Star. — London, England, 1818-08-31 00:00:00

~ ~ ~~ ~~ MONDAY, AUVUST Si, ISIS. THS FUND& PRICE OF STOCKS TM 'S OAT AT TWELVE O'CLOCK : Reduced 741 f —Cons. 74-. for Ace. 74} } 3,} per Cents. 84+-4 per Cent..pq 5 per Cent. Navy 103{ 104—India Bonds 79 pre. Omni= 5 disc.—Exchequer Bills l 8 20 pram. • This morning we received New York Papers to the !9th July. On the seizure of Pensacola the Arneti. cans seem to be divided in opinion, jhe Editors pf the New York &coin Post and theßichniond En quirer reprobate the proceedings of the 'exterrninat- ins lacxson, as will be seen by the subjoined extract " PROM THS NEW YORK EVENING POST : " NATIONAL Coacantr.---The following article ill taken from the last Richmond Enquirer, with an intro duction by the Editor of that Paper; to both which we heartily subscribe. We have never been able to.view die attack on Pensacola in any other light than is here considered ; but had we made it the subject of earlier censure, we might have incurred the charge of watching for an opportunity to make a vital at tack on a leading measure of the Administration.— But now, when its own friends find that they can no longer stand justified in withholding their reproba tion, we trust we shall not be accused of unfairness in extending the circulation of opinions in which we entirely .coincide. 14011 THE RICHMOND INCRIIRILR, JULT 16. " GENERAL. Jnonson.—Many Newspapers of the 'United States are coming out in the most unqualified terms of praise upon the whole conduct of Major- General Jackson in Florida. Some, who admit the occupation of Pensacola to be an act of war against Spain, are yet willing to support it: some, because Ire want the Floridas—others, because we have suf- feted wrong from Spain, which they are willing, in this way, to bring to an adjuitment as soon as pos "sible. Some justify him upon one ground, and some upon another. Under these circumstances, we give place to another view of the question, from the pea of Civic. Were we at liberty to mention his name, it would be unnecessary for us to say how worthy he is of being heard. We agree with Civis, that Pensa cola ought to be immediately restored to the Spanish NAuthoritim The acts of the Commanding Officer, so deeply , interesting to the honour and peace of this nation, ought not to be passed over because they are the acts of General Jackson, or because they relate to such a nation as Spain. Notwithstanding his high character, or her low one, our Government ought to weigh the whole matter carefully, and act accordingly. 1 1 • k• io i 1 1 o I 1 1 ii l i . t 1 ' 1 / t 1 ' I 1 I I. i li t I 1 i 1 t , • t' 1` . 1 . 1 1 1 i 1 : i ',.. i . 11. I' , X • EVFNING " TO TUE EDITOR OF THE ENQUIRER. " SlR—The capture of Pensacola, and the fort of 1 Barrancas, by General Jackson, the dispossession of ' the Spanish Authorities there, and the establishment 1 of a territorial Government, with a military corn- mender at its head, and of a Custom-house under the laws of the United States, are acts of such an extraordinary ciaracter, that they have astonished the people. This is a direct attack on Spain. It is an act of plain and palpable WAR. It must and will be viewed by Spain and the other Powers of Europe, as a proof that this Republic is governed by a grasp ing and dominant spirit of ambition, which in its anxiety to enlarge our territory, overlooks and de spises the claims and the possessions of other nations. It will be viewia as an act of PERFIDY. It was only ' * few months since, that our Secretary of State de clared to the Minister of Spain, that we were at tached to peace, and that having foe fourteen years borne with patience the insults and wrongs heaped rya us by Spain, we would still bear the vexations de lays of that nation, until a sense of justice should re turn to her, rather than resort to war. The declara tion was hardly proclaimed to the world, before our military commander makes war, by seizing on one of her provinces, and usurping its government. Does Lot this conduct look like Italian duplicity ? Can high-minded Americans reconcile it to themselves? Heretofore, in our contest with other nations, it has been our boast that we had justice on our side, and -! thrice is hearmed, who bath his quarrel just.' But we cannot,,nciw make this boast. Our Major-General izas placed - vs entirely_ in the wrong." 