The Sun. — London, England, 1806-02-18 00:00:00

~---_- r 7 THE H/IMBURGH MAILS. ~. ~.~ ~. Jowl". JAN. 18.—Cardinal RUFF° is now at Some on a mission from the Court of Naples. He has had some Conferences with Cardinal Frscx, the French Minister ; after-Which . 11V sent off" a Courier toitis Court, and another to the'Marquis DEGALLO, 'With Dispatches for: the Emperor NAPOLEON. — There is talk of a plan to transfer the Oovernnient : of the Kinichim 'of NaPre's to the Hereditary Prince. .• BANKS OF • .111 FEB: I.—According to accounts received from'Lyons, General ST. CVE has defeated the .- iNfeapolitan Army near Naples ; but this report wants confirmation'. The disputes between Bavaria and Wirtemburgh, relative to the occupation of certain places in Suabia, . . claimed by the former, are not yet` adjusted. Seve ral divisions of Bavarian Troops are under orders to march. • General WEEDS, however,. has been sent from Munich to the King of Wirtemburgh to en deavour to accommodate these,differenceS. BANKS OF THE LECH, JAN. 27•—About 4,000 of the troops of Wirtemburgh haVing made their ap pearance on the Danube; above Ulrn in order to take possession of certain places to, which the King \of Bavaria conceives he has a just claim, the Bava rian Garrisons of Ulm and Augsbtirgh have received orders to call in all their fiirlough,. And bid them salves in readiness to march at the first notice. ULM, JAN. 27.—The Troops of Bavaria and Wir temburgb have come to blows with respe& to the oc•• cupation of \Viblingen, a place in this'vicinity ; the latter were . obliged to retreat. VIENNA, jA/...:25.—The report that a Conned' of War has been held on one of our Generals, who is under arrest, and that he has been condemned to twelve years imprisonment, requires confirmation. Five waggons laden with money have lately gone from this city for France. . . General WERNECK is dead. • ROME, JAw. 6.—The chief command of the Ex ptclition against Naples has been given to prince JAM,/ /C.,/, DE c. i 4. A duel was fought, on Tuesday morning, at, Fort Augusta, between two Officers, of the 2d West-In dia Regiment, quartered there, when one •of them 'was very dangerously wounded, the ball having struck bins just above his temple. The same day a Coroner's Inquest was held.on the body of Lieut. W. M`KINNON, of the 6oth Re , giment of Foot, who put an end to his existence that morning in the city.—Verdia--.Killed himse(f with. a pistol in a fit ,of mental' derangement. SATURDAY, DEC. 28.-A French - Squadron has appeared to windward, but of what force is not ascertained. Two Ships of the Line and a Brig have got into Martinique, ten leagues to windward of which Admiral COCHRANE was cruizing, with the Northumterland and Atlas. • The Carp:fort Frigate, and L'Hcureux Sloop of War, the latter of which vas to have convoyed the three Vessels to this Island, received orders to join him immediately. Extra& from the log-book of the Brig Fox, Cap tain GARDNER Dec. id. Spoke the American Schooner Carteret, 24 hours from St. Christopher's, bOnd to North Carolina, the Captain of which Ves sel informed us, that a FrenCh Squadron had arrived at Martinique, consisting offour Sail.of the Line and a number of Frigate?,; the number of the latter he could not recolleet..-;--Dec. 19. At six p. sic, spoke the Brig Augilsos, Capt. Pitt C . E, froth Tortola, bound to Liverpool ; sailed from the above-mentioned Port on the 14th instant, in company With. the home- ward-bound Fleet from" . that Island,, but having Sprung hisirnain-rnast, he lost hiS convoy, and was then endeavouring - to make New Providence. He also infornied us of the arrival of font or six French Line-of-battle Sliips at Martinique." The Flying-Fish Schooner s of to guns, Lieut. Pa ICE, arrived on Wednesday, with the American Schooner Julian, from Dominica, for Crooked .lsland, with ' rum, sugar, and coffee, detained by her ; and the Ariir