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

ZAST,STIES. DUTCH NAVAL FORCE IN THE EAST INDIES. The following correspondence took place between Sir Edward Pellew and the Dutch Commander, pre vious to the burning of the Dutch men of war : To the Coxunanding Officer of the Dutch Ships at Griessee and Sourabaya. Culloden, Sourabaya Road, 6th Dec. Sir—The British are the natural friends of the Dutch. We are impressed with correspondent senti ments. It is become our duty to prevent the Dutch ships of war from acting under the controul of France, in hostility to the British. If you, Sir, shall consent to give np the Dutch ships and vessels of war, and all ethers under French colours, now lying at this port, we shall forbear from any measures of violence against these settlements or their inhabitants. If our rroposal is accepted, we shall retire without molesta - tim to the town and garrison, after receiving neces sary refreshments ; but should this pacific oiler be re= I jected, we can only regret the necessity of commenc ing immediately those hostile operations which. our naval and military forces art jointly prepared to ac complish. We have appointed a Commission, consisting of an Officer of his Majesty's Navy, an Officer of the Mili tary Forces, and the Secretary to the Commander in Chief of the British squadron, to present to you this letter. They will have the honour to receive in per. son your immediate answer to our proposals, which we shall await with impatience, and we must consi. der any hostile movement as the signal for your re jecting an offer, which we trust your regard to the lives of those under your authority will induce you to accept with alacrity. We have the honour to be, Sir, Your very obedient Servants, (Signed) EDWARD PELLEW. WIL LOCKHART. The Commanding Ofcer in the service of his Majesty the King of Holland, residing at Griessee, to his Excellency the Rcar- Admral Ps xxviv. The letter addressed to the Commanding Officer of this place has been this moment handed to me by the Commission which you appointed, of three gentlemen in the service of his Britannic Majesty. You will have the goodness to observe, that my duty as an Officer in the service of hi s Majesty the Kiag of Holland, prevents my suffe r i ng either your boat or people to return ; whatever injury the chance of war might expose us to, would be miserably obvi. ated by attending to the proposals which you have thought proper to make. With the greatest respect I remain, your most obedient, &c. &c. (Signed) WILLIAM COWELL. Griesste, December 6, 1807. Proposals made to the Governor and Council of Sourabaya, by his Excellency Rear Admiral Sir Envie an Pct. La w, Ban. Commander in Chief of his Britannic Majesty's Squadron, and Lieutenant Colonel LOCILMAXT, Commanding the British Land Forces before Griessee. Preliminary—The unjustifiable violation of a flag of truce by Mr. Cowell, Commandant of the Dutch naval force in this harbour, in arresting the gentle men appointed as a Commission to treat for the sur render of the Dutch men of war at Griessee, having excluded that person from.all further correspondence with the British, the following articles are proposed to the Governor in Council : I, The object of our operations in this quarter being the de struidolt of the Dutch men of war at this port, and those ships having fallen into our possession by the surrender of Griessee, the purposes of the Commission above mentioned have been fully answered already.—A. We have nothing to reply to this article, since the ships of war and garrison of Griessee axe already in pos session of your Excellency. 2. The services of the British naval and military forces are not directed against the property of individuals. We have already expressed our desire to leave them unmolested. Sourabaya will not be subjected to violence, and the declaration of the Governor and Council, that no Dutch vessel of war remains there, will be received as a 'runty to that settlement.—A. We engage our word of honour that there is no other vessel of war at this place belonging to his Majesty the King of Holland. 3. The Dutch ships of war at Gnome, with the naval and military stores in tee garrison, will be destroyed by the British before their departure. The private property, and the provisions and other stores (not military) will remain in security.