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CATALOGU OP BOOKS. This day was publithed. AN APPENDIX to CU I'HELL and MAR TlN's CATALOGUE of DOORS for the Year now on tale, for ready money, in Middle-row, Holborn. Whert may be bad, their Catalogue for acy, price as. CHEMISTRY. In the Prefs, and fpeedily will he publiihed, in one elofely printed volume Bvo, the Gze of Dr. Watkins's Biographical Didtionary, with Plates, price 6s. in boards, A DICTIONARY of CHEMISTRY, MINE RALOGY, and the USEFUL ARTS, including every New Difeovcry, and adapted to the velem State of Knowledge on thufe Subjeds. By WILLIAM NICHOLSON. Printed for RICHARD Puteurs, No. 6, Bridge-ftreet, and to be had of all Bookfollers. Of whom may be had pit publithed, CHEMISTRY applied (0 ARTS and MANUIACTURES,by M. I. A Chaptal, in four volumes, price 365. in boards. FI.AXMAN'S DANTE. This day was publiihed,in Folio, price 414 s extra beards, - - A SERIES of ENGRAVINGS to illußrate DANTE, engraved by PIROLI of Roma, from Compofi• tions, in the poffefllon of THOMAS HOPI, Efq. By JOHN FLAXMAN, RA. Sculptor to the King. This Work confifts of hi% Plates. Muftrative of the Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradifo of Dante, with deferiptions in Italian, and the parallel paffagts from Mr. Boyd's Tranflation Printed for Longman, Horn, Rees and Orme, Paternofter-row. Of whom maybe bad, I. A Suits of ENGRAVINGS to illUftrate the Iliad and Odyffey of Homer—price al as each in extra boards. 2. A SIRIES of ENGRAVINGS to MACAW Efchylus—price II xis 6d in extra boards Alfo, jolt poblifhed, HOUSIIIIOLD FURNITURK and INTLItIOR DICORATIONS, eze toted from Deigns, confifting of Petfpedive and Geometrical Views of Apartment& with their Chairs, Tables, Sopbas, Cande labras, Chandeliers, Tripods Sec &c. By Tuoicts Horz, Eli on Royal paper—price 51 59, or with proof imprellioos on Atlas paper .—price tot ma in aura boards. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. MADRID, NOVEMBER 13. Yenerday the whole Court, in full drefs, affembled at the Palace of St. Lorenzo, to compliment his Majctly. There were prefent on the occafion a nu• merous and brilliant affemblage of great perfons, Deputies of Kingdoms, Ambaffadors, Foreign Mi nifiers, and other perfons of ditlinaion, who were all eager to pay their homage to his MAjeffy and their Highneffes. PARIS, NOVEMBER so. Amongft the antique [tattles in the gallery of the Villa Borghefe, which the Emperor is faid to have parehafed, thofe moa admired, are a fawn careffing an infant Venus; Aphroditus rifing from the water, with Love, a Grecian bas relief ; two fiatues of 10 ing Minitters of Sacri fi ces, the heads, arms, and _rs of bronze, the bodies and draperies of marble ; the Gladiator, a morceau of Agathias, of Ephefus ; a butt of Vefpafian, the bead of which is of por phyry ; a Berenice of very fine workmanfhip ; a Diana, a very antique name ; Apollo and Daphne ; a Diogenes ; and lafily a Seneca, of black marble, expiring in a bath, &c. By a Decree of the isth infiant, his Majeßy has granted to M. M. Defermon Regnaud (de St. Jean d'Angely) and Lame, Counfellors of State, Prefi dents of Se Lions, the title of Minifier of State. NOVEII4SIIIt al.—lt is faid that the Emperor has demanded of the different Clain of the Inßitute general account of the Rate of literature and the fciences, in France, from 1799 to the prefent time. NOVEMBER 32 —According to a Decree of the King of Holland, of the loth inftant, no perfon can proceed to the ifles fituate along the coaft of Frief. land and Well Friefland, unlefs provided with a pall• port, delivered by the Magiftracy, at the place of refidence of the traveller. Nova/411st 23.—His Excellency the Miniiter of Marine is aaually on his journey to vilit the coatis of the Empire. M. de Montaliret, Counfellor of State, charged with the infpeaion of bridges and highways, departed fume days ago for Alexandria. The Mi. niters of War and of the Interior have not fet oui for Italy, as has been reported. Nov EMBER a4.