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THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Bumens, No. I. To-motrow, If po:siblat lwanctos, on the fist open day afttr.—B. B. and several Con stant Readers, a.. Loon caßposiblz find room for their favours. MONDAY, • MARCH 7. • PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Consols, mono„ 631 64--• tor April acc. 6-il'l—Roduced shut Ornnium, 3l—Exchee i tser Bills, par. PRICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY. 9 per Cent. Red. shut Tmp.•3 per C. 691 3 per Cunt. Cons. 63i 64!64 Imp. Ann. 13-16ths 4 per Cent. shut Ex. Bills, Is. dis. Si. pr. 5 per Cent. 97.3+ Omr.ium Long Ann. Ini 5-16ths English Tickets, 211. Lidia Bonds, 3s. 2s. ss. dls. Cons for Feb. 641 I lamburgh and Altona Papers to the 24th ult. con taing a few extracts from Paris Papers to the 16th.ult. rcached us this forenoon. The following are the prin. c ipal articles presented in these papers : • PETERSBURGH, JAN. 30. The General of Infantry Count Buxhovden, who has arrived in this city, has, it is said, obtained the command of the army in Finland. I.UBECK, FEB. IS. We have this moment received intelligence from RTga, by arCestafette, that Russia has declared war ag►aint Swedes. I)ANTZIG, FEB. 4. In the night between the Ist and 2d of this month a fire broke out in the tanneries of the old town, which raged With such fury that, notwithstanding all the a"s"sistance that could be giveniit continued burning for twenty-four hours. In the afternoon of the 2d another conflagration, which threatened to be still more dangerous than the farmer, brOke out in.:a large magazine which had 'keen made into a barrack,' but the effectual exer tions. that were made to extinguish it, especially by the French troops, .soon stopped the progress of the flames. The city presents a scene of desolation; more than 100 buildings are reduced to ashes--the steeple of the Church of the Holy Ghost has fallen down, and many persons have been maimed, and even lost their lives on this disastrous occasion. BANKS OF TILE MAINE, FEP. 12. . - The Court appointed to try the Generals who ca. pitulated in the late war, has begun its sittings at Me mel. General Blucher appeared first as an accused person before this tribunal, on account of the capitu lation of Lubeck ; but his conduct was unanimously approved and applauded, and he took his seat among ;le Members of the Court. BANKS OF THE ELBE, FEB. 2.5. The refusal of England to co•operate in restoring peace to Europe, is on the eve of producing measures the effects of which will soon be felt upon the Conti nent. What operations will be undertaken by . the armies of the Emperor of the French and those of his allies, are not yet known ; but already on all sides n-Lovements are observed, which indicate the intention of taking the field, on the .return of fine weather ; a formidable army of French and Spaniards is assem bling in Spain, which will be increased to 1.50,000 men ; preparations are pursued with the utmost acti vity on the frontiers of Turkey ; the Russian troops arc advancing in great force on those of Sweden, and we are in momentary expectation of official intelligence of hostilities having commenced ; part of the Dutch troops stationed between the Ems and tl:o Weser will be placed on the right bank of the former, and those which are between the Weser and the Elbe, will immediately advance to the right bank of the latter river. Police, tumbled down . through the expleskaa,of I quantity of gunpowder." The room whete ttie.brsi. nister seas, has been preserved'undamaged by a kind of miracle ; but he was wounded while hastening to relieve his daughter, the Duchess Lavella, who was found with her husband amidst the ruins. She is se verely wounded ; but hopes are entertained that the consequences of that accident will prove