The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-12-16 00:00:00

COUICT M 487141..

Al a (bare Martial held oa board his Majesty's ship
Congnertir, in St. Helena Road., cos the 301 h day of August,
and motioned till the 211 of September, 1819, to try Mr.
John Siokiie, surgeon of the said ship, for improper conduct
with regard to certain particulars relative to his intercoms*
wills the French prisoners detained at the Island of St. fle-
lents, and usi the following charges :
lat. Fur !iambic, on or shoot the 17th January last, when
permitted, nr ordered, by Rear-Admiral K6Ollllll, Com-
mander in Chief of his Majesty's ships and vessels at the
Cape of Good Hope, and the seas adjacent, kit. to visit
Longwood, fur the purpose of nffurding medical assistance
to General Bonaparte, then represented as being danger-
ously ill, communicated with the said General or his at-
tendants. upon subjects not al all connected with medical
advice, mortar) to standing orders iu force fur the govern•
meet of hi• Majesty's natal officers at St. Helena.
24. For havoig, on or about the said day, on receiving
commonicatimm, both in writing and verbally, from some
of the French prisoners at Longwood, taken outiert of, and
given au answer to, such communications, pretlllllls to asidt.
tag the same haunts to the Commander is Chief, contrary le
the said standing orders.
SJ. Fur having, iu pursuance of such unauthorized cons-
tosairatino, signed a paper, purporting to be • Istilletin of
General Bonaparte's health, and delivered the same to the
said General ur his attendants, coirtrary to the said orders,
and so his duty as a British tiavalotlirvr.

ail,. For having, in such bulletin, stated facts relative to
the health of General Bonaparte, which did not fall wider
his, the slid Mr. John Siokoe's, own observation, and which,
as he afterwards acknowledged, were dictated or suggested
to him by the said General, or his attendants, awl cur hay.
ing sign. .1 the same as If be had himself witnessed the said
facts, which Was nut the truth, and was inconsistent with
his character and duty as • British wavel officer.
bib. For having, in the said bulletin, inserted the follow-
lug paragraph, The more alarming symptom is that which
was experienced in the night of the 16th, a recerrence of
which may soon prove fatal, pirlicrlarly if medical wow-
ace it not of hand," intendiog thereby, contrary to the
character and duty of a British officer, to create a false im-
pression, or belief, that General Bonaparte was in imini•
sent or considerable danger, and that no medical waistaace
was at hand, Ise, the said Mr. John Stnkne, sot having sw-
armed any such symptom, and kaowing that the stale of the
patient was so little urgent, that be was four hours at Long-
wood before he was admitted to see hint, and flutist r know-
ing that Dr. Verling was elated, and ready to Weed, if re-
quired, in any such emergency.
611. For having, contrary to his duty, eummunicated to
General Bonaparte, or his Weepiest', information relative
to certain hooks, letters, and papers, said to have been seat
from Europe for the said persona, and which bad been inter-
cepted by the Governor of St. Helena, and for having con-
veyed to the said Gemmel or his attendants, some informa-
tion respecting their mosey concerns, contrary to his duty,
which was to afford medical advice only.
7th. For having, contrary to his dirty, and to the cheese.
ter of a British naval officer, communicated to the said Ge.
neva' Bonaparte or his attendants, an infamous and calum-
nious imputation cast upon Liesit..Graeral Sir Hudson
Lowe, Governor of St. Helena, by Barry O'Meara, late a
surgeon in the Royal Navy, implying that Sir H. Lowe had
practised with the said O'Meara to induce loin to put an end
to the existence of the said General Bonaparte.
6th.. Fur having disobeyed the positive command of his
superior officer, sit not returning from Longwood tot or
about the 21st of January aforesaid, at the hour rape.
tially prescribed to him by the Rear.Adosiral, there being
so justifiable cause for his disobeying sorb command.
9th. For hawing, knowingly and wilfully, denigrated
General Bonaparte, in the said bulbar', in a manner dif.
(crew from that in which he is designated in the Act of
Parliameat for the better custody 'of his person, and con-
fiery to the practice of his IMaitsty's Govertinseut, of the
Lieutenant General Governor of the Island, and of the
said Rear-Admiral, and for having doom so, at the special

instance and request of the said General Bonaparte, or
his attendants, *hunk he, the veld Mr. John Stuktie, will
knew that the mode of designation was a point in dispute
between the said General Bonaparte and Lieutensut-Grueral
Sir H. Lowe and the British Governmetit, and that l.y ac-
ceding to the wish of the said (; I Bonaparte, he,
the ■rid Mr. John Stokoe, was acting In opposition to the
wish and practice of his owu superior officers, and to the
resprct which be owed to them uuder the general painted
ism: actions.

