Star. — London, England, 1814-08-16 00:00:00

TI/B ARmr. General Sir G. 131001111 haying keen aneceed t d . in the common,' of the troops in the Lecwitsl Islands, ty Sir J. LE.. rii, is come home in the Hannibal.• Ttie Sa liattalion of the Roth Rifle Corps Lure ~ re ceived orders to bot,. themselves in rea diness to rm. bath for foreign service. It is only a few days muse this fink natialion retuned from the Sonth . of France. where, As well as in ate Peninsula, it was employed on. every occasi , Th and Ow iys received the approba tion of (he Auk's of Wei u •GT.)N. The sth battalion of the King's 'German Legion, lately returned tram' the Peninsula, it is.expeeted•will, in 'a k* days, march from the barracksat Bexhill to thee of aiming& • • Tn. sday. a party of Foreisn . Invalids; of vasiniss Regiinents, marched from LimingtOn to yolk depot,' Chelsea, in order to pass the Board. and receive a re. compence for their - Ibilg ; and faithful Service' to this Government. Major-GeneratiOnmats is expected to assunse the annmand in Pottsinonth garrison,. at. Lientenani- G 4 t rnor, the isth of . the.ensuing month. It is 're pot ted that Lieutedant•Ge.neral Don . is to have Gi bral • Detachments from various corps, amounting to about 2000 men. will embark from Portsmouth in the course of this week. Friday the 27th (or Inniskillen) regiment of foot, marched into Edinburgh Castle from Ayr. Wednesday, Thursday, and - yesterday, three trixips of the 4th (or Royal Irish) dragoon guards marched from Piershill loArracks, on their route for Dundalk. The remainder• of the regiment follows in succession. Thursday the first troop of the 2d dragoons, er Queen's Bays, arrived at Hacldington. Monday se'nnightthe Kirkcudbright and Wigton regiment of militia marched horn Pennicuick, on their route for Kirkcudbright, to be disembodied. The Aberdeenshire Militia;under orders for gent land, having signified their wish of going by land, have received their route for Aberdeen by the way of It is said, that 72 French Officers have recently sailed from the ports in the Bay of Biscay, to make an offer of themselves to Mr. President MaDisoN, to serve in the Ameiican • army: They assumed the charicters of supercargoes, clerks, and other Civil Fersm.s. • .Lor.oevirv.— A New York Paper of the 9th July, onaains the following article:—" Henry Brown, a * mauve a New Jersey, now residing a sew :rules below 33eavertown, on the N.W. side of the river, was born January, 46236 I•cnnsequently is alowin his 129th yitar .He is a black mar., s. tin long straight hair, and ittied. He was in. Braddock's siefear, in 1755, and then was 59 years 41d. He had hetn a slave 70 years—has been a free Magi' 58 yearsis now in tole rable good health, can *ilk pretty well, has a good appetite at times, but is getting weak. He was never married ; and .says• he Ws:heat° die but fears he never • shall." .• - Advice's frozn'Sweden contain the first tidings of betweeelttiat +country and the Norwegians. These are of the naval kind, and are favourable to the. Swedes: • • - iXIMAcT OF A itrigft - iIIOM siKohtsTAE6 thILY 28. " The AdmirOGenerai Baron de -Puke reports,' shat at eleven o'cloCk on the niorn.ng of the 26th, he set•sail with the whole; fleet, in order to attack the enemy's.flotilla, stationed-in the islands of Hvalo.— The enemy she%ved himself .in order of battle, no doubt for the purpose of reconnoitring our tinces. Variable or contrary windssi tollowed by a calm, and above 111;a current extreniely strong in those parts, prevented out vessels frosts advancing, and obliged' them to exit anchOr. In the night the enemy's gun boats retired into the Arihipeligo between the islands of . Hialoond Frederikstadt. if they had not been able to - enter that port, they would in all probability have taken refuge on the other side of the • gull, in Tonaberg and Frederiksvarn, and then they would have beenininsediately attac ked. ' ".Thus the.first operation of the Norwegians has • been to abandon, without fighting, a position (that of the isles of Hfalo) which they thought impregna ble, at the very sight of our fleet, and which was re garded in the country as the palladium of Norway. This flight will, without doubr, have a great effect tt)son the public opinion. The spirit that animates the officers and crews of our fleet is such, that had the enemy offered