Star. — London, England, 1813-11-04 00:00:00

. • ley bad not been what man was, ateatibtit sto the Net, *ben he came from the hands of his Canto"- ' Of large discourse, looking beton lad siestr nit would have been our present condition 3 Fteoce could hese had at this moment an army, nay, in all probability, a nary, competent to the subjugation of ! he world, Great Britain not excepted 1 The resources, the energies, moral and physital, of the Allies, have been measured against the man who covered his former disgraces by ascribing to I phydall causes the destruction of his army in Russia—the Allies have been found superior—they have not only conquered, but entirely destroyed another French army. The reverses that have befallen BONAPARTE from the period at which he reached the acmi of power, ire such as *ere anticipated by all who believe in the rule of a esesistintending PROWDENCE. In the pride of his beset, blown tip with his success, he imitated the Use of BABYLON. Ascribing to his own arm sad r h w greatness that had flown upon him, (as an nt employed to scourge the nations,) he excirslyavA, like him—a Ir not this the great empire whieh'ltaiaterectedfir the Mlttoleon dynasty by the might of MY •IPOWER. and far the Honorer of MY MAJESTY ?" While da. word • was in his mouth, to him it was spoken, de The kingdom is dtparted from thee." We have frequently lad occasion to notice his blasphemous assumption of the Divine Attributes.— At one time he stiled himself ." the Vicegerent of Providence !" at another, he claimed “ the Omni. science of the Deity !" and, latterly, " that Prescience which foreieesetents, and guides to an infallible re sult !" How improvident !—how ignorant I:—.how shortsighted and blind ! have events proved the orm to be. Let the Kings and the great men of e earth behold how the mighty is fallen, and let em humbly acknowledge '4 that THE MOST NIGH th in the rutgdom of men, and givith it to whomsoever will." We 'canal:it - dismiss this article without recurring Ice more to the state of affairs little more than a rear ago. At that dyne an ankle appeared in the lowed de l'Esspire, which represented FREDERICK the GREAT to have asked of VOLTAIRE, when the latter thought of writing the history of Muscovy—A , what he projosed to effect, by giving to the world the history of the wolves and bears of Siberia, adding that he ould say of the Russians nothing worth knowing, which Was not to be found in his, Votimaies, His tory afttimmas the Twit rru." This the writes took occasion to observe, would no longer be 'aid of the Russians. Posterity, he went ,n to say, would read its history with interest; from he period at which that ,great wait (Bouerears) en. oreditl and Marla, with wonder and admiration' vilial; was,wieo he found it, and what through hiin t bad beetene. This prophecy wilt be fulfilled.— ass pOlarirreteb, in this the day of his humilia. on,. have the consolation of knowing, that one of the predicti.uns put forth within the last two years of his reign, will assuredly be accomplished. The history of Russia, from the period *at which le had the audacity to pollute its toil with his pre * ace, will be read with interest and with admiration )y all posterity. They will contemplate with admi ition. what it Was, and what it has become. But ttle did the despot who dictated, and the tool who •rote, foresee, that this admiration would be be. 'towed on the sublime spectacle of a nation of Pi :riots. rendered for ever illustrious by consummating their greatness bn the ruins of that tyranny which itned,at.theic subjugation. It Was reported last night, that another battle had been fought on the. JSd ult. on the banks of the Elbe, h which the corps of DAvousr had been completely defeated, with the loss of. Five Thousand Prisoners, and Forty Pieces of Cannon ! It was added, that Mr. MitAßs,-.die Messenger, was'on his way to town, ith the dispatches. 