Star. — London, England, 1813-09-13 00:00:00

ATIS of cavalry that wee opposed t hint, ark en. tett d ti4e place at the charge, making prisoners 250 men of tl e regiment 4 of Petervaardin .and Barten.' stri,i. Th. , enemy had erected a battery of two guns i n ft, nt t the bridge of the Drave, to support their., owl Awns. They fired about fifty .rounds witbsnit' effect, and onr vvltegrurs compelled them to retreat, a lter kitting or wcuoding a considerable number of nn illrrynien. In this affair we lost only thirty-or kiLied and wonnd-d. •1 E EV ENINd STAR. LO N DON. • ,* • MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1313. pait?t. 1141 s DAY TWELVE O'CLOCK, Con% 571 ssi j.--fir ate. 57i stif —gds. Is. 9s. dis. 5 per Ci. oft—Om:l.6f 7; 7* fi—Ezelt. Bills Its. dls. es. pr. 1 be Funds opened dos morning at 6f, and rose as gig!, as 7C the buyers being those who sold on Friday, and in the usual re ceipt of the Freinch Papers. There were a number of zeal buyers, who purchased very freely large lots. • To-day we give some further extracts from French Papers to the 7th instant, but, with the exception of some military movements on the side of Italy, which ' are likely to give an interesting character to the events of the campaign in that quarter, we are presented with little information of consequence. The Decree fcr the admission of colonial produce is, we think, a proof that the Finances of France stand in need of recruiting. The advices from the Coast, which accompanied the Paris Papers, infortsi us that BONAPARTE still re tained Dresden, but specalate confidently upon his tetreat to Leipsic. The grounds of such a resolution were stated to be threefold—first, that the Cnowst PRINCE was superior on his left wing—secondly, that the Allies on his right were formidably posted in Bo hemia,. from whence they might debouche a second time still further in his rear by the road of Egra—and; thirdly, that BLUGHER, already victorious in Silesia, having been joined by General BENNICHIEN, had pres sed so hard upon MACDONALD, as to compel him to f.:11 holck•on the Elbe. In opposition to these opinions, however, for we suspect that they are mere gratuitous opinions, our Readers ought to bear in mind that BONAPARTE, wi ile he occupies Hamburgh, Magdeburg, and Dres den in such force, is too strong as yet in the line of the Elbe to render a retreat necessary. In reverting to to the events before Dresden while we hourly see wore occasion to accuse the French statements of exaggeration, some consolatory race-. tions arise from the occurrences in oche, quarters. It the Allies have 'suffered a repulse `at Dresden, has no t DONAPARTE himself been equally unsuccessful in his 'attacks upon the Capitals of Bohemia, Silesia, and IVUssia? What excuse will the French Bulletin' writers now make for not keeping their word in oc atupying Berlin with a French force on the 946. Through the medium of the French Papers, a most abusive philippic has been published against General Montag. Es is stated to have taken arms against bis native country : this we know to be absolutely false. 44 It is not against France, but against the domineering power of France out of her own border:, that we have taker: up arms." . These are the me- Inorable expressions in Prince SCHWARTZENBIRG'S Proclamation, and they ought to be inscribed on the colours of every regiment in the field against BONA.. PARTE. The analogy attempted by .the libeller d MOREAU, between that brave and generoui Warrior and the American General AaNOLD, or the Constable Bourraox, each of whom sold his country to an enemy, is base and unjust ; while the introduction of the same of Chevalier BAYARD into the article, is mos t unhappy for the writer's purpose : it will draw from all good men, to whom the private virtues and . Lay talents of MOREAU are known, a parallel of a contrary description; an'd we may add, that if human being ever inherited the great and good qualities of tLe Chevalier—sans fteur et rant reproche, that man is 1101‘EAU. The followng is a list of General and other Officers, who served under General MOREAU in his celebrated campaign in Germany, and who are now, with one or two exceptions, actually employed under BONA PARTE in the North of Europe. We call upon them to refute, from their personal