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being reduced to a state aim of Jarizasow—after Gave discovered, what they are under no neces- Inked States fOr provisions system of culture, and the Canada, they are now se. all direct commerce States be interdicted for a the result will be that with our manufactures Americans. In other words, the carried on will be reversed ; America through the former will become the inter- apprehend from such a cotton wool for our menu , ought to be turned, and advantage.—Why have we. India cotton ? Because the India Company to . a commodity, of which thrown into the market American Embargo.— exclude American pro. the !r!dia Company will caukdi`complain of, i the ,;Fari* of this utis r deficient...mil-owe this-layout pcudence caiainly demands _ which esentitally would mt . effectually. cozuncil -was held at the Fo- M5llll : three till near seven • Members were present+. ' Camden, Mf. Cam*, Lent Ezebequer. the Lord Clow ;Sari Bedsorst. sod Lard MO. morning . IY - airwriverit-had.a long. Secrete/ Cssiiitstet" at I the . F likieliven notice that they ransports--sonst for three., price per ton has increased seventeen shillings and sixpence large transports, whit h are I to be victualled without under orders to the westvtard large embarkation is es immediately—some state the They will be sent, it is said, Supreme Junta will pro- division of forage machines u• places of -- ezvous in Lad, laden with ham. akiessantr, &c. for the supply of the , Sharp-esters, who enter* os Sunday for three weeks °Mascara ,;. tlts. b i In" morelY] holiday_ *warms, who' 'kept up in-' simicouen upon the tone-tits, and eitartr-svagtagr, : N i n e ' e t,. but to the greater danger of the foot who were thus exposed to their hot, and swum mt. ~ Lon Saturday, being the birth-day of Sir ANDREW tonnes, Bart. was celebrated with its wonted hilarity, k his troop of North Shropshire Cavalry, and the righbonrhood around his,hospitable mansion, Acton held Hall. The Baronet's annual gift of two am was distributed to the poor. At night, about Seven o'clock, the buildings on the west side of the table-yard, at Acton R.eynald, were discovered to k m fire, and after burn ag furiously for some time the whole were consnsne% A horse, a lamb, two tives, and various other things, wile destroyed.— iii tke active exertions of Sir ANDREW Coßstr's sere , Wets and labourers, aided by a few other persons, *sines were happily checked, and the progtmes stile fire subdued ; so that the two other ranges if hiding (consisting of stables, coach-houses, and hams), as well as the stack - yar d adjoining, were for tunately saved ; and, providentially, no lives were lost. Coloael WYNWARD and his Lady came home in the Walpole Indiaman, and were fortunately landed at Deal just before the gale came on in which she was wreded.—Six little boys, coining over for their edu cation, were taken out of their cots soon after the vessel struck, and being tied on a raft, were happily driven on shore, and all saved. Friday se'nnight, a duel took place near Gainford, ifithe county of Durham, between Cnns. Mrrcnou., hi. and Mr. JAM, in which the latter was wounded. TRI LATZ STORM.r-The fall of SDOW bas been wofin various parts of the kingdom. It fell sapidity t, dity on theev on en th in e g w o o f Frida y stan and d the lam of Yorkshire, as totally to suspend the progress essei kind of public carriage. The mail reached Market Weighton both on the nights of Saturday and' Sunday, from whence the bags were forwarded on horseback, and reached Hull safely, the first on Sun day, at half past twelve, and the second on Tuesday, at half past ten. The guard, however, in returning, was, from excessive fatigue, so exhausted, as to be unable to proceed further than Bishnp-Burton. The stage coaches, says the Hull paper of Tues day, have been since Sunday morning suspended, until the roads are opened between Weighton and Beverley : but the whale of this day (Tuesday) has been a continued fall, which will of course render that event less probable. The greatest weight of snow, adds - that paper, is on the East and North-east coast, as the London mail reached York on Sunday evening last, at twenty minutes past twelve, having