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ea ,r; GIBRALrifR,. Auc. i 3. A Portuguese Squadron, of two Sail of the Line and seven Frigates and Sloops of War, is now col letted here, which are to sail in a few days, with an intention of blockading Algiers, in hopes of forcing the DEY to conclude a peace with them.— Little hopes are, however, entertained of thei r sue cess, as the Algerines hold their Navy in the most sovereign contempt, particularly niece the capture of the Listte Frigate, on which occasion the Portu guese only fired a fete guns, the whole of the crew deserting their quarters, and running below to prayers (except the Officers) the moment the Alge rifles boarded them. There is no news of the evacuation of Malta. On the contrary, Mr. FYERS, the Paymaster General to the Forces there, who was here on his way to England, has again been ordered back to that Island, and sailed thither a few days ago in a Sloop of War ; and it is hoped and believed that Govern ment will have firmness enough to retain that valu able Island, till it can be placed in security against any future attempts of the French. This Garrison is extremely healthy, and abun dantly supplied with every species of provisions from Spain, the Governor using every means to preserve a good understanding with the Spaniards, in which he has been highly successful. We are daily visited by immense numbers of Spaniards of every description, who ce ! ine from all ' parts of Spain, and who contribute much to the wealth and prosperity of the place. [FROM THE GIBRALTAR CHRONICLE Or FRIDAY, JULY 30► 1802.] QUARTER SESSIONS. On Wednesday the zest July instant, pursuant to public notice, a General Sessions of the Peace and Gaol Delivery was held at the Public Court House of this Town, before His Royal Highness EDWARD DUKE Of KENT and STRATH E RN, &C. &C. Governor, and EDMUND NUGENT, Esq. D. J. A. ecc. His Mijesty's Justices assigned to keep the Peace for the said Town and Territory. The Court being assembled, the Royal Charter teed by the Clerk of the Arraigns, and other forma lities on opening the Court gone through, the Gen_ Ilemen of the Grand Jury, JoHN Ross (Foreman), JOHN SMITH, JOHN GLYNN, THOMAS BARLOw, HENRY and MATTHEW CoWPER, JAMES EMSLIE, SANIUEL W ATKINS , J OHN CALDER, EMMANUEL VIALE, JOHN and THOMAS GAv 'No, Esquires, were sworn in, when His Royal Highness the Go 'tremor addtessed them as follows : " Gentlemen of the Grand y:py, • " This being the first time I have had occasion to sum- Moneti together, it is with real pl easLre I perce i ve t h e pre- Sent jury to be so respedahly composed. " As cone of you have hitherto had the opportunity of learning my sentiments upon the administration of civil jus tice, I conceive it to be my duty in this pl ace , p u bli c ly to Profess th e rea di ness wit h which 1 shall ever come for. Ward to give the Laws their force to the utmost of my know ledge and abilities, whenever the protedicm of your persons o r prop ert i es shall require it. You will easily believe, that I feel a sincere %vet at being obliged t o p er f orm so hidis pensible a p art o f my duty, as that of calling upon you, on *h. e present occalion, to give yourlattcntion to a case, i n w hi c h I apprehend you will ilabut too much reason to bring for- Isiard some oictenders to justice, whose crimes appear to be of treat magnitude, in order that they may take their trial ac- Cording to the Laws of our Country. At the same time it is not without real satisfadion that I am criableittia. remark, that thereis no native inhabitant of this Places whosla Will appear before you. However, should theie lia.*oc— eurred to you/knowledge any crimes for which the °lliad ers have .not yet beep brought to justice, I am to remind 7fou, that it is your bounden duty to present all therein con cerned, without favour or partiality. Having said thus much upon criminal matters, I have 'its° to call your attention to some arrangements tbr the Po lice of this Town; which it has been intimated to me as ne cessary to be adopted far thegeneral benefit. These are the e stablishment of certain regulations for cartage, porterage, lighters, cleaning the streets, ruict the better government of t he bakers," butchers, and venders of fish. " I am sensible, from your knowledge of the place, and the information of which you must he masters. on the seve yal subjedts, that none can be to capable as yourselves of Suggesting a rernetly tbr the