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THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, JULY'2O. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. • Consols, for num 651i—dittei for hal, Olt Reduced 644-oinniem lit prem. PRICE 0, STOCKS YESTERDAY. s per Cent. Red. WC India Bonds, 1:0.. 1153. pr. s per Cent. Cons. Ann. We Each Bias, 12s Fretsr. 4 per Cent . 1141 Ornnium, 1 5 per Cent. Navy.ssil State Loaery Tickets, £2! 11$. Long A so. 11 13-16 Cons. for acc.lit F ro m Paris Papers, which have been received to 1 the 13th, we lay before our Readers a copy of the 24th F r ench Bulletin, from which it is obvious that we ma y soon expect to hear of a most sanguinary and 1 i m port Ant conflict betwixt the contending armies.— 1 NAPOLEON alledges it will decide the fate of the Aus- 1 trio Monarchy ! Most probably it will, but his own I fdte also hangs on the event ! —We are concerned to I learn by this document, that Davousr has made him- 1 s:11 master of a small island in the Danube. Every rl vi acquisition of this kind facilitates the means of ; t h e enemy to pass that Riier, and it was surely of i m portance that no force sbduld have been permitted to be put in circumstances threatening the flank of the Archduke, while opposed by the main body of t he enemy opposite to Ebersdorff. The enemy has constructed three bridges from the southern bank of the Dantibe to the island of Labels, which is again united to the northern bank by several bridges. The first-mentioned bridges it was not, p er haps, possible for the Austrians to prevent from being constructed; but we confess we feel ourselves surprized that they should, without opposition, have permitted the construction of the others —This regret, however, may be owing to our ignorance. Of the other contents of these Papers we need say little. Capri, on one side of thi bay of Naples, had been summoned to surrender, at the time that Ischia, on the other, was attacked. The Russian army was in the Palatinate of Cracau, on the 28th of last month ; and a Proclamation of BONAPARTE'S Ring of SAXONY commends, in fulsome terms, the valour of his sub jects in the supposed expulsion of their invaders ; who, in fact, voluntarily retired, in order to strengthen the main army under the Archduke CUARLES. Letters of a late date which have been received from Petersburgh, via Hamburgh, mention, that the Emperor ALEXANDER, with the Grand Duke Cow- STANTINE, Count RONIANZOF, and a numerous suite, accompanied by the Duke of FRIOLI (Marshal Du- Poe), were preparing to leave that city for the army in Gallicia, and that events of great importance to the world might be expected soon to take place. It is also said, there were no grounds to hope that ALEXANDER would change his present system of po litics; that CAULINCOMIT was too active and in triguing; and that he was continually surrounded by the French party. The idea of possessing European Turkey, and placing his brother CONSTANTINE upon the Throne of Constantinople, tended not a little towards retaining in him a disposition favourable to NAPOLEON. The following letter, received last night from Spain, contains same important information, on the accu racy of which the public may rely " RONDA, JUNE 26. - - _ _ gg VICTOR has passed the Tagus unhurt, and the joint forces of WELLESLEY and CUESTA have allowed him to escape with greater ease from his trap than Sour did from Oporto. CUESTA'S advanced guard 1 has passed the Tagus in pursuit, and 'that of VESEGAS (whose head-quarters are in Consuegra) in Ocana. But BLAKE., who attacked Zaragoza on the 17th, was driven back with loss, but without disorder, to Bei ,chite, and on the 18th we learn by a letter from Valen cia, that he wrote froth Calanda these short but em phatic words : Ti. joint army of Arraign and Valencia war di, morning attached is Bekhite and put to Me rout. We are told that families of traitors ale quitting Ma- drid with precipitation, aild if the disaster at Belchite does not enable them to maintain the liner of the Tagus, it is unlikely that the French will fall back to that of the Ebro, which they occupied last year. Sir ANTHER WELLESLEY accounts for his dela/ by want of money and of shoes ! His first project, wtich was clearly the best, was to march directly to the North of the Tagps and intercept Vtcroa's retreat by Al raaraz. But to this the Spanish General, who is very peremptory in his opinion, would not agree, and said, that unless WELLESLEY came down to Paidajos,•and formed a junction with him in order' to attack the ..r.enay in front, he xould not wait for the movements of the English, but attack separat?ly, and without any reference to Sir ARTHUR . S plan of operations—. Sir ARTHUR agreed, but on arriving at Abrantes once more remonstrated, and the precious time was lost in arranging a plan, the object of which was destroyed by VICTOR'S unmolested retreat." Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, his MAJESTY ar rived at the Queen's Palace, from Windsor, where he was received by the Dukes of YORK, KENT, and CummenLANn. At two his MAJESTY held a Private Levee. _ The following had the honour of heft proented to his MAJESTY : - - - Major-general CoLe, upon his return from Sicily, bY tbi P"' 1. - :;:s•zse Ambassador. . Ilajar-General Daustrmimo, upon his arrival from Gibraltar. Mr. QU/N r i Charge d'Affaires of his Royal Highness the Prince Resent of Portugal to the Court of Sicily, by the Porto i;:.e-fe Ambassador. His MAJESTY gave audiences to the LORD CH AN -I:,'LLOR, the Duke Of PORTLAND, and the rest of the ;'3%)imet Ministers present, 1130 to Sir DAVID Dt*PAS• Ti EXPEDITION. Yesterday, soon after twelve o'cloCk, the Earl of CHATHASI left his house, in Hill -street, accompanied by the Hon. Captain GARDNER (his Lordship's Aid-de- Camp,) to proceed to Ramsgate to take the command of the Expedition. The Noble * Earl first went to the Ordnance-Office, and then to Downing -street, where he transacted business at Lord CAsnzezAcies Office; he afterwards was with Mr. CANNING, and about four o'clock set off from London. He dined at Roelr!ster, and was to sleep at Sittingbourne. He will this day meet Lord CASTLEREAGH at Ramsgate. This morning, 18 boats with about 200 fine young fellows, who volunteered their services to join the Expedition, many of them belonging to the River, Fencibles, entered on board the craft in the River for that purpose : they were allowed a band of music.— Several of them were at the siege of Copenhagen by Lord NELSON, and recently brought home the Danish Pr:zes, for which they received, besides their pay, an honorary medal. " PORTSMOUTH, JULY 19. " Sir EYRE COOTE, the Generals and Staff, as well as Admiral OTWAY, go on board to-morrow, and it is hoped they will able to sail either to-morrow 1 evening or on Friday. " Sailed this morning, the KANGAROO sloop, with 'the German Dragoons in transports, under convoy for the Downs ; as also some light transports, to take in dragoons waiting to embark there." " MARGATE, JULY 10. " The men of war and transports composing that part of the Expedition which embarked here, are now under weigh from our Roads." " PEAL, JULY 19. " Arrived the ROLLA sloop, from a cruize. Rear- Admiral Sir R. STRACHAN, K. B. arrived here this morning, and immediately hoisted his flag on board the AMETHYST frigate, Sir M. SEYMOUR, who, with the rest of the expedition, it is positively asserted, will sail tomorrow. " The Earl of CHATHAM, Marquis of WELLESLEY, and Sir JOHN HOPE, will embark on board the VENE RABLE, of 74 guns. " The Ist Light Battalion King's German Legion erabarked.to-day ; the 2d could not for want of ships. 44 The Expedition, it is suprosed, will sail before Saturday. The Reserve will sail first." ARRANGEMENTS ADAPTED TO EXTENSIVE EMBARKATIONS OF TROOPS IX HIS MAJESTY'S SHIPS.OR TRANSPORTS, PRINCIPALLY APPLTABLE TO TRANSPORTS. As the army is classed in brigades, the ships on board of which it is to be embarked should be classed in divisions equal to the ac commodation of the brigades; but no precise rule can be laid for this arrangement, as the regiments vary considerably in their strength, and ships of the same class, in some degree, in their ca pacity of stowing ; but this should be corrected by the addition of a frigate or a sloop, as the embarkation of men of different re giments on board the same ships ought to be avoided as much as possible. Whenever it is of consequence that the brigades should be landed in perfect order, and in complete equipment for imme diate action, the brigades of Field Artillery should be embarked with the brigades of the army, but it will not be necessary to carry