Star. — London, England, 1808-09-28 00:00:00

LONDON. WEDNESDAY, SI. PT EMBE R 28. PRICE 01' iOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: Consols, for money, 65V—for acc. 6611-omnium 2i dis. Exchequer Bills, is. die. ..,. pr. PRICE OF STOCKS YES ITRDAY. Bank Stock shtit -- -- 3 per Cent. Red. shut 3 per C. Cons. 65. 411 4 per Cent. Cons. shut S per Cent. Navy, 9'414 Long Annuities shut India Bonds, 2s. dls. Imp. 3 per Cent. 6. 5 Imp. Ann. 7111-16 Ex 'lns, Is. pre. 2s. Is.dis. Omni= 2+ dis. Cons. for acc. 66 SPAIN. The reduction of the Castle of Mongal, in Catalo nia, a fact which we stated a considerable time ago, on the authority of the Spanish papers, was announ ced in the Gazette of last night, in a dispatch from Lord Cou.nrcwooo, inclosing a letter from Lord COCHRANE. The latest Madr:d Gazettes in town come down to the 10th inst. With respect to military movements, they are more barren than usual ; but the fact is— in the South of Spain they have triumphed completely over the insidious foe who attempted to enslave them, and nothing remains but to organize more perfectly the national force for the defence of the country, and the reinforcing of the Northern armies. The French still remain in their positions on the Ebro, and it will require vigorous and well-concerted measures to drive them from that quarter. They have, however, not only a determined foe to contend with ; but the rigours of an approaching winter, which will impede the arrival of reinforcements from France, and increase the difficulty of obtaining supplies in a hostile country. The diseases of the camp may be expected to increase, and, if the Patriots avoid any rash measure, the French force must be daily dimi nished and dispirited by partial actions, and become at last a certain conquest. The letters from Spain speak with great confidence of the success of the plan which has been arranged for dislodging the French from their positions on the F.bro. The army of Gallicia was to march from Carion-dc.los Cordes on the 4th of September. It was ro proceed by forced marches, and was to pass through Orsono and Melgar de Fernamental to Burgos, where it was expected it would arrive on the Sth of the same month. The attack on the French had been con certed with General BLAKE by the commander in Chief, in conjunction with the Juntas of the respec tive provinces. The troops under the command of PALAJOI were in motion at the same time on the left bank of the Ebro. The infantry of the Andalusian army was marching fur Soria; the cavalry belonging to it having proceeded to join BLAKE, who was very deficient in that description of force. It was supposed that a junction of those several divisions would be af terwards effected; but the place of rendezvous was prudently concealed from the knowledge of all, but those concerned in the arrangements. These letters; as might be expected, express senti ments similar to those which prevail in this country respecting the Ddryntftle Conveletion. Of the bravery oi the British troops they speak in tlaelighest terms —but of the CoMmanders, nothing but what might be expected ! The Deputies appointed from the Juntas 6f Seville and Valencia were expected to reach Madrid on the Bth of September, whither Count FLORIDA BLANCA was to repair to meet them. the other day, that his neighbour's money would be ' useful to him ; but he was not so forvinate as to escape with his plunder, like JOSEPH King of Xing of what ?--aud Justice and Policy were found at variance. Those who can cover crimes with the ensigns of victory, may multiply offences with impu nity; but even a throne, obtained by fraud and vio lence, can only be viewed as a gilded pillory, and the possessor as a criminal surrounded by constables to prevent the mob from annoying him with filth and ordure. Afreitetir—" Existing circumstances do not permit your Ma jesty to refrain from interfering in the affairs of that Kingdom— (viz. Spain.) With the names and emblems of the antient Go vtrynells, NAPOLEON has assumed the utmost pre. tensions of their guiltiest projects. The successor of the French Republic is attempting to strangle the freedom of a people of whom he knows only the name. a Existing circumstances" was fashionable in England when " Liberty and Equality" was all the rage in France ; and such good as it did to those who in vented it here, may it do them who have adopted it there ! Ay„i kgr _-44 Your Majesty ought to provide for the security of the Empire, and save Spain from the influence of England." Spain is here spoken of with as much nonchalance, as if she were really a part of the French Empire ; and therefore that she will be treated as such there can be no doubt. Her people will be regarded as rebels, that is, those who may happen to be taken in defending their country will in no case be considered