The Sun. — London, England, 1802-06-09 00:00:00

COLA' MARTi.ii, HrLD AT THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF CHELSP A, UPON L"UTENANT-GENFRAL HARRY INNES, COM MANDANT OF HIS MAJESTY'S CHATHAM DIVI- SION OF MARINES. PIRS T,DAY-SATURDAY, JUNE 5. I.llElt E were two distinct Charges exhibited. The . ITst went to ac cuse t h e G enera l o f F a l se M usters; _"„e_ jure next was. f or di sc h arg i ng S er j eant W m. P enn , the Ch at h am Division of Marines, from His Ma i , s tY's Servi ce , w i t h out the prev i ous perm i ss i on o f ' Lord s C omm i ssioners of the Admiralty ; at " whose inst ance t hi s prosecut i on was i nst i tuted, under au[influence o f w h at they conceived to be a publ i c Y- -- -(For a Li st o f t h e G ent l emen w h o compose d 'eCourt, see our Paper of S a turd a y last.) I nsupport of the first Charge, the proper Officer 1 7. 41 0 held the check book, the Adjutant of the Di _lskn., and others, were called, who proved that an error, either wilful or otherwise, appeared upon toe face of the muster books, and that thereby t ( , ) , Ille very small sums of money had been charged t " the account of the Pablic, which ought not 4 ° have been so charged. But on the cross-ex brnimatinn of these several per Sons, it did not ap 'thear that the Defendant could derive any advantage se er efrom, and that the accounts were merely pre t rated t o hi m, pro forma, as Commanding Officer, s ° sign them in the common course and hurry of bu oless; and that it- was usual and customary for eel's of hi s ran k an d stat i on t o d epen d f or t h e acc uracy c i of th e musters , wholly upon those indivi_ 4113 whose more immediate duty it was to ascer -441 that they were correct. l l n support of the second Charge, Serjeant Penn , ( . -lin self was, called, who stated, that he was dis. 1, arged from the Service, as mentioned in the second h-qarge. On his cross-examination, he said, it was Y his own earnest wish he was so discharged, Navin served the King twenty-four years, wanting th e month ; an d t h at h e was d es i rous o f return i ng t Private life, and pursuing the line of business he 1 4 as originally intended for ; and, finally, that he s f a ve neither f e e or rewar d, diredlv or indirectly,, ° any person whatsoeve r , muc h 'less to General 'LANES, for his discharge. a The ev id ence on t h e part o f t h e P rosecut i on b e i ng Vnished, the General addressed the Court, request_ C ra g time t o b e p re p are d w ith hi s D e f ence , a ddi ng , at as he had lived unsullied, so he would die, he trusted; preserving his Honour without reproach, lied his innocence manifest to the world. The Court was here ordered to be cleared, and 'ter some time deliberating ) the Defendant was o rdered in, and informed that the Court would hear isrf in his defence on Tuesday: • SECtiNti 23At-TiIESEIAY, JUNE 8. - At eleven o'clock this day the Court • assembled, lnd the General, from a written paper, read his Refence ; the purport whereof was, that he had served • Majesty, as a faithful Officer, 47 years ; that if wring that long period he had atchieved nothing of hiagnitude, ot ofsplendour, yet he had executed every trasti and performed every duty committed to him, fall tespeds as betatte a British Officer. He la. 1. Ptntedi after such a service, that at his time of life, ahottld be brought to a Court Martial,and that too :Pon the accu s atio n o f so i n f amous an d note d a c h a. 4 f) ti as the person who l o d ge d th e i n f ormat i on gainsi hint (he alluded to George jewson), a man /4 'ho eloped from the Service with Sool. of the ney of the Ch a tha m Division of Mari nes i n pos 4sion; wi t h an i ntent o f go i ng to A mer i ca w i t h i t, ten he Wa s p rev e nte d by b e i n g a ppr e h en d e d at r erpool ,jUit at the moment he was about to ern. t at ici tried for the offence, and sentenced to receive , 00 lashes and be drummed out of the Service. He jtceived Sso lashes of his punishmenti and the Lords derlie Admiralty having interposed as to the remain. he, the General, expressed a consent that the eFieicept the ignominious part, might be dispensed e lv k i thi and he was accordingly drumnied out of a t• h4m, and the , three towns, with a halter • hiS neck. " this was the man," said the li en et 4 4," who suggested the information against And aS to the first part of the Charge, denied a ll i n t ent i o n o f wronging the Publi c; I , rici citelated, as was sta ted by one of the w.:•rtnesses, : 4 .' 