Star. — London, England, 1808-08-27 00:00:00

I HIS MAJESTY', NAM do hereby give Notice, Deptford Portsmouth Plymouth I 30,000 Gallons. 50,000 60,000 THE EVENING SCAR. LONDON. Ple - ITIALIMG-OFFICE, Ararat 46. 1808. THE COMMISSIONERS for VICTUALLING That on Tuesday the 6th of September next, they will be ready • , receive Tenders, in writing (sealed up) and treat for such quantities of BISCUIT, made from Whole Meal, as the respee. t!ve Manufacturers of that Article may think proper to offer ; one half thereof to be delivered In a fortnight, and the remainder in a fortnight afterwards, into his Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford ; and also for Two Hundred and Forty Thousand Gal lons of WEST-INDIA RUM ; to be delivered, duty free, from Warehouses in which the same shall have been bonded, into His Majesty's Victualling Stores at the Ports, and in the fropor. 'ions under-mentioned ; one half thereof in a Month, and the remainder in a Month afterwards, viz. 240,100 The whole to be paid for by Bills payable with interest ninety days after date. The Obuditions of the Contracts (which the parties are expected implicitly to comply with) may be seen at the Secretary's Office. N. B. No Tender will be admitted for a less quantity than One Ti.ousand Bags of Biscuit, or Ten Thousand Gallons of Rum ; Mr will regard be had to any Tender in which the price shall not be inseded is words at length, or that shall not be deliversd to the Board be fore one 'Wed on the said Taunting the 6th of September next, nor unless the Person tvho males the Tender, or MSC Person on his beha tr, annuls to autver when ealled for. TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL THE PRESIDENT, AND TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFUL AN I) WORSHIPFUL 11 THE TREASURER AND GOVERNORS OF CHRIST'S 06PIT j'HASTEN to testify, in the most public manner, I L my warmest acknowledgements for the honour which the result of this day has conferred upon me. The gratification which I experience is heightened by the con sideration that every suffrage with which you have favoured me is a token of your approbation of the conduct of my late father— conduct which It shall henceforth be my pride to emulate, assur ing myself, from the experience I have now had of the respect which you are pleased to attach to his memory, that, as you have allowed me to succeed him in the office of your Solicitor, so, by fol lowing the example he has set before me, I may be allowed also to succeed him in your approbation and confidence. I have the honour to be, with respect, Your most obedient and much obliged humble servant, JOSEPH MABERLY. Bedford-row, August 211, 1 ReIR. SATURDAY, AUGUST 27. PRICE OP STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: Cons. money, 66 661--for tee. 660—Reduced 65-1 Omnium 1 die. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Pank Stock 2394 239 India Bonds, 3s. 4s. prem. 3 per Cent Red. 660 Imp. 3 per Cents. 6:41 3 per C. Cons. 6611 titif Ex. Bilis, 4s. a 6s. pre. 4 per Cent. Cons. $3 Omnium 1 dls. 5 per Cent Navy, 331 981 Cons. for ace. 6611/ Long Annuities 18ti A letter from Penzance, received in Town this morning, states that a fishing-boat arrived in Mount's Bay, reported her having spoke a King's cutter from Lisbon charged with dispatches from Sir A. WEL LESLEY, containing an account of the defeat of Gene ral JUNOT, and the surrender of the Russian fleet in the Tagus. We sincerely hope this intelligence will soon receive confirmation by the arrival of the dispatches, as we understand that yesterday evening the arrival of a vessel from Portugal was aunounced to the Admi ralty by the Telegraph. A Gentleman of respectability in the city received yesterday a letter from the Continent, stating, that a Revolution has been effected in Turkey, by the in trigues of SEBASTIANI, which has for its object the placing of the Grand Duke CONSTANTINE upon the throne of that Empire.—That Russia and France had determined on the destruction of the Ottoman power has been for some the general opinion of politi cians ; but it is not easy to conceive how such a revo lution could have been effected without any of those striking military movements which generally presage such events. There has been no fresh arrival from Spain for some days, but from the present state of the wind, advices may now be hourly expected. In the mean time, the following document, which is now in circu lation in Spain, will be read with some interest. The evils of the " ancient bad Government" are avowed. This is most important, for it holds out a rational hope that the efforts of the Patriots will not be pa ralysed or rendered