The Sun.
London, England, 1808-01-20 00:00:00

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F Atiqouris; 18.—Arrived .the Portuguese
Brig Destinado,. from Cape tie Verde Islands, de-
tained by Sir.Stnitty SMITIi George, SiOTH, front
Swansea ; Auvid, WILKINsow, and. Indian Lass,
Courrow, from .I\Tesi'foundland ; and Hope, LAw
sow, from_ PlYmoiith.

Also arrived the Queen,chnrlotte Packet, Munn%
with Mails from the 'Windward Islands-5 t days
from Tortola. On the 25th ult. in lat. 34.15. long.
62. 14. spoke His Majesty's Ship Leopard, of 50
guns, Vice• Admiral BERKELEY; on the 14th inst.
spoke His Majesty's Ship Renononie, of 38 guns,
all well : the Queen Charlotte brings an account that
His Majesty's Brig Le Heureux, of t 6 guns, had
been beat off by a large French Ship Privateer ; the
Captain and 22 men killed and wounded on board
Le Heureux.,

The Success, of 32 guns, arrived off this Port this
evening; an Officer lauded from her and went off
express for London. It is reported that the Expe-
dition under General BUSSFORD have taken posses.
sion'of Madeira ; and that His Majesty's Ships Cap-
tain, York, and intrepid, have proceeded for the
West Indies, with Transports' having 3000 Troops
on board.

Sailed the Fartunde, of 36 gun's, with five Trans-
ports, for Cork ; and capelin Schooner for the Chan-
nel Fleet.

Arrived the Ship Governor Milne, from St. Do-
mingo, bound to London.

PORTSMOUTH, JAW. 19.—Yesterday arrived the
Ocean, ELLUKBY 2V.9mph, —; Amphitrite,
LEVY ; Clarendon, ; Montreal, HALL ; and
Freedom, (Transport), front' the Downs ; alio
a number of Coasters, &c.

Sailed yesterday the Cumberland, of 74 guns, the
Hon. Capt. WODISHOUSE ; Lively Frigate, Capt.
AVKINLEY (having on board Vice-Admiral Sir
CHARLES COTTON, who is gone tqjoin the Minotaur
at Falmouth) ; Niobe Frigate, Capt. LOttING, and
Paulina Brig, Capt. LUMLEY, to the Westward.—
Also tailed the Beagle Sloop of War, Capt. New-
come, with a convoy of about fifty. Sail, for the
Downs.

The outward-bound Mediterranean Ships, under
convoy of the Aritphion Frigate,Capt. HOSTS, reach-
ed no farther than Cowes, Isle of Wight, where
they still remain.

The Resistance Frigate, Captain ADAM, has de-
tained, and sent into this Port, the Kniphausen
Brig Ilenrietia, JAN BoyunN, Master, from Trem-
blade to Varel, with 331 t.

DEAL JAN, I g.—Arrived the Marquis of Ely,
DALRYMPLE, from the East Indies, last from Cork;
His Majesty's' Ships Royalist, Pandora, and Bustler,
cruize, and remain in the Downs with the
Ships as per last.

Hamlett, JAN. t g.—Arrived (with damage) the
Hoy Yrow Illagdelena, of ,Bremen, front Memel, for
Ostend, captured off the latter place by the Starling
Gun-brig.
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Sailed-the Lady Fiances Packet, for Gottenburgh
and Lard Nelson Packet, for Heligoland..

SRZERNESS, tg.—,The Tartarus Bomb is
ordered to be fitted as a Sloop of War ; Admiral
RussEL's El:ig Lieutenant is acting Commander of
her.

Yesterday. the Captains of the Men of War at this
Port • and Chatham dined' together at the King's
'Head Tavern, Rochester, to celebrate the Anniver--
sary, of Her Majesty's Birth-day, Admiral WELLS,
Commissioner Fiore, the General of Marines, &c.
were, h,y invitation, guests of this loyal party.

. .
. Came down. from Chatham to Blackstakes the
Centiiimt, of 50 guns) forty men were sent to her
from the Namur.

The engines have been constantly employed since
Friday fast to drain off the inundation occasioned by
the gale and high tide on Thut•sday last.

