Star. — London, England, 1804-01-07 00:00:00

FLOTILLA OFF BOULOGNE. We announced yelterday the capture of five of the enemy's veffels off Boulogne, And that hopes were entertained that feveral more were taken, as l'lstrorrisLira frigate, Captain Owsa, and the Aa. cast gun-brig, Lieut. Susumu', were left in pnr fuit of feveral others. In the evening it was confi• dently alerted in the well cud of the town, and about the public offices, that a Meffenger had arrived with an account of the capture of no lets than twenty.feven fail of the enemy's veffels, of different defcriptions. We do not find, however, by our letters of this morning, that the lall mentioned report, and which we mentioned in the later part of our impreffion yef terday, is confirmed. Indeed, from the jullnefs of the remark made by our Correfpondent yelterday, of the difficulty of capturing many veffels with only two, when they are all flying in different direetiom, it was hardly to be experaed ; efpecially when it is alfo re collated that the enemy's veffels were keeping very dole to the fhore. Capt. Owse deferves great praife for the able manner in which he has directed the operations of the flotilla under his command ever fince the block ade cf the enemy's ports commenced. Lieutenant SHIRRITF silo, who has always been dillingudhed for his bravery and attention to duty in the different (hips is which he has ferved, is entitled to great praife. It was that Gentleman who, with a feeble force, but with great bravery and intrepidity, fucceeded in quelliog the dangerous infurredlion of the negroes, which broke out at Sierra Leone in the month of Oetober, 1800, and for which, we recollect, the thanks of the Company were voted to him on his return home. We have not heard whether he ever received any other recompense for that im portant fervice ; but flue we are, that on the pre fect occafinn, his exertions will not elcape the notide of the Lords of the Admiralty. We hare already Rated, that our letters of this day are (Bent refpedling any more veffels having ar.. lived. The following letter refpaling the five that had been fent in, plefents fome particulars not men tioned id thofe We laid before our Readers yellerday. DIAL, JAN S. Yelletda y arrived in the Downs two gun boats, a Dutch galliot, a fchuyt, and one filhing boat, prize to his Majefly's frigate l'lst 14011T•LITE and ARCHER gun brig. The gun boats are of the fii dal's, car rying an ill pounder in the bow and a 12 pounder aft. They fired at the Iramoazatirs twice with their great guns, and kept up a very brill- fire of muf cpretry for about a quarter of an hour. Their riL.T. ging and fails were cut almoll to pieces, and fevcral fhots lodged in their bolls. There was not a man hurt on our fide. The number of one of the gun boats is 437. She had on board thirteen foldiers.— The fchuyt, No. tt, thirty difumunted dragoons.— The galliot was one meant on purpole to traafpott their holt - es over, but there was none on board. The gun boats are very large, about 16 feet wide. They were cut off the (bore by the boats belonging to the larmoitz•tazs, dole off the harbour off Boulogne. The IN moarattra was in the aft of boarding a Ihip when theft vefels came in fight. Letters were received in town yeflerday from Yew Brunfwick, Rotterdam, Newfoundland and Jerfey. The Chrift Church Surrey Corps of Volunteers were yeaerday, at a few hours notice, ordered to appear with canteens, haverfacks, &c. and a day'► rrorifion. They marched td Norwood Common, Nacre they pradired ball firing. We are furry to Hate that the gun of a Mr. EDWA RDS bar% by which accident his hand was much hurt, and feveral iplin. trrs were lodged in the thigh of a Mr. Harrou.