Star.
London, England, 1810-08-27 00:00:00

WELLINGTON.

" It having come to my knowledge, that certain
persons have been sent by the enemy into the interior
or the kingdom with letters and messages for differ-
ent individuals, cities, and towns : all such persons
shall be arrested as criminals, and sent with the let.
ters with which they may be charged to my head.
gannets. Those who shall receive letters from the
one.enT's army, and net apprehend the beaters of them,
shall be considered as accomplices, and subjected to
the most rigorous punishment. " WELLINGTON."
" Head•quartas, August i.'

On the 3d instant, eighty cavalry entered Atalia,
near Alpedrenha, where they were engaged by two
squadrons of the regiment of Alcantara, who made
16 prisoners and killed 12. In the Order of the Day
of the 2d of August, dated from the head-quarters at
Legiosa, and published in the Gazette of yesterday,
tie Marshal, Commander-in-Chief, testifies his satis-
faction with the good conduct of the Portuguese troops
who were in the battle of the 24th of July, at the
bridge of Almeida, and who were the two battalions
of the Chasseurs, Nos. 1 and 8, the Marshal declares,
that the reports circulated, and which in some mea-
sure compromised the battalion No. 1, were abso-
lutely false, since it deserved equally with the
other the praises of his Excellency, who has rewarded
the brilliant conduct of the Ensign of the battalion
of Chasseurs, No. S, A. C. Lectaon, by appointing
him Lieutenant, agreeable to the authority granted
him by the Prince Regent, to promote Officers who
distinguish themselves in any action. His Excellency
also declares thai be will request his Royal Highness
to insert in large characters in the patents of officers
who shall thus acquire promotion, the words Promoted
for good conduct in thefield of hank.
The General Marquis de Romana was on the sth
inst. at Olivenza, whence it is said he will set out
With 22,000 men to meet General Monier, whose
force is from 10 to 12,000 men. It is said that the
enemy has fallen back to the other side of the Coa,
and that they give no indications of intending the
siege of Almeida. General Loison appears to be still
in Pinhel. Our armies preserve their positions, ob.
serving the movements of the French.

Since our last we have also received Dutch papers,
containing Paris news to the 20th instant, from which
'o7e have given, in another column, every thing de.
serving of notice. The Address of the Dutch De-
puties to NAPOLEON on his birth-day, and the answer
of the latter, furnish lairlentable proofs of the degra-
tiing extent to which tyranny and its consequences
may be carried. In the Emperor's answer we have
farther proof, were proofs warning, of the implacable
and unappeasable rancour which he fosters against
this country. What hopes can be entertained of being
able to obtain a solicland lasting peace from an enemy
whose every step, whether hostile or nominally paci-
tc, has but one object—the annihilation of our naval
ascendancy, and the abolition of those principles of,
maritime and commercial jurisprudence on which it
is founded I

NAVAL INTELLICIIME.

TORBAY, AUGUST 25.
Wednesday arrived the ships Ross, Cartain BERIC•
LEY ; and Laskins, Captain CURTIB, both from the •
Downs, bound to Jamaica ; and nett day they sailed
with a light breeze to the Westward.—Friday evening
arrived his Majesty's sloop of war the &Ho, with
nine sail of transports, having troops on board from
the Downs, bound to Leland ; their names are as
follow : New Diligence, Dines:4, Flora, William, Hel-
len, Albion, Caldicot Castle, William, and Voyagcr4

PLYMOUTH, AUGUST 2S.
Rear-Admiral Sir HARRY BURRA RD NEALE arrived
here last night, at Sole's Tavern, and this morning
hoisted his flag on board the CALEDONIA, in Cawsand
Bay ; on which occasion he saluted the flag of our
Port-Admiral, Sir ROBERT CALDER, who returned the
same. Sir HARRY, as stated in a former letter, is to
have a command in the Channel fleet.

Arrived the LATONA frigate,—fro—rn Portsmouth,
bound to the Mediterranean, with letters and di:-
patched for our fleet, and for Gibraltar, Cadiz, and
Malta—she is expected to sail again this evening—she
is armed ex./Iw, and has troops and stores on board.
Also, arrived the MARINER gun-brig, from Ports-
mouth ; WEAZI,E schooner from Falmouth ; ABER*
CROMBIE, 74, from Portsmouth, to be docked ; the
American ship Thomas, from London for America ;
Nancy brig, PERCHARD, from Waterford ; American
schooner, Roma, from Boston, with flour, &c. ; and
the FANCY cutter from Southampton, with Sir H. B.
NEALE'S baggage on board. The POMPRE, of 80
guns, has come up Hamoaze, from Cawsand Bay, to
be docked. The FOXHOUD brig of war, is fitting for
the Channel service.

PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST N.

Arrived the MILAN frigate, Sir ROBERT LAWRIZ,
Bart. from Lisbon, with dispatches. Also arrived
the Weymouth store-ship, from the West-Indies.
The convoy for Portugal and the Mediterranean, is
still wind-bound. The NERILIS, for the Brazils, is
waiting the arrival of the GAMBINA, with stores for
the Cape. Wind W.

DEAL, AUGUST se.
Sailed his Majesty's ships MONARCH and SKYLARK,
for Sheerness. Arrived the ROYALIST and THRRANt
from a cruize ; also a few ships from the Rivet, and
remain.—Wind N. W.
YARMOUTH, AUGUST U.

The Baltic outward-bound beet, under convoy of
the GLUCKSTADT and CKNTINEL gun-brig, which has
been lying-to for the Laval= and Balms gun-brig,
sailed on Friday, P. M. and on Saturday afternoon
the FISGUARD frigate, Captain MASON, sailed for the
Baltic, with live bullocks. The HZARTY gun-brig
has sent in two vessels, laden with Deals, bound to
an enemy's port.—ln the Roads, RONDUCK, HAVOC,
and Acura.—Admiral Lord GARDINCR is expected
here to-day, to hoist his flag on board the Rosaucx
his Lordship's baggage arrived yesterday, in a tender.

GLASGOW, AUGUST 23.

Sunday arrived at the Brownielaw, the New Orleans, Captain
ilstitairr, from New Orleans and Pensacola. On the 19th of
July, in let. 31 30. and long. 79. Captain SIIIIMIII7 saw the
homeward-Eland Jamaica fleet, apparently upwards of 200 mil.

The following is the copy of a circular transmitted
by the Director• General of the French Customs to
the Directors of that Department at the respective
ports :

•
" Paris July t, 1510.
" Sir—ln my circular of the 20th of October last, I apprised
you that, according to a regulation of the Minister of the Inte-
rior, dated the 18th, vinegat, being a description of wine, might,
under that denomination, be comprised among the productions of
the soil permitted to be exported under the licences.
" The proportional quantity of wine and brandy that may be
put on board the licensed vessels, having been since determined
by the decree of the 15th February, his Excellency decided, on the
30th of June, that the intent of the said decree would not be ful-
filled, if the vinegars were merely admitted in the room of wines,
send that they can only form part of the surplus of the cargoes, as
productions of the soil.
" You wiU, consequeatly, be pleased to give Driers that one
half at least of the cargoes of vessels provided with licences,
shall be composed of real wines and brandies, without tolerating
any substitution of liquors of the same species, but differing is
quality.
" I beg you will enforce this repletion, and assure me of your
attention in this respect, by acknowledging the receipt of the pre-
, sent circular."

The conditions on which our Government is dis-
posed to allow a commercial intercourse with France,
are contained in the subjoined order, which was issued
on Thursday :

48 At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the of 1810.
Present, the Lords of his Majesty's Moot Honourable Privy
Council.
" Whereas there was this day read at the Board, the humble
Petition of It is ordered, that a licence be granted
for permitting the of • tons
burtlten, under any lag except the French, to export from the
port of to any port in France between and
both inclusive, any articles (to whomsoever the same
may belong), which may by law be exported, except cotton wool,
and to import into any port of Great Britain from the said port
of delivery, or from some other port fa France witless the dis-
trict above named, with liberty foe the voted se prowled in hol-
iest from the said port of delivery to aspen el lading's cargo
to whomsoever the same may 'belong, consistiog of grain* meal,
fiber, bur stones, seeds, and olive oil and •sine • upon condition
that the vessel importing the wine shall have exported to France,
under the same licence, British or East Indian manufactured
goods, sugar and coffee, to the amount in balk of one third of the
tonnage of the vessel; and that the cargo to be so imported as
aforesaid shall consist of two-thirds in bulk of grain, meal, and
lower, if importable according to the provisions Of the Corn
Laws, and seeds, and in no cas.: of more than one third in bulk
of wine. The said proportions both of export and import to be
be ascertained to the satisfaction of the racers 40 the customs at
the port of importation.—And upon the futther condition, that
sock vessel so proceeding under the permission of the said licence'
with wine to any port out of Falmouth, shall stop at Falmouth
,or Plymouth fee convoy, and dull not proceed to the eastward of
.Piposoutli witboot convoy, and shall proceed with such convoy
and not desert the same till her arrival at the port of destination,
as lowan inch tummy shall be instructed to protect her, the mu-
ter to be to receive his freight and depart with his
vessel and crew to any port not blockaded ; and also upon the
further condition that We licence shall not be understood to pro-
tect any vessel navigated by French seanalm:or any French-built ,
vessel, escape such as shall have been taken as prize, or shall have I
been traniferred trent French possession prior to the Order of
Council of the lOch November, 1807, respecting the sail of ene-
my's ships, and shall not in either case have rtturned spin into
French possession. And that the name and tonnage of the vessel,
and the name of the master and time of clearance from the port
of lading, shall be indorsed at the time of clearance on the said
licence. Such licence to remain in force for ond at
the 'spiritism of that period, o*sooser, if the said importation is
completed, to be deposited with the Commissioners of his Ma-
jesty's Centime at the port of London, or with the Collector of
he Customs at the out•pons. And the Right Hon. Richard
Ryder, one of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, is
hereby specially authorised to grant such licence, in case he shall
tee no objection thereto, annexing to such licence the duplicate of
this order herewith sent for that purpose."

