Star. — London, England, 1809-11-22 00:00:00

'Mt Al M%. yesterday Ctiolodel CUYLtR, of the 85th regiment ; r:otaia TAYLOR, Of the 81st ; CornmiAary Bovcf, vd Captain DARCY, of the Royal Artillery, arrived .t Haruich in the Auckland packet, 'raving returned . 0 England, from Flushing, on acceiint of ill health. s: tra nsports, *ith sick, sailed from Fhuhing ;frith e ie Auckland, tinder cotrioy ore cutter. ly e understand coveinrraOnt have engaged the taildings lately need as treracks at Faversham, for the Purpose of an hospital to accommodate a great tu ber of the sick Soldiers, which are daily expected t w in the Island Of Walcheren: PUBkiii, gOV'EMBER 16: The last rending of the Catholic Petition ot'casioneci ,:me debate; and several alterations and amendthents c ropoed. The Gentlemen who distinguished t h e mselvel upon the occasion were, Messrs. O'Gou mo, SCULLY, nUalti O'CONNELL, and Dr. DRONf r.OOI.. A motion, hoiveier, for making an amend ment to the Petition being negatived, it was resolved that it should stand in its present form. Mt. O'CoNNELL then moved, that the transmission o f die petitionbe entrusted to the Earl of FINGAL, which Vas unanimously agreed to. " • 0 1 CoNNEI.L proposed that five Members of the tounittee S hould attend Lord FINGAL upon the oc cis'.on, al give their assistance to his Lordship.— This propOsitiou was rejected. Mr. O'CossaiL also proposed, that the Petition s hould b presented to the House of Lords by Lord Gum-111N Vid.to dse.House of Commons by Mr. GRArrAN.--Agreedlis. A Committee 'if eleven were then chosen, on the potion of Mr. diC.cmstua,, to prepare a digest of the grievances affecting the Catholic Body ; after which ie Meeting adjourned. The Lords of the AdMiralty have appointed Lord EILGONY to the command of his Majesty's sloop of Iva: DELIGHT, in the Mediterranean. no very Rev. Or. ANDREWS, the newly appointed 11 , :an of Canterbury, is to be installed in that Cathe .ll on Saturday. BREAD.—There was no Court of Aldermen Tester dlr. The LCRD MAYOR, after inspecting the Re ;ins, ordered the present prices to continue. . . tile British shipping in Swedish ports are to be iiiow•ed time to take in their cargoes, and to take their ierature I.kithottt interruption, but with special li- SeS. A large fleet of 200 sail, under convoy of three la! of battle ships, from Gottenburgh, for England, tete seen on tae 17th inst. in lat. 57.28. long. 7. 55. Tt'lnd N. E. to E. Shipments of linens, daMask, and large quantities ti Irish calieoes, have taken place to Rio Janeiro, aid Demerara, during this month, from Belfast ; and also of linens and calicoes to New York, but by no weans in such large quantities as usual, to the latter pLce. At the time the last packet left Jamaica, consider apprdiensions were entertained for the safety of t.l . e Little Belt sloop of war, and a transport under e convoy, as they weie spoken off the east end of tat island on the 12th of August, by the Garland fligate, the Liule Belt having General MORRISON on bard, appointed Lieutenant-Governor and Cornman d,r of his Majesty's forces in Jamaica : and as late as f:e 9th of September, when the Garland returned to Pm Royal, they had not been heard of. Hence it is ftred they hate both foundered. The herting fishery at Yarmouth bas been remark :oy productive, a greater q uantity having been caught Ilan was ever known. The boats have come in re ruedly with twenty lasts, and, in some instances, as may as twenty-three or twenty-four lasts have been bought in Ott a time. A letter from Stornoway states, that an enemy's tiyateer has lately made its appearance on that coaq, rd greatly excited the alarm of the inhabitants.— Lus news was communicated by the Captain of a Lip which has been driven on shore at Lochshiel, lying closely punued by the privateer, which, he Lys, captured two vessels on the same day. In Norway, we understand, there are three parties rruggling for the ascendancy. Of these, the most taLcrous and respectable is for independence; the text for an union with Sweden ; and the third, and last considerable, is for continuing under the Sove fignty of Denmark. Yes:2rda y a carpenter fell from the roof of a house, tt.