as prisoners of war, but shall be tormented and mur dered as if they were the French subjects of the Em peror NAPOLEON. Save Spain from the influence of England ! What has France more than England to do with Spain ? Have not the people of Spain invited the influence of England, and are they not at this moment repelling the banditti of France ? But we forget. Spain is one of the provinces of the French Empire, and the Spaniards are only rebellious sub jects of Ai: Imperial and Royal Majesty NAPOLEON. If the common apothegm be true, that a man is only desperate when he throws off all disguise, this strange paper to which we have thus hastily called the atten tion of our readers, affords the most striking evidence of the despair and consternation which the events in Spain have excited in the French Government. THE EVENING STAR. THE NORTH. Letters have been received from Stockholm to the 16th instant. They state that a cruizer had arrived at that port, under the command of Capt. MACKENZIE, in order to take Mr. THORNTON to Baltic Port, where he was to meet CHITCHAGOFF, the Russian Minister of Marine, to Concert some arrangements respecting the Imperial fleet bombarded in that situation. Other accounts say, that Mr. THORNTON is not preparing to leave Stockholm for any such purpose, but to meet his Swedish Majesty at Aland, for some objects con nected with the general interests of the three Courts of Great Britain, Sweden, and Russia. The latter is more likely to be the object of that Gentleman's journey. The negotiation respecting the Russian fleet, ifany such be pending, cannot be in better hands than it is. The Commanders of the British and Swe dish squadrons are more competent to bring it to a speedy and satisfactory conclusion than any person invested with a diplomatic character. It is, besides, a subject which will not admit of the tardy forms of ordinary negotiation : every day that it is protracted diminishes the chances of success. THE DALRYMPLE CONVENTION. This Convention not only recognizes his Imperial and Royal Majesty NAPOLEON, but his exercise of so. vereignty in the creation of a Duke; and lest by any chance the act of recognition should be con strued into an unmeaning form, it secures to this Duke the possession of his dukedom by' positive treaty. What else can be meant by the 16th article of the Convention (founded, let it be always recol lected, upon the principle laid down in the armistice) in which it is agreed, " that all the immovable as well as movable property of the French shall be respected and guaranteed to them, with the liberty of retaining or dis posing of it, and passing the produce of the sale into France ?" Now let us apply this to the case of the Due d'AaRANTEs. There was a very fine Duchy, or rather Marquisate, we believe, of that name, in Portugal, consisting of a town of from thirty to forty thousand inhabitants, and a considerable ter ritory, the proprietor of which, if we are not mis informed, has followed the fortunes of his Sovereign to the Brazils. When NAPOLEON undertook the conquest of Portugal, he considered the possessions of those who emigrated as disposable spoil, and this Marquisate fell to the share of JONOT. One would have thought that when the French were expelled, and the kingdom was reconquered, that too by an Ally of her most Faithful Majesty, and a General acting under the auspices of a Government declaring itself the champion of legitimate Sovereigns, the first re sult of victory would have been to have stripped the vulture of the peacock's feathers, and to have released the prey which was still bleeding under his claws ; but in the Treaty that is concluded the loyal Marquis is no more considered than if he had been some worth less rebel, whose titles and estates had been forfeited and confiscated for the purpose of rewarding the pa triotism and fidelity of a more deserving subject. If one were not shocked by the flagrant iniquity of such conduct, one could not help laughing at the blunder ing stupidity which it displays. Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, Princesses So rum, AUGUSTA, and .Ard ELIA, accompanied by Lady HOWE, Count MUNSTER, General FITZROY, and Co lonel TAYLOR, took their usual rides in Windsor Park, and retnrned to the Palace at twelve o'clock. The QUEEN and Princess ELIZABETH took an airing to Frogmore Lodge ; and the weather being fine, walked in the gardens a considerable me. Monday being the first day appointed for the hunt, a fine deer was turned out at South-hill, which was pursued by his Maszsrv's stag-hounds, and afforded a fine day's diversion to a numerous field of gentlemen sportsmen, and others who were present. Yesterday a Cabinet Council asiembled at the Fo reign Office at half-past one, and did not break up until it was nearly seven o'clock. The following