Star. — London, England, 1808-01-01 00:00:00

-- • If, T.:. . H 4171 REPORT MADE EY THE emu OF THE STAFF OF THE ARMY OF HAYTI TO THE PRESIDENT HENRY CHRIS. _TOPHE, 3)N THE VICTORY GAINED THE 25TH OF OC TOSER OVER TUE ARNIY OF VS BEMS S, axiom; ST. SeARC.. • '? After- Oa- unsuccessful attack of the 20th of Sep. ternber, another desperate attempt on St. Marc was announced, for which all the forces in the South of Hayti were called - out. " The President having received information of those preparations, sent to the 'reinforcement of the garrison of St. Marc three battalions, two companies ' of artillery, and a squadron of cavalry, and set off personally from the Cape, on the 23d of October.— On the 244.11, he entered St. Marc, when, without dismounting, he visited all the posts, reconnoitred the posi.w.sis of the enemy, and gave his orders for a general attack on the following day. "On the 25th, the tropps of-the North entered St. Marc, at ten o'clock in the morning. The President reviewed all the troops on the Place d'Armes, and or dered the attack to take place at eleven. " The rebels occupied on the left the habitation Pi vert, distant only half a mile front the town, where they had thrown up several entrenchments. They had in the same manner, erected some works upon the road leading from St Marc to Port au Prince ; on the right, they occupied the habitation Floreneeaux, and the neighbouring heights. " Brigadier Daquoi Vigne, and Colonel L'Espe 7 ranee, were detached with three battalions, in order to ket p the rebels in check on the right, whilst the left sto be attacked. The Commandant Richer was left in the town with a battalion as a reserve. " The President divided the troops into two co- L.mns ; the first, with a piece of cannon was to force . e lead, and storm the entrenchments ; the second co'.umn was ordered to turn the heights, to flank the rttels, and to throw them upon the road, where the . Jut • t column and the cavalry were to receiee them with vii our. The horse body guard was drawn up in tu t ay, at the distance of 11211iket4hOtly0111 the enemy, ' a reserve, intended to decide the action. The at ck began soon after the entrenchment . on the road • ; evacuated by the enemy, who withdrew to the er 1. enclunent on the' heights. The President was in th middle of a thetwer of balls, which were flying in Ili di r ections arOUJOhlun, giving his orders with - the • n atest coolaws,s2 • " 6 , The seemul column having, in the mean tim e, reached the, heights, tinder the-fire of the enemy; the rebels were turned, and fled precipitately towards the road. They were; completely put tO the routi and the cavalry, under the Generals Pierre, Tottisaint, and Cottereau, pursuing them; they` Were 'cut to pieces, and several hundred made prisoners. During the ergagement, some barges were seen in the hay; appatatitly purposing to approach the road. The PresiJint reentered Ambroi the town, and ordered the G ene ral of Artillery, se, to make his preparations to receive them ; but those bares kept out of the range of his guns. " The President went to the right , where Briga dier Diaquol Vigne commanded the troops. 'He ordered an attach to dislodge the rebels from their position; but; on 'acecinnt of their great superiority of numbers, their resistance was very obstinate, and their fire ex • tremeri brisk. The . . 7th battalion eyen-made a retro .. 'rade movement ; then the President ordered Colo nel Richer, who had been left 'at St.' Marc with a b il g t e h tt , al r io i r i t ic in h re w serv as d e ;ni t e o more Ithorrarbad and ttle . supp as r er the blished. That Officir having proce eded along the shore; turned the extrentity of the line of the rebels, and from that moment:, the victory was deilded : • the horse guards came up at the same time; made a charge, .and the fight became general. The remain r of the day was employed in searching for and securing the prisoners, wholtad concealed themselves in the bushes and underwoods 'which are on both sides of road. Many Colonels and other officers, with numbers of soldiers, were made prkoners.