Saturday morning. the Count Da LILL-P. and Suite
arrived at Oxford, from Stowe, and having visited
the different public buildingi, attended 'by the Mar-
quis. of BUCKINGHAM and the Bishop of ST. ASAPH,
went to the Star to dine. The Count wore a dark
green great coat, and looked remarkably well.
Yesterday se'nnight a large party, of Gentlemen
and Farmers met on Mere Downs, Devon, by leaVe
of
,Sir Iticnari Hotiatt, Bart. and coursed twelve
brace of hares, four 'brace of which were killed.
The hares gave excellent sport, and the dogs were
Capital. Several of them lien two Miles tocover with-
out a turn. It wasibe general opinion of the com-
pany present, that such' a day's sport was never teen
on. the Downs before.

The Loan PROVOST, Magistrates, and Co►mcil of
Edinburgh, unanimously voted, on Friday, a loyal
and dutiful Address to his MAJESTY, on the present
situation `of public affairs.

ARQYLE ROOMS, JAN. 20, Ittea.—The Nobility
and Gentry resident in the Country, and who intend
to apply for Subscriptions to the Argyle-street Insti-
tution are informed that the Meetings commence
on Monday the 21st of February. Prospectuses
may be had by applying at the Okuice, in Argyle-
street.--;-Mrs. Br LLINGTON is engaged for the Con-
certs, and sever,' other eminent Performers;'whose
names will be announced in the Prospectus,
By Order of the Direetor,
J. BOYLE. Secretary.

, The Sanniet, Mireilli4 km , of -.inll,,froln Heitin
iind, sailed from thence on the '.loth‘Of ' 06tober. '
...
bu the 23d, the Samdel was driVen ashore can Tann
Wand, near Arundahl, on the Coast of Nor Way, and
totally Wrecked. The crew hoisted out the small
boat, but it was instantly dashed to pieces by 'W.,
violence of the wave& They then boibted out the
long boat, and under circumstances of unparalleled
danger, .succeeded in reaching the shore in safety,
The Danes behaved tolerably kindly to .the crew,
allowing them a: shilling a day each, and two shil-
lings a day additional to such as were willing to
assist, in preserving the cargo of the Samuel, the
principal part of which they saved. The ,Captain
and crew were then taken to Arundidil, and a guard
placed over them., - .
On the 13th December, Captain MiTcntrrSoN,
Captain CORNEORTII,.of the Brig Ann, of Greenock,
his mate and a hay ; and the mate; three melt, and
five boys, belonging to the Samuel, were put on
board one boat, and the remainder of the Ann's crew
into another boat, and were ordered by the Magistrates
to be conduced through the islands to the Dram; \
and sent from thence to kouksburg prison. While
ashore in a small bay that night, Captain .Macti-
!MN laid a plan for taking possession of the boat'
in which himself and companions were, which was
carried into elle& , next day.----At the watch-word
Washington, they rose upon the Danes, eight in ,
number, armed with muskets, pistols., and swords,
hove the fire-arms overboard, and were. in posses-
sion of the Vessel, in less than ten minutes, without
any blood being shed on either side. 'At this period
the Danes in the other boat began to fire on them,
but the captured boat being the better sailer got out
of their reach ; in consequence of which the Dana
bore away for Dram. The crew of the other' boat -
then made sail for Stromstadt, in Sweden, where
they arrived on the ifith, aftet' encountering severe
weather, and having the boat twice filled with.
water. At Stromstadt they set the Danes at liberty,
by command of the Magistrates, giving them up the
boat. captain MITCHINSON and his companions
proceeded by land to Gottenburgh ; from whence
Captain M. his Mate, and two apprentices, came
away in the Lord Duncan packet. on the 2d inst. and
l were landed at Southwold, on Sunday, the Loth inst.
. Sir THOMAS ACKLAND, who had been detained in
his passage through Denmark, and sent to Konks7
burgh prison, together with the Compte LA MOTTE,
and C. C. ADDEr.EY, Esq. came passengers' in the
Lord Duncan.

