Star.
London, England, 1803-01-22 00:00:00

ArdthrlCdiL INTELLIGIniCE.

FALMOUTH, JANUARY 19.
f ' Sailed this day the IhipColdaream, Capt.Duww,
for the South Seas; and the American (hip Rich-
mond, Capt. HATHEWAY, with 4too bands of
sour for Litton.
Arrived this day the French dogger I'Emilie,
Capt. TEILTMIN, from Bourdeaux, with brandy,

wine, &c. bound for Havre de Grace, very leaky;
the Wheat Sheaf, &Lys', and Profperous, Stitt.,
' from Chichefter ; and the Speedwell, Writs, from
Southampton.
The arrival of the Packets from Lifbon, Ame-
sica, and the Weft Indies, have been prevented
by the very ftrong gales of wind, at Eaft and
South Eaft, which have prevailed on the Coaft for
feteral days pall; to-day it has been fomewhat
More moderate. Should the preterit weather con-
tiane they may be expeded hourly.
Several pipes of wine, brandy, and oak timber,
have been wathed en fhore on the Coaft laft even-
ing and this day.—Wind N.E.

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PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY sr.

Arrived the Alt; ur tit.tmes. from Poole.

The !hips that failed yeflerday to the Eaftward,
are not returned.

Sailed the AVillt4N hoop of war, Captain Rt•
eaaaosow, for North Yarmouth, to enter feamen;
and the HOUND, of 16 guns, Captain MAXWELL,
to the eafi►ard&

Captain Hosarmaw is appointed to the LIDS
frigate, vice J. Haar.
The Btoonnounp gun veftel, and Lams frigate,
have made the lignal for failing $ the former on a
auife, and the latter for a port to enter feamen.
A general Court Martial was bold this morning
as a Serjeant of the Marina, for defertion, and a
breach of public =ft. The ikntenee cannot be
made known till approved of by the Lords of the
Admiralty. The defence he made, which was
touched in ftrong nervous language, evinced him
Ma of no mean talents. lie is a foreigner.

SHP-ANEW, JANUARY st.
IlisMajeity's gun-brigs Bassusx, Aacm ea, and
Minx have gone out of Harbour : the two former
have failed on a cruize.--The UN 'cola is paid off
this day.--Some Gentlemen from the Hon. Eafi
India Company arrived here this morning, and
have gone to Eallehurch, Layfdown, and different
parts of this 'nand, to harelip on information given,
for part of the cargo of their late fbip Hianostan,
wreckid on Margate Sands, which there is Arong
rearm lb believe has floated on !bore there.

BRIDLINGTON, JANUARY sp.
On Monday morning, the t 7th inn. the He&or,
Dem, of and from New York for Hambnrgh,
laden with tobacco, kc. drove on &ore on Flans.
borough Head, and immediately went to pieces.
The crew and parengers, confining of t 9 perfons,
mean all raved, excepting the cook, who was
drowned in attempting to Perim on more.—Some
of the cargo is raved by the illhermen of
Mtaborough.

FROM LLOYD'. UST.

Dais. Jak.iiii4l:4le6 as Isa....Wisd 3.a V.

At &bow& Alogstfaiirrili.framt &kiwi* and Harry,
ham Mslapoode tar Croak Mauna. Cbaganan.
ttlintehtsuciao.A: Lowland'', Bonk Bowels. hen Clark:"
gllanala malt. Sarah. Waa, bum Mciar,—At Bane.
lona. Wiliam. Coke. froVizrall t sad %Mann. 1,11.
1161114, Imo •SlPuithi•lte Arbsekla. am.% from
Diabllou•At oenrung. mu. & Clara. treat Amer&
6•114. dalakald. lOW to hatualaso mid Hobe, —. from
Dartmouth.-At WaNdiad. 'drawls. --. from
°
tut_ Adth.c. Mak.frain paths; and Betfcg,=
Add. fronsacraebe Hahlrhusk, Andrei!, fmas SkY
Laltk. . N.M., from C.adis—At Dourdem, Tan.
Cotter, tram New Odom; Three Sifters, Clark,from Martel-
tan ; and Diana. guard. from Daltkaarc.-At Hants, MU.
Attar. Vim his DalogtooAt Mos, Clan:meow —, from
Liverpoo&-At Legbarn, lard Duncan, Englifk, front Yar-
ntoutk—At Goma, Searbarough, Whom from Newfoundland
'-At Cork. Joke. A , frost Cbarleftan..oAt Demarara,
Paragon. Hart, ham

Tie Piker, Pliber, and Harmony, Peek, olliarrington. are
bound
arrived
to Sat Midair, with tie Nottiagbam Fencibies au board,
AUL

The Providence, Watfan, from Whitebait= for Dublin, was
lokon the 6th init. and all her crew.

