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THE EVENING-STAR. LONDON. , THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8. !RICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY Al ON.:. O'CLOCK. Consols for opg. 661- 67—Reduced 651- 66--Omnium Exchequer Bills, 6s. Bs. prem. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Bank Stock 236 India Bonds, Rs. 9s. pr. 3 per Cent. Red. 64 66 Ex. Bills ts. 9s. pre. 3 per Cent. Cons, shut Omnium dis. 4 per Cent. 82'j State Lottery Tickets, 211. 1.55. 3 per Cent. Navy shut Cons, for acc. 66.,} 67 Long Ann.lB 1-16th Private letters were yesterday received from Hol land, with intelligence that NAPOLEON has ordered a relaxation to take place in the regulations enjoined by his Milan Decree, respecting Neutrals.' By the de cree alluded to, it was ordered that all neutrals which had touched at a British port, or submitted to be searched by a British cruiser, should be confiscated on afterwards entering a French port, or condemned as legal prizes if taken by a French armed vessel.— It is new ordered that neutrals shall be admitted into French ports, though they may have been searched by a British cruiser, provided they have not called at a British port. As the motive for this pretended favour to neutrals cannot be mistaken, we may venture to affirm that our Government will instantly give orders for double vigilance, to prevent any neutrals whatever from en tering the ports of France or her Allies, on any ground or pretext whatever. The plain matter of fact is this , NAPOLEON finds i himself in want of certain supplies, necessary for the maintenance of the war against Spain, and which he has brought upon himself by those very decrees which he issued to distress British commerce; and therefore he wishes now to apply a remedy.—By re laxing in the Milan Decree, he expects that the Ame rican Government will be induced to remove its em bargo, so far at least as regards vessels bound for France—Nor would it cause, to us, any surprise, were we soon to hear that Mr. JEFFERSON'S party has resolved to return to NAPOLEON a card of the same suite. It is folly now to talk of the Law of Nations—the Laws of Neutrality ! For these fifteen years pa s t, there has been no other Law of Nations but that of force ; and none but fools will allow themselves to be duped by an appeal to principles which ceased to have the force of law from the moment that they lost their restraint upon one of the parties. SPAIN. At a late hour last night a Spanish Courier arrived at the Secretary of State's Office, with dispatches, an nouncing that one of the divisions of the British troops had reached to within two days march of the Spanish army under General BLAKE. In a day or two, we may therefore expect to hear that they have effected their junction.. This morning we received Corunna Papers to the 2d inst. brought by the Elizabeth packet. From the contents of these journals, we have no doubt that the British troops alluded to in the preceding paragraph, are those under Sir JOHN MOORS ; for we find that on the 14th ult. he had reached Salamanca with his di vision, to the great joy of the inhabitants, who had received them with every demonstration of affection. They speak in high terms of the discipline and good conduct of the British troops, which it may easily be conceived, must form a striking contrast with what has been experienced wherever French troops have shewn themselves.—We need hardly add, that Salamanca is only about 50 miles from Burgos, and about 40 from Leon. Our Readers will recollect that according to the Fourth Bulletin of the French Army, it had reached Valladolid and Palencia on the 13th, the day before Sir JOHN MOORE arrived at Salamanca. Sir DAVID BAIRD, it will also be recollected, was to be at As torga about the same day, and Generals MOORE and BAIRD were to join their forces at Valladolid, now occupied by the French. It is, therefore, evident that the contending armies are now in contact, but the intended junction of the British at Valladolid, cannot take place at that station, unless the French shall have retreated, which is possible, if they have not been since reinforced ; for they had only sent for ward, in that dikettion, 10,000 men—a force which, with all the hoaxing of the enemy, we venture to affirm, would pot dare In face Sir Jon?? McKim's division. Our time and limits do not permit us to analyse the accounts received in these papers.