Star. — London, England, 1811-05-06 00:00:00

b e en coined in gold from rebruary 1787 to rebrnary . R I likewise have the honour to recommend to his 1791, the sum of ,E 8,084,982 was a recoinage from Royal Highness the Governor .and Serjeant Major of the light guineas of the Realm. Engineers, Don J. J. Tallaria, who unfortunately AMENDMENT TO No. 10. having been made prisoner of war, cannot be promo- That the average amount of Bank Notes in dem ted, but his behaviour was so deserving praise, that I:tion during the months of January and February oleo was £12,452,151, and the average amount it would be but just that he should receive a public from the Ist January to 25th February 1797, was testimony of the esteem of his Sovereign. GOD pre '0,566,430 : making a difference of 02,886,021. serve your Excellency. That this reduction in the amount of Bank Notes W 3S principally effected b etween the middle of the (Signed) "W. C. BERESFORD, Marshal and Commander in Chief mo nth of May 179 6 , and the 25 th of Feb. 1797. ." That the exchange with Hamburgh fell from 66. • In consequence of the above letter, his Royal to 32. 4. (its lowest depression during the period in Highness was pleased to issue the following order : question) between the 3d of February and the 4th of . August 1795, during which time the aver a g e amount " General Sir W. C. Beresford having recant a Bank Notes in circulation was £11,461,143, hay- mended to the Prince Regent to notice the glorious i nn been occasionally during the time as high as defence of the town of Campo Mayor, when violently /14,071,856, and even £14,876,580. attacked by Marshal Mortier, at the head of an army That between the 4th of August 1795, and the Ist i • nfinttely superior to the small garrison of militia and of January 1796, the exchange with Hamburgh ordenanzas which defended it ; the ability , valour , rose from 32. 4. to 32. 7. during which period the average amount of Bank Notes in circulation was and patriotism of its defenders, among whom were £11,415,65 3 ; and from the Ist of January to the 3d the major part of its inhabitants, made resistance of June 1796, the exchange with Hamburgh rose with slender means from 12th of March last, when it from 32. 7. to 34. during which period the average was first attacked, till the 21st of same month, when a m o unt of notes was R 10,874,316. That from the 3 d of June 1796, to the 25th of Fe- it capitulated, a racticable breach having been made p bruary 1797, during which period the amount of —notwithstanding which, it obtained the most ho- - I Bank Notes was gradually reduced to the sum of nourable conditions—His Royal Highness wishing a ee,610,25 0 , the exchange with Hamburgh rose to to shew how highly he honours such noble and loyal se; and in the few nenths following the last reduc- i lion rose gradually to 38. i conduct, has determined— AMENnai ENT TO NO. le. q " 1. That the town of Campo-Mayor shall hence. That the average amount of Bank Notes in circa- forth be denominated, the loyal and brave town of !aeon, of Jes and upwards, for three years ending Campo-Mayor, and have for a motto, below the shield Eeli of January 1797, was £10,782,780 ; and for the years M 1809, and 1810, was £11,265,850. of its armorial-bearing, the words Loyally and Valour. That the average amount of notes for £5 And up- "2. That the worthy Governor, the Major of the wards, in the year 1796, was k 10,240,125 ; and in Royal Corps of Engineers, Jose J. Talaia, when the lel° was £15.421,510. impediment which at present exists by his being pri. soner of war upon parole, is removed, shall he promo ted, his patent declaring in large characters that it is for the glorious defence which he made in the town of Campo-Mayor, and he shall receis • a portion of good s land, of half a league in extent, free from quit-rent, I in the province of Alentejo. " 3. That the Civil Judge of this city, Doctor J. J. Carneiro de Carvalho, shall be promoted to the next I legal post to that he now occupies, his patent in like manner setting forth the motives of his promotion. " 4. That the Officers, Subalterns, and Soldiers, as well of the trcops of the line as of the militia, in reward of the patriotism with which they have con ducted themselves, shall receive a gratification equal t o a month's pay, which shall be paid to the familie s of those who may have been made prisoners. " 5. That the ordenanzas, and inhabitants, who, under that denomination, shall have taken an active part in the defence of the place, shall receive the seme gratification. " 6. That the Governor an. Civil Judge shall make known to the Secretary of State the names and circumstances of the inhabitants who have distin guished themselves by their zeal, activity, and patrio tism, specifying their services, in order that their merits may be known to the public. " Palace of Government, April 18, 1811." APRIL 26.