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THE SECOND NEff COMM', . 2 •" TOTHA * EDITOR OF THE'STAR: ••*. time ago I observed a letter in the In- Journal, from the Orkneys, stating th e di,. 6 : iverY there of another Comet, nearly vertical at eight a'ziiia at night, upon the 90th November last. The :ester stated, that the old Comet was at that time still rci4e, and the new one was quite distinct to the :., - .tzed eye : having several bright nights looked out it, but in vain, I gave over the pursuit ; but this r :-ring a gentleman who lives with the discovered it, ;Ind shewed it to me : it is easily visible to the naked c c, and the nucleus appears larger than that of the lint Cornet —it has yet no tail, but as it appears to be arproaching the Sun, and will probably be long visi- Its appearance will probably change in this respect. Its situation this night, tl6th December, was at eight ‘ ,.,-l oc k, with the Stars F. and Y. of the Constellation Aniromeda, 10' N. Lat. forms nearly an equilateral through one of Dolland's three-feet teles tri.ingle, w pes, it appears much larger than the other Comet, still visible. you may depend upon the correctness of this piece of information, the insertion of which 'Gill of course gratify many of yonr Readers. I am your constint Reader, muirmvs; Invernogivire,} H. R. D. Dm. 26, 1507. THEATRES. CumßrimAsp's well-written, and vruku - ly exemplary comedy, The Jew, on Saturday 'lf, the character of the high spirited Charles Ratclif performed for the first time by PUTN.IM, as was r liza by Mrs. H. SIDDONS. The Gentleman considerable feeling, and was often anima- • ,sive ; but always defective in external : the Lady was interesting, but sometimes languid.—The merit of BANNISTEWS Sheva is though we think he incumbers the lan part with too much barbarous accent. • this 'Theatre Miss SMITH Ertfinia, in Ride a Wife and Have a Wife. lady is certainly an actress of great pro peculiar archness of the wife of Michael foreign to her feelings...—Mr. KENIBLE greeted in Leon, on his recovery from the and LEWIS'S C9rter Ca/main inaintailied its • situation on the dramatic canvas. The semis likely to keep its ground during the and imj OFERA ..kn)CATALANT.—The King's Theatre 'lturday night with the Opera of Semira- CATALAN! having gentrous declined exact a guarantee for the whole of her salary, and obligingly - condescended to play twice a provided Two Hundred Guineas and upwards, proportion of her salary for such :trvices, , paid to her ; but, to use the worus of her the Manage= If the smallest failure is in any one instance, in complying with the she will immediately consider herself at ithdraw her assistance from the Theatre." therefoze, of the fashionable world is . the present, and the Italian Opera nu-vives the person of this illustrious lady ! The les: rt.-omen s, and the less important pressure of be borne; the awful differences Mr. Taylor are adjusted, and my now toe regarded with some- Theatre has been newly painted general appearance is light and wt the impo:.ing grandeur which t building devoted to the heroic .pour of all y_Onie exhibitions.— :es are painted in panrels exten tem ; the ground tier in imitation rnd tier k a French grey, with a se centre : the ground of the third Mon of marble, but9f a lighter cast than that of the ground tier; it has nres extending the whole length of and which being on a silver ground, terever the light of the chandeliers . ; the upper tiers are variegated, naked appearance ; the boxes are lne,and the curta;ns are scarlet, and the pit. The boxes belonging to ire all lined with scarlet drapery.— ' a beautiful mythological painting :entre, and full-length figures are illuminated compartments, which gant air of the whole Theatre. inns the Prince of WALFS had a on Saturday at Carleton-house ; 4 Earl COWPER, Colonel MAIION, ters. ipers of official documents which ar relative to a late dispute between Sir the Governor of Madras, have ?I- (ore the Board. They recapi tulate irrent circumstances, whic h gave (crions affair, and have engrossed who arrived at New York on the from India, brought information and Rattlesnake fngates, and the it, had returned to Bengal Bay, on /ery much shattered by the difficul :ountered during their cruite. victualler, undertook on Saturday in two hours and a half, for fifty Tooting and Croydon, and after' :s, the two honrs and a half having minutes, he resigned. He