Star.
London, England, 1817-09-06 00:00:00

GRAVESEND, SEPTEMBER S.

Arrived the Maria Sophia, Latin, from Harlingen ; Friend.
ship, &Mier, from An ; Wetheringion, Fleck, and the
Charlotta, Hodgson, from Riga; Ajaa, Taylor, from Jamaica;
Atlantic, Spink, and Elbe, Arnold, from Hamburgh ; Goodkope,
Klock; Vrow Hasje, , and Argo, Potts, from Rotterdam ;
and the Jessie, Sinclair, trim Pctersburgh. Sailed the Marquis
of Anglesca, Brown, for Ostend; and the St. Guilicreno, De
Gana, for Bilboa.
CUSTOM-HOUSE, SEPTEMBER S.

SHIPS ENTERED wwans—The Mary, Anderson, from
Memel ; the Rosamond, Lowther, farm Guernsey ; Aul,
Preusunia, from Woreum ; Britannia, Sopwith, from Hamburgli;
Volharding, ()overhand, from Rotterdam; and the Frying
Smith, from Ostend.

Ou t weans.—The Actinism, Lushman, for St. John's (N. B.),
for passengers only ; Ann and Sarah, Roane, and Aldose, Srani•
land, for Hainburgh ; Bastion, VailderWiel, and Duke of York,
Fryer, for Rotterdam; lidward, Cornick, for Boston; Glory,
Scott, for Genoa; John Thomas, Gordon, for Waterford; the
Kingston. M`Master, for St. Thomas's; Lady Rates, Amber,
for Bengal and Bengoolen; ScholSokl, Beans, for Hayti ; Sisters,
Oldham, for Demerara; Sir Edward Hamilton, Bell, and the
Valiant, Ferriman, for Jamaica; and the Three Betsys, Wilson,
for Lisbon.

In the course of last week 5047 quarters of wheat,
1118 of barley, and 44,051 barrels of flour, were im-
ported into Liverpool from America.
For the ensuing three months all the ports are open
for the importation of all kinds of grain, with the ex-
ception of peas and beans, dory free.
Immense droves of lean cattle are now on the roads
from Scotland and Wales, for sale at the Southern
country markets.
A Court Martial was held on beard his Majesty's
ship QUESR CHARLOTTE, in Portsmouth Harbour, on
Monday. and continued by adj?urnments to the fol-
lowing day, to try THoMAs STOLES, Master, com-
manding. his Majesty's store-ship 1115VOTAKTIls an
the following charges, exhibited against him by Mr.
EDwAnD BEaroaD HAsui.row POI. Acting Master,
late of his Majes.y's ship Cuattwxu., then a Super-
numerary on hoard the PRRVOTANTR
lst —For unoffker-like and ungentleman.like conduct In col.
taring and pushing hint the said Mr. Pon on the quartualeck of
his Maim)** shop Prevoyante,oa the evening of August 10.1017.
!d—For opppression, in unjustly placing idm underarrese, and
detaining him In confinement until the present period, although
be, Mr. Stukcs, said, on Ills, Mr. Pain's, leaving the deck, he
Lad been guilty of no impropriety.
The Court was of pinion,
That, although It appears that the said Mr. Thomas Stokes
did push the said Mr. Edward Redford Hamilton !NM, in order
to in. arc hint to obey theorder repeatedly given by Mr. Stokes,
to go from the weather to the ire side of the quarter deck, to
enable him to carry on the duty of the ship, that the sante was
not done in an unofficer I.ke or ungentlemati-like manner; that
Mr Pins was not at the thee In any uniform ; that Mr. Stokes
was not then aware ot the rank he held in the Navy ; and that
he wu actuated by a zealous desire to maintain the discipline ot
the 'revive, by repelling disobedience of his orders ; and the
Court is further of opinion, that the remainder of the charges
have not been proved agaimt the said Mr. Thomas Stokes, and
deth adjudge him to be acquitted; and she said Mr. Thomas
Stokes is hereby acquitted accordingly.
A Court Martial was held on board his Majesty's
ship QUIZ!' CHARLOITZ,- in Portsmouth Harbour,
on Tuesday, and conalued by adjournment to the
following day, to try Mr. THOSIA3 SToxel, Master,
commanding his Majesty's store-ship PnEvoirawrx,
on the following charge preferred against him by
Lieutenant HUGH CLAPPRITOS, late or his Majesty's
ship CoItrIANCZ, then a Supernumerary on board
the PitIVOTAHTZ, Viz.
For a breach of the 31141 Article of War, on the 17th August,
1517, lo tyrannically and oppressively placing and confining hint,
his superior Officer. under an arrest, without a due and sufficient
cause, and that aliedged merely on the word of the Second
Master, then Officer ot the Watch, without even examining or
asking the opinion of a single person present when the occur-
rence took place.—.—Tbe Court was of opinion
That the charge has not been prated stale:lt the said Mr.
THOMAS STOKSS, and do adjudge him to be billy acquitted.
And the Court feel it their duty to observe, that in the midst
of the difficulties which surrounded Mr. Stokes Irons the crowded
state of the Officers, who were Superhumerartes on board, many
of whom appear to have erroneously conceived that because they
were of a rank on the list of the Royal Navy, surrior to that
of. the Casarnander of his Majesty's store.ship Prevoyaute, their
authority continued to them whilst such Supernumeraries on
board her, and several of them to have conducted themselves
wish great lasubordinatioa, and doe Lieutenant to have refused
to exert his Widen= to suppress a tumult in the gun-room, at
tea o'clock at night. Mr. Stokes appears to have conducted him-
self with 'great propriety, moderation, and kuowiedge of the
service; and the said Mr. Thomas Stakes is hereby fully acquitted.
Tux FLORIDA& —(From the New Toni Commercial
Alwerticer of August 8.),6 Should the Florida. be
ceded by Spain, as is generally expected, the United
States will possess In Pensacola .the finest port next
to Havannah in the whole Gulf of Mexico. Having
24 feet of water on its bar, it will form an excellent
naval station, and likely, moreover, to become a
place of considerable commerce, as it will command
the heads of all the rimers that flow into the Gulf
from Mobile eastward to the' Appalachicola. It may
be expected that it will draw to its market .a consi-
derarabk proportion of the products of the upper
Settlements on the Alaboma, as the navigaiim,
that river above Fort Claiborne is not a 1 ttle d.ffi
cult, and excellent- roads may be made to Fensacula,
with little cost ot trauble:".