Star. — London, England, 1808-11-23 00:00:00

had• t teur ial himse ,direae— it to oe respected ; in d that, when he found out, that he must give up t h e Monastery, together with the capital of Spain, the troop; which were quartered in the former, had no time to plunder what they had hitherto been compel. led to spare. gi GIBRALTAR, OCTOBER 17. This morning the PARTIIIAN brig arrived with dispatches from Lord COLLINOWOOD, off Toulon, for England. She states, that the five French frigates which have escaped from Toulon, are blocked up in the harbour of St. Fiorenzo, in Corsica. Their ob ject was to throw supplies into Barcelona. A Spanish frigate and sloop of war passed this place yesterday, from Cadiz to Catalonia, having a rms and money on board fur the Spanish troops in t h a t province. • P r ince LEOPOLD and his suite return from this place to Sicily on the 26th of this month, on board of the RENOWN, which is now fitting up in the New Mole to receive his Royal Highness. “ Every thing appears to go on most prosperously in Spain. No part of the national enthusiasm has abated. The Supreme Board of Government is fi aa lly arranged, and universally obeyed and ac knowledged." " His Majesty's ship SPARTAN, oir Tot:Ion, Sept. 28. , g Inclosed I send you a journal of the 11• days cruise, which we have just finished. [This journal, which is highly interesting, we shall lay before our Readers tomorrow, having reached us at too late an hour for this day's publication.] " When Toulon was last reconnoitred, there were lying there as follows : " Sewn sail of the line, including two Russian s hips, in the Outer Roads. u Five sail of the line in the Inner Roads. Seven frigates. Is Two corvettes. " A brig and several small vessels. " One of the Russians, included in the above state. ment, since went on shore on tht Sablettes, near Cape Sccie, and has, we believe, been entirely lost. " Lord Corlaxowcoo, with ten sail of the line and the SPARTAN, IS now off Toulon. • " Admiral Pt:lms is c:•pected every day with five sail oldie line." • AMERICA. The Lord Hobart packet has arrived it Falmouth. She sailed from New York on the 11th ult. and was brought to by the Chesapeak frigate at Sandy Hook, and detained a whole day for the purpose of search. The pretext for this proceeding, was a sus picion, that the packet had taken on board a num ber of barrels of flour in contravention of the Em bargo. By the above Packet we have received New York and other American Papers to the 11th ult. Party spirit was kept up with unabated ardour, in conse quence of the elections. The Federalists or Anti. Embargoists, however, seem to have the Majority every where ; and the same violent abuse continues to be levelled at the President and his friends, for t. l :2ir unpopular line of policy. The St. Michael's, Captain KENYON, arrived at New. York on the 9th ult. with dispatches from France and England, which were immediately sent off for Washington, and the heads of the Government had been summoned to the capital for the purpose of taking them into consideration. Mr. Nowise, the Messenger, reached 'Washington on the 11th. Nothing has transpired respecting the nature of his dispatches, either from France or tug 12nd, but they are represented as favourable to the latter. di Seim after the receipt of these dispatches, a report was circulated by Mr. .TEITERON'S ffiends, that the President would now be enablod to talc of the Embargo before the meeting of Congress. Letter s from the Havannah, received at New York, state, that . the Co/au/a/le of that Settlement had come to the resolution of shutting their Ports against the American flag, unless the Embargo was taken off in one month from the middle of August. An American Captain gravely informs the Editor cf a New York, Paper that he spoke a British expedi tion under the command of General MIIZANDA, on l'ut South America, to assist the Patriots there' --General MIR AN:4A is at this moment in London, where he has been for a twelvemonth past. The Lord Hobart has brought home fifteen mil lions of dollars, as a present from the United States to the Spanish Ritriots.