Star. — London, England, 1813-01-05 00:00:00

!d Of Smergonie, on the sth of peeetaber, id charge of the Grand Army. Th e suns lettersatate, that there I were disturbances in Paris wherever BONAPARTE appeared in public. While on the subject . of the Russian campaign, It i s g ratifying to be enabled to inform our Readers, that by the last returns made to the War Office, at St. Petersburgh, it 'appears, that is &leen:es alone, the loss of the French, during' their disastrous cam. pa i gn , was 128,000 privates. Eight hiindred Offi cers (of whom 25 are Generals) are also prisoners. Six hundred pieces of cannon had also been returned as t aken by the Russians. The statements are offi cio. Let us now see how the remainder of this horde of invaders has been disposed of : The killed in the various battles detailed in the 29th French Bulletin (awl ws estimate their numbers at an average taken irons the Russian and French accounts) cannot have been less than 70,000 men....- ''his makes the total loss or men amount to 200,000. But to these we must now add, the melancholy cata logue of deaths by wounds, sickness, famine, and severity of the weather, of which neither the French nor RussiAn details will ever give a precise enurnere tion.-,-The amount of this par; ofthe enemy's loss may be calculated, however, with almost arithmetical certainty. ,1f harms perished every nig?le by fundrids, istst by thourandsithow many humaribeirte must also have hourly strettiked their wearied limbs upon the snow, never tis risa again ? If we say 50,000, we are sure we do not exceed the limits of probability.—Once more, then, we maintain, that the army which /to:variant carried with him into Studs, is annihilated! EAST INDIA HOUSE. A Special Court of Proprietors met this day at noon, at the India House, to hear read to them the communications from his Majesty's Ministers, respect• ins the result of the ftegociations for the renewal of the Company's Charter. the Court was crowded to excess. .. • The Correspondence ietween Ministers and the Directors was read, including a letter from the Earl of BUCKINGHAUSHIIII, of yesterday, to the Chairman , which the latter received too late last night to have obtained the opinion of the Directors upon it% Li this letter the Ministers imist in peremptory terms, upon opening the trade. The Directors, on the oll , er hand, are equally firm in their opposition. The Earl of BUCKINGRAISSIIIRLIS )etter was read twice. The Chairman declared that it had not al tered his opinion, but, as the other Directors had not time to contider k, he wished the discussion to be deferred for further consideration. The Court is now (three o'clock) sitting ; but it h prubabll, !torn the above suggestion, the questton Seal lot be finally decided this day. hat The Prince Roccosat, Russian Minister at the Conn of Sardinia, dined yesterday with Lord and Lady LANSDOWNE. We understand his Excellency is a most accomplished young Nobleman, possessing a vast knowledge in ancient and modern literature. Our Readers already know that the solitary sledge wliich conveyed BONAPARTE from Smorgonie, also contained CAULAINIOURT, the executioner of the Doke D'Enghien. It is a circumstance not generally known, however, that Cillucameower was educated at the expence of the Prince 4f CONDE, the father of the unfortunate victim to his Master's rage. What niwt have been the feeling's of BONAPARTE while alone in a sledge with this*monster of ingrati tude, if his own feelings and dispositions were not " a little More than kin and less than kind ?" It gives pleasure to every benevolent heart to hear of the Charitable Subscription of all ranks in Lon don, towards the relief of the many thousand dis tressed Rus.iians, and it is most earnestly requested that all Ministers of the Church, and of all other plates of Worship, will cause notice to be given to their Congregation on Sunday next, that they will, on the Sunday following, preach a Charity Sermon in behalf of the said distressed Russians, and have a ccllection at each door of the said Church and other places of worship. EAST-INTEA HousE.