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P 11.111.- s pect to them. By the navigation law, no goods : merchandise could be brought from Portugal to this , c c u ary, except in tritish built ships—now it was ob. , ' r i m s, that it was necessary for the British subject's in portugal to save their property by embarking it in toy s hips which they could engage. For this breach t i t he tuerigation act, it would be necessary to have ' a Bill of Indemnity. There were other points in w hich it might be proper to apply for indemnity ; b ut a s to the principle of the Orders of Council, he t h ou ght nothing could be found that would require af ,r Bill of Indemnity. Lord 7 - 1. PETTY was glad that his question had 'sawn from the Right Hon. Gentleman that expla nation, that the indemnity to be demanded was not °awar d with the issuing those Orders of Council. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER e lo ught the Noble Lord was running away with an • press ion which he never meant to convey. What he h a d stated was, that there was nothing in the prin ciple cf those orders which, in his oinion, caed cots r inclonnity i but there might have p been ma ny on e under those orders which, with the other topics w hi c h he had alluded, might properly be subjects or a Bill of Indemnity.—A dimmed. THE EVENING STAR. LON DON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 28. - - - PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. c oo ls, for money, 631--for Febreary account, 641. Reduced 6:l4—Onininm , 21---Excnrq. MAN par PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERI4AY. sperCl.Rel 63l l Imperiul Annuities 7 9.1(4 3 per Ct. Cons. Ann. Of India Bonds, pir 4 per Ct.B4}} Es. Bills, is. :Ss. prem. r 5 per Cent. Navy 96M English Tickets, sOl. 19s. Lorg Ann. IS 1-16 Cons. for 25th Feb. 64 INTL nal 3 per Cer.t. 6ti 63 Government, it said, mean to send a force to the Baltic, in consequence of information that a Russian 'armament is fining out at Cronstadt, to proceed to Carlscrona, with a design of capturing the Swedish fleet. An American vessel from St. Andero, in 13 days, a rrived at Falmouth on the isth, warned in by his gajesty's ship Rose, on the 23d. At the time this vessel left St. Andero, it was understood that an em bargo had been laid on all neutrals in the French parts, and it was daily expected to take place in the ports of Spain. FRENCH SQUADRONS. It has been stated in some Papers, that the Roche fort Squadron had got out, in consequence of Sir R. STRACIIAN'S Fleet having been obliged to quit its station, to obtain supplies. We forbore to mention this report, till we should learn what credit it deser ted. The statement has since been contradicted, in a manner that may be considered as nearly official; and wio do not believe there has been any neglect in supplying the squadron alluded to. The Phoenix frigate, we understand, was chaced near Bourdeaux, by this force. It then consisted cf Eve sail of the line ; le Jemappe, the largest ship, hav ing, it is supposed, put back disabled, to some French port. The Phoenix shortly after fell in with Sir R. STRACHAN, who, on receiving the information, pro ceed:a immediately in pursuit of the enemy. 1 It is rumoured, that accounts were last night re- Lives ipal Cl= tteeti whici net di all ie ars, Ott • of aunt abirt, super vas dri• es dal was mid 11 ion ttl ceived that Sir R. STRACIIAN'S fleet was seen by one of our sloops of war within four leagues of the enemy, and strong hopes are entertained that news will soon arrive of his having come up with them. By the arrival of a French prize from St. Maloe's, sent into Plymouth by his Majety's ship Isis, accounts have been received, that two French frigates, the Etalion and Sirenne, had escaped from that port — their destination not known. It was also reported at St. Maloe's, that not only the Rockier? squadron, but the Brat feet, had put to sea ! Should the latter statement prove correct, we may soon expect to receive impor- ' tent intelligence. Oar letters from Plymonth this morning announce, hat the India ships got under weigh on T. esday at .ion, very little wind at the time at N. W. to W. N. W. kt ti P.M. the breeze freshened, but it was doubtful 'hether they would he able to proceed. It has been said that the next point of Sir SAs n 0011'S destination is the island of Teneriffe : the ae of which, as a station for preparing our troops a West -India climate ; as well as for a point from hick to push an extended trade *with the American an, has been long thought of, and the present is iot an unfavourable moment for the attack. 