Star. — London, England, 1809-08-31 00:00:00

THE ARMY. Tuesday morning arrived at Plymouth, the Yortlt, ,f 7-} guns, from the Scheldt, with 700 prisoners on board, composed of French, Dutch, Swiss, Pole s , filistrians, and Italians, whom BONAPARTE had, at ditie:ent times, forced into his service. They have. been removed to the prison ships in Hamoaze. Yesterday seven line-of-battle ships and some smaller vesse ls, arrived at Spithead, with the prisoners from Zealand. With w hat were before at Portsmouth, thi s will mate the number of French prisoners there about ')U,000. There are now about 90,000 French prisoners in this kingdom. The three hundred men lately drafted from the Guards icr foreign service, have again joined their - l iments, to do duty, and all the implements deli vered o - it t) them on the occasion, have been returned Lo the store rooms. W e a: i e very sorry tn hear that General M'ICE.NziE Fr,azert !ias been obliged to come from the Island of V'alcheren, where he commanded to the great satis '.action of 311, from extreme bad health. That able and distinguished ()Mar, General F irAsE a, of the African corps, ha.s been appointed Lieutenant Governor of Gibraltar, and is immediately to set off for 11:e. command. - . .- - Lieutenant-Colonel MUTER, who so gallantly fell a t the head of the Buffs, in the battle of Talatera, vas eldest son cf 'WILLIAM Mt - TER, Esq. of Annfield• .Erved in the 42d regiment in the campaigns on the Continert, in Egypt, ai,d in most of the actions during the late and present wars. The 6:h, or Inniskilling Dragoons, are ordered from the North of Ireland to Cork, supposed to be embarked for service. FORT WILLIAM, (EAST INDIES) JANUARY 30. The Right Hon. the Governor-General in Council has received the satisfactory intelligence, that a de tachment of the subsidiary tome at Hydrabad, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Doveton, con sis:ing of a corps of Horse Artillery, two regiments of Native Cavalry, and 12 companies of Native In fantrv, employed in the province of Candeish, in the pursuit of the predatory force of the Chiefs Molreput Row Holkar, Wahed Ali Khan and Daudien Khan, a:ter a I , ced march of near 100 miles, having suc cee'e..? in surprising the enemy at the Fort of Amul tit on the morning of the 28th ult. elected the ccati dispe-son of their troops, consisting of be ~r is 5000 men, cavalry and infantry; and capc.:rtd wh,ile of their guns, baggage and camp ecitipage, an 2 near 1000 horses. The loss on the part ef the enemy i= stated to have been very great ; of the British detachment between (..:0 and _....:.'::lied and wounded. RZOISGATE, AUGUST 24. a fin^ view this morning, about six o'clock, • cf the East and West-India fleets from topth:.r with iitantroul: coaste:n, and c;;.::t or ten men of lv r , making in the whole all outward bound. since yesterday, is become fine and :1- corn thioughout the Island is nearly has sustained little or no injury from SP)RI7..".'G I.VIIELLIGE2VCE. EC:TAM RACES, AUGUST 30. 7:. - . Tv!:;_tna '7.:l:atts Stakes of Fifty Guineas earl), h. ft. for 3-Tr c. 7;: Colts rst. 51b. Finks Bst. 21b. Ihe Bert mile. 1 - 11. -- .7--: - ,,, t's ch. f. Castanea - - ..1 IT:. ` t "..t., s V f. by Sir Peter - - .. 2 .:••••.: to 4cn the winner. A tolerable good race. A. :we,r.s: - ..kcs cf f. ;gs. each, 15gs. ft. for all ages ; 2-yr olds a Ult . -. - , r•yr ole.-1 7st. 61b. 4-yr olds Bst.l4d. 5-yr al 9st. Sib. 6 , :r o:ds 3! ci a:;cd 9r.t. 'ilb. Mares and Geldings allowed 2i . 0. tD tsvc-rral, her. F. - I. NlaysLcy's h. f. 4 yrs old 1 H. R. IL the Duke of 1 ark's Nyrophina, 5 yrs old 2 F.ve to 2 and 3 to lon Nymphina. ':.we ti . s to,. es of each, 8011,. ft. Colts, Bst. 7th. Fißies 'sr. 21b. The nest mile. Sir Cl alts L'oribury's Brother to Lydia 1 li R. H. the Prince of Wales's b. c. by Gohanna 2 Eve to 2 on the winner. Lab: 11.4 c of I'lo for three and four-year olds. The best of three two-mile heats. M:. Ditscris b. c. Knavery, 3-yrs old, 7st. 21b. - 1 1 Ld Barrymort's Angiolini, 3 yrs old, ist. 4th. - 4 2 Ld Egremont's b. I. by Gohanna, 3 yrs old, 1 7st. Glb. 2 3 Mr. Ladbrokes 'frimbush, 4 yrs old, Bst. 10Ib. - 3 4 Mr. Craven's b. f. Inconstant, 4 yes old, Bst. sib. - 5 5 As good a race as ever was witnessed. Before start ing;; tc 1 agst Knavery, 6 to 4 agst Lord EFremont's, 4to 1 ngst Angiolini, and 4 to 1 agst Trtrnbush.