Star. — London, England, 1808-09-24 00:00:00

Y THE EVENING STAR. - LONDON: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Consols. money, 651—for sec, 661-omnium 211 die. Exch. Bills 3s. ss. pre. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Bank Stock shut `• —y 3 per C. Red Ann. shut 3 per C. Cons. 66i 654 pet Cent. shut 5 per Cent. Navy 98 974 Long Ann. shut India Bonds, par Cs. dis. South Sea Stock 714 Imp. 3 per Cent. 65111 Excheq. Bills, 3s. pre. 2s. di,. Omnium, 24{ die. Consols for acc. 66if A Centleman who was landed at one of the out-ports yesterday from a vessel from Holland, informs us that there was a great bustle among the military in that country, all being on the march or setting of for Spain; that no articles whatever are allowed to be imported into Holland, lest such a permission should be bene+ ficial to British commerce ; but that almost every kind of merchandize is permitted to be exported, as the Dutch Merchants may thereby be benefited, by receiving British gold even for raw materials ; since they cannot again be received on the Continent in a manufactured state ! I —This Gentleman had not heard the report mentioned in the letters to which we yesterday alluded, of disturbances in France oc casioned by the calling out of the conscripts for 18101 Yesterday two Portuguese Messengers arrived at Bristol from Oporto, which place they left on the 11th instant. Upon their arrival in London they proceeded to the residence of the Portuguese Am. bassador. We have this day inserted in our columns some farther extracts from the Spanish papers received yes terday; but they add little to what was before known. The only prominent fact pressed on our observation, in these journals, is the preparation makingto attack the French army now concentrated near Lograno; and we w i t h we had not found it there. It would be more svise i n the Spaniards to follow the system of Precautions pub fished at first by the Junta of Seville, than to becotne the assailants of a veteran French army. There would be a greater certainty of success by following a de fensive system, and harassing, without coming a general action, their foe, in all his movements. The Patriots may triumph in a pitched b :le, but they may be defeated : by follcwing a different line of conduct, they would assuredly be the victors. GOTTENEURGH MAIL. A Gottcnburgh Mail arrived this day. A letter of the 10th from Gottenbur7h states, that a report :Vas in circulation at Stockholm—that negociations were on foot for the surrender of the Russian fleet to the British and Swedish Commanders. But, comparing this re. pert with the official details published in Tuesday's Gazette, and with the following letters from an Officer belonging to the Vicroav, we must say it seems extremely ithprobable. Victory, off Rogersvick, Sept. 6. The Russian fleet are dismantling in Rogerswick. They have made their position very strong by erect ing batteries at Baltic Port and East Rnge, but they are warped so close to the shore, that I think a gale of wind will go near to destroy them. We anuoy and harass the enemy on all opportunities, and yes terday, on throwing shells, blew up a powder ma gazine with a very great explosion : they are, I be lieve, very much alarmed and panic-struck, and I hope we shall be able to compel them to grod terms. Victory, off Rozerswick, Sept. 10. Things remain nearly in the same state as when I last wrote. The Russians are moored as close as possible to the shore. I think the first N. W. gale must completely do them up ; they have their yards and top-masts struck, and have amazingly fortified both sides of the entrance of the harbour. A List of the Ships in Company, and I understand the Orion is on her way to join us': Victory, Centaur, Mars, Goliah, Implacable, Salcette, Ariel, Cruizer, Magnet, Earnest, Alert, Rose, Thunderer, and Swan and Baltic cutters. Head-quarters, Gralsby, Sept. 7. His Royal Majesty has received the following re- port from Major-Gencral Baron Vegasack, dated Lappfjerd, the 4.th of this month : " On the '29th instant, early in the morning, in telligence was received that the enemy had vigorously attacked and repulsed our advanced posts. Soon after the enemy made an attack on our posi tfon with two strong columns of 7 to 800 men each, preeeded by a numerous train of detachments of Chasseurs—the whole corps was commanded by Ge- /:feral TscYihilif ; his artillery consisted of four pieces