Star. — London, England, 1810-10-08 00:00:00

,4 :ig of that day the• British beadinarters, which had seen for some days before at Bureicik. were removed to Coimbra. The army was in position a few len/ cues from t h at e ;tr, between the Sierra d. Alcoba and the river Mondego The Portuguese troops under Mar shal Ben il.FnitD arrived on the 22d at Bestieros, the Northern extremity of the Alcoba mountains, from whence they were to fall back and effect a junction w ith a British corps posted at Aveiras. A corps of e a airy, and some battalions of infantry, were sta tioned at Pena Cova, on the Mondego. The advanced guard of the French was at Pinheira de Azere, about fi ve or six leagues from this point : the main army vas b e tween Viseu and Tondinello. The retreat of Lord WELLINOTON from Gouvea to hi s position at Coimbra was effected, we understand, without the smallest attempt at any serious interrup. tion on the part of the enemy. Their advanced troops c.tme down two or three times in considerable force, but as soon as our rear was drawn out to receive them, they fell back. The inhabitants with an entire de. votedness to the cause of their country, of which the history of the present day furnishes few examples, de stroyed such parts of their prOperty as they were un able to remove, and, abandoning their habitation; preceded the allied army in their retreat. Since our last Gazettes and letters have been re ceived from Corunna, the former to the 17th and the latter to the date of the 21st ult. The French are stated to be so much weakened in Asturias, that they only retain possession of Gijon and Oviedo. An in. tercepted letter from KELLERMAN to BosziEr contains the following paragraph : You must endeavour to maintain your ground in the province of Asturias the best way you can, for I have no more than 7000 men, with whom I am or dered to proceed to the frontiers of Portugal. Order large supplies of corn to be collected to keep up the expectation of the arrival of reinforcements, and im pose additional contributions to make the people think so; and it this will not do, and you find yourself hard pressed, you can fall back to Montana." 't':,'r Letters and papers have also been received from Hamburgh and Altona, by the way of Heligoland, to the date of the 27th ult. NAPOLEON appears to be making great exertions to procure seamen in the north of Europe. Between the 13th of August, and the 17th of last month, upwards of 1400 passed through Broda on their toad to Beveland, to proceed on board the squadron in tke Scheldt. From the same advices it is reported that the Russians have abandoned the siege of Varna. An article from Warsaw corroborates in some de. gree the rumours contained in private letters from Germany, of an approaching rupture between France and Russia. It is said that a strong cordon of troops is to be immediately formed in Saxony. France, then, is to be tl.e assailant ; for ALEXANDER, even base and erroneous as his 'system of policy has been, has, we should suppose, too much upon his hands at present to be the aggressor in a war with that Power, which has humbled Russia, and subdued the rest of the North of Europe. The MILFORD East-Indiaman has arrived at Fal mouth from India. She left Bombay on the Ist of June. The expedition against the Mauritius left itbdras the 10th of May. The French prisoners taken in the letter of marque l'Avanturier, from the Isle of France, and brought into Plymouth a few elays i ago, report, that when a day's sail from the above island they fell in with fourteen sail of large ships, supposed to be the English Expedition, fitted out for the capture of the place. The ships WEXFORD, EARL CAMDEN, WINCRIZIARAI and AREISTON, arrived at Bombay the 25th May. Passengers per the Milford—Mrs. Learmouth, Majors Dolly and Grant, Colonel MAallny, Captain Hamilton, Dr. Wallace. Yesterday morning, his MAJESTY, the Dukes of CAMBRIDGE and CLARENCE, and Princesses AUGUSTA d SOPHIA, - St. George'- POOKJEFFICRY • TO THE AMOR OP Suva-The correspondence between myself and