— After th.. first heat, 2to 1 agst Knavery, and 6 to 4 Ir. forraarting, agst Lord Egremont's, and 10 to 1 The second heat was won by half a course was as well attended :AS on the first "I . L Royal Party were the same, and they , , . m Ulm marquee. Ye.qcr2ay at noon his MAJESTY arrived from vVimiscr, :it the Queen's Palace, where he was re •::ived by the Dukes of KENT and CAMBRIDGE. At two o'clock his MAJESTY held a Private Levee. Ile following had the honour of being presented !G ills MAJESTY. Lord I A'A t. POT- E, on his return from the Continent. Col , nel DRIN r w.vr !R s to ptesent the Tenth Report of the Lon:m!ssioners of Military Inquiry, being on the Royal Military e..:.?t,..n F. COLLILR, on his promotion and return from the West Indies. Captain W. MAN-, on his promotion and arrival with dispatches tro.:l Admiral Sir it. Strachan. ----- - - • - r. M'NA ucir r L.N , on his appointment to a seat on the Bench Madras. His MAJESTY afterwards held a - Privy Council, and gave audience to the Cabinet Ministers present. A t half past five his MAJESTY left town for Windsor. The Duke of PORTLAND was not well enough to attend the Royal Levee yesterday. Yesterday the Duke of BRUNSWICK gave a grand dinner to a large party of Military Gentlemen, at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street. The Duke and Duchess of Lams, with Lady TOWNSCi D 1 have arrived at Dumbreck's hotel, Ediu )nrgh. - - - 'I.:4fiyi&4IVrAtLLICANCS FALMOUTH,- AUGUST'se. Sailed the MERMAID frigate, with the Quebec con& ♦oy. PLYMOU'IsIi AND PLYMOUTH-DOCK, AUGUST 59. Arrived the Weasle hired schooner, from Torbay. Sailed the SwALLow sloop for Falmouth, and the Adrian hired cutter with letters, &c. for Admiral SOTHEBY'S squadron off Rochefort. Two large vessels, one under Greek and the other Roman colours, are now lying in the Sound ; they are bound to London, laden with wine, oil, and fruit; put. in here to repair, having received damage in a late gale. The grotesque appearance of the crew of the Greek ship attracts much notice. Arrived the ship Dorset, of London, ANDREW SPENCE master, from Quebec, with masts, &c. for his Majesty's dock-yard at this port ; she sailed from thence on 10th July last, under convoy of the Co- QuETTE sloop of war, in company with about 44 sail, parted company with the whole fleet in hazy weather off the banks of Newfoundland, and the yesterday left four of the fleet off the Lizard; ketch Deodand of this port, ANTHONY ROOKRUDGE master, from . Oporto, with wines and cork, bound to London ; American ship Factor, ROBERT JouNsom master, from Villa Nova, laden with wines and cork, for orders ; brig Aid, Geonoz CAMPBELL master, from Gibral tar, laden with wine and cork, bound here for orders. PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST so. Sailed his Majesty's chip PEnsurr. on a cruize.— Wind S.W. DEAL, AUGUST se. Sailed the outward-bound merchant ships, under convoy of his Majesty's ships ACASTA, DOLPIIIN., and TRANSIT ; but are come to anchor off the South Fore. land, the wind coming round. The Bruce, BALDER, is put back with damage.—Wind S.W. YARMOUTH, AUGUST 30. Arrived from the Texel the ABOUKIR, 74 guns, Capt. PARKER ; and the DRAKE sloop of war, from a cruize ; and transport No. 114., from Flushing, for water—she brings no news.—Wind S.W. Remain—The Roebuck, Monmouth, Aboukir, and Chanticleer and Drake sloops of war. of bo elf be , ♦e t thi ab Fr rf, ve. La V F T tc It 1-3 th FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GRAVISEND, Auc:usr 30.—Arrived the William, Lanoss, from Malta ; Queen, Hiller, from Quebec; Petronella, Swinman, from Charlston ; and Daphne, Dimmings, from larnaica.