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Theatre, or Opera Rollie) in consequence of the oppressive eked outrageous measures adomid by Mr. Taylor (one of the pro prietors, and sole manager of the Opera) against him, begs leave mast respectfully to inform the Nobility and Gentry, subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, that he means shortly to publish a true statement of the unprecedented and vexatious treatment he has experienced front Mr. Taylor, during his management throughout the present season; as also some anecdotes which concern the Public, of the conduct of one of the principal dan cers engaged by Mr. D'Egville to come into this Country, who, not content with having, Contrary to al principle, feeling and common delicacy, infringed on his rights as Ballet Master, and otherwise interfered with his duty to the Subscribers and the Public, has materially assisted in raising a foreign cabal against him and several respectable Artists of the same Theatre, and whose only object is to govern the amusemem of the Public, as well as to select the performers fox their service. In this statement will be fully shewn the Causes why the last new Ballet of " Mora's Love ; or, the Enchained Harp," after havirg been received with the most gratifying and flattering ap pause, by the Subscribers and the Public on the night of Madame Argiolini's Benefit, and the following Saturday ; has since, under false and frivolous pretences, been suppressed. . in this statement will be ahewn, why, since Mr. D'Egville's Discharge, it has been repeated in a mutilated and distorted shape, and in a style disgraceful to the Theatre, and insulting to its Patrons; it will also be explained, that this injury, obviously aimed at r. D'Egville's professional reputation, has been ef fected, in open defiance of an express prohibition; and why, in order to preserve the bard-earned fruits which he has so long en joyed in Public patronage, he is resolved, at the conclusion of the Opera season, to bring forward that Ballet at another Theatre where its merits or demerits may be fairly appreciated. In order to counteract the effects of the malicious reports, in 'alustriously propagated by Mr. l'aytor and his agents, Mr. D'Egs vire. takes this mole at informing the public, first, that without asligning any particular reason, Mr. Taylor did, on Tuesday last, the 4th instant, send Mr. Wright (late Sheriff's Officer for Mid dlesex), in company with Mr. Seguin, his present Stag . ? Manager; to his house, with a tender of par:, of Lis salary, for the prevent season, accompanied by a note from Mr. Taylor to Mr. D'Eg vale, signifying his formal discharge from the Opera, in defiance of a written document for an engagen:ent of five years! Secondly, that Mr. D'Egville, notwithstanding this notice, went on Tuesday night last, to the 'I Notre in company with his pupils, in order to fulfil his duty towards the Public, and were there refused admittance, by the express commands of Mr. Taylor. Thirdly, that Mr. D'figville can in no way account for such I proceedings, unless they originate in his having claimed the pay ment co( a bid delivered by him• for a class of his pupils, who have constantly been employed in most of the Ballet performed during the preseat as well as the former season, knd for which they have not, to this moment, received the smallest remuneration, except what Mr.D'Egville thought necessary to allow out of his own pri vate emolument, to those who were In most need of pecuniary assistance ; or for- having assured the Figurantes of the Opera, that Mr. Taylor had received of the COmmittee for the Drury- Lane Company a sum of six hundred and twenty pounds, inde pendent of all other expences being paid by the said Conunittee, as a bonus for his liberal convent for their usinghis Theatre three additional tights. A charge held out by Mr. Taylor as the just reward he meant to apply towards remunerating such of his per formers, who would, at the sacrifice of personal considerations, lend their assistance on that occasion. Mr.. Taylor having long since received the money, without indemnifying any one—not even the unfortunate and poor figurantes—far more distressed, anti less remunerated, than any class of performers at the other Theatres. Mr. D'Egville, apologizing for thus intruding on the Public what may at first appear a private quarrel, in which they are in to way concerned, but which, in fact, materially involves their right of being properly provided with amusements, as he shall, hereafter, distinctly prove, begs leave lurches to