Star. — London, England, 1807-01-29 00:00:00

`fag tVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 29. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : Confols, money, 6c;;--for Feb. 6ci—Omnium 4 prem. Exchequer &Is, par to zs. prem. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. 3 p. Ct. Red. Ann. 6c 14 South Sea Stock 6s 3 per Cent. ConfMn. Soft Sof I Old S. S. Ann. 6ot 4 per Cent. 78+ 79 Exch. Bills, is. dif. Is. prem. 5 per Cent. Navy, 94i 94+ I Omnium prem. Long Ann. 17+ 3-16 Englilh Tickets all tos. India Bonds, 4s preen. I Cool foe acc. 6011-1 We can pofitively aired, that accounts were re• ceived from the Hague yefterday, dated the 18th which take no notice of any aftion having taken place fume the 26th ult. between the French and Ruffians. They mention the heavy lofs which the former full tained in the battles of the 2.5 th and 26th, particularly in General Officers. Of eourfe the proportion of men killed and wounded in tittle aelions mull have been vaßly greater than their Bulletins have admitted. From the filence as to fubfeque►tt battles, we may venture to infer pofitively, that none had (recurred, or, at any rate, that if any took place they were not unfavourable to the Ruffians ; for the enemy would not have failed to trumpet forth their victories, had any recent movement been attended with advantages on their part. In the Sraa of Tuefday IA we gave the accounts received that day from Leith, and which were brought there by the NIGHTINGALE on Friday laft. An Edin burgh Paper (the Caledonian Mercury), which publifh ed the fame accounts, has fence (in a Paper received this morning)publifhed the two following paragraphs as a correction of the &ft flatement: It appeared from the Hamburgh papers, received in 'rennin gen, the 14th January, that the French army in Poland had at tacked the Ruffians in all directions, defeated then with great lore, and took So pieces of cannon; and, after tLis fuccefs, had returned into winter quarters. " On the dth January, a perfon from Hamburgh arrived in Tonningen, with intelligence that the Ruffians, in great force, bad fuecefsfully attacked the French, and drove them with immenfe slaughter from their pofition ; and it was faid that, in confequence, the French army was in fullretreat to Berlin. It was, moreover , reported, that the Archduke CHAKLLS bad entered Silefia, at the bead of do,occ) Aultrians. There reports were not eommuni. cited by the Britilh Confbil to Captain MOTT, of the Prince tVil• ham, as formerly Rated, bu t brought by one of the Prince \William's boats from Tonniagen to Vollerwyk, where that vcffel and the Nightingale were at anclur. The Nightingale failed on the morn. ins of the aoth January. The former of there paragraphs is evidently found ed on the French Bulletins, which have already been publifhed here (fee the STAR of Monday 'aft), and,; therefore, take nothing from the reports circulated relpeding the fuccefs obtained by our Allies. A letter received yefterday by a refpeetable mer cantile houre in the City, dated Warfaw, the 4th in• Rant, fpeaking of the Rate of commerce, &c. con taint the following enigmatical fentence : " N. B. & Lo. have STOPPEILI-.-minus 50,000!" Which is conceived to be intended as an intimation that NaPoLsom's progrefs in Poland has been put a flop to, and that it was believed at Warfaw that he had loft 50,000 men. We can vouch that fuch a letter has been received, and that it comes from authority known to be good. To this we are happy in being able to add the fol. lowingintelligence, obtained by means of an American brig, the Bellifarius, Capt. MILLER, of New York, which left Amilerdam laft Saturday, and, having loft her bow fprit by one of our hoops of war having run foul of her cn 'fliurfday night, was fent into Dover by the (loop. When this of left Amfterdam, it was currently reported that the Poles had then again ft the French, and maffacred a great number of them, viewing them as the greateft fcourge that had