Star.
London, England, 1808-06-21 00:00:00

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SHIPWRECKED MARINERS.

TO THE EDITOIIII,-0, THE STAR.
• Jersey, June 14, 1808.
SIR_I perceive in one at the daily papers; that
Captain MARRY has claimed an invention, to which
he has not the least pretensions ; and that Mr. Cm-
Wes has stated in the House of Commons " the ad-
vantages likely to result from having a rope attached
to a chain fired from a bomb against the wind for the
relief of shipwrecked mariners. 3' For this useful in-
vention, the world is indebted to the law Lieutenant
JOHN Br.t.t., of the Royal Invalid Artillery, who made
the experiment at least sixteen years since, in my pre-
sence, in the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich, which suc-
ceded perfectly. AN OLD OFFICER.
••• We perfectly recollect having recorded the fact stated by
our Correspondent, at the time Lieutenant BILL made his tape-
rimenu.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY.
The troops tinder Sir S. Anchmuty, at the capture of Monte
Video, on the 3d of February, 1807, will be paid at 41, Craven-
street, Strad, on Monday next, and recalled on Mondays, Wed-
nesdays, and Fridays.
The.shirs' companies under Sir C. Stirling, at the above cap-
ture,on the Sd of February, 1807, will-be paid at it, Cecil-street,
Strand, on the .sth, 6th, 7th, and Bth, and their attornies on the
12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th of Jhly.
The Culloden,Minotaur, Swlftsure, Zealous,Seahorse,Perseus,
Bulldog, and San Leon, for the capture of two French boats at
Ischia, near Naples, on the sth of May, 1799, will be paid on the
7th of July, at 2, Verulans-buildings, Gray's Inn-lane, and there
recalled on Tuesdays and Thursdays. •
Wednesdalhast several of the Officers belonging
to the Danish ship of war Prince Christian Frederick,
which wAs captured by the NASSAU and STATELY in
March last, arrived in Reading from Chatham, on
their parole.—Captain JAvSOS, the commander, and
'the remainder of the ship's company, are now detain-
ed at Gottenburgh by sickness, but will be sent to
Reading as soon as they recover. •
Between 400 and .500 rank and file of the regiment
of Oxford Loyal Volunteers have volunteered' to go
on permanent duty for 14 days. They are expected
to march toZlewbury on this duty about the 11th July.
The Denbigh Militia have marched from Bra-
bourne Lees to Fort Pitt, Chatham. The Radnor-
shire Militia have marched for Bopeep Barracks, near
Hastings. The Middlesex Militia have marched into
Horsham. The 241 Dragoons,, or Queen's Bays,
20th Dragoons, and the East Kent Militia, are
.at
Chichester. The 78th, or Maida Regiment, a part
of which marched into Selsea Barracks, a fortnight
since, being afflicted with the opihabnia, we are happy
to state, are fast recovering.
The following are the alterations proposed by the
Solicitor General (Mr. PLUMNIER) in the law respec-
ting stealing from the person :
Ist. The circumstance of privately stealing from the person
not to subject the offender to the capital punishment as before,
though the Judge will, accordidg to the nature of each case, con-
sider it as an aggravation in a greater or less degree.
2d. That there shall be a scale of pwtishments as follows:
imprisonment, not exceeding three years ; transportation for seven
years; transportation for any number of years between seven and
what may be considered as within transportation for life ; trans-
portation for life.
3d. The Judge to have a discretioa to inflict which ever of
these punishments he shall think best suited to the nature of each
case.
On Saturday afternoon, as Lord CASTLEROSS, son
of the Earl of KENMARE, was riding in Hyde Park,
the animal stumbled, and threw his Lordship several
yards over its head, by which one of his• knees was
much cut and bruised, and his forehead received a
considerable contusion.
TROTTING MATCH.—It has been made known that
a horse, the property of Mr. Puocaus, which a few
weeks since was sold for seven guineas, was backed
to trot seventeen miles in one hour. The distance
has very rarely been performed, although the wonder-
ful mare called the Phenomena once did nineteen
miles within an hour. The stake for this match was
'2501. to 1001. The horse started, with a seven-stone
jockey, at eight o'clock on Saturday morning, at Hol-
lesgreen, Herts, to go over some picked ground. The
animal went half the distance in two minutes above
half the time, and the next two miles were performed
at a winning rate. After he had done twelve miles,
he began to lag, and the match was lost after fourteen
miles had been performed in fifty-two minutes.
A circumstance of a singular nature, and which if,
it were not vouched by the best authority, would be
liable to meet discredit, occurred during the action
between the Virginie and Guelderland. It was ob-
served from the Dutch frigate that the Virginie was
prepared to board her whenever an opportunity was
afforded for that purpose, and a part of the crew were
consequently in readiness to repel the attempt. The
Purser of the Dutchman, a brave fellow, stood on the

gangway, sword in hand, animating the tnen to re-
sistance, and with his arm raised in expectation of
the effort. While m this attitude, a cannon ball from
the Virginie took his arm off, within a few inches of
the shoulder, the dismembered limb fell into the hold
unheeded, and the poor fellow was placed under the
care of the. Surgeon. In two days afterwards, when
the hold was examined and clearing out, the arm was
found with the sword still so firmly grasped in the
hand, that no common force could disengage ►t—and
it therefore became necessary to cut off the fingers to
separate the sword and hand. It was, however, pre-
viously shewn to a number of persons, •in order that
so extraordinary a fact should be confirmed by strong
and indisputable testimony. The gallant Purser was
afterwards taken on board the Trent flag-ship, and
though at first despaired of, and attention changed
his cond►tion to convalescence, and he is now reco-
vering fast.
In a few days the State Lottery begins Drawing.
HoaNsny and Co. Ire well assured that the Scheme
stands higher than ever in the estimation of the Pub-
lic, and beg leave to solicit their favours on the pre-
sent occasion. All the Prizes are floating—Six
Twenty Thousands, besides Tens, Fives, Ones, F►ve
Hundreds, and the usual proportion of smaller
Prizes. Tickets arid Shares are selling at HORNSBY
and Co.'s State Lottery Offices, 26, Cornhill, 52,
Charing-cross, and St. Margaret's-hill, Borough.
The three last Capital Prizes ever drawn, were'
sold in Shares at Sw►FT and Co.'s Offices, No. 11;
Poultry, and No. i 2, Charing•cross, vit. No. 8824,
a 020,000, No. 6895, a £lOOO, No. 8417, a £lOOO.
They also sold ip Shares four others, making in the
whole Seven Capital Prizes in the last Lottery only.
Tickets and Shares for the State Lottery which be-
gins on Tuesday next, and contains six Prizes of
Twenty Thousand Pounds ! ! ! &c. doe.. are on sale
at the above Offices.