Star. — London, England, 1813-07-09 00:00:00

. . prletets eoltld csfinsider it'll the , unti l after the De p ort, , • since every day prodtked some altetati , •ns in it. Mr. R. THORNTON said, that the Court of Pro. prietors wished to t e summoned; atter the Bill should tome ou't'a the o , niniittee. Mr. I'IERNEY wished the Noble Lord to prb pote the third reading for Tueidar. Lord CASTLEREAGH said he could riot. Mr. THOMSON said a few wiirds, and t he We port was orcte . ted to be rece ived to-m-rroW. The Curates' titipenhiary Bill, and the Admiral. ) , Registrar's Nil, were ordered to be read a third time to-morrow, after which the House adj,,iirnett. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, JULY 9, I . BIC. PRICE OF SI ' OCKS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCkt Red. 56H—Cons.56iii—for aec. 58i—Bonds par Is. dli 4 per Ct. 71 72-5 ptr Cr. 84 86-omniul .5i Bank Long Anns. ;4 3-Mks i—Exch. Bills 3s. 51. pk The Montague packet has arrived at Falmouth from Gibraltar in 20 days. By this Mail we have Teceived a report, which we trust we shall speedily have confirmed, namely, that Tarragona has Yielded to the rint efforts of the English and Sranish Ar rules in that quarter, who are described as in full pur suit of buctirr and the remains of his army, across the Ebro. Nothing of the operations of Sir *JOON MURRAY and the Alicant Army was known at Cadiz subse quent to the sth of June, on which day they were proceeding along the coast of Catalonia, with a fa tourahle w'indb There have been some affairs between the French and SpariArds in Murcia, in which the latter were succ. ssful. They continue to annoy their invaders with fresh vigour. We regret to learn, that the alarm from the ap pearance of an infectious disorder * has been revived at Malta. It has been hitherto confined, however, to*the natives, and the Garrison is perfectly healthy. By the 2.1 A May upwards of 50 had died, Um were. iiil in the Lazaretto, and 800 more were placed trader proper superintendar ce. The Queen of &cm and her second on have cm barked from Palermo for Constantinople, wheace they will proceed to Vienna. The Speedy Packet has arrived at Falmouth from Bermuda ih 29 days.—Sir J. B. WArtatar was to sail from Bermuda the day after the packet left, with a force of three sail of the line, four frigates, five sloops . of war, three tr op•ships, and a rocket-ship, with 5000 troops on board— their destination was Supposed to be BAltimore. The whole of the American navy were at sea. T 1.2 United States has on board eight, 64-rounders on her main-deck, and a complement of 620 men: In our last page will be found the American PRE SIDENT'S Message, at the meeting of Congress, on which we must reserve our comments for another cm_ casion. The details of the action between the Stink iklo:r and the Chesapeake are too interesting to be Withheld ror a moment. Two important dbcuments from the 11st German Papers are subjoined—they speak most decidedly as 0 the prospects of the Armistice ending in it Peace. So far as Prussia is concerned, nothing but a con tinuance of the war is to be expected : hor do the Russians appear at all backward in expressing sima..r sentiments : t'KONINGSIZRG, JLNP. 12. I il Late I.tst night reached us, the folhwing pu.4i- catii n, signed by his Majesty, at i is headiti triers, Ober-Gr i:.litz, near Schweidnitz, dated June .