Star. — London, England, 1801-08-27 00:00:00

NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. MAILS THIS DAY...-Wind E. S. E. AIRIVID DUB o Hambargh, I o D W ulip, * , 2 at b erford, Aural 22, 2!, I 2 Dnonaghailee, Auguft 23, 24, 0 O taboo, I Difpatches, fuppofed to be of much importance, Rfre yeflerday fent to Dover, from whence they ere immediately forwarded to Calais in an open boat• FALMOUTET, AUGUST 34. Arrived laft evening the HALIFAX armed brig, Captain SCOTT, with difpatches from Admiral CotvwAttis, which were immediately forwarded for London; alto the EARL ST. VINCENT fchooner, Lieutenant BOYCE, from the fquadron under the command of Sir EDWARD Pa ttsw, Bart. Si: fail of the line, (one bearing an Admiral's flag), and feveral frigates, were lying at Rochefort ; Cap tain &MANI of the DORIS frigate, with feveral sre-lliips, had joined the fquadron, and it was ex peCted that an attempt would be made to fet the enemy's (hips on fire.—Sailed the American fchooner Clara, Raommer, for London. The homeward bound Lilbon fleet, under convoy of his Majefty's fhip Anson, which put into Mount's Bay i few days ago, failed again from thence, and paired this port this evening with a fine breeze at North. The EARL ST. Vißcatir failed again this morning with a fleet of Coafters for Plymouth. TORBAY, AUGUST s 4. Arrived the CesareDovia cutter, Lieutenant Steirm, from a cruise, and having taken in come help provifions, failed again immediately. PLYMOUTH, AUGUST 113. Came in the French Chafe Maree l'Eveille, baying on board a quantity of wheat, the cargo of itnother veifel; the was captured by the Ar ♦LANT• of 18 guns, Captain Gairrirm : the fquadron to which the is attached, have captured feveral other veffels, but being of fmall value they delLroyed them : the French coati it appears is fo lined by Britifh crttizers, that the enemy finds it very dif- Ecult to move from port to port. Came in the EARL ST. VIN CIN T brig,of t 8 guns,and the NAIAD, of 38 guns, Captain Wtutiwsom, from a cruize. PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 26. Sailed the Sommer, of 32 guns, Captain DUN. DAs; HYDRA, of 38 guns, Capt. PAGET; and the HIND, of 28 guns, Captain LARCOM, with a large and valuable Convoy for the Mediterranean and Egypt ; alfo the INTITLEY, of 16 guns, Lieatenant Mills, and Att.:elect Itorethip, Capt. Massif° iSH, for the Ball Indies; and are getting fait out of fight with a fine breeze at S. E. Lail night, after poll, failed the Sr. Azarats,l of 64 guns, Captain HAIDY ARITHOSA, of 38 guns, Captain Woosttr, and the RAMBLER brig, Captain Prt, for Madeira ; and the homeward bound Weil-India fleet,for the Downs. Arrived the theme cutter, from a cruise.—The TRIUMPH, of 74 guns, Captain Hearty, followed the 'hips bound to the Mediterranean, this evening. DOVER, AUGUST ss. • We learn that there are 33 veffels in Calais har bour which efcaped out of Dunkirk : three are gun-brigs, the reft are long flat:bottomed boats, lugger-rigged. So far are they from being formi dable, that the French were very apprehen fi ve of LoriNissoa's attacking them laft Sunday night, to prevent which they got a large cable firetched acrofs the harbour's mouth. They have but few troops at Calais, bu t a great many at Boulogne. We hear they loft many more men there than are men tioned in the French account. Our flat-bottomed boats alto threw fome of their (hells into the town, one of which fet fire to a large ftore-houfe, contain ing cordage, and different kinds of forts for the French flotilla, the whole of which were confumed. The inhabitants of Calais are very uneafy for fear of a vifit from our fquadron,, and were very much alarmed a few nights ago. The EMIL Srascaa cutter Banding in ver y _ dole to the Pier, was fain ted by feverarguns from the batteries, two (hot went through her jib; this provoking the Lieute nant, he gave them two broadfides, and thoush his guns are only carronades, the (hot went quite afhore, and had it not been for the (hot the footwork of the Pier, it muff have done great damage; as it was, they &aped with a few tiles off the houfes. HULL, AUGUST so. Yellerday the (hips for Hamburgh failed from the Humber, under convoy of the Panics LIAII armed fbip. A convoy is petitioned for, to fail from hence to Hamburgh on the 28th ;la— ne %Nowa armed-fhip, now in the Humber, is appointed to fail on the 3d of September, with the flips from this port for the Baltic. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. MAL, Auousr MS.—Sailed the Hamm, —, for India.—Remain as per laf. Wind E. SE. CRArt7IND, AUGUST 26.—Paifed by the Live -17, JANIS, from the B a l t i c ; R ec overy, Warms, from Tobago ; and Purfuit, STIIIIOII4 from Su rinam. Sailed the New York, Cot.t.sy, for Virginia; Gibraltar Packet, Moors, for Gibraltar; Ham burgerliorfe, HORW 'Da a, for Hamburgh ; Freda- Ravra i for Dieppe; and Persfeiling, GAlL atlas, for Rotterdam. ARRIVED Off Torbay—Hart, Btoddart, from BOftan• At Plymouth—Exptriment, Bunting, from Tortok. At Baltimore—Ranger, Waters, from LrterpooL At Bilboa—Rofetta, Boyd, from New York. At Dunkirk—Sally, Bartlet, from Virginia. At Minorca—Mohawke, --, from BriftoL At Baltimore—Arid, Beard, from London. At Newfoundland..-Penguin, —, from Dartmouth. At Penzance—Monique, Dring, from Liikion. At Charleiton—Oftego, Blythewood, from London. At It infale—golumbus, Stephens, from Baltimore. At Refs—Sally, Pearce, from Newfoundland. At Genoa--George, Dennis, from Mahon. At Hoylake--Carr, Calvert; Robert and Sarah, Carmen Leda, Hall; Bridget, Thomas; Defiance, Nicholls; Thetis. ; Apollo, Auberre ; and Brothers, Calvert, from Union At Liverpool---Farina, Atkins, from Peterlborgh; Pene lope, Parker, from Dominica; Achilles. Nicholfon, from Me mel; Ellen, Cattcel; and Golden Grove, Ofwold, from Riga. At Belfaft.—.Governor Carleton, Lufb, from Virginia t Bar bara and !Label's, Smith, from Surinam; and Aurora, Lim bers, from Tenerife. At Portfmoutb—Nymph, Graham, from Martinique. At Clyde—Jenny, Robb, front New York; Prineefs Royal, Maik, from 'Trinidad Elizabeth, Filter, from Grenada; and' Nelly and Polly, Beer, from Martinique. At Waterford—v.Laviana, Stevenfon, from Philadelphia. At Duldln—.Ceeilia, Orpin, from Jamaica; Duke of Rent, Webb, from Martinique; Atlas, ,Whitefides; and Maria, Maddox, from Antigua. At Cork--Love and Unity, Carpenter; Barfliton, Whop. from Newfoundland; and Margaret, Grant, from Surinam. The Hon. Captain MuaLAY, who commanded the Jam' when wrecked off the coati of France, is appointed to the command of l'Oistav, in the room of Lord AUGUSTUS FITZROY. The AISTHUSA frigate, Captain WooLcar, is ordered to join the Channel fleet, and to take as much flour, &c. as poflible, for the ufe of the (hips on that Ration. The Honourable GIoRGE DUNDAS, appointed to the command of the ST. ANTONIO, is the fourth fon of Lord DUNDA S. The following is an account of the curious ex periment for lifting !hips in dock to put in a new keel, which was tried for the firft time on the CA. ',OPUS, of 84 guns, in Plymouth-Dock, laft Fri day. By means of wedges driven againft the blocks on each fide the keel, and the the of the catapultA, or battering ram, applied to them, the blocks are forced out much eafier and with lefs danger than formerly. Fewer (bores are required to, fupport the (hip, which alfo (trains lefs, and hangs as it were in flings : by this fimple operation 40 men in t x hours can perform as much work as ufed to take, on the old principle, 300 men three days; although fome (hips in the old method of knocking out the blocks under the keel, have fettled from eight to ten inches, the CANOPUS only fettled one-quarter of an inch by this new method. A numerous con• twee of artifts and others attended to fee the ex periment tried on the Caworus, and were perfed ly fatisfied with