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London, England, 1802-03-01 00:00:00

CORN EXCHANGEy

March 1.

THIS day our was well supplied with
Grain in general : dme Wheat was rather scarcer
and obtained is. advance ; inferior sorts are cheaper;
Oats very plentiful, and moderate ; Barley, but little
variation.--Flour continues nearly as before.

Wheat - 6Os dos a 78s od Beans (new) 3os a 34s 6d
Fine do. . 80s aBis od Tick do. 28s a 32S od
Malt • 44s 48s a sos od Oats - - tOs a 225 od
Fine do. - sls a 535 od Poland do. 22S a 235 6d
Barley (Malting)46s a 44s 6d Rape Seed 321 a 361 per last
Rye - . 4os a 425 od Fine Flour 555 a 6os per sack
Mute Pease 38s a 42s ad Second do. sos a 55s per do.

The 7th, or Royal Fusileers, stationed at Halifax,
and the 66th Regiment, stationed at Newfoundland,
are ordered to Jamaica.
Ten thousand gallons of red wine was, on Thurs.,
day, ordered to be sent from P'ymouth, for the use
of he fleet at Cork.

Saturday a considerable number of letters were
received from Bengal, by the Rose Indiaman, but
their date is prior to others received some days

since.
El Carmen, Spanish frigate, of 36 guns, was on
Thursday sold at Portsmouth for 14801.
The average Price of Sugar, computed from the
Returns made for the 'Week ending the 24th day
of February sBoz, is Forty Shillings and Sixpence
Fat thing per cwt.
The match made for the ist of March, between
Mr. OSWALD and Mr. R. FLETCHER, for zooogs.
to produce each a horse to go too miles on the
road South from Doncaster, to carry Bst. and to
have each five jockies, it has since beer. agreed,
shall be run over Doncaster, course.
A French paper says, that the circumstance of
4001. sterling being given for a farthing, is a thing
that could happen no where but in England!
Sc ;eral Farmers had their pockets picked on Wed.
nesday, at Frome Fair; one of a pocket-book, con-
taining bank notes to the amount of 1301.
A Farmer, supposed to be worth zoool. was last
week committed to Wilton gaol, for sheep stealing ;
on searching his house several valuable articles be-
longing to persons in the neighbourhood of Langport
were found there.
Last Friday morning a labourer of 'the name of
Law, and another person of the same avocation, were
apprehended at Hampstead, on a charge of robbing
the pleasure grounds belonging to Lord CARR ING.
TON'S country- seat in Hertfordshire of a large quan_
tity of leaden images. The weight was upwards of
16 cwt. which was intended to have been melred,:ky
the plan of the thieves, but which was fortunaie_
ly prevented from taking place by the men being
taken in time. The offence having been coinriitted
in Hertfordshire, the Prisoners, with the leaden.
deities, were removed to Hertford, for a full inves.
tigation of the case.
Early on Sunday se'nnight, some villains br9lte
into a farm-house of Mr. Shakespeare, at Fil-
longley, Warwickshire; a servant who lay in
the house, alarmed them, and they made off, but he
pursued them in his shirt ; and coming up, a severe
scuffle ensued, when he killed one and wounded
another.

As some labourers were at work in a quarry, at
Cranston, last week, a heavy bank fe:l in and bu-
ried one of them ; he was soon dug out, but bad"
lost one leg, which was cut off by a stone; the
other was so much hurt as to render amputation
necessary ; notwithstanding which, he is in a fait
way of recovery,

RUSSI,4N EMBARGO.

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[T hough we a gave sketch at the time, of the following
Trial, yet as it is so generally interesting to the Mercantile
Community, we are.uaducect to give it more in detail.]
' • •

COVRT OP COMMON PLEAS.

