Star. — London, England, 1809-12-09 00:00:00

• THE next Meeting of the Trustees for putting in execution the several Acts of Parliament for regairing the Highways between Tyburn and Uxbridge, in the County of Middlesex, and for amending the Road leading from Brent Bridge over Hanwell Heath, through the Parishes of Hanwell, New Brentfavd, and Ealing, to the Great Ni'estern Road, in the said County, and for other purposes, will be held at the House of Jonas For, the Old Hat, in the Parish of Ealing, on Saturday the 16th day .f December, 1809, at Eleven &Cluck in the Forenoon. C. HILL, Clerk. E..4ST BOMBAY, JULY 26. The Embassy to Lahore, under the management of Mr. METCALF, has ended with a treaty with the Seick Chief RAJAH. The Mission, under the very able conduct of Mr. S. Eta.niNsros F., has completely succeeded, SUJAH AL Motet:, the .Alghar King, hav ing become our Ally ; but the government of that country seems mach unsettled. Rebellion is raging in different parts cf it. The Royal army in Cashmire has recently been destroyed by the Governor ALLAH MAHOMED, whose insurrection it was sent to quell.— The capital, Cabot, is in possession of Main/min, an other rebel Chief ; and our ally, the rightful owner of the Throne, by the last accounts, was far from being in enviable circvmstances. We shall gain a great accession of geographical knowledge by this mission. Mr. ELPH'XSTONE has taken advantage of his anxiety, and the King's eagerness to have the treaty ratified, to have copies sent by different routes, one throligh the Punjat, and the other down the Indus, to Sind and Bombay. This last is a route altogether unex plored by Europeans, and the other is imperfectly known.—Bwalay Gazette. THE EVENING !-TAR. LONDON. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK per Cent. Cons. for January 7011—Reduced 6931. Omnium :4 prem.—Exchequer Bills 6s. 14s. prem. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. 3 per Cent. Red. n 9-11 India Bonds, 235. pr. 3 per Cent. Cons. shut I Exch. Bills, 10s. 14s: pre. 4 per Cent. 841 $4 Omnium 21,- prem. 5 per Cent. Navy shut I Srate Lottery Tick. CSC. 15s. Long Ann. 18 9-16ths I Cons. fur acc. 70i We stated yesterday on the authority of a letter from Palermo of the 2Sth October, brought by the Malta and Gibraltar mail, that alarming intelligence. had been received there from Constantin(•ple. We are happy in being able to state, that the last accounts from Vienna were of such a date as to invalidate en tirely the report of the capture of the Turkish capital. The fact, as we learn from another letter which we have seen, is this :—Mr. Basaico, the King's Mes senger, had just arrived at Palermo, on his way from Constantinople to England, and that he was under stood to be the bearer of very unpleasant intelligence respecting the state of the war in Turkey. The Rus sians had passed the Danube, and were expected to advance upon Adrianople, after the surrender of Si listria, to which they had laid siege.. --Such, however, was the alarm at Constantinople occasioned by the progress of the Russians, that Mr. Atiata is stated in some cf the letters to have gone on board a British fri crate. Screw: Highness the Duke of Onts.aYs, the Dowager DucheNs, and her daughter, had arrived at Palermo from Port Mahon, in his Majesty's ship RE SISTANCE. They were accompanied by a suite con sisting of 27 servants. The object of this voyage was uaderstood to be, the onion cf the yotng Duke, who i is nephew to the late unfortunate Lotus XVI. wi.h the daughter of the King of NAP LE, and the mar-i tinge ceremony was to take place at Palermo. The RESISTANCE sailed from Port Mahon on the sth of October. By this Mail advices have been received, announ cing the death of the Governor of Malta, Sir 4.4 - Asior,a gm,L, a most valuable Officer. The following document, one of the most singular that has reached the eye of the public for many years, deserves the careful consideration of every sound po littcian—ef every friend of the human race COPY OF A LETTER FROM BONAPARTE TO TIM EMPEROIt OF 111.159 A. gc MONSIEUR Sly paortira--The Dnke of Vicenza informs me, that your Imperial Majesty wished for peace with Swedcil, and that you have