Star. — London, England, 1810-09-17 00:00:00

LONDON. • MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. per Cl? Cons. money, 60i—for ace. 66k. Navy 5 per Cent. 981 —Ex. Bills, par to ss. pre. Bonds 235. 2h. preen.—Omnium 5 dis. Yesterday his Majesty's Ministers received patches from Lord Wcuixo - rox, dated Celerico,29th August, by which it appears that the enemy opened his fire upon Almeida, on the night of the 25th, and obtained possession of the place on the night of the 27th. Some prisoners taken on the 28th, report that the 11agazines of the Fort blew up on the night of the 25;h. That on the 1 27th, the Governor proposed to surrender the place on condition the garrison and in habitants might join Lord WELLING ros's army : this was refused and the fire renewed, after which he held cut while his ammunition lasted, and surrendered.at Two A.M. of the MIL That offers had been made t" take them into the French service, but they all pre ferred being sent prisoners to Fiance. .By the explosion of the powder magazine, five bun ered of the prrisbn were killed,.and many wounded : among tha latter was General Cox, the gallant Commander. The weather had interrupted Lord WELuxoros's telegraphic communication with-Al meida on the 26th and great part of the 27th, so that he had not an opportunity of knowing its situation alter the explosion of the magazine. Lord WELLINGTON has again moved.hisidantry to the valley of Mondego his cavalry outposts at Al.. Tema—head-quarters at Ceterico: On the 28th, in sme skirmishes between the piquets, Captain Liao* of the 16th was wounded. A piquet of the Royal Dragoons made a gallant and successful charge upon a body of the enemy, and took some prisoners. FEGNIETI has made no material movement—sixty' (ibis cavalry had been cut off by a troop of the 13th Light Dragoons, and a troop of the 4th Portuguese Dragoons.Lthe..whole were made prisoners, - except the Commanding Officer. This has been a et editable affair to the allied ca valry. In the north a French corps advanced on the 20th to Alcanzia4 but on the approach of General SILVEIRA from Dragons*, they immediately retreated. Since our last, accounts have been received from Cadiz, Gibraltar, and Lisbon, brought by the IR mucENT gun-brig, Lieut. TUCKER, arrived at Ply mouth. The letters and journals are flora Cadiz to the 1/. l 3th ult. and from Lisbon to the 3d inst. The positions of the British and Portuguese armies were nearly the same as when the last acconuts came away.—Lord Wellington's Head-quarters were at Celericn—and General Beresford's, at Avelans da Ri bcira ; the Light Brigade was atCabeca Nigra—the 144 k Light:Dragoons, within four miles of Almeida ; and the whole of our remaining force, at Garda and . Alveren.—General HILL, it is stated, was about to. advance, for the i.urpose of flanking the enemy's left wing—whilst Regnier's force was kept in check by. General LEritt. The enemy had twacuated Pinhel, and his principal force was posted round Fortycle la Concepcion, where MATAtNA hail his head-quarters. Several persons have come home as passengers from Lisbon by the Urn:l.mm; and others were.prepir ing to quit the place.. • The accounts from Cadiz state, that the enemy's pictinets and ours, as well as the French batteries and British gun-boats, are engaged in petty warfare every night ; but nothing of a general nature has yet been attempted. The preparations on both sides are great and incessant. • We are happy to inform our Readers, that our Expedition, tr.= Cadiz under Captain Coczauaz has completely succeeded. The troops Linded at the month - Of Rio Tinto, between the Guadiana and Gitidalq**, and completely surprised the Duc D'ARIMRERG at - Moquer, took 700 infantry and 100 cavalry j. the Puke himself ands few dragoons only baring erected their escape. . . A letter from.Bourdeapx, of the date of Monday last now before us states, that for five days previous, several large bodies of troops (to the amount of 4000 in the whole) haie marched through that place, on their route fir Bayonne, to reinfotce • the armies in. Spain. The letter . shit several thou sands o f them were compOse arm Prussians, other Co nt i n e n t a l troops, to en in the late war. The merchants at Bourdeaux have given up;all hopes of peace with this country t . but they were confident of a speedy adjuinnent . with America ; and. express themselves de c id e dly as to the impossibilit y of our ' , voiding art immediate war with the latter power. A i.Jeat number of American vessels are lying at Bour deaux 4 and the whole of them with their cargoes, it was thought, would tither be given up to their owners, ri (the cargoes') be sold for their benefit within a tcm days.