-,r Judd's•place, Somer's Town, when he was killed n :he spot. As a hackney-coachman, of the name of Hiveson, tic had taken up a fare at Covent-garden Theatre, ssd rho was inebriated, was proceeding along Bel ton-street, on Monday night, be fell from his box and floured his scull in so shocking a manner, that he tied on being conveyed to the hospital. The horses T7ceeded on with the coach, without the knowledge tlle persons within, that the accident had happened, it WAS turned over in St. Giles% but no person x'•~lurt. A few days ago as some labourers Were digging on '^r premises of CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR, Esq. of Leg tl-n Abbey, near Louth, they discovered five human zrceons. The spot where they were found is sup 7^ced by some to have been the burial place of the mnery founded there by ROBERT DE LEKEBURN. ac J the skeletons rested on its side in an horizon- • and one in a perpendicular position k perfectly up ri:Lt : the remaining three were somewhat scattered, c!:ulls being all within the circumference of three only two feet below the surface of the earth. The rn , were in a very perfect state, and in one instance T . i"^ teeth were remarkably sound: they were care 'El collected, and again interred. It is supposed, with some degree of probability, that they were remains of persons whodted of a contagious disease : 1 the yt ar 1631, or of the plague in 1606, at which Period the mortality was great in Louth and its vici l'his opinion is streitigthened by there being no _..ndearaitce of coffins in which the bbdies might have interred. . _ cor - tNtointnErtrlißATßE; The opposition at this Theatre last night was more languid that at any time since . 11:s commencement : the whole of the play of 7711174;ci0ur Husband, was ieard with very inconsiderable interruption. Mr. WEINHOLT and another gentleman, charged as par ties in a conspiracy, were served with Copies of the Rule of Court, moved on Monday against them, as they went into the Theatre. The Pit was rather more than half full before half price, and the boies nearly crowded. Tlle half-price made little alteration for some time, but towards the close of the evening, added considerably both to the pit and boxes. An individual, on entering at half-price, attempted to commence the row, by raising a horse laugh, which was very generally hissed, and the laugher being marked, though he changed his place in the pit, was soon after surrounded by five or six of the Police, and carried off without any symptoms of resistance. We understand, however, that he had his coat torn in the scufße, in which state, after being at Bow -street, he again entered the pit. When the pit became nearly full, a partial coughing commenced, which was the signal for the row, and was followed by hisses and groans, but neither so loud nor general as on most of the preceding nights. The 0. P. song was several times attempted, but this new species of music, as well as the dance of the same designation, was corn parativelY feeble and languid till towards the end of the Entertainment, when 0. P.-ism displayed a more marked triumph, which enabled its admirers to go through the usual ceremonies before dispersing. No 0. P. badg es appeared through the evening, nor were any placar'cls e,hibited, but the pit, during the performance of the pantomime, Don Juan, was loud and coarse in their allusions to the private boxes ; as usual, " Gon save the King," was sung, and shouts and groans were uttered as heretofore on the depar ture of the company, about half-past ten o'clock.— The disturbance is again evickntly subsiding, by the proceedings in the Court of King's Bench, which were made public in the newspapers of yesterday. GRIM ILDI was admirably grotesque as Scaramouch in the Afterpiece. In addition to the usual groans, there were three devoted to V. G. which, to judge from the enthusiasm of the moment, must have left some impression on some of the throats of the difrianti. One or two contests took place, but they appeare. to be of little consequence. A set was made at tvi , i mean looking men in a box on the first tier, one of whom had a silk handkerchief round his neck, and several jokes were passed upon them, which excited considerable laughter. The persons pointed at re mained, however, till near the conclusion of the af terpiece. • At the conclusion of the performance, three hisses were given for excessive bail," and three cheers for the King, and the audience departed in peace. Bow- srat tr.