Star. — London, England, 1808-03-21 00:00:00

THE iNIN , • ,•• • LONDON. MONDAY, MARCH 21. rRICE OF STOCKS THI6 DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. w ok, money', 641 ---for April ace. 64W-03minas 31 pre. Exchequer Bali, 4s. pre. ?RICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY. losStock for opg. 2311 India Bonds, Is. dis. par aer Cent. Co 64ft Imp. Ann. Ex. Bills, 3s. 6e. pr. ;per` Cent. _ ,.. slitl English 'rickets, 2il. st ir COIL 9 °2; lea Asn• ibilt Cons for Feb. Th e flag of Truce which sailed from hover on Friday afternoon for Calais, with Baron JACOBI and returned again next morning, and very unet rdedly broet back her passengers with her, who or e not allowed to land, or to have any communi otion w ith the shslre. His Excellency arrived in L on don last night. Tvo Gottenburgh Miells arrived last night, and have brought accounts fioiri Sweden considerably wer tits t h os e brought by the Hamburgh and Alto p a pers received on Sat nida y . An a ction has alr4ady taken Place between a part t i t h e Swedish and Russian armies in Finland, which, bow er, according to the statement the Swedish comm ander, appears tn irave been but of a trifling na- Ture , Two divisions of the Swedish army, one posted F &s by and the other near Artsio, were attacked by the Russians on the 20th nit. the former waicom- Oa to retreat, but the latter repulsed their as sailants; both, however, subsequently retreated to wards Tawastchus, where the main body of the army wa s posted) and where the whole occupied a more coacentrated position, in which it remained on the 4th A spy had ken apprehended by the Swedes, on ' iv were found several• copies of a Proclaination s i s ttd by the Russian General Brxitoviam, and ad dressed to the Finnish soldiers, exhorting them to de sert the cause of their Sovereign, and promising them a witty of advattages if they would lay down their antis. This stratagem is worthy of the French school. The Stockholm Gazettes, which we have received t o the date of March 10, represent the Russians as ad arcing in Finland, and the Swedes as concentrating *air forces. The Russian Consul continued under an arrest at Gottenburgh, on the 11th of March, as did also the Minister of that country at Stockholm. From the accounts hitherto received, tha-e is reason obelieve that the enemy has three squadrons in motion idle Mediterranean, exclusive of the Russians in the Adriatic, and that we have three squadrons there also ilearch of them. Under these circumstances, it were a libel on the British tars, not to anticipate a victory. Lord Comascwooo's force, at Sicily, when the last utounts left him, was 10 sail of the line, viz.—At Syracuse—Ocean, flag-ship; Canopus, Admiral MAR TIN ; Repulse, Malta, and Montague. At Palermo— Royal Sovereign, Admiral THORNHOROUGII ; Formi dable, Kent, Eagle, and Thunuerer. Should Sir RICHARD STRACHAN be so fortunate as to join him, his force will be increased to 17 sail of the line ; Sir RICHARD having with him, the Caesar, Colossus, Spar tiate, Superb, Cumberland, Renown, and Warrior. When ourcruizers last reconnoitred the enemy's ports, a the Mediterranean, there were—at Toulon, 5 sail tithe line ; at Carthagena, 8 sail cf the line ; and at, Malaga, one sail of the line. But the French papers received this week say, that four sail of the line have 'msi lately built at Toulon, and equipped for sea. - - - Admitting this to be the case, and that the whole of these squadrons have coMbined with the Rochefort 'squadron, and have sailed from Toulon. their united I v force can be only 23 sail of the line, and not 30 sail, avbe Foreign papers state. It was understood, that the ships at Carthagena were greatly in Want of men and stores, and that not more than two of them could put to; sea. We are persuaded that Lord Cot, uscwoon will not hesitate a moment in attacking their united force, should he be joined by Sir RICIIARD Sntacuaw and fall in with them. His Lordship had received undoubted information that it was the inten. we of the enemy to make an attack on Sicily, ar.d it was therefore his intention to continue at Syracuse, and not resume the command off Cadiz. Admiral Plans had 10 sail of the line off Cadiz before the Sultan and Belleisle sailed from Portsmouth to join turn, which was on the 17th and 28th ult. Saturday the Officers of the East York Regiment 4 . 1 . 