Star. — London, England, 1811-09-05 00:00:00

• • ' •' • ' ' . . A MEAIIC AN :exeRRL ST. FRANehiVIL , 'MAY 9. Sunday last the place were enter tained with a corn at Meat, the famous Asiatic tiger and a Bayau-sarah bull. The pit in which they fought was 3O feet square. The tiger was confined by a chain which gave him the full play of the pit : the bull had a rope .aa,out 25 Feet in length, confined round his horns, which trailed on the ground, the point of his horns beinv, sawn off. The boll was victorious, after a combat of an hour and a half. FORT STODDART, JULY 4. By the arrival of the schooner Edward, Captain d, in five days from North Orleans, we have re ceived the following information :—That seven gun b:,:its were lying in the B ay of St. Lewis, wailing the arrival of some more, for the purpose of convoying the schooner that was sent back from Mobile, with powder , and Military stores OR board, past that place—that: they are determined to force a passage for the same, without any ifs or antis. We understand tilt Spaniards are determined to oppOse them. Probably ere this a few shots have been exchanged. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM EASTPDRT TO A GENTLE- If AN IN NEW/AMY-PORT, DATED JULY 8. A melancholy affair took place here yesterday. The Rev. Mr. Murphy, of the Baptist persuasion, tell into a dispute with his - brother-in law : they clenched• and after a squabble leil to the ground. Mr. M. fell under, and was so much hurt that lie died in eighteen hours. was summoned to sit on the Jury, and .the ver vict was given, that his death was occasioned by the fall, but that the cause was unintentional. • NEW-YORE, JULY 28. A very unfortunate transaction took place a few days ago at Vincenues ; the circumstances are as fol. low : Some misunderstanding having taken place between Capt. Posey and Lieut. Jennings, of his com pany, the latter received a challenge from the former to meet him in an honourable way, which was re fused. Captain Posey, a short time after asked Lieu tenant Jennings into a room, and presented him with a pair of pistols, and'told him to take his choice—that he should fight, or he would kill him. Jennings still refused to fight the Captain, who immediately dis charged one of the pistols at him, which failing to' kill, Jennings wrested it from Posey ; but the other pistol was resorted to, and when Jennings was in the act of retreating, a deadly wound was given him, which terminated his existence immediately. Captain Posey is said to have escaped to Louisville,in this State. Avo. 2.—Two hundred and 20,000 dollars.—This sum, the National Intelligencer informs us is to be sent to France, in specie, to pay the interest on the debt due to Holland, and is to go out in the frigate Con stitution, along with she celebrated Monsienrc Bar low, Warden, and Lee. But alas ! where is t!.! once prosperous, wealthy, and happy Holland now, to whom this money is due ? At the feet of Napoleon, where :ill her treasure must also be deposited. Would it not thea be just, according to the new doctrine of French reprisals, to keep this money at home, and let it go towards a set off' for the stolen millions of Ame rican property in French ports ! The Ex-Colonel -Duane.—This hero, who formerly stood highest on the list of the supporters of the pre sent administr aim:, has, since the Ex-Secretary Smith's denunciation of the ExeCutive, changed his ground, by wheeling directly about, and is now as busily engaged in pulling down Mr. Madison as he was in raising him up. We have heard it reported, that the Colonel, like his friend Smith, resigned his commission in the army of six thousand, though not without first receiving a gentle hint from head-quarters that it would save the trouble of tinning him out. We have understood that a Role-itical mission to Calcutta was offered him, but that reflecting on. the kind a wooden-horse promo. Lion conferred upon him by Sir John Shore, when a resident of that country, he indignantly refused the offer, believing it to be no more than a trick to get rid oT him. A number of newspapers appear to view the Pre sident's late Proclamation as the prelude w distress, and new scenes of embarrassments and difficulties— whilst others consider it as the precursor of a war with England. With all due defetence to the opinions of those gentlemen who conduct them, we beg leave to declare that we contemplate it as the harbinger of peace, as an event that will ultimately lead to the abrogation of the French Decrees, and an amicable adjustment of our differences with Great Britain. Wu understand, from a source that we cannot but respect, that Mr. Foster, believing the French De- CMS to remain un-repealed, had proposed to the President that a Non-Importation Law should be passed with France, placing her in the same situation with respect to this country, as England—and, in consideration thereof, his Government would be wil- ling to rescind their Orders in Council —or, on the other hind, produce proof of the actual revocation of the French Dtcrces, and then the Orders shall cease to