Star. — London, England, 1810-04-02 00:00:00

TO THE PROPRIETORS OF EAST-INDIA STOCK. 'HE Committee of Mr. RICHARD TWINING request a General Meeting of his Friends, at the King's Head, in the Poultry, TO•MOR Row, the 3d instant, at One o'clock. GEORGE DALLAS, Chairman. King's Head, Poultry, April 2, 1810. To the DIRECTOR GENERAL of Me MEDICAL DEPARTMENT of the AR Mr. Sta—ln consequence of having seen in the STAR of the 15tk instant, a letter addressed to you, relative to the Medical Officers of the Army, I have been in duced, thus publicly, to address you as being the le gally constituted and acknowledged head of that de partment. It is my humble opinion that every person who has read the letter alluded to, will allow, that the subject of which it professes to complain, is founded in truth—that every word, every syllable, strikes immediate conviction to the mind. It is written with simplicity and moderation, with the exception of that passage, which might seem intended to throw out an invidious insinuation against the subaltern officers, but which I am convinced was only mentioned to heighten the contrast, as the author was making a comparison between the situations of the two classes of officers. Although the passage be strictly and indubitably applicable to a great number, yet there are many of this description of officers in the army who have re ceived great comprehension from nature, and illumi nation from science, men of various, both natural and acquired, accomplishments. I, for my part, have ever thought the services of the Medical Gentlemen of the army very unhand somely recompensed, and their merits very unjustly appreciated. They are actually and bona Pe de voting their time and their talents to the public ser vice gratis, without even the consolation of receiving the thanks or gratitude of their country. This will appear evident, if we reflect for a moment, that their miserable pittance of pay will do little more than amount to the common interest of that sum, which they must have originally expended in acquir ing a knowledge of their profession, more particu larly those who are men of general erudition, of whom, for the honour of the profession and the coun try, it is to be hoped there are a great number in the army. It is not probable that it w ill ever ha pp en, nor is it indeed to be expected, that the Medical Of fie,. ill ever receive rank in the army correspond their military brethren, if in the word _ the idea of command; as it would preposterous and absurd, and altogether', '- with the nature of the military esta is country ; for, as they are entirely{ imand, they must of course be di ind of consequence or respectability , and conferred by command alone, generic, and independent of any other me -Ilion, such indeed as an automaton might but articulate the word of command. the word rank in that letter, to mean than a nominal equality of condition, connection or interference in military 'er, to entitle them merely to prece ity, which would increase the respec situation, and compensate in a great want of command. As respectability ,mitant of wealth, and as a man's con world is ever commensurate with the irtune, this valuable and important ,uals ought most undoubtedly to re..l tral allowances in order to increase it utility be undeniable, and if they lutely indispensable to the service, why service more attractive ; the better not ige them to enter it with promptitude,; , to discharge their duty with fi delity.' iink there could be no hesitation in do-' we consider that the mere rescuing of • from a grave of prematurity, to which ise in all human probability have is a saving to the country of at least ,tecessity therefore of encouraging gen proved professional abilities, to enter the argument which requires neither corn idation to enforce it. or sixty thousand pounds might be in illy in the public estimates, and appro. •ds the ameliorating of the condition of ills class of officers. This would be a ipared to she immense sums profusely cast , and fruitless attempts to rescue from ;übjugation a country, which has, from :nient of its struggles for liberty, uni :ed neither energy, unanimity, nor pa. :11 has never felt the sacred influence of )vrn adage 66 Duke et decorum est pro pa aft which, has, on the contrary, vivaria to the eyes of Europe and the world, itution of every source and