Star. — London, England, 1807-09-30 00:00:00

BANKS Of THE RHINE. AUGUST ey. Small det,ichments of Spaoifh troops continue to wive in our neighbourhood. They are repairing to Germany. French trn ,, ps alfo arrive, which are ad. ,ancing to the N Tth Of Germany, and are dellined re. , mplete the d , ffet ent corp, of the army. FRANKFORT; AUGUST aft. The Baron Ferdinand de Guicomb has bad a imolat duel with an Englifk Officer of fuperinr rank Sicily. They quarrelled at l'alermn. The Eng. pitman prnpoted that they fhbuld fight with piftols, i bich the Baron confented to on Cbndition that the ee l thould take place on the fummit of Mount ,Ctna; lnd that the bt.dy of him who was killed, jould he thrown into the crater of that volcar.o.— The duel was aftually fought, but the Englifhman, the fecond fhot, was only wounded id the atm, and tte Baron only received a ball in his hat. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : Coefob, moue,. flail —for arc 623-omnium, par i prem. Exchequer MI6, par Is. prem. GOTTENBURGH MAIL. A mail, bringing intelligence faun Sweden to the IA and Danifli Gazettes to the 9th intl. arrived at a late hour lall night. The Danills Gazettes contain Come particulars of dote& of the bombardment of Copenhagen, which say be interefling to thole who have a local know- ledge of that city. The devaftation appears to have bee Very txtenfive. At Gottenburgh, the Swedes cannot difguife the *fore they feel at our triumph at Copenhagen.— Their jny is unbounded, whether it arifes from a feel ing of fatisfailion at the fuppofed difappointment Bo- Poltava will experience (whom they confider at their moft inveterate enemy), or becaufe they have the lets to fear from the Danes. On the 14th inflant, a confiderable number of Swede., who had volunteered their Cervices to affill in savigating the Dana fleet to England, fet off for Copenhagen. The Swediih Gazettes contain Bulletins, an- towing the departure of the King from Bergen for Perth, and the conclufion of an agreemenr between Goitre! Tot:. and General BRUNT, by which the Swedith troops are to quit the Eland of Rugen. A letter from Gottenburgh of the 18th, dates, that the Crown Prince of Denmark has refufed to ratify the article relative to the Dan& Navy.—We know DIX what credit is due to this flatement ; but we are tot inclined to believe it. An event has occurred in Poland which may poll bly tend to derange a little that cordial union which the Ft znch F xpof; reprefents as fubliaing between SDNAPARTI and the Emperor ALEXANDER. A dive faro of French troops re-occupied Koningtberg, on the isth ult. The following is the reafon aligned for this very extraordinary movement, in letters of the 29th of Anuft, from Memel. The French, in conformity with their ultra' pradice, had impofed a heavy contribution epon this capital of Royal Pi udia,of which the fir fl in• lalment only had been paid, at the time they evacuated itin confequence of the Treaty of Tilfit. To fecure the future payments, the Magill! acy gave revetfionary notes, chargeable upon the city lands and revenues, which the inhabitants were to redeem, as they became the, by fubfcription or apportionments among them laves. The enemy, however, had no fowler turned their backs upon the town, than the inhabitants ex. pteffed their determination not to abide by the en. gagetnents which had been extorted from them. But, in this cafe, they reckoned without their hon.. The lnflalmcnt not being paid at the flipulated time, the Trench faced to the right about, and re-entered Ko ingiberg, with the intention of enforcing, by a pro• etfs very nfual with them, the liquidation of the debt. Their pretence, however, did not produce the immediate elfelt that was expelled. At the time the id accounts came away, the reverfionary notes were DOI redeemed. The bifpatches brought by General Sir ARTH UR WELLESLEY, which we mentioned yefterday, were from Admiral Gamma, and dated the 18th irritant. &great had been the exertions employed in fitting est the Dana's ihips, that