Star. — London, England, 1811-08-19 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. MONDAY, AUGUST 19. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAV AT ONE O'CLOCK. I per Ct. Cons. for money 6244—Ditto for account 621 per Cent. Reduced 63—Navy 5 per Cent Sestf per Cent. 791;1—Bonds 16s. prem.—Omnium 114 Cs. Exch. Bills (3d.) 2s. dia. to par—Ditto (Sid.) ss. prem. The private letters which were received by the An holt `•'ail of Saturday, mention a fact of considerable importance. Twenty thousand French troops, which were in garrison at Dantzic, are said to have left that place and marched towards the Rhine. The infer. ence drawn from this circumstance is, that a complete reconciliation has taken place between France and Russia. BONAPARTE has, it is said, consented that Russia shall carry on a partial trade with this country. There are no letters by this opportunity from St. Pe- tersburgh, the cause of which is differently explained ; it is said, on the one hand, to arise from the detention of the vessel conveying the Mail, by the mistake of a cruizer ; and, on the other, to originate in the stop page of the letters from the Russian capital, by an order from the Government, at the instance of M. LAURISTON. The following is an extract of one of our letters : KONINGSBURGII, JUL, so. 4S We hear that an arrangement has been made be tween the French Ambassador and the Minister of ALEXANDIR, under which the trade with England is to be permitted according to the restrictions hitherto adopted, and with this concession, the alliance betweeu the two Emperors is not to be interrupted." The result of the negotiation between France and Russia is mentioned in much the same terms in a let ter from Riga. Paris Papers to the 14th instant have also arrived. I , The principal article of their contents is a decree con. taining some milder arrangements respecting officers, prisoners of war, who may now proceed without escort to the place assigned for their residence, where they are no longer to be in a state of detention, provided they give their parole not to depart from the road marked out, nor to leave the place allotted to them. Before the Frent/h quitted Dantzic, every seaman, whether American, Dane, or Swede, was impressed for the service of the fleet at Antwerp. It happened that two American ships had entered the port of Dant zic, and without waiting for proofs, and against the remonstrances of the Captains, the cargoes were seized by the military, and consigned to the warehouses on French account ; intelligence, however, arriving from Paris, that the French Government was amicably dis posed towards America, Governor RAPT proposed to the Americans to ransom their property, whick they refused to do. Soon after this several of the American crews were impressed, and sent with some Dutchmen and other foreigners under a strong escort to Antwerp ; but when arrived at Berg, near Meck. lenburgh, the seamen rose upon their guard in the night, overpowered them, and the whole escaped. The remonstrance of Sir JAhdES SATJMAREZ to the Swedish Government respecting the sequestered pro perty at Carlsham, appears to have been attended with the desired effect ; all the accounts agree that several of the cargoes have been restored in conse quence ; and many instances have recently occurred of the - friendly disposition of the Swedish Autho. cities tow,irds trade, notwithstanding it is apparent that they frequently act in fear of the French Govern ment. It was reported at Palermo, at the date of the last accounts, that the Toulon ileet, which was ready for sea, had 18,000 troops on board, and that in the event of its being able to elude the vigilance of our blockad ing squadron, k would repair to Corsica; and after taking on board ten thousand soldiers, purposely as sembled there, make, in concert with MURAT, a de scent upon Sicily. To oppose such an attempt, Sir Josim STUART had about 10,000 British under his command, and there were 25,000 Neapolitan troops on the island. The Right Hon. GEORGE ROSE is elected an Eldet Brother or the Trinity-House, in the room of the late Lord Viscount MELvtu.z. The election for an Irish Representative Peer, in the room of the late Lord LONGVEVILLE is closed, in favour of Lord GOSSORD, in,opposition to Lord Lai l/SIM. The following is an extract of a letter from an Offi cer on board one of the ships which compose Sir J. YORKL'S squadron :-- , t We have at length got a fair vind, and are now steering a direct course for Ame r:ea, carrying all sail, and extendit►g our line, chacing rre: y thing we see. Whether we are bound to Ame rica or not, time only can tell.