Star. — London, England, 1818-01-26 00:00:00

11 , I .1 i , ? e t . i I 1 1 I, .. I '., i 1 I jk ' 1 .- i t A ' 1 1 1 4 1) , i , 1 1 ?' I' :1 t 't rlill I , 1. i ' i , \ 1 1 T i 1 ' ) FLANDERS MAIL. GHENT, JANUARY 21. The news ,of the deaths of Messrs. Lalapie and Ponticottlant• is absolutely false—these Gentlannen in the Brazils, to which they have' not been hung have not gone. .. Our manufactories are still languishing, notwith standing some assistance, owing to the munificence of the Sovereign. The worm which corrodes our in dustry is in the legislation, and it must necessarily sink, notwithstanding all the succours which a pro tecting but too powerless hind might bestow upon it. There is no question better decided by the national unanimity than that relative to foreign manufactures, which the whole nation rejects with a kind of horror. If we except some individual speculators, Strangers to every passion but the love of gold, we have beheld the noble spectacle of the flower of our fellow-citizens proclaim.in the midst of universal applause, that the preference which we owe to the productions of our own country is one of the first principles of our poli tical creed. The National Tribune has re-echoed the same cries ; and if, notwithstanding the public hopes, our legislation did not receive already in the last Session the change called for by public opinion, and by our wants, it is because the legislator wished to orrobo: rate his conviction by. the experience of a year. This fatal experience has been acquired, and if nothing is now known, it is because there is a determination to Juiny nothing. • The Chambers of Commerce renew their com plaints ; numerous memorials addressed to the re presentatives express the complaints and the hopes of the nation. _ _ The Chamber of Commerce of Namur has just entered the lists. The following are some passages 1 - '"Of the Memorial which it has just addressed to th e States-General, on the deplorable situation of the manufactures and commerce of a great part of the kingdom ' • and on the causes of the ruin of our in dustry. It proves incontestably the causes of the rapid decline of commerce, and points out the means of restoring it to that activity which but lately was the admiration of our neighbours, who now rejoice at its inactivity, by which they profit. " The Chamber does not enter upon the question, whether the fetters imposed on commerce both by the vices of our sys tem of customs, and by the fact of a general Treaty of Com merce with the neighbouring countries, are the result of policy ? it is a diplomatic question which it does not pretend to fathom. " It confines itself wholly within the sphere of its duties, which consists in laying before the eyes of the King the despe rate condition of our manufacturing industry, which the prospe. thy or the State and the happiness of the Citizens would lead bins to protect, if his generous heart and benrolent views did not induce him to it " Commerce and industry are the riches of nations. Without riches a people is not strong, and without strencii in the people the throne has no splendour. " In a state of war, a courageous and intrepid nation may maintain itself, and even prosper by the power of its arms alone; but the experience of ages teaches us, that in a state of peace it can do nothing without commerce and industry. " Every nation has its peculiar species of commerce, which is determined Sy its locality, and even by nature. The inhabitants of the coasts have the country trade (calvtage), exchange and commission. The inhabitants of the interior do not enjoy these advantages • but they have in their stead, either the products of a so il fruit ful, or agricultural riches, or by those mineral trea sures with which the province of Samur is amply provided. It contains more than 300 manufactories, which maintained them selves in the most flourishing condition, as long as commerce was favoured by a protecting hand ; but now that the manufac tories are in a state of the most complete ruin, what fruit can the merchant derive from the innumerable efforts which he had to make, to raise these fine monuments of his genius and his glory? " What, however, happens when an intelligent, an industrious people, who have attained a superior degree of perfection in the productions of its manufactories, is obliged by circumstances to abandon them all at once? What happens ? It depends upon others, it is chsoooraged ; then the State is endangered, for dis couragement produces idleness, and idleness produces demorali. sation ; as many empires have been extinguished by their com mercial inattention, as by the reverses of their arms. " The extraordinary successes which at this day place Eng land at the head of