The Sun. — London, England, 1806-05-26 00:00:00

NAVAL N EWS. From the LONDON GAZETTE, Mg 24, 1806. Admiralty-Office, May 24,1806. Copy of a Letter from Admiral Lord Gardner to William Marsden, Esq. dated on board the Trent, in Cork Harbour, the 15th inst. SIR, I inclose, for their Lordships' information, Copy of a Letter I received th;s morning from Captain Moubray, of the Adive, giving an account of the capture by that Ship of the French Schooner Les Amis, a Letter of Marque, bound .froin Bourdeaux to Cayenne. _ I am, Sir, &c. GARDNER. MY LORD, AClive, at Sea, April 27, 1806. I do myself the honour to acquaint your Lordship, that His Majesty's Ship under my command has this day captured the French Schooner Les Amis, a Let ter of Marque, of four six pounders, and twenty Mien, belonging to Cayenne, and bound thither with a cargo of wine and various merchandize from Bour deaux. I have the Honour to be, Sze. R. H. MOUBRAY. Right Hon. Admiral Lord Gardner, &e. &c. &c. •PLYitOtITH, MAY 24. - The Ann Transport, which lately arrived here from the Cape of Good Hope, was driven on shore yesterday morning, in a heavy gale of wind at East, on the S. E. ledge of St. Nicholas's Island, but on the flowing of the tide ,in the evening she was got off, with little damage, arid is now safely moored in the Sound. The gale has continued ever since, and with increased vio lence, but no further damage has been done. Arrived the Danish trig EoS , Captain KNADSON, laden with brandy, from Cette, bound to ArlS 7 burgh, detained by the Staunch Gun-brig.: the lat ter is also arrived. POITSMOUTH, MAY 25.—The Childers Sloop of War, Capt. IN Es, has made signal for a Convoy to Newfoundland• NAVAL APPOINTIVENTS..--Capt. BAKER to the Tribune, vice Capt. BENNETT, who has taken the command of the Fame; Capt. KIRBY, to the Lively; Capt. Lord FALKLAND, to the Quebec ; Capt. FAR 41‘711Alt, to . the ilriadne ; Capt. STANFELL to the "Scorpion ; Capt. MILLER, to the Pallas ; and Lieut. Mclit to the Captain. The Rgiehorse has dropped down to St. Helen's. Yesterday the Repulse, of 74 guns, came into the harbour. HARWICH, MAY 25.—The Hamburgh and Bre men Mails arrived this day from Husum, by 'the Diana Packet, Capt. MAcnorrouoir. Upwards of thirty Passengers came by this Packet. The Lady Nepean Packet, Capt. G. DEANE, was left at Husum. The Gottenburgh Mail is not yet arrived. The Auckland Packet, BRIDGE, and the Auckland, Capt. HAMMOND, each with Mails for Husum, and the Prince of (Pales, Capt. A. DEANE, with two Mails for Gottenburgh, are yet detained by a strong ast wind. . The Peter Frederick Ludwig, Capt. 13ANDBIEL, from Bourdeaux to Tonningen, sent in by the Cruizer Privateer, is restored, and, will sail the first fair wind. Sailed the Centine/ Gun-vessel on a Cruize. DOVER, MNY 25.—Arrived in the Roads the Brig. Anna Nicholai, Capt:KROI:R, with timber from Nor NVay, for Margate ; and the Ship Three Sisteii, • TnomrsorsT, - from Smyrna. The Union Brig, HART, belonging to Dover, and 'bound here from Norway, ,was last Friday lost in a gale of wind on the Kentish Ic.ndek—Captain and Crew saved. DEAL, MAY 25.r—Arrived the Bellctte and Pielcer from the' Nore ; • Prospero, from Portsmouth ; aid the Monkey, Turbulent, and Fearless ; from off lionloane. • Sailed the Explosion, with a Convoy for Ports mouth. The Jackall Gun-brig has a Signal .for Convoy to the Eastward flying: EXTRACT OF A LETTER FR OM IfIS MAJESTY'S S IIIP REV F.NGE, MAY 17, 180, LAT. 47 DEG. 40 MIN. LONG. 7 DEG. 50 Our Squadron consists of the Glory, AdMiral STIRLIN., Balleur, Mars, Dragon, Warrior, and Revenge, Niobe, arid Dispatch. We received intel ligence just now, 1 understand, of JER . OME BONA PART?. being seen in 60. and likely to look. towards Europe ; if this be true, which an American Brig states, we may yet bring him into Plymouth.H We seem here quite forsaken ; we,bave not heard from England since we left it. Wednesday night ve fell in with the Trafalgar Prizes under the Bri tannia, &c. We cleared for action, and' fully hoped we had got JziloME, but were disappointed.—The Santa Margaretta, dispatched froth -us to convoy part of the Indiamen,' separated from the Fleet, or rather which never joined ; they were all the Ships from Falmouth which were to have joined the Ele phant, but did not 11111 in with. her." A Raft with seven Seamen was on Friday picked up and brought into Dover. They vc.re part of the crew of the American Sloop',/,illy, which on Tues day evening struck on the Kentish Knock, and was wrecked. _ A person of rank at tile' West-end of the Town has been committed to prison by the Police Ma gistrates, on •a charge of, an offensiye'nature. , The eXaminatioui ha ye been conduZ:led. with the utmost secrecy. .