Star. — London, England, 1811-05-10 00:00:00

' 717'7y : • , , , . • -.....,___,- Iry . • ,• _ , ,7 • .? • • 1 ad for some time been. With all his wishei ro relfare of the country, he never had dared to flatter' imselt that Lord Wellington would be successful. — Atli the other branches of Lord Wellington's family, 7, in the Cuurt of Common Council, on this ocea n, had nothing to do. He, would only say, that the other branches of the family possessed the ta. its of Lord Wellington, it was in the bands of such pen he wished to see the country. Mr. JACKS said a few words in support of the mo dab:which he expressed his surprise at bearing any Ceptleman oppose.—Mr. WArrustior explained. ThaAmendment was then put, aid . negatived by a majority. The Resolutions proposed by Mr. Dixon were then pUt. and agreed to. The.Coui l i ordered the sum of £lOOO to be sub scribed-by the Chamberlain to the Rind for the relief of the distressed inhabitants of Portugal ; also 4150 to each of the Committee for a summer excursion. I 5h.......-- . , Yesterdiy a Coot Guildhall, Tqr the lion a Vote of 11 Army ender his , during the last can . his Lofilship a swore The Lotto MAY to be read, • Mr. S. DIXON ig the con duct of Lord W troops un _ der his commas. in of that Ceuta Laud li wa, rry - thai it was Impossible for him to J o sufficient justice to their extraordinary merits. Perhaps the tviiest course he could possibly take would be, to say but little on the subject, it be ! tng so well calculated to speak for itself. He was lure that however different. their political. opinions -tnight . be, every-Gentleman would be ready to give his approbati - on to the conduct and skill of the gal- . Lint General and his brave Army. ' Mr. Dixon then took a review of- the earepain b ti2 and concluded 'by anyring his Gilt lzesolutso - 'n. , • . Mr. Alderman Bter; c secendel the motion. • Mr. Alderman C. Santa supported the measure. Mr. Alderman Woos said, that however Much he • might be.cen"sured for, thestepho was about to take, yet be must oppose this motion on the kround of pre ' cedent., On singl e victories having Seen 'obtained', there were many instances of their thanks beinerated with Swords, kc.-- but he could find no. example wherein th.it Churtbact - taken upon itself to judge of a.wbole campaign:* Sir W. CL !WS would take the liberty of saying a few words to .hens then, as he was to be in the House of Commons at four o'clock ; and he, therefore, feared he should not -have the gratification of being in his Friend's majority, which the had not a doubt he would have. In that Court they had men always despon ding, ever thinking the country was ruined ;—men, with whom there was always something behind. For his part, he was glad they meant to oppose this vote, as he liked to be opposed in such things, and as he wished that they should be known to the country.— Sir W. Curtis then entered into a detail of the princi pal features in the last two campaigns in Spain and Portugal ; and contended, that the Convention of Cintra was a wise measure, considering that Junot had ~ possession of those very positions in front of Lisbon from which Lord Wellington had lately derived so Much advantage, and which had proved to be im ' witynable. Mr. \VAT Tlf 14 AN said, that this was a measute Which some might think highly unnecessary and ill-timed is hiin to oiler any objections to, But, however un popular the step might render him, he was not to be, deterred by any dread of . becoming unpopular, from doing his duty. As far as admitting that great - approbation was due to Lord Wellington for his con- 1 duct during the last campaign, he would go so far' as to grant, that it might be proper in the two Houses of Parliament to-thank him ; but when he-was called ' on to give a vote; such as he contended had never been given by that Court, he felt that he had a duty to perform which was paramount to every other con sideration. • 1 - re would call on that Court to say whet ther they Could bestow a vote of approbation on an Officer whose - conduct they had disapproved of, and' on Whose account theykad got, as one Might my,* ;lap on &hi fare ;'itith whose presence, tbo, there/ere. insuoed at the time they were presenting an