Star. — London, England, 1811-11-08 00:00:00

raL;o_a.- ....••••••••• SIGILr. EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER. " Every thintt here is in confusion. The troops, Neapolitan and French, exceed 16,000, enlisted in a great degree from the prisoners taken in different places ; on these the Queen depends ; about 50001 probably are attached to her. The Sicilians to a man I are with us. A proportion of the revenue of every ecclesiastical establishment, has been taken possession of by the King. The impositions upon trade have. been extremely arbitrary, and contrary to law. The peasantry are distressed beyond conception, by the regulations respecting the trade in rain. The No bility are warmly attached to the English, they ex pecting flora them the same asSistance to preserve the freedom of their constitution. The army are five months in arrears; consequently every branch of the country is in a state of dissatisfaction. " The Neapolitans abotit the Court rule every thing, particularly the Duke of Ascoli • the people consider them as foreigners, and detest them as suck. The arrested Barons remain in the same state of se. vere confinement. The health of Prince Belmonte is such as to render it probable that he will not sur vive the severities under which he labours in the pri sonof the Island of Favignana ; the Court seem to take a pleasure in his sufferings. Admiral Freeman tle is very popular here ; and have reason to think that General Maitland will watch over the interests of the English until Lord William Bentinck returns. Every thing is at a stand until his Lordship's arrival ; and we know not whether there is more anxiety on those subjects in the breasts of the English, the Sici lians, or the Queen, although, ups different grounds. The conduct of the Queen is as uncertain as ever, de pending on the effect of the large quantity of opium which she is daily under the necessity of taking. Ge neral Maitland has 18,000 firelocks under his com mand ; and there is no expectation of an immediate attack from the opposite coast; indeed the season is now too far advanced." AMERICAN PAPS RS. COURT OF INQUIRY ON COMMODORE ROGERS. • The papers (lately received) it appears contained only part of the evidence, the following is the con. clusion : 66 Alexander James Dallas, 3d Lieutenant, com manded 3d division guns . — Heard Ist and 2d hail, and question repeated back from Little Belt ; then Sd hail and gun ; was looking at the Belt when she fired, when no gun or provocation had been given from the President.—Was in the bridle port when the Belt fired, and after the shot was received, got into the port and fired a gun in return, from general order without particular direction. A broadside from the Belt immediately succeeded. None but round and grape used in his division, and no fire or sheering off. A broadside more would probably have sunk the Belt. Commodore Rogers was very anxious to stop the firing.—Con.inodore's statement confirmed. " John M. Funk, 4th Lieutenant, commanded 3d division gun deck.—Heard hail, reply-2d hail, and gun from Bit as before. Heard no gun or provoca tion from President, and there certainly was none from his division. Gun from Belt returned from Pre sident in five or six seconds, and broadside from Belt ensued. Orders of Commodore Rogers as before. Round and grape only fired. No fire or sheering off. Anothei broadside ss ould have sunk the Belt. Com modore Rogers exerted himself to stop the firing.— Official account confirmed. 66 Peter:Gamble Midshipman.—Was on gun de:k, at 2d division. Heardl first shot from Little Belt, and felt no jar on board the President. No gun or provocation from Commodore Rogers.—Confirms the official account. 66 Edward Babbet, Midshipman.—Was on gun deck, at 3d division. Was looking at the Belt, and saw and heard the first gun from her. No gun or provocation had been given by the President.