1 ' It is believed that le last dspatches received by vernment from Mr. ERSKINE, our Minister to the inked States, encourage a hope that a perfect recon firm with that county may be effected. It is un toed from private letters, that Mr. ROSE had ved at Washington. , A vessel now in the River, and which left Lisbon t twenty days ago, reports that there was actually turrrilt among the populace at Lisbon about the ddle of December, but it produced no other effect might In expected—additional severities to the .shed inhabitants. Yesterday his NIAJESTY came to town from Wind- Per ; and held a private Levee at the Queen's Palace. The following had the honour of being presented hiS .MAJFSTY : Vikourt CATIMART, on his return from Scotland. ,Gen,ral Puler!, on b e i ng a pp o i n t e d t o t h e co m man d o f t he 3d 1 63 N:c0 of the 60th Itygimtnt. Tile Res. rr. MARLOW, the President of St. John: College, o „iford, by the Duke of Pi.rtLind, on b. ing appointed Prebend of cuterbu r . HisMASrsrrgaveaudieancetothe Cabinet Mini:v. ri, tr.:: off for Windsor. THE ARMY. TRIAL OF GENERAL WHIMOCKE. The Board-room for the Trial of General WntrE- Locicz was yesterday prepared in the Groat Hall, or dinner-room, in Chelsea College. 'About , one third part of this spacious apartment is allated for the Court. Immediately under the large pictie of King Charles, the workmen have erected two apartments, covered with green cloth, for the prisoner and prose cutor to retire into occasionally. The bar is between the seat of the Advocate-General and the apartments before mentioned. The table at which the Officers who compose the Court Martial sit is covered with green cloth. A small table is placed on each side the large table, for the Counsel employed by the prose cutor and prisoner. The floor is covered with mat ting, and the Hall is warmed by German stoves. The witnesses are to go to the Board-room by the weitern square ; and on their entrance in the Hall, they are 'conducted on the side, along an avenue, par titioned off, and covered with green cloth, which leads to the body of the Court. The carriages going to the Court Martial drive round the wall of the west square. FIRST DAY. This morning precisely at ten o'clock the Members of the Court Martial assembled in Chelsea College, and immediately proceeded to the Great Hall, in which a considerable number of Gentlemen were assembled to witness the ceremony. After the names were called over and the usual formalities gone through, General WIIITELOCKE entered the Hall, and took his station on the left of the President. The General was dressed in the uniform of a General Offi cer, (the sword excepted ). The prosecutors then took their places on the rislit of the chair. General HOPE'S right arm was in a sling. General WIIITKLOCKE looked less corpulent than usual, but assumed a dig nified composure. General WurrEtocKE made a request to the Court, which we do not consider ourselves at liberty to detail at present ; and the Court was cleared for about half an hour during their deliberations upon the propriety of acceding to it. Upon the re-admission of the audience, the Judge- Advocate-General began a most animated and ener getic address to the Court, and he continued speak ing at 12 o'clock, when our express came away. The avenues to the Board Room, where the witnesses assemble, were crowded with the Heroes of South America, many of whom afforded the afflicting spec. tacle of having bled copiously fur their country. MEMBERS OF THE COURT : General Sir B. Mranows, President. Generals Gakx u Lieut. Generals HARRIS NORTON FARR INGTON LAKE MA NNW CLAWRICKARDL Lorry. . Cuxxxx WELFORD OGILVIL GARTH Lieut. Generals Fox STATELY Sir J. Duty Sir C. Ross . A' e f UTICAL IaVrELLJOATCE. JAMAICA FLEET. • . LIY.RAPPOL, JAN. 2G.