Star.
London, England, 1812-10-22 00:00:00

MILFORD, OCTOBER 19.

Last night and this day we have experienced a very
heavy gale, at W. S. W. the heaviest for man), years,
and our loss has been very severe. The Providence,
of Galway, for Liverpool, on shore near the Dock.
yard, and totally lost, also her cargo ; also driven on
shore at. the same place the Star, --, and the
Jewel, --, both full of water. The Minerva, and
John Edwardc, of Carmarthen, lost anchors and ca-
bles, bilged, and full of water. The Lucy, of
ford, loss of anchors and cables, and full of water ;
the Susannah, of ditto, bilged, and full of water;
Favomite, from Liverpool for Cork, lost an. anchor
and cable, and other damage ; the Shellalah, of Wa-
terferd, bilged, cargo discharged, and in part da-
maged ; the Betsey, of London, bilged, and full of
Crater; the Castle Ma'.quin, of Fishguard, loss of
fore-mast and bowsprit, and full of water ; Catherine
and Edward, loss of bowsprit and cables ; Providence,
of Liverpool, bilged, and full of water ; Nancy, of
Fishguard, loss of fore-mast and bowsprit ; Emlyn,
of Milford, hilged and full of water ; Royal George
if ditto, loss of anchor and cables, and full of water ;
Irish Minor, of Newport, loss of anchor and cables,
and full of water; Victory, of ditto, loss of anchor
and cables, and lore-mast ; Belese, ANDnEws, from
the Brazils, for Liverpool, on shore, and much da-
maged ; the Spadwell, R BEIIT, and the Dove, both
lost anchor and cables ; the Buckle, or Chepstow,
with bark and iron, on shore near Dale, in this har-
bour; Sandwich packet, JENKINS, on shore at Pill, ini
this harbour, with much damage. We have not had
such a loss for years.

I.YMINGToN, ocTontr. 21.
Saled the CASTOrt for the Cape of Good Hope.
The outward.bcund remain.—Wind S.

POOLE, OCTOBER 21.

Put back the Telemachus, from hence for New-
foundland, with damage received in the gale on
Sunday night, and the loss of a man overboard.

DUMFRIES, OCTOBER 19.

In consequence of the recent improvement in the
navigation of the liver Nith, not less than.five vessels
of considerable burthen arrived here with this day's
tide, and are now lying close to the town. One of
the above vessels is the North Star, from America,
laden mith timber.

LEITH, OCTOBER 19.

The OBERON sloop of war was put back to Aber-
lady-bay on Saturday night, with her convoy, by the
strong easterly wind, where she is still lying.—The
ELIZA tender sailed on Saturday with pressed men,
and some of the ADAMANT'S men to get paid; she
is also put into Aberlady-bay.—The CHEROKEE sloop
of war sailed from the Roads this morning to the
Nore.—The sailing of the Gottenburgh convoy is
put of until Wednesday or Thursday.—Forty men,
mostly wounded, belonging to different regiments of
the army in Spain, have been landed at Leith from
the transports which brought the French prisoners.
The DANMA RK, 74, from Portsmouth, with more
French prisoners, is arrived in Btantisland Roads.
Several vessels, under the Russian flag, and one Ame-
rican, arrived in the Roads yesterday from Archangel.

The Nancy of Bridgewater, PARKER master, from
Waterford for Swansea,, laden with wheat and live
cattle, foundered on the night of the Bth instant, off
" t Dale, near Milford. A boy was unfortunately
• ned ; the Master, the rest of the crew, and a
wimp
_passenger, were picked up by a brig belong-
ing to WEitehiven, and landed at Milford the fol-
lowing morning.
I The Americans notice the capture of the GUICIt
MERE in liberal terms, and admit that she was infe-
tior in force to the vessel that took her. _ _ _

An American 4.4. gunship, we understand, is laid
down on the keel of a 74, and is equal in weight of
metal and complement of men to any 50 gun ship in
Europe.--The GUERRIERE carried only 36 guns.
One thousand of Colonel CONOREVE'S rockets have
been sent from the depot at Dover, on board one of
the ships in the Downs.

etiodidid Art:nibth:

Saturday morning, ik farmer's wife, near kino,
bridge, Devon, was found Murdered in the kitchen,
on the return of her husband from labour; The
clothes of the murderer were found in the kitchen,
he having, with great coolness, put on thoseof the
master of the hiuse. A close pursuit was instantly
commenced by Mr. LANE and others, from Kings-
bridge; and, as it was judged probable that the vil-
lain had taken a route Westward, they proceeded to
Plymouth. The Constables of Plymouth and of Ply:
mouth-dock were soon on the alert, and vigilantly
examined the whole of the public;houses, &c. on
Sunday, without effect.

