Star. — London, England, 1811-04-25 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR. THURSDAY, APRIL tS. FMK OP STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Cons, i notsrytiel+—for account. 641--Rsdaced 6111. po , C e nt. 80—..5 per Cent. Na 4 vy 960• zap,. Sr. co Se. prem.—Bonds Sss. pram. PRICE OF STOCKS YZKITIR DAY. 5 per Cent. Red. 654 India Stock I esi 5 p er pat. Coma. 641 India Book Mk. a lee. pre. 4 per Cent. 754 30 lacing. Bins, Ss. ss. 6.. pre. spy Cent. Navy taitii Lottery Tickets £44. IN. Log Ann. 17 1-13 i Coca. for arc. Soft Government have received dispatches from Lord Wsuruerrou, which will be laid before the public' ibis evening or to-morrow morning in a Garotte Lie. trordarary. We understand that they announce the actual Surrender of Ahneida, with the whole pr. risco, consisting of 7000 men. After the STAR was a t press yesterday, some farther 1 ru mours were circulated respecting the reported in• surrection in Holland. The Danish, Dutch and Nor• efegian sailors had, it is said, deserted from the French I meet at Antwerp : it is added that the Dutch sailors in particular had joined the insurgents in Antwerp and Flushing. In these and other towns the greatest disturbance! are said .to have prevailed ; and k is added that some lives were lost during the night of the 20th. This news is said to have been received from Hull, but we have not seen the letter. Paris Papers to the 20th arrived lait night, but their contents are not of much importance. The Em press MARIA LOUISA is recovered from the effects If her a rcossliniorg, and has already received the digni taries and great officers of state. The 2d of June is axed for the baptism of the young Prince ; on whicf occasion, his grandfather, the Emperor FRANCIS, it u believed, will stand, by proxy, as godfather.—The Terkish fleet has entered the Black Sea, and in consi derable force--twelve sail of the line.—We have given some extracts from these Papers in a preceding co lon:I. The accounts received from Jamaica by the Mail of yesterday, are to the 6th ult. The most impor tant article of intelligence from that Wand is, that tie bloated/ of the ports of the Caraccas, and the ad latent settlements, had been established, and that it has been recognized by the Naval Commander on the Jamaica station. The following is a copy of 'a letter ftom Vice-Admiral ROWLEY to GEORGE KINGMAN. Esq. Mayor of Kingston, apprising him of his having received a regular notification of the blockade : “ Polyphemus, Port Royal, Feb. 25. Stn—l think it right to acquaint you, for the information of the merchants of Kingston, that I , have received official information from Curacoa, that the Decree of the Government of Spain, of the 81st of July Islo, declaring in a state of blockade, the coast of the Caraccas, New Barcelona , Puerto Ca bello, &c. is now enforced by a Spanish frigate, of 38 guns, a corvette of 20 guns, two brigs , -and a schooner.” Ought we to infer from the above letter, the acqui escence of the British Government in the measure now announced It is certainly difficult to decide what line , of conduct would be most politic at such a crisis ; but certainly the change of system which may be infer red from the facts before us may lead the revolted colonies to assert their own independence. The course now followed is very different from that pursued at Buenos Ares, where we have insisted upon an exemp tion from the blockade established by the Governor of Montevideo. The Edict of the letter is, perhaps, not considered as sufficiently authoritative ; and Ministers may draw a distinction between it and a blockade expressly enjoined by a Decree of the Cortes. • We learn from the Kingston Papers, that on the 4th of February, one of the regiments in garrison at Carthagena, instigated by two of their Officers and several European Spaniards, mutinied, and attempted to seize on the Members of the present Government, and send them to . Spain. The mob, in great num bers, instantly overawed the regiment, and secured the instigators, upon which tranquillity was gradually re-established. To the honour of the people it is said, that although the confusion was great, and every