Star. — London, England, 1808-03-19 00:00:00

ar d i me rimer Wording to at pfefent plant I A short dliesseles alb a, Whet doopsthisa w*t 4404 talk Olab l i r ie' r rot - inducement, whereas the other mode was T on the table. 00111112nven mt to desertion. A brief debate took cm dm- third rend* of the hark Bill, - 6 str.CKINGHAMSHIRE supported the clause, and the House divided an an massieneen unoood by Mr. Herbert, eftthat instead at o now," die MI lio tends " third throe th is day irlAilries. dipreset measure had not had tine* mendts." f i— a y t hought e The anendmedt nermthed--Ayes for it, 30—Nom, 7110—Tho 11l was then renintislet time and passed. o f oil sitvEN'Oli t h o Ught the proposed claus e im p olitic and Mr. Albanian COMBS moved the order of the day, for the os 0 ending t o destroy the pre sent most excellent and be. House taking into Consideration the petitions from London, • and t t verpool,and Manchtster,against the Orders it% Council. Agee:dun .teu: E took a retro spective view of the state of Mr. Brougham, Coined for the Petitioners, was then called to . 2 16 00 1 " -- , od of the various plans that had at different times been the Bar, who stated the object of his e li cits, in appearing before •t He disliked the frequent interference the Haase with a view of shearing the operations of the Orders in ; 1 W r etru- ;;; . i n . at regarded our military establishment.— Council, as injurious to the trade between this Country and Ame iskOl w hat entrusted to the care and management , rica. Mr. Woods, Mr. J. Phps, and Mr. G. Palmer, were and it was found of late to severally examined, relatives to t the Petition from Manchester, W rtge r: E xecutive MniStratet 'llllod Boorish under the auspices of the illustrious Person- and Mr. A. Glennie, and Mr. Bell, in support of the London I..,eds he Sovereign had confided it. The country , Petition, when further proceedings on this business were ad- the t and well appointed as that it had journed till Tuesday nest, and the evidence was ordered to be 211 yllO 1111111CrOU 571-,tanntbe present moment ; and how was that army ac- printed.—Adjourned at one o'clock. b y any on e plan or exerti on, not b y metaphysical ►MgtNo t o ds philo s ophical investigation of the moral . prope 11- A s sits of men , b ut b y a combination of various p lay 0 11 ,„„Orions, adapted to the r.ature 0 a ndeniploymcnts tit 101"..thrr e t o be found, and to the varying situation andext -g IK:country. Of a ll the p lans to which the present the ▪ ist eof the army might be ascribed, the Additional 101 1 .2 enlisting from the Supplementary Milit ia into the 110.sdto have been the mo st efficacious. But as no I,ol...„l"—„rosetion had raised our military force to its present pedettiOn, to no one plan or exertion would be suffi "l' • tin that desi rable state. A variety of systems inaei l perm eorapire to accomplish this wished-for ob j ect. sodty'jsr blending and uniting the two systems, re 141'11",msossof which MA& Lords seemed to be so m uch WertFittle t wo systems go han d in fiand—let them mute _ " .., 1 ,,d0t Thus, and thus only could a military force be all d, that would answer the different calls of our Ir m* __,.. a r ia g - • Zfence. These were the two points to which tbe House should chiefly be directed, under the 01 — °SWIM of the empire, and the relative skuation of , It was unjustly that Ministers were accused of a 9 " . " - ‘oo recretly ei. tO undermine the system of their predeeessors.— is. loudly disclaimed such an intention ; for he was sOr—kart ,ti e, Almoments openly and boldly to censure it, and to point — s te defects and disadvantages to which it must be liable. The -*Viscount then entered into a minute examination of the on - °Minted service, and ridiculed, in a vein of the happiest Y o ot, the theories and the reasonings upon which it was so •Ay built. It was said it woidel introduce a better de ossso men into the army--the it would induce respectable lsOrs• tooprepre one of their sons to be a soldier—in short, that wild slake the military service a trade. 