Star. — London, England, 1809-09-15 00:00:00

GOTTENBURCH MAIL. This morning a Mail arrived with letters to the Bth inst. inclusive. At that date a rumour was in circu lation that hostilities had recommenced on the Da. rube, and that Russia and Prussia were about to join Austria. —Can any one credit such nonsense ? The Swedish Papers are filled with tedious official details respecting their operations against the Rus. siaas the latter are said to be withdrawing from Finland : the following are the only extracts worth • ing OOTTENBURGH, SEPT. 8. tia m a j es ty's gun-brig Mins, which was some time ago sent to the sita ,,, as a light for vessels to and trom the Belt, was cap on the inst. after a severe resistance of upwards of an c ured b ou r....the loss of the Mini is not yet known. Two of the Sets of the Duke of Brunswick, accompanied by the Count of Nordenfeldt, and several servants, arrived here yes terday from the Continent, and are to go to England by th e eat _ hest opportunity that offers on board a frigate. A letter has been recsived from in °facer belonging to his Majesty's sloop Alert, lately. Igiieo by the enemy, stating, the loss on b o ard that vessel to be, OptiNlit man killed and three wo unded. 171- , • The news o f the day is, iliAllatatlispitave re-commenced, and t l sa t the Russians and Priplit one JAI join Austria against Frace. WEST.INDIA INTELLIGENCE. The Pomona, Captain LLOYD, is arrived at Ports. mont h from St. Kitt's. On the 20th ult. saw a rum; w ith loss of masts and top-masts ; bet Of the fle et also sever al of the Jamaica fleet, which bad joined during the night. Captain LLOYD counted sixty sail, but could not discover the Commodore. Spoke the ship Thomas, of London,from St. Kitt's ; the Master said she had 4 feet water in the hold, and they could not free her, the fore-top-mast was blown over, and the mizen-mast cut away. Spoke on the rth the Iris, STRANOE, from Grenada to London, an d t h e I s ca, LLOYD, from Trinidad to Dover ; each of them had both their topmasts blown over, and their foresails blown to pieces. Spoke the Hero, Captain BEAR, from St. Vincent's to London ; she had lost her foremast and mizen-top-mast, and the head of her rudder twisted off. The Hero informed Captain LLOYD that be saw the Captain man of war the night before making telegraph signals to the Express brig, her mizen topmast gone and the brig's foreaopmast. Captain LLOYD made sail in pursuit of the headmost ships and left nine disabled snips, and two without loss, which had each a dis abled ship in tow, one was a ship with 16 guns, formerly belonging to Scotland, and employed in the slave trade, now belonging to London. On the 31st spoke the brig Perry, from Grenada to Cork. She had been blown over, but her toprnasts gave way, and as the gale abated she righted. On the rorning of the 28th saw two men on a wreck, but caul: not render them any assistance. THE MEDITERRANEAN. The subjoined letter is from an Officer on board the MLLE DE PAlliS. It is dated the 15th ifugus!, bat we think the writer must have made some mistake in the month ; for it seems to relate to the same event as Captain RAITI'S letter of June 14th, published in GazeLte of Saturday last. " Ville de Paris, off Toulon, August 15. On Thursday last the Scour brig of war came into the fleet with her sails completely cut to pieces; I could compare them to nothing but cullinders, they were so full of small holes. The force the Scout untended with was two brigs, nine gunboats, and a battery. " One of their brigs attempted to board ours, when cur tars lashed her bowsprit in our main rigging, 3nd :n spite of all resistance towed her near four n,ilcs from the shore: during the time this occupied, 25 the ScouT could only bring her stern-chitsers to bear, • the Frenchmen attempted repeatedly to board her, but were each time repulsed with the greatest gal lantry. The cowardly enemy then cut and run. Our little bull-dog being disabled, could not follow her, laving the master and three men killed, and 27 wounded; among the latter are most of the Officers, but none of them mortally. " The Scotrr had previously had one man killed, and several wounded, in cutting out a small fleet of the enemy's coasters from under one of their batteries. The gallantry of the officers and men belonging to the Sear, is the theme of general admiration through the fleet. " We are in daily expectation of the French coming out to attack us, as they have received a large acces -nn of strength. • " Admiral ALLEMANDE has- arrived here from Rochefort, and taken the command ; 7000 seamen have also arrived overland from the SAME place. The, enemy's force here is more powerful than has been imagined they have 17 sail of the line, besides fri gates, corvettes, &c.