—Mr. John Robson, of No. 2. America-square, ship-owner, was brought to this Office last night, soon after eight o'clock, by some of the patrole who were in attendance a Covent Garden Theatre. He exhibited the most tattered ap pearance, his coat being torn front the skirts to the collar behind, and o-i- of the lappets was nearly torn off in front. On his en trance, he was placed at the felons' bar, where he remained until Mr. James Brandon came, who shortly after appeared, and stated, that the performances of the evening had proceeded in the moat peaceable and orderly manner till the commencement of half price, when discord and confusion were excited by the prisoner. who, on entering the pit, began a fit of artificial aneczing any coughing, which, like the application of a lighted match to guns powder, s productive of an instantaneous and general explo sion, avd riot and tumult became universal. Some of his friends having intimated to him that his conduct was conspicuous, and drew the attention of some of the peace officers, he moved inn. the centre of the pit, where he renewed his in i itement to riot. and annoyed the peaceable pail of the audience by his violent am' unmannerly behaviour ; and whilst thus exerting himself, the offi cers rualiesl forward and took hint into custody. This charge was corroborated by Mr. Davis, the Surveyor, of Bloomsbury-square. Mr. Robson, in his defence, said, that his coughing and sneez were purely natural, and originated in the cloud of dust that was thrown up by the violent motion of the people in the pit : ht said, he felt no concern for his situasion, as, however obnoxious his conduct might have been, it was dictated by a desire to sup port a rlo,3us cause.--Ordered to find bail, which he did im mediately, and wan discharged. He then said, he wished to make a charge of assault against Lyons, on., of the ol.icers who took him into custody, for poking his stick in the face of his brother, without any just or reasonable Cause. On Lyons being called on for an explanation, he said, the per son alluded to had come before him while conveying his prisoner to the office, and he merely put out his staff to keep him off. Mr. READ said, the officer had only acted in conformity with bis duty, audrefused to receive the complaint. Monday an over-drove ox, infuriated by the cruelty of his pursuers, ran up King -street, Cheapside, to the end next Guildhall. He attempted to enter both at the door leading to the Court of Requests, and that leading to the Police Office ; but several persons standing at both doors, had just time to fling them to, and secure themselves against danger. Amongst them was a young woman, with a fine infant in her arms, whom the animal followed up to the very threshold. He then turned his attention towards Guildhall, making a rapid movement to enter. The hall was much thronged with people, and the Court of King's Bench sitting, into which many of the crowd scampered for safety 1 and the horned atrocity was every instant expected to follow. But, fortunately, a number of persons at the outer gate had the presence of mind to plead a lolly demurrer in tar of his entry, by closing the iron gates against him. On Friday night some thieves tore down the iron • wkich was placed on Kensington-garden wall, near Bayswater, to prevent people from scaling the same, and carried it off without being discovered : ,they likewise tore up the railing of the archways which were placed there for the puspose of preventing tie swans from straying out of the gardens. It is supposed a cart must have been employed, as the quantity of iron taken away is very considerable. CORN-MARKET, MARK-LANE, Nov. 22.—T0-day the supplies of Wheat are somewhat considerable, great part of the late arrivals of Foreign, and from the late demand, this trade nearly supports last prices —Barley and Malt likewise—White Peas arrive in more plenty—Beans of the Iwo descriptions keep their prices--There are several fresh arrivals of Oats, with many on hand, and sales thereof rather lower, except those of best quality—ln Flour no variation--Fine American, 58s. to 645. per barrel. OZNIMAL CUNALNCY AS UNDIR s Wheat, 82s. 9 5,. 105 a. Beans, 58s. 6.55. Fine ditto, 110 s. 114 s. , Tick ditto, 48s. as.. Rye, 503. 5.15. Oats, 265. 30s. 345. Barley, 463.545. Od. Poland ditto, 38s. 393.0& Malt, 765. 84s. Potatoe ditto, Os. 406.0 d. White Peas (Boilers) 7.11..855. Rape Seed, 481. 