4t he could not derive the smallest advantage by d en condua; He further observed, in his defence i ` e ' the second Charge, that Serjeant Wm.: Penn was r ter nears, deserving Officer, had served nearly twenty. .._?ears, was eminently serviceable in quelling Matiny in the year 1797, and upon that occa. , n r! received a rewar d o f 6 3 1, fr om the G ent l emen talpyd's ; and the approbation of the Admiralty. t.i e concluded an animated appeal to the Court with ?,heir that hiS H o n ou r; d eal er than his lite; lay in hands, and lie felt Confident in their justice and • g ent. He called Earl Sr. ViNCE.N statea 1 . 1g, ` nver sat i On that happened at the Admiralty in I — ` 4o her l ast, b etween t h e G enera l an d hi m , re . ZeOing tile discharge of William . Penni part of hick his Lordship only could remember; but he b '' ,„Z )l ienecl that he approved of every thing done in of any person who had taken an active part i~ c 9, "ell mutiny, arid so far generally he might have with out b e i ng a bl e to sa y h e remembered " e n l mc of Penn being particularly mentioned. / NEPEAN was i nterrogate d c hi e fly by the i wt u rt) and more especially by General CASCOYNE, iqit leading questions), ,as to the prosecution when he stated, that information being sent r ew tlle Admir a l ty of False Musters, signed by George s( )r), they were referred to the then Attorney elicitor General, and to the Counsel for t i la _ Admiralty- who g ave i t as t h e ir opinion, ;:lprose en ti f i n should be instituted against Colonel th e L and that the present trial proceeded from •dr minutes taken o n Colonel Berkeley's 'trial:— to 1 EnN stared other matter; which went fully esta"ush ,• , ta r. the General's good conduct a nd cliatac.: ti u ;r 1 ,(1 . the high opinion the Admiralty entertain. 'tom.",frn- But that the prosecution was instituted r,._;, paranaount claim of public utility, and an he ri 4 . eon se ientio its discharge of that duty which bhc had called upon them to perform, and soir a c o,.tsr rs espek.c . r. to the himself. tvz ld the °'eutin- tsexxt a sirnilzr testimony ; ► r•Vide!‘CC ibr the a:fente, a& well )ts for the .a . t ri the being • clos tk i, t h e C ourt was cleare d , Members might determine on their Verdid. •*klcl 4tatcrzik: Ca,tltPpt be as yet known. JUNE so A•r the audience which took place yesterday, S. E. GH.►LIB EFFENDI, EnvoY Extraordinary from the Sublime Porte, delivered his Letters of Credence, as did Baron NORMANN, Minister Ple_ nipotentiary of his Most Serene Highness the Duke of WIRTEMBERG. The Marquis of Luottitstm, the Prussian Mi nister, preSented Count de BLIYmEiritAL, Baron ARNSTEDT, CoUnt de GR/tI3 EN, Baron D'EcHAR.- STEIN, Baron de CEIAMBRiER, and Captain de BREAN. Mr. ME R RY, Minister Plenipotentiary of His BRITANNIC MAJESTY, presented the Earl of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, Mr. CLAVER NG, Colonel MATH EW, son of Lord LANDAFF, Captain WAR REN, of the Navy, and Captain GEE, of the Army. M. de SOUZA, the Portuguese Minister, presented four persons; M. de CErro, the Bavarian Minister, presented Count RUMFORD and two others, and the Helvetic Minister one. M. de GRONNING, Deputy from Bremen, and M. de. NORMANN, Deputy from Hamburgh, took leave of the Chief Consul. Yesterday at the grand Parade, the First Consul restored to the first Regiment of Foot Artillery their Colours, which, after the Insurredion of Turin, had been taken from them, to be covered with blaCk crape, and suspended in the Temple of Ma rs. At eleven in the forenoon, sixty mounted Can rioneers of the Guard went to the Temple, received the Colours from General BERRUYER, and came and placed themselves in the Court of the Thuilleries, where the Troops were drawn up opposite the First Regiment of Artillery on foot. Before passing along the front of the Line, the First Consul went to the centre of the Regiment, where were the Chief InspeCtor General, with several General Officers of Artillery, the Officers and Subalterns of the Regiment. The Colours were preknted to him, he tore off the black crape, and the Minister of War placed the new decorations. The First Consul delivered them to the Chief Inspeaor, and the Chief of Bri gade of the Regiment, saying, " The Streamers which I attach to these Colours, have effaced, even to oblivion, the funeral crape which has covered them for the last eight months."