414 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1804. 



frigate-privateer, belonging to Bor- 

 deaux, moimting thirty nine-potind- 

 crs, with 2 10 men, by his majesty's 

 ship Loire, Capt. F. L. Maitland, 

 after a chase of twenty-four hours, 

 the last quarter of whicli was a run- 

 ning aflion. Six of the Loire's men 

 wore wounded, two severely. The 

 Blonde is a very fine ship, sails re- 

 markably well, and in the opinion 

 of Captain Maitland, was well cal- 

 culated for his majesty's service. 

 She had two men killed, and five 

 badly wounded. 



SEPI'KMBER. 



1st. It appears by a detailed re- 

 port of the trial in Ireland of the 

 marquis of lloadfort, for crini. con. 

 with Mrs. Masscy, that the olfence 

 was committed while the reverend 

 husband was performing divine ser- 

 vice on (lie sabbath-day. The 

 ground of defence taken was the 

 general carelessness of the husband, 

 and the ladj's open declaration of 

 her attachment to the defendant. 

 The damages obtained by the Ilev. 

 Mr. Massey were 10,0001. 



A new oyster-bed has be«n disco- 

 vered in the river Mcdway ; and the 

 lord mayor, attended by his suite, 

 went down the river, for the purpose 

 of claiming the property to the city 

 of London (notwithstanding a coun- 

 ter-claim of the mayor of liochts- 

 ter). They named the oysters 

 " the native Perrings,"' in conipli- 

 ment to his lordship. Star-fish were 

 found in vast numbers in clusters on 

 the bed. 



Mr. Grcathead, (he inventor of 

 the life-boat, has been presented 

 w ith a gold chaiji and medal for this 

 important and valuable discovery, by 

 the king of Prussia. 



7th. A large meteor was ob- 

 served at Tunbridge-wells, in the 

 east, about 30 degrees above the 

 horizon. When first seen it was 

 about the size of the moon ; for an 

 instant it was as light as day. It 

 flew rapidly towards the north, and 

 breaking into several parts, vanish- 

 ed at once. It was visible three or 

 four seconds, 



8th. Important dispatches were 

 this day received from India by go- 

 vernment and the Ea5.t Indi* com- 

 pany. TJie messenger came over- 

 land ; and brought accounts of the 

 renewal of hostilities in the cast. 

 The Mahratta chief, Ilolkar, who 

 remained neutral during the late 

 contest, has, since the signing the 

 peace with the British government 

 and those powers of his nation with 

 whom we wer*. lately at war, shewn 

 evident marks of dissatisfaftion. He 

 had infringed upon the boundaries 

 of the English territory, and war 

 had been declared against him. The 

 accounts left Bombay upon the I7th 

 of May last, on whick day General 

 Wellesley set out for Poonali, to 

 take the counnand of the army. The 

 merchants of Bombay had given, 

 upon the occasion, a very consi- 

 derable pecuniary aid to govern- 

 ment. 



A curious reaping machine has 

 been invented by two Americans of 

 the names of Dawson and Coxc. 

 It is adapted to be either moved by 

 men or drawn by horses; it cuts o(F 

 and collets the heads of wheat, 

 barley, and all other grain-bearing 

 plants, as they grow in the field, 

 without any loss of the grain, and 

 with a wonderful abbreviation of la- 

 bour. 



The following charaftcristic let- 

 ter from the hero of the Nile to the 



lord 



