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THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. TUESDAY, JULY 4. PRIZE Or STOCKS' THIS DAY AT ONE OVI.00K: Consols, tor July, 65ig—Reduced 68 ii—Omnium pre. ExcLever Bill, 6s. to 8,. prem. No farther particulars have reached us respecting the occupation of Gijon by the Patriots. The French bad evacuated the place. The recapture of Santander by the French is con firmed by a Gentleman who left the Dutch coast so late as Friday. He read in the Jeurnal de I'Empire, of the 25th June, an official report of this event. The substance of it is, that a body of troops, under the command l of General BONNET, attacked it on the night of the 10th, and put the whcl of the Spaniards who occupied it, amounting to 5000, to the sword. The town, it is stated, was delivered up to pillage for some hours. In the darkness and confoion that prevailed, General BALLASTEROS effected a momentary escape ; but in consequence of a strict search being made for , him in the morning, he was discovered. After our Paper was put to press yesterday, a tele graphic communication reached the Admiralty, an nouncing the arrival of a vessel at Plymouth with the agreeable intelligence that the French had been expelled from Fermi and Corunna with great loss.— Of that part of this ,tat.;nr.cnt which relates to the eva cuation of tiles::: places, w. have little doubt, a:: find from the last Paris Papers, that accounts of the junction of all the divisions of the French army in Gallicia, and of their proceeding towards the North of Portugal, were communicated in a letter of the hth ult. from Corunna. Respecting the expulsion of the enemy by force, we are less positive. The Spa niards, we fezt., were not strong enough to accomplish this, supposing SOULT to have effected a junction with Marshal NEI. The Gentleman who gave the above particulars respecting the recapture of Santander by the Frete.-h, repeats the statement received at sea by the Com mander cf thz Ft:mous. He says, that just as he Was coming away a rumour had begun to be circulated, that a general engagement had taken place on the left bank of the Danube, which terminated in the de feat of the French, and the capture of BONAPARTE. The master of a vessel which left a Dutch port on the 29th ult. and has arrived at Yarmouth, also states that news had been received of t'tnother battle having been fought, in which the French were defeated.— The frequency and subsequent contradiction of simi lar reports, render these unworthy of credit. The latest accounts from Holland describe the ferment in the people's mind as daily increasing. At Flushing, it is said, there has been a serious affair be. tween the French and Dutch troops stationed there. —At Middleburgh also there has been a fracas be. tween the French and Dutch troops. The cause of quarrel was not founded on any of those circum stances commonly produce disunion in a garri son. It arose from political differences and animo sity. If this spirit should extend to other places, the work of sticcessful insurrection may prove even less difficult or dangerous than in the North of Germany. STAR-OFFICE, TWO O'CLOCK. Captain WINTER, of the CADMUS sloop of war, at:. cornpanied by a Spanish Officer of rank, has this cncrnent arrived at the Admiralty, with dispatciies from Vigo, ccntirm:ng the accounts received by Te legraph from Plymouth, of the capture of Corunna and Ferrol by the Spaniards. They also bring intelligence that Marshal Nix has been defeated . near Patrona, with great loss. His force consisted of about 8000. We understand that, previous zo the retreat of the' cr.cmy, several actions had taken plate between the Patriots and the enemy, in which the Patriots had uniformly the advantage. A division of the Marquis de RomANA's army, under General CARRERA and the Count de NORONIA, obtained a decisive victory on the Bth ultimo, at the bridge of Saint Payo, over the entire forces of the enemy collected from Ferrol and Corunna, with the intention of avenging a former defeat sustained at St. Sago on the 9.3 d May; The enemy's force,consisting of 8000 men, was commanded by Marshal NEv and General LOISON. The enemy failed in three successive attacks in the morning, after noon, and evening of the Bth ; and after five hours con tinued fighting, finding it impossible to gain an inch of ground, made preparations to retreat in thenight,which l:e eiTected, burning and destroying all before them., The Sl;aniards being, however, aware of his inten tion, th.: , mischief he was able to do was less than been expected. The Spanish force en -13,000, of whom 4000 were with m The encroy bud a great advantage in The track of the enemy's retreat was his abandoned wounded, as well as by e binning cuttags of the peasants. yAn.