nations, are less owing to the fortune of her arms, than to the powerful protection which her Government gives to her commerce. " From all quarters the same cry arises against the dangers which threaten our commercial independence. Belgium awaits with anxiety a decision, which may at length fix the fate of its manufactories. " It is fur you, High and Mighty Lords, whose most constant solicitude ought to be directed to whatever can contribute to the prospority of the country ; you who ought not to confound the interests of the Monarch and the nation ; you, the representatives of this nation, whom you have sworn to defend against the attacks of all that is arbitrary, it is to yon that it belongs to re store to commerce and industry the splendour and activity of which we have nothing left but the remembrance." A Ghent Paper says, " A Russian biographical account of Suwarrow contains some singular and curious details. Though the general cruelty of his disposition was evinced by the horrible massacres of Qczacoff, Ismailoff, and Praga (where 60,000 Poles are 31111 to have been sacrificed to his vengeance); yet he sometimes shewed a more peculiar ardour of ferocity. To the French, in particular, he bore a sort of fanatical hatred—a rage of detestation. A proof of this passion was even exhibited in exercising his men. In commanding them to make a charge with the bayonet, they were to understand his directions in three different ways, according to the nation which they were supposed to combat. When' he gave the word march against the • Prussians, they charged straight forward with the point of the bayonet— against the Poles, they rapidly repeated the thrust —against the execrable French, they turned round their bayonets after the second thrust, to enlarge the wound. Original in every thing, and even affecting originality, this semi-barbarian sometimes appeared wrapped up in sheep's skin,- like a Cossack, and at other times covered with crosses, with badges of or ders, and portraits, which he had received. These latter ornaments, joined to his little grim countenance and his lank figure, gave him more to appearance of an Italian charlatan, than the General of an army.— Although he gave the world reason to suspect his, sanity, yet, from sharing their dangers, their fatigues and their frugal fare, he was always the idol of his, soldiers. The anecdote of his quelling a mutiny i among hiStroops in crossing the Alps is well known; His soldiers, overwhelmed with fatigues. and dispi-, sited with hardships, no longer obeyed his voice, or observed their usual discipline. He ordered a ditch to be dug, and stretching himself in it, cried out— ' Cover me up with earth, your General desires here to b e interred since you abandon him: They all t h rew thou/elves at his feet, and followed him with c k. v a t i o p mil enthusiasm. The Emperor Alexander has caused a Statue be erected to his name, and the Grand Duke tine has pronounced a p u bli c eulogium on ti l me mory ; but such honours will not remove the stain of capricious ferocity from his cha racter, or induce history to paint him in any other colours'than those of a fortunate military madman, or an enterprisinis savage." - THE EVENING SfAR. LONDON'. MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1818. THE FUNDS. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK : Reduced 791 —Cons. 791—Cons. for Feb. 79ti 4 per Cent. 9841 —Navy Annuities 104 ii India Bonds 107 108 pr.--Exch. Bills 19 29 pr. Considerable fluctuations have been felt this morning in the Stock Rxchange, owing to reports of the intention of the Minister to make up the deficiency in the sevenue by funding Exchequer Ms. Consols, which opened at 79, fell in less than half an hoer to 78—when sir Reporter left the City they had again rallied to 79 3-Bths. There are various other idle reports amongst the speculators, but as we are not disposed to give them credence, we think it would be improper to insert them; however, we cannot look upon so great a fall in the Funds, which have been drooping ever since they were 84 one-hall, without supposing that some reason exists, the secret of which a short period will develope. One strong reason is obvious, the public are selling their Stock to embark their money in trade and other more pro fitable pursuits. A Flanders Mail arrived last night, from which we have given extracts in another part of this Paper. Th e Flemish Journalists continue to lament the dul ness of Trade—the languid state of Commerce, and Ihave discovered the cause to" be a corroding worm in thi,Legislature !" Blockheads.