Star.
London, England, 1811-01-14 00:00:00

S 3 4 quintals gunpowder.
A quantity of musket-ball, shoes, Sm. whims], indigo, &c,
She performed the voyage from Havannah in 29
days.

The CoLossus, 74, Captain ALIFAAHDER, arrived on
Friday from Cadiz. She sailed on the 18th ult. and
brought dispatches from Rear Admiral Sir RICHARD
KRA.' s, General GRAHAM) and the Right Honourable
HENRY WILLIDILIY, the British Minister at Cadiz.—
The enemy were collecting gun boats in the Canal of
the Trocadero, with the apparent intention of making

another attack. The British and Spanish boats were
filly prepared to meet them, and the result was not the
least feared. On December 15th, the French threw a
few shells from Fort Napoleon, which fell near the
centre of Cadiz. Only two or three oC them explo-
ded, and no person was hurt—the distance is upwards
of three miles. They are filled one-third with lead
to make them carry. The Cortez were expected to
remove to Cadiz in the course of the present month.
General BLAKE arrived from Carthagena in the DRUID
'on the Bth ult. and had taken the oaths as President
of the Regency. The Cotossus left at Cadiz the MIL-
FORD, 71, (flag-ship) Captain KITTOE ; Noaen, 74,
Captain RAINIER ; ST. ALBANS, 64, Capt. BRACT
ZENOZIA) ETIIIIRA (sloops), HARDY and DART Cut-
ters. The fever at Cadiz had entirely subsided.

The COLOSSUS is under quarantine, as she was till
lately one of the ships which blockaded Toulon.
The litters she brought from Cadiz were landed on
Saturday evening.
The THAIS sloop of war, Capt. F&nniaas, sailed
from Gibraltar on the 17th ult. with fifty sail under
convoy for England ; but it is apprehended they have
been much dispersed a great way to the westward, by
the late easterly gales.

Friday afternoon arrived at Plymouth the Essex
American frigate, last from L'Orient, whence she
has had a most tedious passage of 15 days, and
has suffered some damage in the late idoviing wea-
ther, which will oblige her to go up harbour to re-
ceive repairs. She sailed from America for France
with the President's Proclamation and Message, ac-
companied with the Ultimatum of the American
Executive, relative to the line of conduct to be ob-
served towards this country and France. After land-
ing a Gentleman charged with these documents, at
L'Orient, she proceeded with duplicates of them-for
Plymouth, where she landed another American Gen-
tleman, who immediately set off for Town. The
Essex has orders to remain at Plymouth during the
short period allowed for the negotiation ; and is ex-
pected to carry back the Ultimatum of our Govern-
ment ; and should that not be favourable, it is Mt.
derstood that Mr. PINCLNEY, and the whole of the
American Legation, will proceed home in her. The
Essex was to have returned by the end of February,
but that is now rendered impossible from the length
of her passage. A Gentleman she came home in
the Essex stated, on being informed that a material
change was likely to take place in the Councils of
I this Country, said, he had no doubt Mr. PINCKNNY'S
discretionary powers would enable him to prolong
the time allowed for bringing the business to a final
issue. It must be observed, however, that the Non-
intercourse Act was to be revived against this country
on the 2d of February, in case our Orders in Council
were not repealed.

German Papers, of the 27th of last month, and
Dutch to the 2d instant, have reached town. In these
is comprehended the copy of a Turkish Bulletin, pur.
porting to be of the 2d of December, but in the date
of which we apprehend there must be some mistake.
It appears that, in addition to the calamities of external
war, civil dissentions had arisen in the Ottoman Capital,
and the Janissaries, with their adherents, composing an
army of 40,00Cfmen, had menaced the seat of Empire.
The Sultan had sought refuge on board his fleet in the
Bosphorus, while the insurgents plundered the Seraglio,
and set fire to the imperial City. A conflict in the
streets succeeded, in which 18,000 of the rebels were
massacred, after which order was restored. The offi-
cial account of these transactions is accompanied with
an ssurance, under the same authority, that the nego-
tiation with Russia for a Peace was in the most (a-
vowable train, and that every disposition has been
shewn to concede the points in dispute. On the ar-
ticle from Warsaw, commenting on the virtuous and
benevolent Governor, by command of his Majesty the
Emperor and King, having, preparatory to other
designs, emancipated the peasantry of Poland, it will
immediately occur to our Readers that the object of
this arrangement is to comprise the whole population'
of the country within the Law of Conscription, and
to prevent the interference of the claims of the Nobles
with this important provision of military jurisprudence.

