Star. — London, England, 1803-02-17 00:00:00

CO TENT•CAX6PN TNEArIa, We were !aft night rather vexed than direct. pointed at the perh , rmance of Capt. CAULFIELD. to the charaner of Raver, in the Sufpicious Rufband. —Vexed at teeing a gentleman who poll - cites very confiderable abilities for the Rage, In far rniflake his talents as to employ them in a line, in which we did not think, notwithilanding the anticipations that had been formed by fcveral of our ectempo. varies, he was likely to fueeeed. That fludied Priman of figure, which may he admittable in tra gedy, in comedy becomes offenfively grotefque. As the reprefentative of the gay and thoughticfs, but elegant Ranger, Captain C. appears to miftake extravagance for cafe, grimace for expreffion, aad pertnefs for vivacity. His anion, throughout, being more that of a pantomime performer, who leeks by anion only to convey the fentiment of his author, than of the true difciple of nature and feeling, who knows exanly how to fuit the word to it at the impulfe of the moment. The Ranger of La night, in no one inflance, was any thing more than'a Box-lobby buck ; in laying this, how ever, our Readers will underhand that the perfor mer was perfenly unembarraffed, and he frequent. ly gave the language of the Author with point.— The figure of Capt. C. difrobed of" the trappings and the Nits of woe," is extremely meagre, and therefore, perhaps, not well calculated to court the laughter-loving Mufe ; his voice, moreover, is not mellow, nor does his features eafily mould into (miles. Tn a word, we confider his perfor 'ranee of laft night, if not a failure altogether, a eonfidetable falling off.—The houfe was well at tended. Lord Ksitstwcros, who lately ditlinguifhed hinifelf at Gibraltar, has pitched his winter tent in Welbeck•ftrect. The Earl of Cirmstomvstsr is the fortunate gainer of the principal prize jut drawn in the Lottery at Paris. Sir Wu. SCOTT is much indifpofed. at the Judge of the Admiralty's houfe, Dolton' Commons. The idea of introducing into the intended new Police Bill for Bath, a Claufe for defraying the Expence of Paving that City, from a fund to be formed by laying a general Pound Rate on the inhabitants, is at length abandoned. There were advocates for it in the Body Corporate : the Com minimum appointed for Paving, Lighting, &c. of the City, under the exifting Aft, were decidedly for it (with the exception of Meffrs. Moony, FilLtlllt, Baaarrr, Puti.Lirs, and two or three others) ; but when it was propofed to the Venries of the different Parillies for their approbation, it univerfally rejeaed. The Counters of SUTHERLAND gate a grand rout laa night, at her houfe in Arlingtnn•ttreet, which was attended by ,too perfons of dillinaion, among whom were— es loyal Highnefs the Mace of Wales. Dehop.Devonfhtre, Mostroie, land. and Pon- Aberearn, Lora, Headfore; Wri ter& aid Denis& Earts—Camden, St. Vintner*, Cliatbant, Roblin, Cardigan, Caddie, Jerfay, Mandield, Harcourt, Pembroke. Carbansroa, %Vettotorland, and Uxbridge. lards--Douglas, Ca.endilk, Milbourn,Cattlereagb. Lucas, Hobart, Seymour, Hun tingeeld, Gwydlr, Pelham, Malinibory, WWI, Keith, and Carrington. General Egerton, Sir William Milner, Hen. Mr. Edward &metric, Merra. Villiers, Poole, Mankton, and Banks. iittebetret—Devortildre, Monitore, and Nortlumberisod. Abattoir, Bath, and St. Vincent, Chatham, Rallis, Caedi• pit, Carline, Jerky, Manalleld.liertferd, Harcourt, Pembroke. Weartiortiand. Carharopion, Mount Eilrurnbe, and Uxbridge. I adie—G. Cavendiee, Douglas, Milbourn. Callhereigh. Loa ran, Hobart, G. Seymour, R. Mancuso, Huntinglield. Gran t! am, Willoughby, Mairnibury, Bolton, Warren, Angrlbas Caroline Herbert, Carrington, Ann Wyndham, Lavington, Templetown, Harriet Sallivan, C P remorne, Hag. gerßon, Rambol.l, Part, and Milner. Millrefres--Vithers, Poole, Mandan, Memel, E. Bonvale, Conyers. Hew; Lloyd, Agnew. Trevor, Baidield, Bants, and Rigby. Miffer—liortlia, Soddy Irby% ibc. ate: March count, ANTI car Must c.