Star.
London, England, 1802-11-18 00:00:00

ARRIVED

At Plymouth, Sally, fromßonrdeaux ; Barbara and
Ann, —, from Malaga; and London, Smith, from Cha-
rante.—At Brittol, James, Butler, from Peteriburghm--At
Dublin, Cadiz Packet, Rite, from Cadiz ; Effez, Bowden,
from Stettin • Britannia, Denham, from Riga; and Sophia,
Frederica, Kinder, from Dantzick..--At Tenby, St. Raphel,
Andrea, and St. Antonia de Purdue, from St. AnderoA.
At Genoa, Nile, Barber; Ann, Carnock ; and Ifabea lend
Ann, Duell, from London.—At Gibraltar, Queen, Young,
from London.—At Leghorn, Mars, Worrall, from milli.
—At Genoa, Race Horfe, Sratfon ; Sally, —; and Attica,
Stephens, from Liverpool; and the C.Z.lickfilver, Raulfton, from
Labradore.—At Madeira, Union, Metcalf, from Quebec; Mi-
nerva, Harding, from Button; ifabella, Banton, and Felicity,
Reid, from Philadelphia.

To MARINERS.—It appears, from the affidavit
of WILLIAM GRBoo, pilot mailer, that on theAsth
ult. there was from 12 to 14 feet water upon Wes-
ford-bar.

Yeaerday a Court of Directors was held at the
Eatt India Houle, when Lord WILLIAM Cavan-
DISH BINTINCIE was appointed to fucceed Lord
CLlve as Governor of Fort St. George.
Mr. WILLIAM LYNCH was fworn into the com.
mand of the Halt eIOT extra chip, deftined to Coat
and Bay, as was Mr. JOHN DOBREE intd that of
the CARMARTHEN, for St. Helena and Bengal.
The extra (hips Rationed laft week were timed

as undermentioned :
The Harriet, for Coaft and Bay ; New Ship Williams, for
St. Helena and Bengal; and the Experiment, for Bombay, to
be afloat the 9th of December, and fall from Gravefend the
9th of January, 1803.
New Ship Woolmore, for St. Helena and Bombay, and New
Ship Callendar, for Madras, to he afloat the z3d of January,
1803, and fail from Gravefend the 13.1 of FebYuary.
The Earl Howe, for Coaft and Bay, wail in ordered to be
afloat the 23d of January, 1803. faihto Gravefend;the 6th of
February, Ray there 3o days, and b 2 in the Downs the 14th
of March.

The Pallas, DELDAY, from Peterfburgh for
Naples, that was on chore near Copenhagen, i‘s got
off, and put into Copenhagen.
The Betfey, Scorr, from Dantk,for Leith,
Rated to be run down in the Catt4gatt, has beers
found at fea by a foreign veffel, and towed into
Elfineur. • ,

Yefterday a ntrMher of the Friends of Sir
FRANCIS BURDETT dined at Mr. BIRCH ENOUGH'S
at the Globe Tatern, Moorgate. Mr. FROST
prefided as Chairman. Sir FRANCIS was prefent.
Mr. Tnostas SH ERIDAN at at the Chaitman's
right hand, and obtained great applaufe as an
excellent Toafi Mailer.
Application having been lately made to Lord
LOWTHER, by the Truftees of the Prefbyterian
meeting-houfe, in High-Ilreet, Whitehaven, re-
quefting his Lordfhip to fell a piece of ground, for
the purpofe of enlarging the burying-ground--*--
his Lordfhip immediately replied to the requeft ;
gave permiffion for the ground to be taken up ;
but, in the handfomeft manner, declined accepting
any confideration for it.
On Monday arrived per poll at the Town Clerk's
Office, Plymouth, the long expeeed Writ of Man-
damus, moved for in the Court of King's Bench.
It is addreffed to the late Mayor, the Recorder,
Aldermen, Common Council, and Freemen of
that Borough, to compel them to deft a Mayor
for the year enfuing, on a day named in the writ,
viz. the 23d intl. at the ufual place of eledion.—
The notice to be ferved on the eleCtors, confifts of
eleven fheets of paper, clofely written.
On Tuefday evening, in confequence of a fearch
warrant; tailed by the Magi ftrates at Union-hall,
Mr. STAFFORD, the Chief Clerk, attended by a
numerous body of police officers went to a public-
houfe in Lambeth, where they apprehended a Mr.
D—, and near 4o labouring men and foldiers ;
the major part of them Irith. They were all taken
immediately to Union Hall. The whole of the
party yefterday morning underwent a long private
examination before R. C. SHIT HI T. EV AN CE, and
P. BROADLEY, Efqrs. when Mr. D— was com-
mitted to the County •Gaol of Surrey, on fufpi-
cion of being concerned in treafonable praetices.
Twenty were committed to Tothill-fields Bride-
well, feveral toNew Prifon, Clerkenwell, and.fome
others WilQ were in a room below were difcharged.
—lt is faid that printed forms of an oath admin*
ftered•to theft deluded people, which has a very
feditious tendency, were found. Sir R. FneD was
prefer[ at the latter part of the examination.