—Offi cial account confirmed. Mr. Mull testified that the damage on board the President was one boy wounded, a shot in the main mast, and another in the fore mast, with some of the back-stays cut away ; but not a single shot of any kind from the Little Belt, struck the hull of the Pre sident. " Edward Rutledge Slitbrick, Midshipman, was forward on gun-deck at first division ; was looking at the Belt, and saw and heard the first fire from her before any gun or provocation from the President. , 6 Philip Dickenson Spencer, Midshipman, was confident that the first shot came from the Little Belt. " Breastead Barnes, Carpenter, was on) gun-deck, to attend pumps, and looking at the Belt when she fired the first shot, before gun or provocation from Commodore Rodgers. The President did not receive a shot of any ki;;ct in the hull, but one in her main mast, r and wither in her fore-mast. " Edwark Walker, Captain first gun, 4th division, fire-c,.stle, from hearing the report and feeling no j tr, believed the fist shot came from the Belt. " Moses Dumbar, 2d Captain (first absent) 2d gun, 4th division, was looking at the Little Belt, and saw her fire first. ~ George Simmons, 3d Captain (first absent) 3d gun 4th division; John M'Cormick, 2d Captain ( Ist absent) 4th gun, 4th division ; William Campbell, Ist gun, 4th division, quarter-deck, all testified the same as Moses Dumbar. " Thomas Taylor, Captain, 2cl gun quarter-deck, saw the Little Belt fire six seconds &setae Six Cap tains of guns on quarter-deck said the same. " Mr. Mull testified, that the Commodore spewed great humanity.—Lieutenant Dallas heard two re 1-xnts.i—MiJshipman S. H. Strngham, J. H. Ludlow and D. G. Ingraham saw the Little Belt 42 the first shot." The subsequent article is taken from The National Intelligencer, and was published immedjaiely of er the close of the proceedings of the Court On the above Inquil y. " lIIKOHAWS INSTRUCTIONS.—The British Prints j.ty much stress on the tenor of the ins:ructions of Ad miral Sawyer, under which Captain Bingham cruised. These instructions, as published, shew indeed a decent regar for the rights of the United States, but nothing mote. Dut were it ey the only instructions ? It we "der to the c‘nduct of Captain Bingham;, we should ,' ;imagine not, still lass should we suppose so, if we refer to the insolent &induct of the Taytarus. Why, if such *ere his instructions, did he sa directly disregard them • • Ilk.- by commtnciag an attack on our vessel ? Übe be not broken for disobedience of orders, then will it be evi dent they were,mot his only instructions, because his conduct was a palpable infraction of them, such as could not escape exemplary punishment, if they were to have been his only rule of conduct. We have fre quently reflected with astonishment on the hardihood of Captain Bingham, in attacking a vessel as he did, which he says he knew to be -of so superior a force.— Rut if the intimation contained in the New Teri Co• lumbian (" that Bingham was drunk,") be corroct, then is the mystery solved, and the wretched intoxication of a weak man has proved the destruction of his crew, and the promotion of a new broil on the part of his Government with the United States." THE EVENING STAR. to be earned, by the pressure of taxes squandered in 1 pensions, directly or indirectly lavished on this immo ral and contemptible crew. But though we cannot hope for their instantaneous and indignant expulsion, we presume to expect that the first tax which Govern ment may have occasion to lay, will be dictated by a regard for our suffering commonality, and that every person who keeps an alien-born servant shall be com pelled to pay triple the duty at least that is paid on a native domestic—and let us have, along-side of our militia lists on the church-doors, the satisfaction of seeing the names of the patrons and protectors of aliens, and the number and names of those in their employ who eat and enjoy the comforts of this coun try, without being subject to any of the privations, hardships, and dangers that fall upon the native Bri tish race. LONDON. TWO PRIZES OF FIFTEEN THOUSAND OUT OF THE THREE IN THE LOTTERY JUST ENDED, WERE SOLD AND SHARED BY EYTON, I, COINHILL, AND 18, COVENTRY-STRUT, WHERE TICKETS AND SHARES ARE SELLING FOR THE SMALL LOTTERY OF ONLY 6,500 TICKETS, TO BE DRAWN 19th NOVEMBER. A paragraph in a Morning Paper erroneously stated that an officer with dispatches from Lord WELLINGTON, had arrived last night. No accounts of this nature have been received. The following is an extract of a letter from Gibral tar, dated