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. : 11111 , I FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. IMPERIAL PROCLAMATION. " CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC. 4.—By the blessing of the Prophet, the formidable rebellion which threat. ened even the existence of our Empire, and the main tainance of its holy religion, has been terminated. 'the streets of our capital were crowded with the car cases of the dead, who expiated their crimes by the Itymeter ; and the scaffold is yet reeking with the bload of the victims sacrificed to the justice of our • cause. Ten thousand Janissaries suffered by the swords of our brave and loyal subjects, three thousand bled beneath the hands of the public executioner, and an equal number by the laws of our sacred religion have been condemned to imprisonment, until they are released from the torment of this world to suc ceedllP the tortures of the next. " The blessed Prophet, who constantly watches over our welfare, knows with what anguish we beheld this scene of horror and desolation. He knows that every Mussulman that fell gave a pang to our pater nal heart ; but Justice, who never calls in vain when site- does demand satisfaction, must be obeyed, and to her dictates we bowed while the fatal sentence was pronounced. It was thus that the DIVINE Powan ex tesminated those who ventured.to disturb_ ottr tran quillity, and from whom we have now nothing to *sr. On the lets of oar faithful people we shall always -securely rely, to detect and expose those trai trs who, unaWed by this dreadful example, may still endeavour, -by their insidious art, to weaker, tt au thority which the blessed'Proish4t has confided in our Ninth. _ _ _ . *6 Peace being then restored in our capital, his Sublime Highness cannot avoid , tepeating his ardent wishes for the restoration of tranquillity to his beloved subjects in the distant provinces of his Empire.— Terms were offered in our name to the Commander of the Russian armies, which it was expected would meet with immediate acceptance. But the hope was vain. Late successesimd made our enemy haughty aad untractable, and although the whole of the pro vince of Moldavia was offered to be ceded to Russia, and to be annexed to her empire, yet the proud and vain glorious General rejected the offer, and insisted knot only that Moldavia, but that the entire fertile province of Wallachia should be comprehended in the grant. Yet this was not all—the neutrality of Servia was not to be allowed, and she was to be com pelled as a separate Power to treat with Russia, and full indemnity was to be granted under the former se ditious treason andimpiety. *6 Thus circumstanced, our faithful people will not be surprised, that in our name the Commander-in- Chief, the Grand Vizier, hesitated. He dispatched couriers to our capitals, and in return we commanded him to break off the negotiation, and to act on the offensive. Then at length it was that our enemies re pented of their presumption, and under thisfeeling they have again offered to treat. It on any terms that are consistent with the glory of our Empire, the blessings of peace can be obtained, our dear people, whose in terest alone is our guide, may remain in the perfect assurance that those blessings shall be secured to them. (Signed) Teaasms, Reis Effendi." RUSSIA. On the important subject with which the preceding public document concludes, we have extracted the subsequent from the Petersburgh Court Gazette : OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION. " PETERSEURGIS, DEC. 15.--People are well aware that negotiations of peace with Turkey have been for some time in agitation, and the intelligence commu nicated by the Conimander in Chief of the Russian army informed us, that a suspension of hostilities for that purpose had been agreed upon. It is hoped that this desirable object will soon be obtained ; and in structions have been given to Count Kamensky to promote conciliation with the Turks, so far as is con sistent with the dignity of the Russian Empire. (Signed) nomANzow." TuF, EVENING It. THURSDAY, JANITARY 24. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT OHS O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Cons. money, Sia—aec.ll6l. Reduced 64H-4 per Cart. Sq. S per Cent. Navy Stiff—Etch. Bills Ss. es. pros. lends. £Ss. prem. LONDON. , . THE KING. " WINDSOR CASTLE, JANUARY 23. 4 6 His MAJESTY appears rather better to-day." (Signed as usual.) • {6 WINDSOR CASTLE, JANUARY 24. 