SITTINGS BLEORE LORD ALVANLJIY •NDA COMMON Jerzy,
AT WLSTMINSTZR, 7iNt. Igo dia•

IFISOER 'V. WARik

MR. EsPrrckssE opened the Pleadings.
Mr. Serjeant COCKELL—May it please rpm
Lordship i Gentlemen of the Jury, ,the present Ac-
tion was commenced by the Plaintiff', who is a Ma-
againit the Defendant, who Was the Capiain

.of a vessel on board of which this Plaintiff sailed; to
recover 4.01, and upwards, which i 3 dots to him
.on
account of the voyage which, he undertook to go
with this Defendant. It was a Russian voyage.
Gentlemen, all of you-know that the late Emperor
laid an Embargo On all British ships which happened
at that unfortunate period to be in any of his Ports.
The crews were taken Out of thevessels, and they
were marched up the country as pristiders Of War,.
Where they' continued fora considerable space bf
tithe, till their liberation, which did not take place
till after the death of the Emperor Paul. And. it is
for wages during that period—a period of time
.in
this instance of near six months, that this Atlion
is brought. The' Plaintiff has been. pa!".4 all, hia,
wages for the voyage outward_ and home, but lie
has not' been paid for that period during_ which Ile
-was along with the Captain up the country.,, And I.
conceive., with great tubinission to his
this Captain is liable ‘to pay not only the wages he
has aftually advanced for the outward and home-
ward-bo!ind voyage, but also for that period of
time this poor .man remained.in Russia as a prisoner.
I have stated-to you, and all of you know enough
to be acquainted with this, that a Seaman_js en-
titled to no wages unless the:voyage is completed.
If he :has undertaken a yoyage—
. ,
Lord AL VANL EY interposing—Brother, surely,
surely, there is no occasion to be stating this to a
jury ; it will be a mere question. of fad it will be
Made a. Case of.—lt is a question of 'great import-
ance,. such as we hid under deliberation on the last

4ay of the Terrti. Only find the farts, after which
it will be turned into a Case, and decided in a, more
solemn way. .
Mr. Serjeant Coccir..L.--T was only endeavour.
ing to make the Jury understand it, my Lord.
Lord At.vANis..ir.;;--Very well. •• •
Mr. Serjeant Coctict.t..-,-4 am aware in this'
Cause, that it will.be,necessary to have the opini-
ons of the Learned Judges upon it ; but I contend
on the part of the Plaintiff, my Client, is entitled
to wages during that period of time he was' kept in
' prison in Russia, because that voyage was .not
ended ; it was a part of that contpft this Seaman

1-kild undertaken to fulfil, namely, to. be on board
that ship till she returned bek into the. Ports of this
Connery. And this is no-. at all hard on the Cap-
fain, because if a man, being on a voyage for three:
years, had come within an hour of the Port, and the.
ship by"any accident should sink, or be,taken,
would lose every farthing of his wages.. If she had
happened to lie lost by any accident at sea, lie would
have lost every farthing of his wages. And it is
policy it should be- so. Therefore, if an 'accident
has happened to this crew, this Captain has no. right
to complain when he is 'caged upon to make it;
good. If the ship had been frozen in the Ports of
Russia, and could not have come back again till the,
next year, he must have paid
,the Seamen their
wages durinrthe whole of that :period. If an ac-
cident had. happened to this ship at sea, so as to
- render it necessary to put the ship on shore to refit,
and the voyage had.been,defeated. ever so long, and:
if- the voyage was at last compleated4. the- Captain
must pay the Seamen the whole of' their wages ;,
and therefore- in this case, the Captain ought,
nor to complain. klehasexernsed his power,over,

this man, and the rest of the crew xrho remained

under the controul of 'the Captain ; and I shall
prove the allowance made by the Russian Goverr,..
metitl- The Captain was the hand that received,
a'ftd"ffistributed it to the crew. He did not distri-

fiats it all : why he reserved any part of,it, I do
rioi know ; but this is clear, that he considered hiin_

self at that time as a person having dominion over
these men. When they were liberated they, return-
ed to the ship, which was repaired at a very consi-
derable expellee by the Russian Government ; for
she vent out, I believe, not in a very good condi-
tion, and she came home in a much better state, and
the repairs were done at the expellee of the Russian
Government.