October 21 : " The French took their departure from St Roque this morning at four o'clock, leaving all their tents, &c. behind them. It is thought that they have marched Against Tariffs, where it is supposed the allies have landed. The Ann packet is just arrived from Malta, with letters to the 2d ofOctober. They contain nothing new. The exchange was at 56. A vessel has this moment entered the Bay, in two days from Alicant. Our letters are not yet on shore. I have just opened several letters from the coast, which communicate no thing fresh. The Ann packet sails to-morrow morning fur England." The letters from the Cape of Good Hope, brought by the EMERALD frigate, have been delivered, but they do not communicate any thing.very material respect ing Indian affairs ; nor, indeed, could they, as there had been no recent arrivals from thence at the Cape. The chief contents of the letters relate to sh:pping in telligence. We give an extract from o se of them, dated September the 14th, the day previous to the departure of the Emerald : " On the 7th inst. the Bengal Anna, Lord Castle reagh, Good Hope, Upton Castle, and Bombay mer chantmen, arrived here, under convoy of his Majesty's ship EMERALD. The Portsea was dismasted on the day before they made land, and in this perilous situ I lion she remained, and nothing has been heard of her since. It is likely, as we have had bad weather since their arrival, that she has di ifted to the Northward." The Perseverance, Murray; Charles, Graham; pis. I covery, Swindel ; Johanna Henrica, ; and I wo Brothers, ' from the Isles of France • Betsey, Lloyd ; ; Wilberforce, James ; Clipper, Alien and Fanny, GadspeJ, from Rio .laneiro ; and the Adriatic, Stamp, from London, had also arrived at the Cape. The Indefatig ible frigate, from Porsmouth ; Mar. qui s of Ely, Perseverance, Cere., Lowarr Castle, War ren Hastings, and Charles Grant, from London, sailed on the 25th of August for China. The Lady Lwhington, Minerva, William Nit, Hut , leston, and Lord Forbes, bound to Bengal, were all well on the 18th of August, in lat. 25. S. long. 18. W. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8. DRUG OF STOCKS THIS DAY Al' ONE O'CLOCK per Ct. Cons. for money 631 64—Ditto for account 641 ptr Ct. Reduced 63-4 per Cent. 76.1 79 Navy 5 per Cc. 9611—Bonds 148.155. pre.—Omnium par Exch. Bills (3d.) I s. pre.—Ditto (Sid.) Ss. to Ss. pre. THE KING. We regret to find that the illnesss of our gracious SOVCREIGN continues to wear a most unfavourable and distressing aspect. His MAJESTY has become of late totally indifferent to the comfort and propriety of his person, which may be regarded as a sure prognostic of confirmed fatuity. His bodily health, however, re- mains unsubdued by the disease, and it is the general opinion that he may remain for a long time in the present lamentable and helpless condition. An express received) esterday from Windsor stated, that his Majesty had a restless night and appeared extremely weak, and the depression of his spirits con tinued. The express of last night was still mote unfavour able ; it stated that his MAJESTY appeared very low in both bodily and.mental health. Last night his Royal Highness the PRINCE REOENT came to town in order to hold a Council this day at the Treasury, when a Proclamation was signed for the further prorogation of Parliament to the 7th of January next, when it will meet for the dispatch of business. His Royal Highness was accompanied by the Duke of CUMBERLAND. They alighted at York House about seven o'clock, and immediately sat down to dinner. His Royal Highness the PRINCE RECENT proceeded to Windsor this afternoon, to dine with the Princess CHARLOTTE of WALES, who is there on a visit. The Alexander had arrived at the Cape from Ma dras, and sailed in company with the Young Husband for St. Helena and England, on the Ist of August. Advices from Bourbon had been received at the Cape On Wednesday we offered some remarks on the un. to the 10th of July. No news of a political nature natural and impolitic conduct of those silly and thought- was brought from that island. less people among us who risque their fortunes, lives, The Melville, with 700 troops on board, whi c h h a d made part of the expedition against the