Star.
London, England, 1808-12-26 00:00:00

respert for the British government, and contempt for
Jarmo% and his Gaulic brother."
'Of the extreme unpopularity of the late measures
wthe-Anterican Government, the following resolu-
tietii, entered into by a public meeting at New York
en the 12th nit. afford an additional proof:
• Resolved. That in the opinion of this meeting, no crisis in
dm political affairs of our nation has appeared more gloomy and
sonentous than the present; and that an explicit avowal of the
opinion of the people is absolutely necessary.
u Resolved, That the Embargo is an oppressive and ruinous
measure, operating only with destructive energy on ourselves,
ode it has rendered us objects of the contempt and ridicule of
that nation against which it was insidiously levelled, but whose
interest alone it now particularly subserves.
a Resolved, that Its continuance, in the present state of the
model, will teed to the complete prostration of the agricultural
end commercial interests of our country.
e Resolved, That dreading the consequences of seeking a re-
limes of our grievances in any other than a Constitutional way,
we pledge ourselves to each other, and to our suffering fellow-
citizens, t,tse all our zeal, iqfluence, and activity, to promote a
change of men, by which alone we can expect admire of measares.
STIPHLN Pant, Chairman.
" JOHN Q. WILSON, Sealthry."

. - Lord CATHCART, Commander in Chief i n Scotland,
aid Admiral Sir Samuel. HOOD, lately took a
only of Ardrossan harbour. Its importance in a
military point of view, as connected with Ireland, had
body been under his Lordship's consideration.
Wednesday being St. Thomas's Day, two bulls
*ere, according to annual custom, baited at Woking-
bere, Berks, and being afterwards killed, the hides
*resold to purchase stockings, v.-ich, together with
e meat, and ten pounds worth of bread, was dis-
tributed to the poor.
Formerly 2000 ships used annually to strive at, and
leave Dantzic peat : lint during last year.there were
bet two arrivals: -
A mine of tine ore has been discovered on Lor
RueLeseare's estate, in Craaen, Yorkshire, where
*eat were formerly copper mines.
'Tim Nets —Fashion bas curtailed the power of
'existinas, but the old visitant, crowned with holly,has
vet many votaries. ''The Parks are the rendezvous
eery Sunday of the finest women in London, but yes-
Irby the pemenoir displayed few Beau, in conse-
quence of the seasonable festival.
The extreme severity of the weather for the last
tight days, accompanied with very heavy falls of snow
to almost every part of the country, has generally m-
inded, and in many places put a total stop to an in.
Jere= se. Many fatal accidents have been the cog.
sequence
The post-boy who rode the Mail from Market
Rain to Caistor, perished on the road, on Saturday
week. Letters and Papers notice several other me-
4iseholy effects of the inclemency of the weather. '
--CmoNee's lectuesz.—An Inquisition was taken
faSaturday at the Marsh Gate House, on the Wat-
road, on the body of Benjamin Toby Harrant,
Ickesndga man 22 years of age, who met his death on
y night, The deceased, who was the son of
74 Gentleman at Brompton, had been with a party,
. . .
g of three young men, snipe-shooting ; and
~wing dark a coach was procured to convey
.istan
*may to London, they having regaled themselves
iitspiblic-house for about two hours. Mr. Harrant,
Attains somewhat inebriated, refused to get into the
-Its* as he could return to town sooner than his
to ilecions by another road. He left the party, and
an Friday morning he was found in the Marsh Fields
on the other side Hampstead, a corpse. He had got
out of his track, it was supposed, during a fall of
'snow, and was numbed by the intense cold weather
.sou to render him unable to help himself.—Verdict,
Died by the visitation of GOD.
Some persons at Captain Wood's Colliery, in the
prish of Wellington, a few months ago, seeing a
"paper kite flying in the air nearly stationary, without.
:charring any one holding the string, traced the lat-
len to the edge of an old coalpit, where, to their
iew surprise, they heard faint groans proceeding
u the bottom ; a windlass was immediately pro-
ca#, and a man descended thereby, where he found
%little boy of the name of Richards, with his leg
warm broken. The pit is nearly forty yards deep,
canathe boy was running back to give the kite a
ipuee elevation, without recollecting the pit, when
te kit
i in. He was found with the end of the string
lf
I(5 hand, and probably the buoyancy of the kite
IlliWd his life by easing his fall. The boy is since re-
'dent occurred to the. Reading
that town, on Saturday night.
,arquis of Granby publiC-house,
was encountered by a•vraggon,
, in endeavouring to keep clear
was driven with extreme violence
r the public-house, which stands
nice from the houses. Sogreat
that the splinter-bar broke, Inv-
'id the body of the coachlri the
set off, at full speed, with the
:, which they drew to the Three
where they were accustomed to
passengers were hurt, but: the
owner of the coach, having been
force from his lest, is. so much
that he now lies at the Three
_of recoverrfae, —o...ers:
_ of Messrs. ROORROON4R4I Loan,
Leeds, was on Wednesday consu.
considerable part of the wool fortu-