abuses in these points, of which 411 more or less complain. It is therefore your sentiments I llow call for, trusting that you will propose nothing 'to me for th e better concluding ofthese objeds of pike, but what 4.'1"411 be both my duty and inclinati on to support. You will now retire, Gentlemen, to proceed npon the in vestigation of the business immediately b e f o r e y ou and, after taking:theremi the necessary information, you will re_ turn, w i thout d e l ay, suc h Bill s as you shall find true, or herwise." • To which Charge from the Bench, with permis 81on, the Foreman of the Grand Jury returned the following Answer: " May it pleaJeyour Royal Highness, • 41 The Foreman, and the other Gentlemen who corn- Pose the Grand Inquest of the present Session, beg leave, tthe sincerest manner, to return their grateful thanks for ee Very kind, alli.,ctionate, and satisfattory .Address deli and ct them from the .Bench by your Royal Highness, they beg leave t o assure y our Royal Highness with the n eatest respect, that they will take the earliest opportuni. ~Y of making a prese n tm e nt t o Hi s Majesty's justkes on the 'lloieCts which your Royal High ness recommended to .their . ' 4t tention and which appear so salutary f or th e goo d govern krent and police of this town and its territory, assuring your GYai Highness, that in all and every occ: :s i on for t h e pu bli c 1t xtt.• Y, they 14,11 i be happy to give every assistance in their The Grant! Jury retired with a Bill of IndiOment against PasqualGalliardiniand Valentino Easuletti, ,alias Pasqua/ Dare, alias Dere; for privately and fe '°niously, on the night of the gth day of May last, Ste aling, taking, and carrying away, in the ware house of one James Hepper, a quantity of printed cottons and muslin of the value of sool. sterling, of the goods and chattels of one Henry Dunderdale, and one William Thompson Dunderdale ; and, after g°ing thr oug h t h e necessary exam i nat i ons, they re-- tu rned with the bill found against both the Pri soners. The fill of Inaithnent was then read and inter- P' e ted to the Prisoners, to which they pleaded Not Guilty. [Here the E;uidence of the Trial is detailed.] The evidence for the Crown being closed, and duly interpreted to t h e P r i soners at t h e B ar, w h o called DO witnesses in their defence, T he Deputy Judge Advocate (Mr. Nugent) ad dressed the Petty Jury from the Bench, as nearly a:i could be colltiled, to the following eifea Gentlemen of the Jury, t} :: CP reviolis to my sumin i rg up t h e ev id ence now before b e re , ol Y! and ent er i ng i nto such legal explanations as may. t rust % 1 4 1 , for your better information and gov ernmen t, I Up on 11 not Your be considered as unne.cessaril trespassing 11 attention, by endeav our i ng to impress upon your ,)o'urld hivest he nature and ext en t o f t h e very important duties by i t , bFen sum moned to t h e performance of. The trial rY, GeLtiem t ., n , i s a priyilt,ge which distinguishes the • British donstitutiot front that 'of all ether MatioAs ; and it must ever be a source of pride; as ivell as security, to every individual under British allegiance, that neither his liberty can be abridged; nor his person subjected to punishment, without the unanimous concurrence of twelve upright and • impartial men, indiscriminately taken from the class of his fellow-citizens. To this high trust, Gentlemen, you are now called ; and you are equally bound, by your duty to God, and to Society, for the faithful petthrrnance of it.— This you have promised to do under the sacred solemnity of an oath ; and I am fully convinced that you all equally feel a disposition and resolution to perform it with that stritness which the nature of the offences submitted to your cognisance may seem to demand. As a man of in tegrity, a Juror ought seriously to consider the indispen sable duty owed by every individual to that Society of which be forms a part, and the security and preservation of which all Laws are established; and that he cannot con scientiously acquit himself of this obligation, but by Con tributing every thing in his power to the due execution of those Laws, by which alone the honest acquirements of in dustry can be proteded front the rapacity of the plunderer, and society be prevented from relapsing into its primitive state of rude and uncultivated barbarism. The objeel and intention of punishment are neither to remedy an evil already committed, nor to