Yellerday the Wretches for Madras and Bengal, by the Sir
&gems Leildagton, were linally doled at the raft India Houk,
and ddlywod to the
Her !Wearers are, for Bengal, Mr. Frederick, Jedeph Dar-
by. Writer ; Rev. Henry Shepherd and Lady ; Lieut. George
Waite.-. For Madras : Mars. G. Mks, Chula Barnett Dar.
by, R. Bower, T. Cox, H. J. Bewley, James Redd°, S. Green,
Cadets; Mr.. Catherine Farber', and lAifs Frances Deane.
To MAlt I stais.—A letter from Bayonne, of the
28th ult. lays, " The great buoy or mark, which
ferved to dire& mariners at a dißance, fituated on
our bar on the principal bask, fell laR night, by
the extreme violence of the wind. This account
is of futEcsent importance to feafaring men, to
warrant the espedtation, that all the journalifts.
who (hall read it, will take the culla opportunity
of infer.ing it in their PublicAtioae."

MATCH •OIINST TI X s.—A chefuut hack mare.
called Starlet Voss, the property of Mr. Titans,
at the Swan, Chichefter, was matched to go thirty
miler in three hours, three times in the enurfe of
twelve hours, carrying a feather, which the per.
formed in high nyle on Mosel:lp. the grit mft.
flirting from Chishefter Crofs, and going to the
ts mile-ftone on the Portfmouth Rea aaalows:
—tat (kart at five o'clock, and returned at is mi-
nutes pan (even. Time, two hours. Is minutes.
2d 11222, at 16 minutes pan nine. and returned at
2 minutes pall il. Time, two hours, 13 minutes.
—3d flan, at eo minutes pen one, and returned
at so minutes pan three. Time. two hours to
minutes.-.. Total amount of time, Ge hours 38
minutes.—The above match was rode by George
Meads, aged 14 years. weighing sa. 71b.

LAW INTELLIG &ATE.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JAN. n.

BARNES D. CRAY.

This was an aftion brought by the Plaintiff, a
labourer at the Laf India Houle, againil the de-
fendant, a Poßmafter, and proprietor of the White
Hart Inn, at Romford, to recover damages for
an injury he had received in confequence of the
careleffnefs of the driver of one of his poll-chaifes.
It appeared that the defendant, on the evening
of the zd September laft, was conveying a truck
with force valuable property, along Lombard-
ftreet ; when he was between Nicholas-lane and
Clement's-lane, he made way to avoid a poll.
chaife, which was driving furioufly along the
firm ; he faw his danger and cried out, but the
poll-boy paid no attention to him. The pole of
the chaife Truck him in the breaß, and knocked
him down. Several perfons came to his affillance,
and detained the chaife, in order to be informed to
whom it belonged. It turned out that the man
who drove it, was entrufted with the conveyance
of the foreign Mail; he had received it at the
White Hart Inn, at Romford. The poft•buy had
never been ufed to drive through town, and there-
fore he entrufted the reins to the man who had
charge of the mail. It appeared that at the time
the accident happened, the chaife was driving at
the rate of eight miles an hour.
The man who drove the mail Rated, that it was
a very dark night, that he had twice blown his
horn, and that he had no intention of hurting the
plaintiff.
' A Surgeon depofed, that the plaintiff had been
fo feverely bruited, that he had been confined up-
wards of feventeen days.
Lord ALvanay obferved, that no man's bufi-
nefs could be fo urgent, as to jußify his driving
through the Rreets of the metropolis at the rate of
eight miles an hour, particularly after the dole
olthe day. His Lordthip remarked, that the jury
were bound to give a reafcnable fatisfaCtion for
the injury fußained.
The damages were laid at tool. and the Jury
gave a verdiek for the plaintiff, awarding him a
compenfation to the amount of Sol.

