Star. — London, England, 1813-11-20 00:00:00

1~ It ~d )n y. e. rrt of or to ea by ion the of I o THE. EVENING 8414.- LAND N. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1818. PRICE OF STOCKS 'VHIS 'DAY AT TWEI.VR O'CLOCK. Reduced 57 ti . —Cons. 58} 59—for ice. SO $9l 4 per Ct. 7.41-5 per Ct. 90 891 901--Onsn. 7+.44cw,4fil Bic Lung .Anai.l4 I—Bonds, ls.9s. tbs. 4xchyuer Bills ts. Se. prem. The New amnion' bore yesterday 41 per Cent. preen. Very large purchases were made by Dutch tioases. We yesterday mentioned the arrival of the PRIN. CESS Auousta frorn the Weser ; but, as we already stated, nothing on the subject of the Campaign in the North in an official or authentic shape has reached us by this opportunity. Many rumours, however, were in circulation in the British squadron, and among the fishernien on the North coast of Holland, which we have little doubt will ultimately prove to have been correct. The blowing up of the Bridge , of Lindens's, by the mistake , of the French Corporal, as alluded to in the French papers, was represented on the Continent •to have been followed by conse quences which almost annihilated the retreating army. As it was, it is reported to have left 90,000 prisoners in the hands of the Allies. General BLUCHER'S affair at Kosen, on the 21st, is also reported to have been of such a decisive cha racter, that it put lt in the power of the Allied Ar mies to separate, without endangering the success of any future omatiods. The. PRINCE ROYAL of Sweden is said to have ad vanced through Westphalia upon Holland, while Prince SCHWARTEENBERG followed the retreating French army on the Erfurt road. General Goes, with the British expedition, recently at Stralsund, has I advanced, and after crossing the Elbe he has occu pied Hanover, The whole of the French troops, and I such of the Westiihalians as wereattiched to the French party, at Cassel, have fled, and the capital is once more occupiedby a Russian force. The intelligence of an official character brought', by the Princess Augusta, although it does not relate to objects of equal magnitude with the above, is ne- Vertheless cheering. An expedition from Heligoland, consisting of se veral gun-beats, has made a successful attack upon Bruck and Bremerlee, in co-operation with a small Russian force. The French garrisons of these for tresses were surprised and made prisoners. Captain FARQIMARt of the DESIREE, has proceeded up the Weser and taken two French corvettes, and two gun-boats. The,Ems and Weser may now be considered as open to our commerce. Several mer chant vessels from these rivers and also from the mouth of•the Elbe, had arrived at Heligoland for cargoes. The last letters from Heligoland are dated on the 6th instate. It was reported yesterday upon 'Change, that the! French Government had succeeded in negociating a forced loan for twenty-five millions sterling, without much difficulty; and that thenew Conscriptions were Allingip . 4i:trance without any symptoms of dissa tisfaction. -. It. is extremely probable that Bow APARTE may have succeeded in raising a considerable sum in Lis present emergencies ; for his Marshals, Senators, Generals, and in short all holding official situations under his , execrable Government, are the richest in dividuals of any country in the world. The plunder of the whole of Europe has been divided among them, and, with but few exceptions, their property is almost wholly personal, and of course immediately convertible. It is quite natural that these dependents should subscribe to the last farthing in support of a war which now has for its object, to secure to them and their families the means of future subsistence. This is a system, however, which must sooner or later have an end : the war, now that the Allies may be said to have entered France, will be more expen sive to the Government of that country, than, at any period since the Revolution. The maxim of making " war support war," so often written in the blood of unoffending nations, will now, in all probability, be recorded in a similar manner on the territory from which it issued. By a vessel arrived at Plymouth from Passages, the following letter has been received : Passages, November 10. i• The rainy weather has for some days prevented onr army from making any movement of consequence. ' However, I have just received the intelligence, that our troops struck their tents yesterday, and began their march .inrainaace. Important events may be expected immediately." Count Mtnwrza had an audience of the PitINCE RILOINT yesterday. • Yesterday the Duke of YORK transacted military business with the PROM& REGENT. The