Experiment, late Capt. LOG,AN, which sailed for Halifax, in company with the last Iromeward-bohnd Ffeet, under convoy of the Diana Frigate. The Brig left. this port _with a crew chiefly • , composed of FOreigners. At night, when oft Mole St. Nicholas, Capt. LOGAN, while in the a& of ex tending his arms to help his mate to some meat on the supper-table, had a knife plunged. into his side by a Spaniard attending, and ,instantly fell. The, mate was dispatched by a handspike",: and the muti neers possessed themselves of the vessel, with an in tention of bearing off: Something in the manage- Ment exciting suspicion, the Flying-Fish ran down, boarded, and recaptured her, and the mutineers were , immediately taken out. When the Experiment was boarded by the Boats of the, Flying Fish, it was found that the Captiin had been dead about two hours, .his skull was frac tured, and there were five or six severe.wounds near his breast. The Mate, who had upwards of fifteen in the upper part of his body, .expired about two o'clock the next morning, and with his last breath declared, that a Foreigner, French or Italian, who has been brought in, was the murderer of the Master, •and, he believed, the ringleader of the plot. On the approach of the Flying Fish three of the . Crew took to the Jolly-boat, but were run down in it, and perished ; the Second Hate and three Sea men are now on board La Pique Frigate. The Surgeon of the Petterell Sloop of War was tried on Thursday by. a Court-Martial, for neglect of duty to a wounded Seaman on board, found guilty, and sentenced to twelve months imprison ment in the Marshalsea, and to he rendered incapa ble ofever officiating again in ,His Majesty's service. BREAD.—There being no Court of Aldermen held to-day, the LoRD-MAYOR, after inspeaing the Re turns, ordered the price of Bread to be advanced d. per peek. NAVAL NE IFS. .PORTSD: MYTH, FEB. i 6 .—Arrived the Duckworth, WILKIN3ON, from London. ,Sailed His Majesty's Ships the Prince of Wales, of g§ guns, Illustrious, 74, L'Achille, 74, and the Malta, 84, to the Westward; and Lord Hawkes tury and .buke of Montrose East Indiatnen, for tondOn. The Avenger, of 16 guns, Capt. T. WHITE, is ap pointed to tale Convoy to the Mediterranean. This morning Capt. J. BOWEN, vc'ho is appointed Captain of the Channel Fleet, and Capt. WESTERN, who is appointed to command the Hibernia, the Ship Lind ST. VINCENT is to hoist his Flag on board of, arrived here. Lord ST. VINCENT is expo( ed in a few days. Arrived the Pluto Sloop of 'War, Capt. JANVERIN, from Torbay ; and the Tisiphone Guard-ship from ofiliymington. ' . • • DEkL, VE8..17.----This . morning sailed from the Downs the Prospero Bomb, with the Dorset Royal Yacht; Sir William Bensley, IValmer Castle, Lord Castlereagh, Winchelsea, and the Ceres East India- 7 men, with a large Fleet of outward-bound Vessel. Coasters, and Colliers, under convoy to the West ward ; Thames :Frigate,..and the Dauntless Praam, for the French Coast ; Fame Man of War, ,and the Hailepin Armed Ship,- to the Westward. Catne,down from the River the Ail/wick Castle, David Scott, Bengal, Walthamslow, Lady .Jane Dundas, and the -Essex East Indiamen ; . Marian, Wt.i.soN; and the Thomas, DALRYMPLE, for Suri nain, -and sailed through the Downs- to join th. Convoy which sailed this morning to the Westward; also the Sheerness Man of War. .FEB. 17.---The Ship David, WriuttrisoN Master, of this place, arrived here yesterday from Newfoundland,' 'a. mere wreck, having met with a tremendous gale of wind on the inst. in long. 29. and shipped a dreadful sea, whiCh carried away the main and mizen masts, both boats, and swept every thing oil the deck : fortunately no lives were lost, but Captain WILKINSON was obliged to throw overboard a considerable part of the cargo, consisting of oil, ash, &c. to lighten the Ship. HARWICH, FEE: 17.