44 In his general orders, ,General Jackson declares that the United States are not actuated by a hostile towards'Spain, nor by a desire to extend o%r te*torial'possessions. This declaration will be -contrasted with the fact of our taking possession of an adjoining territory by force of arms, in time of profound Peace, and will not be believed. He places it on the grouted of self defence. After beating the *etninoles in our own country, and in Florida, with the power of beating them again and at all times, can it be prntended that self-preservation required that we shoirld overthrow the Spanish government in norida, and seize upon their territory ? " It is clear that Spain has great reason to com plain of the conduct of General Jackson, but in my httmble opiniow the people of the United States have nit' eh:greater reason to complain of that conduct. 44 : 4 The Cortgress of the United States alone have power to ,declare war. The People and the States _would not trot this great and awful power to any other* tribunal than their own immediate Represen- , tatives. In the present instance this power has been taken frcim thesii. a Did the President authorize General Jackson to take possession or Pensacola, and the Government of West Illorida ? If biralid, he has certainly usurped the legislative functions, and for his conduct he must answer to the people. This 'case has been likened to' the capture of Amelia Maid. But they are not pa rallel cases. That act was justified on the ground of the law of 1811 which authorized it, but here there is no such authority. If the plea of self-defence is a sufficient excuse in she present instance, that plea ought to have been judged of, not by rental Jack slim, nor by the President, but the Congress alone.— 'That is the only tribunal which had a right to say that it is necessary to take possession of Florida, to guard us against the ravages of the Seminoles. " I cannot believe that the President has' autho rised this conduct of the General. I cannot believe that Colonel Monroe would do an act by which he may forfeit all claim to the love and veneration of his countrymen; I cannot believe that under the cover of the Republican Egis, he would undermine the Authority of the people's Representatives. If I could believe it, I should say, that he has given a more fatal blow to our Republican Government than any President we have ever had, or than Could pos-1 sibly have been expected from a man who was ele vated to his high. Office, because of his undeviating and inflexible support of republican principles. " I must theu believe, until the contrary be shewn, that General Jackson has acted without orders. If so, in what situation are we placed? The peace and welfare of this country subject to the controul of, and jeopardized by, a self-willed Military Commander! The services, great as they were, of the Horn of New Orleans, are but a poor compensation for the loss of our liberty ! " What, under present circumstances, must be made to wipe out this stain upon oar national charac ter? I see no other alternative than restitution and reparation. The re-delivery of the province to Spain, (unless by a prompt negotiation we can fairly retain it) and the arrest and cashiering of the thicer who has done the wrong. g , mires." rliox Tint ADVIRTISIM OP JULY 27. , An American at Jacquemel to his friend in Bos ton, under date of the 9th July, writes as follows : " Christophe is but 13 leagues from Port-au- Prince, on his way to make war with the Republic with most of his army. The people here are in high spirits, and anxious to meet him, and confident of success. The produce of this country is so exceed ingly scarce andhigh, that , many vessels which have been here several months from Europe, are obliged to wait for the next crops for their cargoes." Underthe head of Interesting state Affairs, the Washington Gazette says: " If we were to form any opinion of our affairs at this moment, we might conjecture that in two or three departments of the general Government, business of moment was under consideration. There are at this time at the seat of Government, his Excellency James Monroe, President of the United Stator—Heads of 12epartments, H. J. Q. Adams, Secretary of State; William H. Crawford,, Secretary of Treasury; John C. Calhoun, Secretary at War.