less dange rous than was at first supposed. A servant lost his life on the occasion. Enquiries are already set on foot, to discover the au thors of that horrid deed. The apothecary of the late Queen, who was implicated in the last conspiracy, and received the King's pardon, has been arrested. This man had a shop near the Palace of M. Salicetti, and suspicions are entettained, of his having collected a large quantity of gunpowder in the cellars, which were separated from those of M. Sallicetti merely by a partition-wall. The building which contained the different war offices has been rendered uninhabi table by the explosion. VENICE, FEY. 3. The report which was circulated, that the Russian fleet would winter here, is not confirmed. It is still in the port of Trieste ; and the Russian troops, which heretofore occupied Cattaro, Corfu, Scc. have not yet left the town and environs of -Padua and Trivezo. It is not as yet known whether this corps will set out on itsmarch for Russia,through thekingdom of Hungary. GENOA, FEBRUARY 4. A report h in circulation here, that the Spanish fleets of Carthagena and Cadiz have put to sea.— Several American merchantmen, which escaped the vigilance of the English cruizers, have lately arrived at Leghorn, Ponto-Ferrajo, and Marseilles. ROME, JANUARY 30. A corps of French troopS is now marching from Etrutria to the Ecclesiastical State, under the orders of General Miolli. Various reports are afloat on the probable destination of that corps but they are as yet founded on mere surmises. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MARCH 7.—Notice is hereby given, That there will be a Drawing-Room at St. James's, on Thursday next the 10th instant. Yesterday his MAJESTY, with the Duke of CAM BRIDGE, and the Princesses AUGUSTA, SOPHIA, MARY, and AMELIA, went to St. George's Chapel, and heard a Sermon preached by the Rev. Mr. DIGBY, from Isaiah, chap. xxxiii. - vet-. 22. They afterwards re turned to the Palace. Dispatches received on Friday, from Mr. THORN tow, our Minister at Stockholm, contain, it is said, the ratification - of the Treaty between •this country and Sweden, which was also brought to the Swedish Ambassador the same day, by a courier direct from Stockholm. Orders were sent on. Saturday to Sheerness and Yarmouth, to prepare the several ships at those places, destined for the Baltic, for immediate sailing. The chief command is to begiven to Sir J AMES SAUNIAREZ, and directions have been sent to him to repair to town, to receive his inttructions. It is said he is to hoist his flag on board the Barfleur, of 98 guns, which is preparing at Portsmouth. his said that the Portuguese 0 cers, Troops,Civi lians, ace. who were obliged to take oaths of allegiance to the King of Great Britain, at Madeira, are to be released from the obligation; and that Ministers have expressed displeasure at the oaths having been exacted. We are informed that an application has been made for permission to the QUEEN of Fraser: to join her Royal Consort ; we tract the flame of chivalry is not totally extinct in the Court of England. The passengers by the Princess Charlotte packet, arc Mr. and Mrs. TEMPEST, Mr. KASSAMNARM, Co lonel and two Lieutenants UMMIIULTEN, Captain Matsre In, and Judge SMITH. Tranquebar, it is .thought, is at present occupied by a British garrison. The Government of Goa, we understand, is to be assumed by the Presidency of Bombay, under the same conditions that Madeira has been occupied by OUT troops. On Saturday, the remains of Lord LAKE were re moved at half past seven o'clock, from Lower Brook street, Grosvenor-square, to Ashton Clinton, Bucking hamshire, for interment. The Procession moved in the following order : • A Plume of Black Feathers, • Six Mutes on horseback, The Crown and Cushion carried by a Man qn horseback, A HEARS} drawn by six Horses, decorated