Star. — London, England, 1813-05-08 00:00:00

• +~ EVENING STAR We have to-day given the first, of a series of letters from Mr. - Picksaxxo, to the. People of America, n the subject of the insane conduct . of tbeir Rulers. in per sisting in the war.. lt is a spirited-and eloquent Ap peal to .the good sense of the Americans; but we fear, that untikits operatipn is aided by the CONOREVE Rockets, and the guns of a few.l4's, it will not con-, We have 0 0 arrivals.to-day. from Germany; but, vince the .persons to whom it is addressed, ; of their odw idistanding the confidence which the situation of folly. We subjoin it without further comment : t h e Allied Armies is calculat ed to inspire, there have .' • . :.. LETTER. I. been gloomy reports in circulation.. The substance " TO the People of the United States.' - i ts of a ll these is, that the French have d efeated the " Having it in contemplation publicly to expressiny sentiments Allies, who are said to be. retreating in consequencer, on the enormous Loans called fot by our Rulers, to enable ; them It is scarcely necessary to add that there is no fours- to prose e epie the war against Great Britala b it seems proper first t i s ,i mak 3ome observations on the war itself; fur, if it be jest dation whatever f or these re p orts. In the mean time a., d nece,,ary, the best efforts •a every citizen slipuld be used we shall state what was the positions of the hostile for it, sffe.tual support, and its speedy and successful issue; but armies at the date of the last advice' : • !ifit be Unjust and unnecessary ;if it derives its origin froth the ... The various French coror d'art's,/ continued to de- malevolent and selfish passions, veiled in the garb of honour and send the Thuringian mountains. .Nair, one of the patriotism, it Celina be too strongly marked with term! of repros bation. . . . . . few French M arshals who "stood the test" of the "Mr. Madison's War has been already eiamlned, and its char frightful clim ate of Russia, command' s the left Whig. I noels delineated, b) , one of the ablest writers and best citizens lie was on the 21st ult.. in advance of Erfu of rtb.— .. • .our country. It would be alike unnecessary and improper tb General BeItTRAND, who commands the right,. was travel over his ground. . . . posted at Cobourg. The centre . will probably be t ~, I have long entertained the opinion, that the few mei‘who c ommanded by Boyaraterz in person. It is composed for the last twelve years have moved all the springs of public action, directed all public Measures , and aimed to fix the desti nies of MAR,SIONT's divi , sion , which is at Gotha, nies of our country, intended to involve it hi a war with Great and that of BEMIERES, who has arrived at Eisenach, Britain—to indulge their inveterate hatred of that country, to ,ti the head of the Imperial Guards. BEAUHARNOIS subserve the views of France, and to salute theinselves in the is cooped up in Bernburg by the Itussian force. possession of power. For to the passions and prejudices of the We are not quite so certain is to the positions of I people in favour of the French and against the English, which IIIC allied troops. They are. hoviner, within contact i those men have zealously and perseveringly excited and che ri,hed, they are deeply indebted for the power now in their of the . French, for it was but the other day that the . hinds . This is so true, tbh, for many years past, their partisans greets of Gotha were the scene of a brilliant cava lr y - . have deemed it sufficient to ruin any man in the eyes of the pecw affair, ill. which the Prussians distinguished them- pie, to pronounce him a friend to Great Britain; or, in their lane aelveSe Th eir bead-quarters on the 21st and 22d silt. guage of vulgar abuse, a British Tory. And this Is the lot of were at Alttnburgh, Naumberg, and Freyberg on every independent citizen who expresses his ,abhorrence of the the Saale. . . abominable acts of the French, and condenun the mischievous .! • • and unwarrantable measures of .his own Gavernnient. A French corps, undee SEDABTIANI, had left Wei " While France assumed and bore the name of a Republic, ma with a view to attack, but Aid not cross the river • professing the broadest principles of liberty, and •uninformed as from the