Star.
London, England, 1821-09-10 00:00:00

TRANSFERENCE OF THE FLORIDAS TO

IHE UNITED STATES.

(TIVI)I Tut lOAID OT TIM NEW ENGLAND covres-idoesy..)
Estract of a letter from Philadelphia, August 10:
--Ig At length I am happy to inform you that the
fleet, with the Spanish troops, sailed from Augustine
fin the Havannah, on the 17th of July ; it consisted
of ten sail of vessels: the number of troops on board
w•as nearly 500, and the number of Civil Officers
and persons attached to Government, including their
families, was 200."

A Dutch Mall has brought us, this forenoon,
Haarlem Courants to the Bth inst. The following
are extracts:

HAARLEM, AUGUST S.

Amounts from Stockholm of the 24th August,
say, that the Government has sent instructions to the
Swedish Ambassador at Constantinople, M. de Palin,
to exert himself, in co-operation with Russia, to put
an end, if possible, to the war between the Turks and
the Greeks, and the scenes of cruelty which result
'from it. M. de Palin has long filled that post, and
enjoys great esteem at Constantinople.
AMSTERDAM, SEPTEMBER 6.
Letters from Curacoa of the 2d July, say, that the
Indians, embracing the part of the Spaniards, have
surprised and dispersed the Insurgents who formed
the garrison of Coro.

Two Mails from Hamburgh arrived this forenoon,
with Papers to the 4th inst. One of them (the Corres-
pondent), contains various communications from
Brunswick, relative to the funeral of the late Queen
of ENGLAND. The last of these articles, containing the
account of the ceremonies in the Church, the prayer
delivered by the Rev. Mr.WoLYE, &c. concludes thus :
" It may be boldly asserted that on the celebration
of this funeral, everything was done in every quarter
that could be expected. The Government had acted
in all its arrangements with the great judgment for
which its Members ate distinguished, and so arranged
the funeral precisely in the same manner as that of
the immortal CHARLES WILLIAM FERDINAND. The,
inhabitants of Brunswick, by their conduct, have'
justly entitled themselves to the respect of all judi-
cious and feeling persons, and the English present
conducted themselves so that they did not leave the
city without some regard and esteem."

HIS MAJESTY'S VISIT TO HANOVER.
HANOVER, AUG UST 29.

Today the workmen have begun to build the
triumphal arch through which the King will make
his entry into this city. The guard of honour, on
horseback, exercises every day. Guards of honour,
can horseback, are in like manner forming in all the
towns of the kingdom through which the King will
pass. At Gottingen a part of the students are prac-
tising to perform a Carousel. The horsemen, eight
in number, who will perform in this kind of tourna-
ment, are to be babited in the Spanish costume.

Bermuda Papers to the 22d July have been re-
ceived.. It appears from one of them, that a new
source of commerce has arisen in the West India
Islands, of much importance as regards their prifa-

eon of intercourse with the United Stars, tinder the
operation of the Navigation Act. Cargoes of corn
have ,arrived from the coast of Africa, which will
amply repay the importer, at the low price of one
quarter of a dollar the bushel. It is described to be
of a good quality, and similar to the flat corn of the
Northern States of America, but of a kernel smaller
and whiter. It is added, that a petition has been
forwarded to England by the West India Planters
and Merchants, praying that a direct trade may be
allowed, in British ships, to and from the Baltic.—
By this means, it is said that our West India Islands
will obtain their needful supplies of lumber and
staves on better terms than they have done lately ;
and, among other advantages, the ships will not in•
cur a risk of losing their sailors by desertion, which
was too often the case formerly, when trading to the
American ports. Should the wishes of the West In-
dia Merchants and Planters be realized, it follows
that their great commercial competitor, America, by
its restrictive policy, will only have forced them into
a more lucrative way of di-posing of West India pro-
duce, and of obtaining requisite supplies for the Colo-
nies. The disagreement between G overnor Lum LEY and
the inhabitants of Bermuda still exists to as great an
extent as ever. An instance of his mode of proceed-
ing is given in these Papers, which, if faithfully re-1
lated, proves him to be very deficient in that temper
and discretion which should actuate all who hold the
reins of Government. A claim having been made by
the Pastor of Hamilton on some of the inhabitants,
for the payment of ecclesiastical dues, it was resisted
by them with much pertinacity, on the ground of il-
legality, and two years bad elapsed without any pro-
.pect of bringing the affair to an issue. The Pastor
on this appealed to the Governor, who, on hearing
his statement, ordered instant payment of the dues
claimed ; but the parties proving refractory, were ar-
rested by some of the soldiery, acting, as presumed,
under his Excellency's orders, and confined iii their•
Church, and from thence, still refusing payment,
were carried, under military escort, to prison.

