Star. — London, England, 1809-10-24 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS. STAR OFFICE, TWO O'CLOCK. have this moment received French Papers to :Ix 17th instant, from which we give the following extricts : The intercepted letter given under the article Ma drid, is evidently of French manufacture : it shows however the meat, artifices to which our enemies have recourse in order to sow dissentions between the Spa niard, and the English. It also proves that the French at Madrid are acquainted with the discord has r...cently prevailed in the Supreme Central The ilion!'eur of the 11th inst. contains the proceed il:gs of the Court Martial on the Captai ns o f t h e Ci ty o f Warsaw, Aquilon, Tonnerre, Calcutta, and In. irgate, which have « ceased to exist in con- A vence of the events which took place at the Isle 01 Aix," April last. The Captains of the City of IVarsaw and Aquilon, are prisoners in this country. RONCIERE, of the Tonnerre ; LA roK, of the Calcutta ; an d PRomau, of the Indienne frigate, are at Roche :S:l*r, where their trial took place. LA C MLLE, Captain of the Tourville, was also tried for voluntarily abandoning his vessel, according to his own jourhal, in presence of the enemy, from the 11th to the 15th of April. MADRID, OCTOBER 1. The Duke of Elchingen arrived yesterday in this and had the honour to dine with his Majesty. We are ignorant how long his Excellency intends to re main ; he has brought his Staff along with him. .r.e English, entirely occupied with refitting their which they have almost completely lost since defeat at Talavera, are in other respects entirely inactive, beTond the Tagus, below AlLantara on the frcr.tiers of Portugal. They seem to rely on some assistance from the latter country, not so much to Teint: - rce themselves as to fill up the enormous defi c:enciez of their army. ROMAY t has quitted his troops in Galicia to tal: , 2 tut in the intrigues at Seville, to second the English Frtv, cf which he is the princi!al pillar and pensioner. j Several intercepted lettets from Andalusia have fallen into our hands : they confirm, says the Madrid Cantte, all the reports which have reached u rc trectin the commotions of the Insurrectional Junta of Seville, The following is an extract from one of the inter ceptcsi letters alluded to : _ _ " SEVILLE, SEPT. 5. You know, my dear friend, that I have always ev:nced the utmost abhorrence for a base subscr veucy to every kind of party spirit, both before and since the last installation of the Central Junta ; ; . , , Hng, as I have always done, from no other consi- Lr.ltion than that of regard to public interest. And now ',hat we are engaged in a . dreadful conflict, when I s(c quarrels, jealousies, enmities,exciting our Gover nors against each other ; prolonging the debates in our LePberations ; stopping the progress of business ; and spreading amongst the people the most discou_ rr'ng reflections, judge, my dear friend, of what I Lust suffer, s' Lona certain secret intrigues, which have never -rased to have more or less influence, and the nature of certain propositions brought to light some reonths ago, under pretence of the good of the State, ant more than ever convinced that our dissensions go rail higher than we are aware of, and that few persons :re avian., to what lengths they will be carried.— The opposition which they at first experienced forced he abettors of these intrigues to dissemble for a while extent of their views. " Spain is in arms : torrents of blood have been and yet she has still to learn that all this is for 'it!. cause of England alone. We have been accusto m•l to regard the English as the mortal enemies of ; hut it k these very English, and I acquire vrcofs of it every day, who foment our dissen z.r.as: yes, without doubt, from the first motion towards n• they slimed themselves its supporters :::;red succours with sincerity, but our defenders i..caiae our masters : and do you think, my dear '• • • ,`.::;t„ they have adminiitered all these succours • par kindness It is with our own money that !b-7 ;:•"v.• tliPmsdves generous. Was this not the •Yi:Ea their subsidies, always slowly paid, and revc: completed, by turns supported Russia, Prussia, Austria, against the same enemy " are the sue:it:cc.; which the British Go vernment proposes to make, in order to acquire the 7: 1 !t r,f ',ubjugatinq t f'rienly nation and ally ? 1 v. , 11 that some Menitiers of the Ct ntral Junta, affect to triumph, from interested n:Tivee, in the insolence of the English Ambassador ; othei e, as if intoxicated with the appearance of F , :ive:eign power, with which they are clothed, lay aside all idea of their futui c and inevitable degrada- For my part, I shall never cease to raise my against the attackf ort our independence of the s'.t!