—A New-York paper llth says, the abGre fact furnishes a complete t ' f itzion of the pre•cad.;d partiality of tile Anieri- Cazs to L.c.trAttl.z. Is. Jr. Y tcr.1...... a Cabinet Council Was held at the foreign , Ofice. Tie following Members assisted : Mr. Cmc- 1 „,,,?elmil, Ertl of I .Vrsrmon FLAN IN Lord l‘lt•r.cit A i't, 1 Duk e of M PORTLANT), r. PERM:VAL, Lords HA WNT.S . - I ..,. b.l. ' l Y ant! Casn.r.P.r.lcri, and the Lean OM xrrr.i.on. • 'IC:7 .!cliberations lasted flora three till half after six o'cicck. , 1 . - cster,layille Loan MATon ordered the p r i ce :.fr. - c•Icl to be continued at Is. 31d. the quarteru leaf of ' *eaten, and ls. "d. hoti•Thold. . The Earl of l3F.c-rivr arrived, on Friday, at- Tioly ad from heland, and immediately proceeded to .rtl ia r • mptorhhire, for the hunting scascn. edn, , ,,i -- ----aY morning, me of the largest beech trees cwbattle Abbey 'was-blow n down. This tree was' TP'"ed to have seen three centuries, and measured,' escuallerence 28 feet. • • NAUTICAL 11 4 ifiLLICE2Vtte. The PRINCESS ELIZABEfiI packet is arrived at Ply mouth with mails from Lisbon, which place she lett on the 15th instant, and the next day spoke his Ma-• jesty's ships HYDRA, Weymouth and the Prevoyante store-ships, with 27 sail of vessels under convoy from Portsmouth, bound to Gibraltar and Lisbon—from the Rock of Lisbon distant 8 or 9 leagues. CORK, NOVEMBER 16. Arrived yesterday in our harbour, from Corunna, after nine days passage, the Tiber, one of the trans ports which conveyed part of Sir DAVID BAIRD'S Expedition. FALMOUTH, NOVEMBER CO. Arrived the Lord Hobart packet, Captain HA MILTON, with Mails, from New York and Halifax, in 20 days from the latter place. The embargo conti nued when she left New York. Sailed his Majesty's ship Ilumatat, with a convoy for the Downs.— Wind N. W. PLYMOUTH, NOVEMBER 21. • Came in the Nelly and Ann, CLINE, from Gibraltar, with seine for Government. The fleet .sailed from Gibraltar the 27th ult. consisting of 70 sail, uncicr convoy of the STANDARD, of G 4 guns, but were much dispersed by the late gales ; about 33 sail have paSsed up Channel with the STANDARD.—Came in the Li berty transport, TURNER, from off L'Orient, with part of the cargoes of three French chasse mareei, de stroyed by the SATURN man of war, on the coast of France ; and the George, OsnoaNE, from Malta.— Sailed the ENCOUNTSR gunbrig, with a convoy for the Downs. PORTSMOUTH, NOV. se. Arrived his Majesty's ship VENGEANCE from-New foundland ; VESTAL and l'AattaßLE, from a cruise ; also the Danish ship Waldemar, LIND, from Lima, with a valuable cargo ; detained by his Majesty's ship SURVEILLANTE, off Rio Janeiro, at which place she left his Majesty's ships LONDON, MARLIMEOCGII, FOUDAOYANT, HrACINTII, Vlrtn, and SURVEILLANTE. —The Admiral Gambier, from London, for the South Seas, arrived there about ten days before the Waldemar sailed, shortly after which a fleet was ex pected to sail for England under convoy of his Ma jesty's ship SL'RVEILLANTE. Sailed his Majesty's ship PLOVER on a ctuize.—Wind W. BHLERNESS, NOVEMBER .12. Went up to Chatham, his Majesty's ship Got.t.txt ; arrived at the Nore the BELLEROPHON, of 74 guns, to be paid.—This day his Majesty's ships EURYA LUS, BUS TA RD, and MALABAR, have been paid wages, pre viously to proceeding to sea.—Sailed this afternoon, the BLOODHOUND, with a convoy to the Baltic.—The AGGRESSOR gun-brig will sail to-morrow, with the convoy, to Heligoland.—Sailed the Uranius, Ruix, to Chatham ; the Jonge Hendrick, Poo; Janway. RENTALL ; and Amphion, HEATS ; under the Baltic convoy.—Wind W.N.W. DEAL, NOVEMBER 9.?.. Arrived and sailed for the River, the Prince Ed ward, TROTTER, from Newfoundland, in 26 days. Came down from the River several outward-bound vessels, and remain in the Downs with a large fleet. of ships of war, outward-bound vessels, coasters, and colliers.