—We subjoin the most prominent articles, and to-morrow we shall give fartLer extracts. TUDELA, NOVEMBER & Yesterd - TGeneral Castanos established his head quarters here.. Also arrived here on the Ist, the w h o le division, under the command of his Excellency the Count of VillgrPexo, consisting of 10,030 infan try, 1200 cavalry, and 24 pieces of artillery. Two Physicians, who have escaped from Pampe. hula, assure us that the French have 5500 sick, and that at least forty die daily. That they receive no assistance, and that the bed from which a dead body Is taken is immediately occupied by another person, without changing the sheets. MADRID, MOVERS= e. The day before yesterday, at four in the afternoon, arrived in this city his Excellency John Hookham Frere, Envoy Extraordinary, and Minister Plenipo: tentiary, from his Britannic Majesty to the Supreme ' Central Junta. He was accompanied by his brother the Secretary of Legation, and this morning they set out for Aranjuez.—Today, likewise, the Russian Minister, Baron Straganoff, set out for Carthagena, furnished with the passports requisite to procure him every accommodation in his passage. yu co Br STI thi v is re 4 T 1 co be wl ha Sa ab Fa Ara I Sir Ba tot I 134 face tha the car sha not wa all wo the the gis wl thi H is 1 th as is SALAMANCA, NOVEMBER 19. On the 14th inst. the English army under the com mand of Sir John Moore entered this city. It is im possible to praise sufficiently the good order, strict discipline, and excellent behaviour of these troops. CORUNNA, NOVEMBER 27. We know officially, that we have in Leon an army of 20,000 men, with its General, the Marquis de la Romana, and almost all the artillery. DECEMBER I.—By letters from Saragossa, dated' the 18th ult. we learn, that the army of Arragon was at Capparosa and in its vicinity, and Seignor Castanos a few leagues from Tudela with his. The Arragonese were every day joining the army, full of enthusiasm and valour. ADDRESS OF THE SUPREME JUNTA. " SPA:wows—The Central Junta of Government of the Kingdom, after having taken all measures in its power to defeat the enemy, who, continuing his attacks, has advanced into the neighbourhood of Sa mozierra, addresses you for the purpose of putting you upon your guard against the intrigues with which the perfidious Agents of Napoleon endeavour to alarm and deceive you, by exaggerating the number of the enemy's troops, who hardly amount to eight thou sand men, according to the reports made by the Ge nerals whom the Junta has charged with the defence of the important post of Guadariana. " Inhabitants of Madrid ! the country stands in need of your exertions : your circumspection and pr triotism are the bulwarks on which it chiefly rests its' defence. The Junta trusts that you will know how to support the dispositions of your Captain General, and of the Tribunal of Vigilance, in order to disco ver and deliver to the inexorable arm of the la*, all traitors, vk ho will now exert themselves mote than ever to introduce disorder, and paralize the activity with which you must be armed ; bearing in mind the 2d day of May, when deprived of all assistance, and even of the liberty to defend yourselves, you' struck the whole nation with astonishment, by your' ', loyalty and valour. a The Central Junta cannot express to you the confidence inspired by the enthusiasm with which the soldiers of the nation prepare themselves to beat the enemies of our beloved Sovereign, Ferdinand VII. our country, and our religion. Our Allies, the Eng lish, convinced of the justice of the cause we defend, and animated by the same enthusiasm, are united and ready to march, to reinforce the position chosen by our wise General, and to support the operations of our van, which must already have encountered the slaves of the tyrant who oppresses all nations. Spa• niards, cowardice, inspired by treason, will no doubt try means to augment the dangers, exaggerated by the evil-disposed, in order to frustrate the measures pursued by the Junta, which places implicit confidence in your unexampled fidelity and obedience. " By order of the Supreme Junta. (Signed) ca MARTIN DE GARAY. " Royal Palace of Aranjuez, the 21st November, 1808." Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, their MAJESTIES and the PRINCESSES arrived at the Queen's Palace, from Windsor. Soon after one o'clock, her MAJESTY and the PRIN CESSES honoured Lady CHARLOTTE FINCH with a visit at her apartments in St. James's Palace, where they were joined by the Dukes of YORE, CIAIBERLAND, and Sussax ; they remained there till three o'clock, when they walked across the different apartments of the Palace to the apartments of the Duke of CUMBER LAND, where the Royal Party dined, and at five o'clock set off on their return to Windsor. At two o'clock his MAJESTY held a Private Levee at the QUEEN'S Palace.