Star. — London, England, 1809-05-17 00:00:00

AUPAL INTZLLIGZNCE. BARBADOES, APRIL 17. Arrived his Majesty's ship BRAzev, in twenty says :Toni Madeira, at which island she called to get in telligence of the Rochefort squadron : she was be calmed off Madeira, and could not join his Majesty's CASTOR and fleet for the West Indies, with which s;le sailed from Portsmouth on the 3d ult. FALMOUTH, MAY 14. Sailed the Snake packet, Captain THompsoN, with 'fails for Madeira and Rio de Janeiro ; she has also on board the Portuguese Ambassador, late to the Court of St. Petersburgh, with dispatches ; also sail (d his Majesty's brig ALM., of 18 guns, with 22 „ii under convoy for Newfoundland and Quebec. — A large American ship appeared off, and sailed again •o the westward.—Sailed the ARETHLTSA frigate, to 'ie westward, on a cruize. PLYMOUTH, MAY 15. Arrived off the Sound this morning, from the East I n dies, the GRAMPUS, of SO guns, with the following ships, East Indiamen, under her convoy : A,T, PHOENIX, PRESTON, Wszrozo, St/RAT CASTLE, bit Indiamen 4Young William whaler, Albion, and Rose, from lowly Bay. Also arrived, the Ontsvas, of 18 guns, with the Diana, Maria, Princess Amelia, and Princess Mary •ransports, from Vigo, full of French prisoners ; the transports are ordered into quarantine. The ORESTES has the Blue Peter hoisted, as a signal for sailing again. —Sailed, the ENCO MITER gun-brig, on a cruize ; the Pilchard schooner, with dispatches for Lisbon; znd the Whiting schooner, with dispatches for Spain. Came in the Isabella, ImpsoN, from St. Michael's, with fruit ; Mary, DIMRT, from Cadiz.—A fleet of merchantmen are now in the Offing, going to the Westward. PORTSMOUTH. MAY 16. Arrived his Majesty's ships BONNE CITOYENNE from Lisbon, last from Plymouth ; and the CE.RES from a cruize. The fleet for the Brazils is expected to sail tomorrow. Wind S. E. DEAL, MAY 16. Sailed his Majesty's ship KANGAROO on a cruize. 'Wind N. E. • ABERDEEN, MAY Is. In the end of last week, a Danish privateer pull. ed up, with 18 sweeps, alongside the revenue cut ter brig Osnaburg, Captain DowlE, then becalmed about five leagues off the Tod-head ; but finding his mistake, by an unexpected salute of a gun from the Osnaburgh, immediately struck. The privateer is a small cutter, c3lled the Mars, mounting two carriage guns, with a complement of 28 men ; had made no capture, and sailed from Norway in company with another privateer of the like description, %%hick is probably now on the coast, and it is to be hoped, will not long escape the vigilance of our cruizers. Mon day last, the Revenue cutter Henry Dundas captured, about ten leagues off this place, a large Dutch fishing dogger, with fourteen men on board. Thursday last, the Russi3n brig the Speedy Reconciliation, Murain, in ballast, arrived here bound to Leith ; being cap. tuned on her voyage from Bergen to Archangel, by his Majesty's sloop EGERIA, Captain HOLT. FROM LLOYD'S MST. GR,OftbLND, MAY 16.—Sailed the Iroquois, Walker, for Glb re.tar ; Patriot, &livens ; Clio, Marshall ; Caledonia, Dunn ; Arnie, Higgins ; and the Speculant, —,for Heligoland. DISTRIBUTION or PRIZE-MONEY.—The Firm, for le St. Jean, and les Am'es, captured Jan. 6, 1809, will be paid on her arrival. THE BOUNTY. As the fate of CHRISTIAN and his companions was never ascertained, we are glad of the opportunity of presenting to our Readers the following interesting ar ticle on that subject, upon the authenticity of which they may rely : htract from the Log-book of Captain FoLora, of the American ship Topaz, of Boston. 44 Valparaiso, October 10, 1808. .• Captain Folger relates upon landing upon Pit cairn's Island (or Incarnation of Quiros) in lat. 25 deg. 2 min. long. 130 deg. by lunar observation, he found there an Englishman of the name of Alexander Smith, the only person remaining of nine that escaped in his Majesty's late ship Bounty, Capt. Wm. Bligh. Smith relates, that after putting Captain Bligh in the boat, Christian, the leader of the mutiny, took the command of the ship, and went to Otaheite, where great part of the crew left the ship, except himself, Smith, and seven of hers, :vlio each took wives, and six Otaheitan men as servants, and shortly after arrived at this island, where they run the ship on shore, and i-,Toke her up. This event took place in the year 1790. t Vt)out four years after their arrival (a great jealousy casting) the OtaheitAns secretly revolted, and killed every Englishman except himself, whom they severely wounded in the neck, with a pistol ball. The same .14, , ht the widows of the deceased Englishmen rose and put to death the whole of the Otaheitans, leaving 3rnith the only man alive upon the island, with eight or nine women, and sev 2.ral small children. He, when .