—The Q2een of Naples is at prefent at Morfontaine. NANCY, NOVEMBER so. Foreigners of rank frequently pals through this town. The ancient relations between the inhabitants of the Continent of Europe being re eßablifhed, this town, fituate on the road from Paris to' Germany, is more frequently traverted by foreigners. SABLES, NOV. 14. The Englifh brig the corvette Rabbit, cruifing on this coati, - lately captured a chaffs maree which was traverfing the Gulph near the Ifle Dieu, laden with pitch, tar, and rofin. They placed three EnglAnten in the Tad, and left on board the Captain of the chafle maree. The chaffe maree was afterwards wrecked near St. Gilles ; the Captain was faved and the Englifhmen made prifoners. This morning feveral vegels, making pact of a convoy in this port, fet fail, convoyed by the pin. naves on this Ration, under the command of M. Guine, Lieutenant de Vaiffeau, Member of the Le gion of Honour. An Englifh boat with fix men on board, and an officer, aimed with fabres and ma kets, belonBing to the fame brig corvette, came among the pinnaces, and was immediately feized, with,nt much refillance. The Englifhmen were taken to the prilm of this town, with the exception of the officer, who is releafed on his parole. Nov. 18 —The Englifh prifoners have left • this place. They are gone to join their depots. BERLIN, NOV. 14. We learn from Drefden that the Xing fet cut on t h e t it h fur War law. Before his departure he nr , dered tke celebrated bell, call in the reign of Au gu'lus 1. to be placed in the Tower of the Ccuit Church. TURIN, NOV. ;7• The Governor of the Imperial Palace received make preparations for the orders Come days fince In arrival of the Queen of Naples, who ts expeßed here to-day. Gen,ral Menou has let out to meet het.— The gat rifon I•as been fince the morning under arms. Notwahllandirg, however, the preparations made to ,octave her tvlojeliy with: all the honours due to her dti k , it is th‘tri,ht the will travel incognito. ANCTRII, NOV. vit. • They write from Longeron, that towards the end of Otiober la& they had Peen palling in ti e COMMUOCS bordering 'Ton the Maine and Loire, a great number of ftrange birds, which in their fli t ht lent forth thrill and piercing cries. . The 28th of the fame month, in the morning, an individual of Longeron perceived one of them at no great ditlance from him in one of his fields. He ran and procured a gur., fired at the bird, and broke one of its wings. He thought he could now eafily get poffeffion of his prey, but the fwiltnefs with which the bird ran would have enabled it to efcape, if at a great diaance, fuppofing its enemy to be far off, it had not betaken itfelf to a thick both. The man, who had not loft fight of it, came up to its retreat, and endeavoured to lay hold of it; but the bird, rai fing itfelf on its feet, lifted its head to the height of that of its enemy, fell upon him, and fituck him fu. rioufly with the bill and wing. An extraordinary conteft then took place between them, and after a long combat the bird expired under the blows of his purfuer. The news loon fpread—people ran from all parts to fee this extraordinary bird, and the fol. lowing is the defcription given of it. " it weighed about 171bs. it had on the bead a crown of red feathers, the bill and the neck very long, the feet black and is inches long, with 3 fpurs on each fide, the tail Ilion, the. feathers of various colours, the greater part however being of a greyith and afhy colour, the tip of the wings black, the flefh red, and a little hard. Its length from the extre mity of the bill to that of the feet was four feet ten 'inches. 