Star. — London, England, 1805-12-17 00:00:00

N,4UTICAS INTELLIGENCE. MAILS MIS DAY.—Wind North. 1 ARR. DUE. ARR. DM Dublin a o Harnburgb ♦ 0 Waterford 0 1 l Lifbon 0 1 Gottcnburatt 3 6 Yellerdav afternoon intelligence was received at Lloyd's, of the fate arrival in Yarmouth Roads, of the Baltic Fleet, cont . :Cling of between feventy and eighty fail. The greateß part of the tranfports which failed on the loth ;nil. with troops I , r the Continent, are re turned to the Downs, in confequence of contrary winds and the feverity of the weather. The following Exit ails from letters, received yef te:day, refpe&ing the expedition that failed for the Wefer, will be found interelling : EXTRACT oF A LETTER FROM ON HOARD THE DRRWENT TRANSPOP.T, DATED HARWICH, DEC. 14. " The two fult days we were out, the weather was tolerable ; the wind thine fir, and cnly one hem gale ; but the night of the fecond day, the wind came round to the north eaft, and brought on the molt dreadful and dangerous gale, accompanied with (now, I heard the tailors fay, they had ever witneffed. At this time we were off the Dutch coaft, and the Commodore made knots to gut about, and run hack for England ; but the one half of the fps could nut fee the fignal!, and here we all parted, every fhip for ith.r. The form continued all night ; the hatches, for • tunatcly, svcrc cloftly put on. Any thing to equal the manner fhe rolled in the water. and the leas fhe (hipped, you cannot imagine. We cannot think what has become of all the others. We Dad two other heavy gales after, and for the two days we were at fea after the fleet parted, we never faw a fhip,but one the night be- fore we made the land ; whri he was we could not tell--theear tied as much fail as fhe could to get up with us, but did not fue teed. I am afraid we &all have bad news of the remainder of bile fleet." ZXTRACT OF ANOTHER LETTER, DATED HAILWICINg DEC. I 5 Four fail of tranfports, laden with the German Legion Ca iralry, arrived laic in this port ; they failed with the fitft expe dition, and could not make their deftinatitm. The Men tell Vie they were near all being loft off the German coaft. They loft eight or nine boric*, and were at tea ry days." FALMOUTH, DEC. 14.—The Peggy, of Padftow, from Cork, with provitions, for Falmouth and Pen zance, is totally loft, with her crew, near Portreath. tailed the Bremen brig Indiana, HAIGHEN, for St. 'Thomas's.—Wind N. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 16.—Arrived the Vesuvius bomb, and CAMEL bore (hip, from the Downs, with many other outward-bound (hips.---Sailed the STAUNCH gun brig ott a cruize. The Petrov/Lau /tore Chip, and the reft of the Bast, bound to the Streights are come up from St. Helen's to Spithead.' Wind N. E. DOVER, DEC. i6.-.--The Mary, houfe tranfport, having on board part of the King's German Legion, put in here tali night with the lots of an anchor and cable, and fails fplit : (he parted from the fleet during the late very favere gales. His Majefty's thiplificroer wei,;:u.d and worked up towards the Downs this morning, but was obliged to brio.: In , off the South I Foreland, owing to the wind blowing very flr-ng from the E. N. E. It is however expeaed Ate will be able to round next flood. This afternoon five French tug gers were obferved in the Eaftern, boarding ithnoft every vetrel coming out of the North Sea ; very un fortunately none of our cruizers were about here to flop their career; but as they mutt have been oblenr ed from the fignal Ration on the South Foreland, it is to be hoped our (hips in the Downs will fee the ftgnals, and endeavour to take them, or at leaft to snake them take (helter in their own ports. Wind E. N. E. and blows harJ with fnow. Dam. ; Dec. 16.—Pat hack the LEOPARDrd FURY, with about forty tranfpnits which failed on the expe dition from hence ; feveral tranfports arrived pre vious tethe LEOPARD, and I am informed thereare feveral got into Dover Pia.. Atrivcd the Lucifer bomb, from feting the Swediffi )_.all India (hips fare to Gottenhurgli ; and the Cruiler, fram a cruize off Oftend. Sailed the CYCHVT (loop en a cruire.