The Sun. — London, England, 1804-01-06 00:00:00

IVAYA L NEWS. 11 )2„c, J AN . 5. —Sailed the Leda on a cruize off B) 1 11., , g11e ; Bloodhound and Locust, for Dungeness; and Curlew, for Sheerness. The cannonading mentioned in yesterday's Let. ter, proved to be from the Immortaliri Frigate and Archer Gun-brig, who early yesterday morning fell in with five Sail of Gun-vessels between Boo kgne and Calais. They came out of Calais the .e venirz before, bound to Boulogne. The lovnor taliti manned all her Boats, which with the Archer attacked them, and captured the whole of them. They. consist of one Prussian Hoy, two Doggers, One very large Lugger, and one small Cutter. They are arrived in the. Dawns. They all.have Troops on board, but what number we cannot learn in time for the Post. In the Downs—the Monarch, Utrecht, Perseus, Harpy, • St arling, Mariner, and Basilisk. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 4..—This morning a fire was discovered to have taken place amongst the cargo of the Ship Weinburg, of this Port, Capt. EvANs, laden with brandy, wine, cotton, madder root, &c. laying in liamoaze, bound to London. It was per. c'eLv-eit. first by the great quantity of smoke which issued from the-fore scuttles. The ship being near the Salvador del Ma:do, Admiral CoLrors' Flag Ship, she was cut a.drifr, and placed nearer the West Mud, in order to prevent her sinking in deep water when scu:tled ; a Gun-brig lying near her, the Commander was desired to fire into her, which he did four times, but the Ves. Eel soon after drifting on the mud, it proved of little benefit : the hatches and every part of the Ship have been stopped up, to prevent the air corn ing to the cargo, but the smoke still increases, and there is reason to fear the fire will butst out in the course of a kw hours; it is supposed to have been occasioned by the heating of the madder root. The Wem6urg is quite a new Ship, and has a cargo valued at not less than 10,0001. Sailed the Minotaur, of 74. guns ) to join the Channel Fleet. Arrived the Admiral Nehon, Capt. LETTON, from Newfoundland, bound to Dartmouth, with fish and oil. In addition to the Naval Force already appointed for the defence of the Humber and the Wash, we understand that five of the vessels taken up for Go vernment service by the East India Company, sailed last week for the same station. Two of them are to he moored oft Lynn, and the other three in the mouth I.f the Humber. In Ireland, at present, the best troops are station ed along the Coast 3, particularly the Western and Northern parts. The centre of the kingdom, Ath lone, is made the chief depOt for arms, and is to be the residence of the Com►:mander in Chief in future, instead of Dublin. Mr. GREATH FAD, of Shields, has launched and cent off for Whitehaven, a Lifeboat for the use of that harbour and neighbouring coast. It is a very handsome twelve -oared boat, 3o feet long,- and nine broad, and weighs upwards of a ton and a half. The last division of the 53d (Army of Reserve) arrived at Newcastle 'on Friday, On their route fur frcm tt hence they are expeded to be or dered fun'lreland. Each man has been provided %iith no leis than so rounds of ball cartridge. Yesterday se'nnight the last division of the 9tst left Berwick for Sunderland. They are to be re. Plac e d by, the Fifeshire Militia, .the first division w hich marched into the Barracks - there tha t afternoon. - • On W ittßsTocednesday se ' nn i ght Sir CARNABY HAG. viewe d ! bes ' T roop of Y eomanry Cavalry were re y Co lonel CAR press K, of Shepperton, wh o ex and pressed his entire approb at i on o f t h e i r di scipline, appearance, in the most flattering terms. It is calculated in France ping of the pre sent war , that since the begin , in all te ricipal tnercan, tile pl aces, two thousand six hun h dre p and d sixtY-tw° bank ruptc i es have taken place, FORTIVICAT!ON OY TfiE RIVER SIIANNC)!/.- 71'he line of Fortification on the Shannon, extending from Athlone towards Proturnna is nearly completed ; the works at Athlone consist of a considerable en t,:iate (called Fort Geo ed rge) of stve ;:actions, conned cur,'•ains, and flanked by three enclosed re doubts. O n the heights ,above Shannon bridge, ereeted ;,I',,a two c el - tariatt e , supported by an enclosed is redoubt, river. strong batteries on the opposite side of the The fo r d clf Keelo,ue and Nleelick are defended by three strong and ec b matrtanding fi e ld works ; and at Banagher a small peotaganal wor k, called Fort Eliza, sustained by two circular towers, has been considered suificient for th e defence of this impo . rt_ ant post : from hence do wn t h e river are several field works, connesc.led with th e General line_ of de- fence of the Shannon. Three miles in the rear of Shannon in a central