Star. — London, England, 1811-02-04 00:00:00

TfTE EVENING ,STAR. LONDON. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4. ?RICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK s per Cent. Cons. money, 65j C6--acc. 66k. I:educPci naji-4 per Cent. ssft. 5 ref Cent. l'savy gni—Exch. Si. Se. prem. 150n41 4 , It4s. 251. prem. THE KING. " WINDSOR CASTLE. FEBRUARY 2. " His MAJESTY is quite as well as tor some days (Signed by all the Physicians.) " WINDSOR CASTLE, FEBRUARY 3. His MAnsrr continues nearly in the ►ame state as yesterday. (Signed) I. HALFORD. " W. HBBERDEN. " R. 'VILER." " WINDSOR-CASTLE. FEBRUARY 4. "There has been little variation in the KiNa's state since yesterday. (Signed) 46 H. HALFORD. W. HEMMEN. R. WILLIS." past." THE REGENCY. It is now understood that his Royal Highness the PRINCE of IVALEs means to make no change what ever in the Administration. The motives which have led to ;ilk determination do great honour to his E,,.•.1 Highness, and to those Noble Personages who have °Len admitted to his confidence. In the first inwancti, his Royal Highness had thought it his d o t', in the contemplation of having the affairs of the Realm committed to his charge for a length of time, and in a way which might have enabled him to exercise his judgment in the administration of the Royal Authority for the honour of his MAJITYY'S Crown, and the best interests of the people, to lay tis commands on Lord Gazaritux and Lord GREY, to make an arrangement for a Council that should possess his entire confidence ; and it is known that , these Noble Lords undertook the task ; fully sensible of the arduous duties they had to fulfil, but with a con fident expectation that their exertions, under the re straint which had been imposed on the Regent, would be duly appreciated by the country ; and at the same time with an earnest hope, that the prospect of a speedy return of his MAJESTY to the personal exer cie of his royal functions :would make their services unnecessary. It had accordingly been their tin:form advice to his Ito) al Highness (and in which he mcst cute. I,lv con curred) that when the time should come for his being called en to take upon himself the duties of the Regal Office, in the name of the KING, he should examine the Physicians to satisfy his own mind, and be go. verned accordingly, in the full conviction that there might be more detriment to the public interests in a temporary change of system, than even in the conti nuance for a short time, of what they deem an erro neous system. This examination has actually taken place at Carlton House. The Physicians have been severally and successively examined by the Prince's Chancellor, in the presence of his Royal Highness; and we understand that the result of that enquiry is, that though they cannot speak with any greater degree of certainty than at their examinat ons before the two Houses, as to the precise time when it may be ex pected that his MAJESTY could safely return to the exercise of his Royal Functions—whether it is proba ble that he should be able to return at the end of two months or of three months—yet they all concur in ex pressing their confident belief in his ultimate recovery. In consequence of this opinion, we understand the PRINCE sent a message to Lord GRENVILLE and Lord GREY, at a late hour on Friday night, announcing to them his determination not to make any change of Ministers at this time. The message was conveyed by Mr. Aroma and Lord HUTCHINSON, and was ex pressed in the most handsome terms of approbatio n of their conduct, and of thanks for the readiness with winch they had yielded to his rarest to form an ar rangement, if circumstances should Make it proper for him to interpose his own judgment, on the mea sures proper to be pursued at the present crisis ; and concluding with a declaration of his unabated confi aenee in their wisdom and ability, to conduct the A dminiAration upon principles the most advantageous to the Crov. , a and People. The whole nation, we are confident, will conenr in respecting add applauding the filial and affectionate motives of reverence to his Royal Father, which have in.luenced his Royal Highness to take this step. — Vac Noble Lords, we understand, received the inti mation in a way corresponding with their high cha :acter and their just sense of the public interests-- They had the honour cf a long audience of the PRINCE st Carlton House yesterday, when he was graciously r:Lased personally to renew the assurances of his per r-ct esteem and confidence. After the audience of Lord Gitzwvitze and Lord