Star. — London, England, 1810-10-29 00:00:00

FRENCH ISLANDS IN. THE EAST. The Island of Bourbon, lately taken from the French, supplied Mauritius (or the Isle of France) with a considerable portion of its grain, and other rtarisions—the Americans . also occasionally supply. s o; it with flour, &c. The Isle of France is strongly fort ifi e d, both by nature and art ; yet the gallant de scent lately made upon it, by a small body of seamen an d marines from the NEREIDE frigate, seems to ren der it probable that a landing might be effected, with t h e assistance of a sufficient naval and military force. As t he possession of this island is very important, on offal c onsiderations, both to us and to the enemy, we may rest assured that the latter will not give it i v without a hard struggle. It is the French naval d e pot and arsenal in the East ; and being enriched With the spoil and captures of British ships navige s i ng from the westward of the Cape, as far as the mouths of the Ganges, and from the westernmost par t of the Gulph of Persia .to the most eastern part of the Chinese Seas, inclusive, for a period of nearly is yens —the wealth and property- accumulated by this means alone must be immense. The island has been repeatedly blockaded by our squadrons from t h e India and Cape of Good Hope stations, for seve r,il weeks together, but no attempt has been made to r educe it. Both the Isles of France and Bourbon lie conveni. ret ry as places of refreshment or refitment for our rAit India, or other ships, going to or returning from Nadras, Brng,3l, Ceylon, China, &c. being situated air a little to the northward of the track usually sa iled. Bombay shies which do not prefer naviga trg t he Mozambique Channel, on account of its in ticacy, might with greater certainty depend for sup- T:ies on Mauritius or Bourbon, than on the Islands ..Tomera, at which they usually touch in their out. otd•bouad passage. The Moniteur, reported to have been received in rim, has not been g:vcn to the public. Vie suspect :mistake. From Holland we learn that up to the . P:h no account of the battle of Busaco had been Flblished in Paris. We have also reason to believe tat the copy of private Orders issued by MAMMA, rd circulated last week, is a mere fabrication. By a ship which has arrived from Palermo we have letters as late as the 14th September ; but as this /Ise was previous to MURAT'S descent, thel contain no additional facts of much importance. One of theit), cued the 13th, observes as follows : About the 9th instant several movements of the enemy were miced en the opposite shore, and a considerable body of troops, irk. the protection of some gun boats and other craft, comman dd Captain CARRACCIOLO, chewed themselves near Pen tode. The British navy observed this operation, and determined hawk them at that point, for which purpose two ships, ene of lips, and the other smaller, accompanied by some bornirboats asi corvettes, proceeded thither and discharged their artillery inti great success, keeping up their fire for three hours, during Wicb time the enemy gradually retired, leaving about 200 mien Wed and wounded. The batteries on shore played during the whole action,but did us little injury, and several of them were u7enced and the guns spiked by a detachment of our men, who `soded with little oppositioo." In the Penal Code of China, a translation of which In Sir GEORGE STAUNTON has lately been published, it isenumerated, among other clauses, that General °kers, for particular offences, are ordered to re trise as wholesome discipline a number of lashes on the very place which, according to Hudibras, is by some wise philosophers reckoned the seat of honour, and are, nevertheless, to continue in the command of the army. Sir RICHARD BRISBANE. Governor of St. Vincent's, is 7 , trived in town from that Island. S:r RICHARD PHILLIPS, whose useful spirit of enter- Fir in his business has long been admired, affords an her of five thousand recent instances of the mis cilievous state of our