Magistrate be..
fore whom the complaint was preferred, bound the
parties over to take their trials at the Soaking, and
Latter a patient hearing of all the circumstances yes.
terday, they weie found guilty of the charge al.
leged against them.
The Recoeeke, in passing sentences took aces.
.sioreteecondemti with great severity the tdb fre.
quent instances of riots and confusion which bad
recently ocettrred-nmong the lower classes of Eli.
bernians. The fomenters of those distufbaucee, be
observed, had frequently been treated with lenity;
yin the hope that they might be induced by fan,
means, to refrain from their alarming coaduct; but
instead of showing a proper sense of gratitude far
this indulgence, their malpractices became Incite
glaring, and their acts of licentiousness still more
numerous. Under these circumstances, he felt
himself hotted, from a sense of justice toihopub.
lie, to inflict a severe punishment on the present of.
fendera, w hose fate he hoped would operate as a
warning to deter their countrymen from the com.
mission of similar offences. He then sentenced them
all to be imprisoned six months in Nerogati.
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,• . •
SURREY AND SWSEX TURNPIKES.
Saturday a case of great importance to the pub-
lic came on to be hexed at Union Hall, before a full
Bench of Magistrates, on an information in which
the Farmers of the said Turnpikes were she Defeo-
dauts, on a charge of taking toll for empty carts, .
&c. going fur dung, manure, compost, &c.
On the part of the Farmers it was ably argued,
that the Act of Parliament only exempted carriages,
when loaded with dung; manure, compost, &c. from
toll,- and not when empty;—if" permitted, the toll
would be liable to the greatest abuse,. rr
The several decisions at the Quarter Sessions • or.
Middlesex aad Surrey were quoted on that brad,
being always favourable to the Farmers, with, the,
productiou of a legal opinion, as well as the
positive words of • flaw Act. The Magistrates, after
a full hearing, dismissed the eomplaiut,, andAecleved
the Farmers hid -A right' lento toll:
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On Thursdayp last a party of the King's County
Militia, who lord proceeded under .the. orders of
Mr. Cash Inspector of Excise, to the lowii part
of the Barony of lottiskawn, was attacked by the
pgople of the country' near Culdaff, while they
Were in the act of destroying an unlicenseddistillery ;
the lospector and five of the soldiers, we are sorry
to !care, have been severely wounded.
Extract of a
:letter from Enniskillen, Nov. 14.
--(4 This merging, an unfortuuste affray took
Place, at or near Tempos, county Fermanagh. Mr.
Woods, * revenue officet, and. a party of the mill.
tary,. were out to, seizcdin' enlicensed hid!. The
distillers, who were yenuten, resisted ; several
shuts weft) fired at the niilitery, one of which prows
*ell fatal to a corporal or An 60th regiment, who
was shot through this.hea#;*44.l instantly expired :
'ho was a fine young man, and a great. favourite in
the reritnent ,he has tiff* -wife and four children.
Woods bad a Horse shot under muck.for
tile loyslt 'of the' ou'uoty Fermanagh Orange.
men !!!"
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, blinidaynext a Acrid court Martial will .es-
-slinble at Ft:fenny, fdr. the tried an Officer of.the
• Duke of Brenswiek's* Cavalry.--=Majoi-General
-Baron Bieck. is `to' hetp resident.
The Dublin Theatre is
,expected to open. with
. great tick& Mr. Ju,rs has-enlarged the stage one.
;half, and it has been new•roored goring the close of
•, thellTheatrt. A- number -of new Performers have
‘aleo been engaged.