Star. — London, England, 1811-11-07 00:00:00

I Ftr . , . AM.E.RIC 4. GENERAL WILNINSON / S TRIAL. Faroznicerows, Seer.l4.—The members ordered on the Court for the trial of. General Wilkinson, as, sembled at this place nn the 2d instant, but did not proceed to business until the 4th, owing to some diffi culty in procuring a convenient room fur their Session. On that day the General made his appearance be fore the Court, and, after a short,,but pathetic address, surrendered his sword to the President. He appcared to feel much sensibility in the surrender ; or, to use his own words, 6. in giving up the sword which had been the companion of his side for 25 years, which he had determined never to yield to a foe, and which he had finally hoped would never have been taken from him by a friend." The d 'Court adjourned until the next day. All of Thursday, and the greater part of Friday, were taken up in deciding on challenges made by the prisoner to particular Members of the Court. Colonel Burbeci, and Lieutenant-Colonels Freeman and Bac ons, were excepted by the General, .on the ground of having expressed their opinions of the guilt of the ac cused, on one or more of' the charges, before their nomination on the Court. The two former, we understand, requested ,leave of the Court to withdraw, and were allowed to do so, and the cause of the challenge was ruled good as to the latter. Their seats were supplied by Majors Stod dart, Swift, and Armistead. The Court were then constitutedand sworn.' To the charges and specifications read by the Judge Advocate, General W. pleaded not guilty. The Court was engaged until Tuesday in discus sing and deciding some incidental points. On Wed nesday the indisposition of the Judge Advocate pre vented any progress. On Thursday the examination of the testimony commenced. A question before the Court excited much interest respecting their own jurisdiction. It was, whether, under the 88th article of war, they were not prohi bited from the examination of any offence charged to have been committed more than two years before is. suing the order for the Court-martial. General W. expressly abandoned all shelter, any statute of limi tation might afford him ; and declared himself ready and anxious to meet all the charges against him ; to rest his defence on its merits, and to stand or fall by the decision of the Court, After much deliberation the Court decided, that the limitation was only a privilege to the party ac cused, which, if waived by him, gave them the right to examine and determine on all the charges. IMIII••• GIERiILTAR, OCTOBER 19. Private accounts have reached the garrison, which corroborate the rumours in circulation at Cadiz, of Suchet's having been repulsed in three successive at tacks which he made ti?on the Valencian army, at Morviedro. It is even added, that 500 of the priso ners taken upon that occasion have been conducted to Palma, in the island of Majorca. The body of french troops, upon whose approach General adiastcros thought it expedient on Saturday last to retire to the heights of St. Roque, having pur sued its march, and advanced upon his new position, the General withdrew from it on Monday morning to the spot where formerly stood the Spanish lines hefGre the garrison ; and about mid-day, the French occupied the same heights to the number of about 10,000 foot, and four or 500 horse, under the com mand, as it is stated by a Polish deserter, of General Godinot. Shortly after, they sent a strong detach ment to the Queen of Spain's Chair, where it is yet to be seen. On Wednesday, one of their columns, of about 2000 men,, proceeded to the southward, and was de. scried in the afternoon on the heights beyond Algesi ras, as if it intended to march to Tarifa. On the next morning, however, it retraced its steps, driving before it a considerable quantity of cattle. As this column was coming back, another twice as strong marched nut in a northerly direetion, and was seen before sun set two leagues beyond Los Barrios, on the road to Ximena. Four of our gun-boats, which were stationed off the Orange-grove in the beginning of the week, have since moved more to the eastward, so as to flank the left of Gen. Dallotercs's troops, and fire at the enemy'slight parties whenever they come within reiich i and Occasional skirmishes also take place between the latter and the Spanish Guerillas, in the intermediate space between the heights and the lines. In the night time fires are seen from the garrison, on different parts of the mountains round the bay, chiefly be tween Algesiras and St, Roque. The inhabitants of those two towns have taken shelter, the former on the Green Island, and the latter under the Rock. In the night of Wednesday. a detachment of the Spanish division embarked in a frigate and a trans port, nad s ailed to the eastward. On the following e,i4ht the ships time back. The last advices from Valencia state, that General Luke's headquarters continued at Morviedro,that 1 011Icee himself being constantly in motion. The 'troops which formerly composed the expedition, and which had been directed to slap on their march, from tear that they should communicate the disease pre vailing in Murcia, have re:eived counter-orders, and ' their lust division had arrived at Morviedro. Inso.. ent lampoons had lately been posted up in the city gainst.Government. ,This was greatly lamented by lie good, .whh arc concerned to see the evangelical fli. - tbosecl by some clergymen who have preached . 