Star. — London, England, 1813-01-28 00:00:00

_ _ ,~ • - but their motives are foreign to the id*. e ffect ; Spanish people—they are forcing upon the political principles, as mach at variance with zal opinions as Popery is contrary to Chris. Their conduct is aft and 'cannot last long ; mural for a Government to force its people iree—and the Spanish nation, up to the date ' of May, 1808, did not believe that there thing existing in Spain that was not more than similar things any wino the. 'HE EVENING 4TAR. -z~ LONDON. 4••••••pmmose THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1813. It OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONLO'CLOCK: 610. —Cons.llll.lll.—Cons. for see. S9lli 751f—Sper Cent. 8141--Omniunfli pr. --India Bonds 2s. Ss. ills. 4 E x chequer Bilk es. 9s. premium. Yesterday morning General Hors, Colonel Lqw, . DE BENuo, Captain Baowx (Aide-de -Camp the General), Mr. KEY (King's Messenger), and retinue, re-embarked at Yarmouth on board the sloop of war, - for Gottenburgh—they sailed We yesterday mentioned the arrival of the SPECI/• , lugger at Falmouth, from Corunna, and on the adthority of our Port letters, that dia. were received from the Marquis of WEL , No official accounts, however, have been ; but it has been reported, since the arrival ie SPZCVLATOR I that the French troops are slowly • .behind the Ebro. Of this fact we can no doubt, for with such a mass of iqfornration us, on the subject of their disasters in Russia, beyond the bounds of possibility that the French . retain Spain. It us much pleasure to learn, that the utmost prevails betwesn• the Marquis of WEle . and the Cortes at Cadiz. Fifty thousand are to be placed under his immediate command, the next campaign will be commenced upon a extensive and formidable scale. Nothing less the expulsion of the whole remaining French is expected. BONAPARTZ will probably, how save the Marquis of WILLINOTON the trouble driving them out by force. We stated yesterday, on the authority of private from America, that MADISON had been re- President : we fear that subsequent arrivals confirm the circumstance officially. Congress come to no deciiion on the subject of cancelling merchants! bonds for penalties on British goods The American Army assembled for the invasion Canada seems to be doomed to all the horrors their worthy Allies experienced in Russia: ten twelve men die daily, from the inclemency of the and from want of proper clothing. Avery !, in short, which can ensure success is want• We have already amused our Readers with the '- issued by the American General HOPKINS, his bloodless expedition against the British and Indians in Canada. To-day we give a similar pro duction from a General Turps& This' miserable creature also Marchl up the bill with twice two thousand men, 6, He tutted them round from east to west, " And then—marched down again !" After detailing a variety of what a seaman would call fresh water tricks—snch as running after hogs, eating green corn, and going out in marauding par- ties of 20 or SO at a time without leave asked or ob tained, he thus concludes : " The whole force now proceeded to Tawa town, where we reached the day following. Early on the morning of the 9th, I ordered the march for Rapids; when at the distance of half a mile, it was found our whole force was reduced to 200 men, exclusive of Officers ; the other part of the force had refused to march, and remained in the encampment ; scarcely . arnan marched from the 2d battalion of Colonel Find.i ky's regiment, commanded by Major Taylor ; Ma., !Ivy's company of the United States' Rangers, both • and soldiers, refused to march. When It was• that our force was thus reduced, I called a cnuncil . qf the Officers to determine whether it was one duty to proceed to the Rapids; the Council con !idcred that our force was not sufficient to carry the first object of your orders into effect ; that we were toe numerous to act as a spy party, and too weak to carry offensive operations into the enemy's country; dtat it would be improper and unadvisable under those circumstances to continue the expedition. With the tl.ca remaining force I proceeded to this place, where I directed Colonel Findley and Major Roper to dis charge such men only as had continued to their duty. " Thus, Sir, has