—The following had the ho nour of being presented to his MAJESTY : Lieutenant-General Sir HARRY BORRARD, on his return from Portugal. Captain WHEATLEY Sir Harry Burrard's Aide-de-Camp, on his return from Portug al. General NORTON, on his being appointed Governor of Chats Lemont, in the room of the late Lord Dorchester. Viscount 80/JIM°, by the Portuguese Ambassador, on his leaving England for PortugaL Mr. THoaNTON, the late Ambassador in Sweden, on his return to England. Lieutenant-General Sir JOHN DOYLE, on his promotion, and resuming his command at Guernsey. His MAJESTY held a Privy Council, and gave au diences to the Cabinet Ministers present. Yesterday the Princess of WALES visited her new residence at Kensington, and returned to Blackheath to dinner. Yesterday Lord CASTMEAGH transacted business with the Duke of YORK, at his Office at the Horse Guards. Yesterday morning the Right Hon. Lady Mut• GRAVE was safely delivered of a son, at his Lordship's residence at the Admiralty. Yesterday morning Mr. GOLDSMID had a long con ference with the Duke of CUMBERLAND, upon the sub. ject of the Meeting of the Merchants that is to be held to-morrow, for the purpose of providing clothes for the Spanish Patriots. His Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE re turned to town yesterday, from Windsor. The Duke and Duchess of SemFit= have left town, for their seat in Wilts. Mr. Moon E's Novel" The Bachelor," we understand, will make its appearance in a few days. THE AMY: One half of the 14th regiment of Light Dragoons, unclet orders for Spain, were embarked in transports at Falmouth on Sunday last. The remainder were embarked on Monday. The officers and men, in both instances, were all in high spirits, and the horses in excellent condition. The transports are expected to sail with the first Mr wind. On Wednesday and Thursday last, 546 of the Workington, Harrington, and Maryport Volunteers under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel CURWILN, transferred their services into the Local Militia, and were sworn in at Whitehaven. Of the 54. wanting to complete the corps, many were prevented attending from sickness and the shortness of the notice, no inti mation being given until Wednesday morning. The Officers have, with equal spirit, unanimously volun teered their services. Letters from Prince Edward's Island, to the Ist of November, state, that Sir GEortoz Pasvorr was, on the 25th of October, waiting at Halifax the arrival of the 49th regiment, from Canada, to sail from thence with the secret Expedition ; and that Major-General MARTIN HUNTER returns from New Brunswick, to take the command in Sir G. PREVOST'S absence. The Expedition is supposed to be destined against Marti nique. The Non-commissioned Officers and Privates of the First r or Royal Scots Regiment, were liberally enter tained at Chelmsford, on St. Andrew's Day, with beef, plum-pudding, and strong beer, ad libitum, at the expence of their illustrious Colonel, the Duke of (ENT. Friday, the Lord Provost and Magistrates of Glasgow gave an elegant entertainment, in the Black Bull Inn, to the Right Honourable Lord CATHCART, Commander in Chief in Scotland, and to Admiral Sir SAMUEL HOOD. After dinner, and the, healths of the King, the Queen, the Royal Family, his Majesty's i Ministers, &c. &c. the Lord Provost rose, and ad dressed L ord CATHCART and Sir &datum:Hoop, in an appropriate speech ; after which his' Lordship pre sented them with the freedom of the city, and their healths were drank each with three times three cheers. The company were numerous and respectable.— Amongst others the Honourable F. CATHCART, aid -de-camp to the Commander in Chief, Honourable 1 Colonel CADOGAW , Honourable Majors MURRAY and 1 CATHCART, ARCHIBALD CAMPIALL of Blythswood, M. P. &c. &c. DRURY-LANE THRATRE.--The Melo-Drama of Yemeni • or, The Novice of St. Mari':, was performed last night, at this theatre. Ber.veen the second and third acts, Mr. WaotrowroN came forward, and ad dressed the audience. He said, the Proprietors hoped they were convinced how great their wish was to meet with the approbation of the public ; the Author of Venoni, in furtherance of that wish, had desired the present third act might be withdrawn, in order to sup ply another, which, with their approbation, he meant to produce on Monday next. He now claimed the indulgence of the audience for the third act, for the last time. This address was well received. The house boasted a splendid display of fashion. HAY-MARKET.Mr. COLMAN'S play of The African: was last night represented with the strength of the Co vent-Garden Company. At the conclusion of the performance, there was a considerable disturbance by Gentlemen who call themselves farlsionalk, but it was happily determined by the discretion and spirited re solution of Mr. BRANDON. The new farce of The Moil for Author: proves extremely attractive. The genuine comic humour it possesses cannot fail to prove satisfactory to those who prefer the true offspring of the drama to the unmean ing scenes of modern