infiiel pain oft the individual offender, but to put it out of the power of a criminal to do further in jury to society, and to deter others, by example, from the perpetration of similar offemes ; for although it may not be possible altogether to prevent the commission of crimes, yet it is the common interest of mankind to endeavour to render them frequent in proportion to the evils they produce. Robbery is an offence not only against the party robbed, but against the Public, who are, therefo r' , entitled to prosecution ; and, in this light, the interposition of a mistaken lenity betrays a want of firmness inimical to the public good; by tending to inspire vice with the flattering hope of impunity. For although, as a private individual, a man may dispense with satistaclion for the injury he has received, yet he cannot remove the necessity ofexample, nor abrogate that right of punishment, which belongs not to any one in particular, but to society in general." trhe jut!' ge now proceeded to state and comment on the evidence.] The charge being finished, His Royal Highness the Governor added: " Gott/men of the jiery, " After the very able manner in which Mr. Nugent (who, as a Lawyer, is mach better acquainted with these subjects than I can be presumed to be) has summed up the evidence to you, and explained the law, it can hardly be necessary for me to add any thing to his statement, except that, it you shall see th e sma ll est reason whatever for doubt or hesitation, as to the sufficiency of the proofs in support of the Indictment, you are to recollea that you ought to lean to the side of mercy." The Jury then retired, and in about half an hour returned with a verdi& of Guilly against both the Prisoners. Upon which His Royal Highness the Governor proceeded, in a solemn and impressive manner, to pass sentence as follows : , 6 Prisoners at tke Bar, • " After a patient .and attentive hearing on the part of the Gentlemen appointed to sit upon your trial, you have been declared by them to be guilty of a crime, to which the Laws 'or England have annexed a capital punishment. In so doing, they have merely acquitted themselves of an indispen sable duty; and it now, therctpre, only remains for me to perform a painful part of mine, by pronouncing the awful senteAce of the Law, which is, That you be taken to the place from whence you came, and from thence to the place of execution, there to 'be 'fanged by the neck until you are dead." The Prisoners were then taken from the Bar, and the Court adjourned to the following' clay. Yesterday a rowing match took place between two Gentlemen, Mr. BATES and Mr. SHARPE, for a sum of money, the latter giving this oddi to the former; that Mr. BATES should start from Black_ friars, while Mr. SHARPE should start from the Old SWan; at London bridge, both at the same moment ; and the first who arrived at the Swan at Chelsea, to win the bet; the parti es c h oos i ng . t h e i r b oats, and course on the River. Both Gentlemen are dis tinguished amateurs. When St. Paul's struck three o'clock, which was the signal for starting, Mr. SHARPE set off from the Ord Swan in It skiff, and Mr. BATES from Blackfriars in a wherry. Mr. SHARPE took Lime minutes and an half to •gain the middle of the river. He passed Mr. BATES at Hungerford, and kept: ahead of him with ease the remainder of the way. Mr. SHARPE landed at Chelsea a quarter before bons, havink performed this task in three-quarters of an hour. This was done with the tide against the wind. Yesterday evening, about .six o'clock, an Air Balloon, of-an ordinary size, was seen from the neighbourhood of Fleet-street, passing, as it was supposed, at an immense height over Hyde Park, in a western direction. At one time it apparently was.„ entering the clouds, when all of a sudden it ,b . egan to descend with a rapid motion, till it could no longer be observed from the houses. Whether - there were any persons attached to it ,could not be dis cerned, as the distance was too great ; 'but we hope nor, as the velocity with which the Balloon seemed to approach the earth could not fail to endanger their lives. A few days ago, a man belonging to a Benefit Society, summoned the stewards and some of the members, to shew cause why they withheld his ali mony, and expelled him the Society' ; when they gave as a reason, that when in St. Bartholomew's Hospital in a state of convalescence, he was seen doing something in the laboratdry, which was con trary