The Sun. — London, England, 1803-10-27 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. z6.—His Majesty'b Ship Pandour, having been refitted, is gone out of the Harbour to Spithead. Sailed the Tri6u,.e Frigate on a Cruize; and the Sir Edward Hughes, and Britannia, for the East Indies. Arrived the Blackbird, NE DEM, from Newcastle; Privto Margaretta, POLGIR I and Good /lope, loAtlrtEs, from Jimmie; and Autumn, HOMRIC, from Sunderland. Dem., Oc.r. 26.—Arrived the ..Extioriou Bomb, from Dungeness, and sailed through the Downs for the Nore. Arrived from the Nore, the Ferretter Gun.brig, and sailed for Portsmouth; and the Sulphur Bomb from the Norei and remains. In the Downs--Monarch, Utrecht, Falore Sloop, Sulphur and liiscove7:y Bombs, Basilisk and Jackal! Gun -brigs. rSHaSRNESs, OCT. z6.—A Court-Martial was this day assembled, and held on board His Majesty's S h~P..lViachehea in the Harbour, consisting of the folevy.ing IVlember3, viz. —President,' Capt. MIT. ettata4Captains MORRIS, ROGERS, BROUGHTON, \VOLFe, VANSITTART, BOLTON, and 1 / 1 ' 1 , 1 . 1 1', when they proceeded to try. Mr. David .Ke'r Master, and Simoa Drisdoll, Pilot of His Ni aiestY's Sloop Hound, for having run the said Sloop aground on the Gunfleet on the grit ult. and for not h aving iequainted their Commander, K EITH IVIAX W EL t, that the Ship was standing into danger; nnxl for' again running the said Sloop aground in working up the Swin on the 18th inst. ; when having heard the evidence in support of the charges, as well whit the Prisoners had to say in their defence, and Lavin); matuiely and deliberately weighed the same; u're of opinion, that the Charges were in part proved ; but in consequence of their excellent cha raCters, 'itrut in consideration of some other eircUrri. .Stances, they were only reprim'anded, and ibuleted of one tnonth's pay as Pilots. ' CeErNocK, OCT. zz.- . —Arrived yesterchl the Lberty, , Capt. latruitix, a running ship. Stu; sailed frQin Jamaica on the 9th August, in company with the armed ship Por t law!, of and for London, from At Bay of Honduras, which she fell in with oft Cape Antonio, and parted with on the ilth inst. in lat. so. 15. long. 36. so. then all well. Spoke ;h e - following vessels on the passage, . viz, on the ktl tilt. the American Ship Agasta Packet, from - syt t) l l fo r B a lti more , Out 5 6 d a y s :—on the 4.th plat: tat, ► eDI p n l7. long. 41. 40. the Ship Live r .. J ut% WI AT, of ?WA for New 'York, front tverp,nt out 22 days :—on the 13th inst. in lat. 59. long. 25. so. the American Brig Echo, ► tand for Sal em , f or S t. .P eters b urg h ; on the flth " nr• in lat. sz. 20. long. 36. the American Ship d ay .elev, from S t . Petersburgh, for Baltimore. Apt• LENNO X also spoke several fishermen on the hanks of Newfoundland, who informed him, that the had been u very successful fishing. it is very • confidently . reported that changes about to t a k e p l ace i n the amongst the, Administration,. Lir. Sit ERMAN-la to be President of the Board of Controul in ,the room of Lord CASTLEREAGH, who • 110c1.10,1ne Admiralty. Mr. SHERIDAN will hej ' . acquisition to Mr. ADDINGTON, 'an Mr. s NEY, but the question for the Caw"' try to ;IA is, amid st all the s e ohoppings and changes, ore its interests consulted and advanced ? AS a furthcr proof of the strange 'negleet of Ad. ministration in providing, for the dettnce of the Northern part of the Island, it is an undoubted faCI • that the public Stores and Forts at Aberdeen were for months wholly destitute of Powder, and that to „evitlttta n''Lle the Marquis of HUNT LY t o review the station ed • there, the .Provost and Corpora. ti " of Aberdeen were under the necessity of using their, private three, We could add a great deal nß ,'re Upon this subjeft, but from respeet', to the. g al lant Marquis, the idol of his Countrymen, we forbear to communicate what he has hitherto un availitigitrepresented to Mi n i sters . The gas lately passed for regulating the passage Emigrants fro m the Highlands of Scotland to 'America, have, it is believed, materially