Star. — London, England, 1809-09-14 00:00:00

mireiL INTILLIeriVcie. FALMOUTH, SEPTEMBER Sailed last evening the Princess Amelia packet, Mooesom, with mails for Madeira and Rio de Janeiro; the Eliza packet, SAmrsoN, with mails for Gibraltar, Malta, and Sicily; and this evening, the Princess Elizabeth packet, FORESTALL, for New York and Halifax ; and the Lady Arabella packet, PORTEUS, with mails for Barbadoes and Jamaica.—Arrived this day , t he brig Albion from Gibraltar, with wine and barilla, and the ship Brothers, coasters, with wine and barilla ; the sloop Britannia, CAMPBELL, from Algesiras ; all under convoy of his Majesty's ship HYPERION ;35 days passage. The remainder of the convoy went up Channel last evening.—The Ameri can schooner, with tobacco, for Tonningen, is de• f i ne d and sent in here by the General Heslope Letter of m arque „ —Wind N.W. PLYMOUTH, SEPTEMBER IL C ame in the Dolphin, TREMAIN, from Gibraltar, for London, with wine, barilla, and cork ; Diadem, of London, CAREY, from Gibraltar, with wine and b ran dy, tor Guernsey ; Alfred, of London, Huamx, from C a di z , with salt, for driers ; Harriet. LISTER, fi lm% salo, with brandy, wine, and Cork, for orders ; Flora, 'Nur., from Cadiz, with wine and cork, for Plymout h t —these vessels sailed under convoy of the Horsros, of S guns, with a fleet of 44 sail, and parted from them off Cape Finisterre, the 2d instant. This morning, the SARPEDON sloop, Captain JAMES GREEN, passed by here from the Westward, with six vessels, apparently transports, under convoy—the lat ter are conjectured to be from Lisbon, with sick and wounded British troops on board.—Yesterday even. frig, the prisoners were removed from the INTREPID, el, to Sandy Cove, Millbay, from whei:cc they were escorted to Mill Prison. Their squalid countenances and emaciated frames etched the . compassion of the by-standers. PORTSMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 17. Passed by a fleet under convoy of the HYPEr.low frigate, Capt. MNAMARA, from the Mediterranean ; LAvolii frigate, from the Downs. There are about so sa il in sight coming up from the Eastward.—No. thing sailed this day. The DRYAD frigate, and a Russian man of war are come into harbour.— Wind E. S. E. DOVER, strrEmf ER Is. Th e pEnmittr. afid _RoLLA sloops returned to our roads this matning without riltaking any of the vessels that were captured yesterday by the enemy ; but by going OVer to the French coast they prevented the privateers from taking any more of the vessels which were coaling from the Eastward. The ship men timed in nay letter of yesterday, was towed into Bou_ logne Bay by two luggers ; she was a Prussian by her colours, and had the appearance of a mas--ship. —Passed by this say, the Surinam, HINDI AM, fr :m tiatinam; the Elizabeth, AGNY, from Virginia ; the Mentor, STEPHENSOX, from Sc. Thomas's ; and the Princess, Constar, from Goree.—Wind W.S.W. and mcierate. HARWICH, SEPTF.MBER 13. Sailed this day-the Beaufoy, Capt. NORRIS, for Got tenburgh ; and the Diana, Captain M , DorrouGn, for Flushing: -- DEAL, SEPTEMBER is. Sailed his Majesty's ship NASSAU for Sheerness. Arrived the CENEratut from a cruize ; Europa, of IVhitehaven, one of the .htntaica fleet. Wind S.S►W. GREENOCK, 11EPTEMP,ER 11. The Commerce, WATT, arrived here yesterday, from St. Vint ent's—sailed thence the sth Augtht— reports that the fleet for Great Britain sailed from Tortula ten days hefore.—The Irmelinda, MARQUIS, arrived here yesterday, from Martinique ) last from Grenada, after a passage of 30 days : froni the latter spoke no vessels.—The Jean and Ann, CAI.nwELL, arrived here yesterday from Quebec ; fell in with and sailed from Cape Race the 19th ult. with the brigantine Grace, CHRISTIE, for Liverpool—The Belleisle, GZSIMILL I arrived here on Saturday last, from St. Vincent's, after a passage of 49 days. Spoke on the 6th August, the Countess of BUte, M‘ViccA.n, from Martinique, bound to Liverpool ; which vessel sailed 22d July, in company with the Eliza, —, for Port Glasgow. IROM LLOYD'S LIST. t-.t.us, Seer. 13.