Star. — London, England, 1808-07-05 00:00:00

, to Is- Ilia lc* to E' . t hz present only regret the privation of . opportn. nity of declaring their hear y approbation of a pur. pos e, which opened one more ptospect of the salva tion of Europe—but he could not stiffer the prorog-a tibia to take place without expressing hi s sent i ments 0 the subject : and having done so, h e w i s h e d not 07 farther to detain the House, than by expressing his firm conviction, that at expressiag his own sent ' . oie nts,he•had declared the unanimous sense of Par liament, and of the country at large. Lord CASTLEREAGH said, that although he had reason to complain of the declaration of the Ho. n ourableGentkman on the subject of Spanish aff a i rs , in a recent discussion in that House, and which was c alculated to revive-the differences, and excite anew t h e jealousies which had unhappily prevailed between t h e two nations during a period of mutual warfa r e ; let he would now hail the, sentiments just expressed by the Honourable Gentleman—sentiments not only conge nial to the feeling: of his Majesty's Ministers, kit, he was confident, to the unanimous feelings of that House, and of every man in the country. With regar d to the regret expressed by the Honourable G ent leman, that Ministers did not come down to the House to claim from Parliament some expression of in sentiments on this subject, he thought it would hare been rather premature in them so to have done, before circumstances were ripe for a co-operation, in . . which he relied with confidence for the ready concur- We and support of both Hou.es ; that they had not mot down to claim a Vote of Credit, because they felt 'avant of ample means to pursue measures of effective lid to the Spanish nation. At a future time they might fad it necessary to apply to the liberality of Parlia• sent, both for aid and counsel, in pursuit of those measures in which they were about to embark with energy, and he hop ed with effect. He could, how ever, assure the Honourable Gentleman and the !louse ' of the determination of hi:, Majesty's Govern bent, that no exertion which could be made, nor any sort which the strength and resources of this country euld furnish, should be wanting to the support of the Spanish nation. Mr.WHITBREADandLordCASTLEREAGH explained. Mr.WILBERFORCE joined in the regret expres sedby the Honotfrible Member (Mr. Whitbread), gat the House had not been afforded an opportunity eferpressing its feeling on the present occasion, as the representative, body of the people of England, and e was confident the other House of Parliament join ed in the same sentiment of regret ; for both, he was ere, would have been cordially unanimous in sup porting the cause of Spain against the French. He bad, howeyer, the fullest reliance that his Majesty's Ministers would zealously and promptly co-operate aiding the Spanish nation in their present arduous ggles against the common enemy of civilized Eu . He would have wished the people of this coun had had an opportunity ofexpressing, by their re ntatives, the sentiment which he was sure was minion to them all ; and, however he must regret those circumstances of hostility between both nations which occurred during a period of open war, he ho ped they would no longer be remembered as grounds of jealousy or distrust, but be buried in a sense of re sented friendship, and a firm alliance against the common enemy of both ARMY CLOTHING. Mr. IL THORNTON stated, that he was sorry sot to see an Honourably Gentleman (Mr. Wardle) his place, who had recently made a motion in the respecting the expensiveness oldie manner in shich great coats were supplied for the army. He had himself seen some very satisfactory vouchers, distinct- Itcontradicting the facts on which he had rested.— &der those circumstances, he could only now give no of an intention to move, early in the next Session Parliament, for the production of some correspon- Eve, or extracts of correspondence, on this subject. Mr. WILBERFORCE moved an humble address ) his Majesty, praying that there be laid before the lona copies of the sth, 6th, 7th, Bth, 9th, and 10th teports of the Commissioners of Naval Revision,— lec• vb• If a Co• of A Message was now brought down from the lords if Mr. Quarme, Deputy Black Rod, desiring the at itiance of the House in the House of Peers, to hear is Majesty's Commission read, for declaring the Royal assent to certain Bills, and for proroguing the Pent Parliament. Mr.SPEAKER, numerously attended, went forth vidi up, and being returned,. read to the Members a Or! of his Majesty's speech proroguing both Houses ; amediately a fte r w hi c h the Members separated THE EVENING STAR. LONDQN. TUESDAY, JULY 5. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: Cards, for Jekb 701 —Red's:en spi-r-Otuniunt 34 prem. PRICE Oil STOCKS YEb'TERDAY. ffa C. Red Ann. Gsi 6b} Inds Bonds Sts. ss.. per Cent. Cats. elan • Exrheq. Bills, Its. ss. pre. IPer Cent S 6 1 Engh ea Tickets, Su tee. Ices A. IS IS-111thof India for the first Transfer 1115 i Cl rehltn, Sit Ptak Canada for July SS Wilt s.--- thA 1 its enui ~..--e surf can but the sty's fwe •te- for A Gottenburgh Mail arrived this morning, bringing il telligenCe from our Expedition there, to the 2cl 0 " the flth a Courier arrived at Gottenburgh from Sir Je" Moons, who was thvn at Stockholm. This \ lctrenger was the bearer of instructions to Lieute '"Crocral HOPE, the second in command, who rsediately issued orders for all tile Officers to repair " herd their respective ships, but nothing farther spired when the Mail came away, respecting the destination of the British Expedition, although it los reported that they were going against Zeahind. Jouli MOORE was expected at Gottenburgh in the 41 rse of the 27th or 2Sth, as relays of horses were *red for him on the road between Stockholm and G "terburgh. He had visited the frontiers of Norway. i t "as reported that the Swedes had been success rinialids w but no official accounts have as yet On the 28th, at eight o'clock in the evening, when Correspondent closed his letter, the Staff-horses /114 baggage were embarking. ly the Packet which brought the above Mail, a Missenger arrived with dispatches for Government. -•-•• • SPANISH PATRIOTS. This morning we received some more letters from Gibraltar, but not later than those that reached us yesterday. They state, however, a circumstance or two worth mentioning After something like an organised resistance to the French was resolved on by the Patsiots, the general Ivoice called for every man from 17 to 40 years of age, to take up arms in defe.ce of their country. A Spanish Grandee, the Marquis de HELOS, hay. ing refused to become a member of the new Govern ment, was ordered to be put to death, and the sen tence was immediately carried into execution, allow. ing him only a few minutes for confession. On his refusal it was remarked, that none but those who were in heart Frenchmen would decline to serve their coun try ; and that the welfare of Spain demanded that there should be no compromise with such men. The cessation of hostilities between the Garrison of Gibraltar and the Spanish lines, was in consequence of the arrival at the former place of Don ESTELLER, the Secretary to the new Government at Seville. He reached the fortress on the Ist ult. and on the pro posal he brought being acceded to, the Spanish troops' in the neighbourhood immediately commenced their march for Ronda, with an army of 50,000 men. Our letters state that no language can describe the ardour that animates all ranks in Spain at the present moment, and add, that nothing is wanting but officers and warlike stores--A circumstance which the saga city and foresight of our Government had already anticipated. Several of our best Officers of Artillery and Engi neers have sailed for Spain, and will join Major ROCHE and SirTnomASDYER. We cannot sufficiently commend this measure. The sending a regular organised foree, whatever dispatch may be employed, requires much more time than the urgency of the present moment will admit. But the Spaniards have already the materials of an effective army—the best and the only materials suited to the crisis—a people fired with pa triotism, panting for emancipation, and in want only of Officers to organise the mass that is now preparing to purge the soil from those foul invaders, who have come for the purpose of imposing chains on them and their posterity.—Much may be done—much will be done by the system which Ministers have adopted. But Ministers, though thus prompt in sending off fit persons to assist the brave patriots, do not confine their aids to these necessary helps and supplies of moqey and ammunition. On Saturday orders were issued to prepare a large military force, which it is understood is to co-operate with the brave patriots. Three brigades of infantry, consisting of 10,000 men, l wi_ti several squadrons of cavalry, are already under orders to embark at Ramsgate and in the Downs. A brigade of the Guards is also to be immediately em barked, and the total number of troops to be em ployed on this occasion will amount to little short of 50,000. Report says that Lord Moon is to have the command. PORTUGAL. At five o'clock on Sunday afternoon a Lieutenant in the feivice of the late Portuguese Government ar rived in town Fith dispatches from the Patriot Leaders in Portugal, to his Excellency the Chevalier de SOUZA Ctrrtnno, the Portuguese Ambassador at our Court. They are said to contain