Star.
London, England, 1811-12-26 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

persed. The two Catholic. Noblemen pledged their
honour to give bail, upon which (as we are informed
by a private letter,) they were suffered to depart.
Not the smallest manifestation to riot or irregt.
laxity appeared among the populace, several hun-
dreds of whom were in the vicinity of the Theatre.
Upwards of one hundred Protestants of rank, fortune,
and talent, attended the meeting.
After the Catholic Meeting had deen dispersed
in Fishamble-street, a number of Gentlemen re-
paired to Mr. D'Ancy's, the Crown and Anchor
Tavern, Earl-street, for the purpose of signing a Re-
quisition to call an Aggregate Meeting of the Catho•
lics of Ireland.

" While the Requisition was preparing, Counsellor
HARE, accompanied by Alderman DARLEY, went into
the room where they were assembled, and asked
whether that meeting was a meeting of individual
gentlemen ? Being answered in the affirmative, and
being abcut to make a speech, Lord FFRENCII told
him they did not want to hear any of his speeches,
nor would they listen to them ; if he came there for
the purpose of acting, that he must proceed without
delay.
" Mr. HARE said, that he merely wished to say,
that as they had acknowledged themselves to be a
meeting of individual Gentlemen, he would not molest
them.

44 A Catholic Requisition, for an Aggregate Meet-
ing, to be had on Thursday next, at the Theatre,
lishanzWe-street, has been drawn up, and signed by
upwardsof three hundred persons."

FALMOUTH, DECEMBER. 23.
Arrived the Mary packet, from the West Indies,
last from Plymouth ; the WHITING schooner, from a
cruize; and the MULLET schooner, from Plymouth: the
latter has sailed again for New York, &c. with mails.
—Sailed the MORRISTON gun•brig, for Plymouth.—
It is reported that the Carteret packet, from Surinam,
is off the harbour.—Wind N.
PLYMOUTH, DECEMBER 24.
The report of the BLOODHOUND sloop of war belng
on shore at Padstow is confirmed, and the ALPHBA
is this day sailed hence to her assistance. Arrived
the NISIROD cutter from L'Orient ; AMIDE, 38, and
BAN JOSEPH, 112, from the Itochefort station. Came
up harbour, the AMAZON, 38, MELAMPUS, 38, CAno-
rus, 74, and GIBRALTAR, 80, to refit. Passed. by for
the Eastward the RAPID, 16. Sailed the PHEASANT
on a cruize. This day the DIANA and LAUREL fri-
gates received on board a number of live oxen, with
which they are to proceed to the Channel fleet.
PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER 25.

Sailed his Majesty's ships HAVANNAH, VOLCANO;
and SPITFIR4 with a convoy for Cadiz, Gibraltar,
and the Mediterranean ; and his Majesty's ship Ti-
MAW, with a convoy for Cork.—Wind Westerly.
DOVER, DECEMBER 25.

His Majesty's sloop BARBARA, Lieut. Douai,As,
is on shore at Cock Point, near Folkestone, and it is
feared, notwithstanding her masts are cut away, that
she will not be got off.

