Star. — London, England, 1812-10-13 00:00:00

fr, • . - J.. GENERAL ELECTION. ,4AJOR GENERAL MONTGOMERY begs lea e ; losing a moment, to infornt the Freeholders Iseito mean to honour hips with their Support, that the Sheriff of the County of Air, has fixed Friday the 23d instant, at Twelve !o'Clock, for the Election, when he moat respectfully and earnestly (Wicks theirattendance, and that tht.y will pardon this mode of application, until he can write to each of them. - Air, October 5, 1814. To the GEN fLEMI:N. CLERGY, FREEMEN, and FREE HOLDERS of the crr Y and COUN IY of the CITY of EXETER. GEN I (AMEN, IMPRESSED with the deepest sense of gratitude for the honour you have done me this day, by re-electing me one of your Representatives in Parliament, I beg leave to return you my sincerest thanks; and I trust that my conduct •Will justify your choice, as I shall at all times endeavour to sup port such measures as may appear to be best calculated to pro mote the welfare of the Kingdom in general, while I attend to the Interests of this City in particular. 1 have the honour to be, Gentlemen, Your faithful and obliged humble servant, Downes, Oct. ty IntL JAMES BULLER. the field l— fighting like men for all that is dear to them as men, and full of confidence in the protection of HUMS, and in a good cause, they balm entered the lists with their murderers, without the ,petty re servations which have formerly - repressed the energies of mankind in war. The Russian armies may be foiled—heated, and even dispersed—but the Russian nation never will be subj ugated while treasonable coun cils are kept from the ear of the Sovereign—the con test, like that in Spain, if continued, will -create a population of iron-hearted warriors, and Europe will yet be delivered. The Russians have now set their lives upon a cast, and they must stand the hazard of the die. All that can inspire heroism—all that can bring into action the capabilities of the human mind, is now stirring within their indignant and manly bosoms. Revenge for. the slaughter of their countrymen—for the con flagration of their towns and villages—for the de struction of the corn and provisions which was to fill the mouths of their offspring—this will be one, and but one only, of the powerful impulses which will give weight and vigour to the blow of the Rus sian in the day of battle. But revenge for past inju ries is a feeble motive for action, compared with the brilliant prospects which open on the human mind, when the result of the contest is to be peace, happi ness, tranquillity, prosperity, to Russia...-may we add, to the whole habitable globe In Russia then we see with exultation the great and glorious spirit of insurrection walking abroad, and spreading his wings to the wind—that spirit which enables the oppressed to burst from under the pon derous loads. which Tyranny would thruit upon them. May that spirit never be laid until it has ef, fected the mighty purposes for which it has been roused ! SUSSEX ELECTION. TO THi. GENTLEMEN, CLERGYMEN, AND FREE HOLDERS OF THE COUNTY OF SUSSEX. r GIMTLZMIN, IN presuming to solicit the high honour of Repre senting you in Parliament, I derive great satisfaction from she avowal of one of the Gentlemen to Whom you entrusted that important charge, of his intention to surrender it, as I can now make a respectful offer of my services, without opposition to one considered by you ..s worthy of holding so sacred a trust, and the peace of the Country will not, I hope, be disturbed. lam fully sensible of the great and serious responsibility a enemy Member -undertakes. Should 1 be so fortunate as to attain the object of my ambition, you may rest assured, that I will devote my best exertions to the promotion of your interests, and to the active and independent discharge of my parliamentary dudes. It would ill become me to make further professions, but I pledge myself not to be deficient (in endeavour, at least ) to deserve your con. bdence and prove my gratitude. he short period of time that will elapse prior to the day of Election will, I much fear, prevent my having the honoun of waiting on you all individually ; but, be the I•esult what it may, I shall not fail eagerly to seize the first opportunity to perform that duty.