Star. — London, England, 1810-01-25 00:00:00

- - %MTH, MAYOR. IN a MEET IlbrG or ASSEMBLY of the MAYOR, ALDERM3N, and LIVERYMEN.. of the several Com panies of the City of London, in Common Hall assembled at the Guildhall of the said City, ou Wednesday, the 24th day of Ja nuary, isie t Resolved Unanimously, That it appears that the Sheriffs of London attended for the purpose of delivering into his Majesty's hands the Resolutions passed at the Common Hall, on the 9th Instant, and were refused access to the Royal Presence. 2.--Resolved, .1 hat his Majesty's Ministers, in denying to the Sheriffs Admission to the Royal Presence, contrary to all prece. dent, have violated an ancient custom and most valuable Privilege of the Metropolis, insulted the great body of its Citizens, dis played a daring spirit of Despo:isen, alike hostile to the true In terest of the Crown and the I.iberties of the People, and added another stain to their public acts, so repeatedly degraded by im becility and incapacity. 3.—Resolved Unanimously, That the Livery of London so lemnly protest zgainst this new and alarming innovation, which, by interposing a Ministerial Authority, heretofore unknown, roust give the King's confidential Advisers the discretion of cut ting off, at all times, the Constitutional Channels of Coleatunica tion between the Throne and the People. 4.—Resolved, Thai - , the Livery having betn thus baffled in their earnest and constitutional attempts, respectfully to lay their Complaints and Grievances. before their Sovereign, and being persuaded that the interest of all their Fellow-subjects are inse parably united in this common cause, as the Right of Petition is one of the principal bulwarka of public Liberty, they are confi dent that the People of England will feel the importance of this Vagrant violation of City Rights, which May be made subservient to'attempts and encroachments still more fatal to the genuine principles of this free Constitution. s.—Resolved Unanimously, That the Thanks of this Hall be tven to the Right Honour ble the I.oxo MAYOR, for his general it dependent conduct, and for his readiness in calling the Assem bly of this day. 6._Resolved Unanimously, That the Thanks of this Hall be given to the Sheriffs for their endeavours to carry into effect the *Resolutions of the last Meeting. WOODTHORPE. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PARIS, JAN. 10. the Hungarian Gazette, dated Semlin, :otding to intelligence received General in Chief of the Russian of the sanguinary battle which I, had proposed an armistice to ie latter consented to it upon :ans should evacuate Moldavia, .abia ; but this proposition was 'he events near the mouth of the a strong sensation at Belgrade, the 27th ult. the General of ommandant of the Isle of Wal :lamation, announcing to the said island, henceforth, forms a Empire. All the Magistrates the landing of the English, respective functions until fur- le Duke of Reggio, has left town ►f the Army of the North. :he Duke of Istria, has resumed imperial Guards at Paris. inferred the title of Count upon )unsellor of State. 'reaty of Peace between France led on the 6th inst. by the Duke :or Fc'reign Affairs, and Messrs. Baron de Sagerbeilke, the Swedish a report of Adjutant 'Frederick sent state of the Dock, Pert, and dated from thence, January 4, interior wood of the quay of the :owards the arsenal, is destroyed. 1 :n dug away, and thrown into paved side of the embankment. le of the Old Dutch Bank is in a arly in the condition it was in be of the enemy. The Quay for id been repaired by the enemy, its former state. The gates of I uices have been blown up. Some imber remain, but they are shat general appearance of the mines -emy, it may be supposed that the been injured. Both within and the Dock, many vessels or boats nd bombs have been sunk. With- i a great quantity of cannon, or 1 As which the enemy had thrown " uming that they should not have away. From the middle of the of the Sluice, the Dock may be , and the condition of the founda :hereby examined. The vessels or raised, and the cannon, bullets, :d, and every other incumbrance )wn into the Dock. The value of so obtained will-pay the expence even repair the Sluice, if his Ma it that it should be restored. OF TILE DOCK TO TEIE Is thrown the cleansing, utensils, y extracted. On the bank called Lis they have thrown a quantity of levated tlic soil nearly as high as )y have also thrown in ten pieces PRESENT. Suffolk Cassiilis St. John .