Star. — London, England, 1807-03-09 00:00:00

THE SOUTH AMERICAN EXPETAIION. The Commander in Chief, Lieutenant Gtneta) Watmocx, yetierday arrived at the Crown Inn, I'ortfmouth, and would have gone on board imme diately aad failed, but molt unfortunately the wind has got round to the Southward. The General, and his Perfonal Staff, go in th e Tutsaz frigate, Capt. SHE PPERD : Generals GOWER and ACKLAND go in the tranfports. The Staff is now nearly completed : to the correet ha given in Saturday's STAR, we have now to add Deputy ( ` carter Matter General, Lieutenant Colonel By ax ; AMltant Deputy Adjutant General, Lieut. Colonel ST zwn LT ; Brigade Majors BaowNE, Cocusoats a, and M.txwE In this Expedition, the interell of the fciences is not neglected : Government have attached a Mine ralogill to General \VHITELOCIC, and Dr. AHILAN has been appointed, and has fet off along with the General. We underhand that the Commander in Chief fails in a tingle (hip, the THISIE, and is to make the bell of his way to his deflination. Whenever the wind is favourable, the reft of the fleet will likewife hart, convoyed by the CORMORANT, HE:MSS, and SrskIDIP floops of war. An account has been hid before Parliament of the Exemptions from the Property Tax enjoyed by Fo reigners, from which it appears that the exemptions on the July dividends, 1806, were— Amount of Dividends £ 2 53,840 3 3 Duty £ 8 5,3 8 4 0 4 Odtober !Sob, ditto 60,359 8 t Ditto 6,085 a 6 January ac.;, ditto 94,269 t t Ditto 9,426 a o The Return adds—" The total amount of exemptions may be efiimated at nearly 63,0001. being double the amount of exemptions granted upon the dividends payable on the sth July and toth October, t So6."— This Return includes all kind of public lock. Eall India, South Sea, Imperial, Bce., ; and it (hews how ill founded the objections Were in the fuppofition of the great amount of the flock exempted. The number of honks for which duty is paid in Great Britain, is 1,178,000 t their annual confumption is hated, in the agricultural reports, to be the produce of (even millions of acres. The number of acres ne ceffary to afford fubliftence to eight millions of people in England, according to the prefent mode of living, is eftimated at twenty one millions, including twelve millions as grafs land for meat. Thurfday mottling the fitfl divilion of the Forfar fhire Militia, cbmmanded by the Honourable Colonel ARCHIB•LD DOUGLAS, marched from Glafgow for Stirling, where they are to be flationed. The fol dierly good conduct of this regiment, officers and • men, merits every praife. They are to be replaced in the Glafgow barracks by the fecond battalion of the 71 ft regiment, commanded by Lord Gloaos BERZSTORD. A duel was fought on Friday afternoon, in Kil• burn fields, between Mr. S. a medical (Indent, and Lieutenant M'C. in confequence of a difpute which originated between the parties, at a mufic meeting, on Wednefday. The parties had met on Thurfday to decide their difpute, but, apprehenfive of an alarm, they retired from the field, and renewed the meet ing on Friday. They difcharged two cafes of piflols, and in the latter fire Mr. S. was (lightly wounded in the right arm, when the feconds interfered, and the difpute was adjulled. COVENT GARDEN.—MiIs BOLTON appeared at this Theatre on Saturday night, as Ophelia, in the Tra gedy of Hamlet ' the Songs of which Charadter fire fung with much fweetnels ; but, as an Aftrefs, her Performance was not fuch as to add any thing to her theatrical reputation —Mr. KEMELF, in Hamlet, ' difplayed his ufual difcrimination, but his phylicaT 'powers appear to have fuffered Tome abatement.— In the foliloquy, " To be or not to be," his me mory once failed him.—Mr. Popes Gh?ft was folemn and (lately; and Lirrotr, in the abfence of MUNDEN, acquitted himfelf very tolerably in Polonius.—At the end of the Second Ad, a Gentleman attempted to , addrcfs the audience from the firl tier of the Boxes; and, in a rambling kind of way, talked of Mr. Nemble's having murdered a fpe , ch ;—faid his filler was married to Sir Francis Baring, and that his mother was dead ; the horde, however, became cla morons, and he quietly refumed his feat. Sroariac.