Star. — London, England, 1808-10-27 00:00:00

em o t e. T could add the just gratitude we all owe to a nation which is with t h at uch zeal favouring and supporting us, persuaded the low minded only r eceive and do not give. Our judgment may be er roneous, but our intention is pure. For my own part, I have not, nor can have, any other interest than that t ithe nation. This is so strong that it gives me f teength to fill a post I should otherwise be unable i to m aintain, and which s only not hateful to me, be cause I believe it enables me to be of service. I there fore feel acutely re p roaches which may insinuate that I have other views. A Government should not be censured without muck previous thought and reflec tion ; still less at a moment when those who do net act, and who have no honest employ, desirous to fix a stain on those who do not imitate themselves, are rea dy to inflame the public mind. I have also r eceived many anonymous letters on t his business. How will they not increase, and how m uch m ore will not the Solomons of the coffeehouses da wns, when they find themselves authorized by your opiniDn, to whom, with much reason, they attri bute vast knowledge, prudence, and patriotic zeal. God preserve you many years l (Signed) TOMAS DE MORLA. c a dis,Squamber 21, ISO& To the Nw Consuls of the Royal Tribunal of Clumbhip in this City. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Consols for money 66-I—for account 67—Omni= 11 din. Ezeheq. Bills, 4.. 7s. prem. Another vessel has arrived from Corunna, at Ply mouth—the Roving*, of 18 guns. Dispatches have been received by this vessel, respecting the arrival at that place of the Britisk force under Sir DAvw BAIRD, on the 13th instant—a circumstance of which OM Readers were apprised by the Mail of yesterday. The accounts now received confirm the statement that the troops are waiting for advices from Madrid, previous to their landing. Some days ago we announced that British Manu factures were to be received into Spain on payment of certain duties. It appears that some objections bad been made to this measure. To these the Go vernor MOILA replied. His answer, given in ano ther column of this paper, will be read with interest by our commercial readers. The following extracts are from Journals received this morning.:— OVIEDO, OCTOBER 10. It is known that the French who entered Bilboa under the command of Marshal Ney, pursued the division of the Marquis de Portazgo, but have been compelled to fall back. The intention of that Gene. ral and Marshal Bessieres was, with a corps of 35,000 men, to cut him off frcm General Blake ; but he failed in his attempt. A division of 10,000 Asturians have begun to form a junction with that General. CORUNNA, OCTOBER 16. The day before yesterday arrived in this port, from Falmouth, two English packets, the Lady Piller, Captain Harley, and the Prince of Wales, Captain Erskine ; and yesterday entered this harbour, cap tured by one of his Britannic Majesty's sloops of war the French sloop la Brocature. She sailed from Gnadaloupe with a cargo of cotton, coffee, and other goods, and reached our roads after a passage of 3.5 days. Part of her crew are Spaniards, who state that on their departure from the above island, nothing wa,s known there of the late occurrences between Spain and France. Yesterday morning arrived the Nonpareil, with the' French schooner : she proves to be la Belle Coquette last from Guadaloupe, with a cargo of coffee, cot ton, and sugar, valued at 50,000 dollars. Her crew consists of all nations, the greater part Americans. After she struck to the Nonpareil a breeze springing up, she attempted to get off, but the Nonpareil getting out her sweeps, and giving her one or two broadsides, she struck, and was taken posses lion of ; she is a fine vessel, and sails remarkably fast. Gerona 17.--The Corregidor or Chief Magistrate et this city, attended by Deputies of the Common Council, waited this day on his Excellency Sir David Baird, General in Chief of the division of British troops, who are on board the transports, lying at an chor in our port. His Excellency received them in the most gracious manner, and gave them proofs of the sincere friendship which subsists at present be tween the Spanish and British nation. MADRID, OCTOBER 10. OR beloved Ferdinand VII. his brother, and uncle, are in Paris. The Central Junta will remove to this place the 13th of this month. Don Valdes has arrived in &an kle?. Don Cuesta is expected to return to this capi tal in a few days, Don Castanos, who is to com mand the centre of the army composed of the troops of Castile, Estramadura, Andalusia, and Valencia, makes preparation for his departure. It is reported that the English, who are in Portugal, are to march to Burgos, but others believe, that they are destined for the Eastern Pyrenees. The two squadrons of Royal Carabineers, who ar rived here on the Ist instant, are to join the army of Egon.