Star. — London, England, 1808-10-14 00:00:00

I MON/TOME AU IiONITEUR. _ Internal evidence is sufficient to prove the falsehood of the Moniteur of September 22, in giving what it is I pleased to call 66 London News." But we have an external proof of some importance. Under this head the Mc/ulcer gives the news from London papers, ' sometimes faithfully, sometimes with additions and corrections, but it always mentions the name of the paper. This is not done in the present case : the ar ticle is therefore a fabrication clear and palpable. The Notes which the . Moniteur founds on its extracts from the Time: deserve some notice : Aiwuteue.—" The English were beaten on the Els% and their Dead-quarters were removed backwards." Had BONAPARTE written this after the Conventi,m, he might indeed have had some reason to boast.— But he speaks of the battle of Vimeira ; and he re ceived his intelligence either from the English papers, or from Portugal. If from the former, there was no difference in the national feeling of the triumph ob tained by our arms. If from the latter, the exulta tion was still more vivid. In any case, he must have known that KELLERMAN had arrived in the English camp with offers of submission. The Monitcur for merly gave, indeed, a colouring to facts ; but it did not utter such deliberate falsehoods : 66 0, Lucifer, how art thou fallen !" Pronitt...- 66 Of Treachery the French know nothing. It be longs only to the weak." The advocates of BoNavaltvz (blush not, gentle Reader I Some writers in London have denied the murder of Captain WRIGHT, and the execution of the bookseller PALM !) acknowledge his TREACHERY in his treatment of the Spaniards. We might indeed ask him, to what but the blackest treachery he can at tribute the death of Pius 11. of TOUSSAINT and PICHE- Gnu, of VILLENEUVE, and of a long list that would tire our Compositors ? But his conduct to the Royal Family of Spain is unparalleled in the blackest re cord of savage barbarity. And yet he adds : 66 the dishonour of the Marquis de Romano is the best en comium on French integrity ! !" M on i teur -4t Would to GOD that 100,000 English would pre sent themselves before us in the open field." One hundred thousand British troops, led on by proper officers, who would give a due direction to the bravery of our troops, would in a short time make NAPOLEON'S laurels wither on his brow. Recollec•- ing the prowess of our soldiers at Catteau, in Egypt, at Maida, at Vimiera, he Would nianceuvre his army into strong cantonments, and endeavour to defeat, by negociation, t a dvantages which our arms had gain, ed in the field. he He would place himself under the tuition of JUNOT. • Moniteur —" Russia is the Ally of France." Erratum : for Russia read4lexastirr. Russia detests the French Emperor, and the French Ambassador of murderous fame, CAutiNcouirr. Pass another winter, and Russia will, unless ALEXANDER makes a timely retreat from Nisa, imitate the example of Spain. For this desirable event the country is ripening. Moniteur.—" What m ischief have the Turks done you, that you should declare war against them ?" Incalculable mischief to Europe, to human society, and to their own interest. They are become your tools ; we must, therefore, blunt their edge. You know, besides, that in this action the Turks were the aggressors. Pray, Signor, what did your soldiers understand by the expression in your address to them, that 66 you have an injurytoavengenear thePillarsof Hercules ?"—Had you spoken to your sailors, who are not so well versed in classical phraseology as your et/suasion has made you, they would ask you whether you did not allude to the capture of your fleet by the Spaniards in Cadiz ? GOTTENBURGH MAIL. " Head Quarters, Gralsby, Sept. 22. 4 , His Royal Majesty has received the following report from Major-General Count Lantinghausen, dated the 19th inst. By my last report of the 17th inst. I humbly informed your Majesty that the corps under my com mand were ready to disembark. The battalion of Guards and the Chasseurs of the regiment of Krono berg, pushed on as far as the chapel of Lakolax, and formed there the advanced posts. • 4 Intelligence was received that the enemy were assembled in considerable strength in the vicinity of Helsing ; and that his ordnance amounted to about sixteen pieces of cannon. At six o'clock our advan ced posts were attacked near Lakolax ; they consisted of 500chasseurs, commanded by Captain Baron Lagger Bilke, of