Members were present lie Duke of Portland, Earl of Westmorland, Mr. Canning, Lord Castlereagh, Mr. Perceval, Lord Mulgrave, and Earl Ba thurst. His Excellency the Portuguese Ambassador yester day attended at the Foreign Office, and had a con sultation v•ith Mr. Secretary CANNING, which lasted nearly three hours. The Swedish Ambassador had also an audience for a considerable length of time. Wednesday was married, at Chester, Lord CHARLES Berrisca, son of the Duke of PORTLAND, to Miss SEYMOUR. Mr. Hume, the brother of the late celebrated Join.: HUNTER, who held a place in the Navy Office upwards of 60 years, has been allowed to retire upon a pension of 7001. a year. In consequence of 'an alarm of fire in the Pantheon on Sunday, a number of engines proceeded thither. The fire, however, which at first had a serious ap pearance in the interior of that edifice, was happily got under without doing any serious injury. Among the articles saved from the effects of the fire which destroyed Covent Garden Theatre, not the least remarkable is the Cap of Liberty, which used to be suspended over the head of the Chairman of the Beef-steak Club. This curious relic, which was presented to the Club by the celebrated Jont4 WILKE.% was dug out of the ruins on Saturday, with out having received the slightest injury. A very large gridiron, belonging to the Club, and which is nearly a century old, has also been recovered. DRVIIr-Liitat rnrirritz. The lifyeterious Bride, perforined last season for A benefit, was again represented last night. The au dience attended to the performance With great com posure until the last scene, when some disapprobation took place, and the play was completely condemned for two or three trifling inaccuracies, which in the play of an Author less generally kniiwn, would probably have escaped all notice. The story is interesting, and by no means improbable ; and though, perhaps, some 1 insignificant events are suffered to take too important a situation, and to occupy the time of the audience too long, yet upon the whole, we must * declare, that we never saw so unfair a condemnation, nor a condemns , tion effected by the activity of so few malcontents.— The piece seems to be now set for ever at rest ; and authors have a new instance, how useless are the plau dits of spectators on Benefit Nights, in cases where a judgment is to be afterwards received from a general audience. Many a constitution thrives on the warmth of manufactured atmospheres, that has not strength to encounter the capricious blasts of an open season. —The Play was followed by a three-act Piece, called the Three end the Deuce. Mr. ELLISTON was the hero of the Piece, and, with the happiest and most hu mourous effect, personated three brothers; the eldest a reserved man, the second a lively fop, and the third an ideot. The servant of the eldest, admirably sup ported by MATHEWS, contributed to the merriment of the scene, by a very humourous soug,which was loudly encored, and the support he gave to Mr. ELLISTON, through the arduous part of the Three Singles. The piece was received with the most unbounded applause by a crowded audience. A great house in the City is reported to have this day stopped payment fur about a million. The difficulty of procuring Foreign Works ren ders it a pleasing task for us ro• announce the publi cation in London of a new French Novel, by the au thor of " Latres &rites de Lausanne," which has ex cited considerable interest at Paris—l is entitled' " Honorine d'Userche."—Mad. MUNTOLIEU'S " Prin cesse de Wolfcnbuttel," we understand, is also shortly to make its appearance. Yesterday there being no Court of Aldermen, the LORD MAYOR ordered the price of bread to be raised half an assize, or one penny in the peck loaf, to com mence to-morrow. The quartern loaf of wheaten is' then to be sold for Is. 21d. and household Is. lid. Ministers gave instructions to the Portuguese Com missioners yesterday morning, that the property of that nation which had been impounded in their hands, should be delivered up to the owners, or their lawful agents, free of the charge of two and a half per cent. commission, with which these effects were before bur dened for the remuneration of the Commissioners, Go vernment taking on itself to assign to these public offi cers proper compensation. We understand that many difficulties are yet to be encountered before the ro perty is to be surrendered, which have created much discontent among the proprietors, who, having b en thus long . deprived of their goods, are greatly dis gusted with such unnecessary impediments. A Gen tleman, we are informed, has a bill of lading, which he has presented for the inspection of the Commis. sioners ; but he has been refused possession of the merchandize, because, according to their construc tion of the terms of the order