Star.
London, England, 1809-04-11 00:00:00

PORTUGAL.

Ministers have received dispatches from Sir JOHN
CRADDOCK, commanding the British forces at Lisbon..
Oporto letters to the 24th, and Lisbon letters and.
papers to the 26th ult. have also arrived.
It appears that the French entered Portugal by
Chaves, but it is not explained what direction had
been taken by the army of General ROMANA, which
so lately had its head-quarters in that town ; and this
circumstance tends to confirm the statement we have
already given, that the Spanish troops under that
Officer occupy the country between Oviedo and Lugo.
Neither have we any particulars regarding the fOrces
of the Portuguese General SILVEIRA, whn, by the
last accounts, was at Almeyda, in Tralos Montes.—
The extracts giving in the preceding columns, detail
some interesting particulars, but they do not state
two important facts, which are communicated in a
letter one day later, announcing the arrival of the
French at Vilar de Porcos, only three leagues North
of Oporto, and the commencement of the march of
the British army towards the enemy, from the shores
of the Tagus. .
The arrival of General HILL'S army of 6000 men
was anxiously looked for, and it is probable as it sailed
from Cork on the 27th ult. that it would reach Lis-
bon early in the present month. The Expedition
under the command of Sir ARTHUR WELLF.SLEY has
not hitherto been able to make much progress, owing
to the adverse state of the wind. On its arrival, the
British army in Portugal will consist of near 30,000
men.

Before the departure of the packet, official dis-
patches had been received from the Bishop of OPORTO
of the critical situation of affairs at the mouth of the
Douro, which were transmitted by a gentleman who
holds the rank of an Aid-de-Camp in the suite of this
political and military Prelate.
His Maj.'sty's ships Isis and LAVINIA, with a fleet
for England, sailed from Lisbon on the '2=2cl ultimo.

SURRENDER OF FORT BOURBON.

Yesterday, after our Paper was at press, the follow-
ing communication was sent by the First Lord -of
the Admiralty to the Right Honourable the LORD
MAYOR : e

." Admiralty-Office, Monday; Two o'Clock.

gg Lord M4LORAVE has the honour to acquaint the
44 Right Honourable the LORD MAYOR, that a Tele-
" graphic Communication from Plymouth, just re-
" ceived, announces the surrender of the Island of
44 Martinique."
No other particulars were known at the Admiralty
yesterday, but farther accounts reached town this
morning, from which it appears that this intelligence
was obtained by the capture of a French corvette by
the PIREBE frigate. This corvette was bound to

France, with dispatches announcing the surrender,
and a copy of the Articles of Capitulation. The sub-
joined Letter, written as the Mail was preparing .to
leave Plymouth, states some other particulars :
14.YMOUTH-DOCK, APRIL 9.

4f I have hardly time to get this sent off, and must
therefore be btief. An officer has this moment landed
from the Naas frigate. She has not seen Sir Joint
4 DUCKWORTH'S squadron, nor has she any news ficm

the Straits: she has been cruising off Madeira
three months.

". Yesterday morning she chased and captt
French corvette, named I'Eclair, the Capta
which informed Capt. STOCKPOOLE, that Fort
bon, and the-whole Island of Martinique, surrei
the 27th of February ; the corvette was bol
France with dispatches and the articles of
lation,"

Sunday morning, at two o'clock, Mr. MAIL
of his Majesty's Messengers, left town with disp;
fur Spain.

Sunday morning Mr. SCHAW, and Sunday el
Mr. SCOT ( King's Messengers) were sent off to
mouth, with dispatches for Sir ARTHUR WELLi
and Mr. MAJOR, another of his Majesty 's Messer',
was ender orders last night, for the same dest.

Report says, that Sir JAMES PULTINEY is
retire, and that there will be a new Secretary
We some time ago stated an ()pinion, that wi
Commander in Chief went out, there would be
change cf all the departments connected wi
Army. This change must take place, else wi
use of the Board of Military Commissionev.
abuses they have pointed out, and the reforms
have stated. as absolutely necessary ? As y(
.Barrack Department is the only one in ahiL
change has taken place—that change Las been eff(
only in the Board itself, but has not extended
down.