knowledge, the asper sions thus cast spon•their former General : EWA General ofArtilierp He also . cornmanded MOREAU'S artillery. • Itsostes, Clef d'Etat Major... VANDAMSSE an& DM /MX. Cikelletall of Brigade wader Moalt.W. • Sr. Cvn. He •commanded the left wing of MO MAO'S army. The right was commanded by Ge mill Fallow, and the centre by General DE4SAIX b .th of whom went subsequently killed in action. Besides the above the following, who have since risen to the rank of General Officers, distinguished themselves in the same memorable campaign : Ils voesT (Prince of Eckonslll), LAVAL, HEVDELET, THOUVANOT, DECAZR, and GAZAN, General of Di vision Of the above, DECAEN and GATAN were re ceatly employed in §pain. The appointment of Count SrAtom to the chief seat in the Austrian Cabinet, may be regarded at once as a signal of the determination of Austria to persevere manfully in the contest, and as a compli ment to the British nation, Count STADION resided London as Austrip Minister at the period of the French Revolution. Re is ender:Wild to be a sincere admirer of the British character l *ad as such warmly devoted to the true interests of his native country. — He was formerly removed from office at the sug gestion of BONAPARTI—this is perhaps his highest euloginm. It is but justice, however y to say, that his predecessor, Count PIETTIKNICH (BorrAvArres President of the Congress at Prague), has always bore a high character for honour and integrity. He had, however, recently accepted of a domain and an ad ditional title from BONAPARTE, and assumed the name of METTERNICHANYIINIVIOURG. It requires but a limited knowledge of human nature to discover, that from that moment it became unsafe to entrust such a person with the diplomacy of a Government which had declared for independence. SECOND EDITION. AUSTRIAN MANIFESTO. STALOPFICE, THREE O'CLOCK. We have received a Copy of this long-expected and interesting Document. It is very long, and would occupy more than half a Newspaper. It i s entitled— MANIFESTO Or HIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA, KING 01 HUNGARY AND BOHEMIA, 1813. It begins / with declaring his IMPanIAL MAJXS. TeS love of peace, of his being free from all thoughts of conquest and aggrandisement, and of his having entered into war only from the danger which the sociAl system ran of becoming a prey to a lawless and ambitious Power. It proceeds to complain of the general and destructive system adopted by the enemy, by which the commercial inter course, and, indeed, almost all intercourse was sus• pended between nations. It touches upon the mar- riage of the Austrian Princess to BONAPARTE, a measure adopted with the hope of inclining the stronger and, victorious party to a sense of moderation and justice : a hope in which his Majesty was more justified, because,- at the time of the consummation of this union, the Emperor NAPOLEON had obtained that point of his career, when the preservation of his Conquests seemed to be a more natural object than a restless struggle after new possessions. The Manifesto then complains of the seizure of Harrburgh, Bremen, and Lubeck, and the whole of the North of Germany. It then notices the result of the Campaign against Russia, in 1812, as having decided the EMPEROR OP AUSTRIA to take part against France. _ _ An attempt, however, was made to negotiate in 'December ; but BONAPARTE declared he would listen R io no propos4l, unless the integrity of the Freneh Em 'pine was guaranteed. The line of demarcation proposed for the French 'territory was such as proved, that BONAPARTE would not " mak to the rotose of the world even a nominal la • • It then states, that in the month of April last So ci.,PAlrrs proposed to Austria the dismemberment of the Prussian States, as the price of Austria's joining him. ' OF the Congress at Prague the Emperor ofAUSTRIA knew nothing but through the public Prints. The EMPEROR of AUSTRIA has always considered the proposed exclusion of England from the Conti neat " and would never listen to any thing that had such an object in view." The Armistice gave Austria another opportunity of negotiating for a Peace, and proposed sending a Messenger to England. BONAPARTE, shuffled, how ever, at granting a passport. Russian, Prussian and Austrian Negotiators ar rived at Prague. but