15 JANUARY 1853, Page 8

The French man-of-war La Come, bristling with cannon, put into

Dover harbour on Thursday morning. It was imagined by some that she was the avant courrier of an invading French squadron and thoughts were enter- tained of calling out the Dover division of the squadron, Kent Militia. It turned., out, however, that our French brother had been induced to take refuge in our'friendly port, partly in consequence of adverse winds, and partly on ac- count of running short of water and other necessaries. In proof of the good feeling subsisting, however, between the two nations, we may notice that the officers of the French vessel were on Friday invited to dine with the officers of the Western Heights ; Commander Herrick, and the ,naval officers of the town, were also invited to meet them.—Kentish Observer.