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THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1820. TIIE FUNDS. PRICE or STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE OCLOCK 3 per Cent. Cons. 66 1 / 2 3 4 5 A % 5 per Cent. Natry 102 1 / 2 % India Bonds 20s. 21s. 20s. pre. Exch. Bills (2d.) 4s. pre. OmniOm dis. Cons. for Acct. 66% 34.5/6- A variety of official papers have been received from Oporto, which serve to exhibit the state of the national or revolutionary cause in a more perfect point of view than it has been yet seen. The Junta have published an answer to the Pro clamation of Count AMARANTE. It animadverts in 1.: arm terms on the motives which actuate the Count to sow the seeds of discord among his countrymen. And for what ?To support despots—to perpe tuate your misery —to force you to pay tributes which exceed your fortunes and incomes ; taxes which the produce of the lands, moistened with your sweat, is not sufficient to pay. Trasmontanos ! if you would know what happiness is, and what constitutes true love to our good and adorable So vereign, Don John VI, repair to Oporto. Here you \Val meet the brother of that deluded man, Antonio da Silveira Pinto da Fonseca, whom the true lovers of their country call the Cato of Portugal. The son f our hero, Sepulveda, is here, also Gil, who has • ften tt odden with you the road to honour. Hasten to see them, proud of having raised the majestic edi fice of national independence, together with the great Cabreira, and other brave men, their brothers in arms. nasten, soldiers." Two other Papers, addressed to the inhabitants of Alto Douro, are intended to do away with the ru mours which Count AMARANTE, and other partizans of the Regency, have spread respecting the views of the new Government, whom they accuse of a wish to destroy the Oporto Vine Company. The Junta say, that, " far from having had in view a project so impolitic and so contrary to the interests of Porto gal, .they will, on the contrary, encourage, uphold, and seek the prosperity of the Establishment by every means in their power, furnishing to the same all the aids of protection which may be derived from the authority confided to them." "If hitherto," they add, " Commerce has carried our productions to the Banks of the Thames, henceforth, freed from the obstacles occasioned by an erroneous policy, these will be distributed in both hemispheres. The Company %Val watch more and more over your interests ; 'and a Government, active, energetic, and patriotic, will not fail to employ every exertion for your happiness." A fourth document is the Dispatch from Colonel SEPULVEDA, written from Aviero. The Colonel, it %%ill be remembered, had been sent off from Oporto to the interior, to spread the patriotic flame, and ani mate the people. Ile had met with perfect success, the troops and people joining in the most enthusiastic manner in every town through which he passed.— The next day he was to proceed to Coimbra, vThither the 22d Regiment was rapidly advancing, in aid of the patriotic cause. This paper distinctly shows the popularity of the Government, and leads us to believe that the people will support the change so evidently intended for their benefit, wherever they arc enabled to manifest their sentiment. The following is an extract of a letter received this morning from Bombay, dated May 18 :—" We are sorry to state that the cholera morbus has made its appearance in this island, and is carrying off from six to seven hundred persons every day : its dreadful ravages are not confined to the natives, but the Eu ropeans are also falling victims to this dreadful malady." llis Majesty's 47th and 56th regiments, which had returned from the Expedition up the Per sian Gulf, had but slightly felt it at the date of this letter. The greatest precaution had been taken by the Authorities. All Europeans not belonging to the island were ordered to quit; in consequence of which, the mercantile interest bears a very gloomy appearance. Trade is at a : complete stand; scarcely any cotton is to be had, and the Company's ships' t:latt had arrived were about leaving Bombay half loaded with other cargoes. Merchandize rose greatly. —News from the interior states that some skir- mishing had