The Sun. — London, England, 1807-11-06 00:00:00

THE SUN., SOL/Lht QUIS DICER?. FAL3UM AUDEAT L - 0 N D 0 , .N; •J;IIIDAY, : NOVUNIZZIt . 6, 1807. A very.extraordinary. report iNUS'itl34irouigion 1:4,• TjAon when ,t1.)0 1.35( aecounts, Came vi4y;tlref 011 t h or l falseliood of cOirch nbt the -. means of ascertaining. it was rumoured that ,the KiShi)f . S.P,l, I hid, died by poison, thin thellti trlte i f.,.si UiilnK nnnisoned, and that the PIIItsfCE tiflitAcif was placed. at the head of the provi,ional Grrernrnent 'had been formekl. , IVo have long , W „ su.pei;teci tnat . lONlq,llll , . 1 WQl.llClflot . suiTer,ri branch of the Boonttotv family. to reign in, Spain,. and he could not' have -choien . -a more fai:Ortrahle moment fbr the execution;of the plans' '‘vflich he' may 'have formed aqaillit. the reigning family in STain, than the present., The greater part%of 'the Spanish Army has,been T. 4 drawn out of that Country and niirched to the North - of. Lampe, while a formidable ,French. Army has been colleCied the• Spanish Frontiers; for the avowed Purpose of invading Portugal. our Readers , will recolle6l In U in ni:ocin'g , seine observation's „purl this subject several weeks ago,:we ex'prosSed an opinion that BUONAPARTU 'had sonie.pian in agitat tiop ziktinst Spain, because; In the *Sent situation of Portugal, he ,tilight haVe enforced his mandates wi , th a `inuch.lesS,:rforce than 41.0,000 men. The • French Army had not left Bayonne When' the last ' accounts came away, hut orders , bad been is- Eiti.cl by the Spanish 'Government to afford, them evey, iiccommodlition in, their march through s v iu. ,Zf therq. have .beqn any disturbance* in S)ain,' or if the report to • which we have lude3 be true, we hlve no doubt that'tb ITrencli Army, instead 'of invading Portugal, will he employ,, i ! , p reser ving peoce and good order . in:Spain. • tler3 frinn Gibealtar ,of the 12th state, ' that a repi.rt had reached that place, that,the French 4'rn4 had 'entered Spain, in consequence of which all corn between the Garrison opd t h e Country vvis IntertliEted. , \Yr: yesterday received Halifax Papers to; the 6th o l t , f lo u t) which we have es,tra6ted the Proceediogs of a Court Martial upon - BMR! aVkitAscit belOtlging to tbg, 4ielalppirs, who deserted front her while she W.ti lYing Hl if.itypton 10:tds. Yesterday a•Catittiet Council was held at the Doke pt . PoivrtJA Nt) itonso, at which all the IVlern6ers in town as,ittited. The Dolled), Fleet has been ordered to be added to th e li s t of Our Miry, and Letter of Ilarque were yesterday, . . , Di y . atehefi limp Adoliral I,I2RKKLEY' were . yester r . day brow ht to portsmooth in the /3(oirie. The Ad infral was : left, allAveß, all the 1 tth Lite : . , Report say 3, Lord.ll , lotrit, is. ittiinediately to hay, 1 diitinoisited rnilithsry command. • , . . . . • yehrenity a o , li - fiber 4)1 our gallant, tars, who had Caen wounded At the pato,: of Copenhagen, were idtnitted into the Buyal kluspitid.at Greenwit:h. ' A v;,it:ity of:priva,e letters ,furnish us with the i . : o n uw9 i n v im l iortani particular. 6- ... LLSUON, OCT, 13, i 8071,—***It is wilh.,sorrowi . we tht the islartyiug appearances respe(sting :163 C01.11)11, cold itiutl we have but little, hope of the tlitalidkater. 'being paueb:longer„stispendeci. . We , :onlitroe in a state of coat Le l ion, and are exCrtio,.