fruitless by an attempt to per form a moral impossiblity. It would he just as ra tional, and equally practicable, when the worm-eaten timbers of a large machine have, by some violence, fallen into dust, to arrange again the confused atoms and renovate the parts, without the aid of new mate, rials, as to restore again the machine of a debilitated worn-out Government, after it has been once over thrown by a political concussion. Translation and Copy of a Letter from the most illustrious Senor DON RAPHAISL THOMAS, Bishop of Santander, and Regent of the Province of the Montaigr.es, to the Right Honourable Lord Viscount CASTLIREAGH, Principal Secretary of State to his Britannic Majesty. " Cumßias, near Santarder, July 23. " My Lord ! Having been appointed Regent of the Province of Santander, and President of the General Assembly thereof, which in :he name of Ferdinand VII. governs and defends it against the invasion of the FrWb, or rather against that monster of all mon sters, Napoleon Bonaparte: " I feel the utmost satisfaction in basing the honour in quality of Regent, of manifesting to your Excellency the high respect and sincere gratitude which. in common with all this Province,i owe to the magnanimous Sovereign, of whom )our. Excellency deemed worthy to be Minister, foe the frank istessiowse wader I serous supplies tendered by the British nation to this Psissince, by Major Roche, in his Majesty's name. " Nothing cancontribu more strongly to cement the harmony and amicable intercourse which happily now exists between both nations, than such generous conduct; or can contribute more effectually to shake off the oppression which Spain labours under, owing to the artful intrigues of that infamous chief of robbers, as sisted by our anclmt bad Government. " It will be a source of infinite ~ratification to me, and to every good Spaniard, to see a cordial andreciprocal good understanding established between Great Britain and this country, " I beg leave to repeat, my Lord, my best acknowledgements for what has already happily taken place, and to express my hopes that your Excellency will encourage, by such means as shall ap pear most expedient, a commercial intercourse between both na tions, under the protection of the British flag ; and here I owe it, in justice to the Commanders of his Majesty's ships upon this sta tion, to say that they have the strongest claims upon our esteem, fcr having shewn every disposition to promote the intentions of the British Government ; but, more particularly, I beg to have the honour of reconunending to your Excellency's notice, Major Roche, whose exertions in fulfilling his Majesty's gracious and ge neroui views towards this country have been unremitting, and who, in tke frequent intercourse I have had with him, has conduc ted himself entirely to my wishes. " Accept, my Lard, the assurances of my gratitude, resptct, and consideration; and may the ALMIGHTY prosper all your Ex cellency's undertakings. (Signed) " RAPHAEL THOMAS, Bishop of Santander, and Regent of the Province of the Moutaigne3." To the Hon. Lord Viscount Castlereagh, Principal Secretary of State to his Bri tannic Majesty, &c. &e. &c. We u:iderstand that Count MATEROSA is about to set off for St. Petersburgh. It may be conjectur ed from this that the Emperor AtxxmanEn is well disposed towards the cause of the Spanish Patriots, if not, the expedition of Count MATEROSA would be one of peculiar hazard. We trust that the Count proceeds upon something more satisfactory than sup position, and that Ministers, with whose concurrence he acts, are very well informed as to the mind of the Russian Cabinet, for should the French influence still maintain its dominion at Petersburgh, Count MATE ROSA in going there is only taking an indirect route to Paris, where CAL INCOURT would contrive very speedily to dispatch him, as the agent of reldr, as BONAPARTE, like all tyrants, denominates these who oppose him. Certainly the Emperor of RUSSIA cannot receive Count MArEito.A as the accredited agent of the Spanish Patriots, without actually resolving upon a war with France, or at least being *pared to meet such an event. Government have, we understand, dispatched a Cutter to bring the gallant Marquis de la ROILANA to this-country. LUCIEN BONAPARTE. That the prospect of events in Spain has become highly alarming to the Corsican family, may be cor rectly inferred from the following fact, the truth of which rests on the first authority : LUCIEN BONAPARTE has applied to the King of SARDINIA, and to Mr. Mu., the British Minister at Cagliari, to procure from the British Government passports for himself and family, to enable therii to proceed, unmolested, to the United States of Ame rica.