—The trotting match between Mr. Si /4- moan's chefrort mare, and a celebrated grey horfe belonging to Captain Masses, took place, agreeable to appointment, on Saturday morning, near Totte ridge, Herts. A diflance of ten miles to and from was marked out on the high road, and notwithfland ing the feverity of the morning, there was a great number of perfons affembled to witnefs the decifion of the match, which was for zoo guineas. The animals were flarted early in the morning, and the average betting was five to four on the horfe, and the fame odds, that the winner did not perform the ten miles in 36 minutes. The cattle kept together the firfl three miles, when the horfe took fright and bolted, and the mare, which by this event had got about 300 yards a-head, made play, and kept the advantage for about fix miles, when the was clofely followed. The fall four miles were well contelled— the animals were neck and neck for three miles of the diflance, when the horfe got an advantage, and won by jockeyfhip, by about too yards. The diflance was performed in thirty.feven minutes, and the road was heavy. A man of the name of Madden was tried on a ca pital indictment, at the Allizes for Bet kfhire, held at Reading, during the lalt week, for (hooting at ano ther man, with intent to kill; The circumflances at tending the cafe were fingular. The prifoner had fold the produCtion of a cherry orchard, at Cookham, but he afterwards repented of the cnntrarff, and wifhed to cancel the bargain. The purchafer repaired to the orchard, when the fruit was fit to gather ; and when In the aft of plucking from the tree, the prifnner ap peared with a gun, and flatbed the pan at him. The man remained on the tree, and the prifoner put in ire& prime, difcharged the piece and lodged the contents in the body of the purchafer, who, after a long illnefs from the effeeti of the rash act of the pri foner, recovered. The prifoner was found guilty, and ordered for execution. 111.1RK-LANE. " • . CORN EXCHANGE, MARCH 9. The filth arrivals of Wheat today are numerous; and that of good quality is at the reduCtion in price of about as. per quarter, arid others are extremely heavy of fate, and lower—Barley is in confiderable. tupply, and this article is at rather lets price—Kilt has more ready e Peas is lower—Old l3eans, of each kind, are in plenty, and cheaper—of Oats there are few arrivals, but many remaining on hand, and this trade nearly maintains WI prices— Flour with little variation. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, MARCH 6. Arrived yefferday 'morning off this port, and made fignal of failing for the Weff Indies, his Majefty's brig CURIEUX, of 18 guns; the Rambler, Wrid.rests, for Jamaica ; Choice, CLARK, for St. Kitts; Hawker, ERRING, for Honduras ; Diana, Gonoctirco, for Africa ; Nancy, Lirson.r, for Surinam ; and the Mercury, BERRIE, for Berbice ; alfo his Majelly's brig DISPATCH, of t 8 guns, with about twenty-three fail, under convoy for .Lifbon and Odorto ; among which were the following vef leis Devonfhire, Hind, Elizabeth, D Argo, and Thetis, for Oporto ' and Flora, Chatty, Scar borough, Indefatigable, Albion, Lord Duncan, and Mary Ann, for Lifbon. Arrived this day the (hip Fortune, Captain Wit.son, from Greenock for Suri nam ; and the General Prefcott, --, from Liver pool, for Malta, to wait convoy, and the brig Mor rillown, of S guns, with a convoy, which proceeded on for Wales.—Wind N. E. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 7. Came in the Endeavoul• hired'armed fhip, of 12 guns, from the Weltward, with a fleet of veffels under convoy.— Sailed the Boasat, of 22 guns, for Jerfey ; and the Badger, THORNTON, for Dublin ; Anna faria, CLasistn, for St. Thomas's ; and Ja fon, HOWARD, for St. John's. The Hissanta, of to guns, came from Hatnoaze to Cawfand Bay Taft evening. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 7. The ELECTRA floop, Captain Taottort, is ap- pointed convoy to the Mediterranean. She made the tignal this morning. IDEAL, MARCH 7. The Blazer gun brig, Lieutenant Jona litavoN. Commander, arrived this morning, and brought in with her (which the detained) the fhip Apollo, Capt. WAarzt.s, of and for Hamburgh, from Charlefton, with a cargo of rice. Sailed the Intelligent gun brig, on a cruize off Boulogne. MARCH B.