Star. — London, England, 1814-02-11 00:00:00

, . AVAIYTERS.ART * DIivAIER OF THE REFUGE FOR THE DESTITUTE. •The Seventh Anniversary of this Huthane and Benevolent Institution was celebrated yesterday at the City of. London Tavern. His . Royal Highness the Duke of YORK was in the Chair, supported by his Royal Brother the Duke of KENT, Viscount SID MOUTH, Lprd POMFRET, the Right Hon. CIEORGE Rose, MT:WILBERFORCE, the RECORDER, Mr. PARK, Mr. PROTHEROE, &C.. &c. The company sat down to dinner a little after six ''clock; and as soon as the cloth was removed, Non nvl4. r Domino, was sung by Mr. Diotiom and other professional gentle Men. The usual toasts of " Tie King"—" The Prince Regent" The Queen and Royal Family"—were drank. with the customary applause. • • Lord Stostou•rx then proposed 66 The health (Allis Roy-al Highness the. Duke of York, and prosperity to the Refuge for the Destitute." In associating the two, continued the Noble Viscount, he believed be' not only conformed to what was the established prac tice on similar occasions.; but anticipated the wishes s at every gentleman present. He also begged leave, before he sat down, to express his sincere and cordial approbation DI the Society whose interests . they were that day assembled to promote. It was an institution that involved in its practical.consequences all the best sympathies of the human heart, and the per formance of all the best duties of the human charac ter. The object was not only to relieve the indigent, but' to reclaim the profligate; not only to snatch' victims from the gulph of vice and misery, bin to provide for them the means of honest and beneficial indostry. These were =icing its ordinary purposes of benevolence, but he believed he should also be right in stating that its primary purpose waste suc cour th.e penitent criminal, who- had incurred the penalty of the offended laws of his country ; against him the finger of scorn was pointed, and every door shut except that of this benevolent institution. To' restore such individuals to the happinessot virtue and religion was' one of the happy labours of this society, and he had the satisfaction of knowing that eke most important results had ensued from the exer tions of the benevolent and intelligent individtials to whom the details of this Society had been entrusted. Nearly 600 persons had felt the blessings of this so ciety, which had been not, only an instrument iu the . hands of Magistrates .to reclaim offenders; 'but a powerful auxiliary to justice. , He' could not, how- - ever, but lament that the tun& were inadequate to those wiee and generous Aim% which-formed nn es sential part of the duties and objects of the society; WI while he expressed this regret, he felt some satis faction in being .ahle to state, that oripublic grounds public aisibtance would be afforded in cleating away all impediments to the air plies of the hinds in the mast' henefici it and benevolenr Manner.. Ile could not .conclude, how:_•rer, without adhaing to • one •circuurstance, viz that duri.ig . the last twenty , years—a period in which we had not been free front . clanger's and alarms- , —a period during which. a salt , geinary war 'had raged—enormous public burdens; had been iaevitably endured, and commerce bad fre-, quent)y. experienced the most severe checks, We had still been mindful of the distresses of others, and nu merous public 6arities had been instituted. 'This ardent benelialence he willingly attributed in part ter. the native geUerosity of the national character ; but• he.believed it was also bottomed upon the-Charac teristic charity and kindness of that religion _which we all professed. *He would not trespass longer upon their attention, but should conclude by proposing-- as the / health of the Duke of York, and the prosperity of the Relage for the Destitute."' The toast was drank with load acclamations, and• three tines "three. His Royal . Highness the Duke of YORK returned thanks in a brief speech, in which he expressed his sincere desire to promote all the bened volent purposes of the Institution. The - Treasurer then made his report, and aCcoid.' ing to 'a subsequent declaration, it appeared chit: a€B2o had been collected 'on the occasion. Mr. WILBERFORCE' then rose to propose the health of 66 the Duke of Kent," prefacing his proposition 'by afew observations upon the•general alacrity testi fied by all the Royal Family on every occasion where humanity and benevolence were to be displayed, and upon the uniform support•which they afforded to all institutions having - such objects in view. The health was drank with great applause, and with three* times three. . • His Royal Highness the Duke of