Star.
London, England, 1802-12-16 00:00:00

NAVY REFORMS.

Mr. Kismataa rote, and (in a maiden fpeech),
alluding to the principles and objet of the Bill in
its progrefs through the Houfe, for appoin ting Com-
miflionets to inveftigate the contraets of the navy,
&c. he took notice ofa difference of opinion which
accrued in the courfe of the debate on that fubjeit;
an Hon. Admiral on the other fide of the Houfe
alerting that the Admiralty and Navy Boards had
already all the powers which this Bill propofed to
confer, and an Hon. Gentleman connected with
the Admiralty flatly denying the flatement, he
thought it becoming the dignity of the Houfe to
afcertain the fait, before they adopted this Bill, to
which, however, he profeled himfelf friendly,—
The necelary information could only be obtained
from the patents of the Admiralty and Navy
Boards. If they poleffed the powers defcribed in
the Bill, it would of courfe be unnecelary, and ho
did not think the Houfe fliould legiflate on common
reports,or on thelaconic alertions of public officers,
though that bad unfortunately become too much
the praCtice of late; for a large naval and army
eflablithment was voted upon the fame grounds on
which a parifh vary would appoint a watchman,
or a magiftrate would commit a thief to Bridewell,
namely, common rumour or notoriety. If, how-
ever, the ablelt men had ineffectually refilled fueh
conduit, it would anfwer very little pnrpofe in
him to enter his proteit againft it, but he could
not help' expreffing his hope that fuch conduit
would not long be paned in. To the charader
and proceedings of the preterit Ftrft Lord of the
Admiralty ht was read to offer his warmeft tri-
bute of approbation. He bad fa a noble example
of reform, by correiting abufes in the navy, that
I bulwark of our tafety, that finew of our Strength.
It were devoutly to be wifhed that the example of
'that gallant Officer fhould be generally followed
in the (*her departments of the public fervice, and
the approbation which Maiden teemed to give to
lxis fyftem, ;afforded tome favourable omqra of their
intentions. He (Mt. K. ) wonld aline them, that

Oort.- for fiell,a fpirit of public reform would, ha
was convinceelp operate more than an) other rnea-
fure to attach public confidence !.)
give.the people a.confidence in thcn.folv,es,,and to
appal the ambitiOus calculir ions of ~ur rival.—
The Honourable Scmber concluded.v :th moving
for an Addrefs to his Majetly, prAying tj,at copies
of the patents of the Admiralty and Navy Boards
fhoUld be laid before the Houfe.

