Star. — London, England, 1814-03-11 00:00:00

BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE. Captain Fatzt hai arrived with dispatches from Lo r d WELLINGTON, but if, as We have been informed, he left Passages on the 20th ult. he cannot have brought accounts of very recent operations. By the Alfred cartel, which has arrived at Ports mouth from Morlaix, a report has been received that Lord WELLINGTON has advanckl with his army into the heart of France. This report has reached us from so many quarters that we can no longer doubt the fact. The extraordinary circumstance of the Arabella packet having sailed for St. Sebastian's without a mail, has given rise to a report in the City, that Bayonne had surrendered to the Allied Armies, or, according to other rumours, that the white flag had been hoisted on the battlements,. and that the troops, as well as the inhabitants, had declared in favour of the BOURBONS. Extract of a letter from an Officer in Lord WEL. LINGION'S Army, dated Chateau de la Haraag, Feb. 12:—" We have had, for the last four months, the worst of weather ; and the right of the- army, from its advanced positions since the beginning of lle ceniber, must have suffered some privations. The I communicatioi, tet it, after quitting the high road to 3idart, is entirely by cross-roads, over a clay soil, Much intersected by rivulets ; and it would be diffi cult to give you an idea of the state of these roads, constantly trodden by mules and every other species of transport that has been employed for the supply of the army ; but as we never were healthier than now, we may fairly conclude that good arrangements have overcome the greatest difficulties. In 1812 the army had no tents ; there was one mule belonging to every ompany, to - carry its camp kettles, wh;ch were then very large and heavy. In 1813 smaller kettles (one to six men) were substituted to be carried by the men in'turr.s, and these mules were. appropriated to carry- inz tents for them ; thus by a most simple and mas terly arrangement, the whole army was put under 4.3nvas v,khont any additional transport or expence ; and since tile middle cf December, all except those 2t.giments on outpost duty, have been in cantonments. Uith respect to the cordiality between the army and the inhabitants, I believe there can be nothing more sincere ; I certainiy have heard of two instances of foraging parties being interrupted, but this con stantly happened both in spain and Portugal, and arises from the niture of the duty, and not, I am sure, Irm any hostile disposition in the peasantry.t r. - The country which we occupy is every wherethickly inhabited ;—agricultnral pursuits are going on, the ' mkkett in the towns ate plentifully supplied, and these is throughout every decisive sign of perfect con fidence and amity. Their attention and civility to the English are Very great ; and I am sure that they per suade thentseltres that peace will never be made with BONAPAB.7t. When the Duke D'At.GOULEME went first to mass, I am told that every part of the church was thronged in such a simmer as had never before been seen: I asked an Abbe who the Duke was, drc. and be detailed td Me his conaec tion 'kith Louts XV I. with as much interest and accuracy as an English man would give an account of any branch of our R0y2.l Fafaily. The Bounnorts are not forgotten in trance, and the present times have given a warm and lively ;tow to the recollection of them." An Officer has reached town from St. Jean de Luz, kvho left the Allied Army on the 24th uk. who states that the beinabardment of Bayonne had actually com menced. A battery of heavy artillery had been con structed for this purpiise, and it was supposed that a fensibte impression would soon be made upon the • ktrotki. The siege was principally entrusted to Maj . ot- General DOWNIE, who commanded a Spanish divis ion fe Considerable numerical strength. A rl l i re. li , 1 4 4 lIEVERAL *ORDERS. noksz GUARDS, FEB. 28.—" The proceedings of a Court of Inquiry, which, having lately been submit ted to the Commander in Chief, indicate, that in the . instance alluded to, a very erroneous ep:nion has been entertained as to the indulgence granted to Of ficers of tire Cavalry to dra‘v rations of forage at a limited and reduced price 4 his Royal Highness fin,ls it neetbsary to explain, that this privilege is granted to Officers solely for effective horses actually in their posse'asion, and _bees fide their own Roperty ; and his Royal Highness commands it to be declared, that any returns authorising an issse of forage under any circumstances, must be considered incorrect, and the Officer who signs them subjects himself to the p..maities attached to the signature of false re , turns. 