COURT OF KING** BENCH, JAN. u.
ROBERTSON In FRZNCH.

I This was an &Rion on a policy of infurance on
l (hip, goods, and freight. The policy was dated
January so, twos, and was for time, via. for fix
months from March to September. The name of
the (hip was the Chefterford, and the voyage in.
(bred was to Brazil, and back again to the Cape
of Good Hope.
Mr. Emma fisted the cireumftancesof the cafe
in his opening. He obferved, that Britith goods,
from laT:otomdportations, being a mere drug at the
Cape of Hope, the Gentleman interelled in
this policy took up the (hip Chefterford to re-ex-
port Come goods that he had upon his hand. She
was to go &It to the Welt coati of Africa, and,
if no market could be found there, the was then to
crofs the Atlantic, and to fail to Come port in the
Brazils, where the goods could eafily be difpofed
of. There a freffi cargo was to be purchafed with
the proceeds, and with this re.inveßment the (hip
was to return to the Cape. Inftrudions for an
infurance was Cent to a Broker in London, and as
infurance in the following terms was effected
e. On the (hip Chefterford, ate. for fix months,
he. and on goods te ie haled on board the Paid
fhip at Brazil, with or without letter of marque,
with liberty to touch at any port on the cold of
Africa or Brazil ; and havingunloaded the cargo
in pan, or in all, to take in Ire& goods, till her
return to the Cape of Good Hope." A fuP
of the name of Mortlake was put onboardttloT-
perintend the voyage, and the (hip failed. On the
coati of Africa there was no vent for the goods ;
the (hip therefore proceeded to Portoguefe Ame-
rica. At Reio de Jaiteiro a merchant filed Don
Antonio de Nunez agreed to purchafe the whole
cargo. As it was againft the fife, regulations of
the colony, however, to land it there, the parties
fettled that the Cheßerford fhoald fail to a certain
latitude and longitude nearly of the River de la
Plata, and that two (mall Spanifk veffels lhould
there meet her who would take the cargo on board.
Don Antonio confidering the goods as his own,
though he was not to pay for them till after deli-
very, put a fupercargo on board the Chefterford,
whole name was Don Pattitio de MiNfahon (a
hod 10r44.1 The Chelterford proceeded on her
deßination, and, at the place appointed, found
two veffels ; but one of them unfortunately was
his Majeßy's (hip the Diomede of 64 guns, corn.
manded by Capt. Elphinßone. The Britifb offi-
cer, as it was his duty to do, tent a boat to &arch
the Chefterford, and to bring the Captain on
board. The day before be had taken a Nall Spa-
nab 'eft', in which he found a fet of fignals.—
The counterpart of thefe was found in the pad-
lion of M'Mahon. Nunez's foopercargo. A hong
fufpicion was excited, and Capt. Elphinflone car-
ried the Chefterford, and all her crew, to the Cape
of Good Hope. Here they were brought to trial
before, what at the Cape of Good Hope is called
a Court of Piracy. In this Court there was found
what at the Cape of Good Mope is called a fpecial
verdict. But fuch a confided rhapfody of confu-
fion and nonfenfe never was penned ; there never
was fuch a mixture and fuch a jurable. A Scotch
Lake was nothing to it. Before hanging the
men, however, it was thought that it would be as
well to have the opinion of Cone people in Eng-
land. Accordingly the head 'mita was fent
home, and laid before the Lords of the Council,
who referred it to the Law Officers of the Crown.
Theft Learned Gentlemen had never Peen (itch a
hatch pouf', and they would have nothing to do
with it. As Mortlake, the fin! Supercargo, had
not been hanged at the Cape of Good Hope,
but was prefent in Court. the Jury would loon
hang up the defence, and award a Verdie to the

Before any Witneffes were called. however.
Lord Essamsoaouoli interfered, obferving.
tlist upon this opening the adion could not be
maintained. The policy was on goods to be lad-
ed, and the goods captured were already on hoard.
No pan of the cargo was unloaded, and at Bra.