The ATTORNEY OENZRAL lIIOUght there could
be no
_great ohjedionto comply with the motion
of the Hon. Member, by laying the patents bef,,re
the Houfe ; but he was at a lofs to conceive what
pradical purpofe the Hon. Member propofed to
anftver from the produdion of thofe documents.—
If it thould appear, that the bill velicd powt. s in
the Admiralty and Navy B.tards, of thetnCvel, to
examine all abides, it might neverthelef,.
obviou(ly neceffary to enable them to depute thofe
powers to perfans under their authority ai.d direc-
tion, whereby their operation be tendered
more prompt, general, and efficient ; an.i it it
fhould appear the patents did not vest thole
he prefumed the neceffity of granting them would
not be dznied.
Mrt KINNAIRD anfwered; that he by no Ite,ine
objected to veiling any powers, which to the wit--
dm of Parliament 'heal feem nec.ilfar. , fie a piir-
pole fo laudable ; .ind which redoimce fn
to the honour of his Majesty's at and more
particularly to the Noble Lord at the head , f the
Admiralty. It was a put pofe which pre, 2rated one
of the truelt omens of a vigitaur, and teco.
nomical attention to that bulb. ark of .irt,:sh
ftrength—the Navy; and. was calcufited to gibe
new confidence to the public in the Adminiitrati.a
of that Department. But, neverthelefs, he thought
it the duty of thole who brought. forward' the b;11,
to state to the Houle fuck fadt as contlituted the
belt evidence in their power, to r...)ve its neceflity.
Mr. STURGIS thought the Patent -eght to be
produced ; but thought alit. the Hon. :A..mber
who made the motion, need be
.nnder no anitre.
henfion of finding in thole Patents any fuck
cz-
traordiaary and unprecedented powers as thole
fought to be conveyed by the Bill. Powers which
would enable a Commiflioner of the Navy or Ad.
miralty Boards, to examine, upon oath, not only
any Contrador for the Navy, touching any hull-
nefs or tranfadion which (hall have taken place
between him and the Admiralty for the Public
Ser4ice ; but to examine in like manner the
agents, heirs, executors, and adminihrators of finch
Contractor. Such powers were not only extraor-
dinary and unprecedented, but againft the (pmt of
our Laws • and natural operation of conferring
them mudhe, to render all men extremely back.:
ward at forming Contra is for the Navy Service ;
under which they would fubjed not only them-
felves, but their pofterity to suture times, to the
molt vexatious and embarraffing invelligations.
Capt. MARKHAM thought the poWers which the.
Bill would inveft, abfolutely necelfary to render it
effectual ; for without them it would be utterly nu.
gatory. For how was it poffible the perfonal att en.
tions of the Board could be extended to all the
quarters where abufe exilled? How wet e invehiga-
, tions to be carried on, unlefs the Commiflioners of
the Boards were vetted with fufficient powers for
enquiry ? .efpecially when it was propofed to ex-
tend the jurildktion of the Admiralty to perfone
in every department connected with Navy fervice.
In order to give the Houle fame idea of the kind
of frauds and collufions which have recently taken
place, he would Rate one, which was compara-
tively flight and trivial to others which he might
adduce. He fhould Rate no names ; but there
was one tranfadion, under the head of Cooper-
age, where a Contrador had charged for calks;
to be filled with clay,for force purpofe in all-thing
the formation of cables, an item of 10201. (he was
corrected by an Hon. Member near him, who Paid
the charge was 12601.) but upon due inveltiga-
tion, the true value of the bufinefs done, was but
371.! ! ! A fraud fo palpable, excited in the Com-
miffioners a with for further invelligation into the
accounts of this man, whole tranfadions with the
Navy, for fame three or four years back, were to
a very large amount ; but when called on to pro•
duce his books and papers, he laid he had none ;
and therefore let further detedion at defiance.--
This was one, merely trivial circumtlance,
amongft numberlefs others of a fimilar defcription,
which called loudly for the Bill before the Houfe.
Mr. SHERIDAN obferved, that as it was pretty
clearly acknowledged by Gentlemen on the op-
polite fide of the Houfe, that the document mov-
ed for could produce neither harm nor good, be
could not underhand on what ground the motion
of the Hon. Member was to be refilled. The Hon.
Member who fpoke laft had gone into a flatement
of fads, certainly not relevant to the motion, but
which might be very well adduced in a Committee
on the Bill. He therefore had travelled a little
out of his reckoning in hating it now. However,
it was pretty clear, that if the Patents of the Ad-
miralty or Navy Boards did not convey the full
powers neceffary to deted and heck loch flagiti•
ous frauds, it was abfolutely reqhilite filch powers
fhould be granted them; and, notvt\ithilandiug the
delicacy avowed by an Hon. and LlParned Mem-
ber near him (Mr. Sturges) for the reßole of Cen-
traCtors, as it was impoffible to enforke the evi-
dence of thole Gentlemen againß themtelves, the
leati the country could claim would be the benefit
of teftimony from their Clerks, Agents, and thole
with whom they tranladed bulinefs.
Mr. COURT/NAY taw no objection either to the
produdion of the Patents, or the powers vetted by
the,Bill, in order to enable- the Admiralty to give
fame effectual check to a fyitem of fraud fonpoatrot:
riot's, as that which exited in the Navy be
par An Hon. Member- has given an initance
of fraud in the Cooperage Contract to the amount
of t aool.; but this was a mere milk-feore compared
with frauds which had come officially under his own
notice in the Ordnance Department, both when
tinier the direction of a Noble Marquis (Townf.
bend) and the Noble Duke ( Iticbmond), who foe-
eeeded him. Then a Contra ding C. . Fhatirent
inhisharrels,and by collufkin with p.
fenalsgotthembackagairet
and in like manner to gLfixth .„,. -.410111f; • -

