The Statesman. — London, England, 1809-08-04 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN. N4V4L INTELLIGE NCE. DOTTI, AUG. 3. A Boat is arrival at Fulkstone from Flushing ; the people of her report that our troops hate tak en the Island of Schowea, in Zealand, situated between the Islands of Gores and Beevelaud.— Great credit is given to the above intelligence this place. Arrived the Schooner Eclipse, Captain Zuma, from Jamaica, only 33 days. In the Reads, the Podargus and Peruvian sloops of war. DEAL, AUGUST 3.—Yesterday railed to the westward, the Onyx, Barchard ; Shark, Bus. sack ; and several other merchant •easels ; and though it has since blown strong from the W.S.W. they have not retained. at About 14 sail of akililry transports, under con. toy of his Majestj's brig ltina:do, sailed from the Downs to the eastward this isurning ) to join the Expedition of Flushing. In the Downs—his Majesty ship Gletton, Mt. torn, and Dexterous ; also the 3lentor, Brine ; Caledonian, Dickson ; and several outward-bound West India and American ships, vs - akin for a fair wind to proceed.—The Dexterous gun.brig is ap. pointed convoy to the westward. Four P. M.... Strong wind from the W. S. W. No arrivals from the Eastward this day. PiAtiotTil; AU6. 2.—Sailed yesterday, with the convoy to the Downs, tho ship Earopede, Captain Finch, from Malts ; Samuel, Captain Griinstone, from Gibraltar; Ann, Gale, from ditto, acid Adis, from Jamaica. Arrived two store ships from Portsmouth, to take on hoard Marines for the Wot-Indies ; and the Martha, Hellyer, from Cork, with provisions. FALMOUTH ) AUG. I.—Arrived the Spanish xe. becque St. Antonie, Captain Bezasos, from Tar. tagona, with brandy fog orders. . Sailed his Majesty's ship Humber, of 16 guns, Captain England, with a large convoy for the Downs; rozonskend packet, Western, with ;nail* for the Ml•diterranean ; Pake of 3fontrose pats kst, with malls for Coal; Duke of Manchester, Davies, with malls for the Windward islands listriboresgA, Boll; and Princess Charlotte) err ; with mails for liisbmt. Cons, Juror Fleet of TranapOrts, *Melt we stated to base beat spoken with oil this 'arbour) mitt/ so Wednesday evening. It con_ *dß of 60 Befi t sad left Lisboa about a month beck, Titose transports are ordered to receive troops intutedisiely. Seeerd of these are hauled up close to the Weak and splay at Cove ) to re ceive horses with Misr* tearetsktnce and facility.— A division of the Driven' Corps matched out from this garrison to-day for embarkation. IVe are yet ignorant of the precise regiments ordered fur Service and to embark at this port ; but we un derstand that at least a regiment of cavalry will form a part of the force now in preparation here. THE MARKETS. CORN-EXCHANGE-At:6E7w 4. The Mai ket this day has some fresh arrivals of Wheat, but short remaining supplies and salos thereof , ipport our last quotation. New Rye rather dearer. 134rley and Matt likewise for fine, and in short supply. Peas and Beans con. tinue at little variation. There arc several ar. rivals of For , ian 0 its, with some few from the North Country, and those of first are named ra. tber dearer. Flour un terms of the last advance, and file American as our last. Wheat, 755. litis 95.. Fine dills - - - - ICUs. 105 s. Rye, Birks, 3h. 43a. Nab; 71.. so.. W. Peas (Boilers) 935. lOUs. Cm Peas, Boas - 575. 635. Tkk Beam, - - - - 445. 50‘. flab, Poland ditto - - - 56•. N9s. Potator ditto - - - - to 40v. Rape Seed - - - £4B XIV. Floe Floor - - - - 110.. Seconds SMITHFIELD—Aoo. 4. To sink the ORO, per stone of 81h. 8eet....45. 6d. to ss. sd. Head of Cattle ibis day t Moues ..44. I to ss. 10d. I Beast. Veal Od. to 7s. Od. Sheep and Lambs— Pork .. S. 4d. to 61. ad. Calves • Y. 50 Od. to 6s. od. Pip HAY-MARKET. II iv 5l. Os. Od. to 61. 69. 04. 'ltenw Clem —mow— SOUTHALL. Beasts ... 150 I Sheep... 9,290 I Pip.... 150 Two men and a woman were taken in I ustody en Sunday night, the wen at a public-4mile in Tottenham-court-road, and the woman in Duke street, charged with having extorted at different times from a Gentleman of fortune, eonbiderable sums of money, by hoptitinfi to him a d.lgraceful offence in the Park la' June last. The Gen. tleman alluded to has a wife and a numerous family, and is of strictly moral habits, and to him an imputation of the kind was the more dreadful. The diabolical I.slas was so artfully managed, that several sums had been paid to the offenders ; but their claims were so often repeated, that by the advice of a friend of the Gentleman they -were taken into custody : G:bers are concerned in the extortion, but are not yet apprehended. 