SIOII :

STOWE.—The Count De LILLE, to adopt the title
chosen by the illustrious stranger himself, and whom
we should be happy to mention by one more suit-
able to his legitimate pretenSions, on Thursday last,
accomp.mied by the French Princes, visited the new
gothic room at Stowe, in order to inspea the Mar,
(Os of . BUCKINGHAM'S rare collection of Mann
scripts. All the persons who had been employed
the day before in the ceremony of planting the Oaks,-
attended by a band of music,, testified their respea
for the IllustriouS Visitors, and proper refreshments
were ordered for them. The Count Ds LILLE ma,
nifested great pleasure at these heart-felt tributes of
esteem from Englishmen, and graciously returned all
their attentions. The IlluitriousVisitors.dined With

the Marquis, whose-first toast was " The Illustrious
House of BOURBON." The CoUnt Dc ti sen-.
sibly atfeEted by the courtesy of his Noble Host,
gave " The Lamp of Hospitality,. Which burns
always in Britain, bdt , especially in this House.''
But the. dear connections of the distinguished visi-
tors were not forgotten, and the third toast w;0
" The Ladies at Mittau." The whole passed off
with that dignified good humour and cheerful cim•
posnre which throw a grace upon misfortune, and
which constitute a higher enjoyment than can ever
be derived from the guilty triumphs of ambition.
Letters from the Aigle, of 44 guns, Captain
WoLvs, brought by a chasse marite, her prize,' laden
with wheat, captured close in with the French coast,
dated the ath instant, state, that she was all well at
that period, after experiencing 'the fury of ;the Lite
tremendous storms near Isle Oros, off which she ear.-
ried away her fbre-topsail-yard, and split her 'sails to
pieces, but fortunately weathered the shoal off that
Island, and got into, safe anchorage. The French
people of the Island came .off With fresh stock, Wlien
the weather Moderatec4 which they sold very cheap,
viz, a fine large calf for 30s. only, and Other things in
proportion, so great is the scarcity of money in that
part of 'France.
This morning was exeduted, in the Old Bailey,
John Almond, for the dritne of forging. the will of .a
working man;'his acquaintance appothting.hireself
sole executor, and receiving at the Bank of England,
under that will, 3001, stOck, the hard earned sayings
of his friend. The unhappy culprit has let be-
hind him a wife far advanced in pregnancy, Who
has been inlabour, in the wOrk-house of St. Janies!s,
ever since she heard of the order for herhushand't
execution. In his last' interview with' the Sikerit6
he acknowledged the: justness of his senterrce; and
expressed a fervent hope that his example might
operate as a warning to others not to commit an of-

Ker.

fence for which the law, in this commercial coun-
try, necessarily allows no mitigation of punishment.
Yesterday twenty-two Prisoners. were tried at
the Old Bailey, sixteen of whom were convicted of
Felony, viz.—Thomas Wells, Thomas Wheeler,
Ann Orarn, Lydia Martin, John Maynard, Joseph
Benjamin, Barnet Benjamin, John Metcalfe;: Mary •
Shearling, alias Mitchelli Richard Wells, Charlotte
Brown, Elizabeth Hincks, John Houndle, Mary
Gay, John Hyde, and Mary Ann Walton. One
was convicted of a Misdemeanour, viz.---Thomas
Bray, for receiving a quantity of cochineal, the pro-. .
perty of Charles Battye and Thomas Pilgrim, which
had lately before been stolen by some persons un-
known : and five were acquitted.
Cotta-EXCHANGII, JAN. 20.----,The supplies of
Wheat, and Barley at hand are short, and but few
fresh arrivals, sales thereof are nearly at last prices ;
Malt like*ise; White Pease very dear;- BeanS of
each kind rather lower, and dull sales ;- Oats are in
tolerable supply, and this trade is rather cheaper ;
Flour this week fetches a better ptice, tine Ameri-
can 38s. to 4es. per barrel.
Wheat 47$ a 60s a 722 ad Tick Beans Sts aps od
Fine ditto - 741 a 775 De Oats 25$ a 34$ a 362 od
Rye . .cs a cos ad Poland ditto 37s a 39.$ art
Utley . . 4os a 4gs od Potatoes - S 2 415 od
Malt. . (ia a 7sis ed 1 Rape Seed • 241 a 471 as ad
White Pea.* 15451 1,60 ad Ville Flour ,002 a63s ad
rev dim, Vl5 a 6js rat Savurals . •
.55' od
tiestts (Old) ioi a 6as ad
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l'he following short' view,of die important
case rdative to the succession to the Estate of
noxbqrgh,.. fiatejy, c.ic3ed. in the Court Of Ses