—A. The answer is the same as to the first article. 4. The battery of Sambelangan on the island of Madura is likewise to be destroyed, and in order to obviate the necessity of employing force for the exeoution of that service, it is proposed that orders shall be issued by the Governor and Council of. Sou vabaya for the purpose, a British Officer and party of troops be ing admitted into the fort for the completion of the same.—A. We are compelled to acknowledge that the destruction of Sam- Mangan by the artillery of the English ships is in the power of your Excellency, and that we are unable to oppose any resistance. But the generosity which your Excellency has hitherto exhibited towards Griessee, assures us that it cannot be your intention to skew us any insult by compelling us to the necessity of subMitting to the destruction of the battery by your troops ; we therefoke re quest that you will relax from this article upon our engaging to disarm and demolish this battery at the same time. 5. he Governor and Coubcil of Sourabaya will send boats to the British squadron for the purpose of receiving water casks to be filled with good water at Sourabaya, and returned to the fleet with every practicable dispatch—about 300 tuns will probably be required.—.A. They shall be sent as soon as possible. 6. For the refreshment of the crews and military forces on board his Britannic Alajesty's ships, it is desired to purchpse, at the usual market price, about SOO head of cattle, which the Go vernor and Council will be requested to giro orders for furuibhing as soon as possible, and such fruit and vegetables as the person ap yointed to receive them shall determine. Ready money in Spa nish dollars to be paid for the articles so purchased.—A. They shall be delivered. 7. Uoon the acceptance and fulfilment of the above conditions, by the Governor and Council of Soura'...ya, the Commander in ' Chief of the British Squadron, and the Commander of the Land Forces on board them, consent to return without further molesta ion to those settlements, the security of which, under these vo luntary proposals, will be guaranteed to the Governor and Coun rit of Sourabaya, under our joint engagement.—A. These arti cles shall be fulfilled. In faith of which we have hereunto set our hands. The Governor and Council of Sourabaya. (Signed) j . T. ROTIITNROLLYA, D. T. VON ..!.I:itN, C. VON PR ANQUTMONT, j. VON YeSELDYK. Sourabaya, 9th December, 1807. Given under our hands on board his Britannic Majesty's ship Culloden, before Griesse, 9th December, 1807. (Signed) ZIDWAIID PFLLFW, Rear Admiral and Commander in Chief of his Britarric Majesty's Squadron. (Signed) WILLIAM LOCIIIIMIT, Lieut.-Colonel commanding his Britannic Majesty's 1 coops. (A true Copy.) • (Signed) COWARD RAWKII Locumß. NEGAPATAM, JANUARY The Crab (hark; James Fox arrived last night at this port from Padang, on. the coats of. Sumatra She left Padang on the Atitlyof Decatiber, and met with hard weather in the bay, having laid to in a gale cf wind fcr near 23 days. On the :43d of November here %cis an earthquake at Padang, and on •he even ing; of the 'Sci of December, between six and seven (AW L k, another very se:cre shuck was felt; a large i village, with all its inhabitants, situated in a valley in the mountains not far from Padang, was com pletely destroyed, and no vestige of it remained.— These very awful phenomena were preceded by very • heavy falls of rain in all November, and severe gales; 1 the waters rushed down in torrent s f rom t h e hills, the sea rose near five feet : many lives were lost, and much damage sustained by the inhabitants of Padang. Markets are very low on the coast of Sumatra. No Appearance of any privateers or enemy's cruisers in that quarter. Captains CRAWFORD and Aallorr had ' been at Padang, and completely overstocked the market.—Madras Courier. Statement of the SPANISH TROOPS which have escaped from the Island of Funen, and of those left behind-: FSCAPZD. Gen. Cleo. Off. Tsp.. Staff INFANTRY OF Tat LIN!. __ Regiment of Zamora Princesa LICIT IN? 2 Companies of Barcelona 0 0 9 385 Artillery Pioneers Dragoons of Altnanza Embarked in Funen 1 21 1110 5022 Cavalry of the King ...... 0 9 36 516 Infanta ... 