The Sun. — London, England, 1802-12-30 00:00:00

NAVAL FALMOUTH, DEC. 27. ARRIVED this day, the Prince of Wales racket, TODD, in i 6 days from Lisbon. Passengers by her are, Col. BUSH BY, Mr.BONNER, and Mr. WARVE R. The Duke of York Packet, with Mails from England, Was going in as she came out. Also arrived the French Sloop L' Aaif, Captain PAROLET, with 740 half-barrels of American flour from Morlaix for the Marine at Brest, very leaky, forced off the Coast by a gale of wind, and out two days. Sailed the Ann and Susan, JU LAND, foi the Eait ward ; Endeavour, RE Es, for Wales Francii, ttAcKE, for London, with iron ; Ruby, Pot.LocK, with sugar, &c. for London ; and Albion, WATEas, for Poole, with cod-fish. The Walsingham Packet, ItOBARTS, with 'Vigil of the zest inst. will sail the first favottrabli Wind for Lisbon. Th e Tvumshend Packet, Do6D, will taki the fail of ney.t month for the Leewaid Islands; and the nuke of Kew Packet will take the Milt of the °kilt -d ate for New-York and Halifax; th I 313 k t i a l: f to itA fo -3 a ot 5.1( 31 ft a 1 kr' Pa ,e s et l it( ht 0 11 (is j IC C .1 I Pr s ' 6.5 leg t incc :fie Ole ,tas ; Loot: f°4 P ' e j _ A ° PLYMOUTH, DEC. 2 E. Attu"Et) the brig You Piggy; Capt. _Le CitrixT Ea, with sundries, from Bristol, for jersey tbe I'4•Ovidtirre, Capt. BA R x e R.; and the Good Invent, Captain Htrisitittnys, laden with seeds and hoops, from Rdtterdam, bound to Newry ; .the Capt. CoLLtns, from Newfoundland, and the jiVaney, Capt. RoAtii froth Waterford ; also the enter Sloop of Wars frOM Coik. Thii , _eilening arrived the Deitch Ship Be:Vamiti, itkir.st, from Arhsreidairi to Surinam ; the trig Pro , videni of Hull, C. GA.scotx/i Master,. ilikth tar, &c. WilMington for Hall, leaky;ai the Swedish Brig Gzistaf; ficin Ports.: sriouth; bound to St: Übes; in ballast,: 'ORTSMOUm', DES. 2!1. thii day; the Trie Br;tot, Captain L Aitlcti from the East Indies; POtTER, k St; Metfr ihtittiviritk ftcifii Malaga ; PaZtoil, FACE, froin writ ; Spiir;kel, HA-rwnti6, from Sdntietliirid and *lite; CLAtt, Nth bueiniek; DEAL, liEb. AitikriiEb rnm t"oitsrnouth; anci lot Sheernessi the Thames Frigate. BULL, DEC. 27. &• • oitr four o'clock in the afternoon of Fridiy 4i nni6t, the Statehouse, of Plymouth; from that port to Shields, in ballast, during a heaVy gale of Zindi came on Sliorit in the Humber, between „ t c"leil Banks and the Main. About eleven o'clOck at evening the vessel broke up. Two of the 'Len reached the shote about two o'clock in the anon part of the wreck. The remainder, tonsisting 'of the Master; Mate, and_ ten men, Were swallowed up by the waves. The Mate, whose rnt was Cowg,u4i, was a native and inhabitant of *his to wn - . On Tuesday seinnight a sloop, coal laden; was 1 4,1 51 0 - in th e H t i m b e t, by a sudden gust of wind. ti WO men, a woman, and a child, who were on t c) 4 1 01, saved their livts with great difficulty, by to.the boat. Another Child, about five ye ars 71 was in the cabin, And unfortunately went "v*n with the vessel. The Hon. A LEXA N DE S HoiE, the brdthe r to *de Earl of HOTETOUN, W1)0111 Hatfield personated, lir ri red in , London on Monday ilst from the Conti.. /lent. He is now in Lord MELvILLE's house in C harles -street, Berkeley-square, where his Lord °MP is not etpeeted till about the diddle of Fe. bruary. Major attgroN, who is travelling in the Suite of PRINCE WILLIAM Of GLdOCesTsit, is Son to the 'celebrated Hiberno_Austriap General of that name, Ivho was killed when - on a reconnoitring party be. for e Du n ki r k. Hi s R oyal Highness the Dolts of who was particularly partial to the veteran Chief, generously took charge Of his Son's military fortune. It cannot be in better hands. The Earl of CADOGANIS late beautiful seat at Caversham n ear R ea di ng , now b e l ong i ng to M a j or MAasAcx, it is said, is to be disposed of. Mr. CONANT, the Police Magistrate, has, within 'hese few days succeeded, in consequence of the be. [nest of an old Lady, to a fortune of Three Thou. iand Pounds per Annum, which, at his death, goes to his second Son. At this circumstance of good. Fortune to the worthy Magistrate, a very numer. 