at the date of the dill Pam 14 fail were ready to proceed to England. % are happy to learn, that the damage done at Copenhagen ) was not fo great as at firft reported. The number of lives loft did neit exceed loo—the beget defrayed were about ago. Colonel reams, the brother of Lord Mutaaava, 'who hu !et out foi Copenhagen, is Paid to be the bearer of orders to our Commanders to retain the Pardon of the Mild of Zealand, until further di rations (ball be given for its evacuation. We learn by a (hip that paired Copenhagen on her Way to Chatham, that the Captain' was prefent at the cannonade of that city, that the rapility of the toe, both from the bomb (hips and artillery on (More, exceeded all conception. Such a dreadful bombard. went and fo much injury in fuch a fhort (pace of titne has not been before witneffed. The peace of Tilfit, It Appears, has given general difratisfaaion in Raffia. Sante? OF • LETTER FROM AN OFFICER IN THE NAVY, DATED COPENHAGEN DOCK-YARD, SEPT. 9. " Duo Sta-7 his will inform you that our troops marched into the lons and dock yard of Copenhagen, on Monday the 7th "anti at 4 &clock P.M. Our troops did not enter the heart of the city aotq thls day, as the Danes, or rather the French party , tiew diemfdves very abufive; and although the feamen took pol len° Of tke Dips of war ytnerday, not one pctfon has been bil leted to - go among the Inhabitants, lilt. injury might Do dons; ~ . . and I can allure you we are working day and night in rigging the :hips of the line, which I am informed are :9 In niimber, and 4 0 fail of frigates, Coops, and brigs. The chips are all abundantly found With ttores, ar dln good repair. lam happy the place has furres dertd with fo little lot:- . -our troops are uncivilly received tb-day among the inhabitants, and fume firing took place on their land ing on the city &ie. bOt I have not heard the particulars. Ibis day I have taken poffetft , in of one of their 74'11, and jolt got her lower rigging over ha matt head—Nall the Clips of war are fitting with the utmost dipateb, and all is hurry and buftk. Two thou farad German troops deferted from the Danlib army this day, and joined the German Legion. There are two two-deck Chips on the Rocks, anal one, three•deeker, but I think it will be impoffible to get them afloat In fie weeks ; therefore I fuppok we mutt de ftroy them." PORTUGAL. A fit p letter was yeßerday received from Lifbon, by a refpeltable merchant in the City, dated the Bth inaant (two days later than by the loft mail.) From this letter it appears, that the feveral members of the Governments including of courfe the Royal Family, had made cosfiderable progrefs in their preparation to depart for the Brazils. The writer of this letter, after dwelling upon the tyrannical conduct of the French Government towards that of Portugal, defcribes the drfpofition of the latter to make any conceflion in its power, to the terms propofed by the Envoy of Boa A. PARTE. Thole terms werc—firff, the advance of a certain fum of money to France ; fecondly, the fur render of all the Porttiguefe fleet to that power; and, thirdly, the clofing of the Ports of Portugal againft the (hips of this Country. To the latter propofition the Petscs REGENT exprefted his difpofition to ac. quiefce, being in fait bound to do Co upon the demand of Spain, according to the terms of the Treaty of Bajados, in 18ot. But as to the firft propofition, the Portuguefe Government Hated to the French Envoy their abfolute incapacity, fpm the Rate of their finan cial refources, to comply with it, and the fecond pro. pofition they entirely declined. BONATARTI, how. ever, perfilled in his requifitions, and the confequence is reprefented to be, the determined refolution of the Portuguefe Government to proceed to the Brazils. The following letter alto contains intelligence vela• tivc to the Rate cf affairs at Lifbon : •• LISBON, SEPT. 7. tBo7. " At laft, adivity begins to thew itfelf here ! Every fhip of war in the river is put Lt.) eommiffion, and they are at