The Sun.
London, England, 1801-01-24 00:00:00

WATERFOgI), JAN'. 15.

Early on Monday morning ieVer, Frenchmen.
were apprehended by the .Feathard yeomanry, and
sent to Duncannoo Fort :. they..belonged,to the
Bougainville privateer; of St. Maloe's,,Dupencl,
Captain.---On Thursday, the Bth of January;.they
took the Lark, of Lynn,- bound to Liverpool with
barley, off the Land'siend; and they conveyed
all the hands of the Lark (except the cabin-boy ,)
on board the Privateer,. and put these seven men
on board the prize, 'with orders to make the.
French,coast with all expedition ; that night the
Lark
.sprung a leak, when they were obliged to
take to the small-bbats and stand before the wind.
Providentially they got safe to land, near the
Tower of Hook, after encountering a most tem..,
pestuous sea for five days, without any manner of
refreshment. They were yesterday escorted from
the Fort to this city, on their way to Cork.

Sir .GBOILG E StAuN.rots's son, a vity able and
intelligent young man, is now at China, where
his talents will probably enable him to aCqUire
an opulent fortune. This young Gentlenian
'accompanied his father on the Embassy 'to China,
and was favoured with particular notice -from the:
Emperor. The late Sir GEORGE was born in
Ireland, and became very early in life acquainted
-with Lord M.ICARTNE Y) froth. whom he. expe.
'rienced such a continuance or friendly patronage
as.essentially contributed- to promote his fortune.
He was 'bred to the chirurgical profession, .which
he followed many ',years, and in which he dis.
'played sagacity and skill: The principal event
'of his life was •his. concern in the airest of General
Sraw Alta', in India—ran event-in which his pre.
sense of mind, spirit, •and judgment, were enbau.
.ally manifested in supporting the Goiernment of
:his Noble Patron.
"Mr.- NC% LI E, the -learned and , ingenious
Historian of Indian Antiquities, promises, in the
Prefice to his late admirable volume of Poems, to
;publish some of his dramatic labour,s. it is ra.,
ther to be Ivished' that he Would present them, to
one of our lheatrical.lVlanagers,. as the produc-
itions Of his fervid and classic Muse could not
but be highly acceptableond, would consequently
be much .more produdive of fame and profit-to.
the Author. ; . •
COBB'S Opera is to be the next noveltrat Co.
• vent Garden Theatre'. ,The- Mtisie comes .from
M,ZZINGKI and REEVE. MORTON'S new Opera,
with Music from the same Composers, Is to fol.
low in. due succession.
FAwc c-rr'S forth.corning.Ballet was originally
intended for the Haymarket Theatre ;. bud,
as
that of Covent Garden is sP much, more exten.
sive, and as the profits will, .of course, -be pro.
portionablrlarger, it is to be brought orward at
the latter.
The Theatres last night Were not over moral
in the ;estrm.9. ion they conveyed. At one House
was a School for Scandal, 'at" the other a Srbool
for Prejudice.
The Musical Journal of Dr. Busa*, which it
shortly to appear, must, from his acknoWledged
science and refined taste, prove a rich treat. to,
the masters and amateurs of that art. It will at
once combine all the novelty of Foreign, and the
originality of British Composition.
The fantastic. shape of some of. the fashionable
Carriages, from there being so round and small,
has obtained theM, in 'compliment to the Union,
the appellation of the Potato s.
The Atheistical .and Deiitical Societies who
have ridiculed the pious ordinances ofthisCountry,
and the manlier in which alt national business is
entered upon, will triumph . greatly when' they
hear that the House of Commons spent all yester-
day in s=wearing.
'The CH tEF CONSUL. of France seems now to
throw off the mask entirely respeding all States
that have submitted to the French arms, and to
whom he promised Liberty and Independence.
General JOURDAN, the Minister r,xtraorclinary
of the French Republic, as the CalssularDesfro.
titn; is still insultingly denominated,• has been
vested with a new power which wholly nullifies
the Provisional Government in Piedmont, and is
to rule that Countrraccorcling to the direction of
• the Chief Consul. Such is the -nature of that
Liberty and Independence which are conferred by
France.. But this is not all , the, system of
speeial Sieved/a/at is to be put into execution
with, respect to 'ttitlalestt men, or in other words
'all
.men who may be 6uspeded df hostility towards
the. Usurpers oftheir Country, and they will pro.
bably be banished stbCayenne with as little core.
inony as 'BONAPARTE displayed when he' soid-his
Austrian Prisoners to the Spaniards.

WITH f.
FRENeII GOVERNMENT RELATIVE Td
'PRISONERS„ OF ,WAR.

