Star. — London, England, 1805-11-27 00:00:00

PATRIOTIC FUND. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. Sir—ln your Paper of the 22d infl. appeared a letter figned Fabius, and under the head Patriotic Fund, although for what good purpofe that head was *framed, I cannot guefs, but I can refs eafily at bad—very bad intentions, and aims at vile purpofes by the infinuations in his Letter. I adopt the fame head in order to call the attention of thofe who have read his Epiftle. Fabius, Sir, reminds me not a little of Don Quixote, who conjured up foes which had no exiftence but in his own perturbed fpirit, and made on them, as he thought, a brilliant attack, and put them to the rout : but Q2ixote was his fuperior in manners, for he had comparatively little of the Billingfgate language to b.: found in Fabius' Letter. His latter paragraph, I believe no man will dare to vindicate the meannefe of this prafiiee," was perhaps meant as a challenge—but, to whom ? Is there found a man who would venture forth to vindicate " the rafially practice of begging fob fcriptions for Pub.q.: Funds, from Privates and Drummer: —from Common Soldiers and form:Ill Seamen—an infa mous fpecies of beggary, which would hueeze even out of the Poor by the dirty means of rapidly under the cloak of a Mendicant, and as drawing from Arras of ignominy by practices which difgrace even beggary itfelf?" Fabius knew his fafety when be penned thofe words.—No man will furely come forward in the teeth of fuch epithets to vindicate a conduit only known by fuck epithets. But Fabius is only beating the air till he fpeaks of such /4/Re--That he cannot do : I than therefore difcard all this wildfire, which I fufpee serves only as a cover, and to give vent to a latent enmity to the Fund which he calls, nevcrthe lefs, a great and glorious scheme. If this was not the cafe, why give fuch infinuations under the head of Patriotic Fund? Has that Fund, Sir—that is—have thole who manage it, defcended to the pradices which Fabius calls rafcally ? If they have been capable of conduit calculated to excite the blufhes of their country, let him thew the instances, that fuch men may be had in proper deteflation. He knows that he cannot—He knows that the Fund which he does not dare to calumniate in dime terms, is an honour. able Fund—an open Fund—fupplied without the shadow of attempt at perfonal folicitation on the part of the Committee ; and is ntoft truly a Fund of (pen tineous at:lions of Patriotifin. Does he infinuate that Commanders in his Majefty's fervice are the wretches he defcribes ? To which of them will he dare apply the accufation ? Nothing is caller than to use foul language and call names ; but thofe who thus aft are generally cowards, and not unfrequently found the enemie► of the caufe they would have it believed that they are, more than others, the pa trons of. Fabius appears vaftly inclined to abate the rich.— Have they been backward to afilft their poorer fellow fubjees ? Let paft contributions to evety cafe of need—let the large films in the Lift of Subferiptions to the Patriotic Fund, for ever filence this vile detrac tor. And filial not thofe who folicit permiffion to give their mite, to chew their good-will to fuffeting fellow fubjetes, be permitted to to do becaufe they cannot give more ? Does Fabius with to caft back their voluntary donations as reproaches upon their poverty, rather than let the acceptance applaud the Britiffi fpirit found thing within them ? Is this what Fabius wants And can Fabius be an Eng./An:an ? If le is, let Me quote for the lilt time Come of his words, 44 talk ISt Country ! but at this thy degene rate Son." _ It is a left-banded' patrivtirni, .which; — under the mafi; of fuperior delicacy and refinement in giving, leeks to call a damp on the aBive and riling benevo lence of the country, put in motion by an unparal- Itlled vielory, and in a critical moment. Let Fabius, however, be affured that Engliffimen have difcern ment fufficient to fee through fuch a Wolf in sheep's clothing ; and that not all which he can write, will avail to reprefs either foldier or, failor, or the meaneft in the land, from giving to