Star. — London, England, 1802-01-12 00:00:00

NitITICAL airuzzenreit. • . . MAILS THIS DAY.-WIND W. S. W. • 4111•111). DIM o French, a o Hamburgh, 0 o Dutch, • • Dublin, Jan. 7. 3, . 2 2 Waterford , Jan. 6, . • • Donnaghadee, • 3 Tetstouvn, Jen. 9.—Sailed the Pessea . ,Aaou. *NUS packet, Capt. Jones, for Ligooe, With the Mail of the sth init. The PINILOPC packet, for Jamaica, has not yet received her failing orders: and the LADY Atteant.e packet, for New York, will not be ready to fail till the 15th inftant. Potts:sown:, Jaw. t t.—Yellerday arrived the brig Omega, Capt. R. MILENRY, from Havre, having been there with coals, but not being fuf feted to difpofe of them, is come into harbour. Same Jay failed the thip gy . een, Capt. Mac:lsom, for the Downs (London) ; this is the chip lately arrived from Surinam : failed alto the brig Ge- 1 ffi eral Moore, Capt. Laasv, for London, laden I with butter, lately from Waterford. LANCASTER. JAN. 6.—The Benton, POSTLETII WAITE, from hence, is arrived at Cork. The Satisfatlion, WOODHOUSE, of and from this port, is arrived at Martinique, after a paltage of only twenty-eight days from Ireland. FROM LLOYD'S LIS/. The Hope, EDWARDS, from Bahama to Hon. duns, is loft. The Ganymede, HUTC HOn 11, from Gottenburg, u loft on the ifland of Wefel. DEAL, ;AN. I 1.11113 mottling Admiral LuT. winos flufted his flag from the AMAZON to the ST. ALJAN'3 and rcmains.—Wind N. W. GIAVISIND, le. I.—SAiled the BLITANNIA, P, I, for St. 'as. At Fahnoudt-The Laurel, Nail, front St. nominee ; and Cu Suffolk, —, from At Plitnautn—Argo, Wright, from Rip. At Waterford—Richard, Lowden, Cram Newfoundland. At Liverpool--Alexander, White, from Quebec: and Three irked', Milky, hero Rip. At Dublin—William, Hopper, from St. Mkkaera. At Grangemouth—John and Richard, from Liverpool. At Leghorn—Warms, Phillips, from Baltimore. At itotterdamitein Deer, Frott ; and Montezuma, Mon gao, from Bakimort. We have already as they arri:g e , i given detailed accounts of the origin and pr s of the Poly gar warfare, which has for Tome time prevailed in the Southern Provinces of Hindoßan. The late difpatch has poffelfeci us of letters from the theatre , of salon, to the loth July, w:iich lead us to ap prehend that confiderable time and exertion will be necelfary to reduce the infurger.ts. China Niadoo, the chief of thefe Polygars, hav ing difpofed in fafety the floret which he obtained by ticking the Nabob's fort on the frontiers of Dindigul, had abruptly changed his route to Ma dura, and advanced rapidly towards Cheyhya tore, the fouth-ea,l part of which is bounded by hills and jungles, almoil inacceflible to (!rangers: here 1r had eitablithcd bimfelf, with five thoufand infant. y and three thoufand cavalr y, all well armed and chiciplined, betides a raft number of pike and matchlock-men, who defolate the villages, and ge. nerally aft as precurfors to the army. Accounts from Dingul, of the 25th July, men tion that an attempt had been ma.a to liberate the Prineefs of Delhi from her confinement in that for ! trefs ; but Tome of thole engaged in the enterprife, defpairing of fuccefs, difeovered the plats, and led to the arra of the ringleaders. Delhi, the capital of the Mogul Empire, which continued wars had greatly reduced from its prif tine confequence, has lately been vifited by hot winds to filch an uncommon degree, as to have measly depopulated the place, and rendered Tome of the fuburbs wholly untenanted; the grand ca nal has been dried up, as well as the baron and fountains which it fupplied ; in short, Nature feetus refolved to deltroy the little which had been (pared by war and faftion. On the loth of April, the period of a popular fair among the Seiks in the neighbourhood of Hur waae, a number of F a keer s (itinerant priefls) at. fembled for the profeffed purpofe of bathing ; but they fhortly became fo troublefome to the natives as to provoke an attack; the Seiks, arming them. (elves for the occafion in the bet} manner the time would allow. The pilgrims at firft made an °MU tate refiftancc, but in the iffue were touted ; three hundred of them were killed on the !pot ; and re. vcral hundreds more, who, in endeavouring to reach the mountains, attempted to ford a river much fwollen by the rains, were drowned. Accounts from Condahar, of the sad of April, !fate that the VAkcer Impoftor, who has affumed the title of Sultaun Shah, having appeared on the frontiers, Zemaun Shah had ordered a confidera blc force againft him, but nothing intimidated by its approach, he made difpofitions to repulfe it, and Co confident was he of fuccefs, that he had ai l, tttedthegovernmentsofthe towns and provinces which he was to conquer to his followers : The Cabul army, hoc; ever, by an unlooked-for move !..cnt. cmffed a branch of the Indus, and