Costinsirdfroie cur Payer ff l'estenlu.)

Mt; Noble was-then asked by the Commis:.

‘yhetheir any Beef had e:er ix•en rettit-n—
-ed to him by Mr.- Ormby as unfit for tte ? Mf;
'Noble in,reor, stared, that in the 1:e ;it
November last, being at Bath, two pi,..cc's of
Beef were sent tO biro as r?turnt,l coPai St::pleton
Prison un.,fft; that wren :I,:buch
was much surpti-zed that it shou;ci b re:ernetl,
it seeming to him to be,good whuletcrmi meat ;

.that 'he '',,nve wto: piece thereof to Ms, servitntti
with orders to dress the sazne for Mr. Noble's
table ; that he did eat of such Beef,' as did other
persons ;, and that the• tame was good and Whole..
some.'.

Mi.:Noble- has heard, that Mr. Ormsby ills
found `fault with ProVi.,ioas ‘.,•hen the Prisoners
themselves have. not.
Thomas York, but6her, was then sworn., and
;liked, whether he had 'shewn the meat, that had

been so returned ,upon his hands, and part of
which he had so stnt to Mr.. Noble, to any other
persOns, and to whom ? York deposed, that he
had' shewn some of the meat to Sir Samuel Flu&

ycr and' captain Clark, who declared the sane

t 6 be good; and positively swears, that the meat
which he sheered their, and that which he sent,
to. Mr. Noble; at Bath, was part of whit had
been returned to thi: Deponent trout the Prison.
Sir Samuel Ftudyer, Baronet, Captain in the
Monmouth and Brecon Militia, and, Capt: Clatit
of the Secon&Sometset Militia, both confirm :A
the account given by York,
,of meat being shown -
_by him to them ; and that they had pronounced
the same good and wholesome. Sir Samuel Flud_
yer stated, that it was such Beef as the Fren`eh
themselves best liked being rather small Beef,

and more easily convertible to Soup and Bouille,
Andrew Gass, another ,butcher, employed by
Mr; Noble, was then sworn and exarhined ; and,

-he and Thomas York 'both deposed, that they
never had, to tile best of their knowledge or be..
lief, sent any Eceeto Stapleton Prison which was.
'unwholesome or unfit to eat. --

A question was then. put to 'Mr. Tyson, a
butcher,- present at tho Meering,.(hy Mr.
ups Andrews.), whether'he, Tyson, did not
.soine meat in the. Market.on the; next day sub e_

quent- to Mr. Batchelor and Mr. Andrews visit...
ing the Prison, and which meat had been return-
ed from. the Prison as unfit ?. In answer to this

'question, Tyson observed, that. he.. had been '
asked by a butcher on the day to v,,hich Mr. An.
dreWs alluded,-whether some Beef which was then
shewn him, deserved to he returned ? And that
he, Tyson, answered, that the meat was small,
but wholesome; and, in answer to a question put
to him, observed, that Such meat vas sold regu.
larly in Bristol Market, and not condemned, and
&cited as unwholesome.
(It was observed by Mr. Hall of the Town
Clerk% Office, that the Magistrates have power,
(and often exercise it), 01 seizing any nowhoic.
sonie meat which may be eNvocci in the. Market