the laudable purpofes of the Patriotic Fund—and I truft that the general fpirit, whirl I dpubt not will be manifefted on the day of thankfgiving, will prove my expeaation juft. veatraft. • We feel . the titthoft pleaftire in tinting, that the Lords of the Admiralty, with a due regard for the . feelings of she people, and a profound refpeCt for the Memory of a Hero t b.:ve direded the Navy Board to cattle a fbip cltbvlinel of the firft rate to be laid down upein theflip from Which the Oc E AN was launch ed,.to betallcd the NELsost; The following is given as . a corral account nf Lord NELSON'S Sword, which hhs erroneonfly been (*aid to have been prefoited to the d.parted Hero•bY Admiral Wm.rotA :—The Sword alluded to was a finals (word, given :o him by hi; uncle, Capt. Mao. t ICE Succamo, then Comptroller of the Navy, with. this injunftion, 6' Hotta - no, I prefcnt you with this,. on your promife to part with it but with your life !" While he was advancing at Santa Cruz, he was wonnded in his right wrist, and dropped his (word, but on recollefting his uncle's injun&ion, recovered it with his left hand. After being on board his (hip, he fuffered amputation, and fome•time after under went a fecund operation near the (boulder, to prevent mortification. _ _ ------- On the z3LI in(l. died. at his feat, at Sidnicnton, in Hampthire, Admiral Sir ROBIRT KINGSI4III. 9 Batt. in the 7511) year of Lis age He is fucceeded in his title and Hanpfhii e elates by his nephew, ROBERT, ion of the Late E —DWAILD KINGSAII4L, Ertl. of DCIfiALL. 'cth - BUSIIiESS. . , A Court of Common Council was held at Gong hall yellerday, at which were prefent, the Right Hon. the LORD MAYOR, feveral Aldermen, Recorder, She riffs, and 170 Commoners. After the previous bufinefs was difpnfed of— The Right Hon. the Loan MAYOR dated, that he had received a letter from the Secretary of State, re lative to the funeral of the late Lord Vifcount NEL- . sox; but, as the body of that lamented Admiral had not yet arrived, he thought it would be premature j to take the fubjeel now into confideration. He added, that on the arrival of the body, he would immediately convene a Court for the purpofe. Mr. SAMUEL DIXON role to bring forward the mo tion of which he had given notice on a former day, 1 for ereiling a Monument in the Guildhall of the City of London, to the memory of the late Lord Vifcount NELSON. He took a review of the gallant exploits performed by the Noble Admiral, and of the various fervices in which he was engaged from the twelfth year of his age, down to the fatal day which depriv. ed the country of his valuable life. In this hillorical review, Mr. Dixon dwelt particularly upon the pa triotic and difintetelled fpirit which influenced all the aftions of the gallant Admiral, without any regard to private emolument, as a circumftance which offer ed an additional claim to the gratitude of his coun try. After expatiating upon the fubjeet in an ele gant and emphatic fpeech, Mr. Dixon moved the Court, That a Committee be appointed, conliffing of all the Aldermen, and one Commoner, out of each Ward, who (hall be authorit'ed to procure models or defigns, for a monument, to be erefled in the Guild hall of the City of London, to perpetuate the memo ry of that illuflrious Hero, Lord Vifcount NELSON ; which was feconded by Mr. JAMES DIXON, and car ried unanimoufly in the affirmative ; and a Committee was accordingly appointed. Mr. Samuel Dixon laid, he mull claim the further indulgence of the Court, upon a fubjed which he was convinced required only to be noticed, to induce the Court to adapt it. After an handfinne eulogium, he moved the thanks to Vice Admiral Lord Cowrio- WOOD, Reat-Admiral the Earl of NORTHESK, and Rear-Admiral Sir RICHARD STRACHAN.—(For parti culars fez the preceding page ) The Right Honourable the LORD MAYOR laid be fore the Court a letter he had received from the Ho nourable Mts. DAMES, offering her Cervices to the City, to execute any monument they may approve, to be erefted in Guildhall, as above defcribed ; for which the Court voted their unanimous thanks to her; and referred her letter to the Committee, to take into confideration. The Court voted their unanimous thanks to the late Loan MAYOR.