your Majesty's Life Guards, and Captain Rudbiack of the regiment of Kronoberg. The enemy was from three to four hundred strong, and had two' pieces of cannon and one howitzer ; the action lasted until eight o'clock, when the fall of night put an end to it ; thy advanced posts retaining their position. . — The battalion of Guards and the regiment of Krono berg, with the squadrons of horse, received orders to wee to Lakolax ; the pioneers of the battalion of Warning were ordered to repair the road between the point olembarkation and Lakolax, which was in bad condition ; it was, however, so quickly put into a to lerable state, that early in the morning of the 16th, four six-pounders arrived at Lakolax. Strong de tachments were ordered to take post on the road which leads to Abo Nystad Helsing. The whole night the enemy was heard working at his batteries, and at six in the morning our advanced posts were attacked. The enemy, about four thousand in num• her, with ten pieces of cannon and two howitzers,l advanced to turn our flank ; and by means Of his nnmeroas artillery, favoured by the nature of the. ground, succeeded in breaking my line; but he was, nevertheless, repulsed by the superior gallantry of the troops under my comrnaid. (Signed) • 4 A. LANTING/lAUSEN, General-in-Chief of the Second Division of the Southern Finnish Army.' a His Royal Majesty, attended by his General Staff, and all other persons belonging to the head quarters, will embark to-morrow on board the Royal yacht Amadis, for Granboda. I. His Majesty has recalled his Envoy Extraordinary at the British Court, Baron Adlersberg, ancLappointed in his stead Baron Brakman, his Majesty's late En voy Extraordinary to the Royal Prussian Court," " His Royal Majesty's yacht Amadis, at anchor off Granboda, Sept. 25. "His Royal Majesty sailed yesterday frotn Gralsby , at two o'clock in the afternoon, and ayrived, at five o'clock, in Granboda. At half past five this morning, his Majesty sailed again for Little Sottener." THE EVENING STAR LONDON. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Con.ols, for money, 65166 —tor aec. 66.11---OmMum 8 dis. Ezcheq. WU, ss. 6s. prem. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. S per Cent. Red. 653 ff India Bonds, 4s. is. pre. S per C. Cons. 65i 66 6j Ex. Bills ss. 7s. pre. 4 per Cent. 79“ Ontnium, Si dis. 5 per Cent. Navy 9 8, 1+1 i State Lottery Tieke6s, 214. 13s. Long Ann. 17 15-16ths 16 Cons. for ace. 66Itt Two Gottenburgh*Mails arrived last night. They bring accounts of some unimportant military opera: tions in the North. Private letters by the Mails state, that an unsuc. cessful attempt has been made to destroy the Russian fleet in Port-Baltic. Several fife ships are reported to have been sent against them, but the Russians had fixed a chain across the harbour, which prevented their getting in or doing any considerable mischief. By the Diana, which brought the Mails to Harwich, several passengers have arrived horn Sweden.--among others M. de BRINCKMANN, as Etvoy Extraordinary to the Britieb.Ccntrt from his Swedish MansTv , and . Mr. TELFORD, the - Engineer, who has for some time been employed by the Ktsco of Sweden, in surveying and snaking out the line of an inland navigation through the valleys and lakes of that kingdom. Nothing connected with the improvement of Swe den can be a matter of indifference to the British Public at the present moment. Many of our Readers must know, that from Gottenburgh, by means of the river Gotha, and the works at Trolhatta, there is al ready a navigation from the North Sea to the Lake Wenern, about 90 miles in length, which is beneficiak to the public and profitable to the undertakers; but a communication was still wanting from the Wenern . o the other great lake Wettern, (which is about 72 miles in length) and from thence to the Baltic. The importance of this has long been evident, and we are happy to learn from Harwich, that Mr. TELFORD has been able to mark out a track particularly favourable fcir a navigation, upon a scale which will admit of f ' vessels fit to navigate these great lakes, and also the This stupendous undertaking, besides 'being the means of agricultural improyernents to that country, will open a more direct intercourse WO the inex haustable forests of Sweden, and afford another corn munication with the Baltic in the time of war: will much eiceed, in real importance, the adding , more provinces to the Kingdom, and wilt place