Star. — London, England, 1806-10-24 00:00:00

CALABRIA. Athlete were yeßerday received from Sir Stossv Surest, Rating, that he had attacked a ftrong fort on the cm& of Calabria—the name did not reach our informant. It was obftinately defended by the enemy I but the Engliatemally fiteceeded in demolithing the works. This, l*wever p was not effeeed without the lots of 5o or 6o men killed or wounded. Some wonder has been expreffed, if not cenfnre implied, at the inaftivity of our troops after the glorious battle of Maida. The difficulties of the country, the unhealthinefs of the climate, and the wayward difpatiou of the inhabitants, who are ready to turn their arms againlt their defenders in cafe of a defeat, have not been accurately noticed by thofe who make the objettions. The following latter, received from a correfpondent, who has the bell means of local knowledge, will throw Come light on the fubjea, and give the bell idea of the prefent Rate of things in that quarter : . MESSINA, SEPTEMBER r, rBc6. " In different parts cf Calabria fo much maffacre began to take place, fo many feuds and diffentions stating the inhabitants, and fo much injuftice and robbery from the levy en mafs on the peaceable and better fort of perfons,under the falfe pretext of loyalty, that it was thought advifeable to fend tome Britifh troops over again to rellore order and tranquillity.— Sir Jour STUART, therefore, inflead of returning di reftly to England as he intended, tonk over with him the two battalions of the 27th Regiment, and a detachment of Dragoons. The appearance of our troops had inflantly the (Wired effeit, and was, I be lieve, the means ofpreventing a horrid fcene of blood- Died and civil war in that country. Order is again teflored, arid to-morrow the troops are expelled to keturn to Sicily, with the exception of the 61ft Re giment, who are left to garrifon Scilla. The ad warned guard of the French are now ander General Racal's, at a (mall village about ten miles to the fonthward of Cofenza, confining principally of ca. realty. Generals M♦ and VaßDlsa, with about 30,000 men, are at Cofenza. With this force they will fcarcely venture to penetrate further into the country, though I believe they have many friends among the inhabitants, as they would fubjea them (elves to be continually haraffed by our troops, who would fail about, and threaten them at different points on the coaft. This would oblige them to make long and fatiguing marches, whit& our men would be remaining quietly on board the 'rant ports, and would have the option either to difem bark and attack the enemy, or to fail to other point* as cireumllances might require. The weather JIM continues extremely hot, the thermometer in the &ads Rand at 87 or 88. In a few months a decided flop mull by put to all military operations, by the felting in of the rainy (earn, when the Fiuuaras are all impatble." CHANGE OF MINIS MRS AT PALERMO. We hear with regret that the Chevalier ACTON, always the fall friend of the Englith ioterea at the Court of Naples, has been obliged to refign his fitu ation of Prime Miniaer, and make way for the Mar• quit Ctacst.t.o, a perfon every way inferior, both in refpeeability, charaller, and talent. We forbear to mention the pref:nt ruling intereft at Palermo, and content ourfelves with hoping it may be found as wife and temperate as it is known to be adventurous and daring. • By the lett arrivals from Germany, a letter was , received by a Diplomatic Agent in London, from the PratGan head-quarters, which Itates . that an alliance offenfive and defenfive, reciprocally guaranteeing the integrity of the feveral States of the Contratting Par • ties, has been concluded between Ruffia and Prof Ea. It is alfo faid,that the objca of General Kasisasuror's miCGon to Vienna, was to negotiate a Treaty of Al- Lance, to which England, Sweden, and Denmark, are to be invited to become parties.