—Tilk*::' t , 10 Court of Aldermen this Loi;” NlAyc.r, after inspecting the returns, 111;. bi.tad t,) at its imncnt price. ' the chspaiches were fin a lly c l ose d at t h e 1 7 ;45,t 11 - ,dia. House, and dclivcred to the Pursers of the t. 11<)wing ships, 1 , 77. Captain \Vcc ; Windham, Captain STEvratt-r— -.*:.r Mail< ira and 8 , ..nga1. N'orthii.nirtnn, Captain SA ::I)k.RS ;U,t .r y Captain Gat.". !..Alltb I% lad , ira and Ecnibay. •-•ir William PuttencT, (..;s r tnin Sit ; William. Pitt, , in ca.vvnita ; I .acly 1.0 •hingtnr, Cal-A:An NicittiLLs ; !, CI • ':" Captain MACKEVIN—Fur Bergal iiilcct. INTELLIG2ANIZ. -- r -- FALMOUTH, IUt 4 Y 1. Arrived his Majesty's ship Qom with her convoy for Perugia PLYMOUTH-DOCK, JULY 2. Santa the San Josef, 112; Vice-Adnifral Sir J. T. Duckworth, Captain Dim), for Portsmouth; Nimrod hired cutter, to the Eastward; and Orestes stoop, with a small detachment of troops on board, for the Scilly Isles. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 3. - Arrived his Majesty's ahip San Joseph with troops from Ply mouth ; Gambier cutter frog Torbay ; sod Piotactdr gus brig from a cruize. Wind W. DEAL, JULY 9. Arrived the Alfred and Sceptre, 74 guns; Dryad and ruryalua frigates, and Statira sloop, from the Nore; Badger, Thrasher, Uold, Bloodhound, and Pelican, from a cruize ; Star long-boat from Woolwich.—Sailed the Alfred, Sceptre, and Dryad, for Portsmouth ; Rolla sloop, with a convoy of transports for Nar wich ; Star long-boat, for Woolwich; and Zenobia sloop, for the Nore. alegle= ll PRIZE OF S" Consols, tor 3 4, No farther the occupatio had evacuate The recap firmed by a ( late as Frida of the 25th J substance of command l of of the 10th, occupied it, town, it is st hours. In tl General B.i but in conse I,m in the r •; After our graphic cor, nouncing th the agrecab expelled fro' ill 7 that rvlrl S 1 • 0 • I • I ./ FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GRAVESEND, I CI.I- C.--Sailed the Alligator, Ashten, for r.. bag.; Flora, ---, for Grenada; and Roebuck, Lowry, for Aft:t: THE ARMY. " HARWICH, JULY 3. K This day, the 2d battalion 79th regiment marched into this place, and immediately embarked on board transports to procct:d to Scotland to recruit, in con sequence of having furnished a large draught into the Ist battalion.—The Fileshire and Edinburgh Militia return in the transports that take the 79th to Scot land, and are to occtTy Weeley barracks, near this place. 44 'The 11th, .59th, and 79th (Ist battalion), are expected to embark here in a few days, to join the Grand Expedition." " PORTSMOUTH, JULY 3. " Yesterday the Scots Royals, and some companies ti of Royal Artillery, marched into the Camp at South sea Common ; and the 32d and 82d Regiments into the Ciinip at Stoke. Early in the morning, Lieute. nant-Gencral Sir Evan Coon:, attended by his suite, and several General Officers, reviewed the Camp at Stoke ; after breakfast, he reviewed the troops in Camp at Southsea Common. " The Officers of the Grand Expedition already arrived, are, Lieutenant-Generals Sir EVRE COOTE, and M , KENVE FnAssn, M.P.; Major-General PICTON, Brigadier-Generals Buowx, of the 40th, and TER ROTT, of the Artillery ; Col. WALSH, Deputy-Adju tant-General ; Lieut.