GREY, his Royal Highness gave an audience to the Duke of YORK, and to Lord HOLLAND and Mr. PON-. `f):.BY. The PRINCE had also a long examination of Dr. BAILLIE and Dr. REYNOLDS, on the state of his MAJES7 Y'S indisposition. We understand tbdt the PRINCE has transmitted a later to the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, an• wonting his define to make few or rather no changes is the present Administration. Of course we may h9pe, whatever arrangements they may have made in the contemplation of retiring from office, that they till now meet the wishes of the Regent, and heartily £ . /e his Royal Highness and the country the benefit G I kit most zealous exertions for the servies of the Statc. • ••• • f • ~ . . 4 The proceedings which NM& to be pursued on the Regency Bill are few. The Resolution for put ting the Groat Seal to the Bill, though unwarroated by any precedent, or by any analogy in the books, will pass the two Houses this day ; and the Regent may be sworn in before the Privy Council to-morrow. It will be then for Mr. PERCIVAL and his friends to submit to his Royal Highness their further plan of proceedings ; but whether they will propose to him a short prorogation, or only an adjournment for a day or two, we shall not, from obvious motives of delicacy, presume to anticipate. • A letter from the army in Portugal, dated the 16th ultimo, received this morning, via Plymouth, states that to that date no new engagement had taken place; but that the probability of a dreadful conflict seemed every day to increase. In the mean time, the corps under ROMANA had received a considerable reinforce- _ ment of Spaniards, but by what route they had come is not stated. The British and Portuguese had all retired within their lines, except a division to the right. This morning we received a Cadiz Mail ; but the accounts by it arc not of the first importance. The , Cortes has published a Decree, declaring null all the acts done or to be done by FERDINAND, since he was kidnapped by the French. The Spanish Papers are,' Its usual, filled with details of skirmishes, in which• they seem to have been partially successful. PRIVATE LETTER-CADIZ, JAN. 23. - "R ' de All fears of sickness having subsided here, a per fect confidence is restored, and every hand is busy hi the construction of the new works. The batteryof St. Ferdinand, at the Cortadura, is now defensible, and is a very fine work—two redoubts, between that and Cadiz, are also completed, and it is impossible for the enemy to make any impression on this part. In the ITrocadero channel the enemy have thirty boats, with guns of different calibre, but they don't at all appear inclined to venture out. " A few days since some of the enemy's gun-boats being hauled up to repair, under their camp, when they had no idea of an attack, a division of our boats, led by Captain Hall, made an unexpected (Fish a: them, and opened so well directed a fire, that a con- siderable alarm and consternation was evidently ma. nifest amongst their troops and artillery. Some de serters that have arrived here since affirm, that a General Officer and 300 men were killed and wounded in the attack. The Spanish gun-boats also engaged the enemy's works, and did considerable execution. " Fort Napoleon and Catalina opened on the ship ping, but with no effect. The French have certainly marched six battalions to . reinfoi ce Massena, and are weak opposite Cadiz. Rota, which would appear a commanding point,is very thinly garrisoned, so much, so, that Captain Hall, who commands the Briitish flotilla, at Cadiz, in a sin gle gun-boat, destroyed one of the enemy's boats, immediately under the town, keeping at bay, dur ing the performance of this service, the whole of the enemy's troops, which could not amount to more than 50. Our markets are plentifully supplied, but the Exchange is high, although eight millions of dollars have lately been landed here. We look out anxiously for news from Portugal. GLO U UST E R ELECTION. STATE OF THE POLL. FIRST DAY'S POLL. For Sir Winless Guise 263 Majority for Sir W. Guise 116 Mr. Dutton 147 StalOWLl DAY'S POLL. For Sir William Guise 556/ Map' rity for Sir W. Guise 126 Mr. Dutton 430 Tine DAY'S POLL. Sir William Guise 482 Majority for Sir W. Geist $3 Mr. Dutton 397 FOURTH DAY'S POLL. : 1 65 1 1 Majority for Sir W. Guise 146 ilrTis DAY'S POLL. • t ßir Mi ria.9aise 351 38/ Majority for Sir W. Guise 13 I tleir. tt on SIXTH DAY'S POLL. iilr Wro. Guise 326 1 Majority rrtoSi W. Guise N 228 Mr. Dutton Total Majority for Sir W. Guise 571 Gloucester, February 5. Not Withstanding appearances ate against Mr.DuT. TON, his hiends bet odds that he will be returned.