—The King of Paussra has not only written a letter to our Sove reign, but to the Emperor of RRUSSIA, on the rub jeA of his prefent contefl with France. In both he expreffes the fpiritcd refolution r , to conquer or to die ;" and recommends, in the moil affellionare terms, his (teen and Family, in the event of any unforefcen misfortune happening to hirnfelf. On Tuefday laA General Stmcoll was brought from on board his hlajefty's ( hip ILLusrarous, off Torbay, by one of the Brixham (loops. We are lorry to add ' that the gallant General is (1111 very ill; he was landed atTopflum, from thence he is to be carried to Exeter. Brigadier• General DICKER arrived on Wednefday morning at his refidence in Bury-flreet, St. James's, from Hamburgh ; and yefterday morning he accom panied his Royal Highnefs the Duke of Cambridge 1 to Windfor, on a vifit to their NI/41171M I The LORD C/lANCILLOR has appointed Tuefday next, at two o'clock, to receive the Lord Mayor Elea, at his houfe in Lincoln's Inn fields. Lord La 014RDAL e tranfaled bufinefs yeflerday at Lord HOWICK'S Office in Downing-flreet ; after which he called at Lord Gass vi x La's, where he re mained about half an hour. Yeflerday, Earl Rosst.vm and Mr. Swett:Dam Trani atter' bufincfs with Vircount HowiC IC, at his Office. Lord Stossoura entertained a large party of friends on Wednefday, at his feat in Richmond Park. In the Comedy of the Colfloat Couple, played laft night at Drury-lane Theatre, Wilktr fays to Lady Lgrerudli "Yes—that condition was fettled in France ..i —but you ham that treaties toadaded in Paris are newer hot." 'MIA words were caught up by the audience, w?hofe applaufe fufpeaded the performance for Come minutes, • zi4v . pc . 4t SLUSENCL MAJLI THIS DAY. , - AN1•11111. All. Us. Dublin $• 1 Gottenbansla •. t Waterford 3 t Ilatubargb - • I N. York de Halifax t o , . tilnell•rning arrived a Mall from 314.3 mt and I:WM:, Weight to Falmouth by the Prime& Martvedist e Cipt. POCOC 10 3t day from Halifax. FALMOUTH, OCTOBER tf. Arrived yeQerday the Speedy, STEVIWI, from ewanfea ; Tyfon, NAIL, from Ulverlion; John and Sally, ROGERS. from Carmarthen ; and Bretbers, Coars, from Bad. TORBAY, OCTOBER sr. Sailed his Majefty'sthip Izzurracous, for Ply mouth. This day arrived the fhip Ann, Earrwasa mailer, from London, bound to Buenos Ayres ; alfo the brig Afti•e, Pvt. 1113 matter, from ditto to ditto; and the American brig Two Brothers, from Cadiz, bound to London with wine. Ocroasa 22.—The above Tercels, for Buenos Ayres, this day failed to the weftward, with the wind about North. PLYMOUTH, OCTOBER 22. Came in the Mo , of 18 gunb,from the Capes of Virginia, with difpatches ; the Shepherdefs (Ame. rican). Captain W. Cot.was.t., from Sierra Leone, bound to Cowek with dye-wood, litc. detained by the Lion privateer ; Drey Freunde (Dane), Capt. Privies, from Malaga, for Tonningen, with wine and fruit, detained by ditto ; Sp2oill; gun lugger, of one 24 pounder, captured by the MIN aav• frigate; fhe has captured three others that are not arrived ; alfo the MINOTAUR, of 74 guns, from off Cadiz ; the left the fleet 23 days fine, together with the Nur. rum a, of 98 guns ; the latter is gone up Channel„ with a fleet of tranfports. Arrived the (Dane) Auf- ticia, Capt. E. Gustotasos, from Valencia to Ton ningen, with brandy, detained by the Lion privateer; MoucHsaow, of a gnus, from Sir Joust W but no particulars have tranfpired. Pared up Chan nel the ATHIIIIIIIIII frigate, with a fleet of tranf ports under convoy, from Gibraltar. PORTSMOUTH, OCTOBER sj. 1 1 I Arrived the Ssa woes' frigate, with a fleet of tranf. I ports under convoy from the Mediterranean; among them arc the Ranger, Camperdown, Bonetta, Tho mas and Mary, Venus, Heron, Lord Hood, Kay Ann, and Monarch. Sailed la flacits asap of war, on a eruiza off Havre. DOVER, OCTOBER s 3. The &Azar. gun brig has detained and fent into : this port the fehooner Union of Wartin (in Ameriei) from Arnflerdatn with fundries, bound to