bridge, and position for acing upon this line, are ctonstruded the Camps—thest consist of four squares, of which two, viz. Hardwicke and Cathcart_squares are fini s h e d ; each square is capable of accommodat ing I 2.00 men and Officers. The scite of these bar. racks has been singularly well chosen, having the Grand Canal in front, the river Brusna in the rear, on th e righ t ilink is the Shannon, and on the left the great road leading into Connaught. These works • have been construded by Lieut. Cof.FISHSR , of the Royal Engineers, and have been executed under the i mmediate di re di on an d superintendance of L i t. DE BUTTS, of that COll3. DUBL/N, nrc. 3i. Sunday morning last ab , ut one o'clock, three men came to the first barrier gate on the South w a ►l near the Pigeon-house, at which a centinel stands ; being challenged by the Soldier, who we understand is one of the Highlanders, they Said they were going to the Packet to sail for Holy head,and requiring to be suffered to pass through. Whit; the 'isentty-was in the ad of opening the gate, one of the three per. - sons fired a blunderbuss, which it appeared was load,- ed with slugs, at the Soldier, which wounded anti tore him desperately in the left arm from the wrist to the elbow ; the assassin was so close to the poor s man that the wadding of the piece struck his clothes. The three barbarians, notwithstanding that two other centinels instantly came up, and fired in the direftion they heard them run, made their escape. The three shots had the effect of alarming the whole of the Army stationed there, who were immediately at their posts. The Conservators of the Peace of that distrift, we hear, stopped three fellows that morn ing, somewhere near Ringsend, who were, it is be lieved, the desperadoes, but not knowing of the savage aft, were not s(i circumsped as they other wise would have been. The poor Soldier lies dan gerously ill, and will not suffer amputation, though his life cannot be saved without it. To nothing can this horrid aft be attributed, but to the.atten. lion that the party of the Army stationed there very properly paid to Vessels which had been 'wrecked near the place, by resisting some efforts to plunder. SCOTL AND. DUNDEE, DEC. 30.--Yesterday the z4th batta. lion of Reserve marched from Dudhope Castle har_ racks, on their route to Ayr ; and at the same time the Berwickshire Militia marched for Edin burgh. Rif , Excellency the Earl of Motu, having ac cepted the offer of service transmitted by the sth Forfarshire Volunteers, commanded by Lieutenant_ Colonel MYLN3, that regiment was yesterday or. tiered on permanent duty, by Maiir-General tMAC_ DONALD, and quartered in Dundee. The gth Fz , rfarshire Volunteers were yesterday inspeArd by Mal , r.General MACDONALD, at their parade in the Meadows. Their appearance was much to the credit of themselves and their office►s ; more especially when it is considered that they have only been three months embodied, and chat during a season, the inclemency of which made it impossible to exercise. PEkTH, DEC. 30.—1 n consequence of the sudden removal of a company of the Berwickshire Militia, which have been stationed here some time, the Vo lunteers are doing the duty of the place. On Monday morning the 19th instant, a fishing. boat, four men in ir, set out from the North Queensferry, in the midst of a strong squall and heavy sea, against the advice of all on shore.-- They had not got far out, when James Stein, while setting up the toast in the boat, was swept over. board along with the mast, by a great wave, which nearly filled the boat with water. The other men ►hretiv out their oars to him, bur in vain, as he was past recovery, and by the want of the oars, they only tendered their own situation more dangerous. They, however, were with difficulty got ashore, but Stein perished. THE OPER A.—The new Opera brought to this Country by Signora GaAssusr, was in part re hearsed on Wednesday last at the King's Theatre. GRAssi:st herself attended on this occasion, and warbled her Airs in such a manner as to shew that she is a very good Musician, but, as usual in re hearsals, did not exert the full powers of her voice. Her person is very striking, and she is what is called a fine woman, without being critically hand. some. The new Opera was composed by ANDRE OSSI. It is a very grand composition altogether, but judging from the extent of the first Act, it is likely to be rather too long. Curtailments, how ever, will doubtless be made in the progress of the rehearsals. VICANONI is to preside over the musi cal department of the Opera House in the ensuing season, with the co-operation of KELLY. The ConduClors of. the Opera House have, it seems, come to a laudable determination that none but ENGLISHMEN shall be employed in that con. cern in situations that Englishmen can discharge, This is a very proper measure, for the Nation at present very reasonably look with a jealous eye towards Foreigners, too many of whom find a har. bour in this Country, notwithstanding all the vigi lance of Government. But the measure, besides political considerations, which in the present state of the Country are of high importance, considering the prevalence of Jacobinical principles among most Foreigners, is a proper compliment to Joins BULL amidst the heavy load of taxes which he is obliged to sustain, and the vast increase in the price of every article absolutely necessary for the support and com fort of life.