The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1805-07-03 00:00:00

- • TCIE BIIIiISH PRESS. _ LONDON, WEDNESDAY. .11.1.1 r 3. The Mreury ft igate has arrived at Portsmouth Nm Jamaica. Our leaders will recolleet, that this ow l was dispatched on tiie loth of April to the Kest Indies by Admiral Chin, to acquaint Gene. Nernst. of the arrival of the Combined Fleet Cadiz ; and of its probable destination for the 'est•lnJies. She arrived at Jamaica on the 9th g a y, five days before the arrival of the Corn. iued Fleet at Martinique, and consequently in time a pprise the island of its danger. The Mercury ailed irons Jamaica upon her return to England on he 14th of May, the day on which the enemy reach. j Martinique. She has brought home Jamaica • d pers to the 19th inclusive, some extracts from rNich are given in our preceding columns. The foldoes merchantman has also arrived at Li v erpool, from .Barbadoes, with letters and papers lodic 11fRli of May, which will be found extremely important. They confirm the account of the arri. To of the Combined Fleet, on the 14th of May, at Fort Royal, Martinique, where they ienniined so late as the !Otb, without having done more than writ four: frigates upon a cruise. The troops u hich they broight out were reported to be unhealthy ; and this may account for their inactivity. It is :duo probable, that the troops upon the island, inured to ;he climate, would be used in preference, for any enterprise ; and as the exchange must consume wea l days, this circumstance would be a sufficient cause for the delay. Thus all our Wert-India Islands have been apprised of the meditated blow. It appears from the above dates, that Jamaica, the mast important of them, could not have been assailed in much less than a month from the Est notice given by the Mercury. Indeed, we have a right to presume that our West-India Colonies have been in a state of preparation since the first arr . val c!' the itichfi:rt squadron ; and though there may have been an intermission of energy, on the de parture of that force for Europe, they have had, eiinn the present occasion, an opportunity of finish- Eg what remained undone, and making their state cf defence as Complete as possible. The following it a statement of the force under Admiral Lord NEL.soN, and of the ships of war on theJamalca and Leeward Island stations. It may be proper to olaserve, however, that Lord Net.sox les one ship of the line, some say three, net enumer ated is etas list : LORD itLSON'S Vice-Adm. lA. Viscount N 1. 'retry. Capt. T. NI. Hato:ly. Cupl. Malcolm. Le Tigre.. OO Excellent. 74 •-•-•-• &Micron. e.aturroc. 74 Prlirw. &lento 74 .r.• Harcignod. Spcncer. • 74 ..-- Stopford. 14 Keats , . 74 AMMO 3B parker. I.t Deco& sr. Rutherford. Marto ... l3 Savage. 311:°S WWII% ADS/114•L$ DACRES AHD cocinAms, 1$ ]HE WtST INDIES. lierthurnbarland 1 Captain Tobin. St. George.. 9B Capt. De COOrty. l'eutaut tier.:u!e Lee 74 Colby. I.v Spartiate 74 S.r F. La Fnrey. At'...., 74 —y Pin. Theseus . 74 1 Rear- Admiral Dacral. C.lpta ili Vaneuard 74 .--• Ev•l4l. ii:to , All lA' .th 14 M. 15 FsigAtes. • FA-cc of the Cornbigurd Scio.tdron, which an c'.)ced At Fort Royal, Martinique, on the 14th of !' •wn sad of the line, Trends. • v .11 frigates, French 'hip arirroll en note, supposed to he en English frigate, (* t oured Isy the iquarlruns in the prosecution of their voyage. The Cyane sloop of war (a prise). Five sail of the line, Spenivit. Vise frigate, Spanish. Una Isig,dieto. Thera are still, however, two sail of the enemy's line unaccounted for: they had with them from Toulon eleven sail, were joined at Cadiz by the Ai 1., of 74 guns, and brought out of Cadiz six sail. These two sail may be gene on a diffe ent destina tion, oe may join them wan their arrival at Mar tinique. It appears from the foregoing accounts. that the aggregate of our force in the West ladies would be much superior to that of the enemy. On Mlnday afternoon the Prince of WA Les ar. raved at Windsor at t o ur o'clock, and returned to Landon at seven. It is said that the differences between Mr. FOSTER and Mr. PI TT are in a train of adjustment. The Drake sloop of war, with the fleet under con voY, which sailed ft:lm Cork on the 2d of March, arriv e t in the offing of Kingston, Jamaica, on the f ith of May. W e at e sorry to have it in our power to contradiet a report as ptevalent in this city yesterday, of the safe arrival in Kingroad, of the homewarJ-hound J trnaica ( Driad P IP". ' l4 1.1 11140" VAJ 3 N. (Ow Tier VISCOUNT AND