~,. .

Mr. BISCHAM, Of RellPharElp
'Jut the night being calm,, time
the stock, &c.
Ward, in Prince's-street, Lam-
weeks since with.: lethargy,
days, baffled even, attempt to
, which she received no suste-
eyes were open, but were not af-
and she died in slight convul-
recent ordinance, has imposed a
roman of the town in Paps, ri-
istry of their several places ofl
of the police ; and with a view to
• impost, he has appointed a
for any woman pursuing the,
sisterhood without a licence.

THE ARMY.

•
The convoy of transports, which left Portsmouth
on the 15th instant, were dispersed with the North-
west storm of the I7th, and some of them reached
Falmouth on the 19th, and others on the 2lst, 22d and
23d. There is little doubt that the convoy which
left Falmouth on the 15th, were, on the 20th, in
Spain.
Thursday afternoon, the Ist division of the 88th
Regiment, commanded by Colonel DUFF, marched
into Ramsgate barracks ; the 2d Surrey Militia hav-
ing left them the day before, for Margate, Broad-
stairs, and other places in the Isle of Thanet.
Friday afternoon, the 2d division of the 88th Re-
giment arrived at Ramsgate, and also went to the
barracks. The Sd and last division were expected on
Saturday. They are a very fine body of healthy
looking young men. Their destination is supposed
either Spain or Portugal.
Report is again afloat, that every one of the Ca-
valry Regiments, which were under orders, will be
very suddenly embarked.

General PAYNE has been laid up with the gout. If
he should not be sufficiently recovered, General DOR•
MEN will get his brigade of Heavy Horse.
It is said that the 4th battalion of Scots Royals go
Ithebrigade with the Connaught Rangers, or 88th
Regiment, and with the 87th, or Sir John Doyle's
Irish Heroes. Colonel DIWI an active young Of-
ficer, who has seen much service, will, it- is said,
command this brigade.
The 2d battalions of the 83c1 and 88th Regiments,
are embarking at Cork with the Ist (or Royal) Dra-
goons, commanded by the Hon. Colonel Ds Gast.
The Royals is one of the best equipped cavalry regi-
ments in the service.
Before the 10th Light Dragoons embarked, their
Royal Colonel, the Prince of WALra, an inspec-
ting this fine corps, issued an order for the officers to
divest themselves of their splendid parade jackets, as
totally unfit for the actual service of the field.
We have seen several letters from our army in
Spain, which spoke of the reception of our troops by
the inhabitants as having been cold and forbidding.
h their different routes they may have experienced
-.different kinds of treatment. Justice demands that
we should lay before opr Readers the following Ex-
tract of a Letter received in Glasgow, from an Offi-
cer of the 92d Regiment, dated at the Escurial, No-
vember 25 :

" We entered Spain at ladajos on the 2d inst. and were re-
ceived by the Spaniards with shouth of " nue G►ral► Britaatts l"
Bcc.—l never saw people so completely enthusiastic as they are,
even the women and young children join in the general cry. We
met with a great deal of hospitality from all descriptions of peo-
ple—the poor were willing to give the little they bad, and the
rich were profuse, and heaped abundance of every thing upon us.
We have had long and very fogging marches ; yet, strange to tell,
our regiment has not left a man behind, from sickness or any other
cause, since we left Elvaa."

