Star. — London, England, 1811-11-06 00:00:00

1 THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER Q. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE. O'CLOCK leer Ct. Cons. for money 643—Ditto for account 64}} r Ct. Retluce 4 631/-4 per Cent. 79 76} Nary 5 per Ct. 9S} }—Gonda 14s. Lis. pre.—Omnium 3 die; Era. Bille (341.) Is. 23. pre.—Ditto (334.) O. to ss. pre. The Patera Spanish frigate, which has com& to England to refit, has brought edvices from.Corunisa, l to the date of the 31st ult. General A3ADIA, after /owing withdrawn his forces a short distance from the French* lines, so that they would be in perfect seen .fity, had arrived at Corunna, where he had employed himself in raising money for the purchase of cloathing and accoutrements for his reinforcements. He has been toler tbly successful in his endeavours, and had sent off many comforts to his forces in the neighbour hood of Astorga. in his capacity of Captain-General of the province of Galicia, he had received dispatches from the Re giney it Cadiz, ordering him to supply a quota of 2000 ineb, to proceed to Vera Cruz. The force re quired had been raised and fitted out, and General Altana was employing himself in procuring trans ports for their conveyance to Cadiz, where they would be joined by 2000 more, who were bound on the same destination. The whole of the 4000 men, with a large quantity of ammunition and stores, were to be placed at the disposal of the Viceiby of Mexico, Ge. neral VANEGAS. Just before the Prueva sailed, information had been received, that after a desperate conflict between a strong Guerrilla party and a powerful detachment of the enemy, neat Placentia, the former - had been vic torious, and had made 600 prisoners. We shall be glad to see these particulars confirmed, but we have some doubts of the accuracy of the account from the situation assigned to the conflict. The accounts from the British army by the same , ship are to the 20th October, being four days later than Lord WELLINGTON'S dispatches. Nothing material had occurred since the•l6th, and our troops continued within cantonments. The French are stated to be in great force towards the Gallician frontier. The dazette of last night contains the official ac• counts of the late affair in the vicinity of Gibraltar Which ended in the retreat of BALLASTEROS under the guns of that fortress ; the French seem to have reti red once more, after committing the usual ravages. Letteri have been received from Alicant, dated the 18th Aim" • The enemy had been repulsed• in re.l pirated atiempti apon the fortress of Saguntum. The forces under st7Citzr consisted of about 16,000 infan.• try and 3000 cavalry; and those of the Spaniards op.; posed to them, both font and horse, were comptiffd) .iit the same number, and in the same proportion. 1 At Calatayud the French had a garrison of 4.00 1 men. This place had been attacked by a Guerilla party, and after the destruction of 200 of the enemy, had been taken possess* of by the Patriots. This is the substance of a sort of official account, Which teas published in the Spanish camp. At Alicant vigorous preparations had been nvde, and sanguine hopes were entertained there, as well as in the city of Valencia, that the entcrprize of the trench against that part of the country would be un. successful, from the deficiency of their force for the accomplishment of their projects. The yellow fever, we are concerned to find, has extended itself to ail the villages round Alicant ; and many fears were enter tained, from some sickly symptoms. that it bad. not withstanding all the pi-ecatitions taken, crept into Alicant itself. One letter mentions, that Btasmg hat reeeived a small reinforcement of volunteers, but unprovided with arms, and undisciplined. A few days ago we informed our Readers that an application had been triode to the Board of Trade, by the Silk Merchants and Weavers to obtain permission to import Silk from France. This application we are happy to and meets with opposition from the East India Corapany. Indeed, we never could have sup posed, under the present circumstances, that any in- Wrested representation would induce our Government to give consent to a proposition, the tendency of which is to encourage the growth of the enemy's means and resources. Tt may be true that the silk-weavers are suffering inconvenience—So are the Cotton Mann faeturers—and of the two, the case of the latter much more requires the consideration of Government than that of the former ; for the cotton-weavers cannot bail a market for their commodities, whit.: the silk weaver makes no such complaint. On Cie contrary from the very nature of his application it would ap appear that he has a craving market at present, other. wire he could feel no