its ufefolnefa and fimplicity. WILLIAM GILIAWI, mailer of the fmack Eliza. beth of Hull, has tithed up, off Burntifland, the anchors of two veffels which have lain upwards of two years in the track of the tithing ground. One he tithed up on Tuetclay fe'nnight, was a very great annoyance to &thing boats, efpecially thofe from the well and north country, who were not fo well acquainted with the danger as the Mermen on the Frith of Forth. It lay about half a mile to the fouth-weft of the town. Nets, eftimated at 201. value, were fifhed`up with it. The injury fuflained by the tubers occafioned by this anchor, has been very great. A boat's crew loft nets to the value of agL at one (hooting, befides the lofs of their tithing for the feafon. A letter from the Surgeon of the HANNIBAL, received by the father or Lieut. WILLIAMS, near Bath, after giving an account of the death of that young man, in confequence of his wounds, mentions that the fame llsot killed the Ca pta in's Clerk, knocked down Capt. FERRIS, and killed fix marines. In ex. tinguifhing the fire that broke out in three places in the Hawaii/LI. after the aelion, the French and Spanith foldiers and Tailors trod great numbers of the wounded to death. By a letter received from Captain PARKER, ad drelTed to his father, in Gloucefter, we rejoice to hear that his wound is not fo bad as has been re prefented in the papers. He is not likely to lofe any limb, and is advancing very fait to a perfeet recovery. Lord Sr. VINCINT has fent down his own Surgeon, a man extremely eminent in his yro feffion ; and Lord Nstson's civilities, Capt. FAR. [RR lays, he flail never forget. Captain Moamar and the Officers were tried on the soth inft. on board the GLADIATOR, at Ford mouth, for the lots of his Majefty's late :hip Jason, off St. Maloes. It being proved, in the molt fatif faftory manner, that no blame was imputable to Captain MURRAY, his Officers and Crew, they were of courfe acquitted. Lieutenant Croad, of his Majefly's Ship Da RUTTIR, and Francis Long, Carpenter of the SoLaar, frigate, were tried on board the fame Ship, on charges of drunkennefs. The charges being proved, they were both fentenced to be dif miffed his Majefty's fervice. On Saturday si Court-Martial was held on board the Suave:2s frigate, lying at Sheernefs, Rear. Admiral Rowiar Prefident, to try Lieutenant Jona Dixon, Commander of his Maiefty's hofpi tal-fhip Union, on a charge of fuffering liquor to be fold in the fhip after he bad been repeatedly in formed of it, and not having taken proper Reps to prevent it. The Court having found that the charge was in part proved, fentenced him to be difmiffed his Majefty's (hip Union, and rendered incapable of (erring in his Majelly's navy. Tuefday morning a Court Martial was held on board the SOILPIII zit frigate, in Sheernefs harbour, on J. Williams, a Qaarter-maller of his Majeßy's guard-(hip ZaaLsaator infolent behaviour to his fuperior otEcer.—He was fentenced to be difmilled his fituation, and to ferve before the Matt in any of his Majelly's (hips of war. - The two naval officers who were to ►are been executed at Copenhagen, on the 14th intt. for cow. ardice in the battle of the ad of April, were par doned when brought to the fcaold. on coedit/ma of being imprifoned for life- lIIIP CORN MARKETS. At Kendal market, ha Saturday, the average price of Oats (by the load of 74- Winchefler bt. fhels) was 4.os.—New Oats 335.—New Wheat 6os. Oatmeal gs. 4d. per none of 161b.—Indian Meal 25. 4d. At D meaner, on Wednefday laft, there was a dull fale of all kinds of grain. Bell Englifh Wheat fold at its. and tos. per bufhel; middling, los.; foreign, 7s. 6d.