541. Fuse Flour, 90s. 951. Seconds Bk. 40s. • * ?NAVAL iIVTELLIdENCIL C&rI'ENkUROH, NOVEMBER 16. The Convoy under charge of the SATURN and BEL LEROPHON, was obliged to pit in here km the 14th inst. from hard westerly iiiads. One vessel (a gal: Hot) was lost in the Belt, and another, notwithstand ing every exertion, wan captured 14 seven gun-looati, and carried into Nassau: A large Dantiic ship, the Asprees, laden with timber, got on a rock coming intd this anclibrige, but get off yesterday, and Waif up to Gottenburgh, water logged. The wind is now, set in at N. E. and they are all getting under weigh. The ships which parted from the NED Etviti are col lected here, And will sail with the TATO:AR frigate to the Baltic. By accounts from Riga, of the 20th Octo.: bet, fourteen vessels were waiting there for licence td Iload. It is now very cold and frosty ; and if this wind ' continues, it must be expected the upper ports in the Baltic will soon be frozen up. The FORWARD ar rived on the 14th with 20 sail front Leith ; she takes the ships bound thence, and to the Northern ports, which are part of the SATURN'S coriVoy. Between I • the 25th of June and this time, including the con voys under the BELLEROPHON and EDGAR, near 1500 sail of vessels will have passed the Belt, for England- To these are to lit added the convoys which went home early in the year, tvith the ORION ; and that with Sir RICHARD Itiervrs, in the beginning of Jude: Rear-Admiral PICKMORE was to bring down the trade ,assembled at Carlsoona, the 15th of this mouth ; and the MINOTAUR, and smaller vessels, will sail with the Ilast convoy the Ist of December, if the weat!let will permit them to stay so long. PLYMOUTH and PLYMOUTH-DOCK, NOV. 20. Arrived his Majesty's ship Annus, from Cork ; the Good Intent, from Newfoundland ; the Violet, DARE, from Boston, in ballast : she was not permitted to load cargo for England in consequence of the Non-In ' tercourse Act having beed inforced ; the Venus, MAR_ rts, from Limerick ; the Shillelah, BULGER, from Waterford ; the Susannah, HODGSON, from Cork,. laden with rum ; the Friendship, REES, and Jane, VENEER, from Cork, last front Falmouth, laden with provisions for this port ; the Swedish ship Gustave, LAIS BUGNIAN master, from Stockholm, with hemp and iron for the Dock-yard ; the Portuguese schooner Nostra de Carnio St. Domingo, CASTRO master, from Oporto, laden with wines and fruit, bound here for orders.—Also arrived a fleet from Ireland, last from Scilly.—Put back the Jane, SLAKER, for Heli goland. The ship mentioned in yesterday's letter,' as sent in by the PLOVER, proves to be the Weymouth, Cap tain LLEWELLYN, from Gibraltar, for London ; she was five days in possession of the enemy, who at the end of that time permitted the Captain and his wife to go on shore, at St. Ives, and the al►ip was shortly after met with and taken by the PLOVER. Arrived the Onpurus, a line new frigate of 36 guns, built at Deptford, and lately launched ; the ARMIDE, Captain H.summArc, ud the ECLY PSE brig of war, from a cruize in the Channel ; and the DIANA frigate from the Brazils.—Sailed the FANCY hired cutter, for Rochefort. PORTSMOUTH, NOVEMBER 21. Arrived a large fleet of merchantmen from the Downs, bound to the West Indies and other places.— The PERSIAN takes convoy to the Downs—Sailed his Majesty's ships VICTORIOUS and REPULSE, for the Mediterranean, to join Lord COLLINGWOOD. DOVER, NOVEMBER 21. Came in this day the Grand Napoleon French pri vateer, of Calais, captured on Friday night last, by his Majesty's sloop ROYALIST. This vessel has reigned upwards of four years, and has taken a considerable number of our Merchant vessels. A French privateer was in sight here about four o'clock this afternoon, in chace of a large ship, appa rently a transport, when some of our boatmen went off to the CRACKER gun brig, lying in our Roads, and informed her Commander, who immediately got his brig under weigh, and am happy to say, that by his crowding sail on her, prevented the privateer from capturing the ship, as when the Frenchman wore the ship was not more than half-a-mile from him. The CRACKER is now in pursuit of the lugger, but I fear she will not come up with her.