SPIRITED CONDUCT OF THE 50TH REGIMENT AT THE
BATTLE OF VIMIERA.—The pliant conduct of this
Regiment, which, in common with the rest of our
troops engaged in the memorable battle of Vimiera,
eminently distinguished themselves, is highly deserv-
ing record, as a proof of the mighty advantages
which British steadiness always obtains over French
impetuosity and vapouring:—During the hottest part
of the action, the 50th was stationed in a valley, on
the brow of which Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY had
placed himself, looking on with anxious expectation
to the result of a charge made upon them by a strong
and superior body of the enemy. The 50th stood
with arms ordered while the French were coming
down upon them with great fury, until they had ar-
rived within twenty yards. They then immediately
shouldered their arms, and fired with the utmost
steadiness ; then rushed on with fixed bayonets upon
the enemy. After having made a very difficult con-
version movement, they completely routed and drove
them back. The gallant Sir ARTHUR exclaimed with
exultation of joy at their heroic conduct, and in-
stantly galloped off to the left wing, declaring him-
self then assured of victory.

BOARD OF INQUlRY.—Saturday the President and
Members of the Board of Inquiry, convened for the
purpose of investigating the conduct of the Cintra
Generals, waited upon the Duke of YORK, at the
Horse-Guards, and delivered in their report, which
his Royal Highness, as Commander-in-Chief, under-
took to lay before his MAJESTY.' We understand the
report is extremely voluminous, and rumour affirms,
that there •is to be no Court Martial. We do net;
hairevei, pledge ourselves to this fact.

A Medical Board for the Navy is about to be esta-
blished, the same as for the Army. That eminent
physician Dr. TROTTER, of Newcastle, is Aout to be
reatiled to the servile of his country, and to have a
sat- at this Board along with Mr. WEIR and Dr.'
itARNESS. •

Mr. HOME, who has just been appointed Serjeant
Surgeon to the King, it is said, is included in the new
Intel of Baronets, and is to have a seat at the Army
Medical Board.

We have seen late letters from Prince of Wales's
Island, which had regained a healthy state. There,
as well as in every quarter in India, the complaints
of the native as well as the British inhabitants are
loud and general, on account of the constant success
of the French in capturing every ship sent out
from Bengal, Madras, and Bombay. As our Cor-
respondent in the West Indies informed us, they are
not more satisfied with the activity of the navy in
that quarter. . .
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MMTICAL lIVTELLzorArcr.

FALMOUTH, DECEMBER 23.
Sailed the ReetrrAucit frigate, on a •cruize ; Duke
of Marlborough packet, for Lisbon.—Wind N. E.

PLYMOUTH, DECEMBER 24.
Came in the ESPEIGLE, of 20 guns, from Cork,
last from Falmouth ; Dinas transport, in ballast,
from Cadiz.—Sailed the Bntud&Nr, of 28 guns, for
Portsmouth ; also the WEAZLE schooner, and GAM-
BIER cutter, to the Westward.
PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER BS.

Arrivad the BRILLIANT, from Plymouth ; Lord
Nelson transport, after having been deserted by her
crew, plundered by the French, and picked up by the
CHERRY CR= gun-brig.--Wind N. W.

DEAL, DECEMBER 25.
Arrived the GLOMEN sloop of war, from a cruize.
—Sailed the SKYLARK sloop of war, on a cruize.—
Put back the Success, CRosBIE, for Jamaica., Ar-
rived from the River the Cato, HOSSACK, for Hayti.
Wind N. W.

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al Ldndon, i
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• ' fraißst the sign-post oft.
at a considerable distant
was the concussion, tha'
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%gems_ public-house, v• 1
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with-gtest for
t 1 • in-consequencg
'teas, without hopes.
• ' rtitedrying-house of
• Brantley' near Leed
by five. A consich
11017 was saved. •
to The malt.house of M:
last week consumed, bu
ag• Illwaforded to save the
A woman named IV:
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