formidable appearance of the Allies on the were most men (myself among the number) as to the nature of opposite bank. Indeed the latter are receiving daily French Liberty and French Republicanism, the American friends accessions of strength. WITTGENSTEIN, BLUCHER, of France had an apology for their French par ialities—partiali. ties for a ' sister republic.' But a few years were sufficient to and D'YOREi Willi in all probability, share the glory stew that in the name of Liberty the Rulers of Republican of being the first in action with the French, and the , France put i n practice the most horrible and merciless tyranny first battle will, it is likely, be fought in the vicinity of at bonne and the most ambitious and unprincipled projecti of Gotha. It was last night reported, for the second or conquest, in relation to all the neighbouring nations; among third time, that Government had received advices of them, overturning every government and state which bore the tilt French having driven in the allied advanced posts name of a republic. Bul this display of the most detestable ty rain y anffambition by France, abated nothing in the zeal of a on the Saale, but this is not true. certain porticn of her Ameritan partisans for her cause; not even We await the event of a battle without much ap- when the Government of that country, seized by a single tyrant, prehension ; and even if it should be disadvantageous exhibited the most ferocious, cruel and bloody despotism that to the Allies, we see no reason for assuming a tone ever afflicted the Christian world—a dejnonstration that the pro of despondency. Now that the inhabitants of Europe fessioes of liberty and republicanism, with which those French partitatis filled the public ear, were all false and hollow. are in arms, a thousand victories nbtairied over their " The real lover of justice and liberty, the friend to the rights regular armies will not shake the foundation of their of mankind, must instinctively hate tyranny, under every form,' future independence—Look at the P.:ninsula I and however exercised, whether by many, by a (tee, or by one Why the same men hate England, and with a passion 'probably surpassing their love to France, may be accounts ti fcr t but the investijation would require mere detail and illustration than time permits or the occasion requires. Seffice it to say, that this hr teed on one hand, and love and subserviency on the other, while they contributed to preserve the public power in their hands, effectually barred a settlement of our differenc.s with Great Bri tain. I should speak more correctly if I said, that the scope and indulgence given to those passions, combined with the love of power, originated some, and have aggravated and maintained all those differences. I say further, that the course of their pro ceedings, and their own official documents, are sufficient to satisfy discerning, candid, and unprejudiced inquirers after truth, that it has been the inveterate determination of the Presidents Jefferson and Madison, net to make a general treaty, comprehending all the subjects in question with Great Britain, on any terms com patible with her safety and independence. " Igo still further, and add, on my responsibility at the bar of ' Truth—and, if Mr. Jefferson please, at the bar of I ,retire—that, amidst a profusion of amicable professions towards Great Britain, and multiplied declarations of a sincere desire to adjust all diffe rences between that country aud, the Matra States; and when he had long been carrying on negotiations for a general treaty of amity and commetce with that nation, by his Ministers in Lon. don, to whom, by his Secretary of State, Mr. Madison, those multiplied professions of friendship and conciliation were come municated ; Mr. Jefferson avowed to one of his friends (in these words, or in words to the same import,) THAT, IN TRUTH, at DID NOT WISH TOR ANY TReATY WITH GREAT BRITAIN !!! This shameless avowal of his Machiavelian policy appears to have been made about the time when he rejected the treaty which hi e own favourite Ministers, Monroe and Pinkney, had negotiated with the rakish Government ; and will account for the rejection, without his laying it before the Senate for their advice. For, notwithstanding the ill.pLsced confidence of some, and the dews- Bay.' , tion of' others, to his system of administration, it is possible the , ..,---...