-1. he _Cruet of Directors of the United Company of Merchants of England, tra ding to the East Indies, do hereby give notice, That further Papers respecting the present Negociaticn with Government for the renewal of the Company's exclusive Privileges, are now printing for the infor mation of the Proprietor and will be ready to be delivered at this Home to-morrow at noon.—JamEs Coaa, Assistant Secretary. In November last, the actors and actresses com prising the french company of comedians at Peters burgh were dismissed by order of the Emperor ; and the funds fo r th e i r s upp or t converted to the relief of the inhabitants of the places laid waste by the enemy. ,SOUTILOIPTON-011 the evening of Christmas-day, sa •en the horses were brought cut to be put to Ro prs's London night coach, they took fright at the g.ainhals of the mummers. which were exhibiting in the streets. They tan with the greatest violence down tfe High -street, but, at the bottom, were headed . turned. One of them, however, escaped, ar.d Phictpitated itself over the quay into the water.— r () 'il^ - to the darkness of the night he could not be roolZ, and was given up for lost; but in the morning w as discovered at a considerable distance in the mud, and was safely broutht on shore, to the surprise of eitry person, without having sustained any injury, eithe r from his fall or the inclemency of the night. The Special C'ommiscion for the trial of otrences connected with the disturbances in the West Riding of Yorkshire, was opened on Saturilly, at York, by baron LIOMPsON and Justice LE BLANC. The ca lendar contains 59 prisoners, of whom 10 are charged with administering unlawful oaths, and the rest se vetalls with the murder of Mr. Horsfall, the attack on Mr. Cartwright's mill at Rawfidds, stealing arms sad various burglaries, robberies„and.riots. itEPORTED cArtukt OF. COMMODORE RODGERS AND HIS SQUADRON. a Lieutenant-Colon:, Oirstissent; *to lat,,ly froth the ij.iar:e?-itiliter-Getkital's 2)vparttnen4 ) 14 headquarters, After a service of•rneire than Eft, 'Wad has been appointed Lieutenant-Covernot gistrisecs Lieutenant and Adjutant Mairrrec, and Lietitena• t TLIOMAS, of the Roy 4 Matine Sattalinn, also Cap.. Titoairso?r, of the Royal Engirrews, are milted et Portsmouth in the Venerapl-. The Detachments of the Militia . Rieitimense who would af. - ..t extend their services to frelesm. have been formed into a Battalion, smi mn. chesttisrutigh Can• trtsitry, on their route trom Sheeeneu to Dov.o. on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursil ty last. Wednesday sennignt, the Stirlingsliire YCOlTlin . ry Cavalry were inspected at Stirling by Lientenaso. CelonelSittesoN, Depot y. Lieutenant, who win togliM gratified by the app.aranor and discipline of the corps. A general Court-Mai tt.tlassembled a,t Portsnintithi On Friday, for the tri4l of several soldiers of the In verness Militia, for rioting at a p lb:it-house hentreen Hilsea and Portsmouth, • and striking en Officer of the 42d regiment in the execution of his Jaya—. Lieutenant-Coloael Caitse, East Euei, President. A letter from'Alicant, dated November. 2, says " On the evening. or the 31st of °ember. a Span is Officer, quartered in this city, had lent at the game of billiards 3000 dollars, to Lieutenant F.iley, of the .58th regiment. Immediately after vo yds the ceisv ardly Spaniard withdtew, apparently in good heninur, and concealed himself in a dark posiegelpelinp; Cr um the billiard-room to the street. I.iolusitiant F oley shortly after was returning home to his apartment!. and en is going through the passage where the Spa nish Ofcer had concealed himself, the murderettA assassin stabbed him through the heart with a stiletto. Lieutenant Foley instantly expired, and his murderer has effected his escape. The British Officers in gap / rison offered a reward of £3OOO for the apprehension of his murderer. It was generally supposed that thO ruffian haddeserted tq the French army, and, ie der if possible to detect him, a flag of truce waa sent to their camp. The French officers, holding in ah.i horrence so foul a deed. tendertal to the English every possible' assistance that might lead to the discovery of the assassin, who has as yet eluded the vigilance ot their search." The annexed particulars respecting the manner in which General Sir Isaac BaocK received the wounr' which deprived his country of his valuable sir - * are interesting : Aboui ....".