--Arrived' the Montezuma,l %%rasing, from Jamaica ;, she sailed with the fleet, consisting of 29 sail, on the 28th November.' The Triton, Eliza, and Expedition parted off Donna Ma ria 2d of December, and on the 3d January the whole were dispersed in a heavy gale. On the 4th the Mon tezuma fell in with the Malta, Bellona, and Britan nia, of London ; Brook, Hannah, and Aurora, of Liverpool ; the Thomas, of Lancaster, and the of Greenock, and parted from them on the 13th inst. in a gale. The Spy, Robertson, for London, foun dered on the 4th—crew saved. GENERAL ORDER. " Horse Guards, January. 19, I/!08. " Sir Charles Hotham, Bart. Colonel of the East Yorkßegi ment of Militia, has been tried by a General Court Martial on the charge of being drunk on duty.' The Court has found Sir Charles Hotham Guilty of the Crime alledged against him, and has sentenced him to be Cashiered, which sentence his Majesty has been pleased to confirm, and has commanded it to be thus publicly communicated to the Army, in crder that Officers and Soldiers of all descriptions may be made sensible that no conside rations of rank or station of life, nor even of past services, will induce his Majesty to pardon an offence of this nature, so inju rious to the discipline of the Army. " His Majesty has, at the same time, been graciously 'leased to declare hi:great regret on feeling the necessity of dismissing from his service an Officer, to whose good character so many Ge neral Officers have borne testimony ; but under all the circum stances of the case, his Majesty has it not in his power to pay at tention to the recommendation of the Court, and is reluctantly obliged to confirm the sentence to its extent. (Signed by his Royal Highness the Commander in Chiefs Command) " HARRY CALVER r, Adj. Gen." By a letter from Captain Wood of the Commerce of Gardenstown, dated Drontheim in Norway, 19th November last, we understand the following masters of British vessels are at present prisoners of war there, viz. John Hall of the Edward of North Shields ; William Robinson and George Irwin of Maryport ; James Sangster of Peterhead ; William Monro of Cromarty ; and Robert Potter of Newcastle, wrecked going to Archangel. Tuesday arrived here, the smack Mansfield, of this port, Robert Moor master, from London, On Sun day morning the 17th, about ten leagues E. S. E. of the Scares, discovered a brig with only the mainmast standing, without any person on board. On search ing the cabin, the charter party for the voyage and some letterss were found, which discovered her to be the Orpheus, of Gottenburgh, Johannes Hayherg master, bound from Dram, in Norway, to Leith, with THE ANTIOPE TRANSPORT. a cargo of timber and deals. Captain Moore, from appearances, supposed that all the crew h a d u nfou- , The following melancholy account of the loss a I rt nately perished, as the beds were lashed on deck. The the Antiope transport, Captain MOLLENY, with part i vessel was in a very shattered state, having the fore of the 90th regiment, is contained in a letter from Ha- i mast towing alongside, with a good deal of rigging, verfordwest : yards, &c. the sails fast to them reefed, the cables " We embarked at Portsmouth on the 16th of December last, and on the toth set soil with a favourable wind for Cork ; we had dragging overboard, and the hatchesoif. After taking very pleasant weather for two days; but after passing Scilly, we 1 out some trifling articles, he left her. were becalmed two days. On Christmas evening it began to blow 1 The same vessel was also seen by the Jolly Bache very hard, and the gale increased to a hurricane, the sea rising to for of this place, on her passage from Sunderland ; such prodigious heights, as to alarm the most experienced sailor on board, and our situation was rendered still more dangerous by a but she having lost her boats, and sustained other da of the vessel could not be discov e r e d . fog so thick, that one en d mage, in a hard gale on the 11th, was unable to save from the other. Great quantities of water dashing over the deck, any part of the wreck or cargo. and rushing down the hatchways, all hands wet to the skin, and We are happy, however, to add, that by a letter