—.......we Mr. G. H. ROSE Senate might have advised its ratification. I and family are preparing to leave " Mr. Jefferson well knowing the intrinsic difficulties attend town for Stockholm, where he will reside as our Mi lne the question of impressment, and the former unsuccessful, nister. attempts, as well as the long and fruitless efforts of his own mi• slaters to settle It by treatp—it must have appeared to him highly lateMl or -G e neral the H on. ALEXANDER HOPE, who y aj re or tur f ted fro m i amission to the Baltic, re-em probable, nay morally certain, that Great Britain would never renounce its claim of right, nor by a formal treaty-stipulation barked yesterday at Yarmouth on board the Eitzaus b G for ottenurg absolutely relinquish the practice of impressing her own seamen sloop of war, h. He proceeds, it is from neutral merchant vessels on the high seas. Hence arises said, with extended powers to re-open negotiations the presumption, that Mr. Jefferson made that relinquishment a with Denmark. 1 sine gee non, an indispensable condition, in any treaty to be nt- Government, we understand, have it in contempla gotiated with that country; because it would insure the gratifica- , don to employ a number of Heligolanders in gun• tion of his wish, " to have no treaty with England." vessels, to co-operate with the Germans on the Elbe, " The British Commissioners frankly told Monroe and Pink. under the command of Captain DOVERGNE, late Go atee, that the Board of Admiralty, and Law Officers of the Crown, vernor of that island. Captain DOVERGNIt'S great w ere united in the opinion, that the right in question (of taking popularity with those islanders a nd his p erfect local knowledge of the Elbe, the Weser, the Eyder, &x. British seamen from neutral merchant vessels) was well founded, render him perhaps the fittest Officer that could have and (night not to be relinquished ; and that under such circume been selected for such a service. stancee no ministry would venture to relinquish it, however , I From the many applications already made fbr pressing the emergency might be. 44 Wi t h th i s k now l e d g e of the fact, and with the official docu- Tickets to the Dinner " of the Friends to the Inde meat in his hand, Mr. Madison might very safely renew the , pendence of Germany," (which takes place on Mon - I warm professions of his predecessor and fellow - labourer , o f his day next at the City of London Tavern,) the corn sincere desire to adjust all differences, and to settle the terms of i parry promises to be numerous and most respectable. a friendly and commercial intercourse with Great Britain— 1 KOTZEBUE is engaged in publishing a newspaper at without the hazard of being surprised into a treaty, while he Berlin, under the patronage and authority of the continued to insist on the relinquishment of hnpressmenis of Russian General Count WITTGENSTEIN. It is sup. British seamen from American vessels ; a renunciation be was posed that the admired Proclamations of this General morally certain world never be made i a tgaunciatioa which be are the productions of this celebrated Wittig t' • ! AMERICA. .1 V‘oll .c t y • • •`•. " i , Now continue* to insist .01 as the condition ofpaate, as it is the Doty remaining alledged Cause or pretence for persisting hi thr war; which therefore must continue during the four cominc years of Mr. Madison's presidency--unless the People, in tt,. exercise of their rightful and constitutional powers, compel him to make peace, • _ • • LONDON. . . • SATURDAY, MAY 8,1813. muck , ...oci4s TLII' DAY .AT ONE O'CLOCK: ;tett sB o—..Cona..s9ll---for acc. 59*-4 per Ct. 7211.. s r n 2s. Ss. dis.--Each. 