. Liverpool, with a magnificence worthy of
merous and opulent inhabitants, has set a not
ample of patriotic generosity and gratitude, in
a piece of plate of a Thourand rounds value, to Ci
WARDLE ; " the man who dared to come form'
impede, and if possible to stop, that torrent
ruption, which? permitted to pursue its des?:
course unmolested, would, in time, by its mu
and increasing streams, have deluged the cuci

At a Common Hall, held at Nottingham, of
day, the Freedom of that town was voted
WARDLE; and on Thursday, at a in«eting
inhabitants, a series of Resolutions was agn
approving of the late inquiry into pnblic abusf
returning thanks to Mr. WARDLE, and his pi
supporters in the House of Commons. The 1
dons were then carried unanimously ; exec]
which was negatived, of thanks to Daniel
Coke, Esq. one of the Representatives, and
Minority on the Chancellor of the Eichecrel
Lion, on the ground of his *et having done
miff:illy and consistently,
MRS. CLARK:E.—In contradiction to a vai
absurd rumours, we are enabled to state that
eminent publisher, win is described as the move]
arrangement, never had the, slightest interest
suppressed Memoirs of Mts. CLARKE. That
on the recommendation of some friends, coi
his experience in regard to the best mode of IN
out the work for her own benefit, and he intr(
her in consequence to a printer, whom he tl
likely to account honestly for the proceeds.
then began and ended the connection of this
man with the work.

We understand, however, that some ohserv!
made during this interview, led afterwards,
recommendation of the publisher in questii.,
Inegociati,m, throagh a Nobleman of high cli
which has finally terminated to the satistaeta)
p. rty by tie suppression of the heolr, and
bother, by the settlement of that annuity, ai
payment of those debts, for which the honrn
Prince stood pleelpd. Nothing, it may be sui
is lost eithn- to li.crature, morals, or pnblic
gence, .by t to suppression of these Memoirs,
most points of view it may be considered as a
termination cf a business which, in certain I.(
ought never to h.ive met the public eye.
The sum given to Mrs. CLARKE is, we unit
£7000; and the annuity secured it 4.110,
self and children. Ten thousand copies
work had been worked off, but they were col
to the flames on Saturday: at the house of G!
the printer, and all the parties concerned b
' Glared upon oath that no vestige, in print or
script, was preserved, except 4.single copy, ii
pliance with the Act of Parliament, and d,
been secured under seven seals.

DR. CALLCOTT'S CONCERT—Under the pai
of his Royal Highness the PRINCE of WALT
place at the Opera House on Friday even
and was most nobly attended. We saw neap
thousand persons in that beautiful Theatre t
in the cause of Charity, and more than a hunt
the first Musical Professors England could pl
vying with each other which should most effv
serve a large and helpless family, labourin'
severe affliction.

Mr. Howe, the pedestrian, started on anoti
yesterday morning, to do 65 miles a-day for, th,
cessive days, and not to halt more than two '

a time.

Nearly the whole of the foundation of ,
Drury-lane Theatre remains perfect, and the im:
archways are uninjured, which will be a ve-
derable saving in the event of the re-buildin
Theatre. The materials now on the t round
mated to be worth £12,000, and the work'
making great progress in piling the bricks
moving the rubbish.
DUKE Or DARLING !---*-Our school-boys,
their games of Pitch-and-toss, were accust
bet on man or. woman—heads or tails—no'
their pence into the air with the exelamati(
ig Come ! here goes—Duke or Darling ?"
Friday se'nnight a Court-Martial was held c
the SALVADOR, for the trial of Lieutenant T'
Harris, of the ORESTES, for repeated neglect
The charges being proved, he was sentence(
dismissed his Majesty's service.
On Monday se'nnight, the Court again asset
for the trial of Mr. John Callan, acting surgeot
same ship, for speaking disrespectfully of his C:
and repeatedly quarrelling at the mess-table:
sentenced to be dismissed froM the ORESTES.
on Tuesday, Mr. Stephen Godfrey Goddard,
of the same ship, was tried fur neglect of d'
having reported the ship complete with nece
when she was not so, and having made away
quantity of spirits committed to his charge.
charges were proved, and he was sentence(
dismissed from his Majesty's service.

