Star. — London, England, 1809-08-23 00:00:00

.NiENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE OF SATURDAY, AUGUST 19. DOW NING-STIIEET. AUCI.'S'I" CO. • Disp:Acii, of which tl:e I,llmt-ieg is a Cnpy, h been received at the tlllice of Vricount Citf•lc-reagh, Vne of 11-; Majesty'; Principal Seer , taries of State, frooN Li(otenant-f:cocral the Earl of Chatham, K. G. dated litad-Quarters, Middleburg August 11, 1809. Tlracl-quarters, Alicia lrburg, August 11. Mit I.onn—l received yesterday evening your Lordship's dispatch of the Bth instant, by the Mes .senger Mills, and I must entrant of yo!tr Lordship, to offer my most dutifid acknowledgments to his Majesty, for the gracious aprrobation he has been pleased to express of my hu;:able endeavours in his service ; and I shall feel the greatest satisfaction in communicating to Lieutenant General Sir .Eyre Coote, and the General and other Officers, and the troops employed here under my command, the sense which his Majesty entertains of their meritorious con. duct in the services in which they have been engaged, as well as the confidence his Majesty feels in their future good conduct, and which I trust they will not disappoint. The enemy has continued to give what interruption he could to the progress of our works ; but since the date of my last letter, he has attempted no sortie in any force. He has endeavoured to cause us some embarrassment by opening the sluices at Flushing, and letting in the salt water, hut this has been at tended as yet with little inconvenience, as the neces sary precautions for letting off the water through the sluices in our possession at this place and at Veer, I have no doubt will he found effectual. The several batteries will probably be ready to open on the place either the 12th or 13th, and I shall look with great anxiety to the result, as the speedy reduction of Flushing (particularly under present appearances) is of the last importance, as till then so very large a portion of the force tinder my command is unavo►da bly detained before it. The divisions of Lieutenant General Lord Ros slyn and Lieutenant General Lord Huntly, were ac cording to the intention J mentioned in my last letter, landed on South Beveland, on the morning of the 9th inst. but T am sorry to say that the division of trans ports, with the cavalry and artillery horses, the heavy ordnance, ammunition, and stores of all descriptions, have not yet been brought through the Slow Pas sage. The moment they appear, it is my intention to proceed towards Batz ; hut as till then no opera tion can be undertaken, I have thought my presence here was more useful. A large portion of the flotilla has proceeded up the river to Batz, on which place I learn that the enemy had again made an attack, but had been repulsed by the guns of the fort. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) FROM TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. DOWNING-STREET, AUGUST 21. A Dispatch, of which the following is a Copy, was this Morn ing received at the Office of Viscount Castlereagh, one of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, from Lieutenant-Ge neral the Earl of Chatham, K. G. dated Head-quarters, Mid dieburgh, August 18, 1809. Middleburgh, August 18. My Loan—l have the honour tr transmit, for your Lordship's information, a copy of the articles of ca pitulation for the surrender of the towns of Zei ricksie and Bruwershaven, and the islands of Schawen and Duiveland, concluded on the 15th instant by Lieutenant. General the Earl of Rosslyn and Rear- Admiral Sir Richard Keats, with the Deputies of those towns and islands ; and I have much satisfac tion in acquainting your Lordship, that I have every reason to believe we shall be enabled to draw very ample supplies of cattle, spirits, and biscuit, from that quarter. The inclosed return of the late garrison of Flush ing received from General Monnet last night, so ma terially differs from .that which accompanied my dis patch of the 16th inst. that I think it expedient to transmit it for your Lordship's information. I am also informed that the enemy during this service has suffered a very heavy loss in killed and vrainded, which, together with the prisoners of war v..ho have fallen into our hands, the enemy's force opposed to us in this island, may very fairly be stated at nine thousand men. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) CHATHANI. • [mated in the Extraordinary Gazette sf the 20th. Amount of l'roops in the Garrison on Flushing, of I 7th Au gust, lbw). _ _ 260 Officers, 495.5 Rank and Nile , .;18 Sick and Wound's!. To:al, 5603. la the Gazette of Sunday last, among the. name% of Officers waooded, for Li:wenant-Genen:l Brown in some few copies, and for Lieu; Colonel Brown ins few o hers, reatl I.ieutenant C;;:or.!e. Also, ii: some copiea, for Captain Soder, of the n 5 h - 11egnaeor, read Captain Sodt.n. also, in a few copies, for 8:h Foot read 71st Foot. MILITARY PROMOTIONS. Coninions in the Caithness-shire Local Militia, ‘.4;ned by the Lord Lieutenant. T: , e V iglu Earl of CaiLbness to be Colonel Couunan- Init. Dates! tech 7,1809. 7- s Sir:clair, Esq. to he Lieutenant-C.llone/. Dated as above. Innes, Esq. to be Major. I'a:et' as above. tir ge Se:iterland, Alexarlder Htnthrson, John Henderson, Jis. St.tith, Witliant Manso:t, Geot t te Swanson, and Robert Ken t-rely, L-qrs. to be C.tptains. Dated as above. orge Irtnes, John Davitl.olt, !oho Sinclair, David Fiolnyson, Isaac lio,lisott, Hugh Suth...rla:.d, David 11,:ndei son, \ Villiam (;eorge Douglas, James Caller, Williaat Tones, and • M..rray, Gvnts. to be I.ieuttnants. te.l as above. Sur:l,:r!aud, lirltierson, ana Jo:in Swanson, i;e is. to be EnciEns. Dated as a!mve. • Gedies, CILro . .. to be (ivarter•Mastyr. Dated as above. Cota:;.liv....on in the `. 5 3t 1 ), or Ayrs:lire Regiment of Militia, signed by the Lord Lieatenant. • TAti Ectles, Es.l. to Fulzon, displaced. Dated !t.!y 1809. sizrcd hv Lieutenant of the County of S,!lop.—No l th i;e3inient of Shropshire Local hliati,t, R•pri :'rice, cent. to be Ensign, vice Green, promoted. Dated I 9!) 1 W. 19. Virekin Regiment of Si•.ropshire Loc.tl24ilitia. t Tbnnus Bayley tube Major ; Hugh Mow ;4omery Camp.. • i;cfl, Esq. to be ,C;,ptam ; Edward Yowdl , Gei:t, to be vice . l - fenshaw, re.igyel ; John Hmnbersky, and Ro bert Lawley, Gents. to be Ensigns ; and Quartcr.m.ater. Itiruct to pave the ruk of Ensign. Dated July 17, 160. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. John Reynoldson, Richard Fishwick, Joseph Crane, and Sa muel Crane, I.f Bromley 6t. Leonard, Middlesex, brewers, July 11,•iu0y.-I..hraheth Bagley and Joseph Neeld, of Great Shire lane, Teutpls Bar E law-stationera, June 1 2 , 1809 . — Rich. Ha wks- , • !seril and WIIs. Bernard, of :Manchester, manufacturers, August 8,41309. —Seth Hyde and Abraham Tozer, of Exeter, woollen and linen drapers ' August 15, 1809.—Hopkin Perkins, James Davies, and Benj. Bower, of Bristol, coal-merchants, August 19, 180 , 4—Samuel Kirton, sen. and Samuel Kirton, jun. of Ashby de-la- Zouch, Leicestershire, mercers and drapers, April 14, 1809. IP Pir . ........ UPPLE. BANKRUP'T'S. Thomas Benwell, of Newman-street, Oxford-road, Middlesex, coachmaker, dealer and chapman, to surrender Augttat 26, 30, and October 3, at eleven, at Guildhall. Attornies, Messrs. Smart and Thomas, No. $, Stapks Inn. John Trevor, late of Gair.shorough, Lincolnshire, money-scrive ner, dealer and chapman, September 11, 12, and October 3, at eleven, at the White Hart Inn, Bail of Lincoln. Attornies, Mr. John Nicholson, Louth; or Messrs. Leigh and Mason, New Bridge -street, Blackfriars, London. John Jones, John Owen, and Henry Abbott, of nucklersbury, London, merchants and copartners, dealers and chapmen, August 26, Sept. 2, and October 3, at ten, at Guildhall. Attor ney, Mr. Wilde, jun. Castle -street, Falcon-square, London. DIVIDENDS. Sept. 16. Wm. 011ivatit,(WManehester, cotton-manufacturer, at three, at the Bridgewater Arms Inn, Manchester.—Sept. 16. George Lockwood, of Huddersfield, Yorkshire, woollen-draper, at three, at the Mosley's Arms inn, in Manchester.—Sept. 16. Thompson Pater, late of Shadwell, High-street, Middlesex, sur geon and apothecary, at eleven, at Guildhall.—Nov. 11. John Mosely, late of Goole, but now of Swine Fleet Howden, York shire, potatoe-merchant, at eleven, at Guildhall, London.—Sept. 1$ John Winn, of Sherburn, Yorkshire, fishmonger, at twelve, at the Swan Inn, Aberford.—Sept. 15. Richard Gill, of Wake- Yorkshire, miller, at the Strafford's Arms Inn, Wakefield. —Sept. 14. Edward A:. kine Davidson, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, grocer, at eleven, at the Shakespear Tavern, in Newcastle-upon!. Tyne.