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NAUTICAL JATILLIGINCE. FALMOUTH, MARCH is. Sailed the Itzsorr gun brig on a cruize ; and the Windfor Cattle packet, Captain SUTTON, with wails for Barbados and Jamaica. Wind N. E. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 14. Came is the American fhip General Clarkfon, Captain CONKLIN, from New York, for Amfler dam, with fugar and coffee, detained by the Ceoco !Ms, of t 8 guns ; William, Captain HBMSON, from Dublin, with provilions for the navy. Sailed the DONSGAL, of 74 guns, to join the fquadron off Rochefort ; CROCODILI t of 18 guns, on a cruise ;4. jamstca, of 24 guns, ditto ; Sassaus Nicholas, Cap tain PINDALLI, for Palermo ; the HIBERNIA, of tto guns, to join the Channel fleet. The flag of Earl Sr.Vistairr is fhifted to the Km., of 74 guns, now in Cavrfood Bay. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH vs. We are forry to Sate the lots of the Paos►rao bomb, Capt. W. KIWG, ( tft), and of the loarrson fire veffel, Lieut. Novostmet. They were both (handed off Dieppe in the late gales. Seven men of the Profpero were drowned ; the Officers and the re *minder of the crews were made prifoners. A Court Martial is ordered to be held on the loth inflant, on Capt. Levefon Gower, and the Officers of his Ma jefty's late !hip Shannon, which was loft in December 20, tBo3, off Cape La Hogue. General CucKs2t., tecond in Command at the Cape of Good Hope, is arrived here to take his paffage to the Cape, which be was prevented from doing in the late fleet, by_the thip London being damaged in the late gales. DEAL, MARCH 14. Sailed the Stec u floopof war on a cruize off the Galloper ; Deptford lighter for Woolwich ; and the Vssrat. frigate for Yarmouth. Marten 15.—Arrived the EXERTION and Acurs gun brigs from the Nore ; and Plymouth Navy tranf ports from Deptford. Sailed the BELLETTE (loop on a cruize off Boulogne. Alfo failed the FURY bomb with the Jupiter, Alexander, Robert and Ann, Mer cator, Dommica, Olive Branch, and the London, tranfports, and a fleet of other outward bound veils, under convoy for Portfmouth. Remain in the Downs the Trufty, Princefs of Orange, Namur, Ills, Orion, Kite, Challenger, and Skylark floopb, Fury bomb, Exertion, Acute, Bafilifk, Flamer, and Archer gun brigs. Wind N. N. E. with a frefb breeze. DOVER, MARCH 14. Arrived this day the fhip Apollo, Capt. WALTERS, of and for Harnhnrgh, with a cargo of falt from Charlefton, detained by the &Axel gun brig. One of our Hoveling boats picked up this day, ab;lut mid channel, a (mall box, containing the papers of the (loop Mary and Elizabeth, JOHN LANDALI maf ter, belonging to Grimiby, and by a bill of lading was bound from Boflon to Sandwich, with a cargo of oats—it is probable that this vac' was loft in that tremendous gale of the t Bth ult. MARCH 05.—Arrived in the Roads this morning the Molex* y gun brig, with a convoy of Coafters, bound to the Eaftward. In the Roads, from a cruize, the EXERTION, FEARLESS, and TICKLER gun brigs. A great many coafters have put in here this after noon in confequence of the' wind blowing hard from the E.N.E. YARMOUTH, MARCH c 4. Arrived the DICTAROR, Capt. MACNAMARA, from a cruize off the Tezel, and the Calms& Hoop of war, with a prize. Sailed the MAJRI rtc, of 74 guns, Admiral Russets, on a cruize. The Osztom {loop of war and convoy remain wind-bound. Seat in by the NASSAU, the Anne Beatha, EDWARD DATE, from Chriltianfand, bound to Palaphine with fundries.— Remain in the Roads, the Roebuck, Admiral Dou• Dictator, Malabar, Stately; t;:ehtc frigate, aad two !loops of war. Wind N. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GRATZ3IND, MARCH is.—Pawed by the Exert, Hanlon, from is fbon Vrow Catharina, -..--, from Pillau ; Fawtiliar, Starling; Emily, Surrenfon ; Sophia Maria. —, and the Authors, Hunt, from Norway. Sailed the ;ane, Scott, for Quebec, and the Alexander, Browning, for Dublin. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONFY. The Princefe of Wales, for the jaefebirentbal, January 32, t sac will be paid on Wedndday neat, at No. 9, New Broad-ftrca, and nailed on Wedneftlays and Thurfdays. The Crefeent, for bye billing veffels, Otgober 5 and to, fiod, was paid on board this day, and will be recalled on Tuefdays and Saturdays, at No. 2, Hammett•ftreet, Minorics. The Swift, for feveral Dutch boring yards, June 25 and 26. 21103, was paid this day, at No. 9, New Broad-Brea, and will be recalled there on Wedneftlays and Thurfdays. The Cal or and Snipe, for the Neutraliteit, December 22,2805, will be paid on board, on their arrival, and recalled on Mondays and Thurfdays, at Mr. Rkharcis's, Yarmouth. The Aggreffot and Bloodhound, for fuadry Dutch tithing vef ;.ls, June 25,1803, will be paid on Tueftlay next, at 23, Norfolk street, Strand, and recalled on Tucfdays and Fridays. I be Steady, for the Zeriuft, June 20, 2805, wifl be paid on board. on her arrival ; or at No 28, High-fireet, Portfmouth, this day, where !be recalls will be on Mondays and Thurfdays, for three raontbs. The Betfey, HODGY, from Falmouth fnr Neath, was run down off Mount's Bay, on the 4th inftant. The Phenix, BROAD; Good Intent, &NAST ; Mary Ann,--; Albin, Tuomsom ; AElive, Friend- Blip, Elizabeth, and the Amiable Bctley, from Lon. don, arc arrived at Smyrna. The Lords of the Admiralty have promoted Lieu tenant MILFORD to the rank of Commander. Captain PEAK a is appointed to the PEACOCK (loop, at Chatham. Captain G. j. Homey, is appointed to the Heron, ',ICC EDGIICOMBE, iii. Mr. T. YOUNG, Put fer of the Nemetis, is appointed 1 1 to the Stately; an d M r . G u y, i s appo i nte d to the ' Nemerit. Lieut. W. C. HART, is appointed to the , Nemetis. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, MARCH 14. The cafe of Melia and Merryweather, v. ',fella and others, came on for argument before the LORD CHANCELLOR. The plaintiff, Either Melbas, was the natural daughter of the defendant's uncle, who left her 14,0001. and other claims on his eßate, which (he fought to recover of the executors. Before an anfwer was returned to her bill, the married a Mr. Merryweather, and thereby rendered the procefs im peded, as her intereß in the property was tranfmit ted not only to her hu(band, but a deed was executed, affigning the whole of her property to two of the truf tees. The fuit was then profecuted by the rruftees in the form of a bill of revivor, to which the defen dant put in a plea, complaining that the plaintiff's proceedings were imperfect, as the names of the perfons who had an intereft in the plaintiff's property had not been Rated. The Counfel in the prefent in- Rance argued that the defendant's plea was informal, and the LORD CHANCELLOR ordered the plea to be amended, if it appeared imperfea. EX PARTE JOHNSON. A BANKRUPT. The Bankrupt, in this cafe, was for many years, a perfon of great fmugglingnotoriety ; but, in confe. quence of Tome important information he had given, and tome etfential fervices he had rendered to Govern. meet, he twice received His Majeßy's pardon. and, as it may be remembered, was rrleafed from prifon, in order to pilot the fhips compofing the expedition to Holland, when his Royal Highnefs the Duke of York commanded in chief. Johnfon latterly had the corn mand of the Neffin revenue cutter. Some time fince he was arrefted for spool. and confined in the Fleet prifon, from whence, by a finguhr firatagem, he made his efcape, and went to fea. He was afterwards made a Bankrupt, and a few days ago attended under the Aft at Guildhall, in order to furrender before the Commiffioners of Bankrupts, and go through his ex amination. Mr. Nixon, warden of the Fleet prifon, and his af fatants, attended at Guildhall upon that occafion, and rook Johnfon into candy, notwithftanding the remontirance of the Commillioners, who informed him of the confequences ; but in vain, Mr. Nixon per - fitted in detaining his prifoner, and carried him to the Fleet, where he now remains in cuftody. In confequence of this tranfaetion, an application was made to the Lord Chancellor to difcharge the Bankrupt nut of cuftody, and that the Warden of the Fleet, and his affiflants, fhould fland committed, for a contempt of the Court, in