-., 1813: ' ~ 1 he en. my hiss proposed an armistice: I have, with my Allio, accepted it, till :l: 2iith of July. This has been done, to 1 the end that the natileal strength, which n:e pro; l e has in so Iradat.le a meaner put torch, may atta:n its I Algrawile. An en- Wearied activity, uninterreptiu exer ions, will had to Va. end. I - lithe:to the enemy has surpassed us ::I force,—we could only regain our national honour : we must avail ourselves of this short interval to becon.e sufficiently strong, that in the end we may conquer our independence be firm in your resdution ; put confidence in your JC.i.tg ; and then continue your exertions a: you have done hitherto, and we shall gain our sacred point. (Signed) " FREDERICK WILLIAM. ht " Ober-Grodirr, near Scbweidnitz, sth June, 1613." ig r PRIJ.SiIAN UOCUNIENT. " The armistice proposed by the enemy has teen granted to ihn ; but it will 1-,e sufficient fur the comfort of every honest Prussian to know, that this erriiistice will not le id us to a peace, but to a renewal of snore powerful and tnernlic evt!rfle. 1 . 11 , inhabitants of his Majeoy's dominions baweeti tlie Itiiii.ian frontiers and the Vistula have distinguished thanselvet in every way by their patriotic nal, and particubrly by the titmietit'i detachments they have formed of vcita.tee;b, composed A ca. vilry as well as infantry : also . their In.vinz c ,, n.pleted, with men ' and horses, the far national cavalry reLimenis, and tile corps, 110,600 men strong, .of the Landevehr, coinposed of 'way sol diers, full of spirits, who in a short time have been Lroi.,,lit to a el l state of discipline to 14:tr.:pled in the moq useful enter rites. • All this has been done, although every employment in this coun try has been stopped altogether, :Lod the poverty of the inhabi tants bad reached the highest pitch; consequently every exertion on their part was difficult in the extreme. From this patriotic spirit, and from the extraordinary zeal of the Inhabitants of ties vart of his Majesty's dominions, we expect, with the utmost confidence, that their exertions will be continued with the same effect, In the prosecution of this sacred war; and that they will manifest that just and ardent hatred which every brave Prussian sad every German ought to feel against the common enemy, and that our beloved countrymen will prove themselves' worthy of the blood so heroically shed by our brethren. (Signed) " MASIMISACK, DditeA, " Mi li tary Governors of the country between the 11 Dated atizoshi suag, Vlstula and the kusbiaii frontiers. 12th Junes leis." NA CAI, ~NTIsLLfGNC • . . , CAPTURE OF THE eIft&APEAKE. The irriVal of Lietit‘nan:t Waits, Sectend cf the SitAtoroi,r, with di , patches from Halifai, enables UP to lay some most tate.testing particulars lic . foie 'bur Readers respectittg the gallant Action between the Chesapeake and 81-lAteinfr. Neve'', in the annals of our uit'val warfare, did britishheroini thine :with more transcenciant lustre, and *never was thete bcca sidn for mare hearty gratulation. The honour of the British flag, if it *as ever tarnithecf, mint now stand redeemed in the eyes of all those in whoin the successes of the Ameiicans by st'a had generated' alarm. The ClieCapraice was eOmltiand'ed h i y Captain LAWRENCE, late of the hornet, the successful anta gonist o'f the PEACOCK, and the same who sent In a' challenge to the BONNE CITOYENNE when in the Bra ills. It wotild appear that the, SHANNON, having arrived off Boston on the Ist of June, Captain Bnorcr, sent in a challenge by a fishing-boat to the Chem peake, which came out the same afternoon, attended by a crowd of boats filled with American citizens, to witness the engagement. The Chesapeake, as we have aktady stated, wa: greatly superior to the SHANNON. She was 15 ) tons larger—carried 49 guns—and her crew exceeded that of the SHANNON by 110 men. The action did not last more than fifteen minutes—every shot frt,rn the SHANNON told ; a r,d Captain BROKE :it length finding that the Americans were flinching from their guns, called up the boarders, and leapt upon the deck of the Chesapeake at their head. The enemy was thus subdued by a toup de main, truly characteristit cf Bri tish