The Sun. — London, England, 1804-05-30 00:00:00

The Jackal/ Gun.brig 'Went out of Harbour this day, She was paid six months wages . , and has sailed to join t•,e Boulogne Squadron. • DEAL, MAY 2 9.—Arrived the Autumn and Mari ne from a Cruize off Boulogne. Sailed the Vcican o to the Westward ; the Locust on a Cruize off Oitend ; Explosion and Bloodhound on a Cruize off Boulogne. Sailed the illustrious last night for Plymouth, and put hack again this morning, the wind coming to the Westward. The Bacchante has made signal of Convoy to the West ward. _ In the Downs --Monarch, Utrecht, Illustrious, Ardent, nflexible, Veteran Vir~ginie, Seine, Jamaica, Bacchante, Tartarus, Fury, Zebra,' Hecla, 'Sulphur, Dart, Lark, Orestes, Scourge, Bounetta, Zephyr Archer, Autumn, Mariner, Mill brouk, and Lady ‘Varren Armed Ship. PENZANCE, MAY 2-----. s.—Yesterd a y morn i ng the master of a fishing boat brough t i nte lli gence , t h at GOO D Ite the g A n d rew Hamond West Indiaman, WIN, and two others Tuesd ay last, off' th ,names unknow n , on from e Lizard, on t h e i r voyage home Jamaica, a l l well, and that they had parted with the r est of the Fleet a f ew days before' in thick weather. ---The Alliv e has sailed on a Cruize, and the Providence Cutter has arrived from Scilly. IDNEI' SAIII-ll's SQUADRON. —_.._ GENERAL ORDER. .• Awelope, off Ostettd, May 23, 18;4. Tar. Commodore takes this opportunity, before the ex iension of the Squadron to greater distance front each other, to signify his entire approbation of the spirited and skilful manner in which the several Attacks in the late S h ip w made by the Captains and •Conrunauters of the Ships and Vessels under his Order's. fie 'highly approves el the spirited manner in which 'Cap: twins DoOn and M ircaz tr. engaged, immediately on their jundion, without waiting for particular instructions, a#ing on the true British' principle, sanctioned by law and practice, of doing " the utmost possible in pursuit of an Enetny, and le 'assist a the in view." Without derootion from any other Officer the Commo dore f eels it incumbent on him to particularize Lieut. MA N- Fraa rn O DER STN , commanding the Mi nx , w h o led the attack on the 7. • and Lieut. L A r stiE, commanding the Maritter, who second' that attack, anti to assure those Officers that he trlticipa . h their teS, sincerely in the general admiration whit ''''' a 'itrY and address excited The • ' • 1 ,, signals Made and repeated to the Rattler "to get to e " 7441 el the chace" at the same tune that the general sig !aal for aA,4, 11 „" fi in was the (Juy one that occurred to Indicate th. • :Y • g'. 1 •d 1 that Sloop, ai m—. 4t there st , as titer to eewar or "ugh there vv-is not water in the dire& course which Cap "n 4sort's anxiety to close with the Enemy induced him to tak e. ili Th 1r- e Commo is much gratified in being the first among s e Z2 Who will approve the g - aliant exertions of the Officers, p r o men, and M ar i nes of this Squadron, to express that ap.. bati n. ,I,The tted up by tire kept the and theCo uno ' doi-e s t thanks in n ame of their Country, of herebv which they return arc h a e t present the advanced guard. (Signed) W. SIDNEY SMITH. .OSS OF THE PORPOISE AND CATO. " e Aa More circum s t an ti a l A ccount c f t h e bove Ships than we gave a tew days ago.] "Dl‘ 'EY Th , NEW SOUTH WALES, sEPT. 9, 1803. ~ e Porpois e , w i t h the Ships Bridgewater and "-a l ft in company, on the Qiiir of Aug,insi, ;863, Ot 'tw o i z n the afternoon, fell in with a sand-bank, in about ;. 7. of South latitudr, and I fir. 4 8. East longitude, and 16 9 miles •INT. E. E. oni Sandy Cape, on the Coast of New South ' Wales. This bank being 2. to the Eastward of the' situation 'where the Eliza Whaler found the reefs lying off the Coast to terminate, it was thought to be such a detached bank as some others, seen by Lieutenant 13ALL and Mr. BAMPT,,N, which lie much further over toward s the north end of New' Caledonia, and to expedatiOn of meetin g with any more was en .-. ter'ained, especially as the lwrjestigator had before :tailed for Torres Strait, from Reefs several de trees further to the West, ; t out interruption lnThe signal b e i ng made to keep under easy sail dor g th e n i g h t, and an Officer being placed at t h e 1 , ,, 0 k.ou't on board t h e P orpo i se, the Ships steered "• W. on their course, with a fresh breeze from the X. s• E. t , ,, . E. the Bridgewater being on the starboard, and 4 on the 'lnboard quarter of the leatling ship i at rei k f g -t o'clock The. Porpo;se sounded with 35 fathoms, ,!