—Lat. 44, 45, N. Long. 19, 10, W." The Ganymede, Capt. Pnesson, arrived on Fri day, at Portsmouth, from Barbadoes, having seen the convoy into the Downs. She left St. Thomas's, with 28 sail in company, on the 2d ultimo. Captain Howe, late of the Cygnet, came passenger in her. S L r F. LAFOREY sailed from St. Thomas's on the 31st, 6f June, in the Dragon, for Barbadoes. Lieutenant Witrre, of that ship, bad been promoted to the rank of Commander, and appointed to the Star, in the room of Captain HENDRIE, deceased. The Castor, Captain Dan" was to sail on the Ist if August, with the next fleet for England. The ships on the station were more healthy than they had been, by bi ing kept constantly cruising ; though an enemy's vessel of any description► had not been seen for many months. THE ICING. • The QotEN's Council assembled on tsatueday at Windsor, but only three of the Members attended the Archbishop of Carrzantray, the Duke of MONT. ROSE, and the Earl of AYLEIFORD. The result of the examination of the Physicians, we are sorry to learn, was rather unfavourable. It is now stated, that an effusion has taken place on the brain ; and we regret to add, that within the space of the last week, His MAJESTY has greatly declined in strength. He is now carried in and out oc bed, and his head droops on his chest. His reluctance to take food still occasionally embarrasses the attendants. The following is an extract of a private letter : . " WINDSOR, AUGUST l 7• " His Meles - ry'a disorder has rather increased than abated, although he enjoyed four hours sleep last night, and appeared ra ther more composed. In the early part of the morning he ate a very hearty breakfast ; shortly after which he became worse; and it is now the opinion of thou conversant with the nature of his complaint, that the malady Is confirmed; and from his ad vanced age, very little hopes are entertained of his recovery. " The QUEEN'S Council assembled as usual, and the Physi cians, particularly Dr. Wictis, underwent an examination ;. the result of which, we regret to state, fully confirms the above statement. It b. reported, that his MAJESTY Is to be placed under the care of Drs. Waage and SIMMONS only, and the other Pb r sicians will only pay occasional visits." The following are the last Bulletins issued : " WINDSOR CASTLE, AUGUST 18. •" There is no alteration in his MAJESTY'S symp toms to-day." " WINDSOR-CASTLE, AUGUST 19. His MAJTATY has passed a sleepless night, and is not quite so well this morning." His Royal Highness the Duke of &ism lies dan gerously ill at his apartments in Kensington Palace. Two Physicians were sent for express on Friday night to attend his Royal Highness. THE GREEN PARK.—This beautiful promenade was yesterday a scene of fashionable resort. The parts most attractive were the basin, where the jst d'eau proudly displayed its silvery shower to the sun, and the wilderness, at the rear of the Ranger's house, crowded with elegance, seeking a refuge from the in tense heat. About seven o'clock the propriety of the scene was interrupted by an unpleasant interlude. A lady, attended by a footman and four dogs, alighted from her carriage, and the whole corps walked in pro cession round the basin. The beauty of the dogs attracted much notice ; and the pressure became so great, as to induce the lady to send them home, while she continued her walk. A whisper was immediately circulated, unintentionally, or by some malicious wag, that the fair lady was Mrs. CLARKE. The crowd around her now increased tenfold ; and it was with difficulty she broke the ring and regained her carriage. The Lady resides in Pall-Mall, and is the mother of beautiful women, some of them as old as Mrs. The Brilliant cartel, which arrived at Ports Mouth