On the 29th of the prefent month the Englilh
State Lottery commences Drawing. Three Prizes
of Twenty Thoufatrd Pounds in the prefent Year
have been fold by RICHARDSON, GOODLt/Clis and
Co.-48,3i 8, a Whole Ticket, and Nos. 7105 and
48,752, initiltares. They are alto the only perfons
that ever Cold'Two Prizes of Thirty Thonfand
Pounds in Shares, Nos. t 2,807 and 26,883. Titkets
and Shares are on Sate at the Offices, Bank Dictild-
ings, Cornhill, and facing. the Gate of the King's
Mews, Charing Cras,of Kicassauscht, GOODLV C
anti en.

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••\. - LING IN SCOTLAND.
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In o> fsper of Monday we copied an article
from t e Caledonian Mercury, relative to the
praflice of Smuggling, fo prevalent at peefent in
Scotland. From the fame Paper we take the fol.
lowing Letter, which thews, that befidei the Fo-
reign Spirits run into the Country, there are as
many illicit Stills kept working in the Highlands,
as could fupply the whole of Scotland with Whif-
key, none of which pay a penny to Government.
T. tit PRINTER! f t.!4 CALEDONIAN Ai
Sit—ln your Paper of the 21 R Ult. I obferve
letter from a Berwickflrire Freeholder, upon the
prevalence of Smuggling, and the baneful effeas
refulting from it. The irttroduaion of Foreign
Spirits is what he principally complains of ; but I
"meld beg leave to inform him, that there esills,
in the very bofom of the country, another fpecies
of Smugglers, as hoftile to its interefis as any
Foreigner can be. Thefe are the people who have
erefted (mall Stills in the Highlands ; and, with-
out paying a penny of Dutiesto. Government, ex-
ercise their trade with fo much fitted's, that they
pot the fair Trader fully at defiance. Were Ito
moralize upon the fubjeEl, I might hold it as the
bane of every virtue, and the mother of every
vice, calculated to eradicate every good principle
from the mind, and to engender whatever is vi-
cious and hollile to civilized Society. The reclufe
haunts of thefe illicit Traders, and the fecrecy
of their operations, render them true counterparts
of that prowling banditti recorded in the annals
of Scotland, who, letting the law at defiance, be-
came the fcourge and terror of the peaceful inha-
bitants.

But, independent of there oonfiderations, I look
upon their illicit traffic as a national evil, taken in
a commercial point of view. The Freeholder men-
tions a ftrong fait, that the Licenfed Diaillers re-
tained their Licences only (even months this year.
He impcutes it to the introdation of fmuggled
Foreign Spirits. That, no doubt, mull have its
effeBs ; but, let me tell him, that the illicit Dif-
filiation carried on in the Highlands, operates
more powerfully than twenty times all the Dutch
Gin run into the Country.
It is not from conjedture that I fpeak, it is from
the knowledge of fads. In the whole range of
country from St. Andrews to Peterhead, and I
have travelled the molt of it lately, there is not
probably ten puncheons of Whilkey to be found
that has not come from the Highlands.—l am
pretty confident, that were the queftion put to
any of the Licenfed Diftillers, they would acknow-
ledge that they do not fend to that country one
puncheon for fifty which they were wont to do.
It may be alked, why do not the Excifemen do
their duty, when it is fo notorious that illicit
Stills ate fo numerous in the Highlands ? But this
enigma' is rainy folved : in the firft place, there
Stills are f'req'uently erefted in wild and remote
parts of the country, and what Excifeman can be
ftippofccl capable of travetfing the vaft extent of
hills, glens, rocks, and woods, which he behoved
to do, were be ferioufly to fet about this work !
In the fecond place, the hazard of making a
feizure, under all the circumflances, is fuch, that
witbOut &wafting from the courage of Eatifemen,
I may venturiai itar, that few of them ate fo bold
as to encounter the.rifk.

In the third place, fuppofing the Excifeman
does make a feizure, vrharreward does he get for
labour?Otis The flock of chock illieit Diftillers is
pever allowed to accumulate: the SO and Im-
fileurents.are a men bagatelieefo that after pay.
mg his neceffary evences,,be..moft frequent
finds he muff place the balance of the accompt to
the wrong fide of profit and lots. The only other
item to be looked after is the penalties which the
law impofes. Alas ! Penalties ! When the pin-
ipal is fo infigaificant ; or, if otherwife, he carries
on his bufinefs under the cover of another man—
what can be espeBed from this fource ? When
.I'enalties are fought for, all that is found is only
the truth of the adage, that it isimpofible to take
As Bred, irons a Iferldaisdatta.
Thus, *, taking a view of the fubjea in what
'way you will, one conclufion only follows, viz.—
that unlefs tome means are devifed for fuppreffing
this illicit Traffic, the Freeholder's afTertion mutt
hold good, that the fair Trader may thut his fhop.
As to the Toil that the Revenue muff fuftain, let
je Lords of the Treafury attend to that. I have
ft hinted at it. If they chute to take the hint
they may. . Lim, Sir, yours, icc.
Pcrth, 18oz. • 01351215.