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tarry off the Major during some of has journies of observation." E4ST 111 DIES. CALCUTTA, FEB. 8. 13y the late arrivals from tlle Isle of France, we hear that the French Government there have strictly enjoined their cruizers to she'.v in future the greatest respect for Arab ships, and by no means to stop or molest them, unless it should appear on clear evidence that their cargo is English property. Two &radial hurricanes had visited the island, and committed great ravages, destroying all ,the planta tions, which made provisions very scarce. Of the srn craft trading to the Islands of Bourbtm and Madagascar, eleven perished at ssa, and no lives were saved. The casualties in the French Establishment at Ma dagascar had been ettrcmely nany.Tous, owing to many more people having remained there during the had season than is customary with them ; the whole almost of the rash adventurers were swept away by the disease in.:i.icnt to the climate. Mr. MARRIOTT, the Chief of the Establishment, has been one of the victims. To recruit the regular troops, which in the present situ;,tion of affairs cannot be effected from Europe, the government of the French islands have it in con templation to extend the laws of conscription, such as they exist in France, to the creoles or natives of the Isles of France and of Bourbon—a mark of con fidence which they certainly deserve, in return for the eagerness they have respectively shewn to have the name of the Re-union, formerly Bourbon, chan ged into that of Bonaparte, and the name of Port Nord Ouest, formerly Port Louis, into that of Port Napoleon. THE I.l\ EING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. The public are in general in a mistake respecting Bilboa, and believe that the French continued to oc cupy the place. The fact is, as stated in the STAR of Tuesday, after exercising their rapacity and cruelty upon the inhabitants, they returned again to Vittoria, carrying their booty along with them. The public are extremely anxious to receive intel ligence from Lisbon, and the general hope is, that the first accounts will announce the surrender of General Juxor. It is not likely, however, that in this their hopes will be realised. Government, we understand, do not expect this event for some time. Juxor, it is ascer tained, has not only rendered his position very strong, but had laid in a considerable supply of provisions the moment he saw indications of the present strug gle ; and it is known that General WELLESLEY'S in structions were, to proceed against him with every requisite precaution, and to precipitate nothing in a contest with a man who is acknowledged to be one of the best Generals in the service of France. This is sound policy. A letter from a British Officer, at the head-quarters of the Gallician army, gives the following account of the barbarities committed by the French after the action at Rio Seco on the 14th July At Rio Seco, immediately after the action, the town was plundered, and 600 persons, priests, friars, nuns, women, and children, were massacred in cold blood ; no age, no sex was spared ; the nunnery was broken open, and the nuns violated and murdered. —After stealing every thing they could find, in order to get more, they literally took away the infant children, and made their parents redeem them. A Spanish Officer, who was wounded in three places, was taken before General LA SALLE by one of the dragoons ; the General abused him grossly, and order( d the soldier to cut him down ; he obeyed : the /sung man put up his hands to save himself, and they were both almost cut off from his arms ; he fell, and when the dragoon was going :away, the General called him back, and said, the blackguard still lived, and ordered him to be shot.— The ball passed between his arm and his body, and the Officer, who was upon his knees, threw himself down as if he had been killed. This poor young gen tleman crawled away in the night, and yesterday was brought to the army. " Another officer who was wounded, and joined yesterday, declared to General BLAKE, that in the neighbourhood of Rio Seco, when the French were retiring, eight soldiers of . their grenadiers, Who now allow their beards to grow, to impose upon the lower class of people, entered the house of a man, whom they seized, and, before his face, one after another, violated his wife, cut off her breasts, ripped her body open, and then murdered the husband ! ! ! " Such savage cruelty has scarcely ever been re corded. This army, I think, seems determined to give no quarter." PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Consols, i'or money, ti. - 4Y—acc. 6 , 4—Reduced 66-14 Es„cheq. 4s. ss. pre.—Onmium 14 dis. PRICE OF STOCKS YEsTERDAY. India Bonds, 9s. 3s. prem. Imp. 3 per Cent. G.si Imp. Ann. 71 Exclieq. 