Star.
London, England, 1809-08-07 00:00:00

LANDSBLRG, JULY 19.

On the 17th, 4000 Tyrolian insurgents attacked
the Bavarian Cordon near Murnau, at most 400
strong, and repulsed them. Yesterday morning they
occupied Murnau—Major Zeimer immediately put
in requisition 50 head of cattle, 1000 ells of linen, 30
bales of cloth, 500 pair of shoes, 25 saddle horses,
and 6000 florins of money. A great quantity of
corn was seized in the barns, and Murnau, as well
as the neighbouring villages plundered.
In the evening, at seven o'clock, Colonel Arco
came with a corps of troops from Benedict Bayern,
and by a violent fire of grape shot, put the insurgents
to flight, with the loss of several hundreds killed and
wounded, 90 prisoners, and two pieces of cannon,

and punned them as far as the pass Scharnitt ; they I
saved little of the requisitions, and the Bavarian moor.
who engaged them were mostly recruits.
• MUNICH, JULY 19.
Though the Bavarians apprised the Austrians in
the valley of the Inn of the Armistice, still reinforoed
by great numbers of insurgents, they attacked, on the
17th,
.Brigadier Count Arco with great.violence, near
Rochel and Murnau, but were repulsed with great
, loss, after an obstinate contest.

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Letters were yesterday received from Jamaica,
brought by the ECLIPSE schooner, letter of marque,
in 28 days. At the departure of this vessel, no
tidings had been received of the capture of St. Do-
mingo • but the last accounts left our Expedition I
before ;hat city. On the land-side, there were nearly
10,000 Spaniards to co-operate with the Btitish, pro-
vided.it should be necessary to attack by storm. The
prevalent opinion, however, was, that the place would
surrender without any resistance ; the French having
declared their intention to do so, in case the British
force that came against them was respectable in point
of numbers ; but they would not submit to any Spa-
nish force, however large. The inhabitants of Ja-
maica are extremely dissatisfied at so many troops
having been detached, as they are under great appre-
hensions of the negroes.
This morning dispatches were received from Ma-
deira, brought to Plymouth by the Seaflower. •
The PINCHER gun-brig, arrived at Yarmouth friths
Cuxhaven, with the details of the gallant achieve-
' ments of our brave tars on the shores of the Elbe, has
brought over two fine Arabian chargers, being part
of the booty found in Gessendorf.
A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the
Foreign Office.
This day the Princess AMELIA completed her 26th
year.

The suggestion of a jubilee, on the 25th day of
October next, in celebration of the 50th year cf his
Majesty's reign, is likely to be carried into effect
in Dublin, where it has been proposed by the Cor-
poration, that there shall be a grand procession
to Christ Church, and afterwards a dinner at the
Rotunda, and a ball in the evening ; the troops and
yeomanry are to be called out, and a grand display
of fire-works to be exhibited on Stephen's Green. It
is also proposed to erect an equestrian statue to his
Majesty, in the new place, opposite the Courts of
Justice.

The Prince of WALES has, with a kind attention to
the morals as well as the fortunes of the young men of
rank in his fine regiments the 10th Light Dragoons,
expressed his pleasure that they will in future abstain
from all racing matches against time ; and he has
strictly prohibited all gaming.
The following anecdote is in circulation the
commencement of hostilities berweini France and
Austria, the son of Sir JOHN SINCLAIR, happening to
be in the neighbourhood of the French armies, in pur-
suit of agricultural knowledge, was made prisoner,
and some suspicion being entertained of his being an
English spy, he was taken before the Emperor him-
self; who interrogated him. Mr. SINCLAIR stated who
he was, and that his only object on the Continent was
the improvement of the agriculture of his country.
BONAPARTE observed—,4 The name of your father
is Well known in France ; and as I am an encourager
of the arts in all countries, if you can make out your
story I shall furnish you with a safe escort ; for in the
present state of affairs, I can assure you, the Conti-
nent does hot require British cultivation ; and my ad-
vice to you, young man, is, that with such facilities as
I shall give you, you make the best of your way
home to England." Mr. SINCLAIR produced letters
from his father, which substantiated his statement ;
he was then immediately furnished with letters to JE-
ROME BONAPARTE. in Westphalia, and Louts LONA-
PARTE, in Holland, the latter of whom was required
to furnish a vessel to convey Mr. SINCLAIR to Eng-
land.