lOtte Fur having, in the whole of his condect in the afore-
said transactions', evinced a disposition to thwart the inten-
tions and fegtll4lioll{ of the east Governor, sod of the said
Rear-Adiniral, and to further the vicars of the French pre-
sume' s, in furnishing them with false or colourable metenets
fur eumplaint, cniatrary to the respect which he owed to his
superior officers, and to his uwu duty as an officer iu his
Majesty's Royal Navy.
ilia Court having heard the evidence in support of the
charges, IS well a. what the Po ironer had to osier in his de-
fence, and having considered the I.lloie with the most minute
attention, is of opinion, that hie Conduct (teeth respect in
certain particulars relative to his- intercourse wish the
French Prisooers detained at St. Ileteua) being imaruper
is proved ; that the Ist charge is proved; that tlie 2.1 charge
is proved ; that the :111 charge is moved; flirt the nth chime
is poured; that the sth charge is mused ; that the tith charge
ie proved ; that the ith charge is priori d ; that the Sit, charge
is proved; that on the 9th charge it is pros-pit, be called
General Himaparte " the !laterite," that the 101 ts charge is
proved ;—llie Court do timeline adjudge the said Mr Johoi
Stoke', to he dismissed his Majesty's vcrviee, but iu consider-
ation of his loug sassiers, reevesimeod him to the consider-
alum of the Admiralty fur half pay.
Sigurd by the President, Captain Stamfell, and Captains
Wautimpe, G. Re 111 l it, Sir W. S. Wiseman, Kart. suit J. H.
Pluouridge; as n!so by the Judge Advocate.

In COlll4 (I ilel/Ce of the great dere..inn in the
price of groin. the Rev. Archdeacon 11.uhr.arrutr.
Rector of Eavt Orrelorni, at his tube audit. held
ini Tuesday rie'intigirt, grrieroualy returned tire per
cent, to the farina's-8u rsamhle wrathy of 'lni-
tiator'.

!METING OF CREDITORS AT GUILDHALL

K. W.

J. Hancock, Linschosae, imast.inaker

DIVIDEND.

G. 141. Tberkle, New Sirret :iii;arr , wine merchant .... I

COAL MARKET, nrcsstsan 15.
!Pup". at Market Sbip. gold. Prwt.
4 err:mile 39.. 0.1 N 46..
ld Sogade,laottl

the" London I,romnlile l'rice Current," of Tuesday,
I.:ceronhcr 14. 1819.]
%VEST INDIA AN I) SPANISH MAIN PRODUCE.
StOsRS Sugar market hes eon-
limited in the same shit-as we 'wird 1,1.1 week, low qualities
hiving bergs yrrc au II ..f *Stile strong mod use gas-
hiirs weir rrsifily enlrable I linos winking Sugars
have brought (0. , middling St. Vincent 655., good 725., and
Are J sena ten Wit.
I'mt ?WM SUGSR. bate been in fond dessind, and the
prices of Ili sunsh have solesserel (emu Ss. to Ss. per awl.
The priers of Brasil it iiroiti sualteresl.
The mock of B P. Stevie is sow 12,700 casks oars doom
last year'. el this lime, have bora present prices 14s. peevel
lower per (;st.ite set rocs.
lrbr CUIPIrti oatkrl has beasealltaa4 a frillier rodectioo

In that ethich,we eoticel in oar list Postscript has tato,
r place ; some parcels of St. nias:ngo were reseed on', esarket, sod sohl at 120. for stony ; at two public ten .1
Thursdays, small trinity was sold at a rent-tin of N.,.
C.f. in the prices of Plantain, bat the principal part •,,
takes is, aed the nine transaction of the week were re
The stork it V. I. Coffee is now 3,4 tft tons. being 1,11.;,
leas than at this tine last year, present Priers 264. per Cs:
lower.
Rusts are 'loll of sale.
The ;wenn sink of Gm is 20,171 pencliton, and rice of proofs go. V. per gall.
Stock last year same date, 17,1133 pearlstroar, sad price of
proofs 3. per (SD.
PIKENTO has Isere in good natant awl a considerable /J.
ranee bas been pat.!.

