Star. — London, England, 1813-08-18 00:00:00

I THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. -•• WEDNESDAY, AUGUST IS, ISIS. P aser STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK: Rod. 5711—Cons. 5718 —for acc. 5711—.11d5. 4.. ss. dis. 4 par Ct. 74.73--4. per Ct. 8713—Oninium 6il pr. lank 4. Auk 14 7-16th. Nis lits.dla. 2s. pr. History furnishes no parallel to the military events in the Peninsula from the battle of Vittoria to the 2d instant ; never was such perseverance and bravery displayed by two contending armies, as by those of France and the Allies on this occasion ; nor has the world ever exhibited such a contest of military skill and generalship as the English and French Marshals who had the respective commands. It will, indeed, be difficult for the pen of the historian to render im partial justice to the heroes who shone on the present occasion., • Let us not lose the fruits of so much bravery.— From the quickness with which the lately discom fiteff legions of the enemy were again brought into. the field, let us believe that they will ere long return again td the charge. Common prudence demands that not a day should be lost in sending out a power ful reinforcement td 'Lord WELLINGTON ; for NAPO LEON will not fail properly to appreciate the moral efflts that must follow the disaster of his favourite Gener:il, and his efforts will be proportioned to the magnitude of the stake at issue. We Have received letters from several distinguished Officers, and all of them concur in stating the neces sity of sending, speedily, a powerful reinforcement, to secure the solid advantages which the late victory is calculated to yield. The following, which con tains some interesting details respecting the late bat tles, we shall lay before our Readers :— " CAMP, PYRENNEES, AUGUST 4. " When I last wrote to you I did not think we should be here so soon again, nor would we but for Socet's presumption. We are all in high spirits, but it will require some days to recover from the fa tigues of the last ten days. The official accounts must be before the public ere this reach you, but I send you a few hasty but accurate particulars. " Souvr has been completely foiled, though he 'hewed great talents and his troops behaved well.— Our loss is great, but his is dreadful. In the course of a week he has lost above 15,000 men in the field, and when other casualties and consequences are taken into the account, his whole loss may be estimated at not less than 20,000 men. Soma himself had at one time a narrow escape, as well as several of his Gene rals, namely, Counts D'EiteoN and ST. Poet, and CLAUSEL, and MoNcos . . " On the 2d we nearly took a division of the French army, viz. their 2d. Their light division ap peared on a bridge at the head of the retiring co ltinins. The French were then in the most evident consternation : the word was passed " Voila la Divi sion ele Picion," their great dread to encounter. Seeing at a near view the green dress of the Light Division, they exclaimed " La Division Legere I c'ea la memo." .--The Officers ordered the French soldiers to throw away their baggage, which they instantly did, throw ing also their knapsacks down a precipice and into the Bidassoa. They then shewed fine light French heels : but though they retreated with immense ra pidity, they were not in disorder. The 7th division which was pressing them behind, could not keep up with them. The French march much better than our troops. 44 Our seventh will, it is said, be a very rich divi sion, having got an immensity of booty. They have had a great deal to do in all the late affairs, and the whole army is loud in the praises of Lord DALHOUSIE. 46 General PACK, one of the ablest officers in the army, is wounded, as is the Hon. General STEWART a second time and hi two places. When this gallant Officer mounted on going into the field, at the head ! of the 2d division, be could with great difficulty sit', on his horse, from the wound be got on the 25th, when leading on the 2d Highland Brigade. 