Star. — London, England, 1808-09-12 00:00:00

. . velue of such an act of tit . from es a ity to know the ifilpOsificeiltif the two Courts. - .We Itnow that the Russian Anibassadnt in Spain, instead of following Joszeft . in his flight, still remains at Ma drid, an d it will requite something snore than the bare-assertion ofthe Monietur, to convince us that the Emperor of 'AVSTRIA could be capable of such all . se t, we shall nut say of weakness, but of baseness. We cannot avoid remarking here that the STAR of the Bth ult. which has proved the eatue of this Zejsoi; contained the first account of the defeat of Darer'? and A s su rrender of his whole army. It is extremely mt. table that to this circumstance may be ascribed the necess i t y which the French Government at length f e nd of saying something on the affairs of Spain. The .following is the article alluded to. It de serves an attentive perusal: FROM THE MONITEUR. VOTES ON AN ARTICi.2 IR THE EVENING STAR OF AUGUST BTllri RELATIVE TO THE PROBABILITY OF A WAR TAKING PLACE BETWEEN FRANCE AND AI:tTRIA ) AND THE AFFAIRS OF SPAIN. ig Numerous corps of French troops (says the STAIe), are al ready assembled at Strasburg and its environs, and orders have ten given for the formation of an army of reserve." Yo n t hiS passage, the Afonikur has the following - • Ii • IS true that 40,000 men of the last con titptlisn'ate gOittg to Germany to reinforce the ske facis isieierits . of the Grind Army., and replace a m bl e the- isunther of veteran troops which have li e4 ; n 4 r as*n of for Spain. Thus the Grand Army t s tithlislied rather than augmented by this i leastue , whiCh certainly spews no hostile intention." V,hitiraiglish Papers speak of the state of . iti rat i on fit,Aich theltingdomsof Naples now is, the i t i o iik ur says, 44 Never was the kingdom of Naples More trantuil. For An hundred years past, never mete there fewer assassinations and robberies. The talky slaves whom the English frigates landed there, were taken prisoners by the guards of the country,' and delivered up to justice. The presence of the Wish army in Sicily is not felt there ;• it • is en trenched inlyracuse and Mesiina. Experience will. thew whether it will be able to defend Sicily," • The STAL-.-" A person who left Holland last Tuesdayousti wired in Lorton on Saturday the 6th, announces that ths:Ans- trio Amhass i a ‘ dor in Holland had demandedids passports, and bad set out for Vienna : that the Austrian Ambassador at Paris' bad been recalled ; that General Andreossy had left Vienna, antf that French troops were pouring from all parts to the frontless of . Austria and Bohemia." t Monitenr...-" Mere stock jobbing rumours. COUlt Metternich is at Paris,' and what is still better, ea l , 'neatly well received there. General A.ndreossy is at Winne.' The French troops are in cantonments at more than 100 leagues from Austria, properly_ els called." The 5TA1L......" It appears, nevertheless, that he (NAPOLIttnt) omi t s himself s'rong enough to maim •head against Spaii.mlo , Austria at the same time." The Monitear.—" It is amusing to find it made a doubt, whether France and her allies can at once make war against Austria and Spain, when, without allies, she has conquered four coalitions ten times snore formidable. It does not signify : the English would see with pleasure Austria make war, in the same spirit as they excited the coalition of; Prussia, though they clearly foresaw what would happen.— . But they live from day to day. A war, which should only last six months, will be always so much . t -gained for them ; they never think of the. result, ' which can only render their situation vstnrse." • The STAR.—" We ought to furnish the enemies of ifspeleen • with all the money antiwarlike stores they may want." The Moniteur.