Star. — London, England, 1809-08-11 00:00:00

rn trri T 96. •- • • • •. - ••••••+ 'of September, 1808 : • • " Napoleon, Emperor of the French, &c. ". Haying heard our Council of State, we have decreed as follows Art. I. The entrance of all eolenialloods coming from Hui land and Spain is prohibited, till ordered to the contrary. Art. n: Vessels loaded witb these goods,. which shall enter. Into the Weser and the Yade, sliall be seized and confiscated. " Art. 111. This Decrerdoes not derogate from the .disposition of the 9th of June, by which we have reserved to ourselvt.s the right of permitting, under particular circumstances, the Introduc tion of cottons and woolhnts. " Art. IV. Our Minister of Finance is charged with the cite. cution of the present Decree. " NAPOLEON." • ;very thini.bere'tleiiertdaufinti'bribery: The Cos house OffiCoq - hive , the law in their own hands, and we must iubmit to them. Trade is better . than it has been, 7ncttlie intercourse between . Rio Janeiro and this place; notwithstanding the numerous obsta cles to interrupt it, is• regularly: maintained. If the Patriots succeed in Spain, these vast colonial depen dencies will continue united with the Parent State, and the prohibitions with respect toi•any direct inter course with other States will beperpetuated. In that case the trade with Great Britain will, as hitherto, be conducted through the medium of Old Spain, and, perhaps will net, on that account, be the less pro. ductive to England, although it will be less advan tageous to these settlements. If the Patriots are un successful, and Spain 'should be subjected to the do minion of a French Prince, there c7:nnot be the smallest doubt but that all connection with the mother country will be broken off, and the colonies will either be united to England, or, what is much more probable, will declare their own independence, and establish afree intercourse with all the nations of the earth, from Which. as a great commercial people, your country will acquire abundinflienalit." tom SIEGE OF GERONA. FOREIGN INTELLI4rura4 AMSTERDAM, JULY M. Our Court Gazette of this day contains observa tions on the public rumours, of the following impor tant tenor: • • “ Thee are-truths, h is said, which must not be avowea. Moments however arrive when the con. cealtnent bf .these truths may be attended by the worsetbatequences. Holland is in a eliificult situa tion. It enjoys, as well as other countries may, thy advantage Of.possersing a prisclent Government ; but how many disadvantages are there to be put in the opposite balance ! t; A just, free, and solid Government, is the first interest, the first advantage of every society. These properties are, however, indispensably necessary in such a country as Holland, as it cannot subsist if a. y one of them be wanting. 44 The situation of France, Germany, or Italy is diftrent. They- can support a period, of misfortune, attd withstand the evils of an unjust, negligent, or lint rovident Government. These countries may be said to be capable of subsisting without trade. If • I e.r territory remain, their existence never can de pend upon the extension of their commerce and the exertion of all the mercantile activity of which they are capable. 44 But we, on the contrary, have nothing but the fishery, and the inheritance of that confidence and credit which the Dutch of former times have so well merited. II 6;r chief' Interests are doubtless a free and well consolidated government, the preservation of our political existence, and the maintenance cif our credit and reputation abroad. Here naturally arises the qucstion—What was the cause of the ancient prospe rity of Holland ? It depended, principally, C 6 I. On the great number, the wealth, the in dustry, and the virtues, of the middle classes of the people. ‘ g" '2. On the then situation of Ettrope, in which the great Powers always endeavoured to render their forces, both by land and sea, nearly equal, and to maim:lain a balance with respect to each other-- . --in which marine armaments were far from having reached their present degree of strength and perfec tion--in which .ve advanced at an equal pace with those Powers—and in 'which the interest and the in clinations of all the d;fferent Powers concurred in supporting the independence of cur country. 