The Sun. — London, England, 1801-10-28 00:00:00

: Keot cfIL will arrio arched into An the KC' commence' .s on their to be dist. FALMOUTH, Ocr. is. Yeomanri A Captaio which his ;ant dinnd Ves t-Grinf o .en sacks Or )rsham, for Pounds pll one-fourth for sever3l our coal two pentlY, the door 01 the core' is small, a' nty potindi re i,il;.i.-tabl4 - . :onsFicU9L o , uenea"' arged with I this two Cuesday re' Le to. at the nelo Ispe6lion c 4, by Major' is Lordshq lets to PLYMOUTH, OCT. 26. tart, As/10 ,1 22, 180,1. lERSET / 05 isfattlion l l Ind. the 3' :h with re' egiment 111 The pail )/ WORTH ,t from 0 I attentio n so success' PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 27. endea V 6 01. 5; SQME.II,O' ndignati oll ! Lic, uns y, but 0 re,,1 ); caution such Plo s4 ig of ißri°' lorry oftli; ,hment, ts )effeet; xpirat ion ) be paid cl, !rs from Ll' )o 1 4 1)ourl , w rights 4 of ed a simil l to all t l24 „ i ' men shoo; lition totes ml, not la, their resPe o, r names 3 )loy on A isposed) b # . Het sing'o Ps- • has be e) it Brightd i nd vivacitl itor of i 1 ly stock ve j h 46r° t .e to-im P t° :Cnt inStrliv seems, ie theatrw;i i pursuit o deplo o ' er d of as one ne The 2 q; n Kitekr f ic ling, bu r v il t !sting. 0 0 .rader se e , RY W° ° ( , )rs that r f e c. ish The / ' ;0 0 ,ts a cu t rrc 'Es P fa c , Dllowing /, everal sin k s sister, child witlO er, br °t/ith its !! I • 0 .vil 9 Otest e ' l "- NAVAL , N S. Moe illi imperium pclagt, scevumque tridettlem, Sed mibi torte datum. THE outward-bound Mediterranean Fleet, under convoy of His Majesty's Ship Anson, of 44 guns, appeared off this Port this evening, and immedi ately made signal for His Majesty's Sloop Repht, °f 16 guns (which has been here fox these three days past giving instrudions), to join her with the dif_ fer enl vessels from this Port. The signal of sailing has been made by the Repein, and it is expeeted the Whole will get under weigh to-night. Sailed last evening the Prince of Wales Packet, with the Mail of the zoth inst. for Lisbon; and this e vening the Princess Amelia Packet, STEVENS, with th e Mail of the zxst inst. for the Leeward Islands. Arrived this day, the Brig Aurora, Capt. EVANS, 4 ith bale goods, groceries, &c. for this Port ; two l arge Norway Ships, with timber for the mines ; and the Atlive Excise Cutter, Capt. KI NSMAN, from the Downs, having been for three months past at tached to the Squadron under the Command of Lord Ntr.soN. L'iminarta/iii Frigate, of 36 guns, Capt. Ho, * IRANI, which arrived on Friday last, is exile led to sail to-morrow, on a month's cruize in the Channel. FASSEFIGEILS PIK PRINCE OF WALES rACKET. 214 r. CIADS, Mr. 13Axxx, and three Miss 13t.vErTs, of :44razion. ARRIVED the Chapman Armed Ship from the Weutviard. Attivto this day the following Ships from bantzic, with Naval Stores for this port : Lcu;sa Q 4 " 4 of Prussia, JACKS ; Der Leidstern, JOO NS ; 4rid Providente, STRAUTZ. - Arrived the Raven Sloop of War, and several C oasters and Colliers, from the Down. D,Wq'OCT• 27. lirs Majesty's Ship Nemesis, Gannet Sloop ) Ana errr Brig, 'and Confiiet Cran-brig, came in this Ittoriiing, and remain. In the Downs, the Otmus. 4 e4 ..14;i, York, Leydett, Alkmaer, Amazon-, Me. 44:4 1 St. Fiorenzo, Jamaica, Heldin, Brilliant, 4144 ') 114eum, 4 Eugenie, Gier, Diligence, Galgo, 4 rref. a.') and Hound Sloops, Otter'Fire-brig, Ana erfre°4 Erig, Archer, Bold, Snipe, Charger, Ferreter, 1 . °4•14 e) lackall, Plumper, Eclipse, Bruiser, Bouncer, 'lartner, Alonkcy, Hasty, Mallard, Biter, and Ran ter Lighter,. SHEERNESS, OcT. 27. 4, TH 1s day arrived His Majesty's Gun-vessel G U; Lieutenant ROBINSON, from East Swale. jiis Majesty's Ship &rapis is ordered to be paid at Deptford. 1 14 Majesty's Ship Juno has captured the c i o oone r Mary, BECK, from the Havannah to St. h t ,.. n as, with 20,0b0 dollars on board, and taken Jamaica. The 7uno has also captured the g oo er 'ean Schooner Trimmer, with contraband d s l from New-York to the Havannahb s hi A Lett er f ro m an Officer on board His Majesty's P Lancaster, dated Cape of Good Hope, July says,—" We are just returned from a fo ur month' s cruize in the Rivet Plata, after being relieved by t h e J up i ter, Captain I,,OSACK. On the 4th of June we captured a valtiable ship from adiz, with the Governor of Rio de la Plata on board. We have also taken seqral other prizes, but of. less value. On our retain, we captured a l arge Danish East Indiaman, Which I hope will Prove a good prize. The /lliperieilre, Capt. Row. ;;tr, and the Diomede, Hon. Capt. ELTHINSTONE, have made several captures, and are now cruizi ng : 14 the Isle of France, where we expect to go soon ° relieve them." w The Lady of Brigadier-Gene m 1 COLIN