checked, if not Wholly put a stop to the prat ice, as the sum nnw,required for the passage i 3 30 considerable, hat those who are possessed of it are.' general ord inclined to emp l oy i t advantageously at hometown to wander abroad.. The. Commissioners of Margate, appointed to carry into effet the Theme Property Bill, should not undervalue their understandings, because they were unable to comprehend that Bill, for it is drawn up in such a manner, and 'upon the whole. constitutes such a finatteial conundrum that it has Puzzled the wis est h ea d s, and ought indeed, to be - considered as a Gordian Knot. An A Vessel I mermanhas arrive in the 'River that cleared out about five or six weeks since from Punicirk for Philadelphia, but was detained till ivithin these few days from the following circum ' stance.. Eighteen English, eight 'Males and tenie. males, had secreted themselVes on board—an Ame. tican sailor gave' information to the Municipality, 'and ,a file of musqueteers being sent on board :to search the vessel, the English were all discovered, 'Were escorted on Shore, and immediately all con. fined together in a dungeon under the prison. After remaining there two days .they were conduClad tQ V alenciennes, where they all remain close prisoners• Some .English however contrived to escape utiob. Setv_ed on board the same American when she sailed, and, have Landed safely in their native Country. k7)II4"I3URCY, OCr. t 4. IICINAL3-4.CouNTy 01 EDINBURGII. • To prevent alarm, the Public is informed, that on tricker next, the 28th instant 3 trial of signals is to be made front the Castle of Edinburgh, vii,. to Stratton, and from thence to the Roman Camp. Snuthsille-hill, on the East. and to Corstorphine.hill on the West. TI w day, signals at twelve o'clock at noon, and the night signals at eight o'clock in the • By Order of the Lieutenants of the County and City If Edinburgh, MAC FAR-LANZ, Clerk. Polls LING, Clerk • Edinburgh, oa. 24' Tnts . day the sixth Royal Garrison Battalion Marched from the Castle to be quartered in different Garrisons. A detachment of the Royal Army •of Reserve which has been stationed here since they were tais. ed, marched for .Ayr. • The i Bth, or Royal Irish Regiment of Foot, sr. rived this forenoon in the Castle. On Friday the 18th curt. Major-General the Most Noble the Marquis of I NTLY impeded at Fortes, the two Companies of Fortes Volunteer Infantry, when his Lordship on the ground desired'' Capt. STRACHAN, who commands them, to express to the Corps his Lordship's entire satisfsetion at. their appearance. DUBLIN, OCT. Zi. A LETTrK has been received in Town this even. ing from sir NEALt 01C)0101t LOA Newport Pratt,' in the County of Mayo, stating, that on Tuesday last a very heavy firing was heard off the COM, which lasted the greater part of the day. This Letter was immediately laid before the Right Hon. Mr. WICKHAM. For a considerable part of the forenoon the public mind was much agitated, in cpn. sequence of the above Letter, until the following Official Communication was made by the LORD MAYOR to all the Banks and Public Offices through out the City, tliansion.floute, Dublin, Saturday, oa, u, Ih3. Titz Right Hun. the LORD MAYOR, wishing to prevent the Citizens of Dublin from being deceivied or alarmed by Reports circulated by the designing or disafFeeted, Joao no time in acquainting the Public, that he has this moment re- Ceived the following letter from the Ss aft ILTARY of ATS. By Order, ARCH. HAMILTON, See. COPY OP A LETTER PROM THE RIGHT 119 N. MR. WICKI(AM TO Tilt RIGHT HON. 181 LORb MAYOR. Dublin-Castle, Swgrclay, 017. at, 180 3* " Mir LORD, " At Letters have probably been reeeiyed in Dublin by this Morning's Mail, stating, that three french Frigatcs had anchored in Muilow-man Hay, near Sligo, I ICU no time in inforrning you, that the Vessels that have Come to anchor there arc British Men of War, that have been. Cruiziiig for sonic tune 011' tbc North Western Coast of Ireland. " I have the Honour to be, my Lord. " Your Lordship's most faithful, " And obedient •Serv.int, " WM. WICKHANI." The Right IPm.. It'e Lord Mayor. This morning Afiehad Quigley Nicholas and Sig.. ford were brought from Kilmainham Gaol , undar..an escort, before the Right Hon. Lord NOR Boxy and Mr. - Baron DALY, when they were informed by the Deputy Clerk of the Crown, that Bills of India. merit were found against them for High Treason, and they were asked what Counsel they wished to have assigned sham. Rach of them mama/ M s, scmaY And Mr. M‘NALIX, and Mr. L. MNALLY Agent. Mr. TowNsitin and Mr. RIDGEWAY) together with the Crown Solicitor, attended on the part of the Crown. Tit E Tit Artt .