Star. — London, England, 1809-01-11 00:00:00

AMERICA• SENATE, MONDAY, NOV. in, TAIL EMBARGO. being the day .fixed for the disculdiion of the Irt g Resolution, offered by Mr. 1 - lillbouse, •' i vc d, That it is expedient that the Act , entitled it An Act Embargo on all ships and vessels in the eforts and bar. the United States;' and the several Acts oupplementary b e repealed, and that a Committee be ansedoted to pre- I report a Bill for that purpose ; Hillhouse opened the debate, whicii continued late hour, when the House adjountted. 'EMBER 22. —The Senate resumed the consi: ,a of Mr. Hillhouse's resolution. Sett eral Mem ,oke at length.—Debate adjourned. iI NIBBR 23.—Debate resumed. :003ya 'A.—Mr. Hillhouse's resolution still consideration. —Adjourned at a late hour. 'DOER 25 —The further consideration of Mr. )use's motion for a repeal of the Etitbargo was rael to Monday. , Ect gßea 2.—The Senate resumed the considera. of the motion to repeal the several Embargo and the motion of Mr. RESD, to refer the said mc. the Committee appointed on the 11th ult. to was referred so much of the President's Mes , as relates to the several embargo laws, it was ;ermined ia the negative.—Yeas, s—Nays, 26. the question to agree to the original motion, k Aermined in the negative.—Yeas, 6—Nays, 25. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, NOV. 17. mom; moved the following Resolutions : „A v e!, That the Committee appointed on that part of the ', n e s Message which relates to our foreign relations, be in- squire into the expediency of excluding by law from i ns, harbours, and Waters of the United States, all armed id vessels belonging to any of the Belligerent Powers, hay force orders or decrees violating the lawful commerce of Jnited States as a nation. resolved, That the same Committee be instructed to enquire , the expediency of prohibiting by law the admission into the hari•ours, and waters of the United states, any ship or yes -longing to, or coming from any place in the possession of ive-mentioued Powers ; and also the importation of any wares, and merchandize, the growth, produce, and maim ofthc dominions of any of the said Powers. red, That the same Committee be Instructed to enquire expediency of amending the Act laying an embargo, and ,ral Acts supplemental and additional thereto. first and second Resolutions offered by Mr. I were agreed to without a division. The third - dered to lie on the table. rEMBER 21.—The Committee to whom was re so much of the President's Message as relates ign Powers, made their report. They conclu proposing the following resolutions : ,rsolved, That the United States cannot, without a sacrifice rights, honour, and independence, submit to the late Great Britain and France. ,csolved, That it is expedient to prohibit by law, the ad into the ports and harbours of the Lilted States of all sr private, armed or unarmed, ships or itessels belonging to fritain er France, or to any other of the Belligerent Powers, in force Orders or Decrees violating the lawful commerce itral rights of the United States : and also the importation goods, %cues, or mereliandize, the growth, produce, or Jamie of the dominions of any cif the said Powers, or im ' from any place in the possession of either. :reilved,that measures ought to be immediately taken for , the country in a more complete state of defence. DEVMBER I.—FOREIGN RELATIONS. The House again in Committee of the whole. first Resolution under ctnsideration in the fol. 1g words: Ned, That the United States cannot, without a sacrifice • rights, honour, and independence, submit to the late Great Britain► and France. question was taken on the Resolution, and d rem. con. second Resolution having been read in the fol ; words : lved, That it is expedient to prohibit by law, the admit is:, the ports of the United States, all rublic or private, armed armed, ship• or vessels belonging to Great Britain or France, ay of the Belligerent Powers, having in force Orders cr s violating the lawful commerce and neutral rights of the States; and ipso the ins por.ation of any goods, wares, or ldize, the growth, produce, or manufacture of the demi any of the said Powers, or imported front any place in session of either. . Randolph called for a division of the ltesolu taking the question on each clause of it sepa -Ihe question was taken nit the first clause, with the words " United States." Carried r. Apposition. • seond clause was agreed to by the Committee 21. third Resolution, in thefollowing'words,having Tad : that measures ou g ht to be immediately taken for th c-miirry it: a more complete state of defence. Itesol , ition was agreed to without opposition. Committee then rose and reported the Reso ; to the House. fi:st Resolution was read.