one armed with some description of weapon, no blood was shed, nor any robbery perpetrated. The alum of the arrival of a French fleet in the West Indies, after the reported capture of the Cork fleet, had reached Jamaica ; but, a day or two before the packet sailed, the report was ascertained to have been fabricated by a scoundrel who commanded a running vessel that had put into Martinique, whose ohjeetresidensirwas to procure a ready and profitable musket for his cargo: Yesterday morning his MAJESTY walked on Wind sor Terrace frem twelve o'clock till one, accompanied by Dr. WILLIS. About half pas twelve, Lord EL. nom went on the Terrace and walked wi th his MA. JPNIY. Yesterday Princesses SOPHIA and M:sum. took it usual morning's exercise on horseback in Wind or Great Park, accompanied by Lord ARDEN, Laity • MURRAY, Gen. GWYNNE, and Col. TAYLOR. The Queen, Princesses ELIZABETH and MARY, ok an airing to Frogmore Lodge, and walked in e gardens. The Duke of Suss: and Lord ARDEN arrived at indsor on Tuesday. Yesterday morning the Duke of MONTRoss, the rchbishops of CANTERBURY and YORK, Lords EL- N., AVLWORD, and WINCHRLSEA, Members of the ueen's Council, arrived at Windsor. rm the grounds for his motion of Thanks. By the accounts laid before Parliament, it appears at the Mail Coaches pay a duty to Government of I. per mile. which amounts to 440,842, 10d. per mum; and the distance the Mail Coaches travel tily is 12,500 milts. RELIEF TO THE PORTUGUESE NATION. A most respectable Meeting, of Merchants and Ban kers of the City of London, was yesterday held at the City of London Tavern, for the purpose of taking into consideration the best mode of raising a Subscrip tion for the Relief of the Inhabitants of Portugal.— Mr. WHITMORE was in the Chair. Never did we be. hold a more respectable Meeting—upwards of doe . hundred of the most respectable Merchants and Ban ken were present. The Chairman read a letter from the Hon. Mr. Vaunts, in which he directed his name to be inserted in the list of subscriptions for £lOO. Several Resolutions were agreed to, and, after a variety of observations from Alderman SMITH, Mr. Rowcaore, Mr. WAR!, Mr. FOSTER, &c. *kc. ooks for the entry of names were opened, and before four O'clock the amount subscribed exceeded £10,700, and at five o'clock it amounted to ktween Eleven and Twelve Thousand The subscription is become gene ral throughout the United Kingdom. The Bullion Brokers to the Bank have, it is said, formally declared, that silver has, within a few days, fallen in value in such proportion, as to reduce the in trinsic value of a dollar solve thillinp one penny and a fraction. A marriage is to take place between the Honourable I WILLIAM FITZROY and his amiable cousin, Lady ELl zaarru FITZROY, one of the daughters of the late I Duke of GftarroN. ITuesday se'nnight, died a Duff-house Banffshire, the Right Hon. ALE:calloza, Earl of Fife, &c. He was only confined for a few days. He is succeeded in his titles and estates by the gallant Viscount biAc purr, who is now in Spain. THE LATE Miss GASHION...4t must be in the recol. lection of our raiders, that the attention of this young Lady to the departed Princess Amelia, during her long illness, was marked with the most affectionate solici tude. His Majesty, sensible of the faithful services of this young Lady, has ordered a marble tablet to her memory, to be placed on the right hand aisle of St. George's Chapel, Windsor, which will be done in , the course of the present week. It is extremely neat, and has the following inscription : KING GEORGE 111. mused to be interred near this place the Body of MARY GASHION, Servant to rise late Princes. AMILIA; and this Stone to be 111/IGribed in testimony of his grateful sense of the faithful service and attachment of an amiable young woman to his beloved Daughter, whom she survived only three wionths. Sloe died the 19th of February,lllll. The case of the Marchioness of DOUGLAS is become hopeless : the spasms of her stomach continue with such increasing violence, that the dissolution of this amiable woman may hourly be expected. A person of some consideration in Dublin, on the 31st of last month, read his recantation