—lt requires something else than the will of Rulers to create and maintain National Manufactures. This morning another Flemish Mail arrived. The accounts from Hanover inform us that the Doke of CAMBRIDGE intends soon to pay another visit to Cas sel, where his marriage will be celebrated in the mid dle of March ; after which his Royal Highness will •isit England. The States of Hanover have resolved to petition the PRINCE REGENT for the suppression of I the distinction which still exists at the High Court of Appeal at Celle, between the class of Nobles and that of Civilians : BRUSSELS, JANUARY 21. The French Government has just taken new mea sures, which render it still more difficult than before to smuggle into the Kingdom foreign goods, either by sea or land. The triple line of guard has been extended and augmented, and in some Cantons it has even been quadrupled. On the other hand, the Generals of the Army of Occupation have most strictly prohibited all co-operation in smuggling. Within these few days there has been seized in French Flanders a large quantity of goods, of English origin. Mr. Silvolt, a Cabinet Messenger of his Britannic Majesty, has passed through here on his way from London to Berlin. HAGUE, JANUARY 19. The report which has been spread several times of the formation of an Aulic Council of War has no foundation. That the Court and Government would reside alternately five years at the Hague and at Brussels, in order to save the expenses of the annual removal, is considered here as a dream of our coffee house politicians. SITTING OF THE SECOND CHAMBER OF THE STATES GENERAL, JAN. 20. A Message from his Majesty was read, who, con formably to the desire of some Sections, transmits a project of a law, modified in several articles, to re place the projects of the law on the Finances for 1818, No. 3, which his Majesty sent to the Chamber some time since.—Referred to the Sections. Several petititions were examined, and referred to the Committee. The PRESIDENT opened the discussion on the pro posal of Mr. Reyphem, which is the order of the day. This proposal was to name a Committee ofl seven Members, charged to report to the Chamber the laws and other acts of the preceding legislative Authorities, which, not being conformable to the fundamental law, ought to be abolished.—The pro posal having been finally developed and defended by l 'Mr. Reyphem, and some other . Members havi ng a l so delivered their opinions upon the subject, it was ne gatived by a majority of 59 to 20.--Adjourned to Thursday, the 22d. CHRISTIANIZE, DECEMBER sm. The ((Octal Gazette of the 24th published in its Supplement a notice, signed " B. J. Rulfirs, of Ber gen,". containing the most serious accusations of the conduct of the Captain H. C. Mauzelmann, of the Dutch vessel which had on board 500 German emi grants, 9cl which put into Bergen. He observes, that this Manrehnann, proud of having served four years as officer during the time of Napoleon, is a man of the worst character, who insults the Magistrates and-private persons ; that the examination of the wit nesses, which is suspended but not terminated, gives the strongest presumption that he had the intention to get rid of all these poor people, in order to inherit from them what he could not obtain in any other manner. He accuses him of being the cause of the death of above 100 passengers : he hopes, from the magnanimity of the King, of the Crown Prince, and of the Norwegian Government, who on this occasion have given fresh proofs of their humanity and bene ficence, that they will cause a strict scrutiny to be made into the conduct of this Captain. A letai from Cluißinna, of the 28th of Deeetn ber, says, " We have reeeived here the melancholy newi, that the day after thristmanday a terrible fire broke out in the frontier fortress of Frvderickshall, which reduced thirty-twnhonses to ashes. It is thought that the fire was the effect of design, because it broke out at mice at the two extremities of the town. On one side it was speedily extinguished, and a large quantity of combustible matter was found collected." In the course of last year there passed through the Sound 13,148 vessels, viz. 6,00 from the Baltic, and 6,758 from the North Sea : among the latter were, 2,038 English, 1,04.4 Swedish, 470 Norwegian, 917 Prussian, 695 Dutch, 463 Danish, 212 Hanoverian, 11 Bremen, 42 Hamburgh, 160 Mecklenburg, 197 Russian, 68 American, and 22 French vessels. No Paris Journals were published on Thursday last, that day being set apart for the expiatory ceremony for the Death of Louts XVI. A private letter which we have received, gives the following particulars of this ceremony : " ST. Dins, Thursday, Two &Clock, " The solemn ceremony on occasion of the Anni versary of the Death of Louis XVI. has just finished. " The Cathedral, where the ashes of the Royal sof `firer and his unfortunate Queen are deposited, was opened at nine o'clock. The whole of the interior was hung with black. In the Royal box were the Du chesses of Angonleme and Barry, and underneath them sat Count D'Artois, and the Dukes of Angou leme, Berry, and Orleans. 