411 1tia, now quartered in Peterborough and the neighbourhood, were entertained with splendid hos latalitY at the table of Lord FITZWILLIAM in that Pan of the country. The Noble Earl and his Lady behaved with their usual polite urbanity, and the charm s of Lady M ILTON ' S b eau ty and good humoured vivacity did not fail to make their wonted impression. . Lord M. was absent on parliamentary duties. Saturday, at Marlborough-street, a toll-taker, at West -sate, Battle-bridge, of the name of Pitcher, was fined 40s. and costs, for extorting 9d from a traveller. It appeared, the complainant had paid at agate which cleared West -gate, and received a ticket; although he produced it, the defendant persisted at the extortion, which was paid. Friday morning, as the carriage of Mrs. SMAR ?O,of Gower st r e e t, B e dford-square, was going at a brisk rate along Wimpole-street, the off hinder leheel flew off, and the vehicle was upset with conga amble violence. Mrs. SMAItTFN, and Miss PEATE, her niece, were in the carriage; mud besides being severely bruised, the young Lady's arm was shat tered in a dreadful manner, she having thrust it out at t h e window in the moment of confusion, and the 'image fell on it, Mrs. S. escaped with slight i njury . ~. r..w • w .s. it!, -e. n of ni on .E• he he no ia• ?9., nd al - ;he ar- Fri die to at. of --+ I rHE Ait - The tuards who Were ordered to hold themselves readiness for service in the Baltic, have been coMi terrnanded ; and it is geneially understood that the *project of sending an army td Sweden has been relin quished. Several ships will proceed Sir JOHN STUART has left town for Ply Mouth, where he is to embark on board the Alacrity slbop of war, for Sicily. Sir Jouw retains the Staff appointed ty his successor, Sir J. MOORE, in the command of the army in that island. _ _ No appointment could give greater satisfaction throughout the Army, than General OAKES, one of the heroes of Egypt, succeeding Sir WILLIAm GREEN in the command at Malta. At the same time that General OAKES goes out to assume the command at Malta, Sir JOHN STUART, the hero of Maida, goes out to take the command in Sicily. Very considerable reinforcements go out to all the regiments in that quar ter. The greater part of the 20th Dragoons, a very fine body of men, are now embarking at the Isle of Wight. Some transports, and a large quantity of ordnance stores, are about to be sent out to North America.— The Field Officers sometime ago Gazetted foi• this service all take their.passage by this fleet. _ Large reinforcements for every regiment in the West Indies are now embarking from the Isle of Wight, and *ill sail in two or three days. Major DAVIS com mands 300 fine fellows, who go out to the Isth Re giment. Genet al Ei-Emett, of the Engineers, at present com mands the garrisOn of Portsmouth. We are glad to hear that the fever which raged among the - troops at Portsmouth has been stopped by the skill of Dr. GRANT. We hare the best inform ation for saying, that the long talked of brevet will certainly come out after his Majesty's approval of the sentence on Lieutenant- General Wrlrre.LocKE is announced. The fst Somerset Militia, comitianded •by Sir CHARLES BANIFYLDE, set out on their march to Bris tol on the 25th inst. from Portsmouth. It is suppo sed that the Royal Pembroke Militia will leave Bris tol, to make room for the Somerset. The Worcester Militia, Colonel NEWPORT, are on their march to Gosport. The Ist regiment of Lancashire Militia marched into Plymouth on Thursday, and were qdartered in the barracks at Mill Bay. Along with a new Governor-General to India, a Commander•in-Chief will go out to Bombay. Gene rals MAITLAND, JOHN MURRAY, and BERESFORD, are mentioned as the most likely. In the event of Gene ral MAITLAND succeeding, it is thought that either General MURRAY or General BERESIORD will go to Ceylon. The 2d battalion of the 34th Regiment, General FITZROY'S, has matched to Chichester, to be in readi ness to embark for India, by the fleet about to be dis patched. By this fleet large reinforcements of both men and officers go out for the Bth Light Dragoons, 17th, 2:st, 23d, 24th, and for most of the regiments of infantry in India. We believe no•apprehensior4 need be entertained for that quarter. Some of our finest corplifare there, viz. the Bth, 17th, 21st, 23d, and 24th Dragoons ; the Ist, (or Scotch Royals) 12th, 19th, 22d, 33d, 34th, .53d, 56th, (or Pompadours) 59th, 67th, 69th, 73d, 78th, (or Ross-shire Highlan ders) 80th, 84th, 86th, 87th, 94th, besides a native army of upwards of 140,000 men, in the highest state l of discipline, and officered by English officers. His Grace the Duke of Gonoox arrived yesterday, at the Marquis of HUNTLICY'S, Wimpole-street. • Thursday came on the Election at Grampound, in Devonshire, for two men to represent that Borough in Parliament, when Mr. Joni TEED, Broker, of Ply mouth, and Mr. Wuxusts, were returned as duly elected. On Saturday