taken place at Rotulkund with the no- torious &wan SING. The expedition to Palem ' bang has greatly embarrassed the Authorities in Java; the Government had determined to make an other attempt; but it is supposed that the state of their Treasury would not admit of a fresh armament. The heavy duties levied on the produce of the country has cannihilated foreign conimerce ; and American ves sets that had arrived at Batavia with specie, for the purpose of trading, had departed without any cargoes. The Malay population of Java, arc greatly diScon tented with their present masters, and are ready to loin in any plan that may effect a change. The ge neral opinion in Bombay respecting the late Expedi tion up the Persian Gulf, was •ery unfavourable, it h a ving cost the Government an immense sum, and the inhabitants a great 'deal of anxiety. The Com- parry's ships Earl of Balcarras, Thames, Warren Courts, and flee Indiamen, have arrived safe. The Monsoons were expected to set in earlier this season than any former period : very un favourable weather has been experienced fur a long time past." , Extract of a letter from St. Helena, dated the 2d of August :—" Bonaparte still continues as sulky as ever, but he is in good health, seldom walks abroad, and receives but little company." NAPLES. EXTRACT FROM A PRIVATE LETTER. NAPLES, AUGUST .3't " The finances here are in a sad state. The funds have fallen, and are falling. I do not, however, think they will go below 65, for, happen what will, the public debt will always be respected. Money is rare, and the Minister offers t. borrow at / per cent. per month, giving as a pledge Stock at .50. The Go vernment is attempting to establish a Discount Bank in shares of 500 dollars. The plan is carefully copied after that of the Bank of France ; but however plau sible the scheme may seem, I do not believe a single purchaser has appeared for the shares. " Our new Pa.liament is to assemble on the Ist of October, and then we are promised great improve ments in the new Constitution„which every one seems to admit is at present a mere rough sketch. Ric ciardi, our Minister, is unwisely endeavouring to ex clude all the Nobility from the Parliament. Of course, if he succeeds, he will make them decided enemies of the new order of things, and then, should the Austrians advance upon. us, the Nobility would take part with the invaders. It is true the Nobility are most of them individually poor, I?ut they are very numerous, and, as a body, they cannot but be powerful. The Carbonari, who effected the Revolu tion, have on their side all the small farmers and cultivators in general, as well as the tradesmen in the cities and towns. They also gained over the army on account of some partial discontents in that body, especially an impolitic diminution of their pay; but all these elements together. will scarcely enable us to resist an Austrian invasion, especially if assisted by the Nobility, and that part of the population which is under their influence." EXTRACT FROM ANOTHER LETTER FROM NAPLES, DATED SEPTEMBER 6. " Our elections in the Provinces on this side of the Pharos are terminated. The results are admirable the choice has in general fallen upon men distin guished for integrity and talents. The electors have not forgotten one of them who has written in favour of the country and for the public good. " Among the elected in the Province of Naples, we observe the following names, which are well known thrOughaut Italy :—Cardinal Firaro, who filled im portant missions to the Court of Rome, and formerly to the Government of Venice ; General Bergani, an Officer of Artillery, distinguished for his defence of GJeta, in 1815; Captain Banzant, an ornament of the Neapolitan Marine; Don Melchior Delpio, a man deeply versed in political economy ; Don Matheo Galdi, late Director of the Public Instruction, and author of the History of Holland ; Bishop Pellicia, distinguished for his piety and learning; Colonel Visconti, Director of the Typographical Cabinet, and author cf the best chin extant of the Adriatic. All the names shew that no undue influence has been used at the election ; they were recommended by the pub lic esteem. " It is a positive fact, that the kingdom of Naples has not, at any