The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-11-22 00:00:00

THE CNASICRFIFLII PACKAT.

tat Naar O► A LATTEN, DATA, RiNCISTON,
AUGUST ISO).
" The Cheitrufehl packet, which I-ft Falmouth,
for Jamaica, on the 14th of lune last. I ani sorry
to say, was tam. on Sunday, the 41st of July. tiff
the east side of the island, and ant more than three
leagues distant from it, after as obstinate a resist-
ance, perhaps, as any that our naval history can
furnish, as you will perceive feom the following ac-
count, which I had from 'An Slather. the mastesr:
" On the gist inst. a strange sail appeared on our
weather-bow; she had no fore-top mast up, which
made us suppose, she was one of our droogers ;
but she soon run up tier fore-top-mast, hoisted Spa-
nish colours, and neared us enough, by 7, a. as. to
gall us considerably with her two long twelves; by
a shot from one of which, Capt. Morgan, of the Sth
West-India regiment was wounded, but. I am iiappy
to say. nut dangerously. Our hoarding-nets were
now up. two of our 4-pounders placed aft, and we
were all in high spirits for a brush at the Dons, al-
though we perceived that their deck swarmed with
men. Our stern-chasers did great execution, and
we maintained a running fight, till one, p. ay. when
the little wind there was, died away, and we were
quite becalmed. The enemy now took advantage of
their long sweep+, amounting to 32, and. coming
along-side, made three very vigorous efforts to hoard,
but were as otten repulsed, with great slaughter,
acid their Captain, who was wounded in many
places, fell from our netting on his own deck
They now dropped astern, and raked us dreadfully ;
and, as we lay like an unmanageable log on the wa-
ter ; our Captain badly wounded, and Mr. Down-
ing, the mate, mortally ; our ammunition expended.
even thitt for the small-arms ; rigging, masts, and
yard.. cut to pieces; Captain Blight thought it
prudent to save the lives of the remaindm. of the
crew, by striking to the enemy. Here, however,
some difficulty occurred, for the colours had hero
tacked. by one of the passengers, above the snizen-
top ; and a sailor, in the aft of tearing them down,
Fad a piece of his trowsers carried away by a ca.
luster-shot. Too much praise cannot be attached to
the passengers for their cool and det.i mined con-
du& particula•ly to Captain Hoy, of the I Sth
Royal liish Regiment ; and Mr. Thomson. a
student of Christ-char. h College, who never quitted
the deck during the wh,:le contest. We have to la-
went, that Mr. Thomson was wound-d severely in
the ad of carrying poor lsowning to the hatchway ;
but, as he was left behind at St. Jago de la Cuba,
under the care of an excellent French surgeon, I
have every reason to think he may soon recover
Every merit is due to Captain Blight, who fought
like a lion, till his wound obliged him to leave the
deck. When Captain B. saw the intention of the
enemy to board. he die:reed the mail to he thrown
overboard, at the sane time informing his crew,
that they were not to consider this as a signal to
strike, bur merely the performance of his principal
duty, as the Captain of the packet. I am, ac.
A. W. BARAN,
Liam of the ipth, or the Leisl Irish Rep.

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LAW INIT—
COURT OF LNG's-BENCH. Ar . unit:Pm, Nov. .
JllllOME4rs.
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THE r. "'MANTIS wiLsroan. 05911%
The Defendant was brought up this day to re-
ceive the judgment of the Court, for an assault
noon Mr. Wm. Croker, as stated in our paper of
Friday last.
Mr. Justice Goose, in passing sentence, observed,
" Vim have been brought before us to receive the
sentence of the Court for committing a most violent
assault, which has been laid before us, upon a/-
davits. Unfortunately for both, the Prosecutor and
yourself are attorneys. A letter was received by
yau, the terms of which you considered disrespect..
ful, and the Prosecutor, in defence of his character,
posted it on the Church door. Yon have behaved '
in a war disgraceful to yourself, and injurious to
the Prosecutor. If the person you assaulted, had
given way to such violent passions as those by which
you were goverael, what might have been the cos-
sequences ? If a person in such a country as this,
fee. himself injured, he may resort to the law.—
Yon are a minister of the law, in being an attorney
of this Court. Under all these circumstances, it is
the duty of the Court to make you sensible of your
errors, and, to proteft the public from violation and
outrage. Therefore, the Court do order and ad-
judge, that you pay a fine of 501. and give security
few your future good heb-iviour, yourself in 400 L
and two sure.ies in 1001, each, for the spice Si
three years."

