Star.
London, England, 1808-03-22 00:00:00

RpN JACOBI,

The quesdou being called for limn all parts of the
House, a division took place oil Mr. Sharp's raoticiPi
Ayes, 64; Noes, 224.—Majority, 160,
Strangers were not admitted after the Howe di-
vided, but we were informed that Mr. STEWART
WORTLEY immediately moved avote of the How,
approving of the conduct of Ministers with respect to
the Copenhagen expedition.
The previous question was moved on this resolution
and negatived.
The House then divided on the original motion—
Noes, 61 ; Ayes, 216.—Majority, 155.
Adjourned at Seven o'clock.

TUE IWENING STAR,

LONDON.

TUESDAY, MARCH 22.

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Consols, money, 64i—for April sec. 641-omnium 4 pre.
Navy 5 per Cent. 96f --Exchequer Bills, Si. ss. pre.
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.
Bank Stock I Imp. s per Cent. 64 64
3 per Cent. Cons. 6411 Imp. Ann. 71 11.16
4 per Cent. shut Et. Bills, Ss. ss. pr.
5 per Cent. 96ff I English Tickets, 211.
Long Ann. shut Con for April 64i
India Bonds, Is. dls. .

The Channel Fleet, under the command of A drira
Bzwriz, has arrived in Torbay.

The private letters by the last Gottenburgh Mails
do not present any facts different from those we have
already given from printed journals, brit they give a
more ample detail of some of the particulars. Ifwe may
credit their statements, the Swedes fear nothing from
their enemies. Their language is extremely simil
to the vapouring, unmeaning declarations with which
some of the London papers were filled, even after the
I Prussian army was destroyed.
General Iluxuovors issued, we understand, two
proclamations, the one dated Fredericksham, on the
18th ult. and the other Louisa, on the 22d. The 1-t•'
-
ter has been made public. The former invites the
Fins peaceably to submit to the dominion of Russia,
until the King of Sweden shall have united with the
other powers against the general enemy of manlinel.—
The people of Finland are even called upon to assemble
a Diet at Abo, in order to regulate every thing ap-
i pertaining to the Government, and for the purpose of
diminishing the taxes, &c. It is premised that every
! one in office, who is not a Swede, but a Fin by birth,
shall be retained in his public employment. These arr
the usual delusory offers made by an invading for, to
separate the body of the inhabitants from the Go-
vernment.

When the Flag of Truce, which carried over this
Gentleman and his suite, reached Calais, it was im-
mediately made known to the officer on watch, that
the Prussian Ambassador had arrived, and wisheil to
land. The only answer was--,6 Beware of the can-
non PI His Excellency remonstrated, and desired to
be introduced to the Commander of the fort; but the
officer would not suffer any parley, and for the last
time told them to depart, or he should be obliged to
do his duty. It was then resolved to lay-to off Calais
till day-light. At six .&clock they pushed again fur
the harbour; but be re they entered, the Captain'
of the fort (as 4, called himself) came out in a boat to
meet them, and being arrived alongside, he acquaint-
ed the Baron, in civil terms, that he could not suffer
him to land ; that his positive instructions were, not
to suffer any flag of truce or vessel from England
to 1.3114 any person whatever on the French shores
within his district. . It was to no purpose that his Ex-1
cellency sheaved his passports from N4POLrON. The
officer answered him, that he must be well aware that
the orders he had received on the subject were of the
most positive kind, otherwise he should not dare to
refuse admission to the Ambassador of an ally of
France, furnished as he was with proper passports.—
In vain did the Baron importune the Captain to per-
mit him to stop at Calais until he heard ferom Paris.—
' The officer said, such a step would only be a waste of
time, for the matter would be referred to him at last,
and he must decide then, as be did now. All this I
time the officer stood up in the boat, with his hat in
his hand, and conducted himself in the most respect-
ful manner. The Baron,anding him inexorable us
to the main point, desired, as his last request, that he
would transmit a note from him to the Prussian Am-
bassador at Paris, that he might be informed of his
attempt to land at Calais, in obedience to the will of
his Sovereign ; but this request, like the others, was
denied. The French Captain took occasion to ob-
serve, before they parted, that if the officer on watch
had done his duty, and obeyed his instructions, he
should have fired into the vessel as soon as she hailed
the fort.

