Star. — London, England, 1809-06-21 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, JUNE 18. Sailed his Majesty's ship HUMBER on a -;cruize ; Walsinglram packet, with Mails for Lisbon ; and. Prince Ernest packet, with Mails for Gibraltar, &c. PLYMOUTH-DOCK, JUNE 0. The Rzs!sTANcf: frigate, Captain ADAhf, was paid seven months wages to-day, preparatory to het sailing for the Mediterranean, on a six months eruize : she has £500,000 on hoard, in dollars and other speeie f part of the suh , idy granted to his Sicilian Mije s ry. Arrived the REVENGE, 74 ; and REDPOLE brig, from the Rochefort station. Sailed the MARINER gun-brig, to carry a Commander to supersede Capt. SEYMOUR, of the PALLAS frigate, whose presence is requited on Lord GAMBIECS Court Martial. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 20. Arrived a fleet of Merchantmen from the Downs. DEAL{ JUNE co. Arrived the TIC/USAcut:or from Plymouth, and sailed through for Yarmouth with the TRIZEICE fri gate. Sailed the OSPREY sloop with convoy for, Vortsmouth ;. BADGER sloop on a cruize. Arrived from the River, and sailed for Portsmouth, the Wm. Pitt and Union Indiamen. Wind E. )n the Dowi3s—Agincourt, Monmouth, Venerable, San Do mingo, Pasierful, Illustrious, Clyde, Crocus, Beagle, Royalist, Hound, Pandora, Gallant, and Royal Escape. CHATHAM, JUNE 18. On Friday, the SCEPTRE sailed from this port to Long Reach, and the same day the LONDON came from thence into this harbour, where she is dismant ling very hastily. A Marine, in order to desert, made his escape in disguise, over the wall of the barracks last night, and sta's early this morning discovered in the Dock-yar-'. and by the centinels brought before Commissioner Sir ROBERT Bit tcLor, And being recognised was sent back to the barracks : it being low water, i'•: had waded through the mud and ouze, and contrived to get up the Impregnable's slip, and was in a most deplorable • state. GREENOCK, JUNE 16. It'was the Friends, GOURLAY, which passed to Pot t Glagow, on Tuesday morning, from St. Thomas's ; sailed thence 6th May.—The Mary Ann, DICKIE, had artil•ed there from Clyde,discharged her cargo, and had gone over to St. Croix to load, and probably would join tilt , first convoy expected to sail about 15th May—a number of vessels had arrived to join the convoy.— May 15th, spoke his Majesty's brig Bantry, SMITH, in lat. 31. 23. N. long. 2. W.— 25th, spoke the Ma ria, REID, from the Bahamas, for Liverpool, lat. 41.5. N. long. 46. 16. W.-28th, spoke the Commerce, SANINER, from Philadelphia to Gottenburgh, lat. 44. A& N long. 40. 49. W.--June 7th, spoke a b.n:g from Standrew'sfor Exeter, ha. 50. 7. N. long. 26. 25. W. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GAAVLIMND, TUNE YD. Arrived the Resolution, Bunker. 10 Triton, Curling, from Gottenburgh ; Globe, Harland, from Charlston ; and Robert, Crawley, from Malta. Sailed the Wind ham and Lady Lushington, for India; Packet de Sian, for the Brazils; Rambler, Hutton, and Vreendschap, Loezard, for Heligoland; Eliza Ann, Smith, for Madeira; Statira, Geer, for New York; and Traveller, Dick, for Teneriffe. The Good Hope, WArsos, from London, to the Spanish Main, was lost at Aaegoda, on the 3d ult.— most of the cargo saved. The „Tonga Alida, 'TANTA, laden with coffee and piece goods, was driven on shore on the sth instant, near West Cape The Danae French frigate has sunk two English brigs, off Cephalonia, and captured an English po lacre. The Nancy, R. D_ from London, to Mogadore, has put into Ramsgate, With damage, having been run foul of. The Lydia, ATKINSON, from London, to Malta, aaaci from i'almouth on the 3d of January, and has not since been beard of The Thmistocles, STOCKLrBURG, from St. Übe's, to Sweden, is stranded at Long Hope. The Brook, FoniErtmorrnm, from. Liverpool, to t.:! Brazils, was lost near Nfaranham, on 30thMaroh. 