Star. — London, England, 1808-12-16 00:00:00

Nor !rico negotiation for a general pea ce , i s iire w ith his MaJasses allies, and to treat either l ig basis of the au faisiditis (heretofore the subject iss eh controversy), or on any other basis con 'otoithisstiee, honour, and equality, his Maturrx po ked to meet thin seeming fairness and mode?- * Oh fairness and moderation, on his MAjzsTyrs ral and sincere. axe prefessed his readiness to enter Wu sercialion, in concwrence with his allies; and ' ii ii imaachwith to communicate to them the pro his MAJZISTY had received. But u his iim ee was not connected with Spain by a food of a lliance, his I4,uxory thought it necessity eege, that the engagements which she had con ga& in the fate of the world, with that nation, ea sidered by his Manny as no less sacred, d s o lass binding upon kis 'Warr, thane the most moo treaties; and to express his MAJESTY'S just Wino that the Government of Spain, acting in c o ne of his Catholic Sipa! FtnorsAwo the i m sb, was understood to Wiligitrj to the Nog*- . gr" . • Tb e eeply returned by France to thii proposition ni g Mossry casts off at once the thin disguise o si been aunmea for a mbmeatary purpose ; as , with less than ordinary reserve, the at. ; Nam pa injustice of that Government. isiversal Spanish Nation is described by the do e" appellation. of " the Spanish Insurgents ;" the desnan d for the admission of the Government SO, as a party to any Negociation, is rejected ladinissible and insulting. r With astonishment, as well as with grief, his' has received front the EMPEROR of RUSSIA {itPh► similar in effect, although less indecorous in '• and manner. The Estprßon of RUSSIA also *zanies, as " Insurrection," the gloriotis efforts ihe Spanish people, in behalf of their legitimate •gn, and in defence of the independence of • country ; thus giving the sanction of his Impe - %jetty% southority to an usurpation which has Taal in the history of the world. is The LNG would readily have embraced an op of negotiation which might have afforded hope or prospect of a peace compatible with jus ° and with honour. His MAJESTY deeply laments issue, by which the sufferings of Europe are as pirated and prolonged. But neither the honour of ' kiJESTY, nor the generosity of the British nation gold admit of his IvlaJcsrv's consenting to com- Not a negotiation by the abandonment of a brave 1110 people, who are contending for the preset an& all that is dear to man ; and whose exertions IS age so unquestionably just, his MAJESTY has I . pledged himself to sustain. r, Dec. 15, 1608." shove declaration, one of the best written pub k imam which we have read for a long time, thohPisess of the Negotiation in a _fleas light. ok iremedy what might have been expecoad from h circumstances under which it commenced. It la highly judicious to bring it to a speedy ig motive for this conduct is so happily and foal. *expressed in the third paragraph, that any attempt illscidation would be employing a candle to exa. be the spots es the face of the sun. SPAIN. -- The circumstances detailed in the accounts which thed'us yesterday from Plymouth—that the armies Sir DAVID BAIRD, Sir JOHN MOORE D and General ovum, bad formed a junction, are not confirmed the dispatches received by Government. The latent: of these dispatches were communicated in afternoon, in the following BULLETIN. " Accounts have been received from Saragossa, dated the 94th, stating that General CASTANO4 upon Ding that the French were moving a corps upon lonia from Burgos, and passing the Ebro at Logrono, std assembled an army of 40,000 foot and 44)001 we, and had taken up a position -in an oblique me from Tudela to Bola. This position was utfavourable, as Tudela, the right and the advanced art of the position, was commanded by heights, and aas indefensible. The French took advantage of his error, and having collected an army of 45,000 NM I commenced their attack on the' Spanish right, on he 2&1, and defeated two divisions of Valencinns and ilurtians, who retreated with considerable loss, intards Saragossa. • Subsequent accounts from Saragossa, of the 25th, tare, that the Arragonese and Andalusian Divisions 6d not suffer much, and had been able to retireln °Mr, which is confirmed by the French accounts. `The precise route taken by General CAssANos's toy is not given. S aragossa was to b e d e f en ded by 44000 men. "General Hope's Division arrived at Villa Castia zdie 28th ult. and would be at Arevola the 29th, n his route to Salamanca, in