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London, England, 1802-01-12 00:00:00

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ADMIRALTY COURT, DOCTORS COMMONS,
The following caufes were lately adjudged by
the Right Hon. Sir WI Luau Scovr :
The Sophia, Hand mafter.—This was the cafe
of an American (hip. It was Submitted on the part
of the captors, that all her papers imported her
deffination to be to Havre, that port being at the
time in a Rate of blockade ; it was further fubruit-
Aild, that She was met by one of his Majefty's
crilhers, who warned her of going into that port,
when the mailer replied, he was going to the port
of Dieppe. On the part of the claimants it was
contended, that the inftruaions of the mailer were,
that if he Should learn that Havre was in a Rate of
blockade, he was then to proceed to Dieppe. The
Court (aid it was a pretty Strong teft of the fair-
nefs of this cafe, 'namely, the mailer admitting
that he was informed of the Rate of Havre, and
therefore, under all the circumftances, it thought
there was no criminal intention of breaking the
blockade, and accordingly reftored the Ship.
The Edwin, Follanffie mailer • the Sophia, Dif-
coil mailer ; the Five Sifters, Lunt mailer ; and
the Lucy, Toppam mailer.
The Court likewife reftored the above four (hips,
being cafes of the fame defcription.
Antonius, Guyt mafter.—This veffel was failing
under Papenburg colours from the port of London
to Rotterdam, at the time of the capture'. It ap-
peased by the evidence produced, that the was a
Dutch-built !hip,' and navigated by iDutch mailer
and crew, And was canflaatly trading to the port
of Rotterdam; therefore it was fubmitted on the
I part of the captors, that it was a mere colourable
transfer, and as Such, was to be confidered as
Dutch property.
The cargo was Rated to belong to-Britifh mer-
chants, bat the Court not being fatisficd, ordered
proof of the property in this cafe.
jonge Jacob, Meyers mailer.—This was a (hip
of the fame defcription, under Papenburg colours.
The Court, in this cafe, condemned the Ship, and
admitted the claim with refpia to a part of the
cargo, and ordered further proof as to the remain-
ing part.
Ceres, Bartholomew mailer.—This Ship was fail-
ing from Rotterdam to Embden, in ballall, and
was claimed on behalf of the mailer. The Court
being Satisfied with refpee to the national charac-
ter of the claimant, reftored the chip.
juffrouw Cathcrina, Roofe mailer.—The Court
condemned both fbip and cargo, on the ground of
its being a falfe cafe.
The Fiene, Lieuwe mailer.—lt appeared that
this Ship was originally a Britith prize-Ship, carried
into Delftzeel, there condemned, and afterwards
fold by public auction to neutral fubjeas, and at the
time of the-capture was proceeding from thence in
ballaft to the port of Hull.—lt alio appeared that
the matter was a part ou -.er ; but it was contended,
on behalf of the captors,that the mafter was a Dutch-
man by birth ; that he had conflantly refided with
his wife and cannly at Deland, with the Tingle ex-
ception of a residence of (even weeks At Papen.
burg, when he became a burgher of that place..
.The Court Laid, it could not confider this as a
bona fide transfer of that proportion of the [hip
claimed by the maftcr an account of his national
charader, and therefore rejected his claim, but or-
dered further proof with refpedt to the reft of the
property.
The Star, Connell Mailer.—This was the
cafe of a Ship failing under American colours,
' ien with a cargo of hides, alerted to be bound
from Tenn iffe to Hamburgh, but at the time of
the capture was (leering towards Corunna. This
(hip was claimed by a 13ritifh fubjeft, who, it ap-
peared, had been fettled for fome years in Ameri-
ca. It was contended, on the part of the captors,
it was manifeft from the evidence, that this (hip
was going from one Spanifh port to another, and
therefore was liable to confi(cation.

On the part of the claimants it was fubmitted,
that the only reafon which induced the Mailer to
vary his originaldeflination was the want of water
and fails, having met with a gale of wind which
had damaged her Budding fails, and waited a part
of her water overboard.

The Court war of opinion that the cafe had
been clearly made out on the part of the captors,
namely, that the was going under Gmulated and
falfe pretences, and therefore condemned the flip,
but referved the queftion of freight and expences.
The Margaretta, Reynders mailer.—This (hip
was failing under Dana colours, laden with a
cargo of timber, bound from the port of Narva to
Amiterdam. It appeared this (hip was originally
a Dutch (hip, and the Court condemned her on the
ground that (he had- not divefted herfelf of her
original Dutch character.
The cargo was alfo condemned in this cafe.—
The Providentia, Muller mafter.—This (hip
was condemned.

