Star. — London, England, 1808-03-31 00:00:00

his Escellency M. At.osztre notice bf some in: , . mss , co nsisting or the Russian Declaration, and proclamations, to be distributed in Finland.-- * t h es e, he observes, are a secret to the Swedish „bassadlor"; and with respect to the Declaration, Excellency was to remain ignorant of it for some is to come. He therefore enjoins M. ALopzus to „• n silent on the subject. To the Danish Minister, er , he had confided every •thing, and M. ALo was to assure him further of the lasting friend .of the Emperor of Russia to his Master. The then proceeds to direct in *hat manner he is to .ct himself towards the Court of Sweden. He , ends particularly that M. ALOPEUS should „ eto protract his stay at Stockholm, in order g ive as much useful information as p ossible ; but a s not to wait an unreasonable time, so as to en-' „ ge r t he safety of his person. No. 5, is a dispatch to the Russian Ambassador at . Court of Copenhagen, giving him intelligence of uss i a n affairs, and other matters communicated to ALa ns, itc. In this it is acknowledged, that an y were but tardy in their marches, and were , , it o m ake but slow progress for want of provisions. Bes id e s the above, General BUXHOVDEN had writ aletter to General K.LmsPon, the Swedish Corn wart in Chief in Finland, wherein he makes him urge o rs, in direct terms, to betray his King and , comma ,, by causing the troops under his command to by down their arms, and submit to the dominion of R us sia. In this letter, BuxHovDEN used the most op p r obrious language towards the King of Sweden. G ener al Ktoosroa acted as every man of honour lonia Jo an the occasion ; he transmitted the letter • his master, and observed contemptuous silence to writer. Ina preceding column we hare given a few ex tracts from French Papers to a late date. The De ekration of the King of Prussia against Sweden is such as might be expected from the circumstances in which he is placed. He says he has been solicited by the Emperors NAPOLEON and ALEXANDER to break off all connection with Sweden, and he does so accordingly; and he does not add a syllable of re proach, or of his own opinion on the subject. There ' I are, it appears, upwards of 32,000 troops, under the command of BERNAnOTTE, in Zealand. Nothing is said of their passage across the Sound. Letters from Dantzic state, that the Frenct com mercial restrictions are very severely felt there, though much ingenuity has been exerted to evade them. The following letter, sent by General RAPP to the Chief Magistrate of Dantzic, in the beginning of last month, proses, that tnglish merchandize, particularly colo. sill produce, finds its way to the Continent, in spite of all the efforts of BONAPARTE to exclude it : RAM General of Division, Aid-de-Camp of his Majesty the • Emperor and King, and Governor-General of Dantzic, to the President of the free City of Denude. Mare received information, that, contrary to the commands ki Imperial Majesty, uncertified colonial merchandise is intro lad into the country. lam also informed, that Drench war psi have been employed in this criminal undertaking. I have, Welfare, issued the strictest orders, that all provision, ammu slice, or other waggons, shall be subject to the inspection of the cmtom•bouse, excise officers, and others concerned. I have like wise directed the Commanders of eke troops posted in the forts to pre all necessary military assistance to these examinations. But it is farther necessary that you on your part exert the greatest vigi lance, and give positive injunctions to your officers not to permit' the entrance of any colonial produce whatever, until the place of its origin be satisfactorily proved to the intendants, conformable to the certificates required by his Majesty's decree of the 13th Nov. list. It is only after due inspection of the attestations that M. CISTIT4 can authorize the introduction of above goods. You will, therefore, notify to all the inhabitants of your city and its ter- Titoryolornadlaely the Jeuv, that I am determined to make a ter rible example of the first person who is found violating the Em peror's Dime ;and that I have taken such measures, that no per son who attempts to counteract it can escape. (Signed) RAPP. General RAPP has also ordered a Military Tribunal to be formed for the trial of all offenders against Bo- SMARTS'S Decrees. The Portuguese 'vessel, Quatro Hermanos, arrived on the 22d inst. at Cork, after a short passage from! St. Übes. The Captain reports, that the blockade of I Lisbon was carried on so strict, that, since its corn-I mencement, not more than four vessels got in. There was not provisions in that city to serve longer than ( the 20th inst. He also states, that . a few days previ ous to his sailing, Sir C. COTTON had sent in a Flag