Star.
London, England, 1813-02-18 00:00:00

DEAL, FEBRUARY 17.

Came clown from the River the Windsor Castle,
Donut, for China; Sinclair, FEAT, for Barbadoes ;
Lloyd's, MACPHERSON, for Jamaica ; Active, TAY-
LOR, for St. Michael's; and his Majesty's ship PLO-
VER, from Sheerness.—Arrived his Majesty's ship
DOLPHIN, from Gibraltar.—The outward-bound still
remain wind-bound.—Wind S.W.
COVE OF CORK, FEBRUARY Is.
To-morrow seven companies of the Sd Garrison
Battalion, commanded by Major BAYLEY, are to em-
bark on board his Majesty's ship Racutus, 44 guns,
Capt. TAILEURE, and MELPOMENE, 38 guns, Capt.
FALCON, both fitted up for Troop ships. They
will sail the first fair wind for Malta.

The other three Companies, with Lieutenant-Co-
lonel NEDHAM, are to remain here till an opportu-
nity offers of their being conveyed to the place of
their destination, no transport or any other vessel
at present being ordered for that purpose. They
are to be stationed at Camden and Carlisle.—The
Third Garrison Battalion, are to be replaced
by the West York Militia. His Majesty's ship
AFRICA, of 64 guns, Captain BASTARD, and SYRILLE,
Capt. UPTON, only waita fair wind to proCeed to Ports-
mouth, at which port the former ship will be paid off.

to titan& di tat Pittirekii of WAkkie
We ere i to Witness the tirtileuct aikt *Er*
indny with which the subject of thil letter is treatett
in sortie of the daily papers. hit fair 'to degitab
the Subject by ranking it with the squabbles
politics I The illustrious personages concerned shobbi
not be involved in contests of this kind i to say the
least of it, this is highly.indecorods. On one hick
it is said,

" Minbters are accused by the party of baying abandoned ikk
Princess of Waters.—How j If she choir to take adeiee front the
opponents of her Husband's GoVernMent, and if those oppmend
counselled and drew up the attack neon the Puttee, the abut:. j,l
donnsent is hers, not theirs. It Is her act, and she and her 04 11,
Ham are alone responsible."
To this a Morning Paper replies as follows
" The Peones! addressed her complaint directly id AO
Throne, and not to any party. She addressed herself in dutiful 1
langnarte to the Painca RZOINT, and tranmitted it thioegh hit
two first confidential serirants, making known to them •tt chi
same time the contents, that they might not be taken by ter. 'A
prize. She, no doubt, applied for Counsel, to some pi ofessionll j
Member of Lincoln's inn, or the Temple ; but it :nrele velti not
be Imputed to lead eitisers that they are patty rivtiers. tmt her
Royal Highness must be well aware, that whatever opinion 6'4
received on the brief submitted to a Lawyer, or on the tot sid;
cation held; she alone is answerable for the measure She ad,,peet
This, however; we can Venture to assert, without the possilsility
of contradiction, that her Royal Highness oveer spoke
wrote to, or consulted any one Head or Member of Le party;
fairly so called, on the subject of her intentions. No doubt front
the perfect conviction in her own mind, that it *mad have tc
a most irregular and improper con: se. It Is very true that one
man may combine in his pursuits both a legal and political cha:
meter, but we trust that no Gentleman, consulted by her Royal
Highness, is capable of degrading his profession by making the
prejudh:es of the one mix with, or taint, the opinions of the other
a But through whom could the Patucrss think of addressing;
herself to the Throne, but the Ministers, her friends and josti.
hers? To whom Could she turn her eyes in the hope of redress,
under the Intimation of having the gloated degree of tormentor .
with her daughter still more limited, but to those persons who, la
less than a mouth of theirbeing invested with power, did advise
his Mar s. STI to restore her to the banal of the Royal faintly ?
Who were those persons ?
" At the Cabinet Council of the Net April, 1007, there were
presents

