Star. — London, England, 1808-06-21 00:00:00

The following accounts from that city reached es this morning : " CORK, JUNE 15. 0 A number of transports arrived at Cove yester day, to receive the troops forming the Expedition, so d their embarkation will commence imtnediately, i v 2d battalion of the 7th Foot, or Royal English Fu- Oros, * an uncommonly fine regiment, arrived. in the im ports, and marched in here yesterday. This day t h e sth battalion of the6oth regiment and the 71 st were ,embark. To-morrow the sth and 38th regiments s a embark—the latter arrived this day. The em bastion of the whole will be complsted on the 17th Mt' • Several of the homeward-bound West India fleet hot arrived in this harbour ; and -a part of the fleet have passed to the eastward, destined for England." ANOTHER LETTER. " Cart, Lune 16. u The embarkation at this port is now proceeding e a great expedition and regularity. Yesterday the sdi battalion of the 60th embarked at 11Onkstown ; t h ree r egiments embarked here this morning, viz. the s t h, 38th, and 91st ; the 71st have not, as was elec ted, yet left this city, but will with the 9th, , w hi c h marched in here this morning, and the 4th veteran battalion, embark to-morrow. 'Sir ARTHUR Wytt.E•LEr is hourly expected in this city, to take fee command of the whole." Letters from Boston to the 10th, and Halifax to the 26th ult.'were received yesterday. The former ste, tha; the Americans were quite reconciled to, rather highly approved, of the Embargo. They sae, it appears, fitting out gun-boats in different parts, for the purpose of convoying their ships in the e ciastinglrade, in order, as sonic letters state, to prevent the Embargo from being violated, as it fre quently has been, by ves‘.'ls which professed to have merely a coasting voyage in view ; or, according to other letters, to protect their coasters from our crui ses, who are said to have lately captured several of them, and sent them to the West India Islands. Of these captures the American Merch ants areunderstood badly to complain. The letters from Halifax dwell particularly upon the scarcity of timber to supply oar shipping, which sought a loading of that article. Letters from Holland to the 15th instant are in town, but their contents are not important. It is said they mention sk;rmishes between the Spanish Patriots and the French troops, in which, after some 'laughter, the former were defeated and dispersed. Sutdiy evening their MAJESTIES and the PnuicFscw walled on Windsor Terrace, which was crowded by g rerygenteel company of both sexes, whilst the bands of the Royal Horse Guards (blue) and Stafford Mi- Ii played several martial and other pieces. Yesterday the LORD MAYOR gave a superb enter tisunent at the Mansion House to the Stewards and oral of the Patrons of the Institution for the bene kof the Sons of the Clergy. Among the company ee the following dignified persons : The Dukes of York and Newcastle, the Archbishops of Can- Ishary and Cashel; Earls Nelson, Rainer, and Lonsdale • Lords Beittwough and Arden; the Bishop of Norwich; Sir FT:Rivers; Itev.Dn. Lined, Barton, and Wordsworth; J. Bacon, R. Down, *I A. Piston, Esqns.; Aldermen Shaw, Curtis, Flower, and rad; the Recorder, Chamberlain, &c. &c. A very elegant public breakfast was given yester day by the Countess of DAR7MOUTH at her magnifi cent villa in Blackheath. The company, exceeding 300 fashionables of the first-rate consequence, arrived between the hours of one and four o'clock. The Princess of WALES and the Duchess of BRUNSWICK rte among the earliest of the visitors. The glitter iig appearance of the cavalcade, and the grandeur of the set.out, for each of the visitants sported four, and many of them six horses, were objects of peculiar at traction. Among those most distinguished, in the latter respect, were the families of MARLBOROUGH, RUTLAND, TANKERVILLE, MONTAGU, BRIDGWATER, HAIEWOOD, and SALISBURY ; they each exhibited six bow, splendidly caparisoned, together with outri dess in appropriate costume. On the lawn, in front, tithe house, the very excellent band of Milanese Min dreh were stationed ; and on the opposite side a deice band of musicians for country dinces ; the latter commenced about four o'clock, led off by Mr. %moue., and one of the Ladies CECIL. About fut the company partook of a very excellent enter tainment, consisting of the choicest viands and the unit nines. The Grenadiers of the West London did (harp mad the house and demesne. Cnatnarday Mr. Alderman COMBE gave his annual dinner at his brew-house, in Castle-street, Long-acre, to his loyal Highness the Prince of WALES, the Duke ad Duchess of YORK, and others. It was in Intul style, consisting of rump steaks cooked upon antra plate on the stoker's fire, and conveyed on a new malt shovel to the company, who partook of them in the dm/house, a short distance from the fire. Their table cloth was a hop sack, and they ate off wooden trenchers; the sallads were in wooden bowls, and every thing in the rough implements of the Brew. 