Star.
London, England, 1805-06-10 00:00:00

DisTRIBUTION OF PRIIE MONEY.

For thelfegestie and Zoewart, condemned as prizes to the !loop
I,:cufc—ond of the Fortuna dogger, captured September 16,
t3m, a diftnlntion will be made on rueLlay the ath inftani, at
Ne. v, Great ittaffelktreet, Bloomfbary, and recalled for three

Cr the &top Dart, a ellflribution for the capture of the Jongc
Kl3sra, Cdtober 24. 1804, win be made on board the Dart be-
fnre fv proceeds'to fea, and recalled at No. 11, Cecil-ftreet, for
tiro; years.
To the Spencer, for the dear:talon of la Ba;.onnoife, Novem-
ber 20, tRo3, a diftribetion will be made at No. rt, Cecil•ftreet,
as S.ttertlz., the 15th inft.and recalled every day for three years.
Narclibs, for the capture of the French brig of war l'Al.
'um, July R, 38.3', will be paid on board at Cork, and at No. 6,
nankepe-Arcet, brand, and recalled every day for three years.
Th 4 loop Rangcr,for the capture of the brig Columbia, A uguft
795, will be paid at No. az, Amr.d‘l-ftrect, and maned for
I:ce years.

AItRIVED-.At Liverpool, the Rhoda and Darcy,—, from
`i.w Orleans; George, Towers, from Boston; Egyptian, Connell,
ir•,•ii Jamaica; Aurora Denham; Country Lars, Mertle, and
diet Branch, HaywoOd, from Lifbon. At Cori, N. S. de Cha-
rs, —.sire= Oporto. At Antigua. Venus, Hunt, from Brit-
t4l; Env, Fleck ; Union, Samuel ; Babas, M'Arthnr, and idar-
-"NI. King, ham Clyde; Valentine, Salim, from Dublin; Sue-
Nu! Nancy, —• Union, Walker, and Difputch, Nally, from
Whitchiven ; Lady 'Crecoorne, from Liverpool; Nancy,
I; ; Minerva. ••—•..; Catharine, Jones; Fanny, Duncan; Au-
flit; Bell ; Dorfet.Hafwell, and the Marquis of Huntley, Hart,
.i•vn London. At Tobago, Janc, from Bristol; Aurora,
—, from Clyde; Goldfinch, Cunningham. Eagle, King;
Abercrombie; Adventure, Watfon ; Alfred, —, and P&L.-
Baird, from London.
Captain BkAUFORT is appointed to the Command
of the Woot.wicit, of 44 guns, at Deptford.
The Cornwallis frigate lately fell in with a fleet of
proas in the Perfian Gul ph, and after a very
4Etion, compelled them to fly. Some of them
4.e slated to have aftetwartisfunk-