On Monday morning, however, although it blew
a most tremendous gale, Mr. LANE determined to
cross the New Passage, near Plymouth Dock, and
seized the murderer in the Passage House, on the
opposite side, at Torpoint, preparing to go into
Cornwall. He had then on the clothes of the hus-
band of the deceased, instantly confessed the fact>
and was recognized as a well-known pedestrian who
had been in the habit of supplying the counties of
Devon and Cornwall with ballads, &c. &c. He saki
that he approached .the house in which the deceased
lived, and having ascertained the absence of the
owner, he entered the kitchen, found the woman
busily employed about dinner, knocked her down
with a broom-stick, took up a bill-hook which he
stuck into her neck, and finished the business by
cutting her throat with a pruning knife. That he
then took £4 out of her pocket, and opening a
drawer, took out the clothes of her husband and
put them cu, leaving his own on the ground.

Being strongly suspected of the herrible murder
of M..,l:Gaittr Y, LITABLE, ef-Dadbrock, he declined
answeripg the questions put to him ; said, that he
knew he should be hung, and that, if he had any
c.onlessious to make, he had time cn the road, and
should have some conversation with the efficers.—
ft,re Le quitted Plyincuth-dOck, he was recognized
by an Laker, as havisig been sentenced to two years
imprisonment at Exeter, in the year 1809, for at.
tempting to vicrite and murder a child. The simi-
larity of this latttr case with the horrible circum-
stances atteadata on the rape and murder of the un-
fortun.de infant, EurrABLE, render it a matter of
considerable probability, that this wretch is the vile
perpetrator of the latter deed—a deed which, if con-
sidend in all its circumstances, is perhaps unparal-
leled, iven in the annals of atrocity.

Yesterday the Duke of Yong had an audience of
the PRINCE RtGENT at Carlton House.

Tuesday his Royal Highness the COMNIANDER in
CHIEF held a Pul)lic Levee at his Office, in the Horse
Guards, which was very numerously attended.

Major-General o'l.o c LIN, First Regiment Life Guards, rook
leave on his proceeding to Spain., to command the Brigade of
Life and RE)) al Horse Guards.
M4jor-General Sir M.BUILdOINZ took leave, on his proceeding
to Gibraltar. •
General HuNrcrt, on his arrival from North America.
Lieutenant-General FuLt.ta, on his return front India.
Br:gadter-General Ditertoce..
Major-Gents-al Da Gilt!.
Lieletetlata-General Sir JOHN
The Earl of hlwiteu took leave-on his going to join the amp
Lieutenant-general Hiscor took leave on his going to India.
Magistrates and Council of Glasgow have
resolved to present a petition to the Pancos Itkozsyr,
praying a continuation of the Prohibition of Distilla.
Lion from Coin.

