Star. — London, England, 1814-02-14 00:00:00

II PROM Do'rcm PAPERS. NANCY, JANUARY 42. The enemy, attacked at several points by theid ranced posts of the Army of Silesia, has abandoned the Meuse, and retired upon Chalons. The French army :s completely disorganised ;—the old soldiert have been victims of the epidemic, or are in the hos pital; • the Conscripts are without arms ; dejection and discontent are at their height. From the Mar shal to the mearest soldier, all attribute the misfor tune: of the tu•o last campaigns, and the invasion of Franco, to the unmeasured ambition of their Chief s and regard the passing events as a punishment from Maven. THONIN, JANUARY 19. Detachments from the Allied Armies have enter. ed Savoy ;—this unexpected event has caused the most lively sensation in our country ; already we conceive the hope of recovering our ancient existence. The following is the arpeal which Baron De Simbs. then published on his arrival in our country : " Thonin, January 14. Savoyards, to arms ! to arms ! The moment has arrived for throwing off the yoke, which an am. bitious despot imposed upon you. Spain, Germany, Folland, and almost all Europe have re.conquured the independence to which all nations have a right. A short, but generous effort, will restore to Savoy her King, her rank among nations, peace, and hap.' pmess —tbere can be no greater glory th an th at o f combatting for our religion, our King, and our country. Old warriors of Savoy, range yourselves again under the flags of your beloved Monarch—join the allied troops who come to your assistance. 4, Military Savoyards l whatever may have been the countries or the Princes that you have served, the country calls you ; come and partake of our perils and our glory. , 4 Brave youth, who refused to march for the pur pose of devastating countries, Ilre inhabitants of which have become your liberators, come and join us. The object is no longer to brave hunger, death, and mi ser), to satisfy the ambition of a single man ; you are called to serve your King, and to defend your coun try. Inhabitants of Savoy, courage ! Lou , live the l ki,v;! Long live Savoy ! (Signed) " Baron SIMBSCHENT, Colonel and Commandant of a Corps of the Allied Troops." Count de Sonnaz yesterday published the follow ing Proclamation " In the name of Victor Emanuel, sing of Saklinia and Cy prus, and oflerusalem, Duke of Savoy, Priuce of Pied mont, &c. " Brave Warriors of Savoy !—Your old General cal:s you to serve your King, your country, and the crmmon cause of Europe. ♦Ve must banish all party spirit, all Latred, and all individual vengeance. Oar only end is to serve our good King, to restore his name to the country, and to co-operate with all our force to the re•establishment of the repose and 'of the peace of the world. Where is that Savoyard who would be deaf to the voice of his country and of ho nnur—who would not share the'clangers and laurels of his countrymen and of our valiant liberators ? (Signed) " Count Dit. SoNNAz." A Swiss Paper contains the following The Vice-Koi's communications have been cut .ff. Them are at Milan 10,000 Neapolitans, and 3500 at Hounce. An Adjutant of the King of Naples has arrived at Field-Marshal Count Bellegrades head quarters." .AMERICAN PAPERS. ALARMING IN TELLIGENCE.. PITTMIIG, JANUARY s.—With feelings of agony ire,present our readers with the following from Lake Erie : • COPY. " To the Commandant of Erie, or to whom it may toneern. " The British this morning landed about 3000 re gulars, militia and Indians, at Black Rock, and after a severe engagement with the militia, under the corn rnand of Major General Hull, forced them to retreat to the village cf Buffalo, and about sun-rise to surren der themselves prisoners of war. , The houses in the village were immediately committed to the flames, and about three o'clock this afternoon almost entirely consumed. At the same time two large vessels, lying shove Black Rock, were set on fire and consumed.— It is the avowed object of the British, as received by mod authority, to proceed in a short time to Erie, for the put pose of burning the vessels in that port,. i and as an i n d ucement to the I nd i ant to aid and assist ' them in thi s ne f ar i ous p l an , f u ll lib erty s given them to plunder for their own benefit, wherever they may go. As the communication from this place to the Eastward is entirely interrupted by the said Indians, &c. and as it is important for you to bare the curliest information of the above, we recommend to you every exertion, to be in readiness in case of an attempt, and request e*tanee of you in men, arms, and ammuni tion. The time is alarmin,g. Destruction is the or der of the day. (64411.1,0 4,4 . .15/site rotaNe.s." . . ISuralo, Decarnber so, in retreat. " N. B. Infnmnatim; is just received t;lat the enemy !lave advanced up Like Ere eight or ten miles, pod dt:slre.y every thiig tliey pass. " It there be any hope left in thepresent case, it is that tae mrderstatli the fleet is se moored in the harleler of b ie, as to pres-nt a battery of from 15 to gons fr-rtl whatever point it may be attaCked.