Star. — London, England, 1807-12-25 00:00:00

N_ f Li IN7ELLIGLN Cll% PLYMOUTH, DEC. 23. it is reported that this morning arrived in Caw- land Bay a Portugneze man of war, of 74. guns, but the fog is fo very thick, that the cannot be teen from hence. A large fleet is alio off the Sound, laid to be t`le expedition under the command of Admiral C.rrow ; and it is ft ated alfo that a part of Admiral Ni UR a sv's fleet are palling up Channel ; but neither f theta reports can be verified, on account of the fog. PORTSMOU l'H, DECEMBER 24. Arr:vcd his Majelty's (hips FROLIC and REatsT- A.cs, from a cruize. Sailed the EN CoUNTEiII, to the velivtard, and Sorsa% for the Channel Fleet. The Jupiter tranfport, which ran aground near the Ifle ~f Wight, having been got off, and the troops for uarded with the expedition, in another •elfel, came Lao harbour this afternoon, to be repaired. The outward bound Eail India fleet got under weigh this morning, and continued to drop down to St. Helen's till late in tne afternoon, when they came to anchor, and will fail to morrow morning with the SukvslL LANTE figate. The AMPHION will fail for the Me diterranean the moment the wind is fair. Wind S S.W. DOVER, DECEMBER 23. naffed by four galliots from Caen, bound to Lon. don with clover feed, chcfnuts, &c.—they bring no newsy.-Arrived In the Roads the gun brig and Acrivs cutter, from a crude. Dm 24. —Sailed the Ranger cutter, of and froth Guernfey, with tobacco, bound to Gothenburg, and Favorite hired armed cutter, fir Plymouth. DEAL, DEC. 24. Arrived the PAND3RA iioop of war, and TIGRESS gun brig, and remain with the (hips as per Init.— Wind S. %" SHEERNESS, DEC. 24. This morning his Majelly's !hips KITE and FAL CON failed from the N. re, with the convoy b , und to Gottenburgh, condliing of the following named 6wedilh Ihips : Albcrtina Margaretha, Snaedru, with (alt. Fri.derica, Netgnu, with fall. Enightten, Johtfon, with ditto. Atlas, ticidt, with ditto. Flora, lutdberg. with ditto. Induftry, FenloA', with ditto. Guftave Adolphe, Dallltrom, with ditto ; and the frehtten, Bartund, in ballatt. So I; ton as a fufficient number of flips are again collected at the Nore, it is, we undetfland, in con• ternpl4ii.m to afford another convoy ; but as the Chips will probably be rnoilly under the Swedifli flag, trey will not venture toga further than Gottenburg. The Ct:TtS brig, Capt. G. SNAITHIS, that came in ere a few days ago with a cargo of coals, having fullainecl confLierable damage, is unladen, and Kiil be put on blocks to repair without lois of time, fo as t) enable the mailer to proced to Shields. TRURO, DECEMBER H. We continue to receive the molt diareffing ac counts of the effects of the late forms, in which the e•ritsoty from Falmouth to Wales, &c. under the tic.:ni of the Morrition, were peculiarly unfortunate. l his convoy amounted to near fifty fail, about a fortnight ago, when they fief left Falmouth. Having made two attempts, in vain, to get round the Land's End, the Morritton put back to Falmouth, but with her charge each time reduced in number, by Come of the vac's punting on without her, others being blown off to the weflword, Come putting into the %seam ports, and Come 1011, as mentioned in our latl. The remnant of this convoy, now reduced to le's than twelve, failed again from Falmouth on Wednefday, with a fair wind, which has continued ever fince. The fallowing particulars of Come of thole which were difperfed, we believe, will be found corral : The brig John, Treluddra mailer, has returned to this part, with fume damage. She law no leis than 7 French privateers, but happily efcaped them all, by the appearance of our own cruisers, and other fortu nate accidents. This faft warrants the airy, eliention that fume of thole fill miffing have been captured. The loop Sitters, of Fowey, for Swanfea, was fpoke a few days ago, ab.tut 4o leagues st ell of Scilly, by the !hip Three Sitters, Irilh, front florae Video, arrived at Falmouth. The flt,op had 101 l her reckon ing.