Duke of Baunwtat had a long inwOew with :IC PRINCE REGENT yesterday. at Carlton House, and took leave of the Panics; it is, however, understood ►that the Royal Duke's departure from this country is delayed for a few days, in consequence of a conference sith the Earl of LIVERPOOL and Viscount CAME REAGII. His Royal Highness's horses were to have left town yesterday, but were countermanded. The latest advices from Calcutta, mention that I.ord Mnrro, on hearing of the appointment of the Earl of MOIRA to the ofhce of Governor General of India, made the necessary preparations for his de parture for Europe. The HUSSAR frigate was or dered to be got .ready for his Lordship's reception, and was expected to sail about the end of July. • TWO GOTTENBURGH MAILS. • We haxe this day received two out of the several Gottenhurgh Mails now due. They bring no intel ligence troiu that place later thee the 4th instant . , on which day the Packet sailed, and the accounts have been In some measure anticipated. The following -are the only communications ws blare received : V 16 GOTTENBURGH,^NOVEMBER 9. 66 We have a report that another battle has taken place between Weissenfels and Lamberg, in which the French lost Ten Thousand Men, and Fifty-four Pieces of Cannon ; and that Napoleon commanded in person. 4 , -Another report says, that Victor's corps, 38,000 strong, was completely surrounded after the battle of Leipsic. Davoust retreated to Hamburgh, and, after blowing up the fortifications, left the place. 66 The King of Prussia is at Potsdam. 66 Accounts state, that the Crown Prince is march ing the whole of his army to Holland. 66 The victory at Leipsic was most complete— Fifty Thousand Prisoners, and Two Hundred itn4 Fifty-three Pieces of Artillery were taken I" FASHIONABLE MOVEMENTS. • ARRIVALS. The Earl of Rochfort, at his house, in Broton•street, Berkeley square; from his seat, Wickham •Market, Su ff olk. Sir Wm. Geary, Bart. at Warren's Hotel, Chulemtreet, St. James's-square, from his seat, lit Kent. Lord llrownlow, at his house, In Cavendish-square, front his seat ' in Lincolnshire. I Lady Catharine Tilney Long, at her honse„Bronk-street, hem iller seat, Draycot, near Chippenham, Wi:ts. Dowager Lady de Clifford, at her house, in South Audley. street, from Windsor. DI PART URES. • - Lady Saltoun and the Honourable Miss Fraser, from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's.street, to her Ladyship's seat lc Kent. Sir Win. Parker, Bart. from St. James's-street, to his seat in Suffolk. Lieutenant-General Robinson, from St. James's -street, to Bury St. Edmonds, Suffolk. Lady Lucas, from her house in St. James's-square to her seat at Pultney. 11. H. Molyneut, Esq. M. P. from his house in Lower Gros venor -street, to his seat Arundel Park, Sussex. Lord and Lady Frances Spencer, from Marlborough Hcuset to Blenheim, Oifordithlre. T. Drake, Esq. M. P. from Hitcheoek's Hotel, Albemarle street, to his seat in Hens. The Dinner-party at Carlton House, on Thursday, to meet the QUEEN, were m'•re numerous than than* Wednesday. Among them were, besides her MA... JESTY, the Princesses Euzasern and MARY, the Prin• cess CHARLOTTE, the Dukes Ot YORK, CLARENCE, and CAMBRIDGE— The Earl and Countess of Liverpool, Viscount and Viscountess Castlereagh, the Marquis and Marchioness of Hertford, Earl " and Countess Cholmondeley and Lady Anne, the Countess of Harrington, die Duchess of Leeds, Earl of Yarmouth, Lord C. Beutlnck, Count Munvter, Lord and• Lady Henley, Earl and Countess of Arran, Lord St. Helen's, &c. • At nine o'clock there was a select party at tea and Cards. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE and his attendants, who are to accompany him abroad, are in readiness upon a short notice to leave England for the Conti►tent. Letters have been received in Town from Sir JOHN MURRAY, in which, referring to the censures passed upon his conduct at the aff.iir of Tarragona, he cites, as a full justification, the 13th article of his instruc tions, strictly forbidding him to hazard a battle under any circumstance's which could give room to appre. bend that the result might be itch al to cripple the efficiency of the force under hislontinand, The apartments prepared at Carlton House for the reception of Prince ERNEIT, the QuuN's Brother, are those occupied by the Duke of CUMBERLAND during his confinement there, in consequence of the wounds which he received when attacked by Se/IL,. The Countess of ARRAN had a select card party yesterday evening, at her house in Dover-street. The new Bishop of Peterborough, Dr. PARSONS, owes his elevation to the patronage of Lord ELDON. The