Star.
London, England, 1810-12-17 00:00:00

Nil YAL INTELLIGENCE.

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Mr. HAMMERSLEV, charged with dispatches from
Lord Areimts:r, at Palermo, reached town yesterday.
He came in the Prince °Males packet. Several
Military Officers arrived in the same packet.

FALMOUTH, DECEMBER is.
Sailed the TYItIAN tor Portsmouth ; WEAZLE'OR a
cruize, and the TOWNSEND packetfor Plymouth.
D&. 14.—Arrived his Majesty's ships MANIT.Lot,
HELICON, and WEAZLE from a cruize. Sailed the
Princess Charlotte packet for Plymouth.

TORBAY, DECEMBER 11
Yesterday it blew a heavy gale from the South-west
the whole of th• day. A fishing-boat, belonging to
Beer, with two men on board, in endeavouring to
work in, she sank, and both men were drowned.—
This day sailed his Majesty's ship SPARTAN for Basque
Roads, and the LIGHTNING for Plymouth.

PLYMOUTH, DECEMBER is.
Sailed the INTELLIGENT gun-brig, Lieut. TUCKER,
for Fowey, to attend and assist Mr. THOMAS, an
Admiralty Surveyor, •to aid hi examining the pre-
sent state of that harbour ; the SHANNON frigate, to
cruize off Brest ; the ORESTES sloop of war, for Mil-
ford, with the Supply naval transport under convoy;
and the IfAvouttfrE stalls of war, on a cruize.
Arrived the brig Commerce, of London, HEY-
WOOD Master, from Gibraltar, with a cargo of barille.
Spanish wool, hides, &c. last from Peterhead, Mil.'
ford, and Bristol, bound to London, put in here in
distress—she sailed from Gibraltar the 11th of Octo-
ber, and is under quarantine ; also arrived the brig
Bee, MoRGAN, from Lisbon for London, with a cargo,
put in by contrary winds.
PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER 16.
Arrived the DRIVER from Halifax • and the RIFLE-
MAN sloop of war, from Newfoundland. The ANTE-
LOPE is appointed convoy for Spain and Portugal
instead of the GALATEA.—SaiIed the GOSHAWKE,
START, and PLOVER, on a cruize.—Wind W.
DOVER, DECEMBBR 16. "
• • Arriied the Colpoys, VENEBLES, from Monte Video;
raffet,- —, from St. Helena ; and the Rapid, of
Uul in 12 days from Oporto; with a bag uf letters.
• DEAL, DECEMBER 15-16.
The brig late frolnTrinided, and the ENTERIMIZE,
WARNER, of Shields, have arrived in the Downs,
after being captured and recaptured. No damage
of consequence was done by the late gales to the ship.
ping in the Downs. The PIGMET cutter takes convoy
for Portsmouth.—Wind W. •

SHEERNESS, DECEMBER 16.
niS Majesty's ship RUBY has sailed for Chatham,
the PANDOIIA for Heligoland, and the SNAKE, for
Leith. The DicTaToit and EGERIA are come ihto
:iarbouv ft orn the Nore.
YARMOUTH, 11ECEVIVIER 16.
Arrived from tile 1531t1C the NV,IOI:II,.ARX Slat*, Capt WATTS,'
and sailed this morning with the Acute arid WARTY. the
1-iriturr has prisoners for Sheerness. Arrived the Vrouw Eli-
zabeth, KLAAS VNDAPrt.c, bound to Hull, with Pitch and TS",
iletaitled and scut in by the BraroatA4fegun.brig ; and the Con-
fiance, Netts PErkasoN, hound to London, with Deals, de•
rained by the Hastaa r gun-brig. Retytain in the Roads, Sow
buck, Magnet, Bruiser; Mama aadl'atrio gun-vosek%

Len lIIPLA'STOIVE ad:Crierat ALIPIRING.
On the 7th instant, Brigadier-General CIieSVERING
addressed the letter No. L to Lord Fouterroxs.

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No. 2, Psfnels-.trust, Cavendish-liquor*, Dee. 7, I NO.
Mr LORD —Having been abroad since December,
1809, 1 did not till lately meet with a book entitled
" The Rival Princes."

In that work there is a letter signed 4, FOLKESTONE,"
wherein a most unwarrantable liberty is taken with
my name. But as it is impossible that a son of the.
Earl of RADNOR could so degrade himself as, unpro-
provoked, wantonly to sport with the character of
any man, I hope your Lordship will assist me in en-
deavouring to discover the person who has presumed
to shelter himself under your title, being satisfied that
you must concur with me in opinion, that he is a most
malicious and impertinent scoundrel.—l have the ho-
nour to be, my. Lord, with great respect, your Lord-
ship's obedient servant, 11. NI. CLAVKLIINIG.
Viscount Folkestone, &c.

