Star. — London, England, 1816-07-24 00:00:00

R I F PP " Pr '' . . . °lifeboat& She proved to be a King's vessel, called t h e i n trepid, of 14 guns, commanded. by Don Ra ?ha Li IgteSia, with 143 men. .6 At live in the afternoon, after a run ing fight, t h e sc hooner meek to the General . Marino, when s h e i ns in the act of boarding her. She is la Rita, Cap. la i n Don Mateo de Campos, of two 21. potted cam eo*, two long 8 pound.ffs, and an 18 plunder on a F ont. The Captain was severely wounded, and Daher med killed and wounded. Our loss has been seven killed ; Captain Bartho lomew, of the Marines, and four men wounded, on board of the Comrno4nre's sthooner, and eight wo unded on boar.] the General Marino. 11 Thus fell in one day the Naval force which was to h ave oppnsed ns in our landing at Blarpritm our Coromander-in-Chicf 4)as so highly , approved of the e.oaloct of the Commodnie and Captain BeDuche, oat h e h a s prompted the loraier to the rank of Ad. rairal, and the latter to be Commodore." rx :Auto. FROM' Tilt ClgtAcT):l GAZETTE CF NAY 18. s , General Bolivar, on his arrival at the island of Margarita, immediately soimmoned the garriion of rampartr to surrender; but the Spanish Governor r efusing, he torn stormed and took possession of the T hee by force of arms. In this affair the whole of .tbe S2anish garrison, amounting to about 750 men, are said to have titian put to death. Close to Mar. garitta one division of Bolivar's fleet was attacked by Captain Cards*, senior Spanish Officer on that station with seveurlarge schooners, and after a stint contested action, the Spanish Commodore with his .iteL was compelled to strike to the independents. ,‘ These captured vessels were immediately man. feed and commissioned, which acquisition has increas. cd the patriotic fleet to 33 sail, being chiefly schooners, mounting from two to 16 guns, long 18's to 32's and 21 pounder carton:Wei, and from 75 to 200 men on board of each. 66 At Margaritta the whole forces of General 80. li7ar are said to have been augmented to 7000 eficc :titie Men, by a large portion of the natives, and many of the refirge:s from South America 'having joined his standard. •, Such is the first account of the second actual in- tasion by General Bolivar of hi:: natiVe country ; and itbecomes • necessary to advertise our readers that the successes attending the etpedirion may or may not be exaggerated, as it is only from verbal report that we have collected the above parroculats. By the return of the brigantine Fortunatus from the Spanish coast, whither she had p'roceeded for a cargo of mules, but came back as she went in ballast, we - learn that an embargo e:ists at La Guy:a - and Porrio Cabelle." pßomAist.terioN OF GENERAL MORILLO. 16 PkoPLE OF MAR4AI4ITTA—The perjured assassin Atismendi seduced you; he made you believe that the army had beta exterminated, myself killed, and Carthagena independent. As usual he deceived yon, the OMNIPOTENT watches over the King's arms. I have bees sometime since acquainted with your deli rium. I did not then address myself to you, because the reduction of the fortress of Carthagena, and of this Vice-royalty, did not then permit me to put in execu tion what I now propose to you. Choose between extermination or repentance. For the treacherous and perjured Arismendi there can be no further mercy ; his head hstrit fall as those of the carabanos and C.istillos ; the earth can no longer suffer such a monster. You yotirselvei have seen him tremble, cry, and throw hiinself at my feet, ishen I forgot his Crimes, and he swore allegiance to the King. fe To execute what I intimate to you, Colonel Mo rales and his troops, new crowned with laurels, the pattern of loyalty and terror of traitors, has marched already. I shall promptly follow the rest of the army. Fred) troops from Spain have landed in Panama, otheri Will arrive on your coasts, where the squadron perhaps may have already arrived. The King's aims destroy the rebels every where. In Peru those of Buenos Ayres, and here those who hide meatured their strength with ours. Falsehood alone could hive deprived you of the happiness you obtained when you least expected