Star.
London, England, 1803-09-15 00:00:00

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This day, a very celebrated negociator of forged
Bank Notes, of the name of Behan, after whom the
mole alive fearch has been making for Tome time
back, was arrefted l Mr. Webb, the Lottery Office-
keeper, of Dame-ftreet ; to whole clerk, Behan had
fome months fince pared feveral forged notes ; but
their forgery being detected immediately afterwards,
payment of the draft on the Bank, which the clerk
had given Behan, was (topped. The draft was pre-
fented at the Bank, by a man in very good eircum-
fiances, of whom, of courfe, firong fufpicions are
entertained ; indeed, it is fuppofed that many pefons
of refpeaability in trade, have been conneaed with
Behan ; for, otherwife, his depredations could never
have been fo extenfive. It is Paid, that he has con-
trived to negociate not lets than ao,oool. worth of
Bank notes. He mull therefore have had many ac-
complices ; a vaft number of forged notes were found
upon him, at the time of his arreil. After undergo-
ing a long examination at the fuperintertdant Magif-
trate's Office, he was committed to Newgate.

RUSSET. THE REBEL CHIEF.
It was owing to a Mr. EMIRSOII,_of the Attornies
Corps, that Ruffel was arrefted. Mr. Ellt it Imo* had
received information which was obtained through the
vigilance of the Divifional I nfpcilorof the Diftri it,that
a aranger of fufpicinus appearance was obferved in the
honfe of a Mr. Mussr, gun.maker, in Parliament-
Rivet. This ciretunftance Mr. Emeasow immediately
communicated to Mr. Secretary MARSDEN, by whom
he was referred to Major Stu. Mr. Ew eason ac-
cordingly called upon the Major la(' night, and ac-
companied by him and Lieutenant Mumma, with
a detachment of Captain Gassea's Corps of Yeoman-
ry, .under the command of Lieutenant Bsrow, pro-
ceeded to the hence in queftion alma ten o'clock left
night, where in a garret room they difcevered the
perfon wholeondu& had excited fufpicion. On their
attempting to etamine him he drew forth two loaded
piftols, which he (napped at them, but both of them
miffed fire. Being recogniAd by Simi, as Reid the
rebel general, he was felted And taken to the Cattle.
He reprefented hinthelf as Mr. Tmoseas, but Sill had
reconciled him force be was a ?Wooer in Newgate,
and upon being taken to the Cattle, he was immedi-
ately identified by an old acquaintance of his, the
Hon. Captain Knox, fon of Lord Northland, under
whofe patronage Ruffel once was, tintil be bad for-
feited it by his political principles. Other Northern
Gentlemen who were at dinner with Mr. Wscs ma st,
alto knew Ruffel. After he had acknowledged his
real name, he avowed his purport in in coming to the
country, and fpoke in the holden language of the
4, glorious carafe" in which be has engaged. I, It
is that (laid he) for which I would meet death with
A:Are, either in the field or on the feaffold—but do
not imagine that my death, or that of hundreds, will
avail to Tecate the exigence of your power—No !
Though my arrelt may prove Tome embarraihnent
to my friends, the organization is too extenfive, and
the plan too well laid, to entertain a doubt that the
obje& will ever be relinquifited." He was enineed
la* night in the Wile, and was examined this day
before the Privy Council i—where, I underhand, be
maintained the fame tone. He abated the fyftem of
the Government, and in fait, the whole (imitate of
the Conffitutioa. He reprobated particularly the
conduit of the late Adminiftratioa towards Ireland.
Various reafoes are awned for his coining to toeit
at this particular time, for he had not been many
days in DubM : tome hate that be meditated ano-
ther infurreaion immediately ; and others, that his
intention was, with a chofen band, to attempt the
refene of Mr. Emmett, who is Paid to be eoofidtred
of the higheft confequenee, from his abilities.
Rued has been long diftinguithed for fup -wkrity of
talents, particularly as a military man. He combines
all the *dour and perfonal courage of Lord Edward
Fitzgerald to a much greater *gree of military
(kill. I underhand that he has ferved both in the
Kaft and Well Indies, and ie the latter with great
credit in the fame regiment with General Knox,
with whom be went to Ireland, and was very atten-
tively treated by the Northland family, through
whole intereft he was appointed a magiftrate of the
county of Tyrone, and he lived for fume time at
Dettigannon 1 but in confeinence of a difference with
the Northland family, entirely arifing from politics,
he removed to Bath, where he refided until the
year 1192, when be was arrefed, with Samuel NO.
fon and others, and conveyed to Newgate, Dublin s
there he remained a prifoner until a 79& whet he was
lent with Arthur O'Connor and others to Fort. St.
George, in Scotland.—At the concluftoa of the IA
peace be was, with the other Frifoners.llberated.and,
he preened to France. He loved in Paris during the
peace, and was obferved to be intimately acquainted
with many of the Members of the French govern-
ment. and with reverts' of the fira Generals in France.
Immediately fabfequent to the declaration of war, he
was mead haw Paris, and fines then it is concluded
that be his way to Ireland. Rufel. though a
the proceedings in 1798, appeared to
Crelf:serylirm.";:ni the confidence of the leaders of the
inihrreeion at that period. It was remarked by the
gaoler of the prifon in which be was confined, that he
was frequently vifited by Lord Edward Fitzgerald,
Arthur O'Connor, Thomas Addis Emmet, 'Oliver
Bond, Dr. Id'Nevia, the Sheares's; and all the other
chiefs of the isdhneition of 1798, by enter other of
them ahnoft every day. This naturally induces a
fofpicion that be was highly eflimated among them.
It is reported that it was intended, in the event of
their heeds, to appoint hint to a very important
command, namely to that of the North. where he
was then extr mely popular. Great reliance was
always *iced upon his profelfional knowledge
and fidelity. and on that account it is (aid be was
frequently confulted. Rule) was very liberally edu-
cated, and is foam pamphlets written by him up=
the Rate of Ireland previous to 1798, he nsanifefted
confiderable genius and informatim. He is about
fix feet high, of a very noble mind, a remarkably
wen proportioned nature, and very marked coun-
tenance. His mind hems Rrong. ins eonverfation
is very intereffing, where he is difpofed to be com-
municative ; but be is in general referved. His man.
ners are highly Fainted. On the whole, he appears
to be amazingly well calculated to conciliate attach-
ment and infure obedience.
Muley, in whore houfe he was arrelle,l, has been
committed to prifon, and all the arms tit Lis houfe
have be= taken to the adds.