—".Cannoneers of the First Regiment, behold your Colours ; they will always serve you as a rallying point—they will be every where, where the French People and its Government shall have an Enemy to combat.— You swear to defend them, even to death—You swear, that they shall never fall into the hands of the Enemies of the Republic." At these words the Officers, Subalterns and Sol diers cried out, " We swear."—The music of the Regiment then executed some martial airs. The First Consul then said, " Offices and Sub alterns of the first Regiment, it was in your ranks that I received my first lessons in the art military. I have ever seen your Regiment singularly alive to the sentiment of honour ; be worthy to be the first of the first Corps of the Army. Let your Soldiers know, that I see them here with the most lively satisfaCtion." The First Consul then continued the inspeEtion of the Troops. Arrived in front of the 9th Demi brigade of Light Infantry, he called the Officers and Subalterns to him ; three Colours were brought by a Detachment of Veterans. The First Consul gave these colours to the Chief of Brigade, and of the Battalions of that Demi-brigade, and said, " Sol diers of the 9rh Light Infantry, behold your Co lours. They will always serve you for a rallying point. Be worthy of the Inscription which I have put upon them. Never, no never, shall the Co lours of the 9111 Light Infantry fall into the hands of the Enemies of the State.—You swear to sacri fice your lives in their defence."--:The Officers and Subalterns answered, e‘ We swear it." The First Consul then delivered to siit Soldiers of the first Regiment the marks of honour which had been decrtTed to them for brilliant actions. The Troops then filed oft, the music of the Guard playing a march composed tiy PAESIELLO, 'in whicii the touches of that celebrated Composer were conspicuous: It produced a grand effed. The Soldiers of the first Regiment, on whom the brevets of honour had been conferred, dined with the Chief Consul. , . PR ESBOURC, MAY 20.—1 t may be not unin teresting, on the openirg of the Session of the States at this place, to give a few particulars re sp,!Cting the proceedings and rights of these States. It is the King of HUNGARY, who his the exclusive right to convoke a Diet; he presides there, if pre sent ; he propOses the points of deliberation; and numbers the votes ; he refuses or confirms the ar ticles proposed. by the Statei and it is by his sanction that they pass into laws: ‘ He is. obliged to consult the biet on every thing ,relative to the legislative power ; the laWs of the realmbind him; and must be religiously observed. It is the Diet which gives the right of naturalization; which confers different public dignities; which confers on t6wris a pike in the national Representation', which regulates imposts; religious affairs; and the aliena tions of provinces and doinains: The States are composed of Prelates; Barons; the chief Noblesse, and the free Cities ;' every City represents a 4 Noble ; the Barons are those who bear, the principal digni ties of the State ; the Archbishop of GaAri is chief of the Prelates; Primate Of Hungary; and officially Pope's Legate: . . The Prelates . , Barons; and chief Nobleiii; assist in person at the States ; the ordinary Noblesse and the Cities have common Representatives: The De puties; and in general all who form a part of the States; enjoy the: greateit privileges during the Session ,• no one can attach them for debts; or dis possess' them of their goods ; their expetces are paid from the public