former period, enjoyed more perfect tranquillity than at the present moment ; and that it is not even affected by the extreme activity of the preparations for defence which are now going for. ward in all quarters. Independently of the army of the line, which amounts to 60,000 men, we have a provincial militia of at least 100,000 men. Each pro vince furnishes besides corps of volunteers, sharp shooters selected from the most expert marksmen." The Duke of *ELLINGTON is returned to Apsley House, from a tour. _ _ I.ady Bastrn.na arrived yesterday at the London yotel, Al bermarle-street, from a tour. JAAIE3 CAVAN F.sq. left the St. James's Hate!, Jermyn-street, yesterday, for Ifarrowgate. Mr. and Mrs. THOMAS Dasnwoon arrived yesterday at the Brunswick House Hotel, Hanover square, from a tour. Departures yesterday from Batt's Hotel, Dover-street :—The Miss MANsELs and Mrs. Homes, to the Continent. The French I'apers contain an amusing account of the reception of a Deputation of the market ladies of Bourdeaux by the KING. Several spoke to him with entire self-possession, and were answered by his MAJESTY with affability and humour. One lady, after talking to him for some time in the patois of her part of the country, suddenly interrupted herself, and said, " but you don't understand the "patois." " Yes," answered the KING, in her own accent and dialect, " I understand and speak it." It is announced in the French Papers, that the Duchess of BERRI is in the list stage of pregnancy. At noon, on Saturday, a carriage and four set off' from the Thuilleries, to convey the nurse from No. gent. M. DENEUX, the accoucheur, is in attendance at the Thuilleries ; and also Marshals DE COIGNY and SUCIIET, whe are appointed the witnesses on this occasion. On Saturday the Dames de la Halle (market-women of Paris) were admitted to present to her Royal Highness the Cradle which is destined for the accommodation of the hopes of the French Na tion. The Count DzsEzz, President of the Appeal Court, conducted them into her presence. The Cradle is an imitation of the Ark, at the moment when the waters of the deluge had subsided : the prow is sur mounted by a dove with the olive branch. On the 10th, two couriers from theQuIEN of ENG LAND, MM. GOVIEN and FORT! CARLO, landed at Calais. It is the latter who, according to public. ru mour, is appointed to conduct 13Enc4mi to Eng land.—Journal de Paris. ROYAL AQUATIC EXCURSION. COWES, SEPTEMBER-21. The ICING having felt a little of the annoyance of sea-sickness, from the equinoctial squall with which the Royal yacht was overtaken on Wednesday, did not sail to-day, but remained on board, receiving ,the homage of the Nobility and Gentry at Cowes. In the evening a select party of his friends dined on board, during which the towns of East and West Cowes were brilliantly illuminated. • SEPTEMBER This morning, at eleven o'clock, an Address was presented to his MAJESTY, on board the Royal yacht, by CHARLES DAY, Esq. and a Deputation of the Householders of the Port of Cowes, congratulating his MAJESTY on his anival, and thanking him for the partiality he thews for Cowes, by ordering the purchase of a house for his Royal residence ; all of whom were graciously received, and returned with a highly flattering Answer. The Royal yacht and squadron then got under weigh, and stood towards Spithead and St. Helen's, for a cruize, but will return at half-past five o'clock to their moorings in Cowes Road. His MAJESTY is in the best health and spirits, and, though the season is late and boisterous, seems to delight in being afloat. THE ARMY. The 90th Foot arrived at Plymouth last week from Macclesfield, and matthed into the Barracks at Dock. This Regiment is under orders to embark for the Me ' diterraneaa. A detachnient of the 9th Veterans arrived at Ply mouth on Saturday, from Cork. They are stationed in Long Room Barracks, Stonehouse. We understand that Lord BERESPORD did not ar rive at Barbadoes in the SPARTAN. When that ves sel left Rio Janeiro, his Lordship was still there, and it was not known when he would return to Europe. A private soldier belonging to the Royal Veterans, of the name of Shannon, was picked up in the road way, close by the. Queen's Head public-house, near Chatham Church, on the 13th instant, in nearly a lifeless state, and was carried to the Hospital, where he died the nest day. COURT MARTIAL, HORSE GUARDS. The Court proceeded, on Thursday, on the further hearing of witnesses in support of the charges against Lieutenant-Colonel FRENCH, of the Gth Dragoon. Guards. Lord CARHAMPTON, requested, by letter, the prosecution might proceed without him, as he was still indisposed.