'the trade of a sol o! There Dever was, and never would be, inch a trade in thin • What was meant by a better sort of men ? Was it Me cid. d o wry were talkr or shorter, broader or thinner ? This might owligidr, but it was not the case. The men that had hitherto b os on British armies, were men of stout hearts and habits— ," o f i f iait and courage—lovers of bold enterprise. These wo o materials of which an army must be composed. Give jo ',down, though not of the better description—the worse is were the fittest for soldiers—keep the beta rat home. — Ursa time grounds, he must vote for the clause as it now stood. Ilte Date of GLOUCESTER rose to express his concern, that inaddbe mid by a Noble Viscount in his place in that Hot sz Melnik), that the men most suited to the painful but ho rs:die duties of a military life, were profligates who se ere in - milk to the blessings of existence. According to his conception ion subject, according to his experience of the character of the her, that man was most patient under suffering in the service id country, who held most sacred the personal and social du tis,ml he was most ready to resign his life in the field of battle *nee that without fortitude all that he estimated most highly na be surrendered. What was the successful expedient by sitlaucient Greece resisted the hosts of Persia? What was the ncrtmt secret by which the mistress of mankind, imperial . lae,a her a struggle of seven centuries, ex rnded her conquests min earth? Was it by permitting slaves and profliga es to legit honourable weapons of war ? From what portion of the ask of military enterprize did the Noble Viscount draw his *nee, that profligates were most suited to the purposes of na indidence ? But not to dwell upon an error so palpable, lie admit their Lordships, in the next place, what were the mo ils Web only a year and ten months since induced Ahem to mks this measure of limited service by so large a ntajority ? lasso doubt the powerful reasoning which was employed to pan conviction on their minds of its policy. That reasoning mans happily confirmed by fact and experience ; and it was fasswed that tyro expedient suck an addition, respectable both Itch rank and number of the persons enlisting, could be made tithe army. Would their I.ordships admit, that after the lapse thisstott interval, a vote should appear upon their Journals, thirsting that all their former persuasion bad fled ; and that con eery to argument, supported by such proof, they had so deter- Med ? Would they allow, that records so contradictory should digrace the proceedings of that House? He conjured them to wider the importance of rendering the army honourable in th's !dons crisis, that both the moral and physical energies of the nary might he combined for its security. Lord SIDMOUTH also entered into a retrospective view of iplan that had been adopted within these 15 years back, for tasking and increasing the Army. He examined the compara se merits of the plans of the Army of Reserve and of the Addi ml Force Bill, and contended that by the former no less a pa was raised than 37,000 men, while the latter did not pro ite more than 12,000. He could not but disapprove of frequent segos in the military system of the country ; that which was !Mined a year and a half ago was attended with evident sue r, and that success would gradually increase. Is was therefore ivar, in his mind, so unsettle such a plan, under the present ormistances of the country. Lords MOIRA and HOLLAND endeavoured to show, that the tTa "stems must counteract each other, and arnied to prove lowleprefcrable was that for the limited to the plan for unli mited service. The experience of every day confirmed the hopes tte! kid entertained of its success, and therefore they must de /IIII!e any clause that might frustrate the advantages by which ° lad been so signally attended. Lord WESTMORELAND sow no reason why the House dooldbe influenced by the opinions of men who hadbetrayed such sliest of practical knowledge in military affairs. Nothing in his spines was more crude and undigested, than the military sp an is the praise of which they we re so profuse. The Duke of GLOUCESTER shortly replied, after which the tintioa wan put on the amendment, which was negatived without 'division, and the original clause was ordered to stand part of the Bill. Fame converue inn ensued respecting the day on which the Bill fland be read a third time, when it was determined the third rating should be to-morrow.—Adjourned at half past eleven. THE EVENING SI'AR. LONDON. SATURDAY, MARCH 19. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Cons°l:., for money, 6411 —for April, 64+1 —Navy S per C. 961. Omnium 31—F.acheq. Bills, 3s. 4s. pr. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Bank Stoat, shut India Bonds, par is. dis. 3 per Cent. Red. Ann. shut Imperial 3 per Cent. 6SI 64 3 per Cent. Cons. 641-1 Imperial Ann. -- . 4 per Cent. shnt Et. Bills, 3s. Gs. 4s. pr. i 5 per Cent. Navy 96-11 Cons. for acc. 641 HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR reported from the Ma!don Election Dorothy:l., that the sitting Members were duly elected ; and that the petitions against their return did not appear to have been fri volous or envious. Mr. S. THORNTON brought up a Bill for constructing • Inidge 14: ross the Thames from Vaughan turnpike, or near the asse, to Milbank.—Read a first, and ordered to be read a second tine, The Bill for Funding Four Millions of Exchequer Bills, was read a second time, and commit ted for Monday. Mr. HUSKISSON moved, that certain Orden in Council be Netted to a Committee of the whole House, with a view of pro toning a Bill of Indemnity to Ministers for issuing the said Orders. consequence of the pressure of circumstances, Goverment had Permitted wine and other produce of Portugal to be brought to this country in %hip., not belonging to that country, and it was ne- MlNry that a Bill of Indemnity should pass. Some of the ships d neutrals warped in had landed goods not agreeably to law, and . %this also a Bill of Indemnity would be necessary. The Bill 'stead also cite nd to indemnify Government for granting licences Id trade to ships under any flag whatever. This was founded on the circumstance, that though many nations on the Conti:lent %ere actirolly at war with us, yet this proceeded from no hostile Liam their part, but from the pressure of France. Afters few words from Sir J. Haw FORT, and which were re- Pritd to by the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the House Rot into the Committee, and leave was granted to bring in the Mr. BANKFS gave notice respecting the Report of the Com fixture on the I.ords Journals, in segard to the Reversion Bill. Colonel STANLEY presented a petition from the town and Inghbourhood of Manchester and Salford, signed by upwards of M 7 thousand manufncturers out of employment, entreating the House in its wisdom to address his Majesty to embrace every pos- Wdc means of concluding a peace with the enemy. t ..,,,, Dispatches were yesterday received at the Secretary of State's Office, from Mr. THORNTON, the British Minister at the Court of Sweden. They were brought to Town by Lieutenant FIELD, of the Safeguard gun brig, from Heligoland. It is rumoured in the public Offices, that these dis patches relate to the preparations of Russia, Den mark, and France, for the invasion of the Swedish terntories--preparations of a nature so formidable 1 as to destroy every rational hope of Sweden being able to present any effectual resistance to their com bined efforts. It is therefore more than probable, i i that his Swedish Majesty will be under the necessit y of entering into a pacific negotiation with France — and happy, in our mind, will he be, if he can thus avert the ruin with *hick he is threatened. We sin cerely hope, and, in&e.l, (from the tone of Ministers, in reply to Mr. WIIITIONEAD'S observations on We'. , ! nesday evening) we have some reason to believe, th.t! Ministers will not attempt to throw any impediment in the way of such a negotiation, or even to induce Sweden to continue a hopeless contest. It is also rumoured that the French are busily employed in fitting out an Expedition from the Mouths of the Elbe and the Weser, with the avowed inten tion of making an attack on Heligoland ; bat the strength of that island must render it secure against any coup de main which the enemy may attempt, and 1 they cannot hope to possess the means of reducing it by a blockade. If then there be really any prepara tions for an expedition frcm the Elbe or the Weser, we are inclined to think that the armament, whatever may be its nature, must have some other object than the attack of Heligoland. Letters from Paris to the 9th inst. have been re ceived in town, which state NAPOLEON has determined to seize upon all the public treasures in Spain, and even the church plate throughout that kingdom, the amount of which is to be forwarded to Paris. It is added, that the produce of this plunder is intended chiefly as a loan to the Emperor of Russia, for the purpose, probably, of enabling him to send an army to the Caspian Sea ; but, according to one of the let ters, (we