Star.
London, England, 1813-04-17 00:00:00

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o; Advice, finto Vent Cruz
.we treceived yesterday,
h? thebrgioniqg of January. The following is an
extractl a letter s
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• 1.4 Tite toad batmen this pbee (Vera Cruz) and
Mexico . remains closed, in consequence of its
being blockaded by the I,lllU{gents, On the Ist No.
vember, , Moan= entered Onsava with 7000 men ;
200 of the garrison were killed, and as many made
prisoners: ...Jibe General gave quarter to the con.
quered, and treated the officers with distinction. Not
a house was pillaged, nor one personal insult offered,
ond good order and respect of property were secured
$ }aroclamation. He ordered the tobacco in the
public stores to be burnt, on account of the Royal
monopoly i—it . was valued at ten million dollars,
being the crop of three years."

Yesterday forenoon a Spanish Courier arrived at
die Spanish Ambassador's, in Grafton-street, with
important dispatches from the Spanish Anabassadot
at St. ratersburgh.

Mirai STOPFORD arrived in Town yesterday
froth Portsmouth, and bad an audience of the Lords
of the Admiralty.
The foreigner (we believe a Dutchman) who late4y
arrived at Deal, remains still at the Three Kings Ho,
tel there, never having left it, as reported ; there have-
however, been several interchanges of communication
between him and Government by means of esprelies.
Earl MOIRA, Suite, the Countess of Locooti and
MOIRA, Lord. Fi UNTIRODOR,. two Ladies RAWDONg
two Misses Ross, with their numerous attendantc,
embarked on Wednesday, from the Star Inn, Gos-
port (where they had been for some days) on board
his Majesty's ship STrituno CASTLE, for India ; and
the following clay Lady Cetaat.orrs RAWDON, the
Earl's sister, left the above ins on her return to
Bath.

Advice* have been received at the India House,
importing that the MORATIO frigate was expected
dally to arrive at St. Helena from the Cape, to.cos,
voy home, jointly with the But FitANCIS DRAMS. tilt
fleet which was lying at that island nn the 18th of
February, when the PRESIDLNT sailed for England.
The 10th of Mar& ryas the day appointed for the
fleet to sail from St. Helena for England.

The SPEAKER, on leaving the House of Commons
on Thursday, immediately set off for his country seat
in Ashedown Forest. where he intends spending the
Easter Holidays.
The Bishop of BATH and Watts still holds out
against the terms offered for the renewal or certain
episcopal leases within his diocese, which fall in upon
the demise of his present Majesty : the terms now
offered do not exceed £12,000, but should his Lord-
ship's life survive that of the Kum, the immediate
value would exceed 880,000.

The Bishoprick of Sodor and M.tn having become
vacant by the death of Dr. CRMAN, tLe See has
been confeired on the Rev. GifORGI MURRAY, son of`
the late Bishop of St. Ddvid's, nephew to his Grace
the Duke of ATHOL, and brother-in-law to the Earl
Of KINNOUL.

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The Archbitohnp of CANTERBURY greyed at that
city on Monday, and on Tuesday Lis Grace conse.
crated the New Church and Banal Ground at Re-
culver, in the presence of a large assemblage of spec..
tators. After the ceremony, his Grace vaned the
ruins of the ancient Church ; and on Wednesday his
Grace left Canterbury for his Palace at Lambeth.
The Doke of RUTLAND'S Elinahet4 is matched
against Mr. Baucm's flol&lock, at the first Spring
Newmarket Meeting, for 200 guineas.
At the second Spring Meeting, Mr. BRUEN'S Hot,
lyhock is matched against Mr. Caaveles rooky, for
200 guineas.
A foot-race has been made for '2OO guineas, which
excites :more interest in the sporting world than any
thing of the kind since the 13ancLar match :—The
Kentish pedestrian, who lately performed ten miles
within an hour on Sunbury Common, has been
matched against Captain BARCLAY'S Groom, to go
100 miles, and to give the latter an hour at starting.
The Captain's groom is a tried man, and is known
to possess strength and courage to go through the
herculean task. The Kentish man is supposed to be
the fastest of the day ; but he is untried at a long
distance, and is consequently backed very cautiously,/
not knowing his own capabilities. The groom it at
present the favourite.
There are two boxing matches made : the one lie.
twixt Fuller, the successful opponent of Jay. and
Harry Hannan. Another match has been made be.
twixt Oliver, who beat Ford in a hard battle, and
s Cooper, the conqueror of Lancaster. The latter match
will be decided in a fortnight.
Wednesday last, a duel was fought by two of the
French prisoners on board the Sampson, prison-ship,
lying in Gillingham Reach, when one of them, in
consequence, was killed. Not having any swords,
they attached to the end of two sticks a pair of self,-
:ors each. The deceased received the mortal wound
in the abdomen; his bowels protruded, and yet he con.
tinued to parry with his antagonist while his strengt2
would admit. Afterwards an application was mad:
to the Surgeon of the ship, who replaced.the intestine
and sewed up the wound, but he survived but a shor
time . the Coroner was immediately sent for from
Rochester, but the verdict is not yet known. Tin:
transaction took place below, in the prison, unknown
to the ship's company, the evidence, therefore, or
the inquest, will be of his own countrymen.
Some French prisoners lately attempted to escape
at midnight, from a prison-ship in Hamoaae ; and
having let themselves into the water about a minute
before a heavy storm of hail came down, one of then
was drowned. The rest, by calling out for assistance
were saved.

A female, tailed the Away sy. Lambeth Marsh, wa
marred on Sunday to a young chimney-sweeper o
Newington; and on Wednesday the fair bride expo
raenced some very unpleasant sensations, Swe &I hat
ing Imhof of with 50 guineas, paid by her whim a
the day of marriage !

Friday, a volunteer from the Cambridgeshire mi
litia, stooping to wash his face Its the Tweed, ma
Peebles, somewhat intoxicated, *lts suddenly swei
from the bank, and drowned.