paper currency, which unhap pily has battled industry and destroyed commercial remit. With an acknowledged surplus of property 4 itom £BO,OOO to £lOO,OOO, he found hinrielf un niale to meet his time-engagements ; and, rather than suhnit to vexatious palliatives, has, preferred the decisive provisions of a commission. An Order in Council appeared in Saturday's Ga zette, directing that, in consequence of the yellow fever raging at the Havannah, all vessels coming di nttly or circuitously from thence, or any other port in the Island of Cuba, or that shall take on board any Passenger or goods which may have comoirom thence, c. shall perform quarantine. It is stated in an American paper, on the authority tf letters from Carthagcna, of the 10th August, that a Revolution had broken ont at Santa Fe, which !•:ad been excited by the influence of a tradesman, tamed Loxente. The Creoles had put the Vice 'oy under arrest, deposed Don A. A. BoaaoM, and several other of his legal and confidential adviaers, and erected a Supreme Junta composed of a Presi dent, three Counsellors, and a Secretary, all Creoles, and natives of that kingdom. Their design was to assimilate their proceedings to the Revolutionary Go vernment of Buenos Ayres. A mcst melancholy event took place at Edinburgh on Wednesday morning, about one. o'clock. SHEP.• PM HOBSON, Esq. who lived at Mrs. Hamilton bird's, in a paroxysm of mental derangement, rushed out into the street with a case of loaded pistols. Mrs. ffrd's son, who was retired to bed, being informed of Mr. Hobson's going out with the pistols, put on his clothes immediately, and ran after him, with the iotentionlof taking them from him, and to induce him to return home. Upon his overtaking him, at the tnnier of South Bridge, Mr. Hobson fired one of the mils at Mr. Bird, and killed him upon the spot.— The watchmen immediately appeared, and found him leaning over the body of his deceased friend ; and Ware the watchmen could take hold of him, he clis 'baled the other pistol through his own hea d. The fldies were instantly carried to the Infirmary, and medical aid was had recourse to, but to no purpose, ding both killed upon the spot. The deceased were eve? affectionate to each other, as two brothers; and quarrel of any kind ever subsisted between them. Bird has left a helpless widow mother and six chil dren, upon whose exertionsbis afflicted family had pro t4id themselves a comfortable subsistence in future. ern ARMY. tort thsm r Pastors of the 14th Dragoons, (bro ther of Lord Lotromon) was taken prisoner lately in Portugal. He had the command of the piquets, and his horse becoming restive at the approach of a French party, he was in consequence surrounded by them. Mr. DRUMMOND, the banker, has resigned the com mand of the Prince of Wales's Volunteer corps. Friday embirked at Cowes for Guernsey and Jer sey, on board the transports Royalist, Benson, and John and Jane, the Ist battalion of the 60th regiment. The 102 d regiment is the first British regiment that has ever circumnavigated the globe. The Militia substitutes that have been enrolled at Southamption, are fine looking young men, who will be an acquisition to the Regiment. Lieutenant J. G. Coco (late of the Sea Fencibles at Gosport) has taken the command of the Impress service in Southampton, vice ROBBINS. Colonel BARCLAY, of thes24 regiment, was brought on shore at Portsmouth, from the Apollo, on Monday, and immediately attended by Dr. M'Gnstoon. He is wounded through the right thigh, and the left foot. He is doing as well as can be expected. Some privates of the SOth Regiment, quartered at Wakefield, having assembled at the Cock and Swan Inn, on Saturday se'nnight, and becoming very ria. tous, a constable was called in, when one of them, D. O'Ryan, drew his bayonet, but immediately re ceived a blow from the peace-officer, which knocked him down. He was afterwards taken and locked-up for the night, but was found dead next morning. Captain ROBERTS, of the 51st Regiment, has pub. lished a Plan for