—Foreign Ministers-L His Excellency Hyde de Neuville, 'froth France; Charles Bagott, from Great Britain ; Louis Don Onis, from Spain; and J. W. Fencall, from Holland." In noticing the return of two of the Commts sicmers sent to South America, the Washington City Gazette has these remarks—" We hear that they have completed the object of their mission, and that they have transmitted, by Mr. Graham, to the President, dispatches embracing the points wherein the Execu tive was desirous of obtaining particular information. At the first thought it must be obvious that the time occupied for making up an opinion of such vast im portance to the nation is much too limited :—they have only been absent for the short period of seven months, during which four months have been spent in performing the voyage, which only leaves three months to look about them in a country entirely new to our visitors in its language and customs. " This is not said with any view to anticipate the sentiments of the Commissioners, because, from every source of information, the Republic is knows to be' in a prosperous state in their civil, military, and commercial affairs. The continued residence of Mr. Bland is no doubt a good omen, though we do not hear even a conjecture afloat as to the nature of the offi cial communication made to the Executive. Until this is published by authority, we must content our selves with the speculations that may leak out on this topic from the usual indirect channels of infor mation." This morning arrived a Flanders and a Hamburgh Mail. The following are extracts : AIR-LA-CHAPELLE, AUGUST itS. Besides the battalion of the guards, we shall have here eight battalions of infantry of the line and land wehr, and a regiment of cavalry. These last corps, after having attended at the ceremony which will take place at the entrance of the Sovereigns into our city, and at the opening of the sittings of the Congress, will return to their garrisons. CARLSBAD, AUGUST 27. Prince Blucher was taken ill on his way hither, so that he was forced to travel by short stages, and to stop for a day in the little town of Slan. He •rrivcd here yesterday, but being forced to seep his bed, he camtcit yet take the waters. 1 - tIANOVEL AUGUST is. His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence hasl taken up his residence in the Furstenhof, which is fitted up with extraordinary elegance. The consort of his Royal Highness was rather indisposed on the journey, and they therefore travelled by short stages. Exchaage on London at Hamburgh, August 41, was 33 4i; 33 The Paris Papers of Thursday and Friday hate ar rived since our last. On Wednesday the Kiso held a Council of Minis- 1 ters, which continued in deliberation for upwards of three hours. The Duke of WELLINGTON had a private audience of his Majesty on Thursday, which is interpreted by some of the Journals as having been an audience of leave. The Quetidienne, indeed, states it as certain that his Grace was to leave Paris on Friday. Lieutenant-General DONADIEU, the political friend and associate of General CA Nust., who had been absent on a tour of military inspection, has now seturned to Paris. The remains of the celebrated General KLIDER, which have continued deposited in the Chateau D'lf, ever since their arrival from Egypt, were landed on the 18th at Marseilles, on their way to Strasburg, which being the place of the Genetal's nativity, is also very properly destined to be the last resting place of his ashes. They were received on the quay, by the principal authorities, with great solemnity, and a Mi nister of the Protestant religion, which was that professed by the illustrious deceased, delivered au eloquent eulogium on those military talents and services, as well as private, virtues which distinguish ed his career. The German Journals speak of certain new pro phecies of Madame KRUDINER, according to which the year 1819 .will be very fertile of great events, and the 13th of January especially, being the Fete of the Baptism of . our Saviour, is to be an epoch ever memorable. A rumour is prevalent in Germany, but upon what foundation is not known, that the part of the Palati nate on the right bank of the Rhine is to be ceded to the Crown of Bavaria, and that the ancient capital of Manheim will in that event become the residence of a Prince of the Royal House of Bavaria. An article from Lisbon, dated the Ist August, states that half a dozen of individuals, the most of them Spaniards, had been arrested in that city within the preceding eight days, but that there was no indi cation of the arrest being connected with any matte r of political importance, and that on the contrary, every thing about the city evinced a state of the most perfect tranquillity. Another political arrest is mentioned to have taken place at Baden, near Vienna. The party is a Pole of distinction who had recently