Star. — London, England, 1811-05-02 00:00:00

p.MMm THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, MAY 2. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Cons. money 651 —for seen/tot, .5 g 6 64t 4 per Cent. 791i-5 per Cent. Navy 96if. Ischeq. Is. to Ss. prem.—Bonds 245. 255. prom. The WHITING schooner has arrived at Plymouth from Cadiz, which place she left eleven days ago.— Dispatches from the Honourable Mr. WELLESLEY, owr I+linister to the Cortes, which came by her were received at Lord LIVERPOOL'S Office this morning, but their contents are.not important. Cadiz was still in a to. lerable state of tranquillity. Yesterdaey, turning out very wet, his MAJESTY did not take his morning's walk on the Terrace at Wind-1 sor, but walked through the rooms id the Castle. Neither the Pamisses nor any of the family were out of the Castle. In the afternoon his MansTv walked on the Terrace from two till four, accompanied by Lord Sr. HELEN'S and General GWYNNE. We understand that the remittances about to be made from this country for the relief of the Portu guese, will not be sent in specie, but in goods. This is certainly a wise measure. Trade was unsually dull at Lisbon when the last packets came away. There was a glut of provisions on board the ships in the Tagus ; upwards of 100 sail were lying there, which could not procure a mar ket for their cargoes at any price. Some few ships v.hich had sold their freights were unable to procure small craft to unload them, by which means many of their cargoes were damaged. This was princi pally owing to the Commissariats having occasion for the craft to unload provisions for the use of the armies. Yesterday a Court. of Directors was held at tne East India House, when Captain GEORGE RAlN cock, of the ship Charles Mulles, took leave of the Court previous to departing for Madras, being the last ship of the season for that Presidency. The Court adjourned at six o'clock till Wednesday next. Mr. PINKNEY and suite arrived on Tuesday at Portsmouth from Brighton, and immediately pro ceeded to Cowes Roads, to embark in the Essex' United States frigate, which will proceed on her voyage as soon as the wind becomes favourable. At the Anniversary Dinner of the Subscribers to the Westminster Library, held at the Freemason's Ta vern, on Friday last, the Noble President, the Earl of MOIRA, gave the following toast The Prince who has had courage to declare, that a King holds his Crown solely for the good of the people." A senti ment which was received by the company with the most unbounded applause. The Monikur of the 15th ult. contains an official re port of a plot for surprising the Island of Belleisle.— The chief agent is said to be a British Naval Officer of the name of CUNLIFFE OWEN, a prisoner of war at Besancon, who was to have been aided by LAUFFER, an Officer in the 4th Swiss regiment, and La unis, a genadier, who formerly belonged to it. The plan is too silly and improbable to deserve the least credit.— The chief purpose for which it is brought forward seems to be, that of fixing upon Mr. MAcitENztE the odium of having plotted against the French Govern rnent, at the time he was engaged' in negociatidg with it. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT and several distinguished Members of Parliament have received invitations to dine with the Livery of London to-morrow. The Marquis of QUEENSBERRT has been served heir to the fine estates to which he has succeeded in Dum frieshire by the death of the late Duke. The late Sir J. M. Pul:eney died worth £500,000. It is said that he has bequeathed £600,000 to his brother General Murray, and £200,000 to his brother the clergyman, who some time ago married Miss Gay ton, the dancer. A hearse and mourning coach went from Bury, on Sunday, for the purpose of conveying his remains to London ; but upon opening his will, it was discovered that he had desired to be interred at Buckenham, in Norfolk, which scat he hired of Lord Petre. COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.