Star. — London, England, 1801-05-12 00:00:00

LONDON. TUESDAY, MAY 12. MICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE. O'CLOCK: Curb 6o4—Confols for ate. 414 .—Onaniurn 9: 9 81. uced c94—l per Cent. 7 81 i. PRICK OF STOCKS YISTEKDAY. Rank Stock i per C. Loy. 94 931 3 per Cent. Red. 5911 Long Ann. 181 3-16 3 per C. Conf. 601 Short Ann.; -t-t6} 4 per Cent. 7 8 % Otnniunt 9 * 3 per C. Navy Conf. for May 61 6of 6t The fum paid on account of ttie Loan, arm on Friday Taft 24 ,6 00 pe01. The fum due on the Inttakoents was only .5,450#200. The Difpatches refpeeting the capture of the Danith and Swedifh iflands in the Well-Indies, were not from Sir Rosser CALDER, as we yeller. day Rated by mittake, but from Lieut.-General Tainns, Commander in Chief of his Maissres forces in ;the Well-Indies, and Captain EKIN s, of the Navy. The II lands Captured are, St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John, belonging to Denmark, and St. Bartholomew and St. Martin, belonging to Sweden. The only refinance worthy of mentioning ex perienced by our troops in the reduEtion of thefe valuable poffefGons, was at the ifland of St. Mar tin, where the enemy appears to have been in con fiderable force, and to have oppofed a vigorous refinance. The gallantry and difcipline of the 64th Foot, and the Bth Well India regiment, were particularly confpicuous in the attack. The lat ter was command:d by Lieutenant-Colonel PAKEN• HAN, and after a refinance marked with more bold nefs and fpirit than could have been expeBed, from _ • _ the information received by General TRIGGE and Admiral Due [WORTH, the island was compelled to enter into articles of capitulation. We have the plcafurc to (tate, that our lofs was trifling ; only a few privates of the 64th regiment having been wounded. Every poffible meafure was taken to enfure cefs to the eipedition, and to the vigour and una itimity with which the operations of General Tawas and Admiral Duceworru were diffin- tuned, the happy iffue of the undertaking is prin cipally to be afcribed. Captains M'MAHoN and EKINS came lalk from Cork, where the frigate on which they were on board had been obliged to put in. Sir ROBIRT CALDER, with fix (hips of the line, has arrived in the Weft-Indies, after having fol lowed GANTHISAWIE to a certain diftance, as we Rated yefterdar. Some letters which we have fees, hate that on the 24th of March, Sir R. was at Martinique, waiting for inftruftions from the Commander in Chief on the Leeward Bland Ration. On Saturday Mr. Anoimovos had a long au dience with his Mammy at Kew. On Sunday afternoon Lord ST. HELENS, and the following Gentlemen, embarked on board the Lavoita frigate, Capt. SOTHERON at Yarmouth, for Copenhagen and St. Peterlburgh ; viz. Count WORONEOW, NOVORSELTZOLT, SNEARP, and two Meffengers. His Lordfhip was fainted on his en uring the quarter-deck with fifteen guns. The frigate failed immediately, with a frefh of wind at South-Weft. Captain Hors, of the KENT man of war, is the Officer appointed to come home with the next dif patches from Egypt. He was to fail about the szd of March in a cutter for England, and is daily expeeted. The PRINCE de BOUILLON is appointed to the rank of Commodore, and boats his broad pendant on board the BRAVE, to command all the naval force at Jerfey, and on the neighbouring coafts. Enfign Itnititison, of the Coldftrcam Guards, who was killed in the battle of the t 3th near Abou kir, is the fon of Captain Jaw it ill son, of Windier ter, and nephew to the Earl of LIVERPOOL. Lieutenant &mon. Mtxxsa, of the Both Regi ment of Foot, is appointed to the Royal Garrifon Battalion now doing duty in tke Mend of Jerfey. One Troop of the sth Dragoons has arrived at Hereford ; the reft of the R.egiment are Rationed at Worcefer and Gloucefter. The St. George's Volunteer Regiment haul a field-day yeflerday morning in Hyde Park. An