Star. — London, England, 1811-05-16 00:00:00

Plow be was allowed to know. Bnt when more ample in-' format!on came, and Lord Wellington's plan was t h e re was not any.person in that House developed , uas more willing to give that Officer full and rea dy praise. (Hear.) Mr. MANNING opposed the amendment proposed by Mr Tierney, because it appeared to be not mail eClly decisive in the line of conduct which the Bank o utht to pursue. It did not sufficiently express what was the wish and will of Parliament. Mr. HUSKISSON felt disposed to support the Resolution of the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Tier. ne y), although it was not altogether so explicit as ke w ished. He observed, that much credit had been given to the Bank of England for their issue of tokens ; he was ready to allow that considerable convenience bad been experienced by the public from this circum staace ; but be thought the Bank were themselves gaine which rs by the speculation, as they issued that at s s . 6 d. they were enabled to get in the market at .53. Mr. MANNING, in reply to this, observed, that as the Bank would be bound to take back the tokens for the same value for which they had been issued, they could derive no ultimate advantage, and could only be actuated by a wish to serve the public. Mr. S. THORNTON stated, as a proof of the great convenience which was derived from the issue of the Bank Tokens, that on that day 500 guineas had been brought to him, in return for which Bank Tokens were solicited as a particular favour. Mr. WILBERFORCE observed, that the present discussion would at least have the good effect of open itiz the eyes of the people to the real state of their currency, and he had no doubt that those persons who had warned the Bank against an excess of issue, an d opposed the present resolutions, would prove to be the best friends of their country. Mr. A. BARING contended, that before any new measure was adopted, it was necessary to look most closely into the financial system of the coun try. He could not see, nor did he hear it urged by any Gentleman, why it was more necessary to remove the Batik restrictions at this period than at ary former part of the war. He concluded by declaring his strong objeCtion to the proposed amendment. After a few words from Mr. HUSKISSON, the question was called for, and a division took place, when there appeared—in favour of Mr. Tierney's Amendment 24—Against it 76—Majority 52. On our re admission to the Gallery, we found the Clerk in the act of reading Mr. Vansittart's 4th Re. solution, to which Mr. Horner moved as an amend ment, the amendment which has already been pub lished, not with a view to any further discussion upon the subject, but merely that this and his subseltient amendments might be recorded upon the Journals of the House. Mr. VANSITTART did not think it necessary to enter into further discussion, but as his opinions had been declared perfectly erroneous, he should mere ly take the sense of the House upon each resolution separately. Mr. HORNER thought the better way would be for the Right Hon. Gentleman to make his statement, and was willing that the motion should rest upon his counter-statement. The question was then put on the remaining Reso. lotionsot Mr. Vansittart (save the last) to each of which Mr. Horner moved his Amendments, which were se. verally negatived, without a division. Upon the 16th Resolution, Mr. TIERNEY moved his former Amendment, which was also negatived. And the whole of the re solutions being thus disposed of, the House adjourned until to-morrow (this day). • THE EVENING STAB.. LONDON. THURSDAY, MAY 16. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Cont. money 651 ---for account, 63ii. 3 per Cent. Reduced 6431 , 4 perrent. 7931-5 per Cent. Navy KW Exchel. Is. to 4s. preen.—Bonds 225. 