Star. — London, England, 1814-03-24 00:00:00

P" * o wn was srenmoned three times in the a n ; the brave Major of the 136th, who commands there, an swered, " Bring me an order from the Emperor, and !Fon shall enter the town." The cannonade and fire of musketry lasted almost the whole day ; the inha bitants valiantly seconded the garrison,. The people of the neighbouring villages rose in mass at the first cannon-shot which they heard in the morning, and hastened to.the assistance of the town ; 200 of them drone away 300 infantry, which occupied the moun tain of Margny, fiur musket-shot from Compiegne. The inhabitants made a sally, and the retreat of the enemy was decided. He was pursued a league frim the town. Three citizens were taken prisoners, having pursued the enemy w i t h too muc h ardour. it is said that two of them have just returned, having. escaped by swimming over the Oise. The zeal of the garrison, of the inhabitants, the country people, and the officers who directed the de fence, is above all praise. , The cannon damaged several houses in the town, but the mischief is slight—nobody was wounded. To-day (the 16th) the enemy have not returned, and we are tranquil. PARTS, MARCH 18. The garrison of Ostend has made a sally, and pushed as tar as Bruges. It took from the several rece,vers in that city 200,900 francs, seized all the ar ticits of clothing and equipment collected by the enemy, and carried them off without meeting any obstacle. It is said that the garrison of Metz has made a successful sally, and taken from the enemy artillery and other important articles. • DUTCH P4PARS. BASLE, MARCH 4. Louis XVIII. has as yet gone no further into France than Vessoul. All is quiet on the side of Hu- Bingen, but a great number of peasants are every night employed on the trenches. OFFICIAL ARTICLE. 46 BRUSSELS, MARCH 15. " in the beginning of March the General of Di vision, Maison, united all his disposable troops to pe netrate into Brabant. His plan was nothing less than to open a communication with the garrison of Ant werp, and then, reinforced, to advance upon Brussels, and place th it city again under all the 'weight of op pression. The enemy occupied with superior forces Menin and Cambray, and, on the sth; advanced with about- seven thousand men, and thirty pieces of can non to Oudenarde, in which the Prussian Colonel Hobe was posted with two thousand Prussians and Saxons. " The enemy advanced in close column at thetas a charge on the town ; but the unshaken firmness of the allied troops rendered his attempt abortive. A well direited fire of grape-shot spread destruction throne his ranks, and he was forced to abandon the enterprise,. after he'had for the whOle night bombar ded, the tawn. On the 7th, the Duke of Saxe Weimai resolved to make a general attack, to deliver Cour tray from the enemy. The corps under the corn )nand Of General Von Borstell advanced on the road from Tournay to Courtray. The advanced posts be hind the abattis were driven back by the bayonet, sad at twilight the village of Belegham and Cour tray were in our power. Meanwhile the Saxon Co lonel Ziegler had advanced with a detachment of Sardn and Prussian troops on the village of Suevel gem, occupied by the enemy with forCes three times superior, and six pieces of cannon. " These brave troops, diregarding the difference of Numbers, charged the enemy with the bayonet in the village, and forced- them to fly rapidly. Next morn ing was appointed for the general attack ; but the enemy, intimidated by tile losses of the preceding even ing, evacuated Courtray during the night, and on the, following morning Menin also. " On the Bth, at nine in the morning, the Duke of Saxe Weimar and General Von Borstell entered Courtray (the brave Allied troops lining the streets), and were received with the most lively and general acclamations by the inhabitants, who had been cruelly used by the French. " The loss of the enemy in the different actions, including prisoners,, may be estimated at 2000 men, among whom are several Officers of rank. " At the same time General Carnot made a sortie from Antwerp, at the bead of about 4000 men, and took possession of St Nicholas ; but as soon as he learned that the plansef General Maison bad totally failed, he contented