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.
Robert, the first Earl of-Itfixburgh; by e decd .
I entail in 1645, settled his estate tilid honours upon
his *grandson,,, Sir, NVillrain Drummond; and the
I heirs male of his body, on condition Aim he should
1. marry Lady line,- the el(Lst ,datilitttr Of his sufi,
1 Heray, Lord Ker, who had pre,ic:ceased him. Sir
IWilliam, upon the death of his grandfather, became!
second. Earl ofßoxburgh,,,and kit tco sons ; thei
eldest carried an ;the line of the Roxburgh family,
. and it becania extiod on the death' of Duke Juhn
1 in 1804, and the second son acquired the honouri -
. lof the Bellenden family.
Upon the death .of Duke John in 1804, he wns

succeeded in the honours and estates of

by. NVilliam, Lord ffellenden, the only rektiaitong"
male cleiceudant • of the second Ead by tally Jape

Duke William Succeeded to the estate at very
advanced period of life, and it was unknown to him,
.whether there was any person who could claim the
succession under the entail. In this situation he
executed a new deed of entail of the whole of his
estate upon the heirs in line' of the marriage be-
twixt Sir William Drummond, the second Earl,
and Lady Jane liar. The Gentleman called -in by
him to the succession in the first instance, was Mr.
Bellenden tier, the great grandson of that .marringe,.
and son of the Hon. Mrs. Gawler, his cousin-ger-
\
man.

After having made this disposition of his estate,
two claimants appeared as heirs under the entail.—
These were Sir James Innes, a descendant of Lady
.Margarer, the third daughter of Henry Lard Icer;
and General Ker, of Littledean, claiming as heir
male of Robert, the first Earl and maker of the
tailzic, whose ancestor came of the family in the
15th century. The Duke did not know upon wll3t
authority the'pretenslons of .these Geutlernen were
founded ; • but, in order to secure a provision. as Er
as in his power, to his relations, he exercised ye.
unlimited power conferred on him by the old en--
tail, of granting fens upon the. estate in favour of
Mr. BellendenKer, and making provisions for Ilia'
other relations.
Upon his, death in 1805, a challenge was
brought of the new entail by .the above Gentlemen,
upon the issue of which it was found, by a con-
siderable majority cc the Court, that Duke Williarn
had not sntficient powers - to alter the order of
succession establiihed by the old tailzie
,but
re-
served all objedions to the pursuers titles as heir
under that deed.
The validity of the fens granted to Mr. 8,,, Ker.
came next to be discussed, and this iniportant point
was- determined also on the t Ith curt. m'ben'saed
Judges were for .sustaining the ten right, under
particular exceptions as to the parts Odle estate,
and seven for• reducing them, and•-which :last opi-.
nion prevailed by the casting'vote of the Lord Pre-
sident, who had declared it to be a very donbtful.
case, and that he should be satisfied whichever war
it was decided. ' • . .
-The whole questions that have oectirred in .this
most. important case are now appealed to.:the 4(414
of Lords.

CLERKENVELL SESSIONS:-

-Yesterday articles of the peaCe were eY.liihited
against Geqrge Welch, a -young attorney, by •t he
.fs--
titer of Miss Blake, a young Lady, 17 years old.' The
exhibitant, who' keeps the Britannia, .in Britannia-
row, Islington, made atlidatit to the lii is following:
Miss Blake had frequently • been accosted by Air.
Wplcif while going to school, and had altitude(' to
his Eklresses, but, being aware that her condu& was
imprudent, sheinfoimed her:brother, who coinma-
nieated the information to her father, and•l'Mr.
Welch was preVented from afterwards 'seeing her:
In revenge for the disappointment, Welch expressed
his intention, in the presence of a Mr. Sims, of car-
tying Miss Blake off from her parents ; and the cx-
hibitanthad no doubt; from the vidlent temper and
dispoSition of, Welch, that he would attempt to put
his throat in execution;

This affidavit was corroborated by that of Mr.
Sims.

The father of `elch, and a very respeElable
'housekeeper in Lincoln's Inn, attended. to offer
sureties for the young man, and after he had been
brought into Court from the New Prison, be w.ts
admitted to bail, himself in cool. -and two sureties
in 1001.. each, to keep the peace for twelve months.
The Captain of a Russian Ship preiecuted one of
his seamen for an assault. From the evidence of the
Prosecutor, it appeared,: that the Defendant had
been jbined•,with .several 01 the most troublesome
part of the crew in a kind of ninthly, on the voy-
age here from Memel; .and dig', on the Ship's ar-
rival in the River, he struck the. Prosecutor a bloVr
on the brpast, that nearly knocked Frn 'Overboard,
without atiy peOyocation whatsoever. This was cor-
roborated by another. Witness. The' Prisoner in i‘is
defence acknowledged he hattcommitted the assault,
but expTeSsed his-contrition.for it; and promised he
would behave himself better for the future.

