Star. — London, England, 1813-10-02 00:00:00

I '4 . 11 ‘ 43 V G It• LONDON. SATURDAY, OCTOtER PitICE STOCiES THIS DAY AT TWELVE OttobjE: Cans. Sel 59-40. ate. to—Boiods, 24.35. dis. 5 pmt Cc: 8141=-Ottili. bins So. Is. dlo. TOTAL DEFEAT ne s PA lit orDAVotIBI•Ps ARMY ON THE ELBE. A i-leiigOlancl Mail, which arrived late hit fright, iir..inglu an official confirmation of this impartaht in telligence. We were already atintainted *ith the tiutlines of the fact in a lets authentic shape, antfhow We have the details from the Prince of Eckstein. himself. It appears •that the division of the Chime PRlNtec army; which he left behind him to watch the movements of Davousr in the Mecklenburgh enuntry, has stilt only succeeded in clearing the whole dr that itnnienee district, but has actually pushed a Wong torpi Across the Elbe in the direction of Lune burg, which they have occupied. They ate thus in the rear of Davousr's positions around Hamburgh, and the%are also able to communicate with the main army in the Vicinity of Torgau. But they did not obtain this advantageous situation without covering themselves with glory, nor will they be permitted to retain it without another desperate struggle, for 1341 VOUST has dispatched reinforcements from Hambitrgh in all haste to dislodge them, if he can. Of the affairs which preceded the occupatiorroT Luneburg we know little, but the career of the/killer must have been of a brilliant description. The French division, commanded by General Feeney; has been literally annihilated. The Hamburgh article states, that it amounted to 5000 men, and that 200 only returned t—this is probably correct: but what arc we to think of Monsieur DaViousr's statement ? lie Says, that PECUEUX sustained twenty charges without any of his battalions being penetrated, and that he brou 2 ,llt back all who were hot hot': de comht. This is an ingenious way of describing a defeat, but it would have been gratifying to have been told what was the number of the band of Heroes who were thus able to Am awartvith d 4 their eagles and the honour of their arms." • Our Readers will Lee that the theatre of the war is now reinoved to the left ank of the Elbe—this is positive proof that tl:e Allies, with the exception of the memorable attack en Dresden, have been every veuere sUccessful. We may now daily expect the most agreeable intelligence from the head-quaiter s Of die CROWN PRINCE. By the subjoined letter it will appear that hopes are entertained that Hamburgh will be orate more de;• livered. from tht French yoke : HARWFCH, OCT. I. eg The Beaufoy packet, Captain Norms, has this day arriVed Fran Ileligoland, and, in addition to the confirmation of the defeat of DAvousr, brings intell! ligence that the Danish forces who were, conjointly ' With the French, garrisoning Hainburgh, had been Withdrawn to Altona, a circumstance that is sup posed to indicate a disposition on the part of that Go verninent, to' coalesce With the Allies. Mr. VON HOGGEM)ORPE i at Harnburgh, is said to have been Making preparations with his dbuaniers for patking lip ; and at Heligoland it was reported, that the French had already withdrawn themselves from Cux haven. The Latly Nepean and Lord Nelson Packets are yet detained with the mails bf the 28th ultimo, as also about 200 sail of arerchantihen." Today we continue our extracts froM the French aPert received yesterday—they enable us to detail nothing from the Banks of the Elbe, but the extracts Which we have taken from thence serve Lb Convince ns that the Tyrol is in a state of insurrection. the heads Of the declaration of war by Denmark against Sweden have been already published. It is now given at length in the Aroniteur . Yesterday the Duke of Yonit and Count MONSTER had audiences of the PRINCE REGENT at Carlton /loose. Sir BRENT SPENCCR, K. B. relieves General WYN YARD, next week, as Equerry in Waiting at Windsor. The RUSSIAN ANIBASSADOR came to town yester day, filim his house at Richmond ; after transacting business, he returned back to dinner. Lord and Lady HOLLAND bad a select party of l friends to dinner yesterday, at Holland House. The sponsors at the christening of the infant Mai (pis of GRANBY are to be her MAJus-rv, the ...PaiNcEl REGENT, and the Duke of YORK ; the fo: tner by prosy, the two latter in person. It is not yet :bred whether the cerimonial is to take place At Belvoir Castle, or Cheveley Mr. WHITBREAD has liberally given 2000 guineas towards making the new brid ,, e at Bedford free of toll ; and A5OO has also beer% given by Mrs. LONG, Mayor Elect of that town, for the same laudable prrpose. An alteration is to be made at the entrance of the passage leading from the Piazza to the Lords and Common The steps to the Corn niittee-toorns, Nos. 11 and 12, are to be removed, and, instead of turn ing to the right (going from the House) to the ser vans' waiting-room, the Members, &c. will descend a flight of stairs •to the street direct. The improve. ment will be made before the meeting of Parliament. Both houses have been brushing up, bat there will be no material alteration in either. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when Captains ROBERTSON and BorcE were sworn into the command of the Surat Castle and Coutts, the former destined to Batavia and China, the latter to China direct.—The Henry Addington was stationed for China direct.—The Court adjourned at six o'clock till Tuesday next. 1 , ;. • • A detachinerii of 100•men,beloiignii to t he Guards • • • and the German Legion, iY fern further service, aj riv..Nl at Plythouth, under the corn:hind of Captain Cow ELL, of the Coldstreani. This detachment formed an escort for the French prisoners taken at St." Se-1 hastian's. It is intended to make Considerable additions to the establishment of the cavalry depot at Maidstone, prom which place the remounts for the regiments of dra goons on foreign service are to proceed for immediate embarkation. In consequence of tharges not properly authorised, baying been introduced by Paymasters in their ac compts, they have been informed from the War- 1 Office, that they must be responsible to the public, in future, for all amounts of charges made contrary to the regulations. ' The ilitlitulty of procuring horses proper for the Lite-guards is so great, thit the Commanding Offi cers have been compelled to deviate from,the old esta blishment of blacks, and to take young Wises of dif , ferent colours. The recruiting parties of the 60th Regiment have had great success at Plymotith, inprocuring vohtn. teens from the remains of the garrison of St. Sebas tian's. A number of very fine fellows, Germans, Dutch, and Italians, have entered into the 60th. 'll* is the more remarkable, as the same parties had very bad success in respect to the German prisoners at Dartmoor, and on board the prison ships in Ha- I nioaze ; not one of them (Hesse Darmstadt) would I enlist. LINER/M I Seer. 25.—Thursday morning, 18 large transports, laden at this city with corn, &c. for the `Marquis of WELLINGTON'S army, dropped down the Rivet from Tarbert, and sailed yesterday, under con voy of his Majesty's ship Casrmax, Capt% BRIMME D with a fair wind for St. Ander°. GENERAL Monsatr.--=The following anecdote is I related of this distinguished character i M. D'Orsay, an emigrant, had forfeited all his property to the State, but had been allowed to return to Paris, and was con sequently compelled to live in the most penurious way on the trifle he had saved, when he *as one morning surprised by a visit from the General, who, after ex pressing his compliments, said, I have bought an estate, Sir, which before the Revolution WAS your's ; you know such property sells very low ; I have had it valued, and must beg your permission to leave with you, as your just right, the difference - between the price and the estin tte, and he laid down a sum of Money sufficient to make the poor emigrant Com , fortablc." EARLY LIFE OF BERNADOTTE.