Star. — London, England, 1810-08-16 00:00:00

F KENT—GRAVESEND AND MILTON. AT a Special Court Burghmote h o ld en in the Town Hall of the CORPORATION of GRAVESEND end MILTON, on Wednesday the Bth day of August, 1810, THOMAS JOHNSON, Esq. Mayor, This Court (having learnt, with deep regret, that Captain SAIIIVEL MoTvLav, of the Royal Navy, after. a residence of seven yeazi in the town, as Regulating Officer" in the Impress service, is about to quit that station,) have thought it fit to offer a public testimonial of the high opinion so justly entertained of bim by every class of the Inhabitants. Resolved therefore Unanimously, that the Thanks of the Court be given to Captain Moitt.av, for the promptness with eshish, upon all occasions, he has rendered aid to the Civil Power; for his exemplary zeal in the Public Service, and for his Inflexible Integrity ; qualities, by whieh be has sufficiently ,hewn that the duty of an office, naturally and unavoidably arduous, Intricate, and, in some degree, unpopular, may (in the hands of an honourable and intelligent Man) be so discharged, that, whilst ft gives to the Public abundant c ause o f Sati s f a c t i on , i t leaves to Individuals no reasonable ground of complaint. Ordered, That the above Resolutions be advertised, and a Copy delivered to Captain MOTTLIY, together with the Free dom of the Corporation, which is hereby voted to, and con. hued upon him.—By the Court, EVANS, Town Clerk. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, AUGUST 16. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK S per Cent. Cons. money, 644—acc. 684. 3 per Cent. Reduced 694-4 per Cent. bsi. Navy foods i S per Cent. nil—Exchequer Bills 2s. to Ss. pr. 265. prem.—.Omulum 2 dis. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. India Bonds Ws. 2U. pram. Exch. Bills Is. is. prem. Omniom 14 t dis. Lottery Tickets ,222.120. Cons, for ;cc. omit It per C. Red. 69+ S per Cent. Cons. 68111 4 per Cent. 85if 85 a per Cent. Navy 981 Long Ann. 14 IWO The most important intelligence that has for a tong period been received from the Continent retpec ting commercial affairs, reached London yesterday, by a vessel from France. NAPOLEON, for some rea son or other, has at length rescinded in substance, though not in form, the Berlin and Milan Decrees, by a new commercial arrangement, announced in the ifonikur of the 7th Instant, in the following Council for the general system ; and Interior, we have de. hereafter named, are : rates—that is to say Demerara Francs. 800 whiek 600 ••• 600 ••• 400 •••• 900 ... 400 ..• 900 ..• 400 • 130 900 ... 1000 ... 9000 ▪ 600 • 400 ... 1400 ... 2000 ... 600 • 200 50 ... 120 *** 80 100 market weight, of this, De well as the itry, are at va- ist. announces you that a It alrogates the importa that the ope the Ist of Oc the contrary, There are last Decree, the rescinding The latter, we state that this received, is re the obedience sequestration be taken off. the ports of St. confiscation of We have also States, laden with had been per conforming to the permission to on payment of the remotest understood to of our Mer commercial ociation were instant, when Paris, to be sub- Board of COM- The Decree au- duties specified, _ days before the Merchants here could commercial have been dic• to NA POLION system of policy. object of the • for the trade , such duties treasury. It is to be observed in explanation of the arrangement, that the imposts are to be exacted, not according to the invoice price, but agreeably with the rate of mer chandize at Paris, or in the technical phrase ad yak,. tin in the capital of the country into which they are introduced. This Decree has, as might be expected, created a very great sensation on the Continent. It produced almost as strong an effect among some of the mercan tile classes here. Sugar has risen 10 per cent. and other colonial produce in proportion, in consequence of the very large purchases made in these articles, by Houses that have been in the habit of trading to the Continent. It is extremely probable that one of the first effects of this Decree will be, to induce commercial men to hazard extensive speculations in those articles admit ted by the Decree ; and therefore we cannot _zoo strongly recommend caution in any transactions that may ultimately lead to a deposit of British property in French warehouses, before the value is remitted to this country. Let Merchants keep in memory the numerous confiscations of British property that have already taken place en the Continent, even under cir cumstances that rendered such confiscations subver sive of all the fundamental principles which had hi therto guided the commercial intercourse of nations. Let them recollect too, the treatment experienced by American traders, in the violation of public faith, and in contempt of all the principles of public justice. Let them remember, that whatever may be the mo tives that have given rise to the present arrangement, the thought farthest from NAPOLEON'S mind is, that of doing any thing that may ultimately benefit the pursuits of British commercial men, or promote the trading interests of this Empire I The subjoined letter is from an Officer on board his Majesty's ship RUBY / of 64 guns : " At anchor of Nybog, in the Great Belt, July 41,1810. - - . 