it ; and which has fled from you as a dream. People of Margaritta—Matsoever I promised yeu f hare hailed. I never deceived you :—it was 'IA in My power to have avenged the .blood of so many Spaniards assassinated, but I availed myself of the grAttlul opportunity of making you happy, and trusted you would have been thankful, but the hour of your just chastilement has now arrived, although it's not my desiga to involve the innocent and re- Pentane with the guilty. Avail yourselves yet of the clemency so strongly recommended by the most bu. Mane•of Monarchs. But a few moments remain to 70..2. Throw down your arms ; shelter yourselves beneath the generosity of the Spanish troops; present • _ _ yourselves to th e C omman d er of t h e m in your Island; er resolve-to perish. Doubt not for a moment that sooer will Spain cease to-exist, that she will cease to exterminate the obstinate assassins and perjurers Which that ill-fated Hand contains. (Signed) 14 uciatu.o. " Head quarters at °CACAO, filth March, tam" The Caraccas Gazette of the 14th of Aptil, gives the official letter from General PLZUELA to the Mar quis of Ia CONCORDIA, containing the accotmt,of his victory over the Patriotic army of Buenos Ayres, un der General Borapenu, on the 29th of November last, itt the pampa. of Willumai It acknowledges that the fiction s !amity conteste4, stud-tonsequently ate the Royalists' loss most be considerable, but the enemy was at length completely beatenaraving about 1500 on the field, as many wounded, and about 400 prisoners. This, we presume was the :same action. the account of which the American papers make . • 'mention as -being brou g h t b y a brig direct (roan the River Plate: 7'HE AR L} The detachments of the 6th Battalion of the 60th1 Regiment, lately sent out to Jamaica, are statioued at Kingston, Falmorath, and Maroon Town. The detachments'of the York Light Infantry Volunteers recently stationed at these posts, were etnbarked on board the same ships for England. Friday a division of the 89th Regiment • passed through East Grinstead, on its route from Ports. , mouth to the Eastward. The other divisions wet eto follow. regiment of Blacks, raised from American re fugees during our late contest with the United States, has been scut from Bermuda to Trinidad, where they are to have grants of land, and other privileges, in fulfilment 'of promises made them at the period of their enlistment. • Yesterday morning the foundation of a pedestal for a grand statue of hia Grace the Duke of WU,* LINGTON, was laid in the Parade in St. James's Park. It is to stand about ten feet distant from the iron railing in front of the Canal, facing the Horse Guirda.,, N IYAI. INTELLIGENCE. FALMOU TR, JULY V. Arrived the Francis Freeling packet, with a Mail from Jamaica. in 32 days.--Wind W. fresh breezes. and fine weather. PLYMOUTH, JULY 22. Came in the LEANDER frigate, from Portsmouth Passed up Channel his Majesty's ships Doves and Wiesen, from B4rbadoes —Wind S. roßTsmouTH, JULY 23. Arrived the Asp, Kastsv. from the South Seas, bound to Lond.m, and with the OneorsesSA and I'4R THIAN, have sailed for the Thames. Sailed his Ma jesty's ships ALBION, for Gibraltar; • PHANTICLPYR, for the Downs ; and ALGNRINE, on a cruize.— , Wind S.W. DOVER, JULY, CS. Arrived last evening, after post, the Romans trait. sport, Ciptain STLvENsos, from Havre-tie-Grace, With troops. • DEAL, IDLY U. Arrived and sailed for the River, the Henry, Her auto:, from Jamaica; the Active, LANE, from Sene gal; vie Progress, TALttorr, from St. Kitts; the Marshal Wellington, from Jamaica, in twelve weeks; the Essex, -- a from Jamaical and several others, names unknown.—Wind S W. HAAW:CH. JULY 23. Arrived the Lord Nelson packet, with Mils and passengers from Cuxhaven. Sailed the Thetis packet with a . Jvlail for Gottenburgb.--Wind W. HULL, JULY 2i. I • Tut Gases LAND FISIIERY.