Star. — London, England, 1811-02-16 00:00:00

-. BA*A. elicit oft this itibject, and he had heard Many ether CAPTURE OF . THE ISLAM OF Members frequently declare, that whenever they hap- ..-........ pened to be anxious about any particular measure, EXTRACT OP A LETTER. that it was sure to pass at a time when they might " His Majesty's ship BARACOVTA; Indian happen to go out. The case brought forward by the Ocean, October 8, 1810. " Having met a merchast.thip on her way to England, I avail Honourable Member was a very good instance of this. opportunit y sending you the earliest account of It is well known that last Session no public business t in il y :el f t o u f r t e h o e,o / P CS uni a t a u fte a r s th t t l e ie p ubl ic take dispntches cannot reach ever came on till 6 o'clock, and this particular busi- England for s ' ome ti a n ' ie t he liberty of giving you, ness was hurried through at half-past four. Wi t h a detailed account of the attack: " The CAROLINE, PIERESONTAISE,REId BARACOUTA, aiiivell respect to the other business, the Honourable Member offd Banda on the Bth of August, and hove-to, at a considei able was also borne oat. No wonder the Members of this t e ed fr b om so t m he e l fi an si d i. , to avoid being seen; a hope which was House were taken by surprise with the measure, for 1 fra ist sVa c at night . , heing about it appears the Right Honourable .Gentleman was him. four miles y from the hagr-boats. nonout, and assembled alongside the CAROLINE, contain v in er g e 3 l 9o m self taken by surprise. That grant had indeed been admini. '! At twelve the boats shoved off, under the command of Cap rain Cott, the weather bring then tolerably fine : it soon , ho w taken into consideration by the p recedin g - tion ; but waved on inqu i ry into its nature. Th stra e w ev h e i r e , h b o e e c e ame on d ed ark and squany, attended with a boisterouf sea, Right Honourable Gentleman says it was stated to t he separation , of the boats ; and on arriving at him that it was agreed on by that Administration ; the appointed ren dezvous,Captain Cuts found the original force diminished to lso nien. but if he had made proper inquiry, he would have After remaining until three **cluck ' in found the reverse of this to have been the I act. The hopes of being joined by the missing boats, it became necess ary to push on for Banda Neira,. still three miles off, or return to o u r Noble Member concluded his speech by a few farther 0.- P s ' mortified and disappointed. observations relative to the mode of conducting the . i Capt ain cots fortunately determined to go on, and, on business of the House, which he thought was highly approachin g the shore, we found, by several alarm guns bei n g Weseriring of amendment. • • fired, that the enem y were ex p ecting us. The badness of 11 e Mr. WHITBREAD begged lea v e t o sa y a few weather, which had before acted against us, now became our protection, f for the boats grounded uniiscovered in a heavy squall 11/01* icon what had fallon from different sides of de o wind iitl rain, Witbin 100 yards t.fa battery of ten 24.poun tl le House, in order") guard them from hastily esta- a gar s, was stormed in the rear; the sentinel was killed by id ishing any precedent which might be productive of 6omen a were disarmed di without firing a pistol. isiisehief to the future course of their proceedings.— pike," After lin l eaving n en t d he th b e at r t e e e r e y re , e th h e s c to a rm te it i l i z t party, oce headed by Capta i n K g e u s ar es ibe wished to do the Right Hon. Gentleman the jus. proceeleit to Fortsßelgica, ihy a narrow path onythe Capt ain of the tide to say, that he recollected his having given notice Tur. Th e . bugle f was then sounding the alarm of our landing. of bit intention to move some new arrangement for scaling a lad ms der e e rved their fire until we gut close to the di"! tpurpose of facilitating the prosecution of public walis e . ne ' m dte ' s n es w ere then placed al t between the . gulls, tininess - But he much feared, that if they Cattle to and mounted with g a rapidit y exceedin g belief , notwitlastani— ing a very smart fire hum t he citadel and the surrounding bushes, oral - ft:elution for giving the orders of the clay any both very Hi directed. preference to the nouces, the attendance of Members he : After gaining possession of the lower works, the ladders were would be in general so much regulated by their re- l e ed' h up