225. prem. By the Lord Nelson packet, which has arrived at Harwich with a mail from Anholt, we learn that ton) British 74's and a large fleet of merchantmen had sailed for the Baltic from Wingoe Sound. The Dispatches from Lord WELLINGTON, of which e gave a brief account yesterday, were brought to Falmouth by the JASPER sloop of war, which has also brought the following among otho private com munications " POSOBELLO, MAY 1. The enemy has* again made some movements on the Agusda, and our army is, in consequence, drawlrg nearer the frontier. It appears that they have a strong cape of observation, amounting to five or six squadrons of cavalry, and about as many regiments cf infantry. They apprehend that we have sonic designs against Ciudad Rodrigo, near which this corps of observation has been snaosurring. They have twice attacked to on the Agueda, bat have been repulsed each time, and with the greatest bravery and toolness. Our ion has been small, I have heard but of one officer wended. They do not sbew much Inclination to come in con tact with any thing Eke an equal force ; and, as to their cavalry, they never stand a charge of ours. Massena, they say, is now at Rodrigo. The object of these reconnoissances, in stronger force than is usual, is said to be, to make us believe they have an in tention of again ventuthig into Portugal; but I rather imagine it is to prevent us carrying our force to the South, and to give time for their troops there to collect, and perhaps, retire. We bear little of Bra reroaD and Badajos. Almeida still holds out, but the enemy make no skew of attempting to relieve it." A Lisbon Mail also arrived yesterday, by which we have received Papers to the 6th instant. They inform us tbat BALLarrutos had formed a junction with Marshal B'enssiontk. His troops were attacked on their march ; but he is stated to have succeeded in effecting his object with very little loss. Tbt troops •vhich lately sailed from Cadiz, and which were dis embarked nn different points of the county of Niebla, bad been concentrated by General BLAKE, who on the list marched toCastillegos. Genera ZAYAs remained at Ayarnoete. There have been some skirmishes on the Guadiana, bet according to the last accounts at Lisbon, nothing oi%rportance had occurred. A let- ter from Villa Nova, in Catalonia, states, that the French, under Gen. - MACDONALD, hzd been defeated near Manreza, with the loss of 1500 men.—A letter from Oporto contains the following intelligence : " OPORTO, APRIL eg. , e The Militia which arrived here yesterday, were all on a sudden ordered to m.:rch off immediately to the frontiers. Although this movement has caused some surprise, yet we are not alarmed, as we know that the regulars are going► on ,offensive operations. All the flour in this city, has been bought up, to sup ply the military depots, and every oven is at work, to bake biscuits for the army." The following article from Cadiz, received by the way of Lisbon, proves that the Spaniards are actively employed in annoying the ivorks of their besiegers : CADIZ, APRIL so., (SUPPLEMENT TO THE REGENCY GAZETTE.) The General in Chief, ad interim, of the 4th Army, the Marquis de Coupigni, has sent advice to the I Council of Regency, that, on the 16th inst. our advan ced guards attacked and carried, with great valour, several breast-works of the enemy on the heights of Chiclana and Puerto Real, destroying the works, notwithstanding a heavy fire of grape-shot to which they were exposed. The fortunate issue of this attack was in a great degree owing to the light troops commanded by the Brigadier Don Thomas de Ayalde, who acted with the greatest promptness and valour, advancing to within cannon-shot of the greatest part of the enemy's batteries ; at the same time that the light troops, com manded by Lieutenant Don Cayetano Valdes, were actively engaged at the Troradero. The superiority of our fire, the advantage gained by dislodging the enemy from the works, must have occasioned him considerable loss; ours was by no means great, considering the hanger of the enterprize, and the long-continued fire which our troops suffered till the total destruction of the breast-works. On the following day (the 17th) a considerable movement