Star. — London, England, 1808-12-07 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Consols for opg. 66+ —Reduced 65+ 66—Oronium I die. Exchequer Bills, 6s. 9s. prem. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. S per Cent. Red. 654 3 per Cent. Cons. shut 4 per Cent. 81188 81i 5 per Cent. Navy shut Long Ann .18 I-16th India Bonds, 10s. Sal 9s. pr. Ex. Bills 7s. 9s. pre. Omnium State Lottery Tickets, 211. 15s. Cons. for acc. 66i 67 67j At eight o'clock yesterday morning, Mr. SCOTT, one of the King's Messengers, reached Dover in the Mail Coach, with orders from Government for the landing of the French and Russian Messengers. Mr. SCOTT, and these Messengers, iraantly set off for London, which they reached yesterday evening. Of the nature of their dispatches nothing has transpired—nor shall we abuse the confidence of our E.eaders by indulging in idle conjectures. It was reported, as we stated yesterday, on autho rity pretended to have been derived from the people on board the packet, that NAPOLEON bad returned to Paris. The 24th ult. was named as the day on which. he readied that capital ; and some of our contempo raries have hazarded many sapient conjectures, as to the motives and object of this movement. We have only to remark, that a new version Of Naroenotes peregrination has reached us this morn ing, and resting on the same authority as that of yes terday.—For Paris we are now desired to read Madrid. —The Messengers, it is said, reported, otr their land ing at Dover yesterday morning, that the Emperor entered Madrid on the 24th ult. We can say nothing as to the truth of the latter statement; but improbable as it may appear, it seems less so than the report which sent NAPOLEON to Paris. We shall, however, continue to hope, till we shall receive more indubitable information to the con trary, that the impediments in his way were not so few nor so light as to enable him so speedily to over come them.—We may just remark, that it is barely possible for a courier to travel from Madrid to Paris in eight days—meeting with no impediments on his journey. The Messengers, it is said, left Paris on the 2d inst. yet no Bulletins subsequent to the fourth, and which was dated the 15th ult. at Burgos, had reached Paris. To us this appears to furnish a strong pre sumption that NAI °LEON'S head-quarters were still at Burgos when the last French accounts left the army. " DOVER, DECEMBER G. 4, Mr. SCOTT, a King's Messenger, arrived this morn ing in the mail coach, at eight o'clock, and immedi ately set off again for London with the two Messen gers, who arrived here yesterday morning from Boulogne ; the vessel till remains Lere owing to the wind blowing very hard from the S. W. which pre vents her getting out. 4 , When the Messengers landed this morning, they said that BONAIARTL had arrived at Madrid, and the French Captain says, it was on the 24. th of last month that he entered that City.'—This scarcely can be true." PORTUGAL. It is stated in the Dutch Papers, that the - part of JUNoT ' s army which was disembarked at Rochefort, after passing some time at Angbuleme, had arrived at Beurdeaux on the 13th and 14th ult. JUKOT him self was shortly expected there, and was, it is said, destined to take tht command of a numerous corps which he was to lead against Portugal. Letters were yesterday received from Portugal, brought to Portsmouth by the ECLLPSE sloop of war, which had called at Oporto, on her way from the Bra zils, with dispatches. They had heard at Oporto of the retreat of BLAKE'S army, and were preparing to send what succour they could to the Spaniards. The following is one of the lets ers alluded to : - ‘ 4 PORTb, •NO YEMBER 22. K We have jut now learned, that the French troops have . 1 gained some advantages ova the Spanish army at Burgos, and that the French passed through that town on the 14th, after hav ing defeated the Estretr.aduran array. We are consequently all much alarmed, and are on the alert in making the necessary pre parations for rendering all the assistance our means will afford.