Star. — London, England, 1810-12-26 00:00:00

NAVAL INT2LLIGEATIL ' TIIE EVENING STAI►. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26. Sr. STErmzer.—lioliday at the Bank and Exchequer. THE KING. The metropolis was much distressed yesterday morning, by the rumours in circulation respecting His MAnsn's health ; nor was the public anxiety at all allayed till after the appearance of the following Dulletin 14 WINDSOR CASTLE, DECEMBER 25. "this MAJESTY had a severe attack of fever yesterday evening, but he got some hours sleep in the night, and the symptoms are very much abated this morning." (Signed as usual.) " WINDSOR CASTLE, DEC. 26. e His MAJESTY, since the abatement of his fever, has continued nearly in th, same state." (Signed as usual.) of the said deputy, was taken into eonsideratidn paper having been read, in which Vuzdstiays de- 1 dared that be forgave the injury done, him; and se veral Deputies having declared to be most decidedly of opinion that there was no room for a prosecution against the Editor of the said periodical publication,' and much less for his punishment, the business was disposed of by the previous question being moved, and adopted by the Cortes. SUMO OF THE 16TH. It was moved and decreed that the order given on the 2d of this month with regard to the levy of 10,000 men to reinforce the army of the Isla, and the obliga tion of all the inhabitants of Cadiz without any ex- ception whateyer to work at the fortifications, is to be carried into immediate execution. SITTING OF THE 18TH. A Report of the Board of Health was read, by which it appears that Cadiz is in a healthy state. SITTING OF THE 19TH. ' The Deputy PErtEz DE CAS nu) called to the recol lection of the Cortes all the sacrifices made by the British nation to assist the Spanish in maintaining the ! independence of their country, and the claims which !n addition to this statement we are enabled to add, that nation and its illustrious Chief possess on the that his MAJarry's indisposition had, indeed, been gratitude of the people of Spain, and moved that an alarming, his pulse, in consequence of increase of fever, having been as high as 120 ; but having had eternal monument of gratitude be voted to the worthy four or five hours sleep in the night, he awoke consi- Monarch of that truly great nation. 'derOly calmer yesterdaymorning, With his pulse at 80. The motion was acceded to by acclamation; and the decree, proposed by CAsrao, passed without the least alteration. The Roucrtms frigate has arrived at Plymouth from Lisbon ; but the accounts she brings are not more recent than those by the Princess Elizabeth packet, received y:,sterday. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE. DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 25, 1810. Dispatch, of which the following Is a Copy, was received las nil ht at the Office of the Earl of Liverpool, from Lieutenant- General Viscount Wellington, dated Cartazo, December 8, 1808. MY Lotto—The detachment of the enemy's troops manded by General Gardanne, which had re turned to Sobreira Formosa, have continued their latch to the . frontier, and by the last accounts had entered Spain. • I . have not heard that this detachment bad any communication with the enemy's troops on the left ol.the Zezere, from whom they were distant about three leagues. I understand, that having lost some prisoners taken by apatrole, and by a party of the Ordenanza which acccniipanied the Honourable Lieu tenant-Colonel Fonsonby on a reconnoissance from Abfantes to the river Codes, they made very parti cular enquiries respecting the position of Lieutenant- Gent-al corps, and the means which the allies possessed of crossing the Tagus at Abrantcs; and, having commenced their march from Cardigos to -war& the Codes in the murning,:they retired about eleven with great precipitation, and continued their retreat In the same manner till they reached the fron tier. They were followed by the Ordcnanza, who did them much inis.:hief un the march, and took much baggage from them. The enemy destroyed many horses and mules which Could not keep up with them ; and the march, if it was ordered by superior authority, and is connected with any other arrangement, had every appearance and was attended with all tha consequences of a pre cipitate and forced retreat. No alteration of any importance has been made in the. position of the enemy's troops since I addressed your Lordship. I have, &c. (Signed) WELLINGTON. One of the private letters received by the Pripeess Elisabeth, states, that a French courier had been in- tercepted with a letter from BONAPARTE to MASSENA, in which the latter is