DEAL, DECEMBER es.
Sailed this morning his Majesty's ships SPECTLAtOR
and NYMPH, with the whole of the outward-bound
This day tietttenant-General Baron Dart:ensuescoasters and colliers for Portsmouth ; also sailed for
very fine corps, the 7th regimemt of the line of the Portsmouth his Majesty's ships ARSHDA, HANNIBAL,
German Legion, who lately returned a skeleton from and MARLBOROUGH.—Wind N.W.
The on
hßyrohtehreersre,
wßo,yand,dfsntaanr ceLondr:aato
sMhaorentraosare,
Arbroath.
been de.
Portugal, but who have quickly recruited to 800 sorted
strong, in a high state of discipline, embark for Si- The James, Bryant, from Dublin to Portsmouth, struck on
Witckshloewmßanks. onharthgeel6th inst. Ind received so much damage,
icily% They are commanded by Major TIIALSIAN,
and go to relieve a corps which goes to Lord WEL. WATERFORD, DECEMBER 16.
LINGTON)S army, and which they hope speedily fol- On Friday evening, the Jason, Capt. S. HARVEY,
lowing, and a second time enter the lists with the arrived at this port from St. John's, Newfoundland,
French in Portugal. which place she left on the 25th ult. under convoy of
It is ex hiso Majesty's ship Jason, the Hon. Captain
pected that very soon the Horse Guards, n the 7th day after sailing, she parted convoy in a
6th Dragoon Guards, 7th, Greys, battalion of Foot heavy gale, and was taken on the 9th instant, about
Guards, a reinforcement of Artillery, the old 37th, ten leagues to the eastward of Cape Clear, by the
42d, Ist battalion, .53d, a battalion, and 59th, with French privateer le Grand Jean Bart, Capt. Depont.
the 6th, 38th, 20th, 76th, and some other corps from The French officers were very civil, but the crew, a
motley groupe of foreigners, plundered the passen-
Ireland, will very soon be sent out to Lord W
gers of several articles. During the intercourse be-
LINGTON. tween the two vessels, a boat was unfortunately stove,
We are sorry to hear that Dr. FnAwcx, the Physi. by which accident two of the crew of the privateer,
4= General of the Army in Portugal, who conducted and one young man belonging to the Jason perished.
himself so ably, has suffered much by the diseases of As the passengers were very numerous, the French
Captain allowed the Jason to proceed, after taking a
the country, and is obliged to return to England. receipt for the number of prisoners. The privateer is
A detachment of the 9th Light Dragoons is or- a British-built vessel, mounts 14 guns, and has a crew
dered to Plymouth to embark for Portugal. of 130 men. She was but a few days from Morlaix,
BATAVIA. was on her first voyage, and had taken three prizes
EXTRACTS bROSS A LETTER, DATED HEAD-QUARTERS, before she fell in With the Jason ; one of which, the
WALTEVREEDE, ISLAND OF JAVA, SEPT. 4. brig Mariner, of Kincardine, with a cargo of Spanish
Finding a vessel is about to be dispatched to England, I lose and cotton wool, from Lisbon, has been recaptured
Dot a moment in giving you a short account of the operations of by the JASPER, Captain HUNLOKE, and carried into
the Army under the command of Sir &sweet AUCIIMUT Y. Portsmouth.
"On the 9th of August we took possession of Batavia, with- The following letter has been posted at Lloyd's :
out the least resistance; and, on the 10th instant moved on with " COR U N NA, Nov. se.--During the unsettled state of affairs
the main body of the army to Wejtevreede, where an obstinate in thelsNhorthrn ports of Spain, I presume to recommend, that
sanyaortferthme arnd Galliciaeoshould,
but short resistance was made on the part of the enemy to our vessels
first instance ports
ginthAste land,utias
advance. The result was, the loss of six pieces of cannon on their to enquire what ports may be entered wrth safety; by rtwihnilcal:
part, and a complete defeat; being driven Into their very strong means considerable risk will be saved to the Underwriters, and
fortifications at Cornelis, which formed a complete line of regular the commercial interests of Great Britain much benefited."
DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY.
works of five miles in extent, each fort with a strong cheveanx•
de-frize round it, and a ditch upwards of 20 feet deep. Finding for Raleigh,h for the Louisa
.ih and Admiral Youill ; and Banterer,
very little impression could be made on it by our battering train,: ptuentaFgoertnetunaaa,
trl3lapheapeairflarantdhericallait ant, 2F2hidAterti.malaerli
Amy
street.
it was determined we should storm their works. This dashing son, for le Baton, le Cupidon, and Speculation, on In'aard, on Sa-
enterprise took place on the morning of the 26th. Our brigade, 'I turday, if in port ; recalled on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Princess ot Wales, for the Dragon, Emanuel, and Haabet, on
consisting of about 2000 men, under the command of Colonel
beard, on Wednesday next; recalled at 14, Clement's Inn.
GILLESPIE, formed the advance, and began the attack about
half an hour before day-light. In the course of two hours, I
every position they held was carried by the bayonet, when they
retreated very preciptately, leaving two thousand killed andl
wounded, and more than 6000 prisoners; among the number
.500 Officers and several Generals, nod about 250 pieces of can-
non ; since which we have taken possession of a fortress, about
20 miles off, called Bittengorf, which General Jansen has retreated
from, and I believe had only a few cavalry with bins, the re-
mainder of his army having deserted him. The morit.:4 we
stormed we had not above 6 or 7000 troops, and only half of
them Europeans; the enemy, we know, had 15,000.
" The battalion of marines, consisting of 240 rank and file, em-
ployed in conjunction with the advance under Colonel Gillespie,
behaved with their accustomed bravery and gallantry, in proof of
which I send you a copy of the Brigade Orders of the 27th of
August, with the Address of Sir Samuel Auchntaty to the Com-
' risertsllng pincer, who baked there previous to their easbarting
forsooth& service with a part of the army. Their loss on this
woke, besides detachments. was two officers wounded, and 20
rank and file killed and wounded."
BRIGADE ORDERS, AUG. 27, 1811.
Colonel Gillespie feels extremely happy to have again tbess-
tisfaction of expressing his thanks to the troops of the advarlat
whom be had the honour to command, for the bravery and gal-
lantry they displayed in the action of yesterday at Cornelis, the
high sense and admiration he entertained of their conduct in the
action of the 10th, was fully upheld in that of yesterday.
" He has made a faithful report to the Commander-in-Chief,
of their heroic conduct; where all behaved with such distin.
subbed bravery, and praise is equally due, it is ddfieult to men-
tion individuals.
requests every Officer com-
" Colonel Gillespie, therefore,
•snanding corps and detachments belonging to the advance; Capt.
•Sturce, commanding the Royal Marines; and capt./VPLeod,
commanding the Company of his Majesty's 75th regiment, who
were attached, to accept his warmest acknowledgments for their
-zeal and gallantry, which has been displayed by them all ; said
to communicate W the Officers and men ender their respective
eornmanda,aeituesple grateful sense be entertains of their merits.
" Colo begs they will accept a soldier's tribute, his
sincerest thanks and heartfelt gratitude."