an enormous amount ; and he now only claimed
the moderate commilfion of two tek cent, for all he
bad faved to Government in this way. But be
could never prevail on the Right. Hon. Gentleman
who had prefided on the oppofite toench to com-
ply with fo reafonable a claim (a loud laugh). He
was willing to renew his contra& with the Right
Hon. Gentleman oppofite to him, providedlle
would agree to pay off his arrears on the old one ;
which, charged with compound intereft for twenty
years, would amount to a pretty large fum.—
HThis fall, ocetiliosed a good deal of pleafantry in the
oule.]
After Tome further obfervations from Mr. Bua-
Don and Mr. Joss:, and a few words in explana-
tion from Mr. Klayman, in anfwer to the latter,
the motion pallcd in the affirmative.

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Mr. SHIRIDAN Paid, that in the courfe of the
lift Sefton of Parliament, he had announced his
intention of fubmitting to the confideration of the
Houfe, the condua of the Britifb Government in
the depofition of the Nabob of Arcot ; and with
that view had moved for the produCtion of certain
papers. He added, that he came down to the
Houfe this day, in order to move for others, and
baying apprifcd a Noble Lord, on the Treafury
Bench, of his pnrpofe, that Noble Lord, with the
utmoft candour, expftred his readinefs to accede
to any demand for VI papers as might be thought
neceffary btu intimated, that, perhaps, Come of
the papers which he (Mr. S.) withed for, might be
included among them which were already laid be-
fore the Houfe, and printed. Thofe papers he had
not yet had time to examine, but by to-morrow,
be should be able to colic& what further informa-
tion might be necefrAry for his purpofe. Adjourned.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16. ti
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
3 per Cent. Cod. for opt.
C.
3pa Cent. Red. 7111 ru—New s per C. Ann. 113 f.
Lang Ann. ii-t6--Omnium 3 dif.

This was fettling day in Omni= at the Stock
Exchange ; and to-morrow the payMent of 15
per Cent. takes place, which completes all the in-
Raiment% on the Loan of 25 millions, •
The differences were very heavy, the Swam-
dons in the courfe of this week alone having been
about 7 per Cent. The fettlement, however, went
off well. We have heard of only one defaulter.

The Funds Rill keep mending.
After our Paper was at prefs yefterday, a mail
arrived from Hamburgh. It brought tome de-
tails refpeaing the late Earthquakes,. which,
though much damage has been done in many
places, we are happy to find did little injury at
Conftantinople, in comparifon of what was fir(! re-
ported.
Cos stantracivis, Nov. 27.—Yeaerday a {hock
of an earthquake was felt, which, however, did
little damage. Only a few houfes in the fuburb
of Per; have been injured.
The Englifh Ambaffador, Lord ELGIW, has in-
timated to our Court, that in confequence of ill
health (as is Paid) he had obtained his recal.—
There hems to be a fort of coolnefs obferved on
the part of England for tome time; and, it is faid,
that the Englifli will not evacuate Alexandria fo
foon as was ezpe!ted. It is faid, that Mr. STRAT-
TON will remain here in the fame capacity as when
Lord ELGIN made an excurfion to the Archipelago.
ST.PITEISBUILGHt NOVIKIII.I6.—In the Dif-
tria of Catherinenburg great complaints are made
of the extraordinary drought, by which even the
wells are dried up. A remarkable effea of the
beat which accompanies this drought has been,
that the trees have bloiomed for the fecond time.
On the fame day and at the fame hour that the
earthquake at Mofcow happened, and that iestral
perfons felt a flight (hock here alto, there was a
fevere (hock at Kiew, viz. O. i 6, at two in the
afternoon. In the (pace of three minutes (fo long
did it WI), fix (hocks fucceeded each other at fen-
fible intervals, coming in a direilion from the
fouth-weft. Stone buildings were violently fhaken,
and a lofty Roue Reeple in particular was in fuch
violent motion, that it could be Peen to totter back
wards and forwards, aid was every inftant ex-
paled to fall. The table clocks flopped, and the
town bells-began toting of themfelves. The fky
was without a cload, and not a breath of air flir-
ting. The barotneter was at its ufual height, and
Reaumar's thermometer Rood at 16. deg. A great
drought bat prevailed here as well as in many
other plaices in the fouth of Europe, fince the
month of Augull. This is the third earthquake
felt in Kiew within thefe twelve years, viz. 1790,
1793, 1802. From 1730 to 1790, none had been
felt : that of 1730 was to violent that ftone-build-
ings were thrown down.
In the eaftern parts of the Ruffian empire, par.
ticnlaily in the Government of Irkntzk, the har-
veft has turned out fo very ill,,that all provifions
are exorbitantly dear; a pound of rye flour coils,
in tome places, t s copecs.
STOCKHOLM!, Nov. 23.--Laft Friday Mr. All-
ZUTHNOT, the Engli(h Ambaffador, gave a grand
ball in hon'our of his Royal Highnefs the Prince
of Gl.Ol/FESTIII, to which all the Foreign Mini-
tiers, and the moll dillinguithed perfons here,
were invited. The next day his Royal Highnefs