— (Oviedo Gazette, October 12.) Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when Captain HENRY Rosa was mem into the command of the ship Royal Charlotte, consigned to China direct —The Court adjourned at I.x o'clock till Wednesday next. THE COURT. Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, hissMaitsri, arri ved at the Queen's Palace, from Windsor, where be' was received by the Dukes of YORK, KENT, Comm- LAND, and Susssx. At two o'clock his MAJESTY held a private levee, which was attended by— Their Excellencies the Swedish Ambassadors, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord President of the Council, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Lord Privy Seal, the three Secretaries of State, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Master-General of the Ordnance, the President of th e Board of Trade, the Judge- Advocate, the Marquis of Douglas, Lord Amherst, (in waiting), Generals Harcourt (Groom in waiting) Thornton, and Nightin gale, Admiral Tyler, Messrs. Elliot and Fawkner. The following had the honour of being presented to his MAJESTY Lieutenant General Tao a w TOW, on his promotion to be Second Major of the First Regiment of Guards. Hoon ELLIOT, Esq. upon his being appointed Captain General and Governor of the Leeward Islands. Brigadier General Na GHTI/4 GALL, upon his return from Portu gal, on leave of absence. Admiral Tr Lai, who brought the Russian Beet to Engtand,by Earl Camden, upon his promotion and return from Lisbon. The Marquis Of DOUGLAS, upon his return from St. Peters burgh. His Excellency Le Chevalier on Bariscesum, the Swedish Ambassador, by Mr. Canning. After which, his Excellency had a private audience of his MAJESTY, and delivered his credentials. He was mos graciously received. Le Chevalier d'ADLERBERG, the late Swedish Am bassador, took leave of his MAJESTY, previous to his leaving England. _ _ His MAJESTY held a Privy Council, and save au diences to the Duke of PORTLAND, the Cab►net Mi niters present, the Marquis of DOUGLAS, and Mr RYDER, the Judge Advocate, who laid before his MAJESTY the proceedings of some Courts Martial. About seven o'clock his MAJESTY set off on his re turn to Windsor. Yesterday his MAJESTY in Council was pleased to further prorogue the Parliament from Tuesday, the Ist day of November, till, we understand, Thursday the Bth of December. Monday night the Prince of WALES arrived at Windsor on a visit to their MAJZSTIES. Tuesday morning his MAJESTY, the Duke of KENT, Princesses AUGUSTA and AmELIA, accompanied by Lords WALSINGHAM and ARDEN, Generals IJAR COURT and FITZROY, Colonels DESEROW and TAYLOR, and Lady G. MURRAY, took an airing in Windsor Great Park, and returned at 12 o'clock to the Palace. Yesterday the Cabinet Ministers dined with the Duke of PORTLAND at his house in Piccadilly. On Tuesday Mr. Rose arrived in town from his seat at Cufnels, in Hampthire. Dr. MANszi, is to be consecrated Bishop of Bristol, on Sunday, at-Lambeth Palace, by the Archbishop of CANTERBURY. ROYAL HCrNTOIS Saturday morning his Ma. jesty's stag-hounds were hunted, with a numerous field of Noblemen and gentlemen sportsmen. They assembled about ten, o'clna near Broad Common, where there was a remarkable fine deer turned out of a cart for the day's diversion. The deer started with great swiftness, and continued so for upwards of an hoar and a half principally through the enclosures to wards the Thames ; when he got near Windsor, he shel tered himself in one of the aits for some time. Several of the sportsmen procured a boat, and put him upon the run again ; he came out near the town of Windsor, and would have run through the town,, but was pre• vented by a numerous group of foot-pursuers, which caused him to take to the Thames again, which he crossed, and took his course by Eten College ; the horse-sportsmen in their pursuit passed through the towns of Windsor and Eton, which highly amused and astonished the natives. The young Gentlemen of Eton College joined in the sport. The deer was at length taken near Langley Church. Mrs. BAKER, a celebrated horsewoman, was in the chace, and con tinued during the whole hunt; she was exceedingly well mounted, and rode very well ; she took the leaps as well as any gentleman in the hunt. The King of Sweden has received a polite letter from the Emperor of Russia, in answer to his note about the cruelties committed by the Russians in Fin land; and the Emperor has ordered General Count DEMIDOFF, who acted so barbarously at Wasa, to re sign his command, and repair to St. Petersburgh. CITY Busnrass.—A Court of Aldermen was held, on Tuesday, at Guildhall, which was attended by the Lord Mayor, Lord Mayor elect, ten Aldermen, Sheriffs, Recorder, and City Officers.—Mr. WILLIAM MosrAous was unanimously elected Surveyor of the West District, in the room of Mr. GEORGZ Scorr, de-, ceased, under the Building Act of Parliament.