46 But what is at present our situation ? After the shocks and revolutions of the last twenty years, we still maintain our ground, while greater Power's have fallen. Disorder and corruption in the finances have already brought one great European Power to the verge of destruction. These evils occasioned that terrible convulsion which spread de a th, d es p a i r , an d mourning aver th e , finest region of the world, and finally brought in their train that greatest of all nris fortunes, a state of bankruptcy. " Out credit and reputation remain, however, un touched. On the other ha n d, di sor d er an d corrup than in the finances have led another and' not less powerful nation, into an overstrained and unnatural system ; the consequences -of which cannot be reflect ed on without horror. We, however, have the good fortune to fi nd oerselves in a s i tuat i on , which, though difficult, is still in the path of improvement. " In those deplorable periods of convulsion ar,d war, justice and the government of the laws have been disregarded ; but we have still the happiness of living under our own laws. We have not had to submit to the caprice of an arbitrary Government, nor have we to groan under the de s p ot i c i nso l ence ' o f a conqueror. Our few resources have not bt.come the booty of war. Our last hope has not, as in other countries, been torn from us. We are, perhaps, the only European people to.whom neither the conscrip t:on nor the impress is known. What more benefits do we then look for ? In the dreadful contest which has so long kept Europe in a State of fermentation, we must be involved. But we have reason to thank Pstoviorica, th. , ..t the crisis. has approached at the least unfavourable period, *ad far having conducted us to Monarchy, and having, through it, created to us a real 'state, or at least a real right of independ ence and political exigence." JULY 28.—Our recent decree of the 30th March must he repealed : No Americans are to be admitted into France, or the ports of its allies, so long ass Eng land perseveres in the pr etended right of search ; the goods now arrived will bi sequestrated. What con fusion will this create ! Among other rumours, one is, that our King removes to Austria, and that this country will be annexed to Prance: Clearly some great changes are about to take place. The following prohibition o f t h e a d m i ss i on ot Co lonial Merchandize has been promulgated r-- An Imperial decision of the . l7th of July, 1809, has referred to the IcrperialDecree of the 4th ofJune l a g, which had re-established the relattiOna with Hol land, on the footing on which they were before the ' Decree of the 16th of September, 1808, th e (m ar of which is as follows : Extratt from the minutes in the otce of the Se- \ • •. . ~ 4.1 . • -7.- - •T • - • . LONDON. • FRIDAY, AUGUST .PRICE OF STOCKS.MIS DAY AT ON::: O'CLOCK per Cent. Cons. 6 , li—for money osiii—Ocnn'om 1 prem.. Exthequer Bills 6s. to los. prem. • THE "GRAND EXPEDITION. We have now to emnounce several arrivals from the mouths of the Scheldt, viz, a bye-boat at Yar mouth ; the -.Yong, 74, in the Downs ; a Dutch schuyt; at Margate; one of the Deal-boats, at Deal ;,, ; and Sir WILLIAiI CURTIS'S yacht, in the River. We have received a voluminous journal of the ifege We cannot doubt that by these vessels a variety of of Gerona, a city in Catalonia, which is anxious to, letters have been received at the Post-Office ; but as emulate at the same time the former reputation of they had not been delivered out when this Paper was this province, and the more recent glory attained by put to press, we must content ourselves for the pre- Saragossa. We have room only fur a few abridged extrcts from this noble diary : sent with stating, th a t a ll o f t h ese vessels left the JUNE 25.—The bombardment has lasted eleven • Scheldt at different hours in the course of Wednes. days, without any intermission, day or night. About day—the Deal boat so late as seven o'clock in the evening of that ° day, a t w hi c h t i me Fl us hi ng st i ll con eight bombs are discharged every quarter of: an our. Some houses have received from 20 to 26 ; n h some d hold out.d tinned to convents more than 90. t • . l the various unfou n d e d an d contra di ctory On the I7th, the towe r o f S t . L ew i s was attac k e d, To detail and after the enemy had been twice driven away, rumours which. are industriously circulated, when was destroyed. This enabled the enemy to attack any arrival can be mentioned (and often when . tlere and take the tower of St. Narciso, and afterwards is no errival) to give plausibility to the fabrications, that of St. Daniel ; the draw-bridge being destroy -1 w ou dbe worse than idle. W e can on l y state t h at ed, and the garri s o n h av i ng ma d e its retreat i n goo d order. the accounts of the state of preparation of the enemy Jtme 26.