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

• 1 4 TIM tools O -riViiite•lollol4lt • , .x..L t .__ • t, i , - ; .!.... . ~ The Natal -Day oflais Royal Itiglinits the Duke 1 of YOEK was marked by a most elegant eitertaiii ment given by the Qtrenit, at Frogmort Ledge. 'Me preparations on the occasion were tinder-MOM*. diate direction' of the , Princess Etrzarfsrit, 'whose taste is too well known to require eulCgy. Eve. y chaste and handsome decoration fancy could suggest was adopted, and indeed the tout ensemble was equal to those pleasing scenes of Oriental splendour which, in detail, have so often charmed us Europeans.. 'The weather was peculiarly auspicious, and thefttensued upon the lawn. The tents used on the occasion were those taken from TIPPOO SAIB by the late Marquis CORNWALLIS, and presented to the QUEEN. That in which her Majesty dined was Tippoo's own tent.. It i is of an octagon form, and truly magnificent. The outside was strong oil cloth, and the top exhibited . evident marks of Eastern splendour. The inside was lined with printed cotton, with yellow borders. The four sides resembled India shawls, as did the curtains. The back part was ornamented with the Ptunc's feathers, composed of hydrangias, roses, &c. wider the crest were G. P. R. also formed of flowers, very appropriately surrounded by wreaths of laurel, in honour of the Marquis of WELLINGTON'S brilliant victory over the enemy. On the right and lett the letters F. and W. made likewise of the most choice flowers, procured from the island in Frogeaore Gardena. wisiet, had a very pleasing effect. The QUEEN and PRINCESSES arrived from the Castle at 11 o'clock. The new plateau desert 'service, made of fillagree, executed uncle• the orders of her Majesty, was displayed on thi., occasion, and for beauty, taste, and workmanship, is not to be equalled in this coun try. The large centre piece exhibited his-MaaEsTY, in his lull ccronation robes, and is esteemed a very good likeness: over the figure are festoons, part fil lagree and part chased silver ; and over the King's head, a dove, most beautifully formed. In addition to the plateau a large quantity of chased plate was I used. The outside posts of the tent were decorated in a most charming maiater, with heaths, &c. &c. On each side of her MAJESTY'S tent were stationed two long tents, similarly ornamented. At the end of these were two smaller tents to correspond, in the b an y d i and' other of which were hung hay-rakes, hoes, and other i rnpiementsof agriculture. The whole was surrounded intra th n e g r e fl tnrewe esrsbeing tubs, p c l o a m ce pje f t o e r l y o i h a i t d p b u y rp ge s ran e T i o h n e i tents were so well arranged, that they appeared like one long table. A party of the Blues (dismounted) and of the 55th, stationed at Windsor, were admitted into the Gardens, which had a very good effect. The company began to assemble at half-past four. The QUEEN and PmmotssEs, who had retired from FrogmOre. returned again by five o'clock. About half-past five the PRINCE REGENT, accompanied by the Earl of YARMOUTH and Colonel IfiLootartELD, ar rived from London, in Lis travelling carriage, with; three out-riders. Dinner was then ordered to he served up with all dispatch. On the Royal Family passing to their tent, the bands of the Royal Horse Guards and 15th Light Dragocns, played the Na tional Air of 46 God save the, King." The QUEEN took the centre of the table, the •Plitscg REGENT on' her left, and the Duke of YORK on her right. The Duke of CLARENCE presided at the right tent, and the Duke of CAMBRIDGE at the left. The dinner con sisted of every delicacy the season afforded. The dessert likewise exhibited the choicest fruits, &c the country could furnish, which was admirably arranged by his Majesty's confetti incr. On the health of the KING being given, all the com pany stood up, while the bands played " God save the King." They continued playing during the whole of the evening, which had a delightful effect, pro duced from the wind instruments in the echo from the water. On the day-light disappearing the top of the covered way of the Pavilion was brilliantly Mimi , natcd with variegated lamps, forming G. I'. It. over them a crown; on the right and left of them were F. and W. on each of them were crowns. There were also stars, wreaths, and other devices. This display was opposite the QuCEN 9 S tent. About half past eight o'clock the company left the tents and retired to the Pavilion ; the Royal Family and' the principal 'part of them to the