Marquis of HUNTLEY is taking the benefit of the Bath waters, preparatory to his marriage with the accomplished Miss BItODIE. Mr. DALLAS on Thursday took his seat on the Bench in the Court of Common Pleas, as one of the Puisue Judges of that Court, in the room of Sir V. Glass, now Chief Baron of the Exchequer. An Hibernian having been found guilty of a bur. glary before Mr. Justice DAY, in Ireland, shrewdly 'observed, he had lost by day. what be had got by night ! The following is an extract from a, Will to the possession of a Gentleman near Newry : " And if the said G—, my late wife, shall marry, die, or any other way miscsaisot herself, •she shall forfeit the said legacy." Mr. KotaLes ensuing engagement at Covent garden Theatre is fur 25 nights, at £5O a night, with a clear benefit. Thursday a Court of Directors was held at the East-India House, when Captaiti:Themzsuazas was sworn into the command,f the Asia, destined to Ma dras and Bengal. • Yesterday a Court of Directcsral wailteld at the East India House, when the Surrey, of 448 tons, engaged to convey convicts and stores to Botany Bay, was permitted to proceed from thence to China, to bring home a cargo of tea. The Chelmsford coach was robbed on Wednesday morning, 'of a parcel directed to Messrs. ESDAILES, from the Bank of CRICKITT. Rurrau., and Co. of that town. Thursday evening the apartments of Mr.TaoLLoP, in Gravel-lane, Wapping, were entered by some thieves, who packed up, ready to carry off, a great quantity of linen, wearing apparel, and other articles but being alarmed by a servant unlocking the door, though hc could not gain admitta6ce, as they had bolted it inside, thy made their escape at the back part of the house, without their booty. Tuesday se'nnight, while the troops in Galway were celebrating the late victories, by firing a feu de joie, a fine lad, about fifteen years of age, was killed by a horse that took fright. SECOND EDITION.. FARTHER ADVANCE OF L9ILI) WELLINGTON INTO FRANCE. After this Paper was put to press we received notice of the arrival of the Queen Charlotte Packet, from Passage, in eight days, with Disp.tches from Lord WILLINGTON. His Lordship's dispatches are dated on the Bth instant. They detail no military events of import ance, but there are several private letters in Town from the Army, dated the 9th, stating the advance of the united Spanish, Portuguese, and British Armies in three columns across the Nivelle and Adour, with the view to continue the Invasion of the Territory of France. Bayonne is blockaded by sea and land, and the Marquis advances at the head of nearly the whole sum of the Armies lately in the Peninsula. The igth _ Cavalry, in particular, is described as being more nu merous and better appointed tb.aa at any period in the Peninsular war. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. MAss,s Dur—n (*teal** tiolisiobn4-1 Lisbon. PLYMOUTH, NOVEMBZR Yesterday arrived the Yeoman's Glory, Coon*, from Neath. This day arrived the Ann, "TAYLOiI s from Newport. The Zseava brig of war takes con voy to the Eastward, as far as Portsmouth, and, it is expected, will sail to-morrow.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Vacs DE PARIS, Rear-Admiral Sir H. B. NEALE, Captain Jousts, for the Channel Fleet ; the ANDRO MACHE frigate, Captain Tows, on a cruize off the Coast of France ; and his Mrjesty's ship Bumf, en jute, Captain &smock, for Portsmouth, to per form quarantine. PORTSMOUTH, NOVEMBER 19. Arrived the Bauusi, 36, Captdia Bancocx, from the Mediterranean, last from Plymouth ; and Minx- TOE schooner, Lieutenant Wsu.sams, from the West ward, with convoy. Sailed the CENTAUR, 74, Capt. WHITE; DANNEHARK, 74, Captain BAKER; SEA• .HORSIL, Sti, Captain GORDON ; MINSTREL, 20, Captain MTN= ; and GRIPER, 14, Captain MITCHELL, for the Co'ast of France; Hopi, 10, Captain SAURIN, With convoy for the Downs .y and INTELLIGENT, 12, Lieutenaut Tucxxst, with convoy for Guernsey.— Came into harbour the COLUMBIA, 18, Capt. CHADS. DEAL, NOVEMBER 19. Came down from the River, the Mariner for Ja maica, Dundee for the Cape, Renown for Bahia, and the Eagle for Honduras, and remain with About 30 sail for Jamaica ; the Cornewall for . India ; aad up wards of 50 sail of merchantmen for Grenada, Bue nos Ayres, 'St. Croix, Domingo, Dominica; Marti nique, Trinidad, ,Tobago, Demerara, Cadiz, the Havannahl Nevis, St. Kitts, Tenerife,' Bermuda, Smyrna, Honduras, America, &c. etc.