Star. — London, England, 1812-02-24 00:00:00

SPAIN. By t h e Dispatch packet, arrived at l i Orismanth, we ! A ve received the following intelligence : nriGAL DI SPATCH FROM LORD WELLINGTON TO HIS ° O,FILLIINCY HENRY WELLESLLY, HIS BRITANDifc MA- JaSTV'S ANDAMADOR AT CADIZ. " GALLEGOS, JAN. 21. P SIR—I have the honour to transmit, by Briga tserAlova, a copy of my dispatch to the Secretary of sate , giving an account of the taking of Ciudad Ro aigo. Brigadier Alova, who was with me during i b es e operations, will be able to add any details which / n ay have omitted. I intreat your Excellency to in fant the Spanish Governor how much I am indebted o bis officer, Marshal C. de Espana, and Don J. l obes, for the fortunate result of this operation.— * inhabitants of Castile on this, and all other occa: o ns , when I have had any communication with i e s, have shewn their detestation of the French l a g and their wish to contribute, by all the means i t t h e ir power, to the route of the enemy. I have de- L eer ed up the place with all it contains, to Captain General Castanos, who is in this part of the country." " CADIZ, FEBRUARY in. g• s e .1 a The Ganytnede, Captain Purvis, is arrived from Gibraltar to receive Count Fernandez Nunez, who proceeds to England to fill the situation at present kid by the Duke Del Infantado at the Court of St. j a ms's—the latter being about to rettarn to this coun ry,to take his seat at the head of the new Regency. The Members who now form that political body are N I as best favour the cause of Spain, and la ill se cond the views of the British Government in their en dear= to extirpate the common enemy. is Don Eusebio de Bardasa Y Aguera, Secretary to the General and Extraordinary Cortes, has trans ciated by order of the Regency, to Mr. Henry Wel lesley, his Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Court of Ferdinand VII. a letter, in which is decla red the high sense the,Spanish Government enter tains of the service of the British Naval force that unemployed for the defence of Tariff - a. MOn Tuesday, the Dart cutter arrived from Ta rifa, having under convoy the transports with the British troops that were employed at that place; and on the same evening the Sabine, Captain Wrottesley; Onyz, Captain Phillips ; and Dart, Lieut. Allen, ailed for Carthagena, as convoy to the transports that were to convey the 67th regiment, with detach ments of Watteville's Ccrpt, Royal Engineers, Artil lery, he, under the command of Colonel Lambert, of the Guards, to be employed at Carthagena. This apedition was to be joined at Gibraltar by the Druid, Captain Searle. the troops at Isla de Leon, since the departure iCaptain Lambert with the expedition to Cartha pa, are placed under the command of Colonel Lord to CO .....t OG ~ i IM RA Pa* 212 46 diF it o lot " Ships In Cadiz Bay at this date c,rc.. ":—Revengts, 74, Rear Admiral Legge, Captain Nash ; 14,Captain Horton ; Stately, 64, Captain Dickson ; it Albans, 64, Captain Grant ; Ganymede, Cap ttia Purvis ; Hound bomb, Captain Squires ; Vol. ano'btanb, Captain Griffiths ; Columbine, 18, Cap. tin Muddle ; Charger mortar bi ig, Lieutenant As. kesti Desperate, Lieutenant Jenkins ; Fearless, Lieutenant Basden ; Basilisk gun brig, Lieutenant trench; Ist division of gun boats, Captain Carroll ; 21 ditto, Captain Thomas. The Encounter, Lieutenant Talbot . , is cruizing of Rota; the Rebuff mortar•brig, Lieutenant Jones, riChipiona ; the Tuscan, Captain Jones, is stationed :a the river Guadiana, off the town of Ayamonte ; the Thunder and Etna bombs are repairing at Gi braltar; and, by last accounts from thence, we learn that the Malta and Edinburgh passed through the Cut Without having • any communication with our shipping at anchor in Gibraltar. 44 The Regency of Spain have, by their edict of the 31st ult. positively forbid the supplying any of the places that are in the vicinity of the French bops, with grain, or any species of provisions. " Don CayetanoValdes is now Admiral and Corn baktin-Chief in this Bay, in consequence of Admi uirdlavicenzia, the popular Governor of Cadiz, kning been appointed one of the New Regency.