—Passed by the Thomas Grenville, Brctva, :Intl Pc•rtetshire, Brown, from China ; Oliver, Thompsoo, tram Nor.h America; Kingstone, Richards, from South Seas. Alm:an—in the Downs, the Atalanta, Poppleweil, from Martinique; and Amelia, Jenny, from Charleston. At Liver rr,:il, the Tom, Hodge, from Madeira; Concordia, longer, from Westerwich ; Countess of Bnte, l‘l'Vicar, from Martinique Aurora, Smith, from Virginia; Samaritan's Hope, Cella, and ?4exicana, --, from Amelia lsk nd ; Venus, Hillman ; Two Centrals, Curtis; and Liberty, Wheeler, front New York ; r,rece, Christian, and Tryal, Thompson, from Quebec; Rosania, Richardson, front Wilmington; Richard, ()ramp, front St• C:cit ; Juliana, Cole, from Boston; Nelson, Down, from Cadiz, and Rebecca, Leonard, front Virghda. Off Dover, San Nicola, Jennitzs, from Cadiz. The Hayti, Batley, from Bristol and Gibraltar, to the Brazils, is lest near the Cape de Nerds. The Rising Sun, of and from Boston, to Oporto, was up se t i n rnuel a gale, on the teth ult.; part of the crew picked up by th e Sa llarnett. l'he Newry, Beilby, from Newry to London, is towed into Cork harbour, dlsmasted. The Minerva, Swainson, from P ortsmouth to Malta, is lost ze.ir Falmouth. The Courier, from Archaegel, is retaken by the Snake sloop of and arrived at Leith. The Brunette, --, from Malta to Liverpool, has been taken, retaken, and arrived at Malta. The Maria, Elkrby, from Liverpool t 0 New Brunswick, is put back, leaky. The laSon P i rench lugger prltateir, of 6 guns au4 42 men, (out 26 days from Bayonne, and made no capture) is taken by the Helena sloop of war, and ar. rived at Cork. The Argyle, LIGHTLIFY, is arrived at Liverpool, from Jamaica j she sailed from Port Royal on the 17th of July, in company with 19 sail, and from Ne gril on the 20th, with the fleet consisting of 55 sail, under convoy of the FAVOURITE sloop of war.— On the 26th saw several of the fleet dismasted, and parted from them on the 27th. On the 6th of September spoke the Favourite, of Greenock, from Martinique to Liverpool, who had parted from the Leeward Island fleet 27th August—several of them had been dismasted. EAST-INDIA SHIPPING. - - -- - Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India-House, when the under-mentioned Ships were taken up, in part of the number to be employed the ensuing season, viz. Arniston . . . 1200 tons, Captain ---. Cirencester, . . . 1200 Captain Halket. Alfred, . . . 1198 Captain Welstead. Woodford, i . . 1180 Captain Martin. Earl Camclinf • . 1200 Captain H. M. Samson Surat Castle, . . 1149 Captain Robertson. Wexford; . • . 1200 Captain Barnard. Elphinstoise, . . 1200 Captain Craig. David Scotts, . . 1200 Captain Locke, jun. Exeter, . . . . 1200 Captain Meriton. Winchelsea, . - . . 19000 Captain Moffatt. /Myrick Castle, . . 1200 Captain Prescott. Canton, . . . 1188 Captain Lockner. Ceylon, • . . 218 Captain --. Phoenix, . . . 818 Captain Ramsden. Preston, . . . 671 Captain Sturrock. Thomas Grenville, . 889 Captain Patterson. N. S. Prince of Wales, . 300 Captain R. Hay. Hugh Inglis, . . 890 Captain Fairfax. William Pitt, . . 819 Captain Graham. Earl St. Vincent, . . 318 Captain J. B. Samson. Ann, . . . . 508 Captain 1. Masson. Diana, . Tigris, . . 527 Captain Macdougall. Alexander . . • 600 Captain Price. Euphrates, . . . 595 Captain Herbert. Sir William Bensley, . 547 Captain Hooper. Sovereign, . . . 600 Captain Campbell. Northumberland, . 600 Captain Franklin. Indus, . . . . 567 Captain Weltden. Harriet, . . 549 Captain Lynch. Huddart, . . . 547 Captain Nesbitt. Lord Eldon, . . 538 Captain Young. Carmarthen, . . 550 Captain Ross. Slr Stephen Lusbington, 608 Captain J. Hay. The Court adjourned at six o'clock till to-morrow. EXTRACT OP A LETTER, DATED CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, MAY 30, 1809. " We continue the blockade of the Isles of France and Bour bon with the whole of our squadron, which, having been rein forced by two very fine frigates, Ls very respectable. We are in daily expectation of the arrival of two others, when, it is expected the greater part of the enemy's force, if ndt the islands themselves, will fall into our hands. Their frigates and cruizers are for the most part at sea. " Fite Nereide sailed about three weeks since, with dispatches to the French Governor, Dr CAEN, relating to an