Star. — London, England, 1807-09-10 00:00:00

g LIPERFedi, aIP r, rAn ednefday and Thttrfday lA. the Right Rev. the Lord Bifhop of Chet ter held a Confirmation, at the Collega,c Church in Manebefi er , an d 5926 m ales j and females, of various atteg, received from his Lord- /hip that folemn rite of their religious faith. Monday lall a couple were married at St. Nicho las's Church, whore united ages amounted to t6+ years : the man being 84 and the woman 8o years Old. They were eccompanied from church by a large t-ncourfe of their friends, who teaified their fympathy with the happinefs of the married pair by the loudea demonfirations s-f joy. On Thurfday, one of the largell "Ails ever built at Chefier, carrying upwards of Soo tons burden, was launched. She was called the Phenix, intended for the Jamaica trade, and will be commanded by Cap tain Levi. Same day at Laseafier, a remarkable fine new Blip was launched, burden 450 tons. She is Called the Lord Cranfioun. A few days ago, a tailor fell from the yard arm of gn American [kip in the river, and was fa much bruited, that he died in a few hours. sy it plowed a feltere Room, in which feve r d velrels were in great danger ; the Clyde dragged h nth her anchors, and broke one, but was got into George's Dock Baton, without further damage ; the Alex 4nder drained her's alto, and was driven near the wall of the King's Dock, but was fortunately got off again. The hack chimney of a houfe in Prince's ttreet was blown down, and fell upon the roof of a hack kitchen adjoining, belonging to a houfe in Temple-lane, and buried the miftrefs of it under the ruins, by which the had one leg broke and her head bruifed, but is likely to do well. A few evenings ago, the houfe of Mr. Byrom, in Richmond• Row, was broken into, and a few articles bf inconfiderable value taken away. One day laft week a man whore confinement in Watei.ftreet gaol became irkfome, by the affiftance of a female friend, transformed himfelf into an hone[ *ender of ilwats and shrimps, and walked coolly out of doors • hitt, being altogether unufed to the petticoat, Ole agility of his Reps led to a fufpicion of his fee, he was confequently purfued, and relodged in his former abode. DUEL.=-A meeting took place yefterday on the banks of the Paddington Canal, below Uxbridge, between Mr. M—b--y, a medical Rodent, who re fides at Chelfea, and Mr. B—k, 3 gentleman of fortune, in Wimpole-greet. An altercation arofe betwixt the parties at a mafqaerade. at Margate, and they met to fettle the difpute in Kilburn Fields, on Tuefday, but the officers of Office gave a refpite to their defiga. They repaired to the field of affirm yeiterday, unmolefted, and, having fired two rounds, Mr. M. was wounded in the right arm, but not dan getoony. BOXINCI.—A pugiliflic encounter took place on Saturday at Briflca, for a purfe of so guineas, be. tween one Horton, well known in that part of the kingdom, and young Crib, a relative of the well known boxer of that name. Settings were nearly level at letting to ; but the powers of Horton over his adverfary were manifeiled in a (port time, and although Crib made a good Rand, he was beaten in dy satinutes. After viflory had been declated, Hor ton challenged to fight the celebrated Crib in the ring fur too guineas, or he would contend with titbit hint or Gulley for that funs at any time. A. Melancholy accident happened at Canterbury, on Friday lag. Three fine young men 101 l their lives by fuffocation. in confequence of going down into a well, in the Watling-greet Barrack Yard. Their names were William Browa, a bricklayer's appren tice, J ohn Hodge. and William Stock, privates in the 3d, or King's bwn ) Regiment of Dragoons. The wellad been opened in the courfe of the day, under the direftion of the plumber, Mr. W. Hobday, for the purpofe of cleanfing it. It is of large diameter, being I t feet by about t 6 feet in depth, including three feet and a half of water. On the ladder being firft plated down, Mr. Hobday himfelf partly def. tended. but cattle up, thinking the ladder not pro perly placed. Brown after this delcended, although forbidden to do fo ; and a labourer of the name of Wells followed in confequence of keing Brown fall, but fell himfelf alto. The brave young foldiers, Stock and Hodge; who were by Randers, immedi ately leapt in fucceffively, with a view to rave the