Star. — London, England, 1809-09-07 00:00:00

Ag a, What w4l be *kr lealiegs when they learn . the events that have ;him, Ta ken piaci l . Our letters froin Gibraltk ire 'of db. 14fh•tlioi&. 7 They bad received intelligence that the TOULON FLE E T • was ready for sea:. In consequence of thin ' fenc e, two additional men of war had proCeeded fro:4 GibrAlta to reinforce Lord COLLINOWOON wbo * WAS. o ff Toulon with bit. fleet watching the motions of the eserny• .• The same letters inform us that the A.tierine crui • zers were o ut in great numbers in the Mediterraajean, but no accounts had been received of their having as vet offered any molestation to British ships, RETREAT OF OUR. ARMY FROM SPAIN. T h e Dispatches from Lord Wra.4nicrron, alluded to in the preceding page, are dated Truxillo, on the 21st inst. Our army having been extremely digressed for want of provisions, his Lordship was. obliged to fill back, and was on the road to Elwas. There had been Tr ap pearance of the enemy, who, it seems, had got passed the Tagus, except with a body of cavabi; near Arzobispo, which took the cannon of Cumm's rear guar.]. The ene my's Army had separated. Sot'LT's was at Placeatia—Nry was gone back to.Salamanca— and SEBAsTIANI, in Estramadura MonTign , VIC TOR > and La Mancha. Sir ROBERT Writ.soN had engaged, with his small N E y's army, on ,its return from Salamanca, near Banos. After nine hour's gallant , contest, he was obhgeit to retire through the mountains. His corps bcl..ived with great - gallantry.--Genero CuESTA re " s iz - ned the command on the ph,. sua'd Was succeed. ad by General EQUIRI. . • • we have received Paris Papers to the 28th ultimo. They are filled with details of the.preparations made ftv securing • ntwerp against the attacks of the Bri frsh : titre accounts have now, of ooOf.se, lost .all in- Thetinke of PONTE CORP° (131(RNADOT71!), 30.i114-0 1 1. the 20th ult. ALAntiv.evp, to take the com mand of the troops employed in its defence. rtsterday at noon his 14AiiitY-arrived from Wind. sor, at ;he Queen's Palace, and was shortly afterwards auensied by the Dukes nillostic, KEgT, CAMBRIDZIE, and CUMBERLAND. Soon after two o'clock his MA - :Lin' held a privre k Levee. The following had the honour of being presented to his MAJE.QTY -..M.- . r. Lord MANNIItt. Rear-Admiral Si/ 'SYytitzT Smile - , on his seßin fretiiajt i i • Lientsaact-General liensoN, on his sppointmont to aut;,l 4 the Mb Royal Veteran Battalion. , Sir :Au!) Detates, on his proneoeion to the Colonelcy in f of the 95t11 Regitnent.. , Nr Grotct ROPEY, on being created i Baulk. .„ His Mutsu a ft engattislefa nniTy'COsticil; and rave audience to the Da of. Potri.LANti, and the Teit.of the Cabinet Min - isms.. Rv DER, the Judge• hdmite, laid before his 14.A.A•vry the proceedings of seven' Courts-Martial. About half-pa.st five his Wrori left town for Windsor. • At one o'olock, yesterday, her MicrEsry and three if the PRINCESSES, and Ladies in waiting, escorted ty a party of the light horse, arrived at Ham," the scat of Lady CAROUNZ 1111114 ER where they were re ceived by her Ladyship and ifrs..LtONite DAUER. The Royal Party partook of a sumptuous breakfast, after which they attempted to go over the pleasure.. grounds and Fardens, but being prevented by the rain, they repaired to the - drawing.rootna until dinner, which was served at half-past three o'clock, in the grand saloon. It consisted of every delicacy of the star n , 'erved up in a splendid style, After dinner, the weather being more favourable, the Royal Parw . promenaded the lawn and gardens ; and, after taking tea and coffee, at six o'clock, set off for Whittier. I)uri. —A duel took place on Tuesday, On itar fordvA Common, betwixt Deal and Barn/taus. be- C4ptain C. and Adjutant R. in consequence of a:e on board a vessel from Walcheren, wbe* bo:b ~ . .icers had served. The contention wa.srespect ing el:: comparative services of the Royal Marine ArtiLry and another corps, during an action at Wal theren. On the third fire Captain C., was slightly Wouath.l in the arm, when the parties shook hands, and the affair was