Star. — London, England, 1810-07-30 00:00:00

FOREIGN nrrELLIGENCE. PARIS, JULY fa. It is cnnEdently stated, -that his Majesty the Em per a- intends to set.off for Amsterdam the day after his th-day. flis Majesty has nominated two of the most consi dera!,le Dutch merchant's Members of the Ccuncil of ecrnmerce. Letters from Spain of. the 12th ult. speak of several :.fruitless attempts having been. mane by the Spanish insurgents to possess themsel yes of the city of Leon. They were uniformly repels ed by the garrison, which consisted of 260 men belon•hing to a Swiss regiment. The inhabitants evinced th e best dispositions. Gene ral nth; had subsequently• approached Astorga with between 4 and 5000 men. ; but the garrison of that place comr,cll;;d him to make a precipitate retreat with a cor.siderable loss, occasioned by the fire of the cann9rt on the walls. - emm the •3d to the 7th inst. there arrived at Bay. 'snne from St. Sebastian's, one American vessel and 'eleven Spanish, some in ballast, and others laden with coffee, coco &c. An article from Amsterdam, dared the 15th inst. says—" Our marine still affords considerableresources; but this branch of the service is a whole year in arrear. We have at Helvoetsluys two ships of SO guns each and two frigates completely equipped, and hauled out into the road. New orders have arrived for the for mation of our crews. We have in the Tete:, or at Amsterdam, seven sail of the line, several of them carrying 80 guns ; also two frigates, and a propor tionate number of brigs. All these vessels are equip ped and ready for sea. We have also on the stocks here three ships of 80 guns each, the building of which has hitherto gone on but slowly ; and there are two sail of the line and two frigates on the stocks at Rot terdam ; which makes our fleet in all 16 sail of the line. The preparations already made to give activity to our dock-yards lead us to hope that we shall soon have, in the roads of the Texel and 6e Meuse, squa drons ready to join that of Antwerp." The Grand Duke of Berg has arrived in this city, accompanied by his governess, Madame de Boubers. His Majesty the Emperor has, by a decree of the 15th inst. ordered that six houses, or convents, shall be appropriated to the reception of time female orphans and widows of members of the Legion of Honour, or persons belonging to the other branches of the mili tary service. For the maintenance of 600 orphans, 180,000 frants a year are assigned, and 200,(X)0 f. for the support of 100 widows. These convents are pitt under the superintendence of the " Ladies of the Congtegat:on of Female Orrhans." The will: of General Sarrazin has sent the follow ing lc!ter to General Vandanin:e, dated Basle, the 28th tilt. " GENERAL—• I beg your Excellency to exuse the liberty I take in stating to you my unfortunate situa tion, and begging you to grant me your protection. For upwards of two years p.at I have ben living in Switzerland, my native country, with my son, now five years of age : I was before sufficiently unfortu nate in being obliged, by the bad treatment of Gene ral Sarrazin, my husband, vhich I can prove I never deserved, to live at a distance from him ; and I am now much more unhappy in learning from the Mo &term of the .16th instant, the crime of which he has been guilty. Since I have been in Switzenland, he has been accustorhed to write to his son ; hut he has sent no letter these four months past. His letters, which I have kept, prove his attachment te his Ma jecty the Emperor, and his zeal for his service ; but at the same time strengthen the suspicions which I had seven yesrs ago, of his intellects being deranged: and I am persuaded that his last unfortunate lion proceeded from no other cause. Ido noy r ,_ whether my husband has left any property in trance : if 1w has left none, or if my son and myself be de prived of what he may have left, we shall be without any resource. I trust in your Excellency's goodness, and I presume to beg of you to be kind coon; I to interest yourself in our favour, and to cause to be pre •tevved for our unfortunate child, (who, n!thon:;h in inr•oent of his father's fault, will be.tr the in -4 a during his life time) whatever property the Cc ncral may have left at Bindogne. 1 beg, &c. " The wife of SARRA7M a native of Schwartz." (S'gned) SEVILLE, JUNE F. lOW The following 13 an extract from the daily orders of the sth inst.-- « Cu the '2.&h ult. near five o'clock in the after ;won, the Argonaute hulk, having <.n board 650 sick an d vi onfitit:4l French prisoners, dated and took the ground v:idftn wises of our batteries. She was ch.sely followed by the en.llny's gun-boats, and was fired opon both by them art 4 tht fort of Puntales.