arrived there, and he has been apprehended, it seems, at the suit of the Russian Minister. It appears to be now certain, that the Congress of S6vereigns will not assemble at Aix-la-Chapelle till the 27th of September. French Fire per Cents. Thursday-79fr. 50c. Tim Qualm—Yesterday the report of the statt of her MAsarry's health was—" The QUEEN is much the same as yesterday." The PRINCE RECENT this day left the Stud House at Hampton Court, for the Marquis of HERTFORD'S seat in Suffolk, for a few days, pievious to his tour to the midland counties. Sir BENJAMIN BLOONIFITLD, Sir EDMtND NEAGLE, and the Rev. Mr. Bi.omautto, accompany his Royal Highness. The Duke and Duchess of CAMBRIDGE arrived on the 23d instant at Devinter, whence they proceeded on their journey to Hanover. The Grand Duke NICHOLAS continues to reside at Morrison's Hotel, Dublin. Ilk Highness has visited most of the Public Establishments. The Parks were very gay yesterday, and the car riages on the drive, for an hour or two in the latter part of the afternoon, were numerous and peculiarly brilliant. The Duchess of Sr. ALBANS, Lord'Ex- LENBOROUGH, Lady HEATHCOTE, the Duke of SAN CARLO) and the Marquis d'OSMoND, were among them. The landscape, from the slight rains of the last week, has resumed something of its . usual ap pearance. Wanuovrtt, AUG. 28.—Saturday Lora SIDMOVTH, the Misses ADDINGTON, Mrs. Hostm, Mr. and Mrs. Esrcovar, and a select circle, embarked on board the Countess of Liverpool Post Office packet, Captain WHITE, and enjoyed a most pleasant aquatic excursion. By the Ann whaler, which sailed from Callao on the 4th of April, Lima Gazettes to the 3d of that month have been received. They contain no liter accounts respecting OSSORIO'S expedition to Chili, than to the 14th of March. Ilk unopposed landing at Talcahuano, and his advance into the ince, ior, up to the above date, without meeting an enemy, are mentioned as the harbingers of certain success. As the spirits of the Royalists would be elevated to the highest pitch by the accounts of the action of the 19th of March, in which Ossoato obtained a tem porary advantage, it may be conceived what sensa tion the news of the destruction of their army on the sth of April, would cause in Lima. These Gazettes merely notice the sailing of the British frigate Ast- PIIION, from Valparaiso, without any comment; but they add, that an American corvette (the Ontario) had come out of Valparaiso to speak with the Corn mander of the blockading squadron; that the Ame rican Captain had made many fair professions, and promised that the American vessels should not, in case of reverse, take any Insurgents or their property away from that port. The American Papers have given a different st4ement of the. purport of this conference. ~-~s-. tvArAt Lviiittic&VCZ. FALMOUTH Wind S. V.. to W.--Arrived the Trafakar, from Para, i n n i ne wee k s, with he matn-toprnki sprtlng, and in want of water—spoke the 24th Au the Rebecc a , o f an d f rom London to Cakutta. AUGUST 28.—Sailed the Duke cf Kent l'Acket, with a mail for Lisboa. PLYMOUTH, AUGUST 29. Came in yesterday, the Arabella Purl; rilt 3 Mail from Lisbon, having passed the P ort J fromima i mout. Passed upeight Channel, the Retrench, NLAII.4 weeks. D.llll' MOUTH, A VG UST es. Passed this Port, the Caledonia, }loa, ers. cf derland, from the East Indies, bound to 1.01zd on; left St. Ilelena eight weeks since; landed all li tt k i , ters hire by a pilot boat, who informs us the., F 4 4 , the William and Henry, —, from Neisl o o op Amsterdam, all well. PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST 30. Wind N.W.—Y es t er d ay arr i ve d the Wmorvi• storeship, and sailed to day for Cowes, to take troops for the Mediterranean. DEAL, AUGUST 30. • Wind S.W.—Yesterday, as the Emily, laxmar passed through the D owns , s h e spo k e a Deal i lk , . and reported the loss of th e U n i on, Cape, with her crew : the ship, at the time. was goia g so rapid, they could not le arn any further pamea, lars. To-day arrived and sailed frit. the River, ti e Emperor Alexander, BUTLER, from Calcutta ;S at * CORSTR, and Mountaineer, JEFF unsos. from Jamaica ; Nancy, ROBSON, from Quebec fur Shields; Garth. land, KNIGHT, from Halifax ; and several au: ream gone through, names unknown. Came down f rees the River, the Swiftsure, —, for the South Se es; Union, JAY, for Cardiff and Smyrna ; Larl ham, HARROW, for Halifax ; Lucies, kto , , t;TE; fa r Baltimore, and remain in the Downs v. ill: the nil the outward-bound as before. WHITBY, AUGUST 29. Arrived yesterday the Flower of Ediaburgh, of Lynn, coal laden, from Sunderland, leaky, having been run foul of by a small brig, name unknown, about seven miles to the Southward of Sunderland, with loss of bowsprit, cat-head, and one bower as. chor, her larboard bow stove in, and other damage, and was with diffit•ulty kept from sinking until she got into harbour.