—The third Concert was given Taft night, under the direetion of the Earl of Us- SMOGS, who prefented a rich fele/lion to their MAJISTIIII, the PRINCESSES, the Prince of WALLY s e and a very numerous alTemblage of the Nobility and Gentry. Mrs. BILLINGTON was unavoidably abfent from indifpofition, and Mrs. HAR a 'sob:, who has not funs in public for tome time paft, came forward, by delire of the DireElors, at an hour's Lotice, and without any previous rehearfal fltrg " Pious Orgies," a Duet with Mr. BARTLI re 4N. the beautitul Glee of " 0 Nanny," harmo oi/..rd by Mr. Hawses, and the introdullion to *. the Hort'r and his Rider," in a very capital kyle, ...d re:ci , ..:d that degree of applaufe and marked eipecl, which her talents and charaBer entitle her to. 11A 'tlllloll and BARTLIMAN exerted them. trlvrs vcri fuceefsfully, and pat Ocularly enraptotr .3 the audience in " God :ave the King," whi:h as liitiodu,Ld unexpaledly, and performed as a th.ct sad Chorus. Pll (SIAN FASHIOVS.-... The Edition of dreffing the head in hair only, begins to ceafc. Whiten. t.ti turbans, in fume inflames Mitered, are very generally sewn. The togibcaps now fahionable, are Monde, of white or rofe-eoloured Patin, high and Rat,'edgeJ with fur, fwan down. Of white crape. A foit of round cap, faking the form of the head, but fomewhat larger, and of white or rofe•eoloured Patin, is much worn. White and , rote are the colours Arnieerfally prefortd by high' and low. Edgings of fwan down arc dill the molL fafkionable. Some wear them even on their ca rom The brim of the eapot is Rill fumed up a which makes it to appear Larger. Neither colour ei feathers nor flowers are now worn. The hair on the forehead is Rill worn in ring curls. The ringlets frequently bang on bath fides of the ears. All thaV/IP, bur dsofe of caeliemire, are knave, and rue decorated with acorns, garlands, and tivir Rowers of gold. They are generally of a flame-red colour , a purple, or an amaranth. Men of falbion now wear great coats of fine broad cloth. The collar, and the doubling of the break are very (mall. DuMe great coats have either a tingle hugs collar, or five collars falling oat over another. 4.3f.ERIC4N P.IPERS. We ye flerday received New York Papers up to the t4th of January, from which we have extraaed fzveral articles of interefling intelligence. The New Tort General Adverhier of the itth lays, .4 We learn from the Captain of the (loop Selima, which arrived laft night, in twenty.oue lays, that the navigation of the Bite of Leogane was very dangerous. The Negroes capture all veff:ls dint they fall in with—they give no quar ter, but put every foul to death. Three American veffels have been taken by them, and the crews malfacred. A pafrage boat from Leogane to St. Mark's, with 44 per lons on board, was taken, and every foul murdered ; the women they put to death with circumstances of barbarity too (locking to be mentioned. The day after this tranfaetion took place, the boat was captured by the boats of a French frigate, after a delperate refinance. She was manned by zo regroes, 17 of whom were killed in the anion. The fin-viving three were brought to town, and expofed to the rage of the populace, who kicked, (toned, and trampled them to death. Even women, to gratify their revenge for the murder of their lex, Ramped on their heads till they expired. , 4 The war betwixt the French and the Brigands continued to be very bloody. They gave no quar ter on either fide. The Negroes were numerous, but badly armed. Durin a battle, thole in the rear Rand with their arms folded, and Rep forward to fupply the places of thole who fall in front. "4 Frequent aaions had