Star. — London, England, 1808-12-22 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR. • - LONDON: t - • P.. 7 • THURSDAY, DECEIV/Bri PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY - AT ONE O'CLOCK Consuls, far he. 6611—Reduced 651-oaustutts 1 di.. • k Exchequer Bills, Ss. Is. prom In the absence of real intelligence from the se4t of war, unfounded rumours, as usual, are circulated.— Of this kind is the report, revived again last night, that a general rising of the populace of Madrid had taken place, after the French had got possession of the city,•and that several thousands of the latter had been sacrificed to their rage. Another rumour was also set afloat yesterday respecting an action between Sir JOHN Mooau's army and a party of French horse.— Neither of these statements rest on any authority. ••••••••••••=01•1• Contracts for a number of transports were yester day concluded by the Transport Board. So pressing was the 'demand, that vessels which might have been hired at seventeen shillings and sixpence per ton on the preceding day, were readily engaged at one I guinea. This circumstance, compared with the fact which we stated yesterday, of the march of more troops for the Canterbury district, renders it probable that Go vernment has resolved to send more troops to Spain —or at any rate to be prepared with the means of sending additional reinforcements, should events jus tify such a proceeding. We shall only remark at present, that Ministers ought certainly to hesitate, and well to weigh the consequences likely to result from such an exposure and possible waste of means which, 'ere long, may be necessary for our own defence. We have more than once asserted, that a country like Spain, and possessing a respectable population, cannot be con quered by any force, f the people are unanimously deter mined to be free. History has established the fact—but history also proves, that where this spirit prevails, it chews itself by correspondent movements and ener gies ! and where this is wanting no foreign aid can avail. We assert, and every thing that has occurred since the first burst of popular fury, corroborates the asser tion, that the spirit of resistance to French domina tion, has not by any means been suck as we were taught to expect. It has been almost wholly con fined to the inhabitants of the towns ind to the monks : the greater proportion of the proprietors of the soil and of the peasantry have remained, to this day, tranquil spectators of the contest. Were it otherwise, would the Spanish armies, upon their own soil, have been found inferior in numbers to an army collected from the fothest corners of Europe? • =TRACT OF A LETTER PROM A BRITISH OFFICFR AT CORUNNAt DATED DEMO= 3, TO HIE FRIEND IN GRzENOCK : " Dear Sir—The news here are very bad. We have received certain accounts of General CASTANOS'S defeat by the French, whose army is 130,000 strong in Spain ; too many I am afraid for the Spaniards, whose army is not in the best order ; and I under stand their Officers are shy-cocks in time of action. Our army under Sir DAVID BAIRD yesterday formed a junction with Sir JOHN MOORE at Astorga. I be lieve they will muster about 40,0110 strong, and a finer sat of men I never saw 3 all in good health and spirits. We expect a visit here from the French some of these mornings, as they are making rapid move menu this way, but we are well prepared for them." A Memorial has been presented by the British the 80th of August, on board the MILAN, in Port merchants and others interested in the sale of British Royal Harbour, Sir ROBERT LAURIE, Bart. Captain, manufactured goods at Cadiz, to the Spanish Govern- of the Milan, President, to inquire into the citcum ment, on their distressing situation, in not being per- stances of the loss of the Meleager, near Bare Bush mined to land or trans-ship their merchandize. The Key, on the 30th of July, and to try Captain FREDE- Memorialists humbly pray that the Governmentwill nice WARREN, his Officers, and Ship's Company, for be pleased to reduce the exorbitant duties on British