—Rape Seed, 351. per fall, or los. per quarter. At Newark market, on Wednefday laft, the bell new Wheat was fold from 31. los. to 41. per quar ter. At that reduced price very little bufinefs was done. The other kinds of grain fell in proportion. —Bell Beef and Mutton were fold a 6d. per pound. The abundant harveft is all got in well in Berk. (hire ; and in many places, particularly at Sun ning•hill, the wheat crops are eftimated at four quarters to an acre. The fuperabundani crops of wheat and other corn arc all got in well in Hertford(hire, and pota toes are fo plentiful there that kidney potatoes are in general fold for one (billing a bulhel, and the common fort at tenpence a bufhel. A field of wheat, from a new kind of feed, which is earlier by a month than the ufual kind, was cut on the soth at Stewarton, in Scotland.—Nine grains of this feed were given by a granger to an inhabitant of that parifh, five years ago, and it fu increafed, that feed for fifteen acres was laft year raifed by Mr. A. DCANs, of Peacock Bank, who fold tothe neighbouring farmers the quantities they wifhed. The grain is of an uncommon large fize. A good plan to induce farmers to fell their corn themfelves, agreeably to ).he good old cuflom, rather than to confide in porters, according to the modern praftice, feems to be adopted by the Ma gifirates at Newbury, where the time for the mar ket is limited to only two hours and a half. This regulation will probably fupprefs many of the com plaints lately made, prevent the evils of foreflalling, and preclude various inconveniences. We hear that feveral of the moil refpeCtable hop-planters of Kent and Suirex are preparing a plan to maintain more regular prices in the files of hops, by means of application to Parliament for a Loan, cn the frequent ufage of the large manufaituring and foreign trades; in order to prevent the deftruEtive praetice of deilroying the hop plantations immediately after every abundant crop. This will alfo prevent the public from be coming the (port of fpeculative men, or of the confumers of unpleafant fubflitutes for hops, in their beverage. The Royal Kentifh Bowmen gave a molt fplen did dinner on Saturday, at Beaumont-Lodge, to the Duchefs of DE VONSH It 6, Lady ?Asti:Quito E, Lord Cow, Ea, the Hon. M. Sr socso, and a num ber of the fii It families is Kent. DloisuM Tung feveral favourite longs with very great dna. MELON SOCIETY.—The Anniverfary took place on Thurfday lad, at the George, Chifwick, when about three hundred gardeners and nurferymeri at tended. Soon after dinner, the fevers! gardeners produced their melons, many of which were of an excellent quality. Mr. PHILLIPS, of Richmond, was the umpire. Mr. WHITMAN, of the Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND'S, Sion Houk, was allowed to have produced the fined. Mr. WHITS, of Rich mond, had the next. To the former was voted a fiver cup, and to the latter a filver punch ladle. Notwithanding thefe decifions, the landlord of the Pack-Horfe, Turnham-Green, was feemingly the favourite, as the belt judges prefent not only be flowed many encomiums on his Melons, but de 'vourcd them very greedily, fearful left he thould offer them by way of competition. YORK AGRICULTURAL Thurfday fe'nnight, at a Meeting of the WeR Riding Agri cultural Society, held at Ferrybridge, the follow in g Premiums were adjudged, viz. : To Jeremiah Colbeck, of &rkitorie-Am, a labourer in finis bandry, two guineas, for having had born to him nine legiti mate children, tight of whom he had brought up to upwards of (even years of age, without parochial affiftance. To Edward Barber, a labourer in halbandry, of the part& of Birkin, two guineas, for having had born to hint eight legiti mate children, Si of whom he has brought up to (even years of age, (the remaining two now living), without having received any parochial affiltance; and two guineas to John Barton, of Brotherton, labourer, for having had born to him r t legitimate children, of whom See are now living, the youngeft eight years of age, and has not at any time received any relief from any pa rUh or townihip. To Richard Simplon, for having lived at years In one (en vie; two