was observed in the line of the enemy, having been reinforced in the night by both infantry and cavalry, in the plain on the bank of the river in the front of Santi Petri. A fire of grapeshot was opened on them at three in the morning, and the ar: tillery and howitzers directed upon their labourers in that point during the whole of the day. It was observed that they wished to conceal the breast work on the high toad, but the fire from our boats, batteries, and advanced parties, would not per mit them, and obliged them to retire. On the 18th, at eleven in the morning, 2000 of the enemy's infantry passed from Puerto Real to Venda Grande, and returned to the same village at six in the evening. Our advanced guard on the side of Portazgo, protected by the fire of the batterses from Portazgo, Dasiz, and Trinidad, and the light troops, took th e field in tha morning. The warmth• and good direction of our fire soon obliged the enemy to abandon the breast•work at the turn of the height, the enemy retiring to the second breast-Work, which our troops immediately after like. wise took, but the enemy receiving reinforcements, it was retaken,but the fort was destroyed, and our troops returned to their former posts, after having occasion ed considerable loss to the enemy. French Papers have been received to the 12th, but they contain no intelligence of importance. Letters from the coast, slated the 14th, say nothing of mili. tary affairs, but enough of commercial disasters. Two more failures had taken place in Paris, and, as the Houses which had stopped were of the first rank, they were expected to involve many others in their ruin. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the following Commanders took leave of the Court, previous to departing for their re spective destinations, viz. Captain H. Templar Baring ; Capt. 1. Hene, Lady Lusbing. ton; Capt. T. Walker:Harlegon—Bengal direct. The Court adjourned at six o'clock, till Wednes day next. The terms of the Loan not having been correctly stated in the whole of our impression of yesterday, we present our Readers with the following, as being an accurate statement. The names of the Gentlemen who waited on the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER were : Messrs. &slums, BATT'S, and Co. REID, IRVING, JACKSON, and Co. It (MARTS, CURTIS, and Co. BARN es, RISAIIIO, and Co. The Minister informed them he should be ready to receive their Bidding' at ten o'clock on Monday morn ing for the amount required, which would be Twelve Millions. The Subscribers to have for each £lOO money, £lOO Reduced, sB2O Consols, £2O 4 per Cent. and the Biddings to be taken in Long Annuities. PAYMENTS AS UNDER. May 24 •. . 11 per cent. Nov. 22 .. . 10 per cent. July 12 . 10 Dec. 20 .. . 10 Augoit 16 ••. 15 Jan. 14, 1812 10 , Sept. 20 ... 10 Feb. 61 ... 10 October 1 i . • . 11 —. ice No tax t• be paid on the first half-year's Dividend. , • Discount upon. payments in full, at the rate of 3 per Cent. which for the time, 273 days, from May 24, A'9oo, would be A'2o ss. During the conference yesterday respecting the Loan, a question was put to the CHAWCIII Loh of the EXCHEQUER on the state of the late Mr. GoLosatto's I affairs. We understand the Right Hon. Gentleman stated that two millions were di,e to the Bank, but that this sum was in the course of repayment. By a Decree issued from the Court of Rio Janeiro, the Duties on goods which have been imported from the Brazils to Lisbon, and from thence te•shipped to other ports, are to be lowered to Two per Cent. WA rya INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, MAY 13. Arrived his Majesty's ship Lunn, with a mail from Lisbon ; and the Favouurre 'imp of war, with a fleet of transports, from Plymouth.—Sailed the tol iow ing packets : the Prince Ernhest, for Halifax and New York ; Adventure, for Jamaica ; Manchester, for Gibraltar and Malta ; Diana, for Cadiz ; Chester field, for the Leeward Islands ; and Princess Eliza beth, for Lisbon. PLYMOUTH, MAY 14. This day George Howard, seaman of the VENP.RAM who was last week sentenced to receive 300 lashes, for striking his superior Officer, underwent his pu nishment.