Star. — London, England, 1801-10-23 00:00:00

LONDON. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : Confols 69 i—Ditto, for account, 691. Reduced 6n—, per Cent. soriLorg Ann. so 5-16 i. Omnlum 24 PRICE OF STOCKS YESTEF,DAY. Bank Stock at • Short Ann. 5 3-16; 3 Per Cent. Red. 6.31 India Stock 2 1 4 3 per Cent. Conf. 6yl,} I. India Bonds, 4s. se. prem. 4 per Com sit sit frith 3 per Cent. 993 5 per Cent.. sou lost Ex^heq. Bills ILIL IS. prem. $ per C. Loy. soli soot tor Omnium 24 414 Long. Ann. 20 9-16 7-16 Coof. for Nov. 7o 691 70 12015.1 K, OCTOiall to: 5 per Cent. 97i--6 per Ccnt. Treaf. Bills 1014. 6 per Cent. Grand Can. Dcb. cool. Courfe of Exchange--Dublin on London 11. Our Readers will read with much fatisfaftion the letter of General Hurcit it+ sow, communicat ing the fall of Alexandria. Like War he diftin guifhes himfelf no lefs by the elegant fimplicity with which he records the operations performed by his army, than he does by his fkill and mili tary talents; and a hiftory of the expedition againft Egypt, from his pen, would be read with as much pleafure and fatisfaftion by the critics of future ages, as is now the hillory of the firtt conqueft of Britain. - To make extra Els of particular pafrages diflin guifhed by elegance and Pimple nervous diCtion, would be to re-copy here the greater part of his letter ; we cannot, however, pats over the meri torious modefty with which he imputes the whole fuccefs to his brave army: " To them," fays he, " every thing is due, and to me nothing. It was " my fate to fucceed a man who created fuch fpirit and eflabliihed fuch a difcipline amonglt " them, that little has been left me to perform, " except to follow his maxims, and to endeavour 4 ' to imitate his conduit." As a compliment to the memory of the cele brated warrior, who firft led Britifh heroes to vic tory on the plains of Egypt, the original difpatches were forwarded by his fon, a worthy officer, but the overland duplicates have come firft to hand. The expedition to Egypt, contidering the diffi culties arifmg from the climate, local fituation and other circumflances, will form an epoch in the military hiftory of Britain ; and it clearly proves, that Britifh foldiers, when properly difci plined under the immediate care of a fkilful Com mander, and led on by brave and intelligent Offi cers, are a full match for the be ft troops in Europe. When General APIRCIOPI BY effe6led a landing on the coaft of Egypt, his force was only half that of the enemy ; for, as the garrifon of Cairo, by the acknowledgment of the French themfelves, conftf ted of 12,000 men, of whom no more than about 500 were foreigners; if to thefe we add the goon who capitulated at Alexandria, goon who furren dered at Romanic, and thole who mull have fallen in the different engagements, MLNOU mutt have had at his difpofal an army at leaft of 30,000 men. Now that we have, at fo much trouble and at fuch an expence of brave lives, obtained Egypt, we may be allowed to fuggeft at leaft a with, that by fome kind of negotiation we may re tain poffeffion of the country. We could afford to pay to the Porte, at leail as large a Turn annually, as they have been in the habit of re ceiving from the Beys, while at the fame time the natives would be much lets burthened. Is it not a fpecies of cruelty, when, by any means what ever, men have been emancipated from fuch dia bolical opprefilon and flavery as the Egyptians en dured, for a free people like Britons to be inflru mental in binding them again in fetters ? We fincerely hope Government will take this into their ferious confederation, and by Treaty endea vour to retain Egypt.