'muse. Their Royal Highnesses arrived at a quarter before seven o'clock ; they were received by the Al derman and Mrs. COMBE,. who conducted them to the table. Five rumps of beef were provided, and a butcher attended to cut the prime steaks, which were served up in the finest style possible. The rest of the Company tonsisted of the Duke of ARGYLE, the Earl ' LAUDERDALE, Lords ERSKINE, YARMOUTH, and IrsNAIRD ; Ladies KINNAIRD and A. SMITH ; Mr. B. PAGE T , MT. STEPNEY, and Mr. H. COMB& The tbeverage the ) partook of was the porter of the rrwhouse. The Company left the Brew-house about half past seven, highly gratified with their entertain %mt. A crowd of persons assembled round . the gate 'ray, and greeted the Prince with loud hilizas. The einnpany p rocee d e d to M r . Ald erman C O MBE'S resi dence, in Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury, where t2eY partook of several courses of delicacies. The prince left about half past nine, the rest of the com pany remained till eleven. A UTICia INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE eo. Arrived the Swift, CVMMINGS, bound to Newfound land ; also several coasters and colliers, from the Downs. Sailed his Majesty's ship la FLECUE with the Harbinger, General Greenfield, Kingston, Rachael, Monarch, and Flora transports, under convoy, for Cork. Wiud S. DEAL, JUNE 20. Arrived the SCEPTRE, of 74. guns, from the East Indies ; also arrived the DEFENCE, of 74. guns, with the remainder of the Leeward Islands fleet under con voy, which have sailed for the River. Sailed the ALERT sloop with the Plymouth navy transport, with a convoy- of merchant vessels for Portsmouth ; and CRACKER gun brig on a cruize. Wind S. E. REMAIN IN THE DOWNS. The Princess of Orange, Sceptre, 'Trusty, Cerberus, Eurydice, Challenger, lind Bustler. DOVER, JUNE . 20. Passed by this morning his Majesty's ship DEFENCE, from the West Indies, with about 50 sail of ships for the River ; also his Majesty's ship &moral:, from the Cape of Good Hope, with the Norway and Marianne Danish Eastindia ships, prizes to her. A large ship transport is in the Roads coming in next tide, and a few more West-India ships are coming up.—Calm. NAMES OF SOME OF THE WEST4NDIA FLEET. The New Brunswick, Cook, from Antigua; the Orion, Groves, the Cumberland, Goodwin, the Sisters, Mob, and the Preston, Edwards, from Stninarn ; the Agnes, Basden, from Si. Thomas's ; the Haddock, Redman, the Loddon, Duncan, the Alfred, Wilson, and the Somerset, Taylor, from St. Kitt's ; the Francis and Har riet, Hart, from Nevis. GREENOCK, JUNE 17. The Royal Charlotte, MORRIS, from Grenada, is just arrived ; also the Jason, GEMMELL, from Gre nada, for Port-Glasgow. The following Clyde ships, in addition to the Jane and Fame, already arrived, kept company with the CoMmodore, and parted on Friday last, by permission, lat. 43. long. 16. Eliza beth, M , GnEnon (seen this morning) ; Hope, GIL.. KINSON ; Caledonia, STEWART ; Nancy, CRAWFORD ;' Eupheniia, TOUCHER; Britannia, MORRIS. Captain MORRIS had not seen the following vessels since the 2d of June, having parted 'in a• fog ; but presumes they may be with the frigate.- Ariadne, JOHNSTON ; Mary Ann, DIOKIE ; Eglinton, HAstivroN ; Jane, (late) Scams ; Countess of Crawford, (MAT; Hercules, RODGERS ; Flantlet, SMITH; EleaTlOT‘ &REEL T ; and Duke of Kent, Doucitt..—The Ja maica flcet, tinder convoy of his Majesty's ship ARE ritusA and Nirmr, were to sail from thence on the 26th of April. CHARLESTON, APRIL 7. Captain SKINNER, arrived at New York from Can ton, states, that he was boarded on the 6th of Decem ber in the Streights of Bunca, by the Bombay frigate, who informed him, that two French frigates hacicap tured six outward-bound shipS a short time before, and eleven country ships, in the Bay of Bengal, and sent them for the Isles of France. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. Gut Avxsztro, JUNE 20.—Passed by the Active, Millet, from Trinidad ; Lord Duncan, Love, from Limerick; Mars, Falconer; and the Favourite, Baker, from Grenada ; with several others from the Leeward Islands, names unknown. His Majesty's ship AURORA, with the fleet undcr convoy, which sailed from Cork on the 24th of May for the West Indies, - has arrived at Madeira. The I i OLYPIIEMLIS line of battle ship is expected at Cove to take out the West India fleet assembled in Cork harbour ; the SAPPIIO sloop of war now lying at Cove, accompanies her. The REVISTANCE, SYBELE, and DRUID frigates, and BRISK sloop of war, are also at Cove. The schooner Margaret, Miontg.comer., was lost at Newfoundland on the 9th ult. Crew saved. The Chalmers; TYOCK, from Africa to the West Indies, was lost on the 24th of February, on the Spa nish Main. The