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7' AT . • THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 2S. wet OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK l er Ct. Cone. for money 621 I—Ditto for account 63 fr o Cent. Red. 634 —Navy 5 per Cent. 94 if per Cent. 7911 1 —Bonds 171. 186. pre.—Omnium par sok. 3 (3d.) Ss. to 46. pre.—Ditto (3111.) ss. to bl. pre By the Malta and Gibraltar mail of yesterday, we l a m that the French with 11,000 troops, were close- ' IT bes i eg ing Tarifa, were continually bombarding it town nine pieces of heavy artillery, and were erecting b at teries for more guns to play on that place. The garrison • of Tarifa consisted of about 800 English, en der Colonel GOVOII f and 5000 Spanish troops, who wo uld defend it as long as possible. It was not ex peded, however, that it would hold out long, the for tifications not being in the best possible condition.— nu mber of heavy guns and much ammunition had j b e en sent there from Gibraltar, and our gun-boats and l iips of war were using every exertion for its succour. ..General BALLESTERORS'S head quarters were at St. Roque . During the time the French were in posses. sicto of that place, they destroyed every thing that thry could not carry away ; and while the inhabi tants w ere forced to seek shelter under the guns of Gibraltar, they had been exposed to every hardship. I t ra ined incessantly nearly all the time, .44 loosened a part of the rock, which tumbling, kaki four and wounded 18 of these unfortunate people. The following are extracts from our private com munications from Gibraltar : ', GIBRALTAR, NOVEMBER 27. “ This morning about 10,000 of the enemy were seen approaching St. Roque from the eastward, which they entered about mid day, and Gen. BALLESTEROS% ' u gly, and the miserable inhabitants, again took shel ter under the guns of the garrison. The French army is commanded by General LAVALLE, and has been driven from Murcia and Grenada. Nov. 28.—There have been several smart skir mishes to-day between the French and Spaniards.— About eighty Spaniards, who had taken post on the bill called the Queen of Spain's Chair, were attacked by 200 of the enemy, to dislodge them from it, which they accomplished, after a quarter of an hour's sharp fighting. The Spaniards had two killed, and a Ma jor and twenty men wounded, who were brought into the garrison. Nov. 29.—General Courow's division of 1400 Men, and Colonel SKERRET'S, of 1200 British, from Tarifa, were last night brought over from Algeziras in boats, and landed on the neutral-ground, to rein force General BALLESTEROS, with the intention, it is supposed, of attacking the enemy. " Nov. 90.—1 n consequence of a large body of dictum) , making towards Tarifa, General COUPON'S and,Colonel Sicutarr's division were embarked on board of transports, and sailed for Tarifa this evening. " Dtt 2:— A body of the enemy marched towards Algeciras to-day' and ; threw some shells into the town, and summoned the place to surrender, as also the island of Algeziras. Our gun boats, and a bomb ketch, kept up a constant fire on them all day. 3.l—A detachment of 100 infantry and 30 artillerymen, with some heavy ordnance, were sent from garrison to the island of Algeziras this mor ning, A party of French entered Algeziras last night. " Dec. s.—Our gun boats, off Algeziras, and the guns on the island, have kept up a constant fare these few dayspast on all parties of the enemy that appeared on the outside of the town ; but the gun boats which are lying close to the shore have not been able to fire at the enemy with shot, as none of them ever ap pear there without forcing a body of women and children in their front, whom they compel, at the point of the bayonet, to march between them and our gun. boats, to prevent their firing upon them. " Dec. 7.—A French trumpeter deserted to the garrison —he states the French force between this and Tarifa to be .upwards of 15,000 infantry and 1200 coalrY. He also states the French to be much in want of bread and wine. " Dec. 11.