Star. — London, England, 1807-09-24 00:00:00

7AMAICA FLEET. • :t. I The John Bull, Captain Lea, from Jamaica, rived at Liverpool on the lad i n flant from Kingßon on the 24. th of July, and from Negril 'lay on the . 1(1 Augult, with the fleet for Great Britain, tcc. and parted from them on the s t II An. gull on the Banks of Newfoundland ; and f9r 'eleven days after the wind was at N. E. and S. E. The Polly, Captain Pewit, parted at the fame time, but Captain Lao loft fight of her the fame night. The John Bull was chaced on the aoth infiant, off' Tory island by a lugger, which the fuppofes to be a priva teer : while making his efcape (poke the brig Hero, from Limerick for Greenock, to whom he gave in. formation that the . fail in fight was a privateer, and Moon afterwards faw the lugger board her. LEEWARD ISLANDS. This morning arrived a Mail from the Leeward Wands, brought to Falmouth by the Nockton packet. BLturrr. She was 35 days on her paffage from Tortola. His Malady's Ship NORTNUMBBILLAND. of 14 guns, tined from Antigua, with convoy for England, on the asd of July. The Nockton brings the melancholy intelligence of the death of his Excellency , Lord Laviscres, Governor General of the Weil India Viands. His Lordthip died at Antigua on the tit of Auguil. The Eliza, Supastsas, for Bri '; and the Lady Parker, for London, were wrecked in a hurricane, on the lath July, at Montferrat. On Friday lall the Mennie, Fairlie, a running (hip, arrived at Port Giafgoiv from St. Vincent's. She failed on the ift of Auguft. The following is a Letter from a Britifh Merchant to his Correfpondent in the City. It is dated 4, TORTOLA, AUGUST z 6. "Admiral Co cit LANE left this place on the 4.th intl. " The fleet, under convoy of his Majefli's )(hip /klcittru ustaes Latin, conil fling of about 'l5O fail, pro ceeded from hence on the 3tfl July : they were or ilered to wait in a certain latitude for the Berbice and Demerara flips, which had nor joined. The Admi ral havipg joined the main fleet, difpatched his Majef ty's Ship Aassto Tortola to wait for the bernerara and Berbice [hips : on the 6th they arrived, and pro ceeded with the ARAB. If they do not join them at tea, the is to take them to England." THE ARMY. . the Hon. General Fox and bis Staff has jut! sr- - - rived from Sicily, and, we are happy to hear, that the General, and Mrs. Fox and family, are in good 'health. The command of our fine army in the Me ' dlterranean now devolves on General MOORE, the darling of the foldiers. Lieutenant General ANNE Vtt.t.vris has liliewite arrived., having been fucceeded in the command of Malta by Sir WlL.z.rat4 GREEN, an Officer of tried talent and experience. Major General M. FRASER, M. P. and the Hon. Brigadier General STEWART, it is raid, are on their way home from the army in Egypt. The gallant Marquis of HUN TLEY has been ap= pointed torucceed General FRERE in Egypt, but did not proceed in the Istirsart use frigate, as intended, with Lord COCHRANE. Lieutenant General Sir Hew DALRYMPLE con. tinues in the command of Gibraltar, the garrifon of which he has brought to the highed Rate of difcipliue, and is himfelf at the fame time very popular. It is Paid that Lieutenant General W PIITLOCKE was 4o proceed with part of the unfortunate army of South America to the Cape of Good Hope, where the Hon. Major General GREY commands. The 43th and 47th regiments were either to proceed to India, or to relieve the 24th and 93d, or Sutherland highlanders, who were to go forward to India. . The 34th regiment, which is to go with General BILSIFORD'S army, is Rill detainer' by contrary winds at Cowed Harbour, Me of Wight. • Brigadier General EVELEIGH, of the Engineers, . retires from the Staff of Portfmouth. The gallant General THoaNroN, of the Guards, Ofimands the fine garrifon of