publicly in one of the Protestant churches, and abjured the errors of Popery. He has since published a letter, in which he expressed his contrition for having done so, and has recanted to the Roman Catholic Religion. Tuesday se'nnight, between the hours of 7 and 8 o'clock in the evening, a fire broke out in the work shops of Mr. Larkworthy, horn worker, in the Se cond Back lane, Exeter, which were entirely destroy ed, and considerable injury done to the dwelling house and other premises adjoining. The flames raged for an hour with great fury, but the intrepidity of - the people succeeded in stopping its further pro gress. The greatest praise is due to the soldiers of the Royal Artillery, the 9th Light Dragoons, and the East Kent Militia, for their prompt assistance ; the two former, with their fire engines belonging to their barracks, rendered the most essential service. In the afternoon of Friday, the 12th instant, a fire broke out at Merriott, near Crewkerne, Somerset, by ' which 23 dwelling houses and cottages, besides out -1 houses, were entirely destroyed. It began in the malthnuse of Mr. John Murly, common brewer. i The wind was very high, and the flames extended so rapidly that all attempts to stop their progress were nearly useless, and in about four hours nothing re mained of the buildings but the walls. Unfortunately the property was not insured. A striking proof of the mildness of the season I lately occurred in the garden of Greenfield, near ' Glasgow. The nest VI a Missel bird, with young, ripe for flight, has been discovered there. The Mis. eel is the most majestic of the Thrush kind. The male delights to perch on the top of the loftiest tree, ! and to sing, especially in tempestuous weather, whence Ihe has obtained the name of the Storm Cock. He . - also sings during the night, and his note is charming. It is but within these few years that this species has been so far north. Tuesday se'nnight there was found in a field in the neighbourhood of Arbroath a skylark's nest, contain ing three young larks well fledged. An aged woman was defrauded, on Tuesday, of a dividend which she had just received at the Bank, by a fellow running up to her and persaading her that he was a clerk in the Bank, and that abe had received her dividend short. On the 4th of February, a serious commotion took place in Carthagena. One of the regiments of the garrison, instigated by two of their officers and seve ral European Spaniards, mutinied, intending to seize on the Members of the present Government, and send them to Spain. The mob in great numbers instantly overawed the regiment, took the instigators prisoners, when tranquillity was gradually rei tired. Sunday afternoon, as one of the Midshipmen be longing to the impress service at Greenock was walk ing down by the Dock-head, he was attacked by a number of boys in going into a house. In the scuffle two seamen and a young boy were cut in several places. A letter from New York of the 17th ult states, that some goods shipped at Liverpool prior to the 2,d of February, on board the Maria Penn, the Mount Ver non, and Paragon, had been admitted to entry at the Ca:tots-house, but not landed ; the Marshal of the United States refusing to deliver them until certain fees were paid; amounted to about 50 dollars on each consignment. This measure had produced a great sensation among the consignees. Some had paid, and intended to prosecute him for the amount ; others re fused and intended to sue him for the goods. These vessels arrived at New York before the Non.lmpor tAtion Act was • passed, and were seized un t der the President's Proclamation., 1141 7 41 L INTELLIGENCE. ♦ll1•10. •VC. AltlVlllo. 