Star. — London, England, 1808-10-12 00:00:00

trirrY GUINEAS REWARD! AiIIeONDED from his EMPLOYERS in Lon on, In the afternoon, on Tuesday, the 11th of October, A YGUNG MAN, about 14 years of age, five feet one a ewe Inches high, short nude, full dark eyes and complexion black kale, cut short behind, and full before ; round face, ra dio pale Iduntenance, and very pale lips : has been in the Navy, and very latelyreturned from the West Indies. Had on, when as went away, a full made blue coat, with yellow buttons ; blue trowsers, wide; and down to his shoes, like a seaman, with shoes and *kite cotton stockings, white cravat, and dirty white qu ilting waistcoat. He has taken away with him belonging to his Employers Bank Notes and Cash; viz. No. 721, dated 6th October, 1806, £3OO 1325, Ditto; 100 2334, dated 4th October, so 1444, dated 27th July, 2605, dated 7th October, 50 1972, dated 7th Septembeli 10 3994, dated 24th ditto; 10 Cash, 30 I 10 600 7 10 Whoever will apprehend the said youth, and recover the pro; petty, shall receive the above Reward, on giving information to Mr. C. Wright, at Goldsmith's N.B. It is presumed he is gone to some one of the Naval Ports, fm the purpose of procuring a situation of that description, or with an intention to embark for the East or West Indies, or America. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, OCTOBER 9. Sailed his Majesty's ships CHAMPION, AMELIA, and LOIRE, with the Expedition under command of Sir D AviD Rai); also the Lady Pellew packett, Capt. imtvEY, with mails, for Corunna.—Wind N. W. TORBAY, OCTOBER 9. • This day sailed his majesty s ships CALEDONIA, DREADNOUGHT, ROYAL. GEORGE, ST. GFOIIGE, DRA. O N, TEMERAIRE, ACHILLE, ALCMENE, INSOLENT brig, and Brrs&Y cutter, to resume their station off Brest. PLYMOUTH, OCTOBER to. Came in the COSSACK, of 22 guns, from the toast of Spain. Sailed the Prueba Spanish frigate, for Buenos Ayres ; and the PLOVER, of 18 guns, with a fleet of 23 light transports, for Portsmouth, having bees orderedround by telegraphic dispatch. PORTSMOUTH, OCTOBTA 10. Arrived several transports from Portugal, hest from Plymouth. His Majesty's ship l'EspiEota: is ap pointed convoy for Cork. The Expedition still re mains at St Helen's.* , -Wind W. S. W. ' DOVER, OCTOBER 11. Passed by this morning 4 fleet, consisting of about 20 ships, from Quebec. Sailed the LORD NELsoN hired cutter, for Yarmouth koads.—Wind W. and blows strong. DEAL, OCTOBER 11: Arrived the NIGHTINGALE sloop of war, with a con voy of nine sail of ships from Quebec, which have sailed for the River.—Sailed the Vtintous gunbrig on a cruize.—Wind W. In the Downs—The Princess of Orange, Vice-Admiral Camp' bell; Bellerophon, Rear.Admlral Gardner; Christian VII., Here, Invincible, Illustrious, Leviathan, Venerable, SWarspite, Bombay, Trusty, Clyde; Frevoyante storeship; Alert, Nightingale, Oberon, Royalist, and Skylark sloops; Indignant and Bustles- gunbrigs ; and a II eet of transports, having on board the Royal Waggon Train, which embarked in the River. CHATHAM OCTOBER 9. Money for the payment of the artificers and work men of the Dock-yard arrived here yesterday. Wed nesday, Thursday, and Friday are appointed for this purpose. JOHN MADOSON, Esq. the Master , attendant, will superintend at the Pay-office, in the absence of the Commissioner who has not yet left his situation at the Navy Board.—The DEFENCE has sailed from hence to Long Reach. The QUEEN is come. up to Gillingham, and is nearly dismantled. • The LAN.. eAsrt:a was taken into Dock on'Thursday, instead of the Suuus k to be re.coppered. The VLIETER was also on Friday taken into Dock instead of the EtrnyALus. Colonel BURN has the command of this division of marines pro tempore, Colonel ANDERSON being or dered to Woolwich to attend a Court-Martial on Colonel F - YARMOUTH, OCTOBER It. This morning arrived the THUNDERER, 74, - Captain TALBOT ; ST. ALBAN'S, 64, Captalp AUSTIN ; NAS SAU, 64, Captain CAmPszta., and remain with the ROEBUCK, Admiral DOUGLAS; BRIMS, VIXEN, SAFE. GUARD, and SEAI.AItK Sailed the SKYLARK and CENSOR gun-brigs.—Wind W, GRATESPRD, OCT. to.