Star.
London, England, 1810-12-26 00:00:00

NAVAL INT2LLIGEATIL

' TIIE EVENING STAI►.

LONDON.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26.
Sr. STErmzer.—lioliday at the Bank and Exchequer.

THE KING.

The metropolis was much distressed yesterday
morning, by the rumours in circulation respecting
His MAnsn's health ; nor was the public anxiety
at all allayed till after the appearance of the following
Dulletin

14 WINDSOR CASTLE, DECEMBER 25.

"this MAJESTY had a severe attack of fever
yesterday evening, but he got some hours sleep in
the night, and the symptoms are very much abated
this morning." (Signed as usual.)
" WINDSOR CASTLE, DEC. 26.
e His MAJESTY, since the abatement of his fever,
has continued nearly in th, same state."
(Signed as usual.)

of the said deputy, was taken into eonsideratidn-
paper having been read, in which Vuzdstiays de-1
dared that be forgave the injury done, him; and se-
veral Deputies having declared to be most decidedly
of opinion that there was no room for a prosecution
against the Editor of the said periodical publication,'
and much less for his punishment, the business was
disposed of by the previous question being moved, and
adopted by the Cortes.
SUMO OF THE 16TH.
It was moved and decreed that the order given on
the 2d of this month with regard to the levy of 10,000
men to reinforce the army of the Isla, and the obliga-
tion of all the inhabitants of Cadiz without any ex-

ception whateyer to work at the fortifications, is to be
carried into immediate execution.
SITTING OF THE 18TH.
A Report of the Board of Health was read, by
which it appears that Cadiz is in a healthy state.
SITTING OF THE 19TH.
' The Deputy PErtEz DE CAS nu) called to the recol-
lection of the Cortes all the sacrifices made by the
British nation to assist the Spanish in maintaining the

! independence of their country, and the claims which
!n addition to this statement we are enabled to add,
that nation and its illustrious Chief possess on the
that his MAJarry's indisposition had, indeed, been
gratitude of the people of Spain, and moved that an
alarming, his pulse, in consequence of increase of
fever, having been as high as 120 ; but having had eternal monument of gratitude be voted to the worthy
four or five hours sleep in the night, he awoke consi-
Monarch of that truly great nation.
'derOly calmer yesterdaymorning, With his pulse at 80. The motion was acceded to by acclamation; and the
decree, proposed by CAsrao, passed without the least
alteration.

The Roucrtms frigate has arrived at Plymouth
from Lisbon ; but the accounts she brings are not
more recent than those by the Princess Elizabeth
packet, received y:,sterday.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE.
DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 25, 1810.
Dispatch, of which the following Is a Copy, was received las
nil ht at the Office of the Earl of Liverpool, from Lieutenant-
General Viscount Wellington, dated

Cartazo, December 8, 1808.

MY Lotto—The detachment of the enemy's troops
manded by General Gardanne, which had re-
turned to Sobreira Formosa, have continued their
latch to the. frontier, and by the last accounts had
entered Spain.
• I. have not heard that this detachment bad any
communication with the enemy's troops on the left
ol.the Zezere, from whom they were distant about
three leagues. I understand, that having lost some
prisoners taken by apatrole, and by a party of the
Ordenanza which acccniipanied the Honourable Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Fonsonby on a reconnoissance from
Abfantes to the river Codes, they made very parti-
cular enquiries respecting the position of Lieutenant-
Gent-al corps, and the means which the allies
possessed of crossing the Tagus at Abrantcs; and,
having commenced their march from Cardigos to-
-war& the Codes in the murning,:they retired about
eleven with great precipitation, and continued their
retreat In the same manner till they reached the fron-
tier. They were followed by the Ordcnanza, who
did them much inis.:hief un the march, and took much
baggage from them.
The enemy destroyed many horses and mules which
Could not keep up with them ; and the march, if it
was ordered by superior authority, and is connected
with any other arrangement, had every appearance
and was attended with all tha consequences of a pre-
cipitate and forced retreat.
No alteration of any importance has been made in
the. position of the enemy's troops since I addressed
your Lordship. I have, &c. (Signed) WELLINGTON.