-- , The Comic Opera of The Ca. bbset, drew a very numerous audience last night to Covent Garden Theatre. BRAHMA and STOR4CE were again received with a very fervent greeting. The former was finely in voice, and excited the warmest applause. He was particularly animated in << the Forest echoes," and was encored. INCI.E. DON'S (sold tfrOttS were also highly applauded.— MUNDPN, VAWCETT, and BLANCHARD, enjoyed their full share of public attention, and the piece went of with great spirit. The house was very The Navy Board are about to carman for the building of six Frigates, of 3z guns each, and six Sloops of \Var ; to he completed, the former in eighteen, the latter in fifteen months. Ponsonby and Conerfritb, the two persons ap. preherded at Portsmouth, were in possession of a complete set of Lord Howes Signals, with the dif. ferent alterations which have taken place down to the very last, and which Admirals Moss. TAtm a and Hot.r.ow AY having examined maturely, considered to be of very considerable importance. It is supposed Ponsoliby procured them 'of a person in Wellclqse.square, s%,ho has lately served as a Master in the Royal Navy. On a stria examination Of the papers in the possessiUn of these persons by GoLnsoN, Esq. one of the Magistrates of the Borough, such information was obtained as will most probably lead to 'the deteaion of many others, as an especial messenger was sent from the General Post Office to the Secretary of State's; Office imme. diately. on the arrival of the mail, and othre any letters could t.nc delivered to the parties implicated. Pousokby was Afting Lieutenant in the Navy last War, and for sonit• time commanded a Privateer called the Kitt Skrue. They were also in posses. sion of a complete list of the diff rent rendezvous from Leith, No. t, to Port Royal, Jamaica, No. ”. Died on Monday the 24!h inst. of a fever, at Blatchington Park, the Seat of ARTHUR ANNBSI, CY. Esq. in the azd year of his age, Mr. DASH WOOD, eldest son of Sir HENRY WATKI v DASH w ooD, Bart. of Kirtlington Park, Oxfordshire. On Monday there was a true bill found against Thomas SCott for wilful and corrupt perjury, in con sequence of which a Judge's Warrant was issued, and Scott was apprehended, after a very severe re, sistance, between ten and eleven o'clock the same night, in a house in the Cloisters, Smithfield. He is now in Newgate in irons. An alteration is CO take place in the mode of exe cuting criminals in the Old Bailey. In lieu of the cumbrous macjiine brought on these occasions before the Debtors' r o loor, a platform is to drop from the front, and thinugh a new door, the culprit will pass immediately from the chapel gallery to the place of executions IRE 4Np. tWe yesterday gavd the substance of thetrial, Convie. tion,of*xi likisel4 at Dowttpatrick, on the 19th inst: we nowlivc the Evidence in deuil.j • SPECIAL COMMISSION. DOWNPATRICK, OCt. 20. Edward Ihbon, Chief Constable of Police, sworn. [Here it was observed by Messrs. Jor an ,1 BELL, Counsel, for the Prisoner, that Mr. Wilson should not give'evidenct of, the insurrection in Dublin.— , . Over.ruled by the Court.) Upon which Mr. Wilson gave evidence of the insurreition in the same tunnel as on the trials in Lienterart Camharan sworn, to prove the taking of the depot of arms, as on the trials in Dublin.