Star.
London, England, 1809-04-25 00:00:00

COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY.

On re-admittance, we found the House, in a Committee of
'Supply, geode' the miscellaneous grants fur the current year.—
The follostrin; Sum: were then voted:
For Repairing the Public Roads, &e. . 556) 0 0
For ditto in Scotland and the Minor Islands 10,000 0 0
For Inland Navigation ..... . 20,000 0 0
For the Officers of House of Commons, &c 5500 0 0
For Printing the Votes of the House, &c. 1640 0 0
For the Expences out of the Civil List Re-
venue in Maintaining the Police for the
Ship Port of London
To James Clements, Esq. Deputy Serjeant
at Arms 219 14 0
For New South Wales 1848 9 0
To James Reid, Esq. for the Horse Patrole 6372 0 0
For the Natural Vaccine Establishme:.t 3163 1 6
For Maintaining the British Fortes station-
ed on the Coast of Africa
For the Board of Agriculture . . .
For the Stationery for his Majesty% Court
of Exchequer . . . . . . . . 2134 3 11
To James Reid, Esq. for the better Secu-
ring the Pears and Security of the Pub-
lic Roads leading to the Metropolis 6345 16 4
For the purpose of making good to William
Mellish, Esq. Sums of Money expended
by him in rendering Assistance to the
Settlement of Davies' Streigbrs . . . 5265 19 0

On the Resolution for defraying the expence of Printing the
Journals, &c. of the House, a short conversation took place across
the table between Mr. Tierney and the Speaker, in the course of
which the latter Gentleman apprised the House, that since the
Union the expences under this Estimate had increased from
£40,000 to C 120,000, admitting at the same time that the pre-
sent Estimate was of a nature much more comprehensive, as to
the number of its items, than it was at the period alluded to. The
House then resumed, and the Report was ordered for to-morrow.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the
House Adjourned at One o'Clock to this day.

THE EVENINGVAR.

LONDON.

TUESDAY, APRIL 25.

Sr. MAtx.—No business done at the Stock Exchange.
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.
3 per C.int. Red. 66m India Stock
3 per Cent. Cons. India Bonds, 13s. 14s. pre.
4 per Cent. 8110 Excheq. Bills, 12s. 14s. pr.
5 per Cunt. Navy fif 98.1, Lottery Ticket, 221. 4s.
Long Ann. Isf 3-164 Consols, for acc. b7,5,1f

Mr. FRERE, our Minister to the Supreme Junta at
Seville, is said to have been ordered to Constantinople.
Mr. ADA ut removes to Vienna in consequence of
the understanding which now subsists between the
Courts of Austria and London. The Austrian Agent,
whose arrival we noticed yesterday, sets off to-mor-
row, as it is said, carrying with him the first instal--
ment of the Subsidy agreed upon in favour of Austria.

FRANCE AND AUSTRIA.

Letters from Holland to the 2:3d instant were re-
ceived yesterday, containing rumours of the French
and Austjans having been engaged, to the advantage
of the latter. Some accounts state the Archduke
CHMILFS to have entered Munich at the head of
50,000 men. We have this morning, however, re-
ceived Moniteurs to the 18th instant, in which no
mention is made of any such movements. The ar-
rival of the Emperor and Empress at Stiashurg is
again noticed, and bodies of troops continue pouring
into Austria from France.

The re-appointment of Count ROMANZOFF, as Mi-
nister to the Emperor ALExaNDER, is ( Ilicially an-
nounced in the Paris Journals with seeming exulta-
tation. We have extracted a few articles from the
Moviteurs ; the rest of their contents consist of details
of the late Revolution in Sweden. The Duke of St:-
DERMANIA is spoken of in terms of high approbation,
&oil which we may perhaps infer that his communi-
cation to the French Government has been favourably
received.

The following is an interesting detail of the'opera-
tions under the gallant Lord COCHRANE,. in Basque
Roads. The Letter is from the pen of one of his
Lordship's brave companions in arms :

" His Majesty's ship IMPER I EUSE, mining up Channel,
Thursday, April :20. Eleven A.M.

"DEAR SlR—Being well assured you would wish to hear the
full result and particulars of our operations in Basque Road', I
herewith transmit you a hasty bet authentic statement thereof.
" Having all our preparations completely arranged, on the,
night of the 11th instant we sent in seventeen sail of fire ships
among the enemy's fleet, with four explosion ships leading the
van. At ten P.M. we had a most glorious sight ; the Imperieuse
being placed at the small distance of one mile from the enemy,
saw them all tut their cables, and in attempting to seek shelter
from our fire ships in the port, they all ran on shore, consequently
our fire ships did not touch them.

" At daylight on the I 2th, we weighed to near the enemy, mak-
ing signal to Lord GAMBIER, that seven sail were on shore and
in great distress.

" We then proceeded to anchor under the Isle of Aix, and tele-
graphed the Admiral that we could destroy them all ; and I ho-
mediately laid down a buoy in the Jobert Passage, to point out the
Channel.