—The King George Packet, Capt. Siam:km:ls, arrived this morning from Cux haven with the Hamburgh and Bremen Mails ; this Packet sailed on Wednesday last, at which time the Troops were all embarked. The ,Charger Gun-vessel, Lieut. BLEW, arrived this morning with a Ship . that was captured last Thursday evening in the Swill by a French Priva teer : she is called the Good Agreement, of and from Shields, with coals, for London, JOSEPH HARRIS,- MaSter. The. Right Hon. HILEY ADDINGTON was this day unanimously re-eleEted a Member to serve in Parliament for this Borough. Remain the ,Charger, Borer, Aggressor, and Aim-. well Gun-vessels; with, the Argus and Hunter Re.:. venue Cruizers. DOVER, FEB. 17.—TheFrench Privateers make a sad liavock among our merchant trade ; and I learn frOm an\ Officer, that the day before yesterday three Brig; were carried into Calais, and one into Grave lines ; they were seen to be taken from Little Corn hill, off the Foreland. The great want of fast-sailing Cruizers is severely felt.in these narrow seas ; Gun brigs may effe& a re-capture, but stand little or no chance of capturing the Privateers themselves, un less very much favoured by the wind. GREENOCK, FEB. 14.—The Highlander, SiEVEN SON, one of the West India Fleet, arrived on Wed:- tesday night from Demerara ; parted the Commo dore and five others of the Convoy six days ,ago. The John ,late Cumming, from the Island of Bute, where she was put on shore, arrived here on Monday. The Sloop Irvine . Packci, TU RNER, of and •for this Port, sailo from Bangor, with a cargo of oats, on the. morning of the 6th instant ; she sprung a leak the same evening, and the water increased 'So rapidly, as soon to baffle t the exertions of the 'Crew, who abandoned her, and got safe on shore in' Sanda. She went down 80011 after. The Mary, another of the Sloops that, was driven from the Harbour of Rothesay, duriug the late gale, upon the Point of Toward, has been got off without havitig sustained Much damage. Extract of a Letter from Barbadoes, dated Dec. 31. —" The Robert, DERBYSHIRE, bound to Jamaica, was seen taken by a French squadron of one two decker, two large frigates, and a brig, on the 7th instant, in lat. 30. 11. long. 27. West, by Captain JOHNSON, of the Wills, and Capt. JOHNSON of the Charles, who were part of the fleet from Cork, and are arrived here." The Pursers of the following Vessels were yester day morning in attendance at the India House to receive their final dispatches : Elphinstonc, of moo tons, Capt., M. Craig, and Winchel sea, of 1200 tons, Capt., W. Moffat, for Bombay and. China. ' Perseverance, of izoo tons, Capt. fames Tweedale, for St. Helena, Bencoolcn, and China. , Hugh Inglis, of 820 tons, Capt.W. Fairfax, Coast and say. Ceres, of 1200 tons, Capt. W. Dunstord, for Bombay and China. _ _ Lord Castlereagh, of -81 z tons, Capt. C. Kynier, for Coast and Bay. Sir William Bensley (extra ship), of 547 tons, Captain' G. Hooper, for Madras and Bengal. - Extra& of a Letter from an Officer on buar.l His Majesty's Ship Blenheim, dated Mactrag Roacls, Aug: 23d, - 1805 : " After a passage of seventeen weeks we came to an anchor in these Roadi the 23d hist: where we foUnd Admiral Sir E. PELLEW, whom our Adminil, Sir THOMAs ,TROUBRIDGE,- immediately superseded in the chief command to the Eastward of Ceylon.— On the 22d of July we experienced a severe gale of wind in lat, 3z3. South, when the Curets East India man parted company, having lost her foretop-mast, as did the Mirky, but - from what cause we could not learn.—On the 6th of August, in lat. .19. 0.9'. South; long 81. 22. East, at 4 .P. M. we disCovered,three strange Sail dose by the wind in line of: battle, on the larboard tack. All was instantly cleared for a&ion, when we discovered them :to be Enemy's Ships, viz. a Three .decker, .a Frigate, and a Prize, that sheered off, and,which we after Wards learned, was the Brufiswick East Indiaman.