-°,llll no botto m ; at half-past nine, breakers seen ,2."llead; the Porpoise's helm was put down, in order t ack from ths!m ; but the flare -sail being hauled uP, to •keep the other ships in sight, then under three u°t/ite-reefed topsails, came up head to wind : in PaYing off again, she stru c k upon the coral reef ; a goo was a:tempted to be fired, to warn the other ship"; 'aur owing to the confusion:, atid the spray th 't was flyin ed, an and g over, i t could not be accomplish before lights were b rought up, the Bridge-. ' Cots were on different tacks, stand-- In g ac zoss each (oiler. The Cap ta i n o f t h e Cato „tclooed setting his main -sail, and bore away to 'set t he 8 ridgewal* by which meats s h e -cleared4".thr b 1,- - to wirolwaro to tilt southward . - rea„.erN, and stood _ ,I. 'i out , o the . Cato missing stays In vi a" of her main-sail,, tried but struck upon the reef, about tw o to tack, , cables length front tine Porpoise. ..The moire heeled upon the reef, and laid upon hex .broadside, so that the surf flew over, but did not fill he r ; the foremast went soon, but the other masts s!ood until they were cut away. The Cots unfortu ,talely took the opposite inclination, and the sea leabre. ' oiktng furiously in upon her decks, tare them up, ving the Crew no plate of safety but the inner 'ute-chains, where they clung all night, looking to the S. W. after the Bridgewater, which they confi dtentiy hoped would send her boats to their relief. An ho ur after the Porpoise had struck, a small gig and a l'ix-oared cutter were got out to leeward ; the lat ter was stove. Observing that the breaking water did • no t extend to any distance to leeward, Capt. F L I N -I)Elts told Li eut. FOWLER his intention was to se. cute the charts and log-books of the livvestigator's l'°Yage, and endeavour to get on board the Bridge. `wafer This w as assented to, and vi ith six men and two oars, he go s t thro ug h t h e surf without being s wan] led t hough near f u ll o f water. The smooth w wa s fo un d to be upon a coral reef, and just deep enough to float the boat. After rowing for a short tittle_ toward s the Bridgewater, Ca. FLI NDERs saw that, un l ess she tacked, it was impossible pt to near h er , detersad ea her ligh t s h ewed het to be standing on, he mined to get back to the wreck, fearing his • • charts and bookS in the boat. - Several blue Heo, were burnt _on board the Porpois e during the night, 1 c Bridgewaler anso et and some on board saw tliem by sheaving a light, whilst others took it to be only a general light, which was still visible; it was last seen about two in the morning.—A raft was prepared during the night, lest the Ship might go to pieces. A dry sandbank was now seen near the wrecks, sufficient to receive every body, with • all the provisions and stores that might he saved out of the Ship ; they had the still further satisfaction to see the Bridgewate'r statt s iing towards them ; every body now sat to work to get sufficient provisions and water landed on the sand-bank, where • Captain FLINDERS went with the small boat, ' order to go off to the Bridgewater, as soon as she came near, to point out to Capt. l'Arodaß the shelter to leeward, where he might with safety take every body on board, with whatever might he saved. On landing at the bank, he hoisted op two handkerchiefs to an oar ; but about ten o'clockit appeared the ship had gone upon the other tack, not being able proba. - bly to weather the reef : she was not seen any more during the day. Whether the Bridgewater saw the wrecks on the banks cannot be certainly known ; but her courses, if not the hull, were visible from both . ships. As the tide fell, the people of the Cato quilt_ ' ed her, and got through the surf to the Porpoise's small hoar, which waited within. side of her ro re. ceive them, and at low water, which happened about two o'clock, the reef was dry, very near to the lat ter ship, and every person was employed in getting provisions, water', and their clothes upon the reef, 1 7 from whence they were taken to the bank by the boats, for round the bank the water is deeper. Be fore dark five hogsheads of water were landed, as also some flour, salt meat, rice, and spirits, besides pigs and sheep, and every person had got on shore with some necessaries, together with the Cato'3 peo ple. The men having got on board the Porpoise, Mr. FOWLER clothed fear or five in Lieutenants' uniforms, and some promotions of - a similar kind• had also taken place amongst the Porpoise's seamen.