apprehenfions of Invafion teem now to be completely gone by; if, however, they Mould slain arife, it has been Ilrongly recommended to Government to revive the ufe and ezercife of the Pike. It is a weapon that is peculiarly ufeful for defence. The ezercife of the Pike is fully defcribed and exemplified in a (cries ofEngravings in Grofe's Military liiftory of England ; a book which con tains a defcription and reprefentation of every wea pon, either offenftve or defenfive, that has been ufed fence the Norman Conqueß. With pleafure we correa a paragraph which ap peared in this Paper a few days ago, refpeltinig Tome volunteer corps Paid to have Lod down their arms, having originally merely enrolled them (elves againa invafion. The Plymouth corps, which has ever diftinguifhed itfelf by its loyalty and good difpofition, and which was mentioned among them by miflake. originally offered its ler vices generally for the diftriift, and Rill continues to difCharge its duty on every occafion with that vigilance and aaivity which become a loyal and tall difciplined military corps. Private accDunts Rate, that a dreadful mortality prevailed on board of .Gamrsizausit's fquadron before it reached Toulon, occafioned by a kind of leprofy which was much encreafed by the great number of troops embarked for reinforcing the Re publican army in Egypt. It is confidently naiad. that no lefs than woo men were thrown over board, all of whom had peaked by the difc . , . ROYAL ACADEMY. t. A Fairs Vijon.—H. How ARD.—Mr. H. mull errufe ns for not having hitherto noticed this pieture, which has the numerical pre-emi nence of being the firft entered in the Catalogue. It is fwectly painted, as indeed are moll of the later produetions of this Gentleman ; but it has no. thing about it of the vifionary character: the fi gures introduced are thofe of three well fed terref trial children, but whether boys or girls we are not able to learn. 34.. Vim" of Side Parl.—J. FARRINGTON, R. A. —Mr. Farrington's reputation as a landfcape painter has long been eflablifhed. In this view, though the fancy of the artif is confined by the locality of the fcene, he has contrived to give the whole a poetical afped. The colouring of this piaure is vivid, and the Rile of handling extremely firm and mafterly. 88. Mariet-Girt —H. Sine) E TON.-Mr. Single ton is getting by degrees out of the (hackles of an offenfive manner which he had adopted, rather through careleffnefs than erroneous choice : but this was when he had not attended fo much to the genuine effeetsof nature, as leifure has enabled him to do fence. The .picture before us fpeaks great improvement in the artift's habits of Rudy.. 9-6. Portrait of Mirza .4boo Talib NORTHCOTE, R. A.—The died of this pkture is extremely enriched by the aid of the Oriental deco rations that necefFarily attach to the perfonage of which it is a portrait. It is, however, in other re fpeds a very forcible produdion. Mr. North cote's portraits are this year all painted upon very found principles. 102. Portrait.—M. A. SHEE, R. A. Perhaps this is without exception the belt portrait in the Exhibition.—Certain it is, it is painted more on the found principles fo much admired during the life of the late Pt-cadent, than any that we have fern fcr feveral years.—With this remark we (hall Jifmifs Mr. Shee for the prefent year. 127. Mr. Cook, in the Charafier of !ago GREEN.—This portrait has not the appearance of having been painted after the life. It gives a ge neral but not a particular likenefs of this juilly po pular actor. It is, however, painted in good bold !brie ; but the features are not made exprelEve of the pafrage in Shakeipear attached to the print which has been engraved. 173. Portrait of a Lady of .tiality.—T. Law- RENCE, It. A.