—This celeb:aated personage, upon whose actions the attention of Eu. tape is now fixeyl with anxiety, was born on the 26th of January, 17;',3. at Pau, the capital of Beam, the birth-place of the Cleat Henry. His father, who was a Gentleman. of moderate is-rtune, followed the pro fession of the law, and took care early to inspirkin his son just and elevated sentiments. It appears, however, that he did 'not succeed in familiarizing hitn with 'elassicai knon ledge, or literature, in general. The youthful John -had too touch vivacity of character to attend to the repulsive duties of study: Beam, a province of France, situated to the 'north of the Py rennees, has alw.sys furnished excellent soldiers. Tile inhabitants are well made, roblist, active, courageous, seher, and lively. Agreeably to the manners of the tountry, Bernadotte was early enured to fatigue and hardship. In winter, as well as summer, he was tic tustomed to run about bare-headed and bare-fabled, with the children of the lower classes ; and his fa vourite aliment was bread, with some fruits. At the age of 15 he eloped from his father's house, and en , listed in the regiment of -Royal Marines, in which corps he served in the East Indies, during the American war, Under the orders of M. de Bossy, and with the squadron of Bailly de Suffrein. He was made a col-- ' poral a year after his enlistment, and was appointed I serjeant on his return to France, in 1783. Some time after this he was made Adjutant under Officer. His regiment *as then gartisoned at Marseilles, and, soon after his arrival at that place, the French Revo. Ititibn broke out, which opened, at once,.a career ler Bernadotte, and many others Ike him, wherein they might signalize dick Wells, and reap the reward of them. His condUct, however; has generally been held to he more pure than some of the Revolutionary Gene rals, and he was always much beloved by his soldiers. An anecdote is related of hitt which thews that he can assume a requisite dignity of station. When he was serving with Bonaparte in Italy, the latter invited Bernadotte to dine with him, and requested him to come early. Bernadotte did so ; but when he arrived, llnroc, who was then Captain Aid-de-Camp to Bo- naparte, informed Bernadotte that General Bonaparte I was busy finishing his post, and be?ged him to wait a while. Bernadotte replied; "'1 ell the General *, Chief that it does not suit General Bernadotte to w D. in the anti-room in the army, since at Paris the D rectors thernstives never exposed him to a similar mortification."—Duroc was going to reply, when Bonaparte suddenly made his apptarance, saluted Bernadotte in a smiling manner, apologised for not having come immediately, and proposed to take a walk in the garden whilst waiting for dinner.— As they were going along, Bonaparte said, , 4 I am, sorry, General, that, instead of sending in your name, you did not come straight into my closet. You need not sluilbt the pleasure I should have felt. The Of ficer told me, that two Generals requested to speak with me, without giving me their names; but as soon as I heard your voice, which I know very well, I was anxious to repair the mistake. I am sorry you could suppose I had the intention to use etiquette with you, whom . l consider as the right arm of the army." To this, Bernadotte replied, ~ I am, my General, of a country where the men have as warm heads as good hearts; I have only to congratulate myself on your goodness towards me, and it was on that account I could- not help expressing surprise on hearing Duroc tell me to wait." Saturday a Gentleman of the name of Pluocumr, ascended one of the tallest poplar trees, in the Dane John Field, Canterbury, in his endeavours to recover a cockatoo, which had escaped from the custody of sister, Mrs. MUTLOW, of the Precincts ; unfor tunately at the moment he had caught the bird, and was about to descend, from the breaking of a branch lie fell to the ground, and was so much hurt on his back, that little hope was entertained of his recovery. , • . - A gr o.# 1 v.... T• • /1" •• • • • Y • ' 1 . • ..fut '' r. : .ttimei l - - •.: wat.erkza - .- ; Jo io‘ a C64ambuszli Vodis 0 ' I I Zuritisey - 11slios - 0 1 1 Jersey - PALM OUTH SEPTEMBER 29. . Arrived his Majesty's sip DUNCAN; fro:li off Bresi. The orders for the Wilsingham packet have reached here, and she wilt sail for Gibraltar and Malta early to-ninny* moinings—Wind E. ... PLYMOUTH, SEPTPIVHIER 90. . . AiriVed the sloop Renown , of and fro th Guernsey, FIDDRY PERRY Master, with cows. This morning, off the Start about five leagues, a French lugger priva teer was crUizing, which did not attempt to capture the Renown.. Arrived the Medina, MAY; Ann, TAY- Loa; John; PAntsoir i and the Hero, BARTLETT, from Wiles. Alio arrived the MEDUSA frigate, from Pails. lialotith.