—(For which . * the precedingpage). After this butinefs was gone through, a report was read, relative to a new road, intended to be made from Blackfriar's Bridge, to Hicks's Hall. It was ftrongly oppofed by feveral Gentlemen: They con tended that fuch a meafure would be very imprudent, and urged, in fupport of their argument, the great lufs fullained by the City in fome of its late fpecula tinns, upon the plan of improvement. The expence of the improvements at Snow Hill and Temple Bar, according to the effimates of the City Surveyors, was not to exceed too,oool. but was fence found to amount to 300,0001. and moll of the honfes remained unoc cupied. The principal Speakers were Mr. WAIT H MAN, Mr. Box, Mr. PERKING, and Mr. Divas,. It being now near four o'clock, the Court became ;in -patient for the queffion, which was put, and the pro poled plan was negatived by a great majority. We are truly glad to find, that the intelligence which we inadvertently copied from a Morning Paper a day or two ago, refpelling Lord SIDMOUTH and family's intended journey, is without foundation. That Nobleman's health, we are happy to learn. is of late materially mended, though that of his fon continues in a precarious fine. On Wednefday laft the Right Hon. the Earl of JUNTO/LB was ferved heir to the title and eßates of his father, the late Earl. A molt refpedable jury of his Lordfhip's friends were fummoned, and partook of a molt elegant dinner in Cleugh's, Aberdeen, on the occation. Among the Company prefent, were the Marquis of HVNTLY, Lord ERitot., the Hon. W. MaoLs, M. P. Hon. Major RAMSAY, HMCo!. RAMSAY, &C. About icon French prifoneru were laft week re moved from the hulks in Hamoaze to Stapleton, near Brian!, in order to make room for the crews of the four v,111:Is taken by Sir R. STRACHAN. The &It divilion them paffed through Btiftol on Monday, and the remainder the following days. Among the laft difpatches to India are fome im portant documents, ref - peeling the regulation of the ezpenels of building the new palace at Barrackpote. All the public eftablifhments ate likewife ordered to be reviled, in order to effea the retrenchment of all fuperfluous ezpences. It is laid that BONAPARTE'S attempts againa our Indian poffeffions and influence, are direlted by Ge neral Ds Butner e, who refilled in India from the year 1783 to 1798. During that period he filled the higheli military Nation under Dowcur Row SoNotA, and enabled, by his enterpriling fpirit, that Prince to gain a complete afcendancy over all the other Mah. ratta Chiefs, and extended his territory and influence from Delhi to Punjab. For thofe fervices his mailer rewarded him with one of the molt valuable provin ces in his &minions. De Botcas returned to Eng land in 879F1, and went to retitle in Paris in the year 18oz, wh,ne he has continued to ant the Councils of BoNAPARTt, and to encourage the defigns militated againti our Eaflern poffellinns. The Governor Ge• neral afcribes the evils which have fo long agitated the Mahratta Empire to the intrigues of this man, through.the medium of fuch Frenchmen as have from time to time been landed on the Malabar Coati, and have, notwithstanding all our vigilance, found their way to the Courts of Scrams, HOLKAIL, and the Rajah of Braaa. There deligns on the.Perstiwsi and Rajah of TRAVANCORE have been lets fuccefsful, and thofe emiffaries have been long obliged to.ae with the utmolt precaution. HOLKAK has, from time to time, received French . Officers into his ferviet ; and every itinerant adven turer from France, fence the conclidion of the late general peace in particular, has found refuge in fume of the lb ong forts of thi• Prince's dominions _till an opportunity occurred of bringing tlizin into tile field. katuncia. MAILS THIS DAY.—Wind N. W. •tt. DUI. ♦tt. DOZ. hubUn ao I Hamburgh o Waterford S I Gottenburgh 0 4 Law • I Fa t.ssourn, Nov. 24.—. Arrived the Choice, Capt. Jestsii Dints, from Liverpool ; and the Eagles Built, Capt. Coot-rusty, from London. The EORYALUS frigate is off this harbour, and landed the Captain, who fet off for London ezprefs. The VICTORY, with Lord Ns LsoN's body on board, and feveral others of the fleet, are in the Channel, and will be up as foon as the wind flats to the weltward. PLYMOOTII, Nov. 25.