—Wind N. N.W. and blows strong. DEAL, NOVEMBER 21. Arrived his Majesty's ship TESIERAIRE, Admiral DIXON, from the. Baltic ; and several vessels from the Riven—Wind N. N.W. HARWICH, NOVEMBER 21. Arrived this morning the Auckland packet, Capt. BRIDGE, with mails and twenty passengers from Flush ing, after a passage of three days. The packets still remain wind-bound, as also a large fleet of colliers, &c. &c. and the Baltic fleet. The FIDELLE frigate was to be launched at Flush ing, on Thursday next. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GRAVESEND, Nov. 21.—N0 vessel; arrived to-day —Sailed the Hector, 1)owe, for Tobago; Juno, Fisher; Sir Andrew Ham mond, Barr; Knapton, Child; and Tulloh Castle, —, for Ja maica ; Caroline, Hays ; and Albion, —, for St. Christopher', ; Jane, Rand, for Madeira; and the Mary, Flower, fur Madeira and Rio Janeiro. The Resolution, Walker; and the Mary Ann, Potts, from Sunderland,' with coals, were driven on shore, near Whii by, on Saturday last. The Nye Preve, front London, to Gottenburg ; the Hopewell, Mason ; and the Fifth of May, bound to London, with coals, were wrecked on Yarmouth Beach, on Sunday last. The Maria, Key, from Martinique, to Philadelphia. is cap tured, and carried. into Guadaloupe. The Homely, Le Viscount, trom the Brazils to Jersey, bas been taken, and carried into • lei it bedrgil l Proissii frdai Neigosisdland; . sal the Goursu Holmes, tike Washington, have been taken, retaken, and arrived at Martinique. The Sophia, Smith, arrived from Malta', sailed on the 22d ult. in company with the Britannia, Beattie, and parted from her near Gibraltar, on the Ist inst. ; fell in With the Garion French priva teer, of 12 guns, and 150 men, to whom, after a smart action, she struck. The privateer took six bales of silk out of her, and suffered her to proceed. The Little Arthur, Dewson, of Portsmouth, from Gibraltar, is captured by a French privateer off Scilly. DISTRIBUTION OF PR; ZE-MONEY. The Officers, Petty Officers, and Seamen of his Majesty's ships Ville de Paris, Marlborough, Excellent, Hector, R'arrim-, Princei Ptinceis Royal, Bat-Bear, Edgar, Montague, Powerful, Namur, London, Gibraltar, and Prince George, on account of the IttladO na de Rosario, taken by the said ships October 29, 1 79-t, will be paid to-day, at No. S, Salters'-hall -court, Cannon -street, and re called by Mr. Poulain, at the Same place, every Monday and Thursday, for three years. _ he officers, Petri Officers, and Seamen of Ills Majesty's ships Ville de Paris, Prince George, Blenheim, Warrior, Gibraltar, Colossus, Hector, Prince-4 Royal, Excellent, Lion, Centaur, Na mur, London, Thalia, Powerful, Prince, Marlborough, Mon tague, Edgar, Success, Leviathan, and Incendiary, on account o f the Yonge Sybrandt, taken by the said shipt June 12, 1798, will be paid and recalled as above. The Weazle, for the Twee Gebroeders ind Statira, captured June, luOi ; also for part •f the cargo of the Emelie, captured January 16, 1801, will be paid and recalled at 40. El t, Arundel street. The Seahorse, for the Papal, detained December 17, 1804, was paid Saturday last, at No. 11, Cecil -street, and will be there re• called. The Sparrowhawk, for I'Esperance, captured January 12, 1809, will be paid on board on Saturday neat, and recalled at No. 11, Cecil•street. The Ala art, for the Goede Hope, recaptured July 27, 1808, was paid yesrerday, at No. 18, Clement's Inn, and will be there recalled, on Tueidays and Fridays. The Goldfinch, tor the Nelnund, captured March 14, 1809 4 will be paid on hoard, on her arrival, and recalled at No. 18, Cle ment's-lnn, on Tuesdays and Fridays. The Sheerness, for l'Alfred, captured May 5, 1807, was paid yesterday, at No. 10, John-street, Adelphi, and will be there recalled, on '1 uesdays and Fridays. The Potnone, fur the Amiral Decree, captured November 17, 1307, was paid yesterday, at N 0.67, Fore-street, Plymouth Dock, and *ill be there recalled, on Tuesdays and Saturdays. The Diadem, Diomede, Raisonable, Narci4sus, Leda, Protec tor, and Encounter, for the liolontaire and Rolle, Was paid to day, at NO 13, Holborn -court, Gray's Inn, and will be there re called, on Wodnesdays and Thursdays. The Jasoni for the Twee Gebroeders and Statira, captured June, 1801, will be paid to-morrow, at No. 13, Gower-street, Bedford-squarei and there recalled, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Nympheii, fur the Anna Margaretha, captured April 18, 1809, was paid on the 14th inst. at No 23, Norfolk-street, Strand, and will be there recalled, on Tuesdays and Fridays. The Earl Wycombe, for the Dutch East Indiamen, captured