himself with pillaging the en virer's, and returned to Antwerp. " Thus has the valour of the Allied troops defeated the last effort of the enemy for disturbing the repose cf Brabaht, and the` disastrous result of his move ments will surely make him for ever renounce such enterpr.zes." F.111317RG, MARCH 2. Travellers wh.) Lave this day arrived here from Geneva assure us, that the French have already been driven back to the distance of ten leagues. A strong Austrian column is advancing over the Simplon, to support Count Bubna. SCHAFHAUSEN, MARCH 4. The Austrian army of reserve is now on its passage through this place. At the same time numerous co lumns of that army pass by Constance, Frauenfeld, Stein, &c. moving at the rate of from twelve-to fifteen leagues a day. It is said, that another army of forty thousand men may be expected in our neighbourhood by the middle cf next month. TUT EVENING STAR. LONDON. `THURSDAY, MARCH 24. 1814. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK S per Cent. Red. shut—Cons. 70fit 691—for acc. 70ifff 4 per Ct. shut-5 per Ct. 971-oinniuni 2411 India Bonds 7s. lox. pr.--Exchequer Bills Ss. 6s. pr. • Paris Papers were received yesterday to the 20th instant. They contain no official Bulletin from the armies; not even a remote allusion to the proceed ings of the Congress; and are equally silent respect ing the triumph and progress of the British arms in Gascony. This sullen silence, at a moment so truly important and critical, is more expressive of the dial cultius of the enemy, than the most laboured and dif fuse description could convey.—The military intelli gence in these Papers is both sterile and unauthenti cated. A minor Paper affirms, upon the authority of private letters, that the French troops had entered Chalons-on-the-Marne; but. as no date i 3 mentioned, the account is, in all likelihood, a fabrication. An other article says, that the Allies were kept in check upon the Laon road, without, however, noticing how far they had advanced on that line ; and that an attack on their part, on the 15th, against Compeigne was r epulsed. Compeigne is only 45 miles from Paris. We announced in the latter part of our impression yesterday that a notification of some importance had been made by the Telegraph from Plymouth, re specting the counter-revolution of which Bourdeaux may be considered as the focus. The atmosphere was rather hazy, but the purport of the communica tion was understood to be that the insurrection had spread rapidly in the South of France, and that dis tinguished Deputies had arrived to offer their alle giance to his Majesty Louts XVIII. In the whole course of the war a crisis of equal in terest and importance as the present has never occur red. The raising of the Royal Standard in France, as it changes entirely the features of the contest, so will it have a powerful influence on the counsels of the Allies. It changes the whole circumstances of the war; and it may be considered as a most fortu• nate occurrence that so many days have passed since the capture of Bourdeaux without the receipt of any intelligence to induce a belief that the Preliminaries of Peace have been signed. Lord CASTLER/AGH could conclude nothing before the arrival of Mr. ROBINSON, the Messenger, at Cha tillon, which could not take place before the news from Bourdeaux would be known to his Lordship. 'We may, therefore, conclude that the Preliminaries will not be signed till an opportunity shall have been given to the French to declare who they will have to reign over them : for it is pretty well known that, so far as concerned the Allied Powers, the Treaty with BONAPARTE was entertained, only because the French themselves had manifested no disposition to break the "chains of the Tyrant. Under such circumstances what could the Allies have proposed to themselves by procrastinating the war ? Now, however, a new and imperious call presents itself to their consideration. If the Legitimate Sove reign has been acknowledged by a large portion of the people, JUSTICE demands thitt his claims should be attended to by the Allies. They are actuated, we may believe,. by motives which cannot but make them hesitate to recognise the claims of an Usurper in opposition to the rightful Sovereign and the voice