THE ARMY.

The Crane, 28, Captain COLLIER, is appointed
convoy for the West Indies, and remains now at
Portsmouth with the Acasta and East India convoy;
and the Havannah and Mediterranean convoy.

.
In obedience to the dictates of NAPOLEON, the
KIN of PRUSSIA has issued an Edict, suppressing a
pamphlet, entitled, 6, The New Jacobins in the
Prussian States," in which the measures of the French
and Prussian Governments are obliquely censured.
It is reported that the French threw fresh supplies
into Cuidad Rodrigo, on the 24 December. But the
advices from the army do not warrant that statement.
There seems not to be any foundation for the reports
that the army would retreat ; but some accounts
mention that Marmon was collecting his forces for
another advance.

The Duke of YORK Will remove to-morrow from
the Hone Guards to York Howe.

The German papers say, that Madame BLANCHA RD
was not killed by the accident she experienced in the
balloon in which she was attempting to ascend at
Rome. She was much bruised ; but, It is added, she
had completely recovered.
Saturday night between eight and nine o'clock,
a low house in Blair's Close, Castle-hill; Edinburgh,
opposite the city's reservoir, suddenly blew up with a
great explosion, and the inhabitants in the floor above
were instantly precipitated along with the falling
ruins, into the cellar below. A room in the second
floor was also blown up ; in which there was luckily
no person at the time of the accident. The house
immediately caught fire, which, however, was son
got under when the persons who had fallen along
with the rubbish were taken out. The house above',
the cellar is [inhabited by a man of the name of Camp-
bell, his mother, and three women lodgers, with three
children. Campbell was much scorched; his mother
was killed—one of the women had her thigh bone
broken and was much scorched. The other two were
also greatly scorched and bruised. The children were
not much hurt. The unfortunate sufferers were all
sent to the Royal Infirmary. The Magistrates, po-
lice, and firemen soon attended, and the fire was got
under in a short time. The gunpowder which occa-
sioned the explosions was, it is supposed, concealed
in the cellar.