VISCOUNTESS VfLUERS. As his Lordship and his amiable Lady were tak. ing the air in a curricle and pair, on Monday morn ing, in Osterly Park, the pole !wok-, and the body of the carriage fell forward. The horses, hart by ' the striking of the carriage upon them, began to kick anti plunge, with great violence, and were sett ing off' with great fury, when his Lordship, with great presence of mind, turned them against a strong post, hoping, by this obstruElion, to stop their career. In this he succeeded ; but the carriage coming in collision with the post, his Lordship and Lady were thrown out, by the violence of the shock, to a considerable distance. They were both stunned by the fall, and lay, for some time, senseless upon the ground. Sir Hearty FE ATIIFIIS rors•Aucit was on a visit at Osterly Park, and happened tube riding alongside the curricle, when the accident took place. With his assistance, they were raised from the ground, and a carriage being procured, they were brought home, both evidently severely hurt. A sur;:eon immediately attended; they were both blooded ; and, we are happy to say, they were much better yesterday, being considered out of danger A large party had bee7l invited to dinntr ai o..terly Park, this day; but the Earl of it sse v, yeiter lay undertook to apprise all the expeCted guests, of the unfortunate accident, which must deprive the Vis count and Viscountess of the pleasure of their cont . - pany. His MAJESTY, the Duke of KENT, PrinCCSSCt. ELIZASEI H, MARY, and AMELIA, walked ua the Terrace, NVindsnr, on Monday evening. Yesterday morning Ilia MAJESTY, the Dukes of KENT, CUMBERLAND. and CAMOIM nom, Princesses Aucusra. and AMELIA, took an airing on horseback in Windsor Great Park. Her MAJESTY, and Princesses VEIT s 'ern and MARY, in a landau and four, and Princess So►stsA in a phaeton and pair, took an airing by Englefield Green. The Marquis of Hut:TEST arrived at Edinburgh on Thursday last. Mrs. EGERTON'S grand Masqu.rade tn-morrow, will be as sell aas superb. The first cards is •sued are recalled, and will be succeeded by ticknts of admission on such a plan as cannot be c•untcr feited. The Earl of Usasinor. and family leave town in the course of the week for the se.A:nn. Mr. WALSII PoitTER gives a rural fete this day at his beautiful Fulham villa. 'the Coun•ess of CoR s's scenic entertainment, to morrow, wli be followed by a grand theatric il di>. pl iv at Brardenburgh House, on Friday. The fyeoneem have taken great offence at Col. CRAWFURD'S attack upon the pintry cooks. Lord GEORGE CAVS•DISS4 was to leave Chel tenham yesterday to meet his Lady and family at his seat. I .atimers. Bucks. The Duke and Duchess of ATHOL and family leave town for Scotland early next w:±k. Lord and Lad/ Cuwasts Avissi.xy Mua RAY will accompany them. General GtENrl , Le will leave town this day for Lord Bit AY BROOK'S seat in Essex, and then proceeds on a visit to Lord GLASTONBURY at his See, Burleigh, Somersetshire. ::e Countess Dowager of SEITON has announced a grand patty for Friday next. The approaching Music Meeting at Warminster is patronised by the Marchioness of BATH. Mrs SLCOND, and several other first rate performers are engaged. 'the Dordties at Brighton are alternately employed by belies and ensuggfers. They carry angels by day, and spir it s by night. At the Rotation Office, in Leedq, a few days ago, a Gentleman was fined ss. and costs, for being druak The EdiAnirgh critics say, that Miss DUNCAN had a poor benefit in London. If the charge were true, it would only prove her misfortune, not her fault. The Manage: of the Carlisle theatre has engaged, on very liberal tenni, the Caledonian Roseins, only eleven years old, whose performances have been crownr!cl with such universal plaudits at the Dum fries theatre. He was to make his entre last night in the ch trader of Norval. Mr. BANNISTER and Miss DE CANP are per forming at Manchester to ovetflawing houses, and are most anxiously expefted at Liverpool. Oxford races commence in August. The Hon. THOMAS PARKER and Captain STRATTON will be Stewards. Vaashall on Monday night was one of the most enchanting places ever witnessed. Fashion, with all the Graces in h r train, this night holds her court there. The fascinating Duchess of Mau- CHCITEa commands, and every charm combines for her entertainment. On Monday last, Mr. Lewis and Mr. EMERY were to perform Mr. Ferment and Tyke, in The Selidol If Reform. at tha Liverpool The; , tre, by command of His Royal Highness Prince WI Lida st Fest:m imic of