Star. — London, England, 1801-04-27 00:00:00

LONDON. MONDAY, APRIL *7. pp.= OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLeCK : Confab scii i i—for amount 5711--Ousnium 7 7 611 prem. R e g. sgi +— New s per Cent. 92414.—01 d ditto 94,11. Dimas, Arta. az ..—Price of Stocks thin day : Bank Stock 140-31 per Cent. Gov. Deb. 7.t. per C. Gov. Deb. 9o}—Boyne Navigation, per Cents. 73. Courfe of Excbango--Dublin on London 121. yefterday we received Paris Journals to the 22d, 2nd this morning thofe of the 23d inflant. The ftatement refpetting the reported defeat of Sir Rat.rn ABERCROMBIE on the loth of March, is repeated in feveral letters received from Milan, Naples, and Genoa; but the Moniieur continues tient on the fubjea, and there Teems to be no truth in the report. From Turkey, however, the Official prlrnal relates circumflances which, if true, prove that the Ottoman Porte has returned to its alli ance with France. A letter from the frontiers of Turkey, dated March 15, reports from Conftan tinoplc that the Britifh Minifter having been pro hibited by the GRAND SEIGNIOR to hold any com munication with the Divan, was about to leave Conftantinople. It is added, that a Ruffian fleet, of fixtecn (hips of war, had arrived in the Darda nelles, and that though at firft refuted a free pat fage, the Straits had been opened to all Ruffian vetrels on the exprefs application of the Ruffian Ambafrador. For fome time pall it is well known that the in trigues of France, and the influence of Ruffia, have eftranged or intimidated the Turkifh Government from the alliance of this country. The death of PAUL was expeded to clear up all there difficulties, but the profpea is not now fo flattering as it at fir(t appeared. A letter from the Hague of the tsth of April Oates, that fo far as has yet been difcovered, the politics of the Court of Peterlburgh have under gone no change. The Batavian Minifter, M. Bars, bad received his &ft audience of Peat, the day before the death of the latter. Five days after he was prefented to the new EMPEROR, and received aiTurances of the EMPEROR'S favourable intentions. It is raid too that ALE:anal had fent a letter ad drefTed "To the Government of the Batavian Re public," and had appointed a Minifter to go to the Hague. This fpeedy acknowledgement of the Batavian Republic is a proof that the influence of Bossraare's intrigues is not wholly overthrown. The letters from various parts of France (peak of the march of confiderable bodies of troops to wards the Spanifh frontier. General Sr. Cva is at Madrid, and it is Paid that the plan of the cam paign was fettled by him. The head-quarters of the Spanifh army have been fixed at Valladolid, and every thing menaces an attack. The French troops, however, are expeded before any opera tions are attempted. The Mani/ear mentions the arrival at Rochefort of a veffel from the Ifte of France in 72 days, with a valuable cargo, &c. This veffcl is raid to have brought the news of our Expedition againft Bata. via having been repulfed. The fame news was circulated a (port time ago at Amfterdam. From the filence of the Company's difpatches, after fo long an interval from the period of the reported furrender of the place, there certainly appears no reafon to believe the firll rumours of its c apture. The French army of obfervation in Italy, is fpreading itfelf in a friendly manner over the domi nions of the Ktmc of NA ?Lis ! General Muller has addreffed a curious proclamation to his army on this occafion, in which he declaims againft the Englifb nation. He enjoins his foldiers to refpeit the laws, ufages, and prejudices of the people among whom they live, and tells them that they are not called on to be the reformer: of the world ! The French Tura Conferuiv are . 