Hull ; where, among ether excellent corps, Lord Firzwtwats's regi ment is Rationed. We are lorry to hear, that when the laa Mellin ger came off, Lord CATHCART'S health was ital• ferent, and that Sir DAVID BAIRD'S wound had been ptednitive of more ferious confequences than at fl ft apprehended. We know no two Officers whole loft the country would more deplore at the prefent moment. We have lien a letter from Copenhagen, which auctions the condo& of the young regiment, the 92d, 2 6 being the theme of pairfe throughout the army. It will be in the recolleElion of our Readers, what great credit this corps übtained in Egypt and in Holland on former occaft,ns. It is matter of regret that their Colonel, Major General Hops, is not employed : he without exception, one of tile able( Officers in the Dritilh fervice. Every thing vrAs to be expe/led iroru the two light regiments, the 43d and 52d, and they exceeded every eipthation. It trill be remershercd that thefe regiments, with the sd battalion 78th, were formed by General Mooac. Lek , INiILLIGEN6E. • ADMIRALTY COURT, DOCTORSI COMBO* . Yeflercliy the Right Hon. Sir VVI4. Scory pro. , ceeded to the.adjydieation of the following cake : velum. Hendee Matter —Thin veffel under 'Papenburgh colours, with a cargo of various articles, was raised, in coufequenee of at tempting cheentranced a blockaded port..--Ship condemned. . 10, Harrold Mailer—This was an Englidt fmuggling Tafel. 11• den with Holland., brandy, &c. which was trading with the ene my at the time of the capture therecf—Condemned. Jonge Atftye, Wanes Mailer—This was a Pappenburgh veffel, with a cargo of merchandise, and was teased on the ground of breach of kdockade..4)roperty reftored, fubjed to the captor's =pence*. • Jonge Jan, Watzes Mafter.—This veffel was going from Bremen to Amfterdara.—Ship Condemned. Fortuna, Dottie Mager—Phis Koiphsofen veffcl was going In . ballaft from Flualing to St. Übe's.—Further proof direded as to the property within two mouths. Yetlerday, the, Duke of Yoax, after paring his re+ (Pees to his Maissry, at the Queen's Palace, left town for Cheveley, near Newmarket, the feat of the Duke of RUTLAND, to dine with his Grace. His Rnyal Highnefs will remain a few days on a (hooting 'party, and will be joined by thiir Royal Highneffes the Dukes of Castsattice and SussEx. About too volunteers for the 18th Highland Re. giment at prefent Rationed at Chatham, trove been ordered to hold thcmfelves in readinefs to embark for Leith. One of the skeleton regiments, the 51R (not 56th as Rated by Millake) lately arrived at Chatham horn . the EaR Indies, is ordered from thence to Chicheiter, to arrive there to-morrow. Two regiments of the line, the zd battalion of the gth and 1,3 d Welch Fufileers, are now on their march for the Kent diftria ; the gth from Cheltnsford, to be Rationed at Skornecliff, where it is to arrive by way of Afhford, to•morrow and Saturday next. The sad to be Rationed in Afhford barracks, which it will reach on the tft of Oaober. The corps of Mull and Sculcoates Volunteers ar rived at Scarborough on Tuefday and Wednefday fe'nnight, and immediately entered upon duty at that place. The Chatham Ind Gillingham Volunteer Artillery were on Thurfday infpeeted by Colunel TwIEDIIII, and gate the highen fatisfittion. Tnefdriy the Earl of MACCLE SF I k La, with his troop of cavali-Y, Marched into Woodaock, in Oxfordthire, on permanent duty for eight days. Thurfday evening the Officers of the Right Wing of the North Aylesford Legion dined with the lion. the Earl of DARNLEY. Monday the Loyal Edinburgh Volunteers, com mended by Lieutenant Colonel INGLIS, matched fur Alloa on permanent duty. Yefferday Sir SIDNEY SMITH had an audience of the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, which Lilted from twelVe till