copy verbatim,) " of securing fidelity to the " compact lately entered into between Russia and " France, and of enabling ALEXANDER to carry on " the war without calling upon his discontented sub jects for a new supply." Letters dated the 14th inst. have also been received from Holland. They state, that thirty-seven Ame rican vessels are detained in the ports of France, on suspicion of their having submitted to the regulations of our Orders in Council, and afterwards cleared out from this country to a French port. That accounts had been received in Holland of considerable numbers of French troops having reached Zealand and other Danish Islands; and that they marched through Holstein in two columns of 20,000 men each. The letters from Amsterdam state, that the Government had direct a fresh contribution of 10%000,000 of francs to be levied upon the people of Holland, of which sum Amsterdam was to fur nish one fourth. Rotterdam one tenth, and all the other towns in the usual proportion. BONAPARTE is reported to have set out for Spain and Portugal. HAMBURGH PAPERS. This morning we received Hamburgh Papers to the 11th inst. also some private letters. Their con tents are subjoined : Letters from Stralsund, of February 28, state, that Baron Dannfeldt, private Aid-de-Camp of the 11 King of Sweden , who arrived the re with dis p atches from his Swedish Majesty , is gone to Paris. All oor respondence with England and Sweden has been pro : hibited in the Duchy of Mecklenburgh. We are informed by letters from the Rhine, that the horses, which were intendedby the Grand Seignior as a present for the French Emperor, and which were actually on their way to Paris, have Imes ordered by Napoleon to be sent had to Tnrity, m ast Be allowed to enter France. According to the last account from Venice, 12,000 Russian troops remain on the frontiers of Italy at the disposal of the French Emperor. Napoteoti, ditittladed at the coacket of the Pope, has ordered the Nuncio who resided at Paris to quit France. The eseitsid Caseite of the 2d instants states that the Russian army in Moldavia and Wallachia has been considerably reinforced. It also contains the follow• ing article : , The British squadrons *hid: are now cruizitig hi the Archipelago and hi the lonian and Adriatic Seas, take all the Greek and Turkish vessels, and sink theit cargoes. The Seven Islands are closely blockaded, and the scarcity and want of provisions are said to be very great in Corfu and Cerigo." ELSINIUR, MARCH S, We have received the following advices from Stock holm : " Stockholm, March 1. , g We are looking forward here for the breaking out of war. The Russian Minister, Von Alopeus, wss already on the point of taking his departure, when the King sent for him, and told him that he had still a last proposal to make : he would pledge his guarantee that no English ship of the line should en ter the Baltic, if they would not molest him—if not, he would at any rate put in force the alliance with England, invade Norway, and bombard one port of the Baltic after another. The Russian Ambassador has sent another courier with this proposal to Peters burg, and it is thought that the latter Court will ap ply to Napoleon, on whose answer war or peace will depend. This decision is not, however, expected be fore the 25th of March." PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. BANKS OF THE ELBE, MARCH 11 . The conjectures which we have so lung formed, are now realised. The French army, with the per mission of the Danish Government, has entered Hol stein, to proceed through Zealand and the other Da nish Islands against Sweden, whose Sovereign the re lentless Bonaparte has sworn to dethrone. On the sth instant, 1800 French horse entered the city of Altona, preceded by two Hamburgh city dragoons with drawn swords, to serve them as guides. The men halted on the 6th, when Bernadotte re viewed them, and about 10,000 Spaniards, in a field belonging to the City of Hamburgh, called the Holy Host field. The Citizens of Altona are allowed a ' mark a day for the keep of every man , at the ex p ense, it is said of the Hanse Towns. On the 7th, early in the morning, the cavalry, I bearing the name of the Duke of Ahremberg, as sembled, composed of men of all nations, but very fine young soldiers, continued their march, and have since been continually followed by French and Spa nish corps of artillery, cavalry, and infantry. The