—Arrived the 6kylark flonp of war, from Portfmouth ; Sparkler gun brig, from the Nore ; and Archer gun brig, from a emit! off Calais. Sailed the Combatant !loop, for the Note ; Jackall and Firm gun brigs, on a cruize off the Galloper, and Thrather gun brig, on a cruize off Boulogne. DOVER, MARCH 7. Paffed by this morning the hoy Johannes Captain TONG, of Pappenburg, with a cargo of .falt, from Tramblide, bound to Tenningen, has picked up the crew of the (hip Math Francifca, Captain Tow x bound from the fame place, alfo to Tooningen, which foundered at fea. Sailed the (hip Otis, Capt. CROCK la, of and for New York, from London, having repaired the, damages fhe fuftaincd in the ♦iolent gale of the 13th ult. Came in this day, with the lots of an an chor and cable, rudder unhung, and fo leaky as to occafion both pumps to be continually worked, the flip Medford, Captain BARNARD, of Bofton, b6tind to London, with geneva, madder, tcc.—Wind N. N. E. blaws ftrong, with fqualls of fnow. SHEERNESS, MARCH 8. Sailed the Alkmar Rore•fhip to the Downs, and the Robert Taylor and Emerald tranfports.—Arrived the AFRICAN, RUBY, and EXCELLENT, men of war, from Chatham ; and paged by to the Nore.—On the 6th inßant, arrived from the River, to go with the Baltic Convoy :—Four Brothers, Stemming; Two Sißers, Pahneke ; Satisfaftion, Paterfon ; Seculation, Heetor ; Caledonia, Rathike ; Hibernia, Denke ; Eli zabeth, Lucke ; Concordia, Klyne ; and Trine, Bet derv; all Proflian (hips; which, with feveral Etiglifh veal% are waiting convoy : the Latona, Fenwick ; and feveral other veffels have failed from the Note to day, having obtained licences to go to the Baltic without convoy. This day all the coppered tranfports which have laid here Come time, are ordered to fail imme diately to Portfmouth, it is waled molt of them will go to-morrow.—Wind W. YARMOUTH, MARCH 8. Arrived the Loan KEITH cutter, from Holland, with feven pilots. Sailed the DICTATOR and Ratio 'Anow men of war, and OBERON (loop, on a cruize off the Texel. Arrived the JULIAN armed (hip, 2nd Fpaa ESTER gun-fhig, and a large 'hip, richly laden, fent in by the CRUIZ ER (loop of war. Government difpatches were this day landed here, and imme. diately forwarded to London. Ships of war, MA JESTIC, STATELY, ROEBUCK men of war, JULIAN armed (hip, and two gun-brigs.—Wind S.W. The Perfeverance, Stout, from Poole for Liverpool, is captured and carried into France. The Mercurius, Thompfon, from Memel for Loudon, is on fhore near Carlferone. The Traveller, Blair, from Shields for London, was loft near Yarmouth on be zBtb ult. The Adtive, Percy, from Portfmouth for Plymouth, was cap tured on the tit init. off Portland, by a French privateer of 16 guns. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. Captain Cumberland is appointed to the Leyden ; Captain G. Scott, to the Inflexible ; Captain C. Stuart, to the St. Albans. Lieut. Love, of the Hon. Admiral Berkeley's fig Zip, is pro moted to be a Commander, and appointed to the Obfervator. C. Hotchftetter, Efq. late Clerk of the Cheque at Woolwich, Is appointed Clerk of the Survey in the Ordnance Department at this place, vice Pringle. promoted ; and Mr. H. Matthews is appointed Clerk of the Cheque at Jamaica, vice Purdie, dcceafed. There is nothing new under the fun" faith the old Proverb. Under favour, this is n.a. true. Four Prizes of :0,0001. each ; four of :0,0001. four of 5,0001. ke. are an abfolute novelty in a State Lottery Scheme of 25,000 numbers only—and a zo,o:ol. Prize to the firft drawn Ticket of the fir ( four days is another novelty in the Lottery fcience. But tie molt intereliing novelty that will be felt by many a lucky adventurer in the prefent very fuperior Scheme, will be fpeedily an aequifition of a new and inde pendent Fortune in fterling money. • Silt NOME POPHA': TRIAL. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 6. FIRST DAY. , This being the day appoiritid for the Court Martial to fit fir the trial of this 9fficer, at eight o'clock this morning the fignal gun as fired, and the flag hoilled at the mizen peak on beard the Gladiator, for a Court Martial. The feveral naval Officers upon this Ration immediately repaired on board, nearly in t i ke follow ing order : Vice Admiral Sir Eraimus Gower, Vice Admiral J. Holloway Vice Admiral B. Rowley. Rear Admiral H J. Vafhon, Rear Ad. nsirgl Sir Mae Coffin,Captains Graves. Scott, Royle, &c. Admira Grey. Commiffioner, Admiral Sir W. Young, &c. The'reveral Officers, as they came upon the quar ter deck, were received according to their rank, by an Officer'sguard of marines, who prefented arms as they arrived. The Admirals were received as ufual, with the additional compliment of drums beat ing. S'ortly after the arrival of Sir W. Young, the Prefident, the Admiralty barge came aiongfide with Mr. Jervis, Counfel for the Admiralty, Mr. Bicknell, Solicitor to the Admiralty, Mores Greetham, Efq. Deputy Judge Advocate, and the other Gentlemen on the part of the profccution. Immediately after followed Sir Home Popham, in his own barge, atten ded by Mr. Cricket, Provoti Martha! of the Admi ralty, who was fuppofed to have Sir Home Popham in his cußody, carrying Sir. Home Popham's fword, he being under arrefi. Mr. Harrifon and Mr. I.avie, Sir Home' s tounfel and Agent, with others of his friends, alto attended him. Sir Home Popham was dreffed in his full uniform, as a Pon Captain, with out his fword, wearing the Infignia of the Order of St. Ferdinand and of Merit. He appeared in perk& fpirits, and as he came on deck, walked with his ufual Ready and undaunted air. In of prefenting arms, the guard of Marine; only carried arms as he paffed. Sir Home Popham was folloWed, in ano ther boar, by Lord Vifeount Melville, Mr. Sturges Baurne, Mr. Secretary Madden, Captain King, and feveral otherw. General Sir Charles Prevnß, Governor of Portf mouth, General the Earl of Cavan, Major General Levefon Gower, Brigadier General Acland, Colonel Cadogan, Admirals Patron and Hamilton , Hcn. Commiffioner Grey ; Captains Larcom, Columbine, Larkin, Quinton, Sheppard, Inglis, Buckle, Hal Read, Katon, Rainer, Jenkins, Hall, (of the Navy) and all the Captains of the (hips lying at this port; Colonels Terrott, Cadogan, and Raventhaw ; Dr. MacGregor, Captain Grant, Mr. Marfden, Secretary to the Admiralty, Mr. Hufkinfon, Mr. S. Bourne, Mr. Hollingfworth (of the Admiralty), Mr. Wilf n, (of the Navy Office), and Mr. Drummond ; and a great number of other military and civil officers at. tended. Precifely at nine o'clock the Prefident, Judge Advocate, &c. proceeded to the State Cabin, which had been fitted np for the exprefs purpofe of holding Naval Courts Martial, and fhortly after the Members, conaituting the Court, were appointed as follows : Admiral Sir W. YOUNG, Pre ildent. Vice Admiral Sir E. Gower Rear Admiral Sir IL Straehan Vice Admiral J. Holloway Captain S. H. Linzee Vicc Admiral B. Rowley Captain Thomas Graves Vice Admiral Hon. H. E. Captain M. Scott Stanhope Captain T. Irvin Rear Admiral J. Vaihon Captain C. Boyle Rear Admiral Sir I. Coffin The Court being thus affembled, the Counfel re prefenting the Admiralty, who profecutes, took his feat to the right, behind the Prefident, together with the Solicitor, and other perfuns engaged on the part of the profecution. The other naval and military officers, Lord Melville, Mr. Sturges Bcurne, and the other Gentlemen not immediately compofing the Court, but who attended as witneffes, &c. flood be hind the Prefident. Sir Home Popham took his place at the lower end of the Court, on the leit of the judge Advocate, with the Provoft Martha' on his left, and his Coun fel, Agent, and friends in the rear. The fides of the cabin were allotted for the public. The feveral Of ficers compofing the Court wore their full drefs uni forms ; Sir. R. Strachan alfo wore his red ribband. The Court being declared open, and the order from the Comrniffioners of the Admiralty, directed to Ad miral Sir W. Young, as Prefident, for holding a Court Martial on board the Gladiator, being read aloud by the Judge Advocate, the feveral Members of the Court took the ufual oath. The Prefident then inquired if any Gentlemen at tended to take down minutes of the proceedings, for publication in the Newfpapers ? and being aniwered in the affirmative, he was pleafed to dire& that they fhould be accommodated together, on the right-fide of the Court. This being done, the Prefident in formed them that much inconvenience had occurred upon the late Court Martial on Sir Robert Calder, in confequence of partial accounts of the proceedings being publifhed in the