of, Truce, req ues ti ng a con f erence with one of the Rus sian Officers, and after some consultation with JUNOT, he did go offaccompartied by two French Officers; that a vast quantity of letters collected on board our ships were given to one of the French Officers, mistaking him for a Russian ; that he took special charge of them, and delivered them to St:NoT, who sent an express to Paris for instructions, and that in conse quence a general gloom prevailed, apprehending the letters would discover a great deal of British property. Letters of the 4th instant were yesterday received from,Lisbon. They confirm the accounts of the scar (:7 experienced there, and that many of the poor in kabitints are dying daily in the streets. An A_me riran vessel had entered Lisbon with a cargo of flour. When General Jewor beard of the circumstance, he wrote a letter to the American Consul, requesting to have it at the rate of 25 dollars per barrel ; to which the Consul replied, that he had been offered at the rate of 52 dollars per barrel by the inhabitants ; the General rejoined, that he must have the cargo not withstanding, unless a party he had sent out to forage s hould tiappen to return with a full supply. It Was rumoured yesterday afteitoon that a letter Of the date of Monday last fran Holland, had been received, in Which the rumour that was circulated about a week igo is said to be repeated, namely, that there has been an action in the Mediterrantan, in which the combined Rochefort and Carthigena squadrons were defeated, and nine sail of the line taken ; but that the victory had cost us dr valuable life of Admiral Sir RICHARD STRACUAN. That an action has before this time taken place in the Mediterranean is so extremely probable, that va rious rumours may naturally be expected before au thentic accounts arrive. The above intelligence may in the end be confirmed, but we have not been able to ascertain in a satisfactory manner on what authority it rests. No advices of the kind alluded to have been received at the Admiralty. Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, his MAJESTY ar rived at the Queen's Palace, from Windsor. At two o'clock a deputation from the Corporation of the City of London, arrived with the Address voted last Friday, in Common Council, upon the state of pub lic affairs.—On the deputation being introduced to his MAJems, the Recorder read the following Ad dress ; to which Lord HAwkesoußv, as Secretary of ' State for the Home Department, read his IVlAJzsrY's most gracious answer. TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. The humble and dutiful Address of the LORD Mayon, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of Londoa in Common Council assembled. MOST GRACIOUS SOVIRRION, We you Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in Com mon Council assembled, humbly approach the Throne with re newed assurances of our unshaken attachment to your Majesty's sacred Person and Government. Your Majesty's faithful citizens of London, are truly sensible of the blessings which the people of this country enjoy in a pecu ,iarmanner, for whilst it has pleased the ALMIGUTT to permit the overthrow of many Nations of Europe, we have the happiness yet to possess unimpaired our glorious Constltuton ; to be governed by the mildest and most benevolent of Sovereigns ; and to be pro tected by good and wholesome Laws, wisely administered. To obtain these blessings, our forefathers freely shed their blood; they are placed in our hands as a precious pledge, and we fondly hope that our children's children will enjoy the same to the latest pe riod of time. We are not unmindful, Sire, that by the preponderating influ ence of the Government of France, almost every state upon the Continent has been compelled to unite in forming one vast gigan tic Confederacy, whose efforts are solely directed to bring destruc tion upon your Majesty's dominions. We view this combination without dread, firmly relying upon a continuation of the Divine protection, upon union amongst all ranks of your people, the extinction of party spirit (most essen tially necessary at this very important crisis), upon the goodness of our cause, the value and skill of your Majesty's fleets and ar mies, and on the vigour, firmness and wisdom of your Majesty's Councils. _ _ . With these aids, we doubt not your Majesty will confound and defeat the designs of our inveterate enemy; and in due time be enabled to conclude a Peace at once honourable, secure, and lasting. Signed by Order of Court, HENRY WOODTHORPE. To which address his Majesty was pleased to re turn the following most gracious answer— " I thank you, for your very loyal and dutiful Address. " Tke assurances I receive from you of your unshaken attach ment to my person and Government afford me the greatest satis faction. " The