exchange of prisoners, and in a month or six weeks we expect a cartel. -- - " His Majesty's ship Charwell has just sent in a rich Batavian prize, worth at least £30,000." Yesterady the San Nicolas from Cadiz arrived off Dover. She is come here to be coppered, rigged and fitted for the transmission of dispatches to and from the Spanish Government. Her burden is about 250 tons. The align, —, from Cadiz to the River Plata, is lost near Monte Video—part of the cargo saved. By a private vessel we have received a letter from Malaga, dated the 25th ult. Seventeen Danish ships in that port were advertised to be sold. There were about 100 of the same nation in the different ports of Spain, which will no doubt experience the same fate. The cause of offence from the Danes was the deten tion of several Spanish regiments in Zealand, at the time when the Marquis de la Ronnana and his fol lowers made their escape from the Baltic under Bri tish protection. On this account the Spanish Go vernment, after much indecision, has determined on the condemnation of the ships. A letter from our squadron in Basque Roads con veys the following information :---" As for the Roche fort squadron being wholly destroyed, there are eight sail of the line now afloat up the river. The three decker has been fresh coppered. They have only their lovrer-masts standing, and have neither men nor stores aboard. The Captain of a vessel we have just de tained and sent in, says, that they are marching every man they can find in the country into Spain : they march them with their hands tied behind." We have been informed thatvessels sail from France with English licences, under any colours except French or Dutch. These are easily forged. All men of war have not got the list from Government of what are granted ; and suppose the French merchant sends half a dozen with the same, except the same man of war meets With two of them, the forgery is not de tected, and they pass safely. They bring nothing but French produce, brandies, &c. Sunday his Majesty's ship MELPOMENE, Captain WARREN, arrived at the Nore ; under her convoy came no less than 210 sail from the Baltic ; in passing through the Belt off the Island of Seyer, in a light breeze, the rear of the convoy was attacked by five Danish gun-boats ; the ALoxzo sloop was ordered to engage them while the convoy was led to a greater distance from the shore than the enemy dared venture to follow them.—The ALoNzo suffered in her hull and rigging, but fortunately had no one killed. This is the second large convoy this season t h at owes i ts safety from the Danish gun-boats, to the exertions of Captain WARREN in the MELPOMENE. The following extract of a letter from Captain SRL- KitiG, of the Samuel Barnett, arrived from Jamaica, was yesterday posted at Lloyd's : " Sailed from Jamaica 20th July, proceeded with pleasant wea ther until 27th August, about 2 a. m. then near latitude 41.40 long. 45. we experienced a most tremendous squall from the South, with heavy rain, which laid a considerable part of the lar board-side of the main deck under water, in which state I suppose we must have remained nearly an hour before it abated, when it suddenly blew round to the Northward. In the morning a ship belonging to Bristol was close by us, with loss of bowsprit, fore mast, maintop-mast, and wizen-mast . Another in a s i m il a r sta:e, and several with loss of top-masts, and other damage. " We remained the 27th and part of tbt 28th, with several ships, but much scattered, and in quest of the Commodore, but was not able to see any thing of him ; therefore at noon on 29th, seeing several ships. sehead making the best of the wind, then at N.E. I made sail and came up with them, and for several days kept company, when we separated by dllarent courses." THE AIM,. Transports continue day to arrive from Flushing. Yesterday the horses of part of the Getman Legion were landed at Harwich i and also the sick of the 4sd and 84th. , Brigadier-General DISNEY, from the army in Beve larid, was landed last Friday at Harwich, from the Princess of Orange, Captain BEAUWAN • and is, we are sorry to add, in a very weak state. Colonel ANSON has taken the command of his