Star.
London, England, 1801-06-11 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGINCE.

Ascat.ffund RACES; WEDNESDAY, JUNE to.
Second day—A Plate of Fifty Pounds for four
yr. olds, 6lb. ; five yr:soh:ls, Bft. ilb. ; fix yr.
olds, Bft. 81b. and aged, Bft. z tlb. the bell of three
3.mile heats ; Mares to be allowed 31b. The
winner of one Plate in the year t Bot, to carry 41b.;
of two or more, 71b. extra.
Mr. Hyde's Teaboy, y yrs. old - I
Mr. Mead 4 ch. h. by Tamerlane, 4 yrs. old s I
Mr. C. Day's ch. h. Fugaimass, y yrs. old - dr.

The Racing to-day at Afoot was very indiffer-
ent, and the company vifibly thinner than on
Tuefday. •

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NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE

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AILIIIIZO no
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O Dublin,
I Waterford,
• Donnailtadee, 0

EAST-INDIA SHIPS.
Yellerday Mr. HODSON, purfer of the Ilroura-
ble Company's chip the LORD Nst.smi, amved at
the India-Houfe, with the agreeable intelligence
of the homewardbound China Fleet being Cafe off
Portfmouth, under convoy of his Majefty's fhip
Aaco. The'lleet conlilled of the following India-
men, viz.—
The Lip Canton, Captain Thothas Laihington.
Cirenctiter, Captain Thom"; Rohertfon. •
Arnillon, Captain Campbell Marjoriltanks.
Ceres, Captain George Stevens.
Walthamilow, Captain William Taylor Money,

Muquis Welk!ley, Captain BereeMi tate&
Load Nelfon, Captaba Robert Spottifwood.
Earl Saint Vincent, Captain John Brook Sampfon.
Bernfatiek, Captain jamea•Ludovic Grant,- and •

Came, extra alp. •
The above failed from Macao on the soth of Ja-
nuary, anclieft St. Helena on the 22dday of April.
The Leviathan and Mots, whalers, failed with-the
fleet from St. Helena. The Mote parted compa-
ny off the Hand Akention tint& sgth of .April.
We learn that the kip LADY &more. Captain,
A. F. W. Swieron, has been difpatebed from
dras for Bengal, inftead of China; ter originMdid
tination. •
The Gamoss,Captain AterosotaGkais.faile4-1
from Macao for Bombay, on the r tth of Iktmary,
in ordered to be docked, having fprung a leak jolt
before the made the port of Macao.
The HUGH lanus, Captain WIN. FAIRTAX,
rived at Macao on the 16th of January. She failed
from St. Helena on the 26th of September.
We are concerned to Rate that no Feconntshaie
been received of the 'hip EARL TALBOT, C.antain
OHIE HANILTOW DEMPSTER. She failed.' flora
Bombay for China on the 16th of Auguft laft,•
had not arrived there when the fleet failed on the
aOth January, although the was expeaedin Oiftober.
The Honourable Bill-India Coln_p_any's 'hip the
CLIMATIC, commanded by. Capt. HOILATIO BEE-
vox, which failed from England at the commence-.
ment of the kafon, with' ftores for "the ifland Of St.
Helena, arrived there on the ash of, Aptil
Great apprehenfions had been esdietained for the
fafety of the CAINATIc in confemdasee of her hav-
ing encountered ail eve;e_ gals ouvriad in the Bay
of Bifcay, in Febtttaly IgL-- •
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PORTSMOUTH, wipe.
Arrived Anew gun brig jealsbaireftward.....6.
Safled.the THAIESS frigate em tiellise.
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• • • ' SHEERNESS, JUNE to.
*Arrived on Monday evening, after Poft;s. his
,Idejelly's thip THUNDERED, of 74 suns,
*Terve; from the Jamaica Ration, laft
twtfinoods the came up to Blackftaket yef".l't
morning, and is now taking out her guns,
will immediatkly proceed. to Chatham to be paid
off; her men be drafted on board the different
(hip' in the bartiour,—Sailed his Majefty's brig
SPEEDWELL, of guns, Lieutenant REDDY, f
'Yarmouth ; -and the Pitovuttnce cutter, Lieute-
nant,Conan, kr Dover, to refit.
The Shipwaghts, and different Artificers, who
re6de in the old Chips in the Dock-yard, have rt
ceived orders from the ComMitfioners to quit their
refpalive habitations in the courfe of t 8 months.
The old (hips are to be broke spa in order to make
, tome • addition* improvements to the Dock-yard.
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. -FALMOUTH, JUNE fr.
Arrived the American brig Triton, Capt. AIT.
'VIII, with ;too barrels of flour, from-Baltimore,
for this port,
• Otatiday evening tailed the American thip
Eliza; Captain HAMILTON Rea, with rice, fugal',
tosacco, coffee, Bto..Trinn Charleftown for Ham-
burgh ; and this day the DOVER cutter, with' a-fleet
of coatters for the wettwant Briflol and Wales,
under convoy ; Wand the Panics of Watts packet,
TODD, with Mail of the sd loft. for Liken ; the
Fly, BAWDEN, for Oporto; the Roba and Bette'',
Iticnaansos for. Barcelona ; and the Portuguefe
brig Efpadante, Captain A. Cerreo,.for Lilbon, to
join the outvrard•bound Lifbon and. Oporto fleets
under convoy of the NUTLET tchooner, of t 8 guns,
Lieutenant jape Ls MEIN, now off this port. Alto
failed the American brig Commerce, Capt. Bato•
wiry, for Alexandria ; the fchooner Weymouth
Lars, with falt, from Cowes for St. John's, New-
foundland.
Paffed by this morning two (event -fours and a
frigate, with troops on board, the latter to the
weßward ; end this evening a cotter was fiat
(lauding to the eaftward, with large halter MP
poled a finuggiing vdrei) in tow.
fora B.—ThePswatort packet for the Jamie'.
and Parsee Eases-riot the American Mali of
the prefent month, have received orders to fail,
and Should the wind admit, they will take their de•
parture to-morrow morning.—The Do a a of Cu 10.
BSILLA)11:1 packet Is appointed for the Leeward
Iftand Mail of the 57th iaftata..—The LADY FRAN-
CES REket is ry,leafed fi ont quart) ne.—TheWas.-
smanale packet is reAv for S.ta, and will carry
ace.die Lava biail of the 9fil