81311,t1r023 o► Tin ROADS.—It will not be an improper minion to the Surveyors of Roads to make pehNe, that the 011icers of a garish in the county of Oxford were Geed 5001. at the last Ge. stud Quarter Sessions, for *feet of keeping in repair the reeds within their jetiediede t. - HOP-LIFTING: The following statement is copied from The Taunters Cornier—a• provincial Print of such established respectability, that we cannot doubt the currentness of the account, greatly as it inuct sostosi tit our Readers to End an 'cessation of so very disgraceful a nature preferred against a Bri tish Officer. " We are sorry An state, that a very singular iwstsnee of moral delinquency oecarred at Taun ton last week.—Captain D. of the Royal Marines, who has, with some short intervals of absence, re.. aided at Taunton nearly two years, was on Wed nesday the 20th ult, apprehended oh a charge pre_ forced against him by. Mr. Bunter, a respectable shopkeeper in Taunton; of stealing a few yards of muslin from hit shop on the Monday preceding..._ The Prisoner was observed by Mr. B.'s shop-pan to take up the articles in his handkerchief, which be had previously lain upon the counter, and upon searching his lodgings the property stoles was found therein. The Prisoner hiss been 19 years in his Majesty's service---always associated with the most respectable and effluent characters at Taun. ton and in the neighbourhood, and until this affair, was kW in the highest estimation by his brother officers. lie is folly committed to Ilehester jail to take his trial at the next Assizes. We have en. a reporter on the occasion, Conseqnently a tali and accurate account of the trial may be con fidently calculated on being given in this Paper." The following account from another provincial Paper alludes to the same offender. " About three months ago the shop of Mr. Welch, goldsmith, of Plymouth, was robbed Os means of incisions made in the aindow.shatten). of property to the amount of near 5001. mh o notwithstanding the most diligent search and is. quiry, added to the offer of a large reward, an trace whatever was discovered of the rubbers, till yesterday se'ouight, when a very unexpected din. misery was made at Taunton, in Sornersetshire. An Officer, on the recruiting service, went, on the day above •named, to the shop of Mr. Bunter / mercer, in Taunton, to look at some muslins, and, during the temporary absence of the shopmaiti Contrived to steal a piece, and secrete it in his' ' pocket, but the shopman, after he went away, missed the piece, and iuformed his master, who shortly after obtained a search warrant, went to the Officer's !edgings, broke open a trunk, and there found the stolen muslin a piece of cambric, and many other suspicious articles, such as silver spoons, belonging to different inns, for the ab sence of which, without leave, the servants bad been repewtedly ecosured. A great number of gull seals, together with other valuable jeweller) *Melee, were also found, the latter conjectured to be part of the property stolen from Mr. Welch.. Mr. Welch is gone up to identify his property, and in the mean time the Officer has been corn. mitted l , • Ilchester gaol, to take his trial on the charge of privately stealing the muslin, which is a capital offence." INDIA GOATS. —Some very beautiful animals of the goat Mad hare been sent home from India in the late fleet, as a present from Sir E. BA IWI to hi s R o y a l 1.10.116101111 , - rrtn Ce 01 W ALEC 'They are larger than the ordinary size, with smooth hair, beautifully speckltsJ, as we sometimes see deer, with very brilliant colours. One of them in particular, a male, is beautifully variegated with red and white. His horns, which are smooth, are also elegantly mottled. These animals were brought to Calcutta, at the express desire of his Rota/. HIGHNESS to Sir E. BA LLIE, from Delhi, where they have been introduced from Persia. His Rot( At. HIGH num intended them for his Royal Mother's Lodge at Frogatore, and has already presented them to her 1114Jarry, who Is highly gratified with the gift. The number originally embarked was four, viz. ono male and three fe males; and being likely to be very troublesome pasaengers, and to endanger their own safety by their own inconsiderate and untimely gambols, they were committed to the care of Capt. Has sanl., of the Company's ship ENphrntes, with a particular request to pay every attention to their safe and healthful conveyance. Capt. 11. attended so well to his charge, that, though two of the females were knocked about so dreadfully as to occasion *heir death in the tremendous gale which separated the fleet off