increasing the Incomes of Officers in the Army, after a certain period of service, on being disabled from wounds, disease, &c. &c. and on retirement from• the profession through age, to be effected by a yearly contribution. On this plan, which deserves the serious attention of the army, the following letter has been sent to us for insertion : To Captain DAVID ROBERTI, Slit Regiment, Major of Brigade. Sir—Conscious it is the duty of every Officer in his Majesty's army to express publicly his sincere and grateful acknowledgement for the pains you have spontaneously, and disinterestedly, used to establish a plan in their favour so evidently beneficial—so de cidedly advantageous and conducive to their comfort and welfare, I beg leave to assure you of the grati tude your exertions in our cause have impressed on my mind ; and that you may rely on my firmest sup. part in th noble work you have undertaken. Your ability in planning, and perseverance in bringing for ward, so desirable a system, does you infinite credit, and must endear your remembrance to every Officer. Such also are the sentiments of all military men with whom I have discussed your benevolent intention. Proceed, Sir, in the laudable pursuit you have com menced, honourable to you as a soldier and a man. I have no doubt, you will gain the warmest encou ragement towards maturing your Plan. Animated by the wishes and support of every rank, from the Field Marshal to the Assistant Surgeon, you may ultimately anticipate the most pleasing and sanguine success to crown your generous efforts. The event will recompence your praise-worthy conduct. I am, &C. AN OLD FIELD OFFICER. COVENT-GARDEN ThawTas.—The Tragedy of King John was exceedingly well performed on Saturday night at this Theatre. Mr. KIMBLE, in Johx, and Wrs. SIDDONS, in Lady Cons:awe, displayed all that perfection in the histrionic art for which they have so long been justly celebrated. Mr. KENIBLE finely marked the dubious hesitating villain, in his confer. ence with Hubert ; and in the dying scene he was un common] y great. Mrs. SIDDONS was excellent through. out ; but her grief for the loss of her son surpassed all description. Mr. C. KENIBLE was an animated repre sentative of Falconbridge. EGERTON was an excellent Hubert, and Master CHAVIAN performed the part of P-'rince Arthur in a manner which made him the object of universal admiration. The only recent discovery deserving the immediate notice of Ladies, is PALNIER'S new patent NEEDLES, which, from a late and curious invention, are now brought to such perfection, that the Ladies all agree to prove their superior excellences over every other needle ; they need only be once tried, when they will be found by far to excel every article of the kind ever introduced in this country. It is necessary to observe, that since the introduction of this valuable article, there are many faint imitations in many parts of the town, therefore Ladies should be careful to obtain them from the Patentee, PALMER, Cutler to the Royal Family, St. James's -street, where they are found made up in small portable packets, each packet containing a small assortment of every useful size, which forms the prettiest and most useful present deserving the acceptance of a Lady. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, October 27. Average Price of Cern in England and Wales from the returns ending the 20th of October, 11110. Wheat. Rye. Barley. Oats. Beans. Pease. s. I d. d. I e. d. 101 IISS 10 47 149 2 1 53 4 5l 2 The average Price of Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending the 24th day of °weber is 475. 61d. per cwt. CORNWALL PRICES. TRVlO—Wheat, 365. Seed ditto, 40s. Barley 17s. &I.—Oats 139.11 d. LAU N CESTO N—Wheat (16 gals.) 235. Barley 12s. Oats ss. Bd. 1-Izun ox—Wheat 365.--Barley 17s. CAiansoan—Wheat 325. a 38s.—Seed 425. Barley 18s. Pt NIAN cs—Seed Wheat 40s. best bread ditto 37s.—Red. 31s. Barley 17s. Oats 9s. 6d. ST. Aurrsa.L.—Best Wheat 40s. second 38s. Red 335. Barley 166.—Oats 9s. 641. Mena-Liars.