A.ddrete to the throne for an enquiry into his conduct.' He'! wished - Gentlemen would advert' to the convention of Cintra, a transaction which hadbranded this coun try with lasting disgrace. (?t, no!) Mr. Waith-i * man then adverted to the battle of Talavera, at Which so great a sacrifice of British blood had lSeen made, - and no advantage derived from it. With respect. • to the late campaign, be believed that Lord W. had acted prudently, because it was necessary that he• alscluld do so ; but would any man say that this was, • a great preconcerted plan. He gave Lord Wvall the credit due to him ; but he would ask, whether it was proper they should go into a review of the tritesac tions of the whole campaign; it would be highly im proper for the Court to do it, and in no instance had it been done. On a' former occasion a worthy Gentle man, who hid to-day called on them to approve the whole of this campaign, (Mr. S. Dixon) had said, n What ! shall we pretend to give our opinion of mi• litary concerns?" What can General Waitliman know o f them ? , We, citizens, understand cutting up a tur key, and to that let us confine ourselves. (a laugh.) That Gentleman had now called upon them to confer the highest honour they possibly could confer on an officer, a sword, where no battle had been fought. Mr. W. then proceeded to state the several marks of public approbation and munificence the Wellesley fa• mily had received, and were enjoying, and contended! that no family enjoyed so mnch. He concluded by moving, as an Amendment, 44 That this Court, en tertaining the highest opinion of the skill and courage of the British troops, have observed, with national pride, that during the time they had been engaged in Portugal, they have achieved every thing to be es petted from British valour and discipline ; th a t this ourt, however, Were Of opinion, that the proposed votes would be pi emature,and would tend materially to lessen the value of such marks of the approbation of the Court in future." Mr. Qu;t said, it was with deep relnetance he dif-' fered from the opinion delivered by his worthy Friend' who had just sat down ; tut when he looked! at the! state of the Continent, he thought we should decide this question entirely on the merits of the last cam.' paignotad would his worthy Friend say, more could tie 3one - than there had been done in Portugal ? Our object was to regain pesaeasinn of Portugal ; and that, by. the talents of Lord at the had been accom plished. Let us look 4 the state of the armies in Portugal—the French - army *Mounting to '75,000 • • veteran troops, commanded by B9NAPA WM'S most ex perienced General ; and at the time Lord Wettiso- Tote first took up his position before Lisbon, the Bri , . "tisbtroiaps did not amount to more than 35,0(X) Men:l they had the Portuguese ialleed; but'what were they at that time ?an undisciplined population—and every * . hour's delay Was of importance to the British. What! had been the result ‘f Lord W.'s operations ? Why, • that the Spoiled Child of Victory had never been so', spoiled before. There was also another iesulr arising from this.—he meant, the stimulus it would give to the other Parts of the Penirisula ; and he hoped it 11014 iliPO4item low that sluulbc; in which tin • 'L'IIE EVENING,STAK. LONDON. • FRIDAY, MAY 10. PRICE. OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT . ONS crcumx. Cons. money 65f—for account, 65ft. S per Cent. Reduced 64ii • 4 per Cent. 799-5 per Cent. Navy 9611. Isarlseq. par ta is. preen.—Bonds 19s 201. prem. _ An Anholt Mail arrived this morning, but the in-' telligence brought by it is unimportant. It affords no confirmation of the reported hostilities at Colberg, between the French and Prussians : indeed, Govern ment have received intelligence from that quarter of a date long subsequent to the day on which the action is said to have taken place, and in which no mention of such an occurrence is made. _ _ The Turks have rejected all offers of accomme tion on the part of Russia. The following article alludes to some disturbances at Bagdad, which seem to threaten serious consequences. CONSTANTINOPLE, MARCII s. We new know, in a circumstantial manner, the events which preceded, and followed the