---H A vast number of the blues are yet to vote ; and none of the leaders of that patty have made their ap pearahce at the Hustings. At the close of the poll on &aturday Mr. DUTTON addressed the Freeholders to the following effect : 44 GICNTLESfEbirWO are arrived at the end of the first week's poll ; .aN I do confidently assert that the worthy Baronet is arrived at the end of his success. Nothing but the incleniency of the weather has kept the great body of my friends at a distance from me ; and I do again roundly assert, that by the middle of the next week, the boasted nsojority of my opponent will wholly disappear.'! During this contest, a freeholder polled for ?Arc DUTTON of the age of 105 ; and another voted ft* Sir Wm. Gums who was 102 years old. 6 Sir Wm. Coin Me. Dutton Tuesday a Court-Martial was held on Mr. Wm tux AYLATT WooDervre, midshipman of the Tarta rus sloop of war, for behaving, in an unofficerlike and riotous manner, in the Plymouth Theatre, and mak ing use of abusive language to Captain FLINN, when remonstrating with him on the impropriety of his con duct. After a long and impartial hearing, he was found guilty of the charges, Aentenced to be publicly stripped of his uniform by the Provost Marshal, on the quarter-deck of his own ship, rendered ineapable l of again sewing his Majesty, his heirs or successors, as an officer, and to be kept two years In solitary con finement in the Marslalscaprison. . _~ THE ARMY.. The Hannah transport, mentioned some days ago in LLOYD'S List to have foundered off Cork, and all hands perished, had on board a detachment of Royal Artillery drivers with their horses, from Plymouth, bound to Lisbon. They had reached within SO miles of the Tagus, when a dreadful gale came on, to the mercy of which they were exposed for several days, anti at last carried back to the Coast of Ireland. Additional detachments of Artillery Drivers and Light Horse were embarked at Plymouth for Portu gal on Saturday, and were to sail as yesterday or this day. It will be seen loy our Port Letters that Sir JOSEPH YORKE, with the troops to reinforce Lord WELLING TON, was still in the Channel on Saturday last. The wind, since the sailing of Sir JOSEPH YoRKE, with the troops, has blown so adverse, that neither his fleet nor that with troops from Cork, could have made any way on their passage to Portugal. Now that the Regency is settled, the attention of the whole country is turned to our army in Portugal, the most considerable that has left this country since the days of MARLBOROUGH. So numerous is the army, and so critical its situation, that there is not a district, nor perhaps a family in the United King dom, that is not interested in the fate of some indivi dual in it.—The late reinforcements consist of A strong Detachment of the Royal, Artillery. Ditto, Royal Waggon Corps. The 11th Light Dragoons, sonsmanded by Lieutenant-Colonel CUMMING. 91 Regiment of German Light Dragoons. 3d Ditto, a Detachment. 2d or Queen's Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel ItEMONGEL. 6tli Foot, LitUtellallt.COlClDel MURRAY. 11th, (2d Battalion), Lieutenant•Colunel BRADIOIIO. 20th, Colonel Ross. 27th or InniskiWng. 36th, Hon. Lieateni Seth, Hon. Lieuten 51st Light Infansry, 524 Ditto (2d Battalion), Major Gams. 76th or Hindostan Regiment, Colonel WARDLAW. 85th Ditto, Lieutenant-Colonel Cl/Time. 67th or Prince of Wales' Irish Heroes, Major Conon. Ist Light Battalion German Legion, Lieut.-Colonel Hnterr. 2d Ditto, Lieutenant-Colonel WWI a y. Besides four Regiments from Sicily, whose numbers we have not learnt, and about 1800 Recruits, embarking at Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Cork, for the different Regiments of Lord Wellington's Army. , . COCHRAVE. GILIVILL4. -Colonel MAINWAIING. Though we have placed the 2d battalion of the l lth regiment above, it is not certain if it goes to Lisbon or remains at Cadiz ; but should it remain at Cadiz, General GRAHAM will send the 47th to Lisbon. The reinforcements embarked and embarking will make Lord WELLINGTON'S Army 47,000 British, besides the regular Portuguese Army under Marshal &REWORD, and 9000 Spaniards under ROMANA, now completely clothed and armed. Not only have the seamen and marines been formed into brigades under Navy Officers on shore, but a brigade is making from the sailors in the transports on the Tagus. The whole of this grand combined force, Spanish, Portu guese, and British, is under the supreme command of Marshal General Lord WELLINGTON. The