" At noon the Admiral sent the Etna bomb and two gun brigs
to annoy the enemy, who were therfendLavouring to get off the
bank. I•ord COCHRANE hailed the Commander of the Etna,
and told him he would go in and protect him ; and accordingly
gave orders for the Imperieuse to get under weigh, which we im-
mediately did, and in a few minutes ran boldly into the harbour.
Shot and shell flew about us like a shower of hail ! However,
we anchored in a position to engage two 74's and a 50, (the Cal-
cutta) ; and after an hour's close action, we were joined by the
Revenge and Ramilies, of 74, and fuur frigates.

" The result of this business was, the enemy lost four sail, three
of the line, and the Calcutta (the latter laden with provisions and
stores), all four burnt within a mile of the French Admiral ; and
it was very lucky for him we could not put the Imperieuse in
nearer, or we should have uuroosted hi) Ocean ! (a fine new
ship of 120 guns) but we had previously sounded the Channel,
and found it too shoal for her.

" We encountered the Calcutta's broad side for 45 miautes.
when she struck to us. The Aquilon of 74 guns, and the Vine
sle Varsovie, of 80 guns, also struck to us; but were burnt.—
The Tonerre, of 80 guns, was burnt by the enemy. All the
rest, seven of the line and three frigates, are in a very bad state,
having ran on shore at high water, anti were left on their beam-
ends, without the possibility of bring got off; indeed the Com-
mander in Chief did not mean to quit the staticn till they were
totally destroyed : one of their frigates was wrecked in running
ashore.

" Our loss in this action was very small indeed ; we had only
three men killed, and eleven wounded; the Revenge had also
three killed, and ten wounded, two of the latter dangerously, and
since dead. Our hull is well marked, though not so much as we
expected. All our ships that were in the action grounded, but
were got oft without damage.
" I am happy to state that the enemy has not a ship of the line
fit for sea, either in Brest, L'Orient, or Rochefort.
," I imagine we shall come to Plymouth to be docked ; we are
now taking Sir H. B. NzAl.5 to Weymouth."

In the Supplement of the Vienna Court Gazette
of the Ist of April, it is said, that the Emperor
FRANCIS the First, never recognized King JOSEPH as
Sovereign of Spain.
Sir FRANCIS BURDLTT'S complaint has ben the
Opthalmia ; he has been confined for some time
at his house in Piccadilly ; but on Friday evening he
went down to Wimbledon, from whencc he returned
yesterday much better.
Mr. RICKETS, the Gentleman who it was stated
fought a duel at Leman Cemmon, Herts, on Thurs-
day se'nnight, with a Mr. WRIGHT, and was wounded
in the thigh, died on Saturday in consequence of a
mortification, the deceased having refused to undergo
amputation.

BREAD.—To-day, no Court of Aldermen. The
LORD MAYOR after inspecting the returns, ordered it
to continue at present prices.

, Saturday night, a gentleman, while crossing the
lend of Cockspur-street, was jostled by three fellows,
' who robbed him of his gold watch and appendages.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PLYMOUTH, AND PLYMOUTH-DOCK, APRIL IS.
Arrived the EMERALD, Capt. MAITLAND, last from •
Rochefort ; she was one of the four frigates which•
joined in the attack on the enemy, and had one man
killed by the blowing up of the Tonerre : she also
brings the unpleasant information that the CEsAtes •
Launch, with an officer and boat's crew, WAS, stink in '
Basque Roads during the attack, by the bursting r f
a shell, which fell in the boat; it is needless to add,
the whole of the party perished. Al:-) arrived the
PORGEY schooner, of 10 guns, from St. Lawrence's,
(Canada), last from Falmouth; the Erik LtIEN, of 18,

from the Nore ; and the SEAFLOWER, 14, Lieutenant
GOOD, from the East Indies, with dispatches, which
were sent off to town this afternoon. An homeward- •

bound Indianian is also arrived in the Bay, but I
have not learnt her name. The RESOLUTE gun-brig. •
is come up harbour to' be repaired.—Sailed the Jo-
SEMI hired cutter, on a crnize; and the Neptune (2,)
tender, for Dublin. The MEDUSA is expected to sail
this evening. The TIIFSEUS, 74, has 700 French prl-
soners on board, taken out of the ships destroyed at
Rochefort, and hourly expected here. The BEAGLE
brig is expected in this evening with dispatches from
Rochefort.

Came in the Georgiana packet, Captain HENRY
LEIGH, from Calcutta, laden with hemp and wood,
for London.

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 24.

Arrived the Echo, Captain RowE, for Barbadoes,
and the Ann and Eliza, GOWRING for Lisbon.

DEAL, APRIL 24.
Remain in the Downs his Majesty's ships, &c. as
per last.—Wind N.E. blows hard.

YARMOUTH, APRIL 24.

The Nordon, H ROF.LFRING master, from Rotter.
dam bound to London, with grain, is on the Barber
Sand, crew saved, but it is fearful she will become a
wreck.—The convoy bound to the Baltic remain with
the ships as per yesterday.—The James and Margaret,
WILLIAM MILNS master, is delivering part of the cargo
saved ; she has upwards of six i ea. water in her hold.