—Arrived off this port the Jame% SMITH, from Davis Straits, with three fish. LIVERPOOL, AUGUST es. Arrived the Aurora, —, from Rio Janeiro, 12th June, passed the Agenosia, Non:mum 90 sins from London, going in ; also a brig from London, 2-1 a ship, supposedwith convicts, going in. Also arrived the Iliggurson, UALL from Barbadoes, sailed July ; on the 24th August, in tat. 51.5. king. ?i spoke the brig Peace, from Sc. John's, New Bros. wick, for Cork, with a part of the 19th ter. on kr& HULL. AUGUST es. Arrived yesterday from Davis !Straits the Laurel, with four fish; Ingria, four fish ; Thomas, six fish; Gardiner, four ditto ; and to-day, the Zephyr, 4 fish. COVE OF CORK, AUGUST 24. As rived the Importer transport, No 18, from tt. John's, New Brunswick, with troops. CUSTOM-HOUSE, LONDON, AUGUST es. SUM INTERCO LNWAILDS.—The TWA, Hazill, from Oporto; Fortitude Increased; Manning, from St Mtn; linolatim. Evans, from Limerick; Perseverance, Davies, from Cork; Duke of York, Fryer, from Rotterdam; Prudent, Quictio. from Waterford ; Charles, Henry, Phillips, from Cork ; Frew, tion Tyson, from Virginia; Europa, Talbert. from Jimic.; William and Ann, Jones, from I.iabon • Isabella, Miller, front Rotterdam ; Sisters ( hoy), : from Stangate Creek ; Who to (boy), from ditto; Margaret, Clark, from Copenhagen; it», lipa, Blaney, from Limerick; Datong, Lone, from Commerce, Hunter, from Madeira; William Bowers, Max-, from Rotterdam ; Westmoreland, Thwaites, from Grent.:., Diligent, Atkinson, from Harlingen ; Robert, Armour, ha Cadiz ; Brilliant, Coulson, from St. Lucia ; Percy, Smith, ha Jamaica; seven ships containing torn and ballast only. Ourwaaris—The Milford, Owens, for Dublin; Edwards, for ditto; Prince of Waterloo, Page, for (Ate,'.; James, Lawson, for Hamburgh ; Young Arlon, liawkiri, fc Madeira and Canaries ; Findlay, Harris, for Madeira, Sc. :Wry, and St. Lucia; Stately, Edgar, far Jamaica, and Daria, dell, for Venice. The Barone and Regulus transports (under the agency of Lieutenant T. STEWART), with stores and troops for Gibraltar, remain at Spithead, wind-bound. ' Captain the Hon. F. B. It. FELLEW, C.B. is ap pointed to the REVOLUTIONAIRE, for the Chamil station. Sir WM. WISEMAN, Bart. to the SOPHIE; Capt. HCNN, REDWINO ; Lieut. Bevis, EVIYALL4. The flag of Sir CHARLES HAMILTON, Bart. was flying in the SIR FRANCIS DRAKE, Captain r.v.un, (not the DRAKB), when the Ivrea left St. John's: sLe is the stationary flag, ship there. The CARNACPIN, Hon. Captain CORDON, will return home at the fad of the W./SOIL The PitomETHEUS and TORTOI':E are paid of, and laid up in ordinary. The ISTER Car PortuEsv, ('.B. and WASP, Captain N. Wetrusta, are come into Portsmouth harbour to be paid oil ar.l laid up in ordinary. The DRIVER, Capt. C. 11. which arrived on Monday from the Leith station. a come into harbour to be paid off and re-commissiang The SA CPII RE, of 18 gulls, is fitting out aL Lep:- ford for foreign service. Captain llaarirotosrew is appointed to comma :l the LEvEsr, of 2i guns, fitting out at ChatilamL 4 ' the East Indies. The Lirrmr frigate, the Hon. Captain Drsca is fitting for the Mediterranean, to relieve the Taco, of 36 guns. The TARTAR frigate is nearly ready for stn 2 Chatham, and will proceed to the coast of Mnc4 where Captain Sir G. COLLIER, K.C.B. is appaire. Commodore, in the room of Sir JAMES Yr,o. The NORTIIVMSERLAND, of 74 gubs, Capt.:U.loNA' LER, is paid off at Sheerness. The TALAVERA, of 80 guns, is nearly ready f-c launching at Woolwich. • The CONFIANCE, of 18 guns, at Portsmouth , under orders fur the Jamaica station. Captain GREEN is appointed to command di ROCHEFORT, 71., which was paid off MI Wednesday , at Portsmouth, and re-commis Toned Mr the 31edi• terranean, as the flag-ship of Itear-.ldmiral Sir Taa. arts FRANCIS FREENIANTLE, K.C.B. (who had begs some time residing in the neighbourhood of . Iton4 he having succeeded Bear-Admiral Sir Cumuli K.C.B. Who is on his passage home, if tie ALBION, 74, Capt. Coons. ISOMERS.—Carter, Cooper, and a—regroo, hot a• rived in town from Cheltenham, on their s' , 3? Air4a-Citopcik to exhibit thei: rOtitC . •s r. S.