Intelligence has been received via America. of an
attempt having been made by French emissaries to
shake the Allegiance of the people of the Phillipine
Isles to riIDINAND VII. WhiCb was; however; taus-1
maul by the Governor.
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NATAL INTELLIGENCE.

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Two French frigates made their escape hr. Brest
en the 519th ultimo, and are at seas destination slot
known. They are supposed to have taken their course
to the isle of France. Tv.° other frigates are re•
Ported to be nearly ready for a start.

PLYMOUTH, JANUARY le.
Arrbred the French brig Vaudanguez, front sour.
deauz, taken by the MONKEY gun-brig, who has cap..
tured four others: The BULWARK man of war has
arrived at Cadiz, from Vera Cruz, with money.—
Arrived the Endeavour hired brig, with a convoy
from Swansea ; the Essex American frigate, in 15
days, from .L'Orient ; the VENERABLE, 74 guns, from
Falmouth ; Ann packet, from Cadiz ; Lady Arabella
packet, from Falmouth, to take the Jamaica mail;
the WnoeLz schooner, from Falmouth. with her side I
stove ix by a heavy sea, in which she threw her guns
overboard; the Sandwich hired lugger, with a Pap-
penburg vessel under convoy, from Guernsey ; the
INTELLIGENT gun-brig, from a cruize ; the CHEERLY
ditto, from Liverpool; the CoNsTatir ditto, from
Scilly ; the PRINCESS CHARLOTTE frigate, from Cork ;
the AMAZON ditto, from Corunna ; Marlborough
packet, from Lisbon ; and a transport brig, with loss
of masts.:—Sailed the HAWK sloop of war, for Ports.

mouth.—Went out of harbour, the NAttossus and
SPAnrAtt frigates, and the FOXHOUND and MARTIN

PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY is.
Arrived his Majesty's ship THAIS from the Medi.
terranean, with the Richard, CLARK, and Mary,
BIRKLEY, two transports, uader convoy, being part
of a fleet of 38 sail of transports and merchantmen.
Arrived his Majesty's ships STUDLEY from Scilly, and
HAZARD from Newfoundland. Sailed the THESEUS,
74, for Heligoland ; and CORDELIA for the Downs.
Dropped down to St. Helen's to join the Channel fleet
the COURAGECK, 74z The FRANCHISE, with the Me.
rditerranean convoy, will sail the first fair wind after
the 15th inst.—Wind W.

DEAL, JANUARY Is.
The Brisk, Captain HUGHES, from Smyrna for
London with fruit, is on shore between Waltzer Cas-
tle and the Soutbforeland, and full of water. Came
down from the River, the Henry Addington and
Walmer Castle East Indiamen. Arrived about 30
sail of vessels from Ireland, and are gone for the River.

rHE ARMY.

Dr. Want is arrived at Portsmouth to visit the
Hospital Deptas, &c.
Colonel FULLER, of the Guards, with several other
officers have arrived there to embark for Portugal.
Detachments of the following regiments are wait-
ing at Plymouth for transports to convey them to
Portugal, viz. the 13th, 14th, and 16th Light Dra-
goons, Sd Dragoon Guards, 4th Dragoons, and Ist
German Legion Hussars. Others are on the road
for Plymouth.
A detachment of the Guards, as well as Jetach-
ments of several Regiments will embark, in the course
of this week, for Portugal.
The 11th Regiment, 2d Battalion, is under orders
to embark from Guernsey for Portugal.
A detachment of the first and second Batta-
lions of the 4th regiment of Foot, are on their march
for Portsmouth to embark for Portugal.
About 150 of the Royal 'Artillery Drivers have
embarked at Portsmouth for Portugal. The detach-
ments of the Royal Waggon Train, destined for the
same place, are still waiting at Portsmouth for
Transports.
About 180 men passed through Portsmouth ou Fri-
day from the Isle of Wight, and proceeded to Bex-
hill, to join the King's German Legion.
It is with great satisfaction we state that the brave
Colonel BARCLAY, who was wounded in both legs, at
the battle of Busaco, is so far recovered, as to be able
to remove from Portsmouth, where be has been re-
maining for the last eight weeks. Mr. Moons, sur-
geon, brother to the late Sir Jomm MOORS, went down
from Loudon for the purpose of attending hum on
his journey. He has a cot fixed in a spring canine,
with four horses.