— Ten thousand two hundred - pounds Orphan's Stock was drawn out of the wheel, and annihilated ; and the Chamberlain directed to give six months' notice to the several parties interested, to attend and receive the same.—Groitoz Dimmer( ' and ELizAarrm, his wife, were elected into ROGERS'S Alms-houses, Hart street, Cripplegate, in the room of WILLIAM and ELt warm Kixcman, deceased.—The next Court was appointed for the election of another aged couple into saidAlrns-houses, inthe room of— VYSE and his wife deceased.—The price of Bread was ordered to be raised an assize and an half, or 3d. in the peck loaf, to take place from to-morrow; when the quartern loaf, wheaten, will be sold for Is. Std. and house hold Is. lid.—The several precepts and orders for Lord Mayor's day next, were ordered to be issued, as usual ; as were the regulations for the procession of barges on the river.—Several bills and salaries were ordered to be paid. At the last meeting of the Common Council of the City of London a Motion was made, that Sir RICHARD PHILLIPS, one of the late Sheriffs of this City and County of Middlesex, having in a Publication addres sed to the Livery of London, stated several distressing and alarming particulars relative to the State of the different Prisons of this Metropolis, particularly of the gaol of Newgate, together with an account of the op pressive Fees taken by the keepers from the primmer:, previous to their discharge : It becomes a duty which this Corporation owes to its own Dignity, as well as to Public Justice, that , a prompt enquiry should be made into the truth of such assertions, with a view to apply an effectual remedy, if those evils shall be found to exist. That, therefore, it be referred to a Special Committee, to examine into the allegations contained in such publication, as far as respects the gaols of this City, and the Fees taken by the respective keepers ; and us Report their opinion thereon to this Court. TIIEITRES. 2RHRY‘LAIhr THEATER—The rtgesortanf was !I -Cl,' well performed last night. Mrs: JORDAN played Biesarre with her accustomed vivacity and ad mirable humour. The Mirabels, Old and Too n:, were excellently represented by DowroN and ELLts- TON. BANNISTER was as diverting as ever in his cha racter of Dtirdete, and Miss BOYCE sustained Oriana with much propriety.—Blue Beard, which succeeded, appears to possess undiminished attraction, and every scene called forth fresh plaudits. The House was quite full. KING'S THEATRE, HAYMARKET.—Last night, MT. COOKE'S Sir Peril 444 Mac Sycophant, in MACKLIN'S Comedy of The Man of the World, received the most unbounded applause. It was a most inimitable per formance. Mr. COOKE has recovered from his hoarse ness, and never appeared to more advantage. The I play welt off with great spirit. The Musical Farce , of , g We Fly by Night" followed, with much plea santry. THE NEW THEATRE.—The ceremony of laying the first stone of Covent Garden Theatre, will afford an interesting spectacle. The Prince of WALES, and several persons of distinction, are expected to attend the foundation and proper accommodation will be erected for their reception. The ceremony was to have taken place some days since, but the workmen. have not yet sufficiently cleared the ground for build ing ; they will shortly be prepared, and the walls are to be raised as expeditiously as possible. Lieutenant Colonel ELLIN of the Oxford Blues, is appointed Assistant Adjutant General to the British Cavalry in Spain.--A more gallant Officer could not have been selected for that service. It was yesterday reported at Ltoyn's, that seven vessels bound to Heligoland, and five from the Baltic, have been taken by a French privateer. And accounts were also received of three little French lugger priva teers being seen off Dover. We understand it is the intention of his Majesty's Government to make two landings in Catalonia. One with a large body of troops in the Bay of Rosas, close to the Pyrenees, in order to oppose the entrance of the French forces expected from Italy : and the other, with a dinner body, but a vast quantity of artillery, ammunition, and stores, at Tortosa, at the mouth of the Ebro. Tortosa is considered the best place for forming a depot, as it affords a facility of water-carriage into the centre of Arragon and Navarre, by means of the Ebro, and the canals communicating with that river, at the same time that it can afford convenient supplies to the British and Spanish armies in Catalonia. It is also very well situated for communicating with Gib raltar and Cadiz. Tuesday afternoon about four o'clock, a fire broke out in the Colour Madufactory of Mr. Cole, in Lo mond's Pond in the Borough, which did considerable damage to the interior before it was extinguished. On Tuesday evening an alarming fire broke out in great