CAMPBELL ti s afely delivered of a Daughter, at Londonderry, the tzth instant. f t i S Cturday last one of those brave, but thoughtless, 1) 4 ' 5 , British Tars, entered the Bush Tavern, ' l l4t o l on ) saying he called to pay his reckoning, but la t Ing told he was not indebted there, he re- Iv i e q) that having been paid off from the London tvha." of War, he had zso guineas in his possession, b he insisted on leaving with Mr. Weeks; he t h e this Mr. W. declined, and offered to deposit p re nt in a Bankex's hands for the poor fellow, to ve nt his being robbed. Upon this, the sailor, an kith an oath, said he would first consult his wife, 41(1 ` 1 then thrusting two got. three bank-notcs into his t 'th, absolutely chewed and swallowed them ii eli e steulay morning a fire broke out in East Smith.: N . I wilich nearly consumed the whole of the pre pie4") together with the furniture.' There being a .supply of water anti engines, the flames e Prevented from spreading to any of the conti tins, buildings. CLERKENWELL,SESSIOYS, •r f • MONDAY, OCT. 26: ri.~.. Charles Remington was indicted for assaulting Elisha Holland on the 4th September last. This was a - case of a very aggravated nature, as follows :—On the rch of September, the first day of Edmonton Fair, the Defendant and others were returning from Edmonton. The. Prosecutor, who was a carter, was also going the same road ; at Stamford Hill turnpike a stoppage took place, when, by the starting of the horse in the Defend ant's chaise cart, the horses of the waggon which the Prosecutor had the care of ran against it : upon which the Defendant got out and beat him violently, and at last left him lifeless on the ground. A person of the name of Burton, who saw the transaction, kept close to the Prisoner, in order to watch him. When he joined his companions, he told them to make haste, for he had " done the fellow." Burton pursued them close, and all the way they went they kept swearing they were Robin Hood's men, and that they would run down any one who opposed them. When they got to Shore ditch, he had them stopped, and the Prisoner was carried to Worship-street Office, whence he was committed. A man was called on the part of the Defendant, who said he was a perfe& stranger to him, and gave a different account of the transaftion ; but he pre varicated mos,t shamefully. Burton said he could not swear positively to him, but he believed him to be one who was kicking the Prosecutor as he lay upon the ground. Verdift Guilty--one year's imprisonment, and to find surety for good behaviour for one year. TUESDAY, OCT. 27. SALE OF FISH AT BILLINGSGATE. John Dutton, a ship's broker, and Henry Fenn, a fish salesman, were indicted for a conspiracy.— The prosecution was instituted and carried on by Butterfield, the common informei% Mr. ALLEY, .on the part of the prosecution, stated, that the offence with which the Defendants were charged, was one of a very serious nature, and for which, if it could be brought home to them, they deserved the utmost punishment which the law could inflict. It was no less an offence than that of combining to prevent the Public from being supplied with the necessaries of life, in defiance of a positive Ael of Parliarnenti and that at a time when the labouring and industrious poor were hardly able, by the utmost exertion of their in dustry, to supply themselves with the commonest trod : there was, he said, an Aa of Parliament, which provided, that all fish brought to the Lor._ don market, should be sold in the market, argil not sent away again unsold. He was instrufted to state, that the two Defendants 'had on a certain day, caused a Dutch vessel laden with eels,• to be sent away from Billingsgate, and that in conse quence of 'their direCtion the, vessel proceeded to sea again. He was aware of the difficulties at.. tending this prosecution, on account of the objec t ion that might be made to the witnesses, but al though they were common informers, he insisted they were not only entitled to credit, but that they were useful people ; because, without them, many salutary laws could not be carried into el:ed. Mi. ALLEY then called Butterfield. .• • Mr. Serjeant BET said, that before this Witness was examined, he hoped he should be able to she‘, that he was wholly unworthy of credit, and that in point of Law, his evideuce could not be admitted. The learned Serjeant then produced a Record, and other ,evidence, by which it appeared that several years ago, this Butterfield had been tried at Lewes for receiving money under false pretences, found guilty, and sentenced to three years confinement in the House of Corredion.