-.e recovered, applied himself to tilling the grJund, so that it now produces plenty of yams, cocoa nuts, ba nanas and plantains, hogs and poultry in abundance. There are now some grown up men and women, chil dren of the mutineers, on this island, the whole popu lation amounting to 35, who acknowledge Smith as rather and commander of them all ; they all speak English, and have been edueated by him, Capt. Folger represents, in a religious and moral way. The Second Mate of the Topaz asserts, that Christian, the ring leader, became insane shortly alter their arrival on the island, and threw himself off the rocks into the sea ; another died of a fever, before the massacre took place. The island is badly supplied with water, sufficient oaly for the present inhabitants, and no anchorage. 3.ruth gave to Captain Folger a chronometer made y Kendall, which was taken from him by the Gover nor of Juan Fernandez. Wu. FITZMAL !WY ) Lieut." EnTicted Sept. T 9, 11301. MADRAS, DECEMBER 17, 1808. Wednesday last arrived the Jersey, Capt. Savag4, from the west coast of Sumatra. From this arrival wr learn, that a • enemy's frigate, supposed to be the Ca roline, has made her appearance to the eastward; and, after plundering a number of prows, had proceeded to Padang, and captured the brig Jane, Captain Ben nett, at anchor off that port. A few days after the' enemy hove in sight of his Majesty's brig Seaflower,' Lieut. Owen, who made every effort, from lowering her boats and towing the brig, together with the use of the sweeps and firing his stern chasers, to elude the chace, but we are concerned to say without effect, as the frigate ultimately came up and captured the Sea flower. The enemy afterwards captured the ship Hope, Captain Cook, with a cargo on board, bound to Bengal. CALCUTTA GAZETTE, NOV. 17, 1808. The following is a correct List of Passengers from Madras, proceeding to Europe by the fleet, per PH2NIX :—Mrs. Rowley, Mr. Daniel, Miss Rowley, Misses E. and F. Yards, Miss Sy monds, Sir Henry Gweilim, J. Hodgson, J. Daniel, J. Wallace, I. Hamilton, R. Clarke, R. Skerson, Esqrs.; Mr. Lovell, Mr. R. D. White, Major Quin, Capt. J. Baird, Masters Rowley, Wahab, Mowbray, Floyer, and Billingham. Passengers per PRISTON—Mr. Watts, Mrs. Gra* Bushby, Miss Watti and an infant, Misses Lautour and Ewart, J. N. Watts, Esq. Mr. J. Lautour, Dr. W. Fallowfield, Mr. C. Tweesdale, Lieuts. Dynely and Baines, and Master Watts. BOMBAY GAZETTE, OCTOBER t, 1808. List of Passengers per Wee roa D, proceeding to Europe—Co lonel Dickenson, Hon. Capt. Dawson, Capt. de clourcy, R. N. Capt. W. Gunn, of his Majesty's 56th Regiment, J. D. Richard son, Esq. and Mrs. Richardson, Mr. Johnson and children, Mr. and Mrs. H. Money, Lady Clarke and two children, Colonel and Mrs. Morris, Ccmmodore Borlase, H. C. Marine, Col. Mason, Captains Sparks, Skinner, d'Agellan, 86th Regiment, and Davis, 47th Regiment; Dr. Milne, Lieutenant and Mrs. Gowan, and three children; Mr. and Mrs. Gunter, Messrs. Abercromby and Madegon ; Enegn J. Durham, 56th Regiment ; Masters West, Douglas, Haynes, and Gibson. TO A ROSE. In thy gay tints, oh ! blooming Rose, The emblem fair I see, (Where Nature's hues their sweets disclose,) Of virgin purity. Smile, blusi ing flow'r, and grace the morn, Which bids thy beauties rise, For, scarce thy leaf to light is born, It droops, ah ! fades, and dies. E'en such a blush on Mira 's cheek, In full-blown pride appears, There new-born Loves her graces speak, lmprov'd by tender years. And shall her beauties share thy fate, Shall love behold that scene ? Oh ! might her bloom still flourish late, Her years be ever-green. Still, let me linger on that face, Still gaze with soft alarms; 'Ere envious time those looks displace, And wither all her charms ! R. S. Yesterday morning, his MAJESTY, and Princess So• PHIA, accompanied by Lady CAROLINEWALbEGRAVE, Generals G WYNNE and FITZROY, Count MUNSTER, and Colonel TAYLOR, rode in the Great Park, Windsor, and returned at twelve o'clock to the Palace. The QUEEN, Princesses ELIZABETH, MARY, and AMELIA, took an airing to Frogmore, and walked in the gardens till near three o'clock. Sir DAVID DUNDAS held a public day yesterday, at his Office in the Horse Guards, and gave audiences tt) Lord DYSART, Sir A. CLARKE, General BALFOUR, and a number of Military Officers. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE yesterday inspected the 2d battalion of the 3d Regiment, and afterwards the 2d battalion of the Ist Regiment of Foot Guards, in Hyde-park. Yesterday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at Burlington-House, at which were present, His Grace the Duke of Portland ; the Lord Chancellor. Earls Liverpool, Camden. Chatham,Westmorland and Bathurst. Lords Mulgrave and Castlereagh. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. Secretary Canning. Mr. BAST LICO I ' one of his Majesty's Messengers, has been sent off with dispatches to Mr. ADAIR, at Con stantinople. Apartments are ordered to be fitted up in Govern ment House, Pcrtsmouth, for the reception of Lord GAMBIER, who will reside there during the pending Court Martial on Admiral HERVEY. A very interesting romance, we understand, is forthcoming from the pen of SOPHIA FRANCES, entit led " Angelo Guicciardini," or, " the Alpine Ban dit :" a new novel will also shortly appear, called The Young Rosiniere," the production of a Lady, well-known in the sister kingdom ; it is, we believe, dedicated, by permission, to the Countess of Lon donderry. Much as is due to Mr. WARDLE, and he deserves the highest honours from his country, it is but fair to inform the public that the evils and corruptions of the public departments were first exposed in Parliament by Mr. RonsoN, whom we are sorry not to find in the House at this time. When the Commissioners of Military Enquiry presented their first report to Parliament, on the Barrack Department of the Army, Mr. RoasoN, with much acuteness, exposed the im proper proceeding's on barracks, and visited them in different quarters of the kingdom. The consequence was, that General DELANCEY, the Barrack-Master. General, retired, and a new Board was formed, under whose vigilant management very great savings have been made. Mr. VtranDLE commenced his career by bringing to the notice of Parliament the Second Re. port of the Commissioners of Military Inquiry, on the Medical Department of the Army, by which many gross abuses were detected.—We hope that Mr. WAR DLE, or some other patriotic Member, will follow up the other Reports of the Military Commissioners, particularly the two very important and interesting ones in the Department of the Secretary at War and Chaplain General to the Army. Captain BARCLAY is arrived in town from Scotland, and has taken a house at Newmarket, for six weeks, the time the match will occupy. He intends going half a mile from home, and returning every hour. The day of starting is the Ist of June. • A Clerk in the Post Office at Perth has been com mitted to prison on a charge of stealing money out of letters. In searchinghis trunks, bills and cash to the a mount of £2OOO were found. The salary of his of fice, which he had held for five years, is only ESO per annum. LAW INTELLIGEA . CL. • ADMIRALTY COURT, MAY 10. This day the Right Honourable Sir W. SCOTT proceeded to the adjudication of the following cases: Wheldon against the ship Baltic Merchant, Smith master.— This ..uit was instituted on the part of C. Wheldon against the ship for wages due on a voyage to the West Indies and hack ; which demand was resisted by the owners on the ground of his quitting the ship before she arrived at her complete moorings; which being fully t stablished by evidence, the Court determined that he had forfeited his wages. • Zeelust, Ahrens master.—This vessel, under Papenburgh co lours, was on a fishing voyage at the time of capture ; and it was contended, on the part of the captors, that this trade must be con sidered (having various other articles on board), as the common commercial trade of Holland. On the other side it was conten ded, that this was a case coming within the exemption of the Or der in Council of the 23d of May, 11106. The Court was of opi nion, that she was engaged in the ordinary trade of Holland.