—The Ship of the Line, of 84 guns, now hoisted French Colotirs, with the Flag of a Rear-Adiniral, and running tip tinder the Cain bertand s lee-quarter„ tired into her ; the Frigate with a French Ensign flying followed,, firing, and 'received our Convoy's fire in return ; observ ing us lying by for them; 'they -reserved their fire. At 5.. 31. we opened ours on • the Ene• my"s Flag-ship, but from the great swell could not bring our lower-deck guns to bear ; however, she found our main and quarter-deck guns • too warm for her, and accordingly-_ she - crowded sail •a-head. They crossed our pause about midnight, and at- day-light next morning we saw them hull down repairing their damages ; but occasionally ap pearing to bear up for us ; however, they chose not : to renew the a&on, and we could not chace without - exposing-our Valtiable convoy to the danger of being separated from us: We received not injury except a few. shot through our top-sails, and the loss of Mr. COOKS, a Ime young man, a passenger, who was. killed by a piece Of langrige on the - quarter,deck. The Ganges had a man also killed by a 91b..5h0t.;- , -- Wp feel much disappointed at the Enemy's Ship (the Marengo) cietting. oil. - The St. Fiore:ix() has taken a French Frigate, of 44 guns, 'after a severe aetion, of four hours,:in which she had 4:0 - men killed and wounded, the Enemy 180.--This morn ing a melancholy evea took place; a Lieutenant. put a period to his existence, Ey shooting 'himself through the head with a pistol, at the London Ta- L vern, Madras . , Yesterday se'imight the Ship Britannia, Of Liver pool, Capt. LEyy, Vino'. at Cork, bound toihe West IndieS, by some accident tool: fire and blew up, by w which a Lady, who as passenger on board, th.:;first and second Mate, the Ste , ard and a boy, were un-' fortnnateljibst. The 'rest' of the crew were saved by throwing'themselves into the water. A Seaman of the Eaccizante, was la`tely tried for . , desertion at Jamaica, and sentenced to receive 700 lashes, and to be'confined in a solitary cell for two years. • During the passage of the Cornwallis Piteket from Bristol to Cork, four deCk passengers died' on board,.' from the extreme, cold and severity of; the' weather. Lest this circumstance should have resulted from in attention to their situation, on the part of the Mas ter, a CorOner's'inquest was held on .the bodies; im mediately after the arrival of the. vessel.' After a stria investigation, in which the passengers were minutely. examined, a verdi& was given " Death' by,the inclemency of the weather." On 'Tuesday the 4th inst. about twelve at noon, as. the Sloop London Packet, belonging to Banff,' Wm. BttoWN Master, was entering the Harbour of that,place, laden with London goods, she (ocCa-- sioned by a heavy 'sea) struck 'against the East Pier, which drove in her bow, and forced her against the 'West Pier, where she broke her bowsprit, and in' a very short time she filled with water. The Ship was touch hurt, ar.d the cargo, a great part of which was tea and sugar, notwithstanding the great exertions of the owners, and those employed by them, for its safety, is totally lost; several boxes which contained the latter have been sent on shore empty. . , His Royal. Highness the DOKE of YORK had a seleet dinner party yesterdaY, at his house in Port man-square. . His Royal Highness the DuK . E: of CUMBERLAND returned to town yesterday afternoon .frOrn Windsor. His Royal Highness the DUNA: of CLARENCE has declined taking a Naval Command in the Channel Fleet till after the Sitting of Parliament. tices. MALTON COURSING MEETING—Had the first day a very thin attendance of Members, in consequence of which.a number of the Matches became forfeited; and though there appeared on the Match :Book More engageMents than ever were known, from the forfeitures there was an actual want of • Matches to fill up the first day. The Prize Cup, after a severe course, two miles, was declared as tollows Major Topham's dog, Gaillard, Derbyshire breed Mr. slingsby's b. IR. Serpent Mr. I3ett's dog, Shy lock Mr. Croft's b. dog, Cymon The Hare vas not killed 7 Five Matches betwixt Mr. Best and Mr. Dailey were oil' by consent. Mr. Lee forfeitedsix Matches to Mr. Best. Mr. Darley's Driver forfeited to Major Topham's Snow drop. Mr. Thompson's Tib forfeited a Piece of Plate, of togs. value, tOMr. Best's Hawk. Mr. Percival forfeited three Matches to Major Topham. Mr. Darley's Dent terfeited to Mr. Shngsby's Harpy. " Mr. Thompson forfeited two Matches to Mr. Croft. THE THEATRE.