—This conviCtion he thought was sufficient in point of law, to render his evidence inadmissible ever after. Mr. ALLEY, in . reply, observed, that had he been convicted of Perjury, his evidence could not he admitted, unless he received His Majesty's pardon ; but in this case no perjury was imputed to him : he had been tried for a certain misdemeanor, and when the punishment for that offence was ended, he was entitled to all the privileges of other subjeas. He cQntended, therefore, that his evidence was ad missible. Mr. MAINWARTNG, the Chairman, said, that the offence imputed to the Witness was not perjury : he had, for the purpose of obtaining money, told a lie, but he was not on his oath when he told that lie, and therefore his evidence could not now 1),! rejeded, as it must be, had he committed an ad of perjury. William Butterfield was then sworn : he stated, that on a Saturday night, there wlts a Dutch ves sel loaded with eels at Billingsgate, that he saw the Defendants talking to the Master : he saw some eels on that night, carried to the house of Mr. Fenn, and the next morning the vessel sailed away without selling any of the cargo : he followed the vessel to Gravesend, and saw her proceed to sea, from that place. He hailed the vessel, and asked what they had on board : some person answered, " only eels."__ This was all the evidence against the Defendants; and the Jury immediately acquitted them. A Coachman was tried for assaulting two Officers belonging to an East Indiaman. It appeared that •the Defendant had been sent for to Blackwall, to convey the Prosecutors to London ; but when he came from his stand to the Inn where they were, the waiter privately cautioned him against taking their trunks, lest they should contain smuggled goods ; because, if they did, and were discovered, his coach would be forfeited. Upon receiving this caution, the coachman refused to take the Prosecu tors, unless they would undertake to indemnify him for the risk he was about to run. They would not listen to this proposal, and he then demanded zs. for having his coach called away from. the stand, an I for his loss' of time : a dispute ensued ; the Prosecutors refused to pay, and the Defendant seiz ed each of them, and tore the waistcoat of one. This was held as an assault, for which the Jury found the Defendant Guilty---and he was sentenced to be imprisoned for seven days. SACRILEGE AT DrPTFoRD. Mot4nAr the eight persons in custody for this atrocious crime had their final examination before the Sitting Magistrates at Greenwie.h. The evi dence of the accomplice, Martin, went fully to sub stantiate their guilt, and afforded a remarkable in stance of habitual depravity and hardness of heart in the whole of them ; one circumstance, perhaps, will serve to spew how they emulated themselves : Having been at their usual Pot of Beer Club, the Lads on duty for that night were rather late in going to work, so that before they had got their regular load, day-light broke in upon them, and the bustle of persons passing and repassing by the Church-yard, compelled them, from fear of detec tion, to hide themselves in the very tombs .where they had, during the preceding night, been disturb ing the peaceful ashes of the dead, for the very worst of purposes. Nine more, not yet in custody, arc sworn to ; four receivers in the whole, were concerned, for whom diligent search is making. The Prisoners, it appears from the evidence, did not confine them. selves to this species of robbery, but extended their scale to highway robberies, hcuse-breaking, and footpad robberies ; besides borrOwing from their masters and neighbours all the loose copper, iron, and lead they could meet with. On a full hearing, the Prisoners were all committed to the County Gaol, at Maidstone, for trial at the Maidstone As sizes for the County of Kent ; and the Church wardens of the Parish of St. Paul, Deptford, bound over to prosecute. , In the course of the investigation of this business some circumstances came out that threw a light on what, has long appeared mysterious, viz—that the Apprentices in the out-part of the parish appear to dress better and spend more money than their mas ters ; this is now accounted for by the Apprentices of a Smith and Farrier, and those of the two princi_ pal Bakers of the place, having been apprehended, and fully committed to Maidstone Gaol on several different charges of highway robberies down the Kent and Surrey roads, and who there is reason to suppose, arc a part of the set of villains that have so long escaped detelion. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM ENNISCORTI-IY, OCTOBER 16. . . ic Yesterday Capt. Ric Ft AR DS and Capt. HILL, with zo of the mounted Cavalry, went to the house. of John Byrn, a publican, at Chapel, where were four of the most notorious outlaws that ever infested this country, namely, Capt. Hambleton, otherwise One-handed Jack, William Minchin, otherwise sr. Clare, the noted William Reilly, who escaped .out of Wexford gaol, and another named Byrn, for each of whom there is, 'by Proclamation, 501. re- • ward offered. Capt. HILL and three of the men came first to the house; the villains rushed out, firing on the Yeomen, which Was instantly teturned : they • then made a determined stand in a contiguous road, by which time the remainder of the horse, who were appointed to search other houses, on hearing the tiring, came up, when Reilly and Hambictton were killed, and Minchin, still Standing, was cut down by Capt. HILL, who Clove his skull with his sword. Byrn, after firing a few shots more, crossing ditches, and bogs, at - length surrendered. He, with Byrn, the alc-seller, and one Doyle, a suspicious fellow, were sent to Wexford by Captain BOYD'S Troop, who came up a little after. Hambleton, Reilly, and Minchin, were brought in dead about two o'clock. The Yeomen providentially escaped without injury, though the robbers fired a great number of shots. This, I hope, will rid the country of similar villains, as, of course, it will dispirit the remainder, and, if not taken, at least make them leave this long infested country, and ease the minds of the honest and industrious." THE RICHNIOND, GHosT.—The. Inhabitants of Richmond, in Surrey, have been for some time in a state of, alarm at the appearance of .a Ghost in that neighbourhood, which shews itself to several -per sons under a variety of forms—sometimes it is all black, with a long tail; bearing the human form ; and, at others, it appears in white, with black face and black bands. To one Lady it appeared a few nights since at her bed-chainber window, on a moonlight night ; the church bell was at the mo tnent striking the hour of twelve. The lady was found by her servants (whom she had called to her assistance by ringing the bell) in a swoon, and was with difficulty restored to her senses. A young gird, walking near the Theatre at a late hour, was tapped on the shoulder by the ghost ; she was so much frightened as to he confined to her bet]. ever since. Two Ladies and a Gentleman were walking by the water side on Friday evening last, when one of the Ladies suddenly exclaimed, " There it is now !" This exclamation had such an effeca on the Gentleman, that the Ladies, notwithstanding their fright, were obliged to support the Gentleman to the town, or he would have fainted.—The town is all in confusion, and two guineas reward has aaually been offered to any one who can discover the ghost. We are sorry to state, that an Advertisement has appeared in many of the Papers, and among others in our Paper of the I7th instant, in which the name of the Dutchess of 'MoNTRosE is used as recom mending the Quack Medicines of a Mrs. Gardner, No. 76, Long Acre.—We have authority to say, that what is there stated, as to Her Grace, is totally false ; Her Grace never having heard of Mrs. Gardner till she saw the Advertisement. The Dispatch, Wallace, from Petersburgh to Workington, is on shore on the Castle Point, Elsi nore, and full of water. The cargo is expefted to be saved. Yesterday afternoon the driver of a post-chaise incautiously left his hotseS opposite Mn.. HILL'S Chapel, in Blackftiars'Road, when the .animals tak ing fright, instantly gallopped off, :end with such furs', that no person would venture to stop them ; they passed through the Circus Turnpike, and took the road leading to the Elephant and Castle, when turning opposite the Alms Houses, the chaise was pitched into a ditch. Happily no person was in the chaise, which was broke to pieces. SCOTLAND. EDINBURGH, Oct. 24. ABOUT seven o'clock last night, a beautitut tunor Iris appeared at. Edinburgh, in the western part of the horizon: As the Moon was then very near the full, and her altitude above the horizon not very great, the red, vellow, and violet colours of the Iris could be easily distinguished, and the bow approached pretty near to a complete semi circle. This phenomenon continued half an hour and, as the western part of the horizon was, during that time, covered with an obscure haze, which rendered it excellently adapted for the reception of the colours, it presented a most beautiful spelacle to many who had never, till then, the pleasure of observing it.