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rUTIC4IL MULL IGENCE. MAILS.-WIND N. W. AMMO but ARIIIND but 1 0 Gottenburgh 0 3:: 1 1 ?Malta 0 1 CORK, JANUARY 2. transports have arrived in the course of last idition to those already in this port, for of troops and supplies -for the army in West India fleet now collected in this tying daily augment,ations from the Eng :otch ports. It exceeds in number 100 ►nly waits for the arrival of. the frigate -ts it to the West Indies, to sail. FALMOUTH, JANUARY 10. his Majesty's ships SCORPION and Rims a cruize ; Princess Elizabeth packet, , A LE, with mails from the Brazils, in 72 tr ansport, Capt. BRINE, with troops for the Pendennis, MARSTON, for Malta, hay from the convoy, being leaky and con- Also, arrived the Portuguese ship ,t. M. A., MARTENS, from Fernambuco, :illy, with cottons, hides, &c. having lost and received considerable damage, and iged to discharge. The Spanish brig Na. . Catano, from Gijon, in five days i the states, that eight days previous to his leaving vats were received of the French being Catalonia, by the Spanish troops under ,oz, with the loss of 18,000 men. landed from the Palmas Erazanyru , went off in a chaise and four to London, .ged with dispatches for Government from SMITH. PLYMOUTH, JANUARY 11. the James, of Newcastle, Capt. TERUALLAN, :bee, bound to this port with timber for the on the Ist inst. this vessel was chased by, struck her colours to a large French , priva , had also captured a very large English brig ; but whilst the Frenchmen were in exchanging prisoners from these vessels, made sail, and fortunately, by pushing hard, • escape. reason to fear that the British trade is suf much at this time by the numerous French , cruizing at the entrance of the Channel and westward, nine of which we gave an account 'sailing from St. Maloes about a fortnight since, very large brigs and six loggers. zuford, which arrived here yesterday, b•H Liverpool, and was botind from Liverpia !tar, laden with coals, potatoes, cocoa, cheese,' goods, and was taken .hy a very large privateer, the name of which they would, not , was tetakenit the antra:dee eiliOriontAr Amiios frigate, When . the Frenchmen took to and effected their escape. ime in the America, Captain ecoIBURN. ) Brunswick, fir this port, with timber: reported that the ALCMENE, of 32 guni, has French frigates into L'Orient, and chaced near the batteries, as to have received a shot ' from one of them. • PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY it his Majesty's ship GALATEA, from the tes. His Majesty's ship BRITOMART is ap woy for the Brazils and the Cape of Good 'ind N. W. DEAL, JAN. 12. and sailed for the River, the Mentor, 0111 St. Kites.--Sailed his Majesty's ships ), on a cruize ; and the CHRISTIAN VII. 'rue Briton, Lord Melville, Cuffiiells, Cum ind the Scalesby Castle East Indiamen, and the outward-bound, &c. under convoy for ith. Came down from Sheerness his Ma ips ALEXANDRIA and MARS, and the AatEL, ize, ar .7 remain in the Downs with the rest jesty's ships as pea l last.—V‘rinil N. W.. YARMOUTH, JANUARY 12. • •', the SKYLARK and HAVoCK the BRITOMART sloop of war, and SAItrEN Clap gun-brigs, and remaincititth _ _ auk, Vice-Adintral Douglas ; Bellerophon, Rear-Ad rdittr; Dictator, Rear-Admiral Bettie Aboukir, Statkly, 'rollne, Calypso, Rosamond, antiErneit. Wind N.W. RSTRIBUTtON OF PRIZE-MONEY. teas, for the Comsat., detained ASS" 1806, will morrow;• at No. 11, Cecil-street, Strand ; and there re- ... • 4e, for rEspeigle, captured August 16, 1808, will be ged to-marrow, and recalled as above. 3), for the Demerara packet, captured July 3, 1803, .terday, and will be recalled, on Tuesdays and Fridays, Teats, at No. 23, Norfolltpstreet, Strand. FROM . LLOYD'S LIST. 's —, which was on shore in the River St. Law , off and returned to Quebec. Also the Charles, Wil - with damage. Kirkus ; and the Margaret, Wilsdn, are on shore in St. Lawrence. arthen packet, Lumly, from Cork, for Portsmouth, to illism, Sinclair, from Berbice, for 'London, was lost on near the Land's End. The Captain, Mate, and five' were drowned. Lary, Ellen and Elizabeth, Johnson, of London, are . . St. Michael's. it,—, from Cadiz, for Guernsey,. was raptured on retaken on the Ist inst. by a transport from Quebec, ,at C.rk the 6th inst. >rnwali, ---, from London, for Jamaica, was all wel ult. in la. 42. 