Star. — London, England, 1809-01-28 00:00:00

witnesses whom it might be necessary to examine re lat;ve to that first charge. Mr. CREEVEY , postponed his motien relative to East India papers till Tuesday next. THE WAR IN SPAIN. Mr. PONSONBY rose to ask of a Noble Lord opposite, whe ther it was his intention to lay before the House a return of the loss sustained by the British trpops since the commencement of the Spanish campaign ; as, if such was not the intention of the Noble Lord, he tbolr. Ponsonby) would feel It to be his duty, at a future day, to move tke House for the production of such ac counts, as they must have a material connection with the question which he intended at a future period to bring before the House. If, however,tbe Noble Lord was willing to make such a return to the House it would be desirable to know when the Noble Lord expected he would be prepared to make it ? Lord CASTLEREAGH saw no difficulty in the way of making the return,.but could not, at that time, state the day on which it could be made. • General S TEWART felt himself called upon to covraclict a vague but general rumour as to the extent of our loss in the course of the Spanish campaign. It had been afamted in another place, that'oer loss had amounted to or WOO. He took upon himself to /fate, that it did not amount to half that number; or, that at least the estimate of 4500 would more than cover our loss. Me. PONSONBY wished to know whether the gallant Officer meant. merely, the loss sustained in the action near Corunna, aid its subsequent disasters? General STEWART replied, that he meant from the time t'hc army first entered Spain, down to the termination of the Spanish campaign—(lies,' ! how ! from Afroirters.) The House then adjourned till Tuesd4y next. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. NOTE TO CORRESI!ONDANTS. We give credit to the intentions of Mr. J. H. on the subject of the Waste Lands. We recommend him to read over the pro. ceedings of Parliament and of the Board of Agriculture, and particularly th:! Wri:ing; of Mr. Att - rit vs' YOUNG, and he will see that his wishes 1 •ave been 13ng anticipated by an earnest and continued recommendation of that desirable plan. SATURDAY, JANUARY Gq. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Consols, for money, 6711 7 f0r Feb.6711-omnium pre. Exetirper - Bills, 12s. 13s. Prem. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. rar.l Stock 243 k 3 per C. Red. Ann. 67111 3 per Cent. Cons. 661 611 66i 4 per k., nt. Ask; R 3 per Cr rt. Navy, 9911 9Si I ong Ann. 18i 3-16ths India Bonds As. 9s. pre. Imp. 3 per Cent. 66111 Excheq. Bit's, 11$. 13s. pr. Oninimn # pre. Lottery Tickets 211. 19s. Consols, for ace. 671ifil We learnt yesterday, after the S rAn was at press, that accounts had been received of the safe embarka tion of the troop; which marched to Vigo. This intel ligence was brought to Government by Major RAINEY, Of the 82d regiment, from. Lisbon : he left the Tagus J anuary the 16th ; went into Vigo, which he left January the 18th, and was off Corunna January the 19th.—At Vigo he saw General CRAWFTJRD, who, with the fol lowing Corps under his command, were safely em. barked, and intended to sail the following day, viz. the 2d battalion 52d, Ist ditto 13d, 2d ditto 95th, and two regiments of the German Legion. _ It appears that General CRAWFUTID had not been followed by the enemy after he left Astorga. We believe Major R/kINEY has not brought any intelligence respecting the Marquis de ROMANA'S troops. When he passed Corunna on the 19th, and saw the town plainly, it was not then on fire, and he could not see the French flag flying. He was .three days in the Channel, beating about in the most dreadful weather. It will be seen, with the most grateful satisfaction, from what was said in the House of Commons last night towards the close of the business, that the total loss sustained by the British army in Spain, from the moment they entered that country, till they finally evacuated it, amounts to little more than 4000 mon. The whole of the returns have not yet been accu rately made out ; but as far as they have been received, it is proved that instead of 19,000, upwards of '25,000 embarked at Ccrunna and 3100 at Vigo. The following is an abstract of the returns already received : F.MBARKED AT coRub:NA. cavalry... 