Star. — London, England, 1811-12-13 00:00:00

rr-- • SPAIN. - - ROYAL DECREE. THE COUNCIL or REGENCY HAS BEEN PLEASED TO ISSUE THE SUBSEQUENT EDLCT. " Cava, Noyes's' 21, 1811. " FERDINAND VII. by the Grace of GoD, King of Spain, &c. and in his absence the Council of Regency legally authorised, send these presents. General and Extraordinary Cortes assembled in the City of Cadiz, in order to shew their profound respect and regard towards the illustrious defender of their country, not only to the Military, but to such as are not of the profession, who have exerted their means for the protection of their nation against its op. pressors, with the heroic constancy and va lour by which they have been distinguished, and considering that the testimony most direct and effectual of this their reverence and attachment, is to administer to the wants of those widows, orphans, and parents, whose relations have fallen in the glorious cause, decree the following Articles : " Art. 1. The pension of an Officer is assigned to his family in such ewe where death is occasioned either in the field, or by wounds received in the field—if the suffering party have been lawfully married. " Art. 2. Where no lawful marriage has taken place, and where the party so suffer, the pension is to devolve on the father arson. " Art. 3. For such purposes are to be included Officers who have been made prisoners, and snot or otherwise killed by the enemy; also such as are comprehended under the Ravi Order of the sth July, 1802, or who have died of epidemic disorders„ Sm. during a siege. " Art. 4. If the fonds of the Monte Pio Milks, should not be sufficient for the payment of these new demands, the deficit is to be supplied from the Erariu Public°. " An. S. From the Erario Publico, the pension of a dal and a half per day is assigned to the families of Soldiers who have so faßen—two rials to Corporals and Drummers—three dais to Ser jeans—and three rials alio for the families of such as are con demned to death for services rendered to their country. " Art. 6. These pensions are to be enjoyed by the Wives only so long as they continue Widows. If they marry again, they are to devolve to the Daughters or Sons under Is years old . If there be no Widows or Children, a Parent who is a Widow, or a Fa ther, if poor, is-to enjoy the same. " Art. 7. The same is extended to invalids whohave retired on account of wounds received, where such Invalids have not the means for the maintenance of their families, Sze. " Signed, &s." THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK 3 per Ct. Caul. for money shut—Ditto for opg. 63a s per Ct. Reduced 62H-4 per Cent. 731 Navy S per Ct. shut—Bondsl4l.l6s. pr.—Omnlum t dis. Each. Mb (3d.) par 21. (3td.) 2s. to Ss. pre. A Gibraltar mail which arrived this morning has brought us the most gratifying intelligence from the 1 neighbourhood of Valencia. SUCHET has been re pulsed with great loss in three successive attacks upon that city, and has finally been expelled from that quarter of Spain. It would appear that General BLAKE, after the battle of the 25th of October, had been enabled to retreat in excellent order to the vici uity of Valencia, where he was soon able to muster 22,000 regular troops, including a considerable body of cavalry, besides 4 , 000 Guerillas. The army of SUCHET amounted to 20,000, and BLAKE seems to bare invited them to attack him before they could be' reinforced. The following are extracts from the communica tions we have received on the above subject : " GIBRALTAR, NOV. 26, dg The master of a Spanish vessel, in five days from Valencia, states, that Svelter had commenced his re. treat after making three assaults on the city, in which he had been repulsed with great loss, " GIBRALTAR, NOV. 23. 44 The campaign in this part of Andalusia appear ing to be at an end, General Ballasteros is come to los Barrios _where he has established his head-quarters, and has cantoned his troops in the neighbouring towns and villages, for the twe-fold purpose of allow.; ing them some rest, and of organizing his new levies I which amount to upwards of 4000 men. The Tarifa Division has also returned to that town, Col, Skcrritt from Vejer which he had occupied and was under the necessity of abandoning upon the approach of a superior force of the enemy's ; and General Copons from Alcala by the way of Algesiras." " ALICANT, NOV. 13, 44 The alarm of the fever has completely subsided in th's town, and the Merchant; who, from apprehen sion, had retired to the country, are returning. All accounts from Carthagena agree in representing the disease as nearly extinct there, pince the fall of Murviedro, nothing new has occurred with respect to Valencia. Suchet has sat down before it, and Blake is inside of the walls with au army far more numerous than that of the enemy: General Roche is very active in promoting desertion • from the French army by means of his emissaries.