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This day was published, price Is. 6d. ST. DOMINGO. THE GROUNDS on which the CHURCH of ENGLAND separated from the CHURCH of ROME reconsidered,in a View of the Romish Doctrine of the Eucharist; w:•11 as Explanation of the Antepenultimate Answer in the Church Catechism.-1:y SHUTE, Bishop of DURHAM. Printed for J. Hatcharcl, No. 190, Piccadilly ; Rivingtons, St. Paul': C•wrch-yard; and T. Payne, Pall-Mall. inst published, in vols. price 10s. boards, By Sherwood, Neely, and !ores, No. 20, Paternoster-row, THE COTTAGE of MERLIN VALE ; a ra. tional, moral, sentimental, literary, and entertaining His tory, founded on facts. It is necessary to say that the mode pursued in this Work Is widely different from the usual track of Novel Writers, as the Nal ative does not over-step nature, nor the incidents rur, counter to the sentiment, yet morality and ir,truction are aimed at under the pleasing drew of entertainment. This day was published, In Three Volumes, 12.m0. Frice lis. in boards, THE COTTAGE 0? THE VAR. Printed for Samuel Tipper, Leadenliall-street. Of whom also may be had, 1. Theodore and Blanche, or the Victims of Love; from the French of Madame Cur in. ln prise 94. boards. ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE, 2. Julia of England ; by Mr: , . Norris. In 4 voN. lerno. price 20s. boards. ON THE SAME INTERESTING OCCASION, BY HIS EXCEL LENCY TILE SUPERINTENDANT-GENERAL OF THE 3. The Man of Sorrow ; written by Alfred Allendale, Esq. In 3 vols. 12mo. price 15s. boards. 4. Riches and Poverty, a pathetic Tale; written by Miss Bar • roll-12tno. price ss. hoards. 5. Corrinna, or Italy; translated from the French of the cele braced Madame de Sta, I Holstein, Authoress of Delphine, Jicc. &c In 3 vols. l2mo.price 20s. ty,ardi. NANCES. " Dear Comrades and Fellow-Citizens, " This epoch, wherein the People of Hayti were raised to those rights possessed by the other Nations of the world, will be memorable to the end of time ! In again proclaiming your independence, let me call to your minds the homage, the attachment, and the gratitude, which we owe to our Lord, the President I of Hayti, Henry the well-beloved ! Without him— without his courage, which he has preserved, and even increased, amidst the greatest dangers, the inde- ! pendence of Hayti would not now exist ! These gal lant veterans, the Legions of the North and of the West, who, since the days of Toussaint Louverture, ' have so freely shed their blood for their country, and have unceasingly fought for their independence and their legitimate chiefs—without him, these brave war riors would now be bending under the yoke to the very ground, and vent the eternal opprobrium of their sighs, at being subjugated by those agents of in famy, who so justly merit the execration of their fel low-citizens ! Oh ! my countrymen, if these ideas bring to your minds that abyss of horror into which you were nearly plunged, you might feel what bound less gratitude you owe to our common benefactor, the saviour of our independence ! " Thanks to that Divinity who protects the cause of justice, those days of fear, of grief, and of mourn ' ing, are passed—we have now nothing w fear ; on the contrary, we have every thing to hope. Our forces by land and by sea are equally victorious and formidabk... Our finances are flourishing, and I . a wise administration, which acts with justice and ezo nomy. The reign of morals is restored, and the principles of true honour and religion are propagat and professed. All these blessed effects, which teal to insure the permanent felicity of all, are the work of our great Henry, through whom you have, even in periods of war, peril, and calamity, in moments of danger and disaster, I say, you have always en joyed these blessings. We have therefore to expect with certainty a continuance of the most perfect felicity—that we shall enjoy that enlarged share of prospel it y and happiness in which the most favoured nations have heretofore indulged, under the immortal reigns of the Trajans, the Aurelii, and the Henries. All those great men, the true representatives of the Divinity upon the earth, confer the greatest benefits upon posterity by their illustrious examples. " You see, my fellow-citizens, you see the work of happiness, which in the interval of two years our Illustrious Chief has wrought. But turn your eyes to the situation of our unhappy Brethren so cruelly deceived and led astray by Petion, that monster of iniquity! You see the most atrocious robbery re duced to system—the finances annihilated—the peo ple demoralized through the principles inculcated by a usurping and criminal government ! No security for persons or property exists—the vessels of foreign trade flying from their ports, in order to seek in ours that security and beneficial traffic, which a legitimate I I and established Government only can afford. This day waspublished, In One large Volume, price 4S. 6d. boards, ENTIMENTAL BEAUTIES from the Writings Li of the late Dr. BLAIR ; including the latest Editions of his Sermons - , Lectures, &c. &c. Alphabetically arranged. With a copious Account of the Life and 'Writings of the Author. Carefully abridged from the larger Works of the late John Hill, LI. D. and Dr. Fitilayson. A New Edition, with consider able Additions. By W. HAMILTON REID. Printed for Longman, I First, Rees and Drina ; and Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, Paternoster-row. A SPLENDID WORK, DESCRIPTIVE OF MODERN LONDON. 