Star. — London, England, 1809-10-05 00:00:00

SCIIELDT. ILUSHING, SEPT. It is distressing in the extreme to have nothing to commtmicate to you but the increased unh-althy state of the army. Out of SW effective men with which we landed, our battalion has at present only 160 fit for service. Fifty-four have died within the space of 22 days-. Every other regiment is equally unhealthy, and-some still more so. The Royals and the 6th are struck off duty altogether. The deaths of the army are supposed td amount to 2000 men a month. Sir Eyre Coote, we under stand, sent home dispatches a few days since, repre senting the wretched condition of the army, and sta ting, that, in case of necessity, he could sot bring above one fourth of its numbers into the field. It is to be hoped Government will see the folly of keeping this island. It is the general opinion, that it could not be defended under any circumstances ; and of course it cannot possibly under the present. It is reported that the French are making prepa rations at Antwerp, Cadsand, North and South Beve land, for a grand attack upon us, the descent to be made in four different points at the same moment.— It was said a few days since that Bonaparte was at Antwerp, and that an immense flotilla was in a state of forwardness th tome down upon us. We are constantly employed in repairing and improving the fortifications of this place ; but, in our own redu ced and disabled state, it is to be feared the enemy will have the advantage of them rather than we our selves. In a littletime we shall have no troops left to man them, if we should be attacked ; and if we evacuate the place they will have them in a much better state than we found them. So that in either sense the labour of repair is useless. About 200 of the inhabitants are daily employed in the works. Let me know in your next letter if it be meant to give up this place speedily, or to send a strong reinforce ment of fresh troops. Either must be done, and I think it would be worse than madness to waste away the British army by continual drafts, merely to keep possession of this abominable island. ANOTHER LETTER-DATED SEPT. 29. It is quite plain that the French think us in a state of complete disability ; for it is a well known fact that there is scarcely a ; single soldier to be found in Ant werp and its neighbourhood. Ido not vouch for the truth of the statement, but I have heard it said that south Beveland has been abandoned by the French ; i . et whether they have gone to Bonaparte at Ahen bnrti, or to Spain, or any where else, we cannot tell. he troops, in general, are much better than they were. The origin cf the dkease k said to be (and,l be lieve cortccly) from the soldiers, after undergoing f. t gue in a clo,e atmosphere, drinking large draughts f he stagnAnt water with which Walcheren abounds. --Those who were first taken ill used to drink the t 1 :nti•y of gin allowed them unmixed with water ; l , n. e wli mixed it escaped the disease, or did ii 1« lit to the same extent. •j w)iter is said abe very agreeable and very healtt.r in this island, but I do not anticipate much pie !sure from remaining ; I had lather, as well as rn,st •of us, be in England. We do not hear much from the opposite coast of Holland ; but we have had it reported several times that a battle has been fought on the Danube ; yet we do not know whether to believe it, though it has been repeatc4 to.d.iy. I hope it may be so. King Louis is said to be at the palace of the g u e. . . The fortifications of Flushing proceed with in creased rapidity, and the works are really most grand and niagnificent. You would think that the ba , zions would be able to withstand the discharge of artillery against them for yea: s. GZRM4IY PAPERS. BRUGES, SE V I'. 21. Hospital% for the use of our armies have lately be •n established 'n this place, Ypres, and Courtray. l'hey ary comndued to the managemot of the direc tors of charitable purposes in thou places, who have deservedly obtained, by their humatie and zealous conduct, the confidence of Government and the country at large. ANI'WER,P, DEPT. Generals Bernier and Hater arrived here yester .2.ty ; they are to be employed in our armies. MUNICH, SEPT. 16. The head-quarters of the Marshal Duke of Dant +.ic sill in Salzburg+, and the positions of his troops is not yet altered. On the 12th instant he all the troops stationed here, and in the en vi:•ons of this place. _ _ _ We learn from Venice that all the seamen of the Ittlsbian flotilla, which has been dismantlad there, have been sent to Triest. NUREMBURGH. SEPT. trt, I.,,:ttcrs from Bohemia state, that the utmost dis content prevails amonrf, the inhabitants of that king becausc the Militia are to r. ear in future the tii.;Forrn of the Austrian