-.." England knows the close union which exists between France and Russia; she knows that those two great Powers are resolved to thite IL , • their forces, and to consider as an enemy every friend f- nf England. She knows that peace will not be dia. ,. r!',t Curbed in Germany, and she:can have no reasonable hope for final success, but by fomenting 'the troubles aitfl disorders in Spain. She knowi that the 'blood it. • there shed, and the 'victims sacrificed,: are utless# such incense is pleasing to her; -the'earrulgonit • Of the Continent are her delight. Yet she WnsWirlielt . P . ' • that before the year has elapsed, there Still' ndf be rte le iillagtin'Spain in a statSof-isistrifectiohi 7 n,or Y.? nn Englishman in that country. But what shfdlfili i • that to - F.:tibia? She is untequainttd Witls shame 4111111 - centimes& Her armies will resembark 'and abfaiden ter diipes. • thswill treat theinsurgents in Spain. as • she matted* King of Sweden.. She put arms into ' 44 " . hands of that Sovereign, and flattered him: with powerful sum:WA; 20 or 30,000 men were to aid 'km ' against Deruh ar k• a n d aga i nst Russia.' Gegen' • d. ratline and 'SOOO Min did arrive,. and remained-two months'' of anchor •e the coast of Sweden s „rhile Finland was - conquered, 2nd the Swedes were driven out of NistWay. But a few weeks since we wertacon 6a-ink Nine Engl?tnd• could,. with honour, extricate herself frowthis foolish struggle of tit. Nosth IShalcUShe landsan army (said we) that army will ;!,!" bb made prisoners -during the winter. We could not ' eipected, whatever - bad opinion we might en tertsdn of the good faith of Great Britain, that that perfidiotis Power would' abandon Sweden to hgr un happy fate, and thus give- a new proof of wiat the allies of England have a right to expect, treachery and desertion.. The Spanish insurgents will, in a • la s e manner, be abandoned and betrayed, when the French Eagle shall cover Spain with her wings.-- Weakness and want of courage have caused our arms Ft to suffer some checks; they will soon be repaired; and then the English will precipitate their flight to theit shipt s they will abandon their allies, and, as at consequences are etpedteri to result frinn ourinercan talee enterpriies with our new friends in every part bf Snuth America. 1 etu.... . tubethel, . will Are on the unhappy wretches when.' they left on the beach. As to Austria, peac;iesiine maintained on the Continent,. because England his ' 1 there no influence. The contempt and hatred which she inspires are common to all great Powers : all have been her victims. Mr. Adair was driven from Vienna on the day M. De Stahremberg returned from London. The shipments made by England under the American flag, which escorted English frigates to Trieste, were repulsed and proscribed by a late edict of Francis:ll. A good understanding between Austria and France has never been interrupted. " The obscure agents whom England pays, and who conceal themselves among the crowd orknaves who are pursued by the Police of all the Governments in Europe, have reported at Vienna, that France was about to make war upon Austria ; and at Paris, that Austria was raising new armies to attack France. Idle persons, eager fur news and strong emotions, have been enabled by these dark rumours to imagine marches and countermarches, and farm plans of, a campaign equally frivolous ; but the two Cabinets' have never ceased to maintain with each other the most friendly relations. " In the interview' 'which the Emperor had with Francis IL in Moravia, the latter promised him, that he would nevetlnake war on him more. This Prince has proved that he will.keep his word. it is curioui to see, that while the Cabinet of Austria assures and ' declaies that it has ig'Ood understanding with France, and while• France EiUblishes - the same assurances—it is curious, we say, to. see that this intriguing fiction, which lives by stock jobbing, calumnies, and Illsels, continues to 'disseminate disquietude-among peacea ble people. • • " The affairs