want of additional materials. We should have hoped that there would have been atrtrient public spirit among the Ladies of this coun- Pry to sacrifice their partiality for French commodi. ties and every thing of French origin ; but it is a part of the Alive mania which has so long contami. sated this country. We beg the unhappy persons Wawa with this malady to consider the consequences of their disreputable pre.lelictions to our own vople. At a time when the industrious part of our commu aity are suffering so many privations, surely it ought to be considered that every foreign article of dress N so much subtracted from the employment of our s i ps workstee. !very article procured from the , atemy diminishes our awn, and increases his wealth ; nor is the commerce which must be carried on to pro cure these hostile luxuries, capable of being defended on the ground of affording a favourable balance of trade. The subjects of NAPOLEON are not permitted to take in return for these any commodities of British urigin—they must be paid in gold—the want of which, in this country, is sufficiently notorious. The real depreciators of our paper currency are the con sumers of French articles. But even the consumption of the prod'acts of the countries of the enemy, enormous as thii evil is, con stitutes but a small part of the injustice that is done to our own industrious community. For every fo reigner employed in service or in trade, a British subject is left unemployed. This is a grave and affect init truth, and if every family that is infected with the Alien Mania would consider, when they hear themselves addressed by their foreign sycophants, that an equal number of beggars who at the same moment Tare imploring alms throughodt the kingdom, are beggars Merely because these foreigners are permitted to usurp their rights; much of the prevalent distress would be speedily removed. Are these outcasts from from their own cduntry, these reptiles, swindlers, and spits' better servants than our own honest Country folks ? Had not this Alien Manhi nearly proved fatal to the Duke of ComBERLAND ? How many other atrocious instances of its effects are to be found in the records of on:. Courts?-14ow many swindlers, gamblers, poisoners of morality, in -1 fest this kingdom; under the different denominatioris Of Panders, Princes, Fiddlers, Dukes, Danceri, Barons, Doctors, Counts, cut-purses, valeii, and villains ?—We cannot speak of them With temper. Every Nation is a body, complete within itself, and every part has a natural and political claim upon the Others. Those who employ foreigners are guilty of political turpitude, and act against nature. They deserie to be considered, in the first place, as unsound parts of the body to which they belong ; and, in the second, they merit more than the indignation of those that suffer privations by their shameful disilegard of natural obligation. They are, fact, sores, if yiot excrescences, upon the body politic of which they. Should be members ! • Yesterdif his Royal Highness the Duke of CLA. ilisttes and Miss Ft rZCLARENCP. arrived at Bushy Park, froest. their late excursion to Ramsgate. Yesterday the Marquis of WELLesczv arrived in awn, from his seat in Surrey. The, Nest stone of Druryline Theatre is to be laid in the course of next week. COYERT•GARDEN THEATRE.--Last night Mrs. StnnoNs once more delighted the public with a re petition a the pact of Isabel, in Sitaxcskattpt's charming Pity of Measure for Illeasnre. Het stippli cation to Angelo, and her subsequent indignation at the proposal he makes, were each excellent, and their ;effect vMs striking, from the admirable manner in which the genius of our immortal Bard has contrasted thorn with each other. A 'similar observation will apply to the scene where she visits Claudio in prison. —ln the last scene, she was all that could be wished. Her application to the Duke, her despait at his harsh response, and the succeeding appeal to HRAYEN, we know not how iiitficiently to praise. M. Kusrat,e personated the Duk of Austria with due solemnity ; and Mr. Bat:Nrof's C/dtidio, afforded no grounds to regret the absence of Mr. C. Kestaus. The play -al- i together was uncommonly well performed ; and we i hope to see it often repeated. A numerous and respectable meeting yesterday dined at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, to celebrate' the acquittal of Messrs. Twee and HARDY in 1794.., D. W. HAnvt.l. Esq. was in the Chait, attd the even- ing was spent with much conviviality. The follow ing were among the toats :—The Kint.—The Prince Regest ; sod may hr never forzet the principles that seated his illustrious family on the throtie of these kingdoms—with three I times three.--The Rights of Man—The Trial by Jury—with three times three.