any resistance, these could be no doubt that the victory would have been complete. " Our troops under the orders of .Major-General G.'Morner' occupy the islands of Hvalo, the key of the Guiph of Christiania. Colonel Hay has made a descent on the island of North Sando; Colonel D , :- skoldebrand in that of South Sando; Major Hay in the island of Hertode. The enemy has lett many of his effects, and has ease several cannon into the sea The inhabitants seem content and happy at atitig their stitferings terminate. They accuse the rich and powerful turn of the country of having beer the cause of 'all the evils which threaten the country.. ?he island of Kragtio,•situated at the entrance of the ddrf of Fietrerickstddl, wilt be attacked to-morrowe .the mean time, the enemy's flotilla tontines 111- 1 active, till it shall be taken or burned." • St bsequent to the abave occurrences, there are alsei said to be letters in town of the list instant from Gottenburgh, stating, that a successful attack was made on the Island ut Kreger() on the ‘i9th ult. ; the Swedes hiving destroyett the ,Norwegian flotilla, add taken twenty of their gun-boats. ORDER 01 1 THE PAY. •6 The Prince koyal reminds the army that in combating the tactions and foreigners, who only seek the misery of Norway, the Swedes are not making war upon the Norwegians. To them the army owes good-will and protection : their property is put under sate•guard of its loyalty and good discipline. The Generals of Division are personalty responsible for any infraction of this order; 111 intiaction which will be .equally contrary to the honour of the Swedish 'name, and to the principles which have at all' times distinguished our soUlers. 44 Every requisition •of cattle and provisions made in the districts, the inhabitants of which shall submit to their duty, shall be paid in ready money ; which will tot be the casein those districts which by furnish. ilk mufti to the agitators render themselves liable to the crimeofresiAitoce -against their lawful Sovereign." ;. THE PRINCE R . EGEN7I"S COURT. YesterdaY his Royal aigliness the Rama RI.- OUT hold a Court at *Carlton House, which wit At tended by-r- . ' The Lord Chancellor, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord the Treasury, the Chancellor of the Excheq ter, the First Lot., of the Admiralty, the Master General of the Ordnance, the Se cretaries of State for the Home an Foreign Departments, thL Pri , ident of the Board of Controul, tho Comptroller and Trea surer of the Household, the Spanish and Dutch Ambassadors. Lt Due d'BerWick and d'Alb, Lord Clanwilliam, Viscount Chet wynd, the Recordet of London, &c. His Royal Highnesi held a Privy Council, ;'t which Viscount CHITWYND .ittended as Clerk. • Alter which the PRINCE held another Council, a , which theltecorder of London was admitted to make a report of convicts under sentence of death in New ate, Le Diic de Benwick and,d'ALßE, a descendant of CHAtmes the Second of Spain, was introduced to the PRINCE. by the Spanish Ambassador. • Lord CLANIVILLLASI was introduced to the PluNce by Lotd VISEOUfir CASTLERNAGH. The Dutch Ambassador, the Spanish Ambassador, the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Earl of LIVERPOOL, Vis count Sitimourst, and Viscount CASTLICREACI, had audiences of the rEINCE RIXIENT. The latter took leave of his Royal Highness ,previous to his leaving England on his Foreign Mls ions. Her Royal Highness the Princess of WALRS has appointed the Hon.KEPret. CRA VEN to be her Cham beilain. Mr. CRAVEN kit England some time ago, and he is now at Faris. He has received his appoint. ment by a letter, instructing him to repair to Bruns wick, there to meet her Royal Highness, and from thence to accompany her to Italy. The Duke of CAMEHIOGE having taken an affec tionate leave of the Royal Family at Windsor on Saturday, after celebrating the PRINCE REGENT'S Birth-Dap, lett Cambridge House yesterday morning at half past eight o'clock, to proceed on his return to Hanover. His Royal Highness was attended by General DON, Major DUKE, and Captain JoNas, to Gravesend, where the Royal Sovereign yacht was in readiness th sail with the Royal Duke, attended by General DON and Captain Tom. Major DUKE re turned *to London. The Duke of Wuttkovorr has ordered a most superb desert service of cut-glass ; it is a diamond cut strawberry