others, but fluxed their awful fate. Many others would have gone down, but were prevented, and rippling irons were procured, by means of which the bodies were brought up. Wells was reftored to life in confequence of the exertions made by the Me dical attendants, affifted by Colonel Mundy, and the Surgeon of the Regiment, ail of whom (tripped their elothes and rubbed the bodies for a long time, admi niftering, at the fame time, every poflible affiflance as prefcribed in fimilar cafes. The lamp of life was however completely extinguifhed in the three perfons MI named, one of whom unfortunately fell from the grappling irons when brought to the brink of the well apparently lifelefs. Wells, who was reflored to animation, informed the Coronet's Inquen, that °braving Brown look- I look ing very dizzy while on the ladder, he called to ?aim to come up. but intlead of making an anfwer he fell into the well. The witnefs the. ran down the i ladder and caught Brown by the collar, who was then below the water, but both fell together. Wells imitated himfelf, however, and got half way up the ladder, but he tilt loch a giddinefs that he became infeatihle. and fell into the water. He had no for tact. rec..;lefliort of any thing until he WAS TenOred !CI Lie. i Brown Was a Ene young man not more than Years of age : Hudge and Stock were alfo in the ;Arne of life, and had marched into the barracks but a few hcuts previous to the unfortunate event. Hodge has left a wite and one child, the wife followed himiato Canterbdry on Saturday, and her fenfations on the intelligence being communicated to her, low is the may be 64 in the vale of obfcurity," will be more farcaaT felt than defcribed. The Coroner's Jury, which fat on the bodies on Saturday, tetarned a v.trdid of Accidenta' Death by Suffocation from the foul air in the well. The funple procefs of letting down a candle into the well to afeertain the purity of its atmorphere be fore any perfon ventured to defcend, would have presented this calamity, and we have to regret that in the relent inftance this falutary precaution was ntgleftea. - Oa Wednefday arrived here the 62d Regiment of! CEYLON GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 3. Foot, frosts A n d over , to re li eve t h e Wi nc h etter Loyal • The Supreme Co ur t returne d yelterday afternoon Volunteers from their duty. Except the Bedfcirdfhire, : from its circuit round the ifland, and will hold a the whole of the Volunteers from the Militii, itt this I Seffion, for Civil Bufir.efs, on Friday, the sth, at city, are to march off to their reitsedive regiments. 1 eight o'clock. The Winchefter Loyal Volunteers, commanded by I • Major RICKERS, were relieved by th e s d b a tt a li on o f MADRAS. DECEMBER 1.4. Igo& - the 62d Regiment, on W e d ne fd a y l a g, f rom t h e gar- On Monday arrived th e (hip F atamar i na , i n rif on duty of this city, when a letter was read to them charge of Mr. John Joplin . g, prize - mailer. This from Major-General Waits, in which he exprtffed I veffel was captured by a French brig privateer, on the higheft approbation of the alacrity with which 4 the waft of Pegue, together with another veffel, they came forward, aad the foldierlike manner in i from fix to (even hundred tons burden, name not which the duty has been performed by them, on this' known. The Fatamarina was retaken by the For. Bar, Moore. I tune, Captain H. fitted out at Botany Br, and feveral other occa fi ons. _ _ iirliCifitTlß. SEPT. EAST INDIES. IPOR7111NC;, SEPT. 8. Laft evening, Mr. and Mrs. Maerrsts, of Broad flreet, in the City, went out in their barouche to take an airing, when the horfes took fright, and unfortu nately ran with fuch violence, that the coachman could not command them, when, making a molt defperate plunge, they upfet the carriage, and Mrs. Mammas was thrown out, and her face to dread fully lacerated, that it is feared the will lofe an eye. Apprehentions were entertained that the coachman's back wasbroken when he was raifed from the ground; however, I have learned this morning, that is nct the cafe; but both his thoulders are diflocated, and his body dreadfully bruited, the horfes having repeatedly kicked him, and (lathed the barouche nearly to pieces. in lat. to. N. long. 88. E. on the lilt tilt. and dit: patched to this place. Two Pattamar Hoops have arrived in the roads, with cargoes of rice, from Bengal. JANUARY I, 18o7.