The Sun. — London, England, 1812-10-29 00:00:00

cObirfs-m KWh AL. At a 'General Cotirt-martial held at Camp Do lope, in Gmitialotipe,..On the 27th of Anr 1, 1.812, Lieutenant Charles \Vitae, of the-4th, , A 7 est India Regiment, was arraigned upon die Mulermentioo- . ed charges, viz.:-- •" Ist. For scandalous and infamous behaviour, on the evening of the, 23d or morning of the 24th instant, in having `been present'whenan - alterca tion took place between two officers,'and instead of endeavouring to reconcile-them,' did instigate them to fight a duel. 2d. For scandalous and infamous conduct, such 'as is unbecoming the Character of an officer and ft. gentleinan,in going intoEmign datrett's room,• mil there using Opprobrious . language, Upbraid ing him with being a coward, and striking him because he would not agree to - the two gentlemen fighting a duel. the Court found the prisoner guilty on tile se-. Cond ohitrg,'and sentenced him to be cashiered. HORSE-GUARDS, SEPT. 24. At a General Court.-Martial, held at Chatham Barracks, on the 30th of June; 1812, John Ma lone, a private: soldier in the Royal West Middle-, sex Militia, ivas tried upon the undermentioned charges, viz _ Ist. For mutinous conduct antfdisobedience orders on Thursday, the 18th day of June, 1812, -when on a march from Chatham to. Sheerness fortress, with a division of a battalion composed of detachments of :.British Militia, by refusing to go into the Island of Sheppy, or to cross the pas sage at the liing's-4eryy, thernsnal communica tion into the said island, and road to Sheerness, to...ing in expiess violation of his duty and ;lance as a soldier, and Contrary to the Articles of War. 2d. :For mutinous conduct and disobedience of orders in front of the Mitre Inn', in Chatham, and on the parade in Chatham Barracks, on 'kursday,' the 18th day of June, 1812, by persisting iris, and evincing a determination to persevere in the same conduct expressed in the first - charge; namely, re fusing to march or to go to Sheerness fortress by crossing into the said Island of Sheppy at the King's-terry, although repeatedly and publicly ad monished by his officers of the nature of such refusal, being in express rio' lion of his duty and alleg:ance as a soldier, and contrary to the Articles of War. Upon which charges the Court found the pri soner Guilty, and sentenced hiin to receive eight hundred lashes. HORSE-GUARDS, SEPT. 25. At a General Court Martial, held at Chatham Barracks on the 2d of July, 1812; and. continued by adjournments to the 7th of the same month, privates Thomas Sloan, John Allison, Robert Scott,. and Aleiandef Wallace, of the Dumfries shire militia ; John Pugh and David-Evans of the, Montgomery militia Thomas Mitchell, of the Westmoreland ; Samuel Newton, of the Nottingham militia : and William Graham, of the Northumberland militia, were arraigned. upon the undermentioned charges, vit:— For mutinous conduct and disobedience of or ders, On Thursday, the 18th- day of June, 1812, when on a march' from Chatham to Sheerness fortress, with a division of a battalion composed of detacliMents of British militia, by refusing to go into.the island of SliejCpy, or to cross the pas 7 s-age at the King's-ferry, the usual communication into the said island, and road to . Sheerness, be ing in express violation of his (and their duty) as a soldier (and soldiers), and. Contrary to. the Articles of War. Upon which charge the Court found all the pri soners guilty, and sentenced each-of them to re ceive, individually, three hundred lashes on their bare backs with acat-o'-nine-tails. The Court, however, taking into considera— tion the circumstances and evidences set forth by the prisoners,. of their offering to return to their duty,• upon the parade in Chatham Barracks, on. the 18th of June, 1812, by expressing every wil , linguess to go to Sheerness, before they were ac tually confined, and from a conviction that the prisoners having refused to do so at the King's . - ferry, proceeded more from a perfectly erroneous idea of the island of Sheppy being- unconnected With, or a separate island - from Great Britain, than from any premeditated mutinous conduct 'or dial' obedience of orders, cloth humbly presume to te commend them generally as objects of mercy; but particularly the prisoner William Graham, who -has proved to the Court, that he was delayed, and thereby prevented receiving the pardon, which had been granted to many men .who returned to their .duty, by the laudable intention of persuading an absent comrade to follow him in acknowledging his error, and to obtain forgiVeness." -A pardon has been granted, in consequence, to all the prisoners. • . . •The Metropolis was, on Tuesday night, visited by most dreadful gales, from which we anticipate , melancholy accounts, as well among the shipping. as au shore. During the storm, part of the roof of the elegant villa at Putney, inhabited by Ma dame Chery, was unroofed by the wind. Several persons were enveloped in the ruins, androneper son was not dug out until yesterday morning. We arc happy e to say that. no lives were