Star. — London, England, 1806-01-17 00:00:00

ODE FOR THE NEW YEAR, 1.806. By HENRY JAMES PYE, Efq. F. L. =MOM When ardent zeal for virtuous fame, When virtuous hottores lusty Same. Sit on the gcu'rous warrior's found, Weak Is the loudelt lay the Mtge can fuig, His deeds of valour to reamed; And weak the Wildft Sight of Mira went For far above her high Una, Upborne by worth th' beistini Chid than rife r , And to the lay-ensogradiftagi, t L Of fcraphs.li Wring frail 110 41194.10 *see. Glary Iscrituun divine full carat &clash the Wes or /Magi the Mufe itp all =equal strain. • • • Song of the wreaths that Albion's warritirs bore Front very region and front entry bore. The nasal triumphs Ober Gums'. ridges-. • Triumphs by many a valiant Gm From Gatd,lberia,and Banda wod g Or by St. Vincent's rocky mound, • Or Gun* Texcl's °tatty found ; Or HOW. i• hyperborean wave, Or where Canopus' bUlows lave Tb' Egyptian COlit. while Albino's geblus veldts liar dumb& Hero through the fav'ring tides, Where rocks, not feeds, nor terapeits' roar, Nor batteries thisnerlng from the diarc. Arreft the fury of his naval war, When Glory Chines the leading !tar ; BO higher deeds clam lay marling claim, selS rife Beitannia's tons to more exalted fame. The fervid founts of heat and light Defecating eartrogh the weftera kits, Though awhikfrocri mortal light, Emerging loon witiogoldco boom Stan rife, In agent antra with MOM, radiance Aim, And few 1W - ethereal plain; irith Same divine. So damp'd by Peace's treaties' balk, If Britain'. glory keen is fade Mahal, Yet when mealloa's kindlorrays Reluagoe valour's geteross blaze r Higher the radiant Eames afpireg 'l• And Chine withAearar light, and glow wit% Smear fira. Prom Europe's bores th' iondious train, Eluding Britain's araiieliful eye, Rapid semis tle Atlantic Ey that Rad the toenail loan ; The, pried dote tooqu'ring banners gnu to rife. had peered by Illadowy trtunspbstont this Ries 1 Pat, to pow'r &Mani jilt eldlorlatimrsonal Nelfoo mite ietYt as the raven's ominous rac e Ely the Ihnog eagle o'er a' ethereal Tate, ( The Otllle bolo the billowy deep Yles4 eamielts ialt to air, eawbaoll la tieboor Of ;cuplike aster. -by Gado' where, Treialgaioa everesephlad bore. The godlibit Warrior oo the advesfepow'rs Lads MitillitUdik feet with &slog prow. lied& as NO &ark bolt *allies WWI 1101:lhoelt litlierart the *taring aim oilfterloos Wee Hthrsin *a tome. proftigng tilhgthog *Wok Pattie the teeter . / Von* htirlshlslifs. edeem. the *end bebeil,and ie . tics Bat not Mi ciadir MI6 tided dr or tiered duty's holy Need, with glory's amaranifine'torotia, >sy• Snespiag Vidlory erown'tl in Matl4 • to Me g% wad pigs &di dud Ydrismolt amid tic' heroic band; Union I fo Wog thy holi•er'd Thy ostoulde waits& girl claim And while a Peeples pea* ralfe To thee the Choral hyena of Praire. And a patriot Monarch. tear Bedews and finstitilles thy bier Each youth Of martial hope ea fed • True valour's animating seal; ' With emulative wig thy trophies fee, hertiet yet onbolo Hall Britain owe to thee. • Alluding to a Poem called Naneratia, written* the knhor end dedicated by pertalMon to his histetty. Copenhagen. A hearfe, with the remains of Mrs. burr, Lady rif Colonel Dues. oh the Guards, palled through lury St. Edmund's, oh Friday, from Edinburgh * in its way for Helrainghara chtirah, in Suffolk. The Gentleman who wet ferried out of St. Paul's oon Thurfday salt week, in eonfequence of having had *napnpletlie Kt. was Capt. Ric natty WHITFORD j and though medical ailitlanee was immediately obtained; both in the Cathedral as well as after he had been Conveyed home to his apartments in Great Queen etieet.he died about twelve o'clock the fame night. Loiter Naxsoe's Wtxx.