One of the private letters received by the Pripeess
Elisabeth, states, that a French courier had been in-

tercepted with a letter from BONAPARTE to MASSENA,
in which the latter is assured that string reinforce,
merits and supplies are ordered to join him without
delay.
By the BAstustF. gun-brig arrived at Plymouth

from Cadiz, we have received some interesting intel-

ligence. Letters from Madrid and Seville represent
the situation of the French in those pLces as truly
deplorable. They cannot travel from one part of
Spain to another without going in large parties, which

CADIZ, NOVEMBER V%

Within these few days the fire which has been made
upon the enemy, as well from the bay, and the castle,
as from the arsenal and the Isla, has been more ge-
neral. The gun-boats continue to observe the enemy,
of whom no movement has been noticed, and off

Lave obtained the names of taravans. In this man-

Rota there is a division on which the enemy fired
from the land on tic moaning of the 18th.

Nov. '23...--RENOVALES set sail from Corunna to
Santona on the 14th, with 19 transports and some fri-
gates and brigs, having on board 1200 Spanish and
800 English troops, with 27,000 muskets, 10,000 uni-
forms and several other stores.

1 Persons lately arrived from Castile state, th.at the
number of Spanish light parties is daily increasing
in that province, and that they continue to rw.s
the enemy in a manner which proves extremely de-
structive to the latter.

A ship from Virginia has reached our ports, trans-
mitting Papers to the 26th of last month, containing
however nothing of importance. The country looked
anxiously to the approaching Assembly of Congress,
by • which the future relations of the Republic with
the Belligerent Powers was to be decided.
We are concerned to learn that Lord SIDUOUTII is
extremely indisposed at Richmond Park, having
caught a cold while attendng the Committee to exa-
mine his Majesty's Physicians. His Lordship is con-
fined.

per great numbers of male and female natives of
Etaiice are daily returning to that country, wad the
Spanish patriots, like the wandering Arabs of the

tiesart, incessantly hover around these escorts, and
carry oft prisoners and boozy to a great amount. The
following account of the proceedings of tLe Cortes,
will be read r,ith much satisfaction
QF THE ea) of NOVENTECR.
It As decreed that the Members of the Supreme
Board of Censure, for the present, are to be chosen
from among snch inhabitants as reside in Cadiz, 4ml
the following day flz;:d upon for their election'.
SITTiNG OF THB )iii.

LI:CILN BONAPARTE and family had not left Ply-
mouth on Monday, but were expected to set out fur
Linures Castle yesterday or this day.

The circumstances relative to the arrival of Luct
BONAPARTE in this country, are said to be as follow :
In consequence of the repeated demands of NAPuoLEON
that he should separate from his wife, and suffer his
future destiny to be arranged by the French Ruler ;
and the repeated refusal of LeCIEN to conform to these
demands, the latter began to be apprehensive that for-
cible measures wou:d be resorted to by NAPOLEON,
and therefore, many months ago, wrote from Rome
to Mr. HILL, our Minister at Sardinia, requesting that
that Gentleman v:ould.obtain from his Court a pass.
port fur LUCIEN and his family to proceed to Ante.,
r;ca. Mr. HILL, naturally anxious to facilitate the
removal of one brother from another, who seemed
likely to resort to the `most desperate violence in order
to accomplish 114 purpose, ventured to send an answer,
encouraging LuctEN to proceed to Sardinia, and then
communicated what he had done to our Governtnent,
who immediately expressed their refusal to grant the
p ..looyts. Mr. HILL then wrote -to LUCIEN, 10 in-
form ..rn that the permission which he requested could
not be LiTorEN, however, availed himself

Nine Members were chosen to compose flip Board
above mentioned, three of whom belong to the clergy.
SITTING OF VIE 1111.1.

of the fav-,t.ra!-,10 Inter from Mr. HILL,, and pro-
ceeded to SardiniA, :diedging that theprohibitory letter
never naciarl 112rn.