obtained the advantages which you desired. Will your Majesty permit me to congratulate you upon the event ? " The negotiations of Altenburgh have been trans- I ferred to Vienna. Prince Joint of LtarreNsTeng con ducts tlieqt with M. DE CHAS/PM:WY, and I expect shall soon be able to inform your Majesty of peace being &included with Austria. You will see - by the treaty, that conformably to your wishes, the greater pan of Gallicia will not change masters ; and that I have managed your interests a; you would have done yourself, conciliating every thin?, with what ho pour required of me. The prosperity and welfare of the Duchy of Warsaw require that it should possess the favourable regards of your Majesty ; and your Majesty's subjects may rest assured thht, in no case, nor under any circumstances, have they to expect any protection from me. " I have given Austria the most advantageous peace that she could expect. She, only loses Salta burg, and a mere trifle on this side of the Inn. She cedes nothing in Bohemia. On the side of Italy she cedes only what is indispensable for my communica tion with Dalmatia. The Austrian Monarchy, there. for., remains entire. This is the second experiment -.71.,;ch I have been willing to make. I have used -- her a moderation which stir.: had no right to • expect: In this I hope I have done what is; gtati fying to your Majesty. 44 I send your Majesty the English Journils last received. You will there see, that the English Mi nisters are fighting with each other ; that there is a revolution in the Ministry, and that all is perfect anarchy. The folly and absurdity of that Cabinet are beyond description. They have re cently occasioned the destruction of from 25,000 to 30,000 men in the most horrible country in the world ; it would have been just as well to have thrown them into the sea ; so pestilential are the marshes of Walcheren ! In Spain they have lost a very consider. , able number of men. General WELLESLEY has had the extreme imprudence to commit himself in the heart of Spain with 30,000 men, having on his flanks three ' armies, consisting of 90 battalions, and horn 40 to 50 squadrons, whilst he had ix; his front the army commanded by the King, which was of equal force. It is difficult to conceive such an act of presumption. It remaies at present to be ascertained, who are to succeed the late Ministry. 44 The United States are on the worst terms with England, and seem disposed, sincerely and seriously, to approximate to our system. 44 I pray Gon, Monsieur my brother, to have you in his high and holy keeping. (Signed) •. Schoenbrun, Oct. 10, 1809." " NAPOLEON." As several misstatements have been circulated, re lative to the lost and missing East indiamen, we insert the following correct account of the lost, mis sing and taken, from the commencement of the present year JANE DUCHESS OE GORDON 820 TOHS EXPERIMENT . . 550 do. GLORY . 540 do. Missing, LORD NELSoN . 819 do. supposed to be 103'. LADY JANE DUNDA • S . 820 do. BENGAL . . . $lB do. CALCUTT4 . . 819 do. BRITANNIA . . 1200 do. Lost on the God- Lon n GARDNER . . 813 do. S w n Sands. WA Lrot. . . . 820 do. Lost off Margate. SICELTON CASTLE . 623 do. Lost near Bengal R. 517 do. Struck on a rock and was lost in l r.clia. 819 do. Taken lately by the 800 do. S French in Bengal B, 819 do. Loot in llongalltiver. TRAVZILI . STRRATRAM EUROPE ASI♦ 11,657 Total Tons. THE ARMY. Detachments of the Gth, 71st, and 91st regiments of foot, from fcr,.Agn service, passed through Maid- stone last week to join their resp.!ctive regiments—the 6th at Ospringe, the 71st and 9lst at Brabourn Lees ; and on Monday another detachment of the Gth, (sup posed to have been lost), arrived from Portsmouth, and on Tuesday morning proceeded on their route fcr Ospringe. Friday last 313 men, of the 60th regiment of Foot marched into Drogheda, for Omagh. Next morning they proceeded on their way to Dublin, where they were to embark fel. England. j. TROTTER, Esi. the StorAeeper-General, left Po. tsmouth o ► Tues.lay for London ; he has been at Porchester fcr some time past, taking an account of all the stcres in that depot. Nye are happy to state that there is no triith in a rar:Traph which appeared