66 At the same time his Royal Highness corn.' mands it to be explained to the Army, that the indul-• gence of the Conveyance of letters to non-commis siooed officers and soldiers, free of expence, is appli cable exclusively to letters designed for the persons to whom they are addreised, and that no explanation which may hereafter be offered for an abuse of this privilege, which is attached exclusively to the said non-conamissioned officers and soldiers, will be deemed satisfactory, or will, in the smallest degree, exculpate any officer 10/hal:nay, directly or indirectly, aici. or con nive at such deviation from the true intention and spirit in which this bdon to soldiers was granted." " By command of his Royal Highness the Com mander in Chief, (Signed-) 66 HARRY CALVERT, Adjutant General-" }}rinse GUARDS, MARCH The Commander in Chief commands it to be notified to the Army, that has some time since been declared to the French and American Governments, that his Majesty's Go• vernment will not recognise or ratify any agreement for exchange of prisoners made at sea, between indi viduals of the respective nations. ' " His Royal Highness directs this communication to be made to the Army, in order that the Officers may be aware, that in the event of their being cap tured at sea, they are not, on any account, to give their paroles, until they are landed on French or Ame rican territory, and that paroles given at sea are null and void. Any Office% who, after this communica tion, may enter into any such agreement with the enemy, will be guilty of a breach of discipline, for which he will be held personally responsible. 64 HARRY CALViRT, Adjutant General." CAPTURE OF Tltoiti: BY PRINCE SCHWA'RTZENgERd. Letters receibed in Town thiS day from the French coast, mention that Prince SCHWARtZENnEItO 9 S army had taken possession of Troyes without molestation, the French having evacuated it on their approach and that Prince S;CHWARTZ . iNBERO was moving on towards Paris, having removed his head-quarters from Troyes on the sth of Matth. This is precisely such an event as might have been anticipated from the,statements in the French Papers, and therefore extremely probable. BLUCHER and his coadjutors were represented as retreating ; which, judging from the previous movements of the armies, might he taken as an intimation that the Austrians were about to advance. Things could not be more promising. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, MARCH 8. No arrivals.—Sailed the Francis Freeling packet with mails and passengers for Passages, the Duke of Marlborough packet for Lisbon ; and the Dasher, HYNE t and Sarah, DE LESIOE, two merchantmen, for Malta. The Lord Castlereagh packet, with mils, Bcc.!for Halifax, is gone into the Roads.—Wind N.E. fresh breezes and clear weather. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 0. Sailed the PHEASANT sloop of war, with a fleet of nine sail, for Passages.—Wind E. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 10. Sailed the REDPOLE, with a fleet of transports tin der convoy, for Plymouth, where a very large force is collecting. The West India convoy welt down to Yarmouth Roads last night, from whence it is be lieved they sailed this morning.—The HAmanalAn is appointed convoy to Quebec.—The second provi sional battalion marched in here to-day, and embark ed for Plymouth.—Wind E. DEAL, MARCH 10. Came down from the River several sail of outward bound and sailed tinder convoy of the OLYMPIA cutter for Portsmouth —among them are the Friendship for Demerara, Mary for l'obago, Maria-Caroline for Passages, Sanderson and Eclipse for Spain. HARWICH, MARCH 10. Sailed the Lord Duncan and the Francis Freeling packets, with-mails and passengers, for Helvoetsluys. EDINBURGH, MARCH 7. We regret to state the melancholy loss of the smack Lord Dundas, (packet) Luba, of Aberdeen, with all on board, on R aurn-head. The Lord Dundas sailed from Aberdeen for Frasetburgh, on Monday afternoon last, with nearly a full cargo of valuable goods, as also the rigging and materials for a new vessel ; and after having, as is supposed, kept to windward during the hard gale from the southward the same_ night, had, in the calm which succeeded on Tuesday, withA • vy scares thia4:o2o, been 4-riven an the fatal of Rattra-head, where the vessel was, no doubt, im mediately-n total wreck. The crew consisted of fo'ir persons, two of whom have left helpless young fami lies, for whose relief, we understand, subscriptions have been opened ; and there were also on board, the wife of