Star. — London, England, 1811-09-27 00:00:00

THP, T'aVENING STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, SgPTVvinEtt. lA'. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. S per Ct. Cans. for money Est; liitto for account aSi per Ct. Reduced shut—Navy 5 per Cent. 1 per Cmt. abut-13unds 13e. 11s. vre.— dis. iamb. Bills (al) as. to Is. dis.—Ditto (3;d•) 23. to 3s. pram. " WEIDSOft.C.A STLE, SEPTENIIISTI 27. " His MAJESTY'S state has not varied for the last three days. (Signed) " H. HALFOR/5. E. WILLIS." The CEPITALUS sloop of war, the arrival of which at Portsmouth we noticed yesterday, has brought let ters from Gibraltar to the 10th, and Gibraltar aro to the Bth instant. The latter contain the offi cial account of the action lately fought between the corps of General BLAKE and Sot:vr. The Spanish forces do not seem to have suffered to that extent which we were led to suppose from the first account published. So far from the action having terminated in their dispersion, as was at first reported, the Spa niards were enabled to take up a formidable position immediately after. General Furvitt (and not Ge neral BLAKE) commanded the corps which.was en 'gaged on this occasion. It would appear that &Axe bas left his command for the present. By a Proclamation from the Governor of Gibral tar it appears that the gates had been closed, not only by sea, but by land, in consequence of the yellow fe grer having extended itself from Carthagena into the adjacent country. A long succession of dry weather had rendered our garrison rather sickly, but no epi demic disorder had made its appearance : rain was anxiously looked for, as there was a great deficiency of wholesome water. The letters mention distressing ravages committed by the yellow fever at Carthagena. The greater part of the inhabitants had fled into the country, and some of them had carried the fever with them. The French Generals had tal:en care to with draw their forces from all places where it was sus pected the distemper prevailed. All shipping arriv ing in Gibraltar Bay from the Eastward, was placed under the most rigid quarantine for 40 days. Tuesday, the Princess Cuantorra of Wales pass •d through Arundel, on her way from Bognor to London; and the Duke of Noarcit.it arrived at Arun del from town, where his Grace is expected to reside some time, inspecting and superintending the repairs of the Castle, which appear to be proceeding very sloWly, it being more to in eighteen years since thP3 were first comm' aced. The produce of one of the Duke's estates is, by the nature of his title to it, al lotted to that purpose. The Committee of the Corporation of London for into execution the Acts of ParliAment for the improvement of the entrance at Temple-bar and Snow.hill, have come to a resolution, that the new street leading northward from Picket -street, shall, as a memento of their respect to their chairman, the Alderman, be called Domville.street. It is in contemplation to connect this street with the im provements intended towards Highgate and Hamp stead, by carrying it up across Holborn, in a line to the Foundling Hospital. This, when completed, will if* a grand opening, leatiing direct from the.north to the heart of the metropolis, equally beneficial to the trade of the west•end of the town and the city. The late Sir SITWELL SITWELL'S stud, which was bold at Renishaw on Saturday last, consisted of thirty lots. The whole sold for about 5450 guineas. 47-luile de Venus fetched 460 guineas ; her foal by dorcerer '255 guineas; Buttercup SOS guineas. In ge neral, the mares and foals sold well. Mr. SHAKESPEARE'S horse Chester is matched rainst Mr. ANDREW'S Trophonius, for '2OO guineas, at the Vewmarket Meeting on Friday next. The Li)rd Bishop of DURHAM has recommended to his Clergy to make surveys of their different pa rishes, in order to ascertain the number of poor inha bitants who may be destitute of the Bible ! COVENT GARDEN THEATRE..---Mr. SINCLATR, who same outa few evenings ago in Carlos, in the Dnenna, made his third appearance last night, in the Cabinet, as Orlando. I-Fs recepti(:n was most flattering ; and his singing amply repaid the kind approbation of the au dience. in the " Beautiful Maid," eg Fair Ellen, like a lily grew," and BRALIAM'S famous Polacca Song, he was loudly eocored ; indeed. in the last song, which is by far the most difficult, his execution was so great, as to call forth lung and reiterated plaudits from the whole house ; and there can be now no doubt of his complete success in the line of characters which are allotted to him.— Mr. BLANCHARD looked, dressed, and played the elfarguie with his usual address, and that, in this character, is as yet inimitable.