in several of the daily Papers SOW time age, stating that .an Officer in that gallant and gentlemanly corps the German Lego n, acting in Spain, had gone over to the enemy. V. GENERAL ORDERS. Hone Guards, December 4, The King has b•:e' rleascd to -pprove of the following Regula tions relative to Pr %or: . ions in the Army and Appointments on the Staff, being substituted for those notified in the General Order of the 29th March last, which have been found not suf ficiently explanatory of his Majesty's intentions : No Officer shall be promoted to the Rank of Captain, until he has been three ye an a Subaltern. No Officer shall be pronvited to the Rank of Maj9r, until lie has been seven years in the Service, of which he shall have been at least two years a Captain; and no Major shall he appointed to the Rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, until he has been nine years in flap Service. No Officer shall be allowed to fill any Staff Appointment (that of Aid-de-Camp excepted), mil he has been four years in the Service. No St.haltern Officer shall be considered eligible to hold the Appointment of Aid-de-Camp, until he has been present with his Regiment at least one year. By command of the Right lion. the Commander-in-Chief. (Signed) HAIRY CA wreitr, Adjutant-General. Arrived at the Buck's Head, Glasgow, the Earl and Countess of FINGAL, Lord Kimettm, Lady H. rLUNEETT, anal the Rev. Mr. Gomm. Applications to the Board of Trade have been made to obtain permission for the export of hemp end flax on account of the immense quantity which has been rece:red from Russia in the three convoys lately ar rived, consisting of nearly 9 000 vessels. We under stand that a sufficiency of these commodities has been obtained to supply the ordinary demand for several years, but their Lordships have not thought fit to grant the indulgence. The Aurora, of London, Capt. FLECK, mounting four 6-pounders, bound from Guernsey to Newcastle, in ballast, sailed from Guernsey on the morning of the 6th, under convoy of his Majesty's lugger Vtoter, to Spithead ; lost sight of the convoy in the night, and the wind varying to the W. N. W bore up for the Downs, as she could not make Portsmouth. Off Dover, on the following evening, was attacked by two lugger:, full of men, who fired several vollies of musquetry at the Aurora, which injured her sails and rigging very much, and slightly wounded the cook ; in return for which, the crew of the Aurora treated , them with a shower of round and grape shot, and £hey were compelled to sheer off. Four others appeared in the ujght, but 44 not think proper to attack the Aurora. • - ••• • !•t• go'!•'• re. qt . *, lOXFORD,'DECEMAATIVIt : t • • " , f , {; A letter signed Oxonietais, which has apps area in the London Papers; has made some noise in this Uni Tetchy. It reflects en the public conduct of' Lord GRENVILLE, and gives a false aid insidious account of his letter to the Principal of Brazennose College. We have seen his Lordship's letter, and can only say that the manly spirit, in which it is written, has turned many of his opponents into his warm friends. We do not believe that an Oxonian" could write so unprincipled a letter, as that of which we complain. Yet there are some here, who remember the famous MARAT in Oxford, and cannot therefore wonder that a man may defame Lord GRENVILLE for wishing to unite all parties in the defence of his country. CO YENT-GAADEN THE.eITRB. The performances at this Theatre last night were The Merchant of V l nice, and the Burletta of Tom Thumb the Great. At thrl rising of the curtain there were not one hundred persons in the pit, and the boxes were but thinly attended. During the first three acts of the Merchant of Venice, the performance was only inter rupted by a few murmurs, on the appearance of CHARLES KEMBLE, as Bassanio. COOKE was loudly applauded is Shyloch; but after the termination of the third act, numbers of the 0. P.'s entered from the different doors, succeeded by the usual burst of hoots, groans, hisses, and whistles, in the course of which, the wonted variety was perceptible. The only instru mental music introduced amidst the enlivening scene was the sonorous roar of a tin