Star.
London, England, 1801-01-14 00:00:00

PORTSMObTH, JANUARY :3.

The BRILLIANT frigate arrived this afternoon
from the Mediterranean.
Arrived PHs o eget; i and BRAVER from a cruize.
Sailed the ACTITi and la Lou frigates ; alfo
the SPARILLit slid Foack gnn brigs) to the call-
ward.

stiEERWESs, JANUAitY z 3.
SAM yefterday on a cruize, his Majelly's (hip
LA rwswo, of 36 guns, Captain ROTHERHAM ; and
the Qy t smsoloud N hired cutter, Lieutenant Fa-
sia‘, for the Downs.
Arrived the Aaaow Mop, or 30 guns, Captain
Bottom.

a.m....m..1.

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

The Good Friends, P►wsow, from Penzance,
has been felted by the French at Leghorn, and
fold. _ _

The Edgar, from London to Shicl.ls ;
Providence, ---, from Peterfisurgh to Hull ;
Eaxle, • HAIDINGN•I4I, from Memel to Hull;
Robert, —,from Blyth, to London; and The-
mis, •••••••••‘.., of Sunderland, are captured in the
Borth Seas. - _

The John and Mary, GAMPORT, from Gotten
burg to London, is Branded on Juft Reef, after
being taken.
Mum, JANUARY 13.
Arrived the RIIIDLDTIO/1, NW, and Loan
DUNCAN, and remain.—Mind S. S. E.

OILAVISIND, JANUARY 13.
Palled by, the Paulin, from Virginia.—
Sailed the Carter, Nash t, for India.

LIVERPOOL, JANUARY ts.
On the sth inliant, a vacl loft upon Dubmill
Scart, near Allonby, on the coaft of Cumberland;
rom papers found it is fuppofed to be the fhip
luntington, GARDNER, from hence for Africa—
crew it is feared have all perifhed.
The Dallier, PHILLIPS; and Bonwiek, STEW.
kT, from hence for Africa, paired Madeira the
d tilt. all well, out t 4 days.
From the loth to the asd tilt. fifty Teals, laden
th corn, pared the Sound for this kingdom.
Arrived—Arises, Whitefide; and Elizabeth, fd'intofh, train
6:11/4,1, ...., amaica, at Cork; Orange Grove, Naschy, from
ce fer erara • and indnitry, Vickery. from Virginia,
'dim: ack, LynaA, from Nay York at St. Lucia ; and
ieiittatia Prlatal, Hodfon, from Naples for this port, at
risk.

OISTRIIItMON OF PRIZE RIOFEY.
*Pie crew of the !loop DASHER, for the recap-
:r,.• of the brig Charlotte, will be paid their pro-
lortinns of the prciceeds arifing therefrom, on
odird the kid loop DasHER, at Plymouth, Satur-
::- the t ith inßant.
.11C crew of the hired armed brig ARISTOCRAT,
the capture of tht: French privateer l'Aven-
-C. will be paid their proportions of the proceeds
the f.iid prise in Jersey, on the't9th infant.
The crew of the Hoop SYLPH, for the recapture
the PUp Britannia, and cargo, by the Nvst Pti is
u entitled to !hare by agreement, will be paid
::r proportions of the proceeds of the falvage re
ved for the livid capture on hoard die SYLPH at
.munch, Thtirfday the t yth inflant.
lle trey; of the HYDRA, for deßroying the
!loch frirte la Confiant, will be paid their pro
T.n: of the head-money allowed for the fame
the t7th inaant, at No. ;59, in the Borough,
ths ark.

•
• -1-
. . HULL, JANUARY xi
trtraB oft Letter front Captain W. FosTte, of
the Aetive London trader, to Mr. Buckland, of
this town, dated London, January to, ritoz..—•••
4. I am informed this inflant, by T. Stockell, fea-
man, of Hull, that Captain BLACKMAN, in the
Lefs Cuttcr, failed from Dunkirk on Thurfday
morning to cruize from the Head to Cromer.—
Thomas Stockell left Dunkirk en Friday morning
the 9th inflant."