-1 have the honour to be, Gentlemen, very sincerely, your attached anti faithful servant, Battle Abbey, 2cl Oct. 81‘2. GODFREY WEBSTER. The Friends of Sir Go nrR er WcasTr a, Bart. are respect fully requested to address all communications to Him, at Battle- Abbey ; or to 'Messrs. Da wsos4 and WRATULAW, Saville place, New Burlington-street, Loidon—The day of Nomination Is fixed for Wednesday, the 14th instant, ( To.morrove) at Lewes. We may be thought sanguine in the cause of Rus- ! sia—but we call upon our Readers tQ accompany us i in a short review of the campaign which ended in the destruction of Moscow—We bre not fearful of lower- ing ourselves in their estimation by the warm interest which we take in the struggle of our allies : In every action which teak place during their ad vance, except at Krasnnoi, where General Neve- i i ROFFSKOV, with 5,000 men, was attacked by 18,000, the Russians had a decided advantage. Whole re- giments of the French were in several instances lite. ! rally cut to pieces. Even in the partial action at Smolensk, General DocToacire had obtained such a ' superiority, that.he disolat yed the first order to quit the town, and sent word to the Commander-i!,-Chief, k that with 8000 additional men, he would engage to 'repulse BONAPARTE and all his army. BARCLAY DR i TOLL,, however, chose to adhere to his criginal plan of retreat. His object was to draw the enemy sol far into the heart of the country, that they could not extricate themselves ; and it is far from certain that this plan may even yet be wholly frustrated. The I battle of 13orbdin was undoubtedly a drawn one. It was undoubtedly the most sanguinary contest in mo dern times. P..rhaps not less than an hundred thou sand individuals were killed or wounded, and of these the majority were French and their allies. It is a i fact, admitted by themselves, that the Russian artil lery continued to play after the battle was over; that is to say, when the French cannon were silenced, and their army retreating. The great struggle was on j the Russian left. There it was plainly a matter of bard fighting. The superiority, if any, was on the part of the Russians ; they having been at the com mencement protected by redoubts, which the French carried by main force. This left wing, commanded by BAGRATION, went into battle 30 : 000 strong ; it ' came out only 8,000 ; and from the very nature of the struggle, it may be confidently assumed, that it destroyed at least an equal number of its adversaries. The battle was not a mere . affair of military discipline. Every Russian soldier was clamorous for the fight. The Guards insisted upon it so urgently, that Ku- Tusoer could not appease them but by permitting a " PARIS, OCTOBER 5. 1 company from each battalion to join the action.— •i• " P r ivate letters from Moscow, of the 18th, inform I Facts such as these ate strong encouragements to us, that one third of that great city had escaped the hope, not merely in themselves, but as indications of flames, and the inhuman barbarity of the Tartar a spirit deeply interfused through the whole mass of the nation. This army, then, with its vengeance y et ROSTOPCHIN. Every day new discoveries are made, which place at the dirosal of the Emperor, provi. . unsated, draws if to a pew position; but it draws `ions and stores of all sorts." off in one entire body, unbroken, having all the form ‘• WI.ODZILMiERZ, (Volhynia) AUG. al. t and ar-angement of an army, led by a General the " We have already entered Volliyi ia, under the . dearer to it for the dangers he had shared. We conjec command of the General of Division KORINSKI, and lure, that those who talk of the Russians retiring we have found here the same Poles as in Lithuania, through hloscc won the road to Kashna on the Oka, who have received us Wish acclamations of joy. The have given too much credit to a hasty perusal of the Clergy have blessed our army. The Magistrates, at French Bulletin, which