Upon the receipt of this letter, Lord Fot.x.ewrose
sent the answer No. 3, in an envelope, containing a
note from Mr. LUSIIINGTON, No. 2.

No. It.
SIR —T am desired by Lord FoucEsrotrx to forward
the inclosed to you. His Lordship declines any cor-
respor.lence in future, an requests that any further
communication may be made through me.
I-am your obedient bumble servant,
(Signed) STEPHUN LUSHINGTON.
December T. 1810.
No. M. Dec. 7, IMO.
Sex —I have already publicly avowed, and again
avow, the letter signed 6, Fouctsrear.." and pnbliated
in a work entitled the Rival Princes.
I I will add, that the epithets you apply to the sup-
' posed unknown author of that letter are grasNly false,
and unbecoming the character of a gentleman to use.
(Signed) Fat K RSTOR R.
The next morning Gen. CLaveanto called upon
Mr. Lunn:in-I.mq, and having found hire at home,
delivered to him the following letter :

No. IV.

No. 2, Princes-street, Cavendish-square, Dec. 5, eitist a. es.
Sir—l have this instant the honour of your note, with
an accompanying inclosure from Lord FoutesroNa.
His Lordship avows himself the author of a scurrilous
letter, wherein he secretly stabbed at my character,
aed consequently appropriates to himself the opinion
tbat I have been compelled to deliver of'such an infa-
mous proceeding : and he fancies he can irritate me
'btepithets, which I should most justly have incurred,
bad I permitted the letter alluded to in the Rival
Prtnoes to pass unnoticed.
Experience has proved to me that a man who is
capable of wantor'y attacking another, is equally ea-
yable of securing himself behind his privilege; there-
fore I will not send a challenge to such a Member of
Parliament ; but if any man who, unprovoked, has
attempted to assassinate me, should think fit to invite
me to the field, I will attend for the avowed purport/
of destroying him, or falling in the. sitiompt ; to ad-
I complish which, such combat shall not be agreeable to
, usage on trifling points, at the vague distance of 1$
pacesibut shall either be decided with the broad-sward,
or with pistols, the muzzles in contact with each other;
and if I should have the good fortune of meeting I*
public any man who shall have presumed to say at
to wade..." that I have acted unbecoming the chew,
ratter of a Gentleman," the strength of my case Mai
be tried upon his head.
'ermit me, now, Sir, to apologize to you for being
under the necessity of submitting what must be most
unpleasant to peruse, trusting that in equity and im-
partiality you will acquit me of any intemperance, on
considering the dilemma to which my Lord Fouens-
Toxes conduct has reduced me.
I have the honour to be, Sir, with great respect,
Your obedient humble Servant,
STF.PIIEN LUSII,NGTON, Esq. H. 1.1. CLAVERING.
Mr. Lositimme having perused this letter, in-
formed General CLAVERING that he should commu-
nicate it to Lord FOLKESTONE ; but that for himself
he must entirely decline being present, or having any
concern with a meeting such as described in that let-
ter. General CLAVERING said, he must make up his
mind ; that his injuries wet e of no common sort ; that
the meeting should be upon the terms described in
that letter, and upon no other ; that he would have no
second ; that friends were too apt to settle such ataits.
—Mr. LUSHINGTON repeated his determination not to
be present on the terms mentioned, nor at all, except
General CLAVERING was attended by a friend; and
added, that he did not think Lord FOLKESTONE had
acted with the intention General CLAVERING imputed
to him, from the intimacy which had subsisted be-
tween Lord TotatEsTomt and a near connection of
General CLAVERING'S, uninterrupted even by the
publication of his letter, which had been done in
breach of confidence. General CLAVERING replied,
that he could not consider the matter in that light ;
that Lord FOLKESTONE ought to have apologized to
him, when he did to others. In this conversation
Mr. LUSHINOTON observed, that he was quite sure I
that Lord FOLKESTONE had no intention of availing
himself of any privilege of Parliament ; that none ex-
isted in the present case, as no part of the transaction
concerned any proceedings in the House. On these
points General CLAVERINO differed.
Mr. Lusfuswrost communicated the letter No. 4,
to Lord FOLKESTONE; and the same day waited upon
General CLAVERINO, and delivered to him No. 5.
No. V. Dec . 5, 1510.
SIR—I have with the least possible delay commu-
nicate 4 to Lord FOLKESTONE your letter ; and I am
requested by his Lordship to say, that he is ready to
meet you upon any terms which may be agreed upon
by any gentleman on your part, and myself on his ;
•that his Lordship never entertained the idea of avail-
ing himself of any privilege of Parliament ; find he
does not consider that there exists any applicable to
the present case.—l am your obedient humble servant,
H. M. Claw, ring, Itsq. STEPHEN LUSIUNGTON.
General CLAVERING Shaving read this letter, ob-
served, that lie had for three weeks carefully delibe-
rated upon the line of conduct he should pursue; it
was detailed in his letter (No. 4), and from that he
would not swerve; that he did not consider this a com-
mon case—not a difference upon slight points, which
could be settled in the usual mode ; that if he went out,
he went fully detertniaed to exterminate Lord FOLKS-
STONE, or to be exterminated himself : he repeated,
that he went with the same dipsoition as to meet an
enemy in the field 1 bu suioidfred his injury so great.