— This mornlng appeared off the South Foreland, the VICTORY, with the remains of the late Lord Neeaoa on board ; rho Blue Flag at the Fore was holfted half maR, a; wa. the Entign, rhich was done by all the (hips in the Downs lowering their pendants and enfigns half matt ; the Uawn Jack at the Admiral's Office and Kin's Naval Store Yard were hoifted half matt, as were the coli;urs at the Cullom houfe Watch houfe. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. CaaveSt,4o, Dec. I s—rrified by the Lord Eldon, Young, from Bengal; Patent, Braigh, from New Providence; Elbe, Gales, and the Union, Hinter, from Riga; Cc n:ord, Reldland, and the Marlbhattd, Haft. wood, from Lilbon ; William, Carr, from Dant ; Edgar, Drown ; Hannah, licndcrion, and the Silver Eel, Stevenfon, from Memel; Ocean, Agnes, from Palau; Baltic ;,:achant, ConneD; Swoßa. ,I.e,ndridge; Liberty, Stirling, and .Ideona, Cummings, front Peteriborgh —Sailed the Helena, f a l lot., for Nevis ; Dryad, Martha'', for Jamaica, and the Alert, Salter, for Waterford. ARRIVED. In the River, the }fop., Younger, f; ant Riga : Shcrne, Wont! ; Cone, Pvoch ; ruld Adeo;,a, litatchws, fretn Petcriburgh•-•01f Duv:r, City of 'lurk, bk.:tenon and Peaec, Butcher, from Cntk--At Newc.A.Llc, (,2thec, Aanand, from quebce.; and the Swan, Hutchins, from brew. In tho Hambes, William, For fter, from Bremen—Of Portia:ld, lnduftry. *lhateher, from St. Brlltol, Lovely, Wood. from Nevefoundland—M Cock, Four Friends, fror.i Newfoundland; Ariadne, Car rull, from Aides ; and Jenny. Clear, from London—At Lime rick, Liveraments, Silva, from London. The Mayflower failed from Scilly for Gibraltar on the t 6;11 of Oaober, and has not !ince been heard of. The American fhip George Wathington, josnuA Parris, Irom Weymouth, bound w London, is on chore near Margate, with :Ire lofs of cables, rudder, and mainmall. The &trey, Yousc, from Liverpool for Halifax, 3 .• .11. •.t n-I •- r. DISTRIBUTION OP PRIZE-MONEY. To the Pallas, for the capture of the Paftora, February s. 18ct ; Carolina, February 12, 805 ; Fortuna, February ss, aos ; and Sacra Famiglia, February t 6, rBor, a diftrlhntion will he nuole at Sheernefs, on Wednefday the 18th What, and recalled at Great , George-Rreet, Weaminiter, for thris months. The floop Ranger, for the capture of the Potfdana. Augut 12, tBOO, will he paid an the aoth Inflate, at No. 14, Clement's inn, and recalled at the fame place every day in the week (Sunday ex cepted) for three years. The Canopus will be paid fOr the capture of the Dutch (hip Anna Sophia, June 4, 1803, on the soth blot, at Plymouth, and recalled at the fame place every Tuefday and Friday for three years. Tbs Ville de Paris and Dreadnought, for the recapture of the fhip Rarzillal, February so, xBos, will be paid at Plymouth, on the 17th inftant,.and recalled every Friday and Tuefday for three months. Admiral Lordeottinowoon k to hoM his flag on board the OCIAM. His (hip's company wil! be com pored of half the crew oftlse Viceote, and half the crew of the ROYAL SOTAILEIGII. Sir ROBERT BARLOW is appointed Captain of Lord Keith's Fleet in the North Seas; Capt. DURHAM to the Bodkin. ; Sir T. WILLIAMS to command the Sea Fencibles in Portfmouth •ice Admiral E. O'BRYAN ; Capt. DouoLlis to the Foudroyant, and Lieut. MACDONALD to the Captivity prifon (hip, at Portfmouth. The Orquixo, a (mall cruizer, under the orders of Admiral nec ft ES, fume time fince fel; in with a Spa nifh frigate fff the Havannah, and engaged her for forty ',skates, when the enemy fheered off. By the lalt Petal!)'ugh lift it appears, that the Bell,. Wood, had got clear of the Mole head, but the ice was very tirong, and without a fudden change took place, they would have to go back again. The Baltic Merchant was jolt within the Mnle head in the canal they had cut. The Triton, Arnim, and Ne va were in the Mole not cleared. The letter received on ill urfday, refpeaing the loft of the Ganges, Captain RAND, feems to admit of very coufiderable doubt. It did not receive fufficient ere ,lit to gain a plice on the board at Lloyd's Room ; and we hope the fart will be determined according to the doubts which are at prefent entertained. The Earl of Moira cutter, Captain Maivit.t.e, in the fervice of the Board of Excife, on the 3d infi. at three P. M. fell