The Sun. — London, England, 1802-01-23 00:00:00

NAk'AL NE #'S. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 22. Tti ts day Capt. Sir EDW. HAMILTON was tried by a Court-Martial, on board the Gladiator, in the Harbour, for Tyranny and Oppression : the Charges being fully proved against him, he was dismissed the Service. Sailed His Majesty's Ship Maidstone, for Marcou. All the Friiates at this Port, are ordered to truize in The Channel after Smugglers. ' DEAL, JAW. 22. his Majesty's Ship Ajax, and Hound Sloop of Var, arrived yesterday from the Westward, and remain with the St. Albans, Nemesis, Amazon, brilliant, Arrow, Galgo and Eugenie, Countess of Sutherland and Skelton Castle extra East Indiamen. .Last night, in a hard gale of wind, the Lively, ---, from Waterford for London, With butter, ran athwart the Amazon Frigate, and foundered : the Captain and Crew saved. Arrived the Atlantis, BULLMAN, from Jamaica. . 'YARMOUTH, JAN. 21. THE Rio Anuro, of and from Oportoi ROMA() GARCIA master, bound to Newcastle, laden with wine, came ashore yesterday afternoon on the Coc kle Sand, and is since drifted on the Outer Barber Sand, where j it' is feared, the Vessel with the whole of her cargo will be lost. The Master and people got safe on shore in the evening. A- gale of wind came on last night 'at N.N.W. which got to the N./sLE. and back again to W. N.W. and still continues, but as it is an offshore wind here, it it hoped no damage will be done.— The Ships in the Roads ride very well. Letters 'received from the Squadron limier Reg Admiral Sir- lAivircum aß az, Barr. at Gibraltar, dated the 2 9th Ult. mention 'guns; CaPt Admiral Lord ttttlx that the Tham es , of 32 was gone up the Straits, and that h the X E I TH was hourly expeled th at ug d. Gut of Gibraltar on hi s p assage to Engan The Louisa, of 14 guns, Lieut. TRU SC ovr, Which sailed from Plymouth some time since for er orders Gibraltar with Dispatch es , h a d procee d e d w i th furth to the Island of Madeira. Fresh Provisions were rather dear at Gibraltar, for in *tanee, turkey s f etched at Algesiras zBs. sterling, and other fresh provisions in proportion. The 31rirish Officers of the Navy frequently visited the Spaniards at Algesiras. fro he Amb usca d e F r i gate, arrived at P ortsmouth ~. Jamai ca , saw , on the 17th December, on tile l logsti es , the wreck of a large Ship, supposed to be ul oward-lio un d Jamaicaman. t l 'h . Lrig Har/equin, from Jamaica, bound for -Condon, laden with divers goods, ran on shore on o . e ci ";_ocilpaek Sands, near Margate, about eleven s j °C4 ' " Wednesday morning; but, With the as stance of Water, with the the Margate boats, was got off in deep lass of one anchor and two cables. • gland last season, En • • The f°ll " li ng Extra Ships, which sailed from are expelled to arrive this year, Vv... the ilianship, from Ceylon and ilengal ; the c r - ilice " jli arY) frotri St. Helena and Bengal ;- the _omit, Sarah Christiana, and Elizabeth, from -I,.ebgal,; the So,:iereign and NorthamPto,r, from R om_ ° ay ; and. the Caledonian, General Stuart, Monarch, And kin, from Madras, , , 'rile' IVlas'atielidVlri honour of the birth-day of -Ter MA JES;fll.,Qast-Celebrated on Thursday:even ing .at RaneraßtA:,`tY twelve o'clock the Rotunda made avery resPe6able. appearance, the company consisting in general of persons of distincli.o.--; There Nvere.very few charatiers The Most conspi cuous were Dickene, with his lantern, a SraCk .Broke'., two Bacchanals a very handsome Talk, superbly dressed, 'a Country Clorzun, and a French Petit-Maitre. We counted not less than a dozen ifarieverns, fi ve ct slippered. Pantaloo ns ," two De ..t);‘l s , two Colltinbines, and v Iveepers, wilosc unceasing noise, together , with nearly twenty Chimney the rattles of ,twos ;VatchmePt, greatly; annoyed the new part of the coal pan , The rest. of the vi sitors were dressed in plain dominos, and the 'even_ i tilelease At riotiDg or quarrel. • one y; and without o'clock the boxes were ope ne d, and the besides ''''hich' te a led were regled with very ex ce ll