— The rebels left the field of battle covered with their killed and wounded. Night coming on, put a stop to the pursuit, and prevented their total discomfiture. {t Both actions lasted six hours, during which the troops evinced the greatest bravery. General Dia qui,' was wounded in the arm ; Captain Le Jeune, Aide-de-Camp •of the President, had an eye shot away by a ball; Lieutenant-Colonel Maujroint, of the horse guards, was wounded. The two battalions of the tad regiment had made a forced march of 36 leagues in three days; but, notwithstanding their fatigue, their ardour ',vas not diminished. " On the 2t3th, the Generals Pierre, Toussaint, and Cottereau continued the pursuit to Montrouis, les Verrettes, et les Matteux. The President went to Montrois, and ordered that the potroles should he established all along the sea shore, in order to inter cept such of the fugitives as might attempt to reach the barges . and canoes which were ready to facilitate their escape—they were almost all made prisoners, perishing with hunger and thirst, and cursing the traitor who had exposed them to their present mise rable situation. Colonel Cibasse, who pursued them into the mountains, took many priitoners, and brought with him their drums and colour s . Their famous General,' Senator Bonnet, maintained his reputation of cowardice : at the very outset of the engagement, he withdrew to Montrouis, at' six leagues distance from the field of battle, and left his troops -without a commander. " NO enemy being any longer to be teen, the troops of the North were sent back to their cantonments:„. — The battalion of the 417th was ordered to take charge ef the prisoners : and, after having provided for the •ivounded, the President returned w i th his horse guard to the Cape, where he arrived the 7th of November, and reiceived the felicitations of the Civil and Military Authorities,. In the evening there was a general illu 114a.tion,"- • - • . The Report concludes in these words: " The friend of hOirtanityi the man who . loves his rOuntry; and obesi...ltaia•ws,•asks himself what may be the end a the 'rebel Petlein, when he thus exposes l :to certain death;.; .tho miserable' tools- of his arnbitiont ..What would have •been the fate of t thoge un the hands of - the fortunate'. men whop the chance of war - pu into 11014.1 at, if his :leniency had hot spared them, even at r. they had I'M u?their arms -against his person ? *et, zloes'itlie;cannibal Pei4on cause the shedding of VJ talcalki,.Uatkss it he owing .to A plaubf detrue4 • . I . r- -.7.7 7!r-i11.,7•7 tion artfully preeoncerted with our itnplaeable enemy ' —the enemy of the world—for diminishing the popu lation of Hayti a plan which was always the favou rite project of the French faction, of which Petion is the secret abettor, and which estimates as nothing the hums* blood they, shed to satiate their execrable ant bition. ( signe d) ?JOSEPH RAPHAtEi.", THE EVENING- STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, tam CiacosteinotterNo business done at the Stock Excitors*. TO OUR READERS. To address our Readers on the opening year, " Custom," bt the words of our immortal Bard, " has made a property ;" we wish we could add with hint, " of easiness," on tlie present occa sion. Last night, during our midnight lucubrations, the bells of *the Metropolitrang a merry peal to introduce the new year; our senses were for a shOrt time billed into congenial feelings of hilarity:--but soon the vivid lightning flashed, and the distant thunder, at times confounded with the roaring of the wind, rolled out its awful sound, impressing on our minds sentiments suited to the tremendous .terms, which agitate the moral and political world. The annals of history no where record so fearful a conjuncture as that in which we are now placed. The political balance is de stroyed; the human ties of civilization ate disregarded; and the very foundations of society are subverted. Our toe disdains the usual means of natural progress. He binds the elements to his chariot Wheels, and puts all nature in a state requisition. in the words of the Poet, " He spurn; the earth, and towers with eagle's wings ; " Kings he makes slaves, and meanest creatures Kings." Hitherto we have stopped his career ; but we had the assistance of allies. Now those allies are armed against us ; 'they are be come the Satellites attendant on this baneful orb, that threatens to involve us into the general conflagration. The opening year is fraught with the most important events. Mach, perhaps all, will