Star.
London, England, 1817-09-27 00:00:00

FARTHER PARTICULARS.

. Farther ftarticulars.—ln April last, a person, now
in Iceland, purchased a common riser flat at Liver-
pool, and having altered her so as to obtain a B,itish
register, and a licence for a sliding b ►wsprit, rigged
her in some degree like a sloop, preserving, however,
as much as possible, the external appearance of a flat.
lie then entered her outwards for Havre de Grace,
And shipped a quantity of Spanish maliagany in bond.
She cleared out, and sailed round the Rock, where
the bowsprit was thrown overboard, the sails altered,
then returned by the same night's tide, passed the
own of Liverpool, and proceeded to Runcorn, to the
Duke's Canal, where the wood was landed as duty
paid, and forwarded to London to the address of a
foreign broker. The vessel was then dismantled, and
laid up as a hulk, until the voyage to Havre might
be supposed to be completed She was then rigged
as before, entered outwards for Hamburg;►, and took
in a cargo of pimento, balsam of copivi, guns copal,
tapioca, and rose-wood. With these goods she sailed
round the Rock again, and returned the same night
to Runcorn, where the goods were landed as before,
and forwarded to London, partly to the address of
merchants there, and partly to a fictitious address, to
enable those who received the goods to secrete them
more easily.
To show the ingenuity of the actors in this conspi-
racy, a foreign merchant went from London, taking
most satisfactory references from houses in the City,
whose characters are above suspicion, to Messrs.
DIUNKWATIa and Seam, and other most respectable
brokers. This person employed them to purchase
the goods, and enter them at the Custom House, as
is usual, in their own names, whereby innocent par-
ties have incurred .the penalties of the bonds for due
exportation. Some suspicion arose in the mind of
the Duke of Bridgewater's Agent, at Runcorn, from
the vessel being found on the morning of the arrival.
of the second cargo with a full freight, but neither
master nor any bthet person on board. One of the
Clerks, however, received letters .directing them to
be forwarded to London, and another delay took
place at Prestonbrook. (where goods are always re•
weighed) from the want of invoices or other docu-
ments which were subsequently sent forward by the
same party who had written to Runcorn.
When. the searchers at Liverpool heard a rumour
of the business, they proceeded to Runcorn and
seized the vessel, which was in a state of prepara.
lion for another voyage, as instructions had been
given to make her capable of carrying 100 tons,
still preserving her exterior appearance, which would
have enabled the parties to smuggle a cargo of India
goods; and Messrs. DIUNKWATtit and Seam had
actually received instructions to enquire the price of
black pepper and turmeric.
One of the Liverpool searchers then proceeded to
town, and with the assistance of one of his brethreu
here, aided by the important information given by
Mr. Sums, whd came to town for the purpose of
identifying the goods, they have not only regained
the whole of the second cargo (with the exception of
a few bags of pimento, which had been retailed),
but a large quantity of the mahogany that arrived
iu April lest.

The greatest .credit is due to the merchants and
traders in London, who had fairly bought the goods
at a market price, for the manner in which they have
ezpresaed dicer detestation of such abominable prac-
tices. Some of the spice4nerchants have sent the
goods to the Cuatom-bouse at their own expense, and
others have actually lc:awarded their carts to collect
what they bad since sold, and added them to the
stock on hand.

The greater pan of the goods which had not ►een
sold, was discovered in a dancing-school, at the Paul's
Head, in Cateaton-street, with most of the marks

and numbers altered and defaced, and part of the
pimento repacked in new bags, although the Officers
lound the original bags on the premises. And, had
they been an hour later, not only the goods, but all
clue to them would have been lost, as carty and por-
ters arrived to take them away when the Officeis were
in' ossession, which carts were actually employed to
convey them to the Custom•bouse.
Upon a reference to Lloyd's books at Liverpool, I
it is tound _that the vessel, the Thomas and Ann, was
regularly noted as having arrived at Havre-de-Grace,
and re-sailed from thence, although she hail never
Into out of the port of Liverpool.

