Star. — London, England, 1810-08-13 00:00:00

st d high spirits. The following short letters preterit the only intelligence deserving of ilafticular notice GIBRALTAR, JULY el. A p e rson, just arrived from the environs of Seville, states, that BALLa.srEnos' and COPONe divisions had attacked the French, from the Ist to the 6th, in the neighbourhood of Seville, between Algaba and San tip .nce ; that be had seen upwards of a hundred wounded come into Seville, every day, during that t i m e ; and that on the 6th, wken he left that neigh bourhood, the firing of cannon and musketry still continued. JULY 24.—The French were driven out of Mar bella afew days ago, with very considerable loss. General LACY is at St. Roque with his corps of sOOO men. His corps, I arm sorry to state it, behaved most shamefully in its late march towards the Ronda, retreating in confusion without seeing the enemy. In another part of our Paper we have given ex tracts from French papers to the 4th instant. An a rticle from Vienna, dated July 20, says, that " the Turkish army having taken a position on Mount Bal kan (fcnnerly Mount }litmus), the Russian General slid not deem it adviseeble to attack it, but took a circuitous route, and arrived at Basargik, in Rome lia." From Leghorn it is stated, " that between three and 400 men having landed . from three frigates in Corsica, were attacked by the inhabitants, and com pelled to re embark With considerable lass." The continuatioa of the narrative of the operations of the French in the Peninsula is interesting. They boast of numerous victories, but the very facts which they state serve to prove that the Spaniards are every where in insurrection. Dutch Papers to the 7th instant have also been re ceived. The only article of importance which they present, is a Decree by the Duke of REGGIO, for dding, under the severest penalties, all attempts on Ile part of the inhabitants to emigrate. Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, Princesses Au. clisT and SOPHIA, accompanied , br Lady COLLYER, and General WYNYAED, went to -St. George's Cha pel, Windsor, and heard a sermon preached by the Reverend Mr. NORTHEY j they afterwards returned to the Palace. The Princess AMELIA, we are happy to hear, con tinues in a mending State. On Saturday the Duchess of BRUNSWICK completed her 72d year. _ _ _ _ • The Gazette of Saturday night contains a further prorrgation of Parliament, from the 21st inst. to the Ist of November. • • The KING has been pleased to appoint Joist; PARKE, ENI. to be his MAJESTY'S Coning in the Island of Iceland. Y-sterdey was the Prince of WALICS 9 S birth-day ; his Roy.►' Highness completed his 48th year. The morn ing was ushered in with the ringing of bells through out London and the country, and which was conti nued during the day. The standards on the church steeples, the Tower, and other public buildings, were displayed. _ _ _ The Parks were yesterday very much crowded, but *shower which came on at four o'clock dispersed the visitors in all directions. BIRTH. —On Saturday, in Ely-place, the Lady of 'WILLIAM BRYDON, Esq. of a son. The ROYAL OAK and ELIZABETH have proceeded from the blockade of Cherburgh, to join Sir EDWARD PELLIW. A flotilla establishment is forming at Gibraltar, under the command of Captain C. V. PENROSE, wko will hoist a broat pendant there. Captains FELLows and HALL (Commanders)are appointed to the service. We have received New York Gazettes to the 16th tit. and a few Boston papers to a late date. It is stated in one of the former, that the Administration conceived itself authorized by law to take active and oFficient measures against France, without the inter vention of Con gr e ss ; an d t h at ;he opinion of Mr. Ronny, the Attorney General of the United States, bad been taken upon the subject. A report was prevalent, both at Boston and New York, at the dice of these Papers, on the authority of tomtnunications from the Havannah, that distur bances had broken out at Mexico, and that the Go- 'Pernor, with several Ecclesiastics, had been arrested. Count PAULEN, the Russian Envoy, had arrived at Washington, and been presented to Mr. MADISON, to whom he had delivered his letters of credence. It is also stated in these papers, on the authority of .an Anierican Captain arrived at New York, that the i RAINBOW sloop o f war h a d, on t h e 6 t h J une , o ff P or to. Rico, a severe engagement with a largw•French Tri rue, which escaped in the night. The RAINBOW, it is added, had several men killed, and sustained much d im.Age in her hull and rigging. CONTINENTAL TRADE..--The following are said to be the terms upon which the French Government is disposed to allow a commercial intercourse, by means of neutral vessels, with this country. They are ex tracted from an official document, dated July 20: " Licences will be granted, but for such ports only as are al- Indy pointed out. The licence will remain in force for six months, but shall he submitted each voyage to the inspection of the Minister of Marine, with a declaration of the master of what he has dune, and the occurrences of the voyage. The licence shall I be delivt. red gratlitously. " .1 he outward cargoes must consist of wine and French bran.. dies to the extent of one-sixth of the tonnage of the vessel (to be xscutained by the tonnage on which she pays her duties), and the remaining five-sixths to consist, at the discretion of the shippers, of wine, brandy, gum, herbs, seed, fruit, and the product of French manufactures, and salt, of which the exportation may not . be prohibited by the regulations of the Customs. " The import cargoes shall consist of timber, hemp, raw mate rial iron, bark, drugs, rice, Russia tallow, wax, linseed, fish-nil, pitch, tar, potatoes, shumack, dollars, lead, minium, tin, white_ cad, arsenic, dried hides in the hair, wainscot, and boards." The only objection on the part of our Government to this schedule of articles allowed to be imported into France is, that neither British manufactures nor Co lonial produce are included in it; The admission of these, we understand, is a sine qua non of the arrange pent. Nothing is altered in the prior regulations respect ing the destination of vessels. • a Matti . Best is Major-General Sir appointed to serve on the Stir of di tiondir-West District. The Ist battalion of the sth regiment of Foot will arrive at Portsmouth on the 18th and 19th inst. and embark lot Ireland. Saturday embarked at Cowes detachments of the 27th (Da ROLLE'S) and other regiments, to join their battalions in the Mediterranean. The corps of the Duke of Betnisynmc OELS, quar tered at Marlow and Fermoy, have received orders to embark immediately at Cork for Portugal. Saturday morning 228 men, invalided from diffe rent regiments in Portugal, landed at Portsmouth. The transports with the 6th and 36th regiments on board for Ireland,still remain windbound in the Downs. The Ist battalion of the 50th regiment is arrived at Lewes from Silver Hill barracks. A garrison Court-Martial has been held on board the Metcalfe transport. at Spithead, on some men of the 4th regiment of Foot, for disrespectful behaviour to their Officers. Two thousand six hundred lashes are to be inflicted among them on this day. Friday the officers of the King's Own Staffordshire Militia gave a splendid Fete to most of the Nobility and Gentry in the neighbourhood, at the Infantry Barracks, Windsor. Saturday se'nnight, the Martinis of HUNTLY, ac companied by Lord TYRCONNEL, General DICKSON, and Captain TAITT, of the Royal Navy, dined with his regiment, the 42d Royal Highlanders, at Mussel burgh Barracks, when he presented the officers with an elegant cup,value 200 guineas, and a pipe of wine, in addition to two complete sets of beautiful fancy ware, with national devices, sent by his Lordship as a present to the mess. He also contributed a hand some sum of money towards the Regimental Library, and gave R7O to the non commissioned officers and privates to drink his Majesty's health. The Marquis was dressed in the full uniform of his regiment. Monday last, a person was prosecuted before the Magistrates of Glasgow for engaging a private in one of the Local Militia regiments there, to serve as a substitute in the Perthshire regular Militia, contrary to Act of Parliament. —The Magistrates annulled the engagement, and fined the crimp. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, AUGUST 10. Arrived the Carteret packet, Captain DAVEY, from Malta and Gibraltar, 16 days from the latter place. —Wind N.W. PLYMOUTH, AUGUST ii. The POICTIERS, 74, has recaptured a large British West.lndiaman, which had been taken by a large coppered brig privateer; and, on the 6th inst. was left in chace of the privateer. The Algesiras, Spanish 74, is ordered round to Portsmouth. The TRIUMPH, 74, recently from Cadiz, was put out of commission this day. Arrived the ALFRED, 74, from the West. Indies; the GOLDFINCH brig of war, from Corunnp.; the Neptune (1) tender, from Dublin, with impress► ed men for the navy ; the Cecilia► tender from Cork, with ditto ; the SHANNON frigate from a cruize, and Gleaner ketch from Guernsey. Sailed the ULYsses frigate and ESPIEOLE sloop of war for Portsmouth, and the &BELLE on a cruize. Arrived a transport from Gijon in two days. The Princess Charlotte packet spoke, on the 4th inst. off Cape Finisterre, the SEMIRAMIS frigate, Capt. RICHARDSON, on her pas sage to Lisbon. The Tarrosr frigate is come down the harbour to be fitted as a slop ship, in the room of the RESOLVE, which is leaky. The Vertu, Engageante, Santa Gertruyda, Don Carlos, and Wolf, now lying up this harbour, are ordered to be broken up. The Torche, Argus, Investigator, Rambler, Columbus, Rattlesnake, and Nile, are ordered to be sold. DEAL, AUGUST 12. Sailed his Majesty's ships BERNICK and OWEN GutNnowErt—the former on a cruize, and the latter for Plymouth. A very large fleet of vessels remains. —Wind S.W. YARMOUTH, AUGUST le. Yesterday arrived, from the fleet under Sir JAMES SAUMAREZ, the RALEIGH gun-brig, Captain SAYER, with dispatches from the Admiral and letters from the fleet. Arrived the FANCY gun-brig, from Leith. —Sailed for the Baltic, the HAVOCK, DRAKE, WRAN GLER, and SNIPE Run-brigs, with a convoy.—Remain in the Roads, the ROEBUCK, LYNX, CHANTICLEER.— Wind N.W. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. '24.7 GRAVESZND, Mom 12—Arrived the Adolphus, Foulke, from Quebec; and the St. Jaco, Oleverea, from the Brazils.— Sailed the Surrey, Gillespie, for New Providence; the Limerick packet, Lare, far Limerick; Zephyr, Jeffrey, for St. Michael's; Ranger, Brown, for Quebec; Falcon, Roberts, for Jamaica; Han nah, Pert, for Bahia; Exportation, —, for Cadiz; and the New Galen, Stedman, for Boston. The following Commanders have been lately pro moted to the rank of Post-Captains : Captains C. J. Austen, Spelman Swaine (of the Philomel), Francis Beaufort (of the Blossom), Benjamin Walker, William Charlton, John Maxwell, Philip Browne, W. B. Bradby. The following Lieutenants arc promoted to Commanders s—Lieute nants Henry Wildey, James Molineux, Thos. Barclay, Henry Jane, G. H. Guion, D. Lawrence, Wm. Stewart (late flag officer to Sir Roger Curtis), T. S. Grove, P. Proctor, G. W. Willes, Henry Thompson, R. Lisle Coulson, Hayes O'Grady, Henry Weir. There were 52 Midshipmen promoted to Lieutenants in May, and 22 in June. NAVAL AP POIN TMINTS....4t ear-Admiral Otway, to command at Leith, in the room of Sir Edmund Nagle; Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Hamilton, to succeed Admiral Otway in the command in the River; Rear-Admiral Pickmore, to be Captain of the Mediterranean Fleet; Captain Bayntun, to be Paying Commu• sioner at Plymouth, in the room of Admiral Isaac Pellew ; Sir Home Popham, to the Venerable; Captain A. Mackenzie, to the Armada; Captain Guiou, to the Philomel; Capt. J. Stewart, to the Blossom. . - I The Barbadoes, Captain HODGSON., will sail shortly from Portsmouth, for Madras. Commissioner PUGET goes out in her to the naval yard at Madras. The Fort William, Capt. PARRISH, for Calcutta, will sail with the Mediterranean convoy. The ARGO, 44 guns, Captain F. WARREN, with the Quebec convoy ; and the UNDAUNTED, Capt. GEORGE M4Kaszia, and ONYx, Captain HAMILTON, with the Portugal and Mediterranean conveys, remain wind bound at Portsmouth. The Guards and other de tachments for Lisbon and Cadiz, which _have em barked some time, are likewise detained. tt r tte MO to Il i Directors therLana Directors le4 Atli • th 71R .. , . t Directors may est war, sth th *Mitt' OP THE comMtrrill ON lint HIGH PRICE having a constant wad up , * the ratiing circtitn- OF GOLD BULLION. stances that ought to gtskle them, end availing them: tpoit a review of all the facts and reasonings selves only of favdurable eirthtmstantes, they ma which have been submitted to the consideration of tread back their steps slowly, and may preserve both your Committee in the course of their inquiry, they the course of their own affairs as a COMPIDT, and that have formed an opinion, which they submit to the of public and commercial credit, not only safe, but Honk :—That there is at present an excess in the unembarrassed. paper circulation of this country, cf which the mast With this view, your Committee Would sugge s t, unequivocal symptom is the very high - price of Bullion, that the restriction on cash payments cannot safely be and next to that, the low state of the Continental Er- removed at an earlier peried than two years from the changes ; that this excess is to be ascribed to the present time ; but your Committee are of opinion, want of a sufficient check and controul in the issues that early provision ought to be made by Parliament of paper from the Bank of England; and, originally, for terminating, by the end of that period, the opera to the suspension of cash payments, which removed tion of the several statutes which have imposed and the natural and true controul. For, upon a general continued that restriction. view of the subject, your Committee are of opinion, In suggesting this period of two years, your Comb that no safe, certain, and constantly adequate pro- mittee have not overlooked the circumstance, that, as vision against an excess of paper currency, either cc- the law stands at present, the Bank would be com. casional or permanent, can be found, exceptinthe con- pelled to pay in cash at the end of six months after vertibility of all such paper into specie. Your COM& the ratification of a definitive treaty of peace ; so that mittee cannot, therefore, but see reason to regret, that if peace were to be concluded within that period, the the suspension of cash payments; which, in the most recommendation of your Committee might seem to favourable light in which it can be viewed, was only have the effect of postponing, instead of accelerating a temporary measure, has been continued so long ; the resumption of payments. But your Committee and, particularly, that by the manner in which the pre- are of opinion, that if peace were imMediately to be sent continuing Act, is framed, the character should ratified, in the present state of our circulation, it would have 'been given to it of a permanent war measure. .bz most hazardous to compel the Bank to pay cash in Your Committee conceive that it would lie super- six months, and would be found wholly impracticable. fluous to point out, in detail, the disadvantages which Indeed, the restoration of peace, by opening netv must result to the country, from any such general ex- of commercial entes-prize, would multiply instead of cess of currency as lowers its relative value. The e ff ect ! abridging the demands upon the Bank for discount, of such an augmentation of prices upon all money and would render it peculiarly distressing to the cum transactions for time ; the unavoidable injury suffered mercial world, if the Bank were suddenly and maters. by annuitants, and by creditors of every description, ; ally to restrict their issues. Your Committee are both private and public ; the unintended advantage l therefore of opinion, that even if peace should inter gained by Government and all other debtors ; are vene, two years should be given to the Bank for rem consequences too obvious to require proof, and too suming its payments ; but that even if the war should repugnant to justice to be left without remedy. By be prolonged, cash payments should be resumed by far the most important portion of this effect appears the end of that period. to your Committee to be that which is communicated Your Committee have not been indifferent to the to the wages of common country labour, the rate of consideration of eze possible occurrence of political which, it is well known, adapts itself more slowly to circumstances, Ishich may be thought hereafter to far the changes which happen in the value of money, than nish an argument in favour et some prolongation of the price of any other species of labour or commo- the proposed period of resuming cash payments, or dity. And it is enough for your Committee to al- even in favour of a new law for their temporary re lode to some classes of the public servants, whose striction after the Bank shall have opened. They are, pay , if once raised in consequence of a depreciation however, far from anticipating a necessity, even in any of money, cannot so conveniently be reduced again case, of returning to the present system. But if occa• to its former rate, even after money shall have reco- sion for a new measure of restriction could be supposed vered its value. The future progress of these incon- at any time to arise, it can in no degree be grounded, as veniencies and evils, if not checked, must at no great your Committee think, on any state of the foreign ex distance of time, work a practical conviction upon the changes, (which they trust that they have abundantly minds of all those who may still doubt their existence; shewn the Balk itself to have the general power of con. but even if their progressive increase were less pro- trouling), but on a political state of things producing, bable than it appears to your Committee, they can- or likely very soon to produce, an alarm at homi lead not help expressing an opinion that the integrity and ing to so indefinite a demand for cash for domestic honour of Parliament ate concerned, not to authorize, uses, as it must be impossible for any Banking est*. longer than is required by imperious necessity, the blishment to provide against. A return to the ordi. continuance in this great commercial country of a nary system of Banking is, on the very ground of the system of circulation, in which that natural check or late extravagant fall of the exchanges and high pride controul is absent which maintains the valueof money, of gold, peculiarly requisite. That alone can effec and, by the permanency of that common standard of tually restore general confidence in the value of the value, secures the substantial justice and faith of mo- circulating medium of the kingdom ; and the seriaus nied contracts and obligations between man and man. expectation of this event must enforce a preparatory Your Committee moreoverbeg leave to advert to the reduction' of the quantity of paper, and all other mea• temptation to resort to a depreciation even of the va- sures which accord with the true principles of b Inks lue of the gold coin by an alteration of the standard, ing. The anticipation of the time when the Bank to which Parliament itself might' be subjected by a will be constrained to open, may also; be expected to great and long continued excess of paper. This has contribute to the improvement of the exchanges been the resource of many Governments under. such whereas a postpcn:ment of this era, so indefinite as that circumstances, and is the obvious and most easy re- of six months after the termination of the war, and medy to the evil in question. But it is unnecessary especially in the event of an Exchange continuing to to dwell on the breach of public faith and dereliction fall, (which more and more would generally be pee• of a primary duty of Government, which would ma- ceived to arise from an excess of paper, and a conse. nifestly be implied in preferring the reduction of the quent depreciation of it) may lead, under an unfit coin down to the standard of the paper, to the resto- vourable state of public affairs, to such a failure qt ration of the paper to the legal standard of the coin. confidence (and especially among foreigners) in the Your Committee therefore, - having very anxiously determination of Parliament to enforce a return to and deliberately considered this subject, report it to the professed standard of the measure of payments, the house as their opinion, that the system of the car- as may serve to precipitate the further fall of the ex culating medium of this country ought to be brought changes, and lead to consequences at once the most back, with as much speed as is compatible with a discreditable and disastrous. wise and necessary caution, to the original principle Although the details of the best mode of returning of cash payments at the option of the holder of Bank- to cash payments ought to be left to the discretion of paper. the Bank of England, as already stated, certain pro- Your Committee have understood that remedies, or visions would be necessary, under the authority of palliatives of a different nature, have been projected ; Parliament, both for the convenience of the Bank it. such as a compulsory limitation of the amount of self, and for the security of the other banking esta. Bank advances and discounts, during the continuance blishments in this country and in Ireland. of the supension ;or a compulsory limitation during Your Committee conceive it may be convenient for the same period, at the rate of Bank profits and diva- the Bank to be permitted to issue notes under the dcnds, by carrying the surplus of profits above that value of £5 for some little time after it had resumed rate to the public account. But, in the judgment of payments in specie. your Committee, such indirect schemes for palliating It will be convenient also for the Chartered Hanka the possible evils resulting from the suspension of cash of Ireland and Scotland, and all the Country Banks, payments, would prove wholly inadequate for that that they should not be compelled to pay in specie purpose, because the necessary proportion could never until some time after the resumption of payments in be adjusted, and it once fixed, might aggravate very cash by the Bank of England ; but that they should much the inconveniencies of a temporary pressure ; continue for a short period upon their present footing * and even if their efficacy could be made to appear, of being liable to pay their own notes on demand is they would be objectionable as a most hurtful and I Bank of England paper. improper interference with the rights of commercial property. I Letters have been received (overland) from out According to the Lest judgment your Committee I squadron in the Persian Gulph, to the 23d of February has been enabled to form, no sufficient remedy for the last. The destruction of the pirate forces had been present, or security for the future can be pointed out, completed, and the ships were expected to return to except the repeal of the law which suspends the cash Bombay by the middle of March.—The Cturross, payments of the Bank of England. I Captain WAINWIUGHT, was to refit there for another In effecting so important a change, your Committee service of six months. A treaty was negotiating in are of opinion that some difficulties must be encoun- j January last between the KING of PaRSIA and SOOJAIC tered, and that there are some contingent dangers to tn. MURK; the principal stipulation of which was the the Bank, against which it ought most carefully and i re-establishment of the latter on his throne by the aidof strongly to be guarded. But all those may be effec- a Persian army. For this service his Persian Mi.sty tually provided for, by entrusting to the discretion I was to be rewarded by some territorial cessions on the of the Bank itself the charge of conducting and corn- western frontier, and to receive an annual tribute. piecing the operation, and by allowing to the Bank so 1 A satirical Poem, which has just appeared, en ample a period of time for conducting it, as will be i titled " BALI. Room Votaants, or Caarreausuav and more than sufficient to effect its completion. To the its VICINITY," we understand has excitedconsiderable discretion, experience, and integrity of the Directors curiosity among the fashionable visitors of that place; of the Bank, your Committee believe that Parlia- among many other well-known characters are the fol. ment may safely entrust the charge of effecting that lowing • Sir Eci****N Bemes--Col. Nirlosn—Sit which Parliament may in its wisdom determine upon Jour/ l-i***y***D—Lady GEORGIC 11 4 "0"D—Mis s as necessary to be effected ; and that the Directors of P***TT—Sir EDWARD Ka so smsta.—the lovely Miss that great institution, far from making themselves a 1 - I****ou's, &c. &c. • party with those who have a temporary interest in masc.'. sNe.—This dry there are again short arrivals al spreading alarm, will take a much longer view of the Wheat co stwise. but, with must of last week's saheb s/ Fts. permanent interests of the B ink, as indissolubly reign, upwards of SOOO quarters; fine is quoted WA n 58:41.999$ bl!nded with those of the public. The particular other qual ties t little suriutlon— Barley and Mail at lug priegs—Beans of each kind likewise—New White PISS 111011664 mode of graltally effecting the resumption of cash o ats a l so , and In s h ort su pply—Fl o ur a t l ate p r i ces . payments ought, t ierefore, in the opinion of your I GENERAL costume? AS UNDID.. ,Fine Committee, to be left in a great measure to the dis- Wheat , 88 s- 1° 1 6 '. 12 ° 1 * Beans, 5116.581. Tkk ditto 445. dos.: eretion of the Bank, and Parliament ought to do little Re f fit t s , 4 : s s . l4 130 s, Oats 9U 98.. Hs. • more than to fix, definitively, the time at which w ry ,, 445. Poland ditto, 9.5. OIL Ills cash payments are to become as before compulsory. is Wars ells, Is 1010.—Soconds Mr in Ms • I _...di t . 1 1 Iti I I o 1 11 1 , 1 t T. • •