whole of the Grand Army is stated in the last letters, which we I have seen to be remarkably healthy—the whole sick in hospital not exceeding 4000. Among the late deaths, however, are mentioned the names of two Officers, whose loss is the subject of general regret throughout the whole army, viz. Brigadier-General CAMPBELL and Colonel WYNCU. General CAMPRILLL was a Brigadier on General BEREMPORD'S Staff, a Colonel in the British army, and Lieutenant-Colonel of the 31a regiment; to which regiment, while in the command of it, he had greatly endeared himself. Our readers will recollect that some time back, on General CAMPBELL quitting the command of the 31st regiment, the Officers presented him with a sword, and an affectionate address, which was inserted in the STAR. Colonel WYNCR was a most gallant officer, and also extremely beloved by his Corps, the 4th Foot. It will be recollected that in the memorable battle of Corunna he was severely woun ded with the ever-to-be-lamented Sir JOHN Moor. With the last force sent out, we are glad to observe that some of our ablest Officers have proceeded, viz. Generals BURNS, ANSON, ALTEN, and FULLER ; Co lunch Ilsnorr, OFPENTY, COCHRANR, &c. and many Officers to join the Medical, Commissariat, and Pay Departments, with various stores much wanted by the Army. It gives us much pleasure to observe the same opi nions stated invariably in every letter from the army, that Lord WELLINGTON possesses the unbounded confidence of the whole army, and that he is equally popular with the Spanish and Portuguese as with the It is calculated that the force of MASSENA, when &KILT and MO TIER shall have joined, will not be much less than 70,000 men. Captain HUTCHINS ) of the 3d or King's Own Dra goons, is appointed Assistant Quarter-Master-General Lin the Hampshire District —He has joined head -quarters in Portsmouth garrison. Next month it is expected that there will be a bal lot from the Militia, by which the 2d battalions of al most every regiment will be completed, and may speedily be fitted for service. Several of the national , d most popular corps will, it is said, receive addi -1 battalions. NAP:XL: INTRLLIOENCL TORBAY, FEBRUARY 2. Put into the Bay last evening after post, the Henry Addington, Essex, Cumberland, and Wilmer Castle 'East Indiamen, under convoy of the Hussii i a frigate. Also arrived his Majesty's ships VICTORY, FORMI. GABLE, VENGUER, ORLON, GANGES, DENMARK, ArtGo, PomREE, REVENGE, and ETIIALION with troops from Portsmouth bound to Lisbon.—N. B. At 2 P. M. the Above ships got under weigh, with the wind at S. E. all well. FALMOUTH, FEBRUARY I. Arrived the Milford 'extra East Indiaman from Portsmouth for Bombay, having parted from the feet yesterday in thick blowing weather. Seven sail of the line and several frigates, with upwards of two hundred sail of transports, &c. were off this port this morning, part of the fleet were nearly into the him hour's mouth, when a signal was made from the Ad .miral's ship (supposed to be Sir loner' Yorta) when they altered their course, and bore away up Channel. PLYMOU CH, FEBRUARY it. Thursday evening the whole of the outward-bound Lisbon and Mediterranean convoys passed by this place .from Portsmouth, under convoy of the Vex- OCtlit (Sir J. S. YORKE'S flag-ship), VicTORT, FuRMI DABLE, POMPRI, ORION, REVENGE, and GANGE9, all having trcops on board for Lisbon ; but the wind shifting in the night to W. S. W. and increasing to a gale, they were all forced back ; about one hundred of the merchantmen and transports came in here ; the remainder, with the ships of war, stood up for Torbay. The wind has now got round to E. S. E. which is fair for them ; and as soon as the ships fr-rn Torbaiappear in the Offing, those that are here w rlI get Wider weigh. The FIIOARD frigate, and the Pzustaose sloop of war sailed this afternoon for Lis bon, with several transports under convoy, having artillery drivers and cavalry on board. Sailed he Maatiottooort, of 74 guns, to resume he: stationloff Brest ; the Norm, of 74 guns, for Spitbead ; RI.VER brig of war on a'crnize ; and the Carteret packet for 'Cadiz. Went out of harbour the B.lsrusa gun brig, and LIGHTNING sloop. Came up hat bour the Rom. frigate to be docked. The Captain of a vessel arrived here from Milford, states, that on Friday the 25th ult he saw a vessel go down off that place, and all hands prrished—making the fourth vessel known to have been wrecked near die same spot within three weeks. He further states that on his passage from Milford to this port, he passed a vesselon her beam ends; but whether brig or sloop he could not ascertain. DEAL, FEBRUARY s. Arrived the ROYALIST sloop of war, with l'Abra connier French privateer of 16 guns and 47 men, her prize. Also arrived the SKYLARK sloop of war with the brig Atberill, of Whitehaven, from Antigua, re captured.