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all well. On the 12th inst. about 60 miles west off Ling INTELLMENCE.
Tory, fell in with the wreck of a schooner, having no
masts standing, and without. any person on board-- . COURT OF KING'S BENCH, NOVEMBER 24,
could not make out what she was. Nearly the whole of the day was consumed in hear-
DETsIiatILLS, IRELAND, N0V.16. • ing arguments upon Special Cases, none of which wire
On Tuesday evening last, two small vessels were of public interest.
seen off Port Ballintrae, beating to the East. The Mr. WALTON moved for a Rule to shew cause why
wind ink:teasing dining the night, Mr. ROBERT GAlkf a prisoner should not be discharged out of custodyi
ELE, coast officer of this place, kept a 100k-out, and and why the attachment against him should not be
s
early next morning discovered too evident proofs of set aside ? It was stated by the Learned Gentleman,
a wreck having taken place. Part of a long-boat, a that the person had been attached for the non-pay-
black dog, and a great number of splinters, were
ment of cosy—that those colts we're due before the
found on the beach, and on makin further search,
Ist of February, te day on which the Insolvent Act
g
11 firkins of butter, marked A. W. Keely, Sligo, limits the discharge of debtors ; and it was further
were also found under Dutiluce Castle. These are stated, that this person had been discharged as to all
in the possession of Mr. GAMBLE and Mr. JAMB the other actions against him.
The Court id wh costs had been
Moons, of llunluce, by whose joint exertions they
taxed, and whennq uire
the taxatethe r these
ion took place ? were saved, and who, with the assistance of a party
Mr. WALTON replied, that the Rule for taxing was
of the Giant's Causeway Yeoinanry, continue to pre-
serve what may be drifted on shore. It is supposed moved for some days previous to the Ist of February,
but that in fact it was not made absolute until some
that one of the above vessels ran on a dangerous rock
called the Stirks, which lies between the Skerries and days 'lite"
the ruins of Dunltice Castle. • The Court then observed, that the Rule could not
•
be granted, for in fact, the debt had not accrued till
13ARBADOES, SEPTEMBER 2. after the period at which the Legislature had fixed the
Two English brigs are reported at Martinique to limitation of the benefits of the act in question.—Rule
have been recently captured—one off Point Salines, refuted.
and the other off Mariegalaute, by the row-boat pri-
vateers of Guadaloupe, and both carried into Point-
a-Petre. Besides the French schooner Superieure,
(a National vessel carrying two long brass 12-poun-
ders and four carronades, and 180 men), there are
two odic+ privateer schooners fitted out at Guada-
ioupe, and now .at sea. The row-boat privateers of
that Island lately attacked under the lee of it, the
Netley schooner of Antigua, which boat them off and
escaped.
Yesterday his Majesty's brig Achates, from Fort
Royal, and Julia fl-om St. Pierre's, arrived at this
anchorage, and remain with the men of war as per last.
SEPT. 12.—Arrived his Majesty's brig Swaggerer,
Lieut. Evia.vs, from Martinique, and remains with
the Achates and Oilmen. Subsequent accounts from
St. Pierre's to those from Fert Royal, reporting the
arrival of three French frigates armed en flute, at Gua-
dalaupe, contradict that report, and state that no
such arrivals are expected.
The capture of It letter of marque schooner from
Guadaloupe, with a cargo of coffee, bound to France,
by the Hazard sloop of war, is mentioned by an arri-
val this morning, and stated to have been sent into
St, Pierre's on Wednesday last.
SEPT. 16.—La Fine, French p. ivatcer schooner, has
captured the schooner Mary Ann, of St. Lucia, and
sent her into Guadaloupe ; ::ad also the brig Maria,
from Martiniqu-, bound To England, and sent her to
the same place. She !!..,.1 likewise captured the po-
!acre ship Sir Geor-;.' 7'revost, from Newfoundland,
bound to Martinit]- c, out which has since been recap-
tured by the Fawn sloop of war, and carried to her
port of destination.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, NOV. 24.
McCULLUNI AND OTHERS V. GENERAL CHRISTOPHE ANV
--- GOODALL, FoQ.
The suit was instituted for a discovery- by the Un-
derwriters upon the ship Earl Bathurst and cargo,
belonging to Mr. Goodall (the Admiral of Hayti),
against him and General Christophe (the President
of Hayti), to which the Defendant, Mr. Goodall, had
put in a full and complete answer.
The under*rlters had obtained an order to amend
the bill.