* French flout was selling very cheap at Bourdeau o f • and the' storehouies - completely glutted with it. One of our line of battle ships and a frigate are constantly atilt port, .and overhaul every thing that panes. • We this Morning received American Papers to the 12th ult. brit their contents 4O uninteresting. Some alarm lately prevagellaMOng those who were friendly to the British intere Arneiisa, in consequence of several, Amgrigaklurmortvesselt being stationed off Hampton -Roads t but the Guyenme,n,t Journals in America have infornatd,t4e ,public that no act of }omilities whatever vstll . be .authorised by the Ameri can Minister. Several vessels had arrived at New Y from Francg c latinging with them the crews of the American !egets lately eontlinuned at.llburdeaus :rnd other trench . ports. TlstrAmesicaplburnalists 'eon the She prtsent,to be at perfect' amity with this eoustry —the ,recent i con gscations in Prance have no tioubt effected this eliange. '— •y ThE 'CONTINENT. • This day arrived Heligoland and Gotten'burgh mails, bringing German papers to the 9th instant.— The new Crown Prinfe of Sweden (BcaNADorrE) has written from Par is, thathe cannot pledge himself forany commercial stipulations infavourofSwedtn, not know, 'ing whether these would be ratified by the French Em-. peror. In the subjoined extracts we have given every thing deserving of notice brought by this conveyance: MILAN, AUGUST 25 The Duke of Otranto (Fouche), who, it was said, had embarked at Leghorn for Naples, passed yester day through Alexandria, on his way to Paris. ing to quit the place. • The accOuuts from Cadiz state, that the e pictinets and ours, as well as the French batter British gun-boats, are engaged in petty walla' sight ; but nothing of a general nature has y attempted. The preparations on both sides at and incessant. • iptain Expedition, di a t re iou lappy i tCoadiniztc‘ m o ur Readers , under CCo has con t etely succeeded. The troops 1;1 the mon th of Rio Tinto, between the (~uaciii Gnadalpsivt*, and completely surprised t 1 D'ARUIRERG at - Moquer, took 700 infantry cavalry J. the Puke himself ands few dragoc having effected their escape. A letter from . Bourdeaux, of the date of last now before us states, that for five days p several large bodies of troops (to the am 4000 in the whole) haie marched throe place, on their route fir Bayonne, to mini - ( armies in. Spain: The letter. shat sever sands o f them were compose ans, Pt un4 other Continental troops. to en in the It The merchants at Bourdeaux have given upO cf peace with this country t . but they were ci of a speedy adjuitment with America ; and themselves decidedly as to the impossibility 'voiding an immediate war with the latter pol i .;reat number of American vessels are lying a deaux ; and the whole of them with their cat was thought, would tither be given up to their f (the cargoes) . be sold for their benefit v days.* . French flour was sealing very c Bourdeau o r and the' storehouies - completely with it. One of our line of battle ships and a are constantlyppo t , and overhaul even that passes. passes. We this Morning received American Papet 12th ult. but their contents **uninteresting. alarm lately prevagell among these who were to the Btitish intere Arnevis4 in conseqt sever a l, Arwrigaw . gmmtdyesselt being static Hampton.R.qadt t 'but the Go.verune,n,t Jou America have infurpatd,t4e ; public that no }flotilities whatever vssll 'be .authorised by the .an Minister. Several vessels had arrived Y from France c luinging wish them the I the American !egets lately condemned at. 1141 altd other French ~ ports. The:America* Jot 'eon for -the pstsent,to be at 'perfect' amity la country—the .recent i confiscations In Prance 1 doubt effectiii this sliange. • NAPLES, AUGUST 10. Notwithstanding the check which Captain Carau cola suffered on the 25th July, in escorting a convoy which left this port for Calabria, with one accord we render justice to his conduct. On the 24th, as soon as he perceived the English ships, which consisted of a frigate and five armed brigs, he endeavoured to sail to the north, but the wind being contrary, he tried to gain the gulph of St. Euphemia, in order to place himself under the protection of the Lafferusan shore, but unfortunately the enemy cut him off.