The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-01-10 00:00:00

.11.4 UTICAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Kentish, M•Kinneon, from Bay Chaim le
Sa!icons's, put into l'olonsay thy. 231 ult. leaky, and it
was supposed would be obliged to ilisc!targe.
The Mina Maria, H'hald, from Newcastle to Chris-
tiansand, was at that port fall of water on the 18111
having struck on a ruck. Cargo dischargsd with
trifling damage.
'file Hare Horse, de Gaels, of Guernsey, from Trini-
dad de Cuba to llavannah, having sprung► a leak der.
ring heavy gales, was abandoned on the 31st Oct be-
ing nearly full of water, and it is supposed foundered.
Crew saved by an American schooner, and arrived at
Havannah the 4th Nov. in a Spanish coaster.
The Brighton, Howard, arrived at Newcastle on Sa-
turday, from Riga, in 12days, sailed in company with
10 vessels, and left six at Boldera not loaded.

I FALMOUTH, JAx.6.—About 100 sail of rends bare
put into St. Mary's, Scilly, in consequence% of the late
easterly gales.
HANWICIT, JAN. B.—The Two Brothers, Trout.
from Copenhagen, has been brought into this port to-
day by a smack, in a very leaky state, and with tbe
loss of an anchor, sundry sails, and rigging.
lil.tku.%ll, JAN. 8.--Since my report of yesterdayt
I find that the larger anchor, 17 cwt. and chain shout
eighty fathoms, has a cask buoy belonging to them,
with the name " Besiris" upon it.
PAIMITOW, JAN. 'L.—Arrived the Fanny, late Joseph
Tippet', Master, from Bristol, for Boyle, with loss ef
mainsail and other damage; the Captain was knocked
overboard and drowned off Luniny.
HAMSOATE, JAM. 8.---The Fareltam, of Funded:la
Lewes, was off Hansegate on the tith inst. hound to
Portsmouth. She passed a raft off Flamboro' Bead
on the 2d inst. firmly secured, and an erection upon it,
as if for shelter.

An Inquest was held on IVednesday, at the Melina
public-house, Lewin's Mead, on tie; body of l'apt.iin
Knight, of the schooner Sampson, trading from New-
port to this port, which was taken out of the elver
Fume, at the back of the tireybound public-horse. is
Lewin's Mead, on Teesday. It appeared that the de-
ceased had spent the es-relit)g with three prostitute.,
and a man nick-named Billy Button, nt the tireyhound,
and remained with them until four o'clock in the morn-
ing, when he was requested to depart ; hut discovering
lie had loot money, said to have been nearly 7th'. he
refused to go until it was restored to him, upon which
he was firced nut by his companions. Not reds nag
to the vessel all night,. inquiries were snaile by his
men ; and his hat and papers having been discovered
on the surface of the lee at day-break, search was male,
when. after grappling fur some hours, the body w.is
found about two o'clock. Nothing was found in his
possession but his watch and a few shillings. 'the
circumstance, together with the apparent difficulty if
a person falling into the river, in the ettuation in
which he was discovered, led to a anspicion that the
skeeased ►ad been murdered, and that his assoriates
bad been accessary to his death. They were accord-
ingly taken into custody, and lodged in liridewell,
Instil lite melt of site losiocos should he known. The
Jury, after a patient literati .tation, returned a verdict,
found drowned, hut by what means eould.netires as'
eettained. The females, in whose company the de-
ceased was seen, were kept in custody.—(9ris/Yt
Met cirri).