—A division of 2000 men, which Ge neral BALLY-ST=OS left in the mountains *in the enemy's rear, have intercepted ten convoys of provi nces going to St. Roque, escorted by 70 cavalry and 341 ° infantry, the greatest part of whom they have li ned or taken, and the whole of the provisions has Wen into the hands of the Spaniards. di DiFr • 12.—The enemy abandoned St. Roque this morning, and marched' towards Tarifa. The %Innis,' cavalry have gone in pursuit of their rear- Dud, and the infantry have again returned to St. Roque from under the guns of the garrison. ' Dec. 13.—None of the enemy are in sight of the garrison this morning. The STATELY sailed thisl morning to resume her station off Tarifa. " Dee. 20.—The enemy have for some days been trying to bring battering guns against Tarifa, but without success. They have upwards of 14,000 men in that neighbourhood. A violent cannonade has been heard there all this morning, and all the gun brigs and gun-boats sailed from hence today to the usla aance of that place. BALLESTEROS'S advanced tilard.had a smart sk i rmish with the enemy on the 18 th, in which the Spaniards had 12 killed and seve ral wounded —they brought in five prisoners to St. Roque. , ft—From th e incessant firing which was "Pt up the whole of yesterday at Tarifa, we have It aTacip to believe that the enemy have opened their batteries on the town. The enemy have suffered se verely in carrying on their approaches to the place.' They have compelled a number of the Spanish pea santry to work at the trenches, and several of them who have made their escape, state, that upwards of 600 of the French have been killed or wounded by our fire, and nearly 300 of the peasants. The prin cipal battery-of the enemy is within 300 yards of the north-east angle of the town. About 30 wounded men were landed this morning from Tarifa, also the detachment of German Hussars." A Cadiz Mail, arrived this morning, bringing letters and papers to the 27th ult. We have the satisfac tion to learn that, up to the middle of December, Valentia held out, and that SUCHET I S division had been much weakened, in consequence of being obliged to send off -6000 men to Arragon, where the Spa niards were in force. General LACEY, who is in Catalonia, has under him 15,000 men. There is a confused account in the Cadiz papers that the enemy suffered a severe repulse at Valencia on the 9th ult. One account states that the loss of the French was 4000 men, who were completely enclosed within the city, and cut off. Other accounts state the loss of the enemy at 14,000, but this number is, by far, too extravagant. SECOND EDITION. The letters to Government from General COOK, at Cadiz, are dated on the 31st ultimo. They contain no account whatever of the defeat of the French at Valencia. We are sorry to state, that at Cadiz no hopes were entertained that Tarifa could hold out much longer. Yesterday we communicated the arrival of Jamaica Papers to the 24th November, and we this day fur. nish our readers with some interesting extracts : The Act for doubling the duties upon grain im ported from America was passed in order to encou rage the cultivation of corn by the small Settlers of the Island. The difficulties under which the coffee and sugar Planters labourare expressed in strong language, and meetings have been called throughout the Island, at which some violent resolutions have been adopted.— They state, —is The situation of the Cultivators of coffee has reached the utmost pitch of distress, being unable from the produce of their estates to procure food and clothing for themselves and negroes, much less to pay taxes and expences necessary to keep up the cultivation of their plantations and to meet the demands of their creditors." These and similar complaints have excited senti ments in the House of Assembly, the existence of which we have to regret. A motion was made by a Mr. STEWART, to with. hold the customary provision for supporting the troops employed in the defence of the Island. This rash suggestion was very properly negatived. Our brethren in Jamaica should think a little upon what their brethren in England, as well as themselves, have to bear. A strong remonstrance from the whole body of planters has been sent home. They urge the conti nuation of the system of distilling from sugar instead of grain, and suggest a variety of other means of al leviating their distresses. 