—This is one of Mr. Lawrence's bell portraits of the prefent year, and, as we undelland, very like the Lady from whom it is painted (the Hon. SOPHIA Urroa ). It is, moreover, a very pleafing pidure,not confidered altogether as a por trait. It were to be walled that at all times a little poetry were thrown into the defigns of this defcription—a mere exhibition of domeftic faces is not a very interefting fpeCtacle to the public at large. Portrait of Mifi Biggs, in the Charafier of Cora.- FIOIIDAY.-.-It is much to be lamented that this pidure, which has great merit, was not placed in a better light. We do not recoiled to have teen many of the productions of this Artift in oil, but the prefent one we confider as a moll favourable fpecimen of his talents. The compofition is fpirited and fine ; but in our opinion the colouring is a little too heavy; this, however, may be owing to his want of pradice in this (Lyle of painting. This hint we hope he will attend to.—His Portrait of a Lady, No. 39, in the great room, does him much credit. The Goblet made from SBA 31' ARIt'S Mulberry tree was on Thurfday fold at Mr. IRELAND'S fale. This clip was formerly the property oldie Theatre- Royal, Drury-lane, and was, in its rude Date, pre fented to Mr. GARRICK, at Stratford upon-Avon, at the memorable celebration of the Jubilee. The Countefs of DERBY gave a grand Rout laD night at her houfe in Grofvenor-fquare. Lady MILDMAY'S Ball, laD night, was attended by the firft rank and fafhion. Sir JOHN THOROLD had a grand dinner on Sun day at his houfe in Cavendifh-fquare. Mrs. Lycow had a mufical party on Sunday, at which were prefent feveral amateurs of dillinaion. Gala Hors, laD week, invited only thofe with whom he was perfonally acquainted • the number was eleven hundred. A Noble Marquis, who made application for a card, was informed that it was only a party of friends. The Duke of Q,Li s NSIBIRT laft week gave 40001. for the leafe of the Countcfs of NORT H•M ?TOM'S villa at Richmond. We have the fatisfaaion to Rate, that in confe quence of the abundant fupply at the Corn Ex- change yefterday morning, the prices of Wheat and flour experienced a confiderable reduaion. Bread was yefterday lowered in Portfmouth to ts. 3d. the quartern loaf. There was yefterday a very, full Market at Smith. field, and a further reduaion took place in the prices of live Cattle of all forts. We hope the ef feas of this may be experienced by the retail pur chafers. We have pleafure in ftating, for the informa tion of our readers and the public, that the branch of canal from Buckingham to the Grand Junaion Canal was opened for trade on the t ft of May with great rejoicings.—A barge with the Marquis of BUCKINGHAM Mr. P&ARD, and Mr. SELBY, (G en-1 tlemen of the Committee) and Mr. Box the 'rea curer, accompanied by alarge party of ladies and gentlemen, and a band of mufic, led the way to a procelfion of twelve barges, laden with coals, (late, and a variety of merchandise. Upon their entry into the bafon at Buckingham they were fainted by the firing of feveral pieces of cannon. The Loyal Buckingham Allocated Infantry attended, and preferved - great order. A numerous party was handfomely entertained by the Marquis of BUCKINGNAIS, at the Cobham Arms Inn, on this occafion, and a liberal fupply of beer was given I to the populace.—Tbis branch of canal, nine miles and a quarter in length, has been completed in about eight months, under the fuperintendance of Mr. Jamas B , Engineer to the Grand Junc tion Canal Company, and will fecure to an eaten , five diaria of town . , thensoft fubltantial benefits. DRURr-LANE THEATIM. Mrs. joanau, laft night, prefented the Public with three after-pieces for her benefit, in all of which the performed the principal charaaers.