The Sun. — London, England, 1803-01-17 00:00:00

Nit VAL PIAIS. PORTSMOUTH, JA*. x 6. AKRIVED at the Motherhank, and put under u a. rintine l the Dutch Ship Minerva , topthAAN, horn Genoa, leaky; and Ant, SiNGAR, froni Havie.de. Grace. Sailed the Ant, QuirtroN ; for Penzance. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 15. ARRIVED the Jason, Captain Gourntt., from Antigua ; and the Pheibe, fiorn Amsterdam, blown out of the Texel on the zsth ult. SHEERNESS, JAN. 15. Till Court. Martial on Capt. FE R R t E P closed on Thursday: He was tried on charges of False Muster on board the Fortune, and for using unofficer-like lan. guile to Mr. LEONARD TAYLOR, Boatswain of that Ship, on the 26th September last. The Sentence Of the Court was, that the charge of False Muster was not proved, but that it was malicious and ill-founded ; and, that although the expressions used by Captain t, to the Boatswain may be deemed impro.. per, Yet. in consideration of the situation of the Forbade, and other circumstances, they acquitted litmof fqther blame upon the occasion. • t 7 Pon Capt. FS RR 1 F It''s Sword being returned to •.; him, Sir jAsitas SisomAatz, the President, con. • tratalited him thereon in the name of the Court, lln d in a very impressive manner, told him he hoped he would long live to wear it, with the tame teal and honour which he had for a series of years Inanifested In the service of his King and Country. FALMOUTH, JAN. 14. Altlin% the Dutch Ship Drip Gesuiters, rapt. Ylitte s from Rotterdam, with geneva, &c. bound to °De rnsen the Briglohn, Lint, from Ports. itotith for this Port ; the tido Shict, BAksn, from il Y l4( thth ; the Puna Friends, MICHAEL, from Ply. onthj with sine, for this Port and Penzance ; the I. 3 atilsh Brig ibniitadr i Capt. Jo t s Gus,EANo, frail) Cadiz, bound to Ostend, 25 days passage, with 'Fine and fruit. Sailed on Tuesday last, the Tema's:bend Packet, Dori), with Mail of the sth inst. for Jatinica dint Barbadoes ; and on 'Wednesday the Dub Lf Kent, riatatts, with Mails of the same date for New. Fork and Halifax. Passengers per the former, were Messrs. FIN.- , 11,41tioti, MIL E I r JOHN, JoNas, B ITcHAN, G oa Do r i, °1"1133 C AIDIGAN, and Bt.oxr Leutt.—Per the latter, are Messrs. DnviDsox andMiLLla. The IsPinee Ernest Packet, PETRE, is appointed to Carry out the Mails of the rgth inst. for the Lee ward Islands, and will sail, if favourable wind, on the 16th inst. The Duke of York Packet will sail with Mail tht rith inst. for Lisbon, Oft the arrival of the zing George Packet from thence. The. Prbscess Charlotte Packet, from Jamaica, may be expeded In a day or two after the wind shiftsi, which has Continued to blow very strong for several days past to the Northward and Eastward. BARWICH, JAN. 15. Wa are happy to state the arrival here of the GeorgePacketi Capt. FLYN, which sailed from Cuxhaven ten days back with the Mail and Pas sengfrs, In about 36 hours' after leaving Cuxlia. ven, they anchored at night near Yarmouth, but the weather being foggy, did not think it prudent to land either Mail or Passengers till the morning; and in the course of that same night (last Saturd a y week) the Most violent gale sprang up, which obliged them to weigh their anchor, and they were driven to the northward, as far as Whitby, DE IL, JAN. 16. SA.:Lrei the Snipe Gun vessel, to assist at the wreck of the llinda.stan Indianian. I.IIITHER PARTICULARS Or THE LOSS -op - nrt HINDOSTANI COMMANDED BY CAPTAIN D. WARD BALSTON, ON THE SANDS OPPOSITE THE :ELECULYERS. 'Tut tliNdostau had rode the lee-tide out, and in tending to windward the Pilot thought it necessary to heave in the cable to prevent the ship tailing upon the sand. The capstan bars were manned, but to heaving taught, a violent squall came on, and taillahip taking a sudden range, the cable parted, When if' instant she was on shore; letting go anottFt• anchor would have been useless, even if there had been , a possibility of doing it. It soon i)ccfiime evident that no prove& remained of saving the ship, and a great doubt even if the lives of th e unPtitunate crew could be. preserved. The boats, , all except the launch, were hoisted our, and before that could be done, the main and mizen masts went by the board : the cutters weer, soon stove against the ship by the violence of the sea, and the ihip began to Pajt about the main citains. Every thing that cool and steady condos}; anti intrepid seamanship could pet €orm, was accomplished by Capt. BAIA-rots : he diretle.l- the