— Our beats were immediately sent (it)t ' but the wind nod currents rendered all their efforts fruitless in the firs , instance. Towards midnight, however, .a boat with sumo lighterrnen, commanded by Serjeent De guillvm, got alongside the hulk, gave our unfortu, nate countrymen a supply of muskets and cartridges, and took six of them oa board. On her return sloe sets attacked, and the crew, after defending diem. ; selves for a considerable time, by means of their oars, effected their escape by swiniming. The sea ran very high, ard until fig-break, no fresh attempt could be wade for the telial of the unfortunate persons on the 'Meek. Several boats attempted to reach her; four of thitm were driven ashore, and only one of the light est got alongside. She carried back some of tl-e peo. pie, and spade repeated trips. This operation became insupportably tedious. The prisoners, though all sick or convalesexits, were seen defending themselves, as' well as they could, against a swarm of small boats , that were endeaxiouring to ',mud tl - iem, while they were at the same tine exposed to a shower of bhells, Ind round and grape Jint, from the enemy's squa. divan anellfatteries, %elicit was every instant thinning their ranks. Notwithhtlnding the unremitting efforts of the sailors ot the guard, di.: lightermen, and sa p. per;, we. could cknly bring bit ' about 16;) persons on the “• On the 28th the w eather became more favour ' - I —hted our ex ertions, and by noon we had tore SA, The enemy finding their ot escaping from them, sent fire. q t y, ; This and succeeded in setting fire ,Whis maim**, spectacle in. igovr-iitAct . Pity clots . tt !hgllieriven, e4austed with fatigue. They once THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. MONDAY, JULY 30. PRICE OF STOCKS "FIBS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK) • 3 per Cent. Con. money, 681 69—acc. 69 I „ t. 3 per Cent. Reduced 6911-4 per Cent. 5 per Cent. 99;7—Exchequer Bills 4s. to 7s pr. Omni= 1 dis.—Bonds 235. as. prem. PRICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY. Bank Stock tliclia Stock 3 per C. Red. 6911 India Bonds 245. 2 . 35. pr. 3 per C. Con. 4:81 7 ,. Esc. Bills, 4s. 7s. prent. 4 per Cent. usii Omnium l# 1 dis. 5 per C. Navy 99ql I Lottery Tickets X 22. 13's. Long Ann. 131 Coi.s. for acc. Gei 69 We mentioned some time ago that a small ex pedition had embarked at Corunna for the purpose of harassing the enemy in some of their posts. The result was published in the Gazette of Saturday. All the sea defences of the enemy, from St. Sebastian to St. Andero (with the exception of the batteries at Castro) have been destroyed, upwards of 100 pieces of heavy cannon rendered unserviceable, and neatly 200 of the French killed, wounded, or taken pri soners. When we consider the paucity of the force, (only five English frigates, and 502 Spaniard;), which obtained these great advantages, and probably effected a most important diversion, we cannot help expressing cur sir.cere regret, that such expeditions have not been frequently undertaken, and on a larger scale. Ihe great utility of a plan of operations, in which a respectable military force, and a few light ships of war, should be employed in frequent landings, to beat up the enemy's quarters, on any part of the coast in their possession, is so obvious, that we may hope it will now be pursued with ardour. By other accnun:s received from the French coast we learn, that, besides the operations on the coast, mentioned in the Gazette, in concert with Captain MeNnP, of the and the Junta of Astu rias, several attacks wt re made by the Patriots in the North of Leon, in order to obtain possession of the ital of that F ri,vince. During these proceedings, cncral M.llll, quitting the defiles of Villa Franca, approached Astorga with between 4 and 5000 men, and although their combined uperations,acccmplished nothing very important otherwise, it is hoped they will have made a favourable diversion. Another pi ison hulk in Cadiz Ba, v. ith 6.50 sick and wounded French prisoners, drifted and took ground within 00 tnises of the:r batr•ries. It is F tate,' that 430 of these captives w ere saved, and that the remaining 200 pe rished. It is said that /slaroLens: intends soon to visit Arasterd:im The eldest son of Louis, who is now called the Grand Duke of B::nG, has been re moved to Park. Mails have arrived from Cadiz ae.d Lisbon, which have brought di ;patches from both places for Govern ment. By ffis conveyance ree have received Cadiz papers and letters to the 1.14.11, and Lisbon to the 17th instant, at which dates no accounts of any import ance had been received from the armies. The Government dispatches announce the surren• der of Ciudad Rodrigo on the 10th inst. after a most g.illant defence. On the 4th, a divhion of the enemy attacked Ge neral Ca.mFonn, at Almeida, and