Star. — London, England, 1808-07-04 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, JULY 2. The Royal Assent was given by commission to the Appropri ation, the Consolidated Fund, Stamp Duties, Assessed Taxes Col lection, Ale Licences, Danish Prizes, and a few other public and Orate Bills.—The Lords Commissioners were the Loan Caw a cts.tot, the Duke of MONTROSt, and Lord WA Lsittouw st. The Sugar Distillation, and the Scots Local Militia Bills were 'resented by Mr. Wstaazott and other Members, with the ac quiescence of the Commons to the Amendments made by their Lordships to the said Bills. 'the aeon Judicature Bill was bronght up by Mr. R. S. Dna- VAII, with the acquiescence of the Commons to the alterations onde by thelr Lordships in the amendments made by that House to the Bill. WRIT OF ERROR CAUSES. The Writ of Error Oakes t.. Pemberton—The neeestary doeu. nients beit g regularly before the House, was ordered to be taken into consideration on Monday. The farther consideration of the Writ of Error Cause Johnson Winter and Johnson being resumed, and the original record wanted and examined, it was found that the alterations corn ;lined of had not been made therein ; after which, and a few ob. serrations from the LORD CH A NCR Ltoß, their Lordships elimis ga t he plea, with 40 costs. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The usual .rants were voted to the Clerks and other Officers of the How , e. 'The SPEAK ER attended in the House of Lords, and on his return stated that he had heard the royal assent given by cona reioion to a number of public and private bilis. • The Sugar' Mitalent Bill wan brought from the Lords, as were several other Bills which had received their Lordships' concur rence. On the motion of Sir JOHN Slr/CLAIR,•an Address was or dered to he presented to his Majesty, that he would be graciously pleased to order the sum of XISCO to be paid to the Board of Agriculture, to enable them to complete their reports on which to ground a general report as to the internal state of agriculture in Great Britain. :%fr. DUNDAS moved that the Blouse do agree to the Lords' smendmw t on the Distillery Bill, the alteration which gave rise oft, and by which the word ErszLard was substituted for" Gre:: Britain," having been surreptitiously made since the Bill left that liouse. The amendment was agreed to; and Mr. DUNDAS gave notice of a motion for next Session for the discovery and punishment of the person through whom the alteration had been made. Mr. SHERIDAN moved, That an humble addtess be presen ted to his Majesty, praying that he will be graciously pleased to taut that a special commission should be appointed to inquire into and inspect the condition and government of the State Pri saosaed other Gaols in the City and County of Dublin, and of ,whither Gaols in Ireland as they shall think proper to direct ttdr attention to, and to investigate the treatment of the Priso ners therein confined since the year 1791, where ground of com plaint shall be preferred; and also to esainiue into the conduct of those entrusted with the rule and government of the said prisons, aid to report thereon.--Agreed to. • Adjourned till Monday. • TH E EVENING STAR. LONDON. MONDAY, JULY 4. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: Consols, for July, 701 —Reduced 68/ 69.—Oentilum 3 prem. Esche. Bills 3s. prem.—lndia Bwds, is. 2*. dis. PRICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY. per C. Red Ann. 68}. 89.1 Imp. Ann. 7 11-16ths 3 per Cent. Cons. shut Excheq. Bills, Is. 4s. pre. 4 per Cent. 85 84} Ornnium, :1,11 prem. $ per Cent. Navy shut English Tickets, 211. 10e. Long A. 18 13-16t114 Consols for acc. 7011-itit India Bonds Ss. Is. die. EAST INDIA NEWS. Letters from the Cape of Good Hope, dated 16th April, state, that Tranquebar -captured by Sir ED. WARD PELLEIN'S squadron. Saturday arrived at Plymouth the American ship Augustus, of New York, Captain IlosuELL, from Canton, with a ♦aluable cargo of tea, cassia, and other goods, and is detained by the IxsoLENT gun brig, of IS guns : she sailed from thence early in February last; there were at China six sail of East Indiamen, that were erpectod to leave that place, for England, about the 6th of February. It appears that the Bri tish trade is suffering muck by captures in the Indian Seas ; a great many vessels having been taken by the Trench frigates cruizing there. Ne ennfirmation•has been received of,the death of Ming Josceif ; bat dispatches were received on Sa :xday from Admiral Sir CII ARUM Cos." , dated off the Tagus, the 16th inst. con6rtoing our former in tetigence of the patriotic Portuguese, aided by the Spanish troops at Oporto, having prevailed over the common enemy; that the Portuguese Government is reestablished in that city ; and that the port has bees thrown open to the English, and generally all flags except that of France. At the time the Por tuguese colours were hoisted, there were fotfeteen vessels under different flags lying in• the Douro under detention, every one of which was expected to be cnnfiscated. They Were ordered up the river to receive the cargoes (wines) they came for.