people to ascend. the fore.rigging, as the only dunce left of preserving their lives I while wish a chosen band he employed himself in endea. /Mtiring to form a raft for the iineial safety ; many were washed from the raft and drowned, and seve ral were frozen to death in the rigging, two boats at length ventured from the 'shore to their assist_ ante; by which niost of the Crew were saved. Mr. Ttritrica, the second Officer, and 20 men, Were the last who left the ship ; too Much praise cannot be given to this O ffi cer, by whose directions and aitivity the lives of many were saved ; and who stopped by the 'remnant of the men to cheer and keep up their spirits till the boats returned a second time from the shore. At this period they were in mo mentary expectation of perishing, as the ship had parted in three pieces, and the sea was making an entire breach over her. 'The Hindman WaS the full size of a 74. gun ship, and mounted 38 eighteen_ pounders. When the last account arrived, little of the wreck was above the water, and the sea ran so hollow, that with the shifting of the sands it is thought none of the treasure or materials can be saved. In the midst of this unhappy business it is a great consolation to reflect, that not the smallest blame attaches to any soul on board, but on the contrary, every praise is due for their great and in defatigable exertions, and steady, seaman-like, and gallant conduit during the Whole of this trying and unfortunate scene; and it is not doubted but the East India Company, with their usual liberality, will take the case of the unfortunate sufferers into their consideration. Adecitywi. Signal guns of distress were ineffeelually fired the whole of the night, and pilot vessels signal to come within hail. The East India Company's Pilot Sloop at first obeyed them, and came near—then dropped anchor half a mile off. No po3sible chance of eficape appearing but by his coming under the Hindostan's lee-quarter, the signal was often re peated ; but to their astonishment and despair, she got under weigh, and ran out of sight to the West ward. Shivering and hopeless, at twelve the crew all got on the raft or on the rigging, the sea running moun tains high. About one A. M. the flood had made so much, as to make a breach half way over the foremast, every part being completely filled with water. At a quarter past four, a Margate boy, with a gallantry and humanity never to he too much ap plauded or rewarded, approached, and at different times took on board the remainder of the ship's com pany. Of the sixteen people lost, some were frozen to death on the rigging, and raft, and others swept away from the latter. Had the foremast gone, which was momentarily expeded, very few indeed would have escaped. Most part of the crew, whose good condo& in general was exemplary, have been four voyages with the iliviostan, and have since entered on board the City of London. Wednesday Rear-Admiral DAC RES shifted his flag in Hamoaze, from the Couragtux, of 74. guns, to the CO d __o_en, of 74 guns, Capt. LANE. The Donnegal, of 74 guns, Captain Sir RIctt ARD SIiRACHAN, is ordered to he got ready for sea imme diatelyl and will be joined off Plymouth by the Belleide, Captain WHITBY, when both will pro_ coed with sealed orders ; it is supposed for the Mediterranean. His Majesty's ship Barfleur, of 98 guns, docked the last spring tides at Portsmouth, was on Thurs day last placed on iron wedges, and hung on her shores, as a trial of a new plan for the mote conve nient and expeditious removing a false keel. The experiment was made in presence of the Commis sioner, Builder, and other principal Officers of the Yard. This new Method saves a great portion of labour, as 26 men performed the service, instead of nearly 200, which it used to require. Captain LOBE has taken the command of the Iris, the flag ship of Vice-Admiral GAMBIER, vice BRACE. Orders have been received at Plymouth not to break up any more Line of Battle Ships, , and not even those which were condemned for chat pur pose some time since. Mr. JACKSON ) Master Attendant of His, Ma. jesty's Yard at Halifax, is appointed to Potetsmouth Dock.yard, in the room of Mr. Rosa ; and Mr. PATTERSON is appointed Master Attendant at Halifax. Mr. WPlLttAtTit, Purser of the Britannia, is appointed Naval Officer at Antigua, .vice KiITOE, deceased. The Wexford, destined to Coast and China, is ordered to be afloat 23d instant; sail to Gravesend the 6th February ; stay there twenty days, and be