Star.
London, England, 1807-09-22 00:00:00

GRENOCK, SEPTEMBER z 7.

Arrived yeaerday, the (hip Traveller, WILSON,
from Q2ebec ; left nearly loaded, and would tail in
a few days for this port, the John, SMITH ; George,
SMITH ; and a brig, matter's name CURRIE. Spoke
on the 2d intl. in lat. 54. 20. long. 23. the John,
ANDREWS, from this port, for Pielou, all well.—
Arrived this day, the Lord Melville, CAM e Rom, from
Qt2ebec, (poke en the 25th ult. in lat. 30. long. 37.
the Fletcher, from Liverpool, bound to Halifax, out
16 days, all wen.

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

GRAVID DID, Se rr.24.—PalTed by the Ifabella, from Archangel ;
Vrow Catharina, Dreg; and the Vrow Oink, pant), from Rip.
—Sailed the Kitty, Limes; and the Venus, Saggs,for Stockholm.
ARRIVED.-At Chatham, the Joachim, Rlchells, from Riga—
At Penzance. the Union, Tregerthon, from Pctertburgli—At
Shields, the Genran Packet, —, from Peteriburgh ; and the
Mary, WclR, from Archangel—At Liverpool, the Diana, Doug-
las ; and the Providence, Gadget-, from Archangel.

Sailed yeflerday from Chatham, the NA M us, of 74
guns, Captain Jos Et, to Loeg Reach.
Two of the Danifh frigates captured at Copen•
hagen, arrived at Sheernefs yeflerday.
Saturday, the SULTAN, of 74 guns, was latmehed
from Dudman's Yard, Deptford ; only one acci
dent occurred, that of a boat with two ladies upfet-
ting, but they were picked up without farther incon-
venience than a ducking.
The following fhips, of 74 guns each. are to be
built as Coon as poffible in the merchants' dock-yards,
in the tiversThames and Medway; viz. INDUS, Eons.
BURGH, MULGRAVS, STIRLING CASTLR, AJAX, EG•
MONT, RODNEY, and. Asia.
/ The Grand Sachem, for New York, is on
chore near Liverpool, but expetled to be got off.
The Britiih frigate Diana. Capt. Mailing, arrived
, at JAMAICA at the end of July, and proceeded for
;Vera Cruz, having on board the fon of Sir FaaNcts
BARING.

The Mediator, with a million of dollars on board,
alto arrived about the fame time from Vera Cruz.

An American (hip, the Independence, CHURCHILL.
having zoo (laves on bard, wide all the crew except
the Captain and one mate, was blown up by accident,
at Loango, in July, when all on board perifhed.

Letters from the Aigle, 44. guns, Capt. WOLF!.
dated the 6th of September, hate her being all well
at that period. She had taken a fat/ failing cutter,
and fitted her ant as an armed tender; and had alfo
captured feveral chalk marees, two laden with Sat-
dioias, one laden with fait, and one with wine, which
was diftributed among the (hip's company, and proved
of great fervice after a cruize of 22 weeks. The Aigle
took a cuftom houfe guard boat, with fume cuflom.
bottle officers, blown off the coafl, which Capt. Wolfe
humanely fent affinre near the coaft of France, after
giving them prnvifions and water.,
One of the Holyhead packets,-in the late heavy
gale of wind, had two four-wheel carriages wafhed
off her decks, in one of which a lady had unfortu-
nately depolited not only a casket of diamonds of con-
fiderable value, but alfo the deeds of an eflate which
fhe had gone over to Ireland for the exprefs purpofe
of feeirg duly executed. A Gentleman had been
fitting in one of the carriages not Many minutes before
it was fwept ovetbaard.
On the 27th November, in lat. is. South, and
long. 88 Ealt, about the lunation of what is called
True Briton Ifland, reverel pieces of wreck of malls
were feen by Capt. Bayllife, of the Eat/ India Com-
pany's extra fhip Huddart, Come large double and
threefold blocks, and at lag an ornamental figure of
a (hip's quarter piece, meafuring 9 feet in length.
About the latter there were evident marks of Thor.
There was no doubt in the fleet of this being part of
a two decker, and from the nature of the carved work
and nails, concluded it was a foreign flip.
The form which lately prevailed throughout
Scotland, has done vast damage on the river Efk, by
deftroying the dam heads of the different mills: A
great pact of the brioge between niter-row and
tdurelborgh, was. carried away ; and a number of
large trees Were forced down the titer,

SESSIONS:

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HICKS'S HALL, SATURDAY, SF.PT..I9.
ilicbard Andrea/ft againti whom a great number of
charges for fwindling were preferred force time agO
at qtyen.fquare, was brought up by Habeas Cor-
pus, to be tried at Hicks's Hall, in conlequenCe of
his having had detainers lodged againft him for debt.
He looked as confident around him as it he *ere apt,
only innocent; but unaccufed. •
•
Mr. ALtsv, his Counfel, moved that the • •
might be allowed to travetfe until the neit Qarter,•
Seifions, upon the ground that he had forty differeitC,
witnetres to produce, whofe teftimany was neceiraiir
to his defence; andthat with all the diligence he
exert, he had not been able to procure the fervice -
iubpcena upon more than one half of theits. .*
Mr. GLIADE, on • the part of the proftcution,
Tented ; and the Court was pleated to appoint the
fiat Tuefday in the neat Q2arter Salons for hit
trial, the prifoner entering into fureties for his appear-
ance then.
The Earl of Beiborougb. Mr. Savage, the coach-
maker, Mr. Harris, Major Davifon, and a nun.ber of
other witneffes attended, and renewed their rec. gni-
zances to appear at t! ..e next feilions.
John Ilawjess was tried for uttering bare and coun-
terfeit (billings. .The Nth were poritively fwoin to ;
and the prifoner delivered a very long narration of
his adventures through life, in order to imprefs the
Court with an idea of his refpeetability, and the con=
fequent improbability of his committing fuch a crime
as that which had been laid to his charge.
A Mrs. Edea appeared to give him a charaeleri .
and flatted that he bad been a fervant to her Itufband
—that fhe had (ince that been at Riga, froM whence
the went np the Black Sea to Conliantinople, and
returned through Poland to this country. The Court
defired the lady to Rate when and how long the pri-
loner had been in the fervice r;f her hufband ; when

it appeared that he had been but a (port time em.
ployed by him, and that he had left him about two
years ago. The Court obferved, that neither the
long (tory of the prifoner, nor the charaaer given by
the !ady, could do away the &as which had heed
(worn to : he was accordingly conviaed and order-
ed to be imprifoned fix months, and to find furetie*
fur fix months more.

SEPTEMEHR 21.

THE islaceoreawric STBIL.—An ancient looking
woman, of the name of .Efizabeth Rutherford, was tried
for prefuming to explore into and expound the mg-
teries of futurity, contrary to the form of the flatute
made for the punifhment of rogues and vagabonds.
Mifs Anna Maria Letitia Smith, a very handfome
young lady, of {lender make, and habited in a velvet
peliffe, gave her evidence againft this profeffor of
altrology. She Rated, that having a dente to enter
into the holy Hate of Matrimony, and being anxious
to know what fort of a hatband the fates had decreed
her, fhe repaired to the apartment of the Defendants
whom fhe bond feated at a table, furrounded by the
ufual paraphernalia of the aflrolc.gic tribe. On her
right fide fat the reprefentative of wifdom, in the
(hape of an owl ; on her left were placed two globes;
and before her a variety of books and cards, be,arirg
talifmanic charafters. With palpitating heart the
inquired her fortune, but the old Sybil demanded
from the inquirer, before the proceeded to unlock the
hidden fecrets of nature, a key which the obferved
was made in the form of a fixpence. The key being
delivered, and unintelligible words mumbled, which
were not underflood by the inquirer, her fate began
to unfold iifelf, and the was informed that the would,
very foon be united to a fair man with a power of
money ; that fhe would be bletfed with young chil-
dren, and htr huihand happy, for if his quiver would
be full of them." Elated with this appearance of
good fortune, the retired, and had waited Come
months for the fulfilment of the prophecy, but no
hufband had yet made his appearance, the therefore
concluded that the Sybil was a falfe prophetefs, and
accordingly took meafures for bringing her to an-
fwer before a tribunal compofed of gentlemen who
would not hefitate in determining her fate.
Mifs Sarah Burgers, another young lady of fimi-
lar appearance in point of drefs, but more robutt in
perfon, and who accompanied the former witnefs, on
the fame fort of errand, experienced fimilar promifes
of a fair hufband, with riches, &c. but was now con-
vinced the was deceived and almoft driven to the
forlorn hope.
An old woman next appeared, of a miferable ap-
pearance, arid was afked whether the had been to
learn her deltiny with refpeet to a hufband ? but it
turned out that this old Dowager was merely Lady
in Waiting to her Magical Highnefs, and had intro..
duced Mitres Smith and Burgefs, for which fhe re-
ceived a gratuity of a glafs of gin, or, as the expreffed
it, " a little drink."
The CHAIRMLII Paid to this old woman—" Your
condo& has been very improper, and highly repre-
hlnflhle, in introducing to Inch a perfon and on fuch
an errand thefe young ladies. At your time of life
you ought to know better ; you deferve puniihment,
and I am lorry the Court cannot inflift it on year."
The Magical Cards, Books of Hidden Secrets, tte.
were exhibited in the Court.
Mrs. Rutherford denied, in her defence, that fhe
was acquainted with the magic art, and averred that
the had told theft young ladies fortunes merely tor
a j Ate. She declared that the earned her livelihood
by working at her needle.
Her brother, a tailor, and apparently a refpeftable
looking man, addreffed the Court on behalf of his
fifter, and Hated, that he had fume witneffes to call
to her charafter.
The Court, however, while they gave credit to the
feelings of the brother, which prompted him to Rep
forward to refcue her from the fpell Which had been
let upon her, obferved that the cafe was fo clear and
fo litany, that they muff be under the aeceflity of
fending the Lady (to complete her Birdies) for fix
months to the Houle of Correction.
She was accordingly committed for that period.

The blips of the line, iiii.ttcs, norms, and gun;
boats, which, as a witty lawyer obfcnes, we now
hold in abeyance for the Danes, amount to nearly the
number of principal Prizes, in regular gtadation.
ft In 40,000 to tool of the prcfeot Improved Lot.
tery Plan. In refpea to the latter, however, that
is the very material difference, that they who are to
fortunate as to capture them, will keep poireffloa
du