depend on our conduct during the course of it.' We have more than once endeavoured to do cur duty. as citizens by pointing out the manner in which our resources shotild be ex erted. We shall again, on the present occasion, shortly grate, and earnestly press on the minds of our countrymen, our 'ideas on this great subject. • Next to 'the- indispensable duty of aveiting the judgments of Heaven by the practice of Christian virtues, our political it'abras tion 'depends on two thirist EXRNAL UNtou,and INTERNAL DEEXiscE. Whatever cause obstructs the former must be immediately re moved. L e land must be conciliated. When 'all patties and all sects arc interested in the preservation of constitutional pri vileges, they will combine' their efforts to defend, and to main tain those privileges. Of the objections tirade to the emancipa tion of the Catholics, one' only appe:::-, to us to deserve se rious attention: the influence of the Pope. We certainly cannot be perfectly at ;: o,e, when we , ee a person, • tbe 'vassal of our implacable enolay, exerting any authority within 'the British dominions. Tile temporal and civil power of the Pope is annihilated ;it was destroyed in 1798. But he has nominally, the appoint bent of Catholic Bishops. And while hehai it nominally, BONAPARTE possesses it virtually. He therefore holds the temporal Sovereignty of the Pope ; and he ma) Übe pleaties assume the title of CLEMENT, Plus, or IN NOEN-i', to all which, we believe,,lie has an equal claim. We would therefore propose, while we give the privileges of the Democracy and Aristocracy to the Catholics, that they should embrace the Monarchy. We propose that their Bishops,' like those of the Gallic-an Church under the Kings of France, should be appointed by the Kings of England. With this condition, . and with some regulations to secure the independence of their clergy, we v.ould throviopen the pale of all political and civil privileges. ' Our Readers recollect our plan a INTERNAL DEr stmt. We have . heard it universally apyroved. We gave the general out line, which might be easily filled up by the wisdom of the Le gislature. We refer our Readers to the 23d of October for the general articles, the first of which is that all the male popu lation of the Kingdom from the age' Of 17 to that of 27 shall be trained warms, and that all above that age shall be 'requested to remain, or enter as Volunteers. • Supported by these two great pillars of national security,we may, under the protection of DIVINE PitovinENcE, begin the year with a rational confidente that we shall be successful in stem ming the totrent that has overwhelmed the Continent of Eu rope, and which is roiling towards us, swollen by the mighty deluge of successive conquests. To say much of our s elves individually, would be an unpardonable • anti-chinas. *i !hall persevere in that line of conduct which has received the si*.von of public approbation during almost twenty years. INnikNosNcE or SPIRIT, FREEDOM FROM PARTY, AND AN ACTIViLOYr Or OUR COUNTRY, ARE OUR UNALTERABLE PaINCIPLRS: • • PIKE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. 3 per Cent. Red. Ann. 634. 63 tieb. Bills, 2s. dis. par 2s. dis. 3 per Cent. Cons. Ann. shtt Omnium, 1 # prem. 4 per Cent. /402 i Ffloli.ll 'l'ieito•: 901. 161. 5 per Cent. Navy shut Cont for acc. 54i India bonds, Is. a 29. dis. In spite of the Dec rees of NAPOLEON, vessels con tinue to arrive in our ports almost daily, from different continental ports. For reasons, which_musi be obvi ous to our commercial readers, we frequently absiaiu from giving their names, or detailing such circuni; stances as might afterwards identify them on their re turn to the continent ; but such intelligence as we are thus enabled to collect, we lay before our Readers. HOLLAND. Letters, of the 20th ultimo, were yesterday received ! from Flushing. From them, it appears that the Dutch Merchants have ventured to remonstrate with the French Government, 'On the want of fairness and equality in the execution' of the laws Concerning fo reign commerce in France and Holland. They com plain, that in France a brisk trade is carried on with various nations, while no vessels of any kind can go in of out of the 'ports of Holland. 