Star.
London, England, 1807-03-12 00:00:00

THE SENTENCE.

" The Court is of opinion, that the charges have been proved
againft the Paid Captain Sir Home POPllAlkt—that the withdraw.
ing without orders fo to do, the whole of any naval force from
the place where it is diredled to be employed, and the employing
it in diftant operations againft the enemy, more efpecially if the
fuccefs of fuch operations ihould be likely to prevent its (peaty
return,may be attended with the molt redone inconvenieneeto the
public fervice, as the fuccefs of any plan formed by his Majelty's
Minieters for operations againft the enemy, in which fuch naval
force might be included, may, by fuch removal, be entirely pre-
vented. And the Court is further of opinion, that the coadud
of the laid Captain Sir Home Potful( in the withdrawing the
whole of the naval force under his command from the Cape of
Goad Hope, the proceeding with it to the Rio de la Plata, was
highly cenfurable, but in confideratisn of clrcumftances, dock ad-
judge him to be only feverely reprimanded, and he is accordingly
feverely reprimanded."

Upon Sir Hoots Po►HAM'S getting out of the !hip
into the boat, he was cheered by acclamations from
a Taft number of boats which waited the iirue of the
trial, and alfo from an immenfe multitude affembled
upon the beach. As loon as Itr Hoots had landed,
the acclamations were repeated, and the horfes were
taken from the carriage that waited to convey him
to his lodgings, which, Sir HOME perceiving, he de-
clined to enter the carriage ; and, after thanking the
people for their attention, exhorted them to difperfe,
in order that no improper imputation mould be at-
tached to their conduct. But the people continued
to follow him until be reached the houfe of captain
MADDEN, and exprefling as they went along the
&onset intern!; in his fate.

A Dutch Captain who left Holland on Saturday
laR, Rates, that he was boarded by an Englifh (loop,
the Commander of which informed him, that he had
fallen in with two Dutch frigates at fea. The Dutch-
man was aware of this circumftance. He was aware,
that thofs frigates were bound for Batavia, and were
laden with fpecie. This information has been laid
before the Admiralty.

Some foreign journals have arrived, but their con-
tents are not of fuch importance as to demand a fa-
crifice of our columns this day. The lateß intelli-
gence from the army in Poland is of the Toth ult.—
It is merely a decree of BONAPARTB, dated on that
day, from Preuffich Eylau, announcing a confidera-
ble military promotion.
An abltra4l of the fifty-ninth Bulletin of the French
army is Paid to have been received, by which it ap-
pears that the Ruffians had evacuated the whole of
the country between the ViQula and the Neimen, but
nothing is Paid of the approach of the French to-
wards Koxigfburg.
That the Ruffians may have fallen back towards
that city, we can eafily believe ; the country be-
hind them being altogether incapable of furnifliing
fupplies to an army ; but that the French have ad-
vanced, we have no reafon to think. Such, indeed,
is fuppofed to have been the diffance between the two
armies, after the battle of the Bth ult. that theft was
little probability of another general engagement for
feveral days. Both Commanders appeared to alt
with extreme cau‘ ion.

A report yelterday evening prevailed, of an en-
gagement having taken place between a part of Lord
COLLINGWOOD'S fleet and the Spaniards. who, hay.
ing attempted to put to fea from Cadiz, had been
overtaken, and obliged to return to pert, but not
till three fail of the line had been taken, after a run-
ning fight of a few hours.—We do not know on
what authority this repor is given.—A rumour,
fomewhat fimilar, prevailed at Briflol on Tuefilay ;
namely, that three fail of the line had been taken,
but it was not Rated where or by whom.

Yellerday, about twelve o'clock, the Royal Family
arrived in town from Windfor. At two o'clock his
MAJESTY held a private Levee, which was attended by
The Archbiemp of Canterbury, the Lori Chancellor, the Lord
Prefident of the Council ; the Fit* Lord of the Treafury, the
Secretary of State for the Colonial Department, the Mafter Ge-
neral of the Ordnance, the Judge Advocate, the Lord Advocate
of Scotland, the Bithop of St. David's, Earl; Caroarvon and Aytu-
tor(' ; Lords St. John, Heathfield, and Elphinftone, and C. Spen-
cer; Sirs C. T. Cotterel, E Stanley, and C. Morgan, Serjeant
Heywood, Lieutenant Governor Nugent, Generals Stanwix and
Hewett, Colonel Drinkwater, Lieutenant Lind, Meffrs Godlal
and Dawfon.