the neighbourhood of tich place it was expected he would form a junc. * -4 th Sir Jona MOORE." __ _—..... It is satisfactory to be thus assured that the defeat as • by the Patriots was by no means so disas-, as Ire Were led to believe from the first ac- The accounts now ftirnished agree with the ith lalletin in the details of the battle of Tudela on 23d nit, but they differ in the impression they calculated to produce respecting the fate .of the - • , .1 i - ~: , defeated army. The fact appears to be simply thitl The Patriots, as the Bulletin states, had taken , up a bad position. The first onset of the French skewed them their blunder ; and they seem to have been more anxious to save their army by a jacious retreat, than to hazard the event of a daring contest, under circumstances which prudence condemned.— The result has been, that, with some loss, they hays retreated, in different divisions, but still in consider able force. Sir DAVID Bantle, report says, was still at Astorga on the 30th. The heavy stores and artillery of his army were to be embarked at Corunna. The'lnfan try were to file off at Lugo, and to proceed by St. Jago to Vigo. The Cavalry were to follow by the anmeroute, and such as cannot re.embark are to go bip WV to Portugal. It is supposed thut the e7;barka- AkIAIOVigo will be completed by te 24th of this saistk. NAUTNALL INTELLIGN7CE. • " ":14010 1 POA DECEM I BER is: - Arrived his Pifajesy's ship Zam.ous, from the Dosittis ; and the Tuaraa,with a fleet from the Medi terraltta : she left Gibralvtr the 26:11 ) his Majesty's ships la Gloire, Lilly, Surinim, Pelo ras, Satellite, Malabar, anii the Subtle, with the fleef for the West Indies; also the Camilla, Afri caine, and Phesise frigates, with the fleet for the Me diterxarkeati.—WlNW: ANOTHER LETTER—SAME DATE. —(Ten P. M The present moment exhibits to the crowd of spec tators assembled, here, one of the finest scenes dis played for many years. The West India Fleet, con sisting of nearly 200 sail, under convoy of the GLOIRE, CAMILLA, and four gunrigs, weighed anchor soon after seven this morning. The most distant are just now receding from the view of the beholder, while the more tardy are slowly creeping over the briny deep. The passengers on board the last are waving their handkerchiefs (scarcely visible) to their friends, who are with longing eyes viewing their departure: Since the arrival of this Fleet from the Downs, Spithead has had the appearance of one vast forest of masts, ;Lnd was perhaps seldom or never more crowded. The harbour is at present not less full. P. , .I;etters of the 27th ult. were received yesterday frolt Oporto. Perfect tranquillity, we are. happy io state, prevailed there. General Mnestinaz had in-- rived there to take the command of the troops, aid , to march them into Spain., Sir ROSIURT WILSON 1111, Still at Oporto. It is confidently whispered in the political circles, that a partial change is about to take place in tat Ministry. His Grace the Duke or PORrLAND, it is said, retires from Office. The Marquis.WELLUSLEY, and Lord Met.viLLE, ate spoken of as likely to take an active part in the new arrangemetts. The numerous transports, exclusive of larger vessels, form an object at once pleasing and encouraging. The Mediterranean Fleet, under convoy of the Ink consisting of nearly 100 sail, left St. Helen's earlyi this morning ; and a great number of transports are getting under weigh to sail immediately for Spain. —Horses for the Artillery have been shipped off in the transports for Spain.—A fine Wind at N. E. DOVER, DECEMBER is. ' This morning early the wind shifted from the W. N. W. and has blown. violently ever ,since from the N. E. A great many vessels have coWse round from the Downs, to take shelter in 'bur Roads, bat ; the greatest part of them are lying at their last anchors, having been obliged to cut in .the .Downs r—among them are the Walpole and another East Indiaman ; also the brig .Fly, Capt. ASPINA LL, from the Cape of Good Hope ; she has lost all her anchors and cables, and will come in when the water flows. The boy Fre derick, Captain HILLESTROM, which sailed from hence yesterday for tonslmi, has put back, having been obliged to cut in the Downs from another anchor— she got in this .p at' noon. •;1•A light collier is on shore on the b4r; and if the g4etiont;nties it is feared she will -get ' , Much damager. Several vessels have also gone down Chaterfroni the Downs. Dab., DECEMBER 15. Iktfhack this morning the homeward-bound East. India