town, several huildingssitstained material damage ; `.the neighbourhood o'i Downing-street was greatly alarnied. and :terrified from its influence on the tuinated and uninhabited' remains of a house on the right hand, the bricks and tiles of which were forced into the street, to the terror of the. passen— gers, and the dread of the dwellings contiguous to Ake desolated fabric, About seven Welock, the large iron pipe affixed on the chinineyof Colonel Calvert's apartment in 'the Horse Guards, was 'bi,nin down inl.o . ,the front of the building in Whitehrk foriunasely, doing no injury. Early on Tuesklaymorning.the Orderly room of the Gidstream -regiment of G'aardS was 14roke . open and robhed:' of the silver collarS, gorgets, wrist •bracelNS, swords, &c. belonging to the Band of the- 2d regiment of Guards, worth 2001. PROM TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE. By his Royal Highness the Princenf Wales, Re - gent-of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in the nanie and on Vehalf of his Majesty. A PROCLAMATION, POR GRANTING THE DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES DUR . ING THE _PRESENT HOSTILITIES. [Concluded from our Paper of Yesterday.) To the second class of petty officers : viz. mid shipmen, ordinary, captains of the fore-top, cap . tains of the main-top, captains of the after guard, captains of the mast, sail-makers'-mates, caulkers'-mates, armourer's-mates, ship's cook, corporals of inarines and of land forces, three shares each. • - The quarter-gunners, carpenter's crew, sail makers'-crew, coxswain's mates, yeomen of the boats7ain's store-room, gun-smiths, coopers, trumpeters, able-seamen, ordinary'-seamen, drum mers, private marines, and other soldiers, if doing duty on board in lieu of marines, one and a halt share each. The, landmen, admiral's domestics, and all other ratings not above enmnerated, together with all passengers and other persons borne as supernume raries, and doing duty and assisting : on board, one Share each, excepting officers acting by ordex, who arc to receive the share of that rank hi which they shall be acting. And young gentlemen, volunteers by order, and the bOyS of every description, half a share each.: And We do hereby further order, that in the case of cutters, schooners, brigs, and other armed vessels, commanded by lieutenants, the dis tribution shall be as folloWs First—That the share of such lieutenants shalt be two -. eighth parts of the priie, unless such lieutenants shall be under the command of a flag officer or officers, in which case the flag officer or officers shall have one-third of the said two eighths, to be divided among such flag-officer or officers, in the same manner as herein directed in the case of captains serving under flag-officers. Secondly—We direct, that the share of the sub lieutenant, master, and pilot, shall be one-eighth ; the said eighth, if there be all three such persons on board, to be divided into four parts, two parts to 'be,taken by the sub-lieutenant, one part by the master, and one part by.the pilot ; if there be Only two such persons on board, then the eighth to be divided into three parts, of which two thirds thall go the person second in command, and one-third to the other person ; if there be only a sub-lieutenant or a master, pnxi no pilot, then the sub-lieutenant or master to take the Whole eighth ; if there be only a pilot, then such pilot to have one-half of the eighth, and the other half to. go' Greenwich Hospital. Thirdly=-That the share of the surgeon or sur geon's-assistant (where there is no surgeon), w:.l - clerk, and steward, shall be one eighth. Fourthly—That the remaining four-eighths Shall be divided into shares and distributed to the other part of .the crew in the following propor tions, viz : thesunner's,.boatswain's, and carpen ter's-mates, yeomen of the sheetS, sail-maker, guacter-master, and quarter-master's-mates, and serj cant of marines, to receive four and a half shares each. The corporals of marines three shares each. The able seamen,.ordinary seamen, and marines, one share and a half each. The landvien, together with passengers and other persons borne as supernumeraries - ,. doing duty and assisting on board, to receive one share each. Boys of all descriptions half a share each. But it is our intention, nevertheless; that the above distribution shall only extend to such cap tturez as. shalt be made by any. cutter, schooner, brig, or armed vessel_, •without any of his Ma jesty's ships or vessels of war being present, or within sight of, and adding to the encouragement of the captors, and terror of the enemy ; but in case any such ships or vessels of war shall be pre- , sent or in sight, that then the officers,,pilot, petty officers, and men on board such cutters, schooners, brigs or armed vessels, shall share in the same proportion as is allowed to persons of the like .rank aild denomination on board of •his Majesty's ships and vessels of war, the sub-lieu tenant and master .to be considered as warrant officers, and such cutters, schooners, brigs, or armed vessels, shall