another division at the same time attacked the Portuguese General, CAt;- xtx•A, at Gum-din-on. The English and Poi tagucse maintained their positions, and the enemy resumed their position at Gallegos. At the date of the latest accounts, the following was the position of our army :—The cavalry was all in advance; the Royals at Sabugal, the 14th and 16th Regiments at and near Fuerte de la Conception, the 3d and 4th on the Coa ; the Infantry occupied a line from Celorico by the valley of Mondego and Guarda on the one side, and to Fuerte de la Concep. tion on the other. able; we redouble in Al . ; got 'on' shot ,prey on the point '4 , ll;ps aga4tst the . to Jaoar.4to Ivied fresh vigos though already more put off, and fighting their way with all the ar dour of heroism throuo the English irnd Spanish boats that opposed them, and got alongside the hulk, which was already enveloped with the flames. It was noslonger possible to get into her by the gangway.— M. Maille, Lieutenant of pontaneers, drove large nails into the side of the vessel ; and by meao of this in genious but dangerous laddor, 60 more Frcnci►men were saved. There remained only 100 sick and wounded soldiers, women, and children, who could not be brongl►t off, and who terminated their exis tence amidst the most cruel suifetings ; their cries were heard on both shores. The Ent ;sll and Spa niards manifested a ferocicus jc.y, like that if the Charibs when they are preparing their horrid feasts. " Of the 650 prisoners,l.lohave been saved. The rest perished in the flames, or fell by the balls and grape shot. The French, upon this occasion, gave proofs of tl►e most sublime ardour. All the pon roneers, sailors, and sappers deserve to be mentioned. " The wreck of the Argoriaute brought on a very warm engagement cf artillery. Our guns were ser ved with the most perfect precision. They sunk two gun boats. The fort of Puntales was silenced before the close of the action." LISBCN, JULY 16. The Portuguese: lost nine men and one officer ; the Frcnch above ten times the number. General Craw ford's brigade is near Port Concep tion, of course falling back from Galligos. I am well informed that.the enemy has 12,000 ca valry near Cuidad Rodrigo. Our cavalry are all in advance: tl•.e Royals at S4box.ll ; the 14th, Mb, and Hussars, a:. Fort Conception ; the 3J and 4th, at Cra and Mongua a; Rosse's troop of Artillery, at Fort Concepti ull's, at Penencas. The whole of the infantry arc quartered from the neighbourhood of Celerico, by the valley of the Mondego, to Guarth Cartinhuo, and so on to Fort Conception. The whoi2. army could be brought into fire at twelve hours no tice ; and, most certainly, never was there an army more effective, nor in better fighting order. THg ARMY. We have great Veasure in referring of Readers to the GazerrE of Saturday, as a most numerous List of Brevet Prommi, -Yesterday, the Duke of CAN mama:, .1 by his Aides-du-camp, attended divine scr. the Brigade of Guards, at Whitehall the first time since i: has undergor.e repair rations. The Gth Dragoon Guards, commanded GoornE, were reviewed on Belhaven Sand , day last, by Lord CATHCART, previous to ing up for summer quarters. They matron" ith a brigade of at tillery, and went th different movements with a quickoess nn which drew the warmest commendations . Commander-in-Chief. Wednesday, four troops of the above regiment az rived at Piershill, two of which moved fo:ward tor. slay for Homillon and Perth. Monday last, the Ist Regiment of Royal Edii.. burgh Volunteers, commanded by Lieutenant -Ca.:. nel the Right Hon. CHARI.Fi Here, and the f•harp. shooting company attached to it, commanded by Captain L'Amv, were reviewed on Brentsfield Links, by Brigadier-General JOHN Iron:, who expressed ha entire approbation with their manceuvring, marchin g , and firing. Tfeey made a fine appearance. About SO men and hoses of the Ist Royal, passed through Truro last week, and embarked at Falmouth to j ;in ;heir regiment in Portugal. : Thursday morning, the 26th inst. as Capt. Husos, of tho ISt!' or Royal Irish, was returning in his cur. r:cle from a ball at Sidmouth, in company with Cap. tam GORR-QUER of the same regiment, whilstendea• vouring to pass a timber cart which was carelessly driving in an oblique direction before them near the top of a steep hill, the horses made off at full speed, and before they could be checked, the pole giving way, the body of the carriage fell forward on the horses' heels, the head of the carriage having been prc viously drawn up, so completely enveloped the two Gentlemen, that they were unable to make any effort to disengage themselves. In this perilous state they , were dragged with the greatest rapid ty for nearly a quarter of a mile, when a violent concussion, which dashed the curricle to pieces, threw them out on the • road, and extricated them from a most critical litua. tion, miraculously without any serious injury. The , horses contuuued their impetuous course down the hill , till they came to the Hartford turnpike-gate, which 1 being at this moment shut, they tore off its hinges, BADAJOS, JULY 9. i and there fortunately the harness and re m nant o f t he In the action of Miagadas with the light party of carriage getting en tangled w ith the gate-posts, they , were stopped. The poor an imals did not, however, Comello, Gorniz, the commander of the "cmY 4 , escape without being shockingly lacerated. corps, was killed. On the ::61.11 Juno, 100 tO cite' DRO - GIIEDA„IULY 21.