Star.
London, England, 1813-02-06 00:00:00

DATED JANUARY 2.

" The Electors of President and Vice-President
of 'Louisiana have been chosen, and have voted for
JAMES MADISON, President ; and EDDRIDOE GERRY,
Vice-President, of the United States for the ensuing
four years, from the 4th of March next. This will
make Mr. MADISON'S majority thirty-nine, and Mt.
GERRY's forty-two."

The last letters from Lisbon announce that an im
menu quantity of corn from America had reached
the Tagus, and on account of its superabundance, a
portion of it had been forwarded to the Mediterranean.
On entering Russia, BONAPARTE talked much of
their "Jne harvatri" but he appears, after all, to
have reaped nothing but disgrace.
Yesterday morning died suddenly, at the house of
Mr. DRAX GROSVENOR, in Grosvenor-square,
HARTHOPI Esq. of the county of Leicester. He came
up but two days before, to see his mother-in-law, Lady
BOUCHER WREY, who died of a putrid sore throat,
which' Mr. HARTHOP is supposed to have caught, and
which carried him off after six hours illness.

A vessel from Havre de Grace to London, which
was lately sent into Dover for an informality in the
licence, has been released by the Admiralty y but be•
fore she went out of harbour, being strictly rummaged
by the proper officers of the Customs, she was found
to contain avery considerable portion of French shawls
and silks, and several bales marked and numbered,
containing silks and silk ribbon packed in tin cases,
soldered down ready for sinking in the River.

CAMBRIDGE, FEBRUARY I.—The Rev. Dr. Smith's two An-
nual Prizes for the best Proficient. in Mathematics and Natural
Philosophy, amongst the commencing Bachelors of Arts, are this
year adjudged to Mr. J. W. F. Herschel!, of St. John's College,
and Mr. G. Peacock, of Trinity College, the first and second
Wranglers.
Mr. Thompson, M.A. of Queen's College, is elected a Fellow
of that Society.
Prize-subjects for Sir William Browne's Medals :—For the
Greek Ode, " Victoria Salamanticie parts."—For the Latin Ode,
" Mosqua Yammis tradita et Gallis ereptz."—For tie Epigrams,
" Napoleon ab ezercitu suo fugiens."
The Rev. Dr. Andrews, Dean of Canterbury, has resigned the
valuable rectory of Micklam, in Surrey, which is in the gift of
the Talbot family.

OxToRD, Faa. 6.—Thursday Mr. Bishop, of Queen's College,
and Mr. Burton, of Lincoln College, were elected scholars of
Queen's College, on Mr. Michell's foundation.
The Rev. John Shinglar has been presented to the vicarage of
Swaton cum Spanby, in the county of Lincoln, void by the death
of the Rey. John Pigott.
Rev. A.M. Master of the Close School, Salisbury, to
the Recta* of Knightwick and I)oddeubam, in the diocese of
Worcester.

Rev. S. Cole, to be Chaplain to the Royal Hospital at Hadar,
vacated by Dr. Lloyd.

The Lord Chamb.riain has appointed Mr. Hamilton one of the
King's Chaplains at St. James's, vacant by the death of Dr. Ha-
milton.
Monday last the Rev. Thomas Fenton, A.B. was instituted to
the Rectory of Brighton, Suffolk, on the presentation of the King.
The Rev. James Maxwell, A.B. was lately instituted to the
Rectory of Thorpe next Norwich, on the presentation of Jan*
Y. Maxwell, Esq. of Harley-street, London.
The Earl of Kinnoul has presented Mr. Charles Hardy,
preacher of the gospel, son of the late Rev. Dr. Hardy, Edin-
burgh, to the church and parish of Dunning, Perthshire, vacant
by the death of the Rev. John Baird.
Thursday, the associate Burgher congregation at Bridge of
Teath, Doune, gave an harmonious call to Mr. Macarron,
preacher of the gospel, to be assistant and mentor to the Rev.
William Fletcher, their pretest pastor.