p..ttern, ansLis ailoised to be the rich- est and most brilliant service ever manufactured in this country. It will be sent on board on Monday, ha order to be conveyed to Paris. The Duke de BERRl...with his full suite, who came with him, lift London yesterday afternoon, at hall. past three o'clock; on hies :aura to Parii. ' Extiact of a letter from Mr. Count., of Mogadore, to Mr. Roma Minoan, of the Audit Office,' So. mereet-place, May 15, 18i141: •' A Moor, arrived this clay from Houssa, inform. ed me that with a large. caravan, with which he left Titnbuctoo, there were three Christians, who have been niany years in the interior of Africa ; that he travelled in company with them six days, and•sepa rated front them about . 7ll days since, the caravan raking thie.route to Tuart, and himself, with it part of it, to Totta ; that the caravan would probably go near Tunis or Algiers. That the three persons ap peared above the class of sailors, and were not slaves, but free to go with the caravan as the other travellers were ; they had with them some papers, writings, and drawings. • 46 These people, the Moor says, went up the Nile or Niger, in a small vessel, and, were stopped ; that originally their number was much greater, but they had died at Housia, or elsewhere ; and that the King, or principal mart at Houssas bad put the three Christians under the protection of a person of nine in the caravan, with directions to take them to Tint buctoo, and from thence to send them by some cara van, so that they might reach their own country. •' This account is extraordinary, as all enquiry about Mr. PARK has long ceased here. The map could have no possible motive for inventing ;Lich a story ; and if he did invent it, it is remarkable that he should invent a story so nearly describing, in many particulars, Mr. PARK and his companions." Rurr AT CIIKRSURGH.—The inhahitants had for a long time been impressed with an idea that a great shipment of corn was about to take place for Eng land, and on Satur,tay sennight, the number of Eng lish vessels having much increased, they became very tuibulent. Atter assaulting the English in the 'Rivets, they proceeded on board the English vessels, maim ing the crews, and throwing every thing overboard-.- rigs, sheep, poultry, &c. They also got on board some smugglers, many of whose kegs they threw into the water, and the test they got on shore, which, with what live stock reached the shore they took up the country ; they then attacked the English Hotel, kept by Mr. Robbins, the whole of whoserwindows they demolished, and proceeded to destroy the house, at which time a guard of SOO soldiers arriving, they contented themselves with assaulting every one who had the least appearance of being English. The Gentleman who favoured us with these particulars, was repeatedly spat at, and large stones were thrown at him—two English Ladies, in particular, he ob served severely maltreated, the better part of their clothes being torn from their bodies--which our countrymen could not resent, the popular tray being so high. The next day (Sunday) the riot was at its height, which wax excited by two more English ves sels arriving from Weymouth. Upon their first ap proach, they armed themselves with large stones, and when the vessels entered the mouth of the harbour, which is so narrow that it only admits of one at a time, they lined the steep shores on each side, and commenct'd a violent attack with the stones by which the crews received some very violent contusions. The symptoms now became so alarming that all the Eng lish on shore were obliged to shelter themselves in sncli houses as were guarded by the military, and the whole of the English in the harbour, got underweigh with an intention of proceeding to sea, but a stronger guard arriving, order was restored, after apprehend , tag about 200 of the mob. The same Gentleman took an opportunity of visiting the Naval Yard at Cherburgh : on the stocks were one 120 gun ship, two 74's, and two frigates, in an apparent forward ' state. but at present fc artizans are at work. ritz PAIGII7OI+I PESTI PAL. • BRIGHTON, AUGUST 13. Yesterday being the birth-day of our illustrious be refactor the PRIVC6 REGENT, and the day appointed for the general entertainment of the poor of this place, the morn was ushered in with the ringing of bells, and the