PROM TI-it LONDON CIAiL4I7., JUNE 8.
ADMIRALTY OFFICE, JUNE 8.
Copy of a Letter from Captain Snell, Commander of his Majefty's
floop the Avon, to Wiliam Marfdui,Efq. dated at Lifbon, the
7th May.
Sir—l have the honour to enclofe herewith,a copy
of a letter received by me from Lieutenant J. C.
CARPENTER, Commanding his Majefty's fchooner
MiLaitoox ; and Stn, Fec. (Signed) r. I. SNELL.
His Majefty's Schooner, Milbrook, off the
11.tyonua elands, May q.
Sir—l beg to inform you, that his Majetty's
nor ander sty command, captured on the 6th inft.
off Oporto, the Spanifh lugger privateer la Travela
of three guns, with fmall arms anti forty men ; the
had the day before captured a brig, laden with wine
from Oporto ; on receiving the information, I made
fail for Vivi, to which port I concluded fhe was fent.
Thismonrug, the Bayonne Minds bearing eaft about
eight !carom!, I obfervcd a brig Randing for the
Northern Pante, I immediately made fail for the
Southern Paffage, stud fucceeded in capturing her
within the Bayouties, at the entrance of Vigo River.
She proved to be the
.Stork Englifh brig, bound to
Newfoundland, laden with falt, had been captured
, from the Newfonndland convoy on the sah ult, by
the Fenix Spanifh privateei brig of twelire guns. :I
Lave the honour to be, &c. (Signed)
JOHN C. CARPENTER.
Copy or a Letter from Sir Richard Bickerton, Bart. Rear Admi-
ral of the Red, to William Marfden, Efq. dated on board the
Royal Sovereign, at Gibraltar, the 13th May.
Sir—l herewith tranfinit to you, to lay before the
Lords Commillioners of the Admiralty, a copy of a
letter, dated the Bth inft. from the Honourable Cap-
tain Boyce, of his Majefty's fhip SEAFIORSE, to Vice
Admiral Lord Virconat NELSON, giving an account
of his having attacked a Spanifh convoy, from which
he fucceeda in capturing an ordnance brig, laden
with powder. The CondoEt of Lieutenant Dooms,
who commanded the boats on this occafion, as wel!
as of the other officers of the SEAHURSE, is highly
fpoken of by Captain BOYLE, as their Lordfhips will
°Verve. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed)
R. BICKERTON.
His Majcfty's Chip Sealmrfe, Gibraltar Bay, May 8.
tiVii Lord—On tne 4,11 inflant, I learnt that a
Spanifh convoy was on :he c'Ntit to the weftward of
Carthagena, chiefly loaded on Government account,
with gunpowder, ordnance, and naval times for tha
gun boats at Malaga, Ceuta and Algeziras. Con-
ceiving the c:eftitietion of the fame of confequence.
I kept clofe air-g Chore with the hope of falling in
with them, a effeaing my wales ;at two P.M.
they hete dilcuecred from the malt-head; at five I
obferved them haul into St. Pedro, an anchorage to
the eallward of Cape Je Gate, under the proteetion
of a fort, two armed fehooners, and three gun and
mortar launches, where I determined to attempt to
deftroy them ; the velrel of greateft confequence to
get out was an ordnance brig loaded with one thou-
land one hundred and feventy quintals of powder,
and various other llo.es, commanded by Don Joam
TERRAGII, nialler in the Spanifh navy; and which
arts effeCled by Lieutenant Do ate, Firfl of the
SEAHORSE, in a fix-oared cutter, in a moil gallant
and well-judged manner, whore condoet on this, as
well as every other ocearion, I feel it my duty to
mention to your Lorelfhip as that of a molt zealous
officer, and I beg leave to add, that Lieutenant
bowls e allures me he met with every poffible Ai&
ance from Mr. THOMAS NAPPER, Midfliipman, who.
accompanied him in a four-oared boat. The SEA.
Horse during the time kept up a quick and well
direSed fire on the fort, gun veffels and convoy; and
having every reaffin to believe I had funk one of the
gun-launches, and damaged and funk feveral others
oi the convoy, night coming on, with light winds,
the main-topgallant-mall, fails, braces, bow-lines
Riot away, I felt it imprudent any longer to attempt
the dellruftion of the whole by expofing the fhip to
the well-direEted fire of the gun velrels, which lat-
terly &tick her every Riot. For the exertions. on
this occalion, of Lieutenant OGLE MOORE, Lieut.
CHARLES BP.OWN Yowos, who had not received his
confirmed conuniftion, Mr. SPRATT, Matter, Lieut.
CLARKE, Of the Royal Marines, Unit. HAGEMEW
TER, of the Ruffian Navy, I feel faverally indebted;
and indeed I fliuuld do injuffice to every other officer
and man on board did I not mention them in the
fame manner. It would give me greater fatisfaSion
cotild I inform your Lordthip we met with no lofs
on this fervice ; however I feel that fußained in
having only one faarnan killed, as triflin, consider-
ing the well diralcd fire in fo many different direc-
tions of the enet.ly. Troffing that my proceedings
will meet yoor Lordfhip's approbation, I have the
honour to be, &c. (Signed) c. FOYLE.
(A Copy.) R. BICKLRTON.

The Mary, White, from Mogadore for London, was captured
and carried inn, Calais on the loth ult.

The China, Butterworth. from Batavia for Philadelphia, is loft
in the Delaware--part of the cargo Caved.
The Co:lord, (a Dane) from Hull for Meffina, was captured
on the asth April, by five Spanifh privateers, and carritel 'tato Al
geziras—cargo is expedted to be condemned.

_
The particulars of the fpit iced defence, contained
in the following extracct of a letter, will, we are per-
fuaded, be read with plcafttre, by all the admirers of
Britifh gallantry :

" Barbadoes, March t 9.