— Ship and cargo condemned. Mermaid, Botley master.—ln this ease the usual salvage was granted. Mercury, Campbell master.—ln this case a quantity of sugar was condemned to the Crown. MAY 16.—This day the Right Hon. Sir W. SCOTT proceeded to the adjudication of the following cases: Union, Knid raFster.—This case was instituted in the Instance Court, against the owners of the abpve vessel, for damage done to the brig Shorn, a transport in his Mkjesty's service. It appeared, that on the 13th of November, the Shorn, having some of the German Legion on board, quitted Yarmouth, 'and on making the South Foreland, the wind blowing fresh at north, the crew perceived a ship from the eastward, steering to the westward, which every endeavour was made to avoid ; notwithstanding which, this vessel (the Union, West Indiaman, going to join convoy), came in contact with her; in consequence of whiali, her starboard bow was stove in, and, in about half an hour she filled and sunk. The Court, which had the assistance of a Trinity Master, were of opinion, that the misfortune arose from the want of a proper look-oat on the part of the Union, and therefore pronounced for the damage sustained, with costs. Twe Gebroedersdaus master.—This vessel was sailing under Dutch colours, laden with salt, on a voyage from St. Martin's to Dover, when captured. On the part of the captors it was conten ded, that this property was subject to confiscation, for abusing the licence under which she sailed. This case was directed to stand over till the next Court day, to give the parties an opportunity of producing an important document. • COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MAY 16. LOPES V. RLITHE3FORD. This was an action to recover £5O paid by the plaintiff as a deposit in part of £lll, which he had agreed to pay for some houses in Bennet-court, in. the Strand, and which the plaintiff purchased of the de fendant at a sale by auction. The houses were sold by one Edney, an auctioneer, and in the particulars of sale they were stated to have lately undergone a thorough repair. —It appeared now in evidence that they were quite in a state of ruin ; that the outer walls were out of perpendicular, and were supported by a large strut which extended very far into the court. Mr. GARROW, for the defendant, addressed the Jury, and said that the witnesses must be mistaken as to the ruinous state of the houses, because it would hardly be presumed that the District Surveyors had not done their duty ; and if they were really so unsafe as was represented, they must have been pulled down by lawful authority. Mr. Garrow, however, admitted that they were out of perpendicular. He should prove, he said, that they had been put in repair ; but Lord ELLENBOROUGH thought that the walls being out of the perpendicular, was such a material variance from the particulars, that the plaintiff was entitled to recover his deposit.—Verdict for the plaintiff. HOPEWELL v. DEPINNA. The plaintiff was a surgeon, and brought his action against the defendant, a dealer in feathers, for 101.95. for money due on a bill of exchange. The defendant pleaded that she was a married woman. A Mr. Salome, a reader of the Jewish Synagogue, was called to prove the marriage, whi c h took place in 1779. The husband's name was stated to be David Serfiti Depinna, but to the marriage contract he had signed Sert'ay. This it was contended was a fatal variance in the record, but it appearing that in the body of the marriage contract it was written in He brew characters, which are translated Serfiti, Lord ELLENBOROUGH held the proof of the mar riage to be sufficiently established, and there was a verdict for the defendant. MARLEY AND WIFE v. MARKS AND ANOTHER. This was an action to recover damages for an as sault. The plaintiff is a furner, and the daughter had lived with him as workwoman at the trade.