Star. — London, England, 1811-05-28 00:00:00

LORD LIEUTENANT OE TRELANN. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated, that it was intended to bring in a Bill to carry into effect the pmvisions made last yeat-, and moved that the sum of XlO,OOO, on the Consolidated Funds rf Ireland, be granted for the purpose of defraying the t ',pence of an additional annual allowance to the Li rd Lieutenant of Ireland. Sir JOHN NEWPORT thong:tot that the sum might be granted from the savings of the Privy Purse, instead of coming to Parliament for it. Some timber conversation then ensued on the ma nagement of the receipts and disbursements of the Privy Purse in Ireland. After which the House re sumed, and the Report is to be brought up to-morrow. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, after a few preliminary observations on the inconvenience aLstained by Gen tlemen from Ireland on corning to England, in consequence of the lee) , ing of the Assessed Toses on horses, carriages, and servants, which had been previously paid in Ireland, moved for leave to tiring in a Bill to remedy that evil, by granting exemptions to tho-e ptraotis.—Leave given. 1 ht: other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the 1-loase adjourned. ING S'PAR. LONDQN. TUESDAY, MAY 28. PRIM?. OF STOCKS 'I . IIIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Cnn3. money 641—for account 641 3 per Cent. Reduced 630-4 per Cent. 7911 5 per Cent. Navy 961 97—Exrheq. par to 3.. 6d. prem. Bonds 163. pre.—Un.niunt pre. ANOTHER BRILLIANT VICTORY IN PORTUGAL. Once more we hive to congratulate our Readers on the success of the Allied Armies in Portugal..- SOULT has been defeated by Marshal BERESFORD in an attempt to relieve Badajoz, which seems to have been p: Limed and executed at the same moment with Ma P-EN A'S unsuccessful attack upon the British troops zi ear Almeida, with the intention of relieving that place. This important intelligence reached the Admiralty yesterday evening, in the following short Bulletin, from Plymouth : " SOULT attacked BERESFORD with 25,000 men OR " the 16th instant—BERESFORD beat him and kept " his ground." The official details of this brilliant affair are ex pected to be issued every moment, and we shall stop the Press to insert them. In the mean time we have to state that the dispatches received this morning from Lord WELLINGTON are dated on the 19th instant. SECOND AND THIRD EDITIONS. OFFICIAL BULLETINS. The following Telegraphic Bulletins were , received at Lisbon, and transmitted by Mr. STUART tO Go vernment. Mr. STUART'S dispatches are dated the 18th instant : FIRST BULLETIN. COPY OF A TELEGRAPIIIC COMMUNICATION RECEIVED AT LISBON THE 18TH MAY. " Elvas, half past Eleven, A.M. May 17, 1811. " At nine this morning Marshal SOULT attacked our army at Albubera. It was a great battle ; the enemy abandoned their wounded, and took up a new position in sight of our army." SECOND BULLETIN. " Seven o'Clock, same Day. " The battle lasted six hours and a half. It was contested. The armies maintained the same position. The allies had General HOUGHTON killed, and three Generals wounded. The enemy two Generals killed and one wounded. At eight this morning, Major- General HOUGHTON was buried here. Major-General COLE is wounded. Major-Gene ral Si EWART, wounded slightly. " Lieutenant-Colonel Sir WILLIAM MEYER, and CsAonel Ducxwonnt are also wounded." " ADMIRALTY OFFICE, MAY 28. " Dispatches have been received from Admiral BERKLEY, dated Lisbon, the 18th instant; wherein he states, that Telegraphic communications had been received at Lisbon of an action that took place on the 15th instant, a few miles to the southward of Badajos, between Marshal BERESFORD and the French General SOI;LT ; which, after six hours and half hard fighting, terminated by the French abandoning their killed and mounded, and taking up another position in sight of the army under General BERESFORD. , t 6 General HOUGHTON, and Colonels Sir J. DucK- Woßl•rr and MEYER are among the killed ; Generals Si LWART and Cotz are among the wounded, with several Field Officers. " It is reported from Gibraltar, that the French made an attack on Figueras, and were repulsed with very severe loss." Private letters state, that the battle was of a most sanguinary description. Four thousand Spaniards, who composed the advanced guard, were cut to pieces ; and, it is with deep regret we have to add, that nearly the whole of the British division which was engaged shared the same fate. Out of one regi meat, the Lieutenant-Colonel, the Major, and three privates only, were left alive ! LISBON PAPERS. - We have this day received Lisbon, Papers to the 21st instant, communicating intelligence of the most gratifying description.