An interpreter attended, employed on the part of
the Russian ,Consul,' who himielt also appeared in
Court, and said,
,the prcAecu,ciop . WAS carried
,on, at
his instance, considering it his duty as the natim34
proteetor of the Russian Captains in this Country,
though now his hinetions had Ceased,*
The Prisoner was'found guilty, but in considera-
tion of his contrition, and in the hope that he would
hereafter obey his master, he was discharged on his
own recognizance, to be brought up for judgment
only in case of his. future ill behaviour.
The Journeymen Shoemakers found guilty of the
conspiracy against their employer. Mr. Limebier,
were severally ordered to be imprisoned in the
House of Correction two of them for one year,
six for nine months, and the 'remainder for lesber
periods.

The busineifs of the Session' being finished, the
Court adjourned.

Yesterday,.- at. Marlborough-street, a milliner's
sbopwornan was charged by her employer with 4k:d-
ing a qtrantq of velvet. Suspicion twirl; enter-
tained, tier . apartments were, searched, and Or: atti.
dies in questiorl foun;l there. She was committed
for trial. Thu Prisonar has repwable CC)1111f4X10:11

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the 'tONDON' 61.1',-IZIh7E., 19, IEOB.

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At the'Conrt at tlee 'Queen's Palke, the Oth of
January, t.BoB, preSent,
' ▪ he KING'S Most 'Exc'ellent Majesty in Council.
Whereas it is- expedient iti the 'present state of
the Sul jeet,, of her mOit faithfid Majesty, 'and dur-
ingt he interruption in eemitiereial correspondence be-
',Nero Great Britala told Portngal, that claims shotticl
he periditted to he giv-en for Portuguese property
brOught to 'and detained by his Majesty's Ships of
War, and 'Orivatcers hi Majesty itt pleased, by and
with the advice of his Privy Crinncii, to order, and it
is hereby ordered, that claim's for Portuguese property,
gitert by persons duly authorised by the Owners', or
by the consul pr other person anthorised by' the
Portoguese.Miniiter resident at this Court, Shall be
athnitted in the High Court of Admiralty; and it is
furtherf ordered, that immediate restitution shalt
paiS 14.'1111 such property as shall appear by the bills
et 14444 or other documents ibund on board Per-
tugnese blips, coming from Portuguese Settlements
to the Poa Of Portugal, to belong to her most
faithful Majesty, or to any of her Subjects residing
the date of this Order, in the Brazils, or in any
'Foreign Settleinent belcinging' to her Crown, or in
England, .or in any Century in amity with his Ma-
,jesty, -,upon a general claim for every such Ship and
GoodS, given by the COnsul under the authority
aldresaid ant! it is further ordered, that the pro-
perty of the Subjects of her most tliithful nijesty,
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at the date of ihiS Order, residing in Portugal,
either belonging, to t hem separately, or jointly with
- Sithjeas residing in 'tl e Brazils, or other places be-
fore-mentioned, Shall be ptotionnecd to belong as
claimed, upon a general-claim given for the same on
board such pOrtuguese Ships as aforesaid : and it is,
further orde'red, that the property last-mentioned,
as well as all other property, under private claims
already 'given or CO be given, and pronounced to be
Portuguese property, and belonging to Persons resi-
dent in Portugal at the date of this Oider, shall re-
main subjea to his Majesty's further Orders; and,
in the mean thr.", shad be put into the joint custody
of Agents to be named on behalf of his Majesty and
oti b..italf of the-Portuguese MiniSter resident at this
Court; or of any Claimant ; and that such parts thereof
as are perishable, or which it may be otherwise ex-
pedient to sell, i3hall be sold by the aforesaid Agents,
under'CornittisSions to be`issued by the High rt
of Admiralty, and the proceeds thereof depOsited in
the said, Cnurt. And the 'Right Hon. the Lords
COimitissioners of his Majegy's Treasury, his Ma-
jesty's Principal Sticittliiis of State, the Lords Com-
missioners at the AdMiraity, and the Judges of the.
High Court of Adinitalty and Courts of Vice-Ad-
iniraity, are to take the necessary measures herein
RS to them shall respeCtiely appertain.
W.T.twittiNEß.