Star. — London, England, 1802-02-08 00:00:00

DUBLIN, PEIIRUilltr 4. Yelierday week the Earl and Countefs a Loa- DONDERRY, and their daughters, Lady GE otc IN* and CRLINDA, landed at Donaghadee,from whence they next morning fet off for Mount Stewart. Friday, Mr. Polisoli ay, M. P. embarked at Do naghadee for Portpatrick. Captain 'Sir CHARLES HAMILTON, of his Maid. ty's flip MEL pox E t. is elected Reprefentative for Dungannon. A meeting took place on Tuefday morning be tween Mr. Q2IOLY, attended by Mr. BRADY ; and Mr. KELLY, attended by Mr. LEE • when, on the firft fire, Mr. QvGLY received a ball in his thigh. it is hoped the wound will not prove dan gerous. His MAJESTY on Saturday, accompanied by the Duke of CAMSRIDC II and General MANNERS, rode on horfeback in Windfor Park. _ In the evening the Quail had a feted party at the Lodge. Yefterday morning their MAJESTIES, and the Duke of Communal attended by the Countefi of CARDIGAN, Lady C. iTITALDRGRAYS, Mr. ARTHUR STANHOPE, General MANNERS, and Major Dis soo, went to St. George's Cathedral, where they heard an excellent fermon, preached by the Rev. Dr. Fiona, from St. Paul's Epillle to the Collor- Gans, chap. iii. verfe And above all theft thisiplut °a Charity, which ie the bout of tetfethufi." After the fervice, the ROYAL FAMILY returned to the Lodge. His MAJESTY has appointed ALEXANDER FRA SER TYTLER, Efq. to be a Judge of the Court of Sefton, of Scotland, in the room of the late Lord STONE/IEI.D. _ _ _ Sir Jona MiTFORD has accepted of the office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland. CHARM Assor, Efq. is to be propofed and fup parted by the Miniftry as his fucceffor in the Chair of the Houfe of Commons. Mr. Fox came to town on Friday, and will re main until after the difcuffion of Sir FRAN Cis nu a- Parr's Motion. M. DOM is the purchafer of the Manlion of the late Lord Hows, in Grafton-ftreet, for Bow guineas. Yefterday morning,betweenninl and ten o'clock, the remains the late Lord Meanie were interred in Wtalninfter Abbey. The heath was preceded by twelve men on horfeback, and was followed by twelve mourning coaches and fix, and twelve gen tlemen's carriages. On Friday a letter was fent to the Commiffioners of the Navy, announcing a donation of toopool. to Greenwich Hofpital, and the fame fam to the Cheft at Chatham. The author of this princely donation figns himfelf a Friend to the Navy. He is unknown. The money is to be paid, we hear, through the lianking-honfe of Covers and . Ca Recent aceouats from Canton hate, that a ftrong body of Tartars had made an incurfion into China, near Solhew, and had proceeded along the borders of the defart almoft as far as the Mountains of Hoho-Nor. A letter from the Cove of Cork, dated Jan. 30, Pays s--“ This day the remains of the 92d Regi• meat, or Gordon Highlanders, which ditlinguith ed itfelf (as ufual) fo particularly on tee.: 13th of March laf, in Egypt, arrived here from the Me diterranean." On Monday the tft February, the Officers of the Stockport Loyal Volunteer Infantry dined Loge. tiler, when Captain DALk (prefaced by a hand fome fpcech) in the name of himfelf, and brother Officers, prefented Major WATSON with a large and very elegant Silver Cup, lined with gold, and richly ornamented. On the one fide are engraved the Major's arms, fupported by trophies of war, and on the other the following infcription : 44 This Cup was plofented, on the Ift day of February, 1802 9 10 HOLLAND WATSON, Efq. Major Com mandant of the Stockport Loyal Volunteers, by the Officers of that Corps, as a tribute of their efteem, and to convey the high fenfe they enter tain of his loyalty and patriottfm, and of his zeal in promoting the interefts of the Corps, as Com mander, fence its eftablifhment in 1794." Major WATSON