Star.
London, England, 1815-01-04 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY 3.

Yesterday after post arrived from the Downs the
Ibbetsons, Kirror, for Rio and Buenos Ayres.—
Arrived today the CORACOA from the idediferranean,
and put under quarantine at the Mother Bank. Also
arrived the Neath Castle and Prince of Wales, Lon.
don coasters. Sailed a fleet of transports for Cork,
under his Majesty's ship Hope; ,the CORDKI.IA for
Plymouth;' CLORINDE, BUStARD and LEVERS; with
a small fleet, for Spain, PortugAl, and the Mediter-
ranean ; Sally, Rooms, for Dublin; and Loyalist,
PARKIN, to join convoy for the Westlndies. Went
out of harbour, the MALABAR.

" ADMIRAL'S OFFICE, JANUARY 3.
" Mestortismust.—The 1-hvoc will proceed im-
mediately to Cork with the vessels bound to Bermuda
and the Bahama Islands that have received instruc-
tions from the MONTAGUR to enable them to join the
convoy under his Majesty's ship LroNinAs."
The HAVOC will sail to-morrow at day-light.
DEAL, JANUARY S. 44„,
Caine down from the River and sailed the Sylph,
PARRAU, for Gibraltar ; and Mulgrave Castle, RALPH,
for Cork and Jamaica.— Remain his Majesty's ship
Bombay, etc.—Wind N. E.

' • CHATHAM, JANUARY I.
The Howe, of 74 gdns, was taken into dock on
Thursday last, for a slight repair. The quarterly
payment (the last that will ever occur) will take
place in the ensuing week ; the money tin the pur-
pose has been sent some days since.
GRAVESEND. JANUARY S.

Arrived the David, Coburn. from. Memel ; Mentor, Stephen- 1
eon; and Ann, Brown, from Pirersburgh; Orspech,
from Rip; Spring owe, from Quebec ; Sarah, Lucas, from
Sevilk ; Louisa. leadriga, from Bahia; Julio, Reynderu, from
Hamburg\ ; and Three Brothers, Spantiensan, from Caen.—
Sailed the Providenee,Smich; and Harmonic, Potter, for Ant-
werp ; and Cup'.do, Botteben, for Trieste.
HALIFAX, NOVEMBER se..
Several privateers have shewn themselves off our
cost forfora few days past; the schooner Post Boy was
shared by one on Thursday last. His Majesty's brig
Musquito chased a brigantine ;,rivateer on Friday.
The Surprise privateer, of 10 guns and 116 men, was
off Lahave on Thursday last : she burnt the schooner
Hazard, from hence, bound to Annapolis, and took
two fishing vessels belonging to Lahave, oue she
burnt, and the other she gave up to the prisoners, 21
in number, and treated son.: of them well because
they were Freemasons.

The smiths and some other artificers in Chatham
Dock-yard, are ordered to work esti a hours in order
"to prepare stores and furniture for two 61-gun-ships
building at Kingston, in North America, and some
were employed on Sunday last on the service.
A letter from fortsmouth, dated January 2, says,
..Arrived the CIMODILE, Captain Eutorr, from
Lisbon, having in company with the CYANE,Itain
FALCON, saix.l fur that port from St. John's, New-
foundland, with a convoy of SO sail, on the sth ult.
A most melancholy occurrence took place on the third
day of their sailing from St. John's. During a violent
and continued storm, and a severe fall of snow, the
CYANE ran down one of the convoy ; the vessel im.
mediately divided and sunk, and all perished.—
The whole of the convoy separated doting the tem-
pestuous weather which they encuunure.l on that day.
The Caoconst.a and CYANE were unable afterwards to
collect more than twelve sail, with which they arrived
off Lisbon on the 19th ultimo. The CYANE had pro-
ceeded to Gibraltar. The Cum:nowt. spoke the BRAM-
BLE schooner, which sailed last week from Plymouth,
with dispatches fur the Ametican Government, in
long. 10. The BRAMBLE hid been chased by an
American brig.

Edinburgh is in hoe slater respecting the Union
Canal, and it is probable that no mitalCompany was
ever more divided

CORN EXCHANGE, MARt•LANE, JAN. 4.

We bad a good supply of Wheat frusta in this morning, which;
in addkion to a considerable quantity left over from last market
day, made a great appearance of samples, and having no de-'
mod - trade was etteewlingly heavy, and prices were merely
oeuhil, Having a large miles) of Bari , upon the back of
Mireeirs great simply, caused& farther reatreeies in oar prices 1
d g‘pe quarter. Oats are u. per "Utter lower. lo Aber
aulderthere is no elterothu—When but few perms were left
apes the market, as helfieet two o'clock on Monday, the Meal-
meta ogroal to reduce the price eI Flour So. per sack,

