The Sun. — London, England, 1801-09-12 00:00:00

PLYMOUTH, SE P T. 10. SAILED the Nymph, of 36 guns, Capt. S. Dou btAs, for the Channel Fleet ; and La Desire'e, of 36 guns, Capt. H. INNIAN, for Portsmouth, from Whence she is to sail for Halifax, with Rear-Admi ral J. H. WHirsnED, who is to take the command on that Station. Arrived the American Ship sisters, of Boston, Captain CHARTON, from Charlestown, with coffee, &c. bound to Hamburgh, last from Falmouth. Arrived the Admiral Mitchell, Dtxors, and En terprize, VENNts, from Riga ; and the Gustaf Adolph, DENCKE, for Stockholm. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. U. THt Hazard Sloop of War, Captain BUTTER. TIFLD, having been refitted, this day went out of the Harbour to Spithead. Arrived this day the Lucy, American Brig, Toe l'EN master, from Newbury Port, with coffee and cotton, detained by His Majesty's Ship Woollarine. Also the Danish Ship Wephstis, from Dram, de. tainted by His Majesty's Ship Tartar. DEAL, SEPT.' 11. THt 7ac4all, Locust, and Constant, Gun brigs, sailed this morning for the Road of Boulogne, and the Magicienne Frigate for Sheerness. The Gun-brigs Force and /dim are arri'ed from a Cruize, and remain. SHEERNESS, SEPT. 11. w ARDS of fifty Sail of Vessels are assembled At the Nore, waiting for Convoy to the Elbe and YARMOUTH, SETT. }X. De Such Gager, Plums master, and the Deitgept iide, VOLICERTS [baster, both from Amsterdam in ballast; are sent in here by His :Majesty's Ship SyuirreL Sailed the Isabella, STMARII, to London. Arrived the Vvolow Alida, POTTJEWIT, and Pier Broeders, BODE, both from Rotterdam, with horse beans ; the Prozew jantic, WILLENGA, from Ilainburgh, with butter and cheese. Admital PFEiLtrs, who has been round the Coast order of the Admiralty Board, left Deal on - Wednesday, after minutely inspecting the rendez vous, Naval Hospital, &c. He has made many al .4c:rations in the internal department. Dispatches were on Wednesday received at the Admiralty from Admiral RAINIER in the East Ii dies. The Lords of the Admiralty have given orders tt the building of a first-rate ship of War, at His laiesty's - Dock-yard, Deptford, to be named the ' 4 "" , Charlotte. The Fleet which arrived in the Pawns from Ja_ .7 on Thursday, under convoy of His Majesty's " .1 4 ) Mag;cienne, of 33 guns, Captain OGILVIE, vcin,iisted of 24 sail, which left Port Royal. on the 2 :zd June: A dangerous fever prevailed on board 'lleilf-Ti;cicim e , who has unhappily lost 37 of her c ew in five weeks. The Magiciertle brings over a very large sum of money on account of the Mer.- i hunts. Tuesday morning a Courtl4Tartial was held on board the Ca,wbridge Flag-ship, at Plymouth, Rear bli!^ ill NG worn.) . President, on Lieutenant w Is,. Second Lieutenant of the of 36 guns, on a charge preferred against him for leaving rho Quarter-deck during his watch in the night, when the Sirius was at single anchor, and the: look-oat 4 rizat e of the in-shore squadron off Rrest. The was fulls , proved ; when the President and , Aembers of the Court-Martial, taking into their . erious consideration the nature and consequences of tlic charge and also, on the other hand,. the very xcellent charatter of Lieut. Ltwrs, as an Officer l') 4 1 a Gentleman, only dismissed him His Majesty's t. vervice. h It gave us great satisfaCtion to sec that Sir Kcollr.RT—Ant:P.Cltontiy was appointed Governor 6 1 Edinburgh Castle.—To name the Brother of the Zallant Veteran who held that situation, as his suc tessor, was a proper and judicious compliment to the memory of a man to whose Military Talents and l'l'terprise • this Country is so. highly indebted : 44{ we are happy to find that Government never lines an opportunity of marking its sense of services I l ztformed, either to the individual who performed Ihtnt, or the Relatives of such as have unhappily, uol: gloriously, fallen in its defence. What mily we ot ctxpedf from the Military and Naval exertions of our Countrymen, whilst merit never fails to i riArAnge 211 it :tad ample reward'? - <<LBA frA4VE FIEL THE well-kn Own GILStRT 'WAKEFIELD died on Wednesday last at Hackney. The learning of this man. Was certainly various and profound; bUt he was rather to be considered as a conduit...pipe of Literature than a man of real genius. He . :was, . fad, designed by Nature to be a Schoo/rnamer, if the qualities of his heart had corresponded with his talents. He was a violent Republican, and whatever sub- jet of Literature engaged his attention, his politi. cal prejudices were sure to interfere. He refused his assent to the orthodox principles of the Church very early in - life, and it must be mentioned to his credit, that If he had been dis posed to conform, he might have found, Patrons who would have procured him a comfortable establish tnen t. . The events of his life, until the year 1792, arc re lated in a work published by himself. In this work he relates his progress in literature, his squabbles, his publications, and • his opinions. It indeed plainly appears that he recorded-every transaCtiOn in which he was engaged, and even the slightest con versation that passed between him and any person whom fortune has since raised into an importance likely to interest the curiosity of the Public. Such men are always dangerous, if they register nothing but the truth. 'We do not mean to say; that GILBERT WAKEFIELD did not faithfully. re. port what he has thOught proper to introduce in the Biography of himself ; but It may be, 'fairly said, that he has shewn a kind of detrading officiousness, unworthy of a man of his talents and knowledge.— His Book, therefore, when once read, will never be referred to again ; nor will the Reader feel him self interested in the subsequent Transaftions of a life, passed in querulous discontent and disappoint ed ambition. Learning has suffered a loss on this occasion, as he would probably have brought forward correct editions of the remains of Antiquity; but on no other account do we 'conceive that mankind have the least reason for regret. EAST-INDIAN EXPEDITION. Isitel irsion anedy tl En. 'Ef as :ESSl3d' Of ied by ion an way y OWE D 14. irsion han even- a r fa,- kight of his 'clock licora ched, ICIOLIS :ellars W t.' IV were ele -11 the Af ed Band After inued prin 41TE- NAlt" , ;Fiera' added gance giver Etiou, re on. ~;cue le, to staid )f the carne. ate of oshof notice itates• cd s3vC• "It, : tile return r v ice, nswer f ro wn 11 tll° Swit4 , v eraL The}r :1, and V Merl. erica, ) sail, bay >ckof in the -1 VlO twP , retty 'eci th° IW, sterlY :ester , h sor► oh n'St itiges , Is, 1 1 oa rrels P the f, rile Frog' eci to reLl when rji l i s re tll° ve nty 121•; ation 9 Inith rry ' ,Id by theto is ilct Nom 111; imperium pelagi, savumlue tridentem, Sad mini ,c;rte datum. TORBAY, Seri. To. • le, . ,""... 1 - - -, 4 4' V' ' - .• - .,-i - ...; 7 ;7 1 NAVAL(, :•'-, \ 7,- . .t.-,./ -,. ;... 4 "cg —— : \ i' , ...) 1 .I '.-f NEWS. F, L'- ' • j:-; s•-\,. , . ,.. .-' -\ '‘ SAirE D this morning the outward bound Oporto, Lisbon, and Mediterranean Fleets, under convoy of ,Majesty's Ships Triumph, Hind, Solday, hydra, and Netley Schooner. NORTH AMERICA,• JULY 20. . . . IT appears by the different ascOnits: brought by the East-India ships, arrived at - thin town, that a grand Expedition had been fitted out from Bengal. There were nearly too sail of large ships; carrying troops, horses, &c. and convoyed by several Ship, of War uni'er Admiral RAINIER. After the Fleet sailed, which was about the Ist of March, from Cey lon, where it had rendezvoused, several small divi sions of ships departed. from the Ganges t. , join.— The Fleet took in a large quantity of water. Some estimate the force at to,ooo, others 15,000 men. There were two European Regiments. - The re mainder consists of Sepoy Troops seleled from their best Corps. Several Regiments, it is said, have been sent from the Cape of Good Hope to act in concert. The Expedition is suppOsed to be destined against the French in Egypt, by the Red Sea. G....1' This Expedition, it will be found, is destined against the Possessions of some of our late Allies, Holland, Spain, or Portugal perhaps against the Manillas. Among the - novelties of Covent-Garden, an Opera is expeaed from COB a---the music by MAZZINGHI. This Piece is intended to give 'scope to the com bined powers of BILL INGTON, STORAC Ej and BRAp AM. The Managers at both Theatres have heard so often that ". there' be six R;chinonds in the field," that they have now determined in order to preserve the balance of power, that there shall be i'Wei Richards to meet them, The prodigious bulk of the late EleCtor of Co logne was such, that whenever he and the Chapter were spoken of, they were designated by the title of the Belly and the Members. Some Cornfa6tors in the country are not quite such stilish Gentlemen as those in London. In the Fossgate, York, the following is written up : " 1 1 / I 'GzEcon, Cornfaaor; Horses to let ; boots and shoes made and mended; old: clothes bought and sold." A party of Gentlemen shooting last week near Lord SCARBOROUGH'S, one of them perceived a couple of snakes near the root of an old tree, at which he fired. Having approached them they ap peared motionless, of a beautiful colour, and about two feet and a half long. A peasant who attended the party, tied a handkerchief round the middle of the snakes and slung them over his shoulder ; but in the course of a few minutes, to his surprize he found himself severely bit in the neck, by one of the animals, which seemed to have been only stun ned by the noise. Tlie other also began to writhe, but they were afterwards killed by a bludgeon.