The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-08-05 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Ysissocrot. Ave.. I.—This morning the Phteni it packet,
of Harwich', arrived in these Roads, with Mails and Panes
less from Heligoland, in eight days. She landed an Austrian
Messenger, who is charged with dispatches for Government.
He reports that he left the Austrian head-quarte►s en the
91h Julys that the Eniperor had refused lu ratify the Annie-
tke negociated by the Prince John of Lichirn4ein; and that
in the late battles the Athtrians had take* I2,Woprisemers.

Fat.wo>trn, Arc•.. 2.—.‘rrived his klajelty's whip Are-
thaw, IS guns, Captain Mends, three days from Ferrol and
Coruinta; a Spanish Officer of the Irish Brigade (Regiment
of Hibernia) came over in her, with dispatches; he reports
that Sir' A. Wellesley had formed a junction with Canter, and
that the combined armlet were within a Libre distance of
Victor's army, which was retreating before them. Romano
left Corainow on the day the A rethum sailed from thcare with
a sanng force to yoga the army. At Ferrol, the Spaninrds
were fitting owl "all the men of war a ith an intention of reaeow.
fag them to fedi:.
The above Sinnish ("Hiker states, that litsite's army had
been attacked (•uhseguent to the hank of Belchke) at Aka-
oiz, atr dirt, ashamed of their former conduct,they had in thi
last battle behaved nobly, and remised the French, though
much superior.

Arrived the Princess Elizabeth, Kidd, with Mails free
Lisbon, in fourteen dais, on news; Happy Return cutter,
Smith, from Li►bon, with fruit and oak, nineteen days
passage.

The packets which sailed from heoce last evening, pa
back again tam d.ty by foul winds.

Dor cc, Ar er ST 4.—Yesterday evening, about desk,
three suspicious vcs:,els were observed hovering of the roast
I. the Roads, and at ten P. N. a heavy firing was beard ist
that direction. Soon after, a brig run clout in shore, pursued
by two rreuch pricateen, which kept up a brisk fire on the
brig strata witssinut shot of the batteries. One If the peioa.
teers actually came withia a stone's throw of the Pier !load,
and in that situation continued to fire into the brig.—Dariog
all this time, nut a shot was fired front the batteries.—At
length, the orders of the General, who lives at the distance of
a was and a hay', arriving, the batteries opened spat the pri-
vateers, ss,o were then far beyond the range of /lair 500 t..•
This is rudhing new j for, a hatever happens, net a shot can
he fired without the General's perndsii,in.—The brig, which
is the Eliza, of flail, with bale goods, n• •s luckily enabled to
escape by the assistance of a boat's crew from Dover, who
boarded ber a few minutes after. Captain Graft in, who /was
at the scene, received a musket ball in his elbow, 11i, arm is
completely sluutered ; but be is in a fair way of recovery.--
Not a single King's ship came np from the time the privateers
were first seen, to the end of the action, and they went of in
triumph without molestation.

DE4L, Acc. 4.—This morning the Harlequin, with the
convoy from Falmouth, arrived in the Dowo4.
His !Majesty's ship. Matson, rnierwri, lieriterosa, aad
Harlequin, remain in the Downs, %ill% the outward-bound
ships.—Strung pies, wind W. and Noddy, with rain.

On Thursday afternoon a bricklayer's labourer,
of the name of Cochrane, employed in the re.
pairs of a house in Bethnal-green, missing his
step, fell from a ladder two stories high, with a
load of bricks, into the street, by which he was
so much hurt as to be taken to the London Hos.
pital, without hopes of recovery.
On Thursday night a young man of the name
of Warren, was hustled by a gang of women,
who robbed him of 221. in Holborn, with which
they made their escape. lie applied yesterday at
Hatton Garden Office, stating the circumstance,"
but at the same time observed that he was not able
to identify any of the party.
POLICE OFFICE, WORSIIIIP-STREET..--.- I'ALSE
MEASURE IN C 0.% LS.—This was an information
against a person of the name of 'Milan* East,
a hawking vender of coals, for selling the same by
a bushel deficient in measure and capacity. It ap-
peared from the statement of Mr. Barry, who at.'
tended in support of the information, that the Dc.
fendant had long been in the habit of selling coals to
the labouring and humble part of the community,
measured out to them by thus defective bushel, by
which they must have been greatly defrauded and
imposed upon. The measure was produced, and
fully verified the statement of Counsel. The De-
fendant made a very lame apology, and the silting
Magistrate, Mr. Mirroao, after expatiating on
the enormity and wickedness of the offence, con.
titled him in the full penalty of 201.... East, was


very grind wl solemn dirge was
wounded, and deserters, is very constneraute.— victeu non LIM .“Ba
0:1 'l".misday, atehe Royal:nit, ;ehisartlhto frePtriffirriaeudl:
also convictel before the same Magistrate in the IR
wit EA RDWaTRT ANt
INCI DICKSON gil.
JOHNi 4. 6 t
e, re atrociously earth red
The luny which consisted of 200,000 men, was
pena:ty of 101. for selling coals to a M Fennell, 61tOittm CAMPBELL;I
. 'tiers:la'; 0" i!iinort"o
probably nit 45,000, under its colours. The
f Wink worth-buildings, near Shoreditch, sod JOHN surroN
oL
sv
the [.each
The. a tar was hung with black velvet, Anil
number of killed is rated at 30,000 men; the mot delivering a coiluseter'a ticket, which by
wounded arc found by whole companies in (wry the 47th of Gourr 111. Gap. GS. he was bound
M.GlERTlLAK,jaa.RloepnlCHAtTPAgeDidnsUorattackneet.'• the rhatiel with sable throughout.
Tillage, and pieces of artillery is all the woods. to do.