Star. — London, England, 1809-08-24 00:00:00

tHE CONTINENT. ro farther particulars have been received respect- :he termination Armistice on the Danube; :otters from rlolldnJ of the 16th instant, refer to a. , :I;pturc of the negociatinns for Peace as to a fact r , : n•c:ls• known btlin 0, and assigns it as the cause of a 7be in the price of Colonial produce.—Letters re. yesterda! Iron) Holland, state, that the French Emperor has called out the conscription of 1811 and This fresh anticipation of levies for the army, ten ds to ccnirm the accounts that have been received of renewal of hostilities.--The same letters state, that American vessel, which had arrived off the T e „i purpose of giving information to all Ame , x , n vessels, bound to Holland from distant r. , N „ of ,he present state of political relations between America, and France and England, as affecting the o,inmerce between those countries, was immediately ed to sea. Le w:iting the above, we have been favoured D itch Journals, from which we have made the ..y.v.r,g extracts ; " ROTTERDAM, AUGUST 17. heacl.qaarters of the KING of HOLLAND were near Rosendal, on the 17th instant. An 1: ,,m _Antwerp says, reinforcements of 800 here daily from France, and proceed to .e. article of the 12th inst. from Vienna, states, ti:. pare had not been signed at that period. c ops of the Dutch General GRATIEN, con. • 01 6,500 men, has returned to Holland. 0 C o mm.:a:cations between Antwerp and Bergen.. • z- -.in are difficult, on account of the inundations formed. The lines of Steinbergen Are -ad the Polder of Bergen is likewise under 4 5'.: .. TH.. Westphalian troops are advancing to Hol :aril by forced marches. An article from Vienna, of the 10th inst. states, the two Emperors were to have a meeting at ss .Iriicles from Venna and Paris state, that there no cLiubt that peace is about to be signed._ is An article frcrn Paris, of the 13th, states, that peace has beers actuAlly signed." Letters trom Middleburg, dated 21st inst. state, that Lord Cwt . ] nAm had gone that day to South wfiere our army were assembled, except a face of 50)0 men left at Walcheren, under Lieut. General FitAzva. The whole of the British fleet assetri;lfd near Bathz. The enemy's fleet had r,e up behind Antwerp. dis MAJESTY arrived yesterday from Windsor, at the Queen's PaLice, where he was received by the Dalin of YORK, KEN l', and CUMBERLAND. Soon after two, his MAJESTY held a Private Levee, which Ras atter..led by— The Archbishop of Canterbury ; the Duke of Portland ; Earls simerland, Liverpool, and Harrowby • Viscount Castlereagh; I Mulgrave, I.evt.son Gower, and H ' eatlifield ; Lord Arden ; Sir David Dundas ; Mr. Ca nn i ng , Mr. Perccval, end Mr. Greville (Groom in waiting.) Th: following had the honour of being presented • MAJEhTY : bYOrrJRD, on his marriage, by the Hon. Wel ', lkimryry afterwards held a Privy Council, ;aye audience t. the Duke of PORTLAND, and the i the Cabinet 'Ministers, and at half-past five his !I , ..y.sry left t.)n for Windsor. Tr.e Duke of PORTLAND was at Court yesterday, MAJLSTY rcce;red him very graciously. The Master of a vessel just arrived from Norway, ; 1 .11 ships carried in are condemned, as as with cargoes—three English, three cile Prussian, on Oldenburgh, 33 A:: -. .tric.ins, have bten carried in. Se - ..eral Olden- PaHeiiburgh vessels, which were bladed out, were after.cards captured, aiu.n and are expected to be con. 's."'e have •.ad the pariful task to perform, C.r "~.' - dinginstances of our Mvrchant ships captured :v:thin sight of our harbours, by a ;Z:cei of Cr: ;•:::ptible privateers. For more than a n!e of them have been cruizing off Bea,. -...rhout molestation, and we expect to •- . : of several valuable .'slereliantmen ia The folla‘ving le:ter may serve to shew 7211ensions are r.nt groundless, and •.ve . • liulate the Admitalty to afford some k:nd - to our own coasts. We can ea sily conceive '• a:: , .ati(in dne to the great armament might • : .;,e, :he attention of the Admiralty from 1:.