—Grain has confiderabii rifen in price in the courfe of the prefent week ; hut whe ther in confequence of a real or fietitious fcarcity, we are not competent to determine. As large quantities of rice, peas, &c. are arriving daily from Bengal, in country vale's, there can be little doubt that there will fonn be fufficient for the confumption of the Carnatic, and the price will, of cnurfe, then fall. In the mean time, any combinations that may be difcovered, which have for their objeft to monopo• lize grain, will doubtlefs meet with merited punifh ment at the hands of the Magillracy, whofe aftivity, it protats the fair traders, will defeat the de figtis r.f any who may harbour intentions, which lead ;to luch poignant dillrefs, is the want of rice mull produce to the natives of this country. BRIGHTON, SEPT. 7. At Friday's Fair, about 11,400 (beep and lambs were penned for ale, and nearly all difpofed ot, at the following prices, ♦iz.—Wethers, from 34.5. to 425. —Ewes, from 325. to 415.--Wether Lambs, t7s. to 255.—Ewe Lambs. tBs. to 285.—and a I'm young Rams, from four to 15 guineas. Upwards of one hundred and twenty perfons, chiefly buyers and fellers of (beep, dined at the Old Ship Tavern ; and more than fizty at the King and Queen Inn. After the removal of the cloth, at the Old Ship, a refolution was entered into by a great number of the farmers and corn dealers prefent, for regulating the time of holding the Corn Market here. The latenefs of the hour hitherto adopted for bufinefs, was gene rally complained of, and an agreement for dining at two, and proceeding to bufinefs at three, in future, between Michaelmas and Lady Day, was fubfcrihed to by between thirty and forty very refpeetable far mers and dealers. CHalHdig, SEPT. 7. Friday, a Match of Cricket was played in Cobham Park, between eleven of the Right wing of the North Aylesford Legion (including the Hon. the Earl of Darnley), and t t of the left wing (including Major Rick), which was won by the latter, by 21 runs. Thurfday afternoon, as Come perfons were boiling a kettle under a hedge, by a large field of furze, near Hoo Common, by fome accident the fire communi. cated to the furze, and extended with fuch rapidity as entirely to overcome the exertions of the perfons who were prefent, in endeavouring to extinguith it. The fire raged with great fury, and in a ♦ery thort time confumed the whole growth of nearly to acres. MARGATE, SEPT. 8. The thirteen fail of homeward-bound EMI India men came to an anchor IA night at the back of Margate Sands ; and this day they failed for the River : they will be up at Blackwall by tomorrow. The Grand Falconer and the Princefa of Wales packets, failed this morning for London, with too paffengers. The Ball at KIDbIAN'S IA night, was numeroufly attended; at eleven o'clock dancing commenced, and continued without intermiffion till three o'clock, when the company departed, highly gratified with the evening's amufements. This day has been very propitious to the owners of the donkies, for they have all been in requifition ; the donkies, by the piteous looks, we are fure, with both matters and riders at the d—L The Ramfgate Bombardiers had yeQerday a grand field day on the Fort, at Ramfgate, where they fired 18 rounds at a boat moored two miles from the fbore. EDINBURGH, SEPT. S. Arrived at Anderfon's Hotel, Aberdeen, the Earl of KINTO* a and Lord letvcautty, and fet off for Fra ferburgh, to be prefent at the ceremony of laying the foundation•flone of the New Pier. Lalt week a fcene of mirth and hofpitality, feldom equalled, took place at Blair Adam, the feat of WILLIAM ?loam, Efq. M. P. occalioned by the pre fence of their Graces the DUKE and Ductless or BEDFORD, Lord- Joust Russet., and a filth Party of the Friends of Mr. ADAM. The company met on Monday, and did not part until the Sunday ing. There was a Ball every night, which was open ed by her Grace, who is one of the beft dancers in the kingdom, and Mr. ADAM. The Mufic, which was under the dirthion of Mr. Gow, was excellent. SEPTEMBER 7,—We had a very heavy fall of rain, which began on Saturday evening, and continued all night and the greater part of yeiterday. It blew very hard yelterday forenoon, and a number of cam!, &c. were blown off from chimneys into the Greets. The water of Leith rote to a confiderable