principle of laracteristic of ancient and modern king is at this moment convulsed and pa its centre to its circumference, and on of annihilation—to the millions dissi less expeditions, more ruinous and dis any that ever sullied the historic page imense sums lavishly thrown away in „ c li ng offensively against an enemy of resources, of incalculable numbers, of •ourage and impetuosity, and of indefati .y and perseverance ; whose leader is a every military talent, and whose success iexampled in the history of the world : tsands that are voted to individuals for he transcendent merit of leading their .rymen to certain and inevitable deslruction. thoroughly convinced you may be, Sir, iecessity of improving the condition of the (Rem of the army, and however well inclined efforts for that purpose, it is greatly to be they will prove unavailing at the present when a system of retrenching and cecono ,ms to be adopted by the present Rulers. attempts at ceconomy are, no doubt, ise-worthy, and will meet with the univer lation of the country; they have a specious of truth, and an imposing air of recti tinciple and ardour of patriotism, but will productive of any real or permanent advan the country, unless they are conducted on a tensive scale, more generally diffused, and -prehensively applied ; they are little calcu vate soldiers. _ tion, were it not that it will have a tendency to lessen them in the estimation of the multitude, and of fo reigners, ir. the eyes of whom any thing like ornament or splendour of dress makes a visible and lasting im pression. MEDICUS SECUNDUS. March 23, 1810. FOREIGN lATELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. lated to counterbalance the prodigious expenditure • termined neon !—This is a subject which, we repeat, of the predecessors of the present Ministry, to effect calls for the most serious a nd immediate attention of the smallest diminution in the enorm ous and intoler- , Ministers. able load of taxation under wh i c h the coun t r y groans, or to contribute in any degree to the liquida- ! The Gottenburgh Mails also con fi rm the account non of the national debt. • :of Sir SAMUEL Hoon's squadron baying passed the i Before concluding . this letter I cannot help advert- `, Dardanelles for the Black Sea ; with the addition that ing to a late order issued from the Horse Guards, equally injudicious and impolitic , which , so far from f I . the Russians were mak i ng p re p arations to oppose this force . : improving the condition of the Medical Officers of the army, might seem intende d to affix to them a 1 Accounts from Petersburgh , dated towards the mark of deg radation by denuding tbem of their mili- close of February, mentio n that an additional charge b tarp epaulette, and giving them nothing in lieu of it, of 50 per cent. on the former duties have been int and making diem scarcely distinguishable from pri- .. posed upon articles both of export and import. The - This would be a nugatory considers-' -- - ' of Exchange on London was at that time lq, - - - PARIS, MARCH 22.—From Petersburgh, the 21st February, it is stated, that the Russian army, under the orders of the Prince Bagrathion, was about to recommenc e hostilities against the Turks , and that ' the Grand Vizier had arrived from Constantinople, 1 to resume the command of the Turkish forces. COPENHAGEN, MARCH 16.—The Danish Consul at Gottenburgh has informed the Royal . Company of Commerce, that his Swedish Majesty, in compliance with the 4th article of the treaty of peace with Den mark, has directed that the Danish and Norwegian vessels, and other property of the same countries, shall be restored. course . and on Hamburgh 12 sal. Banco the Rouble. A decree of his Prussian Majesty, and an extract of a communication from the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, unfold the system, from a strict ad herence to which, it is calculated that all commer cial intercourse between this country and the Conti nent will be rendered impracticable. To give effect to this, we find that the coasts of Pomerania, and from the Elbe to the Scheldt, are to be occupied by French troops. Extract of a letter from the Minister of the Interior, to the Prefect of the Seine, dated Paris, March 12 : " 1. The licences will contain, as before, an obligation to ex port three-fourths of the tonnage in agricultural produce