offered 51. to put off the match until next refused. noble conduct towards the Portu s hid fair to open to us a very exten- South America :—a strong spirit of • quarter already manifests itself in important subjects, at the same time, home, now justly engage, as well as attention. The present State and City more than commonly entitled to this toARESPONDRATZ ' 4 l. 4 l llhrlint wirtTtLocK, T4OZZlen RL Z AltD GENV.RAIAItiItI3, 03:1142114111Nt, T114./OPS OP 111.3r9l11"/WhItM. • • " To•lits Eleellency Santa l ago LinietD# • - • " Captain Roche, of the 17th Dragoons, whom I had the honour to a cqua i nt t hi s morning to your Ex cellency, informs me, thatit is your Eacellency's wish that I should communicate, in writing, the proposals I had to make to you ; in consequence of which I have the honour to inform you, that his Excellency Lieutenant -General Whitelocke, anxious to prevent any 'unnecessary effusion of blood, has ordered me to intimate to your Excellency, that under the present circumstances he is willing to come to terms with the inhabitants of Buenos Ayres, on the conditions here after stipulated. He may possibly consent to some small attentions in their favour, but without changing the original purport : " Ater. I. All subjects of his Britannic Majesty, detained in South America, are tp be given up, and hostages placed in the hands of the British tin their arrival at Buenos Ayres. " 2. All Military Officers under the Government of Buenos Ayres, soldiers, and other persons holding civil employments, tall be considered as prisoners of war. " 3. All cannon, arms and ammunition, and military stores, are to be given up in good order. " 4. Public property, of all description, will be confiscated by the British General. " 5. The Inhabitants of 13uenos Ayres are allowed the free ex ercise of the Roman Catholic Religion. " 6. Private property will he respected. Our force is so considerable, that I flatter myself your Excellency can have no room to doubt the ulti mate result; and believe me when I assure you, that the desire above is to prevent a scene so horrible as that presented in a town when taken by storm ; and it is the only motive which induces General Whitelocke to permit me to address you in this manner. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) •• ' J. L. COWER." REPLY TO THE INTIMATION, DATED JCL% 3, 1807. I am directed by the Spanish General Don Bianca .sago Liniers, to announce the receipt of your letter by a flag of truce, respecting the surrender of Buenos Ayres, and to inform you in reply, that he will not pay attention to any correspondence regarding that point, as he has a sufficient number of spirited troops, commanded by Generals ready to die in defence of their country, and that this is the time to try their patriotism. " Your obedient servant." DAL RY-LAvE.--In Ct exemplary c "i' , lll, the character of t v a s performed for the f that of liza by Mrs. I mar.ifested considerable ted and imp i ressive ; his • d e p or tment : the Lady .1 rather languid.—The r wet kturam, though s've guage of the part with Covasx.G.ttcDk'N.—) re d as Ertfmia, it This young dy is cett but the peculiar • gra appears foreign • loudly greeted in 1 ; and LEwts's .rominent situation or ' .toznizne Atm like]: • 'days. Tna OPERA AFEICA .prnP=l on Saturd.ty . nib 'lc, Madame Ca rAt.: • . o exact a guarantee 't and obligingly L, ' provided Two I rateable proportion 10 regularly paid to her to the Manage • de,' in any one inst ditions, she will in . ;., yto withdraw her e distress, therefoue • ;• .ved for the presem the person of this ill chasers of the Slate timer, may now be ta • ween Catalani and to fate of Empires ma tt .ing like attention ! The interior of the 1 t • :d decorated. Its 8 at ' ry ; but it has not s to become a b era, the most pomp. re •• t e fronts of the bore agtr ng along four of the! , marble : the seconi all medallion in the I is also in imitation tom d smaller vein than • groupes of figure compartments, am M , • illuminated, when , reflected on them ; have rather a na ted within sky hint tch the seats of the ssels Royal Family arc head ceiling exhibits a Aurora in the cer Red around in ill B o tribute to the ele& oent. it oath + ll I is Royal nin•hni st lig dinner party of latter , • • g whom were, ut " • about five others. to 0" numbe r of wipe n • dbythelndus,ml Gwutnt and tht y been laid befoi 1.0 0 • tuber of concnn v.as • to