evening, the infant son of the CHAN CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was baptized, at his fa ther's house in Downing-street. The ceremony was performed by his Grace the Archbishop of CANTER BURY, in his pontifical robes. attended by his Chaplain and Clerk. The sponsors were his Royal Highness the Duke of CVMBERLAND, Mr. RYDER, and her Royal Highness the Princess of WALES. The child was named ERNEST AUGUSTUS. A Lady, with her two children, left Paris on the 3d inst. for Rotterdam, from whence she contrived, with 13 other persons, to escape in an open boat to a small vessel, which safely landed them at Harwich on Saturday last, for which passage they paid no less a sum than £2200. . From the unfavourable state of the weather yester day, the Park was but thinly attended by the gay pe destrian and equestrian groupes, which were wont to grace this Sunday gala. There were, however, a moderate proportion of fashionable belles, but then they were so completely enveloped in furs, and en closed in their dashing vehicles, that even their beauty was not discernible in the aggregate mass. DRURY-LANE.—The Comedy of the Chances was performed on Saturday with great effect at this Thea tre. The Prize, which was acted for the first time this season, followed. The house was well filled. . - r-GARDEN.—CooKE performed Shyloci on S ay night, to a crowded audience : h e pl a y e d .0 w ith great spirit and effect. Love-a-la-Mole was the after-piece, in which CooKt again delighted the au dience as Sir Arehy Marian-atm. LEWIS'S Squire Groom was one of those spirited and just representa tions in which he so eminently excels. The house was . exceedingly cmwde.l. Karaxnur's Intinal, the Insturwas, has been sup presced. *NIT COIL IbtrELLIGENCI.:... PP4TANCR, MARCH 17. ,Arrived the Po ly, Pilham, with wheat from ;eye to Liverpool, hring sprung a leak, ollliged to, take out her cargo ; Flora, Bread, from LBnelon ; Ceres, Bawden, with oats, &c.; Butler, *ith proliisions from Ireland. Sailed the Union, Baker ; Dench, for Liverpool ; Elisabeth and Phillig Teague ; Nel son, Down ; John and William,-; and Amelia, Mills, all for Wales' PLYMbUTH, MARCH 10. Came in the Pallas, of 36 guns, from the West ward ; and the Pickle, of 18 guns, from a cruize.— Sailed the Hinitostan, of 50 pins, with a fleet of victuallers, for the, fleet oft the Tagus. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 19. The fourteen ships intended for the Baltic, have not been able to sail this week, owing to strong gales from the eastward. The Halifax, Lord JAME 4 TOWNS tint% sailed from Plymouth, on Wednesday, with dispatches fi , r Halifax ; and the Scorpion, Captain SrANIIELD, sailed on a crone. There hul been no arrivals at that port for some time, oaring to strong easterly winds, La Belle Poule, and la Gloire fri gate, were this morning taken 6dt of Dock, to be commissioned. The Honourable Capt. BLnatwoon is appointed to the Warspite, hf 74 guns, at Chatham. Captain SYKES is appointed to the Diomede, Sir EDMUND NAGLE'S flag ship. Sir JAMES SAVUATUFX wll hoist his flag on board the Victory, of 100 guns, at Chatham, for the Baltic. The Barflenr, of 93 guns, Captain MACLEOD, is, as was before stated, for the flag of Rear Admiral OTWAY. DOVER, MARCH 20. His Majesty's hited armed cutter PIUNCESS Cr WALES is lying in the harbour, with a signal for a convoy to the Eastward flying, and about fifty sail of coasters are now here, wind.bound.—Wind E. and moderate, with a thick fog. DEAL, MARCH 20. Remain in the Downs his Majesty's ships as per last. Wind S. E. foggy. HULL, MARCH is. His Majesty's sloop of war Clio sailed from hence yesterday for Leith, taking under her protection se veral vessels bound to the North of the- Humber. — On Monday last the Resolution, &ORMSBY, sailed from Whitby, for the Greenland Whale Fishery ; and on Wednesday the rest of the Whitby Greenland ships, consisting of the following vessels, proceeded to sea ; viz. Experiment, BARTON ; SMITH ; William and Ann, JOHNSTON ; Aimwell, AGAR ; Henrietta, ICRARSLET ; and Volunteer, KRLD. GRAVZSIND, MARCU 19.—Sailed the Mary, Cullen, for Dub lin; Port Patrick, Christie, for Guernsey; Duckenfield Hall, Channell, for Antigua ; Northumberland, Franklyn ; Sovereign, Campbell ; Lord Keith, --; Alexander, Price, and the Eu phrates, Herbert, for India. Finr.