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MAILS. ary New.Yoik, -- z2 Waterford.' Cottenburth, 2 IVaterford. PRICE OF STOCKS • THIS AAY Ar TWLLVII O'CLOCK. Consols - . . 611* T H E. S CI N. 10L1C34 QUIS DlCtitt YALSOM 4LIDLAT ? LONDON, FRIDAY, OCT,OIIZR 16 i 1807• .WE this morning received American Papers. to the it th ult. which cOnfient the intelligence which bad previously reached us, , of.the acquittal of Mr, Bona on the charge of High Treason. These Pa • peril are in general very unimportant, but we are glad to' perceive that the clamour which was so in dtistriously excited against this Country has in a great degree subsided. The French Privateer which cap tured the American Ship Othello, under pretence of having British property on board, has been taken, and the crew lodged in an. American gaol. We have also received the Proceedings of the Court Martial held on John Wilson alia;s Jenkbz Rat ford , one of the seamen taken on board the Chem peake, froM which c we have extraeted as much as our limits would permit. LErrgai from Halifax, of. the 15th ult. inform us that His Majesty's Ship 'Jasoli," Captain Coca . riAtzs, had been sent from thence to New 7 York with Dispatches from Admiral. gpKBLEY to the British Consul at that. place; but 'no person was permitted to land from her, and after she anchored site was surrounded by nine American dun -boats, that were moored round her for the purpose of pre venting any communication with the shore. Tha following Article from the Madrid Gazette of the 23th of September, 'which we received this wonting, confirms the accounts of the adVsnce of a French Army towards Portugal : " lialfoNNE, srxr. 14.-- 7 -On the 11th inst. in the evening, several companies of artillery entered this city : on the t3th two regiMents i one of Infantry of the Line, the other of Light Troops, which have marched out to-day, in order to be quartered in the neighbouring towns. This morning, at 7 o'clock, a detachment of Artillery ) with six guns, also en tered, several other detachments of the,same corps are expe6ted.".---(2lfa,irid Gazetk, Stpt. 2.5.) The Dispatches brought by the IValeingham Packet, yesterday, state the difficulty' of procuring shipping sufficient for the conveyance of the British; and their property, from Portugal. We have rea son, ;all we have before observed, to believe, that if the question depended on the Government of that. Country, the outrageous requisitions cif the French Ruler would be firmly reje6ied. But French arti fices and French terrors haVe been aatively em ployed to influence the people against the idea of emigration ; and we should not be surprised to bear that the etreat should be a resignation to the demands Of the great Tyrant of the Continent: The irtg.l'.r;::;:ngetscame in the Waisinghant Thomas (;0111-le, Esq. rr::nci‘ jupton, Esq, lohn lisrtison, Esq. Mrs: liarrison, Miss flarrison, I. M. Bitty— Mi 44 Boikley, Mi..s Mary Bulkley, Pulkirj, iolin buildry, Miss Harr iet Mrs, l'ar bulk ley, anti Child, 'its Bulkicy, Mrs. Stephens, bliss Campion, Mr. Chainbers,..Miss tiicks, Miss Penbalurick, Mr. h. Kelwdy, Mt. R. Extway, jun. Yesterday a Cabinet Council. was held at' the Fn. reign (Mice ; all the Cabinet Ministers except the Loup CIJANCI3I..LOR and the Earl of WESTMORLAND presetit, 'i'heir deliberations continued from two until altnnst half part five o'clock. Sir 114,aFotti) Joaks, Bart. the East India COOI - Residers[ at BagJat, set out with a grand suite, yeliterday morning, front Ihbetson's.- Flute), Vere.greet, Oxford -road, for Portsmouth,. cm his way t( tttdia. _ . . . • It kv i ls Nirijor-General C.CAMV,3OLL who was prtsenttd to Ins Als4rry On Wednesday, on his .tertrro from Ireland, and appointment to the Staff in Canada, and not Lieut.-General CAMiItELL, as . stattid by, mistake. • • ` The rei, , ort'of the cloth of Wocq), the Pedestrian, is stated 10 be unfounded. • • • • The French troops still occupy the Prussian terri tories, covering and devourirvi, that impoverished and wretched country. Among the various means re sorted to to relieve it; WILLIAM has al nu t ltli whole army, as too weak for the enemy, and too strong for the subjea. itt its present .roduced state;' but all attempts .to ameliorate the condition of the peoplp will be of little avail as long as they 'are oppressed French locusts, plunderers, lied, marauders. It is reparted,,thatthe Reim has brought accounts that the French Government has succeeded in in ituencing the Emperor of Morocco to agree to with hold all supplies from the Garrison of Gibraltar. " • Mtialc4u.s...