— ' The number of those who abandon Suchet's standard far exceeds any idea I had fortned of it. have counted 300 coming in one day. You will easily conceive, that this must be a most destructive species of warfare to the enemy whose forces thereby sustain a deficiency, withput producing a corresponding loss saa the part of their adversaries." " VALENCIA, NOV. 4. a After the publication of yesterday's report, the r ue pf 014 bAturies redoubled on the side of the river. fn the environg of g piao (whi c h is escupied by the 'enemy) it was still hris4or, and the light parties of peasantry behaved with great gallantry, and even crusssci the river iii pursuit of those wile attacked the, lint on the side of Move glivete. Trbili; this was' passing and the stag' of the yrench zany was reeeu, RgitriPg fFoR) 4 tower of St. Miguel de Igs Ruch' all this neighbourhood, Generals Mahi's,Villscampa's, and Obispa's divisions, were attacked at Manisea; but they gloriously repulsed General Arispe, who con ductedtthe attack, with 6006 of his best troops ; killed and wounded many of them, took a few prisoners, and captured a number of knapsacks, muskets, &c. At sun-set our people set fire to several buildings on the left bank of the river, and also to Murviedro. street ; they are yet burning. When the moon rose the firing recommenced, and it lasted until ten in the morning. To this moment they have erected no work; but it i; positive that they have brought a quantity of baskets for making parapets. The best order prevails here, and our General's serene and chearful looks make us hope for something favourable. YESTERDAY'S REPORT. " Most Excellent Sir—This evening our light par ties dislodged the enemy from the Mill of la Trinidad, and'successively from all the houses contiguous to San Pio, as far as Murviedro-street. The troops un der the command of Lieutenant-General Malii like wise drove them from a house, belonging to a French. man, which they had fortified on the other side of the river, and which has been burnt. Nothing else has occurred to this moment—nor have the enemy forti fied their works ; which I state to your Excellency, far your information, by command of his Excellency D. J. Blake. " VALENCIA, NOV. 10. 41 We have nothing new since Friday evening. The French are, however, throwing. up works behind S. Juan de la Ribera, no doubt to act against the battery del Real. Mina has taken 1100 prisoners at Huesca." COMINNA, DECV.MBER 3. We have no news from the Army of Lord WEL LINGTON ; but, according to reports, some important movements are on the eve of taking place; as the army under General Dorsenne, which has for some time past occupied the country about Astorga, has taken its departure, for the purpose, it is conjectured, of joining the army of Marmont ; who, it is under stood, has detached a strong corps towards Valencia, to the assistance of Suchet. The French still occupy Gijon, although it is believed their stay is only meant to be temporary. They came there, it is believed, in order to cover the operations of Dorsenne's division, and to prevent General Abadia from leaving his sta tion, to annoy him. General Santocildes has received orders to proceed immediately towards Gijon with his troops ; and, should a favourable opportunity present itself, to attack the enemy. On the approach of the French to Gijon, a number of coasting vessels which were lying in that port, waiting for cargoes, &cc. put to sea, although it was blowing a heavy gale at the time, They were, however, so distressed, as to be obliged to put into the port of Luanca, where I they all fell into the hands of the enemy." By a Gentleman who left Palermo on the 11th Ge. tober, we have learnt, that nothing of any importance had occurred in that capital from the date of Lord WILLIAM BeUTINCK'S departure. The Sicilians were in the confident hope that the military superiority would be assumed by the British ; and will be greatly disappointed if something decisive for their advan tage do not result from the manful conduct of the Minister, in returning home for additional instruc tions, NOTTINGN AM, .....