SPAIN.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.
Sra—l have recently obserVed two essays in your
Journal, upon the War in Spain, in which I think
that the writer has proceeded upon very erroneous
principle's, and deeni it necessary that your Readers
should be guaraed against the prejudices which those
essays are likely to produce against the War in the
Peninsula, from whence we have derived so much
glory, our Officers so much instruction, and Europe.
so animating an example.
The tenour of your Correspondent's two Letters
appears to me to be, that the Swish People are
without any public virtue or patriotism ; that the
Cates and Regency (though acknowledged by our
Ministry as the legitimate Government of Spain) are
a mere faction, without authority in the Peninsula ;
and that, instead of an universal resistance to French
tyranny, the war has arisen entirely from 66 a squabble
about lemons and cabbage:2s
I shall not notice the strong compliment which this
statement pays to the Government of jhis country,
and indeed the whole nation; who have, it seems,
been spending millions to support a few vagabonds,
who are quarrelling about a basket of vegetables.—
I shall merely reply, seriatim* to the arguments con-
tained in the two essays.
The writer, in the first, makes a curious discovery;
viz. that the Spaniards are a " different class of men"
from the English, and supports this idea by reference
to their history, maintaining, that "had they possessed
" patriotism, they never would haver required the in-
" tetference of foreign governments to improve their
" own—they would never have submitted to have re-
" ceived their Sovereigns from foreign nations."
Upon the same principle the English have no patrio-
tism, because they have been conquered by Romans,
Danes; and Normans, and have received their Sove-
reigns from France, Scotland, and Hanover !
It Is rather singular that the poor Spaniards should,
in the same breath, be charged with " requiring
46 the interference of foreigners to improve their Go.
vernrnent"-.-and with being jealous of foreigners,
and not adopting our suggestions I
Come we to the next point—the attack on the Re-
gency—(acknowledged by the British, Portuguese,
and Russian Governments)—lt is said, that when it
was formed, Cadiz was besieged, and JOSEPH 64 had
dominion over every other part of Spain"—indeed
an odd people are these Spaniards, to maintain " a''
squabble about lemon: and cabbage," in spite of 180,000
French troops, poeseued of the whole country I But the
writer of the Essay errs a little in his statement.—
When the Regency was formed, JOSEPH had not pos-
session of the provinces of Valencia, Murcia, Asturia,
and Gallacia.

It is pretty broadly hinted, that the Regency and
Cortes are 46 ambitious ADVENTURERS" " who have as.
sumed the names of a Regency, titc,—is this decent I
is it true ?

Your Correspondent next turns to Portugal, with
which he is satisfied, because its Government have
done without any EMPIRIC TIUCKS, Or the QUACKERY
ofnew law:"—an evident blow at the Spaniards, who,
at the same time, are sneered at as being unable or
unwilling to "improve their own Government 1"

The second letter commenees with a more open
and Curious attack on the members of the Spanish
Governments who are characterized as a •' self-
" organized opposition, to a Government which was
f, received and acknowledged at Madrid, and sub-
', milted to wherever it has exercised its autitority."—l
deny this broadly—and appeal to all Europe, whe-
ther the Government of JOSEPH has, in any one in-
stance, been submitted to unless when supported by
an armed force. I cite the joy of the people at Ma-
drid, Seville, Salamanca, &c. when relieved from
the French, in proof of an assertion which in fact
needs no proof—for it is obvious that if the Spa-
nish people quietly submitted to JOSEPH'S govern-
ment, he needed not have kept 180,000 French
troops in the country—for as to us and the Portu-
guese, we could never occupy above 60,000 of the
number.

Your Correspondent then goes into a history of the
war, and represents the whole as originating in a
mere riot at Madrid, occasioned by " a squabble be-
tween a few peasants aid soldiers," and the resistance of
the Spanish nation is resolved into that of a few " ladrots:
and smugglers on the shores of Biscay and the Medi-
terranean"—the Spanish people are now denominated
(we believe for the first time in a British paper)
INSURGENTS"—their magnanimous struggle
for four years against the gigantic power of France,
is rated as the " petty aggressions and retaliations"
of" individuals"—and it is asserted, that " this famous
" contest for rights and privileges, turns out to hate been
ge but a SQUABBI,X ABOUT LEMONS AND
" CABBAGES ! ! !"

