Star. — London, England, 1813-07-22 00:00:00

IBARLIANINTAter lloclialgdi I% ~~~:. by U)ath JULY The Royal Alban *as Oven W tootetimleit, io the lot Wig Bill, Palmer's Remnoma. Bill.the Irish Leta Sherge MI, the Trinity Doctrine Bill, the SMp Dwaine' Relief RA tie two Mor e/id Union Insurance Bihs , and she Corn ilatrigatiso SRL The Coinmmioners *ere the Loan Ceenr.44.06.1 the Did bf Cnousogromatr. and Lap WaLszsionest. The Vote of Credit Bid a the Mons' Rill waft . pasted. Mr. Swinburne presented at the Bar the four Quarterly Re. pions from the Treasurer of Weitminitter StWeipoettiorod to Ile on the table.—Adjourned till to-cotton,. HOUSE OF COMMON& At half pist three, the Commons weresitemobbd t the b•- pay Usher of the black Rod to the Howe tit Lords, to hear the Royal Absent grren by CUmmission to certain Hills--(Fee which see the Lords.) On his return, the Ss, suss acquainted die House with what bad taken plkce, and the House adjournsid immediately. THE EV EKING STAR LONDON. THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1815. p 4 Ica OF 4 ICKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK: Red. 521 W —Cons. 565a—.for ace. 57i 57 56i 4 per Ct. 72-5 per Cr. 85/86-omnium 5. Long Aus.l4 1-l6tb {—Exch. Hills 51. La. disr—Bds. Ss. 71. die This afternoon, the PRINCE REGENT in person pro- 1 rogtred both Houses of Parliament, in a Speech deli vered from the Throne, in the House of Peers. The streets were lined the whole of the way from Carlton souse to Westminster Abbey, by detachments of the Guards; and his ROYAL Hztputtss mteredi the House of Peers by a temporary porch, erec ted in the western front, and termed the Prince's Door ; a raised flooring having been erected for the occation, with an awning or canopy of scar-1 let cloth. The Speech, we have reason to be. lieve, underwent corrections at a very late hour this afternoon, probably in consequence of the dispatches brought by the Gottenbergh Mails ; so that no pre cise or accurate sketch of its contents could be ob. tained in time for out publication. We understand, however, that it expresses the approbation of his Royal Highness for the diligence and attention, with which the business of the Session has been conducted in both Houses of Parliament. His Royal Highness next, after thanking both Houses for thev vigorous and liberal support of the exertions made on behalf of the common cause, briefly alludes to the Russian and Prussian campaign, as af fording grounds for satisfaction, if not of congratu lation, His Royal Highness then alludes to the war in the Peninsula as having been attended with tht most brit iant success during the Session which has elapsed, and mentions the glorious battle of Vittoria in appro priate language. The continuance of the war with America is no. ced as requiring additional exertions from chit coun try to support its dignity and maintain its prepon denince. The Gentlemen of the House of Commons are thanked tor the liberal supplies which they have granted, and the. Speech concludes with the usual recommendations of unanimity at home. Yesterday, soon after two o'clock, his Royal High ness the Puns REGENT held a Court at Carlton House, which was attended by the ARCHBISHOP of CANTEILEURY, the Lon PRESIDENT of the COUNCIL, the LORD PRIVY SEAL, the FIRST LORD of the TREA SURY, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the SECRE TARIES of STATE for the Home. Foreign, and Colonia DepatiMents, the MASTER-GENRRAL of the OR.D vane, the .PRESIDENT of the •BOAnD of CONTROUL, the CHANCELLOR of the DUCHY of LANCASTiIt the Loan STEWARD of the Housenot.u, the LORD CHAM BERLAIN, the COMPTROLLER of the Hovsstucum, the MASTER of the HORSE, Earl of FUR, Visc ount CHET WYND, Lord J. MURRAY, General FINCH, &C. We are happy to state that considerable progress has been made in building British frigates, of such a scantling, and to carry such a weight of metal, as will give them, alien compared with American fri gates, -something more than the name of ships of that class. In tact, out old frigates should now be placed in another class—or rather they should be put out of commission, and their officers and crews in. staatly be turned over to the new frigates, some of which are now in the River waiting for men. Let us hope that Lord ivlnvifLe will continue to direct his attention to the classes of frigates in the British Navy—they are a most important set of slips, to ,; , ich frequently falls the honour of assert ing and maintaining, single-handed, our sovereignty en the ocean ; the national honour is frequently in their hands, as the SIIANNON'S brilliant action de- Monstrates. As it is now evident, by the AMELIA's severe contest with the. French frigate, and the superiority