not in respect to such cap tures, convey any interest or share to the flag officer or officers .under whose orders such cutters, schooners,' brigs; and armed vessels may happen to be. And whereas it is Judged expedient, during the present hostilities, to hire into his Majesty's ser vice armed vessels, to be employed as cruisers against the enemy, which vessels are the property Of, and their masters and crews are paid by, the Owners Of whom they are hired, although several of them are commanded by Commissioned Officers in his Majes,ty!s pay ; it is our further will and leasure, that 'the net produce of all prizes taken 'by such hired armed vessels (except as hereinafter mentioned) shall be for the benefit of such Com ►wssioned Officers in his Majesty's pay, and - of the Masters and crews On board the' said hired armed - vessels at the time of the capture ; and that such 'priies may be lawfully sold and disposed of by them and their agents, 'after the same have been to his Majesty finally adjudged lawful prize, and not otherwise; the distributio❑ whereof shall he as follows : The whole of the net prodace being divided into eight equal parts, the l;flicer commanding any hired artned vessel aforesaid, who shall be ac tually on board at the taking of any prize, shall have two eighths ; but in case such hired armed vessel shall be . under the command of -a flag or flags, the flag-officer or officers being actually board, 0V difecting or assisting in the capture, shall have one - third of the said two eighth parts ; the said one third' of the two eighth parts to be paid to such flag or flag-officers in such propor tions, and subject to such regulations as are'here inafter mentioned. In case there be actin g on board such hired armed'vessel; besides the Offiem• commanding the same, one or more•comthissiOned sea lieutenants his Majesty's, '§uA want or lieutenants.shall. take one eighth.. On eighth 'shall belong to the master and Mate, of which the Master shall take two-thirds, and the Mate one-third ; but in case there shall be acting 'on board such hired armed vessel one or more midshipmen, in that case the'master shall take' one half of the eighth, and the other shall be divided equally between- the mate and midshipmen. The remaining four eighth parts shall belong to and, being divided into shares, be distributed among the other petty officees, men, and boys, 'in the satrie proportion as herein-before directed with re spect to the division of prize-money in his -MajeS ty's ships of war. And in case of prizes taken by any hired armed vessel not• commanded by anv of his Majesty's commissioned officers, ,one eighth shall belong to the flag-officers, to be divided as aforesaid, incase such hired armed vessel shall be under the command of_ a flag ; one eighth shall belong to the master and mate, of which the mas ter shall take two thirds and the mate one third ; four eighths shall belong to and be divided among the petty officers and crew, in manner aforesaid. The surplus, the distribution of which is not here in directed, shall remain at our disposal ; and, if not disposed of within a year after final adjudica tion, the same shall belong and be paid to Green wich Hospital. And in the case of prizes taken jointly by any of his Majesty's ships of war, or any hired armed vessel, his Majesty's commissioned officer or of ficers on board such hired armed vessel shall share with the commissioned officer or officers of the . same rank on board his Majesty's ship Or ships . of war, being joint' captors ; the master of suCh hired armed vessel 'shall share With the warrant of ficers ; the mate of such .hired armed vessel with the first class of petty officers ; 'and the. seamen, landmen, and boys Of such 'hired armed 'vessel, with persons of the same description on board his Majesty's said ship or ships 'of war ; save - and ex cept that, in case such hired armed vessel Shall be commanded by one of his Majesty's commissioned officers,' having the rank of master anti Commander, and there shall be none off his Majesty's lieute nants on board, or in case such hired armed vessel shall be commanded . by the master, in both those cases the master of such hired armed vessel shall share with the lieutenants of his Majesty's ships of war, and the mate with the warrant• officers; and in case any difficulty shall arise in respect to the said distribution, not ,herein sufficiently pro vided for, the same shall be referred to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, whose direction thereupon shall be final, and have the same force and effect as 'if herein inserted. Provided, that it any officer, being on board any of his Majesty's ships of •war at - the - time of taking any prize, shall have more commissions or offices - than one, such officer shall be intitled only to, the share or shares of the prizes which, according to the above-mentioned distribution, shill belong to his superior commission or office. Provided also, that in all prizes taken by any of his. Majesty's squadrons, ships, or vessels. while acting in conjunction with any