a CUIRALTAIt, 11021411111 t
" The Niou frigate, commanded by Captain
HlLLTAlL9arrived here this morning,after a patrage
of twelve days from Portfmouth. Brigadier `Ge•
ncral asass and his fuite are on hoard, with soc.

recruits for the different regiments at Malta, and

Iso for this Garrifon. General OAKES is going
to Malta as fecond in command under General
Vs Lt. ITTIES. It is now beyond all doubt, that we
!hall retain Malta, for Come time at leap ; as we

know, for certain, that orders have been fent for
evacuating Egypt, and withdrawing the troops

from thence to Malta, where all that can be ac-
commodated will remain, and the reft are to be
quartered here. It is fuppofed that about 6000
Britith troops will beilationed at Malta, and that
either three or four regiments will come to this
Garrifon.

.4 Infinite praife is due to the wifdom and &ul-
nas of thofe who have dire.led this meafure, which
has given great fatisfaftion" here ; and it may ulti-
mately be the means of preventing a ructure with
France, as from the extraordinary preparations
the was making in theft feas, there could be no
doubt but her defign was to poffefs herfelf again of
both Malta and Egypt, .the inflant we had eva-
cuated them. This might have been eafily accom-
pined ; and though BONAPARTE certainly would
have Tithed a war for the attainment of thefe two
favourite objeas, he may now hefitate about com-
mencing one, to otilige us to give up an ifland,
which, in the event of hoftilities, he never can hope
to conquer by force of arms. His over anxiety to
poffefs himfelf fpeedily again of his two favourite
conquefts has, in this inftanee, completely defeated
itfelf ; for his condu.ft and preparations were fo
obvious and alarming, that it was impoffible the
intention of them could for a moment have been

miftaken.
gi The Spann 'Government now permits Spanifh
veffels to clear out direet from any of their ports to
to this place ; a circumftarrce of great importance
to the commercial world, and which never was
granted before fince Gibraltar was in our poffeffion.
This is chiefly attributed to the favourable opinion
entertained of our prefent Governor, whofe con-
dud has, in many inflances, been highly gratify-
ing to the Court of Spain, as he has omitted no
opportunity of conciliating the friendfhip of. that
Government ; and the Prince of Peace has, on fe-
veral occafions, ftrongly erpreffeil the high diem
he felt for his Royal ilighnefs.
41 It excites much furprife here to fee a young
man, at his time of life, fo completely dedicate
his whole time to bufinefs, without almoft any re-
laxation or amufement. Even at this feafors ofthe
year he conftantly riles before four o'clock in the
morning, from which time till fun rife he generally
employs in his private bufinefs, and the remainder
oT the day in the civil and military duties of the
Garrifon, which are executed with the utmoft dif-
patch and judgment.
4, Nov. 32.—Yefterday we had a violent gale of
wind at S. W. which did force mifchief amongft
the flipping in the Bay; feveral of them driving
from their anchors. A boat belonging to the
Maze was fwamped in endeavouring to land, but
fortunately all 'the crew were Caved. The NIGER
proceeds for Malta p•morrosi, if the wind is fa.
vourable." •

It is worthy of remark, that Lord PELHAM
Rated, in the 3ebate of lalt night, in anfwer to
Lord GRINVILLE, that his Najdly's Minifters had
not received any intelligence of Cochin having
been delivered up.