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Matt he woad nation he &seldom tf) Atte*** .
the letter, though not intended for puhlicstion) • Wei
not been disavowed, as Lord Footstrowt thought
to do by the others t that he would appo:ot no second
whatever, but would aLide by what he had at firsa
written t that one of his reasons was, that seconds were
usually satisfied to have an apology made, and to that
wauld never consent.

Mr. LUSIIINOTON said, Lord Fouturone h'd 1106
any intention of offering any apology, and ttpeated
this distinctly afterwards.
General CLAVERINO replied, he had not constilted
any one upon this occasion; that. perbajs, he should
have a difficulty in finding any friend whose mind
was wrought up to the pitch his was ! that he would
meet Lord FoLl(esToNE in five mlnntes, in that room,
in Lord FoLarsrone's, or in the garden; but that he
would not name any person to act en his part.
Mr. LUSHINGTON said, he could not thifik of being
present alone.
General Cuivehrno observed, that he should bo
well satisfied to have Mr.Losinwcrion only; but that
though he had no thoughts of a surron, yet he would
not object to one being present having no aioliority to
act in any way for him, atui that it should be so
understood.
Mr. Lusnmoren replied, That though quite unused
to these matters, yet that he had always understood
that it was usual and right for a gentleman to attend
An each side, and that nothing should induce him to
go out singly.
General CLAvERMO 'asked W Lord FN. E.lrre4
would consent to meet him on the talks mentioned ill
his letter T
Mr. LusinNOTON replied, that Lord Fourratimrs
had already given his answer, which was written in
No. 5; namely, that he would meet General Cl.a•
VoltiNG in any way, which might be deemed fair anti
proper by two gentlemen, one appointed on each stk.
-The question was repeated by General Ct.snalon
and he was again referred to the letter No 54
whiCh General CLAVOLIING observed, that he wad
not appoint any one.
Mr. Loom:Aron then said, e, Am I to understand
that you refuse to accept Lord PoraltbroNVs Offeror
meeting you, and paving satisfiction in the mode ea.
pressed in that letter, 0.4111011, to be fixed by two Cent
'llemen, one appointed on each side, as is usual anti
i customary?"
General CLAVERIBIO observed, that he considered
the injury as such, that he would Oot Consent to accept
that offer:
Mr. LUIIIINOTON said, that in matters of this sort
distinctness and clearness were of the greatest impel'
Lance, and that in Lord Fnutcs-ronc's name he again
demanded if General CLavciuno would accept the
offer made of meeting hint in the field in the manner
to be fixed by seconds T
General CLAVeItiNG lame than onee refused.
Mr. •LUSHINGTON add, that as Lord Foutairrosiy's
offer of satisfaction has' been explicitly refused, he
was authorised by Lord F. to tell General Ct..avaso•
that-he declined having any thing further when*
to do with him.
General CLAVintllll3 replied, he supplied Lora
FOLKEITONZ was aware of what he threatened to dip
if he met him in the street, as he had in his letter No.
4, stated his determination.
Mr. LOSerNOTIP: ielswered, that Lord FOLUITOtt.
had read.the letter, and must be aware of its contents,
and added, that as Lord VoLeesTOWea propoua& Wee
refused, there was an end of his Iniesion ; but that
he was ready to be the channel of any future cornrow
nication if General CLAVEttINO should think • fit to
make any.
General CLAVERIXO desired Mr. LOSIONGTON, who
was quitting the room, to come beck, and said t
would write to a friend, who perhaps would cousent
to be his second on his own terms; that he would
mention the affair to him, and make a communion
tion to Mr. LUSHINGToIf the Monday following.
On Sunday General Cfatetalna called upon Mlis
and said he had been down into t)-