ent suppers ; ' ca ffee, Scc. were p rov id e d at of music the tab les in th e Centre yOf the Rotu n d a .' The : hand plaed the greatest part of the night,- and cthe festive dance was the principal occupation of the ompany till nearly seven in the morning, when they bega n to withdraw. Mr. H. JOHNSTON, it is said, is an excellent .imitator Of CoOki: . W e are glad to hear, - that he stUdies th doubt e manne r of so Public, good a p er f o r mer ; and the an no , would be gl a d to sec him b imitation, " ;not:lL:tells o ld stock," y SUCH Thursday the copper covering of a Gentleman's ~ house. in Hatton garden, near six hundred weight, W as loose ne d b y t h e high gale of wind, completely rolled round, - and kli.iuto the area with a most .tre • mendous noise. • ?• 4 . - • an C hurch - laneitechap e l, the roof Of a house fell down, which caused great alarM to all the in mates, but no serious accident-otherwise happened.' - In the - height of this litirricine; as a hearse was going out of the yard of the Flying Horse, Lambeth- S t reet, Whitechap e l, to - rece i ve the corpse of a Jew i n e neighl•murhood of that place, the wind that was conf i ned in the yard, by the opening of the gate, forced the horses. and carriage to the opposite s ide of the street, besides tearing the 'gate to pieces, Rnd forcin g t h e pantiles fronv - severai. pans . 01 the house and Stabling, YHE tlitAtßE: Drury-Lane. THE Tragedy of The Regent was revived at this Theatre last night. The charaCter of Manuel is peculiarly adapted to the powers of KEMBLE, and was performed admirably by him last night. Mrs. St pporTs was equally successful in .Divzora. The Play itself is full of turgid imagery, and excites rather horror than the terror and pity which are considered as the legitimate objeas of Dramatic Composition, The After-piece was a new ,Musical Entertain_ ment entitled Urania; or, The CHARACTERS. Mr. i'cTELL, An Armenian Manfred, Prince of Colona Mr. C. KEMBLE, Conrad, Count of Porta - Mr. HOLLAND, Inquisitor - - Mr. MADDoCKS, Carlos, an Innkeeper - Mr. PALMER, Pietro, Nlant. - ed', Valet - - Mr.. BANNISTER, jun. Rodrigo, a Gardener - Mr. SUET r, Urania, Princess of Tarentum Miss DE CA'.il., jaquelina, Carlos's Daughter Mrs. BLAND. Manfred, Prince of Colona, a young man of the most amiable character, but of an enthusiastic dispostion, having imbibed the principles of oc:ru/i philosophy, which has been long prevalent in Germany, b&ame wholly absorbed in that species of fanaticism. in obedience to the will of his fa ther, he journeys to Tarentum, tor the purpose of paying his addresses to the Princess of that place. Manfred, how ever, in hopes of forming a connection with some spiritual being, is totally insensible of mortal beauty, and avers e to the union intended by his father. Manfred is accompaniLd by his friend Conrad, a man of sense, who attempts to reason him out of his visionary delusions, but in vain. An Armenian, who professes to be deeply versed in the same philosophy, visits Manfred, greets him on his knowledge of the sublime science, and promises him a reward, provided he will renounce and abhor his father, who had scoffed at it:.; mysteries. Manfred, though his devotion to-the science is not lessened by this dreadful proposal, re jects it with disdain, and speaks of his father in the highest strain of filial reverence and atteetion. The krmenian, to shew he is no pretender to the art, gives a signal, •on which part of the room sinks into the earth, and discovers a beau tiful female spirit i* the clouds turning the celestial globe. The coup d'xil in this place is very picturesque and inter esting. This spirit who calls herself Urania, is the Princess of Tarentum, who had seen Manfred, and had become en amoured of his person, and the reputation of his virtues.