deposition of the Pacha of Bagdad. The Grand Seignor had deposed Solyman Pacha, and sent 10,000 men to re duce him to obedience. On the 24th Sept. the Janis saries seized upon the Castle of Bagdad, from which they fired, without intermission, upon the Seraglio, in order to forge him to quit it. All his troops were without the town, and he had with him but 60 Geor gian slaves. In this interval the town was given up to plunder ; undisciplined troops spread themselves throughout the streets, and massacred, without dis tinction, .6111 whom they met. In this extremity the Pacha, not wishing to fall into the hands of the JA- Inissarics, addressed himself to the Ge o rgia ns, and as a favour sequeste& they would kill him. This in flamed their courage, and furnished with two pieces of ai tillety, they made a sortie, and in the end intt ceeded in again seizing upon the Castle. A domestic of the English Consul lost on this oe- e4sion, the effects he wa• conducting to his master. The Capidge Paella, who the Porte had sent against, Wising any) amicable propositions, Sulyman took, the resolution of assembling his troops, and with 8000 men attacked the Capidge Pacha, but his own sol diers betrayed him, and deserted after having pillaged, his treasury, Not more than 500 men remained with him. He saved himself with 40 Georgians among the Bedouins who offered him the rights of hospita lity, but he was the victiri'of his confidence. They cut off his.head, which on the Bth October, they sent Pacha. to. Capidge On the 10th the latter made his entry into the town, *here the Kurdes committed the greatest dis orders—many women were violated, the inhabitants thrown into the Tigris, and the partisan of Solignan strangled. VIIIICNA, APRIL 3. Letters from Turkey state, that the Grand Vizier has sent two strong divisions of his army to Sophia, where at this moment are assembling a large corps d'armee, whose destination is not known: The army of the Grand Vizier consisted of 110,000 men, after these two, detaching } corps. Tile s Grand Vizier, it is said, remains kip= the defensive, in his camp at Schumla. The Captain Pacha has returned from his mission into Minor Asia ; the fleet wiU be considerably augmented. The sailors from Asia have already arrived at their destination. I . . • ' t e A • ~ \ in to t e protrinets of Astarias and Biscay - , and in the North of Catalonia. It was confidently believed at Lisbon, that the French were, in every direction from the West, pre' pararing to collect their troops in a line, commencing North at Burgos, and terminating South at Toledo., preparatory to their falling back on the left Bank of the Ebro. The accounts by the SEAFLO,WER) which left Lis bon on the Ist instant, state that Lord WELLINGTON had returned to Celorico. It was not his intention to besiege Almeida, but to persist in the blockade, in order to avoid deitroying the works of that important fortress. It is also said that Ciudad Rodrigo' was to be invested. The French troops which had again approached the Portuguese frontiers, were understood at. Lisbon to be those lately under Bessizaxs, about 7000 in number, including 1400 of the Imperial Guards. These had been transferred to MASSENA, mid Bessients had returned into the interior with the non-effectives of MASIOLNA'S army. Mowrimt, it is asserted, is recalled, on account of some differences betweert.hirn and Marshal SOULT. A full expectation prevairedampfg the English troops I at Cadiz, that the besieging' army before the place would abandon their fortifications, some night favour able to their purpose, and make a precipitate retreat. The wiicle garrison, and the ships in the Bay were on the watch to make such a movement odestructive as passible to the enemy. Various ineffectual attempts had been made by the rrerich, as a last resource, to raise Spanish brigades . - ' THE ARmy. 011.111••••=.1MIIMP •=alM Wednesday the first division of the Norfolk Lied Militia, commanded by the Hon. Lord SUFFIELD (Lord Lieutenant of the. County) marched into Yar• mot'th, to perform 14 days exercise. The second di vision was expected next day. COURT-MARTIAL.—The cross-examination of Cap. tain BLIGH commenced yesterday, in the course cf which many interesting qu e stions, touchi ng t h e gene . ral policy observed in the Government of New South Wales, were put by Lieut.