terminated an expedition at one lime capable of tearing the British Flag from the Wall at Detroit, whereon our troops might have re turned with the pleasing reflection of having rendered their - essential ice. to the officers of the' indley, and the Officers in they were zealous in ion; while the Officers imanded by Major Tay- Tre shrinking - from their -r I _ • • ~ . dem and shamefully ch . arting the cane of their country. ga The detaching . of Colonel Simeral's regiment from our force, stands- prominent among the causes of oar failure; alroaily 'was there a- panic in some ,parts of our =nip ; the enemy that had retired at General Winches ter ' s' approach had been greatly magnified, the day succeeding the alarm General Winchester drew.. in one wing •of his lines, and strengthening - his camp with a breast wort—even this cisFuntstance Was noticed and urged as an evi dence, 'that he apprehended a force superior to his own—Aur when imazittary obstacle: unite with those that are real, to oppose the movements of a force so ituaborefinate, at that every ntatee win his laiv, Xti4 can be expected to the efficers ; but a plentiful harvect of mortification and disgrace. 4 It cannot be denied, that at the time those men refused to march, there was a sarcity of provisions in the camp ; not three days rations of meat to each officer and soldier remained ; and no bread or flour. But we had found at those towns •an abluidant sup ply of good sound corn, together with nearly thirty bushels cured when green—or Tossamanotta. Our sufferings with this supply could not have been great in going and returning from the Rapids.—The man lwhose courage and patriotism expires when his ra itlons are reduced, ought never to place himself be :tween his country and its enemies. d! When you shall have examined and considered 'the whole causes of our failure, should doubts rest on your mind whether some part of it does not attach to my conduct, may I not hope, Sir, that you will order a Court of Enquiry, that I may have an oppOr tunity of meeting an investigation. (Signed) " EDWARD W. TUPPER, Brig. Gen." " Gen. Wm. H. Harrison, Com. in Chief, N. W. A." ~.,_ n, It is now arranged that the Princess CHARLOTTE of WALES is not to be presented at Court by her au gust mother, but by the Duchess of YORK. The QUEEN, we are happy to say, is mnch reco vered from her cold. On Monday and Tuesday she look an airing in her carriage. • Yesterday the Princess CHARLOTTE of WALES, at tended by the-Dowager Duchess of LEEDS, left town for Windsor. Yesterday the Duke of Sussex completed his 40th year. We are happy to say his Royal Highness is recovered from his late violent and serious attack, al. though he still feels the effects of it. Sunday evening, between six and seven o'clock, as the Duke of CUMBERLAND was riding in his car riage in Hyde Park, near the entrance into Kensing ton, the horses took fright, and the coachman lost all command of them ; they ran furiously through the town of Kensington down the road, and the carriage, coachman, footman, and the Royal Duke, in all pro bability would have been dashed to pieces, had not the servants called out to the toll-gate-keeper to shut the gate, which the keeper fortunately heard, and shut the gate just as the horses' heads reached it.—' One of the footmen had jumped off, to avoid being dashed to pieces, as he expected ; he, however, cut his hands, and was very much bruised in other parts of his body. When the carriage was stopped, the loyal Duke looked out of the window in the greatest agitation and alarm, and enquired where he was ? He got out of the carriage, and remained a short time in the toll-house ; he walked away r short dis tance, and a hackney coach being procured, he pur sued his journey. Although the- road was thronged with carriages, yet providentially the horses cleared them all, and fortunately no accident happened. Yesterday, Mr. VANSITTART gave his first Cabinet dinner at his house in Downing-street. Lady ALICIA LAMBERT, youngest daughter of the Earl of CAVAN, has bestowed her hand on Mr. PANS FORD DUNCOMBE, with a fortune of 020,000. The fine property of Mr. KENSINGTON, on the Wandsworth road to the top of Putney, is about to be sold to Lord ELLENBOROUGH. The Earl and Countess of Slimmest and family are shortly expected in town from their seat in . North ' hamptonshire. By the death of Lord Hwenrritto, the Colcinelcy of the King's Dragoon Guards becomes vacant, which it is reported the Duke of CUMBERLANIAS to get, and that his Royal Highness is to be succeeded in the command of the 15th Light Dragoons by Lieutenant- General Sir STAPLETON COTTON, who was wounded at the battle of Salamanca, and has lately returned from the Peninsula. LLOYDS.