'ale King was not present, but engaged at his devotions in the Chapel Royal of the Thuilleries. " The service commenced at half-past ten o'clock, and was rendered particularly impressive by the toll ing of the great bell, and the firing of minute guns, during the whole of its continuance. At the con clusion the Testament of the King was read, and, agreeably to the order of the Court, without any comment. A funeral pile, erected in the centre of the Cathedral, presented this simple inscription, being the words pronounced by Abbe Edgeworth at the scaffold—' Son of Louis, ascend to Heaven r " The external front of the Church was also hung with black, on which appeared the representation of a Pyramid, surmounted by a figure of Faith pointing to a Crown.. In the centre, under an hourglass,- was the following inscription—' Nemo comoveat ossa The crowd, both within and without the Cathedral, was immense. A great many English were present." A private letter of recent date, which we have seen from a respectable Gentleman at Calcutta, states. that considerable difference of opinion prevails as to the permanence of tranquillity in the Upper Pro vinces, but that as yet appearances were rather fa vourable to it. Trade had become duller at this Pre sidency than it had been known for a long time; freights were low,money scarce, and speculation nearly at a stand. • The mission to the Pegu and Ava people , had not turned out so successful as was expected indeed, but little hope is entertained of any good being at this time effected by it. The new Church of St. Andrew was to be opened on the SOth of No- . vember, being St. Andrew's Day. The following letter gives an interesting description of the success of the mission to the capital of the Ashantees, which the African Company dispatched with a view to reconcile certain differences which had existed, and to establish a friendly intercourse with that kingdom : " Cape Coast Castle, October 20, 1817. " You will, no doubt, wish to hear something of the success of our mission into the interior. The Of ficers sent up were, Messrs. James, Bowdich, Hut chison, and Tedlie (surgeon). Some misunderstand. , ing arose, and it was agreed that the command de volved on M. Bowdich, who has, by his address and ability, conducted the mission to a happy conclusion, having entered into a Treaty with the Kings of Ash antee and Dwabin, and left Mr. Hutchison resident at the capital of Cormacie. This event had laid open a fair field for extensive future intercourse n ith the interior of Africa. Mr. BoWdich speaks in the most favourable terms of the reception given them by the King of Ashantee, and of his general conduct to them, during their stay, which lasted six months. He says to me— , Anxious, as it is natural to suppose I was, to return to Cape Coast ; I do assure you that, I shook hands with the man for the last time, with much regret:—Of the Officers who came over by (Nor last store-ship, Messrs. Phillip (Chaplain) and Mor gan Jones (a writer) are dead. Africa will soon, I trust, afford matter of curiosity and of real impor tant information." The Treaty concluded with the Kings of Ashantce and Dwabin is to the following effect : " There shall be perpetual peace between the contracting pr ties. The same shall also exist between all the subjects of the two Kings, and the people residing under the protection of ths Company ; and all disputes and claims now existing shall be con sidered as terminated and annulled. Incase of aggression on the part of the natives under the Company's protection, the King shall complain thereof to the Governor-in-Chief to obtain redress, and hostilities shall in no case be resorted to without endeavour ing to effect an amicable arrangement. A British Officer shall reside constantly at the Ashantee Capital, for the purpose of 1 communicating with Cape Coast Castle. The two Kings pledge themselves to countenance, promote, and encourage, the trade of their subjects with Cape Coast Castle and its depenskncies to the extent of their power. The Governors of the British Forts to' r afford protection to such subjects of the two Kings as may resort to the water aide. Slight offences committed by Ashanter sub.. jects, while on the coast, to be punished by the British Governor, but for the greater crimes the offenders to be punished according to his law. The Kings agree to commit their children to the are of the Governor-in-Chief, for education at ('ape Coast Castle, in full confidence of the good intentions of the British