state, that solicit ed by Mr. Taylor in the most pressing tenns,to take the manage ment of the Opera during his difficulties and contentions with Mr. Waters in Chancery, he, at the earnest entreaties of . Mr. Taylor, end contrary to the advice of those friends who, it appears, well knew what the consequences would be, sacrificed en independant and lucrative employment, tar more advantageous than any con sideration the Opera could cffurd, in order to sustain .Mr. tot: in his pretensions respecting the sole management of the Opel?, and to place him in that situation—where, by Mr. D'Egville;s le 1 ference and extraordinary exertions, he now governs unntolast • ed, win' his authority with uncontrouled severity and coercion over all those who assisted him in his moments of adversity and hieress. as this matter may probably come before an English Jury, if not preyiously decided by that high authority which is so wisely emrowered, and which so justly controuls the Public Amuse ments, Mr. D'Egville will suspend, for the present, all further information, and conclude this summary statement, by soliciting the Public to be guarded against the illiberal and scurnlous para graphs which be regrets to perceive have already been admitted in some of the Daily Papers; to the Edin - ,rs of which, with the Theatrical Wnrld at large, be shall, without hesitation, submit his cause, and rely, with fearless confidence, on their decision in his favour.—July 10, 1809. FROM THE DM - CR PAPERS. BAYONNE, JUNE 26. This day 131- officers arrived, who had been taken prlconers at S:. Andero. A French division from St. Andero is gone against Marquesito, who had collected 6000 men at Mendia del Pomar ; and at the same time four battalions went out from Burgos to cut off his retreat. According to fresh intelligence received, 3000 men vi ere taken prisoners during the last engagement in Arragon. The captured artillery amount to between 30 and 36 pieces. Our loss is 100 killed; and 300 wounded. $.111r1.1°.ff1.11.1? - KING'S THEATRE. I 1/[lt. D'EGVILLE (Ballet Master of the King's I THE HAGUE, JULY 6. The Moniteur and other Paris Papers of the 2d, contain nothing important. On the day before, the Senate had held an extraordinary sitting, hut what took place is unknown. Some persons affirm, that his Majesty the Emperor and King made communi cations of the utmost importance. THE MAIN, JULY 2. According. to official intelligence from Zara, the Rtusiat.s are making great progress aglinst the C..7ncral Prosorowski is on the march against Adrianoplc. • • FRANKFORT, JULY 1. Yesterday, we heard from Wurzburg, that the. Members of the Administration of the principality of Bayreuth have been summoned to appear at Wind sheim, where as Imperial commission has been esta- Wished. The Manheim Gazette contains the following— • gg Unpleasant, occurrences have taken place at Margenziwirn. On the 26th, a body of armed pea. sants enwred the town, disarmed the garrison, and secured the person of the Commissioner of the King of Wirtembr,: , . This movement appears to have been occasioned by false ttports of the approach of a numerous corps (J . Ai.vtrian troops." The Archduke has, by a fresh summons, called upon the landwehr of Bohemia and Moravia to repair itvr.antly w ti e a rmy. The Duke of Valmy proceeded through this place yesterday, on his way to Mayence. A part of the Hungatian Insurrection, which had proceeded to Bruno, has been sent back to Comorn, to strengthen the army of the Archduke John. General Hiller, who commands the lift wing of t h e army of the A rc hd u k e Ch ar l es, has placed- his • ,head-quarters at Presburg ; he is to keep up the cona i: &cation with the A rclidukei John. There are two ba:tahons of the landwehr of Vienna with the army of the Archduke Charles, whose head quarters continue to be at Margraffen Neusiedes. BOHEMIA, JUNE 18. On the 16th instant, General Orders were issued at the head-quarters of the Austrian army, in which it is said that Austria did carefully abstain from all hosti lities against Saxony, until • Saxon patroles entered Bohemia. Official intelligence having been received of this hostile inroad, General Am Ende was ordered to 'cross the frontiers. The Intendant, or Commissary- General Tour -Ron, who was taken prisoner at Bay reuth, has been sent to Munkes, as a hostage for the Governor ci Trieste, Ccunt Goess, who has been sent to the fortress of Fenestrelles, in Piedmont. PRAGUE, JUNE 21. We have received official intelligence from the head quarters of the Generalissimo, that the Archduke John, after having received various