BREAD.—Yefterday the principal of the Bakers'
Company waited upon the LORD MAYOR at Guild-
hall, to fet the afUze of Bread, when his Lord-
fhip ordered that Bread be reduced two aflizes
and an half, or five pence in the peck loaf, to
commence to-morrow—the quartern loaf will then
be fold for is. Bd.

The Whig Club dined together at the Crown
and Anchor Tavern yefterday ; the Hon. THOMAS
ERSKINE in the Chair. After the Handing toalls
had been drank, Mr. ERSKINE gave the health of
Mr. Fox, which was received with the ufual thun-
ders of applaufe. Lord HOLLAND, firft noticing the
flattering manner in which the name of his relation
had been received, gave the health of Mr. De-
nt:Ns !—This was drank amidft the loudeft plau-
dits. Mr. Ea sKINE, after thanking the company
for the honour conferred on him, gave Lord
HOLLAND, whofe health being drank with great
applaufe, his Lordthip thanked the company, and
gave, as a toaft, The elide of Liberty all over
the world" The health of Mr. Gasy, the late
LORD MAYOR, &C. &c. were afterwards drank, and
foon after eight o'clock the Chairman retired.
Thurfday, the Recorder's Court met in Dublin,
for the trial of prifoners, but it appearing lat
feveral of the pnfoners were not in a [late to be
brought up, from ficknefs, the Recorder adjourned
the Court.

Friday, the exculpatory evidence on the part of
Mr. GIFFORD, of the city of Dublin Militia, who
has bean for feveral days on trial by a Court Mar-
tial in Dublin Barracks, terminated. The fen-
tence will not tranfpire till his Excellency fhall
determine on the fubje&.
' On Thurfday morning, about five o'clock, the
flour and corn mills at Hawkhead, in the county
of Renfrew, belonging to the Right Hon. the
Earl of GLASGOW, were burnt to the ground, with
a very confiderable flock of grain therein.
Yefterday morning, about half an hour after
three o'clock, a fire broke out at the Rofe and
Crown public-houfe, the corner of Tothill-ftreet,
lin Dartmouth-heel, Weflminfter. The fire was
difcovered by one of the privates in the Foot
Guards, who alarmed the watch ; but before the
family were apprifed of their fituation, the flames
had taken full poffeflion of the lower part of the
houfe, and were burfting through the Shutters of
the tap-room window. The lodgers in the fecond
floor were firft alarmed, and in danger of fuffoca-
tion from the Smoke and heat ; providentially no
accident happened in their efcaping over the top
of the houfes. The caufe of the fire is afcrjbed to
one of the fer'rants having left force fire in the
kitchen grate when The went to bed, which com-
municated to a quantity of wood placed in the
hearth to dry.
On Wednefday !aft, about four o'clock, Ed-
ward Poi.tdlLL,Efq. of Mordon-Park, Surry, was
flopped in his chariot, near the nine-mile-ftone, on
the Epfom Road, by a tingle highwayman, with
a crape over his face,. who robbed him of a gold
watch, and fome money.
• About five o'clock the fame evening, Mr. Baco-
ns', of King-ftreet, Portman.fquare, and two la-
dies, were flopped in a poft-chade, near the horfe
barracks, in Hyde-Park, by a Tingle highwayman,
who robbed Mr. Bacons& of his money, and who
is fuppofed to be the fame man that robbed Mr.
Po:al I Li— The robber was purfued by the coach-
man to Hogmore-lane, Brompton, where he loft
him.
Yefterday morningbetween four and five o'clock,
as Mr. Joao SMITH, of Red Lion-ftreet, Ckrken-
well, and Mr. Jowls, of Pentonville, were coming
to town from Shepherd's-bulb, they were attacked
near Bayfwater by two footpads, 'who robbed them
of a watch and their money.
Early yefterday mottling the calico grounds of
Maim. Tooamsr, CROFT, and Co. at -Longford,
were robbed of fluent pieces of cambric muains,
which the robbers conveyed away in a cart.
ENGLISH PRISONERS IN Russta.—ExtraCt of a
Letter from the Captain of the fhip Expedition,
dated Cronfladt, Dec. t' I mull entreat
your patience while I Rate fome particulars re-
(paling the unforefeen difafter which took place
November 5. The Expedition was laden, and I
was clearing her at the Cuftorn-houfe, when the
unfortunate order arrived from St. Peterfburgh,
iffued by his Its rsetat. MAJESTY, to detain all the
Britifh fhip a day or two after, the feamen were
imprifoned, which was loon followed by another
order, to put ten men each into a divifion, and
thus march them off fucceffively. And, to pre-
vent any clamour or partial felation, the Mailers
drew lots. Your humble fervant drew the laft.—
When we were ready to let off, Admiral How Er.
am, with whom you dined at Elfineur, had the
direetion of the bufinefs. He gave orders for one
Captain with his men $o be taken from the divifion
to make the number near a hundred. I being fall
drawn, was, of courfe, {truck off, which I conli-
dcred rather fortunate, as the route was to a town
15:5 'eras • from Peterlburgh. I am now left
with the lick, confifling of 36, three of whom are
Matters. The humanity of the merchants is great;
they have Supplied each man and boy with a great
coat lined with fur, two pair of mittens, two pair
of flockings, and a cap. They have, likewife,.
prefented to each Matter two hundred rubles f, to
flipport the prifoners on their march. It is, how-
ever, impoffible for a third of them to reach their
journey's end. As loon as their fhoes are worn
out, their feet being then expofed to the fevere
weather of this climate, they will certainly perifh
by the frog and Snow, through which they mutt
pars before they can reach the place of their de-
:tined captivity."
A Vim R wafares about dint quarter+ of am Emilia mile
A Rabic is crag tobalwamrs &a