0 iL,,e public squarer, in unbecoming language. Tie.ti viz ite tram ,Mula, in the Litter end of Sep embers that the epidemic disease had spread to To. ana, Alliama. Lebrilla, and even Alcantarilla ; but t does not appear by these accounts to be the yellow ever, hut another kind of lever of a malignant na ture, propegatedby excessive heat, united to general [listless and uneasiness of mind. At Carthagena the ever is ;ookii . erably abated. t General Mahi has assumed the command of the Sd rmy,, and -lied enacted the pain of death against very deserter who shoirld not make his appearance h eight days. ( Late adiices frprn Murcia state, that the enemy !rad only eighty men at the pass a Lumbreras. The `ew that remained in .both Velaa's were carrying off heir - stores. which was supposed to indicate the in ntion of titiring, A Jordon of peasants had been tablished fkomHuerc.4 toalix said pass, on account he epidemic disease, , 3t4laill TAPIRS. The effects of the treacherous aggression of Bo naparte on Spain have not been confined to the waste and destruction of thousands of the best troops of France, but have extended to the ruin of numbers of Frenchmen who were settled in a civil capacity in various parts of the Spanish dominions. At the commencement of the` Revolution, the French who were settled in Sp.tin became the natu ral, though probably in many cases unmerited ob jects of popular fury ; and the same burst of national indignation overwhelmed in ruin many French plan ters who had been naturalized in the Spanish Colo nies. The Diario de las Cortes gives some account of a discussion which lately took place in that body, with regard to the sequestrated estates of the French coffee planters in the island of Cuba. Senor MEXIA proposed the following Resolution : it being known, that In the Wand of Cuba there Li a very considerable number of coffee plantations, and other real pro. perty, which belonged to the Frenchmen who were expelled from thence in consequence of the precept wa^, and which now belong to the branch of reprints ; and it not being suitable either to the urgency of our wants, or the necessities of the Treasury, that the administration of then should continue in the charge of the Government of that island; let orders be sent out that the said estates be immediately sold for ready money, or for good and the produce remitted home without delay." At the next Sitting, Senor JAUREGUI, a native of Cuba, delivered the following speech on this propo sition : '‘ It is well known, that by our laws no foreigner was allowed to settle in the Indies ; and even the per mission of foreign ships to visit our settlements has only been a measure of late adoption, and occasion ed by the necessities of war and other circumstances. Holwever, by the instances of Don Luis de las Cases, late Captain General of Cuba, permission was given to foreigners, in 1794., to settle in that island, provi ded they were of the Catholic religion, and applied to agriculture and other trades, without engaging in commerce. The Conde de Santa Clara and the MRrquis de Someruelos, the successors of that Go vernor, followed up the same system ; and th e bene ficial effects of admitting a number of foreigners was visible in the rapid progress of agriculture and the arts of life, The misfortunes of St. Domingo, both previous to and consequent upon the expedition of Le Clerc We have advices from Gibraltar, by the CASIDRIA N, and Rochambeau, and our pernicious alliance with France, occasioned the French to be the majority of as late as to the 22d ult. and from Cadiz one day sub the foreigners who were naturalized in Cuba. sequent. We have also received Gibraltar Chrenider 46 The melancholy events at Bayonne then took by the same opportunity. They detail the occurrences place ; which were in no long time succeeded by the which we are in some measure already acquainted second invasion of the modern Vandals, the occupa- tion of Madrid, the invasion of t &c. Intel ligence of these deplorable events having reached BA LtArrzaos and his Army. The wretched peasants, Cuba, filled all minds with consternation, and aug- who had put themselves under the protection of the mented the general execration in which the French Spanish Army, had been reduced to the utmost name was held, and all those who bore it. The distress feelings of rage which were ex c it e d p ro d uce d a po- ress ; many had died of cold; fatigue, and want. pular commotion against the n a t ura li ze d F renc h men; For four days no water could be obtained for the and the Captain General, to avoid its excesses, or- army or the people ; and a dollar and a half was dered the greater part of