— Lieutenant Brady proved the rebels in arms in Tho. massstreet, as on former trials in Dublin. Serjeant Rice proved, as on former Trials in Dublin, identify. ing the Proclamation found in the depot in Marshal. alley, Dublin. William Corky, of Saimfield, County of Down, sworn. Is a Yeoman in Captain Price's Corps ; re. collefta hiring a horse, on the Friday of the last races, 22d July, to James Drake to go to Annadorn, Or the Cross Roads • identi fi ed the Prisoner, saw him same day ; Drak e promised to pay hiM ; Russel paid him for the hone it was about ten o'clock in the morning.—Cross.examined. Ile thinks it is dots Prisoner who paid - 31. 34.—Juooe. Are you Certain as to the Prisoner? He thinks he is the man who paid him, hut is doubtful. Robert Adam sworn. Is . acquainted with James Drake ; he saw him on the Friday of the races com. ing on the Balfinahinch Road ; knows James Smith's house at Annadorn ;Fit was about 4.00 perches from Smith's house ; he saw Drake riding with another Man ;—,Drake's horse was brought back by a little buy. John Keenan sworn. Lives at the. Winniag Post on the race.ground ; he recolleds the Maze Races ; heard that there was to be a rising ,on the- 23d July ; on the Friday of the races heard of a meet. ing to be at Smith's of Annadorn ; was at the meeting; saw some he knew, there were about nine men there drinking whiskey ; he saw James Drake there, James Corry e and Hugh M ben ; M'Mullen told him of the meeting ; saw sonic he would not know ; be saw, the Prisoner there ; sat down there ; the Prisoner asked him what lie could di) in respell to rebellion ; -he said that •there were about ten men in his village, that if he spoke to them about rebellion they would hit him in she face ; the Prisoner then said that he ;believed lie might go out of the country as that w;ts the case, but that the rebellion must go on in other places, as he could not stop it. The Prisoner said that he did not doubt the French were fighting in Scotland at that time. be saw a uniform of green cloth, with epau. lets and lace ; the Prisoner desired Drake to,put on the uniform; he refused ; then the Prisoner put it on himself for a few minutes, and then took it off, and thinke it was tied up iu a cloth. He- re. coiled& a stranger coming in at that time .to the room, and the Prisoner asked the stranger what be could do about raising men for rebellion? The strati. R.! atticl , . he wc,u4d- rasmalscut 150 men; recoiled, Cony .saying, on leaving the room, that he wo uld go and try to do what he could do in Downpritriek. The Prisoner wanted a Map of She County, and he thinks Corry alluded to the map when he said ,he would do what he could in Down ; recolleets a boy named Harry Smith, bringing in spirits; he is son to Smith the owner of the house. Cross.examined by Counsellor BELL.—Recol. lefts drinking whiskey, about five half pints ; he has told all he knows about it ; was about twenty minutes drinking there; did not know all the per. sons ; he thinks there are some he would not know; lives about four miles and a half from the house- of Smith ; Smith keeps a house, or did at that time; at An n adorn ; never saw Russel until that time ; he may thank a little whiskey and went astray;' t h ere m i g h t something more be said or done with. out his knowledge. Mr. Hawthorn aentsfor him; has been in coefiaerneor two nights ; it was about tight days 'ago he was sent to by Mr. Hawthorn ; he raised no men, nor did he attempt it ; was at Maze Races : did not tell any one at the races of the rising ; he did tell some neighbours of the rising. Mr. Hawthorn was the first 'Magistrate he communicated it to, and slid it when he sent for him, Hawthorn told him that he heard he was with Russel ; he told him he was, and told him all he knew; he took care to have evidence of his heing in led when the rising was to be on the aid July; went so Smith's to hear what was going on ; would have assisted in the Rebellion if he had such no. Lions; knows it was treason to be ill she company of conspirators; it is - not the part of a good aubjett to hide treason; knows he was not a good subjett ; was never threatened with alsrasecetiten ; thinks he would not be prosecuted; did not hear of any harm done at the