Star.
London, England, 1810-12-15 00:00:00

PRLIAMENTAItr PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, DEC. 14.
House met about four o'clock, and imme-
If Ler prayers,
',ail of LIVERPOOL moved to refer the
vered in by each L,)id, of 21, to form the
;ernmittee directed to be appointed yesterday,
Select Committee, to determine who had been
on the said Committee, and to report to the

motion was put by the LORD CHANCEL-
td agreed to, and a Select Committee ap-
accordingly, consisting of Earl Camden, the
Liverpool, Earl Bathurst, and other Lords,
red to a Committee Room.
a short interval the Committee returned, and

. CAMDEN reported the following list of Lords
chosen on the Select Committee, for examining the.
-.s touching the state of his Majesty's health:
tbishop of Canterbury The EA of Liverpool
. Chancellor The' Earl of Powys
Archbishop of York The Earl of Lonsdale
Camden -Lord Viscount Sidinoutk
'es. morland Earl of Moira
of Norfolk Lord Grenville .
..
Marquis of Lansdowne Marquis Wellesley
Marquis of Abercorn Lori Reicsdale , i
4 Mcmtrose 1.054 Ellenbooosset ' 1
Jf Buckinghamshire Lord Erskine
.enter . ~
._

motion of the Earl of LIVERPOOL it
ordered, that the above twenty-one Lords be the
Aittee for the purpose mentioned, that they meet
'arrow (this day) at twelve o'clock, that the said
•ittee, or any eight of them, have power to ad-
; they shall think fit, and that no Lords be
A the said Committee, except those nomi.
the Committee.
Deputy Usher of the Black Rod announced'
Bar, that in obedience to the Order of the
Doctors Henry Revell Reynolds, William
den, and Matthew Baillie, were then in atten-
Doctors Reynolds, Heberclen, and Baillie,
me to the Bar, and were sworn to give evi-
4ore the Committee, touching the state of his
• heath.=-Adjourned till to-morrow.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

•
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15.
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St di.' Cons. for acc. 67it

LUCIEN BONAPARTE .
letters froM Plymouth, by this day's mail, an-
the arrival of the PREIIDENT fligate, in 24
mti Malta, with .Luates BONAPARTE and fa-
)oarcl: We subjoin one of the letters
• " PLYMOUTH, DECEMBER IL
brother of the French EMPEROR, with his

iildren, and the whole of his domestics, ar.
here this day in the PRESIDENT frigate, Captain
after a quick passage of 24 days from
The vessel .was immediately ordered into
►e, and as soon as the weather clears up, a
iic message will be sent to town, to announce
'al of these personages, and to know the
of Government, as to their disposal. None

will be permitted to land till the quarantine
pired. The PnEstpenT is anchored in the Sound ;
blows fresh, with a heavy swell, ',min; has
that the Port Admiral will orar her into

water, on account of his Lady, who is ex-

, ill, and has been very much indisposed during
,hole of the voyage. As scon as their arrival
sown, Admiral CALDER dispatched a boat, w;:h
of fresh provisions, fruits, ice. LUCIEN is a

ng man, but appears very much in dudgeon
detention. ne was brought considerable pro-
with him."

PORTUGAL.
tbove frigate, on the day before she reached
spoke, in the Channel, the Prince of Wiles
-om Lisbon. ...From her she learnt that there:
several severe skirmishes between theoppoi:
armies since the date of the last accuunts, and
,ssExa had fallen hack. ehind Santarem. ,
letters from ralmluth announce the arrival at
of the above packet, the PRINCE Or WALES/
it the Tagus on the Ist instant: The ae-
mtnsrnitied .to us•fromi that port are in sub-
ahovt.—namely, that Manna had fallen
Santarem; adding, that he was followed by
ELLINGTON ; and that MAsseica was proceed-
north, as IT tinning his back on Portugal.
Ipatches rceived by Govocrtrztent from Lord
awl, by the Prlnceof Wales, are dated Car-
le Ist instant. But, according to- these, the
were the same as stated in the last dis-
His Lordship, howeier, expresses.the fullest
te in the itate and position of his army,
abundantly supplied viith 'every necessary,
highest spirits.
.eve is fortifying himself at Santarem, and, it
•pcse:l, th It he will not be able, with all his ex.
to get a sreinforeement of rno:e than 000
(iving the winter, I\ hum he will proba-
Ifraid to emph)y in his army. Lord WEL-
.: expects to be able toaend a reinforcement to
strengthen Cadiz.