—LuerEN is flowed to be a man of considerable discernment and ability, and the presept application is no equivocal avowal that ho. considers NAPOLEON'S power as in the wane. A private letter from Rochefort of the Sth instant, states, that several petitions were presented by the merchants of that place to BONAPARTE, during Lis recent visit, praying that the embargo might be taken off neutral ships. His answer was, that he could not give them a decisive answer till he had taken the ad vice of his Council.; but that it was possible, the time was at no great distance, when he would permit them to renew their intercourse even with ,England. A letter from a Lady of rank at Petersburgh, dated the 20th of June, contains the following re markable passages : "Our Princess, who had the firmness to refuse an alliance with NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, will speedily bestow her hard rn a very near relative of the Emperor of AUSTRIA. The nuptials are to be celebrated in St. Pctersburgh. " We suspect that much has been opposed by CAtmitteowar to this unipn,notwitlistanding which it will certainly take place. The Fr..nch Ambassador fa ever at the heels of Ai.zl.A ta.—he cannot move in any directit n'withoutbeing followed by the watch ful eye of this or some other dignified Frenchman. This has Leen r:ivately remonstrated against ; the answer given by CAW. LINCOO ELT is, that he acts in pursuance of the directiuns of his Master. " Much suspicion is entertained here, as to the way in which our ycling Princess ALEIANDRIN A. came by her death. Our established Physicians were deemed incompetent to administer to her complaints, and no less than seven French doctors attended her in her last moments." It was yesterday reported, on the authorityofletters received by the last bag from Heligoland, that dis turbances, or rather an insurrection, of a very serious nature had broken out in the kingdom of Naples.— That there is an abundant store of latent disaffection in the population of that country, is beyond all doubt:; that it might have manifested itself in the way stated, is not improbable. No possible precautioni could prevent the knowledge of what had taiten place in Spain from reaching that country. The inhabitants, particularly the Calabrians, have given proofs that they are not deficient in bravery and patriotism ; and actuated by such feelings, it is not unlikely that they " have imitated the glorious trample of the Spaniards. Another rumour was also in circulation, the source of which could not be traced. It was in everyperson's mouth, but its absurdity Would npi anew any one to 'oiro , It was. no lesithanalTi - that AINOT had brokdrup from Lisbon as soon as he heard of the debarkation of the British troops at Figueiras, and that he had proceeded by forced marches towards Spain, in the hope of being able to effect a junction with Marshal BESSIERES' army, of the arrival of which at Benevente he was apprized. It is unnecessary to dwell upon the improbability of this report. Government, we understand, have agreed to the release of the Portuguese ships, detained in this coun try since the period when Lisbon was first occupied by the French troops ; but with respect to the pro perty taken on board of them, nothing has been defi nitively, settled. r FOREIGN JOURNALS. This day Monitcurs to the 17th, and Dutch papers to the 20th inst. came to hand. We have seldom seen papers more barren of intelligence. Every kind of information respecting events' in Spain is, as might be expected, carefully suppressed ; but Edicts are is sued, calculated to make the people infer that all goes on prosperously. Of this kind there is one fur , making a high-way, direct from Paris to Madrid ! to repair the bridges, &c. &c. 14 AMSTERDAM, AUGUST 19. " According to letters recoived from Nimes, the last fair at Beaucaire has turned out uncommonly good. Of colonial commodities, there was not one moiety of last year's supply at sale, and this scarcity was the cause why the sale thereof was postponed till the end of the fair. The articles which fetched the most advantageous price, were wool, coarse wool lens, leather, iron, and timber; soap has considera bly risen in price : money was not scarce, and also the payments proceeded rather slowly, yet they - were made, and fewer protests for non-payment occurred than last year. All colonial produce was sold at high prices, almost as soon as the sale thereof was begun." " VIENNA, JULY so. " Great preparations are making in Hungary for the approaching meeting of the Diet. Every where deputies arc appointed and instructions drawn up, in