Star. — London, England, 1810-07-26 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR LONDON. -.r.._. THURSDAY, JULY 26. ?RICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLCCK. 3 per Ct. Cons. money, 68.1 69.—for ace. 691. S per Ct. Reduced 691f-4 per Cent. 84i1. Navy 5 per Cent. 99I—Each. Bills, 3 to 75. pre. Omniurn, 1 dis.—Bonds 20s. els.pretn. Yesterday Government received some accounts from the Peninsula, chiefly relating to the compara tive strength of the armies on the frontier of Spain and Portugal. These accounts, though coming through a respectable channel, are not understood to have come in .1n official form ; but report says, they came through the Spanish Legation. These accounts, it is said, confute the details of the prodigious accu mulation of force under MASSENA, whose army we are told, (but we hesitate to believe it), consists only of 33,000 men, exclusive of the detachments under KELLERMAN, in Leon, and under JUNUT and REGNIER on the Tagus and the Guadiana. There seems to be a general persuasion, both in the city and at the west end of the town, that some important event has taken place in the Peninsula be fore this time. To this general belief, more than to any authentic accounts, should be ascribed the con tradictory rumours that are now in circulation. One of these rumours states, that a dreadful conflict had taken place between the Allied Army and the French, and which terminated honourably and successfully to the former. On the other hand, another report states directly the contrary, and adds, that the British army was on its retreat to the roast, for the purpose of embarking on board the transports provided by Go vernment for such an exigency.—We think neither of these reports entitled to credit ; were real accounts actually in town of any such events, they could not remain secret for an hour. A gentleman who arrived yesterday from Corunna states, that, for the purpose of reinforcing themselves in Leon, the French, under BONNET, have withdrawn altogether from Asturias. It seems that an expected attempt on the part of the Gallician army, com manded by General MAIII, to co-operate with Lord WELLINGTON, had occasioned this movement. Captain DAvss, whose arrival from France we no ticed in our paper of Tuesday, states, that within the last two months, up - wards of 160,000 fine troops had passed through Bourdeaux, to join the French armies in Spain. This morning we received German Papers, and private letters, to the instant. They contain same inrther particulars respecting the war between the Turks and Russians. It appears that the former, (as was stated in the STAR of Tuesday) have sus t , fined mother defeat—so serious that it is thought th.l , will instantly sue for peace. The Kizic of HOLL IND, according to the reports current at Hanibnrgh, took the resoluticn of abdi cating only when he found that he could not prevent NAPOLEON from sending French troops to all the Dutch garrisons. The fnilowing are the principal articles contained in these Papers and Letters : EXIRA'_T OF A LETTER THOM PARIS : General Krusentark, the Prussian Minister, was among the number who were wounded at the fete liven Ly Prince Sclo.vartzenberg. Neither pumps nor water i.v.;re wanting, but the progress of the tire was so rapid that all attempts to extinguish it were found useless. Some ladders which were placed against the wall on the. side of Providence-street, to take over the wounded and women, enabled some thieves to slip into the gai den and apartments, vhsre they stole many valuable effects, particularly dia monds. Prince Kurakin lost all hi.; jewels. E.v.TRACT OF A LETTER FROM NAPLES, JULN 17. We expect, with the greatest impatience, 11CWS from Calabria. The French army conconrues itself nearer and nearer to the Strait of ; the coast b-- v.vt.en Scilla and Rekrio is lined with a c -,r'r-at. number ;,f gun-boats and transports, Nvhich v.re to receive the 'rhc passage can easily be made with a good c.:ist wind, in h:111 an hour, and the mancLuvres ct the enemy's ships are embarrassed on these shores by the currents. The En , ;lish have already made some at tcmpts to destroy the transports which are assembled un Ihe coasts of Calabria, but the formidable batteries on shore do not allow , them to approach. B:'N ZS OF THE ELBE, JULY to. Private letters from Paris represent the conflagTa ti,)n at th,. Prince of Schwartzenherg's as much more torrible than represented in the Moniieur And the other French , Journals. Prince Schl,vartzenberg was se v-ral times in the most imminent danger of losing his as he would not leave the house till all had re treal ; his hands were much burned, and many parts of 