—Sept. 16. Ann Church, of New Bond-street, Middlesex, milliner, at twelve, at Guildhall.—October 17. Joseph Waybran I and James Gerrard, of Swan-street, Minorics, London, eornfac tors and partners, at twelve, at Guildhall.—Sept. 2^. Ann Neve, of the Strand, Middlesex, milliner, at twelve, at Guildhall.-4- Nov. 11. John rand, of Kirby Stephen, Westmoreland, banked and manufacturer, at eleven, at Guildhall, London.—October 30. John Bacon, of Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, cotton spinner, at eleven, at the Punch-Bowl, Nottingham.—Sept. 13. Win. Smith, of Plymouth, Devon, silversmith, at eleven, at Abe Pope's Head-Inn, Plymouth.—Sept. 14. Wm. Chambers, of Car lisle, Cnmberland, draper, at eleven, at the Lion and Lamb Inv, Carlisle.—Nov. 4. Frederick Kampf, of Ratlibone-place, Oxford street, cabinet-maker, at twelve, at Guildhall. —Noy. 7. George Pullinger and Henry Pullinger, of Ropley, near Alresford, Hams, woollen-drapers, taylors, copartners, dealers and chapmen, at one, at Guildhall, London. DUTCH PAPERS. PARIS, AUGUST 9. We learn that the English have just made nn attack on Flushing. This is stated in the English papers. It was, nevertheless, difficult to foresee such an event. Certainly if the English Government engaged to Austria to make a powerful diversion in her favour, it was not on the coast of France that that Power ex ' pected this assistance. Before the victory of Wagram had fully decided the contest—before an armistice, al together in favour of France, had prepared the way for an approaching peace, the English Expedition might have served as a lure and a bugbear. It was expected in Italy, in Spain, or the North of Ger many, but no one feared its arrival off the Coast of. France. We do not suppose the English Ministers are sufficiently extravagant to dream of conquering French provinces. If, however, this design had en tered their head, their whole military force would not suffice to carry it into effect. A descent of English men upon France, seriously undertaken, would be a prize to us. Such has been, for an age, the pertina city of the English Government, in seeking out ene mies and disasters, that it cannot make a war which would be more entirely national (in the girt of her adversaries. There is not a Frenchman who would not think he has a personal injury to avenge, should' the English dare to set a foot on his territory ; but again we say, it is impossible to believe that the English d i seriously intend to make an invasion of France. _ On the other hand, must not an expedition, fur nished with cavalry and artillery, have some other object than to set tire to a few ships, and occupy for some days a maritime place taken by surprise, in order, afterwards, to retreat precipitately like obscure pirates ? Though past events shew that the English Ministry deem exploits of this nature very glorious,. this would still be too ridiculous and absurd .- They would risk a dangerous responsibility towards their fel low citizens, and the terrible indignation of the allies they would have so cruelly mocked. The event only can, in this respect, instruct us. Hitherto, we can. see nothing in favour of Austria—most undoubtedly it will end iu nothing honourable to England. dirgus. FRANK FORT, AUGUST C. The last accounts from Vienna give hopes of peace. To shew, however, how far the reports which are cir culated here require to be authenticated, it is suffi cient to state that it now appears that the negociations were not to commence until the 27th, the very day on which, according to the rumours we before had,. the peace was signed. ST. POLTEN, JULY 30. On the 22d the Emperor of Austria removed from Olen to Comorn, in order to be nigh the scene of the negociations. With respect to the state of the negociations, still less tfanspires on the Austrian than on the French side. It has been remarked, however, ten days ago, that in the discussion of points of great importance, obstacles had arisen ; in consequence of which, the Austrian negociators, instead of remaining at Vienna, proceeded to Comorn, and the Archdukes were summoned to the same place by the Emperor Francis. On the 24th it was doubted there whether an agree ment as to the Preliminaries could be brought about, as great sacrifices were known to be required of Aus tria ; and those sacrifices were of