When you have found the fans, the question will
be discussed, and the Law decided by the learned
Judges of the Court.

EVIDENCE FOR THE PLAINTIFF.

Mr. Serjeatit LE Ns.--Read the written • admis.
ions.

They were then read by the proper Officer.
Mr, Serjeant LIENS.—It is admitted that this
ship brought home her cargo to Plymouth. This
shlp went oat for a cargo of timber, and after the
Seamen were liberated they took in such cargo, .and
leturned with it to Plymouth.
Jahn Watson examined by Mr. Es r iNAssE.

Q. Had your ship this cargo on board in coming
home ?
\. Yes, Sir.
Mr. Serjeant SHENIERD.---GIVe ate leave to ask
you a question or two. You have brought an Ac-
tion also against this Captain ?
A. 1 have.

Q. Now do you and the present Plaintiff, and
others, join to support each other in these Adions,
in.paying the costs ? Do you pay any part of these
costs, in case the Plaintiff should not recover ?
A. Yes, Sir.

Q. See that you understand me. I do not wish
to entrap you ; each of you have brought an Adion
against the Captain ?
A. Yes.

O. Have you not agreed to join together, and
zo pay the costs of each other's Aaiun ?
A. Undoubtedly.

Mr. EAPINASSL—Are you bound to pay any
part of the costs, if Fisher loses this Aa-ion ? •
A. I shall pay my own, and Fisher will ray his'.
Lord ALVA.NL2Y.—IS that so ?
A. Yes, my Lord.
Lord ALVANLEYe+I thought you said other.
wise. .
Mr. Berjeant CoCKELL.—You have employed an
Attorney in your own Action
A, nave.

Q. And you are to pay the costs of your own
cau.c ; and Fisher is to pay the costs of his, if he
loses it,? .. ,
...t:' 0
A. I am only to pay` pe,cos s fmy own cause.
Mr. EsriNAsse to..:he' Vithess.--Now, Wat-
sonv
--.--

Lord ALVANLEY.—PnIy let me know whit the
fans arc,
.11111% Serjeant SHEPHERD.-.--I will produce two
or three Witnesseii who will tell you all
.that passed
in Russia.
•

Mr. Serjeant Cog KELL .--We have almost ascer-
tained it ourselves:

Mr. Esr NASSE to the Witness.—Now, Watson,
you sailed in this ship from this Country to Riga ?
A. Yes.-
, Q. You signed articles on board this ship ?
Mr. Serjeant COCKELL.--Sir, all that is admit-
ted.

Lord ALVANL EY.-He was a' Mariner on board
thin ship—k-bring him to Russia;
• Mr. ESP INASSE.-You sailed to Riga ; how
. long- were yon•kept there ?
was kept there six months.
. Q: Lord ALvANLEy.-What was the name of
the•ship ? . • • ' • •
A.: The Fishborn, my Lord.
Q. An English ship ? • _ .
A.. Yes, my Lord. .
gsr trt.AssE.,-When were you liberated ?
Lord AorANLEt.—,First ask him when they at*-
: riv.ed at Riga, and what happen: al •
A. We took two-thirds of Our cargo in ; two-
thirds of our homeward.bound cargo. •
. . Q. Did you take*/ any of your cargo before the
Russian Embargo was hid on ? •-•
A. We• took in two-thirds of our homeward
cargo ;we went out in ballast:- -" - •
• Mr. EsT NA-ssE,Now, vihen the EMbargo was
laid on,.•what was done with you'and -the ship ?
A. When the Embargo was laid on; which was
on the Bth •or 9th of the month of we..
were taken out of the ship, and were marched up
the Country.

%. • Lord. ACVANLEY.-1-linv long were you suffer-
ed to• remain on •board the ship after •the Embargo
took place, before you were marched up the Coun.
try ?

