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RELIEF OF THE BRITISH PRISONERS IN FRANCE. Amount advertised . AMIGO S 0 Parish of Todevick, Yorkshire S IS 5 Great Ayton, i.l Cleaveland,loy Rev. J. Thomson S 1 10 Additional Sebseription from Chesterfield, by 'ebb and Co. - S S () Zest Co pawl, Yorkshire, by Rev. Thomas Johnson SlO 0 A Collection at Huggate, Yorkshire, by Rev. Mr. Wilkinson 1 11 0 Rev. A. Macauley, for Parish of Roiley,Leieevershire 7 0 S Rev. Dr. C. B. Troyte, of Huntsham, Devorshire 5 S 0 • Borough of Kidwell., hy Rev. C. W. Bowen, Vicar 13 14 1 Parish of Sr. Mary Kidwell, by Ditto - - 015 6 Rev. John Keefe an, of Collesmere and Barron, Rutland 5 10 0 Wickham Township, City of Stafford - - 4 5 6 Collection at Benton, Hastings - - - 3 1 0 Collection at Raueeby, Lincolnshire, by Rev. G. Thorald 4 13 : 0 A Collection at Honington, by Rev. 'I. Coles - 311 6 Colteetion at Syston, near Graotham,by Rev. T. Scott 8 4 0 Parish of Dissertlt, Radnor . - - S .5 0 Balance of 2 Club, per R. R. - - 3 3 0 Palish of Lyonsliall, Herefordshire - - 1 12 0 Parishes of Landtveylog and Lanqundeirne, by Rev. W. Evans - 3 17 0 Parish of Effingham, Hants - - - 5 2 6 Rev. B. Evans - - - 1 1 0 Alton Mibscription, per J. Maddocks, Esq. - 7 7 0 Thomas Aggs, jun. Esq. Holborn Hill - .. 3 2 0 Rev. Mr. Jones, Hawney - - - 1 13 0 Cash, per J. and W. Strange - , - 21 0 0 Prom the Governor and Officers of the Naval Hospi tal, Hallow - - - 23 3 6 Vicar and Inhabitants of Weston Parish, near Spalding 4 9 0 Duriaston, near Birmingham, per Rev. J. Waltham 12 0 0 Collection at Netherwilton Church, per Rev. J. Thomson . 4 6 7 0 James Comerford, Esq. - • 2 II 0 D. Knight - - - 0 5 6 Collection at a irping Norton . . 13 9 1 Miss Mary Morris, of *l'enby - . 2 0 0 Collection at Lockrrley, Hants - - 7 12 0 Rev. William Morgan - . • 8 13 0 Cillection in the Parish of Llandhangel Aberloythick, Per Rev. Thomas Benyon : Lord Cawdor - - - - 30 • 0 From the Parishioners - - - .S 0 • Rev. Thomas &•nyoa - - S 3 • Collected in the Parish of Llandyfeisant, by the Rev. Thomas lienyou : - Lord Dynevor -. . 10 10 • Thomas '1 homas, Esq. . - - 0 10 6 Rev. l'homas benyou . - 2 2 0 THOMAS FERGUSON, Secretary, No. .5, George-yard, Lombard-street. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, AUGUST 8. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. $ per Ct. Cons. for money Siti—Ditto for account 621 i prr Ct. Reducerl 69—Navy 5 pe; Cent. 94tf 6 per Cent. 790 —Bonds i 15.121. prom.—Omnium It die. Exch. Mils (ad.) Ss. dia. to par.—Ditto (3id ) 4s. ss. prom. Yesterday the Silvia cutter, Lieutenant CRAWFORD, strived at Portsmouth, with dispatches from the East Indies ; she left Madras on the 12th of March. The expedition under Sir S. ACIIMUTY was t• sail the next day for Java. Admiral DRURY died on the 6th March, and Admiral STOPFORD has proceeded from the Cape to succeed him, pre tempore. Sir SAMUEL Hoot► was, however, appointed to the East India sta tion by the Lords of the Admiralty this morning, and be will, nts doubt, proceed to India immediately. The Letters from Gibraltar by the Mail of yester day were not tielivered from the Post-Office till this morning. We are concerned to find that the brave but unfor tunate garrison of Tarragona has at length been obli ged to surrender to the enemy. The following letter contains all the particulars that have reached us on this subject : Gibraltar, July IS, IRII. We yesterday received the account of Tarragona having been taken by storm, after a most desperate defence, on the 28th of June, a few hours before the 9th and 47th regiments, which were sent from this to its relief, arrived off the town. The enemy had been repulsed in three different attempts to storm the place before they were successful. Two thou. sand of the garrison made their escape after the Trench had entered the town. Several hundred French deserters arrived here . this morning from Alicant. JULY 15.