ever vif.ted their country. Capt. MILLER flares, that no veffel is now permitted to leave Holland, till the Mailer gives bond to forfeit double the amount of the value of his veffel if he call at any Englifh port on his voyage home. .mother veffel from Holland has reached the Ri ver this day, in feven days from Bremen. The news by this veild is, that it was reported at Bremen that a battle had been fought between the French and Ruffians in Poland, in which the latter had been de feated with (he hfs t.f ten thoufand men and eighty piecei of cannon ; but that, notwityanding this vitkry en the tart of the enemy, A AroLzox was halening back from Wari.;:w to Berlin with all re3le celerity ; that eighty thoufand :nen have been ordered to be railed immediately, and fent to him zs a reinforcement; and that every precaution is taken by the French in Bre. men, to prevent any unfavourable reports from get ting into circulation refpeeting the Rate of the French army. From the whole of the intelligence now before us, we think there is a rational ground for belie ring that, noteithilanding the boated viElories announced in the Frznch Bulletins, the enemy has gained no fo lid advantage whatever, tut that on the contrary, his army, what with difeafe, the climate of Po'and, and the hard.tighting of the Ruffians, is mosl probably at this moment in a very pet ilous fituation. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. The letter of our Correfpondent at this fettlement has but juR reached us ; it came by the Wiiiiam tranfport, which has brought home the detachment of the Q2een's, or ad Foot, which, with the flank companies of the 54th, it will be recolldlcd, were taken on their parage from Gibrallar, and carried to the Cape, while in poreffion of the enemy. Our letter is dated November it, at which time, neither the fuperceffion of Sir Davin BAIRD, nor our misfortunes at Buenos Ayrts, were known at the Cape. The troopi at the Cape were in high health, and in the very higheft (fate of difcipline. Sir DAVID was indefatigable himfelf, and in the fun all day. The whole army was to be encamped at Newlands on the tsth November. In the William, feveral Dutch families have come home, and a few invalids from the Regiments at the Cape, with the following Officers : Captain Collins, of the yid Regiment. Paymafter Malepmfon, of the 93d Ditto. Riding Mafter Hamphriss, of the alit Light Dragoons. Yeaerday, at twelve o'clock, his MAJESTY arrived in town from Windfor, efcorted by a party of Light Horfe. At two o'clock his Mairsvv held a Private Levee at the Qiieen's Palace, which was attended by The Arehbilhop of Canterbury, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Prefident of the Council, the Fira Lord of the Treafury, the three Secretaries of State, the rue Lord of the Admiralty, the matter General of the Ordnance, the Lord Chamberlain, the Chief Go vernor of India, the Judge Advocate, Earl Uxbridge, Lords So merville mid tleathfield, the Bilhop of Durham, Sir S. Catterell, and General Gordon. Lord Mt. TO had an audience of his MAJESTY, and had the honour of being introduced to his MAJESTY by Vifcount HOWICE, upon his being appointed Go vernor of India.. His Lordfhip at the fame time took leave of his MAJESTY, previous to his leaving England. The Bifhop of DURHAM laid before his MAJESTY his late Charge,delivered to the Clergy of his Dincefe. His MAJESTY held a Privy Council, and after wards gave audiences to the LORDCHANCELLOR, Earls SPEar,Ea and UXBRIDGE, and Lords GRENVILLE and Howtcx. At five o'clock his MAJESTY let off on his return to Windfor. Yetierday the payment of his Majelo Houfehold, to Michaelmas quarter, took place. Yelterday Lord GRENVILLE entertained the CHAN• eFLLOK of tile EXCHEQITER, Lord AUCKLAND, Mr. WICILHAM, Mr. VANSITTART, and feveral others, with a dinner. Mr. MERRY, our late Ambafrador to America, arrived at Liverpool laft week in the Chip Leonidas, Capt. M , Kstrzre, and fet out from thence for Lon- don on Friday. Tnefday