—A proclamation was. this day puhliFh- which we laid tefore the public some days ago, are ed, declaring the determination of the principal citi- confirmed by the present arrivals. Flushing was well zens to behold with indifference the destruction of prepared for the attack, and has even been reinforced their houses and effects ; relying upon the _justice ofi from Cadsand sinc e our fleet passed through the V er e i the nation, which w ou ld not f a il to grant t h em the 1 same distinction and p r i v il eges w hi c h were givep to Gat, and Antwerp i s i n a st ill b etter. state o f defence. Saragossa, whcse example Gerona would emulate. The following are the notices received by us this The ladies of the city, at the same time, arc declared morning from the outports, relative to the arrival.; to have merited the rewards due to patriotism.— from the Scheldt Their servie,:s on the 17th. are especially praised; when they appeared on the works, carrying ammu nition and provisions to those 'who were actually . fighting. •Y. YARMOUTH,. AUGUST to. 4 , Flushing had not surren d ere d when the bye boat left them yesterday (Wednesday) morning.. She brings letters from the Fleet. At the time of her de parture Flushing was closely invested—the town on fire in several places, and hourly expected to sur render. JUNE - 28.—The bombardment, which has never ceased, has been succeeded by red-hot balls, which are fired in so great abundance upon Monjuich, that many fall into the city. As the efforts of the enemy are principally directed against this castle, our prin cipal means of defence are applied to this spot. We shall not fail to make the enemy feel the superiority of our artillery, and that he is exhausting his strength upon a rock which bids defiance to his efforts. On the 25th, 26th, and 27th,_the bombardment of the castle was incessant from the tower of St. I)aniel. The Governor has granted badges of distinction to many of the company of the deronese crusade, and , • rewards to several officers, in the name of Ferdinand VII. On the 26th, General Fabre sent a summons to the Governor of the Castle of Mequinenza-to sur render, in which the General intimated that the Ge neral in Chief had ordered heavy artillery, miners, &c. to be sent against the castle, which he h a d i mp l ore d him not to do. The 'Commandant of the Castle sent the following answer : " I Inverted your stuntnons, and am sorry for the request you node to•your General. I beg of you 10 use your influence wilt him to entrust you with his heavy artillery, miners, and sappers, that you may experience what a brave gwrison and inhabitants can effect, who know only to conquer or die." JULY 11—The Governor made known dispatches received from the _Marquis of Compiguy, Governor. Genera} of Catalonia, promising, in the name of the ILIYIIIO 2 -that all buildings destroyed, shoti.ld be rebuilt at the public expence. Amy 2.—The enemy, though so long in possession of the toerers i cannot avail himself of those positions, owing to the fire of Monjuich. JULY S.—The following docturteuts have:been pub lished : "'foal the Camp before Gerona, July I; IEO9. " GOVLANOI-I,havethebonour to inform you, that lam au thorised by his Excellency Count St. Cyr, General In Chit:Co/the French army, to make suitable proposals to you, under "the pre sent circumstances. " I invite you to send me one of your Officers, who enjoys your confidenci, that he may confer with me In the adva,nced posts, where he left the prisoner who carries thin letter. ~ rl so avoid false interpretations, you may associate with him a Member of the Junta, and one of the superior Clergy. We stop the press at two o'clock t o announce t h at " I have the honour to be, &c. o (signed) " KIitGENER, Baron de Planta." we have just seen letters from Walcheren, of the Bth' ANSWER. i instant ; and by a vessel which came away on the 9th, " Moat Ixcellent Sir—l Lave nothing to treat about with in the evening, and which was at noreat distance your Excellency; I am more titan sufficiently g acquaint e d with from the Island the whole of th at d a y, we l earn t h at . , your intentions, and for the future, your Ex ce ll ency w ill under stand, that I sh all not admit or respect any fl ag of truce or trum- 'es---sm- batteries had opened upon Flushing that morning. peter." . We may th ere f ore h ope t h at we shall speedily h eart bitants of both sexes of this city, :could n o t cre di t JULY 4.