Wednesday morning last, a duel took place at
Stilton, between Mr. N—, • a Lieutenant, and Mr.
R—, a Collegian, after three incffectual previous
meetings to adjust a difference which. subsisted be-
tween. them relative to a debt of honour. The latter
Gentleman was slightly wounded in the side by the
second fire of his antagonist. The seconds then in-
terfered, and a reconciliation took place.
Considerable inconvenience has within these few
days been felt by the labouring part of the commu-
nity, in consequence of several shopkeepers having
indiscriminately refused all old halfpence. This has
probably arisen from a misapprehension of a para-
graph which appeared in the public papers, stating,
that the old halfpence were to be exchanged for a
new coinage, but which has since been contradicted.
BRENTFORD. —Last week a case came on to be heard.
before a Bench of Magistrates, at the 'Three Pigeons,
4,111,e instance of the parish-qAcers of Heston, againA
a gentleman, for extreme cruelty to a child, five years,
of age, whom, it was stated; he had bought from some,
wandering gipsies, clothed it and gave it the run
his house. Being accustomed to a wandering life, he,
put, some straw in a closet, and set fire to it, which'
being perceived by the accused, he dragged him from
his hole, and compelled him to take a piece of hot
iron out of the fire with his bare hands, and beat him
besides. In justification of his conduct, he said, he
did it merely in terrorem, but would use him tenderly
in future. He was held to bail. •
CHILD STEALING.—OH Friday, the servant maid
of Mq. Pedrick, of Baker-street, walking along the
New Road with three children, was accosted by an
elderly woman, who stated herself to have been the
early nurse of one of the children, about three years
old, and for whom she affected a particular attach.,
ment. Under this impression the servant
impru-
dently consented to let the child go into an adjoining
street with her, who was not seen again, but the
child, after having been stripped of her cloaths, was
found in Baker-street, at ten o'clock, clad in a piece
of filthy rug.
Yesterday morning while the family of Mrs. Nor-
man, in South Lambeth, were at breakfast, the servant
let fall the urn filled with boiling water, by which ac-
cident a young lady, who was en a visit to the family,
was scalded in so dreadful a manner on the neck and
stomach, that small hopes are entertained of her le-
: covery.

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I SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.

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The ARETHUSA frigate arrived from Coruna ell
Saturday, after the short voyage of four days. By
this opportunity Government received dispatches;
and a Spanish Officer of the rank of Captain of In.
fantry, arrived with intelligence for leis Excellency
Admiral APODACA. Wi are h ippy to announce that
the information through this channel is very satisfac.
tory. General ROMANA had entered the province of
• Leon, and had his head-quarters at Astorga, at the
close of the last month. His force consisted 0f24,000
;nen, completely armed and equipped, and he had
recruits to augment it to 40,000, if the deficiency of
muskets did not prevent the accession to his army.`
He had actively, but ineffectually pursued Marshal
Sottyr from Orense to•Monforte, and from the Minh&
to fonferrada, from whence the French took the di.
rection to the shores•of the Douro, and were suppe;e3
to be in the neighbourhood of Zamora, with the cit.
sign of proceeding to reinforce the garrif:dn of-Madrid.
It was understood, that the troops in the capital had
been greatly reduced, in order to supply the ranks c:
the armies of ViOroa and SLBASTIANt. The acqu..
sition by the arrival of Sotrcr would not be very con.
sider Able, as the remains of his Corp'g- consisted °nit
of about 5000 men, of which, Loivever;-a large pro.
portion was cavalry. • - .
Resspecting the situation of the Allies West and ..•
South of Madrid, nothing further was known than
what •we before stated ; one additional fact only 7-e
have learnt, namely, that in order to concert op2ratiuns
against the enemy, the two Commanders, Sir AETIII:it
WELLESLEY and General Cups-ra, had an iatervie,x,
and had dined together on the shores of the• Tagus.
1 The I:Bowing are extracts of Letters from a B:i.
ti.li Officer in the army under Si: Aram-F. WEtus-
, LEY :,---

" Eritiih Camp, near Plneentia, July lc.
4 Sir ARTHUR WELLE":LEY is collecting the grit:•.-1
army in and near this place ; and is in daily eipecta-
tion of a light brigade of three regiments of infantry
arriving from Lisbon, when we shall march direct fur
Madrid. My next, should I escape th:2 chances of
war, will doubtless communicate the result of a battle.
The enemy, we hear, are concentrating all emir forces
to oppose us. If the Spaniards and Portuguese troops
remain true to us and themselves, we have no fears
of the result; if not, I fear all is lost.—Adieu, &c."