• The Lord Chancellor (Eldon) Earl Bathurst
The Lord President (Camden) Viscount Caniererigh
Lord Privy Seal (Westmoreland) Lord Muknee
Duke of Portland tit. Canoing
Earl of Chatham Lord Havrkesbury
" And in the minute then entered on thesecorsis, after elects;
ring " that ble Royal Highness the PKINCE of 'a—Tates could not;
consistently with his puhlic duty, have done otherwise than 14
before his MAI [STY the statement and examlna•loni submitted
to him on the subject of the charget,4 midi" After the mist dello;
berate consideration of all the examinations, &c. they felt it neces.
t.ary tb declare their decided concurrence in the clear and unani%
mous opinion of the Commissioners, confirmed by the confidential
servants of his Majesty, that the two main charges alleged against
her Royal Highness were completely disproved; and they furthet
submitted to his MAlarrt their unanimous opinion, that all the
other particulars of conduct brought in accusation against hei
Royal Highness, to which the character of criminality ern be at;
cribed, were Ater =tisfactorily contradicted, or ran uron evi.
dente of such a nature, and which was given under such eircum.
trances, as rendered it, in the judgment of his MA's str, eon&
dential servants, undeserting of credit." They therefore humbly
submitted their opinion, that her Royal Highals shoLld forth.
with be restored to his Royal Presence; and in a manner suitable
to her rank and station.

Aarr such a record, which was followed by her splendid In.
troduction at Court, and into her box at the Opera, by the Doki
of CUMBEIIIiA ND, her most xealoits ♦indicator, to wham, basil
those persons, could she properly look for support; when tbresli.
coed with new restrictions r

May we not add, that such reasoning items, of
both sides, to be somewhat gratuitous. Why should
it be inferred, that because the Editors of Patty Pa/
pers, from the mere force of habit caa separate u
question from the feelings of Party, that therefore ttd
question can occur in which Ministers can act a dig:
nified and impartial part In the reasoning befbre uy
the Print which affects to defehd Ministers libels the*
most grossly, charging theni (not by implitatiod
merely, but almost in direct terms) with having
abandoned the Prireess of WALE& How is it pots
sible to anticipate what will be the result of the fret
quent Cabinet meetings that take place on this brig. 1
ness? Is it decorous to take for granted,- that their
decisions will be guided by any motives whatever but
those of public and individual justice ?

Some further extracts from the Path Papers re.
ceived yesterday, will be found in the next page.
The article arranging the external ceremonials of tilt
procession of BONAPARTE to the Legislatiie BodTil
bespeaks a terror on the p.irt of the Tyrant, which
must flow from the discontented state of the public
mind in Paris, and which has frequently burg forth
since his return from his inglorious campaign. We
should not be surprised to hear, that the a Ides of
March" were really to close the high aeskiny of this
modern Cesar.

HiaEt WINDS.—The high winds which have blown
with impetuous fury for these ten d.tyt p..st, have
been productive of serious injury to the buildings iri
the metropol.s, as well as our maritime vessels at
sea. The hurricane still continues;

FlRE.—Sunday evening, about eight Vc.l
ne., a
destructive fire broke out in the fourth storey of Bi-
shop's Land, north side of the High.street, Edit.
burgh. On the first alarm, the engines belonging to
the city and the different Insurance Offices were
brought to the place, and also two engines from
Leith, and one from Leith Fort. They were kept
playing most of the night, and succeeded at last in
keeping the fire confined to the tenement where it -I
began. Water was rather scarte it first, out after.
wards there was a plentiful supply for ail the'engines,
fourteen in number. The three upper storeys And
garret are totally destroyed, the sec.)nd and shop flat
greatly injured, and the upper part of the tenement
to the east was at one time on fire, but it was sows
got under.

L.

