Star. — London, England, 1812-06-05 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, JUNE 5. 'RICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY NP ONE O'CLOCK. India Stock shut—S per Ct. Red. 591 60-4 per Ceut. 74j 75 3 per Ct. Cons. for money shit—Ditto for account 61 5 per Cent. —Long Anns. t 5f The public already know that the Marquis WEL LESLEY, having laded in forming an administration, had, on Wednesday, returned to the PRINCE REGENT the powers with which he had been vested ; but the precise nature of his commission has never yet been fully stated. As every point connected with this im portant business is highly interesting to the Empire, we have much satisfaction in being enabled to Com municate some circumstances connected with it which have hitherto been kept back from the public. The Marquis WELLESLEY was not entrusted with worcontroukel powers to form an Administration. The outline or basis was prepared for his Lordship, and we have reason to believe that the following is a cor rect statement of the plan : 44 Lords WELLESLEY, MOIRA, and ERSKINE, and Mr. CANNING, to be Members of the Cabinet : Lords GREY and GREN VILLE to be invited to join and to have four of their friends admitted along with them : The Cabinet to consist of thirteen in place of twelve members-as heretofore :—Lord WELLEstay to name the rest of the members from the PRINCRIS present Ministers." Such was the plan entrusted to Marquis.Wewts- LEY to execute. When submitted to Lords GREY and GRENVILLE it was instantly rejected —not, as has been stated, on the ground that they would have been in a minority in the Cabinet ; for it is obvious on the face of the projet that they would have had a decided ma jority : but they refused on the ground that a divided cabinet could not serve the country, or be at all corn. pe;ent to meet the exigencies of the present crisis. Of the extent of the powers conferred on Earl Moue the precise nature has not yet been suffered to transpire ; but frorp the delay that has follnwed we think it pribable it will be proved that his Lordship's projet was also prepared for him. Lord WELLESLEY and Mr. CANNING have since been applied to by his Lordship, but the proposal made to them was of such a nature that, we understand, it was unequivocally rejected by these Statesmen. I . AMERICA. We yesterday stated the arrival of the Sandwich packet from New-York, and of another vessel at Li verpool, from America, and gave an outline of the intelligence they'brought. We are enabled this day to lay before our Readers several additional particu lars, and we regrt to add, that they are calculated to excite some alarm on the subject of the continuance of a good understanding between this country and America. Several Bills have been brought into Con gress, which, if passed, would certainly lead to a rup ture ; but of their ultimate passing we still entertain great doubts. The most violent of these measures is the Bill for punishing as felons, all those who im press American seamen ; but it did not go the length of a 3d reading without great opposition. It was pro • posed for a 3d reading on the 15th June, and nega tived. It was then recommitted to a Committee of the whole House, and made one of the orders of the day for the 11th May. This Bill will be found at full length among our extracts from the A meri can Papers. Two other Bills have been brought ou the subject of arming merchantmen. The first of these is of the following purport: " That in cases wherein the arm ing of vessels for defence is allowed, they are to sail in concert upon any voyage not contrary to law, during any time which may be designated by instru ment of writing, executed by the owners or their au thorised agents, provided they sail under certain in structions from Government." In the 2d section of the Act, stipulations are con tained relative to the expences of sailing in this man ner, wtticb are chargeable to the parties revectively. —None but bona fide citizens of the United States are permitted to have or claim any benefit from those convoys. Sec. S. States the cognizance of the Admiralty Courts touching the premises. The Bill for armed merchantmen, subjects the ships to the following regulations : ig No ship or vessel armed, shall be permitted to clear or depart unless duly registered and owned by United States C tizens, and that bonds are to be given with sureties, that such vessel will not pro.. cced to any ports known 'to be blockaded, nor to carry articles contraband of war to the dominions of any power en ? , aged in war, and that such armament shall not be used for purposes contrary to the laws or treaties of the United States, and that any infraction of said law are to be punishable by the Courts in the Unit( States. _ _ _ " Sec. Sd, Gives permission for such vessels to clear and depart, after having given to the Collector a sa tisfactory bond, with sureties. " Sec. 4th, Prescribes the fornrs of the documents which• are to be - issued by the President to the respec tive vessels sailing