— An order has been received from General BE R ESVORD, directing , that all the British troops may be immediately marched into Spain,. and this order WS been promptly attended to. On the 19th, the left wing of the 45th marched into this city, under the command of Major Pori . on , and yesterday the right under Major Gov wN z; we are to proceed in detachments, and arc to escort provisions by the shortest road towards Spain. We are busy making prepara• tions for the march." Yesterday at two o'clock a Cabinet Council was I held at the Foreign Office, which sat till near five o'clock. After the Council broke up Lord CASTLE REACH went to the Duke of YORK, supposed to be for the purpose of consulting his Royal Highness upon sending more troops to Spain. A fabricated cony of the Speech supposed to have I been delivered by Mr. JEFFERSON, at the opening of ' Congress, was published at Liverpool on Friday last. The Gentleman by whom it was printed, supposing it to be genuine, has, in the handsomest manner, sent ciocular letters to the Proprietors of Newspapers in town, that he published it on the authority of a mer chant of that town, and apprising them that it is a fabrication. A statue is soon to be erected& the market-place, at Birmingham, to commemorate the lamented Hero of Trafalgar. THE ARMY. Sunday night an Express was sent off by the Duke of YORK, to the Officer commanding the first battalions of the 2d and 3d Regiments of Foot Guards, stationed at Chatham, to hold themselves in readiness for 'foreign service. The 2d battalions of the same Regiments, doing duty in London, received similar orders yesterday ; and are to march immedi ately for Chatham. The whole draft is to amount to about two thousand six hunded rank and file ; they are to be under the command of Major-General CAMPBELL, who had last evening an interview with the Duke of YORK, to receive his orders. They are to be embarked on Thursday or Friday morning for Spain. They will be put on board lighters, and con veyed down the River Medway to the transports that are to convey them to their destination. It is said that 12,000 more British troops will be sent to Spain, in which number will be comprized another large detachment of the Guards. Yesterday the Duke of YORK held a public day at , his Office in the Horse Guards, and gave audiences to Viscount CASTLEREAGH. Major-General Comvsect., upon his leaving town to take the command of the second Brigade of Guards, ordered for Spain. Lord EDWARD SOMERSET, upon his leaving town to take the command of the 4th Regiment of Cavalry in Spain. Colonel DOUGLAS, upon his going to Spain: General Sir Jono Dens, upon his leaving town to resume the command in Guernsey. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. EDINBURGH, DECEMBER S. A c t hts . jesty, n terms of the Itith section c i t h e PLYMOUTH, DECEMBER S. I Wednesday last was held, in the Inner Part lun ett , .' ed Act of Parliamen t i p assed last Session, entitl e d , Came in the Portuguese sloop Marie, Capt. B. Joni H . o_useith . e fast meeting of the Commissioners app c i zt ] dporisnSceAnoTfos,Brafmziml, Capt.Oport Oporto, for fro m a m o a p r o k r e t t o ! Act touching the Administration of Jestice- ' c .4 with wine, fruit, and cork, for London and Hull ; . wi C th Ati fr r u Ert it „ land," &c. The commission em osiers h in s .. Ts r utin Ns . and the Active, (of Lynn) Captain WATTS, from in terms of said Act) to inquire into the font of f Oporto, with wine, for Yarmouth. S ai l ed a fleet of cess, in the Court of Session ;in what cases „ Ju r y irta l be usefun established, and v, , light transports, under convoy of a gun-brig, for ca. .y . viz Jue evidez re more extensively introduced ; to inquire into th D ,,, . Falmouth. 