Star.
London, England, 1812-03-17 00:00:00

RAMSGATE, MARCH is.

On Saturday night, between eleven and twelve
o'clock, this town was much alarmed by hearing the
report of several guns apparently close to the har-
bour, but it soon subsided on discovering the cause
it proved to be signals of distress from his Majesty's
cutter AIMEE, Lieutenant A. D. A RCY, employed on
the Downs station, and looking after smugglers; she
was in chace of a vessel of that description (as she
supposed) when, being ratheiloo eager in the pur-
suit, she ran on shore on the rocks under the cliff,
close to the bathing sands, at the top of high water;
on the ebbing of the tide
,every means Were used co
lighten her as much as possible, by taking out her
guns, ballast, &c. in order to get her off again the
next tide, which by great exertions was accomplished,
and she is now coming into the harbour, having sus-
tained but trifling damage : had she remained only
another tide, it is supposed, she would have been to-
tally wricked, as it has blown a strong gale, with
hail and snow, at about N.N.E. ever since she was
got off—she is a fine cutter and an excellent sailer.—
Arrived the Happy Return, cf Lyme, with Portland
stone ; Fame, of Po:lsm:Mb ; a large foreign brig,
with seeds for London ; the Volant cutter, from the
Northward, with coals for Ramsgate. Saile.i the
JASON and BRITANNIA. to the Northward.
DLSTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY.

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The Alexandria, for the Nirelkommen, at Leith; and the
Rolla, for L'Eepoir and Providence, ou the i f-th instant; recalled
at 13, Clement 's Inn.

The Vollmer, for the Tweed, at Splthead, on the 23d instant;
recalled at Me,sre. Marsh's, Ctuport.
The Astrza, for the &Jut, on the I.lth ; at Messrs. Cookanil
Halford's, London, and there recalled.
The Chicaned', for the Fortuna, on the 19th, at 70, Great
Runsetl-street, and there recalled.
Min..rva, fur the Fultliedm, on the 17th, at 3, Mich.
court, Temple, and there recalled.
The Voles., for the Javan and rAnnunciato, the 17th, at 3,
ClAFord's Inn, and there 'recalled.
The Pickle, for le Cannonier, on board, at Plymouth, the tilt;
recalled at 22, Norfolk-street.

Bavar.—This day the Lord Mayer and Alder.
men, afcr inspecting the returns, ordered it to FLO
241. per Peck Loaf.


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roßx mtizEs.
A. Brim? * ?aver-manufacturer, was capitally
corwicted of forging 4 stamp, to evade the duty on
ap r. Eight other prisoners were also capitally
convicted.

.T.tres was sonvicted of a misdemeanor in buying
two guineas at a greater value than their legal deno-
Trin,Aton.

W. Jennings, an extensive farmer at Hayton, was
charsecrwith committing a rape on Mary Scarbo-
tong', on the 6th of November. This trial, from the
rep etable rank the prisoner held in society, and the
nature of the charge, excited much interest, and the
Con •t was greatly crowded. The prosecutrix stated
that she lived with her husband at Friday Thorp.
. left home about one o'clock on the afternoon of
the 6th of November, with the intention of going to
Pot.c.ington ; when she had proceeded about one
mile and .a half on the road, she saw Mr. Jennings
readi•ig his horse. He had half of an hedge•stake in
hic •iand, and taking it in both hands, lie pushed her
wit., it down a dcclivit)4 and then threw her on the
geo.iiid. Witress shouted as loud as possible, but
tli • prisoner knelt upon her, and said he would knock
h brains out if she otade any more noise. He then
accomplished his purpose. Witness was so much ex-
h . listed by her sti uggling, that she fainted away, ,ilcl
when she came to herself he was gone. Her arms
were n:uch bruised, her cloaths dirtied, and her diess
disordered. Witness mentioned .the treatment she

bad received to. the first person she met on the road,
id-r4iimpsou.) She al,o communicated it to her
husband as s'ion as she returned home, between three
sitd our o'clock. She underwent a very long and
sev'xe cross-examination. She unwilling to
fi-:.any Precise time, but at last said it could na be
ve o'clock. His Lordship took considerable pains
t collect the exact time, and from the account she
ye ilfishat she had dune since a quarter past twelve
o', Ark; it would seem that the time when she arrived
at Peven Gate, could not be more than about half-
past one o'clock. Witness would not say whether
• euoise she made was likely to be heard in an ad=l
..oug.field ;.she said it was very windy, and there
was -no person in the next field.
Mr. Simpson raid, he met the prosecutrix going to-
wards Friday Thorp. She complained to hint of the
usage she had received, stating that she had been ra-
vished. Several wituessess were called on the part
of the prosecution, but did not appear.
On the part of the defence, a vast body of evidence
was given, which completely falsified the story told
by the prosecutrix. Every hour, and almost every
moment from twelve until four o'clock in the after-
noon, was accounted for, in a miller inconsistent
with what st.e had sworn ; and what, indeed, ren-
dered it absolutely impossible to be true, the prisoner
did not leave Friday Thorp so soon as the prosecutrix
bad calculated upon, and she was actually returning
into the village by the pivot road she had chosen,
at the very moment he was leaving it-by the usual
Lip road ; and when this woman had stated the
crime tn have been committed. two hours before, on
tl.e Poc klington road. Persons who were working
in situations which commanded a complete view of
the sr.ot, and particularly a shepherd who had been
attending sheep in an adjoining field the whole day,
proved that neither the prosecu,trix nor Mr. Jennings
had been in it. The evidence on the part of the de-
*nce was so strong, that the Judge thought it unne-.
eessary to sum up the evidence, and the Jury imme-
diately pronounced the prisoner Not Guilty. The
Piotpecutrix being in Court, was committed to the
Castle for wilful and corrupt peijury, and a true bill
bilk been found against her.