operate and be void. Mr. Madison, being unable to do the first without the assistance of Congress ; and, perhaps not having it in his ;:over to perform the latter, did accordingly issue A Prt.clarnatitai, convening t!,em on the first Monday in Novenibti next. If Congress conclude that Bonaparte's Decrees are still in' force, then there is no doubt they will pass the restrictive law, and a final settlement ..vithEiteland will be theconsequence, j as n e ate informed that Mi. Foster has .instructions 1 to make such arr.titActnents with regard to minor p , tuts, as gill obviate every material difficulty in their settlement. But should the President and Congress .contend, contrary to our clirctations, that the French Decrees are repealed, without producing proof of . • their revocation,- and refuse to pass the law against France, then we must confess-there is a great proba bility of retaliatory measures front England, which may eveiviiate in a war. Mr Foster, previous to Mr. Monroe's departure 'firm Washington, had in interview with him, n hich lasted several hours, and terminated satisfactorily to both Gentlemen. Mr. F ster, we learn, is making arrangements to stay in this count, y a c , nsideralde length of (New Teri Morning Herald. 4, rxTRACT oy,A /.STTS.I4 11 1 4(01 WASHINGTON. ig It is a fact, that M. Seruitier was closeted wjth Mr. Madison and Mr. Monroe this day at the Pakee, Man early in the morning till after three o'clock, p.a. ib..-_ 1•1•._ - "6" , • - • - • _ It would be useless to form any conjecture respecting Master, and assured them that they were robbed by 9 the object of this private conference with the Presi- ,bis orders. dent in preppie persona, at a time when the negoeia. Some few Americans; if they will cOndescend to tions with Mr. Foster are not yet announced to be buy a licence, with a certain mysterious or cabalistic broken off." 1 mark or signature attached to it , may have the Im - The above information may be depended upon._ , perial honour allowed them of being admitted into We pledge ourselves for the character of the writer, French ports, Boston, Baltimore, or Charleston, these four being provided they sail from New York, and that he is certain of the fact he has stated. We should not be surprised if the fast-sailing vessel, the reckoned am ong his Majesty's pod cities. No one, Matchless, belonging to Caze and Rid however, must dare to carry colonial produce. If iaud, which arrived at New-York on the 19th, brought the dis- any one does, his cargo is sequestered. This is done for t patche% which 'occasioned the aforesaid sitting.—Ba/- . he bene fi t of our carrying trade, which used to timore Republican. • 'be esteemed of more consequence to us than any other F. __branch of our commerce. No one must carry tobacco, . • which prohibition is of much service to Virginia a n d COMMERCE A LA -NAPOLEON. I Maryland, and 'makes their principal staple worth at [From the Charleston Courier.] • least four dollars per cwt. Cotton we may carry, " I detest commerce and all its concerns," said provided we pay from 50 to 75 cents. a pound du- Bonaparte to a deputation of merchants from Ham-, ties to his'Majesty of France. This is vastly worse burgh, who came to petition him for a relief from than British oppression upon cotton. .We pay upon their embarrassments. Now, if his Markt) , the Em- the last account only five or six cents per pound duty. peror and King, detests commerce and every thing There is, no doubt, a very good reason why his Im connected with commerce, we think it 'entirely fair, ' perial and Royal Majesty should claim and receive and a just retaliation, for commerce and all its con- more from us than the British Kings have any right cerns to detest him. to demand. These last have never declared, openly We shall prove, in a few words, that Commerce and officially, as Napoleon has, that they " love the has still stronger reasons than this mere declaration Americans." of his Majesty, not to love him very much. , i Finally, when we look around the commercial Hamburgh, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Nantz, Boor- world and examine its present state, and compare it deaux, Marseilles, and Leghorn are our witnesses to with what it was before the reign of Napoleon over testify that they were all flourishing and happy cities France commenced, we cannot but be convinced, that until Bonaparte proclaimed his enmity to commerce. if his Majesty does love thikAmericans, he, neverthe. —You may now pasture a horse upon the quays of : less " detests commerce and all its concerns." these towns, and occupy the finest houses, if you will pay .as a rent the taxes of the government ant the expences of the repairs. There is scarcely a merchant or trader in the French empire who is not either a bankrupt already, or that will not shortly become one. The richest house in specie in Europe failed the other day at Pa ris ;fierlot and Co. a house well known as the ban kers of the Generals of the French armies. The Ge nerals will not like this ; they cannot repair their for tunes in Spain, and as for