— % Dispatch packet, for Falmouth, is expected to Itil this evening." SECOND EDITION. A chaise and four arrived at Lord Lwantoot's 0 6ce this morning, with Mr. DOUGLAS, charged with doPatches from Lord BENTINCE, at Sicily, to Lord Ireatenot. These dispatches announce that the Ring of SICILY has abdicated the throne in favour of t.e Hereditary Prince, whom he has appointed Vicar tkneral ; and that Lord W. BENTINCK has been ap- Peted Captain-General of the Sicilian Army, and Celeral MACFARLANE second in command. The i tlect Barons have been recalled, 'and the odious one Percent. tar repealed. The AoroN sloop has brought accounts of a mu. 4 ' l Y having taken place among some of the troops at that Island, on the 23d of December. They eued the Lieutenant -Governor, and were proceeding 430 to seize the Governor, which was prevented by iBt* i troops which rema i ir d f a i t hf u l. Si x o f t h e mu t".tr were instantly tried and executed, and tran quility restored. CATHOLIC EMANCIPATiON. On this most important question—a question which embraces the vital interests of the country) a most un expected concession has emanated from the PRINCE REGENT and his Government. We understand that a message was yesterday sent . by his Royal Highness the PRINCE REGaMY to Mr. PONSONBY, the object of which was, to declare, that neither his ROYAL HIGUNESS nor his Government should in any manner interfere in the approaching discussion and decision of the claims of the Irish Ca tholics; or, in other words, that it should not be con sidefecl or managed as an ordinary Government ques tion; but left entirely to the full, fair, impartial, and uninfluenced deliberation, and decision of Parliament. Mr. SftErIDAN was appointed to be the bearer of the message, but with that good sense, discernment, and knowledge of mankind, which uniformly guide his conduct in matters of such delicacy and importance, he requested that a third person might be present, when he was charged by his ROYAL HIGIINESS with the message, and while he delivered it to Mr. PON.. SONBY. The request was acquiesced in, and Mr. ADAM was the third person selected. Thus was all misconception of the terms and tenor of the message guarded against, and all possibility of future mistake about the accuracy of its Livery obviated. The issue of this concession may easily be foreseen. —ln the nature of things some time must elapse be fore the event, so anxiously looked for by the Catho lics, can take place ; but as their emancipation may now be considered as resolved on, we look with con fidence to their leaders for that moderation and patience which always charcterize men who look only for their rights, and who have no sinister views. Need we add, that this great question involves ano ther of equal magnitude and importance. Our states. men need not be informed (for they must know the history of their own country) that the disabilities and penalties existing by statute against Protestant dis senters were imposed upon them, only in consequence of the difficulties that presented themselves against every attempt to fetter the Catholics exclusively ; and not in consequence of any apprehensions that danger might result to the safety of the Constitution, from their exercise of every franchise. Nay'more : such was the dread of a Catholic suc cession to the throne of these kingdoms (a dread which now happily no longer exists) that the Protes tant dissenters themselves, seeking the sAft:ty of the state in preference to every other object, not only agreed but requested, with the view of lessening the apparent partiality of the measure, that they them selves might also be excluded from holding places of trust and emolument :—And hence the Corporation and Test Acts. What ignorance do many of our Country Courts display at this moment ! Is this a time to introduce intolerant doctrines, and constructions of these Sta tutes unauthorised by precedents drawn from the pe riod in which they were enacted ? The PRINCE REGENT gave a grand dinner on Sa: thrday to the following persons : Princess Charlotte, with Lady . De Mord and Mrs. Utlney ; the Duke and Duchess of York, and Duke of Cambridge; Lord Lauderdale, Lord Yarmouth, Lord Tyrconnel, Lord and Lady Keith, and Miss Mercer Elrobinstune; Lord Erskinc, Mr. She ridan, Mr. Adam, Mr. Culli-g Smith and Lady Anne C. Smith, and the Miss Fitzroys; Colonel Torrence, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Tyrwhitt. In the evening her Royal Highness the Princess CHARLOTTE, accompanied the Duchess of YORK to the Opera, attended by the Dukes of YORK and CAM' BRIDGE. There were also in the Box the Lords LAU DERDALE and ERSKINE, and Mr. SHERIDAN. This was the first appearance of her Royal Highness in any pOlic place of amusement or assembly. Add• ed to loveliness of person and countenance, her man ners and deportment appeared most affable and un affected. Though her presence was entirely unex pected, it soon attracted and rivetted the attention of the whole audience. The Duke of YORK gave a grand dinner on Fri. day to His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, Princess Charlotte of Wales, Duke of Cambridge, Lady De Clifford, Lady Anne Cul , ling Smith, Lord Yarmouth, Lord Tyrconnell, Chevalier la Caineai Colonel Blointield, Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Adam, and Mr. Culling Smith. GENERAL ELECTION c -..