for public sale).. • .
Thomas York (being4riterrogaied to .that ef.
fen) upon his oath, stated; that he did sell the .
said last-mentioned Beef; and that the same fetch-
ed froM 7d. to 6,1. per pound ; and none was sold
under 6d.
.The Commissioners asked 'the aforesaid Mr.
G. W, Hall, whether he had seen any Beef. that
had been.returned fioniStapieton Vriion as unfit
for use P Mr. Hall stated, that 'about a 16rtnight
since, he 'was shewna side of Beef, which he-Wits'
informed, "had been returned frem the Prison at
Stapleton ; that, upon'. inspetling such Beef,. he,
'found it exceedingly good and wholesome' ; and
he. Was astonished it shouldliiiVe been returned.
mr. Hall says, he'thinks himself a, good jUdge of
Beef and Meat in general. 7 •
M B. Mr. Hall is a Considerable Graaier and
Breeder.
.The Commissioners next proceeded to inquire
into the truth of Mr. Batchelor's 'statement, that.
ti 'nu Vegetables arc allowed; except the
Side in the Haspitills;'.' and asked Mr. Blltchu,
lot, whether he so wrote from his own know.
ledge rand; if oat, hy,whose information
Mr. -Batchelor replied, , that he went- (upon
visiting the Prison) into the kitchen, and asked
several of the Prisoners if they- were allowed
Vegetables, and that they-, all answered in the
negative. Mr. Tlatehelor,never knew, till some
, days since, (that he was informed , by' a Mr.,-
.• Bruce), that any Pease were allowed; !qtr. Bat—
.ehelor was asked, whether, upon visiting the,
Prison, -he inquired , for Lieu.tenant Ormsby, at
any other •Person that could. have given him car-:
' red, information p Mr. Bata-dor answered, 'that
he did not.
•
Lieutenant Ormsby was then asked, whether
Vegetable's* had been allowed to the Prisoners in
general P.Lieutenant Ormiby stated, that the
daily Ration of ,Provisionl, consists of one pound
of Bread, (being nearly t and. 3.4.ths of• a Quar-
. tern 'Loaf per week), half a pound of good and
wholesome Meat, half a pound of Greens, or at
quarter tif a pint of good Pease, and an allowance
of Salt,' andSolp for
The Commissioners here stated to the Meet
ing, that' they bad yesterday inquired of inifoy of
the French Prisoners, and the result or their in.'
quiries was, :that they air preferred .the Pease to
the Greeris.
• Mt: Ntible stated) that Ise had found great
ficulty in proeuring grecus so king he Viz,' •
to the ;St of NoVetuoerlast, from which time he
indistittited-Peztse, which be Was .12rdel'ed.by
Grant to spare no ppins nor expenee iat pitiettring,
and as malls ba&proe.uietrthein .at a yery heavy
expellee.
Mr. Batchelor betsig requested to expl.:tin
obteevation, •tbat''‘ the Sick in the 1-10'q,itai lLive
the addiaorial Cloatliiri6 _of a, CoJt or • Cloak,"
said, that he did IlDt go into the 11,,,spirM, but
'looked in at a window,'. and it appeared to buss,

that the ,Frick 113 d a uniform LlCtatliblg IUMUSIIett
to them upon going into the Hospital."
The Commissioners them stated, that, with
resped to Bedding, Cloathing, Provisions, Me-
'dimes, and Medical Attendance; • Wine, Porter,
and every other necessary, the Sick
.French Pri-
soners had, precisely the same allowances and
treatment as the Searnenin the Royal, Hospitals,
With respect to the. two poor Creatures on the'
ground lea(ling to the 1-loyintal Co4ri,
Mr. Batchelor stated, that they. lay, in ,that
posijion for half an hour and that `they were
lying do! e to the HospiraCGate.
The. Commissioners geesriOned Mr. Ormsby ,
upon this fad, and were inforined.'by him, that
these poor creatures were. most probably lying
there %v.:Lid:lg to be carried into the Hospital. •
The Commissioners severely censured all de.
lays of this kind, in ease the fgt were so ; but
Batchelor, brought no proof that the sick
men had remained there any longer than was ne_.
cessary to introduce theM into the Hospital ; or
that he had 'comphtined to the' Officers of the de_
par, who Could haiie infOrmed him of the cause,
or removed them immediately. .
!Mr. Ilatehelor"was then'asked by the Commis.
siOners iFti what respects 'the: Majority- of 'the.
poor Wretches seem to have lost the appearance of
heman beings ?"
•Ile'antwe red; that he could give no particular
reasons, but that many of them appeared to him
radlowand esameiated ; and that they-looked more
like skeletons than men ; and that two looked so
for one ihat looked healthy.'
With regard to Mr. Batchelor's assertions,
" the 'outliners that (lie ate great, generally six
om' eight in a day ; from :the best information we
could eoiled,' upwards of a 50. have dice within
the la“.six weeks." Mr. Batchelor • was asked
'by the (-2,!amissiotiets, ,from whom' was this ,rin.
f4ma';ion, derived ; if not from the Agents. or
.‘:_rrge,,,tls; Who keep'the books, how could it be
the best ?'
IVir BattlleiOr, in reply 4? this question, stated,
;that, when ate went to the prison, the
w i6th.of De-
cearki, •be as informed by Mr. "..,ynell,..the
Ogiccr who eopdated him, through„ the prison,.
that,' when he liw; took the Guard,pl thePtin,
there were about 3ioo Prisoners', and that there
ware 290 v.. This, Mr. Batt:helor said,
was all the iolormtioo he.r had obtained on the
bubica and that .it was the best he could get ;
, A -
atid that he had made no itlViwanee for Prisonefs
who might have been eNehanged, cr had deserted
he did not ,know_ that the books were open tO in.
speaion; .
The Commissioners then ortkred the Agent to
produce the 4!x:tet ACcount of Deaths in the cur-
rent year) which stood as follows

jormry
February
March
Apt
May
lune
ftily

t Soo .

i : August- - - ta
The inclement September - tz
weather hity- . October - ' . 17
ring set in. 'NoveMber . - - 44
Dec..embcr to ot.ll ' 37,

In n6rly year - 141

It was then stated by the Agent,•. upon enquiry,
that the number now appearing upon muster to be
much. in want of Cloaihing, is 450
- And of those who are partially so, 960
(To Le continued.)