squadron, ship, or vessel of any other Power that may be in alliance with his Majesty, a share of .such prizes shall be set apart and be at our further dis posal equal to that share which the flag and other officers and crews of such squadron, ships, or vessels, would have been entitled to if they had belonged to his Majesty. " • And we do' hereby. strictly enjoin all com manders of his Majesty's ships and vessels of war, taking any prize, to rransmit as soon as may he, or cause to he transmitted to the Commissioners of the Navy, a true ilk of the names of all the officers, seamen, marines, soldiers, and others who were actually on • board hi? Majesty's ships and vesselS, of war Under their command at the time of the capture ; which list shall contain the quality of the service of each person on board, together with the description of the men, taken f;:atu the d.!seription'books of the capturing ship or ships, and their several ratings, and be sub scribed by the captains or commanding officer, and three more of the chief officers on board. And we do hereby require and direct the Com— missioners of the Navy, or any three or more of them, to examine; or cause to he examined, such lists by the muster-books of such ships and vessels of war, and lists annexed thereco, to see that such lists, as to the names, qualities, or ratings of, the . officers, seamen, marines, soldiers, and others be longing to such ships and, vessels of war ; and up on request, forthwith to grant a certificate of the truth of any list transmitted to them, to the agents nominated and appointed by the captors to take care and dispose of such prize ; and also upon application to them (the said Commissioners), to give or cause to be given, to the said agents, all such lists from the muster-book,s of any ships of war, and annexed lists, as the said agents shall find requisite for their direction in paying the pro duce of such prizes ; and otherwise to be aiding and assisting to the said agents, in all such mat ters as shall be necessary. We do hereby further will and direct, that the following regulations shall be. observed concern ing the one-third part of the two eighths herein•- before mentioned, to be granted to the flag or flag-officers; who shall actually be on board at the takinc; of any prize, or shall be directing or as sisting therein : First—That a captain of,a ship shall be deemed to be under the command of,a flag, when be shall actually have received some order directly from, or be acting in execution of some order issued by' a flag officer ; _and' in the event of his being di rected to join a flag officer on any station, he shalt be deemed to be unite': the command of such:flag officer from the time that he•arrives within the li mits of the station, and shall 'he considered, to continue under the command of the flag officer of such station, until such captain shall have receiv ed some order directly from, or be acting. in exe cution of some order issued by some other flag officer, or the Lords Commissioners of the Ad niiralty. Secondly—That a flag Officer commander in chief; when there is but one flag officer upon ser vice, shall have to his own use the one-third, part of. the said two eighths of the prizes taken by ships and vessels under his command. . Thfrdlyrrliat i. flag dfficer sent to c numand on any statirir; shall have a right to share as con:- m9nder in chief for all prizes taken by ships or yessels-ttriployled there, from the time he arrives within the limits of such station ; hilt if a junior flag officer be sent to i:elieve a senior, he pot,be entitled to share as commander in chi i any prize taken by the squadron, until the com mand shall - be resigned to him, but shall sinfre only as a junior flag officer. until he '.assumes the coininand. • .Fourthly--r That a commander in clief-T, or other flag officer, apPointed or belonging Co any station, and passing through or into . any other station, shall not be .entitled to share in any prize 'taken out' of the limits of the station to which be . is ap pointed Or belongs, by'il'fiy ship' or" vessel under' the command, of a flag officer of any other other station, or under 'AArairarty orders. Fifthly—That, when an inferior flag officer is sent to reinforce a superior flag officer on any-sta tion, the superior. fiag(iffic - e - i- Shall have no right to any share - of taken. by the inferior flag officer, before the inferior-:flag officer shall arrive Within .the lintitq of the station, or shall act - Malty receive some order directly from him, or 'r acting in execution of some order issued by him ; and such inferior flag officer shall be intitled to his Firoportion of all captures niMe by the squadron which lie is sent toreinforee, from the tirnelie shall arrive within the limits of the command of such superior flag officer. SiXthly—That a chief flag officer quitting a station, 'either to return home, or. to assume an other command,, or otherWrise; . except upon some, particular. urgent .service, with the intention* returning to the station as soon as-such - service is performed, shall have