—The brig Providence, SALTER, master, of this port, bound from London, with a cargo, has been taken by a French privateer off the Start, and carried off to the opposite coast. The ship Merced, of London, Capt. Butt., has arrived at Plymouth, in 41 days from Goree, with a valuable cargo of gum, ivory, &c. The NEMESIS and another frigate, CRO• conaz sloop, TIGRESS and PROTECTOR gun-brigs, were cruising on the African coast; and four vessels be longing to Swansea, were taking in cargoes at Goree for England ; one belonging to Swansea (name un. known), had been wrecked some time before at Prince's Island—cargo and crew saved. Twenty days ago the Merced spoke the sloop John Reed, of Liverpool, bound to Santa Cruz, all well. Came up the harbour, to be docked, the DRUID frigate. The RRINEOw frigate, and PRIMROSE sloop of war, arrived here this afternoon, from Portsmouth, with about 150 sail of merchantmen and transports under convoy, bound to Portugal, Spain, and the Mediterranean ; in coming for the harbour, they were so close toge ther that many of them have carried away their bow sprits and figure heads, and a schooner has lost her mainmast : they will sail again as soon as the wind shifts—it is now W. S W.—Sailed the ANT schooner, for Portsmouth.—Arrived the PEACOCK sloop of war, from Liverpool, with the HAVANNAH, a new 36-gun frigate, built at Messrs. Willsons' yard, Liverpool, laid down- in 1807. • PORTSMOUTH, MAY is. Arrived the Spy store-ship from the Mediterra nean, and is under quarantine : she left Gibraltar the 29th ultimo, in company with the WOLVEUINE and about 16 transports, Etc. and parted the same day.— Sailed the KANGAROO, with convoy for the West In dies ; and the Piumnose, with convoy for Nova Scotia, Quebec, Etc..—Wind E.S.E. DEAL, MAT 16. Arrived his Majesty's ship ARMIDA, and not the Nottos as stated yesterday, and sailed for the Baltic ; also arrived the PLovsa sloop of war. Came down from the River his Majesty's ship LEOPARD, and has taken charge of the ships for Portsmouth. SHEERNESS, MAY is. Sailed the DWARF sloop of war, with a convoy for Heligoland ; the next will sail about the 4th of June. YARMOUTH, MAY is. Yesterday evening arrived off this port the out- 1 ward-bound convoy (about 20 sail), under convoy of the MANLY gun-brig; after being joined by the LocusT gun-brig and ships waitieg convoy, the whole proceeded with a fair wind.—Sailed the BRITOMART gun-brig, on a cruize.—Arrived the Princess Augusta, from Heligoland, with convoy.—Remain: ROEBUCK, Vice-Admiral MURRAY; PATEL(); EbINIS, and JAIME. —Wind S.W. LEITH, MAY Is. Arrived in the Roads, yesterday, the LINNET sloop of war, with four transports, from Portsmouth, to take on board the 71st Regiment, which is coming from Glasgow.—Yesterday, the CHEROKEE made the signal for a convoy to Gottenburgh. The Nile, DUNCAN, of this port, arrived at Jamaica the 23d of March. The following is an extract of a letter from Cap.' tain WOOD, of the brig Ann, of Aberdeen, who sailed on the 4th inst. for America, in company with the Oscar, Captain Nun, dated Banff, May 6 : I am happy to inform you that I got into Macduff last night, after a very narrow escape from a Danish privateer, yesterday morning. About seven o'clock she gave chase to me, and the Oscar, INsts, about 12 leagues off the Bucbannesc, when we immediately made all sail for the land, and by twelve o'clock she had neared us so much, that some of her shot went over us ; but having jibed our sails, and altered our course, which the privateer could not so easily do, being a sloop, and it blowing fresh, we got clear off. The privateerhowever continued her course, following the Oscar, till within four miles of Kinnaird's-head. The Oscar being armed, kept up a running fire at the privateer, and prevented them from coming to' close action, and after exchanging a great many shots, he hauled his wind to the southward, and