Star. — London, England, 1808-11-28 00:00:00

Ti 1E EVENING STAR. LONDON. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : Consols, for money, 653—for acc.0.514--Omnlum 14 di% Exchequer Bills, 6s. to B+. prem. PRICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY. Bank Stock India Stock 181 I 3 per Cent. Red. Ann. 653 lndia Bonds, Cs. 7s. prem. 3 per C. Cons. 664 65i 66 New S. S. Ann. 654 4 per Cent. 811 i , Ex. Bills, 6s. 81. pre. 5 per Cent. Navy 993 State Lottery Tickets, 211. 1.51. Long Ann. 174 15-16 Cons. for acc. 663 GOOD NEWS ! It gives us great pleasure to be at length enabled to relieve the public anxiety, and put an end to the unpleasant rumours that have been circulating tor some days, respecting the affairs of the Patriots in the North of Spain. We have more than once stated the probability that the accounts received from Corunna, and which have excited so much alarm in the public mind, would be found to relate to the same events which we com municated on Wednesday, and not to embrace any later occurrence. In the different affairs which took place from the end of last month to the 11th inst. it was known that General BLAKE had lost ground; but we remarked, it was hardly possible that accounts of a later date could have come by Corunna than would have been transmitted direct from Santander. If we may credit the general tenor of the accounts that have reached ns this morning from Plymouth, the event has justified our remarks. General BLAKE, according to these accounts, had at length been ena bled, not only to make a successful stand against the enemy, but the Patriots, in their turn, have gained over the enemy some IMPORTANT VICTORIES. Last night, at a late hour, an Officer arrived at the Secretary of State's Office with important dis patches from Santander, whence he had arrived at Plymouth on Saturday in his Majesty's ship MEDIA TOR, Captain BLANEY, in nine days from Santander. Their contents we do not profess to have the means of knowing, but if we may judge from the particu lars collected from the Officers of the MEDIATOR, and detailed in the subjoined letters, they are most im portant. We have to remark, that some of the letters from Plymouth, speak of disastrous accounts having been brought by the MEDIA TOR, but these, we have every reason to believe, relate to the events that occurred in the long continued contest between the contending armies before victory declared eventually for the Patriots. " PLYMOUTH, NOVEMBER 26. eg Arrived his Majesty's ship MEDIATOR, from San tander, after a passage of nine days. It is confidently reported, that she brings an account of a decisive vic tory obtained by General BLAKE over the French army; and that the people and property that were embarked at Santander on board the MEDIATOR, to avoid fall ing into the hands of the French, had again landed at that place, in consequence of the intelligence. " Some of the accounts state that the fighting with NET took place on the sth instant, and continued until the 12th ; that the French lost 6000 men in killed and prisoners ; and when the accounts came away, were retreating in great confusion ; and that immediately after the Battle, General BLAKE was joined by General ROMANA , with 15,000 men, which would enable the Spaniards to follow up their suc cess. BLAKE'S army, at the commencement of the battle, were 1.4000 strong. General Rostaties bro ther is said to be mot tally wounded. Other accounts are stated to have been received, that are of a very disastrous nature, but the particu lars I have not been able to learn. The truth proba bly is, that in the beginning of the contest the French had the advantage—Goo grant that eventually the victory may have been, as now reported, on the side of the Patriots ! ANOTHER ETTER-SAN'F DATE. " The MEDIATOR, of N.; guns, has arrived from San tander in nine days, with dispatches for Government. " By this vessel accounts have been received of repeated or rather unremitting contests having been carried on by the French army under General NET, and the Patriots under