Star. — London, England, 1807-12-15 00:00:00

Pr - Elignth goods. The requifitions already levied, amount to ten millions more, exciufive of the ex. pence of maintaining fo many troops ; and I do believe that Bosarear a will not reit till he has ruined Hamburgh, againft which he certainly has a fpite. Nothing but a fpeedy peace can (aye it." Other private letters by the fame mails fate, that the Ruffians are far from fatisfied with the conduit of their Government. The merchants, in particular, have, it is (aid, expreffed their diflatisfaaion at the meafures of the Emperor againf the Englifb. They have, it is laid, aaually fent a remonfrance to Connt Romawzorr, importing that they had fufficient con fidence in the good faith and integrity of the Britifh merchants at St. Peterlburgh, and did not require the interference of the Government with refpea to the liquidation of their debts, dec. Swedins papers, to the 4th intlant, Sate a report, that the Emperor of Ruffia is about to march an army nto Finland to compel the King of Sweden to join he confederacy againft England. But private letters - om Gottenburgh affirm, that the King of Sweden adheres ilrialy to his good faith with this country, notwithnanding the attempts of the Danes to dif tirade him. It is not true that there has been an ' interview between his Majetly and the Crown Prince at Helfingborg. The Princes of the North have not been accuftomed to meet upon terms of amity ; and the arrefl of the Swedill Coatil by the Crown Prince has not tended to facilitate their intercoufe. In the mean while, Swedifh letters are opened palling the Dina territory from Hamburgh to Gottenburgh, as well as thole from England, with this difference, that if any bills are found in the letters belonging to Sweden, they are taken out and returned to the parties ; whilst thole which appear to belong to Bri lith fubjeas are detained. The private accounts add, that the King of Sweden has gained of late match populaity amonglt his fubjeas, and every affinanee is promifed him in cafe of his being forced into a war with Ruffia. His Swedifh Majen y is about to pay a vifit to Stockholm. Great confidence is expreffed at Gottenburgh, that the Swedes would be fully competent to defend them. felves againn the Ruffians, in cafe the reported inva fion of Fini.trid thould take place. They fay they have nothing to apprehend but the freezing of the Sound fo completely as to admit of French and Danifh forces pang the ice to the oppofite Chore. The two Danifh men of war, cooped up for film time in Chrillianfand, have, according to letters from Gottenburgh, reached Copenhagen; A vefrel arrived yefterday from Memel, which Le left on the ad intl. According to the report cf the Captain of this veffel, an alarming fcarcity of provilions prevails n)t only there, but through out the whole of the Priaan territories. Thii is very naturally apprehended from the Rate in which that country has been for fume time. The KING rif PaUSSIA is Rill at Nicole!, where he lives quite in a retired way. LaR night we received Dutch papers to the 27th ult. They contain an account of the opening of the Dutch Legiflative Aftembly. On the 23d the Prefident waited on King Louis, at his new Palace at Utrecht ; and the fpeech which he delivered, and the anfwer it received, we believe will be read with c mfiderable interell. The language of the Dutch Legiflators, and if their Sovereign, will be found very different from thofe oßentatious expofis which are publi(hed by the French Government. Intlead of boatting of the profpeiity of, the country, its ' unfortunate lituation and the neceffity of peace ate candidly acknowledged. King Louis owns that in the difficult circumliances in which they are placed, they mull confine their confideration rather to rods they may avoid, than to any good they can expel; and he concludes by holding out a hive !hat a general peace may loon put an end to their jri s. It appears then that Bomar/ars is not anxious to conceal the diilrelted