—A Meeting of the Subscribers was yes terday held at Lloyd's, to take into consideration what sum should be voted to the Russian sufferers ; when J. MARRYATT, Esq. M.P. their Chairman, re commended, that, whatever sum might be voted, the proposers of the motion would so frame it, that it might not be made use of as a precedent on any fu ture occasion for subjects not connected with marine affairs. The sums hitherto voted from' their funds had been confined to marine distresses, with the ex ception of a vote to the London Hospital, which was considered necessary from its being ascertained that two-thirds of the patients were sailors from the river Thames. Mr. MARRYATT admired as much as any man the great stand made by the Russians, but con sidered it to be his duty to make the suggestion he had done. It was then moved by Mr. D. CARRU THERS, that the sum of £lOOO he given to the fund for the suffering Russians. The motion was about to be carried unanimously, when a Mr. BENTLY ob served, that he was of opinion that they could not vote away their funds if there was a single dissenting voice—that the funds of that house could not be given away by a General Meeting ; he thought they ought to have the sanction of the Legislature' (Loud laugh ing.). He then moved the previous question, which was instantly negatived. The sum of 01000 was carried, with Mr. BENTLY alone holding up his hand against it. —The sum of £5O was then moved to the widows and orphans of the workmen who lost their lives in attempting to erect a light-house on the Tus can Rock, in the Irish Sea ; but £lOO was called out from all quarters of the room, which was Unani mously agreed to. THE ARMY. (CIRCULAR.) Horse-Guards, Midi Movember, 1811. It has been meted to his Royal Magmas, the Commas. der-in-Chief, that in maay instances, the Officers commanding) regiments of Militia have granted the Non-commledened Officers I and privates of their corps, furloughs, with a view to their en listing men in the Counties beyond the limits allowedby the Mi litia Laws, which has keen found not only materiallyto interfere with the regular recruiting of the Army and Militia, but is con !racy to Act of Parliament. The Commander-in-Chief has therefore deemed It necessary to call the attention of Officers commanding regiments of Mi litia to this irregularity, and to require that they do in future strictly conform to the instructions on this head, by confining the recruiting for their regiments to the Counties to which the regi ments Immediately belong, and the Counties adjacent, as pre scribed by Aet of Parliament :—And his Royal Highness Is pleased to order that any man belonging to the Militia who shall be found enlisting men in any County in which his regiment is not authorised co recruit, shall be immediately apprehended and placed in confinement, with a view to his being brought to trial for a breach of orders. General Officers in command, and Inspecting Field-Officers and parties employed on the recrnidng service, will take care, as far as may depend on them, that the aforegoing order is strictly cot-plied with. By command of his Royal Highness the Commander in -Chief, HARRY CALVIIRT, Adj.-Gen. Officers commanding regiments of cavalry have been ordered to register in a book the age, size, and description of the horses, the names and residence of 'the persons of whom they were bought, and the date of their purchase. Orders have been issued from the Horse-Guards this week for the reinforcements for the regiments on service to proceed for embarkation from the different regimental depots. Ensign CONSIDINE embarked v►ith one hundred re cruits from Tilbury Fort for the Isle of Wight on the 24th instant. Detachments from the 2d battalion of the 61st in 'lreland, and from the 94th in Scotland, are on their march for embarkation. The 29th regiment, 