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risheule Commodities, 'to deftayhhe et pences of re-
pairs, &c. He afterwards proceeded upon his
voyage poinewards, knd had passed the Straits,
when hi was met by the Fiseeeti- frigate, Captain
Love -rat k Ketr, wher., "4,opm, *tad caul:
Conibfred Fleets weremominglip,andhlehired him
to get out of their way as fast he coolishj in con-
sequence of which, he steered another tour se, in rir
der to avoid them. In three days after, he saw
twenty sail of heavy line of battle ships ; and two
frig:ass chased him the whole day, from whom he
escaped ; bitt, the night following, lie fell in with
three line of battle ships and a frigate ; he endea-
voured to get away, but they fired five shots at
him ; all went over him, except the last, which
struck the ship; and, after making every effort to
escape, he was, in the end, obliged to surrender,
and was carried into Cadiz.
Upon his cross-examination by the Soticitos-
GenERAt, he admitted, he did traffic with some of
the cargo, bet it was for the purpose of paying for
repairs ; he had twenty-five men and boys on board,
when sailing from klessina. He was ready to sail
from Gibraltar, in February, but was detained by
die weather, by the convoy, Sec.; arid, from the
number of Spanish privateers outside the harbour,
ptudence suggested to him to wait for convoy. He
was reaJj to sail on the `l'ed of February, but Capt.
Bouverie, of the Mercury frigate, who was Port-
Captain, was not ready to sail for some time after,
and advised him to wait. One vessel which had
ventured out, was instantly taken by the Spanish
privateers, in sight of the Ruck; and; at that time,
no ship could Attempt to stir out, without the dan-
ger of a capture by the enemy. Paragraphs of se-
veral of his lettere to his owners were repeated to
him, to strew an evident intention of going nut of
the dire& course of his voyage, for the purpose of
ends:rig. A slighecontradietion took place between
these letters and his evidence. Ile admitted, lie
went round by the Madeira Islands to the West-
ern Islands, and by Cape Fieisterre ; but made
no material deviation in his track, till he met with
the FIC,!4-d frigate, and then he took a circuit to
avoid the enemy, By some of his letters, it ap-
peared, that he intended waiting for tile Lo rant. r,
aptain Tollistin, two days ; but, by his esidolice,
he qualified this, by saying, it was merely in case Ut
the wind's being contrary, and eventually they were
all detained, waiting for the Aferrury. these iethers
also intimated to his owners, that he was going on
a cruise for three weeks, aad direded that they
should ad accordingly. It also came out, that
Mr. Timmins, one of the Plaintiffs. was an Ame-
rican, residing for several years past at Naples.
Atha, in one of his letters, congratulated himself on
being an American, when the King and C curt of
Naples removed from that city. and the threat of
an invasion, by 93,000 French, was expeeled.
Upon this letter, dnd the others, written by the
Captain of the Lord Nilson, to his owners, the So-
enciroa-Geseaa t. contended, in a very able man-
ner. that, in the first place, the Plaintiff, Mr. rim-
mins, one of the partners of Richardson and Co.
being a subjiiEl of the United States of Ameriiia,
was not entitled to the benefit of the Register Acts
of Shipping of this kingdom. lie also contended.
fren the letters of t:;e Captain, that he had pur-
posely .telayed the prosecution ink his •t gage home.
and had entirely deviated from his regular couise
home, in order to cruise after the enerniea of Great
Britain, contrary to the spirit and meaning of the
Policy of Insurance.
One of the Gentlemen of the Jury e lid, he knew
Mr. 'Timnittns intimately well, and having taken the
Witness's oath (it heirs admitted' that he was
competent to be examined), stated, that Mr. Tim-
mins was born at Boston, in America; but, he
always muierstood his lamer was all Eoglishman,
from Wolverhampton, and had been dead many
}ears. When he left Faiglan i, he was Anti, 50
years of age, and consequently born before the in-
dependence of America was recognised, and there-
fore a subjeel of Great Britain, entitled to all the
piivitegcs of such a stthieS. the witness had
known his mother and sister tor many years. with
wham Mr.T. resided at Clapham, a length of time ;
his sister was married to Mr. Richardson, of York-
shire, and all his family were residents of this king-
dom ; the Wituess was intormed, he had served his
apprenticeship to a gentleman in this town; he car-
ried on trade for many years in Liverpool, with the
other Plaintiffs, and confirmed to do so to the pie-
sent moment. It was about ten years ago, the
Witness first became acquainted with him, And he
was now seven years residing at Naples, connected
in an English house there, and trading with the ori-
ginal house in Liverpool.
The Sohichroe-Gtezitm. again objefted, on the
grountis that the only evidence on this point was,
that Mr. Timmins had been known to be in this
country about ten years ago, and there was nn posi-
tive or legal evidence further than this, as the Wit-
ness only spoke on information and belief. He
then recapitulated the whole at the case, at great
length, and Mr. ERSICIN a: made an able reply.
Lord Ehheesentocom observed, that there were
three points in this case, for the consideration of ti's
Jury. The first, whether Mr. Timmins was an
American, and not entitled to the privileges of a
subjeS eif Great Britain Secondi, whether the
Master of the Leril Nelson had made any intentional
delay OR his voyage home? and. lastly, whether he
deviated so much from the regular track of his
voyage, by cruising, as to avoid the policy Upon
the first point, his Lordship considered that Mr.
'Timmins being SO years old at the time mentioned
by the Gentleman on the Jury, at all events over-
reached the period when America asserted her in-
dependence, and was previous to the aft recognie
sing that independence ; upon this ground alone he
was entitled to all the immunities and benefits of a
British culled ; but, it appeared, that all his family
lived here; he carried on trade in a firiuse in Liver-
pool, and continued to do so to the present day ;
there was, therefore, at least. previmptive evi-
deneeof his being a stibje? of Greet Britain.--s
In adverting to the other two points, his Lord.
ship observed. that, if the Jury considered the
Captain's waking for the Lentrotter, was an unwar-
ranted delay, or,, that his taking 'such a circuit on
the voyage Koine, was a emisiderable deviation from
hit track, the policy would be void ; but they
were to consider on the former, that he waited for
the colvoy, apprehensive of danger; and, on the
latter. whether tire- caution he received from Lord
Mark Kerr, of the Fogerd, of the Cambined fleets

