Star. — London, England, 1808-08-20 00:00:00

SPAT} AND folitiicAL. The HoenweLbs Captagl 21111244 RD; has arrived in the Downs, from Cadii, which place She left on the 90th Ult. Captain FERRIER, an intelligent Eng. lish Officer, who came as a passenger in the Hc.;.a. swim., has arrived in town, From him we learn, that the enthusiasm of the people of Cadiz dxceeds every His Majesty's schtioiet Svir±. 1 !Strived at Ply- thing we have heard of, even during thi heat of the mouth from Barbadoes, with dispatches •containing French Revolution. Ladies of the higher ranks were daily employed in visiting and attending the wounded duplicates of dispatches from Bon Maier rto Cayenne. Patriots in the hospital, supplying them with shirts, The original dispatches were destrnyed in a French I corvette called la itapide, taken bythe RaLwrre sloop ! bandages, &c. Indeed, throughout the whole of of war, and sent into Carlisle Bay. The subject isaf Spain, nothing that female influence or example ! could accomplish hai been omitted by the wo men to so much importance, that it was dee me d ne c e s sary to k forward them immediately to Governm e nt. They ouse the energies of their countrymen in oppo s i ng were accordingly delivered to the L or d s o f t h e Ad- the common enemy; while those wh o are woun d e d in the struggle are soothed and rewa r d e d by th e most sniralty by Lieutenant SZNHOUSE s . of the S ums , a t a late hour last night. endearing attentions. _ i When Captain FERRIER left Cadiz, the Spaniards Report says, that the SURTLZ bas also brought at-' were actively employed in preparing ships to convey counts of the surrender of Martinique, to ward off a General WEDEL'S division of DUPONT'S army, which famine, with which the inhabitants were threatened. CASTAKOS had agreed to send to Rochefort. In this The EXPRESS schooner, from Jamaica, has also ar • activity, the noble and generous character of the Spa rived with dispatches from Admiral COCHRANE, Wish nation is eminently conspicuous. In the midst which reached the Admiralty this morning. She of their triumphs, they hasten to fulfil their contracts' was four Weeks on her passage, and brings most fa. vuurable accounts from the Spanish Island s . There, with a fallen enemy ; no r can their s t a te o f i r vit at ii m against their invaders suspend for a moment the seta-; as in the Mother Country, the Spaniards spurn the Ifulfilment pu ous of their promises. yoke of the BONAPARTEs, and are determined never Doeotir an his fellow prisoners were hourly ex to acknowledge it if aid can be given them to enable petted at Cadiz. They are not to be sent back, as them to maintain their resolution. Of course they erroneously stated in our Gazette, but are to be de will receive from this country every kind of support mined priioners of war, and vessels in Cadiz harbour in such a praiseworthy cause. • i were preparing as prison ships. The confidence of the Spaniards as to their own se curity may be inferred from this circumstance—that immediately after the surrender of DUPONT, CASTANOS detached 10,000 of his troops to Portugal, for the pur pose of co-operating with Sir Aril-nun Wer-LasLev. C-isTANos himself, with the remainder of his force, marched towards Madrid, which route beih Curera and BLAKE, with the force of Gallicia, are also under stood to have taken. Their hope was to catch Jo- SEPH ) but he had eloped, and in a very extraordinary way, for it is stated, that this redoubted Sovereign thought proper to escape by a subterraneous passage, which was above a mile froni the palace of Madrid, into the country. This escape he effected in company with O'Fanatt, and a few other faidtfill &flowers, at the hour of four o'clock in the morning of the Ist instant,. at which time the whole of the French left Madrid. The departure of JOSF.PII and. his force was quite sudden, and unexpected on the part of the inha bitants. He certainly was under the influence of panic. He set off in disguise, being dressed in black, and wore a patriotic cockade. It was generally inti mated to the Spaniards, that the object of his removal was to take a more eligible military position at, Sego via; where it was given out that he meant to fortify himself. But it appears that he did not even think it prudent to halt at Segovia, but has taken flight to France. The opinion at Cadiz was, that the French had, or immediately would, evacuate Spain alto- LONDON. 