ccuragzr—forwe never yet heard OF die bayonet or the boarding-pike having failed i when wielded by a British atni. Our c untryman, Captain BROKE, was cut down on the Chesapeake's deck by a sabre, but his wound is not dangerous,. Captain LAWRENCE was killed, and all his officers were wounded, before the crew called for quarter. The First Lieutenant of the SHANNON ( W.ITIO fell by a lamentable mistake. From our Plymouth Correspondent's letter, it ap pears that this gallant Officer and a party of seamen were in the act of hoisting the British colours over the Americans, but having in their hurry re-hoisted die American ensign, the crew of the SHANNON thought the Americans were about to renew the ac tion, when they fired a volley in the direction of the poop, and, Melancholy to relate, Lieutenant WATTS and tight seamen were killed. The Chesapeake only has arrived at Plymouth the SHANNON has not left her station. Further particulars of this gallant achievement will be found in the subjoined letters, ! and also on turning to Mr. CKOICIUN speech in the House of Commons last night. ei PLYMOUTH, JULY 7. " The NOVA SCOTIA brig has arrived at this port, from Halifax, and brings the cheering intelligence of the capture of the Chesapeake frigate, off Boston, on the Ist of June, after a short but brilliant and decisive action. Captain BROKE had sent in a challenge to the Chesapeake, by a fishing boat, which was accept ed by the American frigate. en the ships com:ng to action, three broadtades only were fired by the SiIANNIN, when Captain BROKE ordered the First Lieutenant, with a numerous party, to board, and the clies,, cake was carried in a few minutes. After si.e had struck, our brave fellows, in hoisting the English Ensign over the American flag, unfortunately, in their gaitty of heart, hoisted the American flag tirp,rmost, cin seeing which, Captain BROKE ordered the fire th tei., , zrimei.ce, by which the Hero who led the buar.iers, and eight English Stamen, were killed. The Sitto:N , ), , s; had 20 killed, and 51 wounded ; the C.lesaptake 70 kilied, and 110 wounded. Among the A rican aide, were Captain LAWRF.NCE I who in the Hornet c. ptured the PEACOCK. " A great many boats came out of Boston with the Chesapeake to witness the actien—the latter car , rick} 450 men." ANOTIILR LETTER, OF ThE SAME DATE. " We tezl great pleasure in annourfeing the cap ture of the Chesapeake American trig.' te of 5'2 gulls, commanaed by Captain LAWRENCE, by his Majesty's frigate SitaNNON ) of 38 guns, Captain P. B. V. Bitoxe, after a short but desperate engagement, having been carried by boarding, iu the most gallant style. The dispatches, containing the details of the action s were brought here this day by Lieutenant Watts, second of the SHANNON, tvho arrived in his Majesty's brig NOVA SCOTIA, from Halifax, and set off immediately f..r London with the gratifying intelligence. The enemy's loss was immense, amounting to 160 killed and wounded—among the latter, Captain LAWRENCE and all his Officers—the former mortally, and sinte dead.—The British loss was comparatively trifling, and aid not amount to thirty, including the wounded: among the latter is Capt. BROKE, who received a sabre wound in the head, while cheering and leading on the boarders, but not dangerously and was recovering fast. 14 Among the slain, we regret to say, were the First Lieutenant, Mr. WATTS, Mr. ALDIIAIS, Purser, and the Captain's Clerk. The action, which lasted about fifteen minutes, took place aboUt a league it. In Bos ton Harbour, in sight of thousands of spectators, which port the Chesapeake came out of, on the. same day, with a fair wind, to meet the SUVA .z In con -I?quence of a challenge from Captain &mot. The L6ltai:4os, with her prissef had arrived safe at Halt.. , tat. Captain LAwat attict, it rimy be recollected, e mande the Harriet American sloop Mr war, sort tiMe sir. n r, when that Yesisel cal•turi'd his Majesty's late brig PEACOCK, .01f . bematara. Captain cATIDT:N, who commanded his Majesty's Lie frigate ik.fatAia.