Star.
London, England, 1807-03-28 00:00:00

three days, if they wetiild break through the Ruffian
center. Hereup.ms the attack Was renewed thtee fe
vetal times with as little fuccefs is before ; and the
whole guard, except about twenty men, was cut to
pieces—thus ended the battle, after it 'ailed twenty-
feven

" The !ors of :he French is .o,oco killed,• but
only moo prirotters, Whom the Rtiffians took. The
Ruffians took 22 eagles, 35 flandards of the cavaliy.
feveral golden eagles belonging to the Leginn of Ho-
nour (the writer means the Garde d'Llite), and 6o
pieces of cannon. The French are retreating, and
General I'La-ro is fent after them with 22.000 Cof-
fack3. General BERTRAND was here on the 17th with
overtures for peace from the Emperor NatsoLsom,
but.departed yellerclay, his propofals being peremp-
torily rejeaed. It is faid four French Generals will
be brought here prifoners to-morrow, hitt I cannot
fay whether this is Well founded. The Ruffian lots,
killed and wounded, is 13,c00, and the Ptuffians
6000 men."
Other litters that we have received, reprefent the
(situation of things in Praia- as dreadful beyond all
defcription. One of them (lates, that cn the 18th
February, to,ooo dead bodies (fill remained unbu-
ried at Eylau, and upwards of 12,000 honks. A
body of
.0o Ruffians was then employed in burying
them. The French, to conceal the extent of their
lots, had thrown Many of their dead into a lake.—
About four French were found amorg the dead for
one Ruffian. Many people lied died at Eylau for
' want—the names of 6o who had perifhed in this
miferable manner, have been afcertained.

In the interefling Debate in the Houfe of Lords
on Thurfday, had Lord SIDMOUTH felt himfetf at
liberty to difclofe the particulars of the late tranf.
aftions, to the fame extent that Lord GRENVILLE
did, it wergild probably have thrown additional light
on the fubjeCt. From what did fall, however, from
his Lordffiip it appears, that though he had acceded
to what was .proposed by his Colleagues as arising
out of the frills Aa of 1793, and had probably
advifed his MAJESTY i to accede, neither the one
or the other had ever intended to go: one flep
farther, and to • make any new conceffion to the
Catholics 2. and it can be no wonder that nei-
ther his MAJESTY or Lnrd SIDMOUTH, underflond
the difpatch, (which Lord GRENVILLE Paid his MA-
JESTY had approved of), as pledging to grant
military appointments to Catholics, as a is dear that
Mr. ELLIOT Mullett' did not put that confirttaion on
it. It mutt have been in confequence of this miftp-
prehenfl,n of the terms of that difpatch, that the
words "and appointments," were inferted in the Bill
brought in by Lord HOWICK, and which occasioned
Lord SIDMOUTH'S letter of resignation. We now
know from his Lordfhip's authority, that when he
came into office in 1806, he exprefsly declared his
averfion to again agitating the queltion, and referved
to himfelf the priviledge of diffenting from and te-
fiffing it.
Sir ARTHUR Wvccest.sy is talked of as the new
Secretary for Ireland.
Mr. HAMMOND and Lord FITZHAREIS are ap-
pointed Under Secretaries of State in the Foreign
Department; and Mr. COOKS and the Honourable
Colonel STEWART in the War and Colonial Depart-
ment.
Mr. DARE ADArta, who was formerly Private Se-
cretary TO Mr. PITT, is to octupy the fame fituation
under the Duke of PORTLAND.,
Admirals WHITSHED and BENTINCK are to be the
new Sea Lords at the Board of Admiralty.
The lift inftance of difaffeftion aniongft the Sepoys
Chewed itfelf at Tinrevolly. General MAITLAND had
fent between 3 and 400 men from Colombo to quell it.
There are throng reports of SCINDIA and HOLKAIR
being again engaged, to, form a confederacy againft
the ,Company.
The fecond battalion of the 9th Regiment, com-
manded by Major General BROWNRIGG, now quar-
tered in Burton on Trent, and three hundred flrong;i
compofed chiefly of fine young lads, had their colours
prefented to them on the zoth irritant. Major CRAW.
FtIRD, the Commanding Officer, delivered a neat but
appropriate speech on the occafron, Rating the manner,
in which the Regiment received the diltingui(hed
badge of Britannia,and the various occafions on which
it had figaalized itfelf in the late war.
Lail week a Ball was given at the Fountain Inn,
Sheernefs, by Captain BALI., of the Royal Navy, to
a large party ; at which were prefent :—Admira
Rowi.sx, Commillioners Hors and BROWN ; Cap-
tains BALL, CARTHEW, DUNBAR, PELLET, YOUNG,
DASHWOOD, SPENCE, MACKENZIE, CUMBER-
LAND, R.SYNIOLDS, ANDREW, WFST, &C. Colonel
CHICHESTER, RUDYARD, Major PASOSID^, &C• &C.
That peefentimear, in purfuits of worldly interefl,
do frequently prove fuc:efsful, may reafonably be
deduced from the prevalence with which they con-
tinue to cperate. Without pretending to fay what
efficacy this influencing aft of the mind attended thnfe
adventurers, who had a predaitio. n for particular
numbers in forint!. Lotteries, certain is it, that frith a
prepoffeflion more than ufually prevails in refpeft to
the State Lottery, which commences drawing on the
r4th of next month. The fcheme, indeed, is of fuch
unprecedented Moment in point of capital Prizes, as
to warrant every fanguine effort to make choice of
favourite numbers.
Wednetday evening; at nine o'clock, a Meffenget
tir riv ed o Hntfernonger-lane from Baron Sir A.
MACDONALD, further respite of ten days for
Duncan, now tinder lenience of death for the murder
of the late Mr. Chivers, of Batterfea.
Weduelday morning was executed, oppofite the
Debtors door of Newgaie, Patrick Pendergre, con.
rifted, in January &Mons, for robbing Mrs. Bell, of
Edgew are Road. Great intere(t hid been n-.side for
the unfortunate man : his fon, the eldeft of thirteen
children, walked down to Windfor on Monday, with
a petition to his MAJESTY, which was prefented,and
read to the KING by the Lord iu waiting. The young
man was referred to Judge Ls BLANC, who had tried
him, but the Learned Judge being on the Circuit, all
attempts wete found in vain. He was fifty years of
age, and appeared perfe.flly refigned to his fate. Few
fneitatnrs attended.