'Mr. MEAas, the Messenger, did rrive this mowing in Downing - street , but he was raft the bearer of duplicate dispatches from Sir ..ummas. STEWART. We know not, therefore, what ntth there is in the above report. It has probability, wevre, to recommend it. The glorious news, received yesterday, was cele rated at the Theatres by the performance of “ Gots oe the Xing," and the greatest demonstrations of or on the part of the audience. The Mail Coachei'viere last night detained till ten 'clock, in order td convey copies of the Gazette Ex ordirtdry to all parts of the country. Preparations are made at the Government Offices I a brilitent illumination, to take place this evening. With the hundred and eighty pieces of cannon, BosapAtcre, and with their accompanying tm, there must have been captured a thou ; a loss more serious and less retrievable of the cannon. n this w.ts a holiday at the Bank, a great siness has been transact i in the Stock Ex- Omnitini was done as high as 8 0 and Con , for Saturday, being the only. transfer day Omnium has rose two per cent. since the was known of the great victory of the Allies. interesting Expore has lately been indus irculated in Holland, calling to the recol the inhabitants of the United Provinces, the which formerly subsisted between them iglish, in the year 1689, when a Prince of of Orange was married to the Queen of rain ; and stating, that a period equally and coincident might again occur, and highly deserving their present consideration. from Plymouth, dated the 2d inst. received co.day, make no mention of any bustle at iii consequence of the Brest fleet being at are therefore of opinion, that the report of is unfounded. MIETTNO OF PAI,LIAJOsT • - . • - Was afterapon his loyal Hight*: the P;miakßy whirr went bs state to the House. Of Peers ko deliver the Speech :on the opening of the Seri* of parlia ment. Preparations had been made foi the'parpose, and every thing was Conducted with a splendour and decorum suited to the occasion. Never did we wit ness such universal joy diffused on every countenance as on the present occasion. Precisely at three o'clock, his ROYAL HIGHNIaII having ascended the Throne. and the Commons, with the Speaker at their head, having been called to the Bar, his ROYAL HIGHNESS delivered a Speech, of which the following is as accurate a sketch as we have been able to collect at this late hour : It commences with an expression of his ROYAL' Mantras's deep concern at the continuance of his fiLisaarx's lamented indisposition.. The interesting and extraordinary situation of Europe, as Laying oc. casioned the calling together's( Parliament so early, Is then alluded to. •-. His .Royal Highness congratulates the Country , that the means supplied last Session by Parliament, tc, enable him to assist the Allied Powers committed in a struggle against France, have not been applied in vain. With him the Country and Parliament will rejoice to see that the exertions of the Allies have ended in the utter ruin and discomfitu . re of the tre mendous. force opposed to them. After panegyrizing the services of the Allied Armies, and the steadfast ness of their Sovereigns, in appropriate language, his Royal Highness passes to the events in the Peninsula. The valour and intrepidity displayed by the Bri tish army are described as having rescued nearly the whole of Portugal and Spain from the domination of France. The brilliant affair of Vittoria, in particu lar, had been followed up by successes not less splen did than decisive. By the consummate skill and valour of Marquis WELLINGTON, the theatre of the war has been transferred to the enemy's country, and the French Government at length sees that the means collected to support aggression are insufficient to re pel invasion. The perfect and cordial co-operation of Russia, Prussia, Sweden, Austria, and Bavaria, with Great Britain, in the great, and glorious struggle now making on the Continent for all that is dear to them as Nations, is then mentioned. The continuance of the war between this cnuntry and America, is next alluded to, and an assurance is given that his Royat. HIGHNESS has been con stantly actuated by the sincerest desire to re-esta blish the relations of Peace and Amity between the two Countries : but his ROYAL HIGHNESS regrets, 'that the pretensions of America are still so exorbitant as to-prevent their being listened to. His ROYAL HIGHNESS next congratulates Parlia ment on the successes of the British Arms in Canada, and also on the Coasts of America. While these triumphs attend his Majesty's Arms and Councils, it is most consolatory to know, that the im proving state of our commerce is a subject of high satisfaction—A great portion of the trade formerly carried on by America with the Continent, being now transferred to British vessels. His ROYAL. H►GHNESS expresses his reliance on the cordial support of Parliament, to enable him to per. severe in the measures adopted to oppose the designs of the enemy, in the hope that the vigorous prosecu tion of the war will lead to the attainment of a peace, consistent with the honour and maritime rights of Great Britain. In