falling ilpnr. his left wing, defeated it before the right (.niti engage, thus compelling the impoftor to Tall upwards of twelve Englith miles, with con. liderable 'cis. At the commencement of the campaign, this l'a kcer's force comprifed upwards of 20,000 in v,p,;ncipaltyßohillas and Seiks, and 4000 cavalry, with fcreralfmall pieces of cannon. The confidence of thcfe people ip their leader nearly compeafates few their want of difcipline and, in their Sril athon near Sarumpoor, enabled them for Tome holm* to oppofe three battalions of Gene ral Pasitom, fupported• by an heavy cannonade from the &gum of Sombre ' s artillery Rationed on the oppolite fide of a river. Ills numbers are mulch educed, but he is kill fail to be iu funicient force 'c keep the field. ~ .~ . t~tA'IN?L~LLIC~ • ADMIRALTY COURT, DOCTORS COMMONS, The following caufes were lately adjudged by the Right Hon. Sir WI Luau Scovr : The Sophia, Hand mafter.—This was the cafe of an American (hip. It was Submitted on the part of the captors, that all her papers imported her deffination to be to Havre, that port being at the time in a Rate of blockade ; it was further fubruit- Aild, that She was met by one of his Majefty's crilhers, who warned her of going into that port, when the mailer replied, he was going to the port of Dieppe. On the part of the claimants it was contended, that the inftruaions of the mailer were, that if he Should learn that Havre was in a Rate of blockade, he was then to proceed to Dieppe. The Court (aid it was a pretty Strong teft of the fair nefs of this cafe, 'namely, the mailer admitting that he was informed of the Rate of Havre, and therefore, under all the circumftances, it thought there was no criminal intention of breaking the blockade, and accordingly reftored the Ship. The Edwin, Follanffie mailer • the Sophia, Dif coil mailer ; the Five Si ft ers, L unt mailer ; and the Lucy, Toppam mailer. The Court likewife reftored the above four (hips, being cafes of the fame defcription. Antonius, Guyt mafter.—This veffel was failing under Papenburg colours from the port of London to Rotterdam, at the time of the capture'. It ap peased by the evidence produced, that the was a Dutch-built !hip,' and navigated by iDutch mailer and crew, And was canflaatly trading to the port of Rotterdam; therefore it was fubmitted on the I part of the captors, that it was a mere colourable transfer, and as Such, was to be confidered as Dutch property. The cargo was Rated to belong to-Britifh mer chants, bat the Court not being fatisficd, ordered proof of the property in this cafe. jonge Jacob, Meyers mailer.—This was a (hip of the fame defcription, under Papenburg colours. The Court , in this cafe, condemned the Ship, and admitted the claim with refpia to a part of the cargo, and ordered further proof as to the remain ing part. Ceres, Bartholomew mailer.—This Ship was fail ing from Rotterdam to Embden, in ballall, and was claimed on behalf of the mailer. The Court being Satisfied with refpee to the national charac ter of the claimant, reftored the chip. juffrouw Cathcrina, Roofe mailer.—The Court condemned both fbip and cargo, on the ground of its being a falfe cafe. The Fiene, Lieuwe mailer.—lt appeared that this Ship was originally a Britith prize-Ship, carried into Delftzeel, there condemned, and afterwards fold by public auction to neutral fubjeas, and at the time of the - capture was proceeding from thence in ballaft to the port of Hull.—lt alio appeared that the matter was a part ou -.er ; but it was contended, on behalf of the captors,that the mafter was a Dutch man by birth ; that he had conflantly refided with his wife and cannly at Deland, with the Tingle ex ception of a residence of (even weeks At Papen. burg, when he became a burgher of that place.. .The Court Laid, it could not confider this as a bona fide transfer of that proportion of the [hip claimed by the maftcr an account of his national charader, and therefore rejected his claim, but or dered further proof with refpedt to the reft of the property. The Star, Connell Mailer.—This was the cafe of a Ship failing under American colours, ' ien with a cargo of hides, alerted to be bound from Tenn iffe to Hamburgh, but at the time of the capture was (leering towards Corunna. This (hip was claimed by a 13ritifh fubjeft, who, it ap peared, had been fettled for fome years in Ameri ca. It was contended, on the part of the captors, it was manifeft from the evidence, that this (hip was going from one Spanifh port to another, and therefore was liable to confi(cation. On the part of the claimants it was fubmitted, that the only reafon which induced the Mailer to vary his originaldeflination was the want of water and fails, having met with a gale of wind which had damaged her Budding fails, and waited a part of her water overboard. The Court war of opinion that the cafe had been clearly made out on the part of the captors, namely, that the was going under Gmulated and falfe pretences, and therefore condemned the flip, but referved the queftion of freight and expences. The Margaretta, Reynders mailer.