Friday, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Du-
chess r f CLARENCE, accompanied by the Duke of
SAxE-MEININGEN, and their suites, arrived at Wind-
sor Castle from Bushy Park, where theaoyal visitors.
viewed the Castle and the Round Tower. Their
Royal Highnesses afterwards stopped at Frogmore on
their return home, and viewed that fine place.
By Papers from Baltimore of the 10th August, we
learn that advices were received there from St. Tiro•
mass, which state that a French vessel had sailed
from that island with two females on board, and
were reported to have with them two millions of dol-
lars; they were captured by a three-mast lugger, and
all on board, except one, were murdered.
Accounts hare arrived from Madeira of Ore middle
of July. It was supposed that some fresh regulations
would be adopted, imposing a duty on foreign flour,
wheat, and other grain, hitherto imported duty free.
The three Deputies, who had been elected at Madeira,
under the new Constitution, had sailed for Lisbon,
and carried with them the remonstrances of the
people against the enormous duties imposed by the
United States on Madeira wines. It was supposed
that a countervailing duty would be laid on certain
articles the produce of the United States. Accounts
had arrived at St. Michael's, that the Governor of
Terceira (who had been under confinement for re-
fusing to consent to the new order of things) had been
publicly murdered in the streets, with several others.
The British ship Royal George, with a Governor for
New South Wales, sailed from Madeira on the 10th
of June.
LONDON QUARTER SESSIONS.—This morning the
Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the City of London,
were opened at Guildhall, before the LORD MAYOR,
Aldermen T. SMITH, Cox, VENADLES, GARRATT,
and ATKINS, the CoMSION SERJEANT, and City Offi-
cers. The Grand Jury were sworn in, and received
the charge from the COMMON SERSEANT (in the ab-
sence of the RECORDER). The Learned Gentleman
paid many handsome compliments to the activity of
the Police, and congratulated the Jury upon the small-
ness of the Calendar, during the long vacation. The
Petit Jury were sworn, for the purpose of trying a
variety of minor cases, and a number of persons com-
mitted under the Police Act.
DRURY-LANE TIIEATRE.—A new Melo-Drame,
in three acts, was produced on Saturday night, en-
titled Geraldi Duval. The plot turns upon the vin-
dictive devotedness of this hero to retaliate the slight
shewn to his former advances by Ethelind, wife of
Count Altenberg, a Bohemian Nobleman. The story
is from one of Mrs. Oete's Tales, called the Ruffian
Boy. That Lady professes to have founded it on an
incident taken from a French Newspaper. A young
caitiff, not more than fourteen years of age, had asked
a young Lady to dance with him at a Ball. On
being refused, he retired to a neighbouring tavern,
drank wine to intoxication, returned to the Ball-room,
and stabbed, by mistake, the intimate friend of her
whose repulse had thus inflamed his ferocity. Mrs.
OPIE supposes him to be liberated after the fifteenth
year of his confinement, and then puts him upon a
series of romantic and vengeful exploits, which ter-
minate in his public execution. The Drama pursues
the same clue of incidents with little variation, ex-
cept in the close. There the miscreant, Duval, having
forcibly captured the Countess, is shot by a file of
musketry in the act of raising Isis arm to launch the
long-promised dagger into her breast. The story is
not well chosen, even for a Melo-Drame, having only
incidents of sadhge and unchequered blackness,
which rest for their interest on a very slight degree
of probability. The Piece has been well got up. All
that scenery of beautiful representatiou and most
tasteful execution could effect, has been done for it.
The parts were well disposed to secure success. Mr.
COOPER performed Duval impressively. Mrs. EOER-
TON sheaved her best skill in heightening the part of
Barbara, wife to one of the banditti, with whom Du-
vat is in league, her chief business being the betrayal
of the cavern to the Count Altenberg. Mr. BARNARD
played the Count very respectably. KNIGHT put off
much of his comic humour in the part of a servant,
which would have been very inconsiderable in other
hands than his. There was some agreeable sinning
by Mrs. BLAND, MSS CUBITT, and the chorus. "11re
music does much credit to Mr. T. COOK, especially
one Bacchanalian chorus given by the robbers. The
performance was given out for repetition this even-
ing with nearly universal applause. The Piece is
, said to beAhe production of a Mr. WALKER.