—The Harriet arid Ann, Wilkins mailer, with copper ore for Wales, foundered about is leagues S.W. cf the Lizard. Captain Wilkins and his crew %vete taken up by the Hound bomb, and landed at Scilly. The Swallow, Poynter, alto laden with copper ore, from Truro for Wales, foundered off the Land's End. Captain l'aynter and his crew were in their boat ten hours. The boat was three times nearly I Filed with water, but hailed nut again. The mate, If:),:t young man, died of cold and fatigue, and was thrown overboard. When nearly periilting, the ref were providentially taken up by the Louifa tender, And Lincled at Scilly. The Providence, Davies, from Plymouth to Swan-, with copper ore, put into Scilly in dillrefs ; one' t.l her meo having died of cold ; another was ap poreittle litehtfi, but prefer ved by the fpiii:ed exer tions of two worthy lads who carried him down to the cabin and stretched him upon the fl int, and Inc. .eeded in getting the vein' into Trekow (Scilly) by which time Captain Davies and another man, had alto become helplefs ; but the humane attentions of Mr. Sinclair of Trefcow, reftored the three latter. The Unity, Edwards, from London to Cork, lofl lire mate in the gale, off the Longlhips. The !hip Three Sitters, with copper and hides, from Monte Vit.tto r. r London, is arrived at Fal mouth. She left the Plata on the 13th September, under convoy of the Polyphemus and Africa of 64 glns each, wi:h about 83 fail in company, from which fire parted on tke 113th ; law them again on the 2Rth November, in lat. so. long. 37. btu it w rug a heavy gale horn the Nortilward, could not fptak then). The American (hip Sufan, Howard, with brandy and wine from Bourdeaux, for New York, detained by the Hope privateer of Jerfey, is arrived at Fal mouth. By her we learn, that " five French frigates, full of troops, failed from Bourdeaux about the tft inllant, fuppofed for the Welt Indies." GRAVESEND, DECEMBER 24. Arrived the Minerva, ALFIANDER, from Surinam. Sailed the Ann and Mary, for Palermo, and Suffolk, Q .. !.tirict, for Hayti. ARRIVED In Yarmouth Roads, the Minerva, Bruce, from the Baltic—At Plymouth, the Abo, Pchrll , from the Baltic--In the Clyde, the Gofport, Binckman, from Lisbon—At Limerick, the Rehecc3, Tyer, from Philadelphia—At Berbice, the Indefatigable, Williams, from London—At Grangemouth, the Jane, Lero ; and Moriton, Haody, from the Baltic. The following is a copy of a letter from Captain Frrzcsam-n, of the Liberty, from London to New Providence, to his Owner, deed FAlrnoutb, Decem ber 2 t " I have to inform you, that on the 19th of November Taft, two days after I parted with the convoy, I was to►en by a Spanith privateer iii lat. 38. 30. long. s W. The fetond day after, the fame privateer was taken by the Solebay frigate ; every perfon on board was taken out but the patrengers. This day I arrived here from Gibraltar in a traufport." The following ii a lilt of merchantmen that failed from Monte Video, under convoy of Admiral Mutt R A let fqUadrOn The John, Monday; Ocean, Crawford ; and Mineral Spring Nairn, for London—Cattle, Ekworth, for Llverpool—iLlney, , Be gall, fot Guerofey—Mary, Clark, for Ayr—Favourite, Cleveland; and the Surry, Black, for London—Adive, Neil, for Belfaft Prince, Towers; Frazer, ; Harriot, Bullock ; Tagus, Co fielly ; Ellen, Watfon ; and the Cla rkfon, Stcphenfon, for Lon - don —Laucaiter, Arroftrong ; and the Harriet,Tontufon, fir Li verpool—and the Prince of Wale', Walker, for F3linouth. The five former parted on the 13th of October, under convoy of the Steady gunbtig ; the four next parted on the t Bth of September : the Matilda, Carr, for London, parted on the 14th of September, in the River Plate. A large prize, with p►ize goods and trqopc on board, was abandoned and fcuttled on the Brazil A fleet was fpoken with on the 25th tar. rff Cadiz, foppoled to be the SARACEN'S convoy from Portf mouth. The John and James, KAVANNAH, fiilyd f:nm Newfoundland on the toth January 14(1 for Deme rara, and has not fince been heard of. The Atiel, Com, from Pernau for Hull, was at Mirtlrand on the 9th intiant. TH E BALTIC Tkans.