Government, and, the benefits to be derived therefrom. The Kings engage to direct diligent inquiries to be made after Major Pinion: and Captain CAMP1111.1:1 missions, and to influence and oblige the ffeighbourtng kingdoms and their tributaries to be friend them, as the subjects of the British Govermueut." THE ARMY. The country ship Cornwallis, Ca, from Madras, came into Purtsmou L Tuesday, to land the detachments ot discharged men from the With and o, stationed in India. Upwards of SO of on the passage. She sailed on the 17' The troops have landed and marched An Official Document, by comman, Highness the PRINCI RecEN^r, and si; STOW, is now issued from the War-Offs, the provision of the following article , for Regiments of Infantry, viz.: One iihirt, one clothes-brush, one bunco. knife, fork, and spoon with case, mess-di,li ti tion to those already required by them to h f, said additional articles are to be cot.d i. rot .., the necessaries with which rd• vided, and the same to be paid f bi t st•ii.pa.z , out of their pay arid allowances. . . Report says, that it is intended not the remaining second battahouc meets, but, in addition to them, ten r line, five of cavalry, (including the regiments, before ordered home fron t talions of artillery, and one of engi which, there will be partial reductions ment, both of the men and officers and strdnance departments also there rable reductions, as well as in the cliff depots, so as to make a total redu 30,000 n-en. DISTRIBUTION OF PRI7S-N troops under Lord W. C. Dentinal, a vona, at No. 22, Norfolk -meet, Strand; on February, to the Officers and Staff and the 2 menu. On the sth, to the Artillery, Engine Infantry, and Calabrian Free Ccrps: and or 31, 6th, and nth Battalions, German I. ion. BRIGHTON, JANE.LIR The Duke of WELUNGTON, accorn brother the Right lion. W. WLLLE,r Mr. and Mrs. ARBUTHNOT, in the sari rived at the Pavilion soon after afternoon. The Duke of MoNTIVI+L after. His Grace's arrival was toil,,v ;he Earls of HA RROWEY 4.1,1 `,Vr BATHURST, Lord STEvvA RT, BULLER. The Duke of %% .."rl.l.:Ni•ro‘ by his brother, gratified the inl,a:)it the Steyne and Cliff Parades yes:e:ll.l past four o'clock a Council was held at which were present The Prince Regent and Mite of CI r -ire% lington, the Lord President, the Earl .4 I' Steward, the Lord (lamb -it-?:2.n, the S• cr, Wu Department, the .Matter of the I s^, Private Secretary, the Lord n-iey te. the hoard of Trade, Lord Stewart, th. ,- the Lord In Waiting, and the (hrk !Le The business preliminary to t!-.e Houses of Parliamer.t was settled . prior to which the Duke of WI:Li 1 HARROWEY, and Earl BATH Ults f. audiences of the PRINCE It E6EN T. fh up about half-past five ; the Meml dined with the l'atxcE RECENT. A this morning, the Duke of WELt.ts WELLESLEY POLE, in the same carri7 vilion for London. The Doke of Earls of HA.RROWBY and Werryort.. THUIST, the Lord Steward, the Marc MONDELWE and his son, Lord HENH' London shortly afterwards. WEYMOUTH, JANUAR His Serene Highness Privce taken his usual routine cf recreation on the neighbouring Downs, and inten, to have extended his ride to chi< tow , vented from the unfavourable state c The health of this amiable Prince sti improve in his retirement. It is in the contemplation of the inh, town to erect a Monument in their the memory of her late Royal Highnk CHARLOTTE, who condescended abo since to lay the foundation stone of ture. A design has been taken, and be executed in a - style of solemn grandei melancholy occasion. GLASGOW, JANUARY The thawing of the snow on the h, the Middle and -Upper Ward;, raised wiry great height on Tusday, and ag; the low parts . of the town. The .Mail Coach which left Glasgo' night for Edinburgh, upset at Colt-6r; quence of the wheel, coming against which is placed on the bridge for the i tecting the parapet wall. An outs, lloss, the 61.1 , e)w l'olice Officer, on indication of danger, l: apt from the the coach falling on hint, he was Lille CARLISLE, JANUARI During the week the weather has boisterous, rainy, and frosty, in succes, the tore part of the week the Eden, Ualdew, were much swollen by the rents ; the sluice at Denton While g: the great weight of water, in consequl some damage was done in the Priatfiel ►icinity; and on Wednesday morrtiß Dvuros, trailer at Cummersdale, ar (formerly keeper of the P►or-house Carlisle), was attempting to cross the the darn-head to Blackwall, with Lis 1 the force of the torrent swept the wh both Mr. Dvt.roN and his horse were A matrimonial alliance is about to tureen the Hon. Captain C.G. WALnEt Hon. Miss CunzoN, the daughter oil] and grand-daughter cf L rd CußzoN. 'The Earl of CLAM: is shoaly to I meneal Altar the lion. 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