of cannon, any the attack was led on by Colonel Auselm. The enemy's chasseurs commenced a violent but ill-directed fire on the Finnish tiraleurs, by whom they were opposed with great vigour. The chasseurs of Upland and Helring formed a line parallel to that of the enemy oil our flank, where the tiraleurs of the regiment of Bjorncberg, and Captain Gyllenbogel at the head of our chain of chasseurs, made a most gal lant attack on the enemy; while one battalion of the regiment of Upland turned his right wing, and one battalion of the Helsingor his left. The rapidity with which this movement was performed compelled the enemy's advanced troops to fall back on the mainbody. Our troops followed with the utmost gallantry, and threw the R ussians into such confusion, that although they made several attempts to rally ; they could rneither regain nor maintain I position, and were routed on all points. Night coming on, your Ma jesty's troops lay on their arms in the field of battle, and the following morning we advanced as far as Omassa, where we found the enemy employed in an' attempt to set the village on fire, and break down the bridge, which, however, he was prevented from tarrying into effect, by a charge made in the most gallant manner by Major Thede, at the head of a detachment of Nyland's Dragoons and Helsing's Chasseurs, Our loss in this action consists !of two officers and 5 men killed, and one officer and 4.3 men wounded. have taken 77 prisoners, among whom are two officers, and the loss of the enemy in killed and wounded, is far more considerable than ours. (Signed) « VEOASACK, " Major-General and Chief of Division." • Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, with the Prin cesses SOPHIA, AUGUSTA, and AMELIA, accompanied by Lady HowE, General FITZROY, and Colonel TAI LOR, took a ride in Windsor Great Park, and at twelve o'clock returned to the Palace.—The QUEEN and Princess ELIZABETH, with their usual attendants, took an airing to Frogmore Lodge, and walked in the gardens: Mr. CANNING gave a grand dinner yesterday, at his house in Bruton -street, Berkeley-square, to The marquis de la Romana, General Donadican lacome, Ad miral Apodoca, Don Rafuel Labo, II Veconde de Matarosa, Don Andres Angel de la Vega, Don Francesco 9augro, Admiral on Rulg Huidbro, Monsieur Cachapero, Duke of Portland, Mar quis Wellesley, Earl of Chatham, Earl Bathurst, Lord Mul gravel Lord Castlereagh, Lieutenant-Colonel O'Donnell, Messrs. Hammond, Frere, B. Frere, Pole, Bagot, Spencer, Percerai, &c. Every Sheriff, every Magistrate, and every Mem ber of the Legislature, is deeply interested in the topics of Sir RICHARD PHILLIIN'S patriotic Letter to the Livery of London, which is not confined to local subjects, but embraces every point connected with the practical openttion of the Laws. Sunday last, Lieutenant-General Sir Join: Doy tr., Bart. K. C. arrived in Dublin from his command in Guernsey, after 12 years absence from his native country, on a short visit to his relatives and numerous friends. The Right Hon. Earl DOSOUGHMORE is arrived at his seat at Knocklofty, in Ireland. Colonel and Lady CHARLOTTE CAMPBELL have left town for Scotland. Notices were yesterday posted up in the principal Broker's Offices in the City, that 255. per ton would b. giv<r to charter transports for the use of Govern luent, and a tender of these terms was made in every direction on 'Change. The circumstance of this demand, and the rise of the termF, which were only 20s. per ton on Thursday, seem naturally to induce the supposi:ion, that Ministers are about to send out another expedition, with the utmost speed. But it is mentioned that the supply of transports required is meant only for the conveyance of the French force from Portugal ! The Convention of Portugal is still the principal topic of conversation in al', circles, and forms a lead ing subject for Newspaper discussions. Of the dis grace of the measure there is but one sentiment— on the degree of blame that attaches to the individuals engaged in the transaction as principals and agents, thcre is some diversity of opinion. Qn this subject, the public will find some interesting and well written observations in Torke's Weekly political Review of this day. Monday, on occasion of the intelligence from Por tugal, the H tg was hoisted, not displayed, in Edinburgh Castle ; it clung close to the .staff! —About ten the guns were fired ; they sounded, to the general