—Mr. Dana moved It between the words . t 2 and the in the third line Resolution the words "tibandon the navigation ocraa in consequence of the"—Negatived by Nays fia to 26. A discussion arose on a t orde.r, which occupied the House till four 4 when they adjourned. WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 9. Giley, from a Committee appointed in the yLterday, reported " A Bill making further ...;ns for ent - oreing the Embargo." NEW YORK, DECEMBER 13. ( "tiny is fixed —the embargo is to be conti -and tie ruin of the country completed ! If ie doubts these assertions, let him read Mr. is lettc:. in this day's Gazette, on which letter !es hes founded a Bill, embracing all the Se 's Itinc iples ; which Bill, we have no donbt, 'a , ly passed into a law. . What is to become r.—. The Editor of the Freeman's Journal, at received the following from iesponderit at kVailington, on Monday last, it in a hand-bili. The curly remark we r.:al:e is, that there is no doubt but it was •"1: - . Elliott, Member of Congress, who is wizn Mr. Corkle, the printer of the above f. nr thr Plan Developed.—We have at 1 :;•Ta able to penetrate the mysteries of the Ca :,'•l« t.r) aKcrtain its plan of future policy. The n,n-intercourse with England and France bt• trried into effect ; it is no false alarm ;—it be consummated. When this system zratited and fortified by a sufficient number : 'lTiLine;:•:ary outworks, the embargo will be •'' it rocpects other countries, and our vessels, Lt • rc•rictions, will be permitted to arm. E 1.,1" ENI NG StrAlf. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY H. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CI.OOK : Consol4, money, 6GE—for acc. 6Si-I—Reduced . Exchequer Bills, tis. to 'is. prem. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. rank Stock 23111, 238 288 Long Ann. is s per C. Red. Ann. 614 66 tirii lndia Bonds, Bs, 9, pr. per Cent. Cons. ex.div. Excheq. Bills, 7s. 9s. pr. 1 per Cent. 811 i Ontnitan lif dis. 5 per Cent. Navy, 973 f Consols, for acc. 661 Th._ accounts from America and from Span, which we this day lay before our Readers, are too impor tant to admit of much abridgment, and leave us but little room to state the nature of their contents. The I‘TELPOMENE frigate, arrived at Portsmouth from Cadiz, has brought letters and papers to the 2J instant. They confirm the accounts which reached us yesterday from the same quarter—that in the south of Spain a high degree of zeal and patriotism mani fests itself among the people ; but complain much of a want of arms, saddles, bridles, and other equip ments necessary for the field. The want of muskets they are endeavouring to supply by arming the levy with pikes—certainly. a most formidable weapon, hi the hands of men determined to be free. For the removal of other wants, a most seasonable supply has been afforded by the arrival there of the MELPOMENE (now at Portsmouth) and DIAMOND, from Vera Cruz, in 36 days—the quickest passage perhaps ever known. These vessels had on board upwards of four millions and a half of dollars, from the new Go vernment of Mexico, for the assistance of the mother country in the struggle now making to shake off the yoke of an invader ; and accounts had been received that the SAN JOSEPH might be expected daily with a further supply of money. The joy excited was ge neral, and almost intantaneously the_ exchange was lowered nearly a per cent. _ _ The printed papers contain a proclamation by the Supreme Junta, dated Seville, the 90th ult. no way inferior in spirit and composition to any that has pre ceded it.