1 , Crew, and pan of the cargo, saved, The ErnantA, MARTENs, from Stetten, is taken by a Danish privateer, and carried into Falsterboo. The (Lye Branch, —. from Quebec, to Dublin, is on .11;:t. , : cal Arklow Danks—most part of the cargo will be saved. The Clapton, R owns, from Malta, was off peachy Head na the 9th inst, and has not since been heard of. I:ir7 English brig was taken ofF Hastings, on e7ening, by a french privateer, full of r....n. x:!.-. , 7t of a Letter, dated Marseilles, ;Way 31, iFO.;', Mr.W.ll. Rictunmiox, to Messrs.CLlvi s RDSON, of this city : " PA R•ruta—Doubtless you will be surprised to receive a letter rne, eatei from this place, where I am a prisoner of war, , cap'-:red on board the Lilac, Captain SAMUeL Rtrtzt, in oany with the Swift, Captain RAY, by a French privateer, 77!` ..::gaged for more than three hoes. It is a most unfor ,t: re circumstance, that there should be a necessity for English to be manned b 7 foreigners only, as to that alone must be atttihnteti our r:li . .er!rne; for immediately on the commence ment ci th•• jet WI the whsle crew ran down below, and contealed f (n.rt 'whence neither threats nor intreaties could -Iraw them I,.rth. ; so that there remained to L i ght the vessel the Capfaig, Mate, ;myself, and an English boy at the helm. The in he same 7;n:diet:l/lent. It is no wonder, therefore, Sete fell z ?ref lo the p:;7ateet, who 'traps manned with upwards seventy mArt. Our lee' on board the Swift was, the Captain killed; no `Winfled. Oq 1,C2:11 the Lilsc, the boy at the helm ki:led ; Captain R PLEY severely wounded, the Mate wounded in the neck by a musket-trll, and myself severely wounded in !Lcback by a p:trly txpentleti cannon ball. The owners of the privateer I:A:ay '7cry at teat i vely ; hat notwithstanding an Oak , tr rtions tr.v:srds :lair recovery, I :l ave Toss .11 my hum, *Edi t ,o.anaw:ty." - THE ARMY. The Dumfries and Nithsdale Regiments of Local Militia are at present on duty for 28 days. The Dumfries-shire Yeomanry were'iiii) 'on duty in the county town all last week; and *ere inspected by Colonel DOUGLAS on Friday last, who compli mented them highly on the correct manner in which they performed every manceuvre during the inspec tion. The three troops are now complete.—A large party of gentlemen dined with the Yeomanry at the George Inn, after the inspection ; on which occasion an elegant p'ece of plate, consisting of a silver tureen and stand, value 125 guineas, with an appropriate in scription, was presented to Major BRYCE M‘Muttoo, by Captain IRvING, in name of the Officers and Pri vates of the Corps, as a mark of their esteem and re spect for him as a Gentleman, and Commander of the Yeomanry. Major-General Earl CONYNGHAM left London'hii' Saturday, for Ireland, to take the command °pis Lordship's district, at Drogheda. It is said tli'tt Colonel WALKER, who so mach dis tinguished himself in Portugal, in the command of the 50th Regiment, and attracted so much the admi ration of the French as well as of our army, by his manoeuvres, is to get the command of a small expe dition on a special .service. The 94th, or Scotch Brigade, • now quartered at Aberdeen, and who so lately returned from India a skeleton, have nearly again completed their numbers ; as they are rapidly advancing ia discipline they will soon be sent on active service. It is said that Government have come to the deter mination to send immediately on foreign service the whole of the disposable force of the country ; and with this view have instructed all Cominanding Officers to recal the absentees of their respective regiments, and to hold themselves in readiness to march at a mo ment's notice. _ Yesterday, the Wiltshire regiment of Militia march ed into Harwich, from Woodbridge Barracks. Yesterday, the 2d Battalion Bth or King's Regi ment, and the 96th, both at Portsmouth, received notice by telegraph to suspend their sailing for Jersey. The 77th Regiment, commanded by Colonel WHITELocK, is again complete, and is immediately to march from Winchester. It is said they will gu with the C rand Expedition. That active hero Sir JOHN DOYLE, is to command at his Government of Guernsey. We are very sorry to hear that the brigade of the gallant General Houcirrom, which went from Ha lifax to ivlartiniq...e with Sir GEORGE PILE: - CST, have suffered much on the passage, and since their return to North America, from the yellow fever. The regi ments are, the Bth, or King's ; the 7th, or Royal Fu zileers ; and the 23d, or Welsh Fuzileers. The 13th, and other regiments which returned to Ilarbadoes, have likewise suffered very much. The 15th has lost s.. me men at Grenada, but not in proportion to the other islands. The East Mendip regiment of Local Militia, com manded by Lieutenant-Colonel ADDINGTON, left Wells yesterday se'nnight ; and the East Somerset regiment, commanded by Lieutenan,:-Colonel Woou- FORDE, quitted Bath on Thursday, having completed their respective periods of training. Colonel I'Aws's regiment of Local Militia com pleted their 11 days service at Bodmin on Wednes day. On the same day, Colone! BugoEss's corps of Artillery, completed a period. of regular duty at Falmouth. Friday se'nnight +were dismissed to their several homes, after complkting their period of eight and twenty days duty, at Newbury, the Ist Regiment of Berkshire Local Militia, under the command of Co - oncl PA Gr. • • . . The 2d Surrey Militia are ordered to march front Littlehampton to East - ‘ourne : the Sussex Militia will replace them. . The West Kent Militia have marched from Gos port for. Exeter; tile Leicestershire Militia have re moved from. Pc rtsrn .1.:11 garrison to • Gosport ; and the Northampton regiment, from Woodbridge, have marched into Portsmouth garrison. Four hundred of the 2d battalion of the 34th regi. ment arrived at Portsmouth, for embarkation for Portugal, yesterday and to-day. The Rosshire Militia will arrive at Hilsea on the 2Rth and 29:h instant ; and the Fifeshire regiment will embark on the Ist ofJuly, for Leith. Saturday List, the 94 Battalion of the 14th Regi ment was reviewed by the Marquis of Bucxmvsuist, in Stowe-Park. This fine body of men, upwards of eleven hundred strong, (by the lite volunteering) exe cur2d a variety of field movements with a correctness th it reflects the greatest credit on their excellent com manding officer Lientenant-Colonel Nrcnou.s. The 14th Regiment waslately made the County of Buck. ingham Regiment. SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 17.—0 n Saturday marehed ' in here; under the command of Captain Baron, enter, 150 volunteers from the Somerset for the 13th regiment of foot.—Manday marched in, on their route from Ringmore Barracks, Sussex, 60 rued and 130 horses, - belonging to the Artillery Drivers.- Tuesday embar!:ed for the depot in the , Isle of Wight,. 106 volunteers from the Dubrm City and Louth MI: litia.--Wednesday - and Thursday. the West E sstc lViilitia manhed through this town On their ronte"tci Ereter:-The StitithllfuttiiElitLi are mittekie Akio' to Bexhill,. through WinCisestei anti gtocicisridgei to Exeter.—The depot for the 66th regiment is removed from komsey to Fordingbridge.—There are quarter. tered here 4.00 recruits and volunteers fur the Isle of Wight: • The Officers of the Ist battalion 56th Regiment, on the sth instant, presented their Commanding Of £cer, the gallant Colonel BURNE, with a superb Sabre and belt, of the value of 120 guineas, voted to him on their return from Buenos Ayres. The services of this Officer is known to many while a Captain of Gre nadiers with the Stith Regiment, in the wars against Tippon Saib, and more recently in the affairs of Bue nos Ayres and Vimiera ; in the former instance by his intrepidity with a small party of the regiment, he took and spiked, with his own hands, two guns lust brought to bear upon them by the Spaniards, and which alone secured the safe ,retreat of General Lowtcev's bri gade ; and, for his conduct at Vimiera, his Majesty was graciously pleased to confer upon him the Goi.-ern [ anent of Carlisle. The sword was presented him upon the Parade by a Committee of Officers, in tl - .e pre sence of the Regiment, who addressed him as follows : Ste—ln addressing you i.i the name of the Officers of the Ist battalion 36th Regiment, who had the honour of serving under yoUht,Buienos Ayres, We feel that .vve should arrogate too much to ourselves et this moment to express our sense and admiration of your gallant conduct on all occasions,in your public capccriN of Colonel and Commanding Officer of this Regiment, after the signal and gracious mark royal approbation conferred upon you; but in, foregoing that, we nevertheless, to your private Worth, tender the watintst mark of our esteem and respect.— Accept, then, this sword; its tn-tr of our good wishes, and as a memorial of those services which have dignified your military life, and added lustre and honour to the antis of your country. To which the Colonel replied : In accepting this Sword front my Brother Officers, as a testi mony of their respect and esteem, I beg leave to return tkem my mcs; sincere thanks ; at the same time it would be doing them the greatest isjustice, was I not in this public manner to declare, that In carrying on the several duties and discipline of the regi ment, I have ever found the greatest alacrity, the greatest willing- ness, and the strictest obedience to all ord 1-3, which has given me, as Commanding Officer, the most heartfelt satisfaction. To you, Gentlemen, to the Non-commissioned Officers, arc Privates,: take this opportunity of returning my thanks for rhi suppdrt you at all times afforded me on s e rvice, and for your coolness, steadiness, and gallantry, so, often displayed by you ir. action. Should the regiment be again called upon, i have not a doubt remaining they will prove themselves to be the 33th, and wig add fresh laurels to those they have on many occasions so gloriously acquired. • The gallant Colonel has been 37 years in the ser vice, and during that time constantly employed, and in the actions hereunder mentioneL:, besides others of more inferior mome-nt: EAST INDIEs--Sattimungulum, Shaoor, Bangalore Pettals, Ban v.lcre Fort, Nundidroog, Eadgare Redoubt, Seringapatarn, and Pondicherry. Sou rut AMlRlCA—Suburbs of Buenos Ayres, and Buenos Ay:vs. Po mrunAL—Roleia and Vimlera. • TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. SIR—In jrrice to an old, brave, and excellent Of ' ficer, it. is hoped you will make some observation in your Paper respgcting his personal conduct at the at tack made by the French at Lugo, which Sir J. Moons, in his letter of the 13th January, slightly and 13avily mentions. In that action Brigade-Major Ro nERTS led on a small party of the brave 76th, or Ein dostan Regiment, and gallantly, at the poin; of the bayonet, attacked, Touted, and defeated very supe. ricr numbers of the enemy ; in which action the Major shot a French Officer and a private, and received two bullets through his right ha:id, two shots went through his c10..4k, and his bridle was c tt ; his baud was taken off on the field of action, which operation he bore wi:b great firmness, and the following two days rode on horseback to Corunna, 67 miles. Major-General LEITII, and the Officers of his brigade, can bear testi. mony to the above fact. Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, their MAJESTIES, Princesses AUGUSTA and EVZABETII, arrives at the Queen's Palace from Windsor, in their, travelling carriages, escorted by a party of Light liorse, where they were received by the Dukes of YORK and CAm• Am LI; E. The Princ? of 0 RAX4E went yesterday to. the Queen's Palace, accompanied by the Duchess -of YORK ; her Royal Highness introduced him to their MAJESTIES, the PRIKCESSESi and the ROYAL DUKES. Yesterday evening, their MAJESTIES had a select party. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, .when. Capt. H. Luau was sworn into the command of the Georgiana packet. The Court adjourned at six o'clock till this day. FATAL DuEL.—,ln consequence of a dispute which took place at the Cricket.grouncl, near Malden, on the _pi-eceding evening, between Ensign P. MAHo and Assistant Surgeon LEWIS OSHA RA, both of the 11th regiment of foot, the parties met atthrpe o'clock P. M. the following day, June 15th, on Woodham Mortimer Common, about four miles from Malden ; Ensign M. attended by Lieutenant STIIPBENS, and Mr. O'H. by Ensign STEWART,. all of the 11th. A number of spectators were present. The ground being measured at twelve paces, distance, the parties fired, without effect ; when it was proposed, on the part of Ensign M.that a mutual concession should take place: whic,n, from the nature of the insult received, being deemed .inadmissible on the part of Mr.. 0 1 -1. they proceeded to, fire a second time, when the ball from Ensign M.'s pistol entering Mr. O'H 's right side, passed through his body, and was instantly extracted, by the application of a lancet, from his left After receiving the w9und, he declined altering his position for some minutes ; but continued calling out to his adversary to fly, and evade the pursuit of some con-, -stables who were observers of the scene, and who suc ceeded in taking him into custody.- Mr. 041. was conveyed to his apartinenxs in the barracks at Mal den, where he expired the following morning, at five o'clock. He was a very fine young man, in,his 2*th year, and was highly. esteemed by his brother officers. His remains were interred with possible respect,, at Malden, On Sunda); * • th e.men of the nib, amd the dra ‘ gooni and Isicafolk Maitia, quartefed in the pkico, Abe Streets througkivhich the pLocgssionoosed, followed :by the 9 fA cers ,garfiscr c. 1114 swooft4. pith the miotiavriigrit 'of *Alums. the: . 44*- ,torfn andsneighhi!t!rhong... En l s " „efic; &mad tae;iint to_lcitep c'airi.a4ll,Ahriseenude, hue • ' • ' CITY BUSINESJ. Yesterday a Court of Aldermen was held at ei dtrl hall, at which were preseqt the LORD MAYOR, 15 Al dermen, and the City Officers. The Court inspected the Mealweighers Reports, and ordered the price of Bread to be raised half an assize, or Id: in the peck loaf, to commence to-morrow, the quartern loaf of wheaten to be sold for Is. lid. and household at Is. SAratim. GOODBEDERR, Esq. elected Alderman of the Ward of Cheap, in the room of JOSfAH a)" sq. resigned, attended, and being introduced by the Com mon Councilmen of that Ward, took the usual oaths, and his seat on the Aldermen's Bench.—The Rulers of the Watermen and Lightermens' Company were elected, and the Beadles of the Court of Requests were reelected for the year ensuing. --A dividend of silt • per cent. due to the Orphans of the City of London on the sth of July next, was ordered to commence payment on the 12th of Jnly.—The.Court voted thanks to the Rev. Mr. BIRCH, Chaplain to the LORD 4 MAroit, for his sermon, preached before his Lordship; the Judges, Aldermen, &c. on the first Bundle It*,; ! . Trinity Term, at St. Paul's Cathedral.—Mr. Jame,/ was admitted and sworn into the Mike of Corn Metefre ' in trust for the City.--. The Faimakers,Company made a Liver( Company, and ordered to be aoi-.,. moned to attend Common Halls.. , Four carriaes will compose the suite of the Mar quis of WELLEsLey, in his Embassy to Spain. Sonie of his domestics and household are arrived at Yolks mouth, and the DONEGAL, of 74k guns, is lying at Spitt; head to receive him, where he is expected in a few days. General Earl Dattiouste, who has the command of the Sussex district, in the absence of General Lord C. SOMERSET, has been sojourning at the New. Hotel, Brighton, for some day. past. Mr. Powatx, the adversary .of the late Lord FALK.. L AND, made his first appearance in Bond -street, since that unfortunate rencounter, on Saturday last. Yesterday, as the - carriage of the Earl of Cumin- TER` WaS .driving through Parliament-street, the fore axle-tree' broke ; the coachman was thrown off the box, but fortunately maintained the reins, by which means the horses were drawn upon the flag-way, and compelled to stop. The co.tchman was much bruised. The Countess sy: , .s in the cm riage ; but her