—The people will then be benefited—the Porte not injured—and we fhould be fecured againit the poffibility of a fecond alarm for the fafety of our Eaflern poffeffions being en dangered through that quarter. His MAJESTY, yellerday morning, rode out on horfeback, accompanied by Prince ADOLPHUS and Princefs Soma, with their ufual attendants. The Qytts and the elder Princeffes, with Earl and Countefs HARCOURT and Lady CATHCART, took an airing to Englefield Green, the feat of Mrs. Fits t hiaarrea, where the Royal Party alight ed, and partook of an elegant refrefliment. Yeflerday his Majeay's Commiffion was read in the Houfe of Peers for proroguing Parliament to Thnrfday next, the 29th inft. then to meet for the difpatch of bufinefs. The C:cmraifiinners were the Lord CHANCELLOR, Earl ST. VINCRNT, Earl OrHARRIIIGTOH.and Lord PELHAM. The Right Hon. the Governor and Council at Madras have appointed Lieutcnant-Colonel Cut• sa, of his Majef ly'S Seoul. Riigade, to be Bri tab Minifler and Refidcnt at Tranquebar. It is confidently reported that the Bifhop of Ccouffaa is to fuceeed to the Archbifhopric of Dublin, and , 'ie Bitbop of KILLALA is to (fleeced the Bißtop of CLocif za. Monday a meeting of the Privy Council was I eld at Dublin Caale, when a Proclamation was figned, permitting from Tuefday :he malt ing of g rain ; and authorifing the diailla:ion of Baron Mr Lttrs, the Ambaffador from Wirtem-i berg, is now in Paris ; it is Paid he is to be Am ball:War from his Court. The death of Lord AUGUSTUS FITZROY will prove a real lots to his country. His Lordfhip was an Officer of a humane difpofition and very promiling In confequence of the letter from the CHANCRE, Loa of the EXCHEQUER to the Chairman of the Committee of Merchants, all the (hips that have cleared out fince Tuefday, are permitted to fail without convoy. Paifports are daily expeded, al lowing our (hips to enter French ports, as before the war. The LORD MAYOR has declared his intention of letting the Aflize of Bread by the Average Price of Wheat, if the faCtors or mealmen do not reduce the price of flour. In that cafe his Lordthip will fometimes have it in his power to lower the price of bread. We yeßerday received New York papers up to the 9th of September, the contents of which are fo extremely uninterelling as not to prefent a fingle article in the lea( degree worthy of being extraCi ed. We flute with pleafure that no appearances of the yellow fever have, during the laft fummer, been difcovered in the United States. An attempt was made in New York to create an alarm from the circumilances of Dr. LEDYARD, the illfpeaOr of health, having quitted the quarantine ground in an abrupt manner ; but an inquiry being infti- tuted, his departure was accounted for in a very natural manner, by his being unexpeCtedly taken ill, which, however, produced no ferious conic quences. We hear that a quantity of large timber was laft week cart on flune, near Milton Caltle. DRURY LANE.—La( night Mrs. BILLINGTON again drew a very crowded and brilliant audience. She went through the firlt and fecond at9s of Artaxerxes with (pith, though fume imagined they could difcern marks of indifpofition. In the laft fong of the fecond aR fhe was takenill. Mr. DIG NUM and Mr. KELLY came forward, and, Rating the circumftance, craved the indulgence of the audience for a fhort time. At length, however, Mr. KEMBLE appeared, and informed the audience that Mrs. IlittiNGTON had been taken fo ill while finging her laft fong, that file had fainted before the reached her dreffing-room, and continued to be attacked with violent fits. He (Fated that fhc was attended by two eminent Gentlemen of the Faculty, who had pronounced that her life would be endangered if fhe attempted to appear again, and go on with the remaining part of the perform ance that night. In there circumilances he milted that the generofity of the audience would difpenfe with Mts. BILLINGTON'S appearance, and that they would permit the Entertainment to begin.