• •• DHE ITAMBETR64 MAIL . ..VIENNA, MAY 10.—Letters from Trieste, the Credit of which is undoubted, bring the agree able intelligence from Dalmatia, that the occasion of a new war between France and Austria • is happily retnoved, as 'the Emperor •of Russia, in order to rescue our Government from that distressing situa- 7 . tion, • had ordered 'his Troops, who occupied the for 7 tresses at the Mouth of the Catai - o, again to give them up to the Austrian Commissary, that they may be ceded to/the French, agreeably to .the terms of the Treaty of Presburgh. The delii - ery by our Commissary has already taken. plaCe. It seems now to be believed that there will be a ge neral Peace on the Continent, which mu s t at length produce one with England ; though it is not easy to conceive the basis on which the latter can be found ed.' The reports of Peace, which have been confi dently circulated yeSterday and to-day, have already produced an advantageous effeEt on our State Paper; which has risen 3 per cent. It has been remarked,' that the Imperial Agent bought a considerable gum , . tity of it this morning. HA MBUR Gu, MAY 10.—H is Imperial Majesty the EMperorof Russia, is understood to have offered his mediation for the adjustment of the differences be tween Prussia and England, and between Prussia and Sweden. • On the Frontiers of Prussian Pomerania little attention seems to be 'paid to the Swedish military preparations. Some of the battering cannon have' been ordered to be kept in readiness, but nothing farther has been done. The Prussians Seem to wait for the first hostilities to proceed from the side of Sweden. The Ports of Embden and Lubec are excepted from the orders for shutting - the other Prussian Por6, and the entrance and departure of English Vessels is permitted. ' _ _ _ This number of the Correspondenten contains three articles, inserted by direction of the King of Sweden, respeEting . the late proceedings in Lauen burgh. The first is the Proclamation of Count LOWEIVHIELM, dated Ratzburgh, April 13, an nouncing his orders to defend the territories oc cupied by the Swedish Troops, and under their pro tection. The second is a'Letter, dated April 17, to the above, from Col. VON BEELIEN, commanding a Prus sian corps, communicating his orders to occupy the country of Lauenburgh. _ The • third is Couut •LOWENIIIELM'S Letter to Colonel VON BEEHEN, communicating the. Pro clamation. AUSTRIAN STATES, MAY to.---The French troops have received permission to pass through the Aus trian States, in order to make good against the Porte the pretensions which the Emperor NAPO LEON, as Sovereign of Venice, advances to all the posSessiohs which, that Republic had in the most antient times in Greeceiand on the Continent, as well ds in the Archipelago. In this are included the Seven Islands. WEZEL, MAY 13.—1 t is said that Austrian Istria will be ceded to the kingdom of hias, and Bav=aria will lose part of her territory, which will be erected into a principality for Marshal BERNADOTTE, who is married to a sister of the wife ofJOSEPH BONAPARTE, King of Nrll-1.5,. BERLIN, MAY i7.-COURt VON KELLER iS now placed on the footing of Alive Colonial Member, with the usll3l salary and allowances. • LEGHoRN, APRIL 28.—The En&lish and Russians supply the garrison of Gaeta with provisions, stores, &c. &c. ST. PETERSBURGH, MAY 7.--The Emperor has determinded to accede to the urgent and frequently reiterated representations of Austria. • His Imperial Majesty assured Gen. MEERVELDT, on full parade, that he had sent orders to his,Troops to evacuate, without delay, all the places they occupied in Alba nia, and particAlarly the Mouths of the Cataro. • General ESSEN has been appointed ,Commander of the Troops. in Persia : it was at first expeeted that Prince ,BAGRATIIION would be appointed. BERLIN, 'MAY 17.—Major BoNtkowsxy re turned on the 14th inst. from his Mission to the Swedish Head-quairs. The answer he has brought from his Swedish Majesty does not tend to confirm the hope that Peace . may'lie maintained between the two States. On the same day his Excellency the Cabinet Minister Count HAUGWITZ went to Pots dam,' and returned on the 15th. The Garrison here has received orders to hold it self in readiness to march at a moment's warning. Our Gazette contains the following article 'relative to the evacuation °l i the Mouths of the Cataro by the Russians : " BANKS. OF THE DANUBE, MAY 7.