with Black Plumes of Feathers, Three Mourning Coaches and Six, in which were his Lordship's domestics, closed the Procession. • Friday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when Captain TIIOM AS PRICE, of the 'ship Alexander, took leave previous to departing for Madeira and Bombay. The Court adjourned at fix o'clock till Wednesday next. Wednesday, as General Ceosnte was hunting with his Grace the Duke of RiciimoNn's hounds, his - horse, in leaping over a ditch, fell with him, but fortunately the General escaped without any material injury. We understand some of the Com Missioners of the Barrack Board are about to set out on a visit to all the Barracks in the kingdom, determined to satisfy them selves on the spot, of the situation of them, and to in quire into the many abuses that have been said to pre. vail in this very cxteusive'department. This is an example worthy the imitation of all.our public boards. COURTS MARTIAL. --Thursday, a Court Martial was held' at Spithead f on ISaac Smith, Marine, of his Majesty% ship Pluto, for neglect of duty,' and dis respect to Capttsin Jiarvriol. Acquitted .—The same .day on' T. Wrough, Marble, of his Maj sty's sh:p Redbreast, 0 - desertion. Sentenced to receive 500 lashes..—Fiodair on Mr. James Smith, Master cf hii Mait"" — 'tehip - Speedy, for opening the spirit-room, . therefront quantity' of spirits ; and for repeitlruisketaness., Sentenceddismis e I h:s to .6e,,,ryejn-igch sittttion''ai the Con:mm.l - in Chief 'at*P0rtirn0uth...... 1, 4..... 11 • •Itqar A ihni. Pi Sir ISAAC Bart.'President. THE ARMY. 1. ..... .: .;::: ,GENERAL WHTTFLOCKE% 'TRIAL. TWENTY-NINTH DAY, MARCH 7. Saturday morning, at the meeting of the Court, the Deputy Judge Advocate read a letter from the Hon• Mr. Rraza, the Judge Advocate Gentral, stating, that he was so much indisposed he could not attend in his place that morning. General Sir WM. Mennows, the President, then rose and adjourned the Court until this morning. This morning, at half past twelve o'clock, the Judge Advocate-General, the Hon. M. RYD2R, in. formed the Court that he had closed the evidence far the prosecution. General Wit IMOCKE was then asked when he should be ready to enter upon his defence ? and having named Monday next, the President im mediately adjourned the Court to that day at ten. The witnesses examined to-day were Lieutenan t kmionels BOURKE and BRADFORD, the Deputy-Quar ter-Master General and Adjutant-Generals upon the Expedition The Duke of Cl:mai:imam) was again present to day, but the Court was not so crowded as usual. There are likely to be employed on a particular service,besides those crack regiments, the 39th and 40th. The 4th, 9th, 51st, 71st Highlanders, 76th, 88th, 95th; and some other corps. Some Artillery, Cavalry, the 49d and 92d Reg:melts of Light Infantry, and the 3d, or Queen's Regiment of F uot. It is supposed that three regiments will be sent out very soon to Madeira, to relieve the Buffs and 11th, who, with the 13th, will go to the West Indies, to re !ieve three skeleton regiments coming home. The 76th, and the two battalions of the Seth, or Connaught Rangers, General BEKI-AFORD'S own regi ment, are mentioned as likely to go out to Madeira. The 2cl battalions., now in Jersey and Guernsey, many of them in high order, are cxp,:cted to go on service, and some other 2d battalions are to repla.e them. Some regiments, among them the Rifle Battalion of the 60th, or Loyal Americans, will speedily follow Sir GEORGE PREVOST to North America. Sir GEORGE has proceeded himself direct for America ; the Army of North America has proceeded to Bermuda, under the command of General HOUGIITON. This able and experienced Officer has distinguished himself in every quarter of the world, particularly in St. Domingo, afterwards in Bengal, and latterly in Egypt, where he commanded a