brigade of Guards. The friends of General GEAR thr will rejoice to hear that though exposed to much danger at the siege of; Flushing, where his division performed the most ac tive service, he has hitherto escaped unhurt. A spent ball struck him on the breast, and another had suffi .cient force to turn his hat round ; but his person was fortunately injured by neither. Captain Coulaw, of the Buffs, son of Mr. Colman,' one of the Proprietors of the Haymarket Theatre, is , amon ? the prisoners taken by the French in the retreat I from falavera. He had effected his escape, but his' Jaw having been fractured in the battle of the 28th.. he was unable to continue his Right, and thus fell into the hands of the enemy. THE LATE GENERAL MANNINORAM.—This gallant officer was second son of the late Charles Mannieg- Lam, Esq. of Thorpe, in Surrey, formerly one of the Council of Fort William in tengal. The late Gene rals Sir Eyre Coate, and Sir Robert Boyd, K. B. were •xelitted to Major-General Manningham. It was un der his uncle Sir Robert Boyd that the General corn ' menced Iris npprentieeship in arms, at the memorable defence of Gibraltar; being then a subaltern in (Sir Robert's own), the brave 39th regiment, in which corps he rose to the rank of Captain. He was after wards Major of the 45th regiment, which he com manded for some time in the Island of Grenada. On the breaking out of the war in 1793, Major Manningham was appointed to the light infantry bat talion formed in the Islands, in order to join Sir 'Charles Grey on his coming out to subdue the French West Indies, and was a partaker in the glory of that campaign, at the reduction of Martinique, St Lucia, and Gsfedaloure. During the attack on the former, he commanded the detachment which took Pigeon i Island, and was particularly distinguished by the Commander in Chief, in General Orders on that oc.' casion ; he was afterwards selected to carry home dis patches, announcing the capture of Guadeloupe. He soon rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, first in. the 81st, and afterwards in the 41st regiment of foot ; and in 1795 he was appointed Adjutant-General of the forces in St. Domingo, then under the command of Lieutenant-General Gordon Forbes. While upon this service, he had the misfortune to be severely wounded by an ambuscade of the enemy; to suffer greatly in his health by the climate and yellow fever; and above all, to lose his brother and companion, Lieutenant-Colonel Boyd •Manningham, who, after pursuing from childhood the same honourable and promising career with himself, fell an early victim to that pestilential climate, when Lieutenant-Colonel of the 81st regiment, and Commandant of the fortress of Cape Nicola Mole, under the flag staff of which his mortal remains now lie interred-.H ' Sepulchre !" i Upon Lieutenant Colonel Manninghans's return ilk, England he was, in 1798, advanced - to be one of his Majesty's Aides-de-Camp, with the rank of Colonel, and soon after appointed one of his Majesty's Equer ries. On its being determined to raise a corps of riflemen in the year 1800, Colonel Manningham was selected to command and form it, as having always applied his attention and experienced mind particu larly to the discipline and service of light troops.— How well lie succeeded in forming and establishing that corps (now the 95th regiment) under consider able difficulties, may be sufficiently known by a refer ence to its most distinguished services on innumer able occasions. Though one of the youngest corps in the army, it has already gone far to rival the glories of the most ancient and renowned regiments of the British line of infantry. It 1805 Colonel Manningham was promoted to the rank of Major-General and was employed for some time on the Home Staff. ' Last year, when Spain, bravely determined to shake off the yoke which the baseness and cowardice of its own Govern - - ment had attempted to impose upon her, Major Ge neral Manningham anxiously sought permission to 1 -serve in the army which was preparing to assist such gnerous efforts ; and was accordingly a pp o i nte d to e division commanded by the . gallant Sir David Baird, whom he accompanied to Corunna, as