—We have had several shocks of an earth quake here lately. There was one last night. The only building which has sustained any damage is the South Pavilion, which was cracked from top to bot tom by the shock in the morning of the 11th. The 9:11 and 47th regiments, which were intended for Tarr.igona, have been ordered to land at Minorca. Cadiz Papers to the 19th of July, were received this morning, and we regret to say, that their con tent: are of a dispiriting nature. Tarragona has at length finally fallen, as will be seen by our Gibraltar letter ; and BLAKE has returned to Cadiz, without effecting any thing, and, as we fear, without adding any laurels to his brow. He is said to have fled be fore 900 Frenchmen I The Official account of this onsuccessful entervrize is subjoined. Gen. FREIRE, with the army of Murci t, amounting to 16,000 men, of which tow are cavalry, does not appear to have 'won abl to cio any thing against SEBASTIANIIS corps, now commanded by General I,Avan.o, althoughthat corps did not exceed . 45001) men. Want of provisions is assigned as the cause of this otherwise unaccoun table inactivity, OFFMIAL ARTICr E. " Movements mad.: !,y the ccrps under the corn. mud of 1.1,1, J. BI t!.. to pas:. the Guadiana, and iiterwards continue ulterior ni.,erations : " It being deteruiir , cd that the divisions, cantoned on the 13th :..iartha, Zafra, Feria, And I,,ya r ra, the o;tvalry ;r1 I.i2s Peubla de Sancho pereze And the I:(.?tt.i-rioattt. - . , . in Noagales, should pass the rinadiana, the infantry were put in motion to unity lam!' f1;;;e1 WiliiSt OP ;wiry toll back by the royal road of St. Martha, and tae English infantry to Pelaos. " The enemy on the said day of the 13th, on which they hid joined a division of the 9th corps, under the command of General Drouet, and 3,000 men from different other points of Andalusia, occupied with strong columns Zafta and Los Santos. " On the 14th and 15th the troops continued their march, they having joined in Almindral, and the English infantry in Albuera. " On the 16th the three divisions of the army, with six pieces of artillery from the fifth army, passed to Valverdo de Leganes, and the Spanish horse to Al buera ; on the 17th the whole of the army, including the first division of the fifth army, which with 300 artillerymen who assisted at the siege of Badajos, marched to Juramenha, and the headquarters of the same army, with twelve cannon, took a similar route. The Anglo Portuguese army remained this day on the right of the Guadiana, and our troops crossed it with the greatest order and expedition, preserving even in fording it, their order of columns and were, at five in the afternoon, on the right bank of the said river. The vanguard remained at the head of the bridge constructed by the English for the purpose of supporting the operation. " On the 18th the troops continued their march, and the head-quarters of the fifth army, with some corps and the dismounted cavalry, were at Villa viciosa. gt March of the troops—The 18th, to 011edondo, five leagues ; 19th, to Portila, seven ; 20th, to Beca, six ; 21st, through a desert, one ; 22d, to Mertola, eight. Total, 27 extraordinary lung Portuguese leagues. " During this rapid march, in which there was never sufficient provisions to give complete rations, the troops manifested the utmost patience and order. It is certain that on very few occasions has a corps made so long and painful marches, in consequence of the excessive heat—The third part of it, at least, being without shoes. On the 23d, it repassed the Guadiana, by a temporary bridge formed of boats, and the horse effected it on the 23d and 24th by swimming ; on the latter day the artillery was em barked for Ayamonte. On the 25th, the divisions remained in S. Silvestre, Castellegos, and Catanas.