—Wind S. W. YARMOUTH, NOVEMBra 22. The Laura of Whitby, 'Wm. DALTON Master, with coals, sunk in coming into the Cockle—crew saved. Arrived the Combatant, from Heligoland. The STATELY, of 64, is now in the Offing, and SCALARK schooner, and remain with the ROEBUCK, Admiral DOUGLAS.—Wind N. W. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY. The Majestic, Nassau, Dictator, Ruby, Agi ncourt , T rusty. FAirnabie, Sparrow, and arrier, willbe paid fur the Yonje K ass. captured July 31, 181/6, on Wednesday next, at No. '2, James street, Adelphi, and recalled for three months. The PrinCessAugusta for the Morganstern, captured Dec. I I, 1806, wilt be paid at the sane time and place as above. The Indefatigable, for the Fanny, captured Lai. 7 1808, w:7l be paid on board ou Saturday n e xt, a n d reca ll e d at No. 11, Cte.ll - Strand. The Exertion for the Industrie, captured August 17,1807; the Pincher for the Columbus, April 6, )806, and Neptunus, Aprii 27, Ist:l7 ; and the Ruby and Nassau, for the Liefde, August 18, 1806, be paid on board their respective vessels on their ar rival, and recalled on Wednesdays and Thursdays, at No. 9, New Braid-s:reet. Where la Sophie, far the Twilling !legit, Sept. ' 4, 160:1, will be paid on V. - ethics:lay next, and recalled same days . The Betsey transport, Captain WEDGE, from Co runna, is arrived at Portsmouth, after being captured and plundered by a French pi ivateer. .The Hoy..arel, Captain Mandl, from Tenerife, is arrived off Dover ; she sailed on the 24th ult. and on the 271.11, off the Salvage:;, fell in with the President Owens, from Lazarettes, but being leaky, and deeply laden, parted from her the next day. On the 9th instant, in lat. 40. 31. long. 16. 25. spoke the Mar gery and Mary, Williamson, from London, for New Proyidence ; she had parted from the E n dy m i on , an d a fleet of transports, for Corunna, in long. 8. W. lat. 46. N. E. On the 17th instant, Scilly bearing N. E. by E. distant ten leagues, was hoarded by a French brig privateer of 16 guns, and full of men ; they said they had made no captures, but had the master and three or four of the crew of an American vessel on board. The privateer, on leaving the Howatd, went in chace of a ship, which she boarded. The Rolla, arrived at Cork, sailed from Jamaica on the 18th of September ; the packet sailed for Eng landsix days before. The Pomona, SAmpsow, from Liverpool, for Leith, was lost on the 16th inst. near Banff. A large French privateer captured a ship off Hast ings, on the 21st instant. The fleet arrived at Portsmouth, from the Medi terranean, sailed from Malta on the 16th of Septem ber, and from Gibraltar on the 16th ult. The Alert, Brsstca, from Shields, for London, is lost at the entrance of the Thames. The Mary and Margaret, SHITII. from Malaga, for Hull, is lost near Pembroke. , The Triton, from Liverpool. f or S cot l an d, is totally lost near Horlake. REQUISITIOg POR eOMAIONJIALL. .The following are copies of the Requisition tent to the Lchtn MAyoa, and his Lordship's answer, refus ing compliance : " November et 18041. " We, the undersigned LiVerymen of the City of London, re quest your Lordship to convene a Common-hall, on an tarty day, in order to take into constderation the late Convention in Portu gal, by which the character, honour and interests of the Country have been so deeply affected, and to adopt such measures as may be deemed advisable. . (Signed) T. RREVI J. lINCOMII2 S. STOTT J. AXTORD W. RAWLINS J. NOPPI C. PHILLIPS 0. PHILLIPS J. SPARROW J. TARN?* T. M. SAROIN J. HOWELL W. ROSINS E. 2/J1 LER S. MILLER R. SLADE S. NASH R. ROSSER T. LCTT C. SARIN2 ' J. GWPNNAPP J. ORIF/lIT/IS 3, qtsso444 T. NORTON P. PENTON G. BEAUCHAMP R. WAITHMAN M. COULD W. ' murri Itl W. TAYLOR " To the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor." Z. QUIN. The following is a copy of the LORD MAYOR'S An swer : " Mansion-House, Monday, November 21, 1::08. "'The Loan MAYOR presents his compliments to Mr. Quin; and begs to acquaint him, that he has considered the Requisition, dated the 2d et this month, which Mr. Quin presented to him ass Saturday evening To convene a Conunon-Hall on an early day, in order to