not having been previoufly acquainted with the intention of Officers, was confiderably affeited with this mark of their refpea ; and, after expreffing his grateful acknowledgments to them for what he confidered as an invaluable prefect, fent to his own cellar for a quantity of good old claret, for the purpofc of handfelling the Cup, and out of which appropriate toaits were afterwards drank. Yetterday Lord HAV/KMUILY gave a grand dinner to feveral of the Foreign Miniffers and their Ladies. On Friday evening Vikounters Hstavarox gave a rout at her honfe in Albemarle.Rreet.— Among the company prefent were : Doe D'Orleans, Due De Mantpeafier, Count De Beaujolais, Count& Dowager of Albemarle, Lady Frances Radcliffe, Earl and Counters of Granard, Lady Charlotte Rawdon. Earl and Counters of Magnums-Is, Earl of Carysfort, Lady Henley, rdeountefs Caillertagh, Counters of Kenmare, Vifeount and Vicountefs Wentworth, Lady Lauda Maeda:l4la and Mils Miedanams, Lord Maedonald,Hon. Mr. Macdonald, Lord Huntingfield. Mr. O'Brien and Lady Sufan O'Brien, Mrs. Malcolm, Han. Mrs. Walpole, Mr. and Mrs. R. Walpole, and • Waljele, Hon. Mr.. Neville, Mrs. itaebael Lloyd Mn. and Mifs Wheelers, Colonel and Mrs. Forbes, CoL Jo bofon, Col. Glyn, Col. and Mr, Dalrymple, Han. Mn. Knox, Hon. Mrs. Calvert, Mr. and Mn. Rohinfun, Bithop of Winehrfter, and Mils North., Mifs O'Grady*, Mr. Glover, Lady Theo- Cradock, Col. Thornton, Lady. Collier and Mifs Collier, Tapered, Sir Henry Dafhwood and Mifs Daibwood, NIL ilcnry, &c. &e. FASHIONABLE ARRANGEMENTS roe 7as WREN. TBIS DAT. The Earl of Chefterlield ; siiraciibinner. Mr. Druaritiond Seni:'.a's Dinner, Piccadilly. Mrs. Saab's Card P.irty, Wirnpolvarect. WEDNISDAT• Tile Fail of Stair's Gram! Dinner, Grofvenor-fqoare. The Comte(' of Portfutouttes Rout. Lincolds-ion-fkldt. Mn. Gothnes Rout, Portland-place. Mrs. Thoospfoo's Mac, Hereford-ftrcet. TIBUILIDIT. Mrs. Blackburn's Cani-Party,C,Corgc-ftrett, Waminfter. PRIDAV. The Weft.lodia Main' DRY to the Mewls of Lord Daw n% et the Lemke Tweets. Mn. Joboltose's Card-Pasty. Gower-ltrat. - SUNDAY. him Branket CORN MARKETS. MARK-LANt, TEL B. The Wheat Trade to-day was uncommon heavy, at a decline of from as. to 3s. per qr. The tale of Fluur does not appear brill:, even though offered as low as 6os.for good Houfeholds. Rye and Malt have a livelier file-. Beans and Peafe,both fetch the currency of this day week—and Barley rather looks up.—Oats near is. lower.—Other Corn nearly as before.—With refpelt to Seed, we find the expec ted importations of Red Clover much affeds the Cale at our annexed prices ; as Ihould it be confi demble it will doubtlefs be lower. Englifh Wheat, 56q. 748. to 78s, primell, Sos . Foreign Ditto, 465. 745. Rye, 365. 4os. 425. Barley, 261. 385.-(M:ilting) 405. 438. 6d. Malt, 445. 505.-}inell, 525. Oats, 18s. 245. 251. Horfe Beans, (New) Sos. 3Ss. Tick Beans, (New) 3os. 345. Hog Peafe, 365. 385. Boilers, 6s. 425. Spring Tares, ss. 6d. to 6s. 64. per built& Carraway Seed, 365. to 4ts. pei cwt. Coriander, 265. to 295. per cwt. Canary, 84s. to 955. per cwt. Rape Seed, 341. to 371. per Lan. Flour, 6os. 655. per fack. Red Clover, sg. 7os. Sos. 86s. per cwt. White ditto, 58s. 84s. 1145 Trefoil, 265. 4ot. 521. 71014 TM, LONDON GA ZITTE, SAtURDAY, FEN. 6. Average price of Gen in England and Wales, from the Re turns ending the 30th of January. dos. Wheat. I Rye. I Earley. Oats. e j Beans. Peafe. 8. IL 5. 1. 8. d. d. 5. d s d. 76 al I 43 5 22 10 42 I 43 3 The avenge Peke of Sugar, tromput from the Returns made in the week ending the 34 of February, is 4IL 61d. per hundred weight. MCI. Of mum, AT TEO FOLLOWING Fl Bastmorroas.—Wheat 713 od to tos ad per Quarter. Barley 3os od to 39. od I Bean 365 od to 49• ad Oats sis od to 32. od Peak sos od to 441 od Pdatoassmaae.