ships which sailed yesterday for the River, it 'loving come on to blown g;,,a le fto • • tp the Northward : One of them, it ieported, got Onshore on the Long nose Sand ; but, fortunately, got afloat again, with out• any damage. The whole of them either parted or slipt their cables ; two of them run through the Dowits; it is thought, for Portsmoilth. Two ships got athwart hawse of.his Majesty's ship \TEN ERARLF, THE ARMY. Wednesday the two companies of Horse Artillery, as well as the Gunner Drivers, all under the orders of Capt. M'DONALD, for Spain, were disembarked at Portsmouth, and are to return to Woolwich. WEST INDIES. The journal of our Correspondent, receivedity the last packet, conveys the mournful information of much sickness and mortality among the troops in all the islands. The expedition against the French islands is going forward, and the arrival of Sir GEORGE PREVOST was anxiously looked for. There are already 5000 troops . collected at Barbadoes, black and white. The 4th West•lndia Regiment had just arrivdd from Demerara at Barbadoes, to join the expedition. But it was found that the object of the expedition would be frustrated from the number of the enemy's ships, which had all arrived in perfect safety with pro visions, stores and men. The complaints were loud and general over all the islands of this, and yet our our crnizers there are numerous. Among the deaths are— I. General Huang', an old soldier, who had • served In many clatters, and whose low was much felt and generally regretted. LlentenanteColonel One Captain and four Subalterns, with about 100 men, of the 96th regiment, died in the course of last month at St. Croix. The 25th continued the must healthy regiment. Several would be obliged to coilie limne mere ske letons. of 74 guns; one of them (the transport No. 3771 carried away her bowsprit and received other da , Yesterday a Cabinet Coancil, at which the follow- mage, and is now at anchor off Walmer Castle, rid ing Members assisted, was held at the Foreign Office: ing with two anchors ahead. Many vessels have The Duke of Penland, Earl Caoulen, Mr. Canning, Lords parted, cut, or slip[ their cables, and run to the West- Hawkesbury, Castkriese, and Mulgrave, and the Chancellor of - the Exchequer. • ward. Several vessels are now riding in the'Downs They met at three, and continued deliberating until with two anchors ahead ; and it is feared, if the gale half after five o'clock. teintinues, some of them will break adrift. Sailed Mr. Sri sw, the English Messenger, now in Paris, t h eI B ASTARD s loop and LIMOS gunbrig, on a cruise F is directed to bring a Lady with him from that capi- ' tal, in exchange for the three female relations of off Dungeness. , ;.: Tozznyitatir•, ;so handsomely released by Mr. CAN- Remain in the Downs—The Princess of Orange, Vseeneis, NINO, who Set sail for Boulogne along with the Rus- Christian VII. Hero, Invincible, Illustrious, Leviathan, Botubal, sian and French M., eisengers. Warspite, Trusty, Defence, Agincourt, St. Fiorenzo, Euryales, We are glad to mixer, Peruvian, Royalist, Lyra, Britiunart, MAiner, i:, ~ that Earl GREY is rapidly re- E P hiral C Exertion, Pigeon, and Deptford Lighter. covering at Edinburgh, whither he went for the ad- . vice of Dr. GREGORY, tiv: illustrious Professofin that SHEERNESS, DECEMBER 15. University. Arrived hii Majesty's ships NEMESIS and ST. Fro-1 A vacancy has taken place in the representation of RENZO, the former with the loss of her topz•-.st.--.1 the borough of St. Alban's, in consequence of the advancement to the peerage of the Hun. J. W. Sailed the LYRA and BRITOMART, for the Downs ; ns, for Chatham; and the the AFRICA, of 64. GRIMSTON, by the title of Viscount F ORRESTER , upon gu the death of his cousin Baroness FORRESTER. Earl Turns, to the Great Wore, to be paid, previous to SPENCER, we understand, has been requested to nomi- her going to seal the Christina, UNUR, with tar and nate a successor, but with a nobleness of mind, worthy deals, from Stockholm to London.—Arrived the of his reputation, he has declined to interfere. Dorothea, EYLERS, with a cargo of sugar, bale Last week two Barbefs were summoned to be Hoc sworn in as Constables for a parish not far from Tem- goods, &c. for Heligoland ; and the Nay ads, Hoc ple-bar. One of them, who acted as orator, pleaded gotten en exemption from serving in all parish limn' laden with sundry merchandize, for ffices, on burgh. Several vessels are waiting convoy to the the ground of his being a barber chirurgeon, and Baltic and Heligoland, but not any ships are yet ap. having quoted several legal opinions to that effect, pointed to take them. His Majesty's ship STARLING, their plea of exemption was allowed. The two C. F. NAPIER, Esq. Commander, arrived yesterday Knights of the Raozr came into Court as our Barons r rom Yarmouth and remains' at the Little Nore.