work on them ail day and all night. Sundays and holidays not excepted. Our fquadrons in the Mediterranean are called home, and (mall lhips fent cif to the Mande for reamer', from whence, you may know, they always get recruits for our navy. The vehcle world feems to believe that there kips arc preparing to convoy a eel tam perfonage to the Brazils, and that it is very true that the demands of France have been rejected entitely ; but there is no change in the Minifty in any department. Freffing for foldiers has been much talked of, but nothing of the kind has taken place; nor can I perceive any thing that indicates land preparations, and what good parpole could it anfwer to make any ? Accounts from France and from Spain are (o contradidory, regarding the invafi' n of this country' that no one knows what to believe. There is no doubt hut an army of obfervation is eolleding at and near Bayonne ; and 1 believe it is equally tine, that our imbecile neighbours arc railing more troops!" EAST INDIES. Accounts have been received from fome of our Eaftern poffehions, which have excited confiderable alarm among the India Dire&ors. We have not been able to learn all the particulars, as confiderable pains are taken to conceal them, but we underhand they ie late to the difcovery of another confpiracy among the native troops in the neighbourhood of Vell , re, in which even fome of the native • officers were kid to be implicated. The plan was to have been carried into rife& at the moment when it was fuppnfed all the Edith 01E cers would be off their guard, attending a public entertainment given by the Lady of one of the Com. manding Officers (or in honour of the Lady by the Britilh Officers—we have not been able to learn which) ; but timely information of the plot having having been received, k was frulbated ter the time. The entertainment, however, took place at the time intended ; but, on pretext of doing honour to the guefts, a refpalable European force attended, the prefence of which prevented the confpirators from making any attempt. How the matter terminated, we have not learnt, but we are informed that the regiment principally implicated was the loth Native. It was feared, however, that others were alto difaffekled in the neighbourhood of Vellore, and we underhand the Direetors are very uneafy, and anxioufly waiting for further accounts. We have not learnt whether this fre(h mutiny is afcribed to innovations propofed re. fpaling cutting off whifkers, wearing cocked hats, or any other piece of folly. We can hardly believe, however, that any thing of that kind would be again attempted. WEST INDIES. We have this day received Barbadoes papers to I the rgth We are furry to (late that our trade in the Weft Indies has been much Welled of laze by French privateers, fitted out at Martinique. The brig Pope, Capt. MAssa sr sa, from Liver: pool to Barbadoes, was captured in the beginning of Anglin, within one day's fail of Barbadoes, by the Jenne Richard privateer, after a fpirited anion, in which Captain MASSH ITER loft a leg and an arm.— The Pope had the &It and fecond Mates and three feamen killed, and four wounded.•—Capt.Mass NITER nailed his colours to the mall ) and fought with great gallantry for an hour and a half, until be was bear• ded, and cut down in the mann& above defcribed, by the crew of the privateer. The privateer arrived at Point-a•Petre, Guada• loupe: on the 4th of Angel, with her prize. - The following (hips have alto been captured by Freud}[ privateers :—the (hips Nancy and Indttary, from Newfoundland to Barbadoes, and John, from Greenock to Jamaica ; brigs, Swallow, of Liverpool, from the coat of Mika to Barbadoes ; and Minna, of Bermuda, ftom Norfolk to Jamaica. The Nancy was captured on the 3d roil. in fight o f Martinique, by the Fripon Frer,ch privatee-r, of five ittns and So men, and arrived at Point-a-Petre Ott the sth ; the Swallow, on the 24th ult. to wind ward of Barbadoes, and fent to Guadalonpe ; and the Ifabella on the 25th, and arrived at Martinique