next. to him in authority. On the junction being effected with the main army on the Duero, Major-General' Manningham commanded a brigade, consisting of the lid battalion Royals, tst ditto, 26th Regiment, 82d ditto, 81st Regiment, and after sustaining with them the almost incredible hardships and fatigues of the latter part of that campaign, ha,i at I.lst the con solation and sAtisfaction, at the h-ad of those brave men, of successfully repelling superior numbers of the enemy at the battle of Corunna, and of essenti ally contributing, by his steadiness and bravery, to the victory of that memorable day. His name will therefore be handed down to posterity, among the other distinguished heroes of that suffering but gal lant army. -A In a very short period after General Manningham's return to Britain, in January last, his health began visibly to decline ; and it is probable that the exces sive fatigues and suff,-2rings he underwent during that most severe service in Gallicia, acting upon a con stitution already in a degree affected by long West- India service, and the wounds received there, pro duced those feverish and other fatal symptoms which hurried him to the grave at the early age of 44 years, ripe indeed in glory, !Alt immaturely for his family, his filiends—above all, for his country. " Satis gloriz vixit; patriz parum." —Something has been said of this lamented*Officer's public life; his personal and private virtues will ever survive in the memory of those who had the happiness of knowing him. There never existed a man of a sweeter or milder temper, of more true honour and worth. His countenance was the index of his mind and disposition ; both were equally amiable. His soul was pure and untainted ; he was a Christian as well as a soldier. He married Mary, one of the daugh ters of the Rev. Mr. Pollen, of Little Bookh a m; i n S urrey , who, with four infant children, are left to their loss, ' r dextiitistAltikr, There is no public department has so much engstod tboaxiety,"a.s . well as notice of the public, 29 dint suMilt belongs to the Commissariat of the Army ; yet um which most unhappily has given less satisfaction Jbably from any evil or rapacious machina tions of its agents, hot from some infatuity or igno rance that have equally prevailed, in point of fatality, to render abortive some of the most expensive and formsclible armaments that ever left the British shore , '. In Spain, the defects of this department were deplored t he army; the Offscets and men under Sir Joint !tams, and that General himself, ermmerat- I it under the heads , of other complaints that he io forcibly urged. In Spain again, under L-Ird %Vet.- LINGrON, disasters, waist Man defeat, are imputed to it in his Lordship's public dispatches. It . - .,ugut not to be endured, that those concerned should set up ,the apology, that we were to look tip to the Govern 'meat of Spain for commissariat supplies for our forces. The indolence, inactivity, or apathy of those wh se agency was to effect that abject, had already giv..n • sso convincing of their dlinclination or irnleci ty, th it no reasonable hope could have been faun.' ded on their exertions. It is therefore pl tin 'hat 'ln dependence being to be placed in them, we shout.t have been prepared against the worst, h tv provided such a Commissariat as if our troops :I , been, not in an ally's, but an ennyty'r C3'lllfr 7 .-- This would have been sound policy, and would we amply repaid the contingent charge and expence, by the preservation of many a good and brave soldier. It is reported that Mr. COFFIN, the gentleman at the head that department in England, means to resign from bodily infirmities. He has been a useful and honoura ble man, and, it is understood, has done his duty to the public. It is now, therefore, cordially to be wished, if that Gentleman should resign, that his place may be filled by one whose competence to the station will be supported by integrity, zeal, and assiduity ; and that no man will be appointed who, as a Commissary or otherwise, e►er excited the breath of suspicion, or created trouble in the investigation of his public ac counts. In that case public confidence will be given him, and it will extend itself to the department. It is reported that Colonel Goanow, Secretary to the late and present Commander in Chief, has resigned hit Secretaryship—but, it is also reported, he is to succeed Mr. COFFIN as Chief Commissary General. SPORTING I STOCkTON MEETING, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. Sweep:aka of 10p. each, with 20p. added. For Syr-old colts, tat. Sib. ; Fillies, sat. Sib.