Star.
London, England, 1812-01-13 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY 12.

Arrived his Majesty's ships NONPAREIL and TilltA•
cum from a cruize. Sailed the Amer with a few
vessels under convoy.—Wind N. E.

PLYMOUTH, JANUARY 11.

Sailed the VOLAGE, 18 guns, on a cruize to the
Westward ; the LANDRAIL (Admiral's tender) for
Padstow ; the Nisi ROD cutter, for Basque Roads; the
HELICON, 18, on a cruize, west ; the ANN tender, for
Swansea and Bristol, to bring hither impressed men;
the ROSA tender, for Liverpool, to bring hither im-
pressed
men ; and the DOTTEREL, 18, for Lisbon.—
Sailed the TONNANT, 80 guns, for the Rochefort sta-
tion, having on board 4.0 bullocks, from the Victual-
ling Office, fur the fleet on that station; and the Lord
Cochrane hired brig, for Torbay, to protect the fishery.
—Came up I:arbour, the Rum, SS, and Swum, 18,
to refit, and the GLENoIRE ketch.—Arrived the Sa-
muel and Sarah transport, from Port Mahon, which
place she left the 24th November last, with 21
under convey of his Majesty's ship TOPAZE ; she
touched at Gibraltar the 3d ultimo, and has on board
143 French prisoners—the remainder of the fl et are
supposed to have passed up Channel ; also arrived
the Speculator lugger, Doar..y, from Gibraltar ; the
American ship Liberty, JANIEs SNOW, from Georgia,
with timber for the dock-yard here ; the Pt ospero,
JONES, from Mogadore for London ; the John and
Sisters, Tir.Foao ; and Betsey, Islit.Nun, fr,m Sun-
derland.—Sir CaAs. CorroN, Admiral of the White,
shifzed his flag yesterd ty from the ToxNANr, 80, to
the RorA, 38, in Hamoaze.—The ROY SL SOVEREIGN
will be unciccked about the middle of the ensuing
week, when the GUIS:ALTAR will take her place.—
The OCEAN, 98, is to be brought down the harbour
be docked and commissioned, in U.:Li of the D.MAD-
NOUGIIT, which is ordered up harbour tube p..id off.