-Colonel MACDONALD, MajorNEs alTT, Capt.Wri ITE, Deput y Quarter-Masters-General; Doctor VANCI , , and many Aides-de-Camps . Majors of Brigade. Eighteen of the men of war which are to carry the troops have arrived. , s Lieutenant-General the Marquis of HUNTLEY, Major-Generals the Earl of DALHOUSIE and Lord Et.riiiNsroNE, and Brigadier-General Hous . ,ox, are expected to-morrow at the Inns." " Tr2AL, JULY 3. " Arrived his Majesty's ships DRUID, BTATIIIA, and RAVEN, With upwards of 90 sail of transports, greatest part of which remain: one division has sailed to Harwich, and the store-ships to Deptford." ~ CHATIJANI, JULY 3. s , Many of the troops from the Eastern District are ordered to the Kentish coast, to be in readiness em barkation, among which are the 4th, 43d, 28th, 20th, and 92d, which, with the Ist and 21 light batti.lions of the King's German Legion from Bexhill, are on their march, and will have arrived at their diarent destinations by the 13th instant. " An Admiralty'llessenger arrived in the Dock yard early on Thursday mulT.:ng, and went inune diately on board the Courageux lying in the harbour, in consequence of w!lich the Sceptre has sailed from Long Reach, and without waiting at all at the Nore proceeded immediately for the Downs, and then to Portsmouth ; the Alfred and Adamant al.;o sale(' from their moorings to Long;each, and the Apeiles dropped down to Upnor to :..tke in her powder. The 1 Courageux will be hastened away as fast as possible. The 71-gun-ships are to take troops on board for the Expedition. 46 The SA EEGUARD And REBUFF have been fitted for bomb vessels and put out of dock, and the GRAM- Pus, of 50 guns, taken in for repair. " Orders were receivod here yesterday to send to Deal by land carriage immediately, signal colours for private ships. All is bustle in the Dock-yard, and every ship in commission will be soon away. Every hour the Guards in barracks here expect to embark from the yard. The Artillery have been moving off for several mornings past. " Lieutenant NEEDHAM is appointed - commander of the Tnusrr, fitting here as an ,hospital ship for pri soners of war," A Division of the 63d Regiment passed through London this day, on their way for the coast of Kent, to embark on the grand expedition. The 2d Battalion of the 35th Regiment has march ed from Chichester for South-sea camp Portsmouth. The 10th Regiment of Infantry has marched to Gainsbcrough from. Lincoln. . The 2d West-York and Perthshire Regiments of Militia, left Dover on Saturday, for Brabourne Lees, to make room for some Regiments of the line, which are on their wily to embark at Dover on foreign service. The number expected t.> embark there in 5000. No military book was ever published in England which is calculated to produce so great an improve ment in our tactics, as the 66 Essays on the Art of War," by the elegant author of the Military Mentor. 11 the improvements in the art of modern warfare are detailed in this work with a degree of exactitude which augurs the best results to the impending expe ditions.. lite.issue cannot be doubtful, if th e b raves t troops ur tke world are also rendered the most skilful ,LAW INTELLIGENCL eaVRT OF KING'S BENCH, JULY 9. The &Dewing case, In which Mrs. CLARKE made a prominent fignm as a witness against Mr. WARDLE excited an extraordinary degree of interest. West, minster-hall was crowded. before seven o'clock in the morning, and before the Court was publicly open every part of it was filled : there were several Ladies iq Court. WRIGHT so, WARDLE, ESQ. This was an action to recover the amowat of goods sold and delivered. Mr, ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated, that the Plaintiff was an upholsterer, and the Defendant was a man of large fortune, and a Member of Parliament. In the latter end of the year 1808, Colonel Wardle became I acquainted with Mrs. Clarke, of great celebrity ; they, accompanied by Major Dodd, took an excnr sion to the country, to reconnoitre The Martello Towers upon the coast, although the Colonel was a married man. Mrs. Clarke, before she went on the tour, took a house in Westbourne-place ; .the greatest intimacy subsisted between the fair lady and die gal lant Colonel. On her return to town she applied to the Plaintiff to furnish her house, which he refused, . having once obliged her in the same way ; and a 'ba lance of 6001. remaining due to him, he did not wish to increase it. She told him she did not want credit, as she had a friend, a Gentleman, who would pay for them. At thiS time Mrs. Clarke's intimacy had only commenced with -the Defendant. She did not mention his name at this interview, .but at a subse quent one she informed him it was. Colonel Wardle. The Defendant came with Mrs. Clarke to the Plain tiff's warehouse, but did not see the Plaintiff, he be ing confined . to his bed by an accident. They, how ever, saw the Plaintiff's brother. Mrs. Clarke intro. duced Colonel Wardle as the Gentleman who was