13y the American ship Hindostan, which has ar rived in the Clyde from Charleston, in 29 days, we have received American Papers to the 17th ult.— They contain debates of the House of Representatives up to December 10. The House had resolved itself into a Committee on a former report of a Committee of Foreign Relations. Mr. PORTER had stated the views of the Committee, by charging Great Britain with having recourse to miserable shifts, to justify what he calls unprovoked aggressions on their rights ; and contended, that the exigency of the United States demands war, and that it was now the only mode of obtaining justice. Congress have come to a determination of formally recognizing the independence of South America. •, WASHINGTON, DEC. 7. " Yesterday, when Mr. PORTER called up the con sideration of the Report of the Committee on Foreign Relations, he briefly stated the objects and views which had governed the Committee in the Report, which he had submitted to the House. The Orders in Council were of themselves a sufficient cause of war with the Committee ; and which causes were ag gravated by the minerable shifts of the British Minis try, and their authority in this country. Any man, not wilfully blind, could see that Britain had not acted towards us even in a manner which accorded with her own ideas of justice ; she captures under a principle this week, which she does not avow the next; and if a doctrine so monstrous was sanctioned, she would next trample upon the necks of our citizens in the streets. ft was the unanimous opinion of the Com mittee, that these encroachments were such, as to de mand war, as the only alternative to obtain justice. —Our situation was like a young man establishing himself in society, who, if he submitted to indignities at the outset, would have to incur a double expence of time and labour to establish his lost character.— On the carrying trade, the Committee expressed no final opinion. It was in our power to harass the re sources of Britain, as well on the ocean as by land ; to carry on a was again it her coast and colonies, at her own door; and destroy her trade with the cold• nies, by the number of privateers which would be fit ted up for service. We had it in our power to make a conquest of Canada, which to Britain was of the utmost importance; from whence she had imported articles of the utmost necessity last year, to the amount of 600,000,000 dollars, a great deal of which was for square timber for her navy. We hold a sword over her resources which would cut her to the quick. —it is therefore the determination of the Committee to recommend open war, to the utmost energies of this nation ; yet he hoped it would not be entered into prematurely, for the howlings of newspapers. He knew that many of his friends were for immediate war—he felt the indignities of our situation as sen sibly as any man in the House, and he would go as far to redress them, when the preliminaries were set tled ; but he did not wish to invite to the feast till the cloth was laid—till the nation was pat into the altitude, and a war demanded by the crisis." The Resolutions were all carried in a Committee of the whole, except the 2d, in which the words— " ten thousand" were struck out with a view to in sert a larger number, which there appeared to be some difficulty in fixing on ; the lowest proposition was 12,000, and the highest not exceeding 50,000 ; it was however agreed to let it remain—so that when the bill was reported, the House could fill as they saw proper ; more time would elapse, and they would be better informed on the subject.