Star. — London, England, 1811-12-13 00:00:00

INTEREStING Waiil7llC4ll76l. I IiIICTRAOr. OP A LITTER FROM A OZNTLY.MAN AT BMW* BON, TO -1113 SIFTER IN edenote.• • • ' • . . 4 . Saint Demise Island of Boareeee Muth te tett. 4 , Imenxioned in a ferrner letter, I intended re-him-- big to Indies - onboard *the Hon: Company's transport Melville, on the sth of this month, (the woeful day three years I quitted England.) She got under weigh from Port Louis about eight o'clock, A.M.-and we put to sea, the weather having a very unfavourable appearance. We had between seven and eight hun- 'tired Seapoys and Europeans on board. The greater part of the day' there was a driizling rain, and be tween seven - and eight o'clock in the evening it began to blow - a violent hurricane, ore as the French term it, a -coup de vent.: We tried to take in sail, but found it impossible, the wind freshening, every mu ntent, and blowing horn all iioints of the compass.— Before nine the same evening, we lost cur fore, main, arid amen •top-gallant masts and yasds, and imme diately after our fore and main=top masts, every mo ener.t expecting to go to the bottom, all hopes being gieen over by the Captain. Towards ten thewind still increased, and carried away cur mizen mast short off eves; , the deck. By this time we had not a mast a sten ; however, thefortunate elgcumstance, as it turned Out to be, greatly eased the ship. The men at the wheel now becoming terrified, ; left it, and the tiller rope breaking at this moment, the ship bacatee Ungovernable, and we had nearly sunk. Here the captain told us all was over—and certainly had it not been for the presence of mind of some on board, who new instantly down below, into.the gun-robin, and still steered the. ship, all had been finished. .Tee htirricane continued. to .blow with equal violeuce for eight successive from's. The Europeans on board kept working the whole nightae the pumps. No.pen .in describe the confusion. The anticipation of dying, my dearest sister, is certainly worse than death. The anchors getting loose, they were cast away : but how ever, not before one of them had made an immense hole is the ship's bows. Both our large boats were hnecked fo pieces, and flung overboard—the gig, or email bent, was carried up hyehe force, of the wind, as high as the-mizen-yard. 1 14 You will be surprised to hear, that out of so many men so few lost their lives. We only lost eight,: Three se3poys were killed by the boat falling upon them ; and 'one so jemmee,• that he died the follow ing morning. Three lescars were missing, supposed. to have been blown off from the main yard during the gale, bind one Seacumine fell overboard when in the act. of cutting away the mizzen rigging. Some hundreds Would have in all probability been killed, had it not been for the fortunate coincidence of its raining hard the-whole day, and thereby keeping -the greater part down below. Certainly there cannot be buele a timid useless set of beings on board a ship as keapoys, but a description of them will not'do here. However, to go on with this horrid narrative, the :following keening we were contriving some small temporary sails ; In the evening we saw the isle of France, about eight leagues distant —but it was too hazy fir us to be perceived from the land ; and we' were such a shocking wreck we could not beat up ageenst the wind-ewe consequently bore down before the wind for Bourbon, aud the following evening we new thrland. ' . e. 4 4 . We kept r .duringthe whole night . :so arose in land .t vN thought ,prpdent, end when within etlefiut two tlitite • liileie th l Wind . gradtiallertNeeleteteye and `'tee sereeiedeiven within a mile ofthekeef, by. a strong termit e setting -in ;shore. Here me ~expeqyd to. be *very moment dashed to pieces, and our fiars were '.FreAter: than before i . but . some Guardian Angel must nave been watching over us, for when we were within. -a gun shot of being cast on 'd reef, a- tight; breeze -.eptung up and carved us off the land: • .. , t ‘ 4 4 Soon after we had got clear of this dangerous .reef, one of the incisteeeautiful l though awful sights, :. ewas presented to our view—a large burning Volcano. It was the grandest sight I ever beheld. shortly after : 'dee-light we saw St. Denis a little a-head'of usewhich eve providentially made about 8 o'clock. A.M. We e .had our signal of distress up, which was scarcely re ....quisete, .you will *ye with such a complete wreck as .burs: I, have in my short narrative, my deirest sis ter, merely told a plain matter of fact—and not en = . .' atered into - the distressing scene of so many hundreds of e 'eroulslnomentardy callingop our SAVIOUR. The poor • natives, one and all celliog out . Vllee, signifying Gon. • , e , 4 4 To finish my account, boats wereennmediately tent to our assistance, and we went on shore, where We now, thank Goa, all are. The ship is gone round - • iceStePatil's; to be 'put in some kind of repair, but .