—Mr. EMERY was the Peter, in lieu of Mr. MUNDEN, but we never saw him so much out of his theatrical latitude before : yet there are few comedians who understand tkeir duty better than him.—Mrs. BlqIOP, in Floretta, was animated and playful, and sung with much sweetness. Saturday last a Coroner's Inquest was held on the. ly of a man unknown, taken up at the third lock the Grand Canal, Dublin. After the examination a. 1 evidence of Surgeon Quinlan, the Jury brought in their verdict of Wilful Murder against a person or persons unknown. There were several wounds on the body, apparently as if given by a sword : the right side of the abdomen was laid open, and the whole of the intestines were exposed ; part of the left thigh nearly severed from the body, and the fingers of the left hand hanging off ; from which we must Conclude that he made a great resistance to his mur derers. He appeared to be about 40 years of age, five feet seven inches in height, had on a dark brown coat with metal buttons, spotted waistcoat, cassimere small-cloaths and worsted stockings. In his pocket was found a key for winding up clocks and a pen knife. The body lies with the sentinel at' Bagga. street bridge s for the purpose of being recognized by. his friends, NAPAL INYTLLICENCI. TORBAY. 82#11S - MBP.R i 3. It has blown a continued gale the whole Of last night and this day.—This afternoon came in his Ma jesty's ship DANMARK, and two men of war brigs, names unknown. FALMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 24. Arrived his Majesty's ship ROTA, from a cruize. Put back the Freeling packet, with the mail for Cadiz on board; on Sunday night off Ushant she ex perienced - a very heavy gale, in which she lost her foremast, bowsprit, fore top-sail, and main top-sail : the next day she was taken in tow by a frigate, and brought into this port. The mail will be forwarded by the Chichester packet. PLYMOUTH, SEPTEMBER !S. Last night it came on to blow a dreadful gale at Vest, and has continued ever since with 'unabated violence, varying to W.N.W. and W.S.W. accom panied by sudden gusts and heavy showers, oi rather deluges of rain. We have had remarkable fine wea ther for some time, previous to the last few days, but our autumn equinox has now set in with uncommon severity. So high does the surge run, even in the harbour, that all the watermen plying at the Cove, refused half-a-guinea to take a passenger to the Prince Frederick, which in ordinary weather is only a two penny fare. There seems no indication of any abate ment of the hurricane, and we may consequently fear much damage to the shipping on this and the adjacent rocky coast. There are neither arrivals nor sailir.gs this day, with the exception of the Endeavour hired armed brig and her convoy—they sailed yesterday, but were forced back this morning by the violence of the gale. The Lanirail, Admiralty schooner, has arrived here from a two•months cruize off the Coast of \Vales, on the impress service ; she has picked up a number of useful hands. DOVER, SEPTEMBER 29. Early this morning a large ship was taken between here and Folkestone, and carried away for Calais. Two of our sloops of war are after them. DEAL, SEPTEMBER 26. Arrived, his Majesty's ships VALIANT, BERWICK, and CONQUESTADOR, from off Flushing; and the ELK, with the Jamaica Convoy, from the Westward.—The Daslser merchantman, it is feared, will he lost, but the Cargn has nearly all been saved; though much damaged.—Wind . S.W. and squally. BRIGHTON, SEPTEMBER *5. • The Oporto fleet veaich sailed from Portsmonth last evening ±or the Downs, was overtaken by a vio lent gale from W. S. W. with a heavy sea. Two of them are now ashore complete wrecks: one, the Hope, of London, 154 tons, Captain VICHERMAN, with wine and cork, strut k in front of the town early this morning ; C;iptain, his son, and .a Portuguese boy drovincd ; t.'4 rest of the crew (six) are saved. About ha 4 a mile from Rottingdean, the Isabella, MAGGOT, tit Hull, also with wine and cork, went ashore ahont the same t;tre, when of nine persons only three a ere saved ; the Captain, J. Roberts, J. Johnson, one man, and two boys are drowned; those saved were F. Skidoos, J. Cressy, and one other. The greater part of the cargoes will be saved. There is another larger vessel ashore at Berlin Gap ; particu lars not yet ascertained. MARGATE, SEPTEMBER 28. The Inspector, from the south Seas, is on three on our Sands; she ran foul of the Surat Castle East In diaman, into which the Captain and all tie crew got, except two men and the pilot—the latter, ANDERSON. of Deal, was drowned. Our boats are off, and it is expected the two men will he saved from the wreck. Four of the East Indiamen in the Queen's Channel, and three in our roads, are all well.