Mr. Souerroe-CENEttat now moved to discharge
that order. It appeared, from the affidavit of Mr.
Fletcher, the defendant's solicitor; that the original
bill was filed by the Underwriters in May last f that
Mr. Goodall immediately afterwards put in his an-
swer, and then proceeded to trial in the actions brought
by him upon the policies against the underwriters, and
obtained five distinct verdicts. That some of the
underwriters had since become bankrupts, and that the
defendant, Mr. Goodall, was gone abroad. The learned
Counsel then, in very pointed terms, commented on
the hardships which Mr. Goodall had endured from
the litigation and expence iii which he had been in-
volved by the proceedings adopted by the host of at-
tornies engaged by the Underwrir_+s against him, and
concluded by saying, that the order to amend had
been resorted to by them, in the absence of Mr.
Goodall, for the mere purpose of vexation and delay.
The Court, after hearing Counsel for the Under-
writers, expressed their disapprobation of the pro-
ceedings and discharged the order obtained by them
to amend. They are also to pay the costs of this suit.

The Fawn, on the 3d in:t. made an attack with
her boats on a brig lying under the batteries of St.
Mary, (Guadaloupe), supposed the Maria, and suc-
ceeded in cutting her from her anchorage, but as she
unfortunately grounded in bringing out, they set fire
to her, which, after they abandoned her, the enemy
succeeded in extinguishing, and got the vessel off.
The enemy at Guadaloupe has not only augmented
his privateers, but they are now kept very actively
cruising among all the islands to leeward, and cap-
ture, without distinction, Americans as well as Eng-
lish. The schooners Louisa and George, (both of the
former description) have lately been captured by
them, but the former was afterwards given tip to the
Captain and Supercargo of the brig Maria, and the
latter r,:captured by the Fawn.

• COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—Nov. 34.
NEALE V. DITEWICK.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff to te-
cover the amount of a Bill of Exchange accepted by
the defendant

Mr. Serjeant SHISPHEIM, for the defendant, ob-
served, that it seemed to be an accepted notion
amongst the Gentlemen at the Bar, that if an action
was brought on
a bill of exchange, the natural re-
sult necessarily must be, that the cal would remain
undefended, and the plaintiff gain his cause without
further trouble. He confessed, that he' was himself
in the habit, at times, of drawing similar conclusions ;
but notwithstanding, he believed, there were few in-
stances in which there were more just grounds of
complaint than in the transactions so generally car-
ried on in the course of trade, in which, for the sake
of convenience, recourse was had to drawing and ac-
cepting Bills of Exchange, in the practice of which he
had no doubt many very serious frauds were practised
with impunity. The present case, he averred, was a
convincing proof of the justice,of his remarks. He
then stated that the defendant, his client, had. applied
to a person of the name of Marsh, who was a kind
of discounter by commission, to get a bill of exchange
of his own discounted for £250, and in order to make
the matter appear more regular, it was; agreed that
Mr. Marsh should draw on the defendant for the
amount mentioned, which he was to accept. These
terms having been complied with, Marsh went to the
plaintiff, with whom he had• some dealings, and ten-
dered him the bill to discount. The plaintiff said he
had no objection to comply with this request provided
Marsh would allow him to deduct £9O, the bal-eice
of an account pending between ihem ; to this Marsh
agreed, and the plaintiff appointed him to call on the
ensuing day, in order to receive a chick for the dif-
ference between the bill of exchange and the said
ae9o ; but on his coming at the time appointed, the
plaintiff refused to perform his promise, unless Marsh
would agree to suffer him to deduct a further sum of
£-1.8, the balance of another account which Marsh
also had with him. To this proposition Marsh would
not agree, and the plaintiff refteed to return the bill,
Licences were granted yesterday for Dutch Zea. unless his terms were complied with. Marsh after.
land, comprehending Walcheren and all the adjacent wards sent a person who tendered the two sums of
islands. These licences, we understand, are of no E9O and aCI.B to the plaintiff, and desired that the
utility, on Recount of the rigorous system adopted on bill of the defendant might be returned to him ; the
the. coast of Holland. At the same time, we are in- plaintiff, however, would not comply with his request,
formed, they are refused to the traders of the River but declared his resolution to keep the bill. In the
Ems, where there is a considerable relaxation of that usual course the bill became due, and on as being
severity, and an extensive intercourse is, in cense- tendered for payment to the defendant, he refused
quence, capable of being maintained with a large ; to honour it, on the ground of value never having
portion of the North of Germany. i been received. To recover the amount, therefore,
The daughter of a wealthy distiller, in the vicinity of the bill the present action was brought. The
of St, Martin's-lane, eloped on Sunday last, with a Learned Serjeant trusted, that if he was able to sub-
private soldier. The parties were traced to Camber.. stantiate these circumstances, the Court would con-
well, where the Adonis threw off his military garb, cur with him, that the Defendant was entitled to a
and purchased a suit of plain clothes, the lady having verdict.
previous to her elopement, supplied herself with . In corroboration of this statement be called Mr.
£lOO. She is only 13 years of age. Marsh and the person sent to demand the bill and ten-
On Monday, the 20th inst. a grand math of sin. der the balances alledged to be due, who by their tes-
gle-stick was played at Andover, in Hampshire, be. timony fully proved the correctness of the case stated
tween the Wiltshire and Somerset men, which was by the Learned Serjeant.
won by the former, they having gained the greater Mr. Serjeant BEST, for the plaintiff, by cross-exami-
number of broken heads ; however, by some rnanceu- nation, and the evidence of an attorney named Ricks,
vering, they did not receive the prize of 20 geineas endeavoured to prove that Marsh had tendered the
A pugilistic contest will shortly take place betwixt bill in cidestion to the plaintiff, in payment of the debts
Nicholls, the Bristol man, who beat Cribb at Black- due by the said Marsh to him ; and Mr. Ricks stated
water three years ago, and Richman', the black. The that having received instructiops from Mr. Neale to
latter received a challenge from Nicholls, which WAS sue Marsh for the two sums of £9O and £4B, Marsh
accepted, and the contest will take place in a fort- had told him that the bill of the present defendant
night. Nicholls ie rather the favourite. was raid to Mr. Neale in liquidation of such d:bts.