perishing with cold, our pumps choked below, our sails any rig- front Leith, to a gentleman in this place, dat e d th e ging tearing, it was with extreme labour we kept her a fl oat , by ~,,a , bailing the water out with buckets. The morning's light afforded Lylil instant, we are informed, that the Captain and us the view of the Irish shore, but the wind then shifting, proven- four of the crew were taken front the wreck by one of ted our making any harbour on that coast ;we passed all that night • the Leith London traders, and brought into Leith ; at.the mercy of the winds, and in the morning we saw land about and that means have been taken to find the vessel, for two leagues from ns, but thirst not approach it: the sea ran so high that the Captain and crew expected every moment to be d as h e d to the benefit of the underwriters. pieces, nor did they exactly know where they were. We put The smack Caledonia, Captain Hayley, also ar about again, and experienced a dreadful sea ;we were now five rived here on Tuesday from London. On Wednes days without change of cloathing, and starving with hunger, not day the 13th, on the passage, he was informed by the being able to serve out provisions ; yet this WAS trifling compared to what we afterwards experienced; the ship was left to the mercy master of a fishing smack, that the preceding night of the waves, sailors and soldiers fell on their knees to prayers fur he was boarded by a boat from a French privateer, deliverance fr,nrt their dreadful situation ; but, happily the vesst.l mounting fourteen or sixteen guns. The following found her way into Saint Bride's Bay, in Pembrokeshire, where day, during a hard gale from the N. N. E. h e saw th e surrounded by prodigious and almost inacc e ssibl e c liff s, s h e dashed • privateer a little to the southward of Fl am b oroug h ona rock, not essi ly to be discovered: our situ at i on h ere was t h e most . alarming that can he imagined ; not a boat could venture to our Head, close in, lying to. relief, hundreds of people were viewing us without any possible i FROM LLOYD'S I IST. means of affording the least assistance ; our mainmast fell over- The Rittenhouse, Moffatt, front Teneriffe for New Orleans, board with a dreadful crash, and swept away two poor fellows, has been taken by two French privateers, and carried into Cube who, together with four others, that attempted to swim ashore, The vessel is cleared, and the freight paid : the cargo is retained were drowned before our eyes. We landed on the evening of the for further proof. 29th, without any thing but what we had on, except a few of our The Brothers, Philips, from Jamaica for Philadelphia, L cap men that saved their knapsacks ; but the officers lost all their tared by a French privateer. baggage. After we hat lquitted.the wreck, some hardened wretches The Hope, Irwin, from Dominica for Liverpool, is on shore go. on board, and robbed the vestal. Wear. now in Haverfi.rd- near Carnarvon,and it is feared will be lost. w , st , in very respectable and good quarters. In the midst of the ' The thicaine, ---i— va , t f ec roM n, af Lo te ad ran ori ps fo gag r St e . rn Do et m to l l nf tw r 'u is tio c :rs, shocking scene, a soldier's wife was delivered of ev er y fi ne boil and tared by two French priv.teen, both are likely to de well." and carried into Cubs. , L4W INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, JAN. In. JOINT STOCK COMPANIEL In a motion made this day, on the part of a pur chaser of certain shares of a recently estabushed in surance Company, for leave to pay the price into the hands a the Accountatit General, and for an order on him to execute a conveyance of the shares so pur 'chased, The LORD CHANCELLOR said, there were in this country a great many societies, consisting of a num ber of individuals pbssessiag shares of a joint stock in trade, and yet having no legal existence. He kne . .-, that when the affairs of 'any cf el.! individual Mem bers of these Societies came into that Court, it had been the practice to convey the Shares of such Stock into the name of the Accountant-General, he being taken bound to re-convey them. Now, his Lordship thought it proper that it should be understood, that the Accountant-General could not, and must not, ex ecute any such conveyance.