•
Madeira these
sod captured a
he Captain of
hat Fort Bour-
ne, surrendered
was Wind to
ides of capitu.
fr. MARES, Moe
with dispatches
Sunday evening
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rested with t}le
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cr.°l:ttstuhihiresbilyelaisdlefitle:onbenrw:de: re
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lower
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s set a noble ex-
titude, in voting
ralue, to Colonel
:ome forward to
torrent of cor.
its destructive
by its numerous
I the country."
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;s voted to Mr.
meeting of the
was agreed t,,
bljc abuses, an,
nd his principa
s. The Relol,•,
y ; except ot.t
) Daniel Parker
yes, and in the
?chequer's Mo-
g done 'his duty
to a valiety
ate that a cenair.
the mover in the
st interest in 'le
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ends, consult td
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loin 1:c thought
)roceeds. lieze
of this Genllt.
me ohservat:l3
.erwards, on Ole
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high ch
itistacto of (;.ie
~01r, and of t!:e
muity, and :he
the honour of
Day be suppe'
or public .
4emoirs, and S.
feted as a happ
certain respe4:i
eye.
, we understand.
x 4110, to he;
i copies of r::•
• were consume
)use of GILL':
cerned have de
p printv oirnmcaonmu
coand that ha
1" the patronag
rif WALES, tout
lay evening last
saw nearly 10
Theatre enFste
an a hundred c
could produce
most effectual!
labouring unit:
on another to•.
lay for, three sic
lan two hours
tion of the lat
and the immer.:
be a ve-y cons:
-buildin are
round are eitt
he workmen 2, -
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4-boys, who I.
accost tmed
tails—now hur
xclamation
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'as held on boar
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neglect ef duty
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sentenced tl

ALM R N.l P MR.

A variety of accounts having appeared in the
Newspapers respecting Major NAPIER'S escape and
treatment when a prisone,r by the French, he thinks
it necessary to state the principal facts, and at the
sane time publicly to express his sense of the gene-
rous treatment he received.
[Vier having been surrounded and wounded by the
enemy, his lite was saved by a French drummer ; who
for that act received a mark of distinction, always
granted upon such ocasions in the French army.
When taken to Marshal SouLr's quarters, he re-
ceived every humane attention which his situation
required. The Marshal's own Surgeon was desired
to attend him, and he was desired to draw for what
money he chose. The Marshal also ordered an ac.
count of his safety to be put in the French Papers, to
relieve the anxiety of his friends in England.
When at Corunnn, Major NAPIER received every
possible civility from the French Officers, who spok*
in the highest terms of the English ; and it was no
slight gratification to him to hear them declare, that
the English were as generous to their prisoners as
they were brave in the field !"
When Marshal NEY took the command at Corunna,
Major NAPIER continued to experience the same kind-
ness as before, and was treated rather as a Brother
Officer than a prisoner. When the flag of truce ar-
rived, Marshal NEY immediately gave him permis-
sion to return to England on his parole, and in the
handsomest manner allowed twelve wounded English
soldiers, and sixty women and children, to accom-
pany him.
But what gave Major NAPIER the greatest plea-
sure, was the manner in which the French Officers of
every description spoke of Sir JOHN MOORE, for whose
military talents and masterly retreat they expressed
the highest admiration ; and Marshal Soutor ordered
an inscribed stone to be placed on the spot where he
received the mortal wound, as a tribute of respect to
h:s memory.

Lieutenant General Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY, Com-
mander in Chief of the Army in Portugal, is now at
Portsmouth, as are also the following oscers :

The Hon_ Brigadier General Si rw AR T, Adjutant General.
Brigadier General NlLia RAY. Quarter Mailer General.
L:eu errant Colonel ELL ty, of the Horse Guards, Blue, Adju-

:ant General, t:-) lieutenant General CARTWRIWIT, Who goes
cut to the Chief Command of the Cavalry, vice Lord PAGET.
t COlOllO BATHURST, Deputy Adjutant General.
Major CAMK:FtL
The Hon,urable Major BER►:LEY ditto.
The Hon. FITZROY `TANHOPE, Lord FITZROY SOMERSET,
t::d I.ieut. FITZCLARENCE, Aidsadu-Camp.

Generals CARTWRIGHT and Fisclt this day leave
town for Portsmouth ; if the newly-arrived intelligence
does not put a stop to the Expedition.
The MAGICIENNE, of 32 guns, sailed from Fal-
mouth on Friday, with transports, having the 16th
Dragoons on board, for Lisbon. , This regiment is
610 strong, and in excellent condition.
The 95th, 20th, and several .other regiments in the
Eastern district, have received orders to prepare im-
mediately for service.
It was the Ist Battalion of the 32d regiment, and
not the 2d Battalion, as stated in the STIR of the 7th