fituation in which the Continent is placed by his meafures. If he were, this kind of language would not be permitted in I lolland. Whether his condo!' in this refpea is the _onfequenive of indifference to human fuffering, or whether lie is really chfpored to peace, and takes this method of (hewing us that he has flrong motives to defire it, we leave to our Readers to determine. Private letters from the Ifland of Wakheren, of the sth itillant, Rate, among other things, that a Decree has lately been publifbed at the Hague, pro tiibiting, under a fevere penalty, the negociation of any hill of Exchange from England, or with Engin itkautfensents upon it. It alto provides, that no bill (,/ fuch a defcription (hall be accepted. There are, bafides, a variety of reports, force of which have reached us before in different ways : that the French troops in Spain are ultimately del cited to make an attack.upon Gibraltar, in conjunc tion with the Spaniards ; that a Negotiation for Peace is going on between France and England ; that Ala a: is to be placed on the Throne of Hcl land, &c. &c. Some letters from Helfingbourg of the 3d inflant, :WC, that his SWEDISH MAJ ES T Y was fill there, but .hat he was about to let out upon a tour through his tiriminions. The motive of this tour is Rated to be he defire of the King to fortify thofe pofitions which ' thinks may enable him to maintain the indepen• ience of his territory, and to perfevere in his refolu , ties of adherence to this country. Per this pupae his Mayestir is expeded immediately to proceed to wards Finland. The New York papers which reached us yefterday bring us an account of the firft proceedings of Con refs, on the Prefident's Mane. The difeuffion, however, does not appear to have proceeded to any length, and it terminated in referring the feveral parts of the Mefthge to Committees. The general opinion teems to be, that no interefting difcuffion will take place until difpatches. which ate expetfted from the American Mini!ler here, arrive at Walhington. The documents referred to in the Prefident's rneffage stave been publifhed. They confift of Lord Howica's Note to Mr. MUNROE, intimating that his Majefty had refolved, in eonfequence of the unjuß proceed ings of the French Government, to prevent neutrals from trading from one enemy's port to another ; an Order of the Spanifh Government, adopting Box*. PARTII 9 II Decree of the 21ft of November, and Tome other papers of the false kind. The Wand of St. Thomas is clofely blockaded by a Britifh fquadron.—Mr. &mina has arrived at Wulhington. Yefferda, a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office. It afTembled at half after bur, and the fitting was not diffol,ed until hatf after fix o'clock. The following Members affilted in the de liberations : the Earl of WESTMORELAND, the LORD CHANCELLOR, Lords Hawßssaver and MULGRAIII, Mr. CANNING; and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHIR oyIiR. The perfons whn propofe to contrast for the New Lottery, had a meeting with the Csaricst.r.ott of the EXCHIIO,yEIt yenerday, but as nothing has been de cided refpeaing (haring the tickets in the City Lot. tery, the bufinefs of the meeting was adjourned to this day. Saturday Lord KIITH arrived 'at his feat at Par brook Park, Hams, from London, accompanied by his brother the Honourable Mr. Etrurmsroma. The ceremony of elating the Atcnatsttor or You x took place in the ufttal form, on Wednefday lafl, in the Chapter Houle, at York. Dr. VEasom was chnfen, and the Elation proclaimed bad notified according to ancient cullotp. Thurfday lafl Lord and Lady C. Asininity and their beautiful daughter, dined with the Count Da Lou.' at Gosficld Honfe. The party were received on the landing place by the Prince of CONDI and Mnidieur, and experienced much politenefs from their Noble lions. DRURY LANs.—The Comedy of Love for love, was perforated Tall night with the whole ftrength of the Company judicioully arranged. COVENT GARDEN.