50Juni. 14. 4.8, • aViIL J stie ,•, ter ford several tra . eek, in add the reception Spain. The port is receiv Es h and Sco s ail, and onl w hich proteci Arrived h rAscri from C a pt. TEAM) , days ; Hebe Spain; and t Mg parted fr trary winds. y er iao, Capt last from Scil ler b ow sprit gill be obligc Sena. Marie Captain state Gijon, accou defeated in C General PAL An officer packet, and being charge Sir SYDNEY Came in th , from Quebec dockyard s and had stru zer, which ship and a b: the act of e 3 the James m: effected her There is r fining very r privateers a to the west of thesailin viz. three iu The Crm longs to Li to Gibraltar ; and Other French priv give a 'site vi the their boat Also cat from Bruns. It is repo: driven two them so nea in her hull 1 • • • Arrived West Indies pointed cow Hope.—Wi • Arrived Qt IZ:4 fr 4 KANGAROO ) with the Tr bcrland, in, the rest of Portsmoutl jesty's_ship: from a crui: c,f his gaje - • Sailed a Arrived t h, s and FROV/A The itoebu milli Gudrun Prinies e 411talre. DI The Prince he Paid-tansy • .pia oritioard The Pot (3 • Paid yew :tr three .ytal 1 The watt, :esu,ii got c ran The Nova, Rigs St. The Caren; Is sunk in the The win!, te Bth inst.: 5: the crew The Mar, stranded at The T r ," "-6th u:t. "d uriee4a The Corn ion !ht. loth ABERDEEN, JANUARY 7. This morning the hull 'of a Swedish vessel was drifted ashore at the• Cove, with only three hands on board—the Captain and son having been *414. overboard. . T. On Tuesday last, part of the quarter or poop dbiik y of a galliot was cast ashore, about a mile to the north ward of Don ; and th at a f ternoon , a rudder, answer ing a vessel of the same description, was thrown upon the jetty at the New Pier. The piece of the deck, the lower part of which was covered with ceiling . neatly painted of a greenish colour, measured about twenty feet in length ; the after-beam about thirteen feet long, and carved in. the inside. Several barrels . of tar, and a ma s t measur i ng a b out fif t y f eet , seem ing to hare been carried away by the deck, have also been cast ashore on the sands, between this and the Newburgh. About Findon and Portlethem, a mast, with some other wreck, has been seen, and several barrels of tar have been recovered ; while farther to the southward,. particularly from Stnnehaven to Caterline, a cOiksi, derable quantity of similar wreck is said .to have ay. peared ; from which there is no doubt, - that tome un fortunate vessel must have suffered. Early.irrthe ' week, the wreck of a yessens reported to have ' , kin ' cast ashore to the westward of Arbrpattl, where N r_ais, said, upwards of 100 barrels of tar have been found. • Yesterday, the stern of - a long boat, marked 'a= vourite of Peterhead," John Shand, was found aithi 4 Girdleness, with part of a rut thee, an d .. • . .• • light pieces of wreck, such as might readilybe'vrashed off by the sea, while the vessel was safe, which we sincerely hope may prove the case in this instance.: CRAIL, JANUARY 5. I- wrote you yesterday. Since have got a . Sepost of a ship's boat being cone on shore near to St.• An. drew's, with the name on the stern, a Beering Ja cobs." She must have belonged to some'vessel of a neutral flag. • Tar casks are come on . shOre all along the coast from Taymotith to Fife Ness or Crail. OLD BAILEY. • _Yesterday% Daniel Geardr was capitally indicted for 'ilfealing a gelding,. he property of W. Cockbill. The *king had been turned out to feed on Wormwood Scrubs,- where;the prosecutor lived, on the Tuevlay re Christmas-day, and was stolen on the Thurs day, It was brought home to its owner by --- Pin ! iinan. The prosecutor Was sure the horse was theittthe... Howit had been stolen he could not tell ; • he did not know the prisoner. It was proved by a Mtn juktned Warden, who lived on the Hamptead- Itead,! that, as he was going home on the Th urs d a y, ar+ the prisoner leading a horse: He askei if he was ipcl . r*d. to sell him, ta 4ing him to be a coun trythhti kbitig to Smithfield. The prisoner said he would sellit for a guinea and a half, but the witness lefuscd to givomore than 16s. for it. He paid a sum mreetttrst tp : the prisoner,..who said he lived in Kul- IstSsoiroAd, two doors from the Black Lion, and pro. nista to biing the horse to the witness at Camden town, when he was to receive the rest of the money. 