44 His MAJESTY is as well as he has been on any prgeding day. (Signed) 66 H. R. REYNOLDS, 66 M. RAILLIR, W. lILBERDEN, B. Vt ILLIS." Among extracts from German papers to the Bth instant, given in another column, will be found a Pro. clamation from the PORTZ on the subject of the civil war in that capital; and in. the same document 'an official exposition of the progress of the negotiations. with Russia, on which treaty there have been so many inconsistencies and contradictions. • On "the latter 'tat public notification under the sanction of Count ko. /CANVAS, dated from St. Petersburgh L the 15th The -following letter was yesterday received in twit from an American Captain, whose vessel had been recently carried into a French port. The infor mation it ontitiiis being of some importance, we - have given the following literal extract ti France, tan. 16,1611. " This morning I received a letter from Parts, stating that et Amelicata vessels taken prior to the IstNnvecrbcr, 1810, are eotsciemned ; and the Council of &Fres aloes to =clic* eom• promises as formerly. The fate of toy 'Wad t,iii no be siker minea Lund after the of Fcbrual y, for which lam prepariog." liChlsive of the respectability of the house to which the h'ho•ie letter was addressed, the great probability of the facts it states is a sufficient guarantee of the • eZ.ttitt information of the writer. 'The nalitt 14. 7D TXE PRINTER 0 1 5 , THE STAR. CIiAIIPAGNE to General Anus-ram:a accords exactly Lwith the first statement It contains, that the vessels is asserted by some of my friends that the majorities in fabour of Ministers, on the Regency seized before the Ist of November were to be con- question, would have been greater if their call had demned by the law of reprisals : and there can be no been universally obeyed. It is indeed a fact, that doubt but that BONAPARTE will detain those cm- they sent for some Officers on the Portugal service, bargoed since that period, as a pledge for the ac- who are Members of Parliament, to vote on that oc quiescence of America in his mental reservations casion ; but Lord WELLINGTON positively refused to part with them. This independent spirit of the Corn against us. mander-in-Chief must be admired by all, who thiuk The subjoined American Document contains some important information-en the construction imposed by the American Government on the Decrees of France : '• Department of State, Nov. 6, 1810. " Sta—As the ground on which the French Government has deemed it expedient to place the revocation of the Decrees, may suggest to it the farther pretest of requiring a further restoration of the French propertj seized here under the Non-intercourre Law, on a condition to their returning the American property, condemned or sequestrated under the French Decree of March, you are authorised, in case restoration can be thus and no other wise acquired, to acquiesce in such an arrangement, as if neces sary to give to such an arrangement a conventional form, requir ing the sanction of the Senate. You will, however, take care to avoid any expression implying an acknowledgment on the part of the United States, that the Non-Intercourse Law, which was not retrospective, has any analogy to the French Decree, the tn jostice of which essentially consists in its rostrospective operatic... It may be proper to remark, that the Sd sect. of the Act of May. for the recovery of forfeitures under the Non-Intercourse Law, contemplated violations by our own citizens, rather than French violations, which could not have been of sufficient importance to have called for such a provision pointing particularly at them. " General Armstrong, &c. &c. (Signed) a 'MIT a." . . - that our army in that country can be useful to the public cause. But, Mr. Printer, I wish to know how Ministers could be certain that these Officers would vote against the PRISM of WALEs. Officers cannot be actuated by a democratic spirit, and cannot there fore wish to cripple the Executive power at this cri tical period. This puzzle you may perhaps resolve to the satisfication of your humble Servant, linuoutir, lan. 21,1811. A YOUNG MAN. 44 . 4 Our Correspondent must be a very yom pea. LAW INTELLIGENCE. Yesterday being the first day of Hilary Terns, the Judges waited on the Lord Cl - ,ancellor as usual in the morning. and from thence proceeded in state to their several Courts. COURT OF KING'S BINCH. - - The Returns as to the state of the Convicts in the different prison-ships, at Portsmouth, Langston Har bour, &c. were read, as usual, by the proper Officer, from which it appeared,that their conduct had beenor. derly, and that they had enjoyed a good state of health from the date of the last Return. The greater part of the day was afterwardsoccu pied- in justifying of bail. TEI VINO B. THE BISHOP Or LONDON. Mr. CARROw moved, that the argument in this case, in which a Mandamus was applied for against the Bishop of London, enjoining him to grant a li cence to the Rev. Mr. Povah, and which stood in the peremptory paper for the fourth day of Term, should lie over to a future day. This application he made as an accommodation to the Counsel on both sides, to whom it would be inconvenient if the argument should come on sooner than the 9th of February. He there fore moved, that the argument on this case be post poned till that day.