the present Monarch in the list of its greatest benefactors. SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. His Majesty's ship PLUTO has arrived at Ports mouth from Lisboa. Lord BURGHERS? iS arrived MOM rortngal. His Lordship sailed from the Tagus, we believe, on the 23d ult. but was forced back by contrary and violent winds. He sailed again on the 28th, and reached town yesterday about two o'clock. At -the time of his - Lordship's departure, three divisions of the French army had sailed for France. One division of them had been stationed at Elvas, which they did not appear to be over-willing to evacuate. Sir H. DALRYMPLE, 'however, sent a letter to their Commander, ordering the place to be evacuated : but the French Officer demurred, observing that the letter presented to him might be a forgery, he not knowing Sir HEW'S hand writing, and that he might be made responsible for yielding too implicit obedience to an order of that sort. This hesitation, on the part of the Commander of the French Division, created some surprise in the mind of the . British Commander in Chief, and not less indignation in that of the Spanish troops who still re mained in Portugal. The latter in their rage are said to have thrown some shells into the place ; and the former ordered General HOPE to march his brigade to enforce the surrender of the place. On the ap pearance, however, of a British Officer, it was gene rally expected that no farther difficulty to surrender ing the town would occur. The CHEERFUL cutter from Cadiz and Gibraltar, with dispatches, has arrived at Plymouth, but does not bring any recent intelligence. There were only two sloops of war off Cadiz when she left that pert: Lord CottiNawooD, with his squadron, was left' cruizing off Toulon on the 20th ult. • • • Yesterday a Cabinet Council assembled at the ro reign Office at half . after-one, which was not dissolved until half after four o'cloCk. The - Members present were—the Duke Of PORTLAND, the. Earl of WEST MORLANb, Mr.. CANNI.N, Lords HAWRESRURY and CASTLEREAGH, Mr. PERUEVAL, Lord MULGRAVE, and Earl BA-ritonsr. After . the Council broke up, TURNER, the Messenger, was sent off with the - result' , of their deliberatiotts to his MAJESTY, at Windsor. At the Levee • on Wednesday, Mr. CANNING did not reach the Palace until. about five minutes after the worthy Citizens of London had quitted the Pre ience Chamber. His Grace the Duke of PORTLAND came to the Palace in less than five minutes atter Mr. CANNING. ' A Field Officer of cavalry lately passed through Exeter, on his way to Falmouth for Spain, and reports that Government have determined to keep the army in that country, extremely effective, having regularly attached to it 10,000 cavalry and artillery. His Royal Highness the Duke of CLAttetioz came to town yesterday morning from Bushy park, and. returned back to dinner. - - - - The...PORTUGUIME AMBASSADOR is.confined with an inflammation in his eyes. • 1.. - t..., • ". THEATRES. Comedy of rho koloseirent off last night with great eclat. Oftioan appeared, for the second time, as Lydia rUkt and, although she is perceptibly improved, yet there is still some deficiency in rite animation acid ro mance of the character. Mrs. H. SIDDONI was very impressive in Julia. The remaining Personages of the Drama had every possible advantage from the j o i n t exertions Of ELLISTON, BANNI STIM, JORNSTONE, and Dovrron. In the Ballet of " Caroetaent," the dancing of Mits GArrow afforded a very high treat to the Copowsiti in fine attitudes. Her Royal High ness the Princess of WALIS honoured the Theatre with her ce, and sat in Mr. ANGERSTRIN' S b ox. Th e and C ountess COWPER, Viscountess MEL.- *OTANI, Lady HAOGERSTONE, General DUMOURIER, and several other persons of distinction, were present. The house was quite full. . Knto's THRATRRe•—MACICLINtS Comedy of The Man ophe World was last night peformed, and a very crowded and fashionable audience were assembled at an early hour, to witness the return to the Stage of their favourite Comm, who possesses a greater share of the partiality and estimation of the public than any of his male cestemporeries. On the :instant that the well known tones of Sir Pcrtinax were heard behind the scenes, the Theatre resounded with accla mations ; and w hen CooKE came forward, and made his introductory bow, he was received with such loud and reiterated plaudits, as excited not only his grateful acknowledgements, but evidently alfected