-IL is reported that Mr. BRAGGE BATHURST has expressed his intention to offer himself no longer for Bristol. In the mean time the canvass for Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY and Mr. E. PRO THEROE goes on with unusual ardour. A third Can didate, Mr. HENRY HUNT, has come forward on the independent interest. His declared resolution is— " never, directly, or indirectly, to receive one farthing tithe public money." LUCIEN BONAPARTE'S Poem was to hare been printed in this country. A specimen was printed at Worcester. Application was made to his brother NA POLEON to permit the importation of it into the Con tinent ; but this he strenuously refused. It would in deed be circulated abroad; but one copy would enable a French printer to publish it, to the infinite detri ment of the London publisher. Hence the publica tion is suspended here, unless the author will bear all the expences, which would be considerable from the style of magnificence which is designed for the decorations. It was intended to publish the original, and an English poetical translation of it at the same time ; but the execution of the latter is delayed on account of the difficulties attending the publication of the former. The King of DENMARK has ordered, that the letters. and papers found upon the Officers and Seamen of the Sr. GEORGE, shall, after inspection by the Magis trates, be sealed and transmitted to COpenhagen. The claim of Lieutenant HOMY, Royal Navy, to the Marchmont title, is to be tried in the beginning of March. ArTELLICEIVed. FALMOUTH, FEg. 21. Afrited yesterday the Montague packet, frost the Leeward Islands-28 days from Martinique, did not speak a single vessel on her passage. The Fancy, hired cutter, with dispatches for the fleet off Brest, has put in here by contrary winds. Eight o'ckck P. /.I. the Duke of Kent, (2) Captain LAwReNcE, has arrived from Jamaica In 32 days, brings no particu lar news. PLYMOUTH, FEBRUARY 22. Yesterday the SURVEILLANTE frigate, Captain Sir GEORGE COLLIER, which was reported to have been drove into St. Sebastian's, in a gale, and there taken possession of by the enemy, arrived here from Corunna, all well. Came in the Spring, from Corunna ; VOLAOE and FAVOURITE sloops, from the Westward ; Francis and Eliza, and Thomas transports, from the Coast of Spain . they have on board 300 German deserters from the French army.—Put back the Tox- NANT, 80, ARMIDE, 38, FAVOURITE, 18, and the Eliza, Jane, and Neptune tenders, in consequence of foul winds in the Channel. PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY 23. Arrived his Majesty's ship ROMULUS from Lislscrias with dispatches ; and the HERALD sloop of war, from the Mediterranean.—Arrived the PORCUPINE, PART& RIDGE, GOSHAWK, and NORTH STAR, from a cruize. —Sailed the PEACOCK with a convoy for the Downs. The CRF.SSIt, Capt. PATER, which sailed on Thurs day, to cruize off Brest, was forced back to Spithead this afternoon, her mainmast having been damaged by lightning soon after leaving this port. The POSIONE frigate, the Hon. Captain FANE, was commissioned this day by Lieutenant M. CoNoux. The VICTORY, ORION, HANNIBAL and PoicrtEns, are all ready for sea, and only waiting for orders. The ARMADA has dropped down to St. Helen's to be in readiness to sail at a moment's notice for the Mediterranean. She is waiting lor orders. The East-Indiamen under convoy of his Maje;ty's ships PIQUE, Hon. Capt. MAITLAND, and ANTLL( pr, Capt. WHITE, pro iempore, still remain at the Mother- I bank. The FURIEUSE, Captain MOUNSCY, for Cadiz and the Mediterranean, and the ZESOBIA, Captain A. R. WKENZIE, for Lisbon, still remain wind-bound in Yarmouth Roads, with their convoys r the MO', Captain Loring, is waiting to accompany them to a certain latitude. DARTMOUTH, FEBRUARY 22. Arrived, the day before yesterday, the Eliza car tel, with Mrs. BERKLEY and flrmily on board, from Morlaix ; arrived to-day the Adelaide cartel, from I ditto. DFAL, FEBRUARY 224 His Majesty's ship WARRIOR, and v Lady Carring ton, Indiaman, are again put back to the DoWns, by the violence of the gale which we have experienced the whole of this day from the W.S.NIT: 'The Amer' rican sloop Jenny, MYERS, for Oporto, has lost an anchor and cable, which is the only zhip that has suffered during the gale. Several ships have drove considerably, without doing or receiving any da mage.