ANI ERICAN PRODUCE.
The Cotton market remains in the sane Neglected sh;e
that we have had netmatun w report rut a Intig time pair
The sales of the week (*bleb were very Willis) at', 4.0.
paid, 20 Pernainli.irro, fair to good 17/.1.; 30 Mina, oid
nary 11k1 ; 20 1/enterary and Beskire, fair 1514.; 10 ear.
riacnn and Grenada, v mid 154. Is bond. 35 horst, fair
Rood 0.1. a 9,'d.; 10 Benrli; Ordinary aid.! total 125 bars
sold. The Import. are, 510 Mins, 37 I)ontr,ara and
bite, 40 Bengal, 1,331 'Madras : total, 1,977 bag..

Fitlay.—A pnblic sale was linantlit forward an F.lilay
list, at which lIPM Imperial French Mums snM briskly.
few mall bore in druni• twioutht very high priers, my 9/.9.
UP 13/.135.; (lie oilier ileseriptiiins did not in, or so 0,:,.
and the principal rot was taken in. esirrants have Kira
sold at a trifling reduction from the prices last panted.
REFINED SUGARII have nut been in brisk 11.101111.1, sr!
the prices have been in an unsettled state, is amislitence II:
the reported alteration in the Niumian Tang' which oil/ wit
the Male duty un crushed asp shinble.refined fingsr ; sew
sales hare been made in the latter descripti 111 l the Res.
situ market, and some contracts of crushed for delivery wet
spring have been made at BGs. per cot.

LIVERPOOL REPORT. Orman,* 11.
The Coreoz market has been eery CO Muir: the writ:,
and has closed at a decline- of fa. per lb on moo dcserir-
lions. The imports are 207, and the antes 4,600 run.
fisting of 80 Sea Islands at 24. Id. • 2s. 3d, nail 50 by Cur.
lion, middling to good, at 2s. • 2s. 4.1., averagiag Sr. 3d ;
000 Bowed, at 121 d. a 1411.; 59 Tennersees at 110.; Uu
Alrliamar, by anetion, ordinary to fair at 11141 a 111,1 ;
100 Orleans at UPI. • 1514 d ; 400 Pentium at 174 a 17 t
~t ;
490 Bahian at 18 d. ; 700 slumalsinais at MI. $ 10.1
20 Minas Novas at 1514.; 70 Mina. Geraes as 139. ; 110
Dem 115 J. a 180. ; 20 ambulate at 13n.4 ; 20 !hi-
mingos At 13141 ; 20 St. Andrew, I 2 A. 350 SMo tat ttl.
101.1.. and 50 by anctiosi at 9 ; 240 Bengali as 7441 a 0.1. ;
430 Madras, re.packed and with all faidts, at 714 per is.
T 6 H. I'. SUOMI mai MI has been steady dorm; the pre-
sent week. and prices ere without ahrratioa ; the rmswity
sold is 700 casks. Vie have had more Malan), for Hiram
nabs and Brazils, in come ipienre of a 'versa revelation in
RUIPOiII, by which all raw or unrefined Sugars will be 41111. •
tedona tower duty that' has hitherto beets laid; hat tki
stock of Foreign is so small, that the putehaw• have he.,
confined to about 300 package.; Brazils of low white to good
quality but soft have wild at 355. • 44.. sad Flavannalia at
335. for g I brown, 475. to 51". fur middling to Air, and 53..
for good white. The Coffee market has herd very Hat am e
our laid, in consequence of the doll some of the 1,11.
dun marker, and the mks have been confined to it.
Dnith brought to andiuo, on the 9th, emisioing of 11,1
casks and 800 bags, which sold at a redaction of 3..
to ss. on the pekes which could have Idea previnmly
obtained, viz. triage, 90s. • 1061.; Citifiaool ordinary ti
dean ordinary, 111 s. • 1151.; good to tine ordinary, 111.. a
120 a.; mi.ldlinw, Ms. a 1235.; and good in fine 'diddling,
12.51. a 133 600 hags of goal St. Domingo off. red at the
same time were taken in at 118 s. ad. Good Carrillo* Wed
has sold at ?Os. and fine has brought lta. Pimento km
been in good demand, and 84. has been paid for 2.5.) ban of
Cverouisy good q
54k.
adoilhai y
s. parcel o d
kern •bla,acd. ree‘ Jamaica
iliaisd liras t
e 2
have avid at 3s. 4d. • 3..641. for 24 • 28 0. P.