his sensibility. When the tumult of his reception had subsided, Coots entered into the business of the scene with all his accustomed spirit and judgment ; .stor do we ever remember him to have exhibited a more highly finished picture of the cringing, selfish, insinuating Sir Persieax--bis humorous description of the levee, his propensity to booing, his interesting courtship at the Tabernacle in Moorfields, and his sarcasms against every principle of honour and feel ing, were given with stsch truth, vigour, and pro priety, as highly delighted every admirer of genuine comedy. He appeared in good health and spirits, and was greatly applauded throughout. Severalpassages of the play had a temporary construction put upon them by a part of the audience, and experienced on that ac count, clamorous notice, distinct from that bestowed upon the actors and actresses, who were all very suc cessful in their several parts.—Mrs. H. JOHNSTON and Miss NORTON were interesting representatives of Lady Rodoltha and Constantia; and C. KV.IBLE, BRUNTON , and WADDY, exerted themselves very laudably. A. considerable number of persons of rank and fashion of both sexes were present. AN IMPROMPTt TO A MELANCHOLY FRIEND. That t a busy bustling scene, Whoe'er has tried hu always found It ; Ilia you've so much of Cynic spleen, You'll die before you've half gone round it I Then throw away this churlish cast, And take the rough and smooth together; For life's an air, a very Mus t That shifts and changes what a 9 weather. No more be grave, my best of Mends, Or pass your hours In daily sorrow; For tho' to-day the rain descends, The sun of joy may shine to.snorrow. L. M. R—d. Thursday se'nnight died, in the 78th year ofhis age, Joan FREETH, of Birmingham, a facetious bard of na. cure, forty-three years proprietor of Freeth's Coffee house in that town. He was the author of many popular and patriotic ballads during the American war. Among others, the spirited ballad beginning, Come, ye lads who wish shine Bright in future story — Haste to arms, and form the line That leads to martial glory! Charge the musket, point the dance, Brave the worst of dangers; TeU the blustering sons of France That we to fear are strangers! The muse of Faarrn, like that of the kind-hearted and philanthropic MIITLIR of Bath, was always in nll song in the cause of humanity or benevolence. The Duchess of Mow moss arrived yesterday at her , house in Grosvenor-square, from Worthing. The Marquis of ABERCORA arrived yesterday at his house in St. James's-square, from his seat, the Priory. Lord KINNAIRD entertained yesterday Lord PAGET, Sir ARTHUR PAGET, and a select party, at dinner, at his house in Grosvenor-street. --- --- Lord MULGRAVE gave a grand dinner yesterday, at his residence at the Admiralty, to the Countess of HARRINGTON, Mr. Secretary CANNING, Capt. THORN TON, Mr. and Mrs. BAGOT, &c. The first meeting of the Alfred Society took place yaterday at the Clarendon Hotel n Bond-street.-- Earl SPENCER presided. Tuesday Lords Tescisrrox and C. FITZROY dined together with a numerous party, at the Iniuguration Dinner of the Chief Magistrate of St. Edmondsbury. Among the late arrivals at Bath are— Viscount and Viscountess Carleton, Vllconntess Nelson, art Lady LiddeU and family, Lady Tydd, Sir Wm. . Charles and Lady Des Vow=; Sirs John De Burgh, WlMlnii tad Lady Cockburn and family, lames Irving , W. J. lames, Alen. Mackenzie, and E. Hoare • Generals Maclean and 'Mon ; Ad miral Mann, Rear-Admiral and Mrs. Stirling ; Colonel an Mri. Marsden, Colonel and Mrs. Little, Colonel and Mn. Yorke, Colonel and Miss Darby, Colonels Horner and Hill, Major Goldsworthy, Reverend Drs. Stephens and Evans. The Magistrates of Warwickshire came to a reso lution, at a late Sessions, that statutes for hiring servants have a tendency to promote idleness and immorality among servants ; and accordingly have recommended to masters of servants in husbandry not to attend such meetings, nor to hire servants without characters. FAMILIAR ENICISIA.