Star. — London, England, 1809-01-17 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. VIENNA, DECEMBER 17. Mustapha Bairactar, according to the last advises f rom Constantinople, was not killed, as had been re- ported, y b the explosion of a powder magazine , but I had e ff ec ted his escape with the Grand Seignior, Ma. burnt 11. on board one of the vessels in the harbour; • the Admiral of the Turkish fleet, Seid.Aly, being his fiiend. On the 16th ult. the ships of war were bom- barding and cannonading the posts in the city occu- I D ied by the Janizariesconsiderable fears were ' eote rtained for the safety of the Foreign Ambassadors i n the suburb of Pere. The blood that had been shed s tns beyond all conception. BERLIN, DECEMBER 54. 1 His Majesty has transmitted the following letter to 2 r b e Mar'strates of this city :—" Worthy, beloved, faiasful subjects, my provinces being evacuated I by the French, my attention is now directed to the I acco mplishment of my heartfelt wish of returning to sl y c apital of Berlin, with the Queen my spouse, and ] y f a mili--an object which I have by all possible means endeavoured to attain since the conclusion of I have given orders that the Constituted peace . . thonties shall leave this • place for Berlin, as soon as the districts on the other side of the Vistula have 1 begun to breathe a little front the effect of the heavy then they have sustained in furnishing carriages and sup plies, both before and during the evacuation of the country. This short interval I shall employ, , a ':,tarney to St. Petersburgh, in consequence of n paaseii friendly Sod urgent invitations, both ver- -1 , 21 4, and by letter, of his Majesty the Emperor of Russia. I shall expedite my journey, and hope, e „ r am a few weeks, to revisit my provinces on the , ot her side of the Vistula, to which I owe so many i proofs et exemplary fidelity; and I shall in-particular , h aste n ray return to Berlin, to testify to my subjects , ef that city my gratitude for their firmness and good . conduct, and to assure them of my attachment and I satisfaction. I inform you hereof, and command you to notify the same to my loving and faithful ci- tizens of that city ; and I am your loving Sovereigns- p — (Signed) gg rams= WILLIAM: PARIS, DECEMBER 47. ' • General Gouvion St. Cyr, who commands the 7th corps of the army in Spain, marched on the 7th for I Barcelona, to form a junction with General Duhesme, and subsequently to continue his route for Valencia. The 3th corps, under the command of the Duke of Treviso (Monier), reached Logrono on the 12th, and was to be in front Of Saragossa on the 15th. The miners and besieging artillery entered Tudela on the 12th. Immediately after their arrival, Saragossa, to prevent the unnecessary loss of lives, will be invested, and neither a bombardment nor mines Will be cm- ' played, unless the obstinacy of the inhabitants should render it absolutely necessary to resort to such extre- mities against a city which has already steered so much. The corps of Marshal the Duke of Elchingen ar- rived at Madrid on the 11th, and *as to occupy the quarters which the Duke of Dantaic quitted on l marching off the day before. It was reported at Madrid at the above date, that in consequence of the defeat of the insurgents at Ca- parosa, Tudela, Catalayud, and Guadalaxara, scarcely 6000 of their great army then remained in one body. A letter from Avila, dated December 12, says— " The greatest tranquillity prevails in Old Castile. We send supplies of provisions to the Escurial, and we ardently wish that all the other provinces of the kingdom enjoyed the same happiness." The following letter from Count Florida Blanca to the Marquis de la Romana has been intercepted : Aranjurz, November 18. 44 My ninth esteemed and worthy friend, I sin- cerely sympathize in all your regret. Nothing eau express the wretched condition in Which we find our- selves placed. In the midst of our misfortunes, we learn that O'Neil and Saint Marc, on the morning of the llth, took possession of Caparosa, after it was encuated by the enemy, who occupied a mote ad- vantageJus position. We wait for the further parti. culars of this event. At present the great object is to unite our forces with the English army, if it be possi. ble to effect such a junction. lam not certain that my letter will not fall into the hands of the enemy, as they occupy almost all the roads. My health is in- firm, as might naturally be expected in an old man of 80; but my good spirits never, forsake me." THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. • TUESDAY, JANUARY 17. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAN AT ONE O'CLOCK : Consols, money, Siiii—for sec. 65+—Omnium 1i din. Exchequer Bilz, 71. to 9s. prem. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. 3 per C. Red. Ann. 6311 India Bonds, 95.105. pr. 3 Per Cint. Cons. 6.3 ii Ezcheq. Bills, 7s. 9s. pr. 4 per Cent. Siff Omnium t des. S per Cent. Navy, 9744 Consols , for acc. 661 Long Ann. 1111-18thi TURKEY. Dutch papers to the sd instant have arrived, which' contain some farther particulars respecting the insur- rection at Constantinople. MUSTAPMA BAIRACTAR, appears, is not dead, as stated in the first ac- runts. He effected his escape, carrying the reign- mg SULTAN with him, to the Turkish fleet in the harbour ; from which, at the 'date of the latest ac- • taunts, he was battering and bombarding such parts Of the town as were occupied by the -insurgents- Respecung the event of such a contest, it is impossible ; t 3 pronounce positively. In Turkish insurrections, • and particularly such as occur in the capital, there i* ▪ ...e arrangement, and less perseverance. They are in general, the ebullition of a moment. A reference to the history of that country will thew, that in the • course of seven days almost as many parties have a c- f ()aired the command of the Capital: Unless the Jae- -7 n 3 saries. who are supposed to be the chief agents in this last convulsion, are under French guidance, or a better than that of their ordinary leaders, we may r hype that they will not be successful. In a country 'here prejudice isle powerful, MUSTAPIIA BAIRAC• • • • _ TAR has all the strength that ea* be derived from such a disposition of the human mind, on his side : the SULTAN is with him ; he is himself the head of the State and the law ; and it is to be presuMed, that he has made sure of the co-operation of the Director of the Ottoman Faith. These are powerful engines. They may appear to yield to momentary impetuo sity ; but, if they adhere and assist each other, they must finally prevail. PRUSSIA. The Dutch Papers also contain some further ex tracts from the German papers relative to the evacua tion of Prussia by the French. Although the French troops have evacuated Berlin, it seems that his Prus sian Majesty will not immediately avail himself of the permission to re-visit his capital. He has probably long since arrived at St. Petersburgh, to repair whi ther, it appears,he was repeatedly urged. What his linperial Majesty proposes to do for him (for a Prince to whom,he swore eternal fidelity), we shall not pre sume to anticipate. The following Notice has been published at Berlin by his Prussian Majesty t His Royal Majesty of Prussia has hitherto unceasingly, and most zealously, endeavoured to effect the restoration of his for mer possessions, still occupied by the Imperial French arms, and the provinces retained under the administration,of France, and to , preserve at the same time with France every relation of friend ship and amity. The greater the sacrifices are which his Majesty has made for this purpose, of the more importance it is that the relations sub sisting between him and France should suffer no interruption.— His Majesty the King therefore commands all his servants and subjects to remove, without delay, from the said provinces, which must be evacuated before the .sth of December neat, according to the terms of agreement, and at the same time to testify to the French Authorities, officers and soldiers, every becoming senti ment of friendship, support, and attachment. His Majesty will farther cause to be severely punished any one who shall occasion any misunderstanding or disputes with the French soldiers, and orders the Prussian Military and Civil Oificen to give every assistance in their power to the Police Offi cers to preserve the public peace and tranquillity, should any Such differences, contrary to expectation, unhappily