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

BRI 1191-1 NAVAL :FORCE.

The following is the amount of the British Naval
Force up to this day r—At sea, 85 ships of the line,
18 from 50 td 44 guns ; 126 frigates, 98 sloops and
1 yachts, 5 bombs and fire ships 121 brigs, 32 cutters,
52 schooners, gun vessels, Riggers, Mc. total 527.
In port and fitting, 32 of the line, 8 froni 50 ro 44
gunk, 28 frigates, 3S sloops, &c. I bomb, 29 brigs• 5
cutters, '2l schooners, &c. total 162.--.GUard ships, 4
of the line, 1 of 50 guns, 4 frigates, 5 sloops, &c.
total 14.—Hospital snips, prison ships, etc. 31 of the
Lite, 3 of 50 guns, 3 frigates, total 37.—Ordinary
land repairing for service, 70 of the line, 14 from '
to 41. guns, 59 frigates, 38 sloops, &c. 6 bombs, &c.
13 brigs, 2 schooners, total 202.—Bnilding, 31 of
the line, 2 of 14 guns, 14 frigates, 5 sloops, total 52.
—Grand Total 994.

We are yet without any paftictilar accounts of some
Of the line-of-battle ships which suffered in the late
dreadful tales id the Baltic. The CnE...svo stated to
have had the Si. GEORGE in tow after she was dis-
masitd, is arrived in the Downs.

A lettcr which has been received at Plymouth
from one of the Officers on board the BLOODHOUND
sloop of war, which lately gct on Shore at Padstow
Point, states that Mat ship has received but very
little damage, and that in a week or ten days she
may be expected at Plymouth.

As a Folkston boat was leaving Dunkirk, a few
days ago, the Captain of a Fren.tit Privateer, which
had captured the Susannah and Mary, a Liverpool
brig, and was then towing her in, eequested the boat's
crew to forward the information to the nearest printer
to remove the apprehension of her being lost.
Sir SIDNEY Estirn is quite recovered from his late
indisposition. Ile and his Lady attived in town on
Sund ty last. .

Mass LOW) Ma. W. Pot,- ArtyA ltlvat..—The
Public have been Wormed oeseveral suitors to Miss
Isom), the rich heiress, and we now have to record
another. For iiB months past the Lady has received
numberless letters, dated from Norwkn, signed by a
Mr. SCOTT, stating the most ardent and enthusiastic
'expresSions of love ; adding, that I.e knew it was
ordained that they were to be united, and it wag, there-
fore, impossible that she could be flurried to any
other man. These amatory epistles; Irons a person
not even known to Miss LoNo, or any of the family,
only served them for amusement, till he attempted to
prove his attachment by personal visits, which, of
course, were not countenanced. About 12 mo iths ago.
he made a bold attempt to introluce himself to Miss
Lents other mother, by going to Chippenham, ani
living at the White Hart inn there, for several Nveeks%
and continually going to Lady LoNt.'s Mansion, at
Draycott, about four miles froth Chippenham ; but
the servants being instructed on the subject, he did
not gain admittance. Being foiled in these attempts,
he way-laid their carriage, and at length annoyed
them so much, that they were prisoners in their own
house. He has lat-.ly pursued similar conduct a: the
same place, to the great inconvenience of the family;
and on Wednesday se'nnight he again went to Dray:
cott, made his usual enquiries, and being refused ad.
mittanee, endeavoured to force his way in. Mr. W.
Pout being there, informed him, if he had any coma
munication to make to arty of the family, he must do
it through him ; this Mr. SCOTT declined, intreating
a personal interview with Lady Carrneetae ; this
being refused,: it was with difficulty be could be got
away from the house. Mr. POLE then applied to
MT. Aufluev, a Magistrate at Chippenham, who ads
vised that a Bow-street officer should be procured ;
and on Friday se'nnight Toweseen left Town for
Draycott, and found Mr. Score had been pursuing
his usual conduct. Mr. SCOTT'S mother had been
applied te, who wrote to him intreating hint to return
home ; Mr. Haile/Le, the Recorder of Norwich% also
endeavoured to persuade him to return to Norwich,
and Mr. AUDREY had- several personal interviews
with him, but to no effect, till TOWNSMND went to
him yesterday se'nuight, told him who he was, and
if he did not leave Chippenham without delay he
should take him into custody for a breach of the
peace. This threat had the desired effect, and after
some hesitation, he ordered a chaise and left the town.