pretends that parties were sent the head of the Tribunals meet us with their colours out on tl: e two main roads, to St. Peter eiturgh ss estward, displayed, arid have presented ps with salt and bread- and to Kazan cn the Volga eastward ; and says, that The• Jews have also supplied the different wants of the enemy—meaning, perhaps, a portion of the MOR thesoldiers. The inhabitants of the ntighbouring L cow militia—was retreating cn the latter road. Now, villages came out to greet us. Every Pole is ani- , all this we cousider as affording no proof whatever, mated with the most pure and ardent patriotism." ' that the main army had withdrawn from tlie posi We wait with impatience for the receipt of the Con it had taken up two days after the battle of Ea. Russian details; and principally that we may be as- •rodin, in 11 e ntiglitoutl ood of Zo enigorod. The cured, as we hope to be, that the Russian mind has very day succeeding the battle, it received reinforce not been at all subdued by the superior tactic* of the i nients, and ell. plie sof vat it us kinds, which were ex : enemy-- . for while this anchor remains, we may h o pe , pedited by Re s t OPMN, " the traitor," as he is libel that they will yet ride out the storm, 1 loaaly palled by the French Papers, for having per- Cold, indeed, must that heart be, which cannot i fi' 73, ed the must active and paii.l4l d i ptir.s to his So beat with r esponsive ar d o u r in th e cause o f t h e b rave e and gallant Rus s ia n N at io n . G reat h ave b een t h e hear) that Until we hear (which w e h o p e never to that this airqy is brek c p an d di s p erse d, we shall continue to believe that the Fren c h are unsa f e i n sacrifices of domesti c co nv en i ences by t h e citizen-e -goivaanisnous has been the conduct o f t h e so ldi er i s ,MOSCOW. To the GEN ILEMEN, CLERGY, and FREEHOLDERS of the COUNTY of BERKS. GENTLIMEN, THE high Sheriff having this day declared the sense of the County to be in my favour,. I consider it a day sif triumph for our cause. Mr. Neville has demanded a Poll; bis Agents or Friends have' (as I am informed) endeavoured to impress a belief on the minds of the Freeholders, that ‘ 4 it was never my intention to go to a Poll." l think it, therefore, right to apprize you, that if I at all hesitated before, the conduct of yesterday has fully determined me to keep the Poll open to the last moment allowed by law, and, I trust, the result will he to !' secure th., independence of the County of Berks. I have hitherto adhered to the principles I set out with, and am resolved sot to swerve fry m the m. I have no hired Agent, I mean to incur no expenses beyond those I may be subjected to by law, and I invite the other Carchdw.-s to follow my example. As the harvest is not yet fint , lied it .he Vale of White !dom, and as Weyt ill and other important Fain arc held at this season of the year, it is the duly of the Candidates to give time for polling, that the Free b lders may snit their own convenience in their attendance as Abingdon. The imposition which has been practised upon tome of the Freeholders, that Mr. Dundas had coalesced with Mr. Neville, is properly met by Mr. Duudas's public declaration to the contrary. After the flecticn, whatever may be the event, I shall be happy to pay my respec.s to you in person, and to a ank you for your efforts. To J. R. Monck, of Coley Park, and to R: O. Sloper, of West Woodhay House, Esqrs. who honoured me with their nomina tion, and to those Independent Freeholders who supported me, ny thanks are due.-1 remain, very truly, Your ol:oiged and faithful Friend, WILLIAM HALLETT. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. 46 4 , 11 FoßATilika.—ln our article of yesterday on the subject of Russia, the army of Toastazow was stated, by a mistake of the Press, at 30,000 men. That army is upwards of 80,000 strong, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Reduced 5734 ex. div.-4 per Cent. 7241-5 per Ct. 594 Cons. 51114—10 r acconnt 5844—Oran. 4i4—Bonds Is. 2s. die. Long Amu. 14 13-16th. F.-Lottery Tickets £2l 15s. Rich. Bills. (31c1.) par 3s. pr.