on Tuesday, from Morlaix, brought over Captain GRAVES, who commanded a cartel, with prisoners, from the Isle of France, and Mrs. Roma, whose hus band is a detenu at Montpelier. The Brilliant sailed again on Friday, for Morlaix, with several Aliens. The Arrow schooner, of 12 guns, which is arrived at Plymouth, from a cruize off l'lsle de Bass, en gaged and sunk a lugger, and ran up alongside an 18. gun brig, and after a smart action, behaving in the most gallant manner, drove her on shore. The batteries opened on the Arrow, killed one man, wounded another very badly, with the loss of a leg and an arm ; the Commander, Lieut. KNIGHT, also wounded. SirCHARLESCOTTON, whose arrival from the Medi terranean in the San Josef we lately mentioned, had a remarkably quick passage from off Toulon, having left Sir EDWARD PELLEW on the 18th ult. cruizing off Cape Sicil with the following ships—Caledonia (flag ship), Hibernia, Ville de Paris, Royal Sovereign, Te meraire (Admiral Picxstortz), York, Magnificent, Achille, Leviathan, Kent, Bombay, Sultan, Impla cable, Conqueror, Repulse, Rodney (of the line), Apollo, and Franchise. The five last-mentioned ships composed the in-Fbore squadron. The Ajax, Resis. tance, and Unite left the fleet on the 22d of June, to cruize off Corsica. On the 11th ult. there were strong westerly gales, and the fleet was employed clearing ten transports of provisions, cattle, and water to lee. ward of Toulon (for they could not keep to windward with the transports in tow), of which the enemy tonk advantage, and stood out four or five miles off the land, but ran in again before dusk. The San Josef arrived off Minorca on the 19th, where were lying the Centaur, Admiral FREES4ANTLE Warspite, Cam brian, Volontaire, Rainbow, and Guadaloupe. The Warspite was to sail on the !2d to join the fleet off Toulon. On the 21st the San Josef saw the Milford. Sir RICHARD KEATS, off Majorca, going off Toulon. On the 24th she passed the Belle Poole, Leonidas, and convoy, bound to England ; arrived at G.braltar on the 26th, and left there the same day the Regulus• Just arrived with a convoy from Minorca, Spider and Basilisk. On the 28th spake the Dotterel, bound to Newfoundland with a convoy from Lisbon. Early in the year 1806, the ship Essex, Capt. ORN?, belonging to Salem, while in the Red Sea, was sur prised by a pirate, her crew murdered, and the ship robbed. The name of the pirate who committed this atrocious act is Syed Mahomet Ay Keil. One of the crew of the Essex only was saved, and that was a boy 13 years of age, who, as late as the year 1810, was known to be in a state of servitude to the pirate. At that time an American gentleman, supercargo of a valuable ship, being at Mocha, and collecting the par ticulars of this atrocious deed, from the most patriotic and humane motives, endeavoured not only to obtain the release of the captive boy, but also to recover from the pirate the property he had plunda•red. In this he nourable pursuit he was mostactively assisted by Cal t HENRY RL'DLAND, Agent of the Ea st.lndia Company at Mocha. Such measures had been adopted as to warrantan expectation that the unfortunate boy would soon be released from his odious captivity, and that in all probability much of the property taken from the Essex would be recovered. THE ARMY. Yesterday, the WoLviuties man of war, having under convoy that fine regiment the .sth Dragoon' Guards, commanded by the Hon. Lieut.-Colonel PONSONBY I strong detachments for the 79th, or Ca meronian Highlanders ; the 92d, or Gordon High landers; and many other regiments of Lord WELLING. roN's army, sailed from Spithead with a fine breeze. We understand that another fleet will speedily be dispatched for the same quarter : by it Lord Paurr's regiment, the 7th Hussars, and not the 7th Dragoon Guards, as stated in a former STAR, will proceed. The 7th Dragoon Guards does not go soon : it will proceed with the Brigade of Household Cavalry, and !with the Inniskillings, and scotch Greys. Lord EUSTON, an Officer in the 7th Light Dra goons, sailed with the sth Dragoon Guards, to join Lord WELLINGTON'S army. A Staff, and strong bodies of Artillery, are pro. ceeding to America: this is necessary