that mystery Coup • ; attention. WILL Captain ELY, s whom of November, his ft' - the Nlacasser as tt"! sloop of v. - at coteuc , 10th of June, ver the J . they had encoun Or the' v • • ARDLtr, a twenty miles —^' between 'I r eln C I • eighteen mile! 41 . and r within four t and, ll # 4 y a forfeit of 5 alas . but it was ref any om our late m q the Brazils bi trade to Sout .rize to that q' 635• 4. Two • ml gs• terprize, at hot 446• t, public attent ) 450. (ties are more sst ON! • distincti on ea l. j INTIMATION SECOND. " Head-Quarters of the Camp before Buenos Ayres, July 4, IWI7. " TO MIS aXCELLENCY GIINLIRAL !ANUS'S, a Your Excellency will do me the credit to attri bute to humanity alone the information, which isthat the chief column of my army has effected a junction with that part under the command of Major-General Gower. Your Excellency is, without doubt, acquain• ted, that another column is about one league front-the capital s awaiting my instructions. I have likewise various reinforcements on board of ship, together with a squadron ready to co-operate with the operations I am now carrying on. It is my wish therefore,. after 'this faithful statement, to be acquainted it your Excellency still persists in returning the same an swer as that contained in your letter ofyestenlay to the Major-General, who has my authority to treat with you on that subject. The . bearer of this, Captain Whittingham, has orders to wait half ate - hour for your Excellency's answer, whether or no. I have the honour to be, Scc." REPLY TO INTIMATION SF.COND: " Buenos Ayres, July 1, UV. " TO HS! EICELLENCY GENERAL. WIAITELOCKT. " I have just received your Excellency ' s flag of truce, dated this day, and have the honour, in reply, to acquaint your Excellency, that, as long as I- possess ammunition and that there exists among my garrison, and its auxiliaries the same spii it wl:ich now animates them, 1 shall never wee to prop )sals made to Me to abancion the Port trusted to my charge; well persua ded that I am able to cope with all the forces your Excellency may oppose to conquer me. As to the laws of humanity, to which your Excellency refers, permit me to observe, that whoever observes the right 'definition of them will agree with me, that it is your Excellency (as an aggressor), and not I, who comply merely with what justice and honour points out, that violates them. 1 have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) LINIZIes." AFTER THE BATTLE OF THE STH OP JULY. IN lIMATION OF THE SPANISH GENERAL. " Buenos Ayres, Stls July, 1507. " TO Mt FICET.I.ENCY fIINIMAL WHIT/MOCK, " The same humane sentiments which induced your Excellency to propose a capitulation to my troops, without making yourself acquainted with my re sources, at present animate me, well informed, that I have made prisoners eighty officers, of different ranks, above one thousand soldiers, and at least double that number of slain of your Excellency's troops, not withstanding no attack has as yet reached the centre of my army. With a wish to prevent a further rfu .tiosi of blood, and th give your Excellency a cleat idea -of Spanish generosity, I have to propose that . your Excellency being willing to re-embark the. remainder of your army, evacuate Monte Video, and all the Ri ver Plata, leaving hostages for the fulfilment of the treaty, I will not only restore those troops I have just made "soners, but also those taken from General I3eresford ; giving your Excellency to understand at the same time, in case these terms are. not 'complied with, I cannot answer for the rigorous treatment the prisoners in my possession may experience from the exasprested ardour of my soldiers, who have the more reason to he so, since three of my aides-de-camp have been wounded after presenting themselves in various , parts with flags of truce ; and, in consequence, I transmit this to your Excellency by a British Officer, and expect an answer in the course of an hour, " I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) " LINIERS." P. S. After writing the above, General Craufurd and all his Brigade, together with Officers of other Regiments, have fallen into my . hands." REPLY. " Plats del Toros, July 6,1507. " TO HIS EXCELIANCT GENERAL LINIZIRS, " I have the honour to answer the receipt of your Excellency's letter, and perceive you do me the pis tice to believe I do not lend a deaf ear to whatever may relate to the cause