- 11at the ice is not sufficient to bear, should the enemy ,altettipt to hoard, and that it is completely wind te shippnak We also learn that :"P:IP1 Mead had issued circulars 'o all the Colonels vl his B:igade, by . express, ordering them immedi .i.e!y to match their respective regiments to the de fea3e of Erie. May their patriotic . efforts be successful, :tn.( the eneMy . be checked in his incendiary carreer. " A rJoriber of patriotic young men of Pittzburg Lave vohm:eered their services, and the troops at Fort Firette, will march this day to Erie." The ,?alets Oeszeilt says=« The English prisoners lately taken from the prison-ship in this town, are on&iied in the stone gaol at 'lpswich, five in a cell, seven feet by ten. We will not sal this is barberous, as we are riot thoroughly accyraihted with tlie grclUnds and rmrits of this system of warfare I but we do hope, for the sake of humanity, it may not be. neces• sary long to persevere in it. It nataralty reminds ate of the fatal jlilack.hole .o Cakutta," 4UTREN7IC PARTICULAIRS THE FIRE AT Tali CUSTOM-H)USE. Many erroneous particulars of this destructive event having in the moment of hurry and alartinbeen cir culated in all the Papers, we have been at some pants to ascertain the real facts with as much precision as possible. The fire broke out at a quarter past six o'clock in the morning, and is understood to have happened from the communication of a fire flue of one of the offices of business, adjoining a closet attached to the most western part of the house-keeper's apartments. This closet was on the two pair of stairs, and within half a yard of General KELLY'S bed. From the time of the morning at which the con- flagration began, end from the instant burst of flame from the back part of the building, there can be little doubt of the first power of the fire having been slumbering in a latent situation throughout the principal part of the previous evening, and perhaps of the preceding day. The Porter of the House was the first person who, discovered it. Ile was going up stairs for a key to admit him, as usual, to a part of the House that com municated 'with the offices, and when on the second floor he heard a crackling of fire and saw a flame breaking from the cieling; he instantly rushed into the room, which was that in which General KELLY slept,- and found the General standing by the bed's feet, the curtains in a blaze, and the flame pouring from the above-mentioned closet ; by this time the whole room was on fire, and Mr..DRINRALD had given the'ilarm from the Quay, towards which the windows of this room looked. The Porter proteeded to call up the servants and the family—the General ran to a room adjoining his own, which was fronting the street ; he was saved by a bidder with the greatest difficulty, and shockingly burntin the face and hands. The account he gives is, that he was am akened by a smoke which filled his room, and aim' st,in a stag of suffocation he arose and opened his closet, f irl the purpose of getting at his dressing gown that hr might hasten to alarm his family ; but immediately upon opening this closet, a volume of fl ime be rq• forth— the curtains of the bed and those of the windows caught fire, and thus encompassed with the blaze he •was found by the Porter. It appears that in this closet there was formetly a fire-place, which, for a long time, had been boarded up, the flue of wh;ch was connected with another in an office l:low. Jndging, therefore, from the time of day at which the fire broke out, and the hour at which the family had all retired, about halt-past twelve, it is clear that it could not have originated in any incautious neglect ,f fire or candle—for had this been the cause, it is . evident that the consequence must have been more immediate. The Miss KELLYS most narrowly escaped, with 'only the covering of blankets ; and Captain HINTON KELLY made his way through the fire with his sisters, in the same unprovided state. The Captain had but the day. before returned from. Brighton, where he had been for the recovery of his health, which had suffered greatly in consequence of long service in the West Indies, whither he was immediately about - to return to his regiment. The servants all escaped : they had previemly fled to the top of the house, Iron' which they were taken