—A terrible fire broke out at two o'clock on Saturday morning, at Chelmsford, in Essex, which burnt so furiously for a considerable time, as to threaten the destruction of whole the town. It broke out at Mrs. Smith's, the milliner, formerly Miss Jones's, the first house of the middle row, in the centre of the town, which k consumed, together with the four next ad joining houses, viz. Mr. Peek's, Mr. F. Hill's, Mr. Room's, and Mr. Nash's. Unfortunately two young ladies (one a daughter of Mr. G. Williams, of Ongar) apprentice to Mrs. Smith, perished in the flames ; and a third was so severely burnt, that her life is despoiled of. Nothing could equal the general consternation of the inhabitants, awakened to a scene of such extreme horror in the dead of the night. No discovery has yet been made of the cause of this dreadful accident. Providentially the town was well supplied with run ning water through its centre, and excellent engines belonging to the several Insurance Offices, or the ca lamity must have been more extensively ruinous. A dreadful fire broke out on Thursday evening at Clenton-range, Surrey, at the house of Mrs. Lacey, which destroyed the same in less than two hours. It was occasioned by a very frequent neglect, that - of leaving a candle burning in a bed room, after a child had been put to bed by the maid servant. The fur niture of the bed, it is supposed, caught fire, and such was the rapidity of the flames, that the servant maid, who had gone up stairs to hang up some wet clothes, had no opportunity of descending, and in jumping from the window to the leads of an adjoining house, she broke her thigh. The infant, which was the grand daughter of Mrs. Lacy, perished ; and the latter, who slept in the Borough on the night of the fire, is suffer ing the loss of her faculties by the sad event. The woods belonging to FRANCIS NEW BERRY, Esq. at Heathfield, in Sussex, were set on fire twice last week, namely, on Monday and on Friday nights ; but, from the exertions of the neighbours, only a few acres were destroyed. About six years ago the barn, ricks, &c. were burnt down at this Gentleman's farm, who is a Magistrate for the County ; and these acts of enormity are supposed to have been perpe trated by persons who have been punished by his means for offences against the laws. HOUSE-RREARING.-It iS a fact generally known, that scarcely a nigbt passes in which burglaries are not committed in various parts of the town, by par ties belonging to a regular gang, for a long time known to the Police. On Thursday afternoon, the servant of Peter Thompson, Esq. after dinner, left his master's house (No. 7, Lisle-street), which he had in care during the absence of his Master, and on his return, after dark, as he was walking along the pas sage, he kicked against some furniture, which after-. wards proved to be packed ready to be conveyed away. At this moment he heard a person run up stairs : he therefore ran into the street and alarmed the neighbours. The thief, whcse name is Dalton; was secured, whilst getting out at the parlour window t and delivered over to Craig, the officer, belonging to Marlborough-street. Furniture to a considerable amount was packed tit, ready for conveying R 71314 ; but the prisoner, who is a know n thief, said he was asked to go into the house and do a job; by a stran ger, whom he did not see aga i n . The prisoner was fully committed for trial. .` . . - •••• t . . CORt4 gXCHANGSf MARCH 11. Tice arrivals of Wheat to-day ate short, but frora the stocks of PlOif on hand being plentiful, creates little detnind, and sales at small volition in rect..— Fine Barley tither dearer—Malt and Beans vary but little—White and Grey Peas rathet lower—The sup-. ply of Oats is Lather short, and this article fetches r. then better price:—Flotir dull in sale-. , FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, MARCH 19. Average Price of CORN in England and Wales, from the 1 returns ending the 1 hof March, 1808. Wheat. I Rye. Harley. I Oats. I Beans. I Peas. s. d. s. I. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 69 3 47 7 38 11 30 3 SS 6 72 1 The averagePriee of SUC AIA, computed fronrthe returns made in the week ending March 164 is 34... :. - -id. per hundred weight. SEA‘COAL METERS' OFFICE, LONDON, MARCH 19. CARGOES, SOLD ' and PRICES. Monday,, Wednesd. Friday, I NEWCASTLE COAL. March 14. Marchl6. Marehlt. Aclair's Main I 25262 52 0 Benton Lorg 2 33 6 3 32 0 Bigg's Main 1 57 6 2 57 6 Bryan Main 1 52 6 3 52 0 Croft's Main 2 51 6 1 50 0 Eighton Moor 1 50 6 Ellison 2 52 0 Heblitirn Main 5 58 0 Holywell Main • 1 51 0 Kenton Main 1 S 9 0 • , 3 56 0 Mertai Main . . . 