their conduct on that occasion. A letter was read merchandizes already arrived, and permit such goods from Captain Witham to Vice-Admiral ROWLEY, as are intended for transfit, to be deposited in the statist the loss of the Meleager, which run on a reef. Royal warehouses. To the 22d ult. no answer to this near Bare Bush Key, in the evening of the SOth of Memorial had been received from the Spanish Go- July, and every exertion to save her was found una- , Torment ; but an answer was expected at Cadia in railing. At daylight next morning a raft was made, the course of a few days. and the whole of the officers and ship's company were A large parcel of letters, addressed to . Mr. Show, landed, except three who were drowned ; the greater of his Majesty's ship the Invincible, was found, last Part of the stores were also saved. The Court after Thursday, ea the sands near Calais. They were ex. hearing this letter read, and the evidence in support enabled by the Commissioner of Police, at Boulogne. of it, were of opinion, that the ship was lost by run- Several of the letters were Imperfect, and it could ning on the above reef, occasiohed by ari error 'of or gy be ascertained that the contents were principally ' judgment in Mr. KER the master, by mistaking in of a private natore. Ihe French Commissioner has , thick weather Braziletto Hill for the high land of very politely found means to communicate the cir- Portland, together with a very great inset into the e unistance to the Receiver.r;eneral at Dover. It has' bite of Old Harbour. .The Court also decided . as excited considerable surprise, as no English 'Teasel of follows: I that name has been wrecked nor seen on the coast And it further appears to the Court, no blame whatever can be attached to Captain Warren, but that every credit is due to where the parcel was picked up. • 1 hint' e for his very able and cool conduct, in directing, and to his Th e Theatrical entertainments at the Marquis of i oillen and ships company, in obeying and carniog into me*. AltglicOWS are not to be resumed this season. Indeed ' stoo, whatever could possibly tend to the safety of the lives of the I crew, and , aotreservation of uarereeerdeet.hooe s d tot t - t e o s, t ; t hr ee c e tu f r e a most o arduous, don ee: all the scenery, &c. has, it is said, been disposed of. F r iday a gentleman, in his walk to Arthur's Seat, ren, his Officers and ship's company, for the loss old* said ship, Edinburgh, law a fox at the very summit of the hill.. lint they are he reby acquitted or.cordingly. taken in Court has tot lament, that thenecesury steps were not On his return lie saw him again, but he did not cop - ' ; m the g, and notic i ng t he comes steered, so as pear shy. 1 to enable it to form a more correct judgment, do therefore re it few days ago, three Members of the Ist Batta- commend to the officers of the watch to pay more attention to t t h o at ess makreotial p rice art w o lth fth th e e ir duty shore in w f t u th tu o r e e t , o and mor to e t de M suffic . ext oiler, not lion of Queen's Royal Volunteers were convicted in w the penalty of ten pounds each, for illegally detaining ledge of the Coast. o after they had received orders for deli- i their arms,The East India College, building near Hertford, is diem into the Regimental Armory . - vering , not expected to be ready or the reception of the Pro- Yesterday Ssuormish Carr and Efizakth Wood, were fessors, acc. till next Michaelmas: when completed, b r ought before JOSEPH Mosnt, Esq. Worship. g reet , it will be one of the most sumptuous edifices in the - charged with haviug pretended to tell the for tnnes of country; the expence of it to the Company will pro m.