—We have been, till lately, only eight sail of the line, and one frigate; but are now ' eleven of the line, and twu frigates; therefore, if the enemy venture out, which 'we confidently expect they ' lllll , notwithstanding their superiority of force, we have no doubt we shall give a good account of them." • An Evening Paper of yesterday says, we undsr stand that accounts have be' received of an insurrec tion having broken oat in the low countries, hi the Duchy of Luxembourg. Six thousand men are said to have risen, and taken a position in the woods and fastnesses of Luxembourg. This would increase the regret at the failure of our Expedition. Great dis content pervades both Flanders and Brabant ; prin. cipally on account of the extreme severity of the con,- !cript laws. - )ait• Twenty-five. sick Officers, from Flushing, turriyed at Harwich yesterday morning, in the Lord Nelson' packet. More than 9000 of the army in Walcheren were reported to be sick at the time this Packet sailed. A number of sick belonging to the 92d Regiment, were landed at Harwich yesterday. Ninety:five men of the 4th, reached the same port yesterday, in the PEAcocx sloop of war. We are extremely sorry to state that General D/1 4 1(8NZIE FRASER died yesterday. He returned only a few days ago from Flushing. He was an excellent Officer, and much beloved in the Army. " Flushing, Friday, Sept. 8, 1809, " We yesterday received the information, that the French, in considerable force, had entered South Be veland. They were observed from some of our ships to move in the most vapouring manner, their advan ced party of tirailleurs, not suffering any covering, ditch, or hedge to pass them without firing, under the affected conceit that some English troops were concealed, although they never put a foot upon that island until they were fully convinced that the whole of our force had either passed over into Walcheren, or were disembarked at Batz. They, however, made prisoners of a midshipman's boat's crew of Ole Blood Hound gun-brig, who had incautiously gone on s'..ore to procure some vegetables. This intelligence has made no change in the disposition of the troops which were destined for home, as this morning the 63d regi ment and Colonel COCHRANE'S corps, embarked on board transports. From the number of sick belonging to both battalions, an hospital ship was provided for each. Aamt THE -- 44 Colonel CocuttAxes corps, which on its being embodied at the Isle of Wight, in August last, con- I sisted of 800 effective, cannot at this moment muster four hundred effective men. The detachment of the 78th Highlanders which formed the constituent part of Colonel COCHRANE'S battalion, has suffered consi derably from disease. It is extraordinary that during the whole period when the army were subject to the greatest privations, there were scarce any sick, but when ordered into comparatively comfortable quar ters, disease advanced with the most alarming rapi dity. We have at length received a supply of medi cines from England. The greatest medicinal want was in the article of hark, so necessary to impede the progress of fever and alleviate the paroxysms of ague, the two prevalent disorders here. The chemists of Middleburg, the great medicinal depot of South Hol land, said, when applied to for this medicine, that it was owing to our own Act of Parliament that they could not supply us. " The disease here affects the liver and the brain; I was informed by the Surgeon of the Mb, who had opened one of the bodies, that he found the part vio lently inflamed, and a great excess of water about the lit!er But I must stop, as I fancy myself ill, from thinking on this deplorable subject. " Six o'clonx IN TIIE EVENING.