44 That brave old.veteran Colonel GRANT, of the 82d, is likewise again wounded in two places : he continued leading on his brigade, and would not be removed until lie actually fell from his horse after his second wound. " Our men fought like devils. The French are completely cowed for the present. However, there is no doubt but that they will come up again, and with greatly increased numbers. Nothing less than from 12 to 20,000 men of a reinforcement will do for us, and these Government should send out immediately and not in dribblets. Not a man has landed to rein force us since the battle of Vittoria. The Militia would, if tried, come forward as regiments at the present moment, and enable us at once to conclude - the war. It would be the most economical measure far the country. " General KENirr's brigade took the whole of the baggage of the Count D'EncoN and his Staff, much plate, and his travelling kitchen. " Of all the fine things Cone, nothing was more brilliant than the closing scene on the 2d, when driv. Ing the French from their heights where they were -strongly posted. This was done by the Light and, -O F 7th The aslyance of the-Light MO * • Loct l ion was led by Colonel DiaxaT, that of r ua stousies division by General BAasus both conduct . cd the thing in the very finest stile. Gepyral DAR= r bad at least 20• shots through his clothes and hat, rand yet;thost miraculously, escaped unhurt. Of the junior Generals, this Officer and Generals ROBINSON 'and Ross are among those highly and deservedly praised by the whole army, and they have been pub licly complimented by Lord WELLINGTON for their pliant and judicious conduct. " Lord DALHOUSIE'S late conduct has given him a conspicuous place among our Generals of. Division. He is second only to Sir THOMAS GRAHAM and Sir, THOMAS PlcroN, but it is on PicroN that the eyes of the whole army are turned. His conduct, more than any thing else, gave a decisive turn to the late ope rations. General STEWART, who was wounded in two of the late actions, is brother to the Earl of GALLOWAY." ..__ Respecting the assault on St. Sebastian, we are enabled to give on the authority of an Officer, high in rank; and who was an actor in the scene, the follow. ing extract from a Journal of the siege, up to the 26th !ultimo : " On the 24th two breaches were reported practi cable, as was also the advance of SOULT. Lrrd LINGTON immediately took the determination of joining the advance, and in the mean while strongly recommended the continuing firing for twenty-four hours longer, so as to destroy, or at least materially injure the defences of the place. Lord WELLINGTON then proceeded full speed for his main battle. On the 25th, in the forenoon, from some causes at present unknown, the assault was ordered, and lamentable has been the result. As fast as our men came up , they were knocked down by the dreadful fire from the defences which bore upon the breaches ; and when a few got into th!m, they were not able to effect - any thing, from their weakness. In short, the carnage was so great that the French themselves called out to our officers to draw the men off—and actually ceased firing upon them. Never was witnessed such heroism as on the part of our soldiery on this trying occasion; particularly the Royals, who, though almost cut to pieces, absolutely refused to retire, till the third or fourth command was issued for thtni to do so. At length, after great loss in killed and wounded, and some prisoners (mostly made in the body of the place) the party was withdrawn, and General GRAHAM im mediately proceeded to dismantle our batteries, and remove the guns to the water side. During this part of the business, however, the garrison made a sortie, surprising a Portuguese corps, and nearly destroyed the whole of it. Thus ended this calamitous affair." Very important intelligence may be hourly ex pected from cur army in Upper Canada. The im portant place of Fort Goorge, at Niagara, which was necessarily abandoned by the British troops, is