General BLAKE, from the sth to the 12th instant. For some days the enemy was triumphant and the Spaniards lost much ground, but at length the Spaniards were triumphant, repelled the enemy, and obtained a signal victory. " The first successes of the enemy had spread a very general alarm. Many of the principal inhabi. tants of Santander, considering the affairs of the pa triots in that quarter as irretrievable, had embarked, some of them on board the very ship that has now arrived, to transport themselves to some place of safety. But the success of the Patriots had eventually been so decisive, that the whole had disembarked be fore the MEDIATOR kft Santander. 44 The accounts differ as to the loss of the enemy. Some state their killed and wounded at 6000 men; others make is still more considerable. The late t accounts eccivCd at Santander represent them as re. orating with great precipitation, and in a state of confusion impossible to be described. 44 The Patriots also aufesed considerably, but haying been joined by General ROMANA with 15,000 VW% immediately aver the victory, they were pre. paring to follow up the adssintage they had gained, de termined not to allow the enemy moment's respite. General BLAKE'S army,' before it was joined by Gen. ROMANA, was only 18,000 strong. It is impossible to calculate the benefits that might be expected to result from such an augmentation." ANOTHER LETTER. 4 ' PLYMOUTH DOCK, NOVEMBER 26. " The MEDIATOR, Capt. BLAMEY, arriv e d late last night, with dispatches for Government, after nine days passage from Santander, which place she left on the 16th instant, up to which date there had been continual fighting, between the contending armies.— The particulars, as far as they have been suffered to transpire, are as follow : " Previous to the 12th, General BLAKE'S army were worsted in several rencounters with the enemy ; so much so, that it was deemed prudent to detain the transports, which had taken over the cavalry and ar-i tillery from this country.—On the 12th,"at midnight, , a general and sanguinary engagement took place at Reynosa. It was commenced by the enemy, who at- ! tacked General BLAKE'S army in their position at that place. The battle was obstinately contested for i several hours ; but the French were in the end de feated, with the loss of between seven and eight thou sand men. The enemy buried all their dead ; and 430 charrous, or baggage carts, each carrying three or four wounded men, passed by the village of Esp nosa, which is only eight leagues from Santander.— The loss of the Patriots, in this engagement, was comparatively trifling. Brigadier Count SAN Ro- MAN, Colonel of the Prince's regiment, is dangerously wounded ; and Dox ANTONIA DE ARCOT killed. These are the only officers of rank who have suffered. " A few hours prior to this action, which termi nated so gloriously for the cause of the brave Spa niards, the gallant Marquis de ROMANA had joined General BLAKE, with a reinforcement of 15,000 men, which determined the Patriots to give battle to the enemy ; the result of which was as above de scribed. After the engagement, the Spaniards marched to the Point of Escudo, (a valley leading to Santander) in order to cut off the enemy's retreat; but the French being acquainted with their intention by means of spies, altered their course, and made a precipitate movement towards Burgos, to reinforce their army before that place. " The French army consisted of 25,000; that of the Spaniards, including Marquis ROMANA'S division, amounted to 35,000. While these events were taking place at Reynosa, a division of Patriots under the command of GAL- Luzo, accompanied, it is said, by a British and Por ttiguese Army, arrived before Burgos, from Estre.. madura. They were speedily attacked by the French. The contest was violent, but THE ENEMY WAS AT LENGTH DEFEATED WITH GREAT LOSS. 66 We have not learnt what part of the British Troops was engaged in this affair; but it was proba bly those under Sir DAVID BAIRD.