A meeting of the Nobilityb Gentry, And Clergy of
the county of Kilkenny, was held on the lath inst.
when a Petition to Parliament on the subject of a
commutation cl tythes was agreed to.
The resources of the colony at Java have not only
enabled Government to provide fdr its own security,
but were considered sufficiently ample to contribute
to the general defence of the British Empire.
Sir RorsEar Wason estimates the losses of the
French at Smolensk° at 18,000 men„and that of the '
Russians at 6000 ; at Valentina, the loss of the twb
armies might be equal, about 3000 each. The Rus.
sian troops still preserved their Usual eagerness for
fighting ; and, conscious of their own valour, were
excessively impatient on account of their losses.
The Ti:ket No. 1706, drawn on Tuesday a Prize
of Three Thousand Pounds, and 4458, drawn tl tt
same day a Prize of Two Hundred Pounds, were
both sold in Shares at SWIFT and Co.'s fortunate
Offices, No. 11, Poultry; No. 12, Charing-cross, and
No. 31, Aldgate High street.
REMARKABLY 11101:1 TIDE OF THE RIVER THAMES.—
Yesterday afternoon the tide rose unex: ectedly to a
height which has not been equalled for three and
twenty year s. The outer hall of the House of Com-
mons, with the adjoining Coffee-houses, were flooded
to a considerable depth. The houses of the SPEAKER)
Mr. WARREN, Mr. RICKMAN, and several others,
were completely inundated. The tide also burst
forth into Westminster-Hall, and filled the place.--
Beats were soon afterwards brought in to convey the
passengers out at a shilling per fare. At Millbank,
Chelsea, and several other places up the River, great
damage Was sustained by the water washing away
the fences of several shrubberies; and at one time
the tide was so high as to cover the top of the first
arch of Westminster Bridge. The warehouses below
London Bridge were also completely inundated, and
several articles that were deposited therein were
washed away. The Engine belonging to Cotten
Garden, behind Westminster-Hall, was worked the
whole of yesterday afternoon by several men in draw.,
ing off the water: Many of the wharfs on both sides
of the River, were completely inundated, and on the
Surrey side the furniture, in the houses of one entire
street, was floating on the floors. The labourers at
the Strand Bridge were driven from their employ
ment, and amused themselves with several severe
boxing matches, to make idleness more supportable.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CL.OOK.
Reduced 571-4 per Ceat. 7314—S per Cent. ail
Coos. se};—foe ace. 58,1-om. 41pr.—Bonds 84,6,, die
riailtecluer Bilb Prope. (44)`1.

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SURREr SES,SiONS, OCTOBER 19.

The prisoners being divosed of, the Cnurt pro.
ceeded to the discharge of Insolvents from the King's
Bench.

I. Nightingale %yam opposed by Mr. Nolan, upon
a debt of £lOO, undert to 31st clause of the Act, pro-
' viding that no person who had obtained goods or
money, by fraud, or under false pretences, should be
liberated. The debtor, in the present case, it appear-
ed, went in June, 1807, to the opposing Creditor, and
stated to 1i m that he had immediate occasion for
£10(), to purchase the l!ase of a house and shop, that
his own money was all in the funds, the 3 per cents.
which were at that time shut, but would be open in
the .entire of three weeks or a month, and if he would
acconutesd ate him with the money, for that time, he
would t!,eit sell out, and return it to him. li:s re-
tatiest sv is complied with, but he did not return the
ni 'my at the thine promised, and on application being
made to him three months after, it appeared he had
ho property in the binds.
Mr.Coss ley coniended for Nightingale's discharge,
and said, if this was to be construed into obtaining
money under false pretences, no man who had made a
promise to pay, and afterwards was not able to keep
it, could take the benefit of the Act; he would also
prove that Mr. Nightingale had never stated that he
himse:f would sell out, and repay the money, but
that he said stock should be sold out, and the £lOO
repaid ; and at the time he made that promise he was
authorised to do so, he having in the first instance ap-
plied to a gentleman named Packridge to assist him
with the sum he wanted. Mr. P. told him he could
not then, as the fund in which his property was, the
three per cents. was at that time closed, and would
be so tor three weeks or a month ; but he promised
to let him have the money as soon as it opened, and
he could sell out. Upon this promise it was that
Nightingale made the application to the person who'.
was now opposing his discharge, and gave him the
assurance, that at the 'time named, stock should be
sold out and he be repaid. In the mean tima, how-
ever, a person to whom Mr. Puckridge had lent a
considerable sum having run away, Mr.. Puckridge
determined not again to lend money, lest he should
be again dectivcd ; and when Mr. Nightingale ap-
plied to him, in expectation of having it, according
to Mr. Puckridge's promise, that gentleman declined
fulfilling his promise, and that circumstance prevent-
ed his repaying the money as he had promised.
Mr. Puckridge was called, and confirmed this
statement.

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