1;•••!•••••m41••..... SATURDAY, AUGUST 20: pRicE or srocio This DAY AT ONE Ot\GOCK g Consols, money, 66+1=for ace. 411 teduccd 64 It - Cangan* 1 sr. praM. . _ . AMERICA. Yesterday the American' Minister received dis patches from his Government. They were brought by the Hope, national schooner, which sailed from the Capes of the Delaware on the 24th ult. and ar rlved at Falmouth on Wednesday. She did not come to anchor, but having landed a Messenger, imme diately made sail for Harre, having dispatches on board for General ARMSTRONG at Paris. The Osage had arrived in America a fortnigllt before the Hope sailed, and the dispatches she had carried out. both from France and England, had, of course, undergone some discussion. Report say, that the Arneriden President is equally dissatisfied with the determinations of the French and British Governments, en the subject of their respective De crees and Orders in Council. and that he had declared as be saw no prospect that either of them was dispo. se'l to return to a proper sense of reason or justice, the embargo must of necessity continue so long as the Belligerent Powers persevered in the measures which occasioned it. The Americans had heard of the Revolution in Spah: ; but of course they had heard of it only up to that point of time when opinion was divi , led as to the issue. and when, perhaps, the prevailing sentiment (particularly among military and diplomatic men who had been the most accurate observers of the armies, and the intrigues of BONAP.:RIT) was, that the French Emperor must triumph, and trample Spain tinder foot. It is not to be expected, therefore, that the first burst of this miraculous event would, in any material degree, influence the decision of the Go vernment. getller. The victories which have crowned the efforts of the patriotic armies, have led the Junta of Seville to turn thcir thoughts to tl'' internal organization of the king dom. The Junta of Gallicia ha. joined that of Seville in preliminary steps, to the calling of a national Cortes. They have invited the several provincial Juntas to concur; and the Duke de MoNruo, a Grandee of Spain, has made no less than three tours of all the provinces, to bring the Assemblies to one mind upon this subject. His patriotic efforts have not been in vain. All the jealousies which it was feared would stand in the way of one grand national Council are likely to be done away, and it is thought that the Duke de MONTIJC will be declared the Pre siLknt of the Cortes. Mr. ERSKINE had been at Washington, and expec tation was on the alert as to thz object of his journey. It was hoped that lie had received some new instruc tions to treat—bot the hopes in that respect were speedily dissipatid. He returned after a few days stay, The Congress had separated, leaving it to the dis tretion of the Preiident to raise or continue the em bargo. The people were, as heretofore, divided on the question, but on the whole perfec4 tranquil on the subject: Tht following' are two letters which we have re ceived by the HOPZ " AUEXANDIZTA, JULY 21. Mrs. CAilPinty the Lady of Major CAUP*LL, of the 2lst Regiment of Foot, who was recently con victed in Ireland, of the murder of Captain ALmor- DER.Bovn, of the same' Regiment, whom he killed in a duel, immediately on hearing of the verdict, set off post for Dublin, and finding the packet had sailed, crossed the channel in an open 'boat, landed in safety at Holyhead, and arrivedin town in 28 hours. She went immediately`to Windsor, and presented a Me morial to her Ma.rertv, imploring her Majesty's inter cession on behalf of her husband , - stating the circum stances of the duel, and detailing his services in the army. The result of her application has not transpired. The following List is selected from a series of the returns of the fashionable arrivals at one of the most celebrated of