now in possession of the Americans, and they are at present completely hemmed in by a formidable Bri tish force, in conjunction with a band of Indians : and the American fleet having been repotted to have I put to sea from SilCket's Harbour, Sir JAMES YEO will no doubt give a good account of them, should they come across that Officer. The latest accounts received at Quebec from Fort George, at Niagara, are to the 2d July, at which time the head-quarters of the British army in that neigh bourhood, were at Twelve-mile Creek, and from which the forces extended in a line to Queenstown, circumscribing the Americans within a narrow space, extending only a few miles from Fort George.— Major• General ROTTENSURGH,andßrigadier-General VINCENT commanded the British troops. The following is the extract from a letter of a re spectable Clergyman in India : " You will rejoice to hear that the Inquisition at Goa was abolished in October last ; and it is now thrown open to public inspection, with all its cells, secret chambers, &C." FAMINE AT BOMBAY.—When the last ships set sail, about the beginning of March, there prevailed at Bombay a most deplorable famine. Multitudes were daily, and almost hourly, dropping down in the streets and dying, for want of sustenance. This melancholy scene was miserably contrasted with the expensive festivity and gaiety that was the tone and order of the day in the first circles of the European inhabitants. The Governor (Sir EVAN NEPEAN) sent for a native merchant of great note, and asked his opinion of what ought to be done.—" Just do," said this mer chant, " what Governor DUNCAN did in a similar case." This was, without a moment's delay to col lect rice from all quarters on the credit or security of Government, and to deposit it in warehouses for prompt distribution among the sufferers. The Go vernor recommended a subscription, towards which he sent, out of his own purse, a thousand rupees. , But the native merchants, moved with deep compas sion and sorrow, without any aid from Government, ' raised a fund for importing grain to an unheard-of amount. SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.—Late on Sunday night a Gentleman was put on shore from a boat at Billings gate Stairs, and left there by the boatman in a state of ' insensibility—he was discovered in this situation by a Mr. DAVIS, of Newington Causeway, who, observing that he wore an undress military unitorm, thought the ' unfortunate Gentleman might be recognized at the Tower, and very humanely saw him conseyed there, and safely lodged in the Detachment Guard-room. He waemmediately visited by Dr. HALL, the Medical Officer in charge of the invalids, and every aid that humanity and skill could dictate was promptly ad ministered, but without success. Yesterday he still continued unable to give any account of himself. It appears, huwever, from some papers found in his pocket, that he is a native of Dundee, of the name of STIRLING; that he has served as a Captain in the 84th Regiment, and that be has just returned to Europe, in the Lord Duncan East Indiaman. He had in one of his pockets a purse, containing eight guineas and three half guineas. There were also found upon him three silver studs, axnetal watch and seal, and besides in his fcb a guinea of the coinage of Queen Ann, and a lialt guinea. - NA7AL INTBLLIGENC3. I ANOTHER TRIUMPH OVER THE AME. RICANS. The report of the capture of the Argus American sloop of war, which reached us from Milford, is hap pily confit med. The PELICAN has brought her prize into Plymouth.