—Letters from Trieste, the authority of which cannbt be doubted, • bring the very agreeable intelligence from Dalmatia, that the occasion of a new War between Austria. and France is fortunately averted, as the Em peror of .Itussia, in order to avoid Placing . our Government in a disagreable situation, has ,given orders to his Troops which had occupied the strong places at the Mouths of •the Cataro, to der liver them - up to the Austrian Commissioners, that • the Frerich Troops may be put in 'possession of them according to the stipulations of the Treaty of Pres burgh. CONSTANTINOPLE, APRIL g.—The French Agent RONNEU, at the end of last summer, went from this City to Aleppo, whence he continued his journey. It It is now understood that he was charged with a Mission, which he executed, • to. FATHALI SHAH. On his return, however, • he had the misfortune to be murdered, not far from the Turkish Frontiers. WESEL, MAY 13,—As our new Sovereign wishes to, retain the Principality of Eisen, another Indem nifiCation has been proposed to his Prussian Majesty, which he not yet accepted. We are assurci that Austria►n Istria will not la s e incorporated with the Kingdom of Italy ; Bavaria lose a l f;r.irt of its territory, Which it is proposed to .eied into a sovereign princiPality fur Marshal BERNAMITTE, tl:e brother-in-liw of f)iince J6r.T,Pit, now Kilig of Naples. • • . RoME Ai."IIIL follow ing.al'e the. parti culars of the Sea Engagement Vetween the English and French on the Cdas'i of , ltaly. The English' Sliiji vtis. a Frigate of 40 guns, from Gibraltar. The French fought with much bravery and lest only a CorVette, which hastened to the assistance of the other Ship's ; and haritig her main-mast carried array, was obliged to strike. Of the other eight Ships, Pre got into Civita Vecchia, and three into Porto D'Arza. , The Siege or Gaeta_still continues'. Three Rd man Ships having been .obliged by contrary; td put into the harbour, met with a very unfavottr-' able reception - . The Prince of FTESSE PHILIPStIiAL seized them and their cargdes ; and ordered the Papal Comul immediately to leave the town, on pain of being shot. ' The KING of NA ' , I-Es has removed from PalerMo to Messina, where have likewise been since the Ist inst. the Chev. ACTON and Mr. ELLIOT.. The prohibition against the importation of Eng lish goods, and the admission of _English Ships into the Ports of Etruria, has been sent by the Govern ment to the Chamber of Commerce .at Leghorn.— The latter has made strong representations against it, but in vain. ALTONA, MAY 20.—The military preparations in Prussian Pomerania do not appear to correspond_ with those of Sweden ; some divisions of Prussian artillery have received orders to hold themselves in readiness to march. Prussia appears desirous to wait till Sweden shall commit the first hostilities. PruSsia has excepted the ports of Embden and Lubeck from those that are shut against 'the English, and free entrance and departure is to be permitted at • these two ports to all. English VesSels. KONIGSBURGii, MAY 6.—Yesterday rn order was sent by an estafette from hence to Memel, to permit all British Ships to enter or sail frOm that port with- Out molestation. SMITHFIELD MARKET, MAI , 26. This day's market had a middling supply of prime Best§, and the show of C3ttle in other respeas was tolerably good ; Mutton, Veal, and Pork are some thing dearer than Friday's market ; Beef and Lamb support last prices, and the trade for the most part was rather brisk.—The sales in the Haymarket were pretty lively ; .Hay and Clover do nut fetch .ittst prices,; Straw obtained a better price.—The follow ing prices and numbers is a correct` statement : To sink the 01E11 per stone of 81h. Beef ss. 6d. to 6s od.—Mutton S. od. to 6s. od.—Veal 7s. 4(1. to Bs. od.—Lamb 7s. 6J. to Bs. od.—York 6s. od. to 75.6 d. - - Beasts, 1673. —Sheep' and Lambs, 10,?65.—Calves, 93. — rigs 340• " SMITHVIELb itaymAnkact 1-133 , .1.1. los. to 4t. os.—Clover ;L 3i. to4i.l2s.—Straw, 18s. to 21. CORN-EXCITANGE, MAY 26.—The Wheat ar rivals to-day make but middling supplies,. chiefly from Essex and Kent ; fine is in demand, and , at higher prices, some samples exceed the quotation ; good Barley at better price ; Malt is dull sale ; but few White Pease and dearer; Grey Pease and Beans at little difference ; Oats are in good supply, mostly of the second and inferior quality, and this trade is cheaper ;in Flour little variation. _ _ - - Wheat 64$ a 76s a 84s od Beans - . 