—The simply beauti ful Tragedy of Douglas was last night performed to a full House. Of Mrs. SIDDONS we never have to speak but in terms of praise ; in such characters as Lady Macbeth or Lady Randolph, it is impossible to mention her performance but in language of the highest admiration. Her skill in exciting sympathy was on this occasion amply evinced by the tears of which she beguiled the audience—tears which were not confined to females only, but spread as if by contagion to many of the rougher sex. Applause of the most unbounded description followed these exertions, and particularly in the Scenes where Old Norval reveals his story ; and in the last scene, when she loses her darling child, the audience were elec trified by the superlative powers of the British ilfe/pomerfe. The convulsive attempt to cry—,— " Save ! Oh, save my son !" and the distraction of the mother when . all her fond hopes vanished in his death, left scarcely a dry eye in the Theatre.—Mr. C. Knmai.e, in Toung Norval, did great justice to the part, and was often most 1-.T:pressive ; although in some points he fell short of what we conceive might be made of the character. His action was, however, fine ; and the transition from the mild filial duties of the son, to the warmth of the offspring of .Doug/as, given with excellent effect. Mr. KEmiscz played Old Norval, and, as might be expected, struck out many beauties. But his voice is ill adapted to the cluertilous tcpes of age ; and though his conception throughout was most just, yet there was a mono tony in the execution which would not attend him in a character better snited to his powers. EGER- TON in Lord Randolph, and EARRYMORE in Glenalvon,l vete very respectable; and the warmest tribute of ' admiration from a delighted audience marked the fail of the curtain. Tiricur, the Tartar, with his troop , of horse, followed, and they were equally honoured ! The exceptionable passages in the new Opera of The Americans having been entirely expunged, and DowroN's character of a Quaker divested of all rela tion to the sect of Friends, the piece was brought for ward again, and experienced throughout a tavcur age reception, Loom SPORTINC INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING, 1811. WEDNESDAY, MAY 1. £5O by Subscription, for S-yr-rlds, 7st. Sib. 4-yr-olds, Ist. 111 b. and 5-yr-olds, test. 41b. B. C. Duke of Grafton's b. c. Pope, 4 )rs old 1 Lord Sackville's ch. c. Ringdove, s yrs old - 2 _ . Lord Darlington's b. c. by Sir Peter, 3 yrs old 3 3 to 1 on Pope. Mr. Howorth's Invalid, Bst. 71b. beat Lord Grosvenor's Bea con°, Bst. Ab. M. 50gs.-6 to 4on Invalid. Sweepstakes of 200 gs. each, b. ft. colts, Bst. 81b. fillies, Set. 31b. Across the Flat, and rising 4 yrs old. Mr. Ladbrokes b. c. Hephestion, by Alexander 1 Lord Jersey's c. by Sorcerer, out of Coarse Mary - Mr. Lake's bl. f. Gramarie, by Sorcerer The Port Stakes of 100 gs. each, h. ft. colts, Sst. 71b. and fillies, Bst. 41b. not named in the Claret. T. M. M. The owner of the second horse to withdraw his stake. Mr. Wilson's brother to Sir David - - Lord Grosvenor's Donna Clara Lord G. H. Cavendish Orange Lord F. Bentinck's c. by Eagle Even on Mr: Wilson's brother to Sir David. The Newmarket Stakes of 50gs. each, b. ft. colts, Bst. 71b. Sst. 21b. and rising yrs old. D. M Mr. Andrew's bl. c. Trophonius, by Sorcerer 1 Ld G. H. Cavendi.h's br. c. by Trumpator, out of a sister to • - • Bangtail - Duke of Rutland's f. Sorcery, by Sorcerer, darn by Skycraper 3 Sir C. Bunbury's b. c. by Whiskey, dam by Trumpator, out of Orange-bud - 4 Even on Trophonius. Duke of Rutland's Momus, Itst. slls. beat Gen. Grosvenor's Copenhagen, 7,4. 131 b. Across the Flat, 10egs. h. ft.-7 to 4on Mornus. Lord F. Bentinck's Asmodeus, Sat. Sib. beat Duke of Graf ton's c. by Walton, out of Blackberry, 6st. 41b. Two-yr-old C, 100 gs. h. ft.-6 to 4 agst Asmodeus. Mr. Shaltespear's Tumbler, Sst, beat Major Wilson's Juniper, sst. 31b. Ab. M. 100 gs. b. ft.-5 to 4 agst Tumbler. Lord C. H. Somerset's Sunbeam, Sst. 51b. beat Ld Kinnaird's Gundy, Sst. Last 3 miles of B. C. 100 gs. h. ft.-7 to 4on Sun beam. THE ARMY. The volunteering which commenced yesterday was most successful, many regiments turned out all their quota for the line—this was generally for regiments under Lord WELLINGTON and General GRAHAM. The weather being unfavourable on Sunday, the troops for Portugal could not embark at Plymouth.