'Jilts Gs. tae pre. B a nk g Aamutios 141 ' • By our last letters from Lisbon, we learn that fresh Conscripts have arrived from France, to replace the drafts which have been sent fr6m Spain ; the enemy are concentrating their force, have fallen back on the Douro, but with an intention of retiring to the Ebro, the line of which they intend to defend. The Marquis of WELLINGTON will, of course, have to force this. Sir ROWLAND HILL and Marshal BERESFORD Will cross " With my personal knowledge of the characters and conduct of the men who for twelve years have directed and controled the affairs of our country, and with the evidences existing of the real origin of the war—of which the alledged causes were but pre tenoes—l have•.iyad no hesitation in pronouncing it Ist unneces sary, unjust, and now especially, a wanton and profligate war With such views of the nature and origin of the war, it will be impossible for me, as a Member of the National Legislature, to give my vote for men or money to continue it. " We have seen that the men who declared the war, fearful of,lwdng•their popularity and of hazarding the re-election of Mr. Madison, last year refused today the taxes indispensably neces slarY to support it, or even to pay the interest of the monies loan id for that purpose. Another Session has passed away, and still so taxes have been laid—althoogh taxes alone. and those heavy blond all example, can furnish funds equal to the redemption of the enormous public debt they have inehrred and are incur ring.—lt is an acknowledged maxim, founded on reason and ex perience, that funds actually provided for the rzimbursement of public loans, are essential to the establishment and support of public credit. Those, therefore, •who lend their money to the government without such funds and so without any security, acting with their eyes open, will merit no consideration here after. Will it be said that the faith of the United States is pledged for the repayment of the loans ? So was their faith pledged to redeem the continental money, which Congress issued, to the amount of two hundred millions of dollars, to carry on the war of our revolution—a just dnd necessary war : yet that pledge was never redeinned. '• I shall resume this subject in another number; and upon the facts and observations which shall be exhibited, every one will consider whether it Is probable that the loan of sixteen millions — and of the millions on millions which must follow, will ever be repaid : there are abundant reasons to believe they will not. " Mar ch 8, 1812." (Signed) " TIMOTHY PICKFRINO. " LEESBURG, (N. J.) MARCH l e. " Sunday a British 74 came in the Delaware, and is now about ten miles within. On Monday a frigate anchored along side. Last night, at twelve o'clock, two of the Cape May pilot boats were driven into Maurice River, and captured by a boat from one of the enemy's tenders ; they likewise took two sloops out of the river loaded with wood. This morning they captured a schooner. Our packet is agrouird al Port Elitabeth. The foregoing facts have been de posed to." d RICHMOND, MARCH 18. 44 We understand, that the Governor has received a letter by mail from Norfolk, dated half past eleven on the murning of Tuesday—which states, that an ex press had arrived an hour before, that the enemy were in motion, their boats filled with men. The troops in Norfolk were under arms. 4 , The same letter states, that an express had that moment arrived, announcing that 10 boats, with 50 men each, were within a few miles of Old Point Light House, standing towards shore ; two boats and a ten der were employed the day before sounding the Chan nel to Old Point ; that their fleet would probably be in Hampton Reads the first lair wind, and an attack was expected soon after. 44 Another letter from the same, written on the Bth, states, that it was reported by a respectable American landed from the cartel, that the Maid stone frigatc got under weigh the day before yesterday ler Balti more, but sprung her bowsprit and returned.' 4 4 Other letters to other quarters state, that on the 9th the men were at their arms, and balls were in the furnaces at the forts. the Douro immediately to the left, with one army, while the Marquis of WELLINGTON, with the main army, will advance by the great Salamanca road. The army is now all in motion, the cavalry and ar tillery going to the front. There are three very fine battering trains, one of which will accompany the Alai quis ~1 WELLINGTON, one General HILL'S army, and a third is at St. Andero, from whence it will be tidy :need upon Burgos. The Marquis of WELLINGTON had never so fine or strong an army—he will bring into the field 42000 British, 30,000 Portuguese, and 50,000 Spanish troops ; and this besides the army at Alicant of