in the Downs the 4th March. The Ganges and Alfred, for China (Urea, , are to be afloat the Bth March; sail to Gravesend the 23d ; stay there twenty days, and be in the Downs th; 18th April. in consequence of the loss of the Hindrcrem, th e Hugh Inglis and Lord Castlereagh, are to stay only Puma) days at Gravesend. By Letters from Constantinople, intelligence is obtained of the loss of all the Antiquities, &c. col. Idled by Lord ELGIN in Greece. The Va• sel which contained them put into Cerigo Bay, in stress of weather, and the Pilot letting go the anchor in too deep water, she was driven on the.rocks, and sunk in fifteen fathom. An English Brig has sailed from Constantinople, in the hope of raising some of the Cargo, but with little ptosped of success. Mr. TUCKER, late Private Secretary to Lord St. VINCENT, and who was recently promoted by his Lordship to a Seat at the Navy Board, is mentioned as. Sir E. NEPEAN 's successor in the Secretaryship to the Admiralty. The Division of Artillery, under orders for Cey. lon, had, a most providential deliverance from their original destination, which was to sail on board the Hind/tram, wrecked down Channel. Colonel Da s RIMY, who commands the Division, and his Lady and children f Surgeon MOR ETON, Principal of the Medical Dellartment, with all the Officers and Pri vates, were nearly on the point of embarking : but luckily this plan was changed only a day or IWO berore the Rini/man dropt down' the River, PARIS, JAN. it', . AN Adventurer who had assumed the name of Pox, and who called hithself an Englishman, and a Colonel in the service of Russia, was arrested at Liege on the 4th Inst. On being taken before a Magistrate; he Said his name was Fall, and that he was a native of Mons. He is suipce.led of several swindling tricks. BERNE, JAN. some darts of Switzerland, and particularly in Ar pvia, reports are spread of new Conspiracies. 01 these reports the inhabitants ctifhptain much, and artribtite them to the Public liinetionaries. The inquietudes, however, to which they give rise, oblige the French Troops to take the liiost severe measures, the necessity of which not being recognized, they are submitted to With great impatience. Bkitirt, JAN. learn from Paris, that the four CoMmiSsioners appointed by the French Go vernthent to heal- the Reclamations and Representa titins of the Helvetic Deputies, receive daily a great number of Memorials and Plans, of which they present Extras to the Forst CONSUL, after having exathined them. All these Papers will- be read in a general Assembly of the Consulta, which will take place confbrmably to the plan drawn by the FIRST CONSUL himself. We are assured that the Deputies of Berne, Zurich, Soleure and some other Cantons, have amongst them violent debates, whilst those of the Pay: de Vaud, Argo-via, and some others distinguish themselves - by the tranquillity nod dig nity which reign in their conferences. Several measures lending to operate a re-aetion, have been adopted at Zurich, but the Helvetic Government has put a stop to them. BASLE, JAN. 6.--The last letters from Paris an nounce that the Chiefs of the different Parties who are Members of the Helvetic Consulta, begin to agree, and to labour with one accord at the forma tion of the different Cantonal Constitutions. Those of the Cantons of Argovia, Zurich, Leman, &c. are already finished. Those of the Cantons of Berne, Soleure, Fribourg, &c. still present matter for dis. cussion. VIENNA, DEC. WICKHAM is arrived in this capital ; he continues to take the title of Envoy of Great Britain to the GRAND DUKE of TUSCANY, the King of England not having yet recognized the King of ETRURIA. FELLOW FEPER IN ANTIGUA. We are sincerely sorry to say that this island, which has hitherto enjoyed a degree of health be yond what has been experienced in most of the neighbouring islands, is now afflitaecr with the yel low fever in a great degree of virulence. The fol lowing letter, which we received on Saturday, <via Plymouth, afnirds some particulars on this distress. ing subject Anti . gua, Nov. 17. The yellow fever has broken out here, and from the mortality which marks its progress, has excited the most painfol'alarm throughout the island. The following are amongst the number of its vic tims :—The Hon. John Athill ; Capt. Armit of the Engineers ; Lieut. Fisher, ditto ;, 'the* Rev. Kr. Berkerhead ; George Kittoe, Esq. English Har bour ; Mr. Thomas Smith, ditto ; Dr. Stephen Murray, ditto ; Mr. Isaac R..,Robert, Ordnance