Star. — London, England, 1809-12-21 00:00:00

A 1' a very numerous Meeting n& PROPRIETORS .I. A. of FAST-INDIA STOCK, at the Kises HEAD TAVERN, Its the Poultry, CM WEDNESDAY the 20th of December, 1809, CHARLES PIESCHELL, Esq. in the Chair, The following Resolutions wee proposed by WILLIAM BOERA. DAME, Esq. and s.. , conded by CLAUDE GICORGETHOENTON, Esq. That RICHARD Twi Nitco, Esq. from the attention which he is well known to have given to the affairs of the East-India Com pany; from the distinguished zeal and ability with which he has, e. t a great variety of arduous occasions, supported the just Rights and Interests of the Company; and from the honourable Princi ples, and undeviating Rectitude, which have uniformly marked his Character, is eminently qualified for an East-India Director ; and this Meeting feel the highest satisfaction m Mr. TwiKING'S having offered himself a Candidate on the present Vacancy. Resolved) unanin,owily, Thai this Meeting will use their utmost endeavours to secure Mr. Twt N o's Election; being convinced, that by thus supporting a Candidate, who has given numerous ant ample proofs, both of his disposition and ability to assist the Company in its important deliberations, they will, most effectu ally, contribute to the Company'. prosperity. CHARLES PIESCHELI., Chairman. Resolved unanimously, Thai the Thanks of this Meeting be given to CHARLES PILSCUELL, Esq. for his able conduct in the Chair. Mr. TwINING'S Committee will meet daily at the King's Head, in the Poultry, where any communications will be thankfully received. GOTTENBURGH MAIL. GOTTENBURGH, DECEMBER S. A courier arrived in the night with dispatches for Count Rosen, the Governor of Gottenburgh, the con tents of which are said to be the treaty of peace be tween this country and France, and that the terms are nearly the same as those entered into by the peace with Russia ; namely, that Sweden reserves to herself the privilege of the importation of colonial produce. It is said that little mention is made of England in this treaty. It is generally believed here that a French Com missary and a French Counsul, will shortly take upon them the functions of their respective offices. The Colisul is already appointed, and is at this moment at'Copenhagen, on his way hither. The course of Exchange, at 90 days, rose to-day to 4. 38. DECEMBER 11.—A letter has been received here to-day from Jonkoping, giving information of the final conclusion of the peace between Sweden and Denmark. The same letter says, you may expect to see the Prince Augusteinburg at Gottenbngh about Christmas." COPENHAGEN, NOVEMBER 27. According to official intelligence received from Stockholm, his Swedish Majesty has granted leave to all Danish and Norwegian ships to frequent all Swe dish ports, tree and unmolested, and to unload and load there. - _ GERMAN PAPERS. (From the Priviligirte Liste der Borsen-Halle.) HAMBURGH, DEC. 6. His Majesty the Emperor, on the I 7th of Novem ber, published a Decree, from his Palace of Fontain bleau, of which the following are the contents : The introduction into France of Colonial Produce, which is obtained from the prizes taken by the French privateers, the Tilsit, the Dunkirkquois, the Diable-a-quatre, and the Prosper, of Calais, through Holl and, will be allowed, as a particular ez ceptiJn, under the following conditions— " Our Consuls are themselves to take cognizance of the pro cess which Jaas led to tb• declaration of confiscation, and shall not decide respecting the certificate of origin, until they have ascer tained that the produce does, in fact, proceed from the above m e ntioned pi ;zes ; of which they must give in the name, and date of the condemnation. " They 4Lall, moreover, state particularly the place to which the same are brought after their arrival; and also verify their value and quantity." According to a new regulation of the Government of Holland, no inland passes are granted to East- Fri,:sland, for the transport of colonial produce, which has stopped the arrivals from that neighbourhood.— This has occasioned a rise in the markets. DEC. B.