alluding to the estimates for the year, lIIS ROYAL HIGHNESS expresses his reliance on the readiness of Parliament to furnish such supplies as shall appear necessary, to furnish the Allies with the means of putting forth all their energies in the grea► cause of Furope, as the best means of bringing the subject to a speedy and glorious issue. His ROYAL HIGHNESS concludes by expressing his full confidence in the loyalty of the people and in the wisdom of Parliament—satisfied that the constancy and firmness which has so long attracted the admira tion of all Europe, will experience no diminution at this important crisis: and his ROYAL HIGHNESS trusts, that, with the blessing of DIVINE Nowt:mum, the cause of mankind will ultimately triumph. Yesterday the Earl of LIVXRPOOL gave a grand dinner to a number of Peers ; among whom were the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Duke of MONTROSE., the Earls of HARROWBY, MULORAVE, WESTMORLAND, BA• THURST, WINCHELSEA, CLANRICARD, and a large party. Yesterday the Earl of YARMOUTH gave a grand dinner to a large piny, at his house in Seymour-place. Yesterday Lord CASTLERKAGH gave a grand din ner to a large party of Members of the House of Commons. A letter from an Officer of Enginlers, dated Vera, October 15th, which came with the last dispatches, says—" Our next operations will probably be against the left of the enemy, at St. Jean de Pied de Port, where it is not likely he will make any formidable resistance, although considerably reinforced by Con siripts ; we may then look forward to the siege of Bayonne. Ever since the British army has been in the Peninsula, a severe epidemic has invariably ap peared at the close of the campaign : at present we are unusually healthy, which is not to be attributed to Pyrennean air only, but to the manner in which the troops are now supplied with proper cooking utensils, tents, and coverings." • WINDSOR, NOPIMAIR & inimmarlib Ilds king MIMS Borsht's Warlh-days who com pleted her 98th year, it we: observed with the useal demonstrations of joy. The PRINCE Rnortni footman arrived today with an account of the victories to the Quasar. The Duke of You arrived soon after. The Duke ofCLARIINCK left us today. Her M4.raerr and the PRINCESIVI took an siting to Princess ELIZARRTIes cottage, called Clay Farm. The Duke of Kau. and Princess SOPHIA. rods on horseback, accompanied by Lord WALSINGHAM, the Bishop of SALISBURY, Sir BRUIT &FACER, General TAYLOR, and Mr. BROOK TAYLOR. ken from muni l munition Id horses an that of Aitlsoug}' l of busii lAnge. 01 s at 551, .1 week. (count wal A very it ously circ lion of th section the BIN e House c ;eat Brits portant a ich was h etters fr tlwn to -c port, fl ;dean rday is THE ARMY. General Count WALSIODBX, and the tarps under his command, are in direct British pay, and, with the addition of the brigade of srirish troops detached by General G►BBS from Stralsund, under the command of General ,Lvott, form a British contingent of fifteen thousand men, serving in co-operation w►th theCnowx .PIIINCII. Colonel DALZILL4 of the Lmidon District Staff, is to be the new Deputy Adjutant-General for Ireland. The Honourable Major-General Dame: has ar rived in town, to take the duty of Groom of the Bed chamber to t he PRINCE REGENT. Captain Bantu, of the 66th Regiment, has lately been appointed Aid-de•Caulp to General Hourroo, coomanding the troops at Portsmouth. Thursday se'nnight the 2d battalion of the Bth Re giMent landed at Cork from England. Same day the Royal Tyrone and Londonderry Regiments of Militia, embarked at Cove for England. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. T THIRD OCTOBER MEETING, 1813. WRDNESDAV, NOVEMBER 3. _ A Subscription Plate of .elO for 2-yrrolds carrying 6g. 71b. and 3-yr-olds, Bst. 101 b. T. Y.C. Gen. Gower's b. f. Lodona, S yrs old • - l . Mr. Neville's b. f. Ridicule, 9 yts old . - 2 Duke of Rutland's ch. f. by Eagle, out of Volum:11a, 2 yrs old s Four others run, but the Judge could place only three. . . 6 to 4 agstLodona. Duke of Grafton's Antonio, tist. ltdb. beat Mr. Nortbey's Cur lew, lat. 10Ib. T. Y. C. 50gs.--2 to lon Antonio. Lord Sackville's c. by Young Eagle, Sat. 61b. beat Duke of Grafton's Wilful, ist. Rib. T. Y. C. 100g1.