° young girls, Susan Schofield and Mary Bell., bably exceed 1500001. sterling. They were convict-d as rogue. and vagabonds, and • The coachmen that drove the long stages in last enr omittei to the House of Correction till the Sessions. night from the Great Northern Road, represent it to 'the friends of the girl were held ila lecegraza uces fix be almost impassable below Grantham,from the heavy itetr appearance against them, c fall of snow. - NAUTICAL INTRlaLicsSigigr PLYMOUTH, 1)11014411 1 110. • •• Cone in the Nowa, of 74 gum ,f eastward; ANiatemi, of 38 guns, from a cruise ; .Mary, Capt. Reaves, from Lisbon with fruit ; Ewen+, Captain PATUION, from Quebec for Lotxdon, with furs•and 'skins; and the Vine, Capt. Cutusus,frcuss Spcj44l4o; with naval stores. • • ;;A:r PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER " Arrived the ship Clarendon, Beers.* kulit irint••• 'pert, having been obliged to put back s i s vitii the toss of anchors and cables on Friday evening 144 k-off Dover.—Wind N. W. - • .A n. - DEAL, DECEMBER 91. ' • "-17 " Arrived his Majesty's ships PANDORA, Benkia; BLAZER, CRACKER, Fuelocs , and INDIGNANT, futm-a cruize. Arrived and sailed for the River the e , Duke of Montrose East Indiaman from Dover Roads Prince of of Brazil, CARTER, from Oporto ; and the Magnet, COV ERDA LE I from Portsmouth. Wind W.SW. . • , FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GRAVLIENDs Dec. 210—Passed by the Ranger, Rowe, from the South Seas ; Leipseig, Crompton ; and Ranger, Hatton, from Quebec. Sailed the Anna, Birkeu, for Curacca ; Cato, Hapset, for Hayti ; Isabella, Hanson, for Oporto ; Ann, Campbell, for St. Michael's; Lucy and Alida, Cumming, for Africa; Hope, Bartlett ; and the Thomas, Bowness, for Gibraltar. HULL, DECEMBER 19. The Minerva, LOFT, from Gottenburg, is arrived in the Humber with a fleet, which passed safe thtough the Belt in 25 days from Delaro. The Agenoria, MAXWELL, from this port, has put into Yarmouth, instautt, have been partkL occasioned great damage tolisi craft in the river. The Tries last we fear, are numerous. The Clyde drove on shore Esplanade, .st here she. remained beam-ends, in a most critical situation, hanging horizontally over the , tia walk, and the whole of her she has yet sustained is not niaterial, - and it is hoped she the springs. The extra-ship Ann, just al. tqlg- to the chain moorings, urnhaut, was drove upon upon - her beam-eltds in a most but with prompt assistance and meet, she was secured from Itaukd off at high water withotn *jai injury. l'he extra ship Sarah Christiana 'grounded ; the former off the " m Garden Reach ; but neither serious injury. - The.ships Triton and Tt their moorings, and went on off without any damage. The Hastings and Philip Dun, broke from their moorings off - upon the bank; where they laS ends, and it is apprehended they the ensuing springs. The number of the river craft and dashed in pieces upon the' indeed, the violence of the gale ceived, or the effects described. One singular circumstance serves to illustrate its violence.—, belonging to the Lady Barlow, - the beach near the top of the esplanade, the bank, carried across the Rf lodged among the bricks on circumstance we should have we no; seen the boat in that • circumstances authentically accounted for by supposing, by the violence of the waves. The beach,. to a considerable and below Calcutta; exhibit distressing natute. ji was su.. scarce a vessel in .the river es?aisect storm. leaky. The Watt, one of the largest ships belonging to Liverpool, which cost the proprietors 15,0001. is lost in the river St. Lawn*ei fifteen other vessels have been lost there this yeas.. As a preventative, light-houses should be erected on different parts of that extensive and rapid river. The Boreas, from Stockholm,to this port, laden with deal and iron, is on shore cm Caistor Beach ; vessel and cargo likely to be saved. The Apollo, Gauen - ft., of Whitby, from Stockholm to London, put into Scarborough on the 11th instant, having lost her boats, with other damage ; and sailed from thence for London op Wednesday. The Lydia and Mary-Ann, WAisox, of London, from Newcastle to London, is obliged to deliver her cargo of coals at Scarborough, in order to repair, having sprung a leak. The Hope, LADDER, of Whitby,. in ballast, h on shore on Gorleston Beach, but is likely to be got off' with little damage. The Montague, GLEsnEwNixe, with ten or twelve other vessels, saile4 from Malmoe ihr on the 23d ult. under convoy of a frigate. 