— Manfred is quite convinced, that she is an aerial Being. She tells him, that as a test of his regard for her, he must, ac cording to the direction of the Armenian, renounce his father, and he will be rewarded by an union with her. Though cap tivated - by he appearance, and delighted at such a proof of the reality of his belief in the sublime studies he had pur sued," he still maintains his filial regard, and the supposed spirit at length comm'e'nds him for his noble sense of duty. After a second interview with the same inchanting apparition, Manfred is accused of' sorcery by the Officers' of' the inqui sition, who are going to drag hint before the holy tribunal, He is too sincere and too noble to disavow his doctrines,-in order to save his lite, At length the Princess appears in her own pro per charaaer, hut under a veil, and to rescue him from the Of ficers, advises him to accuse the Armenian of being the chief agent ih the magical guilt. Manfred disdains also to save him self by impeaching another, and having expressed his determi nation to hazard every thing in defence of his science, and to shew his affection for the beautiful 'spirit who had appeared to him, the Princess acknowledgeS the. plot that had been devised to cure him of his illusions, the Armenian proVes to be his father, who had assisted in it, and Manfred, now con vinced of his errors, has his virtue rewarded by the possession of that spirit in a mortal form which had chafined him so Much in her fanciful existence. This elegant little Drama is so different from that style of broad Farce to which the Public have been so long accustomed that the introduction of such a Piece seemed to bkt a hazardous experiment. The doarines upon which it is founded are still very prevalent upon the Continent, and particularly in Germany, where many marvellous stories are relat ed and believed. The character of Manfred is that of an amiable Enthusiast, capable of the most exquisite feelings, and consequently in danger of being ensnared into the extremes of sensibility, and visionary abstrac tion. 'Admitting that a young Enthusiast could be so far.deluded by his feelings, and bewildered by mystic philosophy, the Piece is well concluded and very interesting. Mr. C. KENir.LE and Miss DE CAMP sustained the principal characters admirably. There is an under-plot, consisting of a rivalry between a footman and a gardener for the love of an innkeeper's daughter, which agreeably diversified the Piece. The Author of this little Opera is the Hon. Mr. SPENCER who, from all accourit ( i; has displayed his own filial affeClion, and paid dhelltiniage to pa ternal virtue in.this effusion of his dramatic genius. ''he Music, with the exception of two airs by KELLY; was composed by the brother o, the •AUfhor. IfiS in general light, pleasing, and suitable - to. the Dtama: The additions by KELLY are iu the same spirit. • The Prologue, *Neil was airy and humorous ; was delivered by BAirrtisttr., jun: The hous'e was crowded in all paris, and the Piece, except' one misconceived joke about Bank Notes, vvaLreceived throughout with very great Applause: The following is a specinien of the Poetry §ONt;.--imittrAt - 4A. (COMPOSED BY MR. KILLY.) . . Nature - with swiftness arni'd tire horsed She ga.sre the royal lion force, His destirr'd prey to seize on : -; To guide the swiftness of the hore. To tame the royal lion's force, • She gifted man with reason ! Poor women what - Was then ourlot ? SubmiSsioni.truth; and duty— _ . .Our gifts were small,. "TO balance ail • Borne God invented Beauty. Por empire reason made ,a stand,, But long has beaahk's conq'ring hand . In due subjection kept her: To rule the world let reason boast, / She only fills a viceroy's post, ,'Tis Beauty holds the sceptre! • SONG.