-- The 11th Dragoons commenced embarkation there at high water on Monday. Eighty fine horses intended to be embarked for Por tugal, as a remount for those men whose horses have been killed in the late affairs, arrived at Plymouth on Sunday. _ _ _ The 9th Dragoons have been ordered to halt ; they were to have gone with the 11th, and are still ordered to hold themselves in readiness for foreign service; but it is uncertain whether they will go to Portugal, Spain, or the Cape of Good Hope. On the field of battle at Barrosa, after the glorious victory, by the body of a French Officer killed, was discovered a fine true French poodle dog, licking his master's face, and was, with some difficulty, and seeming reluctance on his part, removed from his si tuation of fidelity._ The dog is ia the possession of an English Nav a l Officer. Among the promotions in Tuesday's Gazette, is that of Serjeant MASTERSON, of the 87th, wko took the French Eagle at the battle of Barrosa, to an En signcy in the York Light Infantry Volunteers. An experiment of an improved method of charging with the bayonet took place yesterday, by a detach ment of the Royal Marines, in presence of the Lords of theAdrniralty, and a Committee of Marine Officers. The whole plan contains many very superior advan tages over the present system, particularly in enabling the rear-rank men to use their muskets at the charge, with similar effect, and at the same moment, as the front rank, causing the men to stand in a stronger position, and enabling them either to attack or defend, at one instant, from the front and rear. It appears to be particularly adapted to repel any attack that may be made by an enemy's boarders in a naval en gagement. The plan met with entire approbation ; and it is reported that it will be adopted. Among many other letters, which we have seen from distinguished Officers employed in the ever me morable chace of the French army out of Portugal, the following, from an Officer of considerable rank and distinguished gallantry, has been shown to us by the favour of a military friend. The letter is dated April 10, from a position within four leagues of Ciudad Rodrigo, and proceeds :- 44 All I can say is, that our Generalissimo fol lowed them so close, that he made them take routes they never intended, and were in many instances obliged to clamber over the mountains like flocks of sheep. But a very small part of our army ILA the honour of closing with them, the light division and flank companies of regiments only, for so soon as our columns came up and were formed, off they scam pered at a great rate, generally leaving a great many prisoners behind. At our last encounter with them, on the 3d, at Sabugal, they lost nearly 1200 in kill ed, wounded, and prisoners, With an immense quan tity of baggage stuffed with plunder. Among the baggage of other Officers of rank, we gat that of General SOULT, Nephew to the Marshal, extremely valuable. 66 Our light troops, on the day we were engaged, took a howitzer ; three different times overpowering numbers fell on them, and took it from them ; the enemy seemed determined to retain possession of it -150 men were lost in this affair. When the supporting columns got to the heights where the enemy were formed, and in the act of deploying, a violent storm of thick weather came on, which put an end to the operations of the infantry ; only one regiment, and five companies of another, were formed, who gave them a volley, and advanced with the charge, when the vagabonds made off, helter skelter, throwing away their packs, arms, and every incumbrance. They cer tainly owe their safety on that day to the interposition of the elements—they continued their flight for 18 hours, destroying much cattle, luggage of every de cription, and all horses, mules, Ac. that could not keep up with them—in fact, they were panic struck, and absolutely ran away from the regiment and half. Many deserters that have come iii, as well as' all the prisoners, uniformly agiee in one tale, andl state them to have been in a terrible fright, and quite out of the influence and controul of the officer, who often called out to them. 44 Yesterday, as three battalions were quitting Al.' nitida with ail immense cavalcade of baggage and plunder, our light artillery and cavalry got at them, obliged one battalion to return to that city in double quick time, with the losS of all their baggage—the other two battalions got a very severe handling from us, and lost a great many men. On this occasion, all the Mar quis d'Alorna's baggage fell into our hands, with his papers ; and it is already whispered, that a corres pondence has been discovered which will involve se veral people in Lisbon. But the whole Portuguese nation has behaved nobly, their light troops fully as well as our own, and there are as many, perhaps, dis affected people in our own country as in Portugal. 