•quis WELLt.sr,Lr, or any other English Agent. I zryi able, I shall oppose, however vainly, .•ery measure, political, military, and even Lacono- P - cal and commercial, that may be dictated to our Government by the caprice or the will of the Cabinet of Sr. James's. Have we not Portugal before our eyes ? That co,1:1•ry, which has been rather the conquered colony than the ally of England. In less than half a cen tury its population, Agriculture, industry, and ma rim - :ommerce---all have perished. British domina rtfon pur s u es P ortuga l even to t h e Brazils—it insults !the weakness and misfortunes of a refugee Prince, and nourishes domestic dissentions in the heart of his new Palace. " What flte, then, have we to expect ? Is it with such protectors that we shall see an end to our suffer ings ? It is at least a consolation that we can corn , munioate with a friend who participates in the senti meats of patriotism with which I am animated." VIENNA, OCTOBER 5. His Majesty the Emperor and King is yet at Schoenbrunn ; but his approaching departure is still talked of. On the Ist of this month was shot upon theGlacis, a man of the name of Guignard, Private Secretary to the Commandant of Vienna, convicted of having had a criminal understanding with the enemy. PARIS, OCTOBER 14. Generals Bertrand and Lebrun, Aid-de-camps to the Emperor, are arrived in Park from Vienna. By a decree of the 28th of September, his Majesty has appointed General Menou Governor of Venice ; and General Vial Commander in Chief of the troops assembled at Trent, in the Italian Tyrol. The Duke of Ragusa arrived last night. OCTOBMR s.—They report that the Emperor is ex pected to-day, or to-morrow at the latest, at Fontain lbleau. It is added that his Majesty brings the Defini tive Treaty of Peace with him. According to other reports, his Majesty will arrive at Fontainbleau on the 20th. News from Frankfort of the 10th state, that the news of the conclusion of Peace between France and Austria announced solemnly by the Official Gazettes of Munster and Stutgard is not officially confirmed. The last letters from Vienna only offer hopes, which in reality appear well founded. According to news from Vienna of the 7th, the suburbs of that city were filled with soldiers who had quitted the neighbouring camps. The Emperor was at Schoenbrunu on the 7th, but all was ready for his departure. OCTOBLR 10.—The most recent news from Vienna is of the 9th. The Emperor was on that day at Schoenbrunn, but it was generally . believed he would set nut on the 12th for Paris. The Maniteur de la Meuse contains the following article : " We learn that the Prince of Wigram and Neufchatel traversed the department of the Meuse on the 12th. The report of the signing of Peace is con firmed. The Emperor will now return to his States. " The Comptroller of the Imperial Household passed Nancy on the 12th, on his way from Vienna to Paris. Several conscripts of the Imperial guard passed Nancy the same day returningfrom Germany." THE ARMY. GENERAL ORDER. ADJUTANT-ottNERAL's OFFICE.-EDINBURGII, OCTOBER 12. Parole. • Countersign. Sunday, the 29th instant, having been appointed by the Lords of his Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council for prayers and thanksgiving to ALMIGH ry Gou during the time of divine wor <hip in North Britain, " for the preservation afforded the King's Majesty during a lung and arduous reign," Officers commanding brigades and regiments w ill take the necessary steps for procuring as much accommodation as they can obtain in the several Churches in or near their quarters, for officers and men, and that the service shall be performed for each regiment er detachment as cannot be accommodated in the Churches, and especially for those of the Episcopal Communion. In addition to the salutes ordered to be fired on the 25th inst. the regiments and detachments of regular militia throughout North Britain, will be formed on their respective parades, or usual places of assembly, and will fire three rounds, and give three cheers, commencing the former precisely at noon; after which they are to present arms, while the drums, fifes, and music play " God Save the King ;" and the troops are to be then dismissed. By order of Lieutenant General Viscount CA Tile/tar, Com mender of the Forces. (Signed) JON N HOPE, Dep. Adj. Gen. The Adjutants of the Militia are in future to have Ss. per day during peace ; and the Quarter-Masters, who used to have 3s. are to have ss. per day in peace. The Royal Miners Militia struck their tents yester day morning, on the Heights at Dover, and are now quartered in that town. The Sussex Militia march into Gosport on