800 strong, has called in its detached parties, and will proceed from Windsor forthwith to embark for foreign service. ,The 7th Dragoon Guards will be replaced by the Bays at Manchester, Son the Ist of February. The Ross-shire Militia have received a route from Glasgow to Paisley and the neighbourhood. We sincerely lament to hear, that the gallant Colonel &EMMETT has lost the use of his feet in the last campaign in Spain. He was left witlrhis brigade with the important charge to cover the retreat of the Army from the Tagus, which he conducted with great ability : upon their return he was left to pro tect the fords of the Tagus. The French occupied the opposite bank of the river, with'6ooo men, and eight pieces of cannon : he resisted this force for SO hours with his small brigade, and killed great num bers, when he was ordered to retire. COURT-MARTIAL.—Copy of a letter addressed by his Royal Highness the COMMANDER-IX-CHIRP to Lieutenant-General WYNYARD, or Officer COMMand ing the troops in North Britain, dated " 1101ISEGUARDS, lAN. 2, 1819. SlR—Having laid before the PRINCE REGENT the proceedings of a General. Court Martial, held in Edin burgh Castle, on the 15th of October, 1812, and con tinued by adjournments to the 21st of the same month, for the trial of Captain JAMES HAMILTON, of the 3d We,t India regiment, who was arraigned upon the under-mentioned charges, viz. u Ist. For conduct highly subversive of military discipline, In addressing to me an improper letter, under date 17th September, 1812, complaining falsely of my conduct towards him, while a Captain in the 94th regiment, and under my command. " 2d, For writing and publishing, or circulating (in Septem ber, 1812), a false ungentl2manlike letter, under (Lite 94th of that month, prejudicial to my character, and that of Captain Kingdom, (4 the 94th regiment. " 3d, For conduct unbecoming the character of an officer and a gentleman, in waylaying me, and, in company with another person, assaulting me, on the streets of Edinburgh, on or a b out the 241 day of the said month, September 1812. 66 JAMES ALlAht, " Major 94th Regiment, Com. Depot." Upon which charges the Court came to the follow. ing decision : " The Court having inclosed, and deliberately considered the charges, defence, evidence on both sides, and whole proceedings, is of opinion, that the prisoner is guilty of the first and second charges. " Under the third charge, the Court acquits the prisoner of the first part thereof, viz, the way-laying; but finds him guilty of the assault, though not in company with another person. 64 In respect of those parts of the charges of which the prisoner has been fstund guilty, being in breach of the articles of war, the CoUrt sentences the prisoner to be dismissed from his Majesty's service." I am to acquaint you, that his Royal Highness was pleased, in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, to approve and confirm the finding and sen tence of the Court. You will therefore acquaint me with the day upon which the sentence is made known to the prisoner, Captain Hamilton, as from that day he will cease to receive pay in his Majesty's service. I am, &c. "(Signed) FREDERICK, Commander in Chief. FRENCH Parsonzas.—A young man, who formerly lived in the neighbourhood of Rye, has been corn. mitted to Horsham Jail, under the following circum. stances :—He had been living in London until he had spent all his money, when it occurred to him that he might, as he was well acquainted with the coast, raise a considerable sum by conducting French Offi cers upon their parole to France; and having got ac quainted with a Colonel and a Major at Reading, they agreed to give him SOO guineas for assisting them in their escape ; ISO were paid down, and the other moiety was to be given him as soon as they were on board the boat. They accordingly se? out in a post-chaise, and uninterruptedly arrived at a public-house at John's Cross, a few miles from Has tings, where they engaged beds. They were, how ever, observed by an exciseman, who suspected what they were, and got a party of the military, who seized them in their beds. When under examination before the Magistrate, the young man acknowledged his in tentions, and said he was driven to desperation by the total exhaustion of his finances, and that the offer of SOO guineas was too tempting to be resisted. The IFrench Officers have been since properly disposed of. - NAVAL INTBLLIGENOE. FALMOUTH, JANUARY It& Nothing arrived or sailed today but one or coasters. The Princess Mary packet, with a mad Comma, has gone into the Roads.