of the growth of France ; half the cargo is to consist of wine or brandy; the other fourth to be composed at pkuure of whatsoever articles are permitted to be exported by our Custom-house laws. '1 S. Licenced vessels may impart all such articles of produce and merchandise as are permitted by ow laws ; in which are not included tobacco, .cotton wool and yarn, cotton cloths , colonial and East and est India produce—a:earns° nevertheless, dye-woods, gualacum, drugs us ed for the purpose s dying, eh*. row, Peruvian bark, and medicinal drugs. A list of the articles coming under the denomination of dr u g s for dyeing will be con tained in a special instruction to be given by the Counsellor of State, the Director General of the Customs. " S. The licences shall be paid for at the rate of 90 fs. the ten, and in proportion to the burden of the vessel ; but the maximum for any licences is fixed at 600 fs. that is to say, that there will be no additional charge for any burden above 300 tons." The Hamburgh Paper s t a tes, probably from the dictation of the French Minister in that city, that the Empress JOSEPHINE intends to retire to Italy. The Provisional Government at Cadiz, it is said, have consented to the removal of all the Spanish and French ships of war in that port to Minorca, and to allow that island to be occupied by British troops. Letters have been received from Buenos Ayres to the date of the 27th of December, by which it ap pears that a strong sensation had been produced in the Spanish settlements, from 'the reverses suffered by the parent state. The inhabitants are stated to be divided into three parties ; those who would adhere to the fortunes of Old Spain, those who would con nect themselves with the Brazils, and those who would declare the independence of the colonies. It is probable that the weight of the first and third parties is nearly on an equipoise, but that the advo cates for a political connection with the Brazils are few and feeble. Sir JAMES FELLOWIS, Principal of the Medical Staff, embarked at Plymouth on Thursday last, for Cadiz, and sailed in the Devastation bomb. Admiral HARVEY was restored to his rank by means of a memorial to the /Craw, presented by EarlC CAM DEN, as Lord President of the Council. His MAJESTY referred the same to the Board of Admiralty for their opinion. The answer to which was a recommenda tion, signed by all the Lords, to reinstate Admiral HARVEY to his former rank, which was agreed to by the King. Her Serene Highness the Abbess of GANDERsHEDIfs for whose death the Court have gone into mourning, was a Princess of the Brunswick family.— She died at "%andersheim on the 10th ult. in the 62d year of her \ • GOTTENBURCH MAILS. Srocituotm, MARCY! 22.—The Ratification of the Treaty between this country and France is at length arrived ; and it is expected that peace will be solemnly proclaimed in the course of a few days. As yet we are ignorant of the person who is to fill the post of Minister from the French Court. COPENHAGEN, MARCH I9.—lntelligence has been received of the advance of a French corps towards Holstein, with a view of occupying that duchy, in consequence, it is said, of a large armament being prepared in England, with an intention of making another attack upon Zealand and Bornholm. In re turn for the protection afforded by these troops, they are to be maintained at the expence of Government. SENILIN, FEBRUARY B.—Letters from Constantino ple state, that the English squadron, commanded by Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood, about the bfginning of last month, passed the Dardanelles for the Black Sea. Intelligence has also been received, that the most vigorous preparations of defence are made by the Russians in all ports of the Crimea. MONDAY, APRIL 2. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. S per Cent. Cons. for money, 61111—acc. 614 5 per Cent. Navy 99—Exchquer Bills 3s. to 7s. pre. PRICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY. 3 per Cent. Cons. 63iff Imp. 3 per Cent. 57i 4 per Cent. shut Exc. Bills, 3s. 10s. pr. 5 per Cent. Navy 91411 Lottery Tickets 224. is. Long Ann. shut Consols for Acc. 68.11} Yesterday morning, at half•past eleven o'clock, a heavy firing commenced from the batteries on the French coast, which lasted without intermission for nearly two hours, and was distinctly heard at Dover and the neighbourhood. There has been no arrival to announce the cause of this firing, but it was probably in honour of the Royal Nuptials at Paris. Some of our contemporaries have been asserting the arrival of another Flag of Truce, at Dover, on Thursday. The statement is an idle fabrication. The Margaret, Captain HARDY, from Hayti, ar rived at Liverpool on Saturday. In lat. 51. 