Star. — London, England, 1813-06-07 00:00:00

e : t l t. t r ff t I b 'I 3 d ie • • he THE EVENING STAR LONDON. MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1813. WHIT MONDAY.—Holiday at the Stock name. The Gazette of Saturday records another defeat of she Americans in Canada, which was accompanied by some traits of heroism on the part of the British troops employed, which cannot fail to make a due impression upon the minds of their opponents. The British in Canada are now occasionally employed in offensive measures of retaliation, and they are now under the immediate command of Sir GEORG' PRE vosr, from whose skill and experience every thing successful may be expected. A Mail from Corunna arrived in town last night, brought to Falmouth in three days. The Allied Army is now in motion for Salamanca. It consists of 100,000 men, and is in the best possible state of mili tary equipment. The French are supposed to be concentrating between Valladolid and Salamanca, but their whole force is represented as not exceeding 50,000 men. General Sir ROWLAND HILL com mands the reserve of the Allied Army. Lord WEL IINGIVN and the Spanish General, CASTANQS, are with the advance. A GottenburghMail arrived yesterday,and brought an account of the arrival and reception of the CROWN PRINCE at Stralsund, on the 25th ult. where he re ceived his Royal Highness the Duke of CUMBERLAND, Major-General HOPE, and Colonel Cam, Aid-de- Camp to the Duke of YORK. This mail brought hardly any other intelligence worthy of notice; but various rumours, received by private channels, are in circulation respecting the Swedish movements, which, if correct, are highly in teresting, and serve in some degree to explain the motives for the distressing temporary abandonment of the city of Hamburgh. NAPOLEON, it is asserted, has been forced to mea sure back his steps to Dresden, intimidated by his incertitude respecting the line of conduct that may be I ;ursued by Austria, while threatened in his rear by the advance of the CROWN PitiNcE with a considerable force. The number of troops which threaten him in this quarter are thus stated : Von Bo Low, to aver Berlin caor z ow, blockading Magdedurg • r ETT EN/10R N Doatcseac—Hanseatic Legions 7%ltcklenbcrg and Pomeranian Troops - iiwedes MIN. - 25,000 - 12,000 - 16,000 3,000 - 24,000 82,000 - 40,000 New Levies at Berliu under General Wats:our yr )22,000 The whole commanded by BERNADOTTr. This army Is desti. reed to act in the rear of the French, and must, on military prin_ tiples, stop the further advance of the enemy in Silesia. To op. pose this formidable force, BONAPARTIL has not 23,000 men. without detaching from the main army under his own immediate command." Should this statement prove correct only to half the extent specified, BONAPARTE, if Austria do net assist him, must abandon the greater part of the ground he has gained; and should Austria declare against him, he must retire entirely from Germany. How easily might Austria decide the fate of Ger many at the present moment, and compel France to return to some degree of moderation !—lt is possible that Power may embrace the opportunity now pre sented, of regaining a portion at least of her lost in fluence and territories. These are powerful motives ; motives to which considerable weight may be allowed in our attempts to anticipate the events which may flow from the present posture of affairs on the Con tinent. What degree of credit may be due to the rumours en which we have offered these hasty thoughts, we cannot ascertain ; but on every view that can be t 'ken, it is impossible to avoid this conclusion, that rt - NApartrz, with all his boasted success, must feel himself in an aultward situation from the continued n2utrality of Austria, and the determined resistance evii:ch has been opposed to him by the Allies. .1 he plan cf the Allies appears to have been ma. nt.rely adopted, znd as firmly executed by its great Fro:oMr, WITTGENSTEIN. Flis object is to fight the enemy in detail—to cut off his convoys—to interpose distance and dif6culty between him and his resources —and to draw him into a strong country, backed with - ...rtresus, and where each mountain is itself a fortress. 