--6 to 4on I.d Sada. vale's colt. Handicap Sweepstakes of VV.. each, only 4gt. ft. if declared within a quarter of an bour after the weights are Axed, for 3-yr•olds and upwards. D. M. Mr. Ladbrokes Hamlet, 6 yrs old, fist. 71b. - • 1 Lord Sitwell's Cato, 4 yrs uld, fist. 91b. - 2 Sit others run, but the Judge could place only two. 6to •1 apt Hamlet-3 to I apt Cato. , By the Mail from Halifax, the following lettsr from an Officer on the Halifax station has been re ceived, dated so very late as the 21st September : " We have sustained a most complete defeat on Lake Erie; a'l our squadron taken by Commodore Plain', though not with out hard fighting; and it appears one of the enemy's largest ves sels struck, on board of which was the Commodore at the com mencement of the action, but had shifted to another ship. Com modore CRAUNCtr, by his letter to the Secretary, has more than once offered battle and chaced, nay, even partially engaged Sir J. Y to, who, he say!, always succeeded in gatdeg clear off by supe_ nor sailing. The killed and wounded on board the American squadron in Lake Erie, is stated at 27 failed, and 96 wounded.— Captain &sac LAT, our Commodore, is dangerously wounded,and a prisoner. Commodore RODGERa is arrived safe borne—be burn t 15 vessels since he has been out, and brought in one privateer." FlRE.—Last night about half past twelve o'clock, a fire broke out in the lower apartment of a chandler's shop in Gray's Inn-lane, near Holborn. It was with difficulty the family in the house made their escape, as the flames issued through the lower windows with a force scarcely to be equalled. The house is a com plete skeleton, and the whole of the property de. stroyed. DREADFUL Exmostow.—The inhabitants of Chel sea, and its vicinity, were yesterday thrown into great consternation, in consequence of the explosion of a puncheon of rum, containing upwards of 100 gal. ions, at Mr. Gregg's, the King's Arms, corner of Racelagh.street, occasioned by the light of a candle communicating to the rum whilst drawing cff. The shock was so great as to occasion several other butts itl the cellar to burst, and in the lower part of the premises many windows were broken, and the pre mises took tire, and were with difficulty saved from destruction. Unfortunately Mr. Gregg was dread. fully burnt in both arms. MURDER.—Friday morning the body of John Far row, whitesmith (with a family of seven children) was found at the bottom of the stairs of his door, in Smelt-street, Macclesfield, in a position which left no doubt that he had been murdered and conveyed thither. There were traces of blood from a house of ill fame not far distant from his dwelling ; and this circumstance, with many others, give reason for sus pecting some persons connected with that house. A Coroner's Jury was summoned to enquire into the circumstances attending 'this murder ; they met at twelve o'clock on Friday, and examined a number of witnesses until five o'clock, when they adjourned. A singular robbery was lately committed in the house of Mr. C. Hardman, of Ashsted-row, Bir. mingham : Mr. and Mrs. Hardman being at Ashsted Chapel, as well as the servant,, the key of the back. door was placed in a situation, that Whichever of them returned first might let themselves in. On their return from chapel, they found that some thief had gained admittance and stolen plate, &c. value 430, a gold watch, and some linen. There is no doubt that the robber had been acquainted with the place where the key was usually left. Yesterday the Lottery began Drawing, when the Ticket, No. 2152, entitled to 5e9050, as the First drawn Prize above £2O, and the largest Capital drawn, was Sold in One Quarter, Two Eighths, and Eight Sixteenth Shares, at the Old Established and Fortunate Offices of CARROLL and Co. 7, Cornhill, and 26, Oxford-street ; where, in the last Lottery, No. 2262, a Prize of £lOOO, was sold, in Twelve Shares ; and No. 543, the last Prize of £lO,OOO. in ' Sixteen Sixteenths. On Thursday next the Lottery will finish—the Wheel contains Two Prizes of £20,000, besides Seventeen other Capitals..-Tickets and Shares, Warranted Undravra, Ira as Bale as above. • ' • 'ilr'f'VrivkN *4i* IMULlatilli imiiipbmh ' Ptymotrni, Novntina . !hutch frigates, it is reported, have Mack their escape from Brest for America. Four other! pushed to sea from thence about a week ago, brat were forted to take shelter in a bay two miles distant, having been chaced in by our blockading squadron. Shortly afterwards, we understand, they attempted to get back to Brest. when they were fallen In with, and again chaced into the bay, by the Quest+ Coitaa Lorre man of war, which put into Cawsand Bay yes" terday morning, having been blown from her nail% in bad weather.—The Supply yacht sailed yesterday for Cowes with the Marquis of BUCKINGHAM; to whom the belongs.