of humanity • and as, during yeiterday's action, the wounded of both parties are much dispersed, I propose an armistice of twenty four hourlfor each of us to take awarour respecthe ;wounded i the poit t present. tiietifieciby each army .to'be thifllares , of demareation, , " With what May regard 114 , Abandoning the ad irafftak& T haVe already gained, At is altogether out of thy power, having taken a number' of prisoners, a large portion of artillery; and gained both flanks: I leave it to your Excelle*y's sincerity to draw a com parison between the situation of both ainsies. Igreatly Limcnt the circumstance of your Excellency's Aid-du- Camp having been wounded, and can only Attribute it to the errtirs which io frequently occur at the corn , xnencementof hostilities. I shall take care to prevent its happening again; begging leave, at the same time, to observe, that my Aid-du-Camp, dispatched with a flag of truce, was fired at all 'the way passing your Excel lency's lines. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) 44 J. " TO MIS ricaLtiNct ormenAL imicas. " Plaza del Toros, July 6. " I hate - the honour to inform your Excellency, that I only received your Excellency's letter as I was entering this post ; and your Excellency having resu med the fire of your artillery, I presume you are not agreeable to a cessation of hostilities. It grieves me much to see the suffering of the wounded, who require assistance ; and I therefore pro pose to your Excellency to stop all firing whatever, and I will send you an officer of rank, Major-General Gower, who will explain to your Excellency how far I can accede to the proposals expressed in your letter. 66 1 have the honour to be, Ice.' (Signed) 14 J . iv.' " TO 1115 EXCILLINCT GiNIMAL 1.1141RR1. " Plaza clrl Toro., July 7. • " We have the honour to inform your Excellency, that alone induced by motives pointed out to you by Major-General G. we consent to the conditions propo sed by you, and have, in consequence, appointed offi cers, who, together with those of your Excellency, may take their measures for receiving the prisoners, reitn barkiug the troops, and settling requisite points. a We have the honour to be, .3cc. (Signed) JOIN OCKF " GEO. hit RRAI ." FOREIGN INTELLIGENCT. PARIS, DECEMBER tie. The Queen Regent of Etruria arrived at Milan On the 17th instant. The Vice King immediately waited on her Majesty, who, after having taken some rest and refreshment, proceeded with the young King, her son, to the Royal Palace, where she hada pritate audience of the Emperor 2nd King. Madame hi Fayette died at Paris nut thn.9.4th inst. She was the daughter of the Dnkc d'App, son. of the Marshal de Noailles, and wife of aert.la Fayette. VIENNA, DECEMBER . It is now confirmed that our Courthas granted a passage to the ten thousand Russian troops coming from the Seven Islands, and who are n,ow assembling in the Venetian territory. They arc to pass by Pest and Kaschau, on their returnhome. The' last official accounts from Constantinople con firm the report of an insurrection having broken out Among the people about the end of November ; it was speedily quelled. The run o.irs that had gone abroad of the departure of General Sebastiani, were wholly without toundation. These rumours most probably arose ii oni the General having sent away a number of chests and trunks by Odessa, which have already ar rived at Lemberg. Among them is the body of his wife, embalmed, who died at Constantinople, and that of his child, only six months o). Count Metternich is to continue as Austrian Mini ster at Paris. • MADRID, DEC. 8. The French army, under the command of General Junot, arrived on the 26th of November at Abrantes. The advanced. guard had entered that city before the _Portuguese Government knew of the army having marched. The troops marched ten. leagues a day through bad roads and constant rain. As soon as the Prince Regent. was informed of the proximity of the French troops, intrigues were set at work on all sides, and the Prince resolved to embark on board the ships with his treasures, and every thing most precious. On the :30th of 'November the ad vanced guard of the FrenCh troops arrived at Lisbon, and on the Ist, the.anniversary;of , the day on which the House of Braganza, r o w against file Spaniards and hoisted its'standardagainst theirs, on'that same day the Braganza flag was replaced by that of the French.' To thii singular