Star.
London, England, 1809-03-14 00:00:00

• N. 417 ill. INTELLIGBNCL HERTFORD eISSIZES.
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FALMOUTH, MARCH 11. •
Arrived his Majesty's ship SURVEILLANT% of 38 has lately attracted so much public notice, and a n,'
Maitland, were indicted for a conspiracy W.tll (.; 9 1 $4
guns, Captain rear G. COLLIER, with convoy from Rio
Cole and others, and thereby defrauding Fredei.:
Norris of a variety of articles of household feraitua.-
Janeiro, which they left on the 22d December.—
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Lieutenant SCOTT, of his Majesty's ship BEDFORD, Norris said he was an upholsterer at Cheshunt,
came over in her with dispatches from Lord STRANG- this county. In the month of July Cole and Reberts
FORD, with which he is gone off for London. On the came to his house in a post chaise ; Cole said he had
taken a house at Broxbourne, and that he would give
3d instant, in lat 4.6. 30. and long. 12. 10. at day-
1 the witness thejob of furnishing it, and desired Or:
light, saw a squadron of four ships of the line and i le was on
It would come over the next morning, wh. h .4.
three frigates, lying to, to leeward, and in the act of : a Saturday, to take measure for the carpets, curtair:,
burning a brig—several large ships, apparently men of ,
201. worth of furniture. He then thought i.Pruden;
&c. He accordingly went the next day, and dent j.lahetir
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war, appearing in sight to windward, the above squa- I
to ask for a reference. Mr. Cole mentioned the name,
drop made all sail and steered to the westward,the wind.'
of several Lords and Earls, but said you may as vait
then east, when the SURVEILLANTE lost sight of them. go to my Solicitor, Mr. Crawford, No. 1, Chaile,
Two ships of the pursuers were much a-head of the square, Hoxton, he has six or 70001. of mine in his
remainder of the squadron, and apparently gaining hands, and will give you satisfaction. He accordingly
went there, and Mr. Crawfurd confirmed this ,Lat-.
fast on the others. The following vessels sailed un-
ment, observing, Mr. Cole was a man of large lara:.:d
der convoy of the SURVEILLANTE, viz. Essex, Stmu-
ptoperty. He therefore went on furnishing the her:‘.
VAN ; Vigilante, CLIFFORD ; Neptune, BROCKLETY ; • on this assurance, and frequently saw Robert; in th•
Mary, SNOW ; Ann, LACIIEUR, Nile, —. Sailed in I company of Cole. Shortly afterwards he thonale it
right to ask for some money on account. Col.! and
company, but parted soon after, the Danish galliot
Emanuel, from St. Martin's, with brandy and salt,
Roberts were then at the Six Bells, where they usually
• lived, while the house was preparing. Cole said he
prize to the Lion privateer of Guernsey, which had would give the witness a draft for 501. on his attar.
also taken a fine schooner with sugar and coffee, and ney, Crawfurd. The witness said he wanted money.
which they sent for Guernsey. Four Danish vessels Cole replied, that Crawfurd would give him money
' had left St. Martin's three days before for Copen-
for it—if he did not, he would the moment he brought
hagen ; it was at the recommendation of the Danish it back.
The witness, went to Crawfurd, but the bill wa; not
Consul that they left France. Also arrived several paid ;. he then came back to Broxbourne, and saw
coasters from Wales, Ireland, &c.—Wind E. S. E. Roberts, who told him that he expected Cole would
PLYMOUTH-DOCK, MARCH 12. dine on Sunday with Lord SOME ONE ; bitt, in fact,
This day, a fine breeze springing up at the North- 1 the goods were all moved off -in the night, and Re.
i berts was apprehended the next day in" the. London.
East, the family and domestics of Admiral DE Road.
COURCY, proceeded in Admiral YOUNG'S barge on ' By the testimony of Mary Little, and other wit.
board the DIANA frigate, and at three this afternoon , nesses, it appeared that the goods were carried to a
1 the got under weigh, and was soon out of sight of the court near Nelson-street, in the neighbourhood of
land. Admiral DE COURCY, it will be recollected, is Shoreditch ; ' some ;ere pawned by Maitland, and
others sold to a person of the name of Clarke, by the
going to the Brazils to supersecie Sir SIDNEY SMITII, directions of Cole, in the name of Lidyard.
who is recalled. • Trott, the police officer, stated, that being upon the
A French brig, bound from Bourdeaux to Bayonne, watch in Baltic-street, where he knew Cole lodged, hc
was sent in here yesterday, having been taken by the met Roberts going to his lodgings,
MERCURI us sloop of war ; and this day another French. T,
,he case of the prosecutor being finished,
Ihe prisoner addressed the Jury in a long speech,
brig, prize to his Majesty's ship HERO, was sent into stating, that he had been born to the expectation of
Hamoaze—she was from Nantz, bound to the Isle of independency ; that he had been liberally educated,
France, laden with wine and canvas. and was a member of an honourable professian ; but
Arrived the Ranger transport and Britannia hired that finding his talents not adequate to his profession,
cutter, from Portsmouth ; Entreprenante, and Nim-
he had turned hii attention to the quiet pursuits of lit
terature, in which he had produced several works that
rod hired cutter, from A cruize off the Ram Head, a had met the approbation of eminent men. His wife
French privateer having made her al:pc:trance there too, was a woman of an accomplished mind, and
last evening. The Betsey hired cutter sailed at the haek.produced literary works which had met the ap.
probation and brought her the Protection of Ladies
same time with the above, but-laas not returned.
of the most exalted rank, who had not only afford.
Sailed the Supply, Government transport, with ed her their protection, but received her •at their
stores, and a company of supernumeraries from the houses, and themselves repaid her visits. Of late,
SALVADOR DEL Morino, to Milford, to bring round however, his fate had been sadly reversed ;. the hand
a new 74, built there for his Majesty's service, and of oppression had fallen heavily upon him. hr June
now ready to launch—to be called tile MILFORD. last his wife died, and himself, from the enjoyment
even of the luxuries of life; had been dragged to the
--Also sailed the SARACEN brig of v7::r to the East- damps of a cold and-solitary dungeon in Coldbath-
ward, in the night, and returned this day ; the Betsey fields prison. This had produced disease and the loss
and Nimrod cutters (the latter cf. which put back of the use of his limbs. From that period he had
again yesterday) on a cruize after French privateers ; languished a miserable victim in the sick ward of
and the DIANA frigate for the Brazils. The Gisam, Newgate, where he had experienced all the grinding
oppression to which' the unhappy inmates i,l a vriLua
TAR, 8b guns, and the TRIBUNE frigate, were paid are necessarily subject. But the only cheek ing hope
wages yesterday, and are expected to be off either this which ever entered those walls was now realized,
evening or to-morrow morning. The ENTREPRENANTE-t namely, the day that he could face a Jury of his Id-
cutter, which sailed in quest of the French lugger, 1 low countrymen ; that day was now arrived, an,l he
that captured, a few days ago, some vessels off the from further sorrow.
Edystone, has returned without being able to come The Jury found a verdict of Guilty, and he was
up with her—the lugger and her prizes got safe into sentenced to twelve months imprisonment, and cu
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St. Maloe's. stand in the pillory.