— There therefore remained no other part for him to take, but to order the convoy to run on shore, and to defend them with the ten gun-boats which he com manded. After having resisted for six hours a force so superior, he landed with his crew, taking with him his flag. One of his gun-boats was sunk during the action; the others were taken by the English. The convoy whick they escorted carried ammunition, ar tillery and provisions (or the army. The enemy con ducted the vessels taken to Messina. AvG. 12.—The flotilla that was partly taken and partly destroyed by the English, consisted, besides : the gun-boats, of a number of vessels laden with am- munition, light artillery, and provisions for the army. ! • AUGUST I3.—The glish have sent to Messina the bun -boats and barks which they took on the 25th July . near Amalltea. This unfortunate event can have no other consequences than that of retarding for some time the expedition against Sicily. It is said that the Prince Royal of Sicily is at Messina. AUGUST I6.—The Doke of Otranto (Fondle) has • hired in this town an hotel, in which he proposes to " relick as a private individual. VIENNA, AUGUST 22. The march of the Austrian troops for the Turkish dominions, still continues. AUGUST 25.—We read in the Court Gazette the following article :—" All the intelligence which we receive from the army confirm the report that the Russians have failed in all their enterprizes against the lbrtrt ss of Schumla. They also add, that they were briskly repulsed in an attack which they .made upon Akalizgho, an important place upon the fron tiers of Armenia ; and that it is probable the consi derable reinforcements the Grand Vizier has received, to which may be added a corps of 12,000 Albanians, under the orders of Muchtar Pacha, will ultimately compel the enemy to renounce his enterprizes against Schumla. We are informed that the fleet of the Cap tain Pacha is stationed on the coasts of the Black sea, from Warna to the mouth of the Danube, with the view of intercepting all the provisions which may be sent by this route to the Russian army, and that this Pacha endeavours to disturb the enemy from the coast of the Crimea, in order to compel him to divide his forces. The Sophy of Persia has ordered two corps of his army to march from the other side ; one of which has advanced towards Georgia, and the Wier towarb the Caspian Sea." CONSTANTINOPLE, JULY 26. Some letters from Persia state, that an army of 100,000 men are assembling there, destined to march against the Russians. TEMESWAR, AUGUST 1. . All the, accounts agree in saying that the Servians are thoroughly tired ora war, which will terminate in nothing, and of the violence employed to enrol every man fit to carry arms without any regard to age. They also groan under the taxes which are.daily augmenting, of the destruction of their commerce ; and the vexations of every species surpass those which they experienced under the Turks. They fear that the Porte will march against them a corps of from 60 to 80,000 men, and that their condition will be worse than It was. They wish to be placed under a power ful protection. The Senate of Servia WAS in a grand agitation. The Chiefs of the Army are divided Upon many important points. It is thought that these al. tercations will only finish by having recourse to s:•me of the great Powers that border Servia. The interests of the Servians are too intimately attached to die po licy of the Continent to admit it to remain in its pre sent unsettled state. We weary ourselves here with conjectures,. which the future only may justify. But it is impossible to 'know any thing positive respecting the future fate of this province.' IIOLSTfIN, AUGUST se. By order Or th, sing of Denmark, a strict Em bargo has been Yid upois all. the !lips in the Western Ports of j.he Duchy and the River Elbe. • STRASISURGH, AUGUST 29. It is generally believed tl.at the siege of Rudschuck is raised. LOWER RHINE, SEPTEMBER 2. All the way from Dusseldorf