the Isle of France, on the 14th of March, one of two kids, a female, left by one of them, was preserved aid reared by the milk of the ship's cow, and landed in good health with the surviving female and male. These three were conveyed to town immediately after the Ha.. Orates arrived io the River ; and after being kept some days io the stable of Carlton House, were sent to Frogrnore, where they now are. There is every assurance that, with proper atten. tiors, the breed will be speedily multiplied, as the elder female was twice pregnant during the voy age, though in consequence of the male having got access to her, she was prevented from bring. ing forth her young iii a perfect state. His Royal Highness the Prince of WALE, has conveyed, through Colonel MAESIAN•III, his gracious ac knowledgment; for Captain HERBERT'S care of these animals, which, from the decription of their beauty and aserdlneSS l he had long desired to an. nee to the ornamental stuck of Frogmore.— When the breed is more generally diffused, it will be a valuable addition to the linprovements and extensions recently made in the animal stock of the kingdom. HISSEMY.—A curious circumstance took place yesterday at Union Hall, during the examination of a woman on a charge of bigamy. While- the first husband, named Fads, was giving evidence in order to substantiate the charge against her, a Lady who was is the office, rather met a proper for the witness, came forward and. addressed the Magistrates, as having a claim to his band prior to his having entered into the holy state of matri. mony with the prisoner. Under these circum stances, the Magistrate thought proper to Fetalliit, both the witness and the prisoner &mobil. • The witness demurred; bat the Magistrate observed, that, having prfissora evidence in the case, be as w detonsa7ll he mw to his resolution of two. mita; .PVLICE. UNION FrALL":-.—A Charge or an assault has been brought forwar4 at this Office, by the friends of D,dd, jun. Engineer, against Mr. Bowton, a gentleman *of respectability, well kno*n on the Stock &change. It appeared in evidence, that some observations baying been made by Mr. Bow. ton, relative to the building of the Vaughan Bridge, which Was to have been erected under the direc. lion of Mr. Dodd, that gentleman thought' it ne. cessary to require an explanation from Mr. Bow ten, and accordingly called at his house for that purpose; high words arose between them, and the assault, the subject of the present charge, took place. • The moult having been established, Mr. Bow. tan offered bail for his appearance at the ensuhig Sessions, when it was opposed on the part of Mr. Dodd, on the ground of that Gentleman's • life being in danger, in consequence of the blows he had received. In support of this statement two professional Gentlemen were called one of whom had practised as a surgeon for upwards of twelve years, and the other two years, who agreed in stating, that in consequence of a violent blow Mr. Dodd had received on the temple, there were symptoms of compression on the brain ; and from these symptoms they considered him in a danger. ous state. Tho testimony of these Gentlemen was objected to on the part of Mr. Buwton, on the grounds of their not being regular surgeons. Mr. - Justice CH AMBERS, the Sitting Magistrate, observed, that in a case like the present, where the life of a person was said to be in danger, he should wish for his own satisfaction, and for the satisfaction of all the parties concerned, to have further evidence on the subject ; it was his de sire, therefore, that Mr. Dodd should be visited by two gentlemen, on whose judgment he had the greatest reliatice i and whose opinion would prove satisfactory to all parties, namely, Dr. Washman, and Mr. Hayton, and by their opinion he should be guided. These Gentlemen were accordingly requested to visit him, and on their appearance at the Office, Dr. Washman stated, that he pert fectly agreed in opinion with the Gentlemen al. ready examined, so far as related to the symptoms of compression on the brain, but did not appre hend any immediate danger, although ho could not be answerable for any change which might take place. Mr. Hayton was of the same opi nion, and thought that the Defendant might safely be admitted to hail.