a shipmaster and her child, passengers; the body of the latter has been cast ashore. One pipe and two hogsheads of wine, some casks of porter, and s? veral sacks of (tour, have been saved ; and hopes are entertained that more of the cargo, And part of the materials of the vessel, may be recovered. The old gaol of Glasgow, built in the reign of CHARLES I. the architect of which was Sir WILLIAM BRUCE, is now pulling down. In the front was the following inscription: " Hr-c domus odit, mat, punit, conservat, honerat, " Nequitiens, peens, ctimina, jura,probos." During the late severe weather, a covey of eieit partridges came every morning to the front door of White Lackington House, Dorset, and were fe.l there for some time by Mr. HEXT, the occupier. In :t few days, another covey of nine came, and were kJ with barley every day, and at length they came into the passage of the dwelling -h ouse . Many long battles were fought between the two covies, insomuch t! at they were taken up by Mr. HEXT, and set at liberty again. This continued during .the mete weather, and when it was over they all departed. KILKENNY, FEB. 23.—1 t is with inexpressible con cern that we have to give publicity to an act of the 'most daring and diabolical description. Yesterday morning, about four o'clock, the bons of James Sut liffe, steward to Robert St. George, Esq. near Fresh ford, in this county, was forcibly entered by one or more rtiffian , s, one of whom approached the bed in whist) Sutliffe, with his -wife and infant child, was reposing, and demanded his arms. Sad; ffe said he bad, none ;, to which the villain answered, that he lied, and ordered him to get up. The unfortunate man finding the ruflidn determined, obeyed him ; but scarcely had he set his foot on the floor, when he was bred as, and received a musket ball in his left iide. He staggered to the bed side, and ex claimed—" Loan have mercy upon me !" fell, and immediately expired. In the course of the day an Inquest was held on the lagdy, when a verdict was re turned—Wilful Murder against sore person or per sons unknown. The unfortunate Sutliffe has left a widow and five young children to mourn his untime y tate. A STRONG Box.—A family who lately lived in the neighbourhood of Newcastle, not very notorious for their sobriety, used frequently to have a row about the rapid decline of their finances. One of them, who earned more money than the rest, generally had his pockets lightened between night and morning, which induced him to seek a place of greater security for his cash. Various depositories were resorted to, but without success, till at length he fixed on the Bible, in which his money lay sacred and undisturbed. The toper used afterwards frequently to boast, among his companions, that the Family Bible was the only place of security in the house ! Mr. Wurrna can gave a grand dinner yesterday to to the Earl of Essu and a select party, at his house is Dover•street. SECOND EDITION. DISPATCHES FROM THE MARQUIS WELLINGTON. GOVERNMENT BULLETIN. WAR DEPARTMENT, MARCH 11. " The missing dispatch from Lord WELLINGTON has been received this morning. It is dated St. Jean de Lit, the 20th February. This dispatch confirms in substance what had been collected from private letters regarding the movement of the right wing upon St. Pahis and the Gave d'Oleron. " There ate no returns of the killed and wounded. The only tames of wounded officers which are men tioned, are those of Major• General PRINGLE and Lieutenant-Colonel BRUCE, of the 39th. . " The 39th and 92d Regiments ate noticed as having distinguished themselves. The Fort of lica is reported to have surrendered to a part of General MINA'S 'division. Another part of this corps now blockades St. Jean Pied de Port." THIRD EDITION. RE-CAPTURE OF TROYES, BY PRINCE StiIWARTZENBERG. Mr. MYERS, the Messenger, arrived this day, at two o'clock, in Downing•street, with dispatches from Lords CASTLEREAGH and BURGHERSH. Those from the former are dated at Chatillon, on the sth instant, and, as they relate to the preceding Negociations, their contents, of course, arc not permitted to trans- pire. FOREIGN OFFICE, MARCH The di,spatches from Lord BUROHERSH are dated from Troyes ) on the 9th instant. They contain the highly gratifying intelligence of the recapture of Troyes by the Allied Army under Prince SCHWA RTZENBEitO, after a most obstinate en gagement, which took place on , the 3d inst. The French were completely defeated with the loss of Three Thousand prisoners (Fifty-two of whom are Officers), and Tea pieces of cannon. The Allied Armies occupied Troyes next day, which the French had abandoned with great preci