our Watering Places, during the present season : " Mr. Jefferort Will leave the City in a few days for Nlouti acd the Heads of the Departments arc gone Gt will go to their respective homes in a few days. " Whether tllc dispatches by the schooner now going, wit! produce any thing, or lead to kny settlement or accorttrodatio■ with either of the belligerents, is quite uncertAn. My opini ,, n that the Northern and Southern States will not permit the. Virginia ittltrs to continue the embargo much looser. In the mean LONVeVer, Much w,lll be done by some leading cha.. meters to drive this country into a war with youes. It only wants same new aggression, or saute further stretch of us‘ol ' tclaina:ioa on the part of Great Britain to effect it." 4 ' WASHINGTON, 31.71.\* t 4. " The news received per ship Osage, are really of a distycl,ing vatare,both missions to France and England seem to have totally failed; the opposition in your Parliament to the Orders in Coun -61 appear to have ken silenced; France carries, her measures to greater length than ever ; there is then no reasonable hopes of an understanding taking place between this country and either of the Belligerents, for this Government, you may rest assured, volil not depart from the plan they have long since adopted—they will neither join nor go to war with either of the aggressors.— The embargo, ruinous as it is, will, I am confident, be main tained by the mat Congress. It is still my opinion, that a genes. nal peace alone can change our situation, unless next year's elec tion changes our politics altogether, and eved this is scarcely to he expected. The President and 1-lcads of Department s ill soon return to their several country scars till Congress meet; the for mer is even said to be going to day. Mr. Erskine's prompt re tarn from Philadelphia, had created hopes that he had received lune powers to ner,ociate,which hopes have already vanished; he lets off again to-clay." Dispatches were also received at the Admiralty from Sir EDWARD Pet.t.rw, Ban. Commander in Chief 4n the East India station ; and from Sir JAMES SAU ken EZ, Mr. and Mrs. Bmll, Master and the two Miss Bulb, Mr. and Mrs. C‘wdroy, Doctor and Miss Cowan,Major and three Miss Babe's, Re:. Mr. Oxbcrry, Sir T. Metc alf, Rev. Mr. Hide, two Miss Shinners, Colonel and Miss Ram, Miss Julia Ram, Mr. and Mrs. Rastesbottom and family, Mr. A. Ramsay, the Chevalier De Mouton, Mr. and four Miss Trotters, Doctor Lamb, Captain Lambtoss, Mrs. Ewebank, Rev. Mr. Shedding, Miss TUPPI, Mr. W oo lley, Miss Bleat, Captain Kid, Mr. James Dcerhurst, Rev. Dr. Bea, Mr. and Mrs. Bacon, and Mr. Hogsfiesk, Mr. lirteher, Mrs. Steel and daughter, Surgeon Slasghter, two Codi" t Mrs. Kitchens,, Miss /Oda/tor, Rev. Mr. Hay,T. Meadatar,l.Rayeock, three Miss Bares, Mr. and Miss G. Field. Arrang these were John Doe and Richard Roe, Captain Dun, &c. Yesterday morning, as a waggon was coming along the Greenwich road, heavily laden, the fore axleAree broke, and the waggon fell on its side to the ground ; two soldiers and a young woman, who were in the tail of the tilt, notwithstanding some heavy packages tumb led over them, very providentially-escaped unhurt. Monday last the Rev. Mr. LLovs, of the Hay, in Brecknock, was unfortunately thrown from his horse near Darston, and was so dre4diallx injured. that he . -- • expired immediately. hiIaiSGAT4 dtlGurr 18; - MOW s i C . A. Thoughthe Oneness of the weather, the bee* t itEAbtNil ItACES.--LAST DAY; - the surrcitiniiiiig codntry, and the ld interep:ui: t etineg'?Vactriei hodrly offered to. oar eTes by co tfrs' Mi. nothing to wish for in addition to the amusement oi M r . Day, F elt° , satisfaction derixed. fie* so 'any various sources; yet'' it seems we are.toliavinther inducements to postpone our departure frbm this place, since Londo n i s a b out to disgorge one of he r favourite sons, to exercise his ~.