--The arrivals of Wheat coastwise to day make a middling supply, not much foreign, and sales thereof fully at Friday's prices —Barley some what cheaper—White Peas again dearer—Malt ant Beans of both sorts nearly at our last quotation—The supplies of Oats are considerable, but having a de mand, this trade is nok . quoted cheaper—Flour at late prices. OSNCIAL•CURRENCY AS USIOSIt. Wheat, ello. ips. 955. Beans, 50s. 565. Flue ditto, 90s. 102 s. Tick ditto, 445. 50s. Od. Rye, (new) 40s. 455. Oats, 245. 27 b . 32 5 . Barley, Ns. 475. Poland ditto, 345. 38s. Od. Malt, 765. 82s. Potitoe ditto, 40s. od. White Pass (Boilers) 645. 70s. Rape Sited £46 dil. Gray ditto, 465. 535. Flit Flow, Bk. to 4104.-•4esseliP, 101 M fit, N.474L IIVIULIGINCIL FALMOUTH, OCTOBER 414 Arrival the Townsend packet, in days ) from Jamaica.—Sailed the DART cutter, with mails for Cadiz, Gibraltar. and Malta; and the Marlborough packet, for Lisbon. TRURO, OCTOBER 27. The Queen Charlotte packet, and Mullet schooner, sailed from Falmouth on the 15th instant, the former with mails for America, the latter with mails for Surinam. The schooner was obliged to throw her guns overboard in a storm, and is returned to Ply mouth ;—the packet was dismasted on Monday last, and fortunately meeting with his Majesty's ship PHEASANT on Wednesday, she took her in tow. Cap tain MUDGE landed with the mail, &c. in the Mount's Bay, and the packet is arrived at Falmouth. We are happy to hear that the Express packet, Captain Btru.ocK, whose safety was doubted, arrived last Flio day at Fowey. FRENCH ISLANDS 1: The Island of Bourbon, I French, s upplied Mauritius (c w;th a considerable portion 01 ons—the Americans .als r ovesi i t w ith flour, &c. The Isl f ort ified, both by nature and a scent lately made upon it, by g an d marines from the NEREID! der it probable that a landing t t he assistance of a sufficient na A s the possession of this island several c onsiderations, both tc we may rest assured that the u p without a hard struggle. ] arsenal in the East depot and nith the spoil and captures of t i n g from the westward of the mouths of the Ganges, and part of the Gulph of Persia .to of the Chinese Seas, inclusive, ts years—the wealth and prof this means alone must be imme b e en repeatedly blockaded by the India and Cape of Good H re) weeks together, but no atte r educe it. Both the Isles of France ant cot:y as places of refreshment east India, or other ships, goin Natiras, Bengal, Ceylon, Chin crly a little to the northward w iled. Bombay shies which c trg t he Mozambique Channel, creasy, might with greater cer T:ies on Mauritius or Bourbon, tComera, at which they usua: vad•bouad passage. The Moniteur, reported to 1 two, has not been glven to the :mistake. From Holland we Pth no account of the battle pblished in Paris. We have tat the copy of private Order and circulated last week, is a no By a ship which has arrived f letters as late as the 14th Se ilte was previous to MURAT'S no additional facts of much imp deed the 13th, observes as full 'About the 9th instant several me ricod on the opposite shore, and a c rater the protection of some gun boats del by Captain CARRACCIOLO, AIM wk. The British navy observed this hack them at that point, for which le t ups, and the other smaller accomi ad corvettes, proceeded thither auc id great success, keeping up their fi which time the enemy gradually retir Wed and wounded. The batteries whole action,but did us little injury, s47enced and the guns spiked by a det *laded with little opposition." In the Penal Code of China, loy Sir GEORGE STAUNTON has it is enumerated, among other °kers, lot particular offence setae as wholesome discipline a the very place which, aceordir some wise philosophers reckons and are, nevertheless, to condo the army. Sir RICHARD BRISBANE, GoVI is7,nived in town from that Is S:r RICHARD PHILLIPS, whoa riz^ in his business has long I arso.her of five thousand recent clievous state of our paper cu ply has battled industry and relit. With an acknowledge 4 irom 880,000 to £lOO,OOO, a'ale to meet his time.engageme suhnit to vexatious palliative decisive provisions of a commi An Order in Council appear nue, directing that, in consee firer raging at the Havannah, netly or circuitously from then in the Island of Cuba, or that s passenger or goods which may I ice. shall perform quarantine. It is stated in an American ; sf letters from Carthagcna, of a Revolution had broken out . 