take into consick ration the late Convention in Portugal, by which the character, hommr, and interests of th country have been so deeply affect,d, and to adopt such measures as may be deemed advisable.' " The Lota MAYOR cannot but chscrve, that since the date of the Requisition, a Court of inquiry has been instiruted by his Majesty's command, tor investil;atir•.g the causes which led to the Convention alluded to, and that the Court is now prosecuting such Inquiry. " The Loan MAYOR is of opinion., that a Meeting nf the Li very of London in Common-hall, on the subject propescd by the Requisition, pending such peolic inquiry, will be highly unncees sary, unsrasonahle, and improper ; and therefore declines to con verse a Commor-hall, as requested. " Edward Quin, isti:." • A ship called the Withkniar, is arrived at Ports 1. mouth in 52 days from Rio Janeiro. Letters by this conveyance state, that ati arrangement had taken place between the Portuguese Government and the Governor of Buenos Ayres, by which the River Plata wailer the future to be free to all British and Portu guese ships. Letters were yesterday received in town from Monte Video, brought by a vessel that touched at that port. They state, that the news of the Revolution in Spain had been re.eived there with the highest 'satisfaction-- and that the River Plate was declared to be open to the :lips and vessels bearing the flag of his BRITAN NIC MAJEST T., There was a rumour at Monte Video, that the French party in Buenos Ayres had endea voured ineffectually to prevent the declaration of the people in favour of FEADINANn VII. and that General LINIEHS was no longPr in the chief command.. The movements of-the :rocps in Spain and Portugal have been directed as follows, viz. • Force under Sir DAVID DAIKD, which disembarked at C u m iiryt upon Astorga Two Brig:,des under Major-Gen. bum:fonts - by Coimbra, upon Almeyda. Three brigades under Lieute.iant-1 by Abrziires, upon Ciudad General FitAzna S Roderi g o. , Two Brizades under Major-G::n.l by Eva.s and Alcantara, upon PAC7T S Ciudad Roderiw. The above divisions would reach their destination early in November, and would be asi, , embled in the neighbourhood of Salamanca 1.. y the middle of this month. From the bad state of the roads, the cavalry, con sisting of two regiments, five brigades of artillery, and lour regiments of inf:n under the command of Limunant-General Hoer, were obliged to march by the road leading from Badajos to Madrid ; but turning to the left prior to their arrival at Madrid, they would march upon and halt at Epinar. It was imagined that the whole army would be assembled at Burgos and Valladolid about the end of November. Wednesday the 2d instant, Serjeant-Major NV Elem., of the Lath of Scray Regiment of Volunteer Infantry, in the name of the Non-commissioned Officers, Drum mers, and Privates, presented to •Captain DEoAY (their Adjutant), a very handsome Sword, with the tollowing inscription on the blade of it : " To 'Martin Demay, Esq. Captain sod Adjutant of the I.thh of &ray Reziment of Voiunteer infantry, this Sword is presented by the Not:-.oollllll6siOned Officers, Drummers, and Privates, as a memorial of t:wir attachment and respect.--D3(ii." On receiving which, Captain Di.maa- made an ap propriate speech, and be:;ged the Serjeant-Major would take the earliest opportunity of requesting they would receive his thanks for so flattering and gratifying a memorial cf their esteem. Captain Lou' NG (whose death we noticed a few days ago, at his seat at Fareham, H an t s ) was a P es t- Captain in the Royal Navy, and Junior Captain of the DisLrict of Sea Fencibles from Emsworth to CaUiot Castle. A bilious disorder, which termi nated in a dropsy, at the prime of life, deprived a wife and children of a most tender husband and pa rent, and the naval service of a most brave and de. serving oilizer. He had long suffered severe ill health in consequence of long - service in warm cli mates, more particularly when employed as Commo dore of a squadron in the BELLEROPHON off St. Do- Mingo. His