Star. — London, England, 1809-09-22 00:00:00

PORTUGUESE PAPERS, LI.IEON, SEPTEMBER 6. The celebrated Marquis de la Romana has been ordered by the Junta to repair to Seville, that he may become an honourable member of that body. We are much concerned that we cannot inclose the de cree respecting his appointment, or his proclamation in consequence to his companions in arms.—(For these documents Fee the STAR of yesterday.) General Mendizabal has bees nominated to the command of the army, and the Conde de Noronha to the government of Gallitia. SEPTEMBER 7.—We learn that the American ,Go vernment has conceded both to the English an 4 the French the free admission of their ships of war' into her ports. The people of that republic are extiunely anxious for the success of the cause of Great Dritain. —Two ships of the United States have entered our ports, and many are loading for' Spain and .this ciluntry, which are expected soon. Also several ships from the Brazils. The English an'd Sicilian troops have gained great advantages in Calabria. They have taken posses sion of Reggio, and ai e proceeding towards the Nea politan capital. One of the novelties which has excited a good deal of agitation in Holland, is the change Bonaparte pro poses to make with respect to his brother Louis. He means to remove him, under pretence of his igno rance and timidity, and to convert Holland into a department of France. No doubt another kingdom will be created for Louis, where these qualities will not interfere with the purposes of his brother, and where he may perform a new part in the comedy of the Confederation, Sze. PRIVATE LETTERS. " Lisbon, September S. 44 The affairs in Spain proceed better, and exhibit stronger marks of internal vigour than many persons suppose ; so that the French will not accomplish their purposes with all that facility which has been con jectured. 44 Venegas has ,just had another action with the enemy, not extensive in its character, or important in its effects,, but honourable to Spanish discipline and courage. 44 You will hear many things misrepresented both by Englishmen and Spaniards respecting the retreat of Generals Cuesta and Wellesley. Tbis retrograde movement was effected without either alarm or pre cipitation, and was the result of a consultation, in which a deliberate view was taken of the compara tive strength of the armies of the allies and of the enemy." " Lisbon, September 7. " What may be the present intentions of Sir Ar thur Wellesley, we know not. We are told his head quarters are now at Merida, and that he will continue in Spain. Here all is mystery and secrecy. It is said large reinforcements are coming out. I should rejoice at it, if I could persuade myself that they would do any good; but I am sorry to see English blood, like English treasure, wasted with a profu sion that seems to have no bounds, and all to no purpose. " A curious negotiation, it is whispered, is now going on between Mr. Villiers and Cypriano Ri beiro Freire, respecting the bars of silver which came out in the Fylla frigate, on account of the British Government. The Regency offer to receive them on account of the subsidy we pay - them, at the usual mint price of 6000 reit per mark—that is to say, they want to gain a profit • of £25 per cent. although they know the price they cost in England. Mr. Villiers offers to pay the expence of carriage. This will not do. If he yields to the propositions, your Govern ment will lose near £15,000 by the bargain. They' see you ready and willing to give away your money to any power, or shadow of a power, that will accept it, and we must not wonder if they endeavour to take advantage of your folly. " Nothing is now said about the contribution de. creed in June last. And why should money be col lected from Portuguese subjects, when your Minis ters chew an anxiety to have all the merit of supply- I ing the funds for the prosecution of the war ?" • " Corunna, September 14. " There is nothing new hen►—all goes on well.— We are in no dread of the French, as this province is perfectly covered by the army, which would be aug mented to more than one-third of its actual force, bad we arms for the army of reserve, which has been trainin e g for some time past. 4 , A. confidential person has arrived from Madrid, who reports that the hospitals of that city are filled to an excess with wounded French soldiers." I IIE EVENING STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. TazNe. dmoNATioN.--Hosday at all the Pub& Once& STAIN AND PORTUGAL. We have this day inserted farther extracts from the printed journals and private letters received by the Lisbon Mail.