assured that string reinforce, merits and supplies are ordered to join him without delay. By the BAstustF . gun-brig arrived at Plymouth from Cadiz, we have received some interesting intel- ligence. Letters from Madrid and Seville represent the situation of the French in those pLces as truly deplorable. They cannot travel from one part of Spain to another without going in large parties, which CADIZ, NOVEMBER V% Within these few days the fire which has been made upon the enemy, as well from the bay, and the castle, as from the arsenal and the Isla, has been more ge neral. The gun-boats continue to observe the enemy, of whom no movement has been noticed, and off Lave obtained the names of taravans. In this man- Rota there is a division on which the enemy fired from the land on tic moaning of the 18th. Nov. '23...--RENOVALES set sail from Corunna to Santona on the 14th, with 19 transports and some fri gates and brigs, having on board 1200 Spanish and 800 English troops, with 27,000 muskets, 10,000 uni forms and several other stores. 1 Persons lately arrived from Castile state, th . at the number of Spanish light parties is daily increasing in that province, and that they continue to rw.s the enemy in a manner which proves extremely de structive to the latter. A ship from Virginia has reached our ports, trans mitting Papers to the 26th of last month, containing however nothing of importance. The country looked anxiously to the approaching Assembly of Congress, by • which the future relations of the Republic with the Belligerent Powers was to be decided. We are concerned to learn that Lord SIDUOUTII is extremely indisposed at Richmond Park, having caught a cold while attendng the Committee to exa mine his Majesty's Physicians. His Lordship is con fined. per great numbers of male and female natives of Etaiice are daily returning to that country, wad the Spanish patriots, like the wandering Arabs of the tiesart, incessantly hover around these escorts, and carry oft prisoners and boozy to a great amount. The following account of the proceedings of tLe Cortes, will be read r,ith much satisfaction QF THE ea ) of NOVENTECR. It As decreed that the Members of the Supreme Board of Censure, for the present, are to be chosen from among snch inhabitants as reside in Cadiz, 4ml the following day flz;:d upon for their election'. SITTiNG OF THB )iii. LI:CILN BONAPARTE and family had not left Ply mouth on Monday, but were expected to set out fur Linures Castle yesterday or this day. The circumstances relative to the arrival of Luct BONAPARTE in this country, are said to be as follow : In consequence of the repeated demands of NAPuoLEON that he should separate from his wife, and suffer his future destiny to be arranged by the French Ruler ; and the repeated refusal of LeCIEN to conform to these demands, the latter began to be apprehensive that for cible measures wou:d be resorted to by NAPOLEON, and therefore, many months ago, wrote from Rome to Mr. HILL, our Minister at Sardinia, requesting that that Gentleman v:ould.obtain from his Court a pass. port fur LUCIEN and his family to proceed to Ante., r;ca. Mr. HILL, naturally anxious to facilitate the removal of one brother from another, who seemed likely to resort to the `most desperate violence in order to accomplish 114 purpose, ventured to send an answer, encouraging LuctEN to proceed to Sardinia, and then communicated what he had done to our Governtnent, who immediately expressed their refusal to grant the p ..looyts. Mr. HILL then wrote -to LUCIEN, 10 in form ..rn that the permission which he requested could not be LiTorEN, however, availed himself Nine Members were chosen to compose flip Board above mentioned, three of whom belong to the clergy. SITTING OF VIE 1111.1. of the fav-,t.ra!-,10 Inter from Mr. HILL,, and pro ceeded to SardiniA, :diedging that theprohibitory letter never naciarl 112rn. About nine o'clock on Monday morning another very considerable fall of the Cliff took place at Dover, close to where the lot fell, over Snargate-street.