-7 Le Revenge was reprefented Taft night with much ability ; and Ibe Blind Roy con tinues a great and a popular favourite. The Court of King's Bench, at Guildhall, is about to be removed to the fituation withoutfide the hall. A new Court is to be built where the Court of Re quell; is now held. The plan has been fubmitted to Lord ELLEN BOROUGH, who approves the alteration. The building will form a new wing to the Guildhall, and will be made to corrcfpond with the Jullice Room, on the oppofire fide. A fpacious hail, affixed to the SeJEons Honk, in the Old Bailey, has been built for the accommoda tion of profecutors and their witneffes, who attend during the Seffionb. It is raid that the Ruffian fquadron which entered the Tagus the z tth tilt. had left that river, and eica ped into Breit. Should this information prove cor reet, we have no doubt it will appear that thefe were the fame fhips ken by the Alban cutter. The words of her Commander on that occalion were—UU They certainly were not Engill, as they did nut anfwer my fignalc." The valne of Dan;111 veirels in the port of Ply. mouth alone amounts to lull one million krling. The PRIMROSE Coop of war, and the PRESIDENT frigate, within the kit few days commiffioned, are equipping WI. The American (hip Gorport, Dts ICH AM, of Nor r dk, from Lifbon bound to Port Glafgow, put into Salt. cents, in a gale on Saturday fe'nnight. She lies acrofs the harbour Intide the pier. It is thought the will not fl )at till the wind comes round to the South ward. She is cliiefly cotton loaded, and it is uncertain whether fhe may not have to unload part of her cargo. Copy of a letter from the Captain of the Ameri. can (hip General Buller, to a mercantile Houfe in Glafgow, dated Havannah , Oanber " Ic Is with extreme regret that I have to inform you, that I was captured on the 34 of September, by a spanilh fehooner, about fixty or feventy miles to the northward oft his place; wbo, after taking myfelf and the whole crew from the fh;p (the mare, cook, and Reward excepted) put four hands and a prize mafter nu boar!, and intended to bring her in here ; they, however, miffed the port, and we loft fisht of the No, and went in with the faw ner to the port of Caratias, about fifty or fixty miles to the welt ward, front which place I travelled by land here, where I arrived on the tath inftant ; 'ince which I have been employed in taking my protelts, and inftituting a fuit againft the captor, Nabs, I am well informed, is quite able to pay all damages ; for it is looked upon to be a very unjullifiable capture by many perfons here, among whom are tome of the heads of the department. They give no other rearm' far my capture, than coming from a !kid& port, that is, they took me under Bonapartes decree ; but the Govern ment here has not received any order to att un der tkat decree. '• %What may be the Ate of this affair is impotfible to eonjedure at prefent ; the (hip has not been heard of firma the capture, and it is entirely uncertain where the may be. lam inclined so think the has been retaken by t:te mate, and carried to New Orleans. I the more readily think fo, becaufe we have heard, from Cam , peachy and Vcru Cruz, by a yard that failed fro,a thence, thir teen days after our capture, that the °lip had not been heard of ; on the other hand, fhould the Britilh have retaken her, we mould have heard of it before this time, as the eruizets are boarding every American vet d that comes in, which happens daily." A fack•race between a coachman. who is 77 years I of age, and a countryman, so guineas a fide, took I place on Friday morning in Hyde Park. TN ground was meafured, t to yards, from Grofversor gate; and a numerous afTemblage of fpedators arranged them felves in a double line on each fide, as loon as the two men had been facked up to their necks ; the odds were !even to four on the coachman at flatting, but when they had proceeded tea yards the coachman fell down, when the odds changed in favour of the countryman, who run the 1 10 yard: in 46 feconds and an