—Wheat ,u od to 80 od per quarter. Basin 36s od to 39s 6d I Bate 34s od to !a+ed Oats 234 od to ads od Peak sos od to 431 od Nawsoar.--Wbeata, 6os. ed. to 78s. od. per Quarter. Barley 34, od to sow od I Beans 43s od to jail Od Oats 10s od to a6s 6d Peak sos od to sas cd H Wheat 7za od to Sts od per Quarter. Barley ags od to 39s od B eam 37a od to 3os oil Oats 106 od to 176 o d Peak 38a od to ass od Raooloo.--Wbest 47'. od. to Bas. od. per Qu arter. Barley 3os od to 3;s 61 I Beans 3as to soil ad Oats as od to 34$ od Peak 354 ad to saa 61 At Warminfkr market, on Saturday left, the prices of corn were as follows : wheat, by the quarter, 31..35. to 3L r ts. ; barley, tl. r is. to 21. Is; oats, 11. as. to 11. 6s. ; beans, aL 13s. to 31. Raanitio, Fat. 6.—The price of grain appears to be on the decline in many of the provincial markets.—At Warwick, on Saturday lalt, the fate was dull, at a reduced price; at Birmingham, on Thurfday lea, the tales were the fame at re• duced prices ; at Gloucefier, on Saturday, the prices were lower; and at Devizes, laft week, wheat fell 3s. or 4s. and barley as. per quarter. Prime wheat fold at Rofs, on Thurfday, for per bufhel of ten gallons. Wheat having alto funk confiderably in New bury market on Thurfday laa, Bread was fold on Friday morning in that town at feventeen pence a gallon. Mrs. Ilituaaros appeared for the firft time on Saturday evening fince her recovery from her late revere indifpofition, in the charalter of Rofttta, in the comic opera of Love is a Pillage, at Covent-- Garden Theatre. She feemed in pedal health, and the houfe overflowed in every part before the commencement of the performance. Twelve hundred trees were blown down or fo broken as to require to be removed, in the park and grounds of Lord Nsw/aa, at Morelby, by the (Form of the 2 111 ult. A letter from Colombo, dated June 5, flues that a violent (hock of an earthquake had been experienced on that Hand, in coafequence of which the waters of the Candelar Lake had fuddenly rifen to an extraordinary height. The Bank of South Carolina is incorporated for 21 years, on condition of Paying to the State t 5,000 dollars before the :ft of March. Its capi tal to amount to 1,500,000 dollars. The State Bank has alto been incorporated, on condition of its accepting 300,000 dollars in 6 per cent. Rock of the United States, for 300 'hates taken by the State. There is a man in the Poor-houfe at Taviftock, who has lately been feized fit different nights with apparent deadnefs, and in every refped exadly the fame as a lifelefs corpfe, perfedly cold and fo that if moved, the bead, neck, and whole frame are as a firm clod or wooden image. . He has a conitant prefentiment by a dream when this trance or (*ended animation will feize him. A quarrel took place on Saturday night in Wor edict., between two young men, who commenced fig hting in the Rreet, which occationed a great affemblage of people; many of them being intoxi cated, a general affray took place, when a nian received a blow of an iron bar on the head, which fradured his limn fo feverely, that his recovery is 'not expelled. Three men are in cuttody on fuf picion of being concerned in the riot. On Saturday a fellow, who pretended to be deaf and dumb, and who had, in the courfe of a week, realized Sol. at Leiceller by fortune•telling, was publicly whipped at that place. During his trial, and previous to'his punithment, he concluded him felf with great art and hypocritical confillency ; but when the cat-o'-nine-tails came on his back, he could (peak and hear as well as any of the fpec tators. It appears he had becn a foldier in the asth regiment, and difcharged in confequence of having been wounded at Grenada; and that, on returning to his friends in Yorklhire, he was met 'on the road by a woman who pratifed the pro feffion of fortune-telling, and prevailed on him to join her; but on his commitment, the decamped IYTI:LLIGEYCE. MAIDS THIS D.1.Y.