The gag of truce could not immediately depart
for want of a breeze of wind. About 11 o'clock,
one started up, when she set {ail, and arrived at Do-
ver in three bpurs.

RUSSIA.
Letters have been received from St. Petersburgh,
The three Russian columns are commanded by dated the 22d ultimo; it appears from them, that the
BVEHOVDENI BENNIGSEN, and SPRINGPORTEN. The Russian Government has relaxed in its severities against
latter is a Swede and a traitor to his country, Bu„- the British merchants, and has agreed to furnish them
lIOVDEN'S column :s said to have advanced as far as with passports. A letter of that date, which has been
transmitted to London, for the information of the
Helsingfors. Until, however, the strong fortress of mereh ants, by Mr, EDWARD CLIVE BAYLEY, expressly
Sweabcsg is captured, the advance of the invaders states, that Count ROMANZOFF had sent 4 formal no-
will be h:•zardous ; the garrison consists of 7,000 tification that passports would-be granted.
men, and the fortress is said to be well provisioned, It was supposed that this apparent favour to the
English was,notwithstanding, promoted by the French,
and furnished with military stores. who saw with a jealous eye the friendly intercourse
The amount of the Russian force thus brought which still subsisted between the British and Russians.
Against the King of Sweden is variously estimated ; The following is the memorial presented to Count
the accounts more generally believed state it to con- ROSIANEOEVI the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs,
sist of 45,000 men. This has not yet been conside. by the English merchants resident at St. Petersburgh,
the result of which was the notification by the Count
red as formidable enough to induce the King of Swe- that the passports required would be granted :
den to relax in his measures. The Russian Minister " We, the English Merchants who had the honour of writing
was still under arrest, anti no tidings up to the last to your Excellency on Saturday morning, take the liberty of
stating to your Excellency in writing cert-in points of our conver-
moment had been heard of the Swedish Ambassador sation, to which we are most particularly desirous of drpwing the
at St. Petersbur h. attention of your Excellency.
g
" Your Excellency was good enough to assure ns, that opr der
While the remoteness of Finland from Sweden and tention here was only a measure of precaution, adopted until
its metropolis probably diminishes the sense of the
information shOuld be received of the manner In which Russian
merchants should be treated in England. On this subject, permit
public danger, it does not appear that the nearer at- us most positively to assure your Excellency, that all our advices
tack upon the rich province of Scania, from the coast from England agree in stating, that neither the property nor the
persons of Russian merchants are in any way molested; and it
of Denmark, has yet excited a very lively alarm. An is with the utmost deference that we presume to suggest to your
immediate invasion by the united armies of France kxcellency, that had such steps been retorted to in England, the
sufferers would long since have made known their case to their
and Denmark seems not to be apprehended. friends here, and that it must have been communicated to your
Some of the private letters mention a rumour, that
Excellency, Although 4,1 enibaigp was laid on Russian shipping,
in consequence of the detention of British ships in this country,
the King of SWEDEN had made peace with Russia, yet the lenient measures adopted on that occasion by his Imperial
but no authority is assigned for the statement. Majesty's Government were not without their effect on ours.
" We have now certain information, by letters of sled December
The N. E. winds had driven the floating ice against (N. s.), that the embargo has not only been taken off, but an
the coast of Holstein, and in that manner so com-
Order of Council has been issued, permitting the cargoes of all
vessels which may have sailed from the ports ,of Russia before
pletely penned up the boats and small craft stationed the lit of January to be delivered to the consignees, and, after
! near Kiel, on board of which the French were to take receiving their freights, &c. allowing the ships themselves, as in
time of peace, to return. We trust your Excellency will nut
their passage for Zealand, that the enemy was yet consider the adoption of hostile steps by the English Government
unable to make the first of the voyages which must 9 against ships of "err and their crews (the obvious and almost
necessary consequence of the unfortunate misunderstanding be-
I precede an invasion. We rejoice, however, to hear tween the two countries), as just cause for detaining the per-
that the lee was breaking up in all points, and in sons of merchants, or other privap Individuals ; and it ought still
less to affect us, wko, during a long residence in Russia, have
consequence the Quebec frigate, and the three British endeavoured, by loyalty and good conduct, to merit a con-
; ships of the line, were ordered to the Sound. tinuance of that generous protection which we have hitherto
enjoyed. We further beg leave to add, that we have discharged
every debt, and that in the event of our departure, no inconside-
rable property will rip under sequestration. Most of out re-
latives have ceased to write to us, under the pleasing expectation
of soon seeing us, whence our family affairs, which now demand
our whole attention as the sole means of future subsistence, suf-
fers not a little, whilst the absence of all occupation renders: us
doubly sensible to thepainful upperesinty of our situations.
" Under these impressions we once more beg to recommend
our cause to your Excellency's protection ; and from the favour-
able manner in which your Excellency was pleased to express your
sentiments on the subject, we ventured to persuade ourselves that
your Exerßeney'veill represent our ease in such a inant of view to
the higher Powers, as to produce the removal of obstacles
which have so long iscaposed to prevent our departure.
is Ageording to your Excellency's permission we Inetose a !Ist
of the names of the yowl; men Avis) in the different contain'.
houses, to whose peculiar situation we claimed your Excellency's
attention, and in whose behalf ou so kisnillPeninisod your inter-
finerere:l744ther‘Waearean:lsdiguherayvedfcireor)thindirect;rE:Wt__ll/tD4e' -*gabee.enCL:lcis: geltdVE BAltinLEcoulY:
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FORRESITit;
4' St. retersburgh, /an. 28, 18011.1
We cannot omit stating that we ore confidently told,
that during the interviews alluded to in the memori4
his F,xcellency Count Kosi4nzorr assured the English
merchants that his gourt was on the point of declaring
F. war against ..4.41 so far back as the month it July.