GiouctsTea. Late on Thursday night last. the following pas sengers arrived in Dublin from England in the lafratt packet : —Lord Lostottivitdat, Col. Logo lELD, Mr MASSEY DAWSON. Mr. GNAT rAN, jun. Mr. BOSH, Mr. HEWITT, and Lord LEWEARA Mr. Gcoace KING, a passenger in the Lqfiss, was unfortunately drowned. The Earl of CASIDIN will lure town to-morrow, for some time. At the late pedestrian race in LORD'S Cricket Ground by Lord F. Bs AUCLSRE, and the Hon. Mr. Haasoan, Capt. Caaste roe was standing in a crowd of Bucks, high Lowe ing aliove his compa nions s• Tato' ,• , rinia Dares rapist shorn in prelia tollit Claraiditque huinec.ts 61.4 " —A fair Duchess expressed her surprise at not seeing a man so formed for athletic exercise in the list of candidates. The eircumdance being c im municatcci to Capt. CRAMPTON, he gave a proof of his agility by leaping 22 tee: at a single leap, and at the same time jumped into the good graces of many a fair spettator. • . !LI.. LAN' INTELLIGENCE. Cfltlft r licisc;•:•BKNcif, WcSTYIN 1411./ 2. JUDGMENTS. THE Km° o. ROBERT ►AiIINOIIAM, ESQ. and JOHN ET) WA IDS. The Defendants in this case were brought up for judgment Mr. JusticeGeose—" You, Robert Passingham ' and John Edwards, stand charged with a most wicked and malicious conspiracy, against George Townsend Forester, Esq. in order to compel him to make a large separate allowance tenon his wife, who was living separate and apart from him ; of writing scandalous and malicious letters ; and, combining with one William Collier, did prefer a malicious and abominable charge before 1 Magistrate of this county, against the said G. T. Forester, in order to ruin his reputation ; and you, Robert Pessingham, stand further charged, with having seduced and committed adultery, with Anne, the wife of the said G. T. Forester. Of these charges you have been found galley, by a jury of lour country ; and now stand convicted of one of the most vile and di abolical crimes which I have ever heard of. Ills Lordship, and the Learned Counsel have sot me the example, in not repeating the evide:,c..! upoe your trial, too shocking for decency to listen to. Howe ever, we have each of us read Cie whole of it, to enable us to coasider what punishment we should adjudge you. These charges have been fully proved, by the most unsuspicious of all eeidence, the Ma gistrate from Worcester, and the two Magistrates of Middlesex. In you, Robert Pessinghern, we. find a sinner of great magnitude ; and, to use your own language, " the villain who would seduce hie friend's wife, deceives no better, than to be deli. vered into the hand, of the executioner." What must be your case then, who, while admitted under the roof of your friend, as a mart least likely to be sitspeCied, seduced the affeetions of his wife; and then you say, he threw hi, wife into the arms of an adulterer. His charatter was unblemished in every respes, till you p a inted your poisoned arrows at his head. if one man can be more wicked than :Mother, it is he who seeks to rob the husband of his property, in order to sepport the wife in adultery. You. have added to all this, subornation of perjury ; and it is a convincing proof, bow easily men are led from the commission of one crime, to the commis sion of another ; from the subornation of one per jury, to the subornation of another ; to seduce the wife of the friend from the arms of her husband, co violate her marriage vow. 'faking this conspiracy in all its parts, the itetion has been lust or avarice by the one, and premeditated malice by the other ; sad the scene displays floe of the blackest conspira cies, which, as an individual, I have ever remem bered in those times to have disgrace 1 the records.of any Court. In mitigation of this offence, you have filed affidavits, stating you to be a men of the strict est honourable principles ; if, to eeduce the wife of a friend, and then form a conspiracy, that went nearly to affeet the husband's life—if this is to be called honourable, what are We to think ? Men ought to consider well. before they venture to give such dbstraft ers to the conspirator and at:lnhere, ! Some men may, perhaps, have the idea, that to de bauch your friend's wife is no crime; but let those men look to it. In weighing and comparing the aeterS in this conspiracy, you, John Edwards, if possible, are the worst; while the other was aCtuated by mo tives of lust or avarice, or both combined, you aged from motives of the blackest malice, from the mo ment a commission of bankruptcy had been taken out