any tumbrils or ammunition waggons in the men of war, as each gun (one of which only will be on board each ship) car ries forty rounds. By taking the lower-deck guns out of the men of war, and making other suitable a. rangements, a greater proportion of troops can be embarked ; and as it may be adviseable, when the service does not extend beyond the coast of Spain and Portugal, to carry a sufficient number of horses for the brigades of artillery, as well as the staff and regimental horses, there will then be more room to stow the harness and appointments requisite upon such occasions. There are many advantages in carrying the horses on the deck, as there will be no occasion 'to take out the upper tier of water— the horses will be airy and healthy, and the less risk and danger in hoisting them in and odt, besides avoiding the dirt which they will make in the hold, and which may oblige the ship to be un stowed to clear it. The greatest care must be taken of the arms, ammunition, and appointments of the troops, that they may always be in perfect order for action. ~. i The signals and arrangements are principally made for the I conduct and regulation of the transports, but they are to be con- sidered in all cases as applying to the men of war also, particu- I larly when addressed to them by their pendants. It is of great consequence that the divisions of transports should be placed under the direction of some men of war, suppose two frigates, and a sloop to each division, the senior taking all the responsibi kity of his division. The masters of the transports are most positively ordered to study the signals and arrangements, from the moment they are put in possession of them, and if there is any part of them which they do not perfectly understand, they are immediately to apply to the Captains of the men of war of their division for an ex planation of them ; as the lives of many individuals may be sacri ficed, and even the s access of the Expedition become questionable, by any misconception or tardy execution of them in sight of the enemy. SIGNALS, EXPRESSING BRIGADES AND REGIMENTS. As it may be found necessary to disembark the army by bri gades or regiments in different places, the following brigade or divisional flags are meant to express the brigades or regiments to which any signal may be applied, either for disembarking, or al tering their position ; and the place to which any brigade or regi ment is to be moved, will be notified by the rendezvous flag, and the number of the place, according to the annexed arrangements, wider the head of rendezvous. With a view of giving facility to such communications as may be necessary through unsuspected circumstances, the General Officers will be furnished with telegraphic books; and whenever a telegraphic message is conveyed from the Commander in Chief to them, the transports composing the Brigade of that General are to pass within hail of the senior Officer of the division (where the General of the Brigade ought to be embarked), if the Division is under weigh, or to send a boat immediately, if she is at anchor, to receive such orders as are intended by the telegraph message. If it should he necessary to reinforce either the division of men . o. war with troops, or the division of transports, the ship or ships' pendants intended to be added to the division, will be exhibited with the divisional flag. The senior Officer, after the reinforce ment is made, will of course take the command of the whole divi sion or divisions. (Hue follows a list of the brigades, and the different flags by which each is be distinguished. The brigades are fourteen in 'nuniber. The different places where it is probable the regiments or bri t pike may disembark will be noted in numerical order, and the place described as nearly as possible ; but when a signal is made for a rendezvous which cannot be particularly described, a ship will be sent to lie there, and she will hoist the number of the ren dezvous with the rendezvous flag. When it is only intended to make a demonstration of deiign to disembark at or near any particular rendezvous, the number of that place will be made within a —, heisted under the flag, when the division to which it is addressed is to proceed op posite the rendezvous, making every preparation for landing, keeping under weigh