THE ARMYI
The trtiop of Royal Horse Artillery, now at
Brighton, is about to move to Lew'esi
A detachment tit the SOth Foot has embarked at
Portsmouth to join the regiment at Cadiz.—A dd.
tachment of the 79th has disembarked, and marched
to Chichester.
The North Hants Militia, Station 4 at Bristol, are
ordered into camp, upwards of 100 of the men being
sick.
The 4th battalion of the Royals arrives at Edin-
burgh on Monday from Leith, whither they had been
brought in five smacks from Gravesend. They ex-
perienced a severe storm in their passage down. The
regiment marched on Tuesday morning for Dunbar.
A smack, containing two of the companies, separated
from the ethers in the storm, and did not arrive till
Wednesday night. They marched next morning.
Wm. Holditch, a Serjeant in the Bth Veteran Bat-
talion, has been tried for desertion, and forging the
Commanding Officer's name to a pass. He was sen-
tenced to be reduced to a private in the Royal Afri-
can Corps for life.

COURT MARTIAL.
The proceedings against Adjutant Mason, of the
2d Tower Hamlets Militia, were resumed on Satur-
day morning, when the prisoner put in a written de-
fence, nearly to the following purport, viz.
He entertained no doubt of being able to justify
himself; for he would shew that nothing but the
most diabolical conspiracy could have devised such
a collection of foul accusations against him : that,
previous to the period of those charges, he passed 25
years of his life in the army, and had filled every
rank subordinate to his present situation (Captain
and Adjutant), during which time he had the honour
of receiving the approbation of his superiors, and no
complaint of any description was ever preferred
against him : that the infamy and baseness of his
prosecutor's character were such, that no person but
a man of his description would ever have brought
such charges : that he had been accused of felony--
had been tried at the Old Bailey-4ad been guilty
of perjury and of disloyalty, and whom he (Captain
Mason) had screened from punishment ; that there-
fore, his conduct, in bringing these charges, was vile
and ungrateful : that others were connected with
him in this senuisirmy, of superior rank in every re-
spect, but that, out of all the charges which had been
roused up before the Court of Enquiry, only these
five were sent for the consideration of a Court Mar-
tial. He then proceeded to enter more at large re-
specting the charges separately. With respect to the•
first, he argued that as there was a current account
between the Paymaster and himself, and that account
making him a debtor to Government, it ought not to
be brought against him. On the second, he admitted
some part of the accusation ; as he did on the third,
respecting employing a soldier, of the name of Bent,
doing some little work for him, but contended that it
was altogether a malevolent attack; and that, with
respect to the fourth and fifth charges, he never com-
mitted an act of cruelty himself, or injured a private
in the regiment: He concluded with imputing the
prosecution altogether to private revenge.
In support of the statements Captain Mason made in
the course of his speech, witnesses were adduced :
' Colonel Hardy deposed, that in 1809 he had lent
to Captain Mason £7OO, and for which he received
interest. Captain Mason stated to witness that he
was raising a great number of recruits for Govern-
ment ; and added, that he was very anxious to get
his (the Tower Hamlets) regiment filled; but no
money could be drawn for such recruits for some time,
therefore he wanted the money. Witness had no
doubt but be applied the money for the purpose men-
tioned.
Cilonel Jackson lent Captain Mason in 1809, 41250
for forwarding recruiting service, and he saw most of
that sum applied for such purpose.
General Turner had known Captain Mason well
since 1803, and it was his opinion that Captain Mason
had 'supported his military character in a most exem-
plary manner, and he (General Turner) always con-
sidered him as a most excellent and good man and
Adjutant both in the field and in the interior of his
' regiment. So far as witness had been able to observe,
Captain Mason had at all times behaved himself in a
most zealous and indefatigable manner, and in a man-
ner that was advantageous to the service. Witness
had never heard any complaints from the men that
they had not received their full bounties, or that Cap-
tain Mason had withholden from them any part of
the bounty that was legally due to them ; and wit-
ness at all times made it his practice to inquire whether
the men had any thing to complain oft He (Ge-
neral Turner) never discovered that Captain Mason
bad behaved with cruelty and barbarity towards any
of the men ; but on the contrary that he behaved
himself in a manner that every lover of the army and
of the country's welfare would at all times desire to see.
The-Colonel of the 2J Regiment of Tower Ham-
lets deposed, that Captain Mason's exertions were at
all times zealous and most exemplary. Witness had
known him when a Serjeant-Major in the Guards
(Captain M. was formerly a private in the guards)
in 1796, and from what witness had seen from that
time to the present moment, he had every reason to
respect and esteem Captain Mason, who was uncom-
monly correct in his pecuniary transactions. Wit-
ness deemed it justice to add, that Captain Mason had
prevailed on him to remit punishment where he theitight
punishment was due.
The Serjeant-Major of the regiment said, that he
obtained recruits for Captain Mason, with which re-
cruits he had agreed for £lO. 10s. bounty, and that
be had received from Captain Mason more than two'
guineas for bringing them ; he had received three
guineas per man. Witness had also paid the expen-
ces of those volunteer recruits who were not received,
and which expences be charged to Captain Mason. .1
Captain Thomas and Lieutenant Liach were pre-
sent when Serjeant Wood signed the paper that had
been produced, and he seemed to sign it from his own
free will.
Mr. Caruthers, Surgeon to the regiment, received
John Clinton at the hospital, who complained of no
disease, but that he had been confined by Captain
Mason; and that he was fearful he should be ill from
'such confinement. Witness told him that it would
be time euongh to complain when such confinement
caused the illness he feared. Witness ordered no me-
dicines fbr him, but immediately sent him back to
the regiment.
01114 cross-m*o*e he admitted that he had