to furnish her house for her. This' she said in his pre sence, and he assented to it. He had Mrs. Clarke to prove this fact, and the Plaintiff's brother to corro borate her testimony. The Defendant cannot say he did not hear this introduction, and if he did not ob ject to it he gave his assent, and immediately this assent was followed up by action • for, on seeing a sideboard, he said it was very handsome, and much more so than the one that had been sent to Mrs. Clarke's house. He accordingly ordered it to be sent to her, and the other to be taken away. He afterwards or dered a set of diuing tables, and treated in person, as the party that was to pay for them. • The patterns of the carpets were not thought handsome enough by the defendant ; he ordered that there should be a fresh assortment, of a more fashionable texture, and stated, that he and Mrs. Clarke would c•me on the following day to see them. They called, the next day, accompanied by Maki'. Dodd, and if the Learn ed Counsel on the opposite side doubted Mrs. Clarke's evidence, they could call on Major Dodd. .Colonel Wardle and Mrs. Clarke differed, in opinion about the colours of tl-e carpets. She wanted a pale blue ground with a white figure, and he insisted on scar, let and bronze. After some argument, she said— Well, Colonel, you shall have your own way, as you are to pay for them." He, the Attorney Gene ral, knew there had been some bold language used out of Court, that it was a trick to saddle the debt on Colonel Wardle ; but, in his epinion, it had been more like a trick of the defendant's to get the fur , niture, and avoid the payment of it. Clarke was the Colonel's best friend. The Plaintiff would have deserved to have had a Commission of Lu nacy taken out against him, if he had trusted Mrs. Clarke. It was in the natural course of things that the Defendant ought to pay for them, —The Colonel came a third time in his gig, when there was a conversation about the payment ; plain tiff's brother said—‘ , these are very hard times, this is a large order you have given, it will amount to 12 or 15001. you would oblige my brother much, if you could adiance him a little money." The de fendant asked what sum would do, and was informed 5!. or 6001. He answered, he had not much spare cash, but would not a hill ans.ver He was. told it would. He then said, there would be an awkward ness in putting his name to a bill; hut he would get a friend to man:ge it. He would leave it to his Learned Friends to e•;plain how the bill was ma naged, and how the objection was got rid of ; the bill was given for £5OO and paid. Alter this hand some, gentlemanly and soldierly conduct of Colonel Wardle, the Plaintiff as handsomely and speedily sent in the furniture. The Defendant gratified himself daily wan viewing and admiring this fur niture, in every part of Mrs. Clarke's house, lolling 1)11 the settees, .admiring his martial air in the mir rors, and studying his senatorial speeches and atti tudes on the scarlet and bronze carpets. However, when the bill was tendered, it acted like an electri fying machine on Irm ; perhaps he had got tired of Mrs. Clarke, or his blood had cooled, or his passion had abated. Some men are apt to forget the things that pass only the day before ; so perhaps the Colonel was more excusable in forgetting what had passed a few months before. They were before the public, to try if Colonel Wardle had furnished Mrs. Clarke's house • he would prove it by the Lady herself, who had been a good friend to the Colonel, and her testi mony should be corroborated by another. He would bestow a few words of conjecture on what might be the Defendant's defence. He knew the Colonel was a bold man, and would stand on its merits. Would he say he never ordered the furniture ? What would he say of his friend Mrs. Clarke ? Will he insist, be cnuse she has sworn to a fact corroborated by another, that her mere swearing should make it untrue 4 Why should she try to throw discredit on him, when he had gone to so much pains to gain her credit ? She will positively swear he was the person answerable, and that he ordered the goods. Can he say she is not to be credited on oath ? It will come but with a bad grace from him, particularly when she is corroborated by the plaintiff's brother. He could produce Major Dodd, if he wished ; and