—The piles which were driven in, and horizontal, have some of A brig and a pinnace have tto the middle of this channel, also side ; but all this may be easily Hardwicke Thirnley St. Vincent Erskine Lucan Fitz William Holland Oxford, Earl of Breadalbane Bristol Douglas, Marqul Bulkeky Foley Say and Sele Yarborough lichester Carrington De Clifford Somers Ponsonby Ellenbotough Pesborough Lilford Upper Ossory Carysfort Waldegrare Bolton BISHOPS. Rochester Oxford .—The magazine and the different ' to it have been burnt. The mate lye been entirely destroyed. The Ls not been injured ; there is only a once between the piers, which may drawn into the port. The same may English brig, which is very little ..ich remains near the Western pier, arts of the town. This is one of those the enemy set fire on the approach of illa. In different situations on the bout I 5 wrecks of boats. The Eng. fled before the French flotilla, cut on setting sail. I have ordered the 'le channels, and to raise the anchors the enemy has abandoned. No sunken in the Dykes, The enemy its, but he was not allowed time to purpose. Two vessels, laden with artllery, have been taken in the ty of bullets that the many proba• Hawke Moira It is net possible at present to estimate the - M=lw rot ray - wrm. ......- .--____ 7 of vessels the enemy has lost, but by the wrecks t h at se rve as intermediate vents, and maciinstfiett to 1. are visible every where, the loss must have been con- people the affection which I bear them, and the whole siderable. The boats we have employed have pre- extent of my anxiety to promote their happiness and served every thing, and among the materials ar e their g lor y . I sa y their glory—Without it, I con sume masts of ships of the line. Many bodies of men. ceive, there can be no happiness for a Frenchman." and horses ire floating on the coast. An inventory ITo the address of the Colle r g of the • Lower Seine, is preparing of the effects abandoned by the enemy. which was delivered b y M. ieullen, his Majesty's (Signed) DUBOURG, answer was :—" I recollect, with pleasure, all that I The Secretary-Geeerai Minister at War. saw in your Department. I shall regard as happy mo (Signed) Fitt RION. ' ments those which I shall pass in the midst of the JAN. 13.—His Excellency the Minister at War has good inhabitants of Rouen. I frequently enquire after received frOm Marshal the Duke of Castiglione the them ; and I always learn with pleasure, that they following letter, dated Fornella, the 28th December, ire prudent and industrious, and that they justly rely 1809 : ' on my affection for them." " I have the honour to acquaint your Excellency . JAN. 16.—The .order of the day for discussion , ; with the measures taken by the enemy to raise th e in yesterday in the Legislative Body, was the projd re• habitants in mass. Blake being called to attend the lative to the finances. M. Fremin Beaumont, as Re ' Superior Junta of the Province, offered to stake his orter from the Committee of Finance, went at great head if he did not, in the space of a few days, corn- length into a consideration of the various dispositions pletely expel the French army from Catalonia.— of the projd, which naturally furnished him with an • With this view he resumed the command of the mini- opportunity of directing the attention of the Assem litary forces which joined the general rising, which bly to the order and economy which his Majesty had consisted, without distinction of classes , of all b e- introduced into the national finances, and contrasting tween 15 and 45 years of age ; all of whom were put this state of things with the irregularities and confu in motion, with orders to rendezvous, by the 12th, at sion prevalent in that department under the Govern particular points in the environs of Gerona. i ments which preceded that of his Majesty. M. Fre, 64 In my letter of the 20th, I acquainted your Ex- min Beaumont.concluded his report, which