— Nina, another Ophdia, the rept-dented with much pathos, and lung " Blefl were the hours," with great applaufe. LEWIS, who was the Sir Charles Racket, in Three Weeks sifter Marriage, appeared a little daunted on entering ; but the audience received him with thunders, and - he played molt charmingly. Mrs. JORDAN alfo exertedherfelf in Lady Racket, with the greateft fuccefs : the fcenes between them were fuch finilhed pieces of the art as are rarely witnefred on the Rage. She introduced a new and beauti ful Fong, the words from SHENSTONE, the music her own, which met with a warm and flattering reception. Her head drefs (a pair of wings, &c.) in Lady Racket was very new and attraFtive. In Lovers tuarrels use lung the Blue Bell of Sco!land, which was loudly encored. So fplendid a difplay of company is feldom feen in a Theatre as was witnessed lalt night. The PRINCE of WALES was in his own box with the Duke of CLARINCE, the STADTHOLDER, and Coio nels LEE, DALRYMP LE, M‘MAHON, and GUNN the Duke and Duchefs of YORK were in their own box with fome Gentlemen; the Duke of KENT was alfu in his own box with a party ; the Duke of BEDFORD, Lady MILNER, and almott all the people of fafhion, were in the Houle. The Tur kith Ambafrador and Suite, with a large party of Ladies in the center of the lower boxes, made a very handl - me appearance. Mrs. GAR RICK W:l5 in her own box. The Houfe ova - flowed in every part, and we do not recollect ever having ken fo many Ladies, and Co well dreff e d in a :hsatre at one time. Even the Pit contained two or three I Ladies to one Gentleman. The receipts at the door were nearly Sool. The whole profits, in cluding prefents, could not be lefs than toad. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. MAILS THIS DAY.—Wind S.W. •ItRIVID DU* o Hamburgh, o Dublin, o Waterford, I Donuaghadec, May 8, The Mails for Hamhurgh and Bremen, of this evening, arc to be feat to Harwkh initead of Yarmouth, from whence they dually go, and are to be eaten to Cuxhaven in the KING Gaoaux Packet, Capt. DIANe, now lying at the former place. PORTSMOUTH, MAY n. Arrived the RAVEN, of 18 guns, Captain SAVE nets, with a large quantity of fpecie on board; and the ALLIANCE, Of 20 guns. Capt. Mr LHtTISH, in 26 days from the Mediterranean : as the At- LIANCI was put under quarantine immediately on her arrival, we cannot learn whether fhe has brought any news. Commilfioner ING Lasts LD and his family are come pafrengers in her. The Bougaidville French brig privateer, men tioned yefterday,• was captured 24 leagues weft of Scilly, by his Majefty's fhip Et- RYDICE, of 24 guns, Captain BATHURST. She is .‘ very fine veffel, mounts 16 guns, and has a compliment of 6o men on board. SHEERNESS, MAY tr. On the 9th inflant his Majefly's fbip BLINN It of 74 guns, arrived at BlacktiAlces from Chatham; and yetierday the STANDARD, of 64 guns, and the ANN sloop, Captain thittamor, failed for Yar mouth.—Sailed alfo the MANLY gun-brig, for Leith. with the Willington tranfport under con. i voy.—Arrived this day, the BRILLIANT, of 32 guns, Captain WOODHOUSI, from Portfmouth, with the homeward-bound Oporto fleet, which have failed up the River Thames. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. DIAL, MAY tt.—Sailed the TEIPSICHORI fri gate, with the homeward bound Oporto (hips, for Yarmouth.—Wind S. W. . GRAY/SAND, MAY 11.— Paired by, the Bothee, SHINIIILLS, from Pillau. At the Irk of Man—St. Juleph, from Oporto. At jamaicw--Two Brothers, dambridne, —, from New Pork ; Alliance, Porteuz,frorn Liverpool; Cumberland, Barvrife ; Devon, Palmer; Eliza, Lang; Commerce, Grant; Indian Trader, Manlove; Speedwell, Murray; James, —; Tyger, —; Adive, CorUp; Eurco, Summers; Jane, Har vey; Albion, Hamilton; Oman. Jolly; Hannah, Davies; Betfy, Took; Ruby, Grantham; Adtive, Neale; erekent, Stewart; Montgomery, —; Bellona, Nichoifon ; Poßhu mus, Leigh; Friendthip, Thorp; Anfield, Baird; Barret Latham ; Watt, Flora, Baker; Ann, Baker; Echo , Norris; Eliza, and Columbus, Thompfan n , from Cork ; Earl of Wycomb, Taylor, from Savaipaah ; John and