-, ourselves to get away. We have no advict Of t . et•elt troops havi6g.coib rnenoed toaro from 1 34yorthti, mid hiscoule7 rioenco the convoy, which Itatlibeen previously ap. ',tiUltr(i tonsil on the 1,21 h, has been put .olf.to the 6111, inr the purpose of giving as much time,kts pos .- A tbie for ,thvi3vilish Subjeds stud N'essels to get into 'readiness. 113 well as to see if sotne more English Vessels may arriveln this river, as the number at present: here is insufficient for the accommodation of the .people who are Fnxiotisly waiting to get' zway.- Some of US :Ire thideilVOllling to ("outlive to ninatti herein safety wild the loth' of next month, for the purpose a obi,ciuili g inpan3 to'proeure the Amount ot qui. ; ilet,pts trptc% datives, " Tho tot t ru, l)ere Fire so Nanioble mid confused, that . it - 13 inlll)o!ifiaile to give wiili certainty an'y (Tittion Oh; absolt.in.; intentiotti of the Gov e r n . (), 10 thin Itowc.,ler appears past doubt, that if o w F rt . ll ,-,1 ) , o n :uiy int..4text whattwer,. mareli ast arms , here, the l'rnice lrgent will go .oti to the ..I),raz;k. preparstioo cootitittes tf.), tic amide ..,t_tel) an .:vent, Wider the pitunce of 3.'miing 0)3.1 Bulltn thicher, with lie title of Lord ift4h Cftm•itable." . . f , L i s'ii o N, OcT, 14,—Since rnine , of 'yesterchy 'Alteration tor better or wo: se In the state thitt E cs .htro the smile adivity ColliitltlCH in the, 'tittittg our the fleet', anti the Fretich and 'Spoi , th 'finnies tertr:tin in the F„tine iittlation the, were i n mo nth it,to, Tl, LAI London at god , gi • Th,• saging ola 'Vessel (the opliMinet.l 1, btelg put Gti lint o 'c't i;:k this da), ,nr 11 , ) .cr; 0 1 ) iy that the lolunshendli.tuket,. froitt 111) the Tire, htn the 'letters' by Cif 1001 be siven mit betbre. itinio(l o ; but %14 , 41 M ill lie It ppuinted to depart asah v i nini edi E n e . •-•„1:111 thtni ',,vhat'ittatiern,tity necur." . ' • fisiat,:ling the Gatcotiiti a i l..t h e ' I t!;;;10.5 were found .to couveY on b•-aarti !+' t4-1)' many. !otter; cif the 115th; in answer+) tbose recei edfiy the Townthend Packet, from"which wo 134ke, bad an opportunity of eluting the .following pant- C13134'3 :4- Sinee • the.cleparture of the Spanish and French Arobasiadork - from the Court of Portugal, no ~stop had been publicly taken to forwatd be designs of. the Court, except in the inanning.andequipment of. the Fleet in .the Tagus, • whiclv since the arrival of QUINTELL Squadron . from the Mediterraneau, attounted to. nine Sail of the•Line,,boides Frigate S..„ No =aiiswtier had !been „reeeiveCfroni!Vrance to the communication, made . ) : y the' Drench Charge.-_ des Aff'direst,*- after he had ,obtained, his passport ; ti is was expected to arrive in the end of Oatober, until when the 'determination of the : P4lNCii Reoeir, : was to be suspended ; but in the .event of French troops approaching. the. Portuguese yroutie r s, it.had been finally determined, that such should be the , signal for the embarkation of the 'Prince and hiS' Court. , —At all events, the young Prince DE Bt IR A is to proceed ro the Brazils, whose suite had been appointed; and their , . various stations, annoupoed. He is to sail in the Portuguese Ship 3 lab /so, guns: and his.saili4.was only delayed to alrord:pii Royal. Father an opportunity to decide on the rieces T% sity of his accompanying - him. ,_ It, is said that the Princess had refused to go to the Brazils, and .had preterred the option , of retiring into S pain. "The British Faetory bad been, formally dissolved, • and liberal presents had been wade to their Chapl',tin, and all old and fai:hful servants: They,. as well. as • all other British residents, were making every : pre . - partition for; a voyage to Etiglaoci ; and, although it ' appears that the homeward-bound Fleet consiAs:,of fifty Sad of Vessels, including the Swedes and Atne;.. ricans which have been chattered by the , Fa6tOry, still that there is. a &eat want of Shipping,' and ' . thie art ival of vessels frLO gligland 'is anxiously looked for and eltrie4ed; - The Lively Frigate was appointed to convoy., the. lintneward-bound Fitet which was to : sail on the t'ith ; 'but we do not suppose she would sail until the 17t1a or 18th. Lord STP,ANGY6RD, it. is Would come hoine in the Liiiely ; but we:have, ) remon:t6 believe :that Lord STRANGE:ORO will not come home in the Lively, Should the pRINCR GENT ultim ately determine to proceed . to the.,Bra- Ells, his liordship will nest asuredly accompany hint to his 4Stination. . The Cophal?is F Inuit likely hring'h9trie Mr. aat nicn, our Con s ul,' and the Paven Aviil:tmain at the Bar of LisliOn for, same time, to prevent. the entry of Vessels. front England into the Tagus, in the event of , the ports being Shut against Great Britain. It does' not pear that any British 'Fleet had arrivectin the Tagns. • . , The Letters from. Spain,- received by this Con-.: veyancei'are from Cadiz, of the Oth, and Madrid of:. ' the Bth, of 06ieber%': They state, that a Nlanifegto or Proclamation , had been issued by the Spanish Go.: verntnent, cOmmanding the people of Spain . to re ceive the troops of , Trance.into the Spanish domi nions, .as brothers . ar)(1 friends, and to afford them. all necessary asistanee and protection. It is also stated, that an insurreaion had broken out at Ma drid in the beginning of Oaober, in consequence of thenopopularny of the proceedings against Pond-, gal, 'and that it had proceeded to great. lengths.. We cannot vouch thr the truili of this report, but it is'certain that • it had leached Oporto' on Ole 13th Of October. . Another very :general report ,states, that the King of SkAtrt was dead: :Fills report was con sidered to he s o rne *h at san 6ti ot i e d b y the arrival of a Courier. to Lisbon on.. the 15th, whose Dig.; patches were understood to be of " a very dismal nature." . . 'Smite.. of the Letteta from Spain Mate, 'that pt - t of the Spanish troops had advaitt!ed. to ILtgados, but as that pktee,is wi hin a sho4 distance of Portugal, the WI i 3 very aiuch doubted. - . • Yesterday the Children of the Royal Naval 4Sylum, • were removed from Paddington (:I'reen, two long coaches, bearina. English Jack?, Pelham- - souse, Greenwich Path. The number: , of children taus only thirty-nine, though' at prey sent they have, accommodations for seventy, 0.14, when l the additions are completed, the premiies Eire calculated (0 mate proiTsron for one thousand children. We Cannot but congratulate our Coun try, and the Navy -in puticolir; upon this , addi tio,l,3l Loa, h of regard to the memory of the brave B.!arriell who VaVe so gloriously tallen iu tbeir.Cutin;• try's cause. , . A neutral Vessel is arrived in the River from . Tonningen, which place she'left on the 125th ult.' . The Mager 41.316, that the people in Hanover are .oppresscd in a greater degree than ever by the,French troops,' Ac ho pm quartered upon, them beyohd their ability to, support: Any complaint of poverty is sum: to be punished by an addition to thenumber of their: guests. : , , CITY IItISINv sts.--Yestertlay the Lord M:tyar held a Court of Comm:ift'Council 'at Guildhall, which was nOmerausly aueuddd.