1 1'ad been excited by the inflt tamed Loxente. The Creel !oy under arrest, deposed Dot several other of his legal and and erected a Supreme Junta dent, three Counsellors, and a and natives of that kingdom. assimilate their proceedings to t Ternment of Buenos Axrcs. • A mcst melancholy event toe on Wednesday morning, about P m ) HonsoN, Esq. who live bird's, in a paroxysm of mental ettt into the street w i t h a case c B'ed's son, who was retired to of Mr. Hobson's going out w his cloth es immediately', and ra intentionlof taking them from h to return home. Upon his ov rnmer of South Bridge, Mr. II mils at Mr. Bird, and kill e d The watchmen immediately • him leaning over the body of hi .atom the watchmen could take !barged the other pistol througl hodfr a wereinstantly carried s medical aid was had recourse t being both killed upon the spot ever affectionate to each other, quarrel of any kind ever au Bird has left a helpless wick] dreg, upon whose exertionshis ai t4e d themselves a comfortable PLYMOUTH, OCTOBER e 7. Came in the Britannia, BROWN, from Quebec; sailed 10th September, with 36 sail an company, from whom she parted in a gale on the 10th October,and on the 14th was captured by therrifller French privateer, of 18 guns, but the privateer having 60 Englishmen on board, the Britannia was given up to the Captain and crew, after putting on board the Captain, crew, and passengers of the Portuguese ship Intriga, from the Brazils, which she had previously captured.— Arrived the SEINE frigate, from a cruize, with da mage to her rudder ; and STANDARD, 64, from Ports mouth. Sailed the Asia Spanish man of war, for Portsmouth; CHRERLY WM W ith a fleet for Liver. pool ; NAIAD frigate, for the westward ; and the NORTHUMBERLAND man of war, for Lisbon. PORTSMOUTH, OCTOBER 28. Arrived the Cowinzit and LINNET from a cruive ; Film from Guernsey ; NAIAD and PLOVER from Plymouth ; REVENGE and DONNECIAL from off Cher burgh. Sailed the GOSHAWKE and Nem on a cruize ; SPARTAN, for Leith ; and the PODARCUS with convoy for the Downs. Rear-Admiral HERBERT SAWYER sailed yesterday morning in the BELVIDERA, Captain BYRON, to succeed Sir JOAN WARREN, at Ha lifax. Sailed the APOLLO, Capt. TAYLOR, for Cadiz, Malta, and Sicily. The GANYMEDE is appointed con voy for theWest-Indies, Savannah, and Amelia Island. The BELLEROPHON and BELLONA are ordered here to refit. The JAMAICA, from Newfoundland ; and the OBSERVATEUR, from Halifax, are arrived in the Downs, with convoys. The Assistance navy transport, Captain J. C.Woon, who sailed from hence on Thursday se'nnight, in the afternoon, fell in with the Phipps, Captain BELL, to the Eastward of the Owers, by whose information there were 15 privateers in that part of the Channel. In an hour afterwards the Assistance saw a French lugger firing into a ship. The privateer perceiving the As sistance was coming up with her, stood to the South ward—the Assistance passed the ship, and chased the privateer, but could not overtake her. The ship proved to be the Johanna, of Leith, with a cargo from Jamaica. The Assistance then collected ten sail of merchantmen, and took them into the Downs. DEAL, OCTOBER 28. Arrived his Majesty's ships BEAVER and SKYLARK from a cruize.—Wind W. SHEERNESS, OCTOBER 28. Arrived his Majesty's ships ATTENTIVE and Do. MINICA from the Westward. Came into harbour the CHANTICLEER man of war to be refitted. The wind coming round to the westward, a number of mer. chant vessels have sailed away from hence to the Northward, and some to the DOWNS.