Star. — London, England, 1809-11-29 00:00:00

VICTORY we feel inexPreSsible pleasure in atinouncing that the intelligence received through so -many channels', of Lord COLLINGWOOD having fallen in with and cap. aired and destroyed the greater part of the fleet, I7:.ind from Toulon to Barcelona, is now happily cnF.rmed to an extent beyond our utmost hopes. Thcre are some differences in the accounts which I : ave reached us of the particulars of the action, but !l one that invalidate or throw the least shade on the cttent of a victory which may be considered as having f learly annihilated the French Navy. We have great concern in stating that the cause of the delay in the arrival of earlier accounts of this glorious triumph, is a most distressing one—the vessel dispatched with the intelligence was lost near Ceuta, and only one man saved ! For the present we must satisfy ourselves with lay. ;ng before our Readers the subjoined accounts received from various quarters " SEVILLE, NOVF.MBER 12. o The convoy, consisting of fifty ships, which sailed from Toulon, and, according to some, carried p r evisions for Barcelona ; or, according. to others,. tr oops to reinforce the army besieging Gerona, has been destroyed by the English. All the letters 'we have received from the Eastern coast of Catalonia state this important intelligence, observing, that the :bores of lasa, Cadagues, and Palamos, &c. are co vered with wrecks of ships, and a considerable num ber of dead bodies, which the sea had thrown up. They write from Tarragona under date of the Ist imt. that the English squadron was in pursuit of the Fretlch, and on the 2d that they had already engag ed, the result of which was the burning of six French :,hips. We expect the details hourly." " SEVILLE, NOVEMBER Is. 44 Don Rosendo Porlier, Commander of his Ma ;esty's frigate called Nuestra Senora, has reported to his Excellency Don Antonio de Escano, from Tarragona, wider the date of the sth instant, that the Captain of the English brig of war Alacrity, informed him, that division of three sail of the line and two frigates, having sailed from Toulon on the 20th of October, -onvoying 20 transports bound for the coast of Cata- Innia, it was attacked by Rear-Admiral Martin, on fne 26th, off Cette, and pursued with the seven ships under his orders ; the result of which was, that three of the enemy's ships were driven on shore, two burnt, and the remainder tendered perfectly unfit for service. Afterwards, several ihipi . of Admiral Collingwood's &et attacked the enemy off Cape Creus, took five sail, sunk four, anal the remainder took shelter in the 1 Bay of Roses, where four more were burnt, and five zaken ; so that the final result of these operations was, 'hat one frigate only, and one transport, oat of twenty, escaped being taken by the English."—Seville Gazette. PLYMOCTH.DOCK, NOVEMBER (27, Half-past Four, P. M. I , The PHILOUEL brig, 18 guns, Captain CRAWLEY, 1115 • tAis instant given her number at Maker Tower, and is now coming round Penlee-Point, under a 'press of sail; Ole is from the Mediterranean, and has, I :rust, brought the long looked-for intelligence from '-ord COLLINOWOOD. " three-quarters past Five, P.M. hive barely time to stake, that the boat has just !anded from the PHILMJEL ; and all I can learn, in time for this night's post, is, thit Lotd COLLINGwoon's Lieutenant hat just landed, and set off for London :n a postaaite and Four; he, left the Beet the 3d inst. bet all that could be leaint wab, that the news was good. to fhe nomerons iiimistitits asked him he re tarnea lid other answer " Sls eeloct, P. M. " 1 have jnst receive.] by express the &Rowing :gree.ible intelligence trod Falmouth, Which you may 1 , xly upon as being correct in the general offline: The Ptincess Augusta packet has arrived at that i IK,rt., in nine days from Cadiz. She brings a tontir• the victory in the bay of Rosas over the . !'renelt. The French fleet sailed from Toulon, con ..,ting of 17 sail of the line, 17 friAtites, and 30 •!.Li.,ports, with 3000 tt•ocps. On the 2:lth of Otto being the—rubilee day, they were attacked by the --et under Lord COLLIKGWtX)Di who took three sail the line, eight frigatcS, and twenty transports.; 4'3 sail of. the line wi'f'e' sunk, and one escaped into several frigates and transport's, in attempting le: away; got on shore in the Bay of Rosas, and the whole of then, with their crews, werit or destroyed. The transports were escorted , zfae diitAnce by the whole fleet, when finding the ''.zs: dear, eleven line-of-battle ships, and six br seven .7it es, returned to Tonl. - m, there not being wont for to anchor in Barcelona. ti - Since writing the above, the PHILONIF war is just tome it from Lard Cour.ixo; 1., and tl:e Hon. Lieutenant W A unr:atAvE is now :ter Uontr:.. Hotel with dispatches.'' " FALMOUTH, NOV. ' this evening the Princess Augusta • master, with mails from Cadiz, Pve.w4f ; she brings the pleasing confirmation c:tptarc and destroying of the French strut. f: -..tiled Toulon, for the relief of Bar . the:. consisted of six sail of the line, several • , .!?s and transports, having on board . V 5,000 : 7 "r result was three sail of the line, six frig and twenty transports capttiredtsio sail of •••• driven on shore and burnt—one got ititorette. later from Falmouth states the captured frigates at tkee, but they agree in every other pattkelsr. • • - fSCa of s !an Li :a CU E • i .• • • V Pt Several triptes and the rentaindeir4the ports, about tO ittiirrtiber, attempt:4f 'it.. soo. the Bay of Rcsai, got on the rocks tisVOistreAotitily lost, with nearly the whole of the troOpS t ind ask**. The coast is covered with dead bodies. The Vessel which was dispatched with this intelligence, *lsiah near Ceuta, and only one man saved. " Lord WELLINGTON left Cadiz, for Liston, the day previous to the picket's sailing from thence. The Queen Charlotte packet, MUDGE, with mails, had arrived at Cadiz." SECOND EDITH& (OFFICIAL.) " ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, NOV. 29. Disfatches have been received at this Office from Vice-Admiral Lord Coll.ritowoon, dated the 30th ult. and Ist inst. off Cape St. Sebastian, communica ting the following intelligence : That, on the 21st ult. a convoy sailed from Tou lon, for the relief of Barcelona, e6n9isting of three: sail of the line, two frigates, two smaller frigates, arid about 20 sail of armed and store-ships ; that no the 23d the British fleet of. 16 sail of the line, saw the enemy, whose line of battle ships immedi ately separated from their convoy ; the former were chased by our line of battle, and the latter by Capt. BARRIE, with the frigates and smaller ves sels. On the evening of the 24th, Rear-Admiral MARTIN, in the CANOPUS, in 'company with the RE NOWN, TIORE, SULTAN, LEVIATHAN, and CuMsER LA st),• ag.i in got sight of the enemy. On the morn ing of the 25th they were still in sight, and the Rear- Admiral continued the chace till he drove the whola of them ashore, the Robuste, 8i Rear-Admiral Bountx, and the Lyon, 74., off Frontignan ; and the Boree, 74, and one of the larger frigatei, near Cette. It was impossible to get close enough to attack the line of battle ships on shore, near Frontignan, for, in attempting to do s 3, one of our ships 'bad . but five fathoms water, and another lest than six ; however on the Rear-Admiral's making, next morning, prepara tions*for attacking them, the french.themselVes set fire to those ships. One of the smaller frigato::, and those ships of the convoy that bad escaped. Capt. BARRIE (who on the evening of the 23c1 burned five of them) took shelter in the Bay of ROsas, and were moored under the protection of the Castle of Rosas, of Fort Trinity, and many other newly-erected Forts. On the 29th of October a detachment of the fleet, under Captain Har.r.ownL, of