Star. — London, England, 1808-10-03 00:00:00

WO REPORTED ftEVOLVTIO N, f Ru urA. • 1 Besides the printed journals, private letters Weri yesterday evening received from Holland, which men• Lion a rumour (we had almost said of a very sing u lar nature, but this could not with truth be asserted) of a revolution having taken place in Russia, which, if well founded, will send NAPoasou back again to Paris without enjoying the felicity of seeing once more the Royal face of the EMPEROR or THE Norm. The letters are dated so late as Friday last, and state that intelligence was received that marningliorn Ito. ningsberg, that the projected meeting between the Em perors of Russia and France would not take place, in consequence of a revolution at St. Petersburgh, pro tinted by the Agents of England, Austria, and Prus sia. The Empress (whether the reigning, or mother, is not stated) is reported to be at the head of the in- surrection. The Emperor ALEXANDER is said to have been arrested. If is impossible in the nature of things that we should be able to ascertain the truth of this intelli gence—But our readers may rest assured that such was the report in Holland on Friday last. Those who have paid attention to Russian politics, will be little surprised should the rumour prove well founded. It is far from improbable—nay it is absolutely cer tain that many of the Russian Nobility have been far from satisfied with the line of politics which has for some time been followed by ALEXANDER:—they have been disgusted by seeing every measure dictated by a French Minister, as if " all the Russias" were already the property of NAPoLEoN ; and the fate that befell FERDINAND VII. may have alarmed them for the safety of their own Monarch and kir Empire, should he be once in the power of NAPOLEON. HOLLAND. The same letters which mention the report of a Russian revolution, state that measures of extraordi nary rigour are daily expected to take place in Hol land. The intercourse between that country and this will, it is supposed, be interdicted on pain of death. It was understood that a command to this effect was communicated from the Emperor of the TRENCH, at the period the Decree prohibiting the introduction of colonial produce was transmitted. PORTUGAL. Letters received from Portugal state, that, subse-1 quent to the late Convention, JuNor had robbed the inhabitants of Lisbon of fifty millions of crusadoes, or ten millions sterling. At the grand dinner given by JuNor to the Eng lish and French officers, forty of his guests are said to have been assassinated by the enraged populace. The peasantry, for ten or fifteen leagues round Oporto, are daily flocking into that place, intreating the Clergy and Magistrates to arm them in defence of their country; but it has been hitherto found im possible to accept of their services, from the want of arms. The Portuguese Patriots had demanded from Great Britain 25,000 stand of arms, half a million sterling, and 15,000 horses, all of which were to be repaid within six months, by drafts upon the Portuguese Government in the Brazils. They particularly re quested that no British troops might be sent to Por tugal ! They wanted only arms, and a temporary supply of money. The Monks and Friars of all the religious orders in Portugal, mount guard along with the troops, whom they animate with every possible inducement. The French Officers and soldiers had tore down every piece of gold lace or fringe they could find, not only in the churches but in the private houses of the higher orders in Portugal. These trappings they had uniformly melted down into Bullion. The Portuguese complain that the British, who ivere only auxiliaries, took upon them to act as prim pals in the late di*graceful Conventicn. This k per haps the most unanswerable argument that has yet been produced against the validity of the Convention. A letter from an officer of the army in Portugal, dated Villieros, near Mafra, Sept. 3. after mentioning a number of particulars relative to the battle of the 21st ult. says, 44 Sir HARRY BURRARD is very much blamed here, for not following them up that day, as, in that case, there is very little doubt of every man of them being obliged to lay down their arms air ARTRUR Wettester wished to pursue them, and, it is said, Dried Sir H. BURRARD twice to do it ; the second time be was told to recollect that he, Sir A. WELLESLEY,WILS not Commander in Chief Sir ARTUDit offered, with the brigades that had not been