• however I will never put foot again on board of her. •••, We have since heard a schooner was all but lost on . entering the harbour of Port Louis, on the evening of the eitli. ' "'Unfortunate news has reached us, th it is the loss of three teasels on the coast of Madagascar—his Ma ': • jesty's gun-brig Staunch ; the Duchess .of erotic, and . Farqeharo and the whole of the three crews perished: . These vessels had gene with some others, with troops for it e purpoee of biking a small French fortat >lee • degescar, which, aiesoon as our troops were.disern • et tharted, the Ftertch capitulated and suneneered. Title • - french troops_ were, thett , embark6 l , :and at es on ticratd, while tireebeee abOve-nenutd vessels %sees still riding at anchor, a hurricane came on, and they - Were all lost. Merchie a dreadful month abiPL iheie Wands. - Yon must forgive this scrawl—A my writ. vg apparatus, desk, &c. was broken to eiecei o ' board. .Every one su ff ered more or leis." . e .. - . Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India Hodse, when Captain W. Hawe.elo was sworn • into the command of the Lady Carringtoni destined • for Bombay and Bengal. • • A most tremendous. storm , of thundin. andlightninw accompanied with heavy rain, Was experienced atGi• bralrar about the middle of November, St, Georg? s • tower was struck by the lightning, and great parrot it thrown down : upwards of seven inches of rain fall • in twenty-four hours, and many houses and cellars were overflowed in cor.scqucnce. • Letters received in town yesterday from Fort eorge state, that innst tremendous gales have re cently been experienced in the North Seas. A frigate had come in, which represented the sea. to be Covered almost every where with wrecks of ships, serve turned with their keels upwards. One ship of about 700 tons, was found a wreck, and the Captain and two ether persons drowned in the cabin. In the pocket of the termer were found 30 guineas. •. . , THE MUR:DARS.,II4I.RACCLIFF:E.RIGHirdit Yesterday morning, the carpenter (Mi. Pugh's ' Inan),-Who hadbeen employed about three weeks ago in finishing Mr. Mary's shop, undetwent another exa mination at the Thames Police Office. Mr. Mare's meant, and a bricklayer, attended to identify the man. Many respectable housekeepers, his landlqrd, and others, appeared in favour of his character ; and, to the satisfaction of the Magistrates; proved an.alibi. The chissel was proved to be that which Mr. Pugh's man had borrowed ; but a young man swore he found it in the cellar, at the time he accompanied the watch- I man in Mr. Mares house, immediately after the mur ders were committed. The Magistrates discharged the man, there not being sufficient evidence for auto cher hearing. A girl, named Wilkie, whose name was mentioned as having threatened to murder Mrs. Marr, volun tarily surrendered herself for an investigation into her conduct, daring her six months servitude in the un fortunate family, which she had left six weeks since. The girl completely satisfied the Magistrates of her innocence, from her readiness to give every informa tion relating to the knowledge Ore possessed of the family affairs during that time. She stated that she officiated as an assistant in the shop, and not as the servant-maid, whose name was Catherine Gibbs, The simplicity of the young girl particularly excited the notice of the Magistrate=. Wednesday night the . Magistrates obtained some information, and early yesterday morning Police Of cers, from most of the Public Offices; were dispatched in every direction. The felloiking partikulars of a suspicious nature have transpired : • About half-past one O'clock on Sunday limning, a man in the employ of Messrs. Sims, of Sun Tavexn, fields, returned home. The foreman of the works paid the man eight shillings early on Saturday evening. When he went to his lodgings, the woman of the house observed the smock-frock whiCh he wote to be very ditty ; and said to the man, "Where have you been 1" He replied, e that an oil cask had burst over him, and that he had endeavoured to wash it off." The