DEAL, JUNE to.
Arrived and failed for the River the-Highland I
Chief, Garnwey, from Bengal ' • and Coroman-
del, SriaLtria, from the Cape of Good Hope.
The following are the Palfengers by the Cato-
WAIrDIL, VIZ.
Captain, ADAMS, Mr. Howarrow,
lieuteslaret Tucmta, Mr. Jimmy,
Lieutenant ART aux. Mr. Cht•TIIIIL,
Lieutenant 8t.% CUSTOM 4. Mr. Boors!,
Lieutenant PA M eilL LL, Mrs. Reap
Dodos GIANT. " ' Two Milk; DIRS.
Mt. Hoursairs,

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
GnAvEStnD, juNE 10 —Paffed by the VrewAm.
fegina, from Dantzick ; and Ceres, PIITERS,
from Oporto.—Sailed the Heart of Oak, Beres,
and Stranger, Bazz,for Jamaica; Sufpence,Waay,
for Antigua; Zephyr, —, for Madeira; Yriend.
flap, Jams; Vrow Fama, 2-=-- • and Jonge Juf-
frow Anna, —, for Hamburgh.
CORR, MAY at
Captain Murray, of the fhip Speedwell, arrived
this afternoon from Kingllon, Jamaica; brinks
advice of that part of the convoy of his Majesty s
(hip TOTAZE, are arrived at Jamaica, viz.
Ship Mathew, Ship Adriatic, Captain Scot.
Brig Cotrimeree, Ship Phaalt, •
Ship Equettrian, • Ship Ceres, Capt. Dowling. •
Ship Lady St. John, Toge that with two more that
Ship Leona, Capt. Blali, wcrcin the olling,names unknown.

GREENOCK, JUNE S.
Yefterday arrived here, the Taft failing Ameri-
can Chip Huron, Capt. Hsu., from New York,
with a cargo of flour and meal, in 3o days, nine
of which the has been in the mouth of die North
Channel, with baffling winds. A few days before
the failed, the Jenny of Glafgow, Capt. Rose, had
arrived from Honduras. Above 30,000 barrels
of flour were lying at New York to be !hipped im-
mediately for this country.

LAW INTILLIGENCE.
COURT OF KINGS BENCH, JUNE va.

