... Thle vak jinks escaped up the river, where the ships were prevented pursuing them, by a strong raft placed across the passage. '1the guns and other munitions were destroyed. In this gallant afhair the casualties, considering the opposing force, are fow, ont ...

... fewer than 800n merchant ships, or a thlirliet/h part of the whole number of ships belonging to the Britislhdominions; including the plantations, were either en- tirely lost or driven on shore ! Of the prodigious number of ships that are thus annually emtgulfed ...

... of the Valais, should be immediately formed for drawing up a new constitution for that country. AMEIRCA.-The Liverpool steam-ship, left New York on the 6th of July, and anchored in the Mersey on the 20th, after a beautiful run of only fourteen days. The ...

... teceivesi 's1 t' lt~ e C spd steady, h1 e ships .never w+ ,t.lidi l ef 'tles rtisssesisrg lig. under easy sail, ice D?>enea it tle Laisees o tfiivoard ghar- tcr,nd theg corteslae sa.tsetri.: ' ts isj mutes :lt ix 2he ship becanse u csgovesya3b-, ansi Was riihed ...

... Deapatch from Capsar Jasaes Roes,'of LandA Majesty's ship rebus, dated at Diemen's La April 11,and addressed to the Secretary of the Adiat: I have the honour to acquaint you with the arrival of her Majesty's ship, uneler my command, and the Terror, under my orders ...

... beneits on shipping. Its immediate effect would be to reduce to lessthan one-halfan annual tax now little short of half a million sterling. But it involved details which were open to objection; The rate proposed was an uniform rate on all shipping without ...

... Adelaide 23s to 23s Gd Ditto Braddyll's 23s Gd Ditto Gordon 21s to ils 3d Ditto Kclloo 23s 9d Ditto Tees 23s to 23s 6d. 4 ships arrived. INFIRMARY, NrWCASTLEH.-M1r Stepl)len Waugh, of Crawerook, has given a donation of three pounds to this institution ...

... ty of the beats of his ?? Ship Dliadenm, and a trenseu- dous surf, opposed the passage of the trijops. '1The enemylhad scattered a party of sharp-shooters over the ?? heights, and conmainded the landing, but the. casualties ot this service arose principally ...

... left dead on the field, while on our side not a single casualty took place. This appears to have been only part of a concerted attack, as at the same time fire boats were, launqhed ngainst our ships, and an attempt was made upon the | garrison of Chiuhac ...

... also to take into consideration how far it may be prac- ticable andexpediert to adopt any and what measuresto enable tire shipping of this country to enter into compe- rtrein, upon more equal terms, with the srhipping of other nratiorre, arnd at the same ...

... MffMTIN* OS B&iPOWNrn S IN LONDON. A ?? atidl highly rvspectatile ereeting ot the ship- owners ofthe metropolis took place on Thursday, at the Cltv if Lonidont Tavern, for the purpose of taking into contideratioti the propriety of formin- a GSenetral ...

... mass, separated from its bed, crashed with terrific violence against the ship's side, tearing to pieces the lashings and spars that intervened to protect her against this casualty, which had, in some degree, been foreseen; the strong shores or logs, and ...