occur. besides the promis .d supplies, every necessary assistance must be afforded to the French soldiers still reuniting in the country, according to the terms of the Convention, and particularly in the fortresses of Stettin, Cum rin, and Glogan. Ey his Majesty:s special command. ' Konigsburgh, Nov. 425, 1808. The Prussian Court was expected to return to Ber lin about the b.:ginning of the present month. The German Papers, &c. contain Copies of the Conven tions concluded at Paris, relative to the evacuation of the Pruuian 'States. The Paris papers. of the 27th state, that Mom= reached Logrono on the 12th, and that he was to be in front of Saragossa on the 15th ult. This<is the corps which it was positively announced in one of the 'Bulletins, was to turn the army that !,esieged Barce lona on the 16th of December. THE BRAZILS. The Mail, which we stated yesterday to have_ar- s lived from the Brazils, was brought to Falmouth by the Townshend,packet,Capt. Coca, after an extraor dinary quick passage of 41 days. By the Townshend, accounts have been received, that the Authorities at Buenos Ayres refuse to admit British slips into their harbours, but are willing to - trade with us by Spanish or, neutral bottoms. To adopt some beneficial arrangements, in which, no doubt, the Panics RESENT will be included, Sir SIDNEY SMITH had determined to proceed with the British ileet to the Rio de la Plata. An accurate un derstanding of the relative situation of the British traders with the Spanish settlements appears the more necessary, as we had advice: from Brazil, dated the end of November, that two British vessels, with mer chandise of tar own manufacture, had been seized by the natives it that river. The Parsee REGECT has conferred on SIDNEY SMITH a noble domain, one of the Royal Estates, esti mated to be worth 70001. a year. Sir SIDNEY dates his letters from his new palace of Braganca ; which he describes as resembling in prospect and scite the beau tiful seat a Mount Edgecumbe. We are sorry to say, that ,wbik Sir SIDNEY, by his address, activity, and zeal, has thus conciliated the esteem and farour of the Court, something like a misunderstanding has arisen between our Minister at the Brazils and the PIUNCS REGENT. Our Readers will find some extracts from private letters, brought by the Townshend, in another part of our paper. They are peculiarly interesting at the present crisis, in a commercial point of view. The Townshend left at Rio Janeiro his Majesty's ships FOUDROYANT, BEDFORD ) PRESIDENT, SURVEIL LANTF. HAYACINTII ) STEADY, and CHEERLY. The British squadron, it was expected, would soon sail thence for Buenos Ayres. Yesterday the Princess of WALES, the Duchess of BRUNSWICK, the Dukes Of CUMBERLAND, SussEx, and CAMBRIDGE, dined with their MAJESTIES and PRIN CESSES. At six o'clock the PRINCESS and the Duchess of BRUNSWICK setoff on their return to Blackheath. Saturday morning a Committee of the Privy Coun di met at the Council Office, Whitehall, upon the Prize Appeals, which was attended by the LORD PRE SIDENT of the COUNCIL, Sir EVAN NEPEAN, and Sir WILLIAM WYNNE. Just as their Lordships were about to proceed to business, a letter was received, stating that Dr. LAWRENCE had been suddenly taken very ill that his life was despaired of, and that he was, con• sequently, not able to appear before their,Lordships. The Learned Doctor being retained in most of the causes appointed to come on, their Lordships journed the Court, without proceeding upon a,ny bu siuess, till Tuesday, the 24th instant. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH, JANUARY 14. This day an American brig put iota this port from the Canaries. The master reports, that on the 20th nit. a schooner pilot boat put into Teneriffe, with dis patches from South America, having both her masts crippled, which were repairing. It was reported she had brought an account that the ci-devant Governors of La Gueira, the Havannah, and other places, were in confinement for favouring, as it was said, the French interest. PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY 16. Arrived several outward-bound vessels from the Downs.