Star. — London, England, 1820-09-28 00:00:00

.. 'M., ... :;••• ~. .~ .‘, c -imokiNg."# TIVILZVENING STAR. • .-. •• . LONDON. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Tfie suggestion of A. B that a Bill of Divorce, merely on do ground of State policy, without reference to misconduct, would in preferable to the Bill of Pains and Panaltaies against the Qiusii, might, perhips, gain support in some other country than England; but, as the Christian Religion is here held to maks part and portion of the Law of the Land, and as this' religion prohibits a man hi= putting away his wife bat for adultery, it could not but be opposed by all, and especially by the Clergy. BERT THURSDAY, 4,00 TICKETS TO BE DRAWN —ALL WILL BE PRIZES—TWO aBeo,ocio, TWO Xio,OOO—TWO MOpeo IN THE FIRST FIVE MI .MUTES—ALL IN STERLING MONEY. • ••`THURSDAT, SEPTEMBER 28, 1820. THE FUNDS. • PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK 3 per Cent. Cons. 661/4. i,4 3 / 8 c 5 per Cent. Navy 102% 3 / 8 India Bonds 20s. pre.—Exch. Bills 4s. 2s. 3s. pr. Omnium 3 7 / 8 dis. Ditto for Payment 43/ 4 4 dis. Cons. for Acct. 66% 'A 1 ,4 9/8 • NEAPOLITAN REVO UTIO N. 0 We announced a few days :ago that the Cabinet of Vienna had refused ta receive the Ambassador from the regenerated Government of Naples. We haye now to state, that Russia has, at length, also . . declared itself on the subject of the Neapolitan Re volution. Prince CibIITILI, who was sent to • Saint -Petersburgh in the quality of Ambassador from the New Government, and who had been waiting at Vienna three weeks for passports fr'oin . the Russian Ambassador, received from him, on the 9th, the fol lowing answer: LETTER OF COUNT Gott)*Kis TO PRINCE CIMITILI. 44 Mr Panics—l hasten to inform you, that I have received the orders which I had solicited from my Court, relative to the extraordinary mission, of whi eh you had expressed to me a desire to acquit yourself, by your letter of the 31st of August last. The Emperor, any Master, is united to illustrious Allies by the faith of treaties, by an immoveable friendship, and by a confidence so much the more intimate; that the re-establishment of social order, which was the first motive of this union, is now its principal object. 4 . His Imperial Majesty will not, in any case, deviate from that line which his - duties point out to him. Any isolated step, any position which "Alight have the appearance of an initiative, would be a deviation front form, which aloft directs the policy of the Imperial Cabinet. Ills Imperial Majesty can, least of all, permit such a deviation in an cbject so eminently and generally Interesting as that of the present condition of things in the King dom of the Two Skillet. " It demands on too many grounds of refleAion, a general agree tnent and perfect harmony among the guarantees of European order, to allow his Imperial Majesty to prejudge the result of their mutual deliberation. It b from these motives that I , have Ale honour, Prince, to inform you, that the Emperor, my Master, cannot receive the mission with which you are charged on the part of your Government, neither in a diplomatic form, nor even in a confidential manner.—l have the honour,,firc. (Signed) " LE COMTE DE GOLOWEV.. 61 Vienna, September 8, 1820.7 VIENNA, SEPTEMBER 14. -The activity in our Supreme Council of War and Arsenals has been redoubled, since the intentions of the Emperor Alexander, with regard to the affairs of Naples, have beer. communicated to our Court. It is generally said, that we shall commence offen sive operations against the existing Government of t Naples towards the end of next month. Prince MErrEttrach, who remains here, is much occupied, and holds frequent conferences with the Ministers of Russia, France, and England. These Ministers receive dispatches upon dispatches from their Courts. We are assured that it is in virtue of powers which have been confided to them by their respective Goveniments, that the Duke de GALLO bas been sent back to Naples. ~ PORTUGUESE REVOLUTION.' Affairs in Portugal seem to be thawing 'to a crisis ; nor will it be long till the strength and re sources of the old Government are put to the test. The