the 27th instant, to relieve the Leicester Militia, which march on that day to Chichester, and the neighbourhood. The Shropshire Militia will march into the same place on the Ist, 2d, and 3d of November. The Renfrew and Worcester Militia have marched into their old Barracks, at Portsea, from the Camp at South Sta. Yesterday aCabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office. There were present, Earl CAMDEN, President; Earls LIVERPOOL, BATHURST, and HARROWBY ; Lord MULGRAVE, and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. Our Readers will see from the American Papers, that the old bone of contention between the two countries respecting deserters, is still to be kepesp. Thirteen deserters from the A FRICAINE, which car ried out Mr. JACKSON, have not only been harboured, and in all probability seduced from their allegiance by the ..elmericaus, but their Courts of law have re fused to lend their sanction to the British Officers attempting to recover their men. After this, can the Americans complain of our harbouring Ame rican se;:men on board our men of war ? Arrived at Oman's hotel, Edinburgh, the Right Hon. the Earl and Countess of RObSLYN, Major SUITTE, and Mr. M'LEOD of Geanies ; arrived at Fortune and Blackwell's hotel, No. 4, Prince's -street, the Earl of STRATHMORE, BROOKE RICHMOND, Esq.--Set off from the same place the Earl of Kusxout. for Duplin. A few days since, as Mr. Kettle, farmer, of Ar minghall, was returning from Norwich, his horse took fright, and threw him, and afterwards fractured his jaw in so dreadful a manner with his fore feet, that his recovery is despaired of. NAY4L INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH and PLYMOUTH-DOCK, OCTOBER 22. This morning a King's Messenger arrived at WAT KINs's Grand Hotel, with dispatches for Lord WEL LINGTON, and at three P. M. went on board the WHITING schooner, which immediately got under way, and sailed for Lisbon. Arrived the MARINER gun-brig, from a cruize to the Westward ; and the MEDUSA frigate, from Roche fort, with five light transports. Friday arrived at Fowey, the Snow Thomas and Mary, of Leith, from Malta, bound to London, with a cargo of cotton-wool, fustic, and barilla ; two days previous she was captured by a French lug ger privateer, of 14 guns, from St. Maloes, and recap tured next morning by the HIND revenue cutter, Capt. BOWDEN, after a chace of several hours, during which the lugger hove in sight, and stood towards the. Hind with a view to make her relinquish the chace of the Snnw, but took care to keep a respectful distance to windward. The crew of the HIND were eager for a brush with the enemy. By the ECLIPSE sloop of war, the arrival of which I noticed in my letter of Tuesday last, I am sorry to learn that Lieutenant MITCHELL, of the HAUGHTY gun-brig, and several of the Officers and ship's com pany have died at Vera Cruz, of a malignant fever. The EMERALD frigate, when left by the prize she has sent in here, was in chase of a French corvette, of SOO tons, and four small vessels. Arrived, since my last, the Ann victualler, Capt. HALL, from Basque Roads, (reported to have foun dered in a gale of wind) ; Prince of Wales transport, from Lisbon ; Hope, MAY, from Oporto, with wine and cork, bound to Dover ; the Rotator, DAVIDSON, from Sunderland ; and the WEAzta hired schooner, from Falmouth. Sailed the NARCISSUS frigate, with six 'victualling transports, for Rochefort. The INTELLIGENT gun-brig, from the Dardanelles, was released from quarantine this day. PORTSMOUTH, OCTOBER 2S. Arrived the ROLLA sloop of war, with a convoy from the Downs,which consists of the following ships : Patriot, Zephyr, Hope, Margaret, Nestor, Ann, Polly, and the George. Sailed the HARLEQUIN with a convoy for the Downs. Arrived the PORTMAIION from a cruize. Came into harbour the RAPID schooner. DOVER, OCTOBER 23. There was a great deal of firing on the French coast on Saturday evening, between six and seven o'clock; and this morning, from seven to nine o'clock, very heavy cannonading was heard here from the opposite shore—unfortunately, the atmosphere was very hazy at the time, so that we could not get a sight of the French land, and it has continued so ever since; and being nearly calm, we have had no cruizers in the Roads to-day, and are therefore quite in the dark as to the cause of the firing.—Wind S. DEAL, OCTOBER 28. Arrived the VICTORIOUS, 74. guns, SALSETTE fri gate, REDPOLE and GOSHAWKE sloops, from the Scheldt ; the ZEPHYR sloop has also arrived from the Scheldt, bat endeavouring to come into the Downs early this morning she got on shore on the Goodwin Sands, and was on the tides flowing got off again without receiving any material damage. Remain in the Dawns—Princess of Orange, San Domingo, Vic torious, and Marlborough, 74 guns, Salsette frigate, Zetiobia, Goshawke, Redpule, Pudargus, and Rinaldo sloops, and Virago gun-brig. SHEERNESS, OCTOBER r. 3. Sailed his Majesty's ships CHAMPION and NJ D El, viN, with a convoy for Gottenburgh. Wind S. W. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GRAVESEND, OCTOBER 23.—Arrived the Vigilant, Manhead, from Cork; Aspeches, Lewis, from Middleburg; Frederick the Seventh, Kemer, from Cadiz ; Commerce, Tindall, from Oporto; Commerce, Gardner, from Norfolk ; Driad, Baker, from the Ha vannah ; Elert, Parker, from Flushing; George and Dorotba, Hogarth, from ditto; and •he George, Johnson, from New York. —Sailed the William, Folker, for Lisbon; Anna Maria, Adams, for Gibraltar; Ceres, Jot nell, for Cadiz; and the Providence, Ingram, for New Providence. The Fly, Lock, from Malta to London, is taken and carried into Bazerto. The Monte Video, Seaton, from Quebec to London, is taken and carried into St. Makes. The Thomas and Mary, Hill, front Malta to Lordoa, has been taken, retaken, and arrived at Fowey. The Louisa, Thompson, from Malta to London, is stranded near Cork—Cargo expected to be saved. The Brianniitransport, Pyles, is lost at Flushing. The Minerva, Valk, from M.ita to Gibraltar, Is taken, and carried into Algiers. The Sally, diphans, from was captured off Cape Paleas, by a French privateer. The Robert, —, from Oporto to Limerick, was taken on the 9th inst, retaken on the 18th, and sent into Penzance. ARRIVED-At Fowey, the General Doyle, Croft, from Malta. In the Creek, St. Antonia, Schmene, front Messina; Neptune, Keith; and Anson, Goodwin, from Malaga ; Star, Wetherall, from Gibraltar ; and General Armstrong, —, front Stnyri.a. At Rio, the Pandora, Anderson, from the Coast of Peru ; Laurel, Anderson ; and Adriatic, —, lion' the Cape of Good Hope; the Enaperador tkeArnerica, —, from Lisbon ; Madras, Robin son ; and S. Rosa, Da Silva, from Buenos Ayres ; St. Antonia, Postilliac, from Bengal ; and Aurora, Oliveirc, fr.int London.— At Philadelphia, the Hannah, Robinson, from Cork ; and Mar g. ret, lames, from Liverpool. At Boston, the Eliza, Farley ; and Stunner, Malcolm, from Liverpool. Ait Cork, the Ceres,Owen; and Ceres, Plant, from Londo'n ; Mary, Ferguson ; and St. Mar. tba, -----, from Cadiz, At Liveritool, the'Ativenture, Harri son, from Martiriique. At Hoylake, the Friends, Humble, from Messina. At Bristol, the Wilbertorce, Etheridge, from Mr.lra.— At Dublin, the Swallow, Chalmers, from Oporto ; Mania Murphy, from Malaga. Off Margate, the - 1 hames, 00e, from Lisbon. At Madeira, the William, ;twin mid Penelope, Boon, front London. Off Dover, the Neptune, Keith, from Malaga.— Of the Isle of Wight, the Phoebe, Gunter, front Malta; and Charles Hamilton, Irons GP:: altar. At Grenada, the Lusitania, Carman, from London. Captain FIFE is appointed to the CALONIL'i sloop of war. Captain SHEPPARD is appointed to the NAMUR, the flag ship of Admiral WELLS. Captain HANctirrr, who signalized himself in such a distinguished manner on the 3d of August, in the RAVEN brig, off Flushing, has been advanced to the rank of Post• Captain. NEW TLIEAT.RP, COPENT-CARDLN. The pieces announced tor performance at this The. atrc last night were the Opera of The 11(votbran, and the grand ballet pantomime of OSCPI' ilfitl The house was fashionably attended at an eatly hour, and the private boxes displayed a more than ordinary share of beauty and elegance. As on former nights, tl ie first two acts of the Opera were heard with the utmost attention, and the •, • faction of the audience was expressed in the warmest manner. Mrs. DICKONS in the part of I:mi./ 9 wad re ceived with reiterated plaudits, and .vas encored in some of her most difficult songs, which she executed with great credit to herself in a most scientific anal powerful manner. In short, all the songs were heard with delight : and IsicLunoN, at all tirras a faaou rite with the public, was encored also in The St:•eamies Mat f fiow'd round her Cot. ' he house was completely filled at half price, and the row commenced with m(lre sudden vengeance than we have yet seen it. Not a syllable more was heard. Indeed, the scenes in the pit supplied ample loom for observation, and i:: many instances excited very con siderable alarm. The hideous yells which issued from all part: of the house became truly dreadful. The females wcaes,-. a retreating from the pit in all directions, and in a few minutes either sham or real fights commenced in va rious directions. Rings were formed, and horse play of all sorts, such as pushing, running, leaping, dancing, elbowing, and tripping became general, and was in several instances, attended by severe personal injury to the unlucky individuals who came in contact with the rough attacks ofthe aggressors.