such a nature, that his Majesty thought fit to call together the Princes of his House, in order to confer with them in this cri tical moment, before he should come to a decision. Meanwhile it is said, that the Emperor and the Princes are unanimous in their sentiments--and, it is added, that since their deliberations took place, the negociators on both sides have made reciprocal ap proximations. It is now expected that the negociations will be concluded by the 6th of August. It is certain, how ever, that they have already continued longer than was expected, as some days ago preparations were made on the roads for the Emperor's return to France. It is also worthy of observation, .that the fortifications on the left Bank of the Danube, opposite to Ebersdorff and Vienna, are still diligently pro sec uteri. VIENNA, JULY 26. Among other couriers sent off with dispatches re- • lative to the peace, is one for Austria ; that empire is in many respects much interested in the negocia tions. It is said that England is also invited t 6 take a part in the negOciations for peace. An Austrian courier, with dispatches rel::ting to these negociations; was sent off to England on the 20th of this month. AUGUST I.—Notwithstanding the secrecy with which the negociations are conducted, we are assured that they proceed with activity, and it is believed that they are very near a conclusion. held Raab, f( ' ion A Congress, to be _ at Raab, tor the conclusk of a treaty of peace, is spoken of. The paper han gers have already set out from Vienna with paper, &c. to prepare the rooms aYotted for this meeting ! ! ! The inhabitants of Vienna cannot express their ad miration of the grand parade.at Schoenbrun. resides the great number of French and allied Generals, a number of Russians are also frequently seen there In one of the late reviews, the Prince Royal of Bava ria accompanied his brother-in-law Prince Eugene Napoleon. The theatre at Schoenbrun is opened. Italian and German operas are played, and ballets are performed. The town of Vienna itself is not less lively ; the bul. warks resound with music, and itinerant shewmen go about with their exhibitions. The bridges over the Danube at Presburgh are all restored, and it is in tended to build a, boat bridge there -besides.- In the mean time the communication between both banks is as free and well frequented as in full peace, and we have now a great superfluity of all kinds of provision's and merehandize. • Prince John of Lichtenstein is about to pay a visit to his estates, which have sustained great damage.— It is said that his loss of property amounts to more thin 2,000,000 florins. The defeat at Wagram has excited the greatest jr citation and discord among the Austrian Officers, who blame each other for the misfortunes of that de cisive day. Field Marshal Hiller has demanded and obtained leave to resign . ; and General Bellegarde has obtained the same permission, it is said, without hav ing required it. With respect to the people of Vienna, they seek in the enjoyment of amusements to forget the misfor tunes which they owe to the warlike fury of some in sane men—men, whose wicked councils have done more injury to Austria than fire, inundation, or even the plague could have produced. _ We have received the following Order of the Day from Gcellersdorf, where it was published on the day after the battle of Wagram ORDER OF THE DAY. Gsellersdorf, July 7. " In the battle of yesterday, the troops of the left wing in no respect answered the expectations which I had a right to cherish respecting them, nor the hopes I had formed, the importance of that day considered,.from their strong and advantageous position. The disastrous result of that battle must be ascribed to the con duct of these troops; for as the confusion was general among them, the retreat was made with too great haste and disorder.