engaged, to be at Torres Vedras, a strong pass about ten miles from the field of battle, before the French, while the troops which had been engaged should follow them op. The next day, the enemy sent in a flag of truce, and that night an armistice was concluded, which the newspapers will inform you led to the dis graceful Convention. The army is very much dissatisfied, think ing that the French have got too favourable terms, after having been so completely beaten ! " Our troops took possession of the forts yesterday ; the place -where we lie now is about 1 4 miles from Lisbon. The country that we have passed through appeared to be very fertile, but very ill cultivated." The two Mr. FRERES, who are appointed Minister Plenipotentiary and Secretary to the Supreme Go vernment of Spain, set out th:s day, to fulfil their mission. They will be accompanied by the gallant Marquis Da LA ROMANA.—They take with them one million of dollars for the use of the Patriots. Yesterday morning Lieutenant HILL, of his Ma jesty's navy, arrived at the Admiralty, with dispatches from the West-Indies. Their contents are not sup posed to be of any great public importance. Colonel NVILT.InmsoN, who was charged with the dispatches, died on his passage. • Saturday bags of letter% were received at the !cot. Oat% are Plymouth, from Gibraltar and the Medi terranean. The following Letter from an Officer in our squadron off the coast of Catalonia, reached us by this conveyance : " Roses, August 20. " Baying arrived at Minorca with convoy from Messina, we were sent to Majorca with dispatches to the Governor, requiring assistance for the Catalans. He had 4000 disposable troops, but he refused to send one of them, although by so doing he would doubt less have prevented the return of the French to Bar celona. I have had the pleasure since to learn, that he is to be superseded in his command. We have been engaged in carrying stores, asc. from Minorca to the Continent, and have delivered the greater part on board the MAGNIFICENT here, Lord COCHRANE, at whose disposal they were placed, having left the coast. " Three deserters from an Italian regiment of ca valry arrived here some days since from the French army ; they state that the enemy suffered consider able loss in a night sortie from Gerona, when the pa triots drove them from their entrenchments and com pelled them to retire, leaving the whole of their camp equipage, &c. behind them part retired to Figueras, the rest to Barcelona. The corps when united, amoun ted to 6500 men. " The French garrison in Figueras now amounts to about 500() men ; they are successfully occupied in laying in stores of all kinds—they levy corn from the neighbouring t-wns, and buy the small stock of provisions at one-third more than the market price, in order to induce the country people to carry pro duce to them ; the consequence is that provisions are rather scarce here, and the market does not produce a fowl, or varous other articles lately abundant in it. Fine wine, five years old, sells here at 81. per pipe, new wine cheaper. Several hundred pipes are, I hear, about to be sent to Oporto, whence t he y will reach England, under the reduced duties of Portugal wine. " The peasants are very zealous in their hostility to the French, but some of the higher orders have appeared to me deficient in patriotism." " MillOrCa, August 19. " Great quantities of stores and ammunition have been sent from hence by the ALACRITY, and other British cruisers, te the support of the Patriots in Ca talonia. The harvest here has been very abundant, added to which nine vessels, loaded with wheat, ar rived here a few days ago fr om Messina; but from the ravages of the French in Catalonia, it is probable that all the provisions we can furnish will be wanted there." The Gazette of Saturday contains Addresses to his MAJosTv, approving of his conduct towards Spain, from the inhabitants of the town of Dock, and parish of Stoke-Damerel, Devonshire; and from the Mayor, Aldermen, kc. of the Borough of Stamford, Lin colnshire. w ~On Friday night Mr. Fiona, one of his Majesty's messengers, left town with dispatches for Spain. On Saturday evening Mr. PARSONS set out with dispatches to the Court of Stockholm. The five Frenchmen who made their escape from Weymouth a few days since, were fallen in with by the Prosperity cutter, of Alderney, about half Chan nel over, the Captain of which recovered the boat and the prisoners, and delivered them over to the charge