observ- • celkncy with the affair which took place on the 18thWe mentioned on Tuesday the arrival of or. An t . ins that, notwithstanding the great military esta-•on the Black Mountain and the contiguous heights ; t e'', onsiiment of France, the many public monuments rican Gentleman from Calais with Aispatche s fo x le , and in which the enemy erecting in the cap i ta l and the different departments, lost upwards of 50 0 men. — :PINENEY. His name is CALDWELL, and the. ta me.. Wishing to take measures that should destroy in their 1 a n d in the political circles is, that he nits brouele Intel. i the immense works constructing in the ports and • first elements the seeds of insurrection which render- fon the front i ors , t he contributions remain the same as ence that the French Emrenoit has ordered the con ed my communications extremely insecure, I instantly !in 1809 ; and he compared this situation of the g ordered the General of Division, Verdier, to march finances of the French Empire with that of the tiscation and sale of all American propeny in e in person with the troops under his orders, upon Dar finances of England, which every year sees her debt ports of Spain, Italy, and France ; that G em ,. nions, Aguillana, Massenet, St. Laurent de la Mon- , increased ; and which, in order to perpetuate her im- ARMSTRONG was in great alarm in consequence oi • ga, Liers, Terrados, &c. posts, is compelled to reject peace ; and thus regards " The General of Division Souham had orders to state of affairs; besides which, report adds, that as an evil the greatest blessing which PROVIDENCE Can march upon Bagnolas, Crespia , Espinavera , Bes alu, confer upon mankind. On the proposition of the order bad been issued to pe:event any Americans ft. &c. to make a movement, on the enemy's rear, and to Reporter, the • of the budget for 1810 was then quitt in g France. `turn them in all their formidable positions. After a passed into a law, by a majority of 260 to 3. The Gentleman alluded to states , that he had ~. series of daily actions on the 21 st, 22 d , 23 d , 24th, We learn from Wesel, that the National Guards very ill used at Calais by the Officers of Govern , and 25th, all these affairs had the most advantageous in garrison there were disbanded on the sth, by order results. who took from him all his private letters, and of the Minister at War. A similar proceeding h as " The heights where the enemy tried to make a taken place at Mentz. even proceeding to seize his dispatches , which • stand were strewed with their dead, as also were those Their Westphalian Majesties arrived in their capi- saved only by saying, that they must lust mei, • parts of the plain where my detachments of cavalry tal, at five in the morning of the 6th inst. The King could act against them. A great number of those their prisoner. • of Westphalia, by a decree dated here on the 25th The following letter gives some further in.' ~ peasants taken in arms were hung upon the trees along ult. has established in his dominions an Order of ,lion the roads. Knighthood, which is to Lear the name of—" The respecting this business „ . 6 The General of Division Souham entered Olot " PARIS, JAN. M I um Order of the Crown of Westphalia." It is to consist on the morning of the 25th, and advanced upon Cam- " Having been informed of a coeveyance, I of 10 Grand Commanders, 30 Commanders, and predon and Ripolle, pursuing in every direction the 300 Knights ; the pensions of the two former classes the few minutes allowed me, to let you know troops of the insurgents, who are in a state of corn to be 2000 franks, that of the latter 250 f. orders were received at Naples, on the Ist and plete route. The General has forwarded to me 400 prisoners belonging to the 4th Swiss regimen: of Cez, MADRID, DEC . 27.—Hie, Majesty taking into con- instant, to put the o ffi c ial seals on ail American:. which occupied Olot. sideration the misfortunes which the city of Ocana sels and cargoes, and for the proper authorities " General Fontana, with the Italian brigade un- has suffered, has declared it, as well as its territories, proceed immediately to dispose of them by pu der his command, has joined General Souham in the exempt from the payment of contributions of the pre sale. One cargo was to be sold on the sth (a, . position of Olot. sent and following years. ••The General of Division Verdier, after climb - PARLIdIif.AIV74RT PROC RIDINGS. stood here to be that of the Hercules , of Bailie ing up positions almost impregnable, has taken post and others were immediately to follow. This , . 