experienced very little obstruction in her progress From the South. The storm of wind and snow was very violent in the neighbourhood of Sheffield. The driver of the Manchester Mail Coach to Sheffield, was so frozen, in tomMg over the Moors, as to be unable to move from the box, when he arrived at Ringiiilew.hor :.he was taken into the house, and after some time recovered. Owing to the late arrival of several of the Mails, and the total absence of others, the inland letters were net delivered out before this Paper was pot to press. on- Nir - or st Britain, so far from be f r a ss ine...the benevolent aim . king some inconveniencies, le oe knew before, that they : Vo f d e pending on the Unites 1 d lumber :—by a new systex 1 , e ying condition of Cana' e N e of an ample supply.—Let , oi l t he North American Stat t &ten t length of time, and t r 41 eventually be served ugha the South Americans. e sue which we formerly carrie I* ; tad of supplying South I ri ob Americans, the former a ailarY merchants. t. *have but one evil to a/ d to o i namely, a want of cots e ore s, But even this °us] l ee turned to our advam i is& s eificient supply of East I . 1 'G eld not be prudent in t e a large importation of a d e t may be suddenly the' t a e a sa dden repeal of the I i G o vernment resolve to es r bee from our Markets, and tl i 3 / 44 0t our manufactures no c 441semialegeotton. Already tl i s * i s feed to be rather deficie f ale Americans ; but prude N tiotleption of a system whir ' kestedy the evil most effectually d --- 7 —. ' Yesterday a Cabinet c quac %sign Office which sat fatm tWelock. Thefollaiving Mem The Duke 4 Penland, I, ar i C a irlidireell4 the efide#llior of the I rare, the Eut of ironsteeetand,".E Yesterday morning Lord V ee with Kr: Setretari 6 r t e: Transport Board . lishis e • 41 ',retract for mote trans ers for six months. The pr co nsequence from seventec rme guinea. Several larl 0 yin tlae Downs, are t of time—they are under • naive troops, A very la i '• red to take place immes sober at 30,000 men. Tb 1; 'the South of Spain. The e bbly retire to Seville. , Last night 'the first divisics i , ' at their respective place i ad later Lane, heavily lad :., ad arrha in Alin:, &c. &c , Brigade of Sharioeaters, 6 upon fiermarseat duty for I s , ,,_ of .1.. seasroay th e 5......., ..... by the holiday. spar ruuncia imnikuczNoß. This morning arrived a Mail from New-York: broil& to Falmouth by die Princess Augusta packet. in Mil* passage. PLYMOUTH, DECEMBER 21. Cane IWltie Favourite, STRONG, from. Stockholm. PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER St Arrived his Majesty's ship BRITONART, from the Downs; also, the East India ship Union, with the loss of three anchors and cables ; and the Ocean, &RIAU) (late a transport), with -the loss of anchors and cables, having been nearly on shore on the French coast.--Wind N. W. DEAL, DECEMBER 22. Sailed his Majesty's ship EVRYALUS on a cruize.— Arrived his Majesty's ship KANGAROO from a cruize, and remains in the Downs with the rest of the ships as per last. Wind N. E. lilleit YARMOUTH, DECEMBER 2t Arrived in the Roads his Majesty's brig CENson from a cruise, and remains with his Majesty's ships; &c. as per last ; also several colliers, &c. with the loss , of anchors and cableg. GREENOCK, DECEMBER re. Arrived here on Friday, after a passage of eight weeks, the Hope, HENRY, from Jamaica ; a running ship. Left loading at Kingston, the Hope, Mac gatstins, of this port, for London, to sail soon after: w a ship in the Gulph of Florida, which he took idther.: • Spoke, on the Banks of Newfoundland, the Sisters, from Cape Breton for Cadiz ; all well. - .e. • FROM LLOYD'S LIST. Gs aossasts, Dec. U.—Passed by the Speedwell, Harrington, from Weterford; Northamptoo, Saunders; and the Sir William Puha'', Christopher, from Bengal The Princess Chulottei:Heant, front London, for New Br wick and Jamaica, was captured on the 18th of September, bit, 49. N. •lotsg. 