-40 Oratorio, upon a scale of unusual magnitireiree, Lt to be performed at Windsor at the end thia.month. Jf is - 16 be under the 'immediate 'patjulago_or,their Royal' Highnesses the Dukes of KENT, Svssitx, and CAunallloB, and the station of his AlAnwrY. The perforrilanca seletiO for this oxasion is the rand and affecting Oratorio tit the Nicatah. 'fhtl instrumcntai pet-homers will b e among 'the tirst in the longdnin. His IllAntslit hits been gracibusly pleased to grsut pennission to his privote band to perform on the occasion. An the tnaineqt. vocal performers .have made a under of Cleir services. NAVAL NEWS. PLYMOUTU, OCT. I4.—Carne in the Deux loth, French' Lugger, prize to the Martial Gun-prig--- she has captured seven others of the same sort. Also arrived a Spanish Privateer, of 4 guns and 30 men, captured by the Martial Gun-brig ; and Bel lerophon Man Of War and L'iligle Frigate from a cruize. Sailed His Majesty's Ship Crew, Sir Iticatatip STRACIIAN, to join the Channel Fleet. FALMOUTH, OCT. 13.—Arrived the Walsingham Packet, Capt. ROBAUTS, with Mails frotn Lisbon, in eight days. 'She brings intelligence that the ports' are to be shut against the English on the 20th inst. His Majesty's Ship Lively was waiting to bring away the English Ambassador, Lard STA:WC; roam Also arrived the Prince Adolphus Packet,. Capt. BouLnßnsoN, from Halifax in 19 days ; 11 'she" brings the unpleasant intelligence of a Mutiny on, board his Majesty's Ship . Jason. The ringleatlers . were in irons; and a Court Martial was sitting upon them when the Packet sailed. She left lying at' , Halifax, his Majesty's Ships Ramifies, B,elleisle.: Rellona, Castor, 11 , 1ahon, Aoleys, Melampus, Squir reit, Nimrod, Cleopatra, and Curieux. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 15 —Sailed the Sprightly Cutter on a cruize. DE&L, OCT. 13.—Arrived the Osprey Sloop from Portsmouth ; Challenger and Satellite . , Sloops from a . cruize ; and the Fu' ions Gun•brig from off Flushing. Sailed the Seagull Sloop off Ostend. The libmouth Store-ship, gimter Armed §hip, Dispatch and Deptford Transports, with a large Fleet of Vessels, made an attempt to sail for Ports mouth, but it falling calm, they were obliged to put back. OCT. 14.—Sailed the Blazer Gun-brig on a cruize. OCT. 1'5,.. , -. Sailed the Challenger Sloop for the Nore, and the Osprey Sloop on a cruize. SHEERNESS, Ocr. 14.—Sailed the 41/e/eager Fri gate, of 36 guns, Capt. J. BROUGHTON, for Ports mouth. Arrived the Astrea Frigate, Capt. Duriziat, and a Danish Gun-brig a Prize. Upwards of 50 Sail `were under convoy of the Asirea, but parted in a heavy gale of wind. OCT. 15.—Sailed the Forrester Sloop ,of War, Capt. RICHARDS, with a large Fleet of Merchant men under convoy, principally Swedes, for the Baltic. Arrived the Governor Milnes Bomb-tender. DOVER, OCT. Is.—Carne in the Ship Ckristian Hciab, of and for Copenhagen, with wine, brandy, and vinegar, from Bourdeaux, detained off El4ineur by the Kile Sloop of War, and sent for England, but arriving off Yarmouth was taken by a French Privateer on the 6th inst. but recaptured by the Su te4lite Sloop of War, and arrived here this morning. A Vessel has arrived 31 Inverness from CronAndt, the Master of which relates, that, before he left that place, the Emperor AGEXANDSII had - three times visited Cronstadt, for the pttrpose of viewing ixpe.! riments.madeon . a vessel, at some smalldibtanee, by the fi re from the fortifications, that,- should 'it British Flzet. appear, the inhabitants might learn' how far the fort of CronStadt cri ld 'atford protec.: lion. The Russians ,were highly elated with the success of theseexperitnents, ,but expressed them. selves, very. unwilling to go .to war with England the Merchants, in particular., openly:declared thou determination to oppose it by, every, means in their, power. .By the Eit.eita Sloop, letters have =l4een received= ' from Malta, dated the . 12th of September ; they : state, that accounts received there from. the Islandi: of Tenedos represetitthat place to be in the greatest state of wretchedness s; with. the' Turks on •one• hand, and the' Russians on die 'Other, not a house,or cottage of the meanest kind had been left standing ; they had all been destroyed' by fire, and every male person found there had been put to the Sword. A curious occurrence happened at Dover the other day. It seems s plan ofeconothy has been instituted, to regulate the expenditure of the Regimental Hos- . pitals ; and Deputy Insp e a ors h ave b een c h osen by , the Chief Inipector to put it into execution. MU ) the patients at Dove r H osp i ta l, suppos i ng t h a t t hd y had been- wronged of