Star. — London, England, 1805-05-16 00:00:00

LONDON. THURSDAY. MAY 16. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK , Conf. for money, 58i—Ditto, May.3Bll—Omniam as 3 Excheq. Bills. par Is. prem. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. 3 per Cent. Red. Ann. 37111 I Imp. 3p. Ct. Oil 3 per C. Conf. Ann. 381 Imp. Ann. 9 z-16th a per Cent. 7311 • I Enka'. lIIIIi, ta. dif. as. pr. 3 per Cent. NOT, tgi 9 3j cro Omnium, 111 prem. per Cent. 1t797, 984 I Englith Tickets nil. Long Ann. t6l 9-r6ths Conf. for acc. 3531-1 India Stock 184 Yerlerday, after post, accounts were received in town of the return of the Combined Fleets to Cadiz. We Rated, in the greater part of our impreffion, every thing that had tranfpired, and now we fubjoin all the particulars that have yet reached us. Difpatches were yefterday received at Lord MM.- GRAVE'S Office from Lord ROBERT FITZGERALD, his Majelly's Ambaffador at Lifbon, containing the im• portant intelligence, that the combined rquadrons of France and Spain, which proceeded from Cadiz on the loth tilt. had returned to that port, and were teen there on the zzd by the Wasp Hoop of war. The Captain of this veffel, on his arrival at Lifbon, com municated the intelligence to the Britifh Ahthafra dor, whr.rn he affured, that he ht:.d , G looked mi nutely" into the harbour of Cadiz, and counted 22 fhip s of the line, and feveral frigates, with their fails bent. He diftially law eight Admirals flags flying, and afcertained that the whole fleet were nearly ready for fea. There rains were yefterday afternoon com municated from the Admiralty to Lloyd's, where the intelligence, of ccurfe, was confidered of a nature highly favourable. Of the motive of this unexpea. ed return of the enemy to port, nothing certain is yet known; and hence, as ufual, are rumour and con jedure made to fupply the place of real information. Some fuppofe, that their fleeting in the firft inflanee to the South Weft was a mere feint, to deceive the Britifh fquadron, and that their real deaination is either Egypt or Ireland. Others report that the land forces which were on board mutinied on finding that they were deftined for the Weft Indies, and compel. led their Officers to return to port ; while many venture to affert, that they had been overtaken by Lord Nsi.som, who engaged them, and fucceeded in capturing four of their fhips. This latter (late trent was laid to be founded on the authority of Pa ris papers which had reached town. The fall that a paragraph in a periodical paper, printed in the French language, in London, contains a flatement to that effeel, the authority for which is faid to be a letter received by the Neapolitan Ambaffador from Berlin. We heard the fame report, feveral days iince, and briefly noticed it, without attaching any degree of credit to the affertion ; and we now know that it is wholly difcredited at the Admiralty. In- shed, the number of Chips counted by the WASP in the hz:bour of Cadiz, puts an end to all conjeaure Jpc:t this rubjen ; and this important fa& being af- CC? tained by Government, the neceffary meafures :Jaye 1::en ordered for watching the enemy's fleets, and fending an adequate force to attack them, fhould they again venture to put to lea. The appre henfions which have of late prevailed for the fafety Jami.ica have now fubfided, and great hopes, which v:e troll will very fhortly be realized, are en tertained by Government in refpell to the operations of Admiral CocHRANE on the Leeward Ifland Ration. The Captain of the Prince of Wales packet, from Lir that on the day he left the Tagus, he fc.!l in 1,;:11 the ORPHEUS frigate, on her way to Lif Laving carted that morning with the QiIkEN and Macon men of war (the convoy to the e:pedi• lion under the orders of Sir Jamas Crum), off the Burlings. This circumaance hats given rife to a report, that the above expedition is tleained for the proteEtton of