large romp usua ly used as a dining room, adjoining the Library, where the QuezN's hand in their full uniform were assembled, and performed a concert of instrumental music. Others of the company promenaded the Pa vilion, and retired to conversation partiei in different moms, where coffee, tea, &c. were serves up in a very superior style. The concert concluded about eleven o'clock, when tae Royal Party retired from Frngmore. , - Among the company we noticed, besides The Queen, the Prince Regent, th e D u k e an d D uc h ess ' o f 1 Yolk, the Doke of Clarence, Ptincesics Augusta, Eliaaneth, Mary, Sophia, and Charlotte of Wales, there were Lord and Lady Bu!keley, Lord and Lady Langford, Mr. Lake,tir A. and Lady IdOpc, Earl Yarmouth, Colonel Bloomfield, Lord and Lady Boston, and daughters, Count Mun.ter, Colonel Stevenson, Earl and Countess Harcourt, Earl and Countess of I .imerich and daughters, Colonel Howard, Colonel Desbrow, Sir 'r. Stepney, Dowager Duchess of Leeds, and daughtt.r, Mss Knight, Gene ral Calvert, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Nonhey,. General %Vinyard, t;tr,eralTaylor, Earl and Countess Marclesheld,l.ady 1.1 hynne, Countess of lkosslyn, Mrs. and Miss Vyse, Lord and Lady Ham den. Mr. and Lady Culling Smith, Lord and Lad" Asbbrock, the Marebit.ness.of Cornwallis, Mr. and Mrs. neeman . tie, Lady Melville; &co &.c. Yesterday morning the Nixon Recent, aceom• panied by Count Isilumarsrt and the Earl of YAn u, left Windsor for Brighton. Parliament, which stood prorogued to the 23d *:want, has been further protogued to the 4th of October. Yesterday a Cabinet Council was held at the Fa :Lip Office, at two o'clock, which sat till past four. Yesterday the Prince of ORANGE and his Father dined with the Earl of lavEnrooL ) at his seat at Cumbe Wood. Yesterday, her MAJESTY and the PRINCESSES ho noured Mr. and Mrs. FREENIANTLE with their coni pany to a public breakfast at their seat at Englefield Green. • Mr. Acres, a pedestrian of note, did five miles yes terday, on Hounslow-heath, in two minutes under half-an-hour, for a wager of 50 guineas, play or pay. A person complaining of a trick played off upon him by an eccentric character, concluded by saying " tie's au odd fellow, but I'll be even with him." • g w! ~ ~ M./C.'“. THE ARMY. • 1; o0s • Tnm ellerts *re daily expected rolutd from the WM for the purpose of taking on board many de. chtnents at present at the d'epot in the Isle of Wight, mitt their several regiments is North America...— They.;ll embark from Cowes on the arrival of the ships at that port. The Inverness Militia have struck their tents on :Sonthsea Common, and marched into the Fotehouse Barracks, Portsmouth. All soldiers and followers of the army are, by a Geneial Order, to be subjected to Vaccination, and if any. repugnance is manifested, the Surgeons of regiments are directed to remove the prejudices, by representing the harmless nature of the operation. The 7th Light Dragooni, about to depart for the . Peninsula, are SOO strong. ' The 79th regiment (2d battalion) marched on Tuesday from Glasgow, for Paisley, and the Kirk cudbright Militia for Port Seaton. Serjeant-Major Lilley, of the 2d Batt. of Royal Marittes, in re-embarking after the late affair of Cra ney Island, America, unfortunately fell dnvaa the hold of the ship, and was killed. Thursday se'nnight Joseph Glaister, ofiitoneraise, blacksmith, was tried by a Court Martial, for not ap pearing at the head-quarters of the Whitehaven Local Militia (he having been ballotted ai‘cl sworn in), when - he was sentenced to 21 days imprisonment. COURT MARTIAL. The following is a Copy of the Sentence of the Court Mmtial held at Whitehall on the 21st and 22d of June, 1813, f6r the trial of Colonel Sir J. EASIER, of the Royal East Landon Militia, on charges pre ferred against him by Captain T. B. V. SYMES, of • the said regiment : " '1 he Court having duly weighed and considered the evidence adduced on the prosecution, as well as what has !wet! offered In defence, are of opinion, that Colonel Sir Joust- 44 salt is Not Guilty a behaving in a scandalous, infamous manlier, such as is unbecoming the character of en Officer and a Gentleman, in any tit the at titles of the charge, as preferred against him by Captain L'. V. Ny si ES, and do therefore acquit him thereof. " With respect to the first article; the Court are of opinion, that Colonel Sir Jolts: EAMER was justified in issuing the Order of the 30th of July, 1812. " With respect to the second article, the Court are of opinion that Colonel Sir