- - Those who had saved great coats or blankets sharing with those who had none, they laid dowri to sleep with some little comfort, and, except a few of the Cato's men, who were bruised on the reef, there was no complaining heard upon the bank.— The three boats of the Porpoise were hauled up at night under the left side of the hank, but the small boat not having beeh well secured, was found to have been carried away by the tide. As there was no hope of saving the Porpoise, the tide by this time flowing in and out of her, on the 19th, in the morning, Capt. FL iNosßs thought proper to do away the circumstance of his being a passenger, and -took the command of the whole party. He divided the Cates people, who had saved nothing, amongst the Porpoise's men, quartering them in tWinesses. in the proportion of one to three, and then Lieut. Fowttit, with a large working party in the two boats, went off to the Ship. The Cato had gone to pieces during the night, and one of her quarters had floated in upon the reef ; but nothing of her cargo or stores remained with it. During this and the fol. lowing day, the wind continued to blow fresh from the S. - E. and the EridgeW(7.7er not coining in sight, it was supposed that Captain PALMER was heating to windward, waiting for finer weather. —On con iulting with the Cat venter the Irri;tstiesatees l 4e% - o building a vessel, and the tithe it might require, he gave his opinion, that two boats sufficient to carry' the people, would be sooner built, and answer the• purpose better. This seeming to he the general opi nion, was adopted by the Comniandtr. On the, evening of the 233, the whole of the water, and almost all the provisions, were landed on the bahk. The .stock, now - examined, consisted of the follow ing- quantities and proportions for 93 men at full allowance e Biscuit and Flour sufficient for 83 Days. 'Beef and Pork ditto 94 ditto. Pease - ditto 107 ditto. Oatmeal - - ditto 48 ditto. Rice ditto 114 ditto.• Sugar and Molasses ditto 84 ditto. Spirits, Wine, Porter ditto .49 ditto. Water • - ditto 120 ditto. with Sour Krout, Essence of Alalt,Ninepr, Salt, and other material and necessary Stoics. -• Until the 25th, they were empl94d in fitting up the Cutter, and adding to their stock upon the bank: the Ship still stood, and, they hoped, would keep to gether at least until the next spring tides. At Lieur. FowLait's own reqUest, Capt. FL NDERS ordered that he should remain with the stores until the last. Boat; and that Lient.FLINDERSand Mr.JosinoAis EN, the Master of the investigator-, should take charge of the two large Boats, with a Master's Mate in each, capable of condutting them to Port Jackson, should' illness or any accident happen to the two Officers.— On Friday the 26th of August, in the morning, Captain FLINDE as and his companions embarked in the Cutter, to the number of,fourteen ; three weeks provisions, with minda full of hope, mixed with anxiety ; they returned three cheers given by their shipmates on the bank, who inimediately hauled down the ensign, which had been hitherto hoisted union downwards, aa a si g nal_ of distress, and now hoisted the union in the Upper Canton. EXTRACT, OF A LETTER FROM AN OFFICER ON • BOARD- HIS MAJESTY'S slil; DIAMOND. " We are just returned from a fourteen weeks un successful cruize. On the zd of March we fell in with two of the Enemy's Frigates, but owing to our being so many men short of complement, it was judged imprudent by Capt. aniINSTONE and most of the Officers to bring them to an engagement, which we could easily have done on the 3d, as we sailed superior to one of them, and the other, who sailed far superior to us, kept close to her con sort. Being so unlucky as not to fall in with any of our Cruizers, we left them. Next day we fell in with the Santa Margaritta, and again went in chase, in the same direCtion we