funds; to which they are ex empted fro4n contributing: The Sessions begin with an office in honour of the Holy Ghost; in the Church of St. Martin,. and the Sittings are held in a hotise appropriated to them., called Domui Reg. In compliment to the wish of some. strangeis at P4ris, a grand Pate is soon to be givetT in the Gititiwas of Midi. IX.: EL: The following is handed about as the cause of the *zinc! between Sir RICHARD MUSGRAV E. Bart. and WILLIAM TODD JONES, Esq. It was con tained in Sir Ricit . Akn's answei to Bishop CAui.,- FIELD. IYTr. WILLIAM TODD JO N ES is very-much in ' ceased with me for having quoted part of a letter written by him in the year 1792, to that illustrious body the United Irishmen, (ot which, it is said, he was a member), in favour of the Roman Catholics . . From some part of Wales, _where he resides, he published a furious tirade of abuse against me, which has beep circulated with malignant sedulity by his good friends, the United Irishmen. In framing it he seems to have e*traCted from the Billingsgate vocabulary a number of opprobrious epithets and appellations, which, those who know Me, must be convinced, are no more attached to my charaCter, than the scurrilous railings of a drunken fisherwoman to an unknown passenger. I will not degrade myself by attempting to answer so contemptible a pro.. duClion. I shall only observe, that any thing com ing from the pen of Mr. JONES, can no more wound my feelings, than it can injure my charaCter ; and though I am not an adept at scolding, I dread his pen as little as I do his sword." In consequence of this passage, on Sunday, May 23, Counsellors O'BRIEN and O'Dwv E a waited upon Sir RICHARD MUSGRAVE, and delivered to him the following "written Message : " Sir RICHARD, Mr. TODD !ONES considers your men tion of his sword in your late publication, joined to your other expressions, as a dire el call upon him, and he desires you will please to appoint time and place for a meeting." Sir RICHARD MUSGRAVE then almost immedi ately signed the following pak=, as previously drawn up : " I am sorry for having imputed any unworthy motives to WILLIAM TODD JoNy.s Esq. and I retrac7 every expression tending to wound his feelings._ RICHARD MUSGRAVE." Signed in presence of us, May 23, 1802. MORGAN (WIN O'DWYER. DENNIS O'BRI EN, jun. "The above transadion is to be published by Sir Ricn A R n Mus oft AvE's consent, in the British and Irish Newspapers, and in the Moniteur of Paris and a Copy of Sir RicliA RD'S retraetion is to be printed 6y iiimsdj, in nine cloys from the date hereof, in the new edition of his work now going to press. " Premised in the presence of us, " NIORGAN J. O'DWYER. " DENNIS O'BRIEN." This Paper was privately handed about in Dublin upon which Sir RICHARD was advised to send a message to Mr. Jo N Es, demanding the Paper to be cancelled. This Mr. TODD JONES refused, and the consequence was the Duel which we stated in yesterday's . Paper. The County of York, it is said, is to be con tested as well as the City. Mr. WILB ERFORC E, we should however supoose, is secure, it the most assiduous and conscientious discharge of Lis duty in Parliament can form any recommendation. The Marquis of BLANDFoRD has been drawn by the populace into the town of irools , cc., for which it is said he will be returned, against the wishes of a Noble Personage in the neighbourhood. Colonel HALL, and Mr. FORDYCE, of Aron, have made themselves pretty secure at Berwick ; but Sir joirig CALLANDER, one of the present sitting Members, will stand a contest. Lord TYR CONNELL, we believe, declines standing. Two Candidates for Stamford were yesierday to entertain the Electors with a Bull-baiting. Will not this come within the Treating. llct ? We would advise Mr. WitlonAm to try the same means with his Constituents that the two new Can_ didates for Stamford have resorted to, and treat them with his favourite amusement ofßull-baithi g . In the admirable disposition of General WIND_ HAM'S little army, which appeared hi this Paper previoui to a late memorable attack, we were sur priZed to find Doctor LAWRENCE appointed to the command of the Lambe, Troop, when