—Wind W.S.W. SHEERNESS, SEPTEMBER tiS. The convoy for the Baltic is expected to sail from the Nore on the Ist October. HARWICH, SEPTEMBER 2s. Last night the wind blew a violent storm from the S. and S.S.E. attended with rain.—The Caledonian, Berwick smack, from Leith, bound to London, put in here in consequence. The passengers on board landed, and proceeded by land to London. Arrived the Active revenue cruizer. YARMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 26. This morning passed a fleet of Merchantmen from the ports is the ailtic, under convoy. Sailed, the KITE Si( /17/, for the Downs. Remain in the Roads, the CLIANTICLEER, Vice... Admiral MURRAY, QUEBEC frigate, PIN( HER, PORTIA, UNITE, and BELIZIS• Wind W.N.W. BOSTON, SEPTEMBER 24. The Branatine, coal-laden, struck on the Long Sand, on Thursday night, and went on her broadside, when the crew, four in number, expecting her going to pieces, took to the boat, and reached Boston next morning. Under persuasion that she was a total wreck, they set off for home on Sunday ; but, the wind having shifted, she righted, aad drifted towards Gibraltar Point, where she was observed by two Mas ters of vessels, who went on board, and, though water logged, have safely moored her in Wainfleet Haven. WORTHING, SEPTEMBER 15. Four o'clock, P.M.—I am now witnessing a most painful scene; a large three-masted ship Sting guns, and hanging out every signal of distress : she is sup posed to be a foreigner, wholly unacquainted with this Co33ii othscwise eke [night have aide it at ane ral polars, or might have gone to sea. She is now almost opposite to Shoreham, and is likely it) be driven ashore and wrecked at the same place ( ffoo) where another ship (name unknown here) was wrecked yes ff - terday—she parted one of her anchers opposite this place, and they began to drift more rapidly towards Brighton.—The storm still rages with unabated j •iolence. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. The Valiant, Owen, from Carnarvon, is on shore at Portsmouth, and it is feared will be lost. , • The Fox, --, of London, was lost on the 28th of September last, on the Isle of Amstertlant. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. The following information was this day received at the India-House: The CANADA (Botany Bay ship) from China, an. rived at St. Helen's yesterday. On the morning of the 24th instant the CANADA had an action with a French privateer. 1 the Auspicious, (country ship), from Bengal, ar rived in the Downs the 25th instant. THE ARMY. The Roscommon Militia embarked at Dublin for England, on Sunday last. the sth and 3 , 3 th, both very fine battalions, and composed of 1100 men each, will embark at Cork forthwith, to join Lord Wellington's gallant army. It is said that the Ist battalien 6th, quartered at Kinsale ; and the 20th foot, stationed at Mallow, are also to embark for the same destination. The following is a letter from an Officer in Lord WELLINGTON'S army: " PREBLA DE ARACO, AUGUST 26. Si After many harassing marches we have arrive/ at this place, and are attached to General San nes division of cavalry (the first). The bead-quarters of the Allied Army are about three miles from us; and Ciudad Rodrigo equal distance, in an opposite direction. We went round that place on Sunday list, accompanied by Ge.. neral CRAWFORD'S light brigade, in the hope of inducing the enemy to come out, but We did not succeed ; and in the evening we returned to our position. General CRAWFORD'S brigade marched to take up a new position. " We expect to march forward in a few days to Salamanca, which i heartily wish may be the cue, as the whole army are eager again to combat the enemy. " Ihe Army are most abundantly inpplied with clothes and . provisions, and generally speaking, *ere never in better health and spirits.—The number of sick Is greatly reduced." DREADFUL STORM. HEREFORD, SEPT. 25.