Se, then, Spain, destitute of troops, officers, leaders,
or Government, took up arms against the first mili-
tary power in Europe, drove 120,000 excellent troops,
(possessed of all the strong points of the kingdom)
behind the Ebro, and has maintained the war for
four years, at the expence ()flour hundred thousand live:,
to carry on " a squabble for lemons and cabbages !"—A
few 44 ladron: and smugglers" captured Dupont at Gay-
len, fought the battles of Rio Seco, Tudela, Medellin,
Deana, the Llobregat, Belohite, Saguntum, &c. &c.
—A few " individuals" defended Saragossa (where

perished NAM Heroes--I beg pardon
smigglers"), Gerona, Lerida, Tortosa,
Ciudad Rodrigo, Astorga, Bcc. Scc.
duals" composed the armies of Ci
DEL PARQUE, O'DONNEL, BLA ICE,
In a word the Spaniards have seen
vaged, their cities fired, their armi
they have seen all this, unyielding
they still carry on the war through
tion, and ruin, NOT FOR RIGHTS AND
FOR THEIR INDlSPENDwics—but.—:
AND CABBAGES !--I am, Si
servant,

NAVAL IIV7 ELLICE

AIM DUI.
Dublin .1 1 Onetime,
Waterford . o 2 Jeney
eadta 0 1 Curunna
Lisbon 0 1 Heligoland
Malta - 0 0 Gottenburgh
Leeward Islands 0 0 Brazils
FALMOUTH, PEBRUAR
Arrived several coasters from -
Liverpool, and Wales ; and his Ma)
QUESTS hot); the latter place.--W;
light breezes.

PLYMOUTH, FEBRUAR.-
Arrived the Acts Ares, of 18 guns,
American ship (prize) ; and the EA:
ter, from Cork. Came in to Hamoaze,
STANT gun-brig, abd GOLDFINCH, -
The squadron dff the Black Rock
well on the 28th of January, closet,
port. On the 27th they all got under
connoitre; and seeing two strange -
sent the DUNCAN, 74 guns, and the
chaee, but when they came down,
to be the CONQURITADOR and AN/
squadron was short of water.
PORTSMOUTH, FEBRU
His Majesty's ship PROMETHRUS
voy for Madeira and the Canary..
his Majesty's ships BEDFORD and W.
Downs; ANTELOPE and Loma, from
the tom.= gun-brig; from Guernsey
FYLLA, on a cruize ; and the Acrzok
for Guernsey. His Majesty's ship D
under weigh, with a large fleet of
Downs.—Wind S.W. moderate and
DEAL, FEBRUARY
Sailed a few ships for the River.
vend from ditto ; and, with his M
main. Arrived his Majesty's ship
Plymouth.— Wind S.W.

A French privateer, of 12 guns, and 120 Eden, was
cruizing off Cork the 25th ult. and was chased by
his Majesty's ship Skylark.

A French privateer, of 16 guns, is stated to ha*
been seen off the Bolt on Sunday last, and capturdd
some merchant vessels, which she sent for Fiance.

The Maid of the Mill, Duncan, arrived in the
Clyde, is bound to Newfoundland, and ptit in id
distress.

In our ship news, a few days since, we mentioned •
that a boat belonging to the Bucwwee, of 74 guns,
had been found floating near the Bridge, at Ply. •
mouth, without her crew, and the body of Mr. KW".
VETT, Midshipman, floating near the boat. It has
now been discovered, that the unfortunate young
Officer was drowned by the crew, who, it appears.*
forced him overboard, and held him by the legs
a perpendicular direction till he was suffocated.•-.
Three of the crew have been taken out of a transport
in Hamoaze, and are now in cusody on board the
Flag Ship—one of them has been admitted Sines
evidence.