Kiwi' returned thanks in a short but impiessive speech, and observed, that as a ‘ proof of the anxiety which he felt for the prosperity of the Institution, he bed declared his in tention of serving the office of Steward foe' the erisu • ing year. Mr. VROTHEROE proposed the health of Lord Sidnioutb," which being drank with much applause, his Lordship returned thanks, and reiterated his assurances of a cordial participation in all , that Might concern the . interests of the Institution ; hoping that when they met again-they would find, from the exer tions of individual benevolence, the funds enlarged, • and by the labours of those to whom were confided the details of the Institution, its sphere of operation increased. • , Mr. Alderman C. Swiss theoproposed " the health • of Mr: Rose," observing, that the Crown did not pos seas, nor had ever possessed a more faithful servant. • Mr. Ross returned thanits, but hated for some in dulgence limn the perturytation of hisleeliugs. Mr. PARK, bearing testimony, from his 'own pro - fessional knowledge 4 Leth, utility of the Society, cent proposed " The Health Of the Corporation of the . City of London." and thanks were ... returned by Sir . Stephen *Claudius Hunter. Mr. Tnisttritin proposed cc The Health of the • Reverend Gentlemen who hud preached in behalf of tie Institinion,",eod,ihatiks wOre returnedliyffie Rei. . Mr.. Dodd.. . • s The " Health of Lord Moira" was also deer* with • great applause • and that of" Lord 'POlnfrat and the Stewards,!' Lo rd Pomfret` retorting tharks. . • Mr. Rosa proposed the health of his friend " • Mr. • Wilberforce,"' which being reedved with distinguisbetl A'PPtausep .11e, Honourable Gesdemazi, in:returnint thanks, ascribed it rather to dttgenerosiry - qf the emu: pany than to any merits of his own. • ,• Several other healthy were given ; and at half-past ten the Royal Dukes left, when the company broke np - HELIGOLAND ,114 IL. 4 I- . • • !' j. • P, HELIOOLAI4IS, FEBRUARY 4. • . A boat has arrives! frOm Cuxhaven with accounts from Haraburgh to the 26th January, when, it ap:, pears, that place WAS set on fire at several points by the French, and that Altona was also in flames. Ham, burgh was strongly invested by the Allies, and it was expected it Would fall is about six or eight days. DUTCH PAPERS. DORDRECIIT, FEBRUARY I. It is undoubtedly true, thatthe French garrison in Gomm has determined to surrender. The flag of truce was sent out to the besiegers, after a heavy bom bardment of seven hOurs duration, in the course of which a grc.it part of the town has been burnt. The offer of the garrison is to capitulate at discre tion within the space of twelve hours, giving them time to make the necessary arrangements on leaving the place, It is expected that they will stipulate, that the men shall keep only what baggage they can carry in their knapsacks, at least the besiegers - will grant - no more. A considerable portion of the garrison has been killed during the various bombardments, accord. ing to the statement of deserters: • • DDRTSEN, JANUARY 26. The passage of Russian troops through this place, for the purpose of .strengthening the armies, has con tinued very rapidly. Yesterday evening several thou sand mea arrived here, and we expect to-marrow another corps of 6000. • A division of Saxon troops, a large body of cavalry aad yagers, also have passed through this place. A number of Russian Officers of high rank are here, among whom ate Lieutenant-General Von Ourack, Prince Chawansky, and General Von Sanders. General Blucher has issued the following PROCLAMATION. - " Fnxnemscs have now established the Silt. sian Army on this side the Rhine, and it will begin its march to meet the enemy in the heart of France, in a few days. We do not come to wreak our ven geance upon you, or to commit depredations, but to secure your happiness and freediam. . • !i We trust that we shall soon obtain what Napo leon has long denied—the blessing's of Peace. For this purpose. we took up arms, and' we may quickly expect an Armistice for 'the arrangement of prelimi n.nies. We do not wish to shed, but to spare the bhod of Frenchmen. 