—Upon the old line of Douaniers, from the right bank of the Rhine to the Elbe, the regulations against a contraband trade, and the introduction of colonial produce, have been increased in their secu lity. It is stated from Meppen, that the warehouses of the merchants have been put under seals in order to ascertain what quantity of goods were in the same when the line of Douaniers was established, and how much is at present in them. The neighbouring Go vernments and the allies of France, under the convic tion of the importance of destroying the English trade on the Continent, promote, as much as possible, the measures for its suppression, and omit no opportunity of declaring their determination to do so. COPENHAGEN, NOV.g2S. Although the season is so tar advanced, a small convoy of 33 ships, under the protection of a frigate, a brig, and a small armed vessel, passed through the Belt to the Southward on the 21st inst. One of our privateers, that in the neighbourhood of Archangel captured ten English ships, five of which are still in our possession, has been taken into Scotland. Four Danish transports have arrived from Scotland, which were taken either on their voyage to Yorway or on their return home, represent the situa tion of the Danish prisoners in Leith, who amount to about 600, to be most deplorable. As they are kept in close confinement, they cannot seek for employ. mein out of doors, and receive very bad provisions. It seems that they try by these means to force them into the English service ; but their efforts have been corn pletely unsuccessful. DEC. 2.—The quantity of goods which have lately been brought into certain harbours of the Dukedom, in Arnei lean ships, and there collected together, has enabled our Government to prevent any contraband trade, to adopt regulations which the State Gazette of this day announces in the following terms : Although his Majesty the King does not doubt that the prohibition long since published against the introduction of all English goods, and the inspection ordered for this object, of all goods upon arrival, have been obeyed in the most strict manner, yet his highness for greater certainty has, under date of the 25th of November of this year, seen good to place certain Commissaries in the city of Tonningen, Hu sum, Gluckstad, and Altona , to inspect the goods which may be there lying, suspected to be of English otigin, and accordingly mosr graciously appoi nts as Commissaries for the city of Tonningen, the Coun sellor and Governor of District, Joanaen ; the Knight Von Danebrag ; the Judge Franke, and Major Von Brandorff, of the Artillery.—For the town of Husum, Chamberlain and Justice I.ewetzow, Chief Justice Vnn Agers, and the Baron Von Holstein, Captain of garine.—For the city of Giuckstaih, the Chamber- Liin and Justice Von A shlefeldt, the Baron Von Dehn, the Grand Cross Von Dannebrog, the Judge Matesen, and the Captain of Marine Mossin.—For the town of Altona, the Honourable Commissioners appointed for the distribution of Certificates for the exportation of neutral goods. WISMAR, NOVEMBER $2. A few weeks since a vessel principally laden with colonial produce, entered this port with a Danish clearance. On further investigation, however, her papers have been found to have been fabricated in England. The cargo has therefore been confiscated, and the bond of 600g:1011am signed by the consignees, has been declared to be forfeited. This discovery has led to the issuing of a new cabinet order, on the part of the Duke of Mecklenburgh, for rigorously enforc ing the French Imperial Decrees relative to twir -1 rnerce. ACHA F FEN BURG, DEC. 1. His Highness the prince primate has received, by a courier, an invitation to Paris, and has already arrived at Regensburg, from whence he took his departure on the 25th ult. From these circumstances it is in ferred that matters of the greatest importance respect ing the Confederation of the Rhine are in agitation at Paris. _ PETERSBURG, OCT. 25. Gxm. PLATOW, of the Moldavian army, has de feated a division of the Turkish army, intended to relieve Silistri a, and taken prisoner the Pasha of three toils and a great part of his corps. It is like wise reported that Silistria is taken. CONSTANTINOPLE, OCT 2. We have received here the unpleasant intelligence that the Russians since the conquest of Ismail, have assembled in great force in the neighbourhood of Si. listria. It is time for the grand Vizier to shew him. self active before the winter sets in • for the Asiatic troops, which compose nearly,half Of his army, will not remain with him longer than about the end of this month, but they return home for at least six months. We have great plenty of provisions here, which arrive in abundance from Egypt and the other provinces on the Mediterranean sea. This plenty is the principal cause of the tranquility which reigns here. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21. ST. Tttomas's Day.—Holiday at the Bank, Exchequer, and Stamp-OSce. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. 8 per Cent. Red. 6819 I India Bonds, SOs. pr. S per Cent. Cons. shut Excheq. Bills, 7s. 101. pre. I 4 per Cent. 841+ Omnium, 5 per Cent. Navy shut State Lottery Tickets E 22. 