— I am also, with some exceptions, far from being satisfied with the infantry. Several regiments marched forward too soon, and began to fire without any cause. They were besides so crowded together, that they ,ired upon one another. The Officers were not able to rally the larger bodies, which fled in disorder, and thus ground was lost. The confused cry which was heard among the troops drowned the voice of the Commanding Officers. Had the Commander 'accustomed their troops to silence, and taught them to attend to nothing but their orders, the separation of the left wing would not have produced such shameful consequences. " In every regiment which shall hereafter conduct itself in a similar manner, the tenth man shall be condemned to die, and the rest of the men shall be distributed among the other regiments. The Commanding Officer shall be cashiered, and the other Offi cers dismissed. Cries of alarm among the troops shall be punished with death. The troops must only act when orders are given to them, or on the signal of the drum. In most regiments the drums are placed with the music out of the reach of the fire, but the Commanding Officer shall see that all the drums return to their posts, and shall take care that the troops under his direction do not fire without orders, or at too great a distance. • " In the evening of the Sth, the regiment of Argentair made such bad dispositions, that in the unprofitable retreat to•Neustdel , the 2d line fired on the first, and occasioned great disorder. The regiment of Hesse Nemburgh did nothing but wander here and there ; sometimes were heard the cry of forward, where there was no enemy ! General Riese did net conduct himself well at EntzersdorfE On the 6th, in the evening, I did not find him at the head of his troops, and, besides, he did not follow the orders that were given him respecting the attack. He shall be dismis sed from the service of his Majesty. " The disorder which still prevails among the troops, proves that the Officers of the Staff know not how to apply a nmedy. I shall myself set the example. I shall, according to the circum stances, dismiss or cashier such Officers of the. Grand Staff, whose troops are not again brought under proper discipline. It is the shame of the army that so many stragglers and plunderers are found on all the roads, and in all the villages. (Signed) " CUARLEI, Generalissimo." SPAIN. DECREE OF JOSEPH BONAPARTE. Joseph Bonaparte published last month in Madrid, the following Decree, which is curious ; as an instance of the consistency with which the French proceed in the execution of their monstrous tyranny. This De cree can, in fact, answer no other purpose, than to furnish an easy - pretext for the most unbounded exac tions; and will, doubtless, be understood throughout Spain, as a foretaste of mild and just government under the new dynasty : " All the inhabitants of the towns and villages of Spain, who have ions among the insurgents, are bound to supply as many men to the army of his Majesty as they have sons In the hostile army; or pay into the Royal Treasury a sum of money in pro portion to the p-operty of each. These contributors are to be thus classed: " Those who have a revenue of 3000 ducats, shall pay 12,000 reals for each person they ought to furnish ; those who possess 2000 ducats, 6000 Teals; and those whose income does not exceed 1000 ducats, MOS reels. " These whose income Is less than,looo ducats shall he arrested and carried into France, until their sons shaU surrender themselves up to the legal authority. Elder brothers and guardians are com prised in the provisions of this decree, which is not applicable to younger brothers, THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY A'l' ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Cons. for money 6qt —for acc. Ght. • Omnium 1 prem.—Exchequer Ellis 6s. Ists. prem. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Bank Stock 262 2611 2621 Omnium 1 prern. S per Cent. Red. 69 68j 69 India Stock Mil S per Cent. Cont. 68fi India Bends tfl.. 211 c pr. 4 per Cent. 84: t Exclieq. Bills, 7.. i 4 pm per Cent. Navy 981 99 State Lottery .421 17: I.oug Ann. 18 IS-16L Cry ditto Xa. Ifs. Imp. Annuities 7 7-16 I Cons. for ace. 681 CAPTURE OF SENEGAL. Captain COLUMBINE, of the Solebay frigate, arrivs.d at the Admiralty yesterday with dispatcher., annot:r.:- ing the surrender of the French Settlement of on the coast dr Africa to his MAJZSTY'S arms. Ti.. particulars which hive transpired are briefly these Major MAXWELL, the Military Commandant of Island of Goree, hiving received intell g nce that the garrison of Senegal was extremely weak, attacked with 168 men, accompanied by Captain in the Solebay. Our small expedition passed the Ear with the loss of a schooner, whereby two Officers a n d five men were drowned from the violence ot the