—The British !Iran of war ECLIPSE, which was the first to enter into the harbour of Oporto, remained .but a t . rue there. Captain CREYKE, her Commander, Mercommunicating with the Portuguese Governor, Proceeded to join Admiral COTTON, off the Tagus, 0 communicate to him the pleasing event. A de tachment of French troops who were at St. Übe's, -.nd ordered by JUNOT to Lisbon, have been sur manded in the passes near Arcitaon, by a body of Portuguese insurgents, assisted by a regiment of Spanish troops, and, after a short contest, compelled to mrrender.—The whole of the kingdom of Algasne is in arms. Admiral Corros had established a communication *ith the principal inhabitants, from whom he had "awed proposals to enter the river and take posses sion of the Russian squadron. There was every ap pearance that GeneralJuNor would shortly be obliged to surrender; his whole force did not exceed 8000 we, among whom were a number of Hanoverian "DPI; and such was the increasing strength and eanfadence of the people, that the enemy, cut off as 'her were from the possibility of receivingeouccours, "re eipected to make bet little resistance to the for u'lidable hostility they were about to encounter from the Portuguese Patriots. A Bulletin, of which the following is the substanc, was *culated on Saturday evening► : " letters of the 12th of June had been received from Ad miral Corrotr, off Lisbon, at which time the army under Ju Pi UT consisted of about 8000 men. JUNO? had quitted his head qua:- ters in the city of Lisbon, and had found. it prudent to retire to the Castle of St. Julian. The right wing of the small army under his command was extended towards Cascaea. He was well informed of the whole proceedings of the Spaniards both in Spaia and in Oporto, and of the inclinations of the Portuguese people, whom be had proceeded to disarm of all offensive weapons—it is said even of knives and forks." The following letter (inserted in our Second Edi tion on Saturday), contains further particulars : " OPORTO, JUNE 7. " Yesterday evening, at seven o'clock, the Commander of the Spanish forces in this city took the French General and the whole of his Staff prisoners, consisting of twenty-eight persons; he then delitered up the Government of the City to the former Go vernor, Lome d'Otavana, who immediately resumed his functions, and ordered the Portuguese flag to be hoisted upon all the batteries and forts, and at twelve a royal salute was fired. " An invitation was immediately sent to the Captain of his Ma jesty's ship Eclipse, which was cruizins off that port, to enter it, v. ith an assurance that the port should henceforth be opened to British ships. The lielipse accordingly entered the port, and sa luted the Portuguese Flag with 21 guns. The Spanish troops have marched to join their countrymen, and have taken the French General and his staff with them. " The house of Mr. WARRL, the British Consul, which had been occupied by the French Corregidor Moo, has ►een given up, with the furniture and books untouched." To the foregoing we add the following " HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP HIBERNIA, " OFF THE TAGUS, JUNE Is. " A Spanish Nobleman and General have just come on board with the agreeable news of the Spanish Patriots having opened Cadiz to our fleet, and the consequent occupation of the French ships in that harbour. He also states that the French and Rus sian ships in the Tagus would now be in our possession, bad not the Spanish Commander, either through fear of Juwor, or from attachment to him, communicated to him a plan which the Spa nish troops, in concert with the people of Lisbon, had formed for ocetreying St. Julian, Balm, &c. JUNOT Immediately dis armed the Spanish troops, and sent 4000 of them on board the hulks in the river. " Sir C. COTTON expects in two days a body of troops' from Gibraltar, but from the nature of our communications with the shore, we are led to believe that we shall not bare occasion to wait their arrival. " Sir C. COTTON has sent a flag of truce to the Russian Ad miral, acquainting him with the recent important events at Oporto, and throughout Spain, and proposing, as I understand, to accept the surrender of the Russian fleet, under the condition of restoring it to the F.mperor on the conclusion of a peace between the two countries. Admiral SIN!AVIN, it is added, is allowed till this evening to accede to the proposition, after which, in the event of his ships falling into our hands, they will be considered as prizes. " The Spaniards are every where in arms, and no doubt is en tertained here of their success." Another Letter from the same Ship says, " We are in hourly expectation of entering Lisbon—our Fleet are in Cadiz—the Spaniards cutting the Frenchmen's throats— Joss's BONAPARTZ killed.. The Duke DICNOUINE, in attempt ing to kill him, missed his blow, and only wounded him in the arm—the Duke was in consequence torn to pieces ; and Josarn also killed. The Spaniards are marching 30,000 men towards Lisbon !!" " PLYMOUTH, MIX 2. " Yesterday evening arrived here the