7 A large proportion of the Prussian force has been L.tributed into partisan corps ; the Cossacks too have On the enemy's rear and flanks ; and the result ':'is constant activity has been to weaken the Franth array :n a surprising degree. We are conti i!i!n-4 assured that between the battles of Lucien and tT.::in the number of killed and prisoners thus lost the Trench was not less than 6,000. If BONA ads;ance into Silesia, every day will increase hs laiculties ; for the country is full of defiles, and the inhabitants are inspired with an universal hatred of the invaders. If he has retreated, or shall yet retreat, upon Dresden, it will be such an acknow ledgment of failure as must;if any thing can, induce Austria to take a decided part against him. That Pcwer will join the Allies is the opinion of the best informed men in Prussia ; and that this idea i:JevaGs in Bavaria is evident from a Royal Decree Just published, for a general enrolment to defend the territory against invasion. SOUTH AMERICA. ' Buenos Ayres Gazettes, to the 4th of February, sr iived this day, from which the following are extracts : " BUENOS AYRES, JANUARY 22. " On the 16th inst. the Portuguese brig of war Gaviot arrived in this port with dispatches from the Prince Regent of Portugal, and his Britannic Ma jesty's Minister at the Court of Brazil, Lord Strang ford. The object of their communications is to in form the Governor, that some Officers in these pro vinces, on the Eastern side, after infringing the most sacred obligations of their institution, and compro mising in the most detestable manner the high dignity and interests of this country, endea'oured to seduce Portuguese Officers, at the very moment when the armistice was announced, offering them re wards in the name of his Government, and circula ting reports, not only false, but entirely destructive of tit, principles of peace and good faith, which had been established. " That the Court of Brazil was highly offended at so insidious a conduct, and the British Minister con siders his respectable guarantee as treated with con tempt ; and that both require, on the part of this Government, a solemn disavowal of such conduct, and a formal security kir the future. " It is here stated, that the Governor of Buenos Ayres highly condemns such scandalous and crimi nal conduct, and the Captain-General, M. de Get ratia, is ordered, without delaying a moment, to try and punish the delinqucnt officers. "The Supreme Government of the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata, dated Buenos Ayres, -the 3d Fe bruary, declaring all persons born on, or subsequent to the 31st January, 1813, (the day on which the general assembly was installed) free." The Di AKE sloop of war has arrived at Deal, in three days, from Heligoland, with a Messenger and Dispatches, which were immediately forwarded to London. WINDSOR, JUNE 6. • Friday being the KiNq's Birth day, the same was observed by the QUEEN, at Frogmore, where her MA JESTY gave a dinner to her family and distinguished characters. There were present on the occasion, be sides her MAJESTY and the Princesses, The Prince Regent, the Princess Charlotte, the Duke and Duchess of York, the Dukes of Kent and Cambridge, the Duchess of Leeds, karts Wincbilsta and Yarmouth; Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt, Ladies Macclesfield, Harrington, Pauler, and Onslow ; Misses Egerton, Townsend, Knight, &c. The young Gentlemen of Eton College, on the same day, according to ancient custom, had their grand regatta on the river. Eight boats started ; they rowed up to a meadow at Bovney, belonging to to M. GitovErt, Esq. where they went on shore, and partook of a sumptuous cold collation. The hand of the 33d regiment attended the aquatic procession in two boats. They returned in the same order as they went. The river and the shores were crowded with spectators of the first distinction. Saturday the QUEEN'S Council held their monthly meeting at Windsor ; and yesterday the following Bulletin was exhibited at St. James's Palace STINDNOR CASTLE, JUNF. " HiiMAJ r STY has been tranquil and comfortable, to general, since the lest monthly report." Saturday a Cabinet Council was held at the Fo reign Office. After the Council broke up, Viscount CAsmettEnott waited on the PRINCE REGENT to re port the result of their deliberations. Yesterday the PRINCE REGENT dined with the Earl Of BeCKINGHANISOIRE, at his house in Hamilton-place. Saturday Baron WASSENBACit, the Austrian Envoy Extraordinary to this country, gave a grand dinner at Brunet's Hotel to Baron JACOBI, the Prussian Am bassador, Baron REGENFELDT, the Austrian Charge d'Affaires, the reigning Prince of ORANGE, his Aide de Camp, &c. &c. Saturday Lord WIITTWORTII had an audience of the PRINCE REGENT at Carlton House, and resigned his situation as a Lord of the Bedchamber, in conse quence of his having been appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. The following is a State of the Poll at its close on Saturday List, at Weymouth : Mr. tits, 140 I Lord CR.INBOURN, 133 I Mr. STUART, 113 Mr. IDLE, 136 Mr.W.WILLIAM3, 112 The weather yesterday was not the most favourable to the usual display of dress and fashion in the Parks and Kensington Gardens, yet the company was nu merous and elegant. Mr. SKEFFINGTores forthcoming Comedy at Drury. lane Theatre, is intitled 66 Lose no Time." DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—Saturday evening, being Whitsun Eve, a Grand Selection of Sacred Music, under the able direction of Sir GEORGE SMART, was given at this Theatre. The performances were en livened by some lighter compositions, and Readings by Miss SMITH. The whole afforded a most delectable treat to a very respectable audience, who testified their high approbation by the most unbounded ap plause. COVENT-GARDEN.—Last Saturday night, at the Oratorio here, for ASHLEY'S benefit, CATALAN! was in fine voice, and drew down thunders of applause on giving 64 Rule Britannia," which was encored ; as was also BRAHAM'S air " Slow broke the Light." A Mr. NICHOLSON, from Liverpool, made his first ap pearance, and few have experienced a more flattering reception : he gave a Solo, and the beautiful Irish air 66 Gramachree," which was most rapturously ap plauded and loudly encored. Mr. SPRAY, who sang in the late Oratorios at Drury-lane Theatre, and who returned to Dublin, where he resided, at the close of the season, a few days ago tied a piece of cord around his finger, the bridle of his horse being too short, and stopping to knock at a door, the animal suddenly took fright, and tore away the finger ; the consequence was a locked jaw, and Mr. SPRAY died a few hours after. He pos . sessed a fine tenor voice, and was a good musician. NAPA INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, JUNE 4. Arrived the Duke of Kent , packet, with a Mail, from Corunna, in three days. —.Sailed the Diana packet with a Mail for Cadiz, and also several coast► ers for Plymoutb.--.Wind South. • TORBAY, JUNB S. Sailed his Majesty's ship PiIEASANT, sith the out ward-bound convoy, for Newfoundland.—Mind S.E. PLYMOUTH, JUNE 5. Came in the Spanish ship Alcide, from Cadiz, bound to Petersburgh, having sprung her main top mast; and the American schooner Ann and Eliza, BOYDE ) from Bayonne for America, prize to his Ma jesty's ship LYRA. Arrived his Majesty's ships VILLE Dg PARIS, DUNCAN ) PASIBROKE I and ABER CROMBIE) of the line, from off Brest ; and. the CON QUEST sun-brig from a cruize.—Also arrived the PREVOYANTE store-ship, and sailed again to the Eastward•—Wind North. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 6. Arrived the PREVOYANTE store-ship, with about fifteen or twenty sail of colliers and coasters from the Downs. Sailed the QUEEN CHARLOTTE cutter with a convoy for Guernsey and Jersey. Yesterday ar tived the VENERABLE, of ';4 guns, Captain MI LN from off Cherbourg ; PRIMROSE, 18, Captain PHI L LOTT, and DROMEDARY, SHMT•Ship, Captain Pntrcu- ARD, with conorfrom the Downs. Stied the R two_ LUTIONNAIRE, of 40 guns, Captain Wooccames:, to join the squadron off Ushant ; PnoTEcrou, 1.1 ; , Lieu tenant MITCHENOR, with convoy for Cork ; and the SPY store-ship, to Deptford. Went out of harbour the Spanish frigate Sabina, having undergone a thorough repair at his Majesty's Dock-yard.—Wind North-East. YARMOUTH, JUNE r. Arrived the BRAZEN from the Njre. DEAL, JUNE G. Arrived the DRAKE sloop of war, in three days from Heligoland, with dispatches for Government. Ar rived his Majesty's ship NORGE, from off Flushing.' Sailed the whole of the East Indiamen for the River, and the fresh division of transports for Ramsgate Pier, that have been detained here for some time for orders. Came down from Sheerness his Majesty's ships CRETAN and JASEUR. Sailed the Britannia and Astrea transports, under convoy of the DEXTEROUS un-brig, for Portsmouth.--Wind N.E. COVE OF CORK, MAY 31. Yesterday arrived his Majesty's ship Vitt AGO, Lieu tenant PITTMAN, from Portsmouth. There are about 70 sail here, waiting convoy for Newfoundland and Quebec, from England, under convoy of the MAJES TIC, 74., and two frigates. Another convoy is shortly expected, to be appointed for Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gi braltar. Yesterday evening sailed for Belfast the brig Perseverance, of that pert, so long detained here. She was brought in some months ago by his Ma_ jesty's ship SYBILLE, under American colours. LEITH, JUNE n. The SNAKE sloop of war sailed yesterday from the Roads, witii a convoy for Gottenburgh. The Cut) sloop of war has made the signal for a convoy to Archangel, and will sail on the 15th inst. she will call in at Longhope for what vessels there may be from Liverpool, Greenock, and Ireland. CHARLES, armed brig, sailed this morning, to the Northward. The FURIOUS gun brig arrived this mor ning from a cruize. 