—The gun-brigs and gun-boats are coming dawn from Fort Lillo, and I understand all idea of destroying the navigation of the Scheldt, is also abandoned. In their passage down the river, an attempt was made to annoy them from some horse artillery of the enemy, which fol. Towed them along the dykes on the right bank of the Scheldt, but were forced to retire as soon as our bombs took a favour position to earow some shells' amongst them, which they did effectually. 46 General MONTRESOR has taken the command of this garrison, and he had it in orders yesterday, with a view of preventing the arrival of any foreign ships, that no vessel should be allowed. to enter this port, without a licence from the Seczetary of State, or a pass from either of the Land or Sea Commanders in Chief." CIVIC THEATRE —Two meetings ha', it seems, taken place in the City, for the purpose of erecting a Theatre within Temple Bar. A petition to the Crown, it is said, is drawing up, humbly praying for a licence, to which will be attached the names of some of the first characters in the capital, who have put down their signatures to sums amounting to 4 7 250,000, to be applied towards carrying the undertaking into effect. The petitioners state, as the ground of their application, that all monopolies are injurious, and pre vent that kind of fair and spirited competition, by which the public are always benefited ; and that since the limitation of two Theatres to the capital, London has increased nearly three-fourths in extent and popu lation; so that those who wish to partake of the ratio nal amusements of the drama are nearly deprived of that pleasure, from the distance to the present estab lished Theatres in the winter season, a grievance par ticularly feltby those citizens who do mt keepcarriages. t —The 'Theatre is intended to be built in a most mag nificent style. The proposed scite is said to be that part of the estate of Lord RADNOR, on the south side of Fleet-street, of which Bouverie-street and Water -1 lane, with the unoccupied space of ground at the bot tom of the former, is a part. The idea is to purchase the leases of the intermediate houses fronting Fleet ! street, and form an elegant crescent. The Theatre to be placed in the centre of this crescent, with a grand colonnade leading to it on each side from Fleet street. Thus the whole will be rendered a conspicu ous ornament to the capital, as the building will strike the eye of every person passing east or west along Fleet-street. The petition to the Crown, it is said, is to contain an offer of an undertaking that the prices of admission to the boxes, pit, and galleries shall be the same as those to the Haymarket Theatre, from ' which they shall not be altered, undec b the penalty of forfeiting the licence. The 'Theatre to be distin guished by the name of tbeLeatieferuntna ROYAL. CWELTENIUM, SEPT. l3. NXW SOIITN - • • ••••••••••• thAWithganding the inclemency of the weather, •• SYDNEY GAZETTE, MAY 22, MC Iftsr atrivalkhere daily inetiase, The Duke of Gi.ou• PIRATICAL SEIZURE OF THE BR/0 HARRINGTOPis CUTER arrived on Saturday, and purposes remaining a month. What with assetnblies, balls, and the On Monday morning last, this vessel was missed from her anchorag e i n F arm C ove , w hi c h was directly theatre, we are all alive. The latter never was so well attended. Last night Sir SAMUEL HOOD patro. in view of Captain Campbell's house there. I3etween 'sized Man and Wife, and Three Werke After Marriage. eight and nine, the Captain reported the extraordinary circumstance to his Hono ur t h e Lieutenant-Governor, Previous to the play, in compliment to that gallant who issued inimediate orders f or a searc h t o b e m ad e ,• Officer, the performers sung" Rule Britannia," which was enthusiastically received. The performers exerted to discover whether any of the government gangs were absent ; the restelt of which W as , t h at one ,R o b eet 'themselves with the happiest effect ; KENT, in Charles Woorteneourt ; MOORE, in the Thinking Ponder ; and the Stewart. and several others, had not joined their Work fascinating Mrs. EUWIN, in Helen experienced the most that morning. Upon further inquiry, it next appestred, flattering marksof approbation. Mrs. Moose's benefit, that a vessel had been seen at daylight from South which is fixed for Thursday, the 21st inst. is