—Lord Erskine.—The Memory of Vicary Gibbs, Esq.—in silence.—Unconstrained and universal Liberty of Conscience, With Thanks to Lord Sidmouth and Wellesley ' Pole, for their undesigned labours in the cause.—The Honest Jury who acquitted Mr. White—with three times three. A few days since, the youngest son of CRANO-A.i. Low, King of Easter Island, was baptized at Rother liithe Church, in the name of HCNRY EASTRR, after the island. This Prince came to England about six years ago, in the ship Adventure, Captain Nos, South.W:haler, who touched there to refresh the crew, they having the scurvy. When he departed, King CRANG-A.LOW was supposed to be 1.25 years old, scarcely able to walk, and his hair as white as milk, and father .f 23 children, all of whom were ghee,— This young Prince is about 22 years of age. Monday se night the Glynn hounds unkennelled a fox in Dun mear Wood, which ran the dogs through [ Cotter Wood, and thence across the country for a 'voile beyond Dubb-Walls,—batik again and over Rougtor, and thence through Blisland, St. Tudy, and t Teeth, where Reynard lost all his followers, but about seven couple of dogs, which witre left in pursuit of him, and up to Wednesday night had not been heard of, The horses and their riders were completely boar u/t. A gentleman of great fortune and respectability, in Nelson's Crescent, Ramsgate, had a narrow escape, a few days ago. Taking his favourite walk to Broad stairs, by the Cliff, he fell, and was almost precipi tated to the bottom of a hideous chasm, most repre hensibly left unfenced in that direction. So frequent and so daring are the robberies at pre sent, that not less than four houses in Soho-square were robbed on Monday night, namely, the houses Nos. 22, 23, 24, and 25. From one of these, that of Robert Adair, Esq. the robbers carried off two time. keepers which cost 70 guineas each, several gold watches, dl( in cash, and other property to the amount of £350. The building of a new Prison near St. George's Church, in the Borough, instead of the Marshalsea, which is in a very ruinous state, is rapidly proceed ing. A large space in the interior is to be appropri ated for the exclusive custody of persons termed Ad miralty prisoners, who are sentenced to iatiotts pet of insycsohafieut by' Naval Courts Maitial. - THE ARMY. The EMERALD frigate arrived yesterday from the Cape of Good Hope, with General GREY, the late Commander in Chief of the Troops at the Cape.— The EMERALD has made an extraordinary quick pass age out and home. She sailed from Portsmouth with General Crtannocx and suite, on the 10th of June. A plan for the formation (,f a corps of Lancer, was presented yesterday to his Royal Highness the Duke' of Yona, who was also pleased to inspect a man com• pletely attired and armed accordingly. His Royal Highness testified his high approbation both Of the plan and the pattern. We are authorised to state, that there is no truth in the report of the address stated to have been deli. I •vered by Lieutenant-General Nicotts to Lientenant. Colonel DOUGLAS, of the 91st Regiment, on the re view of that regiment, at Canterbury, on Monday se'nnight. The 3d battalion of the 9th Rifle Regiment, which ' i has been stationed for twelvemonths past at Ashford, Marched from thence on Friday for Saltwood barracks. I The South Devon Regiment of Militia, which ar rived last week at Shorncliffe barracks, have furnished a working party to relieve the Derby militia, at the Grand Redoubt erecting on thalt part of the coast, and also in excavating an angle, now forming across the road, at the head of the Military Canal. When this angle is com:lered a drawbridge is tO be thrown over it, as the intention, which was some time since entertained, of making a new road at the back of the battery, is now abandoned.. Serjeant WALLACE, of the Royal Artillery, now stationed at Devil's-Point Battery, has, for his former, i meritorious services, been appointed a Sub-Lieute nant in the corps of Royal Artificers, and will em , bark in a few days for Lisbon. IThe Louth regiment of Irish Militia are expected it Plymouth. This, with the Roscommon and King's County, are the only Irish regiraeats that ate Lo be itatloned at Plymouth. BRIGHTON, NOVEMBER 4. Cards were yesterday issued for a grand party at the Paviliod this evening. Previously to his Royal Highness's departure there will be two grand reviews; The PIIINCI ROIENT, we understand, has fixed Wed nesday or Thursday next for his departure for Ports mouth, to inspect the dock-yard and arsenal; from that placo h, intends goiim; to Petworth, on a visit to the Earl of EuunioNT; and from thence to Arundel Castle, to visit the Duke of Nonttout ; after w!iich he will return to the Pavillion for a few days longer. CA I A7ERBURT, NOVEAfBER S. The DUKES of CLARENCE, accompanied by Miss Frryz.LAßENce, arrived in this city about noon yester day, on his return from the Isle of Thanes, and after changing horses at the Fountain Inn, coOnned his route for Lord DARNLEY's seat, at Cobhaii Hall.