FRENCH PAM&

PARIS, FEBRUARY 11.
On Monday the Bth instant, her Majesty visited,
at the first time, the Imperial House of Orphelis of
He Legion of Honour, established in Barbette-street.
er Majesty designed to visit all parts of this Impe-
rial House—she was good enough to investigate every
tiing which concerned the eke& She expressed her
satisfaction to Madame de Lezeau,-- and graciously
,received the Wishes ef the young orphans, who made
, the Imperial House resound with cries of " Long live
the Emperor—Long live the Emeress!"
• PREFECTURE OF POLICE.
. -An Ordinance,- dated the 12th of February, enn-
cerning the police measures, relative to the opening
10f the Session of the. Legislative Body, contains the
;following dispositions : •
Sunday, 14:h February, the day .of opening the
S. ssion ot the Legislative Body, the circulation or
standing of carriages is forbidden from tea o'clock
tin the morning till the return of his Majesty to the
• Imperial Palace of the Thuilleiies.
[Here follows a long list of the places to which
such prohibition extends. and the routes by which in-
dividuals proceeding from the different parts of Paris
to the Palace of the Legislative Corps are to take.]
; •It is forbidden to break the procession. It is also
forbidden to get upon the parapets of bridges or
A ;quays. The Inspector-General of Police will take
101 l the necessary measures for the maintenance of or-
?der and the public satety. He shall concert for the
execution ot it with the Commandant of the armed
!force. He shall adopt towards all offenders such
• measures of administrative police as belong to him,
• Iwitheut prejudice to the accu.atiens to be preferred
against them before the tribunals.
The present Ordinance shall be printed, published,
and posted.
ARMY OF THE NORTH OF SPAIN.
t In the Mw,iteur cf the Ihth of January last were
given the details of the expedition conducted by Ge-
neral Caffarelli, to disengage the place of Simone,
for a considerable time blockaded by the English
and insurgents, and almost threatened with a siege.
• General Caffarelli's sheaving himself before Samna,
with a corps of troops very inferior in number to the
enemy, was sufficient to dissipate these so numerous
' bands, disconcert their hopes, and destroy in some
days the preparations of several months. But whilst
General Caffarelli was revictualling Santona, the
insurgents re-appeared in his rear, and endeavoured
1 to surprise the post destined to keep up his communi-
t eatious.
) On the 6th January a band of about 4000 men,
commanded, it is said, by Mendizabel, presented
itself betore the town of Bilboa, lately re-occupied
by troops under the orders of General Rouget ; a
part of these troops was detached ; they had a certain
number of sick in :he hospitals, and the enemy could
not have chosen a more favourable opportunity. The
‘ insurgents, with a column of 1800 men, commenced
their attack by the road of Ordunna ; they, without
difficulty forced some advanced posts to fall back,
and occupied the ground of the old tort ; but the first
• reinforcement which marched from the town drove
$ them from it with impetuosity, and to the other side
of the bridge with considerable loss.
The enemy, thrown upon the other side of -the
river, took a position upon the height of 011argan,
extending himself along the ridge of the mountain,
from whence he kept up a yes y brisk fire ; at the
same time two more of his columns arrived, one by the
hospital toad, the other by the heights which face the
municipality.
, Too weak to man a front so extended, and make
head at all points, Generaleßcuget, taking advan-
tage of the ardour of his soldiers, which the success
of his first engagement had animated, determined on
,earrying the mountain of 011argares and afterwards
return and defend the town. Ttiese young soldiers,
'in number only 250, advanced with intrepidity, pas-
' sed the bridge, running finder a heavy fire, clambered
up the mountain, which the enemy had not the con-
rage. to defend, from whence he was precipitated in
' disorder upon Arnogoriaga. This small column was
`conducted by Capt. Brand, commanding the grena-
diers of the 118th regiment, an old soldier, full of
bravery, whose conduct and skill General Rouget
praises. Messrs. Mamas and Largate, Lieutenants,
were wounded in this action, as well as the Lieute-
',nein of gens d'armes, Izaid, who was prelient with
some gens d'armes, waiting an opportunity of charg-
ing the enemy.
• But with whatever rapidity this movement was
executed on the left, it cpuld not be sufficiently
prompt to admit of the right, against which all the
.taste-gents' efforts were directed, being surrounded
`}n time. Capt-in Marmenia defended some time,
with a single platoon against 600 men, the point of
the municipelity. Reduced to twenty men by the
great number of his wounded, he at last was obliged
to give way. At the hospital, Lieut. Comlassin, who
had with him only sick without other fences, ani-
mated them with courage, and for some time resisted
the enemy ; but a contusion which he received in
the shoulder, likewise obliged him to retreat. This re-
treat was made in the greatest order across the town,
of which the enemy remained master half an hour ;
but quickly he saw the troops who had carried the
height of 011argan, and penetrated his strongest co-
lumns in march to return upon him, he judged it
prudent not to await them ; he precipitately evacuated
the town and retreated upon Oquendo, leaving in our
power 18 prisoners, ot whom two were cfiicers. His
loss in killed. and wounded appears to have been con-
sidera:le : more than eighty were seen upon the road
of Am; goriaga only, one of the Chiefs was am' ng
the eunioer of wounded. General Ce thtielii, in giv-
ing an account of this affair to the Minister at War,
has, with justice, mentioned it as one oi those ts
4,does the greatest honour o his Majasty's troops;
they have seldom been found in so small a number
contending against a more considerable juncti 11 of
insurgents. The day after this action, the Authors-
ties of the town of .I.lilboa, whom the presence of the
insurgents had for some time kept from it, were %it:-
Stated their functions.—( Feb. 13.)

Pr" vate letters from Paris state, that bread and
'twat are rising much in price, and colonial produce
so scarce, as not to be obtained at any price.