brigade. The name of a new Commander in Chief to the Cape of Good Hope, has reached us. The Hon. General GREY has been for some time in bad health, and is coming home. Sailed from Portsmouth, on Saturday morning, the Lion, of 64 guns, Captain HEATIICOTE, for China, with the following East Indiamen under convoy, viz• —Ocean, Captain WILLIAMSON ; Ceres, Captain W. DUNSFORD ; Canton, Captain I. LOCHNER ; Dorset. shire, Captain R. H. BROWN ; Alnwick Castle, Cap tain G. E. PRESCOTT ; David Scott, Captain LOCKE, jun. and Emeter, Captain H. MERITON, for Madras and China. Also the Calcutta, Captain MAXWELL ; Lord Nelson, Captain HUTTON ; Hugh Inglis, Car. tain FAIRFAX ; and the Preston, Captain STURROCK, for Madras and Bengal ; and the Sibella, Captain CArrcnEN, for the Cape of Good Hope. Captain RAITT, of the 72d Regiment, and Lady, went pas sengcrs in the Sibella. The 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons, about 600 strong, commanded by Lieute nant-Colonel COTTOS, came into Portsmouth on Monday from Chichester, and embarked on board them for Madras. Lieut. General DE LAN EY went down •to Ports. mouth, to see his very fine regiment, and to take leave of them, previously to their sailing for India..., We have heard that neither the Lieutenant Colonel, nor first Major, go out with them. The 2d battalion of Lord SOUTHAMPTON'S regintent, the 34th ; the 59th, under Col. FLEYDELL ; and many recruits for the Bth, 21st, 24th, and 25th Dragoons, go out by the next fleet, which it is supposed, will sail again in about a week. The 38th, 40th, 51st, Ist battalion of the 88th, and 2d battalion of the 89th, are under ordtrs for foreign service. AU cf the 20th Regiment of Light Dragoons that are in England are immediately to be embarked fcr t Sicily. Their number is about 250 men. Friday a large detachment of Dri,fts for the North York Militia marched into Huntingdon on their way from Yorkshire, to join their regiment in Kent. The party was under the direction and command cf a Field Officer, Major Yorke. On Saturday morning' they proceeded on their march fo i Royston, en their route to Hythe, the present head-quarters of t,heregi ment. This morning, Captain H. f‘vIENIS Company of Foot Artillery marched from Chatham, for Ports . mouth, to join, as is supposed, another company of the sth battalion.at that place, for embarkation, their destination suppoe' 4 to be Canada, in North Ame rica. There now remain: at Chatham Captains Mu ao, CizAmasitaart4; and Masirr's Companies of the 9th battalion 91, who are ex pected to remove with the brig a de of Guards, in the event of their going on foreign grvice. `• The Barracks xt Whichever are tor immediately repaired for the recePtlini of troops. AUGSBURG, FEB. 11. The differences between Bavaria and Wurtemherg still continue. The garrison of Ulm has received orders to begin its march for Ravensburg, and the towns-people of the former city will do military duty. General Baron Wrede has set out for Munich ; we are assured that his journey has a relation to this affair. VALLADOLID, PP.B. 2. General Dupont has his head-quarters in this town —lt is thought he will soon leave it, to join, as it is reported at this moment, a corps of 50,00) Spa- niards, which is assembled in the e ivii ens of Madrid. VENICE, FEE. 6. The Russian fleet which has been expected here for' several weeks, arrived this morning before the city...— The smaller ships, eight or nine, are to winter here, but the three sail of the line and two frigates are, we understand, to proceed to* Porto Re, on the coast of Hungary, and remain there till the fine season shall set in. In the port of Trieste the Russian fleet would not have been perfectly safe from an at tack of the Znglish. . NAPLES, JANUARY gs. . •. An action has been fought off this coast between a Russian frigate and two English ships of war. After some shots having been fired on both sides; the frigate, which was ignorant of war having been cyclaied, was, .