6s. '2s. 4s. pre. Omnium, Cons. for acc. 66i Yesterday, at twelve o'clock, his Majesty arrived from Windsor, at the Queen's Palace, where he was received by their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of KENT and CUMBERLAND. At two o'clock his Majesty held a Private Levee, which was attended by The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Duke of Portland, Earl Catnden, Viscount Castlereagh ; Lord Hawkcsbum Lerd Rivers, and General I inch, Grooms in waiting ; Lord Mulgrave, Lord Heatlifield, Sir Stephen Cottrell, Vice-Admiral Dacres, Captain Dacres, Major-General Skerrett, Major-General Sir Charles Green, and Mr. Ryder. His Majesty afterwards held aPrivy Council which was attended by the Duke of PORTLAND and the rest of the Cabinet Ministers, when Mr. Ronan, the Judge-Advocate, laid before his Majesty the proceedings of several Courts Martial. The following had the honour of being presented to his Majosty : Vice-Admiral DACRER, on his return from the command at Jamaica; and his son Captain DACRES, on his promotion and re turn front the same place. Major-General Sir CHARLES GREEN, on his appointment to the command of the 16th regiment of foot. Major-General Slttir,R cri• on his return from Jamaica, pre sented by Viscount Castlereagh. His Majesty left the Palace for Windsor, about five o'clock. The Duke of PORTLAND and Mr. RYDER had long ' audiences, and were the last in attendance. Yesterday her Majesty, the Princesses, and their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of CUMBERLAND, CAM BRIDGE, and Sussnv, partook of a superb entertain ment/ with the Right Hon. ROBERT GREVILLE, at his scat at Richmond Park. We understand that Ministers daily expect the ar 'rival of the Governor of Monte Video by the Proba Spanish frigate ; and orders have been issued for every respect to be paid to him at the port where she may There has been no fresh arrival from Spain for arrive. these two days past ; but in our first page we have G. CHAMBERS, Esq. son of the late Sir WILLIAM given a communication from that country, received CHAMBERS, has been appointed one of the Police Ma gistrates at Union Hall, in the room of HENRY Floc by the last Mail, from which it appears that jealou- LAND, Esq. resigned. sies of some kind subsist among some of the Leaders. On Tuesday his Grace the Archbishop of CANTER- This is a circumstance much to be lamented, and, if i BURY had a lung interview with the Duke of PORT not speedily terminated, may be productive of fatal LAND, the object of which was to consider who is a fit comequences. Nothing but unanimity can give them I person to be proposed to his Majesty to be the new Bishop of ELY. The result of the deliberation is not ultimate triumph over such an enemy as the one with known ; but report whom they have to contend. as likely to succeed to the vacant Bishopric of Ely, • A letter from Gijon, of the 17th ult. after stating and the Dean of BRISTOL to that of Rochester. the departure of Major ROCHE from that place, with The Duke of PORTLAND gave a grand Cabinet din supplies for the patriots of Biscay, says :- 64 Such is • at which were nee yesterday at Burlington House , the activity of this meritorious officer in the great resent the Earls of CAMDEN and CHATHAM; Lards AWKF:SBURY, MULGRAVF, and CASTLEREAGH 1 and cause cf our patriots, that he h.ls become a particular T. ‘...ANNINCI. Object of the enemy's hatred ; and it is a well aster. The Duke of NoaFotst received as ei present, by the taiced fact,.that the French General at Burgos lately late East India fleet, an Antelope, supposed to be the p romise" /11415°3° dollars, if he could contrive jilOit beautiful one ever seen in this kingdom, Bank Stack 2394 per Cent. Red. C6lll 3 per C. Cons. 65:i 4 per Cent. 82 1 82 a 821 ; 41 5 per Cent. Navy 97 ; tit Long Ann..lB 7-164 - GOTTENBURGH MAIL. This dly a Mail arrived, by which a rumour has been received, stating, that the Russian fleet, which, our Readers will recollect, was announced by a for mer Mail to have sailed from Cronstadt, has since ty.en fallen in with by the British, and received a icirubbing. That such would i the result of a meet ing e reed not doubt ; but at Gottenburgh the cpi- Lion ;s, th:it a sufficient number of British ships could n have b,cn far enough up the Baltic to g:At the Russians a meeting at the time mentioned. Let us hope, however, that this news may yet receive a con firthation. " nOTITNBURGIT, AUGUST 19. " General Armfeldt did net resign the command of the 'Western Army, as was at first reported, but was superseded and replaced by Genera Ceder'trom. Private letters from Stockholm, by to-Jay's post, report, that the Russian Peet which appeared off 01- denholm on the 6th of August, was met on the 12th by an English fleet, and tr,tally put to the route. This