thirty t'lnusand. The Marquis of WELLINGTON had or dered Sir Joint MURRAY to advance with that army, and General COOKS to make some advance from Ca. 44 This caution to the Reader, we give all we get; not that we believe it all, but, as it may be true, wt give it. The enemy will do something, we ought therefore to be armed at all points—a line of tele graphs, or at least a line of expresses, ought immedi ately to be established from the great points near the mouths of the rivers in the metropolis of Virginia." diz with the army there, and in conjunction with General CASTAXOS. In the mean time all the Gue rilla Chiefs are busy. We are happy in being able to state, that some thing may now he expected of the Spanish troops; Lord WELLINGTON has not been able to officer them with British Officers in the same manner as•the Por- tuguese army is, and by which means the latter has been brought to such a pitch of perfection ; but he has accomplished one grand matter—the regular payment of the Spanishtroops. It is notorious that though the contributions were regularly levied on the people in Spain for the payment of their armies, the soldier was almost always without any pay, and illerefore obliged, when he could do it, to take every thing he wauted. This had the worst effect on the s.ildier, and left the people always discontented, in fact it made them careless whether they had a Trench or 3pauish army quartered on them. The Marquis now himself sees that the Spanish soldier is paid as well as cloathed, and makes the officers responsible that the men receive their cloathing and pay. We also learn, that since Sir Jon Muanav assu- shed the command at Alicant, he has brought that army into an excellent state, and that SucilE•r will not attempt to hold his ground when Sir JOHN ad vances. Sir JOHN MURRAY is brother to the late Sir instEs PULTENEY, and, like the illustrious WuraNc l'oN, he learned the art of war on a large scale in India, having served with his Lordship and Marshal 133iitsfoaco in all their campaign; there. ~ ~-a-:.~-~ • 7i • EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM NORFOLK. " Every preparation is making to defend the town from a contemplated attack. A cartel came in yes terday, and the prisoners inform us that the British were making preparations to attack some place, and supposed it would be Norfolk. One of the 74's was loaded with Congreve rockets. We have about 2500 men with us, and General Taylor -intends to give them the warmest reception his forces are capa ble of. Three seventy-fours, seven frigates, and a number of sloops and brigs of war arc now in the NAVAL. JNTE►LLIGE.%'CE. We have to lament the loss of another British o'p of war, in a rencontre with the Americans. 1 e SEAHORSE frigate has arrived at Poi tsmou• h from 34.. naica,with an account of the total loss of the PiLAC.LK gun-brig, in consequence of a well fought and san. guinary action of an hour with the American sloop war Hornet, off the Demarary River. Cant 11'11 PEAK!, of the PEACOCK, and nearly the whole of his crew were killed or wounded. The brig went down at the close of the action, and only five or six of.her crew were saved by the Hornet. It is reported that the PEACOCK went down with the British Hag flying. By an American Prize, we learn, that the Hornet, Essex, and Chesapeake Americans were the only American vesseka of wat at sea. The latter had made three prizes, and when. last heard of, was in sight of the outward-bound English Brazil Pieet --Th• bombardment of Norfolk was expected to comment every hout. Ten thousand troops were stationed there under the command a the Governor of Virginia.—The Mail of the Mary Ann packet, captured by an American privateer, had been picked up, in con sequence of not having sufficient weight to sink it. The India Fleet will be finally dispatched this evening at the East India House. and will sail on Tuesday, if the wind proves favourable. A letter received in town frcm the Captain of the Arnision, dated Canton, October 20, ni:.ntions, that the fir t fleet tOr Europe would sail hi December, under convoy, so that they may be expected to arriv't early in June. SCILLY, MAY 4. Arrived his Majesty's ship IMPETUEUX ; with a fleet from Lisbon. FALMOUTH, MAY 5. Nothing arrived or sailed to-day but coasters. Wind S.E. PLYMOUTH, MAY G. Came in the American letter of marque Stof6,ll, from Charleston for France, captitr.d by his Ma jesty's ship IRIS on the 16011 ult. The prize had captured the Equity of this port, Iftwor master, fr Madeira for London, with wine, &c. which vessel was re-taken by the IRIS. Also came in the A meri. can brig Fox, from Bourdeaux for America, prize to his Majesty's ship PIIRASART.