66 I have nothing peculiarly interesting to inform you of at present, relative to our operations in this quarter; for we are nearly as quiet as if we were lying in Hamoaze. The Danish gun-boats shew themselves occasionally, Which obliges us to keep on the alert. We have got the Island of Sproe in a fine state of cultivation, which affords us many luxuries, such as sallad, beans, peas ; and, in short, vegetables of every description. The different ships' companies go on shore when the service will permit alternately, which has proved highly conducive to their health, and is esteemed by the men as a great treat. 66 Captain PEARSON, of the DICTATOR, has been in valided, and is gone for England, and Captain Wm- LIMO is appointed to the DICTATOR. Captain WHITE, of the ARIEL, is posted into the RUBY ; and the First Lieutenant of the VICTORY is promoted to a Master and Commander, and appointed to the ARIEL. It is reported that we are shortly to be employed on some expedition on the Russian toast. " The Danes have been too successful against our merchant craft ; and it is not to be wondered at, con sidering their number, and the frequent inefficiency of the convoy appointed to protect them. We have, however, on our parts, taken many Danish vessels, most of which have been destroyed, as they would not pay the expence of sending to England for con demnation." The following letter from an Officer on board the POMONE, came by the Carteret packet : " Malta, July 6, 1810. 44 My last, dated off Sardinia, would inform you of our sailing for this place, where we expected to have undergone a thorough repair ; but, contrary to our expectations, we are ordered off the Sicilian coast immediately, in company with the itED ELVIN and SPIDER. " On our passage hither we captured a small po. lacre, and chaced a large French brig of war for up wards of six hours, but having the misfortune to carry away our fore-top -mast, she escaped us by su perior sailing. 41 Admiral Sir CHARLES BOYLES has arrived, and taken upon himself the government of this island. " We are given to understand that the service we are going on will not occupy many days, and that when we have accomplished our object, we shall sail !or England. It is pretty generally understood that we are going against a Neapolitan squadron of gun boats, &c. in company with a division of the Toulon squadron. We expect warm work, but bare no doubt of accomplishing our object." There has been no new arrival from the Mediter ranean since the CARTaRET packet. The following letters were received lsy that conveyance : s CITADEL OF MESSINA, JUNE 22. a We are here in daily expectation of a visit from the French, and though I am confident we shall give them a warm reception (if they do attempt a landing) still I think it is better to prepare for all events. In_ deed MURAT seems by his preparations to entertain a serious intention of invading Sicily; he actually has drawn a very large force together in our neighbour hood, and has collected no less than from two to three thousand vessels and boats of all descriptions, near Scylla, and along the coast. It is true that our flotilla and the Volage frigate have already sunk and destroyed 50 of them, of which 11 were gun-boats ; but the remainder are so well covered with batteries, that it is almost impossible to tome near them. We must therefore wait quietly their coming out. The ' whole is a representation in miniature of the Boulogne ,flotilla, whit the difference old?, that in half an hour's time they can cross the Streights near the Fat;o, and that we cannot depend much upon the inhabitants of this country. However, as it is, MURAT will meet with more difficulties than he appears to be aware of." K GIBRALTAR, JULY 26. a The Deputies to the Cortes from one of the East ern provinces (we believe Catalonia), have touched at this place for Cadiz. We understand that General O'Donnell intends to be present at the meeting, al. though not in any official capacity. He will arrive, if he comes at all, in a few days, Deputies from other provinces have reached the Isle of Leon, where the Cortes is to be assembled. " King Joseph has reached the neighbourhood of Valencia, with an army nearly 30,000 strong. The siege of Tarragona is to be begun Immediately, and prosecuted with great vigour. The place will make a long and strong resistance. Letters from Madrid, dated the beginning of the month, mention that only a sufficient number of sol diers to preserve the peace remained there. There had