against you. Wizen we are desired to take into consideration your unhappy family, we cannot hut ieel for tlie.n ; but you should have considered this, before you committed those abominable offences. Your disgrace must fall heavy upon the woman who has the misfortune to be united to you, ant your children can never obliterate it ; but it will be a wholesome exempla to your sons, to avoid such prteffices. In considering your sentence, the Court was inclined to pronounce one of the most ignomi nious punisemeats upon you (t..e pillory), but paused, lest the public indignation against you should he so much excited, as to induce the bye standers to more than execute the purposes of the law; under all the circumstances, therefore, which pa ,sed in this atrocious case, we do order and ad jedge, that you, and each of you, be imprisoned in is Majesty's gaol of Newgate, for rte space of three years." THE KING w. 1/. W. RI. AGDGN and JOHN BUDD. Mr. Justice Gaon, having admonished these De fendants in a most pathetic and feeling address, pro nouoced the sentence of the Court : That they should each be committed to the custody of the Marshal of the King's Marshalsea, fur the space of six calendar months ; the Deteadant Biagio:3n to find security for bis good behaviour tor the term of three years, himself its 5001. and two sureties in 2501. each. Expence of fitting up Westminster for the Im peAchment of Mr. HAsrtmos, extrAdeci from the JournAls of the House nt Commons. For Erecting the Cnart in Weitniinst-t Hall L 3044 11 7 Fur Furuisning and Apparatiug the said Court 714 9 61 Whitehall, Treasury Chamber, May 2, 1794. L 3758 15 11 The Hun. WILLIAM MADLE, of Paninure, i, re turned Member of Parliament for the Shire of For far, in the room of Sir Dario CA aurora, Bart. deceased. The Argo, Mitts, from Jamaica, is arrived at Liverpool. She parted from the fleet two days after leaving Kingston, and has not since heard of them. the Amelia, HILL ; and the Norpk, PARKER. from Jamaica, for London (two of the fleet), have put back to Port Antonio; the Captain of the former having jumped over board, the latter leaked. On Thursday the I Ith inst. the St. James's Vo lunteers muster in Piccadilly, and proceed from thence in cars to Blackheath, for field exercise, and afterwards dine at the Bull, Shooter's-hi 1. The LORD MAYOR ordered the price of bread, yesterday, to be continued the ‘Allle as last we e k, viz. Is. 2d, the quartern loaf, wheaten, and Is. Old. . - household. The Prisoners in the several gaols in the City of London and county of Middlesex, charged on sus picion of felonies, will be removed to Newgate, in order to take their trials at the ensuing Old Bailey Session, which commences the Ithh itatent• • """'~'~l , ... . SPOrtnott orrprtrotNcE. ......1111116. NEWCASTIA It/C.:l'.ti . °nth, ...I , Arm . FRIDAY. The Ladies Plate of .501, for three rear old, and upward;. Heats Two Mile. AV.t, Three QUAllelt. • each. Lord neihavee . 3 b. m. Lady Mary, Ly 13,. n ngbrough. 5 • fi. old, tkt. 91' . . . . . 0 I I S.r 11 Woll.a.nson'a gr. h 11 HI, Wt. St,: 1:!,g, .5 yri ,:: t. Bat lolb 0 2 2 --...m.-.-- 'COCKING—Wirt rsa•j. M. M. Usiki.. .. - •4IS. 1l .... . MARINL VOLUNIEERS. • Yesterday the Right ; Hoe. the LB.) MA •:oit went down to Greenwich in the City State Barge. attended by the Recorder, Siieliffs, several Alder men and Gentlemen, with the usual City Officers, to review the Corps of liarbeur Marine V( luateery under the nommaud of Capt. Jose .it A y masa Ssow. The men Assembled at an early hour, ttrlst, with their respective officers, went on hoard L% large boats, aimed with 18 pound cavatinades. Ti ...is ; London schooner, of If; guns, led the.cua of iitis , small scoadron, each boat havin2; ,a rlistingtliaOrift: , flag. On his Lordship's ember itasikat aßlackwall,,thei . flotilla cheered and saluted him with IS guns, Alit : .' 1 kept in the wake of the city barge in very excellent. " order, until its arrival at Greenv , ieh. The oft ers and men, having again cheered, his Lordship. dis embayked, and marched with their pikes into G.eene Rich Park, wi,ere, after performing a varitty.of marteavres iviiii the pike and ',road sword, his tend; ship was ple..sed to express the high ‘atistaction be felt at the excellent appearance of the Carps. 