Star.
London, England, 1806-07-25 00:00:00

BRIDGETOWN, (BARD4I DOES), APRIL sp.

There appears nrong fuleicion that the ene.ny is
forming tome projed at Cu .1 a..a.roppe, to attack Tome
of our 'Sands. Accounts from thence mention that
great numbers of the troops arc collating in and
about Daffetcrre, and an emotive depot of ammuni•
tion and pinvitions made both there and at P tint
Petra. 1. is thought by tome that it is for the put.
pole of c ,-operating with Vitnr Hughes in an attack
upon Surinam, which, it to (aid, he meditates from,
Cayenne ; but the mnft probable intention of thorn
demontira ionl, is a defign on route IRON comiga3u.
objet.

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'COURT OF =CHEWIER, DUBLIN.
satwartow.
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rbe Loap CHI tr 3A1611:
ItolltßY ItAFYIIRTV V. MICMII.I. ROBINION.

Mr. GUlvlass dated the declaration, which charged
that the Defendant, on the 15th day of January lall,
and ori other days between that day and the sBth of
the fame month, committed an affault upon Bridget
ry, fpitiller, the daughter and fervant 4 (he
Plaintiff, and debauched her, whereby the Plaintiff
101 l the comfnrt and fcraices of his daughter. The
damages for this injury were laid at 10001. and the
Defendant pleaded not
Bridget Rafferty, the PI iintirs dallgliter,Wßl then
called, and examined by Mr. Guts EV'. She depofed
that the Defendant and her father were intimate ac-
Spaintances—that the DelenJant bad frequently
dined at her father's bottle, and fhe conlidered them
as friends—that about half a year ago, the mad not
twilled the month, flit was returning to her father's
Louie, after paying fume money for him. when flue
met the Defendant at the corner of Church Ilreet—

this was in the morning about eleven o'clock—the
Defendant told her he was going to the honk of
one Moran, a tailor, who tiled to work for her
father, and defired her to come with him, which (he
at first declined ; however, he prevailed on her to
accompany him, as fhe imaginei, to Motatt's houfe
....rhe Defendant brought her to a houfe on the Blind
; it was not Moran's—the witnefs declined go. I
ing up (lairs—the Defendant got her up (lairs by
force, and puthed her into a garret room, the door
of wl ich he locked—he then kore he would have
his will of her—the (bricked out—the Defendant
put his hand on her mouth, and having forced her
on a bed, perpetrated his put pofe—the Was detained
in the room until 'night. Being ailed how (he ob
tained her liberty ? (he Rated that a woman came up
to the door, and fhe made a noife—it was near
o'clock at night—fhe was afraid to return to her
father's house ; /he went to her miffrefs—fhe kept
this tranfatlion fecrct from all her family but her
• younger filler.
• Some witneffes were called to impeach the eha.
latter of the girl, but their evidence was weak and
contt adiflory.
The CNIF r BARON fuinmed up the evidence, and
in charging the Jury obferved, that this was a new
fpecies of aftion, fo far as it related to the fedultion
pf a child. A male', a. had been properly (laced
by the Plaintiff's Counfel, could at all times bring
"an affirm for the las of the fervice of his fervant, but
not merely for the fedutlion of his daughter ; how.
ever, the fechittion of the child was a great aggrava
Lion of the offence, if the Jury believed the gui, for
increafing the damages. The credit of the witneffes
Jay with the Jury, fa did the appreciating the da.
Images: and if the defence let up was in their opinion
falfe, it ought to have weight when they came to
apportion the furn. At gill be thought the defence
waist have been, that the girl had not been (educed,
but had (offered a rape. If fuels a fad had come
our, be would have flopped the trial, becaufe the
trefpafewould have merged in the capital felony, and
he would have lent the Defendant to another tribu•

nal. before which, fhouldhe be convided, the punifb-
ment would be death.
The Jury, in a few minutes, brought in a verdift
ft* the Plaintiff, fool. damages.