—Wind S. W. YARMOUTH, OCTOBER 23. Yesterday P. M. arrived the CALLIOPE sloop of war, and has captured in the North Sea, after a smart engagement of an hour, a schooner French privateer, 14. guns an.t 55 men, from Dunkirk ; the CALLIOPE had four men badly wounded, but none killed ; the privateer had none either killed or wounded owing to their secreting themselves after they had fired ; the prisoners were landed this afternoon. Arrived from the Ten' the HEARTY gun-brig ; and the ALONZO, LEVERET?, SNAKE, and ERNEST gun-brigs, from the Baltic. Sailed this morning the ERNEST, Lieute nant TENIPLER, to the Westward. Remain in the Roads with the above the Roebuck, Acute, and Havoc. The BRISEIS gun-brig has retaken two ves sels, a ketch and a brig, laden with timber, taken by the privateer she sailed this day week in quest of, and great hopes are entertained of her falling in with the privateer.--Wind S. W. and rain. GREENOCK, OCTOBER. !I. The Pompey, Cowar►, arrived here yesterday from Quebec, brings accounts of the brig Porters, DM, from Quebec for Saltcoats, being lost on the island of Anticosti, in the Gulph of St. Lawrence. The fleet for Great Britain sailed eight days before the Pompey. The Mars, Moruiritwru, arrived here last night from Quebec, in 27 days. Arrived at Port-Glasgow, on Sunday, the ship Aurora, M‘DoucALL, from Deme rara, in 9 weeks-3d instant, spoke the brig Coning. wood, Giulialn, from hence to New York, lat. .53. long. 33. out '2O days-6th spoke the ship Anrora of this port, from Liverpool, for Halifax, out 10 days. The Phoenix, M'DONALD, for Limerick, sunk at Bowl ing Bay, the 17th instant, the anchor of another ves sel having vie through her bottom. EAST INDIA SHIPP/NO. An acceunt has been received that the fcllnn•irg • ships, *Lich sailed from Portsmouth the 28th April last for China, *ere on the 13th June in lat. 2. 1. S. Long. 23, 3. We under convoy of Ms Majesty's ship GRAMPSUS, ♦ii. BOMBAY, SURAT CASTLk, CARTON. • ROYAL GEORGE, and ALNWICK CASTLE. • NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. Captain Iola: Lewis, to be Comminiabir of the Navy at Ada tips, vice White, deceased. Captain Qui clam, to the Inconstant. Captain R. CATLUZA T, to the Alexandria. Captain Dit.ac 4, to be Oanymede. Captain S, ..CRP .t.r., o the Stadra. • Captain Jous 14 r *cc, to the Fisgnard. Captain Mant.Er Dixon, to the Fly. Cqrain PcAast, tb the Rifleman. Captain !Inca, to the 'fermagant. Captain Hmsots, to the Crocus. Cap•a:n IiLITRA it, to the Persian. Captain MIRY 10111:11,T0t4r, to the Avenyer. Captain MULCASTIR, to the Emulous. Captain Talcouit, to the Regulus. Captain EDMUND WALLgk, 10 the Ciolanch. Captain Buenos's:lt, to the Mutine. Captain GARRITT, to the Rope. Captal:i Scoart, to the Thais. C..ralu P. ‘VILEImpon, (acting) to the Conragnen. Captain T. l'eaclVAL , to the Lynx. 1 2 6111.1 v Soatravict.a, Esq. to he Secretary to Admiral Sawyer. WitiTco. SAII4II, Esq. to be Secretary to Sir Francis Latnn-y. The Isabella (Spanish schooner) from Teneriffe for London, AV:IS lost 19th inst. near Tr.aiee ; cargo es• prcted to be saved. The Union, WarsoN, from Jamaica to Charlston, was driven on shore on Thee sands, Aug. Sl, and it is feared she will be lost. The Union, WORRALL, from Cadiz for London, lost near Kidwelly, and all her crew. The Hiram, SHEPLEY, from London for Shields, is lost off Flamborough head. The schooner Mayflower. of Liverpool, was run away with from the Brazils by three French sailors, w►ho carried her into Goa&loupe, not knowing it was in the possession of the British. The OLYMPIA, Lieutenant TAYLOR, which arrived on Wednesday, with dispatches from the Cape of Good Hope, left the Cape on the 28th August. The /sinus frigate, Captain BRAVER, had arrived with dis patches from Plymouth ; and Admiral &WIZ had hoisted his flag on board, with the intention to pro ceed off the Isle of France, and to take the command of the force that was to proceed against that island. The 72.1 and 87th Regiments were to embark at the Cape, as soon as transports arrived from Bourbon to receive them. The Expedition