. .
PREATII PRISONERS

CORILESPONDENCE WITH ,THE FLINCH GOVERN-
MENT, RELATIVE TO faISOSERS OF WAR.

At a former period of the prefent War i; be-
came necefrary, in order to vindicate the Character
of this Country for good faith and humanity, to
render public the Proceedings and Correfpondence
of the Governments of Great Britain and France
with refpe& to Prifoners of War. The whole
was fubmitted to a Committee of the Houfc of
Commons, and became the fubjed of a Report,
followed by certain Rcfolutions unanimoully
adopted by the Houle.
The following Correfpondence may be confi-
dered as a Supplement to the Documents which
were printed with that Report, and the motives
for rendering it public are the fame as on the for-
mer occafion.

Downing-Brea, 6th Jan. xBot.
COPY OF • LETTER FROM CAPTAIN COTES, AT
PARIS, TO THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE TRANS-
PORT SERVICE.

" Paris, Dec. 7019.
" Gentlemen—lnclofed you have a duplicate
of my laft ; and by the prefent occafion I have to
acknowledge the receipt of yonr's (No. Si. and
Ba.) of the 22d and 29th ult. with their feveral in-
clofures. I !hall have the honour of replying to
them particularly to-morrow; for the prefent
time obliges me tc confine myfelf to one objefl ;
that of communicating to you a circumftance of
much importance, which has juft taken place.
" The Minifter of the Exterior having, by note,
expreffed his with to fee me, I waited upon him,
and learned that, in confequence of orders from
the Confuls, he had to inform me that the French
Government wo•tld tale charge of the Englifh
prifoners in France from the firit of the next De-
cade (the t ith infant), and that the Englifh were
to provide for the French prifoners in ngland.
I endeavoured to expofe to him the impoffibility
of fuch an event taking place ; firh, from the na-
ture of the contrafts lately entered into for the
maintenance of the prifoners, and next, from the
fhortnefs of time, which would not admit of my
receiving any direftions from you, from whore
authority alone I was empowered to aft. He
replied, that fuch were the orders of the Confuls,
and that I muff enter into details with M. Bon-
jour, the Chief of the Sixth Divifion for the Pri-
foners of War.
" Under there Circumftances I have, Gentle-
men, thought proper to write to the Minifter to-
day, informing him that I could not look upon
the Communication I had the honour to receive
from him yefterday as the official, and that a writ-
ten authority could alone conffitute it fo ; that I
muff neceffarily fubmit to the orders that were to
be given, but that I would, by no means, con-
fent to receive them without the approbation of
my Government ! and further, that, as your
Agent, I would never fubmit to receive any or-
ders that did not emanate from it.
" Thus the bufinefs hands at prefent, and you
will, no doubt, Gentlemen, fee the neceffity of
adopting fpeedy Meafures, and furnifhing me with
your Direftions for my future conduit in this af-
fair without delay. I have the honour to be, Bcc.
(Signed) " JAMES COTES."
LETTER FROM THE DORE OF PORTLAND TO THE

LORDS OF THE ADMIRALTY.