—A report having been scircuiared, that, by the will of the late Lord Nelfon, no proilifion has been made for the Vileountefs, his widowi we are defired to mention, that the execu fora akdireded to make fuch an inveflment in the public Abuts, as will produce one thoufand pounds a.year fdr her Ladyships during her life. The above is menticined to be " in addition to all other provifinns Inade , by Lord Nelfon, at any time theretofore, and in addition to the turn of four thoufand pounds. lately stivenls'y him to her Ladyfhip ; and which furn of ahaur farmland pounds, it was his will that Lady Nel •fun Ihduld retain." A !Ratement equally incorrett has Appeared in imanyof the public prints," that Lady Nelfon would not have the benefit of the above-mentioned provi finn,.in cafe any penfion of equal amount Should be giversto her by his Majeßy or by Parliament ;" which eircumflance has been lard to have precluded Lady Nelfon horn every hope of participating in the Royal bounty, or of being considered by Parli intent. This anifreprefentation kerns to have arifen from too !sally a perufal of the will. Lord Nelfon bad been defir ons of leaving foie part of his (mall fru tone to his relations; and, therefore, directed, that if Lady Inn fhould, in his life time, receive a penfion of equal arnotrnt with the provifinn mentioned in his will, the nicr.:y which would have been dellined to Secure loch Should be divid:d among his filters and broth r. he did not carry this fn far as to in. rerf.,:e with what m;gla take place after his &curt. Lady Ncifon', rii;ht to the annuity is now ablolute awl udele a able. . . NAUTICAL INtELLIGENCE. ~. , MAILS THIS DAY,—WhuI.N.W. &la. DUE. all. DUI Dubin . 3 0 Gottenburgh 0 3 Watatini 3 a Haotborgh 0 3 Tile Hows frigate, lately arrived at Portfrnonth from Bengal, fell in with the &entrain man of war. Admiral Sir THOMAS Taoursainov, off Ackeenhead, the beginning of September, with five or fir out ward bound China !hips, under convoy, bound to Penang. Captain Coccsuzw, of the Howl, underfloor! from Sir T. TROUSAIDOI, that he had arrived, with all his convoy, from England, in the Madras Roads, on the 23d Augult. FALasourit, Jaa. t4.—Arriled the Succef,, I Serums, from Lifbon, lab from Viana, in :7 dam with fruit, &c. for Falmouth ; the VIKAOO gint•brig I from a cruize incl the Patlina, Gar, from Plimance. Put back the Waltingham packet.—Wind W. • Tosser, Jane is:--This day arrived his Majetly's lhips VILLI DX Pails. moms Cloaca, Panic's, ki,YAL, WINDSOR CASTLE; and DRAGON ; lalt from Falmouth. Left night and early this morning, we experienced the molt violent gale that has been known for a number of years, accompanied with thusder and repeated Ratko of lightning, by which much damage is done to the Barracks at Berry Head ; and alto at Brixham by unroofing leveret houks, and blowing down many chimnies. Two frigates and leveret brigs were in Tdrbay ; and although the gale was to very , fevere, not one of them received the fmaUell injury. PLYMOUTH, JAL c--Arrived laft evening, and came to anchor issr Cawfand Bay, she CIIITAUR. of 74 guns, from Halifax ; in the courfe of the night it blew excePrely hard at W.S.W. with thunder and lightning, which fittict the Ciewilitra, and (battered her top nub to atoms. Put baclothe Hazard* flop of war, and Caroline armed brig.--Wind W. ' Pomatoure. Jaw. 16.—1 t blew very hard all !aft night, but about eleven o'clock this day, it encreafed to a violent degree, accompanied with very heavy 'rain and bail. The CycLors and Arisom frigates Store on (bore in the Harbour; and a great number di the merchantmen drove at Spithead ; the John, is on (bore in Stokelbay, with the lots of Itqwfprit and forennaft ; the Union. —, for Suri. tam, is on fhoie agaifill the Slaughter Houfe Stage ; *ad cflk integrity, is on !hare on the Spit. The ; cliarlotte fchooner, and feveral Weft Indianian flipped t and 'ran into harbour. Arrived his Majelly's (hip Itito,.froto a cruize. The gale is now mode . rated. Wind W4t. . Doyle, Jaw. t6.