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
The Cornelia, Klegg, bound to Liverpool, proving very leaky,
after taking in her cargo at St. l.ucia, was obliged to unload, and
proceed to Orenada to repair.
The brig Thotnas and Mary, Capt. Hill, from Malta and Gi-
braltar, that was captured on the i 801 ult. has been recaptured
by the Hind revenue cutter, and arrived at Falmouth.
The ship I ord Duplin, Capt. Low, has been recaptured by the
Plover sloop of war.
A R r IV ti n —At Newfoundland, the Malta, Brunton,and Nymph,
Turner, from Liverpool; Flora, Clements, and General W'olfe,
from Pool. At Madeira, the Earl Percyotobson, from London.
At Cork, the Belle Anne, Fowler, from Newfoundland. At Suri-
nam, the Minerva, Kernan, from London. At Liverpool, the
Helen, Kendal, and Lottery, Richards, from Martinique; Re-
compence. Graham, from Antigua; Palafox, —, from Porto
Rico; Elizabeth, Cotter, from Pam ; Sr. Antonio, Martin, from
Lisbon, and the George, Jackson, from Africa. Off Holyhead-
the Venus, Jackson, from Martinique. In the Clyde, the Pene.
lope, ----, from St. Vincent's, and the Lucy, Bridges, from
Charleston. At Martinique, the Martin, Parker, from Lancaster
At St. Lucie, the Fanny. —, from Liverpool.
COCKPIT,- WHI'I'EHALL, NOVEMBER. 24.
Before the Most Noble and Right Hon. the Lords
Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes :

Little Will;am, Brown naster.—This American vessel, laden
with a cargo of sugar, tea, coffee, nat•.keens, and other articleb,
bound on a voyage from Philadelphia to Hamburgh, was captured
on the 31st of July, 1607, by the privateer Betsey, Charles Chant
commander, and brought to Plymouth. This was an appeal, pro-
secuted on behalf of the elaimatlts, from the sentence of the High
Court of Atitniratty, which condemned the ship and cargo, on
the ground of a breach of blockade, the port of Hamburg!) being
then under blockade. Their Lordship;, after bearing Counsel at
-cotisiderable length, took time to consider of their judgment.