at the same time, unless otherwise directed by signal, and taking special care riot to approach too near the batteries. [An army code of signals accompanies these arrangements, to gether with directions relative to the disembarkation in boats.] NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH AND PLYMOUTH-DOCK, JULY le._ Came in the Bremen brig Frecheits, Captain Poore SON, from Stockholm, with naval stores for this port; Fame, Captain WILLIAMS, from Dundalk, with pro visions for the navy • New Union, Captain SAERUM, from Liverpo o l, w i t h rum for the victualling stores ; Brothers, Captain WOTTON, from Stockholm, with na val stores for this port. Sailed the FORTUNES, of 38 guns, to the East Ward. Arrived, l'Esritcau sloop of war, 16 guns, from Cork ; ORESTES sloop, and HARLEQUIN hired armed 'ship, from the Eastward ; RANGER revenue cutter, from a cruize ; American brig Harmony, from Bos ton, laden with fish and oil, bound to Bilboa, detained and sent in by the AMELIA frigate. The AFRICAINE frigate, with Mr.JACKSON and suite on board, for America, passed by last night to the westward. A new sloop of war, built at Dartmouth, is now in the offing, working in, but as the wind is northerly, it will be late before she reaches the harbour. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 19. Arrived his Majesty's ship MALABAR, from Ja- maica.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Vtomr, for Guern sey.—Wind N.W. GREENOCK, JULY 17. JAMAICA FLErr.—Since our last, four of this fleet have arrived. Three more are , in the fleet for the :Clyde, and of course hourly expected ; viz. Ann, THOMSON ; and Mary, ALEXANDER ; for Greenock ; and Diana, Roxsuaotr, for Port Glasgow. LEEWARD ISLAND FLEET.—Passed yesterday for Port Glasgow, the Grenada, GEORGE, from Grenada; and Elizabeth, Dimon, from St. Croix ; and this morning, the Hope, HEnnza.soN, from St. Vincent's. The Grenada parted with the fleet two days ago. Arrived here yesterday, the Lavinia, SHARP, from Demerara ; sailed thence 4th June ; left the Ariadne, BIRD, and Nereid, JOHNSON, loading for this port, to sail in seven days after : spoke on the Bth inst. the Mary, BoNE, from Trinidad, for Clyde.—Arrived also, the James, BARR, from Montreal and Quebec; 1e... Montreal the 11th, and Quebec 15th June. Arrived here on Saturday, the Northern Friends, DUNN, from St. John's, New Brunswick ; sailed thence 17th June. Left no vessel loading for Clyde. - Arrived on Friday, the brig Coliingwood, GIL CHRIST, of this port, from New York, in 27 days— left a British and an American brig loading for Clyde, the former called the Betsey. Spoke on Wednesday last, off Torey, a ship from Newfoundland for Bris tol, but did not learn her name. On Thursday last, off Instrahull, spoke the following ships from this port, in company—Jane, HUNTER, for Tobago ; Brilliant, MORRISON, for Jamaica ; and Isabella, LITTLE, for Honduras. Arrived same day, the Pomona, M4NAuonT, from Jamaica, in 39 days, having performed the voyage out and home, in three months and two weeks. Sailed in company with the Comet of London, John Bull, of Liverpool ; Elizabeth, of Belfast ; and a brig be longing to Kingston, name unknown, under convoy of his Majesty's sloop DISPATCH : parted from the whole of the vessels, except the convoy, before getting. through the windward passage. Parted from the DISPATCH on ;he lbth June, in lat. 30. The Wil loughby, of and for London, was to have sailed in company, but did not get down from Kingston to Port Royal, in time, owing to its blowing so hard. —The Expedition under General CARMICHAEL was all embarked, and the first division was to sail the day after the POMONA loft Jamaica, against the city of St. Domingo. The United Kingdom, UDNEY, arrived at Kingston, from Martinique, 3d June. His Ma jesty's sloop Dispatch, spoke the William, M'LEA, from Clyde to Jamaica, 11th June, off Cape Nichola Mole. The following vessels were spoke by the Po- MONA :-3d July, 1at.18.12. N. long. 46. 