half. THE ARMY. Parties of the new levy of Militia arrive daily at Plymouth, to juin their regiments s in general they are good lookii g o able MP& The following Itegiments are Dow is garrifon at Plymouth : Detachment Royal Artillery Ditto Royal Engineers Battalion Royal Marines Troop 3d Dragoons • 3d Veteran Battalion Royal Weft Middkfes Militia Carmarthenibire ditto Woreelteratire ditto raft Devon ditto Forth Haptaditto Dorfet ditto ; and The 13th Regiment of Infantry, muttering about 6oco effedives tort erfetrUr. Thole Officers of the Royal Marines, who were wounded in the ever memorable battle off Trafalgar, are fucceffively getting fome appointment. This is as it timid be. It is rumoured that a confiderable portion of the fccond turnout from the militia, about to take place in the coining month, is to be given to the Royal Artillery and to the Royal Marines ; as neither one of thofe highly dillinguilhed and extremely fervice able corps had a man from the fir a volunteering, thongh many volunteers offered to join. The Fuzileers, and fecund battalion of the 34th Regiment, it is faid, go to India. Some troops will loon be fent to the Well Indies. A confiderable reinforcement will fpeedily be fent out to the garrifcn of Gibraltar, at prefent comman ded by Lieutenant General Sir HEW DAL Ry 14 rt. a. That diflinguifhed Regiment, the t 3th, commanded by the Hon. Colonel COLVJLIII, is to be reviewed by Genersi ENGLAND, previoufly to their going on fervice. The General has lately reviewed the fecond battalion of the Buffs, and 39th. There never was a greater buflle at Portfmouth than at p►efent : in addition to the different fleets of King's (hips lying at Spithead, there is a forea of tranfports: thole with General Sr t acsa's expediti )n, with the regiments proceeding to Ireland, with rein forcements to the Mediterranean, and the large fleets now about to proceed to the Eall and Weft Indies. With the Indiamen now under difpatch, recruits of Men and officers go out to all the regiments at the Cape and India. Sunday laD, the fecond Light Battalion of the King'b German Legion received line:paled orders to march from Bexhill to HaiMum, in Suffer, where they now are. The 7th Battalion of the Line, King's German Legion, marched into Bexhill Old Barracks, from Eallbourne, to replace the 2d battalion. The sth battalion is alfo there. The 111 light battalion is at Hailing.. Wednefday, a hong divifion of the German Le gion Rifle Corps marched through Lewes, on its route to Bexhill. The fame day, the tft divifion of the 24th infantry arrived at Lewes, on its route from Bexhill to Port[ mouth, to embark for Leland. The fecond divifion followed next day. Yellerday the 38th regiment marched from Lewes Barracks, on their route for Portfmouth, to embark for foreign ferviee. The 2d battalion of the 24th font will receive their colours to morrow, at Mouldtham Hall, from the fair hands of the Hon. Mrs. MURRAY, the Lady of Ge neral MURRAY. who commands the Effex Dif lriß. The Officers will give a grand ball and (upper in the evening. Friday morning about 300 Hampfhire recruits, haring been regnlatly trained and clothed, marched from Vin -heiter, on their route fin Plymouth, to join their refpetlive regiments. The Maid(tone Volunteers lafl week delivered in their arms and accoutrements, with great re gt at being fo deferted by their Officers. Lieutenant }hots, of the Altive cutter, who lately (Whined a very gallant affirm with a French privateer, is promoted to the rank of Commander. COURT - MARTlM—Friday and Saturday a Court Martial affemhled on board the Gladiator, at Portf mouth, to try Captain Saner, late Commander of his Majefty's (hip Pompee, on charges exhibited againft him by Mr. DAIIIIL Lye, for drunkennefs, cruelty, and opprefli-m, towards him. The charges were not proved, Captain Saner was acquitted. There is filch an irrefillible fpirit of gambling exifliag among the French prifoners lately arrived at Chatham from Norman Crofs, that many of them have been almoft entirely naked during the late fevere weather, having loft their clothes, not excepting even their Skirts and (mall duffles, to fome of their fellow prifoners ; many of them are *lli/ reduced to the charier of flarving by the fame means, having 101 l (even or eight days provifionsto their more fortunate comrades, who never fail to exalt their winnings.