no share:of . prjzotalien. by the ships or vessels left bellind,afterhe.shall have surrendered the command to'. another flag;oflicer appointed by the ;Adiiiiyotyi to be . COininader ip chief of such station, or after be shall'have pass ed the limits of the station, ih the event of -his leaving the cominalui without beingsuper:seded. Seventhly—That.an ;nlcrior flag oflicer quitting a station, except - when" detaChed by orders from his. commander ; in chief outiof the limitsi,thereof, upon a special . service,, with orders to_ returnSo such -station as. soon as such service is performed; shall have no share in prizes taken by the ships and vessels remaining on the station after he shall have passed the limits thereof and in iike man ner the flag officers remaining on the station shall have no share of the prizes taken.hysuch inferior flag officer, or by the ships and vessels under his immediate command, after he. shall have quitted the limits of the station, except when detached as aforesaid. . . Eighthly,;-That when vessels under the .corn , .mand of a flag, which belong to separate stations shall happen to be joint captors, the captain of each ship shall pay one-third of the share. to whith he is intitled to -the .flag officers of the station to n;liich he belongs • but the captains of vess e l s un der Admiralty orders, being joint captors with other vessels under a flag, shall retain the whole , of their share. Ninthly—That if a flag Officer is sent to com mand in . the out-ports of this kingdom, he shall have no share of the prizes take,n.by ships or ves sels which have sailed, or shall sail from that porn, by . order from the Admiralty. Tenthly—That when more flag officers than one serve together, the one third part ofthe two eighth parts of the prizes taken by any ships or vessels of the fleet or squadron, shall he divided in the following proportions : viz. If there be but two flag officers, the chief shall have two-thi f fi parts of the said third of two-eighths, and the other shall have the remaining third part ; but if the number of flag officers be more than two, the. chief shall have only one-half, and the other half shall be equally divided among the junior flag officers. Eleventhly—That commodores with captains under them, shall be esteemed as flag officers with respect to the one-third of the two-eighth parts of prizes taken, whether commanding in chief or serving under command. lwelthly—That the first captain to the adiniral and commander in chief of his :Majesty's flea, and -also the first captain ton flag, officer, appoint ed, or hereafter to be appointed, to command a fleet or squadron of ten ships of the line of;hattle, or upwards, shall be deemed and taken to be a flag officer, and shall he intitled to a part or share of prizes as the junior flag officer of .such fleet or squadron. Given at the Court at Carlton House, this twenty-sixth day of October, one thousand eighth hundred and twelve, in the fifty-third year of his Majesty's reign. • GOD SAVE THE KING. BIRTHS, On Tuesday last, in Gower-street, Bedford-square, the Lady of - William Brodriek, Esq. of a Daughter. • Yesterday, the Lady. of Mr. George Dardier, of the Clap ham-road, of a Daughter. • .Tuesday gennight, at Biirrough-House,. Derorithre, the Lady of Captain Staufell, of his Majesty's ship Druid, of Danghter. Laely, of three children, two of whom, with the mother, arc likely to do well, Mts. Ruffen, the wife of Captain fell, "of Smithwood Green-hall, Ciacktield, and of the , Baberrit battalion of Local Militia. MARRIED. DON . : Printed by THOMAS WOOD, of 100. 35, Abidea-lane, C , vent-garden An Published by WILLIAM ARMIGER :SCRIPPS, . South , Nfolthn-street, GrOsrunor-squaie3 •At vile SUN OFFICE, No. 112, 6tranci, where Adyertisements„,•Order4tolle . Paper, Letters fur the Editor, &c. (postpaid), must be addressed. • Ord Saturday last, Mr, kerrin, of Aldermanbury, to Mary, eldest daughter of Mr. James Smither, of Pentonville.. On Sunday last, at St. Ann's Chapel, Queerk's-square, Mrs. Harriet Comins, the widow of the Itev. J. Comins, to John Gunston, Esq. of Upper Thames-street. On Tuesday, at St. Patcras, Tho Mas King Walker, Esq. of New Millman-street, to Augusta, daughter o f th e latg Wil liam Wilhrahant, Esq. of the Island of Dominica. DIED. On the 23d inst. at her ho7-st.ii St. S!zephen's Green, Dub lin, the Dowager Countess of Meath, in the t4th year of her age. - In Keppel-street, Russel:-square, in the 70th year of his 4 age, Nii,,SainuelStraton: ' - : -. On the IGth of September, at •Salamanca, Lieutenant Alexis ThoMpson, of the 27th Regiment of Foot. Suddenly, on .London Bridr4e, on Sunday morning, Mr. John Calar, Newsman, of Chain Gate, Borough, On Monday last, at Dornford-House, near Plymouth, Louisa Ann, the infant daughter ofJaMes Wrigley Lewis, Esq. Yesterday, at his house in the Gr a n ge , Southwark, in the 38th year of his age, John Warne, Esq. • frIGLI WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morni4, 40 /minutes after 10.1 Evening, 45 minutes after 10. hl ~l] min ' til tla a t e o ail a tr a y Qal SIl in hi