18s. I Long Ann. 18 9-16 i Consols for am 70} 71 This morning three more Gottenburgh Mails ar rived, bringing letters and papers from Germany to the 10th instant. Intelligence has been received at Stockholm of the final conclusion of Peace between Denmark *ad Sweden : the terms have not transpired, but it was reported that Sweden had reserved the right to itn port colonial produce, unmolested. No mention is made of Great Britain in the Treaty. The late King of Sweden, Gusravus IV. is on his way to Baden, where he means to reside in future. The present King, who had been attacked with apoplexy, has recovered. The renewal of commerce between Den mark and Sweden has already taken place. West India articles are still permitted to be sent from Hamburgh into the interior, notwithstanding 7 the rigour of the new custom-house arrangem in other particulars. By an Imperial decree of APO• LEON, given under the date of the 6th instant, from Hamburgh, colonial produce captured by French privateers will be admitted into France. The allies , of BONAPARTE, under the conviction of the importance of destroying the English trade on the Continent, promote as much as possible the measures for its sup• pression, and omit no opportunity of declaring their determination to do so. Commissaries have been ap pointed, by the Danish Government, in the cities of Tonningen, Husum, Gluckstadt, and Altona, to con fiscate all English merchandize in those places. By intelligence from Aschaffenburg, of the lit inst. it appears that matters of the greatest importance are under discussion at Paris respecting the Confedera tion of the Rhine. By the private letters from Petersburgh, it appears that the exchange on Foreign bills has fallen from 22 to 164—Notwithstanding the avowed restrictions im posed upon trade for the purpose of injuring Eng land, the Merchants say they have reason to be satis fied with the extent of the preceding year's business. The public accounts from Petersburgh respecting the war with Turkey, are similar to those before re ceived through other channels. The Turks do not appear to present any formidable resistance to the advances of their adversaries into the heart of their dominions. Several ships are already frozen in at Riga, where of course they must remain till the Spring of the en suing year. The exportation of corn appears to be still per mitted from the Prussian dominions. There is a rumour, received from Holland, that BONAPARTE has actually ordered 100,000 of his troops in Germany and Italy to proceed immediately into Turkey. The insurrection in the Tyrol is once more in full activity under the enterprising HOFER. They have commenced their career by intercepting couriers, and cutting off convoys. The PRINCE PRIMATE has set out for Paris. The Tyrol is not the only place where the French are annoyed by petty bostilitits.-in Ca. viola the inhabitants have risen. NifrilL INTELLIGENCE. INTELLIGENT GUN BRIG. It was stated in the Portsmouth paper of Saturday last, and since in different papers, that the• INTELLt- GENT gun-brig was lost during the late severe weather. —We have just seen a letter from an officer on board her, which states that she experienced a dreadful gale on the 11th inst. but succeeded in getting into Ly mington Creek, She was expected to go round to Plymouth as this day. TORBAY, DEC. 19. This morning sailed his Majesty's sloop of war the PERSIAN, with the transports bound to Lisbon, with a fine breeze at North. PLYMOUTH AND PLYMOUTH DOCK, DEC. 19. The MALTA, of 80 guns, (formerly the Guillame Tell) is getting ready for the East Indies, and will take but an Admiral (whose name I have not yet learnt) as Commander in Chief on that station, in the room of Sir EDWARD PELLEW, Bart.—Captain LOCRYER, of Plymouth, is appointed to the SOPHIA sloop of war, fitting at Chatham. He lately com manded the Hound bomb. Arrived, the Whiting schooner, from Falmouth PLOVER sloop, from a cruise ; and la Rum frigate, from a cruize off the French coast.—Sailed, the Cow rum gun-brig, Lieutenant BATT, with six victuallers for Rochefort ; the PICKLE gun-brig, with a Mes senger and dispatches for Lisbon ; ORESTES sloop of war, on a cruize in the Channel ; CROCUS, l 8 guns, for Falmouth ; AMAZON frigate, to cruize off the coast of Spain—she has a large quantity of spare arms and ammunition, which are to be landed for the use of the Spaniards, as opportunity serves ; the Ex-, DE AVOUR hired brig, with a convoy of coasters and' light colliers, for Swansea and other ports of Wales; and REPULSE and Vm-roatous, 74 guns each, for the Mediterranean, having on board 300 extra marines, for the supply of the ships under Lord Counrcwoon. The REPULSE had been erroneously stated as destined on a cruize off the Western Isles.—The Totrwatrr, 80 guns, went out of harbour this day.--The weather here is now fine and moderate, with the wind at N.E. PORTSMOtTFH, DEC. 20. Arrived the EURYALUS, from a ccruiZe ; SAIIPS• sow, from the Downs ; and the Ingria, from Quebec for London.