—Wind E. PLYMOUTH, JANUARY 116. Sailed the SYLVIA, of eight guns, for Falmouth PICKLE, 14r guns, and SURLY, of . B guns, for the: station; SHAMROCK, of 18 guns, for the Downs FANCY cutter, and CONQUESTADOR, of 74 guns, WM. STUART, for the station off Brest.—The Alfred, SHIELDS, from Sunderland, with coals, tering this port about day-light this morning, ha\ approached the Eastern shore too near, struck sunken rock near the Shag Stone, andinstantly down in five fathoms water—the crew were but the vessel and cargo, it is feared, will be lost.— Yesterday the artificers in this yard began to work the new ship, the ST. VINCENT, of 110 guns. ship is of the class of the Nelson, Howe, &c. PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY 27. Sailed his Majesty's ship VULTURE with a convoy for Guernsey and Jersey, Boats with a convoy Plymouth, and the SWAN for the Downs. The for the East Indies, Cape of Good Hope, Spain, Portugal, will sail on Friday nest.—Wind S.E. DEAL, JANUARY 27. Came down from the River and sailed the LION privateer, Captain THOMPSON, on a cruise . the China Seas ; Charlotte, EDWARDS ' for Gibraltar and several others•-names not known.—Wind YARMOUTH, JANUARY 27. • Arrived the BEAVER and PRINCESS of WALES, . a cruize. Sailed the DAPHNE, with Major-Gener, HOPE and suite on board, for the Baltic ; the WARD gun-brig, for Leith ; and the REDBREAST Heligoland. The ARROW sloop of war had an action on the ult. with a French brig of war of 22 guns, and men, off the Isle of Dieu, beat her off, and would taken her, but for the foggy weather and light windy. The Aettow had one man killed. A meeting of the Inhabitants of Philadelphia been called, for the purpose of raising a fund for building of a frigate, to be presented as a free gift the American Government. By the account published of the Income Charges of the Consolidated Fund and War 't in the Quarters ending the sth of January, 181' the sth of January, 1813, there appears to be ciency of 472,023,110 7s. Bd. A Russian tchetvert is equal to 2831ba. English ; accordingly, the quantity of barley which the Fren c h left behind them at Wilna, amount to 4,032,000 English lbs. : the quantity of flour and biscuit 1,410,0001b5. A forgery was detected on Tuesday, on the to the amount of /13000. The corn-mills near Kirkburton, Yorkshire, occupation of Mr. HURST, with the contents, entirely destroyed by fire on Friday morning. At a concert given at Aberdeen last Wednesday, for the benefit of the Public Kitchen, the receipts amounted to nearly ,e 67; a most seasonable relief the funds of this excellent charity. MA9ONIC DlNNER.—Yesterday a most superb ner was prepared by upwards of five hundred Masons, at the Tavern, Great Queeu-streer; mark of respect and regard for the Earl of Motaa, previous to his leaving the Brethren for India. Duke of SUSSEX, as Deputy Grand Master, was the Chair. Lord MOIRA arrived at five o'clock, was received with enthusiastic bursts of approbation. After dinner his Lordship took the Chair, and in the course of the evening a valuable jewel was preseSted to him. He delivered on the occasion a most quest and appropriate speech. The banquet enlivened by a military band, performing select impressive music. Many Ladies of distinction present, four of the Royal Dukes, and a long Nobles, in the galleries. When all the public of entertainment was concluded, the Ladles drew, and the Hall being cleared of strangers, ten o'clock, the Lodge was regularly tyledand opened. —The Duke of Sussex then rose, and in fervent' expressed the sense entertained by Masons of the turnable qualities which had distinguished their Acting Grand Master, Lord Moira, and of the esteem and gratitude they felt towards him. He also pronounced an excellent oration on the sublimity of this Institu. tion, which had for its objects the welfare of indivi duals, and universal prosperity, which invited to of kindness, and entitled its members to respect which had for its basis the most anxious and