arrefting the Bankrupt, and detaining him in cuftody ; it being argued, that, in proceeding to be examined before the Commit !loners, the Bankrupt was under the protection of the Court, from the time of leaving his own houfe, until his return thereto again ; therefore, that the prefent arrett was illegal, and the party entitled to his dif charge. The LORD CHANCELLOR delivered his judgment yefterday, to be, that he could not, under the circum (lances, order the Bankrupt to be difcharged out of candy ; but obterved, that an application might be made for an Habeas Corpus, from Atte Court from whence the original proccfs iffued. H•RRY V. SANDOM. This eaufe came on upon demurrer to the Plain • __ _ _ . . tiff's Bill, which he filed for an account, and other re lief, in the premifes. The Plaintiff had purchafed a hotel, belonging to the Defendant, and it was agreed that the whole fhould be valued by a regular appraifer. The prices of the feveral articles were accordingly fixed, and among the tell, a quantity of wine was valued at 9501. and the quantity and quality afcertained in this manner. A bottle was taken from one of the binns, which contained the wine, and tailed by the parties, and the Defendant Rated, that the whole of the wine was of the fame quality. It turned out, however, that much of the wine was very bad, and of a very inferior quality, confiderably below the value which had been fixed by the appraifer. The Defendant demurred to the Bill,on the grounds that this was a cafe for a Court of Law, but not of Equity. The LORD CHANCELLOR confidered it a very no. •el cafe, and one which required Tome confederation; and he accordingly poltponed his judgment for a fu. tare day. ROME CIRCUIT. CHELMSFORD MARCH 11. HABBIRTON V. ABRAHAM HEARN AND ANN CRAWL This was an indiament again( the two defendants, for ailkulting the profecutrtx ; &11, with an intent to murder ; and, in a fecond count, with an intent to rarifis. This was a very fingular cafe. The profecutrix was a very pretty and decent-looking young woman, and the Rory the told was as follows :- 4 4 That, not being very well, the had received to leave London, to go to her friends at Stowmarket, and on the 26th of July the took her place in the waggon. The two priloners were alto patrengers in the waggon; and Hearn, the underftood, was bro ther to the proprietor. As the night approached, the made herfelf a bed in the fore-part of the waggon, and at night went to fleep. Near Stanway, the was awakened by Heaiii taking tome indecent liberties with her ; the called out to the waggoner for MDR ance, who anfwered her to put her head back, or rife the would fall out of the waggon : the drew back and fainted ; but, when the recovered herfelf, the found the Defendants taking her out at the fide of the waggon. Crann Aced her to walk a little way ; the objeaed, becAufe the had loft her thoes ; Crann, how ever, prevailed upon the witnel to accompany her down a lane, but when the had got a little way, the infifted on returning. Juft at that moment the re ceived a blow on the head from fome one behind, and a kick in the back. A man at that moment, whom, by his voice, the knew to be Hearn, took her up in his arms, and dallied her againft the ground. What happened afterwards the did not know, for the became infenfible. When the recovered berfelf, the found herfelf alone in the lane in the dark : the crawled along upon her hands and knees until the reached the high road, and then, as it Teemed to her, the fell afleep, for the dreamt that the was in bed, and pulling the bed•cloaths over her, which awakened her, and the found the had a handful of graft: the was too feeble to rife, and Taw feveral coaches pars, but the could not make them hear; at hitt a Guard of one of the coaches raw her, and took her np. She wad carried to Colchetter, where (he wandered about for fix hours, fometimes fenfible and fometimes not, her fenfet, going and returning ; at length (he found her way to Mr. Hedges, a Magißtate ; the did not' remember bow, but the told him her Rory. He or. dered her to be taken care of. The next day /he was quite delirious, and remained fo for fix weeks, be. fore (he recovered. On her croft-examination, he faid the was ill when (he left town, but the had never been delirious, nor was the fo when in the waggon. Abraham Hewett, the waggoner, Rated, that the Profecuirix called out to him near Stanway, laying. 