th an ie d placed against the inner wall ; the interval ocms spec tire interests in the particular subjects which came d o s e ; d s a w y the loaders to r g l ive fi th e e d eneroy fresh courage; but whey in tl is. -routine form under consideration, that it would , they seemed panic-struck, adli Bed is all directions, fi le m ajog x the Colonel Commandent and ten be impossible to obtain that full and general Rum !Sten killed, and two aptains and thirty men prisoners. da.1 4 .t . '.0 which was so desirable on the discussion of " The guns near which the ladders were placed' fortunately quet tions of the utmost importance to the country at priming, owing to the heavy rains, and thus we found our largt:. By the present system, Members who were con- bseuernve, man, n a p n ou jo e s s t si l o n n i t a i f me th f i o s r st t r h o e ng e c n it t adel , without the loss of a cerwd in attending to the orders of the day, were ne- si n gle s on ha e the ing Fortßritish Nassauil ag , anti to shew us our commanding situation ; leaving induced to be present at any discussion aril and the town immediately under our guns. A Hag of truce wail ing 1 m a notice, because such notice was previously dispatched to the Goveruor, offering protection to private pro cons idered. He, for one, could never consent to wave pe tty ~v a oa sh r o h e e fr a o ufe ß n e d i e l e of the island, which was refused ; haw the i mmemorial right of every Member to make any the tow r n t,o a ou n n e s l d forts, produced an Imm ed iate gt'd a an th d re u a n t co o n f d d it o lo rm na i l ng s Vint ion which he might deem necessary to the inte me disciplined troops and 300 militia grounded their arms rests of the empire, at any period, and without any benison Cote's feeling at this moment must have been, in pi; ',ions notice whatever. The fact was, that the evil wi th e his u followers, proudly grateful. The enemy had no co'mplained of originated in the extreme accumulation tics Oft. part h ir a fo t r s c ix e • to 'cl t oc he k in l the afternoon, h :n1 of business, by which the duties of a fklember of that dispatched ' a i great Ad miral RAINIER. 'l anded; an event which Capt. Co p ta ac h e ad w fo e r r e e sent House, had become much more laborious, and a " The enemy, taking advantage of the flag of truce which ' w e much greater assiduity had been required. What • had Hying in Belgica, opened afire on the slipping just entering appeared to him to be of importance was , that t he the harbour, but a few shot front that commanding fort drove plwer of Ministers to dissolve or prorogne Par - them from their guns. Fortunately the nature of e attack re !lament according to their own pleasure , a power q u ; red no firing from the assailants, as the boats grounded at Which enabled them to do without Parliament, some distance from the shore, and the men had to wad e up . th e middle in water. The enemy were drawn up at th eir gun to s, se long as the Exchequer was full , should be limited with lighted matches. in some measure. Under some former Adminis- Nei ra u and its dependencies export 2900,000 worth trations, Parliament had been usually convened of ' s;si ß ces aad a a t we found about £ 400,000 worth before Christmas ;but he believed, that notwithstand- of apices art t he a nnually of the Batavia;m ing the variety and multiplicity of business which the ea li th 'h e e .i r icu ied an niontaise remains u a r t e* Banda, in charge of the island, House had before them, no such early meeting would Government send to garrison it. We are now . on our way to Admiral Dainty, with dispatches ; and the Caro• have been called, but for the extraordinary circum fine is making arrangements to supply provisions from the neigh stances that had taken place. The consequence cer-r our b g islands. (Sizzled) " EDMUND LYONS, tainly now was, that the pressure of ordinary and of- “ Lieutenant of the Baracouta." ficial business was so great at the latter period of the ession, that he bad himself frequently experienced the impossibility of drawing the attention of the House to questions which appeared to him of the highest Importance. To the same cause must also be as cribed the extreme negligence and inattention with which the business of Ireland was uniformly con ducted. He protested, however, against any altera tion that should have the effect of rendering notices for notions posterior to the Standing Orders of the Day. Mr. C. WYNNE also bore testimony