—Almeida has fallen, and the whole aspect of affairs throughout the Peninsula is of a most cheering complexion. The Lisbon Papers also contain the Spanish official account of the fall of Figueras, besides several articles from Spain of a simi lar nature, but we can only find room for such ex tracts as relate to the affairs of Portugal: ELVAS, MAY 9. We learn from persdns who left Badajoz yesterday evening, that in the battle in the front of Fort Chris topher, the enemy had an Aid-de-Camp of the General of Brigade, Fillipou, and a Captain killed, and 27 inferior officers and soldiers wounded. Last night the trenches were opened on the height of the Cerro de Vento, where they also began a bat tery, as they likewise did two others on the Cerro de San Gabriel and das Mayas. MAY 10.—To-day, at seven in the morning, the enemy made a sallie on the side of Fort St. Christo pher, with a force of from 800 to 1000 infantry, 50 horse, two pieces of cannon, and one howitzer, with intent to dostroy a battery which was constructing against the said fort, and was considerably advanced. .t..-This obstinate attack lasted more than two hours, when the enemy retired into the fortwithout destroying any of the works. We do,not yet precisely know our loss, but it amounts however to about '2OO in killed and wounded. LISBON, MAY H. We have this moment seen a letter from the head quarters, Villar Formosa, dated the I Rh, of which the following is a copy " The result of our operations have, to day, con cluded, on this side. Yesterday we announced that under the existing circumstances in which Almeida was placed, it could not resist. General Brenner, knowing that Massena had been routed, and fore seeing that he was cut off from all hopes of relief, made a speech to his garrison, in which he com municated to them the disastrous state to which they were reduced, and that he was of opinion the place should be abandoned. Yesterday, at 11 at night, he formed the garrison, which did not exceed 10(X) men, upon the esplanade, and told them that with so trifling a force he could accomplish nothing, that marching in a body they would be known by the enemy, and that, therefore, every man would retire as he thought best. The fortress was secured, and the moment the enemy retired the train was lighted.l Our troops immediately met the fugitives, took 400 prisoners, among them the Commander of the place, the Inspector of Reviews, a Physician, various assis tants, a Captain who was killed and other officers, the remainder escaped, favoured by the darkness of the night. A part of the wall which looked towards the Coa, and the sides of the gate of S. Antonia, were completely levelled. To-day I entered by this same point, when I found a counter mine in the magazine, for the train had just burst, which happily did no damage. " The remainder of the unfortunate inhabitants, who escaped within the place, were obliged, under pain of death, not to go out of their houses nor open their windows for the space of four days, including that of yesterday. 4 , The town has suffered nothing. The enemy's sick remained in it. Thus are we masters of Almeida— either to repair which, or make a strong place on this side the Coa, will not be difficult to the combined English and Portuguese forces ; but what is most de sirable to us, is the enemy being entirely driven out of the Portuguese territory, and not having that great point of support in our country." LISBON, MAY 19. Almeida has fallen. Our troops took possession of it on the 11th. The enemy has sent a strong body of troops to assist Soult, near Badajos. Lord Wel lington has also sent two divisions of his army, the 3d and 7th, that way. Blake has likewise joined the Marshal with 11,000 men, so that he has every thing to hope and nothing to fear from . a reucontre with Soult, should that General venture an attack. Our troops are in the best health. Intelligence is just received, that the battle is fought, and we are again victorious. The affair took place at Albuhera on the 16th ; Soult attacked and was defeated, with immense loss on both sides. The Spaniards fought incredibly well-4000 of those brave fellows were our advanced guard. They fought and died like the old Spartan Band, every man of them fell, and each was killed in the spot on which he fought ! Can Bo naparte presume to hope to conquer such men ? Baran.