been a commotion at Alcala de Ulnaras, where some 20 Frenchmen fell. We know none of the par ticulars, but we suppose that the people were exas perated at their cruelties. " The enemy before Cadiz is so weak, that the siege might easily be raised with the assistance of the lone in the rear under Lacey. This is a fine oppor tunity for a struggle while Massena keeps inactive 100,000 men ; but the Spaniards do not know how to improve such fair occasions. There is not a than in Andalusia that is not as ferocious as a canibal if he catches a Frenchman. It is a pity that about 17,000 of the enemy, at the utmost, should overawe a popu lation of some millions in that province." The Km came to town yesterday, about twelve o'clock, and was received at the Queen's Palace by the Dukes of Yonx and KENT. At two his MAJesTy held a private Levee. The following had the honour of being presented to the KING Rear-Admiral Mooasou, on his promotion. Colonel Rees, of the 510th Regiment of Foot, on his being ap pointed Aid-de-Camp to the King, and on his promotion. Captain MARTIN, on his appointment to the Royal Sovereign yacht. The Earl of GALLOWAY, on his promotion. R. C. Gunman°, Secr etary to the Portuguese Legation, by the Portuguese Ambassador, and conducted by Sir Stephen Cot trell, the Master of the Ceremonies. Major-General Curr Ana, on his promotion. Rear-Admiral Lord GARIINCR, on his appointment to the chief command at Yarmouth. Rear-Admiral FERRIza, on his promotion. Rear-Admiral Ceram!, on being appointed a Rear-Admiral of the Blue. Vice-Admiral STIRLING, on his promotion. Rear-Admiral Sir FRANCIS LAFORZT, on his promotion and appointment to command at Barhadoes and the Leeward Islands. Rear-Admiral arwav, on his appointment as Commander-in- Chief at Leith. Sir DAVI) BAIRD, Bart. K. B. and G. oa his marriage. Lieutenant-General Sir TIBOMAS Buistartats, Bart. on his promotion. His MAJESTY held a Privy Council, and gave au diences to the Marquis Wattssurr, Earls LIVER. POOL * BATHURST, Lord MUMMA VI, SIR D. DUNDAS, Messrs. PERCEVAL, YORKE, RYDER, and M. SUTTON. The latter laid before his MAJESTY the proceedings of some Courts-Martial. The Earls of DARTMOUTH and LIVERPOOL arrived at Windsor on Tuesday, on a visit to their MAJES TIES. His MAJESTY, Princesses AUGUSTA and So. PIIIA, with their usual attendants, took their morning airings in Windsor Great Park till twelve o'clock. His MAJESTY, who has been considered to have a strung retention of patt events, gave a singular proof of it on Sunday evening on Windsor terrace. A No bleman introduced his son, a boy about nine years of age ; one of the Princesses begged her father to lay his hand upon the boy's head, and feel how much he had grown since he had last the honour of being pre. sented. His MAJESTY, in doing so, exclaimed, " Aye, I remember I was," mentioning the month and day, " at his grandfather's christening, in the year 1751." The Marquis Wet.r.asLEY went to Court yesterday in a very splendid style. His Garter of the Order was brilliantly ornamented with diamonds ; his car riage had a new hammer-cloth of superfine scarlet and dark-brown, the sides of scarlet, embroidered with I , Kold in a semi-circle , representing the C o ll ar o f t h e nights of the Garter • the coronet in full a r ms, an d richly embroidered ; the liveries were very superb, of superfine dark-brown cloth for the coats, gold lace about an inch and a half wide upon each seam, and the sleeves crossed with the same five tim es ; thetas and pockets had gold lace above two inches wide ; the right shoulders had most elegantly embroidered epaulets with the Marquis's arms, with superb tans ; the waiscoats superfine scarlet cloth, ornamented with gold lace ; the breeches superfine scarlet cloth, with gold lace knee-bands, silk stockings and elegant g ilt buckles ; the hats were ornamented with gold lace, each corner had gold tassels. The Cabinet Ministers dined yesterday with the Earl of LIVERPOOL, at his house in Whitehall. Mr. W. BENTHAM, of Sheerness, is appointed Vice Consul for the United States of America. Admiral OTWAY is appointed to the command on the Leith station ; and Sir CHARLES HAMILTON to that at Woolwich. Sir FRANCIS LATORZY, one of the new made Ad rals,is to have a command in the West Indies. The Island of Anholt, is the Baltic, which has been for some time in our possession, is to be strengthened by every possible means, so as to be capable of repel ling any attack that may be made on it by the Danes. Captain MAURICE., of the navy, who distinguished himself in the defence of the Diamond Rock in the West Indies, is appointed to the command of this post, which is likely to become one of great importance. On Thursday evening last, at Portsmouth, two French prisoners escaped from the SAN ANTONIO, prison-ship ; and the same night twenty prisoners on board the VETERAN had planned their escape, but just before the time for putting their plan in execu tion, one of them made the officers of the ship Re 'painted with it, whices of course frustrated their hopes of escape. 