—Wind W.S.W. FEBRUARY 23.--Came down from the River, the Wexford and Glatton East Indiatiren, and several others, particulars not known, and remain in the Downs.—Wind W. and moderate. YARMOUTH, FEBRUARY 23. On Friday p. m. sailed with stores for Anholt, the Cautzen sloop of war: and arrived in these Roads p. m. the DAPHNE, Captain Firm; ; FLL, Captair HIGMAN 1 RALEIGH, Captain HOOPER ; PLOVER, Cap tain CAMPBELL.; and the FLAMER gun-brig t and this morning and Saturday arrived, the PYRANIUS frigate, Commodore DASHWOOD after remaining a few hours they all got under weigh (except the FLAMER), and proceeded for the island of Anholt, and having a very, favourable breeze, they were oot of sight by half-past three o'clock. Remain the Solebay (Vice-Admiral MURRAY), Aquilon frigate, Chanticleer, and Flamer. —A report is in general circulation of the removal of the packets from Harwich to this port ; it being found that when the packets are wind-bound at Har wich, they can sail from this port.—Sharp press here, by which several useful hands were added to the navy. I.EITH, FEBRUARY 20. The CHEROKEE sloop of war sailed from the Roads on Tuesday, with a convoy of three sail, for London. —The sloop Rose, of Berwick, from this port for Newcastle, was run down off Spittal Point, on Fri day afternoon, by the brig Ocean—crew saved. It was expected she would be righted at low water. GREENOCK, FEBRUARY 21. Arrived on Tuesday the Alexander, MITCHELL, from Honduras, in 59 days : sailed in company with the Perceral, LITTLE, of this port, for Bristol ; part ed on the 10th Jan. in lat. 30. 38. long. 76. 49. all well. On the 28th of January, spoke the Atlantic, LITTLE, from Jamaica for Savannah, out 14 days, and was informed two French privateers were cruiz. ing in the Gulf of Florida. Same day, spoke an American schooner, name unknowv, from Jamaica to Amelia Island, which vessel had been boarded by one of the above-mentioned privateers. Left loading the Clarendon, Foems, for London, and NeFturre, of Hull—the former to sail in fi days, and the latter in 14.—Arrived here on Wednesday morning the Co met, EDDINCTON, from New Brunswick, in 30 days. Left loading, the Fanny, CoLsroza, for Port Glasgow. eamm.r. A small vessel, the property of Chinese, has been condemned at Calcutta, for violating the British Or ders in Council, by trading, two years ago, to the Dutch settlement of Sourabaya, under die colours of a native Prince. The Judge recommended a petition to the Kkg in Council, as the Chinese had probably never hearl of these Orders. JAmAicA PAPERS. Papers have b:ca received to the 25th of December. The House of Assembly bad been prorogue fes the 14th ultimo. Ammag t'ae last iwoceedinss d i g he Session was an I.,struttion to the Commissionns t Correspondence to transmit to the 14 nd Ag here their Petition to the Pauses Renews.. The Council lad refused to concur in this measure. An Act pasted on the 14th of Dne:nbcr imposing a dUty of 3s. 4d. per lb upon teas imported into the island. In answer to a message from the Lieutenant-90. vernor, recommending to the House to (tarnish sup• plies for various fortifications &c. the House repro. sented that such was the distress of their constituents, that they could not provide money for many objects which they thou ;lit highly expedient. The expen.e of the Ordnance department, the House also stated, ought to be defrayed at the general cost of the Em. pire. They passed sr Resolution for the support of the White Troops necessary for the protection of the Island, but upon a new plan, by which a consider ' able saving will be effected. The Royd! Gazette states, that the inl'abitants of the province of Santa Martha, who are in 'avow. of the Cortcs, have declared war against Carthag na, and that several battles have been f aißlit on tl.n r Mordent, on both sides of which fortifications had been constricted. Much bin° I had not been shed, but the contending parties hadbeen alternately successful. .....The inhabitants of Carthagena had declared them. selves independent and abolished the Ingssi.i:ioa. The Officers, both civil and military, had taken the oaths prescribed. The Viceroy of Santa Fe, nominated by the Cortes, was expected to arrive