in men of the CHESAPEAKE, how Use less must be any of our frigates of a less size than 38 guns, we may hope that indefatigable exer tions will be continued td place our Navy, iu this respect, on that footing which is indispensible for the maintenance of our maritime glory. But we woura recommend more than has yet been contemplated. Why should we limit the scale by that of the enemy ? the advantage of superior size and weight of metal has been examplified by the enemy. Let us not be tri?!'e followers—improve the idea—employ guns of a which has never yet been attempted by any nation. Our frigates should be capable of not only contending with any that may oppose them—they should be able to blow them out of the water. That not a moment should be lost in this impor tant object is rendered more and more apparent by the eveiits of every passing day. It is known that Commodore RODGERS is in the North Seas, and pro-' bably in quest of our Greenland ships. In that • quarter we have a frigate and a sloop.. Were the former of the proper size ; but unfortunately the ALEXANDER, like several others, is only a frigate in name, carrying 26 tftive-pounders with 200 men.— It is true she has a brave and skilful Commander, Captain CATHCART, who so heroically defended the SEAGUL brig till she sunk ; but he will have a fearful odds to contend with should he meet the President. WPROttPTV. Lie Conuirs ailridto eti Tara **ere book* AU the world ma thotheks hos a joker; His Laraine. sieertiens to Caimans %disk spoke* tress Cesopletekp related by Nowt It has dam bees esellros'd by is braes Cepa& Sams; That loon Hot& with lees sasses 11$1 Cialso6 ; Can drub Yankee Doodle-4er our tree Hearts of Oak Made the Chesapeake strike to tie gnomon Louden, hty 11, 1833. het-niaimi • IV.IV4L IIVTELLIGLte. The destination of h;sldajnty's frigates Passininst, Ern:tams, and Eustorm, is nosi ascertained to be Leith Roads, and not in quest of Commodore Rona GERS. They arrived in Leith Roads the 19th lasts Letters have reached town from Hulls which state, that no account had been received there, as has beest pteviously stated, that the PitESIDENT and Aitovs, American frigates, had been seen SO leagues west of Scotland. • FALMOUTH, JULY ia. The Lapwing packet, with a Mail for Halifax. is gone into the Roads.—Wind variable. TORBAY, JULY so. Sailed this morning his Majesty's sloop of war Tailor, with the outward-bound for Newfoundland, &c. to join the feet now off Berryhead..Wind N.E. fine weather. PLYMOUTH, JULY 20. Arrived his Majesty's schooner WHITING, Dente. nant GEORGE HAYED, with the brig Friends, COLLINS master, of Pool captured on her voyage from New- Ifoundland to Gibraltar by the American privateer America, Captain Vicrun, of 16 long 9-pounders, 2 long 12-pounders, and two 18.carronades, from Salem, and recaptured by the WHITING. The crew report the following captures having been made by the Americans,near the Bicnksof Newfoundland, with in the last two months, viz.—the brig Success, of Pool, 230 tons, and 3000 quarters of fish, for Gibral tar; brig Sprightly, from St. John's, liberated; brig Magnet, of Pool, for St. John's ; brig Brothers, of and for Guernsey, 240 tons, and 3500 qrs. of fish ; brig Douglas, for St. John's; an American brig, under licence, from Liverpool for Halifax ; the Ame rican ship St. Lawrence, with bale goods ; two Irish schooners, with butter and cheese, plundered and liberated; and the brig Lucy, with cotton and rice, for England from Halitax.—The REINDEER sloop of war was left in chase of the privateer by theWIIITING schooner. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 21. Arrived his Majesty's ship MAGICIENNE, of 36 guns, Hon. Captain Gonnor., with ten transports, from Lisbon:--sailed on the 3d inst. with 15 sail ; the ARCIIER and URGENT gun-brigs, and SWAN cutter, with convoy from the Eastward; and Clinker, M,lC.zri zta, from Malta, last from Falmouth, and sailed again for Stangate Creek.—Sailed this morning the Veit : BASLE, 74, Captain MILNE, with specie, and the tran sports, having numerous reinforcements for Marshal WELLINGTON, for St. Andero ; and HORATIO, 38, Captain Lord GEORGE STUART, with convoy, for Lisbon, Cadiz, and the Mediterranean, but the whole are brought up at St. Helen's in consequence of a fresh breeze springing up from the Westward. Went out of harbour a Russian man of war, store ship. DEAL, JULY 21. Arrived the Lord Wellington, HALL, from Cadiz, bound to St. Petersburgh ; and his Majesty's cutter KING GEORGE, from a cruize off the Tezel.—The Countess of Elgin has a signal (or Portsmouth.— Arrived the Jamie, from.the Baltic.