to Dorsten, and as far as the frontiers of Westphalia, horses were ordered to be in readiness for Napoleon ; they are now counter manded. ASSIJAFFENBURG, AUGUST !I' His Royal Highness the Gran/ Duke, his by an edict fireslihe . OrganizatiOn of the 'Grand Dtt."4 of Frankfort, according to which, it is fbrmed of' the city.of Frankkfrt and its territories, the principaliti - Asshaffeuhurg, the greatest part of the principa- 1 lity of Fulda, therektest part'of Hanau, and of the city of Weilar. The contingent it must furnish to the Confedera tion of the Rhine amounts .41.50 men. SAXONY, AUGUST So. Count Gottorp Adolphus is now at Weimar, where Ais illustrious spouse, and part of his family will fol low him. THE ARMY. • The Mario Lisbonense contains the following ac count of the strength of the Allied Armies, the num bers of which are truly formidable, if the discipline of the Portuguese may be relied on : I'ORTUGU6sE REGUI. . 24 Regiments of Portuguese Infantry, of la.lo men each 37,000 12 of Cavalry, 594 each - - - 6 Battalions of C.'hasseurs, of 628 each The Royal Lusitanian Legion 4 Regiments of Artillery, of 1200 meW tech - - 4,500 4 Ditto, ditto, of 114$ men each 41.'92 POItTUGVESE NIILITIA. 48 Regiments, at 1101 each ENGLIM ARMY Total 14:, , ;03 The following circular letter Ins been lomat-AO from the Horse Guards, fur the information of Inn keepers: a Horse Guards„ August 10, 1310. " Some misconception having taken place wi:h n:speet to the purport of his Majesty's warrant of the 22d June last, the Com mander in Chief directs it to be notified, that the LuicUord of the house on whom soldiers are billetted on the march, is liable to provide one hot meal, and the soldier is not entitled to thevic tuals which remain unconsumed at that meal, as in addition to his hot meal, Slte soldier receives Bd. per clay out of the allowance formerly made to the innkeeper. fly command of the Right Hon. the Commai der in Chief. (Signed) " I IA RRY CALVERT." A General Court-Martial assembled this day week at Berwick -upon-Tweed, for the trial of Major Gordon, of the Aberdeenshire Regiment of Militia, on charges preferred against him by Captain and Adjutant CHRISTIE, of the same Regiment, for malignant, un oificer and ungentlemanlike conduct towards the pro secutor. Horse-Guards, tOth Sept. 1810. It has been represented to the Commander in Chief, that, notwithstanding the former Orders which have been issued on this subject, the Commissioners of the Royal Hospitals of Chelsea and Kilmainham ate much embarrassed in the performance of their duty, by the very loose and vague manner, in which, in many instances, the Services of Soldiers, who are pre sented to them, are ascertained. The Order of the 18th of May, 1808, has been re vised with the most scrupulous attention, and has been found perfectly adequate to its object. It should therefore be unnecessary to repeat what has been so recently and clearly explained ; but the inattention of Officers in command of Regiments to this essential part of their duty, renders it indispensable on the part of the Commander in Chief, to repeat his injunctions, that the most exact obedience be paid to this order, and to point out the following irregularities, as those which have generally occasioned the difficulties com phined of, viz. ist. Stating generally the number of years and days which men have served, without specifying the period or period. from to Not specifying Service in the East and West Indies, in con formity to the Rtgulations. 3d. Neglecting to state the manner in which men have been disabled. ch. Inattention to the Memorandum on the back of the Dis charge. .sth. Omitting to give a Certificate in the case of men, who have distinguished themselves, or served faithfully, and ti•h. In various instances, the obsolete Forms of Discharge have been used. These various points have been so clearly explained In the Regulations, and their object must, it is pre sumed, be so in unison with the feelings of every Officer, that the Commander-in-Chief cannot but be much surprised at the want of attention to them, which has called for these animadversions. . _ if it was necessary, or-proper, to suggest any addi tional incentive to a sense of duty, the Officers to whom this Order is addressed, would find it in the present instance, in the interest they