the allowances (*wine, porter, beer, and other comforts for the recovering sick,. resolved to resent it ; and the Deputy Insputor of • . the Kent district, Mr. li—v, on visiting ,the Hospi tal, was immediately surrounded, and had his uni form tarred and feathered. In this grotesque figure he ran up to the Keep, followed by a multitude of. soldiers and others,- and took shelter in an officer's room. The ringleaders are confined, and an inves tigation of the matter is to take place immediately.. Two Portuguese sailors, some days no quarrelled - at a public-house in Rattliffe-Inghway, and at list agreed to settle their dispute by the combatefsnici and-snate. Their knives were instantly drawn from their pockets,' but the company interfering, the two savages' went into' the street, where, after se veral thrusts had,iiassed, in which - one of them had his cheek cut open, the speetatora again interfered, and separated them, but not without much difficulty, aind they were conveyed from the scene of allot), threatening to renew the congia the fir st city, . Tin . . TRIAL rf. J. WILSON, alias J. RATFORD. Minutes of the Proceedings of a . Court-Martial assembkd and held on board His Majesty'i• Ship lielleisle, in Ha lifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, on Wednesday; August t807,..t0 try jenkin Ratford, of His Majesty's Ship Halifax., rpr Mutiny, Desertion, and Contempt, as act forth in a I.et.;, ter from her Commander, the Right lion. Lord James . Townshend. - . PRESENT : The Hon. Sir ALZXANDIR COCHRANZ, K.B. Rear.A.dmi tal of the White, and Second Officer in the Command it, Halifax, President. CAPTAINS, Francis Pickmore, lohn Erskine Douglas, William Charles Faille, Philip Heaver, Edward Hawker, Nathaniel Day Cochrane, Being all the Captains of the rank of Post at this, place. On the Court assembling, at halt past 'ten. , o'clock—the Prisoner being brought forward, the , evidence called over, and the audience admitted, read , the Orderaddressed to the President from the Hun. H G. C. Berkeley, Vice-Admiral of the White, and - Commander in Chief at Halifax, Nova Scotia, &c. dated the 2c.th of August, and the President's Order to . the Judge-Advocate to officiate as such, when the Members and Judge-Advocate were severally sworn, agreeable to Act of Parliament, and the fol lowing Letter, containing the Charges against the_ ;Prisoner, read : " , His ilfales!,y's Sloop Halifax--Hal fax ilarrour, 1.5111 Aug. 1 017. " I beg leave to represent to you, that the five men named in the margin*, belonging to his Ma jesty's Sloop Halifax,. under my conamand; when sent with.a Petty Officer in the jolly.boat, in Hamp ton Roads, on the 7th of March last, to weigh a kedge anchor, which bad been previously 'dropped for the purpose of swinging the ship by, taking the advantage of the dusk of the evening, mutinied upon the Petty Officer, some of them threatening to murder him but the rest interfering, they desisted : how- . ever, taking the boat under their own command, they, succeeded in deserting, by landing at Sewers Point., " The whole of the above-mentioned Deserters. have since been informed, entered on board the, United States Frigate the Chesapeake, and were seen by me, and . several. of my Officers, parading the streets. of. Norfolk, in triumph, under the American flag. Afew days after the desertion, I accosted one of these . men . , Henry Saunders, ,asking the reason of his deserting, and. received. for answer, that he did not intend any thing of the kind, but was com pelled by the rest to assist, and would embrace the first opportunity of returning. At that moment, Jeukin Ratford, one of the said Deserters, coining up, took the arm of the said Henry Saunders, de claring with an oath, that neither he, or any of the rest of the Deserters, should return to this Ship, and, with a contemptuous gesture, told me he was in the Land of Liberty, and instantly dragged the said Henry Saunders away. " Finding that. my expostulating any longer would not only be useless in obtaining the Deserters, but, in all probability, have collealed a mob of Ame ricans, who, no doubt, would hare peoceeded to steps of violence, I instantly repaired to toe house of Colonel Hamilton (the British Consul there), and related every circumstance which occurred, and ap f plied tohitn, as also to Lieutenant Sinclair, of the rendezvoUs for the United States service, to recover the said Deserters, but without erred. Being since informed that Jenkin Ilatford has been recovered, in an action, on board the United States Frig Chesapeake, with. hisAtritannic Ma jesty's Ship Leopard, and now