Star. — London, England, 1813-08-28 00:00:00

I .. _ ss b ee n en eyewitness of 'die Magical lelleente 01 is Press in contsibiting to the successes ei his former aster, and is no "doubt convinced that this fitnlst. able, but too much• neglected engine; hes stir Prised. ' and irightenell, and cajoled into abject submission the ignorant and credulous of every nation on the Con. tinent. The litany of a French Bulletin, eternally' exhibiting BoNAPARTE as the Hero, to whoin Fate had entrusted the destinies of the woad, has been more conducive to his conquests than all his con scripts ; but how often of lat e has th e rep* ootnaiPl his terror, lest his favourite weapon should be wined against him ? Have our lleaders forgOtten his re cent denunciations of vengeance against the STives, the Kontatms, the Scoaannosista,..,the Sosgateast.s, and the ~ Jacobins of Germany P'• . 44 , --.. . • Fully aware of the advantages which must in fallibly ,result to t' t common cause, from the rapid . diffusion of the modest and unadorned truth, in oppo sition to the blasphemous and verbose falsehoods which disgrace the French Bulletins, the Cnovra ?tune has directed that a printing press shall form part of his campaign equipage, and he has summoned around him KoriERUE and SHLEOEL to keep the esta blihment in full activity. With the character and writings of KoTZEBUI our Readers must be already acquainted—but Sanator.t has just made his skdat as a political writer, and his Biography is not generally known—it is, nevertheless, curious and interesting. . AuGllsTus WILLIAM SCHLEGEL, who now fills the highly distinguisheduituation of Private Secretary to the CROWN PRINci of Sweden, and who has been fre quently honoured with certain particular marks of regard by BONAMATE, is by birth a Hanoverian, and considers himself a lawful subject of the King of ottEAT BRITAIN, as Elector Of Hanover. He has enjoyed, for many years, a high reputation in Ger many as a literary character of the first eminence. He is the translator into his native langtiage of the most celebrated of Shakspeare's Dramas, and far cur. passes, in fidelity and elegance of diction, any fa reigner (and we speak from an intimate acquaintance with several French and Italian translations) who has made a similar auempt. He is, in short, au enthu ilastic admirer of our literature and national eha aacter; and has given many•decided proofs of his sentiments in this respect. In the course of various literary controversies with Continental Authors, be tas uniformly impeached that species of servile adu lation towards Frenchmen and French literature, which has so long opposed the progress of true sci; ence, and kept down the principles of genuine liberty in Germany—an adulation which has, perhaps, paved the way for the political subserviency of which Eu rope has so long and so often experienced the melan choly effects. . M. SCHLEGEL is also the translator of several tra gedies of Calderon, some minor poems.of Camoens, and several sonnets of Petrarch. He is, besides, no excellent German pbet : all the languages ofEurope, the Sclavonic excepted, are familiar to him; and be is esteemed one of the best classical scholars of the age. If we are not mistaken, he is the author of a philologi cal work, which traces the affinity of the German and Persian tongues,—Of his proficiency in the French I language he gave a remarkable proof, in a pamphlet published at Paris five years ago, and entitled, is A Comparison between the Phedp. of Euripides and of Racine." For this,production, to the eternal disgrace of the munificent NAroLzoN 1 the partron of the Arts! the enlightened father of the Sciences I and the Lao el the Ifith century I Samson was exiled from France ! ! The bare de cachet which removed him, alleges against him as his crime, that he had offended the manes of RACINE, by assigning a higher rank to a poet of ancient Greece ! Such were the terms but not the motives of the warrant—So:twat. was guilty of crimes of a deeper die : be was tutor to the children of Madame de STAEL, and was now and then suspected of da trying his hand," . in concert with that justly celebrated female, at a Manifesto against the Continental System. With Madame de &roes * , ScuLloar. was exiled from France, and he• faithfully followed her fortunes, until his appointment in the suite of the Cnowe Pam& He is understood to be the framer of all the Declaration:and State Papers, issued by Sweden since his accession to the common cause, and he is the author of several pamphlets, displaying great eloquence and depth of political re search, levelled expressly against BOSIAPARTS -and Nis satellites. . Paris Journals to the 24th reached Town last night, and there was a time when we would have ' commenced our attack upon them, by expressing our surprise it their silence tespecing events of the first magnitude to the vital interests of the French Em pire. On the :object of the Armistice the oracles of Paris are as• mute as they have been respecting Vittoria and the expulsion of SOULT from Spain...