MAY 16. LOSS ♦)F 7WE PEACOCK. AMERICAN ACCOUNT. Fitom THE BOSTON CENTINEL, MARCH 24. 'fltefollowi.ig are the Hornet's Log book Minute . s of the victory off Surinam, 23ti February Tanrsday, Feb. 25, 1813; at half past three p.m. discovered a strange sail hearing down fin- us : at 20 minutes atter four, she hoisted English colours : at half past few,- beat to (palters and cleared ship fur action, awl hauled close by the wind in order to get the weather gamic of her : at ten minutes after tire, in passing each other, exchanged broadsides within pistol shot. The enemy then wore, and gave us their starboard broadside. I bore lip close on ber starboard quarter, and kept up such a heavy and well direct ed tire, that in less than t 5 minntes she made the signal of swains lion, being cut to pieces ; in live minutes after, her main mast went by the board ; sent our First Lieutenant who reported her to be his Britanic Majesty's brig Peacock, mounting 19 guns, and 131 men ; that her Commander, C ptain PEAKE, was killed in the ac tion, and she was sinking fast; dispatched tax boats immediately to take out the wounded and the rest of the prisoners and brought both vessels to anchor, but notwithstanding oar exevtions to save them, she unfortunately slink, carrying down 17 of her crew and three of my brave felinws. Lieutenant CoNNER, Midshipman Coopen, and the remainder of our men employed in getting out the prisoners with difficulty saved themselves, by jumping into one of her boats stowed in the booms. Four men were taking from the tnretop by our boats. We had ones man killed and two slightly wounded : the enemy had eight kilted and 27 wounded. 'The Hor net arrived off the Kneyard on Friday last, and sailed on Satur day. She had on board 90,000 dollars in specie at the time of the action with the Peacock." Mr. BROUGHAM is returned to PatDement for a Borough in the West. EAST INDIA FLEET.—We have the satisfaction to an nounce the safe arrival of the East India fleet in the Downs. The arrivals are, the Dover Castle, Lady Castlereagh, and Earl St. Vincent, from Madras; the Surrey, Walthamstow, Bengal, Asia, Astell, Prince Regent, Tigris, and Sir W. Bens ley, from Bengal ; as also the Regent and Sir W. Burroughs, country ships, and the Guildford transport; the General Graham, and Admiral Gambier, from China; several whalers, and a rich American prize. The Java, a valuable ship from Batavia and China, patted from the fleet on the 30th March, in !at 2 30. long. 36 10. and is the only miss ing ship. The Captain of the General Graham died on the p issage. Mr. W. Fi rzoEit ALD brought forward the Irish Budget on Ft iday night in the House of Commons.—The Loan, it will be seen, has been obtained on very favourable terms. The new taxes are to consist of an inciease of the Customs Dritics to the amount of 25 per cent. an advance of the duties on Windows, Male-servants, Carriages, Horses, and French Wines. • A long Debate took place in the House of Lords on Fri day night, on a motion submitted by Lord DARNLEY, for emptily into the conduct of our naval force in the contest with Arnetica.—All the topics which have been urged in the public prints on this subject were insisted upon. and the charges against the Admiralty repeated with extreme confi dence. To these accusations clear and satisfactory answers were given by Lord MEt.vit.t.v, Lord BA [HURST. Lord LIVERPOOL, and other Noble Pees; and in conclipion, the House divided, and the motion was negatived by a majo rity of 66 —the numbers, with proxies on. both sides, being 125 for, and 59 against it. On Wednesday the PR , NCE REGENT gave a grand ball and supper, to about 350 of the nobi,ity and persons of dis tinction, At t. arlton-house. The arrangements were similar to those at the ball and supper given by the P iiscp on the sth of February, in honour of her MAJES CY's l,irth day. The QUEEN And PRINCESSES arrived at 21 quarter past nine o'clock in their chats. L REGISTER. TTI E NATION ebt etertudiatt; OR, EVANGELICAL CONFABULATION, FRIEND AND POET. P.—l have him, at my fingers' ends ; I mem F.—You mean,lnean who? What, C""t'•b••y's Dean ! P.—Oncsimns applauded. F. —Him. What then ? Onesimus sometimes mistakes his men. P.—l know it ; and know more, than he who drew St James's courtly Rector ever knew . Time was when A•dr"w"s, wife and children clear, Tried mainly for one linndred pounds a year, And tried in vain; though now, his gettings great, He rarely deigns one thought on higher state. Nor for lawn-sleeves would soon exchange his gown. Refus'd the mitre proffer'd by the crown ! Merit I grant him,— sentient, but not deep; No !Parts though found to throb, no eyes to weep, Sincere, expressive, some great point at stake, He keeps his hearers, like himselt, awake. Misdeemed yet first preacher of the age, Not by Oncsimns, bait fashion's rage, Waft him more na.stward, there his metal try; Though hold in London, grown at Bath so shy, Scarce shall he know, with palpitating breath, To measure out one sad discos*, se on death. (1) And not tinmark'd, that strangely laid aside His ' lent.►l lectures,' once St. James's pride; Unlionoin 'd thus his patron, prototype, Perchance his flock for taxer notions ripe. Feat fid of his own strength, doubting renown, He hurried, if report lie not, to town, Soon as he heard they dar'd him criticise s Vowing' the pulpit critic ' to chastise, If haply law, obsequious to his will, ?slig►ht suture words with most perverted skill F.--A•dr"w•s so weak ! To me, the tale is now; Between ourselves, do you esteem it trne ? P.—He at whose shop on-erving christians (I) meet, H"ch"d, must know the fact I but repeat ; Since close the very church whose beadles tore • The broadsides, posted almost at his door, Announcing to the gaping multitude, Forsooth, that preachers were to be review'd; And nothing him escapes; save imgiit or vain, • His house aye open to time preaching train. There, it' one may admit the small chat, Ev'ai Bible t)••n (3) for his likeness sat, Solicited by P•'le, that dexteions it; Wim nortraits priest•--t.m benefit Muse if. a (t) I measure out one sad niseourse on ai etch —Our poet wants if. lustraion. Dean Al'iti* , •*4 was net..atly at Lion, during the winter 111 1898, where he could be prev•tiled n i titt, to pte eb only twice, the saint sermon each time, which (ptineipully taken from Massillon) wiei int the topic itf drain ! (i) He, at whose shop observing christinns Inert —Bs. the words ob servio., christinws, ate e intent°. `. Hie p rties concerned in, an d the at, the • Christian Ohservtr t• is. are well ascertain ed in the tietglihourlnvid at itinit-ts'4, anti ie. v known to the oltr.lisher la Oa work. Dimib•les , , the snore 1.- , tirci.ible individual Is 31%0 ucquittntell with the mann. r in winch Ihi I &inks of his parish ii.terfered tw abstract the putting at that ti!st gave not. lice of thi• titrtiscoming criticism On the Rector, who was sent fur, although then in the country, to take citvizance in tire pr.i;uc• lion, and elia.tise the writer I lie returned, ituwertr, placable than he had jiturne‘ed up, (3) 1... en bible 4) / "St Or his likeness sat —The In cstely contrived by tins epithet, " 'aid has a,f•t deli- ' to milLe a allpoasi- • SIS