—Arrived the Waterloo, HEWISON, from Brake, near Bremen; and the Ri chard and Ann, PINCHEa, from Hamburgh. They state, that three ships had arrived at Gluckstaclt from the seal fishery, full. They parted with the other ships at the seal fishery on the 6th of June, all well. NEW YORK, JUNE Si. The ship Homer, Flzuhirom Charleston for Grce , nock, loaded entirely with cotton, shortly after sailing, when 100 miles from the Bar, sprung a leak, put back, and for scam of a pilot, anchored about two leagues from the Light-house, the wind'a gale from 11. W. On Monday the 10th inst. the schooner South Carolina, AiLes, from New York, came along side, and took the passengers. The ship was now corn. pletely water-logged, and the sea making a breach over her. In this si:oition her cables were cut, and the ship put ashoreshe grounded on the breakers off Folly Island. The Captain and crew landed at the Light House, having suffered much fJi forty right hours. It is supposed the Homer started a bdtt. The five passengers in the Homer have pub lished a dote of thanLs to Captains FIELD and ALLEN, for their exertions. . GRAVESEND, JULY 55. Ardired the Anna Maria, Woodward, from Hamburgh ; Eng land, Ray; Suspence, Cressy/ell, and Crown, kose, from h. Maks ; kibid. Baker, front Gibraltar; ,Mary, Scott, front Har lin(; Waterloo, Janet, from Havre; En:wise. Niece, from New !fork; Chapman, Foster, froni Ceifon ; Welton, Balistoo, from Barbados.; John, Jackson; Loid Ceara:re, King. and Sir Ed. ward Hamilton, LSO, from Jamaica. Ittilesl the•Calista, Atwell, fpr lio•ton ; Acorn, Davidson, and Jeremiah, Berry, for Am. were • Per.verance, Benue:, f or Trieste ; Tenzer, Angers, for Ana,te..rtl.un. ARRIVALS. • Off Portsmouth, Atto, Kenny, from the South Seas ; and becca, Roe, from St. Thomas's. Off Ply Mouth, Madalena, Har gett. from Babe& At Falmouth, Francis Frtelitig pucker, 'rum Jamaica, sailed i7th June. Ac 13ri:tol, Thom* Bell, from St. Vincent's. At Milford, George and Robert, Hughes, from Gl ''altar. At Liverpool, Five Sisters,' t orfield, from Jamaica; 'Thomas Naylor, Jefferson, front SaVannah; Elizabeth, Miltrosh, from Charleston; Friends, Johnson; and Ann, Smith, from St. John's, New Brunswick ; Enlyrnion, Munro; and Christripher, Coward, from ; an Benjamin.' Orphat, front Lisbon.' Off Whitby, George, Lon3ett; and Naieschda, Mearni, from Petersbdres. At Hull, Recovery, Draper, from Petershargh. His Majesty's ship TAY, of 20 guns, Captain Ro- Math for Santa Martha, sailed from Port Royal, Jamaica, on Saturday morning, the 18th June. The Pomerania brig, of 18 guns, Captain Hannay, sailed from Port Royal, on the 9th. for Portsmouth. BARNEY, Tjiu EIS= NOM RIA N. --Yesterday afternoon at fire o'clock, on BAL u completing one half of his herculean labour, viz. 500 miles, he *33 loudly cheered by the whole of the company pre sent, and a subscription was immediately opened for him, for his having so fir succeeded, and which he has done with great ease. There was scarcely a person' present but who contributed a small portion for the veteran Hero. Baum., in his diet, eats but very little and drinks as sparingly. This mornitig,. won after seven o'clock, he made good 5'22 miles, and then took his breakfast, which is generally a piece of toasted bread and some milk. CORN EXCHANGE, July 24.—There have been no fresh arrivals of any Grain since Monday ; and what fine Wheat was left unsold on that dAy, watt readily disposed of this morning on quite as good terms,: from the prospect of a continuance of rain. 0 sts are rather dearer, having but few samples at market. Peas, Beans, and all other articles fully maintain Monday's prices. . , . . . COlilis 0f C c O R M im kt . O O H O P N. LEA.S. JULY £3. vemairr . • • This was an action on the case, brought to recover compensation in damages from the defendant. who is well known to the public as an eminent singer and composer of music, on the -ground of criminal con versation with the plaintiff's wife ; qnd the damages were laid at 45,000. . • The pleadiogi having been opened, Mr. Serjeant LENS addressed the Jury on behalf ere the pl He began by observing. that the profession of his client, wh s was a purser in the naval service of the East India Company, nectssarly produced his occa sional absence from this country. The defendant in tele present cue, by taking advantage of this absence to alienate the affections of the wile of his friend, appeared to him to have committed a very aggravated off.tnte. Fur this