order that they may only act conformably to them, • " The chief of the department of the Police, M. de Summeran,- has resigned his employment on account of the bad state of his health. The organization of the National Guard being completed in the German provinces of the Austrian States, the exercises are about to begin. " We are assured, but in a vague manner, it is true, that a part of the Austrian cordon on the fron tiers of Turkey has received orders to remove from the frontiers, and approach the frontiers of Hungary." Wednesday night Mr. Mains, one of his Majesty's Messengers, left town with dispatches for, Stockholm. Mr. PARSONS, the King's Messenger, is understood to set off at a moment's notice on a foreign journey. Orders were yesterday issued from the Commissary General's Office, for the purchase of 36 Officers' Chargers, of the first qualifications for figure, bone, and spirit, which are immediately to be shipped for Portugal. It is supposed, too, that as the Spaniards in Denmatk have been compelled to destroy the greater part of their horses to prevent their falling into the hands of the enemy, that the brave Patriots ' will be carried against their insulting invaders by :teed: of the true English breed 1 The States of Westphalia have rejected the article of the Code Napoleon which prohibits the intermar riage of brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. it is said, that on the late return of BosArARTE's birth-day, some of the French Officers, who are pri soners at Ashby-de-la-Zouch, .in Leiccstershire, pre pared to celebrate it ; the design was opposed by others of their brethren, and a quarrel ensued, in which several of them were wounded, and military force was necessary to restore order. At Litchfield, where there is a number of French Officers, some of them of high rank, they not only passed over the an niversary without notice, but in strong language re probated NAPotacia and his proceedings. • It cannot be denied that many of BONAPARTE'S actions will make a splendid figure in history ; but this species of fame he seems unable to communicate to his family. JOSEPH'S last exploit is a mere Old Bailey business, and capital only because it is proba ble he has stolen to the value of forty shilling' King JOSEPH, by retiring from' the fatigue of Sove reignty at Madrid, seems to be.of a similar opinion with Macbeth— " If Fate will have me King, why Fate ;ray crown ere two!" The transfer of histrionic talent from one Theatre to another, is not unlike the transfer of Steel ! it is often done at a premium, and sometimes at a discount! A Comedian in a country Theatre, personating Granger, in 6 , Who's the Dupe," for his own benefit, on a very rainy evening, in reply to Gradus's Greek quotation, exclaimed, " 0! rain night°, s,hoilo benejto quite !" Some of the gallant fiarges who have lately figured in the courts of law, have now taken to the pastoral life. Love and a soilage is the order of the day, and nothing is visible but the pure. manners of rural feli city'. In a late notice to the 'Members of a Volunteer Corps, it was stated, that field-day: were continued in the arinourrhouse every evening. The late Mrs. WARR'N, better known as Mrs. Mannv, was the eldest sister of Lady CnAvz.r. She was justly admired as an Actress in this country, very early in lite, and by all accounts she had very much improved herself by experiene and reflection. She had often been invited to return to England, but„ she was so much admired in America, and was in so promising a track to obtain a good fortune in that country, that she declined all overtures. Her con duct in private life was uniformly proper, but this is a character which it is butipstice to say is due to the whole of her family; - • ' NAUTICAL CORK, AUGUST 19. Yesterday morning his Majesty's ship Forertruzs, Captain VANSITTART, and Moos, Captain Loma, sailed from our harbour ; the former on a cruize, tte latter for Plymouth.—His Majesty's sloop RAVEN' Captain GRA: r, got under weigh with six sail of Yes sels, the West India convoy ; but were afterwards obliged to come to for want of wind ; they however, cleared the harbour this morning. PLYMOUTH, AUGUST SS. Came in the Adele French corvette, of Ittguns (eight only mounted), and 42 mak, from Bourdeaur, bound to Guadaloupe, laden with provisions and na val stores ; she was captured on Friday last, by the INDEFATIGABLE, of 38 guns, after a smart dace ; she is a fine vessel, only five years old. Another corvette of like description was in company, but es cap -d while her contort was taken possession of. Se. veral*other vessels are loaded, and about to sail from Bourdeaux, for the relief of the West India Islands. Came in the Per,zass, of 82 guns, from a cruize. Sailed the GIBRALTAR, of 84 guns, to join the Chan nel Fleet ; NARCISSUS, of 32 guns, for Oporto ; CRO• MS, of 18 guns, with a fleet to the Eastward ; and the FOXHOUND, of 18 guns, on a cruize. PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 26. Arrived his Majesty's ship Mon from Cork, ha:. ing under convoy two transports ; also the Duke cf York, CAss, and the Governor Milne, from she West Indies; the Harriot, LISTER, from the Downs, for Halifax.