—The letters were yesterday delivered from the Post-Office. Letters from Coruna to the date of Friday last have also arrived. Former accounts from Corunna asserted that great apprehensions had bpen excitei in Gallicia by the ap proach of theFrench,who Wert said to be daily expected at Corunna. ' This news we then considered as im probable, unless the army lately under ROMANA should have suffered a defeat, of which we had not received any account. We now learn that this army has not been engaged. Indeed the army under Niv is at Sa lamanca, 300 miles from Corunna. General VENEGAS attributes the defeat of his army northward of La Mancha to the circumstance of the forces under Generals Cutsri and WELLESLEY hav ing withdrawn westward of Talavera, without his having been apprised of such a movement, and he states, as the consequence of their disappearance, that the whole force of the French was unexpectedly com bined against him, when his retreat became unavoid able. Some of his regiments were reduccd almost to nothifig, And several of them had not a single marl. vinis officer. Dispatches have . been received from Lord 14.-torox, dated the sth instant. From what has been sviffered to transpire of their contents, and from the vittture of the rernat ks embodied in the following corn thunication, which V:e consider as demi.official, we mink ourselves warranted to infer that Ministers seem flew to consider the contest on the Peninsula as hope- less, and that we niay hope we shall soon have it in our power to announce the recall of our army.— " Accounts have been received from Lord WEL' LINGTON to the sth instant. His Lordship had then " moved from Elvas to Badajoz ; and his army was " so stationed as to be enabled to collect and act on 66 the shortest notice. Provisions also began to be 66 supplied in proportion to the wants of the troops. 41 The British army in the Peninsula, including the " late reinforcement under Generals C. CRAWFUHD, " and LIGHTBURNE, does not exceed 25,000* fighting " men ; it may however be hereafter increased to 46 about 25,000,* including convalesceats and detach• ments that may eventually join it. " By these accounts we also learn, that General 66 CUESTA'S army had been reduced to nearly 20,000 " men. It originally amounted to between 37 and 66 38,000 men. He lost about 1000 in battle ; the " rest fled from their ranks, and numbers have been " decimated or shot for cowardice—officers as well " as men. " Among the instances of the want of cordial co " operation on the part of some of the Spanish with 66 the British army, it has been observed, that al. 66 though Andalusia might furnish 13,000 mules, 4s which they never use for their own cavalry, not 66 one was furnished to Lord WELLINGTON, to re " mount his cavalry. On the latest calculation of the number of Spa- 1 " nish troops now in a state of activity, it is calcu lated that they do not amount to more than 80,000 66 men. The French have, including Arragon, Ca " talonia, &c. upwards of 100,000, exclusive of `c garrisons of the French force to the Southward, " 30,000 are under SOULT and MORTIER from Tala " vera to Placentia, 25,000 under VICTOR are em " ployed against VENEOAS. There are 10,000 at Salamanca under NEY, to which are to be added " the garrisons of Madrid and Tokdo." • One of these numhers uLust be a mistake; the first should rlob..bl he read, 20,000. Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, the Princesses AUGUSTA and SormA,accompanied by LadyTHYNNE, the Hon. Mr. G. VILLIERS, and General FITZROY, took their usual ride in Windsor Park, and at noon retired to the Palace. Sir JOSEPH BANKS yesterday morning arrived at Windsor. Yesterday afternoon, at half past two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office, at which were present the LoRD CHANCELLOR, Earls LIVERPOOL, HARROWBY, BATHURST, CAMDEN, CHAT.. PAM, and WESTMORLAND ; Lords LEVESON GOWER, and Mx:weave ; and the CHANCELLOR of the Ex- CHEQUER. His Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX arrived at the King's Head, Gloucester, on Thursday last ; but was prevented by indisposition from proceed ing on his journey to Berkeley till Sunday. His Royal. Highness was attended at Gloucester by Dr. JIM sa. Alderman CURTIS has purchased an uncommonly fine Turtle for the 25th of October. Mr. Secretary CANNING has purchased Gloucester- Lodge, near Brornpton, late the property of the Duke of GLOUCESTER. Friday, the College of Glasgow gave an elegant entertainment in the Fore Hall, to Doctor MATTHEW BAILLIE of London. Among the company present were, the Hon. Lord CRAIG, Sir ILAY CAMPBELL, Of Garscube, Bart. Sir Wste MAXWELL, of Calderwood, Batt. Wm. MacacrirALL, of Garthlaud, M. P. JAMES WATT, Esq. of Birmingham, &c. The annual shew of cattle and