Star.
London, England, 1818-07-22 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR.
'.LONDON.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1818.
THI4 FUNDS.
IPitiCKOT STOCKS THIS DAY AT TISZLVIC O.CLOCK
Redu. 78+,1---C0n5.7714 ex. div.—for .opg. 783 79
Soper deins.BBi-4 per Cent. 97H
Navy 106{t—India Bonds 94 96 prem.
&diviner Bills 19 21 pr..

His Majesty's ship BRAZEN, which arrived yester-
day at Portsmouth from Barbadoes, brings intelli-
gence that just as she was leaving the Island the
Independant Squadron, commanded by Admiral
15vcrow, and a Spanish squadron of equal force, hove
in sight'; that they were nearing each other, and that
an engagement between them was fully expected to
take place on the following day. Admiral BRION'S
Asg flies on board the Victorious, a ship of 28 guns.

'Since writing the above, the contents of some let-
. tees have been communicated to us, which have been
received this .morning from Trinidid, dated the 11th
Of June, which give an account of a desperate en-
gagement having taken place off that Island between
the above squadrons, en the 9th of the month, in which
the Royalist farce is stated to have been. " totally
tlestenyed." We suspect there is some inaccuracy in
this statement. The BRAZEN left Barbadoes on the
1 las: it reports that both squadrons, the Royalist and
Independent, were then in sight: they were of equal
forte, and seemed making preparations for action.—
If this account be correct, which we have no reason
to doubt it is, there could not, of course, have been
any despetate engagement on the 9th, two days be-
fore, in which the Royalist squadron was totally de-
. stroyed. Some. skirmishing may probably have taken
place off Trinidad, on the 9th, but it seems certain that
tag expected battle was still to fight on the 11th, and
that the Trinidad accounts are only an anticipation
of a result, which considering the relative strength of
the parties, must be regarded as altogether uncertain.

Jamaica Papers to the Ist of June arrived this
morning. Ms Majesty's ship SEMIRAMIS, having on
board Commodore Sir JAMES L. Yao, K. C. B. from
Sierra Leone, arrived at Port Royal, on the 50th d',
May. Off Porto Rico, she experienced a severe gale,'
which carried away her topmasts and bowsprit.

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The account'of the state of the QUEIN yesterday,
horn Kew, MAJESTY has had a good
night, and is better to-day." ' ••
The 'PRINCE REGENT went on Monday night to
Kew to pay his respects to the QUEEN, as dui the
' Duke and Duchess of CAMBRIDGE, and the Duke of'
SUSSEX.
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Yesterday the PRINCE REGZNY dined *ith the
Earl of Loirsioas. '

Vesterday the Earl of Ltvaarooti and Count
--Dltmatau'had audiences of the PRINCE REGENT, at
Carlton House.
Monday evening '
the Princess AUGUSTA, attended
by the Countess OAROAURT took an airing in an
open carriage in Richmond Park. Her4oyal High-
ness rode out again yesterday in Richmond Gardens
in an open carnage, attended by the Countess HAR•
cooks.

Yesterday the Duke and Duchess of KENT, and
Prince LEOPOL% dined with the Duke and Duchess
'of CAMDRIDGE, at their house on kew Green.

The Duke and Duchess of Gtoucwrta returned
ttS town on Monday night from Bagshet. Yesterday
morning their Royal Highnesses left town for Windsor:
The Duchess of DiVONSHIRE arrived on Friday last
at Paris.
The Earl and Countess of 'Wattwica with their in-
fant son, Lord Books, and with Lord MoesoN,
left Brompton, last week, for Warwick Castle. The
Countess, who has been confined for the last three
months by severe indisposition, was to perform her
journey in his Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT'S
1101 carriage, who, with his usual condescension, lent
it her for that purpose.
'Yesterday se nnight the Earl of MOUNT Ennctraet
and Lady EMMA Etiocumes, gave, a breakfast to a
select party in the flower gardens, on his Lordship's
beautiful demesne. A more lovely spot for such a
recreation could not have been selected, and the wea-
ther never was more prepitiou..
Monday se'nnight, being the birth-day of the Mar-
vels of BEAUMONT, son of the Duke of Roxamton,
who entered his second year, the elegant Town-}tall
of Kelso was opened with a public dinner, attended
by the Committee appointed for carrying on the
bending and a numerous and respectable company,
consisting of upwards of 100 of the inhabitants of the
town. The Hall was tastefully decorated with a pro-
fusion of the most beautiful flowers the season could
afford. arranged in garlands, festoons, and canopies,
Ind the ends of the room were adorned with the ar-
morial bearings of Cessford and lanes, aad the ini-
tials of the youthful heir of these ancient and hp-
mcarrable houses. At four o'clock the company sat
down to an excellent dinner, Bailie SMITH in the
Chair, when the evening was spent with the utmost,
mirth and conviviality.
Yesterday the LORD MAYOR held a Court of Al-
dermen at Guildhall, at which Lavaeaca GWYNNE,
*sq. who was lately elected Sheriff, attended, and
?meted into bond to take upon him the said office.
• The Society for the Propagation of Christian Know-
ledge in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland have
toted an Address of Congratulation to the Duke of
Kawr, the Patron of the Society, on the marriage of
his Royal Highness with the Princess of LZININGEN.
A BULL.—The following is the commencement of
ass address to the Public, by the Editor of .an Irish
Weekly Paper:—" We have, too many apologies to
Make to our readers, for the many typographical er-
rors, as well as other oniations, that have lately ap-
palled in, our Journal.'

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