54 francs. The Pruffians have taken quiet polleffion of Hanover, and have diftniffed molt of the Hano verian troops, many of whom it is raid have en. lifted into the Prullian fervice. It is alfo Alerted, that the Elbe continues !hut againft the Englifh, a circumllance which may expla:n the non-arrival of the Hamburgh mails, though the wind has been fo very fair. Their Royal HighnelTes the Pluses of WALIS, nukes of CLARCIICE, }CANT, and CUMBERLAND, aid Prince ADOLPHUS, dined, on Saturday, at I tw, with the QOM, and PrincefTes, in compli ment to Pa incers MARY, on her birth day. Yeflerday Colonel Sir WILLIAM COCKIII/101 w 'iced on their Mamma at Kew, and had the honnu: to deliver to the gykill, a letter from hts I ' . ghnefs the Nabob of the Carnotic to her Ma p %Tv. The I)uches of GLOUCIIIITIR, on Saturday laft, w. 1% nearly overturned in her carriage, as the was t ;ling an excnrfion on the Kent road. At Newmarket, on Saturday, Sir C. Banbury's Sorcerer, 811. tolb. beat Mr. Concannoa's Rich• ll'ood, 711 slb. Two M. M. toogs. h. ft.—Lord Stawell's ch. c. by Precipitate, 311. 131 b. beat Mr. Concannon's Swabina, BR. Y. C. : cgs. A Meetin _cdc place a few days fence , between Lieutenant s and H—, of the Weft Nor folk Militia, near Fort Monkton : after feveral fruitlefs attempts of the feccmds to reconcile the partiel, they fired, and the latter received fo revere a wound in the groin, that he expired the fame evening. kOrAL ICJ/DEMI. Saturday the Members of this Inflitution open ed the Exhibition of Piaures for the Infpeaion of their vilitors and friends, and gave their annual dinner. The meeting was numeroufly attended, ' We can only at prefent allude to the produc tions of fome of the principal Artifts. "Ehe Lirgelt picture in the Exhibition by Ltsexeuce is Mr. KIAISLE in Hawdo, moralizing on poor Yorick's The PRESinENT—his a great number 11l good piaures, molly on a finall fezle, and Come excellent Oittcheo—mo pieturis. Ornt—Has feveral excellent pictures; one in particular, The L yr Mild. WE , TALLo—w/ WO pictures, and fomc drawings, in his ufual manner. Tut. t R—Some excellent pictures, and a great number of drawings. Dam rt.—Some line I.andfcapes. LOOTIIERSOUICe...A greater number than ufual of Land foam. The Miniatures are as numerous as on any former OCr3GOO. WHZATLCY has fomc fmall ones of merit. Hors as does not exhibit this Ireton ; nor have either &omit or Sir G. BZAUISONT fupplicd any Pidturcs. The Sculptures of the prefent year arc, As ufual, extremely unequal. During the continuance of the Exhibition, we thall offer remarks on particular Pi6tures, &c. THEATRE, DRURr-L,INE. On Saturday a tragedy, entitled yuflan and Agnes, the produCtion of Mr Sou r n EIY, %YRS per formed, for the firil time, at the above Theatre. The fcene of this Drama is placed on the sum mit of the Great St. Bernard, a fituation rendered interefting at the prefent day by the late march of the Confular Army from Dijon to the Plains of Marengo. The Monks, who having eftabli(hed their Convent on the mountain top, have acquired a jug celebrity by their attention and benevolence to the paffengers. during their journey over this dreary fpot, maintain a diftinguifhed rank in the bufinefs of the Piece. The following is an outline of the Fable i—gulian, Count ofTortola, tortured by the ago nies of a guilty confcience, is reprefented as having taken refuge, under the name of Alphonfo, in the ha bitation of hofpitable Ccnnbiles. The friendly Monks obferving the workings of remorfc and the convulfions of defpair by which he is agitated, en quire the caufe ; and he is, after much folicitation, induced to tell the Rory of his guilt and mifery. Yukon had diflinguifhed himfelf at an early age by many deeds of valour, and in confequence of the gallantry difplayed by him at a grand tournament, was rewarded with the hand of the Duke of Novarra's daughter. With her he lived a confide., rabic time in a Rate of mutual affeCtion and happinefs. Called upon to take the field againfl the invading Gauls, he fucceeds in breaking the enemy's line