4 , It differed from the Bußard in the bill, and had not, like that bird, fcales on the legs, nor the holes of the ears Co open. It differed from the Crane in the file, the colour of the feet, and the fine down that covered the large feathers. The down appeared to approach to that of the Oflrich, though the bird was not of that fpecies." FRANKFORT, NOVEMBER 13. It is Rated in one of the public Journals, that the difpatcfies lately conveyed by the Adjutant Comman dant, Guilleminot, to Paris from Turkey, related to the acceffion of the new Sultan Mußapha IV. to his defire of being recognifed by the French Govern ment, and to a propofal for a Treaty of Alliance offenfive and defeat - ire, between tb4 Sublime Porte and France. Another Journal,in announcing that there has been fet on foot important ncgociations between Kuala, Turkey, and other Powers, remarks, that whilft thefe negotiations are going . on, the Ru ffi an troops are Rill Rationed in Moldav ia and Wallachia, that the Außrian troops called to The frontiers are in aeti vity, and that the Ottoman Empire is furrounded by imp.sfing forces. The Augfberg Gazette Rates, that on the 7th a Bavatian Courier from Paris paled through that city. lie is Paid to be the bearer of very important dirpatches, and, if we may credit private letters from Munich, the Principality of Bayreuth has been given to Bavaria, and the divifion of Dervi has received orders to occupy it. Nove masa iB.—The domains of the Principality of Fulda are immediately to be taken potrelfion of in the name of the Emperor of the French. The French Commiffioners have valued the do mains of the conquered countries (not including Fulda) in the following manner : Catrel t 00,000,000 francs, Naffau iy,000,000, Munger and Ofnaburg 20,000,000, Bayreuth 13,000,000; total i 60,000,000. The Court of Hanau polliffes proportionably the larger domains, all the foretts forming part of them, as well as Wilhemllbad and the Cattle of Philippi- rube. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER to. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: 3 per Cent. Confob, ant—for Jan. amount 63{ 64. Reduced 621—Osmium iY prem.--Ezeheg. Bills, 3s. prem. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. 3 per Cent. Red. 621{1 Imp. 3 per Cent. 6lf 6% 3 per C. Conf. Ann. that Ezcheq. Bills, 4s. ts. 4s. pr. 4 per Cent. &•{{ Omnium prem. i . per Cent. Navy flint City Lot. Tickets 71. t 45. Long Ann. 171 1346ths Cone for ace. 64 India Bonds, par to as dif. Rear Admiral Sir Joon BORLACE WARREN, the new Commander on the Halifax Ration, has failed from Plymouth in the Swirrsoas, of 74 guns. A letter received by the Cartel which took over the Governor of Monte Video to Spain, not only men tions the releafe of (he PRINCI OF ASTURIAS, but gives a copy of a letter from Naros.son to the Paiscaf. and which was in circulation in Spain when the cartel came away. ?a this letter the French Emperor declares the Panics of ASTURIAS to be, in the abfence of him fell, and of the KIK° OT SPAIN. Generalifftmo of the United French and Spanifh Army, deftinecl to aft againft Portugal, and tells him to go and conquer a country which he will one day govern. This letter was accompanied by a prefent of a fwpra—that of Frusta: I. taken by theSpasiards at the battle of Pavia, and lately returned by the King of Spain to the French Emperor, and which. Na. POLZON tells his Royal Highnefs, cannot pollibly be io better hands than thofe of the Heir Apparent of the Simi& Monarchy. The cenfeffion of the PRINCI of ASTURIAS, and his petition for forgivenefs, which we gave yefterday from the French Papers, had been officially circu lated by the Spaniffi Government, in the fame man ner as the Proclamation that denounced the confpi . racy. According to informatiln received yenerday 'trims Plymouth, through a velhl which bad juft arrived there from St. Andero, the prohibitory Decrees of BONAPARTI agaittfl our commerce are in future to be enforced in the Spanifk ports, with the utmott rigour. An order hrd been received at St. Andero jull before this veffel failed, enjoining that no wool • . - • fitrutid be exported to any part of the Bridal Empire. Ai wool is the principal al ticle of Spanifit produce ! im;4orted into the United Kingdom, one may infer . from this order the total prohibition of any com• coerce with Spain, as far as the orders of the Go. iertiment can be effeitive. But all accounts agree that the lalt harveft, both in Spain and Portugal, was very deficient,and that they have not grain of any fort for more than fix months' confumption. If this be really