to the incon venience to which the House Was subjected by the existing practice. .So. short was the . period now al batted to the transaction of necessory business, that at the approaching close of the Session a necessity arose for precipitating it, and precluded the possibility o f making any opposition to'metsures, however *el.. tionebie they might be considered by many Mem bers. When Mr. Fox first came into the House, no. tices were never made but as a matter of courtesy, and be hoped the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer would therefore exercise considerable cau tion in preparing any new arrangement. • The House then resolved itself into a Committee I ' of Supply, and The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that a supply be granted to his Majesty. Mr. WYNNE moved, that copies of certain war rants for the issue of money, under the Sign Manual be laid before the House. He gave notice at the same time of his intention to bring in a Bill for pre venting bribery and corruption in the election of Members of Parliament. _ Mr. PONSONBY inquired when the Right Hon. Gentleman proposed to mute any further proceeding on the vote of SnpplY? The CHANCE4LOR of •tbe FJCCIIEQUER. stated, that the Repent might be received to.inorrow, and the estimates laid befor e the House on the earliest resihle day. 'Hi explained like:false, that the sum lthich belied it in contemplation to move for, would ant be greater than was required by the immediate exigencies of the country. Mr. PONSONBY prefesUd no wish to throw any obstruction in the way of the Right Hon. Gentleman, knit was anzirms to be apprized as early as possible of '-he day on which those parts of the estimates, such as those relating to the army, that were of most impor• t /nub would be prepared. Mr. HORNER rose to move as supplementary to .he papers already ordered, for a copy of the cotontu nication made to the Secretary of the Treasury, and the opinions of the Attorney and Solicitor General, re:;pectiug the execution of the laws flr prohibiting the exportation of coin and bullion in 177`2.—Adjourned. THE EVKNING STAR: LONDON. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16. " WINDSOR CASTLE, FEBRUARY 15. " There is little difference in his MAJESTY'S state since yesterday. (Signed) 41 N. BAILLIE, " WINDSOR CASTLE, FEBRUARY 16. " His MAJESTY continues still in the same state." (Signed by the five Physicians.) In addition to the favourable medical reports on the subject of his MAJESTY'S health, we understand that a wonderful improvement has taken place in his MAJESTY'S sight. The first proof of this extraordi nary circumstance, is said to have taken place a few weeks ago, when his MAJESTY observed to one of the Physicians in attendance, when pouring out a medi cine, that he thought he could discern the colour of it. The Physician requested that his MAJESTY would describe the appearance, and his MAJESTY did so with the utmost accuracy. When the Physician confirmed the truth of the impression, his MAJESTY with his cha racteristic piety, immediately returned thanks to the. SUPREME BEING, for having, in this degree, restored so great a blessing. We had yesterday the satisfaction of informing our readers of the Capture of the valuable Island of Banda 4n the Indian Ocean. The details of the enterplize by• Lieutenant LYONS, as given in our columns of to day, reflect the highest credit on the skill and intre piciity of the gallant band who made the capture. — The booty which fell into our bands is estimated at £400,000. Banda is the principal of a cluster of islands lying to the East of the Colches. They are supposed to contain about 5000 inhabitants; formerly they are said to have been about 15,000. Their chief produce is nutmegs, of which they grow enough for the supply of the whole world. More. than 100 Inclosure Bills are now in their progress through Parliamtnt. By a smuggling vessel which has recently left the French coast, we learn that the embargo is still conti nued in the French ports. Yesterday the LORD MAYOR went in state, atten ded by the Sheriffs, and Alderman Sir J. EAMER, to Bow Church, Cheapside, and heard a sermon preach ed by the Bishop of HEREFORD, before the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts.' There were present, among others, the Arch bishops of CANTER/WRY and YORK Bishops of LONDON, DURHAM, SALISBURY, NORWICH, CHESTER, BATH and WELLSICABLNLE, BANGOR, ST. AIAPH, Stc. They afterwards partook of an elegant dinner at the Miuisioh-house. with the Loan M*io*. PRICE OP STOCKS 'MIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Cons. money, 6' 66—ace. 66a. • _ Reduced C 64-4 per Cen•. 