Star. — London, England, 1811-09-10 00:00:00

THEATRLS• COVENT-GARDEN.—This magnificent Theatre was Yet-opened last night for the season, with the Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, and the Pantomime of Harlequin and ihmodeus. The principal performers in the Tra gedy were greeted on their entrance with the most Battering applause, particularly Mr. C. KEMBLE, who, as the representative of the love-sick hero of the piece, was remarkably effective and happy. Miss S. Bowrit was also very successful as Juliet; indeed we never remember her to have imparted more genuine inte rest to the character ; nor did Mr. JONES ever appear to greater advantage in the part of Mercurio. The only alteration is the interior of the House is the ad dition of a private-box at each extremity of the Or chestra ; and the whole presents a most elegant and gratifying coup d'ail. The audience in all parts were very numerous, and the boxes and pit exhibited con siderable elegance and respectability. LYCEUM.—A new Comic Opera, entitled M. P. or The Rine Stocking, written by Mr. ANACREON Mooar,- was presented for the first time at this Theatre,. of which the following are the principal Dramatic Persona : _ _ _ Sir Charles Canvas.. Mr. 0 Captain Canvas Mr. HORN. Henry de Rosier Mr. Panties. Mr. Hartington Mr. RAYMOND. Leatherbead Davy Mr. KNIGHT. La Foam..., • Mr. Wesel-Ohm Lady Bib Blue • Madame de Roder Mrs. HAmtvrosr. Miss Selwyn Mrs. MOO NT Alti. • iVliss Hartingtome Miss Kext.r. Susan.? • Mrs. BLAND. Of the plot the following is a concise outline Str Chaves and Captain Canvas are the eons of the late Sir William Canvas. Bart. who had married their mother privately in France, but did not acknowledge her as his wife till after the birth of the first son, Captain Canvas, when a second solemni- Zation of their nuptials took place publicly in England. 'l he diM. culty, indeed the apparent impossibility of proving the first mar riage, from the total want of witness or document, is taken ad. vantage of by the younger of the sons (stiled Sir Charles Canvas throughout the piece) to usurp the title and fortune, during the absence of his brother, Captain Canvas, a Naval Officer. 'else Opera opens at a watering-place (we believe Brighton), where wewend Sir C. Canvas paying his addresses to a rich heiress,Miss Selwyn, who is already strongly attached to his brother. At the same watering-place, there is a distressed emigrant family, con sisting of Madame de Rosier, her son, and a faithful old servant. The son,it appears, had for some time moved In the fashionable society f London, but by the failure of his resources, in conse. quence of the French Revolution, is coMpelled, as the only means of supporting himself and his mother, to live as shopman with the proprietor of the chief circulating library at the watering place. Sir C. Cany;;s, discovering by charm that Madame de Rosier had been the intimate friend of his mother at Paris, and that site and her servant were present at the private marriage, employs threats and bribery to suppress their testimony against his claims, but by the agency of Mt. Hartington, a humane elm racer (who goes about in the disguise of a mendicant, to find fit.l objects for his benevolence), the views of Sir Charles are de feated, and the title and fortune reverts to the rightful claimant, Captain Canvas, who arrives from sea under the false impression that his mistress has deserted him, for the more promising pro- posals of his brother, but who is made happy by finding that not only her fidelity, but his own rights are confirmed to him beyond other doubt or dispute. The second plot of the Opera turns upon the affections of young De Rosier and Miss Hartington for each other, and the constancy with which (notwithstanding the fall of his fortunes) she perseveres in her attachment to him, till, with the consent of her father, her hand II united to his, and a double marriage concludes the piece. From these materials Mr. MooRE has produced an Opera of more - than common merit. The reputation of the author for the sublime efforts of Lyric compo sition is so well known, that any comment upon 'the qualities for which his verses are admired, would be superfluous. We have seen him tonight exhibiting U proof of two-fold talent. • The poet end musician are combined, and the language of love is conveyed to the heart in " tones of richest melody." But Mr. MOORE'S efforts in this Opera are not confined to the common-place character of sentiment—there is a rich vein of wit which runs with undiminished splendour and rapidity through every scene in which the humo rous parts are represented. The character of a Member of Parliament, by Ox- DERRY, is capitally drawn. It is one of the happiest displays we have witnessed for a length of time, and some of the allusions produce the most pleasant and laughable effects. There are many allusions to exist ing circumstances, the situation of the Continent, of Bullion and Bank•notes, &c. which were very happy in their application, and occasioned much laughter. It had been reported that the author, in drawing the I several characters in his piece, had his eye to the in dividual talents of the players ; and certainly praise is due to the Performers. OXBERRY, who is ap pearing in new characters every day, played, with great judgment. To PHILLIPS, Mr. MOORE is much indebted, for his excellent execution of the songs allotted to him ; his voice is not only well calculated for the effusions of our Poet, but there is not a line which is not distinctly and judiciously articu lated. Mrs. Mourcrarsz was, as usual, most excellent and effective in the singing parts of the Opera ;—her conversation voice is not so good. Miss KELLY also exerted herself with much success, and Mrs. BLAND was lively and entertaining. The house was prodi giously crowded, and the piece was received through out with the most rapturous applause ; it will not fail, we think, to become a permanent favourite of the public.—The following is a specimen of the Poetry : DUET.—Mrs. MOUNTAIN and Miss KELLY. sweet to behold, when the billows are sleeping, Some gay-colour'd bark, moving gracefully by; 'No damp on her deck, but the even-tide's weeping, No breath in her sails, but the summer-wind's sigh. Yet, who would not turn, with fonder emotion, To gaze on the life-boat, though rugged and worn, 'Which often bath wafted o'er hills of the ocean The lost light of hope to the seaman forlorn Oh ! grant that, of those, who, in life's sunny slumber, Around us, like summer-barks, idly have play'd, Wisest storms are abroad, we may find in the number One friend, like the life-boat, to fly to our aid! SONG.—Ma. Pinups. :rho' sacred the tic that our country entwineth, And dear to the heart her remembrance remains, Yet dark are the ties where no liberty chinch, And sad the remembrance that slavery stains. Oh thou! who evert born in the cot of the peasant, But dirst of languor in Luxury's dome, Our vision, when absent—our glory, when present.- Where thou art, 0 Liberty ! there is my home. Zarewell to the land where in childhood I wander'd I In vain Is she mighty, in min is she brave! Unillest id the blood that for tyrants is squandeed, And Fame has no wreaths for the brow of the slay& But bail to thee, Albion! who meet the commodes Of Europe, as calm as tby cliffs meet the foam; With no bonds but the law, and no elm but the OWN Balls Temple of Liberty I thou art my home. SONC.—Mr. PatcLlPll.. SMUT of Joy ! thy altar Iles In youthful hearts, that hope like mine, And 'tie the light of laughing eye., That leads us to thy fairy shrine. There if we find the filth, the tear, They are not those to sorrow known; But breath so soft, and drops so clear, That Bliss may claim them for her own. Then give me, give me, while I weep, 'l•he sanguine hope that brightens woe, And teaches even our tears to keep The tinge of rapture while they flow. The child, who sees the de* of night Upon the spangled hedge it morn, Attempts to catch the drops of light, But wounds his finger with the thorn. Thus oft the brightest joys we seek Dissolve, when touch'd, and turn to pain ; The flush they kindle leaves the cheek, The tears they waken long remain. But give me, give me, While I weep, The sanguine hope that brightens woe, And trachea even Our tears to keep, The tinge of rapture while they (kiwi SONG.--Ma. LoITZGROVE. Mr. Orator Pug had two tones in his voice, The one squeaking thus, and the other down se; In each sentence he utter'd he gave you your choice, For one half was B alt, and the rest G below. Oh! oh! Orator Puff, One voice for one orator's surely enough. But he still talk'd away, spite of coughs and of frowns, , go distracting all ears with his et, and his downs, That a wag once, on hearing the orator say " My voice is for war," ask'd him, " Which of then!' pray ?" Oh! Ito! &c. Reeling homewards, one evening, top-heavy with gin, And rehearsing his speech on the weight of the Crown, He tripp'd near a saw-pit, and tumbled right in, • " Sinking Fund" the last words as his noddle came down. Oh ! oh ! &c. " Good Lurd !" he exclaim'd, in his he-and•she tones, " Help me out—help me out—l have broken any bones!" " Help you out !" said a Paddy, who pass'd," what a bother! " Why, there's two of you there; can't you help one another r i Oh ! oh ! &c. SONG.—Mrs. BLAN D. Young Love he'd once in an bumble shed, Where roses breathing, And woodbines wreathing, Arcund the lattice their tendrils spread, As w ild and sweet as the life he led. His garden flourish'd,_ For young Hope nou;isli'd The infant buds with beams and showers; Bin lips, tho' blooming, must still be fed, And not even Love can live on flowers. Alasl that Poverty's evil eye Should e'er come hither, Suck sweets to wither ! The flowers laid down titbit- heads to die, And Hope fell sick, as the witch drew nigh. She Came one morning, Ere love had warning, And raied the latch, where the young god lay; " Oh Ito !`' said Love,—" is it you ? good bye;" So lie oped the window, and flew away! HAY-MARKET.—The Comedy of The Provoked Husband was performed last night ; and a Mr. BRAY, from the provincial theatres, sustained the part of John Moody with much excellence, and received con siderable applause. In the Farce of Killing no Murder, Mr. MALLINSON, for the first time, appeared in the part of Buskin, in which he displayed great humour and address—and, with the assistance of Mr. LISTON, in .Apollo Belti, kept the house,which was quite full, in continued peals of laughter. We have this morning received Dublin Papers of Thurso.' y last. The Catholics of the Borough of Dun garvau were to meet as this day. Those of the King's County have also been called together. The Catholics of the County of Carlow are to meet on the 13th. The Roman Catholics of the county of Kildare met at Naas on the 3d instant, and appointed ten gentlemen to prepare petitions to both houses of Par liament. Several Protestant Gentlemen attended, and delivered their sentiments respecting the Catholic came. Mr. LATOUCHE, the representative for the County, declared his intention of supporting their claims. Lord CLONCURRY maintained the justice and expediency of an immediate grant of all the privi leges of the Constitution to the Catholics. Mr. HENRY of Straffan (brother in law to the Duke of LEINSTER) was of the same opinion ; but he deprecated the use of intemperate language in their endeavours to obtain full admission into the Constitution. A large vessel, apparently a 32 gun frigate, was seen off Aberdeen on Tuesday and Wednesday, stand ing to the southward. Four small Danish-built vessels (one of them lugger-rigged) were in company, supposed to be her prizes. We lately stated that orders had been received at Revel, from St. Petersburgh, directing the 'release of the vessels which had been under sequestration in that port. A confirmation of this intelligence was received in town on Saturday. It states, that the total num ber of vessels which had been released at Liebau, Revel, Riga, &c. was 52, and that the circumstances attending the remainder of the ships and cargoes un -1 der sequestration would be taken into consideration, and no doubt was entertained of the whole of them being ultimately released. The American General WILKmon is to be tried during the present month by a Court Martial. The charges are not stated in any of the American prints; 1 but it is said that they had undergone an investigation by a Committee to which they were referred by Con -1 gress ; and the result was such as to render the present measure necessary. A Protest was received at New-York from Ham burgh, in July, stating, that the Prince of ECRNROIL had positively interdicted the American Consul Ge neral, Fonuas, from affixing his usual attestation to the signature of a Notary. BREAD.—This day there was no Court of Alder men :—.the LORD MAYOR. after inspecting the Re turns, ordered it to rise 2d. per peck. Lord CHOLMONDELEY'S lease, under the crown of the Forest of Delamere will shortly expire, when that track of land (about 10,000 acres) will be cultivated. Three young men, of the name of Wright (two of them sons of Mr. Wright, of Mouse-hole, and the other the son of Mr. Wright, schoolmaster, at Ma dron), were drowned on Sunday se'nnight, in Mount's Bay, from a fishing-boat, in which they were cruising with another man and a female relative. Two of them having got into the punt alongside the large boat, upset her, and the third lest his life by gene rously jumping overboard to save the others. In the vicinity of Salisbury, on Tuesday last, a quantity of corn was carried up into the air by a tor natio, to the height of about 800 feet, as appeared by comparing it with the spire of the Cathedral, and borne off to a very courbaderabk &tastes . THE ARMY. , -- 1 The 'White Rose is, by permission of his Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT, worn as a badge by the Ist West York Regiment of Militia. The Royal Cornwall Regiment is, by order of the PRINCE RECENT, to be called in Pature " The Prince of Wales's Light Infantry." The following are the stations of the English regi ments of Militia in Ireland : Cornwall - - - Londonderry. Cornish Miners - - Enniseorthy. Montgomery - - - New Geneva. Northumberland - - Cork. Westmorland - - - Boyle. Radnor - - - Armagh. lid Surrey - - - Mullingar. Caernarvon - - - I.ongford. Merionetb - - - Granard. West Middlesex - Loughrea. .. . Anglesea Leicester - Cardigan - - Nottingham - Limerick. Dublin. The 81st and 50th Regiments are at East Bourn, the officers of which, with their ladies and daughters, give an air of gallantry and gaiety to the marine pleasures of the place. The 2d battalion of the 66th regiment marched into the new Barracks at Winchester, on Friday. The depot of the 12th Light Dragoons is on its march from Norwich to Radipole Barracks, Wey *south. A letter received at Plymouth from Lisbon states, that the deaths in the British army had been twelve per day, but they had been reduced by removing .sorthward, to 80 per month. Saturday se'ennight arrived at Cork the Podargus sloop of war, with the transports, Nos. 29, 180, and 141, having on board the West Middlesex Militia, commanded by Major BlRD—neither the Colonel or Lieutenant-Colonel having accompanied them. They are 800 strong, and their wives and children amounted to nearly 200. Most of the Officers are Irish. They left Dover, where they embarked on the 15th ult. and owing to foul winds were obliged to beat the whole way. The Virago, has a signal flying for Portugal ; else takes under convoytwo transports, lying at Monks town, with detachments for Lisbon ; she is expected to sail on Wednesday. Dr. DE COURCY L'AFYAN, Physician to the Forces, with a Medical Staff. sailed from Portsmouth, on koard the Asia, bound for Lisbon. Ensign BURKE, who landed at the Military Depot last week, from Portugal, was on Sunday afternoon released from confinement, and afterwards went for Bristol. Lieutenant LETHAMI of the 3d Buffs, who came home with several other wounded officers in the Ley den, is the officer who rescued the regimental colour from the Poles, and the only colour saved of the brigade ; it was by this means he gat so severely wounded in the face, and lost his left arm by a sabre; we are happy to state he is in a fair way of recovery. Lieut. WOOD, who lost a leg, is also come home. HARWICH, SEPTEMBER 9. Arrived, the MARTIN sloop of war, with the Transports from Portsmouth, to take on board the Cumberland, Hertford, and Dumfries regiments of Militia, for Ireland. NAVAL INTALLIGENCE. The BARBARA cutter has arrived at Plymouth with dispatches from Halifax, which were forwarded to town. She brought no account of the reported cap ture by the ATALANTS of the French frigate Entre prenate. FALMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 7. Sailed, the Chesterfield Packet,forCadiz.—Wind E. PLYMOUTH, SEPTEMBER S. Arrived the Barbara cutter, from Halifax ; the Fancy hired cutter, from the Rochefort station ; and the Morristown hired armed brig, with a convoy of colliers from Swansea.—Sailed the FAVOURITE sloop of war for Milford, with the Plymouth naval trans port under convoy, having dock-yard stores on board. —Came up harbour the LEONIDAS frigate. DEAL, SEPTEMBER 9. Arrived, the ACTIVE cutter, with dispatches from off Flushing ; the CRACKER gun-brig, from a cruize ; and the SKYLARK sloop of war, from Portsmouth.— Passed through the Downs, his Majesty's ship Htx- DOSTAN, for Portsmouth ; and the Rose, Muszo, for the South Seas.—Wind E.N.E. LEITH, SEPTEMBER 7. Arrived in Leith Roads, yesterday, the Alexandria frigate, from a cruize off the North Cape; she brought up three small Russian vessels, prizes, with her. 1 wo small Danish sloops, prizes, arrived in the Roads, last night.—The Trinculo sloop of war sailed last night, with a convoy of five sail, to the Nore. The following is an extract of a letter from Cap. tain JOHNSON, of the Farnley, from Hull for Messina, dated Palermo, July 10 : " I am happy to inform you of my safe arrival here, after a very narrow escape from being taken.—r We sailed from Gibraltar the 6th of June, under con ♦oy of the Rainbow ; and on the 25th of Jane, by permission of the Commodore, parted company, the Island of Moritimo bearing E.S.E. distant about nine leagues, with a fair wind ; and on the 29th, about ten leagues to the eastward , of Cape St. Vito, the N.W point of the island of Sicily, fell in with a French pri vateer,.aboat seven miles from the land. I immedi ately tacked and stood for the shore, perceiving him to have his deck full of men. We hoisted our colours and fired a shot at him ; he immediately put out about twelve oars on each side, hoisted French co lours, and began to fire at us ; we returned it as fast as possible, until we ran in with the land, which took ps about an hour and a half, and we had just gained it before he came up. To keep our ship in a position to fight our guns, we were obliged to run on shore, where we kept a heavy fire on him for half an hour ; within about a cable's length of where an American brig, from Salem, laden with tobacco, had let go hi r anchor. The privateer boarded the American, cut her cable, and took her away, and then made off. I immediately got the long boat out, carried the small bower anchor and the whole cable to an end, got a food purchase on it, and at two o'clock next morn ing got off with little or no damage. At four A. M. hove up the anchor and made sail fir Palen:in, dis tant about 18 miles ; and on the last day of June, at midnight, brought up in Palermo Bay, and the next morning get safe into the Mole." • ' GALLANT ACTION.- - - - .1( EXTRACT OV A LITTER. " The sufferings and exertions in tie Bievadaterill. :ommenced on the 91st of July, and continued with-* out intermission until the 2d of August, in opposing a Danish squadron, consisting of the Langeland brig, mounting 22 long 18-pounders, and 204 men; Logan and Keil brigs, mounting 20 and 18..0ng 18-poun ders, 175 men each. The English force consisted of the Algerine cutter, 10 guns and 61 men, Lieute nant Blow ; and the Brevedageren, 12 guns, 47 men, Lieutenant Devon. " On the evening of the 31st of July, our two ships observed three suspicions vessels standing towards them from the coast of Norway, which were sotm discerned to be enemies ; the wind being very light, the Algerine and Brevedageren continued going from them during the night, as fast as they were able , and at day-light found themselves about four miles from the advanced brig of the enemy, which appeared con siderably distant from the two others. Lieutenant Blow, commanding the Algerine, being the senior officer, sent a boat to the Brevedageren, to inform Lieutenant Devon, that it was his intention to at tempt cutting this vessel off; and accordingly both the Algerine and Brevedageren tacked for that pur pose, and commenced sweeping towards her, it being calm. The enemy observed this manoeuvre, and pre vented its being executed by closing his squadron.— The Algerine and Brevedageren again sought safety by retreating. At 4 O'clock a.m. Ist of August, the Danish Commodore in the Langeland, being nearly within shot, the Algoine and Brevedageren again bore down to the attact, by desire of Lieut. Blow.— It must be observed, that the Danish Commodore was at this time about two miles front his own ulna. dron. The action was commenced about thirty minutes past 11 o'clock a. m. with the Langeland— at 12 in close action. Soon after, the second enemy's - ••••IMM ry brig commenced firing on the Algerine, and Breve dageren, when the Algerine found it necessary to take to her sweeps, and hauled out of the action.