—There being no Court of Aldermen this day, the LORD MAYOR, after inspecting the Returns, ordered it to continue at present Prices. Sunday was generally observed among the Dissen ters as a day of thanksgiving over Lord SIDMOUTH'S Bill, for the victory obtained by toleration. By the John Adams frigate a Messenger has ar rived from Mr. Russo., Charge d'Affaires for the United States at Paris, who left that capital OR the 18th instant: he has brought an account for Mr. SMITH, the American Charge d'Affairei here, com prehending a list of all the ships of the Republic which have entered the harbours of France since the 2d No vember last, and which were placed under provisional sequestration. It is officially notified, that the seques tration has been withdrawn, and that the vessels with their cargoes, are at the disposal of the Masters and THE ARMY. The Court Martial on Lieutenant Colonel JOTIN• STONE met again yesterday, at Chelsea College.— I intenant Minchen underwent a cross-examination. Lieutenant Ellison, of the Navy, and Mr. Blaxland, a suttler, were also examined on the Part of Lieute nant Colonel Johnstone. At three o'clock the Court adjourned till Thursday next at ten o'clock. The Duke of YORK has appointed Colonel Cook, of the First Regiment of Font Guards, to be Briga. dier General on the Staff of the Army, at Cadiz, in the room of Brigadier General DILKE), who is retur ned to England. Colonel LAMBERT, of the Ist regiment of Gnarls, proceeds to Cadiz to take the command of the 3d bat talion of Guards, in the room of Brig.-Gen. Cook. The Ist battalion of the Ist regiment of foot Guards marched out of the Tower on Saturday morning, to join the other regiments of Guards on foreign service. Among the corps likely soon to embark is the gal lant old 75th, who so much distinguished themselves for 20 years in the wars in India. Colonel GR 'INT, of Grant's fine regiment, the In verness Highland Militia, are about to return to their own country, atter having been two years in England. We are sorry to hear that disease is making dread ful depredation in Lisbon and over all Portugal, and that there is much sickness at Cadiz. Sir JAMES FEL LOWS, we hear, will first proceed to Lisbon, and from thence go on to Cadiz. Thirty Medical Officers have received orders to proceed to Portsmouth immediately for Portugal. It is reported to be in the PRINCE REGENT'S contem plation to place the twelve Royal Veteran Battalions on the same footing in respect to clothing and appoint ments as the other established regiments. The Scotch Royals and the Rifle Corps have been the most fortunate corps in the late volunteering : the former owe much to the exertions of their Colonel, the Duke of KENT. As soon as the horses are thought to be fit for ser vice, the 3d Light Dragoons of the King's German Legion will proceed, with the 10th, 15th, and 18th Light Dragoons, the Hussar brigade, to join Lord WELLINGTON. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. DOVER, MAY t:7. The SKYLARK sloop of war has sent in the Alexan der, of London, on suspicion of having gold on board. Two privateers were off here last night ; one of them, a row-boat, captured the galliot transport, with pro visions for Portsmouth—she has since been recaptured by the CORDELIA sloop of war. PLYMOUTH, MAY vs. No arrivals this day. Sailed the CoLossus, 74, and ARMID6 frigate, to resume their station off Brest ; the ACHATES, 18 guns, on a cruize ; the WHITING schooner, with stores for the Berryhead signal station; and the ALPHEA schooner, with a small convoy for Portsmouth.—Wind S.E. variable. PORTSMOU rut, MAY 27. Arrived his Majesty's ship CORMOR 04NT from the Mediterranean; TY WAX and PART RIDGE from a cruise. The Rostutus and WOOLVEIIINE got under weigh with the ships bound to Portugal and the Mediterra nean, but are brought to again.—Wind S. E. DEAL, MAY 27. Sailed the BLoonnouvn, with a convoy for Perm. mouth, and the BELLONA for off Flushing.—Wind E. SHEERNESS, MAY 2Y The LAURM sailed to the Westward, and the AGRF.SSOR arrived from the Northward. The TRI CULO has the signal flying for Archangel, and will sail the first fair wind. BARBADOES, APRIL 17. • The Diligente French privateer, of 16 guns and leo men, wa tered at the Devil's island, and sailed from thence the ist instant, to cruize to the Windward of this island.