40s a 46s od Fine ditto - Bos a 88s or Tick Beans 3os a 35s od Rye - --• 4os a 46s od OM • Its a 24s a 3 .t: od Barley - - 283 a 34s od Poland ditto 3is a 323 od Malt - . 64$ a 71s cd Rape Seed - —1 -—1 Fine Flout 7os a 75S o d White Pease_ 44$ a 5r. , ,s od Gtey ditto 34s a 38s ad' Seconds . 65s a 7ois od The following horrid murder is stated in The New York Gazette of the 18th .ult. to 'have been perpe, trated in America the beginning of that month : A man who lived near the Dry-Lands having to pay the Sum of 8001. called on a neighbour who kept a public-house, and mentioned the circumstance, ob serving, that he had the whole amount at home, ex cept 151. which he wished to borrow. 'The land lord agreed to lend it him, but said that he could not give it till the next day, when he, should go out to colle& some debts, when his neighbour might call and receive what he wanted. He came at the appointed time, and, having waited the whole even ing, was prevailed on by the landlord's wife to retire. to bed in her house, she promising to call 'him on the return of her husband. He fell fast asleep, but was soon disturbed by terrifying dream ; on Which he awoke his bed-fellow, a pedlar, who had taken. up his residence there for the night, and informed him of the'circumstance. The latter endeavoured to pacify him; but he informed liirnthat. be had dreamed his hoUse-was on fire, and his wife and children enveloped in the flames. Ile therefore determined on going home immediately; and the pedlar feeling interested in the dream, agreed , to accompany him, taking with him a pair of excellent ,pistols well loaded. The night being dark, they were alarmed on approaching the house by a bright light in the lower apartment; and on approaching the window, they beheld three meri with blackened faces counting out money on the table. Each of the speaators then singled out his man, and shot two of the plunderers dead; the third was met at the door, but being overcome with a conscious guilt, ,he made no resistance, and was dispatched. The agitated husband then went into his bed-chamber, and found his witi; rind three young children welter-. ing in their blood, having apparently been murdered in their sleep. On washing the faces of the robbers, they proved to oe near neighbours of the owner of the house, and.were intimately .conneaed with his I r 1,4 W RgPC)II,., COURT OF k I G's BENCH, 1147 • tiitsvnircAL tut kot: J. GRAtiviLLE cufrrog,./tr.cat; Ks 4., - - • This Was an Ifididmeni fdt ari. Assault. .11-11 .- FARKEi,thi:Oeunsel for-the Prosectiton, in opeenii the cage, observed, that the Assault; corhplained was.. committed ,upon the person , Me :. Henry Erskine Johnston, who, — he believed; ,Vvad s ell known as a most respeaable Performer h.t Coealit- Garden Theatre. • The tranSeation he ma abutsr tO state grew cut of an eidl 'which, he lamented, had of late Yeats increased to so great a degree as to render places of public amusement almost inac cessible to persietis Who had any regard for mo rality and decency. .It was an evil which all goad Men, pied every fither of a :family, insist deeply deplore ;' and as long as such a Meastire was suf•-• fered to exist, no man who had a regard for his daughters could bring them there, without the risk of their ears being offended by expressions the most abandoned and infamone. He hoped, however, that the interference of His Majesty's High Chain- • berlain, the Earl of Dartmouth, would, in so measure, put a stop to it. What he alluded to was; the shameful conduct of females of a certain descrip tion, and young men, who styled themselves men of fashion, who too ,constantly frequented the Theatres; and ditlturbed and annoyed not only those near them, • but - frequently‘the whole audience. The feels, he said, were these:—On the evening of the 7 4th of Novem ber last a new Play was to be pet funned at Covent Garden Theatre, called The pelinqueizt, from the pen of Mr. Reynolds, in which Mrs. 