1 W. Tbeintessity. Goodwisiris said to have sailed from Rio Janeiro for Loan, on die belt d Xis censber last,ond has not since been bard . • • A letter hop Dever o el the list inst. states, that a large ship wen net eh the coast The Me • ws Mary, t, trove London for Waterford, put into Domes the 19th, she parted from the convoy bound to Cork otl the 17th, inst. ; A vessel, from Oporto for Hull, is on shore near Poole. The idoop Chrononlotonthologos, Manning, from Guernsey for Dtthtlq wick wine, sugar, &c. was driven on shore near St. Ives, on Brontdap Isle, and la gone to pieces—the cargo and materials %it arid. • _ _ The IFiekllng, Bialrettant, which was wrecked on the cositof Scotland, his been got of and carried into Burnt island. The greatest part of her cargo, consisting of sugar, is nearly washed nut--eke remainder is intended to beianded chive. The Age in jute, with butter, &c. from Cock for Lon don, was left by past of her crew, of Hastings, with her masts oat away, and the loss of anchors and cables ; she was ildt - in deep of some Dover boatmen, who, it was supposed, would carry her. into the latter harbour. Polly, brAlliston, from Limerick fot the Clyde, sunk on the sth instant. The Drie Gaugers, Ross, fat London, with oats, was lost on the Goodwin Sands, on the 19th inst.—Crew saved. The Johan Adrian*, Cornelius, bound to the Baltic, has foun dered at sea.—Sir °Lae crew saved. ELE4TIOIV OF COMMON COUNCIL. At-the close the seci several contested Wards, tj FARM:GOO: 41r. Waldman 244 1 *Crooke 241 Heeling (Deputy) 232 Murrell - 227 larden - 227 T. Reeve • 221 J. W. Reeves - 221 Sir J. Bearnecosub 210 Mr. Nichols - 200 td day's polling, in the numbers stood thus: WI'MOUT., Mr. Wright Harper •_Miller Dawson A. Young Griffith R. Brewer Brewer • FA RRINGDO 158 153 139 1311 181 123 128 121 • 119 lIISIJOPIGATI - • 217 • 218 . 210 Mr. Daw • • _ WITHIN. Mr. Stokes Lewis Walker - Metcalfe • Smith Roberts • James Smith J. Smith Cadwell , Pritchard - Cooke Crowtber - Leigb *Winter • Mr. Durrell Greenaway Sir W. Rawlins •Clode Windus Ross Nash Clark WITHOUT. •Mr. Whits Knight. Frieker Gough Gould Poyndor Freeman 10 200 182 - CORDWA Min WARD. Mr. 'Hamm ' - 69 Mr. Abbey getable (Deputy), 66 ' Trbnbey G. A. Smith - 67 Hick Rowe - 64 °lows Watson - 60 •Bbke - I Thee marked thus are new Candidates. Yesterday, at Guildhall, an information came on to be heard before Sir MATTHEW BLOXAM, at the suit of a person of the name of HAGUE, against Mr. Viroonem.x.,for printing i a hand-bill without the Prin ter's name attached to t. The Duke of Susea at. tended to give evidence, and several of Mr. Wow ',Ares workmen were also examined but Sir MAT THEW BLOXAM thought the case could not be made out without some additional evidence, and the busi ness was, therefore, postponed unti l 19th of Ja nnary. DISCOUNT ALLOWED ON LOTTERY SuAnes.--Every Purchaser of Shares of Tickets, amounting to Five Pounds and upwards, will be allowed a Discount, at J. WARNF.R'S Fortunate Office, 16, Cornhill, where Capital Prizes to a large amount have been recently sold in Shares. Only Two more days to draw, and the Wheel contains 3 of 420,000, liof 110,000, 1 of £5OOO, 3of £lOOO, &c. Tuesday will be the next Day of Drawing. CORN EXCHANGE, MARS:-LANG, Dan. 23.—The Market this day has a very short supply of Wheat, and, from the prospect of the ThamerNavigation being stopped, but few sales are effected, and those it little vanation from onr last—Barley • and Malt likewise,-Very few White Peas, and those dearer — Beans, of both sorts, at last currency—There are tolerable supplies of oats, which are muned rather dearer.—ln Flour no alteration. 11111111111 AL ciniesacr as viesou • . Wheat, 665. a Ns. Boas (AO 74e. SWIM. • - Or ditto, (Me!) Ong 91k. Tick (AM :Oa Tea Cl. Rye, 55t. Vb. Onto, Ns. MAO. Batley, au OS. 01. Polled Mtn, 45.. ella Malt 71Ia OM. Posta !kw to els el. libturreas (bellart), t4Ss 150 i Rape ask SOL se ad. Grey Cute, 5.55. e/a. - Vas Wet 800. 5.14.-Becosis 71s. •01. . •4; . ~.. I ! ••• V •• • . .1 CORONER'S INQUEST. WIDER OF JOHN DAS SETT BALDERSTON, ESQ. CAPTAIN OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP PARTHIAN. Oa Frida morning, the 16th instant, WHIT. Of the Parisi& et Ateadteese. 194' 194 187 IRS' 180 - 10 . 