The Rhode Island American, And General Advertiser

BOSTON, August 26.

The Whale brought to this town on Friday last, was exhibited to a great number of citizens on Saturday. His head was eight feet long, his jaws eleven feet; the distance between the ends of the flukes of his tail was seven feet—his whole length was thirty-seven feet. His back was black, his belly black and white mingled, and the flesh ribbed.

The Whale has been carried to the outer harbour, and cut up for the oil.

August 26.
FROM INDIA.

There have been recent arrivals from the East-Indies, at this port and New-York; in the latter, Captain Andrew Scott has brought Bombay papers to the 22d of April, and Captain Rogers, who has arrived here, to the 25th.

The war between the British and the native powers continued; but from the daily accounts of the capture or capitulation of remote forts and towns, its termination could not be at a great distance, or lack of aliment.—The particulars are almost as uninteresting as the names of the places are uncouth. The results of the war has been readily anticipated; the natives of India melt away before the fire of the British forces, as those of our forests do before that of our arms. Part of the British army had been discharged, as unnecessary.

Captain Scott touched at St. Helena for water; was told Bonaparte was sullen, would not converse with the British officers, and become extremely corpulent, and used no exercise except an occasional walk with Bertrand, his only remaining companion.