2,873 P.igineers, Artillery, Drivers, acc. 2,686 Infantry 19,539 Total, sick included--25,097 EMEARKIID AT VIGO. General Cranfurd's brigade Grand Teal 4.8,197 Which, added to General MAcxxxxies brigade In Portugal, consisting of between 6 and 7000 men, makes the grand total about 35,000 men. The whole of this force will be immediately re equipped, and reinforced to between .50 and 60,000 men. The troops which lately sailed from Ports mouth, under the orders of General SllERintoogr., are destined for Cadiz, or for Ceuta ; and the whole of the army that is to follow will be sent to Cadiz, Gib raltar, and Minorca, to act as circuinstances may :eider expedient. - The subject of discussion in the House of Commons last night is peculiarly interesting to the army and to the nation. Among honest men, and the real friends of their country, there can be but one wish--that speedy and thorough investigation may take place ; and conducted with that coolness which may secure complete justice to the country and to the high cha racter implicated in Mr. Wantmes statement.—lt is inseparable from Offices of high trust to be often im posed upon—a fact so well-known, that dispassionate men never form their cpinionfrom particular instances, but from the efficiency of the general arrangements of any department—That our Army has, under the direction of the present Commander in Chief, bee• brought to a state of efficiency and discipline, of w hich it could never before boast, is proved in an in contestible manner, by events that have recently oc curred. • Had a system generally reprehensible ben followed in its formation and direction, it I - j. would I've been impossible, in the circumstances ►rt which our troops ♦vere placed in Spain, that it could have performed such prodigies of valour ! For ourselves, we have pride in stating, that never did the gallantry of our Army, and the merit of its illus trious Commander, stand so high in our estimation as since its glorious retreat and recent victories.— They have established these consolatory and grati fying truths—that the country not only possesses ma terials for the formation of an invincible host, but military talents capable of giving that host every effi ciency that can be desired by a people determined to maintain their national independence. The Mails did not arrive this day till alter our Paper was at press. The following is the only article that seems to demand immediate insertion : " TORBAY, JANUARY 25. s , This morning arrived the Dispatch packet, Cap tain JOHN HAnnts, from off Corunna. He brought with him the Mails which he sailed with from Fal mouth on the 12th instant ; arrived off Corunna on the 21st ; met with his Majesty's brig REDPOLE, Capt. JoYcE, who informed him tte Frenchwere in possession of Corunna, and that he was stationed there to prevent any British vessels entering that place : the Mails were immediately sent off for London. Rrmain in Torbay his Majesty's shipsCALEDoNtA, ROYAL GEORGE, SAINT GEORGE, DREADNOUGHT, ACHILLE, REVENGE, INIPETrEAUX, CHRISTIAN Viitil, WARSPITF., NrF.DVSA, BRILLIANT, and MINSTREL, with two East-Indiamen." We believe we may assure the public that there is no truth whatever in various reports circulated re specting expected changes in some departments of Government. —There will be no change. Yesterday a Cabinet Council, at which the greater par/ of the Members assisted, was held at the Foreign Office. Their deliberations continued from two until nearly five o'clock. Thursday u; ,, ht, as the Duke of YORK was return ing from the Meeting of the Refuge for the Destitute, his carriage broke down in Fleet-street. The Earl of MoznA, who was following, stopped his carriage, and took his Royal Highness home. Thursday a Board of General Officers was held. at the . Commander in Chief's Office, which was at tended by— The Dukes of York and Cambridge, the Earl of Moira, Lord HeathfieM ; Generals Trigg, D. Durdal, A. Cark, Delaney, Calvert, Winyard, Hope, Craig, Phipps, Batson, Grenville, Ogil vie, Harcourt, Nl'hetham„ and a number of others. General Horn had an audience of the Duke of YORK upon his return from Spain. Yesterday the Duke of Yontcheld a public day for the first time since the me: ting of Parliament, and gave audience to Major-Generals BERES/4)RD and WARD ; Brigadier-Generals FAKE and DISNEY upon their return from Spain, and a number of (ether", upon military business. We understand, from unexceptionable authority, that it is not the intention of his MAJESTY'S Go , vernment. by bringing home the Troops who have lately arrived from Spain to detain them at home.