PICTURE OF MA,Tetith.
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My DRAit am, thank Goo, once more in
'Old Engtand, and, agreeably to your request. I
scrifible yriir a few hasty lines ; but to attearrpt to de-,
scribe the sights of Paris would be literally to com-
mence the unprofitable trade of author. This place
may be safely termed the capital of the world for the
,raishing studies of the Architect, the Sculptor, the
Painter, the Poet, the Naturalist, aid the mail of
Taste, as Well as the grand depot to satisfy the gene-
ral curiosity of the virtuoso. But when you have
said this, you have said all; the filth and stink of the
street& and private houses s the misery and vulgarity
ot the people ; and the blackguard style of all the
dissipation, render Paris, as a residence, more a
lounge for a man from Nen-gate or St. Gil..s's, than,
for any one who has three ideas ot a Gentleman.
Notwithstanding the degrading inferiority and the
unconscious ignorance of this, the pride and obstinacy
of the people make them very ridiculous, and from
their national eagerness to speak they completely lose
their consequence, as well as the art at commanding
attention or respect. That you may judge for your-
self of their cleanliness, I have only to inform you,
that the Lam of quality here go in dirty morning
dresses to the Opera, and the nights on which we
were there, smelt so f garlic that had it not been for
repeated applications of bureau (snuff) we should
have been obliged to retreat.

The principal Palaces which you must see in Paris
are the Louvre, the Tnuilleries, the Luxembourg,
and the Dyne des Bourbons : in the environs, those
of St. Cloud, Versailles, and the two Trianons. Tier
magnificentAr.chiteeture of this, ant indeed all me
public buildings, is only to be equaled by the value
of the sculpture, paintings, and treasures wan which
they are.filled. The MOSCUMS are innumerable- ; sae
were the most struck however with those in the Gar-
den of Plants, where, in a word, you wilt see the
whole creation ; and the Petit Augustin. containing
sculpture froM the 13th to the 17th s:ccle. Among
Institutions innumerable, we were much gratified by
seeing the Invalids : you should at least bestow a day
on the National Library. The M anufactories are
too numerous to mention, but I must meution that of
Gobelin's tapestry as being by far the first in the
world. The Theatres are -fitleeit in number, besides
Specaaelar in the Boulevards, to see which the lower
order of company, who frequent them, have only to
call for refreshment at the tables, which are placed
all over the house instead of forms. The four prin-
cipal theatres are the Grand Opera, the Odeon (or
Italian Opera), Theatre Cornique, and Theatre
Francois. The decorations and scenery surpass any
thing I ever saw, and are managed with infinitely
more regularity than those in London. Atter tke
Opera the 'minim are admirably will arranged by
the police guards ; instead of allowing Mrs. Such-a-
one's carriage to stop the way, no equipage is suffered
to remain at the door further than to take up and
proceed. This, however, is all the praise I Can be-
stow on and concerning their Theatres.
Their dancing is fair, but has by ao means that
superiority which we had been led to expect.—:
Their orchestras are tolerably good ; that at the
Opera is too strong, the one at the Odeon is the best,
and there you will always hear the finest music ; their
singers are the worst set I ever heard in my FL. with
the exception of Crevelli at the Odeon, and Martin'
at the. Opera Comique. who is most excellent. and
by far too good to perform in such a place as Paris.
Although the French are one hundred years behind
us in many things, yet they have as much the advan-*
tage in others ; and I may name as one of their chef
d'avvra the art of imporition ; to guard against this,
let me advise you to be cautious who yuu deal with,
and make a previous agreement for every thing:
TheFws people are now not only in such a state ot po-
verty that a trifle is an object, but they make a merit
of cheating the English, as the only revenge they can
have on so independent and greet a nation I it you
wish for economy, dine at the Table d'Hote ; it you
want luxury, go to Very's in the Palais Royal, which
is the most respectable and best house in Paris, and
where (from a. printed bill of fare as large as the half
of a newspaper) you may select a magnificent dinner.
for about Bs. While in Paris, I advise you to hire
an equipage and footman, all of which yoU wit get
in the best style for 3u francs a day, and by having
which you will save consideralaly, by beiiig able to
see Paris, and consequently to leave it in one third of
the time required for going on foot to the different
spectacles. In traveliing, if you go post, you will
often have to wait while horsei are taken ft am a
plough, or sent for at a league's distance ; but it you
go by the Diligence you will meet with no impedi-
ments, and travel .with the greatest conifte-t, and al-
ways meet with civility : (ase revert, frog Eviond) all
the good • thinv are kept tor the table of the coat:),
while those• who travel in their cwii carriageN, hill
get nothing but the leavings of the pass.:ngt: In-
stead of a dirty stage coach dinner, with the worst
room and the suljciest waiter that can be selected, you
partake of a dinner that would do credit to any noble-
man's table, and for with a pint ot wine, you
seldom pay more than three francs. The expence of
the Diligence from Calais to Paris (193 English
miles) is 40 francs for conveyance and 10 francs for
the Coaducteur, a respectable inn %Om superintends
all, and who, out of this pays alte postilion of cacti
stage two sous. You Laieito doubt. heard how these
coaches are driven ; the postilion (in a round tarok,
club tail nighly powdered, and with a pair of boots
about the size of butter churns, is mounted on the
near wheeler; from this he drives the other ; and the
three leaders abreast. From Calais to Paris you will
go four Miles an hour ; from Havre de Grace (150
miles) sight miles an hour. the coaches being so very
far superior on the latter road. With regard to the
passage. avoid it in winter if possible, and it you
have no objection to one hundred miles (instead of
twenty-six and a half) you will do better to go by
way of Southampton and Havre de Grace, and will
be in one respect safer, and you will have a pro.
per manned vessel fit to encounter a gale, instead
of a dangerous and miserable little craft, that puts to
sea entirely misting to the shortness of the passage.
If I do not see you before you go you will, I flat.
.ter myself, find these few hints of great use, and
take my word. that when you have seen every thing
abroad, you will then, and perhaps not till then, know
the value, the independence, and the comfort of the
land we live in. TOWS' etc. R. G.

