Star.
London, England, 1813-01-08 00:00:00

RtPORTED DEI'EA'P OV

Ot NERAL DEA ItIIORNE, IN CANADA.
STAR OFFICE, TWO O'CLOCK.
We stop the Press to state, that a report has reach-
ed Town, from the outposts, that the Americans,
under General Dammottrze, have been dufeated, in
Canada, with immense loss.

We give the report as it has reached us, and most
happy shall we be to confirtn it.
Letters, by the Way of Lisbon; hate been recited
from New-Yotk, dated December 2, which mention
that the United States frigate, and her prizes the
MAcznotitAks arrived safe at New-York.

The general opinion of the People, up to the 17th
November, from the different States, were of a pacific
nature, but since the arrival of Mt. RUSSELL, they
art materially altered.

The three Mails brought from Lisbon by the Duke
of Kent and MarlbOrough packets, reached the Fo-
reign Post Office this 'horning. The letters were not
delivered at one o'clock ; but our readers will And
by reference to the STAR of yesterday, that we have
been able to anticipate the news brought in the regu-
lar course by a_whole dep

PRIYCESS CHARLOTTE OF WALES' BIRTII+DA v.—Yes-
terday her Roy.il Highness completed her 17th year;,
the same was observed by the Princesses AUGUSTA
and MARY visiting her about twelve o'clock at War-
wick-house, and afterwards took her Royal Highness
to visit the Duchess of BRUNSWICK. In the evening
she dined with the Pzincess of WALES at Kensington
Palace. A number of distinguished Personages left
their names and respectful inquiries atWarwick•house.
Her Royal Highness's Tradesmen dined together at
the Thatched House Tavern; and in the evening their
houses were illuminated. The Prince Regent's Do-
mestics had a sumptuous dinner provided for them on
the occasion, and the whole of the Royal Establish.
ment had an allowance of wine, the same as on the
Birth-days of the other branches of the Royal Family,
for the first time.

General DOY LE, Sir kICHARD STRACHAN, and Cap-
tain Dacaes, attended the Admiralty yesterday.
A large supply of naval stores for the fleet off Tou-
lon is putting on board the HINDOSTAN, atWoolwich.
Flaes.---Yesterday morning early a fire broke out
in the premises of Mr. Coates, linen-draper, in Ald-
gate High-street, which consumed the same, toge-
ther with the furniture and stock in trade, and greatly
damaged some back premises. We are concerned to
adds that it was very generally reported in the neigh-
bourhood that a servant maid perished in the flames.
A fire broke out late on Wednesday night in the
premises of a biscuit-baker, at King Edward-stairs,
Wapping, by which the premises were levelled to the
ground in about an hour. The inhabitants had scarce
time enough to escape with their lives.
SPECIAL COMMISSION, YoßK.—The Commission was
opened on Saturday for the trial of offences connected
with the disturbances in part of the West Riding of
the county. On Monday morning, the Hon. Baron
THOMPSON addressed the Gentlemen of the Grand Jury,
and on Tuesday the Court was occupied the whole day
with the trial of John Swallow, John Batley, Joreph
Fisher, and John Lamb, for burglary and felony in
the house of Samuel Moxon, at Whitby-Upper, and
they were all capitally convicted. On Wednesday
the Court proceeded to the trial of the three murde-
rers of Mr. Horisrat.L. They attempted to prove an
alibi, in which they failed ; and were all found guilty.

CORN-MARKET; MARK-LANE, .11N4 8.
There is a very large arrival of Oats, fresh up for to-day's
Market, which, in addition to the quantity already received this
week, caust s a niost abundant supply ; this article has declined
Pall 2s. per c;tiarter, and w e have very few buyers even on thoi,e
terms—Wheat has advanced about is. the supply rather falling
off—Boiling Peas still continue a very dull tale. In other things
no variation.
English Wheat, 80•. 102:. I2Cs.
132;.

Foreirn do. 785.100 s 116i.1V55.
Rye, 7.2 i. 71s. 765,

Barley, 655. 745.
Malt, 106, 114 s.

Oats 465. 5Us. 565. 621.
horse Beans, 76s 13::s.

