Star.
London, England, 1801-10-20 00:00:00

ISLAND OF CF27.OA'.

, A few d.zys finte, v.e took occati• ti to (late the
vaine of the ifiand of Trinidad, is the Welt Indies,
and probable Conf.:quer:tees of its poifeilion to this
country, when being leen:4o by treaty, the induf,
try and enterprize of Engliiiiiren might lie ar.i:iie,l
without the probability of dH in bane,: or difnol-
feftion. It becomes equally the•d:ny of a )?rabic:
Jottinalift to thew what has been actiaii-_d by the
, cation of Ceylon to
Extdrilive as oil: vosi,ATions f!,,iia are, prot•er-
ful and well appollthd etS our rodian army tinquef;
tionably is, (till without a rd.! maniac, it
mutt be confelfcd, there pain which his in,
truth, become an imnicafe woul.l be h:l3.
in doubt, hazard, and uncertainty. lf, tlttrt
a marine be !wet:a:try, die conhileration whiels
next offers is, where a rendezv3its can he fixed, Co
as to ferve all the purpofes of fecurity to the e,alis
both of Malabar and Coromandel, and at the fame
time, if needlity fhould require it, of offence.--No
one who has ever even read of India, can be fo
ignorant as not to know that when the monition
Pets in, it becomes impoffible for a !hip to con-
tinue in the open roadtted of Madras ; but when
that fealon approaches, the only hope of pie-
ferving the (hip is by getting inflantly to and
patientlyenduring what in any other coml. ry ould
be deemed a molt tremendous hurricane. In this
feafon furmerly, it was the invariable, and indeed
only refource, to run for the oppofite coast, there
wait until the violence of the monfoon had paired
over, and then return to Madras Itondt, at infl.
nite rifque, conliderable leis of time, and, is war,
leaving the important fetticment of Madras open
to attack by fea, if an enemy Ihnuld gain the coat
before the return of the naval force appointed for
its proteetion ; a seircumftanee which frequently
happened in the war before the ball, and which
led to the dreadful, but drawn battles, fought by
Sir E. Hoc Hes and Admiral SUFFICEIN. The port
of Trincomale, in Ceylon, was then in poffetlion
of France, and her (hips lay there in the molt un-
difinthed feeurity, while the British fleet were near-
ly all difmafled before they could cut their cables
in Madras Roads, and get to fea, to avoid the
fudden and deftrudive effeds of the monfoon. The
ifland of Ceylon has now become ours by treaty,
and Trincomale, where the navy of Great Etitain
might anchor in all weather, affords a retreat for
our India fquadrnn at any Peal ti. A dock-y cd
may be there eflablifhed: men of war may he !hells
fitted and repaired, and the neceny of going to
Bombay cease. Thus, by having gained taelipro-
teElion for our fleet, in all fealons,, we have, at
the fame time, added greatly to the fectirity (lithe
inimenfe Empire Britith India has now become.

Independently, however, of thLf: 'alvantages,
Ceylon is capable of producing every article of
commerce the growth of ind;:t, or of the Molucca
or Spice Iflands ; and from the Dutch Eland of
Banda, where the finetl fpices grow, the bet
plants have, in very confiderable numbers, been
collesled, and cultivated in Ceylon, and they
are found to thrive as well as in their native foil.
The cultivation of them is fi) eafy, that Ceyhut
may be made to produce fuiEcient fpices for the
fupply of Europe, and this at half the expence the
Dutch fettlements have hitherto afforded filch
luxuries: the whole of this commerce will, there.
fore, doubtlefs be transfrred into Britifli hands ;
for the confideration of the confumer will net be
by whom the article he wants was grown, but
from whom he can get the ben, at the lean colt.—
It is a very curious truth, that the only illand af-
fording a fecure harbour in the Well Indies, Spain
has given; and the only one affording the like
advantage in the Eafi, Holland has furrcndered.

A fcrious affray took place at Colchetter Bar
racks on Thurfday lad, between the 49th Regi•
meat and forne of the Militia. We are happy,
however, to karts, that by the good conduit of
General I..stot peace was rettored the fame even-