4 , Since MASSENA commenced his campaign in Por tugal, lie has lost at least from 30 to 40,000 men.— The number which the natives and the militia quietly swept of is incredible. At first there was a clamour against the Medi cal, and at length against the Commissariat depart ment, but equally groundless ; perhaps these two de -1 partments were never before so ably filled—thanks to j Lord WELLINGTON. s' The doubt about the medical department origi nated with a subaltern of the 74th regiment, writing to his Commanding Officer a private letter, stating, that the wounded to the retreat from Busaco, were badly attended and worse fed ; the business was fully investigated—not a single instance appeared of want of medical aid or provisions ; on the contrary, the very people who gave evidence, called by the prose. cution, spoke in terms of praise of every Doctor cm ph.yed. The investigation wLen closed and reported to Lord WELLINGTON, OCC3SIOIICd an order of high .thanks to the medical department." The following letter from an Officer in the Porto• guese Cavalry with Marshal BERESFoRo gives an ac. count of a most brilliant affair which took place near Zafra : " Camp near Juramina, April 5 . We have proceeded here, where we were to cross the Guadiana ; but on our arrival, the Marshal found the usual fords impassable, the depth of water being seven feet. We therefore remain encamped in this valley which is a mile from it : the bridges are build ing as fast as possible, so that to-morrow we shall proceed. " APRIL 7.—We have all crossed the Guadiana, and are encamped close to Olivenca, which has re fused to listen to the Marshal's flags of truce. He has therefore left General Cole with 6000 men to be siege that place and Badajoz. I believe the Marshal means to pursue the enemy with the rest of his force to Seville, where Mortier, Soult, Victor, and Sebes tiani will no doubt unite. Mortier has left a garrison of 2000 at Badajoz." _ _ " Zafra, April 17. gg Yesterday we had a smart affair with the ene my's cavalry, amounting to 800 men, at Los Santos, a village two miles from hence. The Marshal headed our Portuguese cavalry himself; we charged the French horse, broke their line, and pursued them four leagues at a hard gallop. We took 200 prisoners and 73 horses, exclusive of the killed. We scarcely lost a niun or horse. We have also taken a prize more valuable, 4000 rations of bread, and the same quantity of brandy. gg As an example to the Portuguese, Marshal BE• RESFORD puts himself forward in every instance in the most conspicuous manner, and they have nobly fol lowed his lead. Upon this signal occasion we broke the French cavalry in a style that attracted the admi ration of the English." This account 'Must be truly gratifying to all who have observed the effects of - British discipline and ex ample on the Portuguese People. It in.ty serve to shew us what would be the consequence it the Spa niards would follow the example. LIABILITY OF MILITARY OFFICERS TO INCOME-TAX. Colonel GREY'S Petition to the House of Commons, on the subject of the liability of his Pay to the Tax upon Property, Professions, &c. was presented on the 9th ultimo, and ordered to lie on the table. It appears on the Votes of the House on that day, as follows : " A Petition of Colonel JOHN Gain way presented and read, setting forth:— " That he is not in the receipt of the whole Pay attached to the Regimental Rank he is row in the fifteenth year of being employed in—his professional Pay and Income being curtailed of the tenth, by the Tax upon Property, &c.; and that for a series of years, (knowing that the same is foreign and abhorrent from the unvaried practice of these realms, as exemplified in the Sta tutes of the Ist, td, and 3d of William and Mary, and the Ist of Anne, c. 15, in the which Acts," all subjects, of whatever rank, are made liable to a Tax upon Property," &c. similar to the pre sent, " such Military Officers who are se shall be in muster or pay in their Illajestie's Navy and Army, only excepted; and the Ist of Anne containing an additional exemption to superannuated Sea Officer's) the Petitioner has regarded the present subtraction from his pay as a