Star. — London, England, 1805-11-26 00:00:00

A-11E1(1CW AND FR el C E. FROM A RECEN C CHARLESTON PAPER. We publilh with much pleafure, the following in terelling papers, relative to the capture of the (hip Two Friends, Captain NI‘NEAL, and to the unpro teded &nation of our commerce generally : COPY. OFFICE OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA IN:.URANCE COM PANY, CHARLESTON, 22d JUNE, 1805. Sir—l have the honour to inclofe a Memorial of the Prcfident and Direators of :he South Carolina lninrance Company, and of the Merchants and others interefted in the commerce of the cit y of Charlefton; and am, Sir, your molt obedient fervant, THOMAS COBBITT, Prefident of the South Carolina Infurance Company Tne Hon. Tones Madifon. Secretary of State of the United States of America. MEMORIAL TO THE. HON. JAMIE MADISON, ESQ SECRETARY OS STATE FOR THE UNITED STATES. The MEMORIAL of the PRESIDENT and DIRECTOES of the SOUTO CAROLINA INSURANCE COMPANY, and of the MIR.. CHANT S,and others interefted in the Commerce of the City of CUM,. LE STON, RESPECTFULLY SHEWETH, That your Memotialifts are deeply affeeed by tilt recent capture, at the very entrance of this port, of the American (hip Two Friends, by a French plats. leer. This event has excited among all daffes of ci tizens the firongeft fsnfarions, not only becaufe the (aid (hip was captured without any colour of pretence, within fight of land, but becaofe fhe is our only re gular London trader, and had on board a full fup. ply of fpring and fummer goods. The diftrefs and anxiety occafioned by thefe circumftances, are greatly enhanced from our having been hitherto deprived of our fpring fupplies, and from an anticipation of the confequences juftly to be apprehended from a conti nuance of fimilar outrages, thou:d notthe molt prompt and effeftual rneafures be adopted for the ptoteftion and fecurity of our commercial inrerelts. Your Mernarialifts are authorifed to add (although the fall be not detailed in the. 1-rotell), that it ap pears from undoubted authority, that the magnitude of the prize was the Pule inducement to the above mentioned capture, the captors having raid that they would releafe the Two Friends, in the event of their falling in with any other valuable prize, which might be more worthy their notice. This molt extraordinary capture, in dire& viola tion of our Treaty with France (as appears by the accompanying documents), has already been fol.' lowed by events no left alarming, nor harbour being at this moment completely blockaded by three French privateers (and more are daily expelled), which ex amine all veffels coming in and going out of this port, and either detain or releafe them, according as their value excites the cupidity of the cruizers. This degrading (tate of our harbour, has neccf farily railed the premium of Infutance, thus forcing additional firms from the pockets of our citizens, has advanced the price of every commodity, and created a diareffing Itagnation of our exports; for the metal chants, not receiving their goods from abroad, are incapacitated from purchafing the produce of the country. Among thee deplorable effees of the de-1 fencelefs and humiliating condition of our commerce, may be moreover enumerated the immenfe lots of duties: thole on the (hip Two Friends alone, being eftimated by the Colleenr at 45,000 dollars. Your Mcmorialiiis have the belt realons for be. lieving that this early tuccefs, experienced by thefe French privateers, will immediately allure others in (warms to our coafts and bar, to the total ruin of pri vate mercantile concerns, and the molt fatal defal cation of the public revenue : your Memorialifts have no left ground for apprehending that Britifft cruizers, availing themfelvea of the abfence of do t:laic proseekm, will, under the colour of expelling the French, affume and occupy their ground, and either retain us in the fame degraded [late, haraffing ourfelves by fearches and detentions, or fubjell us to the difgraceful and mortifying obligations of grati tude, for alien fuccour and relief. Your h4emorialifis are the more alarmed at there depredations, becaufe Hruch valuable property is (till expelled this fummer from other quarters