— She quitted the service, and according to the evidence of a man who was at work at the house, came accom panied by her mother, the other defendant, and being shewn into the garden, exclaimed " where is that overbearing wretch ?" meaning Mrs. Marley. Upon Mrs. Marley presenting herself, the elder Marks struck her in the stomach, and repeated her blows. She was, however, thrust from her by the man, and Mrs. Mar ley desired her to send her husband and she would settle with him. The daughter then said to her mo ther, Marks, " Mother, do you stand that ? I'd knock her down and stamp her guts out." She then struck her again. Mr. GARROW, for the defendants, lamented that such causes should come before the Court. The pre sent one was in fact an attempt to ruin those poor working people. The words of the daughter (who ought not to have been included in the action, for she had not committed any assault) shewed that at least they thought they had reason to complain of being oppressed. If the Jury, under all the circumstances, gave any thing less than a shilling, they would satisfy the ends of justice. The Jury accordingly acquitted the daughter; but found a verdict of One Shilling damages against the mother. Yesterday, a foreigner, speaking with the French accent, applied at the Alien Office for a passport to the Continent, under the pretence that he was the Mate of a neutral vessel, brought into a British port under the Orders of Council. But, on being inter rogated respecting the name of the vessel, the date of her detention, and arrival in England, he gave so imperfect an account, that a strong suspicion was excited as to the truth of his story, and a Messenger was ordered to observe him, in order to find out the place of his residence. He was traced to the Cannon Coffee House, Charing Cross, where, on inquiry, it appeared he had been for the last three days. He speaks English tolerably well. He was taken into custody, and his trunk seized. Upon the Messenger's asking him for the key, he pretended he had lost it : I it was, however, broken open, and was found to con. tain his French uniform jacket, and all his papers.— He was detained in custody to await farther exami nation : he is supposed to be one of the 15 French officers, who recently broke their parole at Litchfiedl. 7b THE EDI7VR OF THE STAR. I request you to introduce to the notice Of timse who attend to the military concerns of this co 'wry, a few hints that have occurred to an old Highland Sol dier, on the subject of the Local Militia, by which the Volunteer Corps are now superseded. Approving, as I do, of thischange, and of the grea :er stability and of of the Local Militia, I am, at the same time, sorry to perceive, that the new plan deprives those Volunteer Corps of some charactenistic distinctions, which have contributed to their forma tion ; and are cherished by them with a degree of en. thusiastic attachment, capable of producing the mint astonishing effects. A certain degree of uniformity is obviously necessary in the troops of the line, but even the regular regiments are distinguished by va rious peculiarities. I need scarcely allude to the Highland regiments, whose reputation, it cannot be doubted, has been. materially owing to the judicious permission of Government to retain " The garb of Old Gaul." The adva,stage of such peculiarities to the enthusiasm and emulation of particular military bodies, has been recognised in all countries, ancient and modern, in which the art of war has been carried to any perfection. If, therefore, an exact uniformity in point of dress is by no means requisite in the line, there seems to be no good reason why those Volun teer Corps, who have transferred their services to the Local Militia, should be reduced to a greater regu larity, in this particular, than that branch of our force which is technically termed " Regular." Let not, therefore, Highland Volunteers, for example, be de prived of distinctions so dear to their hearts—so ma gical in their power over the soldier in the hour of peril ; let them not be, as it were, emasculated by an idle pretence of uniformity, which has not been ap plied to the 42d, and other Highland regiments of the line. It cannot be !questioned that as there is less necessity for uniformity in the comparatively loose force—the Local Militia, there is, at the same time, additional reasons for retaining in that force, certain local or national distinctions, which are equally prized by both officers and !ran. The case of the 42d Highlanders is exactly in point to the present argu ment. They were truly a local corps, and their dress and music national ; and when their patriotism hi duced them to extend their services to America, they were not deprived of their peculiar distinctions. The example is surely not unworthy