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usual means were taken to bring 

 her to ; but the master of the 

 schooner persisted in his course, 

 and made more sail. As captain 

 B.had to protect his convoy against 

 several privateer schooners which 

 he knew were near, he considered 

 it imperious on him to ascertain 

 that this was not one of those ves- 

 sels, which might intend in the 

 evening to come down upon the 

 rear of his convoy. He, conse- 

 quently, castofi'a transport he had 

 in tow, went in chace of the 

 schooner, and, with several of the 

 convoy which were armed, fired 

 at her, when, unfortunately, the 

 master was killed, 

 was then brought 

 The mate of the 

 mediately made a 

 of the circumstance to the Admi- 

 ralty, and capt. B.'s conduct was 

 ordered to be investigated by a 

 court-martial. On the day men- 

 tioned it came on ; but neither 

 the mate nor any other person be- 

 longing to the schooner appeared 

 to substantiate the alleged charge 

 of murder, though proper notice 

 had been given them of the trial. 

 The court (of which admiral Foley 

 sat as president), upon a recital of 

 the circumstances, not only ac- 

 quitted capt. B. of any blame 

 whatever, but adjudged his con- 

 duct to have been strictly correct, 

 and that he could not have acted 

 otherwise. 



The vessel 

 to the wind, 

 schooner im- 

 representation 



SEPTEMBER. 



1. The old Parliament House of 

 Perth was lately taken down to 

 make room for a new House. 

 Last week the workmen, who 



penny per 

 Numerous 

 called fin- 



were employed in digging a vault 

 for the intended structure, disco- 

 vered a large quantity of silver 

 coins, about eighteen inches below 

 the surface of the street. They 

 were in a state of oxidation, and 

 many of them adhering together 

 in a lump. They seem to be chiefly 

 English aud Scotch pennies of the 

 13th century. Among them is a 

 coin of John Baliol. 



4. In the beginning of last week 

 an immense shoal of herrings ap- 

 peared on the coast near Peter- 

 head ; and on Tuesday and Wed- 

 nesday, not less than from 800 to 

 1,000 barrels were taken for salt- 

 ing. In consequence of such an 

 extraordinary supply, fresh her- 

 rings were sold at a 

 dozen in the market, 

 whales, of the species 

 ners, followed the shoal. 



Several hundred hogsheads of 

 pilchards were taken in Mount's 

 Bay in the early part of last week. 

 A great quantity of hake, pollock, 

 conger, &c. have also been taken 

 on the coast. Wednesday se'nni^ht 

 the seans at Mevagissey had in- 

 closed 1,000 hogsheads of pilchards. 

 This very seasonable supply of fish, 

 together with a plentiful crop of 

 potatoes, has greatl)' relieved the 

 poor in Cornwall trom the pressure 

 occasioned by the high price of 

 corn. 



As some labourers were a few 

 days ago cleaning out a pit at 

 Woodseaves, near Drayton, in this 

 county, they discovered a coat of 

 mail, extending from the neck to 

 the girdle, which weighed 26 lb. 

 It is in excellent preservation ; the 

 leathern thongs which buckle it 

 on, and the gold or gilding on the 

 seams, being nearly as fresh as 

 ever. As a battle was fought at 

 Blore-heath 