to their rules ; but as no emolument could arise to him,- and acting under the rules of the hos pital, the Magistrate dismissed this charge ; they then advanced another, that he was unsound when he entered upon the book of the Society ; he offered to make oath to the contrary, which was accepted of, upon which the Magistrate ordered him to be restored to the Society, of which he had been a member five years. Smithfield Market, for the twp last mar Jet days, has been very abundantly supplied with beef, and mutton, which are consequently falling in price. On Monday was married at Little St. Mary's Church, in the Bailey, Durham, by the Reverend DICKENS HASIEWOOD, GEORGE LYNN, Esq. of Southwick Hall, in the County of Northampton, to Miss BARON, of qurham. • Tuesday morning, about two o'clocki:. some villains entered the apartment of a poor woman, of the name of Chesterman, New-street Hill, Shoe. lane, while she was in bed, and robbed her dfseveral articles entrusted to her to wash ; a new suit of clothes which she had recently bought for her little_ boy, and even, the poor woman's gown and stays. On Mrs. Chesterman's. waking, she was alarmed to see her door open, she dressed herself with what few things the" villains had left her, and found her stays in the passage of a neighbouring house, through which circumstance some hopes are.entertained that the depredators will be discovered. 11%7 Dr A. i' 1 ` ,1, 5 1:' ,t,t; folloWii* Exit - ad is preceded by an iteedunt of the 1 , 74b0b WA LI. AJ AWs liaviiiHrinVrA T d the Princes to an exhibition bt tire-works, on Occasion of the Eed or Festival. The Governor of Madras lent his garden for the purpose. .NT RAC T FROM A LETTER FROM CHOLAUM ALLI KHAN AND ALIA REZZA KHAN, TO TIPPOO SUL TAUN ; DATED 22D AHMEDY OF THE YEAR WHIR /221, A. N. M. (AgSWERING TO ABOUT 2D MAY, 1793). The Princes having arriVed at the Garden, the Nawaub WALLAJAH sent OMDUT UL OMAAH to them, desiring him to remain in attendance on the Princes as long as they should stay at the entertain ment. OMDUT UL OMRAH accordingly attended the Princes at the exhibition of fireworks until nine o'clock at night, when he took leave and went away. At parting OMDUT UL OMRAH said to us, " You will , give my tespe&ful compliments, by way of remembrance to his Majesty,. and inform him, that he may consider me frOm my heart at tached to him, and that, please God, at a proper occasion my fidelity towards him shall be made manifest to him." (A,true translation,) (Signed) N. B. EDMONSTOftE, &c. &c. EXTRACT FROM A LETTER' FROM GROLAUM ALL? IiCHAN AN-D ALI.] REZZAKHAN, TO TIPPOO SUL TAUN DATED 25TH BEHAUREE OF THE YEAR SCHIR 1221, A. N. lAAHOMMED (ANSWERING TO ABOUT THE STH OF JUNE, 1793.) . - - Refuge of the World ! yesterday the Well-wisher . of Mankiad sent the following message by KHADAR NEWAZ KHAN: "At this time a complete rup ture has taken place between the English and French. The story of the King of the French and their do mestic commotions are well known. Six or seven European Powers have united for the destruaion of the French, and you will soon heat that the whole of the French Territory has been divided amongst others. The English (Troops) here at Madras will proceed in a day or two against Pondicherry. Al though there is a body of troops in that place, yet domestic dissentions have risen to the utmost pitch there, and nothing will be:done, and the place will at length be taken. My Objea in mentioning this event is this :—The \faked. of the Ahmedy Sir car, who was at P o ndi c h erry , h as l ate l y, i t seems, returned to the Presence (TIPYOO SULTAUN.) Please God, there is no doubt that the Sultaun keeps in view all the ups and downs of the time. At this time no kind of assistance will be afforded ; but out of that friendship which I feel for the Sul taun, I recommend that the Vakeel remain a short time at the Presence, and also that epistolary cor respondence be discontinued for a short time. Al though a friendly connexion has long subsisted with the French on the part of the Ahmedy - Sircar, yet, considering the circumstances of the times, it is not advisable (that is to maintain an epistolary cor respondence with the French) ; should there be any point of urgency to communicate, there is no ob jeaion to du it verbally. For God's sake, let not the Sultan!) ascribe what I say to a wrong motive ; I am aluated solely by my good wishes in making this Communication. Since the day that a cordial union took place between us, let me be no longer a Mussulman, nor a servant of God, if I have not always offered up my prayers for the Sultana's good, and afterwards for my own. May the AI mighty preserve firm and uninjured the Mahom medan Church, and the safety of the Sultaun 1" (A true Translation.) (Signs d) N. B. EDMONSTONE, &c. &c. EXTRACT FROM A LETTER FROM CHOLAUM ALLI KHAN AND ALL I REZZA KHAN, TO TIPPOO SUL- TAUN ; DATED 15TH OF SUMREE, OF THE YEAR SCHIR 1221, A. N. it.. (ANSWERING TO ABOUT THE 23D JULY, 1793.) The Nawaub WALLA) A!