— During the short interval of his stay, his Royai High ness was visited by Lieutenant-General Ishcotts, Ma jor-General HAY, and the Officers of the Staff of this District, in 1611 Military Costume, as a coMplimen tart' mark of respect. Earl TEMPLE also passed through this city yesterday, from Dover, for Cobham Hall, where a large party of Roble Visit is were as sembled to meet his Royal Highness. TILE KING'S ArALADr. There is a paragraph in 719 Stamford Chronicle, hi which the conduct of the King's Physicians is most vehemently arraigned—and in which they are ac cused not merely of treating his MaansTy's afflicting disorder imprnpeily, but of being the cause of de. priving the Monarch and the Country of the assist. ante of Dr. Jour WILLIS, who succeeded on a for mer occasion, in happily effecting, his • cure. This most unjust attack on the character of profess'arnal men so deservedly high in the public estimation, de mands an answer, and we are happy in being able to give it the most direct refutation. The public are aware that his MAJESTY bad, after his recovery in 1804, exacted from every member of the ROYAL FAMILY the must solemn engagement, that in the event of a relapse, they should not surer Dr. LIIN WILLIS to have the care of his person.— This was the result of that feeling which ahnost ever rises in the breast of a convalescent in that melan choly affliction ; and is by no means prejudicial to , the medical character of the person against whom it is expressed. But on the commencement of this last disorder, the weight of the promise (which we be ieve had been sealed with the sanctity of an oath) pressed so heavily on the QUEEN'S mind, that Dr. IC cue certainly was not called in. He was, how ever, consulted after the Report made to her Ma jeers Counsel, in July last ; and again he was called in about three weeks since with Dr. Moauo and Dr. &smote,. Upon that occasion, so far from express ing the sentiments contained in The Stamford Chro aisle, he declared it, as bis opinion, that his MAJESTY'S recovery was very improbable—that the treatment of the malady was in every respect unexceptionable, that he could not advise any change—that his re- mining in *own could he of no possible utility to the Royal Sufferer; and he therefore hoped and en treated that his attendance might be dispensed with. We have reason to believe that this is a correct state ment of the fact, and therefore this paragraph in The Stanford Chronicle, must have come to the re spectable conductor of that paper without the know ledge of Dr. WILLIS. Indeed, almost all the accounts that have come to the public eye respecting the state of the lbw's ma-' lady, have been erroneous. At the period of the Report made in April last, sanguine hopes were en- 1 tertained of his MAJESTY'S ultimate recovery. The Report of July was much less flattering—and from that period, so regular and progressive were the un toward symptoms, that in the Report of October all the physicians but one decliered that the recovery was very improbable—one of them went no farther than to say it was improbable. Since the period of that list Report, we have reason to believe, no favourable ,appearance has been observed, and there ie no con trariety of opinion among this Physicians. NAT'AL 11117FLL !CENCI. PINMOUIH, NOVEMBER 4. • . Arrived the ROTA frigate, from d cruize off Brest, last from Falmouth ; and the &count; D gen-brigs from a cruize. Put hack again, the No t:ton cutter. bound to Rochefort and I.'Orient. the wind being toe much to the westward. Went out of harbour to the Sound, the BELLE Pouts and Systro.t.it frigates, att 1 the BRISK sloop of war.' Arrived his Istijostyos ship TeotsrAT and LYRA from a mite ; and his Majesty's ships Scuittamts and Ammon h:tve etch sent in a do tabled vessel.—Wind N. W. • • PORTSMOUTH, NOVEMBER 1. Arrived M.ljes:y's ship Eaturt.ALn, from the CP: d Good Hope ; and the Itavirt,from t'to Downs.— The CAMIOIAN is rAeased front qutrantioe.—Wind S.W. blows hard: lIARWICIL . NOVEMBER S. &Ilea th'c Auckland packet with d.! mail and pas. sengers fur lleligolami. Arrived the Maisier and Queen transport.:, from Woolwich, with the 'toss of anchors and cables. DEAL, NWF.MBER The outward-Ito:m.1 are still her , . The, Fancy, GLAscorIT., ha. parted from her alicii irs, bat let g another, and appmr to tide wry weli. Five o'Clnck.—His ships and the nit ward.hound all ride safe.