'The prisoner then went away; and the witness saw Use again-on the Saturday, on the Paddington-road, llesirling another horse. The prisoner bid the witness `gokad'montipg, saying he was going to Paddington, raid wished to dispose of the horie he was leading.— The prisoner said witness had given him a bad shil- Engin paying for the horse ; witness took him to a public-house in Tottenham-court-road, to give him a good shillipg; he there charged him with having stolen the horse. He denied he had done so, but witness sentfor an officer, who took him into custody. The prisoner made no defence, neither did he call Vly witnesses to his character.—Guilty—Death. • WilliainsLoNling for burglary in a dwelling-house which was undergoing repair at Wapping, and steal ing: a number of.the workmen's tools, which he had packed up, apparently with a view of taking them Copy of a letter from Captain R. T. Duarit, of .the merchant ship Spanish Patriot, bound from Cadiz to London, addressed to his Owner, dated Dowris, 11th instant I have to Inform you, that last evening, at six P. M:Beaelty Head bearing R. half S. by compass distant four leagues, we saw. the Saab of several guns, and heard their reports. I supposed that prteateers were near at hand, and hauled in from E.S.E. to E. to avoid than, and at tbe.sarne time prepared' for...teflon, Should it become necessary. About seven F. M. we discovered a large lugger bearing up, under our lee ; I hailed her several times, but got no answer. Finding her intention was to board, I prepared accordingly. As sport as she• came alongside, we gave her our whole broadside with round and gr:pe, the enemy', main-Vard fell down, and they sung out lustily. They immediately Wore; which I did likewise, and befOre'he could get any distance, , we fired 16 guns at him; and which no doubt must haie killed a number of his men. There we. another privateer its sigh.. atthe time but she made off. The above privateer was the Reeder, Joseph' Duray Captain, of 18 three and four-pounders, and 67 raeh on board; 1.5 hours from Dieppe, and had a few hours before taken the brig Rs-Union, of Guernsey,-bound to Shields,. in billast, which vessel was ha company. at the time, And. Whiib!i'flllB4B - prize of.. Luckily, part of the brig ' s etaiteniained.'oll boira, which facilitated her capture. I have taken Part of the.Freneh men out, and put a prize-master en board of her; she is-now in' company, Evi ,Ding into the creek .with me. The Wig-William, of Poole, and several others, were in sight, and,:no daubreweuld have been captured, lad we not given the Frenchmen such a dose, The Re-Uniots is a fine brig, about 200 tons; and mounts 6 six. pounders. I ant sorry to add, we cut away a few of her reefs by firing into her, as the Frenchmen did not strike without several shots." The Spanish' Patriot mounts tea- guilt, • Sixes and fours, with 20 men. • - • - • • away ; • •The defence was, that the prisoner was intoxicated, and had gone there to sleep, without intention to steal any thing •The Jury, upon a full.view of the whole case, found the prisoner guilty of a single larceny i in stealing the goods, but not of breaking and entering the dwelling, which saved the prisoner's life. Maciay, a soldier, was indicted for a high ' *ay robbery of Joseph Isaacs and his wife ; but there Maras-no foundation for the charge of highway robbery, for it appeared that the prisoner only attempted to 44 the parties, which was effectually resisted by a %low, followed up by delivering the prisoner to the ieeie of an officer.