The following had the honour of being prefented
to his MAJESTY :

Mr. Sujeint Heywoou, by the Lord Chancellororpon his being
appointed a Welch Judge.
Lieutenant LIND. by Lord Heathfield;upon his appointment in
the Firft Regiment of Life Guards.
The Earl of Jae sit, upon his coming to his tide.
General HEWIT r, upon his being appointed Commander in
Chief in India.—The General took leave of his Majefty previous
to his departure for India.
Mr. PLUNKIIT, the Attorney General for Ireland.
Lord Et.ruir4STONE, on his being appointed to the conunand of
the 26th Regiment.

Mr. SratiLe y, one of the King's Counfel. on his being appoint-
ed Chief Mice of the Prince of Wales's Wand, in the Eaft la-
dles, when his Majefty was gracioufly pltafed to confer the ho-
nour of Knighthood upon hint, and he is now Sir Edmund
Stanley.

Mr. P. S. GODSAL, by Lord St. J thn. upon his being appointed
Lieutenant of the Rand of Gentlemen Pentioners.

Sir CHARLES MORGAN, on coming to hiq title.
Mr. DAWSON, upon his being appointed Standard Bearer to the
Band of Gentlemen Pea Goner%

Lieutenant Governor Nunes' r, from the liland of Montferrat,
by Mr. Secretary Windham.
Lieutenant General STAN via, upon his being appointed to the
command of the 85th Regiment.
Lieutenant Colonel DRINKWATER laid before his
MAJFSTY the Fourth Report of the Commiflloners of
Military Inquiry.
His MA/ RSTY gave audiences to the LORD CHAN.
CELLOR, Lords GRENVILLE, MOIRA, and BIDMOUTH
Mr. WINDHAM, and Mr. BOND, who laid before his
MAJESTY the Proceedings of feveral Courts Martial.
Yeßerday a Court of Directors was held at the
EaR India Houfe, when the following Commanders
took leave previous to departing for their terpeCtive
deflinations, viz :—Capt. James Hay, of the Courts,
for China direct; and Ciptain THOMAS GARLAND
MURRAY, of the Lady Caltlereagh, for Madras and
Bengal.—The Court adjourned at fix o'cloc' .
The gun brigs which have been miffing ever fince
the late dreadful gale, are fuppofed to have gone on
(bore on the coaft of France, as a Gentleman Rates
he faw between two or three hundred men marched
into Havre; among them were feveral Naval Officers.
Upwards of forty veffels of different deffriptions are
Rated to have been wrecked on the Wench fhore in
the late gale.
PLYMOUTH, MARCH to.—CameyOt eSHELDRARE
of 14 guns, from jerfey ; JAMAICA pf 24 guns, and
Caoconms of 16 guns, from a eptize.—Sailed the
RANGER Cutter, on a crnize.—Arrived the DEDALUS
of 32 guns, with a fleet under convoy from the Eaß-
ward.

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH t t.—Arrived the Cognac
packet, Captain kisstalsow, from Liverpool, for
Hull; and the Lavina, WWLAND, from the Downs.
DEAL, MARCH I I.— Sailed through the Downs
from the River. this morning, the Hon. EaR India
Company's fhip Charlton, Capt. WOOD. for Portf•
mouth ; alto, his Majeily's (hip CLYDE, Commodore
OWEN ; the RAILLEUR, and feveral gun brigs, on a
cruize Gff the French coat.—Wind E.N.E.

COIN EXCHANGE, MAIRIC•LANgo MARCH 9.—To.
clay the fupply of Wheat is rather confiderable, though
little of firft quality, which fetches about laft price—
fecontVatid ordinary famples„ arc a trifle cheaper, and
very dull in tales—There are but few arrivals of
Bairley, which fully keeps its price—Very fine lam.
plcs of Nutfolk Malt of late, and today exceed the
general quoted
.ptices—ln Peas and Beans of each
clefcription but little alteratinn—Pats are in middling
fupply, and thii'trade, fnr beft famples, is rather
dearer.—Flour without alteration—Fine American
44.. to sos. per hat rel.
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