British fl ig Is aved on the venerable tower of the parish church. As early as ten o'clock waggons, carts, and caravans, crowded with live stock, men, women, and children, from adjacent parts, poured Mos the town in all directions, dressed in .heir lioli• day fineries, to witne.s the promised fest;vities, and to share in Uninviting hilarities of the day. Soon after eleven the remnant of the 3d Buffs, remaining here, repaired to the summit of the Lewes Doer's where they were met by the 56th infantry, the 10th end 18th Royal Hussars, and a troop or two of the Flying Artillery ; a Royal salute and fre-deoye then followed, the explosions from the field-pieces being heard here, and which were answered by a Royal salute from our thundering 42-pounders on the fort. At this time the animated picture which the level pre sented was in the highest degree interesting. From the town, and branching tam every street, nook, and cranny, the populace were in motion fur the Prince's criCketing ground, where 6.5 double-lows of tables were formed, each in an oblong square, open at the bottom only, and each adapted for the ac commodation of 122 persons. These were furnished in a plentiful manner, with the true old English fare of roast-beef and plum-pudding, garnished with a suitable number ot hogsheads filled with ale and brown stout, at convenient, distances, well guarded from indiscriminate attacks, and giving an air of hos pitable importance to the whole. At each table a President was appointed, with six assistants, under. the domination of Stewards—the former wore white sashes, with the inscription, 41 Brighton Festival," and the latter purple and white favours, bearing the number of the table at which they were to officiate, affixed tp the left breast. At two o'clock, every thing being in complete Order for the general attack with knives and forks, a bugle was sounded from the table, No. 1, at which presided the Vicar, and who, the instant after, pro nounced the following benediction : ' " 0 Thou who art the great GOD of Nations, thou bast filled our hearts with joy, by the restoration of Peace and the prospect of plenty ; we meet under the canopy of Heaven as members of thy Fancily. May this Festival be crowned with Iby blessi.:g, and may our lives express the gratitude which Thy goodness in spire*, for the sake of Jesus (Juana our Loito.—Amen." This was repeated by the High Constable at the tower table, and by the Presidents of the tables seve i,ally. The scene now became a busy one ; the car irers had full employment, for in addition to the Ma ediate guests at their tables, hundreds of welll-1 spectators pressed respectfully forwards, and Solicited a taste of the viands which had been so boun tifully provided, and in which all were gratified, fat there was enough, and to spire, for that awl every other: purpose. • • On the right hand of the Rev. President sat a paw per, Phcehe Hassel, in the 99th year of her age. In the early part et her life, in consequence of a love at fair, she listed, in disguise, into a marching regiment, and Served in Germany lot -seven yeas. She walked *to the ground with the apparent vigour ot a wonia. , not more than titty years old. The Earl of Ch:chester s nook halos ind conversed with her for Some time. Poor old Phoebe, on this occasion, was an interesting object, and several presents, in silver and pound notes, found their way to her, from the opulent and enquir ing parts of the crowd. The sound of the second bugle, from the table No. 1, h tying announced, amidst full stomachs and smiling times %striver - solo!, the &neer at an end, the Vicar again rose, and delivered the following Grace : " Merciful F. tier, cur grate ul hearts acknowledge Thy goodness. may Chanty ever asst the poor, and the poor comes, their calcine obligations into 1 hie as the bount.tut giver Ot ali thcir tsce sings, 'hough Jist. s %.:14 star our Loan—Amen." • The succession of toasts at an end, the tables be came p.ircially deserted, and v,rious rings and hor Lox squares were formed for the merry dance, and three and other amusements were soberly pursued through the remainder ye the day. In the evening two or three :mall balloons were let off upon the ground, one of which ascended to a to height, when it seated the fate of the others, took fire, and was consumed. It was a happy thought, and a