of Ministers, that document (so decisive in our Courts on all com mercial questions as to the right of possession) does not prove him to be either the 4'6 Owner or lawful Agent." Other obstructions arise from the duty of 141. per cwt. demanded upon Export Sugars prior to the surrender of the commodity, which it will be ne cessary, we fear, for the proprietors to pay, though afterwards they may present memorials to obtain the return ; but with what success is yet to be ascertained. Government are taking the most active steps towards placing the yeomanry force of Ireland on the most respectable and efficient footing, which the demand for the ulterior services of the regular troops has, no doubt, rendered necessary. Two companies of rifle men, the one commanded by Captain TOWNSHEND, the oilier by Captain Cos, M the city of Cork, which, from their first establishment, were volunteers, pro viding their own arms clothing, &c. &c. have lately been put on the regular yeomanry establishment of that city. Extract from a letter from an Officer in Lord CoLuNnwnou's fleet Admiral PURVIS and my self accompanied Lord COLLINGWOOD on a visit to General MORLA, on Friday last, when he took us to the Custom-house, to inspect five of DUPONT'S large trunks, which were actually filled with church plate, and other valuablearticles, the plunder of private fa milies. Among the latter was a cross of very great value, belonging to the Bishop of Toledo." In a letter received in Murcia, dated at Comyro Mayor, July the 80th, it is stated, General JUNOT sent a friendly message to the Russian Admiral in the ' port of Lisbon, inviting him to dine with him at his Palace, and spend the evening, in order to confer with him on business of moment; to which he answered, that when on service he was wont to take his meals in his own cabin, and to walk his own deck only. On the following day he addressed him again, requesting that he would spare him one thousand men from his squadron, in order to his uniting them with his troops. The answer was, that without orders from his Sove -1 reign he could not part with one man. JUNOT next sent a third message, intimating that he would pass on board to visit the Admiral, and have the pleasure of viewing his squadron ; to which the Admiral re plied, that whoever should set foot on board his ship I must remain there. This third repulse displeased JUNOT highly ; his vexation was increased to the highest pitch, when he, on the following morning, saw the Russian squadron formed in battle array, with the guns pointed against the City, and in an at titude of attacking it or defending themselves in case an attempt against them were made; from which it may be inferred that Russia and France are no longer on terms of amity. CORN MARKET, MARK-LANE, SEPTENRER There are large supplies of Wheat to-day, but expect in numerous arrivals, very few sales are effected -1 O l d atless, but the new as formerly ; thebesthere about 86s. per quarter—Barley in plenty, and withMalthardly support last prices —very few White Peas—Grey and Beans of the two kinds vary but little—there are like wise large supplies of Oats, and this trade is again I quoted cheaper—flour, heavy sale at the late reduc tion, and expected lower. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 25. Arrived yesterday the Prince Adolphus packet in 99 days, with mails, from Tortola : a nephew d Sir Im; Ducttwoarx came passenger in her, and went off• immediately for London ; also arrived the Perse verance tender from Limerick for Plymouth ;—the May, ICistaLF, with timber from Nei•. Brunswick ;' the Powderham Castle (schooner) COUPER, from St. Michael's in 38 days. This day his Majesty's brig BRAM:, with fifty-five sail of transports, came to an anchor off the harbour; they are from Lisbon, 23 days passage—bring nothing new ; they have on board several Frem.h off cers and rrlvatcs, who are to proceed to Portsmouth. The ship St. Andrew, HICKS, from Tencriffe, with wine, &c. passed this port last evening. SailLd a fleet of Colliers for Wales. Wind south. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 27. Arrived the GANNET sloop of war, from a cruize. Sailed the FURIOUS gun-brig, with a few transports, under convoy for Falmouth ; and the SPRIGHTLY cutter on a cruize. The RACEHORSE, sloop of war is expected to sail for Madeira and the Cape on Thurs. day.—Wind N. W. DEAL, SEPT. 27. Rernain in the Downs ships as per last.—Came down from the River the Hambletcn, GUNIIOUSE, for Jamaica.•—Wind N. SHEERNESS, SEPT. t'.7. Arrived his Majesty's brig PIERCER, with a convoy from Gottenburgh ; she sailed from thence the 13th inst. at which time our brave tars were using every means to obtain possession of the Russian fleet in Ro gerswick Bay :—also arrived the Swedish ship Sophia Gustava, Captain ARVIESAR, with deals, spars, iron, and tar, bound to Cadiz.