The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-02-20 00:00:00

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The brig Forest, of Swum*. Bestiesio Hawitise,
wititathssilail frees this port es Friday last, with a ese-
-oof sipper we. Ois Saturday the Week es tbd Bo-
rsch, off 111" Load's-sod. The crew made
nettles to keep her above water, bet
lode, their efforts feeblest, they t.ok to their" boat,
sal W.,eel left the vessel a fur Wastes before she
...t Sown. The clew, who bad not been able to sad"
it Maple article of clothing, were asset live hour, at*
lace7ibis
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taken es board the brig David Walters, Philip. sestet,
hound from limerick for London, and were leaded frosts
her at St. Hawes, on Tuesday last. CaptalePhillips
paid every attention la his power to Captain Hankies
and the crew of the Forest, whilst they nomad:led on
board the vessel.
The Dutch ship Elisabeth Joanna, Laces. master.
from Batavia, to Amsterdam, laden with napkin.
lee. was driven into Pert Isaac Bay. on Thursday. the
7th inst., water-lagged, and soak is deep water. The
crew, amounting to about forty persons, were all
saved. except two, who remateed le the vessel and west
down with her: the others took to their beats ADS
were so fortunate as to reach Fort Isaac. The eaves
is totally lost, but some parts of the vessel base boss
driven on shore near Tiotaget. and sold by Mr. Boss-
lingo, .f Psdstow, on account of the "oder-writers. ;
On the morning of the sth instant. a vessel lan
With oranges was wrecked en the Scilly Islands. It
(*pears that she was almost instantly dashed to pieces.
mad the white of the crew perished. Fear deal,
bodies have bees picked up, and buried ice:titit blood
of St. Agnes; one of these was the amber. ea whom
Wee found his witch. with the name Jams Farthing
ea the dial plate; some of the sklp's paper have also
been washed on shore. frees which it ippon that she
was the schooner. York, of Ckichestet.....iirest weesni-
ties of Grasps have bees washed ea "bete; sad Me
anchors and a cable have been saved.
A shocking accident occurred il the Port of Hoyle .
on Sunday last, The Lydia. 0•401111 infistowas corm '
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in from see, it was %Mid sessemlary, sotto after she had
passed the Bar, the current WM, very rapid. to drop
an anchor from the *Mei, in Grape te r. vest her rum
Ding foul of the vesse4l-Itet4•,*•?ilte cable attached
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to the anchor care* eat tritlt.great velocity, W.
Bleirsts, a young emit' of escellitft, moral chateaus.
and who bad been to ilea but a for:osembe. get mg
leg entangled is it, and before say 4eihiehmiee would
possibly be afforded him he fell, and teas dragged ea,
ward until he came in eentact with tlie stern, niters
dreadful to relate, hie foot vras)ssesetly erne; off as
the en*, end tell fete. the • sees amp-
Ira asiatitA Stots/KO& 014 om leg.,,ifie
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la a miry mangled state. lop • A amputates
just bolo* the knee. It give, the writer of this idol-
munication much satisfaction to add, that be is likely '
to do well. •
A considerable number of Greek families are 'nose
living at Marseilles. The females excite much cori7
osity, on account of their Lacedemonian costume.
The singular wilds'ss of the winter has so greatly
accelerated the floral indices's', of sprier/. that the
kedges of this neighbourhood present various gaieties
to which we have net been accustomed at so early a
period of the year. Primroses emboss the banks, and
violets, both white end blue, present .themselves of
canny slopes. The gardens abound with spring
Sowers. A thrush's nest with young ones was found
a week ago on a farm. at Patriot Haw, Somerset-
shire, and the home-screech, the black-bird. and other
songsters, have for some time past commenced their
delightfulminstrelsy.—Mr. John Powell, of Hangout:-
Farm, Almondsbury, has a peach-tree in full blossom.
—(11, irrof Aferessty.)
Both Fair was en Thursday most nurser° isle
fended, and the show of cattle and sheep far great.r
than was ever wits .used on any former occasion. Fat
beasts sold from 7-. 6d. to Is. per s.:ore; but there
were few of the pourer kind disposed of ; higher prices
being asked than the dealers thought proper to fire.
Fine fat sheep sold at about sd. per lb. The pick-
p whets were actively engaged, sod in too many in-
stances were successful; three fellows were however
detected, and fully committed.—The shows and exhi-
bitions were exceeded In noise, flambee, variety
and attraction ; but we lament to state that at our of
them, about ten at night, the crowded gallery in I-
de ily gave way, and the mass of spectators fell, one
over another, in a confused heap to the ground, amidst
indescribable shrieks and uproar Great apprehen-
sions were entertained of the cousin G . but though
there must have been considerable brunt's, we believe
there was but one accident of a serious nature, which
occurred to the son of Mr. Morrish, cheeermonger. in
the Market place, whose leg was dreadftiliy fear stet.
He was instantly taken to the Casualty Hospital, and
is, se hear, going on well.
Two Esquimau: Indians have been travell'ng round
the coast of North Wales, exhibiting the saipri•i tg
dexterity of that people in the management of the
canoe. At Bangor and C aaaaa von hundreds of specta-
tors witnessed the skill with Which the man pierced a
duck (let loose for the occasion) while continually
tossed by the waves. The ciaoe is shoot fifteen feet
long, of an oblong shape. The frame work is made
of pieces of wood or whalebone, fastened together by
the means of the sinews of animals, covered with seal
skin parchment all over, with the exception of a bole
in the centre, which is left large enough to admit the
body of the man; into this the Equitnaux thrums oho-
self op to the waist. his feet being stretched forward.
To the central opening a Ist hoop is fitted, risiug
about a couple of inches; to this a akin is attached,
which he fastens so tight sheet him as to ezelede alt
wet. 'I be paddle is about two feet lon‘. When sated
in his canoe he takes hold of the paddie by the centre,
dips either end in the water alternately, and it,,. lie
moves with incrediblevelerity ; as English boat, with
twelve ears, is net able to keep up with him. No we..
ther can present the Esoeimasts f.• .1 going $s sea ---
IVben the sea breaks over the canoe, in lin ilium' it is
Seen dying slung the ridge of the wav .

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