expec.. Head, standing off; from which joint circumstances, ted to be most fashionably attended ; in addition to no further doubt was to be entertained of her having the strong impression this Lady has made here in the been taken away by a body of desperadoes. A small tragic line, Miss Jastesoe, from the Theatre Royal, i vessel, called the Halcyon, was manned aheiiit nine Bath, makes her debut or that evening. o'clock, and, with 11') privates of the New South Wales Corps, commanded by Serjeent Windsor, was towed out to pursue the delinquents, accompanied by a. fleet of boats, filled with other parties of 'he military, and a number of officers and inhabitants, who v lun teered on the occasion—but so dead was the calm that prevailed within the Heads, that it was dark before the Halcyon could make any kind of progress, and the small boats were obliged to put back, the !Jarring. ton being then out or sight (Or many hpurs. Be tween. three and four in the afternoon, Mr. Fisk, chief officer of the vessel, arrived with the hands in two boats, who jointly report, that about ten, on Sun day night, while the vessel was riding at two an chors, the ship's company in bed within the steer age, Mr. Fisk was suddenly awakened in his cabin by two men at his bed side, one of whom held a pistol to his head, and commanded him to be silent on pain of instant death ; that others had proceeded in the same manner, to the steerage ; unshipped the ladder, and menaced also with immediate death the first that should offer to make any alarm ; that the villains appeared to be very numerous, and frequently struck the deck with the but-ends of firelocks —that they had cut away both anchors, and towed the vessel out ; and that about seven in the morning, when up wards of 10 milts at sea, they had ordered Mr. Fisk and the crew to go oh deck, one by one, in which order they were put into two beats, and sent away from the vessel ; and that after being eight hours on the water they reached the shore. Stewart seemed to be the leader in the desperate affair • ancrthe people suppose their number to exceed thirty. Captain Campbell, who was owner as well as commander, in tended to sail for the Fejees during the present week, and had provided all necessaries for the voyage. The whole of Monday, being employed in pursuit that proved ineffectual, the Pegasus was the next day taken up for the purpose of following the delinquents ; but as she had only her standing rigging up, much exertion was necessary to the emergency of the case. The government artificers, and indeed every hand that could be usefully employed, were immediately set to work ; and with such wonderful energy was it prosecuted, that,in less than 24 hours she was equipped, and furnished with water and provisions, several stand of arms, carriage-guns, sufficient ballast, and every thing else necessary for the expedition. On Wednet day afternoon, she went out, having on board Cap tain Symonds, Captain Eben Bunker, with his first and second Officers, Captain Graham and Captain Campbell, Mr. Fisk, and part of the Harrieeton's crew : the military detachment, consisting of 20 pri vates, 2 corporals, and Serjeants Johns and Bradley, of his Majesty's New South Wales Corps. It is a fortunate circumstance, that the gentlemen above-mentioned are well acquainted with the navi gation of these seas, which must give them a consi derable advantage over the fugitives, who have neither an anchor, boat, or time-piece on board, and to pro cure which, they must of necessity commit some new enormity, which may tend, in all moral probability, to their immediate capture ; should - the Pegasus not come up with them before hand. It is supposed their intention is to run away for the Bay of Islands, for the purpose of attempting the seizure of the Ames rican brig Eliza, which sailed thither on the 22d of last month, from hence, as they may thereby supply their wants, and, at the same time, make themselves masters of all the specie Capt. Corey took for his cargo at this port. Should this turn out to be their plan, the Pegasus will soon fall in with them we trust, as there is much reason to suppose, that Capt. Campbell will make this his first track. When the Harrington's crew were sent on shore, they most of them noticed a fellow at