—According to accounts from Elves, Lord Wellington arrived in that place on the 20th inst. at two o'clock in the afternoon. He was re ceived by the Civil and Military Authorities with all the sentiments of veneration and respect which so il lustrious a General inspired ; the ringing of bells and discharge of artillery announced his happy arrival. An immense concourse of people ran to the head- . quarters, who^wished to see the restorer of the king. dom of Portugal. His Excellency had the goodness to shew himself, and receive with kindness so just and sincere sentiments which are those of the whole nation. The Hero of Talavera and Busaco has the felicity Ito unite the palm of victory with the crown of virtue, INTELLIGENCE TRANSMITTED FROM THE NEIGHBOUR LO defend the sacred cause of legitimate sovereigns, MOOD OF ALMEIDA, UNDER DATE OP THE 15TH INST. , and the independence of free nations. He is with o ut ++ Colonel Waters, who was taken prisoner in a yeconnoitrirg, near the Coa, made his escape from a stain upon his glory, and for this enjoys the vene - Salamanca, overcoming the greatest difficulties and ration and esteem of all men. At night the city was voluntarily illuminated, and dangers, and has already arrived in the Portuguese! the following day his Excellency Marshal Bcresford territory. He states, that the remains of the army of arrived, to pay his compliments to Lord Wellington. Massena were in a most deplorable state; the infantty. Official intelligence has arrived from Elvas. In were almost all without shoes, and very badly clothed, • ithe army of Beira nothing new has taken place. and the cavalry so seduced that it did not am ount to Letters from Coimbra say that, the fortress of AL., 2000 horses fit for actual service ; the mortality in ! meide has surrendered to the allied arms , but n o t in the hospitals of Salamanca during the la st three a months was extraorilitiaiy. A great part of Massena's positive manner, and certainly this intelligence has . not been received officially either at Elvas or Lisbon. sea hers are expected in the hospitals , in cons e q uence f The French have evacuated Llerina and retired by of the great privations and hardships which th e y en , ' Guadalcanal, towards Cordova. In consequence of dared from Santarem to Salamanca, a distance of this, the whole province of Estremadura, with the not less than seventy Portuguese, or 100 French • !enemy. of Badajoz, is actually delivered from the kagues, which they marched, with the bayonets a t their backs, across a country which den i ed t hem all , enemy' In Elvas they are making preparations for imme. yew-aces. Not only Almeida, bet also Ciudad Yo- diately sending thirty pieces of heavy artillery and driso is blockaded. Part of our troops have passed • i °hoses to act against that place. the .Areeda, and we have a considerable forc e in Santi Spiritus." APRIL 23.—Lord Wellington has returned to Al nee A LETTER FROM 1118 axeeetaece THE MARSHAL meida, and Marshal Beresford to Badajos, to conduct rcymmANDElt 1V CHIEF, SIR W. C. BERESFORD, TO Ills the siege of that place. His troops remain beyond inELLENCT DON MIGUEL PEREIRA FORJAZ. the frontiers, watching Mortier. Blake, with 7 or lied quarto . . lerominlia, April 6, 1811. 8000 Spaniards, has landed at Ayamonte, and is on " I have the honour to direct your attention, for the route for Elves, to place himself under Lord the information of his August Royal Highness, to Wellington's command. Captain Trent and his Mi ele accounts I have received of the exemplary loyalty litia are in Porto. Don Juan has taken one of Mrs xe3, and valour of the meritorious inhabitants of the • • sena's Aidelu-CAmps. The hussars and 16th t o ok Sownof Campo Mayor, who, on every occasion, have Soult and Dallarnoi's baggage. net only shewn the best disposition, and most decided Love for the :I- Sovereign and their country, but have i actually made a most glorious defe nce, on which :Lc. I Paris Papers to the 28th ult. have been received count I recommend them to you as deserving to re-' since our last, but it will be seen from the few extracts eeire from his Royal Highness some public testimony we have given, that thcir contents are nut of much which may serve as a reward and monument of their importance. loyalty. I . IIE LvENIN(; srui. LONDON. MONDAY, MAY 6. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Com money gs..—for acceent, 651—Reduced 641 4 per Cent. 794-5 per Cent. Navy 261. Excite+ par to 3s. prem.—Bonds 2 te. prem. Lieut.