—Came in the INRISTICIA. TOR floop of war, from Falmouth.—Sailed the Palace Grottos, of 98 guns, and the Sultanas', of t 8 guns, with difpatches, both for the Channel fleet. Dnvsa, Nov. :G.—Sailed yefterday the fchooner Eliza and Katy, Captain CLAASBY, of and from Philadelphia, with fugar and coffee, bound to Am fierdam : the has been detained in this Port by his Majefly's (hip ARIADS I three months fence, but now releafed. Came into the harbour yefterday morning le Vengeur privateer, of 14 guns, lately captured by the Cruizer (loop of war. Arrived the G:iflin hired armed cutter to refit.—ln the Roads, his Majefiy's gun•brig Defperate.—Palled by this morning feveral tranfports, with troops on board, from Cork, for the Downs. Paired by the (hip Hercules, from Jamaica for London.—Wind N. W. and moderate. DIA:, Nov. 26.—Ai rived, under convoy from the Weftward, a fleet of veffels, which are failed for the River. Came down from the River, the Prevoyante (lore (hip, and remains in the Downs, with the (hips as per laR. Arrived the BRISK floop, with convoy from Ireland; Supply tranfport, from P.ortfinouth, and failed through for the River ; and the Pleafant, HILL, hired (loop, for Deptford, with Rotes, for the fupply of the naval (ores here. Sailed the Aggreffor. Boxer, Charger, and Aimwell gun brigs, to refume their Elation: at the entrance of the Thames ; and the Bafililk gun brig, on a cruize off Calais.—Wind N.W. hazy. It is reported here that five fail of homeward bound Weft Indiamen (cannot learn their names,) are captured by the French privateers off Beachy Head. PROM LLOYDS LIST. ' GRAvast No, Nov. 26 —Paffed by. the Nancy, Biffat ; Fanny, Boyles; and Rail& igh, Denning, from Tortola; (Economy, Smith, from Trinidad ; Princefs Royal. New; and Grenada, Duke, from Demerara; Lune, Young; Dent, Mogan ; Prince of Wales . Stirling; Jack Tar, M‘Pherfon ; Kent. Willfon ; and Heroine, Pardy, from Jamaica; Racine!. Patterfon ; Edward, Walker ; and Recovery, Tayler, from Tobago ; John, Malty; Juno, Clark fon ; Granville Bay, Mann ; and Lady Antes, Martin, from Gre- nada ; St. Vincent's, Johnfon, from St. Vincent's; Mary Ann, Nickolfon, from Surinam; Belfry, Quinton, from Lifboa ; Etty, Jones, from Zante ; and Difpatch, Sas h ', from Cadiz.—Salled the Recovery, Bacon, for the South Seas ; Minerva, Purdy, for Lace; Flora, Young, for Barbadoes; Fortitude, Martin; Put , fuit , M'Donald; Ida, Martha ; Cum berland, Kent; Equeltrius, Douglas; and Cornwall, Campion, for Jamaica. The Tower of London, Captain Moony, of Lon don, was captured 41 the Eland of Conception in April lall. She had tsoo barrels of oil on board. Thurfday morning his Majefty's (hip Isis, Vice Admiral Sir Eassmus GOWER, Knt. Capt. OMAN NET, arrived in Cork harbour from Newfoundland. Sunday fe'nnight his M.tjefty's sloop SAVAGE ar rived there alfo from Portfmouth, having under con voy feven fail of tranfports. And on Tueftlay mor ning his Majelly'h (loop WASP. Capt. BLUNT, and three fail of trAufports, arrived from Plymouth. The Hon. H. A. Dtt.Lott has obtained permiflion to raife a regiment of the line, which is to be num bered the twit. Mr. JOHN CLAUDIUS BERESFORD has declared him felf a Candidate for the County of Waterford, in the room of his father, the late Right Hon. JOHN BERESFORD. A Gentleman at Beverley has undertaken, for a confiderable wager, to run a dittance of twenty-fix miles in five hour. On -the TBth inR. near Longford, one hundred guineas were tun for by C:tpt. Passcorr, of the sth Dragoon Guards, horfe Typpeary, agaila Lieut. EGAN'S brown mare, Galwty Lafs, carrying 1311. each, four miles acrofs the country; high odds againit Galway Lafs who won eafy.