1 ceediugs of the Ad miralt y and Commissary 4 cl -- PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER 6 . a c c..—The Commissioners are thirteen in number vi g : Arrived his Majesty's ship LINNET, from off Lord vis count Melville—tote TWO CROWN COMMIE. Lord Advocate. Lord Advocate, and Havre.—W I Wind W. Sir Hay Compel], Bart.—for- Solicitor-General. merly Lord Pre ident. THREE ADTOCATtS TWO JUDGES OT THE COURT. M. Ross, E. 141. Dean of Food,. Lord President Blair, and • Adam Rolland, Est ; ,, t d Lord Justice Clerk, The Hon. Henry F.rskme TWO ZICHIQUER BARONS. TWO WRITERS TO THi $ . r z . Lord Chief Baron, and Hugh Warr:oder, h.q.'s% Mr. Baron Norton. Robert Sym, Est Lord ME.I.viLLE and Mr. ROLLAND were not p re sent al: this meeting, which sat but a short time, and with shut doors. Eighteen English Commissioners have also b et' appointed, whom the Scots Commissioners may cox salt when they think proper, respecting any points 4 the English law, or, forms, a ith reference to Jury% These Commiy.ioners are:— Lord Eldon, Lord Chat , cellsw. Sirs S.Laurence angLlcricv, Lord R edesslale, lot e I .ord C Ilan. Judges of lUcg's Se n d cellor of Ireland. : Str V. t ;thbs,Attersey.c, eai. Lord Ersklne,late L.Chancollor. Sir T. Plummer, u m* , liee. SIrW. G rant, Master oftbc Rolls Jo. Williams, serj ease , lair Sir W. Scott , Judge of Adm iralty F. Burton, H. Lycese et a d iv " Sir John Aastruther, Bart. Alexander, enrol at Lao, Sirs Alex. Thompson, and Gee . C. Abbot and G.S.H o h n i t h • Wood, Barons of l acbequer.; risters at Law. DOVER, DECEMBER 6. The Russian and French Messengers left this town at eight o'clock this morning, for London. Came in the sloop Prince of Wales, of Newhaven, with flour, for London ; re-captured by his Majesty's ship OBERON. She was captured last night, off Dun geness, by a French privateer—the Captain and crew endeavoured to escape in their boat, in doing which a shot from the Frenchman wounded the Cap tain dangerously. The Captain and all his crew, ex cept one boy, were carried on board the privateer. Passed by this day for the Dcwns several outward bound ships, which were obliged to bear up, by the wind blowing so hard against them. There were four French privateers off the Ness last night. DEAL, DECEMBER 6. Arrived the BEAGLE, PODARGUS, and GLOMEN, from a cruize. It has blown very hard the whole of this day from the W: N. W. The. convoy which sailed on Sunday under the INDIGNANT gun-brig, put back again this afternoon—some of them are gone for Ramsgate Pier, one with the loss of main topmast. The HOPE sloop of war arrived in the Downs this morning from the River: she got on shore last night (in turning through the Gulls) on the Brake Sand, but received no particul4r damage. His Royal Highness also gave audience to a num• ber of other Officers, previous to their setting off for Spain, and on other military business.—Most of the Officers who took leave of the Duke of Yonx yester day, previous to their going to Spain, left town last night. The Rutland and Merionethshire Regiments of Militia have marched into Shorncliffe Barracks, from Dungeness Forts. The Royal Flintshire have taken the duty at Dungeness. The Chatham Dock Yard Regiment were under arms early on Sunday morning, and were inspected by Sir ROBERT BARLOW, who will very shortly be appointed Colonel. I The large fleet for the West Indies is about to sail from Portsmouth. By this fleet go out--- Majors-General MONRO, ORD, and FINCH. Dr. BAILLIR, Inspector of Hospitals. And many other Staff Officers. Lord CLARINA does not go out for the present. The death of General HUGHES is very much re gretted throughout the West-India Islands ; he was an excellent Officer, and had seen much service. It is said that Generals THORNTON, THEWLES, ' awrs, and DvozT will be among the first to be em ployed abroad. Mr. GAMER, Apothecary General to the Army, enjoys a very lucrative situation. This gentleman's