—Mr. Sheriff Pilf4lP3, although not.a, Member Of the Court, was permitted tb take his seat on the Bench with the -Alderinen,— The COUTlkttiod the ploportiNl of the Watch Rates for the' several Wards for life year ensuing,+—The Lord Mayor hdi bet Ore the Court a Letter he'had received from Sir SOrtitz.t. AtTetruut , e,acknOwledg - :: the honour-411e hint by the vote of thank: . i-dr.' the Court for his services at the. rediAton of Monte" Vide6 on the 3d "of Febrnary last ; which was' read, and , ordeted to be - entered on the Joiirtoi. MrS TriolnAs of'the wlrd of Billingsgate, was appointed a Governor of - Sr. BartholomeW's Hospi 7 tal,- The l'hanks of the Conti were unanimously voted :to the goy. PRI LIP - pono, ,Chaplain the Lord Mayor, for his` ;tertnen . preached b6fitre the eleetion et' a Lord Mayor, on the ?9th of Suiitember last, and he was desired lii,,priitt the saute. The,l),ntigh Miniiter is expected to quit this coun try abput I\l‘,tl(l.ly next. ills tak his paA,ago il4 010 Auckland Packet, Capt. Bu r ma, and prowyws to, he latultri at Glucknatit, under .a flag or t t (ice. The Packet • would have railed sootier, but ' linincto first to be secured against capture. 1 ) , - ince tsTuttitAzv bas returned. to town from tour round tngland and Scotland. .His CO ia,t from 4 visit (0 the Earl of CAlll.lll.l', at' (*lle noward,,, his Lnrciship's, teat in Ymk,illre, Lally In the spring 'lds lloyai'-flightless on' on * toux round the principal parts of Ireland. N A N E W S. • PLYNNLVI QV 4 1 .4 7 5111cil the Royal 6eorge,,, 4r• Of ' 1 1 0 guns, 3.. T. DUCKWORTH' , to ' , join the, Ch;itinel Flect'i the latter sailed this, nwrinng twin Tprbay, to resume their station off . , . PORTSMOUTII;.Nov. s.—Nothing arrived or sailed, this day. Ills Majesty's Ship iJzndustaia was this dayt-released from quat::ntihe. ,• SHBERNESS, Nov, 4.--,-,(,;aute. into Harbour the. • Bruizer Guts-brig, Lieut, .k.:DAwsot,r. Arrived from Copenhagen' the Orion of 74 guns, Cant'. Sir A. C. Dictf.soN, (i 044, 74, Capt .. . PnOET, • y, bo, Capt. Procris and, qqr/hi,. Sloops Of \N%11., REAUMANT and PAatsEa, natit and Piercer Gun-brigs,l..,ieutenants,i3R . and SIBRELL; with the following prizes;: a Danish Frigate, a' ceryette, a line Bit,. and a Schooneri. The Curlew has gone up the Riv.er; it is !,;up posed she will be paid off. .mOrning, at eight. o'clock, the Royal Standard was.displayed.at „the Garrison, : iii at the - foretop-gallant mist-head of the Namur, Rear- Admiral IVF,Lt.sli,Flagship; at noon Alio , Garrison saluted, and at one `O'-clobk the following :Ships ,at the .Nore fired each seventeen guns, viz. Prince ,of Namur, Orion, Goliath, Y02.1t, Trusty, IVitt jl;elsca, Ceres, Coquette, Procris,Testiviiu, Falcon; :and Snake, ,the •Quit-brigs Indianant and Piercer. The.day being. fine, the Salute Lad a most noble and ' beantiful: effed, and .11c; sight. of the Danish prizes, , while they conveyed to the mind the pleasing refjet i : •,., ' tibti that Franco had, , through the courage . and per severance of our Countrymen; received anothergreat and signal check to her ambition, 'inspired us also with 1, with a confidence in the zeal, r ttliatism, foresight, • and wisdorn of the present AdministratiOn; . thatew, courages us to look forward With the utmost confiL deuce to a.glorious. termination of the present con; test. The Prince of [Vales, of 98 gun, havjust arrived at the Nome. Drat, Nov. 5.