the cafe,the Decree of Interditt againft all Commerce, if carried to its extent, mull be fatal to the pecple. It is not impo& fible but that the knowledge of this fait may have led BONAPARTE tp the meafare of affeeted generofity to the Prince of ASTURIAS, that he might conciliate the people until Reps could be token to fupply their wants, and a fufficient French force be in the centre of the country, to quell infurreilion. The Duke of SAN CARLOS is mentioned as one of the confpiratars. Nothing is Paid in the letter of the efcape of tbs Duke of laratrraoo, or of the apprehended difgrace of the PRINCII or THE PEAtE. jowor had paired through Burgos fome days be. fore, and he talked confidently of being at Lifbon on the 27the Yellerday, at twelve o'clock his M•JesTT at• rived at the Queen's Palace, from Windfor, where the Dukes of YORK, KENT, CusiBIRLAND, and Sus. sax, were in readinefs to receive him. They flopped and partook of his Maissires early dinner. At two o'clock his MAJESTY held a priv.te levee, which was , attended by— The Arcbblthop of Canterbury, the I.ord Prefident of the Council, the I.crd Privy Seal, the Secretaries of State for the Home and Foreign Departments, the Firit Lord of the Admiralty. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord St. Helen's (in waiting) Admirals Sir C. Cotton and Effington, Generals Dowdefwell, Cartwright and Payne, Colonel Colden, and Mars, Fawkener, Broderick, Mery, Hill, and Pierrepnint. The following had the honour of being prefcnted to his M - -AJESTY - • • The Hoc. WILLIAM.HILL e by Mr. CANNING, upon being ap pointed his Majelty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minider Pleni potentiary to the Court of Sardinia. General PAT it it, upon his promotion. General CAITWIIIGIIT,upon being appointed to the command of the 3d Regiment of Dragoons. Colonel COLD aN, upon his return from India. Admiral ESSINGTON, upon his return from Copenhagen. Mr. Messy, upon his return fromSwitxeriand and Copenha gen. General Downeawatt, upon his return from India. Mr. Banoasace, upon his being appointed a Lord of the Treaftary. Admiral Sir CHAILLIS COTTON, by Lord MIILGRAVI, upon his bring appointed to the command of the Expedition ' • and, at the fame time, the gallant Admiral had the honour to kifs his MA JIFFY'S band, and took leave previous to his going on board, and the failing of the fleet. Mr. PICIIREPOINT, upon Ms return from Sweden. His MAJeSTY held a Privy Council, and gave au diema to the Archbifhop of CANTERBURY* Earls CAMDIM and WESTMORLAND, Lords HAWIERSBURY and MuLoaAva, Mr. CANNING, and Mr. PERCBTAL. His Majesry fet Winn his return to Windfor loon after five o'clock. The (train and Para c s sea s were expeeted to have dined, yetterday, with the Duke of YORK, but were prevented by the heavy fall of (now on Tuefday. Owing to the inclemency of the weather, ovt Toef day, the NUM I of WALLS did not leave Carlton Houfe. General LEIGH and .Colonel blecstetion dined with his Royal Highnefs. Yeßerday The Duke of Sussex and a fele& party, dined with the Earl of Balmy sioas, at his !loofa, in Sackville•ftreet, The Happy Return is arrived from off Lifts - m.— On the 16th of laft month, the (poke the Attive psi• vateer, who inquired of her whether Ilse had fees the Raven floop (the Raven, our Readers know, was blown off Litton, and went to Oporto, from whence the failed for England, and arrived tome days ago) becanfe the. had Lord Si SANG ORD and Mr. Gam ma on board, who were to be put on board the Raven. The Happy Return, on the 17th ulr. (poke the Snlbay, one of Sir Sims vir SMITH'S fquadron, a little to the eaftward of Liibon. It was generally believed that Sir SIDN Y was going to the Tagus, and Would be there abort the 17th. An American veffel has been brought into Cowes in dill refs, by an Englifls cruizer. She left Cher bourgh on Friday night ha. The Captain is arrived in town, and has communicated the following im portant particulars :—About three' weeks fince, he lays, an embargo was laid on all tetras in the port of Cherbourgh ; but on the 2d inftant, the order was revoked, and notice given that all veffels might ob tain their clearances at the Cullom Houle, and pro. -steed on their voyages. Another order, howevei, for the furtheritetention of all American (hips reached Cherburgh frorit Paris on the 4th ; nor could the vela which arrived at Cowes on Monday, have efcaped, had not the Captain !saltily proceeded on board the moment he heard of the new order, and without books, papers, clothes, 4cc. which were. on Chore, effected his efcape in the courfe of the night.