. ..
le. .. OLD litlLEtt .. •••r• ' • • - "t‘
•imolmi.s. t.L f.. • .114.. ' ,- .
. Yesterday *the Seuions commenced 4t the Old Bel-
y, when Eleanor Cession was capitally convicted! for
Itealing £l2 in Bank-notesohe property of J. Grif-
fiths, in his dwelling-house.
H. Nikko:an was indicted for stealing a quantity
of spirits, the property of Messrs. Hodges and Co.
distillers, at Westminster.
On the Bth of January the prisoner was detected in
the act of taking a bottle of gin off the premises, con-
cealed under his frock, by one of the clerks; and on
searching his binn, a quantity of other spirits were
found. The prisoner confessed his guilt, and said he
was not the only one who had done so; and gave in-
formAtiiin that a quantity of spirits had been con-
cea le I in the house of Sinfield, a publican, in Wood-
strt..et, whom he had served with liquor from his mas-
ter's cellar for some time. Gillmore and Lavender
searched the premises of Sinfield, and they found, cu-
riously concealed, 20 gallons of rectified spirits. The
landlord was present when the spirits were found, but
afterwards absconded.—Guilty.
E. Dutc4, anbther of the workmen belonging to
Messrs. Hodges, was convicted of a similar robbery
on the property of his employers.
Win. Norris was indicted for assaulting Matilda
Ryan, and taking from her person a mantle and a
handkerchief.' The prosecutrix stated, that she was
walking along the Strand, when she saw three persons
behind her, and was soon after knocked down, and
her mantle snatched off her back at the same mo. i
ment. Two of the melt ran off, but the.prisoner re-
mained, and endeavoured to get the handkerchief out
of her hand ; . but she alarmed the watchman, and
held the prisoner until a constable and a watchman
arrived.—The prisoner was convicted of stealing, but
not capitally.
N. Sayers, who obtained money of the Clerks of
different Ceunsel, under pretence of leaving briefs,
pleaded guilty to an indictment for fraud.
Ingrain, who was indicted as an accessary before
the fact, in rubbing the Sisters 17oy, also pleaded
guilty.
The following were also convicted of felony, viz
Mary Brown, for stealing a quantity of cotton thread,
and tape, the triperty of 'l'. Flint and J. Hay; H.
Schooley, for stealing 284 prints, the property of J.
Merigot ; J. Jobbins, for stealing two pieces of cot-
ton, the property of Messrs. Bousfield and Co. ; J.
Clossey, for stealing a gown, the property of T. De-
lar; W. Brown, for stealing too bottles of British
w:ne, the property of J. Bunipstead ; Isaac Jones,
for stealing six shillings from the person of Mary
Coombs ; W. Collins, for stealing a pocket-book, con-
taining two one pound bank notes, the property of
W. Luton, from his person ; A. Shaw, for stealing
a ease of miniatures, the property of C. Miller ; W.
Garrett, for stealing two shawls, the property of J.
S. Fisher.

William Storey, a private belonging to the 7th light
dragoons, was indicted for stealing in the house of
Mrs. Seagoe three bank notes of d 8.5 each. The pro-
secutrix, who keeps a grocer's shop at Hampton-
Court, had deposited the property in her counter. On
the 1 Ith of February, two days after the robbery, the
prisoner offered one of the stolen notes to the land-
lord of the Toy tap, in payment of a quartern of rum,
and the landlord having been apprised of the num-
ber of the note, sent for a constable and apprehended
him. In answer to the notes having been found in
the possession of the prisoner, he said, he had found
them on Hampton Court Green, and that he had bt en
13 years in his Majesty's service, and never was accu-
sed of dishonesty betore.

Colonel Kerrison, of the 7th, gave the prisoner a
good character, and he was acquitted.
S. Richardson was also acquitted.

COURTS MARnAr.

A General Court Martial was held at Hythe, on the
4th of September, 1512, and continued by adjourn-
ments to the Ist of October following, for the trial
of Captain J. HYLTON, of the 85th regiment of foot,
who was arraigned upon charges, of which the fol-
lowing is the substance :
66 1. For scandalous conduct in saying, that the
late Lieutenant Appelius, of the 15th regiment of
oet, had pulled Major Mein by the nose, and kicked
him, or words to that effect ; and in having after-
wards denied ever making such assertions, in pre.
sence of Captain J. Gordon, who had been sent by
Major Mein to inquire if he had propagated the above
calumny ? and further, by making a similar denial to
Major Mein in person ; adding, that whoever had
y;iven Major Mein such Wm:nation, had told a direct
falsehood.