example you have given to all ranks and descriptions of my people, of union and public spirit at this important crisis, catttiot but produce the most beneficial consequences, in enabling me to resist, effectually, the powerful and extensive confederacy which the enemy has directed against my dominions, and ulti mately to accomplish the great object of all my efforts, a secure and lasting peace." Alderman BIRCH was introduced to his Majesty by Lord HAWKESBURY, upon his election, and had the honour to kiss his Majesty's hand, as had all the Al dermen, and most of the Gentlemen composing the Deputation. Mr. Sheriff PHILLIPS had the additional honour of Knighthood conferred upon him by his Majesty. After this his MAJESTY held a private levee. The following had the honour of being presented to i his Majesty : Major-General Cossrexxx ' upon his being appointed to the command of the sth Garrison Battalion, and being removed to the Staff. General BeaTIX, upon his being appointed Colonel of the 89th Regiment, in the room of General Whitelocke. Judge LAwarstex upon his being appointed a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, tu the room of Judge Rook, deceased, upon his resignation from the Court of King's Bench, by the Lord Chancellor. _ Rear-Admiral SAWTIR, open his promotion. Admiral Sir Lofts 3,tum.tai2, upon his being appointed to a command, by Lord Mu!grave. Captain Hope, upon his being appointed First Captain to Ad miral Sir James Saumarez. Brigadier-General Moors, upon his being appointed to com mand at Newfoundland. Lord Nuriza, upon his being appointed his Majesty's Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of . . Scotland. Viscount LAKE, upon coming to his title. Lieutenant-Colonel Fartqcm, upon his promotion and appoint ment upon the Staff in America. Sir CRARLCS EPNIONSTONZ, upon coming to his title. Earl CAVAN, upon his being appointed Colonel of the 77th Regiment of Foot. Lord RFIMSDALE, upon his being appointed a Lord of Trade. His MAJESTY held a Privy Council, and gave audi ences to the Cabinet Ministers and the Judge-Advo cate, who laid before his MA.msry the proceedings of a Court Martial. Soon after six o'clock his MAJESTY set off on his return to Windsor. Alderman BIRCII was always supposed when a Commoner, t 6 be the author of the City Address, but we understand the one presented to his MAJESTY yes terday was from the pen of Mr. DIXON. The Princes CHARLOTTE of \VALES is confined with the measles, but we are happy to state her Royal Highness is in a fair way of doing well. Ten artillery-waggons came from Croydon yester day to the Bank, and took away specie to the amount of iOO,OOOl. which is to be conveyed to Portsmouth, and there shipped on board a frigate to Gottenburgh, for the use of the KING of SWEDEN, being part of the subsidy granted him. Sir HENRY GREY, Bart. died yesterday, at a very advanced age. He was the elder brother of the late Earl GREY, and uncle to the present ; he never was married ; and by his death Earl GREY becomes pos sessed of estates to the v;lue of near 37,0001. per an num, besides a fortune for each of his younger chil dren. Sir HENRY has also left large legacies to each of his Lordship's brothers and sisters, and has made all his old servants comfortable for the remainder of their lives. ~:'v.. THE ARMY.._ • GALAXIANA, No. XII. • Take him and eat him out in little STARS. Amilitaryexpedition to the Baltic is again spoken of. Lord BORINGDON'S regiment, the North Devon Mi- That good spirits do not forsake a man in his last' ti a, is on the march to Weymouth, to be under the moments, Sir THOMAD MORE, was a striking exam pie. As he was going up the scaffold to be beheaded, ' command o f G eneral COTTON. found the stairs of it so old and crazy, that they Lieutenant General Sir JOHN Dont, Bari: has were in danger of breaking, He turned to the Lieu- nearly completed for service ali the second battalions tenant of the Tower, and said 4 , Pray Master Lieu- under his command at Guernsey. tenant, see me safe up ;as for coming down, I will • Li • eutenant General Don, at Jersey, is indefatiga. take care of myself." Mr. ADDISON well observes, that what was only I . ble in bringing forward the second battalions under Philosophy in Sir THOMAS MORE, would be phrcnzy him. in one, who does not resemble him in the cheerful- 1 • Lieutenant General MODSIIEAD is at Fort Monck ness of his temper, and in the sanctity of his life and ton, on a visit to his regiment, the 51st, who soon manners. expect to go on service. We understand that nothing can exceed the popu larity of the Duke of RICHMOND in Ireland. particu larly with the whole army, regulars, militia, yeo manry, and volunteers. Major General Lord FORBES, of the Guards, and Brigadier General LuaiLxv, of the 2 4 Jd Dragoons, have gone to Portsmouth, and