--Arrivedand sailed for the River the Youq Regulus, ALLAN, irorn•Malui. Remain : in the Downs the Ships as per last. MAILS. Aft R Dublin. D4J t--z Gottenburgh, x •Lisbia; J Dublin, 5 IV,aterford., PRICE OF:STOCK S •?; THIS DAY AT . Twtpv z - Consols - DISTRIBUTION or PRIZE-MONEY. To thiolliers and Ship's Comp any His M • SI ' Oritid, for the Cap ture 'Majesty's the andour French Corvette, on tal' of. May, 11306, on her arriv..l at Cork and every Wed. - nesday and Hiday tor three months utter, at No. I, 14MiEr sneer , the OttWers and Ship's Company of His Majesty's Ship Druid, tOr the Capture of the Swanen, on the Ad I u 1y,..1806, on irearrivol at Cork, and every V.-Woo:A:4y and Friday for three months otter, at No. t, lames-Street, Adelphi. • chstribut ion of the proceeds of the-poequet, captured by lojusty's Ship Constance, on the 9th May, 1806, will be ,trade at No. 2, james-street, Adelphi, tbr three months. To the Officers and Ships Company of His Majesty's Ship Warrior, for the Capture of the Anierican Brig Ranger, on the 3d of August, by His Majesty's Ship Triumph, in company with His M.,rsty's Ships'Warrior, Glory, and Rai= son:lble, onboard the Warrior, at Plyinoutli, on her arrival in port, after the ph inst. and for three months from that day, at Hunt's P lyinouth. , To the 011it;ers and Company, of His Majesty's •Shill L'AiKle, for the taking of the SlaiP jullroWAlida, on the igth April, ao6, oh 'board the Ault,, at Plymouth, and every Tuesday and I' ridaY at'ter,• for three.intinths, at Lock: yet's Office,. Plymouth. To , the Ofikers ,and Cottony of hlis. majesty's Ship L'Aigle, for the Re.captu re of The Rrig Margined on the l ath Mardi, .1897, on board the' on the 6th inst. and every Toesdiiy and Friday after, for three months,. at Lockyce Office, P I) mouth. ' LlVEaroox., Nov. 4.—The malignant disease ,which has,:of late, too frequently appeared in .tile 4petrepolis„ has, at. lengh, found its way to thiS pace;--0n Saturday last bilis, Avere stuck up in chi; ferenrparts, of t he, town,. announcing that the model Of a 98 ‘ gun Ship, on Lord Stanhope'snew plan, and magnificently decorated, would read) Chitenhale Street Bridge, from Wigan„, at one o'clock that day. To gi►e additional 'interest to the. scene, it was Mfiteel .that a band of - choice vocal perforiners, ,sta, tioried.on the 'deck, would sing, " Aule in which that celetiraied performer,' Madame Cata..-, wits to assist;, and the - eon", coed y e:lE 4k) be heightened by Air. Polito's Hippopotannis, or River Horse; prececting the Man. of War, in an 'elegant barge.—iks might be expeaed, - ,great numbers' has teod to the spot, at the appointed hour, to witness the arrival of ibis grand novel Marine Spe.lacle, and to .be charmed', at so low, a rate, with the tnelodieus strains of Catalani. 'For several miles the banks and bridges of the Canal were covered with the..eredu, lons multitude ; and, as the day kV:Pi tine, many remained in anxious expo ration, till, by the arhval of the dailf packet from Wigan,. they were Coll vinced that no such Vesiel as they expeaed, had' ever heard of at that place. ' Yesterday being the Anniversary of the Discovery. or.Gtinpowder-plot, the usual pranks of carrying 'an etligy in procession, bonfires, S,rc: .I,t ere played in various parts of the ,liierroviliS by boys, The. Lords of the Admiralty have disposed of ,the , new appointments of Miktor-riggers in the Dock yards, in a way which will much gratify the Pub lic! :—that.Ol Chatham Dock-yard is given to Crtt:Na ,the Sunderland Man, who, in Lord DI/N . - ' cm's' action, nailed the Flag to the