a Prisoner on board his Majesty's Ship Bellona, I. have to request 79u will be pleased to direct a Court• Martial may be as sembled • for the purpose of trying the said Jenkin Ruford, for the within mentioned charges of Mu tiny, Doertion, and Contempt: . have the honour to remain, Sir, " Your most obedient humble servant, " J. Towersutotta." • " To the Hon. G. C. Berkeley. Vice-Admiral - of the killiite.,_ancl CoMMAndOf in ynef, Al: Halifax. N. S." The evidence were then withdrawn. and the Right Hon. : Lord James Townshend, sWorr.. a: Relate to'ilie Court what comes within your knowledge of the charges against the Prisoner A. At the time of the Prisoner's deserting, I was on board the. Mermaid; on hearing a, firing of mus iketry kept up fei'irtr jhe Ship, about six_ o'clock in r•the evening on the 7th of 'March, I immediately re.;. turned on board ; when Lieutenant Carter informed me that five men had rose on Mr. Turner, Midship : man, and deserted, with thejolly-boat. The next morning I sent Lieutenant Masters to Norfolk, to! i ic - quaint'C'apt. Hollis and the British Consul of the :desertion of the *men : on his return, he reported to me.that he had seen-tome of them,-one in particu tar, Richard pubert, parading the streets, with the American flag, then recruiting for the Chesapeake. then went up myself to N or f o lk, a n d t o ld the British Consul; and finding that the men had entered for the Chesapeake, I applied to Lieut. Sinclair, who was en tering men tor her; and received for answer, that there were no men entered for them .by the names . I gave i but if any Deserters had entered, I milk' apply to the Magistrates; I did, through the Consul,. who, I believe, applied to the Mayor and Civil Power. I also applied.to Capt.• Decatur, who refe rred me to Lieut. Sinclair; but I met with no success in recovering the men. I met the Prisoner, with Saunders, the BoataWain's-mate,, after my ap plication, and asked them the reason they did not return to the ship. Saunders said he would, and immediately went with me about twenty yards, when the Prisoner laid hold of his arm, and said he would be d—d if he should return to the Ship— that he was in the land of liberty —that he would do as he liked—and that I had no business with him.--The Prisoner was very abusive, the words I do not recoiled. - . Q. What answer did Lieut. Sinclair make to you, the second time you applied to him ?—A. The-sumo as before. I offered to point out . the men if he= would allow, me to Co into' the rendezvous, but to which he returned no answer. I saw some of the Deserters at the rendezvous: the,Prisoner was not among them. Q. - Was the Prisoner abusive to you, personally, or was the abuse general Chiefly personal. Q. By the Prisoner. Did you - not semis Gentle man to call me out of the house ?--A. Yes. . • Rich. Hubert, Hontykundere, fot ) ki n Ratford— Geffir rt Noith, Wm. Hill. a. Did I net come out et the same ime, and stand at Saunders's back all the time you were talk ing to him P.—A. You came int. the str, e about four minutes after Saunders. en •Evidence now commencei for the P;osect.- tor .and Lima. Thomas Wren Carter (Ist), of the Haffax, was sworn. ouf •' 4;1 date what,you know respeaing the charges against the Prisoner ?—A. On the 7th of Mara last, about six o'clock in the evening, being cOrry mauding Officer, I sent the jolly-boat, with Mr. Turner, Midshipman, and five men, to weigh the kedge anchor, which had been laid out for swing ing the Ship. They were a long time there. I hailed them once to know what they were about, they answered, getting the tackle on board. A short time after, the Quarter -master, Douglas, told me lie thought they were pulling away : believing they' were, I ordered a fire of musketry on them. ---v That riot having any eifed, I dire&ed some great guns to be pointed and fired; one was, but the boat being nearly out of sight, owing to the dusk, and a Tender, .belonging to the Bellona immediately in her wake, twas obliged to desist firing, and saw no more of her. As soon as the firing ceased, a muster of the Ship's company was made, when I found that the Prisoner, with the other men named in the charge, had deserted. Two or three days after the petty officer returned, and reported be bad been run-away with by the crew. The Prisoner having no. litestions to. ask, 04i Evidence withdreW ; and Mr. Robert Turner,. Midshipman, of the Ha fax,. called its and sworn. Q. Relate. to the Cpurt what you know respect ing the charges against, the Prisoner 2—a.. On the,. evening of the 7th of March I was desirec,t• by the First, Lieutenant logo in the