'us circle of friends will sincerely rejoice. The damage lately sustained at the• West India i oeks, we are glad to learn, is completely re 'aired. Notice has been given that the , ships must had therein after the end of . the present year. The Ambassador from Tunis to Paris is said to :try with him a most valuable present :for Madame t)IitIPARTE. BY Letters dated Malacca, June zg, we learn, that leY had there heard of the signing of the Definitive s tance of P eace , b y - a vessel from .Bombay, 'an in. 4 'ance of the rapidity of communication worthy of Thatic. The Welcome, WATSON, 4! tons, in ballast, was 've rset and sun k i n Lowestoft Roads. The Master . two men drowned; one Stan saved:, iqtYlirbiitt - g6 PiiiEtro A system of Plundering wrecked vessels .aa different parts of the Coast has .beerl Dept up toi many years, and is. now arrived at an alarming pitch:. The following is a very daring and singn-, lar case of the kind: In the beginning of this month a DUtch laden with too casks of sugar, 13' o casks of pot ashes, together with so me p r i nte d . calicoes; .ind a few cases of musical instruments, sailed from the River, and on the t zth sprung a leak off Whit stable. About three miles from the Shore ; the ves sel made such a quantity of water in a short space, having started a plank, that it was useless to endea vour to keep her afloat. The Captain and the Crew, therefore; betook themselves to their boats, and the weather being fine, they reached the shore, in safety. The vessel sunk shortly after they, had quitted her, but . the place not being very deep, the hull of the ship was only a few feet below the surface of the water, and the masts and rigging remained out of it. At Whitstable there are few inhabitants but what- live by the plundering of wrecks, and smuggling, and are constantly on the look-otit. Three men of that desCription, of the names of Tall, Weatherby,, and Maui:4 having seen tLe vessel quitted, manned a vessel of their own, (which they keep for such occasions, arid which resembles a Grairesend Boat) and put off to the ship that was sunk ; in order to save as much of the car go And 'materials as they were able, taking with them bloCks, tackle, and other implements, Which they knew would best assist their purpose.= It might, at the first blush, be supposed ; that their intention was an ati of kindness towards the Owner of the Vessel, or the Underwriters, but , it was no such thing ; it has a long time ben con sidered with these men ; that all stranded vessels upon their coast, were legal prizes, and therefore , -they made no secret of plundering vessels in the open day. With grappling irons, and other instruments, they procured a great quantity oft he goods on board; they attended the vessel for eleven days ; and at length succeeded in their grand objet in getting her on shore. The unfortunate Captain of the Dutch vessel was all this tithe a spetiator of the scene of-pl,under, and was obliged to behold the remainder of the cargo taken out of his vessel, and housed by the Plunder ers with as much sarig froid as Merchants would their own property. The Captain was not even al lowed to go on board; alter the vessel had been got on shore. Being this circumstanced, and finding it fruitless to appeal to those lawless people, he came to the resolution of leaving them to divide the property, and set off to Town ; where he arrived on Thursday last, to give an account of the affair to the Underwriters who had insured the vessel, that they might take proper measures for recover ing the cargo. Mr. Gt LsoN was one who had made an insurance upon her. This Gentleman related the whole affair _to the Lord Mayor, who cheerfully granted him sueli assistance as night be wanted to take the of fenders into custody. Mr. CANNER, one of the City Marshals, accom panied Mr. GrLsoN to Whitstable, on Saturday last. In their way, they procured warrants at Canter bury-, and on the Sunday apprehended Tait, Wea therby, Mount, and a person of the name of Moidy, who 11;fti assisted in the plunder. They were all rinich astonished at the circumstance, and wondered at their being molested, while only engaged in the prosecution of their profession, by which some of them had amassed to the amount of 76661. On Monday they Mere all taken before Jour; LADE, Esq. of Canterbury; where they underwent a long examination. Salisbury, an Officer of Whitstable, proved, that Peter Tall refused to give up z 8 casks of sugar and pot-ashes, which he claimed for the UnderiVriters, and that he was obliked, by force; to put the broad arrow Upon them while on his premises: Mr. CANNER proved; that Moidy acknowledged the having in his possession one cask of pot-ash, but he, mistrusting him, iiamined hi 6 house, and found four more. Other evidence was given, which shewed that all the four persons had been concerned in stripping the ship of every thing valuable, both in the inside and out. The Magistrate being a little at a loss how to a& in such a singular case, proposed to Mr. CANNER that the different depositions of the Witnesses should be taken down', and laid before Counsel in town, for their opinion, Whether