—Wind N.E. HARWICH, JULY 21. The Lord Nelson, Captain DEANE, arrived at day. light this morning from Gottenburgh, af►er a week's passage, and brings a Messenger, Mr. Pi eca.ER, from the Head-quarters of the Allied Army. The news of the Battle of Vittoria had reached Gottenburgh last Sunday week, and had created much joy ;—Mr. Mums, the Messenger, proceeded directly to Head quarters, to announce the happy tidings. The horse transports, that sailed from the Downs some time since, were off the Holmans last Wednesday. [LEITH, JULY 19. The PRESIDENT, ETHA LION, and EURYALUS fri gates from the Nore, came up the Frith on Saturday afternonn, but when below the island of Inchkeith, were countermanded, and ordered to the Southward again, by the Adamant flag-ship in Leith Roads.— The CHEERLY gun , brig arrived in the Roads On Sa turday night, from Heligoland. We base this day given some farther extracts from the Gottenburgh Mails. The chief topic in all the journals and letters is the Armistice, which (if it has not been renewed) teresinated on Tuesday. the 130th instant. All the accounts from the North assert con fidently that hostilities would recommence on the ex piration of the Armistice; and; on the other hand, all the private letters from France assert, that there will be a renewal for two months. An article which has appeared in the Petersburgh and in the Konings burgh Gazettes, is deserving of particular attention. It may be considered as demi-official, and to us seems to hint at a renewal of hostilities as more desirable for Europe at the present crisis, with a view to ulti- mate safety, than a hollow peace. The aim of France (and a letter from Vienna seems to concur ht the idea) 'appears to be the adoption of such a basis as might eventually produce a peace to the exclusion of England, on some pretext or other : that of the Allies seems to be, that no basis shall be adopted that may lead to a separate peace.—The accounts from the Continent relative to this topic may be soon ex pected to be highly interesting. tiik MU& It is understood that the fine detachfhent of the 4th Copilots Battalion. whieli went out under the' command of Major HARDY, on board the Success frigate, to Bertnuda, is tb be reinforced by sen di ng out 150 more gene ral service men. with a proportion of Officers, all to be placed under the command of the Hon. Major Borura, Who embarked Last week fW Bermuda from Portsmouth. DOVElta JULY CI. The Bath Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) came In this Morning from Hythe, and embarked on board the Isabella (614), Bellona (615), and Dinas (SH) transports, which left the harbour this afternoon, and atle now at anchor in the Roads, waiting for the ebb tide to Make, when they will proceed down Channel Under convoy of his Majesty's sloop RtNracno. The Regiment is about OW strong, and is commanded by Lieat.-Colonel Tuoawrost.—The Voyager ttansport has just lett the harbour, having on board the horses belonging to the staff of the B.sth Regiment. ALICANT EXPEDITION. Having no cause to serve but that of truth and justice, we think it a duty, in the absence of farther Official information respecting the Alicant Expedi tion, to lay before our Readers the following state ment respecting the f bites of Sucher and of S.r JOHN MURRAY, given in a respectable MOrning Paper on the authority of private letters from . Officers serving under Sir JOllll MURRAY : ." Buehet never had, since he took Valencia, 20,000 disposable troops. Two-fifths of his army are Ita lians, he has also a battalion of Baden, and two pro visional battalions of Bavaria, so that not more dean one-half of his force are French • and it is estitnated by our Officers that our Sp an i s h and Sicilian Ansi barn s are superior to his Italians. There is not an Officer, we can venture to assert, in Sir JAIN MUlt- RAY'S army, except himself and another, who be lietvs that Sucher had with - him when he marched from the Xucar more than eight thousand infantry and five hundred cavalry. The force from Barcelona could not have exceeded three thousand men, and MATHIEU from that quarter has never been strong enough to communicate effectually with SUCHET be fore Sir Joics came into his province. Had he now attempted it, there is every reason to believe that he never would have returned. Every fortress in Cata lonia must have been in a manner immediately in. vested by the armed Catalans under Enotts and the other Chiefs of that province. " This was the state of the enemy's force, and of his prospects, at the time Sir JonN MURRAY invested Tarragona. The following is a correct list of the corps of which the force consisted that embarked with Sir JOHN from Alicant. Part of it (the 2d batta lion of the 67th), was detached on a particular ser vice, but still it may be considered as having been opposed to the geceral force of the enemy : ZIAST—.IIIIIIIIIITIII TROOta THAT CAME FROM MILT. ISL Battalion 10th Regiment - - - 930 tat Do. 27th Do. - - - 1,100 Ist Do. 81st Do. - - 1,050 lit Do. Seth Do. - - - 1,100 A Battalion of Light Infantry from the Regiments now in Sicily - - - 850 A Battalion of Grenadiers from the Regiments now in Sicily - - - - 800 Detvhment of Cavalry, 20th Light Dragoons - 325 Three Companies of Foot and Horse Artillery • 860 Detachmtntof the 95th (Rine Corps) . - 3 00 Ditto of Sappers and Miners - • - 300 6.