—Nixed S.W. blows strong. SHEERNESS, FEB. 2. Came into Harbour his Majesty's sloop RANGER, and PINCHER gun-brig. FEBRUARY 3.--Went out of the harbour his Ma jesty's ship PRINCESS CAROLINE. YARMOUTH, FEBPUARY a. Arrived from Heligoland the HORATIO frigate, of 38 guns, Captain Lord Gamma STEWART ; and the ALERT cutter ; the BADGEK and the BKEVDAGEREN gun brigs, which were in company, have arrived in the Downs. The ships in the Roads are the Eesiree, and Roebuck frigates, and Acute gun brig.— Refit ting, the Bold, Censor, Snipe and Attack gun brigs; Paz, Emms, Patriot, Jande, Cheerful, and Swan.... DUN.KIRK, JANUARY 17. Yesterday arrived in the roads, captured the pre. ceding evening by the Subtil privateer, of Boulogtie, Captain Demay, the Illibberts, Captain Alexander Wilson, carrying 14 guns, bound from the Bay of Honduras, whh a cargo of logwood and mahogany for London, taken on the 15th, about a league and a half off Beach) , Head, after an action of more than an hour. The Captain of the Hibberts, who was se. verely wounded, has been conveyed to the hospital, and is not expected to recover. The ASIA, Spanish 74, is taken into dock at Ports mouth ; and the AQUILON frigate is taken out, and commissioned by the Hon. Capt. PARRNRAM. Sir HARRY NEALE will hoist his flag at Ports mouth on Wednesday, on board the CALEDONIA, of 120 guns, Capt. Ansvem, and will sail to take the command of the ships in Basque Roads. The following American vessels have been taken by the Danes : The William Cray, Foster, bound to Salem, pnt into Copen hagen in distress, and is cnodemned; the Washington, King, hound to Russia, carried into Callenberg; Saratoga, Fount, bound to Gottenburgh, carried into I'lechford: Edward and Henry, Foster, bound to Russia; carried into Mandahl ; Witham and Henry, Sealy, bound to Gouenburgb, carried Into Callenbergw. after having been carried into Christiansand (Iceland) : Canton, Smith, carried into Werdenburgh ; and also the Neptune, Coal den, bound to New York, was taken, afterwards retaken, (and the privateer captured) sod carried into Gottenburgh. The Avenger sloop of war, from NewfoueidLuid, Is arrived at Portsmouth. The Invincible Bonaparte, French corvette privateer of 18 goes, 9n Friday sennight, in long. 15. 30. lat. 47. captured the smack Sir Sidney Smith, of Portsmouth, with a cargo of timber from Prince Edward's bland, which she kept in possession one day, and then put the crews of the following vessels, which she hail captured, on board the Sir Sidney Smith, and liberated her, viz. brig Princessa, of Portsmouth, which she burnt ; Clyde, of which she burnt; L'Amitle. of Jersey, from Honduras, with nsa. hogany, which she knt to France; brig licipe, of Poole, from Newfoundland, which she sent to France; and skip Bellona, front Plymouth for Boston, with wine and brandy, which V.. burnt. The Captain of the privateer gave the Sir Sidney Smith and her cargo to the Captain& of the six vessels; previously, however, condemning her, under his own seal, which he satd he had au thority to do.: and he delivered the document to the Master., with a muster-roll of the crews, for whom French prisoners are to be released ana sent to France. He pat 39 persons 011 bard the Sir Sidney Smith, and the crew of that vessel consisted of eight; all of whom, for the last nine days, were living upon a bisct.it and 2ois„of meat each a day; part of which they were in debted to the Master of the Invincible Bonaparte for who gate them three buret of bread when he hi) their. T hu Sir Sidney Smith arrived at Ports - Mouth on Saturday morning. The Agenora, from Milford, with provision, is rtcapttired by the Sarpedon, Capt. Green, and brought into Portsmouth. A Spanish brig, with a cargo of gunpowder, from lordon to Cadiz, was towed into Portsmouth on I hursday, by the Diana. She ran foul of the Diana on Wednesday night, and carried away her masts and bowsprit. CORN MARLET, TIARIC-LA FRS. 4.-.-Tbete UV' bat In. core derable an ivaks of Wheat to-hay- 7 sn!s 1, at an advance of .ho . .2s. per W rter—Barley and Malt brisk sale, tufty at kit pnces—Peas and Beans, of the two kinds, nearly on the terms tat quoted—there are large supplies of Oats, part of last v!.e • .rrivals, upwards of 45,000 quartan, width aunt this mid* I be cheatersai Flout ki ket Amis. • - • .