--It is said there are now living, nearWhitehaven, a father and mother, son and daugh ter, man and wife, brother and sister, aunt and ne phew, uncle and niece, and yet they are but four per sons! • • MARRIA9fEEXTRAORDINARYSIIHday was married at Bedmintter, in the midst of divine service, and in the =e of a numerous congregation, James How , of , aged seventy-eight, to Martha Wilcox, of - Bath, aged tweny-two. Majority in favour of the " gentleman fifty-nix The bride instantly became a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother to a numerous progenj. PRISONERS IN_PRANCE. Many complaints have recently made their appea r , mace respecting the ill-treatment of the English Pri. salters in France—it appears, however, that those persons who possess property are well-treated in every respect. The following is an extract of a letter lately received from Versailles s " From the concurrence of unfortunate circuntstances, we hair been-detained here side the commencement of the last war, and I much fear must wait the conclusion of it, before we are likely to be set, at liberty; however, we are treated with great civility and kindness by the Authorities as well as the inhabitants —w e partake in all their amusements, and are received and entendast as if we were not strangers, or, in other words, prisoners unapt them. " We are the only English family who havebeen pennittedm stay in Versailles, for as it is so near Paris, and many of the tse mer nobility reside here, they do not choose that Foreignes in general should be so near them. " Sir T. and Lady C live at Park; be has lately seat Vs son to England to be placed at Harrow—his two daughters are at School at St. Germain. Lord B. and his son are at Moulins, • where, I am told (although it is a delightful country), no one takes notice of them, and they are consequently uncomfortable. Lord and Lady S. and Lady B. left this country last aununcr.— My Lord, from his age and infirmities, had permission to retura to England. " There are many other English families at Paris, as ft is easier to have permission to reside there than at Versailles; but as Faris is unpleasant in summer, we prefer Versailles, where we have an excellent house, with a very pretty garden, &c. &c. for shout 1601. a-)ear --it is a complete gentleman's house, and such as it the summer places of England, Bath, &c. they would expect la or 151. a week for. Paris is astonishingly improved within then last four or five years, the new buildings are magnificent, sad almost the whole Continent has contributed to the establishment in statues, pictures, and curiosities of various kinds. " The Court is now become the most splendid, the moat may. nificent ram 'how that possibly can be conceived; in short, k was, a few months ago, an assemblage of Kings, Queens, and Princesses, some to plead for what they have low, ether to ask for more. I saw here, in October last, the Queen of Pruslia's sister, (niece to the Queen of England), a most ',candid woman. " You have robbed us of Madame Catalan!, but I am told many in England prefer Band and Billington's singing. Their singing, In general, at the Opera at Paris, is detestable; bat the dancing, decorations, and dresses, are verynapificent. They have at the Opera, I should think, a hundred good dances—. twenty equally good with Vestris, so that their Ballets are the most enchanting things I ever saw. " They also pay great attention to their Theatre, and bait some capital Performers, both in the tragic and condense. They keep up so exactly the ancient costumes in their dresses, that k tarries on the deception or incision, much more than on theist Bah stages. Every lady must be dressed in the Greek ere Roman manner ; and those who . have taste and some knowledge of drawing, visit the Gallerin of Statues and Pictures in the more lag, to fancy a dress and ornaments for the evening—many we coed wonderfully." Letters from Madeira were received in town yes. terday, dated 30th August. On the 17th of August the 3d regiment of Buffs sailed.from that island for Portugal, with Major-Genend BEXESPORD, on board the UNDAUNTED frigate, Capt. Mame. The llth Regiment was eXpected soon to follow ; and the gar. rison and forts at Madeira were to be occupied - by , veterans from Gibraltar. The outward-bound Africa, Brazils, and West India convoys had touched at the island, and sailed for their destinatien. It may be depended on as a fact, that thirteen sail from Brazil, bringing live stock to the British West India Islands, have arrived. The current, with all the sails down, brings them there in four or fi ve days; and the wind, with all the sails up, carries them back. From North America the passage is from 25 to 30 days, and the original price much higher. The fact is, that on the Spanish Main, beef and mut. ton can be got at one penny. per pound, which, in the United States, would cost 3d. The carriage