--a The insurrectional state to which this count, bee been reduced for the last month , ha s no poodle: its its history, since the troubled days of Charles the First, against which misguided monarch it took so decided a part. These truly alarming tumults had their origin in a complaint exhibited by the staling makers against same of the hosiers, on account oldie latter abating the fashioning price of making stirs descriptions of stockings, and causing others, along with sandals, socks, caps, &c. to be cut out of pieces, in like manner as a tailor cuts a imminent; and the stockings, &c. thus made, were not only deprived of their proper loopmelvages, which are tge grace. the ornament, and natural guarantee to the real value of the frame-work-knitted stockings, but, as many more could be produced in any gives time then could be of those properly fashioned, the wages of the workmen and the work itself were daily on the decline, as was also the credit of the trade.— And if we add to these causes of complaint the con stant advancement in the price of every article neces sary to human subsistence, the true causes of these disturbances will be found. The object of the workmen has been to destroy those machines, or‘freater, as they are called in the dialect of the trade, that were employed in the mak ing of pieces to be cut up into stockings, &c. ; and indiscriminately those" belonging to the hosiers, who had rendered their names obnoxious by giving re. duced prices. Day after day have the Magistrates, both of the town and county, used every possible en deavour to restore tranquillity ; day after day bare they added to the strength and activity of the civil. power, and called in additional aid of the al . /Fury ; but, hitherto, their exertions have been but of little avail : a mysterious organization has been brought into existence, which baffles every ordinary effort to suppress it. The rioters appear suddenly in armed par. ties, under regular commanders ; the chief of whom, be he whomsoever he may, is ailed Omura! Ladd; and his orders are as implicitly obeyed as if he had received his authority from the hand auf a monarch & indeed, it is well understood, that disobedience to his command is punishable with death, according to a solemn oath administered to all the party; and any person that gives information against any of them., subjects himself to the vengeance of the whole organ nized hand, both is person and property ; some dreadful examples in the latter instance having al ready been inflicted, by the burning of hay-stacks, Inc. ' hence it is that so tew impeachments are made, and so few of the depredators apprehended. When the object of destruction is agreed is, t e ss party bounce upon their prey with the vengeenat of the tiger and the cunning of the fox : the destruetion of one frame seldom takes more than ten minutes time ; and, according tp the threats imprecatiously held out, it would subject any one to instant death to make the least alarm. The house where the mischief is going on is guarded on all sides with men armed His Menne continues in the same state. with muskets, and scouts stand at a distance from The answer to the numerous enquiries yesterday, each other, who cry " ells well," or otherwi s e, if at York-house, was, that the PRINCE REGENT was things require it, they give tare alarm. In some eases, nearly recovered, and would see company at Carl. however, small parties engage on the destruction of a towhouse on Monday. frame, and are less cautious, and of course subjeca Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of YORK and themselves to more danger ; an instance of which CLARENCE had an audience with the Palace REGENT yesterday between the hours of rive and three o'clock. occurred in Rutland-street, in this.town, last Tuesday The interview lasted about half an hour. evening, at nine o'clock : three men entered a house Yesterday, the Duke of YORK and Mr. Chancellor ADAM transacted business with the PRINCE REGENT.and, while they were demolishing a frame,. en The Pa . tNcE REGENT has ordered apartments to be .An Of fi -er arrived at Pl ymout h on Tuesday with Alderman, at the head of some constables and sed fitted up in St. James's Palace, for the accommoda- I dispatches of importance for the Mediterranean , sup. Biers, arrived, and while several entered the house, tion of his Pages, as soon as his Royal