The &mind for Dyrwoods coulinues; 200 tom. of 13.
maira Locoriod have been sold ■t 61. S.. Hnathera. hal
thought 71. 10P. common Spanish rustic di 2•. tiA. a 14 Ws.
and Hominess Petiole 91. 7s. 6,1. We hare had a rood :0.
quiry for Pnt Ashes ; 11moreals have bronchi readily
and 2110 Simons have aold at 415.; .11 ..... rral Pearls h.,r••
sold also at 395. Of Turpentine 4a5 PM berrele hive be.,
taker on speculation at 9s. 9d. fur iuferiur to Its Oil. for
good. There is rather more inquiry for Tallow, of whir,'
we raise our quotations. In hides noshing has been dope.
There has been some demand fur Tobsceu this omit from
the trade, bat the battier's dose is trifling, and prices Pre
without alteration.

Wheat bas been very dnll. and prices have given way (ions
V. a 3d. per bushel. Vass are bernaming less scarce, seal
have experienced a decline of about Id. per bnaliel.
Ansel icon Flour bas also been dell, and prices b.ve creed.
ell Is per barrel.
Ninety horsheads of linercilmn Bask af inferior gonlity
were offered by auction, and taken in at Its. 64. per ens.

Posterripl, Tuesday, December 14, 1819, Few o'Clock.
The Cover IS market was witlinnt animation to-day.
H. I'. SIUGAII mu exceedingly digit id slessend to-Jay, an.l
the Trieste sales did not exceed 100 Glide. At the pob!.r
sale of Harbsdoes, fine scale gnalities tieing in rerprerit
the Irish market brought full prices, the beat 1 ; the
low plelitte* were almost nuasleab:e, and went from 39d to
691. per ewt.

Owing to the severity of the frost, and the stop.
page of the navigation by the ice, little burl titss was
Done at the Corn Exchange last toortonig. fbe
prices of grain were the *seine as on Monday.

PRICE OF STOI
3 per Cent. Red 6Gh
65i 66
31 per Cent.
4 per Cent.....
Imp. 3 per CI. An.64;;fl

CS YESTERDAY.
India 8005 t... 3 cs
Ex. MIN, 2..8 9 7 9 di-%
Lottery Tiektta 191. IP..
Ornoison 1,11 th,
Coin. for Acc....671j

HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT LONDON BRIDGI.:.
Mersieg t after 1. 1 Erraing 33 After I.

111111011TANT INVOIMIATION.—Vrone taicnlahnn
by the College of I'llysiciAns. no Ir.s Hutt[ 40.001,
die annually in Great Britoil' of Cabosamptiou, and at lea.t
10,000 in Loudon. The late Wm. Tmryhutl, Esq. a very
W 0460111/ Surgeon, ascertained that
ruptured. These eumplaials ate truly Maiming to every
individual who uses the least exertion. It is alto incrr.lthle
the timniber that suffer frost a revisit, Disease, by being
improperly treated. It was those circumstances indirce.l
Dr. COOPZIR to velvet eminent Physicians soil .:sireeon., “(
at least 30 yeary' experience, In form v Medical Iteird
and tame the establishment upwards 01130,000 Patients hay.•
been curetl—inasy of them after Ilwapitals had failed
Messrs. C.oPCR anti Co. are consulted at IVoodstock -
"[Feet, Oxford-sleet, sad at C.harkiate Hasse, Great Char-
lotte-street. opposite the Rev. Rowleshl daily, from
Eight till Eight.—Mechanics have advice gratis every Evert-
ing, front Six till Eight, and ow Stesoisy Moroissit rota
Twelve o'Clock.—use Rrpiuree of 30 years standing rsdi-
dilly cured, without coallaeusent—There are pee ate d....r.
at cat+ boom, and private rooms for Females —Nit. The
afflicted would do well to real Messrs. foam' and Co'.
Lectures Da two prevailing I)iseases, puilsliskerl at thie
Shilliag, by Mr. Ha►vey, 22, litarkfriara-rosti. They will
also prove useful to poen Proctitioatera.

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