—Sailed his Majesty's brig Eseonr, on a cruize of Cherbourg. DEAL, AUGUST 26. Sailed this morning the Kingston, BENSON, from Jamaica for Newcastle ; the Will, LAzaex, from ditto for Hull ; the Expedition, PINDER, and the Lady Forbes, GOURLY, from Jamaica for Leith, under con voy to the Northward.—Came down from the river, the Tottenham, —, for the East Indies ; and the Vine, MEADOWS, fir Malta ; and remain in the Downs with the rest of the ships as per last. SHEERNESS, AUGUST' 26. Yesterday evening the CLAUDIA cutter arrived here, from Yarmouth. Came into harbour, the Ro- SARIO and Locurr men of war, and CLAUDIA cutter. The BOMBAY was yesterday paid wages previous to her sailing, and the UTILE was commissioned. The Baltic convoy will sail on Sunda,, and the Helig& land on Monday nett.-,-Wind S. W, GREENOCK. AWATST 24, The Whole of the Jamaica fleet for Clyde is now arrived, except the Helen, 14 , 1C.rxirty, for this port, The Retrieve, LYON, from Jamaica to Belfast, parted from the fleet the 14th instant. The Union packet, MgEwiso, of Port Glasgow, from Surinam, was at Alexandria (America) on the 20th of July, and pro posed to return home via Halifax. On Sunday sal' night, as the Lady Hill was going into Ayr harbout she got entangled with the south dyke, and received so much damage that she sunk in the harbour. The Speedy, BURLY, from Surinam, for Halifax t has been taken, retaken, and carried into Halifax. The Live Oak, YORLELL ; Martin, Lose; and JeF mima and Fanny, —, have been captured and carried into Copenhagen ; the former vessel is con, demned. There is something remarkable in the names of the vessels which the Americans send to Europe on their state missions. It has already been remarked in an American paper, that the rejection of the treaty of com merce was brought to England by then/ash butthe tri bute-money to France by the Bee. After that time they sent us an angry message by the Hornet. After the disagreeable business of the Chesapeake frigate, they send the Revenge to demand satisfaction. We hear now that they are beginning to use vessels of milder and more conciliating names, and that it is the Hope which is coming to Europe to endeavour to arrange matters with this country and France. At Tpswich Lamb Fair, en Monday last, there was by far the greatest quantity of lambs that can be re membered for eight years past, so that it was at least three o'clock before the fair could properly be con# sidered as set ; notwithstanding which, the number of buyers were so very considerable, and the sellers being disposed to comply with reduced prices, a very un precedented quantity of lambs were sold a: ap abate ment of 2s. in the pound, from the prices of last year, during the afternoon. Generally speaking, the lambs were not ir. so good condition as they were then, but such .= were in good condition were bought up with the greatest avidity. The polled lambs seemed still to bear the preference. Bampton fair yesterday was, as usual, numerously attended ; there was a great show of horses, prime ones sold well, inferior ones very dull. The light. fingered tribe laid several farmers and graziers under heavy contributions, &c. When it was observed to Dr. JOHNSON that GAR. NICK began to look old. the Sage replied—" No won. der, Sir, few faces have had mare wear and tear! A seam of coal, of good quality, has been disco. vered in the Southern parts of Zealand. This disco. very is the result of a premium of 472► dollars/ offered by some patriotic Danes, upon the commence• merit of hostililes with this country. The watering places seem to have very opposite effects on the health of the visitors—some of whom frequent them in order to relax, and others to Gran' Wednesd ty evening last as Mr. Sadler and his wife, of the Morse Repository in Doswell-street, Were coming from Hackney in a gig, the horse taking fright, ran furiously against a block of stone left in the road, close by a mason's yard, near Shoreditch church, by which it fell almost lifeless. Mr. Sadler and his wife ware thrown put and both much hurt. • but not ehingeronsly. The horse, which was *forth 501. was instantly killed.