'flie Lady Warren, MAasn, from Bermuda, has arrived at Liverpool : parted from the fleet, under convoy of his Majesty's ship TARTANus and PRE VOYANTE, on the 31st ultimo, in lat. 30. long. 10. all well. On Saturday it was notified at the India House, " that some American privateers had taken seteral British vessels, said to be bound to India ; but sup. posed by the Directors to be ships bound to the southward. The privateers were cruizivg off the Cape de Verde Islands." A Letter from an Officer in the Baltic, dated the nth ult. says—" Admiral GRAHAM Monne arrived at Helsingborg, in the Wanntnit, on the 18th instant ; and with the WARRIOR and PRINCESS CAROLINE ar rived 200 sail of vessels from Wingo Sound, princi pally with Swedish troops on board, for disembarka tion at the nearest point to Rostock. They are sell supplied with heavy cannon and ordnance stores of every description. The PRINCESS CAROLINE pro ceeded with them, whilst the Admiral, with the small armed vessels, anchored here. The ELEPHANT and GLOUCESTER remain at Wingo. The DEFENCE left Cal lscrona on the 13th, and the CROWN PRINCE of, SWEDEN embarked in a frigate from that place for I Stralsund on the 15th instant. The greater number of the Swedish army must have reached their several i points 'ere this. The ORION struck on a rock, onl Seger Island, on the 16111 ult. and is considerably damaged. It is thought she will return to England early to be docked. A Swedish floating battery, with 2(X) men on board, on her passage from Carlscrona to Fulsterbro', foundered at sea on the 20th ult. and all hands perished except six men. Admiral MORRIS will strike his flag to-morrow, and proceed to Eng land in the CRUIZER. His departure from the Baltic station is much regretted, for a more zealous, clever officer, the service cannot boast of. The Vico be comes the flag-ship of Admiral IvlooßE ; but as the Danes continue very harmless (in the presence of our bombs, ETRA and DEVASTATION) it is considered the force on this particular station is more likely to be reduced than increased. Admiral HOPE will con tinue in the command on the Baltic until August, when he goes to Leith station. Admiral MOORk: will be left to regulate the winter convoys, though, it is expected,the whole fleet will return to England earlier than they did last year.", THE AM. Tuesday morning his Maty's ship FYLLA, Capt. IM SHMER% arrived at Cork from Guernsey, with two transports, Nos. 84 and 460, having on board the 97th, or Queen's own Regiment, under the command of Colonel LYON. The FYLLA, on Monday last, passed the Rom frigate, Capt. SOMERVILLE, with a fleet of transports, bound to Cork, having the Shrop• shire Militia on board. An exchange of prisoiters had been proposed to the Sicilian Government by the French CommAndant of Calabria. In March last, several empty transports proceeded from Messina to Egypt, to embark remount horses for the use of the British cavalry at Alicant. At the attack at Ogdensburg, a'bombardier, Ax- DERSON, of the Roy al Artillery, being advanced under the fire of the A merican artillery, with a gun which he found could not be brought to bear to his mind, caught hold of a handspike, and the rest of the men doing the same, they rushed upon an American gun. knocked down the gunners, and turned the piece against the enemy. The 2d battalion 3d Foot, 400 strong, quartered at Berwick, have received sudden orders to embark tor the island of Jersey ; and such has been the exem plary good conduct of this corps during their stay in . Berwick, they have received the unanimous good wishes of all ranks of society for their prosperity and happiness. Sunday se'nnight eight young men (a corporal, fifer, and four recruits, of the 2d regiment of Foot, and two watermen) went out in a pleasure-boat at Upton on Severn : one of the mer. said, he would frighten the recruits, and began rocking the boat—it upset, and live of them were drowned ! A match of * running between the Gentlemen of the Canterbury Club, and the Ist East Kent Load Militia, took place on Friday se'nnight, in the Artil lery ExerciFe Ground there, which was decided in favour