---Sailed his Majesty's ships ANT, NILE, and la FLECHE, on a cruize,—His Majesty's ship THAMES is appointed convoy for the Mediterranean, and the SVELUHTLE cutter for Plymouth. DEAL, JAN. 16. • Remain in the Downs his Majesty's ships, &c. as per last.—Wind N. E. moderate. YARMOUTH, JANUARY 15.' Sailed yesterday under Commodcre PATER, on a cruize off the Texel, PRINCESS CAROLINE, AI3OUKIR, STATELY, BELLEROPHON, BRITOMART, 0 Et NEST. Arrived the AMIADLE frigate, HOUND, KITE, and LYNX sloops of war, from Gottenburgh, with convoy. Passed through these Roads, a ship of war with a large privateer, her prize, to the Westward. LLOYD'S LIST. Gaavesetru, JANUARY 16.—Passed by the Mentor, Queht, from St. Kitt's ; William Fennings, Jennings, from St. Thomas s; Hope, Shields, from Tobago; Lubbatt, from W.tt,r• ford; Catharina, West; and the Myrtle, Nightingale, from Got tenburgh.--Sailed the Nottingham, Campbell, and the Carnatic, for India; Sarah, —, for Cork; Daniel, Bales; and Phoebe, Head, for Teneriffe ; Orpheus, Findlay, for Jamaica; Dantzic, Roser:daile ; Aid, Cormack ; Quebec Packet, and the Grocer, Turner, for Malta. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. On Saturday the dispatches were finally closed at the East India House, and delivered to the Pursers of the following ships : Cumberland, Captain P. WEDDICRBURN ; Scalesby Castl-, Captain LOCH ; HenryAddinitan, Captain KIILLPATLICIIC ; Bom bay and China. • Cuffnells, Capt. WE LEAN , St. Helena, Bencoolen, and China. PASSENGERS PER CUMETRLAND.— M rs. Barclay, Lady Of Ma. jor Barclay ; Mr. Cooke, cadet. PASSENGERS PER SCALISE!' CASTLE..—For Bombay : Mr. Shank, junior, merchant; Mr. Fartsh and Mr. Anderson, writers; Mr. C. Grant, Solicitor ; Messrs. White, Ovaas, F. M. and J. S. Ireckll, cadets. PASSCNGERS rut HENRY ADDINGTON.—FOY Bengal: Hawkins. For Bombay : Mr. Walker, free mariner ; Messrs. Newport, Grave, Frederiek, and Aitcheson, cadets. PASSENGERS PER CLIFTNELLS.—For Bencoolen : Mrs. and Miss Boyle, Misses E. and S. Prince, and Mr. T. Williams. . . Yesterday, the dispatches by the ships Warren Hastings, Lord Melville, Neptune, and True Briton, were finally closed at the East-India House, and de. livered to their respective Parsers: Passengers per Neptuue—For Bombay. Mr. W. Forbes,writer, Mrs. Riddell and daughter, Captain Harrington, Samuel Capan, Michael Connall, purser, Miss Kent, Mr Ea>twick, free manner, Mr. Lawrie, cadet. Passengers per Lord Melvil:e—For Bengal. Mrs. Ann Wilson, Messrs. Elkin, Mackinnon, Hart, Wigney, Chapman, Barker, Wharton, Ewart, Allingham, Sanderson, Hicks, and Goldhawkc, cadets; Messrs. Brougham and Twisden, volunteers.--.-For dras. Mr. Commis Best and Lady, M r. Rogers, surgeon, and Lady, Messrs. Garret d, Buchanan, and James, cadets. Passengers per True Briton—For Bombay. Mr. Money, free , mariner, Mr. Keys, native, and Mr. Simpson, cadet. Per Warren Hastings:--For Bengal. Mr. Cumberbach, solici tor, Lady and daughter; Mrs.Voyie and daughter, Mrs. Favergne and child; Misses Cruttenden, Pott, Cole, Voyle, Elizabeth. Mary, and Charlotte Grant ; hissrs. Smith, Woodroafre, Fyler, Bagoold, Nash, Sandy., Rooke, Jolliffe, Holmes, Banatyne, Leech, Tewton, James, and Jones, cadets; Messrs. Yeoward and Hie , gins, volunteers; Capt Johu Wales, Mr. Brodie, fr e e-mari ne r. —Madras. Mr. Steward, &Jule. OLD BAILEr. Yesterday J. Ward was indicted for a burglary in the house of M. Toole, and stealing 161. 9i. The prosecutor kept a lodging.. house in Marden's-court, Saffron-hill, in which the prisoner had an apartment. 0 n Christmas-day, the prosecutor, with his wife. went to the Catholic Chapel, Duke-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, leaving the money in their chamber, in a box, which was not locked. On their return he discovered that the money had been stolen, and suspected the prisoner, he having promised to go to chapel with him, but did nor do so. The prisoner came home late in the evening very drunk, when the prosecutor charged hint with the robbery, to which he replied, that he had not taken the cash, but it was likely that M`Daniel, (another lodger) had. The prosecutor had by this time procured an officer and had him searcia ed ; when, in his neck-handkerchief, were found two guineas and a half in gold; and, in one of his pockets, the letter which had brought the prosecutor the money from