-. Does BONAPARTE wait fni a victory—or does he in tend to keep up the hopes of a Continental Peace, until lie has drained France at her last concript and her last denier to enable him td assume an imposing ad vide, and acquire fresh /auras 3 If he waits to an nounce a victory, most fervently do we say-- • Etpeetet thou (Mira =ink! But amidst this want of important intelligence there is a glimmering of light—it would really seem as if tl.e conimencement of hostilities came upon him by surprise.-Pavogar made his attach upon Lauea- . , ~ . both pactuall y at the dew at dr sit days Nolo bat at Dead-quartets it is said the Preset yell not, so well prepared. The despefate and futile attempt upon - Breslau indicates, We think, a proof of a hasty and ill-concerted plan of operations. . We have extracted from an Altona Paper a French account of sane -recent events in Spain—Lori Wat.- Lummox has been defeattid.General Sir TnostAs rGnsu t sat is dead of his wounds—§uciurr and SOULT tire every where victorious.--Such is the farrago with Which the inhabitants of the Continent are amused in the absence of French Bulletins. Pitteie of the 28d inst. from Heligoland inform ni; Oat the flag of truce which had arrived there, had on . .board an officer of the Commissariat Department, who was taken at Cuxhaven, in order to his being exchan ged for an Officer of equal rank in the Danish service. The British Officer brought information of the Swedes having taken possession of Lolieck.— The Austrians are also said to have catered Bavaria. 1 The Danes continue to support the French ;—and 20;000 men have joined Devoorr, near liamburgh. I For this co.nperation the Danish Government is to receive Monthly 100,000 francs from France. It is also fuither said, that the King of DENUARIC has agreed to furnish BONAPARTE with 12,000 horses. It is certain that the illiona Afereity of a late date con -1 tained intelligence that Austria had joined the Al.l lies, and entered Bavaria with one hundred and sixty thousand men but the moment that number of the Journal appeared it was ordered to be suppressed. A few copies which had got into circulation, were sought •after with great avidity.—We wish that it were is our power to vouch for the truth of another stain. ' ;neat in these letters—that Mutter had joined the Allies. Fatal, indeed, to NAPOLEON, would be the triSAWVirtireft—BERNADOTTEr MOREAU * and leftutor! but from the French Papers we know, that the latter is now at the French Head-quarters, for the purpose of having a command against the Allies. It is, how ever, by no means beyond the'reach of possibilities, that this Chief, ae soon as he may have an opportu nity, will, for his own safety, join the ranks of civi lized mankind, against a man who suffers him to en joy power only for his own personal aggrandisement, and who he knows would sacrifice him, did his inte rests require it, with as little ceremony as has de throned his own Brothers. There is a Congress now actually at Prague, but composed of materials very different from those with which he intended to pack it.. The Emperors of Russia and Austria, and the King of Prussia, are, as we mentioned yesterday, now in that city, the corn mop bead-quarters of the Allies; and Lord CAtli. CART, when the Messenger left Reichenbach, *as getting into his carriage to proceed also to Prague. We mentioned yesterday the arrival of Mr. STL• versa at the Foreign Office, with dispatches from Lord CATHCART. About two hours after, JOHNSON. the Messenger, also reached the same Office, with dispatches from Sir CHARLES STEWART. Both arri. vats are understood to relate to the same subject. It was, however, reported, after the arrival of the latter, that 90,000 Russian troops had joined the Austrian army in Bohemia. Dispatches were also received at the Admiralty from Admiral flora, dated on board the DeristiCit, 74, off Rostock, the 17th inditith instant.' .By the Bet which lately sailed for-Passage and Bilboa, flat boats were sent out for the more effectual , prevention of the enemy's craft coasting to St. Sebas tian's.