011, 24th, the Montague, and five or six others, were cap. tured and burnt, by some Danish gun-boats ; the fri gate leaving them to their fate. On Tuesday, the 6th instant, the schooner Industrious Farmer, GEORGE MILLAR master and owner, having sailed from Whitby for Sunderland, wassuddenly encountered by a heavy gale from the North, which obliged him to bear up and run for Whitby : but the sea, which had - made . prodigiously, having prevented his getting into the harbour, he dropped both his anchors off that port, in the hope of being able to bring the vessel up. Failing in this attempt, she shifted to the Southward with her anchors down, as far as Cromer, before the people could meet with an opportunity to get them up• —No intelligence having been received of the vessel for upwards of a week, it was concluded she had been lost, with all on hoard : on Wednesday last, however, she made her appearance off Whitby, and entered the harbour, to the unspeakable joy of the friends of those on board, whose fears, which were heightened by the report that two small vessels had been seen to suffer in the gale off Flamborough Head, had already con- signed them to a watery grave. Wednesday last, the Rose, Granger, of Whitby, -took in a cargo of oats off Saltburn, near the mouth of the Tees, intended for the London market. Just as the people were proceeding to get the vessel under weigh, the wind suddenly shifted to the North, and blew with such violence as to drive her on shore,.where she now lies, with her bottom out ; the greatest part of thi cargo was washed out and lost. • CALCUTTA, MARCH 9. On Monday evening a smart squall of wind from the Southeast set in, at the Presidency, at about seven o'clock, accompanied lavith much thunder, Leming, and rain. The Honourable Company's Salt Gojahs, at Sulkeah, on the banks of the river, opposite to - Cal. cutta, were set on fire by the lightning ; and from the freshness of the wind, they continued to btirn with great violence, till the whole of their combustible ma terials were consumed ; land some part of these con tinued to burn till yesterday morning at day-light: During the early part of the night, the .fire ble at the distance of several miles, presenting IF , sub lime and affecting spectacle. Happl i ao:zs were . . On shore several brierbuildings and numerous tiled and thatched ' ground. We lament to state, that seven to death, by thEfalling of a lc we fear that many other acci destructive gale, yet remain Captains INMAN and SMEDLS missioners of the Navy at the Madras, and will proceed b , The - Lords .0 the Admiralty Majesty's ship LOIRE, of T SCHOMBERG, and BEAVER sloop to take under convoy the large • bound West India fleet, rends bour. It is expected they The Botany-Bay s hi p j y i n2 great many convicts, brought a brig employed for the purpose. Waterford, &c. are expected the West India convoy. The A►PaLLES brig, built Chatham Yard, went on Infirmary at Margate on Tuesda must, oicourse, be materiallr of Wednesday night. Signal , seen, not heard, in consequence ing the whole night. lost, a d li a i b tn, 0 . 1 1 1 44. tilisitiMertY • coosi The fire, while raging in its uponst fury, bad ap. proached within a short distance of the marine-yard of Messrs. Joins GILMOAT end Co. threatening the most imminent danger of the flames being communi cated to the highly combustible and valuable articles collected in the yard and warehouses, and to the buildings and other property. Fortunately at this moment the wind shifted to the northward, by which the threatened danger wasinstiuitly aiecompletely is in- AMPHITRITE ISLAND AND favoured with the following of the brig Voador, markin gerous shoal which, not being tainty in any chart. may furnish of information to those whoi— the China Seas r—“ The ' Roads the 13th of July, July was in lat. 17. 4 N. b E. Accot. 111. 