mast-head of - the lierzerable ;• ,that of Plymouth to ---- WiLmOD, who was Boatswain ut the Vitio7 in the. Battle of Trafalgar. . . • • We are glad to find that ,the:Bishop of London, 'who -hai been some - time Milisposed at Tu nbri dg e, is much better: The Epi4cupal Order never pos• fiessed a more learned, pmiable, and ' enlightened member. ' . . - ~ The visitors to the British Museum lunie much k, trouble now than t'urtnerly, a$ instead of ha'ving a d'ay fixed for their reception, the public (of gen teel appearance) hive only t'o apply, and are intn.)- duped a soon as fifteen i . tic 4.o3Len)bled,: ...'COURT hi41?74 4t 4T4 "I t s r VJAIT Proceedings of a Court-Martial, assent . blagani o bOaid His. Majesty's Ship Belloia. in Eta. Isl4a.Sciitia: . the Bth of September, le'l7# do try WILLIAM WARE, DANIEL 14IA1tTIns, and • lOFIN S'l7RAPlkitN*Stianien of His Majesty's Ship Me , bmints. fOr ttav taken away a Giefrom alongside and Deserting. • *.- - rikzatsiT The--Ila)Sii9o.li*ANDE-R COCHRAN K. lt. Rear. ." Admiral of the. end Secdnd Ureic:et, its Of Cunt- '• inand al I lalifax, • - CKFTAINS ‘Fraiscis . Pickindrio- 4 trskiiiel Douglas . : • Willi Charfcs .l• Beaver, • - . • ~ • Nathaniel Day C.:oebrane. ' ll Being all the captains .of the rank of Post.at . • Port of • • Prispnera brought for , ,eVid's . 4o CailN4yer,. and audience admitted.. *al e•Order, dad d' the Pre S id t e ti from the ;1 13Eitm‘t: Vice-Adrrk tl 5.)1 thq *Lite; • and Ututnander in Chief at,Hal the-sth of!;Spteniber, dirediug ;Imilitio - ai,seintileelili Said - CO*4C ; "his Order to tbd JUdge Adyippate„, ,otliciate as such--,When the, MeMbers and .ft.Oge"Advocate weeeliNVOlL) agreeably to 4\4't ,t?(gaqiatueht, read dale following, Letter.: His A:l , Rj;sty's i Sl d iii s p ep hl te e m la b n e rs t , a6 Tilifax Harbour , StR, William Ware,paniel Martin,and Jghn Strachan , seamen belonging to. His ,Majesty's Ship under tuy d e ft : L.l g: j i ß t a i ri a o n aacis d ,aiy , ,, h ,ii, iv sylt i r i gi ie wn , iliai'nl)s,tthtiaeaykeievErg,i.janftrgciampillci,haoolorrnigansbioHaukat.m. jtmh?7, Majesty's Ship, ,a Gig,. and, notwithstanding a 'fire ofrinilsketry ‘sra , opened On them, and a 'Boat clts- Patebea to bring them bck, did orea their escol*.) . 'to the shore, and 'deserted; but have,sinee been tiiketl., "Out . of the AMerican 1.) a e f Frigate, che k and are .1 - - ••,- , P,Qw Prisnogr.i. 911. boards the 1 304i1a,; havc.tc),i • u. quest :yo will be pleased to order a 'Court-Atirtial 0 be ,the aid men : for Desertion, an-I roil ning.a way Av4ll :. the said 1364. , I have ; the honour Sir,. ' Your most ab . ;,z.dient very humble Servant; - i _a!: • The 'llerkelAy, Witt Achimira.l , of tite.;Winte, and Coma:loer in eniet, . • • • .0•. • • . • — The:eviderice were 'then all withdrawn , ex c ep t. . Lieutenant James 'Crefgh ton , Ott Imeltilolanifnisi „ Was sinorn.. Q. By, ProseCeter, Relate to the Cohrt.w.liat 311 'know 'respetting the charge'; against the. Piisoners ; —A. .911 the evening.Of the 3d efid;lll.lly last, t the hours of eight and flue; William v. are? standing they' were pursued by several offieelislfe the; C i pt a in's gig, and, not a \ i v ° i 'a il l i.,? 