—Lnsign MARTIN, of the Gth Dragoons, was heard in support of theTifth Charge. On a representation being made that a horse-dealer, of the name of HAartis (a very material witness for Lieutenant-Colonel FRENCH), WU obliged to leave town to purchase horses for his Majesty's service, the Court agreed that his evidence might be taken, and he was examined accordingly. Yesterday the Court assembled again, when the Solicitor for the prosecution called Mr. HAY, the Paymaster, and Ensign HALL, of the 6th Dragoons. They were examined for a considerable time on a part of the fifth, and upon the whole of the fourth I charge. Their examination was concluded at two o'clock, when the prosecutor informed the Court that he did not mean to call any more witnesses, and, of course, that the prosecution was closed. The Court then adjourned until eleven o'clock on Monday, in order to afford Lieutenant-Colonel FRENCH sufficient time to prepare his defence. His Royal Highness the Prince of SAXE COBOURG is now at Claremont, enjoying the society of the Duchess of KENT, and her family. A few distin guished Fashionables make up the party. Thursday, about a quarter past twelve at noon, during a violent storm of thunder and lightning, ac companied with a tremendous shower of hail and rain, the electric fluid entered the house of Mr. GEORGE GARDINER, of the Harpsichord Gardens, St. Clement's; Oxford. Jt descended the chimney into the parlour, where Mr. GARDINER, his wife, and seven children; were sitting, and drove one of his daughters, about five years of age, across the room, a space of six or seven feet, which much scorched both her legs and one side of her up to the head.— Mr. GARDINER was thrown down, and driven with great violence against a table. The electric fluid struck a cradle, in which was a child, and threw the cradle down, but the child escaped unhurt; it passed in an horizontal direction from the pin, on which the cradle swung, to a brad in the sash frame of the win dow, thence to an iron bar, and the hinge of the door, the case of which it carried away, and escaped be tween the hinge and the door. Another ball entered the house by the window into an upper room, and carried away a landscape, hanging near the window, to a considerable distance, and escaped by the win dow, after driving the sash frame and cornice away. Two trees in the front of the house were struck, the bark of which was much torn from the bodies. The little girl is in a fair way of recovery. Tuesday, Miss HILL, the daughter of the late la mented Colonel HILL, was married to ANDREW VIN CENT CORSET, Esq. eldest son of Sir ANDREW CORSET, of Acton Reynolds, in the above County. Ten car- - riages, filled with relatives of the respective families, accompanied the happy pair to Hodnet Church.— After the ceremony, the cavalcade was escorted to the mansion of Acton Reynolds by the Yeomanry Ca valry, and the greatest rejoicings took place by the tenantry - of both the worthy Baronets. BER6AP4I.--It has been stated in some of the News papers, that this person had served lkir.JAmES GRAT TAN as valet, when that Gentleman had travelled on the Continent. This is, we believe : a mistake. BER• GAM was in the service of the Princess of WALES when Mr. GRATTAN had the honour of dining with her Royal Highness, and waited at table on that oc casion. It was, we suppose, the mention of this cir cumstance which gave rise to the false report. Cuoice Panaszotoor.