—Wind S.W. MILFORD, NOVEM'BER 17. Arrived Ihe Lively ; Thompson ; Waterford and Arabella, Fountayne,. from Jamaica, for Liverpool ; Elizabeth, frotn Dublin, for London ; Friends, Edwards, from Yougball, for Liverpool ; Christian, Cood, from Dublin, for London ; Draper, Davidson - , from Belfast, for Palermo ; Favourite, Hodge, from Dublin, for Plymouth; Lord Vernon, Langdon, from Dublin, for London ; Perseverance, Twentyman, from Waterford, for Liverpool.--Sailed the Fox- ROUND sloop of war,. for Plymouth.—The ship Dra per, above mentioned, shipped a sea to the westward of the Smalls, lost tWo men, and had at one time three and a half feet water in bd. hold. It has blown an uninterrupted gale from the westward for the last fortnight ; but I am happy to say, it has done no ma terial damage on the coast. COPY OF A LETTER FEOM AN OFFICER SEEONGING TO HIS MAJESTY'S SLOOP BRITOMART, TO HIS FRIEND IN LONDON, DATED NOVEMBER 14. 44 I wrote you the 16th of September, since which we have been cruiziug off the Tezel, Watching the motions of the enemy's fleet. On Friday, the 22d of October, the wind shifting from the Northward and Westward to the East, we anchored the Brito mart close in 'shore, within three or four miles of Kykdoiin, the fleet in the Tent bearing E. N. E. with the intention, that, should the enemy get under weigh during the night, we should discover his movements. On Sunday, the 24th, about e'en o'clock, p. m. the 100k -out man on the starboard-bow reported two' strange sail on the starboard-beam, which were found to be two large brigs, under easy sail before the wind, and bearing down upon us.—. We immediately beat to quarters, cleared for action, and made the private night signal; about that time they were within pistol-shot of us ; we then cut the cable, and were immediately under sail. When they observed us to be under canvas, they hauled to the wind on the larboard-tack, and we after them, opening at the same time our broadside of round and grape. They were then within hail of each other, about a cable's length to windward. As soon as we gave them our broadside, -observed them to make all sail away from us: we pursued them, and after SO or 40 minutes chase, drove them under a battery of 18 guns, a little to the southward of Kykdown, where they anchored. From the hazy weather, and darkness of the night, in so intricate a passage as that between the Haak Sands and the shore, and from the strength of the battery by which they were sheltered, Capt. Riddell did not think it prudent to attack them at their anchorage.— We now laid the maintop-sail to the mast, and in this situation watched their manoeuvres till day-light, when, to the great mortification of our gallant little crew, observed them get under weigh, with several gun-boats, and anchor safe again in the Tezel". LAW INTELLIGENCE: T.COURT, NO\ • The Union, Ot.serran mas.er.— nits Amer'can vessel, laden with a cargo of. cat:on, on a voyage from Philadelphia to gburd..auri v was Captured, o the 18th of January last, by his Majetty's frigate Is.;, and his been coudernned since as prize generaby and the question now b: tore the C lust was th ,t of 4. 'claim of joint capture, set up on the part of his Ma jesty's ships Andromache c-it -otA,•and R oo t, of ground of being in Chace at the time f the prise in quesuon..The Court, Atte' hearing evi. „ deuce read, and the arguments of t..:uttl_i mu this case, deferred its judgment to a future day. NEMSEA T 9 COURT OF KING'S BENCH, NOVEMBER It • .• _ _ THE EXECUTOR OF ADMIRAL DRURY W. THE Enka/TOR OF LORD OARDISICR. This was an action brought to try the right to cer tain Prize-money. At the trial before Lord. ELLEN. BOROUGH, a verdict was taken for the plaintiff, subject to the opinion of the Court, on a case to the following effect :—Lord Gardner was Commander in Chief of his Majesty's ships at Cork, and upon the coast of Ireland, in the beginning of the year 1905. In Fe= bruary of that year he gave orders to Captain Lake; of the . Topaz frigate, to gb and look out for the Ja maica convoy, Ste. and afterwards she was to cruize six weeks within certain limits. After she had been out some time, she took prize and hi ought her into Cork. In the month of March, 1805, Lord Gardner received orders to take the command of the Channel feet, and to deliver up to Rear-Admiral Drury the command of the squadron stationed at Cork. Lord Gardner accordingly directed the Rear-Admiral tb proceed immediately to Cork, and on his arrival to take under his command the ships named in the mar gin, of which the Topaz was one. In the order from the Admiralty, Lord Gardner was directed to shift his flag on board any frigate be chose., and to pro. teed in her with all dispatch to Plymouth. In con s e.. quence his Lordship made choice - of the Topaz, and an her arrived at Plymouth. On his arrival there, be wrote a letter to Captain Lake, stating, that he hXd the authority of di, Lords Commissioners of the Ad miralty to direct him to cruize a 'eek to the west ward, in order to protect the Surinam convoy ; and after that to emits in pursuance of his former orderi. After the week had expired, the Topaz made two captures—the one within the limits of the Cork sta tion, the other without the limits of the station.