— The party procured the best medical assistance for the poor man ; but the poison was so venomous, that nu hopes are entertained of his recovery. - Yesterday Robert Pearte, charged With returning from transportation, was again brought before the Lord Mayor for' examination. The prisoner was con vieted at the Old Bailey Sessions fora burglary in the house of Mr. Baker, and pardoned upon condition of being transported for life. The record of the con vittion was put in and Lead, as also the term for Which he was transported: He produced a certificate of his having served Governor HUNTER in the capacity-of servant, and came over with him to England, his tune being expired, Governor HUNTER attended, and stated that the Prisoner had served him as servant, and accompanied him to'England. He imagined that an alteration must have been made by some persons in tht books, as the Prisoner's name stood therein as being transported for seven years. r and previous. to his coming over, he had served his time.. It being, however, indisputably establi*hed by. the produe-. tion of the Old Bailey Record, that the transporta tion was for life, the Prisoner was fully committed to take his trial, and conveyed to Newgate..' Wednesday last, a young man, butler to Mr. CORNWALL, of Hendon, in discharging, a fowling piece, which burst, had his left arm shattered in so dreadful a manner, that art immediate amputation below the elbow, was necessary for waving hig lifee 41.5 1 , sUT S,T72;'- • DAFORE LORI) KENYC4I AND A SPECLAL, JURY. iticE CHUTE . P EC.OI,ATIoI4, Mr.' GAititoiv said it was tvith real concern he Was necessitated to lay this Case before the Jury atid the Public; because it involved in it the mis:. conduct of 'an Officer •of a. Fencible Corps of Cavalry. It was much to be lamented that the friends of the Defendant had pot advised him to withdraw from the present - contest, and prevent even the bare statement of the at that had given rise to it. It was an Aaion. brought. ,by the Plaintiff, a Trades man at Brighton, to recover the value of a quantity of oats furniSlee4 - as forkige, for the Troops -under the command of theberadant. It was a circumstance no less notorious than it was to be lamented, that the different Tradesmen of Brighton had been ob liged to bring Actions 'against the Defendant; and other Officers of the Hampshire Fencibles, for arti cles they had received for the use ,of their Troops. He should not only shew that the Defendant actually received the goods for which this Aaion was brought, but that he had made an immense profit by cutting doWn the measures, and defrauding the horses of their allowance of oats, and the Troops of their allowance of bread. The public mischief 'which might ensue from such a conduct was incal culable, for it was almost idle to observe, that at the moment when the rashness of the Enemy should urge them td make a descent on the shores of this Country, nothing was more material for the resist ance ofeiuch an Enemy, than that Our Troops and horses should be in the best possible condition ; but what could be expeaed from their exertions, if they were deprived of that due allowance of provi sions,, without which they cannot be supported ? The Defendant, though he had, in dereliCtion of his duty, and in violation of the confidence reposed in him, appropriated to his own emolument, part of the articles furnished by the Plaintiff, had never theless, had the boldness to have his condua stated in a Court of Justice. To the honour of Govern ment, the Regiment to which the Defendant be longed was no longer - retained in the Service. It would he proved that this Regiment of Fencible Cavalry went from place to place, robbing Peter to pay Paul, and anticipating in one town the allowance they,were to receive in another. The Officers kept.. draWing on the Paymaster of the Re , iment'for• stuns They had received, and were e. • t personally responsible for, and at last the Paymaster becoming Bankrupt and absconding, the. Tradesmen of Brightoo were defrauded of many Thousand POunds: The present Case had been tried before, and a verdict had been given for the.Piaintiff, under the direction of MrP Justice HEATH. He did not mention this that the Jury