—A Gentleman, known for his habituhl tardiness, was invited to join a party at Richmond, and appointed for that purpose to be at his friend's house at an early hour in the morning. Contrary to all expectation be was the first on the voupid ; and his friend, in surprise at his punctuality, burst out in the following &cid apostrophe :- 4 * So, you've come first el last; you used to,be &hind &fare; I * suspect you got up eat(' V: liar !" NAVAL IZITELLIGENCE. The Princess Charlotte (whaler) .was condemned at Valpa raiso in May. Tke following vessels were at Honduras on the 20th of fa!r, viz. —Robert, Mentor, l'rogretts, Barden, Aid, Hugh Walace, Cossack, Helena, Aurora, Hope, Highlander, Rosella, Zr Ayr, Young Dixon, Alice, British Tar, Lady 31ackworth, and Alercator. Tile Rebecca, nusav, arrived in the Clyde from Jtmairn, sailed on the 25th of July; antron the 31st, off Cuba, spoke a schoontr, which inquired if she had seen a pirate that had robbed several Jamaica 'hips about eight days before. FALMOUTH, SETTEXIDE:I 20.—Wind W.—Arrived the Regv'ts transport, from London fur Halifax. Sailed the Cha:sworth, Meccas, for London. PUNZANCY, SETTLMIEII 20.—The Industry, Wwrrt, in 77ttirg under weigh, ran foul of the French schooner Marie, by which the latter lost her bowsprit, billet head, &c. PLTUOUTII. SErresisza 21.—Wind W.—Arrived the Grape,. ARZISTRONO, from Topsham for New Brunswick. Poaysmouru, Serramisca 22.—Wind N. W.—Arri-ed the Thomas and Mary transpot t, from Quebec; Integrit' ditto, from Plymouth; John ditto, from Cork; and Nancy, CAKIL, front Memel. Sailed the Active, COCK, for London. DEAN SEPT. 22.—Wind N. N.W.—Arrived and remain the Hawker, Sumtv, from Sierra Leone ; the Lady Ridley, Vin At., from Jamaica; John, Fixy, from Honduras; Duke of York, ANDERSON, from Jamaica ; Ann, THATCHER, from Bombay ; and Victory, BILAITHWAITZ. from Quebec. Came down from the River and sailed, the Woodstock, GRAY, for Jamaica; Britan nia, Irma, and Christopher, LAUB, for Bermuda ; Grancr, CarAL, for the South, Seas ; and Emma, BAUMGA cirr, for Cal cutta. Also sailed, the Jessie, NOLIBROW, for New SnuthWalet, and most of the outward-bound. , The Ann, ,Ttiarcona, sailed _ • ___ from Bombay the 18th May, and St. Helena 3d August. The Bombay and Herefordshire left St. Helena the 2.t1 August. The Marquis of lay and William Pitt were to sail the 4th August. The Providence was to leave the Isle of France the '2sth June; the Culumbo had arrived there all well. The Orpheus sailed from thence about a fortnight before the Ann. lxit at the Island his Majesty's ship Torazz; the crew had become healthy. HULL, SCPTLISSUSR ?A.—Arrived the Kiern, Gt.rxtuN, front Davis's Straits, fifteen fish, 488 butts; Zephyr, UNTIIANIC, from ditto, eleven fish, 340 butts; Symmetry, 31AuGeo, front ditto, nine fish, 290 butts; and Abraham, ll.aalsoN, from Greenland, thirteen fish, 300 butts. Cuterow-Houst, SEPTSIMIL 22.—Ships Entered Inwards : The Britannia, from Teneritfe ; Providence, from Cork ; Tele maque front Riga ; John Thomas, from Waterford ; Thais, from Baltimore; lien, front Memel; Speedwell, from Stangate Creek ; Tetnes, front Liverpool; Olive, from Riga ; Diana. from Cape Coast Castle; Shamrock, from Cork ; Sarah, front Ilamburgh ; Orient, from Bombay; Atalanta, from I lamburgh ; Neptune, from Quebec ; Helena, from Riga ; Daphne, front St.. Petersburgh; and Treote, from Fiume —tittered Outwards: The Elizabeth, for Rotterdam ; Douro Castle, for Hamburg!, ; Mary, for Dublin ; Agenoria, for Elsineur ; Nells, for Genoa.— Cleared Outwards : The Aurora, for Waterford; Fanny, fir St. Vincent's ; Zee:neeuw, for Amsterdam ; Criterion, for N, w York; Aurora for Bilboa ; Maria, for Cadiz; and the Kitty, for Saint Übell. A paragraph, headed ^ Turkish Pllni 3h mer t," having appeared in several Papers, representing " that a Greek sailor bad beta put on shore from the Turkish frigate Asia, end found chained to a stake on Hon Marsh, rear Chatham, where he would have been drowned on the next flowing of the tide, if not timely di covered," the Commander of the Asia (Capia:tp Mem.) has in consequence written to the Consignees cf the ship, that the while is a gross fiction of the sailor, or of some designir.g person. The Captain states, that the sailor in question had stolen two watches from one of his messmates, and was detected in selling them at Chatham, where he was "carried before "a Magistrate to be punished according to the English Laws—but the ship being near her departure, it was recommended that •he should be taken on board and punished in his own country. Accord ingly the man was put in irons, but was at liberty to walk the deck, and do