of the people themselves. In a word—if such a portion of the French people shall rise against the Tyrant as may, ,in reason, be taken as an unequivocal declara tion,of the real sentiments of the Nation, the Allies will assuredly feel themselves justified in procrasti nating the war, and affording to the French people an opportunity of emancipation. We have reason to believe that hint Majesty's Go vernment have already adapted such. measures for seconding the loyal struggle as the time has allowed, that means may at least be in readiness for decisive action,-should a prudent view of all the circumstances warrant the Allies in rejecting farther negociation with the wretch who has filled Europe with blood— Great Oantities of arms, and every kind of military equipage, are already afloat ! How different is this from the concluct ascribed to Government, if not in direct terms, at least, by plain implication, is the columns of some of the Daily Papers ? They imploy a language, conveying an im presiion that Ministers require to be stimulated to seek the overthrow of the Tyrant ! The fact is far otherwise—Let evidence be but afforded that rational hopes may be entertained of a counter-revolution being effected, and the world may confidently count upon all their energies being exerted to put in actiun every engine that may hasten the destruction of the Despot. The Watson, Captain GREGG, has arrived at Li verpool from Halifax, which place she left on the 17th February. It was reported at Halifax when this vessel sailed, that the American flotilla on the Lakes had been destroyed by the British. We have seen Halifax Papers of the above date, but they contain no intelligence of this nature, nor bas Government received any such accounts. Yesterday Lord MEL VI LLE held a. Levee at his Office at the Admiralty, and was atteilded by the fol lowing Officers:---Captains CUMBERLAND, PAGE, BEL.. lER, MAUDE, BARTIU.LOIIEW, LUXIN ROCKIN GS, NIKKEI . ; ELLIOTT, &C• FURTHER ADVANCE OF LORD WEL LINGTON'S ARMY INTO FRANCE. REPORTED'CAPTURE OF TOULOUSE. We stop the Press to mention the rumour of fur ther accounts having been received of the progress of Lord WELLINGTON'S army in the South of France. These rumours state ) that his Lordship, on the 14th instant, was within 30 miles of Toulouse ) And that he entered that city on the 15th, and was received with open arms by the inhabitants, who immediately hoisted the White Cockade, &c. The subjoined letter from an Officer in Lord WEL LINGTON'S Army, though not so late as the accounts from Bourdeaux, will be read with some interest : " MONT MARSAN, MARCH 7. " Nothing can be more gratifying than our recep- tion since we commenced the march into the heart of France. To-mprrow we start for Bourdeaux, Sir Lowav CoLE's division and ours, under the.command of the Marshal. Lord DALHOUSIE has come back to i the command of the division, to the great joy of every mother's son in it. " At Buurdeaux, there are a great many Ame rican ships, and much nate property—to be sure, we won't be at them ! 44 The country we have come through is very rich, and every thing cheap. Fowls, fat and fine, a shil ling each ; turkeys, two shillings; ham and cheese sixpence per pound each ; excellent claret and bur gundy, one shilling and sixpence per bottle; game of every kind, as well as fish, very reasonable; olives and fruit in abundance : moreover, in many - place 9 the inhabitants will permit us to pay nothing at all, but treat men and officers with their best cheer. We are all in high spirits. 41 The Conscripts desert in hundreds ; and the people of the country would do any thing for us if we would keep the Spaniards away ; bitt they are hor rified at the very name of them, and severely do they leave their marks wherever they have been. • " The people here, as in other parts of France,. have no affectionate regard for theit Government : they do not much love, thosigh they fear BONAPARTE; but, restrained perhaps by fear, they have not yet shewn much attachment to the Bovate.Ns. In a few days, we hope to afforJ them a fit oppertunity cif she wing themselves. 