— The object of that measure is, simply with a view to afford them those temporary refreshments, and that repose which they could not obtaininthe north of Spain. —We are assured that it is in contemplation to aug ment the. army destined to act in Spain to 60,000 men, who will be disposed of at such points in that country as the nature of affairs will render expedient. The only cavalry present at the battle of the 16th, at Corunna, was a corps.of 40 men of the 15th Light Dragoons, commanded by Lieutenant KNICHT. This Officer and his party had been tke escort, or garde-du corps to Sir JOHN MOORE, for • several days previous to the battle ; and Lieutenant Ktmarr had the ho nour of receiving the personal thanks of the General in his last moments, for his zeal and attention to his duty since he had been employed as his escort. Lieu tenant K. was close to Sir JOHN MooRE when he re ceived the fatal wound. The letter privately and confidentially written by General MoottE to Lord CASTLEREAGH, and which Mr. WHITBREAD wishes to have produced, gives, we understand, an account by no means flattering of the ' means and disposition, the character and resolution ' of the people of Spain ; and they are said to contain mere valuable information on these important points, than we possess from all other sources conjointly.— His Majesty's Ministers are delicate as to the propriety of publishing all that they contain—a delicacy which is highly .commendable ; - though we think the disclo sure of the facts, in respect to the people of certain parts of the North, would tend rather to increase than diminish the loyal and patriotic zeal of the gallant people of the South. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when Captain J. BoYcE was sworn into the command of the ship Coutts, consigned to China direct.—The Court adjourned at six o'clock till Wed nesclay next. Leetters have been received advising the safe arrival of the undermentioned ships, which sailed fur India on Sunday last,. viz. The Cumberland and the Lord Melville, at rorbay. The Cuffnells and the True Briton, at Portsmouth. The Warren Hastings, at Portland goads. The CL mumar frigate, their convoy, lost her masts and put into Plymouth. The Neptune and Scalesby Castle, it is hoped, have stood to sea. Miss WEIPPERT'S Annual Concert, lait week, at Freemason's Hall, was most numerously attended. — The vocal and instrumental performers were *very happy in their efforts. Miss KELLY gave the airs allotted to her with much sweetness ; a duetto by Miss 11-rEvrcsos and Miss PONCIIEE was much adniired ; and Miss FERON'S song, " Net con Aiu non me sento," was encored with the warmest plaudits. The duetto, 46 A! jerdona, " by Miss KELLY and Mr. ELLIOTT, and Mr. TERRAIett comic sang, received great ap plause. The concerto on the piano forte, by Miss WEIPPERT, was executed in a masterly style; her exe cution, taste, and sweetness of voice, delighted every auditor ; and her efforts were greeted with thunders of applause: Mr. FRASER gave a concerto on the oboe in his usual style of excellence. Mr. PARRY , performed a trio on three flageolets, with great ap plause ; and the company departed highly gratified. . NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. His Majesty's ship FYLLA and PmPPs sailed from Cork the 22d instant, with the fleet under convoy for the West Indies. his Majesty's ship DRum accom panies them to : the Southward of Madeira. poRTsM9t7TI : I, JAN. 25. • Arrived his Majesty's ships WEYMOUTH, from Gib raltar ; SPEEDY, from the Westward ; and