-WIND S. ARRIVED. I French, I 13inch, • Ham s Jamaica a Dublin. O Waterford, DU/. 0 0 0 E.G . :MOUTH, FEB. s.—Arrived his Majefly's fhip PIM MORTALITE, of 36 guns, Captain HOTHAM ; and the HUNTER (loop of war, of 18 guns, Cap tain Josts, horn a cruize: alio the Swedifh (hip Patrioter, Captain S rtisitorr, from Norfolk, laden with naval limes, after a paffage of thirty days, called here for orders ; the (loop Friendfhip, Captain RICHARDS, with fruit, from Seville, for London, after a patrige of twenty one days, with the lots of bowfprit, &c. the LEICESTER packet, STEEL, from Dartmouth, where the landed her mails from Jamaica; the Q . I/EEN CHARLOTTE packet, MUDGE, with mails from Jamaica, after a paffage of forty-four days ; and the SPIDER fchooner, of 16 guns, Lieutenant HARRISON, from a cruize. The paffengers by the QUEEN CHAR LOTTE are Captain MORTIMER, Mr. LEVY, and Mr. Bt Lisaltus—Sailed the American (hip Jean, Captain Ovum, with coffee, fagar, &c. from Port au-Prince, for Arnfterdam.—Remain'ffill detained by contrary winds the outward-bound packets, with the Lifbon and Leeward Bland mails. PLYMOUTH, Fla. 6.—Came in from a cruize, the FISGARD, of 38 guns, Captain St ymout AMELIA, of 44 guns, Captain HERBERT ; URIL au, of 38 guns, Captain GAGE ; and l'O►sEAu, of 36 guns, Captain Mc RRAY. Saki for Torbay, the Palace Geoec I, of 98 guns, Rear Admiral COTTON; MAGNIFICENT, of 74 guns, Capt. GIE.. YARD ; EDGAR, of 74 guns, Captain ()may ; and BLANCHE, of 36 guns, Captain HAMOND.— &tied three cartels with prifaners for France. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 7.—Sailed the TEMERAIRE. MAJESTIC, FORMIDABLE, RESOLUTION, VEN• °RANCE, MORGIANA, ORION, and DESIREE, men of war, for the Weft Indies ; the Walmer Caftle, Thames, and Canton, for the Eaft Indies ; the whole fleet had cleared St. Helen's Point before dufk, and went down Channel with a fine wind. The Buffalo, Perfeus, and Coromandel, with con vies for New South Wales ; and a large fleet of merchantmen for the Mediterranean and Weft In dies; alto the Hero of the Nile and George for Lilhon.---Arrived two brigs laden with coals from Sunderland, viz. the Triptolemus, Capt.Moft GAN, and the Alfred, Capt. CHAPMAN.TIIC Swedifh (hip Thetis was this day rdeafed from quarantine, the is loaded with falt from Alicante and bound to Sweden ; the only velfel that now remains under quarantine is the brig Amphitrite, Capt. D. LEVY. Went cut of Harbour his Majefty's fhip RtTRISU. TIOM, (late Hermione). Capt. RIDLEY of the Ann, (poke the two following fhips in lat. 38. long in all well, (hip Prince George, —, and the brig Prudence, Capt. JAMES WOODSTOCK, both hand to Africa, bad been at tea eight days from Liver pool. This afternoon palled by a fleet of homeward. bound Eaft India (hips : three of them are the Eliza Ann, from Bengal ; the Duke of Clarence, (laft from the Cape), and the Caledonia whaler. The Purfers are landed, and will fet out for Lon don this evening.—Wind North. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. DEAL, FEB. 7.—Sailed the AJAX man of war, and feveral outward•bound veffels for Portfmouth; LADY BURGESS, ALNWICK CASTLE, MARQUIS OF ELT, BAKING, and HOPE, for India.—Wind N. N. E. GRAVESEND. FED. 7.—Pafred by the CHI CHESTER man of war from Gibraltar; Augultus Crfar, RADDLN, and Warren, —, from Ja maica; Vrow Elizabeth, —, from Cayenne ; Triton, —, from Leghorn ; Maria Dorothea, —, from Valencia ; Alury, Snow, from Vir ginia ; Denault, —, from Qtgebec ; Venture, STEELE, from Hamburgh ; Harvey's Defire, Num, from Surinam ; and Adive, WARREN, from St. Michael's. ARRIVED At Dover—Maryland, Gardner, from Baltimore; Roebuck, Vaughan, from Demarara ; and Providence, Smith, from Ulm. At P Oporto. John and St. Luke, Antonia, from Off Haftings.