Star.
London, England, 1805-10-05 00:00:00

OCPiJER 4.

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The Band of the Era Guards is now to be tailedll
the King's Band. In conliquence of the fupet:or
condua of the men, his Royal Highn:fs the Duke of
Yoe it, who has jolt fucceeded to the command, has or-
dered the whole of them a new fuit of clothes to be
made of fine cloth, and alto a completely new fit of
accoutrements.
His Royal Highnefs intends being at Chatham. on
the od ina. ;nd will give a return dinner to the Offi-1
cers, at the Crown Inn, Rochefter.
A floop rigged brig of 382 tons, and another of
282 tons, are ordered to be built by Mr. Rows, of
Newca ale.

Sunday laff, about one in the morning, the limp of
Mr. John Simmonds, of High Hidden, was broken
into. by entering the kitchen window, and feveral
gown pieces to the value of Swebty pounds carried off
undifcovered. A key of curious confiruaion by
which an S key lock had been opened, was left upori
the premifes.
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Sunday morning, betireen (even and eight o'Clock,
a parcel of dried hops caught fire, at Mr. Fox's oaR,
at Nackington, near Canterbury, but being imme-
diately difcovered, it was extingttithed without doing
any material injury.
The body of John Archer, late liftman on board
his Majetty's blip Thefeus, was, on Saturday lag
taken up, after it bad been buried, in confequence of
fulpicion having strife% that he died through excels
of punifhment. Since my la, the Jury have met,
and have been adjourned feveral times, and have ex-
amined a number of witnefes, whore evidence appear
fo contradiaory. A ferjeant of Marines has gone fo
far as to Rate, that the man was very feverely, and
repeatedly mated, and that at the time punifhment
was inflieed on him, the man could not walk, but was
brought up from below by feveral men, and laid
down acrofs a gun. not being able to Rand upright,
and there he was flogged in that &nation. The fur
geon of the ihip, on the contrary Rates, that the man
has not been feverely treated, and. tint when he was
'called on to fee him, his cafe appeared' Co lenient, that
his attendance was nut required.
The Jury again met lag evening, at fix o'clock, to
examine the remainingwitnefies, and about nine, not
being able to form an immediate opinion, they with-
drew into a feparate apartment, and were locked in
nearly three hours, when they requeßed the pretence
of the Coroner, and delivered the folemn Verdict of
lriflul Murder agairyl Capiairs Temple.

The literary world has been gratified for two years
pail with the fucceffive Travels of Korz tau a in
Siberia and France, and the fame animated writer
has juft finifhed another work of Travels in Italy,
which report defcribes to be a 41A:wore, from which
the lovers of elegant literature cannot fail to derive a
continuance of the pleafures conveyed by his former
Travels.

A letter from Barcelona to a hoofe of the firil re-
fpea in the City Rates, that fuch was the diftrefs of
the Court for money, that payment not being forth-
coming at the Bank for the notes known by the name
of Yaks Daum, that is—A eta payable ix Maury, they
had fallen to a difcount, upon which a Schedule bad
been publiihed making them a regular tender, and
to circulate as milt, upon which they immediately
fell to a difcount of 6 per cent.
We have received Jamaica papers to the 3d of
Anon.
The HADDICR failed from Jamaica on the sth of
Aogull, and has not brought any thing inters ling
from that gland. The VANGUARD man of war, and
PAPILLION brig, Ailed from Port Royal on the 28th
of July, with a valuable fleet for England.
The following rails were left at Lucca, Jamaica,
on the Ift of Auguft bill, not having arrived in time
to join the homeward-bound fleet, viz. Rio Nova,
—;
William, DODDS ; Volunteer, —; Hercules,
—;
Pomona, —; Charles, Como a ; Portland,
—; Liberty, SMITH ; and a brig, bound to Lon-
don. The brig Fox, bound to Quebec ; the Caledonia,
for Liverpool, and two other vefels, names on.
known, proceeded in hopes of falling in with the
convoy.

Aciiices from Jamaica, from the 13th of July to
the 3d of Auguft, Rate, that a number of privateers
were cruizing about that Wand; alto, that the C.bef-
terfield packet, from Falmouth, has been taken, re-
taken, and the mail funk.
The Jack Tar, M'Pberfon, from Jamaica for Lon-
don, was captured in going to join the convoy; and
recaptured and carried into Port Royal.
A letter from Jamaica; dated Aug. 3, fays—'‘ On
Friday night laft, his Majefty's ibip Pliaacuta, of
74 guns, in Rating her birth, unfortunately twang
round, and got on the ruins of tome old walls, build-
ings, &c. which lie at no great depth below the
furface of the tea, and are part of the Old Town of
Port Royal, that was deftroyed by the fevere earth-
quake in 1692 ; the was on the following day hap-
pily difengaged from that fituation, without expe-
riencing much damage."
The Public ought to be apprized, that the deaths by
that fatal difeafe the Small Pox, continue alarmingly i
to increafe. By the return of the BiUs of Mortality,
213 lives have been deßroyed thereby in the la)l four
weds. This mug be confidered a great public calamity,
but when it is indubitably afeertamed, that this de-
Itrullion of human life might have been prevented,
language is inadequate to defcribe the regret of the
reflecting mind. Had this !hocking mortality been oc-
cafioned by a new difeafe, how great would be the
alarm and confternation, but it feems as if the ravages
of a chi-cafe with which we are acquainted are viewed
with apathy. It is doubtlefs the duty of Government,
who ought at all times to be attentive to the public
weal, to put a. lop to prom/moue inoculation fir the Small
Pox, and adopt flub relriaimu on the pre:like at would
prirent the direful #Bs of contagion, it being a fad, that
on an average, five perfons catch the difeafe from
one that is intoned. It is inconteftibly proved, to the
entire fatisfadion of thole who are moft able to judge
of this fubjea, that Vaccine Inoculation is a fecurity
againft the contagion of Small Pox : were this not the
cafe, would not the Friends of Vaccination, at fuch a
time as this,be confounded with thoufands of inftances
of its failure, inflead of being affailed with a fcw, and
thole doubtful cafes. Therefore this deplorable walte
of human life ought to be prevented, and no more
human facrifices Coffered to be made at the thrine of
vulgar ignorance and prejudice, or what is mote, the
merccuary ideas of unprincipled or inconfidcrate men.