from his pro found knowledge of the Canon laws, he shOtild have been employed; e.rchisive/ J , in the ordnance departnient. To this oversight, probably, the General is indebted for the failure of hiS enterprize, and the total discomfiture of his little phalanx. Holland is likely. to obtain some alleviation of its revolutionary evils, since it will at least soon again be visited by HOPE. The Dutch Herring Ships tor the Distrid Enk littiten are to sail on Monday; June 4.; previous to which; the blessing of God is to be implored in the Churth for the increase and mulliilication of herrin g s; One of the ineonveniencies attending the late CtIMBEktANIS Ft*e, was the insolence of the foot men who waited at the outward doors; who very liberally passel their comments on all the visitors as they departed; and, in man y instances, committed personal rudeness on their dress. The Dilettanti Theatre closes or) the i Bth inst. Drury Lane and Cevent Garden keep open some days longer; Mrs. Mit INoTON is engaged at the Opera next season for two thousand five hundred guineas; and not for any larger sum; as has been stated by other l i apers: htcLEtiori, before he ptoceeds upOn his musical travels in this Country, is engaged to perform in Ireland,' where his talents are in high request; His excellent friend Sit tEi.o has provided hire ‘Vith many original Airs, composed entirely to 'serve hint on his intended excursions,' and admirably suited to display the extent of his powers; Among the nunierods legacies`left by the late Lord LoNsOXLE; is a be4dest of one hundred pounds . (for a rino to Mr; PE trr,: with bonds dut ey that Gentleman to be cancelled a thodsand pounds to ' Sir MlctiXii. tE FtEtiftri", IVlember for the . Codriti of WistMoteland', With bonds of a similar nature, but to a larger amount; Which are also to be cancelled.-;--Lord lc being left Regid6ary , Legatee; has, in one instance, 'obtained (as in' all probability will be the' case with many othets which may be supposed will fall in like manner) - the sum' of seven thousand ',Minds, which had been Ilequeathed by his Lord'ship to his sister, the late Countess of DARiANCTON, who ditd between the period of making aril executing the Wflie PCY.I L AC.I DEl,ll'. • . s.„ ~ , As the Exhibition is d raw i n g very near tOwart', its close; we deem it proper that we should ai length put a period to our strictures on its beatities; and defeas. It has been uniformly our aim to pay due respeft to established merit . , and to an the. flame of rising genius; .The important concerns Of the State have prevented - our noticinz; so regtilarlr as we intended, the annual display of British ta lenti; to give sufficient attention to many Artists. of acknowledged worth, and to bring into view many Works of considerable merit. As far, how_ .ever, as we have been able to ext en d our remarks; we doubt not that our Readers will admit that we have praised with zeal; and censured with canciour:; We now take our leave of the subject; and it is with relgtance that we fi n d ourselves obliged to relinquish the subje& without having an oppor, tunity of animadverting more particularly on tl:e produetions.of THE PRRSIbENT, LOUTh ERI3yURG,; 01'1E, NORTHCOT E , BEECHEY,SA:sZDBY,CLEVELY, OWEN, CLARKE, THCMSON, WESTALL, &C. Scce among which there are certainly many Work 4 well entitled to the notice of CritiCiSni; and the approbation of the Public: CORN EXCHANGE; lure 9 . . VC's have several arrivals of F;ng!ish Wheat to. day : fine Samples of E.iseX and Kent fetch g,,),,d prices, as do the inferior sorts ; Barley continue steady ; in Pease and Bea ns li tt l e a l tete . tion ; of Oats we have a plentiful suppl;', and ra ther cheaper ; riour, from the high prices of Wheat; is rather dearer: Wheat szs a 6zs a 723 ca -34 S a 6 , 4 1 Fine do. - 7 3$ a 74$ cd Tick ditto - 3r s a 34::t Malt 44s a 4.8 s a ;Is od Oats 14$ a ifs a 22 ol Fine ditto 52,S a 535 6d Poland do. z3s a Barley -30 s a 341 od flape Seed pl a 341 per last Rye -33 s a 36s od Fi n e Flour 55s 4 58: per sack White Peas 6 36s a 39$ od Second do. 50s a 55s pee ao. EXTRACT Or A LETTER FRONT AN °MC P DATED SI:A(.)I4'S