—They who a re acqua i nte d w i t h t h e inha . of the Surrender of th at i m p ortant Fortress, arid that * the composufe and tranquillity with which the terrible [our Army may be at liberty to pursue its ulterior, bombardment is endured. But we are assured that ` objects. Isuccours will arrive at a proper time, which will in , 1 on tbe ' irii, in the eve n i ng , t h e enemy re o d e a sortie flict vengeance im , the. enemy for his rash at tem p t i l' ns and this is suf fi cient to ind uce e ver y on e lo attelgi to: 44 4;e . iderable fo rce an the right, whereMajorsc,e his own duties, without indulging in a Vnia curiosity neTal eitangar commanded. The affair lasted fsb6ut , 1 concerning the projects of the chiefs r resplied that two hours, when th e enemy Igea vi the obstinacf•of an inhuman race shall ifot a.reary out .with considerable loss. One •Lieutenant-Colonel five the constancy and fi delity of Gerona. ' - . ' • • .• l. of inferior , ficers, and 70 me n , were ma d e pr i soners. • i JULY 5.-%A formidable battery of . f7 - .Pl eces o cannon had been raised, within half a nutsket-Shot of , ' 'Our loss consists of nine officers wounded, -twenty the cestleof Idonjuich ; end another batte r y .o f gren a des mean killed , and 126 woun d e d . Th e 2d Batt - ARO - a and red-hot balls, besides two other batteries of eight Royals, sth, and 36th Reiments, were en funs: ' These are constant ly emp l o yed a g ai nst Mon- g gaged., juich, which is answered with the ittMOSt valour by Names of the officers Woundd.. lieutenant Grant, of the R.oyal Artillery, slightly. ... • our brilliant artillery, The Govergor .of Monjuich sth Regiment of Foot—Brig' ade•Majer Bird, missing • Captain sends inte ll igence, that . th ough , 150 men ..have been Hamilton, badly . 7 wounded; Lieutenant Bird s slightly i En employed to clear away the ruins of ane of the has- , sign Galbraith, ditto; Ensign Walter, ditto. • tions, they increase very fast- Bth Ditto = Lieutenant Clark, badly. The Governor . of the fortress . in .coe,sitleration of • . . German Legion—Lieutenant Du Fay, badly; Ensi g n Hids the *g ' , mat valour displayed by, the females Of Gerona, mon, ditto. . andln order to organize their eiertions, o liela instituted , , •_- • , The Garrison had been reinforced- from Cadsand, a female company, wjtich is to.co.operam,m,.the tie * and the numbers are, by the lowest computation, &ice of the place. The.following are mile .0( instructions published tai the occasion ;• . ~, •. • estim ate d at 5 000 men. • • - • I •I. The company of Gerones e women shall ka-ca/ted the cope- The weather bad been most stormy, which had to parry of St.liarbara. • fi !. and 3. It shall consist of 200 members, with 4 commanders, a certain ext ent i mpe d e d t h e opera[ ons of our army -8 heads of squadrons, and eight serjeants, all being women; all Ina this obstacle exists no longer. : of whom &di be dist inguishi.d by a red scarf. 4. Whenever the generale shall beat, the 4 iiinisions each of 50 H e li go l and Mail is arrived , but b r i ngs no inter women, shalt proce e d to t h e four spots pointed out , atten d e d by ligAence ofanyimportance. 'lt appears that Peace their female oflieers. - was-not concluded on the 26th, and there is reason to -• 5. Each commander shall , be.attended by eight women, who. beli e v e that the-Emp eror o f A t:swata h a d rather been shall be charged faith supplyin g m aier where necessary. 'I he re- Mainder shall take care of the wounded, tarrying theui to thahos- led to agree to the Armistice, than MI to have pressed pals, &c. it upon his Generals. • " Preparations are making here for the reception 1 of nOO sick and wounded men, from the Fleet off Flushing. " The AGINcouRT, NAmun, and two other line of battle ships are expected here, to join . the Texel. squadron." 1, MARGATE, AUQUST 10. " A person came on .shore this morning from a Dutch schuyt, which left Campvere at four o'clock yesterday afternoon, at which time Flushing had not surrendered. - ‘, Sir William Curtis's yacht is now through tovvards the River." passing “ DEAL, AUGUST 10. 