64 On the day of the battle of Ortez, they earn out in immense numbers, men, women and children, to see the show, as people do at ASTLEY'S in London or ally other public sight. When they saw the tide turning against their countrymen, they shewed no disappointment ; but, on the contrary, they, one and all,carried the wounded into the town, but began,with the English." Mr. GM the Messenger, who left London on Tuesday morning for Chatillon, with dispatches far Lord CASTLEREAGH, was detained at Deal by signal from the Admiralty Telegraph. Further dispatches from Ministers were sent off to him in the course of the evening : they communicated, we presume, the glorious intelligence from Bourdeaux, and Mr. GUY finally sailed from Deal yesterday morning. We are glad to learn that Lord MARCII was much better according to the last accounts. Conches (not Coucher as printed by mistake in the Gazette Zxtraordinary of Tuesday evening) is a can. ton, lying a few miles eastward of the high road from Pau to Aire ; about twt lye leagues distance from the former place, and five from the latter ; north-west of Tarbes fifteen. The MAYOR of Bourdeauz, who came ont to wel come our troops, and declare for the BOURBONS, is, we understand, a Mr. LYNCH, whose father, an Irishman, settled in that city. It is reported that General EDEN, second in com mand at Plymouth, is to succeed Brigadier-General GORE, late of the 33d regiment, who was killed at • 13ergen•op-Zoom. The following Naval Officers have received Gold Mtclals from the CROWN PRINCE of SWEDEN, on sc. count of their conduct at the bombardment of Gluck; stadt, viz.: Captains FARGVH AR, GREEN, M A RSTIALL, Rosy, BANKS, KNEESHAW, and Sir GEORGE MONA T KEITH, Bart. JOHN VICKERS, late private soldier in the Royal Welch Fusileers, and In-Pensioner of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea, has, by his will, dated the ht of June, 1810, devised, on the decease of his cousin, THOMAS FOSBROOKE, now a pauper and lunatic in Mary-la-Bonne workhouse, the cum of £4.00 three per cent. Reduced Bank Annuities, for. the special purpose of promoting the welfare and advancement in life of the Female Orphans of the Royal Military Asylum at Chelsea, having no fathers, at the discre tion of the Commissioners for .directing the affairs of the said Institution. The British prisoners of war lately confined at Verdun, and recently sent from thence to Blois, have again been ordered to be removed to Gueret, about thirty-five miles N.E. of Limoges. It is almost need less to add ) that they suffer excessively from these harassing and fatiguing journies, having thus been compelled to travel a circuit of nearly 600 miles, and that their distress is in consequence greatly in creased. - We regret to find, from an excellent Charge of Mr. Justice DAY to the Grand Jury of the county of West meath, delivefed at the late Assizes for Mullinar, that a system of outrage prevails in that county simi lar to that which preceded the rebellion of 1798. At these Assizes nine men were convicted of adm;nistering an unlawful, seditious, and treasonable Oath, and sentenced to seven years transportation ; and six men were found guilty of conspiring to murder, and ac tually murdering a man, who had informed against the persons convicted of administering the' Oath, in I order to prevent his giving evidence against them. REPORTED RUPTURE OF THE 710 N. dm •=••••••••••10 After our Paper had been at press a considerable time, we were informed that private letters have been received from Amsterdam and other places ) positive ly announcing that the NEGOCIATIONS HAD BEEN B ROKEN 0 FF, and that Lord CASTLIMEAGR was expected momentarily to arrive in that City. A letter from Amsterdam is dated on Monday last, and comes from a quarter on which great reliance has heretofore been placed for inf rmation not given upon slight grounds. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, MARCH 21. • Arrived the VESTA, from Passages, in three days and the Sherbroke, Flux, from Halifax for London. Sailed the Priscilla, NASH, for Newport. HALF PAST ELEVEN AT NlGHT.—Since writing the'• above, the Duke of Kent packet arrived with a Mail from Lisbon, in twenty-one days. PLYMOUTH, .MARCH 22. Arrived the Bunker's Hill privateer, captured bythe CYDNUS and POMONA ; DEMENT grm.brig, with 20 sail of transports from Passages. Amongst the vessels lost at St. Jean de Luz on the 2d inst. were the fol lowing transports : 181, 612, 101, CV, D, BV, FA, CT; the ships London and Ardent (merchrntmen); and Minerva letter of marque, of Guernsey : crews all saved. Also arrived the JCNIPER schooner, from Passages.