of Spain are irrevocably fixed. They are acknowledged. by the great Powers of the Cootie nent. If we have been deceived in. the hope of eon ducting that people to a better order of things, with out disturbance, without disorder, without war,,lt is a victory which the'Ge .k nies of Evil -has gained over the Spirit of Good. .: will,i however, in the end' be fatal. only to England and her partizans. These truths are evident, and there is not a man of sense in Learcruir but who is convinced of theni. -What can - we think of the policy and reason of the :Calaih'et ... nii . ... which having excited Sweden against Russia , 'ix ! ~-, It- was on Saturday reported, that accounts had been received of Bonaparte having retur n e d t o petted to support her by an expedition of . 5000-men i ? ayonne, at the head of 160,000 men. Th oug h i t Whilst it shall only be required to calumniate, • to appears bjr the Foreign papers that he i; greatly ex seduce, to subore, England will have the advantageii erti ng himself to rehaorce his armies on the Spanish. but the Leppard;when he shall see the Eagle pursue - muter, there .is certainly Ina truth in the above ru him, will feel the land fly from under his feet, an °it:- . ' - - - • , his M . ' 'ee Warrant the flt w" AJESTIo o mg it the di. find no refuge but on the waves and in the element : , 13 y of terispests. • Vision of therouri of Session in Scotland intothe two -:. . • . di Peace "is the wish of the universe the evens chambers e—,- ; . First Ciaatber, Lord President Avontown, Lard; Linsinn . which have Changed the face of the world since the Oraig , Arrnlialei 3 wanatTnes Immnt°4 Hermand, and W. • . ... • • ~, _ 6o Sec ond sit in the former Court Ramat. rupture of t he - .peace .o f Amiens, are to be attributed Second Chamber, Lord Justice Clerk', Lords Polkernmeti to the rapture of-that peace. The events so up. .Glerilee, Meadowbank, Cullen, Robertson, and N e w to n—t o s ir ' favOurable to England, that have occurred since the in the new room above the Lobby. Thursday evening, about seven o'clock, a duel took death of Fox, are to be attributed to his death, and place in a field near Primrose-hill, in consequence of the rupture of the negotiations. The changes that a rencontre which occurred in the morning between - have taken place in Europe, since the peace of Tilsit, Captain , M—,--v, of the Guards, and Mr. Pz, ha the Strand, the former Gentleman accusing t h e l a tte r are to be attributed to the refusaloldie mediation . of pushing him off the pavement. In exchanging Russia. ' What may yet happen on the Continent,. shots, Mr. P.'s ball perforated his antagonist's hat,. if * The next shot Mr. P. was slightly wounded in the contrary to the greatness and interest of England; peace does not take place; will be attributed to that wrist. The seconds then interfered, and the dispute was amicably adjusted. Capt. D----o, of the Dra foolish obstinacy, to that Ming and furious policy, Loons, was second to Capt. M. and the H o n. which, notwithstanding the union of great s Povlrs, n' —T—O--e W to Mr. P. places all its hopes in dreams of an impossible division;' .taturday night, in tke little Theatre in the' Hai: and a renewal of coalitions, which can only - exist market, just as Mr. LISTON was singing the air, of against herself. We may here justly apply ".the " Won't you come, Mr. Mog," a case of a painfre/ maxim of Cicero, that the most political conduct is natureof her pregnancy, and who had not before an oppor, presente4 itself. A Lady in the very last stage that which is most conformable to justice. The eon- tunrty of seeing the Affricaru, was suddenly taken in tinnaiion of the peace of Amiens -would ..have left labour. She was carried in a sedan chair to her house Europe in .the state in ; which it was. The peace in Half-moon -street, Piccadilly,• when, to the great Which Fox wished,. would have prevented the ruin ic'Y 01 her family, she was safely delivered of a very • of PrusSia, and the occupation of the cities. of . the fine boy. - . Yesterday the heavy rain did considerable damage North. The acceptanctof the mediation offered by in - many parts of the metropolis. The drains were Russia would have prevented the present ' state 'Of sdop stepped, and the streets were deluged with water, affairs-in the Baltic, .and in Spain ; and if peace '-ig . i . .01/k ra oyed valuable goods. .shed down the cellars of the inhabitants, and . . -not *made within the year, who'can foretel the events. 