also 4 less, and much more prompt. A Philadelphia newspaper of the 13th August eon• tains a spirited article, accusing the President of the United States with continuing to interdict the entrance of a British ship of war into the American waters ! while a French frigate is allowed to take in water and provisions of every denomination, without the slight• est reproof. The same paper announces the arrival of a ship fully laden from the Isles of France in 9.9 days, the Captain of which reported, that the French frigates Semillante and Caroline were, at her departure, at Isle Bourbon. The former had recently returned from a cruize, having in Bengal . Bay had a severe action with an English frigate which beat her off with great damage, and killed her Captain. She escaped by her superior sailing. The French frigate la Manche had sailed from the Isle of France on a cruise, it was thought against the Portuguese in the Rio de Janiero. By the late accounts from China it appears, that the Mandarins, having extorted as much money as they i taxild from the English, on account of the murder of the Chinese subject, formerly mentioned, have con. totted to consign the affair to oblivion. A very curious circumstance happened in a lent itading from Cork-street, Dublin, a few days since: can old man having died, and a carpenter's boy being ent jo measure him for a coffin, thelimits of the cotpse being much cramped and drawn up, the boy sat on ids knees to straighten his legs and thighs, so that he might the better take its length, when the body neve• sarily bouncing up, struck the carpenter, who was so much affrighted, thathe leaped instantly out of a one pair window into the Street, but fortunately was only a little bruised. The circumstance oc casioned much laughter in the neighbourhood. 'CORN EXCHANGE, MARE-LANZ, OCTOEFEI4.—The market this day is thinly supplied with Wheat, but sales are dull, at small variation in price—Fine New as per currency—Prime Barley and Malt ready sale, at somewhat better price—White Peas at the late re duction—Old Beans keep their pricies—New Ticks much cheaper- —Oats are in middling supp l y , and sales thereof are dull, and hardly at last quotaticin—. Flour on terms of the late advance. CVRIEWCT AS V 11112: Wheat, $B4. 795. 90s. BOWS (Oki) 645. 700. Fine ditto,c(new) 925. 92. Tl ditto Ns. Cs. gays6s. 525. OSts, 345. 365. 40s. 4E , s. 475. naiad ditto. 455. eta. Malt, 78s. 844. Palates ditto, CM. White Peas (Milers) I OSA Ses. Aire 964 401. to 441. Orty late, 01s. 06 Age Rout 908.113•804980941111 h 908. viitvci - PLYVic Came in the Ham pit, from Oporto, inerick. On the 2c letter of marque, of to London, the Con ship's papers, the 1 clothes ; and, on tl vessels were met V brig Murrsr,, whet returned to their ov ting the cargo, iv c rew, and peoples letter of marque. — war , from the We! . s he is bound to b from a cruise ; an! and Gibraltar, wit Arrived his M• Sailed the DiedArp Erpedition will r valry are embarke DC Arrived off here from Jamaica, box The Centurion, Da BA'DoN4LD; Robust, Boasms.; Brook Wa Came in the ro: the coast of Franc and the FoucEavo this afternoon. --N Arrived the Ht from Jamaica ; mouth; EPMIRA cutter, from off I brig, on a cruise, sloop, off Flushin ANcrnt His Majesty's CAXPRELL, with onaica, arrived he eleven weeks from tary Secretary to Captain STAPYLTI Town with ill the wi veA th dNth D l-lu ,o is l4 : N : e and the Pursuit, of the same fleet Foreland, under ( Sailed the Gener rabella,:Minerva, sell, trithe tvesiM the Governor Di PARICiR i for the E with the rest of t THE Arrived this al from Heligolan stant with fiften with them in a g Dogger' Bank : Montague, Moi rived the SERPg the Baltic. Pa from the Down WILLA has just 1 convoy ?. and a rived the svrea Stockholm, witl mouth, .Wind Arrived-this N °VG With mi among.nhom it dish Majesty's and Mr...TEtsc cutingt3ufve) Arrived the ACUTE gun-bri cruize r and the Ranain-thr Nassau, 13fittil PISTE The! er gut Ifeptunus, and PI board, this !4th it for the FrAlerick on board, and re( The Lath, for board on Wedna Raiford's, Porten The Bold, for and for tile Ctit paid on board, o Clemeni's Inn. e The Plover alb captured Italy 4: days and Fridays 'The Safeguard will be paid and The Leander, paM nu Wedil hawses-street. Rintdovt a' I be paid on t s* there recall 'The Hanter, he paid onboard lane. The Swallow, in June 17,5, v November, and month, for he Sybille, 1 will be paid on street. The Locust, board, and vet&