41. ran 15 . S. when the Amphitrite Island miles. From hence she ran and saw breakers from the S. S. W. hauled to the Northward, E. about S 6 miles, when the E. 15 miles. During that time at 70 fathoms ; there was Eastward. The Amphitrit on it, which looks like a shit before the land is made. ' low islands, three of which the two smallest are barren . red on the beach. The largest miles long ; they bear of each by W. and are divided by three quarters of a mile in The interior of the Mansion the repair of painting. The . saloon are I aimed in imitation SPORTING.—The Msyngri Hunt a subscription pack, at the HENRY VAXSITTART, Mr. f" SMITH, SOLI of ASHTON - lately formed a junction with the first Hunt in the World, ; quently two,hunclred arm& Ay a vast establishment in horses Gentleman thinks that ,but a trifle.for a horte of two Hunts in Bedfordshire is now in full cry. Lord the head of the ocher, with These are the chief Hunts boldest, or most spirited Oxfordshire ; Mr. Lmno, VANSITTAAT. Friday night, the Beverley did.ball to the Ladies and Riding. Delicacies of every and wines of the greatest abundance. The dancing the company rat down tc .ipper ay till as early boor fall Saturd4/ averted. ••• . MARCH 12.---We are. CODOSTSeIi to State, that dur ing the violent storm on Thursday night, the Ho nourable Company's ship Ceylon drove from her anchors at Kedgeree, awl grodnded on the Gilling ham Sand. We understand.she has since been got off . without, material damage. The sturms on Monday thelth as* Thursday. the -thek"ar-1 slhlti'aep.psintrglicat'ittlive?inah— :14. lost on these oc *, iste' e upon the beach, o t , red at half tide, up on situation, with he • trees o f R „ er hull dry. Th e , $ >t considered to b e : he will be got off d • utis arrived, and i n t h e act • 504 a little above R the bank, where s h e lost alarming sift. % • • tnd much skilful ~ I n falling over, and - • • ithont sustaining any J © l 6 'hristiana and Diana , he Esplanad e , the lre her of these sustain e d 4 h Trowbridge carried n shore, but weft Dundas, pilot sc , off Baskshall, an d „ ay nearly upon th e n. $ 4 l they cannot begot, , craft drove on shoreisn, C the beach, is innumer a bl e ; gale can scarcely be r. oed. • • :e may be motioned me, a ace.---4k six -oared . . low, which was lying esplanade,was duo* e Respondentia vplt , a n the opposite side.; 4 • •1 me thought • I tsituation; and hea4 10 1 r related. It can tali . • c g, that she hid been !4. • 4 • 1 lerable -extent; E.orb , sited - a scene °file „ iversvith wiecl , es0 1 11 !9 • she. ranieslV .uilslings were • , Arched huts Walsh) . . seven natives were •. • • • a lower roomed house, .. ccideftts, occasioned bT ~ • in to be recited. MEWS are appointed :he Cape of Good Hope fru by the next fleet. sog miralty have appointed . I 38 guns, Captain A. W sloop of war, of 18 ; large and valuable ou • • I, rendezvousing in Cork ha . 1 r will sail about Christina n g gatC Cove has tema Dublin,' Ihr round la; iurpose. Those from C.. me :ed daily. She will sail wilt by nearthe s t pe sea pren.uois shore : Tuesday morning trially injured by the final guns of distress_ tience of the high wind . • rrn SIIOAI4.—We have . . ..1 ng extract from thele t c : ring the situation of : .1111 being laid down with • furnish an acceptable ;Ai ho have occasion to na . •In • brig Voador left 1807, and on the 20k ter 1l r ; l l at s h la mo n n e igi n es e d d s ec bS m b y. k o i b l re c e rh sb rW e :E arho Tont 7 gt orthward, and stood N, the Amphitrite Is*, t' time no bottom wu is is a heavy swell WI tl trite Island has only - . ship at anchor, an4s. g There appear to . ch are covered with, en sand, which is . .!. t largest island. is abow each other N. by „ e ly small channels uf n width. : [anion House is n • . • I The lofty pairs to the ' anon of marble. wEri. Ehmt has changed 1 the head of which are ' r. GERMAIN% and Smirff, •Esq. They with the Melton M. rld, and have turned elg nng. Mr. VANSITTAItt in' horses and heunds . l Eve or six hundred e s•- . f sterling merit. iner` , hire ; Sir THOMAS Ord CltARLItt SOltaanil IS • • pith the Hon. Mr. S ' :tints in the kine° l° ' riders are Mr. wAses ll4 so, of Staffordshire ; and' . erley Hunt gave a lmost, and Gentlemen of the every kind, • with on?