111•••••• , .....M.••• at Besalu, BagnoTas, and Castelsolit. HOUSE OF COMMONS, JANUARY 24. sure has produced the utmost astonishment " Generals Verdier and Souham, in these five days The SPEAKER took the Chair at four o'clock, alarm, as it took place at the very moment we of uninterrupted action, have manoeuvred in the most and, on counting the House, there were present only calculated on the renewal of commerce with skilful style, and accomplished my wishes and expec• thirty-eight members, exclusive of himself, on which United States. tations in a manner that surpasses all praise. he declared the House to have adjourned till to " The first division of Blake that was at Olot P " To St. Sebastiano Bilboa, kc. Soc. the same morrow. could not esist the impetuosity of the French troops. ders have been ex e edited, and are to be immedia ' . The second, which was at Vich, and the third, which anieLady The Princess of WALES, accomp • d b y acted upon, - with s abe exception , viz. the catgut covered Hostalrich, durst not advance to their assis. CIIARLOTTE LINDSAY, was present at the debate in the those ports have not been directed to be sold. lance, being .fully aware of the dreadful fate that House of Commons. Her Royal Highness sat in Si awaited them, should they venture to make their ap- The wording of the order vthich I have seen, what is called the Opposition Gallery, as it is over the pearance. T reasur y B en ch, and consequently parts the princi- to sequester and colfiscate, but I have doubts as to " Since these various movements, the Ampurdam al Speakers on the Opposition Benches. Her Royal truth of this, although it is certain that seals hive is tranquil, and all our communications are secure. 46 lam taking ' Highness remained in the Gallery while the division put on all American vessels in these ports, and measures to provide Gerona and its .. ' took place ; but the Speaker would not allow the Tel- ..ive. directions given not to furnish the Captains forts with supplies su ffi cient for a garrison of 'lOOO I leis to declare the numbers until the doors were shut, men. an d he o r derly pronounced—. Strangers must with- Supercargoes with more than just enough t o su p , " Accept the assurance of my distinguished con i draw."—lt was some time before the Princess took them. sideration. (Signed) . 44 Lose no time in writing to our friends in A,. " The Marshal AUGERAU, Duke of Castiglione." the hint. l In the House of Commons a number of Gentlemen rica. Caution our countrymen not to send their p JAN. 14.—His Serene Highness the Prince Arch- • were absent from indisposition—Mr. HONYWOOD, Sir perty to the Continent in the present state of aff '. Chancellor of the Empire, in consequence of the au- , JACOB ASTLEY, Mr. MADOCKS, &C. &C. &C. thority received from his Majesty the Emperor and 1 Sir W. CURTIS voted in the Minority on Tuesday. nor until something is settled on a more perm ' King, and her Majesty the Empress Josephine, pre- , The . I sented a petition to the Diocesan Court of the Offi- , LO RD CHANCELLOR, in consequence of indis- " There are seventeen American vessels at Napl ground. wit- ! pos ition , . retired from the House of Lords on Tuesday ciality of Paris. The Court, after examining , n_iglit . ,_as soon as nesses, and going through the usual forms of pro- the Address had been moved, and and advice has just been received of the arrival the of Boston, after having fi rst be seeding, pronounced, on the 9th inst. a sentence of : Lor . d d EeeENBOROUGII sat as Speaker during the re nullity another veisel from nullity as to the marriage of his Majesty the Emperor ; main cr o f the debate. , captured by a privateer near the port." Napoleon and her Majesty the Empress Josephine, so ! Tuesday the Earl of LINDSEY took his seat in the We have before had occasion to state that the :II far as