horn. A person dressed in a bar wig, attracted very ge neral attention, and the mock gravity of his demea nour, added to the singularity of his costume, creat. d much laughter. Unfortunately, however, this pro moter of mirth and revelry was soon noticed by Mr. BRANDON'S chosen corps, and conducted with all due respect, in his professional insignia, to the bar of Bow street. At his unexpected departure, the usual asto nishing clang of disapprobation re-echoed through the house, and continued, with little intermission, the rest of the evening, during which TOM Thumb the Great was performed unheard. Several pieces of orange-peel were thrown on the stage during the after piece, but not a single placard was exhibited. The 0, V. dance was, as usual, often repeated, and scampering over the benches, was a favourite amuse ment. The o.P.'scleared theirs;•a from theback of the pit to the orchestra, and met with but little obstruction. . • ... The entertainments were over by half-past ten ; a few minutes previous to which, a man was taken from the pit for riotous and improper conduct. Consider. able opposition was made to his capture, and his gar_ meats were divided amidst his friends, each of whom, apparently anxious to retain some token of their de parting and staunch adherent, seized him by the coat, neckerchief, and breeches, and kept no inconsidy:i able portion of his clothes in their possession. the frag ments, with the captured hero, being c.A.t eyed triumph to the fastnesses of the Russian Tower, com monly called the Brown Bear. The house was then cleared, the parting salutes being repeated with the accustomed energy. Amongst the fashionalrles in the private boxes were Lord LANDSDOWNE and bis Lady, Loid MODNTJOY, and Lord WALDEGRAVE. Bow-seam.—The principal persons brought to this Office last night, was a Gentleman in a Barrister's wig, who came for ward with professional confidence, and with as much indiffere nc as if he was about to make a harangue in defence of a client.— Having waited some short time, during which considerable sur prise was excited among the by-standers, Mr. Jan ei Brandon came forward as the accuser; be stated, that shortly after the co.nmencement of the fourth act of The M:rchant of Veni.e, the prisoner, who stated himself to be Arthur William Shakespeare, darri,ter, of Gray's-Inn, and Albemarle-street ' entered the pit, with a twig on his head, and an 0. P. medal on his breast ;—and havirg taken kis cation about the centre bench, his appearance soon attracted a crowd, whose vociferation and riotous conduct disturbed the audience, and rendered inaudible the voices of the performers. Mr. Brandon therefore conceived it proper to have him taken into custody, and soil, a number of officers fur that pti-pose, w:to took him out without resistance. 'lbis statement was I corroborated by the testimony of Town end, the Worship-street ! p..lice officer, and another pe:son. The inscription on the O. P. medal I.e wore, was entered as part of the charge agairs. him. Mr. Shakespeare said, he had not, by word or deed, given cause for disturbance, and declared that his demeanor wai most peaceable. Mr. Justice NAIVES ordered him to find sureties to keep the peace, himself in Lt 00, and two housekeepers in ,C5O each. Mr. Shakespeare said, he was not aware that his conduct would he construed into a breach of the peace. Mr. NA RES replied, that if he had not actually broken the peace himself, he had, by his appearance, excited others to riot, and thus become accessary to a breack of the peace. Mr. Shakespeare bowed assent ; and said, he would send ler his friends. On leaving the presence of the Magistrate a placard dropped from his pocket, which ieflected on the private boxes. 'lbis Mr. NARES said, confirmed him in the justice of his pro- ceedings. John M'Cartney was mitt brought in from the pit, and order ed to find bail, for riotous and disorderly conduct. Considerable opposition had been made to his capture, and his clothes were nearly torn Irom his back. LYCEUM.