4 eltt • JOSEPH HANSON, Esq. of Manchester (One of the contrary to the interests of England, whitheenly. litecandidates for the Borough of Preston, in Lan occur before the year elapses ?" • • ' saehire) has, we understand, been indicted at the lat e - ..Tile EvAx.—" A letter from Amsterdam, of the Aiii 26 th ' Assizes , ' Assizes , -at Lancaster, for a misdemeanour, in en lely, announces the arrival at Vienna of an English tidttistiei, loiiragfei ti .. 4. tfie weavers who lately assembled in a large who is supposed to be Mr. Adair. It is said, that he has Sody at Manchester. No previous complaint had a flattering reception from Count Stdion, and that he bas had been openly preferred_ against Mr. H ANSON , but h e ,. several conferences with that Minister, and the Russian Kioie r tet, having accidentally heard that such_ a bill had been, Prince Kurakin." - - found, immediately went over to Lancaster, and ap- Moniker.—" What absurdity ! There is no English veered. in -Court on Saturday se'nnight, and requested Ambassador on the Continent ; and if there 'Wett n b etrong terms that his trial might take place im me- diately r sts if that was not the case, he should /above one, he would not be with Prince Kurakin, who does tinder a calumny for six months to come. This re.. not receive the enemies of his master." ; , ' .qnest the Judge informed him could not be complied., On a paragraph in the same paper, containing, with without the consent of the prosecutors (which' they refused) but the Judge expressed a hope, that . intelligence received from the East Indies, the Ateairesei ~ MF,.HANeOIi'S so early appearance in Court, and his says in a note—" We are informed by accounts' re readiness to meet the charge, would have the effect of ceived overland from India, that the affairs of . t h e • do i ng away all prejudice, if , any had been exerted English go on very badly there, and that Ihe k-, . 13 i ; against him. Mr. HANSON then gave bail to answer European division would produce a complete.insur. the indictment. No process had issued to compel- his . appearance. rection.!' •` . Come EXCIIAN (YE, MAIIIC-LANE, Sirr. I2.—There is t an *extreme short supply of wheat arrived this day, 1 THE BRAZILS. and the samples taken off readily at* an increase in The Portuguese ship Lusitania, of and from the prise ,of ss. per quarter from Friday—:vcry little Brazils, Acrarropo Master, laden with sugar, coffee, Barley, price nominal—new Rye Peas full' as hih-'— is trite of a convoy from South America, and te r Rye and Ririe Seed are Whgl hides, and cotton, arrived yesterday at Cowes. ' She darer: Malt likewise -Ira', Beans, of the lower kind, rather dearer-4-01u are in' *host supply, and_this trade is quoted at better price. more were in sight when our letters came away, iThe —Flour at an advance 'of about ss. per sack. Master and passengers confirm the high veneration .-. GENERAL cintatpicy AS UNDER: • i i • Tick ditto 565. 525. • , shewn by the colonists of all descriptions for the v in 'onltz;:f . .,,„ o , s 2 ::. -. . 'he ' n, e°11.66 L ' (new)*lye, 30s. 545. • , Oats, ass: 38s. tic. . • I _. Prince Regent, and 'their prompt obedience to hi * , 465. . Poland ditto, 425. 