'Ellis clay was publishes', In One largP and elegant Quarto Volume, illustrated with Sixty Engravings, by the first Artists, plain and coloured, Pt ice Three Guineas in hoards, MODERN LONDON: consisting of a Brief History of the Metropolis of the British Empire, and of A FULL RIIII CIRCUMSTANTIAL DESCWIPTION of its PRESENT illustrat.:d by beautiful characteriqic ENGRAVINGS, represciting all the Piaees of great publiz Resort, and the princi pal Builslings. This Work is tSe sw.ly existing publication or sufficient conse quence mail authority to illustrate to Foreig tecs and Strangers the Wealth, Splendour, Population, and Nlagnitude of the largest City in the World. It was published expressly with that design npd it is calculated to convey to the temotest rations the clearest ideas relative to London, and to preserve the recollection of its , most interesting fea:to . es to those persons who are or have been familiar with them. Printed for RICHARD Pnitt.trs, No. 6, Bridge-strett, Black friars, and to be had of all boo!csellers and dealers in hooks. Of whom may he had, by the ssme Editor, price ss. bound in red, The PIC, IIRE of LONDON, for 0:4. SWEDEN. }XTRACT OF A LETTER, DATED STOCKirnLM, MARC!' 17. " You will probably have heard before now of the Revolution here. Tl , e King arrived in the city from Vs country seat at Hata, at seven o'clock in the evening of the 12th—he slept in town. In the morn ing of the 12th, the guards marched out of town, and the King and the Royal Family were to join them on the 13th, in order to proceed towards the insurgents. On the 13th, at twelve o'clock, the time appointed for the carriages to he at the Palace, Major General Adlercreutz, Colonel Jagerhorn, and others, went up to the King's apartment, and Adlercreutz told the King that he must not depart. The King d:cw his sword, and on their laying hold of his per son, he defended himself bravely, and was on the point of killing Adlercreutz. No soldiers were in the Palace, because it was reported the King had in the night yeti:riled to Haga. In the next room to that where the King was, was a servant, called a chamber hazard of the King, whose name is Selleng. On hearing the noise in the room, he wished to open the door, but it was locked ; he then broke open the door, and, with his sabre in hand, was going to cut Adlercreutz down, but the sabre was wrested from his hand. In the mean time, the unfortunate Monarch, without hat or sword, ran down the so called Queen's Stairs ; there they followed him, and he took away the sword from Colonel Melin, and cut the hand of one Count Snoiisky. He defended himself a long time ; but at List, almost fainting, they carried him up to his room. He expressed, at first, his asto ni-Innent at their conduct, and still kept saying that his principles are and will ever remain the same.— • In the night he was carried out to Drotnengholm. On the 13th, a great force of the cuirassiers and ar tillery was sent to Haga, where the Queen and her children were and still are. Adlercreutz was imme diately appninted the Commander, Adjutant- C eneral, and Field-Marshal—Count Klingspor, Lord Gover nor of Stockholm—Baron Lagerbjelke, Chancellor of the Court. The former Lord Governor of Stock. holm, Count Ugglas, has lost his place—every thing is quiet here. A publication was issued on the 13th, that all taverns and public houses should be shut up precisely at nine o'clock in the evening ; and thl duty laid on by the King for carrying on the war, was taken off. The regiment of the King's body guard, which was disgraced in Firland, has received their colours, and are reinstated in their rank. The Queen and her children are not allowed to see the King ; and, in a word, no one is all, wed to ctme near the Carale, where a great number of g nos are placed. A Diet is appointed for the Ist of May. The Duke cf Sudermania, it is said, will keep on friendly terms v.ith England ; but I hardly thief< linnaparte will suffer it. Major Delagrange is sent to Denmark, and from thence to Paris ; Major Arfvedson to St. Petershurgh ; and a Messenger horn the Secretary el State'.. Oilice to England. I have spoken to one of the persons who attended one day on the King at Drotnengholm ; he told me that the King eat but little, and that he often went backward and kmisard, and clasped his hands tooether, and lifted up his eyes as it he were praying. this