• obliged to surrender. It is said that.another engage rent has taken place near Corfu, but as.let we have . r eceived nothing certain . respecting .: FEBRUARY 1. . . Our town has been thrown into- the utmost con ernation, by a dreadful catistrophe.' In the - night the 29th 'and 30th of January, ..Wing oio 'alace of M. Salicetti, Minister of War; and • Ow • sterna beaver ••‘ tl.e Ps GIBRALTAR, FEBRUARY The Arid, on her passage to Tetuan, ing of the 26th, fell in with a squadron of, close under the land, lyiug to, it then bio‘ from the S. W. with rain. Site soon dise nv , they were enemies, and ran on shore, t o d. lo.—We have accou n t s f rom captured. ure tzg al it to be divided into three part s , is to be given to the Prince of Peace ; one of Etruria, in lieu of her Tuscan domini maining portion to beheld at the disposal( The French troops assembling at Mala i both this fortress and Barbary. It is enemy hope to carry this place by a , and are seriously disposed to the attempt. This garrison is so abundantly supplied ary stores, that a vessel from England, r" Ysas for nearly a month been lying in the her cargo on board, there not being roor ' Ordnance Storehouses. A fleet of transports is now getting i for Sicily, having k)00 troops or. board. Detained, and brought in or. the id—The Moorish Rais Harriet, and the Moorish :cheque Said, Rah' Malaga, with wheat for Tangiers ; by the private. Detained and krunglit ir. on the 4th —The American brig Ak r .... Samuel Harrick, lb days from Manville., with wine berry-port ; by his Majesty's stoop Surinam. R e t a ined on tbe Sth---ake American scivsoner I .ylia, 1 0 , ep h Braydon, 18 days from Marsiilles, with wineand bra L ay berry Port_ by his Majassy's sloop Su schooner Mary, Elias Darts 14 days from wat r • I ,; I Varall ; by his Majesty's slip Hydra. Arrivals from the `9th tilt. L; the sth insL His Majesoy's brig Dextrins., from T:tuan—Hi s Confound:r, front a cruize—The American brig Swan, I. two days from Malaga, with w . ire, brandy, raid fruit, f at N iit I Orleans—The American shy laaa, S. b. (;rare;, 10 dos frxt I Salem, with pepper, for I.eghorn—llv! Mine. /it,. shouda, Rail Cad ur, 2 days from Malaga, ant wire , ek e , # t for 1 arache—The o f brig Wa‘hingtun, 1-k ar ,i4, 6% 4,11 , from Malaga, with fruit m Boston. Sailed on the 31st ISlajssty'sship Mastmsus aud i k za Sabrina to the Wcs.avard--41is Majesty's ships 4 , l4th et Aii ncir A and Dean reus. Sailed on the 4th inst.-11i. Majesty's sloop Nautilus, wh i t j Cgalounder, to the Westly4rtl. Saturday sennight, the E:trl of FINGAL 1 7 .,, Dublin, for England. His Lordship has brought shit him the Petition of the Catholics of brlan4, whi c h , re understand will be presented to Parliament br th e Right Honourable H. GnATTAN, r,r, the earliest d ai possible after his Lordship's arcival Some of the Sunday Papers y. amns;l their readers with a report of a Dutch flutilla, conk. ing of 1000 armed boa 3, Laving put to sea. Thii is followed up with many sagacious coujecattei . alio their destin.ttion; but the concluding par,igraph forms us, that this cock-boat flotilla v. a, renamed to port. . . Lord STRANGFoRD, Mi:-..ster Plenipotentiary to the Portuguese Court at the Brazils, is ca his way to kortsmouth to take his passage to Rio Janeiro. The Earl of AllittiDEZS is to hve the yam; green ribban3. The Earl of MORTON i$ to 'Et:. appointed Lord Lieutenant of Fifeshire., Sir SAmvp.. HooD attended at tte Admiralty on Saturday. On Thursday a Committee of the Pr:vy Cotuu met at the Cockpit, Whitehall, which was attended by Lord CAMDEN, the LORD PRINIDENT, and Lord WHITWORTH, Sir W. GRANT, W. SCOTT, :I,nd Wyma, when their Lordships proceeded to hear ten Plantation Cases, Dixox