two o'clock. Yellerday a Court of Direaors was held at the Eaft India Houfe, when Captain Locnasz wasfworn Into the command of the (hip Canton, Rationed for China dire& The Court adjourned at fix o'clock, till Wednefday next. Yellerday a quarterly General Court was held at the Eaft India Houfe, which was but thinly attended. The Refolutions of the laft Court, appointing Meas. Patacma and Luton Agent and Affiflant Agent to the Company at the Cape of Good Hope, were con firmed. The Court then adjourned, fee die. The Earl of DEttat, on Thurfday laft, attained his 55th year. which was kept at Know fley with every demonfiration of joy. A grand ball situ given on the occafion, which was attended by the furrounding Nobility. A fe - w days ago, the carpenters having finiflted the I repairing of the hull of a hoop (which has been for upwards of twelve months at the Craig, at Dundee), left her ready for launching next morning. On their arrival to get her into the water, no veirel was to be Peens every thing perfeCtly clear. A very high beam tide, early in the morning, had fet her afloat, and by the time the carpenters had intended the fttould only be launched, the veffel was lying on the Lady.bank, off the Lights of Tay, a dillacce of feven miles from the place where fhe was left. It is really furprifing how fhe had cleared the harbour, and the numerous rocks which lay in isfe way, for when found fhe had furl ained little or -nd:darnage. The Taft of the 'three matches which had been made to rival the wonderful performance of the celebrated mare Buzzard, was decided on Monday ; when Mr. WELLS, who had engaged to ride a favourite horfe, his property, from Whitechapel to the 36:h mile•ftone on the Ipfwich road, in two hours and 20 minutes, made a complete failure. He rode 135 miles in the firlt hour, and he was an hour going the next 12 miles, the boric having completely gone off his fpeed. The match, which was to go half the dillance in half the time as that performed by Mr. WS ESTER, was relinquifired, the hone having but half an hour left to perform 84 miles. Dinar LAN a TH savax.—The claffical old Englifh Comedy of the Wonder, on Tuefday night, once more exhibited our old favourite, Mrs. JORDAN, in the charaCter of Vie/ante. She was received at her mires with a molt flattering welcome; but whatever may be ' the confidence Mrs. JORDAN may feel in her Dan powers, the has as yet acquired no right to throw herfelf fo often on the indulgence of the audience as fhe did that night. There was a molt glaring abfurdity in the coftume of two of the characters, which fhould not again be permitted : Gabby, although uniformly Riled the fool. man of Colonel Briton, appears habired like an orderly ferjeant of a Highland regiment, while Colonel Briton, his mailer, (ported a cavalry uniform of blue and gold ! This might pafs at Dutgable, but at old Drury it is unpardonable. The Poor Starr introduced to us a Mrs. Du vna rs, in the chargter of Patrick. Her voice is excellent, and capable of a clear and melocliqus articulation. Allowing for a fir ft appearance, Mrs. DuPoNra got through the part of Patrick refpeEtably. Her figure, however, is by no means adapted for male attire, and the treads the Rage moll ungracefully. In the firft ' fond the was lamentably deficient in that fire and animation which fh 'raid chara&erize Patrick, but the made ample amends for this difappointment by the exqnifite manner in which the fang 4' the Friend and Pitcher," and in which the was warmly .encored. Mr. JOHNSTON F fhnuld certainly have played "other Luke ; there are fo few opportunities of bringing this excellent performer before the public,that they &mild not be negleaed. Mr. PALMER did all he could for' a part fo me•ji out of his line. NrktrlCAL rNTALLIGENCE. ~..:,, MAILS—Wind