pitation the night before. The Allies are again advancing in the direction of Nugent-sur-Seine and Paris. No mention whatever was made at head-quarters of Hny Armistice. The inhaLitants of Troyes made no resistance to the Allies. Prince Se—r ART2TNRERG had heard nothing of 131A:un FR'S movements since the intelligence commu nicated in the former dispatch of Lord BURCHERSH. Litters Prom the Head-quarters, dated the 4th, , tate that Moms'Eon had already an army of 8000 which had flocked to his standard—a great part of whom are cavalry. The Austrians, under Count BUBNA t having been largely reinforced, advanced again against Lyons, which place was expected soon to surrender. It is reported, that the Empress of RusstA will visit this country, together with her illustrious consort, when the labours of the campaign are terminated. BLIONAPA.RTE has now realized in his Moniteur the happiest effusions from Ireland, when he describes the peasant taking twelve colliers hinacelf. «Arrah ! now," PADDY cries, " I'll tell you how it was—l surrounded them." FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS: Lord Willoughby de Broko..at his house in all-street, Berke ley-square, from his seat in Warwickshire. 1 he Hon. B. liouverir, M.P. at his house in Edward•street, Portman-square, from Bath Lord Henry Fitzgerald and Lady De Ross, at their house in St, eford place, from their seat, Surrey. The Hon. Henry and Lady Caroline Parnell, at their house in Strattord-place, from their seat in Ireland Cdlonel Bosville, at his house in Velbeck•street, from his seat in Yorkshire. 'l•he Earl de Wilton, at his house in Grosvenor square, from his seat in Wiltshire. Sir John Aubrey, Bart. M. P. at his house in Upper Brooke street, from his seat, Dorton House, Oxfordshire. Lord Hinton, at the Earl of Yaulet's house in Stratford-place, from Somersetshire. Lord Cherwynd, at hls house in Bolton-row, from his sear, in:Warwickshire. Lord and Lady Falmouth and family, at their house in St. James square, from their seat, Wooih.►nipton's, ntar Newbury, Bucks. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, MARCH l I. Although we hid a tolerable good supply of Wheat this morn ing, that of fine quality met ready sale at an advance of 2s. per quarter. Barley is is. per quarter dearer. Beans are more en quired after, and sold rather on better terms. Oats, and other articles, fully maintain W ednesday's prices. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'cLOCE 3 per Cent. Red. shut—Cons. 71H—for acc. 74t ft 4 per Ct. shut--. 5 per Ct. 98 f --Onmiturt 2714 lnilla Bonds I ls. llis. pr.—Exchequer Bilis 2s. Pr• THEATRES. I • LANE THPA÷RE.—Last night Mr. XII Ati performe.l the character of Richard 111 Third (for the Bth time) with hid ustial success. Notwithstanding the very tinfatrourahle state of the weather, the was crowded in every part. , Mr. Pt s'e, for the first time, undertook the part of Henry IC PIM, in the ab sence of Mr. WitoticrifroN, and gave a high degre,of interest and energy to the characte A very striking novelty, and most admirable impr. vement in t' e tent scene, where the Ghort: of Henry, Lady ,Inese, and the appear to Richard, was noticed by the au dience with tumultuous and long continued a, plause. This novelty is produced by the omission of the old and ludicrous custom of bringing up the Ghwts half way through die noisy paps in &wit of the tent ; instead of which they are new exhibited throngh a blue zrial medium, close over the couch of h'i.hard • and are discovered by withdrawing the drapery of the tent. It is gratifying to observe that the applause and encouragement of die public promotes a land Ale anxiety on the part of the Manager tc render the per formances still mole deset yang of their patronage. COVENT GAUTIER TiIEATRe. -The Comedy r f Trip to Scarborough was last night performed. Mrs. ,JORPAN supported the character of Mize Hoyden with unabated spirit. In every scene, from her to .Idoluy on being " locked up," which was delivered with ex traordinary naivete, until the consummation of the piece, the House was shaken by quick•siirceeding peals of laugloer—the expression, Ecod, I'm glad he's tome—wrmer than not have s• husband, I'd marry the baker," though trifling it itself, yet, aided by Mrs. JORDAN'S agile jump, and acc•ornpanit d by an attack upon a clbmsy piece of bread. deiived from the association of ideas, a singular &tepee of comic force. The style in which she eN7ressed Hoyden's rustic arithmetic. " Now Nursey, if ne gives me six hundred a-year to boy pins, what willhe give me to bny petticoats ?" was uncommonly tine : the frock raving in her hand, the backward bound of two or three • steps, the gravity of countenance, induced by a men tal glance at the sum, all spoke expectation, delight, and astonishment.