—Wind S.E. PORI SMOUTH, MARCH IS. No arrivals. Sailed his Majesty's ship Zemmt, on a cruize. His Majesty's ship TUMOR gives instruc tions to the ships bound for Bermuds.—Wind S.W. DEAL, MARCH 23. Sailed the DEFENDER lugger, for the Roompot.— Came down frcm the River his Majesty's ship BRCNE. 'I Ftva o'cLocc—Sailed the ?hunt cutter, sea% f truce, with Mr. GRAY, the Messenger, on board, for Calais.—Wind S.W. HARWICH, MARCH U. No arrivals. Salted the AuCkland, Lord Nelson, and - Lady Nepean Packets, for Gottenburgh; .and the Beaufoy and Lord Dur.can Packets, for Holland attd Bremen.—Wind S. • LYNIING TON, MARCH U. Arrived the MA RY armed cutter, with Sir JAMES SAL:3IA.Itzz, Elm and family on hoard, from Guetnsey. 'LIVERPOOL, MARCH ts. Arrived the Watson, GREGG, from Halifar—Sail ed the IGth February, in coirpany with the Patriot, TENDLE, and parted from her on the following night. It was nynrted at Halifax, when they.sailed, that the American flotilla, on the Lakes, had been de stroyed. Passengers in the Princess Elizabeth packet aresed it Falmouth, from Passages on the North Coast of Spain : Captain Fox, of the Guards; Mr. Baker, Mr. Rorkstnn, Miss Gladcou, Me; M'Kean, oue griiisb and two Spanish Messengers. The San Antonio Victoriosl, Ad Nevis, frown Lis. bon to Bilboa, is totally lost at the 'moth of the boa River—all hands perished. The HArriet, Dutchman, of Guernsey, is on shore near Corunna. The Aurora, Leburg ; and. Hoffnung, Schnieder, from Gottenburgh to Amsterdam, are stranded IllitT Harlingen. The CONFOUNDER arrived at Portsmouth from the Mediterranean, left Port Mahon on the 24th of Ja nauary, and Gibraltar on the 12th of February, but had no communication. She left the hitter in com pany with the ECLAIR and MINORcA, and 25 sail of convoy f bui parted from them on the 2tl instant, in a gale off Cape Finisterre. On the 24th of January, Sir EDWARD PELLEW WAS at Mahon, with 10 sail of the line. Sir .101 IN GORR was cruizing off the Cata lonian coast, with six sail of the line. The Mentor, Lazarabel, from the Hannah t• London, is put into Vigo—she sided •SOth Dec. in company with the Hope, Cox ; and Surprise, Rop, for the Clyde ; Pelican, Smith, for Liverpool; and Alligator, Roach, ,for Hilifdz, under convoy of the Forester, hound to New Providence, w h ere they were to be joined by the following vessels, and then proceed to Bermuda, viz :—Napan, SANI7S. and Cora, for Liverpool ; Young Deacon, —, and Surrey, M4clclß, for London. The Mentor pared on the 4th oflanuary, and was taken the next day, by the Cleopatra French schoor.er privateer. fitted out at New Bedford, which took about half of the cargo, and then suffered her to proceed. She put in.° Vigo on the 14th ult. in consequence of a mutiny of part of her crew. The following has been received from Port M.lion, dated January 8, 1814.: " We, the under-mentiooed Masters of Merchantmen, think it our duty to mention the very great attention that Captain Coon, of his Majesty's ship Tortoise, paid to the straggling ships that were separated from his Majesty's ship Indus in a heavy gale in the Bay of Biscay, on the Ist, 2d, and 3d, ult.; and we also with to represent, that we came. under convoy of his Ma jesty's ship Tortoise, from Gibraltar to Port Mahon, and had a tedious passage of 15 days, and Captain COOK . * attention to the whole of the ships was such as merits our warmest thanks. (Signed) 1 6 : Master Pe. I th u e P lian eg. DAVID TALSRRT, Do. a.gy " CHARLES GRAVEURN, Do. of the Charles. " WM. AIL ers, Do. of the Clio. " RODIRT YOUNG, Do. of the Vigilant. gi RORER? LAWLINSON, Do. of the Maria. " WM. ANDERtON, Do. of the IlLitoiSti. " ANDREW DAVIDSON, Do. of the Jane. " JOHN ANDREWS, Do. of the Selina. " JOHN Rost NSON, Do. o f t he Ann. Awl SMELL N STawAitr, Do. of the Liberty." Commanders Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the took East o)lndiaeir finalHo l e e , ave whenof the c followingour tprevious to de. parting for their respective destinations, viz. Captain SAMUEL. BIADLI4 Surrey ; GEORG; NiCkiOLLN Ben gal, for Madras and eogal. ... t