settled. A pitched batee was fought in Marpla-bonne. ►clds, on Tuesday morning, between a fellow named Jone, and one Toug:! a bargeman, for 4O guineas, which was won by the former, after a severe contest of I'J minutes. The following attempt to escape was recently made' lti fu.i: convicts at F ort C um b er l an d , near Ports- , mouth. The driver of one of the carts employed in 1 carty n tf gravel, being su dd en l y knocked down, the four con-,-;.: 1 seized on the team, consisting of two 1 hoists, 'what two of them immediately mounted one o the horses, and rode into the stream, in the hope of reac:iing Hailing Island, on the opposite shore..,- Bat the animal became so deeply immersed that the tzvicts were washed off and drowned. The animal being thus released, returned to the shore in safety. The other horse being mounted in the inte r im, by one tithe rem a i t t7 n g convicts, he rode it down to the edge date water, and was thrown on his head, and mnch Izniscl. This horse being now free from all incum iracei -was most rated by the fourth convict, who rode more safelrhcross the mud of Langston Harbour to iiiiton Common ; but the horse soon sticking fast in tte mud, the-convict was taken.off its back, and the I..ire,il was 'with difficulty brought to shore. Ginnox.—One of the booksellers in Paternoster row, who was a publisher of works in numbers, went LI Mr. Gibbon's lodging's in St. James's -street, sent tp his name and was admitted. "' Sir," said he, " I ant now publishing a History of England, done by zev ral good hands. I understand you have a knack. u them there things, and should be glad to give you. every r asouable encouragement." As soon as Gib `n recovered froth liii. iurprize, he - rang the bell, ad desired lini . ..anuat w show this.encourager opt 'tuning down stairs. TILE : • 3, , Y^7f1 2_ , ;11 , 11t1i, 1 731 1 5704 , 4 4 4ii 6 ..• r ATE, SEPT EMBER 6. Stdieltifieet *Welier! been here in a continual state oi' bustle with the arrival of transports and the disembarkation of men and horses. Yesterday and today the 2d ur Queen's Bays, the 3d or King's own,, and tie "12th or Prince of Wales's, were all safely-eliei 'embarked, and proceeded on their rout to Canterbury; The Sch are - erpected in this afternoon,.and, sUpirei . ;• will be disemharked to-morrow.' • The Sea Fencibles, in the /ate'Expedition, are or. dered to be sent totheThames, thereferTidiseliargeit They received, while on service, , da y . . • After leaving Lieutenaist-General Sir Erna Cooxi f t division with. the idcli;,iost* some other regiments y; making in the total ibout42 4 ooll men in Walcherene:' the remainder of -..the expedition may be hourly -ex; paled' -on our abOres. The cavalry, excepting the 9th Light Dragoons, which being attached . to the above . divisiori, -remain on tie island, are already ar rived, and. have been in part disembarked. The Horse-artillery, with the horses of the Cammissariat Corps Of.estm Drivers, have also proceeded up the Thames for disembarkation at Northfieet. The transport Hebe, came m an anchor in the Downs, late on Sund ty night, having on board a de-, tachment of the Rifle Corps under the command of Captain HART, from the island of South Beveland ; several other transports are also arrived with a num ber of sick belonging to the 42d. 52d, and 92d Re giments. When the transports left the Scheldt, the whole of the force ix South Beveland, was preparing for immediate emLirkatior. -. PrtELLIGANCL FALMOUTH, SEPTEM - ' Areveri his Majestyl,44 - COasrfa l Oa ae# . eP tnerchiumnen and transports f iciri:4o/fiska. Sailed . the Dispatch Packet, for Cadiz. . - • • • • Pp*IOUTH AND PLYMOUTH-DOCW., SEPT.'S. ' • 71`he Morning Star cartel', the arrival of which .From llarlaix, to which place she convoyed a number .• s o . kFt:encli prisoners, was noticed yesterday, was not :permitted to have any communication with the shore. Arrived the PHEASANT sloop of war, with dis patches from Ferrol and Corunna ; the PICKLE brig of war, from the Westward ; and the Ortzsits sloop, - with impressed men for die navy, from LiverpOol. •. The VIRAGO gun brig from Lisbon, has just (t . P. M.) made her dumber in the Offing, but her boat can hardly come in before the departure of the pest. Sailed the SwAnow sloop, 18 guns, with the Dor set yacht under convoy, for Dublin. The latter has had a complete repair here, and is now a most beau tiful vessel. Came in the Bremen brig Sea Horse, Captain HAS. DELS, from East Florida, for London, with timber; cotton wool, and skins : Sally, Capt. DWYER ; John; JonNsoN ; Sally, awourn ; and Allison, GeTTLY j. .transports from Martinique, but last from the Downs friends transport, Captain READ, from Oporto, last.. from Portsmouth, with French prisoners ; Ratcliff transport, Capt. HOLIDAY, from Oporto and Ports mouth. Last evening.a French lugger privateer was disco vered off theEdystone„ and was seen to capture an ' English brig. The • EAGLE Excise cutter, that . was lying in the Sound f went in,pursuit, and it is stated . that she. came up with and reciptared the brig, 24 that she has also captured the privateer, lat4t the par.. oculars we have nor yet heard. P. S. The Vtit,tco's boat has just come in, and the Telegraph is busy endeavouring to transmit a mes sage to the Admir,lzy, but the.weather is so thick, with heavy showers, that the attempt can hardly • • succeed this evening. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 6. Passed up Channel a fleet from the Mediterranean: -L.-Arrived his Majesty's ship NtertNE, from the West Indies ; the Unite, Thames, Rent:armee, and 1 Tortoise, from the Straights, and are put under *quarantine ; the Conflict gun-brig, from a cruize.--;. Sailed the Resolution, of 74 guns, and the Brilliant, frigate, for the Eastward, to join Sir RICHAR . STRACIIAN ; the Ant, with a convoy to Guernsey the Revenge, to the Eastward ; and the Defender, on a cruize.---Came into harbour one of the Russian line-of-battle ships.—Wind S. E. DEAL, SEPTEMBER 6. Arrived the Calpe, MOORE, and William, Jotzt!soN, from the River for Cadiz. Sailed the DRYAD frigate to Portsmouth ; and the BOLD gun-brig for Flushing. Gi neral Monster and Genera! OSTEN have arrived tat Deal, in AS Mnitarch, Capt. Lts. They went to breakfast with .Achniral CA 51PBELL. General Mon sir was *net iiti iinto General OSTEN was dressed. in a splendid tutiforria. The latter was as much beloved at *Wakfieren, al the former was detested' and he Ms,. On **en; occasion, shewn himself the humane enelny,ol 3riy English 'sailors who have been cast sway on the island, or who have been carried in pri soners,-always using his best eudeavours to procure the liberty of aged seamen. General OSTEN headed the several lerties made by the garrison of Flushing, and was fortunate enough to escape unwounded. Ordefs hive . been received by the Barrack Master of Plymouth garrison to examine, survey, and prepare barracks ap4.quarters for 11,000 infantry : this mea ; sure his gitta rise to .various conjectures. All the military' hospitals' are to be fitted up for the reception of Our wounded men and sick soldiers from Spain. • -The mentality among the French prisoners recently arrived at Plymouth (particularly those from the '.Wesr Indies), is very great. Both in the hospital 'and on board the prison ship's, numbers are dying daily. They are mostly young men. Many hun dreds of them do not.exceed 18 years of age. Among them there are 200 of the Imperial Guard. Sunday night, thirteen French prisoners, confined' on board one of the prison ships at Plyinouth, made their escape, and have not Alice been heard of. It is conjectured that they have taken a boat, and pushed • off for the French coast.. Monday night a number of French prisoners at tempted to etrect their escape from Mill Prison, by undermining a part of the wall : they were, however, discovered by the sentries, and prope-ly secured. Se veral are also reported to h ye escaped from the •Royal prison of Dartmoor, the strength. of which would seem to defy even French ingenuity. A very large Medical Staff is to be sent.immedi.. ately to the army in Portugal ; consisting of one In spector, two Deputies, five Staff Surgeons, andsfciity