— Although difippointed of part of their expeCted enjoyment, the audience could not refufe to ac quiefce in fo ftrong a plea. GOD Ayr the King and Rule Britannia were called for, and lung in full band by the vocal performers, notwithftanding a few marks of difappointment from fome of the audience. It was likewife fome time before the Galleries were fo quiet as to permit the Entertainment of Who's the Dupe to be heard. At length, however, all ex preffions of chi - content ceafed, and the Piece went off with the ufual applaufe. A Gentleman coming out of the pit of Covent- Garden Theatre, on Wednefday night, loft a fm.,111 paper parcel, containing Bills of Exchange to the amount of 30,c001. which was picked up by one of the centinels. A reward of too guineas was offered for the finding of the parcel. The foldier, on be ing informed of the circumftahce, returned it to the owner, and received the promifed reward. Rofe is now the prevailing colour in Paris.— They feem to ufe reltielantly black velvet for the Hats of the feafon. Black crape Hats are fill much worn; on thefe are remarked large comets, placed at equal diftances, and forming chequered fquares. The Morning Caps are of white crape, and have bands of Chinefe ribbon acrofs them.— The ends of the ribbons are left very long, and cut ;n the form of horns. The horns are patticular!y noticed on the Sparta-lc Str aw Hats.—Short Jackets have replaced the Spencers. A melancholy happened on the 18th of Auguft, on board his Majefty's (hip RETR I H uric*: : A gun having bUrft on board her while firing at a fchoo. ner in Englilh Bay, in St. Domingo, which was lying under the proteCtion of a battery, two men were killed, and 4o wounded : 18 have fince died, and little hopes were entertained of the recovery of the remainder. The deck on the larboard fide was much damagei from the accident. Two men were alfo killed in the boats belonging to the fri gate, by the guns of the battery *hid] proteeted the fchooner. The Rev. W. Mon, of Hans-Place, Rnightt bridge, London, co-pallor with the Rev. Dr. TROrl ER, hat favoured B. D. PERKINS, of Leicef ter-fquare, with a ftatement of the refult of his trials of the Patent Metallic Traitors. Befides cures of Rheumatiim, Tooth-Ach, and a Sprain, he communicates the following of a Gout : " On the 7th of January Taft, I applied the Traftors to a man who had for feveral days been feverely affileted with the Gout in his foot. In the (pace of twenty minutes, be told me that the burning heat which he had experienced was gone, and that he felt a molt agreeable warmth. In a fhort time after this, the pain alto, he affirmed, wu perfeetly relieved. I have this clay received a note from him, in which he informs me that the cure was complete, and that he has experienced no return." Mr. Ither.l concludes, " ill recomm.mding the Tradon, I (hall dif. charge a diary to my nllow creatures." The Tradura„ fo neeerary in every Family, and among Horfes, may be had, enulne, with new and improved direc tions for (ding diem, for Flve Guineas the &t, of 13. D. Pr VMS, A. M. the Patentee, in the houfe of the late John Hun. ter. Surgeon, Leinfter-fiture; and of Frederic Snilth, Che mift and Droggift, in the Haymarket, London. The portable nature of the Trailturs renders their conveyance by Coach, or even by Poft, perfectly convenient. Letters iodates their amount (poft-paid) duly attended to. N. B. The purchafers of the Tradors nereive gratls,two dif. keen Hooks, which contain, av communicated by the brit tenry &Anders, about three thoutaael Cures of Gout, Rhin. media, Scald.. Heael-ach, Tooth-ach, Sprains, InAanuseation., &e. &c. and all analogous Difcdes of Hurfes. -veosi.