—Two Subscribers. Ur H. T. Vanes b. e. Cammack, by Coekllghter Mr. Robinsates Ist: fa Miss Bashful, By Stathford Mr. Dnneastebe's b. 4 by Hasibletoniao • h • 1 2 3 Two and S to I on Gamecock, Sweepstakes of lOgs. etch, with sOgs added, for all ages. TWo-mile hoatar.Four Sublet . tbers. Psamikk's b. c. CarILI!, Syn. old, walked over. The Malden Plate of Sol. fwo mile baits. r. Phillip's b. e. Sir Thomas Teazle, Sy n . o ld, I st . 91b. I I lir. HIH9 b. c. by Annus Syn. old, 7st. 9lb. It Sir H. T. bf. tyrs. old, Sat. 41b. - s S Five and 6 ta 4 Wilt Thomas To alts: the boat II and S Ito I be mom Saturday morning two gne boys, apparently not more than six months old, supposed to be twins, were left at the door of Mr. D. a gentleman residing in the neighbourhood of Battersea. The little foundlings were discovered by the gardener fist asleep, carefully wrapped up in blankets, in a neat cradle, and having with them a quantity of linen of different descrip tions. They have been adopted by Mr. D. as his own. Sir JAMES PULTENEY'S house, in Piccadilly, at the corner of Bolton-row, was attempted to be robbed on Tuesday night. About eleven o'clock, two men and a woman ascended on the wall, on the side of Bolton street, and attempted to get in at the first-floor win dow. This alarmed Mrs. Blown, the housekeeper, who, on perceiving them, sprang a rattle, when the villains ran off before the watchman arrived. Yesterday Mrs. PLUNKETT, who had been appre hended on a charge of forgery, made by Mr. Jaw; KING, but admitted to bail, was finally discharged by. the Magistrates of Marlborough -street, Mr. KIN having dropped the prosecution. WORSHIP-STREET.—Yesterday Catitritse Smith and Axe Garret were fully committed, t with rob. bing the ready.furnished apartments= Newman, in Whitecross-street. Tuesday, as Mr. GREVILLE, who is 90 well kthisiivi in the fashionable circles, as Proprietor of Argyle street Rooms, was driving along Grosvenorplace, he met with a serious accident, near Buckingham -gate, He went out about three ecloelt, In a nett eurricle, with a new horse, and a new seevaAt, who drove him, As he approached Buckingham gate, the horse ran away, and one of the wheels of the curricle coming in collision with A rising ground, the vehicle was upset, and Mr. GREVILLE and his servant were both thrown out. Mr. GREVILLE was actually pitched into the air, as if shot from a gun, and thrown upon his head, in which part he received great injury, the crown being mush ctit, and a very severe contusion on the back of the head. Some Gentlemen, who wit: ,nessed the accident, immediately ran up to his assis tance, and conveyed him to the 9d Guards Hospital, in the neighbourhood, from whence he Was shortlt after carried to Surgeon Noarit's, in Lower Grosvev nor-place, where he remained that night. Among the spectators of the accident was Mr. Townsend, the Police Officer. He was among the first who ran up to Mr. GREVILLE'S assistance. The latter was then sensible, and instantly recognised Mr. Townsend. He also spoke lightly of the injury which he had sus. tained, and appeared to be in good spirits ; but at intervals, before he reached Surgeon Noarn'e house, he seemed quite absent, and took no notice of any thing passing about him. Mt. GnavaLLE had beets previously ill with a rheumatic gout in his feet and hands. The servant escaped with a very slight heti. - CORONER'S INQUEST.—.-On Tuesday evesti ipelh. quest was held on the hay of Mr. JOSKIV 4 at the Angel, t.lmonton, who lost his lilliii the - 1 1awy shaft of a one-horse chaise entering his belfy, when - coming to town s to his place of re.idence, Moorfields, on hcrsebssck, on Sunday evening last, when he sur vived only a few hours after.—Phe Jury returned a verdic.t:of Accidental Death. " , • I I!: