Star. — London, England, 1811-08-28 00:00:00

THE tirENING LONDON. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23. runt OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE fl eLoex. s per Ct. Cons. for money 631—Ditto for account 64-14 3 per Cent. Reduced 63}; —Navy 5 per Cwt 95.4 4 per Cent. Boil—Bonds 171. las t pre.—Omnium j prem. Each. Bills (3d.) par to 2.. pre.—Ditto (Std.) ss. 6s. prem. The Gazette of last night contains the official parti. culars of the late gallant and successful attack made by the buts of .a detachment of Admiral YoUNG, on four French gtm.boats. at the island of Nordeney. His Majesty's ship Fvt.t.a has arrived at . Ports. • mouth from •Lisbon with dispatches from Lord WEL LINGTON, and a mail from Lisbon. The letters and papers . trom - Lisbon are dated on the 11th inst. And i it is now clearly ascertained that h 4 Lordship is on] the advance with the allied army in the direction of Ciudad Rodrigo. The reason of this movement is fully accounted for in his Lordship's dispatch to the Portuguese Government, given in the STAR a few days ago. In that letter, as our readers will recollect, his Lordship states that it was evidently the intention of the enemy to take up a position in a line with tke I Tagus as being a-central situation for keeping up a communication with all parts of Spain, and theieby as. sisting and supporting his movements in all directions. The intelligence from Spain in the Lisbon Papers . states, that the French had been able to spare some troops from the garrison of Tarragona to proceed against Pensicola and other places. BESSIERES has been ordered to France. The Guerrillas are so ac tive en the roads between that country and Madrid ; that no escort is considered safe unless it consists of at legst 1500 men, and five or six pieces .of cannon.— Mashal MARMONT is said to be in the neighbourhood of Toledo. Letters from dadiz, of the 27th July, state, that the reinforcements which the French have received at Chiclana, do not exceed 4000 men. The inhabitants of Cadiz complain of the Successes of the French in capturing their vessels. Eleven bad been taken within a few days. The following are the most important articles in private letters, or which the Lisbon Papers contain: LISBON, AUGUST 51s Every day cavalry are disembarking in this city, which have arrived from England to 'reinforce the British Army in Portugal Almost 10.—The •war in Spain begins to wear another face. The army of Gallicia, which every day increases, by the exertions of the indefatigable' WlNnson, AUGUST 27.—Yesterday evening, her Santocildes, has begun to advance, and occupies i MAJESTY and Family took their usual evening's tide Astorga and its former positions. General Castanhas to Frogmore Gardens, and drank tea ; returned to the Castle at eight o'clock. This morning his Roy a l was on his march to take the com;nand of that army. Highness the Duke of CAI4BEIDOI, accompanied his General Mendizabal had also set out for the Asturias, R oyal Sisters, Princesses AUGUSTA and SuPIIIA, in to take the eommand of the 7th army, of Which he is their usual morning's rides in the Great Park, from appointed Commander-ire Chief. General Blake had half-past ten till one. The Royal Party was also ac sailed front Cadiz for Murcia, in order to support the companied by Lord WA esteoHeat, Lady ISABELLA $d army ; and it appears that Ballesteros will disem- . Temea, Generals CARTWRIGHT and WYNYARD, and Colonel TAYLOR. The Q. ZEN, and Princesses Em bark in the plain of St. Roque for the same purpose. EABETH and Mettle took an ai to Frocroinre Gar in consequence the great force, as well of the Allies dens, from eleven 61! one. His Royal Highness the as of the enemy, which• a few weeks since was in PRINCE REGENT left Garlands on Sunday. Windsor Ectremadura, has been divided, one part taking the is very dull ; we have no arrivals or company, al direction of the North, and the other of the South. though Egham Races is se near the town, .which formerly used to be crowded with the first fashiona- In the latter province the French have only the gar- bles and personages of consequence. risons of Badajoz And the castle of Truxillo, and some The report of the state of the D , ke of St.rsitx, at detachments on the side of the Sierra Morena. Kensington Palace, yesterday mornin 4 , was, that he Not a word of news. Our army continues moving was very bad on Tuesday eveeing,• but had five or northwards,six hours slp in the course of the night, and w a s orthwerds, and probably will take up their old posi- b etter in the ee morning. tion on the line of the Agueda. 1 Dispatches were yesterday received at the Foreign The 4th Dragoon Guards have arrived here. Office from Mr. STUART, at Lisbon. We just know as much here of the intentions of our Military leaders as you do in London; even Colonels EGHAM RACES. The Egham Meeting commenced yesterday, amidst commanding regiments with the army are unacvaint- a course thronged with genteel company. ed with their own destination beyond the official route A Gold Cup of 100 gs. value, the surplus to he paid in specie. they have from day to day. A Subscription of 10gs. each, and the owner of the second horse A rumour has been in circulation for these few to reeelre i luck his stakes.—A four-mile heat. I days past that Lord WELLINGTON had suffered so Our troops are in excellent health and spirits, well Mr. Blake's Sprightly l ; mach from .indisposition of late, as to be under the fed and clothed, which is more than the French are. ! Lord ,tswell's J apan 2 Mr. Mellish's ‘vi , ck of Endor , necessity of visiting this country. We regret that the AUGUST 11.—An express is just arrived from head- Lord Egremota'r. "I w ri t . •Lord quarters, which he left on the Sth at Sabugal. Ge- Mr. Ladbrokes Gil.rtly 6 i ship's illness, is but too true. A fleet has arrived at neral Slide, with a '..igade of British and another of Even betting on Sprightly, ; Spithead from Portugal, which sailed the day after A Sweepstakes of Fifteen Guineas each. I last packet, by which we learn that his Lordship had Portuguese, is in advance at Aldea-de-lionte, the ' Mr. Forth's Atalanta , 1 light division at Quadrasayers, the Gth at Ugeria, ! been some time ill, but not dangerously. He had Mr. Ladbroke's Grace - - - - - - 2 • , ; nem attended by the most skilful of the Medical ' Duke of York's Whiskey S and the id at head-quarters. ". sir T. Mawbey's, by ;teddy VALENCIA, JULY 16. . . Six to 4 against the winner. would be necessary for his Lordship to return to Eng- A £3O Plate was won by Sprightly walking over. land. On the contrary, we have reason to believe, General Lacy has taken the command of the troops A foot-race was run on Monday on Hounslow-heath that he is destined to fill a more import ant situation, in Catalonia. It appears that the English, who went . for 50 guineas a side between Captain Amen, the pc- and discharge more extensive duties in the Peninsula to the succour of Tartagona, are gone to Port Mahon.' destrian, wha won the hundred miles match in Sit- than ever. There is a rumour that our Cabinet bas LUGO, JULY is. .en, mersetshire a few weeks since, and a Gentleman at length determined to take a more commanding General Santocildes has snore than 15,000 m en, named FOTHERGILL. The distance was four hundred and decisive tone with our Allies than has been and Punier 3000, in Pores. The corps which still yards, which the Captain performed 'in 57 seconds, hitherto done, and without which the war may be and beat his adversary sixteen yards. protracted from year to year without the least ad• remain•here amount to 5000 men ; and, in the other This forenoon a fine boy, playing on the top of the van ement under the langour, disinclination, or' points of the province, there are 4000 more, all re- '* wall of St. Andrew's Church-y ar d, i n H o lb o rn, tell treachery, of the leading Councils of the two kingdoms. gulars. General Abadea is not yet arrived. I,off, and was killed on the spot. . —The remonstrances on this subject have at length NOTICES FROM PORTALEGRE. I Letters from Stockholm of the Bth, and from St. been attended with success', in Portugal; and Lord Wicausicerosi will no longer have to c omplain . of a want On the 23d of July the head-quarters of his Excel- Petersburgh to the 2d instant, have been received by the above Mail, The former mention the arrival of of the power to call forth the emreees 01 the people iency Marshal Lord Wellington were transferred to a Gentleman from St. Petersburgh, who states that —We trust that the same language will be used to this city from Quinta de San Jaoa, in the vicinity of forces at present Poland amount to the Russian •in the Spanish Government and fo the Court of Sicily, Elves, where they were. On the 27th arrived here 280,000 men—that a change has certainly taken place and that it will receive •a corresponding answer. If his Excellency General Castanos, accompanied by in the pol i tics o f that c ou ntry , but that he is convinced we are to fight the battles of our allies, we ought Russia will not be the `first to strike the-blow, surely to Ise entrusted with the means of drawing forth his Staff and a guard of Dragoons, and on the follow - all the resources or the countries we defend, and ss hen . ing day was complimented by the Magistrates of the The exchange had risen between Hamburgh and it is seen what iiivolous divisions prevail among the city. The same day being the Anniversary of the , St. Petersburgh from 7 toTrade wasdull, 1 9. very . cadets, and what oppressions keep down and stifle I .owing to the recent arrivals of coffee, sugar, and cot- .all ardour in the people, it is manliest that we must' Memorable Battle of Talavera, his Excellency gave a ton, and a great many American vessels were pre- exert a clear, an honourable, but a commanding in grand entertainment to the Spanish General, to all paring to depart-in quest. of a better .market. At fluence in the Governments wish we assist. the General Officers who were in this city, and to the Riga the same complaint was made, with the addl , Several aliens have been arrested at GravAend, 'on of some stoppages to a amount. From Officers of the Staff. At night there was a concert t.' great St. sus I -led of b e i ng concerne d in i mprop e r pract i ce s, Petersburgh they wnte, that a great house in Arch- l " and a ball, and a voluntary and general illumination angel had stopped payment for a considerable sum, , end have been committed to g aol for bein g there of the city by the inhabitants. I which would not fail to be severely felt in that city. without licences. • This Bulletin confirms what we yesterday men, tioned respect;iig his MAJEsTY's state. His bodily health is happily a little isnproved. In the course of last week his MAJESTY passed 65 hours without a moment's sleep, and 51 hours talking without intermission. , lA&At. • _a__ We have received Dublin Papers of Aaturdly last. By the following extracts it appears that the Catholics till continue their nieetings : " DUBLIN) AUGUST 24. " Daoonena Merrimo.-;-Yesterday, the Catholic inhabitants of Drogheda assembled at the Lintn-hall, pursuant to public notice. The meeting was nume rous and highly respectable, and, we are happy to state, like the others which preceded it throughout the country, it was also attended by several Protestant Gentlemen of great respectability. Some of the Al dermen and Magistrates attended, to giveicountenance and support to their Catholic fellow-citizens ; and Mr. TANDY one of the Protestant Gentlemen present, was named of the Committee of seven to prepare re solutions for the consideration of the meeting. Mr. ITANDY observed that it was late on the preceding evening that he had beard' of the intended meeting ; he felt extremely happy in being present, and, its the course of a very liberal and manly speech, delivered in a very affecting manner, declared the extreme sa tisfaction he felt in having lived to see all sects go hand in hand in Petitioning. the Legislature, for a ' , total repeal of the penal laws, which so grievously affect his loyal Catholic brethren. " Doctor SKEITON, at the close of a truly eloquent and impressive speech, proposed some Resolutions. The most perfect harmony and cordiality between the Protestants and Catholics prevailed, upon which we congratulate the respectable and liberal inhabi tants of Drogheda." " D. E. POST-OFFICE—Three o'Clock. , c We have this moment 'been informed that.the Catholics of Cavan have hrld a Meeting, and that the ten Members who sat in the late Catholic Corn. mittee, have been re-appointed." The Catholics of the county of Kildare are to meet at Naas, on the 3d of September. THE KING. 4 , WINDSOR•CASTLE, AUGUST 28. .1 HIS MAJESTY is to-day newly as he was yester day. (Signed) " W. lIEBERDEN. 51. SAULT& R. WILLIS." tHE Alt Mt. A fleet has arrived at 3pithead, froth Portugal, which sailed the day after the last Packet. By this fleet Lieutenant-General Sir BRENT Spssesa, and Major-General Hourros, with their suites, have ar rived ; and Colonel INoLts, 57th regiment, Captain Mum!, 88th, and many other wounded officers and soldiers, under command of Staff-Surgeon BURN ELLA THE ROYAL FUZILEERS. TO THE EDITOR 01 THE STAR. 1 ' MAIDSTONE, 26Th AUGUST, tall. " Sit.---otiserving in your excellent Paper of the 2.:(1 instant, a paragraph respecting the march of the 2d battalion 7th or Royal Fusileers through Tunbridge Wells, and the munificence of its Inhabitants to the gallant fellows, I beg to correct a mistake that crept into the statement. The sum so handsomely subscribed was thirty-Poo guineas, and nit forty; but what is of infinitely more importance to be fairly understood, is, that the Polish Lancers did not break the ranks of the Fusileers, for it warby two heavy columns of French iiifatitry they were principally assailed and so warmly engaged, and of wh:ch the Fusileers gave so good an account, suffering but f,4 of them to escape to tell the mournful tale to their friends.—To show you the estimation in which their conduct is held by Lord WELLINGTON, I will take the liberty to subjoin an extract f. Om a letter which his Lord ship wrote to Lady Mv eas after the fall of her son, Sir Was. Mrs as, that most invaluable Officer It may be some consols. tion for you hereafter to know, that your son fell in an action is which, if possible, the British troops surpassed'all their former l i deeds, and at the head of the Fusileer brigade, to which a great part of she final success of the day is to Ise attributed."—l beg also to mention for your information, and I hope you will give it an early place in your Paper, that the patriotic and truly worthy Mr. Cox E it, of Bosley House (in tb's neighbourhood), has this day given the whole of the men that fought at Albuera now here, belonging to the Fusileers, a good dinner of English roast beef and plum pudding, with as much brown-stout and punch as they could quaff, as a mark of respect for their gallant exertions in that battle--the men in return drank his health with three British cheers," It is not yet finally settled who is to have the new sth Dragoons. Two Generals of equal pretensions are.nnmed ; the regiment is to be raised in Ireland. The skeleton of the 4:11 battalion of the 60th regi ment, from Dominica, have marched into Hilsea barracks. The 80th regintent s which has been in India some years, are ordered h:;me. Tuesday se'nnight, the 423, or Royal Highlanders, were reviewed on Musselburgh Links, near Edin burgh, by Lieutenant. General the Earl of ROSSLYN, who exprest.esi the highest satisfaction at the %%i‘rlikel appearance and discipline of the corps. Friday, about two o'clock, the regiment marched from Mussel. burgh for Leith, to embark on board the following smacks for Gravesend, viz. King George and Cale. donia, Old Shipping Company ; Matchless and Swift. Edinburgh and Leith Shipping Company; and Trusty, Fifeshire, and Eliza, London and Edinburgh Shipping, Company. They arrived at Leith about four o'cock, when the embarkation immediately commenced. The regiment was commanded by their v..-reran Lieutenant-Colonel STIRLING. His Excel. lency Lord Viscount CATlicAttr, and his Staff, the Earl of Ros o LvN, General DICKSON, who formerly commanded this battalion, and a number of other distinguished Oificers, accompanied the regiment to the water side. Sir SYDNEY SMITH, who served along with this corps in Egypt, was also present to witness the embarkation of his former associates in arms.— The crowd of spectators was immense. While the, regiment was marching, the road from Musselburgh to Leith was covered with people, and every place on the shore which could command the least view of the embarkation was crowded to excess with specta tors. Each of the smacks as they got under weigh, were cheered with loud and repeated applauses, by the populace, who expressed the warmest wishes for the welfare and prosperity of this truly brave and veteran national regiment. All the smacks, except the Matchless, went out in fine style. The Matchless was run foul of by a foreign vessel coming into the harbour, and after getting clear, she got on a bank where she lay till next morning, when she got off. She had on board the Staff of the regiment, the gre. nadiers, and the band. The whole weighed on Sa turday morning, and stood down the Frith with a southerly wind. • Sir inseen YoaKe's squadron was spoken off the Wehtern Islands, 15 days ago. SirJoseeu was wilt , ng forthe second homeward-bound China fleet. supposed to have four millions sterling of dollars on btrtid. FALMOU TH, AUGUST 2s. Arrived this day the Prii.cess Charlotte packet, Captain Rurran, with MAN LisSon, In days pass ige-1,41 in the Tagitc his Majesty's ships BAR FLP.UIt, AGINCOURT, DOTTRIO., LEYOEN, La . rosa, and SABRUNA• On the day she left Lisbon seven trans ports arrived, having on board the troops and cavalry from Cork. The Wals;ngh tm packet tt as to sail the 13th inst. Also arrived the Princess Eiz both packet, Captain Fortitzsimaz, 45 d.tys from Nlartinicine, with Mails from thence, Surin im, and 13erbice S. , iled this evening his Majesty's brig l'ooai,ous with three trans. ports, having on board the West Nliddy see and Car marthen Militia for Cork. The packets for Cadiz, Lisbon, and the Mediterranean are detained till further orders. PI.YMOUTH, Atmukr Arrived the BRUNE frig.tte, from a critize ; Brook sloop of w.ir (rim the Westward , .ind the Active, Portuguese brig, from Lis'Aon ; his M ijesty's snip Isis from the Coast of France.