Monarch, adored n prosperity, is abandoned by all—Gob help him !" " This is the exact contrast !:—Let us look at the military exploits of Petion and see what fate betides his adherents. See, on the plains of St Marc, you will see his wounded and his artillery abandoned in order to secure his own personal safety by flight, and his excessive timidity fir a while before made him secrete himself among the females of his camp ! He deserted all his followers, infirm old men, and help less children, and abandoned them to the mercy of his pursuers. Neither the opprokrium which would eternally stigmatize his name, nor the cries of those unfortunates could stay him an instant. " We arc now happily approaching to the end of this internal warfare. The voice of the Minister of the Gon of Peace and of Truth is at length heard, and the wandering lambs are now rernrning to the sheepfold. The clemency of the virtuous Henry is extended them. 'I hus it is, that, in the bosom of Victory, in the hour of Triumph, he extends his arms to save his wandering children. Our generous Father forgets the past, and offers the kiss of peace and re conciliation. All the Haytians once re-united, the banners of Henry the well-beloved would unfurl throughout the land, the independence of all would be consolidated, and our misfortunes for ever for ge tam. " Long live the Mighty Henry ! Let Independence flourish ! " Done at Gonaives, the Ist January, 1809, the 16th Year of our Indepcndence. (Signed) « VERNET, " Superintendant-Chneral of the Finances." INTERESTING EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS ADDRESSED TO HIS HIGHNESS THE PRESI DENT OF HAYTI, BY THE GOVERNOR OF PORTO RICO AND TILE COMMANDER OF THE SPANISH TROOPS EASN• PLOYED IN 171 E SIEGE OF ST. D,OMINGO. '• I learn with pleasure that your General of Bri• gade, Don Josef Thabarre, has been presented in the Assembly, with the Ensigns of Ferdinand VII. at the City of Jago, where that Prince is acknowledged as the reigning Sovereign, 4nd his flag hoista accord ingly. " Since my direct correspondence with the inhabi tants of the Spanish part of the Island, I have offered them that aid and assistance which they stood so much in need of, which they have gratefully signified their pleasure toaccept, and also these arms and stores THE CAPE, JANUARY it, which the generosity of your Highness had offered to The first day of this month was the Anniversary of them, for the purpose of expelling and destroying the our Independence. The accustomed ceremonies were French, by whom they are grievously oppressed. observed at its celebration in this capital. In the nra- ! "My Brother Commissioners, D. Antonio Sar tion delivered on this interesting occasion, by Field miento and D. Juan Carahabas, cordially agree with Marshal Richard, governing the Cape, are the f o l. me, that the greatest harmony should reign between lowing passages : the Spanish inhabitants and the States of your High- ' The countless benefits we enjoy demand out. ness ; but that this cannot be fully effected if the warmest gratitude ; and who but the illustrious French are suffered to remain in possession of any Henry could have achieved such wonders ? He has part of this island, in consequence of the restless am restored the reign of tranquillity and peace. He has bition of that Nation, and the atrocious perfidy of its organised a most formidable army, and a marine, ca- (Signed) Emperor ! pable of effectuating any project. The rebels van- " JUAN SANCHEZ RAMIREZ." quished in the West, as well as in the North, have The remaining part of this letter extols the Spa now no refuge but in his clemency ! To perpetuate nish national character ; assures the Haytian Ruler our glorious advantages, the principles of unanimity, that it is determined to adhere to the true Catholic and obedience to the laws and our Chiefs, should be Faith ; and informs him, that the Spaniards have the rule of our conduct. Chase from your minds beaten and repulsed an army of 200,000 Frenchmen. every perverse and disorderly feeling, and public pro- It appears these officers were unacquainted with the rubse sperity will flourish to the utmost." I quent events in the Peninsula. A second letter from this officer informs the Pre sident that he is proceeding, at the head of an army of 5000 Spaniards, to the siege of St. Domingo, in order to oblige it to submit to its lawful Sovereign, Ferdinand VII. To this letter is subjoined the details of an action between the Spanish troops, under Don Juan, and the flower of the French army, under General Ferrand, on the 7th of November. He describes it to have taken place in the pass de Palo Hincarlos, where he posted his little army (ill-supplied, and ill-furnished with arms, Stc.) to the best advantage. The attack was commenced by the French ; but sustained by the Spaniards with such skill and intrepidity, that the enemy were repulsed with considerable loss in less than ten minutes. The loss on the side of the Spaniards was one officer and three foot soldiers killed, and 45 wounded ; that of the French, upwards of 300 killed on the spot, and more than 100 prisoners. In the Order of the Day of the 28th November, 18(8, igned by Lieut.