lidspital . Mates. • ' SHEERNESS. SEPTEMBER 6. Sailed the Nan ELVIN and FLANint gun-brig, with a convoy for Gottenburgh ; and DAUNTLESS, with a convoy for Heligoland. Sailed the sloop, ARACUXE for Flushing, with money. CHATHAM; SEPTEMBER 5. The FREYA is to be commissioned by Capt. HAYES. Ships in Commission—DlAMOND, Capt. 41.110 L -ES ; HECATE, Captain BUCMANAN ; WOODLARK, Captain WATTS ; ACTIVE, Captain GORDON ; and EAGLE,. Captain RowLEy. The 2d regiment of German Heavy Dragoons, ,quartered for some time past in Ballinrobe and its vicinity, marched last week for Cork,<to be embarked for foreign service. They are- to be replaced by the 19th Light Dragoons. Lieutenant-General BERICILKY inspected the Ports. mouth division of the Royal Marines on Tuesday ; and was highly satisfied 'with the very exact manner in which they went through th?ir various manceuvres. They were commanded in the field by Colonel FAR MER. General BERKELEY partook of an elegant en- tertainment, given on the occasion of his annual visit, by this valuable corps. _. A Court Martial wailltely held at Hull, on Lieu tenant Woman, of the 13th regiment, for urioffi cer like conduct. in having most grossly insulted Major Km, by .telling him he had asserted moat damned lies ; at the same tittle saying 66 I shake my stick over you ;" and fer having posted a paper at the York Tavern, in York, to the follov/ing effect :—" I A very ancient Medal has been found on the ruins hereby post Major Kum of the 82d regiment, as a of Old Carlisle, near Wigton. It is of copper, of the bise • calumniator, a liar, and a coward, as I personally size of a penny-piece, and appears from the coinage . ' 101 l him ;" also for having sent a copy of the 'Jove to be that of the Roman Emperor Commodus, who to Major KING, with notice that he had posted hi m , re i gned i n t h e year 191 ; consequent l y i s a b out 1 6 18 at the above-mentioned Tavern. The Court found years o ld. O ne one s id e i s a b o ld R oman h ea d, an d 111 him Guilty of grossly insulting Major Km ; but the on th e reverse i s a c h ar i o t an d f our h orses : w hiCh fact of saying, 44 1 shake my stick over you," not , precisely agrees with the print and description which being proved, they acqUitted'him of that part of the ADDISON gives of it in his Dialogues on the Useful charge. -With respect to the posting Major Kist,uess of Ancient Medals. The female and cornu colds, and sending him notice thereof, the Court adjudged and wreath respresenting the Earth, are nearly de him Guilty, and sentenced him to be dismissed his faced with rust ; but the chariot and horses, as also Majesty's service ; which sentence the KING has been the head of Commodus, are in tolerable preservation. pleased to confirm. Sunday se'nnight, a soldier of the 94th regiment, . The following is an extract of a letter received, slat- who was bathing in the sea, at Aberdeen, and had ed Surinam, June 12, 1809 :•••••-" As Mrs. Clarke's sto- imprudently swam a considerable way out, was,'ow ry must be fresh in your memory, you cannot has'e ing to the strength of tide, unable to regain the share, forgot the name of Samuel Carter. That very person and unfortunately drowned. A sailor and another is now at this place, a Lieutenant, in the 16th regi- young man, having observed his ineffectual struggles meat of foot ; he is a very gay and genteel young among the breakers, swam off to his assistance, and 'man, very well liked by his brother officers, and is a in their laudable and humane attempt nearly lost their great favourite of the ladies. When the news alt-' lives—the young man in particular, tvLo, after having peered concerning former situation, the officers got hold of the unfortunate . sufferer, was under the met to consult if they could allow hi m t o remain a necessity of leaving him to his fate, and with difficulty messmate among thorn ; an d it w as agre e d that be reached the shore, so muck exhausted as to be unable had never conducted himself derogatory to the cha- to walk home without assistance. racter of a gentleman, and therefore they w ou ld ta k e ' At Dunse fair, on Tuesday sennigilt, there wasa no notice of that4hich appeared in the papers. He good c hew of cattle; those in good condition met with has lately fought a duel with an•offi a cer who made , ready sale, from Bs. to 91.6 d. per stonOrhere was some unhandsbme allosimi to the business , i n whic h but a nsiddlintasew of hones t V 3 Ol - ones broight he wounded his antagonist." • Jl4. • . Ugh prices. . •• , • • • . : i . . ' ~.