injury the plaintiffnow required such reparation at pecuniary compensation could afford from tit it justice which the Court would not tail to ad minister upon the merits of the case. With respect to the actual injury sustained by the seduction of the plaintiff's wile, little as he knew of the shape which l the debate to this action was to -assume, ice appre hended there would be no difficulty. The fact was too notorious to be dispittedoind his duty would therefore be confined to a detail and proof of those circumstances by which the precise character of the offence must be determined, and the extent of injury suffered by the plaintiff ascertained. lie should call evidence which-would spew the terms of happiness and affection upon which the plaintiff and his wife had lived from the period of his marriage up to the time of his last departure from England, in April 1815. It might become necessary for him also to establish, which he could do satisfactorily, that Mr. Wright bad not left her or her three children to the dangers and suggestions of want during his absence. On the contrary, their support and comfort had been amply provided for,; and the plaintiff had every reason to confide in the honour and friendship of the defendan with whom and with Madame Storace,l Mr. and blrs. Wright had long lived in habits of the closest intimacy. Unfortunately the defendant, to whom in hit prafesssianal character, notheig but ad. miration was due, forgot at once the ties of friendship' and the duties of morality ; and he regretted as much as any nlan that his conduct should square so ill with his talents, or that there should he guy thing in his private life that did not correspohd with his public eminence. He had already said that the defendant, Mr. Braham, had lived in the most unreserved inter course with the family of the plaintiff, until he thought proper to leave Madame Storace, and carry away the wife of the plaintiff, during his absence from his, home and his country. %Int was to be urged in ex tenuation of this proceedog he did not know, and should no: t!lcr,•fore at present speculate upon ; the Jury, in the exe I.:ise of their around jutlgnmit, after hearing it, whatever it m;ght lie, would say what te parhtion was due to a man who had been thus de prived of conjugal society, who was the father of a family, whose mind was harassed with doubts as to the legitimacy of one child, and oho had been thus injured. not whilst improperly absent from home, but when absent from necessity, with a view to his wink interests as well as his own, and for thegene ral benefit of his family. There could be no question itt this case but that the confidence of friendship had been abused ; and he repeated that he was s•lry there should be so little connection between the professional excellence and the moral conduct of the defendant. The first witness was Robert Coy se ; he was pre sent at the marriage of the plaintiff with Sophia Speck, on the Ist of January, 1809, at the parish church of St. George. He knew the Lady before this marriage—she was the widow of a Mi. Speck, by whom she b J three children. He visited her Ire. queutly after the . second mart iage, and always oh set Ted, that she and the plaintiff lived together upon terms of the greatest harmony and affection. cross-exami,,,d Ms SuLICITOII.-GENEHA L. He visited them up to April in the year 181.5, when Mr. Wright went last to sea ; during the time of his intimacy they lived in New -street, and is Lamb's Conduit-street ; they lodged in the Litter street in 1814 He might have seen Madame Storace and Mr. Braham there. The register of the marriage between Henry Wright and Sophia Speck, widow, was then put in and verified. It was signed by the Rector, J. L. Martin. Mrs. Walton examined by Mr. Gnawer. This witness visited Mr. and Mrs. Wright since the year •1811—the former always appeared to be an attentive and affectionate husband, and his wife sp.' peered to make a suitable return. Crospexainined by Mr. Serjeant BUT. She knew Mr. Braham since 1812. She never men tioned to Mr. Wright any suspicions about that Gen. tiemani site believed' the defendant sometimes slept in the house, but