—Yesterc:ay his Majesty's ships SEMIRAMIS and MEROPE were paid bounty and wages previous to their sailing.—Arrived the QUEEN of 98 guns, from the Downs.—llis Majesty's ship CENTINEI, is refitted, and ordered to take out lights for Gottenburgh, to affix to the floating vessels in dif ferent parts of the Baltic.—The Nun ELvn4 still re. mains here, with a signal to.callect the ships that may arrive and are bound to Gottenburgh, &c.—The Bray Dragern, one of the late Dai:ish brigs, now in his Majesty's service, and under the command of Lieu tenant JAMES DENNIS, came from c, ttenburgh in company with the PIERCER, to assist in protecting the convoy, but he is not yet arrived here.—Wind N.E. YARMOUTH, SEPT. 27. Sailed yesterday P. M. the LEVERET sloop of war with a convoy for the Baltic ; the ROSAMOND for He ligoland. Arrived the NASSAU, of 64 guns. Th! ships in the Roads are the Skylark, Roebuck, A tn . - raPs flag ship ; Thunderer and St. Alban's. Wind N. W. fresh breeze. ABERDEEN, SEPTEMBER g 4. On Tuesday last, the brigantine Lynx, of and for this place, from Easdale with slates, in coming through the Pentland Frith with a calm, was unfor tunately forced, by the strength of the tide, upon a rock near the island of Swinna, and was so much da maged, that she sunk soon afterwards in deep water, and was totally lost ; the crew saved. The Cambria, PIRIE, anivel within seven miles of Gottenburgh on the sth inst. and immediately after received instructions from the convoy appointed to sail that day for Stockholm, which, for the accom modation of the fleet then arrived, had postponed her derarture until the day following. fhe following Aberdeen vessels, at and from Ame rica, &c. have been heard of :—The Plouglim tn, THOMPSON, and new ship Canada, ANDERSON, from Quebec, passed through the Bay, the former on Sun day last, and the latter on Tuesday. On the home ward passage, a boy unfortunately fell from the fore yard of the Canada upon the deck, and although very little external injury appeared, he died the day fol. lowing. The Canada spoke the Confrance, on the Bth of August, a little below Quebec. The Harmony, RAITT, was loading at Miramichie on the 16th August. The Neptune, LAwsoN, for America, Was spoke in lat. 49. 27. N. long. 34. 53. W. on the 30th August. The Barbara, ESSON, from Quebec, passed Peterhead on Thursday last. Arrived the Albion, THOMPSON, from St. Croix, with rum and sugar. Parted with the Neptune, STRACHAN, for this place, from the same island, with a like cargo, on Sunday last, off the Mull of Cantyre. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GazvrsztvD, SEPT. 27.—Arrived the Providence, Cook, from Jersey ; Sarah, Carmoot, from Gottenbtag ; Dee Bie, Reiture, from Archangel; and Britannia, Whiteside, from Newry. Saikd the Boston, Duncan, and Hector, for Cadiz ; Industry, Lines, for Stockholm; Eendra cht, 'Croon, and the VrowHendricaDouwes, Tjarts, for Riga. Tice St. Theresa, Penny, from Cagliari, to London, is taken and carried into Algiers. The Virginie de Beaueevcr, from Cagliari, to Sicily, is taken and carried into Chita Vecchia. The Nicholas Maria, ----, bound to the Baltic, has been taken, retaken, and carried into Gotterbargh. The Mary, Lavorick, from London, to Shields, is towed into Harwich, having been dismasted in a gale. The Minerva, Simson, from Surinam, to London, is put into Grenada, to repair, having sprung a leak. The Mentor, QuilCh, from I.t.nclon and Madeira, to St. Kitt's, is taken and carried into Cayenne. Extract of a letter from Mr. J. L. FORRESTER, board the armed ship ACTIVE, of 12 guns, Captain TEED, of Liverpool, dated Harbour of Chaquaramas, Trinidad, July 16 : " On the 12th instant we made the river Demerara, off which we fell in with a vessel, which we supposed to be a Demerara drogger, or pilot-boat ; but,on hailing, she moved to be a Spanish privateer, and a running fight commenced, which ended in her sheering off 'into shoal water. This lasted about 40 minutes, and on bearing up for our port, we fourd ourselves about 12 or 15 miles to leeward of Derrtri am; and, kn. w rag imi.osiibility of beating to windward with a ship so deeply Weil, our bends being actually under water, we resolved to bear for this island, to which we +sere welcomed at six o'clock this morning, by a French pri. vateer of considerable force, who seemed certain of hor prize. On our firing-a gun fur her to thew her colours, she had the in t . pudenee to run alongside, sent a hand to the mast-head, who either lashed or nailed her colours, and then returned us two ems, and a volley of musquetry ; the latter seemed a conti n u a l shower during the whole of the engagement, which lasted en hour and a quarter. We bad no oe hurt on board, m any shot. holes through our sails, and some n mai:4 injury to our rigging."