in with a lugger off Bervie : about eight Rot along fi de and hailed, but receiving no anfwer. fired into her, which the lugger infiantly returned with three cheers, and an engagement took place, which continued for one hour and fifteen mi nutes, within mniket (hot, when the lugger drew a head, and left off firing. The cutter continued firing her chace guns fo long as (he was within teach, and ran down to Collitlon, expelling the lugger might endeavour to land there, the wind being S. W. bht &Al not fee her again. The Earl of Moira carries fix guns and 16 men ; we are happy to add, that the brave crew of this (mall cutter efcaped fafe,althongh much expofed, and one nine pound mot came thro' the cabin. The varl annoyance to which our trade is fubjeß, from the Spanifh gun boats, &c. at Algefiras, and along the Straits of Gibraltar, has pointed out the neceinty of encreafed energy and force on that Ration ; and Sir SYDNEY SMITH is, in confequence, appointed to the command. The Post's,, and feveral gun brigs, &c. are ready at Plymouth to attend him. Admiral Tnosasomouon is, we underfland, to have the command in the Mediterranean, fubjeet to the nvoere of Lord CoLitac goon. He is to be charg ed with the bl,ckade of Toulon. Genoa, &c. Admi tai Louis, with a competent fquadron, is to watch the !hips in Car thagena, &c. Three di flinel and indepewlent fquadrons are about to be formed, to cruize between Ufbant and Cadiz, with power to ad as circtiontances may fovea. The extraordinary cruize of the Rocheft.rt fqoadron has given occafion to the prefent arrangement. One fqttadron is to be commanded by Sir J. B. Watteau, who is to hoifl his flag on board the Foudroyant ; another is to be given to Sir R STRACHAIN ; the COlTl mAncler of the third is not named, but it is fuppoled will be Admiral STIRLING. About fifty carpenters are employed in fitting up the Painted Tiall, in Greenwich Hofpital, for the re ception of the Body of Lord NELSON ; bat their work will not be completed before Thurfday neik. During the time of his Lordthip's body lying in flew the:Volunteers of Greenwich, Dulwich, and oilier adjacent places, will do duty at all titr different ave nue's:leading to the Horpital, in order to prevent con ! fufiasfoiri the crowd, who will be dire fed to go for ward.hy- one way and come hack by another, to prevent their impeding each other's progrefs by meet ing in oppofite bodies to each other. The two companies of River Fencibles, under the commend of Captains SLANSY and Swow, were yef terday watered in Greenwich Park. After going through the. ufual manoeuvres of the pike exercife, they were each formed into a circle. and received orders to hbld themfelves in readinefs to attend that pari of the funeral ceremony of Lord NELSON which is to take place on the watet. A propofition wdy then made for a fubfcription towatds the Patriot* Fund, every individual, however, being at the fame time left to exercife his own free and unbiaffed opi nion.; 'Without being in the leap fubjea to any influ ence from their Officers. Confequently each perfolp will enter his name in the fubfcription lift, with what ever fum he may thi-!k proper to annex to it. His Lorrifhip's body having been put into frail fpirits, has been removed into a leaden coffin, and put into a (hell ; it (lands in his cabin, ciofe to the (tern, and has an Enfign fupported over it. All his Majefly's (hips in the Downs have their flags flying half Itaff high. There is a lingular coincidence which we believe has not heen noticed, that the numerical lofs of (hips by the French was pi ecifely the fame at the battles of the Nile and of Trafalgar. In the former aCtion the French loft c'evtis (hips, and two were afterward) cap tured in attempting to efcape ; at Trafalgar, they loft nine, which, with the four taken by Sir RICHARD STRACiIAN, makes the number amount, as in the former ir,llace, to thirteen. Should the Breft fleet come out, we doubt not but Admiral Coartwaws will make fore of anothet laier's dozen! To MARIN FRS.—A new Light.houre is Wit on the Ile of Sandy; in the Orkneys, and is to be lighted up on the aft of 'lottery nev. It is roo feet above the level of the lea, and will flit w revolving refiedors, "i4i. !times. COCHIN CHINE.