—Honest JOHN would not bear to hear that Foreigners, whose charatters are at best suspi cious, and whose principles may render them highly dangerous, should tale the Lead out of his mouth. We therefore heartily approve of the resolution of the Conductors of the Opera House in this respel, and sincerely hope they will have the support of Fashion, since they have shewn this delicate and patriotic regard to the feelings of their country. men. THE THE ATR E.-The admirable Comedy of The Rivals was represented last night at Drury Lane Theatre, and so well supported by the principal charatiers, particularly BANNISTER in Acres, JOHN.. STCIN E in Sir Lucius C'Trigger, and Miss PoPE in Mrs. Malaprop, ilL:t it afforded touch entertainment. Mr. H. Jou Nsrox. was to have performed Friuli bad, but the part was taken . by BARTI. EY, who is a respelable actor, but who is touch too brisk in his manner for a charader of sentimental delicacy and languid refinement. The chielattraftion of the night however, was, the new Allegorical Romance of Gin. derella, which went off with great success, and was very much applauded. It is, indeed, a very pleasing sple n d a) an d mac hi ner y. 7:1,-lane of dancing, musi c , The Hou:e was crowded. CORONER's IN YESTERDAY, at eleven o'clock, an Invisition was taken before Cr oac E HoposoN,-Es:;. the Co roner for the County of Middlesex, at the Black Lion Public-house, on the body of Thomas MtII. wood, deceased, who was shot on Tuesday evening in a lane leading from Black Lion-lane, by a person who was in quest of the pretended Ghost, as men tioned in our Paper of yesterday. • Three witnesses were examined ; the first of whom was Mr. John Lock, who stated, that he ..was returning from the Plough and Harrow to his own house, which is situate at the corner of Black Lion:dane, in company with a Mr. Stow. They had got as far as the end of Lime Kiln-lane, and were crossing the road, when Smith, an officer of Excise, in company - with William Girdler, the private watchman, appointed to guard the neigh_ bourhood, accosted them. Smith informed him that he had shot a man, and he believed that it was the person who had for some time past gone about assuming the charader of the Ghost. They. all went to the spot where Smith said the unfortu nate person was lying, which was in a lane leading across from Beaver-lane to Black Lion-lane. Upon examining the body they discovered a gun-shot wound on the left side of the face, just under the jaw, the skin of the face was completely black from the died of the p6wder. The body was removed at the request of Mr. Lock, to the Black Lion public house. Mr. Lock had some conversation with Smith, who did not appear pettedly aware of his situation until he represented it to him, upon which he seemed very much affected, and said, that be had spoken to the deceased twice, but could not get any answer. Mr. Lock, in his evi dence stated, that the town and neighbourhood of Hammersmith had been annoyed for some months past, by the appearance, at a certain hour of the night, of some person assuming the complexion of a Ghost. The whole of Tuesday, he said, was very dark.---He had never seen the deceased before that night. Ann Millwood gave similar evidence, as to the annoyance in the neighbourhood for upwards of two months by the pretended Ghost. This young woman, who is sister to the deceased, stated, that he resided in a house occupied by her father, in the lane alluded to ; that on Tuesday night he left the house about eleven o'clock to go into the town : she felt herself alarmed lest something might happen to him, and indeed was so much alarmed, that she got immedi ately upon some bricks to look after him, when al most instantly she heard somebody call out, "damn you, what are you, or who are you, tell me, or I'll shoot you." Immediately she heard the report of a gun, and went out of the house, and within the distance of 3o yards discovered her brother lying on his back dead. He was dressed in a white flan nel jacket, with trowsers of the same ; was by trade a bricklayer, and was 22 years of age. On being asked as to the probability of her brother's assuming the appearance of a Ghost, she replied, she had never heard or believed that he did assume such an appearance. William Girdler, the private watchman em ployed by the inhabitants to watch near the spot where the unfortunate affair happened, gave in evi dence, that the neighbourhood was much alarmed for two months past, by this pretended super. natural agent ; that in consequence he made an ap. pointment with Francis Smith, the person al luded to, by which it was agreed that each of them should watch in separate diredinns, on Tuesday night, for its approach.