the helm, who had come from Canton in a vessel as a seaman, but was discharged here on account of his repeated petty depredations upon his shipmates. The name of this man is William Jackson, of low stature, flesh com plexion, and light hair ; stout made, and lately seen mostly about the wharf. This fellow was no doubt a counsellor of the plan, which has thus far unfortu nately succeeded. The villains demanded of Mr. Fisk his watch, saying they wanted a time-piece, and as he had left it on shore, they afterwards went below to search for the cook's watch, but he being on shore at the time, had it with him. - NArAL INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH-DOCK, SEPTEMBER Is. Sailed the Fancy cutter, for Weymouth, and the Weazle schooner on a cruize ; also the Duke of Kent mast ship, for Quebec. PORTSMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 14. Arrived his Majesty's ship SARPEThoN, with a small convoy from Cork ; and his Majesty's ship BELLEISLE, from the Downs. The AJAX man of war, Captain YOUNG, has a signal flying for the Mediterranean.— Wind about East. DEAL, SEPTEMBER 14. Last night, as the HARLEQUIN armed ship was coming into the Downs, she run on board another vessel, and carried away her mizen-mast and fore top-mast, and received so much damage as to be under the necessity of going to Ramsgate Pier. A brig lost her bowsprit by the same accident, and a vessel also got on shore under the South Foreland, but was got off again without receiving any material damage. Arrived the EURYALUS frigate, and HARDY gun brig, from Flushing ; HYPERION frigate, from the Mediterranean, with convoy, which have sailed through for the River ; and OSPREY sloop, from ai cruize off Boulogne. This afternoon as the transport brig F J was break- , ing ground, she drove on board the. transport ship LJ, by which accident she carried away the latter vessel's jib-boom, bowsprit, cap, and spritsail-yard. The weather being moderate, they got clear of each other without receiving any other apparent damage. Arrived the Dispatch naval transport, from Ports mouth, and sailed through for the River.—Sailed the HELICON sloop, on a cruize off Boulogne ; GLUCK.. STADT sloop, for Flushing. Remain in the Downs—Princess of Orange, Centaur, Lively, Statira, Hyperion, Osprey, Esplegle, Trompeuse, Coquette, ‘ Podargits, and Sheenkater. SHEERNESS, SEPTEMBER 14. Sailed his Majesty's ship MANLY, Nith a convoy, for Heligoland. The next convoy will probably sail about the 21st instant. Wind South. HARWICH, SEPTEMBER 14. Arrived the Lord Nelson packet, Capt. STEWART, from Flushing ; the Lady Nepean, Captain LIVING, with mails and passengers from GottenburFli ; the PEACOCK sloop of war, and SALCETTE frigate.— Transports continue to come in from Walcheren. YARMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 14. This morning arrived the CALYPSO sloop of war, and RAVEN gun-brig, from a cruize. Sailed for He ligoland, transport marked WF. under convoy of the BLAZER gun-brig ; and the CAMILLA, to the westward. Remain in the Roads, the Roebuck, Calypso; Havoc, Redbreast, Raven, Richmond, and Acute gun-brig. The Havoc takes convoy for Heligoland Sunday next. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GRAVESEND, SEPT. 14.—Passed by, homeward bound, the Robert, Burrard, from the South Seas ; also the following home- ` ward bound China ships—Exeter, Ocean, Canton, Ceres, Win- ilk ehelsea, David Scott, Alnwick Castle, and the Royal George.— for tt. Sailed the Cato, Archer, for St. Thomas's ; Cynthia, Wayth; for rican b. ' Gibraltar • Thomas Wentworth, Spence, for Quebec ; and the Express, itarrison, for Flushing. last moot,. ARRIVED. their wants, Off Portsmouth, the Amphitrite, Philips ; and Peggy, Wright, masters of al, with a fleet, from Gibraltar. At Plymouth, the Dolphin, Tre- cargo at this po. main ; and Deaden, Carey, from Gibraltar ; Alfred, Hurdle, from lan the P e Sous Cadiz; Harriet, Liston, from Saloe ; and Flora, Tickle front IDg 2 Cadiz. In the Poole, Bulbury, Hardy, from Newfou ndland; trust, as there is muc. New Augusta, M'Cayley, from Youghall. In the Downs, the Campbell will make this Orion, Evans, from Cadiz. In the Creek, the Fortune, Chalmers, When the Har ri ll from Villa Nova ; and St. Rosalia, Gaimbes, from