Highness is nosed to be erhicioallv destined for Lord WILLIAM the rest surrounded it ; but the men, a ft er *havine freed from the PERCEVAL restrictions . - bIINTINCK, in Sicily. The Officer immediately went completed their ob:oct, escaped through. a three- We are sorry to state, that her Royal Highness tot board the Salto/4mA which sailed with him in storey window, ;limbed upon the roof, which was window, and finally made the night. Princess SOPHIA is much indisposed. A Messenger also arrived at Plymouth on Wed. considerably above the b His Royal Highness the Duke of CUMBERLAND in. nesday morning, with dispa t c hes for Mr. FOSTER', our their escape, y getting over the roof of an ad ; tended to leave town yesterday to join his regiment . Minister in America. He went on boa rd the Moo I - j o i n i ng house, then down into a back yard, and lat Rumford; but having oeceived an express from LETT schooner, which sailed with him at 12 o'clock 1 0...., t on i ng their i Loco Kensington Palace, with an account of the alarming the same day. indisposition of his Royal Brother, the Duke of Sos-o ~ On Monday the . Conromartial fi nally closed on i I. its inhabitants were sitting by the fire. The number sax, his Royal Highness has deterred his departure. Lieutenant CRAWFORD)Iate Commander of the Sylvia o f frames already destroyed, is seaspoled to mount to His Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX experi. cutter, for his conduct during the time he had the i 300, having cost from 816 to 81'20 each ; and when, enced on Wedhesday a most violent attack of his Command of that vessel. He was sentenced to be se- ' an d complaint, on account of the clear age in the acmes.; verily reprimanded, and to lose twelve months tank haw the business will end , GOD ooly knows. Nearly the whole of the county of Noni ng han t phere. His Royal Highness's Physician in Ordinary ,as Lieutenant. passed the whole night with him, and such was the' Wednes da y , a Court Martial was held on board the and part of that of Derby, are under a system of ab. violence of the malady, that at moments a fatal ter. Salvador del Mundo, in fiamnaze, for the trial of solute terror ; for the rioters send out parties collect. rpination was apprehended, as the respiration was two seamen belonging to the Abercrombie, accused erg money for subsistence ; and, such is the state of greatly interrupted, with some very alarming s y m p.. of cowardice and disobedience of orders, whilst par. I the public mind, that great numbers relieve them from toms t his Royal Highness, however, is somewhat suing the enemy, in the barge of that ship, on the recovered, french coast. They were both found Guilty , and a principle of r and others from the no les s yesetetky, i His Royal Highness the itpmcs REGENT has been sentenced , to receive 500 lashes each round the Recto—, oPetative motive °gear pleased to appoint to-morrow, at three o'clock, at The Court then proc eede d to . try murderers belonging to t h e Diana and Growler , for ' measures , from which, and from a meeting that WAS York.house, to receive the Loop Maeott and Corpe. ration of the City of London, with their Address , . the murder of Mr. W from. held between tibeas and the hosiers in the Shire-hall, requesting his Royal Highness to prohibit the use o ANDREW° (as stated in a former Seas); but cora in the Distilleties, 1 the lateness of the hour, only one witness was ma- in this towns on Wednesday lasts much good is to be It is reported that Dean Leomit to sneceed to the y esterday . mgt the further proceedings adjourned until expected. The hosiers have advertised for the work. vacant Bishopric of Drotnere, and tiro the Rev, Mr. ' to bring their eeestelaluts is writing to an actor. S./maw is > < o succeed Dean LEt.LIE, as Dean of Cork. o'clock, Wednesdaynight, the wen Just a ft er twe l ve • on . . toy, who is named ; mad the Magistrates have etrictly I alarm was given of a fire having broken out in the Lecions,.