—Mr. Bowteu was then bound °yet to answer for the assault at the ensuing ses. slogs. • On the 13th ult. BOVA'. ,era addressed a dr. Mar mandate to the Bishops, commanding them to offer up prayers ou account of the victories of Enzersdorf and Wagram. In this instrument he says— " Though our Lord Jesils Christ sprang from the blood of David, he sought no worldly . empire; on the contrary, he required that in concerns of this life men should obey Glaser. His great ob. just was, the deliverance and salvation of soots. We, the inheritors of Caesar's power, are firmly resolved to maintain the indopenstonee of our throne, and the inviolability of our rights. We shall persevere in the great work of the restore. tion of the worship of Gud ; we shall communi cate to its Ministers that respectability which we alone can give them : we shall listen to their voice in all that concerns spiritual matters and affain of eonscience."—We shall not be drawn aside from the great- end which we strive to attain, and in which we have hitherto succeeded in part—the restoration of the altars of our divine worship ; nor suffer ourselves to be persuaded, that these principles, es Greeks, English Protestants, and Calvinists affirm, are inconsistent with the inde pendence of Thrones and Nations. God has en lightened us enough to remove such errors far from us. Oar subjects entertain no such fear." At the General Synod, held at Cookstown, June V, Mr. Hanna, on behalf of the Commit. tee appointed by the Synod to conduct the busi. nen of supplying the poor in their respective con. gregstions with Bibles, made the following He. port : " Since the commencement of this business to September, IRe?, your Committee have received I. gold 11,0121. Ss. lid. and although we have at present on hand 241:31. is. 5/td. for whkb we have not been able to return hook', we have dis trihoted til)t) family hibles in quarto, 110 octavo bibles, I'34bibles in l2mo. 14t1 in 'flin.). '1,71 testaments, 10J psalm books. These remittances have b •t-n ree-ived from stl Mi nislers mils, nod to their congregntious 6119 books bare been distributed." • A singular occurrence took place at the Car. rickfergus Assizes: Alexander M'Cob who was charged with a rape on Catharine M'Gawly, gave notice or his intention to surrender himielf to the Gaoler,, and abide his trial at the present Assizes. Accordingly he was returned in the calendar. On . the prisoner being &magnet!, he pleaded as Alex ander M'Coy ; but when about to be given in charge to the Jury, the Counsel for the Crown mentioned to the Court, that he understood Alex. ander M'Coy was not in custody, but that his brother Daniel had personated him. This appear. ing to be the fact, Daniel was ordered to remain in custody, and to be . prosccuted for the intended im position. WARIPICL A:stns.—A case of robbery, at. tended with extreme cruelty, was tried at these Assizes on Monday last. William Beet and Wil liam Smith; were indicted fur stopping James Cawton, on the King's highway, and robbing him of a note and cash. The Prosecutor was a ter. vent of the lion. T. Bowles, of Caldecot ; he had spent the evening at Nimeaton, un the 10th June, and on his return home, between 11 and 1 1 12 o'clock, he was stopped in a corn field by the two Prisoners, armed with bludgeons, who beat him so unmercifully that he nearly lost one of his ears, and was left for dead. After lying several hours on the spot where the robbery was commit. test, the Prosecutor contrived to crawl amongst the corn fur more easy repose, where he was at length discovered in a dreadful state.—John Foy and Craig, of Marlborough-street Police Office, I took the prisoners into ru.tudy, having been sent for from London for ti,.it•purpuic, and found the greater part of the stole') prpperty in Smith's apart. men is —Verdict, Gailty-T-D,nth. The prisoners were left fur execallue. COURT MAR'I'TAL ON LORD G.4MBIER. •tt . • • • • E IG RI H DAY. AUGENT S. Captain Kenn called in, aril re-examined by the Cousr. Q. In your way out from Aix Road to join the squadron in Basque Road, did your ship sus. lain any damages from the batteries of the enemy, and if so, whether from thy• batteries on the. Isle of Oberon, or those on the Isle of Aix, or both ? A. She was struck from the batterks on the Isle &PAIR on the morning of the 13th, and shells from Oberon were passing over her at the same time ; only one shot reached her under the main-chains. I was coming out about point free, about six knots through the water. Q. What damages did you receive on the 12th ? A. The bowsprit severely o ounded ; great part of the running rigging and sails cut to pieces ; five planks of the quarter-deck cut through, and beam entirely carried away ; a number of shot in different parts of the hull ; three killed and fifteeo men wounded, two of whom afterwards died. Q. Can you say whether your ship received her damages from the enemy's with which you were engaged, or from the enemy's batteries on shore? A. The