as a precau tion, as well as making Bermuda a respectable sta tion, in the event of a rupture with America. That very able officer, Sir JOHN SHERBROOKE, who so much distinguished himself in Portugal as second in command to Lord WELLINGTON, will soon, with a large suite and staff, embark for Halifax. A large body of sick and wounded officers and soldiers has just arrived from Portugal under the care of Dr. BERaMINSTER. It is that able cavalry officer, Lord Racier, whose presence is so anxiously looked for to command the great force of cavalry no in Portugal. We regret to hear that recently some punctilios about relative rank should deprive the army there of a leader that they are so anxious to follow, and to defeat the hopes of the best military characters in that quarter. An order has been sent to Plymouth for the East Kent Militia, now doing garrison duty at Pendennis Castle, Falmouth, to embark immediately for Ire land, to which country they had previously volun teered their services. Two brigades of heavy cavalry, and the Hussar 'brigade, are to be immediately sent out to Lord WEL LINGTON. The heavy brigade to consist of the Life and Horse Guards, and another of the Inniskilling Dragoons, and 7th Dragoon Guards. In addition to the fourteen regiments of British militia formerlyordered for Ireland, the following have been required, by an urgent order of the Qu after-master- General, to prepare for immediate embarkation, viz. Westminster, to embark at Liverpool ; Northampton, Portsmouth ; East Kent, Falmouth ; North Hants, Bristol ; Pembroke, ditto ; Warwick, Portsmouth ; Rutland, Dover ; East Norfolk, Ramsgate ; Hertford, Harwich ; Dumfries, ditto ; Lanark, Ardrossan. The aggregate number of these additional corps is 236 Officers, and 7,074 rank and file. Government, in order to augment the disposable force of the country, have issued beating orders to the Adjutants of the Local Militia, and authorised them to recruit men, either for general service, or for the artillery of the East India Company. The sth (or Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Dra goon Guards, are on board transports at Spithead, and only await the remount of the 14th Light Dra goons, which arrived on Saturday. The convoy, therefore, is now ready for sea, and will, we suppose, sail with the first fair wind. A second convoy is pre paring to receive detachments from all the remaining regiments now in Portugal, which are all to arrive by the 27th, and will sail immediately afterwards. Canterbury will, we hear, be the grand depot for all the detachments of Heavy Dragoon Regiments now abroad ; and Weymouth and Dorchester for the Light. The latter will, it is said, be commanded by Major-General FANE, who has returned from Portu gal on account of ill health. Tuesday, all the French prisoners of war in Edin burgh Castle, were marched from thence, under a pro per escort, for the prison depot at Greenlaw. Thursday, the Argyleshire militia, commanded by Lord JOHN CAMPBELL, were reviewed on Burntsfield Links, near Edinburgh, by Lieutenant-General the Earl of Rossnlit. The East York militia, stationed at Queensberry House in Edinburgh, have, with a few exceptions, ex tended their services to Ireland. R A NELAGH, MILLEA NK. To-morrow, Tuesday, August 20, in honour of the Birth-day of his Royal Highness the Duke of YORK, will be given a Grand Military Fete ; when the Gardens will present to the delighted view a brilliant blaze of splendid Illumina tions, and a fanciful display of appropriate nouvelle Devices, Transparencies, and Decorations. The Con cert, in addition to a pleasing succession of harmonic ' novelty, will have to boast of a selection of national airs, aided by the professional exertions of the Duke of York's Band, in full uniform. The splendid dis play of Fire-works on the River, and in the Gardens, will exhibit, at one view, the very acme of the pyro technical art, by that inimitable female artist Signora HENGLEtt. Doors open at Seven, and the Concert to begin at Eight o'clock..—Admission 2s. 6d. CORNWALL. PRICES CURRENT. LAU N C EST' N—Wheat Of gals.) 254. Barley 12v. 6d. Oats W. - LISIZARD.—Wbeat 225. 255. Barley 10s. 10s. 6d. Oats lop. bd. 11s. . _ _ boDMlN—Wheat (24 gals.) 335. 