Letters received from Canada mention that Lord
SELKIRK bad left the Settlement on the Red River,
and proceeded to Hudson's Bay, on his way to Eng-
land,
The Duke of Hawn :rot( has arrived in France, ti
visit his estate of Aobigny. •
Wednesday good wheaten bread was offered for
sale in Chelanlord, at ten pence halfpenny per
qeartern, and SOPS of a better-quality at a shifting.
the bread, welanderstand, was baked at Bricking, a
distance ot twelve miles.
The Perth .Baking• Company, Edinburgh,. have
reduced the trice ot their quattern loaves in Edin-
burgh to Is. the lint-, and 9d. tho second. .

tASE Or PECULf.II2 ATROCITri

'guilt 1 NE Lnqu.pcn. arcpxv,!4

" We believe there was scarcely ever an ou'r:igd
against common feeling and common decency, more
atrocious than that Which we now r•cord ; or on!
which has entailed more individaal meet ry and ruini
" On the 28th June, 1817, a vessel was advertised at London
as a vea•el having super or accommodations for passengers fre.nt
Liverpool to New York and Philadelphia. It was stated the ves-
sel would positively sad on or about the 10th July, and ss an :1-
ditknal lo:locement fur person; to ecgage with the lime, , it :vas
also rated, that a Gentleman was going out in the ship, at,
would Farticularly attend to the comforts of the passenger=;
be would also settle In Philadelphia, connected with Nese of
the first respectab•lity in London, and do all in his power t' i•ro-
cure employment for such as might be in want thereof, on their
arrival in America

" In eousequente of this adeerlsement, and the terns of ens
sage being deent.•J cheap, about I !to persons entered ,I.entwl..t.s
as passengers on board, sevt rat of those persons having V. :v-s a7AI
families. Fn.m these persons an ag.nr, then in 1.1.ttrp..01, r..
noted money on account of their !•assagc, and front tome cf
them the whole amount of their passage money. It is estimn'ed
that iu the wl.ole he received from the pa,scnge►s tl.e sum of
£:,00. .1 he vessel did not sail on the loth July, ar..! tit: course,
of the month, the Master was arrested for a debt contracted try
him on account of the vessel, and now remains a primmer in, the
Borough gaol of Liverpool
*I be Agent was himself arrested, an I to prnure tilt fancily
deposited the ship's register with the creditor, a. a plcde,..kr tin
debt. At length a new Captain arrived, and assurnet the car.:•
nand of the vessel; redeemed the register from •ledge, and
stalely discharged the mate and crew, refusizg to par them one
abating on account 01 wages.
" The vessel is now repairing, and, to the ast lnishment of the
passengers, they are now told, she will not proceed either to
New York or Philadelphia, but will clear out for tit. John's, Net►
Brunswick, to which place she is engaged by charter-pi.rty, to
proceed to bring back a cargo of timber.
" Thus, afer a lapse of nearly three months, the vessel yet
remains in Liverpool, with the passengers on board, entirely de-
peud.ut, liar even their daily bread, on the mercy of the person
who at present commands the vessel. No remuneration hashes:a
made to any of the passengers, no compromise offered, ant not
even their passage money returned. If they chum to go w
the vessel to St. Johns, they may, and if not, they may go on
shore, and returo to their homes as they can.
" It is almost impossible to describe the miseries endured er
the passengers remaining on board the vessel. It must be recol-
lected, she has for nearly three months beets the only place
of shelter fur ISO human beings, and not the least atten ion has
ever been paid by any person on behalf cf the owners, either to
the cleanlitte►s or comfort of the births in which the passengers
were to sleep at night, or to abide by day. The consequences
may be better conceived than &scaliest. To most of tLese
fortunate passengers it lea matter of strict necessity to nett le t y
the vessel, whatever may be the result. having no othe: place In
which to shelter their heads."