411 s. " • ordinnances and commercial, regulations. the oat , mak e7 ,7 ri mx. enthusiastic attachment prevails at Rio Janeir And White Peas (hailers) I les. lets Ripe Se* 46i. to 45L • I - . Pbentoe ditto,'4sa. dal*, Seciss. • -•-. Bahia towards the' English settlers.; and the ha '. • *,. ... ..pb,‘ D A , 75 , 1 soi. 4 im Bare—Ssitwe 70 , 456. •' • •• • • . ' •P • • 'f" .. ..! ''' . i st•:7 vi - te t.' , C. ft • -••• ." .4 • ''• ' I• ' ' • •44.110. ' • •••• • MALTA. Saturday Morning the Queen Charlotte letter' of marque, Captain LTIE, Arrived at *Month s from Malta. She brings intelligence that the Szanonse, of 38 guns, Captain STEWART, arrived at Malta on the 16th of July last, with a large Turkish frigate-of 50 brass guns and 700 men, which she had captured after a most gallant action of four hours. The de tails will be found in our port letters, and an allusion is also made to the engagement in an article from Constantinople, amor.g]our extracts from the foreign papers.. The troops under the command of General Sir Jon; STEWART were at Messina, and the transports ready to receive them 2d of August, but were not embarked at that time, though expecting to do so. every day.--Advices from Messina reach Malta al- Letters from Lora COLLINGWOOD'S fleet state, that his Lordship was preparing to co-operate in a most vigorous manner with the proposed expedition under Sri JOHN STSWART against Italy. The raising of tie blockade of the Spanish ports, in colsequence of the peace with Spain, had given his Lordship the com mand of an additional number of ships of war for this purpose. DUBLIN; SEF7'.E2IIS'ER 8. An , express was dispatched to. Cork on Monday, with otders for the expedition under Sir D. BAIRD to sail forthwith. Orders have been issued for the troops to have all their baggage on shore, and such men as are not fit for the most active and immediate service are to remain at Fermoy. From these circumstances, it is thelitght the destination of the expedition is not a distant one. . 'rhuisday last, 50 of the Royal Artillery, under command of Captain SELBERRY, arrived at Li merick from Athlone. They are to firm part of the Brigade' which is to be attached to the expedition at CRI:k. • .' r , - • Aril 027 CA LLtc AtC ' PAST INDIA SHIPPINO: • • We have the satisfaction of. annottneing the =iii . arrival of the undormeationed Itlincwatif ships off Start, the 10th inst. tinder 'convoy of his Majesty's., 'ships Jun:rite and THRTIS, CORT•I4 ALFRED, TAUNTON CASTLE, WoonFoan o and EAjuh LASEDENi Theysailed from China the 14th of March, arrived at St. Helena the 10th of July, and sailed.frorn thence :he . 17 th.:—thiee whaleit in cohipariy. 'The SURA T CASTER R) -As spoke :With the or 3d of April, in the Straits of Malaita. The ships Lona CASTISREACR, Stmm, and Loa.7- KErrit, oltWard-hound, teere left at St. Helena. The DUKE OF Monsioss, Prrtaiti:sr, was all well. at Prioce•of Wales Islan d , the 4th Jatuary last. •• • • • t: • .FAL2OIOIITEI, SEPTv,IO.. Arrivedthe Prinedcf Wales packet &sin tormins in siz days; . bli:Majesty'si ship rottaztvrEst;• with a, fieetiCrpt: - Madoieal'attd /I.r.atc9ta, on a cruiae. i'he Ocetibi: PortugaliiiiPeCteckto sail.t64ttorrow. A Messenger With dispatchesifer itto de Janeiro ar.;• rived this morning.; he will sail in' the Townsend packet, 'to-inorro*. • The fleet under convoy of hill' Majesty's ship Succitakind Tofttotsa will sail at fire • o'clOckAotmorrow morning.. • • • •• PLYMOUTH, smirEttelit Came in the Queen charlotte, Lva, froth Malta;. • she brings an account of the capture -of a Turkish . frigate, 'Of 50 guns and 700 men, by the SEA-ROMA frigate, after an action of four hours, in which she had 500 men killed and *Otinded—the SEA-Hansa .64 She was attacked by three, one of which she sunk the • first broadside, the ether raa away, aad the SEAIIORSE and her prize arrived at Malta July 96 ; the Ditactott S.W. from a cruize.