his Royal Highnefs the Duke of Sussex completed his 34th year. Saturday Lard BINNING (fon of the Earl of HAD• DINGTON) was ele6led Member of Parliament for the borough of COCKERRInUTH, in the room of JOHN LOWTHER, Efq. who has taken his feat for the county of Cumberland. Mr. ALEXANDER DAVISON, we underfland, has rffigned the place of Treafurer of the Ordnance. Wednefday two troops of the Scots Greys, and Thurfday morning other two troops marched through Edinburgh for Hamilton. The la, or ROyal Dragoons, landed IA week at Donaghadee from Portpatrick, and mailer nearly tot* ltrong. The z6th regiment of foot were under orders to embark at Donaghadee for Portpatlick, on Saturday !all. The FAR Vex Militia has marched from Mhford Barracks to Dover. Monday was a day of jubilee at Chelfea Hofpital, when the payment began of the half year's penfion in advance to Midfumm:r next, with the augmentation according to Mr. Winorrast's new regulations, by which the greater part of the Penfions are increafed from fivepence per day to ninepence, or a fhilling, and in cafes of extreme difability to fifteen or eighteen pence. A few of there brave Veterans, indeed, as a reward for extraordinary length of fervice, will be paid at the rate of half a crown per day. Such li beral encouragement cannot fail to operate as a pow erful ftimulus to induce the labouring claffes of the community to embrace the Military Profeffion ; as, befides an increafe of pay in the progrefs of their fervice, they may look forward to the certainty of a comfortable retreat hitherto unknown in the annals of this country. DRURY-LANE:— Lail night a Comedy, ;witted, 44 47g:ratios," laid to be the production of Mifs Las, the ingenious Author of '‘ The Chapter of ifceidentt," was performed at this Theatre, for the firft time; and it is with a painful fenfation we flare, was com pletely condemned ; we shall, therefore, Puffer it to go down to " the tomb of all the Capulets" with little notice. The great defett of this Piece appears to have been more in the delineation of the Charac ters than in the fttufture of the plot, or the dialogue : the former is fufficiently clear, and the latter not in elegant. The two moft offenfively prominent figures on the Dramatic Canvafs were a vulgar Admiral, and a no lei; dilgullingly ccarfe Widow of Fafhion. Thefe parts, though fupported with great fpirit by BANNISTER and Mils POPP, at length entirety ex hulled the patience of the audience, which h:Icl been put to the torture very early in the play. After the fall of the curtain, Mr. WROOGHTON came forward to fay, that, " bowing to the decifive voice of th e town, the Author lad withdrawn the Piece." A Prologue and Epilogue, both well delivered by &tar. LET and MifsDyNCAN, were confrderably applauded. All the Performers, who indeed exhibited the whole ttrength of the lionfe, exerted themfelves very meri. rorioufly ; we are Corry, with In little effect.—';'he Houfe was extremely crowded. COURT MARTIAL—Lag week a Court Martial was held at Portfmouth, on Captain MUDGE, and Mr. GRAVE, Mailer, of his Majelly's (hip Pl)cenix, for their conduel on the occafion of that !hip's getting on (bore on the nth inilant.—The Court agreed, that blame was imputable to Captain MUDGF, but more particularly to Mr. Gesys ; and did adjudge Captain MUDG2 to he recommended to be more eir cumiped as to the Mailer's condudt in future ; and Mr. GRAYS to he reprimanded; and did recommend him to be removed from his office of Writer Of his Majelly's fliip Phoenix, and to be employed in id; aEtive fervice in future.—Captain Lscumsax, Prefi. dent. IN9'ELLIGiNCE. FALMOUTH, JANUARY 41f. • Arrived this day his Majesty's brig GRACSSHOIo• PER, of t 8 guns, to give infiruttions to the out ward bound veffels waiting convoy for Portugal and the Mediterranean, and which are expi:Cled to fail in a few. days ; and the fchooner Sceptre from London, bound to St. Michael's. Sailed the armed brig Mot.