621.83 S per Cent. Nary 99.1—E;ch. Bills 4s. 6s. prem. Bonds, 255. prem. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. link Stock 247 2454 246 India Bond% 265. 245. 27g. pre. per Cm , . keel, 666 k Imp. 651 65 per Cent. Cora. 651 66f 66 Exc. Bills. is. 6s. prrm. 4 Per Cent. Prf BS Lottery Tickets -.., 11) Ter Cent ' NM 16th Omoinm 44e ells. —4 Au. 17 IS-16 Caw fel arc. 664 ti -- •-• o ~F_ _ __ . . ' - , . . . zrnsFor.. —MOGI . -- - tkip‘AL • i ',rift — rra - - TORBAY, FEB. 14. . • . This day arrived his Majesty's slip ScerTRE i Ilia tdellatet. • cm CiIARLOTT6 and Lion - rot *AL i have Rut learnt, 4 they tank from, but the Sur ring haS lwr ottarandriki PLYMOUTH, FEBRUARY 14. • 1 • ' • 111 , ; 11 The crew of the Os-Tex sloop of war, which arrived eat Plii mouth from the Cape of Good hope, in ten weds.. suffered the greatest privations on the passage, (mint() a want of fuel kg eoul their provisions. They consumed two of thrit hoati, anii eMe *pare that r thty had ; and when that sias rrpended, they Wet% compelled to eat their beef, pork, and even poultry, rave. ~- .; The wind having got round to niqc't tt)l l, e ritiff4 th reinforcements for Lisbon. and convoy foi the Macitterranein, 4 ...4. not sail last nigl . t, as irtpected they woull have eane.llse r TAMA sloop was also compellt.tl to put back with the Pea' packets, with which she sailed in the afternoowfor FalincsoOlasas. They are again getting under weigh.' Wind N. ti W. , a „, 4 • - The Lisbon and Mediterranean convoys, wii,h the to*, remain wiud-bdund.—Passcil by this moriting the Ceti till 11n guns, for the Rochefort station. Salted the /a toilet - demi en a cruiz ,e the Mu I.LeT schooner for. f orbay, and foisteartels fur Mort:Az—Arrives'. the CRANE sloop of war from Ammar*, PORTSMOUTH. hIiBIitUARY IS. ' Arrived his Majesty's ship Nriamon, from off Havre.-:Sailed the 13eawicc, Royce, and Bono, for off Cherburgh; Dining' SOplitA, and CEPUALVS, with the Lisbon convoy; but the wiOti since they sailed has returned to Weer. n COWES, 'FEBRUARY tl. The Lisbon fl:ot are now passing to the Westward. • DEAL, FEBRUARY 15. Sailed last night the Ittoramt and Huainan with the outeptrtt hound; TRchiENDOull. PRISCOS CAILOLINE, and kfaiw4l4,4l men of war, for Portamoutk.—Wlnd E. S. E. ' GREENOCK, FEBRUARY 13. The Rachel, MfDinsato, arrived here yesterday, fn Mislays, front New York; the Trident, (A.) StAxvi AN, WNS to mil in two days after the Rachel, fur this port.- = flee Rachel Muss CO aces. After weathering a dreadful storm on Thursday, the 31st ult. his Majesty's revenue cutter Defence, Captain Fisitt.sv, in cruising the next day on the coat; of Anglesea, discovered a wreck near the creek of Camtor. After the most minute inquiry, CAptain. FISIII.EY could only learn that her sails (or some raj twining part of them) were marked 6. Itobertßitso,o • sail-maker, Maryport," in a circle. She had app.k rently been from Dublin, in ballast ; and the remain, of her spars and rigging indicate her to have been a , rine, stout, well-found vessel. One of her unfortunate_ crew was seen (by the people on shore) floating for a considerable time on the quarter-deck; and nine others were seen to perish ! She had struck on a ledge of rocks at some distance from the shore. No bodies had then been founi, nor any thing to trace what she i really was. - 1 t ARMY. 7'7T Yesterday the troops in Portsmouth under the corn- 1 mand of General Aura m, sailed under the convoy of Captain Pins. The reinforcements on board the !fleet under Sir JOSEPH YORKE had not sailed from Torbay on Thursday last, the date of our last letters from thence. Several drafts of horses are now making from the heavy cavalry regiments at home, for the purpose of filling up the deficiencies in the 3d Dragoon Guards with Lord WELLINGTON'S army in Portugal ; twenty were last week selected from the 2d Dragoon Guards in Canterbury, apd ordered immediately to Plymouth for embarkation. We have seen several of the officers lately arrived from Portugal, all of whom state the' army to be in high spirits, well supplied with provisions, and healthy in an unexampled degree. The grief was great and general for the gallant Marquis of ROMANA, who died suddenly at Lord WELLINGTON'S quarters. By desire of his Lordship, Surgeon Rose, of the Guards, dis sected the body, before a great many Medical Officers aid others, and it was found that he had died of an aneurism of the heart, and the bursting of a large blood-vessel. The army is looking eagerly for the expected re inforcements, but the only regiment which had ar lied was General RAMSEY'S b 'the ClYisseurs Brit wive, from C tdiz. A letter from Portugal, of' the 2d instant, says, . 