-7 lie Castle Spectre was performed here on Thursday night. The part of Osmond N% as sust.ti:ned by Mr. RAYSIOND. His powers are particularly well adapted to characters of this class, and, in the present one, he appeared to advantage ; but no propriety of action or delivery could obtain for him unqualified approbation during the three first acts. His entre some times, and his exit in every scene, were followed by a hiss, apparently from one and the same party in the house. Presuming that it would be persevered in to the end of the play, Mr. RAYMOND, when thus assailed in the 4th act, came forward and addressed the audi ence in a speech to the following effect : " (Arm." mcsi AND LADD:II—I have had tie honour of per forming before-s British public for ten years, and, until this pre sent occasion, have had the good fortune to be honoured with your approbation. 'the cause of the reception which I have this night experienced, can be only matter of conjecture—but I must confess, that it has not been, on my part, totally unexpected. I was informed, before I came down to the house, that, in conse quence of my having expressed an opinion upon the contests that prevail with respect to Covent-Garden Theatre, I might expect 1 to be opposed and thwarted in my professional lawsuits. Whether that be just, I leave to the breast of an honourable public to de i cide, without fear of incurring its displeasure. I cap only say, that if the disapprobation be merited by my performance, and that ; my exertions to please have been unfortunate, it is my duty to I bow to your judgment; but, if it proceeds from a private party, actuated by sq unworthy motive, in that case, Gentlemen and Ladies, I must throw myself upon your justice, and thins your protection." This address was delivered with a modesty that could not offend, and also with a force and feeling, well calculated to produce effect. It was received with an Unanimous burst of applause from every pars of the house, avd not -a a2arznur washeard duxesf the I rest of the play. .. INTELLIG.ENCA. TORBAY, DEC. 7. Arrived his Majesty's ships DArtiNE, Cant. Pr-r.N, from a cruize ; I lussmt, C apt. horn I*ly, mouth, bound to Guernsey, put in by contrary winds ; and THAMES, Bon. Capt. GRAVES, having on buAid the Spanish Ambassador from Portsrn ouch, Cadis.—Remains his Majesty's brig PERSIAN, with the transports bound to Lisbon. PLYMOUTH AND PLYMOUTH DOCK, DEC. 7. Arrived the Louisa, WHITFIELD master, ircrn Oporto, with wines and fruit for this port ; Am er i ca: , ship Martha Mind, Captain NASH, from Norfolk, laden - with tobacco, bound to Hamburgh —put here in distress.—Arrived a rrenzir brig in ballast, prize to his Majesty's ship CtutisTlAN VII. Sir ..lry:Leis SYDNEY YORK. Commander; CoNFLicrgttn-brig, Lieu tenant BAAL., with a fleet of light victuallers Imp; the squadron of Rochefort ; the ECLIPtik: irra , a cruize, and tee Crtocus sloop from Falmouth. UNITE frigate is gone out of harbour to the scit.d. It blew a violent hurricane, attended with lic:a - s- f rain, during the whole of the night, and did not side till nine o'clock this morning. I have tic but wg shall hear of much damage alor.g the ce..;!,r, particularly Cornwall. Last evening at-rived the ship Air.erica, Capto: 4 Coust:RN„ from Nova Scotia, laden with titrle.l our dock-yard L parted, soon after sailing, front iip t other vessels, similarly laden, and has nut .;era since : she experienced very ternp.2Aaoci on her passage. rORTSMOUTH, Dr :C e. Arrived the PORT MA!ioN, from the '11 ; 4 ; afternoon the DEtlatEn hauled down the convoy 5ix1:...4 and got under weigh for the eastward, to a4sit. of war which got a-grutid last znvlit off .Peacny- Head,—Wind 9 DOVER, DECEMELR 8. His Majesty's sloop ROYALIST captured last a small cutter privateer, off Beachy Head, beh . .ng;:: to Dieppe, and sent her for this harbour, wl.ere arrived this morning : she is English built, abra,t pi tons, armed with small arms, with a crew: of 17 n.,:n ; there were two luggers in company with her, and aq soon as the prisoners were Lhifted, the ROYALST ma.t! sail after ODE of the luggers, and when the clatl.l.l.lt saw her, she was getting up fast with the eni:n;y—;,s the chace is long from Beach) , Head to the trench coast, and the ROYALIST a good sailer, we are in hopes of seeing her here to-morrow with the Iti t - , r. , , Ter • • French lugger privateer was observed to go mural - the South foreland into the Downs this morning ; taken last night by some of our cruizers.