Letters from America, dated Washington, Jan. 23,
say, " Very little respecting the negociation transpires, '
and the effect is a daily cross of hopes and fears ; as
far as meets the eye, every thing goes on smoothly.
Mr. Roes has made his visits of ceremony to the. Se.
nators, as Members of the Treaty.making Powers,
and pelieve the principles on which we Shall treat
with the British Envoy have been settled in the Cabi.
net. What they are cannot be long. concealed.—
! Mr. ADAbIeS Motion respecting the continuance of the
embargo, has been negatived by a large majority in
the Senate of the United States."
The little accession of information which we derive
from them, is of a pacific nature. They s. - of the
distress occasioned by the embargo throng • t all the
Trans-Mimic States, and charge the French with
endeavouring to force American seamen into their
service. We are willing to infer from thence, that
the tide of popular opinion is beginning to How in
its sight channel. A favourable issue ts, of course,
augured to Mr. Ross's mission. We must, however,
observe, that, although we are not without a Nego.
ciator for the general adjustment of our differences
with the United States, yet Mr. Rout is not that
Negotiator, the specific of his diplomatic er-
rand being limited to explanations ott‘ im the kject of
the Chesapeake.

?MUM" AmEALlcsyo.p.
To.R4AY, 1 ARCI 1D•
This day arrived his Majesty's ships yule de Paris*
Bellerophon, Dreadnought, Africa, Spencer, D*
Rance, Gibraltar, Valiant, and Rose, from off Brest I
also the Nimrod and Betsey cutters, from a creizeiT
Wind N. E.
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH in,
Alaiicecl his Majesty's ships Amarsuithe and Pre,
voyante, from the D,owes. Sailed his Majesty's ships
Speedy, Steady, paphne,amd Escort, for the DownS
Inconstant and Flying Fish, on a cruize. Wind S.E.
DEAL, MARCH et.
Remain in the Downs the ships as per last.
SHEERNESS, MARCH 21.
The Tartarus bomb vessel has this day hoisted
the signal for convoy to gottenburg.h. She is to take
under her protectiosi the transports For, Sarah, 2.114
St. Thomas, with provisions, and to sail immediately.
A convoy far the merchant vessels is appointed to
leave the Nore, for the Baltic, pn the Ws inst. but
no ship is yet named for that purpose. The American
ship Wanderer, Captain Stitt, from London to
Gibraltar, in ballast, put in here the night before
last with some little damage, which she sustained in
Leigh Roads, on Friday morning, by a barge loaded
with chalk runping on board her. The shock was se
great, that the barge sunk in five minutes, and her
crew h:s.d.but just time to jump into her boat, and
with difficulty save themselves. The Desperate and
Firm gun-brigs have sailed to the Downs, and the
Claudia cutter to Yarmouth.—Wind N.E. light
breeze.