—.A. Petition for a convoy to he appointed for the proteCtion of the remaining homewatd hound Baltic trade, left in Carlfham and other Swedith ports, Wai lately forwarded from Hull The petition was figned by 70 merchants and Blip owners. The untxpeCted departure of Captain Frazer from the Sound, with all the (hips of war under his command, having excited a contiderablt. fenfation. The following letter, from Mr.Staniforth, one of the Memh.rs for Hull, to whom the petition was forwarded, was received there in antwcr, on Thurfday morning : • .. . . " London, Dec. 15, tgo7. Sir,l have laid yonr letter, with its inclaare bef:.re the I.urds of the Admiralty. at.d I have reafor to think r!ley will inn:ltaly adopt every praCticable meafure for the pr..t....ftion of the Britith flips remaking in the Baltic. Captain Frazer appears ta have left his ttation much earlier than was expected; and the %vat confeque: ces arc to be apprehended " I have the hot.utir to be, &c. " J. ST .1 NIFORTH. " Joceph rgginzton, Efq." In conCequence of the above petition, and feveral private letters from individuals, the Gentlemen of the Committee of the Ruffian Company alto waited upon the Lords ri the Admiralty, to enforce the prayer of it. Their exprclT•d fume for price, that Commodore FRAZER had D. t ft:it a convey for thole vefTeh before he left the Sound ; 2nd allured the Committee of their defire to do every thing poflible to afford them proteelion. It will now be a matter of f rme difficulty to extricate the vef fels in quellion. The two Danilh (hips of the line, which wete in Norway, had apparently been Lid up there for the winter; in confequence of which, our cruizers ilatinned to watch them, came away ; and the Dane', taking the advantage of this circum fiance, refitted thele (hips and proceeded to Copen hagen ; lo that to bring our veffels thrmit7h the Grounds, it %ill be neceffary to fend fome !hips of the line, a meafure which the advanced fealon of the year renders hazardous. Our velfels, however, io that quarter, arc by no means numerous. NAVAL APP. iNTmENTs.--CAptain L HALSTFD to be Captain of the fleet under the command of Vice Admiral Sir CHARLES COTTON ; Captain A. MAC' KENZIF, to be Prefident ; Lieutenant lit cxs, late of the ACTIVE cutter, to be a Commander; JAMES KENNEDY, Efq. to be Secretary to Sir CHARLES COTTON ; Capt. T. B. 'MARTIN, to the IMPLACABLE. Captain GEORCE HARRIS iS promoted to the rank of PA, and appointed to the command of the Sir Flanci Drake frigate, now on the Eall India Ilation. Vsrednefday the Lords of the Admiralty again took into conlideration the frrvices of Captain YEO, when they declared him entitled to a reward r,f aoctl. and figned a recommendation to the Lords of the Trealury to prefent him with that fum. In the European Magazine for December, No. 312 (which will be publlfhed on the ill of January, price Is. 6]. by J. ASPERNE, Cornhill), our Readers will find a Biographical Memoir, accompanied with a molt fpitized and animated likenefs of that diflin guithed nobleman the Marquis We!lacy, and a view of Ealthourn Church, in Suffex, and the ufual quan tity of intere fling matter, which has always rendered this publication a moll acceptable prefent to friends abroad, and a fource of agreeable entertainment at home. Volumes 5 t and 52, for the year 1807, will be publifited at the fame time in two volumes, half bound, price 11. Is. The Freedom of the City of London, the empo firm of the world, is an enviable privilege ; and with which the moil illullrious charaElers, and the greaten heroes, have been proud to be prefentel. If put chafed, when not attainable by hereditary and natu ral rights, a large Inns is required ; but an opportu nity now occurs, which prefents many chances, for a very (mall funs, of laying a foundation for obtain ing,not only the Freedom of the Britifh metropolis, hu: a Capital Freehold into the bargain. The now depending City Lottery is in full proof. irAl MOUT I! k DECL2:!Ci.."R 22. The gre3t coneourfe of naval and military officers' llatinned here, will afford the proprietors of lodging, houfes and the public places of retort, a good winter fearn. BAH, at the Roy al Hotel, and Harvey's Card Affemblies, continue w ell attended.. A weekly Subfcription Concert is 31f9 fet on foot by the .officers of the German Lezrion, tnh s now take the lead in promoting all our fallii,nable amufe• mews; and the performances at our theatre, nn 3a. turday evening, were patronized by them : tl.ey con lifted of the Hong