—SaileU the Prince of Wales, West, for Quebec; and Gipsey, Scott, for Gibraltar. ARRIVALS. At Hull, the Sally, Massey. from Quebec. At Palermo, the Mercury, Blown, from Liverpool, in 24 days. Off Dover, the Queen, Hillyer, from Quebec. At Liverpool, the Retrieve, Mal. cohn, from Savannah. At Dublin, the Maria Augusta, Teele, from Sicily. At Hoylake, the Lucy, Douglas, from Messina. At Guernsey, the Rolla, Sprirgall, from Gibraltar. At Belfast, the Tagus, -, from the River Plata and Rio Janeiro. GREENOCK, AUGUST 28. The Mark and Abigail, PARK, arrived here yester day morning, from Charleston ; sailed thence 18th July—left no vessels loading for Clyde. The Hope, IIcNnY, arrived here yesterday, from Quebec, after a passage of 28 days. LIVERPOOL, AUGUST CB. The Ceres, DAVIDSON, that sailed on Wednesday for Quebec, got ashore on Burbo, and has put back to repair. The Halcyon, B RAGG , f r o m T r i n id a d, ar - 1 rived at Lancaster on Thursday; sailed from Tortola 3d July—on the 23d parted convoy ; the day betor the Britannia, NIXON, (of Whitehaven) lost her main top-mast and fore top-sail-yard, and was left firing gulls, and with a signal flying to speak the Commo dorc—on the 23th, about lat. :;8. long. 59. W. spoke the brig Kitty, (of Martinique) from Quebec for Bar-. badocs, which had been dismasted that morning and • lost 19 horses overboard ; the Captain requiring no [ assistance, left him rigging a jury -mast, and he in tended to make for any port in America—on the 6th August parted with the Alexander, MILLON, from Martinique ; and the barque Experiment, M'ALPIN, from Montserratt, both for London, having been in company twelve days ; they were both very leaky when left, the former keeping one pump constantly going, and the latter having only six hands on board. HULL, AUGUST V. 9. The Syren transport, Captain Rye, from Heligo land, put in here on Saturday evening, having about 250 Hanoverian troops on board. The vessel, after receiving provisions, and undergoing some necessary repair, will proceed with them for their destination, the Downs. The Jenny, of South Shields, W. Blagdon, master and owner, coal laden, on her passage to London, was on the night of Saturday se'mught, when off Filey, run foul of by a large sloop.rigged vessel, sup posed to be a Berwick smack. The Jenny instantly sunk, and all bands (except the mate and a boy) pe rished. The wife of Mr. John Joseph Hall, broker, in L.ondon, and sister to Mr. Blagdon, her son, a fine boy of eight years of age, and her servant-maid, hav ing been down on a visit to her friends at South Shields, were returning home in the Jenny, and also unfortunately perished. The boy who was saved, is severely bruised, and doubts are entertained of his recovery. Extract of a letter received last week by Mr. JOHN FIARN, of Hull, dated Gibraltar, July 20, 1809— giving a very distressing account of the capture of the Louisa Henrietta, Captain How Ana, of that port, by two piratical row-boats : " Sir, having yesterday received a letter from the Consul of Majorca, relating the loss of the Louisa Henrietta, I think no time ought to be lost, in acquainting you with the circumstance. The brig sailed from Majorca on the 17th May, with a cargo of brandy, wine, and oil, either for this place or England; after they got about two leagues from the land, two boats came to wards them with Spanish colours: when they came within pis tol-shot they fired a gun, hoisted French colours, and irnmedi diately boarded them. I am sorry to say, that poor Captain Howard, Mr. Clarke, chief mate, and two men were killed ; the second mate, five men, and three boys got into the boat, and made for the shore, leaving Mrs. Howard and a boy on board. 'I hey kept up a heavy fire on the boat, and wounded the second mate in the arm, and a boy through the body, who expired in a few minutes after they land ed. I shall send you the men's declarations as soon as I can get them translated into English. The vessel, I expect, will be car ried Into Algiers. I shall make every inquiry respecting Mrs., Howard, and let you know. I also find that Captain Howard had a quantity of money in specie on board, also a number of bank-notes." The HOliZOlll LS BECTON, is on shore at North fleet. 