the Oscar to the westward. I spoke Captain Tuxes last night, in this bay, and he is now pursuing hiscourse into the Frith." NAVAL APOINTMENTS. Rear-Admiral R. Murray, to be Commander-in-Chief at North Yarmouth; Captain T. Garth, to the Druid; Captain Hayward, to the Caledonia, Sir E. Penny's Hag ship; Captain A. King, to the Royal George ; Captain Clavell, to the Laurestina frigate, (formerly Esperanee) ; Captain W. King, to the Hanoi- bal, Admiral Durham's flag-ship Lieutenant Ed. W. Gilbert, to the Revenge; Lieutenant P. Malegy, to the Argo; Lieutenant George Elliott, to the Crane; Lieutenant T. Mansell to the Dragon. The fleets from the Nore, Humber, and Leith,l under convoy of the GLUcKSTADT, CHANTICLEER, and ARCHER, arrived in Wingo Sound, about the 6th instant. A fleet bound to the Baltic, convoyed by four sail of the line, three frigates, four sloops, and two gim-brigs, under the command o f Re ar - Admiral REYNOLDS, sailed from Wingo on the 7th inst. The vessels bound to the ports on the south side of the Baltic are ordered to remain in Wingo roads, until Sir JANES SAVMARE2 received farther in formation or instructions. The bodies of two of the crew belonging to the brig Cecilia, that was wrecked in Bigbury Bay last Sun day se'nnight, have been washed ashore, and decently interred; the body of the widow woman that was passenger in the vessel, has also been picked up; Capt. Tetherly has nut yet been found, nor thire mainder of the crew. The body of a man was washed ashore under the Hoe, at Plymouth, on Friday night, which, it is supposed, must have been in the water some time. SPORTING nrinLICENCE. 1. NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING, lOU. WILDWILSDAT, MAT IS. Sweepstakes of 100 gs. cads, A. ft. Ab. M. Lord Oxford's Murgiana, 7st. Mb. - - • Mr. Lodbroke's lirpbestioo, •st. Xlb. . . 2 tot OD Morgiana. Sweepstakes of Wogs. each. Two•7r-old C. Lord I. Bentinck's Asmodeus, est. - Mr. Wilson's Oporto, est. - - Major Wilson's Erebus, est. 711 s. - - 2 2 to 1 agst Asatodeus-6 to 4 apt Oportu--;. to 4 asst Trubus. Duke of Grafton's Nimrod, est. 61b. brat Mr Watsou's Rid dle, est. Two•yr-old C. 5051.-6 to son Nimrod. Sweepstakes of 100 gs. each, h. ft. Across the Flat. Gen. Gower's Donna Clara, est. 21b. - Mr. Dundas's Witch of Endor, 7st. 101 h. . . . i s 5 to 2 agst Donna Clara. The Jockey Club Plate of 50p. to be run for by henry the pray perry of Members of the Jockey Club, 4-1• r-olds, tarrying let. Mb. 5-yr-ules, est. 31b. est. 91b. and apd, lit. 111 b. 11. C. Mr. Vansittart's ch. h. Burleigh Sir F. Evelyn's ch. b. Reading. 10 to 1 on Burleigh. li 2 Yesterday, about half past eleven o'clock, the Arch bishop of CANTERBURY and Earl ArLesrotto arrived at the Queen's Lodge, Windsor, where they had a consultation with the King's Doctors. Afterwards they proceeded to the Castle, and had an audienie of the Queer/. About twelve o'clock, the Km came on Windsor Terrace, attended by Drs. BMWS and WILLI% and Mr. DONDAS. His MAJZSTY, after walking about an hour, retuned to the Castle to dinner. His MAJESTY had not resumed his walk at three o'clock, being engaged with the Archbishop of CANTERBURY and Earl AYLESFORD. Yesterday morning the QUEEN. Princesses ELIZA BETH and MARY, took an airing to Frogmore, and , walked in the Gardens. Princesses Atlons-rn and SOPHIA took an airing on horseback in Windsor Park, attended by General Gwvaxi, Colonel Demon, and Lady CoLLYEn. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE inspects the Life Guards BIRTH.