on the 29th. The fhip Chifwick is arrived at Liverpool, from Barbadoes, from whence (he failed on the 21(1 Au• gufi, and brings accounts that the BLONDE frigaie has captured the French fchooner privateers Dame Villarett, of 7 g uns and 69 men ; and the Hortenfe, of S guns and 92 men : the former after a chace of fourteen hours on the 15th, and the lattt r nn the [6th Angel, to windward of Barbadoes, and fent them into the latter place. The Manchefter and Marlborough packets, with ' Mails for Barbadoes, had arrived at Barbadoes, the former on the tBtb, and the latter on the 20 of NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 28. Came down from Hamoaze the CAESAR, 84 guns, and the PRINCESS CHARLOTTE, of 40 guns, and anchored in Cawfand Bay. Sailed the ReIIOWN, of 74 guns, and the FAWN, of 18 guns, on a cruize.— Art ived the Ansel ican fhip Governor Gillman, CAn otr, from Notfolk to Amflerdam, with tobacco, Raves, cotton, &c. detained by the John Bull pri• vateer. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 29. Arrived his Majefty's !hip la SEINE, from off Cher bourg ; and the Danilb brig Ttinnarkins, Captain SMITH, from Dronten, for Barcelona, detained by his Majefty's (hip Ltvaxy. Came into harbour his Majefty's !hips Sa rust: and SWIFT:MEE. The whole of the fleet lately arrived from the Mediterranean that were under quarantine, were thii day releafed, excrpt the Laurel and the Pembroke detained brig, from Gibraltar ; alfo the Di.tmnnd, CARD/INIT. DEAL. SEPTEMBER 19. The Fistraso frigate arrived Lit night from J. maica, having, under her convoy the following veffels, which have failed through for the Rivzr, viz —Ann. Thames, Peggy, Alexander, Ulm., Emerly. Dsvid Shaw, Margaret, Seddon, Clarendon, :Fading, Lit tie Jane, Viciflimde, Plinzefs of Wales, Atlas, Bleflinr, Pacific, William Dent, and Lord Romney.—Arrived the Ctstre fiigate, Corn modrne Ow! s, fr•an a cruize off the coali of'France; KANGAROO 110 1 p, 111 1 Bi.os offousto gnu brit, from Yarmouth; PHO.PHORUS lire veal, from Dungcnefs. Remain in the Downs—Princefs of Orange, Vice Admiral Row LET : Caraila, and Northilmlicrlatid of 74 guns; Sir Edward Melo, Cleik, 1 ifq c.nl. tied t-diarion frigates; K3ngarno and Trumpeute Chips; rxertion, and Bl.,zer gun brigs; Humber armed fhip; l'lioli,hiqui fire veal, and /Li:ford naval tranfiiort.—Wind S. S. W. and !..lows ftrong. sHEERNvSS, SEpT. 29. Merl by the (hip C•+ntents increafe, Lte, from Riga for CI I lam Yard, with mail. and tim• her. Arrived the Spanith fchooner Ties Amigos, Captain J. F. Cos raavv, with geneva, cheefe, and other merchandise, from Rotterdam for Li(b m : all) the Ki.iphanfen galliot Anna Catharina Maria Muller, GRENEWOLD mafl!!r, for orders, with wine from Bourdeaux. The Baltic convoy have made an effort to get away today, unJer the SNAKE man of war, but the wind has been fn baffling, and the weather very foggy, that L fear they will not go; if they do before the mail clofes, I will add it. There are three (hips on lame on the Note Sand, owing to the fogg; two light ones will be got off ; but one that is laden it is feared will be lost : their names I cannot yet afce►tain, but the agent for (hipping here has fent craft uff to the laden (hip, and is ufing every paeans to rave and preferve the property. P. S. The (hip Mercy of London from Barbadoes with fugar and cotton, Captain E. Wasson. was on the Note Sand, but is fortunately got off by the a(tf• Lance Pent her. The American (hip Aaverick of New Bedford, Capt. llscorr. laden with tobacco, is on (pore on the Nose Sand, and nearly full of water ; the cargo is taking into craft, but the (hip, it is feared, , will be loft. _ FIVE P. M.—Arrived fro:n Bourdeanx the Knip haufen galliot Augulla, EDEN, with wine and brandy. ADMIRALTY COURT, DOCTOR's COMMONS. Yeilerday the Right Hon. Sir WILLIAM SCOTT proceeded to the adjudication of the following cafes: Two Friends, Viffeher mafter —This Kniphaufen veffel was I laden with fait, bound from Martnnes to a market. The matter's letter book was required by the Court. De Hoop, Braderhin r rnafter.