TN¢ ZINO 9. lONS WAKE.
This was an information Aled by the Arroaner-
G r., against the Der indant, and four others,
for an assault upon James Mack-ell, an Excise Of-
ficer, and tried before the CH ar BA atm. during the
last assizes for Norfolk, when the former was torrid
gui/fv, and the other four sect, 'teal.
On the day stated in the indictment, being Mar-
ket-day in the own, the Prosecutor, and wiother
Officer,. had seized some smuggled spirits, when the
Delend.w, with four others came up, and hustled
him; trod on his ander, and .s. aulted him; whe the
Prosecutor, pulling milt a pis.ol, obs-rved, .4 if that
is the war with y. u. I can defend myself." lie was
then sorron 'ed by upward-, of 300 people, who
tnrc-cl him into an apothecary's shop.
'llse Defend ores affi iavit stated, tha- he was
empl-i-ed as an a-sessor of taxes, and h ippened
itally to go to market, on that day, to sell some
wheat, and was, u- knowingly drawn into the crowd.
Several affidavits were produced in his behalf, giving
him a most excellent cloy a 'ler. Among which' ere
those of Lord Walpole, George Winch .m, Esq.
John Gay, Esq. Sir Roger Kerrisnn, Bart. Dr.
Philip Gardiner, and many other Gentlemen, all
Justice, of the Peace for the County of Norfolk.
Mr. EISKINS and Mr. Serjeant BIST. made •
few observations on the part of the Defendant, in
mitigation of punishment.
The BoLiciroa-Garrea•t, for the Crown, ob-
served, that if the Defendant came to the market
by accident, he must have aCted in the manner he
had done, from his love of riot.

The douer ordered him to be committed. and
brought up again t n Monday.

THE KING Er. •EORGIC LOWTHtIe,
This was an information filed by the A s TORIOIT-
G , and tried before Mr. Justice GRAN has.
at the last Assizes for Somerset. The information
charged the Defendant wit`, sending a letter to the
Magistrates of %Villa, defaming their charafters, as
Justices of the Peace, and for pahlishing an means.
matnry with intent to pr wilts a duel. The
Defendant wa.convified of the libel, but acquitted
of vie rest of the charge. and was brought up this
day, on the motion, fur judgment. The affi 'sank
of the Defendant stated, that he was formerly a
Member of the Irish House of Commons, had
afterwards corn n .nled a corps or Volunteer
Light Dragains, is the county of Hants, and
had quelled some desperate riots there He had re-
sided 'or three year. oast in Wilts, when, co ceiv.
ing himself harrassed by the Magistrates in ques-
tion, in deciding a cause against him, which had
been repeatedly dismissed by another set cf Ma.
4istrstes, he wrote the letter complained of in a
moment of irritation, and afterwards published it,
merely to correct an erroneous copy of it which had
found its way into the Newspapers.
The Lord Bishop of Gloucester's affidavit was
then read, in which his Lordship expressed himself
in high terms of the Defendant, whom he had known
since a boy, at Winchester College. The affidavits
of the Earl of Radnor, and several other Magis-
trates of Wilts, were reed on the part of the Prose.
cution Counsel were then heard at length. and the
Defendant was ordered to attend on Tuesday next.
THE LINO o W. winos, ESQ.
This cause was ordered to come on in the course
of neat week.