—But something else than fine writing is wanted from the Junta. It will be seen by the ac counts we have laid before our Relders, that either a great want of union, arising from jealousy, prevails among the Commanders of the Patriot Armies, or some of them arc traitors. We would rather believe the former—but both are equally fraught with danger to the public cause. Farther dispatches were yesterday received from . SiT JOIN MOORE, bit they , add hardly any thing to the account given in, the STAR of Monday, and of which our Readers will find the official version in the 1 Gazette of last night giveu i.: another column. The fresh dispatches merely announce, that Sir JOHN con tinued his retreat towards the coast, the Cavalry under the command of .Lord PAUET and General STEWART effectually covering the march of the infantry. The movements on the part of the enemy which occasioned this measure, are in some degree ex plained by the accounts now received from Cadiz. —On the '23d of December (the very day on which General MOORE had proposed to attack SoucT), NAPOLEON, with almost the whole of his army, set out from Madrid for the purpose of attacking General Mocntn. Of the complete success of NAPO -1 LEON at Madrid, where it had been expected he would I meet with much resistance, it may be presumed Sir JOiIN had received perfect intelligence —that the former would not loiter there a single day longer than was necessary for securing his conquest, was a matter so obvious, that a much less experienced General than Sir JOIIN, would have seen the ne -1 cessity of lu immediate retreat : and in fact, he ! would have been highly culpable had he, by , delay, risqued an encounter with a force five times his numerical strength. So quick was NAPOLEON in his 1. . _ decision, that the Imperial Guards, and other corps of cavalry, had been detached some days before to hover on the skirts of our army and retard its move ments, till he could bring up his infantry. It was with these French horse that our cavalry had the va rious skirmishes in which they acquitted themselves with so much gallantry. The French army, before quitting Madrid, plun dered the principal inhabitants, and sent off more than a thousand waggons for France loaded with the booty. Several Grandees and General Officers were also sent away, and are to be kept as hosta ges for the good conduct of that city. We regret to hear, that great apprehensions are entertained for the safety of Mr. MURPHY, partner in the respecta ble house of GORDON and MURPHY, in the City, who had raised and supported a regiment of Spaniards at his own expence. He left hfadrid on the 3d of December, and has not since been heard of. We have already noticed the decision of the Ame rican Legislature respecting the Embargo. Oar Readers will find, in our farther extracts of to-day, the reasons advanced by the abettors of the measure for its continuance. Notwithstanding the surmises in America and this country to the contrary, it appears highly probable that the American Government is equally determined to persevere in her,Non-intercourse system, indiscri minately, against France and Great Britain ; and that the French Government has already received intima tion from America to this effect. The following par ticulars, which have reached us from the coost, are in unison with this opinion ; and they may be depen ded upon as correct : "lie ship Polly, of New York, passed Dover yes terday, from Rochefui t, in ballast, having escaped from thence twenty days ago. The Captain of bor informed the boatmen, that, hearing that he and Lis crew would be taken oat. and imprisoned, he cut his cable, and got safe out, about seven o'clock at night, with the customhouse ollit:ers onboard who had charge of her. The French officers say, that they must never So back, as they will certainly be shot. There are a great number of American ships in Rochefort, which the French are dismantling, and making priso ners of the crew.i." A cask, containing French papers, was picked up on Saturday, off Ramsgate. We understand that the Papers consisted of copies of the Bulletins previ ously received, and some new ones, but of no interest, down to the 20th of December, with some intercepted