—A fleet, confillint of about 70 veal', paired by, here la& night, fuppOfed to be a 'fleet from Lifbou,but, owing to the wind blowing to ‘violent, our pilot bats:could not go out to them. — it has:continued to blow hxce(Gve hard all day with fqnaUs of rain, and it is much feared a great deal d damage will be done in. the Downs. Several vetfels hive gone patt this diy with fignals flying for ' pilots. Oae of our great boats in going out this orning, (truck again!! the North Pier, and was nearly beat to pieces ; fortunately no lives were la. • VliFful S. W. by W. and blows very hard. DIAL, Jaw. 16:—Arrived the Zlllll4l, from Portf mouth ; Corsaavaar (loop, and }tal.'s' gun brig, from a cruize. It blowing a very heavy gale from the S. W. many veffels have parted, and gone fur Ramfgate Pier. A merchant (hip, in coming into the Downs, got on board the Him& bomb, and •carried away her jib-boom : (he cut from two an chors to get clear, and.run into the Small Downs.— Remain in the Downs the Edgar, Utrecht, Trolly, Venus, Pallas, Cygtret, Fleche, Spy, Kite, Prnfpero, Lucifer. Heel.; Devallation, Vefuvius, Earneft, BlUizerdickall,Wrangler, Exertion, Flamer, Acute. Blazer. Defperate, Monkey, Fearlefs, Zebra, Com batant; Harmony tranlport, and Deptford lighter. Poona, Jan. lg.—The Attive, Sainte mailer, fain Newfoundland, laden with oil, is on (bore on Hark Sand—driven there in a heavy fqoall Taft night. A veal is gone down to take the cargo oust ; and as (he lies very quiet, great hopes are entertained of getting her off. Gaeta OCK, JAN. I.—Letters from Teneriffe Rate, that the Union, one of the Weft India fleet, under convoy of his Majefty's (hip ItAurra tons, has been taken by the Rochefort fquadron; this is believed to be the Union, M`MILLAN, of this port, fuppofed to have foundered.--Tbe Mary Ann, Irma Lxs, of and for Charlann, from hence ; the Grace, of and for New York, from Belfaa ; and two (loops, (names unknown) went on (pore at Lochryan, on the toth inft. in a gale. The Mary Ann was expeited ' to be got off foon, and without much damage. A large AMeriem fhip, laden With fugar, coffee, fuppofed from London, was 101 l on the rith init. near Catwyck. The Mary Elizabeth, 144115, from London to Dub lin, was fallen in with on die 14../1 init. near Folk- Hone in dillrefs, by the DISPLEATS bomb, and brought back to the Downs. The John. Wass. from Lynn for Leith, is (iran ded near Dunbar. The Telamon. CROTCH. from Liverpool for It maica, is totally loft on Weft Hoyle. The Margaret. M.llosouon, from Sheernefs for Limerick, is 1011. The Sally, ALLISON, from Solby for London, is on lhore off Or fordnefs. The Jada (in ballafl) bound to London, is burnt at Leghorn. The [loop Margaret. of Limerick, M'Downcri matter, from Greenock f o r Limerick, will' a cargo of fugar, is 10iterelll Lived. • • PROM LLOYD'S LIST. Glikvatamsa l ien• ed.—Sailed the Pitt, Stewart, for jansaka; and Doke of Y , Stows, for Make. ARRIVED. Of lowrefted, Ceellk, Milers, from Hatebiwgle—At Poole, Mary, Rigel ; Briesamia, Wanbill; and Indeltry, Clemson.. (rota Newfoundland-4f Dover, Apollo. Walker, front Newfound land; Fortuna, •—• from Cote; Frederick Wilhelm, --- from Guadeloupe ; Videry, &autos ; and St. Marts, Gualf.lvo, front Lilbon—At Cowes, Nancy, Jennings, from Virginla—At Liewpool, New Packet, —, from Bolton—At Virginia, Julia, Vickery, from Liverpool. - - - - - The Soredills brig Hnpp, from Stockholm, has been captured by the Egli: privateer, of Boulogne, and carried into Calais. CH ATtl AM, J.R. 17. —The money for the payment of the Duck yard is not yet arrived. We underltand it is to be flopped till next month. The reafon for this delay, we have heir& is, that the Admiralty had begun •to pay the weekly fubfitlence to the Ship wrights, &e. according to the late regulation for that purpofe, before Parliament had granted the neceffary fuppliei. The geneial payment mull, therefore, he sleferied till the Psi bament has been alfembled. . . . X T 4 ' CoORT or ADMIRALTY. —Wednefday the Right 'Hon. Sir W. SCOTT proceeded to the adjudi• catton7Of the following detained fhips and cargoes— The June, Fog mufter..