COURT OF COMW)N PLFAS, Nov. Pt.
1.011•111 All 4A4110111t111, fishnet? Of L OEN, 1. Tatty
ea ()rules.
On a former day, Serjeant Williams, on the
part of the Plaintiffs, obtained a rule fur the De-
fendants to show cause shy they sh iuld not pay
over to the Plaintiffs, as assignees of Bulgen, the
purchase-money of the eopyttght of a Newspaper,
called Bosteier Brute[ 3141,Nry• which had been
made over to them at the time of the bankruptcy, for
a valuable consideration, to he hereafter paid to the
bankrupt.
Setjeant Beer, this day, shelved cause against the
rule, and contended. that the eopyr;ght of a news.
paper was not, in the nature of assets, assignable to
the assignees of a bankrupt, at, in fa*, the value
was only ideal, and depended on the etertio .s of the
Editor ; and, he conceived, that unless the Court
would order his labours, and also the future exer-
tions of the Bankrupt himself. who was very alive
in the business. to be transferod to the Assignees,
the copyright would ant be of the lean value.
&leant WILLIAMS. on the other side. contend-
ed, that whatever was of value. in the possession of
the bankrupt. was assignable to his as.ignees, not
only the copy-right in publications of this sort, but
right of aftion for debt, simian for double forfeiture,
for money lost at play, the right of a news-walk,
which had often been the subjs.* of wills, and had
afterwards been contested in tile Court of Cbanetry.
fa fee, whatever wash, be coasidered of the