—Last night Vie Maniac was Rain per, Dock-yard, at Sheerness, and immediately the crews eojoiued, that the ricers and public-houses shall be formed at this Theatre, gnd attracted a very elegant 'of the various vessels in the harbour repaired to the cleated at ten o'clock every night. What these mea -1 4n4 crowded aedleoce. The simple melodious lab, spat, when it was found to emceed from* mooing. sures will larks forth I know not; but you may ea. lad of Adria *err, introduced by &mime, is its' lump, lyisw . is Powder Monkey Bah Wren gby store pelt to hear from use again as soon as accessary. the biOest degree eafttieatinitt Pe was nstarr4 amidst ; means taken are. Owing to the prompt assistance the moo tumaltuous applause. Mrs. Diestoxs sung ' P. S, A matt of acknowledged talent mid superior afforded, rpore p articularly from the officers and /DM Qu i education is now in EnnOIV, On supicialt of having with her oval piste and judgment, aod was most ' at" the leaisonable, it was speedily got under, with t}elervedly anleetletil throughout. I deilai eagacly initny, , been a rrimeirta in the bus Wees. NitrilL INTBLLICENCE. ' TE AND LOSS OF THE SALDANHA FRIGA TALBOT SWOP OF WAR. It is with the most painful concern we lay before our Readers the following letter received from Lon donderry : " Derry, Saturday Evening, Dec. 7, Stn—On Saturday the SOth ult. the Saldanha frigate, in company with the Talbot sloop of war, , sailed on a cruize to the westward from their station' in Loughswilly. Early on Wednesday, the 4th inst. it blew a gale of wind which increased until evening, ; when it became a violent storm. From the know- , ledge that these vessels were off the coast, the wind N. W. blowing directly upon it, much apprehension was entertained. Thursday passed over without any information, but on Friday morning some persons i came up from Loughswilly, and stated that several pieces of wreck were found upon the coast, with the hiark of SALDANHA on the timber. This excited great anxiety, but this evening produced certain in-1 formation of the total loss of the ship, accompanied with the distressing information that the Talbot had shared the same fate, both on shore and both mere wrecks, without a single soul having escaped alive. a This night an express has arrived, which states, that upwards of 200 of the dead bodies had been cut on shore, among which was that of Capt. Puceezunsf, who was buried this day ; he had nothing on him when taken up but his shirt and night-cap. You may judge of the distress that so calamitous a circuin stance has produced here. The bay they were dfiven in, is galled Ballymastaker, and is at the entrance of Loughswilly. The Saldanha was a fine frigate, of 38 guns, commanded by the Hon. ! Captain PAKEN HAM, The Talbot carried 18 guns, and was com manded by the Hon. Captain JoNes." PLYMOUTH, DECEMBER 11. Went out of harbour to the Sound, atter refitting, the PRINCESS CitAELmryz frigate.—Sailed the Mta.- LErr schooner, with dispatches for America ; NEP TUNE (1) tender, for Dublin, to bring round impress. ed men and volpnteers for the Navy ; BLOODHOCND gun-brig, for Liverpool ;la RHIN frigate, cn a cruize in the Channel ; and the STRONEOLO, 16 guns, for the Mediterranean. PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER 12. Arrived the SPECULATOR lugger with a convoy of cutward-bound ships from the DoWns ; and his Ma jesty's ship COMET from Newfoundland, last from Plymouth. DEAL, DECEMBER 12. Sailed his Majesty's ships VIGILANT, POICTIERS, and EP snuRGH on a cruize off the Tezel. Came down from the River his Majesty's ship WARRIOR, and remains. Arrived several transports under con ♦oy of his Majesty's ship DARING from Harwich. GRAVESEND, NOVEMBER 12. Sailed the Thomas, RULED ; Royal Charlotte, PINCK ; and the Neptune ; DoNALDsox, for India ; Orb, HILL, for Gibraltar ; harmony, WOODALL, for Demerara ; and the Adventare. WALKza,for Via9a. The Jrlam, Kaysaa, from Barbadoes, is arrived at one of the out-ports ; she sailed on the 6th ultimo. —By a vessel arrived at Barbadoes that day, from Guadaloupe, the following report was received: that Captain MARA, commanding the French brig l'lmperatrice, of fourteen 24-pound carronades and 67 men, from Names, had landed arms and ammu nition at St. Bartholomew's, and sent a proclamation to Guadaloupe. It was said be proposed cruising off Porto Rico : he shews Portuguese colours, has Por tuguese papers, and had decoyed two vessels. MARA is a Member of the Legion of Honour, and a partisan of the Minister of Marine ; and his mission to the West Indies is supposed to be cif more moment than merely to capture British vessels. L'lmperatrice is a small corvette brig—has a small bust of Maria Louisa under her bowsprit. THE ARMY. Wednesday, the second division of the Somerset Militia marched from Plymouth for Dartmoor: the third and last division were to have marched yester day, and to take about 400 Freock rimers with them, from the hulks in liesonam. 14. .