Ireland. The prisoner, when detected, pulled the letter from the officer's hand, and endea voured to throw it into the fire. On him was also found a key that would unlock the prosecutor's door. Throe witnesses ap , Peare.l to the character of the prisoner. Two of-them bad known hint 14 years, and the third five. They described him as an hp _ . - nest, industrious man. The Cossmosi SEaJEANT told the Jury, the only question they bad to determine was, whether the prisoner had stolen in the dwelling-house incney to the amount of 40s. If they thought so, then it would be their duty to find him guilty. It was true the prosecutor had been robbed of 161. es., but it was not clear that the prisoner had actually stolen it; though the ending of two guineas and a half in his neckcloth was rather suspicious. The Jury acquitted him of the burglary, but found him guilty of stealing to the amount of 395.. Mrs. IVeave a reSpectable looking wonsan, 41 years of age, who was a short time back the wardrobe-keeper of the Royalty The. acre, was tried for stealing a great number of artieleg of dress, be longing to the wardrobe, the property of George Burton, Edward Spragg, and Joseph Vickers, the proprietors of the theatre. it was proved, by the testimony of two women who filled inn:. - rior situations about the theatre, that the prisoner employed there at different times to pawn several of the articles which were pro• duced in Court. There were 74 pawnbroker's duplicates is her possession at the time of her being apprehended, and a considerable part of the property was recovered.—Verdlct, Guilty. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. Yesterday Patrick M'Mahon, of ivhose swindling actions the public have been informed, was tried for defrauding Colonel Greville of a chaise, by tendering him a fictitious bill, purport• lug to be payable at a sham ftrm of Ryan and Co. Sherborne-lane. —The facts were detailed at the examinations of the prisoner; Colonel Greville proved, that the imposter represented himself to him as a linen merchant, who was about to go to Ireland ; and he had a strong horse, he wanted a chaise. he - •to take , r r'" BURKE think it necessary to intorm the Yu DEC th:,t as he had a strong horse, he wanted a chaise, as he meant to take 1 :ing a turn through Wales, being much attracted the romantic views fie above-mentioned c , Account" is not the cornmi- 1 of that country. Some objections as to farm wei g taken by Mr. , , ill ;OM of Mr. BURKE. It was written by two of his u C n o t o y :iset, but they were over-ruled, and the :on. friends, pr Ai .f i friends, and only received from his hand some correc- i s i s e j i •er th w e a Pnw sfou n n e d r G s P ' tions and finishing touches. Had it proceeded from Cr y an Burton was also found guilty of a fraud, and was sanest the i his pen, the oface of incorporating it with an Edition ced to seven years t r ans p ortation . 1 ad- of his Works, would have beenperformed by his - Vernon was convicted of keeping a disorderly bows bu-in r u ;king h am- street .—T he prosecution was instituted by the i '; 1 Executors themselves. ; p „ tib. .. 1 • i . . . . THE ARMY. Friday, the 73d regiment marched from Edinburgh Castle to Leith, where they embarked on board transports for Gravesend. The reinforcements for Sr JOHN MooßE's army from Pcrlugal consist of 7500 English troops, commanded by General MACKENZIE, and four bri gades of Portuguese troops. We would rejoice to hear that they had all joined General MOORE ; be cause, from the line of retreat which he is pursuing, there is some reason to fear that General MACKEN.- ZlE'll army may be intercepted or cut off by the enemy. We have occasion to know that General MOORE'S effective force is little more than 50,000 men ; the above reinforcement would therefore be most season able. We rejoice to hear that the destination of the 73d Highlanders is changed. It is, we think, well, that a regiment of such high character, and such high spirited men, should he employed on a mfr honour. able and active service than Botany Bay. The Transport Board continues to engage all cop pered vessels competent to the conveyance of troops, that are offered at the advanced price of 2.55. per ton per month. We have of late had