grievance heretofore unknown ; and praying for relief. " Ordered—That the said Petition do lie upon the table." The above is the exordium of Colonel GREY'S Pe tition, which contains in substance what has already appeared in his printed letters, in addition to some new matter ; all which bear more or less strongly on the great point, that the Pay of the Officer ought to be restored to its pristine state ; for certainly, until the present period, England never taxed directly the Pay I of the Officer. General GASCOYNE'S recent luminous endeavour to remove this modern oppression from the profession, has entitled him, to what he can not fail to receive, the gratitude of his brother Officers; of those espe cially, who necessarily are the most numerous, to whom the maintenance or pay which the State affords them, is the principal and ordinary fund of their sub sistence ; and it certainly is a wide aberration from the suggestions of good policy, that that maintenance should not be fully adequate to its end ; for the pro per performance of every service certainly requires, that its pay or recompense should be, as exactly as possible, proportioned to the nature of the service ; for if any service is very much underpaid, it is very prone to suffer by the incapability, inevitably result ' ing therefrom. :y • At the Easter Quarter Assembly of the Corpora tion of Dublin, on the 26th ult. Messrs. HARTY and J. K. JAMES were elected Sheriffs, and Mr. Alderman ARCHER Lord Mayor, for the ensuing year. An al dition of LOOM was voted to the salaries of the present Lord Mayor and his predecessor, Sir W. STAmta, in consideration of their splendid hospita lity during their rcspectiv? Mayoralties. The Free dom of the City was then voted to Gen. GRAHAM Thanks were also voted to hins and the heroic troops who fought at the battle of Barrosa. The Freel.,na of the City was also voted to Capt.WlLLiast VERNER, Ht tit: 7th dragoons. NAVAL INTELLfGENGS. PLYMOUTH, APRIL se. The SCEPTItf, 74 guns, arrived yesterday frcm off Brest. This afternoon arrived the Wilyri::‘ schooner in 11 days, from Cadiz, having left that port on the 19th instant ; and bus frigate, from off Brest. Put back the PIEnCER gt1:1-brig, hound to Basque Roads. Sailed the Taarantlx, 18 guns, with a small convoy fur Halifax ; and the PaowinENce hired brig, with 30 transports and merchant ships for the E .stwArd. _ _ . A seaman, belonging to la Rhin frigate, was tried this day for striking the First Lieutenant of the Prin cess Charlotte frii,ate. He was found guilty, and sentenced to be hanged. Francis Esca, the seamap, lately belonging to the Prince merchant ship, who was shot by the Mate of that vessel, while attempting to go on shore withoat leave, (as stated in the Stmt several days ago) died at Plymouth of his wounds, on SAturday The Ma'c absconded at the time ; but means to deliver himself up for trial. The Coroner's Inquest have brought in a vet dict of wilful murder. _ Several boats of fine tnackarcl have been Mt brought in here fer more than a week past, am, sold at the low rate of from four to eight foTr - une shilling. PORTSMOIY IV, MAY I. Saikd the PHIPPS schoon-er with a convoy for the Downs.—Arrived the Doves Castle L•'ast Indiaman from ditto.—Wind DEAL, MA' 1. Arrived his Majesty's ships BELLONA,nERWICK, an! MONARCH, from off Einshistz, and the VtrEtt cutlet' from Portsmouth.—Wind S.W. YARMOUTH, MAY 1. Yesterday arrived after post and sailed this morn. ir.g the SARPEDON, with the SNIPE and LavEktEr, on a cruize.—Remain Roebuck and Quebec frigates, and Wrangler gun-brig.—The crews of the Jande, Ems, and Patriot gun vessels have been turned over to the Roebuck, to be drafted into the ships passing for the Baltic.—All ships in passing through these ::cads are overhawled, and several useful seamen are procured for the service.