Iheart! men complain hi consequence nt inving b'en
confined in- the Store Guard Ronk though he en il.i
not name the instances. Witneu was esi a Afre.ier ...f
the Royal College of Surgeons.
Here Captaiit Mason observed, that he had gone
through the evidence that he had to adduce to rebut
the charges, and that he was ready to bring forwArd
proofs ni the conspiracy with which he had charged
the prnstcutor, It 'chard Tiirop.
The Judge Advocate remarked, that such evidence
could not be received. The 4:-.tirt had not been as-
sembled for the purr)* of trying the 1... tractor .....
, but for the pip .se of ex 'Jilting into and investip. .ug
the charges preferred against Captain Mast n by
Richard Thrnp.
Captain Mason the i proddeed a piper which he
desired might be laid in the üble, but, he Judge Ad.
vocate observed that nothing c..uld be received but
what was adduced as evidenie.

The Princess Cueits.orre of Watts on Friday hp.:
(toured Portsmouth with a visit. She was received
by the Admiral and General commanding there, and
by the Comtnicsioner, with every mark of respect
hut, as her visit was not a public one, no salute was
fired. Atter viewing the Dock-yard, she returned to
bee house at Bognor.
Friday night, died at his apartments, in Somerset.
place, CHAR!.ISI EDWARD ERReBIoRD, Esq. Secretary
to the Honourable the Commissioners of his Majet-
ty's Stamp Duties.
Letters have been received froin Cape Francois.
Hayti, to the 9th June. One of them mentions that
General RIGAUD, who arrived there recently, and who
is considered as an agent of the French Government,
had attached himself to Perm, and attempted to
accommodate the differences between the two Chiefs;
but the negotiation entirely failed. Cmit worm" had
subsequently put himseif at the head of his army,
and was about to attack the Mole. He had dismissed
Captain GOODALL from his service.
The Act passed last Sessions, for the better preset.:
vation of Heath Fowl, or Black Game, in Somerset
and Devon, prohibits the killing of heath-fowl belie
Ist September, or after 10th December r the old Act
permitted the killing of this game from 20th August,
to Ist May.
JUDGI Fosrik.—A short time before this great
Lawyer's death, he went the Oxford Circuit, in one
of the hottest summers that had been remembered, his
;charge to the Grand Jury was as follows:—" G
men, tilt weather is extremely hot, I am very old, and
lyou ad very well acquainted with your duty—prat:
rice it."