an offer to rise en matte, for the purpose of liberating their country from the ty ranny of the French ; at the same time calling on the official organ of their nation in England to request the assistance of their ancient ally (Great Britain) in their patriotic struggle. Captain BROWN, Secretary to the Commander . n. *lief, embarked on Saturday at Falmouth, for Oporto. It was a very general report yesterday, that the tailing of the expedition from Cork, under SirA. i rn on WELLESLP.Y, has been countermanded, in order to its very considerable reinforcement; and that this increa sed armament is now destined to act in Portugal. It was reported last night that an express had arri ved with intelligence of the sailing of this expedition ; but in this there must be some mistake. Our readers will sec by the subjoined letter, that on the 29th ult. it was still at Cork. " CORK, JUNE 29. gg This morning a fleet of transports arrived at Col, for the double purpose, it is said, of affording 1230111 room to the troops already embarked, and of receiving additional troops. Sir A. WILL LEY has transacted business at the Castle every day since his at.. rital in Dublin, where his official duties have made it necessary for him to remain, until the whole of the expedition at this port shall be in readiness to sail." The public may expect, at the present crisis, many strange and absurd tales to be propagated. The fol lowing statement, circulated on the authority of the Guernsey Gazette of June 25th, may be considered as one of this kind :—" That the letters from the coast of France assert that an insurrection had broken out of a most formidable nature, all the operations of which had been concealed till 55,000 men had been completely armed and orginised ; that the signal for assembling was the cry—" .du feu! au f eu ! aM f cu I that in the provinces of Languedoc and Rousillon also, from S 5 to 40,000 men were in arms, who had joined the Spanish Patriots in Catalonia ; that the general cry of the united armies was, " Peace with England, gni War with Bonaparte that the whole Pyrenean frontier was in full insurrection ; and . that. TALLICIrgAitto was supposed to . be the grand mover of *e melt." To the above strange and ill-told story, we cannot attach the smallest degree of creslit. But comparing it with the following letter, which has just reached us from Jersey-, we think we can perceive not only its origin, but the disappointment which those who gave it currency, must have experienced before this time. " JERSEY. JUNE es. " On the 20th inst. a boat sailed from this island to the coast of France with Monsieur GOUYON, who has since the revolution assisted in the cottespondence be tween and When he came within a cer tain distance from the shore he wade the usual sig nal, which was immediately answered, in consequence of which he and two men landed, and were met by JEAN BOUCHARD, who was employed on the same service. He informed them that Monsieur PRUDENT waited at a short distance for them, and that they could proceed to meet him with all safety. They had not, however, advanced forty yards, when BOUCHARD seizing Monsieur Gomm by the elbows, exclaimed in French-6 , GOUYON, you are my pri soner," on which a- company of soldiers, concealed for the purpose, surrounded him. When he found himself thus betrayed, he called out td the two men who followed him to save themselves ; but, I am sorry to say, that before they could regain their boat, one of their was killed, and the other wounded in' two places, by discharges of musquetry : those who had remained in the boat, owing to the darkness of the night, escaped unhurt. lam happy to say that the man who was wounded, is in a state of speedy recovery. ~ It is very generally supposed, that all those con cerned in this correspondence have equally been de stroyed. They are eight or nine, including Mons. PREGENT, the Chief, who first established, and has since been indefatigable in promoting the correspon dence. I have, however, some hopes that he at least may be safe, having often heard him say, that his places of resort were known to none of his companions. 