Till FOLLOWNO LITVEI IPROIf AN Mine II ON MO
ONE OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIPS.
41 Tagus, November 20.

f
I n Although the Armies under Lord WELLINGTON
and MASSENA are close to each other, only 21 miles
from hence, every thing appears as quiet at Lisbon
as if they were a hundred miles asunder. Surely a
mighty crash must happen soon. We perhaps know
less of what is going on here than you do in England.
The following is a list of the ships at present here :
Barileur, 98 guns, {Honourable Admiral Bait KILEY.
Captain Sir T. M. HARDY.
Hanniba}, 74 guns, ltear-Admiral Sir T. WILLIAMS.
Captain A. Kt NO.
Dreadnought, %gum, Captain S. H. Lutz Eit
Czar, CO guns, Captain W. GRANGE*,
IMpettleUX, ao guns, Captain J. LAwro&D.
Tonnant, SO guns, . Captain Sir lON N Goan.
flizabeth, 74 guns, Captain -:---.
Mars, 74 gum, Captain J. s 17. A !WEN. '
Audacious, 74 guns, Captain D. CAMPBELL.
Poictiers, 74 guns, Captain J. P. Bait earoan.
.Zealous, 74 gnus, Captain
•
Agincourt, 64 guns, Captain WM. Ketsr. .
Diadem, 64 gu.is, Captain ...----.-..
Rtgolus, 44 guns, Captain .
Dolphin, 44 guns, Captain —... .
FRIGATES AND SLOOPS.
Marina, Vestal, St. Fiorenzo, Brune,
Latona, Melpomene, Zatiobla, and Jasper.

THE KING.
" WINDSOR CASTLE, DEC. 14c
" His MAJESTY has passed a good night, and is
much the same this day as he w4s yesterday."
(Signed as before.)
WIN',3OII-CAsTLE, DECEMBER 15.
de His MAJESTY has passed a tolerably good night,
and is quite as well as he was yesterday.
(Signed) " HENRY HALFORD.
dg M. BAILLIE.
ag R. Wmus."

In the House of Lords, this day, Prs. Rzyxocus
and BAILLIE were examined by the Committee ap-
pointed to report on the state of his MAJESTY'S health.

In the Committee of the House of Commons, Dr.
HEEERDEN was examined. Dr. H. HALFORD and
Dr. WILLts remain in attendance upon' his MAJESTY
at Windsor ; but they are expected in Town this
afternoon, on the return of the other Physicians from
the ComMittee of both Houses of Parliament.

The day originally fixed upon for the Kinn and
ROYAL FAMILY to come to London, was New Year's
Day, but as the limo's apartments in the QUEEN'S
Palace cannot be got ready by that time, the day has
been altered to the 6th of January.
We are very sorry to learn tint the Princess MARY
has been so much indisposed, that she was confined to
her bed and room from Sunday to Thursday morning,
at which time, we are extremely happy to state she
was well enough to accompany the QUEEN and Prin-
cess ELIZABETH to Frogmore in a coach. Her Royal
Highness is attended by Sir HENRY HALFORD, Drs.
REYNOLDS, HaEILDEN, and BAILLIE.

The Hon. ROBERT SPENCER, son of Earl SPENCER,
hiving served his time as Midshipman in the TIGRE,
is now made Lieutenant.

