Star. — London, England, 1808-06-30 00:00:00

Mr' -- oieedabe a list of the noses of all persons receiv. i o g annual pensions, stiPetufs. Or emoluments, under' di e c r own, not in the way of salary for performing sh y d et ty..—The Repert was ordered to be printeds THE LATE ADMIRALTY HYDROORAPHILR, Lord HENRY PETTY said, he should take the ptojen e o pportunity of submitting to the House with out the forma li ty of notice , a m otion, t o which he understood there would be no objection. It was re. sca ling the late Mr. Alexander Dalrymple, Hydro ,opher to the Board of Admiralty, who had been die lirlissed from that office, which for a long series of years b e had filled with ability. To this Gentleman, be o derstood, it had been proposed, from high authority, slat if he would resign his office, he should be 4110WIMI a F oRSIOR for life equal to his salary. He answered, h o wever, that he wanted neither pension nor emolu ment, but should be satisfied with the honour of serving pR country in the department he had so long Silei without fee or reward, and that he would not resign. In co nsequence of which refusal, he was actually air. To i s icd from his situation ; which circumstance, there n o every reason to believe, had led to the melancholy circumstances Vehieh occasioned his death. The Noble Lord concluded, by moving for a Copy of the Letter o f Dismissal, and of the Minutes of the Board of Ad miralty upon that subject. Mr. ROBERT WARD said, he had no difficulty ehatever in agreeing that the first document moved for Abe Noble Lord should be laid before the House; and hefully agreed with the. Noble Lord in every thing he Ind stated respecting Mr. Dalrymple's abilities. 'rise c i r cumstances of the case, however, differed materially {fora the Noble Lord's statement. The fact was, that for the last few years . the Board could not get the Hydrographer to do any one duty in obedience to their strictest orders. He could not be induced to make ay return to the most clear and positive directions of she Board, for the delivery of particular charts from his office to certain persons ; but instead of compliance be replied to the orders of the Board in folio sheets of remonstrance, stating why he refused to comply. Whether this conduct resulted from the infirmities of old age, or an unfortunate temper , W4S hard to say ; but the board, after his long and repeatedly persist ing in such disobedience, were bound, in support of their own dignity and authority as a public board, to dismiss him ; not, however, before every soft and gen tle expedient was used to induce him to resign upon a pension for life, and one half of his salary, as an al ternative :none conducive to his own ease and comfort thin the fatigues of his situation, Mr. HOR NER said, that the story he had heard from the friends and constant associates of Mr. Dal. rymple since his death, was totally different from that. stated by the Right Hon. Gentleman, and that he bad been treated in a manner which his conduct through life would not justify. He therefore hoi.ed his Noble Friend would take means to inquire more minutely into the business. Mr. WARD replied, It certainly was not his wish., to withhold any document upon this subject. There woo no minutes of it before the Admiralty. There was, he believed, some conversation on the subject with the Secretary of the Admiralty, (whom he re gretted not to see now in his place), of which he be reved no note was taken. After a few words from Lard TEMPLE, Lord H. Petty withdrew his motion, with a view to bring it forward in an amended form to-morrow. IRISH PENSION LIST. . Mr. BANKES moved for an account of the dispo.i sal of 89,0391. granted in pensions in Ireland, for the , year ending the sth of January, 1808, with the names , tithe persons to whom paid, and the dates when ) ranted,Ordered. CRIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE. • Sir S. ROMILLY moved for various returns re specting the numbers of persons committed to the se veral gaolsofEnglandand Wales,on criminal charges, for trial, during the years 1801, 2,3, 4,5, 6, and 7 ; the number convicted capitally, the number executed, and the number cast for transportation ; and those under such sentences who died in the hulks. Also the number actually transported to Botany Bay and New South Wales, from its original establishment, distill, guishing the period of sentence.-.