cannot but take in the welfare of those, who having served their best days under their command, are sent home to avail themselves of the bounty and provision, which the gratitude of their country and the gracious care of their Sovereign, have prepared for them, .bat which is frequently withheld, from their not being furnished with the documents, which arc necessary to ascertain their claims. . It is most distressing to the Commanderjn-Chief, to state the evils to which soldiers at the close of their services are exposei by such omission, but he feel it so imperiously his duty to recTreis them, that he has judged it expedient thus publicly to declare, that, should any similar instances hereafter occur, he will consider any Commanding Officer who gives his Sig. nature to a Discharge which is no: made up in con formity to the late Regulations, as personally respon sible for a Disobedience of Orders, and for the conse quences, with which his neglect may be attended, as alfectinq the interest of the soldier. By Command of tlle Right Hon. the Commander-in-Chief, Hanitr CALVERT, Adjutant-General. Admiral STOPFORD is appointed to command the naval force at the Cape of Good Hope. ' Admiral WHITSHED and Sir E. NAGLB have been relieved in their respective commands, at Cork and Leith, by Admirals THORNBOROUGIi and ()TWA*. The final answer to the French Government, rela tive to the exchange of prisoner;, was sent from the Transport Board on Saturday by a messenger .to Mr. MACKENZIE, at Morlaix. •• _. . Dispatches were on Saturday received at the Ad. miralty from our Aqtladrinl off Flushing, Aunouncing, we understand,, some movements in Ow enemy's Hest up the river, corroborative ! of reports which had reached our Commanders, that they, intend to avail themselves of Ate first fae tg o iblq opportunity to send a strong , aletacliment to seai. The numb,T And des. tinatiou of, this terse is differently represented, but the report most crediied is, that it is intended for the East Indies. I . 'l Awe—. vow Ndedi CiltrairiGENCE. The rationing is a earnest toff of tbs mates uf the 0217 men beloriging to the Da esiesorase, who were k lid wounded in the late :siting oat at (blunt, as stated la • STAR Oflllllfildir lass KILLRD—Mr. WI111:1131 Robertson, Midshipman • Mr. H. I'. ktiddleton, Master's Mat e ; A. testing. I. shore, and s. Lacey, , e3 ,.nen ; Corporal Jackson, 1. Mason, and J. Store, Marines. m;ssiiso, Serrosan r 0 1;:" IlltoWvs. •-q. i t . tri• - r• ; witu a t, t Costler, 1. Purling, H. Day, W. Porker, and 1. Liddy, s ea m en , -One of the boats, with three men, drifted on *bore dur ing the act. on, the fate ut the mt. , ' is not ay.-mince. Wouarata —Lieutenant Samuel Blacker e and Lieutenant Henry Elton ; Mr. tvnnis,and Mr. Burt, Midshipmen ; Joke Caillans Andrew Dillon, 1• Nor:beige, 1. Doutb, C. Law, N. Luny, A. Murray, M. !Haft in, A. Murrel, J. Collis - is, D. M'Kinky 1. Hinds, M. Kelley, I% 'illlam Edwards, C. Deinprey, I. Hamiltho, 1. Bolter, and I. Marl, seamen ; Corporal °Wake, bur tol, P. 1 1 / 4 1'ltintii-r, loisa Con.iable, ?cite t -.del, Purfield, Marines.' PALMOUTti:. SEPTEMBER 14. S tiled the Princesi NfAcv wutt m ids for the M2.diterranean.—Wind PLYMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 15. Yesterday arrived the IN TELLIVENT gan-brig, tenant 'FCCKER, from Cadiz, Gibtoitar, and 1.i.0r with dispatches :..left Lisbon the S I instant. Also • trrived the Mallet sch-oner from Pyrtsmouth ; she xis bound to Lisbon with‘dispatchcs, but spritry , a leak at sea, which furred her to put in he - e, as, at the time the :strived, she was making three feet water an h air. Her dispatches were sent on hoard the Gleaner ketch, which sailed with them immediately. The PRINCI!, front Quebec, with timber foe the laa=yard at this portl—Sailed the &seism brig of War, far 'Portsmouth ; and the Eatti. SPENCER cutter. far Cork.