—Our Readers will observe, that, as in the affair of the Chesapeake and SHANNON,,the Americans had greatly the superiority on this occa sion also ; and their loss is as ten to one ! The Ps,- LICAN carries sixteen 32-pounder carronades, and a complement of 121 men ; the Argus, 20 guns, of the same description and weight of metal, with a crew of 136 sailors. ... • . • CAPTURE OF THE AZOUS AMERICAN sump ot VAIL 4 * PLYMOUTH, 4.I7GUST 16. dg Came in the American sloop of war Argus, of eighteen 24-pounders and two 12-pounders, with a complement of 150 men, captured 13th instant, after an action of 40 minutes, by the PELICAN sloop of war, of 18 guns, Captain MAPLES. The Argus was com manded by Captain ALLEN, who lost a leg in the action. His First Lieutenant and 20 men were killed, and a great many were wounded. The - PELICAN had only two killed." ANOTHER LITTER—SAME DATE. " Came in the American sloop of war Argus, of 20 guns, captured on Friday, in the Bristol Channel,' after an action of one hour, by the PELICAN gun-brig. The Argus had 20 men killed, the PELICAN only two.l Previous to her capture, she had taken 21 vessels, the whole of which were destroyed, except the Betsey, recaptured by his Majesty's ship LEONIDAS, and a brig made use of as a cartel. One of the 'vessels cap tured and destroyed was the Bedford, of Dublin, with linens, for Newfoundland, worth £lOO,OOO ster ling. The names of the other vessels we cannot learn." ANOTHER LETTER-SAME DATE. " The Argus, American sloop of war, of 18 guns, 16 twenty-four and 2 long nine-pounders, commanded by Captain ALLEN, which has lately so much annoyed our trade in the Channel,' arrived here this morning, having been captured on Friday last, after a despe rate action which lasted 40 minutes, by his Majesty's brig Pf.LICAN, of 16 guns, Captain MAPLES. The enemy's loss was very severe, having had the First Lieutenant and twenty seamen killed, and is many wounded ; among the latter, Captain ALLEN, who lost his leg. We are happy to say, the PELICAN'S loss was comparatively trifling—two only of her sea men were killed." ANOTHER LETTER-SAME DATE. " Arrived, the United States brig of war Argus , Captain W. ALLEN, having been captured by hi s Majesty's ship PELICAN, in the Irish Channel, on the 14th inst. after an action of 40 minutes. TUE ARGUS MOUNTS I TUC PELICAN MOUNTS 24-poundtss, carrouades. 116 32-pounders, carronades. 2 1s do. 4 9 do. 1 12 do. 21 guns, 113 men. The Argus has taken this cruize 22 vessels, 20 of which were burnt, the other two manned and ordered for France; which made the actual number of her crew at the time of capture 102 men. 20 gum, 115 men. LLOYD'S, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST IS. The Ships from the Leeward Island, under com• mand of his Majesty's ship CRESSEY, are all accounted for except the two following :—The Mary, CLARK, from Guadaloupe for Glasgow, and the Betsey, Jonn son, from Barbadoes for Dublin, viz. 14 bound to Bristol; three taken, one of diem retaken, one given up, and eleven arrived safe. 26 bound to Liverpool; £4 arrived, two left bebind, leaky. 3 bound to Lancaster; all arrived. 7 bound to Greenock; six arrived, and one gone to Ber muda, leaky. 21 bound to Glasgow ; twenty arrived, and one as above, not accounted for. 2 bound to Cork; one arrived, and one left at St. Thomas's, leaky. ' 11 bound to Dublin ; ninearrived, one taken, and one as above, not accounted for. 1 bound to Belfast; arrived safe. 82 bound to London; supposed all to have arrived safe. DEAL., AUGUST 17. Saild his Majesty's ship VANGEUR, for off Flushing, to join Admiral YouNc's squadron ; and the Gass- HOPPER for Portsmouth. Came down from the River, the Earl St. Vincent, DALE, for Quebec; and the Star, Tniverr, for Bermuda. [Taylor; Blrmlttithani, ; Harriet, Fos; Mercury, Adams; and Ann, Taylor, from Wales; Providence, Hayes, from Falmouth ; Diligence, Chapman, from Pearyo ; Good Intent, Davis ; and the Lloyd, Bar , ratt, from Exeter ; Mary. Ann, Probinslea, from Fowey ; Harwich, Kidd ; and the John and Ann, Tinmouth, from Sunderland; Acorn, Mirrels ; and the Hannah's Success, Sanderson, from Newcastle ; London, Wrightson, from London ; Friends, Jen nings ; Brothers, Osden ; and the Stranger, Power, From Bristol ; and the Dulwich, Hare, from Hull.. Arrived the BULWARK, Rear-Admiral P.C.DURHAM, from Basque Roads ; BLOODHOUND gun-brig, from Wales; and the REDPOLE, and REINDEBR brig of war, from a cruize. LEITH, AUGUST 14. The FURIOUS gun brig arrived in