—The date of the action is not stated, but it is supposed to have taken place on the 13th or 14th instant. " Subsequent to these actions, a more decisive battle is stated to have taken place ; with the particulars of which we are as yet unacquainted, any further than that it terminated to the total discomfiture of the enemy. " At two o'clock on the morning of the 17th, an express arrived at Santander, from General BLAKE, announcing the result of this great action fought on the two preceding days. The enthusiasm and valour displayed by the Spaniards in this long and obsti nately contested battle, bore down all opposition ; and our informant, (who heard the details read at Santona) adds, that the FREIsICH were literally CUT to PIECES. " General BLAKE'S vanguard were on their march for Santander." GOTTENBURGH MAILS. Last night two Gottenburgh Mails arrived, and brought official intelligence of the Armistice in Fin land having been terminated. The notice was given by the Russian Commander on 'the 19th, and of course hostilities were to be renewed on the 27th, at one o'clock in the afternoon. The official ac counts say nothing of an engagement in conse quence, but a letter from Gottenburgh says, that on the day on which the armistice terminated a severe battle was fought, in which the Russians were com pletely dt feated. The Russian Prince Dotoonuciu is stated to have been killed in the action.—The Em peror of RUSMA arrived at Riga on the 26th ult. on his way to Petersburgh. AMERICAN EMBARGO. A report was currant this morning, after the arrival of the post, that the American Embargo had been re. pealed : upon enquiry, this turns out to be incorrect. A vussel has arrived at Liverpool, however, with a all cargo. She left America on the 7th or Bth inst. but the Captain stole out of an American harbour, or in other words set the embargo at defiance. Yesterday morning, his MAJEME, Princesses At OtiSTA, SOPHIA, and Aa L accompanied by L WESTUOILLAND, Lady CAROLINE WALDEGRAVE, Ge. neral FITZROY, and Colonel TAYLOR, rode to St. George's Chapel, and heard a Sermon preached by th.a Rev. Mr. CHAMPIGNY, from Isaj, h, ch. 9. v. 6. ; they afterwards returaed to the P.ll Ace. Her Royal Highness the Princess of WALES gave a grand dinner, yesterday, at her house at Blackheatb, ta a numerous party of Nobility, THE ARMY. The 27 transports which arrived at Portsmouth on Saturday last from Lisbon, brought home Captain HODGE. and three other Officers, and 70 convales cents from the army in Portugal. One of the poor fellows was so singularly unfortunate as to lose the sight of both his eyes by a shot in the battle of Vimiera. Five of the transports had 370 Swiss and Germanson board, being the whole battalion of the 4th Swiss Regiment in the service of BONAPARTE, who were employed in garrisoning Elvas. As soon as they were offered, by Captain BOSSET, 3 Swiss Officer in the Hanoverian Legion, duly authorised by Sir HARRY BunnAftn , to enlist in hIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S army, they all to a man left the French colours, and most cheerfully entered into onr service, notwithstanding the remon strances, exertions, and the most dreadful threats of their officers. The first battalion of the same Regi ment, which was at Lisbon at the time of the Con vention of Cintra, would have thrown off the yoke, ; and the odious services into which they had been I compelled, and enteredour ranks with the same ala crity; not less than 6000 men of the same army, Poles, Prussians, Italians, Hungarians, &c. would have repaired to our standard, if measures for the purpose had been taken at the time. The 3400 French troops, who were detained in the Tagus, until Sir i CHARLES COTTON had received intelligence respecting the fate of the transports, were about to sail for • France. The CRICKZT ketch, with dispatches for Sir CHAnz.:c CcrvrosT, is cu r pocpcl to be..lost. as she had sailed from Corunna for Lisbon, three weeks be fore the transports came away, and had not arrived. Sir HARRY BURRARD was to sail for England on the 19th instant, in the AMELIA, Honourable Captain IRBY. The HIBERNIA (flag-ship), AUDACIOUS, PLAN.. TAGENET, GANGES, RESOLUTION, NYMPHE, UNDAUN TED, LIVELY, COMUS, NAUTILUS, and MYRTLE, were ' lying in the Tagus. I Two troops of the Royal Horse Artillery have come in to Portsmouth, one from Brightdn and the other from Woodbridge, and embarked for Spain, under the command of Captain M'DONALD. They consist of 300 men, and 340 horses, and twelve field-pieces, and are to land at Corunna. The Gositawa, Captain bares ; and SPARROWHAWR, Captain PRINGLE, are to convoy them, the moment the wind is fair. On Thursday, Lieutenant-General Sir Joint CRA• DOCK, K. B. Commander of the forces in Portugal; Lieutenant-Colone REYNELL, Military Secretary; Cap , MORRIS, 3d regiment ; Captain BURGH, 54th re giment; Captain FREZMANTLE, Coldstream Guards, i Aids-de-Camp, sailed in the LAVINIA, Lord Was. STUART, for Lisbon.—Viscount MaTenosa, and Don De LA VEGA, Spanish Deputies from the province of I Asturia, also went in her, for Corunna, and took a million and a half of dollars with them, for the ser , vice of the Patriots.—The LAVINIA has likewise taken out a considerable amount in merchants' money to Cadiz. There are nearly 400 sail of empty transports at Portsmouth, which have arrived from Spain and Portugal. Those ships which were hired for three months, and are not fit for horse-ships, are to be dis charged from the service. A great number are fit ting to take more troops. The 14th and 16th regiment of Dragoons, which we last week stated to have arrived at Exeter on their route for Falmouth, remain there, while the trans ports prepared to receive them remain at Falmouth. •IDEA, OF HIS EXCELLENCY LILOTINANT-GENERAL SIR JOIN moose, TO Tll BRITISH ARMY, ON ITS MARCH PROM LISBON TO SPAIN. Tke Commander of the Fortes trusts that the trnops, on their entering into Spain, will feel with him, how mach it Is for their honour and advantage to maintain the hic4h opinion, and cherish the good-will, which that brave and high spirited people entertain towards the British nation. The troops upon their march will generally be quartered upon the inhabitants. The Spaniards are grave and orderly people, and extremely sober, but generous, and warm in their tempers, and easily affronted by any insult or disrespect that is offered to them. They are grateful rto the English, and will receive the troops with kindness and cordiality. This the General hopes will be met with equal kindness on the part of the soldiers, and they will endeavour to accommodate themselves to their manners, he orderly in their quarters, and not shock, by acts of intemperance, a people worthy of their attachment, whose efforts they are come to support in the most glorious of causes, to free them from French bondage, and to establish their national liberty and inde pendence. Upon entering Spain, as a compliment to the Spanish nation, the army will wear the red cockade in addition to their own. Cockades are ordered for this purpose for the non-commissioned officers, and more will be sent from Madrid ; but in the mean time, the officers are requested to provide themselves, and to put then:na, when they pass the frontier. Yesterday morning Lieutenant TonsEa, of the Royal Navy, arrived at the Admiralty with dispatches from Sir SIDNDY SMITH, at the Brazils. Their con tents have not yet transpired. Wednesday last, the Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Council of Edinburgh, unanimously conferred the freedom of that City upon Rear-Admiral Sir SA moat. HOOD, K. B. Lieutenant PAYNE of the Royal Marines, who be haved so gallantly on board the Astrrtmr, in the itc tion with la Thetis French frigate, is appointed Quar ter-Master to the Chatham Division, vice PARROTT The Board of Excise have addressed a circular to the Officers in the Country, which state, that the sales of all cattle, which are really part of the stcck, whe ther bred or purchased, are exempt from the auction duty, when made upon the farm. La LOIRE, Captain SCHOMZERO, at Portsmouth, was, on Saturday morning, ordered to take two mil lions and a half of dollars to Corunna ; ' and the nowt, Captain Lortmo, is wider orders for Lisbon. Orders have been received at Portsmouth for all the line-of-battle ships and frigates, which are in a state of forwardness, to be got ready for sea, with every possible dispatch. The VICTORY,. BARPLIMR, ZIA. LO O S, ELIZABETH, and Norma, will soon be ready.