Moon, and pantomime of Pet oufe. The horde was very crowded, and the perfumers accptitted thernfelves with increaled fatistattion to a very genteel audience. It has been a pleating reflation that, during the late gales, we have experienced nn (hipwrecks on this part of the coaft ; but we are lorry to time, that three reamers, Peter Beer, Wm. Buck, and 'William Banett were latl week drowned, by being upfet in an open boat, by cart ping a prefs of fail, on endeavour. ing to reach their (loop, called the Mary, Captain '!'tees, of this port. • Wm. Banat has left a wife and child to deplore his lofs. Notwithtlanding we have lately experienced forne very fevere frofts, it is extraordinary to relate, that in etc garden of Wyke Cottage, belonging to Mr. Km Rant:nos, merchant of thic town. two apple trees !love been in fine bloffon, in fticedlion, doting the refent month. Lnrd and Lady KINNAIRD and family are arrived at their hook is Grofvcnorilreet for the winter, lion) their feat in Scotland. 'lle Duke of N ItFnLIC lift Gloncefter. yefierclay, 1,1- his feat, Workl , p Manor, Notingh.tmlliiie, where his Grace will entertain a large party of failtionables during the holidays. Yelltrday the prudent /mule maids of the Capital attended Covent Carden Marlet in confiderable num bees, in order to provide the ever green decors:i•nts fit the enfuing feafun of mirth and iellivity :—the Ziii invi•ing, rnyletne was bought up at an early hour ! The fink of the Norwich and Yarmouth conches art ived at a late hour lall night, when, not leis than tour hundred brace of dead game were unloaded from it, for the banqueting of the Londoner: at this iuxutiou , e dion ! The audience at Drury Lane Theatre, on Triefday night, were entertained by a ht.!: interlude between !h: 4th and sth atN of the Peke'.; .ktrittojern. Mr:. Joe naN had 101 l a valuable medallion, let in dia. moods, from one of her bracelets. 'Flute little buy• were employed in looking for it before the curtain, and feveral Gentlemen in the Ilage boxes direled their fearch, but in vain. '1 he fifth a& began ; and Mrs. JORDAN, though fhe loft no gaiety, when fhe had any (hare in the dialogue, eid not negleel to look yet y anxionfly for her bracelet, when the had not. — At bill Eel-is-ma, in the mad fccne, while his eye was "in a fine frenzy rolling" hit upon it, and it wa , immediately retlored to i's Ica babitaficat upkti the lair arm of its owner. Friday !alt, the Duke of GR Art - ON% IUIUMIS had one of the cleverell chafes this feaftin has afforded in Suffolk, coolidering the ground they avert over, and the pace they went at. The fox was found and went away gallantly from Hindeiclay Wood, with the hounds in• a mot} compad body. pointing for Itedgrave, but bare to the left over Lop ham Fens and Ford, leaving Garboldifliam to Ile left, to Weft Harling, where they ex pet ienced a ns- roentary check, but went off again with frefh vigour and accelerated fpced, cradling the liver, leaving Wretham Planta tions to the right ; the hounds killed him in slew dole to the Belt at Toftr, a diflance of fixteen miles, in a Itrai . Ot line from the place where they found, in an hour and 35 minutes. Mr.METRALCOURT'S ANNUAL BALL for his Pupils, on Friday evening fall, at the Upper Aff.:mbly ro ems, gave to the amateurs of the polite art of danc;ng a gratifying treat, by exhibiting a lively and interelling cnntpetiti•ul among Mr. MSTRAL• iOURT's pupils of various feminaries of fathionable education in Bath and its vicinity. The exertions of Mr. NIETRALCoURT (who may now decidedly be de elated to have at rived at the very acme of his art) to !produce an excellence and improvement in his fchn- I hitherto unequalled, is far beyond all praife ; and the applaufe bellowed by an elegant affembly comprifing eleven hundred Ladies and Gentlemen, is a teflimnnial which mull be ahnndantly grateful to his feelings, and a proud triumph that his labours have beer. crowned with met ited fined's. The Ball opened with the Devragbire Minuet mull gracefully danced by Mif White (niece to Mrs. Magan) and Matter Sneyd, who acquitted themfelves admirably. j Amongfl the pupils of the feveral Boarding fchools under Mr. Maraaecouar's judici•rus the following