—.The genuine Trafton are (tamped with the at Na'. Pal [NT TM ACTORS," sad at the leott , ,ni diredions is a Receipt foe the ftve guiiit writing of the Patentee. By oblen.os lids, ins often be deleted. ' fpirits from malt, &c. from and after the &la of woCALI.II;Nr dl January neat. ef the primed • Colonel lArrittistes, Secretary at War, :tr•. la the hied • rived in Dublin on Sunday laft. ewes win .~-. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. MAILS THI* DAY.—WIND N. N. W. 'u= 202. o Hamburgb, s i Dublin, O& 20, 0 2 Waterford, 04t. so, so, i 3 Donnaghadee, OEt. 17, 18, so, o 0 Gnernfey and Jerfey, a YARMOUTH, OCTOBER 22. Sailed this morning the KING GEORGE packet, Captain MATTHEW FLYN, with mails and palest gers, for Cuxhaven. The fleet under Admiral Dices()); intends put ting. to fea this afternoon, for the laft time. The Variable, BORK, from Malaga to Hamburgh,laden with wine and oil, is detained and fent in here by the SQI./IRREL.—No packet has yet arrived with malls from Cuxhaven. PLYMOUTH, OCTOBER sr. Arrived the LONDON PACKET armed fhip, from 1 a cruize. Sailed the VILLE DR PARIS man of warp on a cruize. PORTSMOUTH, OCTOBER la. Yellerday arrived the AMPHIOK, of 36 guns, Captain BENNETT, from the Weft Indies. In her Captains CAPEL, PLAMPIN, and Moos.: caste pail feugers. This morning arrived the MAIDSTONE, of 36 guns,Captain Dow N E from the coact of France ; and STAR brig, Captain GARDNER, from the Cape of Good Hope, Sailed the RAcoow brig, RarrisoasE, from Falmouth, to colleet the outward bound convoy, deftined for the Mediterranean. Part of the Channel fleet it is expelled will ar rive at St. Helen's to-morrow, as the limited time for their cruizing off Breft is expired. SHEERNESS, OCTOBER 11. Arrived the ESPIEGLE, of i 6 guns, Captain SLADE, from Yarmouth : The has hoified a fignal for convoy to the Elbe, and is expe'led to fail this evening or to-morrow morning.—Came in from the Great Nore, and failed for Chatham, the SAFEGUARD gun-boat, Lieut. SHlELDS.—Arrived the SQIIIRREL, of 24 guns, Captain HAMSTIAD and the BITTERN (loop, Capt. KITTOE, from Yap mouth.—Wind at N. blows'frefh. PROM LLOYDS LIST. DEAL, OCT. 22.—Sailed the Amelia, PALIMIRR, for Canton. Wind Weft. Gaitintliitli, OCT. 22.—PaiTed by the Daleval, —, from Palau; Ifaac,H64llol,from Dantzick ; Hope, CLARK, and Succefs, SMITH, from Fcterf. l burgh.—Sailed the Fame, Joitzs, for Canton;— Telegraph, SAMSON, for India; Augußus Catfar, KIRBY, for Jamaica; Vrow Reiika, --,,, and Matia, JAN som, for Rotterdam. ARRIVE', At Jamaica—Amburcade frigate, trom Cork, and Oartalid frigate, from Portfmouth, withtheirconvoy ; intrepid, Moto; ' Mary, Bowditch ; and Richard, —, from Liverpool ; James. Prior; Itahella, —; Warren, Brough; and Afpinal, from Cork ; Venerable, Croft, from Lancafter ; Britannia, —; and Princefs of Wales, Campbell, from Clyde ; Sally, Blake, from &Haft ; Aurora, Riunfay ; Naffau, Ellis; Ame lia, Higgins ; Amazon, —; and Henry, Wa• t, from Africa ; Stranger, —; Vicifiltude, Stout ; Sarah, Rohr= Heart of Oak, —; and Lively, Craig, from London. At Poole—Triton, Seymour ' from New Brunfwick. At Scarborough — Succefs , Longbottom, from Peteriburgh. At Barbadoce—Collins, Thompfon, from London. At Liverpool—Felicity, Reed, from Philadelphia ; Ranger, Walker, from Peterfburgli; Either, Rofe, from Pernau ; Mar garet, Nicks, from Bahamas; afad Carrier, Folder, from the Baltic. At Whitehaven--Orion, Wilton; and Favourite, Merry, from Memel. _ _ - -... .........._ At Dover.