Tick Ditto, Us. 7p.
Hour lOU. to

Hog Peas 86s. 90s.
13oilers 91Ss. I I2s. 120 s.
Canary Seed 935. ICUs. I I
Caraway, pi r cwt. 86s. Sus.
Coriander, do. 40s. 445.
Tares, per bushel, GOs.
\Visite Mustard, do. V6s. SOs.
Brown do. 32s SGs.
Rapt. Seed .E. 53, kfi: per last
IVs. pet sate.

lilt ARM?
•
It is, whispered, itt the higher Circles, Mat die Ma
qtiis of *Rumandk Willi 'ere knit, visit Erigla
for a time at least I
General STUART; brother of Lord CAsiTEREAnti
is preparing td proceed to the Peninsdla, where he i
to have a high ctimmand.
Sir TtiomAS GRAHAM, it it said, returns imttit
diately to the army in Portugal, in the tommand
which he will supercede Sir RowLANti HILL, wk
nolv acts as Commander in Chief during the Marqui
of WELLisoroNis absence on his Journey to canto
with the Spanish Authorities at Cadit:
General PAct: is arrived in towti froth the /id
Army in Portugal. We are stony to learn; that
veil large portion of the British troops Ate inefficient
throtigh sickness or fatiguee The enemy are us
sattie State.

INTELLIciEket

EAST-INDIA SHIPPING.
An account has been received at the
that the East-India ships EARL Hotva and Amu.;
arrived at the Isle of France the Bth of Beptembei
last. The MA RCHIONESa Or ELY separated from tht
above ships in the night of the Sth August, id lat
34. S. long. 14. W. in blowing weather,

LIVERPOOL, JANUARY 6.
The Ptuz.tpca gui:-brig is totally lost neat
John's, New Brunswick ; only a few of her crew
saved.

The Jubileel —, from Halifax, has arritect
the Clyde, in 21 days passage. She sailed in tott
pany with a fleet undor cemvoy of three frigates An
a sloop of War. The frigates intended going in qUet
of Commbdord Rumania's squadron, after seeing th
fleet over the Banks Of Newfoundland. Sir JOHN
WARREN sailed from Halitat for BerMudi the FTC
December: The Bacchus, i one of the Laurel
sinus convoy, from Lochryih, was taken by an Amt
rican privateer off the harbour at tialifax&
FALMOUTH, JANUARY 5:
Arrived the Duke of Kent packet, with 2 tiii
from Lisbon in 18 days and the Duke of Marlbc
rough packet, from ditto, in five days. The oul
ward•bound packets still retrain wind-boimd&
PORTSMOUIII, JANUARY 1.

Passed by last night for the Downs, the shi
Venus, Sarah, and Ferret, from the Smith Seas,
from St. Helena; Arrived his Majesty's ships Caa
TIAN VII: MULGRAYE, and Moat, from of. Ch
Bourg.—Wind S.W.
DEAt„ JANUARY 7.
Came down from the River, the Princess AMA
BATSON : Bridgewater, HUGHES; and the Atli
MAYNE, for India.—Wind West.
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GRi.NOCK, JANUAkt 4.
ArtiVed in Gourock Bay, do Saturday last, t
ship Hawker, PHILLIPS, one of the Honduras hose
war&bound fleet, which, it will be recollected; sail
from thence on the 12th of September, tinder tonvi
of his Majesty's ship Foome, but dispersed on the 19
of October in the action between the convoy ship at
the United States sloop Wasp. About the midd
of November, the Hawker made Torry, since whil
she was based by contrary winds, and driven as f
north as lat. 59. The crew, from extreme exertio
and the scarcity of provisions, consequent on ti
long protroeted voyage, were driven to deiperatio
and the greater part mutinied: A plot was laid
poison the Captain, in order to get possession of ti
vessel; which proved abortive. A plan was Hu
laid to assassinate him, but *as happily discoven
by the revolt Of one of their number. From the d
plorable condition to which they:Were redused; 15:
the crew died, the remainder consists of the Captal
Mate, Steward, three Men, and fouf boys I—all
whom are, more or less, in an ethatisted cohditionj.
some of them, in particular, having been latterly t
tally unable to assist in• working the ships T
Hawker has been; in whole, out 112 days; with°
making any poet until her arrival here.
The Irmelincia, GRAHAM, from Clyde to New
vidence, with a very valuable cargo, is lost on Abk
near New Providence: Part of the tango safe
though damaged,,--Lord Collingwbods MILackLA
is arrived at Westport froth Mirimachi..-=-Arriired
Port-Glasgow, on Saturday last; the ship- Aimwe
and the brigantine Forth, from Pictou, in 24-dap
On the 18th Decethber, in lat: 48. N: longs 44. 5.
parted company with the ship Charlotte) Dust/Nit
and the ship David, PEAcocit; bound rot Newcast
all welt Left the ship Royal Edward; AITKIN
Liverpool; and the brigantine Albuera, JAMAI
for Ireland, both half loaded on the 9th ult.
brig Clements, of Wfiftehavens foilN PEEL Mast
bound from Pictou to Clyde, with a cargo of tint
was totally wrecked on the west side of the island
Colonsay, on the night of Tuesday the 99th of
comber; crew saved: some part of the timber h
drifted among the rocks, upon the morning of
30th, when the express left the island.