inoitant, that was so anxious to be employed under
Sir ARTHUR WELLESLEY, and went through the'
movements therein described.
The reports made by the General Officers, who
•re:e sent round to inspect the regiments lately re-
timed from Spain, have been in general to the fol-
lowing effect :—" That those regiments were still in
" such a state as to render it adviseable that they'
" should not be employed, on any severe service,
" for a little time longer."
The three regiments now at Horsham, vii. the
2d Battalion of the 23d, (or Royal Welsh Fusileers)
the Ist Battalion of the 26th, and the Ist Battalion
of the 32d, are recovering rapidly from the fever with
which they were recently afflicted.
The leave of absence granted to the officers, hay-
ing expired on the 9th inst. has been extended to the
Ist of May.
The baggage belonging to Sir JotiN Moon E's
army, which was left in Lisbon, when that army
marched for Spain, is hourly expected at Portsmouth,
having sailed from Cork on the 3d inst. where it had
:arive'd from Lisbon on the 22d ult.

The volunteering for the Militia is nearly finished
in the Eastern district. The Wiltshire and Derby-
shire regiments have furnished the whole of their
quotas, and the Northumberland are only 80 men
short.

The 2d (or Queen's Royals) stationed at Ipswich,
have got upwards of 400 men from different regiments.
Yesterday morning the. Ist division of the Ist Light!
Dragoons (King's German Legion) marched from!
Ipswich on their route to Portsmouth, to be embarked
;or Portugal.
The Wiltshire Militia have marched from Ipswich
to Woodbridge, and the Westmoreland from Wood-
bridge to Landguard Fort.
The 7qtli ( liinclostan) Regiment has marched
tom Colchester to Ipswich.
The volunteering from some of the regiments at
Wcodbridge is over ; some of them have turned out
very few.
The volunteers are marching from the depots at
Stowmarket, Scc. to join their respective regiments.
About 150 men of the North Hants Militia, now
zt Falmouth, have turned out for regular service,
in the sth and 85th Regiments.
The Royal Lancashire Militia, commanded by Co-
Hel FALVCLRLEY, have marched from Southampton
Gosport.
A number of volunteers from the militia, who have.
az..epted the bounty, have already arrived at the depot
m the Isle of Wight.
A further draft of 300 men was made on Sunday
morning. from the Ist Regiment of Foot Guards, and
marched off to Chatham.
The number of Volunteers who have, entered at
:-i%ll into the Local Militia, has been so great, that
85 men are wanting for that town and the county
same.
ae followinr, is an Abstract of a Bill, as amended
—; the Committee, to amend and render more etfec-
!...tlan Act, passed in the last Session of Parliament,
enabling his MAJESTY to establish a Permanent

Local Militia Force, under certain restrictions, for
the defence of the Realm :
Deficiencies and vacancies may be directed to be supplied by
order of the Secretary of State without his Majesty's warrant.
Volunteers to be allowed to enter whether any ballot directed
or not, until Local Militia complete and vacancieslilied up.
Vacancies arising in the number of Local Militia to be filled
up notwithstanding the number of such Militia and Volunteers
exceed six times the quota of the Regular Militia.
Where number volunteering into the Local Militia shall exceed
such quota, no deficiencies shall be supplied until number reduced
below the full proportion of the county.
Vacancies by men being made corporals and serjeants, and en-
listing in regular militia to be filled up : men may voluntarily
enrol on vacancies on bounty at any time hereafter although ballot
ordered.

Regulation of quotas of Local Militia for counties and divi-
sions, hundreds and parishes.
Lieutenants to regulate any inequalities of numbers in divi-
sions, in consequence of volunteer corps transferring their ser-
vices.

Parishes may agree to give one guinea bounty.
Members of Volunteer Corps transferring themselves shall
not be entitled to bounty unless serving before the passing of the
Act.

Lord Lieutenant and Officers in the command of more than
one regiment of Volunteers or' Militia, may command more
than one regiment of Militia or Regular Militia with Local Mi-
litia.

Lieutenant-Colonels-Commandant of Local Militia to com-
mand Lieutenant-Colonels in the said service.
Yeomanry Officers to rank with Officers of Local Militia.
No Stamp Duty on Commissions in Local Militia.
Where Towns in a County do not afford accommodation for
quartering Local Militia, they may be marched into an adjoining
county.
Not to be subject to Mutiny Act, unless when receiving pay.
• ST. MARGARET AND ST. JOHN VOLUNTEERS.--Wed.
nesday morning last, this Regiment, commanded by
the. Honourable Lieutenant-Colonel EDEN, mustered
very strong in Westminster Hall, and proceeded to
Montpelier Gardens to fire at a target for four silver
cups and covers, which were won by the following
members :
Ist Cup and Cover, Mr. John Basnett, jun. Tuthill-street, West-
minster.