4 We are snug and comfortably situated, every Offi cer can live well on his pay ; articles of luxury for the table are uncommonly high, and even potatoes, wine, and porter, are very dear ; but our rations are abundant and excellent. We have immense advan tage over the enemy in point o health, supplies, and position, and, if we complete our works south of the Tagus, I defy them to beat us with any force the French Empire can pour out." The most strenuous exertions are making to orga nize the Spanish under British Officers. , Colonels Wnirmionam, CARROLL, Rocux, and Lord M'Durr, who have so long acted with thesSpa niards, and possess their confidence, are all appointed General Officers, and will, most probably, command armies or divisions of the grand army. It is likewise said that Colonels CAMPBELL, ASHWORTH, DOYLE, 'and Ivl4Mattos, will be transferred from the Portu guese to the Spanish army, with a step of promotion to each, so that their vacancies in the Portuguese service will be filled up from the. British army with ;Officers conversant in the Spanish language. With the next division of troops for Piot-toga' the Geth Light Infaittry Regiment proceeds. Major-General WARM, of the Foot Guards, will, it is said.l,e the Commander in Chief of the Islands of Bourbon and the Mauritius. Mr. FAtuatnua, the deputy-appointed Governor, is son of 'the celebrated Physician Of that name, Sir WALTER FARQUHAR. The Hero of Maida is daily expected home, as likewise Lord Ann-inst.—Lord WILLIAM BENTINCIC being appointed Minister, and Commanding the Forces in Sicily. We have seen different letters from Officers cf the army at the Mauritius and the Cape of Good Hope, they all concur in speaking in terms of indignation at the cruel treatment which our poor fellows met with, who by the fortune of war fell into the hands of Ge neral DE CA EN. BARRACKS.—After the fatal experience of so many years, we are truly glad to hear that the proposed plan for improving and rendering comfortable the In fantry Barracks in this kingdom, is soon likely to be adopted. In accomplishing this great and necessary object, much, no doubt, will be an the power of the Commissioners for the Affair& of Barracks ; and we feel persuaded that nothing within their jurisdiction will be left untried to render the lodgings of the in fantry, as near as can be, on a footing with those of the artillery and cavalry, which have always been found more healthy, warm, and comfortable in every respect. From the original and fatal error in their construction, the infantry barracks never can be con verted into what they ought to be. We learn - that the principal points to be had in view will be the ren ilering the walls and roofs weather-proof, and lining cr sheathing of them inside ; the dividing of the in terior of ti:e buildings from large cold rooms into smaller, warmer, and more cheerful compartments, capable of holding only 12 or 18 men, with a fire to each, instead of rooms containing 100, 200, #nd 300 men each, without any fires, as at present ! And in place of a double tier of births, having two men in each, it is expected that there will only be a single row, containing only one man in each. In the artil lery and cavalry, every man has a comfortable bed to himself, and there are only from 8 to 12 men in one room, which has always a fire allowed to it. Why should not this indulgence have h-en extended to the regiments of infantry ? How many brave men might have been saved, who ingloriously fell victims in hun dreds, to the destructive epidemic which reigned, without controul, in all the cold barracks during the very severe spring of 1808 ! During the wreck of the brigs Ranger and Triend Brodres, in Fierstone Bay, near Plymouth, a few days since, a little boy was seen buffeting the waves, and screaming for assistance; notwithstanding the drea4- ful sea running, and which broke tremendously the reeks, a soldier, actuated by the impulse of thb moment, rushed into the .sea and reached him. :Fot some time it was hoped, by the spectators, that both would be