Star. — London, England, 1809-12-29 00:00:00

. , 10 tHt ARMY.. The withdrawing of the army from Walcheren, orn menced early in the morning of the 9th instant.— J jor-General MONCR!EFF, second in command, ore d w ith the Ist division during the day ; the out .is f ro m Vere, Rammakint ) and Armingden rchcd through Middleburgh for Flushing. When e whole had passed, General Dow proceeded, and barked in the flag-ship, entrusting the rear-guard Lieutenant -Colonel STUART, of the 50th regiment, ,sisting of a troop of Light Dragoons, one brigade 'Light Artillery, and a battalion of Infantry ; this rd remained 15 days in Middleburg ; during that the Lieutenant-Colonel is stated to have conduct. himself with much attention, military arrangement discretion, for which he has obtained the appro tion of the Comtbander in Chief. Sir R. &MAMA* with the remainder of the men 'war and transports, arrived in the Downs on Wed y, having sailed from Flushing Boads on the eding day. At the same time the flotilla in the ..nipOt and the West Scheldt, under the command Captains Ow&N and Masolf, was withdrawn, with as we understand, any attempt on the part of the y to harass it on the retreat. It was the Ist Battalion of the 50th regiment that led at Deal on Wednesday frbm Flushing, as ted in the STAR of yesterday. The number of landed in good health was 250, and they now ipy Silver dill Barracks. This distinguished s was the last which let Walcheren, having per ed the important duty of rear-guard. As the belonging to this Battalion'who *ere sent to •land, have nearly all recovered, there is little 6 t that they will be soon ready for service again. FUMING HARBOUR, DEC. 2s. or some tithe past, as you ; no doubt, already .w, active preparations have been made for the evacuation of Walcheren. The Miners were busy .igging below the . gates of this harbour, which of an immense size, and great strength, prepa ry to their being blown up • the brass guns, iron, .., shot, shells, and every ;fling of value belong to the Government, were hastily conveyed on d of different ships appointed for their reception ; arsenals were gutted of every thing valuable, and with combustibles, and trains of gunpowder, to .t and accelerate their intended conflagration.— troops, sick and healthy, men, women, and hen, were rapidly, because gladly, embarking ; y thing foretold a speedy and complete evacuation is unlucky island. Sunday the 10th inst. the gates were blown at nine o'clock in the forenoon: The explosion by no means so great as I had expected ; but yet destruction, though on our side incomplete, was :ble. Large sluices, thick walls of brick, gates .e strongest structure, immense masses of free. e ani granite, .and huge bars of iron, were all .wn into the harbour, in horrible confusion. While employed in viewing this scene of destruction, conflagration of the arsenals, which were about irds distant, took place. The fire and smoke tremendous. The scene was awfully grand, beyond any thing my feeble powers of description d suggest. It would have furnished a subject y of the genius of Salvator Rosa. 'e have remained a considerable time on ship rd, waiting for a fair wind, which has, at length, ed to-day, and we are this moment sailing out of harbour. The French have opened their batteries adsand on us, and are rather briskly firing away le lam now writing to you ; but not one of their has touched us ; and, instead of returning their we are only laughing at their folly, and concern ; their impotence and rage. )Z71:1 &let was fought onWednesday :1 PAddington Canal. Towing-path, between Mn. ra—B, a clergythan, and a Captain SMITH. The ties married two sisters, the daughters of a Gd 1, and the disputt Which led to the duel originated .ome family Matters. The Captain was slightly ended in the left breasts in the second fires r _'XING.