166 141 119 1 111 1 107 107 106 ' 109 93 176 1,64 1521 145 147, 12111 - • • .d ^ roan,Esq. Coroner, and a Any easisting of the fol lowing persons, viz. • EDWARD HONLAND, PODONDO WILLIAM HANcocm, . RODRIST CLARIS, Of the Parish of WILLIAM BLACIVOID, ' Stoke Damantl. TROSIAS .HIISSADO, TUOMAS PIMP. GROROE Yswzs, 1 JAMES CLOAK, WILLIAM WILLIAMS, THOMAS FULD, lowa LAMSELL, BINJAMIN WILLIAMS, WILLIAM &SAW took a view of the body of John assett Balderston, Esq. lat t Srain of his Majesty's ship Parthian, ly ing in a in the Royal Navy Hospital, to where the body had been removed from the said ship. On examining the body, they found a wound in the lower part of the back, near to7the hips, about •one inch in circumference; and another smaller wound in the belly, about two inches under the navel, and a part of the omentum hanging out. They then ad t=ed to the Hospital Inn, where evidence was touching the murder, the substance of which is nearly as follows George Augustus Shultz, second Lieutenant of the Parthian, said he was on board the Parthian in Plymouth Sound, on Monday the 12th instant, at the time the Parthian got under weigh, which was.abont twelve o'clock in the forenoon ; he was attending to]]' his duty on deck with the deceased, and other of-1 cers, when the deceased asked why Mr. Smith (who -was Master's Mate) was not on deck ? and ordered him to be sent for. When Smith came up, the de ceased asked him the reason he was not on deck, as' the ship was under weigh ? Smith replied, in' a most contemptuous manner, " he had not been sent . for." The deceased said, "do you not know that it is your duty to be on deck when the ship is under weigh?" and called to Mr. Snape the Purser, to dis rate Smith, and that he would order him to do duty on the Forecastle. Smith went immediately below,' and was absent about half an hour, the ship .being then abreast of Cawsand Bay. Smith came upon deck, took a pistol from under his coat, and went to the larboard side where the deceased was standing, nn the gunway ladder, the back of the deceased be• ing then towards him, and fired the pistol at the de ceased about six feet from him. The deceased turned himself 'nearly round, one hand holding by an iron .stanchion, the other to his stomach, and said," I am shut, I am shot—who has shot me ?" Smith drop ped the pistol on the deck ; Mr. Snape, the Purser , and a marine, ran immediately to the deceased ; he dropped into their arms, and they carried the de ceased to his cabin : that he assisted in securing Smith, and that the deceased lived for about an hour and a half after. Mr. John Snape, Purser of the Parthian, said, he was walking on the starboard side, and the deceased on the larboard side of the quarter-deck, about one o'clock in the forenoon of Monday the 12th instant, the Parthian being then under weigh, when the de- ceased enquired why Smith was not on deck, and ; ordered him to be sent for—about three minutes after Smith came up the after ladder on the quarter-deck, when the deceased asked him why he was not on 1 deck attending to his duty ? Smith replied, " I have never been called fqr."—The deceased said, " do you not know, Sir, it is your duty to be on deck when the ship is under weigh—you are not fit to be an offi cer, and for your general bad conduct I will ditsate' you," and ordered him (Snape) to disrate bim. The deceased farther said, " You shall never do another day's duty as an officer in this ship." Smith folded his arms, and, in the most contemptuous manner,' said, " you may do it if you please, " and left the 1 deck. That he then went below, and ordered the Clerk to disrate Smith, and then returned on the poop—the deceased was then standing on the lax board gunway ladder. About threelquarters of an hour after, the ship being then opposite Cawsand Bay, ,Smith came up the after ladihr ' ran round the capstan, and when arrived at about Five or six feet from the deceased, he saw Smith level a pistol at the deceased ; that he jumped from the poop to lay hold of him, but before he got half way, Smith fired his pistol at the back of the deceased—he flew instantly to hit assistance ; he,was holding the stanchion with one hand, and his stomach with the other ; that in the agitation of his mind he endeavoured to find a cutlass or other weapon, to be revenged of Smith, but could find none at hand—he put his fist in Smith's face, and said, " you villain, you have shot the Cap tain, if I had a pistol I would shoot you ;" told him hewas a coward for taking die advantage he did, to which Smith replied, lam no coward, Sir, for no coward would do as I have done," shaking his head at the.same time--.