—Do. (34d.) Ss. Ss. pre. Minor French Papers to the 6th, have arrived. They present no fresh official details from Russia, but the Journal de Paris contains two following short articles from the seat of war: 1 , .. 'HE ARMY. We have by the last arrivals from the Peninsula, I received a variety of letters from the army and other quarters. Some of them are not of the most recent dates, but they afford some details worthy of perusal. The most important parts of their contents relate to the strength of the contending armies. By a careful comparison of these we feel ourselves warranted in stating that the French force under JOSEPH Bona- PARTE • • and Marshals SOULT, MARIIONT, SUMET, and JOCIRDAN, amount to more than one hundred thousand men—while that under the Hero of Sa lamanca hardly exceeds eighty thousand men ; but to the latter must now be added some recent reinforce ments from this country (a few thousands only) which had not joined when our accounts left the army. Our brave countrymen were, however, in high health and spirits, and eonident as to the mutt of a battle be tween the Grand Armies—a battle anxiously expect ed, and which will probably decide the fate of the Peninsula. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. Blandford, October 11, 1812. " Ste—Being Commanding Officer of the Depot Troops of the 11th Light Dragoons, at the time your Paper, of the 29th Sep tember, stated an erroneous assertion, under the head of Army, namely—that a Captain of the above Regiment was killed, and 20 men taken prisoners, in Spain; and perceiving by your letters of the 64) and Bth Instant, to Lieutenant and Actibg-Adjutan t Sneeze, you are willing to contradict the above statement should you have liberty to publish my name—l hereby request you to authorise, and that you will take the most immediate stip for so doing, for which purpose you may insert this letter, no such circumstance as the aboye having occurred. I am, Sir, your most obedient humble Servant, enmit i es FA4.1.0N, Captain 11th Light Dragnims." Saturday four troops of *e Royal Horse Guard:, under the command of Culonel Sir gusEnr HILL, brother of Lieutenant-General Sir ROWLANLI HILL, atrived at Portsmouth to embark for Spain. The following detachments have embarked last week at Portsmouth : 2QD of the 37th Regiment, WO of the 77th ditto ; deucluuents of the 73d apd ditto. About 250 volunteers from the 37th regiment, serving in Gibraltar, have embarked tor that garri son in the course of last week. An Officer and some serjeants, have been very suc cessful in recruiting at Sierra Leone. They have picked up about 300 men. The 55th Regiment is ordered from Newcastle to Ramsgate. The Somerset Regiment has received orders to re lieve the Cheshire and Gloucester Regichent it Dart moor Depot. A selection is making from the Marines of about five hundred men, for a similar service as that upon which Captain MALCOLM proceeded. some months ago. As this is a service of descent upon the enemy's coast, we really do not know an Officer in the Navy so completely adapted to it as Lord COCHRANE, and happy should we be in the opportunity of hailing his Lordship in a sphere, where he could be so eminently glorious to himself,- and useful to his country. The Military Hospital at Plymouth, was le-opened last week, under the direction of a Medical Staff, for the reception of 450 brave fellows from our army in ain. The fortitude and gallant spit it exhibited by tHEse men, are beyond all praise, and they seem to regret nothing but their inability to partake with their late comrades in farther success. One young man has lost both legs and one of his arms, by a shell, PLYMOUTH, OCTOBER B.