--A pugilistic Contest, for a purse of 10 eas, and the honour of first provincial fame, place at Hazely, Berks, on Tuesday, between rge Gadd, a weaver, and H. Moss, a miner, the r of whom vanquished Flowers, of provincial , about twelve months ago. Gadd was never re pitted for a stake, but he had given such proofs :s manhood that Captain HMtBELL, of Thatcham, ght him forward. In the first round Gadd, by xterous lilt through the guard, closed up the left of his sturdy adversary, who in return slit the cf Gadd, and threw him a severe cross-buttock. battle lasted 35 minutes, when a blow in the wind, a stunning one on the head of his adversary ) t the victory to Gadd, who as Well as his beaten was carried off the field. eoartyc.—The Dulwich Harriers went out at it o'clock yesterday morning to Farley Cover, • e a numerous party of Gentlemen assembled, rmation having been given them drat a fine fox theen seen there. The scent lying well on the .nd, the hounds in a few minutes unkennelled a n dog fox, which they ran close to his brush for Fords of half an hour, when poor Reynard, finding Itself so closely pursued, took to a drain, out of hth he was extricated with great difficulty, and was n alive ; and after having undergone a complete ney by the sportsmen, he was ordered to be bagged another day's sport, every one present promising attend. Tuesday Lord DERBY'S stag-hounds met at Ad- Igton, Surrey. A remarkably fine deer was turned t, known by the name of the Kent Deer, from se-eral times run to Gravesend, Riverhead, •'n that county. He was uncarted about ten lack, and the hounds laid on about twenty minutes a; he took across Hays Common, Bromley Com -41, Farnborough, and was taken, after one hour d fifty minutes, at Shoreham, in Kent, without the st injury. • • c&ratNk-adkolg Tszdtra. Last night was represented the 1 . 4,04i5ie V Oisicsb thecotnniencernent of which WO marked with at loud and general an uproai before the elite:tin as raged at any period of the recently-determided conflict about prices, itc. Upon enterittg at the bdx-door, previims to the play. we obserVed a large printed bill to the following effect : " In consequence of Mr. Coons's severe indisposition. Public are respectfully acquainted that, with their permission. Mr. EGERTON will perform the part of %W.° At half-past six o'clock the house was filled in every part, but when the curtain rose not a sentence, not a word could be heard, except the cries of Of 9,7 At length Mr. M URRAY* w h o per f ormed the Of chant, advanced to address the audience. “ The in:- disposition of Mr. Cooxe"--here he was interrupted by cries of Druid ! Drasi ! and though he made many efforts to proceed, this was all we could dis tinctly hear, and he withdrew. Here loud and con tinued calls were made for Kestat.a, when Mr. C. KEMBLE appeared. It *as a long time before he could obtain a hearing, and when he did so far suc ceed it was for a moment. He earnestly requested to be indulged, and silence afforded him an opportu nity of sating thus much : I* LADIES and Gawmassam--Mr. Coon is really indlspoeml." Here the cries of Join.; lEnann.z, Joi; KILMBLK, let him play the part," were loudly vociferated from va rious parts of the house, when Mr. C. Krutacs ob served, that his brother had not acted the part of Shyloch for soma years back, else, no doubt, he would readily have come forward on this occasion. Here some voices called out, 14 &aim. Aim." Mr. C. Karma again endeavoured to be heard, and in part succeeded. The Prompter, he stated, had called on Mr. COOKE at 12 o'clock, and found him ill, but-I not so much so as to preclude the probability of ba, performing at night. The Prompter again attenthd Mr. Comm at four o'clock, and still was encouli to expect him at the Theat r e, an d i t was not anti an' hour too late to devise any other mode of performing their duty to the public, that the Managers resorted to the expedient set forth iii the printed advertisement , exhibited at the doors. Here many s called out "What advertise ment ?" upon whlr Mr. C. Kam= observed, that bills announcing the change had been duly distributed at the doors (Loud cries of N0,,N0 ! Tor, roil) C. KEMBLE at length withdrew, and in a short time returned with two printed papers, a large and a small one, in his band, declaring that copies of them had been delivered at every door. About this time a gentleman in the pit, addressing himself to Mr. C. ICEMBLE, accused the Managers of unpardonable in attention to their