embark for their com mands in the Mediterranean. Mr. CALF/I WHITETOORD was at an entertainment, in which Madeira of a fine flavour was plentifully served during dinner. After dinner a bottle of Cape Wine was h.troduced. It was so excellent, that the company gave several hints that another bottle would be very gratifying. The hint was not taken : on which Mr. W. said, " Well, if we cannot double Me Cape, we must return to Madeira. EPITAPH ON A YOUNG CLOTHIER. How still he lies ! And closed those eyes, That shone as bright as day ! The cruel measles, Like Clothier's talks, Have serrtched his life sway. Cochisteal red His Ups has fled; Which now are blwe and bla-A. Dear pretty wretch, How thy limbs stretch, Like Cloth upon the ad. Repress thy sighs, The Father cries, My dear, and not repine ; For ten to , one, When GOD'S work's done, He'll cow of emperfise NAUFICAL INTELLIGENCE. MTRON, the celebrated statuary to ALEXANDER the GREAT, died in extreme poverty. Hence it ..r/S said, that though his art could breathe a soul into his im mortal statues, it could not keep his own body and soul together. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 29. Came in the Amethyst, of 36 guns, from a end ze. Sailed the Alacrity, of 18 guns, to the Westward, said to be gone to the Mediterranean. • PORTSMOUTH, MARCH so. Arrived his Majesty's ships Adonis, and Flying Fish, from a crnize.—Sailcd his Majesty's ships .... Polyphemus, Orion, Indus, Salcette, Daphne, In solent, Thrasher, Protector, Steady, Orestes, Red breast, and Hearty, for the Downs.—Wind E. DEAL, MARCH 30. Remain in the Downs His Majesty's ships as per last. —Wind N. E. YARMOUTH, MARCH 30. This morning was launched from the Dock-yard of Mr. Join( PRESTON, a beautiful new sloop of war, pierced for 20 guns, to be named the Racoon. She went off in a very fine stile, amidst the acclamations of a concourse of people. HULL, MARCH 29. On the wall of the room, in which Lady JANE GRAY was imprisoned in the Tower, she wrote these lines with a pin : The Kite sloop of war has arrived in the Humber. —The Danish sloops sent in here by the Clio, are strong-built vessels, capable of encountering the heavy seas often experienced upon the coast of Norway, and in the Baltic; and very suitable for transporting troops through the narrow channels of the Danish islands, or from one part of the coast to the other. Their cargoes are now landed, and consist of stockfish, oil, candles, cases of glass, wood, &c. The Danes possess a great number of these vessels, and would soon collect a sufficient number of them to transport a large army from Holstein into Zealand, Finland, &c.—The Danes have fitted out a number of armed ships of great force. Many of them were originally Indiamen.—Four vessels were lost on Stoney Binks, at the entrace of the Humber, on Wednesday night last : The Bremen packet, late of this port, but now of London, from thence to the 'Baltic, with sugar, coffee, &c.—The Prosperity, WA LW, of London, -loaded with deals, &c. The Aurora, YOUNG, and a Swede, name unknown. The crew of the Bremen packet were all saved ; but, it is feared, the crews of the rest have perished. Part of one of the vessels drove en shore on the end of Spurn point on Thurs day morning ; and part of the cargo of the Prospe rity, near Marsh Chapel. Non alien* putes homini quz obtingere possunt ; Sots hodierna mihi, cras erit ilia tibi. TRANSLATION. Think not thou strange whate'er the Fates assign ; My lot to-day, to-morrow will be thine. IMPROMPTU ON A LATE SENATORIAL SERMON BY A NEW MADE BISHOP. 'Tomas well enough that Goodenough Before the House should preach; For erre enough full had trough Are those he had to teach ! Nix. The Oratorio last night at Covent Oarden Theatre consisted not only of a New, but a very Grand Se lection. BRAIIAM gave the following Airs in a very animated style—" Deeper and deeper Waft her Angels." Mrs. DICKONS had selected for her powers—" The Prince unable"—Let the Bright Se raphin"—" 0! had I Jubal's lyre," &c. The whole was most admirably performed, both in the Vocal and Instrumental Music; and it was so judiciously rich in Selection, that we would recommend the AsiatnYs to order its repetition. EAST INDIA CoMPA\•Y.—Yesterday a Quarterly I General Court was held at the East India House. The Chairman (Mr. EDw. PARRY) laid several ac counts before the Court, agreeably to the bye-laws ; the titles of which having been read, Mr. M. Root wished to be informed whether those papers were sufficiently ample to enable the Proprie tors to form a complete judgment of the state of their affairs? 