44 A boat belonging to this place which arrived here from off Flushing last evening, about seven , o'clock, brings the following particulars :—Flushing had not surrendered on Tuesday evening ; a battery or 100 guns was erecting against it, and nearly corn pleted ; but from motives of humanity its destructive efforts were to be avoided till all means of accommo-1 dation shall have been refused by the garrison.” ANOTHER LETTER-SAME DATE. " The YORK, of 74 guns, arrived this evening, at half past four, from the Atm:meat. " A boat is just landed, by which I am informed that the YORK left the fleet yesterday, and has on board WO prisoners. Flushing had not then surren -1 derecL--.5. P. M." SECOND EDITION. vigorou;l7' repulsed r ... t. . • • •• 41. f • - TNT` 'Our force has, we understand, cortatnenced blockade of the Mauritius, and there appear s m a a i reason to calculate upon its rednctien. The valve. of the Mauritius to this cotentry, both in a cionmerciA • and a political point o f v i ew , cannot be unknow n tt auy man whin has t a k en t h e l east trouble to inritl4.2 upon alae subject.. This island not or i ous l y afforded % the enemy an opportunity of committin g perpetualda-: predation* upon riot trade, insomuch indeed, that the loss to British subjects by insurances alone has fa toi , fo r s several years back calculated to ioaaannt o ..s. a vt . • lacks of rupe es ye ar ly..... • ..• ' • Such a calculation was in fact made settle rtoatlo since by a Proprietor of one of the principal insorant, offices, and a repiesentation founded uport it wasl a ia before Ministers. Burtheloss to our general trai e it is impossible to calculate ; for in consequence cfo a peculiarity of our commerce in the Indian seas, ail the nature of the monsoons, it is utterly impracticatoe to furnish such convoys as eau effectually t iar a against the danger to be apprehended to our shippil l while the. Mauritius remain in the possession of Franc; Indeed we are ass-oi•ed that it *mold be a b sur d to sup. pose that any possible superiority of the British Nu r could wholly prevent the clandestine intercourse the enemy with Asia, while be holds a footing in ch. important station. This presents- a consideratiaa o f great political consequence to this coentry ; f,r, too!, ; the facilities of the Arabian flag, the enemy is era. bled, through the medium of the Mauritius, to rn a ia, taio an intimate connection with several oartsOf India, He has in fact, at this - moment, a dopot in the ca t ; of Persia, where the Imaun of Mio,cat, whohas a very strong position at the entrance of that Guys, i s entirely devoted to him. But in vain this derotuir... - or that even of a second Tippoo, or any rioti,:;, Prince—rain indeei, the utmost efforts •to be oppre. headed from the rrench navy, though it were fat times more powerful than it is now, ac to Indiac. operations, if the Mauritius be for ever separated frcu the French Empire. The importance and peke.. eability of such a sti.o, ration may be fully decided upon from thefollevang opinions, which are entitled •to the 'highest respect and attention " I have already proved that the Isle of Pratrze depends, great measur 4 for is sobsicrtnct., on the island of Madapsezr. . ard'th!! dependet7cei. alnointe in tiries of great calarniti,,s. tape of Goad Hope afibrdc'resources then which are di s t ant. pensive, uncertain, and in every respect insufficien:."—Atrr RocilOW. • " This Colony impbrts its plate from China, its linen rad clothes fvom the Indies, its slaves and cattle from Madagascar, part of its provisioes from the Cape of . Good Hope, its money from Cadiz, ainf its Administration from France. Great Britaia sees with a jealous eye their rivals poietssed of a Settlement where the ruin of her property in Asia may.ble prepared. .At the break ing out of a war her utmostefrortivrill certainly be exerted maim a C4iony that threatens her S4:test treasures. What a misfars tune for France, should she suffer herself to be deprived of ft. • " Some engineers have imagined that batteries judiciously dis posed along the coast, would be ant4cient to prevent the beffiegen from landing, but it has been since ascertained, the island is ac cessible to boats in the greatest part of itscircurnference, and :Lai even in several places a descent could be effected by force wider protection of the men ot war ; this plan, therefore, was