—The prisoner wks acquitted. Mitcham, a boy only 16 years of age, was in. l . saiCted for a highway robbery, it being alledged in the indictment that he stopped Mrs. Ann, the wife of John Field'aouse, on the King's highway, put her in bodily fear, and took from her person a straw bonnet and; a lace veil, on Sunday evening, the 4th of De ceinber last. -The prosocutrix could only state, that as she teas goipg from Cow-cross towards St. Pancras, in corn piny with her nephew Richard Robinson, between five• and six in the evening, when she came to the end 'hi' Pear Tree.court, Clerkenwell, she received a blow oh the head from some one behind her, and almost at the same instant, a straw turban hat with a lace veit fastened to it, were snatched from off her head ; litid she saw some one dressed like the Prisoner run •isp aide court with her property in his hand. She 'child not swear to his person. . Richard Robinson, a sharp boy, only 13 years of age, deposed to the robbery, and swore to the prisoner. A. number of decent, credible persons, gave' the' Prisoner a good character. -:'The Jury found the Prisoner Guilty—Death ; but recommended him to mercy, on account of his youth r arid general good character. Charles James, a very young man, was capitally ii&clicted, for feloniously stealing (togethec with an ' °Mir 'person not in custody), on the 27th of October lzst, - .16 pieces. 'of cambric muslin, containing 600 yardr, value 501. on the navigable river Thames, the Propetflr of Mtssrs.-Thompton, &c. T ht., e r ase was stated by Mr..GoaxEr, on the part tgitmeiiition. • The Jm'isafier a short - conference pronounced the ,~lq lifted yerdict dl '-. Guilty—Death. Mc...Thoppson strongly recommenced the prisoner to mercy, as he really thought it was his 'first offence. Onn` Greenville was charged with feloniously steal ing, on the 30th of December, a child's beaver hat, value 6s. 3d. the goods of Thomas Frederick Salter. ITtie property being fully identified, and the Jury cre diting implicitly the witnesses for the prosecution, the prisoner was immediately pronounced guilty, •- , Alt: -Green- and Mary Cox were charged with steal ing two pieces of ribbon, the property of R. Yorke. ...The prosecutor is a butcher belonging to Fleet market, and holds a haberdasher's and .milliner's shop in that vicinity, which is kept by his wife.—The pri soners came to the shop last Saturday evening, and looked - at several ribbons.-L—But with respect to the , charge in question, the complexion of the evidence was such as to induce A verdict of acquittal ; for which the gratitude-of the accusees was testified in a most lively manner. The following were convicted of felony, viz. .• William Lovett, and Mary Fletcher, for stealing a quan•ll7 of corn, the property of J. Roberts, Esq.—Sarah George and Maria Nodes, for stealing several articles of household furniture, -the property of Eleanor Brooks —S. Goodman, for stealing a piece .of Irish linen, the property of C. P. Joslyn. Dyer, for steal ing eight ducks and five drakes, the property of T. A. Loxley. - • T. Hettipags4 for stealing 81. in Bank notes, from the person of Margaret Howell, the property of Henry Moggerldge. And three were acquitted, viz. T. Wogan,J. Mac ley, au4XLimon. suRREr sissioirs, J 4 ii. rosTING.--TRE KING V. CALLIGAN. This was an indictment against a turnpikeman for extortion. _ A few months ago, some gentlemen were travel. ling from Kingston to London in a post-chaise, whictt they hired at the former place by the mile.. They set off from Kingston about eleven at night, and left the regular stamp-office ticket at the first turnpike-gate, which is at the bottom of Kingston Hill. When they. reached the gate at Vauxhall, it was a few minutes past twerre. . The defendant, who acted as collectOr of the tolls there, not only required them to par toll for the day which had just commenced, which hohad a right to do (the day on which theybad passed the former gate having expired) but insisted on their pay ing a penalty of three shillings, for not producing a stamp-office posting ticket. This last charge they. resisted, as they said they had left at the first turn= pike-gate they passed a proper mile-ticket, which' was sufficient for the whole of the stage. He, maintained, that this ticket-exPirett on,. the - day ,pm. which it was dated, and peremptotilyinsisted upon receiving the three . shillings, before he *um sq.