In order to caution persons against premature
gleaning in the fields of .a parish in Oxfordshire, a
notice, of which the following is a literal copy, signed
by the principal farmers, has been stuck up in varioui
parts of the village —u We woes names are sined
aad affixed do hearby give Notice to those that it may
consarn trespassing no the way of Gleaning till the
field is dared will B shued aCording to Law by Wee.''
A curious race was won on Thursday evening from
Battersea Bridge along the King's-road to the Turn-
pike-gate, Grosvenor-place. A young Gentleman
unable to chuse between two highly accomplished
ladies (sisters) proposed a horse-race, each of the
' ladies, in her turn, Was to ride foremost with the core.
mon lover mounted behind her, and it was agreed'
that whichever of the Ladies rode the above distance
and back again (being about five miles) in the short.
est time, was to receive his hand. The eldest sister
started from Battersea-bridge in a fine style, with her
squire mounted behind her, precisely at half past
seven o'clock on the above evening, and returned to
the same place, after reaching Grosvenor-place Turn.
pike-gate in fifty minutes. The second, similarly ac.
coutred, and determined to gain the prize, mounted
the fleet steed with great agility, and performed the
same journey in little more than forty minutes. She
of course was declared the winner.

A young Lady, named Lyrn.rrom, on a visit to
Mrs. HUMPHRIES, in Hampstead, while walking on
the Heath on Friday. morning, was induced by curio.
sity to walk on one of those causeways which commu-
nicate from the shore with the sluices that stand a
considerable distance in the Hampstead ponds.—
Having arrived at the end of the plank, and examined
the object that attracted her attention, she turned
round to go back to the bank, on which stood two
female friends, who had not sufficient courage to fol-
low her example but, either from sudden dizziness
in her head, or from an inattention to her footing, she
Ifell into the pond, where the water is full twenty feet
in depth. Fortunately she was extricated by a young
Gentleman who was passing, brought safe to shore,
and recovered.

The Average Prices of Navigable Canal Property,
Dock Stock, Fire-Office Sham, acc. in August, 1810,
the 25th) :
Tree. sad /alarm sr Grand Trunk Canals dividing 440 pot
thon:str*Aileue. 41075.
Coventry, ins pit Kars. itlao to 4707. 10s.
Growl 7 sill7o to MOIL_

Maeosoiessidei, XS per lbw, Half Yearly. flu to 4134.
Stoorbridp,
Leeds sod Liverpool, *Cie& 10..
Kennet sod Avon, £43. 10e. £44.
Wilts ad vlts, £5ll. £59.
Huld!osidle £39. 10..

anal v w. elk. ss. Premium.

Both ood iiieol Extension, £6. Its. to Pemba:
Ellesmere m&

West-India Dock Stock, £166.
East-India Dock, ,6136.

London Dock, situ.

Globe Anomie*, it IS.
Thames sad Medway, 153 Pteinianie

Ashby-De-LapZourt, AIL 10s.
Imperial ileurnee, C 76.
Atlas Assume', Par.
Eav, Lor.iion Water-Works, MIS.
West Middlesex, £145.
Vauxhall Bridge, £5 per Cent. Discount.
Coax MellarT, Mealr-LAN; AUOIIST !Tr:Mb day t 114,0
aft tolerable supplies of Wheat Coastwise, with most of ism
week's arrivals of foreign, about 37,000 quarters—Sales are heavy
tad cheaper—ln Barley sad Malt little varieties... Beam of bosh
sera likewise—White Peas again lower—Thent are considerable
supplies of Oats, and sales thereof are diaper—Flour hardly at
ousaat late rims.
allaiNCT es aware.
Wheat, 78s. Ws. 105 s. Beans, Hs. 58s.
Pine ditto, 114 s. 118 s. Tick ditto, 44c Sic •
Rye, std. 445. Oats, 110 s. 2.55.
Barley, ns. 441. Poland ditto,
Malt, 78c 80s. Potato. ditto, 375.
Wide' Pen (boilers) 531. Ms. Rape Seed, dna. XS&
Fine Pour, 85e. to 1006.--Secoods, 90s. to OM.
Derain'', Aigust lip—There were 404 bolls r
market, which said at last day's prices. Best W
dor from Ms. to 48s. Barley 80e. to Ms. Oats '
rent no. fait ad Boa WC lOUs. pus bpi.

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emus la air
Wheat Cu.
245. to 1101.