4 , Sir EDMUND NRAGLE is spending a few days on a visit to General Doti, and is very fond of the island. We hope he will make this his head-quarters." From the above letter we infer, that a correspon dence between the French emigrants in this country and their adherents in France has been carrying on for some time ; that the sanguine hopes of some of the parties who were in the secret, made them antici. cipate and report a success, which has been blasted by t perfidy and treachery of their own assoc Lites 1 We are equally inclined to discredit another ru. mour in circulation—that a letter from ...., 11 "NAPART2 to MURAT had been intercepted by the Spanish Pa triots. In this letter, which purported to be a reply to the application of MURAT for reinforcements, Bo- NAPARTE is said to have stated, that he could not fOr some time supply MURAT with the force he required. Such a rumour may be of service in Spain. Letters and Papers from• Holland to the 2d instant arrived yesterday. They contain some further ac counts from Bayonne, which are altogether unimpor tant. The private letters from Amsterdam state . that France had declared war against Austria, aid that the most formidable preparations were making by the latter to take the field, and make common cause with the Spanish Patriots. The letters from Rotterdam state, that the two last posts from France had not brought any letters from either Portugal or Spain—.a circumstance from which it was reasonably inferred, that the Patriots in both those countries had succeeded in cuuing off all communication with France.' , —The accounts from Bourdeanx inform us, that the Spanish Patriots had stopped a large quantity of cot ton that was conveying to France, and burnt it to ashes. From Charante, Cogniac, and other places, it is stated, that a forced levy of all the young men capable of bearing arms had taken place, who, with the whole of the troops in that part of France, had been marched off to the frontiers of Spain. The postscript of a letter from Rotterdam, of the Ist instant, is couched in the following terms We have just heard that BONAPARTE has declared war against Austria." We should not be surprized to find BONAPARTE make out some pretence of this nature for withdrawing his troops and abandoning his designs from what, perhaps, he now feels an impracticable attempt against Spain. The report of a negotiation between Russia and this country was yesterday so strongly credited in the City as to produce a considerable depreciation in all articles of Russian produce. Hemp fell no less than £lO it ton, and tallow and linseed oil in proportion. Private letters from Gottenburgh state that Sir JOHN MOORE had been engaged in a negotiation with the Russian Court in concert with our ally the King r SWEDEN. _ _ - Yesterday, about twelve o'clock, his M AJ esr Y ar , rived in town from Windsor, at the QUEEN'S Palace. At half past one o'clock, his MAJESTY held a Frivy Council, which was attended by— The Lord Chancellor, the Dukes of Portland and Montrose ; Earls Camden, Westmorland, Bathurst, and Winchelses; Lords Hawkeibury and Mulgrave ; Mr. Canning, and Mr. PercevaL The Marquis of HUNTLEY attended, and was sworn in Lord Lieutenant of the county of Aberdeen. The Earl of MORTON likewise attended, and was sworn in Lord Lieutenant of the County of Fife. His MAJESTY gave private audiences to the Duke of PORTLAND, Earl CHATHAM, likd MULGRAVE, and Mr. C AN N I NG. His MAJESTY afterwards set off on his return to Windsor. The Duke of MONTROSE and the Cabinet Ministers dined yestorday with Mr. DUNDAS, at his house in Dowuins-street. 1da7P746.„ INTELLIGENCE . PORTSMOUTH, JULY 4. Arrived his Majesty's ship ALCMENE, rr , IM T 1 :Z -mouth. Sailed his Majesty's ship BOADICEA, on a cruize.—Wind S. W. DEAL, JULY 4. Arrived his Majesty's brig BLAZER, from a cruize, and remains in the Downs with the as per last. Wind S. W. HARWICH, MIX 4. Arrived this day the AUCKLAND, Capt Lin Dit from Gottenburgh. YARMOUTH, JULY .4. Sailed the SAratiuwan, Vncior, Acura, and E ';'- NEST gun-brigs, on a cruize. Arrived the H vo • gun-bng.—Sailed the Auckland, Captain BRIDUL, for Heligoland; and the Earl of Le•cester packet, Captain CULLEN, with a mail, for Gottenhurgh.— Ships in the Roads the CALYPSO flag ship, and ROSA MOND sloop.—Wind N. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY. The Courier and Charlotte, and the Countess a Elgin, for the New Concord, re-t-arured Dec. 12, 1804 ; and th rAnrlique, captured Sept. 2, IEOS, will be paid on Friday neat, at No. 18, Clement's Inn, and recalled there on Tuesdays and Fridays. The Carrier, for I'Actlff, captured Nov. 14, 1807, will he pai ac No. 11, Cecil -street, Strand, on Friday next, and there recalled. The Narcissus, for "'Adventure, captured Nov. 13, 18'4 •w as paid on hoard, at Plymouth, this day, and recalled at Mr. Hun Jtonehons Plymouth, on Monda ) s and Thursdays. From LLOYD'S Lis T. GYM/MUD, JULY 4.