-Colonel REYNELL, of the 71st Regiment, arrived at Lord Livenvooes Office last night w ith dispatches from Lord WELLINGTON. He came by the Btooottousa gun-brig, which left Lisbon on the V3th. Colonel REYNELL left Lord WELLINGTON at Portalegre on the 35th, being the date of his Lord ship's dispatches, which merely detail the fall of Olivenza, the operationsbefore and since, and the affair with the 13th Dragoons. Lord WELLINGTON, after in. specting the Portuguese troops at Etvas, suddenly left that place, and was at Portalegre on his way to Al meida, when the accounts came away, in conse quence of having received information of some threat sling movements in MASSENA% army, indicative of an int. ntion to relieve that. place ; which, however, was thought impracticable: Badajoz was to be invested on the 25th, and no doubts were entertained of its speedy surrender.' A Lisbon Mail which arrived this morning brings the following gratifying intelligence, as to the state of Portugal, and the hopes that may be entertained of the future operations of the allied armies in the Pe leinsula : EINAS, APRIL 21. General Blake sailed from Cadiz, and disembarked in Ayamonte and Cartaya, with 7000 men. It appears that he will combine his operations with the allied -arms. A part of the cavalry of this latter had routed 'Lafra a considerable French corps, principally ca valry ; although we do not exactly know the details of this action, it is said 200 dragoons were made pri• soners. _ _ _ LISBON, APRIL 24. r • THE ARMY. In the STAR of Wednesday last, we stated by mis take, that the 9th Light Dragoons are in Ireland, front whence they are to embark for the Cape o f Good Hope, to relieve the 21st. This is erroneous. The head-quarters of the 9th are still at Exeter. Part of the regiment are at Plymouth, and other detach ments are quartered in the neighbouring towns. It is not yet finally determined whether this regiment goes to Spain, Portugal, Sicily, or the Cape. They are, however, under orders for embarkation: The weather has been so unfavourable through the week at Plymouth, with the exception of Wednesday, that the whole of the I Ith Light Dragoons have not yet embarked. It is now said, that in consequence of the events that have recently taken place, this fine corps will not go to Portugal, as originally intended ; but that they will proceed either to Corunna or Cadiz. ?ANAL IN7'ELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH, MAY 4. The Vaaesmstr., 74, and Alumna frigate, arrived here on Thursday, from a cruize off Brest; and the ACHATtf, 18 guns, with twelve light transports front Scilly, to embark cavalry for Portugal. The GOLDFINCH brig of war went out of harbour to the bound: she is waiting for a Messenger, who is hourly ex pected irons town, and will embark in her, with dispatches for Cadiz.—Arrived the BLOOD tiovNia gun-brig, from Lisbon ; and the Deptford tender, from Cork, with impressed men for the Navy; also art ived the brig Elizabeth, front Cork, with provi sions tur this port: she parted company yesterday morning with the VIRAGO gun-brig, having a fleet under her protection, front Cork, bound to the Downs. The Nett rine frigate (late La Venus), has come up the, harbour to be repaired. The QurcN, CHAXI.OITE, PRINCE or WALES, and 114FREGNAILIC, of the, line, are ordered round here to be laid up in ordinary. The gun-hrig, which sailed yesterday se'anight fur tit uque Roads, and which I stated in arty last to have put hach was nearly lost on Sunday night last, iu a dreadful storm off Ushaut. A heavy sea broke over her, and stove in her quarter. She was forced to keep her hands constantly at the pumps during the night ; and had nut the violence of the storm al)at, d in the morning, she must inevitably have been lost. The Ntsus frigate has captured a rich Batavian ship, and carried her into the Isle of France. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 5. Arrived his Majesty's ship DRUID with several transports from Cadiz. Also arrived his Majesty's frigate Sr. FICIRENZO from Lisbon with several sail of transports--among them are the Nes tor, No. c 6, and the Herald. Also arrived the Soruta gun brig front a cruize. I SOUTII BUENOS AYRES, JANUARY IC. LITTER FROM THE JUNTA TO DOCTOR DON JUAN "X CASTEL LI. The views of this Junta not being confined to the restoring to the Indiana the rights of which they have been deprived by an intolerable abuse, they have re solved to give to that people an active influence in the National Congress, in otcl:r that, concurring of themselves in the constitution which is to govern them, they may feel the advantages of their new situa. tion, and that the horrible depression under which they have long existed may be forgotten. The Junta, therefore, resolve. that, without prejudice to the De puties who are still to be elected in all the cities and towns, there shall be chosen in each Intendency, that of Cordova and Salta excepted, a Representative for the Indians, who, being of the same quality, and ap. pointed by themselves, shall appear in the Congress with a weight of character