11.11. O D.lin 1 0 Lisboa 0 o Waterford s 0 Malta 0 O Culls 1 0 Guernsey 1 O Heligoland • 0 Ificie7 1 ... ..... FALMOUTH, APRIL Arrived the }imam schooner with dispatches (torn Cadiz, in 9 days ; and five sail of transports from Lis bon. Sailed his Majesty's ship LIGHTNING with one ship, the Betsey, QUINTON t for the Brazils ; PHEASANT sloop of war on a cruize, and the HELICON gun-brig for Lisbon. Also, the following Packets : Princess Charlotte, witk two mails for Lisbon ; Windsor Cu tie, with one mail for Cadiz and one for the Mediter ranean ; Sandwich, with one mail for the Brazils ; Prince of Wales, with one mail for Jamaica ; and Paz schooner, with one mail for America. PLYMOUTH, APRIL ES, The Brazil ship Monte-Alegre, from Bahia, bound to London, 91 days passage, with sugar, hides, tallow, and dye-wood, put in here yesterday, in distress arrived the ship Neptune, with a cargo of fruit from Lisbon, brings no news. Passed by the NONPAREIL schooner, from Portsmouth, with dispatches for Que bec. Sailed the ROYAL GRoaoz, 110 guns, for Ports mouth, to join the Baltic Fleet ; the merchant ship Enterprize, for Dublin ; the Lavinia, HUTCHINSON, for Teneriffe ; the Hemley, LATELY, for Curacoa ; the Good Intent, STEVENS, for Newfoundland ; and Mary and Nancy, AVERY, for Liverpool. Wind S.S.W. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 1.4. Arrived his Majesty's ship Itderrusux with a fleet of transports from Lisbon ; several transports from the Downs. Sailed DIANA, on a cniize ; BULWARK, for Plymouth ; VICTORY and DAPHNE for the Baltic. Wind Westerly. DEAL, APRIL 24. Arrived the ROYALIST sloop of war, from a cruize. Wind N. E. Sailed from Leith Roads, on Saturday, the CLIO sloop of war, on a cruize, LITRACT Or A LITTER PROP/ IN, DATED 25TH KERUART, TO A GENTLEMAN IN GREENOCK. " I embrace the opportunity of a ship from Liver pool, of informing you of our having arrived here from English Keys, from whence we sailed on the 7th inst. on board the schooner Woodburn, under convoy of his Majesty's ship SAynas, from which we parted on the night of the 13th, in the Gulph, and arrived on the 22d. lam sorry to say, immediately on our arri val we were put under seizure, the Non-intercourse Law having taken place on the 21st inst. It is un certain whether a condemnation will take place or not ; however, I have the unpleasant prospect of being detained a considerable time. Mr. MOODIE, British Consul, has been attentive in giving advice ; he has likewise wrote off to the British Charge d'Affaires at Congress respecting us.—There is a ship, the Benson, of London, only now arrived (put in in distress, hay. ing sprung a leak in the Gulph) that sailed from Hon duras for London 21 days before us.—We have a French schooner privateer for our neighbour; we have also two schooners and a brig of war cruizing off th e harbour." A Mail from Jamaica arrived yesterday, with ac counts to the 3d ult. The island is in good health. Komori, who arrived at St. Domingo last July, is said to be an emissary of BONAPARTI'S. He came from Bourdiraux in an American ship, on board of which he acted as cook. A Secretary has lately been sent him from France. Admiral RowLey has notified the blockade of the coast of the Caraccas by a Spanish frigate, and three or four ships of smaller force. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the following Commanders took leave of the Court previous to departing for their re spective destinations, viz. Capt. C. Ls BLANC, Mar quis Wellesley, for Ceylon and Ben .—Captain J. B. SOTMERY, Tottenham, for Ben direct. Yesterday a ballot was taken at e East India House on the following question, " That Mr. Wu. Comas JACKSON, late of the Madras Civil Establishment, be permitted to return with his rank to India." At six o'clock the glasses were delivered to the scruti neers, who reported the numbers to be as follow :- 332 votes for the question-17 against the question -315 majority. Mr. HAS!, from the Bank of England, yesterday attended at the Stock Exchange, where he read a let. ler, dated 23d inst. from the CHANCULOR of the Ex. CHZQUKR to the Covernor and Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, on the subject of supplying the deficiency in the subscriptions for funding £1'2,000,000 of Exchequer Bills. The deficiency is stated to be about four millions nine hundred thousand pounds, , which is proposed to be supplied as follows :—For 1 every £7O money, the subscriber to receive /172 12s. Navy 5 per cents. Exchequer Bills, dated from April 1810, to 6th of March 1811, to be taken as cash; preference being given to those who are original sub scribers. The plan to be submitted to Parliament, and, on its approval, the days for receiving subscrip. lions would be fixed to take place between the 6th and 9th of May.