father, a Hanoverian druggist, secured from his Majesty GEORGE 11. the patent of supplying medicines to the army exclusively ; and the advantages attend ing so very extensive and extraordinary a right have, we believe, descended unimpaired to the son. From the documents laid before the House of Commons by the Military Commissioners of enquiry in their fifth report, of which we gave abundant extracts in the STAR, it appears that the medicines supplied by the Apothecary-General are charged considerably dearer to the country (in some articles 29 per cent.) than the rate at which they could be supplied by even ordi -13, nd of • -.tall, CHATHAM, DECEMBER 4. Yesterday the PERLIN was taken into dock instead of the NAssAt; ; the keel of the EARL How is now laying down, and she will be proceeded with as fast as possible. The IMPREGNABLE is in a state of great forwardness ; the ROTA will be taken into dock. to morrow ; both this and the Perlin are very large Danish frigates, and much admired for their hand some construction of their bodies. FREFCH DIGNITIES.—As the new Nomenclatmq the French Generals occasions some difficulty 1 0 0 4 readers of the Bulletins, &c. we insert the followi ng Key to the nicknames which BONAPARTE has to his principal Satellites : The Prince Arch-Chancellor o Duke of Parma the Empire (Cambaceres) The Prince Arch - Treasurer of Piacenza (Le Brun) . Marshal Muncey of Comegliaco Massena . - of Rivoli FROM LLOYD'S I.IST. GRAVESEND, Drc. 6.—Passed by the George, White, from Gibraltar; Dort, Worts; Teneriff, Butty ; and the Minerva, Bodle, from Malta ; Speculation, Holden ; and the Ameyden, from Stockholm. Sailed the Two Friends, Hawkins, for Cadiz ; Statira, Geer, for Smyrna ; and the Valiant, Jones, for Limerick. Aitatvzo--In the River, the Flora, Ansell, from Vaterllsrd. In Standgate Creek, Neptune, Dove, from Malaga ; and the So phia, Smith, from Malta. At Bristol, Ann, Small, from Malta. At Dover, Return, Bidly, front Malta : and the'Aimwell, Hay, from Quebec. At Whitehaven, British Queen, from Quebec. — At Dundee, Dundee, Anderson, from Qutbc. At Oporto, Tri ton, from Quebec. At Dartmouth, Jason, Henry, from the Brazils. At Portsmouth, Ranger, —, from Lisbon ; Fa vourite, Gray, from Cork ; Ceres, and the William, Han ningtdn, from Waterford. At L ' owestoff, Henrietta Augusta, ---, from Gottenburgh. At Hull, Resource, ---, from Got tenburgh. At Gottenburgh, Waterman, Watson ; Industry, Lines ; Mary, Forster ; Ann, Green ; Neptune , Grifn ; and :he Marquis of Kildare,---, from London. At Malta , Esther, Sacker, from Ler.dan ; Mary, from Cadiz ; nett ; and the Four Sisters, Walker, from Bristol. At Rio Janeiro, Ajax, Stewart, from the Clyde. Sunday, about three o'clock in the afternoon, a large merchant ship was captured off Rye, by a trench privateer, in sight of a greet number of peo ple from the shore ; and it being then so calm, that the ;vateer -could make no sail,_ two gallies were Angereau - Soult -- Lames ....r- Mortier Ney - Davoust -- Bessleres Victor - Lefebvre --- Kellerman of Castiglione cf Dalmati. of Montebello ,-- of Treviso . --- of Elchingen. • -- of Aacrstads . of !stria of Belluno of Donnie of Valmy, COLOWELS•OESERAL. Duke of Raga . —of Abrartes. GREAT OPF(CERS OF THE CROWN. Caulaincourt, Great Chambel Duke of Vicensa lain " - Duroc, Great Marshal of the/ of Frione. Pahce Marmon .............r Junot nary Apothecaries an. miggists, and of an equally good qu:l77ty with the articles issued to the army : in other words, it appeared from clear documents that the price charged for drugs by the Apothecary.Ge- GENERALS. Savory Duke of Rovigo Arright of Pau. MR. SHERIDAN'S COM3ITSSION.