Star. — London, England, 1808-10-26 00:00:00

r i • I l i, II 1 i I 1 I I ' I I I I 1 1 I .; • 1 1 1 iI I • 1 ' I II I . i i I I ' I I 1 I I I I r t 1 , 1 1 .1 . 1 1 1 , II 1 41, : Is . I s t i . 111 1 1 1') I ~.11 ) 1 Is . EVEN LONDON. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26. His Meuts - rt Proclaimed—Holiday. Yesterday a Cabinet Council was held at the Fo reign Office, which was att.nded by all the Minis ters in town. At this Council, and not before, were the dispatches received on Friday night taken into consideration. The obstinacy with wlticli some of our contemporaries persist, in maintaining that the French and Russian Messengers carried back with them an answer to the dispatches they had brought, is really culpable. No answer was sent, or could be sent, till the business was discussed in a Cabinet Council; and we again repeat that the above is the first that has sat since the Flag of Truce arrived. We may now expect that if an answer is to be sent, it will be forwarded with an English Flag of Truce. HIS MAJESTY'S ship MEDIATOR has arrived at Torbay from Lisbon. This day arrived a Mail from Corinna, brought to Plymouth by the ALCMENE of 32 guns, by which we have received Spanish Gazettes to the 15th inst. The,following are extracts:— . • MADRID, OCTOBER 1. It is reported that the diplomatic hero of the day, his Excellency Don Pedro Cevallos, Defender of the Innocence of our beloved Ferdinand, and, in short, a trtr2 Sp Iniard, full of honour and greatness of soul, proceeds to Austria, Russia, and Prtissia, to represent to ttio.e Courts, and to all Europe, the perfidies of Napoleon, of which he was himself a witness at Bay onne, and to require justice of every nation. MADRID, OCTOBER 10. General Castanos left this city yesterday, to takc the command of the Central Army, whose head quirtcrs will, for the present, be established at Agreda. COP.UNNA, OCTOBER 9. By a courier -which arrived front the army last night at ten o'clock, we learn that on the 4th inst. the whole army was in motion ; and, according to the declaration of a person who was at Bilboa orr the 26th, arrived in this port in a.vessel from San toria, it would seem that the French find them selves cut off in Bilboa, since the whole army with their artillery, having left that town on the morning of the 30th, were obliged to return the same day, we may therefore expect that our army will easily fall upon Ney and the 14,030 men which he commands, and that our armies will have a glori- ous day ; we also know that the divisions of Signior P. ',Tomas and the army of Gencral Cuesta have formed a junction, and that 9000 Asturians remained at Leynosa. OCTOUER 27. Private letters from Biiboa state, that on the ‘27thl ult. and two following days, the French were occu pied in plun lering upwards of twenty houses in that • city. the owi ers of which had fled, having been pro secuted. Masaredo, who commands under Ney, had signified to the inhabitants, that unless all the fugi tives tetur: - .ed, the whole of the town should be given up to as indi,crirriinate plunder. Gn the 30th, between four and live o'clock in the rivsrning, the French began to rr.arch out with the whole of their artillery, ecc. but suddenly returned about nine, finding, it is said, their retreat cut off ; as soon the inhabitants learnt their return, and the cause of it, they instantly ordered away every descrip tion of vessel in the harbour in order to prevent the escape of any of the commanding officers, but esp:ci illy Massaredo, against whom the rage of the populace, r.nd the sold fiery is indescribable. Ge neral Make's head-quarters were on the 4th at Quin cous, a few leagues from Bilboa ; but, when the last courier left him, which was at two o'clock in the morning of that day, the General was on horseback, and the' whole army under arms. Castanos was at Logenno, with (2‘2.,000 men, vi?.. 15,000 infantry, and 7000 cavalry. Pali:fox, with 18,000, was advancing by RonceS Vas towards Fontarabia, to cut off the retreat of the enemy by Irun : a reference to the Map will alum what feint. dation there is for the hopes entertained of the speedy surrender of Marshal Ney and his army." • OCTOIM: 13. This morning arrived here, under convoy of-the Amelia and la Loire frigates, and Champion slcop of war, a fleet of transports, consisting af having on board 13,000 British troops, commanded . by Sir David Baird. It was expected that the dis embarkation would have commenced to-Morrow, but the Junta of this proviuce having been dissolved the day before yesterday, and as the Supreme Ceittral are recognised, it was thought indispensably necessary to . have the sanction of the latter before the troops were suffered to land. A.messenger was sent off for this purpose to Madrid, soon after the General came.on shore, and, until this messenger returns, which will be in eight d:lys, the whole will remain on boara.