--On Friday evening, a little after three o'clock, a most tremendous storm of thunder and lightning, accompanied with rain in tor rents, was experienced in this city and neighbourhood. The thunder continued in incessant roll for nearly half an hour, and the lightning was extremely vivid and awful. A hail storm fell partially at the same time, which covered the earth two inches deep, and many of the stones approached to the size of pigeon's leggs ; and which remained uamelted, notwithstan ding the heat of the weather, for two hours. At Hampton a caw was killed by the lightning ; a house at Kingston was also struck by it, but fortunately no persoilvas injured. In the •neighbourhood of Ross the fire was terrific, and created general alarm ; twu sheep belonging to a flock on the road, near that place, were struck dead, and an oak tree in an ad joining wood much shivered. It was felt with equal violence at Gloucester and Bristol. The President of the United States of America, according to the Halifax Weekly Chronicle of the 2:3d ult. is said to have declared, that the conduct of Com modore ROGERS, in the late affair with the Little Belt, was Nor authorised by any orders from the American Government. A well has been lately discovered in the Keep of Dover Castle, by Mr. MARTELL of that place. It is situated in the thickness of the N.E. wall, near the top of the building, and exhibits a fine specimen of the masonry of our ancestors, being steaned to the bottom with the greatest regularity and compactness; I it is about five feet in diameter, and is upwards of 1 400 feet deep. This, acc o r di ng to tra di t i on, is the identical well that HAROLD promised to deliver with ' the Castle of Dover into the hands of WILLIAM the Conqueror, the breach cf which promise cost the for. mer his life and kingdom. Its existence in the above mentioned Tower had been long known, but it is so I carefully arched over, that its precise situation had till 1 lately eluded the most diligent investigation. When the Island of Grenada, in the year 1795, wae l invaded by the French, the French resident there stirred up an, insurrection among the Negroes. There was one Frenchman, who had a large estate in the , Island, a Mr. Clozier, and's° far possessed the con. fidence of the Government that he was appointed a ; Justice of the Peace. The alarmed English inhabi. I tants, who resided near him, listened to him for ad. vice and assistance when the news first reached them, and willingly offered themselves to act• under him, to be conducted in any way he might think necessary for the safety of the country. He accordingly placed himself at their head, and then led them through woods and thickets, into the very midst of the enemy't camp, and there surrendered them as prisoners to the Insurgent Commander, Fedon, who was before his intimate friend; and they were soon after, to the number of 50, most inhumanly put to death. This traitor was afterwards taken by the English, and justly executed as such. But, besides this, it was known by every person in the Island that the num ber of Frenchmen, who became traitors, also acted with a cruelty the most barbarous and monstrous to every English prisoner whom the chance of war had 'unfortunately thrown into their power. Thii was the way that Frenchmen acted in Grenada, in return for our protection. The notes supposed to be fabricated by three French prisoners, new in Edinburgh jail, arc finely executed; aad, after an investigation by the Sheriff, were deal- 5 red it bin beta executed with the pen. FUNERAL OPTNB RZY. Mt RAINE. Yesterday the remains of this most amiable and distinguished scholar were interred with great solem nity in Charter-house Chapel. Upon no previous occasion have we witnessed a more profound feeling of sorrow than that which was manifested by the nume rous assembly who were present at this afflicting ce remony. The affection and reverence which the gen tleness and dignity of his deportment planted in the hearts of his pupils, were visible in the deep expression of their grief at his loss. Not only all the present scholars, but numbers of the young Gentlemen who were educated by Dr.. Raine, and have left school, as well as many Members of bo!h Universities, were present, to pay to his remains this lastmelanchnly duty. The procession took place from the private house of the deceased : Mutes. The Rev. Dr. Pisani, Master of Charter House. THF. BODY, Supported by Six Officers of Charter-House, as Pallbearer s. Chief Mourners and other Relatives. Officers of Charter House, Medical Attendants. Mutes. In this order the procession moved under the gateway, and through a double file of the Scholars, drawn up to receive the Body, when The Foundation Scholars in their gowns closed in four by four. The private Fiiends of the deceased, prom the Master's Lodge, then closed in Iwo by Two. The Rev. Mr. Russvii. The other Scholars, six by six. Mutes. In this order they entered the Chapel. The service was performed by the Master, Dr. Fisher, with real fe!ling.