supposed they had taken, and after a pursuit of Soo miles to no pill-_ pose, returned to our station. I understand si n c e , they a re two F r i gat e s which sailed from Nantz with an Ambassador for America. " We are now come from Corunna, where we had been with Dispatches for R ear -Ad in i ra l COCHRANE, whom we left with a Squadron of seven Sail of the Line blockadirg three French Line of B at tle Ships, one Dutch an d one F ren ch Frigate i n Ferrol, one French Line of Battle Ship and a Frig a te in C o runna ; the tw o l atter a ll rea dy for a start, the f ir st favourable opportunity-." VRIGLITON, MAi` Grace of RICHMOND, froM Goodwood, and General :.ir JAMEs PULTENEY, arrived here on Sa. turday, anti, with the, Honourable General LENNOX, CR A V EN, eV:. dined with the Sussex Militia Officers. at the Mess. The Duke left us fOr Good wood thi, morning. Lady DALLAS and family, Sir JAMES PULTENEY; and Lady BATH, are among the numerous sojourner at the Old Ship. An elegant house, in the pleasant village of Rottingdean, for the whole of tile ensuing summer, is engaged for Lord Clint/Fig. The Steyne yesterday was brilliantly crowded with fashion and beauty. Amc.ng the most distin galisherpedestrians were the Duke of RicamoNo, Miss LE CLERC, the Hod General LENNox, the Hon. General DALRYMPLE, Lord and Lady PEL HAM, General Sir JAMES PULTENEY, Lady ANN MURRAY, Sir CHARLES BURR ELL, Lady STUART, Sir ROBERT and Lady BAKER, Lord CRAVEN, the Hon. Captain and Lady CAROLINE CAPEL, &C. &C. CORN EXCHANGE, MAY O. WHEAT is here tO-day in middling quanti tie, and has more quick sale than of late, and rather at an advance for good samples ; fine Dant zic 5t,5. 6LI. per quarter ; Barley, with Malt, maintain_ their prices; not having many Pease and Beans at hand; they are at ter price ; Oats also not in plentiful supp:y, v th bat few foreign they further akivance tq. and appear a rlFing article ; fine American Flour 2Ss. to 315. per barrel. Wheat 2.7 s a 38s a c . rs od Fine ditto -53 s a 54-; 6d Tick Beans - z6s a 33s od Oats -19 s a 22S a ;cs od Poland ditto 26s a 27i od Rape Seed • - 371. a 4cl. Vine Flour - 4C, a 43s od Sccoi;ds 355 a 40s od Rye - - - a 27s on Barley - 2rs , a 25s 6,1 Malt - - . s.is a 6,s od Wilite Pease 36s a 42s otl Beans -32 s a .39s od The . MAseluEß An c which is to b,e given at Foley . House this evening by Mrs. "1 - H LI, USSON is ex peeled to be the m )st brilliant entertainment of the kind ever seen. Among the variety of amusements prepared for the occasion, there is to be a dramatic sketch, entitled, " The Installation of the Emperor of the Gulls," which is the product of various Wits, who have set their heads together, in order to bring ridicule upon the Corsican Adventurer, and the contemptible Nation of Slaves, who .are eternally prating about Liberty, and yet contentedly submit to the degrading usurpation of a sanguinary Fo reigner. This little Drama was rehearsed yester day morning at Foley House, and a great number of the Fashionable Order attended the performance, by invitation. The Public Prints have given an account of what they call Sports and Festivities at a short distance front Town. Among these sports was the persecu tion of a poor badger, who, atter enduring the at tacks of several_dogs, finally fell a viaim to the gallantry of a ferocious member of the canine race, named Bully. After this humane festivity, two dogs, called Bob and Trip, were set together, and the sport consisted in seeing the Sheep-dog, luckless Bob, " beaten - as dead as 7.-:iron." We are then told the bon mot off - a Wit on the occasion, who ob. oerired tl.eGentleman w won a liohdred guineas_ by this merciful mel;TMent," had obtained his money do-sr; cheap." If this be a scene of sprt and festi -1)1.Y, it is a pity that the rabble should be deprived of their favourite amusements' on a Shrove TuesdaY. We conceive, however, that it will merit a place among-HOGkßTH's . celebrated Stages of Cruelty. A Political Waz of Opposition has assumed the name of Mr. Pi °COCK, of Exeter' Change, and an nounces the arrival of nine Giants, whom he holds forth as Cabinet Curiosities. The \Vag, however, does not think proper to notice some extraordinary Animals that lately appeared, the produft of this Country, of the true Buckingham breed, who, after being gregarious