—We rejoice at this circumstance ; for we have learnt, that, in spite of the vigilant attention of our navy in that neighbourhood; it has been found iftl• possible, without the aid of such boats, to prevent St. Sebastfan's from receiving supplies of men and pro visions, which the enemy forward during the night in small craft, which keep close in shore. Letters have been received from Smyrna of the 9d, and from Constantinople of - the Wth ult. of a complexion to induce a reasonable ground of belief that the Nava co-operates with the Allies in the efforts now making by the Allies to ccmpel the dis turber of Europe to give peace to the world. Free passage h.ts been gianted to British and Russian ships through the Dardanelles. The vessels laden:with corn from Odessa are allowed to-unload at Constan tinpple, and for the present, Government pusvhase the whole of their cargoes for the public serviee.— These letters, we are happy to add, say nothing of the Plague, and it may therefore be presumed to Jaye disappear.' in these quarters. His Royal Highness the PAINCI Radium artived at Canton House last night from Brighton. The. Duke of YORK unexpectedly came to town from Zgham Races on Thursday, and dined at York House. His Royal Highness yesterday transacted, business at his Office in the Horse Guards. Mr. arrogn, late Secretary for the Home Depart ment, has taken an elegant hoMe in Lower Grosve nor-streets in the vicinity of his brother, the LORD PRESIDENT. The Solicitor-General, Sir ROBERT DALLAS and family, are returned from a visit to Hampshire. He relieves the Attorney-General, Sir W. GABROW, who departed yesterday for his seat at Pegwell Bay, near Ramsgate. The Laureatship, we no* understand, is not yet disposed of; but that the candidates have been :e -1 duced to lavo—Mr. Wnizsa Scorn. and Dr. Boar. .F .. . •.'~ lift Atte: air NAestailmi ihiAcocntn, sold a sqtiacircin of the 7th Russets, still Milk at Portsmouth. waiting conveyance to Spain. Only six troops prof under the Magiciennes convoy. Tuesday last detachments . of tbt 64th and' 95id Iregiments, of the 9th Royal Veteran . Battalion, and ithe Perthshire Militia, embarked at Leith for tir Rivet Thames. •A number of -Officers for:meat:lts in the Leeward' Islands, and detechments for the 15th, 60th. 90th. and 96th regiments embarked on Wednesday laic at Cowls to proceed for BArbadost. The following Officers of Royal Highness the Duke of SENT s regiment (Royal Scots) sailed from Sheerness on Saturday, to join she 4th Battalion of that corps, now serving under . ,the Craws Prince of SwEnew :,—Captain Moss ; Lieutenants ClAannian, DOHSIN, Storrs, JenfitHlSt • •BA2INGTOI4. ScOTT, THOMPSON. and Micawrwirt. . Tuesday a General Court-martial assembled at the. Muster-blaster-Generart.Oifies, for the purpose of investigating_ DORI the following-charge, preferred ag_ • ainst Paymaster NOAH EDWARb S, Of the Bth Royal , Veteran Battalion : 44 For malyersation In his office of Perimeter of the ethltoyal Veteran Battalion, in having embessled and misapplied large mins of public money, which came to Ms hands as suds pay master, at different dates, worsts the dads of December, 1007 , and the 25th of August, 1512, to the amenut of altikSlo. 2s. aid. more or less; the accounts by which einhesalement er mis application became known, not hooks bees rendered complete by the said Non Edward Levitt, before themooth of August, limit. It is sineerelfhoped that the friends of the Drama will support Mr. Hai. on this day week at his Be. .neftt at the Pantheon Theatre, and enable him to meet the difficulties with which he isthreatened. _ _ Lord FoLlY's horse Teadak is matched against Mr. LANZ'S Po letffret the next'Newmarket Hough ton Meeting for 200 guineas b. ft. Mr. DUNDAVS Pyramus is matched against Mr. CAmet's b. f. by Selim, for 100 guineas, at the next Abingdon Meeting. Wednesday Captain PARKHURST, of Ipswich, at the age of 74 walked one mile on the Whitton road in less than ten minutes ; the given time was twelve minutes. Mr. Boort, a gentleman whb has signalized him self in the pedestrian world, for a short distance, un dertook yesterday, for a considerable wager, to run from the King's Arms, Cannon-row, Westminster, to the Monster Tea Gardens, Chelsea,' through such avenues as were named, to make it a distance of two miles, in twelve minutes. lie started; itnd west the distance in 10 minutes and 50 seconds. Thursday evening, as Mr. Ktrawtiv, accompanied by a friend named Shunt, was returning home, after b4ving dined with a friend at Englefi eidtgreen, the horse started from the road, and overturned the chaise into a gravel-pit, 16 feet deep. The vehicle fell on Mr. KnowLey, by which ht was