'1 - Yesterday C.ree fine young fellows, Midshipmen,
i who made their escape from Verdun on the 13th nit.
11 arrived in town in good health. They were only
1 seven days and a half in walking from Verdun to
1 Rotterdam, travelling day and night. Most of the
English in different parts of France, were, by new
I orders from NAPOLEON, collecting and marching to
' I Verdun, where their confinement is now more strict
' 1 tea formerly.
1 Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
t East India House, when the undermentioned Captains
were sworn into the command of their respective ships;
viz. Captain SodN COLLINS, Wade% Q. L. BROWN;,
Warren Hastings, for China direct; W. .GILSTONs
Europe, for Madras and Bengal.
The last Subscription Assembly at Great Marlow
was held pn Wednesday, and was most numerously
attended by all the beauty and fashion in the town
.1 and neighbourhood. The following were among the
' fashionables present :-
1
Sir George and Lady Nugent, Bart. Mr. and Mrs. Wetherell,
Air harry Burrard, Bart. Sir W. Clayton, Bart. lieutenant Ge-
neral Mrs. and Miss Brownrigg, Owen Williams, Esq. M. P.
Sir Hor. and Dangles, ii.trt. P. Grenfell, Esq. M. P. Colonel and
Mrs. Buckeridge, Colonel and Mrs. Butler, Miss Butlers, &c.
All the letters which we have lately seen from the
• Army in Portugal mention the Inquiry which is going
..on at.-Llsbott by a Board of Officers, by order of.
. Lord WELLINGTON, on the Medical Department of,
leis Army. Nothing can. more endear a leader to his
; prmy, than the tender solicitude which he shews far
the soldier when wounded in the service of his coun-
t try, and laid on the bed of sickness by the casualties
of the service. The Army is entitled to the best
medical and surgical assistance which the Kingdom
' can afford ; and it is the duty of our Generals to see
that the sick or wounded soldier is not neglected in
,his distress, and that the assistance which the country
gives at an enormous expence is properly given.
We rejoice to hear that the Commissariat Depart-
ment has emerged from the obloquy into which they
formerly had fallen. There is now no department in
the Army better organized, more efficient, or more
popillar with the Army. Thanks to Lord WELLING-
Totes remarks on this department at General WHITE•
LOCK LI'S trial, and the subsequent regeneraticn of the
whole department by Colonel Goanox, when he be-
tame Commissary-in-chief. Under Colonel GORDON,
the Commissariat is most ably conducted, and most.
beneficially to the country. In Portugal, Lord WEL-
LINGTON keeps the Commissaries, as well as those of
any other department, to duty.
On a subject of long courtship, a gentleman observed
lately,.that the lady was right in delaying the nuptial
tye, until her swain made his suit with due energy,
" True," replied his friend, (who was a politician)
” but whenever the energies or mind are brought into
action for the public benefit, they deserve support, as
in the present State Lottery, where all the advanta-
ges of past years are brought into a focus, and now
presented by a new plan of Drawing Two Hundred
Thousand Pounds All in Ope Day, on OA 15th of
February nat."

LOSS OF SEVERAL FINE FRIGATES.
As every person feels a deep interest in the 1111-
pleasant intelligence received yesterday from the
Mauritius, we give the following accounts containing
a more particular detail of some of the circumstances
than the accounts laid before our readers yesterday.
" ADMIRALTY OFFICE, DEC. 14.

" Intel Ernie has been received, that on the 2.'fd of August,
bis Majesty's ships Ntazint, Stems, Monteleone, and fret-
acme, stood into the harbour of Sud-Est, in the Isle of France,
with a view to attack an enemy's squadron of two frigates, a
corvette, and an armed Indiaman, lying at anchor there. In
pushing for their stations alongside the enemy, the Status, Mo.
clot NN r, and.Ntaetoa unhappily grounded, and it was found
impossible to get them off, though the utmost skill and gallantry
4n endeavouring to save the skip•, under circumstances of peculiar
disadvantage, was displayed.

" After two days unremitting hut unavailing exertion, under
tie fire of the heavy batteries, Captain PY m abandoned all hope
of being able to get off the Summand MsencilstNx, and they
were in consequence burnt by their own crews.
" The situation in which the Nevin I grounded enabled the
enemy to turn the whole fire of their ships on her; but, even in
this unequal contest, Captain Wittouousr conthnied to fight
her to the hst extremity, till every officer and man on board
Were either killed or wounded.

" All the enemy's ships were driven on shore, but one of the
frigates was afterwards got off, and being joined by three others
from Port Louis, they blockaded theOPSIOUNIA it her anchor-
age under the Isle of Ras, on which Island (it having been pre's+.
misty garrisoned by us) the crews ache Status and MAcsictILNNI
were landed."

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM TIIE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE,
'ATM SP.PTEMBER 2G.