preserved, but a wave dashed the unfortu nate child from the grasp of the brave man, who had so richly deserved the precious prize, leaving most of its hair in his hand. The soldier was preserved. Mr. Bou.p, Solicitor-General of Scotland, lia;isiert appointed x Lord of Session, in the room of Lotki Ctir deceased, ILI.EN, -AS0(1. . . j Frequent mention has been made ef the letter by' which the P:ttNCE REGENT announced to Mr. Psi czvat. his intention of not changin- , His himestv's present Ministry. The purport el Sat letter is under stood to be to this effect :—His Royal Highness begins by stating, that he considers the :nomnit to have Ara rived when it is. incumbent on him to decide upon the persons to be employed taidminister the Government under him. He then declares his intention not to re move the present Ministers; the motive of which de termination is said to be nearly thus expressed :—"The PRINCE of WALES, in candour, declares, that his filial duty and affection for his Royal Father have alone produced this decision." The letter proceeds to say. that " the Prince of WALES owes it to his connections to declare, that among other blessing s . to be derived from the restora tion of his MAJESTY 'S nealth, one of the most batten cial will be, that the PRINCE will thereby be releas.nl from a situation of unexampled difficulty ; and an end will be put to a state of affairs, ill-calculated to sus tain the interests of the United Kingdom, aid not easily to be reconciled to the general principles of the British Constitution." Mr. PERCEVAL, in his answer to this communica tion, " returns thanks for the explicit manner in which the Plum: has expressed his sentimepts. He declares his regret at the unfavourable impression which lus Royal Highness has received with regard to the pin. visions of the Regency Bill ; and is confident, that, whatever difficulties the country and the world may be placed in at the present time, they will not be in creased by the temporary suspension of such parts a the Royal Prerogative as have been withheld from his Royal Highness. Mr. Pencityat concludes with declaring he has no doubt, that, as long as the Mini sters 'shall continue to enjoy the confidence of the PRINCE REGENT, they will have ample means to main• 'tails effectively the important interests of the United Kingdom." FEBRUARY 15.—STATE Lorreitv.—No. 1812, Al Prize of £2OOO, was sold at the fortunate Office of CARROLL and Co. Stock Brokers, No. 26, Oxford street, near Rathbone•Place, in one Quartet, two Eighths, ant! eight Sixteenth Shares, where also No. 6345, the last Prizes of 430,000 ever shared in three Eighths and ten Sixteenth Shares, and 12,108, the last Prize of £lO,OOO ever shared in 16 Sixteenths, were sold.—N. B. The fortunate Holderi may re ceive the full value of their Prizes on demand.—City Lottery Tickets and Shares are now on Sale. SIR J. BRANSCOM3 AND Co.—J. Sivinvimerr, sole surviving Farmer, has the pleasure of announcing to his Friends, the Public, that he Sold, in the Lottery drawn yesterday, the following Capital Prizes, vitt N 0.13,159 A WOO 12,256 1011 17,356 NCO 8,553 19,522 st,'l And t s i sals 1305 In the present C;ty Lottery, the whole were divi,led ' into 77 Shares; at the old and fortunate Offices -)t 11, Holborn ; and 3t-, - receive the amount of their Prises on demand. — il l a y n m d arket ; 57 where C te mn th b e ill h ; olders of each Share may Tickets and Shates, warranted undrawn, in the City Lottery, are sow on sale in great variety 1111 above. The Country ship Cambrian, outward bound, was on the 12th ult. all well, off Madeira, under convoy I, of his Majesty's ship NAIAD. It is reported, that on Thursday the Board of Trade came to a resolution to grant no more import licences for the trade with the Baltic, Norway, and the White Sea. The facilities which have been afforded to the enemy of procuring supplies of naval stores, and par , ticnlarly tar and pitch from Archangel, under the ilicences as they syere recently worded, enabled them to supply their arsenals last year with immense quan tities. In the ports of Holland alone, 42 vessels with pitch and tar, and a great number also with hemp, flax, timber, linseed, &c. arrived between the months of Joneand December, horn Archangel and the ports of the Baltic, under the clause introduced iotu Li cences, vit.-- 44 To whomsoever the property may appear to belong." Enemies' property was allowed t) be shipped, upon consignment to this country.