exertions for the happiness of all mankind, and , cated good will and benevolence to the whole man race. Reetrring to a warm panegyric upon k Noble Earl, he invested him with the jewel for the occasion, and presented by the Societrg a M re a d .. sons, not as a mere recollection, but to carry with as a bright star to lead him to glory in India, safe return to his admiring Brethren. Thejewel, a most brilliant badge, was pa r aded round . the Lodge, and finally suspended about Lordship's' neck, who was thereupon called to Chair, and returned thanks in a speech replete feeling, energy, and eloquence. He would war he said, as a monitor. sensible of his actions, to him to spread the philanthropic and benevolent ciples of Masonry over the vast country to whit was going ; and concluded by relating a beat Asiatic tale, in which a piece of perfumed earth, beingcomplimented, replies, 41 Alas ! lam but mon earth; but, coming in contact with a rose, have borrowed its sweetness." Even so, he said, bad borrowed the odours of the virtues, with the session of which they had been pleased to compliment him, from his coming in contact with their society. His gratitude and affection would only cease with the last pulse of life.—(Tuntults of Al platin.) A great variety of appropriate toasts and - followed this. Lord KINNAIRDp Sir JOHN and others, took occasion to deliver their sentiments to the Lodge, and the evening was concluded the utmost Copvivi4ity and Masonic decignnt. 4 effect; I ac he Spanis nation politica t h e national 0 tian i e y. The • t is unnatural to be free — ar o f t he 2d of b c os any thing pe rfect than s TH.I a ssi THUR PRICE 9F S' Red. seilL- —4 4 per CL 7514 14. Anne, Exchequer Bit Yesterday ount DE Bt to the Genera their retinue, DAPHNE 51001 We yester ATOR Ingge dried, on the 42tches were INGTOM N eceived ; bu if the SPRECI ithdrawing ave no don': fore us, on t is beyond tl retain Sp It gives us nanimity pre NGTON and 44 en are to be nd the next 4,4 ost extensiv an the expi one is expec ver, save the 4f driving the We stated letters from lected Presie ill confirm ad come to the merchant imported. The Amer of Canada s 4 which their v or twelve me weather, and requisite, in s ing. We have Bulletin issue of his blood! Officers and soldiers, refused to march. When hand that our force was thus reduced, I c council . qf the Officers to determine whether 4:f:r duty to proceed to the Rapids; the Counc I:dcred that our force was not sufficient to ca hest object of your orders into effect ; that sv toe numerous to act as a spy party, and too tarry offensive operations into the enemy's co that it would be improper and unadvisable uncle circumstances to continue the expedition. Ml tl,ca remaining force I proceeded to this place, I directed Colonel Findley and Major Roper charge such men only as had continued to thei " Thus, Sir, has terminated an expedition time capable of tearing the British Flag frc Wall at Detroit, whereon our troops might 11; turned with the pleasing reflection of having re their country an essential service. " It is a duty, Sir, I owe to the officers Kentucky forces, to Colonel Findley, and the ( Et his first battalion, to say that they were zea Pressing forward the expedition; while the ( of the second battalion, commanded by Majo Mr, with few exceptions, were shrinking-hot . 4 • Or two mad for E. !month ; he Brest Downs s, Lord lie brig Is, in en- , having sck on a tly went e saved, : lost.— work on This convoy woy for he ships ain, and .E. the ship mite in ibraltar ; rid N.E. es, from General he FOR.. EAST for the 27th and 150 rid have t winds. . phis has 1 for the egifcto me and r Taxes, 312, and e a deli- Enslish • ; e Freud ,032,000 iscuit to se Bank, v, in the its, were dnesday, receipts relief to orb din. ed Free- :et; as a MOIRA, a. The , was in ock, and rotation. id in the Presedted sost do- ts:et was lest and ion wort list of blic pert %es with. v, about • lopeued. nt tams f the es. r Acting sem gad nounced lanky. f indivi- to deeds respect ; d active incul. sole hu. apon the 7S ar lifa- ci • with him 4 and of paraded bout his to the etc with wear it, to invite •nt prin. vhich he ieautiful • arch, on out com- rose, I said, he the pos. ipliment society. ' with the d songs DOYLE. • stiments led with 12.