Lill:OM: Paired by this day the following fhips r the Fortuna, Capt. Fasusa, from Gallipoli, 'an from Plymouth, where the was detained nearly three months, with oil, bound to Hull I—Waibingtan, from Norfolk, bound to London ;—Jupiter, Capt. &writ, from Smyrna ; and the Levant, Capt. RADDOW, from Ja maica, bound alfo to London. Two or three more Jamaica Dips, I am informed, ate now in fight, bnt they will not be up in tune to get their names by this poll. Wind N. N. W. and moderate, D!AL, OCTOBER s 3. A few days ago. the boats of his Majefly's gun brig BOLD, under the command of Meffrs. SAVAGR and ',leavenings, went in and cut out from the Pier Heads of Fecamp, under a very heavy fire from the batteries and foldiers drawn upon the beach, a French chalk maree, which they brought fafe away without fuftaining any damage. Arrived the Abundance Rote fltip, from Woolwich ; Ceocontss, of lo guns, from the Nuts ; B floop, and JACIALL gun brig, from a maize off °Rend ; AILCNIR and &vista gun brigs, from off Boulogne ; the Srsavitl4 frigate, from the Noire, and failed through for Spithead. Sailed the Zssaa bomb, having under her convoy the Abundance (tore fhip ; likewife a number of mer chant vales, for Portfnuauth ; CROCODILI, of so guns, for Plymouth ; COMSATANT and SPITFIRI (loops, on a cruise off Boulogne. Came in a large (hip of 54 guns and so men, under Ragufan colours, from Amilerdam, for Smyrna, detained by the DRUMM. Wind N. N. W. YARMOUTH, OCTOBER 23. • Arrived the AMawTHI and Osseo), !loops of war, I: , Visits, and STIILIIIG gun brigs. This morning failedon *cruise theQvsatcandCess csltr frigates.—The lbipeinthe Roads are, the Ma lefic, Edgar. Naffau, Refolution, and Dieator men of war, Amaranthe and Oberon !loops of war, three brigs, ind four cutters. Wind N. W.—Report dates, that during the late gale the Sures gun brig ran on the beach and bilged—crew Paved. ARR I VID. In Stang:de Creek, the Olympus, Smith, from the emit of Spain—Ac MAGI, the Dorothea, from St. Andcro—Off Liverpool, the Mary, Roach; Pofthumus, —; and the John Bull, from Jamaica—At Liftion, the Aurora, Trumps , from Torbay; Bell, Nicholls; Johanna, J a ne, ; Hero, Sealy; Good Intent, —; Ruth, Sharp; Anna Philippa, Gill; Griffin, Bell; Jenny, Elms; Margaret, Tait; Snake, —; and the Emulation, Brown, from Newfoundland-.-At Oporto, the Fame, Munro, from Cork; Syrene, Codner ; Rlngfmere, Palk; Raceborfe, Aidor I ; Indian Chief, —; and _ . _ EBaa,—.—.—., front Newfoundland—.At Viana, the Elisabeth, and the SwanOlV, from Newfoundland—At Flnuera, the Wlthycombe, from Newfoundland—At Surinam, Lord Nelfon, Andcrfon, from London—At St. Vincent's, Expe riment, Smith, from Afrlca.—At Beirhadoes, General suwarrow, from Cork; Maxwell, Edwards; and Venerable, Lovers from Liverpool—At Africa, Johns, NMI)°, and Brie, Roberts; front Liverpool. _ Till JAMAICA PIXEr. We are happy to be at length enabled to announce The arrival of the Jamaica fleet, after haring cape rienced a mat dreadful gale The following is an exults% of a letter, from Captain Weuvrea Aresea, of the flip Ana. of London, from J.smaica, dated at ' lea, Cape Clear blaring S.S. E. 45 miles, OR. 19: The Ann, lan happy to fay, has net (trained in the lealt by the her norm, and our cargo is In perfclt order. We were very fortunate during the dreadful gale on the lad of Auguft,to be near the new fhip.Aftica, of limped, when Mc fuddertly went down, -and by the fpirited ezert;nns of Mr. Fr..ser, my Brit Officer, af ,. fiited by four other brave fellows, Mimi inflazitly an my calling for volunteers, Jumped into the (mall boat over the ftern, and, thank GOD ! fucceeded in faring the Mate and ten other poor fellows , who were quite naked and nearly exhaulted on different fpars, hen coops, &e. The Captain and five men were on the maininatt, but unfortunately our 011 p drifted to leeward of them, and night raft approaching, I did not think it prudent any longer to tint the