—Yesterday, Colonel Kern. son, of the 7th Drago - ons, met with a serous misfor. enemy's horse and 600 foot marched from Miagados for Truxillo, who had entered the former placeo n the tune. He was prcceediug to the North in a gig, and Tullyesker-hill the animal took fright and . ran off preceding day, with 2000 other troc;ps, either wound in full speed. The Colonel lea s h out and tell; the ed or disarmed, with '2OO baggage n aggc•ns, eight cf wheel passed over the small of his leg, which caused UhiCll %Sere covered. Yesterday art ivr.l here `do men a compound fracture. He was brought back to De• of the party if 33ornil, with two prisoners and too rums' Inn, and the bone set by Surgeon Stanley.— large bWe are happy to find, this morning, the Col one l d oes be of plate, which' they had inttrcepted and taken from the enemy in Olmedo. Vt . :a!uta I „ he Gentleman who was with him in t he g i g esca not softer much pain, and is perfe c tly f re e from fev er . Timeno is dead of the wounds nOiich • I icceived in • ped unhurt. an engagement near Toledo. The death of tt• t gal. lant Ct,mmander is much to b... Ltozet.te.l ; LI; party took from the enemy 20 load t,f wh:at an..l 1 4 259 sheep. Since our last arrived P.,ris papers to the Xd, and German to the 2:;d. By the ft,rnxr it am zrs, that s.ince the sunemicr cf Silistria, the Russians have . . . . A letter hem a respecailii. • person, dated Badajoz, gained another victory over the Grand Turkish army. the 9.h inst. contains the 1".11.- wine passage :—" Frien Vlrna , at the date of the last accounts receivedat Vienna, was daily expected to fall. The Grand Vi -99 to 10,000 French ateteked the division of Murillo zier had retreated to within 40 leagues of Coestantie y Junez ; the conti:._t was severe ; the enemy's loss nople. Oa the whole, the affairs of the Turks are iti was very consider: ae, and uur trorps behaved with a cuitical situation. the utmost gallan.ry, but our Los canaot yet be as- These papers present but little news from Spain. certained." The Spanish General Maio is ;aid to have made a rigorous, but unsuccessful attack On Astorga ; but On the Gth instant, at five o'dock in the morning the particulars are so carefully concealed or disguised, Regnicr appeared in sight of Xeres de los Calealteros, i that there is scarce any data upon which to form ap whence General Iniaz had marched befere Ree b nier'e opinion with respect to the real issue and character of l arrival, and taken a position oa the he on the the mi:itary operations in that quarter. ee These papers present nothing of impertence re. other side of that place, aa action ensued, and the seeming Holland ; hut a Gentleman who left Rimer ' Spaniel' troops gallantly maintained their ground darn on Tuesday states, that besides the Royal Guard until six o'clock at night, when General Imaz begat of Loots, all the Datelt troops in Rotterdam, Haar to retreat to Hignesa la Real, and thence to Cur:ll) , es. lem, Utrecht, and some other places, had been march. The French sustained a consider e eble less, and sent ed into France oa their wa y to S p ain. Their nom -obers ni:ght be estimated at between 12 and 15,00 250 of their wounded to Alreendredioo and Merida. a About :2000 officers of police were to '.O appointed In the evening of the same day Re ;vier fell also back with special powers and authority, at any time to en. to Barrarcota, his division occupies at present Santa ter the dwellings, warehouses, or other buildings cf Maria, Almendradigo and Meride. II the natives, for the seizure of all property susrected Utters from Orcejo de los Mantes state, that a r e- to hive come from this country. Temporary regu lations Mere in progress to prevent any of the itih ,bi. info-cement of 1000 French troops lately passed teats from quitting the city without giving previous through that place, destined for Andalusia. notice of the object and direction cl their journey. LISBON, JULY i 3. The Princess Amelia pocket arrived at Falmouth The last intelligence received from all parts of on Thursday from New Yi rk