EA,:r INDIA TRADE.—This day a Very netherk
rnee;ilT of the Merchants, Manufacturers, and .I)
ders, interested in the =mat of the East
Company's Charter, took rlace at the City of Lti
don Tavern, Ilishopsgate-street: SOOn titer o
(*clock tl.e Loan Mayon. to:-Ic the Chair, %lien
dumber of resolutions, dep esatirg any alteration
the present course of commerce between tnis count
and India, were re id and carried ; a petition to th
effect was also read, approved, and ohiered to be pi
seated to both Houses of Parliament.

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THE VOICE OF HER I LOVE.

mug with distinguished applause, by Mr. BRASAMs
at the Theatre Royal, Ortyplane.
WRITTLIII ST MI6 'Am.
•
Hew sweet at close of silent eve
The Harp's responsive sound ;
How sweet the vows that ne'er deceive,
And deeds by virtue crowed !
How sweet to sit beneath a tree
In some delightful grove,
But ah! more soft, more sweet to me,
The Voice of her I love! •
Whene'er she joins the village train
To hail the new born day,
Mellifrous notes compose each strain,
Which zephyrs waft away.
The frowns of fate I calmly bear,
In humble sphere I move;
Content and blest whene'er I hear
The voice of her I love 1

the p
road

.g morning. It is supposed they went into a
'ood, but the road they took out of it could not be
certained.

On Sunday morning, about nine o'cicck, a most
aring robbery was committed by two footpads, a
.w miles from Stourbridge. As Mr. D. Bradley, of
hevahill, was walking along the road, he was over-
'ken by two men, who entered into conversation

FOOTPADS.—In consequence of the robbery com-
mitted about a fortnight or three weeks ago, of Mr.
Alexander, on the road between Croydon and Brom-
ey, two of the Bow-street horse patrole were ordered
to pay particular attention to that road and that part
of the country ; and last Saturday evening, about
half-past five o'clock, Lloyd, one of the horse pa-
trole, went on duty there. He observed, in a lane
leading from Bromley to Beckenham, two men, a
short distance before him ; it was very dark, but
from what he could see of them, he thought they
answered the description given of the footpads who
had robbed Mr. Alexander. They were not close
together, but he had no doubt of their being in corn-
any, although they were on different sides of the
oad, and he could hear them talking together. His
orse was going at a slow pace ; when he overtook
hem, he spoke generally to.both, and said it was a
ark evening, and asked if they were going to Beck:
nham ? One of them answered, in a very low voice,
Yes ;" and immediately after, the shortest, who
as on the near side of his horse, very suddenly
aught hold of his bridle, and in a very peremptory
one.of voice called out to him to stop—the patrole
t the same instant, discharged his pistol at him, and
e could see distinctly from the light of the flash that
e robber fell, and heard him call out as he was
ailing, ss Oh, Lord, lam shot !" The other rob-
, who was on the off side of the horse, followed

his up, by aiming a violent blow with a sword or
ludgeon at the patrole, but which missed him, and
truck the horse on the left hip, which started him
at full gallop, and it was with some difficulty he
uid keep his seat ; the horse went a considerable
distance before he could stop him; he then turned him
'iund, and went beck to the spot where he had left
' robbers, but could not see them. The report of
iistol brought the neighbours, and those on the
within hearing of it, to the spot, and they assis.
ed the patrole in making every possible search, not
~lecting ditches and woods, but without success.
robbers appeared to be countrymen by their
One of them was very stout, with It white
ck on ; the other was a short man, and wove a jac-
A, which had the appearance of being made of
teather or fustian. The search was renewed the fol.
towin;