'Johnston; the wife of the Prosecutor, a very popular Adress; and 'a 'Lady of a - most unexceptionable character; was to Sustain} a prominent part. Mr. Johnston being interested in the success - of the piece, as well on his wife's account, as his friendship for the au= thor, but not having , the least' idea of making any disturbance, went with some friends to the upper boxes, to witness the performance. A. Mi. Mingay, who was a party in this indietmeot, but had not pleaded, with two ladies, of noturiety in the: box lobby, 'of the names of Martin and Ross, sat in the adjoining box, and, at the drawing up of the curtain, talked so loud, as to disturb those about them ; " silence" was vociferated from the surrcund ing boxes, but this only seemed to encourage them to make the more noise. Early in. the second ad; these disturbers of the night were joined by the De fendant, Mr. Juckes, when several illiberal and ins decent observations were made by them upon Mrs. Johnston's dress and person, so loud, that ad those around could distinctly hear their; they said she was " a nice piece ; and too good for that ugly fel low Raganiino," meaning Mr. Johnston, m lie had performed that character, and pointing or luekiog, at him at, the same time. In allusion to a pearl or nament, which Mrs. Johnstciu wore in her head, in honour of immortal Nelson's victory, represent ing a Ship ; they observed, " she was a tight 74, and would take in any -number of passengers," ex. &c.; accompanying these remarks with expressions too indecent and shameful to be repeated; and which, • at the same time, not only drew the anemic= of every one around, but disturbed and annoyed the whole audience. Mr. Johnston, as a public cha rades., did not like to interiere, and for a time sat silent, without noticing the ridicule levelled-at him self; but, at length; roused by a just and laudable indignation for an amiable wife, be was retiring, in order to procure a Constable, when the Defelithint impeded his way, by throwing his arm across the division of the box - , and as Mr. Johnston stoop ed to open elle dour, he struck him a severe blew in the back of the neck, which threw hint urea a Gentleman before him ; !weever, Mr. Johnatou hue medietely recovering himself, and observing trom Whence the blow came, returned it with interest and celerity, and struck the Defendant in the eve; Miii gay raised his stick in defence of his companion ;a general bustle ensued, the perfhrmance was sus pended,' ,end the Whole audience disturbed. The. friends of Mr. Johnston interfered, theperties were taken out, and tranquillity again restored. Thu Learned Counsel, - in conclusion, said, he hoped and trusted that by their verdid the Jury would shew to the world, that the concs& of these box-lobby loungers was not to, be tolerated with impunity ; and would, by their recerding a verdid of guilty against this Defendant, render a most essential service to the public, if not by entirely ridding places of public entertainment of these pests of society, at least by giving them a very salutary lesson. Mr. Henry Erskine Johnston, the Prosecutor, be ing sworn and examined, nearly corroborated this statement: he said, he had accompanied some friends to the Play that night—they were Mr. Phillips and his sister, Mr. Seabrook, and Miss Courtney. Be ing a public diameter himself, he did not like to in-: terfere, but requested his friends and some other Gentlemen in the Box would endeavour to procure, silence. He had not the slightest intention of giving the Defendant any cause of offence when he was going from the box, his object being to call a Con stable ,or' the Box-keeper. As he approached the door, the Defendant threw his arm over the para pet, and he observed one of the females, Mrs. Mar tin, endeavouring to change places with him, as if to prevent any quarrel. ,He positively swore nu provocation was given on his part when he received , the blow in the back of his neck from the Defend ant, but admitted, that when he recovered himself, he certainly 'returned the compliment, by giving the Defendant a smart blow in the eye. Mingay, at the same moment, assailed him with his stick. He said, he did not strike Mingay, for if he bad, he must inevitably have thrown him into the Pit. Mr. Johnston was corroborated in this testimony by Miss Phillips, Mr. Robert Keating, a Gentlemar; on whom he tell, when struck, and Master Francis Griesler, one of the children belonging to the Ger man Theatre, who swore positively to seeing the blow given by the Defendant. Mr. PARKE intimated that he had several more witnesses to the fads, but declined calling them. After some consultation with his Counsel, the Defendant declined going into any defence, or call ing any witnesses, as the parties agreed to adjust the business. A verdiEt of Guilty was accordingly entered, and Mr. PARKR assured the Court, that public justice would hot be evaded by the arrangement which had taken place. The next Cause was an Inditinient brought by Mr. Juckes, against Mr. Johnston, fQr an Assault, \