Star.
London, England, 1809-11-29 00:00:00

I ETT ER TO THE LORD MAYOR.

" ADMIRALTY OFFICE, 12'P. M. NOV. 29.

a MY I ORD,

a I have treat satisfaction in acquainting your
64 Lordship, that dispatches have been received from
" Lord Cowsowooo, dated the 30th ult. and the
44 Ist instant, stating, that a French convoy, des-
" tined, for • Barcelona, consisting of Three Sail of
a the Line, Two.large and Two small Frigatit, with

te Twenty Sail of armed Store-ships, had sailed from
44 Toulon on the 21st of October, the whole of which,
" with the exception of one large frigate, and a
:• maker one, have been destroyed—the line-of-battle
41 Ship's being driven On shore on the 25th ult. and
114 the armed store-ships, by an attack of the boats of
• the ffigates under the continand of Lieutenant
" TAILOUK, in the Bay of Rosas, on the Ist instant.
I regret to add., that the loss sustained in this
" gallant and suceitsfni enterprise conducted by this
Officer artiotints to 15 killed and 55 wounded.
" I have the honour, &c.
(Signed) " itt ULGRA Vis 41

- Two vessels have arrived from Gijon i the Polly;
in It) days, and the Nostra Senora de Begona, after
the. !lion voyage of 7 days. They are laden with
fruit. The French had left Madrid, and were con-
centrating their fortes in the vicinity of Toledo.L—
, Spanish and Portuguese Papers, received this morn-
iing, td the 17th inst. repeat this intelligence. The
1 following are etttacts front these Journals:
. . LISBON, NOVEMBER 16.
The Ptincess tlitabeth arrived yesterday with Vie
Mail of the Ist inst. The Prince of Wales will s iil
tomorrow morning, the Duke of Marlborough on
'Tuesday next; and the Priaaall Elizabeth on the fol-
lowing Sunday.- VFW** On certain accbunt of the
Toulon fleet : Rtiimook tart it it gone to Sicily. .
r; . opowro, NOViimiiiiit in - .
The Fvu.Ais:sieit under weigh with 0 ships ; 0 ,
. are left here, not being able-to coillgele aiii otti..;oes.

.stitlet..".1"•••":11 , • '7. -;.:
tRi ARM*.
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'lll* 5 b. Reginiiiit, 2d battalion, have marched
iinoliiket from FOngiam, Where they have been
Oarteresi for some
Wit.pals Bototnr, Esq. late eitriMaiter-Attendant
at Portsmouth, is appointed Master4kttendantat Ply-
mouth. This gentleman, from his great professiOttal
knowledge, was fixed upon to attend the fleet up the
Scheldt, and was of eisntial service in that difficult
Navigation.

-Mow iprzeLLicskci.