the crime imputed to these then cin be constituted an aft of felony: 'We have received several series of Atherican Newspipers ' which, though not of later date than the 24th of November, Yet; coming from parts of that Continent, froth which we had little or no in telligence by the latest previods arrivals from Ame. rica i bring several pieces of inform. ation; both nevi and not uninteresting. Peace was proclaimed at New Orleans, the capital of Louisiana, on the loth of Oaober last. ' That Port ceases, in Consequence of this event, to have to the Anglo-Americans, the chargter of a Neutral Port at which they may land, and for a time deposit their goods for re.exportation, without being sub jeet to the payment of duties ; by the French at Sr. Domingo, by the Spaniards in the trade to the Spanish Vlain, by the Portuguese in attempts to trade to their Colonies in South America, the Anglo-Americans have been lately plundered, in sulted, harassed, to a degree .at which their keenest indignation is awakened, and they are taught to prefer therrtraffic with Britain and the British Colo nies to that of all the world beside. A letter from Chelicotte, in the North Western Territory, dated on the 4th of November, commu nicated at New-York intelligence, that the in habitants of that territory had, in a convention, just resolved to joint the Union as its 17th State. We are very glad to find that the Commissioners for lighting, eve. the City of Bath, have had the spirit to fine the Lamp Contraßors 401. for neglea of duty. We hope this example will hare some el. felt upon the ContraEtors for lighting the Metro polis ; it will at least remind the Commissioners of their duty. 'QRTL,4Mi PLACE ANY. .adjourned. !meeting of . the Credit Ors took' place yesterday, .at where there was a great conccur:e of people attraa ed, as it Should appear; More by ctiiiOsity than, busi ness. Several persons seemed to come prepared to ask perplexing qtietions.. The first interrogatory " What became of all your plate ?", Mr. KING answered, " it was chiefly sold by auction in Portland-place." O." Had You. any in Weymouth. street ?" A. " I had sortie reserved, but sold it to ,E;7ERITI, of Verner's-street." Another persoi demanded what amount of plate• Mr. Kit4G had in Weymouth-street when the Officers broke into his house ? He answered about ten pounds.— The successive questions were then put—Was it not'ten ? 'Was it not twenty ? Was it not fifty ? He at first seemed perplexed at the oddity of these questions; but quickly recovering himself said, " I see whit these questions mean. When I was in France, a gentleman there begged of me to bring over some trinkets to Messrs. PAYNE, SI\%.ITH; and Co. Bankers. When I was dragged from my house some execution's were carried into it, which swept. all my appai-el, and even iny favourite dog. When this information •was conveyed to me, I wrote to Lady LANESBORCiUGEt to let every thing go, to bear all afilidions with patience; but to take care of the trinkets which had been confided to me, that they-might be delivered conformably to the direc tions; which they accordingly were." A Gentleman then got up and said, he knew the French Gentleman alluded to, who had since arrived in London, recovered his effeas, and expressed his astonishment at the fidelity of the present Bank rupt. A person, of the narrie of Wells, then endeavoured to establish a debt, btit altogether fdled in it. A number of other persons also put some queS tions; which appeared to be so irrelevant, that the CoMmissioners did not think the Bankrupt bound to answer them. • Mr. KING said, he should be glad to answer every one of them, that the greater investigation his affairs underivent, the more-should he be irindi cated; that his charaaer through life had been mis represented, which made him rejoice at any discus sion that brought him fairly before the world ; that when tIC Officers made a Caption in a manner which the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas had warranted, but of which in his opinion, the judges of the other Courts would not approve, as being contrary to the antient law of the land— Here the Conimissioners interrupted him, saying they could not sit and hear him arraign the conduct of any of the, Judges. Mr. KING then proceeded, saying, that he enter tained no opinion or principles which he would not alWays avow, and he was now certain of being in the right, because after the singular caption in ques tion had been made, executions by ,another set of Officers came into the house, took away 'even to his laat article of linen, and thUs fist left him in absolute indigence.. Many questions