—This (hip was failing under Dana colours, laden with a cargo of timber, bound from the port of Narva to Amiterdam. It appeared this (hip was originally a Dutch (hip, and the Court condemned her on the ground that (he had- not divefted herfelf of her original Dutch character. The cargo was alfo condemned in this cafe. — The Providentia, Muller mafter.—This (hip was condemned. The Enigheten, Bonde mailer.—This Ship was reftored, fubjea to the captors' expences. Bnelle Jager, Prins mailer. This Ship was claimed - as neutral property ; but it was con tended on the part of the captors, that it was clear from the correspondence produced, that the in tereft of this veffel was in the enemy; that it was a mere colourable transfer of property, and as fuch was fubjea to confifcation. After the Counfel were heard on the part of the claimants, the Court condemned the Ship on the ground of its being enemy's property. The Nancy, otherwife Santa Margaretta, mailer. This was a cafe of falvage. It appeared that this (hip, of ago tons burther., was cut out of the bay of Cadiz, by the mate of a Britith born fubjea, who had learnt, that inftead of proceed. ing to New York, in America, as was aliened by the mailer, was bound to a Spaniili port, in South America; and that after beating about at Sea for nearly a month, was met by two of his Majefty's cruizers, which rendered her every affillance, and at laft reached a port in Ireland. The Court (hid this was a very laudable and merirorious tranfac• tion on the part of the Mate, and therefore reward. ed him with a double (hare ; and with refpeft to the reit of the crew, two others, with his Majedy's cruisers, rewarded them according to their refpec five merits. . The Triendfchaf, . 0 . 0 . CUPP Mallen—This vefel and cargo were claimed as neutral property. It appeared in this cafe, that on a . former hearing the Court condemned this property as belongrug to the enemy ; but on the fuggeftion of Counfel for the claimants, that further proof could be pro duced that would clearly eltablifh their intere ft, the Court granted that indulgence to the claimants; but after the fame,had been read, and-the arguments of Counfel on both fides heard, the Court was of opinion that the further proof was infafficient, and "accordingly affirmed the fentence of cond :m nation. The Recovery, —Payne Mafter.—This was a cafe of falvage. It appeared that this velrel in the profecution of her voyage was taken by a French cruifer, the Mafter and crew taken out, and the ufual means reforted to in order to fink her ; but was afterwaids brought into port by one of his Majefty's revenue cutters. It further appeared, that an offer of one third of t h e va l ue o f the pro perty had been made by the owners to the falvors, which was refufed ; but the Court, under all the circumftances, was of opinion that one-third of the appraifed value was fufficient, and therefore affirm ed the fame. LaMadona del Borfo San Spiridon, A.ntenopulo Mafter.—This was a cace of further proof. It ap peared that this.veffel had put into a port in Ire land in 1797, on account of the ftrefs of weather, and was there detained on the ground of the cargo being Dutch property. It was contended on the part of the captors that this tranfaelion commenced with fraud, for at the time of the feizure this flop had papers on board, purporting her deßination to be to Hamburgh only. but it was clear they were defcribed fo for the purpofe of concealing her real deftination to Amfterdam. The Court faid, the only quellion it had to de termine was, whether the proof of property was fit/Wendy made out, and it was of opinion, on looking at the correfpondence produced, that it ap peared a very natural and genuine one, and there fore thought it its duty to pronounce immediate reftitution. Franklin, Gabdrick Matter —This was the cafe of an American (hip, bound on a voyage from Liverpool to Naples, but at the time of the capture was (leering near the coaft of Spain, hav ing fprung a leak in a gale of wind ; the was afterwards brought fafely into the port of Jerfey, and a claim of falvage fet up on the part of the captors. The Court in this cafe decreed the captors ex pences, and allowed the fum of pool. as a remune ration for their fervices. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, MONDAY, JAN. sr. This day the Seffions for the county were held at the Seffions-Honfe, on Clerkenwell-Green, be fore WILLIAM MAINWAR RHO, Efq. Chairman, af fated by the bench of Juitices. DISORDERLY HOUSE. THE KING V. THOMAS ROACH AND MARY ROACH. This was an indiament againft the defendants for keeping a diforderly houfe. In fupport of the profecution a great number of witneffes were called. Thefe witneffes are all of them refident near the defendants' houfe.— They gave in evidence that they had been fre quently difturbed, both in the courfe of the ddy and during the night, by quarrelling and rioting in the defendants' houfe. Mr. SYLVESTER concluded the defence. He contended that the profecution was carried on from malicious motives, in confequence of the re• fufal of the defendant to lend the firft witmil any more money, which he had been in the habit of doing for a confiderable time prior to this profecu tion being commenced. The Learned Gentleman fpoke at great length, and faid, the houfe in quef tion was as peaceable as the generality of houfes of this defcription ; that it was fituated in a part of the town in which it could not be fuppofed that any but perfons of the low& clafs would ufe the houfe, which in fad was appropriated for perfons of that clafs. .A great number of witnelles were then called on the part of the defendant, to thew that his condua had been fuch as to keep his houfe in ftriet order. Mr. MAinwasiva remarked to the Jury, that the evidence in this cafe was fo contradislory, that it remained for them alone to decide upon which fide the truth lay. He then detailed the evidence on both fides, and concluded with ob. ferving, that whatever their opinion might be, they muff acquit the woman defendant, as the law recognized her as acting under the controul of her huiband. The Jury confulted a short time, and returned a verdidt, finding the defendant—Not Gray. This caufe Lilted upwards of four hours. IRMIVIT sOClkTlks. The defendants, J. T. Cocks and J. James, are Stewards of a Benefit Societycknown by the name of 44 The Carverr and Gilders Friendly Society," which was enrolled in the year 1795, according to the terms of an Ad framed for that purpofe.— The prelent indiament was for difobeying an or• der of two Magitirates, made under the following circumftances : In the year 1797, James Hart was admitted a Member, and loon after being rendered unable to work, through illnefs, he re ceived a weekly allowance until he grew better, which happened in a short time ; but relapfing again into his former illnefs, he applied again, and received the fame allowance for fome time. when on a fudden this was difcontinued, and the poor man, unable to earn his livelihood, was compelled _to Rate his cafe to the Magiftrates at Hatton-Garden, who made the order in quefiion, calling upon the Stewards to pay him his allowance. A copy of the order was ferved upon them, but they refufed to attend to it • confequently an in diament was laid againft them. It appeared that t7ie order had been delivered from the late Stew ard, Mr. Cuthbert, to the defendants folicitor.— Some altercation occurred between the Learned Counfel on both fides with refped to its produc- ' Lion. It was, however, at length produced, when the defendants Counfel took an objedion to the wording. of the indiament, as not being Itrialy regular in point of form with the order, the words 4 , duly admitted a member" being omitted. The coarequeace was, that Mr. MAINWAUNG ctistited the lay to Gni a a . trerdiet for the defendants, st. the fame time enjoining their Counfel not to der this as deciftve of their cafe, his opinion being clearly again[ them. The queilion in this cafe Is a material one to thole concerned in focietiea ct this kind. The ground of defence flatted by the Learned Counta was, that Mr. Hart had impro perly become a member, being, at the time he bccame a member, not in a flaw of health to ai to warrant his admiflion ; and it was contended, that if fuch perfons were permitted to become Members, the Society could not be able to Rand, as the funds would not fupport the expellee, the toms of from eighteen to twenty thillings being al lowed weekly for a Member's fupport. HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY, EDINBURGH. Monday fe'nidght came on before the High Court of Julticiary, at Edinburgh, the trial of yaws Beg , , journeyman painter in Edinburgh, ac. card of b 5 r,:a1.:111,.., , into the wardlotife of Mr. Wil liam Laing, bookfeller, South Bridge, and baling a great quantity of books and other articles, on the 311 t of Oaober and tit of November laft, and alto of breaking into a warchoufe belonging to his Ma jelly's printers for Scotland, in Anderfon's dole, Weft Bow, the loth of November fall, and &al ing therefrom feveral bundles of printed books in (beets. The libel was reltriaed to an arbitrary punifitment. The pt ironer pled,Guihr..and a Jury having been chofcn, he figned a coact:lion of his guilt before