ing, even before the arrival of the 3d Dragoon
Guards, who were ordered from the town, and
attended with the greatelt alact ity.—Early on Fri-
day morning, the 49th mtarched to Chtlmstord,
the 3d Dragoon Guards attended at the end of the
town with drawn fwords ; and, an huur alter, the
Cambridge Militia marched out of the garrifon for
Norwich. So firdden were thefe routes, that the
billet-Maffers did not receive orders for impreffing
waggons till near eleven o'clock on l'hurfday night ;
and, though fume had five miles to come to the
Barracks, many were laden, and on the n ute Ly
hall-part fiz next morning.
FIRES.—On Tucfday night lafh, about two hours
after the family of Mr. Befant, of Fordingbridge,
in liampfhire, were retired fa ref!, the nieces of
Mr. B. Ilceping in a cliff:int part of the houte, were
awakened by a prodigious so.li:rne of fnioke and
lining frnell of fire- Hal:ening to the foot of the
(lairs, when they opened the fitting-room, over
which Mr. Befant hinifelf (who is very infirm, be-
ing advanced in life) flept, it was all in a blaze.—
The mantle, the prop of the chimney was alnult
burnt off; the old-falltioned beams were all in a
coal ; th.e furniture and the clothes hanging about
the room, were alto on fire, fo that very loon it
mug have opened a paffaile to Mr. Befai.t's bed-
niture, in which cafe his filvat ion would have
been liopelefs. lite young women with ditficn:t♦
rot:fed their relative ; and, almell filfrocatcd with
fmoke and heat, they happily and jointly efeapcd,
undreffed, by a back-flair:7.de. `!'heir p;ercing
cries for affillance, and the immense clouds of
fmoke which iffited from the houfe, had, by thi,
time, brought their neighbours opportuniy to their
aid ; and loch effi,flual and prudent exertions were
made by all chilies of inhabitant:, that within an
hour theprogrcls of the Ittnics w.i, ottirely, ,orped.
Friday mut ning fail, .tb'.ut liven o'clock, a tire
broke out at a houle in Rosemary lane, which de-
ttroyed a great part of the infide of the prentifi..c,
together with part of the furniture ; by the timely
affiflance of the firemen and engines, it was got
under without for eading any lit thcr.
In the middle of Tina,' ty night a fire bra]
in the vitriol wotks in Sth i rd, which ,ntirel

fumed the whole of the with the
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POLICE.

!N•IELLI;ENCE.
mit COURT OF ADNIIRAITY, DOCtOR6 CONSfeNS.

FILID4Y, Oe roa s tti.—This day the Right
Honourable Sir Wit-Lima Soars. proceeded to the
adjudication of the following (hips
Pratt:Ws-kits, GRANDTILDT Mailer. This
NI At the tare of a fhip laden with a cargo of hemp
and tar, bound on a voyage from Franckfort to
nerdam ; but it appeared that the papers were
nude out as coming to the port of London. It
- vas contended on the part of the captors, that a
cargo of a contraband nature, coming under falfe
papers, was fubje..ll to confifcation.
On the part of the claimant it was fubmitted to
the Court, it being the produce of a neutral coun-
try. it was not to be confidered as contraband.
The Court was clearly of opinion, that if a fbip
went under a difgnifed deftination,rthat both (hip
and carg,,were liable to condemnation, and accord-
ingl v condemned the fame.
Chafrlotte, Maher. 'This onus the
cafe of a Swedith (hip, laden with a cargo of iron,
Red, and tar, going from Gottenburgh oftenfibly
to Lifbon ; hut it was contended on the part of the
captors, at the time of the feizure The was (leering
to the port of Havre, which was at that time in a
Rate of blockade, and therefore liable to coal-
cation.
It was fubmitted on the part of the claimant,
that the Mailer was totally ignorant of the block-
'tide and th?t he put in there being in want of water.
The Court Paid there was no doubt whatever
but it was a fraudulent intention on the part of the
owners to fupply this port with thole interdicted
commodities, and therefore be was clearly of opi.
aeon that the (hip, in this cafe, as well as the cargo,
'Washable to confilcation.
Vesmerne, hurt. Mailer. This {hip was
candernned on acequnt of the breach of blockade.
d ragt, BAKICIN Mailer. This (hip
was condemned on the ground of its not being le-
gally transferred out of the poffeffion of the enemy.