Lifbon. Without haz*reling any (peculation upon the fubjet, we fhall contcnt ourfelves with obferving, that Government are in expeaation of fhortly re ceiving fome important advices relative to the ope rations of this expedition, and that there is reafon to believe its deftination is fomewhat different from what was at fira mentioned. We fubjoin a letter from Lifboa, brought by the Prince of Wales packet. We are forry this letter givesno counter ance to the report circulated yefterday of the enemy having returned four fhort of the num. ber with which they failed. It is extremely polflble that their number may be as ftated in the letter, namely twenty, for we were before informed of the failing of two line of battle !hips from Rocheft , rt, which are probably the two that have ben added to the (hips tow in Cadiz. We alio fubjoin a letter from St. Lucar, which mentions circumilances indicative of an a6tion having taken place off the Spanith coat. It may yet turn out that Lord NSLSON has had a brufh with the enemy. LISBON, MAY 4. " The combined fquadrons have returned to Ca- I' dik Bay, where they were Peen on the ssd ult. " and were counted 20 fail of the line (among them 4' eight fl.gs) ; as only t 8 failed from Cadiz, it is conjeanred that the two additional chips mull have " joined them at fea." " ST. LLICAR, APRIL 21. " Yellerday and to-day feveral pieces of wreck, " broken malts, fpars, &c. have been thrown a-(pore 44 at this place, as alfo feveral dead bodies, in In mu tilated a Rate as to eve rife to the fuppofition of , " an engagement having taken place between the " two hoflile Squadrons." A letter from Captain STEWARD, of the Latona tranfport, dated in Logos Bay, the 28th April, Oates, that he arrived there on the 13th, in company with the Mariner, Juno, Lord Duncan, and Freedom tillinfports, which failed from Gibraltar on the Bth of April, under convoy of the AVENGIa Hoop of war. He adds, that a French 74. gun (hip, and a ftigatc, were cruizing in the Gut of Gibraltar, and Fiat a number of Privateers were on the Coati. The following is an accurate lift of the (hips under the command of Lord NELSON ; Gur.s. Guns. • vidlor7 - - Ito Madras - so Royal Sovereign - no Anton 38 - Canopus - - 74 Amazon 38 Tigre - - - 74 Decade - 38 Donegal - - - 74 Srabnrre - 38 Excellent . " 74 Ae.ive . 36 Leviathan - - 74 Ambufcade . 1 6 Spencer - - 74 Hydra - 36 &beak - . . 74 Juno - 3 6 Conqueror - - 74 Niger • 36 Renown - • 74 Phoebe - 36 Superb - - - 74 Eurydice, - 36 Ten (loops, and four bomb veffels. By the Gottenburgh Mail of yellerday Govern ment received difpatches from the Court of Stock- holm, which loon after became the fubjell of the de liberations of a Cabinet Council at the Foreign Office. They relate, we underfland, to the Treaty of Alliance and Sublidy, which is now on the eve of being for mally ratified, and in which the Court of Sweden is one of the controlling parties. Yeilerday his MAJISTY dined with the Princefs of WALES, at Blackheath, and arrived at the Qleen's Houk about five o'clock. In the evening the Royal Family honoured the Concert of Ansient MUCIC with their prefence. Yetlerday the Duke of YORK vifited her hliirsTy and the PRINCESSES. Yefterday afternoon an ezprefs was received at the Admiralty, from Admiral YOUNG at Plymouth, the contents of which are not known ; but it is conjec tured that a vcffel has arrived at that port from the Mediterranean. Orders were laft night fent to Plymouth, for the feveral (hips that have lately come in from the Chan. nel fleet, under the orders of Admiral Cow N cwoon, to proceed to lea without delay. Mr. Prrr underwent two long examinations on Tuefday before the Seleit Committee; after the firft, it was moved, that he fhould be called in again, which was debated by the Committee for a confiderable time, when, on a divifion taking place, the numbers were, 6 and 6; on which the Chairman gave his caning voice