Ladyship received no other injury than a fright. Mr. Dols-Niel. who had und.!rtaken •to go three miles an hour for 14 , day::, for 500 guineas, has de clined the unheard-of undntaking. Yesterday was the day fixed for -making good the stakes, or to forfeit fifty guineas; and Mr. Downes paid the forfeit: A Gentleman present offered to het the pedestrian 5001. that he did not do the Barclay match, of a thousand miles in a thousand hours. ROWING-MATCII--Yesterday ASTLEY'S 21st prize was rowed for by. five vi'atermen. It was what is called a jubilee prize, being the seventh year, and sewn boats were intitled to start The following six entered their names • Abraham Lock Of Stangate • John Shepherd Lambeth J ohn Mallet Cuprr's-brhlge Robert Bafrow Blackfriar's Edward Birch 1 hree Cranes James Howell Westminster. The last man, however, declined starting, and the race was contested by the first five only: The first h.;at was most warmly contested, and ended with Lock, Shepherd and Birch, being the three first, at a few minutes before six. Those three started for the second heat ; Lock preserved his advantage ()fixing in the current, whilst the others were in comparatively slack water, and came in about two boat's length a-head at 20 minutes b 6 . )re seven. The victor *and his prize were then conveyed tit ASTLEY'S Atnpl it theatre, and moved in procession round the stage in • • the presence of a most numerous and fashionable au dience. During the time .of the wager, the evening was so extremely fine, that a vast number of people of distinction, as well as the professors and amateurs of aquatic exploits were present 'but we did not heir that the slightest accident occurred. • '- Between three and four on the morning or Sa turday last, an alarming and destructive fire broke out in the workshops of Mr. Cheavele, worsted menu- • facturer, situate at the back part of his house, in St. Peter's-street, Canterbury, which in the space of two hours entirely destroyed tip same, leaving only the external brick walls standing. The building consis ted of four floors, constructed in a great part of tim ber, and covered with weather boarding upwards from the first, and although when the alarm'was given, little else but smoke could be. perceived, yet in a very short time, before effectual exertions could he made to prevent its progress,.the whole became enVeloped in flames. Luckily there was but little wird, and more luckily its direction was obliquely: from any other buildings, so that -by six o'clock the building 'wherein the :Ire originated, having been destroyed, the flames subsided, and all danger of its sprerAdii% . , farther was prevented. • Saturday night a tire broke out at the Starch; Ma.. -assisr-c• „.„.... nufactory, at Breatford. 'fly the titqelY'.. tjtino Or an engine and the neighbours, it Wasgia!tificittifia& out extending further than thatliniri-litit: " '.':'`•j' c r BoW-STREET.— J. /frowns Was y es, , 7'. t Ttri with stealing a mare; the pitiliekly y. I LO .. 4 c o r Kensington. The mare was safe do , ;T.'"hlgtkiiamiii on Monday night, at half "ilisse nine, and 'fidosi after eleven he was stopped. by AgßElif4 l 4% l 's.,r2o4 w ith the mare, in a fiel d, Witett lie ” said tnik: , , U his property; and that he hadlciat *iciia, 44, endeavouring to cross the copoi.tpl/019ge,.: L. hciirever, hiving . no doUbt ikeTiel i t 404 16 ' petty, the prisoner was fully eOngnit , ; . " " *;, ' CORN EXCHANGE. tfl.Wp#43oi ft ... pig : , : supply of Wheat to 7 ciay is.ratber 44onskea lir than adequate W the- deiuSlV:lo *Ad 1414 . ara . l, kei effected, and do Ant, 114ail)laiis aAt,i'Pricfs"...:#ar . c e_ SA'a ~ t3lerable plenty, and with 'Malt, are 441 ,aa cal and J)eing pf atii• two kinda t vary Ont . . iitt4. l7 ,ot Oat s the utt.4btajdOalflo,,s,vititt Stsh areliala fawn - • } logasts(od LincOnSbite, ancf Aix trade:is rather hcswerA-ViourAt 40t . Prics.itt-gitOtoi ve some 4w thsrAwrivalc,f Wheat 411 d inDir. 44in Ater .0. 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