correspondence. They were immediately transmitted to Government. Yesterday a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office, which eras attended by the Duke of Potcr- LAND, Mr. CANNING, Lord C.lsmutEnolt, Mr. P11:11- cr:v.u., and Earl B.ITLICR.Sr. They sat from three till half after live o'clock. Sir, C. COTTON has arrived from off the Tagus On the Vtili of November an in:atrrection took place at Algiers. The Turks rose and murdered the DEY ; but he was soon replaced by another of the same name, ALT, and every thing was immediately as quiet as if nothing at all had happened. Captain en Second SAMUEL P.incrorr, of the Royal Marines, is allowed to retire on his full pay, in con sideration of the loss of his left arm,'.ind having per formed various meritorious services in the West-lndies. First Lieutenant JOHN SANDFORD _succeeds him, as Captain en Strand. Colonel WALKER, 50th Regiment, charged with dispatches .from Lord CASTL ER E AG H to Sir JOHN MOORE, embaited at Portsmouth on Friday after noon, on board the Primrose, Captain :Max, for Corunna, which - will sail the moment the weather is moderate. General LEFEBVRE, after he was taken, rode from the British Camp to Corunna, acccmpanied by Capt. WYNDHAM, and attended by two servants. :He ex pressed great apprehensions lest he should not be able to excuse himself to BONAPARTE forhaving been taken as he said, in so foolish a way, though twenty charges passed between the cavalry on the occasion, and he was cut very much about the head and body, and re ceived a wound in the face. The Leicestcrshire Fox-hounds killed a game fox on Monday last, after a run a - nearly two hours : the burst was the sharpest that has been known this sea. Hurd have transferred their head-quarters to Irfelidn lilowbray, where their cellars have tee.l well stored with the choicest wines. t. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCF. SAN FELIU DE GUIXOLS, NOV. 27. D. Joseph Bernich, master of a privateer belong ing to this port, arrived here this day with two French prizes laden with provisions from Poi-t Vendres. They left Toulon with a convoy of ten sail, all with simi -Itr cargoes. They stopped at Port Voidresi whence they slip out successively for Barcelona. PLYMOUTH, JANUARY 9. Came in the Portuguese ship Princiza da Beira, Capt. SALAZAR, from the Brazils, with cotton, tal low, &c. for Portsmouth ; Portuguese ship Sacra mento Concoicas, Capt. J. da SOUZA, from Pernam btico, to Portsmouth and London with sugar, cotton, Sec: Both these vessels put in yesterday ;#. a violent gale at west, and have received damage ill their masts and yards at sea : the pilot boat that brought them in was driven ashore in Catwater, and bilged.-- - --The Vessels in the harbour drove very much during the gale, but we have not heard of any material damage. The HARLEQUIN armed ship that was at anchor in the Sound was driven to sea, supposed gone to Torbay. A French ketch that had been captured by the Atax, of M guns, is said to have been lost near Fowey yes terday during the gale, and that several of the crew were drowned. The HUMi;ER, and ENCOUNTER sloops of war, arc bound to the Eastward, with a fleet, and expected to sail this evening. PORTSMOUTH i JANUARY lb. Arrived his Majesty's ships MINSTREL from Ply mouth, and • Film from Guernsey, With a French sloop, deeply laden, her prize.--Sailed his Majesty's ship Ints for Spain.—Wind N. W. DOVER, JANUARY to. Passed by the Hope, EACIIAM, and the Manique, TODD ; the former from Jamaica, and the latter from Quebec.—Wind W.S.W. and moderate. DEAL, JANUARY to. Arrived the CHALLENGER sloop from Portsmouth ; FLAMER gun-brig, from a cruize off Boulogne ; GLE sloop, from a cruizc off Flushing.