—Thls veffel, soda American colours. whit a ego of colonial predate, was upaired by the private Rip of war, Lord Welke, J,Lstaclutur. Commander and afterwards , by his Niajeftes alp at war fEgyptienne Charles Elphinftone, lifq. Commilider. and brought to PlymouiL--.'urther proof was divided in tbiicafe as to the Impart,- Maria, ken matter.—Mda veld, under Pasties oaken. was captured by the private R 4 of war Creaser, Thomas Pratt, Com mander. and brought to Handel —There Wei Pito dabs In thb cafe, the property was condoistited to the Thais, Minim Mafia..ands yak% captors. Thais, dim and other grades, on a voyage ban Stockholm to leurdcasm, was raptured by the private lip of war Dart, Edward Towel, Coot smadar, mod brought to Goorofey.-514 sod cargo refixed. Avalltioo, Freeman matte; --lids vcrel, under American co lours, with a cargo o( roger did logwood,' on a voyage from New York to Anteduns, was ometeral by his Adajefty's pitbsig m o ony. Mkeiatllll4. cossimoder, and brought to Ply. asoutb.--.Forther proof was Altedied in (hie Cafe* Oliver Wolcott, Richards atallm•'-Tbis A mer i c an r ad was likewife on a voyage from New York to Amfterdani, with a cargo the like deferipdonas-Property naored m claimed *Yettetday the Right Hon. Sir W. Sewer proceedea to the adjudication of the following detained thipa curet. ; Nadi [lrish, joshes isofter.—Thie veil& maimPlailiniallatte, with a cargo of fah, was captured by the prime thip efeise Pd. mostr; 'peer Wilton, Comobaroder sod brow* se Weymouth. cafet thia the cargo was imitated:awl the adkalmedted to further lin fskee dfshaknager esater.—This veal, tus‘ woman coke* Mei grin' • carp of wine aeul hnndy, was 4imt , W by the pill # war Crilser, Theer Pratt. Cowwiceldar, and brag* to friarwith. Si* and eargo ud enured. Tha Deem Joasee....This Was an Ameilean ihip, laden *Atli cargo of cotoniar prheame, on a voyage from Ph il adelphia to I twerp. Ship reftlittand the bilk of she cargo condemned. Preedorn, itatipewmaam.—lbis Was a Swediat two. Ship and cargo were reftotad Intlab sok. le „ Part of OA 87th regiment of foot marched into Dover on Wedaellia.y from Ramfgate ; and yeller. day morning they proceeded on their route for Bex hill ; the remainder of the regiment came in to Do ver yeilerday, and this day followed the fir fl divifion.. 1. noir Rated, that all the perfons employed in e of the 0 rdotustoDepartment at the Tower, tostfanos other places, Dave received orders to flop 11l further extra woek in their different contends, and Dot to employ. any additional hands until they receive ftelk irdlruaions. remonarances made by the American States to the Government of Spain, refpeeing the detention of American veffels, and the °libation of their trade, have produced the decried effect. Spain, feeling the neceffity of peace with the United States, has made the molt abjeft coneeffions ; and all idea of a rupture between the two countries has entirely fubfided. A comMunicatioit to this effefl has reached Mr. Mower,, the Ambaffador from the United States of America in London. , On Monday fe'isight was run over Skipton Ings, Yorklhire, a match for fifty guineas, between Mr. Tieriso's brown horfe, Captain Math, and Mr. T. Mason's brown mare, Har g rave Jenny, which was won eafy by the foriter. Rode by the kelpeilive owners. Some officers of the army and navy, Tete, on Wednefday fe'nnight, brought befureithe Magfarates at Gofport for a riot in the Theatre of that town. The Gentlemen apologized, and paid a fine of 201. The Manager, of the Theatre, however, and the Confla bles, to whom the fine wax adjudged, refufed to ap ply the money to their own ale, and it was fent to the Patriotic Fund. A battle was fought IA Monday, for so guineas a fide, near Briton Park, Yorkfhire,lsetween two fellows of the names of Richard Deplige (called the Young Belcher), and John Burke. It laited three quarters of an hour, in which