Rundle-street, Bermondsey, near Dockhead. It raged for some time with considerable fury, and seven wooden houses were completely burnt, and three more considerably damaged. The inhabitants, who are very poor, are bereft of their all, as people of their circumstances rarely think of insuring. By the courageous exertions of the firemen, no lives were lost, but a number of persons were bruized by the falling of heavy timbers, and other Accidents. Another fire broke out yesterday morning, about five o'clock, at a cooperage in Great Hermitage. street, Wapping, which burnt all the workshops be fore it was got under. An alarming fire broke out about nine o'clock on Tuesday night, in a carpenter's yard, Brook-street, Shadwell. The wind being very strong, and blow ing from the East, the flames had an awful appearance in the west-end of the town, and illuminated the Strand down to Charing-Cross. They had, however, considerably abated about ten o'clock, and at twelve were completely subdued. Tuesday se'nnight, LAURENCE HAY, Excise Officer, while doing duty on board the ship Montreal, then lying in Cart's-dyke Bay, Greenock, fell overboard, and unfortunately perished. He has left a wife and five small children to lament his loss. A poor widow woman, of the name of JANET Game, whose only son was pressed some weeks ago, on board the tender in Leith Roads, failing . in her exertions in that quarter to get him off, and be ing determined to present in person a petition to that effect to the Lords of the Admiralty, left Edinburgh on the 13th inst. and arrived in London yesterday forenoon, at the house of a relation of her's, in Little St. James's-street : she travelled all the way on foot, at the rate of more than SO miles per day. Mavxoa.—Many of the Provincial News-papers have of late had paragraphs respecting Meteors.— On comparing the accounts, they seem all to refer to the same Meteor, seen at places very remote from each other, and, in all, at nearly the same instant of time, viz. a few minutes before eight o'clock P. M. Mon day the 17th instant. It passed in a north easterly direction, and apparently at no . great altitude ; but its reel altitude must have been immense, or it would not.have been seen in so many remote places at the same instant—it was seen as far north as Aber deen, and as far south as Hull. Its apparent dia meter was somewhat less than the moon, and in Some places it seemed to have a tail throwing off corruacations of great brilliancy. It diffused a most vivid pale light, and was visible in its progress for a few seconds. Three pigeons were sent off for London from the field of battle, on Tuesday, to announce the victory of Crib. The flight of these birds was beautiful ; they at the outset described circles in the air, rising higher and higher, until they found their proper ob ject, for which they darted off like an arrow shot from a bow. The gang of pickpockets (or more properly highwaymen), mustered very numerously, and conducted themselves with their usual effrontery. Many persons were hustled and robbed with the most daring publicity. A Gentleman residing at King ston, present at the fight, was surrounded by 'six of these ruffians, and received from them several giokra blow, while trying to secure a valuable gold watch they were endeavouring to deprive him of. Theive tiotoricau itici4ociet,r, lately liberated from sir months confinement in the House of Correction, were all pre. sent on the fi dd of lads, and appeared fall of bubo& NAV77CAL INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH, OCTOBER 25. Came in the ROWENA, of 18 guns, from Corunna : she brings an account of the safe arrival at Corunna, f the Expedition that sailed lately from Falmouth, and that the troopeare waiting directions from Madrid, previous to their landing ; RALEIGH, of 18 guns, from off Rochefort; and ECLAIR, of 18 guns, from a cruise. —lt is reported that the sloop George and Ann, of Exeter, Capt. Hcninza, was lost on Sunday night, in Bigbury Bay, eastward of this port, and that the Captain, his wife, and son, were drowned. A French lugger privateer is also said to have been lost at the same time, in the same Bay, bet her particulars we have not learned. PORTSMOUTH, OCTOBER 26. Arrived the Violet lugger from Guernsey ; and the GOSHAWK from a =ice. On Monday evening she recaptured the American brig Eliza, of Boston, NORTON master, from Malta; and last night the Flora, from Malta, both of the fleet which arrived here en Monday, under convoy of his Majesty's ship Timms. The GOSHAWK, while having the Flora in tow on Monday night off the Oweri, fell in with a lugger, which she supposed to be a French privateer, and im mediately slipped the brig, and went in Chace, but lost sight of her. This is supposed to be the same which captured the above vessels, which are not yet arrived. Several vessels have received damage in Stokes Bay. Wind W. blows hard. DEAL, OCTOBER 26. Remain in the Dawns his Majesty's ships and the outward-bound as per last. The Royal Sovereign, HORNBY, for Gibraltar, is now going into Ramsgate with damage.