troops of the line, and to :!ve their number increased by a /evy.rn-fxru-sr. All :he inagazines found in the different towns of Son. t!.ern Bohemia, arc to be removed to Prague. The c..,rs of the ci.devant Electors of Hesse-Cassell still ot:cupv the circle of Velattan. The Archduke Ferdinand still continues in Plague, mud reviews the different troops ofthe line and militia successively arrive in that place. . STU I*(3.IRDT, SEP I EMBER Szcer:il public papeis state, in a positive tone, that •ccor.iing to intelligence received from the armies of tae 12th instant, the atmistice has been prolonged 4 .,,r one motait; but letters from Vienna, of the 15th a,-taut, make no mention of it. ERA NCKFORT, SEPTE.MDEP. The Swedish Embassy, which arrived here some t; •y: back, left this place fur Pnris, in the course of n iorning. NAPLES, SEPTENIBER i n . Two Sicilian ships, beiongi!!g to a convoy from %rev:, lately compelled, by contrary winds. :. i,,,0 the izaand of Ischia, Nrliere they were J. •1 a PARTS, SIPTIMiIiI • fount Bondet, General of Div;sieri, of great Merit, died lately in Budtveis. According to letters from Vienna, of the 19th inst. his Imperial Majesty arrived that day at Schoenbren, after having passed 36 hours in Brunn, chiefly em ployed in regewing the troops cantoned in that quar ter. It is said that part of the French troops, who, about the end of last month, marched to the banks of the Moraw and Raab, have received orders to return to-the positions they occupied at the conclusion of the fiest armistice. The Austrian troops are also said to have been ordered to march back to the South of Hungary, from the banks of the Danube. The two armies of Antwerp and Flanders have formed a junction, under the name of the Army of the North. VIENNA, SEPTEMBER 19." His Imperial Majesty, who, on the frith instant, set out for Bruno, arrives this afternoon in Schoen brun, on his return from that place. On his journey he reviewed the troops who Compose the corps com manded by the Marshal of Auerstadt. At the same time, when the Emperor left Schoenbrun, Count Buh na, Aid-de-Camp of the Emperor of Austria, set out on his return to Buda, where his master is at present. He was charged with a letter from the Emperor Na poleon to his Austrian Majesty. The Duke of Frioul, Grand Master of the Palace ; presented Count Buhna before his departure with a precious stone of great value, on the part of his Imperial Majesty, from which circumstance, and some cbservations said to have been made by Count Buhna, it is generally inferred that the negociations are drawing fast to their con-' elusion. Mr. 13a1daoer still holds the place of Direc tor of the Austrian Cabinet, although it has been positively asserted that he was removed from that station. • LINTZ, SEPTEMBER 17. The last accounts from Vienna bring nothing rela tive to the negociations for Peace. According to some, a Russian Plenipotentiary was expected to rake an active part in the negociations, in orderjo regulate in future the relations between Russia, France, Au,tria, and the States of the Confederation of the Rhine. Nothing, however, is publicly known con cerning the progress of the negociations. We learn from Hungary that the different Austrian -corps which were sationed between Kaschaw and Neuhausel, have within these few days broken up, and approached nearer to the Danube.. A strong co lumn has even passed that river in order to extend itself along the Raab, and thus cover the fortress of Cornorn. The corps of the Archduke Palatine is the only one which remains in its former position near Neuhausel. Accounts from Klattan state, that the troops in the service of the late Elector of Hesse, are still in that circle, and have extended themselves more southerly, so that a division of them is in Stagern, adjoining to the circle of Prachia and Budweis. A cordon of Austrian troops extends over Wirtenberg, Ober-' weildaw, Kuschwarda, Robin, l3tichit, Oberplaw, Schwarzbach, Unterweilda, and Hochinfurt. This cordon, which passes along the 13 avarian frontiers, is very numerous, and consists of the infantry regiment of Spork' and of militia. In many places, as at Wir tenberg, there are three companies. Near Wieldaw, Kuschwarda, and Wallern, intrenchments and re doubts have been thrown up, which are in part al ready complete. There are also five redoubts behind Budweis, which, however, are unoccupied. How long this position may continue, is uncertain, as the grater part of the militia of Bohemia has been drawn under the cannon of Prague, and a part of the militia which forms the cordon has received orders to break np for the same part. Near Kuschwarda there is some artillery. The militia, it is understood, will lay aside their present uniform, and provide them selves, at their own expellee, with a uniform sintiltu to that of the Austrian regular troops, from which it is conjectured that they will soon be made use of to supply the deficiencies in the troops of the line, though this appears to be inconsistent with the as- surance given them when they were first established. —A new militia (besides the cld, called the Land wher), is likewise forming, in which all persons ca• pable of healing arms are to be liable to serve. It is to be called the Landstrum. It is not, however, ex• 1 liSected to be of equal service with the other. , ....