-The indisposition of KEMBIJE prevented his appearing last 'night in the charaEter of Posthumus, *d it was therefore assigned to PottE; who supportedit in a very able manner. He was. particularly - suCcesstill in the bursts .of passion; and. was well receiVdd throughout. The gaiety of the Italian libeftii%,'/achimo ; does, not sit more easily upon Cook't; but in the conclusion scene his ex pression of•peritence, for his treachery with reSped to 'Mogen, was well given. Miss SMITH would be more interesting in hnogen if she were not_ to take sOitlnCh pains with the chara&er, as she gives it too much the appearance of labour 'and study. The young Mountaineers were rendered more than usually prominent by H. JOHNSTON and BRUNTON. The whole of this pleasing dramatic romance re- . Ceived the warm applause of a IlllillerollS Audience. KEMBLE is gone for a few days, to try the effe6l of change of air, to Salt-hill. His c0'17:,..ih was so op-. pressive during the intervals of his last performftnce, that he finuld it absolutely professional concerns for a short time, CLE.a.KENrirE,LL SESSIOJ'S, Faa, i 7. This - day, the. Sessions commenced before the Chairman, Mr. MAINWARING, and several Jus- After the usual bu . siness of swearing the Juries was gone through, James Remnant anal Anne James were put to the bar, indieled'for a misdemeanour, hi receiving a quantity of muffi, tippets, and other ar ticles of ftir, the property of - Cooke and Co. furriers, '- well knowing the same to be stolen: It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Cooke; and several other Witnesses, ,that - in the month of November last a box of different articles, in the furriery line; was put into the ) Gloncester waggon, direaed to MeSsrs. Allgobd, and Co. Gloucester. ' Before the Waggon arrived at' the ,place of destina 7 tion this box was stolen out - of - it, being cut away frOrfl the back of the waggon, where it was fastened._ On the • 15th of November some Police Officth'S were in search of other, stolen goods, and, on going into the riiom of the Defendants, in Duke-street;• Bloomsbury, they there fbuhd several muffs and tippets, which the Prosecutor believed tb, be his -property. He could not, h"owe"ver, positively swear to the identity of the goods; which, coupled to the circumstance of the waggoner -not being able to swear to the place where he lost' the box, :Induced the Jury, under' the direaion of the CHAIRMAN,- to Acquit the Defendants. ' John Pullen was then in:lined fora different' branch Of, the same offence, bUt was Acquitted, of , The CHAIRMAN addressed the Jury, after the ver diet, Was given, informing theirs, according to , law, the . Prisaners could not be convicted ; and he was extremely sorry fOr it, as they were three of the most notorious rogues and swindlers that ever came before a Omit. One ,of them, he said, had been transported ; and they had all, at different times, been found - guilty, and punished for the commission of 'various offences ;: but nothing could deter.them "tidal ptirsaMg the, sac` e practices. It would be use- • less, he conceived, to admonishithern, - ase they would only laugh at him Wheri they went. out of Court. The Prisoners Were of rather a genteel appearance, and seemed quite unconorned at what Was said. LONDON SESSIONS. YESTERDAY the London Sessions , openeq• at Guildhall, before