30. N. long. 11. 0. W. saw an English frigate, with a French frigate (her prize) in company, supposed to be the same frigate that captured and burned the Nevis Planter. We announced on Saturday the arrival of the LADY PELLEW packet, off Falmouth, with mails from Jamaica. Our letters of this morning state, that she was 45 days on her passage. On the 16th February, she fell in with his Majesty's ship Avow, of 18 guns, and was informed by her, that on the 14th the Avow, in company with the RAINBOW of 24 guns, fell in with and engaged a large French frigate, carrying SO long 24-pounders on the main deck, besides 20 smaller ones above, and full of troops ; supposed to have been destined for the relief of Guadeloupe, but returning to France on finding that island in our pos session. The RAINBOW and Avow were much da maged in their hulls and rigging, and had about 20 men killed and wounded. The frigate escaped. Since our last, two Gottenburgh Mails have ar , rived, bringing letters from Copenhagen, and Ger man Papers to the 19th ult. Paris Papers to the 25th have also arrived, and Dutch to the 27th. The accounts from Gottenburgh confirm our for mer statements of the march of a French army to occupy Holstein ; and the plea for this measure is, that an armament has been prepared in England for the purpose of making another attack on Zealand and Bornholm. An armament is doubtless about to sail from England for the Baltic ; hut, we believe, we may venture to say, that an attack upon Zealand forms no part of its object. It is a circumstance, however, well worthy of the most serious considera tion, that in this, as well as many other instances, the enemy have become apprised of the intentions of our Government long before any active preparation has been made for carrying into effect the object de- age. A duel was fought on Friday in the vicinity. of this metropolis, by Lord Ds DUNSTANVILLE and Sir CHRISTOPHER HAWKINS ; but we are happy to state that neither received any injury. The latter, we un derstand, was the challenger, and a disagreement re lative to the Borough of Grampound, is assigned as the cause. Mr. HouzELLE, a banker at Verdun, is arrived in London. He is said to confirm the article in the French papers respecting a duel between two British Officers at that place. The parties were, Captain ALEXANDER, of the Marines, by whose hands Lieute nant BARKER, late of the Hussar frigate, fell. The duel took place on the 18th of February. Captain ALEXANDER has been committed to prison under the new Penal Code, by which duelling is made a capital offence. Mr. HouzzLLE passed through Paris, where he had an interview with Captain Sir T. Lava ; that Officer not being able to effect his exchange, had de manded passports from the French Government for his Lady and family to join him at Pari s. General WIRRION, the former Governor of Verdun, is under trial for his extortions on the British prisoners. The total number of English now in France is said to be l 16,000. In a French cartel, which arrived from Morlaix on Wednesday,there were passengers two English Ladies, and two Officers with their servants ; one of them, Capt. FALCONER, Aid-de-camp to Sir DAVID BAIRD, is come over for six months upon his parole. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN.--.-HOWP to Tease, and How to Pkate.—Notwithstanding the dis tinct and peremptory eft:claimer so loudly pronounced against the propriety of the latter title given to this Piece, on its first exhibition last Friday night, it was again brought forward on Saturday ; and strange to tell ! was suffered to proceed in the performance to the end of it; with little or no interruption The Promenade in the . Parks, yesterday, could boast but of a thin attendance of fashionableklles, who esteemed it most prudent to remain within the comfor table coverts of their carriage. There was, however, a respectable muster of looted beaux who came, but I to lament the absence of those gems of British kauty, whose