circumstance, which the Portuguese superstition did not fail to remark, was added another—a horrible earthquake was felt six hours before ; but the moment the French flag was hoisted, the tempest ceased and the weather became serene. The six Portuguese ships of the line, laden with women, children, furniture, &c. without water, badly provisioned, set sail, some say for the liraLils, but probably for England. There was a moment of fear ; a great city like Lisbon has more risk to run in such moments, from revolution on the part of the populace, than on the part of the enemy : but a French battalion arrived in time to establish order. The success of this Expedition, remarkable for the extraordinary promptitude of the march of the troops and the activity of the General in Chief, has placed in the hands of the French six frigates, twelve brigs, four sail of the line, several on the stocks, and an arsenal well stocked with timber and iron. AU the English property, whether moveable or, immoveable, has been put under sequestration. BAYONNE, DEC.I 7. The report ciculated relative to the departure of a Spanish Prince with the Braganza Family, is in some measure confirmed ; but the circumstance is of less importance than was at first suppOsed. The Prince is Don Pedro, son of Don Gabriel, brother of the King of Spain, and a Pcrtuguese Prints;, the issue of a branci of the Royal House. The two parents of Don Pedro died suddenly, anti the Prince, though an in fant of Spain, was sent to Lisbon► a long time ago, brought up as a Member of the House eißraganra, and destined, as we hear, to marry the Odest &ugh- - ter - of the Prince of Brazil. All the letters from Lisbon affirm that the Frenck troops obcerve the best discipline. The batteries are strengshenintociartiS litttclabie Points of the coast. VICANVILIVI A.l , &a:\.. .a. 'tnglish who are at Vienna hivtitquitted that city, to take the road to Trieste. We expect, as soon as the Austrian Cabinet has heard of the evacua tion of Brannau, that it will atlimsl.4 ,, rm• • ' evai test sure to put an end to all communiii with Ehgland. COPENHAGEN, DECEIEtBaIit The merchants of Copenhagen presented a petition to the Prince to authorise, under thtshperinietulance of the police, a correspondence with England * relative to the personal affairs of Danish subjects, and co es - blish a distinction between objects sent on English ac count and those destined to reimburse the Dania) mer chants. The Prince has just sent the following reply: a I must acquaint the Trade, that it is Impeelibis to modify the Orders Contained in the publications of the fth and 14th Sept.-- The King, in confining himself to the sequestration of enemy's property, hat dont all that was In his power to assist those of his sesjects whose fortunes might fall into the hands of the Engfisi-+ he has even exceeded what so perfidious an enemy merits—be- Opts, nothing ought to chill ilte ardaar of a noble vengeance : mad the merchants may ut•onee;• by arming privateers, recover their capital, and avenge' the Country and the-King. With re spect to the re-establishment of a correspondence, that madam is incompatible with the Orderi given ed henk off all ecinstniunica don between England and the Ctintinent. We ought torcject such an idea in a country like Denmarl i 'wh'ere laws are passed not for mere pleasantry, and to be brAltei!,. The King is not igno rant that measures demanded by the general welfare often injure the personal interests of some of his fullest, ; but the testimony ofhi, conscience consoles him; having preserved as ions aepossible to his people the benefitt'of price, and hasiingakered his conduct only at the period when the' most revoltisgiaressiost twovoked the most vigorous resistance against n perfidllins seseniv: (Signed) Ensnieurea, Prince Royal. Given at the Head Quarters ct Copenfifoi‘g2tisetotsretier. Wednesday se'nr.ight, a drtel was fought near Gra nard, between Captain J. Otis AY .and M. A.. W.' BELLaW, an attorney, in conwquence of a lquarrel" which originated from the wording of a letter of Cap tain °MAY'S. The ground taken at the distance of eight yards. The ball of Captain O. took the lapel' of Mr. B.'s coat entirely cA; the seconds endeavoured to reconcile matters; but ineffectually, until' they dis charged a second fi re, which was nearly fatal to Cap. tain Q. the ball having entered hk thigh near the hip. A meeting took place early on. 