2 1 14 6 Percy Main •1 1 SS 0 S 37 0 Pontop Simpson's .Pontop Windsor's —• Gateshead Park Tanfield Moor ...... I 54 • 54 6 1$ 0 53 0 54 0 Park Main Townley Main Hawksworth Main Walker Wall's End Wales End Temple's Wortley Main WlHinton Wylam Moor Killingworth BrU and Browa's Wales End South Hebburn Blyth -r Hartley SUNDERLAND. Bourn Moor Eden Main Hedwortk Pimrose Maly Urpeth Russel's Main Peerith New Main Wear's Wales End 57 0 58 6 51 0 46 0 47 6 1 11 St Ships WINCHESTER, MARCH 19. Monday morning last, about eight o'clock, Luis for the wilful murder of Francisco Romano, was con= his cell, in the new jail, to the place of execution, near this city. He behaved with great penitence after his condemnation, and made a confession of the crime for which he was going to taller. As the unfortunate man could not speak any language but the Spanish, a Gentleman (a priest), came from London on purpose to attend him in his last momenta. At the place of execution he prayed most fervently. But a most melancholy circumstance took place at putting the sentence into execution; owing to the hangman not understanding his duty, in fixing the rope on the gallows at the peeper time : —The rope was putvound the male factor's neck, and the cart instantly moving away, he fell, sus pended; but, shocking to relate! in the convulsive agonies of death, his feet were partly on the ground; anti he underwent a most violent strangulation. His dying groans were awful beyond description.. He remained in that situation for some time ; and then spoke, in great anguish, requesting to be put out of his mi sery. One of the javelin men, in compassion to the unhappy s ffe -er, took him round the body, and lifted (him up, in order to remove the rope, which was then under his chin, to under his lrf ear. He was again thrown off, and it was then some titre lac'or_ death put a final period to his great sufferings. This was a s ene at which humanity shuddered: it cut many of the specta . t tea to the heart. His body, after hanging the usual time, was delivered to the surgeons to Fe anatomised. John *tt, for robbing Mr. Trent, is under Sentence to be ex. , ecut 'aturday the 26th instant. The other seven prisoners who enced to suffer (Lath, at the Assizes, wet e repriev ed befo th udges left the city. Joseph Jones, committed by Sir JOHN CARTIER, for the mur der of Abraham Abrahams ; and David Gillmour, and Thomas Landy, for felonies, were brought to jail this week. DARING ROBBERY AT THE ROYAL EICCHANGEe••-• Saturday morning, about half past three o'clock, the range of offices in the Gallery over the Royal Ex change, were discovered, by the Watchman going his round, to be broken open. On examining more closely, he perceived, that not one of the offices in that part of the building escaped the violent hands of the daring . obtruders. Some of the doors had been wrenched open with crows, or other burglarious implements ; others were found lying open, without any apparent marks of violence, the locks having been very inge niously picked. In this state the premises remained till an advanced hour in the morning, when the alarm was given to their respective proprietors, who imme diately commenced an examination of the amount of loss, if any, they had sustained. The Merchant Seamen's Office was broken, but fortunately the vil lains found no plunder ; 7001. which had been let apart from the fund for a payment that morning to the Seamen's widows, escaped their hands, by the impregnable strength of the iron chest, in which it was contained. Mr. Chapman's office shared a simi lar fate, from which were taken two quarters of a Lottery Ticket in the present Lottery. Mr. Hodges lost from his office two pieces of Irish cloth. Mr. Wartnaby's premises were also broken open, but the plunderers found nothing that they could carry of; a fine haunch of mutton, which hung up for this Gentleman's Sunday dinner, fortunately escaped their ravages. The thieves also broke open the strong iron chest in the counting-house of Mr. Secretan, and strewed all the papers about the room, and left be: hind them marks of indecency. Mr. Smith lost about 901. in cash, and 7001. in bills. Messrs. Ri. vets and Angerstein lest about 901. in money. Mr. Parish lost about 401. amongst which was a draft for 51. which the villains contrived to get paid in the morning before the draft could be stopped. The River Dee Office was likewise broke open, but nothing stolen. In short, every office round the place was broke open. The Royal Exchange, and Lloyd's, being very well watched, and supposed to be known by the thieves, they did not attempt it. An attempt to break open the Royal Exchange Assnrante Office was made, but the villains here failed. No clue what ever was left to lead to the depredators, ;f r Avery ex ertion is set on foot by the Lord Mayor tolitatsce the villains, and bring them .to punishment. 57 0 58 6 58 0 50 ti 53 0 57 59 0 520 50s 49 6 500 60 0 54 0 54 0 L 52 6 47 6 59 0 SO 0 58 0 58 0 58 G 58 6 56 0 49 6 51 0 SO 0 48 0 30 • 9 SI