being tt hand, justified his going to much oat of
the teguLa course ?
I he Jury, after a very short coniiilrar ion, brought
in a verdict of 2491. 6s. for the Plaintifis.•
SA .IC v. ANRERSJN.
ThiS was a sinsilitr a.ltion upon a Pidicy of Insur-
ance on goods, by the American ship ihrman, 11 orn
Liverpool to '4esaina. and Naples. which was captur-
ed by a Spanish privateer, and brought into Cadiz.
Mr. k.a sitter objected to this policy, on the
grounds of the 15th and Itith Articles of the Treaty
bewe.aa Spain and the United States of America,
whereby all American bottoms, with whatever
freight they might carry, were held to be free from
capture or detention, inasmuch as free bottoms
make free goods. To support this objeflion, the
Learned Counsel offered, as evidence, a printed vo-
lume of the Laws and Treaties of America, taken
from the archives of the Awe: kart Government,
and recognised by the America.) Consul here as
such.
Lord Etattivosonee rejeeted this evidence as
illeL,al; and observed, that it was to be regretted that
the United States of America, and indeed all other
states in amity with this country, did not send au-
thenticated documents of their several laws and
regulations on commercial affairs, by the Secretaries
of their respeElive Ambassadors, or some other officer
properly authorised. From the Russian Ambas-
sador this would be particularly desirable. His
Lordship had mentioned the subjeft to Mr. King,
the American Consul, and expressed a wish that
something should be done for the convenience of
foreign states.
The Jury returned a verdift of 911. 12s. for the
Plaintiff. •
Two ether anions of a similar nature, upon the
Same ship, acre determined in favour of the
Plaintiffs.