clown by ladders- It is to he de plored,rha t an orphan, girl whom Miss KELLY had brought up in her service, with another whom she was also about to provide foe in tlis same manner, perished in the flames. Miss KELVII - , by her shrieks, endeavoured to awaken them, for it was impossible for her to reach the chamber in which they slept, the fire having already burnt down wards through the cieling of the staircase. The General, at the moment, was carried to Mr. LINCHAM'S, in Beer-lane, and the very serious uju. ries he has received, make it dangerous to remove him for the present; this, added to a severe astbrno tic complaint which he caught in the retie at under Sir JOHN MOORE, and which was much ihcreased by the Walcheren fever, renders his recovery-very doubt ful. Miss KELLY and her family have lost every part of their property that was in the House. No thing was insured, and the loss altogether cannot amount to less than thirteen hundred pounds. The fire, according to the report of the firemen, would have been got under very soon, but the explo sion of a few pounds of powder having struck terror into the men who worked the engines, they fled and left the flames for some time to rage uncontrouled. This powder was for the use of the volunteer corps, and did not amount to a larger quantity than ten or twelve pounds ; but the unfounded assertion that there were as many barrels, threw an instant panic on all around, and throughout the neighboui hood. Cer tain howi:ver it is, that had not this explosion taken place, the fire would not have spread: As it is, there is great consolation in knowing that many of the im portant papers of office have been recovered ; and se veral chests of valuables, with the principal records, have been saved. And it is with much satisfaction that we communicate to the public the assurance that no delay will take place in the progress of business. The East-India and Custom-house corps of Volun teers were on the spot soon after the bursting out of the flames, and by their unceasing attention prevented much of that plunder and contusion which would have otherwise prevailed. They formed lines across the different avenues which led to the flames, and would on no pretence whatever suffer the crowd to approach. Although the damage and inconvenience arising from this conflagration have been incalculable, still had it not been for the exertions of Messers. DRIN.- EALDS, SMITH, SEOOWICK, and LINGHANI, the spread of the fire, and its consequent havoc, must have been far greater than what has occurred. The latter Gen tleman ,certainly prevented the conflagration from spreading up.Beer•lane, by his judicious application of wet blankets to his warehouse, which was immedi ately opposite to the Custom (louse. He and his two sons were at work the whole day in endeavour ing to prevent this warehouse from taking fire, and it was with the utmost difficulty that they happily ac complished their purpose. We hear that the insurance on the Custom-house amounts to £lOO,OOO. • - Ten houses opposite the Custom-house Mete burnt down by two o'clock. Among there were Holland% Coffeedroulse, the Rose and etovsn, and Yorkshire Grey public-bonnet, amt the King's Arms public hoi.be much damaged. The explosion of the gunOmiet tattled the inent paperer; Wits' fiegisteisi ;2nd a kritiety or twitter, as far as Dalston, shacklewell, Homerton, Hackney, Highbury, and all the.adjoining villages in the direc tion of the wind: A bundle of singed debentures is said to have been picked up by a gentleman at as great a distance from the scene of destruction as Bpital-square. An old clerk made many efforts in the course 4 Saturday, to force his way through the ruins, to the part where he usually officiated. He was sure that some of his paper:, from the care he had taken in their deposit, would be found safe could he only get to the spot. Yesterday, with some uorkmen, he suc ceeded in getting through the rains from the side next the river. The pick-ax at last struck on aft iron "chest—the rubbish wa?; cleared away, the key intro duced, and out came four &mired guinea:, which the clerk carried off in his hat. The Commissioners of the Customs, with the clerks, &c. met this morning for the purpose of carrying on the public business at the London Commercial Sale Rooms in Mincing-lane. A very fine collection of pictures Wata 1 St, which the Commissioners had permitted a gentleman to leave in deposit till it would be convenient for him to pay the duties, amounting to £l5OO. A genteel young man, in appearance, was stopped by some Police Officers, in Thames-Street, and on searching him s his pockets and breeches were found to be stuffed with coral beads, silk handkerchiefs, and other valua bles of small bulk. It appeared that his boldness in venturing nearer than even the firemen dared to do, 'had enabled mto obtain this bc;oty. The first Cu4om.house built in London was in 1559, 225 years ago ; it was burnt down in 1718, and rebuilt the same year ; and it was on. Saturday, the 12th February, again totally consumed by fire.