—Tuesday the Com missioners appoint , :i by Government to take into , consideration the claims of compensation of several state prisoners, who had been confined at different times in the jails of Kilmainham, Dublin, tote.onsus, picion of treasonable prictices sat in Green-sneer, Dublin, pursuant to notice. The Court House van fitted up for their reception, when they resolve 4 sitting privately, and came to a resolution that tit whole progress of inciniry should be equally privall the better to acilitate the object of the tlaim2n4 in seeking redress. They also came to a resolution to preclude the interference of lawyers, and din claimants should confine themselves to written sno ments of their grievances, without any retrospee to the cause of detenlion. The Commissioners a five in number ; Judge DALY presides; but theyhA formally disclaimed any appellation of a Court, tie pry quickly manned by townspeople with intent to retake the prize ; the tide, however, making much against them, they rowed to the Ness Road for asssistance, and-here they luckily found the BEADLE and anothe . . object, as they allege, 13eing to make a fair Andra did return to the Legislature of such matters as ;nil occur to them during the investigation of the bathes Wednesday last a dinner was given at Beverley by ' V the OS of the Staff, Gatti neral, throughout the whole year, is above the usual vessel, from which sii other boats were mann ed, per- General Vega to .ere _ _acers , _ _ .i her p ri ze, and took them both, of sporting celebrity , BERNARD, Colonel of the 84th Foot; Mr. MLA market rate. The present patent, it is supposed, will Geed sued the privateer and . late Aid-du-Camp to only expire with the life of the Patentee, unless the without any considerable resistance, and brought them into Rye Harbour. right is set aside by proper authority, in xvliich casedinner; edit FERGUSON, the Field-Officers from Hull &c. Otte same day , the Beverley Hunt had a drugs for the army will be supplied from the cheapes t : GALLANT ACTION IN THE WEST INDIES. the evening an assembly was held, which woo , market. It has been publicly stated, that the profits ; SIR—In justice to the memory of a . beloved and . rously attended. arising to the Apothecary-General iron a single half- esteemed friend, I have to request you will insert the THEATRE, HAYNIARKET.—Last night, the Op foil • recently taken it tical Drama of. The Exile was performed, for the year's supply of bark alone, were supposed to amount . owing account of an action which has place. It has been already noticed in a casual way time at this Theabe, and followed by the aftelio to the enormous sum of about Six Thousand Pounds! in some of the London papers of the 23cl ult. but of 171 e School for Authors, in whits Mr. GAMER has an extensive Elaboratory for the pre- , some of the facts have been mirepresented. The comica of Mr. MUNDEN had atni paration of his medicines, in Great Ryder-street, St. 1 ROOK schooner, mounting 2 12-pounders , and mranned I scope ; his countenance and manni James's, which is well worthy the inspection of the with 25 men, commanded by Lieutenant JAMm LAW. assured him there were abundant curious ; and so extensive are his dealins with the •. RENCE, on her passage from Jamaica to London, with dispatches and a considerable quantity of money, was ! found themselves regularly damned ' g i " and are they alive ?"—set the army, that regiments are often obliged to wait three attacked four days after quitting that island, by two I laughter. Mr. RICIIARD JONES, months for their regular half-yearly supplies of medi- French privateer schooners, the one of twelve, the i Frank, (a would-be critic, in livery, 1 tines, and arc generally obliged to purchase drugs at other of ten guns, and full of men. The action happy in his conception and delinew the expense of the regiments, until the regular issue is took place off St. Domingo, when, after a most his allusion to the poor fare, shAbbv I gallant and d etermined. resistance of an hour and a i wages o f t l 1 e . servants of t t the ee u' , received from the Apothecary-General's store. half, the Commander unfortunately fell, having re- i