COURT OF REQUESTS, SATURDAY, OCT. 17.
Among the many curious difputes which have
lately come before the Contniftioners at this place,
the following is the molt remarkable;
Sarah Callellow, an elderly refraable looking
woman, defcribing herfelf as a houfekeeper in Dy-
fon's-buildings, near the City Road, fummoned
Lucy Elizabeth Ibbetfon for the fum of Os. which
:the Rated was due to her for lodging, cloaths,and
marine seceffatia. • The Defoddant appeared to
anfwer the charge.: the was veri young, teeming
ly not more that 16 years of age.
The nor" of the complainadt was heard Rill.—
i—otate raid the had adted the part of a mother to
the girl, bad taken her ender her rotation when
She was deferted by her parents, and had made
her a r,gular allowance for what little fewing the
could Perform at her needle ; and in addition to it
had lent her money, at feveral times, to buy clothes ;
and that, notwithflanding this kind treatment, the
bad behaved in the moll ungrateful manner, and
hai not only left bier, but reMfed to pay the debt
the had incurred.
The girl, in her defense, raid, it was true that 1
bars. Callellow had taken her into her houfe when
the had no where to go, her father and mother hav-
ing been palled to their parini in the country ; but
that, fo far from behaving kindly to her,the had
infined upon her receiving the vifits of different
men who connantly came to her houfe ; that there
were feveral other unfortunate girls in the houfe,
whom the brought up to a bad courfe of life ; and,
among the rea,ler own daughter. The defendant
fOrther laid, that her fituation was fo diftretEng
that the was once going to throw herfelf into the
New River, if the had not been prevented by a gen-
tleman who happened to obferve her, and who
prornifed to make inquiries into the circum&ances
the had related to him ; but the had never teen
him fines. She added, the had been taken ill, and
after being Shut up in a cold garret for feveral days,
the grew work, and was at lalt tent to the hofpi-
tal ; that when the recovered, the was determined
never to go back to her mißrefs, and fortunat.ly
got recommended to another fervice, where the
had been for fix weeks.
The miftrefs with whom the girl at prefent lived
tame forward in her behalf, and laid the believed
her ilatement to be aridly true ; for that it eor-
refponded with what the had related to her when
The firß engaged.
The Commiaioners expreffed their abhorrence
at the depravity of a woman, who, not fatisfied
with having ruined a young girl, withed to pre-
vent her returning to the paths of v irt ue and honefty.
Wi,h regard to the debt the .:emanded, it was a
claim as wicked as unfounded, and thcy thould
certainly diftnits it. They Should do more ; they
Ihould take cars the Churchwardens of the Parini
Mould prufecute her as the li::eper of a diforderly
houfe ; and they had not doubt but that, upon the
evidence of the girl, the would be convided and
punitked.

HATTON GAIDTW.—YeIiCrd:IT illixander &petit
underwent a fccond examination, having been
charged tirm the oath of a Mr. Thomas, a Broker,
with obtaining money and goods to the amount of
251. on the credit n a bill to that extent, drawn
by lien, and accepted by Jo!'n Ruggles, of Down-
ing-thee, who has ableonded. he profecutor
further allied, that the prifoner gave a falle cha-
racter to the bill, and that the goods were intend.
ed to furnith fume rooms in 1 oggle's houfe, but
which wete immediately 6,1 d to another broker.
• The priconer, in his defence, laid, that he only
ailed as bsoker th tt lie had tranfafled bullock
with pci.pe of the highell rank, who aeceptet his
bills, whi:h he Ir,ot difsounted for their oft., and
only received his bare eimirniflion for his trouble
or what rifii 11,! might rim. At moil, he contended,
that it could only 4ti.:1(1:::Y.. civil aftion for the
ston-pa mem ti:e of-which there were feve-
red produced uraLr the lame circumliances.
The tranfßnitn being, however, confidered
cr:litd, he was committed to tale Lis trial at the
Its:actor Laiioll6.