—Sailed the REVOLUTIONNAIRE frigate, on a trulte off . l3ourdeaux.—Put back by contrary winds the CREOLE frigate, bound to Portsmouth.—WiudE. Ali. ii6e. .9 •% 2, • • * b PORTSMOUTH, OCTOBER I. No arrivals.—Sailed the William, ADDISON ; Han. nab, WILKINSON ; Liberty, (colliers) to the Eastward. The only convoy appointed is the RAPID schooner to the Downs. DEAL, OCTOBER 1. Arrived the DECOY sinter from a crnize, and re. main . in the Downs with his Majesty's ships and a fleet of transports, waiting for orders as before. Sailed the FoLscaroNz hired armed lugger, with a convoy to Portsmouth ; among them is the Baring transport. • • 6 . ft ARRIVALS. At Ports Mouth, the Alliance, Hagman, from Stockholm. At I het pool, C. re*, Peel, from Archangel ; and Priendschaff, Ned, from Rostock. At Whitby, Cyrus, Wood, from Petersburgh ; Minstrel, Tumbbli; apd Oakhampton, Granger, from Rip. At Buenos Ayres, Commerce, Blue, from Liverpocd. At Leith, hiestor, Murdoc k, troth Oporto. At Dundee; Wdllam and ‘leorgt l fro'm Potenburgh ; and Barbera, --, from Lie. bin: At Arbroath, Hope, Greg, from Petersburgh.' • The Spanish brig Agitiles, GONSALVICII, from New York to Havannah, was taken by the President Car. thagena privateer, and carried into Carthagena, the 22d July. The Naiad, GAMEY, of and from Sunderland to London, was put on shore at Horsey, near Yarmouth, on Wednesday, full of water, having been on Has borough Sand—crew saved. CASTILIAN sloop of war sailed from Limerick the 25th ultimo, with about twenty vessels, bound to St. Andero, Lisbon, 6:c. under her convoy. Tuesday the. tnatiwain of the Freya frigate was tried on board the Salvador del Mundo, in Harnoaze, for absence from his ship without leave. He was sentenced to be broke, and serve as a petty officer. Same day a Court Martial was held on the Boat 'swain's Mate of the Fawn, for mutinous language. He was sentenced to receive 1(X) lashes, to be impri soned twelve months; and to be mulct of all his pay. WONDERFUL ESCAM—The Almeira, formerly if 146w-York, foundered on the Batiks of Newfound land in Jahuary last, in a severe gale. Capt. Gars wow took to his boat, with his men (15 in number)' without a comp,,ss, chart, br my navigable utensils whatever; the cs ind being a-head, and blowing very ftesh, she put away for the West Indies, and , finally arrived at Fayal, with the loss of one man, after being out 20 days from the time he left the Banks, having had several very severe gales in that time. When Capt. G. arrived at Fayal, he had not drank a glass of water for three days, and hardly eaten any bread. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. — The play of "The Merry Wives of Ifinekor," was last night performed at this Theatre. Of the Falstaff of FAWCETT we have often had to speak in terms of warm approbation. His performance, yesterday, was nothing inferior to what it has usually been ; on the contrary, we thought we could perceive the visit of his great rival at the other house, had given him new ardour in the cause of Shaky:rare, and inspired by a spirit of honourable emulation, he was uncommonly successful throughout. Mr. TARRY played Ford for the first time, and played it in a very effective style. In many instances he strongly reminded us of YOUNG in the same character, to whom he was little, if any thing inferior. Where he introduces himself to Sir John as Master Brook, he was particularly happy in the manner in which he brought forward the business of his visit. The effort to conceal his emotion while striving to gain that in- formation which shbuld confirm or dissipate hii sus- pinions of his wife, and the anxiously enquiring eye with which he watched the countenance of the Knight, solicitous to read the solution of the enigma there before the tongue could utter it, were admirably con; ceived and successfully executed. The indignation, affected satisfaction, and finally, the self-congratula tirn which Fable': information calls forth, were marked with equal felicity ; and the whole of his per formance was :ionoured with universal applause.