i n fi ni t e point : and the whole piece Dr. HOLIDAY, an eminent Physician of Notting- ! ceived seven different wounds, the last of which : creased applause. ham, and author of several valuable publications, i terminated the existence of as gallant and able an I 1 The following melancholy zirci is employed in writing a work supposed to be in de- i Officer as the service can boast of. The schooner , I on Friday last; at Clayton, near . fence of the system of Military General Hospitals, ' I was still continued to be fought in the most gal- I named P f'd b • • th en ol , eing in .e upper which has been lately very severely reprobated, but hint manner by Mr. SEWARD, the Master, until over- 1 . . belonging to that place, performii more particularly in vindication of the official conduct powered by the number of the enemy, and carried by ' 1 siness, the cogs of the wheel eau of Mr. KEATE, the present Surgeon-General of the boarding, when the villains got possession, and no 1 by which accident he was, in an . Army. From an author of such celebi ity and expe- quarter was gi ven. After exercising the most wanton , the machinery, and crushed to deal rience of this subject, much is naturally to be ex- cruelties on the few survivors, they were stripped, 1 , Ext .; %, pected by the public. ' ordered into the boat, and desired to make for the C ORN ANGE, raARK-LANS, . I f• Wheat this The, Court-Martial, which was instituted l as t land in the best manner possible, which, after four ply.ma co ntain Mondays is short, and s advarce—Bar) month, by desire of Captain J. G, 2 WRY, of the hours, they succeeded in, and got on shore on the and rather lower—Malt likewise. Royal East London Militia, against Quarter-Master South end of St. Domingo. Neither Officer or man _ wh ite Peas hardly at last BURLING, of the same regiment, on four charges, has has esczped being either killed or wounded. The small old Beans, which keep their prices—• terminated in the acquittal of Quarter-Master BURLING, Master, the only surviving Officer, has received five again a very short supply of Oats, and this - and the dismissal of Captain RIGBY from the said wounds in different places ; but, probably, not nor- continues to support late ices. Flour this weet , 1 Regiment, by command of his MAJESTY. ' ' tal, as it is from his letter (a sight of which I have a trifle dearer. under—fin e quoted DO ' been favoured with) that I derive this information. ~ COURT OF INQUIRY . nany, at 85s. per sack. It is unnecessary to make any comments on so gallant CUELSZA COLLECIZ, DICEIIIIIIII 5, Gitlf/AL CUPAZNCT As UNDICIL: .an action—the facts speak for themselves. I trust it Wheat, 6ss, 7/Is. 88s. ' Beans (old) 765. 094. A The Court having met, pursuant to adjournment, will make a just impression on the minds of the i)ub- Fine ditto, 90s. 945. ' Tick ditto (old) 75 5 . 71110' at ten o'clock this morning, deliberated for a short lie, and that the. survivors, who are but four, (the Rye , _ 55 a. WS. Oats, 361. 401.445. . time, and then adjourned till Tuesday next. I Baziey, 40s. 455. Od. Poland ditto, 45e. 465. Ca' Master excepted), and all wounded, will meet that malt 74.. , us. , Potatoe ditto.to 479.21. A very few persons attended this morning, and reward which the liberal mind& nf tlis couutry ever WkitePeas (boilers), 120,142 s Rape Seed, 41 . 2. ii 5 11 . • . „ none of any distinction besidet the General Officeri bestow on her ga ll ant sons. 1 trey that*, 555. Gls. conktituting Afton= _ ' . •-7. . 1 - rd PI Ng! I 0 a ald s 3 0 I • 3 hick the gentoneo tiple and delig tner, when C nce of authPrs 4 • I net/ every sensor 4 house in a pd in the charade. .ery), was ego% • ineation of they bby livery, and uses, was given ace went off nig 1 ircnmstance r Brighton :—A Wingperflco hisr oortc;inarithe iglu: his round instant, dragged, leath. E, Dec. 7.—Tht, and sales thereat arley in good L., and goes off . currency—Veg.