James, Barr; and Trolly, Neale, from Africa ' • Latona, Magrah, from Trinidad; Simon Taylor, Watt ; Loulfa, Morgan, from Lon don; Backhouk, Roberts, and Vanguard, Finlay, from Li verpool. At Mogailore—lndefatlgable, from Gibraltar. At Falmouth—Aurora, —, from Charkitoo. _ _ At Clyde—Mary Deadly, from Virginia; Governor Pielon —, from Trinidad; Marzarrt and Etiza, --, from De: rnarara • Orlando, Eayra, from Baltimore ; Swift, Miller, from Orenad; ; Draper, Tayler; and Pegafus, Lovett, from New York. At Liverpool—Llnian, Hall, from New York; William, from Philadelphia; Royal Edward, Keene, from St. Vincent's; and Richard, Perrin; Brook, Mulynenz, from Ja maica ; George, Flanagan, from Martinique; Plymouth, Bold fon, and Thomas, —, from Charlellan ; Atlantic, Bayne; Nimble, Noma; and Arrow, Taylor, from Demarara. At Savannah—Warrington, Delano, front Liverpool; and Cleopatra, Robinfon, from London. At New York—Liberty, Woodham, from LiverpooL At Barbadoes—Atlas, Whitefides from Liverpool. At Croukhaveiv—Friend Chip, ; Canada, Ant rob u s ; and Thomas, Barclay. from Jamaica. At Lifbon-•-Wafhington. Donovan, from London ; Mary, Parrott, from Liverpool; P.ovidence, De Luz, from Cork; mid from Corunna. At Naple►—Vieloria, —, from Algefiras. , At Londonderry... Commerce, Talbo., from New York. rMr Daneue4abo, front America; and sir A. from Jamaica. lig r ialL Ogiskt, *Wei ; Mralco, and Su. ky Hunt. front London; David and George, Abell, from Wilmington • and William, Chivas, from Philadelphia. At Demer ara—Horatio, Land, from Madeira. At Minorca—Dam Bruton, from London. Nr- As do and Nancy, Staves, from Bono& As R ke , Grit Elks. from London. w{ieaf Prencli i from Jamaica ruin Charkfon, At ' from Rotterdam. • - trimi Ltsftvi. • ' GREENOCK, MAY 4.' The George, Captain ALLAN, one of the Ja maica fleet, arrived here on Saturday morning, parteticonvoyori the 24th March in lat.34.ltmg. 55. 1 to a gale of wind and very thick weather, 36 fail then in company. The fleet, 45 in number, feve ral of which were for America, failed from Port Antonio, on 26th February, under convoy of the SURPRIZE and la PROM PT frigates. Off Cape:l4i chola Mole, the Flora, Mt Lt., for London, fprOg . her mainmatl, and the Hinde, —, for Liverpool, carried away her bowfprit and top-mafts, and both bore away for Jamaica. After coming through the windward paiTage, a brig belonging to the fame owners as the Flora, fprung a leak and bore away for New Providence. On the 13th February, the thip Hero, of and for Liverpool, Capt. Lie ttv- FOOT, laden to come away with the convoy, was driven on Chore with a thong north wind, in Great River ; velfcl and cargo lett, crew laved. The Exchange, %%Tv ER, from New York, arrived alfo on Saturday morning, (poke the following vef fels during her paffige :—On the 9th ult. the Ihip George, CAMPBELL, of and for this port, from New York, in lat. 39. long. 54. to. with the lois of her main and mizen malt, which the 101 l in a gale of wind on the 26th March ; on the 15th ult. in lat. • 46. long. 40. the Rae, JONES, of and for Phila delphia, from Liverpool, and the Juno, STEVEN' sox, from London, for New York ; and on the 24th ult. in lat. 33'. 40. lons. 17. the Mary, PERKINS, from hence for New I ork, all well. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZF. MONEY. • The crew of the (loop Evc ENI r, for the recap ture of the brig Jtmo, will be paid their propor tions of the falvartc rifing from the raid recapture, on board the the Paid on her arrival at Deal. The crew of the Usio::i hired armed cntttr, for the recapture of the lh:p Frieudlhip, will be paid their relpeetive proportions of the fame, on her ar rival. at Portfmouth. The crew of the RAN G F R will be paid on board the faid floop, from the Etli inftant, their (hares of the Johanna ; and at Arundel•flreet, the firft Thurfday, monthly. The crew of the