0 Downing-14e" Dee. isth, 2799.

" My Loans—ln the abfence of Mr. Secretary
DUNDAs, I loft no time in laying before the King
your LOrdfhips' letter to him of the tath inftant,
inctofing the communication made to Captain
Corns, at Paris, refpeeting the future mainte-
nance of the Englifh and French Prifoners of War
now detained in the refpeetive countries.
" It is the lefs neceflary, on this occafion, to
recal the circumftances which gave rife to the ar-
rangement under which the two Governments
agreed to provide far the wants of their refpedive
fubjeas during their detention, as they have been
fubmitted to Parliament and publiffied to the
world, in refutation of the falfe and unwarrant-
able affertions brought forward by the French Go-
vernment on this fubjet I but his Majefty cannot
witncfs the termination of an arrangement found-
ed on the faireß principles of juftice and proteftion,
due by the powers at war to their refpeaive
pri-
loners, and proved by experience to be the belt
calculated to provide for their comfort, withont
protefting againft this departure (on the part of
the French Government,) from an agreement en-
tered into between the two countries, and which
tended fo materially to mitigate the calamities of
war.
" To prevent the effea of this alteration as
much as poffible with refpe& to the Britifh prifo-
ners now in France, it is his Majefty's pleafure that
Captain COTES fhould be inftrueted to afcertain
exaaly the rate of daily allowance made to each'
man by the French Government; and that he
fhould take care to fupply, at the expence of this
country, any difference that may exift between
fuch allowance and what was iffued by him under
the.late arrangements..
" With refpeft to all the French prifoners not
on parole in this country, it is his Majeity's com-
mand that, from the date of the French Agent
cealing to fupply them, the Commiffioners of
Trunnions and for taking care of Prifoners of war
fhould furnifh them indifcriminately with the fame
rations of provifions as were granted before the
late arrangement took place.
" As no mention is made of cloathing, or other
neceffaries, in Captain Cortes letter, -I think k
rig to add, that the Conuniffioners of Tranfports
and for taking care of Fanners of War are on no
account to furnith any to the French prifoners' as
this charge has at all times been fupported by the
French Government.
" It will be proper that this letter fhould be
communicated to Monfieur Ntov, the French
Agent in London, and to the Agents at the (eve.
rai depots of prifoners, in order that the real
grounds of the change, which is about to take
place, may not be miftaken.or mifrcprefented. I
ant, kc. (Signed) " roartauti."

LIITTEI FLOM TNt comtatsitem ft! OF TRANSMITS
TO M. OTTO. . -

"l'neafport 0111ce, March si. ziotx .

" Sir—lt haN ing been rePrefented to us that
the French prifoners of war, confined at Normal
Crofs, are in great want of cloathing, Ws feel it our
duty to acquaint ycu therewith, in order that 'you
may take fuch meafures as you may judge prorr,
for caufmg them to be lupplied with fuch articles
as are necelTary. We are, &c.
• (Signed a ItUTLIT osoaaa.

" AMBRIIII MLR.
•" W. A. QT WAY."

" 14. OTTO."

LETTER TROIA THE SAME 10 THE SAME.

" Tranfport Office, April 23, rko.