time they fought twentyone rounds. On their entering the ring the bets tan equal till after the third round, when the odds were five to three in favour of Burke; at the eleventh and thin• tenth rounds the bets were again equal ; much (par ring, and a great many (Co called) knock down blows took place, when the battle terminated in favour of Deplige, alias Belcher. Latt week five colliers were let down into a coal pit near Chefierfield, in order to proceed to work; loon alter their arrival at the bottom, the fulpherous or inflammable air took fire from one of the candles, in confequence of which they were dreadfully burnt, and from the expinfion driven in all direeions ; one man of the name of Orange was forced upwards of fifteen yards with finch violence againfl one of the coal benches as to fraeture his fkull, and he was other wife fo much broiled that he is fence dead ; the rell of his companions continue dangeroufly ill, but hopes ale entertained of their recovery. A curious circumfiance lately happened in a family on Knaretburough Forel'. A man of the name of TODD, who by great economy had accumulated 6o guineas in gold, had occafion to go from home tor a (hurt time—apprelicnfive of lnling his wealth, if he took it with him, and of his family being profufe, if he left it with them, he concealed it at the bottom of an old box containing coals. Sonic :imc before his re-urn the contents of the box were thrown upon the lire ; when he arrived, he thought I.e perceived a piece of cLin among the afhes, which on examination, proved to be one of his beloved guineas! Diiigent re irch was made for the remainder; but the gold had r. cited, arid the metal being incorporated with the duel, the valve of all that could be r ec...yeted did not amount to 3461. THE MARKETs. , FRIDAY. JANUARY 17. Wheat is here in confiderable iupply, there is fuceeffion '431 few Wee e Meted, owing to the peflancy 'of many further arrivals—Second anti inferior qualities ate at left. price—Barley ia Flew , , moilly middling and inferior farnples—White at rather lefs price—Oats are here in large quarstitie and few buyhs: files in this trade are at furthc declining pricei.—Flour fcarcely fupporrs the quota• Lion, and little alteration in other articles. Olllr COlasser as vowed. Wheat, 481 Los 68. Per qr. Grey Peak OM 34 1 Fine Ditto. 7 is 7ii Od Beans, cot oos Rye, 364 dos rid Tick Ditto vs. 481. lid Batley, 30. 36s od Oats, 13. ay& aps. Malt, 666 ;Is od Poland ditto 30‘ its od White Peak. 34 1 4th Od Rape Seed, 3141 dal per LA PSICI OF rums. Fine Flour 6os t 4 Cis. &coeds 331 to 6os per fact. • Yellerday ft'nnight all the tellimonies of reverence and attachment to the name and memory of Lord NELSON that could be paid to them, were offered in the town of Br ittol. Early in the morning, at Wind of the churches, the funeral knell began tolling, which continued throughout the day. At ore o'clock a molt inter efiing fcene was exhibited on the Exchange, where three or four thoufand perfons were affembled. The military band of the North Glou. cefter Militia appeared in full drefs uniform, with mourning, on the balcony of the Ruth Taverns whim they performed a folemn dirge. Mr. Wailes had procured for the occalioo the Gong from the Thea tre, which was founded, at intervals, by two young men, drelfed as radars. About half pall one, the late patriotic landlord of the Bab, Mr. Jots,. Wises, tr. gether with the prefent landlord, Mr. A111)11[80)4 came forward on the balcony; the former dreffed ; s a failor, with a fpeaking trumpet in his hand.. Sileri was inftantly proclaimed, and Mr. WIERS addreffed the multitude in an excellent fpeech, which be deli vered with great feeling and animation ; afar wheels, a muffled cheer, viz. waving of hats, accompanied by a fuppreffed murmur, was given. and nine times repeated ; the populace then difperfed. The Gong continued to found at intervals till twelve o'clock, and, in the filence of