2;1 there were no 1-7oods taken in. The policy
therefore had never attached. Under thtle cir-
' cumflaae:s the plaintiff re nit he nonfuited.
Mr. ERSKINE contended, that the meaning of
the parties evidently was, that the whole aiik
fhould be covered, and that it could make no dif-
ference to the Underwriters whether the cargo
was changed or not.
Lord ELLEissosovcii replied, that if there had
been any flip in the terms of the agreement, relief
might be obtained in a Court of Equity, but fit-
ting there he could only look to the words of the
inftrument, and thefe were exprefs, that the goods
were to be loaded at Brazil.
Mr. ERSKINE then abandoned In much of the
policy as was upon the goods, faying, that he
(hould now go for the (hip and freight. But
Lord ELLENBOROUGH laid that between the
parties there was one contraft, and that if any part
of it failed, the{ whole was null and void. The
fame expreflons were ufed with regard to the (hip
and freight, and it was impofEhle to feparate from
each other the different parts of the policy.
Mr. ERSKINE infilied it was the fame as if there
had been three diaina policies, one upon the Ihip,
another upon the goods, and the third upon the
freight. Thefe might (land or fall independently
of each other, and fo might the different parts of
this one policy, which included all the three, and
which, both to afTurers and allured, was confider-
ed in the fame light.
After a good deal of difculllon, the Noble and
Learned Judge adhered to his former opinion.
Mr. ERSKINE then faid that he hoped it would
not be reckoned too difrefpeftful to his Lordfhip
if he tendered a bill of exceptions.

Lord ELLF MBOROUGH ciao-vet-1, that it would
give him the fincerelt fatisfadion at all times to
fee means taken to bring his opinions under
the review of a fuperior tribunal whenever they
were queltioned.
A difference of opinion now arofe upon the pro-
per time when the bill of exceptions fhould be ten-
dered. The plaintiff's witneffes were got together
at a great expence, and it was wifhed that the evi-
dence thould be heard now. But to this mode of
proceeding feveral objcdions were ftarted.
At laft, as the Deft and fpeedieft means of ob.
taining jullice, it was agreed to wave the bill of

exceptions.
Mr. ERSKINE acquiefced in a nonfuit. On the
&II or fecond day of Term, a new trial is to be
moved for, and if the Court fets the nonfuit afide,
Lord Ellenborough, with his ufual attention to
the convenience of the fuitors, is to try the caufe
on the ad of February, a day when bufinefs is not
done in WeUminfler Hall.
NULLING AND OTHERS, ASSIONSES OF ROSS, V.

Mr. Caattow, who opened this cafe on the part
of the Plaintiffs, obferved, that this was an adion
of 'rover, brought by his Clients again!! the De-
fendant, to recover two promilfory notes of wool.
each, Which Mr. /toil, who had been an army
clothier, had paid to Mr. Harvey, the Defendant,
either after he had aftually committed an at of
Bankruptcy, or in contemplation of Bankruptcy.
The law, in fuch a cafe, would not countenance
loch an unduepreference of one Creditor to another,
but required that when a man had become maw-
vent, and was not able to pay all his debts, that
his property (hould be equally divided among all
his creditors, and therefore if he made out this cafe,
his Clients would be entitled to a verdiEt.

The evidence produced on the part of the ail
fignees did not come up to this Raw-meat ; and it
appeared the Defendant, at the time of Rofs's
Bankruptcy, was a creditor of his to the amount
of 7t941. its. yd.---Plaintiii aosjuital.

•IRAM•MI V. LtISNINGTOX.

Mr. Bustin Rated, that this was an *Rion on
a policy of infurance, and the voyage was at and
from London to a port in Nova Scotia, and back
again to Liverpool. After every exertion had been
ufed to Pave this (hip, which was loft in the Gulph
of St. Lawrence, in extremely dark and foggy
weather, and after the failors had all figned a Pio-
telt, that fhe was a Rout ftannch chip, and that
the lots was entirely owing to the perils of the fea ;
Tome of them had afterwards reprefented, that the
was found properly in boats, &c. and that the lots
was to be afcribed to that caufe. _ _

After evidence had been produced, to fubtlan-
tiate this Itatement
_ _ _ .

Mr. Maas, on the part of the Underwriters,
Bated, that the reafon why they had defended this
attion was, that fereral of the tailors on board vo-
luntarily came, and reprefented that the fhip was
not folficiently found in boats, cables, Ike. and that
the lofs was entirely to be afcribed to that caufe.
But having heard the evidence, it was impoffible
for him to defend it.—Verdia for the Plaintiff to
the amount of his demand.