14, Lordship at the same time ob,erved. thAt from ;Oh services they had already rendered their countrj,ah t affording protef.tion to the port of band* in se, many imtancec, he had not the Imalleit douln bpi., that they would continue to merit the thank.sof,tht, nation, and the city of London irA particular. - for e I Itif:LAN CH01.7 ACC! DENT. A melancholy and most distressing circumstance. occurred at Newhaven, near Lewes, on Wednesday., last. About f rur in the afternoon, as 'sir. T. wy; mai k, son of Mr. Wymark, brewer ; M. evipla. cooper ; Messrs. Ric:lay.' and Thomas theis; two boys named Balkham, also 'ars.t . 4tsf. and a soldier of the Welch Fusileers. their essis:an: s were in a small boat off the harbour of the ahn - :e plac - , and about to amuse themselves by casting for mullets, the cork that stopped the aper:ure or ho le - the bottom of the boat, flew out,an I let in a consider able quantity of water; this caused great confusimit amongst them, and the management of ta.,eir Krim %.46 in consequence left to chance, which unforrisatelf reeled her broadskle to a coming wave. that me, wal terri6e swell. and in an instant overwhelmed Ler; Mr. T. Howell, to escape the danger. which he p , ceived before the boat went down, jumped item her gunwhale, eight or nine feet on a hsr of beach. bet it gave way. and consigned him to the deep. Mr. Wymark and ‘lr.Cripps sunk to list no mote. The soldier, front his ability so sviaild have saved himself without much difflcuity, but for his humane efforts to save the two boys, whosn he wired, ime tinier each arm, and thus encumbered. corn'a:ed the waves for some time, but was at length aa : ed to abandon the elder boy to his fate, Mat he might redouble his exertions to preserve his brother. and this he did by stemming the tide. and in .kit g cane siderable advances towards the shore, al, oar be . - yond credibility, but in vain, for his etre:grit • eiog now quite exhausted, he was compelled to yield him up a YlCilin to the mereil.es element, and must hiaar . self inevitably have perished, had not • b which a lad named Waters. who wisnessed.the ac cident, put off to his assistance, arrived just in time to save his life; as it did that of Mr. it. Hemel!, who had all this time sustained himself upon an oar. When taken into the boat, he was to all ap F earance dead; but, on being placed across one of the secs, he vomited up a considerable portion of water, and :hewed syinpasms of life. He was towed to shore as fist as possible, and put to bed, where he Ity in a doubtfql state till the nest morning, but is now perfealy recovered. The r‘ ungest boy was only nine years of age. Ili: body has been since picked up, but ncitUel oithe other lour has been yet /quad. Th- Derbyshire Militia were last week encam ed alQna the Sussex coast, to work on the Mart it , T ower.., which are there meting. An English Gentleman, who has been .detained in France since the breaking nett of the war, d_ his escape from Parisi in the month of Ma arrived in London a few days since. He his drawn up a Giallol account of the Fresent rate of the French People, strid.of France, under the despot ism of 13 , 14•PAILTE. which :le is about to pehlish ; and which cannot tail to be read with interest from one end of Great Britain to the other. For two years has Boulogne proved the great town foe concentrating the em my's force, wherewith to invade this count: v ; to such a scene the public attention cannot but be anxi usly direttesi, and to see it exhibited in all its points and hearings by a full, accurate, and clear delineation of its scity, port. harbour, forts, encampments, flotilla, acc. must me rit the special information of every British filiieLei ; for a very satisfaCtory attainment of this interesting knowledge, the magnificent Panorama of Itoolo,;ne. now exhibiting at the Great Room, Spring Gardens. will be found a most highly finished and faithful ex hibition of a spot that is making so much noise in the world. Encreasing attraiftion, if we may judge from the very crowded audiences of each evening, attends imegen, Prince., of Rritoin, a; the ROYAL Circus, aid the boxes which are filled with the first classes, are unanimous in applause ; indeed,a produZtion hat seldom appeared at any of oar Summer I' he. atres with so happy an union of splendour. cxcelleot music, and scenes full of spirit, and impressive si tuations. This produSion, and other entertain meats of real merit complete an evening of much • _. gratification. Amc ne quinade of A 'ft g id manship ; amidst a him. abilities : and the natant .._ Comattia sat chit H.upsicord, tree. ;tur these, the pleasing Her It. d Tale ;—very esceaMmt Horses hich M A KLIN SLeW I sJpersue oferit Miss sir.ging aid aipsicord, deserve pastissales * • A .