— The cavalry belonging to the sth army, commanded by Count Penne, with two pieces of artillery, was to arrive at Mertola on the 24th. 66 The order of march was as follows :—The ar tillery, escorted by a company of miners, formed the bead of the column, and was followed by the Com missariat, and all that belonged to it ; after which marched the 4th division, the Ist of the sth, and the LI, the whole protected by the cavalry, which followed at two leagues distance. " It would not have been possible for the divisions to have arrived more quickly by different routes.— After refreshing the corps two days after the rapid march from Portugal, to the County Niebla, it was again put in motion. 66 On the 28th the cavalry of the sth army, the vanguard, and almost all the artillery entered Gib raleon. " On the 29th these same troops took the direction of Trigueros, and their place was occupied by those which had remained in Cartaxa and South Bartolome. The division of General Ballasteros was cantoned in el Cerro and Calanas, and covered the left and rear of the army. Upon the arrival of this General at Ca bezas-Rubas, on the 25th, he disposed that three companies of Barbastro, those of the Tiradores, of all the corps and the battalions of Pravia and Lena, should hold themselves in readiness to march and at tack a moveable column, consisting Of 600 infantry and cavalry, which had arrived in the Cerro. These troops marched all night, the rest of the division re maining in Cabeza-Rubas, under the orders of Fran cisco Merino, which were to follow at day-break.-- At day-light on the 26th our Guerillas met the enemy, formed at the end of the village on the road from Alerno. el Our troops attacked them by the road of the Cerra ; but the moveable column commenced its re treat, continually charged by our guerrillas and light troops. The loss of the enemy consisted of four offi cers, and from 35 to 40 men killed and wounded— ours of three killed, and four wounded." The Commandant General of the camp at Gi braltar, under date of the 12th instant, gives the Chief of the Staff the agreeable information that Ge neral Villat having on the morning of the 11th at tacked the castle of Alcula de los Gazules (defended by only 200 men) with 2000 troops of every descrip tion, was comrletely driven back by the valliant gar rison, and even pursued by a detachment, which sallied from the castle, and took some prisoners. The following is the reply of General Blake to Lord Wellington, in answer to a letter communicating to him the Vote of Thanks passed in both Houses of the British Parliament : E x( r.i.t.rxr SlR—The unanimous thanks of the Houses of Peers and Commons of Great Britain and Ireland, voted on the 7th of June last, which express their opinion with respect to the conduct of the Spa. nish army I had the honour to command in the battle fought on the fields of Albuera, on the 16th of May, inclosed to me in your Excellency's letter of the '2llth of June, fulfil the wishes of all military men, and are calculated to convince our common enemies of the mutual esteem and strict union which will always subsist between the armies of the three ia►icyi pations, smile time the high honow dispensed in So illustrious in Assembly to the Spa-' nish troops, will be received by them with gratitude and enthusiasm equal to the heroism all displayed on that day, to merit the sincere and noble approbation of the good. " Your Excellency knows the great value in which these honorary documents are held by military men, and f will therefore confine myself to entreating you to make to both Houses our gratitude, and to renew, in the name of the Spanish Nation, their wish for the continuance of an union which has been productive of so much glory, and introduces an epoch which will be memorable for ages to come. gg Allow me to express to your Excellency, that it augments our satisfaction to receive the Thanks of both Houses, through the instrumentality of him who holds so distinguished a place in military annals, and particularly in those of the Peninsula. 