with the aflitlance of his friend, a Swit's Banneret, who had railed himfelf by his valour, from an humble condition, to an eminent command in the army of the confede. rates. The fuccefs of this joint exertion de cides the battle in favour of the Italians ; but both Julian and the Banneret are dangeroufly wounded. The latter in anticipation of his death, and confident in the friendly offices of one whole life he had in a previous encounter preferved, con jures Julian to exercife towards his finer Ellen the care and tendernefs of a brother. The fight of Ellen infpires the Count with very different fenfa tions ; he becomes enamoured of her, and despair ing of obtaining her but by honourable means, se cretly marries her. The Banneret unexpeCtedly recovers from the wounds which were fuppofed to be mortal, and impelled to revenge by the per fidious conduit ofyidian, (labs him while celebrating in public at Tortona the anniverfary of his nuptials with Agnes. The Count, however, does not perifb under the blow, but driven to madnefs by the fudden attempt, he facrifices the Banneret to his rage, and, in vain, endeavours to deftroy himfelf. —As the murderer of Men's brother, he can no longer hope for happinefs, and a prey to the keeneß agonies of remorfe and defpair, he becomes an out caft from Tortona, and a wanderer from the Coun ters. Ellen is alfo reduced to the greateft wretch ednefs by her brother's death, and the lofs of the man fhe tenderly loved, but whom fhe could no longer fee as the murderer of her brother. The Comte: difcovers the caufe of guliases defpair,_ and treating the unfortunate Men with the utmoft attention, fhe accompanies her in her journey to her native valley over the Alps. They are at tacked by banditti, but yidian, who wanders hopes lets of comfort and pardon in there inclement regions, hearing their cries, flies to their aid, kill two of the banditti and refcues Ague,. In the con- Aid he receives a mortal wound, and obtains the forgivenefs of Agnes and Ellen. The piece con - eludes with the death of 71dian and Ellen. Such is the outline of the fable of a piece which is such as might be expelled from an acknow ledged claffical pen.—The imagery is frequently glowing, and the author difcovers much poetical fancy in the conftruCtion of his verfes ; but the whole conduit of the piece is k heavy and undra matic, that it never can become ltrongly intereft ing to an Engin audience.—lt is a good poem, but no play. To the mafterly delineation of Nits' by Mr. Ktosatt, Mr. SOUTH/11Y is evidently indebted for the patient attention of the audience. There is no. thing in the changer of Agnes worthy of the powers and judgment of Mrs. Sinuous. The part of Ellen was performed with much feeling by Mifs Bioc s ; and indeed all the performers deferve the thanks of the author for their exertions. The audience liftened with patience till the fall of the curtain, when on BARRYMOIIeI attempting to give the piece out for a fecond reprefentation, the Clamour of oppofition was too loud for him to combat, and it was fome time before he made himfelf heard; but having fiat announced a be nefit, he succeeded in fignifying the evening on which, with permit:on, Julian and Agnes would be again repeated. - The Prologue contains many excellent lines, and was well delivered by Mr. Powst L. In the Epilogue were introduced fome well turned compliments to the Hero of the Nile and the &and, who hag made • Denmark woo back Abovkir's bras= roar." IV/tulle/a zior2LLiGLIAx. PROM THE LOIkHON ciAzErnt, APRIL s;• AM:MALTY-OFFICE, APRIL 25. Letter Oa:animal by alpt. DI X 0 N. (21101111Alldtr of his Majef ty's Ship ZZZZZ us, to Lord Kilt tt, and by him, to EVAN N/PLAN Efq. dated, P , at Sea, so league, Ealt Mr Co KO. Gibraltar, Feb. 10. ttot. I have the honour to inform your Lordfhip that, yefterday about four o'clock in the Afternoon, his Majefly's (hip under my Cothmand being about