Till LIMO V. AIMSTILONG, ISQ:
This Gentleman came up to receive the dg-
ment of the Court for. having written a challenge
to Major-General Coote. • -
Two Affidavits were read: the .firft from the
. Defiendant's brother, who is a Clergyman in Ire-
land, who depofed, that he had come, over here
foe the purpofe of inducing his brother to make
Jlich an apology to.the .Profecutor as he hoped
would have rendered-the judgment of the Court
Autneceffary. The Affidavit alto Rated anapology
liellidh the Defendant was ready to 4i, and that,
bk was alto ready to fign another apolissy which
been didated by Mr.,Ea slums, Leading Coon-
the Profecution,and- to whom Gee. Come,
hie mended the Whole of this basnelk. -That
.Ip4ep the Defendant formerly declined mistake.
.wfir
nere-was alto an Affidavit read which wassuide
by Mr. Armftrong hitufelf, acknowledging his of-,
fence, and expreffing hi sforrossand contrition fork.
Mr. EIItRINI made a thort.fpeech on the part
of the Profecution, and then Mr. ADAM and Mr•
PLOWDEN were heard on the part of the.Defetidant.
in mitigation of punilhnient.
Mr. Eason's, among other things.
r obferved,
that the ground of Major Arniftrong s refentment
againft General Coote was, that he had aipearedas
a witnefs at a Court-Martial before which Major
Armfirong was called to anfwer hveral cha
and of which he was acquitted. On. that occirost:
General Coote was not the profecutor—be was not
the acctt kr—he had no concern, either direaly or
iisdirealy, with the profecution ; but in confe-
quence of a fnmtnons to appear as a witnefs before
the Court-Martial, he delivered his evidence upon
his oath. How many evils in private life were
owing to challenges randy fent and tightly accept-
ed I The profecutor of this information was ISL-
jor-General Coote—the Gentleman who refufed
the Defendant's challenge was Major-General
Coote, who lime that proceeding had embarked
in the Expedition agaiullEgypt, and who was one
of the General Officers commanding that brave
Army whore enterprife, he fpoke adiifedly when
he raid it,was morelike a romance than a military
adventure—he was one of the General Officers
who landed with that army in open boats, in the
face of one of the moll accompldhed and bell dif-
ciplined armies in the world, and highly furnithed
with artillery, cdvalry, and with the aid of other
nations who were total bangers to this COuntry, 1
and who were morn likely than the bell difciplined
troops in the valid to firike terror into theminds
of men who had ndt time to colka themfelves and
to form in order of battle. -„
Mr. ADAM fuggeiled every topic of mitigation'
on the part of this unfortunate Gentleman, who
had been upwards of twenty years in the Army,
and' had a wife and fix children. ,
Mr. jnilice Gaoss, previous to his pronouncing
,the judgment of the C.ourt, delivered a moll fo-
lemn addtefs to this Gentleman, and as it is of
great importance to the Public, and particularly
to the Army, it is Ikea at length.
" 'farm Arayfreac...This Court is called upon
to pars fentence on aodgment (offered by default.
on an information exhibited againft. yon, charging
you with having written a challenge to Major-Gel
neral Eyre Coote to provoke him to fight a duel II
Sitting here, it is my duty, and it is irkfome to
difcharge that duty—irkfome in the extreme—but
being my duty, I shall not retire from it. It is my
duty to make Tome comments on the enormity of i
your offence. From the information, we find you
were Major in the i ith Regiment of Foot, and
that Major-General Eyre Coote was your fisperior
Officer, employed in the fame Expedition as you
were againft his Majefty's enemies; that you were,
in the month of June, 1799, tried before a Court-
Martial on certain charges of milliehavionr, on
whichMaiii• " eraltoote was produced and era-
in•
of the