" Pl,7centia, July 13.
" You will know in England much better than re
do, what we are about—they say here that Vti.Ton's.
advanced guard commenced skirmishing yesterday
with the loyal Lusitanian Legion :---two of our bri-
gades have been sent forward, and one brigade will
follow. We expect to march to-morrow—Ahe enemy
is but four leagues from us.
,‘ Sir ARTHUR went the day before yesterday to
CUESTA, and I hear will return to-day ;—a circum-
stance occurred last night which may interest you:--
a man in the dress of a Spaniard met a Serjeant ct
the 29th, in the street, he told him that a soldier was
lying outside the gate dead drunk, and wished the
Serjeant to go and see him—he went—saw no man;
the other desired him to prcceed a little fTrtlier, as pos-
sibly the private had crept on, he enticed him at last to
a considerable distance, when he and four more scincl
the Serjeant, and questioned him about the army,
and was very anxious to knew where Sir ARTIICIt
lodged, and where he was. The ;ierjeant of course
could give no information, and at two o'clock tll,l
told him they would wait no longer, as the day began
to appear; on which one of them fired at and wounded
him in the arm. They have not been heard of since.
" It is fortunate that Sir ARTHUR is accompanied
by a squadron of Dragoons, otherwise these des-
peradoes might perhaps have seized him. .

"The Spanish soldiers appear strong, good-looking
men, much better than the Portuguese; but they cer-
tainly do not fight well.
4, If Vicroa puts his threat in execution of ,t7,!::ing
us with 27,000 men, he will be finely beaten."

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The officers of a parish in the county of Oxford
werg fined £5OO at the late general Qilarter Sessioas,
'for heglecting to keep the Toads wilt:fin their jurisdie-
itio~ to rePair.
i itonnsiow ;Wool Fair was held accOrdingt.o annual
Custom, on Tuesday fast; and was'bettert'aettender
Chan last year, both by buyers and graziers. "Phi; quan•
tity..!dif wool brought for sale was very considerable,
anci the whole of it was sold at the following prices
I Dorset and Wilts, 21. ss. per Tod of 281 b.
South Down and Wilts cross, 21. lOs. to 21.125. 6d.
South Down, sl. 3s. to 31.155.
CORN MARKET, MARK-LANE.—The arrivals of
Wheat to-day make the supply rather considerable,
and sales early in the forenoon were at an advance of
about 2s. per quarter, but dull afterwards—very little
Barley—Malt heavy sale—White Peas cheaper--
Beans of the two kinds continue at little difference—
there are considerable supplies of Oats, and sales are
named at little fluctuation—Flour as last week, fin,
American, .50s. to 545. per barrel.

att./VIAL CURRENCY AS UMBERS
Wheat, 775. 83s. 98s. Beans, 56a. 62.4.
Fine ditto, 10Cs. 106 s. Tick ditto, 455. 511.
Rye, 4fs. 525. Oats, 251. 28s. 335.
Barley, 945. 425. Pd. Poland ditto, 35i. 385.60.
Malt, 70s. '7Bs. Fotatoe ditto, 401.
White Peas (boilers) 945. 104 s. Rape Seed, 481. to 521.
Grey ditto, 46s 525.
Fine Flour, 80s. to 85s.—Seconds, 755. 80s.
FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, August
Average Price of Corn in England and Wales, from the returns
ending the 29th of July, leo9.
Wheat. Rye. Barley. Oats. Beans. Poas‘:,
s. d. I
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s. d. s. el. s, 41. s. d.
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89 9 58 8 45 0 31 10 5B Ij3
The average Price of Sugar, computed from the w
the week endiut the Ciday of August, to 415.100. per cv% t

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MAYA Drznadvicit.