4 6 I'm interrupted by there vagabonds." He told her to draw back, or elfe the might fall out of the waggon ; the did Co, and he thought he heard her crying. Before he got to Colchefler, he heard Hearn and Crann talking in the waggon : he heard Hearn fay he wished he had not done it. The woman re plied, " Never mind, it will be thought fomebody elfe has done it." When they got to Colcheffer, he miffed the young woman, and diced the prifoners what had become of her ? They both laid they did not know, but that the had been out of her teach in the night, and probably had got out when they were asleep. The Guard of the Norwich mail proved he found the girl in the fituation the defcribed, and that he carried her to Colchefter. Mr. Perkins, a furgeon, proved that he had exa mined the girl. From his teftimony, it appeared the had been molt cruelly ill treated. Her head was much bruited—enough, in his judgment, to have produced the delirium ; her neck was feratehed ; and there was a mark round one thigh, as though from a tight ligature, with a rope, or fume limn thing. Ann Cram, in her defence, (aid, that the Profecu trix had (hewn evident figns of being out of her mind on the road, and that the was much dilturbed juft at dark : the perfuaded her to lie down and be quiet, which the did at laft ; and when the thought that the Profecutrix was gone to fleep, the herfelf alto went to fleep, and never waked until they reached Col chefter. When they arrived, they mUfed the young woman. Mary Squirrel was called, but the completely con firmed Hewett as the converfation, and Rated, that Crann, in the latter part of the journey, behaved fo indecently with Hearn, that the witnefs rebuked her for her conduit. She Rated further, that Cram had talked of what had happened on the road, and laid they had ufed a young woman very ill, and the was afraid " bad would come of it." The Jury, without hefitarion, found both the psi loners Guilty. CROWN SIDE.—MURDFRS. John Muskets was indieted for the murder of his wife, on the 27th of September lag, at Colchefter. Thomas King and his wife, the w: , neffes againft the defendant, Rated, that he was a foldier in the ift battalion of the 4th regiment, quartered at Colchef ter. The prifoner and his wife, and the ss itneffes, were lodged in the fame room. About five o'clock, on the day Rated in the indiement, the prifoner came home, and (aid he would have fome dinner ; his wife raid the would put the kettle on, and get him fome tea ; he replied that he would not have tea always, he would have fome bacon. His wife accordingly got him fome bacon, and laid it on a (tool near the bed where he was lying. He then grumbled becaufe he had no potatoes. She immediately let herfelf about preparing fome. He damned her for not making more hafte ; the replied the could not handle the dir ty kettle, and iron the officers' linen, at the fame time. He Paid he would have no half words and grumbling at him, and immediately knocked her off the (tool ; the gave him a fmall blow in return, on the thins, with the muzzle of the bellows, upon which he kick ed her, and threw her acrofs the room. The witnefs then interfered, and laid he Should not beat her any more. He (aid he would, " the was his own wife, and he would do as he pleafed with her, and he would kill her as loon as not." He again gave her, feveral violent blows on the head ; the poor won an attemp ted to walk acrofs the room, but was very lame, and obliged to lie down on another foldier's bed. Her hufband made her come from thence, and lie on their own bed. She was very Fick in the evening, and he appeared tarry for his conduit. The deceafed was put to bed, and nothing more occurred until the wit nefs heard the prifoner calling in the night " Betty ! Betty !" and Paid his