THIATRI ROYAL Daurr-Latts.--Laft night
Mr. S. Kt atm.& took leave of the London audience.
We are happy to Rate that the molt diftinguithed
popularity has attended him to the dote of his
career. He played Shiloci for his own benefit, and
was received with great applaufe by a brilliant
audience.
After the play, Mr. Ks macs came forward,
dreffed as Sir John Fayiel; and delivered the follow-
ing very witty and elegant Addrefs, written by him-
felf. We need not add that it was heard with the
greatell approbation, and that Mr. Ksaistat re-
tired amidtl reiterated peals of applaufe
To carry coal to Newealtle—abfurd!
Who has not oft this hackneyed adage Maid?
Yet it implies at lan Tome mare of wit, •
Thither to go, coal laden, from this pit.
What, on a London audience, FALSTAFF fob ?
Sooner, perhaps, thou might% th' Exchequer rob!
What!, vainly hope from then! applaufe to win,
Who 11111 remember—Mem:mason and Quin.
'Tis wild ambition.. and prefumptueds folly,
And you'll return to us as melancholy
" As an old lion, or a poor lugg'd bear,
" Or as Moor-ditch, agitocat, or a bare."
This was of Blindly monitors the cry, r
But, "plague upon all cowards," anfwer'd f.
A London audience can't affright me—* GO ye.—
" Think ye my mailers, that I did not know ye."
•no' true, indeed. had 1 mifearry'd here,
My feel bad turn'd as flat as dead Buell beer.
A failure here bad driven me from my Ration,
Alsam'd henceforth to fay--46 'Tie my vocation."
But my refolves, ill-bodings could not daunt,
* For I'm no coward.—tho' not joNN of GAUNT."
'Tens inftlnd gave a Grnmets to my mind,
I knew true critics ever are molt kind.
• I came—your favour juMbed my plan,
66 I ne'er felt prouder—Race 1 was a man !
" I Osall think the better of mg eUandou.
* During my lifoor I'm an Hebrew Jew."
Farewell—beim me I mall long agate,
To meet you in Eafteheap—pihaw—Drury-lane;
Grateful I have fuch friends---what thus can move me,
▪ You'vegiven me medicines to make me love you."
Ores wore farewell—Ab ! how %would warm my heart,.
Cold I but hope you% fay as I depart;

LAW nrrlLLicElalt.

CPJM. CON. .
FOOTS ti. jolll36—An inquifition, awarded in
the Court of King's Bench, was yefterclay evening
executed before S. CoLalNalDos, Efq. and a Spe-
cial Jury of Merchants, in a caufe in which Ed
ward James Foote, Efq. was Plaintiff, and Owen
Jones, Defendant, for criminal converfation with
the Plaintiff's wife. The damages were laid at