11; , ; bear mv.rks of severe contusions. It was sntiposed that when the ceiling of the room came dawn with twelve superb chandeliers, some persons - in the flame. :tters- from the same place also state, that st of July all public and private coaches, 1 persons who leave Paris, arc most scru irchcd and examined at the first station where their passes are asked for. .een Cardinals, who were banished from itow con&►,t.l in the fortress of Ham, in Rheims, and in some other places, where they are to live in exile. The division of Mcrand, with its General at its head, has now, for the most part, arfired in Ham burgh, which, with its dependencies, has now a garri son of 8000 men, and 600 artillery. The little island cf . Scylt, and all the ports on the Danish side of the Baltic, are at present full of French privateers, to watch the sailing of such American ships as are about to proceed homewards. Private letters from Holland state that the Queen of Holland is as much out of favour with Napoleon as with her own husband. It is said that when the latter heard that the French troops would absolutely enter his capital, he immediately came to the resolu tion of abdicating the Throne, and not before. A private letter from Copenhagen, of the .14:1 inst. to a mercantile house in Hamburgh, contains the fol lowing paragraph respecting the late Crown Prince : —le His Highness, v..ithout doubt, died a natural death ; but our Government (Denmark) have great reason to lament his loss, for, had he lived but a few days longer, Sweden would have declared herself against the English freebOoters, and with their fleet and gun-boats have made common cause wi:11 our brave flotilla." The Danes will not now suffer any American ships to go to the Island of Scylt, nor to any port on the west coast of Holstein, Schleswidg, and Jutland, to unload. A total exclusion of the Americans is daily apprehended. t A l a IiVII Vkitis a 1 ' - 4 ~::2. buried I: . ' Priv tte lei : - - e the , is t • A • .il as al l . i 1 itsly sea 1 1.. rii. Paris.. i ''''ir: thini lite llig ATO II VIENNA, JUNE SO. There has been a great and decisive battle between the Russians and Turks on the right bank of the Da- nube. The Turks have been completely beaten.— The Grand Vizier has retired with the wreck of his army towards Adrianople ; this retreat has caused Si• listria to capitulate. It is probable that the defeat which the Turks have suffered will oblige them to cede Moldavia and Wallachia to obtain peace ; for, after losing a battle, they no longer listen to their Chiefs, but immediately take to flight. ST. PETERSBURGH, JUNE 27. Our Court Gazette contains the following Journal of the operations of the army of Moldavia : cg The Commander-in-Chief General of infantry, Count Kaminsky, opened the operations of war on the opposite bank of the Danube, with the following victories. • A corps of 10,000 men of the choicest Turkish troops, under the orders of the well known Seraskier Pegliwan, who commanded in the environs of the fortress of Bazardshik, withdrew at the approach of Lieutenant-Gencral Kaminsky, with the corps en trusted to him, from the left wing of the Russian army into the fortress of Bazardshik. g , Lieutenant General Kamensky, agreeable to or ders given him, attacked this corps i■ the fortress.— After a bloody storm, in which above 8000 Turks were cut down on the spot, the fortress then surren. dered to the victorious Russian arms. The Seraskier Pegliwan was himself taken prisoner ; with him were taken the Pacha of two tails Ismael, 32 Bem Pa. chas, 242 Raluk Pachas, 72 Bairactars, 70.artilicry men, 120 Janissaries, and 1092 chosen troops. In this manner, his whole corps of 10,000 men was defeated and annihilated. " By the ropmrt of Lieutenant-General Colin' Kaminsky, our loss in killed and wounded does not amlunt to 700 men. Alter taking the fortress, CS • standards, (including that of the Seraskier,) and 17 pieces of cannon, fell into the hands of the conqueror. " ImmeJiately after the taking of the fortress of • Bazardshik, one of our detachments, under Adju tant-Gzn:ral Prince de Gorucke, occupied the forts of Geregri, Bassana, Kawaina; and Balivz. The enemy, who retreated from this latter place, was overtaken by the cavalry under Major-General An- scion, dispersecl and forced to leave his cannon behind. time, lojor-Gcneral Wolnow, who had t.Y.n erdcrod from Lilo same corps with a detachment, oc;:lip;,d Ole town of Kuslodsho, from which the eiwn)y, panic struck at our successes, saved him ) • by lii In these actions Majar.Generals Dolgorucki,Wri mv,-, and Anselm much distinguished themselves.