meeting more than was done ; does not believe he would be prosecuted if he did not give evidence ; thinks he was imprisoned for fear he would not come forward; was two nights in gaol ; slept in a little room in the gaol, it was rather a good room ; does not believe that he would be pro. secuted, but that he might be imprisoned for some time ; says, that he thinks they could not hang him, for he thinks there was no evidence agatest him. He was told he would be confined if he did not come forward, bet not until after he gave infor. minion ; he thinks that he' will be liberated ; that he would not, he thinks, be liberated if lie had not given evidence ; never saw Russel before that day; he might know the other strangers who were at the tneetitig if he saw them. Juror—Did M'Mullen tell you what the meeting was for ?—He did; it was for rebelliim, and that there wa s a stranger 40 be there ; is sure that M'Mullen said the meeting was for rebellion. Henry Sl7th being sworn, says, tleit he lives At Annedern, about four miles from Downeatrick, at James Smith's, his father's; he keeps a public. houSe there, and is about nine miles from S s i ec u e ot members the last Maze races ; there was company at his father's; the Prisoner and James Drake were` ' there ; they went there on horseback, about ten o'clock on Friday morning of the races ; his father is a caventer, and was pot at mthe I ) • ; Pri soner Mule bake tided For flair a pint isf spiritseeeliten' cal/aloe' another half fine, and he reenalnerlS with them,' and sat &WA . lad drenk •seith theme s beer,e. them talking of a thing of the people; • there visa*S . .„ to be a general insorrettion over Ireland on 11.$ - . 7 . of July, Saturday night following, about nine ten o'clock. Prisoner asked Witness if there e4ie arms in the country I he said there was, the V.l t eee_ men had them. Prisoner Bahl every Parish was tee take their own arms from the Yeomen and Loyalists, or Orangemen ; 'Witness told Prisoner that they h. had arms e Prisoner said that • the Cat hulks were abused by Orangemen, and that they sheirld rise to redress themselves; that 'they should take Mr .F rd, the Sheriff, prisoner, and Mr. Worselsy ;' they should go round by Clough and Seafoid, and„hriog in the loyal Gentlemen prisoners.; that P, isomer said there were plenty of good fellows at Belfast. Witness asked Prisoner if -the French were to come ?' answered that they were nor, but that they were to send 30,000 arms to he landed at ; they were joined in this room by others ; lie sawKeertan, Curry, Doran, and Maguire there ; similar cone versition took place when those persons came in ; Doran got. up and observed, that none but madmen would join them ; Russel then got np and said, a passion, " this won't do." He saw Russel take a green militaty coat with epaulets and lace, and put it on, and said it was the dress of the French Generals; that he told him, that he and eleven others came from France upon the husinehs—that he was to •be General, but if better wont' conic forward, he wduld resign and walk as a I) eson !•niart that tieNi tn. be -taken ether. sfeeet r. that there we ae many in Ddbfieeettiesot4rtVtr"o"."'"""'' ' it ; that there were eo,obiel:in some 'Punk ineDuh. ' lin to carry on the War or Rshellion. • Says that he went and listed on the Mon day' after 'for tear of lesing concerned more in thiebusiness. , Knows Mr. Ford, the Sheriff, went to him of his own accord, but there had been a guard looking..for him in his • absence, and he there disclosed the matter to •Ms. 