—URnwtA. stiNo ser.Nsf: *the star-beam of thy natal hour. Ascendant guides thy way, • A Spell beyond the wiiard's pow'r • My charmed steps obey ! If no false light thy search altuteS The talisiikan to miss, This visionary day ensure* An age of future bliss !I Thursday morning, in Consequence of the high wind, the 'wall of the warehouse belonging to Mr.. Pugh, ow Dowgate Hill, Upper Thames-street, which was burnt last Tuesday night s I;eing unstpz ported, fell against an adjoining house, and nearly demolished it 'fortunately no other accidelit hip pened. LAW PEPdRT, COURT O 1 RING's BENCII, 2i. Sr:TINGS /IF.FORE Mk. JUSTICE. GROSE AND A SPECIAL JUR.Y, IN CUILIMAii, i.6IIDON. ANDiE 4). THE ii(JYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE COMPANY: TH r s was an Adion upon a Policy of insurance, entered into on behalf of the Defendants, by means of their Agent, and by the Plaintiff; John Lewis Andre, dated the 19th of 'May, ,1778, for icioOl. for goods on board the ship Friendship, _on a voy age from Amsterdam to St:Euit at i a , with lib ert y to touch at Madeira ; particulars ,as should be de clared on the back of the Policy, - • . The ship Friendship was warranted a Dutch Ship, and not to carry any - ammunition'of war.. There was no Declaration made on the back of the .Policy —Lciss by Capture s - The ATTORNEY GENERAL opened the case on .the part of the Plaintiff; and assigned reasons why this alion was brought at so late s period after the Policy was effeeted. That she sailed from Amster dam in June, 1778 ;-...-sprung a leak—had stormy weather—the crew became mutinous —put into Lisbon—had a crew there—was 'obliged to change it, &c. because the Portuguese .did not chuse that their men should navigate a Dutch ship at this time, when there was a war raging between Great Britain and France and Spain ;—was obliged to make up the crew, as well as he could, of Irish, Germans, Americans, Swedes, Venetians, &c.—came our, after ,a long .detention, for repairs, &c. &c.—and in a short time afterwards was captured by two English Privateers—carried into Cork—libelled as a prize in . the Court .of Admiralty, on which there was a Decree to justify the seizure, and ordering further proof before restitution should take place, which, upon a full hearing, was ordered to be made ; al lowing, however, that costs should be paid to the Captors :—After this, the Owner was arrested in Ireland for debt—Lkept in gaol for four years—a suit in Chancery was institutedapplication *as made to the Parliament of Ireland for leave to ex port some of the goods in the ship—an At was ob tained for that purpose—Application was said to be now depending before the United Parliament, upon some part of this subject. These complicated circumstances rendered it impossible to brii , g this subjed,forward sooner, &c. It then appealed in evidence that this policy was entered into as above - stated. That the ship cu_ countered stormy weather—that the crew was mu tinous —put into Lisbon, was there detained for repairs. - Had these difficulties about crew, &c Sailed out again- 7 -was captured and carried into Cork, and there detained, &c. But had on board at the time of sailing, 3000 pounds-weight of gun powder, leaden bullets, iron cannon balls, &c. The single question was, 'Whether this ship was or was not, according to the warranty, that is to say, was, or was nor, a ship that had ammunition of war on board ? For if the, Plaintiff was !it titled to a verdia, the quantum of damages was agreed to be settled out of Court- 7 —one side con tending, that she had ammunition of war on board, and therefore that the policy.was void; the other, that she did not carry more than a neutral vessel ought to carry 'to proted her against piratical vio lence, Dutch vessels being particularly the object of the plunder of the Algerines, &c. It then appeared in evidence, not only that this vessel had this quantity of gun-powder on board, but that she had grapplers and other implements fit for boarding, and arms for at least too men, a 1... ,though her complement was 30. 