— did of old, equipped cap a pie, with the insignia of i i ' their order. The PIERCER gun-brig, lately arrived from the Baltic In consequence of the large arrivals of tallow from and Heligoland, is ordered into dock, to have her South America, we are glad to find there has been a defects made good.—Sailed the Friendship, ALEX reduction in the price of those necessary-articles of mama ; the Aurora; %VIGGBORN, for the Downs, in l life, candles and soap, and that a farther reduction is her way to B r i sto l ; and the Hannibal, LESIEERG, also expected, notwithstanding all the arts made use , ~,_, of by the speculators in tallow, to keep them up. If for masaga.—Wind N.N.E. blows strong. the South American trade is duly encouraged;` we BOMBAY COURIER, JUNE 25. shall scarcely feel the loss of the tallow front Russia. MADRAS, JUNE B.—Advices from, the eastward FREETRADEwith HAYTI.—Mr. Faxamampresents Ma his Compliments to Mr. Puma, and acquaints hint , Iri ; mention that Lieutenant Panton , an of fi cer of Ma nes, and a boat's crew of the Fox frigate, having that an Order in Council has this day been issued by i his MAYESTY, declaring, that shams and places been sent on some service on the coast. of Manilla, had of the island of St. Domingo which are not in the ac- frost the explosion of the bOat's magazine, been nn teal possession of France, and fratp which the British fortunatelyblown up;andthewholepartyhad perished. fag is not excluded, shal l be considered as not.beinjg a state of hostility with his mount and 'Mt his mouth, with a Cal.corts, AMU. SO.—The Aboukir, Capt. Lear arWls subjects and others ere at liberty freely .to c . v a luable cargo, was taken in tra sat in the suns eu t eagruadray oar trade Sooeoa Roads; by the Nanet= , privateer, Cap e; neutral ports and places. . be- Conseil Office, Whitehall, Dec. 15. I f ftt . %to Penang. • ' (A Tnr Copy ! ) I. ?ulna dlaiti 4 fwd. l'i , 11 ,_ in_ . Ma,snier,, who had also ' -#l, Vtniph be • • -- • • .. ' - , PI M 'Lets We GlAmman, Die. it—Passed by; 1111VW 1.4111Wil bairn, frchn St. Übin; Gallant - gimemer, Swish, from Malta ; Hero, Stevens; Almweil, )k in Progreso, Pariah; Prospec, Tayler ; and Redmison, OrsamObeln Quebskc ; the Planet, WV- Hannon ; Peggy, Edlngham ; Maria, Groff; and Britannia, Fear, from Gottenburgh.--failed l the Maria, Wildard, for Dublin. The Mlnerva,Loft, fmmOottenburgh, Is arrived In the Hum.- ber, with a fleet, which passed safe through the Belt, in 25 da l * from Delano. The Europa, —, boUnd to London, has been taken by the Danes, retaken by the crew, and run on share near Ca:henna. The Harriet, Stephen, from Plymouth' for Stockholsr., is totally lost near Carlscrona. The Marls, of and from Calmar, is carried . into Dover, having been found at sea, without any person on board. The Amiable, boneella, from Gibraltar, is captured. The New Success, —2 ; and the Yuibeden, from Gottenburgh; the Hope, Munn; Lively, Walker: Minerva, Haling ;'loose Hendrick, Nuve ; Eliza, Vandyck • Robert, Kir. by; and the Neive, Belt, were lost at Heligola nd, on the 7th instant. The Jenny of Hamburgh,—, from Mont* Video, Is detain ed by the fleet arrived from the East Indies, and sent Into the Cape of Good Hope. The Venetia, and another vessel, part of a convoy from Carl,- crona, for Ensiandosre captured of Bornholm. Friday se'naight the sloop Lever, from Newport - to Bristol, with coals, by some means started a plask, and the vessel went down in an instant near the Denny. The master, a seaman, and four passengers, had just time to escape is a small punt, and, after beating about for two hours, in a gale, reached shore sear the New Passage. The master lost lilt all by this melan- choly accident, and the passengers property to th-, amount of 4'200. Letters from Coltunbo state. that our commrco , the Indian seas suffered severely by the Piedm,-.3.. • , previously to her capture by the Sr. FionEwzo. 11;e following are the ships statetto have been captured by her : Forth, Gentiewsiv.bound from Calcutta to Basearah, insurca for two lacks of Assistance,. CHAPMAN, from Bombay to Columba ; Sophia, HENDIEILION, front ditto to ditto; Fayz Sr - How.