if he did, he would make the Major corroborate Mrs. Clarke's evidence ; and it he did not produce him, the act of keeping his evi dence back would be a sufficient corroboration Under those circumstances, he left his client's case in the hands of the Jury, and he had no doubt on his mind, when they heard the evidence, but they would give a verdict for the plaintiff. He then proceeded to call his witnesses. • Mrs. CLARKE was then called. Mr. Serjeant BET, for the Defendant, submitted that she could not be a witness without a release, be tame she was coming, by charging the Defendani, to discharge herself , ' Mr. GARRQW, for the Plaintiff, said that they had stated her to be the mere agent of the Defendant, and that there could be no pretence for charging her. Mr. Se 'east BEST replied, that the question was, whether Mrs. Clarke was the original contractor of this debt ? The goods can into the possession of Mrs. Clarke; and prima facie the person who b a d th e benefit of the goods was liable for their payment. Lord Em„stisonoupit held for the present, that the very purpose for which the Plaintiff proposed to ex- amine her, was to show that she was not originalis, liable, and that was of itself a release ; for, by her evidence, he proposed to shew that she was not ria. ble.—She was therefore examined by Mr. GARROII. Mrs. Clarke said-- ,4 I was absent from L ou d on in the coorse,of the last year, for some tame previous to November, but not on a tour. When I came to town I had taken a house in Westbourne Place. I had taken it from last September, but I did not have it until the 9th or 10th of November—l vas obliged to take it from September ; but I d;.! rt , t eater until the 9th of November—a negoei.ition was going forward about that time for the lease, After th; house was, taken in Westbotirne Place, I comnit: nicated to tOlonel.Wardle that I had taken a house. It was . unfurnished. I had several conversations with Colonel Wardle about the furnishing it before I applied to Mr. Wright in November ; but when the house was.taken, Mr. Wright sent a few things in on hire. .1 was at that time indebted to Mr. \\ right in some hundreds, on some former accounts, anti tlien 1 he sent in some things on hire. I was indebted to hint 50r6001. Asl was so much indebted to him, I certainly did not propose to him to furnish my house on my own credit. I did apply to hint for credit on my own ac count for a sum beyond 5001. or 6001. blithe refused, and he proposed to send ha st few things for hire. I told him 1 had a friend, who, I believed, would furnish it. I stated that to Mr, Wright f t c.ose. quence of a conversation which I had with Colonel Wardle ; but q Inn I said I had 4 friend in view, I did not mention his name at that interview, The friend I had in view at that time was Mr. Wardle ; and that was in consequence of a conversation I had with him, and promises he was holding out to me, — The promises and conditions were, that he was 'to as, sist me on condition that 1 was to give him every in formation in my power, and to assist in the investi! gation ; in return for which, he was to furnish the house as a part, as a requital to me for giving him assistance. Almost immediately atter I had thus communicated to Mr. Wright, I communicated to Colonel Wardle that I hail done so, for I saw Wirt very frequently at that time, every day. When communicated this to Colonel Wardle, he told me, that he approved of h. I had at that time opt the least means of providing for the expence of supply! in the furniture. I was very distiessed at that time, and Colonel Wardle knew it. He knew other things in which I was indebted to Mr. Wright, bemuse he desired him to bring an action against the person whom he conceived ought to hate paid that bill ; its, deed, he promised to Mr. Wright, if he lost the cause that he would pay the costs of it. IYlt. Wright, as a tradesman, was afraid; and with this full know ledge of these things, he accompanied me to Mr Wright's, to talk to Mr. Wright; he was ill, and could not see Colonel Wardle ; but he came TA say that he was the person who was responsible. , Mr. Wright was confined to his roam at that time by an accident. I went bp to his bed-side with his wile. In consequence of the indisposition of Mr. Wright. it was impossible for him to attend in the warehouse but his brother, Mr. Daniel Wright, attended. I said to him of Colonel Wardle, that was the gentle. man who was to furnish my house. I mer.ooned that in the hearing of Colonel Wardle, Lord ELLENISbnOtAill.