his work on board. When the ship was quite ready for sea, on Saturday night, or early on Sunday morning, 6th August, the sailor, unperceived by the rest of the crew, de serted with the ship's boat, and landed on the 1100 side , where the boat was seen on Sunday meriting and brought away. The .Captain was on shore at Chatham when it was reported to him, and the following morning the ship sailed. Some days afterwards the Asia was forced back by contrary winds into the Downs, and thus the Captain has unexpectedly had the opportunity of ex posing the calumny. The sailor himself, now he is free, acknow ledges he deserted the ship ; and if originally he reported other wise, it must be considered he had a strong motive to fabricate some story to work on the feelings of those who discovered him;, for the fetters on his legs too plainly 'hewed he was a criminal escaped from justice—and the ship having sailed, there wais chance of the imposture being detected. Even without this (ge nial contradiction, everybody must see the Captain could have. no motive to deprive himself of the services of a seaman, by an act of barbarity foreign to his character, When he could, at the end of the voyage have delivered him up for punishment in his own country—while, on the other hand, the delinquent had every reason to watch the opportunity of deserting, to escape punish ment, just as much as offenders in our jails try, at all hazards, to regain their liberty. DISCOVERY SHIPS. Considerable apprehensions have been entertained by many persons for the safety of the vessels which sailed last year to the Arctic Seas, on account of the want of all information respecting them; but these' fears have not existed with those acquainted with the subject. It is well known, that the object, in the first instance, was to explore Lancaster Sound, which.had been represented, by the Commander of the former expedition, as entirely surrounded by land, and nearly blocked up with ice. The ships were seen and spoken to io July last year, being then on their passage ts , Lancaster Sound; and as they have neither been seen or heard of since, it is conjectured that they have made their way through the Sound, into Seas hitherto un explored; for had no passage existed through it, they must have returned into Davis's Straits, and there been seen by some of the whalers, in the last stases , . This conjecture is strengthened by intelligence j.i,s received from Davis's Straits, by which it appears that, in the present summer, Captain Josvisim4, is the Cambrian, of Hull, sailed up Lancaster Sound, eighty miles; he found a large swell and the wind strong against him, the sea there being quite clear of ice ; the sides of the Sound were about twenty miles apart at the highest point he reached ; he could see twenty miles, or thereabouts, further Up, and there was no appearance of land or any obstruc tion. Captain Jonmsost seems to have no doubt that .the Discovery ships had passed through the Sound, but he heard nothing of them. He left the Sound on the 'l3d of August, on which day he met Captain BELL, in the Friendship, of Hull, sailing up - the Sount 4 . The Friendship, as well as the Truelove, another Whaler, had also proceeded to the northward in DA.. vis's Straits, and have been in much higher latitudes than Captain Ross. According to. the reckoning of the Captain of the Truelove, he had reached 80-de grees of north latitude. The Whalers, which are now on their return, will of course bring much interesting information, but intelligence from the Discovery Ships Can hardly yet be expected ; should they have found a passage into the Pacific, letters cannot be received from them for some time; but, if this primary olicct be not attained, they will. of course remain in the Northern Seas as late in the season as possible, it being well known that they continue clear of ice until the winter is; somewhat advanced; their disCoveries can ther4cre be prosecuted until the abs:nce of light 1 puts a stop to their proceedings. . 3f r Mr Mr Mr Mr Mr, 111 r, Cap Cap lir. lklr. Ur. Mr. 6 to A ( Mr. Jr. Mr. The CU Mr. lllaj Por Nal 111 r. Save Mr. Mr. Max Mr. Ifr. Cole Ilan Mr. Mr. Mar Mr. Mr. Wel 11 r. alt. Mr. )I t . mt. )Ir. Mr. Mr. Sir }dal Mr. Mr. Mr. laiii min