brig Peggy, from Waterford, arrived at New foundland on the 22d ult. ; on the 4th, in lat. 49. long. 25. she was boarded by a French brig privateer, the Captain of which informed them, that he was then on his return from a cruise in the latitude of the North Channel, where he had captured thirteen vessels, chiefly from Liverpool and Scotland, hound to North America ; seven of them he had sent for France, the rest he destroyed. The Peggy having upwards of 50 passengers on board, and being of little value, was al lowed to proceed, after being plundered of some pro , visions. A few days ago we gave an interesting account of the shipwreck of the Swedish ship Agatha ; one of the passengers in which, Mr. SMITH, late mate of the Mary, Woons, arrived at Hull , on Sunday. Mr. SMITH left Cronstadt on the Ist of March, in com pany with the captains and crews of the Mary, Elbe, and Betsey, of this port, detained at Cronstadt on the breaking out of the war with Russia. They were provided with proper passes, and marched to Liebau; where they arrived on the 18th, there to be embarked for Sweden, in the Agatha. On the 22d, however, orders were received to prevent their embarkation, and on the 25th they were marched back, together with the crew of the Europe, of Bb'ness, - detained at that port, to Golding, about 52 miles from Lie ban, and billetted out among the inhabitants, by whom' they were very kindly treated, and supported at the expense of our government. They were all left in good health, having no guards over them, but at 'fill liberty to make excursions into the neigh homing country. Mr. Ssitrit being sick, was left behind at Liebau. . Letters from Surinam give a disastrous account of the condition of that colony. Provisions were ex , tremely scarce, andahe apprehension of an American War had excited great dismay, as it was considered that the colony could sca r cel y be retained if hostilities commenced with America, so essential was the inter : en arse of that country to the prosperity and preserva • tion of the island. Disease was also very prevalent. The crews of four sh i p s had died within a short period. BILL FOlt DISCOUI2.4 GIYG LIPERATURE. i ' InrelfOUTll, JIINB 18. , i •...............• il It's bad wind that blows nobody good," is an A Bill, entitled— 8, For the l'Acouragement of 014 adage that the Innkeepers in particular and the Learning," is now in the House of Commons, the town in g - eneral have seen verified by the outward real object of which is, to secure, gratis, to the libra- boundlfediterranean fleet, consisting of'more than 100 rail of transports, and victuallers, under convoy vies of the Universities, and other public libraries, - . of his Majesty ' s ships BA lza POULE, Captain Bats copies of all newly printed books, and books reprint- • BANE, and PLUTO, Captain JANVERIN, putting into cd with additions ; and for extending the terms of our roads by contrary winds : they formed a most copyrights. It enacts, that ekveo copies of all such • phasing scene to the town, and much gratification to . works, with all notes, maps, charts, prints, or illus- cur fashionable visitants. trations appertaining to the same, shall be deliver. 1 Yesterday being a charming day, numerous water arties were he IBay was covered with ed to the warehouse-keeper of the Stationers' Corn- p lea sure boatsw a ilin g ro u n d the fl eet ; s the whole day pany, for the use of such libraries.. The bill also ens' was a scene of bustle and gaiety by the coming on acts with respect to copyrights an extended term of. shore of a multiplicity of passengers and officers of exclusive publication to be vested in the authors, " the army, on their passage to join their respective or their assign s, provided the same shall be duly : regiments. The great number of boats that were rowing to and from the town, gave it the appearance • entered at Stationers' Hall, and copies delivered to the of a besieged garrison, and it being market day, the warehouse keeper within three months after the first productions of our excellent market were put in a state ' publication. The blanks in timbal are not yet filled up. . of requisition and sent on board the different ships. This Bill, deserves particular attention, and we The balance account cf arrivals and departures in hope will not be suffered to pass. 13y the law of the . course of the present i month is greatly in favour I copyright, as it now staeds, the pperty is secured to ot the former, as will appear n course; and the ru ro mour of a camp to be formed near the town the latter i the author by affixing his name, or to the publisher end of July, is still afloat. . if his name be prefixed to the work. When nis is Among the many improvements of this place may Inot the case, by having the book entered at Stationers' be justly noticed its ample supply of good water, crnveyed hither in pipes from the S pring Head, a Hall, and a certain number of copies leftethere for the distance of near five miles ; our situation in the Chan- Universities, the copyright is secured ; but by this bill, nel is such, that Government a few yetars ago sent iif 'we understand it, every author must give eleven their Surveyor to discover where his Majesty's ships copies, without receiving payment, whether his naive , may conveniently water, but did not succeed. be prefixed to the work or not.