•••••■•• (.1 We shalt feel the most heartfelt satisfAttion in being able to communicate from official autbbrity the event to which the subjoined article refers. From a careful Inspection of the longitude an lat,:tude ins which the British and American squadrons were last seen, we are strongly inclined to give credence to the report " PORTSMOVTH, MN. 4. ‘ 4 There is a report in circulation here,- that hit Majesty's ships ELEPHANT, Polortuts, and a Frigate, have fallen in with and captured Commodore RODGERS and his squadron.—N. B. The ELEPHANT man of tar, and the HERNIES frigate, sailed from Ports mouth the 19th of November last, to cruize off the Western Isles. The Pow/ma man of war is oe the Halifax station, and was off Bermuda on the 25d of October. The President and Congress American frigates were, on the 17th October, in about lat. 37. long. 51." 1, 6 11 Dispatches from Admiral STIRLING, .at Jamaica, and from Sir FRANCIS LAFOREY, at Barbadoes, were received yesterday. All the West India letters are full of the enter prizes of the American privateers. From Guada loupe, we item that they were swarming in that neighbourhood, and from the superiority of their ' 'sailing, in general bade defiance to pursuit. A letter has been received by the owners of the Lady Johnston transport, laden with ordnance and • other military stores, for Canada, announcing her capture by the Comet French privateer, which sent her into New York. Het cargo is, unfortunately, too ' opportune a supply to the American magazines ; we trust, however, that no time will be lost in senclin* to Bermuda, under safe protection, a sufficient subtititu.i tion of stores preparatory to the opening of the navi gation between that Island and Halifax, and that of the St. Lawrence. ~ A Letter from Demerara, dated November 10; says—" The Caledonia, which came in last week, was attacked by a large privateer full of men, and supposed to carry 16 guns, which she beat off. There was atiother privateer to windward. The packet anda lv' were fitted out from this port, but the winds beinf - further than Ber• brig _ing light, they did not 'proceed , -- ""1 64 Unlil . a a quarter of an hour previoys bite. They saw nothing of the privateers, but met ' the death of General Baran;, every effort of th the fleet from Cork on the night of the 7th, straggling enemy tp succeed in landing was foiled, except at tht on the coast. This fleet would have been a valuable extreme point in the Queenston bottom, which, From prize to the privateers, as the convoy had left the fleet , its situation, was entirely out of the reach of our to shift for themselves. There is no ship of war on , cannon—at this particular spot they had succeeded this station but a little vessel I mentioned before, i before break of day in landing a part of the 15th re.' and we are open to the attack of the smallest pri giment and three boats with militia, and even here vateers." they were surprised by a detachment of the head of At a sale of a prize lately, at Lissa, belonging to , the Lake militia, and a part of the 49th, who disco-I the Aweless, a bag of fine flax was sold for 7 0 dol. vered them as the day- was dawning, all formed ! tars; which it afterwards came out, unknown to the I close under the hill. The enemy received a. t oney Prize Agent, was bought by the warner, and contained I lost six men killed, besides wounded, and retired • several valuable gold rematiag watcher !