in June 1795, will be paid at Mr. Thomas Clarke s, No. s, Fre derick's Place, Old Jewry, on any Monday, b e tw een t h e h ours o f ten and two o' clock. The Topaze, for the Orion, captured Nlay 11, 1806, will be paid and recalled at No. 22, _Arundel street. The Amazon, for the Jackdaw, recaptured February 17,1807 will be paid on board, oil her arrival, and recalled at No.lB, Cle. ment's inn, on Tuesdays and Fridays. THE LARK SLOOP OF WAR. [A " Cotistant Reader" has furnished us with the following de tail of the loss of his Majesty's ship Lai it, in a heavy gale of Cape Causada, on the 3d of August ; being the substance of the depositions received from the three men saved from that vessel; with a few particulars relative to the life of the late Commander.] Statement of William Dobson.—The Lark ana choted at Palenque in the evening of the 2d of An. gust, and continued at anchor until five o'clock the next Morning, when it came on to blow hard from the northward, and obliged us to cut our best bower cable and stand out to sea. At about vino o►clock the foresail and fore-top-mast stay-sail blew to pieces in a most violent squall, which came rather a-head, and at the same time a tremendous sea broke over the larboard quarter, which completely filled the ship, when she fell over upon the starboard beam ends and instantly sunk, no other vessel in company. I imme. diately got hold of a piece of plank, Which I found in the water. In about an hour after I observed two men, who proved to be John Gordon the cooper, and John Antonio a Spaniard, who were also on planks, and we continued together until seven o'clock in the evening, when we were picked up by the Moselle. John Gordon states, that after the Lark had been struck by the sea, he tan upon deck and observed the Captain and Officers standing upon the quarter-deck; the Captain gave orders to haul the foresail up ; but the clue garnets gave way, and the sail blew to pieces ; at this time the ship was lying on her starboard beam. ends and filling fast; in about five minutes after the sea struck her s she sunk. John Antonio further states, that he jumped over. board and swam to a piece of plank; at this time the Captain was close alongside of him in the water, but he lost sight of him almost immediately afterwards, when he supposes him to have sunk. They all con cur in stating that none but themselves can possibly have been saved. The brave but unfortunate Captain ROBERT NICHO. LAs, the Commander of the LARK, served the greater part of his time as Midshipman with Admiral HAR VEY in the VALIANT, and afterwards with the Hon. Captain LEGGE in the CAMBRIAN, and went first to the Mediterranean station by Lord Sr.ViNcENT's appoint ment, as Lieutenant of the BIT I ERN, in which ship he distinguished himself, by a most persevering pursuit of some of the enemies' boats, with a very inferior force, in an open row-boat, till they escaped him and his gallant little crew, nearly exhausted with fatigue, by entering the harbour of Syracuse.' He next went to Jamaica as First Lieutenant of the ARETHUSA,frOM which ship he was made Commander into the DRAKE, and soon afterwards removed into the LARK, in the early command of which he shewed the greatest skill and intrepidity in a desperate conflict with two guarda costas, and in a subsequent , action with gun-boats and armed vessels in Zispata Bay, in which his perscnal bravely was particularly conspicuous in leading his men to board the Spaniard, in the execution of which duty he received several wounds. Upon SirCHAaLEs BRISBANE'S departure from Curacoa, Capt. NICHOLAS succeeded to the temporary government of that island, and upon the arrival of the new Governor was ap pointed to settle the Tariff with the Caracca Islands; in this he displayed so much address and ability, that he received the unanimous thanks of the merchants trading to that Island and the Caraccas. Captain NIcHoLAs was just entering the 28th year of his age. He was the second son of Mr. NICHOLAS, formerly Member for Cricklade, and grandson of the late Ad miral Sir THOMAS FRANKLAND ; and it is very r!- , m. rkable, that in a similar manner, and cn the same station, not many years ago, also perished w th Co:n modore BOYLE WALSINGHAM, in the THINDERER, Captain BOYLE NICHOLAS, who was am ther 0: the family of Sir EDWARD NICHOLAS, Secretary of &ate to CIIARLES the First and Second. k A