Malta. At Bristol, the Icania, Taylor, from Cadiz. At Southampton, the they most of them noticed a t Hawkeshury, Melley, from Cadiz ; Hawke, Elliot, front Yong • had come from Canton in a ves hall; Susannah, Thomas ; and Prosperous, Mitchell, from Water- was discharged here on account o, ford. At Bombay, the Devayses, front London. At Surinam, depredations upon his shipmates. the Eurydice, Compton, from London. At Tobago, the Jefferies, —, from London. At Demerara, the Richard and Mary, man is William Jackson, of Hall, from London; and Helen, —, front Newfoundland. Off plexion, and light hair ; c- Dover, the Surinam Hyndman, from Surinam; and the Mentor, most l y about the wha• Stephenson, front the nt Island of St. Thomas's ; Princes., Parish , a counsellor of th , - from Goree ; and Eliza Ann, Agry, from Virginia. Detained off ialmouth, the Victory, Wilkins, from Baltim ore ; an d B rot h ers , I natelv succee , ' Centor, from Gibraltar. At Leith, the Sally, —, from Virgi- Fisk his w sin. In tl.e Clyde, the Amphion, Benn ; and Jean and Anne, as he Caldwell, from Quebec. At Quebec, the Alert, Abianis, from tr Jamaica. At Liverpool, the Bur ton , front Barbadoes; 1 1 Flora, Rarely, front Demerara; Isabella, Meek ; and Quebec, Hood, from St. Salvadore; Sally, Harris, from Boston ; Lark, I Wilkinson, front Pictou ; Thomas, Forster, from Tobago ; Para gon, Forsyth, front Martinique. At Barbadoes, the Ra coon sloop Yesterday was married, at st. J a m es ' s Church by of war, with a fleet from Cork ; and Little Belt sloop of war, n the Lord Bishop of WINCHESTER, JOH N O sBORN , so —, with a fleet, front Portsmouth. At Barbadoes, the Align , tor, Ashton, from London ; Ti g er, Parker, from Liverpool ; .of Sir GEORGE OSBORN, Bart. and Colonel of the Bed. fordshire 'to' Miss DAVIES. After the Harttnce, How, from Dublin; Lady Kenmere, Smith, front Cork ; many the new married couple partook of a splendid cere- Eliza, Bradshaw, from Dublin ; and Sally, Kennedy, front Cork. Off Barbadoes, the Dry Harbour, —, from London. At Wa- • collation at the Earl of LIVERPOOL'S, and then left terford, the Penguin, —, from Newfoundland ; Maria, Cowell , - front St. Übes l and Rio Duro, Moullino, front Lisbon. At Li- town for the Earl of BRISTOL'S Villa, on Putney merick, the Odey, Linsram, from London. At Cork, the Lady i Heath. CORN MARKET, MARK -LANE, SEPT. 15. There is Carlton, Ritchie, front Martinique; and Autumn, Tucker, from but a short supply of Wheat to-day, and being in de. Quebec. At Dublin, Herald, Wilson, from Jamaica. In the River, the Thistle, Cameron, from Limerick ; and Pomona, Bun- Isaippielsy,araenadgahiignhrearth—eßr higher—Barley and M Ye al i t ik m ewi ain se tat field, from Lisbon. Off Falmouth, the Autimello ,—, from Alicante At Dartmouth, En g lieden, Williams, front Lisbon. At prices —Beans, of each kind , are also dearer. 4 Martinique, the Adventure, Harrison, from Liverpool. At Bahia, short nitieinrd; the Arnizade, Santos, from Liverpool. At Hull, Polly, Watson, from Prince Edward's Island. At I.ancaster, Neptune, Wilson, there are considerable remaining supplies of Oats, aait . from St. 'Thomas's; Cape of Good HOpe, Boyd, front London. sales thereof are at little variation—Flour at the late At Hull, New Manchester, —, from Greenland ; Liddle, Feu. advance of 10s. per sack ; and fine Americ an 54 5 . t guson, from Halifax ; Vestal, Jones; and Pomena, Heel, from ' o o ts per barrel. New York. In the Clyde, the Belldsle, Grammel; and Com- ' p coerce, Watts, front St. Vincent's; Timilinda, Marquis, from 1 . 01NZIAL mutate? Al trtttrEßs Martinique ; and Ta g us, Fitzimmons, from Rio. At Martinique, Wheat, 85s. 955. 106 s. Beans, .581. 645. the Barbadoes, Harding, front Liverpool. At Belfast, the St. ''Fi ne ditto, 11041145. Ti c k di tto , 481. 545. Patrick, Kelbin, from London. Rye, 545. .58S. Oats, 98s. 325. 555. The Diana, Russian sloop of war, which was de- Barley, 423.485. Od. Poiaaddltto, stk. 40s. 4cl. tained and sent into the Ca Pe of Good Hope, made Malt, 7111. 85s. 1P411011141 ditto, 425. White Peas (boilers.gia. 155451,1501. to Sin 'her escape from *tom in the night of the 28 t h o f G iltes prey ditto, 47s 525. . `•lv last. • rietes. 1104,0111,p4m01s tic 90a. .4 El -* 11=1104 f'' f 111 I_ 4 I, i'