Lisbon plunder, it seems FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. LISBON, AUGUST IS. Yesterday was cebrated in this c.ipital, with public demonstrations of joy, the Bitth•day of his Serene Highness the PRINCE REGENT of Great Britain. The interest which all Portuguese take in the welia•-e-of the August and Royal Family of Engladd was th.t., nifcsted on this joyful day. The two great squires by . Sp; as if they have had their last taste of that. were occupied by the corps which cornpose the gar- The burning of English goods, which may have rison, and who, by their dress and discipline, are the been upon an innocent man's shelves for years, and admiration of all military men. All these corps fired oleo do jolt, which was answered by the artillery in he too a loyal subject of his Majesty, proves that the word and the deed have at times some affinity at the the said squares, the castle of St. Jorge, the forts, Court of St. Cloud ; we would not offend by saying and the Royal English and Portuguese ships. The that this is always the case. concourse of people who came to witness these rejoic- Let us leave these strangers, these slaves of Napo- ills. with which the inhabitants of this capital endea leon, to submit to such oppressions. We now come voured to shew their gratitude to him who governs to American evidence a the Emperor's detestation the great nation to whom Portugal owes its indepen of commerce. dense and actual prosperity, was immense. At night We say not a word about Berlin, Milan, Ram. there was a general illumination. bouillet, and Bayonne Decrees. One comes from AUGUST I4.—The following Proclamation has the heart of Germany, one from the middle of Lofts- been posted throughout this city : bardy, the third from the interior of France, and the " Spaniards, whom fate has conducted to Lisbon, other from her southern extremity. The /tau m a y my valiant and indefatigable soldiers demand no come from Tobolski, or from the country of Mon- I other rewards for their heroic endeavours than foci goul Tartars, or from Bagdad ; it is of no coase- and clothing ; the afflicted country cannot oppor. quence in what sort of a country such decrees are ! tunely assist under the necessities with which it is on declared, whether it be civilized or savage—the de- ; every side encompassed. Their privations have not trees are savage. hitherto diminished their valour and constancy. Jll We say nothing of the Decrees, because Mr. Ma. , clothed and half-starved, they are the terror of their dison has declared that their father Las strangled enemies, and an example of suffering without hay them—they are dead. ing other bed than the hard ground, without other We are talking generally of our commerce, and shelter than what the plants afford them, and fre. are proving how his Majesty detests it—a Decree is quently without bread, they have been seen not only neither here nor there—the question is, how does tranquilly to wait the furious enemy, but boldly at. American commerce fare in his Majesty's dominions, tack him, and put him to flight, accomplishing his or within his Majesty's power. Names arc nothing rout and destruction. Fields and heights of Aracena, here, we look at things. Castellegos, Calera, Pdlina, Albuera, &c. compa- Some little time ago (we all remember the sir- nions and witnesses of the conduct of such worthy cumstance) Rear-Admiral Bautlin, with five or six soldiers, you can attest these truths—you can better ships of war, came on a cruiaiug expedition into the 1 , describe the scenes you have witnessed. Atlantic—He burnt half a dozen or so of American " Look at these places, Spaniards ! where the ships, and talked of hanging or drowning some of laurels which shade them are moistened and nourish. the crews—He returned home, covered with g lory, , cd with the bleed and sweat of your defenders ! for these gallant exploits, and we have never heard They will tell you, in terms for which I can find no of his gaining other laurels, either before or since he expressions sufficiently strong, of their heroic achieve. alarmed the porpoises and mother Carey's chickens ments ; and how much you have enjoyed, if not - of with the splendid illumination of American ships.-- comforts and pleasures, at least of tranquil repose, " His Majesty loves the Americans." These ships j when compared to those heroes, who, forgetful of never made so brilliant an appearance as when touch- themselves, are wholly occupied to secure to you ed by Rear-Adrisiral Baudin's fire-master. What a your liberty, your country, your religion, and your compliment to be so honoured, and to have our glory property. burn with so bright a flame under the auspices of an j "To divide with these troops your bread, although Emperor and King ! not a sufficient quantity, would be a proof of your Further—we all remember how poor Mr. Erskine generosity ; for what tributes of gratitude could be was-humbugged about two years since—so much so, sufficient for all the sacrifices you owe them ? But that his own father, a violent opposition man, never they do not ask much