and representation egnal to the other Deputies. The form of this election may present many difficulties, which are only to he over. come by a knowledge of the state of the towns, and the actual wishes of their inhabitants. For this rea son the Junta avoids prescribing any form of election, leavihg this point entirely at the will and prudence of your Excellency, who Will arrange the forms of the. election in such a manner, that pernicious.errors may be avoided, and no impeJiment arise to the Meetiag of the Congress. The ban will only recommend that the election may fall on Indians of knownepeo. bity, and the best informed men among them, in order that they may neither dishonour their high trust, nor present embarrassments in the imprtant discussions which are about to be agitated in the Congress ; the Junta at the Same time direct their resolution to be published in solemn form, that the natives, convinced of the interest which the Government takes in ame liorating their condition, and restoring their .imprq. scriptible rights, may endeavour on their part to labour with zeal and firmness in the great work of general felicity.—Goa guard your Excellency many years. FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, APRIL 26. Yesterday his Majesty held a council of Finance. for the kingdom of Italy. In the evening was repre sented at the Court Theatre, the tragedy of Bajazet, which his Majesty, contrary to expectation, did not attend. On the 24th, after the Levee, the following Gentle• tlemen, being charged by their Sovereigns with com plimenting his Majesty on the birth of the King of Rome, were admitted to private audiences—Baron Kaas, from the King of Denmark Prince Ponia• touski, from the King of Saxony ; Baron Ferette, Grand Marshal of the Grand Duke of Frankfort. It is asserted that the fetes which will be given an ac• count of the birth of the King of Rome, will continue during the greater part of the month of June. We have received German Papers to the 17th tilt. They state that fresh overtures of peace have been made by Russia to the Ottoman Porte ; but in the mean time two Turkish frigates are cruizing in the Archipelago, collecting tribute and voluntary con tributions to carry on the war. Letters from Vienna state, « That the POPE has recently been again assailed by the promises and menaces of BONA PA RTE'S agents to resign the Pontifical dignity, which he had in a firm but temperate manner refused." We have received Charlestoa and other American Papers to the 31st ult. but wi:h the exception of the revival of an American fabrication that there is a large French fleet cruizing in the West Indies , they contain nothing important. They were brought by the Eliza, which has arrived at Cork from Charleston. The Captain of the Eliza, who sailed from Charleston on the 31st March, states, that three days previous po his departure, a French privateer, chased by a British cruizer, obtained shelter in that pert. His Majesty's ship had not permission to enter ! So much for Arne- DEAL, MAY 5. Arrived the VIRAGO gun brig with a convoy from Cnrk, and are sailed for the River. Remain, the outward bound.—Wind S. W. and blows strung. SHEERNESS, MAY S. Arrived the R Ayes: from the northward, and the KANGAROO from the River Thames. The DwA As , cutter, Lieutenant Goa- DON, is arrived, having sprung her 111.191. YARMOUTH, MAY S. Arrived the HAvoc gun brig and the Persica or WALES Cilt• ter ; the latter has taken in the Sleeve, in company with the CA LY rso brig, four Danish boys, laden with oil, steel, and skins. Passed the AQUILUN frigate, of Z 2 guns, Captain liowLts. The ships in the Roads are the Roebuck, Quebec, Wrangler, and lid tomart.—Wind S. W. The DANNENIARK man of war, FISCIARD frigate, and PRIMROSE sloop of war, arrived off Madeira the, 23d March, and sailed the next clay to cruize off the Azores. The Sronx sloop of war, which sailed from Cork the 23d of March in company with a fleet for the West Indies, arrived at Madeira the 7th April. The ROVER sloop of war, which sailed from Ports mouth the 13th March in company with a fleet for , the West Indies, arrived at Madeira the 6th April, and is returned from thence to Portsmouth. The BONNE CITOYENNE sloop of war, with a fleet from Portsmouth for the Cape of Good Hope, &c. arrived at Madeira, the 4th of April, and sailed the Bth. The Union, RANTIN, for Bombay, which had parted from the CURACOA frigate, sailed with them., The QUEEN'S Council assembled at Windsor on Saturday ; only a short examination of the Physicians took place, soon after which the Noble Lot ds return ed to town. His MAJESTY continues in much the same state he has been for the last fortnight. The Lotto CIIANCELLOR immediately waited upon the PRINCE REGENT on his return to Windsor. Yesterday, at twelve o'clock, the KING came u p rican neutrality ! ! Windsor Terrace for his morning's walk, accompa- A variety of interesting intellingence has been re nied by the Dukes of CUMBERLAND and CAetattinoe, ceived from South America since oer last. Buenos and continued till one, when he returned to the Castle Ayres Gazettes, to the 10th of February, state, that to dine. His MAJESTY did not resume his walk at, most of the Deputies from the different districts and the usual time, beiagengagedwiththe PRINCE REGENT, towns had arrived, and the Assembly was about to who arrives in the morning. be held, in which the future Constitution of that part The following Bulletin was yesterday published : of South America would be settled. In the mean " WINDSOR CASTLE, MAY 5. time, it affords 'a pleasing prospect of what may be " His MAJESTY continues to go on well." expected from their deliberations, to learn that the (Signed by the five Physicians.) Junta has determined that the native Indians, as well as the American Spaniards, shell be represented in Last week, Mrs. TUCICEY, wife of Lieut. TUCKEY, R. N. and her two children, Mrs. Dem , Mrs. ALLEN, the Congress. A letter on this subject will be found in another part of our Paper. Mrs. MOUNT and her daughter, arrived at Ports- Letters from the Caraccas, to the I st of February, mouth, from Morlaix. The three first-named Ladies went from Portsmouth in acartel, for the purpose of pro- have also been received. ceeding to the depot prisons where their husbands are The revolution has not acquired the same consis confined. After being detained at Morlaix for five tency in these provinces that it has in other parts of weeks for passports, they were ordered to be sent back the Spanish colonies. Several districts maintain their again to England, with any other women that should , alle g iance to Ferdinand VII. The Gazette of the arrive. There is no part of BONAPARTE'S conduct 1 30 th of January contains a long address from the which so much discovers the malignancy and hard- 1 Bishop of Cuenca, in which he denounces the Junta ness of his heart, as his treatment of the prisoners! of Santa FE as rebels. The latter have retorted, whom the chances of war have placed within his iron 1 accusing the Bishop of having prostituted his sacred power. functions—of having encouraged the destruction of About a fortnight since, as the boat of the Vii:NE. the city of Quito —of having exchanged the gown for the sword—and of having appropriated the funds RABLE was reconnoitring the Black Roc ks, and survey-' ing intended for the relief of the peon to political pur - the Island of Beninquet, near Brest , she was sur poses. The districts of Coria and Maracaibo, which rounded by several armed luggers, and unfortunately are in the interest of FERDINAND, are said to have ap getting aground, was taken, and the boat's crew and. plied, but without effect, to the Governments of Ye- CAMPBELL (a. foowin v olunteer in the Venerable) ; g Ocers made isoners :—Cat. D Nottee, ONALD nezuela and Porto Rico for assistance. The proscrip pMr. Lions against General NIIRANDA are stated to Lave Master; and T. A. LETIIBRIDCE, Secretary to Sir been expunged from the public records of the first of H. POPHAM. . these provinces. Mr. FOSTER, the Ambassador from our Court to MARK•LANE.—To.day the fresh arrivals of Wheat America; and Mr. PINCKNEY, the American Am- make but an inconsiderable supply; sales in the early bassador, who is leaving our Court, are both prevented part of the day were brisk at an advance of 9.5. pee' only by contrary winds from leaving this coital ye quarter, but dull afterwards—Barley in short siipply The former Gentleman embarked at Portsmouth on Friday morning, on board the MINERVA frigate , Cap- and supports last prices—Malt, beavg sale—White Peas rather dearer—Beans of the two kinds likewise taint HAWKINS, under the salute attached to his 4ificial i —There are not many fresh arrivals of Oats , and but fa character.—On Tuesday last Mr. PINCKNEY, his - 1 ' abort remaining supplies; sales in this trade are quo. mily and suite, arrived at East Cowes, where they ' t:d fully at last prices—Flour without variation. will stay till the wind is fair, when they will embark FROIVI THE LONDON GAZETTE, May 4. oil beard the United States frigate Essex, : Captain • Average Price of Corn in England and Wales front tie returns SMITH, lying in Cowes Roads, for America. • elltllC . , die :17•,1a of April, 1811. AdM:rni MURRAY is appointed Port Admiral do Wheat Rye. Barley. Oars. ' Beans. Pease. the Yarmouth station. He has nominated Mr. ALD,- 8. „ 4 4. I v a . d. o I 36'5 d. i 1 Q6 a . d. l 1 4 9 3 ' 4 4 . 64' 4' 5 4 !MOUE his Secretary , ferMerly 2.:Cietary to ski:l6loi : 1 7 nt - avesege Price of Sugar, cotnputed from the returns toads D.a,fueas. . .. .. . . . is the wto k eatkits the en 'lay of Aiay 601 s. ;Old. per cwt.