lives emir brave 'tilows, as had they attempted to have gone to windward in the boat after dark,there is little doubt ►ut we Mould have 101 l five valuable men ; fo that I was obliged relutiantly to leave them to their fate, and proceed to my nation under the lee of the Franehife frigate, who appeared In great dither's, and had early in the day made my fignal to flay by her ; but fortunately floe weathered the gale with the lofs of foreman and maintop malt, and bas Once been of great (enact to the remainder of the fizet, it Is Impotfible for any Commander to pay more attention to the &aided Mips than Captain Dathwood. " The following Clips foundered In the gale, via. Fein, Nntwell• Achilles, Cora, Ann, Pallas, Rafhlrigh, forty-Sectind, Africa, Cowerdale, Sally, Francis, and Pieter. " Of the twat ng Chip, after the gale. [even were &sand to Ame rtes.--One hundred and nine failed (fan Jamaica on the apth of July; Cann bound to America; yr were with lb. Veinal& the lath of Odober, 6a of which are aimed; st funk ; two, June and Dyke, gone to America leaky; one (Minorca) parted off 1-11 van • taus and ea Miffing." . _ The following vefrelo of the Jamaica fleet were off Cape Clear on the tpth inflant, under convoy of his Majelly's (hips FaawcNts■ and Pavouta. •iz. The Clear, Fowler ; Ann, Atkins; Printers Charlotte, Simms; Mariner, Coftb ; Orlando,Jackfon; Lady Forbes, Lune; Young Venus, Tozer; Sidling, Mackie; Brazilla, Wilmot ; Ann, Red dy ;. Sheddons, M Donald ; Parfait, MKinlay ; Sc. George, Pal aver; Kent, Pixley; London, Agnew; Echo, Wilton; William Dent, Mater; AThion, Thonipfoa ; Larkins, Forger; Hunter, 0 :Nur ; Duke of York, New Mary and Sufannah, Chu*; Magnet, Landells ; Generous Planter, Bark; Vidal bide, Luston; Alfred, Renton; Naiad, Oak; Centurion, Glad- dale; Golden Grove, Wells; Hopewell, Wardno ; Triloch Cat tle, Barclay ; John and Thomas, Clarke; and Enterprise, Ruther• ford, for London; Kingßon, Benton, for Neweallie; Richard, Perrin: Ainfield, Mlntofh ; !knock, Dawfon ; Cisefterfield. Mudge; Margaret and Ann, Wtlis ; Charles, Comfy; John, Waodboufe; David Shave, Hodgfon ; James, Bradillsw ; Nep tune, Holliday; Lady St. John, Whittle; Poßhumns, Fear; Au gulls, Cambridge; Cotterlll, -...---.; and the Suttee, Halt, for Liverpool; Iroquois. Solway, for Cork; Net, Atkinfon ; Maria , Summers; Martha Brae, Thomas; Ardent, Campbell ; and Friend ;hip, Thomas, fur Briftol ; Lord Gardrer, Killock ; Jane. Wylie ; Marian, Ewing; Alfred, auk , Mars, Fith ; Pomona. MNaoght ; Diana, Roan° ; and the Margaret, Weir, (or the Clyde; Aim well, Richmond, for Leith; Neptune, Routh ; Favourite, Rlck• asdfon ; and the Atlas, Stoekdak, for Whitehaven. The following 'Petrels of the Sect parted in the pie, and are un • ttleounted for, via .—Camberland. Simplon, for Leith; Aurora, WPRinlay, for Glafgow ; Jane, White; Concord, Read; Adeon. Gordon ; and the Purfult, Montgomery, for London. The Herculean, Sheimneta; and the Sally, WiWants. from Ja maim for London, were fern in great &anti on the a.d of August. and it is feared have foundered. The Erin, for Dublin and Ann, Stewart, for London ' * foundered In the gale on the a3rl of Augnft. The Favourite, Strickland, from Diboll for Liverpool . Wag burnt at fen on the 6th init. after taking great part of her cargo out. The Britt& Tar, of &idol, is captured and carried into Goads.. loupe. The Batchelor' of Windfor baited the:, boll on Monday. The Bull proved fo very game, that no dog could pin him. CAsseartioe —The Staionian prize is this year ad judged to the Rev. C. Horze, A. M. of Trinity Col lege, for his Poem on Paid and Barnalas at I.llfra. 