WRI.gI V. LALREHM
In this case, which has been in the list of Special
furies for some time, a Common Jury was this day
sworn, a verdiet taken for the Plaintiff, and the cause
referred to arbitration.

COURT OF CO1M0:4 PLE \S, 19.'
Sittings at &fur- Sir JAMES M ANS? IE LD•
KINO 1) DEW A
'I his was an action brought ~,•••ainct the Under-
writers an policy of imuramee fir the shipllope,frorn
Doter to Gottenburgh, to recover the sum of 4001.
for the average of damages sustained in the voyage.
On the part of the Plaintiff, it was proved, that the
silip underwent a complete repair at Dover, and
sailed from thence on the Ist at May. On the 9th,
she encountered a violent storm, and wis evremely
near going to the bottom Several of her timbers
had starred, and they were obliged to cut away the
skiing in many places, to get at the leak. It was
at leng:h stoused, and •he vessel arrived at Gotten-
whr-e stir was obliged to lie up, and again
underge a complete repair. The Underwriters re-
fuseJ the average of damages, and this
L : ef ire, commenced.
the .1 Defentrant, it was endeavoured
anise pre., ,• bar the vesseltras not sea.worthy when
$1,,: kr, er; hut having entirely failed in the
atteni•• , •e under the direEtion of the
•,1 li,und a verdict for the Plaintiff,
dam .ges 4001.

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YON rs.to6 [II, Dac. 18.
There is a circumstance mentioned in Lord Col-
lingwood's dispatches, of the aetlon off Trafalgar
( which the brave Admiral intimated that he was
but impeite&ly acquaintdd with) that has never
he"n perte.ily understood. It is very equivocal,
from Admiral C.-,llingwootrs words, whether the
Tenneraire was boarded, ' and afterwards regained
possession of ? or whether the enemy's two ships
were ultimately taken
We have authority to say, that not a Frenchman
1 or Spaniard ever put his font in the Tenerrairc, till ob-
liged to do so, after the ships had struck. And this
circumstance will appear right, if you substitute
.• from their poops," for the words " the pipoti,"
which was clearly a mistake of Admiral Coiling-
wood's, in The London Ga7eise.
Sir John Warren arrived at the George Inn last
night, to hoist his flag on board the Favlrnyant.
which ship arrived lure this afternoon ; with the
Ibro, of 74 pins, from Plymouth. Sir John is to
command a squadron of five sail of the line, and
several frigates.

Arrived' the Hero and Fosidroynnt men of war,
from Plymouth ; ;thee, and four other transports
bound to the Weser, and driven back by contrary
winds ; the I)e.hrr got on shore on Selsea Bills, last
night, but got off without damage ; also, a fleet of
nutw•ar.t.bnund vessels horn the Downs, among
them, the Integrity, Sir Ediroid linniiiton, Thetis.
Chilton, Cygnet, Sniping'', Pelham, Eyisestrit, Carnwirll,
Sir E 'ward Hammond, Maria, Rose, and Camberfand;
the Chilton saw n brig on shore on the French coast,
near Cape B fleur ; several sail of outward-bound
versels have over-shot this port, and must now in-
evitably he off the French coast, as they could not
posiibly hold the land.
Sailed the Chaffee cutter. with a convoy for
Guernsey. Also die Pytatles sloop of war on a
cruise.
Went nut of Harbour His Majesty's ship Canada.
The Phiele frigate, and the Ellen schooner are re-
leased from quarantine.
The nista* transport is na shore on the Oars, but
is expeaed to be got off. Wind N.E.
Pxvritourri, nen.
Came in the brig Retrey, from P.os.on, for Am-
sterdam, detained by the Lien privateer. of this
port ; on the 9th instant, he saw an English schoo-
ner, captured by a brig privateer, off the Start ; it
is supposed to be the V( ITCII7)CC privateer, of this
port; Geed ',dent, Williams, for Gtt rns^y ; Argo,
Bourke, from Cnrk ; Mr,eury, Brown, from New-
foundland ; the Lady Warren, and Argus sloops of
war. from a cruise.
Sailed the /Carver cutter, for Scilly.
DIAL, OTC. 18.