—Patard by the Hamilton, Onrthouse ; Miry and Susannah, Clark ; Symm et ry, Liddle ; anci iray:ham, Turner, from Jamaica. Sailed the Lord Carnngton, ton, for Malta; Amphitrite, Collins, for Halifax; Dladeirt, Smith ; and the Governor Milne Priddyco ""be, for itto laneint. The following ships of the fleet from Jamaica, under convoy of his Majesty's ship ARETHUSA, ate yet unac counted for, viz. Atlantic, Craige; Britannia, Thompson; Hannah, Craige; At- !antic Merry ; Louisa, Malyard ; and the Maria, Hoguard, for London—Jamaica, Glegg ; Clyde, Kinuaird ; an d he Cornwallis, —, for Liverpool—John, Berrie, for Newcastle--Volunteer, Barwise for Whitehaven—Ann, Thompson ; Str anger , L ow d en ; Both_ 1i:14 Hatherick ; Sisters, Abraham • mars Campbell; M‘Leland ; Jamaica, Burns; Ardent , R amsay; , Lady Coote, 3ain ; Columbus, Reid ; and the Mary, Alexander, for the Clyde ; Hunter, Phillips, for Dublin—Hibernia, M'Colle, for Limerick —Golden Fleece, Lurwen ; Elizabeth, Jameison ; and the Hiber nia, Douglas, for Belfast. The Charlotte —, from Gottenburgh forLeith, w as deserted by the crew, olißuchaness. _ The North Star, Drysdale, from Leith, for Davies Streights, was burnt on the 90th of March. The Ruckers, Barker, from Hull, is Arrived at Picton, after being plundere d a privateer. In the copy of his Majesty's speech, given in our Second Edition of yesterday, the word " power," towards the conclusion, was, by mistake, inserted in place of "integrity." The sentence, therefore, will stand thus, as our Readers will see, in a preceding ' column His Majesty has no other object than that of preserving unimpaired the inttity and inde. pendence of the Spanish Monarchy." This is an im pirtant correction, as it precludes the possibility of our enemies placing a misconstruction on the sentiments of the British Government. Sunday an order arrived at Chatham for the brigade of Guards, stationed there, to hold themselves in im mediately readiness to embark for foreign service.- -Portugal is generally believed to be the place of their -destination. The 2d battalion of the 52d Regiment, now at Ramsgate, on Monday received orders to hold them selves in readiness to embark. Captain MILLMAN, of the Coldstream Guards, is appointed an Aid-du-camp to General SPENCER, and set off to j is the expedition off Ireland. The 20th Light Dragoons have sailed for Cork to join Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY'S Expedition. Brigadier-General MEADE is to succeed General Bsassrono in the command at Madeira. Orders were sent to Chatham last Thursday, to ship every sort of ordnance stores, without a moment's delay, for the use of the Spanish Patriots. Seven hundred tons of guns and mortars have been ordered at Woolwich, in addition to 720 tons previously or dered. In the course of the day 20 waggons were also loaded at the Bank with money, supposed to be intended for the same destination. On Saturday 200 more Spanish prisoners sailed for Spain in the INDEFATIGABLE ; 150 sailed also in the PICKLE schooner and a transport. On Saturday an order was received at Portsmouth to release the Spa nish prisoners of war who are willing to join their pa triotic countrymen in arms, and to provide transports, immediately for them, to take them home. When it was made known to them, they manifested the utmost degree of joy, and every one of them accepted the offer. The Lords of the Admiralty have determined to try a new plan, which has received their Lordships' approbation, to increase our seamen, and which is to be adopted with all convenient speed. It is to raise five thousand boys, for which a guinea bounty is to be offered. They are to be divided into three classes. From twelve years old to fourteen, to receive seven' guineas a-year wages ; from fourteen to sixteen, nine guineas a-year ; from sixteen to eighteen, eleven guineas a year. Baron HOMPESCH, who had fitted out and com mands a privateer of 20 guns, has taken possession of a small Danish Isle in the Baltic, in which he found stores, the property of the King of DENMARK, to a considerable amount : he loaded his privateer, and carried a freight to the Orkneys, where he landed it, and then directed the privateer to return, in order to re-lade with more of the enemy's property, proceeding • himself to London, where he is arrived, in order to receive the instructions of Government respecting the island, which he left in possession of a part of his crew. Friday last, PHILLM COURTENAY, ROBERT SPAN KIE, and THOMAS BATTY ADDISON, k;cqrs. were called to the Bar by the Honourable Society of the Inner - Temple. Margate is filling very fast with fashionable com pany. The first public breakfast at Dandelion I. fixed for to-morrow, and the Gardens are expected to exhibit a brilliant display of beauty and fashion. A duel was fought on Saturday at Bush Heath, near Colebrook, between Captain S. belonging to a corps of Militia, and Mr. S. a minor, the son of a merchant. Two fires were exchanged without harm, and the duellists were reconciled by their second:. BREAD.—No Court of Aldermen was held this day. 1 he LORD MAYOR, after inspecting the returns, or ...red the Brad to remain at the present prices. -