Was to rendezvous at Bourbon. The whole of the military force intended to proceed upon this service, including the above re inforcements, 6,000 men expected from Bombay, and what could be spared from Bourbon, was estimated at nearly 14,000 men. The latest advice: from the Isle of France are of the 15th of June : at that period, the vessels of war lying in Port Napoleon were, the Venus and la Manche, of 4.4. guns each ; the Entre prenan:c, of 16 guns ; the Eugene, of 38 guns, and an armed gun-brig. The Eugene was to sail for France in August ; the others were to sail upon dif ferent cruizes ; as was also the Aspie, of 44 guns, from the Black River. There were 22 sail of prizes at Port Napoleon, and there were three vessels pre paring for a voyage to France with valuable cargoes. The Charlton, a captured East Indiaman, was fitting for a guard-ship. The Bellona and Minerve frigates, and Victor corvette, sailed from the Isle of France on the 14th of March ; and on the 14th of April, cap tured the Ocean, of Philadelphia, from China, which left them cruizing in E. long. 40.5 lat. 27. for the outward-bound China fleet. Two sail of the line, and several frigates, were daily expected to arrive from France. It is generally considered, both in India land at the Cape, that the conquest of the Isle of ' France will not prove very difficult. The OLYMPIA left at St. Helena, the Sir James Sibbald, and Re becca, from Bombay ; the Charlotte, Mornington, and two bther country ships, bound to England. We have received by the Hindodarn, the Sydney Gazettes to the sth of May. Lieutenant-Governor COLLINS died at the settlement of Hobart on the 24th of March, whilst sitting in his chair conversing with his surgeon, who had attended him during a short illness of six days. His 'funeral was attended by all the officers of the settlement, Lieutenant LORD, of the Marines, following the bier as Chief Mourner ; up wards of six hundred persons attended to ty the last duties of respect to their revered Commander. The IMercury schooner arrived at Sydney on the 4th of i May, with a cargo of pork from Otaheite : she brought accounts of the continuance of the civil wars !between Pomarree and his subjects. Whilst the Dm ; met:ary lay at Sydney, a fire broke out on board her lin the lower tier, which continued from five to twelve o'clock at noon. Eight feet and a half depth of water was introduced into her hold by scuttles cut in her sides, pumps, buckets, &c. It was only by the most intrepid exertions she was rescued from destruction. Fortunately, her powder had been deposited in the Government magazines, or she must have blown up. Accounts had been received at Sydney of the loss of the Mary whaler, Captain SISIMONDS, off the east end of New Zealand, with 110 tons of sperm oil. The crew were saved by a vessel in company, sap. posed to be the Inspector, Captain WALIMR.—Ave. rage prices of articles in Sydney, May 4 :—Bread mutton, pork, and beef, ls. 6d. per lb. ' • oats, 6s. maize, 6s. potatoes, 1.55.6 d. per cwte; fowls Ss. each; eggs, 4s. 6d. per dozen. The newspapers are misinformed which stated that the LAVINIA had brought some of the conspi. rators to Portsmouth. She sailed (mm Lisbon with the Amazonian Portuguese frigate under convoy foe the Western Isles, having 75 persons of different na tions and descriptions on board, 25 of whom were Frenchmen, old residents in Lisbon, oho, on account of the war, were confined in the Tower of Cascae, ; 40 of these persons were left in the Island of Terceira; but the Frenchmen, and several other foreigner., ri. turned to Lisbon in the same frigate. The gentle men who have arrived in the LAVINIA, are come to this country with passports from the British Minister; some of them are of the first families in Portugal. The charge of being conspirator' bas never beets at. tempted to be preferred against them. It was known, that when the French were at Lisbon, they were on terms of friendly intimacy with them, and this seems to have been the extent of their chaste.