Star.
London, England, 1805-12-26 00:00:00

Captii;n HENRY INMAN (worn.

Was you at any time on the 23d or 24th Jnly
ordered by the Vice Admiral to reconnoitre the ene-
my's fleet ? A. No; it was to chace a frigate.
Qz_ Was yon ordetcd at any time to chace a frigate
I.f the enemy that appeared to be reconnoitring ? A.
Yes. On the morning of the a3d,between nine and ten,
my fignal was made to tack and chace a French fri-
gate reconnoitring. about three or four miles to wind•
ward, abaft the beam.

Q.: What motions did you obferve of the enemy's
fleetl A. They were in line of battle to windward
of this fligate, on our weather beam, about three
or four miles, apparently repairing their damages,
and hnilling up topfails.
Did you ()Verve what damages ? A. Yes.
Stale to the Court what aamages.—A. I will, to
the belt of my recolleCtion : one of the (hips in the
rear appeared to have the head ()flier bowfprit gone,
and apparently in tow of another ; a fecund with her
fore yard down, and foretop-gallant mall ; another
with her topfail yard down, and three or four (hips
topfail during the time lay there.
Was the fituation you have )tuft dcfcribed re-
ported to the Vice Admiral ? A. Ne, not till two or
three days after the Wines was over.

Q.._ Was any fignal made by the Vice Admiral to
how the fituation of the enemy's fleet ? A. No.
By Admiral CALDER.

Was your fhip in danger of carrying away het
malts on the z3d of July, when I made you a Cigna'
to chace the French frigate,* then reconnoitring the
fqttadron ? A. Yes ; and I very much wonder the
mainmaft did not go ; the bowfprit might alfo be very
badly wounded, and the foremaft alfu being fprung,
though fithed.
Q Did you report to me this when you came on
board the Prince of Wales ? A. Yes, fome few days
afterwards.

Q.._ Was you obliged to leave the Admiral after-
wards to relieve Admiral S. and 11;o into port ? A.
Three Carpenters declared the matn-maft to be un-
Cafe to carry a top malt. on which Admiral Stirling
ordered me into port, where the foremafi, main•malt,
and bowfprit were (hilted.
Q Was the Englifh fquadron always kept by me
between that and the enemy and the port of Ferrol,
as long as the enemy were in fight ? A. Yes.
Q. By the Court—Did you makelthe fignal of in•
abillty when you was ordered to chace the frigate ?
A. No, I did not confider it a time to make a fignal
of diarefs or inability-
Captain Durham was called to correet tome part
cf his evidence with reflieft to bearings.
Mr. Bicknell, the Solicitor to the Admiralty, laid
he had doled all the evidence he had to offer for the
profecution. The Court immediately adjourned till
neat day.

A mtcnort CIF FRFDERIC THE GREAT AF PIaISSIA•
In the reign of Frederic the Great of Pruffia, a certain
chapel in Silefia, wa.; celebrated for the ex.raordinary
devction paid in it to the Virgin. Her Ilatue was
adorned wi;h costly jewels, the gifts of her votaries.
Among the worthippers was a Catholic foldier, who
often edified the people by the fervour of his devotion.
The flame, however, was robbed, and even the de-
vout foldier did not elcape fufpicion. He was feareh-
ed and Come cf the jewels found in his pocket. In his
defence he maintained that the Virgin, touched With
his remarkable piety, had miraculoufly made him a
prefent of the jewels. He was found guilty however,
of robbery and facrilege, and the warrant for esecu.
cution fent to the King for his fignature. The King
affembled the molt celebrated Catholic Theologians
of Silefi.i, and -equired them to pronounce whether
it was pollible for the Virgin miraculoufly to give
away a prrfent made to herfelf. The Theologians
were reduced to an awkward dilemma. They laid
great firers on the improbability of fuch a mit acle, fo
contrary to the fpirit of the church, but confidering
the queflitm generally, they were obliged to admit the
potfibility. On this Frederic annulled the reticence,
but added,that as he had no power to forbid the Virgin
to give away what belonged to her, he (hould forbid
his foldiers, on pain of death, to receive any thing
the might in future offer them.
A gentleman who was coming ep to town from
Oxford. or. Monday lad, in one of the coaches, fell
afleep as they were palling beetween Wickham and
Uxuridge. On waking he ohferved his breeches
pocket was unbuttoned, and, on feeling in it, found
his purfe, containing ten pounds in batik notes, was
gone. This he immediately mentioned to a perfon
of refpeftabit appearance on the oppofite feat, being
the only paffenger betides himfelf in the coach. He
expretfed much furprife on hearing it, bin the Gen-
tleman being vely confident that his purfe, with bank
notes, was in his pocket when lie got into the need,.
Willed on his companinn being fearched, which took
place at lixisridge ; when, to his turprife, he not
only found his purfe containing the bank notes, con-
cealed in a private pocket behind him, but alto a
great quantity of hank notes and c.ith in his other
pockets, which it was fuppofed he had Wm from
palleagers in diferent coaches.

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