- - - , Sailed the Sitimmarigate and ALPIEREutta, with the Supply transpOrt Kit: the Downs. ANOTHER LETTE, SAME *DATE. *-Tliis morning arrived the Queen Charlotte letter of marque, Captain LYis from Malta, for this port' and London, with various goods ; she sailed from thence the 2d nit. By this vessel we have an accouttihit WO SEA-HORSE of Stguns, Captain STEWART, arrived At Malta the 26th July last, having in company an • se Turkish frigate of 50 brass guns and 700 Aghieb the capittred after a most gallant action of four hours, in which it is stated that the captured frigate: had near 300 men killed, and 200 wounded; and that the SEA-nonse had only 6 men killed and 8 trlpivaded. , neTorkish ship, though said to hard ireaiiii.very perfect state before the action, was when brought.in a most complete wreck,. having scarcely a,. sounittimber or plank in her. If we are correctly infoiriiisd, the gallantry of this action is equal to any atas occurred in the present or past wars.. It is stated, that, for the pnrpose of-capturing the SEA iii*sz, three Turkish frigates came out ; but though the inoqualitpwas so great, it did not deter the Bri., tish tars from accepting the challenge; and the conse quence was, that the first broadside from the 4z.5.. HORSE sent one of.the frigates to the bottom ; she 'then .closed with the largest, and so roughly handled her, that the.third, fearing a similar fate, ran away, leav• ing the victors to carry off•their prize in triumph.— The captured ship is stated to be of very large dimer.- 'sions, and:very superior in size and strength to the SEA4fORSE.--Camoin the DRAGON, of 74 guns, from the Channel feet.' TORBAY, SEPT. so. Sailed the Channel Filet, for their station off Brest: COWES, SEPT. 11. , - Arrived the Portuguese ship Lusitania; from the Brazil's; the Tutonia boy, PANOT, belonging to Bre men, last from Bilboa in ballast. The Master reports, that on the 15th ult. a French army entered Bilboa when it was entirely defenceless, not a Spanish soldier !being in the town; they, notwithstanding, sacrificed to their infuriate and sanguinary rage upwards of 500 Of the.-inhabitants, without discrimination, because they shewed some resistance to their entering into the town. On the 15th, the .day of this massacre, the news of DUPONT'S defeat had not been made known. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. to. Arrived his Majesty's ships the E4CORT and Flaariv from a cruize ; REDWING from Plymouth. Sailed his Majesty's ship DEFEND with a convoy 'of 29 sail for the Downs.' Arrived the Cove, WESTLEY, from . Tobago, with two others, under convoy •of his 'Majesty's ships RAMILIES and NIMROD ' • the remain der of the fleet are expected to pass this afternoon. , DEAL, SEPTEMBER 11. Arrived and s..iled for the River, the Macclesfield, GRAHAM, from Tortola. Put back the 'Braganza„ BatmoNn, for Rio Janeiro. • The Feaar.E.ss and BUST 'LEA gun-brigs arrived from cruizr..—The Trans ports, with the Ist and 3d battalions of Guards on board, .are now coming out of Ramsgate hari)our.— Remain* the Downs the, ships as per last. • yiEERNESS, SEPT, Sailed his wje.,.:ty's ship VEstmus, with. 20 sail of :ships, most of them wgji v4gable cargoes, bound to the Baltic : she is to ralr:off..raysnouth, and take such ships from thenCe as ‘ are ready to:proceed to the Aaltie. Sailed his. Afajesty's.brig Tisnesuen, Lieut. Don :FORD commander, to the Downs als”,twith the Blltic convoy,. his Majesty's ship UTILE, laden with naval stnrei, for the ute of - the British fleet in the 13ai:id. *Slile'r.:l new brigs hf•wiar have lately arrived lie•rerolft Ch sham, and have - .sailed to the South ward-t--4/:ey are adiiirably CAletliated to destroy ti.e ;small privateers that inTest the English •coast. YARMOUTH, SW. ' ' Fa:lay P.M: arrived the. Lidy Frances pa c k et , Ca T r t Pcy::N,'with Mails and passenters from Gots. tenburgh. Sdadly arrived the Diana packet, tpt. [Maenotsmas,,from .Hilignlan'd, with severa tia sen. re.ers.—Adstniral this tocrning shft.dhia a g Ei th M 48044 colbe SiAII.I.I.VG. .v. i• I ••-• .._.: I