— FAnLEY as Dr. Cause, BLANCHARD in Sir thigh Evan:, LISTON in Master Slender, BARRYMORE in Page, and StaimONS in Justice Shallots', made the most of their parts. The female characters were well sustikined by Mrs. GIBBS, Mrs. EozaToN, and Mrs. DAVENPORT. —The Aftcrpiece of Paul and Virginia followed. Miss MATHEWS performed the part of Virginia for the first time, in which her exertions frequently called forth rapturous applause, and closed the entertainments of the evening with great eclat. A comic actor, bound for Margate, who happened to be on board the packet lately detained in the river, declared that he would rather play the part of a can dle-pilfer than perform quarantine! In one of the little Chapels at Naples, there is a picture of St. Michael trampling on Satan I It is ob servable, that the latter is represented wi:h the lace of a beautiful festrale, and the reason given is whimsical enough. The countenance of the devil is a picture of a very beautiful lady, who unfortunately tell ill love with DIOMEDES CARAFFA, Bishop of Arian°, who, to slim his abhorrence of her sacrilegicus pas. sion, when fitting up this Chapel for his mausoleum, ordered the painter to degrade her into the infernal spirit, and place her prostrate under the spear of the Archanbel. For the satisfaction of the Ladies be it known that this ungallant Prelate has not been ca nonized. . . • a. p,, . .I. a.a , ~ I .9* 1". .I , " a'. • rt, 7", ' 4 - . spoit roc IN7TI.LIG2IVCI. ..at!latio • • DONCASTER MERTJNO. . • . ,__. _.: _,. • . wrimestioy; stir. 29. . .t. The:OW Clyparee .for soy turfy, &c three year ' ads try eamy Set; . ; four year olds 7.1. 71b.; are yearolth stir 21b.; .9.2 Tier • olds Sit. 1 illi.; ana aged Ist., The -whiner p , iny-13uhscrepthost • Plate at york this year to carry 4lh extra, or two aisbecrip • dos Plates at York this year ,71b.--iFour mi tes.. . Sir W. Maxwelrs gr. c. Viscount. 4 yrs old -- r It Mr. Csarforth's gr. f. Maectana.4.yrs • oil • - - S Lord Milton's b. c .Fugitive, 3 yrs old . - . S :Lord Darlington's b. h. Amadis dp Gaul, i yes old • 4 *Sir W. fltrard's b. e. brother to Or soa, 3 yes old _ - 5 Duke of Leeds's h. f. by Beninghrtough, 3 yrs o'd • - * 6 ..Ten drawn. , • The last year of the -Renewed Doncaster Stakes - of lop wish, with loge added by the Corporation. for hours. die. buns tide . the property of ilia Subscriber, or his Confederate; three year olds Sat.; four year ade 7st. 710.; five year aids bit. Slb.; six year olds toad aged fist. Mx—Four miles. _Sir. M. M. Sykes 's br. li. Sa Mabgagie, S yrs - * 1 Duke of Leeds's b. eby Sends°, 3 yrs old . 2 Mr. T. Duticombe's b. c. Langokl, 4 yrs.oli - • . S Sir B. R. Grahim's gr. c.Viscosnr, 4 yrs old - . 4 Mr. Pierst's b. e. by Sandia, s yrs old - - 5 Eight paid forfeit,—Mr. Wlson did not name. The Osseo gne's Stakes of 100 gs each, 30gs forfeit for three years old colts, tot. sib.; allies, Sit. 21b.-st. Leger Couise. Lord Fitzwilliasn's h. c. Fugitive - I • Lord Darlington's colt, by Orvi!e • - - • I General Grosvenor's b. c. Redmond - . . 2 Five paid forfeit. , Sweepstakes of gongs each, h. f . tor th re years old eats. So. 31b.; • ".. fillies, gat.—L ast mile and half. . Lord Milton's h. e. Cam e lopard - Mr. Brandling's b. e. Fred • - - Gowan* Grosvenor's eft f. Vulpecula Eight paid furfeit. Sweepstakes of 50gs each, in p for eat for four years old coils, So. 71b.; fillies, Sit. 41b. Maiden cons or fides, at the time of naming, to be allowid 41h.—St. Lope Course. .Lard Scarborough's b. c Clump -.- ft 4 Lord IFlticwilliam's b. e Algernon - - . . X . Four paid forfeit. Mach for 100 gs each, h. ft. . Mr. E. L. Hodpon's Ciahjare-Hotus paid forfeit to Mr. Ver. nun's Mous Focus. . I - 2 - . . . At a library at Margate, the otherilght, a young Lady dropt her gold chain fans her neck, without perceiving it. ,Another Lady near her e who Saw it, let her handkerChief fall, as it by accident, and then picked up the chain with it; without saying a wo rd. The Ladies remained until the rajS eg w a s over, when-one of them was preparing to retire. A young man, who had seen the transaction, approached the two Ladies, took them respectfully by the hand, and with a smile said to the Lady who had got the chaie —" Come, ,madam, the joke has been carried far enough; give up the chain, and don't make the Lady any longer uneasy." The chain was immediately restored, but not without some confusion. Monday, as some workmen belonging to the Woe. tester Canal were digging a culvert under the old city-wall, at Worcester, where formerly Sidbitry-gate stood, they found a sword, supposed to have Loin there since .the battle of Worcester, in the year 1651, and supposed to be that of the buke of HAMILTON, who fell there, and who lies buried in a parlour in the Commandry, near the spot where it was found; part of the hilt being gold. The following particulars have been given of the phenomenon which appeared at Adare, on the county of Limet Lk on the 10th tilt. A shoWer of stories fell from a thunder-clond, ettending about a mile and a half, with a sound like doe discharge of artillery, fol lowed by a noise resembling the rolling of drums. This happened about nine o'clock in the morning—. the da) , was heavy and hot ; there were several loud explonons which continued about ten mieutes ; no lightning w.is seen ; several of the stones weigh from one to tour pounds ; they are black outside, extremely . heavy and much burin ; when broken; they are of an even dingy grey. This corresponds with the descrip. tion of all the meteoric stones which have been yet ' observed. Monday list, the parish officers of 14wItedon, Suf folk, were applied to for the purpo e of masoning further . relief to litho= Osborn and his wife (who had for seven ms past received aa allowance of 6s. per week from that parish), in consequence of the latter having been taken of the swill-we ; when, upon investigation, the officers (Mu' had boom time suspicion thereof) discovered that they had can. sealed in seven or eight different boxes, gold, silver. and copper, More than sufficient to fill a bushel measure, and which amounted to the sum of • Irliks, 16s. 10,id. viz. in gold, £2O. 12s. in silver, OM 19s. and in copper, £25. Si. 10td. besides a variety of wearing apparel, household goods, Ike. of no intent. ' derable value ! CORONER's INQUssTs.--..The following lerstieste were held before J. W. Wow's, Esq. at the London Hospital, on Wednesday : On the body of a respect able woman, the widow of a Naval Officer, reit:ding in the neighbourhood of Wellclose-square. It ap peared in evidence, that the deceased came home the 1 preceding evening, when she had occasion to strike a light in a tinder-box : she applied a brimstone match, from which a drop fell on her clothes, and these ire. stand y taking fire, burnt with great fury until almost entirely consumed. This unfortunate Lady being se verely scorched, was immediately conveyed to the London Hospital. where she died. Verdict, Acci. dental Death.—Also, on the body of a Chines e L as . car, who, in the late affray, was severely cut in the wrist with a knife. Amputation wise offered, but to this he refused to submit, and made his escape from the Hospital. He was taken and broughtback, when it was offered a second time to amputate his arm ; but he again persisted in refusing, and a mortifica tion having ensued, he died. Verdict, Manslaughter against some person or persons unknown. Monday se'nnight an Inquest Was taken at Ayles bury, before T. narrow e, Esq one of the Coroners for the county of Bucks, on the body of Thomas Rose, far. met, of Lowef t Winchendon, Bucks, who was thrown filial his horse on the preceding .Friday, by which accident his skull was fractured, which caused his death on the Monday following. Verdict, Acciden tal Death. Wednesday se'nnight, a; CMORGE MONOAN, Esq. of Old Abbey, in the County of Limerick, stud Lis second son, WILLIAM MORGAN, Esq. a Student of Trinity College, Dublin, were returning front fowl. ing in a pleasure-boat, on the River, near .donne Islanch a musket, loaded with swan-shot, having Ileas laid carelessly on the deck of the vessel, went a* at halt-cock, and wounded both father and son—the lat ter so dangerously in the upper part of the thigh, that amputation above the wouni was performed by bur. geon Rowe, of his Majesty's brig CASTILIAN, lying near the place. The shot has not yet been eatracts4 !tom Mr. MORGAN, senior.