- riftown, with a convoy of cnallers for Wales. The Walfingham packet with the mails of the 13th and aoth inliant, failed laft evening for Lifbon. The Princefs Angutla packet with mails of the 7th init. for Malta and Gibraltar, failed the 23d inflant. Jam. 26.—Arrived the Princefs Elizabeth packet, Kinn, with mails from Liibon, in 13 days. The Duke of Kent packet, from Jamaica, is hourly ex petted. Wind S. E. PLYMOUTH, JANUARY 26. Arrived the P AINCESS ROYAL, of 93 guns, from the Channel fleet ; LAVIN tit fiigare from Pm tfmouth; American Chip Bourdeaux packet, gain. SHAFFOAB, from Philadelphia, bound to Antwerp, laden with coffee, fugar, &c. detained by the cutter Picmy ; alto a light French ketch, prize to his Majefly's Blip Itavaatauss, captured on the coaft of France. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 27. Arrived his Majelly's Stip EURYALUS and the THISBE from a cruize ; fchooner Monarch for Guernfey, retaken by his Majelly's chip RE voLuvioa- HAIRS ; and the Adelphia and Thornton from the Downs. Sailed his Majelly's thips DRUID, AME THYST, and the VIRGINIA, with a fleet of tranfports under convoy for Cork.—Wind N. E. JANUARY 28.—Sailed his Majefly's (hip WHITING, on a cruize. Arrived the DEVASTATION bomb, wit' , a convoy from the Downs.—Wind N. W. DEAL, JAN. 27. Arrived the Weymouth florefhip from the River; HAVOCK gun brig, horn Yarmouth; DESPERATE gun brig, from the Nore, and INVETERATE gun brig, for a cruize off Boulogne.—Sailed the Weymouth fore (hip, for Spithead ; VALOROUS Hoop, and DEVASTA TION bomb, having under their convoy the Supply, navy tranfport, with a number of merchant veffels, coafters, and colliers, for Portfmouth ; MINI gun brig, on a cruize off Mend; SKYLARK (loop; BASI LISK and TIGRESS gun brigs, on a cruize off Bou logne.—Wind N.N.E. Jan. 28.—Arrived his Majefly's (hip FEARLESS from a cruize, and remains in the Downs with his Majcfly's (hips as per Taft. Wind W. N. W. SHEERNESS, JANUARY 28. The Rodney, BOWES, from Dautzic for Portf mouth, failed this day, after having her leaks (topped, which obliged her to put into this harbour. A new (loop and two brigs of war are lying here to be fitted out ; one of the brigs, the RECR urr, has been in the harbour feveral months, and is not yet crtppered, owing to the pre fore of work at the Dock Yard. YARMOUTH, JAN. 27. Sailed to the Nore, to be repaired, the ASTR ER fri gate; and on a cruize the Casscsrur frigate and ALERT (loop of war.—Remain (hips of war, Majellic, Roebuck, Agincourt, Diftator, Naffau,Ruby, State ly, Ariadne, and Amiable frigates. Wind N. W. GREENOCK, JAN. 26. The Fame, CARNEGIE, arrived here on Saturday Taft from Newfoundland, after a Wage of 13 days. Left loading the Charlefton, BRAID'S, for this port, and expefted to fail in a few days. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GRAVZSEND, JAN. 27.—Paffcd by the Jane, BM's, from Phila. delphia ; Lucy Lid Elizabeth, Stocker, from Savannah; Lauda, Fofe, and the Magaretta, Elklific, from Tonningen; Lord Car rington, from Pcteriburgh ; Waldemar, Linde, and the Jane, Mufgrove, from Copenhagen ; True, Broker, from Memel ; Char lotte. Patterfon, and the Jafon, Cain], from Riga; Diana. Gent ly, from Trinidad; Harriet, Clark, and the Howe, Lunt, from Demerara.—Sailed the Catharine, Weber, for Tonningen; Enter prize, Wilkinfon, and the Jane, Scott, for Cork and Jamaica. JAN 28.—Paffed by the Hcbe, Branfton, from Philadelphia, and the Peggy, Coverdaile, from Riga. Sailed the Loudon Packet, M'Dougall, for Philadelphia. The SPIDER floop of war failed from Malta nn the tyth of December, with the Mary Ann, Phoenix, Broad, and Albion, from London, under convoy for Smyrna. _ The Magnet, SANDALL, from Leith for London, is carried into the Humber by fame pilot-boats, having been found without any perfon on board. The ►L'illiam and Mary, TAYLOR, from Gotten burgh for New York, is put into Rhode Eland with the lofs of fails, and other damage. The Dubai!, from Grenada for London, is put into Ilfracombe, with damage. The Lively, DONOVAN, from London for Buenos Ayres, pall Madeira with a fair wind on the 33 of December, all well. The Magdalen, of Leith, Captain Hovxms, from Malta to London, put into Sardinia on the 29th of November; after beating about 53 days, and will proceed the firlt opportunity. The Ifaac, BY&ASS, from Africa for the Weft In dies, is captured and carried into Guadaloupe. The Two Friends, --, of Southampton, from. Dungarvon, is loft near St. Ive's. The Efperanza, LINDSEY, from Memel for Lon den, is loft on the coati of Jutland. The Hero, HOLLAND, from Bridgewater for Ply mouth, is totally loft in 13arnllaple Bay; crew faved. The Speedy, LATON, from Antigua for London, Rated by miltake to have arrived in the River, parted from the convoy about Chritimat day hit, and has not fince been heard of. The &Aide, Mtnosx.t., from Limerick for Liver pool, is loft on Hoyle Bank. The Pyningo, LATTIMORE, from London for New Orleans, is on fhore on Berry Ifland, near New Pro. vidence. Much apprehenfion is entertained at Sheernefs for the fafety of the SW IFT &op of war, JAM F S WRIGHT Captain : fhe failed from the Nore for Elfineur on the 22d of November, (without any nap under con soy), and has nut &nee been heard of; the opinion of her having foundered at fea is unhappily much ftrengthened, by one of our cruizers having fallen in with part of the wreck of an armed fhip near Hell. aar.l nd. b Flas.—On Tuefclay afternoon, what is called the Rocket Houfe,in Woolwich W4rren, was difcovered to he on fire, the gltes rf the atlenal were inflantly cloferl, and by the exertions of the artificers and la bowers infide, the conflagration was extinguilhed without doing any material damage. POLICE. PUBLIC OF7ICF, BOW-STRBIT.MURDERSo--0/1 Tuefday evening James Sherring was charged on fufpicinn of the wilful murder of Timothy Mechin, at Tomin, in the county of Limerick, in the month of Dezember, tßos. Wm. Kelly, of George yard, St. Giles's, faid that he had known the prifoner from his infancy ; that he frw him at Tomin Fair in December, t Rog, at which time a very great riot rook place, and Timothy Me chin was murdered. The witnefs had been informed that the prifoner had been concerned in the murder. He ;Ailed the deceafed after he was wounded, and ditcovered that he had been feverely cut with a fword. He died the following morning. The deceafed told him that the prifoner and five others had been concerned in wounding him ; one of the name of Kenan had been executed for the of fence, having been conviEled at the Affixes for the county of Limerick. At the time the deceafed told him of the perfons who had wounded him, he was fentible he was dying, and defired him to bring a clergyman to him, as he was Cure he could not live longer than the next morning. John Gorman, alias Connor, was charged yeP.er day with being concerned in the fame murder. Wm. Kelly laid, he knew the prifoner very well in Ireland ; be went by the name -of Buck Gorman, and is cne of the men whom Mechin defcribed when he was dying to have been concerned in murdering him at Tomin Fair ; that he knew the prifoner bad been indieled fur the offence, but had fled from Ire land after the execution of Kenan. Mary Bentley was charged with being concerned with Elizabeth Gudfrey in the wilful murder of Ri chard Prince. It appeared from the evidence of the widow of the deceafed, that on ChriLimas Eve a quarrel arofe in the apartments of thefe women, where a man was accufing them of having robbed him ; the watch was called, and the girls were taken to the watch ;mule, but difcharged next day, as the complainant did not attend. Thefe women then went to the apartment of the deceafed, loaded him with abufe for his condo& ; and Elizabeth Godfrey ran a knife into his cheek, near his eye—of this wound he died in a few days. They were committed for re-examination. Wm. Wainwright and John Matthews, two youths about lateen years of age, were charged with cut ting a fquare of glafs out of the fhop window of Mr. Warne, holier, in the Strand, about five o'clock on Monday afternoon, and haling a quantity of flock ings and other articles. The charge being clearly proved by feveral perfons who watched them, they were committed for trial. ACCIDENT AT COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.