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ptYMOUTH, AND PLYMOrn"wpocii, ATTOTI S.
Last night the Lyast brig of war, Capt. Theviauty
',led here, from off Rochefort, which place
Abe kft
e i3th tilt. She brings we foi owing distressing
,telligence :—On Tuesday se'nnight, the 45th net.
.
e guard-boats of the DREADNOUGHT, (Rear-AA:ISL.
ISOTHEBY'S fiapship) stationed in the Aix Roads,
aired a large French brig at anchor under a bat-
r, and, with the characteristic bravery of British
amen, immediately formed the resolution of board.
gand cutting her out ; in attempting which, I am
•
to date, Lieutenant OWEN, Mr. HAYSIERI mid-
ipman, and 15 seamen were either killed or drown-
..; and Lieutenant FoazMAN, and seven seamen,
ly wounded, one of whom is since dead—one sea-
,ao missing. lam informed that the battery under
bich the vessel lay, mounted 50 guns, the enemy
ring, since the recent occurrences in Basque Reads,
onsiderably strengthened their works; add to which,
ey were perfectly prepared on board the brig to re-
eill our people. Lieutenant Owen's boat, it seems,.
ppoached close under the enemy's bow, and were
list on the eve of boarding, when the enemy let gO,
anchor, which fell into the bog, and immedi-
rely dashed her under water, precipktating our brave
llows to an untimely grave ! !
Arrived the brig Fly, WlLtrAnt EVANS master,
on Gibraltar, laden with wines, &c. bound here
orders—sailed the 4th of July last, and on .her
ge spoke Iris Majesty's ship AZUNDANCE ; Ame.
Scan schooner Nonsuch, of and flan Baltimore, laden
*th sugar and coffee, W;LLIAItCRACE master, bound
o St. Sebastian's, detained and sent in here by his
lajesty's frigate AMAZON ; American Ship Cora,
once MooNEv master, from Wilmington, with
imber and staves, bound to this port. Also arrived,
ma Basque Roads, three light victuallers, and Sea-
;over, from Madeira.

It has blown a cmnplete hurricane the whole thy,
wended with a heavy rain.
The ENTERPREN. ANTIC cutter got under weigh, on

i'llarsday night, for Constantinople, with a Messen-
ger and dispatches ; but was forced to pnt back, and
11 remains : she will sail as soon as the wind snits.
I The Gounnuctr, Capt. SKINNER, is under orders
fcr Rochefort, with a fleet of victuallers.
Another fine French corvette has been taken by the
!LANNON frigate, off Bourdeaux, from which harbour
the had only been out five hours ; she was bound to
the Isle of France, with a valuable cargo of assorted
loerchandise. She is not yet come in.

PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 0.

Arrived his Majesty's ship CHAMPION from Lisbon,
with a fleet of transports, in 27 days, among whichare,
the Hero, Neild; Norfolk, Paragon, Rewird, Ocean,
eres, Minerva, Dawson, Maria, Caledonia, and Carl-
on : also atrived the GOSHAWK from 'a cilizei—
Ind W. N. W, blows fresh. . . . •

DEAL, ♦UGUST 6.

Arrived the Ns.ans frigate from the Nore ; Do:
ercu naval transport from ChathaM ; and the Royal
Escape lighter. from Deptford. Sailed the OLATTaN
and Slain, for the Wore.

le the Downs—Unicorn, threes, RoHa, Bermuda; Dextrins,
Huger, Hazirquiti, Pletiaat Hill, Rados, Royal Esa.e.

DOVER; AUGUST S.

Fs Majesty's brig HamsOr sent in here.this event
the brig Ruthy, of Marblehead, Capt. Haststown,
from New-York, bound to Amsterdam, having been
taken possession of early this morning by a French
piszteer, from which four men were put on board to
take her either to Calais or Boulogne, but the Hut-
cos heaving in sight and giving chace, the French-
men thought it prudent to quit the Ruthy when
nearly within gun-shot of Ca-e Grisnez, and return
to thel? vessel; none of the Americans were taken
away. _ _ _

Aecutt 6.—Passed by this day the Sheffield,
C°WPER ; and the Susan, Durcn, from Cadiz for

London.