— They were thrown down, and sometimes trampled over by the rushing crowd, and with the utmost diffi culty escaped with their lives. In the gene: al commo tion, the boxes, last night, as well as every other part of the house, bore a fair proportion, and were as bo;s terous as at any other period of the contest since the opening of the theatre. A bat:le royal took place at the entrance of the passage i idi separates the dress from the back boxes, in consequence of the over flow of the second-price visitors I:.:!ing refused admis sion there, as it was known from cxr.‘rience that a very considerable portion of noise and clamour origi nated in that place on former nights. 'l'his difficulty was, however, soon overcome, and after a very severe skirmish, in which the half-price champions were op posed by a detachment of Bow -street officers, they became victorious, and entered in full cry, proclaim ing their victory in the most boisterous and tumul tuous manner. Between the opera and the pantomime several.pla cards were exhibited, amongst which were the follow ing " What do you want ?—Answ. Old Prices. You must hay* New. !—Answ. 11l be d—d if we do!" " No Crim. Con. Boxes !" 66 Old Prices, or no Play !" 46 Insolvent Debtors! No Charity to Kembler " Lads in the pit, Will it be fit To suffer our King's to be King John's Jubilee ?—No! be Britont then on the Ssth, and rally on the etith !" " No new crimes !---No hired Ruffians!—No Bow-street Des. peradoes A caricature of a man suspended from a gibbet with an inscription over it— •' A Cure for all my Aitche,." Others were exhibited ; but the foregoing are a suf ficient specimen of those which were every where hoisted, and the appearance of which furnished grounds for new quarrels and contentions. During the performance of Oscar and ilfalvlna, the Corps de Ballet before the curtain, attracted much more attention than the performers on the stage ; and the ' delightful overture by Mr. REEVE, accompanied on •the harp and union pipes, by Mr. NICHOLSON and Mr. O'FARREL, was wholly inaudible, from the universal uproar which prevailed. At the falling of the cur tain, what the noisy part of the company called the " Jubilee of Old Pricer," was celebrated, amidst a hur ricane of discord and confusion, which has not been exceeded by any thing of the same kind that pre ceded it. At the close of the performance the house echoei with cheering for the victory of the oppositionizqs, and " God save the King,"-- ,, Rule Britannia,"— “ Hearts of Oak," &c. were chaanted with enthusi asm. An orator briefly commented on the talents of Miss SMITH ; and wished to know whether Mrs. SID.. DONS was worth more for one night than that fa vourite actress was for twenty-six concluded, by reprobating monopoly; and exhorting the audience to pursue their ccurse steadily, which must eventually prove victorious. Various invectives were passed on the Managers, which were followed by groans and hisses. Thun dering peals and acclamations of applause next resounded throughout the House in honour of Old Prices, and the staunch supporters of British rights. —Just before the House was cleared, a person endea voured to set up a cry of " Kemble for ever." Ho meant it ironically ; but he had nearly fallen a sacri fice to his humour. The House was cleared about eleven o'clock. IZo persons were taken into custody during the evening, from which it may be inferred, that the managers are anxious to avoid having recourse to severe mea sures, as much as circumstances will adroit, and, if possible, to conciliate the public feelings. Friday last a race was run between two gentlemen of Dumfries for a considerable bet. One of them - was to run 50 yards with a person on his back, weigh ing about lSst. in the same time that the other was to run 100 yards without any weight. The loaded gentleman won the rage with great ease. Mr. THOMAS G ASCOIGNE , t h e son and heir of Sir eolf3Ptharilnin,gtt. while en g aged e e n t with ag a in fa t t i a le l. accident A s o G n a F s r e i o d r a o y s F t . h , Ti chace with Lord SCAIMOROUGH'S hounds in the neigh bourhood of Worksop. Impelled by , the ar&ur of the pursuit, he encountered a very dangerous l .eap c:in trio y to the advice of some more experienced sportzanen,:;nd though) his horse cleared the hedge, the rider was thrown by the rebound with his back against a strong branch of a tree, and the concussini. was Fci violent as to affect the spinal marrow, au.l instAntly paralize the lower extremities. He was innncdiately taken fi'orn the field to Sir THOMAS WHITE'S, where he died at nine o'clock on Friday evening. ~- r rt I 11! • II