The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-05-17 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

DEAL, MAY 18.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed this morning the
Geo. Home, %%wing, for Batavia, itc. Came down from the
ricer. the Thames, Richardson, for Quebec; Alliance.
and Mint, Paken, for Ditto; Hawke, Stanley, for New-
foundland; Triton, White, for Cadiz; Nimrod, Black, for
Quebec. Passed by at the back of the Goodwin Sands, the
brig Midas, twenty-three ,lays from New York, for Am-
sterdam.

Porramouzn, MAY 16.—Wind W. S. W.—Sailed, the
Independent and the William, for Hull.
Phymouzu. MAY 13.—Wind N.W.—Arrived, the Kitty,
Quilly, fulls Terceira.
FALMOUTH, MAY l3.—Wind W.—Sailed, the Momairtat:
Packet, for the Brazils ; and the Manly. Burnett, far Be•-
bice. His Majesty's ship, Tribune, is now off tun Par,
bound to the Vi'estward.

Extract of a Letter from the Agent to Lloyds et Havre,
dated hley 14.--t• We beg to acquaint you, that In addition
to the Signal' Po 4 established by us on the Tower of Ibis
city. and at Point La Bete, we hate lately placed 'neither
poet M illeill'e., which commands the view of vessels ap.
poaching Barre as far down as Cape Antifer. These posts
form a ecnticued telegraphic line, by which means we are
enabled to cbtsin the earliest intelligence of the appearance
of VeSS.9I6, nth' which estahliehment lies been considered of
Nines efility by the hilerebanta of this place. We hope
shortly to have to ennounee to you the eompletion of a line
1.,. of telegraph algae's between Bordeaux and the sea. which
has 403 finally decided on by this government, and is at
ast in trein. agreeable to the plan which hat been
'lt). us.

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tilt India Cninpaoy's ship Windsor, outward
put into T-oc.i:l-. on the tllth of March.
By ace-1 trs from the Haranna, is the Philadelphia
papers receivedr t. the 20:It ult., we bare the
particulars of the affair b.tween the Grecian-cutter, and
Sore aide Tamar friguee with the pirates. near the Isle
of Pines. One laige schooner blew up, and another and
three .loop. were taliß s. Seventy of the pirates were
killed; • they hid losses teady saddled on the beach. on
which a few armed, but they were so closely pursued by
the holds, toot seine of their horses were taken. The
schooner carried :ds guns and 60 men. After a feW
navel Ow pirate blew up, and when the smoke dispersed
25 pirates were seen swimming in the water, to whom the
boats gave no quarter.—Tbese papers contain also the
official correspondence between Commodore Porter, and
the Governor .of Porto Rico, respecting the death of
Lieutenant Cooke, commanding one of the American ye—
sell', and killed by a hall fired from one of the boterieS,
before permission had been obtained for the squadron to

enter the port,
The Royal Gold Coast Gazette*, in the 27th of JAR.
contain a very interesting account of the travels of a
Tarter, who, at the age of nearly seventy, bad found Lis
way from Tripoli, through the heart of Africa, to Cape
Coast Castle, by a route thaerna white man probably ever
traversed. Ile is a native of Astracan, by name %Ver.
gece, and at the age of fifteen was made priaoner by the
Turks, who carried him to Constentinuple, where, io tlw
course of time, he became a considerable trader, and tra-
velled as such, to many distant parts, both by sea and
land, from Calcutta, on the cast, to Uibraltar, on the
west. On his last tour,.wbich had lasted nearly two
years, he had visited Timbutoo, which he described
with great minuteness. The slave trade was still carried
on with great activity, both by French and Portuguese
vessels, no less than ten of which bad bees captured in
the preceding six months on that coast. Since. April,
1822, when Cape Coast was transferred to the Crown,
sod added to the Government of Sir C. id•Carthy, a road
has been cut thence to Annainahor, over woody moun-
tains and plains hitherto impassable.