—Passed by the BAiris, Lamb, from the Cape of Good Hope; Cliffesd, FeiM, from Quebee; Geo cester, —, from Oporto ; Adelphia, Fenwick, and the Perse verance, Alexander, from Stockbolm.:—Sailed, the Princess Atalanta, Araja, for the Brazils; Susan and Polly, Shaw, for Teneriffe ; Friend,hip, Butler, for Lisbon ; Speculation, Bully; Venus, Davis ; and the Amity, Bowman, fur Dublin. We have this day received intelligence from S. Übe's, of the sth of September, which mentions that the atrocities committed by the French before their departure front that town, exceed any thing that the most obdurate villainy has ever accomplished ; in many instances their dreadful abominations could not be particularised without exciting disgust and horror. In cool blood they massacred, after a treatment at which humanity recoils, all the females in a Convent of St. Übe's ! ! !—and not satisfied with wallowing in every vice and crime that imagination can con ceive, they had designed a plan of destruction to con clude with upon its largest practicable scale. They resolved to blow up deliberately the town and its in habitants ! Happily PROVIDENCE frustrated their hell horn intentions. The tide flowed into the magazine where 500 barrels of powder had been stored, which they had intemied to use for this purpose, the conse quence of which was, that the powder had become useless, and the villains were obliged to retire, leaving this wickedness only unperpetrated. The JAMES, Captain PRIOR, arrived at St. Übe's on the '2d: she was the first British vessel that had entered that port since the French left the town. The joy of the inhabitants on her arrival exceeds all de scription, and it would be vain to attempt it—caresses and embraces imperfectly expressed the enthusiastic delight with which they greeted the return of British subjects again, after the monsters which had but so lately de:i.uted from them loaded with their curse:. THE ARMY. DkTAIL OP Tint ito ASSEMILILD ATFA J SIR DA 4 IIID BAIRDI General Offieen com manding Brigades. Major-General Wlt arm, lit Guards. computizio 'tut trrttetow tit, L'NbER THE COM IDEA 3, 1808 i I Riittive Retimenu. RankFile. lk Major-Gen. MANNING. HAM Ist bat. Ist gds 3d bat. ditto. 2d bat. 14th list bat. 26th 13d sat. 27th C2d bat. 31st 1 51st Major-Gen. MAcnantia. 2d bat. 59th 76th 13d bat. Ist. Brig. General Sines...— 2d bat. 23d 2d bat. 81st I lst bat. 43d Mond OR/WT*7RD- i lst bat. 95th Yd bat. ditto Total strength of each brigade. 2466 1353 1113 8661 8101 797. 620' 640 782, 2042 /Royal Artillery Royal Waggon Train Detachments Staff Corps 9th Foot I 52d Ditt0........i.........:•• Total The above Total is exclusive of Officerh roissioned Officers. 693 .592 2097 722 912 i 367 1674 405 11297 Hornet. 805 700 208 150 46 11 12413 1 850 r, and Non-com- — The Brigade allotted to General SLADry has since been put under the orders of General MitmettwokAg, the former, having been ordered to Portsmouth to take the command of the Cavalry embarking there. The PRINCE proceeds early next week to Portsmouth, to take leave of Colonel LEIGH and his regiment. The Duke of CUNIBERLAND goes about the same time, and General VYSE, to take leave of their regiments. Never was the departure of any corps more regret. ted than that of the 7th Dragoons, at Ipswich, by the inhabitants and neighbouring country gentry. Mr. Jows TROTTER, the Assistant Deputy Store keeper-General, has gone out to Sir HEW DALRYM PLE'S army. E. BROWN, Esq. to whom the 2d battalion of the 78th regiment has voted an address, with a piece of plate, was Surgeon to the regiment. Amoeig military men, k is reported, that several new General Officers are going out to our armies in Portugal and the Mediterranean. We Mention the names of the following as we had them, without pre tending to know if they really do go : • I Lord CATIMAIT, to command. General THORNTON. ASERCAOMBIZ. DTOTT. •••-•-• ELW VI. HOUSTON. At Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Falmouth, they are all eager on the out-look to see those distinguished officers Sir HEW and Sir HARRY land ;.but the officers whom we have seen in town all say, that Sir HARRY certainly will remain in the chief