Tl.e Fawn, of 13 guns, the Hon. Capt. CROFTON,
s tiled on Saturday from Portsmouth to cruize off the
Isle of Bas.
Lieut. HAMILTON CROFTON. —At the Portsmouth
Sessions, which commenced on Wednesday last, a
true bill was found against Mr. Haantsros CnorTON,
for purloining sundry articles of value from Mr. Bann-
BURY, and some Gentlemen, at the Inns in Portsmouth.
Mr.C. was accordingly put upon his trial; but, on the
prosecutor being called, nobody appeared in support
of the indictment, and he was consequently acquitted.
The Recorder's charge to the Jury, was in substance
as follows :—The prisoner must be acquitted ; but I
wish to state to you, that every body here as well as
the public at large may understand the reason why
the prisoner must be acquitted ; in this and every
other case of a similar nature, it must be shewn by
evidence, that the articles in question were f loniously
stolen—it is not surtieient to presume they were stolen.
The unaccountable absence of Mr. Bradbury, who
was the only person c Table of proving the fact of the
felony having been committed, left them no alterna-
tive. Bradbury, who was bound over to prosecute in
the sum of 2100, of course forfeits his recognizance.
He is pursuing his professional avocations in Ireland.
Captain BULLOCK, late of the Norfolk Militia, has
been committed to Norwich gaol under Lord ELLEN.
Boum:ales Act. It appears that the pound at Thorpe
had been removed from its old site to a piece of ground
neai ly opposite the residence of the Captain, who con-
ceiving the removal to be an infringement upon his
property, encitcled it with a fence. Shortly after,
the pindar of the parish coming to impound a mule,
applied to him for entrance, which being refined, he'. The Adventure, .lica ' soe from Liverpool to St.
proceeded to force an of eying through the fence. Kitts, was talson 21st November by the two French
Upon this Captain B. probably to make a spewfrigates lately arrived at Brest from Batavia.
supporting his right, filed a gun at the parties. ! Henry PcsKE, Esq. one of the Inspectors of the
A Court of Inquiry was held last week, at Ports- Navy, ,
arrived at Plymouth on Thunday, in order to
mouth, on board the Assistance prison.ship, which survea the shipping at that port. •
lasted four days, on Lieut. ALEX. BRODIE, command- •
ing the Krim Princessan prison-ship, on charges ls is expected that Sir MICHAEL ScvMoua, with the
pre" consent of Government, will smd afltF of truce into
ferred against him by as officer of the Wiltshire Mi- France, to inquire the fate of Mr. E. H. C. Sausnens,
litia, doing duty on board that ship. The result was, who was said to have been shot by the Captain of the
Lieut. Buono' superseded, and Lieut. BIRDWOOD American schooner Purse.
has been appointed in his stead. Captains LOCK,
MENDS, and Woomuee, R.N. composed the Court. The Vengeur and Nimble are taken out of dock
at Portsmi uth. The Impregnable is ordered to be
Various letters have been received by the late car- fit:ea for commission ; the Excellent is ordered to
tell from Eritish priioeers of war in France, some of be repaired for commission; the ships in dock are
which give a most deplorable account of their concli- Plantagenet, Vigo, Excellent, Superb, Junon, Po-
tion. The indulgencies which may be occasionaliy
mono, Wanderer, and Comet.
granted to these unfortun tee pet sons, are proposed
The Topaze, Captain EDWARD HARVEY, received
upon such arbitrary conditions, that little or no be-
tratique on Saturday morning at Portsmouth. She
nefit can accrue from them. As an instance, one of
eft Malta on the Ist November, when the Achille,
the letters relates, that twenty-two persons, mite), of
invalds, wre ermitted, in November, to reside Frederickstein, and l'Espoir were lying there ; and
upon their parole,e ab put 30 miles from the depot : they Gibraltar on the 3d ultimo ; the Swiltsure, Lavinia,
were strangers 'o each other. In this situation, one of Sparrowhawk, and Termagant, were in the Mole.—
the party, unable tor. sist the temptation, endeavoured The convoy she sailed with were much dispersed on ,
to make his escape. The Government being apps iced
the pass ige from Gibraltar, and but few of them ar-
of this circumstance, ordered the whole to be marched rave with her.
back in twelve hours, which was accordingly executed The last general convoy from the Baltic for the
in a heavy rain, the party leaving behind them tOe season, with the dispersed ships of the Sr. GEORGE'S
provisions and necessaries in the purchase of which all convoy, have fortunately reached the northern and i
their money had been exsended. Nor is this an in o- eastern ports. The convoy was led through the ;
lilted case ; for we have read many others. The ctn. Maimoe passage by Captain Aceoat, of his Majesty's
.dition upon whit!' liberty is thus granted is a mere ship 'teacart. By coming this route, instead of
mockery; it is iniposaible that a number of persons, tlitcugh the Belt, a voyage of a fortnight was per-
total strangers to each other, can be respsnsible for formed in a few hours ; and it is to this circumstanae
not makin,,, any attempt to escape. Besides, no such 'their getting out of the Baltic this seas( nis atti ibuted.
conditi in is exac.ed of French prisoners upon paroie Captain A.et.om has b ieo promoted to the rank of
in this country. Some instances, however, have oc- Post-Captain, for his skilful exertions on the occasion,
correct of British prisoners, who are wealthy, purcha- and is to retain the command of the RA.NOER. The
sing no my in Julgensies ; but the number bears but a ConvoG
y w
co as joined fromwith Wingo Sound by Rear-Ad.
very sm propor to those detained in France. In mi! lic om the AU ra
and FISGARD, which ships are at rived in the Downs.
the places where our countrymen arc confined, are a
number of sharpers and adventurers, who, iirconjunc- The CRESCENT, 36, Captain QUILLAN ; and HELDER,
ti :n with the stibin &nate officers of Government, fre- Captain SERRELL, were left at Wingo, to take under
quently defraud the Britii,h—sometimes by altering Convoy any ships that may arrive in time to secure
the figures in a bill of exchange, and at others by en- their p usage out of th
rcherstown Mills, county
e Baltic.
gaging to favour their escape. It is said that an officer Wednesday se'nnight, A
of rank in the army computes, that he has paid, with of Tipperary, the property of Messrs. Knaggs and
Lawless, accidentally took fire, and were burnt to the
the latter objact, a total sum of, 7800, to persons who
immediately after they had received his money, Kb-, ground before any eizmons could possibly be made
scooded and the officer yet remains in captivity. Ito save them.