- : 1 • FROM LLOYD'S LIST. ORATISIND. SEPT. 6.—Sailed the Saturina, Wilkinson, for Hayti; John, Shand, for Lisbon; and Castor, Hook, for Got tenburgh. The Friendship, Balten, kora Bridgewater to Southton: foun dered on the 2d inst. near Milford. The Defence, Parr, bound to Chester (one of the Tyrian's convoy,) is put back to Oporto. - The Resolution, Creighton, from Grenada to Lontldn, is totally lost on the coast of Devonshire, with Aka& ;rep. Sunday the Nightingale sloop-of war, Monday the Crocadile gun-brig, and Tuesday the Childers sloop of war, arrived at Leith Roads from a cruixe. A 74-gun ship was lately launched at Bombay, as also a frigate at Penang. These, we understand. Are the forerunners of several others which are about to; be bUilt. • • ... 1 YetibidAjr exhibited one of the glyeSt . sceneg df Confusion ever witnessed here. Early in the month-, a numerous ccncourse of persons arrived in.all ,si of vehicles, -drawu_hy every species of animals .t al - either fi)r draught or burden, to witness disembarkatica, while the nobility and gentry of lie neighbouring watering-place awl the surmnd rg . country, came ever to attend Mr. ..Assta's slc Meeting, commencing with the Sacred ()ix:olio 07 the Mass Aft. The Pier, in the evening, was crowded with spectators of every description, and the Compary did nor retire from their favourite Promenade till eight o'clock. The serenity of the evening' , -added much to the beauty of the spectacle, by ( . .zhi biting number of transports in the Offing it full sail, wills a clear view of all the shipping in the Downs. ; • -4 SINGULAR OCCURRENCE. .• . On Tuesday morning, about two o'clock, Coiling. bourn, one.. of the officers of Union-h a ll, h av i ng received information that some persons had been con veyed in a wounded state: to a house in Belvidere place, St. George's-fields, - and that the repcirt of two.. pistols had been heard, he'immediately went to the house pointed out to him, and demanded admission,: this was refused by those in the house, and it was n. t till he • had attempted to force open the door, that he was admitted. The officer immediately proceeded up stairs, and in the front room, on the upper storey, he disccirered a young Gentleman in bed, apparently in great agony, In consequence of a wound which he had received in the side ; in the back-room, on the same floor, was a young Lady in bed also, in a wounded state. Collir,gbourn instantly sent for Mr. Wagstaff, a surgeon, who examined the wounded persons. it • appealed upon iniiitiey th . it the Guide/flan had pdid his addresses to the Lady for about three months; they had been out together the preceding evening, anti on their return to his father's house, in a h teknejt coach, lust before the coach reached his father's d.a,r, he discharged a pistol at his companion, and a second at himself. The Gentleman is the son of Mr. Ellison; • of Belvidere-place, and the young Lady, a - Miss Col son, whose friends reside in the Borough Sayeral persons who liad.a• knowledge'ot the transaction were examined .yeSterday - 11 f Union Hall, among labor: • the following were the - piincipal : :•-esHulstriii, driver of th e h ac k ne y coach, No. 27kstated, that he was called off the sat in the Mi . - nories on Monday night, about eleven , o'clock,' by a •• • • . Gentkman and to o 'L,adies ; ht vias desired to .drive ' to Crooked-lane, where the' Ladies. got out. ; one of • •• tf';r.fit . hoaorever returned, and again got into the coadi *UR the Gentleman, who desired him to drive to Bel- • '-* , Videre-plaet, St. George's-field s - ; • whemihe• arrived . witbintliktlorthree doors of the house where he was Ordered to Set- . tiiim'clown, he was alarmed by the re- • ritt ofiiistoli inthe roach, and immediately. after a SecontVand' lfealkl the Gentleman exclaim, ••• Oh,. . ca 4 you forgiie4tre-in your dVng moments ?" the 44drattswered,olreitiyes,yes;" he toppedhis horses, and•getting•off his box; raft to louk for a watchman ; on his return he foiritlifii•ciarch.empfy, and a person informed him that •ther,rAt'r tin dkGetttleman were in the houte, and that'no•harrit-Oras dot* 1 in searching amongst the straw alb; oblitii,rafterglimia,Aii found • apair of 'pistol bags. • • •-•.