'On the Chairman's replying in the negative, Mr. RANDLE JACKSON said, that the custom had been to have all the papers in the Company's posses sion read pro forma, which would enable the Proprie tors to have access to them at their convenience. The Deputy Chairman (Mr. GRANT) having ad, verted to the existing Committee of Investigation in *the House of Commons, hoped the Proprietors would give the Executive Body due credit, that, should any thing arise which might be deemed important to the interests of the Company, the earliest notice would be given to the General Court. Mr. RANDLE JACKSON expressed his gratitude to the Honourable Deputy for this intimation. He con fessed he felt a more than usual anxiety on the sub -1 ject, as there was not any instance of a Committee being appointed with such power, since the year 178'; and it must be well recollected what a revolu tion in the constitution of the Company that Corn- 1 mittee had produced. He felt the more deeply the 1 importance of the subject, when he found the most i enlightened persons in other respects so totally igno- I rant of the relative situation of the public and the Coinpany. He then adverted to the general notion, that the Company were in arrears to the public nearly six millions, and said that it was owing to the suc cessful exertions of himself and his friends that this Iclaim on the part of the public had not at present the shadow of any legal existence. The DEPUTY CHAIRMAN perfectly coincided with his Learned Friend as to the miserably gross igeo ranee and misconception which was so prevalent with respect to the Company's affairs ; he could assure the Proprietors, that the Committee, of which he had the honour to be a Member, had not been disposed to trench on the Company's rights ; should such an idea unfortunately occur, not a moment's time would be lost in convening his constituents. .The Court adjourned at a quarter before one, site die. . Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when Captain GEORGE WELTDEN, of the ship Indus, took leave of the Court, previous to departing'for Madras and Bengal. The Court adjourned at six o'clock till to-:sorrow. GREENOCK, MARCH 27. The Diana, BOAC, is irriVed at the Holy Loch, from Pictou. The Halifax sloop of war arrived at Cork on the 18th instant very unexpectedly, as con voy for,the West Indies ; and, it was understood, would proceed with what ships were collected (18 or 20) first wind ; on the 19th the wind was southerly. PROM LLOYD'S LIST. GRAVZSEND, MARCH 30.—Sailed the Devonshire, Pike, for Newfoundland; Science, Howard, for New York; Lam,less, Brooks, far the Brazils ; Commerce, Horswell, for Mogadore; Hope, Featherstone, for Quebec ; Mentor, Brine, for the Cape of Good Hope; Rawn, Hills; Venus, Sass; and the Mary and Allison, Farmer, for Gottenburgh. His Majesty's ship Halifax, with a fleet for the West Indies, was getting under weigh from Cork, on the 21st instant. The Kinder (a Russian vessel) from London for Petersburgh, is seized by the Swedes at Gottenburgh. The Mercury (an American) from Boston, is seized in Alicant Bay by a French privateer, for having touched at Gibraltar for provisions. The Brooks, —, from Monte Video, is arrived in the Chops of t he Channel, with the loss of her rudder. The Juno, RUTHERFORD, from Lisbon, detained and sent into Plymouth, was boarded by two French corvettes, and informed by the officer, that twelve cor• vettes had sailed in company from Bourdeaux, and I intended to cruize off the Western Islands. Thursday se'nnight, at Annan, a vessel having ran aground and upset, everal men were employed in r►ghting her, in order that she might, if possible, be got off the next tide, they succeeded in raising her, but before the whole of them could get out of the way, she again fell on her broadside, and one of the men was crushed to death ; another person also fell under her, but received no other injury than some sight bruizes. The person killed was a mariner of the name of John Henderson. A melancholy occurrence happened yesterday about noon on the London-side of Blackfriar's Bridge. A spirited animal, in a single horse cart, loaded, in descending the hill, with one of the wheels locked, startled, and reared up on his hind legs, and conti nued to plunge for a little %%bile ; then dashed fu riously towards the side, and came in contact with two respectable looking women, who, in endeavouring to make their escape, both fell under the wheel the nearest the kirb-stone, when the unruly beast, at the critical moment, moving forward, the near-wheel in stantly passed over the head of one of the unfortuna. e women, who died without a groan; and over the arm of the other, which it broke. NV e understand they , were an aunt and her niece, hut we did not hear their names. The survivor (the niece) was carried away in a hackney coach ; the mangled remains of the aunt lay on the Bridge some time, a shocking spectacle.— The furious animal was stopped without doing fur ther mischief : the cart was loaded with cotton. 1M• t be :441