A. From about the 9th of November till the
zBth, we remained on board. the ship, and we were
then, marched into the Country? •
Mr. ESP I MASSE.--How lbog were you kept
there ? •

A. About six months, to the best of my know.
ledge.
.; Q. When did you return to the ship ?
.A. ,We returned to, the ship about the zBth or
agth of May. - • I
Q. Was the Captain and the rest of the Crew
with you ?
_ _

A. The Captain was in another ,rooms but we
were under the,care of the Captain ?• *. • •
Q. The Crew were kept together ?
•
A. The Crew were.
Lord ALVANLEY interposing—How many did
the Crew consist of ? , • - • • • - •
A. We had about 17 hands on board.
'Q. Do you include the Captain ?
A. They were 17 hands with the Captain.
Q. How many.of them were English-, and how
many. were foreigners ?
A. We had four Americans on board, and two
Foreigners, but they did not go into the Country
with us.
Q. What then ? •
A. There two Swedes and a Spaniard.
Lord ALVANLEY.—Thesc make three Foreign..
ers. Now ask. him -how they were disposed of.
Mr. ESPINASSE.—Were all the rest English ?
A. They were all Englislt'are Irish.
Lord ALVANLEY.-176.)i'vvell ; they were all
British.

Mr. ESP INASST.—The rest were British Sea.
men?

A. Yes, Sir.

Q. Now what took place with regard to the
Foreigners ? Whatyas done with that part of the
Crew ?

A. The Spaniard and the two Swedes did not go
up the Country with us.'
Q. Were the rest of the Crew then, the British
Sailors, brought up the Country with the Captain ?
A, Yes, Sir.

Q. Did the Captain continue with you while
you were so sent into the interior of the Country,
and keep the command over you while there ?
A. He did.
Mr. Serjeant COCKE LL.—Were the four Ameri-
cans marched up the Country with you ?
A. Yes, Sir.
Mr. Serjeant SHEPHERD.-.--They could not dis-
tinguish the Americans from the British Sailors.

lord AL VANLEY.—You were marched five or
six hundred miles beyond Moscow, were you not ?
A. My Lord, we were not in that quarter of the
world.—We were marched to a place called Dor-
pat, at the distance of z3o verses from Riga.—
Three verses make about two English miles, so
that the distance in English measure was about 153
miles.
Lord ALVANLEY.—HOW did you go?
A. We walked it. I •

Q. Did the. Captain walk too ?
A. The Captain had 'liberty:o' ride, because he
had money. The Captain went Aiiith us, and he had
the command of us all the time.

Mr. ESP I NASSR.—Now who provided you with
necessaries, and at whose expence ?
A. From the Russian Government we had so much
a day. We had a certain allowance, but'that was
insufficient, and we were forced to pawn our
clothes.

Qv as part famished by tile Captain ? Did lie
provide you with any thing during that time ?
A. No—nothing at all.
Q. Was the money issued to you man by man,
or did it go through the hands of the Captain ?
A. It went through the hands of the Captain.

Q. After you returned to your ship, was any
thing dare to her by the orders of the Russian Go-
vernment ?

A. Yes, Sir.
Q. When you came back, what was done to your
ship by the Russian Government ?
Lord ALVANLEY,—Did you come back as you
went t

A:F.Yds, -thilsr we had no guards in coming backr
Q.' WherlYbii came baCk, how did you find your

. _
•
ship .? -,--,, . - .
A. TheStip. was made as good as.the,Captain
was pleased to have her. There was a survey on
board'to see what .was missing, and every .thing
was , made good.
_ _

Mr. ESP—INASSE.—What was done ?
A. ' We had her caulked all over.

Lord ALVANLEY.—You say she was put in re 7
pair at the expence of the Russian Government—,
Was any money issued by the Russian Government
to the ship's crew ?

A. None that I know of ; the ship was made
good, 'and fit for sea.
• Q.' Was any tnoncy issued on account of that
ship ? •

Mr. Serjeant SFiEin-ID.—Ask him what he.
knows of his own knOwledge ?
A. Not
.that I know of..
Lord ALVANLEY.HYOU have made the Captain.
the Defendant here ?