were put by vations Creditors and Solicitors, and though Mr. AGAR attended there as Counsel for the Bankrupt, the ingenuity of the latter was sktch, that unaided I,y the able pro fessional advice he might have resorted to, he did • not hesitate to answer, himself, to all the interroga_ tories. ThiS frank and open , condud appeared to have made a strong impression on the Commis sioner's, who observed that they believed no one could have any more to say ; for which reason they thought they might then look into the securities, whit!' though, perhaps, not all Vainablei amounted to at least 90,0001. Mr. HAthyrciN (an Attorney) said, that though he was adverse to Mr. KING, be thought him a man easily robbed, as he knew a Clergyman who had obtained idol, in a very easy manner. There being no more dertiands to be made, nor questions asked, the Commissioners, who as well as many, others, probably expelled a different view. of this business, thought themselves highly justified in passing the tankrupt's examination. ttivErii-GAiDEN.The Pantomime last night drew a crowded Audience, that seemed well pleased with the repetition - of Harlequin' s trick s , I and we have no feat that during the Holidays at least, a Hatedi will be moved for to bring him before any other bar than that at which he now appears. If Mts. Wv.B . lioNV were less stiff' in her movenients, she would be more pleasing. We have he:rrd; with great pleasure, that a num ber of very resped'anle Gentlemen of Bristol, and its vicinity, have it in contemplation to establish a Society there, similar to that formed in, the Metro polis, for The Preservation of Morals and Suppression of t''ice.--.May their meritorious efforts prove suc-. cessful • A new colour has been lately starred amongst the I"arisiaas; which i 3 called Couleur de Diable en. rhune. The Duke of GRAFTON's hounds, as they are stilloalled (though now resigned to Lord SOUTH. iassitorqi met at the Hyde, Hengrave, on Monday moi . !ingi to a very full field, consisting of nearly iso horsemen ; among whom were his Grace, the Earl of EtrstoN, Lord SOUTHAMPTON, Lord CHARLES FITZROY, Lord BRomE,...and almost all the principal Gentlemen of the neighbourhood.— They did not find, hoWever, till after tWo o'clock, near Ixworth ; when, after a hard run of above two hours,, and it being nearly, dark, Reynard took to earth, and escaped the,Vigilance of his pursuers. Mr, GtAIWIN, it seems, is about to bring for ward a life of the Poet CHAUCER. Such a work, if executed With candour and impartiality, must be a valuable 'addition to English literature ; but not withstanding reports to the contrary, we hope it will he found that the Biographer does not mean, under the covet of an attack upon the Monks of former times, to convey a satire on the Clergy of the present day, and to insinuate " That Priests of all religions are the same." As Madame RECAMI Ca has furnished her brd chamber in so magnificent a style, it seems veiy evident that she does not mean to confine it only to berfrlf. Mdßb.Bl: ..4N 7 Li 10 . R B E Ri/ .... 1 / 4 4,N,,iimirensive. man, ,who 11.1.3 f‘•.4 • • ty;de'd in hermitage or cave - , credcd fitted. up for i.im on tile skirts of tLe wood joining , to:Syticntwim Comrtton, was . , Thesd morning; , :found dead in the wood to Dulwich College., From the several seve woundi in his ..head, .and his jaw being broke • two places, Dr. ICITcP.L7N, who examined body , was of opinion the, injury he had rtc?! : from the blows was the, oer?sion of his .. and, it is further . presumed; that, he being f: in this state . , and not any money or sl-ti,•!: value being fbund eithe:r on his person. or ;II ;•;, hermitage, near, to which he was found, tivi: inducement to murder him was a sui , posirinr (b?it„ from miserly propensities, he had accumul,l•cd_ a sum of snoney, which they,. thus expee 4 .:! obtain„ „ From the' general tenor of his con his never sleeping from his hermitaße, nor appearing in, the neighbouring villages btL obtain a freSh supply of food, he wa kri , 2 •11 by the general name of the Mail of the Wcp:,:c, The resident IVlAgistrates, at Sydenhatri and 11.1 wich have commenced an adiire inquiry into r'ie circumstances of the case, and a diicovery of !.H.ie: foul perpetrators of this horrid crime, but as. without effen ; all that it Neill lead to at. prey: ;t is, to suspeft some of the tribe of Gypsies woo have lately been in that neighbotirhood. Near the body was found a stick of a large sizfy:: with %vhien it is supposed the blows were given; and, from ing very ragged at the end, appeared to have ben twisted off a stump the, hermitage,,for the purpose, as, on bei,ng compared, they were found to tally as exal as possible. COLTi+ OF RECitFSTS.