appears rather incredible, as we cannot con ceive that a sufficient number of English ships for the purpose could have been so high up in the Baltic at that time." THE ARMY. 21.111ER1C,1. JOHNSTOWN, NEW-YORK, JULY 5. On Thursday last, about noon, this village was visited by a more dreadful storm than was ever before vitnessed in this place. A dark and most dismal cloud was at first perceived in the North-west, and proceeded in a South-east direction. In passing over this place, it occasioned the most awful sensation in the minds of the most hardy and courageous ; our zenith and horizon were almost as dark as at mid night, the lightning streaking the cloud, and fre quently piercing the earth ; the thunder sharp and thrilling, and the winds most tremendous ; all nature apjeeared to us ready to tumble to chaos. The light ning sti uck a number of buildings, set fire to a barn or two, and cc:lst:riled them to the ground. A dwell. ing.house, belon!. t ing to Mr. 13:ewer, was pierced by the ligiltning, and considerably injured. Mr. Brower very narrowly escaped 11; O. flash, the shock struck him down ; unfortunately falling on a wash tub, he was consisi_rably hurt. The wind raged so severely that it aletost prostrated every thiee before it ; the s:eerie of the ..T2 - 4 :scipalian Ciiarch W.:S blown down, and that of the Presbyte: ian considerably damaged; many barns were levelled to th.: ground, in one of which a negrii boy belonging to one Mr. 'l'onclaire, who fled thither for refuge, W:is unfe:tunately killed. Trees Were torn up by the roots, leAces prostrated ; in fact, the ay.ful storm surpasses all description, and we much fear its severity has been felt in other places. Reportsays, that General SpExcrit or Sir SAMUBt AUCHMUTY Will get the 16th Regiment s , vacant by tho death of Lieutenant General Bowun ; and that Gen. MACFA RLANE, General CAMPBELL (61st), or Ge neral WH►THAM, will get the battalion vacated by either General SPENCER or Sir SAMUEL AucuMurY. By the death of General BELLES'S, the command in chief of the army in Bombay is vacant. Generals BERESFORD and MURRAY are mentioned as the most likely to succeed. _ _ _ Vhe 51st Regiment, and the Royal York Rangers still continue on board transports at Spithead. Major-General Sir WILLIAM CLARKE, who lately diefl in India, was Lieut.-Colonel of the 84th Regi ment• By his death, the valuable command of the Mysore, which had before been held by Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY, becomes vacant. The embarkation of Sir DAVID BAIRD's army is going on at Cork with all expedition. Some cavalry, and the whole of the Foot Guards, will join him, with the 51st and 59th Regiments from this country. The Leicestershire Militia, 900 strong, have vo lunteered their services for Spain. ;, EDINBURGH, AUGUST 29. Wednesday a Meeting of the Lords Commissioners of Justiciary was held at LOAD Juvricit CLERK'S Chambers here, for the purpose of receiving Lord HERMAND'S commission as - a Judge of that Court— present, LORD JUSTICE CLERK, Lords CULLEN and MEADOWBANK. His Lordship's commission having been read, the usual oaths were administered to him, and he was appointed to go the Western Circuit, along with Lord CULLEN. The Folkestone machine, foi pumping ships with out men, was again successfully tried on board the FLAMER gunbrig, at Hythe, on Tuesday. It deliver ed water frcm two pumps, without intermission. The Earl of DARNLEY and a numerous party were on board during the experiment, and appeared highly gratified with the exhibition. Our commerce with Spain is already become very considerable. One house in London has received an order from that country for coarse woollens, sufficient to clothe 20,000 troops. Trade is looking up in the West Riding of Yorkshire; and the intercourse be tween this country and Spain is already of great and reciprocal advantage. ANTONIO PEREZ is the only Spanish writer who records the words of the celebrated Oath of Allegi-1 ance taken formerly by theArragonese to their Sove reign : ANTONIO PEREZ is an authority of great weight, and sufficed to remove ROBERTSON'S doubts as to the authenticity of this extraordinary oath, though that profound historian denied that ZURITA, BLANCA, AREGENZOLA, or SAYAS made any mention of it, or any of the Spanish writers consulted by him. The actual words prescribed by ANTONIO PEREZ, who was Secretary to PHILIP the lld. are as follows— " Noi, que valemos tante como vos, or luzzemos nuestro Rry y Segnor, con tal que nos quardryr nuestros fueros y likrtada, ysi no, no." Which has been thus rendered « We, who, are each of us as good as you are, are willing to acknowledge you for our. Sovereign King, on the express condition that you maintain our rights and liberties ; but if not, not." The death of the venerable Bishop of Etv was very sudden. His