--that he assisted in carrying the de ceased to his cabin, and remained with him for about twenty minutes — f ound that the deceased was wound ed in the back and belly—that he then went on shore to call the assistance of Dr. Beaty, and when he re turned found Captain Balderston dead. Thomas Stevenson, First Lieutenant of the Par thian, said, that on Monday, the 12th instant, at about half past twelve o'clock in the forenoon, the Parthian weighed anchor from between the island and the main. She had gone about three quarters of a -mile from Drake's Island, when the deceased asked why Mr. Smith was not on deck, replied—" he had not seen him." The deceased desired him to send for him, which he did—then left the deceased and went below. Abiiut five minutes after the deceased sent for him again, and told him he had disrated Smith, and desired he would station him where he thought proper ; Smith was not then upon deck : that he again left the deceased, and went below. In about ten minutes after the deceased sent for him again, when 'Smith was on - deck—left the de ceased again, to attend to the duty of the ship. About a quarter of an hour after, as he was standing on the bits looking aft, he saw Smith muting fun. owly round the capstan ; drew a pistol fizest hit `side, and presented it towards thelarboard gangway; but at this time he could not see the deceased that he Jumped from off the bits, and raft towards the quarter deck ; by the time he had gone/tall' way, he heard the report of a pistol or Inubket ; that p:him be jot upon deck, he saw the de • - • ~.~ - the larboard gangway ladder, and &Takla standing near to the deceased, about six feet from him, with .a pistol in his hand; that he ordered Smith to be seized. Smith said—c 4 you must not seize me.-- that be then went to the deceased, who was holding the part that appeared to be wounded, and the bloiod was running freely from him ; that he ordered the deceased to be taken to his cabin, but could not go with him himself, being obliged to attend to the duty of the ship, as every thing, by this time, was in great confusion ; that shortly after the deceased sent for him. He found the deceased lying on a sopha: when the deceased said, 66 take the ship back, for I am a dead man"—that he then left the cabin to attend to the duty of the ship ; and shortly after the Surgeon of the ship officially informed him the Captain was no more; that he had no conversation with Smith after. Mr. William Coombs, a young Midshipman, of the Parthian, said, he was on the quarter deck on Mon day, the 12th instant, about one o'clock at noon, the Parthian then under sail : Smith was then on the quarter deck, and likewise the deceased • that the de ceased informed Mr. &tape, the Purser, that he would not suffer Smith to do any more duty on the quarter deck, and that he would not be played upon any longer ; that Smith in reply said, u no more would he"—that Smith appeared to be intoxicated in the morning ; but when he saw him upon deck, he did not appear to be so—that Smith left the deck and he followed him below ; that he saw Smith go to his chest, which was close to bis birth, take a pistol out and carry it into his birth ; that he came out again and asked hint what he was looking at ? andordered him to go away, he did not want Lim there : that he then saw Smit h go to his chest again, and take out from his cheat a cartridge or cartridges, which he put in his pocket ; that he then went - upon deck, and mentioned what he had seen to another Midshipman& that he soon went below egain, and found Smith in his birth, resting on his elbows ; that he heard him say to himself, 84 what am I broke for r—he then knocked his hand on the table, and said, u I'll be re venged"—that Smith then left his birth, with a pis. tol in his hand, and ran up the after ladder ; that he r followed him close, and caught hold of the skireofbis coat ; Smith slipped his foot, and he let go his hold ' that Smith ran on again, he calling to him to stop $ that he still followed him close, and when on the quarter