0 2 34 563 Two picquets of Guada-1 0 0 1 140 lazara and Asturias LILT Ii HIND. Off. Trps. Q 124 8 124 2 12 0 5 3 22 SO 317 1 36 $ 45 Jutland LANGELAND. Dragoons of ♦illaviciosa 0 3 35 590 Volunteers of Barcelona 0 2 28 872 Catalonia 0 2 41 1071 Landed in Jutland 0 7 104 2533 Cavalry of Algarve 0 2 98 554 , Total 1 35 393 9398 39 398 393 39 35 -- 1 437 9547 The 51st Regiment, lately disembarked at Ports mouth, has marched into Broyle Barracks. The East Norfolk Militia have marched into the New Barracks on the Woodbridge road. Monday last Lieutenant-General Lord CHARLES FITZROY reviewed on Rushmere Heath, near Ipswich, Major-General COTTON'S brigade, consisting of two troops of Light Horse Artillery, and the 14th and 16th Regiments of Light Dragoons.—This fine bri. gade is under orders for foreign service. The Spanish Deputies have audiences almost daily of Mr. Secretary CANNIII9 : yesterday they continued in conversation together for nearly the space of four hours. . Thursday their Majesties and Princesses walked on the Terrace, accompanied by Lord ELDON, Lady TILYNNE, and Generals CARTWRIGMT and Faraoy. Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, the Duke of CAM BRIDGE, Princesses AUGUSTA, SOPHIA, and AMELIA, accompanied by Sir VISARY GIBBS, Generals CART WRIGHT and FITZROY, Colonel TAYLOR, and Lady THYNNE, rode In Windsor Park, and returned at half past eleven. Her MAJESTY, Princesses ELIZABETH and MARY, took an airing to Stoke. Yesterday his Royal Highness the Duke of CUNI IIHRLAND left town for Windsor, on a visit to their MAJESTIES. Yesterday his Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX, accompanied by Count MUNSTER, set out from Wind sor on a fishing party, to Virginia Water. Thursday last his Royal Highness the Duke of YORK gave a grand dinner at Oatlands, to upwards of thirty persons of distinction. After dinner their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess, and the whole of their guests, left Oatlands, for the Bush inn, at Staines, where a grand ball szas given by his Royal'Highness to all the surrounding fashionable Nobility and Gen try. The Duke and Duchess retired al two o'clock ; her Royal Highness returned to Oatlands, and the Duke arrived at his house in town at half past three yesterday morning.- Lord and Lady MELTIOURVE gave a grand turtle dinner yesterday, at their house at Whitehall, to Lady and the two Miss FAUCONBERGS, Sir WALTER and Miss FARQUHAR, Mr. FICSKISsON, Mr. MOTTEUX, &c. The race for the Handicap Plate at Egham, on Thursday, has caused some disputes, which will pro bably require a further decision. It has been stated, that the whole of the five horses run out of the Course, that three got into the right course again ; but Brighton La.: the favourite, and Jump Off run in at fault. It afterwards appeared that a post was down, and it has been contended by some, that the horses should have started again. Bets have been paid on it conditionally. It is reported, that Egham races will in fut ire be transferred to another meeting at Ascot, On Tuesday, the 2d day of August; 1808, was rung at St. Peter's Church, Bolton-en-le-Moors, Lanca shire, Mr. John Holt's peal of grandsire triples in ten courses, containing 5040 fine changes, in the quick time of two hours and 31; minutes, by the St. Peter's Youths of that town, and was conducted by Mr. Wm. Bromley. Weight of the tenor 16 cwt net bell. A few days ago was rung, by the Society of St. Peter's Youths, at Sheffield, in Yorkshire, a peal of Oxford\reble-bob royal, composed of 5040 fine har monious changes, which they performed on the noble new peal of deep-toned ten bells, cast by Messrs. Thomas Mears and Son, bell-founders, Whitechapel, London, in the key of c. Weight of the tenor 41 cwt. 51b. : and was completely brought round in three hours and 43 minutes. It was conducted by Mr. Wm. Booth, table-knife cutler.—This fine and grand peal of ten bells was opened by the St. Peter's Youths, of Sheffield, on the 29th day of November, 1804, who rung a true and complete peal of grand sire caters, composed of .5039 fine changes, and was completed in three hours and 37 minutes. It was conducted by Mr. Joseph Grayson, silver plater, of Sheffield. STEPI'LE Cu tr,Exc.E.