the TIGRE, proceeded with. a view to take or destroy those vessels, and on t h e Ist ofl November the boats of the TIGET, CUNDIFELAND, VOLONTAIRE, APOLLO, TOPAZE, and TASCAN, under Lieut. TAILOUR, ist of the TICIIIM attacked the enemy, and after an obstinate defence by the vessels them selves, by the batterits, gun-boats, and musketry from the shore, the Lieutenant succeeded in captur ing 11 sail, seven of which he burnt and sunk, and four of which, an off-shore wind springing up, he was enabled to bring away. Nothing could exceed the conduct and gallantry of this enterprize, in which onr loss was 15 killed, and 55 wounded : Lieutenant Tarr, of the Vor.IN:- TAIRE, and Mts. CALDWELL, Master's Mate of the Twist, are the only Officers killed ; Lieutenant TAILOCIt himself was among the wounded. Of.tlie whole, therefore, of this squadron and con voy, one of the larger frigates, which got into Mar seilles in the night, and one of the smaller (a store sh:p, which has not yet been heard of,) have escaped. I ETT ER TO THE LORD MAYOR. " ADMIRALTY OFFICE, 12 'P. M. NOV. 29. a MY I ORD, a I have treat satisfaction in acquainting your 64 Lordship, that dispatches have been received from " Lord Cowsowooo, dated the 30th ult. and the 44 Ist instant, stating, that a French convoy, des " tined, for • Barcelona, consisting of Three Sail of a the Line, Two.large and Two small Frigatit, with te Twenty Sail of armed Store-ships, had sailed from 4 4 Toulon on the 21st of October, the whole of which, " with the exception of one large frigate, and a :• maker one, have been destroyed—the line-of-battle 4 1 Ship's being driven On shore on the 25th ult. and 11 4 the armed store-ships, by an attack of the boats of • the ffigates under the continand of Lieutenant " TAILOUK, in the Bay of Rosas, on the Ist instant. I regret to add., that the loss sustained in this " gallant and suceitsfni enterprise conducted by this Officer artiotints to 15 killed and 55 wounded. " I have the honour, &c. (Signed) " itt ULGRA Vis 41 - Two vessels have arrived from Gijon i the Polly; in It) days, and the Nostra Senora de Begona, after t h e . ! l io n voyage of 7 days. They are laden with fruit. The French had left Madrid, and were con centrating their fortes in the vicinity of Toledo.L— , Spanish and Portuguese Papers, received this morn iing, td the 17th inst. repeat this intelligence. The 1 following are etttacts front these Journals: . . LISBON, NOVEMBER 16. The Ptincess tlitabeth arrived yesterday with Vie Mail of the Ist inst. The Prince of Wales will s iil tomorrow morning, the Duke of Marlborough on 'Tuesday next; and the Priaaall Elizabeth on the fol lowing Sunday.- VFW** On certain accbunt of the Toulon fleet : Rtiimook tart it it gone to Sicily. . r; . opowro, NOViimiiiiit in - . The Fvu.Ais:sieit under weigh with 0 ships ; 0 , . are left here, not being able - to coillgele aiii otti..;oes. .stitlet . .".1"•••": 1 1 , • '7 . -;.: tRi ARM*. • 'l l l* 5 b. Reginiiiit, 2d battalion, have marched iinoliiket from FOngiam, Where they have been Oarteresi for some Wit.pals Bototnr, Esq. late eitriMaiter-Attendant at Portsmouth, is appointed Master4kttendantat Ply mouth. This gentleman, from his great professiOttal knowledge, was fixed upon to attend the fleet up the Scheldt, and was of eisntial service in that difficult Navigation. -Mow iprzeLLicskci. . . . PLYMOUTH AND PLYMOUTH-DOCX, NOV. 27. • Arrived the sloop Avenmore, of and from Cork, GORDON master, with provisions for this port ; brig June, of and for this port, D. LEWIS master, from St. Andrew, (North America) laden with timber ; on the 20th inst. in lat. 4.9. 0. N. long. 21. 