The Sun.
London, England, 1811-08-15 00:00:00

jUNE,: 1811

;7;---, 0 TIT- -0

• " A Greek vf..s4-I, loaded thilie port of Naples
ruivi;;.,ting 'utiiier'an Ottoman Big, and carrying a
131-Itiiii license (the propvitY.enti.relj K iti4ll). a few
tt:t.t.ks sioer encunitte!eti in the Bay of Ndp!e;
by three Sicilian privateers. •The vessel was boar.i
ed, the CI ew- 014(1dt:red, and Mr: Cam, b I a,firi7
fish in'erchitint; the proprietor of I becargo, with
whole of the crew, three Only excepted, were in-
Putnaitiy tn,nrci ndritt in a sand! bum, and left, to
(tie inercrof the waves., the vessel wa4 site, wards
brought into the .pcir,t of- Palertriu by ti.ese pirates,
atitt tie Sicilian Priie Ciurt vere -proceed!. g to -3
stimin`ary adjudication di the case, oil the' tVitlitCe
given try the,crews of the privateers that the vessel
.vas found at sea abandoned.

Mr. Canipbell, in the me:tn tithe, found, his
way ones. more to Naples, instantly made his tegue
lar protest in the. American Consulate there against
the author, of ibis piratical act, and hiring a insnall
boat, scion atterWards reached the port of Palermo,
u here, applying to the British N.tval Cemillatider,
Rear-Admiral Boyles, and exhibiting his regular
protest, he demanded Briii.ll protection, and per.
mission to go on board his vessel, chiefly for the
purpose df preventing plundet,Until the case was
adjudicated, but mole particularly to obtain pose
session of hi, Bruit lirensei still concealed on
board. •

" Rear-Admiral Boyles, falling in wilh his rea-
sonable request in this pa ticul a., immediately sent
notice to the Bliiish Consul, Air.' Fagan, requesting
his attend:ince,' whilst he put Mr. Campbell and tne
crew again on board the vessel. Mr. Fagan msg...
gested the, propriety of giving notice previously to
the Capnltore of the Sicilian Prize Tribunal of this
intention, the propriety of whii:h the 'Adtnisal ac-
pt.:aced in, and notice wss conveyed to the office
'to this 'etfeti • by the English Vice-Conoal, Mr.
Walsh. .rite Cons,iliore, however, was not to be
lUUndi but Mr. Nan, dreading the consequence
of • delay, accompanied immediately the Admiral's
boA, with the Lieutenant of the Canopus, followed
by Mr. Chnpbell and the Grekli Cie*, in their own
boat ; and by the Admiral's dnedion, Mr. Camp-
bell and the Greek crew were put on board, inti-
mating.' at the same time, to the Sieili.in,crew of
the pli.ateer, that they-might likewise rt4nain, until
the decided by the process of law.
'Tite consecmTce of this proem:ding was Mr.
Klan's immediate sits;ienSion by the Sicilian Go-
,•ernmelit from flit offt,:tal duties—the Greek vessel
%as for a time deprived ut suppliev, find commuui-
catio it h shore Things remained in this
sit anon when the last adrices. were received front
Palermo?'

COPY or A LETTER FROM THE BRITISH MERCHANTS,
RESIDENT IN AIEtySINA, TU HUBERT Vis6l4lS, ESQ.
‘ Messina, lane 4.

Stu,---Mr, Bomest er, the British Consul here,
fa,u .rod us, the undersigned, with a perusal of
h. copies, ut two litters, addiessed by you to the
Margins of Cir•cello, his Sicilian MAjt.sty's Minister
for Furcign AtEdifs, dated the 10. h,and idth ult, and
by co uniand of his Sitrlian Majesty, the
of the su.p,"itsion of your official cha.
r ,ciei 4'4 p,,wers as consul-General of this Go-
vcr tim;-ilt.