BONAPARTE shewed no serious anxiety to make peace. It was the 28th July before his Minister arrived, and nothing but formal and minute discussions took place. Alter an useless exchange of mere formal notes, the 14th August arrived—Austria took up arms, and the Congress was dilsolved. French Papers to the 9th inst. have been received. The boat which brought them over lett the French coast on Saturday night, and is the only boat come over, as an embargo has taken place around the whole of the opposite shore. The Papers acknow ledge that VANDAMHE I continuing his pursuit of the enemy (who made a stand, and totally defeated his corps), was himself slain, and 6000 of his men made Prisoners, with Thirty Pieces of Artillery. A Lieutenant of the Navy, who was a prisoner in the Temple for upwards of eight years, and taken at the time of the late unhappy Captain WRIGHT, has made his escape from Blackenburgh, on the Dutch coast, and has arrived in town this morning. He says that an embargo has been put on the Dutch ports. The reports on 'Change are, that Dantzic has fallen, that BLUCHER has entered Dresden, and that an attempt being made to enforce the rigour of the conscript laws in France, the peasants rose, and re fused to obey the Municipal Authorities, and that some of the - Provinces are in open revolt. To the above we have to add, that there are other reports, stating that BONAPARTE is completely sur rounded in Dresden, and that General Moua*u has been killed in battle. It is also said that St. Sebas tian's has fallen.—We cannot, of course, vouch im plicitly for the accuracy of the above statements, but one thing is certain—Omnium has risen considerably. it began at 6), and left o* at 7). THIRD EDITION. .1. DEFEAT AND DEATH OF VANDAMME. aimimeo•m, DEATH OF MOREAU. Afonitetars of the Bth have arrived in town. Their contents are of great interest, and announce the facts above stated. Two 'Letters from BONAPARTE to MARIA LOUISA are given in these Papers—they are not Bulletins. The first is dated - Dresden, September Ist, and acknowledges the defeat of VANDAMME with the corpi under; his command.— It asserts, that he succeeded in his attack, and drove the enemy before him, but that General Kuurr came upon his rear and routed him. This event took place on the frontiers of Bohemia. The loss of 30 pieces of cannon, &c. is confessed. We believe the whole division has been put hors de sombat.—The death of MOREAU is also announced in this Papet. The next letter is dated the 2d, and is a short summary of his own Bulletins and 14.tarr's letter, with great additional exaggerations. The Tyrant now says that he has reduced the Allied Army to one half its original numbers, but states no new action to account for such a loss of 100,000 men. The French loss has been enormous. .1 A Corunna Mail arrived this morning, from which we make the following extract : " LISBON, AUGUST 29. The following are stated to be the positions oc cupied by the different corps t—Tbe 2d division at Roncevalles ; the 3d and 6th at Maya•pass ; the 7th at Aschalpal, with 10,000 Spaniards ; the left at Bastan ; Longa, with 2000 Spaniards,..is on the left of the light division ;.our 4th division is in Longa's rear ; and on the left of the light division is Brad ford's Portuguese, who communicate with Longa by Spanish posts, to Bradford's left in the Gallician army ; to its left is Sir T. Graham, who forms the extreme left, and is at Irun. The blockade of Pamp lona continues." • The letters by a Malta Mail which arrived on Sa turday night, were delivered out this morning. The latest intelligence from that Island is of the 31st July: we are happy to learn, that in La Valette the num ber of deaths from the plague had decreased, but its ravages in the interior continued. The deaths up to the 20th July have already been published; they amount together to 1900, to which is to be added 499 who have died from 21st to Nth July, viz. July 21st, 41 died ; 22d, 55 ; 23J, 48 ; 24th, 45; 25th, 44 ; 26th, 53 ; 27th, 47 ; 28th, 64; 29th, 491 and 30th, 53—(togetber 2399). rna*cr sat a LET FR FROM GIFDALTAF, :MUD AUGUST 23. , g The packet arrived here from Malta on the 21st, and brings letters to the , 3lst of July ) at which time the plague continued to increase, the deaths being about sixty daily. The following is an exact state ment of the number of deaths when the packet sailed: May, 110—June, 820—July, 1652.