ENCOUNTER gun brig, of 18 guns, from off Cadiz, with important dispatches for Govern ment, which were immediately forwarded to London. It appears that the whole of Andalusia is In arms, and nothing wanting to carry all before them, but ammunition, and the friendship of the British Government, which, no doubt, they will receive to agreat extent. The Spanish Admiral has visited Admiral Foxy's, and the royalists at Cadiz have demanded possession of the French men of war in that harbour ; but the French have hitherto re fused, fearing it might tarnish the hcitour of the Great Nation ; but to humble them, it was intended that Admiral Puttims's fleet should enter Cadiz, having, when the dispatches were closed, the pilots on board for that service ; and General SPENCER was to man tht batteries the next morning for the protection of the ships. The ENCOUNTER sailed from Cadiz the 6th ult. and the opera tions were to commence the next morning. The French squa dron consists of six sail of the line, two frigates, and a corvette Admiral Poayss's Beet consists of eleven sail of the line and two frigates. Marquis tie SoLANO was beheaded abiota the Ist June." SPAIN. To the accotuns we have already given, we are this day enabled to add a number of.particulars respect ing the proceedings of the Patriots in different guar ten. It is a circumstance not less striking than im portant, that the measures taken almost . at the same instant, at Oviedo, Corunna, Saragoza, Cordova, Se ville, Murcia, Granada, and Valencia, though no com- , munication could have taken place, and though they were produced by the arrivalof unexpected and alarm ing intelligence, are all cox-Sired in the same spirit, and all directed to the same end. The honest feelings of patriotism have every where dictated the same mea sures, and given to the sudden exertions of the people both the - appearance and the effect of a well-concerted undertaking. This affords a happy omen of the con cert and union with which the Spanish nation will act when their legal representatives shall be called, as, no doubt, they shortly will be, to some.general assembly of COrtes. Among the various bodies who have dis tinguished themselves on this occasion, the most active appears the Supreme Junta of Seville. They have established a Gazette, for the avowed purpose, not only of carrying intelligence to their countrymen, but of exposing the, sophistry and refitting the false hoods of the papers published at Bayonne and at Madrid, under the superintendence of the French. —From an article in this Gazette, it appears that Co lonel Ecinvmutt, who is there named, was collecting troops and arming the peasantry, near Cordova, on the Sd of June, with an intention of harassing or attack ing, as tbe-occasion might require, a body of French troops, supposed to be at the Carolina, on their march .. to Baylen. Where the Commanding Officers have been averse or lukewarm in the cause of their country, the - Juntas", the Army, or the People, have removed them ; 'and replaced them by persons of better principles and more. enterprising characters. Such has been their conduct at Carthagena, where in lieu of a Commander who attempted to check their enthusiasm, they have placed General CRANEROO at the head of that depart , ment. Similar occurrences took place at Granada and other places ; and at Seville and Cadiz, after the un fortunate SOLANO had fallen a sacrifice to his own mis conduct, the people chose by acclamation their former Governor, MORLA, a man of great abilities and expe rience, celebrated for his talents as an engineer, and justly esteemed for the vigorous and well judged measures by which, in spite of the remonstrances of monks, physicians, and merchants, he checked the infection of the yellow fever, in 1804, and saved both Cadiz and perhaps the whole of Spain, from the ravages of that dreadful disorder. He, as well as General Casraxos (whose joint forces amount to 26,000 regular troops), act under the orders of the Suprime Junta of Seville. The publications of that body, of which some are addressed to the Portuguese, l others to the inhabitants of Madrid, others to the na !tion at large, are all admirably conceived, and exe ' cuted with a spirit and judgment that cannot fail to produce the most beneficial effects. They are signed by one or two Secretaries, of the names of Esreta.en and Napo. They contain regulations for the Juntas of inferior towns and places in their district, well digested plans for the enrolment and enliatment of soldiers, and an organization of civil and military authorities, by which confusion and disunion may Ve prevented, expence in some measure controuled, and a regular system of defence established throughout the country. Nor have they confined their labours to the immediate exigencies of their own districts. In a paper styled Precautions, which our Readers will find in another part of our Paper, they have taken a larger and more comprehensive view of the situation of their country. This paper contains such just rea soning, such wise and temperate views, and such no ble and elevated sentiments, that we confess it has exalted our opinion of the talents and knowledge of the Spanish nation, and added not a little to our ex- pectation of their ultimate success in this great and glorious struggle for their independence. ADDITIONAL INTEELLIGENCE. We have this day received letters from Gibraltar, confirming the pleasing intelligence we have already given, and in the fullest manner. With these we re ceived copies of the Proclamations, Addresses, &c. by the Patriots, but these,' with many particulars in our letters, having been anticipated by arrivals from other quarters, and published in the 'STAB. of last week, we insert only the subjoined, which will be highly grati. Eying to our Readers : " GIBRALTAR, JUNE 4. 