—The Inscription on the Coin was, The Rev. MATTHILW RAIN e t D.D. Head Master of Charter House School; • Died Sept. 17, 1811, Aged 51 Years. Among the carriages of distinguished persons at remarked that of his Highness the Dnke of Gtoucca. ter, Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. Tin: Comm—A Correspondent says---" During the clear intervals of the hard showers on Monday night, the Comet was distinctly seen, appearing much larger and brighter than hitherto ; the nuclear in par ticular was remarkably bright, and with the naked eye was easily distinguished from the arlida and the coma. Through a very large reflecting telescope the nebula could not be distinguished from the coma, and the nucleus appeared only like an orbicular concentra tion of the coma, and very ill defined. From accurate observation, I am convinced that the Comet is fast approaching the earth ; I do not depend merely upon its increased brightness, but upon the semi -diameter of the nuclear, which is increasing daily, and occupies a larger space in the field of the telescope than it did last week. Its declination is now about .50 degrees North. On Tuesday morning it was so brill ian t at 'three o'clock, that it occasion e d a faint shade from the trees and ether great objects." Thursday se'nnight, a little before nine o'clock, as Hugh Dunn, the carrier between Maybole and Glas. gow, was on his war home with his loaded carts, two men, one armed with a pistol, and the other with a stick, attacked him when about two miies from Mits. gow ; the pistol having missed fire twice, they knock, ed him down ; but getting up, he got one of the vil. lains down, the other striking him all the time with his stick ; one of them called out to cut his throat, if he did n t lie quiet. After struggling with them for some time, they succeeded in robliing him of his pocket-book, containing about 100. Tuesday morning, as a stage-coach was coming to town, about two miles on the other side of Uxbridge, one of the front wheels flew off, and a young woman, sitting in front, dropped under, and the whole fabric of the coach fell upon her head, and literally dashed it to atoms. She was the daughter of respectable parents near Portland-place. A gentleman who sat next her escaped by a spring, which carried him over the hedge. There were two other passengers on the roof, and several in the inside, who met with no ma terial injury, except a lady in the inside, in a preg. nant state, upon whom the circumstance, it is feared, will have a serious effect. Tuesday afternoon, as the chariot of Mrs. Bevan, of Camberwell, was passing along Jermyn-street, having set the Lady down in Arlington -street, the spring of the box broke opposite Blake's Hotel, and ' the coachman and footman were let down. The horses finding a slack rein, started off at speed ; the coachman having got on to the perch to endeavour to stop them, when the animals ran against the church wall. The coachman was thrown 'on the, ground by '. this shock, and the wheel of the vchicle went over his head. He was taken speechlers to a public-house on the spot, without the most distant hope of recovery. The footman escaped with slight injury. Counterfeits of the three-shilling Bank Tokens are in circulation ; they are of the same size and thick ness as the true one, but differ in the following par ticulars :—The bust and dress of his Majesty are fainter ; the letters are thicker ; the wreath is badly' executed, appearing swelled and indistinct, and to rise higher than in the ti tie one ; the figure S is lar ger ; and the letter oin the Token, and the figures . 1811, hardly legible, from the flatness of the die.— Their appearance is much whiter, and they sound very dull when rung; they are of copper, chilly pla ted, and worth about a penny. On the whole they are executed nearly as well as those issued • from the Bank; and it is much to be lamented that the execu- . tier: of the Bank Token has a,inii.ted of so early and easy a counterfeit. Persons to whom any of these counterfeits may be presented will do a public :cr. vice by endeavouring to trace thequarter horn whence they first come into circulation. MARK-Lane.—This day the Market has some fur. • ther arrivals of Wheat, with toLrable supplies on haul ; but the late demand has the effect of a small advance—Fine Old Dantzic, 46 per quarter—Bar ley, with Malt, each heavy Sale, at somewhat less— Very few White Pe.ts, and fully at the late advance —Grey, a rising article—Tick Beans-again dearer-- There are scarce any fresh arrivals of Oats, and very short remaining supplies, sales thereof dearer—Flour continues at late quoted prices. AAAAA cosaaitcrois lIIXDRas Wheat Ms. 965. 1104 Beano, 4016. 5411. Fwe ditto, 114 a. LIP& Tick ditto, 4415. 494 Rye, 498. 475. Ow. 24.. Yes. Us. Barly, no, 455. W. Pola nd ditto, 35a. SU el Malt, 70.. Us. Potato. ditto, dli. situ Whit, Peas (Boilers) Oft. 9As. Rafe Seed Roo ,C44i Pas haw, 9io. i 144Straielatii i Ma. to fah • - . - 3