20,0001.
Mr. EMI ti I raid he was Counfel for the Plain-
tiff in this caufe, in which the Defendant, without
making any defence, had fuffered judgment by de-
fault, and, in confequence of his confeflion of his
crime, the Jury were affembled to afters the da-
mages. Plaintiffs had formerly fuffered much in-
convenience from the courfe ptirfued by adulterers,
in fuffering judgment by default, and withdrawing
the queftion from the fuperior Tribunals. This had
not been the cafe of late, becaufe, in confequence
of a Rule of Court,tbe fame Gentlemen were called
upon to decide upon an inquifition, who would
have formed the Jury upon a trial before the Chief
Juftice. There were circumftances in this cafe
peculiarly affeaing. The Plaintiff was Captain of
one of his Majefty's Mips of war ; he had been
twenty-two years in the fervice of his country, fome
of them in the moft perilous but glorious times
England ever knew. During the whole of that
period he had been little more than two or three
years dime. Deprived of all thofe comforts which
fweeten human life, he had nothing to fupport him
in his abfence from his family, but the fatisfaaion
that he was doing his duty, and aaing a part not
only beneficial to the profeffion in which he had
been bred, but to the public at large. He had
hoped, that *line he was proteaing his country,
his country was proteaing him. It was impoffible,
Paid the Learned Counfel, to avoid adverting to
what had once been Paid by one of the moft elo-
qaent men he had ever heard, and the more elo-
quent, becaufe every thing he Paid proceeded from
the honefty of his heart. It was in the caufe of
Sutton againft Johnfon, in which the Plaintiff com-
plained of the Defendant's having deprived him
of his command, and ruined him. On that occa-
fion Mr. Lee had defcribed the Plaintiff as labour-
ing under every injury, but the one which formed
the'fubjea of the prefent a&ion—he bad reprefent-
ed him as walking to and fro' upon the deck, with
the moon alining over his head, full of afflietion
and furrow, and comforting himfelf with this
reflection—"" Well, thank GOD ! I (hall one day
meet hint face to face before my Country; and that
Country you are." This obfervation, fo eloquently
delivered,had the effea of elearicity on theirminds,
they felt as if defirous of having their viaim deli-
vered over to them. The .preient Plaintiff aflced
only fobriety of thought on the part of the Jury,
and the confcientions difcharge of their duty.—
The Plaintiff had, in the -year t 793, married the
daughter of Sir Robert Herries, an eminent banker.
She was his natural child, but (he had been bred
up under the eye of his wife, and fo much care was
taken of her education, and pains beftowed to inftil
virtuous principlis in her mind, that when the be-
came marriageable, le was confidered to be a fit
wife for the Plaintiff, the brother of Lady Herries.
They were married by the Chaplain of the British
Ambaffador, at Madrid, in t 793, and re-married in
this country. Captain Foote was afterwards obliged
to abfcnt himfelf in .the fervice of his country. He
was in the Channel fervice ; but anxious to dedi-
cate as much of his time as poflible to his wife, he
purchafed a place between Portfmouth and South-
ampton, called Warfafli, where, on his (hip's com-
ing into harbour, he might fly to the embraces of
his wife and children. He had by her a boy and two
girls. He was called on by his duty to go to the
Eaft Indies, and failed in September 180 ,Seaving
his wife under the proteaion of Sir Robert Herries,
her father, and Lady Herries ; she was left with a
comfortable and fatisfaaory eftablifbment want-
ing nothing ; on the contrary, the had an unli-
mited credit to draw on her Father. She was
in this comfortable fitl.ation, and might, but for
her fubfequent conduct, have been now in the arms
of her hu(band, who was ferving his country at
the molt awful period it ever knew, in hopes of
returning .to the bofom of the woman he loved,
and enjoying the bleffings of that peace, which I
pray to GOD Paid Mr. Eesems) may give fatis.
faaion to us a . [Amax I exclaimed frveral of tax
diatom] at could be more affeamg, than
that this Gentjeman, on his return to England,
in iso2, found that he had been robbed and plun-
dered, his wife gone, his childrev abandoned, and
a confiderable part of his property wafted in con-
fequence of her adultery with the plaintiff. She
had gone off in the month of Auguft, having
drawn on her hulband's banker fur two different
rums, one of s awl. and another of i 0001. She
went firft to Brighton, then to • Shoreham, and
laftly so Dieppe, where the was when her hulband
returned. Shortly after, fie faded her hulband's
dithonour by the birth of a child. With regard
to the defendant, he happened to live in the vil-
between Portfmouth and Southampton, in
Iv:Eh Mrs: Foote refided. He had a wife and fix
children, • whom he neglected, in order to purfue
his adulterous intercourse with this Lady. The
only queftion for the Jury was the damages a
plaintiff who had fullained fuch an injury ought
to receive. There were fome injuries for which
no compenfation could be given
Thou malt not minifter to a mind difsaaid ;
" Pluck from the memory a rooted furrow ;
a Rue out the written troubles of the brain I
" And, with tonic tweet oblivious antidote,
Cleat& the foul bofom of that perilous Ruff
" Which weighs upon the bout."
Inadequate as pecuniary damages were, yet, as
the law knew no other mode of compenfation for
fuch an injury, it was the duty of the Jury to give
damages up to the extent the Plaintiff demanded
them, unlefs the Defendant could bring forward
fome ground of mitigation. He did not mean to
contend that the Defendant was a man of fortune ;
he had formerly held a place in the Cuftom-houfe,
from which, for his mikondua, he had been re-
moved. He should call fuch Witneffes as were
necelfary on a judgment by default, and he was
perthaded the verdict would be fatisfaaory to the
• &davits's the ehaftity of married life, pro.