'On WednefilAy evening, the Duke of YORK fent a dragoon to Windfor, with difpatches for his Ma. ;sirs , . At Tarnham Green the man dircovered that he had loft the box containing the difpatchei, by the Rrap having broke that faflened it to him. He pro. cured lights, and made diligent fetirch for the box, 1 but in vain. He then returned to Knightfbridge Barracks, and informed his Officers of what had hap pened. They communicated the circumtioce to Colonel Gosoow, the Duke of Yoak's Secretary, who fent the intelligence to his Royal Highnefs at D r ury Lane Theatre. whole direaions were given for two of the Illnwfireet officers to be fent in par. fuit of the box. In the mean time, in old woman found it, and took it into the Roebuck public bodes to examine her prize. The landlord, difcnvering to whom the box was addrelfed, conveyed it, with all poffible (peed, to Windfor. The remains bf the celebrated engineer Marfhal Vauaaw have been removed from the place of inter ment in the Nitwit Department, and brought to Paris by order of the French Emperor—they have been again in'erred with great pomp and ceremony in the church St. Lazarus at Paris. The death of Rear Admiral MARTIN'S Lady was fudden ; the Admiral received A letter from her nn the morning of Thurfday fe'nnight, which was writ ten the previous evening, in good fpirits ; on Thurf day afternoon an exprefs arrived at Portfmouth, ar nouncing her death,which happened a few hours after the had written the letter. The Admiral immediately far off for Hampton Court, to pay the lath fad office to the remains of his amiable and affeftionate wife. This Lady was filter to Rear Admit al BEINTINCK. The Newcaftle Paper fays—" The neutral (hip Helena Withelmina, Captain Rya IT, arrived yeller• day (the xoth) in the Tyne, in fix days from the Elbe, and brought the gratifying intelligence, that, on the Bth inftant, a great battle was fought near Barcuth, between the Pruflian army, commanded by the Duke of BRUNSWICK, sod the French, under Islarfhal ISE a a actors- s, it, which the latter were totally defeated, with the lola of 6,000 men killed, and r s.cco made p, i • loners. Captain KY RI T, whole charaeler places him above any fufpicion of a tallehocd, Date:, that he read this in the Gluckftadt paper on the I :th." Here we have pofitive proof, that it is the fkirmifh of the Bth which has been magnified into a general aCtion. r .. -- • MARK.LANE. 4 1. ` 3 / 4 .t eORN-EXCHANOE, OCTOBER 4. Owing to The cnntrary winds eoallwife, there are to-day no GA arrivals vf Grain s but expefling large (applies, vlty few Liles ye drafted of Coin in general—Samples of good Barley and Malt are d — Beans of each defcription White Peas, price nominal t ,and Grey are (fearer—. But very few Oats of good quality, and thofc famples fetch a fmall advance—The prices of Flour remain without variation. OO COIlltAtT At OWltti t Wheat, 581 736 861 par qr. Orey Posh ass rood Floe Ditto. 88. oss od Dana,l4. sos o 4 Rya, (sew) dos as 04 Tick Ditto 38. s 6. od Barley, cis 48. od Oats, ass sys 3ss 71. 78. od • Poland ditto 331 34 of White Petra, yot 78s od Rape Seed, 231 sin Floe Float 70 to yss Sccnnd 651 to 7os per kelt. IVASTIIIINSTER SESSIONS. There Se(Gons began yetterday at the Guildhall • King ftreet, before Mr. MAINWARING and a full Bench of Magirtrates. A number of cafes of petty afraults were tried, of no general intetell. We give the following as the moll worthy of notice. Hurry was inclined for 'franking John Higgins, an infant, on the 2Sth of April. The de. fendant lives in Vinedirect, Piccadilly, and the.boy was playing on a reed by his door, when the defen• dant ran after him, hit him a violent blow on the Cite, ansi knocked him into the kennel. The boy wa• thus deprived of his finks, and was ill for ftveral days.