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 13.
Arrived his Majesty's ships DEFENCE and SATURN,
from Plymouth. Sailed his Majesty ships TORTOISE
and JAMAICA, with a fleet for the• Mediterranean.
His Majesty's ship THALIA is appointed convoy for'
Newfoundland, Quebec, &c—Wind N. E.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, March 10.
Average Price of Corn in England and Wales, from the teturus
ending the 4th of March, 1809.
Wheat. Rye. Barley. Oats. Beans. Pease.
s. d.
94 9 I 62 10 I
46 s. d 5
I 34 d 2
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164 0 1 s. d.
63 2
The average Price of Sugar, computed from the re:urns mad:
the week ending the Bth day of March, is 4‘..4. 9id. p... - cwt.

SCILLY, MARCH 8.
Arrived the Francis, Captain APPLEBY, from Ber-
muda, prize to the Swiftsure. The Calista, WEA-
THERHEAD, from Surinam, for London, having thrown
her guns and part of her cargo overboard. The Good
Intent, LEFEYRE, from Liverpool, for Lisbon, got
on the rocks on the 6th instant, and filled with water.
The crew and all the cargo saved, except 40 casks.

COAL MARKET, Marci► 13.

Ships at Market Ships sold
116 Newcastle Coals 24
26 Sunderland 13

455. Od. to 575 a
465. Od. to lOi tid

DEAL, MARCH 13.
Arrived his Majesty's ships CENTAUR from Ply.
mouth, and the CHEROKEE from a cruize.

YARMOUTH, MARCH ie.
Arrived the REDBREAST and PINCHER gun-brigs
from a cruize.—Ships remain as per yesterday.

MARCH 13.—Arrived from Heligoland the Ann, of
this. port, JOHN ROBERTS, with a mail and dispatches.
It was confidently believed there that Austria had de-
clared war against France. The MOSQUITO and
RICHMOND are under sailing orders for Heligoland.
Wind N. E. fine breeze.
FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
The Glenmore, Goulding, from Surinam, is arrived at Liver-
pool, with the loss of her mizen-mast, and most of her guns
thrown overboard.
The Atlas, Hill, from Demerara, for London, was captured on
the 26th of January last, and carried into Dieppe.
The Amiable Betsey, Gamble, from Sicily, for Leith, is cap-
tured by a French privateer, and carried into St. Maloes.
Maly In—At Lewes, the Stranger, Gordon, from New Bruns-
wick. At Cork, the Hawkesbury, Batch, from Cadiz ; and Two
Patricks, Power, from London. At Limerick, the Perseverance,
—, from London. At St. Thomas's, the William, Burton,
front London. At St. Croix, the Princess of Wales, —, from
London; and the Lord Cranstoun, —, from Liverpool. At
Malta, the Daphne, Mitchel, from London ; and the Fletcher,
—, from Liverpool. At Demerara, the Gorthland, Barclay,
for London. At Messina, the Stark, —; and the Martha,
Bale, from London. At Lancaster, the Neptune, Wilson, from
St. Croix. At Liverpool, the Dalby, ; John, Sander-
son; Washington, —, and Mayflower, —, from avannah.
In the Clyde, the Cotton Planter, —, from New York. At
Hull, the Propitious, ---, from Picton. At Cork, the quperb,
Jones, from London; Jupiter, —, and the Integrity, Kane'',
from St. Übe's. At Waterford, the New Carlisle, Hall, from
Newfoundland; and the Camilla, Matson, from Stockholm.