—Wind S.W. blows hard. GREENOCK, OCTOBER 24. Arrived here on Friday, the Sir Edward Penew, I ORR, from Demerara, in seven weeks and three days, a running ship ; sailed thence in company with two ships, arrived at Liverpool. The Nereid, JonnirroY, and Jessie, BOAO, are put back to Gourock Bay. The brig Fielding, MURCHIE, of this port, was put on shore on the Bth inst. in Torresdal Bay, county of Suther land, by stress of weather. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. OCITOICIL 116.--Passed by the Britannia, Lamb, from Quebec; Ellza, Brown, from Surinam ; Lark, Hawkins, from Lisbon; and the Anna Maria, Bloomleld, from Malaga. Sailed the Willing Maid, Wardell for Oporto; Mary, ;Wilson, for Gib raltar, and the Gatcombe, Fox, for Lisbon. LEITH. OCTOBER Bt. The Cvowrr, which has arrived in onr Roads un. der jury masts, a few days before the gale of Friday last, fell in with a vessel water logged (belonging to Shields) we believe the Ceres, SMITH. This vessel was struck by a sea in the gale of the Bth instant, and soon afterwards filled. Eight of her men were washed overboard ; the Captain and four others got into the fore top, where, they remained for 48 hours in a state of the greatest anxiety and distress, till they were relieved by the CYGNET, which took the vessel in tow, but owing to the state of the wind and wea ther, could not keep her. Friday the CYGNET carried away her foremast, and was driven so far into the bay between St. Abb's-head and Redcasde, that she was forced to let go her anchors, and cut away her main and mizen masts. HULL, OCTOBER 24. The Captain of a vessel which arrived here on Sa turday morning, from Rotterdam, states, that on Friday afternoon, about two o'clock, he saw a French privateer take two sloops and a brig, which were proceeding to the Southward, off Lynn Deeps, and having captured them, the privateer stood out to sea with the vessels. The Britain, CALVERT, arrived here last night front London, with several passengers on board. The wind having blown a strong gale from S. S.W. all day, which increased greatly towards the evening, in at tempting to make the harbour, the vessel went aground, and on floating, was carried round by the. strength of the wind and tide, and forced against the jetty at the ,ferry-boat landing ; but has been got off without mu c h damage. A soldier, one of the passengers, after having come on shore, unfortunately missed his way, owing to the violence of the gale and the darkness of the evening, fell into the water near the west-corner of the coffer-dans,. and was drowned. A river sloop went down at the new ferry-boat dock, with the master's wife and four children on board, who were all saved, but one of•thons, only six weeks old, had a most providential escape, by slip ping out of a blanket in which the mother was eti• deavouring to hand it up to the mate of the Britain, and it fell tato the water, where it remained for about five minutes, when it was miraculously recovered, and restored to its mother alive onboard the vessel. The Thomism, M'Farlane, from the Clyde, for Gt. Thomas's, has put into Liverpool, with the loss of foremast, &c. The Yielding, Murchie, from the Clyde, for Heligoland, is lost on the coast of Sutherland. The Brothers, late Evans, from London, for Malta, is car • ried into Dover, having parted &cm her an chors and cables, and carried away her fore-top-gallant-mast. The William of Poole, Rook, from London, for Newfound land; the Berwick Packet, Jameison, of London; Two Bro thers, Jarrett, of Arundel; Spanish Junta, Merry, from Lon don, for Jamaica; Jane, Uddle, from London, for Liverpool; and several other coasters and colliers, have put into Ramsgate, with the loss of anchors, cables and other damage. The Douro, Stephenson, for London, was to sail from Suri nam on the 4th instant. It was the Three Brothers, itßolles, Muter, and not th e Two Brothers, which sailed wi ' the second division of Frank troops from Lisbon, that foundered. She had SUM French soldiers on board. ARRIVED—At Portsmouth, the Eliza, Paynter ; Jobs, Cass. yen; Thomas and Mary, Simcock ; Essex, Betts; Hero, Quinton ; Pbcebe, Success, Primrose, Bak ; ble, Andrews; Ann, Nancy, Deuic; Hero, Guthrie; Sarah, John and Thomas, Nichohnn ; Albion, Ham& ton; George, White; and the Mary, Bea & ford, from Malta. At Sicily, the Peace, Cabott, from Maks. In the the Juliana, Doggett, from Seine. At Bristol, the Devonshire, Much, from Newfoundland. At Stockholm, the c o ni ngwo nd, Postal; Cambria, Perry; and Batchelor, Stafford, from Plymouth; Amelia, Brunkman; Alpha, Hatton; Fame, Dixon; Myrtle, Nightingale; and the Apollo, Gorbutt, from London. At Svrinam, therilgrist, Watson, from London. I