-Ordered, HYDE PARK. Mr. HUSKISSON presented an account from the Auditors of the Crown Land Revenue, for the last ten years. Mr. WINDHAM took this occasion to observe, that there was one subject of some importance, re specting the public expenditure, which had not come ender discussion in the course of the Session, and of which he did not know whether Parliament felt it a duty to take cognizance; he alluded to the number of buildings which were constantly increasing in Hyde Park. He said that Park, though certainly the pro perty of the Crown, was granted originally with a reserve, that it should still be open for the recreation of the Citizens of London ; but if buildings conti nued to increase, it was hard to say how far that end might be precluded, and the Citizens be ultimately *mg out. He had no motion at present to offer on the question, but merely threw out the suggestion fol the consideration of the House. .The CHANCELLOR of the EXCH E Q UER wished the Right Honourable Gentleman would shape his suggestion into some motion, that it might be fairly submitted to the consideration of the Hou.se ; for, at present, he did not know how,to consider on what was the Right Honourable Gentleman's object; or whether it was his idea that his Majesty was not to order or permit the building of any house in any park, buproperty, without submitting it to the contr oul of a Committee of that House. He was quite at a loss to know to what new buildings the Right Honoura ble Gentleman alluded. Mr. WINDHAM said, his allusion was not to houses already built, but to eight houses which he understood were to be built. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, no such proj ect had reached his knowledge, un. less, indeed, a pla n for the re moval of some -houses already in the Park, which were not of an ornamen tal description. and building in their places houses of an ornamental kind. Mr. cRgDVEY said, he had heard a very confi dent report that a plan was in c ontemplation, recom mended bY the Surveyor of the Crown Lands, fo r . building splendid houses in Hyde-Park for certain Noblemen in this town ; and he was apprehensive , that if once the precedent obtained , it w ould be un roll* 4 0 say to svhstt ea-tent it might be carried un- sited of faveuritisni, and the nuMerNis changes of Administration in this country. Mr. BIDDULPH said, he could state, from 1 1 own knowledge, that a - iilan was in contemplation so. enclosing Hyde-Park with a belt of splendid houses, out of the profits on which it was proposed to build a. palace befitting the residence of the ICmg of England. Mr. HUSKISSON totally denied that such 4 pro ject was in the contemplation of Goverimient. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT spoke in reprobation of the project of encroaching on Hyde-Park by erten sire buildings, and thereby trenching upon the limits of that scene destined for the recreation of the inha. bitants of this great town. Mr. CREEVEY promised to bring forward a mo, don on the subject. ARMY. Sir FRANCIS BURDET'j' gave notice of his in tention early in the next Session, to bring forward 4 question on the Discipline of the Army, and that he should make a preparatory motion on the subject to. morrow.--Adjourned. THE EVENING STAR• LONDON. THURSDAY, JUNE O. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Consols for July 64—Reduced 64-omnium Sit prem. Escheq. Bills, 48. 6s. prem...—lndla Bonds, par. All the gun-boats at Sheerness have been ordered to be sent to the Baltic immediately. They are built on the same plan as those used by the Northern Powers in the Sound and East Sea. This description of force will be of the most essential service, both in protecting our trade and enabling our brave seamen to combat the enemy with equal advantage. By a vessel arrived at Plymouth from the Coast of Spain within the Mediterranean, accounts have been received, that the Algerines have declared war against the Americans. The rumoured action between the Spanish Patriots and the French troops at Madrid is not confirmed by any of the accounts that have been received; nor can we find that such a fact has been stated, even as a re- port, in any of the letters. One of the letters received by the ALcsrus mentions a curious fact. After stating that Maishal NZY continued with his army in . Catalonia, it says :•••••••" The Governor of the Province (Ezvzi.ArA) succeeded in persuading the Marshal to believe, that the Catalans were attacked to France, and had imbibed a great dististe to the people of the other Provinces-.that if arms were put in their hands, they would fight while life lasted by the side of Frenchmen.—This ruse had its effect, upwards of 70,000 Catalans were armed and accoutred. Only a few days, however, had' passed, when the stratagem was discovered. Ail order was instantly given to disarm the people, but not more than 3000 agreed to return the arms, the remainder declaring that they would part them only in death." A Gentleman arrived yesterday from Corunna, which place he left on the 17th ult. confirms the statements previously received by the ALCMENE, and details some of the particulars with more minuteness. —.He was at Oporto on the sth of June, when the Spanish force, amounting to 8000 men, declared in favour of the Spanish insurrection, ani compelled the French troops, amounting only to 60 hussars, with their commander, to lay down tneir arms ; and Oporto was immediately declared to be an open port. The