General TwataroN's regiment, the 21st Dragoons,
which has ben stationed at the Cape for some time,
is ordered to proceed to India.

Yesterday at three o'clock his Royal Highness the
Prince of WALLS honoured Lord 1-lor.r.s.a. with a
♦isit at his house in Pall Mall (he being confined by
the gout) and remained in conference with his Lord-
, ship for nearly two hours.
Lord HOLLAND was also visited in the course of the
day by Lord DUNDAI, Lord LAUDIRDALI, Lord
LEvitsom GOMM, Mr. WKITERLAD. Mr. TIBRNEY,
General FITZPATRICK, &C.

It is with extreme concern that we announce to the
public the death of that justly celebrated Comedian,
Mr. Liwts, who departed this life on Saturday even-
ing, at half-past six, at his house, Westbourne-Place,
in the 68d year of his age. His health has been gra-
dually declining for some length of time, and the
misery occasioned him by the death of a most amiable
and beautiful daughter, about twelve months since,
quite overcame him. It brought on a train of law
iand afflicting disorders, which baffled the exertions of
' his medical advisers, and finally terminated his exis-
tence whilst in the arms of his disconsolate family. As
a man he was upright and good—as a husband, father,
friend, he united all those endearing qualities which
will make his loss irreparable to his afflicted widow,
his affectionate children, and to an attached circle of
acquaintance. We understand the remains of this
much respected man are to be interred in a family
vault in Liverpool.
This morning Antonio farelosa, the Portuguese sea-
man, who was convicted on Friday last of the murder
of an English sailer, was executed in front of New-
i gate pursuant to his sentence.
In consequence of the unfortunate termination of
the Expedition lately sent against the Isle de Passe,
it is rumoured, that a fresh force is about to sail;
consisting of 4 stout Frigates, of 44 Guas each;'
with 4,000 Troops. Surely, the Board was not con
templating, at the appointment, the 44 Cari:als, 01
the 4 Twenty Thousands, with the COM) Prizes,
and none less than Twenty Pounds, in the State
Lottery Scheme, to be *aim by .a New Plan, the
Fitbniary. ,
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Saturday/oft/4 Blair and 7kenttuDale were irdieted
for forging and uttering, knowing it to be fori.ed, a
draft for arati), purporting to he the draft of Messrs.
Gregg and Corfield, in favour of one John Clarke, on
Messrs. Were, Bruce, Simpson and Taylor, bankers,
with intent to defraud the said bankers.
Mr. Serjeant VAVGIIAN conducted the prosecution.
Henry Grey, a clerk in the banking-house of Messrs.
Wercand Co. at which Messrs. Grerg and Corfittld
kept cash, gave evidence that on Thursday the
of November last, a draft for se6oo, purporting to
be the draft of Messrs. Gregg and Cortield, was pre.
seated to him for payment, which he 'paid in two
notes, one for 11/500, and the otter for £lOO. He
knew the prisoner Blair had lived in the service of ,
Messrs. Were and Co. and that at the time the draft
in qtiection was paid, he lived with Messrs. Gregg
and Corfield.%