'Saturday morning,__ near Stanmore, between a nierchunt of Opulence, and Lieutenant R. of tlt‘_! Mari -,es, in consequence of some unbecoming familiarities said to have been used towards the niece of the former gentleman by the. latter. The p irties aliAted at the place above . de scribed from two postaaises - hut, apprehensive . of being molested, they crissiael ;he Watford road to-a . field near the fourth bridge oa She Paddington canal , where two shots were exchanged Without- Effect; and y the interference of the Sconds,' the parties retired to a coffee-house in OxfoiXstreet, and 'adjusted their differences. . • • The rage for duelling in America seems now be yond t al precedent ; scarcely a day passes in New.: York without the occurrence of an event of thi and in other parts of the United States the infattiai tion is equally prevalent. A few weeks ago a duel was fought at New Orleans, between two Lieutenants of the American Navy, namen Rush and Turner; in which the latter was shot dead. • • :.• • . Friday morning two .fatal recitleisti haPpL6ed itt Ramsgate harbour—S. Parcels ,' Mister of an Irish . trader, fell into the inner harbour and was drowned ;.- it is supposed he walked over, in eodeavouring tq get to his - vessel.—A Sailoi, - %elonging to the„Speculitor lugger, was also found drowned pear the-pier. • .- A few days since an inquisition teas held at Hopson,. Suffolk, on. J. Saunders, who was bewildered by the • fog, and found dead the folloy. ing day.-. Verdict, Al-' • . cidental Death. • On Wednesday an inquest was held at Worcester, on a child about four years old, the son of Mr. Phil pot, a publican. It appeared that the child had opened .the door of a .furnace, used for .brewing, when his clothes caught; and he was. so dreadfully !stirred 'that' le died next day.—Verdict, Accidental death. • .. Bow-srarxr.—Early on Wedriesdaj.,moening - a large quantity of plate was stolen from the pantry of Mrs. Shum's house in Bedfurd,square. About one o'clock of the same day a young man, oi,.a respecta ble appearance, offered- a silver ladle- in pledge to Mr. Gordon, jun. a pawnbroker, in Si.. Mittin's-lane. Mr. Gordon asked him whose .property it was? He replied, it was his own, arid had been left him by his mother. This, however, from the marks that peared upon . the ladle, did not satisfy Mr. Gordon.-, and he sent for an officer. When the officer c.amei-, he ised him to have been tried at the last Sessions forTlerny, by the, name of Thomas Matthem.: ; and ,the officer proceeded to 'watch him ; to accomplish: which, he was obliged to employ force ; when he found upon him six silver three pronged fneks. He then took him before Mr. GRAHAM, and he was committed for farther examination. On Thursday, Mr. Shum's son . attended at the office, to give .leformation of the rob bery of his mother's house, and on his being shewatlte ladle and forks, by Pearkes; the officer, he recognized them as part of his mother's stolen proerty. On Saturday, the prisoner was brought before Mr. GRAHAM, for re-examination. William Hale, Sir Charles Price's coachman, who resides in the house adjoining Mrs. Shum's, attended, and said, that on the morning of the robbery, about . half p ast nine - o'clock, he was waiting at his master's -door with the carriage, when he saw the prisoner come out of Mrs. Shtiite,s area with a 'bundle. Mrs. &um's - 'Alder uteri - did, and' proved that the plate was safe in a closet in the pantry, about nine o'clock on die morning of the robbery ; he likewise proved the plate found by Pearkes upon the prisoner, and other articles of plate produced by several' pawnbrokers, in consequence of advertisements and. hand-bills, to be Mrs. Shum's property. The prisoner was committed for trial. • MANSION HOUSE.—Saturday Thomas Oxford was charged before the Lotto Mayoa, with picking the pocket of a Mi. Smith, of a bill of exchange for 291. The prosecutor stated,that the bill was dated the 26th : of November, and made payable at his housL The pri soncr persisted in his story, that he had Weal the bill in his way of business as a hair merchant, in Smith field. The Lord Mayor ordered him to be retained in custody till further enquiry be made: ''Woo urir-sraezr.--,-Saturday Now/airdsealiggf committed, chamed withste-aling a quantityeemasest from the yard orMr. Bird, in Old-greet. • " ; : 11 . ?10, ' t • i t • • • o p • .• 1 . . • 1 • 3 k*- .•• a yf t- o e. is _ . •