Star.
London, England, 1809-02-13 00:00:00

lias fallen into the hands of the enemy, is more
i,!erable than has been generally imagined. On
it ;J1 ult. it consisted of nine sail of the line of the
,Wing description : three three deckers, five se-
-fours, one sixty-four, with two frigates, and be.
.3 ;;O and 40 gun-boats.
'he (34-gun ship was half laden with quicksilver,
for the South American mines.
idea was prevalent in Cadiz at the time the
sailed, that ere long the existing system of the
,;,:anent of the country, would undergo a material
It was in contemplation to dissolve the
..ta and to establish a Regency, at the head
vhich it was proposed to place the Duc del IN-

her, but which she beat off after their:having sustained
great loss, but was not fortunate enough to capture 1
either of them. Arrived the FFARLESS gun-brig,.
from a truizeoff the coast pf France ; COQUETTFA of
tuns, and DEFENtER gnn•brig, from Portsmouth,
having under their convoy a large fleet of transports.
part of which, having on board the 52d Regiment,
have sailed fur Ramsgate to be disembarked. Seve-
ral of them have proceeded for the River, and many
have brought up in the Downs. Arrived the CUE-
ROKLi sloop hi can a cruise off the coast of France.

THE ARMY.

The whole of the troops which arrived at Ports-
mouth, from Spain, have now landed, and marched,
to the following quarters:—The 7th Light Dra-
goons, to Guildford ; 10th ditto, to Brighton ; 151 h
ditto, to Rumford ; lith ditto, to Canterbury ; 3d
Light Dragoons, Kin German Legion, to Radi-
pole ; Ist and 3d Foot Guards, to Chatham ; Ist
Royals (3d batt.) to Chelmsford ; 2d Regiment, to
Ipswich ; Ith, to Colchester ; sth, to Steyning ; 61.11,
to Ospringc, 9th, to Canterbury ; 14th (2d batt.),
to Buckingham ; 20th, to Ipswich ; 23d (2d hatt.),',
and the 26th, to Horsham ; 28th, to Colchester ; 39d,'
to Horsham ; 36th, to Pleyden ; 38th, to Canter.
bury ; 42d to Shorncliffe ; 43d (Ist and gd batts.),l
to Cochester ; 50th, to Brabourne Lees ; 51st, to the'
Isle of Wight ; 52d (Ist and 2d batts.), to Deal ;
59th (2d batt.), to Weeley ; 60th (2d and
batts.), to the Isle of Wight ; 71st to Ashford ; 79th
to Weeley ; 81st (2d batt.), and the 821, to Lewes ;
91st, to Ashford ; 92d, to Wecley ; 95th (Ist and
yd batts.), to Hythe ; 76th to Horsham ; Ist and
2d batts. of the Light Battalion King's German
Legion, to Chichester ; Royal Waggon Train to
Croydon ; and the Staff Corps to Hythe.
The regiments for the Kent and Essex districts
sailed from Portsmouth en Saturday morning for the
Downs, and are as follow : a part of the Ist Foot
Guards ; the 6th, 9th, 38th, 521 (Ist and 2d batta-
lions), 71st, 91st, and 95th, a part of the Staff Corps,
and several detachments.
There were 2300 sick and wounded landed at Has-
lar, and other hospitals at Portsmouth, from Spain ;
of which about 300 have since recovered. Generals
WHETHAM, PORTER, and BitowNatoc, (Quarter-
Master-General to the Army, who superintended the
debarkation of the troops), and Mr. KNIGHT, one
of the Members of the Medical Board, visited those
confined at Haslar hospital, on Sunday se'nnight, and
expressed themselves satisfied with Mr. HOCCS
excellent arrangement. There were about forty-six '
Officers landed, sick and wounded, amongst those,
who are still under the superintendance of Mr.
Knight, (the Chief of the Medical Staff at Ports-
mouth), are—Lieutenant-General Sir D A viD BAIRD,
LieIIIeURTIC-Colonel MAXWELL, 26th regiment ; Lieu-
tenant MIDDLEION, 42d ; Liea tenant-Colonel DAR-
LING, 51st ; Deputy-Purveyor EMERSON, and Assis-
tant-Surgeon Jonssos, 51st ; Captain WOODFORD,
Foot Guards; Captain Iloey, Aid-de-Camp ; Lieu-
tenant MgNEtt. and Assist anc-Surgeon LF.AN, 42d ;
Captain R. YATE, sth ; Captain Gomm, rth ; Lieut.
Skelton, r 3911,; Hospital Mate GRAHAM, 97th ; and
Surgeon LIND, of the 431 Regiment.
Sir D. 13.4iP.0 is recovering from a fever which,,
we are For ry to learn, he has hod for several days.—
The Earl of ARERDF:N, the Hon. Major Goa :)ox,
Aid-de-Comp, Mr. Bain:, of Nowhyth, and Colonel
BAIRD, (};il* two brothers) are come en a
visit to him.
The 42d Regiment land:•1 from the transports on
Thursday, and marchc.l to Shorn-Cliff, under the',
command of Major M'Qoa atm. In the action of
the 16th ult. at Corunira, July: Mooac advanced,
with this corps, ordered the charge of bayonets in'
person, and soon afterwards received the wound
which deprived the army of one of its greatest orna-
ments. Sir DAVID BAIRD also received his Wound
when with the 49d.
The 26th regiment was placed in a most trying
situation in.the battle of Corunna, and displayed the
greatest firmness on that occasion ; they were ex-
posed, from their advanced position, for upwards of
two hours to a heavy caanonade, at which time Lieu-
tenant Colonel MAXWELL lost his arm, and the body
of Lieutenant CHEvERS was severed by a shot which
carried away the arms of another man, and killed
and wounded several others. The killed and woun-
ded of this regiment was upwards of 100 men, and
several valuable officers.
The second Battalion of the 78th Highlanders,
which has been for some time quartered at Fresh-
water, Isle of Wight, is now under orders to embark
for Leith.
The }riming man of the 10th Light Dragoons, who so
gallantly took General LEFEUVRE on the bank of the
river near Zamora, is returned to his old station. The
sword he took from the French General has been since
sent by him as a present to his Royal Highness the
Prince of WALES.
EXETER, FEB 8.-All7lOSt every day, detached
pa ties, that have been disembarked from the late ex-
pedition in Spain, continue to arrive here. Saturday
and Monday, 200 of the 10th Light Dragoons and
nearly the same number of the King. s German Le-
gion, and on Tuesday 130 of the 'ith Light Dragoons
marched into this city : The destination of the for-
mer is Romford, in Essex, the latter ill remain here
till further orders.