taken place on the plains near Port Republicain, in which the French were fuccefsful, hut the town was clofely befieged at the , ime of the Selima's failing, and the - Brigands committed depredations under the very walls. No lets than 200 plantations have been denroyed in that neighbourhood. Three of the Negro en. campments were plainly to be ken from the (hip ping in the harbour." Extraft of a letter from a Gentleman in Cape Francois, to his Correfpondent in Philadelphia, dated December so, t Bos About the middle of Oaober every article belonging to Government had already been (hipped, and had the Brigands fucceeded in carrying their point, even our lives would have been greatly endangered, but fortu nately after repeated attacks on this place, they were obliged to retreat to the Mountain;, and we now enjoy a perfea tranquillity. Ever lime the death of General Lactate, and from the moment that Roemarestau fucceeded to his place, every thing has taken a different afpea, and we may now look with the &ire& hopes to the future. In virtue of a Proclamation ;trued yellerday by General Ro cas must, ' the decree of September laft is revoked; and the importation of dry goods again permitted. I lofe no time in communicating to you this impor tant change in our commerce, is it may induce you to a Ihipment of India goods, which, I am confident, will anfwer well. We are in daily ex patation of troops from France, and on their ar• rival, it is believed, that affairs will become very bra. The following is a copy of the Decree : Aar. s. The decree of the Captain Osterel, of the ista 4rnatidge (tab yeas) which permits the inspected= of differ ent articles of produce in this Cadany, in foreign bottoms, pay ing to per tent duty, is renewed. 2. Foreigners may impact into this Colley all warn and maxi sulise not en merited in the above mentioned decree fabled to a duty of 20 per cent. set =teem 3. Tbc Colonial Prefect Sall make out every fiz months a tarif of the value ea the wares and merchandise imported un der the ad article. The duty of so per cent. than be Axed by t►is tacit. 4. The importation of goods permitted by the ph and sd article adds 'Trete hall only take place at the Cape. Poet Re pelelleale, and the Port of St. Domingo. 5. The pi...fent decree hall be In force immediately after its publication. 6. The Colonial Prefedt is charged with the nervation at the prefent decree, Which hall be printed, publithed, and p.a. ed op, and inkrted in the ()facial Gazette. (Signed) Dee. 19. D. F. N. Rocs AISISAU, Captain General. On the fubjeft of the difpute about New Orleans, nothing further is Rated in there papers. It is again confidently *flirted, that the (hut. ting of the port was the refult of a combination be tween Don at the Havannah, and the In-, tendant It New Orleans. The ohjei in view was to effed a redueTion of the price of produce corn ing down the bliffiffippi, and to procure a large fupply of Rour,at a cheap rate, which would have put a great deal of money into the pockets of the panics, as the Don referred to has a contract for applying the Havannah with that article. The Greek Manufcripti brought by Mr.Cuattt, of Jcfus College, Cambridge, from Patmos, Naxos, and other parts of Greece, and from Condantinople, are as follow : FIRM PAT MOllll. The Works of Nato, mod beautifully written span adieus, la rode The Schalk in Mans capitals. The Cslaplasn prove, that it was written by JAE. the graph, far Arabia, Deacon of Parra, for t Drainiae Idenr• in the Bath year of the Indidien, and the dreetb of the World (A. C. 110.) in the rags of Leo, fag of 11•01....1. 14111c011 of St. Cr% of Alessadria.--3. Greek Peetry.seeren paled by ancient Greek mica Laos.--4.ENSto,ditte..