for a great number of years, with those whose dispositions and habits were the same as their own, have renounced their former characTer, and now seem resolVed to herd in future with those only towards _whointhey s'eemed to have the most violent natural antipathy. The young Rostins of Ireland, whose theatrical fame has spread so widely over that Country., has made his appearance on the Glasgow Stage with no less success. He made his de lit in Deuglas, and has since been announced in Plainlet, Romeo, Rolla, and other distinguished partg. He is little more than twelve years of age. NIATToCES,.for_ inert) , of Covent Garden Theatre, and who is an experienced judge of theatrical ability, says, that this extraordinary Child of Thespis is really a second GARRICK. REYNOLD 3 was preparing a Comedy for Covent_ Garden Theatre, derived from the same novel which suggested the new Comedy of Guilty or 2,rot He , had, ind . eed, proceeded very •far upon his under taking, before he discovered that another had been digging in the same dramatic mine. There is rather too much about the Author and his former produtlions, in the Prologue and Epi_ logue to the new Comedy of Guilty or Not Guilty. Mr. T. Di BD IN writes so rapidly, and hits the prevailing taste of the Town so well, that he does not stand in need of such egotistical humility, in order to soften the brow of public criticism. Early on Siturday morning information was re ceived at the Public Office, Bow_street, that a quar rel had taken place between two Gentlemen, in consequence of a conversation, of which the late Lord CAMELFORD was the subje6t, and that the parties were to meet on Blackheath to terminate the dispute by a duel. Smith and Parry were immedi. ately dispatched to the spot, where they arrived in time to apprehend the Seconds, and to prevent the meeting. The two Gentlemen gave security to keep the peace, but did not disclose the names of the principals in the quarrel. A battle took place upon Kersal Moor, Larter shire, on Tuesday se'nnighr, between two men, one of whom was unfortunately killed by a blow from his antagonist, who, in consequence of the Coro ner's Jury pronouncing a verdia of manslaughter, was committed to Lancaster Castle. Monday nigh t as a s ail o r was coining from Black. wall, he was stopped in the Commercial Road by three men, who robbed him of five pounds in Wink notes, and then struck off towards the fields and escai,ed, Ar REPORT'. COURT OF M SITTINGS LEFor.E LORD ELLENEOROUCH, HALL, LONDON. NICI4.OLSON AND OTHERS WILLAN AND °TREKS, Mr. stated, that this . Was an ACIIOO brought for the recovery of 581. being the value of twenty dozen pairs of silk gloves sent.to London to the Plaintiffs, from Merchants at NOttirigharD, by the Mail.coach, of which the Defend ,nt.and his Partber are Proprietors. The goods were packed in a parcel, and left at the warehouse where parcels are received at Nottingham, to go by the Mail_ coach, and two shillings paid for the carriage of is, when it was honked, and direa..ions given specift. cally that it should go I - 7y the Mail_coach ; but in stead of sending thii parcel by the Mail.coach, the Defendant's clock, at this place, sent it by a heavy coach, cf which the a!fendaurs were also Proprie tors, and the parcel was lost. In the Defendant's bock is. .0. was charged as raid for the corri a He apprehended that, however well the Llw was settled that the Proprietors of coaches were not an swerable for more than 51. unless entered acc,nsi ingly, it,did not apply to this case, for here the De fendants, by the at of their Agents, had- under taken to send the goods by a specific c(oveyance, and did IIW do so, and a loss thereby arose ; the Plaintiff bad a right to prefer eae-Mail, on account t) . • its superior speed and safety. It was proved that this ,parcel was ma d e op an d taken to the warehouse on the 271 h of Febtuary, a 803, and was of the value of s Si. and direr ed to the Plaintiff, in London, and lost. Charles Clayton swore, that he carried the parcel to the inn, at Nottingham ; and that he delivered it to be sent by the mail-coach particularly, and paid two shillings for the carriage, and zi. fur the book ing. 