mined as a witnefa fupport profecution.
It appears ou affidavit that he was not on that oc-
caficm theProfecutor, but merely a Witnefa, bound
terobey the call sof judice on behalf of his country.
If on the fubjea thofe charges your condua
was corn& an acquittal has done ample juaice
to your charider. Whether k was fo or sot did
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not ;tripod Major-General Coate to confider ; be
was bound to obey the procefs of the Law, and
to give his evidence before that Court-Martial. In
every way of confidering the cafe, your challenge
to him who had been your fuperior Officer, bound
by his duty to the Public to Rate when called on
everyl thing he knew, was molt- criminal. Every
man who for a moment contemplates this novel
mode of affeCting the juftice due either to the
country or individuals, mull fhudder at the
idea that a witnefs fhould, on the one hand, de-
cline to fay what he knows at the peril of fine and
imprifonment, or, on the other hand, give his evi.
deuce at the point of a fword—at the peril of his
life. In every country governed by 11w this is a
behaviour not to be endured. In that refpedyour
crime is great. It is aggravated when reading
your letter, written, as your Cooled who (poke
lad has thought proper to remind us, at the
diitatice of twelve months. I fay that letter we
find contains not only a challenge to the Pro-
fecutor, but a libel on his charader—a libel im.
puting to him malice and evafion in his evi-
dence, and concluding with a call upon him to
fatisfy your wounded honour. Howoue is a cap-
tivating term. It is a pity that the abufe and per.
verfion of that term did not caufe it fometimes to
fignify elthracr. 'lt is much to be wiffied, for the
fake of fociety, that Gentlemen in certain lines of
life, ufing that word, would weigh well its import,
and would recoiled that true legitimate honour
confifts in obedience to the laws—in wilfully in-
uring no man, and doing to others that which we
have a right to exped from them. This is not a
Rule blended and interfeded with difficulties and
doubts, as the Counfel has Rated, but it is a plain
hone& rule, Which every man may follow. There
are principles, indeed, among fume men—morbid
sies of fancied honour, which every good man
Bladders at, and which, in every well-regulated
fociety, mull be held in utter abhorrence—rules by
which the Gsmataa, (killed in the doftrine of
chances may, with perfect honour, pick the ;Wicket
of hii companion, and fend him a beggar to his
injured wife and children, to lament his own
folly and his friend's fraud. In the fame de.
tellable code of morality it is written that the
man who treacheroufly violates his friend's bed
may, with perk& honour, accept his challenge,
and take away his life : And fo murder becomes
the honourable atonement for adultery. Sub-
jell to there obfervations, and on the principles
time moral reditude, you will do well, in your
elofet, to weigh under what denomination your
honour comes, which alfumes to be wounded
fer. an officer•of fuperior rank obeying the calls
a Office to his country, and under that tom-
puifion -giving his evidence in a Couit./Kartials
and reeking (for that your challenge does) how to
sillee away the life of him who has molt honourably
ineittued-in the sa of obeying the law, and has
bid defiance to thole laws of laarbarifo, which tome
men, forgetful of morals and their obligations to
Society; have deemed laws of honour. But the
line of condu& purfued by each of yon cannot be
dskrlbed info appropriate terms as we find it has.
bileiths the-letter written by his Royal Highnefs
the Commander in Chid. In this letter your con,
*ft is mod properly confidered as militating no
ids againft every principle of public juftice than
spina the efircipline of the army; and in thii
latter, Major-General Coote having had recourfe
to the laws of his country on this occafion, is
wateditad as being highly pleefing to his Ma.
as being truly commendably in a foldier,
std peadiarly becoming the Ration -he held in
his Majefty's fervice, to which it is Rated he has
rendered a material benefit by furnifhing an ex-
ample which his Majelly has ordered to be point-
ed out as worthy the imitation of every officer un-
der fimilar sircum fiances. That his Majefty's molt
gracious approbation of the condud of Major-
General Coote may be the more known to man-
kind, and particularly to officers who !hall hereaf-
ter be in'the fame fituation in which he has been,
who, by imitating his example, will purfue the line
of legitimate honour, I have read the exprefs words
of his Royal Highnefs. And that all the world
may know in what view a Court of Juftice will
confider the confequence of purfuing a line of con-
dud like your's, equally militating againft the
principles of public plaice and the difcipline of the
army—this Court doth order and adjudge,' hat you
pay a fine to the King of thirty marks, and that
you be imprifoned in the prilon of this Court for
twelve calendar months, and at the expiration of
that time, that you give fecurity for your
behaviour for the fpace of five years, yourfelfr
wool. and two fufficient fureues in :fol. each;
and that you be farther imprifoned until that fine
be paid, and that fecurity given."
In the courfe of the morning,-a cafe from tome
quarter feffions was argued, in which the tweaks
was, whether a Lime Quarry was rateable ? By
hoth parties it was agreed that int was to be eon-
Sawed as a wine that it could not be rated, but
that it was to be confidered as a mine, while one
partyaffirmed, the other as (tautly denied. After
leveret had been heard in fupport of the negative of
this propofition, a Learned Gentleman gravely
undertook to make it out by the followingfyllifms
A mine is a bore in the earth made feinnijfe ;to
bore a lime quarry requires no feience at all; ergo,
$ guarry is not a wen.
Kr. AaToaser Gsasaas, ,in riling to reply,
Oblervy4, that it would be very unfortunate for
bisi, if ha wag Obliged to maintain that may Mrige
Tao a main of Aron, fur after what had fallen ,
from the learned Gentleman behind him, that (a-
don was certainly untenable—(4 huff I
He proceeded in this Rile to enterer the arguments
4 his opponents, but could not fucceed in perfnad-
est the Bench.
Ltn-d Kan roe was of opinion that the quarry
was not a mine, and ordered it to be rated. N.
gaitilfiaarrog•it war certaia6 Feed to paws a rick
laithr•
;27iDoN : piloted tar elei tvpelesan by JOHN DAME! ,
earsaby-ftitet) et the PTAS PIIIIITIWO-01P/ICS, NO. is
Matt and pubbfhed by LgVEL ItILIIT, ;at Cam-
.
Latobet.% ). at Na I. CareyArret. Mad at die
9=en, Tetnede-Bat t to wbbb (Areal eawarsoi•
• adios se do Romeo we imagist so be olesitd.