presence constitutes the great attraction, and gives life to the scene. The Ride exhibited its I accustomed troops ofequestrianstin which there was the usual variety of horsefieeh from the noble charger to Ithe humble shad. The Ring was graced by some of its constant visitors, and exhibited many equipages of elegance and dash. The Lambing season in Sussex is this year uncom , monly favourable, the number of ng greater than ever known. Th e reports twinsrshi, Suffolk, and other parts, are equally gratifying. whom, for the honour try, it is to be hoped army. It is Rot prob: nor is it indeed to be e ficers will ever receive ing to that of their mi rani be included the be highly preposterou incompatible with th blishment of this coi n divested of command vested of that kind resulting from, and which is sui generic, as rit or consideration, st possess, could it but a But, I conceive the is nothing more than g without any connect matters whatever, to dence and priority, w tahility of their situa measure for the want is ever a concomitant sequence in the wort extent of his fortune 1 class of individuals ceive more liberal theirs.—lf their util are found absolutely not make that service only to encourage tl but when in it, to C One would think thl ing this, when we c a single soldier from he must otherwise fallen a victim, is a £lso.—The necess tlemen, of approve d service, is an argue merit nor elucidatio Surely fifty or Si) eluded annually in priated towards the this meritorious cla trifle compared to . away in vain and slavery and subjug the commencement formly evinced ne triotism, which ha , that well known al iris mori ;" but wl bly exhibited to t an utter destitutio efficiency characte doms ; which is ; ralized from its ce the very eve of o pated. in useless e: graceful than any —to the irnmens vainly contendini inexhaustible rest' irresistible courag gable activity an paragon of every in war is unexam to the thousand, pnssessing the t brave countryme • However thor of the necessity medical officers c to use your dim' feared that they juncture, when mixing seems tl _These puny i highly praise-wt' sal approbation plausibility of t tude of princip never be produ , tage to the coo more extensive more comprehe NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, MARCH 30. Sailed the Princess Elizabeth packet, for the Lee ward Islands ; and the Duke of Montrose packet, for Lisbon.—Wind N. PLYMOUTH, MARCH at. La Rim frigate, which captured the Navarrois French brig, as stated in my last, was, on the 21st instant, left in Chace of another French brig privateer. The Navarrois sailed from Bayonne the 17th instant, in company with three other large brig privateers.— The Baloa Portugueze brig of war, which sailed from this port for Lisbon last week, encountered a severe gale off Cape "Finisterre, in which she was obliged to throw all her guns overboard, and sustained material injury in her sails and rigging : she was forced to put back, and arrived here - ran Thursday.— Sailed the DEFENCE 74, and Awe* 64, for the Bal tic ; the Weazle hired schotater. for Torbay ; the Dic- TATOR 64, for the Downs;- and tir:ZNTEEPRENANTZ cutter, for the Mediterranean . , -ttaithg an O ffi cer with dispatches on board .— Passe duP, Channel the RESO LUTE gun brig, with a oonvoy from Cork. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 31. Thursday the Loinafrigate, Captain A. W. SCROM. azao, arrived from Guadaloupe, having on board Captain-General Eauour, the late French Governor of that Island, with all his Staff, Guard of Honour, and several other Officers and men, prisoners of war, their wives and families. The LOTRE sailed from Gaa daloupe biz the 24th of February, having in c ompany t h e ALCMENE frigate, Capt. Mama; SAVAGE Sloop, Captain FERRIS, and nine transports, with the prin cipal part of the Garrison of Guadaloupe on board. The ALCMENE parted company in a strong gale on the 9th inst. between Bermuda and the Banks of New foundland :on the-14th the storm increased to almost a hurricane, it lasted four days, during which the transports were all dispersed. The Lome did not fall in with any of them aftervrarda. The PoMPEE (Admiral Cocataasue), SCILPTRE, ME. LAMP, Tarns, and BLONDE, were left at Guada. loupe. The NEPTUNE and DANEMARE had arrived at Barbadoes, with a large convoy from England. SUNDAY, ARBIL 1. Arrived the SAVAGE sloop of war, from the West- Indies '• on her passage she experi enced a heavy gale, in which she lost 13 men ov erboard, (four only were recovered) two boats, and two guns—she had a cor.