--Akts - roTt. F. informs us, that he was the first who observed the Lunar Iris, and adds, that they are never seen but at time of full moon. It has often appeared a martet of wonder to philosophers how this phenomction so rarely occurs : but if we consider that it never ap. pears unless the Moon he nar the Opposition—that she comes into this situation only thirteen times 4 year; whereas the Sun is in a state fitted for their produaion twice every day ; and that the light of the Moon is incomparably more faint than that of the Sun—our surprize will quickly vanish, and We will rather be astonished at the frequency of their produaion. Yesterday fresh herrings were sold in this city at three a-penny. The fish-curers have begun to salt them at Leith, though the price is upwards of ten shillings per cran. Tuesday se'nnight the Synod of Aberdeen ap. pointed a Thanksgiving to be observed in all their bounds, on the 2d Wednesday of November, for the good harvest and plentifUl crop; but if a National fhanksgiving, shalt be appointed before that time, the Synodical Thanksgiving should be observed on the same day. We hear from Oban, Argylshire, that on Mon day the igth inst. the inhabitants of that I , lace re ceived the welcome intelligence of the Ratification of the Preliminaries. of Peace between Great Britain and France being signed on the Ist instant. This event, we need scarcely say, caused the greatest joy there. At three o'clock, the Margaret and Elizabeth Excise Cutter, then in the harbour, dis played her colours, and fired a Royal Salute. In the evening the bells were set a ringing, and there was a most brilliant and general illumination. In the garden of Mt. Carsc, at Dairy, a little to the west of Edinburgh, there, is a' ►arge field of strawberries, which produced a very luxuriant crop this season, again in blossom,. and a good deal of the fruit attually formed, which is another instance of the mildness of the season. STROWIESS, OCT. S. A Fr.w days ago, a large ship, name unknown, about 900 tons burden, of and from pantzic for Liverpool, with a cargo of wheat and timber, was put on shore on the Island of Sanday, in Orkney, and it is doubtful that she will be got off. LEITH, OCT. 23. Tilts morning was brought ashore by one of the Newhaven boats, a very full grown shark : the length of this fish from the top of the tail to. the nose (if measured) could not be less than between seven and eight feet. The rotundity of its body was truly astonishing. Its liver, when taken out, filled a large washing tub, and might weigh full one hundred weight. It appeared to be furnished 'with four distinct rows of teeth, and was truly a terrific representation of that all.devouring species of fish. It occasioned great havoc amongst the nets when taken, yet the fisnermen complained not, be ing well pleased with their visitant, as a sure prog nostic of the plenitude of herrings on the coast ; and they shrewdly observed—" These ferocious animals kens fu' weel 'whore to find.theit skaif." KINCA/2DINIE o'vril., OCT. /I. THE pleasing accounts of the Preliminaries of Peace being signed were received here with the most heartfelt satislaetion, which was evinced with the greatest exaltations of joy by all the inhabitants of this place. The bells were rung, three rounds of musquetry were fired ; in the afternoon the inha bitants repaired to the tavern, where many loyal and patriotic toasts were drank. The village was highly illuminated, and a large bonfire kindled. The evening concluded with a ball, and the whole was conduaed with the greatest harmony and convivia lity. FRASLIISBURGH, OCT. 17. UPoN receipt of the Gazette announcing the Preliminaries of Peace being.ratified, every demon stration of joy was shewn here by all ranks. At twelve o'clock the party of the 4th Irish Dragoons quartered here, and the Frasersburg,h. Volunteers under the command of Ciipt. FRA.SER, assembled at the Cross, and fired afeu.de-jue with great correaness. The bells were then set a ring. ing, bonfires lighted up, and a splendid and general illumination took place in the evening. The Town Council and several of the inhabitants dined together, when many apposite toasts were drank. On the 2ISt inst. died at his house in Harley_ street, Cavendish square, two months after the death of his beloved wife and infant son, the Hon. JOHN COCHRANE. Indigent Talents, the Poor, and the Friendless, have lost a never failing as. sistant. On Sunday last the wife of Mr. Erskine, a re. speaable sadler in York, who had for a long time laboured under dejection of spirits, precipitated her. self from a considerable height, at the back part of the house, into the River Ouse. From its depth and rapidity at the time of her plunging in, thz body could not be found, and it is supposed was cr ried to a great distance, as it has not yet been recovered. The only motive to which this affeet_ ing event can be ascribed, is the successive loss of all her children and many friends. The Tycho De Brahe, -, from Dantzig to Liverpool, is on shore at Kirkwall.