— Whilc all this was doing, the corps under the command of Lieutenant General the Count of Lan geron began the siege of Silistria, on the twent) -third of May. After seven days operations against• the fortress from the opened trenches, this important strong hold was forced on the 30th May, and surrendered to the victorious Russian 'arms. 4 , Our troops entered it on the same day. The Commander-in-Chief, who lays the keys of this for tress at the feet of his imperial Majesty, does parti cular justice to the manly activity and wise disposi tions of Lieutenant-General Count Langeron, who commanded the corps of siege, as well as to the in. trepidity of Lieutenant-General Rajewski, and to the skill and gallantry of Major-General Harling." NAPLES, JUNE 22. The numerous convoys which for six weeks past we have sent to Calabria, have, notwithstanding all the endeavours of the English to prevent them, al rived safely at their place of destination. Generals Pwtod, Hamelinarie, and Decours are appointed to the army of the expedition. Corfu is blockaded more strictly than ever, but no fears are entertained for that important place, it is well provided ; and General Dorezelot, who commands THE ARMY. there is full of eonfidence. The garrison has been reinforced with several thousand men. The Pacha of Janina and the Albanese have not be hared well. Had the fOrmer with all his assurances of friendship, afforded the least assistance, the island of St. fklaura would probably not have fallen into the hands of the enemy. He refused to furnish the re ' infoi cements which General Donzelot had intended to send thither, to pass through his territory, and 900 Albanese, who were the strongest part of the garrison of St. Mauro, forsook their post, and trea cherously went ow/ to the English. The Emperor has placed the division of Corfu un der the orders of the Kin;- of Naples. We lament to state the following communication, which we received yesterday by the way of America : EXTRACT OW A LETTER, DATED CANTON, IEL 10, 1810. " A Chinese has again unfortunately been killed, gni as this Government alledge, by an Englishman; though no satisfactory proofs have yet been produced ; but, in the mean time it ha:, as usual on such occasions, been the cause of the detention, not only of the Company's ships (which were all completely loaded and ready several days ago) but of all the Country ships also, and tome Americans on the eve of departure; how the thing will finally terminate, or how long the procrastinating spirit of this people may spin out the negociations, it is quite impossible to say." His MAJESTY came to town yesterday, from Win dsor, escorted by a party of Light Horse ; he was re ceived at the Queen's Palace, by the Dukes of YORK, KENT, Sussex, and CAMBRIDGE. About half-past twelve o'clock the Duke of CUMBERLAND arrived, to pay his respects to his Royal Father ; his Royal High ness appears much better, and is recovering from - his wounds. He continues to wear a black cap. At two o'clock his MAJESTY held a private Levee, which was attended by : The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury and ChanceUor of the Exchequer, the Pint Lord of the Admiralty, the three Secretaries of State, the Pre sident of the Board of Trade, the Commander in Chief, the Lord Chamberlain, the Marquis of Downshire, Lords Somerville and Heathfield (gold stick) ; Sirs S. Cottai - el and G. Osborne (groom in waiting) ; and Colonel Davis._ Several privates have lately deserted from the R norshire Regiment of Lccal Militia, at Presteign , . A detachment of the Royal Artillery are now St!_ tioned permanently at Paddington Green, in tl►e re: r of the Queen's Head public house, formerly the N:.. val Asylum. A cons►derable number of this dt tach ment, together with a party of the Waggon Tr.l;.n at St. John Wood, attend divine service every Sur. day morning in Paddington Church, in the most or derly and becoming- manner. CITY MturtA.—Yesterday the Regiment of East London Militia, under the command of Sir Joupt EAMER, removed from London to Greenwich, and relieved the regiment of West London, who marched to London, under the command of Alderman Hu:. Tut and Alderman J. Ster', their Colonel and Lieu tenant-Colonel. In their way through the City, they were drawn up opposite the Mansion-House, and pre • tented arms to the LORD MAYOR, who paid his re • spects from the balcony, and expressed fiis high ap ! probation of their appearance and conduit. Two grand military r. ads, tsbich are to stretcl, quite across the Island, are :low constructing in C uetn sey. Nearly WOO soldiers arc Jaly employed in these useful works. The I:ng George Cartel arrived on Tuesday at Portsmouth from Moil tix. Ladies, and three soldiers's