the ROSA MOND, from the Downs; Beatrice transport, Git.t,ps- PIE, from Quiberon Bay, which she left on the 15th inst. and brings an account that the following trans ports are on shore there, viz. the Rodney, (marked O. W.) ; Renown, (D. L.) ; Jane, ( NI. T.) ; and the Good Intent, READ, a transport, (marked B. B.) foundered off Cape Finisterre. Arrived the following transports from Corunna, viz. the Arethnsa,DAVID SON ; Experiment, RUTHERFORD ; Waylam, CUNNING 11,tm ; Portune,WisHAnx ; Ellen, CHATERS ; Fanny, JOBSON ; and I. ord Nelson, BELL. Put back the Ma ! rian, WEATHERHEAD, bound to the Cape of Good Hope. The Maisters transport, Capt. ARCHER, is got off and come into harbour.—Wind DEAL, JANUARY 27. Arrived last night the following transports, from Corunna, viz. the Country Squire, CLARK, with the master and crew of the Naiad transport, which vessel was lost at Corunna ; the ship Hnnnahb DovotAs, with the loss of mizenmast and bowsprit, and anchor and cable ; also the brig marked K F. Put back the Henry Addington East Indiamart, with the loos of main and inizen-top masts, having been on shore to the Westward.=-Wind S.W. RAMSGATE, JAN. £6. The crews of the Admiral Gardner and Britannia East-India-men, wrecked on the Goodwin Sands, were landed last night at Deal. The ships are sink ing very fast, and will, no doubt, be soon swallowed up in the sands, or go to pieces ; and we understand that very little has been saved, as the water was pretty well up to the lower deck before the boats could get on board ; the third vessel, near them on the same sands, which was supposed to be a gun-brig, is now said by the boatmen who have been off to her, to be a foreign vessel, and, it is conjectured, to be a Portu guese. The boat went near, and hailed her ; but as no answer was received, they concluded that the crew either were drowned on board or took to their boats, and in that case most probably lost their lives, as they have not been heard of on this coast or Deal. FROM LLYOD'3 LIST. The Middlesex, Robson ; and the Nymph, Tucket, transports, were destroyed at Corunna, on the 17th inst. The Malvina transport, Bear, is lost at Corunna—Crew saved. The Naiad transport is supposed to be destroyed at Corunna. The Cuffnells East lodiarnan, which sailed from Portsmouth on Sunday last with the fleet for the East Indies, put back on Wednesday afternoon, with the loss of her topmast. The Comet, Hutton, from London for the Brazils, has put into Dartmouth, with the loss of foretopmast, bowsprit, and other damage, havit e , been run foul of. The lierbicePacket„ Miiver, from Derbies., for London, is sup posed to be arrived at Skibberoon, letters having been received marked by her. The Friendship, Pearson; and the Queen, Farmer, from Lon• don, are arrived at Port-au-Prince. The greater part of the cargo of the Caroline prize, run down by the Milne transport, is expected to be saved. The Rachael, from Bristol for Liverpool, is on shore In Dungarvon Bay. The Malta, Pilot, from St. Croix for London, is lost near Newhaven. The Euphrates, Gilles, was lost at St. Michael's on the Ist ult. The Apple Tree, of Barnstaple, is stranded in Tramorne Bay. The French ship, AdrniralVillaret, with a valuable cargo, bound to France, was captured the latter rnd of November, off Marti nique, by the Goree. An American schooner, from Boston, with provisions, for Mar tinique, was detained by the Pompce, early in December, and sent into Barbadoes. W INTELLIGENCE. ,COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JAN. ,26. BOYDFLL V. DRUMMOND. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL obtained a Rule to chew cause, why the nonsuit which had been entered in this case at Nui Prim:, should not be set aside and a new trial had. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JANUARY 26. MAWMAY V. GILLET. Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN moved that a non-suit should be entered in this case. and a new trial granted. He briefly re-stated, that Mr. Mawman had em ployed Mr. Gillet to print 11 , Anacharsis" and 4 , Nu gent's• Dictionary," the paper for which, furnished I'Y Plaintiff, Mr. Gillet had promised to insure, but ne glected, and it was consumed by fire. The two lead ing questions, he said, were now to be considered as set at rest, viz. as to the custom of the trade to insure, and as to Mr. Gillet having undertaken to Insure. At the last trial, this undertaking, on the part of Defen dant, was proved ; but it appeared, that although Mr. Mawman had employed Defendant to print the works in question, the paper sent to Mr. Gillet was only part Plaintiff's property, several other booksellers having shares in the above-mentioned works. Mr. Mawman purchased the paper and employed the printer ; and the other booksellers afterwards paid their respective shares into his hands ; so that, in fact, he had only the management. Upon this an exception was taken, which he now urged, whether plaintiff could recover I the shares of the other parties ? The Learned Gen tleman also urged as another objection, that the edi. tor of Anacharth had been the cause of delay ; that he was engaged by plaintiff ; and that if he had fur. nished copy for the last part of the work, as rapidly as he did for the first part, the werk would have been finished and delivered before the fire happened. Prom this he inferred, that the loss was occasioned by in.. gularity of plaintiff's servant or agent, or any other name by which the Editor might be called, while acting for Plaintiff, and consequently the loss should not be sustained by Defendant. The latter argument was resisted by the Court, as, if Defendant found delay to operate against the safety of the paper, lie might have returned it, of hate given notice to Plaintiff to that effect. The Rule was their granted upon ?IS first point. . • -. . LONDON AMRKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, JANUARY CENSIAL CLIRR/LVeY Aq UNDER! Wheat, 6.54. 785.4105. Beans (old) 705. 7:.5. 01. Fine ditto, 925. 9Ss. Tick ditto (old) -s. -s. ; .1; • Rye, 38s. 635. Oats, 343. 38s. 'WS. Barley, 4.15. 495. Od. Poland ditto, 434. 441. Malt 745. 82s. Potatoe ditto to 455 C.!. White Peas (boilers% 140$ 150; Rape Seed, 481. to :91. Grey ditto, 545. 58s. Fine Flour 80s, to 855.-Seconds 755. to 60s. SMITHFIELD MARKET, JANUARY 27. To oi:nk the Offal per stone of 81h. Seer 4s. 4d. to 51. Bd. Veil 6 , % 04. , to Is. ',I Mutton tlit. 6d. to 6s. Od. Pork .s. 4d. to 61. 4d. . HrAD DIF CATTLC THIS DAY. •• Beasts, about 750-Sheep, 6,000. Calves, 120-Pigs, 228. NEWGATE AND LEADENM.I. MARY-7r, Per stone of Plb.by the carcase. Beef. ss. 44. to 4s. Rd. Veal 4s. Od. to Ts. Od Mutton a;. 84. to Ss. 4d. Pork 53. 44. to 6s. 42 PRICE. OF HAY AND STRAW IN SMITH HF.1.1). Meadow Hay 51. 151. to 61. 10s. Clover 61. tAs to 71. ;:‘,, New ditto 0t Os. to 01. Os. New do. 01. Os to 01. ~ S.raw - 11. 10s. to 11. 18s. PRICE OF HOPS IN THE BOROUGH MAR SA OS. POCKIITs. . Bs. to 41. 16s. Kent 31. 1:11. to 91. :Ls 01. -s. East Kent 0 1 . ist 31. os. to 81. 19s, Susses 92. 101. to 41. If.;; Farnham 01 Os to 01 or. PRICE OF LEATHER IN LF.ADENHALL MARKET. Butts 184 d. 21d. Calf Skins 26%. 3ft Ditto 24. 25d. Ditto 335. 38, Merchants' Backs 18d. 20d. Ditto 345. a% Dressing Hides 17d. ISid. Small Seals 31. Od. 3s. Id Fine Coach Hides 18td. sod . Large ditto 100 s. 140 s CrOp Hides for tow. 18 44. 22d. Tanned Horse Hides l Bd 51011 Dkto 17d. 18111. Goat Skins 00s. ON. COAL MARKET., January 27. Ships at Market Ships sold 13 Newsastle Coals 4 5E4. 9d. to 62; ti Sunderland 5 425. Od. to i2s td. Kent East Kent Sussex . SPANISH Root.—The excessive increase in th , price of this Article every one is complaining us . ; tew, it is believed, are aware that monopoly by a horde of rich Speculators, and not real scarcity in the commodity itself, is the true cause of the evil, for an evil it certainly is, while men must wear coats.— These leeches, like others of their bloodsucking Ire thren, taking advantage of the present alarm of r.c. more Wool from Spain, sell at what price they please to the Manufacturer, and he again to the Draper, so they contrive to fleece the Public, till poor John Bull is in danger of becoming a Sant Culotte. •TIIR LAT? Ist:goarioN.