for Mr. PITT being called in again; and, in confegnence, we underftand that he was further exa• mined for nearly two hours. Lill of the Peers who voted for going into a Com mittee on the Mat Romgn Catholic Petition : Duke•—Norfolk, Sotnerfet, Devon Mire, Grafton, St. Alban's, and Bedford. Marquiffea—Buckingham, Stafford, and Headfort. Earls—Derby, Suffolk, Carbfle, Albemarle, Oxford, Tankeryille, Cowper, Fit zwilliam, Leicefter, Spencer, Thanes, Guildford, Kelly, Glandore, Eglintown, Breadalbane, Clanriearde, Luean, and &thorough. Videounta...Hcreford, Maynard, and Sr. John. Lords—flay and Sele, Clifton, E. Darnley, Walpole, King, Montfort, Stowell, Foley, Thurlow, Afhburton, Rawdon E. Moira, Grenville, Ofrory, Dundas, Yarbor oug h, Cawdor, Mint°. Butler, E. Ormond, Carysfort, Landaff, and Clifden. The late hour prevented Lords Egremont, Car narvon, Stair, Hutchiafon, De Clifford, and others from voting. Ycflerday a Court of Dircaors was held at the Ea India Houfc, when GERAKD 11yRN8 , Elq. was ap pointed the Company's Agent at Cork. The Court adjourned at 7 o'clock, till Wednefday nest. EMT INDIES. CALCUTTA GAZ Errr.—Folt WI LLIAM, Now. 22, Igo4. GENERAL ORDERS IT MIS SICCLLENCT THE COMSIANDVA IN CHILI, DATID MEAD. cty AAAAA 4, lUTTY-C111:4, NOV. tB, doe. The Commander in Chief returns his molt cordial thanks to the Officers and men of the Cavalry and Horfe Artillery, for the con fpieuous gallantry in the mition of yefterday. His Excellency is unable to cxpref his admiration in terms fur ficiently ftrong for the adios courage, (Inclines, and undaunted refolution which was difplayed by the whole after a fatiguing march of near 6o miles in the preceding 24 hours. His Excellency dull ever remember with heartfelt gratitude the obligations he owes to Col. Macan, Vandeleur, and Major Need, commanding the I ft and ad Brigades Cavalry, Lieut. Col. Zoone, who commanded the Advanced Guard ; Capt. Aber crombie, Officers and M,.n of the Bth Dragoons; Capt. Pltilpot and Officers and Men of the 27th Dragoons ; Major Wade and Officers and Men of the 29th Dragoons; Capt. Welds and Officers and Men of the ift Native Cavalry ; Capt. Elliot and Officer. and Men of the ith Native Cavalry; Capt. Swinton and Officers and Men of the 6th Native Cavalry ; and to Capt. Brown and Offi cers and Men .f the Horfe Artillery, for their highly meritorious and intrepid behaviour in the engagement of yefterday. His Excellency cannot avoid to embrace this opportunity of s . noacing the uncommon perfeverance and praifeworthy conduit of the Referee, which effeeted a march of upwards of 3co miles in days,anci which bore the unufual fatigues to which it has been fo long expofdd with the utmoft chearfu net's. The Commander in Chief bey.' Lieut. -Colonel' Don, commanding the Referve, to accept his belt thanks, and defines he will fignify to the Officers and Men of the Detachment of Artillery, to the Officers and Men of the Flank Companies of his Majefty's sad Regiment, and ad Battalion of the 2112, the great fatisfadtion which he has derived from the zeal, alacrity and patience which they have uniformly znanifefted, Illid c oncilitsg mean can be adopted, let us revues as we are , a nd all unite in maintaining againfl thecommon ene my that Conflitution f 6 Tuileries to all odium, and whir)) is the fole refuge of cirillsberty in this quarter of the world. I afk pardon for having occupied the time of the Houk In long ; but having the honour to reprefent t h e capital of that country who(' interelLs are fa vi tally involved in the relent .difeuffion, I felt it im perative upon me to lay beforCthe Houfe my reafons for voting againft the prefent motion. Mr. H. ADDING roN hmented, that he had not been fo fortunate as to catch the Speaker's eye in the earlier part of the debate, as the latenefs of the hour, and the impatience of the Houfe would not now admit of his entering into the *resits of the