66 We age war only with the enemies of peace. You are Frenchmen, but you are not our enemies, since pur wishes are the same. Ask your neighbours, 'the Dutch, who received us with open arms, whether they liked French principles and pri:ctice better than ours ? Be assUred that your interests will be regarded in securing the general welfare and independence of Europe. • (Signed;) • " BLUCHER. " St.Arcc.kl, January 4L" GOES, JANUARY 36. According to-IteCounts received from Flanders, the whole teirrtory between ilulst and Axel has been evacuated by the enemy. In the former' there are not now a twentieth part of .the military formerly there, and it is the same wish all the other places..L, All the French troops in tire district have received ordera to break up for Paris; and!the majority have been sent in that direction. ' NE IV 7191? hi, • .JANgAR 4: The Managers of the Philadelphia Bible Society, have learned from the Bishop of Orleans, that it was ' probable not ten Bibles could be found among the 70,00 u Catholics, which inhabit that place. The Mis sionaries were informed,' that , 6 when the Amerieins took possession of the country it was not, until after long'search, that a Bible could be obtained for admi nistering the oath of Office—the one at last procured, was • a Latin volgate, from one of the Priests." The whole country of Louisiana,' is in a similar, if not in• a worse situation, as to the Channels of spiritual infor illation. The Managers have resolved on printing an Edition of Five Thousand'French New Testaments, to be immediately sent thither to be distributed gra tuitously—confidently relying on the beneficence of their Fellow Citizens, to render the measure efficient and easy. DREADFUL FIRE.—The following are the particu lars of the orikin and progress of the late dreadful fire in New York : • It first made, its appearance about one o'clock, in a workshop belonging to Mr. David Loring, cabinet maker, in ,Beckman-street, which was entirely de stroyed ; thence it spread, on the north side, to Ha milton's Vinegar-yard, and destroyed a large quan-, tity of vinegar and other property in the yard--e -thence to Mr. Lee's Currying-shop, near' to Ferry. street ; this snop, while on fire, was tons clown,,for the purpose of stopping its progress—thence to Miner and Slater's shop, Young's Oil-shop, Mott's TobaCco factory, and Hayward's Carpenter's shop, all of which were destroyed—thence to the . African 4601- house, its Cliff -street, under which was a deposit of beef and pork ; the building was entirely consumed, and.a great part of the provisions destroyed—thence to a dwellirig.house, name unknown, in the same street. From • Hayward's shop, mentioned above, the fire spread to the church, and thence to Mr. Lo ring's spacious warehouse, Mrs. Baker's Boarding house, Mr. Mersereau's, Mr. P.irdy's, and Mr. Tins son's dwelling-houses, all of which were'entirely con sumed, except the last, whit:h was Much injured. Several houses in Beckman -street, opposite the Church, were also on fire, one of which (Mrs. Hay.' ward's) was much injured. At, the time these houses caught fire, 'the firemen were deterred from approach ing them, by the dangerous situation of the Church- steeple; but the moment the steeple had fallen, they pressed "fOrward • and immediately extinguished the flamein Mr. Scott's house, in Pearl -street, cattght . • fire from the flakes and 'cinders blown from the , Church. Thee engines repairing iinmestiWiyAcrits relief, extinguished" the fire, *Pout any wimp in jury: The Churih took fire about two o'clock, and' had been burning with gteat fury an pour and 0.1 quarter, when - the steeple fell. The Oa of she Church is estimated at 100,000 &Hart, '$Ot:1,000 of which was insured. It is supposed that the fire ori ginated by design. _ . / "P' ' ; P M • • • FRENCH PAPERS, PARS, FEBRUARY On the 4th in themorning, Count 'stadion; Count Rasumowski, Lord Castiemagh, and Batou Hum bolai, arrived at Chatillon sur Seine, where the Duke of Vicenza already had arrived. The first visits on both aides 'have been made, and the first conference was to take place between the Plenipotentivies the same evening. ki.• •i. ' , •rig . BRIENNE, JANUARY 3t. It WhS not merely a rear-guard, it was thi of General Blucher, 40,000 strong, which was 'here when it was attacked on the 29th by our army. The action was very warm, The enemy left the grand avenue -which leads to the castle,, the streets, .the squares, and the orchards, covered with his dead.— His lose is at least 000 men, exclusive of prisoners. General Blucher did not know that the Emperor was with the army. M. de -iardenberg, nephew of the: Chancellor of Prussia, and Comment:law of The head, quarters, was made prisoner. General Blucher was, then coining on foot from the Castle with his Stafr. He was himself on the point of being taken prisoner. The enemy, to check the pursuit of the Ftettels• set Are to the houses of the great street, which are the finest in the town. There are few of our citizens who have not suffered personal violence during the short stay of the enemy, and not one who has not been stripped of all he possessed. Our army has pursued, the enemy till within three leagues of Bar-sur-Rule. It is