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—On the 16th last, as a
boat which had been out herring -fishing, near Dun
fanaghey, was returning to the Shore, it was upset by ,
a wave, and (melancholy to relate:) the crew, con.. '
sisting of five men, were precipitated Into the merti.
less ocean, two of whom were killed by the boat fall-
ing upon them when between two billows ; the other
three kept themselves up by swimming until they•
were rescued from their perilous situation by am,ther
fishing-boat, which was brought to the place by their
cries, and carried them ashore; oft= of whom, how.'
ever, only survived a few minutes after he was taken
from the boat.
Saturday evening, whilst hoisting up a boat on
board his Majesty's ship Glattun, (Water depot) at
Sheerness, Michael Damphy, seaman, fell overboard,
and was drowned, although every assistance was rms..
dered.
The three prisoners of war, whose escape froth the
depot at Perth we lately noticed, have succeeded tol
an extent beyond anticipation. In the course of Thurs.44'
day se'nnight, it seems, they were seen, but recog.o
nised only as strangers, on the Forthill, near Brought,'
Ferry, and in the evening they entered a house of the ,
village in quest of provisions. The leader of the party
bought up all the bread that the house afforded, and
presented a leathern bottle to be filled with spirits. His '
accent was remarked to be foreign ; but those who
observed it seem to have had no suspicions. About
nine o'clock of the same evening, the smack,
Nancy, was noticed tinder weigh ; but as she was
known to be prepared for the next morning's excur-
sion of fishing, or of pleasure, every this passed un•
heeded by. }doming, however, disclosed the sear. s
of the night, and it was found that the good ship
Nancy had become the unlawfol prize of an enemy.
The fugitives, of curse, got clear off with themselves
and their booty, and the weather having continued
favourable, it is likely that our next accounts of them
will be from the coast of Holland. The Nancy, a ves-
sel of 1.5 tons burden, was formerly a Dutch priva-
ther, and was captured by the Fanny. A quantity of
oatmal, salt, and some empty casks, have fallen with
her into the bands of the present captors.

rdon « !aslant, and:
ortosa. Tarragona,
:.—A few a indivi.
CLISTA ROMANA
LACY, &C. &C.
mn their country ra
nies slaughtered—
►g and unmoved.--
misery, devasta-
D PRIVILEGFLS-• •NOT
-FOR LEMONS
Sir, your obedien
IN VET/MATO*,
;ENCE.
AIM DOR•
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nd - 0 0
urgh - 0 1
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&RV S.
Waterford, Cork,
Majesty's brig Cox.:
Tind variable, with
k ICY 4.
guns, with a fine
EARL SPINOSA cut.
amoaze, the Cox..
of 10 guns.
:ks, Brest, were al
'l3:blockading that
under weigh to re.
e sail to leeward,
e &mu Pout.* 10
, they found them
NDROMACHL.—Z
MAY S.
s is appointed con•
Islands,—Arrived
VAnatoft, from the
rom Lisbon ; and
rosey. Sailed the
tox, with a convoy
DAPPIR is getting
F coasters, for the
md fair weather•
,s.
Came down se. .
Majesty's ships, rw
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anti 1011 an.n

