Star.
London, England, 1812-07-08 00:00:00

HORRIBLE C TASTROP.HE.

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year dispatches, which have had the ioniser to eveerhy by die
Wasp, had not cosbewhit aßated my seal in that work •
" It really appeared to me, that the ailiantages of such a as*
as I have sketched would be very ateat, and especiAlly if it reek
be concluded loom
" It is true, that our calms 61 Weaselly for past spollatinos
should be beard, examined, and satisfied i which operation should
precede the new tees y. or go hand in hand with it, This is dull
work, hard to begin, and difficult to pursue. I urgedit a long
time, without the efe? even of an btal answer. but latkly they
lu.ve consented to give it a discuision, and the Minister assures
me that something shall be done to silence the complaints, and
!on principles that he says ought to be satisfactory.
" I dial not venture tci detain the Wasp more than twt; ear
threelveeks. And I hope by that time to have something de-
cisive to forward by her.
" From some expressions in your letters, I am in hopes of re-
ceiving soon some more precise instructions on these subjects.—
, My communication with England by Morlaia is almost entirely
cut off It is not so easy to send to London, unless by one of our
own public ships, as it is to the United States. I new send your
dispatches and my own to Mr. Russell, by a Messenger in the
I Hornet, whom I shall desire Captain Lawrence 10 put on shore,
or into a gilot-boat, on the coast of England. 'lbis Messenger,
With Mr. Biddle, will leave Paris this night...ter Cherburgh,
where the Hornet is ready to receive there?'

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Monday morning, about nine o'ekick, the inhabra
tints of Plymouth were thrown into indescribable
terror by the commission of one of those dreadful
crimes winch have so- lately brutalized the species
and disgraced the British name. Mr. HYNE, flour
merchant, of Old Town, Plymouth, while titling at
breakfast with his'wife and two children, Suddenly
seized one of them, and cut its throat, he then seized
the other, and on the interference of his agonize,'
wife, he fired a pistol at her, when she fell, and he
completely severbd the windpipe of &e second. He
finished the hOrrible business by blowing bis own.
twins out with a second pistol. The consternation
of the neighbours on milting in to the scene of blood,
may be easily conceived. Mrs. Hrxe was found
living ; a ball had entered het shoulder, and she had
been stuttntd for the naoment ty the rerrt of the
pistol, which was held eery clone, and which only
During the lasi fortnight of the month of Jesse, Linissed its intended erect by the agitation of Mr.
his MAJESTY suffered a high degree of agitation ; fine. tjie unfortunate and wretched perpetrator
but he was rather better on Saturday morning last; •of this deed was about 60 years of age, had always
when the Lords of the QUEEN'S Privy Council held borne a good character, and was considered to be a
their Quarterly Meeting, to make their Report: in man possessing property. He had,transeetee bus:.
the afternoon of that day, however, the paroxysm ness on thiiSaturday preceding, was seen walking oa
the Hoe, atTlyetsooth, on the Sabbath even Ink, with
increased to a degree of violence such as his MAJESTY
has not experienced since December twelvemonth. his family, apparently a happy grou e, and had pro.
The paroxysm lasted, without abatement, between mised to meet several tradesmen at Plymouth-Dock
fifty and sixty hours ; and, as we stated yesterday; on Monday morning.
on Monday morning he became for a few minutes

THE KING

NAVAL INTEL LIGENCIL,

speechless. These paroxysms are always viewed by 1 . - •
the regular Physicians with serious apprehensions, as 1 FALMOUTH, JULY 5. .
it is with too much reason believed that they have their 1 Arrived the HOLLY schooner, from a enfse..
source in a suffusion on the brain, that most probably S tiled the Dtike of Kent packet, for Lisbon, with
the mail.—The schooner which arrived yesterday..
will at some time be fatal. When this alarming sYOP- from New York is not the Pam.% as reported, but
tom citne on, expresses were sent for Sir 'HOMY his Majesty's ship BRANDLIL—Wind W.N.W.
HALFORD and Dr. HESERDEN, who immediately went i PLYMOUTH, JULY 6.

to Windsor. The interruption to speech, bowevitst
lasted only a few minutes, and the habitual course of
rapid and inarticulate speaking returned till nine in
the evening, when his MAJZiTY fell asleep, and had
between four and five hours of quiet rest. He awoke
very composed—and yesterday morning he toile se-
veral dishes of tea, and slept again for near an hoof§
continued tranquil throughout the day, and the pa-
roxysm had quite subsided agreeably to the latest
accounts received at Carlton House from Windsor
this morning.

Mr. groat, an American gentleman, charged with
dispatches,. arrived from London this morning, and
immediately embarked on board the Grace cartel fot
Morl Cpocoome sloop of war is appointed
convoy for Guernsey.---Came in the HaUCON sloop
of war froth a cruite, and several coasters.—There is
a very large fleet off this port, coming from the
Westward, supposed to be the homeward-hound Me-
diterranean fleet, under convoy of his Majesty's Alp
e.
VICTORIOUS, and the Rivoli her priae.—Arrived the
HELENA. sleop of war.—The Fantasise, 18 guns,
went from Hai:maze to the Sound, after a refit ; and
the SAIRINeto of 18 guns, came from the Sound so
Hamoase, to refit. —Wind W.

PORTSMOUTH, JUL* 7.
Sailed his Majesty's ship Scirtotr for Plymouth ;
WEYMOUTH, for the.Do ems ; and the Barrow, for off
Cherbourg.—His :•.lajesty's ship VAUTZUR is appoin-
ted convoy for Oporto and Lisbon.—Several Masters
have. applied for instructions for Gibraltar and the
Mediterranean, but have been refused.—Wind vari-
able, from S.E. to W.S.W.
DEAL, JULY 7.
Came do'*n from the River the Hdpe, LL'WtDALg,
for Pernambuco ; Recovery, BEN NETT j New Zea-
land, .DsnattaN ; and the Arab, &tows, for the
'South Seas ; the Active, DEVREAUX, for Virginia;
Neptune, RICKER, and his Majesty's ship Toarorsr,
for Malta.—Sailed the FoLnswome logger, with a
convoy of transports for the fleet off Flushing • and
the DEFENDER, on a cruize off the North Foreland.
I—Wind1—Wind S.W.
YARMOUTH, ItILY 7.

Passed this port yest•rda7 for theNortb Sea Meer,
the VENUS frigate; and yesterday arrivei the Twzco
sloop of war, after conveying the Notth West to a
certain latitude ; the CaAmtta from Simon ss ; and
this morning the Vutzw, from a cruize. S.i ed this
morning the Tway° for Sheerness, and the Caaccem
for Leith. Remain—Solebay, Vice Admiral 14 21t•
RAY j Mosquito, and Beaver.—Wind variable.
DITRIDUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY.
The Hermes for La Manche, en her arrival; and recalled it
No. si Laurence ProunwepldlL

Abercrombie and Attar, for le Jean Baptiste, and to Marief
at 3, John-street, Adelphi, and there mulled. .
Dictator, for a Danish mail-boats on the 16th lama .t, at tS,
'l, and there reealkd.

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