— NIAK, tame passel get ih ~ 11 •N• %%r A SCOI . We 'an derstand the Ttites:voi frigate was . cruiziUg In com pany with the SHANf:ON, at the time tic challenge was sent, but ordero. away by Captain Brtoica immedi ately en the receipt of Captaln LAivarmotes answer, which, it is said, contained a request to the effect -- A great iti:mher of vessels and boats of every descrip tion, filled With speeta.tris. were crnizing near Boston. Captair. L tWILENCE lkiGrOled i h inhabitants of that town they might expect his return to the harbour in about two hours and a half tro.n 0. , time of his de parture with the StrANNON, which he ha I no doubt of capturing, and desired a sumptuous dinner might be prepared for himself and crew." FROM THE HALIFAX PAPER. • " HALIFAX, JUNE 11. Captain Bu ette of th! SHANNON h..v I , g directed the TENEDOS, his late consort, to leave Boston Bay, with a view (4' inducing t.e Ch to venture out, on Tuesday the Ist instant, that ship, comman ded by Captain LAWRENCIi (lately pr'moted froth the United States slea.p Hornet,) left the Roads and put to sea, manned with picked seamen, and com pletely fitted in every point for action.--&The SHAN NON dropped, Under easy sail, a few miles from land and at half-past five p. tn. the Chesapeake came up on her weather-quartcr, and was instantly saluted with a sweeping and most destructive fire. Ti.c ncth.n commenced a little more than half pistol-char, and in a few minutes the terror-struck enemy fell alorg-.ide or the SHANNOn, and was boarded by the gallant Captain BuoKE, his First Lieutenant, a few ether officers, seamen, and marines, wall an impetuosity that bore down all resistznce. ThOugh the result of such a meeting might have been very fairly anticipated, yet the liglanit g-like rapidity of the attitin (not ticet ding ten or eleven minutes) seems almost unparalleled even in the annals of the British Navy: " The loss on board the StrAnNefv was Lientenaht WATTS, First of that ship, a ttuly brave Officer ; Mr. ALDIIAM, Purser ; Mr. DI N, Clerk ; and 9. b seamen and n;arints,liiled. Wound( d— Cap tain BROKE, Ecrerely ; one man, and i 6 sea mr. and TT:: fnes. In the. Chc:apczl:e—tieutenant tatLann (491); Lieutenant tr.com, Marnics ; Mr. WINTE, master, several petty efficers, &c. kined. Captain LAWRENCP, mortally ; Litat,nant LUDLOW (Ist), set•erely ; Lieutenants BUDD and Cc x (2d at.d 3d) ; Messrs. "W vnt FR, Aar(); Islicw.s, and Blain', Mid shipmen ; Mr. LIVEENCRE, Chaplain; and neatly 100 seamen, &c. wounded. , 4 Lieutenant WALLIS (2d) of the SIIANNP% son of P. WALLIS, Esq. of his Majesty's Naval Yard, in consequence of Captain 131:oKE being severely wound ed, took charge of that ship subsequent to the action. 44 Captain LAwartryp., late of the Chesapeake, languished on board that ship until Saturday, when he expired. On Tuesday last his ternains were landed under a discharge of minute guns, at the King's Wharf, where he was followed to the grave by his owh surviving Officers. We are happy to lesrn that Captain BhOli s E is in a fair way cf being shortly re stored to the service." AMERICAN PRIVATEERS. " LLoYD'S, J Y.Y 9, IRI 3. It is ?spurted that four American privateers (exclusive of Use Yankee, which has captured the Watson, Elizabeth,Thamess and another vessel, rune unknown, from the Brazils to I...ver pool ; tFe Mariner from Jamaica to Belfast, a carter front 1.0 t . to rermuda, and two othtte vessel:) are cruising be tween Cape Clear and Tory Islands." '1 he Mariner, FRA z an, from Jamaica to Belfast, was captured Ist inst. about 'bitty