-Mary, Parrott, from Lifbon, and Padernellandet, —, from Charleftown. At Philadelphia, Kenftngton, —; and Tartar, Wilton, from Liverpool. At Martinique—Eliza, Leake, from Hull. At New York—Atlas, Wilton, from Hull. At Baltimore—Orion, Chew, from Liverpool. The Melton, ROBLEY ; Swanfea, WARDEN ; Ja fon, WATT ; Aufpicious, PROCTOR, and Bufhy- Park, BROWN, from Jamaica for London ; Fanny, WARREN, from Jamaica for Liverpool; and a large fhip, name unknown, are totally loft on Ilemeger ; crews laved. The Lady liarewood, BUN AN ; and Little Jane, —, from Jamaica to London; and two Dublin flips, are fuppofed to have fallen to Leeward. The Aetrefs, LYNCH, from New-York fur Ja maica, is loft on the Little Caicos. Ye(erday a Court of DireElors of the EAR-India Company was held at the India.Houfe. The fol lowing (hips, taken up for the Company's fervice this feafon, came afloat yeflerday :—the Catcros, Capt. LUSHINGTON; the WALSIER CASTLE, Capt. BOND; and the THassss, Captain WILLIAMS, tor Bombay and China; together with the AINISTON, Capt. Majoti BANKS, for Saint Helena, Bencoolen, and China. Yeflerday the difpatchts for the ifland of Saint Helena and the different Governments in India and China were made up at the India Honfe and forwarded onboard the brig TELEGRAPH, Captain SAMSON, which vefl'el will proceed to her deftina tion without delay. LAUNCH OF THE PLANTAGINETe—Yefterday2II immenfe conconrfe of people affembled at Wool wich, to withers the launch of the PLANTAGENIT, of 74 guns, one of the fineft (hips ever built at that dock-yard. The hour appointed for letting her off the flo , i:s was two o'clock; but it was above half after when (he Darted, owing, it was 116-1, to the number c•f fmall boats which had col lefted near the (tore. She went off the Rocks in very fine Rile ; and it was cnrifidered by all the fbip-wrights as a very excellent launch. At the turn of the tide fhe will be brought in for the pur pore of being copper-bottomed. About five hun dred perfons were on board when the launch took place , a great proportion of whom were ladies elegantly dreffed. We have not heard that any other accident occurred than the upfetting of a wherry, by which four perfons got well ducked. The morning was fine, but about one o'clock it fet in rain, which continued with little intermiffion, during the whole afternoo4. CORN MARKETS. KARR-LANE, OCTOBER 23. Since Monday our arrivals of Corn, coaflqifc, have been rather large—Wheat is heavy, and ap. pears to look downward—the fine Norfolk Barleys have obtained 455. and 465. per quarter today_. the quantity being trifling, compared with other grain, Malt, in confequence, is a brifk article, but we do not think it higher in price. Oats are bought freely at a reduction of 25. per quay. ter from our laft.—Beans and Hog Peas have no variation.—Rye continues in little or no demand, Boiling Peas are on the decline.—Other things, general, as before.—Currency as under: Englifh Wheat, 425. 58s. 695. per quarter. Foreign Ditto, se.s. 665. Fine Dantzic Wheat, 725. Rye, 335. 365. Barley, 265. 3gs.—Belt (New) 455. 465. Malt, 44.5. 58s. Fine (Ditto), dos. Oats, 2 ts. 265. 355. Hone Beans, (New) 325. 365.—01 d 395. Tick Beaus, (New) 265. 3 zs.,—.old 38s. Hog Peafe, 4os. to 445. Boilers, 535. to 5Ss. Tares, ss. to 6s, per bufhel. Caraway Seed, 38s. to 4.25. per cwt. Coriander, 265. to 295. per cwt. Rape Seed, 361. to 411. per latt. Canary, Bos. to 90s. Flour, 655. per lack. American ditto, 3os. to 365. per barrel. At Kendal market, laft Saturday, OACS Were fold at 28s. the load, of 74 Wiuchefter bufliels.— Indian meal is. Bd. per Clone. There were aso bolls of oatmeal on Tuefday in Edinburgh market, which fold from 17$. to 04. per boll. There were alfo 5o bolls of peafe and barley meal, which fold from cos,. 6d. to 14s. 6d. per boll. Retail prices, beft oatmeal Is. 2d. fecond is. td. per peck. Si TT' mos appointed in MIDDLESEX and Losnov, before the Right Hon. LiorDLord KEN YON, Lord Chief Juftice, &c. in and after Michaelmas Term, tBo.► IN mart. MIDDLESEX. LONDON. Wednefday, A Nov. Is. Tharlday, - Nov. is Wednefday, - • 18. Tbserday, . 2 9 Thorfday, - ab. Friday, . 