-1 .has repeatedly sent word to us, by Kit .41) R NEWAZ KHANi that he had something of a secret nature which he wi s h e d to say. to us in private';''ailAi'ng, that if we would go, under pretence of seeing a mosque which his Highness has built, he would send OMDUT tjL OM RAH alone to meet us. Accordingly on - the 17th of Tuckee (answering to about the erst of June, 1793) we went to the mosque ; whither OMDUT UL OMRAH repaired also. On the left of the mosque is the tomb of a -celebrated devotee (by name FuTles SHAH) who died about slx months ago, and eteeled at his Highness's expence. Under pretence of performing the Fautehah (or prayers for the dead) OMDUT vt. OMRAH took' our hands and carried us into the tomb. When there,- he asked us, whether we had_ full powers from your Majesty, or were under the necessity of making reference upon every 'subled ? We rep Led, that we hactbeen a year and more in attendance here, during which period many. points of business had been negotiated, and continued to be negotiated, by us and that, please Goa, our proceedings were, and would be approved and confirmed by' your Ma jesty; and that with. his ((Detour Ur, Omames) knowledge of this, his question- appeared very ex traordinary to us. That it was .proper to put to Vakeels, that we were only servants and well. wishers of the Sircars ; and that we had powers to at in any thing that appeared to us calculated to promote your Highness's interest and wellfare; but in the other case not. OMDUT vL OMRAH was much pleased, and, smiling, said, to us, " So it ought to be." He then delivered the following, on the part of the Nawaub WALLAJAH for a very long time, there had been, without a cause, a veil (or want 'of-. cordiality) between his . Highness and your Majesty, which had been pro_ duftive of injuries to both; but now that, by the favour of God, a system of harmony, such as is becoming among the Professors of Islamism, had taken place, his Highness confidently hoped,from God, the prime Cause of all, that the time past might be amply redeemed; that for. his Highness's own part, considering from his heart himself, his Country, and his property, to [Along to your Majesty, lie had made it a testamentary, injunc tion to his children and family, taking God and his- holy •Holy. Prophet to witness, to pray Bnl aay for tU ; it CO giy i ) your Majesty ; and td Lcirisick their prosperity and welfare as iti.7eparalq cOnneEted with your Majesty ; that si inusc ascertain Your Majesty's wiishes on this :load in a manner satifaCtory to both, and if Your Majesty should be, from yout heart, S licit Out of this propciged cordial harmony, his Highness would; wider the testimony of God and his Prophet, detail td us his sti:tiinents fully at the tithe of our dcpar_ tore, which, please God, would soon take place.—: May it please yOur Majesty ! His Highness is in expeCtation of an Answer horn you to these points; and we shall x frntesent to his Highneift ivhatever reply Four Yiajesty MaYdirca us to make. Plex:e God hereafter have occasion to address your Majesty, notifying cur succession ; the affairs yOu.know May the Sun of• Prosperity, &c.• &c. (A true Translation.) • (Signed) N. B. EDII".'ONSTOiCE &c. &c. •AGR !CULTURAL IMPROVEMEiciT.—A moveable barn floor has been constructed by Mr. UPTON, of ,Petworth, in Sussex„ which,,in the opinion of Lord EGREMONT, will prevent the consumption of valu-, able timber, so injurious to the landed interest of the kingdom, and be a considerable saving of Corn to the Public, as it effektually prevents a waste of , corn in Iln - cshing, and by giving an addition of one foot at least in height, will admit a higher load of corn ; and, as the horses, instead of drawing the waggon up an ascent, upon a slippery bottom, xlraw upon a hard bottom,- and.level with the farm-yard r , two horses can perform the work of four, gene rally, now used: - This floor affords also a warm and convenient' shelter for hugs, when it is down, and when turned up, may be used as a stable, ox-stall, hovel, or cart-house. Two met? can place or displace it in five minutes ; and, from its allowing an easy access to cats and dogs under it, affords no harbour for vermih.