" The Windfar Cattle packet, Captain Sutton, arrived here
from Falmouth a few days tince, in 29 days; the would have been
here loaner, had fir.: nut fallen in with a large French privateer
brig to windward, carrying 20 guns, twelves and nines, and tys
men ; One came down under the packet's lee-bow, when the tasked
Olio, with Spun& colours flying, but foon after hoifted French,
and tired a broadhele. The packet continued her courfe, snaking
ufe a het (mall arms only, as the could not get any of her great
guns to bear on the privateer. She then ranged up clofc under the
Windfor Cattle's quarter, and twice atttempted to board, but was
repufted with the lots of feveral of her crew ; at length the packet
had the good fortune to get two of herguns,with round and comic-
ter, to bear en the brig, and carried away her bovaprit and main-
topmait, when the dropped:Atm to repair her damage, which mutt
have been great. Ile defence of the packet is here fpoken of its the
higheft terms, as the carried only eight guns, and had on board
only thirty-two people, including three paffengers ; her lots is not
great, confidering that the maintained a running fight of four hours
continuance. One of her men was killed, and three paffengrrs
and fix feamen were wounded. Great praffe is due to C.aprain
Sutton and the Matter, for their very gallant conduel, while is the
pretence of the enemy; and the animating condudt of the paten-
' ger' cannot be fpokcn of too highly. It is with pleafure I can fay,
that the wonnded arc all in a fair way. and Will douhtlefs be well
again in a few days. The Merchants here have voted a piece of
plate, of iso guineas value, to Captain Sutton, for kis gallant de-
-1 fence of the mails given into his charge; and it is to be hoped, that
Government will not Id this meritorious adlion pars unrewarded
" Names of the Paffengers wounded.—j. Graham, a hall
through the cheek ; M. Franklin, Italy part of the thigh, with
mufloctsy; G. Ledeatt, calf of the leg."

LAW INTELLIGENCE.'

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JUNE?.
WHARUtd V. RUTLEDGE.

This was an aAion of "ii"-e-fp-a-f-s-bTought for the
purpofe of trying the validity of a Commifflon of
Bankruptcy ;trued againft the Plaintiff.
It appeared that the Plaintiff was by pro•efEon a
furgeon, refiding at Bayfwater, and confegnen ly not
liable to be made a bankrupt in that capacity : his
mother, however, had carried on the Winds of pa-
tent fpring flirrup maker, after the death of her la-
ther, gr. Steil, who was the original inventor of the
fpring flirrup, for which he had obtained the King's
patent. After the death of the mother, the
tiff carried on this bufinefs for come time during his
father's life time ; hut, loon after his death, relin-
guilhed it totally. The Defendant was a carpenter,
and had done work for the Plaintiff to a confider-
able amount, when, in the fequel, he Mired a commit.-
fion of bankruptcy againft him, and was appointed
fole affignee, by virtue of which authority he took
poffeffion of the property of the Plaintiff, and the
Wile was direned from the Court cf Chancery.—
There were feveral items in the Defendant's ac-
counts againli the Plaintiff, the firft of which com-
menced in the ye:tr 1802, during the time the Plain-
tiff was in the habit of bartering the fpring airrups ;
and the chief queftion to be decided was, whether a
fufficient fiim had been due by the Plaintiff to the
Defendant, to confiitute a debt on which a commit-
fion of bankruptcy might be iffued, during the time
he was a trader ?

, On the part of the Plaintiff, it ivas contended, that
be never did dial in the fpring flirrups on his own
account ; that the feveral payments he had made on
account of thole fpring ftirrups, to the perfon who
manufaCtured them, and the fums he received from
the purchafers, were on account of his father, woo
refidcd at Portfmouth ; and, that after his death, he
finally doled all accounts relative to the matter, and
wholly relinquilhed the bufinefs.
On the part of the Defendant; a letter was pro-
duced, written by the Plaintiff to Mr. Hoven, of
Cambridge, dated in November, Iftoz ; but, from
the port mark appearing to be tBo3, acknowledging
the receipt of money from that Gentleman, on ac-
count of fpring flirrups, folijring his cuftom for any
quantity of them he might plcafe to order, and en-
gaging to fend them, free of ex2ence ; concluding by
telling him that his father, mother, filter, and fere-
rat other relations, in the whole, amounting to eight,
had died fince the ghrittmas before, and he was
much occupied in fettling their accounts. The late
fervant of the Plaintiff was produced, and proved the
denial to his creditors. He further Rated, that he
had feen the punches for Itamping thefe Rirrops, with
the Plaintiff, and had Alined him in packing up a
parcel of them in the month of November, tBo3, the
period at which that part of the Defendant's demand,
which might make the whole fuflicient to conftitute
an a& of bankruptcy, was contraaed. It appeared,
however, that theft flinups were not packed up for
the purpofe of fale, but to be left with one Strike till
, called for by the aflignees.
' Lord ELLENarranunl4,inCumminguptheevidence,
obferved, that the queltion for the confiderationo f the
Jury sras, whether the Plaintiff was ever a trader, and
to what time he had continued fo to be ? The trade
did not end at the time the manufaCtory ceafed; but, if
after the death of the father and mother, he was
found to be bolding himfelf out to be a dealer in this
commodity, as it appearul from the leuer he had
done,then the queltion would be, whether the debt
due to the'Defendant was contrafted within that pe-
riod •:—The Jury found a verdiCt for the Defendant.