— Viee thousand cavalry-are also expected from England. - soon as the transports are cleared, they Fill .ed io Lisbon, to bripg away part of the Eng troops-from thence ; when the whole are collected, will be sent to the army . ef Geierat /31alie, as :ismstances require. A gene al illumination for nights ILO prayers fur nine days, hare been or td through an the kingdein, on occasion of the • -• • • OP A. 4 ,,, r rocu : . i , lisii tr , they ' tintig pine \ • dersti stalletion of the Supreme Juntaa—it commenced here 1 Infant tion.Antonio, and honoured me with the trust last night. aoipassing to this Capital, and informing the chief in- We have a report here that Castanos is appointed habitants verbally of the event s which occurred on Commander in• Chief of the Spanish forces, and that , those first three unfortunate days. I accordingly left Cuetta has resigned : but upon tins head rumours are "Bayonne about six in theeveningof the 23d,andarrived so various, that there is no believing which are entid 'd in this ;fay by circuitous roads, not without serious to credit. I dangers and difficulties, at twilight on the 29th of The day before yesterday a French schooner i April. I immediately proceeded to the Junta, and letter of marque appeared off this port, making sig. s i acquainted it with the Royal orde r. I said that the nals for a pilot, evidently unapprised of the state of I Emperor of the French wished to exact imperiously affairs; she was boarded by a fishing boat, and ira-1 from the King our Lord Don Ferdinand the Vllth, mediately stood to sea. The Non Pareil and Sn tpper 1 that he should, for himself and in the name of all the' schooners went in pursuit of her, and also the boats I family of the Bourbons, renounce t he Throne of S p ain of the Tonnant. The two former have not yet re-1 and all his Dominions, in favour of the said Emperor turned ; the latter, in consequence of a bruize, was ! and his Dynasty ; promising, in recompense, the compelled to give up the chese. I kingdom of Etruria ; and that the Courtiers in his LCTTZR PROM TkII: CONIeL Ds ISOLTEL:NCA, PRZSIDENT 07 TIM ; Majesty's suite, which accompanied his Majesty, CZNTRAL JUNTA, TO GLNLILAI. XAVIER CASTANOS. 1 sh ould make a similar renunciation in a rep r e senta- , gt MOST HONOURED SIR—In the Supreme Govern- tion of the Spanish people : that his Imperial and . ment of the Kingdom, a Memorial has been received Royal Majesty fearng the King nether could ? or ought from your .Excellency, pointing out the difficulties, to accede to such a renunciation, and di4egarding all which, in your opinion, oppose themselves to the este- the bitter complaints which they made to him, for blishment i , of a Military Council, the necessity cf having conducted his Majesty to Bayonne, by a deceit which, in the judgment of your Excellency, is evident, and perfidy unexampled ; and the more unaccounta and you state it to ,be advisable that the inspectors ble, as they were veiled under the sacred title of should have a seat in it ; and lastly, that your feelings friendship and reciprocal benefit, and persisted in it and honour do not permit you to remain any longer i without any further reason than two pretezts, unwor at Madrid. In consequence, the Santa has resolved thy of being pronounced by a Sovereign who had that your Excellency should be informed, that it has , aot lost all respect for the morality of cabinets and already signi fi ed its orders to the absent Members, I : that good faith which constitutes the bond of n and doubts not that they will delay their journey which 1 tions : the first, that hie policy did not allow is destined to a service so important. That the In-' of any thing else, since his person was not safe specters shall be called to the Ccuacil when it shall; while any of the Bourbons, enemies of his house, think proper to consent ; in which case they will have should reign over a powerful nation ; and the second, a vote in it ; and, finally, that the Junta cannot but that he was not so. stupid as to neglect an opportu recognise in the expedition of your Excellency rela- n'ty so favourable as that which presented itself-a tive to your march to the army, all the delicacy of having a formidable army in the heart - of Spain; its which the most delicate soldier is susceptible. fortresses and principal points occupied; nothing to " The stay of your Excellency in Madrid was fear on the part of the North, and the persons of the useful and essential ; since from it have resulted the King and the Infanta Don Carlos in his power.