so 'much hurt, as to render his recovery hopeless. Mr. SMITH escaped • unhurt ; but the horse was killed. AN 11-Arran-ton—The Wakefield Stage Waggon, from Messrs. DEACONt o London Wall, has been three times from London to Wakefield, in Yorkshire, and back (a distance of more than Eleven Hundred Miles) with only one Priming of the Patent Compo sition. Sold at No. 40, Charing-Cross, near the Ad miralty. • On the 12th instant, at Ballynaparson, in the Pa rish of Upper Glanmire, in the neighbourhood of Cork, a bull, belonging to Mr. RICIIIARD Curie, a I respectable farmer, had been for some time back an object of terror to that part of the country ; he had attacked several persons, and at one tune broken in pieces the door of a labourer's house, to get at some people who had taken refuge there. On the day above stated, this mischievous beast was driven into Mr. Curia's yard with some cows, when he became eo troublesome, that Mr. C. on coming into the yard was cautioned against him ; he replied, that the bull was net so bad as wakrepresented; but he had scarcely uttered these words when the beast attacked him in a furious manner, gored him in different places, and is a minute or two he expired. A most melancholy accident happened on Tuesday morning last, at Winkfield Park, the seat of WILLIAM BLANE, Esq.. A young Lady, Miss BLANI, daughter , of Sir G. &wiz, having gone out early in the morn ing, as she was accustomed to do, to sketch views of the place, happened to seat herself upon a small stool, 'which she carried with her, close to the head of the pond, and her seat being insecurely fixed, she fell from. it into the water. The body was not found till put ten o'clock, and as she went out soon after seven, it is probable that it might have been some time in dell water. Every means were. tried, and continued for many hours, to restore animation, but unfortunately without effect. She was a Lady in the blooni of youth endowed with. the most rare accomplishments and finest disposition. Her family and friends .oink' 'inconsolable. Thursday an Inquest was held at the lanes Head, James-street, Westminster, on the body of Isaac Carpenter, servant to Messrs. Hodges, distillers, of Millbank, who fell asleep on *the shafts of a waggon he was driving, by which his leg was thrust between oae of the wheels, and fractured in two places, in consequerice of which he died, in the Westminster In , firmary.—Verdict—Accidental Death. Wednesday night, about half past ten, as Mr. Parry, ief Holles-street , Cavendish -s q uare, in returnin g home Ifroan Coram street, was crossing the north west cor nee of Russell-square, a tall man, rather stout, seized his by the collar, and presenting a pistol at him, in a low tone of voice, swore, that if he made the least resistance or noise, he would blow his brains out, and, d e manded his money, which Mr. Parry instantly gave him. The villain then made off towards Bernard street. At the last Assizes at Durham, Ang Hall was in. dicted for obtaining fl oods under false pretences, of William Bulrnae, a linen draper, at Sunderland. — It wasproved by the father of the prisoner that he had not given any order to his daughter to get any goods on his account of Mr. Bulman, but he admitted that hi s wife, in his presence, authorised her to procure them, and that she has an ahnuity of 420 a-year in. dependent of him, consequently was enabled to pay for them without his knowledge. The prisoner is a marr ied woman, and has two children—her husband left her abo five years ago—she and her children , are s upporte ut d by her father.—The Jury, after a short ceesalratioa, Acquitted her. " 4 ": irithiiieszfet 14a- TOR BAY,. AUGUST sR Paid this morning Ms Majesty's ship Wommutsk, with the outwardhonnd convoy for Newfoundland. FALMOUTH, AUGUST 25. &mitred fibs Majesty's ship his, hobs Pnr(smouth, to hold the Trade in readiness now assembled heri, bound to the Brasils.—P. S. Doubts are entertained . here that his Majesty's ships BOICNB and SAIRINAgi with the outward-bound Mediterranean convoy, hawk passed to the Westward without calling. The PLYMOUTH, AUUUST ird-bound Fleet for South America, the Cape of Good Hope, &c. which sailed from Ports mouth on the 23d instant, under convoy of the bus and ACBAIt frigates, passed down Channel last night with a favourable fresh breeze• The Eliza, belong. ing. to London, ROBERT YOUNG Mister, bound to Buenos Ayres, sailed from hence to join the fleet.— Arrived-the Union, Tarim/Ka, from Neath ; Good Intent,, WOODMAN, from Portsmouth ; James, MAR• TEL, and the William and Ann, MANNIVG, from Ly.