—Ttlat island, , their boats under cover of a steep bank, Rona whence we are informed, is going on very prosperously; since : a continual tire was kept up s and was resurited from it has been made a free port. Provisions were *bz l i 117.11 , 4170: 4 1 b r o w u c t m a ixig nh a. our, wi . th , the loss of one mos est and cheap :—Beef and mutton Sd. and 4d. 111. I ISCHIr 2d. end -314 Per ib• I wine 2d. Per bot tle,' ., It was from under this bank and the ledge .of and every other necessary article of life in proportioui :rocks up the river that the enemy first attempted to excepting vegetables and water, which were both ! ascend a fisherman's path up the mountain, shaded scarce. The Milford (Admiral FRMIANTLE), Eag by le, 1 small trees and shrubbery from the view of our Achilles, Bacchante, Alcmene , Orlando , Ap ollo, i troops at the battery and elsewhere, at least until .Cerbexus, and King's Fisher, were cruizing off the , they had got up in considerable numbers, when they enemy's ports in the Adriatic, and bad been tolera- I were discovered by a party near the s tone house of bly successful in taking prizes. I Mr. George Hamilton, and immediate information A few days since, Lieutenants Moreau and ! sent from thence twice towards the battery, stating DAwas, of the BULWARK, were dispatched by Ad- the circumstance—the first information was unfor. miral DURHAM to bring a vessel out, which was at tunately disregarded, and the last, when the Cols. anchor close in with the French squadron at Roche- rah himself was notified, i small party of about thirty fort ; but which had the appearance, from easterly or forty men, were ordered to march with bents. winds and an hazy atmosphere, of being at a tense, : nant ColonelM , Dossimei., joined by Major Roam. derable distance from the French ships. The boats sox as a volunteer, from the battery along up tho i continued on their gallant course, took possession of mountain, to drive them back again—by the time, the vessel, and cut her adrift; but when our brave however, that they reached the summit, they found' Tars began to make sail upon her, the whole of the the enemy formed to the amount of about 200 men,, French line.of-battle ships' boats were almost along. who immediately commenced firing, and from the side and began a spirited fire of great guns and must superiority of their number, succeeded in driving ketry, which was returned with as much celerity as I back our men, and came down on the battery, froth: circumstances would permit, our seamen, from row- which Gene ral /Moot and his small force retreated ing so far, being now greatly exhausted. The ene- towards Queenston. my's 16 launches continued to advance, and only one ss lt was a small field near to the tavern formerly' alternative presented itself (under the dreaded idea , occupied by one Miller that General Baisat received; with others, of going to a Fiench prison); this was, his mortal wound, supposed to have been a'musket. to bring the headmost boat to action ; and Lieutenant I s h ot fired from near the battery, and winch entered MOFFATT silently waited her coming up, with a de- below his breast, and lodged near his back bone. — termination to resist till the fall of the last man. It The brave Chief had rallied his men, and was in the' was ordained, however, not to be 60 ; for, to his act of cheeriog to the charge part of the light corn-1 astonishment, the enemy suddenly turned. the head pany of the 49th and some militia, when the fatal of his boat, and they all beat the retreat. At this ball was received; his last words were—' PUSH ox,, moment the boats of the ABERCROMBIE and ROYAL MY Bins ' 24VE1 HIND ME ;' and well did the men ' SOVEREIGN came up, when our brave fellows became perform his orders, for notwithstanding the disad the assailants. Ti.e French Admiral seeing this , vantage of being obliged to ascend the hill, exposed made the signal of recal ' • and they having a number to a h eavy fi re f ro m she top (which by this rime was of spare men in their boats, were enabled to pull covered with troops who bad ft:Bowed up the path be. , much faster than we could; but our boats bad the satisfaction fore mentioned), and across-fire trom near the bat of cannonading them almost under the tery, they gained the heights, attacked and drove tbsi mouths of their own ships' guns. The French ships. enemy even to the very edge - of the rocks on the river,' were tide-rode, and could not get a gun to act upon where they found a flesh reinforcement of them, sad! our boats, and the English boats reached their ships , who, as they came from them, excepting with damage only in their turn, succeeded in forcing our party toy to their sails, &c. i retire on St. David's and Vroomatt's battery , and f*l I a while they remained in possession of Queenstam A letter from Plymouth gives us information of the ' h I Heights and the Hill Battery."