-Gen. Romain, Chief of the Staff, the successes of the Haytian armies of the North and West, under Romain and Daux, are ad verted to in general terms. An action near Port de Paix on the 3d of November, is particularly noticed, wherein the revolted insurgents, under Lamarre, were defeated with considerable loss. Among the priso .ners taken, is stated to be the famous Jaques Colas, Colonel of the National Guards, THE EVENING STAR. LONDON, SATURDAY. APRIL 1. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : Consols, for money, 67H—for April 67H—Oninium 4 pre. Exchequer Bilk, 6s. 7s• prem. Accounts from Gijon to the 24th ult. confirm the statement we rote yesterday respecting the patriotism and energy of the people in Asturia and Galicia. The Asturians have lately received a supply of arms from this country, and are active in increasing the number and perfecting the discipline of their defenders. The Marquis de RONIANA'S army is stated at 30,000 men. He occupies Villafranca, his head-quarters, with 18,000 men, and the remaining 12,000, are at Lugo : but some of the letters state his whole force at not more than 20,000 men. About the 15th ult. he fell in with a French corps of about 3000, which he de feated, taking 1.500 prisoners. On the 21st ult. a flag of truce was sent into Co runa by Captain WYNTER, of the CADMUS, for the purpose of making inquiries respecting Lieut.-Cdonel NAPIER, of the 9td regiment. The messenger was politely received by Marshal Nh.Y, who commanded th 2 garrison, and Coloxel NAPIPR was allowed to re turn in the CADMUS on his parole. According to the intelligence brought by the CADMUS, Marshal SOULT, the Duke of DALMATIA, had commenced operations against Portugal. If we may credit the latest accounts from Portu gal, a more decided spirit of resistance to the common enemy has begun to manifest itself, than was before discernible. They have organized their means of de fence, and many of their Nobility are at this moment on the frontiers with the army. The following is a correct list of the Portuguese Generals and their head quarters : General FRANCISCO DE SILVAIRA commands at Tras os Montes, and has his head quarters at Chaves. General BERNARDINO FREIRE commands on the Minho ; his head-quarters at Valena. General BACELLA commands at Beira : head-quar ters at Guarda. General ANTONIO JOSE DE MIRANDA commands in Estremadura ; head-quarters at Tomez. General Jose LOPEZ commands at St. Alentejo ; head-quarters at Elvas. Sir ROBERT WlLsos and Colonel LECOR were at the head of the Loyal Legion of Lusitania ; partly at Oporto and on the frontiers. A body of 400 Priests had enrolled themselves at Braganza, and were in daily training. At Lisbon there are two regiments of Militia called Royal Volunteers, and another was to be ready for the field in a few days, composed from the five classes of Commerce, called the Royal Commercial Volun teers ; it consists of infantry and cavalry. The people at Lisbon are armed en masse, and form 16 Legions, each of which has a company of Artillery, and one of Sharp-shooters attached to it. Among other rumours mentioned in private let ters to be current on the Continent, it is said that a Treaty of Amity has been concluded between France and Persia, one of the stipulations of which is, that Persia is to cede to France an island in the Persian Gulph. On the other.hand, #ccounts recently re ceived from the western coast of India state, that 54 HARFORD JONES, our Ambassador to the Sovereign of PERSIA, had been most cordially received at that Court ; and that nothing had since occurred to war. rant a suspicion of the sincerity of FATALI SCHAIec friendly professions. A Cabinet Council, composed of nearly the whole of the Members, was held yesterday at Burlington House. Their deliberations lasted from three till near five o'clock•. Yesterday being Good-Friday, in the morning hi s MAJESTY, the Duke of CANIBRIDGE, Princesses At,- GUSTA and MARY, accompanied by Ladies ALBIN A CUMBERLAND, and TfiliNNE, Generals GwvNtsr:, MANNERS and FITzaoY, rode to St. George's Chapel, and heard a Sermon by the Rev. Mr. COOKSON, front St. Paul's Ist Epistle to the Corinthians, I Ith chapter and 24th verse, " This is my body which is broken for you ; this do in remembrance of me." After. wards they returned to the Palace. The QUEEN, Princesses SOPHIA and AMELIA are i:: a fair way of recovery of the violent cold with which they have been afflicted, but are not able to go out yet. Yesterday the Duke of CUSIBERLAND'S corps ot sharp-shooters marched to Hyde Park, and were in spected by Lieutenant Colonel ADDENBROOKE, befor. whom they went through all the manoeuvres of a bat. talion, as well as those of four companies of