—. The effervecfence of mind that this diabolical purfuit gives rife to, is often exemplified in the condultof there infatuated captives, rendering them remarkably turbulent and unruly. Saturday a quarrel arofe between two of them in the centre of play, when one of them who had loft his clothes and food, re ceived a I:evere flab in the back with a large knife from his companion, whole anger had been 'kindled' in confequence of the inveltives which a run of-lU luck had excited in his adverfary. Every care - wits taken of she wounded man, and he is likely to do well. It has been Rated in this and other Papers that Mr. Masaz had returned from France with dif patches for the Außtian Minifter. This report, which was fo very current as `to preclude any doubt of its authenticity, we Gave now to contradiet upon information that it will wholly unfounded. ' TRURO, DECEMBER is. The gales of the prefent week have proved fatal to feveral veffels, particularly on the Northern coaft of Cornwall: the Friends, Marna, foundered off FlAyley the Captain and crew pedaled. The Friendhip. HosriNo, with copper ore, frlm Plysnoot% ro Wales, alto foundered off Hayle; Captain HosKruct, with his wife who happened to be on board, and all his crew pedaled.' PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER Le. Arrived the Naiad, Minerva, and Pomona Irani ports, from Plymouth.—Went out of harbour his Majeay's (hips SuavareeanTs and Miesttoort.—The NASSAU, of 64 guns, Captain ROBERT Carmine, joined Admiral OTwaY's fquadron, at St. Helen's, lafl night, which now confills of (even fail of the line. The SuavEreLawrs frigate, Sir Gcatalt Cot.ersa, is appointed to convoy the undermentioned Eatt lndiamen, which have arrived here from th e River. to St. Helena : Elphinatone, Captain Craig; Winchelfea, Captain Montt; Captain Nifbet, for Bombay and China; Wollner Cattle, Captain Dods, for Sc. Helena, Bencoolen, and China; Plurals, Captain Ramfden, for St. Helena and Bengal. They are expelled to be difpatehed at the India Houfe this day, and to fail immediately. They are to touch at the Cape to take on board the 47th Regi ment for India.—The Cybelle French frigate, which belonged to Jerome Bonaparte's fquadron, cfcaped out of Norfolk on the 25th .08ober ; and la Manche French frigate, efcaped out of Cherburgh on the 3oth ult. fitted for (even months. They had been both blockaded more than twelve months.—The Porta guefe (hip Gloria, laden with wine and other mer chanilize, from Lifbon, bound to London, was taken on her paffage by a French privateer, which kept her in potfcfflon three days, when the was re captured by his Majefty's chip RACEHORSff, Captain Fisica', and fent into his port. She has on board upwards of Goo pipes of wine, betides other merchandise, which, with the (hip, is valued at ao,oool. DEAL, DECEMBER re. The Royaliii !Lop, Captain MAXWELL, has cap tured and brought into the Downs the Providence, a very fine French lugger privateer, having on board 16 carriage guns and se men, belonging to Calais : fhe had been out but a very few hours and captured a brig belonging to Poole, which was recaptured and brought into the Downs with the privateer. The Roy:dill fell in with another privateer lag Friday night, and was fo clofe as to fire feveral broadfides into her, but fhe unfortunately efcaped : by the infor mation of the prifoners belonging to the prize, the had fifteen men a minded, with the Captain, and received very confiderable damage. Arrived the Banterer frigate, and Wanderer !loop, from the Nore, the firmer remains, the latter has failed through for Badmouth ; Bold and Cracker gun brigs, from a cruize. Sailed the Furious, Blood. hound and Blazer gun brigs, on a cruize. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. - • REMAIN IN Tilt DOWNS : Prlneefs of Orange, 'Fruity. Clyde, &tower, RoyaUft, Bold, Cracker, and Minx ; alto the William, Smith, for Berbice; 'The tis, Sewers; and the Minerva, Stcvenfon, for Jamaica.--Wind N. W. and moderate. SHEERNESS DECEMBER 14. His Majefty's (loop FALCON has gone ont of har bour, and hoilled the llgnal for convoy to the Baltic; the is appointed to fail on Wednefday morning.— Arrived the PrufEno (hips Maria, AucLLAy, and Fate, NEWERMAN ; the former with timber, (pars, and hemp, to be delivered at this dock yard—and the latter with marls, &c. for Chatham, to which place the failed yeflerday. The Portuguefe !hip Floe de Vier, Ds COSTA has alfo gone to Chatham, to unload her cargo op/hemp, flax, iron, and fail cloth. Arrived this day the Swedifh (hip Elizabeth, GIL DING, to take in part of a cargo of (alt, and fome Rock fith, for Stockholm ; alfo arrived the following ?Oils from St. Übe's, with (alt, for G.Atenburgh, Albertina Margaretha, SKAEDRIW ; Frederica, MIL. SON ; Union, JANSSEN ; Ada., HELDT ; Flora, LIND.. into ; Sarah Margaretha, WILLIAMSON ; and Induf try, N FF. YARMOUTH, DECEMBER ra. Yefterday, P.M. the following men of war arrived from the Baltic, which place they left on the loth inflant : Vanguard 74, Venal and Cyane frigates, Safeguard and Forrelter (loops, and Quail fchooner ; and, from the Southward, the Lynx (loop of war— and remain with the (hips as per laft. Sailed Swan cutter, with convoy to the Northward. This morn ing the Hero (an American) MILLIIIGIN mafter, from Tonningen bound to Oporto, in ballet, landed the Mafter's Mate and (even men. being the whole crew of the Martha (an American) VICIIRLY matter, which foundered oft Jutland the loth aftober The Martha failed from• London in ball►fl for Co penhagen. The Spring, of Whitby, taken by a French lugger privateer, and retaken by h : Srays LY, is arrived hcre.—Wind N.W. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GRAVIESEND, MC2IIIIII redo-Paul by the Diana, Noble, from Button ; Rover, Ray, from Mogadore ; Cigar, Carr; and the Young Jobarncs, Flaik, front Memel; Harmony, Humphries ; Co amerce, Walker ; and the Levied'', Hutdsiofon, from Dublin ; kleanurc,Andcrfou ; and the Jolly Bachellor, Uuno, from Got tenburgh ; Clyde, Raiz.; Orbe, Hill ; Caledonia, M'Pberfon - Robert, Popplewcll ; and tte A ta lanta , Brooks, from Riga. Sailed the Two Elizas, Dyer for Waterford ; and the Union, Nibbs, for Gucrnfey. ARRIVED In the Hamber, the Sygenc,—; Fame, Rates; Sally, &od dert: Boynton, Jackten ; Triton Henderfon • and the Wolga, Ward, from the Baltic—At Chat h am, Norden , ' Ribcr, from the Baltic—Qt Scarborough, plea, Edmeenooe, from the Sallie—M Liverpool, Pomona, Archer, from the Baltic—At Limerick, Palm Bacon, Lucas from the Baltic.-In &ndvrell Reeds. Charlene°, Hutzbinfon.tkat Savannah—At Oettellburgb, Sc. Michael,—o-, from London. The Neptune, Clappifon ; the Hombre' Packet, .-.-.. a Hull; and the &weds, Schimniclis, from Fills for Leaden, ere taten and carried into Copenhagen. The Minerva, Chapman, from "London for Brine!. has base captured by a French privateer of Beach, bead ; retaken by his Majelty's Flip Kangaroo, and carried Into Newhaven. The Spring, —, of WOkby, from the Baltic, 4 retaken r Itrd earned toed *Yarmouth. A letter from Alnwich, • in the Ifle of Anglefer, Nov. 23, mentions, the lots of the Providence of Wexford, jolts Harts mafter, on the preceding Thurfday, three miles to the eallward of that place, when all on board perifhed. Two boxes came on fhore, in one of which (the Captain's) was found 1 the.regifier, and other papers,' together with a letter addreffed to a gentleman near Wexford, which has been forwarded by the above conveyance. She was on her voyage home from Liverpool. The above letter alto mentions the loft of four other reffels in 1 the fame difttiti, from which only one moo (an Erg lilhman) was laved. •