--W;kl.l hard. D3VER, NOVEMBER S. The privateers to-day paid us an early visit, two loggers having cline in about anon in pursuit of a brig, which they forced under the batteries ; the gcnii, however, having opened on the loggers, they thought proper to sheer off, and the brig., after being in the moat immineat danger, cleared the rocks, and went into the Downs : she hid a jack eying for a pilot,. . but it blowing extremely hard, and a taunt tremen dous sea running, it was not possible for a boat to get off. The privateers continued laying to under foresail ind mizen, and jest without the range of shot, for several hours after. One of the shots thrown from Townshend battery certainly hit one of the privateers, being diitinctly seen by some persons who v. - ere looking at her with glasses. Siz o'Clock.- I The privateers have returned, and just captured a large brig. The sea is so high the batteries cannot hit them. DISTRIBUI'ION OF PRIZE-MI: TV. Bri k, for the reendThip lad Harpolrou, on her arrival; re. Wk.'. at Messrs. CAlliglun's, at Cork, oo Mendays anal rho:, days. • Mary, fur the Utrecht. on Faturday„ at le, Cement's Inn ; called on Wednesdays and rtairidayg. Dryad, for the Carl and Goode flub. on hoard, the "31 ins•, recalled on Wednesdays and 'fhuralayq, at I 4,Cie-wnt's Banterer, for the ; and Hawk, for the Ince, the 14. h instant, at 41,`Srrrey•street, Strand; recalled on Tuetdays and Sundays. L'Aig,le, for le Phenix, will be rzcalied at Mr. Lockytes,Fly• month, on Tuesdays and l'ridays. Desire for tho I.pdboora, 11 tnnah, and Norsk 11.1, oa board; recalled on Tuesdays 113(11 hurslays, at IJ, fbrovnvr 'ion-StrOet. • Not less than twelve ships, of the line have been launched in the course of last summer at Antwerp.. • A letter,from Gottenhurgli, Of the .29th; States, that two French frigates are cruising nearStraliiiiid i , • and had captured a packet bound to that port. The letters had bees sent to Hamburgh, to be ex imine . .l, and a comiderable uneasiness was left lest their con tents should prove injurious to some Dit the inhabi tants of that city.—A second packet had also been taken, bat, as no letter: were found in her, the was liber,ted. The take of herrinxii for a few Weeks past, has he , :i s very great all around the coast, from tormnirth . the North Foreland, and thence to the wegwari.— The uncommon mildness of the season, afa,l p-m• valence of the westerly winds, have, howerzr, 7??..u1y frustrated the tropes of the fishermen, who, fr .M thesis • • circumstances, could neither preserve nor bring thee herrings to the Lon Jon market. At Broadstatrs im mense numbers hive bi:en lost in this way. Commi serating the situation of the fishermen, Nit-. Malt. 'aim, M.P. who has been at Broadstairs with his family for the sunfmer season, means to buki Jry-. ing-houses for curing and smoking the herrings there, at his own expence. Two unfortunate seamen wer: on Mondarenorn ing flogged round the fleet at Plyminith (i. e. along side each ship in commission) for desertiou. • 4 L A Nobleman, on his way to Brighton, to pay t visit to the Purse; Iteanfir, travelled with tour post horses. When in one of the stars betweea Tun bridge Wells and Lewes, his Lordship not thinking. the postillions were sufficienily expeditious, held up to their view a dollar as au inducement to quicken their pace, without having the desired e ff ect; he then 'hewed them a seven shilling piece.' which also failed of producing the speed desired ;. he afterwards e xl, bite' a half guinea, and this List inducement set t' wheels a-going as fast as he wished. His L ,- )rdshi t , however enveloped a piece of coin in two or three folds of paper, which, on his arrival at the end of the: stage, he gave the senior Mercury, who, as soon as the horses were stabled, went to the kitchen to divide the sum with his companion, when, to his utter astodishment, he found the contents to be (Lily a sir.. gle fat thing ! By this marceuvre his Lordship . pu nished the imposing _conduct of the post boys. CORN-MARKET, MARK-LANE, Nov. 6.—We haire to-d ty extreme short remaining supplies of Wheat; waiting, arrivals few sales are effected, and somewhat higher prices are asked—Fine Barley likewise in short supply, with a demand, and ordinal y more ready sale, --Malt and White Peas fully at the prices quite Beans of each description support the late advance— Owing to a continuance of the late short arrivals r Oats, this trade remains full as dear— Fiour this week higher ss. per sack. OENZKAL coaasscv Al UNDER t Wheat 941. 105 s. 1255. Bean', G2s. 675. • Fine ditto, 1265. 120 s. 'Ver. ditto, .360 ess. • Rye 45s 545. Fine Old ditto 635. 64.5. Barley' 50$. 565. od. Oats, 40s. 36*. 425. Malt, 82s. 90s. Poland ditto, 455. 475. Wltaie Peas (Boilers) Us. Stie. Potat , )e ditto, elts. Giey 59s 645. Rape seed F4ll £54. MN Near, 100 a. to )414.—Seonris. 955. to le.s. f I ~