— alley were fent to town for medical at/Mance. The firll bat taliontl the Queen's Royal Volunteers, Lieutenant Collnel Rtieresne, had a field day yeller-- slay in Hyde Park. They Ikirmilbed for a confider able length of time through the woods, during which they fired upwards of twenty rounds each, and then returned to Pimlico, where they were difmiffed. Thurfday IA the 6th dragoons. who have been a contier able time quartered in Birmingham barracks. matched from thence for Brighton, where they ale to be Rationed ; the a3d light dragoons, elm arrived there the beginning of this week, and are now quar tered in the town, are to replace them, Inllead of the yeomanry cavalry of the county, who were quite in readineri to take the duty. About ;on of the Rifle Corps, or Foreft Rangers, under the command of Colonel Rots, arrived at Southampton, on Thurfday, from Lyndliura ; and are bllletted at the different inns. They are expal. ed to be on duty about 54 days, when they will re turn to the weaward. (In Saturday lan. nine companies of the Infantry, and th?ee troops of Cavalry. of the Percy T. n..t,:cv, ^ommanded by Earl Piker, were ibli:acci •t -.nant Colons' Km. to the parks AJ j0;:1::1Z, Ain ; ick Dining the (gam fight of the Bloom fLut v Aff,cia *ion on Tuefday, one of the hlealb2r4 itztive.l the v‘iitents of a tonfituct in his face, and it is feared he ai:l Loh the fight of both his eyes. On Saturday lan, as fume mcri wve employed in fome buildings adjoiranrt the liver veer Putney, it ti- 4, 7 high water, tn:l7..i. !.ling nr.w!''ch "icy .w ere i•:natcly gave by which acci• •Int two f Own:, fa•her •nd la into th ter; the IC UZI 11 . . t, to ((In: ro,ciarcd.— icw ! r •'•;r i • NAUTICAL INTALLIGRNCE. MAILS THIS DAY.--Wled W. N. W. •Rl. DOL. All. DO Dublin Hamburg+ 3 . i Waterford i 2 Leeward Moods 0 CORR, Dec. 3t.-Capt. Afactriae, of the Royal Navy, yefterday art ived in this City to fuperMteo the immediate ereCtion of fignal potts upon this coaft. —We are glad to fay, that our marine ftrength will be confiderably encreafed, and too gun-boats are to be equipped forthwith for the defence of our harbour. His Majelly's (loop of war la S' CISME, which we mentioned to have been wrecked at the entrance of Cork harbour in the violent hurricane of Sunday fe'nnight, we regret to hear, has fine entirely gone to pieces. TORBAY, JAN. S.—Arri ved this morning, left from Portland Roads, his Majefty's fhip Nzmisrs, Captain SO MERV! Lte, with the wind to the Weftward ; which Porn veering round to the Northward, fhe did not come to an anchor, but fent her boat on Chore after her letters and.difpatches ; and then made fail again immediately on a cruize. Not a fingle veffel is now in the Bay, the wind blowing frefh to the North. PLYMOUTH, J AM. s.—We have great pleafirre in Rating, that the fire which yeflerday threatened the deftration of the (hip Wembury and her valuable cargo, was 1,111 evening happily extingdifhed, by the water flowing into the (etude holes, in confequence of which a great part of the cargo at high water became covered. On opening the hatches this morn ing, it appeared that the fire had communicated itself to a quantity of American flour barrels, and deltroved them, and that two calks of brandy, and one calk of oil, flowed in the fame fituation, were alto burnt; notwithßanding which, no flame was ever leen dining the continuance of the fire. Mr. Loczysa, of this place, who is the owner of the Wembury, took the molt effectual means to prevent the fire acquiring any (lrength from the external air, by battening down, and chfing up every avenue through which it could pals ; had the hatches been opened, which was at fira advifed, the (hip and cargo would have been wholly confirmed : the cargo is about to be taken ,out, and no doubt has received much damage, the extent of which cannot be arm. tained until (he is wholly unladen. This morning the PRINC&., of 98 guns, Captain GILINDALL, went down the harbour, to Cawfand Bay ; 1 in con:equence of which Rear Admiral pains, as fccond in command,thifted his flag to theTstrsulaa, of 9R guns, Captain E. HART ar. The Blue Peter is hill flying on board the (hips in Cawfand Bay, of which there are noes only fix fail of the line left, viz. ROYAL SOYCIZEIC:., of s to tuns; IMPITUFUZ, of 84 Mass, of 74. ...OUDROYANT, of 84; Comnplaos, of 4; and Pit!NCP, of 98. SSIICd lIIC EAGLE Mir:: cutter, with the trade to the Downs. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 6. —Arrived the Facto!, re venue cutter, from a crnize. DI AL, JAN. 6.—Sailed the CURLIW (loop of war, for Sheernefs.—Came down the AMet.t• frigate, ti om ditto ; and remains in the Downs with the No. NARCH, and UTRECHT, men of war; H•Rry flap of war ; Passsu, bomb; STARLING. BASILISK, and BLOODHOUND gun brigs; and a fleet of outward. hound refits. The BLOODHOUND gun brig has a fignal for a convoy to the wellward.—Wind W.N.W. GLASGOW, JAN. I. - The Experiment, Captain STIFLE. of Air. when on her voyage to Dublin, coal laden, and nearly up with Dublin, encountered a vio -1 lent g%le on the tsth, which carried away all her fails, and in this condition, with a good deal of wa ter in her, after they had worked for twelve hours at the pumps. with very liitic etre& (le drifted on flume to the fouthward of Carlingford, about four o'clock in , the morning of the 16:11 ult. The crew were obliged to betake themielres to the rigging, whete they re mained till eleven o'clock, A. M. when a boat in her fecond attempt 0 make the wail, fueceetled in car rying them all on those. It is a melancholy confi &ration that there are people in the Britifh empire In barbarous. who can teiza, as a gift of GOD. the wretched remnants of property lax ed from a form : in this cafe a Prieli interf.:red *WI one of his flock., who had folen a coat belonging to Mr. Si-sacs, and ordered it to be Tel:med. ' I A letter received from an Officer nn board one of the (hips flationcd oQ Helvoet, dates, " that on the rd init. they looked into that place, and diflinftly fate a French frigate ready. an., two Dutch (hips, of ! zons each, preps: fug with the greatell expedition fur tca." A letter from the confines of Italy, of the Bth De cember, contAins the intell:gcnce, that the vele' which %vac dillm:ch.:J by tl.c I)".4rd r,f Admiralty order 1,,r Lnrd Ni LSoN to MOClt4de the port of Genoa, has been CeipttllCal by French. I.i:otenant Ross is a2pointed to the itoptcfs ter ?ice in Loaeon. We me happy to lime the arrival nfla Viacirrio, Captain Bo a E sro D, which wa., raid to have been loft ; (he is is a ccry Blau,:rod condition, owing to the lase tcropeiliious vreatlizr. FAt t s.t;t .1 t ktter r m .1 1 ...Frnee, &net! Itnnity ;, :—" enty gun beats went ur " I the loth J t.• ( 11g. -n the to infint, and "C n.tl6. ea rr 1 . *:::C went up at .11 - , :rr. hound ; !, , ivA:co, to Om 41.:1' 4 dcipetatc ae . 1 • --, A• • C 1... I 1.0 111 Illy, 4S cr.; .zt man. cercc ••i ner time, n 'I to 2t.e.tl r air loti.lL I • • • • - APILI'VED. • At PlymcMl2, tke Admiral Netkm, Little, Irmo Newfound land. At Falmouth, Mechanic, Thorne; and Rambler, Bayne, from Wetmore. At the ille of Mull, Sifters, M•Miltan, from Africa. At Barbadoes, Aleutian, Dickfun ; and Weilmorelami,' from Africa. At Dartmouth, H.trriott, Salolaim from The Gristaldle, bound to Portugal, is on more near Liverpool. The Tamar, May, from Africa to the Weft Indies, has found ered near &Mai loci.; the people fay.ll in her prize, the Braave, and arrived at Barbadoes. The Bolton, Spence, from Liverpool, is captured 1, 7 a French privateer near Barbadoes. On Saturday morning lift a brig was difcovered to be on (bore near Dartmouth, bottom upwards. but her name could not be afcertained, ao. her ftern was beat to pieces. The bodies of fume of the crew have been walked on Qire, and (nine colours have been found in the wreck, of the nautili nation; it is feared the whole of the crew are loft. The St. Frane (Rode, de Arils. front New Orleans, lo detained by the Lady Francis, of Liverpool, and fent into that port. The fehooner Lloyd's, from Kingfton to Falmouth, Jamaica, is taken by a French privateer. The Centaurus, —, from Rotterdam to