duty, and of indifference to the tranquillity of the audience, in their having placed any reliance on a man who had so often disappointed and insulted the public as Mr. Coons had done, and more especially with the instance so freshly before them as that of last Tuesday night. Here the cla mour became great, and after several ineffectual ef fats to obtain a further hearing, Mr. C. Kuntz withdrew. The stage was nowagain unoccupied for about a quarter of an hour, when Mr. MURRAY arri ved for the second time : "LAosis AMS GANTLUI2II...A. 16.111110, los tut mum& front Mr. Young's house, where he was not to be found. Mr. Charles Kemble will, however, with your permission, undertake to read the part." Mr. MURRAY having proved on this occasion to the full as ineffectual an ambassador as he did at first, retired amid a mixed chorus of hisses, hootings, and every discordant noise, in which the late 0. P. con test had initiated the mal-contents.—On his disap pearing, the Pit arose. The 0. P. dance was re commenced, chaos came again in all its glory, and the first stanza of that unfailing anthem, " Gon save the King," was most unharmoniously chaunted. After another considerable pause, Mr. TAYLOR came forward, and said that Mr. J. KEMBLE was not in the house, and was supposed to be out of town ; but that, with permission of the audience, Mr. C. KEmBLE would read the part of Sisy/oci—Cloud crier of o . ff! JOHN KEMBLE , Shyloci.) Mr. TAYLOR re tired, and let confusion reign again during another interval, when he re-entered, and proposed the service of Mr. C. KEMBLR, to at: the part of SAylocl. Some dissent was shewn to this, but approbation seemed prevalent, and order was restored. Mr. C. Kasnu.s was warmly and generally cheered on this his new ap pearance ill the Jew, and it is only Justice to observe, that he acquitted himself on the occasion with eminent success. It would be extremely unfair to enalhitie a perform ance thus hastily entered upon with any rigour of cri ticism. But the manner in which Mr. C. Knout was brought forward was somewhat whimsical. Mr. EGERTON, as we have related, was the substitute for COOKE, announced in the after bills, and the adtnira ble manner in which that Gentleman had etecuted the very difficult and ungraceful task of reading the part of Horatio: last Tuesday night, appeased to give him a fair and pre.etninent title to the honour of re presenting Shyloci: Nbt a sound or whisper of the dissatisfaction which prevailed *as directed towards EGERTON. The cry was only, that, instead of COOKE. Mr. John Keno& should appear; But there is often a charm in a ',same, and while John Kenshk was ring ing in the ears of the audience, C. Ifenslok was pro posed, and && tumult taken unaware," consented. We repeat, however, that Mr. C. KNURLS acquired by his attethpt much deserved applause ; and on his exit was followed by loud and continued acclama• tions. Miss NORTON in Portia, sustained a burden far too great for her. In the great trial seene parti cularly, instead of natural and animated expostula tion, we heard nothing froth her but the feeble tones of querulous complaint or lamentation. It is impos- sible to pass by without special notice the exquisite acting of MUNDEN, lit Launcelot, and of EMERY, in Old Cobb. Their scenes alone, with all that jUds ment, truth, and nature, with which they were dss tingui shed, would compensate for infinite constant defects► Mr. CLAREMONT undertook Mr. CHARLES KEMELE'S original character in the play, and, consi dering all circumstances, acquitted himself very toler ably in Bewartio. The new Pant :time of Harkpein Pedlar or The Haunted Well, succeeded, and pruned, and curtailed of some of its exuberance, Went off with proportiotiabk effect. The ,whole performance Wai not mint till after midnight. . , 1 • - - . I 4 . . - I.o44 .. iiftille kifteh. itailtir 9 DEC att• ' Llik L r ilillifirtived hal Majesty's ship TONNAiirrip e. HasikLubn mid Gibraltar, Capt. BALI, bet RyilOsoth. This day -arrived his Majesty's his ligamilsolis ski DMus. ' * ikiitovti, DirentßEß so. ,HAirrieti ditlieig TIEVESET, of Bristol, LANcrolin Baskileir. 