sheep at Wynnstay was held on Friday last, and was attended by the Duke of BEDFORD, Lords BRADFORD and ANSON, Messrs. COKE, CREWE, CHILDE, NORTHEY, besides a great number of the gentry and connoisseurs of Shrop. shire, Cheshire, &c. who devote a portion of their t . me to die rational and honourable pursuit of tracing the various improvements which are making in the breeds of live stock. • Monday se'nnight, information havingbeenreceive d at Playden, that some French Officers, on parole at Wantage, had broken their parole, and were suspected to be in the vicinity of Rye, a hue-and-cry was made alter them, and two French gentlemen, bearing the rank of Captains were taken, about ten at night, at a bridge near Clif fs-End, by a party of the East Kent Militia, and lodged in the guard-room of Playden Barracks. Baron HARDENBERG, the loyal and celebrated Mi nister of the unfortunate King of PRUSSIA, whom we announced as having been restored to the confi dence of his sovereign, has retired, broken hearted, from the arduous function which he had accepted. A letter received in town from Konigsberg, which we have seen, gives an account of the death of this virtuous Statesman. Mr. Storey, of Blyth, who had been fishing at sea, returned at dusk, a few evenings since, and proceeded home, when his two daughters, one aged 11, the other 2'2 years of age, proposed to accompany him to the shore, in order to assist in securing the boat. The eldest daughter and father proceedecf 'towards the boats while the younger one stood at a distance with a light. which suddenly disappearing, the other sister went to ascertain the cause, when (melancholy to re late !) the wretched father never beheld them again in existence. It is supposed they had got on a quicksand at the edge of the sea, and had been thus precipitated in. The eldest was found floating at sea on the fol, lowing day, and the other along the shore.. • THE DUEL. 1 We can add but little to the particulars we corn. municated to the public yesterday, respecting the duel between Mr. CANNING and Lord CASTLEREAGH. In fact, it will be difficult for the public'ever to get at the precise circumstances of the quarrel ;,.for even the friends of one or other of the parties, or of both', certainly misconceive the facts, if we may suppose the opposite versions, as originating with either. Certain it is that the quarrel arose out of the pre sent divisions of the Cabinet, but whether days ago, as stated by some, or yesterday after the Levee, we know not. We rather believe; however, that the quarrel has been of some days standing, and has been brooding for a much longer time, Mr. CANNING, after the duel, was conveyed to his villa at Brompton. Mr. HOME, the surgeon, who was accidentally in the neighbourhood, accompanied him home. He was visited in the afternoon by his Crace the Duke of PORTLAND, and Lord Lord YAR MOUTH. Mr. CANNING is doing very well—He is even able to walk in the garden. A duel, it appears, would have taken place on Wed nesday morning near Brighton, between Lieutenant S—, of the Royal Artillery, and a gentleman, the Mate of an Indiaman, but for the interposition of the police officers, who arrested the parties the preceding day, kept them in custody all night, and in the morn ing took them before the Earl of CHICHESTER, at Stan mer, where they were bound down in suitable penal ties to keep the peace. Yesterday Colonel WARDLE preferred his bill for a conspiracy against Mrs. CLAIMS, and the two Messrs. WRIGHT. Yesterday seven true bills of indictment were pre sented by the Grand Jury at the Old Bailey, against , C. Rkhardron, for robbing the Post-office. New Prison, Clerkenwell, now contains 619 priso-, ners sent there between the Ist of July and the 20th instant. During the aboNe period also 154 night charges have been within. the walls ; making a total' of 773 ! ! Yesterday morning a labouring man, in a state of intoxication, fell into the river Fleet, near _ Bagnigge. Wells, and was nearly suffocated in the mud before he could be extricated. 1 1 On Thurday Goldsmith, who was in the stone quarry of Mr. Bensted, at Fant, near Maidstone, in passing along with an iron crow on his shoulder, the bank of the quarry gave way, which threw him down, and the crow rolling upon his neck, killed him on the spot. This is the fourth man who has met with a similar fate in the same quarry, within four years. BANK or ENGLAND.