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ith him about the weather, &c. They passed him
ear the top of a bill, and no person being within
ght they turned back suddenly and seized Mr.
radley by the throat, knocked him down, tied his
ands behind him, took his neckcloth off his neck
d bound it round his eyes, took off his shoes, and
en proceeded to rob him of his watch and the con-
nts of his pockets, which amounted to £33, and
her property. One of the robbers was armed with
pistol, and threatened to blow his brains out if he
ade any resistance. After they had emptied Mr.
radley's pockets they, in the most cruel manner,
rew him among some prickley furze, where he lay
the helpless state to which they had reduced him,
r near an hour, when two men and a woman for-
nately passing by, he called to them, and they went
i his assistance. An alarm was immediately made
the country, and Adkins, the Bow-street officer,
:ing in the neighbourhood, was applied to, and he
ry readily joined others in pursuit of the robbers.—
idbins having learnt that two men, answering the
ascription, had been seen to go into a wood, he ad-
sed its being searched,.which was accordingly done,
It without success. They pursued their trace to a
rest till about five o'clock, when it becoming dark,
ley wore obliged to give up their pursuit.
Monday se'nnight, in the evening, as the clerk of
ar. Robert Algar, of Brown's-buildings, St. Mary.
xe, was returning home through Smithfield-market,
was knocked down by four fellows, who after-
xrds dragged him into the sheep-pens, where they
led his pockets of a pocket-book, containing Bank-
ites to the amount of £l6O, besides a canvas bag,
.staining 116 guineas, with which they escaped to-
ards St. John-street.
A most daring burglary was lately committed in
ie parish of Cottenham, Cambridgeshire. About
tree o'clock in the morning preceding Christmas
ay, two villains broke into the house of W. Wat-
n, an aged dairyman of property ; Ane of them
tying a laiithorn in his hand, whilst the other was
anding to watch, attacked him in his bed, and threa-
ned to bh)w his brains out unless he gave up all his
coney ; the old man being much affrighted, deli-
:red up his purse, containing £24. and some silver ; '
villain then snatched awry his watch, and with
iolent menaces extorted a confession from him
ere more property was concealed, threatening death
he moved from his bed ; but whilst the villain was
' aking open a hutch in an upper room, Watson
de his escape through a back-door, and alarming
is neighbours, when the villains both made off with-
it getting any farther booty, except stealing a gun
it of the house. A man charged on suspicion of
sing concerned in the above burglary is now in cus-
kly, whilst means are exerting with due vigilance
e the discovery of the offenders. 1

• • • -t .POLICEb

Wrisiow-Housic—Yesterday Maw liar M.4a
was brought before Mr. Alderman Wain (who at
two o'clock relieved the Lord Mayer), charged with
having stabbed Joseph Heath, hostler to the King's)
Head Inn, Leadenhall-street.
The circumstances of the case, as detailed by wit-
nesses, were as follow :—The night before last the
prisoner went to the Inn and bespoke a bed, for which
he paid beforehand. He then had a beefstake and
two glasses of rum and water, and in the morning he
also had his breakfast, which, being ended, he pro-
ceeded to take his departure, without paying for
what he had got ; which the servant-maid observing,
she seized his bundle, and demanded payment; he,'
however, refused it, and • attempted to recover his
bundle by violence, when she called in the porter,
by whom he was turned out of doors without his bun-
dle. He staid some time in the passage, attempting
to get re-admittance, and creating a disturbance,
when Joseph Heath, the hostler, attempted to drive
him away. 'I he prisoner, on this, drew a kind of
dirk, upon which the hostler retreated—but the pri-
sonerfollowed him, and stabbed him desperately with
it in the left arm, when they both fell.
The Prisoner said he was an artificer, employed at
Woolwich, and disclaimed any premeditated inten-
tion of wronging any one ; what he had done was,
he believed, in a fit of temporary madness. The in-
strument with which he had inflicted the wound, and
which was produced in Court, was, he said, a cane
sword, or dagger, which he had been employed to
make in the way of business, and was not yet finished.
The wounded hostler, who is in St. Thomas's Hos-
pital, being considered in danger from the inflam-
mation which has taken place, the prisoner was re-
manded until his fate is ascertained.