'Cross-examined, he said, that the Mail-coach does not set off from Nottingham, but comes through that town from Leeds, and takes parcels and passengerS there, if there be room, for sometimes it might be full ; that he knew perfealy well of the advertise mrnt of the proprietors not to be accountable for any thing above the value of 51. it was stuck up upon a hoard in the office in a conspicuous place ; that he did not pay for it according to the value, and said nothing about the value; that the charge for in suring the carriage was one penny in the pound, and for 58d. the goods would have been answered for. The parcel was not marked to go by the mail. J. Chiney said, he applied to the Defendant, Mr. Simpson, the Partner of Mr. Milan, saying, the goods had been lost ; and the conversation ended in Mr. Simpson saying they would be answerable for 51. but no more ; and if any at:lion should be brought, It must be against Mr. Willan, in London, for that all these cases were defended by him. He after wards applied to Mr. Willan, whO declined to pay more than 51. Mr. GARROW contended, on the part of the De, fendants, that they were not answerable bcynod the value of 51. ; that the insurance chats was iv:Healy reasonable, only a penny ;n the pound ; that if this reasonable sum was not allowed to these contrails for carrying such parcels, men of credit wOuld retita from the carrying lausincssaaltogtather i - and the pub_ lie would hvle ne security for the carriage of thing. It was impossible for the Defendants to un dertake that parcels should go by the Mail ftom Nottingham, as it might be full when it came . through ; that therefore, there could be a Verdict only for 51. Edward Titterton, Book-keeper to Mr. Simpson, at Nottingham, proved that the parcel in question was booked by him to go by the Coach called The True Briton. The Mail-coach came from Leeds through Nottingham. It is very often full, and no room in it, so that they could not be certain of send ing a parcel by the Mail. The Mail.coach wa's full that day ; is, 9d. was paid him for the carriage ;.it was lying on the counter when he entered it. The price of the carriage was is. 91. for the smallest up to i zib. weight, and three half pence in the pound for every thing above that weight. That they al ways charged the same for carrying by the True Briton as the Mail, and went as constantly. He was authorized by - his Master, to undertake that a parcel should go by the Mail at all events. There was set up in' the Office at Nottingham a board with the following words upon it : " Take notice, that the Proprietors of Coaches transaa ing business at this Office, will not be accountable for any Passenger's, Luggage, Money, Plate, jewels, Watches. Writings, Goods, or any Packages whatever, if lost or damaged, above the value of Five Pounds, unless insured and , paid for at the time of delivery, and demanded in one month after such damage was sustained, by J. SIMPSON and Co." The Witness, on .cross-examination, said, he did not examine and see that the Mail Coach was full the. night in question. Lord Enna N BOROUGH was of opinion that the Defendants, in this cause, could not be put into a worse situation than if the goods had been put into the Mail and lost. Now, if they had been put into the Mail and lost, the Defendants would nut have been liable for more than 51. fine ; as the penny in the pound, according to the value, for insurance money, was not paid, and therefore on the con struction of this contract, he thought the Defendant would not be liable for more than 51. but as the subjea might be discussed before the Court, he should put - it to the Jury. to find, " Whether the goods were delivered specially, and specially re ceived to go by the Mail-coach ? or delivered to be carried generally ?" It was then agreed that the verdia should be for the whole demand, subjeft to be reduced to 5!. if the Court shall be of opinion with the Defendants on the point of law. The Jury gave a verdia for the Plaintiff—Da. mages 581. and found, " that the parcel v. as specially delivered, and received, to be sent by the Mail-coach." Sittings appointed in Middlesex and London, be.. fore the Right Hon, EDWARD Lord ELLEN.. BOROUH, Lord Chief Justice, &c. in and after Trinity Term, 1804.: IN TEILNI. MIDDLESEX. LONDON Thursday, - June i I Saturday, - Thursday, 14 Saturday, - Monday, - - Tuesday, - AFTER TERM. Tune 21 1 Friday, - jun? 9 -- 2 6 Thursday, I unc 2z