4P.AOM du FRENCH and GERMAN PAPERS, • ST. PETERSBURGH, JULY 29. The day before yesterday a 7e Dean was celebra ed by the french AMbassidor, on account of the recentglnrious victories obtained by the French armies. An - English squadron continues in the Gaipli of Finland fi ve ships of the line a n d three frigates lie at :Indio ; before Revel : yet they have not dared to make any attack, as an tit preparations for defence have been made on every point The crews of some English sloops have ventured on shore, and seized cattle and fresh provisions ; but they always retreated on the approach of troops. Several merchantmen have been taken by the English crui7ers ; and yet, a few days b ac k, two R uss i an vessels , which have been lying at Cronstadt, several months, and were prohibited sailing, have received permission to leave the port. At Cronstadt several vessels have arrived with goods from Tenlriffe. In Archangel also a great quantity of Colonial wares have arrived in American vessels. A -Commissioner has been appointed for the examination of the ship's papers of neutral vessels arriving at Archangel. Two days before the Emperor returned hither on the 23d, from Finland, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Count Romanzow, had arrived from the same province. WARSAW, JULY 30. By command of the Emperor Napoleon, General Bronikowski is forming a legion on the Danube, which is to consist of Austrian prisoners born in Poland. INSPRUCK, AUGUST 2. The Tyrolese are rapidly submitting to the Bava rians, who are taking possession of the towns. This day General Rouyer proceeded to Steinach, without meeting with any armed bodies ; to-morrow he will go to Ste; zingen, and on the 4th enter Brizen. The Austrian General Buol having engaged to evacuate that town on the evening of the Sd, and to enter Greifenb'irgh in Carinthia, on the 6th ; Colonel Count Von Wittgenstein took possession of the Bren ner to-day, in order to destroy the works raised there, and keep open the communication with General Ron yer. General Beaumont is marching with a strong Bavarian brigade through the Upper Inn Valley, and over the Arlberg to Pludenz and Feldkirch. Gene ral Picard is also uniting his forces, in order to pro ceed from Upper Suabia to Bregenz, so that the Vo ralberg district will be soon subdued. The Duke of Dantzic remains, with a considerable force, at Inspruck, to direct the operations of the whole, and lend assistance where it may be needed Great reinforcements from the battalions of the Ba varian reserve will arrive next week. The disarming of the inhabitants ift the occupied districts proceeds with great activity. For that pur. pose the Duke of Dantz!c, yesterday, issued a severe decree, ordering, that before the 10th, all arms, pow der, &c. be delivered up. The communes Nrll:ch shall keep back any arms shall suffer military execu tion. All the commanders of companies arc sum moned to appear at head quarters before the 10th ; all who refuse to comply shall be declared to be in corrigible rebels, their houses shall be razed, their fa milies banished, and themselves executed, by order of a military commission, within tweatr-lour hours of tiicir arrest. The communes shall be answerable for all crimes committed by the. individuals belonging to them. This decree extends to the Voralberg, Zil lerthal, and Pinzgau. The third division under General Deroy has ar rived at lnspruck, and encamped before the city.— Their march from Salzburgh, through Pinzgau and Zinc) dial, over lofty mountains, was bold and splen did. Soldiers carried three-pounders over steep emi nences, and so secured the march of the division. At one time they were stopped by a bridge over the Salza being broken, while on the opposite side the re bels were entrenched. The commander immediately called upon his troops to volunteer forcing the pas sage ; on which the battalion Bottler (light infantry) rushed into the water, clambered over the piles of the bridge, and notwithstanding the fire of the rebels, stormed the entrenchments. The cowardly rebels fled howling, and concealed themselves behind bushes and rocks, from the true courage of these valiant men. LINDAU, AUGUST 5. Intelligence being received, that an army of thirty thousand Bavarians and Frenchmen had entered the Tyrol, and had already advanced to Inspruck ; yes terday the Voralberg insurgents surrendered at dis cretion. The notorious Dr. Schneider himself went to the Bavarian advanced-guard, within a league of Bregenz, and delivered