—Arrived the GLEANER ketch, from Sicily, with Dispatches, which place 'he left ma the 9th of April. Arrived also his Majesty's ship MAGNIFICENT, from a cruize ; CLARESCR man of war, and the SPY aficIENCHANTRESS sloops of war.. from a ctu.z...— Sailed the FAIRY sloop of war, for the Brazils. PORTSMOUTH, M 1Y 6. Arrived the Diligent, with a cargo cf wine for %is Majesty's Victualling Office. His Majesty's sloop FAVOURITE, CAptain lt. Pontius, is this .34y :tp;tb;iteki convoy for Portugal, Spain, Mediterranean, and the coast of Afric.i. DEAL. MAY 7. Arrived his Majesty's ship BONNE Cfroves NALuo,.and ELGIN cutter, with a convoy torn mouth, chiefly transports ; and his Majesty's ship QUEEN, from off the Texel. Sailed agAin,t!ed BoNNE CITOYENNE for the ltiv,:r. The outwi.rd-tround re. main.—Wind S.W. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING -1813. FRIDAY, r 7. Sweepstakes of 25 gs. each; for 2-yr vld colts, Bst. 71b. fillies, Si. 51b T. Y. C.—The winner, with his engagements, to be sold for longs. if demanded, &c. Lord Darliogton's filly, by Giles - Sir J. Shelley's filly, by Sorcerer to 4 on Sir J. Sl:elley's filly. Mr. %%filer's Don Cossack, 84. 71h. beat General Grosvetior's Vulpecula, Est. 31b. R. M. logs. h. ft.-5 to 2on Don Co•cack. Duke of Grafton's Woeful, Bst. 51b. beat Lord G H Cavendish's Gaber, SA. 71b. R. M. t.oogs. h. ft.-5 to 2on Woeful. Sweepstakes of iOO,s. each, h. ft. SA. F. Sir J. Shelley's Comus, Bst. I lib. 1 Mr. Glover's Mulberry, 7st. 101 b. - • X Mr. Lake's Po'nters, Su. 51b. _ _ _ Five started. The Judge could place but 4. 4 to 1 on Con.u,-5 to 1 agst Mulberry-6 to 4 on Pollsters. Handicap Sweepstakes. Ab. M. 25gs. each, logs. ft. if declared by nine o'clock on Thursday evening. General Grosveaor's Vulpecula, Est. 101 b. Mr. 'crevanion's Childe Harold, 7st. 101 b. Mr. I:Ades Accideai, hst.J lb, 1 4 Mr. Crockford's filly, by Ditto, Btt. 51b. 4 7to 4 agst Vulpecu!a-2 to 1 agst Childe Harold-3 to 1 apt Mr. Crockford's filly. Sweepstakes of 100 gs. each, h. ft. T. Y. S. Lord Sackville's Lady of the Like, list. 71b. General L. Gower's Anatasia, est Mr. Batson's gelding, brother to Muds, Sit. 91b. Mr. Kellermann's Ptolemy, 7s t. Sib. - 5 to 4 on Lady of the Lake. 2 3 4 Mr. Craven's Tooley beat ?Ir. Wilson's Wtsdorn, Ss% 21b. each. D. I. 100gs.-6 to 4 on fooley. FINSBURY REPOSITORY, FINSBURT•IQUARR —To be Sold by Auction, by Mr. HULL, on Thursday, May 13, at One, .iaz Hoasas, the property of a Gentleman well known in the vele Hunt : a Brown Gelding, by Grouse; a Brown ditto, by . Vermin ; a Bay Mare; Wings, a Bay Hone, by Screveton ; Sa ladine, a Black Horse, by Sultan ; a Bay Hack.—May be viewed till the Sale. Yesterday morning embarked on board the F.tml transport a detachment of the 2d Battalion of till 47th Regiment, to join their regiment in the Penia sula, under the command of Lieutenant Dam The Catholic Board have again ordered their legates to repair to London, to be present during the discussion on the Bill for the relief of the Catholics. At a Quarterly Assembly of the Corporation o Dublin, held on Monday last, a motion to Address the Princess of WALES, on recent events connected with her Royal Highness, was lost by a majority of 9 against it. We understand that Mr. C. DoNowa, the Member for Berkshire, has refused to present the Address voted at the late County Meeting to the Princess of WALES. The sentiments of Mr. NIVILLE, the other , Member, on the subject are not yet known. Mr. DALLAS was on Thursday sworn in as Soli citor-General, and yesterday Mr. RICHARDS was ap, pointed Chief Justice of Chester. Yesterday a Co).rt of Directors was held at the East India House, when R. FULLARTON and R. ALEXANDER, Esquires, were appointed Third and Fourth Members of the Madras Council,. vice T. OAKES anc:. J. H. CASAMAJOR, Esquires, whose pc. riod of service as Councillors h as expired. . -_