Mrs. CORDS, ; mother unfortunate JEFFERY the seaman, (which was inserted in your own and several other Papers) brought forth another document testifying his existence in America. Against the authenticity of this document, the mother of the unhappy victim solemnly protests, and for rea sons so obvious and strong, that they deserve parti cular attention. Subjoined you have an exact copy of Mrs. Coade's Letter, setting aside the correction of a few orthographical errors. There are some harsh expressions made use of in her letter, concerning which you will exercise your own judgment. --I re main 4 Sir, yours, respectfully, ta. Jo CO Plymouth Dock, October 6. COPY OP MR& COMMIS LETTER* 9 - • " Parole, Oarsman, October 4,1610. a Sin—l take the liberty to intrude on your time, emboldened by the interest you have taken in the fate of my unfortunate son. I observe a copy of your letter to me, and also of my answer to you, in the public Papers, which has been the means of producing another official document respecting the pretended existence of my unhappy child. Of course, you and the country will be now satisfied, that, from such in formation, there tan be no doubt of his existence. I have now no•doubt myself but that some one has seen examined, as therein stated ; but I am persuaded that the Officers of our Government (who in this transaction appear to have done their duty) have been imposed en by that —. The story is plausible, and calculated to give weight to the testimony : for myself, I believe it is collected from the evidence given on LAKE'S trial, and the subsequent examina• lions of my boy's shipmates, &c. ?her, it one thing that forcibly striker me that it is a fabrication—that is, the signature to the dliEderuit is a cross. This I wish you to bear in your mind; and if you think proper to make my letter public, I have no objection ; (that the country may judge whether the official document be true or false) I have neither the means nor opportunity of so doing.—My son could write, not only his name, but a tole rable hand for a labouring youth, and understood the jfrst rudiments of arithmetic, rujfeient for his employment, and kit the daily journal of his work done i n the shop. While there remains a doubt of his existence, why not have got a letter for me from him ? Why not have pressed him so to do ; or to let me hear some circumstance Of his family or of his neighbours, something ever so trivial, not public ? Or tell me how a letter might be conveyed to him, to convince me he really exists ? —Suppose that Nature for a moment could forget its functions, and my agonized feelings were at rest, in terest would still be a powerful monitor, and say that it would be necessary to prove his existence for my temporal good. My present husband put my poor boy's life on the premises we now inhabit, purchased the ground, on which he built a dwelling-house and work-shop, and holds his lease on the dropping of three lives—so that when the other two drop, it would be necessary to prove the existence of my son, or ren der the lease to the Lord of the Manor. 6' I beg your pardon for this long intrusion, and shall only add, that the signature convinces me the story is fabricated by and his emissaries, and attested by unprincipled hirelings, like himself. My only hope is, that those who from universal philan thropy have interested themselves in my unhappy boy's behalf, and the nation's character, Mill yet - prove his fate beyond a doubt.—l remain, Sir, your obliged humble Servant, (Signed) a no:con coAnz." (From the foregoing letter it appears, that Mrs. COADE is of opinion, that some person has been pro cured to personate her son. The fact, however. of his being enabled to write well, k a damning proof of the fabrication of the affidavit last inserted.) The Princess AMELIA continues in a very weak had a short sleep on Fri-' but such is the nature of hopes indeed are enter . communication to this morning to their MAMIE* i. Doctors BAILIE, Sir PopE, are in constant at iighness. All the male amity remain at Windom, precarious state of Pringle . Hunt, of Billingshurst, neighbourhood a milk- I chase of two hour!, was the form where started. iesiatyt'elsy held a thipßu t cs Maen' rnALtrs, t a w language. He was sentenced and put at the bottom of BEENIBOURG, formerly , viewing the valley of Cha . month, had nearly been s, under an enormous roller persons , The Princess had • attendants was killed. first 020,000 Prize intro very last drawn, 220,000, f HORNIMT andCo.likevtise Prizes, and the only two of 420,000, three of wimp% 02000, ten Of £looo,`firna' shared and sold last five successive toit= and St. Maritimes HID Tickets and Shares foe' begin mid finish on the • 1 ekores- _ frigate, were mounded, u will appear by the following exa tract of siietter received this morning from an officer belonging to her, dated St. Paul's Bay, August 18, 1810. “ I am worry to inform you, that On the lOth of August, standing in towards the land, about seven miles from Valette, we had the misfortune to be wrecked, Fortunately none of the officers or crew were lost. It blew a very heavy gale, which obliged us to cut away our masts, in order to save the peo ple. Our fatigue has been very great, being cast away on a barren place. We are going to try to get her off, if the weather permits, but I think all •ur labour will be in vain, as the water is three fee t above the lower deck. We are at present in tents, erected at a castle about half a mile from the ship.— On our passage one of the convoy sprung a leak, and we were obliged to take the crew on board our ship— so that there were two wrecks before we reached Malta.” :ig of tha seen for 51 to Coimbr from that river Mon , steal BEltt Northern t whence thi with it Bri cavalry, a timed At guard of five or six 'was betwe The Tell his positio: without th tion on the c.tme dowi but as soot they fell b votedness history of stroyed sui able to n preceded Since of ceived fro: latter to tl stated to and SoPHIA, went to S t . G eorge ' s chapel, and heard ane rnncess AMELIA cont divine serv ice . state. Her Royal Highness ha We have rece i ve d several letters from our fleet off day and Saturda y ni g hts ; bu her malady, that very faint I Toulon, to the 19th of August. The Toulon fleet tamed of her recovery. A c were reconnoitred the day before by the PHlLostei, effect was made on Friday nu Capt. Gumi, and were found to consist of five sail of Tuts, whom it deeply affected. the line full of troops, eight frigates, and two store-, H. HALPORD, DUNDAS, and P ships, in the outer roads ; and one three-decker and a tendance upon her Royal Hi corvette in the inner roads. There seems a strong branches of the Royal Fami desire in the French fleet to put to sea, (for some ob- in consequence of the precai ject) but their feats prevent them. 1 the 12th of AMELIA. August nine sail of the line and four frigates came Wednesday last the Union „rat; hut on the ALCESTE making the signal to Sir ' ( 11.1RLES COTT ON , t h e y b ore up and got in again.— near Horsham, found in the white hare, which, after a chi The nest day, two'sail of the line came out, and on kill e d within fifty yards of the Wing chaced by the Colossus and ALCESTE, they ran, A Court-Martial w as l ate l into the h ar b our . S i r CHARLES COTTON has 16 sail of th e li ne under his command, of follows : Lieut. FiOTT, of his Maijangu: estfi San Josef (flag ship), C apt . N ave; Vile de Paris, Capt. Th o - making use of seditious lliat ; Centaur, Rear.Aimir a l Si r S amuel Hood, Capt. Webiey ; to b e . oismissed the ship, and nue, Capt. Fallowell ; York, Capt. Barton ; Sultan, Capt. West ; the list. Repulse, Capt. Halliday ; Colossus, Capt. Alexander; Invincible, The Duchess of ANIIOLT Car. Adam ; Bombay, Capt. Cuwins ; Ajax, Capt. Otway ; Con- queror, Capt. Fellowes ; W antpi te , C apt . Blackwood; Leviathan,' Princess of Hesse, while vies Capt. Harvey.mouney, near Lausanne, last z At Pale rmo , f or t h e protection of Sicily, are buried, with several other per s i CamPlle s Rear-Admiral Marti n , C apta i n Inglis; Magnificent, mass rock