—Lord Eo R Emo NT has had a floor construed upon Mr. "UPTON'S prin ciples, which, in addition to its excellence on ac count of its superior elasticity, has another advantage which his - Lordship is said to have approVed of highly—this. is occasioned by the great cavity under •the floor, which causes the stroke of the flail to re.. sound so much, that it may be heard a mile round; so that the I: miler when on any part of his grounds, can tell whether his men are industrious or idle. The mezhol for preventing the. Fly in turnip crops is not, as has been stated, a new discovery ; it is mentioned in Dodsley's Annual Register for year 1768, under the head Useful Projeds, and elsewhere ; and without the previouS preparation of steeping the radish seed, to quicken vegetation, the proposed end will no't be answered, repeated in stances having occurred, where the turnips had been totally destroyed by the Fly before the radishes made their appearance. At Maldon Fair, in Essex, there were large chews of sheep, and lean cattle . ; the former sold freely, and at high prices, but the latter were dull of sale, par ticularly the prime South Wales bullocks, and Irish oxen. The Paper that is so often malevolently carping ' at KEMBLE, seems disposed to extend its pitiful spite towards his whole family. Hence it has in ser:ed a story importing that Mrs. SSDDONS re quested the PRIME SER JEANT of Ireland to post pone the Cork Assizes, lest they should interfere with her theatrical performances. Rancour is on this occasion defeated by the improb..bility of its dull devices. The Captain of a Vessel from Surinam, who late ly appeared before the Loao MAYOR, charged by . some Negro Sailors with having turned them adrift, without paying them their wages, must have very high notions of Liberty, having, as it is stated, said in his vindication, " that it was a suffc;e7zt compeNsation to them, to set them free in this Coun try," though without the means of subsistence, and without paying them their wages. On Saturday the.4th inst. a Foot Race was run on Knutsford Race Course, between young Lci_ cester, a Butcher in Knutsford (aged twenty years), against Poole, a Shoemaksr of the sane place, 1 20 yards, which was won by the former with great (lit'. fica!ty. Even betting. The winner performed - it in 14.1- seconds. In consequence of the above being so strongly contested, another Match was' made' by the two Competitors, to run the same ground anti distance on Monday the 6th instant, which was won by young Leicester, beating his antagonist about one yard. Five to four on the winner, who performed it in 14 seconds. After the last Race, young Leicester ga e%al lenge to,, run any man on the ground i6o yards, which was accepted by Dooley, a Glazier in Knuts ford, to run on: the following day on Knutstord Heath ; which was won by the latter, beating his antagonist nearly three yards. Three Co one on Dooley, .who performed it in t 8 seconds. Many Considerable sums • were depending on all the three Matches. Young Leicester is matched to run again on Knots. ford iiearh, on Monday the zoth inst. against Lee thor, ,ColtOrl ., *eAirr, t6o yards ; to start ac O i clnek in the afternoOn.—Even herring. Extraordinary Ca s ...!, as well as caution to youth, who imnruderiely trifle with fire-arms.—As two boys, about eleven years of age, cousins, sons of Mr. RICHARD' MI LNE R and Mr. JoHN LAM.. P LUGH, farmers, at Kilharn op the \Voids, York— shire, were - looking after, _taro adjoining closes o wheat, with guns and powder only, shot being kept from them for fear of acciderits, tine of them, RicH RD MI LN E it's son, on the 14th ult. haviisg lodcd his picce w-ith powder and pebbles, in pas sing together over a gate, it unfortunately went off, and lodged its contents in his comortion's body, a little below the navel. Surgical assigance was im mediately procured, but for some tittle no hopes were , ;11 terra ined of his recovery. T:t± bowers were in sight, and near forty pebbles were at various tines extra6ted. The, wound, however, at length began to digest, and the boy is now out of all dan ger, to the no small joy of his parents and friends, and particularly his distressed cousin.