27 Monday, . ♦FTSP TERM. 30 Tuerdtj,.. Drr. r The joy which peace has diffufed ie univerfal.— The people of the County of Kent have nut been lefs confpicuons than others, in their rejoicings._ Several entertainments have been given at Ton. bridge, and elfewhere. Earl STANHOPE gave on Tuefday, the zoth inft. a vet yfplendid ball and flipper at Cheverdng Houk, near Sevenoaks, in Kent, to fome hundreds of tile principal yeomanry, farmers and tradefmen in his neighbourhood, on account of the Peace with the French Republic, and the triumph of the Friends of Humanity over the Ft iends of War. Avery large ball room was illuminated in a molt brilliant manner, with variegated lamps. On one fide of the room was a riling fun, twelve feet in diameter, formed of coloured lamps, in the cent% of which was the word PEACE. On the oppofite fide of the room a CAP or LI BERTY, furrounded with olive branches to dennte the return of Peace, and with laurels to denote the viefory of the Friends of Liberty and Juftice. In an oval medallion, was the word PLENTY, accom, panied with wheatfraves. On another fide of the room, in a long gallery creed for the purpofe, was placed a numerous band of excellent muficians. And on the fourth fide were the words—RIGHTS or Juices, elegantly decorated with leaves and flowers, which received luftre from the riling fun. After the company had danced for feveral limas they went to flipper in a very large room, which had been moft beautifully decorated for the occa lion. Other rooms were likewile opened. During the (upper the mnifie played feveral popular tunes, both Englifh and French. Some very capital per formers lung " The Manfion of Peace,"—" The Preliminaries," catches and glesr..s, and many el• cellent tongs. The following is a lift of the toafts which were given by Earl Sraw no? s, and which were all drank with three times three cheers with enthufiallic ap plaufe z. May Peace with the French Republic be perpetual. Happinefa and Profprity to the People of Great Briqui and Ireland. 3. Happincfs and Profperlty to the People of the Fevre.' Re; public. 4. The King—and may all Kings be convinced that the wel fare of their Babied*, Justice to Ali Nations, and a pacific S } l tern, are the brighten. Oinantents of their Crowns. 5. Citizen General Bonaparte. Fink Conful of the French Republic. 6. May brave Englishmen and brave Frenchmen cordially Rake hands; and may the two Nations, he their ftriel union and fall fricndthip, keep the whoir world at Kacc. • --- 7. May all men remember that they are brethren; and may all rulers remember that they are men. The brave Danes ; and may Peace with Denmark, and Sweden, be fur ever preferred. 9. The King of Pruffia, that enlightened Kiig, and friend of Peace. t• Jefferfon, tha Whig Prefitient, and all the other Citisens of the Linked States of North America. t. Science and Learning, An. and hichaltry,and the heolth of all 'Aral men in all countries. la. Succefs to Agriculture, and to Trade and Commerce. 13. May the Friends of War never again . ..lave It in their power to raif. the price of the Quarters Loaf to two ThiCing, 14. May Peace be followed by univerfal yelped for th,. un *Ratable Rights of the People. is. Profperity to the County of Kent. After foppery the company returned to the Ball room, where the dancing continued till day-light , with all the pleafure, animation, and good hillll , lllT, which fo very joyful an occallon mull naturally produce. 1 ii ti tl II tl CI n; ai g: di Ix C of to al ad on 3c !In ioi ob tilt bat ho ter Co of lea ant Ho and thrt ry • tin efi to nd .e C or orf • PP act iou ucc roi •ncl to to ed a 0 e ant ere rft b • chi coat 'our h ic itit 01 ttc rent leir leir Of Int 1 fee ys, II spit tins 1 , r th fAlg rd Th :rn ',i!VI to ~,,,,, •f•ci 'l7c I Ind z. • ITord ,mm