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PLYMOUTH AND PLYMOUTH-DOCX, NOV. 27.
• Arrived the sloop Avenmore, of and from Cork,
GORDON master, with provisions for this port ; brig
June, of and for this port, D. LEWIS master, from
St. Andrew, (North America) laden with timber ;
on the 20th inst. in lat. 4.9. 0. N. long. 21. 0. W. she
spoke the American ship Pittsburgh, from Philadel-
phia, bound to Toaningen, which ship had been
boarded on the preceding evening by a large French
'brig privateer, of 16 guns, the Captain of which in-
formed the master of the American ship, that he was
cruizing there for the express purpose of intercepting
some of our homeward-bound West-Indiamen.
Sailed the Pcirtugiose brig Amizade, ANrosno
VISTRA DE PALEYZOS master, for Oporto ; and the
Prosperity, WILLIAMS, for Waterford.
The.FoasmanscE, 98 guns, (commanded by Cap-
tain FAYERMAN, of this town), which arrived on Sa-
turday from the Mediterranean, will come up har-
bour to be repaired ; she 4as been absent on that
station three years.
Sailed the Ann tender for Bristol ; and several !frit
colliers and transports for the Downs.
Arrived the Maiianne, OWENS, from St. John's
(Newfoundland)• with fish, bound to this port ; the
Active, LANGDON, fromPenzance, laden with tobacco,
&c. bound to. London, put in here by contrary winds;
the Neptune tender, from Dublin, and the Spanish
brig Patriot, from Altea, last from Gibraltar, laden
with raisins, bound to London.
PORTSMOUTH, NOVEMBER 27.
. Arrived his Majesty's ship CROCODILE, with a fleet
from the Downs. Arrived also a fleet from Malta,
Messina and Gibraltar ; GANNIIT sloop of war, from a
cruize ; HERRING schooner, from the West Indies.—
Sailed the REPULSE anal VICTORIOUS men of war, for
the Black Sea. The ANT schooner tikes convoy for
Guernsey. The PERSIAN is appointed convoy for
Lisbon.—Wind N. E.
NOVEMBER 28.—Arrived a fleet from the Downs ;
MYRTLE sloop of war from Lisbon ; and the FYLLA
sloop of war, from Oporto. Sailed the PERSIAN sloop
of .war,. for Lisbon ; and the ARETMUSA frigate, to
the Westward.
DOVER, NOVEMBER 27.
His Majesty's sloop OBER(»: has sent in here this
day, the ship William; Captain Ssow, from New
York, bound to Altona, with cotton and tobacco-1—
' Came in this day, the Hoy, HAABAT, from Christi-
ana, hound to Flensburg, with tar and fish; prize.to
the MARY armed cutter.—Passekby this day, the
I)Av4o SCOTT, extra ship, from Bombay • Drum-
inond, RICHMOND, fromlsdalta ; Chatty-Sea=
ger, William, Saumorfts, and Favourite, Eviois;
from Quebec.—Wind E.N E. and moderate. -
YARMOUTH, NOVEMBER 27. i
Arrived off this place from -therßAltie,-eight o'clock,
the Victony, Admiral Sir -TAMES • Sattnaisitaß, under
an easy 'sail,- fur the Downs ; Sir dastEs sainted Vice
Admiral Doom is's flag in passing, which the ROB,
BUCK answered.—Arriired froth acruize,the_C4trpso,
Captain BarintEr.—Sailed for Gottenbrirgh; the
GLUCKSTADT sloop, 18 guns, with the ships which
could not.get under way yesterday.—The Maria Eli-
zabeth, in ballast, 13,a;• itte'BittNN master, from Lon-
don, was run foil' at, sea, and having received da-
mage put in here to repair, bound to Carlscrona.—
The Wulphart, J. H. &LOME master, from London
and bound to Gottenburgh, with sugar, put in with
loss of anchor and cable. The Andrew, FREDERICK
Voucair, from London, bound to Gotten burgh, with
sugar, is put in in distress.—Wind N.W.
Ships In the Roads—Saturn, Bellerophon, Chanticleer, Star-
ling, Camilla, Sarpen, Brisies, Calypso, Pandora, Drake, and
num armed schutz.
Nov. 28.—The weather continuing foiggy, have
not been able to get the returns of the ships of war.
—Put into this port, with the loss of all her boats at
sea, the Resolution, of Rostock, JAMES C. WODERICII,
from Riga, bound to Liverpool, with iron and tallow.
—The Sutton, MURRY, which put in here damaged,
has been repaired, and sailed for Hull.
FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

Ca avescon, Nor. 27.—Arrived the Emila Wilson, Todd,
from Trinidad ; Thomas and William., Brown, from Cork ;
lirookbank, Celli!. from ‘..adiz • and the Ruby, Phillips, from
Dublin. Sailed the General Heslop, Tusters, for TriMilad ;
King George,Cotton, for St. Vincent's; Eliza Ann, Smith, for
Caracas ; New Bleming, Tedbail, for Cork ; and the Royal
Charlotte, Graves, for Walcheren.
CORK, NOY. 23.