—The reb;:ls of. Cochin China, *lto I , had taken range in the Cambodian mountains, qn the approach of the inundation which happened !aft year in the northern ,provinces, hAve again concen trated their forces on the banks of the Suagen, where they are fupp•tfe'l to have been Ailed, and rein forced hy a powerful banditti, headed by fume def. pe adoes from the aoi th. A large colony of Chinefe cultivators and artifi cers have received perrniffitin from the Emperor to emigrate from the parent country into Cochin China, on account of a fcarcity which had prevailed in the weftern provinces. Accounts from Polo Campella Rate, that a large jun, richly laden, and lying at anchor at the en• trance of the river, bad been cut out by two pirati cal proas, which boarded her in the night, and put Amid all the crew to death. Two Chinefe cruizers i were the next morning fent in purfuit of the enemy ; but a fquadron of thofe veffels appearing, they were obliged to retreat, in order to procure a reinf.,rce ment. Several Mandatines who had received a pardon of the Emperor, for being acceifary to the rebellion in 1803, have been put to death, for correrpondence with the rack in Cambodia. In confequence • of the recent regulations and im provements in Bengal, it is confidently afferted that that fine province cannot in future be vifited with famine. Canals have been cut through van tracks of country to furnifh a fupply of water in feafons of un common drought, which has always proved fatal to the natives. Owing to this wife meafure of the Britilh Government, Bengal has been able to fupply the neighbouring Souther n and the Weftern countries of India during the late failure of the crops, in con fequence of drought, and the ravages of war. The demand for opium for the China and Weitern mar kets being diminiflted, va ft tracks land irsßahar and Oriifit have been reconverted to the grossing of rice. In the new eflabliatment at Prince of Wales's [fluid, the melt decided means are adopted to pre- vent the Government from feeking or acceptingier ritorial acquifitions. Amongft the reccnt orders fent out was one fpecifically to that effqd. By the fame conveyance, feveral valuable przfents were forward ed to the native Chief,, and the flipulated annual fub fidy of to,ooo dollars to the King of Q2.eda. The late accounts from Bencoolen mention another violent earthquake to have been experienced in the interior of Sumatra, in which feveral tillages and a large track of country were fwallowed up. A lake of confider Ale extent, at the foot of the mountains, has likewife dilappeated. The !hock was produced by an eruption from a volcano in the hills, which , was fuppofed to have been extin& As the Duke of MONTROSE was haniing Lady HUNTINGFIELD out of her carriage, yellerday, at Mifs PAYNE'S door, in Pall Mall, his Grace's foot flipped, from the frog, and he fill, but we are hap py to Rate he was not hurt. • - There were a number of amateurs on the Canal, in St. James's Park, yellerday. The purveyors of fkaits and porter were in great demand. Some gen tlemen performed on one foot, and imitated the ele gant attitudes of Parifot ; but one gentleman at trated much notice, who wrote the following words The immortal. Nelfon fhall have his name en- graved on the waters." There was much fathion attrafted to the fpot ; the Earls of Waew:c CLAIN. MILL, and MAYO; Lord FOLIT, Sir Join; SHELLEY, Sir DAVID WIDDERSUIN, and Mr. BENG. At the meeting of the Bath and Weft of England Society lift week, the firft prize, of five gui-teas, was adjudged to Lord PETERBOROUGH, for a4 -year oldfat nx, the produce of a Yorkfhire cow by a French bull. By the certificate afterwards produced, it appeared that the dead weight thereof was 18 (core 41b. per quarter; the tallow 1961 b.; and the hide toBlb.-- Lord S.IIA Etym.