'lf this • complaint be well'founded, it warrants an imputation of , great cruelty indeed agiinst NAt'OLEON : for France, Alrut ail coMmerce, may still be a great and rich country ; but Hollind is a trading nation, or it is nothg4: . Its aties, built on piles, must at last be deserted ; ' and its scanty • land, Liboriouily preserved by mud walls 4ndlbailks, must be at 'length abandoned to the en q troaching waters, unless the life of the State be pre ,. tenetilht the' Buick citudatistrii of .tiasieaaa mut ,' 00-K:,.:v ••:-:: 0, :1 .; ;; ...,:i, --.1 .f...h, :.......: \: 1 ' ••=•••• • .• • • .. 4s; f Mace. However, while the Conqueror is gradually seizing her barrier feetesses, of what importance is it to him, that Holland should again b ec ome a marshy waste 1 1 Probobly he will answer the Dutch Merchants briefly, 4 , Become a part of Franee and you shall have 1 in all things the fake of France.ll. PORTUGAL. The Captain of an American vessel, which left Lisbon on the 28th of November, gives a melancholy account of the state of the people, in consequence of the extreme scarcity of provision*, and the excessive price of such as could be had. Ho declares, that for four days before he sailed he could not find a pound of fresh meat irt the Lisbon markets. Bread he de scribes as enoonously high. American flour was sel ling at the rate of 51. per barrel, which could have been had for forty shillings ntt two- months before. What must be the situation of this unfitrtunate coun try at present, when afflicted by the presence of a French army ! AMERICA AND ALGIERS. The Captain of the above vessel states, that at the time of his departure from Lisbon, and for some days before, it was generally stated there, that the Alge tines were plundering such Americans as they could fall in with in the Mediterranean. This gives addi tional coroboration to the report we have mentioned upon the authority of a letter from Barcelona, that the Algerines have captured several American ves sets. We notice' this the more particularly, because some American merchants still affect to doubt the accuracy .of the report we allude to. These doubts they profess to rest upon letters from Paris of the 15th, and from Amsterdam of the 17th ; which ex press an opinion that the Statement which sometime since apptated in the Moniteur, as to the declaration of w4r by the Argerines against America is quite er roneous ; but from the circumstance we have stated, and from all the intelligence that has reached us, we are induced to entertain a different opinion. • To this we have to -add; - ifiat a letter has been re ceived from a Gentleman who sailed some time ago for Malta. The vessel having obtained a market at Gibraltar, he sailed thencein an American fox Malta, and was captured' and carried into Algieri. This seems to put the question of hostilities between these Powers beyond all Tomer of uncertainty.`' - A vessel arrived in the Riier yesterday, from Dantzig, which place she left twelve dap's ago. At the time of her departure, there were quartered in the territory of that free Hanse city 15,000 Frenchtroops, under the command (as the Captain understood) of General Outaisox, who, out Readers may recollect; was lately reported 'to have reached Astracan with 4 French force. The tontinuance of so numerous a corps in this district has prevented the wretched inha , bitants from recovering (as they fondly hoped) from the distresses occasioned by the laee war. A loaf of rye-bread, not exceeding 51b. which before the war might have been purchased for fid. cost then 2s. • The fate of the citizens of Dantzic has long been deplorable: On the first iniquitous division .of Po land, in 1772, they were deemed happy in preserving their independedce ; • bur their territory being stir, rounded (ticlave) by the states of the King of Prussia, they were 'held in a sort of imprisonment, and their trade checked by the oppressive customs raised at their very gates, while the Prussian town of Elbing was elevated at their expence. At length the Prussian eagle was fixed upon the gates - of Dantzic, on the last division of Poland. But a few years elapsed before the war against Prussia was carried into Poland it self ; and on the peace of Tilsit, a sort of hypocriti cal homage was paid to that Polish liberty and inde pendence uhich --RnNAPARTE promised to establish, by the•restitution of Dantzig as a free and indepen dent