" %Vt. hate likewise peru•ed a statemrnt in Mr.
130ine41.41's posst.ssion, detailing the particulars of
tni cii'curn4ianevs ihat occurred in consequence, of
yritir very properly seconding the determination of
It •eir-Admirkii 130y1,...4 (at his own regneta). to put.
Mr. Cqupbelt, a l3ntish merchant, on board a
G e k vessel, und-ir Ottoman :Colours,. which navi.
gated tth.!er the protection of it British license, and
few days prior had been piratically wrested
ire t) lI Au' in tic aiy of Naples by three Sicilian pri•
atetis. •

. hout presuming to enter into the merits of
the Admiral's iletertnitiat ion on t OC,:aSiCO, which
not 14 us to jildge of, we Conceiyefit our duty
13riti,ti stlbjerl4, /11.(1 more partieularly as residents
in Sicily, to come lorwaid in the Oust unequivocal
wanner, to oityr you our sincere acknowledgments
for your-zealous eti feavnurs in this instance to pro-
te.l the rights ..t liu itislt
.subjects, apparently most
O 1 rag-ousiy vioiate.t.

the. correspondence before mentioned, we
discover no exitressiotti itrelenot, many language
adopted on your pan, which coald possibly be per.
verted tom it.justitication of the apparently inconsi-
depte measure adopted by the'Sicilian do% ernment,
in a mattner, the commercial inter.
course bet wern the two nations, at a moment when
the Britt, Minister at this Court was absent from
his W1.1414)114.

.I"tw insult offered to the British nation in your
perion, we navelin doubt will meet proper Conside-
rottion dt homy, and we coutideruly trust you will
-every satistaciipit ftum his Majesty's Go-
t.4stnetit.

" We have the honour to be, &c,"

CHABOE OP AN ATTEMPT TO MURDEito.,-011
Monday, a tottng. man, about &2 years of age, un-
derwent an domination
.at. Marlbrnough•sireet
. Office, being charged by Adams and Oratn, Patroles
of St. Parish, wit Iv having threatened to take
away the lice of his aged father, in his dwelling.
house, in 'Parker's•lane, Drury-lane, the night pre-
ceding. Adams deposed, that going his rounds on
bunday.night, lip was alarmed at hearing the cry of
murder voctfrrating from several, persona intim hs,
whereupon he went Min the house, and inquited the
cause. I appeared that the prisoner had been in
the habit of attacking his father in a most unmerci-
fulma,inor. Having come home on Sunday night,
*he began to gnat rel, when he drew a clasp knife out
of hi) pucker, and said he would take the life of any'
one that dared interiere, and alsri that he would have
,the h-y Weal* his lather beloie the night was
overiiis tread tipon which several of the neigh-
bours rushed into the premiSes, and succeeded in
geiting,him into the eaar, and seemed him until
the Patiole carne. ' The rattles being sprang, °rant
,and, several other watchmen came in. Adams went
do..vti and unlocked the cellar door, upon Which the
prisoner said he would take his life, and at, the same
time. drew eut the knife. Adair s held' a. loaded
pistol to his head, and told him it he did not sur-
render he would shot hem through the head, when
this villain let ,go the knife. The prisoner, after
haviag undergone a long examination,, was fully
coonnitted to take his Mal' at Um next-Old Bailey
Sessions.

ffrt,----C77ICLT.T.

suRREx ASSIZES,

'Jur:sr-Im', AUG: tB.
• The L.mtu Chit v JUSTICE and the Lola) efirry
1 erl au.l Laving rr.td Oleic
Commission for holding the z, s for ihischiliny,
immedj,ite. iv pro,ecard to Con eh, and !ward Divine
Sorrice. morniog tl;e3:, pioce.ded tp
bu~iurssL ird t.s.ll:el Jo.; ice o the
side"; q)e thivt B.ron wed prkotrero.

CIWWN
.
'Villain: 40 C0.r04; *John Stokes, tend
t~oJ)iheai-_u ere iudi led crir, ass:whine J. hn Ste
e
.veson, gaieekeeper to Charles- Buse Ellis, E;s4, in
the execution of eis duty. . •
Mr. Cosemors SERJRANT stated, that the fi6e de-
fendants were fishermen at Brentlord, and the pro-.
secutor, Mr. Ellis, Lord of Manor of Esher, in
this county. On the 18th of February bit, Stokes,
and one of. the Cos Ons, agreed with a wan of the
name of to hire his cart to carry their net,
in order to drag a pond of Mr. Ellis's, at West-end,
within the manor. When they three, they
found some others. who had arrited befisie them for
the tame purpose. The two piffles had-a quarrel
which should have the booty of dragging the pond ;
at last it was agreed between them to divide the
prodece. But ss hilt they were thus illegally em
ployed? Stevenson; the gamekeeper of Mr. Ellis,
cenie up and threatened to shout any one who pro-
ceeded in,the attempt, or who stirred. 1130i' thia
the whale party surrounded him, took away his
gun, beat him severely; and knocked- him into the
ditch. it was for ibis assault that they %ere now
to be tried, and he trusted the Jury,would see the
importance of restraining sods illegal practices.
Phillips, the witness; proved, that .Stoltes and
Wm. Coxon, two of the defendants, came to lihn
and engaged hit horse and cart to carry their- net,
on the 18th at February. He. accordingly fetched
the net from Hampton Bridge, and between eleven
and twelve he accompanied them to West-end
green, where
,t hey proposed to drag the pond. They
got there between eleven and twelve, and when they-
arrived they found another p arty already there on
the same errand. This produced' an altercation,
which was at length terminated by both parties
agreeing to share the fish betwt en them. The pond
was accordingly dragged, and the net-and fish were
all tumbled into Ids cart. There were between five
and six dozen carp, as well as he could guess. Sue.
venson. came up, and a scuffle. ensued, but what
passed he could not say, as it was very clink, and he
was standing at a distance whh his cart. He carried
the fish away,,arid delivered them into a boat at
Hampton Bridge.
Stevenson stated, that in consequence of infora
mation which ha received, he went to the pond in
question, and found them draggiug the, fish. Ha
immediately presented Isis gun, and said he would
shoot any one who stirred, upon which they all
closed round him, and having got his, guts from
hitn, they beat him' violently, and knocked him
into a ditch. He knew the
.person of Stokes, but
he could not tdantify- the person of any of the
others.