guineas; and to Rob. Lee, for having lived 3.6 years In one ferviee, a guinea and a hall. To Mary Scott, of Brotherton, for rearing the greatell num ber of poultry, two gusneas. To Mary Coufina, the wife of Robert CouGno, of Willow, labourer, a guinea and a half, for haring this lesion hoed with the hand-hoe about eight acres of broad-cad turnips. To B. W. D. Cook; Efq. three guineas, for mewing the ha &caring top. To Sir John Rarnfden, Bart. two guineas. for the brood heft ditto, and four guineas for the third belt giatmer-hog. The Eckpft, sr Harlequin is China, at the Royal Circus, St. George's Fields, may certainly vie ' with any Rage produftion for the fweetnefs of its Mufic, which is by Mr. W. WARS admira ble dancing by the Mifa ADAMS'S, DENNTS, &c. and fine reprefentation of the coßume and man ners of the vall empire of China ; the laughable Duet by Mifs FISHER and Mailer BLAcswoss is defervedly encored ; and the Fire Itiv, or Afters sod Rgatme, remains an undiminifhed favourite with every daft. Among_ the vouchers to the efficag of the MR. TALLIC TRACTORS in Difeafes of the Human Body and Horfes, whole communications are introduced in Mr. Pia Eros's two 101 l Publications alone, are eight Profeffors in four differentUniverfities, in the various branches as follow four of Medicine, three of Natural Philofophy, and one of Natural alto nineteen regular Phyficians, feven teen Surgeons, twenty-fix Clergymen, eleven of whom are Dodo?' of Divinity, and many other charaders of equal refpedability. The number of Cares atteßed by there perfonages amounts to nearly three thoufand ! This fimple flatement pre cludes the peceXty of any obfervations, to prove how important is the difcovery of Dr. Psalms; and, at the fame time, how vain are the exertions of interefted men to prevent its progrcfs. SPORTING NTELzilar#Ci. READING RACES, TUESDAY. AUGUST kr. Fifty Pounds for all age.. Four mile heats. Mr. Dilly's ch. e. Brighton, by Volunteer, A yrs old, Plates - • - •\ - • z i Mr. Bowe's b. h. Slang, aged, z Plate - • 2 Mr. j. William's b. g. General, 5 yrs old, - 3 dr KNIGHTON RACFS, FR WAY, AUGUST t.s. The Swceptlakcs of Five Guineas each, p. p. to which Twenty Guineas were added. Mr. Lord's ch f. Jenny Spinner, 4 yrs old - Mr. Weyman's b. an. Peerefs - - • 2 The other Subferibers paid forfeit. SATURDAY.—Fifty Pounds given br the Earl of Oxford for hotfes, &c. bred in the counties of Radnor or Hereford. Mr. Evan Learis'a b. in. Editha, 4 yrs old - a a Mr. Woman's b. m. Peerefs, 4 ) vs old - t t Mr. T. 'Awls's b. m. Doubtful, 4 yrs old - 3 3 3 Excellent running between Editha and Peerefy each heat being won but by half a neck. YORK AUGUST MEETING, MONDAY,AUG. One Hundred Guineas, given by his Msjelly ; four year olds toll. 41b. five year olds t t R. 61b. fix year olds t sit. aged lA. slb. Four miles. Ld Darlington's Agoniftcs, by Sir Peter, 4 yrs old,walked over. A Subfcription of zggs. each ; four year olds 711. glb. five year olds 81t. .31b. fix year olds BR. r 21b. and aged gfl. Fillies allowed 41b. Four miles. Mr. Garforth's Hyacinthus, by Coriander, 4 yrs old z Mr. Wentworth's Chance, by Lurchcr, 4 yrs old Sir F. Standifh's Stamford, by Sir Pctcr, aged 3 Sir H. T. Vane's Rolla, by Overton, 4 yrs old 4 14 Fitzwilliam's Fanny, by Sir Etter, 5 yrs old D. of Hamilton's b. h. by Walnut, s yrs old pd Two and 3 tot on Rolla ; 3 tot agll Chance; to to t aggß Hyacinthus. A good race. Produce Sweepttakes of tongs. each, h. ft. colts 811. 71b. fillies 811. 