Cuernfsy, is loft on the coaß of . France. The Dolphin, —, front Newry to Liverpool, is 101 l In Beau gnarl% itty—two th;-,15 of the tars. laved. The Cooftantli, Klien, front Plyint.utit for Emlide.n, is loft in the Wt.fer. The Phceoix, P.:ppon, Prom Shields for London, is 101 l near Or fordnef.. The flriaefl orders are itfiled for the immediate completion of filch gun and bomb veffels as arc in warn of repairs at the refpeiftive ports. Earl CiirsrrzyirtO is very dange;oufly i 1 of a fever, at his feat in Derbyfhire. The Life of Sy wottorr is new printing at Pete& burgh, at the EMPEROR'S expence. Prury-Lane Theatre was Lift night crowded with a very brilliant affanblage, principally attratied by the Rolalied of Mrt. littimm, which was throughout a matt finned exhibition of the halt-ionic art. Her Cuckoo Snng was loudly morel Wiouourom, in Jaques, gave the Sevcn Ages of Man with commend. tble judgment. Bativisrva as Towh d ifone, and Mils Pura as Atidr:y, acquitted tliemfelvas with great inc. eels. Gind rel a went off with increafcd eclat. At Covent Garden, The Englo Flat, and the Pan. tomime, filled the hook. After the Opera, Rule Britannia was loudly called for. and applauded with more than ufual enthufiafm, on its being fang. Not withftanding the tumult of the applaufe, Mr. MUNDAN extorted more than one laugh from the apdience by his comic and charaCter idle look dining the long. TwaLiTif $lO/11'.-The Anniverfary of this cere many was not celebrated with its ufual fplendour.— The dilplay of tette and ingenuity was by nn means Qrel. The myflic ceremony of drawing King and en produced much merriment. The ConfeCtion ers windows in the Strand, Fleet•fireet, Cheapfide, scc. difplayed their Twelfth Cakes of all forts and fazes. Diver Link TWELFTH CASF.—BADDELFY'S An nual Cake, left by will, to the performers of Drury lane Theatre, was as ufual divided in the Green Room 1411 night, between the play and farce. Much mirth and good humour prevailed on the occafion.— The health of the KING, l.r . ssa, and - ROYAL FAMI LY, was fiat dr. nk„ the "N;irne•of the Donor,' was then given ; nett Mr Sis:.r.tnin, and the Proprie tors of the Theatre:" " the veteran KING, and long life to him ;" The Army of England half Seas over," E:c. Ece. To nth al•fcra pet tormer was fent a piece of the cake. An additional cake, given by the Proprietors, was afterwards divided among the little Gods and Goddeffes, who were all highly gratified with the prefent. Great preparations were made for the refumption of the Woburn feftivities on this do, large party, including many diflinguifted political changers, hay; received cards of invitation. The amufements of the night are to conclude with a grand marquerade. Among the feflivities of this feafon, none have been more confpicuous than an elegant and hipeib en tertainment, confiaing of a 13a11 and Supper given by the Gentlemen of the neighbourhood of Seven Oaks, at the Town-Hall, on Monday haft. There fpacious rooms were fitted up in a liyle of elegance and grandeur, and illuminated in a fplendid manner. The moll ditlioguithed of the Nubility, &c. recent were—Earl Srattuors and the Commis, and the fafcinating Madame Lutsasait, Earl CAPADIN, and a party of falhionables from the Wildernef.. Col. and Mrs. LamilAltD, Major and Mrs. Mortty A vs- TIN. Major DICKSON, Mr. Cones, the High Sheriff of the County, Sir RICHARD and Lady liasoisos, and Mifs Nem.; Mil.. and Mift JULIA and Mils FANNY Humans, and Ge:-.eral anti Mrs. Bass-, and their beautiful daughters g C.rionel Er !LING and Mrs. EVILIND. add M,,.. and MA liVcouc AT k. company began to alembic about half Meer nine, and the dancing commenced at ten o'clock, with the fprightly air of C....yrAora. Mr. Maya, and Lady HARDINGI opened the ball, and ablin tif:ten couple folloned.—The Ladies were elegantly drilled, prin. cipally in white. There was a great flew of ilia- monde.