should return the same verdia, but only for the ,purpose of informing them that the sum recovered in the former Action was 4001 ; and that a new trial had- been Moved for and granted, upon the ground that pail Of the articles had been furnished at a time when the De fendant was absent on the Recruiting Service, and the Court were of opinion, that he was not liable for what was furnished during that period. The amount of that was 1361. which, -her -therefore, abandoned. The sum he went for. was zSol. the amount -of what. was furnished after the Defendant returned. It would be proved. that the Defend.ani saw and approved of-the samples of Oats delivered, and was to all intents and purposes, answerable for the payment of them., There. Was an additional demand of 471; for forage, after the Paymaster had absconded. He repeated, that the first sum he abandoned, in conformity to the opinion of the Court ; but with regard to the other two, he in sisted there could be no doubt of his - eight to re cover them, Mr. Read said, he was Clerk to Mr. Chute, Captain of the Hampshire Corps of Fencible Ca valry, in the- year 1799. He was Quartermaster to the, Regiment, and Clerk to the Captain from the isth of OCtober to the both of Fenruary, t 800, and remembered purchasing the oats of Mr. John Ricc, the. Plaintiff, to the amount of 4531, Mr.' GARROIV again observed, that he aban doned all but 1891. 35. Lord KENYON-said, - he was sorry the Defendant should have suffered such an Aftion as this to have been brought forward ; but, if people would run their heads against a wall, he could not pre vent its hurting them. Mr. Serjeant SHEPHERD observed, that a Com mittee had sat upon the subject of the Plaintiff's demand, and jiad adjudged that he was answerable for what he had actually ordered. Lord KENYoN said, he was answerable for what was ordered by his Clerk. If the articles were delivered to the Clerk, upon the credit of Mr. Chute, he was bound to pay for them, agreeable to the maxim qui facit per alit4eum, facie per ie, Mr. Serjeant SHEPHERD said % that it was neces sary the Trocips should have forage, and that some body should give orders to the Tradesmen to furnish it. The Witness was Clerk to the Troop, and in that capacity only, had given the orders for the arti cles% for which the Action was brought: Lord KENYON—" You argue right, Where per sons give orders on account of Government ; it has been decided, that in such case, they are not per sonally answerable ; but in this case, the Plaintiff cannot go to the Treasury for his money." Mr. Serjeant SHEPHERD said ; if it was to he un derstood,- that Officers welt; to be responsible for the forage . furnished the Troops,- no one would be found willing to take such a risque upon himself% and consequently; the Service would be materially in jured: Mr. React.Cantinued his evidence e he said; he had received orders from Captain Chute,- to reduce ,the horseS' measures of oats from eight to five pounds. The Government allowance for the horses was eight pounds per' day: The Defendant ordered the measures to be cut down- to five pounds, there by cheating Government,- and each horsey of three pounds a-day. -Lord KEfrYort.—" Upon my Word, I shall be obliged to send this to the ATTORNEY GENERAL. I shall not mince the matter at all, In a case Which 6 triaterilfTy iiffdks the interest hf ate .Nall not a tend tci the ft'eling4 of the parties ; :11)3 I;yond 011 controrsv, 1. shell this evidence he-' lbre the' ATTORNEY GE NE MAL, the moment I read-. town." Mr. Read added, that- Captain Chute gave di reaions for cutting down the - measure., in the pre_ sense of Captain Baker, and . Quarter Master Rudd they were afterwards . reduced by John Wat:nore, 'of Captain Chute's Troop - , and sent to Captain Chute's lodgings, that he might see whetheTr they were cut down according to lii direCtions. He said, they were done perfedly. right.. At this . time, Captairi Chute bought his own corn for the 'Troop. Lord KENTOti.--" Has this Defenddiit no friend in the world to advise him ) to prevent thiS anion's proceeding further ?" The Witness said, tile measure the Defendant had. ordered to be cut down, was not .used the ‘v!iole of the time, because the circumstance had been • re; ported to .I\iii . tjor Beevor and Colonel EVritr. Lord KENYON.