many opportunities of hear ing Canvassed in military circles, a measure of Sir JOHN MOOReS--a measure which has been termed harsh—but which, we doubt not, existing circum stances will hear out this able Officer in having had recourse to—We allude to his having sent from the army which he commands, one Officer of very high rank, and two Officers of very superior rank on account of incapacity, and unfitness to command. It is but proper to mention, that want of courage is not the fault imputed to these Gentlemen; but courage is but one quality (though an indispensible one) in an officer. Wednesday a General Court-Martial, of which Lieutenant-Colonel O'llEscvax, of the Bth, or Innis killing regiment of dragoons, is President, met in Edin burgh Castle, and proceeded to the trial cf Surgeon TAYLOR, of the 2d battalion 25th regiment, upon charges exhibited against him by Lieutenant-Colonel AixsuE of the same regiment, for making use of in solent and disrespectful language, and writing an in solent letter to him, his commanding officer. The decision of the Court-Martial held at Chatham, on Lieutenant Wlll. GEORGE BURGHALL, of the Royal Marines, is, that the charges are all proved, and they do sentence him to be Cashiered. Captain BAKER, late of the JUPITER, and his officers, were on Tuesday tried by a Court-Martial at Ply mouth, for the loss of that ship—they were acquitted ; but the Commander was adrtionished for not having a Pilot on board. Lord GmumEß's funeral at the Abbey Church, Bath, was attended by Admiral Sir C. KNOWLES, Bart. Admiral MgDolour., Sir J. SaumAREE, Admiral WOLEZLEY, Admiral STERLING, and Admiral PICK-. MORE, QS pall-bearer. A Monument is about to be erected in the Temple Church to the memory of the late Lord Chancellor Tuum.ow—lt is executed by Rossi. ,A fine Russian frigate, from the Baltic for the Bra ails,-came up to Leith Roads on Monday evening, in a leaky and damaged state, and was taken possessicn of by the. ARDENT. The first division of the Antiquities from the Pa lace Borghese is arrived at Paris. They were con veyed on large carriages, made on purpose, especially for those supposed to be the most liable to be broken, 4 such as the Gladiator, the Faun, the Borghese Vases, &c. When the Morea and Candia fell into the hands of the Turks, the Genoese settled a colony of Greeks from the former province at Ajaccio in Corsica. Among these emigrants was a family named CALO , NERO% who translated the name to BONAPARTE. NA. POLEON has, since his elevation, sent an emissary to Itlionea, in the neighbourhood-of Sparta, to find ont the elder branch of his family. Thursday evening Mr. Parkin, of Grimsby-lane, Hull, ship-broker, and his wife, retired to rest about eleven o'clock ; between one and two the latter awoke, in consequence of ,reaming that a man got into the house and stahbed her husband. She awoke him and told her dream : in about three quarters of an hour after, while she was yet awake, her surprize and terror may be imagined when looking up.she saw a stranger standing at the bedside, with x light in his hand. On her shrieking wag e _ the light instantly disappeared, and the man ran do' stain and out into the lane. On getting up and searching the house, they found that the villain had carried off Mr. Parkin's breeches and his wife's pockets, which were afterwards found by the watchman in Grimsby-lane, but rifled of a consider able quantity of money in notes, &c. The robber, it appears, must have been secreted in the house before the family went to bed. We are desired to inform the Public, that the un avoidable disappointment which was experienced, on Saturday last, in the delivery of the first number of the " Repository of Arts," &c. arose from the unpre cedented and very unexpected.demand for it, which having exhausted the first edition, made it necessary to re-compose, as well as print, a second edition, which is low ready for delivery, at Mr. AexmlatAN's, No. 101, Strand. An Advertisement having been issued, by JOHN JOSEPH STOtKDALE, bookseller, of Pall-Mall, an nouncing, as a fifth volume of Mr. BURKE'S Works, a republication of An Account of the European Settlements in America," the Executors of Mr. BURKE think it to inforin the Publi- th:4 ~~. k I r (. 1 • .! L .