44 '2. For scandalous conduct, in falsely asserting
to Lieutenant Gammell, and other officers of the
loch regiment, that Lieutenant and Adjutant Con-
nor had had his nose pulled, and his posteriori
kicked ; and also, in shewing a paper to Captain F.
Campbell, of the same regiment, stating the same un-
founded calumny, such expressions and assertions
being infamous falsehoods.
S. For asserting that he had caught Lieutenant
and Adjutant Connor improperly listening at his
window, with a view of destroying the said Lieute-
nant and Adjutant Connor's character as an officer
and a Gentleman.

" 4. For asserting to Ensign I). Robertson, and
ether officers of the same regiment, that Lieutenant
R. White, of the same regiment, was a coward, and
for positively denying having made such assertions
before a Retrnent Court of Inquiry, in the garri-
son at Hythe, and in associating with the said Lieu-
tenant R. White, in the habits of friendly intimacy,
subsequent to havinc; made the above assertions.
" 5. For disgracefully boxing with Serjeant J.
Taylor, of the 85ih regiment of foot (now a private),
at Brabourn Lees Barracks, Kent, when he the said
J. Taylor and Captain (then Lieutenant) Hylton,
severally knocked each other down."

The Court acquitted the prisoner of the Ist charge,
and found him guilty of the 2d. Of the 3d charge
they found him not guilty ; and also of the first part
of the 4th, but found him guilty of the latter parts of
the same. l'he Court acquitted him of the sth charge;
but having found him guilty of the whole of the 2d,
and the latter parts of the 4th charge, they sentenced
him to be cashiered ; which sentence has been con-
firmed by the Commander in Chief, and issued in Ge-
neral Orders on the Ist inst.

A Court Martial was had at Hythe, on the 22d of
October, and continued, by adjournments, to the SOth

_,. DraNtry, wnose CODUUCE itiltl SKILL liiClltrAL £youget. sence of Capt
It praises. Messrs. Mamas and Largate, Lieutenants, Major Mein to
were wounded in this action, as well as the Lieute- calumny ? and
ir 'main of Bens d'armes, Izaid, who was present kith Major Mein i:
s7l3cutgewnisthd'4wrhmaetse'vewrairtainpgidaitlyl otpbpiosnmuonvileymoeincthawrsas- '2. For sc
executed on the ltft, it cpuld not be sufficiently to Lieutenant
, ins the enemy.
•prompt to admit of the right, against which all the
1 giv,e,n Major N
falsehood.
..fsih regiment,
/ insurgents' efforts were directed, being surrounded nor had bad
m time. Capt-in Marmenia defended some time, kicked ; and a
• ': ' ! with a single platoon against 600 men, the point of
Campbell, of t
4 • the municipality. Reduced to twenty men by the
founded calur
;great number of his wounded, he at last was obliged being infamou
"to give way. At the hospital, Lieut. Comlassin, who ~ S. For as
• •had with him only sick without other forces, ani- and Adjutant
• 'traced them with courage, and for some time resisted window, with ,
',' . the enemy ; but a contusion which he received in slant and Adi
"4- the shoulder, likewise obliged him to retreat. This re- and a Gentler
,• treat was made in the greatest order across the town, "4. For as
1 . of which the enemy remained master half an hour ; ether officers o
•; ; but quickly he saw the troops who had carried the R. White, of t
height of 011argan, and penetrated his strongest co- for positively
k•'.' lumns in march to return upon him, he judged it betore a Reg'
f'. 'prudent not to await them ;he precipitately evacuated son at Hy the,
the town and retreated upon Oquendo, leaving in our tenant R. Wli
power 18 prisoners, of whom two were efficers. His subsequent to
loss in killed. and wounded appears to have been con- "5. For d
t.i sidera:. le : more than eighty were seen upon the road Taylor, of the
• of Aro; goriaga only, one of the Chiefs was am, rig at lirabourn L
/
the ounloer of wounded. General Cdtlaielli, in giv- fJ. Taylor anti
ing an account of this affair to the :Minister at War, I severally knoc
g., AS, with justice, mentioned it as ene of those %% Inch The Court a
does the greatest honour en his Majesty's troops; and found hin
they have seldom been found in so small a number they found bin
contend.ng against a more considerable juncti n of of the 4th, but
Ltsurgents. The day after this action, the Autbori- the same. I'he
ties (it the town of Ililboa, whom the presence of the but having for
i.
4insurgents had for some time kept from it, were rein- and the latter 1
~stated their functions.—( itioniteur, Feb. 13.) him to be cas
firmed by the (
Pr-vate letters from Paris state, that bread and neral Orders ol
meat are rising much in price, and colonial produce A Court Ma
l• so scarce, as not to be obtained at any price. October, and c
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