nature of the Assembly to . which the Regency ish to give the appellation of the Cortes, w ill be seen from their Circular, dated the 9th instant, given in our columns. They are to be convened precisely in the same manner in which the old Court used to convoke them when any oppressive measure was to• be carried, of which the KING would riqt bear the odium. The Revolutionists will not be taken by surprise: indeed their previous Decrees 'hewed their determination to have something solid, and not the mere mockery and shadow of the Assembly of Re presentatives for the Nation. The Address of Colonel SEPULVEDA, to the inhabitants of Beira, in the name of the New Government, speaks of the Regency, as " the Ex-Governors of Lisbon," in terms which shew pretty plainly the determination of the Revolutionists to terminate the vassalage of Portugal to the Go. •ernment of the Brazils ; to which, ever since the emigration of the Royal Family and the Court, the taxes and. wealth of the parent country has been re gularly transmitted. Nor is this the only grievance of which the Portuguese complain in loud terms:— large bodies of men, who had fought their country's battles, and expected to rejoin their families, after beating and expelling their enemies from their soil, were themselves shipped off from the same soil to an unhealthy climate, to support the whims of ambitious Ministers in another hemisphere. The Brazils -- " the region of gold and diamonds"—has nearly absorbed die whole circulating medium of the mother country. •Thelve.regular regiments have already hoisted the A otinstinttionsilltandard, and the cause, though In oo - very short a time, has been joined by a large portion of the rank and talent the country possesses. parti sans are gained as fast as the exhilarating voids . of freedom can be beard. The people and soldiers do not declare singly, but in wilds prcirinces and regi ments. The new Government and military, pledged_ to the cause, have set out for Lisbon, as will be more particularly seen by the subjoined extracts; 4ud they do not fear opposition, because they are sensible that the people are with them. We have, therefore, good reasons for hoping that all will yet be accomplished without bloodshed. PRIVATE LETTER. " OPORTO, SEPTEMBER 9. _ _ " We are without a post from m Lisbon, and at length the Regency there has issued a Proclamation, declaring their intention of convoking the Cortes; but itis to deceive and amuse the people, and in the meantime they art sending seiret.oiders to General Vittoria, of the Pro Vince of Beira, to march on Oporto ; the Officers who were thdbearprs of these orders were intercepted, and Vittoria is already with out soldiers, and has even fled, the Regiments he had with him having deserted entire; a circumstance which never occurred till.the present epoch. gi SEPTEMBER 13.--You will receive by this con veyance the Diarios NO. 5 to 9, also two Proclama tions ; the short one from Government taking leave of the inhabitants of Oporto, you will find to be ex tremely well written. On Saturday night, a fire broke out at the Imprenca (printing office), at St. Eloyo, which in two or three hours consumed that house to the ground, and two more adjoining it; in consequence we shall again be without Newspapers for some days. Yesterday and the day before, all the troops of the line left this place, on their march towards Lisbon, say the 6th, 11th, and 19th, and the 9th Riflemen, the 10th Vianna, ath Guimaraens, 21st Valencia, and 3d Braga, after marching towards Villa Real, are also by this time near Coimbra ; some parks of Artillery went also from hence. To-day some Cavalry is expected from Chaves, to accom pany the Supreme Junta, who take their departure to-morrow morning; a large force is already col lected at Coimbra. I suppose a general march will take place from Coimbra towards Lisbon, imme diately that the Army is joined by the Junta. GOB go with them, and may the business be settled with out bloodshed ; indeed, the idea is dreadful if a shot is fired, when we consider the consequences of a civil war. Subjoined is a statement of forces marching on Lisbon: " FIRST ARMT. " 'First