44 An Armistice has been concluded between the Patriot Government ,of Spain established at Seville, and our Commanders in Chief by Sea and Land here and at Cadiz, in consequence of which all hostilities have ceased, and we are affording every aid in our power to our new lilies! " The PiICEBE frigate, commanded by Captain Os- WALD, is appointed to go to Algesiras this day, to re ceive General CASTANOS and his suite on board, to convey them to Cadiz; whence he is going to assume the command of the Spanish army. " Hostilities have already commenced between the French and Spaniards, and the advanced guard of the French army of 3000 men, have been completely defeated in the passes of the Sierra Morena by the armed peasantry and smugglers. Between three and four hundred of the prisoners had arrived at Seville when the last accounts left that place. " A loan for 50,000 dollars was opened here this morning by General CASTANOS, for the payment of the Spanish army, and such is the patriotic spirit of the inhabitants of this place, that this sum was sub scribed and raised in the course of a few hours—the subscribers refusing any interest upon the same, though ten per cent. was offered. " The communication between the Garrison and Spain was opened this day as in time of peace." Dutch Papers to the 29th ult. have arrived. The' article that is most worthy of notice, intimates, that the Spanish troops that were in Holstein aril Jutland, have been removed to the interior, and their place supplied with French troops—an evident proof of the effect produced on the mind of NAPOLEO:; by the rising of the Spaniards in their own country. If we may credit private accounts from Holland, he cer tainly has cause for much alarm at the present mo ment : the French troops, it is said, are quitting Po merania far Poland, where some disturbances have taken place. The Montenegrins, it appears, have lately made an attempt to obtain possession of Cat taro, but they unfortunately failed, Some accounts say, that BONAPARTE has left Bayonne on his return to Paris. Dispatches were yesterday received from General Sir Jon); MOORF, dated the 28d ult. at which time he continua at Stockholm, concerting measures with his Swedish Majesty. The Stockholm papers of the 22d contain not a single article of news. The British troops continued on board the transports at Gotten burgh, waiting the return of General Moons from Stockholm. After the rising of the Cabinet Council, which sat so late on Thursday night, Mr. Ross, the Messenger, set off with dispatchesfcr the North of Europe. It is understood be goes to St. Petersburgh first, and then to Vienna. PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. .. This day, at three o'clock, the Usber of the Black I Rod having requested are attendance of the Ccm mons in the House of Lords, both Houses of PArlia ment were prorogued until October next. Iris MA JESTY'S Most Gracious Speech to both 11, , ises was read by Commission, and is, in substance, as follows t • My Lords and Gentlemen, We have it in command from his Majesty to rays ss to you the great satisfaction which he derives from being •u:eal:tti, by putting An end to the present Session of Parliament, to trrrainate Ithe laborious astendAnce which the public business has required of you. The measure which you have adopted for the improvement of the military force of the country, promises to lay the found ation of a system of internal defence eminently useful and pecullarly adapted to the exigencies of these times. The unction which you have given to those measures of defi nitive retaliation, to which the violent attacks of the enemy upon the commerce and resources of this kingdom compell-d his Ma jesty to resort, has been highly satisfactory to his .Majest‘'..