Came down from Sheerness, His Majesty's ships
Dasintisss and rattiness, and remain in the Downs
with a large fleet of ships of war and transports.
The Nachlirhjp Kati, from London, bound to
Koningshtirgh, is Inst in the Baltic.
The The is, Gnus's, from s was lost on
the 17th ult. to the Northward of Memel.

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Gems Grunts. Cola( .warner-nreet, Coldwith-fields,
M dille.ei, linen•draper . . 31 !
laroi, Fietelier, Walls. rk. J.oridon, merchant . 3 I
.141141i1a1l W right, 1., a terrh-11-iii.irket, London, butcher Si 12
Wrlliain Simi, Newg:ite.naa•kr.t, Lolld,lll. Ci:C.l4.•
butcher . 2 1
Absalom Marsh, Aldrte, London, jewetler . 210
James Wow Jones, New Howl Pr ....et, St. George, Ha
hotetoquate, Livodon, fruiterer . • llt
Peter Gondol!, Wentworth-.treat, St:Mary, White-
chapel. Middlesex, tier ... . 1 I
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flenry hicttohon, tee 4.1 lirilv-street. West rnimter, •
Mitidlestc, but now of Bishopsgate-.treat, LIAI.IOII,
sift-mercer . I 10
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Chiramile, I.onnon,relvt t-ribboti and fancy-trimming
mantifacturers . 1
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Thorns,. Weichtman, Nengate-ttrett, London. mercer 10
Thomas Dawns a4d John Pit:e, Rristo., merchants 10
William Ender, H.Aborn, Mir!dlisiew, tavern keeper 10
John David Allsert de Mierre and James Crosbie, Broad-
street-Aarnbers, London, merchants . . 10
CI. nient Tay hr, Mard.tone, Kent, pa:wr.manufacturer 10
Pet;..r Caress, ariplo.ndritdrine, Suii.es, linen-drape! 10
James Suiheariad, airily Tower hill, hieldiesex, Wan.
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MRlelleies, •ictuatier . 10
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city of London, baker, dealer and chapman.
Coulson Johnson, of the Marquis of Granbryard, Kniens.
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Mie.Gvegery, St. Andrew's-Amer., Edinburgh, of a daughter.
On Saturday evettinc, the 14th instant. at Mot peth. North-
timberland, the Lady of R. E. Stag, Esq of a darodnec
The 1411. of July, at Athens, the Lady of S. Char:te Miles
Mag:, of Fiche!, Castle, Bart. of a son and heir
Saturday selittight, at the seat of the Right Ho:i a td Very
Rev. Lad Chades Ay, nsley, in Northumberland, Lady Charles,
of a son.
The 10111 truant, Isabella Learmouth, l lead of the L••ng.
stair', in N eadle, of twins, being the hitlt tinge she has had
twins, besides four single births. Between seven and eight
months ago she lost her husband, and a few diva before het
delivery she received aeeouots of her sort's deith, in the West
Indies, who Was the only family rotillilClton she had to look to
fur assistance. The children are both living.
MARRIAGES.
At Donke!d, Scotland, on the loth current, Mr. Thomas
Doitalitmn' Root:1611er, Dondee to Miss Eliaa Inches, ~augltt-
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At It tiab•on, tkr the Rev Richard Venable', the RrV. Piney%
Venahl s, son of Lazarus Venable', fag. of Venable',
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bro.her to the late Ele9or of Mentz.
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during the siege of that fortress by the alloy under the cont-
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Blair, widow of Ma:or Meets of Bldg, North Brit .his sod ate
of the daughters tithe tale Syderillarn Williams, Esq. of I Im•
rinplone, to malty of Dtilct tkenvedly 'essential by
her friends. ,
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