Lordship walked on the Terrace, at Forthampton, about seven o'clock the preceding even ing, in perfect health, after which he supped, and re tired to rest at his usual hour. In the course of last week, three London Coal heavers, being accidentally at Fulham, were em ployed by the Sexton of the Parish to dig a grave, with a promise that they should be rewarded with as rm e'l porter as they could drink during 'the operati( n. Whether these Knights of the Black Diamond ve e affected by the grav'ty cf their employment, as 't's known that Sorrow is dry, we cannot tell ; but it is a serious fact, and can be attested by the publican, that these thirsty souls contrived to finish 135 tots of porter! A Gentleman of grenadier growth, having tra velled in the mail all night, observed to his fellow passengers in the morning, " that he would just get out, and stretch his legs :" when his opposite friend, an Irishman, who had been greatly annoyed by them during the night, observed, " that there was no oc casion for the Gentleman to trouble himself, as they •were quite long enough already." An Irishman being detected in the act of picking a Gentkman's pocket of his watch, was taken before a Magistrate for the offence, who, after hearing the case, told him he must stand committed, as the theft was brought hone to him." Ah," cried PAT, " then how could I nail the watch?" sz. A dreadful explosion took place on Thursday morning, at the Powder Mills at Ballincollig, in the eounty of Cork, by which, we are concerned to hear, some lives were lost. The shock was strongly felt in the city of Cork. Mr. CAMPBELL, the Tieadborough, whom our rea ders will recollect to have been committed to the County Gaol of Somerset, on a charge of having shot a person who opposed him in the execution of his of fice, was convicted of manslaughter at the last assizes, and sentenced to three months imprisonment and a fine of 51. The trial lasted nearly the whole of the I day. The parish of Weston indicted him for mur der, but the Grand Jury threw out the bill. Saturday se'nnight, John Kelly, Fardy Glynn, and John Linnane, found guilty of murder at Galway Assizes, were conveyed from the county prison to the public place of execution; where, after spending some time in prayer, they underwent the awful sen tence of the law, in presen c e o f u p war d s o f 20,000 , persons who collected to witness the fatal exit of those unfortunate men, two of whom did not appear to be more than 20 years of age; the other was married, and has left a wife and children. Since their con demnation they evinced a lively feeling of their un fortunate situntion, and conducted themselves with the utmost piety 'and fortitude to the last moment, protesting their inueoceng of the crime for which they were about to suffer. NArmARKET THEATRE. Last night was performed for the first time, I :usical Farce called re, or No. DRAMATIS PRRSON2E. Sir Barometer Oldstyle - - Mr. GROVE. Obadiah Broadbrim - - Mr. LISTON. Charles Fervor . - .. Mr. FAIILLT. William Seagrave - - Mr. PALlltNiii. • Drab - . - Mr. NOBLE. Corporal Barren - - Mr. Ma-rum', Gaiter - - - . Mr. Tatar. Flint - - - . Mr. Coo& r. Cartouehe - - - Mr. WILbON. Landlord - - - Mr. ATKINS. Waiter - - - Mr. WILKINS. Postboy - - - Mr. MEN AOC First Bailiff - - - Mr. MALL Second Bailiff = - - Mr. Ts.ustaw. Soldiers, Recruits, Waiters, &c. Miss Penelope Snap Oldstyle - Mrs. DAvitirrorr. Patty Seagrave - .; - Mrs. Lis-rou. THE STORY. Obadiah Brow& int, a Merchant in the city of London, f ive interested relatives, misrepresents to Sir Barometer 01.11tA the co o , duet of his Ward, Charles Fervor. The humble family of the Seagraves are tenants of Broadbrim'i, and reside in a country tow* where Fervor (who has entered the army) is recruiting, and where accidentally he meets Sir Barometer at the inn. The report which, the Quaker has given of the young man, is strengthened by an unfortunate misunderstanding of Sir Barometer, at Seagrave's cot. rage; and he is induced to believe Fervor an unprincipled and abandoned character. Broodbrim, by the honesty of Drab, bb Clerk, Is obliged to hasten from London, to prevent the disco. very of his schemes. They are, however, totally countermined by Ferscr',3 Corporal—he is exposed, and Sir Barometer and his Ward reconciled. The Green-room history of this piece is a little extraordinary. It was freely given to the Theatre by its Author, who is a )'bung Artist, named Po. COCKE. Mr. WINSTON, the most active among the Managers, gladly accepted the farce, on this condition, although it had been intended to bring out no more new pieces this year; and the merit of the production itself unquestionably justifies this departure from the original purpose. The excellence, however, of Tel or No, consists rather in dialogue than in plot : for the