French have also marched into Holstein from the side of Lubeck, and by this time the greater part of Holstein, not excepting Rendsburg, the King of Denmark's residence, is full of French and Spa nish troops. In three days the whole Spanish army, under the command of the Marquis of Romayria, will have left Hamburgh and its environs, to pro ceed, through Holstein, over the Belt, to Zea land. At Apenrade, and all the ports of Holstein and Schleswick, all the great and small craft, is un der orders to take in French and Spanish troops ; and at Copenhagen, all the gun-boats and merch:mtmen, with one ship of the line, four large Danish East-i Indiamen, fitted out as frigates, and carrying 36 guns each, besides a number of Danish brigs, cut ters, and pilot-bow, manned by French and Danish sailors, are to carry over the troops. The French will, it is said, attack Sweden in four or five different places ; and the troops destined for the expedition are under the command of Bernadotte, 1 1 and will, it is said, amount to nearly 70,000 men.-1 1 The appearance of a most respectable British fleet in the Sound and Baltic becomes, therefore, absolutely necessary to save the Crown of his Swedish Majesty, i and prevent his throne from falling into the hands of the combined French and Russians. Bernadotte him self set out at six o'clock on the 6th inst. in the even ing, from Hamburgh for Pinneburg and Rendsburg. The statement given in the Correspondent, of his having taken the road to Lubeck for Stralsund, is iucorrect. No posts from Holstehror Denmark are now expected, as the French and Danish allies will probably stop them until a blow shall have been struck. By all accounts, the French have made great preparations for a de scent on Sweden, in the ports of Wismar, Rostock, Stralsund, and the island of Rugen. All letters are opened by the French—all travellers searched—and all papers and parcels examined. In short, the greatest caution and secrecy prevails, and it is visible in every measure attending this important expedition, which threatens to annihilate the political existence of the noble-minded Gustavus and his family. It is the general opinion here, that if the British fleet does not speedily arrive, Sweden is lost. The French and Spanish armies, assisted, it is said, by the Danes, will be at Copenhagen, Cronenburg, Elsi near, and other parts of Zealand, on or before the 25th or 26th instant. ALTONA, MARCH 7. A first division of the French are, which is on its march through the Duchies of Sd&swick and Hol stein, entered this city on the sth instant, in the after noon, compOsed of the cavalry of the Duke of Ahrem burg. After resting one day, they continued their march this morning. They observe the stricteest t AMERICA. 'll4 day We received Boston arti I.le* York N. pars to the 90th of January . Mr. Ross arrived at Washington on the 9th, and was formally received by the President on the I I th. Every thing in America bears the aspect of coucilia tiun with this country. Even the late Orders in Cour . cil had excited no hostile feeling. The reception of Mr. ROSE at Washington, aril the result of his conferences, were of so favourable a n? . ture to Great Britain, thA the French Ambassador gave in an insolent note, in which he threatens to de mand his passports, if Mr. Rose is continued to be received as the accredited Minister of Great Britain. The Official Piper, published at Washington, for• mall) , contradicts the reports, that any indignity Was offered to Mr. ROSE, on his arrival in America, and assures its Readers, that every possible respect eras paid to him, in conformity to his rank as a British Ambassador. A vessel had arrived at NeW rot* titan Martinique. The frigates which lately sailed front France with troops on board, arrived safely at Martinique on the 2tth December, and after landing 500 troops, with ammunition, &c. sailed next day. An embargo had been laid on all vessels at Martinique, from the daily expectation of an attack from a British force, but the Island was reported to be in a good state of defence. Another American vessel is said to have passed through a British fleet steering for Martinique, a few days after the capture of St. Thomas and St. Croix, the Danish settlements. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM G. GARLAND, SA. OP POOLE, DATED MARCH 17. " 1 yesterday received letters from Boston to the 2d uk. at which time the Nelson and Garland were arrived, the former with some damage, the particulars of which are not specifiect— My friends have so little apprehension of a. war arida this country, that they were waiting some dais with each a cargo en board, hoping the embargo would tie taken off. Thhccaruunstance will enable you to complete the insurance without war, aqd free of cap ture in port." EXTRACT OF ANOTHER LETTER FROM POOLE, SAME DATE. " Yesterday I received letters from Boston to the 2d ult. and hear there were others to the Bth, by a vessel belonging to Mr. SPURRIER, arrived at Baltimore, in Ireland. There seemed but lute apprehensions of war in America, and hopes were enter tained that the embargo would soon be taken off." NA triICAL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, MARCH 16. Arrived his Majesty's ship l'Eclaire, from a cruise, and Four Friends, liantuNs.—Sailed his Majesty's brig Cheerly, on a crutze ; and the Ann and Mary, LEWIS, for Cork.—Wind N. E. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH is. Nothing arrived or sailed this day.—Wind N.E. DOVER, MARCH 18. His Excellency Baron JACOBI embarked this after noon, with his Suite, on board the Elizabeth, Capt. HAYWARD, for Calais, which port it is supposed she will reach about twelve o'clock this night. In the Roads, the Minx gun brig. = Wind _ N. E. YARMOUTH, MARCH 18. Arrived the Amiable and Vestal frigates, Mus quito *op, and Princess Augusta cutter, from a cruize. Sailed the Acute gun-brig. Ships remain ing, Majestic and Roebuck, Admirals Russyst. and Darcu.as, flag ships, , Vestal and Amiable frigates, Musquito and Sappho sloops, and Forward gun. brig. A boat, with Captain Lord STVART on board, ir endeavouring to make the beach, upset. His ..ords! it received a considerable injury, and wits oblige to be carried to his lodgings. DEAL, MARCH 17. rrivedthe Indignant gun brig, from Portsmouth; Skylark sloop, Furious gun brig, and Pigeon schoo ner, from a cruize off Flushing. March lB.—Arrived the Prevoyante store ship, from the Nore, for Malta ; Phosphorus fire vessel, from a cruize off Boulogne ; Exeter East India ship, from the River, and sailed through for Portsmouth. Sailed the Cracker gun brig, for Spithead, having un der her convoy six sail of transports.—Wind N. E. I 1 11 For the information of Gentlemen concerned in the Baltic trade, the following official ccmmunication was yesterday made to Lloyd's Coffee hottse " ADMIRALTY OFFICE, March In, 11108. • " I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 16th instant, acquainting me, that the Owners of Ate ships ant car goes, and also the Underwriters of the ships detained at Carishans and Catiscrona, wish to be informed if any of his Majesty's ships have orders to afford them any relief; Captain Parker, of the Stately, and senior Officer of his Majesty's ships at Gottenburgh, has under his orders three sail of the line, one frigate, and some small vessels. He sailed from Yarmouth on the 11th January, and has directions, dated the ud of that month, to afford them every relief and p rotection, which the season, and the state of the ports in the Baltic, will allow. " Captain Parker has stated his intention to proceed in the az ecutiee of his orders the moment the navigation from Gotten burgh shall be open. 1 have the honour, &c. &c. " T. Middleton, Esq." II4III.6RAVZ." GENERAL WHITEIOCEL—The Members composing the Court Martial, finished their private deliberations yesterday, about half past two o'clock.—The sentence will not be published, till his MAJESTY'S pleasure is known. Thursday se'nnight the Yeomanry, commanded by Major BRICE M‘MURDO ; and the volunteers, com manded by Colonel De Palma, were inspected at Dumfriee,by Colonel Doutu.ss, and made a fine ap pearance. Monday last the troop of Yedigini Cavalry, com manded by Lord F. A. SPENCER, were inspected in Blenheim Park, by Colonel Aumv. The stili-tromen at the West end of the town hate come in for a little of the awns of the present Lot. tery. A Club, consisting of half a dozen, are the holders of a share of the 'Ticket, No. 14,223, drawn Prize of 20,0001 on Tuesday last. As there are yet- several rich Ptizes of 20,000-10,000-6,000- I,ooo—and 500.,Pounds, they have wisely appor tioned a part of their gains for the purchase orsonse mote sham, in the hope that, should another Capi tal come to the top on Tuesday nest, they may dim it off. 1 .1 11 I I 1