—This is indeed a . This invaluable acquisition is now completely ac r cornplished ; 'a great number of ships yesterday made singular mode of taxation, not for the benefit of the ' up their deficiency of water for the voyage ; the casks public, but for that of rich communities, who can well were fi lled in the boats in the harbour laying alongside I afford to pay for books. Are Members of Parlia. ' the Quay, by a communication from the main pipes I meat aware, that of many works, and these the most ! -fitted up by Mr. H;savev, manager of the concern,. with that judgment as to .eeuse three large casks to valuable, not more than 200 copies are printed ? And i he filled in the course of telt minutes, affording the that eleven copies will amount on all . such el:tions, to '• greatest facility in accommodating his Majesty's ships nearly 5 per cent.---.not of the profit only, tut of the of war, and preserving the health of our brave sea ;loci and pr?fits. men, as well . as adding a substantial . comfort to the . .. The gilded pill held out to make this attempted town at large. , . ! JuNe. 20.—Yesterday morning aIIC Mediterranean robbery palatable, is an extension of the copy-right fleet le& . in die got under weigh, and sa ile d a - evening put from 14 to 28 years—a measure which may benefit a back by contrary winds. The whole Soiled again this few (a very few tally) of the booksellers who deal in t i morning with a fair wind, and were soon out of sight. copy-rights, but which can never compensate the I authors ter such an• arbitrary imposition. Authors already have 28 years property in their works, if they ! survive the first It years : but, is there a bookseller I in London .who would give a single guinea for the reversionary interest of the second term of 14 years ? Not one. With what face then can it he maintained that authors, by this Bill, will be enabled to obtain a higher price for their works ? But if it be just to extend the term of copy-righti to 28 years, upon robbing the authors of eleven copies of their work, would it be less just to extend the term withoUt any such robbery ? That Members for Uni. , versities should not see clearly, that this Bill, if car- I ried into a law, will operate to discourage learning, to deStroy the printing business, and ruin the majority of booksellers, will not appear surprising to any one ; but it will indeed be a wonder if a British Parliament should not see the true object of this Bill, The magnitude of this unjust, because partial tax, exceeds every idea that a person - not acquainted with the business_can possibly form cf it. The 'Sta tioners' Company will absolutely be obliged, if the Bill pass into a law, to build warehouses to receive .the books, and to incur an expence of some hun.lred pounds a-year in salaries to clerks and porters—to furnish to rich bodies of men, who can better afford than most others to pay for them, copies of every work, however expensive. And the more expensive the work, the more ruinous the tax ; for the most ea linable books are those of which the smallest impres sions are printed. This Tax will amount to an absc lute prohibition of all books of a certain class—Had MACKLIN'S Bible been subjected to such an impOsition, the Tax on that one work would have amounted to One Thousand One Hundred Guineas. ' L + y Lust night: Lord Viscount VALENTIA took the oaths and his seat in the House of Commons, as Mem ber-for Yarmouth, in the Isle of Wight. One of the deputies from Spain pet off from town yesterday, in order to accompany the remittance of our Government to the Patriots of that-country. A few days ago three French prisoners made their escape from Chesterfield.' A young Lady has dc+ camped with one of them. General Dustman= has certainly , offered to t ke the command of the Patriotic Army of Spain. The Asturias, in which the patriotic flame has - burst forth, consist of two provinces, named after ;their respective capitals Astoria D'Oviedo, and As. ! tuna de Santillana. They are about 120 miles in length, and from 20 to 45 in breadth. They are bounded on the north by the ocean, on the west by i Gallicia, on the south by Old Castile and Leon, and on the east by Biscay. These provinces have alwayg been distinguished for their independence, and thett I natural str ulgth is great. Surrounded by mountains; they served as a refuge to the Spaniards against the Moors, by whom the Asturians never were subdued: The Portuguese Nuncio is to s out at the end of the prescil week f r the Brazils. The STORK sloop is under orders to carry his Reverence to Rio de Ja i nciro. OKPORD.