--- .• • • -....--at . k'''. - • Mr. John Taylor liies at N0'..42, Belvidere:place, ,was sitting with his family, a little before 12 O'clock, on Monday evening„when he was aliened by the re port of two pistols ; he ran. oft to see what was •the matter, when he perceived a coach Standing near -the doer - , Oithout any person on the box • he went up to the coach and open e d th e d oor , w he t r,-by the light of • a candle; he perceived Mr. Ellittari 'and Miss •CorsOla,.., the latter apparently fainting ;he slititfaoo the • door • again, and going to the horses, drew the coach Close up to Mr. Elliston's door ; : the family 'were •hy this • time, alarmed, and he assisted in . getting them out of : the coach ; Mt:-.Elliston was begging to be forgiven, • : - saying he had no intention.te hurt hera sheanswered - . . —Yes, yes f: she forgave: him: •Mn'TaylOrawenefor • the surgeon, and en his•return, bin searching the coach, - he found apistol bullet inittiezback.pait of :he seat, he saw . no appearanck of . blifdd-; but iavithe.• :twit; • . of the powder on the woman's dress. •.• - •• •'. • Mr. Wagstaff, a surgeon, said, he was called on Monday night about twelve o'clock, to go to Mr. Elli. stores house to'examine two persons whorre.'stif posed to h? seriously hurt ;he wentAntd foinid Nis- - • Colson sitting on the bed partly undies:SediVit•Atia- ' • iminin her person; he foundshe had recelvalt-Con- ' tused wound on the right side, which was very much. inflamed and swelled ; her cloaths were perforiited in : several places, and froin'their appearance, and from the' appearance of the wont hat'had no doubt it was inflicted with some Sort' 'Of fire' arms. • After having '.dressed her wound, he was desired to attend Mr. Elli. stoniThe flmitcl'hint- -lying on-the bad ;he had a • wound inflicted'hy a bail in- MS tiht side ; the bail • had struck upon his ribs just *below the breast, and gone off slanting, without having penetrated the lib-. ' dornen. The wound was very much inflamed and . swelled; but the Witness did not - apprehend any in..- - mediate danger . ; .from some expressions which- tell froni 'Mr. Elliston;• however, the. witness•-avarrfeavinl hi• bad taiten.soinetbing of a poisonous4lstaito; and - after 'being tejaeatedly pressed on the sobjece,fie at knoi•lecifed ;that; ' find iog tiff ball had notlalten .ef fcCt; he had '• • Craitiived, unobserved, to swallivair• -a quantity' cf. iii inm..: 'MC. Wagstaff had quktioned Miss Coiscisi •' sPeCtirts . the firing of thelyistul-i— sire . said that. Mt. llisto - oltad ?desired her to.leok out at . f •the window- t see if the tOchinatt.axa'sAiot gone past. ' the house ‘ whilst' her head was'.olit. ae the: window,: • ~ she heard the report of 'the pistol, but did not at fsaait..... knOW that she was - wourtded poor- 110 at she much- alarmed; till she heard the second report; and saw the lash in the coach, when:the sereametrout. •The wit-. • nets did not consider either of•the - parties to be in im mediate danger. The pistols-were deliver' d, to Mr. • Wagstaff on Tuesday morning, bye yOanger lirether of Mr. Elliston. On Friday last,, an inquest il•at'talten at;the Red • Lion pubtithouse,'Pethant, beire 'R. cl : Datisat ft, • Esq. one bf the Corboers of the co tray, on the bo- y of Henry tix kh , ,kehoSe det*.th wis Orcasiloited fir tailing front the rods of a - waggon; on which heoll'ad .. I nlPrtldelttl-rbieaiidink, the *h: elt of whiih'paiteed oiler •' h ` bie *AitlikkomediAttly. ... f 4 . ' . Di 4, , :t• . i""; • w~ .1 • 1 ' • ~ I I r. -~