TOWN CAPS OF GOOD 1-101•1, MARCH 20. " I take the advantage of the FriePdsh'i i p ing from this Bay, to inform yoti of the h)l -lowing extraordinary discovery recently . made by Dr. SositEitvrLL E and Mr. DANTE LS. These Gentlemen, after travelling about 360 hours flozn the Cape, or, as we suppose, ab-att eigi.t hundttd 'English miles, in a nearly N. E. direction, which would bring them within about two degree of tbe Tropic, came to the Capital of !he Bait zuanas, containing about t sod houses and 7000 inhabj anta ; the name of this city is Liketow. Be,ides a variety', or, perhaps, a new species of Rhinocyro , , no less than four animals of the Antelope,and Bo'. - ine genus, hitherto undescribed, have been discovered ; among which, one is stated to be allied to the Gips, and another; in some degree, to the Hartebust.',' The following is an account of the gross receipt of the Permanent Taxes of Great _Britain within the year, ending the 51h.0f April last, as laid before the 1 - lousc of C.:Jaw - 1011h : . , Customs - - - . 9 ,8 -',54; 8 Excise - - - - 13662,2b6 8 0 Stanips - _ - -3, t 1 4.232 5 .1- ' Land Assessed Taxes - - 4,-}4-,=Bi 2vi Post Office - - 1 ,01,51 18 9 25. in the Z . -. on Pensions a n d S a l ar i es 3508 12 3.1, 6d. in rile k. on Pensions an d S a l ar i es 44 .9,2 53 12 41 Hackney Coach es " - - 2 5,493 15 II Hawkers ancl Pedlars 7 . ... 8,54 , " 10 0 Total of Ordinary Revenues k. 32,7g 30 0, 13 After deducting expences of colledion, the nett produce amounts to z 8,105,3921. 16s. 15-IcL It is remarkable, that in specifying the Duties arising from the Consolidated Custorris, the twd quarters preceding the Peace appear to have produced upwards of a Million, while the two quarters suc ceeding it did not produce a tenth part of that sum; only 95,0001. Part of the ancient Irish Fenciblcs are performing quarantine off Plymouth, on their arrival from Egypt. The Ist Dragoons are ordered from Can.. terbOry ; the •13th Light Dragoons are to march from Ipswich to Norwich ; the 49th foot will march from Chelmsford to Tilbury, to embark for foreign service ; the 55 , 111 foot have arrived off Portsmouth from Malta. The Dock Cavalry Corps, at Plymotith, who per formed such essential service durit:g the riots last year at Dock, have, with Captain MILL, Unani. tnously Volunteeied to serve as before, without payi under the. regulations of the new 'Volunteer At. On Friday the 4th inst. Lord a.-laval's Volun. teer Company,: of Seaton lielaval Householders, comManded by Capt. BEi F,tis, desitotis once snore before they Were disembodied tooce lebrtaot;etltileleßr near day of our beloved assembled 'his prdship's new Harbour, at Hartley . , whither he rCpaired to them, where having performed their ekereise, and fired three excellent V o lli es w i th the greatest applause from all the speaatorS, his Lord ship addressed them in a very energetic and im pressive speech a they then marched to depbsit their arMs, and returned without them, but in regular order with their Officers, before a house into which his Lordship had gone, and saluted him' with repeat ed shunts of applause, whereupon he thanked them in terms expressive of the high value he put on that additional mark of their regard; and having con. gratulated them on their return in their civil cha ra6ers to the enjoyment of their peaceful comforts and blessings, undc - r that happy Cons t i tut i on w hi c h they had taken up arms to assist in Lie preservation of,. the Officers and men retired, and were regaled with a handSonie dinner provided by t lie order of his' Lordship, and the healths of His Majesty, and of all the Royal Family were drank, intl afterwards the liealthof their Fatron, and many loyal and con stitutional toasts were given. On day,>• nearly opposite Oreenwich, fell over. board from the New King. George l'assage Boat to Gravesend, a young man named Thomas Reeves he was seen tt* float about a minute and a half; a wherry came up, the Waterman made a .catch him, and was so near saving him, that part of at hair and hat came off. The passage boat w' round several times / but he never eame after )as was seen to go down. put again