• YARMOUTH, MARCH 21.
Arrived the Zenobia,lizer, and Safeguard sloop
2f war, an(' Archer gun.brig. Shipi of wars with thir
7boye, as per last. The Peggy, MILLE!, from Los-
don, with goods on board;in coming for this hArboup
wag by accident driveu on the South i-latp crew
aveci—ship and cargo will be saved.r.....Wind E.

A later has been received from Capt. SILK, of the
William and Meryl *fzem London, bound to the
Car of Good Dope >3y a Gentleman who was
waiting her arrival at Portsmouth to go passenger- in
hey, stating, that said vessel was driven on shore
near Havre-de-Grace in the gale of last month, and
that she had been taken possession of by an armed
vessel, and carried into that port.
The Childers sloop of war has had a gallant affair
with a Danish privateer of very superior force, °tithe
coast of Norway. The action was so near the shore,
that the privateer escaped into port. Captain Dit.tans
is severely wounded, and ten men belonging to the
Childers are killed and wounded. The Childers cut a
prize galliot out of the port of Fleckeroe.

Last night the Princess of WALES again visited the
IHouse of Commons, and sat in the Members' Gal-
lery, over the Treasury Bench, during the greater
part of the debate. Her Rpyal Highness was accom-
Filled, as before, by Lord and Lady gLENBERVIN, -
and attended by a Gentleman oilier Household.

His MAJESTY has been pleased to cause his appro...
bation of the British Gallery of Pictures, now pub-
lishing under the superintendance o Mr. TRESJIAM?
Professor of Painting in the Royal Academy, to be
communicated to Mr. Tostutis, Historical Engraver
to the Querze who has the management of the ex-
ecutive department of the Work, and has graciously
condescended to honourthat splendid undertaking
with his immediate_ patronage.
DRURY-LANE.—Mrs. JORDAN came forward last
night in her favotFite part of Peggy, in WYCHERLEY'S
Comedy of The Country Girl, and -was as lively, play-
ful, and amusin, as ever. the melo-drama ofTeie4
followed with g
its usual success. It is mo3t splen-
didly got up. The house was crowded in every pait
before the rising of the curtain.