--Accord ingly, about half past ten o'clock, they met at the top of Beaver-lane, while the Witness was going his rounds, and they agreed upon a private signal, in case they met afterwards, that either.one was to say, " Friend*! who comes there ?" The reply to be, " Advance, friend." This being settled, they parted, and the Witness pursued his course : when he got near the house of Mr. Stow, which was situated in Black Lion-lane, he heard the report of a gun. Having finished his rounds, he was proceeding, in the space of ten minutes after, to the White Hart public.house, when he was called to by a young woman, who informed him that he was wanted. Shortly after Smith came up to him, and desired him to come along. The Witness, wish.. ed to-know whether he had seen any thing, or what was the matter ; to which Smith replied, something very bad was the matter. The evidence here was exaßly in point with the statement of the two for mer Witnesses. Smith was very much affeaed, and expressed his wish to deliver himself into the hands of justice. In reply to some questions which were put to him by Mr. Lock, he said, that he had called out to the deceased before he fired, to know who he was, but not receiving an answer, he fired. The witness said, that on the Thursday night be fore the accident, he was going his round 3, es usual, about ten o'clock, when he saw a tall whitish figure, which on approaching nearer he found had a sheet over its head. Upon his approach, the figure threw up his hands and turned back the sheet, and he clearly perceived the person had on a dark coat with metal buttons. This was the whole of the evidence as to the un fortunate transalion. After it had been gone through, which was not till past three o'clock, the Coroner, Mr. HODGSON, with great perspicuity and judgment, summed up and direaed the jury's particular attention to the principal points. The Jury consulted a few minutes, and delivered in a verdia of Wilful Murder against Francis Smith; who was committed by the Coroner to Newgate, to take his trial at the next Sessions. On Saturday last, as some men were employed in repairing some buildings adjoining the River near Putney, it being high water, the scaffolding on which they were unfortunately gave way, by which accident to o of them, father and son, fell into the water; the father, after struggling a considerable time, was drowned, but the son clinging to some weeds, kept his hold till assistance was procured. The body of the father was discovered bating on the water by some persons near the White Hart, Battersea, on Monday, and was taken to an adjoin. log house, where the Coroner's Jury sat on the body, and brought in their verdict—AccielentaltDratb. LXCJIANGE, JAN. 6. TE g Lite sapplics of al: !;ind of Grain c;:yoe Salts to be very dull here (0.(1,:y ; first tvality scarcely fetches last day's p ices, •an;i cuter sorts are cheaper ; B.trley is at ratht.r less, an'il Malt kdrnost wi;hout sales : Pease anti Tick B ans are cheaper; 0.,t have r;lther barer sale ; F; ,, iir is not yet quoted cheaper ; fine American 335. to 355. Fer barrel of I cwt. 3 qrs. ' Wheat 36s a 44s a 53s c‘.l ! Tick Bc.tiis -27 s a 32s od Fine ditto - 543 a sEs od (); ( :s - IS's aals a '2,:s o.t P.ye - - - 2', 4 :s a . 31 . . i ad i l'o!aild ditto 23s a 243 61 1 Barley - -39 s a 2 4 s 0:1 Ital , Seed - - - 30 A 381 Malt - - - 515 a 57s c d Fino Flour - 455 a sos a d 'White Peas:: 37$ a .14s od, Seconds , - 4os a 455 od Beaks - - 565 a .365 cd I By the last Jamaica Mai! accounts have been re_ ceived that an arrest has b•ten sued . -nut by the Corn. missioners for investigating the Army Expenditure in the West Indies, against one individual for r30,000i. ; but the party absconded before he could be taken. The place to which he had retreated was known, but he had nor been captured. : - Saturday last fresh butter sold in Canterbury ' market from 191. to 2 id. - per pound. Whether this ewumous price aas as an inducement to dis honesty we know not ; but a person having bought a pound of butter of one of the market people, judged, by its appearance it was short of weight, and took it to the Mayor's office to weigh, who found it two ounces short ; the