fine, 'numerous, and full of ardour. The dif-1 fervent bridges on the Aube are repairing, PARIS, FEBRUARY 5. Her Majesty the Empress queen and Regent has received the following advices of the situation of the armies on the 3d fbbruary " The Emperor arrived at Vitry on the 26th of January. " General Blucher,. with the.ariny of 4'ilesia, had passed the Marne, and was marching upon Tioyes. On the 27th the enemy entered Brienne, and eontinued his march, but he had to lose some time in repairing • the bridge of Lesmont on the Auba. - " On the '27th the Emperor caused St. Dicier to be attacked. The Duke of Belltino presented him self before that town, General Duhesme overthrew the enemy's rear•getard, which was still there, and took some hundred prisoners. - 1 ' " At eight in the morning the Emperor arrived at St. Dizier. It is difficult to describe the intoxication of joy of the inhabit.•tpts at this moment, The excesses of every kind committed by the enemy, especially by the Cossacks, are beyond all description. • "On the 28th .the. Emperor went to Moutietencler. a On the Vat), at eight in the morning, General GrOtichy, who commands tbe cavalry, sent word. that General Masud, with the-sth corps of cavalry, was between Maieres and Brienne, in presence of_the enemy's army,, commanded by General Blucher, which was estimated at 40,000 Russians and Prus, shins, the . Russians Commanded by General gacken. At four o'clock the little town of Brienne was it. tacked. General Lefebre des Noi►ettts, commanding a division of cavalry of the guard; and Generals Grouchy and Milhaud, made sever,ll fine charges on the right of the road, and cook possession of the . height of Perthe. The Prince of Moskwa put himself at the head of six battalions in close column, and ad. vanced against the town by the road of Maperes.— General Chateau, chief of the staff of the Duke of Belluno, at the head of tWo battalions, turned by the right, and got into the castle of Brienne by the park. At this moment the Emperor directed a column on the road of Bar-sur.Aube, which seemed to be the retreat of the enemy - The attack was warm and the resistance obstinate. .The enemy did not expect , such a brisk attack, and had had but just time to call back his parks from the bridge of Lesmont, where he intended to pass the Aube, to advance. This countermarch had much embarrassed him. " Night did not put an end to the combat. The division Decoui, of the young guard, and a brigade of the division Meunier, were engaged. The great force of the enemy, and the exceilent situation of Brienne, gave him many , advantages ; but the taking of the Castle, which he neglected. to guard with a sufficient force, caused him to lose them. 6 , About eight in the evening, seeing that he could no longer maintain his ground, he set fire to the town, and the flames spread with rapidity, all the houses being of wood. Profiting by this event, he endeavoured to retake the Castle. Which the brave' Commander of a battalion. of the 56th . defended with intrepidity. , 4 He covered with his dead all tote approaches to the Castle. particularly the stair.c4kiss• side. 1 This last cheek determined .the ietir(it of the• enemy, which Was lavonSid by tb'y burning c 4 the,, town. "At eleven In the morning of the 30 t h. General. Grouchy and the-Duke of Belluno pursued him be., yond the village de la Rothiese, where they took their position. The 31st was employed by•us. in repairing the bridge, of LesinOnt, ..on the Aube . ..—The Empe ror, intending to advance .t4warda Tsoyes. tn.operite upon the columns which directed their miych by Bar: sur4nbe, and the road of Auxerre upon sens. 6, The bridge of Lesmont• could net be repaired be for the lit of february is diemorning. Apart of the trOopiweAt itimnediatelie made to Cite .if. • u Attl4ee ill the afternoon the enemy having biea • e• • , rrinismeerll7 his whole army, debauched upon la Rt.-4 dilate and Deinville. which. we s ijl.held. Oir rear' pard sheaved a good countenance, Gen. DOhesme rkistinguisbed, himself by preserving Rothiere, and General Gerard. by, preserving .Dieuville. The Aa. grim corps of General Guilay, which aq.emmid to Pass from the left bank to the right hank, and to force the bridge, had several of its battalions destroyed.. . 4 'The puke of Belluno maintained• himself the wlt i le day at the ,Hamlet oi 41 : Giberie, not,r.ithstandingthe enormous ,disproportioa of his• corps to the force the attacked it. This day, in which OW s.car.Vartl tamed itself in a vast plain against the whole of the enemy's army, and quintuple forces, is one ° f o. finest achievements of the French army_ midst of the obscurity of the night, .a battery of tie' artillery of the guard following the movement of a - column of cavalry, which WAS advancing to repulse a charge. of the eneiny, lost its way, and was taken.