OPERA HOUSE DISPUTES.—The LORD CHANCELLOR
decided yesterday, on Sir Arthur Piggott's motion
for reinstating Mr. Jewell as Treasurer of the Opera-
house. He observed that he had again carefully ex-
amined the deeds, and the more he went into them
the more they left him at a loss how to decide. By
the deed between Mr. Taylor and the late Mr. Gould,
it was impossible for the Court to appoint a Trea.
surer without the consent of Mr. Taylor, fore by that
deed, he hecarne the sole Manager after the death of
Mr. Gould ; but his Lordship thought he ought not
to be left in the receipt of the emoluments` pf the
house, without giving full and ample security for the
proper gisbursement of them. He advised 'them se-
riously to settle their disputes amongst themselves,
for he knew but one motion by which, if before him,
he could interfere, and that was, to shut up the li,Juse
altogether. If that motion should be madi by the
Trustees, he would be bound to decide on it, apJ hia
ultimate decision would be to order the closing of the
house.
BanAti.—,.. There was no Court of Aldermen held
today. The Loan MAYOR, after inspecting the re:
turns, ordered it to fall Id. per peck.
BIRTH.—On Saturday, at Chipstead Plac!, Kent,
the Lady of George Polhill, Esq: of a daughter.
CORONER'S INQUEST. An inquisition was taken
yesterday, at Evesham buildings, Somerstown, oq
the body of a Lady, name - —,— Wallis, who 'was
burn to death. It appeared that the deceased occu-
pied apartments at the house of Mi. Walters, cheese"-'
monger, in Evesham-buildings, and whilst sitting at
breakfast, on Thursday morning, with an Want
child, the child had thrown a part of the breakfast
things off the.table.; and Mrs; Wallis, on stooping
to save them, set fire to her head-dress. Her cltiath-
ing was instantly in ablaze, and she ran down stair{
into the shop in this situation ; and in the midst of
hei alarm, she retired back to her room, but was
followed by the landlord, Who wrapped her in-some
baize, and estinguished the fire, but nut until even
her chemise was burnt. In this deplor,able Situatinp
she languished until Friday last, when she expired.
Verdi-a—Aiwa/70d Death.
The Ticket, No. 18,200, drawn this day a Print
of 42500, was sold in sixteen Sixteenths by Sir Jim*
Nstitap3l4, and Co. at their Lucky Lottery (We, z,
o, .11, Holborn, No. 37, Combill, and No.BB, Hi
market ; trhere No. 19404 drawn a prize of ,1110,0 GO,
op the first day of Drawing, was shared in sixteen
IShes ; and No. 1402:1, *awn a Prize of £2o,oo''
op the second day o(-drawing! was likewise sold
/opt qqareer, three eighths, and six sixiee uhs, by
,above Proprietors? in die resent Lottery, and w;
'Tickets and Shires of Tickets, are now sztling,
Fulled undrawn s and Prises paid on cP.r.land.

4:711:1;

FIFTH RETORT,
cMpIISSIONERS APPOINTED TO ENQUIRE AND
rwto'nig PUBLIC IE,CPENDIPURE.

ARMY. MEISICAL DEPARTMENT.

•
recitintteri front Saturdny's Paper.)
• e pay. of the Hospital Staff, e:xepting that cf
rtes, is issued with the Staff Pay of the Army,
lodging-money and other allowances are paid
'• y LLAge-it. The pay of the Hospital Mates at
hxne, and in Canada and Jamaica, is paid by the
Agent, he receiving the money from the P..y Office
for the purpoie, pursuant to letters from the Secre-
tary at War • but the Mates on other foreign stations
ewe paid with their respective Staffs.
Of the eight Inspectors, two act as Assistants in the
pfEce in town • one has charge of the Dep6t Hospital
in the Isle of Wight; the rest act as chiefs of the Me.
dical Staff, either on expeditions, or at different
stations abroad. •
Of.the eighteen Deputy Inspectors, five are stated
to be superintending Medical concerns in districts at
home ; thirteen (Including two lately sent from dis-
tricts at borne) are attached to foreign expeditions,
or are Acting on foreign stations.
Of the seventeen Physicians, one is stationed at the
Depot Hospital in the Isle of Wight, and one at the
York Hospital, Chelsea ; the rest are either on, or
under orders for, foreign service.
The sixty Staff Surgeons are thus disposed of:
7at Home, viz.-1 at erch of the Hospitals at Hilsea and Maid-
stome-1 in the Isle of Wight, and 2at Chelsea-1 at the ,
Military College at Marlow—and I superintending the edu-
cation of Medical Cadets in London.
7 In North America and Newfoundland, as Garrison Surgeons.
18 in the West Indies, or on their passage.
3 in South Am :rice.
12 In, the Mediterranean and at Gibraltar.
6 under ordenfor the Continent.
3 with Foreign Expeditions.
2 Cape of Good Hope and Africa.
2 Guernsey and Jersey (one each).
The 26 District urgeons are employed to ea imine
recruits in various parts of Great Britain cod Ireland,
as expressed in the Return.
The 16 Apothecaries are distributed as follows :
1 In charge of the Stores at Porehester Castle.
1 At York Hospital.
1 At Guernsey.
I At Jersey.
4 la the West Indite and North America.
3 Mediterranean and Gibraltar.
I Cape of Good Hope.
4 On foreign expeditions.
Of the eight Purveyors,
1 acts as Assistant in the Sur„-eon General's Department, to keep
Accosts s of Hospital Stores.
Is on the Medical Staff of the Cape of Good Hope.
3 Are in the Mediterranean, including one returned on account
of ill-health.
I In the West Indies; and,
2 With foreign expeditions.
The last class enumerated in this return are the
Deputy Purveyors ; of whom,
2 Are at the York and Depot Hospitals (one at each).
7 With, or ordered to join, expeditions.
3 in the Mediterranean.
1 In the West Indies ; and,
I Returned from Gibraltar on account of ill-health.
Of the 126 Hospital Mates, ten only are stated to
be employed at home ; the remainder are employed
different services abroad.
The returns in the Appendix shew also the rates of
Itingent allowances granted to the Medical Staff
ider the controul of the Inspector General, as well
to those who are under the controul of the Surgeon