- fer them to pass... The post-boy, probably from liar ; lag seen the same imposition frequently practiseir)se fore, said at the time, that he belie Ted the gernicAW were liable to the penalty; if the turnpikeman cliose to demand it. That they might be alloWed.to,,po- * ceed to town, they paid the defendant the.three' din ; lings, and at the next Seisions preferred an ftutct: went against him, to which he at first pleaded "iiot guilty. Mr. MARRYATT, however, as his 'Counsel, after stating the circumstances of the case, now moved tot, leave to withdraw the plea of not guilty, and to plead guilty. Mr. Lawps, on behalf of the prosecutors, stated, that as the defendant had made the humblest apolo= gies, and expressed the deepest contrition for his of fence, which he imputed to an ignorance of the law, he was instructed to consent to his withdrawing the plea of not guilty, and pleading guilty, but did pot press the Court for any severesunishment. Mr. Serjeant ONsLow, the Chairman, in giving judgment against the defendant, said, that if it had not been owing to the very great lenity of the prose cutors, the defendant's miscondUCt would have led to very serious consequences ; but he hoped that the laudable object of the prosecution might be attained,. consistently with the humane wish which they had ex pressed. He then imposed a small fine upon the defen• dant, and dismissed him witit'a serious admonition to be cautious how/e conducted hinpelf fpr .the future. . „ • • ~• Ler DIVILLIGENCE. • POLICE. • CQUAT OP t PIANCERY, JANUARY it Bow-erfterr.—On Wednesday evening a charge OPERA MOUSE: was exhibited before Mr. GRAHAM, the circumstances An application wad made on the part of Mr Const, tof which excited considerable interest. Josrith Pratt:, me Barrister, for time.to answer. a bill filed against ; a young man of very genteel appearance, was charg- Jilin: by Mr. Taylor, of the Opera House. The ed with robbing Mr. William Hughes, haberdasher, ntovel the Court said, that Mr. Coast 9F Golden-square, of chip-hats, and other property, hadlhe misfortune to be appointed a Trustee to the • to a very considerable amount. Opera House, and had experienced great trouble and It appeared that the Prisoner was taken into the anxiety in tlee,disclaige of his unwelcome office. Mr. employ of the Prosecutor, in the month of March 'Titylor now filed a bill ag ainst him, calling upon last, to be an assistant in he fur department. Soon - STrt to set out ari account of all receipts and disburse- afterwards the Prosecutor purchased a large quantity =rats, whether large or small, that he had made in of chip hats, and they were placed in a warehouse, tbe-course of his Trusteeship. That, it was urged, over which Mr. Bristow, an assistant, had the supeee :me a task of great difficulty and labour, and there- 0 intendance. Mr. B. frequently suspected that the hr e Mr. Coast wi s hed f or a mont h' s time t o prepare chips decreased faster than they were sold, and at answer.--:-The CHANCELLOR accededtto the motion . , length mentioned it to the Prosecutor, and they, in •add . diteetedin order to the effect prayed. consequence,. compared the chips on hand with the book containing an account of those sold, when there appeared a deficiency to the amount of between.6o and 701. but no person in particular was suspected, and the matter dropped. In the month of August the Prisoner left the Prosecutor's employ, to go to a ' fur warehouse, in Gough-square, and the Prosecutor gave the Prisoner a good character. John Hagard, • a I.d who lived as a servant to the ' Prosecutor two years, and was there at the time the' " Prisoner was, had been obliged lately to leave the place from indisposition, and is now in the last stage' •• - of a decline. This youth, being much respected in the family of the Prosecutor, Mr. Bristow mad others in the house frequently called upon him ; within these few days, he told them he could not die in peaee' till he had communicated something respecting his master, the prosecutor, and on being pressed 'to till what it was, he•replied, that be had seen the prisoner' ' • rob his master; that it now lay heavy upon hit'mind • he had not told him ; and the circumstances 'Which' he afterwards stated, led to the prisoner bang takere'-te into custody. The poor lad was obliged to be bretighi to the office in a sedan chair to give his evidence.