0. W. she spoke the American ship Pittsburgh, from Philadel phia, bound to Toaningen, which ship had been boarded on the preceding evening by a large French 'brig privateer, of 16 guns, the Captain of which in formed the master of the American ship, that he was cruizing there for the express purpose of intercepting some of our homeward-bound West-Indiamen. Sailed the Pcirtugiose brig Amizade, ANrosno VISTRA DE PALEYZOS master, for Oporto ; and the Prosperity, WILLIAMS, for Waterford. The.FoasmanscE, 98 guns, (commanded by Cap tain FAYERMAN, of this town), which arrived on Sa turday from the Mediterranean, will come up har bour to be repaired ; she 4as been absent on that station three years. Sailed the Ann tender for Bristol ; and several !frit colliers and transports for the Downs. Arrived the Maiianne, OWENS, from St. John's (Newfoundland) • with fish, bound to this port ; the Active, LANGDON, fromPenzance, laden with tobacco, &c. bound to. London, put in here by contrary winds; the Neptune tender, from Dublin, and the Spanish brig Patriot, from Altea, last from Gibraltar, laden with raisins, bound to London. PORTSMOUTH, NOVEMBER 27. . Arrived his Majesty's ship CROCODILE, with a fleet from the Downs. Arrived also a fleet from Malta, Messina and Gibraltar ; GANNIIT sloop of war, from a cruize ; HERRING schooner, from the West Indies.— Sailed the REPULSE anal VICTORIOUS men of war, for the Black Sea. The ANT schooner tikes convoy for Guernsey. The PERSIAN is appointed convoy for Lisbon.—Wind N. E. NOVEMBER 28.—Arrived a fleet from the Downs ; MYRTLE sloop of war from Lisbon ; and the FYLLA sloop of war, from Oporto. Sailed the PERSIAN sloop of .war,. for Lisbon ; and the ARETMUSA frigate, to the Westward. DOVER, NOVEMBER 27. His Majesty's sloop OBER(»: has sent in here this day, the ship William; Captain Ssow, from New York, bound to Altona, with cotton and tobacco-1— ' Came in this day, the Hoy, HAABAT, from Christi ana, hound to Flensburg, with tar and fish; prize.to the MARY armed cutter.—Passekby this day, the I)Av4o SCOTT, extra ship, from Bombay • Drum inond, RICHMOND, fromlsdalta ; C hatty-Sea= ger, William, Saumorfts, and Favourite, Eviois; from Quebec.—Wind E.N E. and moderate. - YARMOUTH, NOVEMBER 27. i Arrived off this place from -therßAltie, - eight o'clock, the Victony, Admiral Sir - TAMES • Sattnaisitaß, under an easy 'sail, - fur the Downs ; Sir dastEs sainted Vice Admiral Doom is's flag in passing, which the ROB , BUCK answered.—Arriired froth acruize,the_C4trpso, Captain BarintEr.—Sailed for Gottenbrirgh; the GLUCKSTADT sloop, 18 guns, with the ships which could not.get under way yesterday.—The Maria Eli zabeth, in ballast, 13,a; • itte'BittNN master, from Lon don, was run foil' at, sea, and having received da mage put in here to repair, bound to Carlscrona.— The Wulphart, J. H. &LOME master, from London and bound to Gottenburgh, with sugar, put in with loss of anchor and cable. The Andrew, FREDERICK Voucair, from London, bound to Gotten burgh, with sugar, is put in in distress.—Wind N.W. Ships In the Roads—Saturn, Bellerophon, Chanticleer, Star ling, Camilla, Sarpen, Brisies, Calypso, Pandora, Drake, and num armed schutz. Nov. 28.—The weather continuing fo i ggy, have not been able to get the returns of the ships of war. —Put into this port, with the loss of all her boats at sea, the Resolution, of Rostock, JAMES C. WODERICII, from Riga, bound to Liverpool, with iron and tallow. —The Sutton, MURRY, which put in here damaged, has been repaired, and sailed for Hull. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. Ca avescon, Nor. 27.—Arrived the Emila Wilson, Todd, from Trinidad ; Thomas and William., Brown, from Cork ; lirookbank, Celli!. from ‘..adiz • and the Ruby, Phillips, from Dublin. Sailed the General H eslop, Tusters, for TriMilad ; King George,Cotton, for St. Vincent's; Eliza Ann, Smith, for Caracas ; New Bleming, Tedbail, for Cork ; and the Royal Charlotte, Graves, for Walcheren. CORK, NOY. 23. The Daum frigate, Captain Sir WILLtAm 13ovron, has brought into this port, a French brig of war.