` atop Plate of usual comic zeal td amu s e o ur evenings.. One of the Assembly Rooms is fitt e d out i n a manner to give eclat :s°: TwoJtule keau. to the Lecture upon Heads," which is said to have been so well received by fashionable audiences in Lon don, and which we have no doubt Mr. Roeaar Par, tan will not suffer to langnish here, for want of his best exertions. There will be much sameness in the' portraiture if the subjects of the representation are to be taken frofti the female part of the assemblage here; for in that nothing is observable but the forms and faces of angels, and looks that speak the language of innocence, worth, and honour. A melancholy occurrence very common here, hap pened on Sunday la s t i n this neighbourhood, which we just mention for the purpose of public good and humanity—Four boatmen were conveying a pilot on board one of. the East Indiamen, when the boat uh for,unately upset. They were about a Mile front the shore, and, although they were all able to swim, the waves had nearly overpowered then before any assis tance, though immediately forwarded from the shore, could arrive. They were saved, however, with the exception of one of the men, who was taken up cling, ing to his ear, and was of course expected to retain l 'at spark of animation. Nothing could be more una vailing, not to say destructive, than the.mode employ ed to recover him. Independent of the exertion that it is reasonable to suppose was employed upon the poor man for his resuscitation during his conveyance in the boat to land, the moment he was relanded he was what is vulgarly called unmercifulrk bumped, and the region of the lungs assailed with blows, which might well be calculated rather to expel life than to preserve it. I understand this is the invariable' practice ameng seafaring people on such occasions, though they arc influenced by the most heartfelt mo tives of humanity. Bur ought not the philanthropy, and science of the Royal humane Soc:etylo be stre nuously exerted to remedy what is so immediately within their province, and what most certainly wants amending ? The other West Inilia fleet, whose artival you an nounced in your T>.esday's raper, his not yet made it> apfearance it the Downs, w!iich, with the excep tion of Admiral Rusit.o.'s ficei, is for the present un important its a shipping prospect, most of the trans ports hair left it in the cotmt of this day for liar ...rich and other pert. • The influx cf fashiOnable company has been great these few days. 19.--Sir. sail of tie line are now (half past eight o'clock) pas.,irg througt the Gull. from the Downs, under Admiral Giacm,wtt ) to resume their station off Flushing, Admiral Russ having previ• owl) , sailed r..ith three ships for the Texa Thursday and yesterday the 77th regiment afoot marched into 0-. lord, on their route from th,: city of Lincoln to Winchester. Eleven large copppr.bottomcd tr,lnsports were on Thnrsday ordered to proceed from the Downs to Ramsgate, to be in readiness to receive on board the Bris•;tde of Guards from Deal, consisting of the Ist and 3d battalions of the Ist regiment, «•hose route. was received there on that morning. Eleven sail of transports :its° sail from the Downs cn the same day for Harwich, to take on board the troops which are to be embarked from the Eastern District. !Os; .; . et Masc. When lostru f Old ran from Porirgwit'l wife; garinent he lost in the flminine it AL.; A garmect, perhaps, that was scarce worth a Von; Thus !Hs c urve he sav'd, at th' expeoce of his magi— Bat JusFPH the Modem, his schemes all tHadone li And lot cg frutr. Mak-Wilke a hi= to rob— in this juncture what did the teti.teisent Kin; do ? 'Why he took o 1 himst II and his 64t1halasto•1 I i it It II i curios. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH, AUGUST 1L Came in the EXPRESS schooner, front Jarnaicii, itl four weAs t •and SUBTLE, from Barbadoegi both with dispatches.—Arrived the Elizabeth, Captain CHA.PMAN, from Jamaica for London. A mutiny took Place on board this vessel, on her voyage home, and four of her crew were put on board the Vtre- RAN, of 64 guns, being under her convoy, and four of the VETERAN'S were put islitb the Elizabeth in their stead : since she came into Cawsand Bay, four others of the crew have got ashore, and run away; PORTSMOU'IIi, AUGUST 19. Arrived his Majesty's ships MoNtsouru and TOR. `lroise, with the Asia, Walthamstow, and Fort Wil liam East Indiamen, and a fleet of other outward. bound vessels, &c. under convoy, from the Downs.