S.R.' •Its. SIM o a I Gottenburgb, 'ea i a z Lifbon ' t o o I ' Leeward !Rand ' 4 ' .t o PENZANCE, SEPTEMBER al.. " '' r Since my laft arrived here and faikd again for their repeftive deflinations, the William, of and from Bella, for Falmouth, to wait convoy, for Oporto ; the 'Good Intent, of Plymouth ; the Charlotte and Hefter, of Kingibridge ; the Spraycombe, of Coombe ; the Friends, of Bridgewater; the Riling Sun, of Dungarvon ; the Belmont, of Plymouth ; the Eagle's tuih, of Padßow ; the Unity, of London ; and the Triton, of Coombe. This morning the Sufannah, of Foivey, arrived from Liverpool, with fah, etc. for this place; and wind bound this day the Martha, of Shoreham . ; the Nei:lute and the Induftry, ofi Chichefler, all in ballad. . FALMOUTH, SEPTEMBER sr. Arrived the Nockton packet, BLIGHT, with mails, from Leeward Iflands, 35 days from Tortola; on the 4th infant (poke a chip from St. Thomas's, bound to Copenhagen,' out zit days, and on the t tth (poke (hip Creole, from New Orleans, bnnnd to Amfter dam, out 40 dais. —Sailed the Rousse, HILL, with convoy for the Downs. His Ma jelly's &ip MI asra s L of 18 guns, Captain HOLLINSWORTH, arrived laft night, and has made final for convoy to Liibon and Oporto. Wind S. W. PLYMOUTH, SEPTEMBER as. Caine in the HIBIRMIA, of ato guns, from the Channel Fleet ; and HAZARD, of t 8 guns, from a cruize.—Sailed the Royals, olio guns, for the Downs, with a fleet under convoy. The Anniverfary of the King's Coronation was this day celebrated here by the Forts and Garrifons, firing a 1 guns, at noon, and the (hips in the different parts of the harbour, at one o'clock. A (hot from one of the (hips in the Sound entered the back of a houfe in the market-place, belonging to Mr. Ro sters, ironmonger; paired through the floor of the wont into that immediately under, and from that into the adjoining room, where it lodged in a beau. fet : in its 'mirage through the laft room it knocked a chair to pieces, in which Mr. RODIERT4 had been fitting, and from which he had not arifen more than two minutes. Confiderable damage is done to the partitions in its pairage—the mot weighed i a pounds. PORTSMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 23. Arrived, his Majefty's (hip Itsstsrance, from a cruise. His Majefty's (hip Mueos is appointed convoy for Guernfey.—Wind W. . DOVER, SEPTEMBER 23. Came in, the fchooner Boa Experience, Captain ALcasres, of and for Oporto, laden with flax, oil, &c. from Riga, wind bound ; alto, the (hip Ranger, Captain Samson's'', of and for Baltimore, from Rotterdam, laden with bark, alto wind bound. A number of outward-bound veffels have paired by here this day for the Downs, the wind blowing hard from W. S. W. with rain. • A ' • : SRI. DIM. habits Wittegisi ' Malta DEAL, SEPT. s 3. Arrived the Humber armed Chip, from Falmouth, having under her convoy the following veffels, viz,— Swan, Unity, Denby, Towan, Lark, George and Mary ; the two latter put into Portfmouth, the others paffed through for the River. Arrived the Blood hound, Sparrow, and Cracker gun brigs, from a cruize off Boulogne. Sailed the Chatham lighter, No. s. for the River ; Monkey gun brig on a cruize off Boulogne ; and Furious gun brig off Oftend. In the Downs, Princefs of Orange, Canada, Spar row Hoop, Humber armed Ihip, Bold, Cracker, and Bloodhound gun brigs; Phofphorus fire veffel. Wind Weft, and blows flrong. GRAVESEND, SEPTEMBER 13. Palled by, the James, LAwsoN, from Archatigel ; and the Hendrick Chriftiant4 Gmus, from Memel. LIVERPOOL, WEPT. 2r. The Indollry, GUTHRIE, from N_v.foundland to this port, arrived at Cork, where fire difcharged her cargo, , and failed from thence on Saturday the sth inltant, but being caught in a revere !tom, came to anchor off Waterford, when the people took to the boat, croffed