wife was only ill. The other woman got up, and found her quite dead. The pri foner then, in a (late of remorfe, went down on his knees, exclaiming be was a wretched man, for he had murdered her. The LORD CHIEF BARON told the Jury, that this was a clear cafe of murder, and the Jury having found him guilty, he was fentenced to be hanged on Satur day morning. Thomas Butler, William Ward, Daniel yams, and Daniel Baram, four countrymen, were inditted for the wilful murder of Alexander Macdonald, a pri vate foldier in the 79th regiment of foot, on the 25th of July laft. John Ofborne and Henry Daniels, two lads, Rated, that they were at Claxton fair on the 251 h of July Taft, and were at the Blackfmiths Arms, where there was a company of country people dancing until very early the next morning. They taw the foldiers come in, who infifted that they Should have the room to themfelves and their women, and that the country folks Should not dance there. The countrymen then went into another room, and infifled that the foldiers (hould not come among!' them. Some of the foldiers intruding, they were (Loved out by the countrymen. The foldiers being (hut out, drew their bayonets. The countrymen armed themfelves with Ricks. A fcuffle enfued, and the foldiers being worft. ed ran to their barracks at Weeley, and were followed by the countrymen armed with Hick; ; but neither of thufe witneffes law the deceafed until after he was dead, and could not tell who knocked him down. The principal witnefs was Samuel Bird. He Rated, that the foldiers began the quarrel, and threw a bay. onet at the countrymen before they had (truck a blow. The countrymen then armed with Ricks, drove the foldiers down (lairs, and purfued them towards Weeley. Bird was among the party, and he threw his faggot Rick, which hit the deceafed, and made him fall. Baram immediately came up and gave him another blow. Ward immediately jumped upon his body, and Paid, 66 D—n him, if you had not killed him, I would." Baram fhortly after laid, " There lies the Scatfman-1 have killed him ;" and Butler faid he had given him his gruel. Butter and Baram both hid their flicks amonrt fame nettle, and as they were coming back they &id they mutt lay nobody could tell who did it. Mary Bacon, a young girl, Rated, that Ike al t o went to Claxton Fair, and that the faw Butler with the mob who followed the foldiers ; the law the dead foldier ; and when the came back to the public houfe Butler laid, he feared he had killed the Scotfman ; (he replied, fhe feared that he had, and afked what he would be done to for it ? He replied. nothing ; there was no law for killing a Scotch f Idler. Several whey witneffes were called, who crntra dieted the fad that Butler was among the rn , b who followed the foldiers. Powell alfo adde,l, that he was lute the witncfs, Amy Bacon. was not near the dead body, for the was not out of his company, and the was of a very prole character. The LORD CHIEF BARutl rimmed up the evidence with great dillindnels, and defired tie Jury particu larly to confider who were the aggretrors, and cau tioned them not to rely on the evidence of the accom plice, when it was not ct.r.firn.ed ; at the fame time obferving it was unconfirmed, except by Mary Bacon, who appeared to be of had charader, in what the had Rated r.f Butler a „nd Bar:tm. The Jury, alter a fhort hefitation, acquitted all the prifoners. Peter Soderoty was inllidcd for the murder of Jacob Sanlltom, on board the Ihip Memphis, on the i3th of February lad. By the evidence of the Captain it appeared, that the prifoner and the deceafed had been quarrelling the whole of the day of the accident, and when they were both alone in the forecattle, the Captain heard a loud cry as if of one in pain. He went down below, and faw the deceafed fitting on a cheß, with a wound on his right breaß, and the blood running from it.