- On the .sth inst. at .Middleton Hall, Essex, the Lady of S. F. GILLUM, Esti~ of a daughter. Last week, the 4th (or Highland). Regiment of La narkshire Local Militia, commanded,by Lieut. Co lonel SAMUEL HITNTER, was reviewed in the Green of Glasgow by Major-General Priest, who expressed his unqualified approbation of the appearance and discipline of the corps. The volunteering from the Scots militia into the line commenced on Friday. Upwards of 100 men turned out from the two regiments in the Castle of Edinburgh, and about 40 from a regiment in the neighbourhood. Monday se'nnight, took place, at Hazleden, in the parish of Mearns, the annual shooting thatch between the Ayrshire Cunningham Marksmen and the Glas gow Caledonian Marksmen. There were twelve per sons in each party, who shot twelve balls each, at a _ _ stance of 200 yards, at three feet targets. On count- ing the nearest 72 shots of each party, that of the former measured 4S4} inches, and that of the latter 406+ inches ; so that the Glasgow Caledonian . Marks men gained by 28 inches 2.Bths. The average dis stance of the whole shots measured was somewhat less than .5# inches. THEATRE, HAYMARRET.—Last night the amuse ment of this Summer Theatre commenced with the !long Moon and the after-piece of Lod and Key.— The antique imitative merits of the leading piece are sufficiently known to the Public ; as are also those of Mr. EurstoN, who resumed the part of The Duke, originally allotted to him at the iast representation of the Comedy at Drury-lane. Mr. Eurs.row was received with an ardour of applause not inadequate to his merits. The chief novelties produced were Mr. RICHARD JoNes (from Manchester), in the part of Rolando. Mr. and Mrs. BAMNES, from the-Thea tre-Royal, York, both possess considerable abilities in their respective departments, and the perfect acquain tance they seem to have with the stage evidently shows that they must have had great praitice. Mr. COOPER (from Bath), in Count Montalban; and Miss WHEATLEY, in Volanie, were also new. In the Farce of Loci and Key, the principal novelty was Mr. MA. LISBON (from Bath), in the part of Ralph, which be performed with much spirit and ability. An apology was made for the absence of an announced adventu rer, Mr. COOPER (from Dublin), in the part of Cheery ; and Mr. TAYLOR, from Covent-Garden, being proposed as his substitute, was cheerfully ac cepted. The following occasional Address, written by Mr. Grown COLMAN, the younger, was spoken by Mr. Ecurrow, previous to the drawing up of the Curtain : ' • Six times the Summer o'er my head has fleeted, Since, on this spot, my generous Priends I greeted— Prithee, dear Patrons, do not therefore grumble ; Into some Theatre I'm sure to tumble, Where, striving still to please, you find your bumble— In various scenic banks, staunch and stout, After old Drury was, like Troy, burnt out ; 1, as /Erma. i driven to the Strand, Soon crnsid that seater which ivas clOse at hand. Then, Surrey Chieftain groWo,At mighty risk, I fought with fury—near the Obelisk. `Tis wonderful, the lriumphs which were woo, • Last year, by great •Field-marshal Et.cssrbn • " Fight boys, (I cried), ST. Gaotoz, with three dim doe " His brick and mortar ficlds, and victory!" • Still, there I keep a amp ;my soldiers yearn (No period though is'fied) forty return. • Not so the Corsican, whom Fortune laid . • In dotage on her lap, and Emp'ror made; He who makes kings, like,nincipins, with a crown, . 'At will set up, to be, at will s knock'd down; Not so did false Napless, on the soil Of birping Egypt, leave his troops to toil, • And pronsis'd a revisit to the plain . , But never did, nor meant to, come again : No; when loom Butt Is pledg'd, we cannot doubt kin, He has no Corsiio-French blood about him ; If no time's nam'd, why then, without More pother, He's sure to bold his faith, some time or other. Our brother N# will disappoint, we've beard, but General Bards - rots must kee p his word. Here cease we airy figures to pursue, And glance on solid sigures, which are new. New flesh and blood, which, call'd from many a country, s' 'Pray for your candid and discerning bounty. , Some favourites in our corps you've marled for true ones, And pray give currency to all the new ones. Receive our country coin, or we ara undone, Silver from Birmingham comes siamp'd to London.: To splendour this poor House has no pretence; ' We sins at nature, laugh, and common sense: Drip on our Ripe& to shew some ompassion, Though Quadrat/ea, o' late, are all the flotillas! -• • I