of the latter by three strokes. A dreadful mortality has taken place among the horses in Hungary. The average of deaths, for same months, has been 300 per week. Whole regiments of cavalry have been dismounted. Epsom Races finished on Saturday. The Headley Stakes of 30 guineas each,•lo ft. for 3-yrs old colts and fillies, was won by Mr. I..kKr's colt, brother •to Sprightly, beating the Duke of RUTLAND'S C. h. by Sorcerer and four others. The winner the favourite. Sir CHARLES BUNBURY has been siaguhrly suc cessful in the course of the late Epsom Meeting ; for, besides winning the Derby Stakes, and considerable sums on the event of that race, he took five hundred guineas to ten, three times over, that he named the three winners of each' principal race the whole three days, which extreme odds . he also won. The famous horse Sn:densb was brought from - TATTERSALL'S yesterd.ty, for the inspection of the • PRINCE REGENT. • BOXlNG.—Monday last, a battle was lought on Port-Meadow, near Oxford, by James Cex and Tho mas Beasley, when after a severe conflict of fifty rounds, which lasted one hour and 20 minutes, Cox was proclaimed the victor, his antagonist being unable to come up in time; atter which a cons.derabl , e col lection was made by the company, to reward the pu gilists for their bravery. The Gazette of Saturday offers his Majesty's par don, and a reward of 4500 for the discovery and bringing to justice of any person or persons con cerned in the mlepot Mr. and .Mrs. BONAR, of Chislehurst, excel) to the person who actually com mitted the said murder., Nicholson continues to get better; but up to four o'clock yesterday he had made no confession. Indeed, very few questions had been put to him, nor had he said more than ask for any refreshment he wanted. Every care is taken to • prevent his disturbing the wound on his neck. A regular watch is established, which is relieved everyirur hours, and a Surgeon is constantly in attendance. The poker with which Mr. and Mrs. ,BONAR were murdered, is in the custody cf Lavender, the Bow• street officer. . We lately mentioned that Dinah Maxey, and Eliza beth Smith, her daughter, had died in consequence of poison being mixed with the water used at tea. We have now to state, that Janis Maxey, the husband, has been committed to Norwich gaol, on suspicion of perpetrating this atrocious crime. A daring footpad, in the neighbourhood of Bristol, on Sunday se'nnight committed the three following robberies : He first robbed some females, part dale family of Mr. Horlock, of the Rocks, on their return from Box church, and took even the rings from their fingers—he next stopped a person on horseback, on Barrow-down-hill, and took from him 181 and a sil ver watch ; and, within half ar. hourafter, in Shocker wick-lane, robbed a carpenter, of Bath, to whom be ' said, " Offer no resistance—l am a match for any man—l have a wife and six children starving, and must have money—give me all you.have got." FlRE.—Last night a destructive fire broke out in the kitchen of Mr. WHALLEY, at Banstead, near Croydon, from the foulness of the chimney, which unfortunately communicating with the mansion, en tirely destroyed the whole of that ancient and beauti ful structure. So rapid were the flames, that it was with the utmost difficulty the family, who had but a short period before retired to rest, escaped from fall. ing victims to their fury ; and though every endea vour was made by them, with the assistance of their neighbours, yet all their efforts were fruitless to pre vent any part of the valuable property from being de stroyed, no part of which was insured. CORN-MARKET, MARK-LANE, JUNE 7. Our Market was abundantly supplied with all Grain die morning, whan Wheat was exceedingly dull sale at a decline of es. per quarter. Barley is es. per quarter cheaper, having but little demand, and a considerable quantity now here. Beata are 4s. per quarter lower, and heavy sale. Having large arrivals of Oats, that article sold slowly at a decline of front Is to es. per quarter. Malt unsaleable. In Peas, Rye, and other articles, 00 alteration. s Enlists. Foreign. Wheat, Kent and Essex, llss. Wheat, American Os. o s . 1325. rer quarter. per quarter. Dtto, Suffolk, 955. I e 65. Ditto, Dantzic 120 s. 1455. Ditto,l&yi .6.1 Norfolk, 6 rf s u s , 1001. 1101. Ditto, Baltic Keatin g . 124 a, Ditto, Hamkro' or o Oats, Potatoe, 50s. 565. Grey Ditto, 80s. 82*. Ditto, Poland, 40s. ses. Small Brans, Ditto, Feed, 301. aals.l Tick Brans, Flour, lots. 1 I Os. per Sack. I tonStiCsa Flour, 70s. 76&big.1