Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-10-14
London. Aug. %.

We have remarked with Indignation.
an assertion made in the Morning Chron.
icle. hat our navy is Tin such wretched
condition." To that assertion, we are
able to give most positive and perempto-
ry contradiction, aud we state with con-
iidence tina, all the ships have recently
under one most minute inspection
that the British navy was never in such
good condition that more ships could be
sent to sea now in a short time, and in the
best order, than at any former period,
even in the year 1898, after ten years of
peace; and that there are amongst them
a greater proportion OF first rates than has
ever been known.
We have inserted in this days paper
the latest intelligence from the island Of
Ceyion. 1t will be perceived, with re-
greet, from the proclamation of Sir Rob-
ert Brownrigg, that though tranquility
has been restored in many of the revolted
provinces, yet fresh symptoms of rebel
lion have manifested themselves in the
districts of Heewaheette and Doombera
OF such nature as TO make it necessary
to proclaim marital law. By this vigor-
Gus proceeding We hope the further pro-
gress of insurrec,ion will be stopped.
Severity is only the more severe by being
delayed: and in semi barbarous popu-
lation, like that of Ceylon, it is only when
terror has reduced men to subsection that
the opportunity is gained for creating a
better principle of obedience.
The cotton spinning, which for a good
many months has been comparatively fat,
has acquired an uncommon actively, with
in these few weeks, in Glasgow. About
isix mouths stock OF yarn, formerly on
hand, is now brought up, principally by
/ English merchants. The CELEBRITY of de-
mand in the Glasgow market is attributed
to the general strike" in Manchester
amongst the cotton spinners. Cotton
lspinncrs IN Glasgow, who are steady and
active, re-making from 81 los. to Al los
!, a fortnight, but they have to pay small
sum Tor their piercer's wages.
London. August 2i.
Singular and solemn erent We
4 are indebted to an officer, late % his
,najesty's ship Vengeur. for the fol-
lowing narrative OF an awful event
! winch recently occurred ON board that
ship aud OF which he was an eye "lt-
I ness-----A seamen on board his ma
'ljesty's ship fiyoli appeared to have
}, the greatest possible aversion to the
Iuaval service, and was most anxiously
; looking forward 10 the ships being
pait! OFT, thinking, like thousands Of
others, who lave perhaps been equal
lily disappointed, that he could easily
Il provide for himself on shore. His
stipma'es laughed al his constant
i ra,liugs against his profession, and
$ jOhiugiy used to say, We shall see
Il .,cu on board man o&-var again one
lay or other yet, to which he usuaiIy
: replied, that he o0Iy hoped that If
.IeNer he went on board man-ot wac
again for .he purpose of entering,
that God .Aimight would instaaily
strike him dead. The Rivoll Was at
= last paid of 1T Portsmouth, ON her
return from the Mediterranean, and
Il I, is to be supposed all tic schemes
r vanished which the uatGrlnpete sub
d .Ieut ri This nieMoir had formed. No.
,uing Was now left lam but again TO
h & Ghrace his o.o profession, fog which
q. lpurpose he went Oh board his najes-
;lty's snip Vnageur, capt. Alexander,
t lac Portsmouth. Eieul. Blake, the
{ senior lieutenant OF ;ic Tcngeur, and
2 also a number OF her seamen. for
!. nerly served ia the Riyoli; the latter
;, OF whom we're mucl surprised at see
ing their Did shipm;te come on board
i as a volunteer. Lieut. Blake glanced
t oves his certificates. aud, as is usual,
q ordered ore Of he medical officers To
t. examine him, previous to his being
s placed in the books--wl,en in the act
'- OF turning himself TO 10 below for
I that purpose, dreadful TO relate, he
q fcl! down iileless on the quarter deck.
81 apprehension Of Mr.. HarDcy.----
l. About thu PERIOD Of the dissolution ct
&C lpariiaaent, a young man of gentle
, manly appearance, and Of elegant
: manners, travelled in the west of
!, England in earriag &c and four, un-
ar der the assumed name of Harvey, and
e stated every where that he was going
Is to offer himself as candidate for one
a. Of the Cornwall boroughs, varying
as the name of the borough as it suited
'r his purpose. In this progress he in
troduced himself to a number Of
m country bankers, to whom he stated
Oh the OBJECT he had in view, observing.