deck, saw Smith fire the pistol at the deceas ed, who was standing on the ladder of the larboatd gangway ; that the deceased shrieked out, and there was an outcry for seizing Smith, who was standing with the pistol in his hand ; that when the outcry was made, Smith, in reply, said, 4 6 aye, seize him ;" that the pistol was one of the ship's pistols -f--every officer being allowed to keep two. George Galbraith, Surgeon of the Parthian, said, • that he was on the quarter deck on Monday, the 12th instant, about one o'clock, the ship then standing off Drake's Island ; the deceased was then upon deck, when the deceased enquired of him if Smith was sick ? as be was not doing his duty ; that he then left the deceased, and, when at the foot of the ladder, heard the deceased speaking, in a loud tone of voice, as he supposed, to Smith ; that about three quarters of an hour after, as he was walking the quarter deck, heard some person coming hastily up the after ladder, which caused him to look that way, when he perceiv ed Smith holding the but end of a pistol in his left hand; under his left arm ' • that having heard that Smith intended to shoot himself, supposed he was about to do so ; that by this time Smith had got on the quarter deck ; stopped about three paces from the deceased, who was standing on the larboard. gangway ladder—presented a pistol at the deceased, and shot him ; that- he was close to the back of Smith at the time ; that he laid hold of the arm of Smith, but soon quitted, to assist the deceased, who had nearly turned himself round. The deceased was taken from the deck, and he examined his wound su perficially • that he found a wound on the right side I of the back bone, near the hips, and on turning the I deceased round, found a smaller wound in the belly, t about two inches below the navel ; that on exert:an ing the wound in the belly, he felt hard substances, I which appeared to be slugs ; that he informed the IFirst Lieutenant the Captain was mortally wounded ; that Capt. Balderston lived about an )(our and a half after, and that he was with him to the time of his dead -. Mr. Hanituick, Surgeon of the Royal Naval Hob ! pica), said, t th oasc at opened en th e the b :1 cause od of of his death. BHal e found three slugs in the body, which he produced to the Jury ; and that a pistol ball had passed through the body. The evidence being closed, the Foreman observed to the Jury, that he thought, from the evidence be fore them, there was no occasion for retiring—his mind was most satisfactorily made up to a verdict of Wilful Murder, as premeditated and as determined a murder as ever committed by the hand of an assassi!t• tie Th sn e nte Ju ni ry imm ediately isid; said m of — ast W We alleeilfsulm a in M atn ur g a ree er nf was nis given against Jam m Smith , airer d Idajesty r s ship Parthian. We have already given an account of the Coirt Martial ; the evidence on which was precisely the same as the above. • After the evidence for the prosecution was dosed on that occasion, the President asked the Prisoner w hat he h a d to s ay ?—p r isoaee, cc I have no u itnesses, and I do not see what use it will be for me to make any defence ; I leave it to the Court to judge as they think proper." On this the Court was cleared, and, after having deliberately weighed the evidence in sup port of the charge, was of optnton it was fully proved; and adjudged him to be hanged by the neck until he was dead, at the yardarm of one of his Majesty's ' ships, and at such 'time as the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty shall please to direct. The doors being opened, and the audience re-ad mitted, the sentence was pronounced accordingly : ' after which, Rear-Admiral Sorrow addressed the = a j s us fi : cn ilows o l ui "T c ed a M ur te o r n the ru so , floreintheanfodulamwfilurl ',4kar of your tam, manifesting, by the nature of ths-isse, a min of the most depraved assassin, yon even Pram Sovereign unre f mittinig 3r l the 7.S.l7,cnspebentriodn'ev:Cit f life, lose limos instant in preparingou S r e runew xistence , b in y th ev i ery s IMO* far the awful uibunal before which you must prisoner withdrew, in sullen silence, in custody Provost Martial. 1 ; . - i ii li