— Sailed his* Majesty's schooher ANT, with a fleet of transports, &c. under convoy, for the Downs. His Majesty's brigs SHARPSHOOTER is appointed convoy for Torbay, and la FLECHE, for Plymouth.—Wind N. N.E. • DEAL, 'AUGUST 19. Arrived the LEVIATHAN, of 74 guns, from Ply mouth ; ARCHER gun-brig from the North Sea, and sailed again on a cruize off Flushing, kvith the BE I: LEROPHON, 74 guns, Rear-Admiral GARDNER ; HERO, WARSPITR ; ILLUSTRIOUS ; IN VINCIDLE, and MINOTAUR, of 74 guns, and PIGEON schooner. Sailed the OBE. RON sloop. and FLAMER gun brig, on a cruize off the Coast of France. . • IDT VIE DOWNS. Prtnedi'd Corabge, Vice-Admit - A CA TT enEtt.; Leviathan, -74 guns,. Clidnfrlgate, and Bold gun-brig,—Wiud E.N.E. CALCUTTA, JANUARY 29. - YZ•sterday strived at Ca'etty 1, the N'entn, Captalri • Ainott, Front S: tnatrai et henee•she %ailed . . , 1 the tot instant. By the:Vanes ve learn, - that Captain Thompson, off Penang, iu a small ve2 , el,4y:ng at Maugeip, on the 25th November last, was cut off by the Malays at that place, and the whale of his pro perty liltindeted. The Malaya had kauled th e v esse l into Matt gain River.. The Vent's remained at Pencil* from-the 21st to the 24th No vember;, during which time an inundation took place, snore alarming and destructive than Any remembered by the oldest irj habitaats to Live happened there before. The water swept *way a great number of houses and cattle • and ai the period-of the do. parture of the Venus, it was estimated.that about 400 inhabitants had perished. The Europeans resident atJlenaug bad suileged very severely by the calamity. 1 The 'W'esfu7d and 'Warley, in tompany kith his Majeati?s, ship Greyhoend, arrived at MAdras the 3lst December last. The Wexford sailed frbm Madras the '.2th January, for Pbm bay, under convoy of- his Majesty's shin and arrived at Columbo the 22d ; from whence she sailed ci the let of Fe bruary, under convoy of. his Majesty's ship U:iliielmina ; and qu the 2Gth was 30 miles north of Goa. ' • FROM LIAVD'S LIST. • GRAVSSZSTD, AUGUST 19.—PaSsed by the Helena, Winner, from Stockholm; Devonshire, —; and Lady Castlerenh, Murray, from ludla.--Salled the Union,.Simpzon; for India; St. Antonio, Tajos, for the Brazils; Flora, Broad, for Malta; and the Venelia, Nortuey, for Stockholm. The following ships from Jamaica, under convoy of the VEI ERAti, are yet unaccounted for, having parted from the fleet at different times on the pas Age, viz.— GRAND REVIEW.—His Royal Irlighuess the Duke of CUMEERLAND reviewed, yesterday, the 15th light dragoons, near Wantstead-house, in Essex. .Fy ten &sleek, ten companies, amounting in the whole to 850 men, assembled on the plain, abOut a Mile on the other side of Wanstead-houte. The novelty of thz. scene in that part of the country attracted a great concourse of spectators from the surronndins neigh bourhood, who crowded in all directions; in every kind of vehicle that could be procured. The men were formed in a line, and had a very martial ap pearance. The fillenes of the day gave great sekt ea 1r0n.... -__ to the scene. At twelve o'clock his Royal - Highness The 'fleet' fitiii Jamaica was - la ...b.r. 4 !: " •. . . 7 - the Prince of WALES arrivcd• on the ground in his yester d ay . • ' landau and six bays. His Royal Highnesswas dres- Th e Flora, that cleated , or-- sed in the uniform of the 10th. His Royal Highness days afro r-- the Duke of CLARENCE, Lord HEATIIIIELD, Major BUDO3IVELD, and Colonel Lax, actompanied him; ,Major HANGER sat on the box. The next carriage was that of his Royal Highness. 