-- 11: first Custom house, it appears by the above state ment, stood 159 years ; the second, which was burnt on Saturday, has stood 96 years.. THE EVENING STAR LONDON. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14. 1814. • PRICE. OF STOCKS THIS' DAY ,AT TWELVV. O'CLOCK Cons. '72 7l—Cors. for acc. 71;#,t-4 per Ct. tiCi 5 per Ct. 99i i—Omn. Q9z 2S—Bdsls.pr.—.ll3 Ans. 17 9-16(4.s , Mr. SHAW, the Messenger, left town on Saturday evening, wits dispatches fol: Lord CASTLEREAGH, and embarked yesterday at. Deal for the French coast, as appears by the following letter : " DIAL, FEBRIYAP.Y 23. " Mr. SgA%V, the Messer!ger, has just al-Jived and embarked on board the NYMPH hired armed erttter, bearing a flag of truce, and ti%ill proceed immedigttity. The ebb tide makes for the French coast. The wind at present is contrary to getting across." • ANO rFIER .L.EI '1 ER-SAM DATE. _ _ di Mr. SHAW, the Messenger, came trom London to lle:il this afternoon, and. embarked on board his Nlojesty's hired ;trtnell cutter N 1 PH, for Calais, under a flag of truce. Wl,en I le!t Dort, at half pact five P.. 111. the NYMPH had not sailed, in conse quence of there being butlittlt wind from the South acid the flood running ; and, from the present ap pearance, Mr. SHAW will not reach Calais until to morrow morning." The extracts from the German and Dutch Papers in our columns of to-day, are peculiarly interesting., A Proclamation, addressed to the inhabitants of Savoy. in the name of the King of SARDINIA, informs us of another restoration of old times. Marshal BLUCHER, in an . . Address to the inhabitants of Nancy, hints at . something very like a similar event as being in con templation with respect to France. We have read his animated harangue with infinite delight. Let the almirers of NAPOLEON read it, and tremble for the stability of his power ! . If the negotiators at Cha tillon were to be assisted by such generous and gal lant spirits as Iltuenan, we should have no fears' for the permanent repose of the world. We rejoice to, learn that the character of SAVARY, the kidnapper of the Royal Family of Spain, is known to Marshal Btu cHea : we trust that they will shortly meet in Paris. It has been currently reported since Saturday, that a firing had been beard from the batteries on the French Coast. The firing came from the direction of Antwerp. The.Gazitte of Saturday and its Supplements are , again filled with details of Victories gained by the A llies. BONAPARTE has been most woefully beaten upon the sacred territory, and has literally transferred die honour of delivering Nancy to Marshal BLUCHER. The late Battles in France_ were already partially made known, but the magnitude of the advantagei resulting from them carmen be duly apprecired with out an attentive perusal of the official details. The scene of these fresh achievements of the gallant and generous warrior, Marshal BLUCHER, was laid on the right bank of the Aube, between 40 and 50 miles above its junction with the Seine, at Marsilly.— Troyes, which is on the Seine, about SO miles above Marsilly, lies nearly due west of the field of battle, :.t the distance of 20 miles, the course of both rivers being towards the north-west, and Nogent on the Seine is 12 miles below their junction. A foreign Messenget, who accompanied the Duke of CUMBERLAND abroad,. arrived in a post-chaise set Carlton Housa, on Saturday night, about 9 o'clock, with letters from the Duke of CUMBERLAND to the Puma REMIT and the QuKErg, announcing the death of the Duke of MECKLENWRO STRELITZ t her Majesty's' brother, who was abopt to come to this . eountry. , The Duke of Yogic left Town early.yes terday morning, by desire of the PRINCE, for the purpose of breaking the melancholy intelligence to his Royal Mother, the QUEEN and to the PAlN cassE.s. The death of the Duke was communicated to the Frincess CMARLOTTE- yesterday morning. ' . . pittlicri PA . snut.otricr, TWO O'CLOCL We . stop the Press to state that French Pipers co the lith.,hivit ikesit received. They briti Jim:Mate of indeber &tide 'leaving been fought between thi Allies rind BONAioARTE, in Which the latter the victory.' The Allies were commanded by BM. CHER, and are yid to have lost Tweive Thonsand Men and Sitty Pieces of Cannon. • Tbe folkwing communication on the `so jest bai been received hot. the Frefith Coast z BOUI.O . ONE, FEBRUAItir 14. iIiLiGRAPI I I DISPATCH . . . " The day before yesterday; Eeb. 10, the Emperor completely defeated a Russian 'corps iliac Goiania The General was taken, and his Step, titinon; Sit Thoutand Men, all the catssoni, the Sae and matcrialr. Yesterday, the 11th, the EmperOr-coni pretely defeated and put to route the corps of Gene: rid SACKpI, of will= he ha's taken Fifty Pietes of Cannon, and Ten Thousand Men." Omni= oPenect this Morning* it 29, rose to 2%; but in the course Or n bout fell to 27t, and remained at 28 per cent. premium: It is stated in the Miniiterial Circles that the gr3t Prop ;sal made by CAuuNcounT to Lord CASTLE. REArli was to remote the sea Of t! 