Star.
London, England, 1809-08-31 00:00:00

MEDITERRANEAN.

The following letter has been received by a house
at Liverpool, from Sicily :
gi MESSINA, JULY 17.—With respect to political
events in this quarter, you have, no doubt, heard of
the taking of the two islands of Ischia and Procida,
by our forces under Sir J. STUART. As yet no pros-
pect of his making a descent upon Naples or the coast.
The lower part of Calabria, which has been open a
short time, is again shut against the English. All
must depend upon the successes of Austria, whence
we have no late accounts."
EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM LYONS, JULY 21 .

" We learn from the Mediterranean, that a consi-
derable ntunber of English transports, having on
board part of the troops which were in Sicily, have
sailed front the coast of Gibraltar ; they are going to
Lisbon to reinforce the army of General Wellesley.
—Some detachments of the army of General Stuart
have also embarked, probably in order to return to
Sicily, since the expedition has not succeeded against
the kingdom of Naples."
PARIS, AUGUST 10.

Letters from Bayonne state, that the English have
disembarked at Alicante some detachments, with

much

on, artillery, &c.
NAPLES. JULY M.

The English have unexpectedly received orders to
immediately evacuate the islands of Ischia and Pro-
cida. Yesterday evening they blew up the small forts
and threw the batteries into the sea. The troops and
the sick have all re-embarked. The Sicilian Prince
Leopald, who was on board their fleet, must have ar-
rived at Melazzo, with the Duke of Ascoli and Ca-
noza, Neapolitan emigrants. Two English regiments
have gone for Malta.
JULY 27.—The English yesterday finished eva-
cuating the islands of Ischia and Procida. De-
putations from the inhabitants of those two islands
have arrived here, to bring advice of their departure,
and that the national flag has been again hoisted on
the forts. The different authorities have received or-
ders to re-enter on their functions.

We have given some interesting extracts from
German Papers to the 19th inst. They contain the
French account of the battle of Talavera, as publish.
ed in the Meniteur, in which, as might be expected,
Marhal JOURDAN claims the victory. None of these
extracts furnish any grounds for expecting a breach
of the Armistice on the part of Austria. On the con-
trary, all the Plenipotentiaries have, by this time, as-
sembled at Raab, and the Congress is not expected to
be of long duration.

Yesterday morning, Sir SIDNEY Smint had a long
conference with Lord MULGRAVS, at his residence at
the Admiralty.
Letters from France say, that Admiral VILLARZT
JOYEUSE has been exiled to Normandy.
Last night Mr. MAJOR, one of his Majesty's Mes-
sengers, was sent from Lord CASTLEREAGII'S Office
to Bulstrode, with a Duplicate of the Dispatches re.
ceived yesterday from Lord WELLINGTON, for the
Duke of PORTLAND.

A most improbable rumour was current on the
Continent, that the Archduke CHARLES was to be en-
gaged on a mission to ALEXANDER, to apprise that
Potentate of the danger of his situation, from his sub-
servience to BONAPARTE, and of the necessity of his
joining in the common cause of Germany, to resist
the encroachments of NAPOLEON, who was endeavour-
ing to extend his empire from the White Sea to the
Eastern Shores of the Mediterranean.

During the thunder-storm, on Friday afternoon,
the lightning struck the mast of the boat belonging
to his Majesty's ship Sussex, lying in Sheerness har-
bour, and shivered it in pieces ; two men in the boat
were struck senseless for a short time, but did not re-
ceive any other injury.
RICHARD OWEN CA NIBRIDGE.Mr. CAMBRIDGE was
an occasional contributor to the periodical paper
called " The World," and was once requested on a
Sunday morning, just previous to his going to church,
to furnish an essay for the next day's paper :—during
the sermon Mrs. C. observing he was unusually inat-
tentive to the discourse, whispered to him, " My dear,
what are you thinking of ?"—With that ready hu-
mour which never forsook him, Mr. CAI42IRIDOR re-
plied, " I was thinking, at that instant, bf the next
World 1 "