*, Arab, from Calcutta to Bombay; Caudir Koala Klian, from Bengal to Bombay ; the Rosalie Maria, Portuguese, from Cochin to Colombo; the Resource, Carolina, Highland Chief, Calcutta, Sarah, Mustapha, Louisa, and Waxy ; besides a rich ship, name not ascertained, from Bengal to Bombay, and a snail vessel, which she burnt. The cruizing station, which the Piedmontaise oc cupied, was - favourable for interceptitig the trade bound to the Malabar coast and the Gulphs; in fact, scarcely a vessel, bound that way, could escape her. The Althea, Elizabeth, and Experiment were cap tured by le Semillante • as were the Trafalgar, Mangles, Susan, and Adr;sral Aplin (the lastutak) by le Revenant. Thirty of the Warren Hastings' people were serv ing on board le Revenant. The poor fellows, it is said, were flogged and starved until they were com pelled to enter. The whole of the above captures have been made within the first four months of the present year. The Countess of Ltvzit.PooL, mother of the Duchess of Dower, and of Lady ABOYNE, lies in a dangerous situation. Her Ladyship, in coming down the stairs, last Friday evening, at her house in Hertford-street, Park-lane, set fire to her veil with a candle. Before she could be extricated, and the flames could be ex tinguished by two servants who came to her assist ance, she was very severely burnt from her shoulder down to, her wrist on one' arm, as well as on her side and back. Her recovery is expected to be slow, and is by no means considered by the faculty as certain. The Earl of LIVERPOOL, who was in the house at the time, is much affected by the event. It is a remark able circumstance, that her sister, Lady WARREN, was burnt to death a few years since at Brighton. The Convention concluded between Sir C. Carrox and Admiral SINIAVIN, in as far as stipulated for send ing hoine the Russian seamen, it appears, has not been complied with. It is not at all unlikely that the„King of SWEDEN has remonstrated against the execution this Article of the Treaty. At a Provincial Assize not long since in Ireland, an Attorney was tried upon a capital charge of for gery. The trial was extremely long ; when after much botheration from Counsel, and the most minute investigation of *e Judge, it appeared to the com plete satisfaction of a very crowded Court, that the culprit had forged the &minivan of a Mart who could neither read nor WRITIC On Saturday, November 26, the Grand Jury of Middlesex found a Lue Bill of Indictment, in the Court of King's Bench, against Sir James Cockburn, Geo. Frederick Stratton, Luder Hoffham, William Collins Jackson, John Pr o wett , Rev. Charles Sandley, Dr. Bland, Sa muel Rees Ellis, John Hayton, Robt. Prowets, Jun. and Jane Fountain, for a Conspiracy against Mr. RICHARD FREDERICK THOMPSON, Soli citor of the Philanthropic Annuity Institution, Pall- Mall. Thursday se'nnight, the Court of King's Bench, Dublin, was occupied the whole day in a cause which has for some time excited a particular degree of interest in the public mind, namely, an action, wherein LEONARD M , N•Aux, Esq. Barrister at Law, was plaintiff, and Josaru HUBAND, Esq. Barrister at Law, was defendant. The action was brought for a compensation in Damages, inas much as it was alledged that the plaintiff had been removed from the ofbce' of Deputy Seneschal of the Liberty of the Manor of St.' Sepulchre, under the Archiepiscopal See of Dublin. The case was referred to the decision of a Special Jury. The Jury, at eight o'clock in the evening, brought in a verdict for the Defendant, with 6d. costs. • Yesterday morning, the body of a young woman was found floating in a pond at Shoulder-of-mutton fielas, near Hackney, and taken to the Durham Arms, Hackney-road, for a Coroner's inquest. CORN EXCHANOE, MARK-LANZ i Dec. 16.—There is a middling supply of Wheat today, which is again very dull sale, at rather less prices—Barley likewise, excepting fine—Malt at less—Peas and Beans of the two kinds continue at little variation—There are to lerable supplies of Oats, and sales thereof are named rather cheaper—Flour plentiful, and sales at our last currency. OtittßAL CSZ*tRCT clam: Wheat, 68e. 78s. 9sis. Beans (old) 71a. Ma. Oa. • Pine dkto, (New) 94e. 97'6, Tick ditto (old) 701. 75a. ad. Rye, 555. OM. Oats, Ms. 066.406. Laney, 746, SRL od. Poled ditto, Ole. 44a. ed. Malt 742. eso. Pocatoe ditto to Wk. AM. WhitaPeaa (boilers), 155 s 115 a Rape Lead, 481. to Ml. Grey ditto, Ms. 61s. Pine Saar Ma. 555.--ilocoads 7f.. Ws.. J •!: f - • . Y. - ~~~ r ' • -1