woman said, that cold water would not take away the oil, and that she could not smell it. Shortly after ,!wards the man retired to bed with his fellow lodger, but early the same morning made his escape from his lodgings, and has not since been heard of. His part suer has been very ill ever since, for which reason he has not been examined, nor will he be brought up until some tidings are beard of the man, who is sup posed to have talcen the road to Portsmouth. He is about the middle stature, 30 years of age, with only one eye, and WAS habited in a smock-frock, which was Mich washed in the front, and wore duck trowsers. Late last night the Magistrates had received no in telligence of the success of the officers. - The concourse of spectators yesterday was immense. The Earl of SEFTON was among the gentlemen who attended at the Shadwell Office, but his Lordship, after a lorg conference with the agistrates, retired before the examinations took place. We are glad to find that Government has taken means to discover the murderers of Mr. Mare and his family, by offaing a reward of £lOO to any one ut them, except an actual perpetrator, whose evidence may lead to conviction. Yesterday an advertisement to that effect was stuck np in large characters, in the neighbourhood of Ratcliffe-highway, and othee t parts of thirtliwn. - The corpse of James Biggs, the servant-lad, was buried yesterday afternoon, at Mill-yard BuriaLmund , in Godciman's Fields. The funeral was a walking procession ; paging from Ratcliffe-highway, through 4 W -ell-close-square, up Well-street, to Mill yard ; the whole waslined with crowds, whose anxious sympa thy did them honour. The lad was his mother's only child—and she is a widow. As her whole comfort appeared centered in her son's happy existence, her feelings can be better conceived by tender mothers than described.. EXAMINATION AT BOW-STREET. At half-past eight o'clock yesterday evening, Mr. Bet!jaminlffahh, Member for Wotton Bassett, was put to the Bar. ' Sir Thomas Plomer, his Majesty's Solicitor-Gene ral, was sworn.—He stated, that having made a considerable purchase, he consulted with the prisoner' about three months ago respecting the selling-out of some stock in the three per cents. at which time the' prisoner advised him to the contrary, alledging that the fends would certainly get up, and that by keep.' 'lag the stock in' them, he (Sir T. Pion:lC . o would be' benefited. Oa the 29th of November List, however, the prisoner called on him in Lincoln's inn, and ad vised him to sell out, as he (the prisoner) was of nion that the funds would fall ; and Sir Thomas, after consulting a mercantile Gentlemon, daermined to do so, and the prisoner was in:atucred to find a purchaser. On the lat of Decombir the prisoner called, - and told Sir Thole :s that he had sold the stock, and only waited for him to seat his convenience toanake the transfer. Sir Thomas made the transfer; and the money was paid into his banker's. It so happened, that not being able to get the title-deed to the estate which he had purchased completed, he found the money he had in his banker's hands for that purpose would not be wanted ; and he consulted the prisoner about laying it out in Exchequer bills,; on which business, he (the prisoner) called on Sir' 'Thomas, in Lincoln's - inn, on the 4th of December, and received a cheque on Messrs. Gosling and Sharpe, .Ihr £22,000, Which cheque was accordingly cashed by the bankers. On the evening of Thursday, the sth of Deceniber, the prisoner called Thomas at his Chambers, and informed him th had only been able to purchase Exchequer-bills to-the amount Of £6615. 18s. 6d. and that he had paid them into 'his (Sir Thomas Plomer's) bankers; also the sum of £15,500 in cash. The prisoner gave to Sir Thomas a receipt for the Exchequer bills; but did not give The person accused of committing a murder in a him any receipt for the cash alledged to be paid in. Gravesend-boat, sixteen years ago, is still in custody, The prisoner farther informed Sir Thomas that he and will be examined finally to-morrow at the Shad- had contracted for 15,000 pounds worth more of Ex well Police-office. The parties who made the charge chequer-bills, with the agent of Messrs. Courts :he remain firm to their first statements. lieved the prisoner said his name was Trotter., Yesterday se'nnight, towards the dusk, Malcolm He told Sir Thomas that Mr. Trotter had agreed to Stewart, a man who travels the country with a pack, put him in possession of the