• voy of transports under her charge, and it is feared they must have suffered much ; also, the Paorecroa gun brig, from Dartmouth. Sailed the ROYAL OAK, and DONNIMIAL, on a cruize ; Rosa and NAUTILUS, for Guernsey ; and HARDY gun-brig, on a cruize. DEAL, APRIL I. Arrived the VIRAGO gun-brig, with a convoy from Ireland. The Pomona. from St. Übe's, was taken by a French privateer, called the Viliant, off the Galloper, and retaken by the BLOODHOUND gun-brig. and brought into the Downs this morning.—Sailed the whole of the outward-bound to the westward, and the FISGUARD frigate for Sheerness.—Arrived the MARINER gun-brig, from Plymouth.—Wind E. • • - 'DOVER - APRIL I. This morning, about half past 11 o'clock, a very heavy firing - was heard here from the French coast, and which continued for nearly two hours without in termission.—A large convoy from the Downs passed here this aftern?on for the westward.—The following ships are arrived and gone on for the River : The GeOrgillila, Everard, from Curacoa ; Princess of Wales, Douglas, from Honduras ; Canada, Thomas, from St. Domingo; Mary Ann, Foster, from Amelia Island, East Florida; Royal Ed ward, Clint ; Hanover, Adam son ; and the Oresetts, hadlay, from Jamaica ; and the Active, James, from St. Croix.—Wind E. S. E. and moderate. YARMOUTH, APRIL 1. Sailed for the Baltic the following ships, viz. the ORION, SATURN, and EDGAR, Commodore POYNTZ, 74 guns each ; and for Gottenburgh, with a nume rous convoy, the ALEXANDRIA frigate, RANGER, STRENUOUS and SUELDRARE gun-brigs ; also CENSOR gun-brig, on a cruize.—Amved l'Arstamt (Lord GEORGE STUART), TARTAR and TRIBUNE frigates, and REYNARD, ACUTE, FLasstaa, and EARNEST gun. brigs ; and remain in the Roads with the ROEBUCK, APRIL, PROMETHEUS, BADGER L YNX , TARTARI:4 VIXEN, Havoc, and SNlPEo—lialf-past ne, a ship is now coming into St. Nicholas Gatt.— o Wind S. E. gentle breeze. • LEITH, MARCH 29. Sunday the FANCY gun-brig and convoy, for Hell- Boland, were put back-to the Roads, where they still remain, owing to contrary winds. GREENOCK, MARCH so. Arrived here yesterday the brig Isabella (A), Nawcostaz, from St. Bartholomew's ; sailed thence Ist ultimo, a single vessel ; on the 15th encountered a severe gale, during which she lost her long-boat, spars, and every thing upon deck ; had several galfg from E. and S.E. during her passage.—Arrived here, same day, the Garthland, Siuturcx, from Berbice and Demerara • sailed from the latter po rt in compasy with the M ars, --, for Liverpool ; parted frem her some days after ; had very bad weather during the passage ;oa the 2Sd ult . lost her long-boat, four of their guns,-a great part of their spare rigging, and some of their water-casks stove ; the Mate was wash ed overboard, but fortunate l y escaped, as the nest wave washed him on board again. The Travellde,er, Fisuza, for Liverpool, and John, --, for Cly got over the Bar at Demerara the day the Garthland saved; and would sail in three or four days after; 11th inst. spoke the ship Boyd, from Martinique for Liver• pool, all well. On Tuesday last saw a ship anhd bar brig in Channel , skiposed bound for this port.—Te k Theodosia, SMITH, from Liverpool, with salt, and bound for Pictou, Nova Scotia, put m here yester day, in distress. —On Sunday last, during a severe gale S.E. saw a sloop go down off Port Patrick , and all at tands perished—could not learn her name. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. fretaiscavadissert; Aerebes:t.Harl.—,Ae;r7f:domthGe iSbpraantiasrh; Pauntrioiont, Dexter. from Lisbon ; ,Spanish Hero, Musgrove; and the Lairt HaniEdiefrant Buenos Ayres ; Brothers, Alexander, from Mar: tinique ; Monarch, Hunt ; and Orpheus, Findlay, from la Ma r : Abercorn, Marke • and Venus, Hillman, from Cadiz ; Buttery, from Gibraltar ; Priswell, Enes ; Gratitude, Chi:lai George, Blake ; and the Albion, M`Donald, from Lisbon. Sall! the Ann, Cameron for India ; Prince of Wales, Mathews , Pi Newfoundland; and the Harmony, Armstrong, for Lisboa. The Laurel - French corvette, from Bayonne, is taken bi Emerald., and salmi at Cork. The Friends, Martin, front London to Aberdeen, lo Peterhead. ppaCkree:: I' I