The Enigheten, Bonde mailer.—This Ship was
reftored, fubjea to the captors' expences.
Bnelle Jager, Prins mailer. This Ship
was claimed-as neutral property ; but it was con-
tended on the part of the captors, that it was clear
from the correspondence produced, that the in-
tereft of this veffel was in the enemy; that it was
a mere colourable transfer of property, and as
fuch was fubjea to confifcation. After the Counfel
were heard on the part of the claimants, the Court
condemned the Ship on the ground of its being
enemy's property.
The Nancy, otherwife Santa Margaretta,
mailer. This was a cafe of falvage. It appeared
that this (hip, of ago tons burther., was cut out of
the bay of Cadiz, by the mate of a Britith born
fubjea, who had learnt, that inftead of proceed.
ing to New York, in America, as was aliened by
the mailer, was bound to a Spaniili port, in South
America; and that after beating about at Sea for
nearly a month, was met by two of his Majefty's
cruizers, which rendered her every affillance, and
at laft reached a port in Ireland. The Court (hid
this was a very laudable and merirorious tranfac•
tion on the part of the Mate, and therefore reward.
ed him with a double (hare ; and with refpeft to
the reit of the crew, two others, with his Majedy's
cruisers, rewarded them according to their refpec-
five merits.

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The Triendfchaf, .0.0. CUPP Mallen—This
vefel and cargo were claimed as neutral property.
It appeared in this cafe, that on a.former hearing
the Court condemned this property as belongrug
to the enemy ; but on the fuggeftion of Counfel
for the claimants, that further proof could be pro-
duced that would clearly eltablifh their intere ft, the
Court granted that indulgence to the claimants; but
after the fame,had been read, and-the arguments
of Counfel on both fides heard, the Court was of
opinion that the further proof was infafficient, and
"accordingly affirmed the fentence of cond :m nation.
The Recovery, —Payne Mafter.—This was
a cafe of falvage. It appeared that this velrel in
the profecution of her voyage was taken by a
French cruifer, the Mafter and crew taken out, and
the ufual means reforted to in order to fink her ;
but was afterwaids brought into port by one of his
Majefty's revenue cutters. It further appeared,
that an offer of one third of the value of the pro-
perty had been made by the owners to the falvors,
which was refufed ; but the Court, under all the
circumftances, was of opinion that one-third of the
appraifed value was fufficient, and therefore affirm-
ed the fame.
LaMadona del Borfo San Spiridon, A.ntenopulo
Mafter.—This was a cace of further proof. It ap-
peared that this.veffel had put into a port in Ire-
land in 1797, on account of the ftrefs of weather,
and was there detained on the ground of the cargo
being Dutch property. It was contended on the
part of the captors that this tranfaelion commenced
with fraud, for at the time of the feizure this flop
had papers on board, purporting her deßination to
be to Hamburgh only. but it was clear they were
defcribed fo for the purpofe of concealing her real
deftination to Amfterdam.

The Court faid, the only quellion it had to de-
termine was, whether the proof of property was
fit/Wendy made out, and it was of opinion, on
looking at the correfpondence produced, that it ap-
peared a very natural and genuine one, and there-
fore thought it its duty to pronounce immediate
reftitution.

Franklin, Gabdrick Matter —This was
the cafe of an American (hip, bound on a voyage
from Liverpool to Naples, but at the time of the
capture was (leering near the coaft of Spain, hav-
ing fprung a leak in a gale of wind ; the was
afterwards brought fafely into the port of Jerfey,
and a claim of falvage fet up on the part of the
captors.
The Court in this cafe decreed the captors ex-
pences, and allowed the fum of pool. as a remune-
ration for their fervices.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, MONDAY, JAN. sr.
This day the Seffions for the county were held
at the Seffions-Honfe, on Clerkenwell-Green, be-
fore WILLIAM MAINWAR RHO, Efq. Chairman, af-
fated by the bench of Juitices.

DISORDERLY HOUSE.
THE KING V. THOMAS ROACH AND MARY ROACH.
This was an indiament againft the defendants
for keeping a diforderly houfe.
In fupport of the profecution a great number
of witneffes were called. Thefe witneffes are all
of them refident near the defendants' houfe.—
They gave in evidence that they had been fre-
quently difturbed, both in the courfe of the ddy
and during the night, by quarrelling and rioting
in the defendants' houfe.

Mr. SYLVESTER concluded the defence. He
contended that the profecution was carried on
from malicious motives, in confequence of the re•
fufal of the defendant to lend the firft witmil any
more money, which he had been in the habit of
doing for a confiderable time prior to this profecu-
tion being commenced. The Learned Gentleman
fpoke at great length, and faid, the houfe in quef-
tion was as peaceable as the generality of houfes
of this defcription ; that it was fituated in a part
of the town in which it could not be fuppofed that
any but perfons of the low& clafs would ufe the
houfe, which in fad was appropriated for perfons
of that clafs.

.A great number of witnelles were then called
on the part of the defendant, to thew that his
condua had been fuch as to keep his houfe in
ftriet order.

Mr. MAinwasiva remarked to the Jury, that
the evidence in this cafe was fo contradislory,
that it remained for them alone to decide upon
which fide the truth lay. He then detailed the
evidence on both fides, and concluded with ob.
ferving, that whatever their opinion might be,
they muff acquit the woman defendant, as the law
recognized her as acting under the controul of her
huiband. The Jury confulted a short time, and
returned a verdidt, finding the defendant—Not
Gray. This caufe Lilted upwards of four hours.