—The Blackbird sloop arrived here yesterday, in three days, front Demerara. She was chased and fired at by a strange armed brig answering the descrip tion of the Diligente. The Mars, Vallach, from Gibraltar to the coast of Spain, was lost at Gibraltar the 27th of March. The Argo, Proctor, from Demerara to London, has been taken, retaken, and carried into St. Thomas's. The Harmonia, Masterly, from Ameba Island to Plymouth, being water-logged, is abandoned at sea. The Augustus Casar, Smith, arrived at Portsmouth from Ja maica, was chased at sea ' by a brig privateer, on Thursday, five leagues to the Westward of Portland ; but, by carrying a press of sail and firing her stern-chasers, got ciear off. The Emma, Dismore, from London to Malta, and Smyrna, has been taken, retaken by the Resistance frigate, and carried to Minorca. NAVAL Arrot Nrat r wrs.—Lieutenant Price, Flag Officer to Sir R. Curtis, to command the Zephyr, Captain Dickens being iU ; Lieutenants R. S. Ward, W. Mason, and Kelly, to the Royal George; Duncan, to the Tyrian ; Boyea, to the Boyne ; the Rev. C. Borne, to be Chaplain of the hupetueux ; and the Rev. B. Trowd, of the Caledonia. . The first Lieutenants of the Amphinn, Volage, Active, and Cerberus frigates, are promoted to the rank of Commanders. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY. The Sandwich, for the capture of le Vengeur, October 17, and le Surcouf, Nov. 6, IMO; and the Goshawk, for the Pomona, Dec. 6, 1610, will be paid on their arrival, and recalled at No. 37, Suuthampton•street, Strand. The Amazon, for San Antonio de Padua y Animas, June 25, 1210, will be paid on board to-morrow, and recalled at No. is, Clement's Inn. '1 he Leveret, for the Danish schooner No. 93, captured sth December last, will be paid at No. 2; Arundell-street. The Daring, for l'Aimable Betzle, captured April 29, 1810, will be paid to-morrow at No. 22, Norfolk-street. The Cordelia, for the Achill, recaptured Feb. 2,1811, will be paid on board to morrow, in the Downs, and recalled at No. 22, Norfolk-street. The necessity of the present Population Bill may be seen in a short Publication (vide the advertisement in front) intituled CENSUS POPULI, by which it appears that 9596 persons is one parish are unregistered since the last Population Act. The Gentlemen in the City need not be alarmed at the present scarcity of money; it is always so a few days before the drawing of a Lottery, owing to the Office Keepers being obliged to provide for the payment, on demand, of the Capital Prizes, and this Lottery containing Sixty, (a far greater number than usual) and all to be drawn on the King's Birth-Day, every fortunate holder of a Twenty Thousand Pound Prize will, no doubt, immediately purchase in the Funds, whilst the Stocks are low, and thus relieve the mosey market. L. 17 17 INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MAY O. NICHOLSON V. bIoUNsEY AND SHE. This was an action brought by th'e owner of a me?. chant ship, called the Chambers, against Capt. Isloun sey and Lieet. Symes, of the Dmee Citoyenne, to re cover a compensation for the loss of the vessel, which had been-run down by this King's shiß. The case did not go to a Jury, but a reference had been made to Mr. Gazelee, who made an award against both defendants, with liberty to mcve the Court, that the Captain was not in the commend of the King's ship at the time, but was in bed in hi, ca. bin. Mr. Attorney General, on a former day, moved for a title to shew cause why the award should Hut be set aside as against Captain Mounsey. Mr. TOPPING now spewed cause, and Cited seVeral cases in support of his arguments. Mr. AHBOTT, on the same side, contended, ttat a l .l the officers in a King's ship were under the Captain, though he had not the appointment of them ; and said, it would be impossible for any person who might have his vessel run down by a King's ship to know against whom to bring his action, if he'could no: do so against the Captain. Lord ELLENBORoUQII said, this was a case of such importance to his Majesty's officers, that he was anti. ous it should be considered with more deli:seration than it could in this shape. It was therefore agreed that the question should come before the Court either in the shape of a Special Caie or of a Spt vial verdict. BELL v. BYRNE. Mr. TOPPING chewed cause against a rule obtained by Mr. Curwood in this cause, for a• judentent of nonsuit. Our Readers may recollect that it was :in action against the elorning