" We had taken the Isle de Ras, at the entrance
of Port South-East, and the Nereide was anchored off
it, when a French squadron, consisting of the Mi-
nerve, Bellone, Victor, and the Windham and Ceylon
captured Indiamen, made their appearance in the
offing. French colours were hoisted on the frigate
and batteries, but as soon as the French came close
they were changed, and a fire opened upon them,
which they pushed through, and anchored in Port
South-East, except the Windham, which put about
and stood for Riviere Noire, but was.retaken by the
Sirius. Captain Pym, on receiving this intelligence,
immediately worked up to Port South-East, and was
joined by the Mai:*c'enne and Iphigenia.
46 An attack on the enemy's ships was determined
on, and an easy victory anticipated. Fate, however,
had destined otherwise. The Sirius and Magicienne
grounded on some unknown small shoals, and all en-
deavours to get them off provedfruitless. The Iphi-
genia got to leeward of a shoal, which lay between
her and the enemy, .so that Captain Willoughby, in
the Nereide, alone gained his allotted station, and
engaged singly the whole of this force, together with
about GO pieces of cannon mounted on the batteries,
in a manner that perhaps history (atinot equal. The
action lasted many hours, until ten at night, when
she was taken possessionof by a boat fr:rn the enemy,
after having lost 260 men, out of killed and
wounded, and driven the whole of t.Le enemy's squa-
dron on sivere as well as herself.
44 Captain WlLLouotin lost an eye, at;tras b dly
hurt about the head, but reselved that the English'
flag should never be struck while he had a rien able
to fire a gun; he would not leave her when a boat
froth the Sirius was sent for the purpose, but declared
he would not abandon his wounded unfortunate ship-
mates. The Sirius and Magicienne being irrecover-
able, and within long shot of the enemy, were set
fire to and burnt. The crews were landed on the
Isle de Ras, and the Iphigenia warped up to that
anchorage. In the' mean time the Active, Venus,
and la Manche, with a corvette, came up and block-
aded the entrance, whilst la Bellone was get off, and
warped up.
44 In this situation were things on the 31st of Au-1
gust ; but I am Sorry to say, that no probability exists
9f their safety. They had only provisions and water
to hold out a week at farthest. They had been sum-
moned by the French to surrender at discretion.—
Captain Lambert refused this, but offered to capitu-
late on terms, being allowed to carry away the whole
of the people on shore, and the Iphigenia to a British
parts The answer of the enemy had not been received,
but it is very easy to foresee that this proposal will
nut be accepted."

EXTRACT OF ANOTHER LETTER PROM THil CAPE OF
GOOD HOPE, DATED FEPT. 26.

" Annexed is a piece of most unfortunate intelli-
gence, just received from the Isle of France, and
which having been reported to me by the officer who
brought the dispatches, may consequently be depend-
ed upon as perfectly authentic.

"The Ceylon and Windham East India ships,
which sailed hence early in June last, having on board
the 24th regiment for Madras, together with Major-
General Wetherall and family, were captured after a
severe and gallant action by the Bellone and Minerve
French frigates, and Victor sloop of war, and by them
carried into Port South-East, in the Isle of France.
The Windham has since been retaken in entering Port
Sz. Louis. On the other ships an attack was attempt.
ed by his Majesty's ships Sirius, Magicienne, 'and
Nereide. The latter anchored alongside the Bellone,
'and brought her to close action ; but the cable of the
Nereide being cut by a shot, she drifted on shore and
was captured, after having 260 men killed or wound-
ed ; among the latter, her gallant Capt. Willoughby,
severely. The enemy contlnued firing upon her, and
killed and wounded great numbers, after she had
surrendered. The Sirius and Magicienne grounded
at the entrance, and were deserted and burned by their
crews, who landed on the Isle. de Ras, near the Isle
of France, where there is every probability they will
be obliged, or rather have been obliged, to surrender,
together with the Iphigenia frigate, to the enemy's
squadron ; as, when the messenger came away, they
had only 8 days provisions, and no chance of relief. We
have now only two frigates and a sloop on the station,
while the hostile force collectively amounts to five
large frigates, a sloop and a brig of war. They have
also captured the Ranger transport, laden with pro-
visions for our squadron's'

ANOTiILa LI

IE DATE.

44 In my last you were made acquainted with the
arrival of the Bombay Anna, Captain Smith, in Si
mon Bay. The Trowbridge and Minerva have also
arrived from Bourbon, and the 72d and 87th regi-
ments had embarked on board these three ships and
the Orford transport, and were on the paint of bailing

for Rodrique without ceVroy, when
arrived from Bourbon,
.of our having lost three
of a fourth, the Ipl•
situation : also, tha
taken by the enemy.
sequently been diem
without convoy."
The CEYLON and
tared by some French
in the Mosambique '
from the Cape to
three other ships.
troops on beard, for
terwards retaken, as
but all the troops hr
of the French frigai

TROOPS TAKE:
Three lieutenants, I
different regiments.
_1 ROOPS TAR'

One Majur-Genend, . _
tenants, 1 Surgeon, 16 Serjeants,

SAW
Major-General WiTl
Captains Huolial and 1
DOOLEN, BLAICT, GAL
WICATUtItALL 113 d; Pl
peon FLATHERITON j &sign
The BOADICEA was
The Ranger, transport.
taken. Admiral &
and it was feared tIL
the three Frenchmen,
The passengers on
Bengal, are Mrs. Lr
DE Curio, Messrs.