damages in the hull, and killed and wounded from the batteries of the Isle d'Aix ; part of the running rigging from the Aquilon and Varsovie. Q. (By Lord GAMBIER) On your coming out from the Isle d'Aix Roads, did you keep in mid channel, or as near as you could to the Buoyart shoal ? A. As close to the Buoyart as possible. Q. Did Lord Cochrane ever inform you that there was a safe anchorage to the South end ? A. No. The following paper submitted to the Court yesterday by Lord Gambier previous to Captain Malcolm being examined, and d►emed at that time by the Court as not then proper to be included in the evidence, was this day allowed to be consi. dered as read " Mr. PantosNT•--Arrived at the termination " of my defence, it remains for me to express my •' acknowledgments to this Honourable Court for " the patient attention wilts which it hash snowed 64 me. The space of lime co nprehended in the " charge, and more particularly the evidence of " the principal, I might say the only witn. ss on' " the part of the prosecution, have led me into 44 details snore diffuse aid exten•ive than I could 44 have apprehended. When I first entered this " Court, it was with a mind perfectly at rest as " to the issue of my trial, confident of having 66 exerted myself to the utmost for the honour sod 46 advantage of my King and Country. The re. ' r suit of these proceedings has confirmed me is 44 this state of mind. " f now retire e committing to your protection 64 my professional reputation and my honour, in 44 the full persuasion that I shall receive a► your " hands ample retribution for the aspersions on " my character which have led to this inquiry." The COURT then called Captain Malcolm, of the Donegal, and examined him in continuation as follows Q. (By the Comm) Did you cumin's the enemy's three-decker on shore ? A. Yes. Q. Was she in a situation on the morning of the 12tIr to hive done any mischief to any ships tint had been sent in prior to the arrival of the two French ships that remained at anchor, as well as what might have occurred from the fire of these two ships? A. Till nearly high water (noon) she was heeling considerably, and appeared to me to be heaving her guns overboard. When she righted, she would have annoyed ships coming in. Q. At what time did the three.deeker remove from the situation on shore where you saw her heeling ? A. I believe before two o'clock; lam not certain of the time. Q. Did the other French ships which were on shore upon the Paleis, and afterwards got off into the entrance of the Charente, do so about the time that the three-deeker did ? A. Yes. Q. Did any of the enemy's ships that got on shore upon the Niels, on the night of the 11th of April, get off and escape, except those that you have already mentioned? A. All the ships got off except those that were destroyed. Q. You have stated, that had ships been sent in to attack the enemy before the two ships that were at anchor removed, that they would have been subject to the fire of those two ships ; and yon have also said, that after the three-decker righted, about noon, she also would have annoyed the ships so sent in; are you then of opinion, that it would have been proper to have sent any ship, while the two ships at anchor and the three-decker remained in their situation, considering also that the ships sent in would have been likewise subject to the fire from the batteries of Isle' d'A,x, and considering the stare and direction of the wind at that time? A. think that ships on no account could with propriety hare been sent in to attack the enemy, till at least half flood (about noon), and that sending in afterwards, whilst the enemy remained upon the defensive, would have been at tended with a considerable risk, because had they been disabled, the wind as it was, they could not have come out, but must have gone to the mouth of the Malmaison Passage for anchorage, which was ill understood, but is here I had been led to believe there was anchorage for a few largo ships. Q. You stited that the enemy's ships got off at about two P. M. and you have in the answer to the preceding question stated, that ■ny ships sent in preview to the removal of the French ships that got off would be liah!e to cun•idera. ble annoyance from them, as Iva' as the Isle of Aix ; would you then have sent ships in before those ships were got of ? A. nal it appeared to me that there was no other chance of destroying those ships, but by such an attack, I certainly think it ought to have been made; but it was on. derstood that they must all have gained ground in the mouth of the Chatante, where it was the re. '‘ I I