-- His MAjesty doubts not that, in the result, the enemy will be convinc.Al of the inspolicy of persevering in a ‘Titem which re torts upon himself in so much greater proportion those Arils which he endeaiours to inflict upon this country. Gentlemen of Me House of Common:, We are commanded by his Majesty to return his most hearty acknowledgments fur the chearfulness and liberality with which the necessary supplies for the current year have been provided• :iris Majesty directs us to assure you, that he participates in the satisfacti.m with which you must have contemplated the flourish ing situation of the Revenue, and credit of the Country, nctwit h. standing the continued pressure of the war; and he congratulates you upou having been enabled to provide for theexigencies of the Public st!rvice, with so small an addition to the Public burthens. His Majesty commands us to thank you, for having enabled him to make good his engagements with his Allies ; and to cap? is to you the particular gratification which he has derived from the mangler in which you have provided fur the establishment of his Sister, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Briulawick, My Lords and Gendtmtn, His Majesty has great satisfaction,in informing you, that tot withstanding the formidable confederacy united against his Ally the King of Sweden, that Sovereign perseveres with unabated vi gour and constancy to maintain the honour and independence of his Crown ; and that no effort has been wanting on the part of his Majesty to support him in the arduous contest in which he is euraged. The recent transactions In Spain and Italy have exhibited new and striking proofs of the unbounded and unprincipled ambition which actuates the common enemy of every establlibtd and hat.. pendent nation in the world. His Majesty vicars with the liveliest interest the Inyal and de termined spirit manifested by the Spanish nation, resisting the violence and peifidy with which their dearest rights have bets assailed. The Spanish nation thus nobly struggling against the tyranny sad usurpation of France, can no longer be considered as the ene my of Great Britain, but is recognized by his Majesty as a natural friend and ally. We are commanded to inform you, that his Majesty has re+ ceived communications from several of the provinces of Syin, sc. licking the aid of his Majesty. The answer of his Majesty to these communications has been received in Spain with every de. monitration of those sentiments pf confidence and affection which are congenial to the feelings and true intLrests of lath nations and his Majesty commands us to ai . sure you, that he will continue to make every exertion in his power fur the support of the Spa. nish cause, guided in the choice and in the direction of his exer tions by the wishes of those in whcr. b half they are employee,' in contributing to the success of this just and glorious cause, his Majesty has no other object than that of preserving unim paired the power and independence of the Spanish Monarchy.— But he trusts that the same efforts which are directed to that great object may, under the blessing of Dies NZ Priests noses, lead in their effect, and by their example, to the restoration of the Liber ties and Peace of Europe. A AUTIC AL INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH, JULY .2. Came in the Nelly of London, Captain DANIEL SUGELE, from Jamaica for London, with rum, sugar, and coffee. She sailed under convoy of the ARIA ritusA frigate, but parted from her on the passage.. Sailed the INDEFATIGABLE, of 38 guns ; and the EGEnIA, of 18 guns, on a cruize. Came in the Naiad, Captain Osrunt, from Jamaica for London, one of [he A caREFIICSA'S convoy. PORTSMOUTH, JULY s. Arrived the Thames, Captain GnEtvE, from Lon. don for the Wrest Indies. Sailed his Majesty's ship ALERT, with a convoy for Plymouths ARETIIUSA, and Mst.vii.LE, with a convoy for the Downs. DEAL, JULY 2. Arrived the Rowxxe hired armed brig, from Dover Pier ; ROYALIST sloop, from Portsmouth ; Medway lighter, with stores for the supply of the Dock-yard here, from Deptford. Jinx 3.—Sailed the ItiviNcterr, of 74. guns, on a cruize off Flushing ; Scerrne, of 74 guns, for Sheer. ness, to be paid off. Arrived his Majesty's brig BOLD, from a cruize—la the Downs, Princess of Orange, St. Albans, Trusty, Alert, Rowena, Bold, and Medway lighter.—Wind N. E. HARWICH, JULY S. •, Sailed yesterday the King George, Cap!. SArx. DERV, with the Mail for Gottenburgh. Arrived yes terday the Beaufoy, Capt. NORRIS, express fi om Got tenburgh, with dispatches ; she brought no MaiL— The Auckland, Capt. DIANE, is expected in this tide from Gottenburgh, with the Mail which the Bcattfoy was to have brought. Sailed a largt fleet of colliers, From LLOYD'S LIST. Gaiivrlrif D JULY S.—Paned by the Ipgan, Meyrick, front • New York; Hanover, Adassissn, Trafalgar, Green, Cambden, Hill, Isabella, Green, Harlequin, Shepherd, Fame, Kenton, Brockbank, Ford, Trafalgar, Ferguson, Flora, Thompson, Nes bitt, Wood, Thames, Maule, Rosina, Potter, Pi kites, Clasiosse, Brown, and Friendship, Smith, from Jamaica,--Sailed the Osibe. rine, Warden, and Jolly Batchelor, Watt, for Stockholin. Thirty Thousand Pounds sold in Shares last Lot. try, at J. WARNER'S truly Fortunate Office, No. 16, wh re Tickets and Shares are now on sale f)r the Six Grand Prizes of 420,000. Lottery craws again To-morrow. A young woman named Price, was so severely beaten by a tmffian in Shadu ell, some days since, that her life is despaired of. The fellow is in custody. .;~,. • ; I • 1 r . , t i t , r :. ~. I 1 . 1 1 . J i ll i . . •• . 1 • • 1 1 I ; 1 " I I 1! 1 1 . ! . ; 1 . ~ • , I- I ' i • . I r ) • 1 • i il 1 -r; I - II • , 1 i •• I ; ' • !- A . 3 .er 117 ral