— formation of plans and measures most . proper for car- Advantages too great to expect that they should Tying on the war against cur enemies ; intelligence of offer themselves at 4 future time. That with a view their situation, added to the iaformation given us, re- of gaining delays and drawing from them the great specting the forces which your Excellency commanded, est possible advantages, a note has been sent, reques andtheir superior discipline, due in a great measure to ting that some person might be authorised to ex the penetration and military talents of your Excellency, plain his pretensions in writing ; but that if the Em and ultimately the cordial co-operation of all the peror should persist in not receding, his Majesty was armies, which happily has be en arranged during the resolved to lose his life rather than yield to so ini continuance of your Excellency in Madrid, and at quitous a renuunciation . Ciat with this positive the side of the Supreme Junta. pledge the Junta should .con tinue its proceedings. Envy and detraction, therefore, cannot asperse motives so pure, nor shade the merit which in the present state of affairs your Excellency has recently gained in the service of the country ; and the Supreme Junta which knows this to be the case s will give to your Excellency proofs of it on every occasion that offers, and on those which it shortly expects, in conse quence of the deterulination of your Excellency to place yourself at the head of your army, which it highly approves, since on that and on the actnow ledged military talents and patriotism of your Excel lency, the Junta Las founded the hope of the quick excukic.n of the enemy from our country ; the nation waits for it with unspeakable anxiety, and has fixed " Having voluntarily asked D. Pedro Cevallos, when I took le.tve of his Excellency, if I should com municate any thing to the Junta on the conduct which it was to observe to the French, he answered, that although the Commission did net include this point, I might say that it was agreed iv a general manner, that at that time no alteration should take place, be cause it might be apprehended that in this case serious consequences would result to the King, the Infintu, and as mar r y Spaniards as accompanied his Majesty, and the kingdom would be endangered by manifesting hostile dispositions before it was ready to throw off the yoke of oppression. I " Your Excellency knows that with these, or similar its eyes on your Excellency already accustomed to similar undertakings. _ expressions, I expatiated; not only the whole night of the 29th April, but ;lso on the morning cf the 30th, in which his Highness the Infanta Don Antonio de sired that I should assist in the sitting held on it, con sisting of most of the members of the Supreme Junta, of all the Presidents of the Tribunals, and of two Mi nisters from each; with the twofold object bf informing all of my commission, and myself with such business as might be discussed, in order that . I might inform his Majesty on my return to Bayonne, - which I reached on the evening of the 6th of May, after continual dangers and apprehensions, which 'augmented my speed. It is very proper, in my opinion, that this heroic trait in the firm character of my Sovereign should not be concealed, and more *so, as it is con firmed in a manner the most authentic by the exact .fulfilment of the disc harge of my mission in all its parts. 1 therelore intreat your Excellency and the Council, if not improper, to order this paper to be in serted in the Gazette and Diary of this city. May GoD preserve your Excellency many years. (Signed) " L. M. J. NAVARRO. , Ik To las Exca/lency Senor Bon Anciamon y Alvarde?' 44 May Con reserve your Excellency many leapt " THE COUNT DE FLORIDA,B;ANCA. " Antiques, Ist October, 1308. " To H. E. Sr. Do. Fr, Xay. Csstanos." By order of the Supreme Council we insert the following document, whicH on the 27111 of last Sep. teraber was addressed by the Most Illustrious Senor Deacon Don T. M. T. Navarro, auditor: “ Madrid, Syr, 27,1808. " kart TrAttsrmous Szkost.