—Canadian Courage. , ----- i feet water in I,er but . ... l i following summary proceeding against two Frencf The Roscius, --, arrived at Liverpool on the ' prisoners lately sent over to trance :--‘, Jean --, 1 30th ultimo, from Rio Janeiro. She sail,d on the French youth, who at the late Assizes, gave evi- In consequence of an arrangement made yetter. 22d of Stptember, in company with theßetsy, BLYTII, 1 a d • day, under the direction of the Alien Office, no per i d ente ,k a fellowprisoner, who was tried for ! for London, and parted three days after. spoke, on j orgin againstßan_ of England notes, .w l _as . sent, after the son, either native or foreigner, is to be permitted td the ‘ 7 ltot of November, in lat. 31. 30. long. 37. the! I embark for America in future without licence. t - t ecution d of i dle prisoner, to . 11 prison ; and was 1 Recovery, --, from Quebec for Jamaica, and was ! ex it rwar sre eased, together with some old and in- Thursday all fore*ri hotel keepers in London were informed that she bad seen two American privateers firm prisoners, and sent to Morlaix. One of the old ordered to attend at the Alien Office, and informed standing towards the eastward, in lat. 30. On the men,.however, informed the French Government of that they must regularly deliver in at that Office ac 30th ult. spoke the Fortune, --, from Liverpool to • curate lists of all ioreigners toriving at their hous?3, i the circumstance that led to the liberation of the Africa, in lat. 4'2. 'JO. long. 15. :ill well. h and be was in consequence sent to hard 1.1- yout , The Ploughman, MAIN, artiVed at Aberdeen on : ult. spoke ! bocce on the Public woe ks fur ter. Years.—The like seu- Tuesday se'noight, from Pictou. The 13th tcnce . has also been awarded against a subaltern, who . ,e te i ne, FitocitoT, the Prefect of the Department • f the tl:c MAR.; sloop of war, with a convoy, fps- N ett - • whose narratite we yekterday pave: of the while at artmorx depot struck his superior. i foundland, in lat. 47. 43. long. 43. 43.—a1l W•ell.vents attending Marxr's rrnspiracy, has bsen ‘is. Monday last a CoCtnt-Martial was held at Ports- • NAN - AL ArrciNTstu , rs.—Ur, (;surge licllanty is appointed , ~ COTT, on a charge exhi- intssed from his O ffi ce, on the gacnind of ate weak, mouth, o n Li eutena nt T. S Survon of the hop' ya c ht Mary, at Deptford; Captain Gas-? , Li0at ,,,,, n ,, wt . :c p, 1 o.t. d against him by Captain HEwerT, of the Gi.a.- ness be exhibited on that occasion. !t is new evi.a nt coyne, to the Impress Service, At Limerick; to whom BONAYARTr pointed, in his recent allusion, to the Ceres ; bison, to the Valiant ; Fowler. to the Now t Par- Di cruß, tor beating in a cruel and severe manner two a• • .to timi d and c owardly ker, to the Signal Station at Hay's Head; Drbenliarn . , to the cot*. !ii trbour-duty men, which had been lent to the CON- d tumid of the hired cutter Neptune (2); Arnold, 50 the Signal : , ilf ,., r which vesse l Lieutenant ScOTT was , n boa d BRE to —No a li t rat:on in the pri.e this week. btatiCal at CUrzlow ; Curry, to the Contest; Cif .'u , to the Ur , , ' •-•"- . 1 CI serving.—The charge beiog proved, Lieut. Scorr Pitit-m ta S rock( , FHB DAY AT ONk. ”t'l LOCK. gent; Dyrr, to the Bustard; 'tackle to the Havock ; Nortiug ton to the Meteor; Church , to the Monmouth ; and Turner, to/ was sentenced to be ti;smissed his Majesty's service s L e . Auer . in V-re t-1.-iock. Eh S . '74. pr. R ed. coa--1 per Ct. 7C f i -t ons. for acisilf-134.1aa5. , the'llirrtrti. , - 1111111 NA PAL INTUIMENCL PLYMOUTH, /ANtIARY S. The flag of truce said in the London Papers to have sailed from Plymouth for America, did not sell from Plymouth, but from Falmouth, where it was hoisted on board a packet.—The fleet off Brest has been reinforced by three new 74 gun ships—the CORNWALL, CLARENCE, and DuwcAN, in Consequence of the NORTHUMBERLAND having been ordered to be paid off, and the receipt of orders for the sailing of the TIGRE, of 80 guns, Qtrxe, of 74 guns, and an other, to America. The TIORE is now in Cawsau4 Bay, and is, next to the COLO3SIa, the fastest sailin ship of the line 'in the Navy.