Exchecluer-bills at half was attacked, close to the inn at Blair Athol, near, past three on Saturday, December the 7th that he Dtuskeld„ by two men, who, after sobbing him of 20 had p aid ss. p remium for them, and that t ; hey bore or twenty-five pounds, barbarcusle cut his throat, interest at Sid. pe r day. He promised to call on Sir and then left him, in the persuasion, no doubt, that Thomas on Saturday, at two o'clock, for a cheque they had murdered him. He seas found, how- for the £15,000, which he stated he had paid in, to i ever, shortly afterwards, with some signs of life re- complete the purchase of those bills which had been maining, and carried into the inn, where surgical aid agreed upon with the Agent of Messrs. Courts. Sir was procured ; but he still lies with small hopes of Thomas, on the prisoner's leaving him, went to his anker's, and there found that the Exchequei-bills recovery. b . About nine on the evening of Monday fortnight, had been paid in, but not any part of the cash ; he five fellows arirted with blunderbusses and pistols, soon after learnt that the prisoner had left town, no attacked the house of the Rev. J. Averill, of Mothill,„ one could tell where, and that his family supposed in Waterford, the door of which they burst in, and him to have gone into the country on business. Sir rushed into the parlour, where Mr, A. and his family Thomas immediately applied to the Admiralty, to were sitting, with thaltiv. L. Carey. One Of the transmit the necessary information to the out - ports by ruffians presented a derbuss at Mr. Carey, who telegraph ; and an app lication was made to the Post with great resolution threw up the blunderbuss helve O ffi ce to detain any letters that might come into its he'ciibld fire, but received several violent blows, which charge in the prisoner's hand-writing. The Magi:- stenned him. The villains proceeded to search for 'trams and Officers of the Public Office, Bow-street, :mils, but not finding any,, were content with the little' affcrded all the assistance required of -them. The Motley which was in a desk that they broke open, and -ffist letter that was received hzd no date, but bore departed. the Exeter post-mark. It was sworn by Sir Thomas J. Murrell, apptehended in the Borough, lai Li- to be the prisoner's hand-writing , and Was addressed vender and Adkins , on suspicion of rubbing Mr. Roel to himself (the prisoner ) in London, but intended fur bills, grazier, of Hadar, North Wales, 0f.0300, rct 1 : his clerk Mr. It stated, that as he had the thela.te Ingatestotre Fair, has undergone several exa- fullestconfidence in his clerk,he would confide in him minatiens at Bow•street Office, from which it appears, I the secret, that he had misapplied the £15,500 en., that the robbery took place at the Duke's Head Inn, I trusted to him by Sir Thomas Homer ; that he was ,•-where Mr. R. went to bed, on Monday tennight, be- I either to do this or to suffer his poor wife and seven tveeen nine and ten o'clock. On that evening the I dear children to starve, and wrong other people who prisoner was identified to be in the Duke's Head , bye could not half so well afford it as Sir Thomas, one Charlotte Tweed, who was assisting at the house , in of whom was the tlerk's father. He spoke in repro-j 1 , consequence of its being fair time, she having served lbation of his own conduct, for such an unjust act to him with some porter and gin and water, in a room ' a man who throughout life had been his and his fa-, on the same door- as that in which the prosecutor ther's best friend.; but the act was done, and he had i slept ; and actually sate him come out of the room no idea of the traasaction being as yet discovered.— teheee Mr. R. was in bed.—Her evidence was corro-I,ln this letter to his clerk, he inclosed. one for Sir, harmed by Sarah Hare, who also saw Win come one: Thomas, which was read; and the . substance of which of the prosecutor's room. Committed lot trial.• was, that as Mr. Coutts's arm would riot be in town, ALIENS.