-- • Otte thew, set out to day for Peis. It Is sai4 that it waited here for directions from Vienna, lzhether it should proceed to that capital or Paris. The Russian Prince Solinskey set out to-day for Strasburg, by Stutgard. Six hundred Hessian troops have passed I through Stutgard, -sent by the Grand Duke to com pleat his contingent in the grand army. Nothing new has been received fin= the Tyrolese frontiers. Fla the Voralberg they write, that all the troops that were in Itohenems ' Dornbirm, and Feldkirch, broke up on the 14th for Plandenz, so that an attack on-the peasants near Bruz and Dales Might be kxpected.—Haerlees Courant, Sept. 30. CANSTAD, SEWEM BE R so. Seberal Frenck troops, and among them numerous detachments of horse, have lately passed through this place on their march to Bavaria and Austria, with large transports of ammunition, from Strasburgh.— On the other hand, several hundred Lieutenants, Serjeants, and Corporals, have been sent from Vienna to Strasbnrgh, apparently destined to form new corps. The line of telegraphs which is to extend from Stras burgh to Vienna, passing through Ulm, Munich, and this town, is nearly completed. Letters from Struburgh, of the 22d inst. state, that the armistice, which expired on the 20th of this month, has been prolonged for one month, with ad ditional stipulation-that hostilities are not to be recom t menced till six weeks after notice shall have been given of the armistice being at an end ; they cannot, therefore, be renewed before the sth of November. BAYONNE, SEPTEMBER S. A battalion of Poles, a numerous field-train, and several detachments of troops, have lately marched through this town, on their way to Spain. Accord ing to the last letters from Madrid, the position of the French armies which cover the Capital, was as fol lows: the first corps, commandikl by Marshal Victor, was at Toledo ; the 2d, under the orders of Marshal Souk, at Plasentia ; the 4th, under the command of General Sebasiiani, at Aranjuez; and the 6th, com manded by Marshal Ney, in Salamanca. General Suchet is said to have obtained fresh advantages aver by his MAJESTI'S command. Mr. PERCEVAL'S letter Blake's army, which was advancing for the relief to him was sent off last Thursday, and he is expected of Gerona. Being informed of this movement, Ge- from Scotland the beginning of next week. neral Snuchet marched to meet the enemy, attacked , him in the fine position of San Domingo de Legna, At the Levee, yesterday, the only gentleman who dislodged him, and cleared the valley of Brucal of kissed hands on his new appointment was Mr. PER the banditti who intercepted the communication by • that vale cevan, who has succeeded his Grace • the Duke of PORTLAND as First Lord of the TrCUSUI y. It is understood, however, that the other arrange : ments are nearly completed, and will probably re ceive a public announcement next levee day. Mr. ROBERT DUNDAS, who, it is understood, suc ceeds to the Colonial Department,has gone to Ireland to arrange the papers of his office there, and is ex pected back again by Wednesday next. It is not true as stated in some of the papers, that Mr. ARBUTHNOT quits his situation ar the Treasury. No succor has yet been named for Mr. Hus- Y LONDON. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5. MICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Consols, for money, 6811—for ace. 68.11: Onwium}prem.—Exchequer Bills, 6s. Ili. Lord MELVILLE, we undcrstand, has been sent for KIsSON. Paris Journals to the 26th ultimo, and Dutch Papers and Letters from Holland to the Ist in stant, have arrived. Some passengers from Plush ing, who left that place on Sunday, have also reach ed town. ' On the 26th September the return of the sick in 'the hospitals was 9798. On the 27th the deaths were 48. On the 28th only 9 ; and no new patients had been admitted during these two days. The in ference is, that the disease which has so dreadfully afflicted our army is on the decrease ; indeed, we are happy to add, that for-some days this had been ap parent. It is now ascertainel that much of the mis chief arose from our troops ~ring unripe fruit, and drinking their allowance of gin by itself, instead of mixing it