—A letter from Exeter, dated January 25, says---44 The continued fall of snow which we have experienced for some time past, occa. sioned the waters of the river Exe to rise to a most tremendous height. The parish of St. Thomas the Apostle, the Exe Island, and the lands adjoining, were completely inundated. In the afternoon of yesterday, the streets in St. Thomas's exhibited a most melancholy appearance, the shops were shut, being full of water, and the inhabitants obliged to betake themselves to their upper rooms ; at this time trees, field gates, wrecks of various descriptions, and a num ber of sheep, were borne away by the rapidity of the current. At four o'clock this morning the water at tained its greatest height, which appears to have beefi , about two inches higher than the memorable inunda tion in the year 1800. The tenter racks in the Bon. hay and Maley were completely covered, and many of them carried away, with the pieces in them. The great losses sustained by various individuals, which, have already come to our knowledge, are truly dit tressing ; Mr. BAKER, farmer of Exminster, lost 40 sheep ; many others, situated on the banks of the river, have suffered severely. Fenniton brOge, on the great road between this city and Hcniton `lately erected) is entirely carried away ; the centre arch on the main river at Cowley bridge, has fallen in ; and Bickieigh bridge is so damaged, as to render the road to Tiver ton impassable. 4 , In the town of Thorverton, a brook of water rose in a manner unprecedented, and threw down a cob wall; the obstruction which this circumstance created, occa sioned so sudden a swell, that the house of Mr. AN THONY, surgeon, was instantly overwhelmed, the water ascending to the first landing-place in the stair-case.--- The family were assisted out of the windows at mid night—the horses were with difficulty saved—a dog was drowned in the stable—rand one-half of the dwelling house was completely washed away. The Falmouth mail-coach, which ought to have arrived last night, came in at a quarter past four this afternoon. The Chulmleigh-post arrived about the same time, bring ing only the Chulmleigh and Crediton bags ; the Barnstaple, and others, in consequence of the inun dated state of the roads, not having been received." EARTIIQUARE.—A shock of an earthquake was felt at Dunning, in Perthshire, on the 18th instant, about two o'cicitk A.M. Mr. Pavan MARTIN, surgeon, in Dunning, gives the following description of it :—He was coming home at the time on horseback, when hisnttention was suddenly attracted by a seemingly subterraneous noise, and his horse immediately stop ping, he perceived the sound to proceed from the north-west. After contiuuiag for about the space of half a minute, it became louder and louder, and ap parently nearer, when, all on a sudden, the earth gave a perpendicular heave, and, with a tremulous waving motion, seemed to roll or move in a south east direction. The noise was greater during the shock than before it, and for some seconds atter it was so loud, that it made the circumjacent moun tains re-echo with the sound, after which, in the course of about half a minute, it gradually died away. At this time, the atmosphere was calm, dense and cloudy, and for some hours before and after there was not the least motion in the air. Fahrenheit's thermometer , when examined, about half an hour after the shock, indicated a temperature of 15 degrees below the freez ing point of water, The preceding day was calm and cloudy ; thermometer, eight A. M. 14. eight P. M. 13. The morning of the 18th was calm and cloudy, but the day broke up to sun-shine ; thermo meter, eight A. M. 19. eight P. M. 16. This was a greater shock than that felt at the same place on the 9th of September, about six A M. several years ago► and had it been succeeded by another equally vio lent, it must have damaged the houses, but fortu nately we have heard of no harm being done. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BR IDGE "I'O-NIORROW. Maiming • - 4 minutes after 12 _ Af ternoon, 33 minutes after 12 LONDON : Printed and Publlshed bJ LIIVILL KIWI, of Can terbury Place, Lambeth. at the Srwa-Orrtcs, No. 1„ Catep street. Published also at the St4a-Orrice. Temple U4l. ~ 11;* t•