The Daum frigate, Captain Sir WILLtAm 13ovron,
has brought into this port, a French brig of war.—
The circumstances which attended this capture are
too unfortunate to render the event, advantageous as
it is to our trade, a subject of gratification—they are
summarily these :—ln the course of her crui7e the
DRUID fell in with three strange vessels at night, and
at a considerable distance to the southward of the
Irish coast. Unable to close with them, on account
of a calm, Sir WILLIAM had three boats manned and
dispatched, with some admonition, that if they were
ascertained to be enemy's ships of war, no risk should'
be incurred in approaching thetti. The First Lieu-
tenant, Mr. WATKINS, commanded this detachment,
and led it with his boat. Mr. ANDREWS, the Second
Lieutenant, was in the next boat. With the zeal
and spirit which distinguish all our naval operations,
those tifficers proceeded ; but, unmindful of the pru-
dence which had been recommended, the headmott.
had scarcely made out the nearest to be an enemy,
when It was determined to carry her by boarding... 4.
The attempt was accordingly made ; but the enetuj
was too strong to be assaild successfully by so small
aforce, and, in a short tirae, every man of the boat's
crew,in:luding their intrepid coMmarider, Was eitherl
killed or wounded. The wounded were taken Ott
board the enemy's vessel. The wound of this calla*,
Linnenant, we regret to matt, 'was mOstaii andllllo
died, after enduring the. amputation of his thigh...

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The first boat was so ra'r.ithead of the others, that the
destructicer took place before she could be supported.
The second, .however, in which 'wii,Lienieflant
Av-
DR not intimidated by the fate df the firit,ygnew-
ed the attack, bat with no better fortune ;. Lei clew
was either killed, Wounded, or made prisoners: Lieu.
tenant ANDREWS received a desperate wound, by a
grape shot, in the thigh, and apprehensions are enter-
tained for his life. The third, which assailed the
enemy, with the same resolution, was not more suc-
cessful—her crew suffered similarly. As soon as the
French vessel had accompt shed this work of destitu-
tion,- she, with the assistance of sweeps, got out of
sight of the DRUID, and Sir W. BOLTON, not knowing
what had happened to his boats, kept on the same
course with what progress his ship could make. The
next day he again got sight of the enemy, but unable
to come up grail her, he lost her in the night. Stand-
ing on he again observed her next day, and again she
escaped him. Despairing either of gaining upon her,
or recovering his boats, he altered his coarse daring
the night 1 the enemy, by a critical coincidence, haa
done the sairiel and the succeeding morning he again
got a view of her, and a breeze springing up, after a
chase of some length, be succeeded in capturing the
object of his anxiety. The prize-proved to be alarge
French national privateer, admirably well found in
every respect, .and' strongly, manned. It was .a Sub-
ject of deep concern to S:r W. BQLTON .to understand
the fate of his officers and ..nsenrnpon capturing the
brig : it was, however, some satisfaction tl:have re.
covered the wounded and,prisoners: The loss, in this
unhappy affair, was ten 9cilled and i'Ounded, and 17
prisoners, which have been retaken. The two brigs,
consorts to the prize, escaped. Sir W. Ilit.tott isne-
phew to tile immortal NELsotr.

the privateers Li Josephine and. Ie Prince u-
gene, have brought into Boulogne thq Auseritin brig
le Pico Honsat, 170 tons, laden with cotton, Algae,
coffee, &c.
The privateer La Virginia, of Maiteillei, captured
on the 2,9 th of September, to the West of Saint Pierre,
in Sardinia, the American brig Baltimor, froin
Bal-
thhore to Marseilles, laden with WOO quintals of
I.pepper, and '2OO quintals of coffee.

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COTEAT-GAR:DEN TNEAVIA,

The rot, commenced is tisnal lkitt n;glit it half
price. But little •of the fou'rth Act of The School for
Prejudice was heard,and still test of the f.fth. Don Juan,
from the greater part of it being pantomime, seems to •
be run against the rozvA he 0. P.% hoWeier have their
revenge upon the music and singinge for *Which they
regularly substitute their own vocal harmony. Hav:.
ing succeeded in clearing the centre. Of the Pit, the
0. P.'s resorted to their accusuitned sports, and
aeeoinPanied • the dancing On the itoge by the dance
to which they hare given names Between the acts
of Don Jual they artmsetlthemielves t>y gukiing the
company in the priv2te boxes, not mush probably to
the'amUseMenr of the latter. The curtain dripped
soon after ten, and the 0. P.'e baring giViri their
• usual• chisers arid groans, iftithedittely dispersed: The
house was cleared before eleven.