of imitation in the present case. Those who saw the Sepoys receive upon the point of the bayonet,* and defeat the vete ran troops of France, under the celebrated Bussy, near Cuddalore, must have felt how unnecessary to their courage or their discipline, was the uniformity of dress ; and how impolitic is chat uniformity, that would deprive a Highlander of his Bonnet, or a Sepoy of his Turban and marks of cast. I am, Sir, Your most obedient servant, AN OLD HIGHLAND SOLDIER. • In the attack made by General Stewart upon the French lines (intrenched), near Cuddatore, in the the year 1 152, the British Grenadiers, under the late Lord Cathcart, two regiments of Ha noverians, and other of the King's troops, gave way—a battalion of Bengal Sepoys stood, received the enemy upon the bayonet, defeated, and turned the fortunes of the day ; with the assistance of a few companies of Madras Sepoys, commanded by Lieutenant Peter Dess, who turned, and entered the entrenchments.—Mr. Dess was not publii.:y thanked for his gallant: y. The celebrated Nouvelle Gironde, whose success and numerous captures attracted the particular notice of the Emperor NAPOLEON, although carrying 14 guns and a. crew of 86 men, struck to the PARTHIAN (after a 36 hours' Chace) carrying only' 10.gUns and 45 men, without Iring a shot, although repeatedly fired into by the PARTHIAN. A striking proof of the terror which seizes the enemy whenever they meet with a British ship of war. Thursday night as Mr. Banks, linen-draper, and Mr. Sherry, hatter, of Portsea, were returning from Goodwood races, in a single horse chaise, th•; horse took fright near Chichester; when Mr. Banks sprang from the chaise, alighted on his head, and instantly expired. This unfortunate young man was b•tt .21 years of age. There is a circumstance connected with this accident which makes it the more affecting: The father of the deceased, a linen-draper, in Cheap side, was on the road to visit his son ; when the coach was passing the fatal spot, be enquired the cause of the assembled crowd ? and was told a Mr. Bank: had been killed, the thought that it might be his son did not Gross his mind, and the body was removed to Chi chester. When Mr. Banks arrived thcre, he was led by reflection to make further enquiry, and requested to see the corpse ; when, to his inexpressible grief and surprize, it proied to be that of his son I Friday night, between ten and eleven o'clock,. Mr. Yoell's shop, in Broad street, Portsmouth, was bioken open, and about 80 watches, principally silver, a quart tity of silver table spoons, tea spoons; gold watch-chains, and trinkets, to the amount of £lOO, were stolen. The articles were contained in a trunk, which was picked up empty on the beach, near Barli;ng.lionse-square. This daring robbery must have been committed by,. some persons who well knew the premises, and • the custom of its occupier; as the horse was broken into by means et a crow bar, whilst the two boys, who al. ways sleep in the back room of the house, had gone• out to supper. The villains removed the bed-clothes to see if any one was in the bed ; in that room was a large box of heavier plate, but not so valuable as that they took away, which they did .not touch. It is a singular circumstance, that Mr. Yoell received a let ter from London a few days since, cautioning him against an attempt that would soon be made to rob his shop. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK -LANE, , MAY 17.—The quantities of Wheat to-day are rather considerable, samples chiefly second and ordinary, sales thereof are heavily made, at rather lower prices —Rye 2s. and 3s. per quarter cheaper—Barley and Malt in large supply, and again cheaper—White Peas likewise-- Beans of the two kinds hardly fetch last prices— There are large 'Supplies of Oats, with many more arrivals from Holland ; this trade both on Monday and to-day is named 2s. and 35. per quarter lower— Flour nearly- at our last quotation. • GINZILAL CURRINCT AS lINDER S Wheat, 575.705. 82s. Beans, s:is, 61s. Fine ditto, 84s. 87s, Tick ditto, 4e.s. 495. Rye, 485. 543 • - Oats, 2 ftc. SOs. 345. Barley, Sea. 44s:Od. • Malt, 68s. 76i. Poland ditto, :36, 88s. Pota:oe ditto,—s. sg,‘„ 041, White Peas (boilers) 765. 865. Rape Seed, 50:. to 551. Grey ditto. 45s 51s. Fine Flour, 75,. :Ss. to Bos.—Second,, 70s. TS* - 1