— It is believed that their destination is Lisbon and Cadiz ; and that they are to act, with respect to tie Portuguese and Spanish ships of war at those ports, as circumstanced at this critical juncture may require. The TORTOISE arrived at Portsmouth, on Wednesday evening, from Gibrkltar. She was released from quarantine on Saturday morning. The 'Princess cf ORLEANS, Brigadier-General Bowts, Lieut. CHAL MERS, of the Koyal Artillery, Lieutenant CHAPMAN, of the Royal Navy, and a Sicilian Messenger, came passengers in her. She sailed from Gibraltar Satur day fortnight. The ATLAs, Rear-Admiral Puevie, was the only ship then lying there. NAUTICAL INTELLICE; PLYMOUTH, NOVEMBER . Came in the Dove, Captain Pirrox, foundland, with fish and oil; MRDIATOR, from St. Andero, in nine days, with Government. His Majestr's sloop P, !BALDERSTON, which arrived last week from Admiral Lord COLLINGWOOD, arantinc till Tuesday last, had. a fo, .m three French brigs and a corvette, Biscay. On the sth liovemlyz, in !- 11. W. four, li. m. " saw four strange N. E. at six came up with them, SUP' be English. The PARTMAN, being the fqur, fired a musket to bring to one which was immediately returned; *h en were perceived close alongside •intend* calling out, " Strike your colours, we men." • The PARTHIAN immediately L. brigs on her lee-beam, of 18 guns each, vette of 90 guns, on her weatherit their broadsides, accompanied with quetry, on the PARTHIAN, who returned a r i r s nit about a quarter of an hour , and by he r super i or It ing made her escape, and arrived safe with he t i,. patches. The fourth sail appeared to be an E n * capture. guilty, and seateNce,l Yesterday, a Court Martial was held on b o w ie SALVADOR DEL MUNDO, on a Marine, for str ik• nx t d in t d hefleet. Nov EMBER rr. ships Myna:a l and 1 4 , 4 r Se ec A r e jea i n ve n i :2:oo dr o i h l t a i e s s r l s i: w i ta ls 7 r c o t: u f t :n yu,s, COCHRANE, from a crutze. DOPER, NOVEMBER ss. Arrived in the Roads from a cruize, to get imp, ply of provisions, his Majesty's sloops I:qua and GLOMEN. Came in the Inus hired ant e d cattle, from Portsmouth. NOVEMBER 27.—Sailed last night the Bracts ai GLOMEN sloops, for the Coast of Fiance. Se, passengers have landed here this afternoon from t h e ship Washington, Captain CASE, from Gluck bound to New York ; she is gone into the Downs,t e Annoys gun-brig having detained her : this is t i e ship the Hamburgh Papers lately mentioned, be allowed to sail for America. The wind this*, noon suddenly shifted from W. S. W. to N. Eal now blows very strong ; the outward-bound et, coming out of the Downs. Passed by the Frei* Captain BROWN, from Malta; and the Good Fisk, Captain ATKINSON, from Lisbon, both bound a London. DE.AL, NOVEMBER 27. , Came down from the River several outward . .boog vessels. Sailed his Majesty's ship CLYDE, for Pats. mouth. The wind having just come round to N. E the outward-bound are again under weigh for Ports. mouth, under convoy of his Majesty's ships H FURIOUS, and Cascatza.—Wind Westerly. HARWICH, NOVEMBER 27. Sailed yesterday the Auckland packet, Caimie BanataE, with the mail for Gottenburgh ; and the Log George, Capt. SAUNDERS, with a mail and passengen ,for Heligoland. Arrived this day the Diana, Capt lef , Doxouoa, from Gottenburgh, with mail and pas sengers. We learn by her arrival that the Russians and Swedes have had a severe engagement, in rdich the latter had a decided advantage. YARMOUTH, NOVEMBER 27: Arrived -the CRESCIST frigate, and Crum gm. brig, and remain with the Rostaucm Vice-Admirk G Asnasa; DOUGLAS • ' ABOUKIR, Rear Ari Tral a STATIrLy,MAJESTIC PRINCESS CAROLINE, CAWS; and BLOODHOUND.