About nine o'clock on Monday morning another
very considerable fall of the Cliff took place at Dover,
close to where the lot fell, over Snargate-street.—
Apprehensions arc entertained that much more will
shortly come down. This last fall has fortunately
done but little damage, as it consisted principally of
loose earth from the top.
On I;.:turday afternoon, all the animals brought as
a present to his Majesty by the Algerine Ambassador
arrived in town from Portsmouth ; consisting of threc
horses, two lions, four antelopes, a beautiful ostrich,
a mountain cow, and some others. The horses were
taken to the Mews. The lions and other ani-
mals were conveyed to the Tower. The mountain
cow is an entire new animal in this country, and is a
very singular curiosity.
No less than seven Norwich coaches, drawn with
s 4 horses each, arrived at different inns in the City, on
Monday night, with sealed door:, and windows, all the
inside passengers, as well w; those without, consisting
of dead game, and crammed ttniss, hung in sausage
chains

From a guinea to a guinea and a half were asked for
turkies in the marke:s on Monday, and if this is to
be attributed to the /iardnesr of the times, the cheer-
' fulness with which such prices were paid, may, we
presume, be attributed to a corresponding degree of
symeis !
Saturday the workmen employed ha clearing out the
ruins of the late fire in Lisle street, finished their task,
but not a single vestige of the body of Mrs. Sim on
has been found. Amongst other things; discovered
were a silver watch, some silver, and a pocket-book,
not much burnt, containing memoranda, 4tc. belong-
in4 to the late Mr. Simeuns.
Fhe French frigate that remained under protection
of La Hogue batteries; in making her escape has got
ashore, and all her masts and bowsprit gone : the is
apparently a . rn,: re r•rcc k. •

The project of A neTiolical pub:icariop, containing

the transactions of the Cortes, was read and approyed;
and it was further directed, that the Editor of the
p,ll,l;c.iiin is to submit his manuscript to a
Committee of the Cortes, appointed for that purpose,
befoie is tto th. press :itisto be published at
the expellee of the Cortes.

SITTING OF THE 15TH.
The complaint of the Deputy VILLANEVA against
the Editor of the Concise), on account of the latter
laving made use of certain libellous eitpressions iu the
al2 number of the above paper against the character

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• FALMOUTH, DECEMBER ie. .
Put -back. the Prince Ernest packet with the mails
for Jamaica.—Arris4d his Majesty's ship MEIMPE7
from the Leward Islands, with a mail and the crew
of the Princess Augusta packet, which was lost off
St. Thomas's, by striking on a sunken rock. Arrived
also the Providence, BARCLAY, from Cork, bound to
' New South Wales,. with 160 men, and 40 women,
convicts, on board ; and the Spanish brig Granaro,
from Corunna in six days—brings no news.
PLYMOUTH, DECEMBER 24.
Arrived the Routaus frigate, from Lisbon ; the
'BASILISK gun-brig, from Cadiz ; also arrived 11. light
transports, to take out detachments of artillery and
stores to Lisbon.—Sailed the WiaztE schooner, for
Falmouth.—Arrived his Majesty's ship MEROPII.
1
with a mail from the Leeward Islands, which she
landed at Falmisuth.
PORTSMOUTH, DEC £5.
Arrived his Majesty's ship ELIZABETH from Lis-
bon ; DIANA frigate from off Cherbourg. It blew
last night and to-day a gale from W. and N. W. The
Prince of Wales transport parted and drove on shore
on the Spit ; the brig Superior cut or parted, and
Icame into harbour; the transport Success parted her
best bower, and also came into harbour.
Seven o'clock—more moderate.
DEAL, DECEMBER !S.
Arrived last night the Sinclair, DARBY, from Ja-
maica ; and during the tremendous gale this morn-
ing she parted, and went on shore on the Sandwich
Flats. Two other vessels are also on shore in Peg-
well Bay—particulars not known. One of his Ma-
jesty's gun-brigs (supposed the SoPRIA) is riding in
the Downs dismasted. Five o'clock, more moderate
weather.—Wind W.