wives, \rho had bee:: detained in France, came over as passengers. The Louisa, HOWARD, from Bafoary to Sardinia. stated to have been upset at sea, and only one buy saved, was lading at Cagliari, in May. Yesterday the Proprietors of Vauxhall Carder.; revived the annual Regatta formerly given by them. The following Watermen were selected to row ir. funnies for the Prize Wherry, viz. Isisti Tatter . . Stanyete Daniel Marten . - Blackfriers - - John Allen Laneerth Thomas TuEn . . lanibrth Paul Gerrard . • Hun ger f or d Robert Martin - Blackfriars George Goff - Horseferry • - 7 Each of the above persons had, as st;putited, served their time below Loudon-bridge. The - . SPOT I • 3 4 0 prizc The following had the honour of being resented was to be determined by two heats. to the KING : At six o'clock they started from Blackfriar;-bridge; The Marquis of Dowssislitz, on his goin g to troaod. ' rowed through the centre arch of Westminster- Lieutermot-colouei DAVIS, of the '22d Dragoons, on his return , bridge, and thence proceeded around a boat moored from India. off Lambeth Palace. Four bo a t s o n ly starte d for the. His MAJESTY gave audiences t 3 the M ar qui s W EL . LESLEY, Earls LIVERPOOL and B A TII CKsT , M essr s. second heat. At the offset Taylor took the lead, an d PEI:CEVAL, RYDER ) and Y ORK . kept it for some time ; but c o ntrar y to expectat i cn George Goff, by superior exertion and unrivalled Her Royal Highness the Princess A MELIA rema i ns much the same. skill, distanced ail his comp e tito rs , an d came in fi: the prize about nine o'clock. He was received with Join ALLEN, E;q. of Hetton, in the County of three distinct huzzas by the populace assembled on Northumberland, has obtained his MaaEsri's Royal the wharfs and stairs. In the second heat the boats Licence to take and use the sum true of WILKIE after went up to Battersea-bridge. The river was crowded and in addition to that of Atu: - N, and to bear the . with pleasure-boats of every description. An excel- Wilkie Arms quarterly with those of Allen. i ~ lent band of music played on the water. The after- Last evening the Marquis of DOWNSIIIRE left town noon was very favourable for the display, but towards on his way to Irelan:l. 1 night a shower of rain, and a lowering atmosphere, Monday, about five o'clock, the Earl of Norm/Eck, induced almost the whole of the gaily dressed belles and Sir IttettAnn S rEACIIAN, Accompanied by Earl to make the best of their way to Vauxhall Gardens, ST. VINCEN r, arrived at ,he Mansion-House, where which were crowded. We did not hear of any accident they received the Swords voted by the City o f L on . ; having happened. don, for their respective services. 1 13oxivo.—A match, which had excited some in. The two Deputies from the Caraccas, Dow JUAN ne VOLEBAII, and Dox Jose YOEN t left London yes terday, in order to embark for the United States. It is said that they are to reside for some time at Phila delphia. We understand that these Gentlemen were treated with the greatest politeness by his Majesty's Ministers ; but the Treaty of Alliance between his MAJESTY and FERDINAND VII. was doubtless con sidered an insurmountable obstacle to receiving them in an official character. It is possible, therefore, that the object ascribed to their mission has not been at tained. We last night received some fin Cher Gazettes and Proclamations from the Caraccas, by which we are happy to see, that the Patriots .ire proceeding with spirit and firmness in the regeneration of the country; and particularly in their efforts to open a communi cation with neutral and friendly States, by which they' distinctly mean to invite a commercial intercourse with England. Accounts were yesterday received from Mexico, via Jamaica, which state that the Government and people have unanimously acknowledged the authority of the Council of Regency in' Spain ; and that should , fate so ordain it that the Regency shall he compelled to abandon the mother country, they will experience in the new world that cordial reception to which their just supremacy entitle them. Extract of a letter from Colonel ROBERTSON', Se cretary of Government at Curacoa, to Lieutenant- Colonel Mouricca, dated Curacoa, .11:ne 2,1810 : gt I am happy to inform you of the arrival of a vessel from St. Thomas, which announces the pleasing in telligence of Porto Rico having followed the glorious example of Caraccas." A Quarter-master, who deserted from the French service in consequence of being degraded, it is said has put himself at the head of between four and five hundred Spaniards, and deserters from tho French army ; and with that force he occupies several passes oa the road between