— Apprehensions arc entertained that much more will shortly come down. This last fall has fortunately done but little damage, as it consisted principally of loose earth from the top. On I;.:turday afternoon, all the animals brought as a present to his Majesty by the Algerine Ambassador arrived in town from Portsmouth ; consisting of threc horses, two lions, four antelopes, a beautiful ostrich, a mountain cow, and some others. The horses were taken to the Mews. The lions and other ani mals were conveyed to the Tower. The mountain cow is an entire new animal in this country, and is a very singular curiosity. No less than seven Norwich coaches, drawn with s 4 horses each, arrived at different inns in the City, on Monday night, with sealed door:, and windows, all the inside passengers, as well w; those without, consisting of dead game, and crammed ttniss, hung in sausage chains From a guinea to a guinea and a half were asked for turkies in the marke:s on Monday, and if this is to be attributed to the /iardnesr of the times, the cheer ' fulness with which such prices were paid, may, we presume, be attributed to a corresponding degree of symeis ! Saturday the workmen employed ha clearing out the ruins of the late fire in Lisle street, finished their task, but not a single vestige of the body of Mrs. Sim on has been found. Amongst other things; discovered were a silver watch, some silver, and a pocket-book, not much burnt, containing memoranda, 4tc. belong in4 to the late Mr. Simeuns. Fhe French frigate that remained under protection of La Hogue batteries; in making her escape has got ashore, and all her masts and bowsprit gone : the is apparently a . rn , : re r•rcc k. • The project of A neTiolical pub:icariop, containing the transactions of the Cortes, was read and approyed; and it was further directed, that the Editor of the p,ll,l; c .iiin is to submit his manuscript to a Committee of the Cortes, appointed for that purpose, befoie is tto th. press :itisto be published at the expellee of the Cortes. SITTING OF THE 15TH. The complaint of the Deputy VILLANEVA against the Editor of the Concise), on account of the latter laving made use of certain libellous eitpressions iu the al2 number of the above paper against the character 41„ . , _ • FALMOUTH, DECEMBER ie. . Put - back. the Prince Ernest packet with the mails for Jamaica.—Arris4d his Majesty's ship MEIMPE7 from the Leward Islands, with a mail and the crew of the Princess Augusta packet, which was lost off St. Thomas's, by striking on a sunken rock. Arrived also the Providence, BARCLAY, from Cork, bound to ' New South Wales,. with 160 men, and 40 women, convicts, on board ; and the Spanish brig Granaro, from Corunna in six days—brings no news. PLYMOUTH, DECEMBER 24. Arrived the Routaus frigate, from Lisbon ; the 'BASILISK gun-brig, from Cadiz ; also arrived 11. light transports, to take out detachments of artillery and stores to Lisbon.—Sailed the WiaztE schooner, for Falmouth.—Arrived his Majesty's ship MEROPII. 1 with a mail from the Leeward Islands, which she landed at Falmisuth. PORTSMOUTH, DEC £5. Arrived his Majesty's ship ELIZABETH from Lis bon ; DIANA frigate from off Cherbourg. It blew last night and to-day a gale from W. and N. W. The Prince of Wales transport parted and drove on shore on the Spit ; the brig Superior cut or parted, and Icame into harbour; the transport Success parted her best bower, and also came into harbour. Seven o'clock—more moderate. DEAL, DECEMBER !S. Arrived last night the Sinclair, DARBY, from Ja maica ; and during the tremendous gale this morn ing she parted, and went on shore on the Sandwich Flats. Two other vessels are also on shore in Peg well Bay—particulars not known. One of his Ma jesty's gun-brigs (supposed the SoPRIA) is riding in the Downs dismasted. Five o'clock, more moderate weather.—Wind W. 1 Arrived t YARMOUTH, DECEMBER 25. his morning the HAVOC gun.brig, Lieu tenant Rowan, from the Baltic, and the BOLD gun tl brig, from a cruize. The PYRAMUS frigate is under 1 sailing orders for the Downs. Remain in the roads— : Roebuck, Pyramus, Kite, Patridge, Magnet, Portia— in the Harbour—Bruiser, Cracker, Acute, Emms, and Patriot.—Wind W.N.W. CHATIIAM, DECEMBER 23. Two hundred French prisoners have been sent away from the prison ships ha Gillingham Reach to Scot land. They vt - cre put tart board the RUDY man of war, which s,4iltd trc,rri 11 , :. - ,:c.. last Wednesday. The VANGUARD Viiii sail from Long Reach to•morrow.— The MANA.Y ::•_:11-bri will also sail in a few days. The HELDER ti ate is ordered to this port to refit. Lioutenant Osmmt, late Commander of the WIY. CIP.:LSIZA, is appointed Commander of his MajLsty's prison-ship Knox PRINCEN, in Gillingham Reach. Last Thursday, as the RAISONABLE'S boat was sail ing up St. Mary's Creek, near Chatham, she vv.t:, up set by a sudden gust of wind, and two of the bip.t's crew were drowned, and it was with great difficulty . the others were saved. The same day the Captain's Clerk of the WINCHELSEA fell overboard and was drowned. The Vtco, 71, a new ship, launched in the Med way about sit months since, is ordered to be prepared for commission and fitted for a flag, supposed for Rear-Admiral Dixos. The COMET, 44, late a store ship, has been found