—Monday last, a housekeeper in East me the Saturday; the receiving of the Exchequer-bills Smithfield, was convicted in the penalty of £lO, be- Mira bins could not take place until Monday, at half ' fore the Magistrates of (Peen's -square, for having past three o'clock; and that he (the prisoner) would lodged a Portuguese crimp it bit house, without call on Sir Tliomai on that day, at t*o o'clock, for having reported die same vhthin 24 h4uh, as required a ebegue 0415,500. The nett letter-received from by the Alien Act; and the Allen mot haetni a licence, th e Prisoner, was addressed to hia' brother, in which war tordasitted-te-priscat. • • •he acktowletivs his pa ib seem robbed Sir Tho. BREACH OF TRUST. . . Yegits4f . memoir, between five 'And b i llt Mr. Walsh *rived at the Public:Office, in Bow . in-theituttody of Adkins, th*Officer, secompanied by a sentletnan who had been sent ,to \ Falmouth to identify:his-person, They ttrived Ma peat chaise and four froth Falmouth, which they left on Tuesday, about twelve O'clock; Mr: Walsh • was detected .at the Hotel on thrQuay, at ralmouth. His intention . was to have saile.i in an American vessel, which was prevented from putting to sea by an adverse gale on Monday night. Shares (as they are termed) of Aine- • rican Stock were found upon him, to the amount of £lO,OOO, which have been given up to Sir Thcmas . Plomer. Mr. Walsh-seems to have adopted no pre caution whatever for his concealment. Though he took a place in the Exeter coach to go down in the name of Watkins, his portmanteau had brass. plates, , hearing his own name. When he reached. Exeter, he franked two letters into Hampshire, which, al though stopped IV.the Post O ffi ce, Sir 'l'lll:atlas Plo mer refused to break the seals, therefore they were sent to the Secretary of State's Office, where they wet:: opened ; but these were found to contain codling ma terial. At the inn at FalMouth where Walsh put up was another person jam. who had given secret directions to the waiter, if any person made inquiry after him, to give - bim previous notice, for which he would amply reward him. As soon, therefore, as Adkins arrived, in a chaise and four, and asked whe- ! ther a gentleman of a certain description of person' j•waernot There ? the waiter instantly went up to the gentlemanwho had caution I him, and told. him that a person just arrived in great haste, enquired for him, and was on the stairs. " Then, (exclaimed he) lam undone P.' The mistake was soon discovered, on Adkins entering the room, and the alarmist. im mediately_ quitted the 'rinse. Adkins immediately afterwards entered the room where Walsh was, and secured him and the £lO,OOO American shares with out the smallest resistance. '$ • . , . • • , •• mat of 4'13,540, and s tys he had disposed 01 i r is of it to pay small deists, the loss of Whiel tn,titt.naittPe ivoiddise ineVitable - tuin; , 'burihst the Wlf *ft% heh-? : :: had turned into Foreign Pro** and Ett He spoke most feelingly, of his “ doe, dear " and of Ms 44 seven children ; the a3miration of every One th it beheld them." He requested, in the most pressive terms, his brother's attention to his wife; who, he said, must be within a week of her confine ment.; and most fervently 'prayed for her and his children's happiness. Ile-had some hopes that Sir Thomas Plonier would not make.the matter. public : but, if he did, he hoped it would not get into the • newsp.pers,i as his dear Mary would then see t and such a shock, in her present situation; he was ' confident she never could survive. The nest letter received at the Post Office was pro duced, which was also intended for his brother. it chiefly spoke of his affection fer his wife and family, and conclu.lei by saying, that 'ore this he had no doubt but that that arch-fiend ---liad made a pie- : ty story of it in the newspapers ; and that but for th,t . wan he and his Camay might at that hoar have been in affluence and happiness. This letter -Also stated., that he intended to have taken the money from ano. , cher, wh , se m;serable and unprincip'.ed conduct de servednoilsing better : but that the temptation..had . fail:n in his way by Sir Thomas's money' being in his hands • but rather th an see his wife and family • Earve, he lia 1, by this most unjust conduct,.added in ! gratitude to real injary,:as Sir Thomas Plotter waa I a sincere 'friend. His last letter was to Sir Thomas himself, co,nfe'ssing the robhery, itn,ploring his forgive- . ness, acknchrledgjng the magnitilife of his guilt, and • statie& the wretchedness of his circumstances, and theirupossibility of their ever mending or recovering in this world • but that if any change of circitmstan- , ces should tae place, and he once more become pos sessed of money,. Sir Thomas might depend on every birthing being returned ; but that he could net h:•lp . ., supposing that Lir Thomas would at present only think such a declaration from him as adding insult '• to injury. He farther stated td Sir Thomas, that he had repea:edly applied to