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THE ARMY. •

(CIRCULAR) WAE Omer.
The Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury having I
forwarded to this Department a statement of sums due from
Certain Regiments, for General Hospital Stoppages abroad, in!
!der that directions might be given for pa)ment of the claims,)
hid it not being practicable to issue any official instructions that
Could be acted upon, in consequence of the namia of the men not
being specified in the returns, I have received 4Prieceßegent's
Commands, to sizisify to his Royil Highness's pleasure,
you do direct that in future the Officers superintending the
edical Department, of the Forces under command, do
furnish lists 'of the names of the men, for whom Hospital Stop-
iages shall be claimed, specifying the sums and periods, which
•st you will be pleased to forward to, this Office; causing dupli-
aces to be furnished to the Commissary of Accompts on the sta-
ion. I am to add, that it would Le convenient if similar lists
°WA be prepared for the former periods, if the necessary infor-
nation has not been already thrnislied.—s-lhave the honour to be,
(Signed)
' Officers commanding Forces on Foreign Stations.
s:1
1!
1 His Majesty's brig VIRAGO, and the STORK sloop
' war sailed from Cork on the 27th ult. having un-
r convoy transports with two squadrons of German
i ussars, destined for Gibraltar and Alicant. •
ie
Lieutenant-General Sir THOMAS GRAHAM, Major-
,tGeneral the Hon. CHARLES STEWART, and Briga-
Idier-General BRISBANE, are on the eve of leasing
Town, to reap fresh laurels in the Peninsula.
j The 11th regiment of foot is to be removed from
'Cadiz to Sicily.
jA detachment of one hundred volunteers from the
(-Irish Militia, for regiments in England, embarked on
the 24th of Jannary, under Lieutenant ARNAUD, to
join their respective corps.
The last Gazette contains the extraordinary instance
'of a single regiment (the 85th, or Bucks Volunteer
Light Infantry), in which no less than 27 retnov,:ls
.of Officers, and as many new appointments, have
taken place all at once, viz. one Lieutenant-Colonel,
!i two Majors, nine Captains, nine Lieutenants, and six
i Ensigns. One Lieutenant-Colonel (H. BENNETT)
remains, and only cne Captain ( BROWNE) out of ten !
'I
Of the '27 Officers removed from the 85th, one of
the Captains (MEREEirrn) has been discharged the
service ; and another (1-Ixtrow) cashiered. The
other 25 have exchanged, or have been appointed to
other regiments.
Lieutenant Colonel THORNTON- has been moved
from his situation at the Horse Guards, and selected
to take the command of tit. 85th Foot.
The 85th Regiment was raised in the year 1793,
chiefly by the influence of the BUCKINGHAM family,
1 and was then given to Sir GEORGE NuoENr, and
called the Buckingham Volunteers. Its present Co.
laurel, General nOUGHION STANWIX, was appointed
to it in 1807.
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LAW INTELLIGENCE
COURT OF CHANCERY, FEBRUARY 5.

PARRY'S BANKRUPTCY.

Sir S. ROMILLY moved, on behalf of Messrs. Fir-
man and De Tastet, that the Commissioners under

the bankruptcy f•f Latham and Parry should be di.
•rected to put a value on the property received by his
clients from the bankrupts, and that they might be
allowed to prove under the commission, and have a
vote for assignees. The Leal ned Counsel stated, that
the Bankrupts were indebted to Messrs. Fit man and
De Tastet in the sum of 467,0 W ; that the Bank-

Irupts were employed to puicha,e a quantity of spirits
for them on commission ; that previous to the act of
i bankruptcy they detected the bankrupt Parry in a
! forgery on them to the amount of 822,000 ; that
they then required the Bankrupts to make over the
spirits they had purchased for them, which they did,
to the afnount of 15 or £16,000; but when his
clients went before the Commissioners, they refused
to let them prove any part of their debt, until they
had given up the property made over to them by the
ißankrupts. Messrs. Firman and De-Tastet were
wi:litig to account for the property, at whatever sum
1 the Commissioners should value it.
i The LORDCHANCELLOR observed, if the Commis-
i sioners thought theyhad not a right to the property,
they must give an undertaking to deliver it up before
they could have a voice for assignees. Under those
conditions he would grant the motion.
1 COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEBRUARY S.

. The Court was occupied the whole of the day until
four o'clock, upon the following cases reserved for
special argument :
DOE ON TUE DEMISE OF JAMES V. UALLETT.

This was an action in ejectment, and the queti-
tias turned upon the meaning of the words " chil-
d:en to be begotten," as expressed in the will of the
Fate Mr. James, and whether the same could be con-
strued with reference to children living at the time
of ni.tking the NA], unknown to the testator ?
Mr. l'ilksros; was hear•! at considerable length for
the plaintiff, against such an extension of the words
cf the will, and in the course cf a very learned argu-
ment, the doctrine of wills was largely promulgated.
Mr. HOLROYD, ccntra, argued for the extension of
the terms ; and the Court were unanimously of opi-
Man, that the words 66 children to be begotten," had
reference to such child or children as were then in
existence, their Lordships therefore gave judgment
for the defendant.