64 . Ddirtn, laden with provisibns, for this ; ship Warn, of London, FEACY Master, froth with and timbe r, for the Dock-yard i brig imbeds, WM. &mar tdaster ' from Quebee, ,' ia alhairie paesagebf five weets, in which time she esi; tdilatet a a trehsentions gale, which obliged them to throir put of her Cargo overboard ; the American ichooner Hazard, THOS. WHITE Master, from Hadd am% laden with tobacco, cotton, indigo, and pepper, bouttd.to St. Sebastian's, detained and sent in him by his Majesty's ship NiEhIEN, Sir MICHAEL SEYMOUR, Bart. Commander; l'Atozat frigate, Captain WoLvz, From a crnize,—Sailed a transport, laden with stores and provisions, for Corunna ; Hannah, Pvra, for Ca diz ; Margaret, F. it. MAY, for Falmouth, to wait convey, for Lisbon • the Jefllilll.4 WILLIAMS, and Iris, ED WA RDS , for &irk ; his Majesty's slips Crocus, Acraom li and ECLIPSE. out . a cruise ; the American ship John, --; for Boston ; and the Jolly Tar, DAvT, - for Malta, Gibraltar, and Cadii. I Cork. Aniited la SIMS frigate, Cap tain ATKINB, from a mite the COSSACK, Captain 101 Y, from ditto ; the WIIASTA hired schooner, from Portsmouth ; and the AKairitUSA frigate, Captain MINDS, from a cruize. L'Atout frigate, which arrived here yesterday from a cruise in the Bay, experienced very tempestuous weather. particularly off Cape Clear, on the 11th inst. Three more vessels are ordered to be fitted here, to proceed as cartels to Mathis. SR/PS RiT COMMISSION, RSIIAINISG IN PORT. The Temoraire, Dradnought, Formidable, Implacable, Ame &rico Philmont, Hikes, EAlsle, Anthem, la Rhin, Seine, Cea ra* Flower. Argue, lagatele, Encounter, Wbiting, Britannia, Daphne, lattionatl, and Nonpareil PORTSMOUTH, DEC. rt. Arrived his Majesty's ship Cats Aft, and CaAim gun-brig, from the Downs, with part of the outward bound; among them are the Lustre, Leda, Ana creon, Alfred, Recovery, Greenwich, Thames, Jack Tar, Rolla, Lord Cathcart, Susan, Phceniz, Sir Jo shua Banks, Sarah, Amphitrite, and A nn . Arrived the SCYLLA gun-brig from Plymouth ; GANYMEDE and PARTRIDGE sloops of war' from Cowes, having been on shin. Sailed his Majesty's ship ARGo for St. Helen''.—Wind North. --- I .7' *l. testeiday sailed froi Leith Roads, bill Majestelk ship P 111 2 .0128 ChltOLII" of 74 gins —On the night of the 7th inst. the sloop Mary otThiuso p in a vio len t galei parted front her Moorings in Bcrabster 'roads, and drifted on Dunnei Sands, *hely she was disco vered next morning, With every_ person on board pe; risked.—A few nighks 40 a cabin boy belonging . to the Invetness packet, then lying At CioingrtY, having Unfortunately align in pasting from another 'vessel Which lay betwixt the quay and the packet, he fell overboard, unobilltrtvd, and was drowned. During the dreadful gale on the mor:.ing of the • 15th in= the Wig ti is, of South Shields, G. Baowir niistbr, drove on shore between the East arid West Hairens ; crew saved. The master is in hopei of getting the vessel off, if the weather keep moderate. PROM LLOYD'S LIST. daiivzseten; bac. 26.—Arrived tisk Elltabetk, Burdi ce , f ront the South Seas,: Sur ' ry, Orme, and.Brofhers, from Fluthing. —Sailed- the Triton, for Gibraltar; Jane add Murree, Vau; saddle Swift, Wilcock, for Cork ; and the Symetry,Liddle, for Jamaica. Dec. 28 —Arrived the Friendshii, Primrose, from Nova. Scotia; British Tar, Tier, from Halifax ; ind the Olive Branch, Reynold, from Quebec: Sailed the SeVereign,. Smith, for Jr make; Wer.faci, Clark, for India, and thh Vicissitude, Strome, for Rid Janeiro. The Sincerity, from London to bartinouth, has been taken, and retaken, and is Inured at Dover. The Barbary and Mary, from Liverpool to Londonderry, is Stranded near Wexford. The American ship Oriental, is lost at Heligoland: Tie Six Sisters, an Atnerican, and another American ship, bauble tmkbown, were lost in the the; Eyd cr , on t h e 6t h i nstant . The /asap Millipore is totally rose at Flushing. , The Mb, James Morrison, from Poole to Quebec, was &bin. dosed at sea, on the 4th September. bISTRIBtMON OF PRItE-MONEY. Cleopatra and Constitution, Ali the Griaf Von Bernstorif, captured February 14, 1798, was paid yaks day, It the OiSoe of Mr.john HAM:, Phrinouth; and will