swf. The enemy retired to a battery about 12 miles nn t; river, And preparations were made by Major M... 1. wEix to carry it by storm, but it was evacuated at midnight, and next day (the Bth of July) the Fort and its dependencies capitulated. The garrison, consis• ing of 160 French soldiers, are to be sent to France, but are not to serve against this country until ex. changed% The service was attended with no loss rf lives except what is above stated. The Solebay un. fortunately ran aground when silencing a battery, and could not be brought cff. The crew and stores we:c saved. The Solebay was a very old vessel. The settlement of Senegal is the great mart of the gum trade, on the coast of Africa. Eight hundred tons of this valuable article were annually exported to France and her dependencies. The above settle. ment also afforded shelter to hordes of privateers, which infested our trade along the coast of Africa. The importance of this capture will be heightened in every feeling mind by the reflection that it will afford additional facilities for the more effectual abolition of the nefarious traffic in Slaves throutlaout the civilaed world. Captain Com:snore left Senegal on the 22.1 of July, in a sloop of war. The Earl of YARMOUTH and Lord LOWTHER, who arrived yesterday from Walcheren, brought d:s• patches from Lord CHATHAM, inclosing a duplicate of the Articles of Capitulation of the small Nandi near Walcheren, which have before been given. When the Earl of CHATHAM'S dispatches left VT2I - on the evening of the 18th, it was underst.-. that the enemy bad lightened all their ships of v. ar, by taking out their guns and stores, and had carved them up the Scheldt into a situation totally cut of d e reach of our navy. They had also, by the sirXrz of old hulks,and other impediments, done every they could to render the navigation of the river ill:. practicable to vessels equipped for actual service The French have, it is said, - also dismantled the arsenal of Antwerp, where timber, sail-cloth, rop.ss, and other stores, sufficient for the equipment yf twenty-one ships, had been collected. The circumstances attending the surrender of important fottress of Batz, or St. Martin's, tioned in the last dispatches from Lord are somewhat remarkable :—A party of the (in.:id:, consisting of about SO, who had strolled frcm tlie army at Goes, the night after the surrender (I th.tt place, finding no obstruction, proceeded along the Wall on the south coast of South Beveland, and an, rived unexpectedly at the Fort, when the Govern-r, taking them for a detachment from the main army, spiked the guns, and deserted it with the garrisvn.— On finding themselves in possession of so invor• taut a place, one of them returned to acquaint Cole. ral HOPE with the circumstance, who immediately ordered down several Engineers with the tnettn ., , et defence. In the mean time, the Officer comman6 , at Achterbrook, knowing the importance of the siala• tion to the further operations of the British atml:i and disappointed at its suit-ender without either fit lig a gun or ascertaining the nember of its assailarr, ordered it to be attacked by several gun-boats, wa a view to retake it ; five of which were driven on shore" and burnt, and the rest were deserted by f;e:: crews. Batz, or Fort St. Martin, is a place of very considerable strength, and its surrender of the h;g:icst consequence to the advance of. the British ;miry wards Antwerp—being only 18 miles from that r :....e, and five from Fort Lillo. Not calculating on the British army advincit, - ; Fr) rapidly, the greater part of the garrison, an.i tl/! whole of the ammunition, had been drawn Jr to Flushing, and was to have been replaced on ae fol lowing day, so, that had it not been frern the ;.i)ove circumstance, the army would, no have been detained a considerable time in reducin g it, 4 5 it is allowed by all military men to strength, and capaiole of - bolding out, ItAv built purposely for the protection of the navia(;::10: the Scheldt. By French and Dutch Papers received last nig! , 7, we are informed that the American Minister 1:e.! from Paris on a journey to AVM( rdam on the 'c;h a e .r c• tt d e, x. rf n. la :e he he ed ed lc. rs, ca. in )rd of ed of ho ate td, AT, ied tl.e nz cc t'tte y r a• th h.it the aro or• no. cf ua• I' rr, ..i:n un cst • to ove l ye tis oea . o: at z•th