with the stagnant water which they were obliged to use. By the attention of the medical gen tlemen, this has been in a great measure remedied, and the diet of the soldiers has been put under some judicious restrictions. The French had been making 'great preparations, apparently with an intention of attempting to regain possession of Walcileren. They had collected about 30,000 men in North Beveland ; and. on South Beve land they had raised batteries to prevent our ships from getting round Flushing. In the mean time our troops had been no less active in repairing the fortifications of Flushing, and making every preparation not only ro defend themselves, but to repel every attack that might be made by the enemy ; and, considet ing the sic kly state of our troops, the progress that hasAreen made in the works is won-i dci ful—indeed, if the health of the garrison was to be judged of by the extent of the works they have ac complished, it would be inferred that they had none unfit for duty in the place. The attack, it was thought, would be made from North Beveland ; but for the present the design is cer. tainly abandoned. South Beveland has been entirely evacuated by the French, and it was known when these accounts came away that all their troops had marched from the adjacent coast of Holland for the shores of the Dan übe.—lt was reported in Holland that hostilities wouLl certainly be renewed in that quarter, and a confused rumour, that a battle had j actually taken place, was in circulation. The Tyre- lese continued to stand their ground and were reported j to have gained another victory over the oppressors of their country. Comparing these particulars with the accounts in j the last German papers, we cannot doubt that some impediments had occurred with threatened a rupture I of the negotiation which has for same time been car rying en between France and Austria, and that NA POLEON had in consequence found it necessary to re 'nforce his army, to be 'ready far every cenzin7eney. But we cannot, from the contents of the Dutch pa pers (given in the preceding column), infer a strong :Irobability of a renewal of hostilities. It ought, how •ver, to be recollected, that the conductors of the ' Dutch press are obliged to be very circumspect in the idrnission of intelligence into their papers, that no / ping may appear kI them to give offence to their Master. FRANKFORT, SEPT. 24. We learn from Dresden that the necessary mea sures have been taken there to secure, as much as pOs gible, that capital against any hostile attack, in case the %car ith Austria should unexpectedly recom mence. The most valuable effects have been sent to Konigstein, and several hundreds of labourers are daily employed in throwing up entrenchments on the heights near the Bohemian frontiers. On the 18th, a considerable train of Saxon artil lery passed through Erlangen, on its way to join the Saxon corps which is in Presburg. Preparations are making to prolong the line c# telegraphs from Stras. burgh to Park, by Augsburgh and Munich to Vienna. Some French officers, charged with the Cocnpleticr of this work, have already arrived at Augsburgh ant begun their operation. The tine from Augsburg tt itrAsburg p asses by Ul m an d C onsra d t . I The Swedish Embassy : which has been here fol THE COURT. Yesterday, about twelve o'clock. 1,i4 M titlre came to turn, from Wrinelsor, and was r , ceived at the Queen's Palace by the Dukes of fixer alld Cr. ..,. lIERLAND... Scon after two o'clock hie MAJ4II If heli • ...• . a Private Levee, winch was attended by Lord Chancellor, the First Lord of the . 1r •av,...y , ta d Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Lord . Prtsi . deu t of 1i... c_,, a ,,, , the Lord Privy Seal, the Sccreiary o f S:ate for tle: !Joni; 1),... pi (4ented partnieut, the MastAr-General bi the Oralasaucc, ILt lir4 L ord of the Adniiralty, Ult. President of the Iliard of Trade ; t1.:1),,. silent of the Board of Controul, Vet Coelia...:d :r ir. Chi, f, a r Jodgc-Advocate, the A(clibisliop ii , Canterlittry, tht Bish op ot . B angor , t h e Earh, of Dalho•Jaie Mid Co.eiltry ; i.oid• Aides (in waltis q ,), Fleatittield ( gold btick„, al.d lieerhui b: ; t;.•:,.,,, 4 Sir John Cradock and Stewart, Colonels 'roil-co, a':d N„-i1, 1 4, „ Major Montalenthert,CapLau Beaver, P.. N. ; Mr. V, t.s :gro at in wafting). The following had the honour of being to his MAJESTY : Mr. PLMAVAI , Upon bilk being appointed i ir:t I on! ~f i i i s MAjesty's Treasury, th the room of the Duke of E,, ; . t i a „, j, sloe& Major-General the Earl of D.11)10051E, upon I.•, l%,1 1 . : e. pointed to the command of the 6th G arr i son Eartalii.o. lieutenant-General Sir JOHN CRAW/CY., upon hi, return fz . b ... , Gibraltar. Tile Earl of Covent-icy, upon coming to kis title, l.y Vi,;„.. : Deeriturst. Lieutenant-Colonel ToaRYNI, upon his liciry, applinti ;.ti litany Secretary to the Conimaticivr in Chief, Et.