height, which occafioned a g reat frelh in Leith bar. boor, by which a boat was up fet, but the two men in it were fared. The Mary, of Irvine, .laden with fates, from Eafdale, in attempting to come into the harbour, (truck on the outer wall of the New Dock, and was bilged. Several of the veifels in the Roads were obliged to run for Aberlady Bay, for fear of being forced on (hare, the 'rind being nearly north. We have heard of no ether damage among the chipping, and, it is hoped, the crop has not fulimined much injury. Yefierday afternoon the lifeboat, with about jo men, went out from Newhaven, to two bags, who hove out fignals of dilitels. Codfiderable dam•tge was done to -the liable yard of the Britannia inn, Leith, by that [well of the tide. AMERICA WASHINGTON CITY, JULY 29. Much error having appeared in the accounts cir culated, of what patted between the Government and Mr. Etfkine, in the cafe of the feamen, to obtain whom the Leopard made the late attack on the Che fapeak, we are induced to Elate, that, as we under Rand, on application by Mr. Ertkine for their Curren. der, he was informed that it conld not be done, and was referred to the written anfwet's given by the Se cretary of State, on a previous application in another cafe, for the principles on which the furrender of Britith deferters was refilled. It was remarked to Mr. Erfkine at the fame time, both by the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of State, that although the Government could not deliver up deferters, it was fo far from countenancing' defertinn, that general orders had been Urged to our Naval Commanders, not to permit any Britiat defer. ters to be recruited for the Ametican fervice. They alto informed Mr. Erilciae, a few days atter, that they had fufficient reafon for believing the feamen ir, queftion were native citizens of the United States ; this being the refult of an inquiry f made by Capt. Barron, in purfuance of orders from the Secretary of the Navy. On this point Mr. Et fkine exprefTed no opinion. This was not afked, becaufe his opinion could form no part of the ground on which the Government proceeded ; and it was not offered, becaufe it appears to have been his praftice, and to have been held as his duty alto, to do no more than to tranfmit, with out remarks, whatever documents or information re lative to fads, he might judge proper to be forward ed to the Britifh Admirals on different Rations. In this cafe he accordingly merely Rated, for the infor mation of the Britith Naval Commander, that the refult of an inquiry made by Captain Barron, had fatisfied our Government that the (earner,, for whole furrender he had applied, were citizens and natives of the United States. This anfwer was written Jan. 7, 1807. It was produced by an application for the furrender to their allegiance of certaia Bridal feamen, who having united with Ame rican feamen, left on hoard a veal ordered to Halifax as a prize, , brought her into the United States, and were charged with mu tiny, piracy, and an attempt to murder their °Seers. The anfwer listed, that not only no prerogative for the purpofe in queftion is vetted in the Executive of the United States ; but that neither the law nor the pradtice of Nations impale on them an obligation to provide for the furrender of fugitives from the jurifdidtion of ether Powers. The obligation can only refult I from fpecial and mutual itipulations, which do not exiit between the United States and Great Britain ; and which, indeed, as limit. ed in the expired Articles of the Treaty of 1 794, do not compre i bend any other offences than thofe of actual murder and forgery. The information reported by Capt. Barron was as follows : WILLI Aht Watte—prefred from on board the brig Neptune, Capt. Crafts, by the Britilh frigate Melsmpus, in the Bay of Bi( cay, and has ferved on board the faid frigate is months. W.Ware is a native American, born on Pipe Creek, Frederick County, State of Maryland, at Bruce's Mills, and raved his time at Lid m ills. DANIEL MARTIN—Was preffed at the fame time and place. He is a native of Welt Port, in Maffachuffett, about 3o miles to the Eaßward of Newport, Rhode Illand. Jo UN STRA c n N.