—T0ta1, " Several of De Rolle's regiment were ill, but only one British soldier (a man of the Artillery) had been attacked with the disease., Every precaution was taken to preserve the troops from the contagion. This place continues perfectly healthy, and all vessels coming from the Mediterranean are subjected to a strict quarantine. 41 One transport in the Bay, laden with corn from Alexandria to Lisbon, but last from Malta, has lost two men with the plague; and two others who also had the disease on board. have recovered. ~ The Weymouth and Malabar store•ships sail for England this evening." While we again congratulate the country on the progressive reduction of the price of bread, we feel our selves called upon to mr tir ion a fact highly ho nourable to Ministers, and which has notonly contri buted considerably to the blessing in twhich all par ticipate, but will operate, for some time to come, in keeping down the markets.—The experience of years had strewn that the prices of corn in Britain; what ever was the state of our harvest, was considerably enhanced by the necessity imposed upon this country to find supplies for our troops serving on the Conti nent. It occurred, we believe to Lord CASTLEREAGH, that it would be sound policy to draw, at the most fa vourable period, a supply from the Continent to cover in part, if not entirely, the quantity usually with drawn from those stores which, in ordinary times, would go entirely to the supply of the home market. Proper measures were accord'ngly taken, some time since, to secure a part of the harvest of the Continent : Considerable quantities have actually been purchased, and the public Bakehouses, which used before to re ceive their supplies from Mark.lane, are now served with flour made from foreign wheat. In addition to such praise-worthy conduct let Mi nisters bring a bill into the ensuing Session of Par. liament, making it obligatory upon the Magistrates who settle the Assize, to do it always by the price of corn, except when flour is cheaper ; or to leave the market to find its own level without any regular assize. MELANCHOLY EVENT. Monday afternoon, as the ferry-boat between Dunoon and the Clough Light- House, on the river Clyde, was conveying several passengers, and about thirty head of black cattle, across the river from Dunoon, when about mid-way, its sails suddenly gave way, and the bat filling with water, it instantly went down. Of the passengers, two only were saved, and the six described as follows, we lament to say, were drowned : Mr. J. STEELS, writer, Glasgow ; Mrs. DIJNCA N FERGUSON, near Dunoon; DONcAN BLACK, boatman ; a servant girl of Mr. HARKNass, Ltskindrosk ; and a young man and WORM lately mauled ) belonging to Duaixin. THE ARMY. - Twentfene or die Oxford Blues marched on 3a• turday morning from Knightsbridge Ktarracks to Portsmouth, to embark for Spain, to fill up the de tachment of their Regiment, now under the com mand of the Marquis of WaLuttorou. Seven hundred of the Foot Guards marched thi; morning at seven o'clock from Portman street Bsr• racks, in two divisons, one on the Farnham, and the other on the Guildford road, for Portsmouth, under the command of Colonel CLITHEROW, to embark for Spain. Monday the Dorset Militia marched from Lime rick for Tralee, &c. The Waterford Militia replace the Dorset in Limerick garrison. NAVAL IVTELLIGENCE. . FALMOUTH, SEPTEMBER IR' Arrived the Diana packet from Cadiz, last front Plymouth, where she landed her mail. Put back the Townsend packet, with a mail for the Brazils. The Prince Ernest packet, with a mail for Passage, a 4 the Duke of Marlborough packet, with - a mail Lisbon, are gone into the roads.—Wind S.W. . - . PLYMOUTH, SEPTEMBER n. Came in the DARTMOUTH new iligAte, from Dirt. mouth ; and the °arms sloop of war, from a cruize. Sailed the HELICON sloop of war, and the WarriNcs schooner, on separate cruises; and the Sh.AFLOWEE 'sloop of war, with a fleet to the Eastward. PORTSMOUTH, SEPTEMBER IQ. Arrived the SPY sloop of war from the Downs. The Downs fleet are expected to sail the morning. His Majesty's ship FAWN tikes convoy far Plymouth.. 