---Wind W.S.W. Polursmou l'H, AuGusT Arrive 4 his Majesty's ship FI'LL:k from Lisbon, and the PERSIAN Iron a cruize. DEM., AUGUST 27. Arrived the LITTLE BRLT With a'convoy from Ports. mouth, which sailed for the River; fish:NA from dirto ; and the Eagle, WATSON, from the South Seas. —Wind .W. and strong. SHEERNEia, AUGUST 27.. Arrived his Majesty's ship Comus, from westward, having the Duke del INFANTADYS mother on board. Arrived also the Jane, DA.vmsoN ; and Vote, LIND LEK, for Heligoland to wait convoy. The AuitEsson gun-brig will take them on Wednesday or Thursday. Wind S. W. blows strong. ST. PIERRE, (MARTINIQUE) JULY 19. OR the evening of the 6th inst. a heavy surf set into this harbour, which continued r. increase during that night and the next morning. 'file Phoenix, Ho. rison, Spring Bud, and Harriet, all Americans, were on shore, and will be totally lost. On the 4th inst: his Majesty's ship KANGAROO passed this port for Ja.• maica. LEI I H, AUGUST 24. Arrived in Leith Roads yesterday, the GALLANT gun-brig. from a cruize; and this morning a trans port, w•th artillerymen, from Woolw,elt. Tuesday, 17 prisoners of war were brought to the Caste, from hie of the ships in the Roads, and sent off, un der an escort, to Pennycuick. LEITH SHIPPING. Arrived, Cation, fron. Lev.-r, goads ; }Litton, London, goods ; Ranh, liavid4on,Davia's tic..4os, .0 ; Yt ompc, Landon, good. and oats; L.trninans; Oaiikhi.rheid, 7 obbins ; ard I l.:l7fia -Aurora, Ne , rna;., Archangel goods, detained icy the . Alarm lu•ger ; Bat If Mor:ion, Ban goods; Adventure, Crail, wheat; klussie, Stirling, go , sds. GREENOCK, kUGU; r '23. Arrived here yesterday moriii.l the Mary. Hard.- from Que. bee, in :26 days; spoke in lat. .5'2 10i;g. 4 on the it , h most. the Neptune, Ne.l, lions Quebec for Ayr. and was informed by elpr. Neil that the day before he svoke the Elbe, Johnston, ako from Quebec fur Irvine. Left loading the Trader, Dyett, of this pot t, and the James and Agnes, Stevenson, f ur Clyde.— Ihr stoop Phoenix, Nl‘Millan. of and tar this port, tailed irom Limerick the 17th ult. and has not since been heard of. DUI RII3iIT . ION OF PRIZE-MONEY. Aggressor, for the Jornfrue Aletta, Sophia Steindahl, Anna, and Litelige, on board, on Saturday ; recalled at 35, Leadenhati street. The psiirn..nt announced to the Zealand and Terror, for the captdre of several Prussia, vessels, is suspended fill the claim of the Wincliehea for a share thereof can be enquired into. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. The Plsenix and Northumberland had arrived in Bengal, fro the isle of France, the former on the 10:11 of February, and t Litter on the 23d of the same month. The Ocean whaler, Smith, arrived at St. Helena the 25th i,f June. THE SIEGE.—We have not for a considerable time seen such simple yet ingenious little works as Ma. NEWTON'S SIEGE .nd NAVAL ENGAGEMENT. They are calculated at once to improve the memory and recreate the mind. They combine a code of calcu lation which will be found equally useful to the tyro either in naval or military studies, and serve the auxi liary purpose of amusement with instruction.—Naval and Military Academies will be served at the whole sale prices, by applying to J. BIXELANIN No. '23, prook-street, Holborn. A few nights since three prisoners cut their way out of the Arve Prince!), at Portsmouth : two were taken, and the third was apprehended on Thursday, in Marblington-street, by a private of the East Mid dlesex Militia, who had formerly done duty on board that ship. A French Officer, dressed in female attire, was dis covered in company with a Jew at Greenwich, on Tuesday, while endeavouring to induce a fisherman to convey him to France. He was taken to the Aliens' Office, where he confessed he had broken his parole from Litchfield. _ F. Belliard, a French prisoner, nn his parole at Win canton, and for . escaping from thence, and E. Palmer, charged with assisting him to escape, are committed to the Castle at Dorchester. _ _ -- _ Mill Prison, at Plymouth, is to be taken down and rebuilt ; and, in the mean time, the %%hole of the French prisoners are to be removed to Scotland. Tie frequent attempts of the French prisoners to escape for so many years, has so injured the prison, that it has rendered the rebuilding of it necessary. Coas-MARKE-r, Auo. 28.—T0-day we have very few fresh arrivals of Wheat, witii but slain remaining supplies—sales are made Why at last prices qu >lt'd. Scarce any B irley, and dearer. Be aus and Whit,. Peas fully at last currency. But few Beaus of either kind, r whin support the late advance. The supplies i f Oats are likewise short, and prime samples somewhat higher. Flour at late prices. GENERAL. CURRENCY Al UNota. 1 Wbeat 76+. 90s 104.. Bran., 46 5. 52 5. hoe ditto, 1' Gs. 110 s. .1 la dine, SOL 441. Rye. 40s. 444. Oats. Cs. 4:51.30i ' Barley, Son 455. Od. Poland .litto, St • Sc.. Mali, 7Os 765. Potato, them 255. 345. White Peat (Boilers) eins. 6 Si. Rape seed £4O /43 Fins Flour s sk. to 908. 4 4cconds, OW, to 84s. _