feeling, like minute guns at a funeral ! Saturday morning arrived in the Bay of Dublin, from Tortola, twelve West lndiamen, richly laden. The Trafalgar transport that was on shore near Ramsgate, is got off without damage, and put into the harbour. The UTILE frigate, and VESUVIUS, sailed from the Humber, on the 20th instant, with a fleet for Gotten. burgh. A French lugger privateer captured two loaded brigs on the 16th instant, between Portland and Guernsey ; one of them i, supposed to be the Leeds Merchant, 111 . u.nx, laden with coals, for Guernsey, as she sailed from Weymouth on the 15th, and had not arrived on the 18th. A very fine laden collier brig, the Union, of Wey mouth, JAM C ARTER master, burthen 250 tons, was captured ofF Dover, within three miles distance, about ten o'clock on Thursday se'nnight, by a French pri vateer appar.ntly of 100 ton . The Harvest is nearly closed throughout Ireland ; the weather, for the last fortnight, has proved un usually fine, and the grain, which is abundant, has been secured in fine order. Thursday the body of a genteel dressed woman was taken out of Billingsgate-Dock, and conveyed to the Bone-house for the Coroner's inspection. A male child was on Tuesday night found at a gentleman's door in St. James's parish, with a label, signifying that it belonged to that of St. George, Hanover-square, to which workhouse it was sent. The shop of Mr. BROOKE, seal-engraver, in the Strand, was robbed yesterday morning, supposed be tween four and five o'clock. The villains cut through two of the shutters, and two panes of glass, and took all the gold seals that were in the window, which were very valuable ; and escaped with their booty. Tuesday morning, about three o'clock, some thieves broke open the shop of Mr. Colwell, upholsterer, in Leicester-square, and stole a quantity of carpets, counterpanes, &c. to the amount of 601. with which they got clear off', notwithstanding a watchman is stationed within two doors of the premises. Nailer, one of the felons who lately broke out of Carlisle gaol, has been retaken and lodged in his old habitation. Four men discovered him asleep in a public-house, about ten miles from Carlisle, having been previously very much intoxicated. On making his escape from prison, he had written on the door, lodgings to let," not perhaps imagining that he himself should be the first to occupy them. THE ARMY. Yesterday morning, the RoLLA gun•brig passed through the Downs, having under her convoy the Transports, having on board the 76th, 59th, and 43d Regiments, and part bf the 95th Rifle Regiment. The wind blew a fine breeze at North East, The NASSAU, of 74 guns, also passed through the Downs yesterday, with about 60 sail of transports, having the Spanish troops from the Baltic on board bound for Falmouth. A Fleet of transports, with troops on board, art, rived at Falmouth on Wednesday, from Portsmouth. They are to proceed for Spain with the grand expe dition collecting at that port. " RAMSGATE, SEPT. ^2. " Several transports arrived here yeiterday and the day before, and this morning about 250 Foot Artil lery marched in and immediately embarked ; more are expected this afternoon or to-morrow morning." Thursday the two companies of foot artillery for merly mentioned, marched from Canterbury for em barkation at Ramsgate. The Horse Brigade of the same corps, forming part of the same Expedition, has been embarked at Northflect. A number of light transports are arrived at Rams gate, for the embarkation of the Waggon Train which marched yesterday morning from Canterbury for that pnrposo. The Prince's (the 10th) Liglit Dragoons, ate or dered to hold themselves in readiness to embark for Spain. The 7th, 13th, 11th, 15th, and 16th Regiments of Light Dragoons, have also just received orders to hold themselves in immediate readiness for foreign service. Troops for Sir Dawn BAIRD'S army are collecting in the Downs, Ireland, and Plymouth. Among die General Officers, whom it is now necessary to know something of, are : General MANNINO un st, of the Rifle Corps. WMIDE, of thi Foot Guards. •••••••• DYOTT, 25th Regiment. SLADE, of the Prince's Dragoons. And it is said that Sir SANICIZALCHNICIY accom panies his friend Sir DAVID BAIRD, as his Adjutant- General. The corps comprising the Army are _ _ A Detachment of Royal Engineers. Royal Artil!try. • Royal Staff Corps. Royal Waggon Corps. 