• but after a chace : it was not found whether the chace began within' the limits of the station or not.-' The question • in this case was, whether Admiral Drury ' was entitled to the flag-officer's eighth of th.ase prizes, or of either of them ? and the verdict was to be en tered according to the judgment of the Court. ' Mr. GIFFORD stated, that he had to contend on the part of the personal representatives of Admiral Drury, that he was entitled to the flag.officer's eighth in both those prizes. After the decisions of Nelson v. Tucher, 4 East's . Reports, 238, and Keith v. Pringle, 4 Eyes Reports, 262, it could not be questioned but that a Commander, after his appointment, was entitled :to • his share of all prizes taken by vessels under hit eo mand, though acting under the orders of hit pi e i.h. cessor. He thought his Learned Friend w.uld cede this point, and alio, that immediately on Lotd Gardner's eying up his command to Admiral Dm- • ry, he Ceased to have any contro'ul over the ships o the Cork station. The question would, therefore, be, what was the effect of the order given by Lora Gardner to Captain Lake, at . Plymouth ? If L'ud Gardner had the power to order the Topaz tb cruize a week for the Surinani convoy, yet as he ordered flue afterwards to cruize in pursuance of her, foriner Or ders, she must by that be supposed to haveficen re mitted under the authority of she Admiral en the Cork station ; and as td any prizes made by her: after the week had expired.. and within the limit; of the Cork station, he must be considered as. entitled to his share. But should it be considered that,the former order was determined by the efflux of time, and dyt the order from Lord Gardner was to be considered as a new order ; yet, as to the prizes made within the limit of the Cork stations as the Topaz was not iug under an independent commission, the Atiniiral must be entitled to Ms share as a Hag-officer. Mr. HORNER, on the other side, contended, tat Lord Gardner having employed the Topaz tu tastivey him to England, she could not be considered as under the command of Rear-Admiral, Drury, but as being tinder the immediate command of his Lordship. It was not necessary for him to prove that Lord Gardner was entitled ; it was sufficient fur his purpose to prove that Admiral Drury was not. The first order by Lord Gardner, by which the Topaz was, after doing other things, to cruize for six weeks, was an expired order by the efflux of time, and could not be renewed, by the subsequent order of Lord Gardner. With regard to the prize captured out of the limits of the Cork station, Admiral Drury could not ,liars any title. • The COURT wished to know, whether it could dot be found as a fact, whether the chace a the one pnze did not commence without the bounds of the Cork station ? and also, whether there were, in fact, any orders from the ..ords Commissioners of the Admi ralty to Lord Gardner, directing him to give Captain Lake directions to cruize a week for the Surinam convoy, and afterwards to purs,ue • his former orders, as his Lordship had intimated in his letter to Captain ' Lake ? It was answered by the two Learned Connsel, that every exertion had been made to obtain information on these points, but without success, and th it they had no hope of being able to obtain further infirtnation. The COURT were of opinion, that Lord Gardner was not entitled to any share, because, after the To paz had landed him at Plymouth, he had no longer any authority over her, unless he had fresh authority from the Admiralty, but no such autkority appeared. Admiral Drury could not be entitled, except in pri vity with the orders : and, therefore, as to the prize which had been captured without the limits of his station, he had no claim. With regard to the other prize, he was not entitled, in consequence of the first orders given by Lord Gardner, which were certandy expired orders by the efflux of time ; but by having succeeded to the command, he was entitled tr.) the Hag-officer's share of any capture made will/ 13 t h e limits of his station. Lord ELLENBOROOGH, after the Court had its opinion, remarked, that the case had been exuemely well argued—very =chicly and very di,,unctly. • :