story is by no means easily gathered, and when at last it is understood, is hardly worth the trouble of understanding. But there are throughout the Piece a great number of smart things very comically introduced, and the author appears to have founded his .tyle on Mr. COLMAN, whom helms imitated in several instances with great success. Mr. LISTON played Broadtrim, a Quaker, with all the natural humour which so peculiarly marks the per• formances of this excellent Actor: and Mr. Ma xus:yrs repreknted a Drunken Corperal with great truth. There was some music in the piece, but none of it deserved approbation, except a comic song, which had been written by Mr. COLMAN, and was sung by Mr. MATREws. An attempt at opposition was rather unfairly made at the beginning of the first act, but the farce was given out for a second representation with almost universal applause. Drury-lane Theatre does not open, as settled, on Saturday se'nnight. The performances do not recom mence until the 17th of the month. Britford Fair, near Salisbury, was held on Friday last. The number of sheep and lambs penned, amounted to 19,000. The sales were very dull, and the average prices full Gs. per head cheaper than last year. The show of horses was wry scanty. A Correspondent is sensibly hurt at the constant Rivittsr of Brill during a Sunday morning, which he compares with much indignation to a Ging/ing Match. FETE CHAMPETRE t); CLARENDON PARK.—Tuesday last a splendid dejamt, ball, &c. were given at Cla• rendon Park, near Watford. It was one of the series of pew for which this county has been so remarkable. It was given by subscription, under the supermen. dance of Lord CLARENDON and ti e Hon. Mr. CAFE& These Gentlemen generously stepped forward, w tk the benevolent view of rescuing an unfortunate fami y, resident in the neighbourhood, from destruction, in consequence of unexpected loses in trade. The Temple of Pan, wherein the b.ill wa! given, (which is de• corated with numerous busts of the Heathen Deities), is situated but two miles from the family mansion, en the Lawn, in front of this grotesque pile of building, booths and tents were erected. From one until three o'clock, the company continued to arrive; about half past three It is supposed upwards of one thousand per. sons had entered the Park, but of whom only 500 had paid dr: stipulated price for admittance ; the others, composed entirely of the neighbouring peasantry, were admitted to stand on the outsider of a strong fence, on paying half a crown each. • . , The amusements commenced with dancing on tha green ; the Duke of York's band playing. A tens. porary stop was put to the gaiety and harmony of the scene, by a cry of " take care of your pockets." But fortunately, for the country Gentlemen and Farmers, Rivett, of Bow -street, and one of his coadjutors, made their appearance at the instant : then the heroes of the light .fingered tribe, thought they could not do better than immediately decamp ; which they did without ceremony. Order and personal security being restored, the dancing recommenced. About five o'clock the company partook of the refreshments, set out in the Temple of Pan, or in the numerous marquees around. It was in the evening when the variegated scene of attraction was to have commenced. Preparatory movements were, at that hour, made for a grand display of fireworks; bombs,the most terrific, were to hay,. bcn thrown up against a neighbouring mount; and all the regular science of fortification and gunnery were to have been exhibited. Other works, the wonderful efforts of the human genius, include •ing specimens of natural magic, were all ready to be developed, to excite the wonder and astonishment of the assembled crowd. Unfortunately, about the hour fixed upon, a tre mendous hail storm commenced. It soon deluged the ground, and destroyed all the fair beauties of the landscape in a moment. No one felt mere deeply the regret of the visitors than Lord CLARENDON; but to console them (when the chimes of the village cloak went six ), his Lordship called to Mr. Goves excel'el band of Scotch musicians to strike up « /Ifiu JJiiA stone." Twenty-five couple immgdiately stood up; they were led down by Lord C. and the Honourable Mrs. WELLESLEY POLE. Mr. CAPEL followed with Lady C. VILLIERS; Colonel' VILLIERS with Miss JOHNSTONE; and Mr. PAXTON with Mrs. VILLIERS. All the magnificent preparations, particularly in trans parent scenes, and other devices in coloured lamps' were rendered useless, the rain continuing to fall in one incessant torrent until after midnight. Those who had carriages, escaped tolerably well ; but those who had them not, were drenched to the skin, cn their return to the town of Watford ; wherein all the inns and public-houses were placed, at an early hour of the evening, in a state of requisition.