Mr. Serjeant,CocKELL.—Yes, my Lord.
Lord ALVANLEY.—Why did
,you ,not make the-
Owners the Defendants P.
Mr. Serjeant-CoOKEiL.—There is a greater de-
gree of difficulty.
lord ALVANLEY. Interposing.--There is nothing
UpOn eaith be done,'but to tell. the real truth
to state' die, caffs faitly and candidly, and to let the
Laiv take its force. :The qu6tion is, Whether
these Seamen ought td receive wages or, not duridg
that Embargo ,?-7--,That is a question of Liw.

Mr. Es P I I; A §:54,' '8; I. What did the Captain pay you.?
A. Twelve' topics a day.—A, copic a little
better than 'a farthing.
. •
Mr. Serjeant SH tlEßD.—the, gussian goyern-
ment' made an'
.allowance to the British Sailors
while they were detained in, the Country,{ of so
Much per day ; but that was found not to be suffi-•
ient for `thei r maintenance, and .therefore, the Bri-
tish Merchants agreed to make same addition to
that allowance.
• Lord AL VANL EY to the Witness.—You had
something :More'aClded to the .allowapce made by
the 'Russian Government ?

.'A. The Captains of the different ships received.
something
,nivre, and did with it .a.; they thought
proper ; [received some part of it when I came,to
England.

.Q. Had you not. the benefit
,of it While you were
there •
A. No, Sir.
• Mr. Serjeliiit COCKEL L.—That went through the
hands of your Captain ?
A. Ye Sir.

Mr. ESP I Dl4ssr,—.Po you know that.anY oaPacY
came into the Captain's hands which was not paid
over to you 1 • . •

.A I c- annotccrtainly say .that, but I know. I re-,
ceived some of that money, -which_ I ought to have
had from hiM while I was detained a. Prisoner in
that Country.

Lord AL vANLEY.--Where did,that money come'.
from ?
A. I do not know ; but it was what.l should have
received while I was in That Country,. but he (the
Captain) kept it as long as he could.
Mr. Serjeant COCKE LL.—You were shipped un-
der articles ?
A. Yes, Sir.

Q. Now when you came on boai.d again, after
your imprisonment, did you come into any new
bargain Or-agreement ?

A. Nom at all.

Lord ALVANM.—That is very, material—you
signed articles when you went out, but did not af-
terwards enter into any new articles ?

A. I entered into no new articles.

Q. Did the Captain ever tell you you were to
come on board again on any other terms, and on
what terms you were to come back again ?
A. No, Sir.
Q. Did he ever tell you you wer-c at liberty to
go where you liked ?
A. No, Sir.

Q. In the homeward voyage then, the Captain
never told you you were at liberty to go to any
other ship, or where you pleased e

A. No, Sir. _
Q, What did he tell you ? Did he say any thing
about how you were to be paid?

A. His answer was, when the men were -grum-
bling about being paid—l have got the worst of it ;
your wages are going on all the time.
Q. Di.i you ever hear him say that, though that
will not bind him, upless it is agreeable to the Law ?
A. When the men were grumbling, he said I
have the worst of it ; your wages are going on.
Lord ALVANLEY.—This must be settled by an
Aft of Parliament.

Mr. Serjeant COCKELL.—My Lord, I hope the
same thing will never happen again.
Lotd Ar.v A NLEY.—You may as well hope there
will be no more Wars—a thing optandum sed nen
sperandurn, though perhaps there-never may be such
an Embargo as this again, but the same question
will atise—Wharis the consequence of an Embargo
with regard to-the payment of seamen's wages
• (To be continued,)

MARRIED.

On, Saturday, at St. George's, Bloortishury, John Wilson,
iun. Esq. of Crosby-square, to Miss Seyliard, of Char-
lotte-street, Bloomsbury.