against the Attorney Gene• ral of TRINIDAD, in which Mr. Apex was 1. - Nrd at considerable length. Their Lordships took tine to consider the case. A cause from St. Christopher% was the other, ..T011)1 IRPLAN'D against .FotrY Towns, which their Lordships were pleased so reverse. A duel took place, at nine o'clock on Saunday morning, on Dropmore Comthon, between Lilnteitant H—, an officer belonging to A dragoon regiment, and Mr. R—, a student at Westminv.e,r, in conk; quence of 4 disagreement in Berkley-square, on Fri. day, respecting an affair of gallantry. The Lady who had caused the disagreement gave information on day evening, that the duel would take place ou Finch. ley Common, but the parties eluded pursuit, by set tling their difference on anothr spot. The Lieute nant was wounded •lightly in the pistol hand, in the second fire, and the p . t-ties returned to London in p , 3t daises, A letter, da-.ed Got:o4,llTh, the £2(l February. says 'Danish the Russian Nlitniters are still at' as the Rof..sians have, as yet, rot passed the frontiers, which lead% ns t( ppese tha:. a nektviialotti 3 carried, on, The Danes are determ4:ll to to war with us, and we have to-day received the t'a , l , :pgreea'ole nev, s, by an express ; that. the French hare entered Holstein, and that the Prince de PonteCorro, and the trovn Prince of Denmark, wcze hourly ex pected at Copenh4gen. If an English fleet does pot soon arrive in the. Sound and in the Baltic, our dry country will be expokesl to great danger.". General Juxor has dissolves the Council of Re gency, which the Prince. Regent of Portugal appointed before he sailed for the Brazils, and has assumed to himself tilts absolute command in that kingdom: . A grand entertainment wa given on Monday lag at Welbury Eouse, Dorset, on the occasion oldie Earl of Itettrs.. rut coining of age.. It was supliosil that between seven ar.d eight thonsanil persons Were assembled in the Park, Where they Were mettles" is the greatest plenty, under teats erected, for their at. commodation. • Hyde Park, yesterday, notwithstanding the situp ness of the air, was very full of Nobility and PasbiorP abler. Scarlet cloaks trimmed with ermine, and car to correspond, were the most prevailing costume fit the fair pedestrians. There were two ladies, Whose dresses displayed some, noveb3 - --ti. 4 y Ivo" rantiel __, of purple Turkish silk, trimmed round with very brow black lace ; bonnets, with veils to match ; they looked very elegant and lady-like. His Royal Hightrms Duke of Sussitx was in the ride. The carriages we*. very numerous; the easterly winctpresiente4the glasses from being down. Sir JOHN LADE and Captain Anal displayed their usual dexterity by driving four in hand. Among 'the Nobility were— ' The ekesses of i tefton, Belton, St, Alban's, and Manantlf;_ the hierdhioneiees Lensdown;iisoiinshire, Batt, sad / 1 1; Icy; the Countesses of Cholluondely; Sefton, Usbrldit, snore, and Slieftesbury. Sailed hi p roset pine I diterranean LOT Halm ran on tho Saturday n th i c k, that North F° l vessel had se a rushed t i me , there was deetne to take to s afety earl f Dover. or was 0 following Came Sailed The Sfl.l Forrestem with a p s l oo p 0 refitting V7O Clio, p Tun& Noma dried tough The Bridli thilt rJ r 6. bet t ?c' t on th e e aaa . at ,f ships °f lea ,. • • blowing fresii - fleet iucaverett th at The by prevent L e i b .„ jai inst. y Mad r id, t h z 1 c°ll. ja at luade ; one tof • of prot ec to to t h e ini ons ; the re , t he ice lof Bonaparte ors. falaga menace said Out th e i...A the coup-de-13AL, a crtlizt" )t. alto Ann, Ailed with tex. with powd er . 1 the Mole wit, ••pc•••"*...a to PM far it in tli f orse,' an d by %g under weigi. ten c hltilagy4 vteorish ra mp Ric hlubtain, r nr . wi veer Hope. tits from t Hope .enits ; Saud JOhn son, 1 for A • 'I 011 , and . tic •dT 10 -~