—The renowned Society of College Youths of Ashton-under-Line, Lancashire, have challenged tkc not less renowned Oldham Youths, again to ring them Mr..john's Holt's peal of grandsire triples, 604.0 changes, for 100 guineas, on St. Paul's peal of eight bells, at Oldham, which the Oldhamites have thought proper to decline. BRIGHTON, AUGUST Z. Mrs. CrtevALtEn, while bathing in the sea, a few days ago, had very nearly fallen a victim to her own imprudence. The women who attended on her while in tho water she earnestly reqisesteu to leave her as she felt assured that she was perfectly safe without them, and which, to oblige her, they accordingly did. In a short time, Mrs. Chevalier, thus at her OK n request abandoned, accidentally got beyond her depth, and, but for two fishermen who observed her distressed state, must inevitably have been drowned. It was no time for ceremony—the men rushed into the water to save her just as her senses were leaving her, and she was sinking to rise no more. Lifeless they brought her back to her machine, and in that state she was subse quently conveyed to her residence, where medical aid was procured. It gives us pleasure to conclude this account by observing, that the Lady is now com pletely recovered from the disagreeable effects of the accident. CHELTENHAM, AUGUST 25. We are all gaiety and every thing that is pleasant at this delightful spot. The influx of company, and that of the very first order, so very conspicuous be yond all former precedents, has again set our specu lators and builders hard at work. This week the foundations have been laid for no less than eleven ca pital houses, which, by contract, are to be habitable by next spring. The Duke of GLOUCESTER is so charmed w►th the place, and the rides in its vicinity, that his stay is to be prolonged another week or two. His Highness commands the play on Tuesday next, on which occasion the audience will, no doubt, be numerous and brilliant. Our latest arrivals are-- Lord and Lady Dundas, Lady Oakley and Miss Oakieys, Lord Harburton, Major and Mrs. Hay, Sir William and Lady Barker, Mr. Mrs. and Miss Amphietts, Rev. Mr. Blomberg, Mr. Dun bar, Lieutenant-Colonel Youngson, Major-General Meyrick, Mr. Godsal, Mr. Stuart, General Nicholson, Mr. Meely, act &c. A Jewish soldier, named Joseph Sampson, belong ing to the garrison of Copenhagen, lately professed himself a convert to the Christian Faith. He was solemnly baptized by the name of Fr.2clerick Bauman. His Danish Majesty, Prince CHRISTIAN, and Prince FREDERICK cif Hesse, were among his sponsors, the King being represented by a Major BROOK. Yesterday afternoon a severe battle was fought near the Asylum, St. George's-fields, between a Gen tleman's eoaclunan and a drayman. The contest was desperate on both sides, for nearly half an hour, the odds then became in favour of the former, who, in ten minutes, completely beat his antagonist. Saturday last the Manchester mail was overturned at the toll-gate, two miles from Penkridge, on the Birmingham side. The gate being swung open with violence, it rebounded, and met the coach at the mo ment of,passing. One of the passengers, Mr. EVANS, taylor, of Birmingham,was severely hurt, and another, a Gentleman from Manchester, dangerously, the coach having fallen upon him. As Mr. BELL, clerk to Mr. THORPE, of Bourn, in Lincolnshire, on Tuesday morning last, was on his way from thence to Sleaford, on horseback, he was attacked by two men, mounted, who demanded his money, which he refused, and made a spirited resist ance. The ruffians fired two pistols at him, but for tunately they did no mischief; and after having stoler his watch, they cut the girth of-his saddle, and rode off with great speed across the country. On the night of Thursday an elegantly furnished house (but which was not occupied) in Upper Gros venor -street, belonging to Mr. VILLIERS, was broke open by means of an iron crow. The villains were very cool in their depredations, for it is conjectured that they must have remained at least four hours in the house. They carried away undiscovered several large mirrors, and a variety of other valuable articles. EXTRAORDINARY LEAP.