spectacle. Yesterday, as a lady was riding oa horseback, ac companied by her servant, in St. James's Park, her horse suddenly took fright at the firelock of the senti nel who stands at the Prince of WALES'S gate. Find ing herself unable to check the spirited animal, she, with much alertness, disengaged herself from the stirrup, and jumped off; and upon the horse being brought back, which was stopped at the Horse Guards, remounted, and rode on with as much composure as if no accident had happened. Tuesday evening a gentleman alighted from his horse near the end of Bond -street, in Oxford-street. A decently-dressed -youth, 14 years of age, of the name of Towes, the son of a tradesman inHanover- ' yard, took charge of the animal, and was cautioned not to mount it ; the youth, however, direrarded the caution, and rode the horse into Cavendish-square, where the animal became extremely restive. The boy had got his feet in the' stirrup-leathers, and on being thrown he was dragged iseveral hundred yards by the horse going at full speed, and on being taken up, in Oxford -street, there were no signs of life. The Caufssi_sloop of wit-, Captain WELLS, arrived in Yarmouth Roads on Monday. She had been cruiz-1 in g in the. Sleeve since October ; in the course of which time, she had captured the Rinaldo Danish privateer, of 10 guns, and ten sail of vessels, laden i with provisions, deals, iron, &c. A few days since, the CRUISER fell in with a Danish squadron, consist .l ing of his Majesty's late sloop the Seagull, a brig of 20 guns, and three ships mounting 24 guns each, and ' a cutter, the whole of which she chased into Chris- ! tiansand. The object of the Danes was to attack the ' fleet just arrived from the Baltic ; fortunately for the parties interested, Captain WELLS fell in with them. The conduct of this pliant officer is spoken of with the highest approbation. Arrived at Limerick the Margaret:, HARDIE, from Miramichie, after a passage of 28 days. On the 14th November, in lat. 50. 20. - N. long. 85. SO. W. fell in with the Olive Branch, of Pool, Captain JosEPH FRAMPTON, from Liverpool, bound to Newfoundland, in great distress, having sprung a leak then blowing a hard gale from the N.N.W. Captain HAaraz could give no assistance but lay by him ; on the 18th at 8 A.M. more moderate, took the crew out of her. The Olive Branch went down three hours after ' • the mas ter, Mate, and several of the crew very much exhausted through fatigue, having been In that leaky state for four days before the Margaret: fell in with them. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE.- DOVER, DECEMBER 7. The Flag of Truce sailed this morning logne. Came in the brig Milf or d, o f Pr WfilTE, from London, bound to Malta • of Yarmouth, from Oporto, with wine, for I I and the schooner Frederick, of Bremen, z.zsraord, from Lisbon, with fruit, for Londo n , lost an anchor and cable each, this morninf North Foreland, in a heavy squall from ward—three more vessels are now in the Roads; same situation.—Wind N.W. and blows • FALMOUTH, DECEMBER S. Came in the Morristown armed ship with from Plymouth, for Wales ; and the Pr Teresa, from the Brazils.—Sailed his AMAZON, KING GEORGE, and RESOLUTIO: a cruize off the coast of France.—/ transports (part of 32 sail) off this p ort , f rom mouth. PLYMOUTH, DECEMBER R. Came in the Sally, Capt. Wznus, from for Cadiz, with sundries • Wheeler, C a p ta i n NEL, from London, for Malta, with _ Enighedon, Captain Countwr ; and the tiana, Captain MACK, both from _ port, with naval stores ; Vermount, from LondOn, in ballast ; Ann Capt. from Malta, with wine and bran dy, fsr au. of 14 guns, from the eastward ; --, from London ; JUPITER, of 40 Portsmouth ; Annus sloop of war from DEAL, DECEMBER 7. Remain in the Downs his Majesty's OF ORANGE, VENERABLE, LEVIATHAN, , LUSTRIOUS, INVINCIBLE, CHBSTIAN Vlltb, HERO, WAREPITE, AGINCOURT, and TRUSTY, war ; IPHIGENIA, APELLYS, EPHERIA, and sloops of war ; BOLD, BLAZER, and Ftuors, brigs ; HARMONY victualler, and several • bound vessels.—Wind N.W. Ga Avesta), Dec. 7.—Passed by the Elizabeth, Orion, 'rider/tan ; Lydia, Richardson Charlotte, Hector, Dow ; Gottria, —; and the Prince r from Stockholm.