—Sailed the PERUVIAN sloop, on a cruize off Boulogne ; Funtous gun-brig, for Margate Roads, to attend on the Pt. cnoN schooner cn shore there ; IPIIIGENIA and Fn. GARD frigates, for Portsmouth. Arrived the AMIA BLE frigate from Spithead.Reinain in the Downs as per last. SHEERNESS, JANUARY to. The MARINER gun-brig has orders to make the signal for the Heligoland convoy, and to collect the ships bound thence, with which she is to sail in two or three days. The Gottenburcrh convoy, it is ex pected, will be fixed to-morrow, as there are several ships here bound thither, and a special application has been made to the Admiralty for a convoy for them: His Majesty's ship CASTOR has orders to fit for foreign service, and will be equipped immediately. The Domutni man of war, instead of going to Got tenburgh, is ordered to Portsmouth immediately to take in troops, supposed for Spain. The money is arrived here to pay the artificers of the Dock-yard their pay to 31st October last.—Wind S. W. YARMOUTH, lAN. 10. Arrived from Gottenburgh with dispatches the ERNES r gun brig ; and from a cruize the ROSAMOND. Sailed the SAFEGUARD, EGI:ItIA RICHMOND, and Lo rt,ST. Remain in the Roads the Roebuck, Dictato.., Bellerophon, Mars, Princess Caroline, Abouk r, Stately, Mosquito, Calypso, Censor, and Havo.:.— Wind south. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GR Ayr szNn, J A N. 10.—Passed by the Monticillo, from the River Plate ; Medway, Watson, from E li e B raz il s ; Eli za b eth , Heather, from Jersey ; Novel Society, Packman, from Water fArd.--tlailed the Experiment, Forest, for Cuba • Henry, Hepburn, for Bermuda; Minerva, Evans, for Dublin; Cuba; ILAtlicote, Langly, for Demerara; and the Industry, Knight, for Cotten burgh. Ths Earl Percy, -, front London, fur Rio Janeiro, parted from the feet ou the lCth of October (two days before his Ma jesty's ship Thais, and convey, arrived there) and Lad not arrived on the 22d. The Catherine, Feen, arrived in the Downs, sailed from Malta on the 17th ult. The packet vas to sail the nest day. The Hunter, Edwards, of and from New York, from Bengal, is captured by a French privateer, carricd into Cayenne, and con demned there. The George, Hall, from London, fo: Gottenburgh, was cap tured on the sth of September, and carried into Jutland. The Adventure, Lisbey, from Liverpool for Oporto, was cap. tured on the: t4th ult. by n French privateer, and retaken on the 2d inst. by the Anna and Cruizer, of London. The Ann of Jersey, bound to Bristol, is arrived at Scilly, after being captured and deserted by a French privateer. The Lady Boringdon, —, for Plymouth, is lost at Quebec, The Royalsßecovery, —, from Liverpool, for Stockbabu, was lost in Mount's Bay on Saturday last. The recent regulations at the Custom-House here, in regard to the abolishment of fees, holidays, &c. are, after the 31st instant, to be extended to Liverpool, Bristol, Hull, Newcastle. Portsmouth, Plymouth, Lynn, Yarmouth, Rochester, Southampton, Exeter, Falmouth, Cowes, Lancaster,, Ipswich, Colchester, Sunderland, and Stockton. Chester, Pcol, Dover, Whitby, Shields, Whitehaven, &c. are to remain as heretofore. CORN EXCII MARK -LANE, JAN. 11.—There is an uncommonly short supply of Wheat to-day, and good samples fetch an increase in price of full ss. per quarter—Barley likewise in short supply, and dearer —Very few White Peas, and those higher--Beans the two kinds this week are cheaper—Oats are also in very short supply, and this article continues full as dear—Flour continues the same as our last. GENERAL CURRENCY AS UNDER: 13 T e i a Ck ns di o tt i O d) (0 70S ldi 7 6 5 6:: ° 7 1 2 . s. Fine ditto, 925. 955. 11. Cd. Wheat, 665. 765. 90s. Rye, 565..605. Oats, 953. .38s. 425. Barley, 455, 50s. Od. Poland ditto, 435. 455. Cd, Malt 78s. 85s. Potatoe ditto to 465. Od. White Peas (boilers), 1441154 s Rape Seed, 521. to 561. Grcy ditto, 545. 595. Fine Flour 755. to 8 0s.+Seconcis 70s. to 755. be tlowilig Kr s olved, v isit an Er *Jr , of the be r e and rep Mr. Hi. , % til a late Novoll cation o: ers spoke sovEml Novou ;der eon N.:von illhouse djouraed DEctst; . ion of ti yes ; ant On the lion to th vhom wa sage, as r' d eter mine Oa the vas deter. Hoi M Resolver Prffiden strutted tp t h e ports, t • ships and VI ir.g in force t:n; United Resolved , into the exi pans, ho+c set, belongi the ;have-n goods, wart facture of tI Resolved, Into the cap te several The fir gaeon we tas order, Novimi ferred so :o foreign !ed by pre 1. Resole , • 1 their rig dim di Ur 2. }tool , / , nissinn into public or pr: Grea; Britai • having in fo and neutral of any goof Wanufactur ported fron 3. Revd placing the The I: l'he first bring w Resolve" ;f their ri g Edicts of G The q carried re The set wi Resolved. lion into OA or unarmed or to any of Decrees vie; United Stab rcerchandill eons of any the pOSSCiSIO Mr. Ra t;on, taki; tr.