-Colonel JoitNsroNa. Yesterday his Royal Highness the Pmtvcs Ittostyr held a Court at Carlton House. About two o'clock his Royal Highness left his private apartments, at tended by Colonel M.Matroo, General TottNan, Colonel BLOOMFIELD, and Lord FORBES, and pro ceeded to the Audience-Room,' where Mr. LANCAS TER was introduced to his Royal Highness by the above attendants ; one of them took off Mr. L.'s hat, by his permission, he being one of the Society of Friends, commonly called Quakers. Mr. L. pre sented to his Royal Highness the plan of his Schools; also a plan for a large building, upon an extended scale for a School-room. They were most graciously received, and his Royal Highness was pleased to ex press his approbation, and promised his patronage and support. It being contrary to Mr. L.'s religious sentiments to kneel, he was also excused this Court etiquette, which is customary when any thing is pre sented to their MAJESTIES or the PRINCE RFAHINT. His ROYAL HIGHNESS afterwards gave audiences to the LORD CHANCELLOR, Earl CAMDEN, Lord EL LENBOROUGH, and Mr. YORK. .The RECORDER of LoozioN was admitted, and made his report of the following convicts, capitally convicted at the last Session, viz.—G. Swallow, C. Turner, and .1. Driver, for stealing goods in d.vcll - ; Catherine Roach, dial Murphy, for tit tering a counterfeit sixpence; and Juan Batista Peneza, for cutting and maiming, when they were all respited during his Royal Highness's pleasure. His ROYAL HIGHNESS then gave audiences to the Earls of WESTMORLAND and LIYERPoot.; Lord Mil - GRATE, Mr. PERCEVAL, and Mr. RYDER. Cardinal ERSKINE (who died lately at Rome, as mentioned in a former paper) was a younger son of COLIN ERSKINE, of Cambo, in Fife, son of Sir CHARLES ER-sKINE, of Cambo, Bart. His father was a painter, educated in his profession at Rome, and married there a Roman Lady of respectable birth. Before he was a member of the conclave, he was what is denomi. nated in Rome the Devil': Advocate, his office being to keep the same sort of jealous vigilance upon claims of Canonization that the Attorney-General exercises ' with regard to claims of peerage. The Devil': Ad vocate exerts all his ingenuity to overturn the various miracles alle.iged to have been performed by those whom it is proposed to insert in the catalogue of saints. lie was a man of talent, a good scholar, a true Scots patriot, an honest man, and an excellent companion. VAUXHALL BRIDGE.—The first stone of this Bridget was laid yesterday. The morning was very unfavour able, as it rained heavily; the concourse of spectators, notwithstanding, amounted to nearly 2000. A band of music was stationed on tlw platform, and played se. j ''feral favourite airs. The standard of England and other flags were displayed upon the occasion. About three' o'clock Lord DUNDAS arrived in a state barge to per• form the ceremony, as proxy for his Royal Highness the Prune REGENT. His Lordship was received at the Bridge Works by the Chairman, the Committee, and the Engineeo of the Campany. A salute of 211 guns announced his arrival and the commencement of the Ceremony. The Duke of GLOUCESTER'S band performed during the procession, and the Duke of Yone's was also in attendance. Many Ladies who arrived in their carriage:. kept close to them, being, prevented by the rain from enjoying the accommoda tion provided for them. Among the pedestrians umbrellas were of course the order of the day. A cold collation was provided for the company invited, but from the unfavourable state of the weather they were not so numerous as wail expected. About four o'clock his Lordship e mbarked, and returned to West minster Bridge. INSCRIPTION ON THE IMAM DEPOSITED IN THE CAVITY OF THE FOUNDATION-STONE OF THE INTENDED IRTDOit AT VAUXHALL. On the sth of May, in the year of cur Lord ISIS, And in the Slit year of the reign or his Majesty King George 111. The First Stone of this Bridge was By his Royal Highness GEORGE, PRINCE OF WAWS, Regent of the Unitcd Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Represented by the Right lion. TeostAs Lord Dot/DAS, assisted by Joseph Shee, Chairman, Henry Buckley, Dep.Chairmau, William Robert Henry Brown Miihael Prendergast John Burnell Thomas Rolle Wiuiam Chalklin William Smith Samuel Davis George Watti William Moo John Janningtan • George Leybourn Abraham Walker The value of Dr. FRIESIAN'S GUTTA SALL:TAR:3 Thomas Poplewell has been so long proved, that nothing of the prese nt Being the Committee of Proprietors of the Vauxhall Brldgo' legit tOgineer. 