Store-keeper ; Mrs. Eliz. White ; the lady of the Rev. Mr. Baxter ; Mrs. F. Wiikinson ; Mr. Liam Besouth, St. John's ; Mr. Barnard Lanaghan ; Mr. Lockhart Russel Elliot; Mr. Alex. Keddie, and Mr. John Scott, assistants to Dr. Kennedy ; Master Kean Barre ;• Mr. Johnston, manager at Otto's ; Mr. J. Dow, lately from Europe. • Capt. Armit and Lieut. Fisher were nearly of the same age, about 23 : they lived in terms of the closest friendship, resided in the same house, died nearly the same hotir, and were deposited in the same grave. The whole of the garrison was under arms on this sad occasion, and they were buried with Military honours. _ _ . The deaths of Messrs. KEDDIF and SCOTT were attended with circumstances of similar interest ; they were of the same age, had been educated to gether, came out in the same ship,- engaged in the same empliry, lived in the same house, died the 'same day, and were buried in the same grave. Our accounts from St. Domingo are of a very re- , cent date, and are highly distressing, not only on principles of humanity, but as the interest of all the Islands in this quarter is , involved in the issue of the destruetive War now carrying on there. The promised succours from France had not reached the Island, and if they do not soon arrive, it will pro. bably he impossible to retrieve their affairs these. The Negroes here are quiet. On Saturday the Box Packet, containing the ; Company's Dispatches for, the Government of Fort St. George, and a number of private litters, which was put on board, the Ship ,Hiltdottan, was brought to the IndispHouse, fortunately preserved from the wreck of that Ship. The Elbe is frozen over, and the intercourse with Hamburgh, by this channel, will probably be suspended for some time. 'The POstmaster.General, with creditable and consistent attention to the pub, tic interest,' has direeled that the packets may con. tinue to endeavour to make that coast, and in the event of retard, to land the Mails at Heliogoland, in order to their bein& forwarded from thence by means of ice-boats to Cuxhaven or to Bremen. ' Sittings appointed in Middlesex and London, be. fore the Right Honourable En w ,ats Lord ELL UN BOROUGH, Lord Chief Jo rice, &c. in and after Hilary Term, t 803. IN TEAM. • MIDDLLSEX. LONDON. Saturday . - • lan. 2 Wednesday -* rein. 2 S2tDidity - Feb. i . tvl4.)nday - 7 Thursday - 30 Friday . AMR. I/IAM. Monday i 4. Tuesday - " 15 . Ilidm fill Was on Saturday indiOed at the Clerkenwell Sessions, fur defrauding- William Wooldridge of 6s. by selling him forged orders of admittance to Covent:Paid - en Theatre, Signed with the name of Mr. Braham. The 'NEI was clearly proved, and the prisoner found Guilty ; but, in consegnenee of the very excellent chara(tier given hint byflVlt. Brabant and Signora ._Storace, he was sentenced only to an inipcistrurnetir of t. days. „ icrAY;'is „. . The Opera of hte)tipe was poforrned on !atitr,l4 Mrs. lit LLINGTON was never in finer voice or more exquisitely. The frost ads probably as a tonic rf ter the 'relaxation of the foggy Weather; acid produce tones as Clear and sonorous as an instrument. The Do t was sung by her and ViGANUI in a most tinish:!_i style. VIGANTurit certainly sings better with Mrs.. BILLINGTON than ever he sung before : we presuin the reason is; that With such a proficient in Music, he feels himself sure; and does not fear risking a nu e occasionally; and at the iarne time all his up,,or parts are sure of being well supported. . The 134110 t was La Forit Entbantee, which went off More pily than usual. Madame LABOaLR is always charting in the Harp Scene, and Cottikt.tt gains rapidly on the pubic favour, and deservedly, from his aCtivity and steadiness. CONCENTORES SOCIETY. ON Satarday last, Mr. WEABR'3 Presidency was held at MA t.LiNn.rots's, Holborn. The whole twelve attended, with the exception of Mr. EtAKTLE; MAN. This SQciery is the only one Of the Vocai kind where,, for the improvement of Science, the President,i6 bound to produce a Canon, as the first piece to bd - sung after dinner, instead of Nov Nob*i Doniine. Mr. W 8 Btl L•'s specimen of learning ail ingenuity on this occasion, was ,a Canon of the same.constru6iou with that of Britn l 6,- and beam " drcet Itymrfur, Deus in Sieu." It was sun; by three different parties, each gradually joining at the repeats ; which arrangement produced a great el:Fe& of crescendo, and called for an thianinitsus encore. It was followed by a five voice Glee, " not offate," in the Authot'S best