—Martha, Martin, from Maryland. At Milford—Hope, btorace, from Curacao. At Liverpool--Charlefton, Hulk'', from New York.l At Venice--Unge Samuel, —, from Lifbon. At Curacoa—Leander, Steward, and Adventure Jenkins, frqm New Providence. At Demarara—Enterprize, —, from Qmebee ; Lady Na ran, Cowan, and Vidtory, Brine, from New - Youndland. At Lilbon—Bells, Bowden, and Cynthia, Waye, from Dart mouth; Union, Nab, and the Vi, ory, Britis h from New foundland. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, FEB. 6. ADMIRALTY OFFICE, FEII. 6. Extract of a letter from Hewer WILLIAM BATNTON, Efq. Captain of his Majefly's Otip Cum AAAAA and Senior Of ficer, for the time being, of his Majefty's Odps and edicts at trita,to EVAN Nina N, Efq, d a t e d at Pont Royal, Otto. ix, act. A brilliant little exploit was performed the other day by two boats of the La x : A copy of Lieut. jorrarrorr es (the aeling Captain) letter on that occafion I think right to tranfmit ; at the fame time to remark, that Lieutenant PAILIT has, in many inflances, performed the like. LA*K, Port Antonio, sept.shzEos. My Lord-1 Prrived in this port yefierday evening, having quitted m .. 7 fiation on Tact- Las r-- loners of war which we tnok in a Span:th p::•:.,: :: .- fehootior on the night of the a jth bait. ‘Ve ,11.1 chafed her the whole of the afternoon, clo:e i.. with the Cuba (pore, till dark, whet) tht: took II:J1 ter within th! Portal() Reefs : I immediately feet Lieutenant Past.zv with the yawl and cutter, Mr. M'CLouo, Midfhipman, and tixteen men in each. About half pall ten Mr. Past.tv found her at anchor in the place he- expo led ; the was waitin t ; the attack in readinefs, which the commenced by a difcharge from one nine and two four pounders, %Aria fcverely wounded feveral in each boat.— Notwithilanding, th:y boarded, and after a theft but fevere conceit, they carried her. She proved the Efperanee, from St. Jag°, which port the left on the teth of Auguft, and-fusee that time had taken the Eliza (loop and Haley brig belonging to Kingllon. She was commanded by JOSEPH CAL tie ; and from the belt accounts I have been able to coiled lance, (he had on board, when the aftion commenced, 45 men, 21 of whom were killed, and fix wounded. The Captain and all the officers were among the former. On our part we have to lament the lofs of JOHN JOHN P.s, Coxfwain of the cutter, who was killed early in the aftion, Mr. - M‘Ccoon, and twelve feamen wounded. I have been able to land the prifvers under the fecurity of the garrifon, having promifed to take them again on board on my way to Port Royal. And I am much indebted to the Commanding Officer, Major COD, of the both, who has had the good nefi to receive, under the care of their Surgeon, Mr. M'CLOUD and four others, who are thought to be the moll dangeroully wounded. I (hall fail immediately, and lofe not a moment to regain my Ration. (Signed) J. jortNSTONII. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY. The hired lugger Ni i.e (31, for the capture of the Renard French cutter plibateer, kill be imme diately paid at Deal. The Anna Frederica, KETTLESON, from Co penhagen to Bourdeaux, is put into Cowes in dif. trefs ; the cargo is now unloading. The Richard, Captain NORRIS BOWDEN, which had arrived at Waterford, from Newfoundland, and, after landing part of ber cargo, failed thence for Liverpool the xoth ult. was loft the following morning at Portfcaden, on the coati. of Wales, and all perilhed. There were on board an elderly widow gentlewoman, her two daughters, the Cap tain's wife, and two male pafrengers, one of the latter of whom was Captain Gorman, of the Ame rican Chip Lexington, which lately lay at Water ford. Captain Bowden had been but a few days married to Mifs Rowley, who was niece to the late Mr. Jackfon, fome time ago proprietor of the inn at Cheek Point. The veffel, previous to her running on the rocks, was perfectly unmanagable, her canvas all torn, and went to pieces in a few minutes after the (truck. 