— - 1 He stated, that early on the second or third Sunday • -* 4 morning, after the prisoner came into the employ of • the prosecutor, he got up rather early and went into ' 1 one of the warehouses to open' a window, and on his ' • looking into the other warehouse, he saw the prisoner . taking chips out of the barrel, and putting them into • a large side coat-pocket; the sight astonished him so much, that he called the cook to witness it with him; they knew the prisoner had no business in thst ware house, it being under the management of. Mr. Bris tow. After the prisoner had filled his pockets, he went out, and passed him and the cook. When he saw them, he appeared very much confused, and when he got out, he ran off at full speed. Mary Mayhew, the cook, confirmed the lad's evi dence, and said she recollected a conversation that passed between them at the time 'they were watching the prisoner ; that he was a pretty fellow to be en trusted as a principal in the house. Mr. ALLEY attended to conduct the prosecption. Mr. HUMPHREYS, the Solicitor, attended for the prisoner, and applied for him to be admitted to bail, which Mr. GRAHAM refused ; and he was committed for trial. Yesterday William Lunt, the man apprehended on Tuesday evening last, in Surrey, on suspicion of va rious highway robberies, was re-examined before JAMES READ, Esq. when Mr. Daniel Bird, of Epsom; gave an account of his being robbed on Tuesday evening last, about two miles this side Epsom, by two highwaymen, one of whom he believed to be the pri soner at the bar, and positively identified a receipt the prisoner was seen to drop, soon after he was taken into custody ; the circumstances of his apprehension corroborating the suspicion, the parties were bound over to prosecute him for this offence at the next As. sizes for the county of Surrey. Mr. and Mrs. Mestaer. attended, and related the, particulars of their being robbed on Monday evening last, between Laytonstone and Winstead, but could not positively identify the prisoner, though Mrs. M. believed him to 1w one of the men, and spoke posi tiiely to one of the horses produced at the office door, as being the same the robber was on at the time. Two stable keepers, in the neighbourhood of Moor fields, claimed ne horses, and proved letting them out on Monday and Tuesday, to the prisoner and another man, but the horse let to the prisoner, was not the same he rode at the 'time of Mr. Mestaer's robbery. Some other persons appeared, who had been rob bed on Monday and Tuesday evening, but they did. not know the prisoner ; he was ordered to be brought up again en Thursday next. GUILDHALL.—A young man of the name of ligan, a clerk to Messrs. Lee, Martineau, and Co. , e Bread-street, was charged with defrauding : his em-, ployers of two - several sums of 721. and 491. 19s. which been hadpaid to him by checks of Messrs. Stock s . * Cooper, and Watson, on Messrs. Roberts and C. but..,. for which he had failed to account to his employers. • Thn facts were clearly proved by the clerk of Ro 7 bans and Co., by Mr. Watson, partner, of Messrs. Stocks'aad co. and by Mt. dartineau, who said the ' prisoner had been three years clerk to the CoMpany in which he is apartner. . • • . In the prisonerls pocket book, when he was appre- • hended, there were found 35 one pound bank notes. !" Mr: GLEAD, who attended as the prisoner's Com sel, wished that the money should be delivered up-to''`" the prisoner, as he must,' otherwise, be without sltit'!; , means of support, or of providing - for his defebee. Mr. Alderman &HOLEY was unwilling that the- `• prisoner should be deprived .of any advantage to ' which he was entitled ; but at the same time he could ! not find himself warranted in depriving the prosecu- • tors of any of the means of ascertaining what was ac tually their property. He was anxious that the poc ket book should 'remain till' the "trial in its present state, but at the same time he wished, that the priso •ner should not be deprived Of any necessary comfort 1 or accommodation. Mr. Martineau met this wish, by ' I undertaking that every thleig necessary should be fur nished to the prisoner ; on which the pocket book wag ordered to remain in the hands of the officer in its ; present state. The prisoner . wai committed for trial. MANSION-HOUSE.--Yesterday, Mary Wood was charged by a Clerk, et the Post.offite; with - present- - lug a money order for half a guinea, iii the name of ilviary Benson, ivhish money she received, - but it since appeared she had stolen 'the order from a- letter de rected 'to the said Mary Benson, who • lived in the same house with her. Shewas committed for re-es : amistation. , . • . . • .;,'N