style. The• spirited conclusion was worthy Of him wh a composed " rhe mighty Conqueror.'" Messis. HARRISON, Gasistoa.ux; and Wtsfiti, then sang "Mi dicone le &micelle," an Italian trans lation. of ANACREON'S celebrated Ode, " To the the wanton girls." The .subsequent Glees of "0 place me," " Cupid's Bird-call," and " Let busy C.'oninserce s " were highly admired, both by the Members and the eight Friends of 'the President, who were admitted as visitors. But the cheetful union of health and iAriti in Mr. W El:se, who has been lately afflided with a severe indisposition, gave real pleasure to the whole party : for in the words of his Own celebrated Glee, which thirty years ago bore testimony to his future excellence ; although " the varied meads ant winding woods" were obscured by the power of the frost, yet i in respett of the social meeting, of Eh: is the highly valued father, " His soul responsive ltaird Old scene, " t4sti'd to joy, and pe:t6: within:" CORN EkCHANGE, J. 17. ON account of the frost, there are no fresh arrivals of Whear, or Grain in, general higher prices are asked, and little business doirg sotri..! few samples went oil:at a small advance ; airley an.l Ni,dt sell4trilie higher; vrc rte little alteration in Pease or Beans ; there is a tolerable supply of Ow). which may be quoted about ts. dearer; price of Flour as last week. - Whcat 47s a t ro a 6os (-A Fine ditto - 6is a 61s od Barley 24s a Ztii 6(l -43 s a 41s od R 3is a 39s oil White Its 33s a 39s cid Beans -34 s aOs Ti4:k Beans - 3os a 34S od oars - - 17. a 20S 24s Poland ditto 2.1$ a a6s Rave Seed . 311 a 351 Fine: Flour -45 s a s o s od Sz,untidu. 404 a 454 THE TM/ATM—The Comedy of The Jew, was represented On. Saturday night ,at Drury,-Lane Theatre; instead of The Merry Wives of Withor, which was deferred on account of the illness of PA.LISIER and Miss _POPE. Sherva is one of BA/4e NISTEIeg best efforts, out of that lively p rov i nc e for which his powers arc best adapted, and he has the merit of having formed the : model of aping the Saving, yet benevolent . Israelite, which all subse. quent representatives of the pan have copied, The rest of the charaPers, though not supported with the ability of the original Performers, are, how. ever, so well tided upon the whole, that the Co. medy went off with.tolerable 6114. The Opera of Family Qvarrsh was very attrae. tive again on Saturday last, at Covent Gorden Theatre. The new Performer who is forthcoming at Drury. Lane Theatre in. the charaaer of Richard she Third, is a son of FEARO X, a respedlable Atior who died several years ago, and who belonged to the Covent. Garden Company. , The young adventurer belongs to the sea, but prefers the ihratric trim-hem to the trident. A frisirder cm:shied nuttve Years aso.—The Following singular circumstance has occurredat Deal, in Kent, within these few days. A person who has kept a public-house in the neighbourhood of Deal with much respeftability for some years, was dis.. plating with another person in Deal ; high words arose, and a soldier belonging to the regiment in barracks there, came up and inquired what-vas the matter. Alter the altercation had subsided, the soldier said to the publican, that he was ante he was a Lincolnshire man by his voice and dialect ; the publican said he Was, but that he had not been there for some yeara; The soldier soon after called on one of the Magistrates of. Deal, and informed him, that a murder was committed about twelve years ago in Lincolnshire, by three men ; that two were taken and executed, hitt that the third, though 'frequently advertised for,- was never found, and that he strongly suspected the publican was the man, The Magistrate sent a statement.of the eireumstance, and a description of the, publican's person to the place where the murder was stated to have been committed, arid received for answer, that the statement' Made by the Soldier was correa, and that the description of the publican answered, in a great measure, that Odle...murderer who' had made his escape, buts that if it was the same person, he had a gunshot wound in' one of his legs. The riblican was taken up, and on his legs being inspect.. ed by a surgeon, he pronounced that a wound ap pearing On one of the legs was a gun-shot wound, in consequence of which the Publican has been coin rni t tea to Deal gaol, in orde r t o b e sent to the County where the murder was commirrei. t 'Arr. 11;. . . ntel. irdy gypt Eng. Nu. I itp ► of , ade his fer n qtly lye ish art LiC