Spanish force at Oporto, this "Gentleman says, had marched towards Spain with a view to meet the great body of the Patriots in Castile, where they were appointed to assemble, and where the whole arc to be placed under the command of General euzsra, who is an Officer of the highest military reputation and na tional influence in Spain. The point chosen for the assemblage of this great force, to which all the insur gent provinces are to send their contributions, is pe culiarly calculated for the purpose of attacking Mnit AT, and preventing any reinforcements from being oonveyed to him from France. It is added, that 93,000 Portu guese Conscripts, which were considerably advanced in their march through Spain, had been stopped in Estramadura by the Patriots ; rescued from the escort by which they were guarded; and that they had joined the insurrection, and were armed against the French, These letters represent General JUNOT in a most perilous situation at Lisbon, and state, that the Por tuguese had determined to cut off his retreat. The following paragraph is the statement of a Gen. tleman just arrived from Corunna Respecting news from Spain, I have not time to enlarge at present. You may, however, be assured, that in the provinces of Gallia*, Leon, Andalusia, Castile, and Asturias, every man has turned out in arms against the French. I was confined at the city of Lurgo, 15 leagues from Corunna, and, two days before we left it, 14,000 troops, with 50 pieces of can non, marched through that place towards Madrid; and on the road we met 5000 troops marching by forced marches, with the greatest invectives against BONAPARTE. The Governor of Lurgo informed me, an d o ther English Officers, that the province of Gal licia alone had enrolled seven hundred thouraad iota / All the Friars and Monks wear a r ibbo n , w i t h t h e motto Viva Fernando VA and vengeasee-oa Boas: parse' The English are looked up to as their parti cular friends." Aletter from St, Lurgo (a town not far distant from Corunna), dated the 16thisistant,agrees in substance with the above statement, It stases that 14,000 men, consisting chiefly of regular troops of the line an d a d_ with fifty pieces of cannon, had passed thrones tt At place on their route to Madrid. These were af• 1 terwards joined by 5000 well armed men, accompa.l mied by a number of Monks; Friars, and Superior Clergy. It was also ascertained, that 41,000 men, including several regular regiments and a number of iiraitia corps, were on their march for the same des- IliatiOu, under gle command of General Comm, a vittrap ofEcer, high in the confidence of the people. whble were in the highest spirits, and, animated by tht lien nine principles of patriotismehd vowed' eternal hiOed to BONAPARTE, and almost at every step exclairneid With fervour “ Victory or death." jesters are in town from officers belonging to our icitiidron off Ferrol. The ships are daily vi sited by piiriiet of Spaniards of both sexes, who all appear vritii ribbands descriptive of their determina tion to ccnsgUer, or die hi defence of their country.— . They distribute these favours to our officers, who wear therm With pleasure to themselves, and gratifi cation to their visitors. Provisions of all hinds are plentifully broiight to the fleet. The following is a letter from one of the officers : * 1 OF? FERROL, JUNE 14. Wgi have kien stationed off here since we left ' Plymouth, to watch a Spanish squadron lying in Fent rol. This squadron was to sail on the 26th of this month, crowded with troops, by order of BonArAnTE, for the colonies ; but in fact to get them ont of Spain, in order to possess himserfef the kingdom with as little trouble as possible. The Revolution has however put a stop to this, and they now consider us as friends, and have implored our assistance. About 4 week ago We received a Deputy from a Patriotic Committee sit tin; ig at Oviedo, requesting the co-operation of our squadron, the DEFIANCE. GIBRALTAR, and AMAZON, and yesterday another from a Committee at Corunna, on the same business. It appears . that the insurrec tion is very general. The people hereabouts seem actuated by the' most determined and enthusiastic courage and love to their country - , and exasperated to the last degree against the French ; the women are more enfuriated, if possible, than the men, and talk . with confidence of extirpating every Frenchman from the face of their country in the course of a month.— I am afraid they are much too sanguine, and that BONAPARTE has taken his measures too well for them to succeed ; however, they are determined to make every effort in their power." In a preceding column we have inserted another of the Documents published by the Spanish Patriots...