regards the spiritual bond of union ; and, on . House of Peers, hairing succeeded to the title of his `nth, the said sentence was confirmed by the Me- ancestor ROBERT the first Earl; who eminently distin- the re . guished himself at the Battle of Edge Hill, in 1642, gulations of commerce, were not inte nded as rations which had taken place in Fran ce res p ec the 1 tropolitan Officiality. On the 21st of December, 1809, Argenton, Adju- I where he was mortally wounded. tant-Major of the 18th regiment of dragoons, was' The following is a List of the Minority , in the the French cultivators. The abo v e intelli r e favour to Americas but exolusively for the benefit sentenced to the punishment of death by a court- I House of Lords, on the Motion for the Amendment true to half the extent stated, proves the • martial, being convicted of having held intelligence to the Address: of our statements. with, and acted as a spy for the enemy. This wretch- I ed man had made several journies from Oporto to I Giouces:er Lisbon, where he had conferences with GenetalWel- ' Norfolk lesley of a treasonable description. Being appre- i S Be o rfo rs rd et hended by order of Marshal the Duke of Delmatia, ' Lansdowne he escaped from custody, and fled, first to Lisbon, Stafford and thence to England ; but, continuing his infamous Headford vocation, he was landed by ins En , glish boat on the : A rgyle Spencer coast between Calais and Boulogne. He fell into the , ssex hands of the Custom-house Officers, and was corn- Grey .auderdale mitted to prison at Calais, whence he was conveyed Jersey to the Office of General Police at Paris, where he De rb y was recognized by his real name, having previously ; oesey,, passed under the name of Dessors. Upon this occa- Cowper sion, reports, injurious to the character of the Duke' Downshi ,0,.. _ re of Dalmatia, have been propagated. We are autho- . rized to declare, that these reports are false and un- ; Thanes Albemar le PROXIES. founded. His Majesty has not ceased to confide in Grafton Darlington Auckland the fidelity and good disposition of the Duke of Dal- se Alban's Fortescue Mendip matia ; and he has given him a fresh proof of his con- Devons hire Ashburton Cawdor fidence by appointing him Major-General of his armyCarnarvon Glastonbury Townsend ßuckingham of Hereford Dundas Spain. Bute Duncan Keith JAN. 15.—Yesterday his Majesty the Emperor and Carlisle King (the Princes, Ministers, Grand Officers, and Anson Crewe Officers of his Household, being in attendance ), re. Shaftesbury Grey de Ruthyn Southampton Berkeley o Cbarlemont ceived before mass, at the Palace of Trianon, in the Cholm rd ond gh Blandford eley Klil Mo l infort 1119110P11. Saloon of the Throne, the deputations from die Elec- s Tankerville Lincoln Stawel St. Amaph toral Colleges of the Departments 'of the Lower Guildford Braybrohe Seine and the Seine and Oise. They were introduced ht, Several Proxies, on the side of Opposition, on 'Pues in succession by the Master arid Assistant of the Cere- day nig ht , were not numbered in the debate, by re monies, with the usual forms. To the address of the eon of irregularity. Among others, those of i L . o .: 4Boy tDonoughtnore too late, Deputation of the Seine and Oise, which was deli. The TL Earl E rt of Fcbstes cue not sealed, vered by M. Briere, their President, his Majesty se, - . signed " Cork and Orrery," plied in these terms ;44 I thank you for the senti, 1 Lord Ardrossan - doled " Earl ofEigliiitown," menu, which you express towaxiis me. I take a par- Ord kletchletee e tee late. LONDON. - - THURSDAY, JANUARY 25. Conwration or Sr. PAUL."-Holiday at the Bak, Exchect ici and Stamp-Ofillce. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. S per Cent. Red. Ann. 00 64 India Stock 188 187 per Cent. Conc.6Bll India Bonds 6s. 7s. press, 4 per Cent. 8441 Excheq. Bills, 10s. 4s, pri, 5 per Cent. Navy 991 100 991 State Lottery Tftkers .R 227 .14 Long Ann. 19 Consols for Feb. 69 t 69 1 The great length of the debates in Parliament , vented us from noticing yesterday the arrival French Papers to the 19th instant, from which v k have this day given some curious extracts. i f x , may credit the French official report of the conli t : 4 of Flushing, when le-occupied by our enemy, inae l d of being rendered useless, the works are ca)ai •,l : 4 being speedily restored in an improved state. z e whole isktnd of Walcheren has been fkitrr.alV ane t t to France. AMERICA, Sit American vessels have arrived at -Liverpc by which we have received letters and newspaper the 21st ult. the contents of which are important. On Friday the 15th alt. on a motion by Mr. cog, the House of Representatives of the Uni States " Resolved, That the Committee of Cownserce and Msta tures be instructed to inquire into the expediency of Iv° the entry of any vessel in the United States from wipe place to which a vessel of the United States is not adalror permanent regulation of the Government evening such place, or by treaty. - " Resolved, That the Committee of Commerce and factures be instructed to inquire into the elpediecci s isal/ ing the registering anew of vessels built in the United Saws are owned in whole by citizens of the United States, say d lity inFurred by such vessel to the contrary notwithstanfof also into the expediency of forbidding by law ass letter° custom house documents being granted to vessels not MS or licenced according to law or not ow ned by citises ° United States within a limited time after the paslll4 of law, II i " These Resolutions were referred to the ( mince of Commerce and Mstnufactures, with ;ion to report by bill or bills. " On the motion of Mr. DANA, " Rewired, That for the benefit of SellOken of the . ! Stites, is is proper to make provision, That referee d vessels, after a time to by limited by law, shall not tow 1 Pniey the bcnels awl privilege, s?pertainki to slifs I I i PARIS, JAN. An article in the Hungarian •. the 6th ult. says, " According here from Turkey, the General troops, in consequence of the s; took place near Silistria, had pi the Grand Vizier. The latter condition, that the Russians she •• VVallachia, and Bessarabia ; b entirely rejected. The event. Danube, have created a strong • and throughout Servia." JANUARY 11.—On the 271 Division Gilly, the Comman cheren, issued a Proclamatii • inhabitants, that the said islat part of the French Empire in office previous to the lin are reinstated in their respect ;her orders. Marshal 0 udinot, the Duke to take the command of the A Marshal Bessieres, the Dui the command of the Imperial His Majesty has conferred M. D'Hauterive, Counsellor JA 12.—The Treaty of and Sweden was signed on t cf Cadore, Minister for Fore • Count D'Essen and Baronde Plenipo..entiaries. I'he following is a repor Dubourg on the present stat Arsenal of Flushing, dated 1810 :- 1 The Docfc.—The interior Dock, on the side towards The ground has been dug • the Dock; on the paved 5 The quay on the side of the good state, and nearly in t 1 fore the occupation of the careening, which had been has been reduced to its for • the Dock and the Sluices ha large pieces of the timber re tend. From the general employed by the enemy, it foundations have not been without the gates of the Do laden with bullets and bom in the Dock there is a gre; bombs, and of bullets whic hastily into it, presuming time to carry them away. Dam on the outside of the very easily emptied, and th tion of the Sluice thereby e boats may be easily raised, and bombs extracted, and that has been thrown into the useful articles so obrii (I the labour, and even re j(sty should think lit that it INTERICII PART OF TUE Here the enemy has throe rl ich may be easily extra( the Royal Hollandais they rubbish,•which has elevateC the marshes. They have of cannon. Tug CnAwxgt..—The p both perpendicular and them been sawed. A I igen thrown also into the • a boat on the north side ; removed. TIIR A lISEN AL.—The n buildings attached to it h; rials of building have bees mercantile port has not b ••• boat at the eat ance bet with facility be drawn int be dcne with an English damaged, and which ren under the ramparts of the boats to which the enem the French flotilla. In .. bank there are about 15 lish divisimi which fled b away its cables on settir pilots to sound the chann and cables which the e vessel has been sunken i *tended to do this, but accomplish his purpose sever a kinds ( f artller prts t A vat ty of b;