—lt was not for the Offi cers olthat Court, by any act of their's, to recognize a Society which had no legal existence. The Counsel said, he would look into the case, and if it should be in the situation alluded to by his Lord ship, his client must apply to be liberated from his purchase. FALMOUTH, JAN. 25. Arrived the American brig Lion, Captain Curr, from St. Andero, in 13 days ; warned in, and her papers endorsed by kis Majesty's ship Rose. On the 23d instant, Captain CLIFT says, prior to his sailing it was reported that an embargo had been laid on all neutral vessels in the ports of France, and that it was daily expected to take place in Spain. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 26. Came in the Marsouin French lugger privateer of 14. guns and 50 men, from St. Maloe's, which place she sailed from about a week since, and after being at sea two days, was captured off the Lizard by the Iris, of 32 guns ; she had not taken any thing during I her short cruize, but was about to take possession of three British brigs at the time the Iris fell in with her; and but for this ship would have carried them off.— i By this lugger we have an account, that the Etalionj and Sirenne French frigates, had escaped from St. Maloe's, but their destination is not stated. It was reported at St. Maloe's that the Brest fleet were also out, as well as the Rochefort squadron. Came in the Grand Argus French lugger privateer, of 14 guns and 40 men, taken by the Seine, of 40 gulls, off the Lizard ; she had been three days from Granville, and had not taken any thing. Sailed the Isis, of 50 guns, with the East India ships under convoy. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 27. Arrived his Majesty's ship Chichester, front Ja maica, with one of the fleet, the Kingston transport. Sailed his Majesty's brig Linnet, for the West Indies. DOVER, lAN. 27. Passed by this morning, his Majesty's ship Agin- 1 having under her convoy the Sir Stephen Lush. ington, from the East Indies. Sailed the brig Katty, Captain MATTHEW, from New York, bound to Rot terdam ; also the ketch Elizabeth Alerseuna, Cap tam EHLERTS, from Liverpool, with salt, for Riga.— Passed by this afternoon, the ship Diamond, from Ja maica, bound to London ; parted company with the fleet, consisting of twenty-eight ships, under charge of the Chichester, two days ago.—Wind W. and tno- I derate. DEAL, JANUARY 27. Arrived this morning, his Majesty's ships Agin court and Woolwich, from St. Helena, with the Sir Stephen Lushington East Indiaman and the Star South-seaman, under convoy ; the latter vessel has sailed for the River ; also the Jack Tar, —, from Jamaica.—Wind N. W. ABF.RDEEN, JAN. 9.3.. ADMIRALTY COURT. DOCTORS' COMMONS . Yesterday the Riy,kt Hon. Sir WILLIAM SCOTT 'proceeded to the adjuuication of the following cases : Pamela, Taylor master.—This vessel, under American colours, laden with a cargo of wines, was, at the time of capture, prosecut ing her voyage from Bourdeaua ro Stettin. The Court con demned this ship and cargo, under the Order of the 7th of January. and restored the master's private adventure. Eliza, Cumming master.-7.i. tn..; also an Americanvessel, la den with a cargo of various merchandize, on a voyage from New York to Bourdeaux. It appeared in this case, that this ship had been twice warned by two of his Majesty's cruizers, id the course of the voyage, not to proceed to the port of Bourdoauz as that port, and all the other ports of France, were under blockade. The ex cuse set up by tho neutral was, the being in want of wood and lights, he was under the necessity of making the French coast. The Court was of opinion that he might as conveniently have been supplied with these articles from ships lying in the British Chan nel; and held it not to be a justifiable necessity for going to a French port, after having received such information from the Bri tish cruizers, and therefore condemned the ship, and directed further proof of the property of the cargo. Nova Amizade, Rabello master.