13th Light Dragoons. Two Brigades o f Font Guards. A Battalion of the Ist Foot, or Scots Royals, 4th Foot. 14th Foot, 2d Battalion. 2d Battalion 23d Foot, or Welsh Fulileenr, 2Gth Foot, or Cameronians. A Battalion of the 27th, or Inniskillinv. :1(1 Battalion of the 31st Foot. 51st Regiment. 59th Ditto. 76th, or Hindoctan Regiment. 821, 2d Battalion. 95th, or Rifle Corps, five Companies. Last week the Earl of CAVAN reviewed his own regiment, the 77th, at Winchester. His Lordship expressed himself highly pleased with their appear ance and discipline, which reflected so much cre dit on their Commanding Officer, Colonel WHITE LOCKE. It is but a few months since this highly distinguished corps came home a skeleton from India; they now muster nearly 600 men. Lord CAVAN, and many Officers of the Staff, dined with Colonel WHITELOCKE and the Officers of the Regiment, after the review. The 2d Surrey Militia are under orders to arrive at Ramsgate from Reading-street Barracks, in two divi sions, on Thursday and Friday next. The 85th Regiment of Foot arrived last week, in two divisions, at Shorncliffe. Wednesday last the Oxford troop of volunteer ca valry were inspected in Port-meadow by the Hon. Colonel PARKER, in the absence of Colonel CORBYN, as was also the troop commanded by Lord F. A. SPENCER, in Blenheim Park. The 2d battalion of the 35th, (or the Sussex) which lately returned from Egypt, commanded by his Grace the Duke of RICHMOND, have marched into Chichester barracks. Monday the Nottingham Militia marched into Lewes barracks from Bletchington, to succeed the Northumberland regiment, which last week marched hence to Battle. The North York Militia broke up camp from Chat ham Lines on Monday last, and marched in three divisions on that and the following days for Deal Barracks. The Camp at Danbury has broke up, and the troops are disposed of as follows :—The 2d Battalion, 55th Regiment, Major Moore, has marched to Chi chester ; the 2d Battalion, 87th, or Prince of Wales's Royal Irish heroes, 1050 strong, commanded by Major GOUGH, are gone to Weeley Barracks ; and the Ist Battalion, 88th Regiment, Colonel DUFF, have returned to their old quarters at Malden. We are sorry to learn that these Corps have been latterly very sickly, oxt account of a long continuance of rainy weather to which they were exposed whilst under canvas. The 71st Regiment, who were made prisoners along with General BERESFORD, at Bombs Ayres, behaved with their accustomed gallantry in Portugal.' They were commanded by Colonel PACK, the same who served in South America, an Officer deservedly regarded by every one under his command. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. BRISTOL, SEPT. 23. Arrived a vessel from Oporto, with two Pottuguese Messengers, in twelve days. FALMOUTH, SEPT. 2.1. Arrived several transports, from Portsmouth, with troops to j.,in the expedition lying here, supposed to be bound to Spain.—Sailed his Majesty's ship RATTLER, with the fleet for Newfoundland.—Wind E. PORTSMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 23. Sailed his Majesty's ship AMELIA, to the westward, and the HADY, with a convoy for Plymouth.— Wind N. E. DOVER, SEPT. 21. The transports having on board the troops embar ked at Harwich passed by here this day at noon, with a fine breeze from the N. E. those with the Spanish troops on board, are standing down' Channel, under convoy.—Wind N.E. and moderate. DEAL, SEPT. 23. Arrived the CAMEL store ship, from Deptford, and sailed through to the Westward ; also the NASSAU, of 64 guns, JASPER, RACOON, and SPARROWHAWK sloops, having under their convoy the Ist Division of the Spanish troops, froth Gottenhurgh, which have sailed under convoy of the JASPER, SPARROWHAWK, and RACOON sloops, for Falmouth ; SATELLITE sloop, from the Leeward Islands; PAz schooner, from Ports mouth ; PHOSPHORUS fire-brig, from a cruize, off Bou logne. Sailed the Funious gun-brig, with convoy, for Portsmouth ; CutuoKEE sloop, and MARINER gun brig, on a cruize; ZEXOBIA sloop, on a cruize off Flushing; BUSTLER gun-brig, on a cruize off Bou logne ; GLOMEN sloop, with the transports, having troops on board, from Harwich, under convoy, for Falmouth ; Dispatch naval transport, for Deptford. Yesterday sailed the CHRITIAN Vllth, on a cruize off Flushing. FROM LLOYD'S MST. GRAVESEND, Sr pr. 23.—Passed by the Golden Grove, Pearce, from St. Vhieent's; Edward, L)we, from Jamaica; Supply, Browr, front Quebec; Three Sisters, Harty, and L.