- , res,,ing ; and we even hope, that before • .ne n2cessary orders Lave been issued for tt: channel of these verrn:n : y it '4..II'II:WEN, AI GUST 22. a (::.y has rustA fen mc,re than a week, without an ene t r being it. sigh; of tLis ;lace ; and there are often dime ' hissers, which have t..keti several ves-tis. 'a ester ~7cs''three privreers were in .ight, ; and as the Oporto ; . e-ro in t:,e withwit tht-:e is no doubt that v !.e as the p; iv.oeer, tniyht aoure as many t0..1,ct ny.n. I hipm; ort 4 the i . riv-teers this morning cap '', 3 4,4 lint and a . -, •:n , ener, wi!lt w!nch she bore away to ' I ..• ~ty ,;.: vt-- ;:re nvv.• In sight, and we have not %!.es tr! a British ( vier V;r c%ns!!.rah'e timr. t: tact; L arrivt J florn Morlaix, in France, Engl:sl women a:A children, and has ! , :f..ight a ctins:lerable n:!rnber of letters from prsc,ners (.1 war, whirl: have been forwarded , he l'ranTbrr Office : b:4: as yet, the returns re tl.e British prisoners ::iteiv captured, or who died in France, have no: be;:n received from the rit.ac't Governmtar. party of French pris.w2rs, consisting of wee placed under esult of a detachment of o!,trninsteL Militia from N orman-cross b arrac k s aria whilst M confinement at Bow, Mid twelve 4 them con:rived to effect their escape. • • • lodged in stable'„ ace. in such a situation the vigil.mc.2 of the military. THt ARMY. The PIICENIX dispatch-boat arrived yesterday at Harwich, with letters from the Island of Walcheren, but she brings no intelligence of importance. The following is an Extract of a Letter from Flushing, dated August 18 : " Flushing has been ours these two days, bat was net alto gether evacuated by the French till to-day. The cannonade was truly terrific, and numbers of the inhabitants have lost their lives. The greater part of our ships of vor have proceeded up the Scheldt, and Sir R. STRACIIAN, with the remainder, follow to morrow. There are ten French ships of the line and fifteen fri gates, with about fifty gun boats, as we now learn, near -Fort I.illo ; there is also a line of battle ship and two smaller vessels building in Flushing." Another account says..." On Friday evening the town of Flushing was still burning in various parts, and the streets, in se veral quarters, reduced to a mass of rains, presented a shocking spectacle. The French had been allowed three days to bury their dead ; but they only stripped them, and threw them naked into cellars, or among the ruins. Even the streets which had suffered least from the bombardment, were strewed with hpman limbs, swords, muskets, and arms of every kind, mixed in horrible con fusion ; and the effluvia from the putrid bodies threatened infec tion. The barracks presented a frightful scene of slaughter, and the beach was covered with our cannon balls, which had reboun ded from the walls of the fort, and rolled down to the water side. When the garrison marched out, in their rage and vexatNt, many of them threw their arms into life river, and others forest their swords into the ground, up to the hilt." A letter from Ter Veer says—" The whole of the island of Walcheren is a garden: it is finely cultivated. MOWNIT, the French Governor of Flushing, tried to counteract our operations by an inundation, but this scheme had little effect, and scarce any injury has been done by the attempt." Major-General GRAHAM'S division, which has been so honour-ably mentioned in\Valcheren, consists of bis own brigade, containing the Ist, sth, and 35th regi ments ; and of Brigadier-General HOUSTON'S brigade, containing the 14th, 51st. and 82d regiments. Lieutenant-Colonel H. CHESTER, of the Coldstream Guards, is appointed Assistant Adjutant-General of the Kent District. Another draft has been made from the Guards for foreign service, from those men who have been en listed upwards of 7 years. It was Brigadier-General ROBERT CRAUFURD who joined the army at Talavera, on