'e conferences from Chatillon to Paris. Thii was rjected, and the reason asigned wAs, that Path was in ikfine of mill :cry operation:. • FALMOUTH, FEBRUARY' 11.. Arrived the man of war brig PECACAN, from Ply. mouth. Sailed .yesterdity the LANDRAIL cutter, Lieu renant HILL, for Cork arid the Meditttrraneari ; Lady Waifen and • the Olkie Branch , tor Lisbon ; and the 3ricarinta, for Teneiitie. N ,thing sailed to-day. PLYMOU 111, FEBRUARY 12. Came in the SULTAN, 74, fiom the Weit ward ; SPannow ionp of war; and the.Hetacov gun-brig, Irottl SC . / irate crtii7:es. 8/led the REINDErtt sloop of war, on a cruize.. Arrived the Industry,. GILD, from Watetford ; Unitp, Coußrs, from Oporto for Hull ; Midas, GIFFOiIf), trorn. Liverpool fcr Bilboa ; and a few others. PORTS - NMI:TIT, FEB. Yesterday the weather was so thick atlel hazy w could not ascertain any ai rivils. No arrivals or sail ings this day, nor any sailirfgs from Spitlicad. 'rbe wliole of the outward-bound, we presume, arc still at St. Helen's, there being so little wind and excessive tn:ci r fog, except the P'errtroda eonvoy, vthich sailed last night. The FERVENT gun-brig takes convoy td the Downs.—Wind S.E. There are on board the transports destined for tniii WALLINGTON, upwards of 2000 horses, the greaten proportion of which are cavalry. Notwithstanding that the majority of those animals hale been do board ship nearly three weeks, during unfavourable we.t . .. I l ther, only three have died. The infantry embarked for the same 6stination amount to nearly 5000 Mcn: DOVER, FEBRUARY Sailed his M.jesty's ship KEDPOLt, with the Ame lia transport under convoy, for Havanna. Arrived his Majesty's ship Dictator, from Holland; also thb PROMETHEUS, FOLKSTONE, and h4te►tev, with 1114 tines from the Roompot, and sailed for Port , mouth, with the Lady Penrose, bound to Janaica.—Wilid S. The William and Alexander, from Penzance to Swansea, was totally lost near the Land's End the 11th instant. The Pitesinerr frigate sailed from Cork 6th inst. with a fleet for Spain. Lieutenant L. C. AnrEttus, 6th Garrison Batta lion (formerly of the 85th), who has been some time serving with the POrtuguese Army, and was severely wounded in the action of the 13th December last, in front of Bayonne, is promoted to a Company in the 18th, or Oporto Regiment. A private in the Bth Regiment, mined iila•onsi, has been apprehended in 3t. John's, New Broo,wick, charged by the verdict of a Corot' , is Inquest with the murder of KITT: TRAFTOI4, a femtle whom he courted. It appears that the wretch, fading the girl not disposed to favour his addresses, sought an opportunity when they were alone to violate her per son ; and then to avert the punishmCnt due to so heinous an offence, cur the throat of the unfortunate girl. The Marquis of Buckingham is arrived at Portal, mouth, for the purpose of assuming the command of his PrOvisional Battalion, assembling . at Haslar Bar racks, near Gosport.—This battalion will be compos ed of Volunteers from the Worcester, Cambridge, first and second Surrey, Northampton, aLd Buckingham shire regtnymts of Militia. The Buckingham de tachment with their staff and band, a r r i ve d at lids lar from Ireland l as t week. Yesterday the Worces. ter detachment, consisting of three officers, and 137 mcn, were passed cre:r from Portsmouth' Garrison. The quotas of the Surry regiments ate on the spot, and trie compleinect of the Northampton and Cam bridge are expected in a short cime. The Battalion when complete will be a vcry fine - oat, and amount to 900 rank and file. A battalion of the Sussex Local Militia is expected to march into Portsmouth to do duty, agreeable to their offer of extended service. CORN MARKET, MARK. LANE, FEBRUARY 14. WI bad a cood.soppty of Wheat this morning from Kent, Erse:, and Suffolk, the sale of which- was exceedingly heavy as g decline of GIL per quarter from the prices of this day week.-- Barley goes off slowly, and is is. per quarter lower. Beam and mug*. g s . pet quarter cheaper. In other artisiti thee is no alteration. H I'