she never knew him to go cut at night with Mrs. Wright, whom she believed to have been a pattern for a wife. She knew her since her maul age; Mr. Brehm was a good deal there, but not oftener than other visitoes ; never saw any diffe rence of civility between them and him. Never re membered Mrs. Wright going to Cheltenham ; knew' nothing of that pleasant trip—often recollected. Mr. Wright setting out for his India voyages—ibelieved he knew of hia wife'S intimacy with Madame Storace •and Mr. Braham, fot he was a party to it hi:itself. Witness herself often visited Madame Storace, at whose house she never remembered to have seen Mrs. Wright and Ma. Braham arrive together. Mr. B. and Madame•Storace she knew slept together, and had done :9 for years, at their house at Herne Hill, a short distance from town. The latter always headed the table there, indeed they lived as man and wife. She often met Mrs. Wright there, but did nut recol lect her having slept there, or arriving in Brahma's or Storace% . carreaga, which was common property. The house was also in common between them. In deed they were recognized as if in the marriage state, and as such received in the most respectable society. Captors Ds Chaailt.smainiivd. • Witneis had toted both in . the army and navy, and had known Mr. Wright before his marriage..since which he had also seen him frequently; he seemed to live with his wile on the happiest seams. He-did not know Madame Storace, nor was be acquainted with her relationship to Mr. Brigham. William Patterson marina. He had Lied as servant to Mr. Braham fof about •. • • - Three bonds,. tt *as rots! or ate week s:we he During.this servitude Mrs. Wright lived with Mr. Braham at his wife.- Wised seen them ae su , h in their lodgings in St. Jemes's.street, in 'ravis:ock square; and at Tunbridge Wells. . Crort-examin,l Lg ko, :. ,, jednyritticitAg. Mrs. WI iglu did not go by the num of Mrs. Bra. ham. 'Witness only found them together as man and wife. lie lived only a short time with them, but he parted on friendly terms. and Mr. Xs. Ite mised to give him a geed character. Ile had never had a difference with him ; the reason of .patting, that Mrs.. Wright was going abroad. and it temild be hoiteceteuy to keep up tee ereablishment. .• . Re-exatniaed.—lt was &beet two menths ego that Mr. Br Cha i n told him she was ening abroad, . and that therefore he would cot scant him, . Mr. Annes. ley, the & ilicitnr, had dined :here shortly before, but lie codld not tellwhnther it wai by his advice Mrs. Wright was to go abroad. In answer to questi ns from the Court, this witness said, that ?Ir. Bra!sarn and Mrs. Wright Hied as man and wife, and slept it the same bed ; that the establishment in Tevist oz l c striate consistd of two ,Men servsnis, A conk, housemait!, Ea. Witness used to attend him w:th his clothes to dress. rar; Patter:6.n examined. She lived as a servant in Tevistock-sriniie and at TimbridgeWells, wish Mr. Braham an I Mrs. Wright, who slept in the same b:el, Anal lived as man and witc. Cress-examined by Mr. Segjearf CNsume. When she bad gone to louk after the turns she saw them in bed together. Mary Grier examined by Me. CURREY. She lived as servant will Mrs. Wright, who had taken a liking for Mr. Breharn.—(This observation eecited some laughter in the Court, which led to an observation from Sir VICARY Gtase, that though he could not silence the confusion incidental to a crowded Court, yet he would take care to suppress indecorum.) The witness proceeded to state, that she had.en tered into the service of Mrs. Wright last October : Mr. Braham was not a visitor when she first went there, but he, was soon after. About Nove fiber, she believed, his visits commenced to her knowledge, and thou continued daily. When he was there, Mts. Wright was denied to every body else, but on no ne casion to him. Last Clirietmes week she recollected his dining with her mistress, and that on the dAy of this dinner, Mrs. Wright quitted her house and chil dren r she went away about seven in the evening.