SPRING AND NRATE.—NO fight has for many years evi-
cited more sporting spsewistiod than this, which will take
risco, for two hundred sovereigns a-side, about *evenly
miles from London, next Tuesday. Every day adds heavy
saws to the betting-books, and if any odds, Spring has ra-
ther the WI. Neate st ill appear, stripped for combat, about
eight pounds heavier than birring, who will not exceed thir-
teen stone, but one of the most fictive men of his weight.
perhaps, ever seen. Ilia science Is perfection itself, but he
certaiuly is not so heavy a hitter as his present ad
lie hits at considerable WWI, hot. as a tactician, he avoids
throwing the weight of his body with the blow, and, conse-
quently, it is less effective. Neale, on the contrary, deli-
vers his blows with the force like the kick of a horse—& when
they fell, down goesan adversary as stupid as a sot. Thegreat
pointin this battle will be, can Neste place these blows upon a
ma of Spring's skill. or, in Case of a miss, which will turn
out the best in-tighter. Those who are judges calculate
upon Spring bring the best at close-quarters—bnt It is too
' hazardous to be safe. Both men are in the very best con-
dition—they cannot be better. Spring will start from Rei-
gate to-morrow' morning, for the seat of *Ojai, and Neate
will leave Marlborough Downs on Monday.
SPRING AND NCATC.—The great fight between Spring
And Neste will take place on Huncerrorti Downs (the spot
where Neale nod Gas fought) on Tuesday next. We siw a
letter from Spring yesterday which had been jest received by
a gentleman of this town; the writer feels confident of
victory, and states that his health was never better.—(litigk-
, ton Herald.)
SPORTING ENTRAORDINAIV.—Fm some months oast a
party of gentlemen, in the psri hoof Swaffham, have formed
themsel.. es into a society, forihe parpose of destrovinw rots,
keeping dugs, ferrets. &r. at their joint expense. Thetas!-
' ing season being over, the Members of the Swititisin Het
Club. with a wittier of visitors, aniouuting to shout thirty,
dined at the George Inn, in that piece.—Many appropriate
toasts and convivial songs enlivened the social hour. pad:-
cuts:ly a song from the pen of Mr. Fiest, which was sung
by a member. It is but justice to the exertions of the club
to state, that during the last four months nearly two tkrnt-
sand rats hare fallen victims to this novel and laudable insti-
tution. •

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M iRRIND.—On the 15th inst. at Vt. Otbrlel Paseherelt.
by )he Itev. T. Price, Me; T.J.Bsrnes, of Fenelturelt-strert.
to Miss Thornton.
Qta She 14th lust. at the Friends' Meetine-house. at Bark-
ing. James roster. or Stamfottl-hill, to Baciwl,Atessisheeset
J. Foster, of Bromley.

DIED.—At Penzance. the Rev. G. C. Smith, for upwards
of 35 years in his Nliojesty's Nosy ; to whose exertions d"
sailors, in all the principal ports of this kingdom are indettt•
.ed fur the tloating chapels.
On the 11th inst. at his house, St. 51artin's-lano, Mr. °.
Wheeler. formerly of St. James's-market, in his MOth year,
one of the Society of Friends.
On the 13th inst. aullampstrad. Priseill, Lydia, wife of
Lieutenant Won. Sm th. of the Royal 1ki,0v%.. and fourth
daughter of the Rev. Stephen White, LL.D., of Carter,
Nprthamptonsloire.
On Sunday last, aged 43, Susannah, wife of Mr. J. See'
Clerkenwell-close.
On the 12th Inst. at Peckham, in his 94th year, Mr. Peter
Lafosse.'
On Wednesday last, at his house in Stefford, Joseph WO'
kinson. Esq. in the 74th year of his age.
In St. Pancras, Chichester. Mr. Joha Idle, father of Mr.
Daniel Idle, of the Waggon and Lemb—had the deemed
lived three days longer, he would have entered his lIW
year.
In North-street, Mrs. Ltt”e, widow of Mr. T. Lem fOr-
dener and seetisman. in her 9dd year—the corpse was fol
lowed to the ground by nearly sixty mourners.

COAL MARKET, MAY 16.
Ships at Market. Ship Sold. Price.
101 Newcastle 201 Ms. od. to 40s. art.
Is Sunderland7 Ms. 041. to 4ls. Wt.
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