be recalled at same plate; for three months.. The dbertn, fee the fenny and Sabi, recaptured the November last, was paid on Wednesday, at No. Ist, Snaregate; Denim.; recalled at same place: The Alphas, for the Zoesa j ouw *earl* Arilhelm, recap. turd August 14 Sad 18; ISOb, and fiir the Margaretha, recap tured by the Podargus, in tight of the Alpfied, was paid on Tues. day, c bbard; recalled at Ni. SO; St: Thomas-street; Purim month. • L'fklak, far Is tans* and k Grind bus de Berg, capture Septeinbei SS slid 47; 1908, was paid to-day, at Nd. 18, CIO ment's ; recalled at same plate, on 'Madly, and Fridays, fir three months. The Constant, for the Frederick August; detained April S 1806, wile be paid to-i sorrow , at No. is, Clemerit's Inn; recalled at same place ; on Mondays and Thur.dayl, for three months. A net, drainatic piece of three acts, or the same kind as The Exile, is preparing at Covent-Garden Theatre. The drama comes froth RICVNOL* and the music from MAZZINGHI: The Proprietors of the Drury-lane Patent, with the concurrence of the Trustees and New Renters, have resolved that the NewThratre shall not be built upon too laige a scale, but that the size shall be between that of the old Theatre and that which was built by Mr. Holland. - It is in fact intended, that it shall Dec. 28.—Arrived the POET MA now brig, with a hold no more than five hundred pounds, and copse. convoy from the Downs ; among them are the quently the expense of conducting it, as well as in the Francis, Isabella, Aid, Thames, General Greenfield, erection of it, will be proportionally light. The new Maante,-andieneeal others.—lleßod the Genre r, with Renters have not only agreed to the reduction of their a convoy fin Cork ; Casaa and SARPEDON ; on a • annuities one.balf on the rebuilding of the Theatre. cruize.—Wind W.N.W. but have come to the resolution of making a deposit DEAL, DECEMBER r 7. of ten thousand pounds, in addition to the insurance Arrived the HOPE aricliCasroaan Sloops from the money, in order to set the work in motion. -- Nore ; IDAs hired armed cutter from Flushing.— Sunday last, the ceremony of the tenure by which Sailed the HOPE sloop, Sr. GEORGE, of 98 guns, the Curacy of Paddington holds certain lands, was MANILLA frigate, TRINCULO sloop, HERO ; 74 guns, performed by throwing a quantity of bread and cheese GALGO store ship, SEAFLOWER brig, for Portsmouth ; over the church, together with a proportionable plan- BLossose and COREEIAA sloops, with convoy forPorts city of bread, cheese, and coals, delivered to the poor, mouth ; CHATHAM lig hter for Chatham ; S KYLARK which was witnessed by hundreds of spectators: sloop on a cruize off Dungeness. A very extraordinary attempt was Made a few days Dir. 28.—Early this morning a large fleet of ago to carry off a young Nobleman, who has found transports past the back of the Sands, and proceeded it convenient for the present to take up his residence on to the westward.--Sailed the ST. Gzinicat and in the Isle of Man. The plan was arranged with HERO men of war, and MANILLA frigate, to Ports- great skill, and a vessel was prepared to bring off the mouth.—Arrived the CLYDE and DIANA frigates J prisoner. The persons employed on this service, how from Flushing. Wind W. - ever, made an egregious blunder, and instead of seize YARMOUTH, DECEMBER 27. in the young Nobleman, they took a Gentleman . Sailed this morning for the Nore, the SEALERand w no bore a strong resemblance to him in fate and Rose sloops of war; and the V r x aN k..: stature. The mistake was discovered before the Gena • cruise. The Dzsutaz frigate has ca p ture d o ff t h e gun -br i g, o n a dem= was carried off the Island, and of course he, coast of Holland, after a run of upwar d s o f two was liberated. hours, a brig with carriage-guns, and sent her in by the Kugo GEORGE cutter. The Union, POPP ELL; Yesterday evening, about half past five o'clock, * master, is got off Corson Beach, and brought into Naval Officer had a deal hoz and a leather postman. this harbour to be repaired. Arrived the Fi. Ea teen cut from before a postchaise, betweed the New Church in the Strand and Temple-bar, containing plate, naval uniforms, &c. to a considerable amount. gun-brig. . . Dec. 28.