in a written act of submission, from the collected deputies from the provinces ; he demeaned himself very humbly, and appeared to be full of apprehension. EEMFTEN, AUGUST 6. The iVoralberg insurgents, who were hitherto in possession of the mountains and woods to the south of this place, have suddenly returned to their homes, amid loud curses of their leaders and the Austrians. Only a few bands of vagabonds ramble about, intoxi cated with brandy, and plunder the hamlets and de tached houses. At Rentz all the persons from the Iller district, who had been arrested by the insurgents as suspected persons, and dragged thither, have been set at liberty ; with the declaration that as all resist ance was over, they might go where they pleased. To-morrow General Picard proceeds with a consider able force to the Voralberg. CASSEL, AUGUST 11. Letter from his Excellency the Minister of the In terior to the Prefect of the Ocker Department : " Cassel, August 5, 1809. " Monsieur Prefect, his Majesty the King, our most gracious Sovereign, ha:: heard with the greatest satisfaction of the conduct of the inhabitants of his good town of Brunswick, during the short abode of the Duke of Oels there; aid he desires me to ex press this to you. You conducted yourself in that affair like an upright servant and loyal subject of the King's. " I send you a copy of a Decree, which will shew the good inhabitants of Brunswick with what displeasure his Majesty heard of the vile promise which was made to his troops. Cer tainly every Officer would have paid with his head for the slightest injury done to the inhabitants. " Soldiers protect and defend peaceful citizens. Only robbers allow themselves to plunder. " Give the greatest publicity to his Majesty's sentiments to wards his good town of Brunswick. I congratulate myself on having received the command to communicate this to you, and to assure you personally of the satisfaction of his Majesty. I re new the assurances of my perfect esteem. (Signed) " The Minister of the Interior, V. W9LnAIT:4I fix the last bases of t:v peace; VIENNA, JULY 11. A t redoubts which the Austrians had thrown up on the right bank of the Danube, between Enge nean and Pie burg, have been razed. A considerable quant ty of baggage ha , been sent to Raab. It is said the Emperor Napoleon will transfer his head-quarters thither ; and from thence it rof w A ith us i t l ta i , a vi t • rt h , a ) a i b s , t a o t have e aEn Emperor of Austria, who is at Comrn, will have an i ier c is o i rn nfe , r rn re , d w t ; h il at treat of the conditions of peace. AUGUST Y.—Nothing certain respecting war fr peace is yet known. The price of colonial rnerehan liee, which is brought from Trieste, increases daily, as all the warehouses in that city have been seques trated. The deputies have not yet obtained an audi ence. The Emperor continues to construct strong Ida-de-pow on' the lett bank of the Danube, and every thing is prepared in such a manner that the troops may be put in motion at the first signal. The Saxon Major General Ffartisch died on the 24th inst. in consequence of his wound. Auousr 2.—The Prince of Lichtenstein' has been rec died from his estates with the late Ardaas, iiior at •Paris, and Secretary of State Hoppe, to conclude Peace at Raab, with the Duke of Friuli, the Marshal of the palace Duroc, and the Minister of State Count Champagny—Several silversmiths here have rec: r orders to prepare some rich services of plate to he used at the Congress of Raab—this Cingress is nit expected to last long. AUGUST s.—Raab was, it is said, on the first in stance, fixed upon as the place for the negociations for peace ; but now they say it is to be at Altenburg, in Hungary. Between the bridges facing the Spitz, a French camp is forming for 20,000 men. Napoleon has visited the mountainous districts in the environs of this capital, and did not return to Schoenbrunn before 10 o'clock at night, when he at tended at the play of Phedra. The bridge near Ncusdorf is quite restored. Near Leisig and Spoisig. behind Schoenbrunn, a division of French troops has occupied a camp. It is said that an English Agent has appeared at the head quarters of the Archduke