reinforcements at Cemorn, had advanced again, and re-occupied his former position on the Raab. VIENNA, JUNE VI. The Emperor this morning returned very early to Neustadt. His Majesty is to review the whole Italian army, and in the evening return to Schoenbrunn. All the civil authorities yesterday paid a visit to the Prince de Ponte Corvo, who arrived the day before. His Highness's corps lies in cantonments, two or three leagues from the capital. It it said that the A , istrianl, on the approach of the Russians, removed and c,:iried away all the. use• less artillery from the town of Olruutz. AUGSBURG, JUNE 2'2. The considerable magazines of powder which the Frer At had here, have been forwarded to Passau. There has just appeared a .Royal Edict of consi derable length, relative to the religion and religious corporations of Bavaria. It declares that an abso lute liberty of censcience is guaranteed to all the in habitants of Bavaria. Every person may choose and exercise whatever religion he pleases, as soon as he shall have obtained the age of twenty years, without any prejudices to his civil rights. This regulation applies to both sexes. The making of proselytes, either by force or art, is prohibited. If in the con tracts of marriage, the parties being of different re ligions, hi ve stipulated that in which their children shall be educated, that stipulation shall be legally followed ; but if there be no such agreement, the male children shall be brought up in the religion of the father, and the female in that of the mother ; foundlings shall be brought up in the religion of him or her who shall be charged with their education. KEMPTEN, JUNE 20. Yesterday morning, at half past five, the advanced posts of the insurgents of the Voralberg were attacked ; 1000 of them came from Weitenun, over Buchenberg. About eight o'clock the discharge of musque;ry came brisk, and lasted till near ten o'clock. Thp marshy soil did not allow, the cavalry to act with of fect, while the insurgents retained their advantageous position ; but when they appeared to want ammuni tion, the French and Bavarian troops attacked them with vehemence, and drove them into the woods.— They were pursued thither by the Bavarians, who made a great slaughter among them. The Feelich cavalry cut down a number of the Insurgents, and it was with difficulty that the officers could save the lives of five of them. The prisoners reckon their loss in killed and wounded at 150. Since yesterday every thing has boen still. To-day 200 Bavarians are ar rived with one cannon. SALTZBITRG, JUNE 21. The Tyrol insurgents have sent 150 men to Zell, Mittesill, and Salfelden, bailiwicks belonging to us, to occupy them until they shall have furnished 300 armed riflemen. They carried away to Inspruck a municipal o ffi cer of Salfilden, for musing to provide lead for them. LINDAU, JUNE Yesterday at day-break 9000 insurgents from the Voralberg made themselves masters of the houses in the neighbourhood of this place, and from thence made a - heavy fire upon the town till four o'clock in the afternoon, when they returned to Bregentz. Of the garrison only six were wounded. The insurgents filled 15 carts with' their kilted and - wounded. One country house was burnt and many injured. According to the declaration of an Austrian de serter from the regiment of Lusignan, the regiment of Bregentz contains scarcely a company of 105 men. LUDWIGSBURG, JUNE M. The troops of Baden and Wirtemberg, which form ed the corps of observation by the lake of Constance, have taken a position by Schuffen. Three thousand of the insurgents of the Voralberg had, on the 20th, again proceeded from Bregentz and Waugen to Lindau, but were driven back to Laibach with great loss. CASSET„ JUNE 27. Between four and five hundred of the insurgent j peasants having proceeded to the gates of Marburg, on the night of the 24th and 25th, they penetrated , into the town, and having proceeded to the market place, were driven back by the departmental guards. l The ringleaders were taken, among whom was one Emmerich, a Colonel in the English service. Among his papers was found a letter addressed to Scbill, on the 26th of May, in which he announced the speed T junction of Dornberg, with the robbers under lila command. On the evening of the 46th, General Boyer being informed of this affair, arrived at Marburg w►th 1.500 French infantry, a strong detachment of dragoons, and a battalion of l►ght infantry. NUREMBERG, JUNE IL A detachment of Austrian troops who came to Bayreuth entered this place on the morning of the 26th. Capt. Jellakich