—Passed by this day the Watley East India ship., Capt. MCYTA quic, from Bombay.—ln our Roads the ROLLA anti BADGER sloops.—Wind W. with a fresh breeze. I'EAL., DECEMBER 8. Arrived the RINALDO sloop, and ALPHEA. from a cruise, and brough, in the French lu3ger tem- la Marauder, Monsieur Captain LA CRLEV! Commander, of 'l6 guns, two only mounted, and 75 men, which struck to the ALviaza, but taken Fosses. sion of by the RlliTALDo.—Arrived the BEAVER slocp from and sailed again on a cruize.—Arrived the G4Loo fromDcPtford ; Funous gun-brig from Flush ing, having under convoy several transports with troops which are now landing.—Sailed the Bzeaca. sloop on a cruise ; DpFENDER gun-brig for the West ward ; Bombay, Lord Castlereagh and Uptor.Cß.i:le East-India ships, for the River. The Warley F.iit- Indianian remains with a very large flee; of outv;ll3 7 bolnd.—Wind S. W. The HARLatatIN armed ship, with eiAl,t sa;i of merchantmen, struck • yesterday morning o'clock among the breakers to the westwa:d of Beachy-head, and it is feared they will all be latt. HARWICH, DEC. 8. Arrived last night the Beanfoy packet with a rilla and several passengers from Flushing, who repott. that the island is expected to be wholly evacnaLd on Saturday (this day), Wind S. S. \V. YARMOUTH, DECEMBER 8. Sailed this morning, on a ci oize, the ACUTE gun ! brig.—Arrived this morning; from the Baltic, the ALIMANDRIA frigate, and the BP. V DEGER gun. brig.—Arrived frc::. 11.1ihing a transport marked J. with about 100 sick sc;.i;ets She is one of the con voy of forty sail who lett Flashing on Sunday last, and had been blown out to sea. It is currently re ported that the island would be abandoned this week. Remaia in our Roads—Roebuck, Saturn, Edgar, Bellerophon, Diligence, Curlew, Calypso, Chanticleer, Pitcher, C . enser, Drake, Emma, and Ides cotter. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GRAVESEND, DEC. I.—No arrivals this day.—;Sailed the Corr. wallas, Thomas, for Cadiz ; Stringer, Hunter, for Jamaica; and Falcon, Barclay, for Martinique. DLeE At BER S.—Arrived the Nancy, Symson, from Quebec ; the Black Prince, Frazer; Betsey, Hinsley ; Caledonia, Reed; Sally, Green, from Oporto ; the Lively, Chelet, from Valentia ; the Transfer, Pullen, from Gibraltar; the Betsey, Rowe, from St. Domingo ; the Lively.,DL:on, from Malaga; and th, Minerva, Repley, from Malta.—Sailed the Commerce, Kalaway, fur Lime rick. The Danish brig Charlotta Maria, —, bound to Christ-ill' sand with rye, arrived at Hull on . 1 wzsday, prize to th 2 Hero cutter. The Jupiter Jone;, from London to Bristol, is :ost. The Betsey, front Newfoundland, has been taken, re•taker.,:na arrived at Gibraltar. The Madona de Caligata, from Malta, to Surinam, is tatett and carried into Selo. BRIGHTON, DECEMBER 7. Early this morning, signal-guns of distress, rockets, &c. fired in the Bay of Seaford, a distance of 12 miles from this 0 2. - The people in the neighbourhood hastened to the beach, • melancholy spectacle presented itself—as many as 7vc • . ashore ! the whole within the slistance of half a wile. • break the scene was such as almost to pass des:rip; iv , • rafts, others on the shrouds, while many were dis ::).:;retl from the decks—it drew tears front the beholders; bu exertion was used to preserve as many lives as pe-* The following description, though only of a iota i - this melancholy catastrophe, will, no doubt, prove satisfact , • he friends of those who have escaped a w;tery grave ; the • culars of which have been collected front the crews of t ferent vessels. Tuesday last the Harlequin hired armed 1 0 . ,, war of 18 guns, having under convoy 23 sail of ships,sailei Plymouth, at four o'clock P.M..; and on Thursday P. l:. • about three o'clock, one of the ships was ordered to di: iieet to keep within the convoy. About an hour after, the Harlequin, with six otters , and became total wrecks. The following are the nNr...= adrivetich are lost the Weymouth; ship, four of i,tr (.; • Wet • Traveller Wig, Albion schooner, and saved; Pranssitwibow ship, fourteen lost; and Nietbtd.:4 all knit