6d. Barley 17s. Od. New 185, Oats 13s. Sr. AusrCLL.Wheat 325. 355. Barley 165. 175. Oats 105.64. TRuso—Whear, 3.55. Id. Barley 16s 4d. Oats 13s. id. Musing—Wheat 365.04. Barley 17s. Od. PeNZANca—Wheat 345. Red, 281. Barley 16s. 6d. Oats 135. Average Prie of Corn iu England and Wales froth the returns ending the 18th of August, Isll. Wheat. Rye. Barley. Oats. Beans. Pease. XB9 4. I a. 4. I a. 4. 1 89 47 9 311 11 128 9 45 St ( 47 4 The average Price of Sugar, computed from the returns mat's lin the week ending the 14th day of August Is 265. 61c1. per cies. MAR/C-LANE.—To-day the fresh arrivals of Wheat make but an inconsiderable supply, and sales in gene ral named nearly at last prices quoted. Barley, wit). Malt, in short supply, and somewhat dearer. White Peas keep their price. Beans of each description ra ther higher. There are tolerable remaining 5 , p )lies of Oats, and sales in this trade named at little fluc tuation. Flour at last week's prices. . . • NAYAL LVTELLIGENCI, PLYMOUTH, AUGUST 17. Arrived the Neptune (2) tender, with impress' d Men from Dublin ; a French chasse-maree, prize iu one of our cruizers ; and the ALPIIEA schooner from Falmouth, to which place she carried the body f Captain HARWELL, late of the ECHO, for intermne. Arrived theAltROW schooner fr m the coast of France.. The SAN Jositv has arrived, and anchored in Cawiand Bay.—Sailed the ROTA frigate, to cruise off ; and the FOXHOUND brig of war, is quest of a Frenth privateer, which was olf this port, yesterday morivi-E 5 and is stated to have captured an homeward-bi.und West-Indiaman, and a merchant brig, which it is feared she has carried into port, as the wind was fair for the French coast, and several hours el tp.ed be tweet the time of her chasing the vessels and the sailing of the FoximuNn.—Went out of hat boor, dig AnNtozfrigate.--The OcrAra, 98, and But.wAtt,, 74, are nearly ready for service. A Channel Fleet, of ten sail of the line, under Sir CHARLES Corrox, are to assemble here immediately. The SAN JOSEF, with Admiral COTTON'S flag, is now (5 r. standing in. The BOYNR, 98 guns, trill sail to-morrow, if the wind permits, to relieve the ROYAL GEORGE on the Basque Roads station. The ship Barrica, of Hull, twigs Master, arrived here yesterday, with a cargo of timber and deals for the Dock-yard at. this port, from Quebec. She sail ed the 15th ult. in company with the brig Mary. barque Friends, °and four others, bound to England, but separated from the whole in hazy weather, short ly after sailing. The PRIMROSE sloop of war sailed from Quebec the day before the Barrica (the 14th July), with a convoy of 18 sail, mostly bound to this port; but they were also dispersed in bad weather. The outward-bound Quebec fleet, from England, under convoy of the ALERT sloop, Capt. TitoLimer 4 had arrived at Quebec, having previously seen the ships for Newfoundland, all well,'off the Bank. The Barrica spoke the EoLus frigate, Captain Lord J. TOWNSEND, in the Gulph of St. Lawrence, all well. This vessel reports, that an order had arrived at Que bec to seize all the timber lying in the river, and ad jacent to that place, on account of the British Go. vernment. Came in the Esk, COATS, from Quebec, early yes• terday morning, in company with the James, A LLEN t of Newcastle, also from Quebec ; fell in with a French schooner privateer, of 10 guns, which the Esk suc ceeded in beating off; but the James the privateer cap• tured, and as no cruiser was in sight it is feared would be got clear off. PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 18. Arrived his Majesty's ship AMERICA, from of Cher. bourg ; the PARTRIDGN, from the Downs ; and the ANT schooner, from a cruize.—Sailed th • SEINE fri gate, for Halifax, acc ; DIADENt and ELEANOR, tor Plymouth ; and the WOOLVERIbiII, with convoy, fur Lisbon.--Wind E.S.E. DEAL, AUGUST 11. Arrived yesterday his ivtlesty's ship Cantrrtas VIITH, from off Flushing.