JetiN EAMEK did duly forward the letter allu• ded to, in the regular official manner. " With respect to the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth articles, the Court are of opinion, that although the facts as detailed have been proved, yet that the conduct of Col. Sir J. EAMER does not appear liable to the imputations therein ascribed to it, though at the sante time, with reference to the sixth article, the. Court cannot but express their regre: that Colonel Sir Jour EAMER s hould have been led to use any unguarded expressions. " With respect to the seventh article, the Court are of opinion, that no proof has been adduced of Colonel Sir JOHN EAMER'S having ordered the attendance of Captain Svst S, with the vetv of rendering Lint (Captain SYMES) amenable to Military 1.2 w, from the answers he should then give, nor of his (Colonel Sir J. EAM en's) then and there using exulting exclamations', expressive that he bad so committed hint. " The Court, however, cannot conclude their finding, with out remarking, that the conduct of Captain Sy ME s, as tar as it has been brought before the Court, does not seem to have been dictated by motives for the good of the service. " I am to acquaint you, that his Royal Highness was pleased, in the name and on the behalf ot his Majesty, to approve and confirm the finding and Sentence of the Court. I ant farther to acquaint you, Mat under all the circumstances of the case, as they appear upon the tate of the proceedings, and which have apparently led to the observation ot the Court, That the conduct of the Prosecutor does r seem to have been dictated by motives for the good of the Service.' Ihe Prince Regent was pleased to command, th:u it should be ints. mated to Captain Symcs, that, as he appears in the Charges he ventured to prefer against his Colonel, to have been actuated by a spirit of Insubordination, at variance with every principle of di.cipline and duty front a Subordinate Officer, his Royal High nesi Las no farther Occasion for his services in the Royal Last London Regiment of Militia. Gigue t) " FREDERICK, Commander in-Chief." " Lieut.-Gen. Sir I I. Burrard, &c. &c. &c." EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM AN OFFICER OF RANK IN TIM. ARMY OE LORD WELLINGTON, DATED THE SD INbTANT. " kVe never yet saw such desperate fighting, or experienced resistance so obstinate as en tnese days/ (the 28th ..nd 30th). The manoeuvres of the enemy' were admirable, and all his positions chosen With in finite skill, either for attack or defence, victory or defeat. !-Ie could assail us from most of his crowned points with great advantage, or he could reinforce and protect hi s t ro op s on t h ese st a t i ons with celerity and effect. If successful, they were well calculated to ensure the finits of victory, and, if beaten, to save kiln from the disasters of retreat. Yet from all these positions he was completely forced, and dreadfully cut up in is retreat, which it required all his efforts to cover, in any way, so as to prevent its being con verted into a disorderly flight, notwithstanding the mountainous nature of the ground, which in many places defied combined and extensive movements.— Lord WELLINGTON was struck 1?y a spent musket bullet, which lodged in his sash, but, thank HEAVEN, did no harm to our beloved Commander. His Lord ship says he never met with so daring and powerful an -Jimmy ; but it seemed only to rouse the British lions more to vanquish him. Indeed, nothing can describe the devotedness and ardour of our forces.— The Portuguese acted nobly. The Marquis of Won cEsTER was struck by a ball, and fell from his horse; but this brave young Nobleman was only stunned, and was soon ready again to partake in the glory of his comrades. The defiles and passes which abound in this district, afforded much facility and security to the flying foe. We have, nevertheless, taken great abundance of stores, baggage, &c. Numerous pri soners are hourly bringing in, and I do not think their total,loss can be less than 20,000 men." The following Spanish details of the late opera tions have been received by a respectable mercantile house in the City : " Bilboa, August 2. ‘, What we know that can be depended upon, re specting the siege of San Sebastian, is, that from the 23d to the 25th a most tremendous fire was kept up on both sides. On the '2sth three breaches were practicable, the one for thirty-two men abreast, and the other two admitted from sixteen to eighteen men each. In the assault which the English made by one of the