Commander, Cal;reira ;iecOnd ditto, Sepulveda; In fantry, No. 6, 11, 18, and ; Cavalry, part of Nos. 6 and 9; Riflemen, No. 6,9, 10, and 11 ;- Artillery, pan of No. 4; Mili tia of the District. " sgcoNn A11(1. " First Commander, Gaspard Teixeira ; Second ditto, Lacerda, (Field 3farshalb); rufintry, 3,9, 12, 21, 23, and 24; Cavalry, part of 2,6, and 12 • Riflemen, 7,8, and 12 ; Arti ll ery, part of No. 4 ; Militia of lieira." EXTRACT OF ANOTHER PRIVATE LETTER. " I left Oporto on the morning (four o'clock) of the 14th instant. At that hour the sound of trum pets, noise of cavalry and carriages, were heard ac. company ing the new Government on their route to present themselves before Lisbon. The troops_ (In fantry and Artillery) left a few mornings previous., The cause daily gained strength, and the enthusiasm of the people sheaved itself more and . more. One in dividual had presented them with fifteen horses. I conversed the night previous to my leaving with Mr. Secretary forges; he was is high spirits, and we parted with the persuasion of meeting in Lisbon. The unanimous opinion is no fighting will take place; the troops in Lisbon and its vicinity are only waiting the arrival of their brethren in arms to conclude what was se gloriously begun by them." The Paris Papeis of Sunday and Monday, with the exception of the Gazette de France, arrived at a late hour this forenoon. The accouchement of the Duchess of BERRI has not yet taken place. The Moniteur of Monday states, that on Sunday her Royal Highness heard mass, and that the day before she promenaded on the ter race on the water-side. The Duchess, it is added, enjoys the best health. each 5 per Cents. Saturday, 74 fr. 85 c. ROYAL ;AQUANC EXCURSION. COWES, SEPTEMBER 27. Sailed the ROYAL GEORGE yacht and the Squadron, with his MAJE •ry, for Portsinouth. The French ship Minerve, Captain LE COQ, froth Havre, now in this harbour, saluted his MAJESTY, on landing; with twenty-one guns. WINDSOR, SEPTEMBER 26. This morning his Royal Highness the Duke Of GLOUCISTER, attended by Colonel HIGGINS and his Aides-de-Camp, arrived at the Infantry Barracks, and inspected the Battalion of the Sd Regiment there. The men were all dressed in their new clothes. His Royal Highness expressed himself highly pleased with them. On his arrival, their excellent Band played " GOD save Me King." The Officers of the Regiment gave a grand Dinner so the Duke in their Mess-room, and had invited a select party of Gentle men to meet his Royal Highness. The Bind played during the evening. After dinner, many loyal toasts were given : afterwards his Royal Highness and at leudants returned to Bagshot Park. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE left Vienna for Hungary on the 12th instant. ___ _ COVENT - GARDEN THEATRE.--The performance of The Antiquary was witnessed and applauded last night by a large and brilliant audience. The foreign dancers made their fourth appearance in the Ballet tof Joconde, that of Lubin and Annette having been postponed. Their reception was similar to that which they had experienced on former evenings. ELECTION OF SHERIFFS. This day the Livery assembled, for the purpose of awes:big in the Sheriffs for the ensuing year.. The Hall was thinly attended. The LORD MAYOq entered the Hall at ten ininntes after twelve, and Alderman WAITHMAN and JAMES Wlwatts, Esq. Citizen , and Goldsmith, were sworn into office: Alderman Waernstart then came forward and stated, that having been invested with a vtyry import ant office, he felt that it was his duty to address the Meeting. He felt the importance, knew his own inadequacy, but-was determined to do his utmost to discharge his duty to the satisfaction of his fellow-citizens. He had not sought the office.