- The answer of the Bishop of ORENSE, on the subject of his .being appointed. a Deputy to BONAPARTE'S Council at Bayonne. The accounts hitherto receive-I from Spain, are highly encouraging ; and, if we may credit accounts from other quarters, the occupation which this burst of patriotism will give to the troops of NApor,non, is but a portion of the good which may result from this late but vigorous resistance to the views of the French Government. The ROSAMOND cutter is arrived from Heligoland ; she has brought dispatches to Government from Vienna, which are supposed to be of the-highest im portance. The cutter came away in haste, and brought only about a dozen of private letters. It is reported that the Emperor of AUSTRIA has determined to make common cause with the Patriots of Spain, and that the mcst active preparations had commenced throughout the h ole of the Austrian territories.— Similar sentiments are stated to have been expressed by several other German States, and in Prussia and Holland there is a general feeling in favour of the brave Spaniards. Letters from Holland to the 25th instant have also been received. They corroborate the above intelli) gence, and add, that Denmark and Russia begin to see the dangerous consequences of their present po licy, and are already concerting means to correct the alarming error into which they have of late been se- . duced by theartifices of the common enemy. The same letters repeat a circumstance mentioned in communi cations received from the continent a few days ago-- that a note had been sent to the King of Prussia from NAPOLEON, stating the necessity of his abdicating the Throne of Prussia ; and that on the receipt of this intimation, his Prussian Majesty immediately set out for St. Petersburgh, to lay his case before his ally, the Emperor ALuxeweat. These statements we lay before our readers, as we have received them without pretending, however, to vouch their accuracy. The following is an extract from the answer made by Mr. Unreason, the American President, to an Address, approving of the late embargo But the ocean ' which, hl t e-the air, is the common birth-tight of mankind, is arbitrarily wressed from us, and max. ims consecrated by time, by usage, and an unusual seise of right, are trautpledon by superior force.."—Again—" There can be no question in a 'triad truly American' whether it is best to send duns and Property into certain captivity, and then wage war for their recovery, ore ° keep Mom at home, and es turn seriously to that policy which plants the Manufacturer and Hus. Sandman aide by side, indestablishmat the door of every one that exchange ,of mutual labours and comforts, which wo have hitherto sought ill distant Region, and under perpetual risk of broil with thief." . O n Friday cycling, the carriages and hones of a certain Duke we arrested at - the door ,of Wu,Lts's Rooms, while be getting - out of it to attrod Mrs. IstantaTotr's and Messrs. Nar.araqd Breartau's Con cert. 'the Officers allowed the Dtichess to get out of it previous to their announcing their "Flew.= business. Moday the . let division of the 40th Regiment, flintn C.lonmel, marched into Wsserford, to do garri son duty, under the comMond of Major GILLIS. They Were replaced la Clonmel by the 7th (English Fuzi leers), the lst divisors of which arrived in the Os t cve was ce4 reidwiascr from Monitstown. • - • • •', ~r TIM CORK- EITEDITION. Saturday morningy two of &r A. Ws ,taaa.ev's Aides-de-Camp, arrived at Cork, to prepare for the sailing of the trameorts in that harbour. The Ramat itaronet w mowed at Cork every hour, and a va riety of.better had reached , the Posit Office there, ad dressed to hit% in the coupe of Saturday. Sir A. WELLFai.xv has been ocipu i pia& since Monday se'nnight at Dublin, in making mak arrangements in his Civil Department, as gliei Secretary for Ireland, previcats bis setting out for Cork. Fagunc" INTO .L/ . PLYMOunk MOM as. Last night arrived the Country Squire, Captaiir Cf.nat4; Severn, Captain SMITH • Loyalty, Captain • BAILEY; and Fortunate, Clpta.in MuLar, all from Ja. . maica, bound to London, with rum, sugar, coffesk and wine. They sailed from Jamaica the Ist of May, in company with about 200 saii,under convoy of the ARETHIUSA, of 38 guns, Captain BRISBANE; WOLF. of 16 guns; Bono, of 16 guns, and Tweed, of IS vms—the two latter, after seeing the fleet cleared of the island, returned to. JaMaica. Past of the fleet separated from the convoy the Ist Juno, and: others the Bth following, which was the last time the above slips saw them, and then the AaarnunA, with about 70 sail, were together. The frigate is said to have ou board an immense amount in specie.. Soon after the fleet left Jamaica, they fell in with two schooner privateers, which the men of war captured ; caw of them the Ectto and TWRED carried back to the island ; the other was manned and accompanied the fleet some days, when it was reported that she was run clown by one of the merchant-ships. It is feared that the fleet are very much dispersed. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 29.. Sailed his Majesty's ships la BONNE CITOTENNE on a cruise ; and the SHAapsnoonta. with a convoy for GLzrnsey. Wind S. E. DOVER, JUNE 29. Five of the East India ships came to an anchor off here early this morning, to Stop tide (the others got round the Foreland), and weighed again about ten o'clock, and turned away for the Downs. Arrived in the Roads this morning his Majesty's sloop TRW PEUSE from a cruize also the ARGUS from the westward, with a corroy for the River. " ind N.E. and moderate. DEAL, JUNE 2'9.. Arrived the Sr. ALMN2 2 (4 guns, wit 4 Ose Hang Addington, Retreat, tkitanniu4 • Cuffnels, True Bel ton, Nottingham, Scstleshy Castle, and Cut:n*l2o East-India ships, under convoy from Chula. Sailed, the SLQODHOUNp gun-brig, on 4 cruize oif Boulogne ; Derriccs, 74..auns, for Sheerness., Arrived the 114 A. RINEK gun-bns from a cruize off Retnain in the Dovals.,Princess of Ory.tige, Invincible, Seep , Ire, St. Albans., Alert, Mariner grata -bilg, Ranger . Naval trans port; Henry Addington, Retreat, Britannia, CuEnels, T, n Bri ton, Nottingham, Scsdeaby Castle, eigdx?rland, East-India ships; foe the Rivet. • SHEERNESS, JUNE Sta. The ORPTSEL gun-brig } with the Baltic convoy, remains at the Note. Arrived from the Baltic the iivredish "hip Favourite, Capt. SEvitt,ltts, for orders. . HARWICH, JUNE 29. "Arrived this day the Loan Purpash Captain Mt.! *anrron, with a Mail from ain Heligold. The Eans c . , .... Li OF LEICKITKR, Captain HANKOND, tOt cittenburth, and the AUCKLAND, Captain BRIDGE, for Melillo• land, are detained here by contrary winds. • . . . From LLOYD'S LIST. / GRAVISZNO,JO I. 4 29.—Paned by the Russel, Linder; fresh . - ' Yonghall ; Harvey, Booth, Progress, Parisli, Betsey, Paters,, • Good Intent, ll.eppell, Peggy, Eddrington, Penelope, Lamb, and ' ' Priscilla, Week% from Gottenbugh,rSailed the Two Sisters, : Inger, for Antigua; Gallant Schemer, Smith, for Gail:altar , Jane, Davis, for Dublin ; Elizabeth, May, Ambolator, Oulburst, Cecilia, Marks, and Venus, Hunter, for Gottenburgh. Yesterday a letter was received from Captain lorms, of the Caroline privateer, belonging to Plymouth, which was caitured by a Spanish brig of spperior farce. It was supposed tliat Captain Josi es bad been killed in the action, and his rel :tions had actually put on mourning for him. The privateer he engaged was a brig belonginm gto Vigo. She carried eight long sixes and 86 me — The Caroline was of an inferior force, and bad on board only zBCI men. After two broadsides hid been exchanged, it became nut calm, an d notwithstanding the exertions of Captain JON c! valiant crew, they could not prevent the Spaniards from coming alongside. Captain lop as soon after had the misfortune to rie. ceive a musket-ball In the calf of his left leg, besides a severe wound in his head. A number of the enemy threw thernseltes on board and overpowered the crew of the Caroline. Notwith standing this, Captain Jowls would not order his men to strike their colours, but left it to the. Spaniards to cut. them down. The ' contest lasted two hours. The Spaniards had their Second Cap tain and six men killed, and twelve men wounded. The Caroline had three nn.a killed and fourteen severely wounded, besides Captain Jo isms. The crew of the Caroline were In the first In stance treated with severity; but on their arrival in , Gallicia, where they found that province in arms against France, they were treated with all the tenderness of brothers, and were immediately liberated with other British prisoners, amounting in all to 117. Captain domes left Coruna on the 17th inst. and came home i in the ALCMEN z ; the rest of his officers and men, with other EH ' tish prisoners, remained on board the DZIFIANCF MALI of war, o , I Comma, An English Gentleman, who lately made the tour of Spairykas announced an account of his Travels, and the present state of that country, fur publication to-morrow, accompanied by maps and plates. The following has been sent to us for insertion r.— " We are assured that the transactions with Mr. Dix, which have baea charged against Messrs. Prime in supplying Great Coats for the Army are ill-founded, and that the most satisfactory proo fs are preparing, which will be immediately produced to confute .them, and also the other charges broirghe forward against those Gentlemac= Conn-M.4MM, MA/t/c-LILYS; Jon 90,-.The supply of Wheat this day is rather cousi4erable ; Aeride is 4ull in sale, and again at rather lower priees— T ßarler and d oe Malt-are sw but little In derwand—Aye at lesr.— r Grey Peas are cheapins=ileans of the two kinds are /slimy and lowerierThere are bxgf supplies pi' Oafs, and this trades again quoted cheaper.—Fleur n -wit at lest frlce-i• - - • eeeseas cameo , is ewers : Vnteatt 34 Oh- 'Mk. Us= Soakti 005.155. Rye, 431. 301. likalay, 4040 ! Malt, 04s. 745. Tick dwo 0i146. 311 i. ea Stio r ts, sits. 405.3 Petard aitle, roa:40„ Potato, ditto, 4415. White Pre (boillen),110s. Ms. PAPP Sisa l SOL sr pad. Grey at% sea. sots. POP INF aler