two leagues to the ealtward of Gibraltar, I dif covered one of the enemy's flaps under Ceuta ; (leering with a crowd of fail to the eaftward : I had the good fortune to bring her to a dole adtion about half pall feven the fame evening, which con tinued within piftol-(hot with unremitting fury about two hours, the enemy refolutely oppofing the animated and (kilful exertions of my brave of ficers and men, until his (hip was almoft a wreck, five feet water in her hold, her guns difmounted, ' and literally encumbered with dead, the number of which amounted to ace, and of wounded, to 143. She proves to be the French frigate l'Afric sine, of 44 guns, viz. 26 eighteen-pounders on her main deck, and 18 nine-pounders on her quarter deck and forecaftle ; a very fine fbip, about three years old, under the orders of the Chief of Divifion SAUNIER, whole broad pendant was flying, and who, (with many principal officers both of the troops and of the Marines) was (lain in the aetion, and commanded by Captain MAGENDIE, who is among the wounded. At the commencement of the aCtion (he had 715 men, viz. 400 troops and artificers of various de fcriptions, under the command of General DES FOURNEAUX, and a crew of 315 officers and lea men ; alfu fix brafs field pieces, feveral thoulAud (land of arms, ammunition, and implements of agriculture. She failed from Rochefort on the 13th init. in company with a frigate, from which (he parted on the following day in a gale of wind. So tremendous and decifive has been the effeet of the fire of the PHOEBE in this contelt, that I mull regret the inability of my pen to do juttice to the merits of thole who direeted it. It has been my duty on a former occafion to report to their Lord (hips the meritorious conduit of my firlt Lieute nant, HOLLAND, and the Lieutenants BEDFORD and HEYWOOD ; Lieutenant WEAvER of the Marines; Mr. Gat rrir DS the Matter; the Warrant and Petty o ffi cers, and the whole of the (hip's compa ny, arc entitled to all the commendation in the power of their Commander to bellow. My fatislaftion in relating comparatively the (mall lof we have fultained, is more cafily imagin ed than dcfcribcd, as it amounts only to one Lea man killed, two officers and ten feamen wounded ; our damages are chiefly in malls, yards, fails, and rigging, the greateft part of which arc rendered unferviceable. I tnclofe a copy of the French Commander's report of the number of killed and wounded on board l'Africaine, with the names of the Officers. I have the honour to be, my Lord, &c. &c. (Signed) ROBERT SALLOW. To Admiral the Right Hon. Lord &c. &c. &e. Mediterranean. Lift of killed at* wounded on board his Majefty'c (hip Nor at, in the 'Mon with the French frigate l'Africaine, on the r9tla of Febnaary 18ot. Ssunnel Harm Seaman, killed. 2 Officers antlto Starmin, wounded. Naincs of Officers wounded, ►ut fince recovered. Lacatenant Holland and Mr. Ordfithr 'palter. P. S. I have reafon to believe Egypt to have been the dcftination of the force. under the orders of Gen. DF rou RN EAVa and Commodore SA uNir R. Lille des Ceders tuts ct bleffes a bond de la fregate l'Africaine, de 26 Canoes en batteric dc 18, et 18 dc 9 fur les Gaillard& Les tues. Monfieur Saunier, Commandant la Divlllon._ M. Duguet, Chef de Brigade des Troupes paffApers. Mr. Lacroix, Capitsine dcs Canoniers des Troupes. Mr. Martin, Capitainc des Grenadiers dcs Troupe. . . Mr. Sanfernal, Afpiran de Marine.. Mr. Cornet, Afpiran de Marine. Mr. Murrill, African de Marine. Mr. Bourhemot, Afpiratt de Marine. C. Capitaine d'Artn& de: Troupes dc Marine. CoMaitre Canonier. UnMaitrc Charpanicr. C. Maitre Calor-tier. Six . . . . Douze Canonias de Marine. 34 esnoniers ciel Troupes de Terre. 