afforded honourable teflimony of his pro feffrunal talents—Mrs. Fournier's, Mrs. Evans's, and Mrs. Magan's ; the ss•hole eminently difplaying throughout the various dances their progreflive provement. To difcriminate might be confidered invidious, and to amplify would far exceed the boun• duties of eulogium. The two Miffes Sneyd, and their brother, and Mifs Wheatley, danced a tan dance, compofed by Mr. Mcraaocouar. The company were further delighted with the maflerly execution of Mailer Afhley in his hornpipe, whole eafy and fprightly m•vements excited a burn of applaufe equal to the fatisfaelion it produced. Ball eon chided with the Minuet de la Cour, d awed in luperior Ilyle by Mr. and Mils Metralcourr : tll'h was a fit.ifli ed performance ; the genius and fcience of the fa ther were if poffible exceeded by the graceful and charming movements of the diughter, combining a• (kill and elegance which excited univerfal admira tion. The trade enterable was Cr. jadiciutaly arranged, as to leave fuch a fcope for the illuftration of the molt et itical obferver, as precludes the palibility of a defcriptinn adequate to the fubjeel : for whether we admire the (kill and perfeaion of the dancing in all its parts ; the beauty of the numerotts charming and accomplithed proficients ; the magic fymmetry of their delicate forms ; the elegant fimplicity of the dreffes worn upon the (accretion, or the genius and talents of the meritorious gentleman who :et the whole fprightly re pa du ballet in motion ; it may be jullly pronounced to be the moll delightful banquet ever prepared in this kingdom for the table and fatis faelion of the conr4;urr in this falcina•ing accom plifhment. LATE INVEYTiON. We onieraand that Lieutenant Huts's:, at the: Royal Staff Corps, has lately invented a machine capable of conveying fire to a ditfance of fifty yards, with the greatea precifion ; that fuch is the certainty of the machine, it will convey to that clic tance a lighted port-fire into a circle of nae inch dia • meter, either in an horizontal or ye: tical s and that pent tire c in alto he conveved from tint of any building, mil at an angle of e'ghty communicate fi,e to the height of tsa feet. Th: poweis attending this machine are combined with accuracy, fifety. and velocity. And as a fat r proof of its efficacy, the author can engage tc :At toj mulk4t barrels, and placz them 3 inches apart on an hotizontal line, the vent only fhal be prim e d, wi lt !) the whole (hall be fired feparate, within the coca of ten feconds from a dilan:e of forty yards. The nu thor will likewife engage to convey a lighted port fire (into a circle of one inch diameter), to the bottom of a well zoo feet deep, within the (pace of five feconds. We uoderfiand it is the intention of Lieu. tenant Hut.:a E to communicate hi, inventiin to the r Hdn. Board of Ordnance, in w!sofc department it will be found of the greatell utility. This machine will not only infure the utmote fallty to miners woik• ing under ground, but it will alfo enable men of com mon capacity to convey fire to a diaance, by which means thole fatal accidents and dangers fo frequently attending explufi.ms, can ot, fuch occaftons be always av,ided. When we refiza how many of um fellow creatures have 1 , 41 their lives through the alas of explufions. and how many have been rendered ctipples and mi ferable during their exillence i it is with pleafure we con.emplate ou a ditliovcry, whefe nouns are calcu lated to prevent thole fatal and dial-tiling accidents happtning in future: we thetcfote tut a, that common humanity will operate as an induccrnent for the dif covety to be made public as early as Maastna House —Yeflerda y 'T 1).-, lit Perringer, ft lad 17 years of age, was fully committed for trial, for tie.sling men's wearing apparel on the preceding night, out of a clothes 'hop in Bilhopfgate-fireet.