Mr. John Corfield said, the prisoner Blair had lived
clerk with him for two years, and had an opportu.
pity of knowing the manner in which he usually drew
his checks.. He never empowered him to draw any
draft. He denied the signature to be his writing, and
believed the name of J. Clarke," in the body of the •
check to be in the hand-writing of Blair, somewhat
disguised.
A Clerk in the service of Messrs. Gregg and Co.
said he sometimes filled up checks for his employers,
but denied that the check in question was of writ-
ing ; he believed it to be the hand-writing of
,Blair.
Mark Chambers deposed, that he was a tailor, re-
siding in Young's-buildings, Old-street-road. He
knew Blair and Dale; the forme- for about a fort-
night before the draft alluded to was presented for
payment, and the latter about six months. His firsta
acquaintance with Blair arose in Newgate, where he
met him ittcompany with Roberts and Hitchius. Hot
saw Blair in Newgate on the 14th of December last./
when he told him he should want him on the ensuing
day to get a.check changed, and desired him to be in .
a passage leading into St. Paul's Church-yard, at
three o'clock, for that purpose. The next day witness
was proceeding towards the place appointed, where
he met the prisoner Dale and a man named Robin-
son ;he told them the commission he as about to
execute, when Dale offered to become the porter,
which proposition witness agreed to. At the ap.
pointed place he met Blair, who conducted him to
the Prerogative-Office, in Doctors' Commons, and
there placing a draft for 1600 in his hand, he desired
him to get a porter, and send it for payment. Wit.
ness then went out, called Dale, gave him the check,
and saw him set off for Bartholomew-lane. The
prisoner Blair was at a short distance, and observed the
transaction. Witness, by Blair's direction, then went
to Paternoster-cow, where in about a quarter of an hour
he saw Blair in a great heat, as if he had been running,
he said he had seen the money paid and the check filed,
and asked witness it he had seen the porter ? Witness
replied in the negative, but went in search of him.--
On arriving in Doctor's Commons, he saw Dale walk-
ing very fast, and on coming up to hifia, Jte, Dale,
cried out, 4, Off, off, I am, followed !" Witness tole
understanding these insinuations, ran after him, but
was unable to overtake him. He, therefore, returned
to Blair, who waited for him in Paternoster. row, and
acquainted him that the Porter had run away withthe
money. Blair could not, however, give credit to the
story, and insinuated that witness had- kept the money
himself. Witness offered to go to Newgate and' ba
searched, before Roberts and Hitchins ; he immedi-
ately went thither, but on his telling the story to them,
they only laughed. Being alarmed from the mysteri-
ous manner in which Blair had acted, and having re-
ceived some information of Dale, he went du next day
to the house of Messrs. Were and Co and gave iitfot-
'nation of all he knew respecting the dn.ft.
A man named Hooker proved that be saw Dale
give the two notes received in change for the • draft
tae' Robinson, at his house in Golien-lane, of which
circumstance he informed Chambers the next day.
Barry Adkins apprehended Robinson, and fouhd
on his person an hundred pound note, which corre-
sponded with the number of that paid by Grev,-the
banker's clerk, for the draft. He apprehended Dale,
who confessed that he had received the draft frees
Chambers in Doctors' Commons, but remarked that
it did not belong to Chambers, but to a tall man
dressed in black, with black whiskers, who he saw
standing near him at the time he received the check.
From this description, which was that of Blair, the
prisoner was apprehended on the Mon;lay morning
following.
Mr. John Parkin, a clerk of the Bank of England,
produced a cancelled 1.500 note, es the back of which
was the name of Thomas Dale, with a memorandum'
that it had been changed for smaller notes on 'the
16th November.
Mr. Grey, the clerk to Messrs. Were and Co. iden.
tified the note found on Robinson, and that produced
by the Bank clerk to be those which he gave in pay-
ment of the draft.
Blair, in his defence, denied all knowledge, directly
or indirectly, of the men who swore against him, or
of the transaction to which they alluded. Dale also
asserted his innocence.
The Jury, after deliberating dearly an hour, re-
turned a verdict, Guilty of uttering the Draft, knowing
it to be forged, against Blair—Death ; and acquitted
Dale. Blair seemed to treat his conviction with
ranch apathy and indifference.
Jaws Nay was also capitally convicted of a bur.
glary in the dwelling-house of George Hoby, and
stealing a pair of boots, value 445. his property.

MA a x-t z.--‘The Thames Navigation being likely to be soon
cleared, and large arrivals of Grain in general being elpeeted,
the trade for Wscat and Oats is heavy aid hardly supports last
prices ; net many sales being effected of those or other articles
our general currency is considered zircon nominal, but Flour at
last week's quotation.
OINIIA.II CIFILIVICY SS oppms.
Wheat, 661. SOs. 9tts. Batinalolrlibs„,sss.
Pine ditto, 9415. loos. 'Ack ditto 50e;
Rye (new), 345. 2114. ("Oats, 425. list *to.
Barley, !Ss.44s. Polanti ditto; 30s, 345.
Malt, 611 s. 74a. Potatoe ditto, 651.0 d.
White Peas (boilers), as. 565. Rape Seed, 24,6 2:es
Fine Fluur, 13.; to SOlL—Seconds, Set. to 3 51.
FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, January if.
Average Price of Corn in Englano and Waila from the return e
*tiding the sth of January, I Si l. r
Wheat. Rye. • Batley. Oats. Evans. Pease.
s. d. s. d. a., d. la. d. * s. 41. a. d.
I I
44 7 51 0 41 7 te S t5O 4 I 5S
This average Price of Sugar, computed [rpm the returns made
in Ilse wegh ending dos Oda toy 91 January it *Ss. 914).p0r cam
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