46 GOD preserve your Excellency many years. (Signed) 44 J. BLALC." A Gentleman who has arrived in town from Co runna, states, that the army in Gallicia, under SAN• TOCILDES, consists of 20,000 men, all of whom arc armed. The only deficiencies now complained of are horses, clothing, and artillery. W 1M11111.... ;;. THE KING. Yesterday the Queen's Council assembled at three o'clock, at the Lord Chancellor's house, in Bedford. square. It was attended by the Archbishop of CAN• TERBURY, the Duke of MONTROSE, the Earl of ATLI/A BORT/ and other Members of the Council. During the sitting of the Council, a King's Messenger ar rived from Windsor with dispatches, which we are sorry to say are of an unfavourable nature. The accounts of last night were still more gloomy ; his MAJESTY'S sufferings'continue to g increak, and his total rejection of food, has lowered his bodily strength to t a most alarming degree. We understand that after every fresh accession of paroxysms his Majesty sinks into a less manageable state than one of mere debi. Pity ; becoming, as is not usual with persons labouring under his disorder, sullen and impracticable to advice. Hence the difficulty of prevailing on bim to take food, which he refuses. The following is the Bulletin of th;s clay : "' WINDSOR CASTIA, AUGUST i. " The KING has had several hours sleep in the course of the night. His Mai En v appears to be refreshed this morning. (Signed) " N. HALRORD, M. RAILLII, R. WILLIS." In consequence of the KING remaining in such a very bad state, the celebration of the Duke of YORK'S Birth-day, at Oatlands, is given up. A letter frnm BELLIARD, Governor of Madrid, lately intercepted by the Guerillas, and by them transmitted to Lord WELLINGTON. It states his situation of em barrassment and danger, from the reduction of his garrison, which was cooped up in the Retiro, and with much difficulty preserved subordination within the city. The Patriots frequently in opea day ap proached the walls, and during the night did consi derable damage to the place on several occasions.—' He urgently demands reinforcements, add states the absolute necessity of abandoning the capital, should his application be unsuccessful. A Gentleman who came ever from the Continent by the last Anholt packet has favoured us with seve ral interesting facts which came within his own knowledge. He left Dantzick about the 9th ult. at which time the troops in that city had been increased from 20 to 30,000 men. Commerce-was proscribed with the greatest severity ; and it was quite sufficient for the condemnation of our merchantmen to shew that she had had any intercouree with a British ship of war. In the mean time the inhabitants of that once com mercial city were fleeced by contributions, which the ruin of their trade rendered still more oppressive. —This Gentleman also informs us, that great animo sity prevailed at Hamburgh between the douaniers and the military, who are a sort of mutual spies upon each other, and therefore very likely to quarrel about the spoil. Between the two, the merchants were likely to be pillaged to their last shilling. Another attempt to destroy BONAPARTIS is said to have been recently made, and frustrated by his own presence of mind and activity. He had vigilantly watched the man, and resolutely seized his hand, just as he was aiming a dagger. The man was immedi ately hurtied away and shot. It was stated by the Government Agents, that he was a Spaniard, but it was universally rumoured that he was a well-knowo Frenchman. FALMOUTH, AUGUST 5. The Ann packet, for Gibraltar and Malta, will sail to-morrow.—The outward-bound Portugal fleet re main wind-bound.—Arrived the Townsend packet, from Malta, Gibraltar, and Cadiz-20 days from the latter place.—Wind W.N.W. PLYMOUTH, AUGUST O. Arrived the Felix, Maria Anna, la Nereid', and le Maria Josef, French chasse-marees, all laden with wine, prizes to his Majesty's ship AMAZON, who drove on shore and destroyed by fire five others, on the Penmarks.