— The circumstances which attended this capture are too unfortunate to render the event, advantageous as it is to our trade, a subject of gratification—they are summarily these :—ln the course of her crui7e the DRUID fell in with three strange vessels at night, and at a considerable distance to the southward of the Irish coast. Unable to close with them, on account of a calm, Sir WILLIAM had three boats manned and dispatched, with some admonition, that if they were ascertained to be enemy's ships of war, no risk should ' be incurred in approaching thetti. The First Lieu tenant, Mr. WATKINS, commanded this detachment, and led it with his boat. Mr. ANDREWS, the Second Lieutenant, was in the next boat. With the zeal and spirit which distinguish all our naval operations, those tifficers proceeded ; but, unmindful of the pru dence which had been recommended, the headmott . had scarcely made out the nearest to be an enemy, when It was determined to carry her by boarding... 4. The attempt was accordingly made ; but the enetuj was too strong to be assaild successfully by so small aforce, and, in a short tirae, every man of the boat's crew,in:luding their intrepid coMmarider, Was eitherl killed or wounded. The wounded were taken Ott board the enemy's vessel. The wound of this calla*, Linnenant, we regret to matt, 'was mOstaii andllllo died, after enduring the. amputation of his thigh... T"^ , . 1.. . . . The first boat was so ra'r . i t head of the others, that the destructicer took place before she could be supported. The second, .however, in which 'wii,Lienieflant Av- DR not intimidated by the fate df the firit,ygnew ed the attack, bat with no better fortune ;. Lei clew was either killed, Wounded, or made prisoners: Lieu. tenant ANDREWS received a desperate wound, by a grape shot, in the thigh, and apprehensions are enter tained for his life. The third, which assailed the enemy, with the same resolution, was not more suc cessful—her crew su ff ered s i m il ar l y . A s soon as the French vessel had accompt shed this work of destitu tion,- she, with the assistance of sweeps, got out of sight of the DRUID, and Sir W. BOLTON, not knowing what had happened to his boats, kept on the same course with what progress his ship could make. The next day he again got sight of the enemy, but unable to come up grail her, he lost her in the night. Stand ing on he again observed her next day, and again she escaped him. Despairing either of gaining upon her, or recovering his boats, he altered his coarse daring the night 1 the enemy, by a critical coincidence, haa done the sairiel and the succeeding morning he again got a view of her, and a breeze springing up, after a chase of some length, be succeeded in capturing the object of his anxiety. The prize - proved to be alarge French national privateer, admirably well found in every respect, .and' strongly, manned. It was .a Sub ject of deep concern to S:r W. BQLTON .to understand the fate of his officers and ..nsenrnpon capturing the brig : it was, however, some satisfaction tl:have re. covered the wounded and,prisoners: The loss, in this unhappy affair, was ten 9cilled and i'Ounded, and 17 prisoners, which have been retaken. The two brigs, consorts to the prize, escaped. Sir W. Ilit.tott isne phew to tile immortal NELsotr. the privateers Li Josephine and. Ie Prince u gene, have brought into Boulogne thq Auseritin brig le Pico Honsat, 170 tons, laden with cotton, Algae, coffee, &c. The privateer La Virginia, of Maiteillei, captured on the 2,9 th of September, to the West of Saint Pierre, in Sardinia, the American brig Baltimor, froin Bal thhore to Marseilles, laden with WOO quintals of I.pepper, and '2OO quintals of coffee. ••• COTEAT-GAR:DEN TNEAVIA, The rot, commenced is tisnal lkitt n;glit it half price. But little •of the fou'rth Act of The School for Prejudice was heard,and still test of the f.fth. Don Juan, from the greater part of it being pantomime, seems to • be run against the rozvA he 0. P.