command of the army. Saturday a detachment of the 18th, or Royal Irish Regiment of Infantry, marched into Southampton from Gloucester, and embarked for the Isle of Wight. We have much satisfaction in recording the follow ing honourable testimony to tke memory of Lieute nant-Colonel TAYLOR, of the 20th Light Dragoons, communicated in a letter (dated September 20,) from an Officer of high rank on the Staff of the British army serving in Portugal Two days ago, the French General of Cavalry, KELLERIIILIS, paid his memory the compliment of sending back his horse, as a ptesent to the '2oth Light Dragoons—when Colonel TAYLOR fell, it was taken." The Ayrshire Militia, commanded by Sir DAVID HUN ran BLAIR, go to the quarters of the 2d battalion 35th regiment, at Chichester. The 35th expect to go to Ireland ; the 2d Somerset Militia go .to Gosport ; the Cheshire to Liverpool, and the West Essex to Gosport. The cathp on Dover Heights broke up on Monday morning, when the Warwick Militia marched to Can- terbury, and the detachments of the York and Shrop shire to the Castle. Monday last, the 94th Regiment, or Scotch Bri gade, was inspected at Dunbar by General HOPE, who was pleased to express his high approbation of the state and appearance of this corps. Yesterday, a route was received at Lewes for the 10th or Prince's Regiment of Light Dragoons, and the first division marched this day for Portsmouth; the whole regiment will be embarked by MOnday. A letter from a person lately a prisoner of war in France, dated Gill ngham, Oct( ber 3, says :—Having seen an account relative to the English prisoners of war in France, and having recently left that place, after a residence there of four years as a prisoner of war, three months of which I was confined in the common prison at Sarrelibre (formerly Sarre Louis) must beg leave to acquaint you that in addition to three farthings per day, the sailors are allowed one pound of bread, and half a pound of beef (certainly a very short half pound, and the offal is also weighed in with the meat), and out of the pay 2,td. per month is stopped from each prisoner to pay for his bedstead; the remainder part of the statement I believe to be correct; I left Verdun on the 4th of June, 1808." Sunday se'nnight, at the Richmond Tavern, Daw son-street, Dublin, one of the under waiters, by at tempting to swallow a piece of beef steak, was almost instantly chocked. The circumstance was so sudden, and the event se melancholy, that the whole neigh bourhood was immediately alarmed. SurgeonCramp ton, who lives opposite the tavern, was consequently resorted to, who, on examining the body, found the vital principle completely suspended—and, with great promptness and presence of mind, made an incision in the windpipe, and, introducing a quill, continued to inflate the lungs by blowing into them, until symp toms of returning life did not a little astonish the ap palled spectators. The poor man is in a fair way of recovery. SprtiaiNG iNriLLIGENCZ, . • . DUMFRIES RACES. MONDAY, OCTOBER 3. f5O for maiden 3-yr.olds-;-two.mile heats. Mr. Thomas King's i. c. St. Andrew - - I i Mr. Pleves b. c. Temple - - - - 2 2 Lord Belhaven 's b. h. Shuttle - - - dr TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4.. one Hundred Guineas for all ages—four-mile heats. Colonel Child( r'e b. li. Baron - - - 1 1 Mr. Hutehelon's e. h. Harmlers - - 2 2 Also an elegant Silver Cup was run for by Yeomanry Horses. . Mr. Pollen's c. h. • 3 5 1 1 Mr. Henderson 's c. m. a 3 - 4 3 2 Mr Keir's dc. - 3 - - 2 2dr Mr. Symi'S b. e: - - Idr The bay colt Was the favourite, but clueing the se cond heat Was lamed. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5. £5O for 3 and 4 yrs old , -two-mile heats. Mr. Lonsdale's g. c. Posthumous Mr. Hutcheson 's b. c. Silvia Lord Belhaven's b. c. Sting A gond race. Also a bet between Sir Charles Douglas and Captain 1 1 - 2 2 dr - 1 1 Holme for 100 Guineas. Captain Holmes's g. h. - Sir Charles Douglas's g. - 2 t . I 1 . 2 dr - I 1 - 4 9 - 3 2 THURDAY, OCTOBER 6. £5O for all ages—four-mile heats. Colonel Chibier's b. h, Baron Mr k Hutchcson's c. c. Harmless FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7. R . 