" Sir—Having direfted Captain WOODRI rr, the
Superiniendant at Norman Craft Prifon, to report
to us on the fubjea of fonse complaints made by
the prifoners confined at that place, he has inform-
ed us of a molt pernicious practice among the
prifoners, which he has ufed every poffibla means
to prevent, but wither t fuccefs. Some of the men,
whom he Rated to have been long confined without
receiving any fupplies from their friends, have only
the prifon allowance to fuhfift on, and this allow-
ance he confiders fufficient to nourifh and keep
them in health, if theyreceived it daily; but he Rates
this is not the cafe, although the full ration is re-
gularly ferved by the Steward to each mefs of 12
men. There are in thofc prifons, he obferves, Tome
men, if they cleft rve that name, who poffeCs money,
with which they purchafe at the daily market
whatever is allowed to enter, and with thole ar
tides they purchafe of Tome unfortunate and un-
thinking fellow-prifoner, his ration of bread for
feveral days together, and frequently Inab bread and
loeef for a month, which he, the merchant, feizes upon
dairy, and fed> it out again to fame other unfor-
tunate being on the fame ufurious terms, allow-
ing the former one halfpenny worth of potatoes daily
to keep him alive ; not contented with this more
than favage barbarity, he purchafes next his
cloaths and bedding, and fees the miferable man
lie naked on the plank, unlefs he will confent
to allow him one half-penny a night to lay in
his own hammock, and which he makes him
pay by a further deprivation of his ration when
his original debt is paid. Thus Captain WOOD.
RI FF adds, it will he found that the origin of the
diftrefs fo much complained of by the prifoners,
is entirely among themfelves, for it is daily de-
tested by him, and punifhed as rigoroufly as pot-
fible ; but without the defired alfeCt. In conk-
quence of this reprefentation, we have now di-
reeled Captain Woos's' Fr to keep a lift of every
man of the defcription of merchants abovemen-
tioned, in order that they may be put at the end
of the lift of exchange, and w. have no doubt
but you will approve of the meafure, and inform
the prifoners of your determination to punish ac-
cordingly all fuch as shall be guilty of a traffic fo
injurious to their fellow creatures."

LETTER FROM THE COMMISSIONERS PT TR•NSFORTS

TO N. OTTO.

" Traarport Office, May 10, I BCO.

" Sir—The Commiffioners for Sick and Woune-
ed Seamen having tranfmitted to us an Enna of
a Latter which 'they have received from Mr.
Galrtin their Surgeon, at Forton, Rating that fe-
veral prifoners have beep received into that fiofpi-
tal in a Rate of great debility, owing to their
having difpofed of their ration of provifions for a
week, a fortnight, and in fome infiances for a
month at one time ; we have felt it our duty
to dired that fuch p‘rfons as may be difcovered
to have been concerned in purchafing any articles
of provifions, clnathing, or bedding, of another
prifoner, ihould be confined in the black hole, and
kept on fhort allowance for ten days ; and alfo,
fhould be marked as having forfeited their turn
of exchange.
" We are confident that you will agree with us as
to the expediency of taking fome ltrong meafures
to prevent fo pamicious a traffic as that above
mentioned, and that you will fccond our endea-
vours for that purpofe."

LETTER TO MS COMMISSIONERS OF TRANSMITS.
" Liverpool, May 22, alloo.
Gentlemen—:There are Lome few prifoners
here in eztreme want of cloathing, and they have
no friends capable of making them any remit-
tances to enable them to purchafe ; which circum-
Rance obliges me to reprefent their fituation to
you, and to fay, in their prefent fituation it is not
in their power to keep themfelves free from ver-
min. I requeft your inftruftions refpeaing them,
and am, &c. (Signed) a ISBN. FISHER."
LITTIR FROM THE COMMISSIONERS OF TRANSPORTS

COUNTEr NEWS.

ITER, JAN. to.—The famples of wheat,
I uau, exhibited at our market, on Sa:
ore enough to put fcarcity to the bluflia
the eye from examination : the fah
onfequence, dull and- heavy, and the
eneral on the decline. Wheat, we are
ind by the return, was 225. per quarter
laft.weekl—Lewes journal.
lays fume,- Peer Everty, who ufes Eaft
water.mill, was brought before J. T.
and J. Camaro:ls, Efqrs. charged
:furious praaice of mixing with his flouli
Igredient or compofition, fttppofed to be
alk, whiting, or platter of Paris, and
ertain quantity of that pernicious mix.
'eaten meal; when the fad being dearly
init him, he was conviaed in the penalty
all the charges and expeuces attending