4INNIIRRSARr of do PRINCE e 114 l 2r.v BIATH-DAT at BRIGIfILIN. The Duke of BRUNSWICK was not present at the fete given at Brighton on Monday. He was preven. ted by indisposition from paying his respects to th e Palace;. The foreign officer present was GenerAi Nuoinar, of the Austrian service, who wore a white uniform with scarlet pantaloons, and was accomp A . nied by his Aid-de-Camp, Captain HOLLoGAN, who wore an elegant highly gilt helmet and breast-plate. I The Duke of YoRK proposed the health of the Princess CHARLOTTE ofWALES, which was drank with enthusiasm, and in the true English style, with three times three. The Prince, in returning thanks for this ' mark of respect to the object of his pride and tender. ness, is reported to have spoken to the following effect :—that he had nude it his first care to instil into the mind and heart of his daughter the knowledge and love of the true principles of the British Coo sthution ; and had pointed out to her young under standing, as a model for study, the political conduct of his most revered and lamented friend, Mr. Fox, who had asserted and maintained, with such transcendent force, the just principles upon which the Govern, meat under this excellent Constitution ought to be administered for the true and solid dignity oft& Crown, and the real security, freedom and happiness of the people; that he had the most heartfelt enjoyment in knowing, that even in her present early year, his daughter had a just con ce p t i on o f t h e value of thepre cepts which had been implanted in her breast; and, that he could say, with confidence, that she would fulfil all the duties which she might be called upon to discharge when his bones were laid in the grave. The sensibility and pathos with which the Palma ex. pressed himself, had a strong effect on the company. His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex was pre. vented by indisposition from being at Brighton during the PRINCIBS birth-day. He some time ago suffered a strain while mounting his horse. The Duke of Yoga left Brighton on Tuesday morning. The Patna goes from thence stra i g h t to Oatlancls, where the anniversary of the Dukeof YoRIt'S birth-day is to be passed with great festivity this day. ELOPEMENT.—The inhabitants of Wiacanton and its neighbourhood have bees recently furnished with an interesting topic of conversation by the elopement of Miss D—LT —N, whose father resides at House, near that town. The young lady is an only daughter, and the presumed heiress to property of nearly £200,000 in value. Miss D. who is very handsome and very amiable, is-26 years of age, and has been kept in a state of the most rigid seclusion from society, particularly from that of the male sea, all her life, contrived, through the medium of a wo man who inhabits a cottage in the neighbourhood, to arrange matters so as to meet Y—T —N, Esq. sher cousin, last Sunday afternoon, near her father's garden. A chaise-and-four was in readiness, and the lovely heroine was seen to step into it, upon which it immediately drove off towards London with the ut• most speed. Lady MULGRAVE left TunbridgeWells on Tuesday, for Broadstairs, where she is expected to remain about a fortnight, previous to the familygoing into Yorkshire. We do not find, upon inspection, that the Waterier: Places have the overflow of visitors, which the letters of interested writers so constantly announce. At Worthing there are an hundred houses untenanted. At Brighton, till the Prince's arrival, the company was extremely disproportiored to the accommodation. So many houses have been built, that there was not, even during the grand days of the Fete, a demand for houses, except in the vicinity of the Pavilion. Twelve gentlemen of the University of Cambridge hay,: already offered themselves as candidates for the Rectory of Ovington, now vacant, and which is in the gift of the Senate at large. The election, it is expec• ted, will not take place till October next. Tuesday se'nnight, the Lord Provost and Magis. trates of Glasgow gave an elegant entertainment in t'ie Star Inn, to Lord MELVILLI and a party of Gen. tlemen of that city and neighbourhood ; among whom were— The Lord Advocate; the Lord Succoth; Mr. Houston, of Clerklngton, M.P. for Glasgow; Mr. Campbell, of Blythswoodj the Hon. Colonel Cadogan ; Mr. Muir, of Caldwell, 2cc. la. In the course of the evening, the LORD Paoverr, after a short appropriate address, presented Lord MEL. VILLE with the freedom of the City; which was cor dially received by his Lordship. At the Annual Election of the °Ricers of the Ar tillery Company of Boston, on the 4th of June, which is always observed as a holiday in that city, the Pre. sident and Officers of State, Mr. JACKSON, and sew