Isle of France, and morals, by associating with aliens, and employ- had put into Bourbon to refit, and was nearly ready ing them in their service. We have still many re- to depart for Madras. marks to make on this subject ; but the Alien Mania The American schooner Rose has arrived at Cork has manifested itself in a rank of life that we had in thirty days from Penobscot Bay. She was boarded on the banks of Newfoundland by a F renc h f r i gate , fondly hoped would have escaped the contagion of , this destructive vice, We had conceived that its bale- and informed that she was bound to Am er i ca w i t h ful influence was confined to.the olent and a few dispatches, to be landed at Philadelphi a . Th e opulent French frigate, if not intercepted, would arrive just of that class of the nobility which is considered as the • bef re the meeting of Congress. degenerate. It is with heartfelt pain that we feel our- A letter from North Shields, dated October 28, selves obliged to expose a much more extensive circle. says, " The day before yesterday a French lugger Not only have many repsectable families submitted Privateer captured off the Bar a loaded co lli er , an d a Du:ch-built sloop, and carried them clear off.— to the degradation of corrupting the purity of their Several boats went out after her, but returned with 'out success. She stood away to the south w a r d, a native blood by entering into alliances with French ith emigrants and other dross, scum and refuse of the a westerly wind." continent, but many simple young women, of that One of the PRINCE Reozat's servants met with a severe accident near Kennington, when accompanying , order of the community in which the principles his Royal Master to town yesterday afternoon. H is both of the honour and the strength of the country horse fell under him, and having afterward s r o ll e d is placed--we mean the peasantry—have been over him, he was much bruised. He was removed , seduced to become, etc they think, the wives of Ito York House in a close carriage in the course of French prisoners, when it is published by the Tyrant the evening, but he is not dangerously hurt. that none of his naval or military slaves can marry INQUAST.—An Inquisition was taken on Monday,! without his special licence. This is a subject that at the Plough, at Hornchurch Commo n , b etw i xt ! claims the early attention of the Legislature, and, we Rickmansworth and Harrow, on the body o f a p erson unknown, who died at the Plough on Sat ur d a y, f rom have no hesitation in saying, that it should be made the effects of a ball having entered the abdom en . If a capital offence for any Frenchman to connect him- appeared that he had been taken to the public-house self with a British born female, and that a punish- by two gentlemen, in a dying state, and they left him at his death. The eviden c e o f two wor ki ng ment of some ignominious description should be men dwent in a to duel s and they also saw hi ye, that they saw the m fall en gagell ; but they inflicted on every Clergyman who dares to pro.. give no account of the oppo s it e p arty . —A phane the sacred institution cf marriage by joining any m u m Ver subject of the dominion of NAPOLEON to any subject diet of murder against persons unknown was re of the British empire. No clergyman, indeed, who has turned.—The body was own e d, an d i nterre d after the inquest ; and the . deceased proved to be a Mr. the slightest pretensions to integrity as a christian mi- Gattey, formerly a Lieutenant in the 7th regiment, but who had retired on his fortune. uister, can perform this ceremony under the known . • state of the French laws ;for it is, in fact, sanctioning Although it may be int en d e d to remove t h e market prostitution. of BilliNgsgate to the southern shore of the Thames, On this topic we shall not insist farther at present, there is no doubt that the language of that am-ient school of rhetoric will'still continue to be spoke n wit hi n having still some remarks tp offer cn these inferior ! races of the human species, who in this country have the walls of the City o f L o nd on elbowed out of their native rights and possessions, the 4DVERTISEMENT—To those who wi s h t o be we ll ac quainted with the sanguinary warf are t h at t h e F renc h decent and worthier menials of our own country.