—About one o'clock the fupper room was thrown open. Not a d:lic.iey which the feafon could produce was watitirT, nor e-nid the elegance and tale of the airanernctit of the cupper I d c .urpara.- —Many appropriate longs sta re lung alter (upper ; and. alter Terming the ear ring with great fpnit, the whole party broke sip, h;ghl ) gratified wish the enchanting cistertairinisiit of h. ss,ning. LntJ WHIT% ORTH and the I):icliefs Dos lII' Vre7i: rte. Vented from b.Lo. is: f%:,t Osinssat. Art. t• Dc %/4 5%% IT r, rirrElt teitt FURLS! HI D.—lt 1. well known that the ul:t1 continually to t..tile tr. m I.,nrfrt to Lei:J. ter, and there makc Clue nay arni•i.g hi. mations. —One slay ..s w.s. at a great c a,.on din ner (and as wit WAS I. G. I.::niy there as it IS at relent in the :,• v..m n If L a:J.11), i the Dean ery,t,,ti.d al:c patticnlat!y ICVCIC on II Dean Swift, in the{: ASTI: • 11. Pliti M ts rm..n. a u ing of a thick..thd called I v n. " or (Lida I`. ed .t. well as 'I ~:~ , nhi• , I et! the I)e4-. r:. ~~ great Will *lc Otcsi :I I y a 4:1-w. 37. a ‘." 4 " * .' " . 74 .111 %;Ci' +)'t , . . ' •'i W. W' , ... . 0.• • LAW ler EU .• • , , r,, , , j..t : .., .' .e.• ,' • ' &WY COCK Fic II TIN o...4l ot n i ella. "PI rid and gleams keighi, two lit 'belie pa. rifh of St. Dunftan s in the, Wefts being nod (by Mr. Moaoan, one the Inqueft of St. Win% i rich, and a member of the fociety for the f of vice), before the Sitting Alde r m an , fa r • (after admonition) their cocks to fight in the fr itreet, to the annoyance of the neighbonrhood palTengers, and encouragement of cruelty to 1 _ animals —After a (bort _hearing they were both .'' !rifted in colts, and received an admonition from the Alderman, not to appear before him again, charged •• with a repetition of fo inhuman a praetioe. As thisane . Gmilar offences are punifliable at the quartet ( fierioesk:. and by prefentment to the Magiftrates as oeilkiketis. . it is hoped for th e f a k e o f humanity, and =4. , the cruelty to thofe and other inno cent an d 2 ing creatures, the public will in future take netleirwi- , :. . and bring to puniinment all fuch off e nd ers . r Is Cuanciay.—The proceedings and effefeed .: Caufe, " Mifs FRANCIS Pus csee, fpinfter , . v . Mr. Maciertmatts and others," are completely in' 1 , ref i taken and mifreprefented in fame of she public Prima A I it is true, that the Plaintiff is likely to become . felled of one half of an unproduelive Weft India efia ' ' fubjeet to incumbrances to which it can never bqf equal ; placing the Defendant as a Cre&tor for all be' can prove due to him, which entirely accent& with his anfwer, with his conflant willies, and repeated offers to the Plaintiff and ber family ; but in that event the Plaintiff hares her only fubfillence, the our nuit , , which the Defendant, as purcAafer, was induced to fettle upon her. A detail more citcumfiantial eits.. I not at prefent be entered into, with luflice to &WV. i proceedings in this bufinefs, except to Rate Shortly e' . mall part of what is incontrovertibly proved in the; catire, vi,.. " That the Det'endant has never yet, diti. " ing a period exceeding twenty years, derived fo " much as one fhiliing advantage, or return, frets . 4 the miferable ethic in cineftino, fituate in the work " and molt ruined of the Welt India ifiands: that lie ' " only inducement to interfere with, or to purchafe, " that property (at a price exceeding double the vale:, " ation then made of it) originated, and could by Oaf.: " fibility only originate, from his defire to Cave the; - " Plaintiff, who was at that period much pa* thietf " years of age, and at leaft old enough to judge for " herfelf, and allis to fave her lifter and brother frost " ferious inconveniences, which need not be here " particularifed : that the Defendant was mined into " that purchafe by their long intimacy with his fa. milt' ; and, above all, by their having no other-. tt f r i e nd or relation, who poffeffed the means pe will " to fair them from their creditors, or give then " bread." C'.. IRELAND. CLostest., Dec. p.