50 for all ages--4hree-mile heats. Mr. Key's b. c. - Mr. Boswell's g. f. Delpini Ldrd Belhaven's b. c. Silvia SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13. Twenty-Ave Guineas (a handicap 'late). Mr. Plew's b. e. Temple ;,. - - • - i 1 Mr. Potter's c. h. - 6. 1 9 3 Mr . Carruther's b. m. & - - 4dr Mr. Collenson's g. h. 4 •• - S 2 After the repeated unfavourable accounts of Mr. H. Toonn's illness, it affords a little hope to hear, that his complaint took a turn on Sunday evening, which it is supposed may be beneficial, and surgical assistance being required, Mr. CLINE was sent for by an express in the night. Sir F. BURDETT'S attention is still unremitting, and Dr. PEAnsot daily watches over the progress of the disease with his usual anxiety, displaying every effort within the reach of his distin guished professional skill for his patient's recovery. BREAD.—Yesterday the LORD MAYOR ordered the Price ta be continued at Is. 2d. the Qtuu-tern Loaf of Wheaten, and 120. Household. DRURY.LANE THEATRE.—MURPIIT'S lively and en tertaining Comedy of All in the Wrong, taken from MOLIERE, was last night represented in a manner highly creditable to the comic talents of the Theatre. Foremost in the rank of attraction was the Belinda of Mrs. JORDAN, who succeeded most admirably in de picting the perturbations of an ingenuous mind dis tracted with love and jealousy. ELLISTON was ex tremely animated in Beverley; and, had he affected less, would have accomplished more. WROUGHTON and Miss DUNCAN kept up the ball of matrimonial contention very humorously, as Sir John and Lady Restless ; and Miss BOYCE was an interesting Clarissa. The Comedy went off with great spirit- ; was so ap propriately performed, and excited such genuine sa sisfaction, that we hope soon to witness its repetition. In the Grand Ballet of Caractacus, the vigorous de portment of DgEGN- LI.E, and the sensibility of little BRISTOW, were exhibited with superior effect. The lightness, elegance, and precision of Miss GAYTON, proved that the graces of Trrizsichore are not confined to the climes of Italy or France, but may be culti vated with success in the British school. She was most loudly and deservedly applauded. The House was numerously attended. ABSTINENCE FROM Foo n.—Of the extraordinary case of abstinence from food, mentioned in our paper a few days since, the Stall'ordshire Advertiser speaks thus : " It is not upon light authority that we should choose to give insertion to the following case; supported, however, as we are by the credence of the moss respectable Gentlemen of the Faculty, who are desirous to draw the attention of tho Profession to fur ther inquiry on the subject, we proceed to detail the following particulars, which were formed from the different communica tions Df Medical men: " Ann Moor, a poor woman of Tuthury, in this county, has lived upwards of fourteen months without food!!—The testi mony of the women herself was, of course, discredited; and she consented to be removed to a neighbour's house, to he watched for any length of time that was deemed sufficient, to give a colour of truth to her report. This was accordingly done; and she was consrastrt.v WATCHED YOE SEVENTEEN DAYS AND NIGHTS, and regularly visited by three surgeons once or twice a day. Till the end of fourteen days, she did not even drink any water, which she bad been accustomed to do in very small quantities, when she felt a nausea at her stomach : she now finds that this is removed by wetting her tongue with damp cloths, by which she escapes the pain of swallowing as before, which was very considerable. Dur ing the length of time of the above fourteen months abstinence, water, and tea, without either milk or sugar, had been her only beverage. She has been in bed the whole of the time. Her pulse is very little under the standard of good health; but, as m ay be expected, her frame is excessively reduced. " As this extraordinary woman is still living, we recommend her case to the attention of the Faculty, and doubt not that they will consider her as a subject deserving of very minute considera tion."