'That the Plain tiff, while this case was pending in the Court of Admiralty, had declares that the real objet of his voyage was America. That he had received letters from General and Lady Washington : that he had been, in former instances, very :strecessfulin carry ing a small cargo to America", , by which he had made a great deal of money t,' th.ti(he described the reception he met with frotneneral Washington and his Lady : that he was frequently with them at camp: that the suece,a heniet with, and the en couragement they gave him, was the foundation of the adventure in the Friendship : that he lamented much his being interrupted in his voyage, for other wise he would have made a complete fortune by it. This was said to be the substance of various con versatiOns which the Plaintiff held with a person of the name of Lees, who was clerk to Mr. Q. Dick, a Merchant in the City. Several lettets, of the Plaintiff% tending to Con_. firm this his intention, were also read. Upon which it was contended, in reply, that the ultimate objea.of the voyage was America, but that the intention was to. sail, first, to St. Eustatia, the which, if performed, would be sufficient on the part of the Plaintiff, or rather, if he attempted to perform it, for that the policy was an undertaking of the Defendant's against risks on the voyage from Anisteidarn to St. Etistatia ; which voyage the ves. sel was performing, in the course of Which she was captured. That she eould,not have on board ammu nition for war, else'the decree of restitution to the owner would not have been pronounced by Sir JAMtS MAitRYA7 at the Court of Admiralty; &c: Mr. Justice Gito'sE summed up the evidence, and left it to the Jury to determine, whether hr point of fad, this Ship came within the Watranty or not ? namely, Whether she had or not ammunition of war on board ? which was the leading question in the Cause ; and as they fount the one way or the other upon hat point, the verdict should be fot the Plain tiff or fot the Defendant: The Jury withdrew, and in Ids§ thnn half an hour bronght in their verdia for.oe:TAtidant,; . KING V. M' . Lt•©D4 Mr. SCOIT said that this Cause Wad been in the Paper for trial for some time, and stood over from the last Sittings ; that he had received a note from Mr. Lowten, the Officer of thd Court, iniorming him that the Cause was postponed. The licirned Gentleman then said, th.t he hoped if the ATTORNEY GENE_ R AL had postponed it, he would state for what time, and upon what ground he had postponed it. The Defendant, who was his client, was a very pool man ; he had a number of Witneges to attend, the ipttaet of which ;:ts grievous td ha; ifl6fe: it3fc hoped the Ai-To rt:N GENs RA waUld be kind enotiall ti. Assign on wilat ground; and to wht4 tit thii (HA was postponed ? - ATTORNEY GENEIIAL.---(i . I 11‘7,e the ptAting off this trial on ground§ which Ire factory to my own conscience: I need not giA . e . any reason for it, nor will I." Mr: Scovr said, he hoped the Learned judgi; would decide this point between ilittPand the - At: ToititEic GEgERAL. • tit The ATTdRNEY GENikAL ?aid, species of application to at Judge *Sitting at isi Prins; to call on him to decide what was tint him, for there . was at present no such Cause. as-thr.; Learned Genttertian mentioned; before the To Slim Cause why an Ldiament waj not'brouglit on for trial, was perfectly new Mr; Justice GROsE.—" I can do only one or two things—if the Record is the Record of the Plaintiff; the Plaintiff may do as he pleases with it ; but if it is the Defendant's Record, I can inquire if the Plaintiff is ready; but I cannot order it to be tried. [Here it was said, that there was no Record in CourtJ The Learned Judge said; I have tried o.le, Record already; I am ready to tty another, but if the Record is not here, I cannot inquire why it fs not here." Scott laid; he must move the' Court upon this business • COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JAN. LE041.." LORD ALVANLEY AND A SI'LCIAL ICRY. DEFFLESS against PARRY. This was an action to recover the sum of • izel; which had been underwritten by the Defendant, at the rate of 31. 