-We are sorry to fa a strong' disposition manifested
by a. feW to express personal insult towards the Per-
foliates, by 4 mockery of their speeches. -
," .130*-s.#'_itici.h--At the end of the second act of the
Ballet, two persons - were brought into the offiCe,
charged- firith creating riot in the pit of the Theatre.
Jamis'Osboi=ne, of Aldersgate-street, builder, de-
'posed, Iliac the prisoners, on their mitering into. the
pit, M half-price, commenced a riot, by calling out
0. P., standing on the seats, dancing and keeping
time with the ejaculation of Q. P. ; and .that they
• forced theit sway to the front of the pit, driving before
darn several females, who were in the house when
the' curtain rase, and who were driten out of tie pit;
that he, the witness, had been assaulted by them ; he
gave them a caution to, conduct themselves more or-
derly, or else they Would be taken into custody. This
made them more violent, an 4 they ran up and down
the seats, in the most outrageous manner, a Mt/ song
God save thi King; while two of the actresses, Miss
Bolton and Misk Martyr, sang on the stage, •wh a
perfectly drowned their voices, and-prevented the au-
.dience from hearing.
His testimony was corroborated by Peter Cummins,
of Lancaster, add M. Brandon.
Mr. Islams,called on them for their defense. The
first. stated, that his_ ame was Frederick Showers, a
clerk -belonging to the East India House; that he had
stood on the benches, because he could not otherwise
see, as the persons before him. were standing up; and
that he had 'Walked along the benches to find out a
place where he could sit down, and,:at the satne time,
have a view of the stage ; he denied having made a
noise, or having disturbed any person.
The other defendant stated his name to be Richard
Adams, and denied the entire of the charge against
him, except that he had joined in the song of 4. Goo
save the King." . .
Mr. GaAuAM observed, it was impossible that they,
the Magistrates, could iVe much Credit to that loy-
alty which went to injure a palt of his Majesty's sub.
jects, and to prevent another part from enjoying ra.
tional amusement.
Mr. NAREs ordered the prisoners to find bail.

CORN-MARKET, MARK-LANE, Nov. 29.—T0-clay
there are not many fresh arrivals of Wheat, but con-
siderable supplies remaining, and sales are heavily
effected and SCMcely At last prices—Pine Barley keeps
its price, but s'cond and interior in good supply and
incline lower—Malt lieavf sale—,Peas of the two kinds
vary but little—New Tibk Beans 68s. to 425.--,Olf
as per currency—,-Thei-e are considerable supplies. o
Oats, and this trade is again quoted rather lower
flour without alteration--Fine American 68s. to 625.
per barrel.
°SHIRAI. CORR &HIS' AS uNDtit
$
Wbe*t, 806.905. 1044. Beanit, 624. 675.
Pine ditto, 108 s. Ills. Tick ditto, sot. 56%.
Rye, 50s. 565. Oats, aU
ss. stis. sss.
rey, 465. 545. Od. Polaid ditto, s. Vis.ocl.
ut, 745.8!5. Potatoe ditto, S9s. Os Od.
White Pass (Boileti) 758.115*.. Rage Seed, 491. 521.
r ditto, St.% 581.

Fine Flour, 90s. 953. Second, 1131. 90s.
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" Lost,
an East India Warrant for Gum, Ben-
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Juni• n, per Lord Keith, sale Match 1809, Lou 1226
to 1244, Proprietor THOMAs WILLIAMS. Whoever
will tetdrn the same to Cannan and Brydon, No. 50,
Lothbury, will receive One Guinea reward.