- mington. Arrived the Haucou brig of war, from a eruiae.—Sailed the BLOODHDLND gun-brig, with a Convoy for Wales; and his Majesty's schooner Tux. amts, on a Cruize.—Wind N.E. PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 27. Arrived. his Majesty's hired cutter Commis ow ELGIN, from the Eastward, and is appointed convoy to Guernsey and Jersey. Sailed the BELLONA, of 7 4 guns, Captain M'ILINLET, for Basque Roads; Wozvansta, 18, Captain KERR, for off Cherbourg; and the Coca/arra, 20, Captain Simpson. with dis. patches, and about a dozen sail of transports for St. Andero.—Wind N. E. DEAL, .ATIOUST 27. Arrived his, Majesty's ship Cymru* from Gotten burgh,. and the FLYING Fun schooner from ttle fleet of Flushing.—Came down from the River the Flora for Corunna, and the Alert for Dublin, and sailed under convoy of the FOLESTONE lugger for Purls. i;outh. Arrived the ACTIVE cutter from of . HARWICH, AUGUST 27. • 'llte Diana Packet, Captain M'Dohouou, arrived 1-me yesterday evening with Mr. Savant,' and ano - tikes, Mlssingey, bearers pf the Official interesting in .telligetice winch had been anticipated. by the other Packets, whose arrival were announced last evening. 4 brig under Swedish cr , lonrs arrived this morning froth Totningen, bringing 26 passengers, subjects of the tins of .Drinmark ; this circumstance, cuupled with.the. Flag of Truce which was forwarded by the Little Auskland, on its arrival at Heligoland, leads us to hope some pacific overtures from that rowan may be on the tap's. The 1 4 ord Nelson, frost' Got. tcutsnrgh, is hourly expected with' intelligence of int. patience. A large convoy, under the Acioaaaaps and . Hwallt gun-twigs, put into the Rolling Ground*. in cnnsequcnc! of Easterly winds, last night; they ' were bound to the Baltic, and passed here last Mon day evening. The Lady Nepean sailed to-day for Gottenburgh, With the Mails of the •24 , th. TARINOUIK, Aucusr 27.- • Arrived the LANDRAIL, from a Crllize. Tuesday last the OCARROROUOII and "ruse= men of wax sailed from Moseley Bay. - • Yesterday seunight the CYRUS stoop of war was launched from the yard of Mr. Conttimr, IV. Chester. The day was delightfully fine, and the number of spectators unprecedented. The CYRIp. measures 107 feet in the keel, and is calculated to tarry from 28 to . . 30 guns. Yesterday se'nnight a dreadful fire broke out about two o'clock in the morning in the faun-yard of Mr. SMITH, of Frens Hall, near Diss, Suffolk, which con. sumed eight hay-stacks, a pea-stack. and the straw of 200 combs of wheat, which bad just been threshed out. The accident was occasioned by one of the hay-stacks being over.heated. Saturday night, some persons entered a field be. longing to Mr. Oliver, butcher, of Maidstone, and cut the ears off. arsfrom 15 sbeaves of wheat, with which they ad • • • A fine child, about two months - old, was found at the door of Mrs. SUTTON, in Oxford-street, on Wed. nesday night, sleeping in a basket, and covered with clean linen. Protection was afforded the little inno cent by the lady of the house, intil much is made for the unnatural parent. • William Fraser, Bailiff to Major FIIAMIR, of New. ton, was so severely bruised on Monday last, by the sudden fall of a large stone, which he was undermin. ing, that be died on the following day. Monday evening last. Mrs. Saanatour. a widow. woman of St. Clement's, near Oxford, having re turned from fetching a loaf for her supper, sat down in a chair, and instantly expired. There ire now living at a little thatched hut, at East Marton, near Skipton, where they have long resided in the greatest harmony, the following six persons, whose united ages amount to nearly 500 years, via. s Mown Geld:6rd - . SS Murk &miter . SS Martha, hi% wife - St ?Amity Garnett - SS Rose Foltard • - 116 Mary Saudi - - 71 There is now living at Polleckshaws, near Glas gow, a veteran sailor of the name of Ltuasiaistssuit o to thel4th year of his age ; he served with HAWK'', Boscames, Sauxmas, Kerry., RODNEY, and HOOPS and was' ne of the sailors employed in drawing the cannon np the heights of Abraham, and aftelwarda engaged with the enemy for four hours, till victory declared in favour of the British. Although his long and faithful services might justly have entitled hiss; to a pension—yet his independent mind could lle brieg itself to go through the necessary formsea vi a at this moment be Actually supports himself by Ms own labour at the loom. re, Wu tp• 3 1 OLKS IHI DAY PT TWiLLVI O'CLOC Red.s7ll—Cone. 571a —for see. 571--lids. Is, Ilk 4 per Cent. 1111-5 per Ct. 817/-0=1.41 pr. But Ls. A 1216. v•lisita—risab. adb sib ripe, M 1 1 i