— He was not ambition's of either glitter or parade. It would not be necessary for him, as Sheriff, to ex press his public opinion ; but he would never -allow any political feeling to interfere with his official duties. Having declared so much, he had little fear of being able to act to the satisfaction of those around— (Applause)-and he was convinced of the indulgence of his fellow-citizens. He thanked the Meeting for the confidence reposed in him, and trusted that he should be always deserving of their approbatioc— (Great applause).. Mr. WILLIAMS declared, that he should exert him self in the new office to which he had been appointed, and as he considered it ministerial, he should not al low an atom of political feeling to mix with the duties to which he was called—(Applause). The LORD MAYOR informed the Meeting, that a Common Hall would be held at one'ectock, to re ceive the most gracious Answer of het MAJESTY to the Address of the Livery. THE WIFNESS KRANTZ. (FROM THE MONITEUR OF SUNDAY.) " We reported in our Paper of the 30th of August last, an answel of Barbara Kranix, a witness in the process of the QUEEN of ENGLAND, according to which that girl had had a conversation at Carlsruhe with a Minister named Gallatin. Although this wit- ness cannot even mention what place the Minister of whom she speaks occupied, it is clear that her asser tion can only refer to Count de Gallatin, who re.ided a long time at the Court of Baden, in quality of Mi nister of the King of Wurtemberg. We are authorised to declare, that Count de Gallatin never had, nor could have, any communication with the said Bar bara Krantz, since he quitted the Carlsruhe Embassy for that of Munich, in the month of November, 1816, and consequently many months before the facts to which the witness deposed occurred." NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. DISCOVERY SHIPS. Captain JOHNSTON, of the Cambrian whaler, which has re cently arrived from Davis Straits, states that he was further up Lancaster Sound than Captain Ross penetrated, but saw nothing of the Discovery Ships. He went up eighty mites; the Sound was there twenty miles wide, with "a strong current, and no obstruction appeared from the mast-head.— From all that he saw, Captain J. is in the firm belief that Lieu tenant NSW, must have succeeded in effecting a passage. The Friendship and Truelove were proceeding up the Sound when the Cambrian was returning; but whether they would go fur ther up or not is uncertain. Some ships have this season been as far North in Baffin's Bay as 80 degrees. The general opinion among the Whalers is, that Naar has discovered an inland sea; but whether he will be enabled to get through it or not, is pro blematical. ' Captain &mum, of the Lady Jane whaler, just arrived at North Shield+, was told by Capt. MobVsmaaas, of the Grenville Bay, whom he spoke on the 15th of August, that be bad dis covered •ghat he took to be a new race of people; but whether the same as those seen by Captain Ross, he could not ascertain. LATEST ARRIVAL FROM DAVIS' STRAITS. Noarn SHIELDS, Save. 28.—Arrived the Lady Jane, Flvance, from Davis' Straits, with 18 fish, and 250 tuns, the fullest ship that ever came into the Tyne. Captain FIJUUNQ reports the British Queen, with 18 fish, and the Grenville Day, M' Wu, LIAM, with 10 fish, and 130 tuns. Captain BP %utast told Captain Fleming, on the 15th of August, if he was not previ ously full, he would persevere until the sun crossed the equinox. The British Queen had discovered, what she reported, a new Colony of people; but whether those seen by Captain Ross, or so. cannot ascertain. Some ships have ►een to $0 degrees North in Baffin's Bay, this season; fish were there plentiful, but small. The Union, Wood, sailed from Enuworth on Monday, and in a few hours upset and sunk. The master drowned. The William, Hall, from Liverpool for Pernau, was d r iven on shore on Otel, on the'26th. ult. ; but got off, after throwing part of her cargo overboard, and proceeded on bet voyage. The Baroness Vander Capellan, bound to Batavia and Ant werp, pat back to Bengal between the 7th and 15th of April, with less of masts, &c. The lonia, from St. Ander to the Havannab, which was takgi by an Insurgent privateer and carried into Old Providence, 'vu given up, after being plundered of her cargo, provisions, &e. and arrived at the Havannah on the 10th ult. The schooner Robert Dewar was totally lost at Jamaica on the 6th of July. The Aurora, bound to Bilboa, was on shore on Monday, in St. Clement's Reach, near Gravesend, and it was supposed would not be got off until next spring tides. Framotmu, Sur. 29.