which rolled doi . of . . .Capt. Eyre ; Vict or i ous , Capt. Talbot ; Montagne, Capt. Mo w - her leg L•roice, and one of her i t' ay; Warrior, Capt. Spranger ; Fame, Capk Hamby, Actin g ; . Cumbe r l and , Capt. Wodebouse. It is remarkable that the fir At Messin a — duced in a Lottery, and the ve ille Seahonse. Captain J. S tewart . should be shared and sold by H first dr3o 000 Prize It is said, that a French Officer of the Staff, and t A r, s o nnn f the ; b es i des dy e o f s e2o, bi:;:i in the confidence of Sir JOUN STUART, has been c '''''',, s ,- Anon fi ve of detected in a correspondence with MURAT, that he "t r .: ~—Anci--"psisos,- wire wade regular communications of the force, positions, twelv e --- , tad purp oses o f t h e army in Sicily;and afforded such . HCIENSIST and Co. la th e Jan , at Now 9S, Contha. an intelligence as might have been fatal to our interests ii ... terles ' ith whew mar had in that Island, had not the, activity and gallantry of "----... I will cur cruisers more than counteracted hie treason, ind, ths Bl34o Lottiy.b. • hitt he has been ordered home for trial. 19th instant. - - , tutisoastam . , _..• ~..;; -#sploprotioloot . Nam•MMII It Or i r al ItAlt We are eoneetoad to state, that the hopes ektm ice tfiit lately tot* Place sed its our • last of die safety of the LIVELY friga COAD4 the mother of the, _ w eteausiouotied' . u will annosir 1.. eh. FALMOUTH, OCTOBER 5. Arrived the Milford, L!ARMONTII, extra•ship, from Bengal, sailed Ist June; a few days since fell in with his Majesty's ship RUIN, who convoyed her to the Li- zard, and then went in chace of a French privateer. Arrived yesterday, le Den: Sosias French chasse maree, prise to the Cadmus Spat* man of war ; PLovsa sloop of war, with the AmeriCan ship Peggy, which she detained ; also, this day, the ALmconz,. from a cruize.—Wind E. PLYMOUTH, OCTOBER 6. The French cutter privateer, mentioned in my last, is called the Indomptable, commanded by Captain Antonio Balder ; she mounts 14 guns, and has -130 men ; had been only 14 hours from Roscoff, and was taken the 90th ult. 5 leagues W. of the Land's End, by the Owirs GLENDOWER II igate, which ship was convoying the outward-bound Mediterranean fleet, one of which, the Roden t of Dublin, had been captured by the priv,ateer ; but was again retaken, and proceeded on her voyage. The Indomptable was formerly the Swan, revenue cutter, of Cowes, taken by the French some time since. It was this vessel that lately attacked the Queen Charlotte cutter, off Alderney, at which time she escaped. Arrived the Mons frigate, from the Eastward, and sailed again on a cruize to the Westward; the HANNIBAL, and VENERABLE, 74, and PRESIDENT frigate, from after the French ships; and the HARPY brig, from a cruize. The HANNIBAL sailed again this afternoon, supposed for Lisbon. Also arrived, the Leonidas, from Quebec, for London; and the Mary Ann, Cur. TON, from Senegal, for London, with a cargo ; and the Mary and Elizabeth, ROSSITER, from London.— Sailed the American ship Ganges, for Philadelphia and the Active, PorTs, for Gibraltar and Malta. cruising PORTSMOUTH, OCTOBER 6. Arrived the CYLLA and PAtout from Plymonth, and the Cowarm from a cruize. Sailed the Hum. BER with a convoy to the Downs.—Wind S.E. DEAL, OCTOBER 7. Sailed his Majesty's ship HORATIO for Heligoland; REDPOLE, LOCUST, and CORDELIA, on a cruize ; and the SOLEBAY frigate to join the fleet off Flushing. YARMOUTH, OCTOBER 7. Sailed this morning, for Flushing, the THESEUS, 74 guns, Capt. PROWSE ; the QUEBEC frigate, for her sta tion off the Texel ; and the KITE sloop, and SNIPE gun-brig, on a cruize. Arrived the PARTRIDGE sloop, and remains in the Roads with the Roebuck, Red breast, Calliope, and Vixen gun-brig. Wind N.N.W. GREENOCK, OCTOBER S. The Caledonia, M'LAREN, arrived at Port Glas gow from Pictou, spoke on the I Ith ult. in ht. 40. 0. N. 43. 