—Yesterday there was a Ge neral Court of Proprietors, for the purpose of decla ring the dividend for the last half year. The dividend proposed by the Court of Directors was 5 per cent and a motion was made accordingly. - An amendment was moved and seconded, that the dividend should be increased to 6 per cent. being at the rate of 12 per cent. per annum. Sir A. PIGOTT (Counsel to the Bank) resisted this motion as an improper interference with the discretion of the Directors. Although the strict words of the law were, that there should be every half year a di, vision of the profits, yet the law had so far fallen into disuse, that it had always hitherto been left to the judgment and discretion of the Directors, to consider what amount of div:dend it was safe and prudent to recommend ; and there was no instance of the Court of Proprietors altering it. ag it. Mr. ItANDLEJacKsox, the seconder of the amend. ment, relied upon the well known prosperity of the affairs of the Bank, and saw no reason 'why the same dividend of 12 per cent. which was made in the years 1804, 1805, and 1806, should not be made in the present year. He was convinced that the circum stances of the Bank would afford it ; and, therefore, he considered that according, to the words of the Act, there should be a fair division of the profits among the Proprietors every half year. Mr. *INTHORPE said, that when the 12 per cent. was given, it was by no means intended or considered as a permanent dividend, but as a temporary bonus of 5 per cent: Added to the regular dividend of 7 per cent. He considered that a regular dividend of 10 per cent. would be more for the - advantage of the Pro prietors, than 12 per cent. given occasionally by way of bonus. Sir A. Ploorr moved the previous question on the Amendment, which, after a long discussion, was fi nally carried. The Dividend was then declared at 5 per cent. for the half year. Mr. JACKSON then moved, that there should be an. addition of one per cent. to this dividend, in the way of bonus. This motion was resisted by Sir ARTHUR PrGOTT and other Gentlemen, on the ground that the same Court could not alter the dividend which had been declared. Mr. JACKSON cemplained of the sort of management by which his motion was got rid of with the previous question, by which the Court of Proprietors had been prevented from declaring their opinion in the usual way by ballot, whether the dividend ought not to be increased. After a very long conversation, the question of ad-, journment was put and cairied t CORN EXCHANGE, MARK -LANE, SEPT. 22.—The supply of Wheat this day is again extremely short,, very few fine samples, waiting Monday's market, few sales are effected, and those fully at last currency— Barley likewise, and in short supply—ln Malt and Beans little variation, very fe w of the latter—New Grey Peas are deartr—There are some few arrivals of Oats, and this trade is named nearly at our last quo tation, and Flour as our last ; fine American also, GiNLISAL CI.I4RENCY AS UNDER{ Wbeat it ' t i tt, 6 28 1 . 1 113 1 2 . 12 5.1 0 1 .. 414 • Beans, 60f. 66a. Fine d Tick ditto, 525. 571. Rye, 565. 60s. Oats, 30s. 34g. 375. Barley, 445.505.04. Poland ditto, 395. 411.04, Malt, 78s. 86. Potatoe ditto, 435. , White Peas (boilers) 048,903. Rape Seed, stiL to 541. Grey ditto, 52s 575. Pine Flour, 9Ss. 10450.-SecOnde POI. Phi COPENT-GARDEN THEATRE. This Theatre was again crowded at a very e hour, and the clamour was, if p oss ibl e , greater than ever. When the band comm ence d t h e Overture to Love in a Village, they were s il ence d, an d King was commanded and pl a y e d : t h e voc.ll per. formers were then called up on to come forth, b u t, a; they did not appear, the son g was suns b y the au. dience, both parties we believe joining in the c h orus. The Opera proceeded, as did the performances of the preceding evenings, in the midst of an incessant roar of discordant sounds. Among other instruments of annoyance were several common horns, Barthel°. mew Fair trumpets, rattles, and tin whistles; and, in the lower gallery, a frying an and poker. Placards, as before, were displayed at the sides of the bo xes , and exhibited upon sticks, to the following effect : " BE FIRM AND UNANIMOUS, AND THEY MUST TALE OFF THE IMPOSITION." " GOD SAVE THE KING, AND GOD SAVE OUR POCXI7s.I9 " OLD PRICES WITHOUT MORE EVASION." JOHN BULL. VERSUS JOHN xr.biet.x." " Join KEMBLE hear, JOUN BULL advises, " If you'd keep up your fame, " Keep down your prices." ig OLD PRICE—NO CATALANI—DICKO\S FOR rm." " KEMBLZ, TAKE CARE OE TIIE DUBLIN TlN:4*i." " MAKE NO NOISE, KING JOHN'S HEAD AITCAIES" " NO'4: QUEEN ANNE'S PRICES, BUT REASONABLE PR WEg IN THE REIGN OF GEORGE THE THIRD." " RESIST IMPOSITION TO PAY ITALIAN AIRS AND BROKEN ENGLISH." "OLD PAY, OR NO PLAY."—" NO STACE TRICK," gi HARRIS WILL, KEMBLE WON'T." " NO PRIVATE, ALIAS ANNUAL BOXES." " NO ADVANCED PRICES—NO INSULTS — NO sow- STREET OFFICERS." Meanwhile the Police Officers were active in seek. ing out those whom they considered most turbulent, and, in some instances, they succeeded in dragging them into the street. As, on the former nights, labels were exhibited at all the doors at an early hour— " House full."