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Lifir INTL.' i LiGENCE:

COURT OF KING'S _BENCH, NOVEMBER C 7.
THE KING v. .1 CERTAIN :.ARGE 11sIl (ALLED A WHALE.
Mr. DAMPIET: moved for a rule to 'shiny cause why
a prohibition should not be directed to the Admiralty
against proceeding in this case. The plaintiff's was
a name well known in that Court ; but the other name,
he belie ed, ha'd never before been heard of as a party
;a airy suit. It appeared, that a whale had been lately
cast on shore at Gravesend, where it had been taken
possession et on the part of the City of Londun, in
their capacity as Conservator of the River Thames.
It was afterwards brought up the River to London ;
but when it arrived opposite Doctors' Commons, Mr.
Cricket of the Admiralty, not knowing probably what
it was, ordered it to be claimed as a .:roil ot the Ad-
miralty. process was accordingly served on the
whale, in virtue of which it was put in a state of de-
tainder, till the smell arising from so immense a body
of corruption (the whale being 75 feet in length) be-
came so otfenive, that it was found necessary to dis-
pose of it. The whale, the Learned Counsel conten-
ded, could in no sense of. the word be considered as a
droit of the Admiralty : it had not been taken at sea,
but was actually found on the Kent side of the River,
on the sand, in'ra corpus comitatis;
Lord ELLENUOROUGH said, the Learned Counsel
might take his rule. It would be necessary for him,
however, to consider how he would entitle the cause so
as to bring it into that Court. He must entitle his
affidavits as being in a certain cause, and they must
also be prop: rly entitled.
Mr. Damelea said, the whale wave certainly:dead.
THE KING v. I LARKE.
TII;s was an information, in the nature of quo loar-
fanto, calling upon Mr. Ciarf.e to flew by what au-
thority. he exercised the place of Mayor of Liverpool.
The ailliavits on which the motion was made stated,
that a Mr. Drinkwater was competitor with . Mr.
Clarke at the last election, and that his voters were re-
fused* their votes, and the pole unduly closed.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL sheaved cause on the
affidavits of several persons, who all stated di it the
poll was conducted with the usual formalities, and
that proclamation was duly made before the poll was
closed. Oa hearing these al:Ed:wits, the Court dis-
charged the Rule.

Novtualict f2B.—COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.
TILE KING CLIFFORD, ESQ. ANT) OTHERS.
Mr. GURNEY moved, that this Rule, calling on
Henry Clifford, Esq. Mr. Weinholt, Mr. Scott, Mr:
Savage, and Mr. Ridley, to chew cause why a
nal information should not be filed against them, for!
a conspiracy, to meet at Covent-Garden Theatre, and
to make a disturbance there during the time of thea-
trical performance, with a view of compelling the
proprietors to Lower the prices of admission, to the
• injury or the said proprietors, Sc.c. be made absolute,
on an affidavit of service.
Lord ELLEYboIIoUGH—g6 Is there no cause shewn
against this Rule ?"
Mr. GURNEY—" I believe not, my. Lord ; but I
ought to mention one particular as to the affidavit of
the service of the Rule, as it respects a gentleman of
the name of Scott, one of the defendants.—His real
name we do not kitow ; but Scott is the name we
know him by. The aliid tvit states, that all the de-
fendants were served regularly except Mr. Scott, who
was also served as he was Waiting at the door of the
Theatre to b.! admitted at half-price. When he was
served with the Rule, Mr. Scott thought proper to
deny his name.; saying, it was not Scott, and refusing
t)say•what.i.is reel ;lame is. He was asked what his
real name was, but he would riot give an answer. He
is, however, the man who was pulled Out of the The-1
atre. and*taken before a Magistrate for making a dis.
turbancc."
Mr. Justice BAILEY—Ig Are you sure. that Scott
h his real name'?
Mr. GrßNEy_s, We have no means of knowing
his r al name, my Lord ; but he confessed that lie
took his place at the Theatre in that name, and when
he was apprehended for the disturbance, he-gave his
address at Verulam-buildings. We have made in-
quiry at Verulam-buildings, but could not find any
such person there ; and he refuses to give us any other

name."
Mr. .Ttatice LE BLANT-41 Have you the affidavit
of the person who pointed him out, stating that he is
' the same who was apprehended for his conduct at the
Theatre ?"
• Mr. GuttNEr--,, Yes, my Lord; the person on
whose affidavit the Rule was obtained against him,
by the name of Scott, he gave no other • when served
with the Rule as he went into the Theatre, he said
his name was not Scott ; -the person serving the Rule
asked him what his name was, but he would not ten."
Lord ELLENBottovon—,i You have the right per-
son, but not the right name."
Mr. GURNEY--•-•" Exactly so, my Lord."
Lord ELLENuonottin-••-•44 That will do, for the pre-
sert." _ _