AUSHINOTON, ..tO the
country to a friend of his, Capt. SMITH, of the Navy,
who had kindly consented to he his second on this
occasion ; that he would candidly confess that Cap.
tain SMITH disappr,oved of his letter Nn. 4, and that
therefore the part relating to close fighting must be
considered as retracted; that considering all the tip
cumstances he thought he might be excusable.
On Monday, December 10th, Captain Smarts end
Mr. Lc:maxim: met ; and having become mutual*
responsible to each other, that the respective patio
for which they acted would rigidly abide by that
united decision) and thinking the dispute might be
adjusted in a manner strictly honourable to bode
parties by mutual concession, came to the following
agreement
46 General CLATERINO is sensible that the letter he
wrote to Lord FOLKE3TONE contained very impropee
expressions, which were dictated by the warmth of
irritated feelings; but which, upon cool reflection,*
retracts and disavows.
44 Lord FOLKESTONE considered it as impossible,
whilst those letters remained disavowed, for him to
say. any thing respecting his letter published in the
" Rival Princes ;" but these letters being recalled,
he does now, as he would have one in the first in.
stance, had they not been written, admit, that he is
sorry that any expression offensive to Generil CLA.•
' VERING in a private letter of his, should, through a
breath of confidence, have been made public ; and he
adds, that he never had any tyteution of giving offence -
to General CLAVEMEO•
MATTHEW Saturn, Capt. in the Royal Navy,
STEPHEN LEOHNOTONeit

COIN MAlttla, MARZ-LAINC, Der. 1?- -Ibl fru& arrink
of 'Wheat to-day make a tolerable suptly I not much doe, winds
sapports fast prices ; inferior rather tower-A-Barley and Malt axe
both chesper—eas and Beans, of each desctir ion, at l ttie ea; tw
dom.-66e quantities of Oats are considerable, and this trade also
named somewhat cheaper—Plottr hardly at the Currency;

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ortau4L IroIiREIM? As °Mita.
What SU. TOL Ha. Beans, liOs. Ili. ed. _
Fine ditto, kW 922. Tick ditto, 445. 50a. 014.
Rye, (new) SI& at4l. Qats, Ss. Qss. ells.
Barley, kis. 40s. Poland ditto, 306.'4. 11111
Malt; Geo. 14v. Pomo, ditto, Ns. GA.
White Peas (Boilers) 14a. Mi. Rape Seed 141 la.
The Flour, 110 a. to pia.—Seconds, 034 to M.

mom THE LONDON GAZETTE. Detenthee tp.
Average Prite of Cote la &liana and Woks train the ramie
ending the sth of December, Lei°.
Wheat aye. Earley. Oats. Beau. Peals.
d. I d. s. d. I 1. s. 4. la. d.
9S 7 1 LI 11 eS 0 15711 ISt iI SI 0
The avenge Price sager, emnputaal from eist mgrs. wog
is its week wadi% doe lila day nt Dep. is au. pas cert.