—[Ten thousand vas an idea quite out of order to mention ; they wt.ve quite up to the war mark.] The Resolutions were afterwards taken up in the I House, and the first carried by ayes and noes, 117 to 11 ; RANDOLPH in the minority. The second Resolution was then proposed by the SPEAKER-a plea for time was put in by Mr. RANDOLPH, and Mr. GOI.D6BOROUGH, of Maryland, who said, if they were to be dragged into a war, it was but reasonable to give them one night more to I reflect on it. The House then adjourned till this day, eleven o'clock. " The House sat lent a very little time to-day, and adjourned on the motion of Mr. RANDOLPH, as the Committee of Investigation wished to have this day for the examination of persons, agreeably to their powers ; unless time was given, as the duty was ar duous, it would be putting a veto on their proceedings." N dVAL INTELLIGENCE. Information has been received at the East India House, that the ship Baring, T?MPLER, arrived at the Cape of Good Hope the 23d October last, and was to sail from thence to Bengal the 27th of that month. FALMOUTH, JANUARY 20. Arrived the Darlington packet, with a Mail from Cadiz ; and the Hindras, HOCKING, from Madeira and St. Michael's, 35 days from the latter place, with the loss of an anchor and cable.—Wind N, BRIXHAM QUAY. JANUARY 21. Sailed the ABOUKIR, CUMBERLAND, and FAWN, for their station off the Bass Island.—Wind N. PLYMOUTH, JANUARY 21. Arrived from the Brazils, and sailed again for Portsmouth, his Majesty's ship MUTINY., of 18 guns; she has on board a quantity of specie. The Golden Grove, which arrived yesterday from the Cape of • Good Hope, has sailed this day for London ; she has a cargo of hides, and the following Gentlemen came Dpassengers in her s--Messrs. GRAY'S, MUIRMEAD and EIGIITON : she has had a favourable passage of ten weeks. The account of the capture of Batavia had reached the Cape previous to their departure; there was no man of waror East-Indiaman lying there when they sailed, nor at St. Helena, where they touched at and remained one day. Arrived the Neptune, BELL MAN, from Drogheda, with provisions for this port : from Charleston, Carolina, (United States) and sailed again for Portsmouth, the American ship Foster, Capt. Tony, with timber for Government ; from Lisbon, the Portuguese schooner Minerva, Captain F. BILLON, 23 days passage, with fruit to this port, for orders. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 22. Arrived the LixNET from a cruize, and la PIQUS from the Downs. Sailed the ROYAL OAK and Vexes RAILS for off Cherbourgh, and the Heucos for Plymuuth.—Wind N.W. DEAL, JANUARY 22. Arrived the Carmarthen from India, Mary from the South Seas, and Friendship from Demerara. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. 'Captain Price, to the Cossack, lately returned from the Medi terranean, has been promoted to the rank of Post-Captain. Captain Tillard, of the satrina, to the rank of Post-Captain. Captain Jackson, to the Poictiers, in the absence of Captain Beresford. Captain I. F. Devonshire, to the Armada, vice Captain Mac kenzie Captain Lucius Curtis, to the Iphigenia. Captain Grant, of the St. Albans, to command the Armada, on her arrival in the Mediterranean. Captain Dunn, pro tempore, to the Bacchante. Captain Plampin, to the Duncan. Captain W. Cumberland, to be regulating officer, at Cowes. Captain Blarney, pro tempore, to the Loire. Captain GiUard, of the Sabrina, is promoted to be a Post- Captain. Lieutenant John Reynolds, to command the /Amble cutter, at Portsmouth. Lieutenant Job Hinmer, to the Sparrow. Lieutenant Hugh Montgomery, to the Vengeur. Lieutenant Andrew Duncan, to the Alert. Lieutenant George Goose, to the Mercurius. Lieutenant - M'D onald, to the Warrior. Lieutenant James Crosby, to the Bulwark, at Plymouth. Lieutenant lobo M•Kirdy, to the Prince of Wales. I.l'eutenant Robert Dunn, to the Primrose. Lieutenant Thomas Boardman, to the Bulwark. Lieutenant S. Donovan, to the Melpomene. Lieutenant Thos. Bourchier, to the Fenet, at Port mouth. Lieutenant Squire, to be Commander of the Onys. Lieutenant Charles Jeffreys, to the Hogue, at Woolwich. Lieutenant E. Turberville, to the Tonbant, at Plymouth. Lieutenaut J. M'Nevin, to the Spider, at Portsmouth. Mr. J. It. Scott, from the Gladiator, to be Surgeon of the Tynan. Mr. W. Hemmisw God, to be Purser of the Fly sloop at Sheerness. James Purvis, to be Putter of the Asia. James Wilkinson, to be Purser of the Scsrborough, 74 gum. !