hired armed cutter SWAN, lbr . the capture of the Uligei ide Mercurius, will be paid their proportions of the proceeds miring from the capture, on board the SWAN, at Dartmouth, the 18th inflant. The crew of the Hoop l'Esrircts, for the cap ture of the galliot Vier Vender ; galliot Jonge Gaffina ; galliot, name unknown ; Craafh and Waarwrick gun-boats ; will be paid their propor tions of the hulls, fibres, &c. on board the bid (loop at Yarmouth, on the e6th inflant. Captain R. C. REYNOLDS is appointed to the ORION, of 74 guns. Captain Goal is appointed to take the command of the MEDUSA, of 36 guns, lately latniclicd at Woolwich. _ _ Lieutenant DOD is appointed to the command of the CONFLICT un•Etnat. The Spanifh flops that chaced the Jos E cut ter, arrived from the Mediterranean, did not efcape out of Brett, as was fuppofed, but are thole which it was one of the objeas of Sir JAMES Pot- Ti mtv's Expedition to have deftroyed in Ferrol. It is believed they are only gone to Cadiz. A French frigate, of 32 guns, cruifing off the North of Ireland, Ifas captured the Riga Merchant, of Dundee, bound to Norfolk, in Virginia, which veffelhas been recaptured and carried into Galway. Letters from the Duke of Clarence privateer, Captain Rudy, dated the 29th ult. off St. Sebaf tian, in Spain, (tate that the and two other priva teers fell in with and dodged, for two days and a night, a large Spanifh galleon frigate, of 36 guns, deeply laden, as is fuppofed, from Manilla- She fired at them under French colours, but on enter ing the port of St. Sebaftian, fhe hoilled the royal galleon colours of Spain. Had there been a floop of war in company, the frigate might have been carried by boarding ; but they never law a angle Bra]) cruiser dunng the time they dodged this Spanifh galleon. By the PRINCESS CHARLOTTE packet, which arrived on Tuefday laf, we have received Ja maica papers of the sift March, inclufive ; of which the following are extraas Kiaesrow, MARCH it.—Yefferday morning his Majefty's (hip CALYPSO failed from Port Royal, with the convoy for Honduras. On board the veffels for Honduras are about 3co recruits for the sth and 6th Weft India regiments, and feveral officers, under the command of Major VISCH F.R. On Sunday night, about ten minutes paft eleven o'clock, two very fevere (hocks of an Earthquake were felt in different parts of this Ifland. We have not yet beard of any accidents attending thole aw ful movements of nature. His ?gaiety's fehooner Muscly:To parted with the ipameward.bound fleet on Sunday lift, at one o'clock; 43 fail were in fight, tiS leagues to the northward and eallward of the N. E. end, all well. The Kingfion Daily Advertifer of the a t ft, con tains an addrefs to the inhabitants of Jamaica. figned a Sri, as Coolie," recommending thz railing of a a fum of money , by voluntary fob fcription ; for the purpofe of alleviating in fon! degree, the miferies of thole who are in danger of dying for war.t of food in England!" Thefe papers alto give an account of the fare ar. rival of the Paine& East= p_a_cket, at Bstrhadoes. COURTS MARTI•L.O II Wednefday a Court Martial was held on boardthe GLADIATOR at Portf. mouth, on Captain Dorn, for the lof. of his Ma. jell's (hip INCIIIIOIARy, which st taken by A dmi ral GAN Tx eau a'sfquadron, in he Mediterranean. —Lieutenint Juw r, Commander of the SPRIGHT LY cntter, was alto tried for her lazing taken by the fame fquadron. They were both acquitted. On Thurfday Mr. J. R. Payne, Purfer of his Ma jelly's H ismosrss, was tried by a Court Martial for abfenting hind& without leave, and defrauding fevcral of the (Aims and (hip's crew Of -- •nney du. them. of money - due to them. The charge being proved. the Court adjadied him to be =tided of all his pay, and other allibw. ' antes due to him as Purfer of the Han nos r Am. and ..to be imprifoned in the Matilusliva fix month,.