ral stra ngers of distinction, were invited' to partake of an elegant collation. Among other toasts on this occasion were the following : The most important intelligence that long period been received from the Condit sing commercial affairs, reached London by a vessel from France. NAPOLEON, for son or other, has at length rescinded in though not in form, the Berlin and Mila by a new commercial arrangement, annon ifoniteur of the 7;11 instant, in the followin IMPERIAL DECREE : •! NAN)! HON, &C. " After having attended to the Report of our CI Adneinistration of Finances, founded on the general also to the Report of our Minister of the Interior creed, and do decree u follow : TheDutfes on Wares and Merchandises bereaf determined to be according to the subsequent rates- On Cerroe, Brazil, Cayenne, Surinam, Demeran and Georgia Another sorts, (Naples excepted whlel remain subject to theold duties) Corm, Turkey . All other sorts. SIOGAIL Raw Clayed. Tea, Hyson Green. Other sorts Unto°, CocoA, COCHINRAL Puree, White Black ..• 000000000000 •• • • CistrAmori,China Ceylon CLSTZS, NUTMEGS, MAHOGANY PLRNAIHRUCCO WOOD • CA/dPEACRY WOOD DINIRS'S WOODS, GROUND On every 100 Killogramrues, equal to V.041b.f With respect to the terms and extent of Free, the letters from the Continent, as v copies of it that have reached this country, fiance. A letter from Paris of the 7th inst. it as follows I have just time to tell Decree of the sth inst. is in circulation. . lA. Berlin and Milan Decreer, so fatal to th tion of goods." It then goes on to say th, ration of these Decrees would cease on the tober. A letter from Antwerp, on the retards that event to the Ist of November. other letters, as well as copies of the la: which make not the smallest allusion to the of the Berlin and Milan Decrees. The think, are most deserving of credit. Letters from Paris to the 9th inst. stat Decree, under the construction it has recei trospective In its operation, and that on the of the Proprietors to its conditions, the sec of all American ships and cargoes is to be It bad been practically acted upon in the r Sebastian and Bourdeaux, where the cone American vessels had been superseded. W advice, that a ship from the United States, cottnn, bad entered the latter port, and ha mined to discharge her cargo, on conforn requisitions of the new tarif. It is proper to state here, that the per Import the above articles into rrance, on ; the specified duties, is not an effect, in chi degree, of the negociation which is and have been commenced between some of chants and "those of the Continent, for a c huercourse. The terms of that ncgoa not received at Ostend until the 10th inst they were immediately forwarded te Paris, Pitted, in the first instance, to the Bout merce, and finally to 130NAPARTR. The thorising importation, subject to the dutie was passed on the sth instant, some days result of the proceedings of the Merchants have reached the French capital. This c facility, such as it is, must therefore hay tared by some special motives known to himself, and connected with his own systa • It is not Impossible that the prime oh, Decree is to convert France into a dep6t fc of she Continent, subjecting the articles to M 141 taut the divot& of the Freegh ar . _ " Our illustrious Forefathers and their ...........--- --- - land of freedom and order, they knew how to unite liberty with hiw, and felt no other fear but the fear of offending 00D." as " The Presider t of the United States.* " The memory of Washington?' " The Land and the Tombs of our Ancestors—may the M. waders of the one become the speedy tenants of the other." Mr. JACKSON gave— " Perpetual harmony between Crest Britain and the Unite; States—may the swords of this ancient and honourable Artillery be drawn against those who would interrupt it." About eight o'clock on Tuesday night, one or the Deal coaches was overturned at the bottom of Bough ton-hill. The guard had both his legs broken, and four of the passengers received so much injury from fractures and contusions, as to be obliged to be con veyed in a cart froth Boughton to Eversbam, for sur gical assistance. • • Friday, as some workmen, in the employ of Mr. Frost, of Hartest, near Bury, were raising a mill at that-place, one of the screws gave way, and the mill fell with a tremendous crash. One man who was in the second floor of the mill when the accident hap pened, was discovered sitting across the mill-post in the midst of the ruins unhurt ; another man, who was assisting at one of the screws under the mill, had the presence of mind to throw himself into a hole which had been du& for the purpose of erecting some brick-work, by which means, although the greater part of the ruins fell over him, he escaped with only a few slight bruises ; a poor man, named Bradbroke. who was standing by looking on, bad his leg and thigh broke by a part of the umber falling against him.