them to lezve the island. paid for a barrel. The following is an extract of a Many others of them. fled of their own accord ; and letter, of the most recent date : the small number who remain are subjected to some " GIBRALTAR, Oc additional restrictions. " It menu as if the enemy intended so continue in hi. Soon after, a sequestration was plactid upon the property of the above e mi gran t s , t h e C apta i n General po ttier on the hei hts of San R ogue , as he is constructing huts &minting a commis s ion of th ree l awyers to manage p fo o r s the shelter of g his troops. A considerable body of Spaniards, commanded by BALLASTIROS, is under the Rock. The gates the property, and attend to the claims upon it ; for " it is obvious that all th e p ersons natura li ze d may not are shut. deserve to be placed in th e same c l ass . I n t hi s state Another letter says— things remain, and lam ignorant whether the Cap- " I make no doubt you have, ere this, heard of the French tain General has applied to Government for instruc- having come into this neighbourhood, and taken possession of tions on the subject. San Roque and Al;;exiras, where they appear to sit down—which " After this short historical relation, I now come will injure our commerce materially. Indeed our gates have I to the proposition of Senor Mexia ; and I ask, would been shut for this week past, and no landing or shipping has it be just to deprive men of their property, who, af- taken place. What our Governor purposes doing I cannot say; ter being invited to our territory, had resided there but certain it is that the Manchester dealers must suffer caul_ for many years under the protection of the laws ? derably. Our exchange is on the decline, and I fear it will be There may have been some of them who acted con- down to 98 or 99." trary to their duty ; but to confiscate th e w h o l e o f S ome o f our o th er letters mention, that the French their property, without inquiry or distinction, would had been in a small degree reinforced from Seville, be a - very hard measure. in which city SOULT still remained. From Malaga, When we talk of l aw f u l re p r i sa l s , i t i s necessary to distinguish between those who were really French for the same purpose, they had drawn off the Polish at the breaking out of the war, and such as, though regiment, 1100 strong; and the only force remain born in France, have been naturalized in the Spa- ing in that port, of the denomination of regular wish dominions, and are resident, for instance, in Ca- troops, was 400 Juramentados, or Spaniards who had die, Alicant, icc. The latter must be considered as Spaniards, in eff ec t ; an d t h e l aw o f repr i sa l s cannot sworn fealty to JOSEPH. be justly ext en d e d to t h em. Th e same reeson i ng Apprehensions were felt at Gibraltar lest the town .applies to the cultivators and artisans who were na- should be bombarded by the enemy, by which a great turalized in Cuba. They have been expelled from deal of property might have been destroyed, although that island, it is true, but that was a measure of po licy, and eve n j us t un d er the existing circumstances, the fortress itself is impregnable ; but it was ascer while at the same ti me it was hi g hl y pena l , w i t h out tained that the French force was so defi c ient i n artil our adding to it that of a deprivation of their property. lei y, as to be provided with only three howitzers. Such a measure would, in my opinion, not only be Under these circumstances it was determined that unjust, but in direct contradiction to the honour and General BALLASTEROB should ship off a detachment of generosity of the Spanish nation, whose good faith is his army, which army consisted in the whole of 4000 become universally proverbial, as even our enemies. must confess.. For my part, I feel so much pride in men, that were to take an Eastern direction, and this part of the Spanish character, that, far from do- threaten Malaga ; this movement at the same time ing any thing that would compromise it, I wish it operating as an inducement to the enemy to quit the rather to be reinforced by all our institutions ; and immediate neighbourhood of Gibraltar, where his that it should be laid down as a fundamental law of interceptethhe communication b etween t h e our constitution, that a ll f ore i gn property w hi c h has p resence come among us th roug h l eg i timate c h anne l s s h ou l d remain ing Spanish force and the divi s i o n of Btiti sh be regarded as s acr ed, w h atever po li t i ca l events may troops at Tarifa. Occur. I must, therefore, give a direct negative to ,I3y arrivals from the eastern coast of Spain we are 'the proposition." happy to find, that although the yellow fever in its Senor Osr OLAZA supported it.