the Roads this morning, from Gottenburgh and the Larkins, front Greenland, with eight fish. The ALEXANDRIA fri gute, and fiFITFLRE sloop of v►ar, sailed this morilii;g on a cruize. The OBERON sloop of war sailed from Longhope, on the 2d inst. with a convoy of 15 sail to Archangel. The James, SMITH, from Greenland, is arrived at Whitby. The Lively, Industry, Acorn. and Newburgh Volunteer, have arrived at Gotten burgh from Leith. The followingvessels arrived A St. Petersburgh between the 7th and Ic2th July last : I Llsn, LUSK ; Lively, I.Eisnatau • Neptune, lkdriamost a—. land Jessy, WATSON. from Leith =- Curlew, Yor 14 0 ; Hretur a Wassraa, James and David, Favourite, Wicsom Gana • Helen, NlAcita.N ; and H ero.NIUSTA&D front Dun nru—lietsey, CLARE, from Clafigow—Ann and li4bella, ' and Hope, Filtillut, from Arbroath. 1 Monday arrived at Aberdeen, the Middleton, Tnn. from Greenland, with six fish ; Letitia. GRAY, with 15 ; Princess of Wales, NAnIN, with 3 ; and St. An ! drew, Ram, with 7. The Middleton, on the 7th inst. off Shetland. spoke the Venerable, of Hull, BEN/47T, from Greenland. with 18 fish ; and same time spoke the Margaret, KEY, for London, with 20 fish. The Active, GRAY, is arrived at Peterhead with 10 fish ; Hope, rEARY, with 8 ; and Union, Hurcauson, witli 11. The Perseverance, of Peterhead, arrived there on Sunday evening from Greenland—left the ice the 20th of July, 4 fish, 40 tons of oil. A fleet of merchant ships sailed from Quebec oa the 3d of July, under convoy of the PLovEn and CYGNET sloops of war, and were to be joined in the river by the NrnnE frigate, under whose charge they were to proceed to Great Britain. GRAVESEND, AUGUST 17. Arrived the Majestic, LAwsow, and the Ipswich, TROTTER, from the Greenland Fishery. HARWICH, AUGUST 17. Arrived the Earl Leicester packet, a mail and pa4sengers from Heligoland. FALMOUTH, AUGUST 15. _ _ Arrived his Majesty's ship GOLIAII, Capt. MAIT LAND, with about 25 sail of West Indiamen, frcm Portsmouth, bound to the West-Indies, but to call at Cork.—Wind N.W. PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 17. Arrived his Majesty's ship TYBIAN, from a eruize. Sailed the DWARF, with a convoy to the Downs, and the JAsvJn, with a convoy to Cork.—Wind West. PLYMOUTH, AUGUST 16. I The GOLDFINCH brig of war, Capin WALLER• ; which arrived here yesterday from St. Andero, had a long passage, having sailed 14 days since, and con- i sequently does not bring any news. General Cutt- , TON came passenger in her, who landed and set off 1 for London immediately. Arrived the Blessing, Ro. berts, from Waterford, with wheat for this port ; I Union, Rees; Sally,Marshall ; slizaheth•Ann, Ross ; 1 Hope,Vittery; Steed,Brockenshaw ; Concord, Buse ; 1 Doulton, Saunders ; Ledford, Nicholls ; Phials, NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. Lieutenant Griffinhoofe, promoted to the rank of Comr.tandee, and appointed to the Maros sloop. Carl AIN s—Heddington, to the Impress Service, A Lynn; and Gascoigne, to that at Swansea. Llft/TIN A NTS—Hay, to the Rover; Phipps, J. Button, and Scallore, to the Devonshire ; Tilly, to the Rippon ; Maberly, to be Commander; Butler, to the Pyramus; Day, to the Magnifi cent ; Litchfield, to the Mohawk ; Hoskin, to the Ferret ; Bust and Addis, to the Durham ; Westphal', to be Commander ; J. Largue, to the Belle Pottle ; Sabben, to the Hope ; Maxwell, to the Avon ; Brooke, to the Hydra ; Barr, to the Vengeur ; C. Hawkins, to the Colossus • and T. Mitchell, to the Ajax. Lieutenant Murray, o f Shark, appointed to the Argo, vice Pollock, removed to the former ship, and Lieutenant Milne, of the Argo, appointed to the Bedford. Mr. 1. Pottinger, of the Naiad, to he Purser of the Newcastle building at Deptford; Mr. J. Wiseman to be Purser of the Ana croon ; Mr J. Stranger to be Purser of the Prospero ; Mr. S. Wadlaod, of the Hebe, to be Purser of the Forth. Dr... Mark Cockburn, late Flag Surgeon in the Argo. to be Surgeon at the Naval Hospital et Port Royal, vice M‘Namara, who is coming home