Charles, but he could not obtain an audience. BANKS OF THE ELBE, AUGUST is. We have no news from Austria that gives any cer tainty of war or peace ; and the general opinion is, that the affairs of Turkey will also be decided in the Austrian Congress of Peace, if it shculd really take place. The Archduke Charles does not share in the senti ments of his brother the Emperor Francis, who is said to be preparing to conclude peace at any sacrifice. The Archduke Charles has, on this account, re signed the Chief Command of the Army, and nt t from indisposition. A Russian Plenipotentiary was hourly expected at Schoenbrunn, from St. Peters burgh. . _ 4 PARIS. AtioUST e. M. 13e Champagny has lost sit out for Raab, td ALTONA, AUGUST 18. General Bellegarde has taken the command of the Austrian army ; General Hiller and other Generals will act under him. The Archduke Ferdinand is ar rived in -Bohemia with his corps. _ _ _ The king of Bavaria has granted an indemnity to the insurgents of the Tyrol on condition that they lay down their arms within the space of eight days, the chiefs only of the insurrect;on are excepted. HELIGOLAND, AUGUST 28. On the 12th instant 57 prisoners of the corps of Brunswick Oels were brought bound and led by French Gendarmes. They were in two vessels, which a French Captain of marines, assisted by the Danes, took near Ellsflette ; where some Danish shipping had purposely ran them aground. Among them is the Secretary of the Duke • and one half of them are menials, or drivers of the artillery horses. Those who were soldiers have been pardoned on con dition of entering the Dutch serice ; the rest are sent to Magdeburg. The French and Danes script the Duke's soldiers of almost all their clothes, and left them nearly naked. It is the Prince of Neuchattel, Alexander Berthier, whom Bonaparte intends to make King of Switzer land. INVERNESS, AUGUST 2.:''. All the accounts which we have received during the week, relative to the distressing catastrophe at the Meikle Ferry, formerly mentioned, concur in repre senting the number of persons who lost their lives on that occasion, as even more c(onsiderable than we then stated ; but the precise number cannot yet be ascer tained, although we are assured that upwards of 14.0 names have been collected. Truly mournful indeed is the blank thus made among the friends and kin dred of the unfortunate sufferers, there being few per sons in Dornoch, or the adjoining parishes, who have not to lament the loss of a father, a mother, a brother, or a sister. The business of the fair having been the object of almost all of those who were on board the boat, many of them had, of course, all the money they could command about them ; a circumstance which not a little aggravates the irreparable loss sus tained by many a fatherless child. The accident is attributed principally to the misconduct of the boat men, who, it is said, were intoxicated, and wh o p e . rished with the rest, leaving behind them a dreadful example of the fatal effects of rashnes and intempe rance. Letters from Spain, of a late date, mention that Don THOMAS MORLA, the traitor, who delivered Madrid up to the French, was killed in the battle at Talavera de la Reyna. Sunday fe'nnight, as the son of Lord ALBEstAntx, seven years of age, was attempting to climb up the outside of the staircase, in Elden-hall, he fell, and fractured his skull, but it is hoped not in a dangerous manner. Among the arrivals at Fraserburgh are—. Mr. Lewis Marshall, Mr. M'Phsrson, Mr. Falconer, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Duncan, and Mc. Dill Hutcheor, Aberdeen ; Mr. William Shawl, jun. Craigelly ; Mr. John Cruickshank, Tur rif; Mr. Moffat, Mr. Milne, and Mr. S. Simpson, Aberdeen; Mr. Jams Ross, Banff; Lieut. James Milne, Rosehearty ; Mr. and Mrs. Gibb, New Deer; the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston ; Mrs. and Miss Rose, Boyndlie; Miss Gordon, Aberdour ; Mr. and Mrs. Webster, Aberdeen ; Mr. A. Milne, Chapeltown ; Mr. Donald Bain, Edinburgh; the Hon. Simon Fraser, London ; Min ' and Miss B. Shand, Cralgelly ; Wm. Fraser, Jun. of Park ; Mlsa Fraser, Aberdeen ; Mr. Irvine, Tole Mr. rail, EdiaMulth Mr. and Miss Chalmers, Hama