• , !.itiolgliaprni ft.& Z ••"•-•- - r-vvf.-rime.weirt Tilt ARMY. The half yearly muster of the two regimented Life Guards took place yesterday at ten o'clock, in Hyde Park. An order is expected daily for an aug mentation of two troops to each regiment. In tha Sp ing a heavy brigade, consisting of four troops from each regiment of Life Goal-fig, and the like number from the Royal Horse Guards (Blue), will be sent to Portugal. ORDER OF THE DAY. " Head-quarters, Mesaina, Nov.lo, 1811. " Lieutenant-Genera! MAITLAND feels the greatest satisfac• tion in notifying to the army the bravery and good condJet of a detachment of the 62d Regiment, consistbig of ISO men, under the command of Major DA ' . This detachment, with 50 Royal Marines, commanded by Lieutenant Piton, landed from his Majesty's ships the Ihirealtust and the Titanic., in face of the enemy, who were about 1000 strung, commanded by Gene ral NONATELLI CC RCIIIANA, attacked and carried the position of the enemy, and being themselves attacked, repulsed the enemy in a charge, driving him from his ground, and maintaining their position for two days ; they also took a convoy of nine gun-boats and twenty other boats, laden with naval articles, which were in the bay of Palinurus; two batteries were also taken, with a telegraph tower. The conduct of the Officers and soldiers is considered by Major 1) u being glorious and conspicuous. Lieutenant•Generai MAITLAND is very sensible that the intro. pidity and judgment of Major assure conducted the troops to this fortunate success ; and he sincerely thanks the Major and all the Officers and soldiers fur their operations, which have bees worthy of the reputation which this army has acquired." MILITARY PROMOTIONS. WAR-OFFIC; JAM. 21, 1812. 4th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Surgeon John F. Wylde, from the 24th Foot, to be Serrecal, vice Paddock, who retires. s'h Ditto—Lieutenant Henry Jackson Close, from the 25th Light Dragoons, to be Captain of a Troop, by purchase, vice Stephens, who retires ; and Surgeon Owen Lindsay, from the 74th Foot, to be Surgeon , vice Coates, who retires. Sd Regiment of Dragoons — Lieutenant George Lloyd Hodges, from the 61st Foot, to be Lieut nant, without purchase. 4th Ditto—Lieutenant the Honourable W. S. Bernard, from the 671 k Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Smith, who exchanges. 11th Regiment of Light Drapons—Surgeon Robert Gilchrist, from the 1 lth Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Bullock, who retires. Ist Regiment of Foot-Lieutenant William Gordon to be Cap tain of a Company, without purchase, vice Fraser, promoted; and Ensign James Moiouey to be Lieutenant, vice Gordon. Ash Ditto—Ensigu Thomas Duke to be Lieutenant, without pur chase, vice Medhurst, who revisits. 7th Ditto—Lieutenant W. M. Hamerton to be Captain of a Cont. patty, by purchase, vice Sines, promoted. 10th Ditto—George Wuodberry, Gent. to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Balkeley, who retires. 12th Regiment of Foot. To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensigns James Keappock, David Dude, and Robert Blythe, from the 71st Foot. To be Ensigns—Ensign John Hart, from the ist West India Re giment, vice Keappock; and Janits Peyton Ga'Jaher, Gent. vice Doric 13th Ditto—Lieutenant Charles Morgan, from the id Garrison Battalion, to be Lieutenant, vice Giedstanes, who exchanges. 26th Ditto—Lieutenant John Farquharson, from the 42d Foot, to be Captain of a Cumpany, without purchase; Lieutenant William Beecham, from the 35th Foot, to be ditto • and En sign Thomas William byes to be Adjutant, vice Nash, pro muted. 31st Ditto—Ensign Loftus Nunn to be Lieutenant, without put. chase, vice Humble, superseded; Ensign I. M. Goodiff to bo Lieutenant, vice Cilland, deceased; Ensign Charles Shaw, from the sth West India Regiment, to be Ensign, vice Nunn; and George L'Estrange, Gaut. to be Ensign, vice Goodiff. 