41b. Four miles. Thole marked thus* are allowed 31b. •D. of Hamilton's f. by Walnut a *Sir 3. I.awfon'a filly, by Dart • - •Ld Fitawilliam's eh. f. by Overton - 3 'IA Fitzwilliam's ch. f. by Walnut • 4 •14 Fltzwilliam's b. f. Lapwing, by Overton - S •Mr. Dayton's colt, by Coriander Pd *Mr. Wilfon's filly, by Buzzard pd •Mr. Wilfon's colt, by Buzzard • Pd •D. of Harn:lton's filly, by Spadille pd • Mr. Dodfworth's f. by Walnut - pd Sir F. Stardifies colt, by Volunteer - pd Id :I;rofvet.or's bay colt,by John Bull,out of Nimble pd Ld Grofven, r's bay colt, by John Bull, out of Trifle pd 14 Grofvenor's bay colt, by Alexander - - pd Ld Grofvenor's be. flay, by Trumpator F' d Seven to 4 agli the Duke ; to t agR Sir J. Lawfon ; 4 tot agft Ld Fitawilliam's Lapwing; tot agR Ld Fitzwilliam's Overton; and is to agft Ld Fitzwilliam's Walnut. A fine race. Sir H. T. Vane's colt, by Ticket; 7ft. tolb. agft Mr. Baker's Wirton, by Walnut, 811. 31b. soogs. each, h. ft. Four miles. The former paid. Mr. Baker's Sowerby, by Walnut, beat Sir H. T. Vane's Richmond, by li.'alnut, 811. each, 2cogs. each, h. ft. Four miles. Two tot on Richniond. Won cafy. COURSoNG.—Stiowtall—the property of Major Topham, of Wold Cottage, Yorkthire, and which was fuppofed to be (taken for every thing) the heft Greyhound that ever was, won four Clive'. Cups, and above thirty matches. Snowball does not run any more. Major-the brother of Snowball (given by Ma)or Topham to Colonel Thornton, of Thorny,lle Royal) is imagined to be the bell running dog new in England. He beat the famous bitch, Dent, which was fold for thirty guineas. It has been pro poled to run the three Sifter-Dents againfl all Eng land, for five hundred guineas, the offer being confined to three of the fame litter. The Rev. Mr. Dudley's bitch, Mifs, of Brad well Hall, in the county of Ede:, is much fpoken of. She won the Cup at the Tillingham Mar& Meeting in March WI. A new Courting Meeting has lately been Oa blithed by Captain Wel'wood, at Kinrofs, in Scot land. His black bitch, Splent, and his black and white dog, Spring, won the two laR Giver Cups, value fixteen guineas each, and a purfe in addi tion. Spring was the dog that was brought two years ago from Scotland, to run Snowball,,at the Maltonideeting, and which was beat by Snowball. Captain Wellwood is raid to be remarkable in the feeding and training his greyhounds, which he does not truß to any one but himfelf. Two new Comfing Meetings, the one in Ayr. (hire, the other in Sterlinglhire, have been eila. hlifhed on the plan of Captain Wellwood's at Kin. rofs ; and fome whelps of the blood of Snowball have been procured to flan there. The greateß match now depending is between a young dog, called Suwarrow, got by Snowball ; and Mr. Darley's famous bitch, Dent, over Flix. ton Wolds, the 24. th of November next. A great match has likewife been made for the fame meet , ing, between two favourite greyhound bitches ; the one the property of Mr. Thomas Hodgfon, of Stamford-bridge Lodge; and the other, of Major Topham. Indeed, fuch is the fame of the Flixton Wolds, for courting, that Mr. Swinfen, the great Derbythire breeder of greyhounds, has made, as we underßand, three matches, to be alfortm there in November next. The greateft Greyhound Breeders that we at preen' know of; Marquio Town Mend and Mr. Hamnsond Norfolk. Mr. Monday - - - Derbyfhire. ,Captain the Mien - - - Derby li.lre. Mr. Stead - - - - Berk Mire. The Rev. Mr. Corrals and Mr. B. Dudley ET, x. Dodor fromptos - - - I:mvmsrk...t. Mr. Clarke (who was the poffefror of School boy) - - - Vauxhall. Colooel Thornton, Thematic Royal - To:Alin. Sir Rowland Win, Noftal Park - -. dam. Major Popham, Wold Catena: - - ditto. Mr. Plurncr, itilton Hall - - ditto. Captain Weliwood, Philter - Scotland. We underfland, Mr. Clarke's Schoolboy was fuppofed to have been the fleeteil greyhound of his day : but the Newmarket hares, which chiefly come from Cheveley Park, are fo inferior to the hares at Flixton that the bell trials ever given to Schoolboy could not have been equal to the com mon trials which Snowball bad in his time : be fides, in point of breed, there was no comparifon ; as Schoolboy was a large coarfe dog, and wire haired : whereas, Snowball, in finenefs of and fymmetry make, eihibited every fign the higheft blood poCfible. (kin, of