—Did you pse the expression —that "he was to furnish my house ?"—A. lies, that was the expression. Q. Did Colonel Wardle assent or dissent from that expreeskai ? —A. He was silett ; for that was the express purpose for whieh he went. We then proceeded to look over furniture in the want house; but Mrs. Wright knowing what We came upon, fetched me out to introduce me to her husband, and I went up with her to him, and was with hint very near half an hour, and then re, turned, when Colonel Wardle was with Daniel Wright, chusing seine of the things whiqh he had seen r ady. Colonel Wardle had seen the things which Mr. Wright had sent on hire ; for he latest exactly the state of my house, and on his 4rst visit to the wares house of Mr. Wright, Colonel Wardle made observations on things which he saw superior to those things he saw ;g my house, and gave directions for other things to be sent instead of theta.-- When I came back to Daniel Wright and Colonel Waidle, they were talking about the sideboard. Colonel Wardle said of the sideboard he saw in the warehouse, he thought it a handsome one, and that was to come to my home with other *things. He had been looking at them—he had settled about it—there was very , little for me to say. ColonelWardle went with me a great many times in a hackney-coach to the house of Mr. Wright withoat going in ; but I am certain of his going there once or twice ; ou the two instances of his going with me, and the object of our p ing, was to look at articles of furniture. I remember a particu lar observation made with respect to a carpet. I had seetipatterns of a carpet, which had been sent into my house in Westbourn place fOr me to look at, and which 1 had approved cf, and Colonel Wardle found a great deal of fault with it ; and he went with nik to Mr. Wright's to see other patterns of carpets, for me to make a better selection. Major Dodd was with hint; ;hat was the first time I saw them together. They wished nit to have ,ear.'t and tecasie, to which I objected, thinking that only fit for a parlour. but not for a drawing-room ; but it was an expensive pattern ; and Major Dodd I recollect saying that the pattern was very Turkish; he thought it would suit me, and that wakthe very thing I objected to. Q. You did not think 'airy . thing Turkish world suit you ?-- A. Not in carpets. But I said I did hot care much about it, s; it wai a good carpet, and tilt.? were to pay for it; that is, Cols nel Wardle was to pay for it; and they should have their choice; but neither Colonel Wardle or Major Dodd expressed the least astonishment in the world at this. Then I proceeded to the lection of several things, and several things were ordered by Cc,. Wardle, in the presence of Major Dc.id, and I made not the leas objection to his giving orders, and the things were finally sera to my house. I believe it took two or three months to complete the order. They began to send at the end of last November; but I am not quite sure of that, but it may be in December and Janu ary before the delivery of the articles was completed. The things sent on hire were sent back again. Colonel Wardle saw all the things that were seat into my house. He went over every par; of my house, from the kitchen to the garret. She then gave al account of some things coming into her house, and Col. Wardle objecting to them, observing that they would not be so ready to Wing them if site had to pay for them; and of his being in a passion at the man for bringing a mirror into a room wherein it was nut wasted, and where there was an hand-orne chandelier in the middle; of the man who brought it being tiighteued so th^l he had almost let it fall from his hands, and of his being obliieti to take it back again.—She then. proceeded to state that after thi' business had been going on some time, Mr. Wright cap". axed wish for some money upon account.—" He communicated tl.lt to me ? " she said—" I communicated it to Colonel Wardle.-1 lot not then a guinea on earth." • Lord Far LENBOROUGII,—Did Mr. Wright ask you for money ?—A. No ; he asked me to beg of Ms Wardle to let him have some money, and I comm.. T