—Wind GREENOCK, APRIL 29. The sloop Hope, HL-NTEit, from Liverpool for Leith, laden with salt, staves, and turpentine, was run foul of by the Nereus, SANGSTER, on Friday night, off Wemyss Bay, and shortly after wens down—clew saved. Sunday se'nnight, the ship Douglas, Capt. EVANS, from Demerara for Liverpool, put into 13e1- fast' in distress. At two o'clock A. M. of the pre ceding morning, she lost her fore and maintop masts, in a heavy squ:ll off Holyhead. Four men NlE:re on the main top gallant yard at the time of the masts going over ; one was saved, the other three were un. fortunately lost. The Morning Star, HALL, from Malta, is released from quarantine. The Mars, na- UUSON, is arrived at Lisbon from hence. The Prince Adolphus packet, which sailed from Falmouth the 20th ultimo, arrived at Gibraltar the Bth• instant. A fleet limn EuLland arrived there about the same time. Monday arrived in Leith Roads, the AQUILON fri. gate, from Portsmouth. The EGERTA slot pof war was forced back t 3 the Roads on Saturday night, by the strong easterly wind. Saturday afternwm, the FORWARD gun-brig made the signal Jar a convoy to Gottenburgl•. The following vessels sailed from Oporto the 1e1:1) ult. under convoy of the Fawn, and are all arrivotl;—the Flora, :liehvil, for 'l (Thom ; Jubilee, Letten, fcr Soutlion; Drummointl, fur Portsmouth; and the Vice, Harris, for Yarmouth. NAVAL APPOINTMFNTS. • Capt. Edward Griffith to be Captain of the North Fea Fleet, Capt. Josias Rowley to the America, Capt. Sproule to the Dorset yacht, Capt. Karon (pro terrpore) to the Ninbe, Capt.ll man to the Carillon ; Lieut. Creyke to be First Lieutrnant of the Chris•, tian VII. Lieut. R. Harrison to be First Lieutenart of the Mars, Mr. Alex. Brown, of the laaper, to be Pure of the Brune, pia Larmotar, dismissed by sentence of a Court I.lartial. • The lion. Capt. W. Wahlegrare, of the Melpotnne, Is pro. motel to the rank of Pest Captain ; and Lieut. Gordon Falcon, of the 13arfleur, to the rank of Commander. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-111PNEY. The Wildboar, for la Verbe, captured April 12, 1809, wai paid the 30th ult. and will be recalled at :22, Essex -street, Strand. 'I he Primrose, for a Dantsh schooner, captured May 21,1810, was paid and will be recalled us above. The Acteon, for the Sally, recaptured Feb. 7, 1811, and tit* Curlew, for a Danish vessel, captured Nov. ,10, 1809, will be paid on Friday next, and recalled at No. IS, Great George-street, Westminster. The Sheerness, for the Petronella, detained August 28, 1807, was paid the 1 0 .7 th ult. and will be recalled, at 22, Norfolk-►treet. The Indignant, for the Vrow Cornelia, captured Oct. 1, 1809, was paid yesterday, and will be recalled, at No.7U, Great Russell street, Bloomsbury-square. The Arrow, for 11 Zodiaco, captured Feb. 91, 1804, and - El Sal• vador, Nov. 26, 1804, will be paid on Saturday next, and recalled at Nu. 23, Norfolk-street en Tuesdays and Fridays. The Royalist, for the /F.olus, captured August 19, 1807, will be paid on Saturday next, and recalled at No. 23, Norfolk-street; on Tuesdays and Fridays. The Phosphorus, fur the JEolms, captured August 19, 1807, will be recalled at No. 22, Norfolk-street. The Bloodhound, for the Aiolus, captured August 19, 1807, will be paid May 9, and recalled at No. 3, Clifford's bin, on Wednesdays and Fridays. The Tartarus, for the Alexander, captured July 6, 1810, will be recalled at No. 2, Janus - street , The Puissant and Linnet, for the Deodoris, captitied August 97, 1807, will be paid on beard, on Jaturday nt xt, and recalled at No. S 2, Norfolk-street. The Paz, for several captures at Heck , August 16, 1809 1 will be paid on her arrival, and recalled at 6, Stanhope-street. The Meleager, for the Jong Lars, captured Sept.!;, : 807, will be paid on Friday next, at Nu. 1, Janice-street, Adelphi; and - recalled on Wedestlays and Fridays. T , Sunday morning the Chester mail.coach was over- , turned, two miles beyond Hockliffe. The coachman was killed upon the spot. The passengers and guard escaped without any . serious injury. The Royal Vault, in Cardinal Wolsey's Chapel, Windsor, is repairing with great dispatch, and is on a very magnificent scale. It ti intended to have a cr,l2-* munication by a subterraneons passage to a smaller vault in St. George's Chapel, where the interments arc to take place. .: • There is now living .at the till. ge of Tterary,:itt Staffordshire, five miles from Bunton-upon-Trent,. Mrs. Ann Moore, who has lived, or rather existed,, without f:iod, for three years and a half ; and with-. out any liquor, not even so mochas a glass of water,• for two years and a half. In respect to the use of her frame, all the lower parts up to her body are useless, and totally dead. Her legs are bended under her, and tla:ir sinews grown stiff—her voice is low and faint, but accurately distinct--abe takes snuff, and is now . iu her 50th yeltro.• - .