-- The Brevedageren could not follow her example ; consequently she was left in the midst of three brigs of the enemy, each of them more than double her force. In this perilous situation, Lieutenant Devon, the gallant Commander of the Brevedageren, resolv ed to fight as long as he could fire a gup ; and the few brave fellows he commanded admirably support. ed his heroic resoluti'.n, never in the least betraying a symptom of fear, but on the contrary, nobly cheered their commander in obeying every order. At half past one p. m. when scarcely a shadow of hope ex isted of saving the Brevedageren, a favourable breeze of wind sprung up, of which Lieutenant Devon avail ed himself to get off, and fortunately the enemy, in. tent on keeping up his fire, seemed not immediately to perceive it. Lieutenant Devon then directed to cease firing, and took to his sweeps, which, aided by a boat's crew of ten men, sent by the Algerine about the close of the action, and the breeze, gained nearly a mile on the enemy by two o'clock p. m. who still continued his broadsides with an apparent intention to sink the Brevedageren, as all his shot fell low. 44 The enemy perceiving the advantage gained over him, left off firing, and again every exertion was made on the one side to escape, and on the other to prevent it. The Brevedageren, however, preserved her distance, the Langeland continuing to annoy her with his chace guns. At five P. M. one of the other Danish brigs, the Logan, was advancing fast on the Brevedageren, and ranging upon her starboard quar ter. At this time the Algerine cutter, who had much the advantage of the Brevedageren, front her superi ority of sweeping, hove to, and attracted the enemy's attention. This manoeuvre was of much advantage, as the enemy from this time did not gain the least upon the Brevedageren, and at sun-set he gave up the chace. Lieutenant Dviosr, however, not thinking himself safe so near such powerful and hostile neigh. bours, continued with his little crew labouring at the sweeps until twelve o'clock midnight, when they literally fell from their oars, completely worn out.— The wonder is, how they could have stood it so long, having been closely engaged with so superior a force for upwards of an hour, besides tugging at the oar from six o'clock on Wednesday evening until Thurs day at midnight. 64 At day-light on Friday, the enemy was distant about six miles, but they did not resume the chace.— Thus by an exertion and perseverance not to be ex ceeded, was rescued from the Danes his Majesty's brig, which they probably were the more anxious to possess, that she had been formerly taken from them. The Brevedageren had one man killed in the begin ning of the action, and providentially only three wounded throughout the whole of the severe contest. She has, however, suffered much in her hull, masts, sails, and rigging, which I should presume would ne cessitate her going to England. To prevent the pos sibility of his colours being shot away, Lieutenant DevoSt had hoisted and nailed in different parts of his brig several English union•jacks ; and to remind his brave fellows of the anniversary Of the memorable I first of August, he took from his cabin a likeness of the immortal NELSON, and made it fast to the mast." * The American vessel Drummond, Captain Woon. MAY LANGDON, detained aad sent into Plymouth on - Thursday, by the Cadmus brig of war, was fallen in with off Bourdeaux, on her passage froth New-York; she has on board seventeen passengers, among whom is Mr. JAY. Saturday, a cartel sailed to Morlaix, with 17 of the passengers by the American ship Brutus,for Bordeaux, which was brought into Plymouth last week. At a Court Martial, at Portsmouth, on Saturday, P. Kahae, a seaman on board the Edinbugh, was convicted of robbery, and received sentence of death. J. Jeffries, a seaman, of the Medusa, for destr:ion, was tetrence to receive 100 lashes. On Wednesday several ships arrived at Hull from the Baltic ; one of them, that had brought up in the roads to w.iit the flood tide, soon after getting her an chor, drove upon tl e edge of the Skitter...sand, and drifted along it until nearly opposite Barrow, when she fell over, and the people got upon the side, where they remained until some boats went from Hull to their relief, and rescued them from their perilous si tuation. Che vessel soon afterwards Asas carries' by the force of the tide across the channel of the ri ver, AWL upon a sand called the Old Warp. The masts then cut away, and upon tile return of the Rood. she righted. The cargo of planks and deals was out, and on Thursday night she was got off the r . 4