16. W. spoke the brig Flora, of Dartmouth, 6 days out from For tune Bay, Newfoundland, bound to Oporto, all well —7th July, lat. 27. N. long. 52. W. spoke the brig Jo, of Pool, from Liverpool, 10 days out from Tory, bound to Newfoundland, all well. Saturday last a Court-Martial was held on board 1 the SALVADOR DEL MUNDO, in Hamoaze, and adjourn ed till Monday, for the trial of Mr. ALEXANDER PAo. TERSON*, gunner of his Majesty's ship POlsEau (pri son ship) for contempt, insolence, and disobedience of i orders. The charges were adjudged to be fully proved, and Mr. PATERSON sentenced to be dismissed ; 1 his situation of gunner in his Majesty's Navy, and to serve before the mast, on board such ship as the Com mander in Chief at Plymouth-Dock shall direct. The unfortunate young man, who exerted him self so greatly at Mr. Nonnes late fire, Conduit street, still remains dangerously ill and without hopes of recovery, at the Coach and Horses, Conduit-street. Sunday evening, a party of eight who had spent a convivial day at Sunbury were returning to London by water, when the boat was upset, in consequence of running foul of a pile, and two persons, JULIA MANE, and a man named POSTEN, were drowned. The body of Miss MANE was soon found, and a Coroner's Jury has brought in a verdict of Accidental Death. The young man, who is a clerk, was found yesterday morning. _ _ _ A letter from Prince Edward's Islan3, dated May 1: 24, says—" The Concord brig, from London, with the most valuable cargo of merchandize that ever came to this island, arrived here this day." ' .1 We have received Barbadoes Papers to the 10th of i June, inclusive. The following are the only articles 1 in them of any importance : 1 JUNE I.—The French frigates lying at Bassi.- /, terre, Guadaloupe, have not been, as reported, de stroyed, nor any subsequent attack made upon them that is yet known here, since that formerly detailed in this paper. The Acasta and Thetis frigates are still watching them.—Nothing has transpired to ex plain the canncnading reported to have been heard in the neighbourhood of Guadeloupe ; and it is now i much doubted as to any line of battle ships having got into Port Louis, stated by reports from St. Bartho- ' lomcw's. 1 1 " JCNE 10.—The homeward.bound trade of this , Island, to sail with the convoy of the present month, will leave this on the 19th inst. the day originally I appointed by Sir ALEX. COCIIRANE for a ship of war to call here to convoy them to the general rendez . vous.• The July convoy is postp9neduntil the 22d of the month." • • • Littr INTELLIGENCE. COURT eV CHANCERY, JULY 19. • *-911.A.T-9f4ausr TILE ATV E.—MOB/11S v. COLEM AX. The 'Loan CHANCELLOR said, that the Bill in - this' case stated a singular sort of agreement between the parties.e-,that they should be tenants in common of this property for ever. Before he appointed a Kinager he thought it right that an instrument should be drawn up pursuant to this agreement, and he would order a reference to the Master for this purpose, un... less the parties agreed that the two gentlemen men tioned in the Bill should prepare the instrument. HOB ROCKS V. AMP. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that he had read the supplemental affidavit of Mr. Jupp, and now thought he might be confident that Mr. Jupp would strictly attend to the injunction. of the Court in future. He considered it unnecessary, therefore, to proceed any farther in the matter at present. Mr. Jupp was dis. charged from his attendance ; and as to the young lady, and the minor (Master Peter Horrocks), his Lordship declined making'any order at this time. NEWLAND V. CLARKE A Mr. Robinson had left a quantity of Stock to Government, for the use of the Public, and appointed the late Mr. Abraham Newland his Executor and Trustee. But a dispute arose about the right to some dividends due and unclaimed. The Defendant claimed them, as being the Devisee of the personal property and goods; the Attorney-General claimed in behalf of his Majesty and the Public ; and the next of kin claimed these dividends, as undisposed of by the will :—The Court decided, that they belonged to the next of kin, and ordered a refetunce to the Master to tax the costs. Mr. ALIOLANDRII, on the part of the Attorney Ge neral; now applied to the Court for leave to except to the Master's Report for having disallowed costs, to which it was alledged the Attorney-General vas en titled. The LORD CHANCELLOR could not see the reasoa why certain items in the account of the Attorney. General had been disallowed—but he recommended it to the Solicitors to give a distinct ttatement of the account ; for if the matter was sent again to the Master, the parties would be smothered with expence. Mr. RICHARDS.