—JnNEs played Lord roppington with great success : every sentence he uttered excited the risibility of his auditors—he dressed the character splendidly, but elegantly, verifying, by the brilliancy of his appearance, Lory's observation, that his coat was worth four -score pounds ! CONWAY sustained the ' character of Young Fashion with good effect ; and the Comedy throughout was well performed. The House was crowded. Mrs. BILLINGTON'S late severe indisposition, which originated in a, spasmodic attack, has fortunately taken a favourable turn, and slie is now pronounced ont of danger. Miss STEPHENS made her first appearance at the Antient Concert on Wednesday evening. She sang the principal airs in Act: and Galatea, and took a part in Dr. BOYCE'S celebrated Duet of ig l ogether let w range." She sung with that chasteness and sweetness of voice which has so highly delighted her auditors at'Covent-Garden Theatre during the present season, and her exertions were loudly applauded by the Earl of DARNLEY, the Director for the evening, and the distinguished company present. Yeeterebty thy Munine Society held th.fir Anniver sary Meeting at their Office in Bishopsgatc-street.--. They afterwards proceeded to the Ldndon Tavern to dinner, where about 350 Noblemen and Gentlemen sat down to a most excellent entertainment, the Earl of ROMNEY in the Chair. Non Noble, Domine, was sung after dinner, by Messrs. /XCLEDOX, IAYLoa, gissosis, and Goss, who also entertained the company with se veral excellent songs. An Ode was also sung by the Boys from the Society's ship. Among the company were Adtniral Lord GAMVIER, Lieutenant Governor Baowac, and a number of Naval Characters, several of the East India Directors, 8:c. Sccd and we are happy to hear the donations amounted to about £9OO. LoNGEVITY.—There is now living in the parish of Kincardine, Ross-shire, a man, named Alexander Campbell, aged, according to accounts which may he regarded as .correct, although no record existed then in the parish, 115 years, being born in the year 1699. He is vigorous still, in full possession of his faculties, and not unfrequently performs a journey of eleven miles in a day. Last year he went from his own house to Tain in one day (twenty-six miles). Mrs. PICICWORTH, wife of Mr. PlCKwownt, grazier, oF SernpriiTham Fen, near Billingborongh, was, on iday last, delivered of two boys, and on Sunday mi , rning, of two more boy, who, with the mother, were all alive and in a hoprful way on Sunday even ing, at nine o'clock ; making an addition to Mr. PICK WORTH'S family of five children horn within ten months, and a total of ten children, the eldest only six years of age last January.—Mrs. Pirxwoirrit is rather a delicate than a robust woman, and is the daughter of Mr. J. GOULD, formerly an eminent writing-master at Spalding. Nothing is at present known of the sham Colonel DE BOURG, farther than he belongs to the rotten ~ Burghs. Yesterday the business of the Court of Chancery was interrupted by the sudden irruption of the unfor. tunate claimant of the Norfolk estates into Lincoln's Inn-hall. He had cunningly darted in, unperceived by the door-keepers, and was proceedinz rapidly up the Hall in order to address the Loan CHANCELLOR, on the subject of his supposed grievances, `when four or five of the Ushers of the Court, at length perceiv. ing his intention, rushed upon him, in order to turn him out. Here a violent scuffle ,ensued. He en trenched himself behind one of the long tables in the body of the Hall, and was dragged from his positiOn with considerable difficulty. But when they had suc. ceeded in getting him into the middle of the Hall, he broke front them all, and began dealing about him, most furious blows, right and kft, as the phrase is. His adversaries, hbwever, succeeded, by dint of nu merical superiority, in thrusting him out; but not be fore one of them had got a very black eye, and ano ther had lost his wig in the scuffle. he remained some time in the lobby, and replied to their threats of sending for a 8.. w-street Officer to take him into cus tody; that they might do so it they pleased, and they were a pack of d—d thieves to refuse him a word with the Lord Chancellor, or to tell him (the lunatic) that he had no business there, when they very well knew that he had claims to one of the first titles, and some of the finest estates in this country. After staying a short time in the lobby, the untortunate gentleman went away vowing revenge. 4 • I i • .• 1. , 1