of Captain WILKINSON, of the Greyhound revenue cut ter, who landed them on Thursday morning. It ap pears that they had broken their parole at Wincanton ; and one of the Officers confesses having been two or three times from Wincanton to Weymouth to recon noitre the harbour, previous to the attempt being made of escaping with his comrades. A young lady, who was on a visit at Rendlesham House, near Guildford, Surrey, eloped with a Mr. C—N-11, on Thursday last, and the parties have not since been heard of. The lady's name is INurs : her parents are wealthy. The Gentleman holds a situa tion under Government. They had known each oeler for some time, but no particular attachment was ob served between them. _ _ On Monday and Tuesday last, a Court-martial was held, at Portsmouth, on Sohn S. Dane, alien Johan Frans Nierkmaim,a seaman belonging to the SrArmy, for mutinous expression..-.He was acquitted, being proved insane. Thepractice of polishingthe muskets,which in some regiments has bean carried to such excess, as mate rially to injure the piece, and render it totally unfit for use, in half the time estimated for fijr wear in usual service, is to be abolished. Firelocks upon a new principle, with brown locks and barrels, have been already issued to the light companies of several regi ments ; and the Board of Ordnance have received or ders to complete the issue to the remainder of the army with all the expedition possible ; in consequence of which a requisition has been made of the gunsmiths in the several regiments stationed in the home dis trict, to repair without loss of time to the Royal Manufactory of Arms at Lewisham. DRURY-LANE Taxarax.—Saturday night Mr. EL- Liam; took, for the first time, the character of Leon, in Role a /Fife and have a Wife. He was very suc cessful in the early part of the Play, and very judicious in his transition from simplicity to dipity ; but in giv ing full force to the latter characteristic of the part he was rather strained than natural—more inflated than elevated. Mrs. JORDAN'S Ertl ania, BANNISTER'S colifitr Captain, DOWTON'S Cat ogo, and MATHEW'S ;I f and PENLEy'sIO/4 Woman and aid, were admirable, but the rest were below mediocrity.—The house was crowded, The Countesses of Barrymore, Guildford, and Dowager Buck inghamshire ; Lords Montfort and Clue ; Sir John sad Lady Lade; and Lady Burdett, were present. Last eig ht two of the felons confined in Newgate, succeeded in filing off their irons and escaping from their cells, reached the wall which inclosed the yard, from which one of them leapt, but fell and broke his back : the other was secured. C. Ems, Esq. M. P. we are sorry to hear, bad the misfortune to break his right leg on Saturday last, on getting off his horse while on a shooting party, near his house at East Sheen. CORN EXCHANGR, MARK-LANE, OCT. S.—Wheat this day is in but middling supply; the samples mostly new; and sales at little fluctuation—Primo Old 955. per quarter—Barley rather lower—Malt in short sup ply—White Peas full 10s. higher—Beans, of the two kinds, vary but little—Oats art in tolerable quanti ties, and this article is named nearly at our last quo tation—Flour likewise. 'lip dfut tica — imiri FALMOUTH, SEFTFMBIR 30. Arrived the Princess Elizabeth packet, from Matta and Gibraltar, twenty-four days passae from the latter ; Diana, FITZGERALD, from Dublin ; Mary and Elizabeth, WHEELER, and Friends, Arkocc, from Portsmouth ; and Mermaid, &At:cum, from Tenby. —Sailed the Biddeford, BROKENSHIL, for London and William, PROPER, for Poole.—Wind N.Z. 'TRURO, OCTOBER 1. The Princess Elizabeth packet, Captain tit% with mails from Malta, &c. arrived yesterday evening at Falmouth. She sailed from Malta the sth of August. His Majesty's ship THAMES, of 36 guns, sailed from' thence on the 3d with a convoy of 60 sail for Eng land. On the 16th spoke his Majesty's ship PYLADES, of 18 guns, on a cruize off Cape Bon. On the 28th ult. off Cape de Gatte, spoke the Polarise, of 38 guns, Captain BAaate, with 27 sail under convoy, bound to Malta. On the 31st, Cape de Gatte bearing N. N. E. six miles, spoke the Occitt, Norrstumsza- LAIII4 TERXIBLE, and EXCELLENT, from Gibraltar, bound up. Arrived at Gibraltar on the 3d instant; found there the ATLAS, it ULWARK ) FAME, EZPULSE t VOLUNTEER, and ALACRITY. The CAZZAR and MALTA of 80 guns, arrived there the same day, and sailed again for England on the sth. The brigs SCOUT and GRASSHOPPER arrived at Gibraltar on the 4th, with transports, having on board two battalions of the Royal Veteran corps from off Lisbon : they had been at anchor for three wed, of the Tape. The Princess Elizabeth packet sailed from Gibraltar on the 6th, and on the 14th, in lat. 38. 