—born on the Eaftern more of Maryland, Queen Ann's County, between Centerville and Queens Town. William Ware and John Stnchn have protedtions; Daniel Mar tin lays he loft his after leaving the frigate. John Little, alias Francis, and Ambrofe Watts, efcaped from the Mclampus at the fame time ; known to the above perfons to be Americans, but have not been entered by my Recruiting Officer. William Ware, Daniel Martin, and John Strachn Rate. that Come time in February laft, there was an entertainment on board the Melampus, lying then in Hampton Roads, that while the Of ficers, &c. were engaged, and all the ihip's boats, except the Cap. rain's gig, being boifted in, themfelves, and the two nth T men mentioned, availed themfelves of a moment to (size the gig and row off—that as loon as they got into the boat they were bailed, to know what they were going to do—they replied they were going alhore-- , 4 Drift fire of musketry inftantly commenced from the fidp—that, in defiance of balls, and at the hazard of their live% they continued to pull, and finally effected their efeape to land, namely, Sewell's Point—that they carefully hauled up the boat on the beach, rolled up the coat, and placed that and the oars in the boat, gave three cheers, and moved up the country. This Report is in a train, we learn, to be formally verified in every material circumftanee, by ^ recurrence to the fources of evidence pointed out by the feamen refpedlively.—Nat. 'roe/. Wsthington City, July 3t. IT TM PRESIDENT or THE UNITED STATES or AMERICA, A PROCLAMATION. Whereas great and weighty matters, claiming the eonfidcration of the Congrefs of the United States, form an extraordinary occa fion for convening them, Ido by their lost-sits appoint Monday. the 26th day of 06tober next, for their matting, at the City of Waildngton ; hereby requiring the refpedtive Senators and ttcp..e. fentativei then and there to offerable in Congref4, in order to receive fuels communications as may then be made to them, and to confult and determine on fuch meafures as in their wildom may be cleaned meet for the welfare of the United States. lit teltimony whereof, I have cooled the Seal of the Milted States [Seal] to he hereunto affixed, and figned the fame with my fwd. Done at the City of Wafhington, the 3oth day of July, in the year of our Lord t 801; and in the 32d year of the Independence of the United States. By the Prefulan, T. Jar reason. JAMAS MalaitOrt, Secretary of State. BOSTON, JULY 3i: We have Peen a letter from a very Arn — e ►ican in London, which (later, that Mr. Arm ftryt•g hal left Paris, to wait on B 'nap ate, at his. head quatteri : that mg difficulties at ti e Courts of St. Cloud and Madrid became more and mote involved and that it wasevidentTalleyrand intended no actor:). modation fliould take place between us and,Spain: NEW YORK, AUGUST 4. On• Saturday the Peter(burg't and Richmond de. tachments of inrantry, under Mai,ir Ambler, em barked on board of two veffels, on their return :(; their refpedive places of refl.% ace ; the fervice not requiting them to remain longer here. On leaving the harbour they were fainted by the Artillery Corn pally, Forts Ntlfon and Norfolk, and cheered by the Cherapeake frigate. We have nothing to inform nor diffint readers; refpeeling the operati , os of the Briti!h (hip, in the bay ; a part of them occ iliJnally go nor and rsu (no again every day. They have not road; any attempt to land, or taken any (lens refpeelin7 the five prifoli detained. Commodore Sir Thomas Hardy, who now commands, behaves, as far as we c.i.n learn, with great pnlitenefs to the vellels going cu. and cornii,; in, giving them no interruption. It is to be regretted that Commodore Hardy had not commanded from the commenceintnt of this: affair. We think he never would have Writ ten Fitch a letter as that of Commodore Douglar, which has been produdive of indignation fcarcely (hurt of that produced by the original outrage. AUGUST. j'.—Yeiletday was the time fixed for the trial of Colonel Burr, before the Circuit Court of the United States, to be held at Richmond. Preparations are making to put the harbour of Boßon in a complete Rate of defence. Atraurr 6.—The brig Neptune, from Ring(lon, Jamaica, arrived this day with b a ll a ll an d b ees wax; off Kingllon (poke the brig PidiJent, of and for Alexandria from Kingflon, the Captain of which in• formed, that he was boarded by a Britith frigate from La Vera Cruz, with two millions of dollars on, board. Captain Akeel informs, that previous to his failing, a Britilh frigate had arrived, with four mil lions, and that an embargo was to take place imme. diately. 