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

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ig Your most obliged humisle servant,
(Signed) " ROBERT MENDS,"
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"To his'Ezcelleney the Capt.-Generni, Rol the , „ ,
Superior Junta of Callicia, &G. &e.".

On Thursday last, the genadier company of the
Princess Charlotte's regimeratef Loyal Southwaik
Volunteers met at head.quatterel. and presented
Captain LJGUTFOOT With fear Silver Gobletsx as a
token of their ebteem and approbation of his mill.
tary conduct in promoting the discipline of the
regiment.

Wednesday last the Mary, of Dunbarton, was
met with on the French coast by the Clianc, Capt.
Collier, with a 'signal of distress flying. Captain
Collier tent ou board, and found the 'vessel in the
greatest distress. The severe gales had blown all
her sails away, and rendered her so unmervageable,
that the crew, after using every effort, became so
exhausted, that they had lashed the helm a-lee, and
given her tip to the mercy of the weather. One of
the poor fellows lay dead en the deck, worn out
by fatigue. She had been seventeen days from Dub.
tin, sad was bound to London. The (gone towed
her into Portsmouth.
Sunday week a melancholy accident happened
sear Woodstock: two young weir, servants tobiler..,
King, of ilaeborough.mill, lost their lives in elle,
deavouring to save some sheep, which had been
carried away by the rapidity of the flood. Having
procured a boat, they, with three of their compa-
nions, proceeded down the stream, till they came
War a bridge, where their three companions, alarm.
ed at the increasing force of .the currenf, left the
,boat, and with difficulty reached the shore. The.
perilous situation of the two young men, who
neilled in the boat, soon became more imminent;
*bey were driven with great violence against the
bridge, when the boat upset, and they were boa
drowsed.. -* •
• &rim instance of temporary blindness and
deafnest..—Ona night this week, the lead inof 9f
watch-Messy not ninny miles from Smithfield, 'was
carried-nay by thieves.while the Couttible of the
night, ate. were sitting within snugly by the fire 11 t
/kMiltecotows LEAr.--;11 yountwomXn, a set.
Taal to Mr. 'Beckett, a *Akan in MirpotAtraett
vapett (robs a seeded 'flaw' ',Ando*, St,feet in
height; on' Thursday eight)* and Walked • °lr. to.
areld Whittaker) for having stolen and pledged: a
tivie proper ty of her master. 'Sho did-not ex.
'ideate the'slightest iujerY kther:inntp."
*girl aboat 12 yeari or'•ge,. daughter- it
'the Itichardion, of Spillby, hitvinj; been entrusted
by 'her mother to compound some' treacle. and
brimstone, unfortunately mixed ft quantity of Wier.,
city with the ingredients by. mistake, &nil haviug
partaken of it herself, gave sore to three or four
caber children, one of whom died in eon:equates
the next day) and the rest suffered violently front
its effectes•botiri eoected to. recover.
It is ascertained diet 8.1 persons perished by the
oversettitig of the eanal.boat at Paisley, of •witeml
'lB were heloW.ten years of age, 49 from 10 to W
years, toad 17 abuse 20 years of .ago.
Saturday prayers were offered up to the Sorer.
sign Disposer of all things in the Jewish Synagogues
throughout the kingdom, forsehe already retoverydf
Ms Majesty, and for the abundant harvest we hare,
received through therinterposition of Divine Prowl.
dace. •

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