midnight, had a remarkably fine effett. _ Monday fe'nnigbt, in a gale, the (kip Lord Garr'. nor, lately arrived from Q2ebee, having joft dif. charged her cargo, and no ballaft on board, upfet at the back of the Esti ()nay, but was got righted on the Wedisaftlay, with very hula damage... The brig Hero, which arrived at Ayr on Monday fennight, from Dublin, on her paffage encoonterod a very severe gale, in which one of the hands, 'oho Fergufon, was wafhed overboard said drowned, Itl,a has left a wife and a number of children. On Wednefday night about ten o'clock. the Gelykheid and Ardent, of 74 guns each, and the Kangaroo (loop, broke from their moorings at the fame time, being all lathed together, through the violence of the gale, and drifted fome diaance 8 they received no damage, and were yefterday brought back to their moorings. On Thurfday and Friday left, upwards of one hundred and thirty trees were torn up by the roots in Kenfington Gardens. by the violence of the late ((corm, among them was that beautiful cedar which overhung the promenade at the back of the Green houfe. i'he diameter of the root, on meafurernent, appeared to be above twelve feet. Various other trees prefent a mutilated appearance, from the torn off branches. The wind cum from the north-well s and for the time it lafled, blew a furious hurricatse. A violent form commenced at an early hour yet. terday morning, attended with heavy rain; it was felt in every part of the metropolis, and its vicinity. In the neighbourhood of Portland-place and Port man4quare, f I houfes were much injured. The back part of a houfe in Brownlow limn was blown down ; the roof of the Pitt's Head public twee. Pitt's Head Mews, Park-lane, was blown off. The Rack of chimnies belonging to the work houfe, Sr. Pancras, Was blown down, and forced through the roof, into the fecond floor, which contained leveret women, one of whom was killed on the fpot ; the others were much bruited. The front brick wall of a barn, near the Callle, at Rani& Town, was all.) blown down, and likewife the roof of the Cattle, which was much damaged. Tiles from the roofs of houfes flew in every derflion. The inhabitants of that part of Fleet-ltreet, which is adjacent to Set. Bride', church, were in great alarm, the entire of the day. Some time fince, a fmall piece of (tone in one Of the angles of the feire, was oblerved to have given Way, and to projefl from the building. The church being fu clofely furrounded by boufes, that any acci dent to the fpire mull carry deflrudion with it, Mr. Jones was immediately employed to examine it, when lie difcovered that the Reeple was cracked at the bot tom, and that it mull be taken down. A IC:lift-sid ing was erefted, and Mr. Jones had taken part of the fleeple down. During the (horn of yetterday it was perceived to rock, and the fcaffolding was forted dole to it. About twelve o'clock, yetterday morn ing, the Itorm abated. Yeltetday morning a mill, occupied by Mr, T. Baldook, !insisted on Chatham Hill, was nearly (hal tered to pieces. The fwifts were entirely dearnyed, and the whole from ripped open. The Jant.rge is. el tirn rted at Idol. Otariclay morning. between two and three o'clock, the Obfeivatoty of Col. Delany, of Hackney was broke open, and a variety of articles of value Rosen, among them was ;I curious nautical clock. Yefierday a wherry, with tern gentlemen on board, was upfet between Strand-lane and the Old Barge Houk, by a gun of wind and rain. Thr gentlemen being good fwimineir, reached a raft of timber, un hurt ; but the watermin Itruggled fume time under the boat, red was finking, quite eshautled . when he was picked tip by a boat belonging to a well eottotry bar-e, which had put off to their aelanee on °Oat. ring the accident. John M.vinAll, a feaman belonging t" the Vidor'', • as fou ul dead in his hammock on Tufa iy sibtese," i .g. A jury was impannelled, who becalli in it eel did—Oisd by the vifitation of GCD. r =