4 . The brigantine Mermaid, of Workington, ALEX. BOYD matter, from Ireland, in ballad, was put on Chore aPthe mouth of Kirkcudbright harbour laft Friday fe'nnight. The vefrel will be a wreck, but the crew are all laved. A brig belonging to Halifax, Nova Scotia, on her paffage to St. John's, New Brunfwick, took fire at fea, on the 6th of December. The paffen gers, eighteen in number, took to the boat, but being out eight days, five only furvived, and the mate, it is hated, fell a victim for their fubfillence. The port of the Havannah has been (hut againif American veifels, excepting filch only as were freighted with (laves and fugar boilers. The em bargo, which had fo long prevailed there, was taken off on the t 2th of December. The Lilbon Mail of Saturday brings a report of the difperfion and lofs of feveral thips of the fleet which failed from Breit for St. Domingo. Le Duquethe of 74, Citizen QI I ERANCAL, and la Cornelia of 40, Citizen VILLEMANDMIN, part of this fleet, and full of troops, were feparated from the Admiral on the 26th December, to the north. ward of Cape Finifterre, and put into Cadiz on the 6th January. On the 16th ult. a brig arrived at Oporto from Baltimore, and reports that, on the 3d, in lat. 23. 5. long. 30. 8. the faw a fhip of the line tinder French colours, with her marts by the board, and in great apparent diftrefs, which was further ez prelfed by fignal guns. The brig endeavoured to approach her, but the fea ran fo high, and the wind blew fo frefh, that after devoting feveral hours to the attempt, fhe was obliged to reit nqu i fh it. The Milbrooke fchooner, which arrived as Lif bon on the 2t ft ult. from Gibraltar, mentions a report to have prevailed at Cadiz, that feveral of the fleet had been loft. The (hip Friendfhip, Captain LANE, failed from Liverpool on the 9th of Auguft, for the coati: of Africa, and having made the ifland of St. Tho mas, anchored in Majumbo Bay. The crew, headed by the gunner, named Carr, the Surgeon, named Copeland, and a feaman named Lewis, took command of the thip—they fired into the cabin when the mates had retired, and having kill ed the fecond, made the other two prifoners, and, hoifting out a boat, fent them and two or three of the crew (who folicited the indulgence) to thole, then about (even leagues difiant. The objc# of the Mutineers was to run to Cayenne, and there to fell the (hip, and with this view they gave the dire9ion of her to the boatfwain, being themfelves ignorant of navigation. Seven of the mutineers, however, fearing they might fall in with a Britillt (hip of war on their patrage, fome days after took another boat, and made for the coaft ; but horn the furf on the beach, or in the event of their fur mounting it, the favage Rate of the inhabitant., there is little probability of their long forviviog. The boatfwain and carpenter, although kerning to ad in concert with the mutineers, refolvedto re cover the veffel for the otrrn.," and _ (landing for Cayenne, diretied their courfe towards Barbadoes, which they difcovered on the 26th November, and falling in with the Hoamar of t 6 guns, were carried into Carlille bay. Copeland the Surgeon, Carr the gunner, and Lewic the fea man, with another feaman named Evetfone, who (hot Mr. JELLY the fecond mate, are committed for trial, and fix others of the crew are d eta i ne d i n __... • • '