—..-This •cifel alfo failed uneer the Kniphaufea flag, laden with fait, bound from Marennes o:ten libly to Tonningen. Thia being deemed a coLurable cafe, the Chip and cargo "MC cond:mred. Minerva, Caldwell mafter.—This veffel was under American Colours, laden with various mtrchandize, bound front New York to Amfterdam. The only queftion was with refpedt to a quantity of bides. viz. whether they had been bona fide imported into America? It appeared Oat they were brought from South Ante ' rica by another Dip, and vat on hoard the Minerva,at New York, without being firft landed. The Cqurt held this to be a mete trans ihipment, and not a bona fide importation Into America, and pro. flounced the hi.i. s to be fubjedt to coefifcation, but reftored the Dip and the remainder of the cargo. Herald, Doane rafter.—Phis was alfo an American veffel, laden with various merchaiv!ize, hound from Norfolk in America, to Bremen, and was cavtured.un the ground ~f a breach of block ade. The Court was of opinion, front the documents produced, that the blockade of Bremen muff have been known in America, previous to the failing of the veffel, and therefore condemned the ' Clip and cargo. - - - - - The Lion, Duncan, arrived at Riga the 16th tilt. There wete then only lix Britifh veffels in that port, fo dust Captain Duncan expelled to In foon loaded. The brig James, of Stonehaven, with feveral other Britifh veffels, are detained at Chriilieniand, where they are unrigged, and their crew imp-ironed. titt BIISINEJ.f. Yefierday a Cothmott Hall was held at Guildhall, for the purpofe of elealing a Lord Mayor for the year enfoing, when Ahlermeh Arrsast, Fanwurt, BLOWS, DOW/ILLS, SMITH, and ScM Ley, were put in nomination, and th:. Rio forma ware return ed by the Livery to the Court of Aldermen, who withdrew, and loon after returned, when the Re corder Bated that the Court had chnfen Alder man ANSLEY as a fit and proper perfan to fill the office cf Chief Magifirare, which information was received with univerfal :approbation. The Lord Mayor Elea, after being inveßed with the intignia of office, came forward and addrefred the Livery. Nothing, he Paid, could he more grate ful to his feelings than the reception he had met with that day, as it fully evincad that his pall condua had merited the approbation 1f his fellow-citizens. He was about to fill a high and important fituation, the arduous duties of which would require the whole of his attention, and, with the Alliance of the Court of Ahlermen, he flattered hiMfelf he fhould quit the civic chair, confclous of having done his deity. As ' he had ever been a firenuous fuppnrter of the rights and privileges of the firfl City in the world, and as the high official fituation to which he had, almost unanimoufly, been appointed, would enable him more narrowly to watch encroachments, his fellow citizens might ref allured, that whenever they may be attempted, they Ihould be refilled to the ut. moil of his power and influence. He corlidered that day the proudeft of Iris life, as he had then to the highell Commit of his ambition, and he fhouid be wanting in gratitude,- did he not ewers his molt fervent thanks to the Livery, and allure them, that ' their conduct that day would never be erafed from his remembrance. A Refolution was then palled, unarrimnully, thank ing Sir J. Be/osseous, one of the late Sheriffs, for his conchs& during the laß year; on which Sir JAMES came forward, and, in a well digelled fpeech returned his thanks to the Livery. Mr. JAMES DI zoN begged leave to draw the atten tion of are Livery to a few obfervationg, which he felt himfelf called upon to make. He laid; no man was more ready to give thanks where they were merited, and he believed no rerfon deferved them mote than the worthy Knight jai alluded to. But, as there was a wide difference between doing and not doing a duty, he begged leave to allude to the colleague of Sir James Brairkomh, namely, Sir J .nathan Miles, and a& arty independent Liver yman whether, scarcely in a tingle intlance. he had dlr. charged thole important duties, as Sheriff of the Ci y of London and Ccunty of Middleex, which he, on his being cleated, plomifed to do ? He would boldly Rate in his place, as one cf the C iporation, he had not performed than ; and if no other perfon would move a vote of cenfirre, he would be the man. He then Paid, he held in his hand a Refolation to that effea, an-t, if it was the with of the Livery, he would read it. This was loudly called 1r r —he then read i.