hutter-woman was imme diately ordered to the weighing table, and the con tents of her basket, con , isting of 171 h. of butter, were found most shamefully deficient. The whole ' was in consequence confiscated, and an indi:t - tinent will be preferred against the seller. ' Died at Cirencester, Mr. jouN JoHNsolsr, late of Oakley, Wilts, Yeoman. Aniongst his property were found 144 crown.pieces, of the reign of Queen ANNE, which appeared to have been bu: little cir. ciliated ; 20 half. crowns, six d riho s, a number of bank-notes and guineas, besides several large and curious gold pieces of considerable value, Mr. J. being a batchelor, his landed property, which was copyhold, descended to the Lord of the Manor of Oakley. The following singular occurrence took place is Newcastle last week. A soldier and a woman step ped into a shy on the Quay side, and, after purchas. ing some trifling article, requested the shopkeeper to suffer them to leave a covered basket for a fecv minutes. The parties not returning at the time ap_ pointed, the shopkeeper ventured to lift the c , ver, ing, when to his great astonishment, he found hill,. self in possession of a fins young child! On Tuesday evening, about seven o'clock, some Revenue officers seized a hackney coach in Leaden_ hall -street, with a quantity of contraband lace and other goods, to the value of ❑pwards of 25'01. which were taken to the Excise Office. The parties w ho had the property in their care made their escape. PUBLIC-OFFICE, HATTON-GARDEN.-Yester. day a Constable of the name of White seizeti, in an errand cart, two hares, several pheasants and par. tridges, without labels or directions upon them, which the Game Law required, under certain tines. The case being heard, the game became forfeited, and the mode of Eine was left to a future considera tion. A man of the name of Swan, of good appearance, and powdered, stating himself to have b•en Owner of several Vessels for several years back, which had been shipwrecked at sea, was examined as an impos tor, for going to different families with petitions of a begging nature, by which he derived considerable sums of money, which appeared by a list of benefac. tors in a book found upon him. His unlucky atar directed him to the house of Mr. Rashleigh, an eminent attorney in Hatton. garden, where he presented his written piteous tale. He was immediately recognized by that Gentleman, having been committed to Maidstone ;ail by his brother, a Magistrate, under the Vagrant Aa. I t has since appeared that he had been taken up a Wapping, mid examined at Whitechapel Office for the like offence, about a year since, and was passed to his place of settlement, at Thorne, in Yorkshire, as a vagrant. Upon the clearest evidence he was on this occasion sent to the House of Correction, to be tried at the Quarter Sessions. NIANs to N- flogs E.-----Yeste :by iliam Heseltine and Isaac Smith were charged before the LORD MAYOR, with having attempted to steal a chest of tea, the property of Messrs: Fa Y and Co. wholesale tea dealers, Mildred's-court, Poultry. By the evi. deuce cf the carman and porter i n t h e emp l oy o f t h e Prosecutors, it appeared, that they were sent with a cart-load of tea to he delivered at different Inns. About five o'clock on Wednesday evening, while they were delivering a chest of tea at the Castle Inn, Wood -street, the Porter observed Heseltine upon the cope of the cart, lifting up a chest of tea, at. tended by other accomplices round the cart, when he was taken into custody, and the rest ran off, when Smith was deteaed from among them. In their defence, they denied the charge, or of having any knowledge of each other. Smith requested that he might be sent on board the Tender, when, in consequence of there being no material proofs to commit him, his Lordship consented to the proposal. Smith immediately asked the other prisoner if he would not go with him, but his Lordship would not suffer it. The Prisoner Heseltine was fully com mitted for trial. THAMES POLICE Orrice.—Wednesday a shop keeper, at Deptford, was charged with having in his possession a quantity of rope-yarn and other goods, suspeled to have been dishonestly conic by. The defence of the party accused was, that as his house was contiguous to the water side, apd some men having the property upon them, who he under.. stood were pursued by the Officers, threw the perry into his shop, as his wife informed him, he being absent at the time. This defence MIT triad. missible, and the Prisoner being suspetled of being a common receiver, he was adjudged in the penally of tol.; the rope yarn being King's stores, under the value of zos. He was further convieled in the penalty of p. for the other property, and the goods forfeited. He paid the fines and expence3, with QQSLS.