—• The defence was, that the boy behaved infolently • and had been (quitting water into the defendant'. (hop, and did not derail when defired. It was alfo proved by Mr. Holt, a furgeon, to whom the boy had been brought,complaining ,f a pain in his tight fide, that there were not the flightell marks of vio. lence upon him, which had they been at all, would have been manifeft. Mr. Att.ev, in his reply. obferved, that the fad of fry si rr ing water by the buy upon the defendant. was not made not. The defendant could have proved that fa& had it taken place, by (hewing hie cloaths at the time to his witneffes. The Jury found the defendant guilty. He was ordered to pay a fine of yaw4os. Barrios was convifled of &franking and cruel ly beating his wife. The parties, it appeared. had bean married for feveral year& The defendant had frequently ufed her very ill, and bad, on many coma lions, beaten her, and [worn at her dreadfully. They at length agreed to feparare, but he did not obferve this Ilipulation as on the 18th of January lall, and finer, he called at his wife's (hop, near Grofvenor fquare, and adminifiered manual chattifement in a manner peculiarly ravage. He was found guilty, and fentenced to be imprifoned 14 days, at the end of which period to find fecurity for his good behaviour, and the prefervation of the peace towards his wife. himfelf in 201. and two fareties in tol. each, and to be further irnprifoned until the above ftcurities be found. A woman named iforn BurLisp_ the Abbefs of a • Temple, in that elegant retreat, Marygold.conrt, in the Strand, was indided, on the firtt count, for keep- ** l l ing a common bawdy.houfe, and in the fecond count the was charged with keeping a diforderly honfe, be twixt the ill of January and the to of June lad. The neceffary evidence for proving the fecond count was produced. It confided of the teßirnony of the neighbonrs, who defcribed various ads of riot and diforder. They silo dated different indances where they had been obliged to get up in the middle of the night, on account of fights taking place - among the nymphs and the fwains who frequented this houfe. - the proofs, however, fajled to make it set a bawdy.houfe, and the lady was found guilty na the fecond count. She was fentencsd to be imprifon• cd for the fpacc of three months. The anniverfary of the day on which the late Ad miral Lord VU - count Duncan overcame the DUICti• was celebrated on Saturday, the 18th intlant, in Mot ren's Inn, Dundee, of which town his Lordthip was a native, by a numerous and highly refpedable meeting of the Camperdown Club, ALEXANDRE Rio. DOCH, Erq. in the Chair. The pretence of the gallant Admiral's two lons, Lord VU - count Duncan, and the Hon. Captain HENRY Duncan, R. N. gave peculiar pleafure to the meeting. After " The memlry of the Noble Admiral," many appropriate and loyal toads were drank. MET•FHORIC•L DESCRIFTIOI4.-.-A woman who lately kept a houfe of ill fame in York, being brought before a Magid:tate, was queflioned as to her line of bufinefs. " Pleafe your Worfhip (raid fhe) I keep a Cirridatiq Library ; the neaten books in Am: your Worffiip ever law I" " You fay fa ? (obferved the worthy Magiarate) then I'll take care to bind you and them over to your good behaviour." The only Capital divided into Shares, in the pre fent Lottery, No. 7157, firft drawn Ticket, a Prize of so,oool. was fold in one Qliarter, two Eighth, and eight Sixteenth Shares, by SwIFT and Co. STATE OF THE WHIRL. Pilzcs of • - Cso,ooo a - - moo° - - - 3,000 - - - 1,003 500 Swirl. and Co. at their old Offices, No. Is. Poul try, and at N 0.12, Charing Crof., have on fale the Tickets and Shares, warranted undrawn. The next day of drawing is Tuefday 4th November. Not a Capital Prize drawn on the Second Day of Drawing, which ib fornewhat extraordinary. The neat day of drawing will be on Tuefday, the 4th of November. The Wheel contains the following Ca- - pital Prizes :—Two of ao,000!. Two of JO:eon!. Three of spool. Five of roool. and Seven of sool Hammer and Co. are felling Tickets and Shares, warrAnted undrawn, at the fame prices as before the Drawing began. Ho aaaaa and Co. beg leave to allure the Public that there are a very few Tickets and Shares remaining to be fpld, but as long as any remain they may be had at their old eflablithed State Lottery CAM, 26, Cornhill ; sa Charing Cruft and St. Margaret's Hill, Borough.