than London, and confiderable importations will be looked for in the fall for our winter fupplies ; and fhould there not be an early and effettual check to thefe aggreflions ; fhould our fall importations be alfo in terrupted, the calamities of the haft year, produced by the hurricane and other caufes, in which this city has fo largely participated, would be aggravated to Erich an extent as to eventuate in general ruin—and thee great alarms and apprehenfions of your Memo. rialifts are heightened by the well known circumftance of many of the cruizers, which inlet our fhores, belonging to St. Jago de Cuba and Barracoa, in which icceptacles our veffels and their cargoes, with the knowledge of the Government of Cuba, are in itantly fold, without even the formality of a trial, or any condemnation whatever, thereby precluding every future probability of redrefs. Your Memorialills avail themfeives of this occafton to notice a late decifion of the Difiriut Court within this (late, grounded on an at of Congrefs, whereby the territorial jurifdiftion of the United States is li mited to the 'Fort diftance of three miles, or a ma. ritime league, from the coatis or (bores, which by the Paid court is corral tilted to mean three miles from the land—confequently the middle channel of our bar being more than three Miles dhiant from the nearest land, is pronounced by judicial authority, to he without the jut ifiliaion of the United States The very entrance of our harbour, in full fight of the city, where veffels are frequently obliged to anchor, while waiting for a tide, and with a pilot on board, is, by our own tribunals, acknowledged to be without the proteeion of our government. Your Mentotialills refrain from comment:ng on the pernicious effects nf a fi gem of policy fo pregnant with► dilhnnour and ruin to the trade and navigation of the Union at larga, but more particularly to thole of Charlellon, from the geo, , -raphy of whole and peculiar local fituati ir of whore bar and harbour every veifel in her ingrefs and eglefs, h, thus Albjee ed to fcarch, detention or leizote. We content •ith a bare flatement ef the above grievance fo many others, r.. t doubting ilia: the I take the lame into confederation, and rpreffed with the neceffity of Come early ingement, either of a legiflaiive or dr ure, will recur 'to fuch as may appear 'c to the dented end. Your Mem:lrian: baring thus Waited but an imperfect view of their ruinous, unprotelied, and de graded tituatinn, rely with confidence on the prompt interpolation of the Prefident, to obtain by reprefen tations to the Minifler of France, and of Spain (in the event of the T.; o Friends being carried into a Spa ni(h port) tetlitution of the Paid fhip and her cargo, and to cattle a flop to be pot to fitnalar fpoliations. And your M.tmorialilts further moft earneilly folicit fnme immediate and effellual naval protetaion for our harbour and litotes, together with fuch other trea fares as the National Councils, in their wifdorn, may deem expedient, as well for prevention of the renewal of the outrages we have fuflained, as for the perma nent fafety and proteBion of our commercial and navigating rights and intereas. Charlelton, South Carolina, June 22, IgoS• • COPY. DEPARTMINT OF STATE, JULY lof, 1805. , Sir—l have received your letter of the sad ult. inclofing the Memorial of the Infurance Company ef which you are Prefident, and of the merchants and others, interefled in the commerce of Chirleflon. Having been before made acquainted by the Col- 1 leaor of the Cullom', with the circumeances of the capture of the Two Friends, I 101 l no time in eating it to the French Minifier ' who has replied, that the communication made to him refpTaing this affair, by the CommilTary of his nation at Charlellon, had en abled him to anticipate my defiret, by reque(iug the Captains General of the French colonies, to all of whom he had written refpeaing it, to obtain latisfac tion for this violation of the convention between France and the United States. The ohfervations contained in the Memorial re focaing tle local lituation, and the protation necet Coy for the port of Charleftnn and the adjacent coae, have been weighed by the Prefident, and