liberal proceeding of Mr. Colbatch, solicitor, who was the President et one table, to distribute gifts, wen as snuff-boxes ot japanned tin, pocket knives, rings, &c. to the female' part of his guests, as mementos of what had then oc curred ; while Mr. Trotter gave gallery orders to the, whole of the cheerful tho.ng about Inns for the Thea tre, as an agreeable close to the day. It was with difficulty the latter Gentleman escaped being borne from the scene of mirth in a chair, upon the shoulderi of the populace. In the evening, therefore, as was to be. expected, the Pit and Gallery ot the Theatre were pretty well crowded, and where tirod save the King, verse and chorus, made part ot the performances. In the town, the houses of the Pt ince Regent's trades people were illuminated ; good order and the symp toms of hilarity went hand in hand throughout the night ; and the recollections of yesterday are among the happiest rewards of to-day.' JAMES Wm, EQ.—This philanthropic character quitted Swansea on Sunday evening last, after dis playing a degree of active benevolence almost incre dible. He completely clothed about 250 boys resid ing in the town and neighbourhood, at an expense of £530 10s. and most of them received likewise small sums of money. To many distressed families and individuals he gave from one to twenty pounds each ; to our two Lancasterian Schools he contributed £lO each. He left £5O with the Rev. Mr. Oldisworth, to be distributed among the poor Oysterrnouth : and on Saturday la►t he went into Gower, where he selected fifty boys, whom he ordered to be clothed, And lett with Mr. Nunn £75 for charitable purpo,es, besides giving himself small sums to distressed objects, whose wretchedness elicited compassion from his feel ing heart. To our knowledge, he expended in the short space of twelve days, that he resided here, no less than sixteen hundred pounds, in clothing the naked, teed- Mg the hungry, and relieving the necessities of s:veral hundreds of his fellow creatures. CAROLINA CRIMINAL CODE.—At the last May Ses sions, in ChatUsten, ✓ames Hutton, for killing a negro, was fined if.6o ; and George Burrows and Robert Welch, for ovgro mak', were sentenced to be hanged! 'HL I'REs. • o• LYCErl4l.—Lacs night this Mouse overflowed in every part sloth a most respec , 4ble audience, who witnessed with delight the ninth ,vpresentAtinn of the ne.v Opt of Frederick toe Great, which Appears to possess increased a:trickiest in .pr.portion as the per formefthecome meilowel in their parts. The new Ptwon.ime of Dark; Hoetu-Pteut ; or Harlequin writhed White, was repotted at the Hay matk.tTheatte last night; and, in conrequ•rnce of several judicious curtailment, met with the on:mi nions at.pro'uation of a v.fry crowded audience. The Pantomime is shortened At least by half au hour, and one or two tricks, which, on the fiat night, did not work quite so smoothly, were omitted altogether. Instead of the concluding couplet of the Prologue, the following appropriate lines were spoken, which had the happiest effect. Indeed the Entertainment na•.v is one of the most amusing we have witnessed a long time : But Folly's barque abould sparingly be steed, And what seem'd heavy, we've ehucied overboard; LesoreteJ our crowd of einva4 altogether, For certainly last night 'cu as squally weather ; And now with 6ghten'tl ship your breath we court, 6 0 waft us proverously into port." BOAT-RACE. — A race of this description took place last evening from the Strand Bridge to Wes t minster Bridge and luck. The parties were both Apprentices and the prize•a hat and j.►cket. So strenuously did one of the parties exert himself that he burst blond vessel, and was carried from his se it almost exha.imt- ed from loss of blood.' A boat in th thrmg was up 'et. Although filled witb - people, however, no lives were lost. A Miss Bnvl, of Cambridge, died recently. Win was troubled with a humour in her face; and had re. ceived from a medical practitioner, tw o vialt4 medt. cine, one of which she w.ts to Lake internally , . She fortunately sw-dlowed the exiern4l applicition, by which she lost her life. Wednesday last, as Mr. Hassst,jun. of Lough borough, was leading a horse, he tell 4WD, and cart ran over him, by vrtaiCll• hi sustained so mach injury that he was incapable of walking. He was placed in the same Cart to be cgcneyed