Post, lry Mr. Hugh Bell, a merchant, in the city, for a libel which was con. rained in a letter read by the Attorney-General of Ireland, in a speech made by him in the Irish House of Commons, in 1798, on the subject of the O'Con nors. This speech seas republished in the late Bur den controversy, and in it Mr. Bell's name inoiden tally occurred. For this an action was brought, ate! the plaintiff in his declaration alledged that the de. fendant had published this slander. On the trial the plaintiff obtained a verdict. Mr. Curwood, in Mi chaelmas term last, obtained a rule to set aside this verdict, and enter a non-snit, on the grounchhet the plaintiff should have described the libel as it really was, namely, the speech of the Attorney-General of Ireland ; in which case the defendant ceuld have pis tified and proved the truth of the fact. The case was now argued by. Mr. Topping, Mr. Raine, and Mr. Courtney, for the plaintiff, and by the Attorney-Ge neral for the defendant. After which the Court gave their opinion winder, and all the Judvs concurred in stating, that where a mart published of another, pit on his own knowledge or assertion, but gave it as the saying or assertion of a third person, that in an action upon it, the plaintiff must declare According to the truth of the fact. I'he plaintiff was consequently nonsuited. THE KING v. BLACOW, CLERK. MV. BEVAN having moved the judgment of the Court against this defendant, Mr. TOPPING put in another afnlavit by his phy. sician, statirig that his patient was attended by feverish symptoms and rheumatic affections in his loins, and was unable to attend the Court. The ATTORNEY • GENERAL observed, that by this means the defendant would gain his-object, which was, that he might be taken upon their Lordships' writ, and then lie could go down to Liverpool and complain of his hard case. He would advise his client to bring him up by such writ. Lord ELLENRoROUGH said— ° " The Court will no longer be trifled with : the defendant does not join with his medical visitor in the affi Javit, nor does it in any shape appear that he is now onfu.to appear in Court. That he may he iit a febrile state is nut at all doubt. ed, nor can that fact be a matter of surprise. There is conviction of guilt, and expectation of punishment pending. Let the defendant be called on his recog. nizance Unmediately." He was accordingly called, but did not appear, and process will, of course, instantly follow. The Arroateev GENERAL then put in the of the music-reaster and other affidavits, before re quired by the Court. . IIAY KING v. BLACOW. This day the defendant was at length brought int* Court, to receive judgment for a libel. Our Readers will recollect that the prosecutor in this care is a Mr. Faircloagh, a merchant of einieence in the town of Liverpool, and that the defer:l.la is a • clergyman there, and that the libel in question was a slanderous imputation on the chastity and moral con. duct of the prosecutor's wife, published under circum stances of sordid interest, and with a view to his iiidi vidal gain. Some affidavits were put in and read on behalf of the defer. s!ant. As soon as they were read, Mr. ATTORNEY GENERAL, in support of the prose. cution, animadverted on the behaviour of the defen dant in strong terms ; he expatiated on the enormity of his offence, which, he argued, was a compositien of black ingratitude, foul and falss slander, and must un becoming a Christian and a Clergyman. Mr. GARROW, on the same side, depicted in anima ted colours, and in glowing language, the profligacy of his guilt, and prayed the judgment of their Lord. ships might be such, as would hold this person up as an example, that whilst it deterred others troni exer cising so baneful, base, and degraded a mind, it would visit him with such punishment as would make some small atonement for the deep and dismal wound he had inflicted upon a virtuous female, and on his best benefactor. Mr. TOPPING, on behalf of the defendant, spoke in mitigation of punishment. He noticed that all his former life was without blemish, and he trusted that this circumstance would operate, in some degree, to assuage ~ he vengeance of the law. Lord ELLENaOROUGH sail he must be committed to the custody of' the Marshal, until next Term, and then be brought into Court for sentence, his Lordship observing, that as imprisonment would cumpreuead a part of the punishment to be inflicted, this time of his confinement would be takers into coosideratioal