Aact oxlkifttabra.-•:tellerdlyNtrktird
porter to a chr.femungei in the Shaul,;, -
mined bet; re R. CIA Tl, rig. at the Pubik-ofike,
flow-ftreet, nn Ittfpieirin tit ving eit
the mut der of Mary, his wile, on Saturday
laR, at their apartments in St. Clernent's-lar.e.
Mr. Crowther, of Anfwell-court, Carey-flreet,
and Mr. Andre, of Hatton Garden, furgeons, de
fcribed in a feientific manner the fituation of the
lkody externally and internally, and the bruSe.; re
et:tyro'. On the whole they were of opinion that
the died in conferiaence ofthe rupture oT the fpken,
which appeared to them to have been occafioned
by the Paid bruifes.
Sarah Parkins Paid, that The lived in the fame
bottle (No. 2, Clement's-lane); as the deceafed and
her hufband ; that between feven and eight
on Saturday evening tail, the deceafed came into
witnefs's apartment, and talked with her • that the
went in and nut feveral times in the couke of the
evening, as flue was accullomed to do, but areal-
ed to be• extremely uneafy, and troibled in her
mind, which induced witnefs to aflso her what was
the matter with her ? and fhe replied the had been
fo all day, but would not tell what was the calife :
that between eleven and twelve o'clock the mem
up (lairs into the deceafed's room, and found her
lying on the bed in her clothes, apparently afleep,
and a child by her fide. About twelve o'clock,
•the prifoner, Richard Stark, came home, and'
:went up to his room, but in a few minutes,
dame down to witnefs, and atked for a bit of can
dle, Paying, it was dark up (lairs, then returned
again, and thut the door of his room. In a thort
time after which, witnefs hear their child cry, and
heard the deceafed call nut to her hulband feveral
times don't murder me t' upon which (he, the
witnefs, ran up flair., and defiled the painter to
open the door, and eked him, what he was doing
to his wife? When be opened the door he laid,
that fhe had pawned his breeches;' he afised her
for the duplicate; and repeatedly (truck her with
his hands ; that witnefs told hint not to flrike her,
and anted the deceafed to come down (lairs into
her apartment; but to this (he. made no rerly.
though fhe immediately after followed witnefs
down, as did the prifoner, who, as the deceafed
was entering witnefs's apartment, Itruck her a trio-
lent blow, which knocked her down, and then
kicked her repeatedly about the head and body.
He defined witnefs town hoe out ' • and when wit-
nets endeavoured to eel her, by lifting her up,
the prffoner feized the deccafed by the -hair with
botlthands, dragged her out of the room into the
paffage, where he dallied her down in a violent
manner, and kicked her again; and on winters at-
tempting to lift the deceafed up, the appeared-agi-
tated and convulfed, as if in a fit. That .witnefs
then !Riled the deceafed up (lairs, and laid her on
the bed, again denting the prifoner not to beat her,
who continued to (wear and threaten her. 'That
witnefs then returned to her own apartment, and
fat up wailing all night, but heard nothing more
except the child cry, between one and two o'clock
in the morning.
Mary Terry, •another lodger in the fame houfe,
corroborated a great part of foregoing circum-
fiances, and Paid, that on being-informed the next
morning that the deceafed was lying on the bed
with her eyes open, (he went up liana, ate: found
her lying on her left fide on the bed in her clothes,
except her capdiankcrchiefs, (hoes and aockings,
and that the appeared much bruifed about the head,
face, and legs.
136th witneffes agreed that the deceafed did not
appear to be intoxicated the preceding night.
The prifoner, in his defence, (aid, that the de-
ceafed had pawned his breeches on Saturday, and
when he came home at night, the was extremely
drunk, which occafioned her to fall down. He
was committed for the murder, and the parties
bound over to profccutc.

On Today night feveral Farmers in Effee had
cattle Rolm front off their lands. One Gentleman,
Mr. Stammers, of Horden, loft four raares.—
Smugglers are fufpdted to be the thieves.
On Wednefday, while a young Lady forming
part of Colonel SLAM'S family was walking on the
Cliff at Ramfgate, the by Come accident Sipped
over, and was dented to pieces.

On Friday night, or Saturday morning, the
Counting-honfes of THOMas Auseasow, oflipper
Thames-greet, were broken open, and confidera-
ble property carried off.
On Saturday fe'nnight about half pall fix o'clock
in the morning, Aaron Gee and Thomas Gibfon
were taken from Chefler Cagle, in the ufual way,
to tic Northgate Gaol, where they were executed
at noon upon the drop erelcd in front thereof; a
black curtain was drawn round the apparatus,
which entirely prevented them from being feen,
until the dreadful moment when the curtain was
drawn up, and they were launched into eternity.
About twelve o'clock on Friday !aft, as Mr.
Byewater, of King-fireet, Golden-fquare, was
walking in converfation with a friend, the latter
obferved him fuddcnly to (bigger, and prevented
him from fulling till affiftaneTwas procured, but
unfortunately to no purpofc, as he expired alma
immediately. The dcccafed was a man of ♦ery
refpeaable family, and has left a widow and four
fmall chjlthen, eldeil not r t years of age, to
lament his lots, and by no means in very eafy cir-
cumflances.

On Saturday night, or early on Sunday morn-
ing,a daring robbery was committed in Eall-place,
Lambeth. Some thieves got into the area of a
hassle, occupied by Mr. Pats., broke through the
kitchen window, and !::ring forced their way into
lie wine cellar, f.tt to•md a table in the kitchen,
and there regaled theuifelves with cold ham and
veal, width they found in the larder, with plenty
of liquor. They then proceeded to bufinefs ; broke
open a bureau in the back parlour, and took out
of it about 3cl. in cal/ and notes. They endea-
voured to :orce the iron cheft in the fame room,
but could no:. Aftcr they had done this, they
pacLd up tour cbe,tcn of wine, Post and Madeira,
and got fate off with their booty; though there
Net_• a plicate watehman and a county patrole in
'front of the houfe '

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