—The schOoncr, and 'l'albot sloop, have come up harbour to rest. The LYNX brig of war is gone out of harbour to the sound. _ Yesterday aqernoon dispatches anived from Town by express, and were sent on board the Fancy cutter; which sailed with them immediately for Corunna. The BRUNE frigate sailed yesterday for the Downs; she was intended fi,r the Cape, but her destination is altered for the present, and is now to take troops on board, immediately ou her :in ival in the Downs, for Lisbon. On Saturday last Re tr-Adrniral STOI'FORD WaS sent for to town, by the Admiralty, and since then his ship, the Scit.to):, lt.ts h 'en fitting for foreign service with all possible d.spatch. The sloop Penaleway, Boravr master, is lost near St. lye's, Cornwall; crew saved in their boats. Lieutenant HIKE is appointed to the BRAAVE, as Commod!)re of the prison.ships in liaml.aze. The following ships in ordinary at this port, are ordered to be taken to pieces, in addition to those mentioned in a former letter : St. Juste, 80 guns; Arundel and Yarmouth, 61.; Immortalite, Amhomache, and 13• - ton, frigates; Myrmidon, Petterel, and Fairy sloops. The ltesoltt slop-ship is to be paid off and broke* up. as soon as the Prince Frederick is ready to suppfp lies place. _ PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. iG. Arrived the Woolwich store-ship, froth Woolwich; and the LINNET gun-brig, from a crni z e.—S a il e d t h e Mk.RCURY, fur Ccrk.—Wind Easterly. DEAL, SEPTEMBER 16. Arrived the KANGAROO sloop, from the north ward. Sailed yesterday the Sr. FIORENZO, wi►h part of the 71st Regiment on board, for Portugal. YARMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 16. Two convoys, homeward-bound, from Archangel and the Baltic, have passed this port.—The outward bound Baltic convoy, in consequence of a strong North-East wind, bore away for Harwich. One p. nn.—Some large ships are now in the offing, supposed Greenland ships (prizes.) FROM LLOYD'S GRAVESEND, Avousr 16.—.krrived the Adventure, Keith, from Rio Janeiro ; Hibernia, Batiks, front Martinique; and the Rritannia, l'aterson, from Quebec. Sailed the Pursuit, Chevers, fur the Cape ; Thalia, Hardie,' for St. Thomas's ; Maryhtici, inott, for Baltimore ; and the Active, Browns, foe Maita. A licence had been granted by the Lotto CUAM REIMAN, to enable the Hay-market The itre to extend its season to the 15th of October, but from the term of the engagements of the performers expiring on the 115th of the present month, it was found impofsible to continue the theatre open longer than Saturday last, on which evening that Theatre closed. The Lyceum Theatre also closed on Saturday evening. 1 Saturday a man named Wilson fell from a barge near Tower Stairs, and instantly expired. G. Phillips, driver of the Stamford coach, was charged on Saturday, at Guildhall, by Mr. Holds worth, the City Marshal, and several City officers, withdri ing his coach furiously through Smithfield. during Bartholomew Fair. The officers stated, that finding gentle means fail in causing him to desist, they endeavoured to turn his horses' - heads, when be assaulted them furiously with his whip, in which he was encouraged by several persons on the top. Ge neral Gwyune stated, that he was on the top of the coach at the time, and not only justified the driver, but said he was.determined to prosecute the officers, one of whom had endeavoured to pull him from the roof by the foot. If it was their duty to stop the coach, they should have done it at the bottom. of Long-lane, and not have allowed it to clear the passage, after which it was impossible to -turn the leading horses without endangering the lives of the passengers. He knew the driver to be a very careful man, and im puted the conduct of the officers to intoxication. Mr. Holdsworth observed, in justice to the officers, that out of 140 employed dazing the fair, only a solitary instance of drunkenness had come to his knowledge. The Magistrate, under all these circumstances, order ed the coachman to be dismissed. i Coast MARKET, MARK -LAKE, SEPT. 17.—There are tolerable supplies of New Wheat coastwise to-day, with part of last week's foreign arrivals, about 26,000 quarters ; fine samples maintain their price, but Tenor of the latter is cheaper—Barley and Malt at Ilittle vaiiation—Peas and Beans of each kind like wise—There are tolerable quantitit s of Oats on hand? and sales thereof fully support last prices.—Vlour, without alteration. OZNIZAL CUERO:CY AS UNDICit. Wheat, 70s. 88.. 100 s. B eam, 50s. 565. Fiue ditto, 108 s. Ms, 1 id. dttto, 46L SU. Rye, 455. 54,14. Barley, 9..4. 495. Oats, 22'. 24.. ges. Potan4 ditto, Bos. 14s. Malt, Ifs. 801 L Potatoe ditto, 35,. White Pcas(bs(sn) SOs. Si.. Rape Seed, £5O. '(U. Fine Flour, •Ss. to 94)..—bscvntis, BCa to 154.