—" As soon as it was reported to them, that the measure was cut down, they cor:. reded it ? " Witness. " Yes, they desired it to be al; tered." Mr. Scrjcant SilEt , i-teka asked the Witness, whe ther the Paymaster was not responsible for ch: forage ordered for the Troop ? The Witness replied, that the Paymaster had no thing to do with the Government allowance of corn. He stated further, that he frequently settled ac... Counts with the Defendant, during the time the mean sure was used, and paid him the balance due to him. r He did not recoiled how much the Defendant had pocketed by any one at of fraud, but in the whole, he had cheated Government of upwards of soot. during the time he Was his Clerk. He said, he obtained the goods from the tradesmen at Brighton, certainly upon Mr. Chute's credit, and purchased the oats of Mr. Rice, solely on his account. None of the tradesmen ever expeded any body else to pay them, but Captain Chute ; and, in fact, he had received the monev from GovernMent to do so.-- -= The Witness enumerated several sums of money, which, he said, he had seen paid to the Defendant by Capt. Baker, on account of the corn, for which this action was brought. On his cross-examination he insisted he had no share in this plunder of the Public ; 'he was only lowed after the rate of 101. a year for officiating as the Clerk of Captain Chute. He produced sevt •tnemorandum,,, which ) he said; it would he proier to skew the Court. Cord KENYON reruSed to.s'ce them, observing, that•the present was riot a Court Of Inquiry - on the' condutt of the Officers of the Regiment: . The Witness said, in consequence of a complaint' that the horses had too little ; and were not able t o go through their Work, the measures were inspea. • ed, and Major Beevor threatened to put Ihe Wit ness ,Under an arrest: During the time the short measure was used; the Defendant made a regular saving in the article of oats only, front. Bl. to RA. per month, a saving not alloWed by the regulations of the Army; the Witness received the money fbr the corn, of which GoVernmtnt was cheated, and the Defendant received it from. him ; he had his re.. 'ccipt for ir. -• • Lord KENYON;'---" You say you made individual bargains on the-credit of•thiS man?" The Witness replied, that he ordered the oats on the credit --,of Captain Chute, and expressly told Mr. Rice the Defendant was :personally responsible. He remembered the Defendant draWing a bill on the Paymaster, who accepted it, bur what became of thAt . bill afterwards he knew not; at that' time there. was money due from the Paymaster to Chute; be was certain Rice did not trust_ the Defendant oil the Paymaster's account ; he did not know that the Defendant had ever been absent from his Regiment; he was a t Atundel on .the Recruiting Service, but that was, not considered as absence from the Regi. ment ; the bills, were made out in his name, and the amount of the saVingS were paid to him, whe_ ther he was absent or not; there was an account, which he, the Witness, had in his hand, proving, that for seven months, during which the Delendani was absent from his Regiment; he received Sixty.. five Pounds. Mr. Serjeant SHEPsERD observed; that if the' credit of the Captain of a Regiment could be pledged by his Clerk, to man could serve his Country id such a capa.vity without the danger of being ruined • by the responsibility attached to it. Lord KEiiiioi4.—" I am pretty confident, from my knowledge of yodr charaCler; that your better judgment is controled in this case; otherwise it wduld not ha.•e been kept up so long. However, all I have said goes for nothing, if you can take away from my book thiS.Witness's testimony. As it stands at present there can be only one result; and tt►at result is clear as the Sun." Mr. S:_rjeant SHEPHERD confessed he teas not in a situation to contradiet what. the Witness had swarn. Lord Said, no propositioncould be Mort clear or simple than the right of the Plait - nit-Ito re— cover. " I am sorry (said his Lordship) for tho' honL-'ir of this man J but I have pledged thyself t(.7 1 the Public to lay this case betbre the AtTORA&Y. , GENERAL, and i if my memory does not fail mc;,,. when I reach town, I certainly shall do so." A verdia was' given for the Plaintiff—Darbages. 2891. 3s: The. Fire King, or Albert and Rotalie; at thd . Royal Circus, St. George's Fields, togerhet with the Eclipse ; or Harlequin in Chinai producc every evening, such is their excellence, the most 0yer..,.. flowing Audiences ; yet the routine of Variety awl novelty is such at that Theatre, that on Welnesday next, the 16th inst. will be produced, for the first timei an /mire new grand. Spedacle,• ‘vith Music; Scenery, Machinery, Dresses, and Decijrau tions, which has been' a considerable tittle in prep - a, ration; called- King Ca , sar, or The Negro Slives i with a variety of other Entertainments that ev , ininsk. for the Benefit of Mr.i CTOiSi