—A detaament of 200 men from the 2d Battalion of the 88th Regiment, or Connaught Rangers, under the command of Cap , tain ROBERTSON, arrived at Plymouth from Exeter, on the 7th inst. and embarked the same day to join their brethren in arms in the Peninsula. Major Ge neral THostass remarked, on inspecting them, that he had never witnessed a finer or more serviceable body of men. The zeal and enthusiasm which urged these brave fellows forward to take a part in the battles of their country was peculiarly conspicuous on their leaving the shore, and .their repeated cheerings, in bidding a final adieu to their wives and children, cre ated a sympathetic feeling in the breasts of the nu merous assemblage collected to witness their embar kation, easier to be felt than described. A young fellow being asked whether they would still be able to support the glorious name which had rendered the 88th Regiment the terror of the French ? answered, in the usual style of his country, never tear my boys, if we don't bother them, never believe me again I Government have, at length,. issued Letters of Marque and Reprisals against all vessels belonging to the United States. Captan CLIFFORD, of the Navy, arrives yesterday from the Mediterranean, with dispatches for the Ad miralty and for Lord BATHURST. There will be a short Session of the new Parlia ment before Christmas, commencing on the 24th of November, on which day the writs, are returnable. BREAM—This day the Lord Mayor ordered it to fail 3d. per Peck ;to take place on Thursday, Tl,e Quartern Loaf will then be Is. 6fd. A bookseller lately observed, that NAPOr,EON'S army seemed already hot petted, and he hoped it ould be soon bound in Russia On the 11th inst. was married, at Saint Mildreds, Mr. H. E. SWIFT, of the Poultry, to Miss LARNE, of Tottenham: and, at the same time, Mr. WALTER MASFALL WATTS, of the R. N. to SOPHIA MATILDA, second daughter of THOMAS Swwr, Esq. of tke Poultry. Thursday morning a duel was fovht op Southsea Common, between Lieut. J. C. 134toNitu., and Lieut. 8=444 of the Royal Marine Corps. The former received a ball in his right• side, which has been ex ti acted front his 'left shoulder. Lieut. B44a*sta. died on Sautrday evening. • The Lords of the Admiptlty have appointed a convdr to sail from Cork for the West' Indies on • the Ist of Novemb er . A convoy is now assembling at Cork for Newfound land, and will sail from thence • on the lath iSlaints which it the last ccavoy ibis wasosi, • • NAVAL INTELLICENCI. MAILS. MLR. DUE. - 1 Guernsey • 2 Jersey FALMOUTH, OCTOBER Is. -• No Arrivals. Sailed the Montagne Packet, wi t h Mails for the Brazils. The Townsend Packet, wi t h • .Mail for Jamaica, and the Chesterfield Packet, with a Mail for Halifax, &c. are gone into the Ito a d s . TORBAY, OCTOBER U. Sailed his Majesty's brig LORD COCHILAV I o il PLYMOUTH. OCTOBER 12. Dublin Waterford AIL Oak 0 1 0 1 • Arrived the ARMIDE, 38 guns, from Basque R oads, s!t►d the DOTTEREL, 18 guns, from a cruize. T he Fawromv, 18 guns, came trom the Sound t o H a. moaze. The SYBILLEZi• 38 guns, came from ti c Sound to Barapool.-.Wind S.W. • PORTSMOUTH, OCTOBERI2, Arrived his Majesty's ship ALotsaoodasi c onvoy from Guernsey. Sailed his Majesty's ship; Vauroya and ZENOBIA, with all the Jamaicamen here, except' the Young 'Squire, under convoy for the Dow ns , several other ships went with the convoy,--Wi n dw . DEAL, OCTOBER 111. Arrived his Majesty's ship Asotamt, Rear Ad. mind Ma'am, from the Baltic; and the Fasntnit t . STEIN, with 11 sail of vessels under convoy, from ch i Mediterranean, which are sailed for the River. n e NYMiIIEN has sailed for off Flushing. Admiral YOUNG, and the outward•bYnnd, remain, LEITH, OCTOBER 9. The SNAKE, Captain HILLIAES, arrived bere flats night, from Gottenburgh, afterlpeassage of four slays, Before the SNAKE left Gottittl;urgh, seven Russia* line of battle ships had arrived there frornArchangel in a very bad state; the convoy fir Leith was to sit from Gottenburgh the same day with the SNAIL, under the ileac armed ship, and the convoy for L. verpool, Greenock, and Ireland, under the FORWAn gun-brig. The OBERON sloop of war is to sail to-day with a convoy to Sheerness. An American ship arrived in the Roads yesterday, from Archangel. AYR, OCTOBER 5. We had a dreadful storm here on Saturday Mel; it blew a perfect hurricane--its effects have aces truly melanch ly ; about eleven o'clock a boat went down At the bar-moo:1i, and every one perished; it being so dark and boisterous, no assistance cosign* given ; but the cries of the sufferers were hearda the shore for about ten minutes uefore the silence of death took place. It cannot be ascertained what the was, but it is supposed, from several a rt i c l es t h at have been washed on shore, that i- has been some pleasure boat from Belfast with pass ngers for the races. Three of the bodies have been got, one of the gentlemen with a gold watch. CAPTAIN KENT. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FRJM AN OFFICER IX THE mat yen= THE COMMAND OF ADMIRAL SIR E. FELLER, BA itT• DATED OFF TOULON, SEPT. 8, 1812. " We have been upon the blockade of Toulon, where there is no variety ; heavy gales, and walling to be seen except Cape Sicie. We often stand clv ' into Toulon to reconnoitre the enemy. The Vlach fleet consists of 17 sail of the line, in which are itclu. ded tour three-deckers, and they have several triples; hut there is little prospect of their coming out, al though there is a report that they intend this winter to make a push for Brest, when our fleet are shelter ing themselves in Mahon ; but we shall always be ready for sea ; and the wind that is favourable for them to get u•.der weigh, will also take as out of Mahon, and if we get them from thelr owe coas t, there is no doubt of our giving a good account of them. On the 3d ultimo, our fleet, consisting of l$ sail of the line, bore up from Toulon for the coast of Catalonia ; next morning, at day-light, we had the pleasure of seeing the coast of Spain, when the Ash miral made the signal to prepare the marines, small arm and pike-men of the fleet to land. You maybe assured that we were quite happy in so near a pros pect of being able to distinguish ourselves; but our happy prospects soon vanished. We stood close into the hay of Roses, where we expected to find the ea pedition that left Minorca under the command of General MAITLAND, consisting of 16.000 men i but not a single ship was to be seen. We bore up along the coast, and at length fell in with the Blake who informed us the expedition had left the coast tke prec.Aing evening for Alicant. They had just bee fore we fell in with them, landed the Baron Who came on board the night before, much Atari!! ed, as he had been promised 12,000 men to ass.", driving the French front that port, and he bad eel lected an Immense number or peasant., ready to tiks up arms, the instant the English landed. liebaa also procured boats at Palamns to land them. It tir pears General MAIT4,AND had landed two re10 1 " 6 . ,_ i at Palamos, in the day-time, but re-embarked mg" in the middle of the night, and set off for Alts" No person in the squadron can account tor GeNtral MAITLAND'S qUitailg the coast of Catalonia and P": ceeding for Altcant, when the expedition was Wen' ed for that coast. But no doubt the Genet'''7 cogent reasons for the step fie pursued; a nd . " serely hope that the spirit of the Catalans may eog be broken I am'concerned to inierm you of the Tr' cent sudden death of our late worthy Captain , Eh° departed this transitory scene on the 29th tile lir a very few days' illness, from an obstinate betiti° l° ' plaint. He was much beloved by ad on barA md _dad to his loss we deeply lament. He was comeee—,4, the deep on Sunday last, in the Bay of Reet,'" . the usual honours. His nephew, Lieutenant G . ' C. KENT, was extremely anxious to have Mown: at Minorca, or in Spain, but he could not acceaP; it, and a signal was made from the flag-shiP ceremony to take place. Ido not know . who command the Union. The first Lieutenant, JAMES, has the temporary command. We shallser ig have a man equal toTaptain KENT. 1 !eel far toss as for the nearest relation." lost C a lit ta y i o n utge KigN s T t wbraosthinertpheL-sie2udteyneaaurt°fHts ag :i * L ig in 1801, in Aboukir Bay, when commanding Its Br__ jesty's armed transport the Dover, and his oelfrs yivsng brither is Mr. KENT of the Roya l Nave .1 riar io .. pital, Stonehouse. Lieutenant KENT, mention ll wounded on boerdthe Guerrier , it a, at rt 1 11 " P" Mr. Len of the Naval Hospital. t: t i o i 1 ' 1 I i ~~ -..~ .. - 1 -• 1 1