—The Vice.Chancellor;s Prize for the best Essay . on " Hereditary Rank," has been adjudged to Mr. CHARTERS EDWARD GREY, B. A. Fellow of Oriel College, and second son of RALPH Wsr. GREY, Esq. of Backworth House, NorthumberLule. The day fixed for the Commemoration at Oxford this year is Tuesday the 28th instant. The town is already filling very fist—BnAitxt and the two Miss LYONS are expected there to sing at the Music Room on the 27th and 2;ith: Yesterday was reviewed by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wm.Ls, on Hounslow Heath, the 'l2th Re giment of Foot. The day proving fine, this excellent Regiment went through their evolutions with so much correct exactness and promptitude as to- have obtained the highest praises from his Royal Highness. His Royal Highness left Carleton House in the mor ning, and was :accompanied in his travelling coach by two other Officers. • BREAD.—To-day no Court of Aldermen was held, and the Lord Mayor, after insptcting the returns, ordered it to faller& per Peck. A Legal Advocate'is amongst the Crine. Con. de fendarits, whose cases are set down for trial at the Sittings after the present Term. The Learned Gen deman denies the . allegation. The scene of amorous incontinence is said to have taken place in the chariot • of the injured husband. A female antelope, which was. brought, with its mate, from Tripoli, by the Hpndurable Captain BOYLn, fawned, about two months sinee, at Cowdray Park, in Sussex, the seat of W. S. Porxrz, Esq. and the fa*n and. its mother are doing very well. Mr. POYNTZ has been so attentive in making • their resi dence suitable to their nature, that they donut appear to suffer the least from the difference of - Climate.— This is believedto be the first-instance of the antelope's fawning in this kingdom. . I Agreeably to the Portuguese Minister's summons, a meeting of the principal merchants who claim i'or tnguese and Brazilian property, took place. on Satur day.. His Excellency, desirous of convincing the Gentlemen who attended, that no exertions were left untried by him to procure the restitution of the pro perty in question,. addiese any distinction, read the whole of his correspondence with Mr. CANNING on the subject, which fully exculpates the PORTUGUESE MI NISTER from any remissness. His Excellency requested that the Gentlemen present would only attribute ties failure of his exertions to the great opposition he met with through the progress of his negotiations, and to the inadequacy of his own abilities to impreis the ne cessity of a liberal concession on the part of the Bri tish Government, to correspond with the PRINCE Re. GENT'.S friendly protection of British persons and pro perty prior to the migration. His Excellency stated this to have been the hrst object for which a meeting had been called. The next was, to inform the Claim ants, that he conceived himself to be . now the only person in this country who had any controul over Portuguese and Brazilian property—and he read a letter he had received from the Commissioner: acknow. ledging the authority.vested in his Excellency. His Excellency proceeded next to state the numerous dif ficulties which had occurred to) his mind with respect to connecting safety. with the promptitude necessary in making restitutions of 'property, and having com mitted his difficulties (in the shape of queries) to paper, a Cominittee of five persons was elected to consider and solve the questions, and to arrange a plan which (if approved of by his Excellency and the British Government) might be immediately acted upon. Many question's were put to his Excellency respecting the different descriptions of property. The answers were far from being satisfactory or beneficial to the Portuguese residents in Portugal, whose pro perty', even when transferred to British subjects in ,payment for debt: due, must remain subject to the PRINCE REGENT'S orders. It appeared evident that property belonging to the Portuguese residing in Por tugal, is not tangible by the parties except emigre tion takes place. and which JUNOT has forbid upon pain of death. SD that if a Portuguese attempts to emi grate, and is discovered, he suffers death, and, if he remains, he is deprived of what property he possesses 'n England. His Excellency determined that no deposit shall be demanded from the Claimants, and ordered bail and security to be given for the amount of the charges. The Commissioners have not been as yet dismissed ; but their establishment will, it is expetted; soon be abolished. • 'Mamas of those who compose the CommitteeMr: HIM aT BollllZeTti, Chalrll33ll. bers--Messt PAlVA,Corrimagn, J. Lir mg, Ma COL NI s.