28. long. 19. 25. spoke brig Ann, from Madeira, bound to London ; on the 26th instant, lat. 48. 1. long. 19.25. spoke ship Lion, Captain DAWSON, from Waterford bound to Gibral tar, with loss of main and mizen.copmasts. His Ma jesty's ship SEA HORSE was refitting at Malta. The Auckland packet had arrived at Gibraltar, and gone up the Straits—Also arrived last night at Falmouth, his Majesty's hired ketch CRICKET, 10 guns, Lieut. DOUGLAS, from Plymouth, to wait for orders ; and Lively yacht, Captain WELTON, from Southampton, having on board the Marquis of LANSDOWN. PLYMOUTH, OCT. 1. Came in the SYEILLE, of 36 guns, from a cruize. Sailed the Sconnow, of 18 guns, to the Westward ; and LOIRE, of 38 guns, for the coast of Spain. Came in the ENDEAVOUR, of 12 guns, from the Westward, with a fleet of coasters under convoy. Sailed the CRANE schooner to the Westward, and the PILCHARD schooner for the Channel Fleet. PORTSMOUTH, OCTOBER 1. An Admiralty Messenger arrived here this morn ing, with dispatches for Admiral TYLER, which, we understand, is to order him to 'trotted to the Down:, as it is intended the Russian Squadron shall.be laid up in the River Medway.—The Ater Schooner is cruizing off St. Helen's, with the dispatches, to de• liver them to the Admiral the moment he arrives off the Port. The CORMORANT, Captain HUGHES, arrived last night, with a convoy from the Cape of Good Hope. She sailed on the 3d of July, and from St. Helena on the 26th. The RAISONABLE, Commodore ROWLEY ; GRAMPUS, HARRIER, and CHARWELL, were lying at the Cape. Three ships, which sailed from England under convoy of the THETIS frigate, were lying at St. Helena ; they were to proceed to the Cape, to take the 89th Regiment to Ceylon. The LION, 64, Cap tain HEATHGOTE, with a convoy for the East Indies, had touched at the Cape. General CLAVERINO, Ge neral TURNERi and Mr. Mutts" late Commissary- General at the Cape, came passengers in the convoy. The NEPTUNE, 98, Sir THOMAS WILLIAMS; and the Pomozs, 80, Capt. Cocaatatx, have sailed from Plymouth, for Barbadoes.—lt is understood that they are gone to co-operate in an attack on the bland of Mar tinique. An order which had been given to repair several line-of-battle ships, at the different ports, for Commis sion, has been rescinded, and an order given for a number of frigates and smaller ships, to be immedi ately put into a state of repair for service. The Da- SULU, BRAAVE, AQUILOW, ANDROMEDA, and BARBA• nom, at this port, are included in the latter order.— It may be presumed that the blockade of Cadiz and Lisbon being done away, is the reason of this al teration. OCT. 2.--As7ived his Majesty's ship INDIGNANT, from the Downs ; l'Esmcs.s from Cork, with a con voy; and I..mmrr from a cruize.--Wind S.W. DEAL, OCTOBER 1. A very unfortunate circumstance happened last night, about seven o'clock, to a boat belonging to the BOMBAY, when returning from the shore to the ship by upsetting in a heavy squall, and it being very thick at the time, the deplorable situation of the crew could not be discerned by the ships or shore boats : a boat belonging to the LEVIATHAN, with Captain HARVEY, promiscuously fell in with the boat some time after the accident, and succeeded in saving four of the crew, who were nearly exhausted, and put them on board a brig of war lying in the Downs. The following is a list of the unfortunate sufferers, and those saved,. viz, Daownso—Lieutenant ALLCOT ; Mr. Tromsson, Boat swain ; two Midshipmen. four seamen, one Coxswain, ono Cor. pen], and four privates of Marines. Ssno—Two seamen,one Serjeant, and one prince of Ma rines. . Thelooat had been at the Do& Yard, and was partly laden with stores. rlve, AN Ate cat a ern w off' 'Mashing. Sailed the immait.uty pa brig with a roomy far Portranoath. Oczonsa S.—Arrived the Ewootnrrea gun brig from Ireland. Sailed the MUSQUITO sloop for Yar• mouth. Wind 8. by W. and blows hard. Arrived the Srscut.Avon lugger, after parting with her convoy of transports with the Spanish troops on board, in lat. 40. 81. N. long. 4. 48. W. under ton• vay of the Reoeton and 13meaolettAvnt, with a fait wind for Spain.—Sailed for the River the rhomis i amt.—Arrived the Betsey, Quorrox, from the River, for Rio Janeiro. YARMOUTH, ocyrosatt t Arrived this morning the ALEIXANDKLII fi4gate and BRISSIII sloop of war, from a cruise.