and Halifax-23 days Spain is of the most Satisfactory nature. The light I from the letter. Left at New York the Princess Nhiry packet. The Ch es u r fi e ll packet had sailed parties become every day more numerous, and inflict from Halifax for New York ; from which port, great very considerable losses on the enemy. numbers of American vessels were daily sailing with The loss of the enemy, through the late explosion corn, &c. for England. Mr. JaersoN was lit New- York, waiting the a rr i va l o f a B r i t i s h frigate, to carry'of his gunpowder magazine, is credibly seported to him to England. Our p r i va t e l etters an d p a p ers ham exceed 210 cwt. and his loss in men since the begin the United States ere train Philadelphia to the 29th• ring of tl•e siege of Ciudad . Rodrigo, until the u:timo, and from New Yrak to the lit instant. There Bth inst.. is computed at from 10 to 12000 men.— appears to prevail in the Republic much party intern- Taking into consideration the present state of affairs, perance, which occasions the cipt* , ....sioa (71 .: variety and the loss which the enemy sustains, not only from of opinions with more fervour than ci nsideration. the fire of the place, but also through desertion ; The Lady Arabella packet has arrived . at Fil.- while our army not only remains undiminished in mouth from the Brazils-4S days from Bebe. The same languor and insipidity continue to prevail there. limbers, but " daily acquires a higher deg r ee of di sc i- • MARK CORN :•TARKET ARK-LANE JULY 30.-1'0.14 pline and military skill, we have every reason to hope . there are but short' D 1 fresh supplies ' of Wheat coast Wise. that whenever circumstances s h a ll p erm i t our gallant with part of 1 iSt week's arrivals of foreign, upwards troops to engage an enemy, against whom they en- of SOW quarters, and this trade fully supports. left . tertain a deeply-rooted hatred, the result will prove prices—Barley likewise—Malt heavy sale— 'Ni , !" Peas cheaper—G re y and Beans, of the two., - if i a6• CADIZ, JULY Is. favourable and glorious to our arms. , fluctuate bur li tt le—Oats a lso, o ith tolerable:siryk: on hand--Flour without alteration. I have nothing new to communicate except the ar- GENERAL CI:aItLYCY AS UNDEIS• rival of his Majesty's ships Norge, Rodney, Lively, wheat, - 78s. PCs. Ills. Roans, 5..!.. Os. Floe ditto, I 1 s.. lstes. Tick ditto 44...105. and Impetueuso ;• the two first arc to remain here- Rye. 461. se.. Oars Ws. ?Ai% :,Oi. the latter have proceeded furthi.r. lam sorrry to say, Barley, 34,. 45i. Pdatid ditto 351.571. ud Malt 725. 80.. Potatoe ditto, 395. o.t. Ballasteros corps gave experienced a check, in conse- White Peas (hailers) 625. 70s. Rape Sei.4l, .e.iii..t.'6o quence of the superiority of the enemy, and obliged Gsey Peas. so , . 551. • to fall back by different ways, I Env Flour, 955. to Mi.—Some& 901. to 9501 s )11 c r ou 7‘f t:1 ;1 :11; 1' s.'' 'l4« ions. accompani e d .: a' ~ ?rvice, wit!, Chapel, f . irs and aka. • d by Colon ;:l ds, 4:n Mx, 1 their break. tuvred al•,:lp s !rough the,: Id precisie as from tit CELERtCO DE BEYRA, JUNE 26. I Yesterday, at half after eight in the morning, his Excellency Lord WELLINGTON, set out for Almeida, where he has established Ms head-quarters. Marshal BERESFORD has transferred kis to Francosa. It appears that the French have lost a great number of men in the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo. To-day arrived here 13 de,erters, (Germans) and one French prisoner. ALNIEIDA, JUNE 26. Eight French deserters, who have arrived at Gal legos, say, that the fire from Ciudad Rodrigo has done them great damage, and destroyed almost all their batteries ; and that on the 24th and 25th they lost a great number of men. The day before yes:Erday a grenade set fire to a quantity of the enemy's ammtmition,and occasioned much mischief among both cavalry and inflattry. NIETro DE BEYZA. JUNE 2.;. It is reported that Luison has been worn. ded by a flying party, which took from him a packet with papers of importance. FROM TILE CADIZ GAZLTTE PEL COMMELICiO, JULY 13. Though we have no I.lEcial ie.cooints from Ciu dad Rodrigo, we know th it the lire from tile place makes a considerable impression on the enemy, and does them great damage. Notwithstanding the be siegers have advanced their b., tterics so near, the short calibres of their pieces prevent their having tho ef fect that migl.t be expected ; and the advice; most deserving credit do not make Cie.arrny of Massena to amount to more than €2:),!::10 foto, w. confidently trust that the Anctlo Portuguese :.riny, united wait our van-gu.trd, will give us a day of glory, through the judicious dispositions ('t General Welk•sley and our General in Chief, who has already had an imcr• view with him. . -