—Sailed the GANYMEDE, of 20 guns, for Lisbon.—Came into harbour the Gontawica gun brig.—The APOLLO frigate, and HERMES sloop of, war, are released from quarantine.—Wind S. by E. ' DEAL, DECEMBER 19. Arrived the AGINCOURT and MALABAR, from the River ; Rations gun-brig, and SPECULATOR hired armed lugger, from a cruize off the North Foreland; CEACKER gun-brig, from a cruise off Ostend; PLEA SANT HILL, hired sloop, from Deptford; MARY hired armed cutter, from Flushing ; HARDY gun-brig, from Havre. Sailed the Hamm, Rsaroz.z, VtAYIDB. PODARGUS, and ROLLA, on a cruise; IsrEssUalint and DEXTEROUS, for Portsmouth. DECEMBER 20.—Sailed the MIRMAID frigate, and KANGAROO sloop, for the Nore; VANGUARD, for PMTS. mouth ; ROYALIS:, ROSARIO, RINALDO, ALPHEA, HARDY, SHEERWATERI APELLES, DERWENT, OBERON, ECHO, ZEPHYR, MARY hired armed cutter, SPECULA TOR and POLKSTONE hired armed loggers, OD a cruise. . Arrived the GAMBIER hired armed cutter, from flushing. SHEERNESS, DECEMBER 20. Sailed his Majesty's ship MEacuutus with the trade for Heligoland.—Wind N. W. HARWICH, DECEMBER 20. _ _ Arrived the Lord Nelson, Diana, and Auckland packets, from Gottenburgh ; and the Lord Duncan, Lady Nepean, and Lark, from Heligoland : all with mails and passengers. Several vessels were lost at Heligoland in the late gales, and five or six drove out to sea ; it does not appear, however, that snore than six or eight lives were lost. YARMOUTH, DECEMBER 20. Sailed. this morning for the Downs, the BELLERO PHON, Captain WARREN ; EDGAR, Captain MACNA MARA ; and SATURN, Capt. CUMBERLAND ; 74 guns each ; and NYMPH= frigate.--Arrived from a cruize the ZENOBIA 400 p, and BRITOMART gun•brig ; the ZENOBIA had her bowsprit and fore-mast carried away in the gale.—Arrived .. from_ Flushing the transport marked P. M. with 20 horses and about 40 soldiers. —PnicitEft put back.—Remain ships of war Roebuck, Drake, Onyx, Hearty, Vixen, Pincher, Emms, Hero, and Prince of Wales cutter.—Arrived the Catherina Christina, C. HENRY K RELLENBERG master, of Dant zic, from Lubeck, bound to Riga, with brandy and goods, prize to his Majesty's ship EDGAR. MONTROSE, DECEMBER le. We have had a dreadful storm. The Susan of Sunderland, was drove on shore four miles to the northward of Montrose, the crew saved, the vessel has since gone to pieces ; the crew stated, that the day before they were drove ashore, when passing the Bell- Rock, the Captain, whose name was GORDON, leapt overboard. A brig belonging to Aberdeen, coal. loaded, is also ashore a little further north, crew saved. The sloop Providence of this place, coal loaded, is ashore near Stonehaven ; crew saved. The Countess of Cardigan, of London, in ballast, is on shore at John's-haven, crew saved ; expected to be got off. I fear bad news must come to many one. The whole coast is strewed with wreck. The Eagle of this port, for London, loaded with bale goods, valued at £lO,OOO, sailed the night before the storm. There were many passengers on board ; and great appre hension prevails for her safety. CR EENOCK, DEC. 111. The Argus, Forruim, from La Have, in Nov:. Scotia, arrived at the Tail of the Bank, on Saturday morning last, after a passage of 32 days, during a great part of whicd she exper:enced very heavy galeF of wind.—Reporu, that the brig Mary, —, of and from Leith to Halifax, was towed into the latter port, by a frigate, with the loss of both masts, and other wise materially damaged.—Spoke only a schooner, off the banks of Nevrfoundland. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. OR AYMISNO, Dec. 20.--Arrived the Film, Ghipiin , nnd the. Prince of Wale,. Waywood. from Flushing.—Nothing sailed to-day. Fifty-seven of the fleet which sailed from Carlaerona on the 17th of November, arrived at Gottenbugli on the nd inst. having beer dispersed in a gaierhe eight before. No ships of war arrived with them ; most of the fleet Ism lost anchors and cables. A convoy will be appointed by Admiral Duo 14 to bring them to England, as soon as they are ready. The fleet consisted of about 140 vessels, on leaving Cuiscrona, convoyed by the St. George man of war, Admiral Pscamoae, and others. The Vrow Hemp, Prrees, from Loodon q and the The , Gebroeders, Hasteas from Hamm, are captured by a French privateer, ted cartiodinto the Vile. The Gum Hcdflaung, TWO. from London to Heligoland, ha; been taken, retaken, and carried late Heligoland. The Lookaa, Taeutens, from Lisbon to Malta, put back th. acr e being leaky, and roust discharge her cargo. &earth, lioastatee, from London to Heligoland, is lo t : invitee the Weser and /abide. . .The Enigheit, Warreas ; Elia, Vtuex ; Doyter Mermen'. ICausstaimidlietr i z .d at ei rroi; from New-Y o gi sed Petite, were to ta ll y 1,, z at Halmoland. desbyg e violent galas on the