--:fhis was a further proof case with respect to the ship, which the Court pronounced to be Portuguese proper.y, with freight and espences ou the payment of the “ptor's expences. The Stationers Company in Goldsmith's Aimanack, for this year, have made the Sun set one hour sooner than he has been in the habit of doing, since the Ist of January. By Arab ships which had arrived at Muscat from the Isle of France, we learn that Surcouff had re turned to the Indian Seas, in command of a privateer of 20 guns, 18-pounders, and manned with 200 choice men.—Madras Courier, Sept. 14. The ship Hamilton, of 'Greenock, Captain GIL , cumsr, is arrived at Lochmaddy, in North Uist, in 1 25 days from Halifax, which place she left on the 30th of November. The Hamilton is bound for Gree nock with a valuable cargo of prize goods, consisting !of coffee, tea, and sugar ; she carried dispatches for Government from Admiral BERKELEY and General HUNTER, at Halifax, which were immediately landed at the Post-Office, with several hundred private letters, and forwarded by the Uist packet. Two dayi before the Hamilton sailed, advice had been received from Quebec of the death of Lieutenant-Generat*Sir hams I CRAIG, commander in chilli of the army in Canada. lOn the 13th ult. in lat. sq. 13, long. 22. 6. W. the Hamilton was boarded by the Mercury frigate, with a convoy from Newfoundland, seven ships then only in company ; the convoy originally consisted of 25 sail.—Passengers by the Hamilton, Mr. Smith, of Malton, Yorkshire, and Mr. Black, of Halifax. Tuesday last, as Mrs. JAMES DIXON, of Hatton- Garden, was descending from the steps of the house of Miss BABINGTONS, Sloane -street, she unfortunately fell and broke her left arm. Last night, a grand gala was intended to have been given by the Countess of PoaTsmounr, at her Ladyship's house in Lincoln's-Inn-fields ; but about eight o'clock, as Lord PORTSMOUTH was dressing, his clothes caught fire, and her Ladyship, in assisting to extinguish the flames, set fire to her clothes also. The consequence was, that both were severely burnt, and it became impossible to receive the numerous persons of distinction who had been invited, and were collec ting from all parts of the metropolis. Mr. Farrell, who fought a duel lately with Mr. Coulson, near Rickmansworth, died on Saturday • a Coroner's Inquest was held on the body • the affair of the duel was proved, but two medical Gentlemen were of opinion that he did not die of the wound he had received, but of aft of apoplexy !—Verdict, 44 died by the visitation of Goa." INQtEsT.—Tuesday an Inquest was held at the George, in Mortimer -street, on the body of Mrs. Coytmore, wife of the Rev. Dr. Coytmore, when a female servant deposed that on Monday about twelve o'clock, she was alarmed by the barking of a lap-dog, and on entering the room found the deceased with her head inside the fender, and her cloaths in a blaze.— Immediate assistance was procurc3, hut she expired the following morning. Verdict—Died accidentally, and by misfortune. MURDER.—A shocking murder was a few days since committed, at Leighton Buzzard, in the New Forest, on Margt. Howard, daughter of a farmer, by I. Buzzard, a pig-dealer, by whom she was pregnant. He persuaded her to accompany him to a merry making, about two miles from home, when he stabbed her in several places. Her body was found in the morning, and on the second day the assassin was se cured, after a stout resistance, while working at a navigation cut, 30 miles from the spot, when he con fessed the fact. Sunday morning, about one o'clock, a most alarm ing fire broke out in the shop of Mr. BRVCESON, work ing jeweller, Prince's-street, Edinburgh, whose handsome shop, with all the valuable stock, was to tally destroyed, except two small organs. The shop of Mr. MONTGOMERY, confectioner, was happily saved by the presence of mind of the Judge of Police, who contrived to get rid of the water that had been poured upon the house, which saved a great part of the su gars • and the wind being due west, which a l so save d Mr. Marmot's vaka'rle stock of eases_ and pic• tures. At one time the Turf Coffeehouse was in great danger, being the adjoining house : Mr. DRYS DALE was ill in bed, and with great difficulty was remove.l. Happily no lives were lost. I 'V