% hoWeier have their revenge upon the music and singing e for *Which they regularly substitute their own vocal harmony. Hav:. ing succeeded in clearing the centre. Of the Pit, the 0. P.'s resorted to their accusuitned sports, and aeeoinPanied • the dancing On the itoge by the dance to which they hare given names Between the acts of Don Jual they artmsetlthemielves t>y gukiing the company in the priv2te boxes, not mush probably to the'amUseMenr of the latter. The curtain dripped soon after ten, and the 0. P.'e baring giViri their • usual• chisers arid groans, iftithedittely dispersed: The house was cleared before eleven. - We are sorry to fa a strong' disposition manifested by a. feW to express personal insult towards the Per foliates, by 4 mockery of their speeches. - ," .130*-s . #'_itici.h--At the end of the second act of the Ballet, two persons - were brought into the offiCe, charged - firith creating riot in the pit of the Theatre. Jamis'Osboi=ne, of Aldersgate-street, builder, de 'posed, Iliac the prisoners, on their mitering into. the pit, M half-price, commenced a riot, by calling out 0. P., standing on the seats, dancing and keeping time with the ejaculation of Q. P. ; and .that they • forced theit sway to the front of the pit, driving before darn several females, who were in the house when the' curtain rase, and who were driten out of tie pit; that he, the witness, had been assaulted by them ; he gave them a caution to, conduct themselves more or derly, or else they Would be taken into custody. This made them more violent, an 4 they ran up and down the seats, in the most outrageous manner, a Mt/ song God save thi King; while two of the actresses, Miss Bolton and Mis k Martyr, sang on the stage, •wh a perfectly drowned their voices, and-prevented the au .dience from hearing. His testimony was corroborated by Peter Cummins, of Lancaster, add M. Brandon. Mr. Islams,called on them for their defense. The first. stated, that his_ ame was Frederick Showers, a clerk - belonging to the East India House; that he had stood on the benches, because he could not otherwise see, as the persons before him. were standing up; and that he had 'Walked along the benches to find out a place where he could sit down, and,:at the satne time, have a view of the stage ; he denied having made a noise, or having disturbed any person. The other defendant stated his name to be Richard Adams, and denied the entire of the charge against him, except that he had joined in the song of 4. Goo save the King." . . Mr. GaAuAM observed, it was impossible that they, the Magistrates, could iVe much Credit to that loy alty which went to inju re a palt of his Majesty's sub. jects, and to prevent another part from enjoying ra. tional amusement. Mr. NAREs ordered the prisoners to find bail. CORN-MARKET, MARK-LANE, Nov. 29.—T0-clay there are not many fresh arrivals of Wheat, but con siderable supplies remaining, and sales ar e h eav il y effected and SCMcely At last prices—Pine Barley keeps its price, but s'cond and interior in good supply and incline lower—Malt lieavf sale—,Peas of the two kinds vary but little—New Tibk Beans 68s. to 425.--,Olf as per currency— , -Thei-e are considerable supplies. o Oats, and this trade is again quoted rather lower flour without alteration--Fine American 68s. to 625. per barrel. °SHIRAI. CORR &HIS' AS uNDtit $ Wbe*t, 806.905. 1044. Beanit, 624. 675. Pine ditto, 108 s. Ills. Tick ditto, sot. 56%. Rye, 50s. 565. Oats, a U ss. stis. sss. rey, 465. 545. Od. Polaid ditto, s. Vis.ocl. ut, 745.8!5. Potatoe ditto, S9s. Os Od. White Pass (Boileti) 758.115* . . Rage Seed, 491. 521. r ditto, St.% 581. Fine Flour, 90s. 953. Second, 1131. 90s. • " Lost, an East India Warrant for Gum, Ben , Juni • n, per Lord Keith, sale Match 1809, Lou 1226 to 1244, Proprietor THOMAs WILLIAMS. Whoever will tetdrn the same to Cannan and Brydon, No. 50, Lothbury, will receive One Guinea reward. 1 I , .~