-s.Ths Warts at Gregory of Naziansen. F 1101112411110114111 of the Clofpels, in Capitals, of very intent date Fa on Moves. krites—r. The Orations of Dernotthenet— s. The %Vertu.' ten Athenian Orators, fome of which not hi therto known. Faoss COMITAMTI —.T. The Weeks of Dionyftos the Areepagste. with a curious and learned Commentary, written en velluns,in foNo.—.a.Consplete Copes of the Gofpela, written is um dth Ceotoep..-5. 4. 5. fs Various Copies of the Gapels, and of the Epiltits, and A. of the Apoltles, of Illerent dates. he Watts of Fliihp the Heramit.-4. Dialogues of Theo• dare the Mamba-9. A Week on the Greek Granituar.—to. to. 12. The Writings of Commentators on the Gisfpeb, and the Works of Ike ear** Fathers of the Charel.—t 5. Very ancknt Copy of the Inageliftarhun of the Greet Ditto ditto —ts. The Works of Ptak, on Animals. Of the PLATO. which Profeffor Poison calls a iformisits Liaraarre, it may be well to add, that it is the of ft Creek Manufeript in the world. with an 'sprat's date. Doavitts (on Chariton. p. 49, so) had in his pofferron a Manufcrir of Est c tin, written in the preceding year; and MONTFAUCOS mentions (Paleographia, p. 42) having ken a Greek MS. fix years older; bet thek have now difappeared. The Profefor has been long occu. pied in copying, with infinite labour. the Scholia; and has dikovered, by that means, parkin from Cased Plays, and from rocts, that wera NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. MAILS THIS i)1 V.—WIND S. S. W. Dublin Vidtcrfo:d co'`: EMI< 0. JANUARY 19. A meirenger arrived to-day from A - Kendal, in Norway, with news of the wreck of the Drottnin gen, an EAR India Company's (hip, under the com mand of Captain Su; ERMANN, and that, with the cr cw, no more than 15 chat Of pi4ares were (dyed. GIBRALTAR, JANUARY :4. On the 21(1 the En TLa N fioup of war, Captain CORI.TT, arrived here from Portfmouth in 1 I days : the filled in company with the Abundance naval ftore 'hip, which the parted company with in a violent gale of wind on the 18th. The Abundance arrived on the 23d, in the morning: Mr. THOMPSON, Surgeon of the 25th regiment, came paffenger in her. The Birrriter failed in the evening, to join the fleet. Arrived the Hebe merchant brig, in 14 days from England. The CYNTHIA, fur England, is Rill lying here, wind bound. Their Spanifh Majeflies arrived at Aranjaez on the Bth ult. FALMOUTH, FIBRUARY 14. This morning appeared off this port, and pro• ceeded on for Havre de Grace, the American (hip Minerva, Capt. For.ce a, from New Orleans, which place fhe left on the 13th of November lag, laden with cotton and logwood. Sailed the Fiche') brig la Laborieufe, Captain JOHN MICHAEL CHMLPENTIFR, for Rochelle. Arrived this day the Prince of Wales packet, Toon, in 12 days, from Lilbon, with Mails : fhe left lying in the Tagus, the Duke of Yolk packet, which failed with Mails from this place on the 24th ult. and had only a five days' paffage out. The weather on the coat of Spain and Portugal has been exceedingly bad for feveral weeks paR, and a great number of fhipwrecks have taken place on the coaß. The parengers by the Prince of Wales ate Mr. EDMUND,, Mr. HINDU SON, and Mr. Noaay. The Duke of York was to fail for England with Mails on the loth infiant.—Wind W. N. W. PLYMOUTH, FEBRUARY ts. The &zit's, of 36 guns, now in Cawfand Bay, is ordered to be flored and victualled fortis month s. Went up the harbour to difcharge her volunteer feamen on board the different !hips in Hamoaze, the Hearn (loop of wax, Captain Jonas. The Cs/stooge, of 74 guns, Captain C. H. Lass, is completely rigged and ready for lea, as loon as her complement of men is made up to the eta blithment. PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY 16. This day arrived the Induary, Worm, from Tenby; the Governor, Powtrill, from Weymouth ; and the Providence, Wirirs, from Milford. Sailed the Queen, JAcssos, for the River. Remain the Eliza, HOLDMIN, and the General Hunter, M•Pisait.t., bound to Rotterdam.