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ADMllteetermFFlCTe DECEMBER 15.
CotSy of a i otter from William Shield, Esq. Commissioner of
his Alijeitty-'s Nasty at the Cape of Good }I -pc, to John Wilson
' Croker, r.sq. dated at the Cape, the 24th September, 18tO.
Sir—lt is with the deepest regret I acquaint you,
for the information of theßight Hon. the Lords Corn.
tnissioners of the Admiralty, with tV loss of a part
of his Majesty's squadron on this station.
The account I have now the honour to present to
you, came to my knowlecte by his Escelieney Lord
• Caledon having had the goodness to send, for my
perusal, dispatches he received last night by the late
Master of the Sirius. from the Governor of Bourbon.
I have transcribed and inclosed such part thereof
as may lead. their Lordships: judgment to the extent
of this disastrous event. •
The Isle de la Passe had fallen by assault from a
• party landed by tem of the frigates : subsequent to
which, the Bellona; Minerva, and Victor arrived and
run into Port South East, with their prize the Hon.
East India Company's ship Ceylon, taken in com-
pany with the Windham, after a gallant resistance,
on their way from the Cape to Madras with a part
of the 21th regiment an board.
The Windham was turned from Port South East,
:led recaptured by the Sirius, but the troops had been
removed to the Dellona.
Captain Pym appears to have immediately deter-
Mined on attacking these ships, and to his not being
aware of the difficulties of the navigation within the
.
vet is to be attributed his failure and the loss of the
'King's ships. The Sirius and Magicienne were burnt
by their crews, after doing every thing that was pos.
tilde to extricate the ships from the situation theyhad
fallen into. The Neeelde, after every officer and man
On beard were either, killed or wounded, fell on
• shore a mere wrecks and was taken possession of by
the enemye
1 I am sorry to add to this list of misfortunes, that
the Ranger transport, laden with provisions for eh!
squadron, and having some stares on board, has also
fallen into the hands of the enemy.
The transports having the troops on board, anC
Which were to have sailed yesterday from hence
without convoy, will be prevented putting to sea to
the arrival of this lamented intelligence.
If it should prove that I have not been exact]]
• torrect in the information I have now given I hope
for their Letelships' indulgence, and that ;hey wil
impute it to my anxiety to give them. the most earl]
• intimation of so iMportata an event. (Signed)
I have the honour to be, Ike. W. SMELT)
P. S. Captain Willoughby has lost an eye, and i
Other,vise wounded, and is in the hands of the enemy
, - Copy of a fetter from Captain First, of Ms Majesty's late 6hil
the Sirius, addressed to Captain Rowley, of the Boadicea.
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L'lsle de la Pante., August A
ern—By my last you were informed of my inten
i , lion ate attack the frigate, corvettes, and Indiainen ii
this port.
• Magicienne having joined just as the recaptured
fillip was about to make sail, I sent Captain Lamber
orders to bring her and the gun brig with all dispatd
off L'lsle de la Passe ; and that the enemy in Pori
• - 'Louis should not be alarmed, I made all sail round
the south side, and although blowing very hard
reached L'lsle de la Passe next day. At noon Ne.
reide made signal ready for action ; I then closed
and from the situation of the enemy decided on ar
immediate attack ; and when her Master came or
board as pilot, made signal te weigh, but when within
about a quarter of an hour's run of the enemy, he an.
- fortunately run me on the edge of the' inner narrow
passages We did not get off (and that with wonder
ful exertion) until eight o'clock next morning. At
neon on the 23d the Iphigenia and Magicienne cane
' in sight ; the enemy having moved farther in, and
making several batteries, as also manning the East
India ship, and taking many men on board the fri.
gatel, I called theM to assist in the attack, having
all the Captains and pilot on board, and being as.
sured we were past all danger and could run direct
for the enemy's line, we got under weigh, and pushed
for our stations, viz. Sirius alongside the Belloua,
Nereide between her and the Victor, Iphigenia along.
side la Minerva, and Magicienne between her and the
let India ship ; and just as their shot began to past
ever us, sad to say, Sirius grounded on a.small bank.
sot kno'wn ; Captain Lambert joined his post, am,
bad hardly given the third broadside before his op,
ponent cut her cable. Magicienne, close to the Iphi.
genic, run on a bank, which prevented her bringing
more than six guns to bear ; poor Nereide nearly
gained her post, and aid in the most gallant niannei
maintain that and the one intended foe Sirius, until
Bellona cut. All the enemy's ships being on shore
and finding Sirius could not get off, the whole of there
evened their fire on Nereide ; and even in this une.
qual contest, and being a-ground, she' did not cease
firing 1111/jj ten o'clock,. and sorry am I to say, that
the Captain, every officer and man on board, are kil
Jed or wounded. .
Captain Lambert would have immediately run
down with the enemy, but there was a shoal a ver3
little distance from and.between him and them ; he
did all that could be done, by keeping open a heavy
although distant -fire ; nothing was wanting to make
a most complete victory, but one of the other frigatei
'to close with la Belluna,
I must now inform you, that the moment we tool
the ground. every possible exertion was made to ge
• the ship off, by carrying our stream and kedge an
- thors ; but ;both anchors came home together. :
. . "Aim got a whole bower cable and anchors hauled out
etvet a common exertion for a frigate) as also eth
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''stream, and although having the one with the map
stars, and the other with purchase on purchase, ea
eould not moseleher one inch from the ,nature of di
ground, and the very heavy squalls at that time. W
continued lightening every thing from forward,ean
made many severe but fruitless attempts to heave th
ship a before daylight, but all 10110 effect. At tha
1 eime the Nereide was a perfect wreck, Magicienne il
as bad a situation as. Sirius, no possibility a Iphigeni
...
closing with the enemy, the whole of the eneniy o
i shore so a heap. We then tried the last resource b:
, warping the Iphigenia to heave us off, but could no
get her in a proper situation until 'the 25th in the
forenoon.
I had a survey ley . wins,Masters, and Car
" th 4-6
' Snters, in which theY.:wend it was impossible to ge
the. ship nig e 1 had .the ewe report yesterday boa
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