them. They were then enclofed is the robing-room, an,' in a (hurt time returned a verdia finding the pritimer guilty ; and he wa% fentenced to be banished from Scotland for life. Henry Bowerman was to have been for fend ing a challenge to the Earl of LA UDr :net r. lie fent an affidavit to the Court, Rating, that on ac count of bad health he was unable to undertake the journey from England, v, here he now is, in confequence of which the trial was put off till Fe bruitry. Pyter, late fer want to R. Mair, innkeeper, in Muffelburg;:, was then put to the bar, accufed of murder or culrable homicide, in biking D. White, chaifedriver to the laid Mair, with a pair of tongs, by which his fcullwas fraCtured, and which nccalion ed his death, The prifencr pleaded not guilty. The whole appeared to have o; iginated in a fqiiabble about taking water out of a boiler for a lick boric, and it appeared not only that they had no previous quarrel, but that the deceafedwas in a great m,a lure the aggre ff or. After a good deal of argument by the Counfel on both fides, the Jul y on the iol lowing day found a verdia hom.;:iile, but recommended him to mercy on account uf the circumflances of the cafe, and his good charther. The Court pallid fentence upon him, adjugding him to be banifhed from Scotland for three years, and allowing him one month to fettle his affairs. The Court then proceeded to the trial of M om Davin, lately belonging to one of the Gals houfes in Leith, accufed of breaking into the houfe of Mr. John Boyd, in Leith Links, on the 3oth of July laft, and ftealing therefrom a num ber of gold rings, feveral pieces of lilver plate, and other valuable articles. The Lo:to ADVOCATE reftrifted the libel to an arbitrary puniihment.— The prifoner pleaded guilty ; and having adhorcd to his confeffion ',dote a jury, who were chofen, they retired to the robing-room, and returned a verdict, finding him Guilty ; and the Court ad judged him tote tranfported for t.} years. A caufe, exhibiting a curious fpeeies of affault, is likely loon to make its way into the Courts. A Gentleman, fond of eleCtrical experiments, finding his Tailor very troublefome in his dunning vifit, pallid a wire from the rod of his machine to the knocker of his door, and feveral fmall wires under the door: it being neceffary for conveying the elec. trical !hock that there fhould be two points of eon tad. Obferving the Tailor, hit week, coming up (lairs to his lodging-room, he locked the door, and let his machine in motion. Stay -tape knocked, when he inftantly received a violent chock. His firrprize was In great, that, making more Italie down (lairs than he afcended, he fell, and broiled himfelf very confiderably. Having fince been informed by a philofophical acquaintance, that there was no fu pernatural agency in the cafe, the Tailor has deter mined to bring his anion for the bruifes he receiv ed, his lawyer being of opinion that the Gentle man may be dart:fled in Weßminfler-hall. On Tucfday i man took his wife into Plymouth Dock Market, with a halter about her neck, and seal y fold herpublicly to a lione mafun's labourer for is. and glafs of gin. He carried off his bar pin, and three children, her appendages, amidit the fhouts and huzzas of the mob. While the Skaiters were amufing thernfelves on the Canal in St. James's-Park, yeflerday, the ice broke, and one young man fell in, and as he had got under the ice,had he not h a d ahiltance at hand, mull inevitably have been drowned. An accident happened in New Bond-greet nn Saturday afternoon, which was happily attended by no ferious confequences. About half after four o'clock in the afternoon, a chariot belonging to Mr. Jostarrom s, of Hanover.fquare fl opped in Bond - greet ; the coachm an impruden tly getting off his box, and leaving the horfes, the animals fet off on a full gallop down the fireet. Near the corner of Little Brook-greet, they encountered the chariot of Mrs. Peacock, of Portman-fquarc, who was in it with another Lady. The coneuffion overturned the chariot of M:s. Peacock; both pole And fprings were broke by the fall. The Ladies fell with their heads through the window next the ground. ProvidentiaHy the holies did not move during the accident. Several Gentle. men Ailed to extricate them, which was accom plilbed without difficulty, and both Ladies elcap:d without injury. After overturning Mrs. Peacock's carriage, the horfes proceeded tiirioatly down the thee, drove again& the carriage of Mrs. Aoriol, of Park-lane, which broke the pole and fprings of Mr. Johnitobe's chariot, and the fplinter bar likewife breaking, the holies were loofened from the carriage, and proceeded in their career a few pacirs further, but without doing more mil -1 chief. They were hopped by the fervants of a neighbouring itable.keeper. , •