the 29th ult. Bri gadier-General CATLLV CRAUPURD was to leave Lis. bon on the 28th, with five regiments of infantry, as a ifnrther reinforcement. The remainder of the Royal Lanarkshire militia have marched into Edinburgh Castle from Mussel burgh barracks. The Inverness militia are ordered for England. The Ayr and Fifeskire regiments are on their passage from England to occupy Mussel burgh barracks. The 9th regiment, or Scotch bri gade, now about 700 strong, at Aberdeen, are said to be under orders for service. On the 25th ult. the Banffshire regiment of Local Militia, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel BARTLET, completed their annual period of 28 days training anci exercise at the county town of Banff. This regi ment is 1200 strong, and a remarkably fine body of men. Their uniform good conduct and propriety of behaviour while embodied ; their strict attention to duty, and the progress they made in the acquirement of military discipline, which were conspicuous, ob tained justly merited praise from the Lieutenancy of the County, and excited general approbation. The schooner John, which arrived at Plymouth on Monday morning from Oporto, sailed on the 12th inst. in company with a fleet, consisting of about 33 sail, under convoy of his Majesty's ship TYRIAN ; parted company off that port on Sunday : she left six English vessels at Oporto. &he brings intelligence that the Friends transport arrived there from England a few days previous to her sailing, with about 5000 sound of arms on board ; and another transport, laden with shoes, for the use of the Portuguese army : the whole of which, together with the arms, were landed the day they arrived, and the next day 5000 Portu guese troops marched from Oporto for Vigo, who were chiefly commanded by British Officers. Some detachments of Portuguese regiments, amounting to gether to about 8000 men, were left to garrison Ovrto ; the greater part of which were not armed. Immediately on intelligence being received at Oporto of the victory by the British troops under the corn ?nand of Sir ARTHURWELLESLICY, aided by a division of tk.e Spanish army under CCESTA, over the French troops under the command of JOSEPH BONAPARTE in pers. - n, at Talavera de la Rtyna, a general illumina tion took place for three nights. About 1100 Portu guese troops, who left Oporto to join the British army a few days before the action took place, tell in with a division of the Fr,:nch army ; the latter of whom massacred the whole of them. CounT MARTIAL.—A General Court Martial has I been held at Sidney, in New South \Vales, on J. Williamson, Esq. Acting Commissary of Stores and Provisions :—lst, For having embezzled fresh and salt provisions and maize, from the Stores; 2d. For having directed the then Acting Storekeeper, Mr. J. Wilshire, to make false entries of the weight of beef ; and 3d, For having himself made false entries of the weight of beef—when the Court found him Guilty, and adjudged him to be cashiered, to forfeit to his Majesty 00 sterling, and to make good at his own expense the loss sustained, amounting to 401. 13s. sterling; which sentence his Majesty has been pleased contiim, and commanded that the charges and pu nishment be read at the head of every rekiment. We understand that in consequence of the unplea sant occurrences which have lately taken place in the' Fir Somerset Militia, the whole of the rem a i n i ng 1 Captains (excepting Captain CARROLL) who were not brought to a Court Martial, with their Lieutenant- Colonel Sir CHARLES BAMFYLDE, have resigned.— We cannot help regretting the loss the corps must sustain in their late Lieutenant-Colonel, who had been in the regiment more than twenty years, and by his conduct as an Officer, and his manners as a Gen tleman, endeared himself to every individual who served with and under him. JOHN HouLroN, Esq. of Farleigh Castle, is appointed Lieutenant-Colonel. kadrAL INtZLLICINCE. FALMOUTH, AUGUST 2% Arrived the Duke of Marlboroukh packet from Lisbon, in six days . .. - --The Princess Charlotte packet arrived at Lisbon on the I Ith -inst. • PLYMOUTH, AND PLYMOUTH -DOCK, AUGUST t!. Last night the Seaflower brig of war sailed for Co runna, but came in again this afternoon, being forced to put back on account of contrary winds —The Sandwich schooner came up harbour this day, to be docked.