eiample to keep pure the &tweet of all thofe
comforts from which fociety derived a local
habitation and a name.

Admiral Patten, Lieutenant Wemys, and Capt.
Bowyer, proved that the Plaintiff and his .Wife, up
to the month of September, tgot, lived upon
terms of the iitmoil harmony, love, and affection.
The laft witnefs fail the Plaintiff rejriced to go to
fiSht his country's battles, but he reluCtantly left
his wife.

Mrs. Hill-proved, that Mrs. Foote lived in open
adultery with_the Defendant at Dieppe, where the
had been' delivered of a child.

The Witneires for the Plaintiff were examined
by Mr. Glaitow and Mr. DATAPI aR.
Mr. RAINE addreffed the Jury in a very long
fpeech. We are the lefs inclined to detail any
part of it, becanfe the defence he was inhaled to
make, and afterwards attempted to prove, was of
'a nature which highly aggravated the condo& of
the Defendant.

The Witnefs called for the Defendant was a
Surgeon ; but his teltimony entirely repelled the
infinuations fuggefted.
Mr. ERSKIN E replied with much force and do.
quence. He obferved, that by a note juft put into
his hand, he was informed the Defendant, who was
fuppofed to be at Dieppe,_ was aetually in Court
hearing the Rory of his own infamy.
The eyes of the numerous auditors were intlantly
turned towards a man difguifed as a fervant, who
was pointed out. He immediately retired. The
Learned Counfel having finned his remarks,
Mr. COLLINRIDGE fummed up the evidence to
the Jury, accompanying it with appropriate oh•
fery ations.

The Jury retired, and returned at Ten o'clock,
with a Verdi& againft the Defendant—Damages
Five Thoufand Pounds.

NAUTICAL. INTELLIGENCE.

FROM LLOYD'. LIST.
DEAL, Dec, z3.—Arrived the Adder gun•veffel front Portf-
mouth, and tilled for the River. Wind W. S.W.

GILAVISZND, Dec. ss.—Paircd by the Britannia, Turnbull,
from Botany Bay; Nancy, —, from Limerick, City of
London, Featanby, and Frederick, —, from Quebec; %leen,
Bebell, from Faro; Lady Andover, Haddon, from Jamaica;
Kul St. Vincent's, Williams, from Honduras; Pherbe,
from Guyon; Aurora, Anfell, from Barbadoes; Lion, Nay-
lor, from Trinidad; Hope, Tullack, from Rotterdam; Nep.
tune, Griffith, and Fador, M•Donald, from Dublin.
Sailed the Fortitude, Aiken, for Grenada; Pallas, Harrifon,
for Haniburgh ; Kitty, —, for Guernfey ; Elizabeth, Forbes;
Byrene, Prank; Jonge Aleda, Prank; and Goede Vreenden,
Prank, for Rotterdam.
GREENOCK, DECEMBER so.