Cottx•Memcnr.—To day we have not many fresh
arrivals of Wheat, but again with supplies on hand
somewhat considerable, fine samples heavy, sale
hardly at last ptices, second and inferior at less.—
Rye lower—Barley likewise, and in considerable sup-
ply—Malt, with Peas and Beans of each description
scarcely support the last quota tan—There are also
considerable remaining quantities of Oats, and this
trade dull in sale at the late reduction—Flour in full
stocks at late prices.

CUIIIIINT remits or oasts.
Wheat, 725. 88s. loss. Runs 50s. s7s.
Fine ditto, 3155. l Ws. Tick ditto 465. 525.
Rye 80s. 555. Ditto (tine Old) 545. 511.
Ratify, lOs.slll.ixil. Oats Ills SOL 931.
Malt, 14s. 11111 L Po sad ditto, its. re ed.
kiss nom eh. ICOL—frocaub, Ws. losa

THE. ARMY. -":1

COPY OP A CIRCULAR LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY AT
WAR TO COLONELS OF REGULARS AND SIILILIA, MINT
FROM THE OFFICE OF MILITARY ACC )UNTS, DLC.RM.
nit SI, 1811 :
41 WarliEze, Dec. 11, 1811.
" Sta—The Prince Regent having taken Into his cinsideration
the inadequacy of the present pay of Boy Recruits to pravide for
than due maintenance, and to leave a residue sutSuent fur the
purpoSe of keeping up their stock of nezessaries, as required byl
Lis Msjestes Regulalions, I have the liotisur to r:quaUtt you,
that his Royal Highness has been pleas4l, in the nun and on
the brbalf of bit la.jestY, to order that In the s:verai R .g.ments
in wWch Boys are allowed upon the establishment; th:y
from the 25th inituu inclusive, be placed upon tl.e bune f•oting,
in point of pay and alkiirancet, 13 the men of the regiment to
wbl:h they belong, provided that such EClpi shall Lave coin•
! pies d the ige of F:flera Years.
°'You Will accotdingly be pkised to 'make known to the mi.
I
ment under your command, his Royal Highness's gracious inten-
tions. I hate the honour to be, Sir, •
" Yen. mot obedient humble .-reaut, " Prautaugiou
" Cototiel of the --•—• Re6i7nenr.'
Ysterday the Duke of You's held a Military Levee
at his Office ir. die Horse Guards, when Major Gene.
ral ANm)N was frevented to his Royal I-lighness,
upon hi,; going to Portugal. There were pre4eut--
Lieuter:act Gener:4l GREY, Major General JENIci.
RON, Mdior General rILSON, Major General LE Cori.
TECR, 14.4 OF General C amesELL, tvLijor General Les,
General 6WYNNE, and others.

Yesterday twenty worn out veteran.% From the 4th
battalion Royale, were landed at Millariv Wrht‘rfi
from on board the Loodnn and Edinburgh Shipping
Company's ma-.-. 1: 1:64 Am, Captain MILLER, from
Leith, previous to their being passed for Chelsea.
• [For Military Prinao:iotts, Bankrskirs, ettc. see the prarAding
page. ]