--. Total - 7,165 secottn---sarrisn rams cakitrit i t amt. 2d Battalion, 67th Regiment • - • 800 Urn Compa:iy of Artillery - • • - 100 THIRD-.-RAITIIII FROM LOAD WRLLINGTON'S ARMY, WII II THE 1 A MUMS TRAIN FROM 11/IDAJOI. Oue Company of Artillery - - - - 190 Total Brhish in the Expedition . 8,193 rOVILTE—FORTVOLIESIMM LOW vaLLINOrON.S ARMY, WITH THR AROVI TRAIN. Two Companies of Artillery - • - e:o FIFTII-OtRMANS /ROM SICILY. Thee Battalions of the Line of the King ' s German 1 . 11 3 ,0 n - - - - - 3100 Regiment De Menton . . - 950 Demi Battalion of De Roll's Regiment • 500 Demi Battalion of Dillon's Regiment - - .500 . 143,a1 (exclusive of Sicilians and Spaniards) 13,495 SIZTH—SICILIANS, &C. FROM SICILY. Royal Regiment of Sicilian Guards, two Battalions 2,100 Calabrese Rifle Corp, commanded by Col. Carey, of the 10th Regiment - 750 SEVENTH—SPANIARDS FROM MAJORCA. First Regiment of Spanish Cacadorer, com manded by Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Campbell, of the Royal Artillery - - 1,100 GesieralWbittingham's Spanish Division, of which the above was some time ago a part - 4,500 T•tal 21,943 “ A corps called the Italian Levy, and command ed by Colonel GRANT, of the East India Company's service, amounting,to upwards cf 3000 men, could not be depended upon, and were lett at Alicant, with some Other Sicilians.” The Crown Prince of Sweden has left Stralsund for the Prussian Head-quarters. The Duke of CLARENCk took an airing yesterday on horseback, and visited the POUNCE REGENT at Carlton House. We are happy to say, his Royal Highness appears considerably recovered from his late sevete indisposition. At the Council the Earl of Firs was introduced and sworn in Lord Lieutenant of the County of Banff. The Princess of Wams rode through the Parks yesterday. The Cabinet Ministers dined yesterday with Mi. VANSITTART, at his house in Downing-street. The Duke of MONTROSE will 'leave London for Scotlar.d to-morrow. Lady WILLIAM Bermes( came home in the Vo- LONTAIRE t which arrived with the dispatches from Alicant. The IVconosn OF LONDON will finish his Report to the PEINcI RZOZNT in Council to-morroar: at the conclusion of Captain GOODALL'S trial on Monday, the ATTOANICY-GeNSRAL was assisted to the Bar of the House of Lords, where he Was heard on the AlitLIE and STArFORD Peerages; he was suffer , ing very much from an attack of the gout, which has prevented his attending the sittings in London, but as it is con fined to the foot, and he is in all other re sp..mts in the best health and spirits, there is reason to expect that in two or three days he will be able to resume the public duties of his profession. SrrmAiA Fitt* r4tYkthiLt •••••=••••:•••••I; i VU'ItHIR PAR =WNW'. The number of visitors who were preitent at &II splendid Festitial, upon >i moderate computation, we understand, exceeded s&.ven thousand, and so turners oat were the carriages, although they were enabled. from the admirable arrangerhents which had been Made by the Stewards, to approach the two gates of ingrel with little difficulty, that at nine o'clock yesterday morning a few of the guests yet remained, unable to gain their vehicles, and the hour of ten had elapsed before they had all quitted the scene of atmiserbent; The Stewards waited till the latest moment in tht Gar: dens, and by their assiduity and p, liteness tended, in a great measure, to counteract the unpleisay sense , : Lions arising in the minds of their guests, from the isms pediments to their departure. Dancing, as we observed in our account of yrster: day, was by no means general; and, with the except don of a few partial reels among the 6ourreois, thit amusettient was wholly disregarded. This ex; act.. dinary circumstance;—extrie tdinaty, because we are aware that the female visitors went fully *pared for the full enjoyment of this favourite recreation—ad leant is to be ascribed, in a great measure, to a Lo tion which universally prevailed, that the hall w• uld ' be commenced by some of the Royal Family ; a no tion which teemed, from the restilt, tb have no foun dation. The fact was, however, that a diffidence vas felt on all sides, from a timidity that each individual