amiable and mild conduct endeared him to all, and his loss will long be severely felt by his family and acquaintance, and by those who served under so mild and humane an officer. Friday List died, at the house of Captain Sivaiorn, Friany Lodge, Plymouth, Mr. GI3DINGS, late Master's Mate of his Majesty's ship ANIETHYST, aged eighteen years, a youth of the most amiable disposition and admirable conduct;beloyeat by all his shipthates. He was mortally wounded when gallantly rushing for ward among the leading boarders, to take possession of la Thetis ; and the tender attcntion he received in Captain SEYMOUR'S house, whither he was removed when the ship came into harbour, served only to soothe his sufferings, but could not avert his doom. Mr. thoraxes was soma the Rev. Rterettiti GIBBINGS, of Cibbings Grove, county of Cork,. Ireland. He distinguished himself on board la Pomeee e , i 'of 8* guns, Rear-Admiral Sir StuatiiY:SAIITH, when signalbfficer of that ship, in Februafy 1807, at the pasS'ake of the Dardanelles. The Roox sloop of war, from Jamaica to London, with about 30,000 dollars on board, was attacked off SL Domingo by two French privateers, who laid her alongside, when a most desperate action took place. The enemy were much superior to the British sloop, with respect to number of men,, guns, and weight of metal. Notwithstanding, she did nut,!trike until every man on board was killed or wounded, the Lieutenair who commanded excepted. iIItIGH7VN, NOP. 21. Carriages Were rattling about in all quarters to day ; but the turf of the Steyne was too humid to offer any (male attractions to promenaders. About one o'clock P. M. a French privateer hove in sight off the town, and a signal of an enemy's sail being there, was predentl) hoisted at the telegraph or signaLheuse, on White Hawk Hill, Several light colliers at the time were standing out to sea, for the purpose of weathering the Head of Beachy. Two guns were discharged from the port by the volunteers, to warn those vessels of their danger, which were perfecly understood by them, and the whole conse quently tacked about and .stood in. The privateer, perceiving she was discovered, made off. If she made any capture, it is not as yet known at this place. The explosions from the battery, this mcnn• ing, induced all ranks and descriptions of people to hurry towards the cliff, and which pre se nted a very animated spectacle, for nearly two hours subsequently. —Of the ten French prisoners that were conducted from hence for Porchester Castle on this day se'n night, one contrived to escape soon a ft er th e y h a d reached Aru n d e l, b ut he was afterwards retaken. In consequence of this circumstance, Lord C. SOMERSET, the General of the district,. ordered a Court of En quiry to ascertain the cause of it, the Serjeaut who had headed the military escort being considered to blame. A Court of Enquiry was therefore opened at the Star Inn, at Shoreham, on Saturday, at which Major OLNEY, of the South Gloucester Militia, was President, and at which Captains W'ALwYN, CROSS, &c. attended. The Serjeant suspected, it then ap peared, was not to blame, but the Corporal, who had accompanied him, was ; and that inebriety on his part had solely given rise to what had occurred. The Corpo ral, it is supposed, will he brought to a Court Martial. Six o'clock P. M.—Since writing the above, we find that one collier brig was captured by the priva teer above alluded to, and conveyed away. The Spanish Deputies, on Friday, Arrived at Ports. month, to embark for Coruna a in the L i avinia frigate. The name of the young• lasslif,..whoSe beauty has attracted so much notice**, 'die Board" of Inquiry at 'Chelsea, is not HawxiNs, but Oliver. England, it is said, cannot produce a R&v.u/and for this. OLIVA& Mr. SKEFFINC.TON been dangerously ill,and still continues sriously indi.2osen at Sir WILLIAM Ssxr•• riso•roN's lioust., in Beaumont street. Da utiv-La NE.