—Some udys r:go a Publi, can attended the Court, by virtue of a summOns, to . answer the charge of the Plaintift for tint restoring to him three dried herrings left in his care till they should be called lot'. Witnesses attended in Court on both sides,' witii all the anxiety of a more irn:. portant case. The herrings Were only valued at three halfpence, which suit was awarded to the Plaintiff, with 3s. 6d.'easts. The following is the system of Divorce in France —lf either the ran or woman wish to be divorced, they must giVe notice of it to the Prefea, and six months time. is necessary hefote it takes place ; in the interim the necessary arrangements far the main: tenanee of . the children are Made, whiCh are as fol low :—The girls are generally consigned to the care of the mother, and the boys to the father; very minute investigation takes place of the father's or mothet's fortune, so that the children are certain of being provided for. lf a man is rich, znd is the party that sues for the divoice,, he must return half of his wife's jointure, and settle a maintenance on her for life. If a woman sues for the divorce, the wife must return every article of presinit she has received ,from her husband, even before marriage. The woman is not compelled, however, to main:. tain her husband after divorce, but must her chil dren. If the father remarries, ,and has heirs by his list marriage, the children by the forrrier mar.. riage hare the . sathe claims r 0 the patrimony as thti others. A 5 HONEST .mAN.--in contract to the swim-Mtn , ' tricks daily ptalised by those assurriing the ap_ pearance and charades of Gentlemen, we give With pleasure the following recent fal, that 'does honour to human nature :—A Gentlenian of Edinburgh lately received a Letter; of which the followhig is an extraa " Should the worthy rnan to WhOm this Letter is addres7 ed be still living, and still residing in Edinburgh;, th . ere is no doubt but 'it will ,reach his hands or his representatives; and if it does, the Writer wishes to remit him or them a suni bor rowed of hire so long ago as, the year 174 The writer was then unfortunate, but, thank God,; has seen better days." The Gentleman who lent the money is alive, anti never had seen or heard of the borrower till this Letter was received. Yesterday a Gentleman went to complain to the Magistrates at 'Union Hall; of some Pureigners, vk 10, by advertisements holding out the hope of providing young Gentlemen vvith lucrative sittia tionS, had obtained, under that pretence; sevefai sums of money, uniformly leaving theni to lament their credulity. The Magistrates. lamenrel the offence, as stated now; dui not cone cognizarce by the stature., On Saturday se'nnight; as the servant of--wire WILKS, of barlfOr3, was returning: frorfl .Delver, iii a curricle, with a sadcfic-horse by the side, at the top of Boughton Hill, the pole of the carriage bi7.Ace, and the horses talcing fright, galloped down the hill ; the servant had the presence\of mind. to. jump out, and received no injury ; but one of the:corri, cle horses, when nearly at the botiom, fell, and broke two of his legs; qne, which, having been dragged by the other, was separated from his body in consequence he was put to death. . On the zzd inst. asiVlr. FINLAY,. Of Stieatharn: was returning through. Battersea,. betweetl• the Prince's Head and the Falcon', in tire: Wandsworth' road, he was stopped by a single ‘footpad;• - fesk: minutes after five in the afternoon; who seized his! horse by the reins ; and on his whipping the . horse• to get away, ran the chaise back into a deep ditch, and snapped a pistol at him. Mr. FINLAy being then only too yards from the Falcon, jumped our of the chaise, and tan towards the houseforassist ance, defending himself with the bumend of is whip, till he was thrown down, and h s whip: wrenched from him. His cash and watch were, then taken from him. On Monday last, some fellows, termed hunters, seletledfrom a drove cottitg from Smith field marker, a beast which they drove almost into a state of madness. The poor bsast Stopped in' Fore-street, where a great many of their party as. st . ...mbled. Several persons were hustled and had their pockets picked ; one tradesman in the •neigh- . bourhood lost his watch, and several other persons were robbed of their property. The gang were ~ o• very numerous as to bid defiance to the officers. - Last Monday morning, between three and four o'clock, the house of Mr. Br.oADwooo, in char lotte -street, Portland-place, was broke open, an 4 robbed of property to a considerable amount.