'the Duke of Ironic, in his travelling chariot and four iron greys, with two ont.riders. His Royal Highness the Duke of CUM BERLAND came in his baroacHe and six beautiful accompanied by their Royal Highnesses• the brrewlel of CAMBRIDGE . and KENT. Lord - Emma was also on the ground, and was in conversation with the Royal Dukes nearly the whele-time. As soon as they arrived on the ground, his Royal Highness the Duke of CoauseigAND mounted his.grey Arabian, superbly accoutred.' The saddle-cloth was richly embroidered iii silver. ...His Royal Highness the Prince of WALES, and the Royal Dukes also, mounted their chargers. The Comte DuLit.ss, the Duke Da Bo :antis, and Ids Royal .Highness Mosistaun, were also on the ground, but not in •uniform. . One of the. Spanish i Deputies was present, dressed in -blue. with. Mulls triotic Cockade, and ..gold spurs...A I s soon as the A fire broke out yesterday morning, *Alt two- Royal Party had assembled, they were received by ; clock, at the House of Mr. DELAHOY, jun. stati oner ,. the men with presented arms, after which the Royal ! paper-hanger, &c. situated i n Li me kil n roa d , Dept-1 I ford, leading to Bl ac kh eat h. Th e h ouse wis con- Party went down the ; line, and returned to the centre. surned, and the maid -servant lost he r lif e i n the flames -The troops went through their -various evolutions with great correctness. in,one. of the charges, two ' The Triennial Musical. Festival, in Birmingham, of the men were thrown; but they were not much n the sth, 6th, and 7th of October next, f or t h e be hurt. After the review, the Royal Party went teol • Of the General Hospit a l i n that oiwn, under th e Lt Wantstead-house, and partook of an elegant collard ir aliiilltage pf the Nobility and Gentry cf that nei g h. tion. It was served in the grand saloon which facitel'homilsood, is eirpected will be the finest Meeting that the lawn. After the Royal. Party had refresbedlo,hsts ever taken place i n th a t part of the kin - ;clcm. themselves, they walked for a length of time on diet The superior vocal powe rs o f Mrs. BILIANC;rON, M r s. terrace, in the front of .the house. At- six o'clock % i ii.raognas, Mr. BitAilios t Signor NaLtir, Messrs. the company entered their carriages, and- returned to, iVAIIOHAN t Goss, and ELLIOTT, will be exerted on town. The Royal Party dined with his Royal High. !the occasion—and the first solo performers upon the neat the Duke of CUMBERLAND, at his apartments in different instruments % are engaged. Dr. CHOT H . Bt. James's Palace. The day's amusement terminated i will be the condutto r , a n d precide - at t h e O rgan a 4,1 without the least allay or disappointment ; not the ' ' Piano Forte. ' Such a g ran d combination of mus ca l slightest accident occurred, and every one came homes !alerts will produce aUeffect that must attract a au well pleased. This, we believe, is the first precon- ' merous assemblage of the Nobility and Gentry nom ce l led interview between the two Rod Fenian. . , various parts of the kingdom. . The Zephyr, Neonate ; Wanderer, Lyndon ; Jane , Scott ; St. Mary, Ayton; Enterprize, Wil kinson; Aid, Redman ; Cygnet, Beale ' • and Pitt, Smith, for Londo n ; Di ana , Rambo rough ; Alfred, Clark ; Lord Gnrdner, Cameron ; Eagle, Net son ; Planter, Fish ; Augusta, Catnpbell; and Robert Black, for the Clyde; Anna Maria, Hubert; and Cumberla n d, Bar wise, for Whiteltaven. The Hunter, ' from Jamaica f or Dublin (one of the missing ships of the Arethusa's convoy), pani ed from the'Veterut tin the 11th loat.dor her destitution. -.. The fleet frolii Jamaica wit In tight of Dovee yesterday. • The Flora, that cleated a* of tfie, River about fea• days ago, . for Now Yotlti carried pickets of.lettert with her, directed, to all *is. of Aineiica, *hi& were it least ratill in comber,. bat • inetoditztt l eati:- sures are PPclect amountl o;bod. leeievor diem ,Aid . i.peizily pottage,. • The Prince OfAittirris, of olaagoiv, front Pnlilin to Bazbadoes, is liik6t by a Fiiiick Priiateer, -Sal( m il es to win t iaii* . of Barbadoes, and .Carried.iiito hfartiniqUe. - . . The: b o zo schooner, with dispatc.b.ca from this country tithe Mediterranean, reported to have fowl-. dered at sea, is contradicted by advices received at the Admiralty.. That vessel on the 26th ult. on entering Cadiz harbour, drifted from off the eastern point,: grounded on the opposite shore, and became so sta— ttonary as to remain A perfect wreck. The dispatches were saved, and sent of by the Sub-Lieutenant of the PICKLE to LordCOLLINGWOOD. No lives nor pro. perty have been lost. • I 1 I I f` 1 1 , 1 • ri v NI I rt