& alto exhibited fpecimens of cloth, made from the wool of his Merino flock; thefe and Mr. PAARY% pieces of cloth, were much admired for their fincnefs. SMITH El ELDCATTLE. SKEW—The Repofitcrylard, in Barbican, was, on Saturday, attended by great nutabers of Agrieubut ins and Breeders. Among the company we noticed, The Duke of Bedford; Earl Wincheifea, Lord Talbot, Nnrthey, Efq. Charles Gordon Gray, pines Praed (the Steward of the new), Charles Weffeni, Wildam Walcot, J ohn Higgins, Thos. Plckiord, White Partin's, E. T. Waters, ohn Elniorn, Richard Rowley, John Weftcar, Molloy, Oakley, Bellamy. Gibbs, Garrard, John Taylor, Peale, Faro L.m,farty, Eilman,jun. John Circuit, Andrew Wilton, Stop, Captain South, &c. &c. Boximo.—A match is forming between Dutch Sam and Tom Bekker, for a confiderable fum. Another is on the tapir between the Chicien and Pittoon, who is fuppofed to be his only match at prefent. Fox Hue T.—On Tuefday la% his Grace the Duke of RUTLAND% hounds met at a covert in the vale of Belvoir ; there was prefent a very numerous field of the harden riders belonging to the hunts of that r.eighbotit hood. The hounds found at the firft covert they tried, and went away clofe at his broth, over the linen part of the vale. They ran, without intermillion, for three hours, and were whipped off at the peat woodlands beyond the north road, late in the evening, the fox being but a aunt diftance be fore them, and the hounds on excellent terms ; but as the huntfman and whippers-in had been tried for feveral miles, the few people preterit thought it snore prudent than running the rifque of the hounds being left out all'night. It is fuppofed the ;finance they ran was full 35 miles, and lo as the crow flies. The only people at the end were,* Mr. Pietas r ER and Mr. CRAVEN, and amoier Gentleman, whole name we are unacquainted with, alb, two farmers. In the Epidemic Fever which is lo prevalent at this time, the GENUINE JAMES'S POWDER is found to be particularly efficacious,as it was in the Influenzas of 1782 and 1803. Eight or ten grains thobld be given on the firft attack, and continued eve:, fix hours for a day or two, if the fever th•aild not fooner fubficle. In the mean time the irritating cough may be allayed by a tea fpoon.full of fyrup of poppies, or by ten or fifteen drops of la"danum, as occation may require. The early nie of this Fever Powder will uct only effect a fpcedy cure, but will prevent thole dangerous and long protrafied Difeafes which often mile from Cold , Cuntaxious Difordeth . TO THE EDITOR OF THE STIR. LETTER 11. Pas eft, et ab ha at &cell St R —I-laving in my let letter recntnmended thin plan of forming the *Clive part of the population of this Empire into corps of riflemen, permit me now. to (late a few of many readmit, why, this mode of arming the nation is far preferable to any other, and moll likely to enfure the permanent fafety of the Britifh Viands. A man armed with a rifle riot only does not require the attainment of thole difficult parts of inftruition, requiate for carps which as in corn. paa bodies, but even hardly requires any knowledge of what is called the manual exercife, his whole ne ceffary inftruaion being . confined to skilful aimirg with his rifle. This 6f ufelf takes away the greaten part of the difficulty and doubt regarding the new levies, becaufe it is only in tholi relpeas that it can be fuppofed poffible our volunteers may prove infe rior to the troops to which they may be oppofed.— There is likewife in the nrture of the ezercife of airn ing with thd rifle a conftant Iptir to emulation, and a fource of gratification; for each individual acing for, and being rewarded according to his own particular defcrts, mull have an incentive to attain per feai m, which can never flee p. I may add to this the truly formidable natnie bf a cot ps of expert riflemen, and the invincible quality of fuch a mafs of fuch war riors as this plan would furniflt to the Empire. B th France and America owe to their riflemen in a great mature all their viaories, and their independence. This defcription of troops is particularly fuited for the defence of this enclofed and well wooded king dom, and anfwers every where belt for the defence of entrenchments and towns. What rendered the Aultrian armies fo formidable in their days of glory, was the Ina cloud of riflemen and light troops, which fo enveloped and hid them, as to render it impoffible for an enemy to approach without mak ing known the whole cf his poation and plans.