2d, Mr. 'Watmore, Tothill-street, ditto.
3d, Mr. Palmer, Marsham-street, Westminster.
4tl', Mr. James Johnson,jun. Princes-street, Westminster.
The I st,2d, and 4th Cups were won by Members of the first
Company, commanded by Captain SALE.
Yesterday morning the whole of the 2d Regiment
of Life Guards was reviewed in the Five Fields,
Chelsea, by Lord HEATHFIELD, when, after going
through a variety of evolutions on foot in a manner
that has seldom been surpassed even by a Foot Regi-
ment, they mounted their horses and passed the Ge-
neral in review, after which they charged in line, and
in column, and formed in all the various directions
with a steadiness and precision that gave entire satis-
faction to his Lordship.
KING'S THEATRE.—The Drury,Lane Company
performed last night for the last time at this theatre.
After The Three and the Deuce, Mr ELLISTON came
forward, and returned thanks for the liberal patron-
age which they had received, and announced their
future performance at the Lyceum, in the Strand.—
His address was received with loud applause. The
Serious Opera of La Semiramide followed, in which
Madame CATALANI volunteered her splendid talents,
and the whole entertainments of the night went off
with uncommon eclat. We never witnessed a
greater pressure, or more powerful attraction. The
whole of the Haymarket, from Piccadilly down into
Pall-Mall, was so completely filled with carriages,
that they could not move ; and, it was with great
difficulty that their owners, obliged to alight, and to
walk in their splendid dresses, could force their way,
on foot, through the crowd to the doors of the theatre.
The moment the doors were opened, the company
poured in like a torrent carrying every thing before
them. The glass of the interior doors was broken ;
the cheque takers, and box and door-keepers, were
swept from their places, and a scene of general confu•
sion and alarm ensued. On entering the Pit, several
persons were thrown down, and shoes, turbans, and
handkerchiefs flew in all directions ; and pelisses were
torn to pieces. Several ladies fainted in the course
of the night, but we did not hear of any accident more
serious than the breaking the pannels of carriages out
of doors, and the effects of severe pressure within. It
is computed that more persons went away disap-
pointed than were accommodated in the house.
A meteor which was seen in London on Thursday
the 23d uit. in the evening, was also visible at the
same time in several places to the Northward, and
particularly at Dumfries.
The Aldermen who divided on Thursday last at
the Common Council at Guildhall, were—
For the Question—Combe, Thomas Smith, I. J.Smith, Wood,
Prinsep, IZomville, Plonu.r, Atkins.
Against the Question—Sir Charles Price, Sir John Perriug,
Sir Wm. Leighton, Birch.
It appears from the annual statement made by the
Bank Directors, that the amount of their notes in
circulation is about reven:een million: and a half! Of
these, upwards of four millions are in notes of sel
and e 2.
The body of a Russian was washed on shore last
week near Nettleston, Isle of Wight, which had lain
some time in the water and was greatly decayed. It
was interred there.
Yesterday, a lad was crushed between a waggon-
wheel and the wall in Blackwell-hall-yard, Basinghall-
street, and so dreadfully hurt, as to be taken to St.
Bartholomew's Hospital without hopes of recovery.
Friday a carpenter, employed on the roof of the
New Covent-garden Theatre, fell from the top, and
was killed on the spot. The unfortunate man was,
it appears, in a state of intoxication when the fatal
accident occurred.
Yesterday the seven capital Convicts respited at the
Surrey Assizes, were sent from the County Gaol, on
board the Retribution hulk, at Woolwich, under their
sentence for life.
A few days ago Colonel Rattray, of Arthurstone,
Cumberland, was thrown from his horse, and killed
on the spot.
A CAUTION.—Last week the gardener of C. Wall,
Esq. at Norman Court, threw out a quantity of horse-
radish, of which eight cows, ate a great quantity ; in
consequence, four of them died, in a state of wild in-
toxication ; the others were with difficulty recovered.
Tuesday last, about seven miles from Chichester,
one of the pole-pieces of the mail-coach having given
way, the coachman dismounted in order to repair it,
the guard standing at the heads of the leaders ; when
the horses, full ofhepirit, darted off, beating dewn the
guard, the wheels Of the coach going within an inch
of his head, and ran about a mile, when they were
stopped, with merely a trifling hurt to one of the
leader's legs.

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