sharp- shooters, in a way that did them great credit. Th e y arc in constant practice under able instructors. On Tuesday last was married, at Dover, Robcrt Dalgleish, Esq. Middle Scotland-yard, London, Miss Collett, daughter of Samuel Collett, Ecq. Sir DAVID DUNDAS ) who has been appointed to act as Commander in Chief of the Army, until the Board of Military Commissioners shall be regularly constituted, is far from being one of our oldest Ge nerals in the service. Sir DAVID is known as the digester of an uniform Code of Military Tactics, founded chiefly on the system of the late King of PRUSSIA, which was adopted by the British Army, at the commencement of the present war, and still con. tinues to be practised. Sir DAVID is distinguished in the army by the remarkable mildness and pleasing affability of his manner—qualities which will be very becoming in his present elevated situation. He is Governor of Chelsea Hospital, and Colonel of the 2d ii.egiment of Dragoons, or Scotch Greys. Several naturalists and artists are about to sail for the Brazils, under the patronage of Sir JaSEPIi BANKS, with a view to some important researches in the mi neral and vegetable kingdoms. A frigate, it is said, will be appointed to carry them out. Early this morning a dreadful explosion was heard at Twyford on the Paddington canal. On proceed. ing to the spot, it was discovered that a cask of gun powder on board a barge had exploded : two meu were found dead on the ground at some distance, and one of them had a gimblet in his hand, front which circumstance it is conjectured that he had been boring the cask, thinking it contained liquor. The explosion set fire to several hay-stacks on the premises of Mr. WILLAN, three of which were entirely con.,umed, and others much damaged, Thursday morning a fire broke out at the Crooked Billet public-house, Johnson's Change, Rosemary lane, which was destroyed, with four other small ' houses. The landlord and family narrowly escaped i with their lives. The venerable mansion of Lanherne, in Cornwall, the ancient seat of the Noble family of ARUNDEL, and interesting from its having become the asylum of a number of secluded females, who escaped, during the horrors of the French Revolution, from the convents of France, has narrowly escaped destruction by ti The wcrkmen e nployed in repairing the slating, had thrown their wads of straw, it appears, under the dome, which contained the great clock, on the top of the house. A fire having caught in a foul chimney, the sparks fell among this straw, and set fire to the cupola, which it destroyed, together with the clock ; but, by timely assistance, it prevented spreading fur- Vier. The number of Nuns who continue to reside there, in voluntary seclusion, amounts to IS, includ. ing the Lay Sisters. A very serious accident happened a few days ago, on the River Thames. The Britannia, Captain LAMB, with a valuable cargo OR board, for Halifliv, came to anchor opposite Woolwich Warren, at tha time the people in the Ordnance department were proving some guns, when a shot from one of them passed so near to the Steward of the Britannia, that he was knocked down by the percussion of the air produce 4 by the velocity of the ball. Another shot unfortunately struck a seaman in the rigging, and completely divided the body, so that the head and shoulders fell down upon the deck, whilst the trunk was entangled amongst the ropes. When this shock, ing affair took place, the wife of the deceased was on board, in order to take her leave of him for the voy age, and to receive a month's pay for her mainte nance, and that of her two children. Gen, BLOOM FIELD, the superintendant of the Warren, being made acquainted with the accident, proposed to bury the unfortunate sufferer at his own expence, and to re commend the widow to Government as a proper ob ject for a pension ; and we trust the case will be at tended to. An extraordinary instance of longevity lately oc curred in the Island of Jamaica, in the person of JOSE:11 RAM, a black man, belonging to Morrice- • Hall Estate, and who died in December• last, at the advanced age of 140 years ; he perfectly re membered the Duke of Albemarle, ‘vlto succeeded to the Government of that Island in 1687. His daughter, Grace Martin, an inhabitant of Span;sh- Town, and upwards of 85 years of age, says he had a complete set of new teeth about twenty years ago, which remained sound to the day of his death -His hair had turi:ed quite grey : he retained his sight and memory well, and had all his sons:i per fect, except that of smelling. He was stout, and inclined to corpulence—was never sick but once. and all the physic he ever took in his life wa.s one dose of nut-oil. He had 26 children by different women. His appetite was always good, and t few days previous to his death, he walked a distance four miles. His dissolution was gradual, and unat tended by pain or sicknesi : it seemed, indeed, to Le the mere clecay of nature.