--Of course money was refused, while orders continued to pour in : but, as we stated yes. terday, the bearers of them were not faithful to the trust in which they were engaged, as the great majo rity of them triumphantly joined the opposition, tm mediatel); on their obtaining a footing on the scene of action. ! During this scene, a sailor placed in the freat boxes, and displaying a paper inscribed « The 0.1 Prices," drew considerable attention. After the p1:1, a gentle Man in the lower tier of boxes addressed the audience with much animation, and snatching up the placard, Jahn Bull v. Jaw Krnible, directed the ztten ., tion of the audience to the box where KEIII3I.r. hild his brother CHARLES were placed, charging them bdtlt with callous indifference to the public feelin,c,:, as he expressed it, they reclini ng o n a ve]vez. couch, seemed to " Smile at the tumult an.l enjoy the storm"' Another Gentleman to the right hand from the centre box spoke to the same purpose, but heard ; when Mr. LEIGil', the Gentleman 1 1 v:ao gued the audience the preceding night, again ;.p. peared. There - were no particular points in speech ; he reprobated the conduct of die M.1.-agcrs in engaging Madame CATALAN', whom 1 e repre. tented as being at an English school, under the rod oi Mr. KEMBLE, in order to insult a British audience,xd fill the pockets of a Member of the French Lci';ion of Honour. The speaker also condemned the att en d ance of the Police Officers, who bad taken the liberty of conveying persons out of the Theatre, for merely skewing their disapprobation, which was, according to Lard MANSFIELD'S idea of the law, a just prrogarive, and an Englishman's birth-right. Mr. LEIGH con eluded by exhorting the audience to a steady opposition to the Managers, as they had hithez to done, and a fr.; nights more would inevitably gain them their cause. After loud calls for the Manager, Mr. KemsLE again appeared on the stage, and, after gaining a lie,lrixr, he expressed his gratitude for being so indulged, and he trusted that the audience would take into their con sideration his proposition on the preceding night.— Here loud cries and hootings again prevailed, Manager withdrew, and the House broke up in an uproar. A sailor was taken out of the boxes for breaking a chandelier, and he was committed by Mr. Read., The determination of both parties seemed to Le not to yield the point in dispute. We fear it will have a serious termination. As heretofore not a syllable or a note of the performance was heard. There were more ladies in the Theatre last night than on any preceding evening. About eleven o'clock the house was completely cleared, The new drop scene at Covent-garden is not to re• main ; a view of Richmond is to be the grand drop. 4 The arrangement for the Lyceum Theatre for the season is, that Colonel GREVILLE is to have one tl:'rd of the'profits, in consideration of his licence AItNoLD one third for the trouble of managcmen ; and the remaining third is to go to the Truster, ci Drury lane Theatrefor the purposes of the deed tit trust. EXTRAORDINARY EATING.—Three palter.: jwcte drinking together on Wednesday se'nnight, at Truro, when one of them, for a trifling wager of five shillings, undertook to eat the worsted stockings which the other two had on, fried in train oil, and half a pound of yellow soap, by way of bread to this delectable ra gout. Strange to tell, he won his wager ! The same fellow once before undertook to eat as much tripe as would make himself a jacket. He was accordingl7 measured by a tailor, and the material cut out; %Q;cit, to the great surprise of every one, he ate up the whole in less than 20 minutes. Yesterday forenoon, an elderly well-dressed woman went into one of the houses that have been injured by the late fire in Bear-yard, Lincoln' s -inn fields, and told the woman of the house that she was wife to the proprietor of the house, and came at his desire to see what damage it had sustained. In consequence, the woman took her up stairs ; when, after viewing the house, she told the woman to get it repaired, and requested pen and ink, that she might give her a di. rection where to call for the amount, and while she went below to get pen and ink, her visitor, opened her drawers, and took out several articles, among which were half a dozen silver table-spoons ; but the mistress of the house immediately missing her pro perty, had her detained and searched, when the all des were found upon her, and she was immediately carried off to Bow-street. I A 3 I b