4-y can bear a competition with it , in a ll the diffe. i rent stages of a certain disease, which, it effectually COINS IN Tam GLASS-CASE, ALSO DEPOSITED IN THE CA VITY dr THE FOUNDATION STONE : cures and eradicates from the habit, without excitirg the painful feelings and exposure that attends saliva. A guinea, a hag-guinea, a seven shining piece, in gold; a dollar, , a shilling, a six-pence, four-pence, thpeoce, two-penze, and non—without debilitating the constitution in any de. pesny•pieGe, in silver ; a two-pence, oneitenny, one halfpenny, gree, or even requiring confinement from business a and a farthing, In copper cola. restriction of diet. The radical virtues of these tries. INSCRIPTION ON TUE raowes. USED BIGHT frox. timalsle Drops have proved their claim to publ'c ao• LORD, DUN DAS : probation for more than 30 years. In all the debility With this Trowel his Royal Hi g hness GSORGR, PRINCZ of WALIS, f both sexes they prove a never-failing restor ative — and Ire Resent of the United Kingdom of Great Brirain land, represented 14 the Right Hon. Thomas, whether the debility is produced by too free use of Lord Dundas, laid the Foundation Stone of the Regent's mercury, by illicit pleasures, or the effects of a waria Bridge, on t he 9th d a y of May, 1811, and is the 51st year climate. To travellers and those going abroad, they of the reign of his Majesty King George ltd. cannot be recommended too strongly, as they will rt DUMFRIEs NAVIGATION SILL.—The Committee of , ceive a safe , speedy, and complete cure, in all old the House of Lords met yesterday upon the Bill, when stubborn gleets, and every weakness that affects the it was unanimously approved of, Oillorted, and order- bladder and organs of urine. By its efficacy manY s ed accordingly. . women have become mothers, who for many year COEN MARKET, MARE-CANE —To-day, there were had been deprived of that happiness.—Soldide wholesaer lz several fresh arrivals of Wheat : a continuance and retail, at 11 1 r. Butler's, No. 4, Che.aps, corn of the late demand, last prices are nearly maintained. of Paternoster-row ; and retail, by Gos Belam and SharP , Barley, with Malt , heavy sale. N ot man y P eas and Portsmouth • ' Hall and Johnson, T re wmaai port Beans of either kind, which keep the i r p rice . There Weston, Mallory, and Jones, Portsea; are likewise some further arrivals of Oats, with tole- Exeter ; Cookworthy, Glenville, Gilbert, and lioy rable quantities on hand, and sales named nearly at land, Plymouth; Newbury, Dublin; Baxter and M ac ; our last quotation. Flour remains at late prices. Skinald, Glasgow ; Smith, Manderston, Scout OLNICILAL cuss/No, AS UNDSI. tate, Edinbargh ; Crutwell, Bath ; Ross and Peck, Wheat, 8,41. fos, 925.• Bemis (phi), Snit 56,.. Tick ditto (old), ail. 50s. linn ; Gregson and Billinge, Liverpool; Stains an,: Fine ditto, 945. MM. l a ynclx, Manchester ; Bowen, Norwich; Knott arl Rye ( new ), 84 1 „ Sits. Oats, lair. 245. 265. ' Ba Lloyd,'Birmineham ;Gregory, Brighton ; and sok! Malt y,alt 316. 645. 70a 9ios.ed• • Poland ditto , 27 1. 30 s. Od. , PotiMe ditto, 00s. sirs 04. Medicine Vendets, in bottles, at 2s. 9d. 45 . 6d. White Peas (hollers), 424. ais. gape tee 4. xst: • 225. each. Grey ditto, 117 s. 43i. . lint flow, te Itataakennia. 70s. is 7sB, LONDON' Printed sa4lpfeisbed by Leson.K llT,at the sio 9 rem, No. i, earepaweet, and at the Oases Tasswk .1W 't — z?'4 l 7 l t 9 Pww , " • . .r had 1 carr BUSK S. welfs hints Court of Corn Council was hel4 at I Witt Abe purpose of taking low considera. t h ey , Flanks to Lo, WELLING - fox and the ' 4 i op , s commanA, f their brilliant services', f th, campaign in • ortugal, and voting to lents sword; valu 200 guineas: men LAVOR ()Dieted the Requisition Ni tion, I said, it fel to his lin to bring the con- G en crea,uNar • , and the brave troops un- T md, under the consideration of that a I..ai LAW lATELLIGENCE. CCIURT OF KING'S BENCH, MAY 9. J. Draiar d, the Printer of The Stamfird Jcurr was brought up to receive judgment for a 1:11e1 or military discipline, by publishing certain remark , in the said Journal, reflecting co the system of fogilar. —He put in a very long of ; and Mr. Broug. ham made a Most ingenious speech in Lis behalf.