breaches, it is reported they lost one thousand men ; but it is known from one who was engaged, that the number did not exceed 600 men in killed and wounded, who were mostly picked up by the French. On the 27th, in the morning, the French made a sortie, and surprised 200 Portuguese work. men, who were carried into the town. The place has suffered much from the cannonade, particularly • %Mir . the cddibwn, and thestreets of Atecha and San Juan are ;Wetted te ashes. The inhabitants were not suf fered' lo qua the town, which forced man 'to thrOW themselves into the water, the greater part Of whom were drowned. On the 27th, part of the besiegers retired, leaving only 4000 men, on account of- tvhat took place in Navarre; and from this moment the fire ceased on both sides,,butsvithout doubt will com mence immediately, unless .the garrison capitulates. Thettoops proceeded towards Navarre, as the French attacked .lay Aya, Vera, and Roncesvalles. In Vera the nine repulsed with the loss of 1500 men. The diVis t ion..4 Longa having conducted itself. uncom monly rte)l,,Soult, dispatched by. Bonaparte as Regent of Spain, united with Clausel, broke through the . points of Haya and Roncesvalles, on the 26th, with 80,000 men, and notwithstanding the division of Mu rillo fought with the greatest braverN and suffered much, it was forced to give way. to superior num bers ; and the French commanded by Soult, with the quickness of lightning, appeared on the 26th befwe Villaltm, a town distant only three quarts s of a league from Pamplona. Conde de Abisbal (O'Don nell) stopped them the whole of that day. On the `27th they endeavoured to communicate with the ton of Pamplona, and O'Donnell being hard pressed, (which ha* observed by General Espana, who was entrusted with -the siege of Pamplona), he instantly marched to his soppert, containing at that same time the garrison, who, profiting at this mo ment, made a sortie, in order to take possession of a I strong red house, distant half a league :from Pam plona ; but General Espana foreseeing the event, left some Spanish regiments in observation, who drove them back at the point of the bayonet. Lord Wellington informed of what took place, made a ra pid movement, although not with all his forces, to succour - O'Donnell, and on the 28th and '29th, corn pletely defeated the enemy with the loss of from 12 to 14,000 men, compelling him to abandon the pro ject of succouring the town, where Soult intended to introduce a lame convoy, which has been captured. It no longer remains doubtful that the object of Souk was to relieve the town, which has been frustrated, and his army defeated, after a most tremendous bat tle, and O'Donnell succoured in time to maintain his important station." The following is an extract of a p r i va t e l e tt er from Berlin, dated the 24th ultimo:-- 6 4 There is no doubt entertained here hut that hostilities • will again com-' mance on the 16th of August. The whole of the army of Bonaparte is calculated at 400,000 Men, of, whom 200,000 are in • Saxony and Silesia, 100,000 near Wurzharg, and. 100.000 in Italy, .under the command of the Viceroy. The Austrians going over to the Pru :siaris and Russians, here seems. certain. To-morrow the Crown Prinie Of Sweden is expected, who has under his command an army of 120,000, and it is expected will take his head-quarters here. Bonaparte will command the army in person. In Leipsic ail goods remain yet tinder sequestration."• The following is the exact amount of the military force at present in the field under the CROWN PRINCE or SwEDEN, as Commander in Chief : Prussians, including CttO Cavalry and Buloves Corp 3 .40,000 . . Russians, being the Corps of Wiazingt•rude, Czerntchoff, Worenzow, and TiAtenborn - . - . 21,000 Hanseatic Legion—Lubeckers, Hancverians, and Mixt linburgers, commanded by Count Watmoden - 12,000 Betish Trnopq, under General Gibbes - - 5,000 Swedes—Eilective - - - . - 212$°°° 44 MO Reserve in Scania - - • 12,0(0 3 1213,000 Total And of these 20,000 are Cavalry. On the Ist August the head-quarters were at Dem min, and the positions were such as to cover Berlin. A letter from an Officer in the fleet off Flushing informs us, that the French have in that harbour eighteen sail of the line, five frigates, one corvette, and thirty brigs, seemingly fit for sea. Our light vessels keep crtfizing up and down the river night and day, and are frequently honoured with a shot from the batteries, but seldom with any effect. The fishermen inform them, that the inhabitants are 'in a most Wretched state, and that, in spite of the severity of their masters, their indignation not unfrequently breaks out in acts of outrage, sometimes accomp4- n ied with bloodshed. GUlLDHALL—Yesterday P.F/yett was charged with assaulting Cath. cyan, in the One Tun public-house, on Monday evening, and cutting her arm, neck, and face,*in a most shocking manner. It appeared that the prisoner went into the house, and found the coin plainant drinking from a quart pot, when be seized' the pot, drank the beer, and, on her remonstrating with him, knocked her down,• and otherwise mal treated her.