'Ford. Heard threats held on', 'that if the Kiere party killed any of them they woted retaliate ; - thee the people were threatened and forced to rise like. wise. Saw Prisoner take out a case of: pierols, ur three pistols. Prisoner lefi his father's 41;ntit three o'clock ; a boy came for the horse Russel rude from Seintfield,' and Witness's brother took away Drakes horse ; Prisoner .went towards Downetateielte with James Drake. Cross-examined. Never saw /3.essel before that day with Drake; was the boy, who ate tended and brought in liquor ; he did disclose the • plot to Witness ; did tell the Prisoner where the arms :were, and that they were in the country ; was not willing to join Prisoner until he spoke to him me about The business.; thinks the Prisoner was aware of the consequence at being a traitor; prisoner . seemed not afraid to tell of the rising, and told him (the Witness) freely ; asked bins to join him 'a he. refused td - go ; he got afraid, which induced him .to comply with the Prisoner's demand ; Prisoner asked him where the arms were ? Witness told him the. Yeomen and Orangemen had arms ; it was fear induced Lim t o te ll thi s . S a y s h e eaid the stnarte money after he enlisted; that Mr..Loslet gave 'the money for it ; that the first „ time he saw Priionet after, he did not recolleet him. Saw him after in Kilmeinhain gaol. No one endeavoured to make him swear egainst the Prisoner ;• no inducement was held - oti—never was threatened to be confined, nor wa's he promised liberty if he swore against hint ; but he expected liberty after evidence, as he yokl teeted to go and see the Prisoner ; 'went without a guard ; went to Dublin in, a coach, which was paid by Gevernment; Mr. Brown gave him ese when gain ; he got some money from Mr. 13hteke wood ; was kept in gaol since he came to Dow'', as an evidence. Q. by a Jutur.—Dia you know the Prisoner the second time you h w him in Kilmainh.im gaol ? A. I did pert my well. Hugh *Celina's sworn.,,-Rememhers Saturday the 2AJoly last, was in the house of James Fitz. pattiek that day, and thinks the Prisoner wa, there, and asked fur his breakfast ; the 110111 e is on the Island of Loughin ; it was about nine o'clock in the morning; he went away and left the Prisoner there ; has no doubt of the Prisoner's person. , Rev. Pat. 14 -4 Carto t t sworn.—Says he lives iii the parish of Loughlin Island, is a Roman Catholic Priest in that parish. He was on the 223 July in his chapel with his pari.hioners ; his chapel is about two perches from Fitzpatrick's house ; that about three o'clock in the day (Fillay) he saw, be thinks, the Prisoner about two minutes. He saw and heard murmuringsamong the people that day, and thought from it that the French were on the Coast.. He en. deavoured to quiet the minds of the people ; •but on Saturdey he heard of the intended rising ; the Pri., Boner went into Fitzpatrick',; Witness went there to inquire about the stranger. He saw Jas. Drake with the. Prisoner or stranger ; cannot swear posi. tively as to the Prisoner, but, front eireernstances, he thinks it was the Prisoner; has na reason to doubt him being the man. Patrick Lyttrh'lwom.—Saya he is a Professor of the Irish Language; that he did reside nine years ago in Belfast, and for the two last years has tt !loose in Loughlin Island, where his family principally re. side. He kyiew the Prisoner, and is sorry to see him there in the dock ;. he met the Prisoner. often at the Library in Belfast : s he seemed to have the care of the library : taught the Prisoner, some lessons in the Irish Language. On Saturday before the In. surrettion, he came to Down, and next day he want to Loughlin Island, and saw Prisoner there on Friday evening, July 2z, about sunset ; his house is near Fitzpatrick's ; saw a horse, and s.ive Prisoner take the horse : Prisoner went to him ale' offered to Shake hancis with him, but he declined it, knowing him to be an outlaw, and nor wishing to hurt him: told Witness he was a horse. jockey, and that Witness was to consider him as such, and to let him pass 'as such: he declined speaking to him, except at the house, where he told Prisoner * that all he wished to know was, if .he could go in 'safety to Belfast, as he heard it rumoured a rising Wilf to be ? He told Witness he might not go for two or three days : that. Prisoner said he AVMS going to Beirut, and asked Witness what would be th s.ifest way for him, , and if there would be any clan. ger Of him ? Witness told him' there was danger they then separated ; saw Prisoner on Saturday t he 233 8 in a small room at Fitzpatrick's ; be thinks ~.