—Yellerday. Lientenant.e.te./ . neral FLOYD, with a fplendid retinue, arrived in this town, and infpeEted the troops in prrifon. He ex prefred his high opinion of their appearance and per. • fell nate of difcipline. Lan Saturday morning, at the hour of two, A. COKELY ST IR ITCH, Ely. one of the attive and vigilant.. Sheriff's of Limerick, affirted by Mr. POitl, his gaoler,,-. : and a few of the sseh regiment, apprehended in i. bottle in St. Francis' Abbey, Limerick. Thomas O'Brien and Bridget O'Beien, both of Qonmel. Jolla , Ryan, blackfmith, Terence Ryan. and Mary Ryan.. all of Tullig, in the county of Claret the Sheriff de.. tened them in the ad of coining, and found in their poffeffion a large parcel of bare coin, Come jua out. of the crucible, others finned. 1.1 septic K, Dsc. aB.—Since Monday night we experienced an almoll continued none, blowing from W. S. \V. which lafted until an early boor this morning—dreadful apprehenfions are formed of the calamities which may have been Curtained on one coatis; we have heard of one boat being dented to pieces below the Pool ; at which place, the bodies of a man, woman, and child, were driven on awe. Dustier. Jasivacv 3.—ln confequence of Mr. WICKHAM'S health having fuffered very materially from his long and painful c.snfinement, be has b e en obliged to retire for a time frun all public bonnets. Friday and Saturday lan, arrived here from Liver pool, upwards of ft _ao men of the 47th regiment of tot. The eft and ad battalions of the Both regi. ment of foot are hourly expeded from the fame place, confining of upwards of woo men, who arc all to be qua don the town until further orders. l'eflerday evening, Arthur Develin was conveyed to the Caine, by a party of military. under the com mand of Captain Josue S. Hums, of the Upper Talbotfloun Legion Cavalry. Saturday, Ryan was executed at the front of the New Cad, purfuant to his fentence, for having been gunk! of uttering forged notes at Mr. Read', lhop in Pa:liameiet.flreet. His father had been Crime time ago under fentence of death for the like offence, but was pardr.r.ed from Come favourable cireutnnances occur. rin t l„ which required clemency to be extend e d t o hi m . Sunday w-et, about one o'clock in the morning, three men came to the first barrier gate on Cue South Wall, near the Pidgeon Hook, at which a mama lands—being challenged by the foldier. who we undernand is one of the Highlanders, they Paid they were going to the pacLet to fail for Holyhead. and rctrdtes/ to be &Feted to pals through. While the ictrt; was in the all of opening the gate, one of :he three perfores tired a bluiaderids, which. it ap pear, was bided midi dugs, at the Collier. which w. oldti and tote hint dcfpctatelf in the left arm 11.•zo the v nil to the elbow ; il.c atfaCfin was lo dole t•• the poor man ilia: the wadding of the piece (truck „. The three barbarians, notwithilanding that two tlszt caltsnal. ittllatst:y come up, and Bred iii the dirt., 11..3 they heard them run, made their tfclpe. The three (hots had the effeA of alarming the v hole id the army th-re, who were immedi a tely at 0,1.4 p...fs. Thr. C.-niers evr, r , ( Peace of that 1., .1. LA, , ti. piwd three fellows that morning, 1 . r ,e; :re nest R. ~•tend, vte, wet e. it ix believed, e..d•,, but not k fly: or • !.e ravage ao, • e • ci.r a, t:!cv a le would bare t+r.n. I . ! c cr en,47:••1:9r ill, and will r. r fur:, r th-ozh • •:. canned helzved wi.l,•.iit it. T•i 1. can INS I.- •IPdan be attri it to the attenticn that the party of the ~ r ,rationed el y r:•t:y paid to vends '":* ( "At u ;IA been tcl:efl near the place, by renning Lams :Gus to plunJer. ter .a Nme, 14.4 i I. , 't li cii•Tsi. wccd%, kcpt Lis held The body of laic the water by f.:n^ cc-fuc. n.ar t..c I.nr: !..1,4, Mttterfca, c n MondAy, anu was "k to na I.ntife, where the 6rGnet's Ju:y CI,: 44 4 baJui:4l is 11,4;ir vcrclia—.lc6;cutAl • Ecired to