—Sailed the Argp, Rowe, fur Riga Packet, White, for the Brazils. Amex/en—ln the River, the Dolphin, Sayers, fat e a t ; Friendship, Griffith, from Waterford; Batchelor, Stafini ; i n , rey, Molten; and Friday, Mount, from dottenburgh. the Britannia, Smith ; Lord Nelson, —; Abeona, Marianna, , — from Gottenbur. At Liverpool, nia; —, from" Prince Edward's island ; and the San ANA Moss, from Malaga. At Teignmouth, the Daphne, Sroidt,fri Viana. At Malta, the Mot's, Cunningham, fr o m Luerpot Cape Breton, the Friendship, Brand, from Jersey. The Factor, M'Nice, from London, for Belfast,put lets pre harbour, yesterday, with the loss of her male -top• The Mary, Evans, from London, for Dublin, also pet kite gate with trilling damage, having been on shore near Dent got off by the boatmen. , The. James, Clark, bound to the Mediterranean, halm.' shore at Leith, and is unloading. The Sally, Brown, bound to England, has put back toll* and is condemned. The Spanish Hero, Musgrave, from London for Giorakaisi South America, was all well on the 13th uk. Cape Ted* S. E. 12 leagues. The Return, Ridley, arrived off Dover from Malta (cued the Standard's convoy) put back to Gibraltar. The 100 k [ states, that four or five others of the same fleet also put het r s o II VI GENCE. - si !.It T. morning for Bet. fai if Pembroke, Cu t Malta ; brig c;; 11; wine, for IP rernen, Capt. a H a : - For London; lar6 is morning, 0646 4 11 from the North. I r in the Roads kith 1 blows strong. BEik S. 1 ship with a cote ' , the Portuguese his Majesty's lOLUTION CUMIN ' - Arrived three t Mt his port, from 4BER O. sus, from La* I ler, Captain th sugar athe Mary Clet, I Stockholm, for% iunt, Captain ,` Capt. Unimak for orders; if, • - ard ; Sara ?titan; 1 of 40 Ms, frost ". r from the westrat ~ At 7. 111 esty's ships/Imp s (THAN, 801110,14 Dryte i , and TRUSTS', lift* ERIA, and the and lir% , FURIOCI, go. a , rid several ou the Elizabeth, C,; • 4 , I ; Charlotte, Wed ; , Prance Gustav, lb ie . We, fur Jamaica; sid o iin, Sayers, fge elk Batchelor, &ARO., Gottenburgh. any{ —; Abeona, &mod I itt Liverpool, the • 1; and the S an Am,.. LAW IN'T'ELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING', BENCH, DECEMBER , . THE KING v. ALEXANDER DAVISON. This long-expected case came on to be tied is day, before Lord ELLENBOROUGH and a Special Jur!, when the following Gentlemen were sworn : R. GLASSON, Esq. ROUGRREAD, fit+ Lis. SALT, Esq. Jo. JACKSON, Esq. RIM GRACE, Esq. Jos. PIAUI, Esq. Jos. Scossisa, Esq. Jo. Storrs HoRTON, Esq. Jo. KIRK JOS. WILSON, ES JAS. SWAINS. Mr. ABBOTT st a te d that this was a criminal infix mation filed against the Defendant, which alledgd that he was employed by his Majesty to parch= ni litary stores, in which employment the only enrols , ment he was to derive, was a commission of tin and a half per cent. ; but that the Defendant, vial an intent to defraud his Majesty, delivered a sal considerable part of such stores, viz. bedding, has his own warehouse, and of his own manufacture; and that he did fraudulently produce, for the i ) liti ele of gaining the allowance of this commission, fib invoices and receipts, purporting to be the receipts of persons of the names of Watson and, Allen, to dt Defendant, for payment of such stores. Mr. ATTORNEY GENERAL, fertile prosecution, WI the history of the case. In the year 1797, Gelled Delancey, then Barrack-master-General, on behalfS the Barrack-Office, applied to the Defendant to undo take to furnish all the Barrack stores of which he dui be in want, by purchasing them of dealers, and to veying them to such Barracks as General Deland should appoint. This the defendant agreed to‘ and required for his agency a commission of to cent. adding in his answer to the General's leas " this I mean and intend shall be, lona jas t l a ' only emolument I shall receive from the cototh,_ evidently intending not to act as a merchasOt t himself. To sendthese goods to the barracts'oft, country, there was a packer employed of the tactsg I Lodge ; and with every parcel of goods then sent delivery notes. Lodge made half-yearlytte ll of all the goods he had packed ; and the several" rack Officers, to whom they were conveyed, gent! ceipts for them to Lodge. From these accounnt Lodge, the Defendant made out his half-year l l, turn to the Barrack O ffi ce : this return contained" the quantities, and not the prices ; but thae.,ll another paper, called his half-yearly account, Oa contained the prices, and not the quantities; 011 these two papers were made to correspond by ad " bers to every item which answered to each ot lo [ The account contained a charge of commission 001 per cent. ; and referred to an abstract of the b ills 1 , parcels which was sent with it. Besides these, lb' . was a general account of the Defendant's half - y am receipt and expenditure, which embraced the 71: of his employment with Government, the parr j account relating to bedding only. The gen% account included a charge of Commission on 011 ; ' particular ; and the fact was, that many of the which were pretended to be furnished by other law. mrn, came out of the Defendant's own stoles t 5 that upon them, he had both a Merchant's profit P . ' an Agent's commission. A man of the nameonn t l ' Sheddon was the Defendant's chief manager, at by Lodge, the name inßedfor of Sheddond-street;an appeareddin as almost all atbreetensige. w wl na CA