Star.
London, England, 1810-12-05 00:00:00

THE EVENING VAR.

LONDON.

WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 5.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CP.OOK.
3 per Cent. Cons. money, shut—for opg. 67ii.
Reduced 661f-4 per Cent. 52i1. •
Navy 5 per Cent. shit—Onuilum 5 dis.
Excheq. Bills, 4s. 9s, prem.—Bonds 20s. prem.
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.
3 per Cent. Red. 681 Omnlmp 5 dis.
s per Cent. Cons. 66i 11-16 India'Bonds, 21s. 10s. tOs.
4 per Cent. 8201-H. Exc. Bills, 41. 9s. prem.
5 per Cent. Navy toot English Lottery Ticke:s Itl.
Long Ann. 7{ 11-16 Cons. for acc. 671

The last dispatches from Lisbon came in so short a
time, that farther accounts from the army cannot be
expected for some days. In the interim, ingenuity
and conjecture are busy to account for MASSENA'S re-
trent, and to divine the events that may result from it.
On the whole, it appears pretty certain that MAS•
snsit must have had some other reason for his move-
ment than want of provisions ; for, in this respect,
the best-informed Officers state that there was no de-
ficiency. Two reasons may be assigned, which, taken
toge:her, may have prompted the Tretich General to
retreat :—he found it impossible to attack: Lord Wet,:
lINGTON in his entrenchments before Lisbon, with any
prospect of advantage ; but, by changing his own
ground, it would become ne,:c;;;ary for the British to
change theirs, and consequently to sacrifice some of
the advantages which they possessed; and by retreat-
ing, MASSENA was approaching his own reiaforce7
ments.

These, and circumstances which may easily be
conceived connected with them, account satisfactorilT
for the movement that has taken place; and shew, at
the same time, that there is but little chance of a ge-
neral battle for some time. The two Commanders
seem equally to balance the ruin that would follow a
dcferst ; and the movements that have commenced
may be considered more as a contest of military skill,
than as indicative of a wish to risque the contest on
the issue of a battle.

THE KING.

The following are the Bulletins issued tt!s dly
46 WINDS.* CASTLE. wk. 4.
41 Nine, P.M.
ctHois MAJESTY" continues
gtrinedue)ll the„ ih it.
pocw
sameasrlie:s
the morning.
46 W. SiEnPNI:Ey.

Id. BAILIk.

" 11. WILL:S."

ei wintson CASTLE, DECEMBER S.
it. His MAJESTI his passed another good n; ilt.
and is still a little better this mornin?."

(Sigr,...d as b,kre.l
.—_..

TEE Agmy.

Sir Davin DI:NDAS held a public day yes:crday,z
his Office, in the Horse Guards, and gave aud.env4
to 3 number Of military Officer..

The 2d Battalion 35th Regiment march from Chi•
chester, where they have been some time, to Vir.;ndif
Barracks, where they are expected by .the 1 (ill inz
A letter from an Officer belonging to the Roy2l
Artillery-drivers, dated Lisbon, November 20, Lap,
46 A detachment our corps are ordered to Curuteu
where a large force is assembling, to act ;n tl,r rea;
of the French army ; hut this clof,ign, wc hare ever
reason to think, will b• rendered tp.:eless ; for, c,t the
night of the 1 Ith instal:: Ole French ::rrry
The following lettcr.from an officer
ed rank will place oar !.:r.orance on the s:;!,j:ct of !:s
supposed want of prov:sions in at .f.•:iking (aunt ni
view Massena's retreat (if so it is to LI cai!o.i)
has afforded us a serious lesson, that we Inuit I,t
trust any longer to. famine as an ally. In all thevii.
lager through which I have passed, the enemy hue
left wheat, graiu, and even cattle, to a large amount,
sufficient, from what I have casually seen, for mote
than a week's consumption for the whole army."
It must be a singular gratification to the mime'
Ireland, that among the officers who have distinguish.
ed themselves in Portugal. they can reckon among
their countrymen, Lord WELLINGTON, Marshal NI
RESFORTI, Sir B. SEENCER, Gen. COLE, G:n. STEWART,
Lord Avuattn, Gen. PACE, Gen. Cox, Colonels PA.
R: EN HAM, ROACH, DOI'S, MsCEk:AGVI,