miles from Toll Islands, by the Yankee Anietican privateer. FALMOUTH, JULY 6. His Majesty's ship tilvNtrnv.N, with a fleet from Portsmouth for Portugal and the Mediterranean, is now off this Port ; his Majesty's ship Usicona, with the ships assemhtled here; have sailed to joih them. PLYMOUTH, JULY 7. tame in the Sct I.IA Nloop of war, from a erilize ; and the Maosint ENT mut of war, from the Channel Fleet. Arrived the American brig Nova Scotia, a plize, sent from Ilalfax, and brings an account of the capture ci !he Chesap• ake AmeticAn II irate, by his Majesty's StiANiNoN;•—Wititi vari.tble: PORTSMOUTH, JULY e. Arrived the Tweed, from Africa. His Majesty's ship ItiNALno takcs convoy to the Downs. r.V2W!CH, !Ur .Y 9. A Westerly \\ hid enahlcd all the transports to get out of our harbour this no.rninn., and by ten o'ckck they were out of sigl:t ; and :ts the wind is as fair as it can blow, it is expected they will Inive a very fa. ooutable passage : it is understood Gotten!lirgli is to be the place of rendezvous. There are two large transports now waiting to receive the 3:;d Regiment, now on their march to this place, of course, they wili Inflow as soon as possible. The Lady Frances, C.,p tain Rorriat, artived late last evening frt.m Gotten burgh, she tnin3s thtee passengers front the armies. DEAL, ;TAX S. Arrived his Majesty's ships J 3 UL! and Onirinr: &oft) a cruize—the hart r has sailed with dispatches for the Baltic.—Wind S.W. YARMOUTH, JULY 6. Sailed this morning, the Princess of Wales hired cutter, with two transports having on board part ut the German Legion, tor the Humb^r, to procc. d from thence CO their destitution with the first cyJnVOy. HALIFAX PAPERS. We have receiiA Halila: Papers to the 1 1 21 Yam The followinE . arc extract:, I-- • . . " rTsnt.rAo , MAY IG. " C;.' hundred of Kent.icky M cc:ured by the Brit sh at tie bait been suit to Flu. rcn—die English cirried ofd?! the:: ( annon, disturbed, when they rai.szi the sicye r.t F r: Aeigs." • " NEW NOR , MAY 2.C. . . . . . . 41 The frigates St itrs,MACc dou in, a:7l Flor gor.e to sea tgiti ugh Lii sound. A sr ill ripe :iti. h, of '2OO men, 1.1m!....d al a Br;tis'i putt, at the held of Lake Ontario, tool the sates, burrs the. *public hu.jd ngt, and returned in safety. Captain FLEMING, from Cadir., states, that on the lath Apri:, 1 1 ;e French Toulon fleet, of H sail of the line and 14 frigates, :ere oft ilicant.— The British have '2O sail ()I the line aid '2B :Ogates in the Mediterranean, besides eight sail of the line os the Spanish and Gibraltar sutions." FROM TIM ROTA SCOTIA GAAETTE OF THE DTI? OF 3V141! " ANOTHER EXPEDITION —On the 18 h our 1,4 k flotilla left Socket's Harbour cn a n2w expedition probably for Newark and Fcrt George. Impatan news from that quarter rn ty daily be cxpectei." . The dispatches from HAW tx were brought to Ply: mouth by the NOVA SCoTIA bun-brig, Lieutenarl BAlVrii. MST, lite Ist Lieutenant of the Glintft!iilt. THE ARMY. A detachment of s;a Officers acid ICI rink and Mei from the 2d hattali• n c f the 13ufrs, d. int; duty at Windsor, marched yesterd.ty morning on IhAr mut; fcr Port•tnuuth, to ernbatk kr the Prtfttiutt. Pti7Ate let'crs frern tht. French Coast stat, thai Lord WELI lINGTON v.