telia quished. It has been understood that there would be a consiet. able number of posts to fortify, that the expenses would be etl4- less—that too many troops would be wanted--and that the Alit tribution of them would leave every point exposed insure corisw quence of a landing executed suddeni y or by surpriv," wain Reheat.. " I think it is very much to be regretted that the British Go veroment in the last war, did not d irect i ts e ff orts against this is land. A.well-directed IsZow against the root of the tree %% have caused all its branches to fall. h would have been the certai., and quickest method for subduing the French pow r is this quarter of the globe. Had tlilt mrasurts been aditpted, the Erg lish would not only have been able to overthrow Hytler Alhi, but even to give a go,..ri acc.,or t of the Dutch and Spanish settlement in the East Incites. .i . be init.:Pi:ants at this Island, laugh at our not having setit in the 6, ni the war, Sir Esiward Hughes's squadron to attach It on his to `.'arras; one of the must respectable pent: a iu the town, tran.;...; an, they were much afraid of it, and that the island was in .s. h a bad state of delence, that anticipating this event, they had .::ready began to think of articles ot capLulatlon. The hies of France and ,llourbon would have iniallibly relict into our hands, forat this to scarcely any workout dettace had be.. n raised, and there were nut beyond five hundred k.UroPeitil regnlxr troops in the two islai.ds• It would nut, pernaps, be a very tiiiheult thing for some men of war and frigates stationed between the isles of France, ilourbon, and Madagascar, with two cruisers fixed' ta the South East; two to the South West, or to wiadward of she Island, to reduce Port Louis by fatnine itua•abort space of time ; the troe: s to be sent should be k.uropeana,•or d o pey., sent from Madras; or FA ropeans sent trout Lnglaod itsefr.--1 think that four thousand Europeans alone; or two ehousaud huroyeatis, and tour Owe sand Sepoys with a just proportion of ships of war, would cone pletely effectuate this euterpi Ise. " (.:aptain MuKao." " I accordiugiy declare it to be my opinion, the Isles of France will one day astonish iturope and stn by its riches ; the Varier and abandauce ot its productitris, and the resources of its flume ' runs population ; in the course of fiesc it will hale great influ ence on the cotninerce of Lurope aad the Indies, and incalcula bly extend the advantages of the nation, who possesses it in that quarter or the globe." " 1-o.icy (says the Abbe Kai par) foresees mast if the asks of trance were to bra ahaadoneu i the rogliah would drive all turciga nations out of the seas of zssia, and would poi ses, th.vnselve. of all the riches et cheer Vast commie,. " at ccissintia." Yesterday morning Ministers received dispatches from the Brazils. The Atlas, Admiral Platy's, was fitted up on the evening, of the 2.5 d tlt. and converted into magnificent apartments, for a ball and supper to the ladies of Cadiz. The entertainment is said to have cost at le. 4 t two thousand dollars ! Mr. jiattats has transf erre d hi s pr o perty i n C oven! . garden Theatre t to . hii son, in the event of his own _decease., Parliirtient,Was yesterday prorogued by Commis -0,,g0n in the usual form, till i'll.:; .day the 2Sth of Sep tember next, The Commissioners were, the LoND CHANOLLI.OIt, the Earls of Wt.ssi rIORLAND and LivElt root. Tae Commoners were represented by Mr. Lag, Jun. and the Officers of the House. An elopement took place not many days ago, from the neighbourhood of Brentwocd, in Essex ; the par ties were the juvenile wife of an Esculapian Professor, and her husband's assistant; what adds to the turpi tude of the action is, that the Lady has been marricd only . about .14 months, and bits deserted an infant not . three nionths old. ' ; . .. Morldirevening last a Ire broke out on the pre raises Of Mr. TuATE.Lxv,. at -Ram‘clen-hall .F.tant near COlcfiester, Essex, which was occasioned by 2 • servant tiettingifire to some straw in a henroost wbil ;catching ionit- - poultry; the fire broke out in•si build.. ing adjoining to a l arge b arn , i n w hi c h was.a cosi derable quantity of corn in sacks ready for. l . ll 3rkett which was consumed with the barn in a very short time ; the flames were prevented communicating :) the dwelling-house by . a favourable wind. The t.i•-• mate is estimated at upwards of 74,01. . • -