in connec tion with other information, w it promote Inch mea lures as the nature of his funCtions, the exilling laws and the public good, may be thought to admit and require. I have the honour to be, Sir, Very refpeafally, your moil obedient fervant, (Signed) JAMES StADIS3N. SURINAM' GAZETTE EXTRAORDINART, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 03, aos. Official Report received and communicated by the Lieutenant Go. ye, nor and Counfdlors of the • Court of Policy and Criminal Jutlice of this Colony, Sze. &c. &c. On Monday the gth inftant, the unpleafant infor. mation has been received, that the free Colonial Black troops which arc flationed at Poll Orangebo, under the command of Captain MuLLsa, have exe cured their abominable projed ; and on Saturday evening, between the hours of eight and nine, !hot and murdered Captains MULLER and VAN Deft As sea, which IA commanded at Poll Imotepie, but bad arrived on a vitit to Captain MuLLre, at fix o'clock in the evening, with the white Serjeant tinned at die Pat, and alfo the refident Commiffary and Serjeant ; and that fome of there Black troops, to the number of ten, bad repaired to the wood plan ' tation, called WolEkamp, where they on Sunday noon, about twelve o'clock, alfo had mafracred the refiding Overfier, Mr. BAC2CER, and from thence kidnapped and can ied off the male and female haves who were on his eltate, returning again to the Poll Orangebo ; and after examining every thing, left three males and three females behind, on account of their not bring able to go with them, and then took their route towards Marewyne. On receipt of this information his Excellency the Lieutenant Governor inftantli had written to the Commanding Oflicer of Port Orange, and charged him to mat ch without delay a detachment to reinforce the Port of Prince William Frederick—at the fame time detaching from here, under command of Major RorpeL, fixty men to the Upper Commonwyne, and the fame number, under command of Captain IN. THORN, to the Jew Savannah ; the tali mentioned to': march by land to the Upper Commonwyne, and on his arrival there to join with the others ; and after due deliberation to do whatever may be judged ne ceirary to fruarate the objea of the Ittbels, and alfo to track them in the belt and molt fpeedy manner. In the mean time orders have been given to rein force all the potts, which orders have altea4 been executed. _ _ _ ~............... A letter has been received yefterday by the General from the Commanding Officer, Toils sa, at Poll Orange, mentioning to have received a letter from the Officer commanding at Poll Prince WilliamTre derick, wherein he dates to have received infnrma• Lion that the Pod Armina had mutinied, and that the Officer and Dollor had been killed by five of the black foldiers, who, the - week before had been fent as patrole to the Poll Orangebo, and on their return committed this aft, after which they had fled, when they wear•joined by the remaining troops of the pod. The Officer KLEIN:, after receiving this informa tion, called his men before him, to whom he held int th the foregoing cireumltanees, and demanded of them how they were difroted, and if he could rely on them ; to whom they unanimonfly and with one accord fwore to be firm and loyal to the country, and would never leave their Officer, and (h mid obey his orders punaually. Hereupon the Officer Ict.s IN immediately lent an exprefs to the Indians, caution• ing them to take care of themfclves, and to watch as dole as pollible what was palling above, and alio to report the came without delay : which they had ac cepted faithfully to accomplith. Three men had been difpatched for the porpofe of Aiding in difcoveting what was going on, but who had not returned at the time this letter was fent off. ' The Officer Kt.ria, the other day in the morning, bad repaired on board of the Ibere gun brig, and related to the Commander all that had been :rani . - afted by the Black troops. requeding him at the fame time to go on (bore with him, which was immediately complied with. After they had arrived at the poft, the Lieutenant KLEta, for the fecond time called his men before him, when they again fwcre in pretence of the