—On Sunday, the 31st of July, as the Rev. C. COOKE (tutor to the two sons of the Hon. H. VERNON, of Wentworth-house, York shire) was riding an high-spirited hunter in the park, some of the deer crossed him, and caused the horse to run away with him. In vain his rider endeavoured to stop him ; the beast ran at his fullest speed at the park (an iron) gate, which is 7 feet 9 inches high, and with very large spikes on the top ; above the gate is a fine arch of Portland stone, and about three feet above the top of the spikes. The horse nevertheless endea voured to cover the gate, but in the exertion broke the two cross bars of heavy massy iron, and by the Shock wrenched the lower hinge from the post ; by this means the gate hung obliquely, when, frantic with the pain, to the surprise of every beholder, he directly staunch leaped the gate, and carried his rider lover perfectly safe, who had some difficulty to stop him afterwards from running away. So great was the concussion, that the bone, from the forehead to the nose, was fractured completely into two parts.— The horse struck his rider a most violent blow-in his right eye, immediately before covering his leap, which has nearly deprived him of the sight of it. The horse is expected to recover. QUEEN OF THE BEES.—The following facts she!' that death itself does not destroy the attachment of bees to their female monarchs. On the 29th of July, two hives swarmed at the same time, in a garden be longing to HENRY HAIWRAVE, Esq. near Norwood, and fixed themselves on one bush. One of the gar deners in-the family immediately placed a large hive above them, into which, in a short time, the greatest part crept. Great commotion was soon discovered amongst them, and a large detachment suffered them selves to drop on the ground, where they remained for a considerable time in a motionless state. Mr. H. desirous of exploring the cause, roused them up with a small stick : when all were on the wing, a bee was found quite dead, which appeared to be much less than the drone bee, and less than the working bee, whose wings were short and of variegated colours, which appeared to have been the object of attraction ; for no sooner did he withdraw, than the dispersed fraternity alighted and clung to it as before. This experiment was repeated several times with the same result. Convinced that this was one of the queens, he took her and placed her in a small box, and to try • the loyalty and attachment of her former subjects, frequently exposes her in the height of the day in dif ferent parts of the garden, where she is soon vered by the prying insects, which never fail to alight around her in large clustres, bev:A:ling the loss of theii female raft ,rch. CAMBRIDGE, AUGUST 21, JOHN CnErrnAmMORTLOCK, Esq. is elected Mayor ; Mr. W. Cos, Alderman; Mr. W. H. PERRY and Mr. F. D. BARKER, Common Councilmen; and Mr. Y. WRITE and Mr. S. Fitosr, Coroners. The Reverend .E. EDWARDS, M. A. Master of the GrAsnmar School, and Rector of All Saints with St. John,'Uuntingdon, has been collated by the Lord Bishop of tile Diocese to a Prebendal Stall in the CA. thedral Church of Lincoln. MAIDSTONE, AUGUST 25. This morning at eleven o'clock were removed from the County Jail, attended by the Under-Sheriff and the usual retinue, to the place of execution on Pen nenden Heath, the three unfortunate malefactors con demned at the la:e Assizes, viz. Thomas Lawley, alias Boaz Venner, for house-brcaking. Isaac Crevey Lang, di.o George Wilson, for forgery; and John Pecker, for highway robbery. They appeared to conduct themselves in a manner truly becoming in iiimeir situation ; and on their jour ney to the Heath a question was put to Pecker, by his brother, requesting him to make an acknowledge ment of the crime for which he was on the eve of suffering ; but the only answer that could be gained from him was, " that he was not the man that rob bed and beat John Cock, aryd that he was not guilty." —They arrived at the Heath at 12, when, after a short time spent in prayer with the Chaplain, they ascended the scaffold, and as soon as they were tied up they were launched into eternity, which was at 2.5 minutes past 12 o'clock. They seemed to bear up their spirits with a steady fortitude, and at the same time appeared truly sensible of the untimely fate which awaited them. While on the drop, they did not address the multitude, which was not very numerous or one another, which is generally the custom with men in that situation, previous to being turned off. Lang and Pecker were very fine looking young men. After the bodies had hung the usual time, they were delivered to their respective friends for inter ment. Boaz Venner has been twice cast for death, the first time he received his Majesty's free pardon ; and the second, he had a reprieve on condition of being transported to Botany Bay for fourteen years, which time he there served, and has not long returned there. from ; and for the third offence he has now met with the reward his past wicked life has so truly merited. CORONER'S INQuzsrs.