— A few days previous to the 2d, a French frigate, of 36 guns, provifiuned for a voyage of (even months, proceeded from Cherburgh to Bra. There was in the former port a French corvette, carrying 16 guns, lately returned from a entire. She had been to tea for Come weeks, and during her ctuife fell in with the homeward bound Ealt India fleet. It was this corvette that boarded the Lord Eldon Indiaman in Portland Roads, and was fo gallantly repulfed ; the was commanded by the nephew of General Moasau who loft his life at the wheel of the Lord Elden, by a fabre blow from Captain Young, which fevered his head from his body. The American (hip Villory bad been feized at CherbOusg, on account of the Captain having made a falfd declaration, and not es has been reported for having rum on board. It was neceffary before his in ward clearance could be effeeted at the Cuitomhoufe there, that he thould prove he had no goods of Britifh manufaaure on board ; that he had not touched at a Britifh port, and that he had not been detained by a Brill& cruizer. The Captain acknowledged his detention for five hours by an Englifls cruizer, and this was deemed fothcient toted his condemnation. Such are the (latements of the American Captain, but we cannzt of mirk vouch 'the accuracy of the whole. LOSS OF THE BOREAS. EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER, JUST RECEIVED FLOM GUERNSEY, DATED NOV. 29: " My worthy friend, Captain Soo, r, and the greateft part of his crew, have been the viEtims of this melancholy eataarophe. Sir JAMES SAUMAIIf in delving me to communicate this mournful piece of intelligence to his family, informs me, ' That the BOR FAS run upon the Hannnis Rocks about fa, 6 o'clock yellerday evering, and in a few hour. be. ' came a complete wreck ; that he is truly grieved to • fay, that [nor Captain Sc )TT is among thole that • have perifhed—his aria fenfe of duty and huma• • nity towards his crew, not having permitted him 6 to avail himfelf of the opportunity that offered by ; I font boats that reached the fhore. The Second Lieutenant, Mr. BEWICK, and the Lieutenant of 6 Marines, are the only officers raved, excepting the !' Puffer, with about 6o of the men. Captain SCOTT (adds Sir JAM as) was an officer I molt highly na• I lued and efieemcd, and in whom the country meets ~' with a great lots."' WErMOUTH, DEC. 7. The entertainment given by Mrs. Byam, on Tuef day left, was molt ftwerb ; it was attended by many of the Nohility and Gentry of this town and neigh bnurhood, and condueed in that liyle of elegance for which Mrs. B. is fo confpicuous, in contributing to the gratification and happinefs of her friends. To add to the hilarity of the fcene, amateurs of the party gave feveral duets and trios, in a moll char ming Ityle ; Mrs. Byam delighted the company, by playing a beautiful piece on the piano forte, and with Mrs Bagnall performed a duet to the Imp and piano forte with rapturous applaufe. The Hon. T. Well, Mifs Phipps, and Mt. Virtue. fung feveral duets and glees, much to the gratifica tion of the clgnofccnti. The Party feparated at a very late hour, highly charmed with the fete. Notwithilanding we have had feveral departures in the courfe of the Gall week, much genteel company remains. Among our !e'en arrivals are— Sir George Prefcott, Lady Prefcott. Mrs Johnftone, Mr J. Stcvenfon, Mr and Mra J. Graham. Mrs Wardell. Mifs Bing, Captain Macalafter, Mr Crompton, Mr O'Beirne, Mrs R. Snow, Captain Buchanan, MrH.G. Emery, Mr Mrs and Milk Chamber lain, Captain Stilled, Mr Hackett, Mr Beatty, Mrs Colthmil, two Mi Wes