issued a proclamation exhorting the people to be quiet. They left this place last night, taking three of our magistrates with them as hostages. They had levied a contribution which had been in part paid. This morning a detachment of French cavalry en tered here. kACHEN, JULY 2. The Prefect of the department has issued a procla mation tor laying a sequestration upon all the domains and effects of the Princes and Princesses of the House of Austria, agreeably to the Driperor's decree of the 7th ult. THE EVEVINd STAR. LONDON": TUESDAY, JULY 11. . • PR ICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE 0 1 1111.0 CK Consols, for Jely, 69H—Reduced 68.11-01nniuna I pre. Exchequer Bills 6s. to los. prem. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. 3 per Cent. Red. 68H India Bonds, 21s. 245. pr. 3 per Cent. Cons. Ann. 6711 Etch Bills, Ss. 14s. pr. 4 per Cent. 841 Omnium, 1 preen. 5 per Cent. Navy 913i3 State lottery Tickets, £2l 11s. Long Ann. 18 11-16 i Cons, for acc. India Stock 192! In consequence of the intelligence which we gave in our last, of three French line of battle ships having dropped down the Scheldt to Flushing, with an in tention of putting to sea, Rear-Admiral Lord GARD NER, in his Majesty's ship BLAKE, with the REPULSE, ST. DOMINGO, AUDACIOUS, DANNEMARKE, and THE. REVS ships of the line, and the CHALLENGER and CAL LIOPE sloops, sailed yesterday morning from Deal, to cruize off Flushing, and watch the movements of the enemy. Rear-Admiral Sir RICHARD STRACH AN also proceeds to the Downs to hoist his flag on board the AMETHYST, in which ship he will sail to join the squadron off Flushing. We yesterday mentioned that intelligence had been received from a Dutch prize, sent into Dover by the Tiger Revenue -cutter, of another battle having been fought on the Danube on the 26th ult. which termi nated in favour of the Austrians. Soon after our Paper was put to press, we learnt by the following letters, that similar accounts had been received at Leith : " LEITH, JULY G. " With great pleasure I inform you that the Quale scherner has just arrived in the Roads from Heligoland, which place the left on Sunday last. At it o'slock on that day, the Disratch- Board arrived from the Continent with the great and joyful nc ws that the Ar chduke CH A R Lti s had had an engagement with the Frcuch. He thinks the date of the battle was 25th co- 26th ult.: that after an awful engagement, the Austrians were swarmed.— The lou on the side of the French is two Field Marfbals, twenty GEnerals, killed, and thirty thousand men. I have just seen Mr. Bo NT HO R N, of the Custom-house boat, who boarded the Fortuna, from Rotterdam, which place she left on the evening of the 2d, and says, that accounts hal reached that place, that there had been battles which lasted three days ; in the end the Austrians were successful, with great slaughter on both sides. The Cap tain of the Quale schooner is positive as to the fact of dispatches having been forwarded." • ANOTHER .L.ETTER, SAME DATE. " A fleet has arrived this morning front Heligoland, which they left eh Sunday, with the news that accounts had been re ceived there of the Archduke having engaged the French on the 26th ultimo, and gained a complete victory, killing two Field Oflicer3, 23 Generals, and 40,000 killed and tak.:n prisoners.— Captain Malcolm, of the Delight, of Kirkaldy, who left Heligo land six hours after the fleet, says, he saw a copy of a Proclama tion from the Archduke for a day of thanksgiving for the victory. A vessel from Rotterdam is also arrived to-day, and I am In formed brings an account of the same kind." Our letters from Yarmouth, received this morning, among other articles of Continental intelligence,. brought to that port by the HAVOC gun-brig, from Riga, where she had been with a Flag of Truce, mention a battle reportedto have been fought on the' 28th ult. but state, that the Austrians engaged were those under the command of the Archduke JOHN. These letters also repeat another report received from the above-mentioned prize—that the KING of PRI,TssIA has actually declared against the French. We shall lay before our Readers the accounts that have reached us from Yarmouth, exactly as we have received them, with only one remark—it is singular that accounts so similar should have been received from such different quarters, if they have no founda tion is truth : “ YARMOUTH, JULY 10. ". The Havoc gun-brig which sailed from this port on the 16th nit, with a ftlessenger, and bearing a Flag of Truce, returned last night. The accounts brought by this vessel arc briefly as follow : " On the 28th June a battle was fought between the Austrian army, commanded by the Archduke .1",311N aryl the French. The letter baying succeeded some days before in driving the Austri ans from Raab, were Making an attempt to push into Bavaria.