3s. per cent, to a Policy of hsur.: ance upon certain goods from Rotterdam to London; under licence from the Government of this country. It appeared that a licence to continue for six months;, was granted to Messrs; Bridge, and Sinith; merchants, in the Borough, to import goods from Rotterdam, Amsterdam, .and Dort, in Holland; such as should be specified in their bills of lading; in neutral vessels. Under the authority sf this licence, a quantity of different kinds.of goods was shipped at Rotterdam, on board the Friendlike, a Prussian vessel, all incited in .a general bill of lading to Messrs. Bridge and Smith, but a glear part of whiCh were really shipped for, and consigned to, several other persons. Amongst these goods were eight casks of madder consigned to the Plain tiff, for the amount of the insurance upori which this ation was brought. The ship and cargo; immediately on quitting Rotterdam, were captured by a French vessel, but after being detained a consider a ble t i me were stored. - The ship, however; was aft er^: luds strand.; ed, and ; together with the cargo, lost. 'lt was contended, on the part of the Defendant, that under the circumstances of the case ; the good:i insured were not shipped under a licence from the Government of this country, the Plaintif havin , hithself no licence to import goods from Holland, anl Messrs. Bridge and Smith having no poWer to grant that privilege to others by virtue of a licence grant ed to themselves ; therefore; that the voyage, in this case; was illegal, and contrary - to the stipiala.. (ions of the Policy, which required that the goods should be imported under licence, and, consequently that the Defendant was not liable to pay. Lord ALVANL EY was of opinion, that the goods being included in the general bill of lading, to Messrs. Bridge anll Smith, were shipped under the licence to them, the general terms of the licence being complied with. The, Jury found a verdia for the Plaintiff; btit the question, Whether the goods were legally shipped under the licetice"grant ed to Messrs. Bridge and Smith ; ar - ;(1 were to be considered as sailing under licence, .was reserved for the opinion Of the Court; the Defendant 'having, liberty to move to set aside the verdid: ....4. .1. , The late Major WINTER i whose UnfOrtunate death we .mentioned in Thursday's Paper, when about to give evidence at the Old Bailey in favour of Governor WALL, was a Gentleman of good - connexions, about fifty-tWo years of. age, and of considerable fortune; He had been in the habits of intimacy with the Governor about thirty years ago. The Major 4th his family at WoolWich in -apparently good health, and just as about to ent i er 'the Old Bailey, to spr.._llc in la , .rour of the PrisOuer, he felt hithself suddenly enfeebled, an d requeste d the arm of a Constable in waiting to assist him into Court, but he, had scarcely advanced a feW steps, when he fell down and expired. The body, which it was .expeted would have been detained-at the Rose Public-House, .01d Bailey, till the Verdia of the Coroner's Inquest,. was ,removed to Wool wich, in a hearse, on Thursday morning about one o'clock. A Letter from . libraltar,.._datedpa. ; 3 , sa 7s . a A melan'chely accident happened in the Bay yes terday: The ,Atiiifiefix; Commodtirel)ALE''s boat, overact;. when she was two-thirds over to )11gei-- ras. it seems she had no ballast, .and - was in stales; going abbut when ovei.taken bya She had on board the .third Lieutetr4 .621 -ACTT, ' WiLies, a Midshipman; the Coxswain, ,anct . eight Men. One of the latter (GEORGE HAMELL), Swam on shore to the Old Mole-head;. He supposes all the rest perished. - TWo bodies have since been Washed on shore at this place:" , • 'Married on Wednesday last, Colonel MANNING... HAM,. commanding His Majesty4s. Corps, to. Miss ANNA NtkltlA POLLEN; third Daughter of the Rev„ Mr. Po 1,4 ENj of Little Bookham, Surrey. The weather was So severe-at Plymouth Yes,ter.; day Sennight, that some - foWls in a- coop,- garden in "George -street, with a North aspeo2co ' found next morniag'frozen to death on the T :goosti perch.. . , On the th of December last,' iViriAVIL. jun. . of Wadebridge,- in Cornwall, shot.a. woodcock the parish_ of St. Breock, with wings of kmost beautiful White,- the hackle of the feathers :muck stronger, than' iR a common one -C it had likewise • one white feather at the.-point. of the the ',Bth of the same month; this Gentleman,' in the same parish, shot ; woodcock Olaf light flwn in the body, the wings striped with fawn, dusky black and.brown, the bill and lezs milk white, s