—He was committed for trial. UNION HALL.—A question possessing considerable interest, as it respects builders, came on to be decided before Mr. BURNIE ) at this Office, yesterday. Mr. Eyles, a respectable builder t had been employed to build some houses f or a Gentlethajnamed Bain, who resides at Croydon. He commenced the work, and one of the houses, which was of the fourth rate, had been carried up a considerable way against the eat of a third rate house, belonging to another person, ‘s Len Mr. Craige, the District Surveyor uhder the Building Act, discovered that the party-wall between the to o• houses was no more than nine inches in thickness—a substance not equal to what the Building Act requires it should be between houses of that rate. Of this cir; cumstance that Gentleman gave notice to Mr. Bain ; but no notice was taken of his representation; the wall was not made thicker, and the work went on.— Mr. Craige then applied to Mr. Eyles and to his men, informing•the former, that if he proceeded with the work, he would do it at his own peril ; that the build ing was an illegal one, and Mr. Bain would be obliged to pull it down again ; and if he shculd, • after this, dispute paying Mr. Eyles, he would have no remedy, the building being an illegal one, the law would not enforce payment for erecting it; and further, that every man who, after having had this notice, should continue to work upon it, would be liable to fine or imprisonment. Upon this representation Mr. Eyes took his men off the work, and would not lit them proceed in it. Mr. Bain, upon this, summoned him for having quitted his work, leaving it in an unfi nished state. Mr. Craige prov e d th e mater i a l f acts ; when the Magistrate decided, that the defendant was not obliged to go on erecting a building which etas contrary to the regulations laid down by law, and therefore illegal in itself. Such being his opinion, he , discharged the complaint. ~.: 0 , ...... . SUSSEX ASSIZES. - Sarah Steer . e; a young woman, daughter of the Postmaster of Steyning, was indicted I r ste.iiing a £lO Bank of England note, and a AS Brightau note, out of a letter, put into the Post-office, at Steyning, on the 7th of Ilay last. J. Cheeseman, a shrwlkeeper at Steyning. , sa id, that . on the 7th of May he put up £lOO in hits in& n6tes, • for the purpose of remitting it to a Mr. Herbert, a cheesemonger in the Boroagh. Ater double wafer ing the letter,-lat gave it to his brother, who said he . . put it into the Punt office. By r-t urn of post he re ceived intimitinii that L'Bs only came to the hands of ' ,his cotrespondeat.. This occasioned an enquiry, and . 'a Alb and £5 note were pr duced to li;in by Mr. Parkins, of the Post-office, which, upon ieferriwg to his book, were the santz that he inclined. . 'l'. Barrett, a man who carries the bag from Steyn- ' log to Shoreham, statal, that the prisoner sorted and marked the letters on the 7th of May, and she then gave him a £5 Brighton Bank -note, to br.ng change tor her, :ma desired him not to tell her father, as she • did not choose him to know how she gut it. He got it changed by the • Post-mistress at Shoreham. In tracing the note,. however, its identity was lost, as the Post-mistress at Shoreham; could not say the note pre duced was the same she received from Barrett. The Counsel for the prosecution then endeavoured to trace, the £lO note home to her po.wession, for which purpose they called the father and mother of the prisoner, upon whose testimony alone the.life o the prisoner depended ; but all they stated was, that they fotind the £lO note in tile window of the bed room itrwhich the prisoner stept f but that other per. sons had siCess to that room as well as the prisoner. Lord ELLEMBOROUGH told-the Jury, this seas evi dence for them to consider of; but he thought it too slight to warrant 'a conviction, and advised them to: acquit . the prisoner. yerilicr 7 —Not*Gaill. It latish, was indictecifor secreting a letter, put . into the O ffi ce at Mayfield , Sussex, tor th e pur pose of ben• forwarded by the post. Mr. SteiWta, a shopktdper, at Mayfield, said he put four half hank:notes into a letter, for the puipuse of sending tbetw,w London. He carried the letter himself to the Royal Oak, which was the receiving house, and laidit down upon the table, together with a penny. The prisoner, who was servana r maid, was-, in the kitchen, together will) ner mistress and two children. The letter did not reach its destination, sad in Gino was missed. that day. ... By the evidence of the lad who carried the letters )to Uckfield, and of the mistreat of the Royal Oak, it appeared,:that they had but three•lettersto send, and*. therefore, when they vyent to make up 'the bag;lhe one Was Missed immediately. The Prisoner gat asked whether she had seen the letter, or had removed it. from the dresser ? she said, she bads pot} it-and the penny into the drawer. The penny was found, but the letter was not. The loss of the letter caused some inquiry, ancra few4laysafterwards the prisoner told. the mien that be 'Mold find some money in his, bax. Ffe• haid, how could it get there, for it was locked, and he had the key?,, She replied, that she hall put it there: under. the lid. He did not, however, find it. Again, in a day or two afterwards, she desired him to get some one tolet her down the well in the yard, for that there was money at the bottom. Ai lAA, after some delay, ;t was thought proper to send a pet. son down the well, and a man ilf the name of Broker went down in the bucket, and at the bottom he found the letter torn, and the halves of tlie notes whin) it had encles .d. These being produced to Mr. ilterees; he identified the letter and the half notes. ' • Upon this evidence the prisoner was fOUTladtliitt: . Edward Head and John Rose were found guilty of horse-stealing. , Mr. Bourne, a farmer at Brightling, in this county, proved that his hot se was put in his stable on the night of the 11th of May, and the next day was missing. Two days afterwards, , as he was riding on the Horsham road, he saw the prisoner Head riding his horse, in company with Rose and a man of the name of Seale. Being alone, he did not think it pro. dent•to say Ay thi r tig to them, but he rode forward to a public house on the road, and the landlord join. ed him in pursuit. As soon as the prisoners save. themselves followed. they turned out of the high road and made across a* field until they were stopped by a hedge : here Head and Rose abandoned their luirses k and scrambling through the hedge Attempted to hide themselves in the ditch, but they were discovered and apprehended. Seale said he was riding his own horse, and had joined them at the fair. Head, in his defence, said he had given two ponies and ie.s for the horse at the fair. The Jury found Head and Rose Guilty, and Seale Not Guilty. Rose was also convicted on another indictment, for .stealing a horse, the property of John Jarvis, a far ther' in the same neighbourhood. The horse was tako Off the common ; and the defence the prison4x set up was—that he had only borrowed the horse without leave of the owner. Jame: Newcombe and Michael M , Gellich were indic ted for a robbery on the highway, and forcibly taking from Edward Chapman a watch, frock, waistcoat, hat, and trowsers.—The prosecutor stated, that on the 16th of June lie was going over the South Downs, near Lewes, when he met the two prisoners, who were soldiers, but they had no plates in their caps ; they stopped him, and, drawing their bayonets, threa tened to run him through if he did not stop. They then made him strip off his clothes, and took them from' him, one of them giving his trowsers in ex change. The next morning he went to the barracks and gave up the clothes they had left with him. It was discovered that the iwo pt 'sone: s had deserted, and a Serjcant was sent in pursuit of them. They were immediately apprehended. —The Jury found their), Guilty. So little effect had the near approach of death on the late if yfey Whke, that, on the attending Clergy. man asking him, a Sew hours previous to his esecu. don, if he could administer any consolation to him f His reply was---« Only by getting some other man to be hanged for me !" Yesterday evening, about half past nine o'clock, as Mr. Nasty, engraver, of the Strand, was passing through Tottenham court-road to Kentish -town, he was attacked close to the wall of the Chapel by a gang of villains, fourteen or fifteen in number, and robbed of a watch, gold chain, and seals.