of you ; they only beg a part dared te.call for an investigation into the Plenipo's of your superfluities to cover their nakedness, (Joni conduct. Mr. Madison made Mr. Erskine except nish their first necessities, and enable them to conti from the operation of the Orders in Council the ports nue in the holy cause which they have sworn to de of Holland , leaving them coercive against France fend. The Minister of his Catholic Majesty will herself. receive the liberal offering expected from your gene. Some of our merchants thought this a fine chance rosity and patriotism, in order to relieve and console of speculatitin. Holland free, said they, and France my soldiers. (Signed) shut, is every thing that a man can wish. Amsterdam i " Ayamonte, July 9. " BALI ESTEROS." and Rotterdam were filled with American shipping AUGUST 16.—1 t is impossible to view the tragedy presently. Some knowing ones, however, did not now going forward in Spain, witimut perceiving that venture. Very fine voyages would have been made, Bonap :rte has acted with as much indiscretion and but that his Majesty " detested commerce and all its' precipitancy as wickedness throughout the whole of concerns." He got the parties into his power, and it. When he saw Andalusia taken, and supposed there they are yet, and there they always will be. that Massena would meet no resistance in the con. Nothing that went to Holland, under Mr. Ers. quest of Portugal, he immediately decreed the abdi.' line's eggshell agreement, has ever returned from it. cation of Joseph, and tl.e annexation of the whole The Emperor sold all under a mimicipal regulation Peninsula to what he calls the Great Empire. This of his. Ile*has these sort of regulations ready cut is nct ascertained by the intercepted letters of Asanza %and dried for every possible or impossible occasion ; alone : Bonaparte himself said publicly, that France sand Mr. Madison says, that from the municipal regu- at first consented to the constitution at Bayonne t— lotions of France there is no appeal. : but the Peninsula having been subdued foot by foot, The American ship Hero, freighted with tobacco, ought to indemnify France for her immense sacrifices, sailed about this time for Europe. This tobacco, and should therefore be incorporated. However, belonging to Government, was to be sold, and the on seeing that he had taken this step prematurely, proceeds were to be lodged in a banker's hands tit he restored to Joseph his title, without giving him Amsterdam, and to be paid over by him to the cre- any real power, saying, that he would deliver to ' ditors of the United States in Holland. The ship him the Spaniards reduced to tranquillity ; and that Hero was captured by a French cruizer, and carried since the French would prosperously return to France, into Holland : and General Armstrong wrote to Mr. he should not seek any other remuneration for his Madison that this Government property would inevi- prodigious sacrifices. tably be condemned. Mr. Madison says nothing It would be difficult to decide whether Bonaparte about it—rep/mat in pace. is more rash than lie is knavish. Be that as it may, King Joachim Murat of Naples (he went at mid- had it not been for his immense power, and the little night to see the Duke of Enghien shot), invited by a vigour or energy of mind of those Sovereigns who State Proclamation all neutrals to come and trade have been at war with him on the Continent, he with him. Americans went with numerous cargoes would long ago have mounted a scaffold, like those to try the market of Naples—many of them have who preceded him in the career of revolutionary come back since, but they cannot shew ship nor car- crimes. In the mean time we may expect, that should go, nor returns for either .. King Joachim was told a ff a i r s go ill wi t h t h e P atr i ots , J osep h w ill b e strip. of his invitation, and the Americans complained that ped of the remains of his power, and be at once re 'they did not expect to be treated Thus, after he had celled ; but should their affairs become successful, • requested them to come and fee him. He :hewed Joseph will be treated, in words, as Sovereign of them the commands of the Emperor and King his Spain, the produce of the contributions being always . placed in the hands of the Generals • for Bonaparte cannot sec with patience, the money laving his coffers for Spain ; and would hear with much less pain of the death of 100,000 French, than of the lobs of owe or two millions of cruzadoes. FRANKFORT, AUGUST T. The Russian Admiral Thilsehoogff arrived he n yesterday from Pans, on his way to St. Petersburgh. AMSTERDAM, AUGUST 10. An Imperial Decree of the Ist instant, directs the calling out of the Conscription class of 1809, that is of the youngest men born in 1789. The contingent will be the same amount as that of the class 1808.