1 Arrived t YARMOUTH, DECEMBER 25.
his morning the HAVOC gun.brig, Lieu-
tenant Rowan, from the Baltic, and the BOLD gun-
tl brig, from a cruize. The PYRAMUS frigate is under
1 sailing orders for the Downs. Remain in the roads—
: Roebuck, Pyramus, Kite, Patridge, Magnet, Portia—
in the Harbour—Bruiser, Cracker, Acute, Emms,
and Patriot.—Wind W.N.W.
CHATIIAM, DECEMBER 23.
Two hundred French prisoners have been sent away
from the prison ships ha Gillingham Reach to Scot-
land. They vt-cre put tart board the RUDY man of
war, which s,4iltd trc,rri 11,:.-,:c.. last Wednesday. The
VANGUARD Viiii sail from Long Reach to•morrow.—
The MANA.Y ::•_:11-bri will also sail in a few days.
The HELDER ti ate is ordered to this port to refit.
Lioutenant Osmmt, late Commander of the WIY.
CIP.:LSIZA, is appointed Commander of his MajLsty's
prison-ship Knox PRINCEN, in Gillingham Reach.
Last Thursday, as the RAISONABLE'S boat was sail-
ing up St. Mary's Creek, near Chatham, she vv.t:, up-
set by a sudden gust of wind, and two of the bip.t's
crew were drowned, and it was with great difficulty
. the others were saved. The same day the Captain's
Clerk of the WINCHELSEA fell overboard and was
drowned.

The Vtco, 71, a new ship, launched in the Med-
way about sit months since, is ordered to be prepared
for commission and fitted for a flag, supposed for
Rear-Admiral Dixos.

The COMET, 44, late a store ship, has been found
unserviceable, and broken up at Deptford. Mr. I).
Wein, late Master of her, is appointed to the Swift
store ship at Woolwich.
The CRESCENT frigate, launched a few days since,
at Woolwich, is preparing for commission, as is the
SAFEGUARD gun-brig, which has had a repair.
Yesterday morning early, several vessels and craft
broke from their moorings in the Pool, by which they
sustained considerable damage. At the same time,
several wherries and other boats were stove and sunk.
COURTS-MARTlAL—Yesterday se'nnigitt a Court-
Martial was held on Jacob Fambean, Emanuel Ro-
therings, James Maguire, James Tapling, and James
Green, seamen of the Bellerophon, for mutinous and
disorderly conduct.. They were found guilty. The
three former were sentenced to receive 100 lashes,
and the two latter 50 each. On the same day Lieu-
tenant Timer, of his Majesty's ship Africa, was tried
for leaving the ship on the first day of May, at North
Yarmouth, and not returning. The charge having
been proved, he was sentenced to be dismissed from
the service, and rendered incapable of ever serving as
an officer again. On Friday Mr. George Chspmaa,
Boatswain of the Tyrian, was tried for assembling,
or causing to be assembled, several of the ship's corn-
pany, to hold a club in the carpenter's cabin, at which
times they sat up at a late hour, singing and drink-
ing, and making so much noise as greatly to disturb
the other men. He was acquitted. Henry Taplin,
Carpenter of the Tyrian, for drunkenness, was also
tried and reprimanded. Rear-Admiral HARGOOD,
President.
A Court-Martial has been held on board the Sal-
vador dal Mundo, in Hamoaze, on Mr. JOSEPH ROB-
LEY, Midshipman of the Favourite sloop of war, on
charges of having embezzled the ship's stores; abused
the men under Isis command ; and fur having been
repeatedly drunk. The charges were adjudirsd
to be proved, and he is sentenced to be mulct at all
his pay and prize-money ; to be imprisoned twelve
months in the Mershalatta prison ; and declared in-
capable of ever serving his Majesty, or his successors,
as an officer.—President Captain PLAMPIN, of the
,Gibraltar, in the absence of Sir EDWARD BULLER,
who is in town.

A Court of Inquiry has been held on Capt. TILLEY,
of Adventure packet, for haiing put into Fal-
mouth, after being ordered to proceed from Plymouth
with mails for Bermuda and New York. He was
honourably acquitted, and ordered to proceed to sea
with mails immediately ; which he did. The reason
of the Adventurer's putting into Falmouth, was her
birving received damage at sea, and being chased by
a Finch privateer of superior force.