reneral.
The list of the army Medical Officers on talc-pay
alsoven in the Appendix. This specifies the rate
half-pay o eac;. officer, and the reason, or authc-
i, on which they wcr.:, severally, permitted to retire.
From these lists it „pp,-.17-s, therefore, that the an-
al expence of the Staff and GLl:,:ral Hospital branch
the Army Medical Est-blisliment, exclusive of the
.!dical Establishment attached to regiments, and
iso of the pay of the principal officers of the De.
trtmen t, and of the expences of the office before ai-
led to, is, for the full pay, eighty-six thousand one
:L-ed and seven pounds sixteen shillings, and for
ay, sixteen thousand nine hundred and nine
shillings and Sixpence. But it must be
0. is statement does not include the ex-
:s, e t. in India and Ceylon, over which
a General possesses no controuL
,•,e been anxious to ascertain whether so nu-
.-c and expensive an establishment was proper,
Al as in what light the system of General Hospi-
was for be viewed. For this purpose, we have
wired izso the duties of several branches of this
ablishment, and the mode in which those duties
re been executed ; and we have investigated the
;rent systems existing in the Medical Department
the Army itself, and those which prevail in the
Klical Services of the other parts of the nationalforce.
And first, with respect to the Inspector: and De-
. buisectiors.—Previous to 1798, while Mr. Kcate
, Inspector of Regimental Hospitals, there were
ae of these employed in Great Britain ; and
tese classes are not enumerated in the distribution
the patronage given by his Majesty's Warrant of
2th March 1798. In a letter, however, which we
..7e received from the Physician,General and Surgeon
General, it is stated, that Medical Officers of the
iipectorial rank were first employed on the lnspec-1
Duties of Regimental Hospitals at hove about,
year 1798 ; previous to that period, the duty
was performed, it is said, chiefly by Physicians and
Itaff Surgeons, and was not confined exclusively to
• inspectorial class until the year 1802. But the
.systctan and Surgeon General are unable to say
then, or on what authority, rank and pay superior
the Army Physicians, were given to the , Inspec-
tors; for it appeared, that during the Ammons
war, medical officers of superior rank and, pay tp
aysicians were employed as the controuling autbo-
ity of the Hospital Staff."
The Inspectors and Deputy Inspectors are now
Appointed on the recommendation of the Inspector
General, and are taken, he says, from Regimental
Ind StP,ff Surgeons. Two Inspectors (exclusive of
'le two Assistants at the Office), and -fen Deputy
Ispectors, with three who have lOcaT rank in the
'est Indies, have been recommended by him. Till
le late promotion of the assistOts in the office to the
ank of Inspectors, the chief Weal Officer of the
:
Depot Hospital in the Ise of7Vfight was the only
person of this class employed at lion* - 'the other
Inspectors ac as the Cborfs of the Medical Staff on
,cpeditions, or at stations abroad, and'are under the
iirection; of the Surgeon General.

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