—Ordered. The Marquis of WALLzstrit and Mr. Yonstz arrived at Windsor, on Tuesday afternoon, between three and four o'clock, and had an audience of the QuEzN : they stopped about an hour, and then returned to town. Yesterday morning her MAJESTY and Princess ELI ZA/SETH took an airing to Frogmore. Princess MARY took an airing in her MAJESTY'S carriage and four, in Windsor Great Park Yesterday morning Earl Moutw had an audience of the Pawcz of WAtrc, at Carlton-House ; Mr. PONSONEY also had an audience of his Royal Highness, about three o'clock, continued with him about an hour, and then proceeded to the House of Commons. It has been rumoured that Lprd Stuatourn was to have been appointed President of the Council, but that it was prevented by the Kma's illness. We can assert that there is no ground whatever for this report. Yesterday, a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the following Commanders took leave previous to departing fcr their respective destinations, viz. Capt. J. Sandilands, Rose; Capt. A. F. W. Swinton, Carnatle, Capt. M. [sante, Metcalf; Capt. R. Colnett, Castle eden—for Madras and Bengal. Captain JAMES FAIRFAX was sworn into the com mand of the ship Union, and took leave, in the room of Captain GAILLARD, resigned on account of ill health. The undermentioned ships were thus stationed, viz. 'I be James Sibbald, for Madeira, Madras, and Bengal; Baring, Bengal direct. GEORGE BROWN and Josue ELPHINSTON, Esquires, were appointed third and fourth Members of Council ,at Bombay. The Court adjourned at six o'clock till to-morrow. Letters were received yesterday from Amsterdam to the 18th instant, which speak only of the distresses of the merchants. Letters from Bourdeaux to the Bth have also reached us. They state, we know not how truly, that no French troops had passed that way re cently for the Peninsula. A Gentleman in the town of Grantham has under. taken, for a bet of 1000 guineas, to ride from York to London, a distance of 180 miles, in the space of nine hours, and is to perform tl:e task in March. Cooza's benefit at the New York Theatre was to 'take place on the 19th ult. when Cato and Love a la Mode were to be performed ; the principal character in each Piece by Mr. COOKE. Young S►tALLEY, late of Covent -Garden Theatre, was to sing I , The Storm" between the Play and Entertainment. Thursday a party of the Wexford Militia, consist ing of a corporal and four men, on their return after es corting a deserter from Clonmel to Fermoy, were at tacked in their way to Clogheen by a multitude of coun try people, some of whom were provided with fire-arms, and the remainder furnished with cudgels, stones, &c. They instantly demanded the arms from the military, and proceeded to enforce their order with all their force, when the soldiery were at length obliged, in self-defence, to fire on their assailants, of whom three i were mortally wounded. A fire broke out on Monday night, about seven o'clock, in some premises in Cock-hill, Shadwell, which raged with the utmost fury, and threatened destruction to the neighbourhood. In about four hours, however, it was got under. The atrocious disposition which had manifested itself some time ago at Maresfield, on the borders of Ashdown Forest, by threatening letters, and burn ing of buildings, dirt. has burst out with double yin lence, and on Thurday last, the Parsonage where the Curate, the Rev. Mr. Bingham, resided, was burnt down. Mr. B. hearing a noise, went down stairs, and saw a man going from the house; he attempted to open a door, which he round obstructed by furniture raised against it ; he then went to an outward door, and found it broken open, and some furze burning, which had been brought into the room, and the furniture placed round it. The fire was so rapid, and the smoke so great, that it was with difficulty any lives were preserved. Two of the children were obliged to be thrown out of the window, and two more so we nearly suffocated; and no wearing apparel or fus mitute could be saved. THE ARMY. Lieutenant-Colonel CAMPBELL, Deputy Adjutant- General of the Army in the West Indies, has arrived in town. He left Barbadoes on the 7th December, at which time the army under Sir GrammßecKwan was healthy and effective. Ti%outmost activity Prevails at present in reinforc ing Lord WELLINGTON. Sir JOHN STEWART has been ordered to send a still larger part of his force to Por tugal, and orders have been sent to Cork, Portsmouth, and Plymouth, to the Admirals and Generals in com mand at these ports, to expedite the embarking and sailing of the troops by all the means in their power. At length has Lord Met.vir.l.E's measure of con veying troops in King's ships been resorted to, by which the service is expeditiously done, and with 'safety. How can the men of war be better employed than in carrying out our troops, or in conveying home our sick and wounded soldiers and officers? At Cork, there are embarking— Some of the German Legion, 6th, 20th, 38th and 76th Foot, and some other corps. At Plymouth, that fine and- complete regiment, the 11th Dragoons, commanded by Lieut.