12. W. the brig Elizabeth, BELL, of Kirkcaldy, in company with another brig, all well. The Forth, SIMPSON, arrived at Port-Glasgow from Pictou, spoke on the 25th September, the brig Scipio, BAXTER, of and from this port, bound to Newfoundland, four leagues to the Westward of Tory Island-27th spoke the brig Anna Maria, FRASER, of and from this port, also bound to Newfoundland, six leagues to the West ward of Enstrahull Rocks. NAVAL. APPOINTMENTS. Rear-Admiral Sir SAYIUILL HOOD, to succeed Admiral Roy LEY In the command at Jamaica. Captain J. C. Wurrs,toil; Hibernia. Captain CARDIN, to the Africa. Captain Erves, to the Mars. Captain BOWIC as, to the Wizard. Lieutenant Mauna°, of the Atlas, acting, to the Etna. Lieutenant Cettaotr., of the AchWe, to the Gun-boats at 04. braltar. Mr. * Limns's., of the San Josef, to be lieutenant of the Achille. boas BRANTON, Esq. (brother of the gallant Captain of that name), to be Secretary to Admiral STOPrOAD. Mr. APAYATT, to be Secretary to Admiral HAftooom Mr. WILLIAM H. BANKS, to be Surgeon of the Malacca. The Quebec, Hoot), of 12 guns, from Liverpool the Brazils, was captured in lat. 46. 10 long. 16. by the Bagatelle Fren c h privateer, of 16 guns (28-poun dm) and 126 men, after an action of three hours.; since plundered and given up, and is asrived at Ply mouth. The Leonidas, Howe ' from Pernambuco; and I'Adetine, W ALE2I , from Smyrna, have arrived at Portsmouth. The Caledonia, Panson, from Boston, has arrived at Falmouth. ~.;~ The Sally, GRAYSON, from Antigua, has arrived at Whitehaven. The Fame, STOWS, from Trinidad ; the Harnerton, &Hamm, from New York ; and the Enterprize, from Washington, have arrived at Dublin. . The Hermit, bTIIVITART, from St. Creir ; an d t h e Forth, Sturm., , from Pima, have arrived in die Clyde. their missed _ orderly condnct gained them the approbation of all ranks. ' Friday the West Sussex Local Militi t was reviewed by Major-General Hov s r o x, as t h e i r t i me of service expired next day. The men went through their orr. • Lotions greatly to the satisfaction of the General. In the evening the Right Hon. Lord EuarstoNr gave a ball and supper, which was honoured ity all the No bility and Gentry of Chichester a nd t h e ne i g hb our .' hood. Six hundreJ men of the Royal East Middlesex Militia marched this day from Ports** Barracks to Four-house Barracks ; 4410 ,f the Worcester from Four-house to Porchester Barracks, and the remainder to Portsea Barracks; and 400 of the Northampton, from Porchester to Portsea Barracks. The Royal Berkshire Regiment of Militia, com manded by Lieutenant-Colonel RAVINSH Aw, marched in two divisions from Yarmouth, on Friday and Sa turday last, for Yaxley barracks. They had been in Yarmouth barracks a considerable time, during which their conduct was most exemplary, and their depar ture has caused general regret. Thursday night, an elegant ball was given by Lieutenant-General MoNFV, at Crown Point, Norwich, to the principal families in the neighbourhood. The Guards now regularly attend the chapel at ' Whitehall on Sundays, which has been conveniently fitted up to accommodate them, and make a very im pressive, military, and devotional appearance. The trench Officers who arrived at Portsmouth, from Spain, were in a very deplorable condition.— None of the subordinate class of Officers possessed money enough to carry them to the places assigned for their parole: but upon a representation made by• Captain WOODRIFFE. the Agent to the Commissioners for Prisoners of War, they were allowed fourteen days• subsistence money. There wet c 467 landed, from the rank of General to Ensign. They have proceeded on their parole to Northampton, Crediton, Chesterfield. Morton Eton, Andover, and Waltham. NEWPORT (ISLE OF WIGHT), OCTOBER S. I hasten to inform you, that ' , ince my last a Coro. ner's Inquest has been held at the Barrett:, on the b.dy of the unfortunate man who was killed on Sun day evening. And the Coroner's verdict was Wi Murder against persons unknown. The deceased, it appears, was not in the least concerned in the array. but was quietly going into his barracks, as the fatal ball struck him in the neck. It does not appear that the guard were called upon to assist in quelling