Burgos and Vittoria, and has been very successful in cutting off convoys and inter cepting communications of every description. This Quarter-master, who was a member of the Legion of Honour, and is described as a man of great cotirage and enterprize, has, for mo n th s , e l u d e d the vigilance of strong parties sent to arrest him ; and though a ' reward of 20,000 livres has been offered for his head, no one has been base enough to betray him. A son of Mrs. Sizeland, of Lower Wimpole-street, Cavendish-square, was unfortunately drowned while bathing at the western extremity of Brighton, on Tues. day morning. The deceased, twelve years of age, had, with two oung gentlemen about his own age, strip. ped on the beach, for the purpose of taking a dip, without any guide to preserve them from danger.— The strength of the current soon took them beyond their depth, and had not a private soldier of the South Gloucester Militia rushed into the water, to their as sistance, all must inevitably have perished ; as it was, two were rescued from the water, the one in an appa. rently lifeless state, the other nearly so, and proper treatment has since recovered them. The young gen. tlernen who has so nrthappily perished was on a visit • to Lady Fortescne. terest, was decided on Tuesday in Tothillfields, in the presence of some thousands of persons, between a Na vigator from the Bristol nurser-, and a Black, who was found by Richman. The Navigator was as bad a specimen of the Bristol school as the one who fought Ballard a few months since, and had no requiste hut bottom. The men were seconded by Crib and Rich man. The battle lasted nearly an hour, and the Na vigator, although a man six feet in height, had very little chance, as he was a slow round hitter. The Black, who is far from a good fighter, kept himself close, but when he hit lie never gave the strength of his body with it, but kept the first joint of his arm close to his body, and what is technically termed kept flipping his adversary over the face, and by so many repetitions of this kind of flipping, he disfigured the head of the Navigator, so as to prevent his features being discernible. From loss of strength and blood the 13risto1 man resigned. The second performance was a turn-up between Crib, the Bristol man's second, and Richman, the other second, but Richman only returned a hit and declined a combat. 'The diversion of the day, which had commenced so genteelly, was closed with an elegant bull-bait. • A new Comedy, in five acts, was performed last night, at the Haymarket Theatre, called " High Life in Mc City." It occasioned a protracted contest of ap plause and hisses, soli. h terminated in favour of the latter, although, as far as a e could judge from the motion of MAIIIEWS'S lips, the picce was announced for a second rc,..-e;entaticm. The first scene opened in the most favourable manner; it displayed great variety of character, strongly and faithfully drat% n, and creat ed expectations of surpassing excellence, which the rest did not realise. All the persons thus introduced to our notice, and which seemed the leading characters of the Comedy, before the first act was over, sank into comparative insignificance, and ceased to ."-mien attention and interest. A total absence of plot arms revealed itself, and a series of rather unconnected, but well written scenes ensued. In t!ie'e the fashion able follies of the day were spiritediy exposed, and the apes of thegreat covered with merited ridicule. The merchant, who after having acquired .1 1. :tune in the city, wastes it away in the NVest-end of the town, was justly compared tar the sun that rises in th e east, and loses its splendour in the west. 'ft: con clusion of the piece, however, abounded with impro bability ; and it set in the midst of the lotale-t disap• ' pyobation. The Epilogue, spoken by Mrs. G ovER, and fraught with political allusions, did not iest,Te the audience to their wonted good humour ; and al ' though it elicited several bursts of loyal applause, was also saluted with many hisses. This Comedy is attributed to Mr. EYRE, who supported one of the chief characters in it ; and both as an author and an actor displayed strong marks of genius. His pro duction is superior to most of the pieces which have appeared on our Theatres dui ing the last few years. It was condemned wantonly, not justly ; and we re marked that many hissed merely to enjoy the tumult, and feast on the pangs of an author, who, though standing exposed to the view of all, disappointed their malice, by preserving a manly command over his feelings.—Mr. Joxis, in an Irish character, sur passed all his former efforts at dramatic perfection. I