Daily Newfpapers, previous to the conclution of the trial, notwithflanding the pofitive injunaions of the Court to the contrary. This was confidered as a high breach of honour, and a contempt of the Court. It was, _therefore, to be underflood, by the Gentlemen who attended for this particular purpofe, they were nct, upon any ac count, to publifl► any part of the proceedings until the final decifion of the Court, and upcn no other condition would they be allowed to take down any minutes of the proceedings, and to that they muff tin equivocally pledge themlelves. One of the Gentlemen then addreffed the Court, and Paid, that the fame pledge had been required of them, and given, upon the trial of Sir Robert Cal der, but in breach of all good faith, nne of the Gen tlemen who attended for a Morning Paper, after the others had delivered up their minutes, fecreted and Role away with them over the off fide of the veffel, and immediately fent them exprefs to London for publication. The Prefident then directed, that if that perfon was now in Court he fhould be fent on 'bore immediately; but was anfwered, that in confequence of his former condue, that perfon was not fuffered to come down, as the other Gentlemen refuted to ail with him, and was not then in Portfmouth ; upon which the Prefi dent expreffed himfelf fatisfied ; and the fever al Gen tlemen who were to take minutes then came forward (one excepted) and pledged themfelves to thefe con ditions. This perfoc, who belongs to a new Evening Paper, when called upon to give the lame pledge with the others, laid he firould decline taking any minutes upon fuch conditions; but, upon its being fuggelled ti the Pt efidenr, that the Gentleman might give a garbled account of the proceedings from me more. and he perfiflisig in hi:rent:ll 1i ;•ivelpledge. he was immediately orderedlo qui• the 'hip, and the Officer direeled not to admit. •liim on. board .gin during the fitting of the Court. The Prefident then direttaci that Ole Gen•lemrn thould deliver up their note books, at the rifiog of the Cuurt. At twelve o'clock the Court adjmirriei for half an hour, in order to procure fume (Tina' papers I tym Ihore. The Court being again of :n b'ed, frame ruigical documents were read, and Mr. J, rvis intimated that he had concluded the cafe on the part of the prole. cutinn. The Joacts ADVOCATE then read the charges, which were in lubilance the fame with the Order to Admiral Yourrc, given in the Snit on Friday lA, and produced ieveral documents, by whicsi the charges were meant to he fubltan•iated ; but as it would be improper in us to flare any thing refpedinc, , the evi• deuce till the fentence of the C. urt be divulged, we cannot n fay any thing refpeeting them. Sir Home Popham being then called en by the Court, to Itate when he would In ready to pro ceed on his defence, he ohferved, that the flirt Charges fent him by the Admiralty, about half an hour after his arrival in town, referred only to three documents, while the new aarges which had been prefented to him on his arrival at ?ord." mouth, referred to eighteen documents, r f which he had noebeen furni!hed with copies. He there fore thought it expedient to have a little time in preparing his defence againa the Charges in their pre fent form, and requefled the indulgence of the Court, which was panted, and the Court adjourned till Sa turday, when it was to meet to deliver the welled copies of the new charges. SECOND DAY, SATURDAY, MARCH t. This morning, at eleven o'clock, the Court met, with the ufual ceremonies ; but in confeluence of the general underflanding that Sir Home Popham would not enter upon his defence, the Ccurt wac not half fo crowded as on the precedit g day. Sir Home Popham being called upon by the Prefident to know if he was ready to make his defence ? the former anfwered, that the documents, on which he relied his defence, were 1 numerous, it was quite impoffi ble for him to proceed in it until Monday. In the mein time he begged permitUon of the Court to read Tome documents, which appeared to him effentialiy neceffary to his defence. He afked this permiffion now, fill, becaufe it would Pave much of the time of the Court ; and next, as he thould refer to them in the courfe of his defence, it was necetfary they fhould be