-Colonel CUMMING, Detachments for most of the other cavalry regiments in Portugal, and some artillery and wag gon train. At Portsmouth— Some more Artillery Royal Waggon Train A detachment of the Pout Guards The 2d, or Queen's Regiment 36th Regiment S st Regiment 52J, or Sir John Moore's Regiment, 2d Battalion tech Light infantry Regiment 85th Ditto Ist Light Battalion of the King's German Legion 2d Ditto Detachments of thos9th, 92d, or Gordon Highlanders, and several other regiments, to the aliment of 800 men. From F the army in Sicily, Ireland, and this coun try, Lord WELLINcrox will receive a reinforcement of not less than 13,000 fine fellcma, with which, it is - said;trwill be able immediately to commence offen sive operations against MessENA. The only General Officers that we hear of as going out, are Brigadier-General BArtm , s, and Colonel Fut. LER of the Guards, who will act as a Colonel on the Staff.—Several Captains, Commissaries, Paymasters, and Doctors are going out with this reinforcement.— Among the Medical Gentlemen are Doctors HUME, STRACHAN, BRUfF, MAPOTRKR,• &C. We have seen important letters from Cadiz, which give the most satisfactoty details of the cessation of dise4se there. By the exertions and abilities of Sir James Famows, that terrible disease, the yellow fever, had been stript of all its terrors, and our troops had escaped unhurt. The Spaniards have heaped many honours en Sir JA147.1. The skeletons of the 16th, 54th, and 70th Regi ments arc shortly expected home from the West Indies• Government have detained all the Hambargb, Bre men, and Lubec sr.'ssels, Sec. in the British ports ; and the reason they assigned yesterday to the merchants who have applied for information on the subject, is said to be, the prevention of the French Government 'horn using the seamen with which they are manned in any expedition against this country ; as all the) ac counts from France and Holland indicate that art ex pedition is in the contemplation of BONAPARTE ag alnts some part of the British empire. The following is a copy of the circular letter tt-ans.. mitted to the Collector, &c. of the several Cus ton, Houses: is Grtyrtassatt—ln pursuance of Orders from the Lords of hls Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council, I have it in vont niand frosts the Commissioners to direct you, in case a r ,pti, should be made to you to clear out in ballast vessels brlongi. n to , Hamburgh or any of the Halo:0 Towns, or any of the ports %din ated between the gibe Ad the Ems, or any port situated its the' said rivers, to inform the masiors of such, or other persons who may apply for that purpose, that such vessels will not be alk to eleßr nw, in ballast, unless an Order of Council to that eft at be peadoeed to this Board. I am, &c. sul.- On the service of the Customs, Collector and Compteolk-r. . - NifYilL* lATELLIGEATE. The paragraph stating the arrival of the BARR cotrrA sloop of war at Plymouth, from the East dies, is incorrect, no 'vessel having arrived from that quarter. FALMOUTH, )ANUARY Sailed the Nocton packet, for the Brazils ; Nay.. assous frigate; and the Providence, with convicts, for New South Walcs.—Wind N.N.W. PLYMOUTH, JANUARY 21. The PLANTAGINCT man of war did not sail, but is gone up the harbour.—Arrived the Phipps schooner from the Eastward ; the COURAGICUX 74, and the TAR. TAR frigate, from Portsmouth : the latter is ordered up the harbour to be docked.—Sailed the Scarrat man of war, and FISGUARD and IRIS frigates, to the Westward ; and the ScvLLA gun-brig, on a cruize. The Thistle schooner, which arrived here OR Sun. day from Portsmouth, sailed again last night for' America. She is stated to be the bearer of dispatches of importance from our Government to the American Executive•, acknowledging receipt of those brought by the EMI frigate. PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY 23. Arrived the Spy store ship, from the eastward.— Sailed the VAUTOU and RAPID on a cruize ; and the , Fourruasa frigate, with the convoy for Cork...