-i'rag ithout. The set IO 21. The here read th.• The II( The c ( Laicals to The fi:.! !".1 insert h et the ke the nee leas ard : r,ist (1 *( 4 o'cleck, M. Gil Ou; dc.; :,ea—ane one Gi!es r• :;:read: at c- - •r; esr. ••2 .e • r , '''•••••••1 y 2 • ct bt• u ,':• • ts` r; ,i;p1)1•.:1 Whettei the remittal of the embasiO *ill not he to mitial rather than rea l, i t is impossible ip.say.. At 411., events, the ship owners will be obliged to give taw sets of bonds, and in both Case* of enormous mafii tude ; bonds not to violate or evade the Non-Inter-' coufse system, and bonds not to make an iMproperl use of their arms. Events in 'Europe may possibly, change this plan - but the public ma y re s t assu r e d that it is that which the Government now has in con templation. Letters of marque and reprisal against France and England are talked of also, but this remains, as the lawyers say, a moot point. It would seem that the AdMinistration has not relinquished all hope of an accoMinodation with France. Great Britain is given up as incorrigible.. • Full reliance maybe placed upon this inforriution. NEW YORK, DECEMBER It NATIONAL ELECTION. Virginia, true to Republican principle, voted unani mously, for James Madison, for President - - 24 George Clinton, Vice President - - 24 Maryland exceeds our expectationi ; she gives James Madison, for President, - - s George Clinton , Vice President, - - 9 C. C, Pinckney, for President, • • 2 Rufus King, Vice President, - - 2 Massachussets has " left her first love," and given her votes as follow : C. C. Pinckney, for President, - 19 Rufus King, Vice President, - - 19 In five States from which we have heard, the votes for President stand thus : Madison Las 7.s—Pinckney 21--Clinton 6. We have no doubt that the Non-intercourse Bill will pass ; but as to any partial repeal of the embargo laws, we cannot, at the present moment, see the slightest prospect of such a measure being put in execution. Nothing can be expected of this kind under existing circumstances. REPORT OF, THE COMMITTEE OF FOREIGN RELATIONS) INTRODUCTORY TO TILE DEDATEON TILE EMBARGO. " The Committee, to whom was referred that part of the Pre sident's Message which related to our foreign relations, after having maturely and deliberately investigated the Decrees and Orders reiative to the United States, are firm!) persuaded, that both have infringed our just rights and interests, and that there is no other alternative but war with both nations, or to continue our present system ; that is, we must either fight for 'our rights and interests, or withdraw our property from the ocean, the free and uninterrupted use of which they persist in unjustly de nying us. To attempt to conquer two of the most powerful nations upon earth would be folly in the extreme. A contest so unequal wisdom and prudence prevent us from engaging in.-- In course a e must persevere in our neutral system ; fer war, with one of the belligerents, would be submitting to he dictates at will of the other. Even supposing it possible that we should be conquerors, we should still be sufferers. To the Embargo system the Committee have recommended an amendment, which is, that we should not only refrain from sending over our surplus produce to foreign countries, but shut our ports against foreign vessels and their cargoes, recal our Ministers, and suspend all intercourse with foreign nations." NORFOLK, DECf.MBER 5. A Gentleman who arrived here on Sunday, in 21 days from Cape Francois, informs us, that an express had arrived at the Cape, bringing information that General Ferrand had surrendered the city of St. Do mingo to the British, and that it was garrisoned with trocps of that nation. Samna, it was also said, was taken by the Spaniards. The surrender of the former was a voluntary offer on the part of General Ferrand. The war between Christophe and Petion still raged with unabated fury. The former has been successful lattvrly, particularly in the destruction of retion's naval fc,rce.