—Wind W.N.W.—A brig passed here to-day, with loss of maintop-mast. Danz, Sarr. 27.—Wind W.S. W.—Sailed the whole of the homeward-bound. Came down from the River, the Brilliant, FINN, for Calcutta; and Matthews, Cnarron, for Ri o J ane i ro . Arrived and sailed for the River, the Maria, Qum; from Leg horn ; and Barton, &masa, from Jamaica. Posy:woe:Yr, Sart. 27.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the Man darin, Duman, from Amsterdam, leaky ; and the Erma, Bann ea any, from London for Madras. Do's', Sat. 27.—Passed by the Citizen, Loans, from Ma. nilla for Hamburgh ; and the NAacy Anse, PuTitAx, from Batavia for Antwerp. Crutos-House, Sam 27.—Entered Inwards:—The Acasta, from Pernambuco; Atalanta, from Harlingen; British Army; Victory; and Nancy, from Quebec; Albion, from Draftee ; 1 Harmony, from Labradore - Nymph, from Belfast; Alpha, from Jamaica ; Leda, front italtimore ; Zangerad„ from Dort; Singleton, from Stangate Creek; Flying Fish, from Ostend; Tweed, from Riga; Two Brothers; Elizabeth ; and Harvey, from St. Petersburgh.—Cleared Outwards :—Hoogbly, for Fort St. George; Nelly, for Hamburgh; Rigs, for Havannah ; Sarah; Pomona; and Hoffnung, for Elsineur ; Rover, for Ca ktis • Friends, for Malaga; Alfred, for Konipburgh ; and William, for it. Übe's. Assuvan—At . Oporto, the Fanny Voase, Lister, from Hull. At Cuxhaven, Laurel, Reed from London. At IHantburial Edith*, Allen; Mary, Padle ; and Perseverance, Morrison, from London. At Brame'', Jones ; Forsoket. An dation t and Unterneluning, Block s freak Lqpdon. THE ARMY. COURT MARTIAL ON LIEUTENANT-COLONEL ST. C EON. r. FRENCH, OF THE SIXTH DRAGOON GUARDS, CHARGES PREFERRED AGAINST HIM BY THE EAL OF CARHAMPTON, COLONEL OF THE REGINIEsT. • [For a Copy of the Cheies, and a List of the Members e Cart, see the Slias of September so.], The proceedings commenced at the Horse Gunn. , on Tuesday se'nnight, and the he.o log of eri.hr..: occupied the Court four days. Major Wit.ossmq, and Payrhaster HAT, were eramirel support of the First Charge—relative to Colonel Frencli*,: ice ing a female in the Barracks, and calling her Mrs. Freud), the not his wife; - • Adjutant CRAntos SWAT, Captain Attnattv Frncr,,v, a ! e Corns WILLLAM MARTIN, in support of the Secon.l inflicting a greater punishment on three Strjealits w dered by a Court IVartiat ; Cornet Atmars• and Veterinary• Surgeon IlAvwmtn, in - -. port of the Third Charge—traffickiog in the sale Cornet Moires; and , Mr. HARM% (a Gort ri:11 .. rt 9 dealer), In support of the Fourth Charge—further Cl:ar, dealing in horses; Cornet ILL:, and Paymaster Mir, in support of the Charge—same subject ; Captains Ilan, Rua-11E136; 111‘Dowas., Faisonsou, 3'.a i 1.7161150 N ; and Serjeants l'lrr and Gissow, iu 14upp:•,: • A Sixth Charge—cutting out and defacing leaves of the 'From; I. gister of Horses. The Court met on Monday last, pursuant to a, journrnent, and Colonel FRENCH, being called upon for hi; d,- fence, proceeded to read a statement from a urine • paper which he held in his hand. It commenrit with expressing his desire to call the attention of Court to the unqualified language made u , se of .3 the part of the prosecution, before he submitted t answers to the charges which had been preferi , ,i against him. The person who had originated II,: prosecution had indulged in cruel, foul, and nr. founded calumny—a calumny unheard of toward , : person whose conduct as an Officer and a Gentler:Lc: was never once called in question, by those who li•:•! the best opportunity of forming an estimate hf it : he trusted, however, that the rancour of so malicious a libel on his character would make no unfavourab impression on she Court, composed as it was of t tlemen of high and unsullied honour, who knew and felt what was due to the feelings of a man hohling the rank he did in his Majcsty's service. Had he been guilty of the ignominious and disgraceful crai duct imputed to him in the sixth charge, he would hay.: deserved transportation—he would have deserved ta be put to the wheel-harrows of Austria, or to be sent to Botany Bay. From this Court he had nothing to fear; yet his feelings suffered more than he could ex press, from the foul and atrocious representatii us which had been made by the-prosecution, althoug4 the Press, with a generous regard to jaistice, had for borne to pUbfish them till he was;heard in his d:- fence.. 