momentous queßion now before the Houk. • He role merely to advert to one point in the Speech of the Hon. Mover of the (tieflion the preceding evening, where he had argued on the hope that had been held out to the Catholics in the Debate on the Union, of what was mirchievoully and wickedly called Catho hc Emancipation, being intended to follow it. In the courfe of that argument. he had quoted a palTage from a fpeech of Noble Relation of his, wherein was cited an extra& from a publication of a learned Gentleman (Dr.Ditigenanl, who had laR night given a fatisfatory explanation o'f.that paffage, and fuch as (Nlr A.) had always underflood to be its con ftruelion. The Hon. Gentleman Might alfo have re colleted, as other Members perhaps did, that the Noble Lord, fo far from exprefilng hltnftlf friendly to Catholic Emancipation on that oer.afion, had dif tinaly (Wed, that if it was a quetlsi.n between that meafare and a re.enaftment of the Popery Laws, he Mould, though a choice of evils,deeide for the latter. Mr. H. A. would only add his regret at basing kg the opportunity of expreffing his opinions on this im. portant queflion, which were very decided ones—not reffing on inexpediency, but on principles. He gave credit to all that had been Paid of the honour, the loyalty, the good difpnfition of the Catholics, as a body ; but he confidered their Petition as nothing snore or lefs than a Petition for a Revolution. He Rtould therefore give it his decided negative. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING, MAY Is. The Jockey Club Plate of sogs. to be run for by honks, &c. the property of Members of the Joc key Club, 4yr olds carrying 7!l. 21b. syr olds 1311. 31b. 6 yr olds 811. 91b. and aged 811. i ilb..- B. C. Duke of Grafton's b. m. Parafol, s yrs old - I S:r H. Willlamfon's b. b. Walton, 6 yn old - a Mr. D. ltadcliGes r. h. Pe:rucbio, 4 yrs old - 3 I Mr Mellifies b. at. Lady Brougb, 4 yrs old dr Six to 4 on Walton. Sweepliakes of sogs each, h. ft. D. M. General Sparrow's Caltrel„ Bft 91b - - i Lord foie) , i Watery, 711 91b - - * I Lord Folcy's Czar Peter, 7ft 41b 3 Duke of St. Alban's Merryman. ,ft 31to . 4 Lord Grofvenor's Agincourt, ;ft 015 - - 3 Mr. Kellerman's Alaric, 71t 31b - Pd Mr. R. Boyce's Brainworm, Bft - - Pd Mr. Wardell's Houghtm Lai+, Bit 416 - pd Lir. Branthwayt's ch. c. Woodcut, by Guildford, 7R 81b pd Two to r agft Caftrel—s to a agft Watery -4 to 1 agft Agincourt. Sweepttakes of 2ogs each for Colts and Fillies, 2yr olds 711. and 3yr olds 811. 711. Y. C. Mr. Mellifh's f. Mifs AUerthorpe, 2 yrs old - x Mr. Shwell's Gfter to Cockfighter, 3 yrs old - a Mr. Wiffon's c. by Buzzard, out of Vixen, 3 yrs old 3 Mr. Payne's c. by Waxy, out of Peppermint, 3 yrs old Mr. Panton's Fugue, 3 yrs old Sir J. Sbelley's b. I Pufs, by Hambletonian, 3 yrs old The Judge could place but three. Three to a agft Mils Allerthorpe--2 to x agft Mi. Wilfon's e.— 7 to 2 agft Fugue. Mr. R. Boyce's Bobtail, Bit. beat Mr. Mellifh's Eagle, 911. 21b. Ab. M. Songs.-7 to 4. againft Bobtail. _ _ Mr. Wilfon's Maiden 811. ilb. beat Mr. Lad broke's Biiflard, Bft. 71b. R. M. wogs.-6 to 4 againft Maiden. Mr. Mellifh's Diddler, 811. 81b. beat Mr. Wilfon's Maiden, 811. R. M. sogs.-6 to 4on Diddler. Mr. Watfin's Dreadnought, SR. cab. beat Mr. Howorth's Tramper, 711. 71b. Two yr. old C. wogs. run nut.-5 to 4 againft Dreadnought. Mr. Mellifh's Pipylin, 81t. 21b. again(' Mr. Lad broke's Profpero, 811. 11b. Ab M. 25gs. dead heat. Six to 4 againft Pipylin, Lord Foley's Watery, 811. t 21b. beat Lord Dar- lington's Bumper, 7 a. slb. Ab. M. tongs.