unserviceable, and broken up at Deptford. Mr. I). Wein, late Master of her, is appointed to the Swift store ship at Woolwich. The CRESCENT frigate, launched a few days since, at Woolwich, is preparing for commission, as is the SAFEGUARD gun-brig, which has had a repair. Yesterday morning early, several vessels and craft broke from their moorings in the Pool, by which they sustained considerable damage. At the same time, several wherries and other boats were stove and sunk. COURTS-MARTlAL—Yesterday se'nnigitt a Court- Martial was held on Jacob Fambean, Emanuel Ro therings, James Maguire, James Tapling, and James Green, seamen of the Bellerophon, for mutinous and disorderly conduct.. They were found guilty. The three former were sentenced to receive 100 lashes, and the two latter 50 each. On the same day Lieu tenant Timer, of his Majesty's ship Africa, was tried for leaving the ship on the first day of May, at North Yarmouth, and not returning. The charge having been proved, he was sentenced to be dismissed from the service, and rendered incapable of ever serving as an officer again. On Friday Mr. George Chspmaa, Boatswain of the Tyrian, was tried for assembling, or causing to be assembled, several of the ship's corn pany, to hold a club in the carpenter's cabin, at which times they sat up at a late hour, singing and drink ing, and making so much noise as greatly to disturb the other men. He was acquitted. Henry Taplin, Carpenter of the Tyrian, for drunkenness, was also tried and reprimanded. Rear-Admiral HARGOOD, President. A Court-Martial has been held on board the Sal vador dal Mundo, in Hamoaze, on Mr. JOSEPH ROB LEY, Midshipman of the Favourite sloop of war, on charges of having embezzled the ship's stores; abused the men under Isis command ; and fur having been repeatedly drunk. The charges were adjudirsd to be proved, and he is sentenced to be mulct at all his pay and prize-money ; to be imprisoned twelve months in the Mershalatta prison ; and declared in capable of ever serving his Majesty, or his successors, as an officer.—President Captain PLAMPIN, of the ,Gibraltar, in the absence of Sir EDWARD BULLER, who is in town. A Court of Inquiry has been held on Capt. TILLEY, of Adventure packet, for haiing put into Fal mouth, after being ordered to proceed from Plymouth with mails for Bermuda and New York. He was honourably acquitted, and ordered to proceed to sea with mails immediately ; which he did. The reason of the Adventurer's putting into Falmouth, was her b irvi ng received damage at sea, and being chased by a Fi nch privateer of superior force. THE ARMY. om We ere very sorry to hear that the large fleets whi cil have been so lonsr detained . by contrary winds fr sailing for the West Indies, East Indi es , c ape af Good Hope, the Mediterranean, Cadiz and Portue are still wind-bonnd. Nearly :VO Officers, w e ui derstand, are embarked in these fleets ; scifie of ih eril have been on board, we hear, nearly nine wef4 4 , 4 the great inconvenience and almost ruin of many of theM. The wind, however, has now come round t o the North, and we expect to hear of their Saiiii.g l ir to-morrow's post. A remount for the 14th Light Dragoor, consistin of 30 men and 57 horses, are on their ma rc h for % g mouth, at which place they will arrive on the 9 t h January, soon after which they v, ill embark and gu out with a convoy, accompanied by a remount r 6r the 16th, and several other detachments for Portugal, The Officers who. accompany this party are Capt i i i HAWKER, Lieutenants DOWSCN and .u.d Cornets lir.oott and HALt.. LOCAL Mitanik.—lt may be usefuil tsoavthinegOevelerseeraruy of Parishes to be informed, that the Lr,c 4 l mili tia Acts afford them en opportunity o of Fifteen Pound: for each man deficient, by produ c i nt men to the Deputy Lieutenants to be enrolled dilly. lunteers, before the 14. th of February next, to srps y such vacancies as may have occurred previous to ti t 14th November last. Monday a General Court-Martial, of which Lieu. tenant-Colonel KEARNEY, of the Dragoon Gard., is President, assembled at the Mess Room of the tt m . porary Infantry Barrack:, Canterbury, for the tri a l of Lewes iffitdies, of the B.sth Reg i me:: t, upon charge: of disrespectful conduct to Major MEIN, of the saire regiment : after the usual ceremony of op:ninz the Court and swearing in the Members, they sat bczrirg evideme in support of the prosecution until dal; o'clock, when they adjourned toWednesday (this day.) Brigade-Major STODDART officiates as Deputy-Judge. Advocate. The Court was very much crowded. It is with much regret we announce the death of another gallant Officer, who has prematurely