Jelly-boat, and weigh kedge anchor; the Prisoner was one in the Boati . with Hill, North, Hubert, and Henry Saunders after we had shoved oti from the Ship and got hold of the kedge haWser, and the anchor up to the bows, it came on to rain very hard, and the weather being, thiet, the men took the Boat Irony me ; when i hailed • the Ship repeatedly, _until silenced by Hill, wbo 'threatened it I hailed the Ship any more he would knock. my,bralas out, and heave tne .overboard.;-' Hill said if it •ha'l been Mr. M'Grory in,,the boat, in.' . stead of me, he would have tanned his hide, and thrown him overboard. The instant the boat . landed • at Sewel's Point they all jumped out, and left me is her: Saunderi, I tbinit, would have returned, if.ha• bad not have been threatened to have his Oral" knocked out : I do not know if by the Prisoner its particular; it was amongst them. Atter landing, X saw nothing cif the men until Monday, two days after,. when I saw the Prisoner at-Norfolk, with a number of men, who had en t e red into the Amen' Can service. On Tuesday I met Lord Townshend, and informed him of the circumstances : shortly attet saw the Prisoner and Saunders, Lord Townshend speaking to them, and telling them, that if they would return to the Ship he would forgive them. Saunders wash.' the aol of going down u• the British Consul's with me; the Prisoner said, if be attempt ed to return to the Ship, it' he was not able himself; he would get more hands to assist in cutting his blOody guts out. Q. By .Prosecutor. Did it not appear tq you that the whole time I was in conversation with SOM• ders, and the Prisoner, that the latter was• very abuo sive ?—A. He was. Q. Did the Deserters cut the Boat adr:ft, and shove liar• from the shore, making you jump etlt up to your middle in water ?—A. After landing, Z was left in the Boat, the painter was cut, the Boat floated off, and I jumped Into the. water, and• waded ashore. • Q. Did you observe the Prisoner assist in rowing the boat, after it was taken from you ?—A. res did ; four men were rowing, Saunders and m yself, were sitting in the stern sheets. Q. By Prisoner—Did Saundets go out of the stern sheets to look for the kedge buoy 2—A. 'HI was out of the stern sheets, but I arn not certain ig• he had hold of the hawser or not. • • The Prisoner having no further questions to askr, the evidence withdrew ; and Thomas Douglas, Quarter -Master ofthe Ralifaxt. called in, and 'worn. Q.' Relate to the Court what you know retpea" ing the charges against the Prisoner I had Oa watch on deck, I think'abouthalf past five o'clocl 6 , on the evening of the 7th of March. I was s tau . o_; ing on the starboard gangway, .wh e n th e men sliinw, the kedge hawser, and got their oars out. I went immediately to the gnn-room, and reporto tuLicv tenant'Carter that the boat was rowing off from the Ship. He came up irumeamely. I haying gollo before and got the key of the arm-chest out of di* binnacle drawer, and took out the muskets, with'it, cartouch boa. (the sentry's nmket not' Ir.-7 o ff). Lieutenant Carte r , M r . S m i t h , ' an d myself, trregi-P' long as we could k ee p s i g h t o f the .bola. . Da you know that the rrisenet was. onl of the men in the boat I do. The .Prisoner having uo question to ask, the -E vi. dome withdrew.: Lieutenant James Musters, of the Halifax, Called ii and swot- - n. Q. Relate to the Conn what you know respeaing the charges against the Prisoner?--A. On the fitly of March; about six in the evening, the Prisoner and four other men were sent to weigh the kedge anchor.. Soon after it was' reported that they fork desetteti. J-wenton deck and observed them pull' ing from the -Ship. They Were tired at , several times, but to ho:etfeel. I. was sent 'up. to Norfolk the next morning, with a 'letter on service. I V I/ two of .the Deserters, but did not speak to thett one of them with the American Flag, and the oche!' coming out of a public houSe. The Prisoner wilt not one of them. I know the Prisoner-deserted oD the 7th of March froM the Ship. • George Tincom' be, Master's-Mate of the Melal" pus, culled in an4iieurn. Q. Reiate . to the Court what you know respell* ing the ch , irges against the Prisoner 1--X T w t ' s (3.41 board the LeOparct on the 2tid June ass passeog e4 - and *was ordered on board the Chesapeake with L° l2 • tenants Falcon and Guise to search for Deserter s e i After the hand s wer e s ent on d ec k, was orde re t, below to search, and found the Prisoner in the ea, hole; he was taken on the quarter-deck, and kI I Q I by Mr. Preiton, PUrser of the Leopard, as being chatted tram her to the Halifax. .