—Arrived the PtixAsAtir sloop of war from a cruize. PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 7. Arrived his Majesty's ships MENZLAUS and SILVA, from the East Indies, and the Awr, from off Cher bourg—Passed by the BELLIQUEUX, 64, with the fleet from China, Bombay, and St. Helena.—Sailed the Zzatous, for off Flushing.—Wind Westerly. The following are the names of the Indiamen arrived : Arniston, Wexford, Elphinstone, Cuffnells, Woodford, Alfred, Winchilsea.—From China, 14th February. Thomas Grenville 'm Earl St. -- Eaater.—From Bobay. Ceylon, WI i.,—Fictt Mauritius. DEAL, AUGUST 7, Sailed his Majesty's ships POICTIE RS and CONQUES TADOR, on a cruize off Flushing.—The East-India fleet are hourly expected ; the Swift pilot lacht waits for them.—Wind YARMOUTH, AUGUST 7. Flit back the Ponal4.—Passed through the Roads several sail of homeward-bound Gruenland ships.— Arrived the HAVOCK gun-brig, from a cruize, and re mains with the CALYPSO, CUANTICLEER, and HR ARTY gun-brig.—Wind N.W. One P.M. Baltic convoy oot arrived. bat expected every your. TICE ARMY. A considerable number of horse transports have arrived in Portsmouth Harbour, to embark troops. The sth Dragoons, now at Chichester, will of course embark first ; and, should the wini still hold to the westward, it is not improbable but they will proceed with the 31 Dragoons. The Royal Cheshire regiment of Militia are re turned to Plymouth garrison, from doing duty over the prisoners of war at Dartmoor. The 2d Royal Lancashire have relieved the Ist Somerset regiment, in. their duty on board the prison ships at Plymo4h. Tuesday last the 2d Royal Lancashire Militia em. barked on board the prison ships in Plymouth hat b to do duty in the room of the Ist Somerset. The private letters from officers in the Army in Por tugal complain of the unwholesome and tormenting climate in which they are posted. It is almost impo,.. Bible to describe the effects of the burning heat of the day followed by the noxious vapours of the night. The myriads of insects by which they are incessantly as sallied are also not merely troublesome but perni. cions, for they inflame and blister the body to a de gret of lever. The dep6t of the 14th Light Light Dragoons is on its march for Radipole Barracks, Weymouth ; ISO horses belonging to this fine regiment, arrived on tl e sth at Andover, where they are to halt for trur days, previously to their detaching 40 men and 81 horses to Portsmouth, for embarkation to Portugal. This excellent regiment has been better supplied with re cruits than any other corps now on service, Besides the depot of the 14th Dragoons, Radipole Barracks will also contain that of the 4th Dragooa Guards, and 16th Light Dragoons. IThe following Regiments of Irish Militia are under orders for Great Britain: Monaghan, C. P. Leslie ; Kerry, James Crosbie ; Meath, Marquis Headfort ; North Mayo, William Jackson ; South Ditto, Fleury Browne; Londonderry, Lord Castlereagh; Galway, Lord Clancarry ; Kilkenny, Lord Ormond; South Cork, Lord Rivers dale ; North Ditto, W. H. M. Hodder ; Limerick, Lord Mus- Kerry ; Ditto City, C. Vereker; Waterford, Marquis Waterford; Westmeath, Earl of Westmeath; Roscommon, Lord Lorton; Louth, T. H. Forster; Dublin, George Vesey; Tipperary, W. Bagwell ; Carlow, D. La Toushe ; Clare, F. N. Burton ; King's County, H. L. L'Estrange ; Sligo, John Irwin; Leitrim, H. J. Clements. GINERAI, ORDERS.—HORSE GUARDS, JULY At a General Court Martial held at Hastings on the 21st June, 1811, and continued by adjournments to the 24th of the same month, Second Lieutenant and Paymaster TAYLOR, of the Royal Flintshire Re-. giment of Militia, was arraigned upon the following Charges, viz. lat. For over-drawing his Estimates to the amount of .e 412, oe thereabouts; for em►ezzling and misapplying the Public Money, and being deficient in the means of satisfying the claims of the Regiment, on the 25th of °Unica . , 18IS, to the amount of £2OB 16s. 10}d. or thereabeutc; making, with the sum of £432 above-mentioned, £640 les, 1044. ertbereabeuts, which' the said Secnnd Lieutenant Taylor Is indebted to the Publie, to the great injury of military discipline, and contrary to his Ma jesty's regulations. 