QUEEN-SQUARE—HOUSEBREAKERS—Yesterday John
Spicer, John Butler, their wives, and John Pamplin,
were brought before the Magistrates at this Office, by
the officers Bly, Gillmore, Lavender, and Pace, being
apprehended by them, on charges of divers felonies,
particularly with burglariously breaking into and en-
tering the dwelling houses of the Rev. John Ousby,
on Sloane-terrace, and of Mr. Robert Lane, in Dor-
ley-street, Chelsea, between the hours of one and five
o'clock in the morning, of New Year's Day. It ap-
peared that the wile of Spicer had been stopped by a
pawnbroker, offering to pledge some marked linen,
and secured by Pace the officer, who was imme-
diately assisted by the other officers, in conducting
the woman to her house in Chelsea, where the)
found her husband, and in searching the house dis-
covered a quantity of Mr. Ousby's linen.
In the mean time, the prisoner: Butler came in,
and was immediately secured, anctpart of the pro-
perty found in his hat. Lavender and Gillmore
then went to search Butler's house ; on approaching
the door, they observed the wife come out with a
11 bundle, and endeavour to escape. She was pursued
' and brought back ; the bundle contained a quantity
of stolen linen ; much more was also found in But-
lei's house. The wives of the prosecutors proved
their husband's property, produced by the officers..--
The prisoners were fully committed upon the two
charges, and the parties bound over to prosecute.
The men prisoners were further charged by the
overseer s of St. Luke, Chelsea, on suspicion of steal-
ing the great bell from the New Chapel, at Chelsea.
It appeared a few weeks since, that several of the
patroles at Chelsea met four men, who had some-
thing very heavy in a sack, at midnight, near the
King's Road ; on their being stopped, a battle en-
sued, when the villains contrived to escape, after se-
verely cutting one of the patrole with a sharp instru-
ment, leaving behind them the bell, sack, a hat, and
a shoe. Bly produced the shoe he found at Spicer's
house, which on being compared with that left with
the patrole, proved to be its fellow. The hat was
also sworn to by a respectable market gardener, with
whom Spicer had formerly worked, who perfectly re.
membered seeing him wear it a considerable time.—
They were all ordered for re-examination.

Wednesday evening, about nine o'clock, as an in-
dustrious man, of the name of Ross, was passing
along Narrow-wall, Lambeth, on his return home
from Dean-street, Holborn, where he had been to re-
ceive some money, his savings, nearly opposite the
Strand-bridge, he was seized by two ruffians, one of
whom held him by the throat, so as to prevent him
calling out for assistance, while the other rifled his
pockets. After the villains had robbed him of his
all, amounting to ,69 I Is. Gd. they ran off.
As Foster Williams, of Grossmont, miller, was re-
turning from Abergavenny market, last week, he was
attacked on the turnpike-road leading from thence
to Grossmont, by two footpads, who, after knocking
him off his horse, robbed him of AN 7s. in cash-
notes, besides some silver.

Tuesday se'nnight, about nine o'clock,• three foot-
pads, taking advantage of the temporary absence of
the Police patrole, who were scouring the country
about Donnybrook, in the neighbourhood of Dub-
lin, attacked a gentleman on his return to Mer-
rion, near Ball's-bridge. The gentleman was well
prepared, and shot the fellow who laid hold of
him, dead on the spot ; on which the two remaining
ruffians made off with their dead companion.
The following is an extract of a letter from Capt.
WATT, of the brig William, of Greenock, which was
unfortunately wrecked, on Wednesday the 16th inst.
upon a rock, near Donaghadee, Ireland:—" The
day we left Greenock," says Capt. WATT, " we had
very light winds until the evening, when, at eight
o'clock, it began to freshen. The Craig of Ilsa bear-
ing N.N. W. 11 mile, we began to shorten sail. At
ten o'clock we close-reefed the foretop-sail, it still
blowing a very hard gale, and the sea being extremely
rough. After passing the point of Corsal (the wind
at S.E.), we could not keep the coast of Galloway
1 on board, but stood on to the southward, till we got
in sight of the Irish coast. The gale still increasing,
wore the ship; but in the act of wearing, our main.
top-sheet gave way, which caused us to lose a great
deal of ground ; and before we got the sail. set, and
the ship brought to the wind, she struck, and in half
an hour was full of water. lam sorry to add, that
I do not think there will be much of either ship or
cargo saved. The ship is entirely broke up, and a
great part of the wreck and cargo drove on shore.—
Although a guard of soldiers from Donaghadee is
stationed to prevent depredations, hundreds of people
come down from the adjacent country, and carry off,
the goods by force."