with leave of absence. Dr. Fisher, from the Shark to the Argo, vice Cockburn. Mr. Robert Williams, Assistant Surgeon of the Impregnable, to be Surgeon of the MinstreL . Assistant Surgeon Clans, from the Naval Hospital, to be Sur, peon of the Shark. ' DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY. • The Leveret, for the Eliza and Frau Catharina, will be paid 'en her arrival at Yarmouth ; Castilian, for the Apelles, at Ply mouth; and Banterer, on her arrival in port, for several fishing vessels ; and recalled at No. 22, Arundel-street, Strand. The Flora and Caroline, for El Borante and le Garonne, on the 19th inst. at 22, Arundel-street, and there recalled. The Magicienne, for the Leo and Tickler, on board, the 16th inst. at Portsmouth ; recalled at 22, Essex-street, litrand. The Medusa, for the Rolla, the 19th instant, at S 5, Craven street, Strand, and there recalled. The Armada, for the Beauty, the 17th instant, at No. 8, Brick. court, Temple, and there recalled. The Theban, for the Twee Gebioders ; and Nereide, Leopard. and Harrier, for the Goende Monche, on the SSth instant, any recalled at No. 8, Clifford's inn. • The Valiant, for the Mary, at 44, George-street, Plymouth ' Dock, and there recalled. The Shannon, for the Beauty, on the 27th, at 1, James-street, ' Adelphi, and there recalled. The Victorious, Belle Poulc ' Leonidas, and Imogene, for the i Leoben , on the 24th instant, and recalled at 12, Clement's Inn. CORN-EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, AUGUST 18. The quantity of Wheat left over from Monday's arrivals mat a very large supply (or this morning's market, and having but few buyers, the sales were exceedingly heavy, yet we cannot quote an alteration in our prices except for the inferior qualities of red Wheat, which are tendered at a reduction of 2s. per quarter...-. Barley goes off very slowly and is rather cheaper,having but little demand for it.-Oats sell full as well as on Monday.-Bears are rather lower, else supply being large.-ln Peas and other articlel there is no alteration.-Current English. Foreign. Wheat, gent and Essex, 110 s. Wheat, American Os. 00. 1225. per quarter. per quarter. Ditto, Fut°lk, 955. 105 s. Ditto, Dantzic 110 s. 120 s. Ditto, Norfolk, sOs. 9;s. Ditto, Baltießed 80e. 1054. Rye 50s. 565. Ditto, Hambro' or Barley 425. 465. Fine 00 s. 001. Bremen, 80. loos. Malt, 84s. 925. Ditto, Brabant Red 80s. 100 s. White Peas, 86s. 901. boilers, Rye, SGs. 00s. 004. 00s. Barley, 40s. 465. Fine Flour, per Sack, 955. 1001. 1 American Flour, 70s. to 755. ASSIZE OF BREAD.-The following very proper Notice has been issued by the LORD MAYOR ; dated Mansion-House, August 10, 1818 : " In consequence of the want of correctness in the manner of making the Returns of Meal or flour bought within the City o. London, and the weekly Bills of Mortality, and within ten mile; of the Royal Exchange, arising prineipally from the non-01.- servance of the Bth Section of the Act, passed In the 37th Year of his trestnt Majesty's Reign, which directs, that the price shall be absolutely fixed at the time of Sale and before the deli, very, and shall not depend upon any future market price or other contingency, under the penalty of Twenty Pounds on both Buyer and Seller, the Lord Mayor is unable to fix the Assize of Bread with justice to the Public. " The Lord Mayor, therefore, gives this Notice to tlie Trade that he feels himself most imperatively called upon to put thu penal Clauses of the Act in force to the full extent ; and particu larly against all persons who shall sell and deliver or resew: auv Meal or Flour without a regular Bill of Parcel:, setting for; h tt.e true price actually agreed upon, according to the tlituctions o: the said Act. order of his Lordship, FIANCIS Honest, Clerk." On the above Notice we may observe, that &tie are about 1700 Bakers mostly under the influence of the Miller, who is now also both factor and merchant , and that nothing short of laying the trade open t, competition can ratecly the existing evil.