before the Court in Come lhape or other. _ _ The Court was then cleared, and after an hour's deliberation, the 'Court determined that Sir Home Popham fhould fira make his defence, and afterwards proceed with his evidence. The Court then adjourned, about one o'clock, until nine on Monday morning next, when Sir Home Popham will immediately proceed with his defence. Mr. Harrifop, Sir Home Popham's Counfel, left this place ;or London, lag night, and is expeded to return to-morrow. Lord Melville, Mt. Sturges Bourne, and Mr. Hut kifron, did not attend the trial this day. The latter gentleman, we underftand, is much better. . Mr. Willon is arrived ; Lord Whitworth is hourly expeCted. Saturday we received New York Papers, to the 25th January, The moll interefling intelligence they contain is an extrait of a letter from New Orleans, dated December 17, of which the following is a Copy : You have heard a great deal about treafon, Burr, and his affociates. " The following addrefs was made in open Court by General Wilkinfon, at New Orleans, this day, on the occafion of bis appeasing to anfwer to a writ of Habra: Corpus, iffued to take from his arreft Dr. Dotlman, Burr's chief agent in this City. Near one thoufand perfons were prefect; he lolfent off Bollman to Char lelton " Called on to account for an set in which I glory, and for which, I tract, my country will think with me, I thall meet the consequences with the applaufe of my ow•n breaft, which I prize more than the hofannas of thousands, or the popularity of the world; but when I calf my eyes on the movers of this protect'. tioa, my bcifoni is rent by a eonfilet of emotions—lorry for their depravity; charity for their fympathies ; furprife at their indit cretion; aftonifisment at their audacity ! Would to God I could here clofe the proceedings of this day; but my honour, my duty, and the fafety of the State; forbid me. It is time an univerfal alarm Mould go forth to rouse the good citizen to a fcnfe of his danger. The deceitful eahm mutt no longer be fuffered to impede on us a treacherous fecurity; nor (hall the artifices of the confede rates he longer employed to cheat the public judgment. Tres. chery ftalks abroad in the midst of as. Treafon ftalks abroad, and the friends of Burr and rebellion, whilft they ridicule our ap prehenlions and (miff at our preparations, with trembling folicitude implore his speedy arrival, to reward diem for their apoftacy, and to rescue them from the goading' of spilt and the terror of im pending punillunent." livaUy he charged James Alexander with being a party to the confpiracy.. • . . 4. The harrangue had an excellent effect ; the people's eyes were opened, and they declared they would rally round the General. He would loon clear the city of the traitors if Governor Claiborne could think himfelf authorifed to fufpend the liakar Corp, aa. He Rill doubts whether he padres that power." The French fbip, Foudroyant, of 86 guns, was ready for Pea, and an embargo was expeCted. The Elephant and Veteran were off, and in fight daily. On Monday laft Mr. Bowylik delivered up in form to the TruQees of his Lottery on behalf of the Pub lic, previous to the Drawing which takes place on the r4lh of next Month, all the Gallery of PiCtures, the C o mpl e t e Copies of the fplendid Works of the Hi/. tory of England, Views in E g yp t . & c . & c . amount . ing in 0 443 4 :: whole to folio Volumes, which Volumes contain, exclusive of the letter.prefs, up wards of One Hundred andNinetyThoufand beautiful Engravings by all the fiat Artists in the kingdom. Mr. Bowytt at the fame time delivered into the hangs of the aforefaid (mikes, reeled up and num bered in feparate packages, all thofe fine and well known Engravings which the holders of lickfas will be entiticd to who may not obtain the Capital Eizes. So that the whole of this immenfe property to the value of One Hundred and Thirty-three Thoufand Pounds, is now veiled in the hands of the Traces of et: t ery on behalf of the Public. A fatal accident happened to a Sild of three years of age, belonging to a family at "Totten. ham, the other day. The child got poffellion of a cap, containing vitriol for cleariog hone tops, having fdallowtd lonic of the fame, it bALled the !kill ulthe faculty to Gaye its life.