—He considered it ravages has carried off, a great many of th e i n h a bi e ; as most impoli t i c to protect t h e F renc h , who oug ht to be held i n a bh orrence even to t h e e i g h t h genera- tants of Murcia and Carth agena , an d even, i n some instances, depopulated whol e di str i cts , yet t h at i t h as, tion. By th e ver y act o f em i grat i on t h ey h ad s h ewn themselves Frenchman ; and the law of reprisals in a great degree, abated, and is rapidly disappear- , give the nation a right to their property. He wished I ing. In Carthagena the latest accounts state the that the proposition should be generalized, and made i n co-extensive with all the dominion s o f Sp a i n . Hs umber of deaths to h e a b out 70 per di em, and in i Murcia 80 or 90. I n t h e f ormer t h e num b er at one . regretted that t oo m uc h i n d u l gence was st ill shewn i to these satellites of darkness ; and mentioned, that time exceeded 150. All the principal families of both there was a French engineer still in Lima, notwith- places have left them, and will not return until the staatiiix all the orders sent out for his dismissal, who approach of winter shall have confirmed the good was likely to do a great deal of mischief, I Senor DON agreed that all due care should be t a k en health of the surro un di ng country. to prevent the pernicious influence which the French I The following letter has been received by a respec or their descendants might acquire in Spanish A me- table merchant in the city : rica as well as at home. That, however, was not Thu enemy near us (Valencia) have sustained two or three the matter under discussion, but rather the tights of very severe checks front the forces under theganatst &Aar, near propetty ; aqd he thought that what Senor ,lauregui Murviedro, three leagues off; which have stopped the advance had said was emitted to the highest attention. One he was rapidly making upon us, eitinking to take the eirt by a of . those things which must CM - be regarded x 4 mom o,,,,dpimin, Th e prowl amount to son between 15 os a • essential to the public prosperity WO the rigid ful. filment of contracts. The 'England here _ , example of deserved our imitation ; of whom it had been obser ved, that even when at war with- her revolted colo nies, she paid those very people who were fighting against her the interest of her national debt. The right of property was sacred; and upon what pre tences could the property of-a set of men be confis cated, who with good faith, and in conformity to the regr!ations which Government imposed, had estab lished themselves in a Spanish colony ? After some farther discussion, it was agreed that the proposition should be limited to the property of such Frenchmen as possessed no letters of naturaliz ation, or who, possessing them, had committed any act of treason against the Spanish nation. The pro position, thus altered, was then ordered to be referred to the Council of Regency. 'THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7. PRIG x OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK per Ct. Cons. for money 6411--Ditto for account 1141 $ per Ct. Reduced 63H-4 per Cent. 73 it Navy S per Cr. 97 , 1—Bonds 141.155. pre.—Omnium prem. Exch. Bills (3d.) t s. pre. to par—Ditto (31d.) 3s. to Ss. pre. Shutting. far the undermentioned Funds for Dividends due the Sth of Lnuary, 1612: • Shut. $ per Cent. Console - Sd Dec. - 3 per Cent. Navy - 3d Dec. - 3 per Cent. 1716 - 12th Dec. - - Life Annuities - 24th Dec. - Open. - 17th Jan. 1811. - 111th Jan. 7th Jan. 11th Jan. A. Gentleman who has arrived in London from New York, which place he left on the 9th ult. dis tinctly states, that it is by no means the general opi nion there that an Embargo would be imposed by Congress: he adds, that on the contrary it was as serted by some individuals who had much weight, that all restrictions upon trade would be removed.— A war between America and this country was thought to he the last object that would be resorted to. It will be recollected that this statement is at variance with all the reports lately received from America. Cl. 11,0110 men, drained frost all the garrisons in the neighs, wri ng provinces. BLAZIeI army is nearly temo, and the tinter part of them armed. The approaches towards this city are fortified by skilfhl engineers, and present a very formidable appearance, so that a few men would do a large army considerable damage. Although all the principal fortresses in Catalonia have been sob -1 dued, the warfare is by no means ended. Pa tt i es of Patriots art planted in all the mountains, and do infinite mischief. Several thousands have again entered France, taking a large boxy. " The French continue to occupy the heights of San Roque without attempting any thing against the British torte at Tanta Colonel Se aIT r has fortified the position he holds, and can en dure any attack of the enemy; but it is not likely, as they are housing, that they will make any attempt." To the preceding particulars, we have to add the following letter, obtained by the same opportunity " Calm, Ocr. ea. “ The Expedition of Spaniards from the Ida will sail with tJ first fair wind, to join Colonel Sr a r •t rr at Tarifa, and to ctn. - mence operations against Gountsior, who has I &DX men nos: San Roque. BALLASTRIOS will be conveyed from the walk of Gibraltar to co-operate with them on the other side of the bay. "The French do not seem to expect that anything will bo dons against them. SOULT Is Still at To this letter is subjoined the subsequent official dispatch. 