7-. Arrived the RIDPOLII, of 10 guns, Captain rimiest, with convoy from the Downs ; and SSA FLOW ER. 14b Lieut. STRWA RT, from Gibraltar, last from Plymouth. This day sailed the BRISK, 18, Capt. Moesanse, with convoy for Cork.—Letttrs from Halifax to the 9th •Iltimo, state the arrival there of the MAJESTIC, of 74 guns, Capt:iin Hove% from Spittle*el, with Ad• miral Gut Fran, who has taken the command of the port. A convoy was to sail for England on the 25th ultimo, under the SPARTAN, Capt. BRENTON. The RODNEY, 74, is ordered to be immediately re. paired for commission, and fitted to receive a flag. the Fantle and Snaannoovra are ordered to be docked. TI e Staws, $B, was launched ou Satordar morning, at Dursledon. The Moue, Captain Mos. TAGU!, is ordered to be fitted for foreign service. His Majesty's brig Tutsrot, arrived at Halifax on the 7th of August, from Cork in company with the brig Fingal of the latter place. A deputation, on the 6th August, arrived at Hali• fax, from America, to request the body of Captain LAWRINCIL for interment in his native country. DEAL SEP (EMBER Ig. Arrived his Majesty's ship VENGEUR, from off the Scheldt; 'and ERIDANWS frigate fr,,rn the Nore. and has sailed for Portsmouth. Arrived the DRAKE sloop of war from off Flushing.—Wind S.W. HARWICH, SEPITMI3ER 12. No arrivals.—SAiled the Lnrd Dunc.no racket, for Heligoland ; and the Henry Freeling packet, for Got• tenburgh, both with Mails.—Wind S. _ _ YARMOUTH, SEPTEMBER Arrived the Levene•r, from a cruize ; BRITOMARtp from off the Tele] ; and DErmoza from the Downs. The Lords of the Admiralty mean next week to make a tour of the different arsenals at Portsmouth, Plymouth, &c. This is as it should be. A letter from Norfolk, (U. S.) dated July 14, states the capture of a British barge, belonging to the PLANTAGENET', by a detachment of Militia, near the Lighthouse on Cape Henry. The barge with a Lieu. tenant (DrcumsoN) and 27 men, having a bras% gull in the bow, landed to procure water : the militia suffered them to proceed to the well, when they cut them off from the boats, and gave one fire, 'which killed a marine, wounded two seamen and the Lieu. tenant, and the remainder, 24 in number, were made iprisoners. LiCTRACT FROM A LETTER FROM AN OFFICER OF THE BACCHANTE, CRLIZINU 1N THE ADRIATIC, DATED JUNE 22, 1819. - In the latter end of May we received intelligence of an enemy's convoy, consisting of 70 sail, being at a nchor at Nosi Grade, on the coast of Dalmatia.— We immediately repaired thither, and Lieut. 1 loon, with our boats, armed, in the most gallant manner captured the town of Harlabayo, destroyed a battery of eight guns, put the whole garrison to flight, and brought off the Governor and his suite, prisoners.— But, lam sorry to say, the convoy, in the mean while, succeeded in getting out of our reach. On the 12th inst. we discovered 4.5 sail under the town of Guilia Nova, near Ancona. Lieutenant Hoot) again volunteered his services, and, with 150 of our brave fellows in the boats, attacked them in the most de termined style, notwithstanding a tremendous firing was kept up from two armed vessels and artillery on shore : 14 of them were captured and brought away. The parties afterwards landed, and drove the soldiers horn the beach, and then destroyed the remainder of the vessels. In both affairs we had only five men killed and six wounded, which, considering the strength of the force that was opposed to us, was trifling indeed." CORN-EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE. SEPT. IS. We have had but few arrivals of English Wheat at market this morning, and prime samples fetched as. per quarter more than oa last Monday, although the trade was very dull, and but fcw buyers. The ordinary qualities, as well u alt kind of foreign Wheat, remain as oa last Monday —Barley maintains it• price, the supply being rather sbort.—Our supply of Oats is abundant, which has had the effect of checking the rise that was canoed, :And the market appeared heavy at last Monday's price. 14 hue, Beans, and other articles, there is no alteration. English. Foreign. Wheat, Kent and Eases, SM. Wilms', Americas Os. 00. lON. per quarter. per quaner. Onto, Ettiolk, tats 955. Ditto, bantsie •us. ions. Ditto, Norfolk,7us. sot. Ditto, Baltic Roil 7410. OSa. Rye 40s. 44a. Ditto, Menke' or hoe Flour, per Sash, 05s. Ns. Aped= Elm, Wks* OW.