—Wind W. N. W. blows freth. DEPTFORD DOCK-YARD, FEB. z 7. The Rasta la (loop of ►rar, Capt. Coors, with the HOUND and Ds LIG sacs armed [hips, have juft been paid off at thi► place, and re-commiffioned by their original Captains. The Ms iron amr. of 40 guns, is brought into Dock to be repaired. The Asa:cams frigate, of 44 guns, this morn. ing failed for Long Reach, to to►e in her guns— !be is one of the fines and largeft frigates fitted out at this place for many years. We arc forry to add, that Capt. Maxis', her commander, has been fe. riuuily ill for tome days, in confequence of Beep ing too loon in his cabin after painting. The LIBERTY brig, of 14 guns, will be coin miflioned next week. The Fasar (loop of war, Capt. Lord Firzaov, is equipping for lank,. SHEERNESS. FEBRUARY i& Arrived the CiIIBIRIJI frigate with the lofs of i i her mizen-maR iusd foretop•mall—The Tnsrts, being found unfit to carry troops to Ireland, is ordered to be paid off.—Yellerday the Assam , CADS frigate failed to the weßward.—At rived the Li a x (loop, from Yarmouth.—Sailed the LA►. WIN c, for the Downs.—The thaw, fusee Sunday, has been general, but to-day the wind has chopped round to the Northward, and the weather afumes a more winterly appearance. On Monday a general furvey of all the naval Rorer in this dock-yard took place, two gentlemen having been feet from the Navy Office for that purpofe, in order to give the naval fore•keeper a new and accurate (Interment of the Rores under his care. . One of the guts.bonts lately paid off is fitting up in the dnck•yard for the ofe of the Commander of , the quarantine department in Stanga►e Creek. Mr. TIt MIAMI EVIRIPIT if appointed in the Too cancy oceafioned by the fuperantiatiun of. Mr. Commas. in the Surveyor's (Ace bars. Wind N. blows hard. WNW. PEdittlAttir 06. Lille eight the Renommie, Capt. Besoar, ar. rived here from Calais, with Mr. 13?1 , 1THICK and sdy ; and the Wept:lnc, Capt. LAM star, with foreign Mail. Sir Jowl, Paceiscrow, Bart. and lit o:hcr palrengers ; alto the Rambler, Capt. Dian a:hi. with 7 bales, it calk, and t cafe, foreign m4ney, weighing :6 cwt. 3 qrs. and twelve paffen gers : the Caledonia, Capt. PAGE, from St. Hele. na, arrived in the Roads to-day, and landed F. S rate, and went on to the Downs.—The ficknefit Rill continues at Paris : 9000 are Paid to have died there in the condi of Lift month : the diforder first comes on with fore throat, cartarrhal fever, and is ufually fatal in three days. FROM LLOYD'. LIST. Dr Fealty/tar O.—Arrived the Caledonian, +.-t and Lively,—, from the South Seas; and Peter and Catharine. Smith, from &nig. —Wind N. W. GRAVESVNO,FI.BRUARTI6,--SailedtheOneidaChle,Kemp s for Ncw York; Olive Branch, Wright, fur Gibraltar; and tbs lenge Lydia, Dale, for aim. ARRIVED. In the Down., the Liffey, Walker, from Limerick ; Edmund. Laws, from Waterford; Two Friends, M.Neil, from Charters too ; John Morgan, Howe, from New York; Hull Racket. Copper, from Oporto; and Commerce, Thorp, from Jamaica. At Cowe% Prince, Edwards, from Bolton. At Plymouth, Minerva,l3all,from Idiom At Briftol, George, Newell, from I.ifbon; and Mary. .1 hrewitt, from Charente. At Liverpool. Minerva, Choets, from Savannah ; Elisabeth, Madslocks, from Newfoundland; Man, Bryant ; and Caltor, —, from Charier. tm. At Clyde, Pith Dlckfon, from Now York. At Seatinoa. Jeffc, Rait, from Lifbon. At Londonderry, Fair American. —, from Philadelphia. At Waterford, Amu, Poynter ; and Betfey, Hunt, from London. At Cork, Superb, Hammond, from Savannah; and Caroline, Moetley, from Philadelphia. At Dublin, Elisabeth, Smith, from London. At Nevis, Rachel. C • per, from Briftol. At Demarara, Grenada., Richardfoo, (cam I avian. At St. Kitt's, Beck ford, Midas, from Lon. dID ; and Ectlpfe. Nuns% from Africa. At Tortola, Lydia,. Paler, from Africa. At Clark:Rua, Ruby, Wickham, from Loaders. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Yefierday a Court of Ditellon was held at the Eaft India Houle, which adjourned at fix o'clock till tomorrow. The arrival of the extra fhip SOVIRCICII, from Beng.d,was yefterday announced at the Eaft India Houfe. Her PAMKGSRS aftintzontery, Mrs. Maud. Mira kfolland.Colonel Hoaand. Captain kUw.gooa7, Naar OlTell, Mrs. Barrel, Mr. WeiderlT, Maw did. and Mils Hawkins. The Nonhampten mmeded to fan from Bengal in November. the Lady Jane Dundas, Walthamnow, and Mardhip, in Dec. The TdlNry and Fame are arrived m Bengal from Ea rope. The Sovereign left at Madras. the Britannia, General Stuart. and Admiral Aplin. which were espedted to be difpatched foe England in a few days. The General Smut was foppefed to be going into St. Helena when the Sovereign failed. The Eaft India Company have palled a rote of • thanks to the Lieutenants commanding the gun. brigs, which were ordered by the Admiralty to watch the wreck of the Hindoftan. His Majefty's ship PLANTACIANIT, of 74 guns, is ordered to be immediately got ready for eons. Iniflioning at Plymouth. The Vasouaao, Capt. Waizsa is alto daily expeded at Portfmouth from the Wen Indies. By advice& from Jamaica we learn, that Admiral Sir J. DUCILWORTM has (bitted his dig from the LIVIATU•II to the GOLIAM. The former nip is etpettled !hardy to arrive from that Ration, and will be paid off at Plymouth. An account was yefterday received at Lloyd's of the loft of a Swedi(h Left Indiaman, whereon an influence of upwards of mood. had bees made in that Coffee-houfe. On Sunday fe'anight the Chain, Lisa, and the Juno, ALcoce, from Sunderland with coals, for Aberdeen ; and the Hope, WISNAIr. from Leith. to Newcaftle, with herrings, in attempting to take Leith harbour, got upon the Herd Sand Crews Caved by the life boats. ft was at Ira thought they would have gone to pieces, bat the weather proving favourable, the Hope and Chr4 tian were got off on Wednefday, and the Juno cm Thurfdaylaft, con fiderably damaged. The Blagauameras, from Peterfburgh for Lilco, is loft near Figuera. The Penelope, Enid vans, from Briftol for Lag. horn, is loft on the coati of Portugal. The King George, PHILLIPS, from Havannah for Liverpool, is loft. Letters received from Barbadoes, dated suth December Taft. Rate the agreeable news of the fate arrival there of his Majefty's (hip Cm ra ye. of 74 guns, Capt. LITTLIN•Lit, which failed from Ply. mouth 3 months Race with fettled orders, 'Uwe% and the officers and crew healthy. The ifland of Barbadoes is alto healthy. She was, after taking in water and wood, to run down to Jamaica, to Vice Admiral Ducawoara. for orders. and to relieve a (hip of the line on that Ration. The above letter is the firft received from the Car ram" face her departure. Sir RICHARD STIZLZ WOW a play which was d—d fur its pirty. He ufed to fay. the audience were very mire in finding that out I" The Earl of SILIMIL was elected an Honorary Member of the Board of Agriculture on Tuefday. Colonel GRAHAM is about to ere!! a fuperb mar.fion en his elate in the county of Perth. On Saturday laa. lona Hoist:ice, Efq. of Gray's Inn. was ekaed Recorder of Berwiek.opm- Tweed. in the mom of WILLIAM Fsaaou, Efq. deceafed. On Sunday night an alarming arident took place at Mrs. Lithybies, Pump-row. The nurfery maid being engaged in doing fomething near the ire, her cloatlu caught, and were in an istlant in Acmes : the ran in that atuatins down Itairs.—Mr. L. who was below, was brought to bar al: Dane* by her violent kreants, and Ilmeeedod in twin allium, the llama, but not without being him felf reverely (combed in (wend places. We we happy to learn that the ferment is is a Ur way of tectway, although the is swilk aim* bum 11