—Caps.Tuataa and Lieut. BRADSHAW were the fieward,-. It is Rated, that tbe.Emperor Autism DEa, in his way to Berlin, paired through Kiotv. It was about eleven o'clock in the morning when he arrived there, and went incognito to vifit Louis XVIII. Accompa nied by a tingle Chamberlain, the Emperor entered the old palace. Not a foul' was feen, nut a voice heard, before he had paired through fix apartments into a hall joining the Chapel. Its door was foftly opened, and his Majefty Paced himfelf upon his knees. Abbe Etinswourn, the virtt - •ous Confeiror of Louis XVI. was officiating at the altar, before which kneeled Louis XVIII. and his niece 'and nephew, the Duke and Donbas of AncouLeme. The number of the congregation did not •amount to twenty, but fuch was their devotion, that the arrival of the two lirangers wasnot perceived. Had the Emperor been known, he might have thought it a compliment, the Dop,:ar! faltwm fac imperaoreln hofpem ntgram ! and ilippofed it a premeditated ant of refignation ; the Dwaine ! faivana filc popalung inftead of Domine fzhnonfac repos Lrubvirunr, an alteration, commanded ' by the delicacy of his Molt Chiiliian Majefiy, (ince Raja, as well as Pruifi.s, had acknowledged I3oNA• PARTS the Chief of the French Government. •' When the fervice was over, ALEXANDER wentrip to Louts XVIII. whom he embraced, faying, My coutin, with poltelitv it will be con lidered not let's glorious to have deferved than to have occupied thrones. What f have heard and teen to- day affeEls me fen fi bl y." After 'an 'hour's .priv ate conv eifat io n with the King of France, the Ettaperor fat dawn to a ftmple breakfaft, fuddenly ,prepared fifth; Duffle's of A ti GOV LIME, who was par ticillayl y:fifriatn dd. with the d4licate attention of his 04C(ty.: • • - • p THE MARKETS CORN EXCHANGE. NOV The arrivals of Wheat today are not numerow, but the remaining fupplies are confolerable ;—fine famples keep thcir price—ordinary rather lower— Rye and Malt at fmall vitiation—Barley is dull kale, at lefs—White Peas in Taft plenty, and fa ther de cline in price —Scarce any Beans of each kind— Oats are in good fupply, and continue to fupport price —Flour without alteration. CRUCIAL CURRENCY AS UNDIR : Wheat. 375. 4 86 . 60 4 per qr. Grey Peafe 36s 40k, Fine Ditto, 645. 67s Bcsis, J.s. oos. Rye, 3os. 36.. 6d. Tick Ditto .7,44 s:s. 04 Baxley, 301. 355. od. Oats, aai 2S. 335. Malt, 70. 755. od. Poland ditto 14. 36s od. White Peale, as t. Jos. od. Rape Send, 351.441. per lan. MCI or P 1.0171. Fine Floor 60a. to ess. Seconds sss. to 6:4. per lack. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVI D. From the London Gazette of laft Edward Patience, Samuel Gough, and Thoma; Gough, of brown ftoneware manuNturers, llccrn!lrr it, 13-4. John Whittinghatn and Matthew Steele, of Birmingham, fie. to-.. Augult 7, tgos. William Coomer, John Hendlcy Sheridan. and Phu Hewitt, of Lane.end, Staffordaire, earthenware manufaaurers, Novem ber 13, tgos. William Fume% Mark Spencer, a:td Nathan Robinfon, of Pages Walk. Beemondfen tanners, Nwentlier aa, tgoS• • Benjamin Barber and Thomas Watkins,clock and watch 'takers, November at, Igor.. _ _ _ Jofeph Gleave, Edward Follows, and James Wood, of Man. chelter, cotton manufacturers, November as. 18:4. George Smith, of Liverpool, and William Coker, of Owner, tobacco and fnuff manufacturers, Augult 30. 18os. Nich. Peers and Rob. Ewing Sims, Of I.iverpooi, Odt. 3T, T 8 5. Solomon Mitten, Samuel Stcnt, and Tlionia. , Courtin, j n Poole, coal merchants, November *9, tl;os. Chriltiana Beadle, Th , mas Wudiudin, W illiam Elliot, and John Cooper,of New Melton, Yorkflaire, coal merchants, Sept. t, liii3s. .John Renton and James Balm, of Lancalter, linen drapos, October 2, A circumflance has been related to us, which, if correaly Rated, calls for the fingolar notice of our Courts of Law. A gentleman who had been em pitied to foe a perfon who afterwards eicaped from prTon, had occafion a day or two fince, to go from town to Deal upon bands. While fitting with a party of in a private room, at the Three Kings Hotel there, the perfon whom he had fired entered, accompanied by a prefs gang, for the purpofe of car rying him off as a failor. Owing, however, to the Lieutenant fufpeaing, from the appearance of the gentleman, that his informer was endeavouring to mificad him, or to fume other cattle, the informer failed in his ohjea. DRURY-10SE THE • r ts.—The Comedy of Tie Honey Moos was lag night reprefented before a very numerous audience. COVENT GARDEN.