-- An action followed, and the Archduke JOHN was victorious. The enemy suffered a great loss in killed, and the Austrians took some prisoners. ". NA roi fox is dangerously wounded in the shoulder. He is also reported to have received a wound in one foot, but whether i.l this action, or in a former one, my informant sayeth nor. " The King of PRUSSIA, it is confidently asserted, has declar ed against BONAPARTE. " Another statement is also given, which I know not how to credit—that the celebrated Sc mitt. is still living. " The above information, whether well or ill-founded, was received from the present Governor of Riga ; who, my informant remarked, communicated it with a very long fare. " The intelligence respecting Russia is equally satisfactory.— One rumour states that a revolution has been effected at Peters burgh under the direction of the Grand Duke CovsTANTtxs• Such an event may occur, but I believe the rumour has arisen from a circumstance of which I regret not being able to furnish EOM particulars :—The Grand Duke CONSTANTINE was pre paring to march, or bad already begun to march with a Russian army to assist the French in their present struggle with Austria, when he suddenly stopped his operations, uttering at the same time some expressions of an ambiguous nature, and which might be misunderstood by some of those who heard him. The fact is believed to be this—He intercepted some correspondence of the enemy, of a complexion very different from what Russia might have expected, at a moment when she was marching her armies against Austria—and the march was in consequence sus pended. What this may lead to, time alone will be able to sliew. " Among the evils which at the present moment seem to be accumulating against Mitrottors, the /Saxons are now in a state of insurrection." Our letters from Gibraltar two days ugo enabled us to announce, that an expedition was preparing at Sicily, for the purpose of attacking the enemy in the South of Europe. Before this time the expected ex pedition must have sailed. Dispatches were receivea yesterday evening, at the Foreign Office, from Ge ne . ral Sir JOHN STUART, dated the 26th of May, at which time Sir .JonN was at Milazo, superintending the embarkation. of an army of nearly '25,000 Composed of British and Sicilian troops. The di spatci:c ; were brought to Liverpool, from Palermo, by Ruby, Capt. CUARIE, who left Palermo the Ist L:t. It was then understood, that the Expedition would sai: the course of a few days afterwards, as all th. 2 tary stores and provisions had been embarked. I to be commanded by Sir JOHN S . ruAur in person ; its destination was openly stated to be a point great distance from the city of NaplT. Lord A. IiERST was at Milazo with Sir Joiix S rum-J. . Last night the Hamburgh Correspondent of tht 80th ult. the Journal d. ?Empire of the Ist, and Dutch papers to the Sth inst. were received. From these papers it appears that the activity of the Tyrolese. in. surgents, as the enemy terms them, is truly astonish. lug ; they are.in motion every where. From Saistel. den, near Zell, they carried away a municipal officer, for refusing to provide lead for them. They disarmed the garrison of Mergentheim, and secured the Corn. missioner of the King of WIRTEMBERG. Those in . the more north:A-it parts of Germany are equally alert. In Cassel, they are discovered to have maintained a communication, and planned a junctier. with St:HILL, and since his (reported) death, they have penetrated into the town of Marburg, as the -Dutch Papers, probably without truth, state, by an English Colonel, to whom they give the name of I?msu All these movements are, of course, subordimate to the grand and important concerns upon the Danube, but yet they are not without a due share of both interest and utility. The Russian Ukase respecting neutral trade, which we observed in the Dutch papers received yesterday, we find to be the same which we gave in our Paper of the9.6th ult. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the Fo• reign Office. The greater part of the Members were present. Yesterday M. De la VEGA, the late respectable Deputy from the Province of Asturias, arrived town. We believe his object is to apply to this Go vernment for arms. If the accounts we have received be correct, 100,000 recruits are kept out of the field of action from the deficient supply in that essential par ticular.. From Cork we learn that the Hanover, Captain DELANO, has arrived there. She brings intelligence from New York to the II th ultimo. The Pacinclad reached her destination on the day preceding . the tie. pasture of the Har.over, but nothing could theft 'be ascertained of the effect that would be produced by the refusal of his BRITANNIC MAJESTY to ratify the Negociation with Mr. ERSKINE.—The celebrated Tho. mas Paine..has-igength paid the debt of nature.-- Some fermentation was excited in the Northern St*v•., , , in consequence of the numerous desertions from the United States' army on the Canadian frontier— Captain Bennett, an American Officer, had ordered one or these deserters to he pursued into the province of Canada, and in consequence of the resistance he made, on some of the Canadians coming up to his assistance, he was shot by the party sent to ap prehend hint, who themselves with cliikctity escaped. This af. lair has given rise to some bickerings between the Governor of Canada and the American Government." By a ship which has arrived at Liverpool, we have obtained a series of Bahama Gazettes, up tO the '4,Cn May. The 'following are the only articles of OAT consequence in these papers • _ " NASSAU, MAT 1. " The transports, with a detachment of the 7th West-India Regiment on board, and which put to sea on Saturday, for Ja maica, have since returned, in consequence of adverse wiuds, as has also his Majesty's ship Sandwich. Their ultimate destinatieu was supposed to be the Bay of Honduras. " May 24.—We are informed that Colonel Browne frrm S. Vincent's, the late Superintendant General of the Indian nation, has presented a Memorial, stating that a quantity of Alm, Hemp, !'itch, Tar, and Turpentine may be manufactured in the Bahama Islands, equal to the consumption of all the navy and merchant. men in the kingdom of Great Britain. This is a matter of so *- portant a nature as it respects our naval interest, that we hope every encouragement will be given to the Bahama Planters to fur nish those articles, under the uncertainty of supply from the Bal tic and the United States. " The duties at the liavannah are as follow (althouzh the arrangement is quite concluded, it is not yet publicly notified by the Cabildo), flour in American vessels, 10 dollars ; in Spanish six dollars ; rice, hemp, hogslard, and the various kinds of pulse and vegetables, in American vessels, 50 per cent. and in Spanish 30 per cent. All kinds of linen and silk goods, 2 per cent. and municipal duties, instead of 36 per cent.; cotton and woolleo goods, 15 per cent. and municipal duties, instead of 36 per cent. Deposits of all kinds of produce of the United States are liable only to one per cent. and the municipal duty." The MELPOMENE frigate, Capt. FREDERICK WAR • REN, lately had a severe action in the Great Belt with 20 Danish gun-boats. The frigate being at anchor, about three or four miles from a most valuable English convoy, in the middle of the night perceived the boats pulling towards the convoy, upon which she attacked them,and an action commenced, which continued with out intermission for three hours, when the gun boats were compelled to sneak into their hiding places ; for more than to hours it was a perfect calm, and the ship obliged to remain at anchor, but a breeze spring ing up she soon dispersed the enemy. We arc sorry to add, the loss of the MELPOMENE is not less than 29 wounded, and five killed. _ . . Captain BARCLAY was pursuing his task at eight o'clock yesterday morning, in high spirits. Bets arc now ten to one in his favour. The influx of company at. Newmarket, during the last week, was such, that a h4.d could not be had, and the towns within a dozen miles were filled with the overflow. The horse-racing began yesterday, and the bustle was greater than ever. The ground on whieh the Captain walked wJs so thronged, that his friends had great difficulty to keep the way clear. • Ten men and four boys, colliers, were on Friday se'nnight drowned in two pits„ belonging to Messrs. LEE and Co. situate at East Ardley, near Wakefield, by the bursting, it is supposed, of the tunnel of some old pits lying near, and not now in use. Three lads who were at the mouth of the pits, on hearing the rush► ing of the water, climbed up the rope, and alarming by their cries the men at the top, were fortunately ex tricated from their perilous situation. 7 1 / •- • t h r:t ce , .••• I. .► a. re 6-e ay cl, te, ne ;e, ns ue ler !re Ae ed of iin 'cc ad k. be by the ho. the or !in