-5 to on Watery. GOODWOOD RACES. There races, which ended on Thurfday ha, afford ed good fport, and were very falhionably and nu meroufly attended. The Duke's Rand, as ufual, was well (bred with every kind of refrefkments neceffary on fuch occafions ; and at Goodwood an elegant dinner was provided each day, for a fele& party of his Grace's friends, among( whom were, the Earl of Craven, Lord Arthur Somerfet, Gzneral and Lady Charlotte Lennox, Major and Mrs. Bloom field, Captain Blagrave, Mr. Mrs. and Mifs Tred croft, Mr. J. Smith, brother to Mrs. Fitzherbert, Mr. Grzme, &c. &c. On the lafl evening the whole party went from Goodwood, to the ball at Chicheller, which was tru ly fplendid, and kept the company till a late hour. The 6rft day proving wet, the Duke of Richmond, who was not wholly recovered from a fit of the gout, did not vifit the ground ; but the fecond day being fair, his Grace attended in his carriage, and appear ed in good fpirits. Mr. and Mrs. Orby Hunter, and the Hoo. Berkley Craven, with a large party of fa thionables, in a very handfome harouche, and four capital blood horfes, commanded a dillinguifhed at tentionlon the courfe, on Wednefday. At the conclufion of the above races, a difpute arofe between fome of the military and peafantry, that might have produced very unpleafant confe quences, but for the judicious interference of Gen. Lennox. On Saturday night, a general imprefs for feamen cock place in Edinburgh and Leith, when a great number of ufeful hands were picked up. By letters from Barbadoe% ' of 22d March, received on Wedneiday lafi, we ar,_ lorry to learn, that the (hip Helena, GEORGE STEWART mailer, belonging to Mr. Roosa STEWART, of G•teDOCk, has been cap tured on her voyage from Virginia for Barbadoes, by a French privateer, of 16 guns, and 140 men, after an engagement of cne hour, and carried into Guadatoupe. Monday fe'nnight, about one o'clock, there was a tremendous difcharge of thunder, and many fla(hes of lightning, followed by a dreadful (bower of hail, at Aberdeen. Two cows were killed by the lightning at the Stocket, in the neighbourhood of that place. On Tuefday night an alarming fire broke out in Sun•Rreet, Bilhopfg,ate, which confitmed twelvehoufes, and for lonic time threatened dellration to the neigh bourhood; however, by the adivity of the firemen. and the alacrity with which the engines arrived, it was extinguithcd. Two ancient maids, lifters, named Hairifon, are now living at North Somercoates, in Lincolnibire, vihofe united ages make tgy years. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. MAILS THIS DAY.—Wied 3. W. AU. DU& ARR. DUt. Dublin o z I Humburgli 0 2 W4turford $ z Liibon 1 o PLYMOUTH, MAY 14.—The undermentioned (hips which arrived here on Sunday lafl, are completely vidualled and Rored for a foreign voyage, and only wait orders for their proceeding to the place of their deflination :—DREADNOUG Hr, of 98 guns, Rear Ad miral Cowauwoon ; TowNAN r, of 84 guns, ILLus- TRIOUS, of 74 guns, MINOTAUR, of 74 guns, MAR!, of 74 guns, Rama wss, 0174 guns, BELLEROPHON, of 74 guns, and Colossus, of 74 guns. The Chan nel fleet are faid to have returned to their Ration off Brett. Came in the Swedifh fhip Neptunus, Captain PLOMHOLT, from Barcelona, laden with wine and brandy, detained by the PILTER gun brig, of 14 guns : alfo the Pruffian galliot Jonge Peiter, from Am flerdam, bound to Corunna, with wheat, detained by the LIOY WARREM hired armed (hip, of 16 guns. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 15.—Arrived PEsrsict.s Hoop of war, with a convoy, from the Downs ; and PEa- TRENANTI cutter, with the Lady Delewall, Alert, Hope, Bee, Rover, and the Iris tranfports, under convoy from Jerfey. Wind W. N. W. DEAL, MAY tg.—Sailed the Minerva, LAMLE!, for the Coati of Africa ; MONKEY gun•ve(fel, for Sheernefs; and Sr Espy Coop of war, with feveral other illips of war, on a cruize, off the French Coaft. Wind N. W. YARMOUTH, MAY 15.