—Wind N. W. with rain. • GREENOCK, NOVEMBER 25. Arrived here on Wednesday, the Brew NEYDIG, from Teneriffe, with wine, last from also the ship Dart, PLACE, from Grenad-t, a : ship, and was obliged to put into Cork, for want provision.—The Dunlop, M , EwAs, from and Quebec, for this port, is put into Loch Crno. GaAvzsr.sn, Nov. 27.—Passed by the] Princess Mary, H. &Jason, from St. Domingo ; Prince Edward, Trotter, f r r.- foundland ; and the Howard, Marsh, from Teneriffe. Barbara, Esson, for Malta; Ceres, Scott, for Cadiz ; Sally, for Malaga; Venus, Tozer, for Curacoa; Conn "- for Charleston; Eliza, Pizzy, and the City of for Antigua ; Economy, Ross, for Demerara: and the Lady Johnstone, —, for Jamaica; F for Dublin; Factor, M'Nuce, and the St. ' Belfast. Monday morning last, about a quarter past o'clock, was launched, in gallant style, from ship-yard of Mr. STEEMSON, at Paul, near . most beautiful frigate, called the OWEN Gi.virom Boston Papers to the 25th ult. were received" Saturday. The intelligence contained in these is"( of a much later date than what the last arrivabk forded, and is far from being important. Tid tional Inielligencer, a paper possessing a kind d dm'' official character, states, that proposals had Wont to Mr. PINCKNEY, to be laid before the vernment, the object of which was to . commercial differences subsisting between England, and France. The American - ment is understood to have pioposed— ,4 that'' British Government would annul its ell, the American Embargo should and if France did not immediately of this arrangement, withdraw her rica would stop all intercourse with her, in every respect as a proscribed nation.' By these Papers we learn, that elected Governor of Pennsylvania. is a sanguine supporter of the Embargo A British ship called the Catherr been detained at New York by the Cu! ficers, fcr a violation of the Emb. crew having secreted provisions on board, not named in the permit. COIN EXCHANGE, MARE-LANE, fresh arrivals of Wheat this day . large, and sales very dull, at a further about ss. perquarter on fine, andBs. on iv' is plenty, and cheaper. Malt likewise. ther dearer—Beans continue at little arrivals of Oats are large, and this quarter lower—Flour ss. per sack cl GANZILAL CUILAZIKCY AS UND, Wheat, Goo. 70s. 645. Beans, (Old, Nue ditto, (New) Ws. We. Tick ditto, Rye 345. 5%. Oats, 365. 4'. Sorley, Os. 475. od. PoLtd ditto. Malt, 78s. Ws. • Potatoe ditto, ;White Peas (bnikn) ISlts.l4ti. Rape Seeds Aber Otte, 1166. int Fine Incur 7Se. 808,..4n0nds Weer Ferh, ea►a Lc from Mar Q. Q. *et suer very I vet , , weir, Art] He' stru yen dud go i the S Tor Che the, low was did son Jour rece Loy ing - _ BER 25. aPP Bremen brig Anna ' • le, last from Cork; • ;renaclA., a rennin! c Cork, fur want s - is, from Monne! j Ito Loch Crinin. J Princess Mar t , H 6 est rd, Trotter, from Ne 6 Teneriffe. Sailed de tre or Cadiz ; Sally, whi 9 11 Commercium, Haus, ty of Edinburgh, Cori, "; rare; Reward, G • nal I; Providence, R. t. Patrick, Gibbon, 1 quarter past eig4 ea nt style, from tic al Paul, near Httli. I A OWEN Gummi cm :. were receirda ained in tires/hes the last arrirabi• est nportant. Th/o ,ng a kind of emi. 1 iosals had tom PA is ire the Brinigro. vas to reconcik ttit ife between Amelia kmerican Goss osed—" that if tti c . its orders in CO •o mold be taken di ely, in consequeto d her Decrees, Ape s :h her, and treat 16 A bit : &moos rr t. This Gentl . ui bargo STAN% thence, Smart, i f ! Custom-house pc ,mbargo Laws, tio • a board, which was • rs, Nov. ty make the supplf h further reduction d s. on inferior. Wel ' rise. White Peas tr ittle variation-1V • • its trade full it•l'V 12! k cheaper. 7 uN...: (Oki) 761. 8 itto, 684, 741. :6s. 401. 441. • ditto, 445. 451. ditto, —s. 484 red, CZ to 49i. tds 7044 TS& ENCR. R - rox, from We, Toy, of 36 g e , h dispatch es foil Cal PARTHI AN , • 4 with disp at e - r es ' th ► and lay fortunate tte, in the B ay of care lat. .141. N. tithe ange sail so t oe spposing shei strON In the gook one of sh e c o n ic *hen th ree Ending to kw , re are all Frti t i, made sail. .r„ s each, and ceUr loaner, IN t voles of' s , Si 'toed their _ wish