1 4 My position is the same as was stated In my kit corny:mai cation. The enemy has not moved. In some slight skirmishes my brave companions in arras have shesen themselves worthy of the cause they support. " Had-Quarter, near Gibraltar, Om 17." " To the Secretary of the Regency." WINDSOR, Nor. 6.—The Ktso is not so well to day in his bodily health as he was some days since. It was not Dr. JOHN Wiwi, but Dr. Stutoriss„ who, with Dr. Mimeo, arrived at Windsor on Friday List, on a •isit to the KISQ, and was examined by the Queen's Council on Saturday. Monday last, the Rev. Dr. Baowsit, Master of Christ College, was unanimously elected Vice•Clian tenor of the University of Cambridge, for the en suing year. Colonel DOWNIE and Lady, front Lisbon, sailed from Miller's Wharf this morning, for Leith, on board the Comet, Captain CI:3IISiNGS. The Commissioners for liquidating the National Debt, began yesterday to lay out 475,960. I6s. 10d. And will 1.4 out the like sum every transfer day this gum - ter, in the purchase of Consols or Reduced. which, at the present price, will be about 4117,000 per day. A degree of expectation seems to be entertained that the Scheldt fleet will put to sea. A vigilant look-out is therefore kept, to observe its motions.— The fleet in the Downs, which was obliged to quit the blockade of Flushing on.-Iccount of the sea.on. continues in the Downs, and is ready ts sail at a mo asent's notice. Such is the precaution used that no Officer, on any pretence whatever, is suffered to go on shore. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the ,East India House, when the undermentioned Officers were sworn into the command of their respective ,ships, Carotin Haliburton, eras Olitton, tot Mu; la= feet, al eke Winehelsea, Captain R. W e lb ata k, of dm Captain Gable, of the Royal i 4eorge, for Mad ras aeit g IL P. Tremenhere, new.ship building , in the room of thy Asia, for Madras and Be;igal. The following ships were thus stationed, lasi se. Vincent Mae • direst Ship building at Northiloet - - 720 Ship bu.lding at Hull - 670 City f London - - . . aro Madras and Binesl. Coldstream Lord °lmmo Ilk Godfrey Webstar • - - 341 Banal direct. Sovereign lork.ns Lady Carringolo • - . • 370) Chapman . . . . sseS Ikeda'? and BtrieL The Court adjourned at six o'clock till to-morrow. The following communications were received by a respectable Mercantile House, by the last Anholt Mail : " MUUL , OCTOBER S. Ilittr Govenarnont Las mar.iforted its known imbecility tnwery Shift colours of late, by retracting a Decree, permitting the ins- ragas of colonial pentium from Russia at roiwed and amino,' . donat e and substituting thefrilCootintintal duty instead; ander-1y b=adoimied us of a oshil repeal thereof, and consequent m idi articles entering by land..riplileh, I am convinced, tam 69 gmadactive of serious consequenom to many of its own sub **. Prisms, especially case, have takes a start in cotteagamro; lankimleas a chatqie of system takes pion, they will, no doubt, link up considerably during the winter. The mintage hire is to 14." Ocroaaa Colonial produce b, I undercand, peoldbited, and a small vessel, which arrived here the other day, fri.tnLieban, faith nun, has been seised. In politie s , i t i s i mposs ibl e to say or }die what is really going forward. The present report current la, that this country will join the French; and some people think the prohibition of colonial produce a certain indication of it.— However, you know there is little regard to be palr to '.ports . My opinion is this, that unless the Russians advance before the French, and occupy Prussia with a formidable army, as, will, through necessity, join the latter." As Mr. Kasieta has most judiciously applied the pruning knife to several indelicate passages in the play e Measure fir Measure, we think that much, if not all, of the buffoonery displayed by Lade in the last act, might be expunged also. The scene in which the Duke is administering justice with so much it .ie dignity, ought not to be so frequently interrupted by the impertinent garrulity of a coxcomb. Those Op' admire the pathos with which Mr. KEIIILE delive, his part f the author, will feel the full torte of 11..6 observation. It ought to be kept in view that the majority of the audience will always feel as indign.int at these interruptions as the Duke himself. The new Opera that was intended to be performed at Covent-g ar d en Theatre last night, was postporel ' in consequence of the indisposition of Mr. SINCLAII. The Play of The Exile was the substitute. which was well received. A counter-petition has been presented to the Prince Regent, by the , Pr( prietors of Covent Garden and the Patentee Interest of Drury.lane Theatre, aga'nst Mr. CoLstaN's solicitation for a licence to kee i r .he !Haymarket Theatre open for a longer period, or to restrain the Winter Theatres from trenching in fu tare on his limited privilege.