7 the jolly-boat, of ije brisl fire of r‘iiy:;i:ecipSlitt.rltuaircwoh,i;it'el:l4ecqt:ae:prileol:‘,:vy-frseoe:1111:f. t . lo h ‘ Lin a e t d r c i a 4: lowing rnorning.the , boat was fitind lying ou the, beach hauled up ;, there was John Little, and atio- , . tiler • man; whose name-I' do not recoiled, in tht i boat. Q. ~ ki l e ) p ' wh e n e C r si t , 4 ; s t .a h \ s ‘ e r t a a l s o ke t 4 i n l . e g b r o 6 s a v a e ay n g y ? u •- I : ° t ilt .. g l ,:l e t 'h e e p k taw+ drink ° water. • Q. 1)o you know if the rrisi;ners were met oat shore after they hatl!,deperted fife Williatn. ."Ware my ;elf,. and spoke to him. Q. What passed asked him why he has deserted; he replied he did not know, he. was 45., cessively sorry for it. "Q. - Do you know how the Prisoners came into the service 'Yes ; Vs tilt mm Ware and •Ditniet Martin were taketi,Utlt of the Ainerican,Brig tune, whets she was detained by the Melampus the - 134; , .0t Bfacay, about the end of Jatittarp, I tiob : on oikarrival at Plyinoutti they spore in,11001.• • diately setittin beard the Neptune, where they* • mained tWtohr three days, then returned to-the M . 04 AM expressed a wish Volint4et for Oil aliip)l.) it' !mowing that Capt. Poyntz (then . conP,. mander ,ot time ship) had an ateriiott' to uien of co' lour, and mote especially to, iliern as, they beigtmgB o ,l to 'a 'detained vessel, I sent them away to consider , of it :''however, one or two, days atter, they return' - ed, and Volunteered : John Straelaim belonged to MI Attive, n British African Trader, of, Liierpool; ode, boarding her, about lklarch, 1805, he, with several others, expressed a wish to enter-for thellelampuf'": was tlttl;on board, and receivecLas' a v o lunteer; t h ey a ll t i l r F , to the best, of my knowledge, ret: ceived_the bounty. . . . The PrirnerS•having ao questions to ask, the es'r dence withdrew ;- and, . Mr,. John ,Pqestozi, Midshipman of thei-Melal w , pus, called in and sworn. Q: Relate to the Court what you knoW respealit the charges a rge sg t a if January, in gtt nt e ar;, in tte , irrisoner i sl ;tc A. h fmOrnothe even", lima of the 4l ) • si x, to eight; , the boat-keeper. el, the gig came aft while walking with the Pilot.,nn the - qUarter-deci t, ; and told me she was adrift . . .1 went' 41t with til: (3 boat-keeper, and saw ,the boat close under: the ship ,' stern ; I sailed to know if there was any one in 1 ; 133_1:11 no answer was Made I only , saw one'inort on the sentries to, fire into her; d went half w#7, `down.thd quarter-desk ladder, and called' Lieutenant • Creighton and the rest ofsthe Officers.,, w h e n the)!, till came:up ; the jolly-boat was thenlowered ' and sent atter , t he gig ; some time after l4he eeturnea,,; tai}t•withjtut her.—l was sent to- lo6k fiat her t tIP ) .. next mottling, and found her high and dry 011 16ii ' `.- ..beach,'OtTilat opposite shore to liaMpron,. in Vir a : ginia; • __,•• • • ca, ,tiCaurt. Do you knoW that- the Piiselittii ware it s ; t ti.gig ?-41,.. 1 did not know- at ,tne iltr"'. • ~ ~A/Iyon.ltnow that they were aatially serving " on board the Melanipus ?,- 2 A. 'Yea, I do. • ,' ,; Q.' Do you know when they were missed On' the, rtior&ag'miterthe boat ,vas gone. ' 1 Q. Do ),oti-inow how the flelstatt;iist•eatteoll, ' board the Melarriptts Stfahnit • t.thteltl''rriltl: l, the .46tiVe English letler of inartioe; 'was not 6 . 3 board my:melte-41AI IWrd.him, and several oth' i , thatcatneltarivlier; - Mr) , 'on the timmrier-clOki interchf9r , Ohe Melan'mpus. 'WM.' Ware and .0. 11 !:;`:; Mattiu,lgintereti . at - Plymouth, from the" IsitPß it•E ' c i l Atnerieari aria. ;deinMed by - the Alelatiipu 4 crib ing in the Channel they came ers , the Ship Plyniottilt, but Caine on board'after‘ .1 to enter. ; . . t ile 4. sailers' - having' no qtesfions : ri) 4 5 !" evidenCe Withdrew, and