The Georgiana
patched from Beng
sailing of the Barint,
laid before Parliamen

The large fleets,
and officers have been %.
tugal, Cadiz, the Mediterranean
are still wind-bound
some at Plymouth, ,
other officers, Generals
Colonels ARBUTIINC
NAIR, &c. are on board,
now go by the same
been finally determined
tugal the intended
will include,
Marge body of Artillery,
- • The Queen's Dragoon r
regiment of heavy 1
.Two Brigades of Light
A large body of Foot I
The eel, or Queen's F

sth, General England'
fth, lit battalion.
20th, lit battalion.
30th, Ist battalion.
42d, or Royal Highlanders,
55h1, Sir John 11loore',
634, 75(11, 7sth, or H,

Part of t►e Rile Corps.
Wirh many Officers to,
Quarter-Master-Genersl,
Depantnents.
That distinguished
(Sir David I)und.►s'
from Ireland.

We are informed,
rent-General Bizon-Nmi
in India is not to to
cer, at the request of
sent out immediate!:
HEWITT, who has soli
Report states, that
General's Patent for ,
the Army, is home&
henceforth all meJicr
to be furnished from
pany already possess,:.
plying medicines to
to the East India t
large requisitions for
drugs in their hands

The last accounts
most disastrous nati
accounts of a proA
the troops, but likew
The regiments in
nique, and Granada

A detachment of
goons has been ordere,
route from Coventry
bark to join the regi,
Monday, Dec. 17,
18,
19,
20,
21,
22,
The 75th regimen
march from Staffot%'
stationed. We understand the first division
said corps will arrive at
Towcester, on Monday, the 17th inst.
Buckingham, - - 18.
Aylesbury, . . - 19.
Amershain ; - - 20.
Uxbridge. .
Tuesday, three Companies of the 75th
under the command of Captain 1+ I'L cai
at Lichfield, on their route from St.tfforr
Barracks, Sussex.
COUftT MAKTIAL.—A COUTlMartial
held at Lisbon, on Hospital Mate H. M,
Ist, For embezzling. various Governmen,
tended for the p itients in the General Hi
For employing T. Fielding, of the 97th
a private servant, while attached as ortfi
General Hospital ; when the Court faun(
of the whole of the Ist charge, and of
as relates to em ploying a soldier, while a
Hospital, as his @errant, and therefore
to be dismissea th•r service, and fined
ono bt,tn4red pounds,

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casket was expected to be tuber
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rig, with the annual accent& e
vent.
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ter
,enTolln7bmEobaAarrditkeo:lfitYs:..omme
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cikaodi;nrdt:serroNsonicalmevonean, and the West
Ineolf7a,
ati Falmouth.
oeAinmidc,amantdPw. sst. Adq d.: s
:rays
dulF:11
Karel, and General Housroux mfisi
ie opportunity. It is said to
lined by Ministers to send to 11::'
reinforcements forthwith :
Herr. um
D Guarda (or Bar), Nish perhaps . me,
horse—the Scotch Greys arc • • et]
;he Dragoons. trate
,t Guards. !ock
Foot. 14r
EN Regiment, Ist !attain. :4,ilg•e
.vgs;
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ander*, let bosuns°. hart
:'s Regiment, ild battalion. arra,
iindoustan Regiment. rith
rim 14;
tOr the Cortunlasariat, Paymaster #
•eneral, Adjutant-General, and
led old corps, the Scotch G
s'a) have just arrived at Liv
I, that the appointment of 1111,
..akNit:opc
ialatoe ;
be
anCommander-ins thatanother l
of the Court of Directors, is to ball
ely. to relieve Lieutenant- acts
solicited his rotor!). wat
.eou
it a redemption of the Apot' v,hl
it the supply of Medicines, to *hi
iediately to take place ; and ;
ohl
cal supplies to the regiments clo
u Apothecaries'-hal!. This oeXC
s
stolNvy,
theexclusiveato
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te
Will h
p Ordnance,
ertivilea
privileged[
pi fi:. fry
Company.
)r the Army render a monopoly e
Is eventually possible ? ab
a from the West Indies are eh
tune. The BELETTE has broa.:
th
igious mortality, not only an be
ire in many of the King's shi. euC.,
Goadaloupe, Martinique, 0.. or
a have suffered the most.
r the 14th regiment of Light r to
.tiered to march by the any
-y to Plymouth, where it is to • w
t.irrent in Portugal.
7, Southam.
1, Banbury. ti
), Woodstock.
), through Oxford to Abiug.,
I, Ilsley.
?, Newbury, Etc.
tent of foot has been urderc.
to Horsham, where it is to
division of

sth Reg!,
,ca UN, an'
rd to Nor
has been'.
M. 30014:
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