-.4t Folio 3S of the proceedings of the Council, it is said that an au, ditor of the . Council of Navarre presented himself, dis guised, who-lad gained admittance into the resi. dance of Fernando VII• and brought verbal instruc tions from his Majesty, limited to strict' injurictions, and wishes that it shot:* follow a system of friend ship and harmony with the French.' The obligations Lowe to that supreme tribunal, for having suppressed - , my name and the most , important part of my com mission, solely with a view to the safety of my per son, subject at the time of its publication to French controul. demand my gratitude 4nd keknoyledie. ment ; and I therefore intreat your Highneis to sig nify the same'; but now,. although at-the expence of difficulties and uncertainties, 1 find myself in this town free from all fear. I think ii necessary that the public should V. 11071 my mission in its fullest ex tent : " I was at Bayonne, with other Ministers 'of the Tribunals of Navarre, when the King arrives! in thstt city, • The'Emperor of the French' did init delay many hours until he threw aside the veil which hid his mischievous cpnduct. lie signilled opmly to his Majesty the scandalous and unexpected project og tearing forcibly from his brow the Crown of Spain, and, no doubt, persuaded that in order to its ready accomplishment, it was necessary to embarrass the I King by every means. One of the first that he put in execution was the interruption of Couriers t. daily were they diSpateited, but the law of nations was not a guarantee sufAciently sacred to insure them against the insults of a Government accustomed not to he sitate in the choice of means , fat the accomplishtnent of its *raved ends. • 6' Task circumstanced, his Majesty thought WM: self obliged to devise new secret dim:nets of comunt.. nicatiesi with lIVe Suptemt Junta, presided by thit Lord and Lady Mutnoultua, and Lord and Lady otvfnut left town yesterday evening to dine with his Crate the Duke of DEVONSHIRE, at Chiswick. Last week a route arrived at Ipswich for the 14th Light Dragoons, commanded by Colonel HAWKER, preparatory to their going on foreign service. The first division, consisting of Captain CHAPMAN'S, Cap tain HAwsEa ' s, and- Captain NEVILLE'S troops, left Ipswich on Monday for Rom ford, where they arrived this day, and will remain a few days ; after which they will proceed to Guildford, on their way to Ports ! month, fin. embarkation. The men are all in the highest state of discipline, and anxious for an oppor tiroity of manifesting their zeal io the service of their 1 jetintry • The 10th Light Dragoons, which were embarked at Portsmouth, are still at St. Helen's, in readiness to take advantage of -the first fair wind. 'The next regiment of cavalry to be emharkedis the 15th, which, with the 7th andlOth, GeneralSLanes brigade ; after which the 14th 'and 16th Light Dra goons are id follot4 under Major-General CofroN, and then probably the Sd and 4th Dragoons, which are at present hrigadeAfaf eanterbury, tinder Major- General PAYNE, but as yet, ikis brigade has receiyecl . . i orders' for embarkation. STICPWIPS KFM/ItE has purchased 'the Whitehaven Theatre, and has obtained the licence. NAUTICAL INTELLICE, PETERHEAD, OCTOBER This afternoon there arrived here Danish privateer, of four long guns ar with twenty-one men, prize to the Cifll war, which captured her yesterday to of Kinnaird's Head, about sixteen or The privateer has only been from Norw and had taken the brig Lord Nelson, this Cusuazits fortunately recaptured. TORBAY, OCTOBER a 4. Sailed his Majesty's ship GazaarrT,' Arrived his Majesty's ship Metnte• bon, and BRILLIANT, from a cruire ; the Channel fleet, &c. as per last. PLYMOUTH, OCTOBER Came in the ALCMEcE, of SV., coast of Spain ; Placentia, Dom!, land, with fish for a market ; the Bre. rora, ROSE, and the American ship Alba, limo, from Tenerife for London, with wine. DOVER, OCTOBER 24. The wind blew all last night very hard from the S.W. accompanied with heavy squalls of rain, and lit is much feared that a great deal of damage has Insert done to. tho shipping. One collier brig, t h e Admetes, of Sunderland, bound to Ezeter,isoudto rs , near Brackman's Barn ; and another collier is sulk in Dungeness Roacfs;—the crews of both are saved,. A brig went past here this afternoon, from the west, ward, with the loss of her foremast and bowsp r i t _ Wind W.S.W. and blows strong. 09TOB*R 25.—Just before dark last night, throe French privateers made their appearance off this place ; one of them came within two miles of the pier ; a fomigts boy coming up Channel was taken slam. ried off by them. Fortunately, there were no man vessels about ; our cruisers being blown into the Downs by the late gat; probably caused them to make so Ire!' with this coast at so early an hour in the evening.