—Should a sufficieat sum not be sub scribed on this proposed plan, to make up the defi ciency, such deficiency would be made part of the loan for the service of the present year, which (exclu sive of such deficiency) would be about twelve mil lions sterling. Monday morning Mr. Cox, a celebrated pedestrian, of Plymouth, started on the St. German's road, to run a mile within five minutes, for a considerable 'wager; the quantity of rain which had fallen the night before rendered the roads so bad, that he lost by up wards of a minute. A trotting match, on the,Streatham road, took place yesterday morning, between Mr. TMZO3ALD, of Skin ner -street, aad Mr. KNIGHT of Blackfriarstroad, for 100 guineas, to drive their horses in gigs, which was won by theformer Gentleman ; the distance was two miles, which was performed in six minutes and three quarters, winning only by thirty yards, being nearly twenty miles in an hour. l ~ - • TftE AltMt: • . ,•• ••• -Oro .j riirr~ The 11th Light Dragoons have not tome into Plymouth, but are lying at Tavistock, Totness, and other places in that neighbourhood, till transports ant ready fbr them, which stiill be in abort six days ; they are 800 strong. The 9th Light Dragoons, whose desdnatlott was altered from Portugal tor the Cape and We f France, are again ordered for Portugal : they left Exeter for the neighbourhood of Plymouth on Monday morn. ing. Beth are very fine regiments, in the highest state of order and discipline. Several of the transports arrived at Plymouth from the Tagus, have on board sick and wounded; and others French prisoners and deserters. Major-General IVI‘FARLANIL, and Genet 21 VON MARK, have arrived at Plymouth in the Rom frigate. When the Rom left Comma, General Ctrs-n ins was hourly expected there, to take the corm-nand of a division of the Spanish army. The 91st regiment of theline, at present in Can. terbury, has received orders to held themselves in readiness to embark for Canada.—The 1034reginsint is also under orders for a simiLir destination. The following is the result of a General Cnurt•Mard tial, of which Major-General Fzuouaost was President, on the trial of Major NoarnEy, Aasistent•Quarters Master General. Horse-Guards, April 18. " Sin—Having had the honour to lay before the PRINCr REGENT the proceedings of a General Court- Martial held at the Royal Hospital at Chelsea, on the Ist of April, 1811, and continued by adjonrnments to the 6th of the same montl t, for the trial of Major Auo us. TUS NORTH EST I one of his Majesty's Assistant-Quarter. Masters General, who was arraigned upon the under. mentioned Charges, viz. “ to. That Major Northey did, on the 56th of August, 1810, send a challenge to Captain Algernon Langton, of his Majesty', sixty-first (or South Gloucester) Regiment of Foot, in conse quence of the evidence which had been given by Captain Lan,tc. ton before a Board of General Officers, appointed to invesiigatsl Major Northey's character, which met on the 7th of August, 1811. " 2d. That Major Northey, at Cheltenham, on the Mita October, I itiO, did, at two different times on that day, behave with insult and outrage towards Captain Langton, and did then conduct himself in a scandalous, infamous manner, seek as is unbecoming the character of an Officer sada Oentlelnia." Upon which Charges the Court 'came to the folloWs ing decision : " The Court having maturely weighed and ennsklered the evid. denee adduced on tbf prosecution, as well as what ha. been offered in defence, are of opinion that the prisoner, Major Augus tus Northey, is Guilty of the First Charge, except so much as alledges the challenge to have been sent in consequence of the evidence which had been given by Captain Langton before a Board of General Officers appointed to investigate Major Northey s character, which met on the 9th of August, lain. " The Court also finds the prisoner Guilty of the Second Charge, except so mach as alledges that he, the prisoner, did then conduct himself in a scandalous, infamous manner, such as Is uta becoming the character of an Officer and a Gentleman, of