* !se expence, were fern,_ ng began soon after Dr! to supper at two, Saturdit ' THE court , Yesterday, *boat g;relve o'clock, his MAJESTY ChM to town from Windsor,. and was received at the Queen's Palace by the Dukes of YORE, Korn., Sus sex, and Camaamor,... At two o'clock his Munn held a Private Levee. : The following had ate honour of being presented to his Mmittrr : ted Envoy Es prase AdMtml APODACA, upon his being appoin Spain. H is nis Pipnipotentiary from tbe Wane Junta of Spain. Excellency had an audience of kiAJCIITT, vered his credential', and was most g raciously received. Captain Beacx,-of the Royal Navy, on his return from service. Governor CA 'Alamo, on his return from the Bahama islands. Mr. Home; on bel l appointed &taint Surgeon to the King. His Mammy held a Privy Council, and gave au. diences to the Duke of PORTLAND and the Cabinet Ministers present. Mr. RYDER, the Judge-Advocate, laid before his MAJZSTY the Proceedings of somt Courts-Martial. After the Court broke up, his MaJarrY returned o Windsor. Yesterday being St. Thomas's day, the same was observed at Court as a Collar-day. Yesterday her MAJESTY and the PRINCESSES, with a select party, dined at her Majesty's house at Frog more. Yesterday the Cabinet Ministers dined with the Duke Of PORTLAND. Lord CasrLeasann has transacted the business of Secretary of State for the Home Department since the death of the Earl of Liverpool, and will continue to do so till the funeral, when the present Earl will resume bis official functions. It was expected that the Report of the Board of In quiry on the Convention of Cintra, would have been in readiness to present to his Maievry yesterday ; but from the voluminous nature of the documents, and the multitude of points to be comprehended, it is said some days will be required to complete this im portant paper. HAMPSHIRE ELECTION.—The poll commenced and closed on Tuesday. Notice was previously given by the Sheriff that it would close at eleven o'clock, as ' Mr. HERBERT did not regard the number of votes, intending to rest entirely upon the decision of the House of Commons, on the point, Whether his oppo nent was eligible or not ? The poll therefore closed at eleven, when the number of votes appeared to be: ier Mr. Heatbcote 4! For Mr. Herbert ~..41 - Majority Mr. HEATHCOTE returned thanks, and stated, that he did not feel the least alarm with respct to his eli gibility.—Mr. Haasear thanked his friends for their support, and observed, that if the House of Commons should declare his opponent ineligible, he should have the honour of representing them in Parliament.—The meeting then broke up, and Mr. HSATHCOTE was chaired by the populace.—Sir JOHN Pow or had pre viously declined. On Monday morning, pursuant to a signal from the SALVADOR DEL MUNDO, 112 guns, Admiral YOUNG, in Hamoaze; a Court-Martial was held on board that ship, - for the trial of .Mr. Smith, late Master's-mate of the PARTHIAN, of 14, for the murder of Capt. BALDER STON:, on board that ship, Tuesday se'nnight, on her passage to Corunna with dispatches. Rear-Admiral SUTTON was the President. The Court was uncom monly crowded on the occasion, and Smith appeared , before it with uncommon hardihood. After the evi dence for the prosecution was gone through, the pri soner was called on for his defence, but be said he supposes it was of no use, and therefore should de cline making any defence at all. The Court was then cleared ; and, on its being resumed, the Prisoner was informed, that he was found guilty of the foul murder of Captain BALnEasrort, and that he was sentenced to be hanged at the yard-arm of such man of war as the Lords of the Admiralty should please to appoint. He was remanded into close custody, and retired sul lenly to his birth, under the care of the Master at Arms and Provost Martial. It is not yet known when his execution takes place.—To-morrow we shall give a full account of the evidence adduced before the Coroner on the death of Captain BALDERSTON. A Naval Court-Martial was held at Jamaica on