Mi. Ellis stated, that till the five detentlantß, at
Bow•street, admitied they. Were guilty, •tind offered
to make any recur/Tense.
Mr. GuRNBY :ins Mr. CURvfooD, for the def,...nd-
anis„ objcaml, ttiat-05 th.tre was nO prnot
gamekeeper's deputation, ha stood in the situation
of a servant merely; who had 'disc:overact
trespassing on h'4"nristere property ;
.that he vvai
not %%airanied in pre,eining his butt against mete
trespassers, and had thereby voinrnitted 'the- fiest a:-
mutt.

The COMMON SRRJRANT laid, they were clearly
guilty of a' riot in forcibly. carrying into effett an
unlawful intention; and there was one cook' in
the indiatuent which charged them specifically %%Alt
a riot.

The Learied Judge held, that the gamekeeper
was justified in
,what he had &me, and thu &fetid,
ants were all found Guilty.
They were sentenced to six months imprison-
ment each.

CIVIL SIDE.
ALLEGED MISCONDUCT IN MAGISTRATES.

WESTON V. FOURNIER AND ANOTIIRR.

This was an anion .against the two defendants,
as Magistrates, for having illegally sent to sea the
son of the plaintiff, who was brought before them,
charged with a tiot and rniscondua in the sports.--
The a&ion was:brought by the lather for the loss
of his son's services ari his servant, and the eitcum-
stances, es stated by Mr, Serje4at IlesT,, were :is
10110 W

The son of the plaintiff and one of his companicris
were brought before Mr. Fournier arid 9r. Ch charged with riotous conduct in. the street
The-Magistrates on thit chaige sent young Weitun
on board the tender, where tie express y deetared to
the Regulating Captain that he. was put on bo
srd
againsr hie will, anti that he Would WA, enlist. Not.
withstanding this, he was put on booth the Namur,
and afterwards on board the Cornelia, in which shits
he was sent to the Flit Iltdieq, where he Ctititti)lled
,a year and a hail, until he wai sent borne, in cAtse.
quence of express orders froth the Board of Admi.
rally', who had been made acquainted wish ti.e
cumstances. He having returned, the case was 110 W
brought to trial. The action had been eolninenee4
in the year 18(19, bet to COLlSepiellee of t ire absent)
of the young man it could not be proetyded in until
the plaintiti could obtain the benefit of his testimony.
The Learned Serjeant having expatiated on the (pis-
conduta of the Magistrates, trusted the Jury. would
recompense the father in ample dam rge,. The
plaintiff, was,'Lnwever, nonsulted, ns it ai,parert the
action had not 'been totuinvnced within bix months
alter the ad was co-emitted.

The Royal Pembroke Regiment of Militia is to
be clothed, equlpptd, and traiovd as a Rig° 1114'"
went, on account of the -ready manner
they extended their services to Iceland:
Died, on the 27th o f Dec:mutter; I ;• fit -Ptinct of
Wales Island,' on his way to AnsbolOnOtged
PETER Itstias,l,,EN. of FackAido; a Gr:Olittin qt iu
whose character were combined all the betterati.c7
tinns that adorn our nature, and whose lt,h. wit' 1.6
long and deeply lamented by 3 ii.imuluos circle of
friends to whom ho was justly endeared.