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• - iisr NIGHTS GAZETTE.

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* MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
lose-orrice, i•NVAILT 9,* 1816.
9d Reghnent of Dragoon Gourds—George Stevenson, Gent. to
be Cornet, by purchase, vice Coulthard, promoted in the 17th
Light Dragoons.
'Ph Regiment of Light Dragoon
Lieutenant, without purchase.
9th Ditto—George Gordon Smith, Gent. to be Comet, by pur-
chase, vice Campbell, who retires.
10th Ditto—To be LieurenantaLieutenant George Gunning,
from half-pay sd Dragoons,. vice Morshesd, whit exchanges;
Cornet J. C. Wallington, by purchase, vice Wyndham. ap-
. pninted to the 14th Light Dresootts• Cornet E. Hodgont.
from the 2d Dragoons, by purchase, ;We Seymour, appointed
'to the 18th Light Dragoons • Cornet William C. Hamilmii,
from the 6th Dragoon-Goan:is, by purchase, vice &nurses,
appointed to the 18th Light Dragoons.
11th Ditto—Philip Naughton lames, Gent. to be Cornet, by
purchase, vice Millingan, promoted.
13th Ditto—Wm. Brampton Borne, Gent. to be Cornet, by per-
chase,, vice ulterwood,.promoted.
311 Regiment of Foot—Ensign Christopher Dexter to be lieute-
nant, without purchase, vice Hooper, promoted; Francis Nes-
bitt, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Dexter.
4ith Ditto—Lieutenant John Blakeney to be Captain of a Com-
pany, vice Greenshields, died of as wounds.
60th Ditto-I-Ensign 1. D. Kane, front the 3rh Garrison Bat-
' taw, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, Vice Fontana, who

JAW Waldman, to be

resigns.
Seth Ditto—Ensign William Servantes to be lieutenant, vice
Blake, deceased; Thomas C'hatterton, Gent. to be Ensign,
vine Servantes.
714 ditto—Brevet lieutenant Colonel W.N. Leitch to be Lieu-
tenant-Colonel. without purchase.
To bit Majors withitut purchased-Brevet Major William R.
Lawrence, vice Campbell, deceased; Skeet Major Cbsrks
Robertson, vice Leitch. •
To be CaFtaitts of Cocapa-iies—l.leutenant John Grant, vice
Lawrence; Lieutenant Donald Maclean, vite Robertson;
Lietuenant WUGaut J. F. Wall,. by purchase, vice Harris, pro
tooted in the Seth FUot.
To be Lieutetuatts-.Ensign John Afacgachan, vice Grant; Tut-
sign Henry 'aide, vice Maclean.
I'o be Ensigns--Gentlenian Cadet John Elliott, front the Royal
Military College, vice Macgachan ; John Fraser, Gent. vice
Jervis. •
114 d "Regiment of Foot—ljeutenant George Lamprey, to be
Captala of a Company, without purchase, vice Huxley, placed
upon half pay.
Snit ditto—Shirley Conyers Leslie, (lent. to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, .vice Rutherford, promoted.
lit West-India Regiment—Alexander Turner, Gent: to be En-
sign, without puielease, vice Brannan, whin appolnunent has
not taken place.

11111 T.
Captain Thomas Steele, of the Coldstreramitegitnent of Fnot
tJuards, to be Deputy. Adjutant-general to the Forces serving
in the island of Jamaica, with the rank of Lieuteuant-Colonel
lu the Aril, vice Campbell, deceased.

Surgeon-1440v W. W. Frazer,tUl;lleputy Inspector of Hos-
pitals in the Garths m of Gibraltar only.
StalltSurgeon John Murray, from the half pay, to be Surgeon to
the Forces, vice Grant, whu exchanges.
'1 o be Hospital Assistants to the Forces.
Hospital-Mates James Martin, John l'ackman, Abraham Fen-
ton, George Wilkinson, and Charles Hughes.
Mtaibaznntim—Ensign Edmund Martindale, of the 911th Foot,
• is SUpelieded, being absent without leave.
His Royal Highness the PaINcE Recznv, acting In the name
and on the behalf of his MA) CITY, having been graciously
Wrd to direct that certain changes hould be made in the esta-
ment•of the Most Hennurable Military Or4r of the Bath,
Derpienient tb the present Gazette will be puished, contain-
hig he instrunnest,by 'which the said changes are declared and
Wand.