T and 70latl lisifik were lalt week com-
Fteading goal ; the former for breaking
artments of his lodger, Mr. Paul, guar-
of the Prince of Wales's light dragoons,
g open his chef}, from which he Role
fight 31. and one 11. notes ; and Juitin
s accetary before and after the faas.—
otker-in.law,Aged 80, was alto commit-
Came bone,being deteaed in fecicting a
icklock keys

STIR, jaw. to.—A new-born male child
dead at the door of the Crown and
1, Old Church-yard, on the sd initant;
opear that there were any marks of vi.
he body, nor how the child came to be
w.
_ _

acholy occurrence happened on the pa
iga with Haugh, near Great Bolton,—
am Wood found fcveral cakes in his
which he eat,-and gave Tome of them to
The confequence .was, the woman (up.
o years of age) died on the Thurfday,
an (upwards of 7o years of age) on the
orning following.—lt appeared in evi-
are the Coroner and his Jury, that a
r thefe cakes had been made of arfenic
igo, by the old woman, and placed in
or the purpofe of deftroying rats, and,
er advanced age, had been entirely for-
ter at the time the eat of them, and that
did not intend any harm to each other.
RCN, JAN. 8--On Sunday evening we
mt gale of wind from the S. W. which
all that night and the whole of Monday.
deal of damage was done to the roofs
kc. and a flack of chimnies belonging to
the Caftlebill was blown down, and
In the roof, it forced its way through
nd came with a dreadful crafh into the
acre feveral men were at work, all of
pily efeaped except one, who unfortu-
much bruited and lies dangeroufly
:rent ftreets and lanes of the city, feveral
e hurt by the falling of tyles, brick bats,
are happy to fay, that fo far as we
wrfou has been feriouilv injured. Some
cith /toads had great dtficalty in riding
m. After dragging their anchors a con-
ray, one was forced to cut away her
fignals of diftrefs were El) ing the whole
but no affiftance could be !Oven. We'
er, happy to learn, that what we have
is all the damage they have fuftained.-
prehentive of melancholy tidings from
coat.

:ith we hear, that a Red.herring-houfe
Ipped from going on in curing, by an
mm the Court of Seffion, on complaint
a nuifAnce, on the 3d of this month.
arntifland w•e learn the price of herrings
on Saturday-to a ts. per cran.—lt is
late prices were railed to fo high a
nprudent fpeculators and inadvertent
. No blame whatever can be imputed
nent, as idle and malevolent perfons
ated.

ays ado a bo;t went out from Burn:-
: herring Misery, and in the courfe of
night in herrings to the value of 34L
other boat went out the fame day, and
the (pace of rs hours with herrings to
of
.40. Reding: A fad which thews
ivantage of that Merv. The &It boat
with four men, the ire. coed with fix.
lam. 6.—Yefterday we had a moil vio-
fwind here. It began on Sunday even-
:fore morning it blew a petted hurri-
:ral
houfes were half unroofed ; many
and chimney tops were blown down,
c leaden roofs of fome hoofer., particu-
'a Gentleman's houfe in Rofe Terrace,
the Seceder Meeting-houfe, were part-
and lifted up by the force of the wind.
ingerus accident, however, happened
ot Kinnoul, commonly called Bridge-
one houfe was totally blown down.—
was inhabited by a woman and her
1, who narrow cfcaped with their
the care other brother who lives
adjoining, and who knowing that his
was an old and infirm tenement, role
of the night, and canted her and her
come into his own honk for fafety,
had hardly done, when their own
ith a violent cratb.

donned that v 4 Shoals of herrings
d the northern part of the coall within,
tnight pail. From the bay of Nig to
e tea refembles a !beet of ice, fuch are
: numbers of that valuable fith which
Ives to be taken. Only three or four
s yet employed in this 6fhery, and
used by fix men each, they have but
a boat intleact of twelve, which they.
ye ; and what is Still worfe, fuch is the
At in that place at prefent, that hardly
o be had as is ablolutely necelary for
•pofes ; and we are thus debarred from
i we might otherwifc do: by this prof-
HlAv EN.