• The Attorney-General replied ; and the Court or. dered him to be brought up again on Friday the 24th instant. Till KING W. COLLIiit AND.CrIWDRAIN The defendant Cowdray was the Printer of the Manche:lff Herald, and the defendant Collier the Au thor of the paper for which they were brought up for judgment. It was a publication reflecting on the Commissioners of the Income Tax for a surcharge made on the Defendant C.ollier. Mr. BROUGHAM addressed the Court on behalf of the defendants • and they were ordered to be again brought up on Friday the 26th. ,wriu, INTELLIGENCE. JAMAICA, MARCH i 4. The Mariner, KITCHETr, from Liverpool. arrived here the fitl or 4th instant. Ten leagues to the eastward of Descada, she was hoarded by the Charybdis brig of war, and w•ss infqmed that five heavy privateers, manned with Frenchmen, and rno.; of them '2O guns each, equipped in American ports, were cruirii.g In i latitude, and that several vessels of war were on the look-.;:t fur them. FALMOUTH, MAY 7. Arrived the Arabella packet from Jamaica In 37 days ; and the Talavera from Pernambucco. PLYMOUTH, MAY S. Arrived the NARCISSI!' frigate, and the MCLITT WARM! from Portsmouth ; and the ALIIoN hired cutter from the Downs. The ENTRZPRZWANTR,Of It aunscatite tip harbour tobe docked. Sailed the Duly* frigate and Pmaceit gun brig for the Roche. fort statics'.: and the RAPID brig of war for Falmouth. Arrived the ORESTES sloop of war with a Dutch brig, Lazne unknown, supposed to be from Ritairia.—Witid S. W. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 9. Arrived his Majesty's ship Vireo with reveralvessel► from the Dostroa.—Wind S. W. DEAL. MAY S. Came down frets the River the V7arren Hastings for the East Indies ; and the Vestal for the Brazils.—Wind S. W. YARMOUTH, MAY 9. This morning sailed the Quante frigate to cruise off the Dumb coast. Arrived the Les ra Er gun-brig from the Nov..; and re mains with the Roebuck, Wrangler, Hayrick. and Britoun... ABERDEEN MAY 4. The ship Anderson, TATE, of Whitby, width went ashore at Boddasn, as formerly stated has been got off and eart:ed into Pe terhead, with considerable damage. The brig St. Nicholas. Mita a, of this place, arrived it Charlestown, South Carolina, the WI of March ; and on the 4th was put under arrest, vrith se veral other British vessels, In consequence of the l'nu•intt:rcot:M Act having taken place. 'he above vessels Navin; wiled from Britain before the 21 of February. were, front that circumstance, expected to be Bberatei on receiving an answer front Qoagress, supp.ised to reach Charienown about the %Wel - end of March.— The ship Emperor, of Hull, badareived, it is said, cattle ahoy* place ; and on learnitl..what bad taken place, proceeded is Amelia Island. The Harmony, Ftwirr ; Ruby. Patt.v ; Apollo, BROOM ; Faireeld, Wince; Alert, lonnvron ; and Hoot, I ANIZSON, all of tills place, were all waken Widewell, hl Oaten on the I.6th ult. NMI By the arrival of the Sovereiro and Midas from India, we are informed that the BIILLIQUEUX man ti war was to leave China, with the fleet of Indiamen un- der convoy, in Janoary. • i The Georgians was to sail frets Bengt lithe latter ! end of Janutry, with goods for the Cape of Grxd Hope, and from thence proceed to England. The Lord Eldon vas to sail from Bombay for Bengal oa i the sth November. / Passengers that proceed per Georgian, for Eng land t Mr. and Mrs. Lushingtnn, Mrs. Hopler , and Mr. J. Adam. Passengers per Sovereign : Mt. J. Nicholson, Mr. Burros; Mercer, Mr. and 'Tn. Buchanan. Mt. W. MadOtesh, Mr. H. .t.. G. Tucker, V ,or. Rankin, Mr. T. Hayes. Major J. Stewart, Captain NI 1Yt...1 Captain J. Owen, and Mrs. Campbell and three c %Wren. Passengers per Midas :--; Major Davidson, Captains G. Massa , H all, and Morris ; Lira. Wants Holden and Pritchard ; Mn. and Miss Hall, I 1 1 I ..., ~;. •