— are carrying on in the Peninsula, and their cruelty Knowing the chronic inveteracy of the Alien Mania , towards the unfortunate inh a bi tants , we recommend we cannot hope to see, as we desire, and they deserve, the perusal of a new work, just published, intitled, " Santos de Maithmor, or Anirals of a P a t r i o t Family," the whole of the pestilent tribe driven from our shores, founded on recent facts, in 3 vols. Bvo, dedicated to the memory of the late Duke of ALISURQUERQUE, by with all their gang of continental swindling titled re. s'Y the Author of the Historical Chart of the eventful probates, who prey upon the fortunes of our too ea nobles, and defraud our honest tradesmen of their reign of his present Maj est y. S o ld b y N . L . Pannier, hard-earned gains..-gains rendered the pre diticult D i Leicester-place ) Leicester•square, price 18s. sewed. THE ARMY. Recruiting parties of the 28th infantry, (Ike skele ton of which, recently returned from Pottugal, a now t Berryllead) have been very successful during the last sir days, at Plymouth and that neighbourhood. The Roscommon and Kings's County Militia have volunteered into this and the sth regiment, in great numbers. The North Devon regiment of Militia were to have embarked on Wednesday at Plymouth for Portsmouth, but have been countermanded for the present. The Cheshire Militia are in daily expectation of a route to march from Plymouth ; and the First Somerset ex. pest to go to Exeter. LIRIJT,COLONILI. COCHRAN/1.--nm was lately in serted in all the Newspapers “ A copy of an crig:nai letter, intended to have been circulated by Lord Wei. LINGTON, but which circulation, from sow anrxislai..ed caste, was not carried into effect." This publicat.m has called forth from C. , lonel COCHRANE, or his frienjt, the following statement : Cochrane, in Miring his =me, in obe dience to orders, to the letter of his Escellentl the Commander, of the Forces, of the 15th instant, cannot refr..l,3 from expreseint his heartfelt concern, at finding that his conduct, in the Wail the 11th instant, has met with his Lordship's disapprobation, which appears, by such letter, to have grown out of an itnprrr 'ion mask on his Lordship's mind on mistaken grounds--for the Lieutenant-Colonel, Captain Campbell, Lieutenants Forbes, Par ker, Barton, Smith, Prendergast, and Miles, beir.g the Officers who advanced with him, do respectfully, but most decidedly, aver, that, instead of the whole of the enemy having passed the bridge, they cat off the passage of at least 1.50 men, all of Whom were tither killed, wounded, or in the situation of prisoners, and might have beep brought of, had the numbers of the party not been so limbed. Cochrane must likewise declare, that in idvancing, he did not consider he was acting in disobedience to orders; nor did be hear any signal of read, o► revive any mes• sage to that effect, until he was actually retiring (with a consisk. rable number of prisoners), in consequence of olmervley the troops withdrawing to the summit of the heights ; at wkkh pea riod, and not sooner, was it intimated to him, by a setk act if the 4th regiment, that he was recalled- In making this representation, Lieutenant-Colonel Cochrane does not at all Immune to &food his conduct, mire the ei►teer.taety thecae la hie I stailkort the Com mander of the Forces, as he could only act on those which rattle directly within his own view, holding in reniembrance the lot►. illation that was previously made to him, while tLe garrison o Almeida was still unbroken, and previous to the junction of the sth regiment, that a charge might be required from the 3 , th.