1 , % hat could have. induced..xlie who was the prosecutor in this case to hav-e acted b..• him is such a manner t he (Colonel French) was at loss to saf, as he 2i always treat* that Noble Lard with tlie . greatest . possible respect: but surely he ought to have made himself inuph hetter.acquainted with the nieure Of the eviaenie which was to be produce.?, beToie fie — thus wantonly sported with the charactc: and conduct of a Lleutcuant 7 Colonel ,of an old a:.l distinguished lieellient. , /je (Colonel,French) tro,tel tba . w the see itwas die business, as net as the imperatrve duty'd that Noble Lcird, .to Iny: put himself in possession of an accurate statement facts, both with respect to the charges themselvo , , and the motives of the parties who had undertaker to establish them.-- How-he incurred the enmity of the Noble Lord, he knew not ; but this he knew, that his grand offence was committed on-the 26th of,fOne, 1818, when he rejected some saddlery which hat been purchased by Paymaster Hay. He should now refer to the charges, as they had been, exharitel against him ; and he should submit it to the Court, that no eVidence whatever had been 1:$ - ranee:Ito sub stantiate the first chargeof keeping - a 'woman in the barracks of the regiment, who was not hi; wife: there was no proof to shew that she was - not his wife; a: d he should satisfy the Court, by the testimony of sevc ral most respectable witnesses, that no Lady w..s more sensible of female delicacy, or more retired and circumspect in her habits. From no part of her ccn duct- could any bad example be apprehended ; and he should prove that he had never been-seen with Ler in public, during a period of •mbre than 25 year, that they had lived together, except on the march rt the regiment.. It would have been but justice in the Noble Lord to have taken it for granted, that a con nexion which had lasted so long, • and- with such un abated -attachment, might have been involved in soma mystery to delicate for public developement, and to have believed that where there was so much col stoney, there could have been no Mine. But it ap peared the Noble Lord had got new and more serr'- tive perceptions of moral.rectitude; yet how was 1-a to make that out a crime in 1820,. which he did rot consider so twenty years ago? But the Noble Lent must have well known, that his (Colonel French'sl conduct in this particular was not such as to offer any violation to the feelings of society—he knew it all along, and it was only when an unworthy purpc , e was to be served that a complaint * was made, i.t•liica was equally cruel and unmanly. Cruel, indeed, I: 'was, in the extreme, for should he deny his bei:7, married, how agonizing must it not . be to the fcelind of a Lady of a refined mind; and should he acknow ledge her as his wife, be might probably incur the lasting displeasure of an aged patent, who at preieti; contributed handsomely towards his income) a" whom he should rather die than offend—[His feel ings were here so overpowered, that he sheit tear and appeared for the moment unable to Proceed He was happy to say that no Officer was more in tt your with the Regiment than he was from the fir moment he had joined it, nor was there one who was more earnestly zealous in promoting its best interest: He had taken upon himself the duty of Paymaster, and if the books were inspected, they would sinew the accuracy with which he had , kept the account,. On the subject of the first' charge he should offer 110 fuither observations; convinced that the Court w ouki, from what he had said clearly perceive the spirit is which it had originated. The Paper then con:we:uteri on the statements whichthad been made by the pro secution in support of the second charge, 'elan% e Colonel French s having awarded a more severe nishment to three Serjeants of the Regiment, ti the Court-Martii autorized, lc went on to • Tit Of OE se tii fo tc .m v.] w, ni] sh 1.1 $u bi fn .w; th lit ma