the Nth Channel, and when within about zoo yards of the Cornifh coati the upfet, and they were all unfortunately drowned ;—the veffel, without any hands on board, rode out the norm, and was the following day fafely taken into Waterford harbour. This is one inftance among many others on record, of the folly of a fhip's crew quitting the veffel, without an abfolute neceffity for their fo doing. I I _• _ _ ARRIVALS. At Southampton, the Albion, Hubbard, from Peterlbnrgb—At Liverpool, Favourite Sally, Brown, from ditto; and the Suir, Wright, from Riga—At Cork, Pedfeda, —. from Lisbon; and the Hopewell, Williams. front London—At Savannah, Difpatch. Holland, from Liverpool. At Yarmouth, the Minerva, Pope, from Riga—At Liverpool, !the Charles, Admen, from Savanah—lo the Clyde, the Merrie, Fairly, from St. Vincent's. The Dunkombe, Taylor, from Hull, for Onega, reported to be taken by the Danes, was all well on the eft inf. in the White Sea. The Ifabella, Korn, from London, for Quebec, foundered at fea on the tad of July—crew laved. The Maglona, Honrine, from Newry for Liverpool. is Branded at Clogher Head, near Drogheda ; the crew fated with the greareft difficulty ; ship and cargo very much damaged. The Berbice packet, —, from Liverpool to blarra,is taken at Elfmore by the Danes. DISTRIBUTION Of PRIZE MONEY. 7 he Sips engaged in the capture of the Vrow Alydia, captured April aB, 1799, and Stack. Copenhagen, and Vrow Antje, on the ad of May fallowing, will be paid on Monday neat, at N 0.3, Salter's 11AI-court, Canuon-ftrect; and there recalled on Mon days' and Tuerdays. The .Couragoa, for the Dugnay Trottln, Mout Billie, For roltfable. and Sdpion, *lll be paid on Tutifday neat, at No. ao, Jnbd unit , AdePOI; and shere recalled on 'll;efdays and 'Marl slays. ' The Alexander, Captain Tvt.LocH, of Leith, ar thed at Peterfbuigh the sift Austin. BRlGfireN, SEPT. 22. The weather to-day has been exceedingly bolfler ous and unpleafaut. Several heavy Blowers of rain fell in the courle of the day, and timely an indisi dual of faihion has been ken abroad. The tide ;his morning was unz.-ornmon!y high, and fume noprehen. lions are entertained for the fafety of the cliffs to 'he Eafl. About nine nn tiaturday a prig was taken off Beachy Head by a Frerch pti vateer, hut which brig, about an hour after, war retaken by his Majefti's logger the Speculator. and c Tried into the port of Ratings. Nine Frenchmen that had been put on bard the brig confequen.ly became our prifonerq, the whole of whom, on ilia ToWe for Porchefler Caille, arrived here Infl,n and, with a proper efcort, left us for their dellination this morning. The tempelluons weather within the laft day or two has rendered Ha in the market, extremely fcarce. TO DELIA. Dialed light and laueing heart Dances to the gayett manure ; • Fored emotions to impart. • And give. without receiving, pleafuro. So the priz'd eornellan feat, Bears the mark of love's confeffion ; Imparts the blifs it cannot feel, And gives, but neer receives, irnpreffion. A. MARGATE, SEPT. 22. This morning, about (even o'clock, the feamen of this place, proteaed by Fencible Tickets (who fo gallantly volunteered their fervices to a(fift to man• ring and conducing home tl e fleet), to the number of 80, embarked on board a frigate. appointed for the purpofe of taking them over. Before the boat in which they failed to the frigate left the Orr, they gave three cheers, which was aufwered by their comrades and hundreds of fpea +tors on the pie-, who came to fee them go off. They were all fine young men, under thirty-five year of age, and excel. lent feamen. Never was loyalty, on any occalion, difplayed fo much as on the prefent ; out of go men, So immediately volunteered on r:ccipt of the order. It is ruppofed that this (mall place will furnifh