—In the play bills of yellerday, Mt. Cooxs was announced for the part of .Sir Pcrii nax Mac Sycophant, in the Comedy of The Man of the World, as having recovered from his late fevere in difpofition, and the Theatre in confequence boafted a very numerous attendance to winters his exertions in this favourite charaaer—perhaps too, feveral reports which have been induftrionfly fpread through the town, refpeaing the fuppofed eccentricities of Mr. Coors, might have awakened a fpit it of curiofity to be prefent at his reception by the Public. Previoufly to Mr. CooKs's appearance, feveral whifpers were in circulation ; but the inftant his yoke was heard be hind the fcenes, exclaiming, " Vera wed, very wed," the intentions of malice were fruttrated by reiterated plaudits, On his gratis, Mr. Coors was warmly wel comed, and, though fomewbat emaciated, he was perhaps never more fuccelful in developing the myftery of booing, the pliability of countenance, and the whole arcaoa of politics which conftitute " a Man of the World." At one o'clock in the afternoon of yeflerday, a fire broke out in the workfhop of a cabinet maker, near the place called the Half-way Houle, in St. George's Fields. It continued burning until three o'clock. when the whole of the out houfc, the timber on the premifes, and the dwelling bottle, with its contents were totally confumed. Two adjoining bottles fur feted very material injury, but wet e not entirely con fumed. The man who Cußained the greateli injury ' by the lofs of his flock, houfe, furni , ure, was not at prefent infured ; and it is doubted whether all his family are fafe, or whether in the confufion Come kind neighbour may have given them (licher, without having time to communicate the circumftance to the , unfortunate man. Yenerdny. evening, the bodies of Mr. PORTER, head j,oaillion, and of Mr. nesse, one of the body coachmen io His MAJESTY, whin both received their appointments about twenty years fince, and died on Wednefday tall, were interred in Saint Martin's Church-yard. They were depofittd in nearly adjoining graves. The funeral proceffion of Mr. PORTER hrll took place ; the coffin was prt. ceded by fix of the Royal Pottillions, in their Stare Liveries ; and followed by a number of private mourners ; four couples of the Grooms and Helpers of the Royal Stables, in their drefs liveries brought up the rear.' That of Mr. FREER, immediately fol lowed; the coffin was 'preceded by three couples of his MAJESTY'S. Coacnmen, attended by the fame number of private mourners, and followed by twelve couples of his MAJESTY'S Footmen in their Foot Liveties, with large cocked hats, bags, wall u canes, &c. who tally formed a fplendid group;. "11 e concutufe of people who attended to lee the prncet fion wasimmtn r e, and the walls and railing of the church yard were covered with fpc&atins. The cof fins were placed dole together, and the full fitneral ftrvice was read over them ; after which they were depofited in the refpeaive graves, and the :mourners retired in funeral order. At the Public Office, Hatton Garden, yefterday, an old woman of. the name of Waring, alias Smith, and her fon, about fourtee - t yews of age, who had ableonded from the Philanthropic School of Re. ;foroVtand had been advertifed for his defe'rtion, were both fully ettumi t:d for trial, charged by feteral fhopdealers with palling countetfeit laver upon them. The boy was very penitent, but the mother, quite the reverie, who, it feem,, had de luded e,lad from the benevolent inititntion. >,t fir( they.mutually.denied being any ways rclaud, till proof was adduced to prove the cmtrary. • „ • ft., fiance to the of the b•idy nh received i %ince, and ed in Saint depofited in proceffion of ftin was pre. their Stare :r of private and Helpers :ries brought tediately fol- :e couples of ay the fame •ed by twelve their :'tote Igs, r all tip groupa. :& the prncei. railing of the ru s. The ca . - : full inneral ich they were the :mourners " yelerday. alias Smith, age, who had , chool of Re. his defe'rtion, . charged by tntetfeit laver item, hut the em., had de- ttitntion. .1t ways rciateJ, trary. EMMN