— Moreau, at Hoogleide, near Ipres. threw his whr le army en tiraneuri, by which means he outfronted an army three times more numerous than his own, and fo deceived the Auftrians as t his force, tka - they were glad to retire. The conftant foc:eff of the French in tiring our their enemies may be alcribed to their conftantly throwing altnoff their whole force en tirailleurs, fo that it was impoffible to know their intentions, or where they were Itrong or weak To conclude,for the prefent, I am convinced, and I believe every rational man will be fo too, that the lor mation of the mars of people into corps of riflemen will more than any other . poftible meafure fecure to this empire a continuance of its fa:ety and glory, and that we Mall then be independent even of our vidorious navy fur the tecnrity of our fhcres. We Ball become in a thort time as famous for our (kill as our anceftors once were, or the Faleat Lies of old, and poffefi within ourfelves a fource or inexhaullible defence, which will for ever lay afleep all views of invafiort in tht enemy, or throw the dear uaion he meditates back upon himfelf. I am, Sir, your Conflant Reader, NITSGG•LLUS. The following fubjeas are propofed for the Chan. Mines Prizes at Orford, for the year enfuing, viz. For Lein Verfes—Trafalgar. For an End Effay—Poitionnous Fame. The Vice Chancellor has received a donation of zol. to be given to the Author of the bet compofition in Englilh Verfe on the following fubjed : Travels of Diftovery into the interior of A:riea. The firs and lea of the above fubjefts are inten ded for thole Gentlemen of' the Univerfity who have not exceeded four years frorn the time of their ma triculation ; aiid the other fcr fach as have exceeded four, and not completed (even years. An altercation took place'on Friday evening in the Green-room of Drury lane Theatre, between a fa vourite iterefs and a , dittinguithed daneer, on the fubjeft of iirdettemy, which, but for the ringing of the promptet's bell, was very near occafioning a battle royal among his Majtyfs Servants. At one of the Mock A 01;1 - ills, in the Strand, a Otrewd Iranian looked in a day or two fence, and after withering for fame time their wartauvres, he called out to the man with the hammer " Pray, Sir, may I bid what I 'deli 1 1 --" Y es, sir," was the reply of the complaifant Auftioneer Why, then," lays Pat, 44 I bid you-1 good morning The ladies, during the perioti of the Ufurpation of Cromwell, were great politicians, and extremely active with their favourite weapon, the tongue. The following is an extra& from the Journals of the Houle of Commons at that time : . 4 Ordered, That the Commander in Chief (of the 1 7, .rees), and the guard that do guard the Houfe from time to time, do keep the clam( nrous women from coming up the (lairs leading .to the Houfe of Commons' door,and from coming ran, and clamour ing about IVellminfter Hall, on the Speaker, and the Members of the Houfe I" Cnisreit CHacratCLit.—" Jofeph Green, a work. man at the Wire mill, at Ainn Wen, near Caerwys in the county of Flint, has obtained a pecuniary pre mium from the oyal Humane Society, for hazard ing his life in tekuitig a boy from a watery grave, that had fallen into a pool twelve feet deep. The boy was taken up fenfelefs, and apparently dead, but by the London Humane Society's plan, his life was puled:) , reined." A true bill has been found again[ a Mr. Junts and a perton of the name of MtsGAIY, for ea aiult do Mr. H. JoHnironi in the boxes of Covent Gar den Theatre. A ferjeant of the Devon Royal Miners is commit ted to Exeter gaol, charged with the wilful murder of another ferjeant of the fame corps. They had been drinking together, with fume comrades, near Whitechurch Down, and on their recut,: I. me a quarrel took place, and there being, it is fappofed, an old grudge between them, the letjeAnt focidenly drew his (word, and ran the other fejeant through the body. He inflantly expired. Smithfield exhibited the full ft Chrifimas Market, both for Cheep arid-cattle, that has been known for many years ; and in confequence all kinds went of ily at much lower pi ices than the preceding .1 ket : there was a large thew of capital c>,:ll, cirlarly_ of the Hereford sod Welt Country.' • a U