which latter part the Court acquits the prisoner. " The Court do therefore adjudge Major Augustus Norther to be cashiered. The Court have felt themselves bound to pass this sentence. in conformity to the 9d article, 9th section of the Articles of War. In the performance, however ' of Its painful duty, the Court cannot but express an anxious solicitude in the unfortunate situation of the prisoner, whose character, unsullied as it has been exhibited from unquestionable evidence, has so lone suffered front unmerited accusations. " The Court therefore humbly recommends him to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent's moat favourable coosidsrasioa. "'I am to acquaint you that the Gourt having adjudged the prboner, Major Norther, to be cashiered, in conformity to the Articles of War, which expressly provide such punishment for the. crime charged and proved against hith, the Prince Berd, Its the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, was pleased to ap prove and confirm their decision. " The Prince Regeet was at the same time pleased to take into his most gracious consideration the extreme provocation co der which Major Northey's feelings were irritated, towards the committal of an act which,however subversive of good order and discipline, cannot be looked upon in any other light than as the natural impulse arising from a strong setae of the injury honour Ms sustained, by the aspersions which appear to have been so studiously propagated (even after the deliberate deckles of a Board of General Officers) against a character which Ms received the most honourable support in the concurrent testi mony of several respectable witnesses :—And his R.ziiir-rfWitless was accordingly most traet.";:ry pleased io command that Major Northty should bt restored to his rank and situation in the Army. " I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) " The 45jutant-General, &c. aeci_ aaylD DONIII4IO The King's Birth Day, which at all times is a . .day of rejoicing to every true Briton, Al this year be marked with an additional joy, as on that memorable day Sixty Capital Prizes, and £200,000 in Money, will be divided among the fortunate adventurers in the present Lottery. Tickets and Shares for which are selling in great variety, at BISH'S truly fortunate Offices, No. 4, Cornhill, and No. 9, Charing-Cross, where two Prizes of 820,000 the last Lottery, two Prizes of 89.0,000 in the Lottery before, and seven Prizes of 20,000 with 37 other Capitals, were Sold iii the last 15 Months. If ever the just remark was verified that something must be seen to be credited, the new and celebrated Spectacle of the TYRANT SARACEN, at the Royal. Amphitheatre, is a convincing proof. In this pro- Auction we have a lesson of intellectual courage by Horses I From the commencement of the piece to the conclusion, we have to behold incident upon in cident, rising to such a climax of animal sagacity, that in some manner staggers human credibility. At Norwich Corn Market, on Saturday last, Wheat sold at 40s. to 41s. Barley 17s. to 17s. 6d. Oats 16s. 6d. and Beans 19s. per coomb.—At the Seed Market business was much flatter than the preceding week, and Clover and Rye-grass lower ; the former ss. to 7s. per bushel cheaper. White Suckling maintain ed its value, Is. 3d. to Is. 6d. per lb.—At the Cattle Market there was a large shew of fat beef, and the prices were somewhat lower, with a dull sale. There was a sufficient supply of lean Scots bullocks and homebreds, with little variation in value. Also some of the largest shows of sheep ever seen at this market, of which at least 4000 were sent back unsold., Some good wether hoggetts, half-bred Downs and Nerfolks, and Leicester and Norfcilks, fetched from £32 to 836 per score, and for one pen of helf.bred Leicester: 040 was asked. For two pens of true-bred Norfolk hog getts, £34 to 836 was asked, but only a few lots were sold. Store hogs were cheaper than last week, and much scarcer. Good cart horses were few in num ber, and very dear. Prices of grain at Penzance Corn Market :—Be* Wheat 344. to 36e. Red Wheat 295. Barley 161. to 17e. Seed ditto Os. Oats 12s. to ISs. Potatoes 7s. per bushel. _