2d. For being absent from the Regiment without leave from the st of Nov. till the Ist of Dee.itlie, wntrary to his Majestis regulations, and being a breach of the Articles of War. Upon which charges the Court came to the fol• lowing decision : " The Conn, after duly weighing the evidence given in support of the charges preferred against Lieutenant and Paymaster TAYLOR, of the Royal Flintshire Re. giment of Militia, together with what he has adduced in his own defence, with regard to the first charge, are of opinion that the Prisoner is Guilty of misap e plying the public money, and being deficient in the weans of satisfying the claims of the Regiment on the 25th of October, 1810, and that the said Lieut.T.tyr.ofs is indebted to the public the sum of 8640 4s. Id. or thereabouts, to the great injury of military discipline, and contrary to his Majesty's regulations. 4 4 With regard to the second charge, the Court are of opinion that Lieutenant TA YI.OR is Guilty, and upon the whole do adjudge that he, the said Lieutenant and Paymaster 1 AYLOR, be dismilsed from the Royal, Flintshire Regiment of Militia." His Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT, in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, has been pleased to approve and confirm the finding and sen.. tence of the Court. HARRY CALvEat, Adj. Gen, GENERAL ORDERS.-NORSR GUARDS, JULY i L At a General Court Martial held at Ipswich, on the 15th May, 1811, and continued by adjournments 14 the 20th of the same month, Hattnis Powsat, Esti, Paymaster of the 3d Regiment of the King's Gernian Light Dragoons, was arraigned upon the undermen tioned Charges, viz. For irregularity in the discharge of his datyu a Paymaster of the 3d Regiment King's German light Dravons, in not being able to account for considerable sums of money &ma for public and regimental services, viz. lat. For sot being able to settle with the Captains of the respec tive Troops of the said Regiment, for the monthly stoppktes of the men from the 55th Dee. 1810, to the 24th Feb. 1811, although be has drawn from the Agents, Messrs. Greenwood, Cox, and Cu. the funds applicable to those purposes. 2d. For not being able to pay for the Meat supplied to the said Regiraent from the 25th of January to the 24th February, is l 1, although he has likewise drawn from the agents, Messrs. G teen wood, Cox, and Co. the funds applicable to that purpose. 3d. For not being able to account for a proportion of the money -amen for the regimental services for the pe. from the 25th February,lBll, to the 24th March, 1811, viz. amount of sums on account of pay of Officers, .eSS ss. 2d. and amount of other sums through Cricket and Co. Waken, Ipswich, £243155. 4 td. together X 297 Os. t;td. 4th. For not having remitted to Mr. Hamilton a considerable Sum of money on account of Income Tax ariang from the pay of Officers of the aforesaid regiment, although he had deducted it out of the pay of Officers during the period from the 25tk of August, 1809, to the 24th June, 1810. Upon which Charges the Court came to the fol lowing decision : " The Court, having heard all the proceedings. and haviS taken the same into its serious considera . tion, is of opinion that the prisoner is guilty of the whole of the crimes stated in the charges, and cloth adjudge that he, the prisoner, shall be dismissed his Majesty's service, and that he shall make good the I sum of 41:1927. Is. 31d." His Royal Highness the Parscr REGENT was pleased, in the name and on the behalf of his fkl 1- JEsTY, to approve of so much of the finding and be tl ten ce o 1 the .Court, as adjudges the prisoner to be dismissed his Majesty's service.—By command of ins Royal Highness the Commander in Chic:, NASKY C.M.VEAT, Adjutaut-General. kI