Star.
London, England, 1810-09-10 00:00:00

LEITH, SEPTEMBER 6.

Captain MATTHEW BUCKLE, it is said, is to be Flag-
Captain to Admiral OTWAY. His Majesty's ship
E 6 ER IA I Capt. HOLL, and CHILDERS, Capt.PACKWOOD,
sailed on Friday. On Saturday, the NYMPHE frigate,
Captain CLAY, on a cruize I and on Sunday, the gun-
brig FANCY, Lieut. SINCLAIR, with six vessels under
convoy for Sheerness. His Majesty's ship SALDANHA,
Capt. STEWART, and brig CHEROKEE, Capt RAMAGE,
arrived on Saturday from Sheerness. The Aldborough,
from Jamaica, with sugar and rum, arrived on Satur-
day. Tuesday morning, a merchant vessel from
Gottenburgh, and another from Riga, arrived in the
Roads. It is supposed they are part of the fleet daily
looked for from the Baltic. The Three Sisters, BoNN,
from Leith, arrived at Trinidad on the 27th June.

James Chevel, one of the ostlers, corroborated the
first part of the last witness's evidence, and said, that
the gentleman whom he assisted out, sat in the body
of the chaise. He did not see any blood, except one
spot on the frill of his shirt. The witness was confi-
dent it was a hack-chaise in which the Gentleman
came, and that the person who came out with the de-
ceased, had been about the house in the course of the
row& OF THE LICENSES GRANTED BY BONAPARTE TO
day. One of the Jury here stated, that the evidence •
THE AMERICAN VESSELS.
was not sufficiently satisfactory, as it did not *hew
lathe! NANTES. AVAILABLE.
how the deceased came by his death ; and he, as an No. 7, lathe order of the series. For one vessel and one voyage
Englishman, had an undoubted right to inquire into N 9.7,10 the general order of the only.
the cause. He was informed by the Coroner, that delivery of the permits. Fee to be paid, 80 Napoleons.
Messrs. Shilleto and Swift were opening the body of "" NAPOLEON, &C.
the the deceased, for the satisfaction of Jury. " Under the security of the commercial house established at
Nantes, under the firm of ........ ..... .., and upon petitions setting
One of the Gentlemen wished to have the deceased's
theirforth submissiont h a that h e principals
ti of saifd house have uniformly manifested
brother called in the mean time, as he might throwo
of the
all
criminal State, their
attachment
o rintoteowur
some light on the subject. Accordingly, Mr. William person, and their abhorrenceotheawsintercourse
Payne was called down ; he appeared very much agi- genre with the enemy, and further that they possess an extensive
tated. Mr. Jemmett, the Coroner, by the desire of credit and a well-establishesi reputation for probity.
the Jury, asked him whether he knew who the par- "We have authorised, and do authorise, by these presents
signed 7 with
hAour own hand, and delivered under the numbers 7
ties were ? To which he answered, upon his word,aco:.lllll2l.iik to be
he did not know ; nor did he inquire of his brother andfilled the
eby the French Consul at Charleston'ew
how he came by his wound. The witness being asked N.B. The quantity and qualities of each commodity composing
how he came to Putney ? answered, that he resided the cargo of the vessel must be particularly specified] to carry
at Batt's Hotel when in town. He heard on Thurs-
into any of our ports of France, cottons, fish oil, dye-stuffs, salt
,and
Wands
day morning of the intended duel, and brought Mr. aned,Asia,ecoCoae sericesmodfsalures of
oFfetenhecilDutch islainndsAindimericaFe'
Heaviside down with him ; saw his brother in bed ; , mahogany and ebony, and, in short, all the merchandises and
two medical gentlemen were present ; but from his i
balooial productions of the two Indies, ' with the exception of To-
and all ankles whereof the importation into Francs is
agitation of mind he could not, nor did not, inquire 1 rrobcc!Lit 4L.
into the circumstances ; nor did be know how or in "
- lUneder the obligation that thereshall be exported by the said
what way his brother received the wound. I vessel from any of our ports of France, an equal value to that of
Mr. Charles Shilleto then entered the room, and in- the said produce and merchandise at the moment of their arrival
formed the Jury, that he had opened the body, and lin France the price current at the port where
the vessel , and according to
arrive ; the value to be exported shall principally