—Arrived this afternoon the Nimrod cutter, from Rochefort, which place she left on Saturday last; at which time the Dreadnought, Gibraltar, and Tonnant, of the line, with the Snapper schooner, were lying there. On Sunday morning, the Nim. rod bore down on the Medusa frigate, then closely blockading L'Orient, and occasionally making sig nals, as if she had consorts, as the enemy had two large frigates, and a stout brig of 22 guns, 3‘2.r)un ders, apparently on the eve of coming out. The Me dusa was in hopes of being joined by another frigate; for should the enemy push out, her situation would be very critical. PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 2s. Sailed the PHIPPS sloop of war to the Westward. Wiad S. W. DEAL, AUGUST 29. Sailed his Majesty's ship ARGO, to Portsmouth. —Wind S. W. YARMOUTH, AUGUST 23. Arrived yesterday the PRINCE WILLIAM armed ship, from Heligoland (last from the Humber), with part ~f the Duke of BRUNSWICK'S troops ; WRANGLER gun brig, from the Baltic, with convoy, brings no news, having had a very long passage.—Remain in the Roads the above, with the ROEBUCK guard ship, AGINCOURT, 64 (taking in water for Flushing : she has Blue Peter flying, and is expected to sail this afternoon) ; MEQUITO sloop, VIXEN, RICHMOND, Lo cusT and HAvocK gun•brigs._Wind S. GREENOCK, AUGUST 21. This day arrived safe the Clyde Division of the Jamaica Fleet richly laden. Arrived also at Port Glasgow, the Minerva, MALCOLM, from Virginia; sailed thence the 10th July, in company with the Jeanie, M , lii:szts; and Highlander, Cooput, both for Clyde ; parted two days after sailing. The Thetis, VIRGIN, arrived here yesterday morning from New York; sailed thence 10th July; left the Diana, MILREA, loading for Glasgow. HULL, AUGUST ti, Since this day week the following vessels have ar rived, viz.—From Greenland, Old Manchester, 21 fish, 350 butts ; Brothers, 12 fish, 200 butts. Davis's Streights, Thornton, 12 fish, 400 butts; Earl Fau conberg, with 12 large fish. The Charles and Fre derick, with deals and iron, upset on the Stone Binks, on Sunday se'nuight ; crew saved. The greatest part of the cargo is got on shore at Spurn, and part at Grimsby. The York, of this port, has been stranded at the mouth of the Rio de 1;t Plata, and only two seamen saved. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GstAvaceNn, ALcoer es. —Arrived the Neptune, Salisbury; Concord, Frington ; Elizabeth, Smith; Harmony, Armstrong; Thames, Donkiu ; Margaretta, Rogers; John, Creft ; and Reco very, Todd, from Oporto.—Sailed the Shepherdess, Helms, for Baltimore; and Buzam, Cowall, for Cadiz. ARRIVED—Off Dover, the Prosey, Taylor, from Oporto• At Newhaven, the Ma'villa, Smith, from Oporto. At Portsmcuth, the Prince of Brazil, Carter; and William and Catharine, Sitr monds, from Oporto. At Bristol, the Ceres, Hint ; and George, Annen, from Oporto. At Clyde, the Isabella, Crawford; I or tune, Wilson ; Montreal, Fish ; Marian, Ewing; Alfred, Clark ; Robert, Black ; and Iris, Gammtll, front Jamaica. At Liverpool, the Kington, Bruton, from Jamaica; Roscius, Currie, from New Brunswick ; and Olive Branch, from Cadiz. At Belfast, the Venus, Read, from Gibraltar ; and Golden Fleece, —, front Ja maica. At Curacoa, the Britannia, Lambert, front Liverpool. At Trinidad, the St. Andrew, Richie, front the Clyde. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY. - - - - - The Lord Keith, for the I loppet and Neptunus, captured May 26, 1807, will be paid vn Tuesday, at Mr. Richards'►, 'Yarmouth, and there recalled. The Swan, for the Aal and Emanuel, captured Nov. 28, 1808, on Tuesday, at No. 12, Clement's-Inn, and there recalled. Lord Hawkesbury East Indianian, for several Dutch ships cap tured of St. Helena, at No. 2, New City Chambers, bishupsgate Street., the last Tuesday in September. The dispatching of the Georgiana packet for India is postponed to the beginning of next week. Two vessels arrived at Grimsby on Monday from Archangel : they are said to belong to 100 sail re cently captured off that place. A fleet of 300 sail is arrived from the Baltic, laden with timber, deals, and naval stores. They are des tined for different ports, but have been obliged to put into Harwich, and other harbours to the northward, by contrary winds. The Esparanza, HAYMAN, from Stettin, is lost near Yarmouth. The Liberty, of Wells, from Shields, to London, sunk off Harborough, on Saturday last. Yesterday sailed from Harwich the Diana packet, for Gottenburgh. La LOIRE, of 44 guns, Captain SCROMBERG, arrived on Tuesday afternoon at Portsmouth, from convoy. ing the last fleet of Indiamen to the Tropic of Can cer.--The fleet arrived at Madeira in fourteen days from Spithead, when the Charlton, Sarah Christiana, William Pitt, and Sir William Pultney, for Bengal, were ordered to proceed on their voyage, which they did. The Windham, Lady Lushington, Northamp- ton, and Union, put into Madeira, where they staid ten days, to take in wine. Having completed their lading, they sailed again with la LOIRE, with a fair wind ; and la LOIRE having seen them to the lati tude prescribed in her orders (600 miles to the south ward of Madeira), left them all well on the 4th inst. La LoiRE hAd a remarkably fine passage out and home, of little more than seven weeks. I" Dk4fb/L,L . toartaNess, Auoust. 18.—intelligence of a MOti distressing and awf u l nature h as j ust reached us. It would appear that a great many persons from Dor. noch, and other parts of Sutherland, who were on their way to attend the Taih market, on Wednesday last, most imprudently crowded into the passage boat Fat the. Meikle Ferry, to the number of from 100 to 120, being considerable beyond its burthen. Unfor tunately, however, from anxiety to get across, an anxiety too common in such cases, they were insensi, ble to the Imminent danger to which they were about to expose themselves ; for they had scarcely proceeded half way froth the shore, when, dreadful to relate, flat boat sunk, and all on board perished, except five per. sons. We have not yet learnt the .particulars of this truly lamentable event; but the misery and distress in which it must involve hundreds of our fellow crea tures, cannot be contemplated without the most heart.. rending sorrow.—Mr. late Sheriff-Sub. stitute of Dornoch, is said to be among the unfortu nate sufferers. CO YEUT-GARDEN THEM^ RE. THE SCULPTURE ON THE FRONT OF COVENT. GARDEN THEATRE. Within these few days, a great part of the scaf'old• ing has been removed from the front of Covent Oat. den Theatre, which is now nearly finished. Two sheds, one on each side of the Portico, which had been erected for the accommodation of the Sculptors, have also been taken down, and thus has been expos ed to view the elegant pieces of emblematic sculpture which have, afforded much gratification to the ama teurs, and have greatly excited the curiosity of the Public. Crowds assemble every day in Bow -street, to view those specimens of the fine arts whh.h are repreaenta: tions of the ancient and modern Drama, hi bnsso-re lievo. The designs are classical, and the execution masterly ; and the following short account o f t h e sub jects will, we are p en suaded, prove interesting to our Readers. The piece representing the Ancient Dra. ma is to the north of the portico, and that represent. ing the Modern Drama is on the south side. THE ANCIENT DRAMA. In the centre, three Greek Poets are sitting, the two looking towards the portico, are Aristophanes, repre senting the Old Comedy, and (nearest to the spec tator) Menander, representing the New Comedy...