Commander of the brig the fame fidelity and loyalty as the evening before. It appears, from the examinations and difpolitions of feveral perfons who were witneffes to the barba rous a4ls (but who, through favourable opportunities, made their efcape and arrived here), that the mutiny only exids among the ringleaders, and not generally among the whole corps, from which there is good reafon to hope that feveral of thefe mutineers, out of fear or otherwile, :will return to their duty. By Order of the Court, : • • ' (Signed) M. S. SOHVITER, Sec. ed to icarcli, durfelves with fuperadded to Prelldent will being duly imi remedial arran ploma-tic natu ;molt conducive EAST INDIES.' CALCUTTA INTELLIGENCE, MAY 23, t 305. Our lall advice: from Columbo Rate, that on Fri day the 19th ult. about three o'clock P. M. the Go vernment Houfe, occupied by the Commander of the forces, was truck by lightning, which innantly de molithed the upper part of the Eaft Fort, and forced, with great violence, the walls through the roof of the adjoining houfe, belonging to K. CHANDLER, Efq. but occupied by Brigade Major CoxisitooFE. The General, at the time of the accident, was fitting in the back verandah, but providentially received no other injury than the drat of furprife of fo tremen dous a (bock from the thunder gult which fucceeded produced. His Aid du-Camp, Lieut. Wassyss, fortunately efcaped unhurt, although fitting in the apartment which appears firft to have been Brock, over which were pieces of ornamental mafonry railed, according to the Dutch lane, confiderably above the roof; and as lightning is known to ftrike the higheft and molt pointed objeas in its way, it is prefumable this ma•, fonry received and threw off the elearic fluid to the adjoining houfe, where evident traces of its courfe were visible. The roof falling in, filled the room with fragments of ftnne, beams, &c. and drove Lieutenant Warayss againit a door, with great violence from the detk at which he was fitting. A fervant o pri g ade Major CoLasitooar, who lay ill in an apartment adjoining the General's houfe, into which the ruins fell, miraculoufly efcaped with flight bruifes, although the bed was fluttered to pieces. We are happy to add, that no lives were loft, and no injury to any individual except a boy of the Ge neral's, who was nightly hurt. LONDON. 4( late we have received numerous letters from ear Friends, 0- forming us that the Newfpaper Agents, by whom their Paperal are forwarded into the country, often fuhftitute others for Tee STAR. This is a fpecies of impohtion to which our cuftomers only can apply the proper remedy. Let them write ' tothcir prefect Agents to difeontinue keying them, and ou in forming us we (hall give their orders to NewfrOtes who do not pradice the farce fraud. If they do not know the name of the Agent, let them dikontinue to take the fuldtituted Paper, note the date when thoy (top, and pay only up to that time, feuding us notice to provide them with another Agent. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER a& PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT MK O'CLOCK: Confuls, for money, 601—for account, 64. keduced 391-om Mum 6—Cool. for Jan. 6o}}. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. 3 per C. Red. Ann. 5911 3 per C Cunf. Ann. 6.:.1 6o 4 per Cent. 7 6 41 t Gent. Navy 9i Long Ann. x 613-16 x 7 India Bonds, par is. prem. Excbeg. Bills, par ts. ptcm. Omnlum 6 pron. Englo Tickets, 191. tss. t:ont. far ace. 60f 6o It is admitted on all hands that the Ezpetiltion againfl Boulogne has failed for 'the precut, though tn , a Dover Letter, received this morning, it appears that forte little damage was done to the enemy. The zeal and ardour cf the gallant Commander of our fquadron are wcll known; but, who can contend with the elements? We regret, however, that by a fort of quackery, in which he had no !hare, the high. wrought expe.:ations of the public have ended in fomething like dtfappointment. The tranfpoi Ls, about so in number, which ar rived en Subday in the Downs, from Portfmouth, proceeded direfily to Ramfgate, to take onboard the foldiers under orders for foreign ferrice. The num ber of troops to be fa employed is conliderable ; and