that it was ready for their inspection. They accord-
ingly went to view it ;but, from the state of the in- i consist of half, at least, in French wines and brandies, and the
t other half In woollens, silks, hemp and linen cloths, and other
testines, it was so offensive, they could not remain in ; productions of our manufactures or of the French soll, the expor-
the room. tattoo whereof is authorised by the laws. The compensation be-
Mr. Shilleto was then called : he informed the tween the value of the exports and imports shall be regulated by
iof the price current at the port of departure. From the permission
Jury, that, by the request of the Coroner, he had
,exportation
chrtatleeonse and Sour of all kinds,
in excludedins.d wheat and all other kinds
opened the body of the deceased, and found a wound of grain,
in the left groin, which had passed through the in- I "Be it understood, 1. That the said vessel shall be exempted
testines, and having Lacerated several arteries, caused i from the formality of the certificate of origin. 2. That the Cap-
an
hemorrhage in the abdomen, which the witness min be the bearer of a letter from our Consul to our Minister of
was confident was the cause of the deceased's . foreign relations. a. That he shall bring with him the American
journalsTr of the day of his departure from the United States.—
death ; but whether by a pistol-ball, or some other c hat previous to the landing of the produce and merchandize
hard substance, he could not tell ; he had looked 'in France, the present permit shall be sent from the port of ar-
for, but could find no ball ; he had searched as ! rival for verification, to our Board of the General Direction of
far as the direction of the body that made the i the Customs'
wound could be perceived ; but if the Jury request- 1 "Be it also understood, that such merchandises as the vessel
ed, he would, after an hour and a halPs rest, un- I shall have on board, other than those hereby authorised, shall be
placed in a state of real entrepor.
dertaka a farther search ; for, in his opinion, the • conditions being con-
ball, if such it was, might take its course down I formed ietdi,:Bo: Ihroptnle:lsurettirnto,
rttnadtraomshraridhecogiordientiot
the thigh or some other part of the body. One , inp of :he Captain, either in the coarse of his voyage,oeProocn the
of the Jury said to the witness, that all they required : part of oar vessels of war, or French privateers, and those of our
was a clue to how and by what means the deceased i 'lli"' or on his arrival in our ports, on the part of our officers
of the customs; but that upon violation them'', and in case of
had come by his death ; as yet they had had no sa- the commission of any fraud whatsoever, the present permit
tisfactory evidence, and they wished to know what shall be declared null and void, the vessel be confiscated, and the
conversation had passed between the deceased and commercial house under whe se security she may have entered
him. Mr. Shilleto raid, he would only France, be subject to such fine as we shall appoint.
gular questions : which were put to himanbs And for the stability and assurance thereof we have signed
the present permit with our own hand, and caused it to be coup-
roner, as follow : ' ywerthetocreo: :
tersigned by oar Ministers, the Secretary of State.
Q. Did you ask Mr. Payne if he fought a duel ? i " Given at the Palace of St. Cloud, August the 11th, 1810.
A. I did not. (Signed) " NAPOLEON."
Q. Did he tell you he had ?—A. He did not ; but I ..
1 ' Granted August 12,1810. By the Emperor.
" The Minister, Seen tary of State,
heard him say to a gentleman who was in his room, (Signed) N. I. DUES OP SASIIINO.
" Well, I hope I have not disgraced myself :" to " The Counsellor of State, Director-General of the Customs.
which the gentleman answered, " Quite the contrary." (Signed) COLLIN Ds wares.
" The Minister of the huffier,
—The witness said he did not know any more on the KONTALIVIT.
subject. . . ..,
0 Th• . and Colonies,
The Jury, after four hours' investigation, returned COLLIN DC MM.
a verdict of Wilful Murder, against some person or
_." Ermined ' ' .." ' at "'''—rllllll W." havill. boll'
persons unknown, surposedw to be by a pistol shot. as'ilke" ..414.6t oltzegzll44lo-
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