state. • But how deceitful a gift, and tantalizing a boon, is proved, we have fresh experience in the in telligence just received. The troops that have arrived consist of all the' Guards that were in Sicily ; the 20th, 52d, 78th, and the 2d battalion of the 35th regiments ; besides artil lery and engineers, in all between eight and nine thousand men. Sir JOHN MOORE, and the other General Officers, l and several of the ships, were yesterday relented from quarantine. The following is a list of the transports arrived with the above force, viz. The Nestor, NPKenan ; Caldicot Castle, TVPNea le ; Damon,' Davison ; Eliza, Firringham ; Defence, Sturthfield ; Aretbos% Smith ; Ann; NPKenzie; Perseverance, thins; Traveller, Hardy, Ida, Zenton ; Alert, Gibson; Barrick, Gibson; Navigator, Fors ter; Levant, Raddons ; Elizabeth, Banks; Anne, Clarke; Dx dalus, Pye ; the Henry, Wheatly ; the Voyager 'hompson ; the ißobest and Charlotte, • ; the Pallas, Ri ckman ; the Sea Horse, Eliza Tupper, Mercury, Lord Collingwood, Thames, Bel lona, London, John and Robert, Ne.iton, Atlas, Oxford, Albion, Harriott, Christiana, Kingston, Ajax, Howes, Ann, Scotland, Mi nerva, Franklin, Amity, Jackson, Britannia, Clark, Ann, Wilkin son, Perseus, Babas, Henry, Rochie, and Thames. A vessel arrived yesterday from Bilboa, after a patsage of only ten days ; when she left that port, it 'was not known that the French had entered Madrid; and the PRINCE of PEACE still continued, as far as the latest information reached; the efficient and • acknow ledged Minister of Spain: Letters have also been received from the French coast. They mention the arrival of the Austrian Messenger in a flag of truce from England, and his subsequent journies. After a conference with the Austrian Ambassador at Paris, he proceeded to Milan, whets he expected to find NAPOLEON, who being gone to -Venice, he repaired thither, and re ceived.from NAPOLEON an answer to his dispatches. The' minuteness • with which the journies of the Messenger of a foreign Minister are detailed in these letters, shews theimportance attached to the dispatches of which he was the bearer. It is reported in these letters, that 6 frigates lately escaped from Bourdeaux, We have already etpressed our fears that the re turn of the troops under General MOORE to England 'was probably unexpected. In this opinion we are not singular. It is said that dispan.iies, containing instruc tions for his conduct, had been sent out, which by some fatality never reached him: We have not learnt with any certainty in What* . sertice this force 'was to have been employed • but *e cannot doubt that it was. , to have co-operat ' ed with the &see lately tent from this cottntry for the Mediterranan. '7 AttlibL INTELLIGENCE. All. DUE. 11 Gotuaberet 0 3 Dublin V+raerford AgSON FRIGATE. kit. eve. 0 s - - - PENZANCR, DFC. morning, the A N .,,, n frigate, Captain LYDIARP, drove ashore at Portleav,, about nine miles to the Eastward of Penzance, 4 t t t i zi a most tremendous gale from the' South West, A, Express was•receired about noon at the Ctistom.hee t , giving the unfortunate int;.lligence, and stating, ti r , on the departure of the messenger evom Pcrtleavt, only two persons ere safe on shcre, bill that the 'bp remained together; froth v.-1:!ch circums.*.an, hep. ; were entertained thet most of th:..• crew wii.k tx! The Atouti left Falmouth on I . .tiCay 12st, ce ree f , ore of the frigates off Rechfcrt. P. S. The Collectoc, &c. of the Custcrns ate, to Portleaven, in order to render what assiss•anee be in their power, to the saving the lives of the crew. Captaiu• nonfarm, and his Fp-rt . ' Lieutenant, at both said to have been drowned. •••111•11.•• ELYMQUIII. DEC. so. Came in the Eliza, Captain ComiNos, fret!, Nn. York, laden with sugar and coffee, detained by t'v Tribude frigate • the Union, of Poole, from N m York to Poole, that was ashore in Mill-bay yestudu afternoon, was got off again, with the 103 S of i t? rudder and other damages ; the Adventurer, Cipi. CLARK, that was also on shore at the same place, i n s got off when the gale abated , without much dam* The cargo of the Henrietta Charlotta is entoadtg, but the fruit, &c. is in a very damaged state. ( 40 . siderable damage was done among the shipping Catwatfr during the gale. The Fama, Brazil tbi T y lost her mizen-mast and bowsprit, and stove in the bows of 'the American ship Meridian, by t e n i eg foul of hey Had the gale continued a few he m longer, the damages would have been very great, be: by the wind shifting to the westward, it enabled mau ships that were in very great danger, to get bra t ' : situations. Came in the Othello, --, from Ne. York, with sugar and' coffee, detained by the A i e t frigate. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 31. Arrived the Dorset, Bapt. SIMOUD, from Quebee, l (one 'of the Halifax convoy).—Sailed the The Friends, from • Gottenburgh. •His Majesty's slim Euryalus and Niger, with part of the convoy from& Mediterranean, were this day releaF.ed from quain tine. -His Majeity's ship Halifax is appointed ct vby to the Eastward.—Wind S.W. blows fresh. SHEERNESS, DEC. 31. Arrived the Glory, of 98 guns ; also the Americo shipi America, from Philadelphia, hOund to ATM darn ; and the brig Daniel and Frederick; from it same place for Rochelle ; they haVe been wareat our cruizers not to approach their ports of destia *en, on account of 'the strict blockade, and time. fore remain here for orders. This afternoon a lx/e Americarn'ship, the Adventure; Ruffs, from Cm. with sherry wine fzn• London, was brought in hate a sinking state; ant totally dis Mated, haviagtec on the Mouse.: rimtwimpr.c. 31. Sailed yesterday the Diana, Captain *Doom end the Lady .Nepean, Captain Livngo, the foto for Gottenbuigh, and the latter for Heligotaid.te ship Fesonia, of Newca ,in ballast, struck on bro' Sand, on Tuesday last, and when she came made so much %rater, that the crew were obliged abandon her, and are brought into this port by a ing smack. Arrived several sail of ships with less anchors and cables in the late gales. REslAlN—Centincl andAggressoi gun-brigs Sea-larkst . and Elgin tender, of-Lynn, together with a la;ge fleet of bound to Londen.—Wind W. S. W. The Selima, RAarAN, from Lisbon for Hull, captured on the 21st a NoVember by a French fi, gate, and carried into Spain. The Orion, Gant-Es; from London fit Stier, was all well on the 23d - of December, in 1it.47.141 80. in company with the fleet. - • ' •' • . . The Marquis of HtfrriEV left town ye_ morning for Edinburgh, in consequence of acc Which he had just.received of the dangerous alma his brother Lord ALEXANDER Gonnox. This morning arrived a Mail from-New York au; Halifax, brought by the Duke of Kent packet. We mentioned yesterday the arrival at Port , of 'the Aleiandria frigate; of 32 kuns, capt; the Wl' E. King, from Barl;adoes, The following shipi sailed under convoy of Alexandria, but she parted from them on the kst, in lat. 3+. 43. N. long. .51. 29. W. in a heavy British Queett,Hopewell, President, Ince, Argo, Albian terprize, Aurora, Lady Hood, Augusta, Hercules, Alfred, liam Phillips, Thomas 1, Thomas 2.—Hercules 2, Lord C°, wood, Betsey, Wilding, Fame, Sisters, Molly , H o p e, Fat' Harriet, Mary, Pope, Queen. TheAlexandtia and convoy sailed from Tortola the l6th of November. The vesscli from Surinam not reached Tortola at that date. The Alan has brought'home dispatches from Admiral Coen but we do not tmderstand that they are of im The Otter, of Liverpool, prior to the gale coming became so leaky, that it was found necessary to her at sea. It is stated that Captain CafluANE is hearer of important dispatches. • Admiral CoarnANE was left by the Alexandria 1 Tortola, waiting for ir.structions from England.; 'ups the arrival of which, nothing could be trade* against . the Danish islands. GeneraliAll/ANDA his come to England. a Passe ger in the Alexandria.— Wednesday night the Count de MEIN arrived at tL . House of his Excellency Prince STAIIILEMBERG , Dispatches from the Austrian Minister at Pans. )i also brought with him several letters from Prime TERIIAZY, and Dispatches for his Excellency the It . sian Ambassader. The bearer c f thest DispAtches Polish Nobkman of distinguished abilities, a nd i . si, cretary to the Austrian Embassy at Paris. 111 . % 01 sion, therefore, must have, for its object, coined:sit considerable importance. It is supr used that he br l . o with him some further communicationson the s!lif of the proposed Mediation on the part of Atistio' P 1161511, between Great Briteiu and France. • ...• vc 0 Os, 7 f '> QUg I.T lady live --, Licul rrel ray tad tw Litt