— Before them Thalia presents herself with her crook and comic mask, as the object of their imitation. She is followed by Polyhymnia playing on the greater lyre, Euterpe on the lesser lyre, Clio with the long pipes, and Terpsichore, the Muse of Action or Pantomime. These are succeeded by three Nymphs crowned with the loaves of the fir-pine, and in succinct tunics, re presenting the hours or seasons, governing and at tending the winger' horse Pegasus. The third sitting figure in the centre, looking from the portico, is a l Eschylus, the Father of Tragedy. He holds a scroll open on his knee ; his attention is fixed on Wisdom, or Minerva, seated opposite to the Poet. She is distinguished by her helmet and shield. Be, tween lEschylus and Minerva, Bacchus stands lean ing cn his fawn, because the Greeks represented Tragedies in honour of Bacchus. Behind Minerva stands Melpomene, or Tragedy, holding a sword and mask ; then follow two Furies, with snakes and torches pursuing Orestes, who stretches his hands to suppli cate Apollo for protection. Apollo is represented in the quadr;ga, or four horsed hariot of the Sun. The last described figures relate to part of ./Eschylus's Tragedy of Oreste.r. THU MODAIRN DRAMA. In the centre, (looking from the Portico) Shake spear is sitting ; the Comic and Tragic Masks, with' the Lyre, are about his seat ; his right hand is raised, expressive of calling up the following Characters in the Tenipeit Caliban, laden, with wood ; next Ferdinand, sheathing his sword; then Miranda, entreating Prospero in behalf of her lover ; they are led on by Ar:el above, playing on a lyre. This part of the compos;tion is terminated by Hecate (the three formed Goddess) in ker car, drawn by oxen, descend. ing. She is attended by Lady Macbeth, with the daggers in her hands, followed by Macbeth turning . ' in horror from the body of Duncan behind him. In the centre, looking towards the Portico, is Mil ton, seated, contemplating Urania, according to his owo description in the Paradise Lost. Urania is seated facing him above ; at his feet is Sampson Agonistes chained. The remaining figures represent the Masque of Comus ; the two brothers drive out three Baccha nals, with their staggering leader, Comus. The En chanted Lady is seated in the chair, and the series is ended by two Tygers, representing the transforrn4- tions of Comus's devotees. The designs of both Basso-relieyos, and the model of the Ancient Drama, are by Mr. FLAXMAN. The model of the Modern Drama, and the execution iu stone, is by Mr. Rossi. The Statues representing Tragedy and Comedy, intended for the niches in the wings of the Theatre, are completed, and, we understand, will he put up on Saturday next. Each of the.ie figures is seven feet high. TRAGEDY, to occupy which the With in the southern extremity of the buddihg, or that nearest to Russell street, is a fine figure hDlding the Tragic mask and dagger. The Sculptor is Mr. Rossi. ComEDY holds the shepherd's crook or pedum, on her right shoulder, and the comic mask in her left hand. this statue, which is the workmanship of Mr. FlAxmax, is to be placed in the nich in the northern extremity of the building next to Long Acre. Yesterday a great number of stage wings, and other scenery, was conveyed in waggons to Covent-garde* Theatre. Many of them were 22 feet in height. Tuesday morning a pitched battle was fought 06 Kennington Common between a Gentleman's coach. man of Vauxhall and a Waterman of Lambeth, for five guineas each.:. Wle conflict continued for nearly thirty minutes, during which much skill was display ed by each, and at last terminated in favour of the former. Saturday se'nnight, in an awful storm, the lightning killed a farmer's son named Henderson and four horses, in a shed at the head of Gallowgate, New castle, during the fair. Two other persons, and two other horses, in the same shed, %%ere snack, but reco vered. A cow was killed at, Fulwell. .3 ~ :I