-I).isid I)t.anr,., The Hon. Major-Gentral Sa•twaar, upon hi% return frvili Scheldt, And uptin his being aisFointccl t 9 ti a Coluneicy t.t.^ j ttattahon of the 93th Reginient. Major Mimi - A t.r.atorAT, Permanent Assistant-Quar;c-~• t ter-General, upon his return from I , oicign Seriitc. Captain BrAv La, K. N. upon hi.) return In nt the W ei: Lieutenant-Colonel Nicito is, of thc 14th t , 7f upon hia return trout Walchercn. Dr. MAJENDIti did homage before his upon his being .translated from thi: of Chester to the Bishoprick of Bangor, His MA,rxsrx gave audiences to 1 he Lord Chancellor, Earls Westmorland, Liverpool, Castder, Chatham, Harrow by; Lorca Mulgroye, H, :1011:e:el; > Day:4 Dundas, Messrs. Perctaal and Ryder; the latter of v. ioun before his Majesty the proceedings of svverai Con;•:s His Majesty did not hold a Privy Cot:J:6l. Soon after six o'clock his i'slajesty set :.iff on Lis re turn to Windsor, The . Loan CHANCELLOR went yesterday to t::e Levee, in the Earl Of LIVERPOOL% carri::ge. he arrived there about a quarter before two o'cleck. karl CAMDEN arrived at half- . past two. The Fails of CHATHAM and WESTMORLAND accompanied each cifi.er. They were followed by the Earle ROWDY. Lord MULGRAVE did not arrive ua:l past three o'clock. His Grace the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, alici the Levee, yesterday, set off for Addington, III:er e he entertained a party of Nobility at dinner. The Duke of PORTLAND was considered in a very dangerous state yesterday. Mr. Horyrr, tl'e sorgeco, and MT.WALKER, the apothecary, were with his Grace till two o'clock in the morning. The Duke of YORK has been on a visit to Sir JAMES PULTENEY, at his seat, near Brandon, in i\;or. folk. From thence h Royal liil hnc.s proceedvdtu the Duke 01 RumAND's, at Cheveley. Has Royal Highness will go from the Dtike of* RUTI.A`.2'; to the Marquis of HERTFORD'S. His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES tamed yesterday a select party with an elegant diol.e: at Carleton House. Yesterday the E irl of CHATIiANI gave a grant Ca. binet Dinner at his house in Hill-street, Berke q. square. There were present-.- The Lord Chancel;or, Earls Camden, Liverpeel, H:truvi?, Westmorland, and Bathurst; Lord Aluigrave, And the (,;,!:::uk;thx. , of the Bache:per. Yesterday Sir R. STRACIIAN and Admiral Pzi.triy transacted I;usiness , with Lord INILLoitavE, at Lis re. sidence at the Admiralty. Monday Lord ELLENBOROUCIf paked through. (tad. terbury, on his route to Wale:ersheire houn. His Imperial Highness CHARLES Pie Primate of Huugary, Archbishop of and brt. Cher of the Empress of AUSTRIA, died the b:Tinroas of September, of a putrid fever. He was P.j: twenty, three years of age s A letter from New-York, dated the 17th A‘:ni:, says---“ I have no doubt but you ha - -e heaid fever making its appearance in this place. At Brip , k, lyre, which is oppcsite New-York on numbers have died ()fit. It is about oae quarter mile from where 1 write this. In this city, mu three cases have taken place ; but it li is hoeit those who have been in t!le hab•t of going to I',n, 1 . ,..ne that have got it. The we ris cold, which is very favourable. No pers:;tt is to go over there and return to the city again," In consequence of the late dispii:es arrow.; u,,-r• - litany in India, it has been thotiell: paper to the sons of the late Tippoo Suit:ton :mil some most disaffected Sirdars eertaa-1 resti icta -- .!s• It appears from the list Sydney Cr' az(l.-e ;!I,it than tilt persons. convicted O V trious - ! executed there last year, in- the sbcrt C - months. • , Cropley and Powel are matched to fightfight . . .. • - weeks, for 30guineas . Yesterday morning, at six o'):: a pi•HI was fought fought in a field near the S.: - f;•: , ;e Head, Horton, between a ,s: At Lovekin, and a Carter, named Vii.: •.:, neas a side ; they are stout men, • equal' courage and resolution fOr !rpm' LL nutes, during wh;ch seven' knock—f. exchanged on bo:h sides, whet* st Ic. • gave his antagonist an unlucky blow . of the head, which laid him sense; ss 0:1 • not able to rise, and Lovekin was dc:• • They were taken home to their lodgings a . by their respective friends. A woman of the name of Youngson, • company with two men at the Pea‘e and 1 •• • house, in Plymouth, a few days ago, bein tile landlord of purloining a trinkinfz.gi.t•-, havng previously left the room,) made ti-e • horrid impferations, withing her arms ::• off, &c. in J4mial of the char e ; but, tn. . the room, the glass was perceived a) or •,) her clothes, and before she had power door, she fell down and fractured her it g ful in inner, !' • • It . -