—Staffordshire Adverti:er. MANSION House.—A native Hottentot, named Cooper, was brought up for examination, on a charge of swindling several shop keepers and other tradesmen to a considerable amount. The pri soner, who seas extremely well dressed, had recently come from the Cape of Good Hope, as servant to a Gentleman, by whom he was discharged shortly after his landing in England. The pri soner, thus cast adrift in a strange country, was at some difficulty to make out an exisrence ; but he soon found out, either from his own invention, or the tuition of some friendly instructor, a very fashionable mode of carrying en the war, as the knowing phrase is, and which might have won much applause for a more experi enced adept in the science of Way: and Mean:. Having by some means or other obtained the copy of an order upon an East India ship's Purser, about to be paid off, he went to several tradesmen, obtained goods, and promised them payment from the amount of this order, as soon as he should receive it. He obtained board and lodging on the same pretence, but never paid his creditors. One of the complainants alledged, that the prisoner had obtain ed from him goods to the amount of set ss. under the same false pretence. But as it appeared the offence was not committed within the City of London, the prisoner was transmitted to Hatton Garden. Daniel Cohen and his wife, were charged ley a woman, in whose house they lodged, with frequent drunken, riotous, and disorderly conduct ' • and especially on Monday night, when they became so extremely disorderly, that she was under the necessity of charging them on the watch. When conveyed thither, they behaved equally riotous. The man tore the coat and waiswoat of the constable of the night, and the woman bit his finger nearly off. The man was ordered to pay the legal fine for being drunk, as that seemed the cause of his disorderly conduct. ciaLriamdim, OCTOBER 10. This charming spot still continues fall, notwith standing the ackanced period of the season. Public amusements have for some time been on the decline ; but the arrival of Mr. BRAHMA and Mrs. EDWIN has set the fashionables in motion. Mr. BRAHAW made his appearance this morning at the tipper Rooms, for Mr. Asia's Concert, when upwards of 400 per sons of distinction attended the performance : he never was in finet voice ; was most rapturously applauded ; and the whole went off with distinguished eclat. Mrs. Enwts (who is drinking the salubrious waters, and hying in afresh stock of health, prior to her engagement at the Edinburgh Theatre), before her departure per forms one night, which will be for the benefit of the Veteran RICHARDS, her father, who firially takes his leave of the Stage. From the great respectability of this performer, ih public as well as private life, a crowded house is expected, as a tribute to an old ser vant of the Stage ; when we expect to witness the ex ertions of this fascinating actress, on so truly laud able an occasion. Mrs. EDWIN is a greatfavourite here. There is now more company in the Libraries than ever was in the middle of summer. At RUFF'S, they have sixteen fre'h names on the book this day. Mr. THOMSON'S Walks arc as full every evening as pos sible. As Parliament does not meet until after Christ mas, we shall be full till then. WETMOUTH, OCTOBER 10. The liberal hospitality of C. Bicasrox, Esq. aided by the taste and elegance of Mrs B. ptesented tl e Nobility and Gentry, at present here, with one of the most superb fetes, on Wednesday evening last, ever witnessed. The whole of the elegant mansion of Bellfield was prepared for the company ; upwards of eighty of whom sat down, at eleven o'clock, to a supper, composed of every delicacy that could pro.. yoke the appetite, or gratify the sight, with a dessert adundantly supplied with the most elegant choice fruit, wines, &c. An elegant ball succeeded, in which Earl DiLA WARE, and the accomplished Miss , WiIEATLZY, took the lead, and the magic circle of the dime was not deserted till at a late hour in the morning. ' Athong the party we particularly noticed— countess Delaware and Sister, Earl Delaware, Sir