The affidavit of service was then read. It was
sworn by James Brandon andjohn Watkin Williams,
stating, that Henry Clifford, Esq. Barrister at *Law,.
was served at his chambers in Lincoln's. Inn.. That
as to Mr. Scott, he gave his address at Vertlam build-
ings ; that inquiry was made, and no such •pepon was
found there ; that he and Mr. Weinholt were waiting
for admission at half pri,:e, and were served with the
Ride ' • that Mr. Scott said his naive was not Scott,
and refused to give any other name when asked ;
that the service on Mr. Savage and Mr. Ridley; was
by leaving copies of the Rule with their wives at their
dwelling s. • •
Mr. CURNEY said, that as to Mr. Scott, Mr. Bran-
poin,..:d him out to the person who served the
3,-;.64, and on whom various acts were ready to be
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ATTORNEY-GFSKRAL—" He nr-i7. plead in-,
hatt if his real aaw.ei,el,ot ?.;c(2.:, if be .chaose3.

Sc, ...I) do."
1.4,1-j ELI ,:NEoacr..7cu--44 You have no Christian
u;I:oe of him."

Mr. AT T ZY -Glit.lut A 1.-- " toy Lord; but
tliat he has "u 2.nah1,..! us to proceed against
era' „s a I..uson who reprtseated hiniself to be Mt.

Lora ELLENPOROUGII-44 Yes, I think &o."
i-/ule absolute.

r.rGuT Ar.srtnr.i. •
eefendara put in bait to 4 wri: of error iA this
;4.04-•.0 st nigll4
*the I:

Tqwg.pr. TOM ZOO& •
Mr. PEAKE movedlor a.zule to shew cause why n
writ of prohibition should not ,istue :to' stay proceed.
ings.instauted 1)y libel in :the COnsistorial c:ourt
cal
'Landaff, for the recovery Of tithes ol' turkies and their
egg!.
'I he circumstances were these r—a dispute respec-
ting this species of poultry took place between the, Vi.
car of a parish within the j. urisdiction of the said Con.
sistorial Court and his parishioners, respecting the
tidies on them ; and the Vicar, finding his flock not
very ductile, instituted his libel againstthe•defendant,
who in his turn set up a custom of time immemoriA,
and pleaded a modus of one penny by the year for
' each turkey laying eggs—or, in lieu. thereof, every
tenth egg. •
This plea was objected by that Court, and they
were about to proceed to ';udg,thent against the defen-
dant. But his Lordsniei thought proper they should
be stopped, till first they sheaved cause why.
Rule Nisi granted.
THE KING V. HORSEMAN%
The defendant in this case, who had allowed judg-
ment to go against him by default, on an indictment
charging him with printing a hand-bill, containing a
scandalous libel on his Royal Highness the Duke of
Sussei, and who, when tot merly brought up for judg-
ment, had presente,: a petition Lo the Court, stating
himself to be a servant of Mr. Hague, whose igno-
rant instrument in the business be had been, was now
again brought up to receive the judgment of the
Court.
Mr. Justice GROSE, addressing the prisoner, told
him that he was now to receive the sentence of the
Court for a libel printed by him, which went to in-
duce a suspicion that his Royal Highness the Duke
of Sussex had been guilty of an offence, which would
have rendered him amenable to punishment by the
laws of his country. It was impossible not to see that
this was an act highly illegal, and fin- which the pri-
soner was liable to severe punishment. Though he
had produced affidavits in extenuation, by which his
offence was greatly diminished, this did not itUrd
any excuse. The prisoner was not entitled, tin 'ugh
he acted under the influence of another, to expect
that he should esoape punishment. •
Taking. the whole circumstances of the. case into
consideration, the sentence of the Court was—That.
the Prisoner he committed to the custody of the Mar-
shal of the Marshalsea of this Court for one calendar
month. •

COURT OF CHANCERY, NOV. 28.