•rd Duncan, Lune, from Limerick; lunge Jan, Poo, from Oporto. Comet, I'atern, and Margaeet, Buttencss, from Gibraltar.—Sailed t'.e Mary Ann, \V ku, for Li,bon ; Margaret, Key, and thellnion, Bedwell, for Ma!ra ; Atlas, Fisher, for Heligoland; Pomona, Mvtiaught, and the Rtrekers, Ir.:land, for Barbadoes ; Mary Ann, M'Grath, and Queen, Farmer, ,t.tr Hayti. CONVENT!O EPIGRANIMATICA. Still Kerrei.'s b.lttle we must rue, Curse some times him—sometimes Ste HUGII, And pal , ied wish the luckless hard, tigti'd to either that comtraila : But ah! appointment far more :•intplc— Another Ht.:cu! Sir H... D ' THR LATE r .EADFCL FIRF..---Yesterday evenin an inquisition was taken before 'l'. St+Euros, Esq. one of the Coroners for the Borough of Southwark, and a respectable Jury, on the bodies of two firemen be longing to the Phoenix Office, and who were amongst the unfortunate victims of the late fire at Covent Gar den Theatre, the one named Fish, who was an En gineer, and the other named Phisket, of the same office. The evidence as to the cause of death to these _ unfortunate men, was much the same as that already before the public. Fish was the man who rejected the admonition of the Playhouse Carpenter, to beware of the danger, and back out the engine lest the roof should fall, and paid with his life the forfeit of his te merity. Both the deceased were brought from the scene of their misfortune dreadfully bruised and burnt. Every attention was paid to-them. They continued sensible, but in great agony to the last. The one died on Thursday night, and the other yesterday morning. The Jury, of course, found a verdict of accidental death. Another inquest was held before the same Coroner, on the body of William Evans, a boy between five and six years old, killed by the carriage of Sir James Mansfield, (erroneously stated to be that of Earl Mansfield) in Blackfriars-road, on Thursday evening. The circumstance was proved to be purely-accidental,. and the Jury found a verdict accordingly_but the Court levied a fine of 31. upon the horses, an! '2l. upon the wheels of the carriage. Stevens, engineer to the Phoenix Fire-Offic , , one of the sufferers at• the fire at Covent.garden, di d yesterday morning in St. Thomas's Hospital. It still remains a matter of uncertainty as to the exact number of unfortunate persons who have lost their lives by the combustion of Covent-garden The atre. There are a, great number of labourers constantly employed in digging up the ruins in search of dead bodies. The pursuit has not proved vain, for the mutilated remains of two persons were yesterday se parated from the rubbish, and carried to the Bone house of St. Paul's, Covent-garden. The bodies affoi d no clue to the friends or relations of those poor people who may have missed their husbands, brothers, sons or lovers, in order that they may be claimed, so com pletely has the fire destroyed every vestige of their clothes as well as the flesh from their limbs. Several persons, since the fire has happened, have in t i mate d to the Churchwardens and Overseers of St. Paul's Parish, that they have missed their friends singe the night of the fire ; and, in consequence of this infor mation, strict search has been ordered to be made amongst the ruins, to ascertain if there are still any more to be added to the catalogue of those who have fallen a victims in the general calamity. Thursday the firemen. and others in Bow-street were employed during the day in polling down the tottering ruins of the Theatre, which threatened de struction to the passengers. A ponderous pile of brickwork, and a lofty stack of chimnies, descended about one o'clock with a tremendous crash. Two of the Doric pillars which supported the portico were thrown down by the falling ruins, but the rest sus tained the shock. The spectators kept at a proper distance, and it does not appear that any accident oc curred during this • dangerous operation. The Coroners for London and Middlesex have sat on 17 bodies, killed at the late fire, viz. twelve at Co vent Garden; three at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, and two at the Middlesex Hospital. The Corontr for Surrey has also sat on the bodies of two sufferers who died in St. Thomas's Hospital. Two persons are now in a dangerous state at St. Bartholomew's,. and Ane at the Middlesex Hospital, amounting in all to twenty-one. Others have been carried ma t n o yi th iv e , ,r , houses, but it is not yet known exactly how have been lost.