--TORG day a young man named Davis, of a very humble defcription, was brought before Mr. Ju(lice REED, and the other Sitting Magi Orates, charged with ma - licioufly throwing a glafs bottle from the two fhilling gallery of Covent Garden Theatre into the pit, on the preceding night, and dangeroufly wounding Mr. James Shephard, a gentleman retident in Milbank areet, Waiminiter. Mrs. Lethby, one of the women belonging to the Theatre, Robert Gamefon, and R. Ghrole, all ( , f whom were in the two fhilling gallery, and fitting near Davis, being fworn, hated, that they faw hat, with two others, his companions, fisting in the front feat—ail the three appeared to be intoxicated, and were rather tinily the whole evening. Davis was helping his companions with fame fpirituous liquor in a (mail glafs, poured from a pint bottle which he held in his right hand ; he fometimes relied the bot tle carelefsly on the top of the baluftrade that di vides the gallery from the other part of the houfe, and fometimes held it out carelefly beyond the bal. luftrade. They fuddenly miffed the bottle from his hand, heard it fall on fomething and fmack—they believed upon the iron which fufpends one of the chandeliers, and immediately they heard an alarm in the pit, and faw a gentleman there with a handker chief applied to his head. A Peace Officer came up to the gallery immediately afterwards, and Davis was pointed Out to him as the perfon who dropped the bottle, and he was taken into cullody. Mr. Shephard's brother Paid, that he had accom panied his brother to the play ; that they fat about the firth feat from the boxes ; and that on the corn. , mencement of the pantomime he heard fomething crafh like the breaking of a bottle near him ; faw his brother inflantly applying a handkerchief to the top of his head, from which the blood gufhed in all directions, and heard him exclaim, "I am a dead man." Mr. Anderfon, a furgeon, raid, he had examined and duffed Mr. Shephard's wound, which was ex tremely fevere, and his fituation was fuch, at prefent, as not to admit of his pronouncing with any certainy as to the refult. The plifoner Davis, who teemed a r oof- fimple Welchman, denied pofitively that he had dropped the bottle, but laid it fell from one of his two compa nions, named Prendergaft. The Magiftrate, however, remanded Davis into cuilody, until the fate of Mr. Shephard fhould be known. THAMES POLICE. OFFICE.—John Augurlns, a black man, was yeflerday brought before JOHN Hartator, Efq. charged on the oath of Richard Dalby, John Maxwell, and Edward Eraant, with the wilful mur. der of one Peter Williams on board the lhip Corn Planter, lying off Bermonclfty Parifh, on the tsth infant. He was fully committed to the County Gaol to take his trial at the next Affixes. THIRTY THOUSAND POUNDS certain for the Fir ft drawn Ticket the next D..y of Drawing, Wednefday, 4th February.—Thcre is no inftance to he found in the hiliory of Lotteries, of fi Rich a Wheel as the prefent, viz. Two Prizes of 30,0001. each, zo,oool. and Two of 5,0001. each; Fur of (,cool. arid numerous other Capitals, &c. The undrrown Ti..kets and Shares are on Salt at HGDGEs and Co.'s Offices, Cornhill, Oxford.firtet, and Sc. James's_flieet. A MOST RE:4ARKABLB CIRCUMSTANCE.--Wt a Capital Prize drawn on the Fourth Da; : the Wheel, therefore, is truly valuahle : it is not only This ty Thoufand Pounds for the Firft Drawn Ticket on Wednefday next, but there is another Thirty Thou. fand Pounds to draw ; likewile zo,oz:ol 50001. rood. and geol. Prizes. Ticke's and :ihdres are felling by HORNSBY and Co. at tlysir State Lottery Offices, z 6, Cornhill, sz, Charing Crofs, • and Et. Margaret's Hill, Borough, warranted uudrawn. w 1