— With this impression recent on his mind, he could not possibly imagine that, in the pursuit of a disvnied and drunken rabbis, be did outstep the hounds of prudence, or on:lea:mai ily risk the lose of men. " Shottkl dais statemeet not 'Aare as conduct fa a more is* vourable light, he will at any time be ready to est./ into a fun detail of all dr eircumstanses which led to the transaction is' queition. (ligned) " N. B. Captain Burke, of the 4th regiment, 'rho as present, and the Officers already named, can fully corroborate every dr. cumstance, as to the oestirrencia at the bridge, which on tisk. aid, could nut possibly be csisserved by those on the kelvins' " Malha de Saida, May 'I, ISM " Sia—l have the honour to enclose to you the letter of Ma Excellency the Commander of the Forces, acainpasied by la statement of facts, which justice to mvsislf di musk, sad which I trust, can lacing made known to General compbeß, will in n uaise him, ie, transmitting the same to his Lorcialdp, to supresett conduct In a more favourable point of view. " I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obetbent httnibl& servant, (Signed) " BASIL COC,!EADIM, " Brig.-Grn. Burnt, &c. &c." Lieut.-Cot a6th reit." DUBLIN, NOPE.IIBER S. In consequence of a Requisition signed by tie Church Wardens, a meeting of the inhabitants of St. Thomas's parish was held :l.'s day, at tf.e Vestry room, for the purpose.of Liking into convdtreicin the circumstances of a robbery co.nnaitted in tl.e house of Mr. Anderson, of Igfccilenburgnititet, at the hour of seven o'clock on Saturday evening last, and the escape of the rohbar from the watch-house, by the wilful neglect of the Watch Constable and Guard on that night ; when an address to the Police Magistrates, calling on them to prosecute the Con stable for his wilful neglect of duty, was unanimously agrced to.—.Eveisiay Pat. The Earl Of CLANCA /ITV left his regiment for Car bally, in the co..nty of Galway. The Comet continues to shine with great, although diminished lustre. A letter from Gentleman who recently visited Marseilles contains the following information relative to the Royal Family of Spain : " From the numerous contradictory statements which I have read relative to the situation of the deposed King of Spain and his consort, I was induced, as I happened to land here, to m-ke some inquiry into the true state of the CAW ; and the short account 1 ant about to give you may be relied upon, as my infeirmation Fru• weds from ocular proof, and the testimony of respectable persons in the confidence of the Royal Prisoners. " The sum allowed by Napoleon for the support of the engin. fldiment is greit indeed, when the cheapness of this p.irt of the world is considered, namely, Al soots° sterling per annum; the household is very numerous, consisting of upwards of pet song principally Spanianls. Every thing wears the splendour of a Court—balls, concerts, &c.; and, though not on a grand scale. yet with as much ceremony and pomp as it they were still seatcNl the throne of Spain. " The people esteem the King very highly, pity his /Milne. tunes, and, whene . .-er he appears in public (which often occurs, unattended, and without the least appearance of state) the greatrst attention and respect is observed towards him, more so than per haps he of late days esperieneed in his own capital. " The Queen (who is now neither young nor handsome, but enjoys a geed state of health) ha. lately di.ctuded her old fay. it• rite, the Prises of the Peace, and has appo ote.l to hi, situation a young ofiker of the Spa-ush guards, a remarkable Nit r"•• t man; and who, ft is said, eons not relish this appoictment, Inch he is obliged to fill. The hatred of the Queen ugainst r subjects is inconceivable, and if it was not w. II noel. it.csted, could not be believed, so great was her deep mote ! " The Prince of the Peac:., however, still rtsuins thr influence he ever possessed over the mind of the weak Ind unfortunate King. Of Ferdinand (whose resid. nee is at Tours, sn Aso., all.)wanee from the Government is said to be louble et that p. 4 to his father) I have cabs heard, that s.nce the att. mix wench can Node to effect his escape, hr has 'ben mos sigaeously Mid all his Spanish friends a n d a tt en d ants h ave h u m remov e d, a r eplaced by confidentsal Fr,neh we-elan. " Two officers oi the rush of Colonel compose his body glue" and who accompany him is Iter:ver he gots, sn that h. as ~smp letely under their superintendence; of cosine, the possibility of an escape Is impracticable. Ihe peopl 'sere detest t' pa nt Ruler of F-a.ise and his Government most rem, ally, the law or conscription •n particular: front instances whi h have heard 'v isaed of it, Whin' cap be to bad, more abouiii.ablecrtyrusicsl: .; • • I 1