the Loan MAYOR, . Aldermen NEWNIIAM, Sir BROOR. WATSON, the RECORDER, &e. •&c. After swearing in the Juries; only one • assault was tried. Lazenby, a Constable, and Petters, a Wat4inan, were inditied for assaulting and falsely-irriprisoning William. Haman, d Patrole from Bcw 7 street Office. Several Witnesses .were called to substaptiaie this ,charge ; but it appeared, that -the Prosecutor . had • been attempting to force himself into a public- 7 . i house in Chancery-lane, in November last, at. a Lite hour, and was obstruaed by . the Watchman, was ,on his duty. The ,Jury acquitted both the 'fendants. Friday se'nnight an affair of honour •iook!.placfr between G. C. 3-, Esq. - ,and Esq. near the New Barracks,. Cork. . lannediately., after the ground was measured,. the for Mer fired, bye which his antagonist was, slightly. ,wounded in the• shoulder, who then fired his pistol in . _ _ The Emperor of Russia has established .the lowing provision-for the Professors in-the New.Ujii versity of Charkow : After twenty : five years duty, or in case of incurable sickness, they 'are to-receive their pensions for lite, and may, even receive, them while resident in other Countries.: On the death of . a Professor, his widow and children continue to 1 . 67 ceive his pension, until the widow marries again, or the children attain the age of 21 years.- The Em= peror has granted a yearly revenue to the University of 130,000 rubles. On the 15th inst. at Godalming, Surrey, the Lady of Captain SAMUEL JAMES BALLARD, of the Royal Navy, was safely delivered of a Son. Married, on Sunday the 16th inst. at St. George's, Hanover-square, by the Rev. ROBERT HODGSON, WILLIAM YOUNGIIUSBAND, EST of the Hon. Last- India Company's Service, to Miss' YOUNGRUSBAND, daughter of thelate THOMAS YOUNGHUSBAND, Esq. of Tuggle-Hall, Northumberland. Married on Thursday last, at Preston, near Yen . - vil, Somerset, and on Friday, at the Russian Cha pel, LEO'S TIKANOFF, Esq. of St. Petersburgh, to Miss PESTER, of Preston. At Candlemas Fair held at Stamford on Tuesday last, there was a small show of stock. Meated beasts were dull of sale at reduced . prices ; lean stock went off readily at exceedingly-high rates. The show of horses was very indifferent. Early on Friday morning an. alarming fire broke out in the casting shops of Mr. Joseph Willmore, in Bread-street, `BirmingliaTll, which destroyed part of the building, with a number of stoves, patterns, and other steel: in trade, beldre it as got under. A melancholy accident happened at. St:lves, in the morning of yesterday sesnnight. A Boat, with nine men on board, went out 'to pick:Up sotrie.:wreck floating on the water, some distance frOm the land, and in parbuckling a puncheon `of . spirits 'into the Boat, she upset, and eight Men 'of the nitre were drowried. The survivor was brought on shore al most lifeless. They have all left widows and Children. Between Saturday se'nnight and Sunday rip'onolg a fire broke out in the mansion-house of Baracilov, Scotland, Which, with the furniture, was totally do stroyed. Last week a girl employed in the cotton works in Brent Brow, Oldham, being engaged to clean- the place dining'the absence of the workmen at dinner, inadvertently approaching too near the upright shat of a part of the machinery, was literally' crushed to pieces. Itf: • Last Friday, as a Vauxhall coach stopped at the end of Norfolk-street, in the s4tind, while the coachman was Jetting out sorn4.4 giSsengets, the horses started, and ran throlagh 9 7 eMple Bar : the coachman ran after them, and-got hold of the cni ; lar of one of the horses, wlieri -:he was thrown down: one of the wheelo4 - oed over both his legs, Of which one was .brolen f in two places, arid the . ancle of the other was crushed to atoms. ile was taken to St. Bal-tholoniew's Hospital without - liopes - 6f recovery: The . lio;ti.s . were secured \kith i out doing further injury.