it is partly with a view to akertain the quantum of our difpofable force for foreign ferrite, that ord:rs have been Utter' for accurate returns . of the Militia and Volunteers. The traufports with troops under General Don, which were conveyed to the Elbeby the LEOPAILD s arrived off Heligoland during a heavy gale of witid,, when the ALERT armed (hip took charge of the ea pedition by fignal, and proceeded to Cuahasen, where the troops and honk: were landed in good health on the 15th. Thisforee will be conliderably increafed by freffi Hanoverian levies. Arms and cloathing were carried out in the tranlports for 20,000 men, a force which it is fuppofed will loon be railed. Large bounties are to be given, but more reliance is placed upon the deep hatred which the natives bear the French, and which will induce them to enter chearfully into a fervice, where they will be iurnifhed with an opportunity of revenging themfelves upon their opprelibrs. Some time ago we Rated that an infurreeion had taken place at Stkinam. The Surinam Gazette Ex traordinary, given in the preceding column, contains the official ilatement refpeeting this affAir. A Letter from Surinam, of Septenrber 2G, lays— tt In my hit I mentioned. the Mutiny of fume of the 1 Colonial Black Chaffeurs. Parties are out to occupy the polls they deferted from, and to prevent further mifchief. Rewards have been offered to the Indians and Negroes for any of there Mutineers they bring in. As no accounts have lately been received, it is ex peeled the affair will terminate without any farther confequences. The number gone is fuppofed to be feventy, armed. The opinions are various refpeding the caufe of this revolt ; but it k believed to have arifen more from fome private grievances than fro:n any general difaffeElion." Lieutenant-General the Earl of CAVAN, notwith (landing the late promotion, is to retain his com mand in the Hie of Wight; and Lieutenan..Genval WHtrecocaa is to continue Irdpator General of all Recruits kilt to the Depot in the Laid Wand. ARRIVALS IN TOWY. The Earl of Seuborough, from Yorkfhirs, at his houfe in P. Sir Stephen Glynne, from a tour through the Mirth. The Earl and Connie(' of Cardigan, from Richmond, at ;f :r bode in Grofvenor-Brea. The Duke of Montrofe, from Twickenham, at his haute in G-. venoaquare. Mr. Matt, at Batt's-hotel, from his feat in Norfolk. The Earl of Weemoreland, from Ofteriey Park, to his many in Berkeley-Iquart. DEPARTURES FROM TOWN . The Duelers of St. Alban's, for the family feat of Fo!tilers, Ccr . bridgelblre. Miles Peter Andrews. M.P. on a Mufical Party to Lord Dudlc. and Ward's, Stafforddske. DISTINGUISHED REMOVALS. Lady Palling. frown Hatley-ftreet to Lower Brook•ftreet. Lord and Lady Hawke, from Portland place to Gloucefter place. Sir Hugh D. Hamilton. to his new houfe in Upper Grofveuur • ftrcet. Dowager Counters of Elgin, from Scotland to Harley-fireet. Sir Charles Talbot, to Upper Harley-ftreet. The Ear! and Countds of Clonmell, from Warwiekthire, to the late Earl of Rofslyn's houfe, St. James's-kpaee. Dowager Lady Hawke, from Yorklitire to Gloucetter-place. The Hon. Colonel Pane, from Bulftrode ftreet to Wimpole•ftrecr Lord Elliott, from Spring Gardens to the late Earl of Bucking hamfhire's honk, ►t. james . .-fguare. Lord Grantham. from Sackvilladrect to Lewd Dartmouth's late houfe in St. James's4quare. The Earl of Eike, from Grafter( Lord Bruce, from Groftenor-ftse late boufe, in Hill-ftreet. lady Boughton. to Hinde-ftreet. Sir Samuel Hood. to Wimpole-ftred. Lieutenaut-Colond J. Smith, to Stretton-ftreets Admiral Edwards, to ftreet to Hill-ftreet. to the Primate of Ireland's The preparations for the funeral of Lord NELEnK are now making in St. Paul's Cathedral, and a brick vault is preparing under the centre of the d , )me. On the arrival of the accounts of the late moll bra limn &cram, the Marquis of HUMTLY, with his ufeal genero4ty, ordered too bolls of coals to be dif tributed among the poor of Aberdeen. Monday fe'nnight an elegant ball and (upper were given to the Nobility and Gentry in Aberdeen by the Marquis of Mummy. There were prefent, among others, Tii c Ma& of Gordan, the Earl and Conntcfs of Errol, thy Earl of Kintore, Lord and Lady &me, General and ?stn.! Tay, Sir William andMife Forbes of Finlay, Sir William and Ladr johnitooe, the Hon. Major' kamfay, Luc' a number of other Ladies and Gentlemen of that city and neighbourhood, who were delighted with the entertainment, and captivating attention of their Na ble. hot,. Tuefday the Marlborongh Volunteers affemble6 commemoration of the late molt glorious yietcries, and fired three molt excellent vnllies. After which, a fumptunds dinner was provided for them at the Cattle and Ball Inn: the evening pat with the ut moft harmony. A fuperb dinner has been given at Yarmouth, by the Captains of the chips of the North Sea Fleet, its honour of the late glorious vi Cory. Admirals Rut. SELL and DOUGLAS, and the principal Officers of the Army and Navy were prefent. Since the late naval vitiory, many Poets and Poetefres have feverely injured their health, by fitting up all night to write improntrus. The RESLUTION, of 74 glans, after having under gone a good repair, was to have been taken out of duck at Chatham on Saturday, but at high water the was found to have leaked fo much, that it was judged prudent to keep her in another tide to flop it. Ort Sunday the riggers and ordinary were in the yard ready to take her our, but the tide WAS not high enough to floit her, the mull therefore remain in dock till the next fpring tides. The Taasaus is ordered for a thorough repair at Chatham—in about three months fhe will be ready for fervice ; this is the fhip confidered fume little time ago at Jamaica as unfit for 'fervice, and doubted if (he would ever leave the Mend. Gangs of fhipwrights are daily employed, railing the frame of the 'since. Nas frigate, alio nq the ImPREGNAB:.E. The RESO LUTION is fitted wish rollers for her cables in the haWfe holes, on a new plan. One of the wet docks at Chatham is undergoipg a complete repair. , A (hip of 74 guns, to be called the Eomsey, is to be built without delay, on the flip from whence the FAMR was a fhort time fine launched, at the King's yard ai Deptford. ' 'A letter from Malta, dated Augult 26, firys •-•• " Yefierday difpatches reached General Sir J. Cables, that a body of te,opo Ruffians were arrived at Cor fu ; in confequence, every preparatory Rep is taking for the embarkation of the troops from hence, which we now underftand are defined for the Adriatic, and moll likely for Venice. Our gairifon s.n three bri gades ; the aoth, 6111, and 3sth regitent, are in that of General ACKLAND; General Cots ha:. the 27th, 58th, and Watteville's regiment; the brigade of Grenadiers is commanded by Col. O'CALLAGHAN, and that of the Light Infantry, by •Colonol KEMP.; amounting with tho Light Dr.ralsons, &c. to 67c0 ' men! A foldier of the 35th was (hot on the 22d ir:Rant for mutiny, who had a few days before ILO -1 bed a ferjeant of the regiment with a bayonet in the back. We arc all healtfiy,'and in hit li iptrits at the near profpef; of entering urn Aftive tervice." Bs CAD.—To-day no Court of Aldermen being :tete!, the LORD MAYOR, after it'S;:ealllg the Returns, or dered it to fail 4d. per peck I, :.rt. Thus fday Mr. Douglas, of the Black Boil lon, in Leith-ttreet, Edinburgh, who has late:y c mull. i...,i hullo& by facceedin3 to the former prortietoi,:;.l convened before the sheriff, on a complaint ;.t st:e inilance of the Procurator fifcal of the co:::1::-. :1: running his Rage coacher from E linbargh v. s. .i -gow on Sundays ; and, being convicted thereci, :.a• tence was pronounced by the Sheriff, prohibiting :sr.. Douglas from doing fo in future, and Of-, tindiag him liable in expences. Sunday fe'nnight, in the evening, a horCe hirer in the Grafs Market of Edinburgh, and his u ife, were burnt to death. It is luppofed either the candle or the fire had taken hold of the clothes of the wife, which fet her in a blaze; and her hufband, who Ap pears to have been in bed, had gone to her affist:,rica and was fo fcorched, that he fell a yiCtim to his he manity. On the Monday morning the.; were found, the wife quite dead, and the huthAnd neatly In, as he furvived but a short time, and he was ~,nahle to give ally account of the fatal catafirophe. The de , ceafed was a very re potable wan in his Hue of b.A.- fuels. "7 l