-.ts rapidly alvanci!t. Scuthern depattments of trance are repte,tnted tt be in a state i f crlumltion. It is sa.d to be t h e iii tention of Go/et tat.eLt to 6p:itch, with the Lamas expedition, a vast Addithmal force f r the putpote (nabhug' the Field Marshal to pursue h 3 a.lrantageS In crossing tie Passes the House:A.l tro pb havi a country bt lore them, highly favourable to tiler offensive ore: atiuns. Letters were received in town on Monday, frost the Duke of CUMBERLAND, dated the 18th of June at Strelitz, stating "L'6 koyal 1-liAlme,s to be in geoC health, and that he was waiting•he arrivai of hid horses to proceed to the Head-quartcrs of tl:e Ring of PRUSIJA. The horses :tad rtachud Stralsund of tl.e 15th of Ju:le. The PtUNCE REGENT fcc eived letter yesterday, b; a di agr on, iron, Bushy, with the pleating intelligenc cf the IThhe of CLATILNCE being Lett, r. Yesterday; the Doke of YORK, and a select fetnat party, took an aquatic ettursion down the. weer, tc Cre(nwich, hr the ri.srpos of weiking thrOn3h thi Park to the tnans;on of her Royal Higness the Prig ters of WA! rs, at Blackheath, to dinner. Tile Dukes of Yo and CAstralnci dined yenen Phr:l.4v with Lord CHOLNiONDELEY and others of th 4 Saturda7, the gold meth', given fey the ilonourat' ble Company of Golfers, was pl tyed for on Lek Links, and gained by Wm. Mull:emu, Esq. FJRE AT Woomicu.--IBetween seven and eigh o'clock yesterday morning the inhabitants of Wool. , wich were thrown into consternation in crtnsequen of prodigious volumes cf smoke which enveloped t whole town. It was soon discovered that the wbi hemp store-house, in the rope-yard, was on fire. 1 alarm immediately spread, and the engines we quickly on the spot be drums beat to arms, an upwards of 1000 artilierynten from the batracks ar rived to assist in qutnching the flumes; but notwith standing the most prmipt and active exertions, the 6 continued to burn with irtvaistible rApid . ty till nit: o'clock, when the roof of this part of the buiiding fe Y-T srrne tittle great apprehensi o ns were lel! f the safety of the adjoining buildings of the Roy. , Arsenal ; but by the prompt supply of water and th 4 great exertions of the military, the flames were pre. vented from spreading, and were got max about 101 o'clock. The greatest . intrepidity was evinced by the Artillor)m^n, many o f whom were placed in the most perilous situationsinLmieavoming tosubdue the fiAtne The damage done must h .ve been considerable and it is supp'sed that sevcralthousaikl pounds w. of hemp and oakum have been destroyed. Thtica of the fire has not yet been discovered, though ea • oils conjectures are afloat as to its origin. It is only' a few months ago shice a file happened in anotheti part of the buildings. It has been conjectured tha the fire-works exhibited the evening before may haw been the accidental cause of the calamity. We a sorry to add, that a fl.tx.dresser of the name of lOrn was killed. The fire was subdued before 11 o'clock. Tuesday, an artilleryman at Woolwich had ba right arm shot A, while trying an experiment in loading a gun upon a new principle. The same day a private belonging to the Royal Sappers and Miners, was found drowned opposite the Royal Arsenal. C6RII-MAtkET, MARK-LANE, JULY O. Our hltuko continuing thinly sui plied sa tilt fine Wheat, such{ dcwrileion me• irady Alt 111"1:111;t: at M mday's p, ire , Lilt! that qt crcl; .nary quality !ors off heavilT, hav,r l i hat less buyeri l of it ; Earley is 4,Lar lower, the de tend being small; we h.ye all asundat,t suprly of Oars, v. hich article is 'dull nit., :t a C.I ci re 01 Is. per planer. In Peas, Leans, and oth:r thain, th is no vortation. English. Wheat, Kent and Es:ez, 11:3. 1921. I:er quartee. Ditto, Euifolk, 955. Ms. Ditto, Nut folk, 9:i. 1051. kyt bt)s. 6Ss. Foreigr. Wheat, Atneric.a Oa. 00. per varier. Ditto, Thoizie ISSt, Ditto, Bele Red lOUs. SOS& Hasoltro' or Bremen, mos. !OS& Ditto, Braba-t Rad 104.15. 1011‘, Rye, 606. 6:4 IS .ley. A Oats, Press, Oats, Red, Al hits Pees, 9.14. () grey Iht.o, rp.IIOR soul! r •I'lck Beans, Anitsietot Prat t 701 711011* Barley 465. 48s. Fine 5Ca. 54,. Malt, 86s. 94.. Wnite Pra4, 901. 9:s. boik-s, 111`4. 115, Grey, ditto, 7 . :5. 765. Sr.3il Brawl, Spa. FAA. 'he« do. 7st. Mts. Fine Mc 009. OVs, !'o:.'..llµ', 461. r , 211. Po'an t, 3flc. 48s. Freu, 4 . nor', WS& Iles. per Soak.