'Arrived this day, and at quaran ine, the brig Sampf‘n, Stout, of Kennebunk, Guadaloupe t 6, fhip Superb, Lombard, 6r days from River Pla:e. The account of Lieutenant Pike and his party he. ing cut off by the Indians, is totally unfounded. The la,eff information entitled to credit Rates, that his party, having miffed their route, and palled from the Red River to the Rio del N.)rte, in the territot y of Spain, hadbeen arrefted in their courfe, in the month of February, by a detachment of Spanifh troops, and taken to Sante Fe, and thence to Chihuahua, the re. lidence of Governor Salcedo, who had treated them with great at:ention, and gave them liberty to return to the United States. Extra of a letter from the Havannah, dated July 15, 1807, to a Gentleman in Walhingtori :—" Unfor. tunately, Sir, I am under the dilagreeable neceflity inform you that the yellow fever and black vomit rage violently amonglt the crews of our vcffels, and fume of the citizens of the United States who ate now in this city. " I have not heard that any other clafs of people have been attainted with this horrid dittemper.— Whether it be owing to their intemperate manner of living, which has been fometirnts carried to excels even here, and In the moll fatal leafon of the year, is what I cannot undertake to fay ; but I fear that example and danger will not teach many of my countrymen to be more moderate even in this critical moment, than at any other period." NORFOLK, JULY 29. Mr. Davis, Pilot, was brought to yeiterday by the Triumph, Sir Thomas Hardy, who put on board a black man belonging to Baltimore. Mr. I/ was alfo informed, that there were eight more Ameri cans on board, that would be given up on proper application. - Captain Fitzhugh, of the fchooner Huldah and Anna, who arrived yefterday from Norfolk, Rates. that the account of an aftion between the American frigate Contlitution, and a Britifh frigate, is not true, and adds, that there had been no arrival at that place from Malaga. The two Britifh Officers and three feamen, taken at Lynhaven Bay, have been re turned, by order of the Prefident, to the (hips to which they belonged. MIRANDA.-By a Gentleman lately arrived from Trinidad, we arc informed, that Miranda was fidl ar that place, and that he was waiting for intelligence and affittance from England, for the purpofe ot ma king a further attempt on the Spanifh Main. Many are of opinion that he has a Britifh Commiffinn, and alts under the orders of that Government. No ex pedition appears to be fitting out from Trinidad for the Main at prelent. Captain Hinton, of the fchooner Mary Ann, who arrived at Savannah the 12th inftant, in fourteen days from St. Thomas's, informs, that on the 28th ult. he was fpoke from a Britifh (loop cutter, and or. dered to hoilt out his boat and come on board With his papers, and while in the all of launching her, fe veral guns were fired at his veffel from the cutter— after which he boarded the cutter, where he was de• tained an hour, and then he was ordered to proceed on his voyage. Same night was fired into by the flonp of war Peart, who ordered him to come on board with his papers, which was complied with:.. C. detained Captain H. and two of his men on board the Peert, and fent three of his men on board the fchooner, with infitudtions to proceed to Tortola ; but owing to the tnifmanagement of the crew, the fchooner was thrown on her beam ends, which shifted the cargo, and injured it materially. Finding it impoffible to work the veffel in fuck a condition, the Englifhman fent Captain H. and his men on board of his veffrt, end took his own men on board the Peart, when Captain H. was permitted to profecute his voyage as well as he could. Captain H. on the trth intraht, ah., ut t we l ve m il es to the Northward of Tybe e , was b oar d e d by an officer toma tender to a Br if op of oar, an d was car . tied on board the floop in the tcnder's boat. The conutett ot the officer from the tender to Captain H. was extremely abufave—damning him for an Ame rican and a rani% and the colours under which he tailed, and for not hating them when he law one of his Majesty'„ Tads of war; and afking him, with a fneer, whether he did not know that war was deduct between Great Britain and America ?