Star.
London, England, 1810-10-15 00:00:00

RIOT X' PORCIIISTER CAM&

Saturday a riot took place in thprPriion
chester Castle, near Portsmouth : about 120 pt
consisting of Germans and Swiss. volunteered. Into,
the Sicilian Regiment ; and when they were sent intp
.the prison to get their clothes, the Frenchmen refused
to let them out again, and threatened to till them.
The drum immediately beat to arms, when the Wor-
cester Militia, and part of the Northampton, directly
marched into the Castle ; and, with, the assistance of
the Artillery and Dragoons, order was restored with-
out any bloodshed. The prisoners amount to above
six thousand.—The remaining part of the Northamp-
ton Militia were to march to-day for Portsmouth, and
they will be relieved by. 600 of the East Middlesex.

Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, the Dukes of
YORK, CAMBRIDGE, Princesses AUGUSTA and SOPHIA,

accompanied by Lady ELY, Miss GOLDSWORTHY, Ge-
neral FITZROY and Major PRICE, went to St. George's
Chapel, and heard a sermon preached by the Rev.
Mr. DIGBY, from Ist Cor. ch. 10. v. 12. They after-
wards returned to the palace.
The Prince of WALES was so far recovered from
his attack of the gout, on Saturday, as to take an air-
ing, and visit the Princess AMELIA. The Dukes of
YORK and CAMBRIDGE went also to visit her Royal
Highness, who remains nearly in the same state.
The Winchester Loyal Volunteers were inspected
on Monday by Colonel BISHOPP, and went through
their evolutions in a manner that greatly eacreased
their military character.
Sir R. STRAHAN on Friday sailed from the Downs,
to rejoin the squadron off the Scheldt. The.. French
fleet, when reconnoitred some days since by the RAVEN
and DRAKE, comprised ten ships of the line, three

frigates, 14 praams, and 22 gun-boats.
One hundred and seventy of the Royal Horse Ar.
tillery have been waiting at Plymouth some time for
transport: to carry them to Lisbon, to join Lord WEL-
LINGTON. These things should be managed differently:
the transports ought surely to wait for the men.

The DOLPHIN takes 150 of the Duke of BRUNSWICK
OEL's corps, which are at the depot in the Isle of
Wight, to Lisbon.
The Court of Directors of the East India Company
have appointed the 20th of November next, for taking
inio consideration the cases of the suspended' Officers
of the Madras army now in England.
Friday, Lord and Lady BORINGDON gave a grand
entertainment at Saltram-house, near Plymouth, to a

large party of the Nobility and gentry of the sur-
rounding county.
We have letters from our squadron in the Gulph
of Finland, which is blockading the Russian fleet at
Cmnstadt, dated September 12. The Russians have
not fitted their line-of-battle ships this season : a few
frigates have been put into a state for service, but
they have never shewed any intention of putting to sea.
The PRINCESS CAROLINE, RESOLUTION, MINOTAUR,
STATELY. and LOIRE, are the ships off the port. They
are called the Siberian squadron by the rest of the
fleet, as the Russians have never given then any thing
to do ; very little communication takes place with
them. Sir JAMES SAUMAREZ is in Honro Bay, Swe-
den, with a part of the fleet. They expect to come
down the Belt this month.

EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.—We tre sorry to learn,
that there is not the smallest hope of the success of
the negotiation for an exchange of prisoners of war.
There is no fixing the French Government to any
basis of Exchange. Every concession on our part has
produced new demands on theirs, and tl.e only prin-
ciple which they seem inclined to adopt or allow si-
to have every thing their own way. The negotiation,
after many months discussion, was, we understand,
brought at last to this point. We have at this me.
ment full 50,000 Frenchmen, prisoners of war, in
England. In France there are about 12,000 English,
two-thirds of whom are not prisoners of war, but were
detained in vielation of every principle of justice, and
the acknowledged law of nations. Many of these,
indeed the greatest part of them, are women and chil-
dren. Even these, however, we understand, our Go-
vernment was willing to admit to an exchange as pri-
soners of war. This being conceded, the French pro-
posed that.the whole of their 50,000 prisoners should
be sent over en mane, for the 12,000 English (part of
them not prisoners" of warrbut detenu:), and that after.
ward: the French would release the Spaniards now in
France. An exchange, of course, could not be as-
sented to upon this principle ; the effect of which
would be to supply the enemy with sailors sufficient
to man 25 sail of the line at least, and which would
leave our brave allies, the Spaniards, still in the hands
of NAPOLEON.
Mr. MACKENZIE, our Agent in France, lately ob-
tained, through his intercession, liberty for all
the English prisoners, in Morlaix prison, to assemble
together, and proceed to the Grand Theatre, which
was crouded with French nobility and gentry : our
brave Tars, on returning to prison, expressed their
heartfelt thanks to that Gentleman for his'generosity.
COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.—Saturday Mr. KF.M-
/ILE made his first appearance since the termination
of the disturbances, in the character of King Lear, in
the Tragedy of that name. He was greeted with
universal applause, and bowed with the greatest op-
parent humility and gratitude t the admiring au-
dience. No vestige of ill nature appeared to remain ;
but if any such had survived, the excellence of Mr.
KEMBLE'S acting could hardly have failed to disarm
hostility. We have no pleasure in severe criticism,
and wish to hurt no feeling that can be spared with
propriety ; but we cannot praise the young Lady who
came forward as Cordelia. Neither her figure nor her
voice qualify her for the heroine of Tragedy, and to
encourage her with praise would probably be to do
her a serious injury. Mr. C. KEMBLIeS Edgar re-
ceived its usual applause. In the Fool, he occasionally
forgot the spirit of the part ; and instead of the wild
hurry and careless expression of an idiot's speech, We
sometimes perceived the regular period, the measured
pause, and the ambitious emphasis of an actor who
forgot that Poor Tom': gibberish could not be by-any
force of genius converted into heroic lines.
Monday se'nnight, Sir W. BenKer.te Gone, Bart.
was sworn in Mayor of the city of Gloucester, and DA-
YID WALKER and EDWARD W&tvin, Evirs. Sheriffs.

NAVAL INTELLIGBNCE.

FALMOUTH, OCTOBER. HI.
fr, hived the MARTIN sloop of war from the East-
Innis old the Henry, HEPBURN, bound to Bermuda.

PLYMOUTH, OCTOBER 13.

The SCYLLA, of 18 guns, came up harbour yester-
day to mat, but was srdered down again into the
Sound, to take convoy to the westward. The DRYAD
sailed on Thursday evening, (as I stated in my letter)
with two transports, for Corunna, having ammunition
and stores on board. Several detachments of troops
that are now here, and more that are expected, are to
proceed to the same destination, as fast as transports
arrive, to act in the expedition now formed, or form-
ing there, under the orders of General WALKER and
Sir HOME POPHANI.—I mentioned in a former letter
the sailing of the PRESIDENT frigate for the Brazils :
that report was incorrect; she is gone to Falmouth,
to convoy two East-Indiamen to the Downs, from
whence she will proceed to Portsmouth to receive her
orders.—The ARMADA, (new 74), arrived yesterday
from a four days cruize in the Channel, to try her
sailing trim : she was accompanied by the HARPY,
of 18 guns, which vessel returned with her.—The
INTELLIGENT gun-brig sailed yesterday for Scilly.—
Sailed the SCYLLA, 18 guns, with three more trans-
ports, for Corunna, with troops and stores ; and the
ARMADA and HARPY, to cruize four days more off
the Start.—Went out of Harbour the TALBOT sloop.
—Arrived the AeRATES, 18 guns, from the Jersey
station.

PORTSMOUTH, OCTOBER ts.
No arrivals.
,Sailed the Bermuda sloop of war for
the Downs.

The ILLUSTRIOUS, of 74 guns, Captain Baoucirrow,
which sailed from Portsmouth-on the 21st of January
last, arrived at Bombay, after a pleasant passage of
four months, with the Winchelsea, Wexford, Earl
Camden, and Arniston, under convoy. Mr. NAnES,
Secretary to General MAITLAND, died on the passage.
The Amu.% of 74 guns, Sir RICHARD KING ; and
the BLAKE, 74 guns, Captain CODnINCTON, have pro-
ceeded from Cadiz, to join Sir CHARLES COTTON', off
Toulon. _ _

_
The HIBERNIA, 120 guns,
_ Captain J. S. 'Mum
for the Mediterranean ; the DOLPHIN, Captain War.
sow, for Lisbon ; and the MUTINE, Captain FABIAN,
with a convoy for the Brazils, will sail shortly.
The Elizabeth country ship, for Madras and Ben-
gal, and the Cambrian, for Bombay, will sail from
Portsmouth in a few days.
DEAL,.OOTOBER 14.
•
Arrived his Majesty's ship DL.:ENCE to join the fleet
off Flushing.