3 ClAturg..on 4ul ont ete sues dans rcntrepot en panrant les Well& 144 MatelOtt, &olden de Marine, Soldats pairagers, et pafragen . . _ - de (lens de Metier. Totalv—tco sues, et mime je crois d'advantage a verifier terre. Nana des bkffes. Le Central dc Div Mon, Desfourneaux Charge de l'Espcditios des Troupes. Mr. Ducomet, Chef de Batallion, le Bras emponf. Mr.De.fournesux. Chef d'Efeadron, &ere du OinEral Mr. Poutalks, Aide-Camp du OeniraL MouGeur Hurteau, Capitaln ct Adjutant Major du Baudllon, Mere en trots endro;ts. Mr. Magendie, Capitaioe de b fregate PAfeieaiae, blc& eit 2 endroi ts. - - Mr. Dubourg, Premier Lieut. de !a fregate. Mr. Dornaldegin, Lieut. et Major dcs Siguraux. Mr. Elantfon Licut de la Instate. Mr. Belem, Lieut. de la Fregate. Mr. Brideaul, I.leut. de la Predate. Mr. Revak, Mph= de la Marine. Mr. Dottier, Afyir.tn de Ia Marine. Mr. Urict, Premier I lent. des Grenadiers. Mr. Anus, Secomie Lieut. des Greuidiers. Mr. Sills; Lieut. d a Tmupes. Mr. Lstaque, Maitre de &tuition. Le Maitre Matte, k Bras calk; LeSeconde Maitre Vogler, bide i mart so Canonlera de Marine. 26 Canonicrs des Troupes de Terre. 86 Matelots, &Mats des Troupes, on Ouvriers rangers, et plus grande Pude blares i mon. Totale-.-143 blco.s, et peut•ftre plus A trmiEer. (Signed) IRAGTAbIf- Letter tranfmitte4 by Captain Men, Commander of his Ma kfty's ila.p VAX tttttt to EVAN NersAN, Efq. CAMIIIIIAN. At SCA, Aril 6. Sir—The r::1 1 :1 you fent me in chase o this morning, proved to be l'Audacienz French lug ger privateer, of fourteen guns and fifty men, commanded by S. B. Asit Casoaau, belonging to Bourdeaux, which plael Ric left on the 3oth March, and has fince only detained one American. The Ihip we recaptu i tz n aerday, was the Nancy letter of marque, of ; fhe was taken on the ad inflant, in lat. so deg. 42 rr.in. N. and long. 9. W. by le Braave French privateer. (Signed) lIRTMVIt Z. LIGOIN Samuel Hoop, 14 &c. &c. ( copy ea Letter from Mr. WILLJAM WASTON. COiItNIOV ni Lis Cultantsorl W,:ymouth, tO EVAN NZPLAN, dual tLe moth Sir—l b:g leave to acquaint you, that Captain WiLaeasna, Gf the GILT HOUND revenue -cutter, has captutCd And lent into this port a French lug gar privateer, called le Petit Pirate, ANSELMZ Sp rraw contmander, mounting four carriage. guns, (pierced fur twelve,) (mall arms, and man. ned M ith 24 men, out three days from St. Maloes. (Signed) W. WESTON, Collator. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY. The crew of the Hoop Gamier, for the re-cap ture of the brigs John and Thomas and Town , ' will be paid their proportions of the Cilvage on board the Paid finop, on her arrival in the Downs. To the crew of the late 114 ETHALIOII, f9r the capture of t 3 Spanifh veils and their cargoes, a ditiribution of the proceeds of the laid vetras and cargoes will be made, on Wednefday the 29th of April, at John-ilrect, in the Adelphi. YARMOUTH, APRIL 16. The PRINCE of WALES packet, HEARN, is in the roads with the Mails of •the 24t)i inilant, and is to fail with a flag of truce for Cuxhaven, as loon as the wind admits. The wind having been fair for fame time for the packets lcaving the Elbe, we are at a lofs to account for the non arrival of the two Mails which are now (hie, as there are fix packets on the other fide of the water. Yefierday arrived a Dana man of war, taken by Lord Ni Lsow, fitted up as an hofpital • and this after noon upwards of 300 lick and wounded were landed from her.—Sailed this afternoon the follow. ing !hips under the command of Admiral DICK SON, on a eruize off Goree, viz. the PRINCESS of ORANGE, Admiral Dicasox's flag.fhip ; MADRAS, Assts row cl, Moo mOUTN, LrToBN, AoiN court* WAAZNAr4HEta, and LATONA frigates, the Foto. RITE floop, la JaLousa, and LADY Aux Brigs, the DIARY! cutter, and SPECULATOR 1u Arrived the INSPECTOR Hoop.—Wind ' PLYMOUTH, APRIL as. Came in his Majefly's fhip Ny aril, of 38 guns, Capt. Fara YR ' from a cruize.—Sailed to join the Channel Poet, the °atom, of 74. guns, Captain RICK Errs; awl the Touren+, of 3a guns, Fir ZG K&A LlN—Came in the GOOD DESIGN, armed flap, of 14 guns, Lieut. ELLIOTT, from Portf mouth, with a detachment of troops from feveral regiments, bound to jerfey, but driven down Channel by the flrong Eagerly winds.