—Sailed the TARTARUS sloop of war, this Tuesday last as Mr. BODEY ; of Tenterden, was morning, for the Nore ; and to-morrow it is expected . drying clover on his oast, by some accident the oast (the following hating received sailing orders) will I caught fire and communicated to the dwelling-house. I also sail, the STATELY; ARDENT, DICTATOR, and PRINCESS CAROLINA, for the D owns and Sheerness.— I Part of the household furniture was burnt, and the n the Roads, Roebuck, Onyx, Arid, Mos quito, Calypso, Pandora, Chanticleer, Snip e , Acute, oast and a quantity of husbandry utensils were also Remain i destroyed before it could be got under. The loss ii Flamer and Flearty gun-brigs.—Wind N.W. I estimated at more than 4100. . : Yesterday as Mr. COCKRANE ; of the Borough, w*a CORK, DEC. 23: • returning to town, from Croydon, accompanied by thi Tuesday the Vittacio gun-brig arr i ved hen 1 Mrs C. in a one horse chaise, they were upset near from Galway, which she left on S un d ay . The dayhad ' Stockwell, by a cart running against them. Mr. C. had his arm broken, but his wife escaped without the On the American I been taken by a French privateet Tuesday last, as Mr. SwEenz, of Curzon-street, being captured, the privateer took out all h er hands least injury. w except the Captain and anoth er , an d p ut s i x o f her was driving through .the village of Taunton, Hero, men on board. The two Americans afterwards se- the animal suddenly bolted down a lane, towards the cured the Frenchmen, and carried their ship into Gal house of Mr. SHARPE, a grazier, and the driver could way. The Virago has put the Frenchmen on board not make him proceed in the way he was going. The the prison ship at Cove. - landlord of the Three Pigeons public-house recog. nized the horse to be the property of Mr. SHARPE, and STORNOWAY, DEC. a. it was stolen flout his stables in the month of June Akw days ago a Danish brig, laden with deals, last. Mr. Swarms gave 60 guineas for the animal was wrecked on the rocky shore of Barvas, and dashed to a strati to pieces. Fartunately the crew and cargo h ave b een I Conti EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE; DEC. 29.—This saved, through the exertions of the country people. day there are large supplies of Wheat, and sales con- About the same time an Irish brig was forced from tinue to be heavily made at the late reduction on the Atlantic, into the Sound of Harris, and ran second and ordinary, but fine maintains its price— astound on one of the innumerable rocks which are Barley in plenty, and with Malt likewise' at the late scattered between Harris and North Uist, where the reduction—irt Peas and Bears, of the two kinds, lit vessel still remains, deserted by her crew. The cargo tie variation—there are also tarp supplies of Oats, consists of sugar, rum, &c. and will, it is feared, be and sales in general are named rather lower—in Flour totally lost, as well as the crew. little alteration—Fine American, wholesale, 665. to GREENOCK, DECEMBER 25. .60s. per bat tA. . The Industry, M'FARLAttE, ossaaat amasser Al UNDER . arrived here od Satur, W he at' day morning last, from Lisbon ; sailed thence the 2d Is elite. , 90' ' tons. beans, 58s. 645. F;;: loss. • 'Tick ditto, 475. Ms. instant, in company with the Indiana, Watauga, of kya 475. 525. Oats llts. M. 305. and for this port—parted from her on the 6 t h.-Th e ham 454 * 62 " 1 Poland ditto, Mb. 34. a Isabella, Colima, of Glasgow, "araa_dlotre Late be- Mak taaa(a- Potatoe ditto, 3415. id. low St. Pierre's, Martinique, otk the 29d o f O cto b er' White Peas (bailers), 746 ll4s. Slspeleed, 46L M. sad it is feafed both ship and c ar g o will ditt im. Rs. be lost. I Ore? o, Itag Dm, Ws. ass lieorods-aSs. N. ..- Dsc. 27.—Arrived the :loop David, Joint 'Films: master, from Cork, laden with oatmeal, for this pot; *kip Atrorp, Rea l ly. 74A uvrc•pebe s „ laden with timber, spin, an Pall, for London ; the schooner Royal George, ROBERT Howutos, from Londok with rums, for Cork ; schooner Gallant Schemer, from London, to load for' Rio de Janeiro. His Majesty's ship Axone takes convoy to --/