-- When the cannoneers perceived the - ambush iitg which they had &ilea, sad law that they had not time to form their battery, they formed themselves.in.a 'squadron, attacked the enemy, and saved the hones and harness,. They-.Oast -*frees men killed or taken prisoners. • " At ten in the evening the Prince of Neufchatel, visiting the posts, found the two armies so near that he several times took the enemy's posts for ours, Qop of bia-Aid,cle-Camps being ten paces from a vedette, was taken prisoner. • ; • " The same accident happened to several jtan,,ian .ofileers, who were carrying orders, and who gpt antortg our posts,. taking them for their own. 4 -Few prisOners have besa made oa either side we have taken 250. • • ... 44 On the .24, February, at breai of day, the rear, guard of the army was en ktailk before Brienne. It successively took positlena. to finish the passing the bridge of Lesmont, land rejoining the rest of the army. Of The Duke of Ragusa, who was in position upon jhg,hridge of4.9sray, was attacked by an - Austrian corps, whtp}i ias "passed betiffetiVeVoo - 417Tie ies j pl i e4 isa . '61&19 . 9.p1i . 5ina 5 and O tile enemy beyond the small river of Voire. 0 , On the 3d, at noon, the emperor entered Troyes. • " We have lost in then-Attie of Brienne the brave Genera 4 tine General Lefebre dei. hfotieties 11.4 been wounded bY 4 liayonets; General F9ribtrer bos been ieverely wounded. Our loss loss in these tvio dayl may be eitimatid from 2 f' t 0.5006 men killed o wounded. That of the enemy lisksatleakt been : double. ‘f A. division, drown-4rem the enemy's corps d'ar. - trier; Which obgerves Mett.,•Thionville, and Luseint hOlirg,' l liatullions strong; mdrched upon Vitry The enemy wished to enOrishat town which General Montmarie and Lhe infiabitinrs have defended. .1111 irifahl-threw in 'shells toimittidate the inhabitants; hirsitaiteceiVed with dischargetfrovividte ;ann.:Nl, and repnised to a league and a half distance. The Duke of Taremum bid arrived at C 1 4;40 1 : 1 S, and ' , al. march' ink upon that division." PAILIi, • MIBRIJARY S. Acaordingito letters receivetto-day from the bud. 'quarters, the Duke of trevi Must-have effected hit juhction with his Majesty. They write from Versailles that a division from the army of Spain had arrived there this morning, and that to-Morrow. and the following day they will k followed by a second and a. third. Thp works for the defence of Paris are continued .w)th extreme activity. A numerous artillery chiqy le inforces the Brand Park, The works of palisades and of defence which are constructing at 'the different barriers of Paris are executing with the most astonishing rapidity.— The zeal, of the persons employed in these different works cannot be too much praised. In a lew days artillery will be placed on them. Already the troops 'Qf all arms which are to march to them. in case of being called upon, are pointed out. Each knows Ws ,post, each is disposed to do his duty. The service of lithe garrison is now performed a; Paris as in a strong .frontier place. These pruilential measures maintain security; let the enemy present himself, he will find imp, sing forces, superiorly organized ; he will find All the means of resistance which an immense popul akin, animated by the desire of defending their propert7,adill all which we have most dear in the World, thecciuntry, the government, our families, our property, and lionot,r can oppose to him. Four companies of twiner) ::.)1 the marine have arrived in this capital, and ire gettiq to be placed in activity. Every flay 'there arrives from 16 to Isoo conscripts , who are iminediateli clothed, elluipped and armed. ' • • I PARIS, FEIIRUAitY 4. I • The comMuinication with his MAjesty's head qu if • ters is.nri 'longer carried on through Chalons; it it directly'established by Troyes. The troops arrive. -much ikuielter by this route. We have to-day sec the dinrent'quatiers 'of the Capital, a great .nunanct of Military mei of all ranks, forming part of the cerr d'arrnek which is returning from the frontiers of Spain' These troops fire remarkable for their mirtial TO-Morrow they are to set out for Champ.igne. • • *, • ' 1 r •• AitlS, neattmors. • OD the lst there was o fresh 4ft.tir at- Drienne. Tl:f eneity 'Wished to oppcise the jinctiOn of the diprect 'ciarptoT the Flinch aimy. Re attacked *us at two otclock, at the moment whin the artily wai making movements to effect this junctaop. A lively catmonade followed, which law] till viet. Thilti the rilfmbat ceased, The army 1).4'1