from the Havannah. THE ARMY. Tues.lay the Berwickshire Regiment of ?braids snatched from Queensberry-house Barracks, Edin butgh, for Paisley ; they were replaced by the Rea frcwshire Militia, from the Castle. Two troops of the 15th Hussars marched, on Mor• v,horn Nottingham to Leeds ; another squadron have returned to the former town from Derby. The '23 battalion of the Royal Lancashire Militia have ni irchedhom Barwick, on their route for Muir selburgh The Forfarshire Militia, at present lying in Tyne mouth barrack, and the Carmarthen Mil tiA, lying at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, are under orders to march for ScrtlAnd. A trcop of the Catbineers (or6th Dragoon-guardß) a now sationed at Hamilton from l'icrsh•ll barracks, which, with the two troops that have kr.en there (or some time past, make nearly iO') men, fully moue. and iu cactlleut order. Mr. Yonze's levees for Naval Officers have been fully attended during the last week. More than lorty of various ranks, solicited audienCee on Monday law. Nothing farther has transpired respecting our rela. tions with Sweden. But it is pretty well known that Benr4.i.norre is anxious to keep on good terms a id% this country, from a conviction, that it is only by such conduct lie can hope to stand well with the I people of Sweden ; and *e have reason to believe that a reasonable prospect now exists of effecting a regular uninterrupted intercourse between the two countries. BONAPARTE is of course greatly dis. pleased with BERNADOTTE for the disposition the, evinced by him;—and this was the cause of.the late movements of the enemy's troops in the di. rection of Swedish Pomerania, and their subsequent seizure of the Island of Rugen. Bemed:erre is a man cf ambit:on, and possesses a towering mind that has ever been averse-to the admission of any species of controul, and with the crown of an independent kingdom awaiting him, he is indignant at the idea of beumring the mere vassal of a Tyrant, wltose con. duct, white even acting under him, he is well known to have disapproved and abhorred. Several months ag', he signified his anxiety- to form some amicable arrangement with this country, upon the subject of commercial intercourse. To forward this desirable object. Mr. THORNTON undertook his late voyage to the Baltic, and a correspondence was then com. menced, and still continues upon chit subject; and the dispatches brought by the last packet, we ar.l happy to find, afford the strongest lirpes that the de sired object will shottly be accomplished to the full satisfaction of the people of both countries. Cots MAR sr, MARL.LANT, Fie. 24.--Tlda dat the fresh arrivals of Wheat make a middlirg supply ; sake rolerib:y brisk, and fully at last prices ; some &elect aid auntie about igtis. per quarter. Bliley and Malt are each uearly at rite last increase In price. In Peas and Beaus of each description no material varia von. We have ncr many fresh arrivals of Oats, hut tolerable quantities remaining—part of last week's (upwards of 38,000 quarters); front the demand, last prices are beady supported. Flour without alteration. CVRIENT PRICIS I Wheat, 645. s6s. 10.7 a. • Heins 5Ss 604 • Fine ditto, 1146. 118 s. Tick duo (new) 498.64 a. Rya 50s. 56e. Ditto (fine Old) 55e, .bas Barley, 50s. stts. Oats, 301 32s 37s Malt, 84s. 90s. Poland ditto, 38e. 40$. Od, White Peas !boilers) 765. Ms. Potaroe ditto, 44a. Grey diva, Ms. es.. Rape Seed, 469, £6B. Fine Floor, 90s. 9h—Seconds, 65.. to 90s. SMITHFIELD MARKET.—February 114. Beef Ss Id to 6s 94 Vest 7. Od to Is Ocl• ' blotton bs 2d to 6s Id Pork. as 011 to Ts sd IttAD Of CATTLII ruts SAT. Beasts, about 2200—Sheep and Lambs, 12,3011. Calves, 100-.-Pip, SOO. PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW IN SMITHFIELD Hay 41 4s to 51 bs New Clota 51 Os to CI 6a New Hay 01 Os to Cl Os Straw ill Os to II Itie At Les . .ves Maker, Wheat £27 to £2B per bad; Barley 54a to 581 ; Oats 38. z. to 40). per quarter; Flour 92.. per soak. rie.E Ss. to ss. sd per :tone ; Mutton 45.11d.t0 6%. 4d. per stone% Poik es to 60. 3d. per stone; store Pigs were consideratly cheaper Winchester Fair, on Monday, was pretty well attended, al-. though the day was unfavourable. The price of old cheese was from 846. to 105 s. per cwt. and that of Sew, from 68s, to SW. There was a large quantity pitched, a deal of, whirls ref mained unsold on Ti ',day, and sone eefwednesday, The price of loft dor cheese • aperienood wane depression, oq the second and tLird day; but that of the rhos natitund 1404