the disturbance ; but that 150 ball cartridges were fired, is beyond a doubt. Since this unfortunate business, the four ball cartridges have been taken away from each individual, a very necessary precaution, for it cannot be good policy surely, for privates who may intoxicate themselvet at the canteen at their pleasure, to have such things in their own power. This q uarre l had began as long ago as Wednesday preceding the Sunday evening that this unfortunate event took place. The foreigners are now sent into the country to the outposts, where the inhabitants do not feel themselves very secure. For if being under the immediate eye of the Commanding Officer could not restrain their excesses, the result may be feared, when at a distance of eight or nine miles from head quarters, near cot tagers who cannot know their . wants, not understand ing their language. . . . .... I . # o ; , ; ''%fe '. ' 4 01 .."' • . .'" • ' olt. o. 4 .... . .; • -...... . .-•4• - .. . • , ~r . ,„ . • -.? - .. ~......., ~ , ~. . ttr .... :....-.................4 . ;i• a_ . . • mu dr., • - gr•:, 7 , The Past gusset Local Militia hating tottipteted mit term of serviee, were yesterday afternoon . 1. *- , • tissedat Battle, where their orderly conduct Rained BRIGHTON, Oc7VBER 6. Yesterday the colours of the Lewes Battalion of Local Militia were consecrated in the Earl of Chiches ter's Park, at Stanmer, where the Prince of Wales's band assisted, and a numerous assemblage of beauty made it a superb spectacle. The colours of the Brigh ton Battalion were cons- crated the day before. An Inquest was taken before Mr. Watauga and a Jury .on Taesday last, on the body of Alexander Mattas, a servant of Mr. Perry, of German•place, who got his death by a fall from a poney when riding out on the Downs with the famfty on Monday evening. He got up after the accident and refitted the saddle ; but complained of a pain in the side. He was put into the chaise, but he could not bear the motion, and was laid on the grass, where Mrs. Perry and another lady, continued with him till quite dark before a sledge could be procured to convey him home.. He died about ten o'clock the same night. Mr. Hall and Mr. Bond looked into the body and found that by the shock of, the fall one of the kidnies had been corn ' pletely divided, so that he bled inwardly to death.— 'rhe Coroner's Jury brought in a verdict-- , 4 Died by a fall from a Horsed" He was a must faithful, so ber, and diligent servant. The beauty of the weather keeps the tows very full; large houses for families of distinction are in great 't.equest, and even the smaller houses are well filled. The holidays in the Stamp Office department are, after Wednesday next, to be reduced from about 50 to 10 only in the year. We are sorry to learn, that one of the coaches which ply between Edinburgh and Glasgow has been overturned, by which a gentleman was killed We have not heard what occasioned the accident. CORN-MARICIT t MAIM-LANZ, OCT. 8.--To-day the supplies of Wheat coastwise are considerable, with part of last week's arrivals of Foreign, about 50,000 quarters; sales heavy, 2i. and Sr. per quarter lower. Rye at less ; Barley fully at last prices ; Malt, with Peas and Beans of the two kinds, at little variation Oats are in middling supply, sales brisk and rather dearer. Flour inclines lower. GENERAL CURIZINCT Al 'Mita. Wheat, 651. SOL 9.71. Beim, SOS. 565. Fins ditto, Ks. 101 a. - TM dlp, 46a. ft. od. Rye, (sees) ita. 411.. OM, ilk 110.. 34a. Barley, 14s. 4811. Poland ditto, 36a. 40a. Malt, 725. 110 s. •' ." oe ditt 41a. 6d. Virblte r•- I.II U Seed ; ditto rules Oasts) SOL _. SOS. ditto , ditto s deo. Na . Nee Roar. SM. to fas:--Seeebde, Sas. to us. i FROM THE LONDON GAZNITE, October IL Merle PritaptCass is England sad Wales from the totems *oil tiet !Sill 1K Seitember. 1810. . V/bote_, IlLasv., ,•lerisy. Oats. Ikons. Pease. " j dr ' '''‘.. 1 e. d. I f• los a 511 0 04 180 i Ise lISt • ' .11se.evfrefe2rIce Saw, competed frees tbe smarms oak la the week eading talc g day of Oc tober le Us. ad. per cwt. -