OLD. BAILEY.

tirwrit !DAY, jAN. ;3,

Tut proceedings' of this rily were ginefaily
devtiid of public inrerest, which a. c4c or two
Will tut-lice tcl tionorif;trate.

•Juhn'llrooks:wils char ccl with.
stealing' a yard
• •
'of blue eloth the 'goods of Messrs. Peaae.& Co.
_ _

The Prosecutors, it appeared, were Army Tay.
lors. The' Prisoner worked-- for 'them on the day
stated the Indiettnent. He was deteded• in
secreting the property in question.
Its his 'di:fence he, appealed circumstantially to
the Coini.ts6ionate iielings of the Court and Jury,
stating a case of e•Atreti,e distress 'as his induce'
ment to ;I('t as the Indiament.ettaracil

Seveiat Witnesses deposed:v.erilavottrably to
his cliaruaer.

'lire jury wee constrained. to. conviet
but lie was btrongly recommended tb nlcrpy,

, ,• ,
IWer t tne tri:al.of wnose case,teoli, up a
long time on account of the very long cross-exa-
mination of bOITIL of the Witnesses, was convieled
of stealing I.Bth of a yard of cloth, value is. the
property of the abovetnentioned Prosecutors,
The defence was set up upon the general ground
that these pieces of croth, &c. were consideTcd aS a
species of perquisite to the men.; ,but as it ap-
heared in evidence the custom of Messrs._ Pearce's
ouse was not to, allow such, and that the Pri
soner was near two years, at, different tittles, in
their employ, the 'fury, under the opinion of
Mr. RECORDER, found, a verdict_ to the above
effeet. •

The remaining Calies heing,disposed. of, the
Court proceeded to ptonotktice ju:dgment upon.the
several Prisoners who had ben' colivkted ikt the
course of the Sessions, viz.

SENTENCE' OF DEATH
upon, Thomas .Coffee, W4l. Cioss, James Riley,Robert Ntitts,Jmephßoberts, Andrew Brown-
ing, James Wookiridge, John 'Christopher, Tho.
P vets; Joseph Kemp And John, Robinson,:. for
divers capititt

INFEAIoR CoNVICTs.

Wm. Price', Phil -Elizabeth Keith, John
Williams, George Shirley, Jane Ewen, John Sper-
nick, Joseph Herrod, John Hannan), Joseph Per-
ry, Martin Bryant, George Low, Good-
enough, Elizabeth.Gibbs,' EfiValleth Giles, Joseph
Bradley; Benjamin ,Uolton, Joseph Malone, Mary

land, Wm. Brown, Susan Williams, Simon Jones,
Richard Lander, and 'llamas Hughes.
The remaining Convias were then adjudged
to lesser punishments, which concluded the buss.
ness of the Session.

COUNTRY NETI'S

.
CORN EXCHANGE, FitiD.A.v, poi. 23, 1801.
. We had but few fresh arrivals this morning, which oc-
calQncdr i t the early part tof the Market, an wearance•of
advance;' but ar the 'close, every thing reiniuned :6' per
last. •

. . ,
CURRENT PRICE OF
WinclieSter Metisure "Bus
FRIDAY.
Wite,at 1 ros. 140: 705. a, Szs.
line do. a 142.5. od. Boilers 11aa. a.l-51.6;
Sitpertino a 14. is, 04. Fine do. —s., a 1145.
gos. a ii)45.• !:itttr.- 09i. a 4,.
F do. • —s. a tss. od. FinePearis aii6s.
Foreign ' —S. a —s. 04. S. Beans 765. a Sus. 04.
1 tine do. --s. a od. Tick do, ' 7os. a 745,
st. Barley sos. a 6os. 0:1. F. liard.i.b.%=-•:s., 4 --s.
Malting do. 685: a-745. ad. -Miln-dt:tia.'7os. a 76, _a.
'Fine.ria. Soa. a 88s. od. Oats 405. a 505- ''-1.
Brown Malt Os: a cos. od. Fine do. —s.
Pile do. a —5. ori. I Polands do'. 4 szi.
Phi() cit.). too. a to4s. ini.l Fine do, 541. a -53.5: od.