—Sailed the TRICKS,' gr brig for off ditto ; the Decor cutter, with a con. of outward-bound, for Portsmouth; and Amara, gua-brig, for ditto. SHEERNESS, AUGUST IY. Arrived the Acoassson gun-brig in the harbour, Sailed the MANLY and FLAstcu gun-brigs, with sail of ships to the 13altic ; the neat convoy will go the Baltic about the Ist of September. Sailed ; the Fortune, SOREN% with timber to Deptford Y. from the Baltic. Arrived the Friendtochaft, Cap JUYIN HENDRICKS, with pitch and tar, from Arcl _ _ gel, detained by his Majesty's gun•brig MANLY. YARMOUTH, AUGUST Is. Sailed the ELIZA armed ihip, and the Bar FAIR cutter, with the Hope transport (No. 219), artillery, for Leith. Arrived yesterday the S rAut HAVOC, BRITOMARTI and VIXItN, and this mor sailed the ACUTE, SrARLING, HEARTY. and lAA Remain in the Roads the Vixen, Vice•Adtttt MURRAY; Desiree frigate, And Britom irt gun-br Passed under convoy o f a line c.f battle ship about sail of Archangel ships, and several whalers. LEITH, AUGUST 15. Yesterday sailed from the Roads, the .A Data A wr, of 50 for the Nore, with twenty sail of Archangel slops under roil Admiral OTWAT'S flag is for the present transferred to NIOKTINGALIS sloop of war, now its this harbour. Arrive, the Roads, last night, from Davies's straits, the Raith of 1, with ten fish ; and, this morning, the Thomas and Aim, and ham and Ann, the former whiten, and the latter wi h tt fish. The A ntler passed by Leith, hot night, for Bo'ness, eleven fish. The FANCY gun brig arrived in the Roads, this neon, from a cruise., The armed smack Lord life, C: pain SLAT CAAIOII, sailed from Shetland at one o'clock on Frt morning, and arrived In Lelth ROltiS on Saturday fallow • ' " a remarkable passage of about three hundred mks in 37 hours. The ling fishing is now finished for the season, and, in gently' Is the worst fishing that has been for many years. On the 31st July, nine small whales were driven on shore Garderhouse-vot ; un the 2d of August upwards of 220 w 'driven on shure near Sandhouse, and a few days afterwards wards of 1110 were driven on shore at Wyasouud, in Uast. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS, Captain David Milne, to the Impeteux, in the room of At. ral Lawlord: Captain Webly, to the Swifture, the flag-ship Sir S. Hood, for the East Indies; lion. Captain Rodney, to t Africaine; Captain Prescott, to the Fyila ; Captain Add, rley the Crocus; Captain 1. Smith, to the Beagle; Captain Symr the Thracian ; Captain Russell, to the Cygnet, vice H. Liitutenant W. scut gess, to the Africaine; Lieutenant T. M. North Star; Lieutenant C. Parker,:ian lose ; I.h•utenant ' Achille, Mr. Parker, of the Sao Josef, to be a Lieutenant; Beltchier, of the Caledonia, to he a Lieutenant at hi, Major) ship York; Lieutenant knwling Mainw.:ring, to the Menelaus Captain Bowker, lately acting in the command of The San Joit is promoted to the rails. of Past-Captain t Lieutenant S. Browns ispromoted to the rank of Commander. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY. Lion and Railleur, for the Vim, Margaretha, lamer rina, Zedlilt and Athetina Maria, on the 21st inst. sa Broad-street; recalled, Wednesdays and Thursdays. kedhridge, fur the Stork, on the 21st inst. at 10, le Adelphi ; recalled Tuesdays and Thur-days. I.a Bonne Citnyenne, for la Furl , use, on the 24th inst. tees' at 42, St. Mary-street, Portsmouth, Saturdays and Monday' Manilla, for the Agenoria, on board, the 21st Wet. It Tuesdays and Fridays, at 18, Clement's Init. Pallas, tur he Christiana Dorothea, the 21st Inst. at t men's Inn ; recalled Mondays and Thordays. Clio, for the lienrietta, the 20th inst. recalled at 21, Ntirf..llt street, Strand, Tuesdays arid Fridays. Pincher and BAsilisk, for the loop Anna, the 20th Inst. called at 23, Not folk -si Feet, Strand, Tuesdays and Fri•`Ay4 ktidymion, fur the Enightd. n, Venskah, and Gam.{ Ve the inch inst. at 5, Middle Temple-lane; recalled liteadays Fridays. 1 1 ad- Go. yes. ,LENt ench suc- cap. ould Ter. 1 the e iti- „ for , fur TIAN gun. nvoy bout. th 2.4 go to I also Yard, ptaio than. insm , with LING, ruing A VI)C, mind -brig. lit 20 ) guns, met)) , ; to the red iti Leith, d twelve with is lore. In Ro- Frsday owing, hours. bore at ) were edit up. ..hip of to the riente yrflS, to Ridge Major, it Duel, tr ; IMb bjcstyls .urlaua; uJoet, Browne r Cathe. 9, Neer o-strre., • reeatl.4* days. secs led 13, Cie. Norf..lk. Inv. re. Ve•srivr, days awl