—This morning arrived the Mosostro hoop of war, and has brought in with her the Elizabeth fmuggling hoop, with about moo half ankcrs of Geneva, and feveral bales of tobacco : Die has alfo brought in the Pylades Dutch privateer, having one 24-pound cart onade, 6 fwivels, and a cheft of fmall arms. The privateer had been out 2o days, but made no captures. The pi ivateer mentioned in my Litt was the Oreiles, which came out with the Pylades. The prifoners from the above privateers amounting to 67, were landed here and marched to Norwich, under an efcort of the Firefbire Militia on their route to Stilton Barracks. The above pri vateers were captured off Flamborough Head. AWOTHER LITTER, SAME DATE. Yefierday arrived here his Majetly's brig Mos curar o, of 18 guns, Captain SAMUEL Jecrsos, with two Privateers under French colours, and an Engli(la fmuggler, captured lafl Sunday night or Monday morning. The Mos°afar° being off Flambro' head about half pall fiz in the evening, faw three orange fail to leeward, apparently cutters ; made all fail in chace, and obferved one of them to fire 2 guns and hoifl his colours, but could not make them out— Ihortly after two of them kept away free and made all fail away, the third hauled her wind clofe, and made fhort tacks to windward ; (leered for her, and about eight o'clock brought her to, when the proved to be the Elizabeth from Guernfey, with fpirits--faid the others were two French privateers, that had fired at him to bring him to ; Captain JACKSON doubting what fhe Paid, and thinking it a fineffe to get clear, took poffraion of her, and made all fail after the others, which being favoured by the night, be 101 l fight of them for near an hour,but pall it p. m. brought one of the veffels to (the other having kept a differ ent dirdlion), when fhe proved to be a Dutch fchuyt, with French colours, carrying one twenty-four pound gun, fiz fwivels, befides (mall arms, with thirty-three men on board ; could get no information what the other veffel was, but thinking her fufpicious (after taking out the prifoners of the one captured), made all fail again after her, being by this time out of fight ; but a little after day break, faw her on the weather bow, and at half pall four brought her to, when fhe alfo proved another Dutch fchuyt, under French colours, of the fame force, and contort of the fiat, out eighteen days ftom Amfierdam. They were both on their firlt cruize, and had not taken any • thing. Great praife is due to Captain Jacxsos, his offi cers, and (hip's company, for their vigilance, and the alacrity with which they took polliffion of, and re moved the prifoners from, the different veffels as they came up with them, having captured in the fhort (pace of twelve hours (from the firft time they faw them) three veffels all fleeting different courfes, two of which might have done great injury to the mer chant flipping, being of that clafs of veffels that could not be fofpetted to be privateers, as they are of ez ailly the fame defcription of thofe that ate employed under neutral cactus, filling on the Dogger Bank. Froethe a b o ve circumllance it is to be hoped that merchant v e ff e l s w ill b e cautious, and not permit fchuyt or do ggers to approach trio neai FROM LLOYD'S Ltsr. GRAVESEND, MAT 14—Paled by, the Johan Frederick, Swin. ton, from South Carolina; Bowring, and the Eleanor, Wright, from Memel; Penelope, Lamb, from Gottenburg; %teen, Law fon ; Concord, Beattie ; Aurora, Robfon ; and the Margaret, Hazlewood, from Damage; Anna Livie, Dutzen, from Tonnin gen ; Seharthingwell Gray, —; Margaret, Brown, and the Providence, Clark, from Pillaw ; Defiance, Reynolds, from Co penhagen; Peter Carharina, Abbott, from Haniburgh; Two Bro ther., Ro!.; Vrow Hannah, Cattle; Twe Gcbroder,, Janfon ; Jonge Helena,—; and the Vrow Gefina, Kelley, for Embd.m. Mar ts.—Palled by, the Minerva, Ford, from 'Tenerife; Stiffula, Franks, from Pinata ; Efing, 'fawner, from Chriftiana; Fortuna, Angell, from Norway; Mercurius, Ormond; Aurora, Sager; and Jongr Hendrick, Alia., horn Koningfburg.--Sailed the Argo, Frampton; and Cynthia, Way, for Newfoundland; Verwarend, foe roluingcu ; lufrow Dedda, Vrelfe; and Jonge Clefs, Worts, for Elfintur. knra tow. 1