—and alter being handed to the Officer of the Court, and the queftinn put, it was declared by the LORD :4RYCIt to be carried. Mr. Dixori then moved, that the R•.folutinn now moved (hnu}J be infer ted in the fever:if 1 1 .1orning and Evening Papers, which seas likewife carried. The Loßo MAYOR informed the Livery, that he had received a letter from Lord Mulgrave, which he read. It lined that Government were enabled to inform his Lordthip, that in confegnence of the patriotic zeal of the country, and paricularly of the City of London, by which 3000 able (cameo had been procured within Oleic lewdays, further exertions Were unneceffary to procure feamen to a(lilt in bring. ing home the captured fleet at Copenhagen. Lord Mnlgrave haflened ti) ipform the Lord Mayor of this circumaance, as it was rot his wilh that the (hip owners,&c fitould fuflain any further inconveni e nce, the exigency of the Rate being fully fatisfied.• A Vote of Thanks was then paired to the LORD MAYOR for his c. , mmunication. When the Common Ctyer was about to adjourn the Meeting, a Member accufed the L-rd Mayor of having betrayed the franchifes of the City, in fending a Liveryman on board the tender. His L •rd.hi ) came forward to explain, when the Recorder interft. ted, the Winds dropped, and the meeting broke op. After which the Lord Mayor Eleel, the Sheriffs, &c. accompanied the Lord Mayor to the M a nfion lioufe, where they partook of a fumptuous entertain. ment at the joint expence of the o ld an d new Mayors'. SPORTING I.N7ELLIGENCE NEWIVIAKET rtRsT oc rOBF.R MEETING, iScy. TAILSDAY, !APT. 29 Mr. Femmes lifter to Hawk, a yrs old. Bft beat Mr F. Neale's b e by Oberon. dam by Spanker, 3 yrs old, 9R vi.—Laft half of Ab M. icogs h ft-5 to 4 on fitter to Hawk Mr. Arthur's Wretch, Bft beat Mr P..yrie's Tudor, Bft ilb— Two year old cqurfe, seg.-3 to 4 on Wretch. Lord Stowell's Pantioa, Bft beat Mr Howorth's Lauretta, Eft sib b M. toegs-3 to 4 ogainft ['amino. Mr. Arthur's brainworm, 811. alb. beat Duke of Grafton's Pa rafol, 811. 71b.-.13. C. wogs h ft -7 to 4 Spina. BraittSvorin. (Third Year)—C tie Third of a Subteription of ass each, for 4-yr olds—Colts carrying Bit 71b. Fiii er 81t I. The Hnrfe &e. to be bona fide the proper yof bu;)rcribers. To be entered at the King's Stables, Newmarkrt, between it and one o'cilck, on the day before running—ry Subfcribers. Duke of Grafton's b f Vanity Lord Feley's be e Paris Lord Szekvilic's tr a Fortiter A Admiral Sir Jouw ORIN', Bart. i, returned to fervc in Parliament for the Borough of Yarm• , nth, in the room of the Hon. WILLIAM POWLF TT POWLATT, row Lord Bor.rr w, called up to the Hnufe of Peers. At one o'clock yeilerday morning a Gentleman arrived at the Foteign Office, with Difpatches from • Stockholm. Yeflerday evening Sir ROBERT WrI . LS , ,N lift town, on a Milli )n to the Court of St. Peterfbitrgh. The Meacus if frigate, from PortfmPuth, with 1 fleet to Newfoundland, arrived out on the tetth of Augult. Letters from on board our fleet in the River Plata, mention that our (hips were to be vialtalled for four months, and the Nereide frigate for five. It was cenjeftuted that the latter fhip was either defined lot the Elf Indies, or to remain on the c•iaf of South America, to apprize all veffcls coming upon that I coal', of the entire evacuation of the country by our forces. The Court of Aldermen yeflerehy rrdered the price of Bread to be cf , ntinued a t I t d. the (pattern loaf of wheaten, and stid. houfehold.