Mr. Perceval for a situetent under Government ; that he had offered to leave his home, his dear wife and children, and to meet the dangers and difficulties of the worst of foreign cli mates; but that latterly Mr. Perceval had returned . pn answers to his letters. After the last letter, and one or two others of less importance had been read, Sir Thomas Plomer signed his deposition and reiiied. The next witness examined was Sir Thomas's Se: licitor, who stated, that he accompanied the Police Officer to Falmouth, and found the prisoner at an inn. there at breakfast; and On seeing the prisoner he said to him, 4 4 I suppose you know my business with you ?" to which he answered in the affirmative. pit (the Solicitor) then asked him to tetire into a back foo -1 lour with him and the Officer, *Weil lie did. t'he deponent desired him to . give up all he had. Ills answer was, that he had very little ; but oft b:ing in formed by the deponent that he knew every dream stance of the transaction, he stated, that he had: only eine foreign money and some bullion. This, he said. WAS in li.s trunks; which the . deponent sent fo 4 now produced the contents 'of them. The ton money consisted of 10,000 and odd pound, worts , sterling, purchased into the American funds, and with it were blank transferable warrants. The bul l lion WAS in a bag, which the deponent, on securing, put :his seal-arr. • Thr pecikee•was now,- by order of the Magistrates, opened. It consisted of drieblocitts, 71 in number, one half doubloon, and °tier Spanish and Portuguese money, amounting in oil to abotit ' 8300. A small dressing.case was next prodeted by the deponent, which contained nothing but the usual articles, and a few ends of checks :. Pick had been use.'. Tlib Magistrates enquired if his person had been searched, as there were still upw.irds of .g. 1.00 unac counted le ? Being informed by Sir Them IS% SO. licitor that it had not, the prisoner was ordered from the bar for that purpose. On his rettini he te!..pt bitterly. Tlfem were found in , his pos.rssi !ii forty= seven pounds in Bank' of England Notes, ant some silver • which, with the 'American s:o:k, the btillion, and o ther loose articlei, were given to Sir Thomas's Solicitor, and the farther examination was postponed at half past, eleven, until this day. . . Mr. Rasa enquired of the prisoner if ltd had any question to ask, gr any thing to Say'? bd .- , •withoet taking His hands from his face, where he had placed them during the whole time, he :.uswered, " Nei i , Sir.". He bowed respectfully to the Magistrates wheat he retired from the bar. Mr. Remo suggested, that as..the prisoner had heen searched, and all his money hod been taken away, that n small sum should be given him for present purposes. The prisoner was. immediately supplied with four pounds by Sir Thomas's solicitor. E1,01 , 14111rT PREVETZTED.-- A great bustle took place yestf.Tday afternoon at Kenningtnu, in conse quence of a post-chaise, in which Were a young Lady and Gentleman, having been stopped by two Gentle men: From the conversation and warmth of the par ties* the populace Soon understood that the young Lady bad eloped from her friends in the city. and a crowd was collected, who preskd so close round the chaise ai to obtain a view cf the fair fugitive. that it was some time before' she todid be removeffrom the chaise, She was at length, however, put into a [ Gentleman's carriage, and conveyed away by her friends. The young Lady had left her home in the morning, on a visit to a friend in Surrey-square.-- An anonymous letter was soon after delivared,to her =tiler, informing her of the intended plan of elope ment, which was consequently preveated. The gal lant is an Officer of Dragoons. MARK-LANE.—This day the market has but few further arrivals of Wheat, and the sales made fully at last prices; some samples of fine old rather esceed the quotation—Barley of second and inferior quality much lower. Malt and White Peas at liitle flactuitioe. Beans of both sorts nearly at lastprices—Oats continuo in short supply, and sales in this trade likewise tally at the last currency—Prices of Flour movly n annexed. COMMIT PIiCAS OF Gamic. Wheat, 635. 102 s. 11$.. ,Beads 565. line &eta, I co.. r26s. Ttck &toll* Sek. Rye 599.455. , Dkto (6n1,014-Siti. Bartel, 40s. 695. ode Oats. fiSk. als. Sea. beau, 78s. tNa Poland diem. Set. Ns. OIL White Pees (bolters), abs. lets. P - Oro ditto, 57r. cos. • Floe Floor, !Ss. I" Potatoe dittc;, 40s. 425. 64. • Rape Sied. X. 59. —Satan - de, 90s. 954. I