—Came in this ai ternoon the brig Aime, Cap, tain ATKIN, of aftd fcr Grenada, with sundrits, frost London, having lost two anchors and cables undet Dungeness.—Wind S.S.W. blows strcng, FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GRAVCSSND, OCTOBER 24.—Passed by the Hawker, Capt M'Arthur, front llonduras.—Sailed the Princess of W.4e2, Wrot, for Quebec; Jane, Simonet, for Malta; Felicity, Pfmeo se; Apollo, Carriage; Lord Keith, Baird; Ben, Goddeu; awl the Hero, Muir, for Gottenburgli. ADMIRALTY COURT, DOCTORS' COMMONS. Yesterday the Right lion. Sir W. SCOTT proceedei to the adjudication of the following cases :-- Union, Dickenson inaster.—This vms4. , under American ce lours, b ound from Figueras to Oporto, was captured by the TA bot sloop, and brought to Plymputh.-:Condemned.. lunge Fraus, Alano master.—This resiel was sailing tale Papsnburgh colours.—Condemned. Comet, Mix masted—This was an American tresael, joins k ballast from New York to Planta, at the time of capture, Skip condemned, on the gran d of breach of blockade, Frau Gertruda lieleria, • Riegal ma t r.—This Lubec ship way laden with linseed; hemp, &c. bound from Riga to Lpbsio, Ship and cargo condemned. Sally, Phillips ntamer.—This was an American ship, heal from that country to Nantz. Ship condemner. Perm peetpock master.—This American ship was also teg dernned, Drey Genie teivi 41erize master. ; This was a (whin ees94 longing to Papenburg.-.-Conatimaed t • , His Majesty's ship It Tunis, now at Spithead, if ordered for Lisbon with specie, and will sail the 04 fair wind. • Brigadier-General Drew/ came home passenget in the SCORPIO;;, which arriyul at Plyir.oath on Mont day last. • On Friday morning sailed from the Downs, fot Corunna, the Naide transport, with the Royal Hors* Artillery, under the commend of Lientenatst-Colonel Games CooKtox. Goverment, we understand, .Testerday receivai Dutch Papers the 19th instant. The extral contained in them from the Paris Journals, ebiefll relate to the immense reinforcements that are march! ing to Spain, and the extreme cordialky which ap, pears to pervade the meetings at Erfurth. Letters have been received from Korlingsbeert dated die 10th of October, which state, that en the day before, an express had arrived from Erfarth rid 'two sets of dispatches addressed by CHAMPAGNY snit ROMANzow to the Prussian Minister for Foreign Aft fairs, in which the French and Russian Ministers rs. quire d, in the name of their respective Sovereignly that the King Of Prussia should prohibit, in ths most strict and effectual manner , all inte rcourse with 'the British Dominions, and that all ships which had been detained it} consequence of having come from , England, should be condemned. The same letter. state, that the Governor of Riga has been super. ceded, for admitting English ships into that port snd granting other indulgencies to the Merchants of this country. Whea the Emperor of Russia passed through Koningsberg, the King of Prussia received him with great ceremony and respect on the parader and accompanied him to the distance of one Germs league on his journey to Erfurth. Letters from Holland to the 18 th instant state, that on the 17th, King Loots signed a decree, which has for some time been expected to appear, and which has for its object more effectually to prevent all in , tercourse with this country. This new law, which, it is reported, was dictated by BONAPARTE before he left Erfurth, is extremely severe. The con-musics . tion with England, by any kind of correspond!' whatever, is prohibited under pain of death. is no other int.' Letters, except of large bodies 'army passed '.. Circumstances [burgh, which the murderer . Linen Company this unfortunate about two years trator hive been days ; he is said a ENCE. 20. re a small sloop ~ . C in d two cohoros, „-; • FULDERS Sloop of 11 -b to the eastward , t- :I , 41 ► g r twenty leagues. - ; ryiay eight days, A.ll of Baa l which h•'l i' I. 1 i i t , for Portsmouth.. -. t ATOR, fibril Li t .. and rernain with . • . e t 24. I gun ,- , from the from Newfound. Bremen brig Au. s i ) Albatro ss , AR. prohibited unaer pain us --- ntelligence of importance in the Dutch ept that they still mention the marchins ies for Spain. A division of the Daus through Paris on the 14th, for Bayol lo .nces are said to have transpired at Edit; h are likely to lead to the discovery.ol ir of BEosts, the porter to the Brit pany : our Readers will recollect ths . mate mail was sobbed and mur 44oC - years ago; and no traces of the Or. been disco7Fre4 rithisk said to be ttw W 14doan•