fallen& victim to his honourable zeal in his country's cause: Major• General RICHARD STEW ART, of thc 43d Infantry, died at Lisbon in the latter end of the moneys of October, in consequence of a fall f: am a balcony whose banister had been removed. This distinguish:d soldier, having suffered severely from the elects Gi illness, caused by the fatigues of three of the most ar duous campaigns British troops have probably eve; experienced, had been ordered by his Physicians to the more salubrious air of Lisbon for his recovery but, with that ardent spirit whichever characterised him, on hearing of the advance of the French, he immediately, though barely cenvalcscent, proceeded to re-assume the command of the Brigade he had pre. viously led to battle, with transcendant honour to himself and advantage to his country ; and on the road met with the melancholy accident which has de. prived his Majesty of an experienced and truly va. luable officer. Patronised for his merit by the is Liewenant-General Bar CIIARLES Srt:Artr, and cat of the oldest and most intimate friends of the illus. trious MO:ME, he coulu not fail possessing a large portion of military talent, those who vitnes' i his intrepidity and c 1 judgment at the battles cf Vimiero, the Douro, end Talavera, particularly the latter, wren be eminently contributed to the success of the day, will well know how to appreciate; and long, very long-, will he Le regretted, and his metnnry revered. by a numerous class whom his open and be. nevolent heart readi:), .•• d liberally relieved in the day of , g trouble, need, sn.k:,ess, or adversity." Pre• vtc.us to his late promotion he had tl:e honour of 664 Aide-do-Camp to his KING, by wheat h: was justly esteemed. CAmenrnGs.—The lita.sEAN Prize to; Ills ycx has been adjudged to WILLI INI Jowerr, Esq. 11. A. of St. John's College, for his Essays on the followt tubject :—" The remarkable Propensity of the Jens to Idolatry, before the Babylonish Captivity, cc t• pared with their Exemption from in general wards, affords the Unbeliever no just ground for re. jectinr the Scriptural Account of the Miracles in :52 time o f Moses and J.)slitia." BON MOT.—In an action tried last week bete: Lord NOREURY, in Dublin. after the Plaintiff had closed his evidence, Counsellor W ALLACE. for the de fendant, argued that the plaintiff had tailed in ea necessary proofs, and must be called. Lord Nourar hesitated, and Mr. WALLAce seriously pressing Lis argument, added, that he muted his Loids'aip sold shoe to the opposite Counsel, that he possessed c:' rage tujicient to tnr...ruit them. " Mr. ‘...%:At.ILACE (said L Lordsuip, with an expressim of irdinite humour:, there are two sorts of courage ; there is a cormgetn thoot and courage to non suit." The w:ioie Bar le• came instantly convulsed -rich laughter. MANZ-LANE, DEC. '2,3.—Owin' , to the late Centrul winds, there are-in general lout few arrivals of gr , till coastwise. Not much Wheat on }rani, and last pr r ice; fully maintained. Rye is somewhat cheaper-. ds• ley at the late reduction—Malt rather lower—Wait: and Grey Pea;, and Ecans of both kills!, near:y Monday's quotation. Oats :Ire here in tolerable re maining quantities, and sales at little fluctuati,n.— Flour continues at the late prices. c.r KAI. CLitllll:4Cr 41 ovrza. Wheat GOs. 7Gs. SS*. Beans, sCs.::::s. Fine ditto, 3.24. ode. Ti.:k ditto, 445. Sts. Rye, (new) 345. r.lts. Oats, C 5,. 1:1. Barley, 351. l'n!ar.d Into, Lt. 5.354! Met, 645. 7!s. Potainc giro. T.*. Whitt: Peas (Bnilers) 525. slts. Rape Seed 1244 £5O. me Flour, &h. to 5.5*.--Second4. 75s to sos. NORSVIC6I, 22.—Our Corn Market, on Saturday lag, 'was very fully attended, hut there was not much business mot acted, and prices were lower, particularly fur Barley. ineg had a dull sale, from ins. to 41s. some samples at 4'.3.—Bir k i (Hi not average mere than 17s.—Oats 14$. to 14s. 0.1. 7 -Beas s 214. to =is, and prime samples 11. 6d. per cooM1).• NTr.RBURV, DECLNIIIER 'Fares (bush.) Ts M 01 - to B ro wn Malt 9t;s od to Os r: s A rptia : cn s o l : be ndrd.i r ito N dtuo l itr a t l : o .80 : 6 ; 3 7 1, s : odod O o d j Itt t oo : : 0 , 01 ;: i Third ditto 701 Od to Os; Rough Meal 544 Oil to I;* 0 $ t 61 e s k bags) 51 sNHain.syProinocooakest; - 4 5 15511 1 0 to S. t e 0 11 Clover i Os to I . ol° StrlW B. Wheat Sis cd to f.'3.3 cd New ditto 703 cd to 953 od Whatc ditto VOs to Saes of New ditto 80s Od to 1001 04 Rye SL's od to 5:3 od Maley 5.c5101 to 40. 04 Oats 3`26 Od to 38s rtl New i 7 is 041 to 34. d Brans SOs Od to 53$ rd New S6s 31 to 40 ad Tici; 54s Od to stis (d New 4‘2s Osi to 4111 ( d Hog Peas 45. Od to 4ir td wiling ditto 50. Od to Sis W