A letter from an Officer on board the Semiramis
frigate, Captain ltrotaansow, dated in Vigo Bay, '
November 17, states, that while cruizing off the liar,
hour of Vigo, on the evcnirg of the sth of November,
01.2 y eitrouuteiLd a dreadful storm-to tlie fury of
tv:ach they were exrced till noon on t!le 61::—ard
were several times near foundering, or striking on the
rocks at the entrance of the Bay ; they were, hoe.
ever, luckily brought up by their best bower. Finding
no abatement in the storm, the Master at length took
charge of Cie ship, and luckily ran her up the harlwir
in telfcty, without any other damage thaw the less of
her cables. A s soon as the :s refitted, and the we'.
char modcl.ates, she is going to cruize off Oporto :
Captain RICHARVON, he commander, being apvir...•
ed to the command of a detached squadron on that,
station, to act as cir.:timstances trly rfr.der it nem.
sary ; for which service a more able and za`lint Oi.
cer could not have been rgelected.

Great improvements and extensive buildings are
going on in the town of Plymouth. fn consequence
ofits having been declared a free port, lame
houses have been erected, and cellars fitted up in evi
direction, for the stowage of rnerelandihe of all de-
scriptions ; and this part of the kingdom, which has
hitherto been neglected by the artisan and nrinufac-
turer, seems at length destined to be taken into netko.
Several pallic-spirited Manufacturers from Birmigg-
ham, Sheikh!, Leeds, and Manchester, hive byri
surveying the adjacent country, to find nti s,,yus :he
most hie to establish manufactories on—fcr
no co my in the kingdom can be better ad.iptel for
than Devonshire—particularly the vicinity of Ply
month, which abounds with plentiful streams of wa-
ter, limestone rocks, and quarries of other stone, and
is at all times well supplied with every description of
coal.

CITY BustsEss.—Yesterday a Court of Alderson
was held at Guildhall, which being the first Courtof
Aldermen in the mayoralty, the LORD MAYOR went
in state from the Mansion-house to Guildhall. 'lle
Thanks of the Court were voted to the late LOW
MAYOR (See a preceding column.) The Court inspecud
the meal-weighers' reports, and ordered the priced
bread to be raised halt an assize, or Id. in die peck.
loaf, to commence to-morrow ; the qientern ,021.11
wheaten is then to be sold for ls. 3d. and houselsa
at Is. 11c1.—It was referred to a Committee of
whole Cour t to consider the present Act of NW'
meat for regulating the assize of bread, and re, ,
what alteration (if any) should be made therein:r
wLat steps are necessary to be pursued therenn.--,
freedoms we: e granted to Gtonor. ELDRIDUZ fa
extraordinary and courageous conduct in endear.
ing to apprehend some thieves in Aldermanbury,ll
_i
which he lost an eye. —A Court of Common Co'
will be held to-morrow.
• PRICE OF BREAD.—It will been by the proceeer
of the Court of Aldermen yesterday, that the C
were under the necessity of ordering an adranc.e.,
the price of bread of a penny in the peck loaf.--11"
it will naturally be asked by the Public, can h'
given occasion for this rise, under the present tiro!.
stances ? Some weeks ago the dealers in flour r".."
tinned want of water for grinding as the cause o!,,
high price. Do they mean now to urge th:-'`
have too large a supply of water ? There is r .
somewhere, and we are glad to see that it has •
referred to a Committee of the whole Court
men to consider the present Act of Parliaraeot
regulating the Assize of Bread, and to repoet_.A,
alterations and steps may be necessaryto be pum-
The late Sir E. B. being stark mad with Ebel.
ache, at his seat in Norfolk, sent for- the °
doctor, who was a blacionith-:—a &adore,
a tooth-elrasver ! On being asked by the
how long he had been in traciite-64 Whys r:
your Honour (replied Mr. Dow, for that
name) • I have been 20 years in lwriaro, as a ;
smith, and 10 in the cloch4kaning and 4404 d.;
and in that time have seen zworephrical that 4
cast: ! • • • •