more men than all Kent betide. The volunteer feamen from Deal, Sandwich. Ramfgate, and Broad[lairs, who were not very nu• merous, embarked about an hour after the Margate Volunteers, from the North Foreland. WEYMOUTH, SEPT: 22. Yeflerday came on the el:Etion of Mayor for this Borough and Town, for the year enfuing ; when RICHARD 'TUCKER STEWARD, Eiq. one of our worthy Reprefentatives, was unanimoufly chofen. The Mayor cleft, the Corporation, and a large party of Gentlemen, were invited to an elegant enter tainment at the Crown Inn, by our late Chief Magi (lrate, WI LLIAM Warms, Efq. Every delicacy that she feafon affords, was produced ; many loyal and conftitutional toafts were given; and the maned hila rity prevailed to a late hour. A gale of wind from the Well ward blew the whole of lalt night, and caufed feveral of his Majefly's cruizers to bear up for Portland Roads, where they remain, together with his Majetty's chip PLuro. Portuguefe Ichooner, from Amsterdam to Oporto, with wheat and cheefe, is detained and fent in here by the SPRIGHTLY cutter. Notwithltanding the violence of the gale, no inter ruption has been given to the invalid, in bathing. The machines have been fully occupied ; and the abatement of the form has this morning increafed the number of pedefrians on the lands. Their fine texture, and ferenity of fea in wefiern gales, are ad vantages pre-eminent to the bay of Weymouth. This day being the Anniverfary of his Majefty's Coronation, the guns at Portland Cattle were dif charged in honour of it, and returned by the tbips of war lying in the Roads. The Barracks are preparing to receive a regiment of cavalry and infantry for winter quarters. Yefierday Lord HINNIKEIL arrived in town from Bro i adftairs. To-morrow his Lordfhip will leave tote; for Burleigh Hall, near Stamford in Uncoln thire the , fcat of the Marquis of EIETEZ. Apfley Hook, Hyde Park Corner, has lately been pnrehafed bythe Marquis WEI. Lane r, who pa r p o i es , after its cosaplete repair, to quit Camelford Houfe, and reticle there. • It is already known that Parliament lately purchaf ed Lanfdown Library of Manufcripts, for the Britifh Mufenm, at an average of the valuation made by three parties, being 49251. Mr. Planta, the grin• rips' Librarian of the Mufeum, has eilimated their 'valne in the following manner:— The Burlsigh and Cecil Papers. Ito lots, at Vol. each C 1200 Sir Julius Casfar's Papers, so Volumes,.at rol. 500 Original Regiftcrs of Abbeys, sy Volumes, at tot. syo tco ditto, at I. 750 985 ditto, at al. 1 970 Forty Numbers of Royal Letters, at 51. 200 Eight Volumes of Chincre Drawings t go Malting the whole Value c 4970 The elegant watering place of Bognor Rocks, has been more nnmeroufly attended flits fummer than on any former frafln. A concert under the direegon of Mr. pENNRTT, of Chichetter, was attended by all the beauty and fafhion: of the place and neighbourhood, amongft whom were Eatl and Counters of Naw. SURGH, Lord SELSET, Sir THOM•S and Lady PEACHEY, General and Mrs. Cantina, &c. &C. The performance gave general fatisfaetinn. Mr. RIViTT, long known as one of the moll adeve of the Bow ttreet Officers, was on Monday morning conveyed to a mad honk, with - but little hopes Of recovery. Doftor Ma AD'S efcape from him in Ireland, is flippnftd to have preyed upon hi , mind, and he has been fince that event in a defpon,,i4g way. A worthy cit, remarking that the prefent Lottery Plan wasvery fingular, an Irtfh gen!lernan replied,— " Very ingular ! as it poffefres two Schemes; and far ,ware Capital Prizes than were ever befnre known with fo few numbers to draw !" Although this I fotinds likes be, it neverthelefs contains irrefutable faits. The Irifh gentleman might have added, that the Scheme is fingukr alto, from not having Two Blanks to a Prize!