Edward and Lady Leslie, Sir George and Lady Caldwell, Lady and Miss Bentein, Lady Read, Lady C. West, Lady Elisabeth Dormer, Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Byam, Mrs. and Miss Richards, Mr. and Mrsr Bengoss, Mrs Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Tugnoll, Captain Werner 13usche, Mr. Bristow, Mr. Mrs. and Miss Bagenall, Colonel Alton, Lieutenant-Colonel Brooke, Mr. I'. Brooke, Captain Jeffries, Major Durbin ( Mr. Atkins, Mrs. and Miss Strachan, Mr, Penn, Baron Osten, Captain %Vence, Mr. Buxton, Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, &c. BROADSrAIRS,OGTOBER 9. An elegant ball was given on Friday evening, at Barfield's Library. It was, in the tout ensemble, far more brilliant than any of the preceding ones. At an early hour, the dancing commenced with Morgiana, by an Officer of the 2d Surrey Militia and Lady AmettA ARCHER. The rooms were well lighted, and dis played the usual taste in the disposal of the aromatic plants around. Among the company were— Mr. and Mrs. Forsyth, Lord Cranky, and Miss Onslbw, Mrs. and Miss He‘thcotp, the Honourable Mrs. Keppel, Lady and Miss Beilverie, Colonel Hughes and Family,- Colonel Swain, Majors'Briscoe and Stevens, Captains French and Chad wick, Mr. and Mrs. Strachey, the Misses Motgan, and Mrs. Anstrut her. This assembly was the fullest of the season. The Corinthian capital prevailed beyond example. Splen dour of charms was as conspicuous as splendour of dress ; and beauty triumphed by the aid alone of ex gant simplicity. MARGATE, OCTOBER 9. The equinoctial gales have set in with an almost unexampled fury, and surly Ocean blusters in a mos . tremendous manner. About twenty-eight sail o shipping, in and outwardbound, are riding under bare poles, in the offing. Signal guns of distress were fired by one of them during the night. Every assistance has, since the dawn, been afforded. The violence of the surf is dreadful. It has committed farther de vastation on the barrier in the High-street, and like. wise carried away the steps attached to the bathing rooms. The water now dashes up against the cliffs, (the effects of a western wind) with unusual force ; and the sprays rise to an awful height, and run in sheets of wattr over the pier. All the fashionabbs in Margate are now (three o'clock P.M.) taking their station on the stupendous margin of the cliffs, the atmosphere being auspicious, to regard the magnifi cent waters underneath with terror and delight. The Honourable Mr. FOLEY gave an elegant ball on Friday last at Chapel-hill House, which was at tended by Lord FREDERICK BEAUCLERIC and all the fashionables in the vicinity. Previous to the present war of the elements, we experienced, as early on Saturday morning as three o'cic ck, a most tremendous storm of hail - and rain, attended by such incessant and vivid flashes of forked lightning as almost petri&cl those who witnessed it. The company returning at that hour from the ball at Broadstairs, to Margate and Ramsgate, were under the most fearful apprehensions for their personal safety, from the circumstance of their horses being so terror-struck, that many of them galloped over the ploughed fields, totally ungovernable by their riders; others could not be prevailed upon for a considerable time to proceed. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, OCT. 12.-Thcr is but an inconsiderable supply of Wheat here this day, and the sales effected are at rather higher prices, New as under, fine Old 105 s. per quarter.-Barley is somewhat cheaper excepting best samples.--Malt is dearer.-White Peas full 10s. per quarter cheaper, and incline lower.-Beans at little variation.-There are tolerable supplies of Oats, and this trade nearly sup ports the late advance.-Flour this week is quoted ss. per sack higher. GENERAL CURRENCY AS UNDER: Wheat, 665. 80s. 90s. Beans (Old) 648. 70s. Fine ditto, 928. 955. , Tick ditto 625. 675. Rye, 465. 525. O ats, 344. 374. 40s. Barley, 405. 455. Polandditto, 41*. 425. Malt, 755. 536. Potatoe ditto,43l. White Peas (boilers) 1255. 13:s. Rape Seed, 444. to 441. Grey ditto, 56b. 625. Fine Flour 20s. 855.-Seconds 755. 80s. ~.