Betliell, Mr White, Captain•Stawell, Mr Capel Curs, Rev. J. Plunckne:t, Mrs Fortier, Major Gninp, Mr Rodbard, Mr Morley, Mr Ricbardfon, Mr Roche, Mr and Mrs Mrgr, Mr Arthur, Hon. Mrs Fane, Mr Gahagan, Mr G. S. Curtis, Mrs Nevi!, Mrs Taylor, Mr C. Buxton . Mr Braithwaite, &c. &c. Our Balls are well attended, and the Theatre, on Saturday evening was the moil crowded fince Mr. Lee opened it. General Cotton, the Officers of the Garrilcn, Sir \Vm and Lady Prefcott, &c. occupied the King's box. Mrs. Byam patronized the perfor mances, which were The Forty 7 hiever, and tif Age To morrow. The Manager's receipts at this town and Dorchef-. ter have proved a Golden Egg. Under fuch fakliort as the Earl of Dorchelter, Earl Digby, Mr. M. Pitt a '- - and Mr. Banks, his endeavours cannot fail of being , crowned with fuccefs. Yellerday a Committee of the Privy Council was held at the Cockpit, Whitehall, for the purpofe of hearing Petitions of Prize Appeals. The Right Hon. the Lords prefent were The Mailer of the Rolls, the Judges of the Admiralty, Sic William Wynne, Sir E. Nepean, and . Mr G. Role. Yellerday all the Cabinet Minillers in London dined with the Earl of Wasrmortt.artu. Lnfd CASTIAREAGH came to town on Tnefdity, from Brighton, much recovered in his health. His Lon dthip is eve/led to return to Brighton this day. Government, we underlland, is determined not to fuffer any foreign veirel to land a tingle pairenger in this country. A veffel arrived at Yarmouth a day or two ago frt.m a Dutch port with paffengert, but they were ordered away immediately, without any of them being (offered to fet a foot on (hove. The Whop of LiMCßtcti is arrived in town from Ireland, brit not pettedly recovered from the wounds he received laft fummer from the brutal attack of an armed banditti, near the city of Limerick. The confcriptinn and the war had occafioned 900 vacancies in the different Lyceums of France, which Bonavaturs, fince his return, has filled up with new pupils. The French Journals call this a proof of the munence of their Emperor. Yefterday a Court of Direlors was held at the Egli India Houle, when the undermentioned Offi cers were (worn into the command of their retiree live chips Captain 1 iyyrote , of the lord Nelfon. Captain FIANCILLIN, of the Northumberland. The C.rri adjourned at Six o'clock, till Wedncf day neat. TyTHEs.--Lord Ventry, Sir Wm. Godfrey, Bart. and about 40 other refpatable charaElers, have en. tered a ftrong proteft to the refolution paired in the County Kerry againil tythes; the reafon affigned for this folemn protelt is expelled in the followingterms: p r Well knowing the many difficulties oppofed to the formed°s or eftabilihment, at this critical period, of any fatisfadtory coo• • mutation for tytbe, or of any fuidticute which will not prefs more heavily upon the people than the tytheitfelf ; confidering alfodsat this mode of agitating ibc queftion tends materially to produce that irritation fo anxioufly to be avoided, and which has adbially. manifefted itfelf already in a large atria of this county, we thUS publicly enter our folemn Proteft agalnft that Petition, as not cos• nulling either the fenfe of the Clergy, of the Lay Impropriatorts `or of the Landed intereft of this County." _ _ For fame time paft a very extraordinary bird hat been difcovered in the woods at Bear Grove, near Hare Hatch, and from its very fingular appearance many fportfmen in that neighbourhood have been in pnrfuit of it ; but it has eluded every effort, till lag week, when a gentleman in chat neighbourhood mot it. •It proved to be a cock pbeafant, of a very lia• gular fpecies, his body, in point of fhape and colours exadly refembled the common pheafant.; it had a white circle round the bottom of its neck, and what is very extraordinary, had a tuft OT beard projeding nut under the beak, very much refembling that of a Jew, and the head and countenance very dark. It is .conlidered a very great cnriofity, and is now in polfeffion of a gentleman in the neigh. bourhood of Hare Hatch, who intends to proem it for the infpedioa of the curious. I