home, when the same horse TAII away, overturned the cart, and killed. Mr. HASSEL on the spot, near Houghton. One day List week, as a horse breakcv was going through. W)mondham. Norfolk, with his wile and two children in a C An, drawn by a young horse, the animal took fright, overturned the carriage, and dashed it to pieces, by which Accident one of the chil dren was killed on the spot, the other had his hand cut off, and the woman was severely bruised• • A Gentleman was yesterday thrown from his horse in Blackiriars-road, and falling with his head against the handle of .1 wheel-barrow, his eye was literally . forced out on his cheek. He was.taken up in a state of insensibility, and conveyed to a surgeon's. On Friday morning last, a coach, running froth Nottingham, by way of Melton Maw•bray. to Stam ford, was overturned near the •illage of Nether Broughton, and no less than four of the outside pas. sengers had their limbs broken, and several others, though they escaped with whole bones, were m o st dreadfully lacerated, and unable to proceed on their journey. Of these, five eere-cumpelleclios remaistat the above named vi,lage; two withbrokem legs; one with a broken arm, and two others moat serovsly bruised. Tire rest of the passengers proceeded to Melton Mowberay; where two ladies (sisters) who re sided in that neighbourhood were lett ; one with a leg broken in two plates, amid the other much cut and .atherwise hurt. NQU mfrs.—Wednesday •an inquest was hvlal at Worcester on the body of W. Daviec, aged two years And a half, who being left in a mom with hii brother, about nine yens oil, the latter took up a hor4epiltol and unwittingly discharged it at him. which blew of ,he right side of Isis skull and killed him tnst antly. It seems the father had made several ineffec• cal attempts to draw the charge, and had only laid it down while Ise went lip stairs to see his wife, who 14 as in a dying state.--Verdict, Accidental Death. - Ye , terday an inquisition was taken at the Whits Swan, in liiingettorJ-market, on the body u: Lituts nsnt NAYLOR, %hich was picked up oti Htin4,eford. stairs on Saturday night last. It appeared tnat• the deceased, accompanied by a youth, on Tuesday eve ning last, went up the Rivet in a pleisiire•boati and whilst unshipping the rudder, opposite Lambeth Pet• lace, fell overboaed, and was drowned: He formerly belonged to the Manly gun-brig, and had . Iwen up wards of 15 years in his Majesty's service. Verdict. Accidental Deatt. On the evening of Saturday se'nnight, as Mr. Brown, farmer, of Felton, nets rooming home Ain't eleven o'clock, he was stopped by three men, two of whom held his horse, while the third robbed him of his watch and 255. They then went into a field; where Mr. Brown followed them, and g ive a loud alarm, which presently brought up Mr. Thomas. of Patchway, and his co ; on which the robbers find ing themselves beset, concealed themselves in - the ditch, from whence they were separately drawn out, and safely conducted to Felton. I'hey restored the money which had been stolen, and the watch was found in the ditCh close to one of them. Next morn. ing tEey were committed to gaol. by Mr. Webb, of nenbury. One of them is a marine, who has spent no less than £l3O, which he received on his discharge. A remarkable robbery took place on 'Thursday night, in the residence of Mr. Tracy, who keeps the Tap at the back of the Duke of Wellington Tavern, in Portsmouth. The robber, or robbers, are supposed to have entered the house over a wall in a court yard behind, from the circumstance of there being a ladder afainst it. • They went into the be I.roorp cf . Mr. 1 racy, where he and his wife were sle( ng, took a bunch of keys from a chest of drawers :incl iron) thence a tea caddy, containing about sirl.l in silver. and £3 in bank notes. M _rs. :racy's pockets from under the pillow on which rite war derijns. and two watches ft - em pockets at tie he,:d of the bed. The tea caddy was found in the Tap beiuw, with the key in it, selected from ti c bun ch before-mentioned, and they also entered A room where some soldiers were silver. Ail this they d i d and went oft without alarm. sleeping, ~.nd stole a pair of stockings and •rs. 6d. in aay one, or of yet being discoveted ! Sesi,Lica fell on a sailer, a it 10 1 .410 some time SUMO lodged in the heuse, who me not to be found.