-- The drawing must be ended before the 2d Septem ber, which day is also appointed for the meeting of the Recruiting Council. The departure of the first part of the Conscripts is fixed for the 20:h of Septem ber, and that of the latter the Ist of 0:1-.ther. NAKSIEOV, AUGUST it. The convoy . which passed this place from the non!, • Ward is now out of sight to the southward. CORSOER, AUGUST is. The privateer commanded by A. D. Eghelin, has this night taken a koff vessel and brought her safe into port. SPOTSBURG, AUGUST is. A fleet of the enemy's vessels, consisting of .57 ships, 40 brigs, 24 galliots, 3 sloops, being in the whole 132 sail, under convoy of three ships of the line of 74 guns, one of 64, one brig cutter of 18 guns, and three armed ships, being eight in all, this day passed Spotbburg ferry-place, and continued their course to the southward until out of sight, with the wind at west-north-west, Mewing a free*. fralo. DROTHUNGHOLM, AUGUST to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was Tester. day without any lever, and tolerably well, which is ascribed to the medicine administered. The fever to. lay has been but in a sm•:Dl degree. His Royal Highness merely feels a degree of lassitude with some heat. The H.tmburgh Papers of the 17th and 20th of August, contain little else than an account of the fes tivities that took place in that city on the 15th of August, ti:e birth•day of Bonaparte. The account begins thus,--4 , Yesterday was the joyful day on which we, for the first time, had the happintsr to celebrate u :abject: the birth-day of the greatest of Sovereigns re. corded in ancient or modern history." The following Proclamation has been recently issued in the Isle of France In the name of his Majesty, Ice. The inhabitants of the several quarters of the itl.uld will appear before the English Commanding Officer at those places, there to take and sign the oath of submission to his Majesty George the Third, King of Great Britain and Itelan.l. A register will be opened in one of the offices of Government for the inhabitants of Port Louis, who will repair there to sign it, between the hours of eleven in the forenoon and two in the afternoon. Those who in twenty days shall not have taken thlf oath, shall be considered niiwilliag to do so, and will therefore hold themselves in readiness to depart fut France at such time as they shall be ordered. FARIk ll/1.1, Governor, &c. By Order. A. Beeir, Ct;:rt Secre Noricz.—From the representations made to us by the Prise-Agents, and conformably to the third addi. tinnal article of the capitulation, it is ordered, that the owners of all vessels taken and seized in the roads, and which are become the property of his Britannic Majesty's forces, do restore on board each ship all the rigging, appurtenances, sails, cables, anchors, and all articles generally of this kind which form an integral and essential part of the said ships, and which ought not to hare been taken away. st. T. FAS.Qvewa, Governor, &c. Portl.nuie, December 97, 1810. PORT Lows.—On Friday, the 14th of December, the Gentlemen lately Prisoners of War in the `-re it cabin of the United Kingdom, dined together at seven o'clock in the evening, in the morns of M. Bon.' rclott, traiteur, rue des Dames. The Captains of his Majes• ty's Navy, and the Field Officers of the Army, who had been prisoners on shore, also met their fellow•suf. ferers, by invitation, on this occasion, intending to celebrate their happy restoration to liberty. A most excellent dinner was served up, consistirg of all the delicacies of the season ; after which a nuns• her of loyal and patriotic toasts were drank, appro.- , priate tunes being given by the band of his Majesty's 2,1 Regiment, which the Officers had obligingly offered for the occasion. Many excellent songs wets sung, and the highest and most uninterrupted good. humour poniard throughout. 'I UPI EVENiNG STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER S. • PRtCE OF S I OCKS This DAT AT ONE 1113.0 CR. S per Ct. Cans. for money 444—Ditto far eeecomet 314f4 • S p:r Ct. Reduced shot—Navy S per Cetu.ll4l • per Cent. shut—Bonds 17a. 354. prent.—OmMunt 1 Ms. Lack. Bills (3d.) U. par to Is.434.—Ditto (3NAL) 4s: X prise. By the Gottenburgh letters we find, that the French have prohibited the letters from Hamburg h being for warded in the usual way to Gottenburgh, in nidt r that none shall reach England through that nw..l;utnt but the letters addressed to persons in other towns in Sweden have been suffered to proceed to their de b&ioa• dons, because it is supposed no British agents ire re sident there. It is impossible to conceive the hardships which are imposed upon the merchants of Hamburg's. In con formity with the express orders of Bonaparte, the heaviest punishment is iailicted on those who are de tected in a correspondence with England. The most respectable merchants are sent into slavery fur the most trifling offence of this kind. A recent case h. s occurred, which deserves mention. About three months ago, a young merchant of the name of Schro der was arrested, and sent to Paris, on A charge of having in bis possession some caricatures and pam phlets reflecting on the ennduct of Bonaparte. It now appears that this unfortunate youth, having been riieci and condemned 41 to be branded in the fo,ehe.td, and'