-.400d tile CLAUDIA cutter, with letters for the fleeto-Arind SM. In the Roads—Roebuck and Starling, Admirals RvstsLs sad Doothais (lag ships); Thonderer, St.Albona, Naas% Acute, and Seahrk schooner. FROM LLOYb'S UST. Gaatzscuts, OCT% hem-Arrived the Queen Matinee, Wyer, from Malta, and the S6%h, Prank, from t§lova &loth. Sailed the Sydney Cove, M , Lauren, for New South Widest Levi*, Thom). eon for Comsat; Aristides , Oallasher, for Gettestburgh ; ohd Brother., Evans, for Malta, The Trelawny Philter. DUNCAN, rem Loudon to Honduras, is taken by two privateers and carried into Cuba. The Ditossarmar store-ship i from Antigua, Is ar. rived at Portsmouth. LIGHTNINO...-.011 the 13th ult. the SULIAW, of 74 guns, Captain GRIFFITH, lying at Port Mahon, Mi norca, was struck with lightning, in a way that was truly awful and terrific :—The Officers were at dinner, when, in a moment, the ship received a dreadful shock, as though a ball of fire had struck her, and had gone quite through, making an explosion in its passage as loud as the explosion of a quantity of gun-powder. The Officers, as it were, involuntarily rushed cut of their cabins, and discovered that it had struck the jib. boom, killed seven men, badly wounded three others, and, conducted by some of the iron-work, ran along the jib-boom, tore it to pieces, struck the cap of the 1 bowsprit, shivered it, and then fell into the water.- -The three poor fellows who' were wounded, were dreadfully mangled. The unfortunate sufferers were some of the best seamen in the ship. THE ARMY. The Expedition now assembled at Falmouth con sists of— Lieutenant-General Slr DAVID Ratan, Conaatandar In GIRL Major-General Ma 141111/011Ala $ .Sala in 11011311111164, Major-General Woant. Major-General MActalizat. Brigadier-General 'SLAPS. Brigadies-General CRAOfOII% Colonel D'Us.aaw, Deputy-Adjutant-GeneraL MEDICAL &TAIT. HOOO, Deputy-Inspector. Mootaiwooo and FAVI. NIIIII, Physicians. nasal. PLANIMULLSATII, Staff Surpass. and DaAfta, and COOLS« Low as, Apothecary. Deputy-Puraerer. Ten Hospital Mates. The Troops consist of A detachment of Royal Artillery. Ditto of Horse Artillery. Ditto of the Waggon Train. lit Foot Guards Royals 14tit Feet 934 (or Welch Fusileers) 16th 17th asst 434 ..... tit Ilettillen. 59th lleseetod Os ••• sd 76th SISt And the 95th Regiment complete. We stated last week, that General DALBYMPLB is hourly expected in England. A report has since pre vailed that he is to be succeeded in the command of our troops in Portugal by His Royal Highness the Duns of YORK, with Lord MULGRAVE, as second in command, and that his Lordship's place in the Ad miralty is to be filled by Marquis NVZLLESLEY. Yesterday the Ist division of the 7th Dragoons, commanded by Lieut. Colonel )(RAISON, embarked at Portsmouth ; the 2d division, commanded by Major the Hon. BERKLEY Psorr, embarks to-day, and the last division to-morrow. The 10th and 15th will be embarked at the same time, and the PRINCE and Duke of CUMBERLAND go down to Portsmouth to take leave of their Regiments. The next to be embarked will be the 12th, 13th, and 14th, Dragoons, then the heavy brigade, commencing with the 3d Dragoons, and next the Blues and then the Bays. Government, it is said, has bestowed a donation of 200,000 dollars on the Spanish troops, which were brought off from Funen. They have also been fur• nished with complete clothing and appointments. The Spanish troops from the Baltic have not touch ed at any Port in the Channel. —They passed some days ago down Channel, and by this time perhaps have landed in the North of Spain, at St. Andero. The 7th Regiment of Light Dragoons are to em bark at Portsmouth, on board transports which are come into harbour to receive them. They are going to Spain. The 12th and 15th Dragoons are expected to follow. The SEMIRAMIS, Captain GRANDER, will convoy them. The Royal York Rangers, commanded by Major HENDERSON, 1200 strong, have sailed from Ports. mouth, in letters of marque, for Trinidad, to relieve the 87th Regiment. The last division sailed on Thursday. The West Essex and Middlesex Regiments of Mi. litia Are coming into Portsmouth Garrison ; and the Ayrshire and Cheshire Regiments are to remove to other quarters. Friday General BREMIERZ, and about 800 French prisoners, who were taken in Portugal, on the battles of the 17th and 21st of August, arrived at Ports mouth from Peniche, in several transports. I