—Sailed the Witaa% 18 guns, on a cruise to the Westward. The RatO peen, 18 guns, went from StonehGuse Pool to th• Sound. - The Et.vosnrre, IS guns, came from the Sound to Hamoaze.—Wind N.E. light and hazy. PORTSMOU CH. JANUARY 4. Arrived his Majesty's ship ALEICORE, from Guern sey s the Harmony, FISHLRY, from Waterfurd ; the I Friends, MILLER, from Cork; the William Pitt, PROCTER; •and the Young William, STEPHENSON, . from Quebec. Came into harbour, the Oiuow, 74, i Captain Sir A. g. DICKSON& Sailed ‘ his Majesty's ship Muteinvilyi for off Chertnargh ; and the Tam.] uvs, lialaniter s 4o4ll Mans*, with sealed orders-1 their destination e remaitis a secret.—Wind S.S.Z. DOVER JANUARY 4. • • The Magdalen, LISTER, from Quebec, went 011 shofe last night in the dreadful fog, but got 4 with.; out damage. Other vessels, it is bajd, also got on shore, but have been got off again. It is reported, that a vessel, laden with slate, was captured last evening, name unknown. . DEAL, JANUARY 4. A very large tint of outward-bound still remain ' in the Downs, detained by contrary winds. Arrived the FrIVENT guts.brig, with a convoy from the wes tern ports, which are sailed for the River and other destinations.—Wind S. E. YARMOUTH, JANUAR? 4. Sailed on a crake the POll/7411 and the A/AWARD gun•brigi for the. Note. 'Artived the HEARTY, Lieutenant Rosa; and the ihirssit Fay: cutter.... Passed the back of the Sands a man of .war brig, with a convoy to the westward. Remain in the Roads the Solebay, Vice-Admiril KARA% Hearty, and British Fair...--Wind S. W. t • CRUNOCK, DEC.3O. The Lochiel. CAMPBELL, from Bangor for Galway, arrived here yesterday with the lossot foremast, bolt. sprit, and main-top-mast. The John Crawford; Dimes, which Arrived in Clyde on Sunday, from Newfoundland. spoke on the 24th inst. the Minerva. (A.) cartel, with passengers from New-York to Liverpool. The Jane Keassaa, which astived.at this port ea. Monday, from Newfoundland, spoke en 110th iost.iin the North Channel, the ship Livingston, I • from Africa for l o iverpool, and a brig from Mira michi for Clyde s the Livingston had spoke, two days beton, a brig from Miramichi for Ayr, out twelve weeks. Arrived here yesterday, the Scipio, Mao tilits, from Pieteu—sailed .from thence on the 9d of November, under convoy of his Majesty's ship Be). videra, in company with 16 sail, three of which were bound far the Clyde, viz. Lively, ARI4STROSG Cle. mentson, PEAL j and Ruth, GANNY —parted convoy, the 21st November, on the Banks of Newfoundland. The Ruth, GANNY, was since spoke by the Mary, ALEXANDER, arrived here, inlat. 55. long. 12. all well. —The Alert, M'Mitt.aa, from Limerick, and bound for Liverpool, out 12 days, was spoke on the 26th inst. off the Paps of Jura, by the Hercules, MILLER, arrived at this port.—The Mary, ALEXANDER, from St. John's, Newfoundland, in comiag up the River, yesterday morning about nine o'clock, observed a schooner get on shore on the rocks at Point of Tow art, but could not ascertain what she was.—The Jenny, Bucre, from Honduras to Clyde, put into the Havaonah the 6th October.—The Nimrod, JACK, , sailed from Jamaica fir Honduras, .sth October.-1 The Janet Dunlop, LINCOLN, at Kingston, from! Montreal, 31st August.—alaria, M'GILL, and Fly, Dow, at Newt oundland from Clyde. EDINBURGH, DEC. 31.—Saturday a distressing ac cident occurred at Gorleston : As nine pilots, who, had been out at a vessel in the roads, were on their return, the aft part of the boat struck upon the bar, when the succeeding wave filled and sunk her; one only was saved. Another pilot, who perceived the accident, got into a boat to go to their assistance, but ending he could not- proceed fast enough, he ran up the steps, crossed the pier, and went into the lower Works, when, upon catching the hand of one of the unfortunate intn, a wave took him off, and he was lost. • The Brothers, THOMPSON, from Prince Edward's Island to Bristol, is totally lost at Newtoundland. The Thomas and Mary, M , Mirtats, from Strang ford to Liverpool, is on shore at Westport, with ten k