• The Diana, Pearfon, from Quebec, arrived here on the 6th,
had a pafage of 40 days; left loading for Clyde, the Chance,
Juno, and Unity, which would be all loon ready for fea.—i
SpOki on the 14th of Taft month, in lat. 49.59. king. 37. 0. the
Rebecca, Nettling, from Quebec, for Leith, all well —And on
the 29th ultt in lat. 55. 25. long. so. o. the Eliza, from Bolton
for Hamburgh, out 6o days, all well.
The Ruby, M'Pherfon, from Virginia, in 40 days, brings
accounts that the Jeanie, Crown, for Clyde, would be ready to
fail in 8 days after her.
America, Robinfon, from Waterford, on the 7th; (poke, the
day before, a !hip from Bofton, for Liverpool, out 24 days.
Captain Leitch, of the Brilliant,arrived here yefterday, from
Barbadoes, in 37 days, brings accounts that the day previous to
his failing, the Samuel, of this port, Gammel, failed for Dublin ;
and the day after he failed, the Barbadoes, Kerilick, was to fail
for Liverpool.

Captain Bog, of the Nile, arrived yeiterday, from lchee,
in 32 days. Spoke an American (hip in the Channel, from
Bofton to Liverpool, the Captain of which informed him, that
a brig then in fight, and which he had fpoke to was the Patty,
fro:. New Orleans, for this Port. The following veffels for
this port, from Quebec, had failed before Captain Bog:—Ann,
Cochrane • Juno, Lea • Unity, Morrifon • Jean, M.Donald;
Helen, Service;: Countefs of Darlington, Wilfon.
The Argo, Self, from Malaga, for this port, put into Water-
ford on the 29th ult. having fuffered Come damage in a gale on
the 6t: ' in which the was nearly upfet.
The Cato, Crews, has had a paffage of 31 days, but arrived
too late laft night for farther particulars.
A brig juft arrived.—name as yet unknown.
AILIIIVILD OUT.—Margaret, Miller, from hence at Nett
York, aft Nov.; Mary, Stewart; Adtive, M'lver; Evander,
Gillies; Union, Maclachlan; and hierfey. Gillies, all from
hence at Liverpool, fince our laft; Eliza, McCall, from Taber-
morry ; and Rhind, Johnston, from the Me of Sky, at fame
place: iteorge, Allen, at Quebec, from Falmouth, Jamaica.

The late Duke of PARMA left behind him
225,000 ounces of filver, rl2 pounds of gold and
jewels, of the value of 2,000,000 livres.
We have been favoured with the fight of a let.
ter, dated Kingtbin, Jamaica, 041.29, which brings
more recent advice from Saint Domingo than any
other yet publithed. It fays—" From the accounts
by the American veffels this week from St. Do•
mingo, the affairs of the French wear the moll
deplorable afped. It is reported here, they have
laid on an embargo, that they will be forced to
evacuate the Cape, and retreat to the Tortugas,
there to wait reinforcements from France. We
dare not publifh in our Newspapers of Jamaica,
any thing refpeeting St. Domingo."
Yesterday a Court of Dire tors was held at the
Eaft India Houfe, when the Rev. HENRY SHE?.
HELD was introduced, and took the ufual oath on
his being appointed one of the Company's Chaps
rains at Fort William. The new ship, Captain
WILLIAM ED/4 FADES, for Bengal, was permitted
to touch at Madeira, outward-bound, instead of
the Calcutta.—The Court adjourned at a late hour
till to-morrow.
The Flag prefented to Earl ST.VINCENT by the
Seamen and Marines of the VILLE DE PARIS, was
laft week delivered to his Lordthip by Capt. JOHN
JOYCE, formerly one of the Lieutenants of that
(hip, who, at their requeß, had undertaken to
convey this tribute of refpeet for their late Admi.
rat —The flag is of white filk, with a red crofs
(which his Lordtliip bore when laft in command);
his arms are embroidered in the centre.

MARRIED.
Yesterday; at Fryern.Barnet Church, by the Rev. Mr. Uve•
dale, Sir William Johnfton, Bart. of Hawn, in Aberdeenfhire,
to Mife Marla Bacon, only daughter of John Bacon, Fig. of
Fryern houfe,

DIED.
On Wedssefday morning, at his houfe, tn Shadwell, Thomas
Dyke, Efq. of a fudden and violent fpafm in the ftomach.

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