—Last night, in the comic opera of " The Duenna," Ban NAM was particularly success ful ; he was in fine voice, and was loudly enccred in the two airs, "Had -1 a heart for falsehood framed," and " Ali ! sure a pal:- was never seen." DowroN played Litge hcce with peculiar humour, and would have produced infinitely more effect if he had looked more like a Jois.i, and less the genikaan. . An apology was made for the hoarseness of Mrs: Mot:NT/Iw, who omitted the bravura," Adieu! thou dreary pile." Mrs. MATHEWS was an interesting Louisa; and in the Antonio of INGNUAt had a very /dump admirer ! KiNc's TriraTan.—ln " The Exile,': last night, the singing of Mrs. DtcNo•is, and the exertions of the different performers, were highly attractive and loudly applauded. This bei ng th e l ast wee k of Theatrical performances at the Opeva House, there was such an influx of silver tickets, that, we tear, to use the lan guage of Sylv.-ster Dagsa-wood, " it was a crpwdal haute, but not Arsjitatie." ROYAL HuNT.-011 Saturday last, his Majesty's stiig hounds met at Salt-hill, in Bucks, - and, about eleven o'clock, a fine stag was, turned off. He first took a ring, and, knowing his country, he run to the river . Thames, and took water. He landed ne. r Clewer, Perks. Two couples and a half cf hounds pursued him across, and went away. A sportsman from Winktield joined them at landing, and rallied the small pack. He took to Saint Loonard's park paling, from thence to New Lodge, and, .making a. sudden turn, crossed' Winktield Plain, and, near to the Great Park Gate, he swam the Wood Ponds. lie afterwards took his course towards Sunning-hill, b•it. being headed, he took f Fern-hill, then Asr , it Heath, and ran close to his Majesty's kennels, and over the forest for Swinl - ..7 Park the sportsman that was in tally-110'd him crossing the summit of Lily hill, about two hundred yards before the hounds ; they ran him down to Ball Brook, where the small pack came to a sudden check : the Stag being ex hausted, he took up stream towards Swinley Warren, which deprived the small pack of scent ; about half an hour after the remaining pack came up, with all the sportsmen, and he was taken within ten yards of the check. This chace was performed with two cou ple and a half of hounds. The Berkeley hounds went out on Monday, attended by a numerous field of sportsmen ; they nnkennelled a foit, which they killed, after a sharp run of one hour. A second fox was unkeithelled, which they lost, after a run of one hour and-twenty minutes. EXTRAORDINARY TIDE.-1 he tide, which carried away so much of the Cliff at Brighton, was the high est that has bean known on that coast, since the year 1786, when the East Cliff Battery was destroyed, and it is remarkable, that both these tides occurred in November, ere on the 17th, the other on the 18th. The new Stevne at Worthing was inundated by that of Friday, and several acres of wheat were overflowed at Lancing. •An immense quantity of sea weed has been cast along' the Southern coast, This morning John Palnrr was executed at the Debtor's Door, Newgate, pursuant to his sentence, for entering a dwelling-house in Manthester-street, with an intent to rob, and feloniously cutting with an iron crew William Waller, while defending his master's property, and who had been left in charge of it.. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, Nov. 23.—Wheat this day is in tolerable supply, and sales thereof con untie dull, at a further declension in price —Barley and Malt are each rather lower—Peas and Beans of the two descriptions nearly at Monday's quotation— Of •Oats there are several arrivals, and but few of first quality; and this trade is named at but little fluctuation • many cargoes are exp ecte d—Fl our on terms of the late reduction. GENERAL CURRENCY AS UNDER: Wheat, 625.76.. 665. Beans, (Old) 78s. 635. Fine ditto, (New) !Us. 92.. 'Mk ditto, 725. 7ss. Rye .545. 80s. Oats, 38s. 425. 41 s. • Barley, 453.505. 01.. Poland ditto, 465. 475. Malt, 78.. 86s. Pocatoe ditto,—s. 48s. Od. Vnihe Peas (boilers) 1305.1401. Rape Seed, 461. to 491. Jrey ditto, 566.625. line Flour 80s. 853.-secoonds 755. 80s. i l I 1 ' 1 .., •>, ', 1 , o , i 1 , c