— Witpess carried a letter from Mr• trahem to Hart stint. Bloomsbury, about four o'clock on that day. Her mistress went away with a gentleman in a coach, and took a great meny things with her. such as t clothese &c. Witness could not positively ray Mr. Braliam was the person with whom she eloped, as she neither saw his face not dress particularly: • The Learned Counsel was p.irsuing the iectuTry, to ascertain ,from the witness whether Mr. Brabant . 1,3$ nut the person wits whotn Mrs. Wright eloped, when the .Isidge suggested that such an inquiry was unnecessary, as the parties had been foiled in bed together. Mr. C•iyse was here called back to infirm the Cottrt at what-time Mr. Wrigh , a - rived in town from his last voyage. He answeree about dune last. Airs. Delpini examined. She stated, that though a visitoewith Mr. and Mts. Wright, she was not acquainted with Mr. Braham ot Madame Storace; she met them at Mr.• Wright's: The Plaintiff's case being here closed, The Soreciren-Geseskee rose, on the lien of tire Defendant. He prefaced his observations on the case by observing, that it was impossible to defend or justify the ermine) connection of one man with the wife of aliother. Bin in this, its in all whet eases, there were shades 'of character sel:ieb in fact &fined the neture of the offence—da-retit circumstanCes al tered its complexion, and dictated the amoent of damages which it became a Jut y to give. hi the present vise there were some sii.golar and peculiar features which distioguishettiefrom other!. li?te was a Gentleman, the Plaintiff in Csis cause, protess'ag to leave his wife, when his avoc;!tions ahsented hitn horn her, in proper society, welt protected, and with ample means for her support ; if lie lied made out his case, and that under such circumstances the affec tions of his wife had oven estranged from hit by a seducer, then indeed he would 17a ee a right to .re mand from :t Jury excessive d smages. But WAS that the case Isere? The Pleintitf knew perfectly well who Madame Storace and Mr.- Brehmr were, and the first temale•witaess called here to peeve the do. mestic feljcity that subvisted between the plaintiff and his wife, was herself in the oJd ttedican•lK,ot also an intimate acquaintance with Mr. Breliam and Madame Sewace. She, as well as Mrs. - Wright; was in the 'habit of pissinre her time with. them; that is, in plain English; in fetriilier and • intimate association with a man and his mistress. No w i t could not be concealed that in the present state of society, there were many connexions that were intetlooked, because they were in a certain degree doMicilieted, and their example not prominent. In the crowded concourse at, routes, niserablies, fetes, and dejeunes, great professional abilities were always a pasepoft, without reference to the hum•ydiate moral *habits of individUah-eand wh) ? because neither men nor their mistresses could i,.fl ience such assent. lilies,_ nor did their appearance Cue e imply ecy t hi ng like familiar intimacy with the party. There was le fact no contagion i t their presence —no implied it:- troduction or intimacy. It was most certainly 33 objett of regret, that in such societies, or in an y e iti . Cade, there should be such inmate; but he rement. bered once to have heard it shrewdly ebserved, that on such occasions i , t l ‘ i r o a w s e y t e e t r t il si t ec c ;i t, o h n in a s b . le t il lu i t u mi l t e m w e it n ; tart' air aid asso th c a i t at i i n on s , mall:r circles in private lite it vet; catching, and he was persuaded ilea no lei .band who telt for his own honour and the character of Iris wife, who wished her (as he ought), like Cxser's wife, to be above suspicion, could (or a moment suffer her to lfeld an intimacy, or allow • the visits of chose who, though admissible in public company, were not the most tit associates elsewhere. He would not say that by allowing visits of that kind the husband could be said to give a license to his wife to play an improper part, . but he would say, that such negligent coadeet on his part went close upon the last 'degree of pro priety,. and that he.in a great degree diminished hi, claim fdr ulterior compensation by admitting such 4 course. If he allowed his Wife to become famili ar, by essocietion. with the example of a wan and his • . .