sesalleit Wee, he submitted, was assignable, sad,
on ti. art of bankruptcy, be,anse toe ptoeerty of
the Bankript's credit:Ts,
Sir Janes M•NSVIELD asked Serjeant Bat, whe-
ther he had found any cue where a propeity, or a
valuable right, of the Bankrupt's. was not voiced in
the assignees, by the bankruptcy t
Serjeant Bear acknowledged !.e he had nor ; and
the Cotner ordered Serjeant Wit.t.iam.'s rule to
be made absolute; at the same time &nerving. that
though the future labour: of •he Proprietor cooled
not be transferred, yet to the property acquired by
his past labours, his cred.tors were clearly entitled.
coca r. stattfon.
Serjeant Smartt ran skewed cause against a eon.- *
ditional rule obtained by 5t1j..411( BAILS?, Min
aside the verdiet given on a writ el enquiry take.
before the Sheriff It WAS an anion for the balance
of an account ; and it appeared in reiden:e befall
the Jury, that the Plaintiff had been employed as
agent to the I)etendanr, and amongst other mew
editing, had purchased lottery tictets for him; ssty
of them coming up a prize, the Plai stiff received
the amount, and remitted it to the Defendart. On
settling the current account between them. it was
agreed, that a cimmission of five pet ce-t on t;*
prize, was to be allowed to the Plaintiff; and he,
in consideration of this, gave credit for nne-haif per
cent. which he was to receive im all tee trans.a."tions
between them ; and also gave credit for a sum of
NIL for interest on sums of moo/y which remained
in his hands at different times.
The Defendant denied all knowledge of may right
by agreement, which th • Plaiiitiff had to charge
per cent. but did act °hied to that part of the ac-
count, which gave him credit for one half ser
cent. and al/owed—hint interest for certain sums of
money.
The Jury conceived, that he could not take one
part of the account which was in his favour, tad
reject the oth• r, which was not, and, therefore, ale
lowed the account.
This motion was made by Serjeant &nee, to
set aside that verdita ; bat the Cons T being of opi-
nion, that it was come. disehi. 'zed the rule.
mmesemaneenemer
The Town Council of Perth i, a • e chosen Sr M-
elo Weontesuitti, Bart their deicg ate, to v:,re
the ensiling elea.an of a Member of
Parliament for
that Distrieof Du- ha.
The wind having a link shifted to the Westward,
on Tuesday, it is prebahle that sauna- (*.Liver ac.
courts may soon be received from Lord Cot. atio-
wooo. It is the opinion of naval m: n, however,
that off San !mow, where Lord COL..PMWOOII last
was, the Fleet would find good anchoreve, an case
of a gale, to enable them to renair their am ge.
Captain R• If Aan has been appoin."l so th,- Colt-
man," of the Sea Fencthles, from St Abb's iie Ito
Shields, in room of Capt Catmints's, who has been
?graved to the china of Devonshire.
fhe Duke of C•11111111D0r will inspea t!*l Cold-
stream
Guards, in Hydr-Park, this morning, pre-
vious to the departure of His Resat. Hionnass for
the Continent, with part of his regiment.
The Emperor of Russia, soon after his arrival at
Berlin, wrote a letter to the Empr ,ss Dowager, hie
mother, informiag her, that he had new r tip*.
rienced more pleasure than he had felt fr tut
the manner in which he had been received "y the
King and graern of Pausai A, and by all raoks and
CLIMES at Berlin. He at 4, that it was not Iner:ly
the sop orb fetes an I brilliant ente. c. Jo ,aen coat
had delinlrel him, but the frank, unre.e•atJ. aad
generous manner in which Has P. USSIAII Maur*
had unhosomed himself.
The new Black Emperor of Hayti, Pr;nee Cna is.
emote, wu born a slave in the sslanl of ht Ch •••••
topher, whence he takes his name He was a
tailor by trade, prior to the year 1793, and was the
property of a French lady who resi.fed at Cane
Francois. He speaks the E la: ,mage v-ry
fluently, and is altogether Ws of the savage t • in
Dessatteas. 'The death of the latter may, rea nape,
lead to some change in the affair, of at. Domiego.
The bells of Bow Chinch, Bt. Clement's Danes.
and St. Martin's Churches. rang yeaterdiy 111 m.
pliment to the LORD MAYOI and Citizens of Lon-
don, on their war with their Congratulatory Al.
dress to St. Jamess
At a meeting convened by J. Havritaa. Esq.
Mayor, of t',e Inhabir ants of PI mama). on Tie 4.
day, an elegant and pathetic Addicas was proposed,
and unanimously agreed to, for present viol to
His MAIM'S', to congratlate him on the two late
glorious Naval Vidories 'err the Combined Fleets
of France and Spain, off Trafalgar, fist ;if ORo.
her. by the late lament-.d Vice. %Jinn ii Lo• I `.•t..-
eotir, and Vice-Admiral Lord Cot show ; and
off Cape Ortegal, on the 4th inst by Re it- A dmiral
Sir R. STII•CII•W, Hart. The A aldress is so be
{presented by the M• voa to ilas hfaitair a.
Mrs. Bosamqvcr. whose death we announced
yesterday. was the widow of W. Bosa %love r,
eif Harley-street ; wh ,se great respe.i .hitsty of ch..
rafter, and premature dear's, by a fall fr. m a ha
stony giving way, occasioned general concern about
tour years ago.
Wednesday *light, or early yesterday snorni• g,
' some villains forced the house of Mr. Peels Ina.
*east., No. I. Red Lion-squares anal cart ieil off pro.
p-rty, in cash, plate, sec. t.) die amount of net atm
six and seven hundred pounds ; the thieves en -ieci
by the parlour window, in the ontttets of which
they bored a hole, shunt five metes .1 dia-neter.
.:e enough to Admit the arm or a Min. th.l albs
bolted the win low. and got hi with little rri•ual!.
On Wednesday. died, in the King's MOWS. %.:hae.
ing-cross, upwards of twente-t ye s eats
Coachman to His MAJISTY• Also, on Wedne.day.
Mr. Wicciiitt Poe tea head Pow•lion t a ' lit Ma.
slaty. Bath these persons were .stn i.h din Has
11•Ji.sTY's service on the SAMe day, and d•
in a few hours of each other.
A sheep, bred upon Aspairia Common, Conine.
land. one year and a half 'Ad (and which had re•
mained upon the common eleven month.). sea- last
week killed at Brayton. It weig!leel st..tat• ea Pediodlil
a quarter, and had oveea Pllll4ll at in the lawn-.
Wednesday was committed to Winchester gaol.
Anil Cfllt. charge!, nn his own c anfession.
mind-ring Air. Winnow, of Knovl tANts. nit
the 23d alt by shooting him on tie tornprise.road.
~car Stockbridge. It appears, that the murderer
mistook his prey ; the fatal ball, be odueowietie
was isonded ter inadwr pormat_ •
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