-. Wind N.N.W. DEAL, JANUARY 29. Remain all as per last.—Wind W. SHEERNESS, JANUARY 23. Arrived PRINCESS CAROLINE from Chatham, RAW. GER and BLAZER from the Eastward.—Sailed the RA LEIGH for Chatham. MARGATE, J ANUARY Yesterday evening, about eight o'clock, the brig Elizabeth, a Plymouth trader, loaded with bale goods for that port, lying in Ramsgate harbour, was disco vered to be on fire; providentially the tide was up, and the crews of the several vessels around were ena bled to remove her to a sufficient distance to insure their own safety. The two engines immediately at tended, but although every possible assistance was afforded with the utmost promptitude, the greatest part of the cargo and the vessel was destroyed. irhe cause of this unfortunate accident is not certainly known, but it is supposed to have arisen from some hemp, a part of her cargo, having heated. A quan tity of gunpowder on board was, by the activity of the crew, removed from the cabin, and conveyed on shore previous to the destruction of the brig, which was burning rapidly until this morning. GREENOCK, JAN. 21. The United Kingdom, Uneszy, in 42 days from Kingston, (Jamaica) came to at the tail of the Bank on Saturday night ; she is ordered for the quarantine station, some of her crew having died on the passage. The Aurora, CRAIG; from Charleston, and a ship, supposed to be the Iver, M!Don,at,n, from Demerara, came to at the tail of the Bank yesterday • but it having blown a gale all yesterday , there has been no communication betwixt then and the shore. The Anna Maria, FRASZR ; arrived en Saturday from New. toundland, with the loss of bohsprit and other cia. map, sustained irra heavy gale. on the passage. DEPREDATIONS OF PRIVATEERS. The following is a list of vessels recently taken in the Channel by French privateers. It is not a little remarkable, that not one French privateer has been captured in the Channel for some weeks, although five were cruizing off Beachy Head on Tuesday six be tween Dover and Folkstone en Wednesday ; and five or six on Sunday night. VESSBLS TAKEN ET THE !NEUT. The Mentor, from the Brazils, carried into Dieppe. The Robinsonova (an American), Adams, from Virginie; car ried into Dunkirk. The Flora, George, from Carmarthen to London, was cut adrift in Margate Roods by a French privateer, on the 13th ins:. but afterwards deserted. The Nancy, Balgrell, from Denia to Falmouth ; the Dobridge, Laughton, from Liverpool to the River Plate ; the Jane, M‘Far.. lane, of London, for limerick; and the Peggy, Ashford, from St. UN's to London, were captured to the wouvrard of Say, since the 30th ult. by the Amiable Fiore, which is taken by the Princess Charlotte frigate; the former was deserted,. The De bridge is retaken, and arrived at Cork. ' A large three-masted ship was carried into Ostend a few days since; it is supposed to be the Hibberts. Wilson, from Honduras to London; which will make the fourth vessel from tiOSICiW:i* to London taken in the Channel since the Bth ult. The Brother, Janson, from Ross, was driven on shore nest Bexhill, on Saturday, by a French privateer. The Urania, Boldt, from St. Petersburgh, is taken, and lost going into Dieppe. The William, Hurst. from Surinam to London, has ben taken, retaken, and arrived at Portsmouth on Monday. The Lovely Lays, Webster, from Teneriffe to London ; and the Dove from Portsmouth to Poole ; were taken off Portland on Tuesday ; since reakenouul arrived at Portsmouth. The Betsey, Bayley, from St. Übe's to London, was taken of Duonose, en Monday. The Unanimity, Cummings, from Lisbon ; arid the Wilber. forte, Short, from Newcastle to Jamaica, have been taken by tlio Eleanor French privateer, but both retaken. The Amity from Portsmouth to London, has been ended iota Calais. The Ceres, Langley, from Martinkra to Loudon s has bees taken, but retaken. The Duke of York, GREERLANS. froth Sligo, was wrecked on Trie last month. About five hundred casks of butter saved. The brig Douro. TUCKER master, in 27 days from St. John's, bound to Poole, was towed into Pew' Ince in a sinking state, on Sunday night last, by the Fame P ilot-boat, which fell in with her about six leagues from float port ; her sails were blown off her yards. and a heavy sea had swept her boat, cal:mute, and every thing moveable, off the deck : two of her crew had died ou the passage, and the remainder were in a most deplorable state, trost-bittcn, and incapable of doing their duty. Captain Lonznoaux of the army, with his Lady and family came passengers in the Douro. Fourteen days since the Douro spoke the ship Chesterfield. Munoz master, from the West la dies, bound to Liverpool, all well. 1 1 I L".M r Ii I • i in h . L U. 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