-- l'he prifoner was in company with two youths about his own age, and a fhopkeeper, who lives near the profecutor, fufpcOing their intentions watched them, and apprehended Perringer with the property on him; his accomplices made their efeape. This is the third time the prifoner has been examined on charges of felony within the latt two months, and (leaped pn niihmest—the evidence nut being fofficiently et/nett!. five, and from the refpenabiiity of his parents. In conlegnence of the orders ill - tied by the LORD NIA it nit to all Night Cunila bles, ant other officers, to Jetain perfo:li wall parcels, &c. who appear in the ‘ireets at unfealon Able bun (unlefs they give a fa tilaant y acconit of themfelves) feveral were appre hended en Wednefday night and r•fierefay morning. and on their not being able to fatisfy his Lordfhip li .w the property, which was found on them, came iutn !brit polrefii :n, they wet e committed till Saturday. A genteel looking man, of the name of Ellilbn, was brought before the LORD Marcie, charged by Levi Levi, a J-w, with fwindling. The prifoner had applied to Levi to difcount a bill drawn on a Mr. Vernon, of Charing Croft. The refpe6tability of this gentleman was well known to the complainant, and the bill was difieountcd. On its falling due, applica tion was made to Mr. Vernon to honour it—he teemed artonifhed, declared be knew nothing of it, and, of cnurfe, refufed to pay. After tome time had elapfed, the prifoner was traced and apprehended, and the account he gave by no means exculpated him from the charge. He Paid, that Mr. Vernon's brother owed him a lam of money, and he had given him the I bill in part of payment ; that he was muck in wan: 1 ca/b, and therefore applied to the complainant for affitlance, which was afforded, the ufual difenunt being allowed. The prifoner laid he felt himfelf ra ther awkwardly fituated, becaufe Mr. Vernon had left his brother, and could not be found; but he trufted, if his Lordfhip would defer the bufinef, till Saturday, he fhould he able, either to fatisfy the coniplainant, nr produce Mr. Vernon to fuhilantiate his Itatement. It appeared, on further inveftigation, that the prifoner had been examined before on limiter charges. The LORD Mayor obferved, that he had no doubt of its being a fwindling tranfaetion, the whole of the circumltances ftrongly indicated fraud; but as he wifhed to give the prifoner every opportu• nit) , of extricating himfelf, lie deferred the further hearing till Saturday. Uwuos HALL —Yefterday joho Taylor, belonging to a prefs-gang, was charged by George Hutton, a feaman, with robbing him of Bank notes, &c. amounting to between four and five pounds. Hutton flated, that lie was by birth an American, and a feaman formerly in the Gibraltar packet ; and that, i on the 15th inßant, he was at the Riling Sun public I houfe, in Tooley.flreet, where the prifoner told him that an information had been laid agairat him, in cnnfignence of which he impreffed him ; but indeed t of carrying hint to the Tender, took him to his locfg , : ings, where they had fomething to drink ; and that 1 during his flay there, the priLner put his hand into his pocket, and took out a pocket-book, containing , ! the -above furn, and nn charging him with the rob ! berg, he kicked him out of the !mule. On the Int , i lowing day, the prifoner gave information of hirn to [ 1 the gang, who conveyed him on board the tender, I where lie made known the fait to Capt. Rieliball, the i Regulating Captain, who caufed Taylor to be sip ' ; prehended. The prifoner made no defence, and was • : committed for trial. The &I/gills-ate fent for the • : American Conful, who loon atrerideel, and after ! : clofely examining Huron, Rated, that he had no cl doubt of his being a naive of America; in which • l cafe, lie will be Icon liberited f om the tender. SHADWIELL Orytcs..—Yetleri2ar 7. Little was fully committed, charged with a buig:ary, in the neigh bourhood of the Office ;RS WAS 7. Day, for a fimilar offence ; and Margaret Prait and tlizabeth Smith, for lboplift ing. QI J SPN'S SQZJARP.—Yellerdzy Relerea Beepvis was fully committed to Chelm•f.rd gaol, char; e 1, on her own confeffion, with Healing a ♦elvct pelife, a quan tity of plate, and other articles, the property of Mr. Aylett, of Ponder, near Epping. -- Roberts, toll colitetiir, at Pimlico, was charged by W. H Timhzell, Efq. with extorting more than legal toll for the paffage of his carri tge through the turnpike ; which offence he acknnv- I leJgett, and was convicted in the penalty of 51. i. P i 1;