—Yesterday there were four inquests held before C. Jemmett, Esq. Coroner for Surrey. The first was held at Chertsey, on the body of Mr. Thomas Swain. It appeared, that he was returning from Egham Races, in company with another gentle. man, on horseback. Crossing a furrow in a field near his own place of residence, in Chertsey Parish, Mr. Swaine's horse stumbled and threw him, by which he burit a blood-vessel, which produced his speedy dis. solution.—The verdict, of course, was occidental death. The second was held in Upper Kennington-lane, upon the body of Mr. William Grisbrook, a gentle man upwards of 60 years of age, who died suddenly on Wednesday morning last, about nine or ten o'- clock. The evidence of Mrs. Margaret Staff, asar dener's wife, and Mr. John Revans,, a surgeon resid ing in the same place, went to prove, that, as the de ceased was taking his usual morning's walk, he was seized with a sudden illness, fell down, Was lifted up by the former witness, assisted by an unknown gen• tleman ' and brought into his own house, where he died. According to the opinion of the professional gentleman, the cause of his death was apoplexy...— Verdict, deed ky the visitation of God. The third inquest was held at the Ring's Head in High -street, Lambeth, on the body of Richard Ben nett, a bey about 10 years old, son of poor people in St. Ann's -street, Westminster, who fell off the battle ments of Westminster-bridge on Wednesday evening. The misfortune was evidently occasioned by the boy's own imprudence in having ventured into such a situ ation.—Verdict, accidental death. The other inquisition was taken upon the body of a male child, name unknown, which was found near Cuper's-bridge, Lambeth, on Tuesday evening, be tween nine and ten o'clock, by a waterman of the name of John Hagley, as he was shoving off his boat from the causeway. It was proved by the surgeon. who examined the body, that it was in the same state as live• born chiltiren usually are; and in his opinion it was not above 48 hours old. The head, arms, and upper part of the body, were inclosed in a pillow case, at the bottom of which was a string, with a stone at the end of about ten pounds weight.—Ver dict, wilful murder by lime person unknown. On Monday an inquest was held at the Packet- Boat, at Folkston, before THOMAS BAKER, Es 9. Mayor and Coroner, on the body of a - young man, named Henry Jordan, servant of Captain Thomas, of Sandgate, who dibd on Sunday night of the hurt he received by a gig running over him on Saturday evening It appeared in evidence, that as Mr. Cavena,- of the Royal Staff Corpi, and Mr. Turner, of the 95th Rifle Regiment, were returning from Driver, in a gig, the horse took fright in descending the Folk stone hill, and set off at full speed, throwing the gentlemen out ; the animal continued to gallop furi ously down Dover-strqt, and got entangled with the paniers of an ass (in one of which sat a young child) they were thrown with great violence in different di rections, and the child though much hurt on the head by the fall, was not dangerously wounded. Imme diately after, the vehicle coming in contact with a lit tle boy on a poney, in the care of the abovementioned Henry Jordan, who with the utmost presence of mind extended his body to throw the child off the poney, on the oppositu side, received a most violent contusion in the chest and abdomen, by the horse and chaise passing over his boar. He was taken to the Packet Boat, and languished in great agony till eight o'clock on Sunday evening. Verdict—Accidental Death.-- The circumstance of his death is the more to be la mented, as he evidently sacrificed his own life to pre serve the child of his master; who, although hurt, is in a fair way of recovery. The gentlemen were but little injured. The horse is forfeited to the Lord of the Manor. •