36th Ditto. To be Captains of Companies, without purchase, 'Lieutenant Thomas James, from the 37th Foot. Lieutenant Charles Bayley, from the 31st Foot. Lieutenant Robert Blakeney, from the 28th Foot. 44th Ditto—Lieutenant George Crosier to be Captain of a Conte pany,. Vice Meekisson, deceased; Ensign Henry Elwin to be Lieutenant, vice Crozier; and William Tomkins, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Elwin. 63d atci—Captain Basil Fisher, from half-pay of the Sd Regi ment of the Irish Brigade, to be Captain of a Company, vies Lindesay, who exchanges. G7th Ditto—Lieutenaut Thomas Hall, to be Captain of a Com pany, vice Sankey, deceased. To be Lieutenants—Lieutenant Hugh William Smith, from the 4th Dragoous, vice Bernard, who exchanges ; Elisio/John Craig, vice North, deceased; and Ensign Herbert Vaughan, vice Wilkinson, deceased. To be Ensigns—Horatio Nelson, Gent. vice Craig; a.ndlosepb Everett, Gent. vice Vaughan. 70th Ditto—Thomas Scott, Esq. to be Paymaster, vice Hutchin son, who retires. 71st Ditto—The Honourable Charles Napier, to be Ensigoo with. out purchase, vice Bllthe, promoted iu the 12th Foot. 77th Vitro —Captain J. W. Rogers, from the Ist Royal Veteran Battalion, to be Captain of a Company, vice Cameron, appoin. ted to the Ist Royal Veteran liatialiou. 78th Ditto—Major-General Sir Samuel Auclunuty, Knt. front the 103d . Foot, to be Colonel, vice Sir James Henry Craig, de. ceased. 88th Ditto—Captain Hamilton Bagwell, from the 6th Gard a= Battalion, to be Captain ot a Company, vice Bury, who es changes. 91st Ditto—Brevet Major Donald Mae Donnell to be Major, without purchase; Lieutenant A. Campbell to be Captain of Company, without purchase; Lieutenant 1. V. Bryant, from the 44th Foot, to be &tits, vice MacdonneU ; Ensign Checks Stuart, to be Lieutenant, vice Campbell. 103 d Ditto —Major-General the Hun. Gorge Lowrey Cele, from the 27th Foot, to be Colonel, vice Sir Samuel Audits:to. ty, appointed to the command of the 78th Foot. 104th Ditto--Hospital Mate Wm. Woodeforde to be Aseistms* , Surgeoo,mice Earle, placed on Half Pay. 21 Garrison Battalion—Lieutenant Joshua Gladstanes, from the 13th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice M organ, who melanges. .9th Ditto Captain George Bury, from the Intik Foot, to be Cap. lain of a Company; vice Bagwell, who exchanges. lot Royal Veteran Battalion—Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel A I. Cameron, from the 77th Foot, to be Captain of a Company, vice Rogers, appointed to the 77th Post. 12th Ditto—James Light, Gent. to be ins* ; Thomas Clerk s late Serjeant-Major at Geneva Barracks, to be ditto. ERRVZT. Major Christopher Bird, on Half Pay of the 99th Foot, to be Lieutenani-Colonel in the Army. STAFF. J. H. M`Leroth, Fsq. late Lieut.-Colon olb the 99th Peet, fobs au Inspecting ricld °Seer of Yeomanry and Volunteers, whit the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel while so employed, vice hie jog-General Sharpe. Thomas Armstrong, Esq. late Lieutenant-Colonel in the Cold stream Guards, to be an In sPkting Field Officer of Yeomanry and Volunteers, with the rank ot Lleutenant-Ceioael, was so employed, vice Hardy, removed to the Staff in Irelmsd. To be Depety Assistant-Commissaries Generals to the Pere* Adolphus Veltch, Myler, Gent. GARRISON. 'I Lieutenant-Genatei Rowland Hill to be Governor of Maas's. Castle, vice Sir James Heary Craig, deceased. itosPITAL ETAI7. John Quincey, Gee*. to be Hooped Mats for General Service, The King's German Legion. ed Regiment di Light Dcagoons—Lieetenant Gone Mak* la be Captain of a Troop, vice Koch, decased. Cornet Christopher Fahrenkold to be Lieutenant, vise Maier. Watteville's Regiment. To be Ensigns--Ensign Victor May, iroaatise avia las eam, • v , ce G meets, whose appointment has net ghillag-sutss de Chatelain, Gent. vie r d e Berii, pesamedg &tangle Mega* , Gent. vice Direata, promoted. IntaioaaNDlna." Lieutenant Clarke, et the BYd Fos, is sepereeisd o bow elpi ow, witbeut have.