The accounts giien of WiMassy and hisCrnmections,
on :Ihe authority of the Captaid of the Roxbdrg/t
Castle, shOw that this desperado, and one at least of
his inmpanions, weie known, previous to the recent
horM murders, to be men of very bad 0111rACS.CTS and
the discharge of ifiikar (the particid ir associate of
Williams) out of custody, on the deposition of .t aro:
man so directly interested :ri his fare, is to be *Terre.
ted. Jr is but justice, however, to state, as our belief;
that this fact did not appear before the Migistrates at
the time of his eXamitiation.
William; (as he has b!en called) shirred hitivelf in
the name of John William/fa, in :'s4l;:ii a, 1811 •,In the
Roxburgh Castle, Captain Hutchinson, botind to of
Brazils, as an ordinary seaman. The ship having Ikea
detained a IGT time at Rio Janeiro, proceeded after.
wafds for a cargo to Demerara, from whence she rea
turned on the :hi or 4th of October last. at asaiiich time
Williamson was discharged, and was paid upwards of
£4O, the till:ince of his wages. Ca2taiii Hutchinson
tupp ses, a,; he possessed an address siTetior to his
situation, wrote a good hand, and had gone to sea at
an advanced age, that he must have been driven rd
that line of life by his former bad conduct. As sai-
lors cn a long voyage, under strict discipline, have
not an opportunity of doing Much mischief, Captain
H. cannot relate much of lififfiaws's miscondlict; but
he mentions his .attempting to impose himself upon at
mad at Rio Janeiro, as second m ate of the Roxburgh
Castle, and by that means obtaining a small sum of
money. It was this circumstance that drew front
Captain H.,the expression attributed to him, a thAr
if lie lived to go on shore, he would-certainly hi
hanged." William= always endeavoured to pas's'
a native of Scotland; but Captain H. who is him..
self from thatcountry, easily discoveted him to be ad.
Irishman, and supposes him to be from the rooky of
Down. When paid his wages by the owners, be re.
presented himself to them as coming from Campblea
town, in Argyleshire. Besides the fi.M.l clitliMitted
on the second mate of the Roxburgh Castle, 1111/iabs-
lOU was engaged in- a mutiny.
Captain H. in his late voyage/ he .1 ainigletiter a
very bad crew r and whilst proceedieg from itio .14.1
neiro to Demerara, ‘vilen off Sarinam, they broke
into open mutiny ; rip li r!iicir Capt. H. an.:hored
under the gua,. of die fort :it Bra tin's-point; and tip.'
plied to C iptain Kenne,i), of his Majesty's drift
Forester/ nix) ha threats and persuasion procured
their return to their duty. Three of the prineipaleitf
the business were sent into c,)ntinethent at Surinam,
for 24 hours ; one of whom war William dfllblat, the
same person. who %fat apprehended on suspicient ci.'
being concerned with WilEamt in 'the lit murders:
Williams on this occasion escaped pernishpiear, lurving
pleaded that he was led astray by his comNarlone.
From the evidence adduced before thaMag:sLi rtes,
it appears, that two men were repreaented as having
been seen running froM the house of Mr. •Williark:
san, when the murders were comnitted—orte d inano
sir feet high, the other shorter. /Vi/fiaau (or Wiili-
amson) was five feet eight inches high ' • and 411Lis:
is a stout man, about sir feet: So far thessawo mai
answer the description taf the fugitive,. Farther,
421161az states himself tribe a native of Dantric; but
speaks very good English. At his examination on
Saturday last, befole Mr. 111,C1tkLallo, at Shadwell-
office, he acknoWledged he had been drinking in cont.
pany with Iffilliairues, at three or four public-lioness
on the night of the murders at Mir. Williammies.
The order of the Procession at the interment of use
monster Williams, WAS precisely as stated in the STAtt
of yesterday. After leaving the front of William-
_*m'rhouse; in New Gravel-lane, the cart again entered
Ratcliffe-highway, and passing along it until it came
to Cannon-street; vliere it t'trned up; and tarre/ching
the top where the New-road crosses, and the Cannon-
street mad begins, a large hole being prepared, the
cart stopped. After a pause of about ten minureti
the body was thrown into its infamous grarr, amidst
the acclamations of thousands of spectators. The stake
*.rich the law re-pi:r;!s to be driven through-the corpse
had been placed in the procession under the head of
William:, by way of pillow ; and after he was con•
signed to the earth, it was handed devtn from the ph...
form, and with the fttal maul it WAS driven throughe
the body. The grive was then filled with quicklime •
and the spectatdrs very quietly dispersed. During th;
whole procession all rinks of persons who were
sent conducted themselves with a srlemnity
witnessed in the East part ai the town i and, until thi .c..
body was lowering into the earth, hardly a aaz ,
was to be heard in the street. Not a sisagle a
happened. Williams is buried close to the tatupiki;- •
gate in the Cannonatteetavad.


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