laboured ender, to be the first to afford an example ; and hence the night passed away without those en joyments for which such ample and commodious p.e parations had been provided. In addition to the ordinary sources of accommoda tion which the Gardens afforded, an immense nom; of rout chairs and stools were obtained fro n seve I celebrated upholsterers, fir the use of the visitors n Tuesday ; but even these were insufficient to affutd accomniodation to all. The dinner consisted of the following articles :- 250 large tuteens of turtle; 150 dishes of chickens, two and three on a dish ; 50 turkey poults and pul. lets ; 30 pigeon pies; 30 large venison pasties ; 10 sirloins of beef ; G rounds of beef; 1* hams; 30 neat!" tongues; besides pastry, shellfish, and fruit. There were only madeira, claret, port, and iced punch.— One thousand three hundred and fifty persons sat down to dinner. After the health of di? Mirquis of SVEtustrroN, an Ode, written for the occasion, was performed.—Ser the next Page. The supper partook rather of the attributes of a Jim: re.na.rt than of a regular entertainment, and of consequence something of a seramile K its obser vable. Gallantry, however, was " the order of the night," and the most sedulous attention was paid to the comfort and convenience of the belles. Of ices there was a great profusion there was also an abundance of tea, coffee, cold meat, rasberry and cherry waters, negus, lemonade, Ike. The division of labour agreed upiin amongst the Gentlemen of the Committee for conducting the Fete were as follow : Lord Robert Seymour, the finance department. Lord Gwydir, the music and refreshments. Lord Yarmouth, the arrangement of the order of seats at table, the ball, and the distribution of the police and military. Mr. Calcraft and Mr. Mellish, the dinner, wine, &c. Mr.. Wellesley Pole and Colonel Congreve, the de. sign and construction of all the works, decorations and illumination, exterior and interior. Mr. Long Wellesley, the illuminated Wee verte and parterre.. Mr. Bagot, the arrangement of the grand beaufet. No Architect was employed in any part of these most superp and extensive preparations. Tickets became so scarce on the morning of nice bration, that 20, and even thirty guineas, were in vain offered for one for the dinner. Propottionate prices were also tendered for the evening's amuse. men t. Of the dresses worn by the belle: and beaux, We have already given a comprehensive sketch, we have now only to add, that the Princess of WALES wore a whir* satin slip, with a black velvet body, thickly stude.cd with golden ornaments. Her hair was tastefully dressed, and interspersed with artificial flowers and diamonds, which were also worn by several other of the female guests. Her shoes were of white satin, and a lace shawl was thrown negligently over her shoulders. The Duke of Sosszx was dressed in his full dress uniform, as Colonel of the Highland Volunteers. The Dukes of KENT and CASIBRIDGr. were in re gimentals, and the Duke of CLARENCE was in an Ad. mind's uniform. We were sorry to observe that his Royal Highness did not seem to possess that elasticity of spirit which the scene was calculated to promote. The Duke of GLOUCESTER was in regimentals, as were indeed all the other males, who had any dal= to assume the costume. The Right Hon. RICHARD gRINALCY SHRRIDAN was conspicuous in the throng for his wit, good hu mour, and vivacity. It is natural to suppose, that in the course of the confusion necessarily attendant upon the approach to the Gardens, that some trifling accidents would occur; it is, however, gratifying to reflect, that no event oc curred which could be considered of a serious mture. The Sons of the Whip had a few quarrels, but they were decided in a summary manner, and were at tended only with the ordinary consequences of pugi. listic contests. About five o'clock the company began to retire—. but to their carriages was impossible ; at least two. thirds of the company were obliged to walk home, particularly those who could sot secure even a boat; any conveyance was preferable to walking, after hay. ing encountered the fatigues of the night—they were amply sufficient to knock up the most athletic. The crash ambng the carriages was multiplied, long ere the dawn of day even Mr. SHERIDAN'S Wilt* did not escape—it was literally dashed to piecei. Tuesday night has been one of the ltirkiest for coachmakers of any other for many yeah. It is supposed that not less than 200 carriages have been broken in the back pelmets and sword-eases, besides many others which have had their poles broken and were otherwise injured. Many Gentlethen had the precaution to hire old carriages Odic difittent coals. makers, to am alCir own.