—Came in the Johanna. of Poppenburg, Capt. VENIK, from Rotterdam for this port, laden with wheat. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 16. Yetterday arrived the BEAVER, of 18 guns, Capt. Jour s.—Came into harbour the NETLEY fchooncr. Sailed la LO/ RE, of 44 guns, Capt. NEWMAN, on a ci iliac off Havre.—Several detachments from Hilfea barracks embarked this forenoon from Com mon Hard, on board the SEA NYMPH, Captain CH track ; the Sovereign, and William and Ann. tranfports : their deftination is fuppofed to be Vli norca and Gibraltar. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM AN OFFICER RELONC• INC TO THE I•LTIC FLEET. Copenhagen Roads, April ii.. 1 , We are now in a hate of the utmott activity. in getting nut our guns, to go over the Grounds, (a iballow pang) into the Baltic, where, we un derhand, the Swcdifh Fleet is aEtually waiting to receive us, in an advantageous pofition, near the Ifland of Bornholm. Its ftrength, however, is not fufficient to oppofe any Carious refillance to our force, unlefs, as fome reports fay, it is to be joined by the Ruffian fquadron. It confifts of only nine fail of the line. fome frigates, and fifty row-allies. The Swedes boaß much of the for midablenefs of this little armament; but poffibly they may be induced to change their mind, in con fequence of an important event which has lately taken place—l mean the death of the Emperor PAUL, of which we have received politive intelli gence. Some are of opinion, that the new Em peror is pacifically inclined. Of this, however, we profefs to know nothing here : but we are go ing to afcertain the fad ; and if the cafe be fo, to offer the Olive Branch to ALIX•NDEIL at the mouth of our thirty-two pounders. 4 , On the Armiftice hctwecn our Commander in Chic f and the Prince of Denmark being concluded, the following General Orders were iffued to the Fleet, by the Admiral's Firft Captain, viz. G. 0. ° His Majcity's ship LOWDON. Copenhagen Roads, April to, 1801. ° An Arm'Rice being now cor.duded between the Govern ment of Copenhagen and the Curntranacr in Chief, by which all boltilitics are to aide for the fpaec of tourism we-ks, or until the Courts of Great Britain And Copenhagen have arranged their prcfent diratimcs : " It Is the Comnsander in Chicf's cape& dirdlion, that no an of hoftility or Intuit be offered by any officer or frattun under his command to the Dana flag, as it is meant fuck fup plies as arc wanted fur the fleet arc to be fent off by Dandis boats from the Chum. The Commander in Chief firialy pro hibits any officers or boats going to the bore from the feet, ex cept by his (pedal pamllEon Brit gr an ted. tSigliat) • W. ROMETT." " I have only to add a few particulars refpeft ing the late action. Ten !hips bore the brunt, and fullained almoft all the damajges of the ailion ; there were, the MONAECK, EDOAR, DEFT*\CE, GLATTON, ARMPIT, BELLO**, ELEPHANT, Canoes, and the AMAZON frigate. The killed and wounded amounted to about t soo men. The official rcturrs make the numbers much lefs ; but there take no notice of wounds where there is ro frafture, or limb loft ; and I am lorry to add i melancholy Lift, that nearly one third of thofe re. turned wounded, are already dead.z—We are in hourly expeftation of receiving a reinforcement of (hips from England. We have had none to join ns fince we entered the Sound, except a (loop of war from Yarmouth, and two cutters from Leith. The MONARCH and Isis having left us to repair their damages at home, our fleet, which originally was jntended to confift of 22 fail of the line, R fa des, and 7 frigates, now eonfills of only 16 fail of the line, one fifty, and 4 frigates..—lt is reported in the fleet, that Lord KEITH is to co-operate with us in the Black Sea. Braviimel We (hail then have Ram between two fun."