--" They are almost smothered al ready, my Lord." COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JULY 19. ZAGERRY V. FURNELL. Mr. G ARROW, for the plaintiff, stated, that the de. fendant had purchased a cargo of goat-skins from the plaintiff, which arrived horn Mogadore in the month of April last. But the defendant haying delayed te take them out of the warehouse into which the skins had been landed, they were soon after the purchase all consumed by fire, save eight bales, which had been re• moved by the defendant. The action was brought to recover £4004 the price of the skins. Lannigan, clerk to the plaintiff, proved, that on the 12th of last May he and the plaintiff met the defendant near the Exchange, and Zagerry said to the defendant, " I wish you would take away the skins." Defendant replied," as the warehouse rent is only 15s. a week for the whole, let them remain there, and we will pay for it ; in the mean time, if you can sell them for three guineas a bale, do it for me."—(He himself having - bought them for 575. 6d. per bale).— Zagerry said, " very well ;. I will draw up bills, and send them to your countinghouse ;" t , , which the de fendant replied, " Do, we will accept them." Cross-examined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, he admitted, that his employer (Zagerry) had endea voured, after the defendant bought the skins, to sell them for 31. per bale • but that the witness understood to be on atcount of Mr. l Furnell. Solomon Siday, a dealer in skins, proved that was the regular mode to open every bale, ;and count the skins before delivery ; and that the bargain was not good without it. Mr.Aimwell, the warehouse-keeper, where the skins were lodged, preyed, that Mr. Furnell came to him cne day and asked to see the skins ; witness enquired ilk! had an orderftomtheplaintiff? on which Furnell said,he had actually bought them. Several of the bales were then opened tohim,which he counted, and appeared satisfied. Some days after, Mr. F. came again and asked for eight bales of the largest skins; witness said he had only orders from Zagerry to let him have four bales. F. appeared surprised that no order had been left by Z. as he said he had promised. The skins were soon after buint. This witness having also proved the re gular mode of opening all bales before delivery, or a regular bargain, the plaintiff was nonsuited. PULLEY V. HORTON. This action was brought by the Executers of the defendant's uncle, for a sum of 4001. on two bills discounted for the defendant by the late uncle. The defence was, that had his uncle been alive he vwould not have demanded the money. The Jury found a verdict for the Flaintiff.—Da maees £4OO. B R ENTPORlL—Tuesday—Coofrer , a stage-master, was convicted by the Magistrates in s;x penalties of 101. each, for omitting to have his christian name painie,d on the door parsnels of his coach. Twd rather singular prosecutions were tried at the last General Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the county of Gloucester. The defendant was Mr. G. Brisac, formerly captain of his Majesty's ship the Iris. He now resides at Cheltenham. In April last he procured a set of workmen to erect four tali poles, with figures hung on them, in front of the villa of the' Right Honourable Lady Mary Lindsay Cr- lord, accompanied with a drum and fife playin a gun firing, and the noise of a rattle. These figures were left stending several days, to the annoyance of her Ladyship. Mr. Brisac, and four others, were indicted for this riotous proceeding, and, after a long trial, were all found guilty, and fined.ten guineas. The other prosecution was at the suit of Mr. Robert Hughes, of Cheltenham, the Solicitor to Lady Mary , Lindsay Craufurd, who, having attended, on her Ladyship's behalf, the fixing of some meerstones in the ground, to shew the boundary between her lady ship's land and the land which lately belonged to Mr. Brisac, , was insulted by him, who sent for a loaded gun, and challenged Mr. Hughes to fight him with anti• fire-at ms he pleased, witnin five pac,.s, using much opprobrious language, and brandish; • a cane in the most insulting manner. On this in•• meat, Mr. Brisac was also pronounced g uilty, i sentenced to pay a fine of five guineas. ~., \ i