—We understand there are seve. ral French privateers cruising in the Channel, some of whom have been seen from the heights near Caw. ' sand.—Arrived the Rebecca, BINNETT, from Beltast, and the Betsey, belonging to Cardigan, from Dublin, both laden with ruin; the Dove, CoccNev, from Lyme; Mary Aen, TIPP/TT ; Mary and Matilda, QUILLNR ; and the Union, HAsy from Wales.-.. Came in the BACCRUS sloop of war, from a entice.— Sailed the SULTAN man of war, for the Channel fleet; and the AcnArns and FOXHOUND brigs of war, on a cruize.—Wind 'W. PORTSMOUTH, NOVEMBER S. Arrived the Concord, from Seville; Golden drove, and the Hope, from Cadiz t they have performed quarantine at Cork. Sailed his Majesty's ship MA DAGASCAR. for Plymouth ; TYRIAN, on a cruize ; DASNEAIARk and CENTAUR, for their station off Chefs burgh. His Majesty's ship Euttoras takes convey for the Downs.—Wind N. DOVER, NOVEMBER 8. A heavy gale came on from the northward last night. and continued nearly all this day ; many yes. sels have suffered from the effects of it, among diem are the following :—Schooner Robert, Wool) master, from Hull bound to Cadiz, totally lost on the Good. win Sands s the crew fortunately saved themselves in their boat, and landed here this morning—Princess Charlotte packet, from the Mediterranean, going up to Stangate Creek to perform quarantine, is gone down to Folkstone Roads, having been on shore on Margate Sand, and been obliged to throw her guns and part of her ballast °vet board to lighten her ;." she has lost her anc!iors and cables, and received very consider tble damage ; but being under strict qua rantine. cannot come into this port, and it is expected, when she is supplied with anchors and cables, she will proceed to the Motherbank, the wind being fair to g 0 down Channel. The brig Maria, from Exeter, bound to London, lost two anchors and cables, and is come into the harbour ; brig Liberty, of this port, front Newcastle, with cials, is also come in with, the loss of an anchor and cable"; brig Sliranianca, Capt. Lily, has been supplied from hence with an anchor and cable, and has proceeded for the River. A convoy is gone past this afternoon from the Down', bound to the Westward ; also the Sceptre transport, with Spanish troops, from Carlscrona, for .Portsmotah.-. Wind N.N.E. and blows hard. FALMOUTH, NOVEMBER 1. Arrived the Nocton packet with a mail from Lis• bon, in fourteen days.—Sailed the Duke of Kent packet with a mall for Passage, and the Duke of • Marlborough packet, with a mail for Lisbon. Wind North, fresh breezes and clear weather. WEYMOUTH, NOVEMBER & Sailed his Majesty's ships TARTARUS and Zsiort with a fine breeze at N.N. E. with a convoy for Cork, and the Chesterfield bye•boat, with passenger% for Guernsey. , • DEAL, NOVEMBER 3. Came down, from the River, the Unity, &owe mu., for Teneriff:, and sailed with the whole of the outward-bound, under convoy of his Majesty's ships GRIFFON and ALERT, for Portsmouth. Arrived the RAVEN sloop of war, from a cruize off Flushing, and the Nviamm, from off the Tezel. The Griffiths, Tuarcuza, from Halifax to London, lost an anchor and cable last evening in Margate Roads, and is put back to the DOwns.—Wind N. RAMSGATE, NOVEMBER s. The • Princess Charlotte packet, Captain WinTx, which got off the rocks last night, after throwing her guns and ballast overboard, and brought up in Kings gate Bay, parted from her anchor in a violent gale • and drove to sea. A boat with an anchor and cable has been dispatched after her, they are both out ofaight. The wreck of the brig Active's Increase has been towed into harbour without mast, rudder, or any stores whatever, and her upper deck and beams cut away, and about two-thirds of her cargo out from between decks. The sloop Fortitude of Dartmouth, Baooc master, has put in here with the loss of bow. sprit. A report has just reached us that a fisherman boaided a schooner at the back of the sands last night upset, and without any person on board, and that soon after she went down. • A Dow letter, dated al November, says, Ss Primed Clarke, peebat was bating about of Folkston. • BELFAST, OCTOBER SO. The weak, totally wrecked upon the Burr Idled last was the Janes of Runcorn, buithen 150 tons, Joanna &MUM! muter ; all the crew were ' drowsed s five of the dead bodies there found, and dot cently buried by Mrs. ECHLIN, of Echlinvale, midi*" to her praise as she ordered the bodies to be well dressed, acco rding to the custom of the country in genteel families.