Bth and 19th Inst. The Three Friends. bi,u.sv, from Landon, was driven un sh-t at Hillgabod. Tbs lan* and Robert, Kstrrioan, from London, was sok. The Hollheng, Housman, is lost; cargo saved . The John, WiLLDON ; Sarah, Oas,cr ; and Harmony, Boy foam Hull; and several ether vessels, names unknowi:, wtr driven out to sea, and not since heard of. The Mary, Gaocor, from Liverpool to Demerara, wac driven on an anchor, at Milford, on Saturday, and immediately fill: with water. COVENT GARDEN THEATRE. The Tragedy of Hamlet was last night perf,rmed with the greatest eclat to a numerous and fashicnahle audience. Not the shadow of a murmur could b,! heard throughout the Play and Farce. Never w as Mr. KEMiu.E, even in the most popular period of his career, honoured with more applause. His Hamkt, always a chef d' ea re of acting, was last night supe. riot to HAMLET himself. The last lines of the first act of Hamlet, coming from the mouth of Mr. KEMBLE, last night, excited, as they did on Monday night, a loud laugh. " The dines are out of joint—Oh, cursed spite ! " That ever I was born to set Ara r;ght !" Mr. DAISY was to have played the part of the First Grave-digger, but in consequence of his losing his eldest son, who died yesterday, that character was sustained by Mr. BLANCHARD. The Farce of Is he a Prisms P followed, and was received with unqualified approbation. The pit and boxes were crowded with an assem. blage of the most respectable and beautiful women and never, in the best times of the Theatre, have we seen se ele.mnt an auditory collected together. Before hilf.price there was not standing-mom in the pit, and it was with the greatest difficulty a se a t 'could be procured in any part of the %wet We are happy to observe that a sentiment of kind ness -and sympathy for Mr. BRANDON still pervade; the audience • and we hope that he will speedily be restored to public favour, and ultimately retasta,e4 his office, the duties of which be has so long and sc faithfully discharged. The proprietors having pledged themselve thrt the obnoxious Private Boxes shall be removed befc , -e the commencement of the next season, they are now called the condemned reiri Yesterday a Quarterly General Court was held a dr. East India House, when, after the usual fi,rms, the Chairman sularnitted a rellOittioll of the Qaurt Directors, recommending the divid •nd from Midsum mer last to Christmas next to to 5-1 per cent. wh:c'l resolution passed unanimously in the affirmative. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at t!:e East India House, when Captain MACDOt'CALL was sworn into the command of the ship 'floats, destiai to Madras and Bengal. Friday the under-mentioned Captains were swoni into the command of their respective ships, viz. Capt. 1. HILT, Sir Stephen Lushington Bombay direct. Capt. NESBITT, Hut Wart Capt. FRANCLUN, Northumberland Madras and 13L Capt. P. HERStILT, Euphrate s —The Court adjourned at eight o'clock till Tue,..by next. Accounts have been received from the outward bound East India ships, which separated from the last fleet at Madeira, viz. Sarah Christiana, William Pitt, Lady Lushington, and Sir William Pulteney. These letters are dated 17th of August, in lat. 1. SS. N. long. 19. W. the fleet was expected to pass tht line the next du. Of the three missing East India ships, the F.srn ment, Glory, and Lord Nelson, are consi:Jered : the Glory, Captain H. Ilif.F.von, is supposed to have gone to the bottom. On the 22d November, 18V), she was last seen by the Phoenix Indiaman, in a t-e -mendous gale in the Indian Ocean. In the afmnon of the above day, between four and five o'clock, :he Phoenix being then at no great distance froni the Glory, observed that she was settling fast in the wester; and while the Phoenix's crew were below deck at the pumps, in half an hour the Glory disappeared. The birth-day f!of tke daughter of Louis; XVI. Duchess d'AncoucEsie, who entered her 32d year, was celebrsted on Tuesday, by the Comte and Cora esse de Luxe, at Hartwell House. MoNstEtia, and all the rest of the Members of the House of BOCK /10Y, together with the Due de SERRENT, and all the other French Nobility now in England, paid their re• spects upon the occasion, Tuesday night, as some militiamen were drinking in company with some sailors. at the Trafalgar inn, North-corner-street, Plymouth-Dock, a dispu:e aro: relative to the late expedition to the Scheldt : w!:,.. ! one of the soldiers drew his bayonet, aad stabbc ,, sailor in the body. The culprit was immediately taken into custody. The sailor is not expected tJ survive. Another dead body has been washed on shore under Queen Anne's Battery, Plymouth, supposed to have been one of two men, who were upset on Satur , W last in a boat belonging to a merchant vessel.