CORN MARKET, MARK7I.AN FL& 3• —T h 'J.., mar-
ket to-day has a tolerable supply of Wheat ithe t.atr.-(
pies chiefly of second and inferior, which is rather
cheaper, but fine fully maintains its price—in Barley
and Malt little fluctuation—new Beans, of the two
kinds, likewise-4)1.a few White Peas, which are ra-,
thy- dearer—of Oats there are but few fresh arrivals,
but large remaining supplies, and this trade is named
at little variation—Flour at last prices.
THF:PARKS.—The present season seldom affords the
fashionables aft opportunity of di playingtheircostume
and Sunday parade in the Parks. Ti:e weather yes-
terday was wet, notwithstanding which we noticed
many well-dressed persons on the Promenadz% The
Ladies who ventured to face the menacing clouds,
were prepared with umbrellas to meet the shower,
and about four o'clock the pelting drops forced the
company to retreat in every direction. The most
distinguished visitants were in carriages The dashing
riders and drivers were, as usual, conspicuous. We
did not, however, notice any novelty worthy obser-
vatiOn. The Marchicineis of SALlsnztv, the Ladies
CECIL, Lord and Lord BARATNIORFI were
present.

PLICR.

BO'T•STREET.—Thursday evcninte, between lie
seven o'clock, as a party of the iimtest.ree: neriee
wei•eon duty onßali's pond road, Islington, tie.. eh-ere-
ed four stout men of a suspicious nrrearance, in .. ,nee
near the turnpike. They wen: to Mem e-itn
togeion of taking them in:e custody; the fellows et:Nee
ever made off, the P tmle pursued them, ;••• ' :•
Cross was running on the footp th near the tereirke,
one of the men discharged a pistol item the ;eller side
of the turnpikegete, the bells of which ie-ovideleielir
missed him, and this man and another, tele) was eeft,
to have a pistol in hit hand, made their esceree eTise
Patrole came up with the other two, wit- sure onJe;
—On searching them, ne fire arms were nee
any dangerous weapons. They were raker ties
0 ifice, and untie: went an examination befere Mr.
READ. They said their names were Micheel Conner
and James Kelly • that they averked boari tlee yes-
sels in. the river :rhames. They wets very properly
examined feparetely ; tl'eir accounts ct el: ere they
had been coincided tolerably well. They were i:lken
nut of the office to b.: conveyed to the e:ew Ntcn..
Soon after Mr. David Samuda, of Grove House, Tct•
teitham, accomcanind by a friend, entered the office,
to give an account of their having been robbed by fore
footpads that evening, about six o'clock, on the Ball's-
pond road, when they were travelliag. in a sinaole-
horse chaise from Mr. Sareuda's co:tilting-house, in
Fountaia-eourt, Oi3 flethletn. The robbers were in
consequence brought into the office again, when Mr.
S. identified a brown paper parcel found upon Connor,
containing sonic currants, of which he had been rob-
, bad. Mr. Saniuda's friend believed Kelly to be one
of the other robbers, and stated that they were forded
) out of the chaise ; when he observed two .of the rob-
bers to be armed with pistols, and two not.
Late on Thursday night the patrole appreherekd
three men, at their lodging at Ratcliffe-cross, sus-
ii eted being concerned with the prisoners in corn-
nutting robberies. On Friday they underwent an
examination before Mr. READ, when a gentleman,
who has lately been robbed, attended, and identified
a six-pence found upon one of them, of which he had
been robbed ; this man was, in consequence, com-
mitted ; the two others were discharged, there being
no ground for detaining them.

Wednesday evening, between the hours of seven
and nine, an infant, about 19 months old, the child
of a I.;entleman in the neighbourhood of Red Lion.
square, was stolen from a cot in a room on the first
floor, with only about four yards of flannt 1 on it, and.
two dresses which were under it. The child was pt t
into the cot about seven o'clock, in the nursery. The
nurserl-maid, and some other servants, were in an ad-
joining room. At nine o'clock, when the nursery-
maid went into the nursery, the child waq Eon's, and
',though she was in the adjoining rcotn, she did
not hear any person go in, or any noise. No person
heard the street door open or shut; and the whole
circumstance remains a mystery. The mother cf the
infant is dead, and no cause can be assigned for any
of the family ccnveying the infant away. The father
left town on Monday, for the North of -England.—
There were two other children, the one about ten, and
the other eight years of age, asleep in the same room,
and neither of them was disturbed.

On Saturd ty last the Coroner's Inquest sat o f the
remains of Mary Attwell, the unfx-tunate young
woman who perished in the late £re at St. James's
Palace. The Inquest was he'd at the Sutlin?,•-house,
St. James's, and the verdict was, B irnt by tire. The
young woman was 17 years of age, n itiv •of 013
Windsor. All that could be nistinguishei of her
remains was part of her back-bone, breast, ai.d bowels,
which were burnt almost to a cinder. Her aunt
.and
another relation attended on the awful ecc?sion. .Mr.
Wharton, clerk of his Majesty's kitchen, be ng fore-
man of the Jury, had orders to see that we remains of
the body should b= given up to her fc'encli on this
day for interment. They were, therefore, collected
in a basket fur that purpose.
Deeaven BUILDINGi.—An Inquisition was held.
on Saturday before Juhn W. Uxwm, Coroner.
fur Middlesex, on the body of William Smith. it
appeared in evidence, the deceased, with two other
workmen, were employed by a Mr. Lockett, of
Brownlotv-street, Holborn, the agent of a Mrs. Marsh,
to take down some houses, in Catherine-court, St.
Catherine's. In two or three hours after they hall
commenced their operations, suspecting what wouid
occur, all three rushed to the door ; two of the men
escaped, the other was overwhelmed with the ruins
of a considerable part of two of the houses. In about :
an hour the deceased was taken out dead. The wit'
nesse; were of opinion nothing they had removed etc'
casioned the houses to fall ; they had been in a dan:
gerous state fur some months past, and tote 1y unin
habited during the last twelvemonth. The decease(
was a married man, of the age of 44 years, all live(
in Gravel:lane. The Coroner observed to the Jua7
that the number of casualitics which had lately oc
curred from the taeing of decayed haildiags had be
much th:, hajc aof public animadversion. The cx
istint; hardly se: rued to furnish an adelitate re
medy, alai the Coroner comes whea all the mis(hic
is over. It is true, as a nuisance, decayed
are within the iurisdiction of the Court Lea, (tr
may be presented by the parochial officers in th
Cro,vn ()like, but to tedress the grievance elFectualil
a public rc-,:ponsil:ility should attach either oe the di'
trict Surveyors; or sane officer s.hould be constitut
with powers to pull dcwa buildings in (arger of f•
ling, or of properly repairing them on the eaigeni
of die moment. In the pi esent instance ;ie hottsj
had been in too ruinous a state fur hahitati: n lon'
twelvemonth past, and w placed and .gee.
thoroughfare, where the paseage is narrow, arat it
clear the proprietor is bound to have- known, by h:
agent, who was frequently on the spot, what was t•
condition of her estate, and in how dangerous apt.
dicament her houses stood with regard to- the publ.
Such an instance of neglect and incaution shews.
gross and culpable itiatte
and a shameful derelict
ing. Deodands are pea
their public utility is,
measure discretionary in
the misconduct of persot
so as to incur a breach
whole of the materials
value of which votx are
true amonnt. Verdict,

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ttention to the p.ulic oeutf",
:ion of corr2ct. and *osi lal f
culiat to tiro COTORIOr'kCo
that they arc a . fine, in s
n the hand's 1) a'lbrf, to
ons who have o ifcbdiid, but
hof the -ci...,iniaak, kiwi'', '. . •
whi6h felt are 1-13e.odand
e to assess, not e;k74eAng
Casual Deathi--40Qd.inti i •
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