— The deceafed laid. " See what the Carpenter has done ;he has flat:shed me." On the 14th of the month he died at Tilbury. Verdid—Guilty of Man flaughter. A reprieve arrived on Friday at Reading gaol, from Sir &mu:nu LAWRENCP, at Worcetter, for Aaron Medwin, who was under lenience of death for [hooting Wiliiam Hatch, at Cookham. At Northampton, William Loin, for highway rob. bery t yob: trek, for [beep ftealing ; and William Hickafon, for burglary, were found Guilty, received fentence of Death, and were afterwards reprieve 1: Robert Stafford, tor adrniniftering poifon, with intent to kill his vice, was alto capitally convitled (after a trial of eight Lours) and left for execution. The prifoners who received lenience of death, at Winchefter, are all reprieved. GRAND WARE?' CANAL DOCK. Friday was' opened, for the public reception of Merchants' Velfels, the Grand Surrey Canal Dock, at Itotherhithe, amidft the acclamations of the populace, and a numerous affemblage of the Gentlemen. Pro. prittors, who afterwards raked to the London Ta. tern, dined, and fpent the evening with conviviality. The Veffels entcred the Dock under a falnre of cannon, Itreamers flying, with a martial band of mufic playing popular airs.—This D , ck or &don, from its extenfive capacity, will contain about too fail of 14:mare-rigged Veltels, at •any draught of wa ter in which they can approach the pool. This public work was Silt fuggefled, furvejed, and laid nut, by Mr. DODD, the Engineer ; and an AR of Parliament obta'ned for its immediate execu tion. The Deck and main line of Canal and collateral Cuts, are as follow :—The Ship Dock immediately communicating with the River Thames, a little below the King's mills, Rotherhithe, gives admillion into the Grand Dock, or Bafon. On the North, South, Ealt, and Wen-fide of the latter, is in ex tenfive fci e for building Wharfs, Warehoufes, and in the center of the Dock or Bafon, a large Wand for the fame porpofe, to which there is an accefs by a Draw-bridge. The convenience of this Dock, for the erection of Warehoufes, Granaries, Depots for Coals, &c. fo near the metropolis, WS ciently (peaks for its utility. The Main Line of Canal palling from the Dock or Bacon, runs nearly in a South line, on the Wen of Deptford, and from thence in a WeR line, crofEng the Kent, Camberwell, and Clapham Roads, enters the Thames again at Vauxhall Creek, a little above the foite where the intended Stone bridge, now be fore Parliament, is propofed to be carried over the Thames. Attached to this main line is a collateral Cut to Peckham, Hotfemonger-lane, Southwark, and Butt. lane, Deptford ; the whole of this range of eight miles, is upon one entire level, without a l ck, and peninfulates the South of the Metropolis, with which the Croydon Canal forms a junction, that is propofed to be finilbed in the courfe of this fummer, with the part of the main line, and before defcribed, now that the Dock has opened a communication with the Thames. The upper lines and levels of this Canal extend from Kennington Common, along theWafh-way to Ruthey Green, Stockwell, palling in the vicinity of Clapham aad 'rooting, to Mitcham. The Company of Proprietors are new applying to Parliament, to make a Collateral Cut from the Bricklayer's. Arms to the main line of the Canal, near where it croffes the Kent Road, for the ufe of Pei- Page Boats; by which means, much facility will be given to perfons palling from London to Peckham, Deptford, Greenwich, and parts adjacent, as well as to Croydon, and hereafter, to more dillant parts of the County. The capability of extending this line t-s Portf mouth, has been elec. t tined and furvcyed by the Engineer, who propored a Route through Guild. ford, Farnham, Alton, and Alresford, to Winchefler, there to join the River Itching, which is navigable from Southampton to that place ; and if they joined the Bafingltoke Canal at Shepperton, there would be very little cutting requited to form a jundion with Alresford and Southampton, thus opening an exten live communication with our Naval Atfenals at Portfmouth, and thofe of the Counties of Surrey and Kent. We have been thus particular in detailing the line of the Canal and its advantages and fuhtfe views of its extenlion, as we are happy to do every public work juttice, that is fo pregnant with national utility.