in the aforementioned manner." The Loan for eleven millions, voted for the w it supplies, went On heavily, and the monied men wet( by no means disposed to subscribe to it ; but a smal portion had been obtained—we believe not more that two millions, The election in Massachusets, and even in New York and Virginia, are decidegly Federal. No mention whatever is made in the American Papers of letters of marque and reprisal having been issued—although there was a rumour to that effect from Washington, but it was not credited at New York. The threat held out of the detention of British subjects and their property is equally vague, and badly authenticated. The Bill passed in Congress authorizing the Paz. SIDENT 10 call out 100,000 Militia, was carrying into effect. Orders had been issued that every Governor of State was forthwith to prepare himself to be in readiness at a moment's notice. General HULL was said to be on his way to Detroit from Washington, to join about 3000 troops. which, in case of war be. ing declared, were to make a descent upon Upper Canada. The Republican ascendency in the Senate, it is thought, will be the superior ; but the Federal party was expected to carry a large majority in the House of Assembly. The United States frigates President and Essex returned into Hampton Roads on the 28th April, from a cruise. The John Adams American frigate, in heaving down in Hampton Roads, fell over and sunk, but was risen again in a few. hours. The Americans look upon the conquest of Canada and Nova Scotia as inevitable. Faou TIM BALTIMORE FEDERAL REPUBLICAN,MAT 2. In Senate, April 29, Mr. Pont reported the fol lowing Bill—a Bill more • effectually to protect the commerce and coasts of the United States : " Whereas Lritish and other armed vessels have harassed and, conunitted depredations on the commerce of the United States oo or aear the coasts thereof, in violation of the laws of nations : Therefore be it enacted, &c. " That it shall be lawful for the President of the United States and he Is hereby authorised to instruct and direct the Comman ders of armed vessels belonging to the United States to same, TARE, and NRINO INTO ANT PORT of the United States, to be proceeded against according to the laws and usages of nations, any such British or other armed vessel, which shall have com mitted, or which but be found hovering on the coasts of the United States for the purpose of harassing or committing depre dations on the vessels belonging to the citizens thereof." IMPRESSED SEAMEN. The following is a copy of Is WRIGHT'S Bill as it passed for a third reading in the House of Repre sentatives of the United States : " A BILL TOR Tilt PROTECTION, RECOVERY AND INDENNIPI. CATION OE AMERICAN SEAMEN. " Whereas, by the treaty of amity, commerce and navigation, made between his Britannic Majesty and the United States, at London', on the 19th day of November, 1794, it is agreed that there shall be a firm, inviolable and universal peace, and a true and sincere friendship between his Britannic Majesty, his heirs and successors, and the United States of America, and between their respective countries, territories, towns and people of every degree, without the exception of persons or places : And whereas his Britannic Majesty has caused to be impressed out of the ships Li* the United States, sailing on the high seas, under the American flag, divers liege citizens of said Stater, and bath com pelled them to serve on board the ships of war of- Great Britain, and to fight against the United States, and numbers of them yet detains, contrary to express provision of said treaty, and in vio lation of their natural liberty, and against the peace of the Unit ed States : " Be it therefore enactl by the Senate and House of Repro. sentatives of America, inTongrtsi *Ambled, That from and after the 4th day of June nest, any person or persons who shall impress any native seaman of the United States, sailing on the high sem, or in any port, river, haven, basin or bay, under pre. tence or colour of a commission from any foreign power, shall, for every such offence, be adjudged a pirate and felon, and on conviction suffer death; and the trial in such cue shall be had where the offender is apprehended Grainy be first brought. " See. 8 And be it further enacted. That it shall be lawful for any seaman, sailing under the flag of the United States, on any ptrson or persons attempting to impress him by force or violence from on board any vessel of the United States on the bligils seas, or in any pert, river, haven, basin, or bay, to repel by force; and if any person so attempting to impresi said seaman shall be killed, maimed, or wounded, it shall be lawful fnr such seaman, on the general issue, to give the special matter in evidence, which is hereby declared a perfect justification. " Sect. S. And be it further enacted, That on information being given to the Presin ent of the United States, proving Mb. factorily to him, that any citizen of the United States spiL bare been impressed, and shall be yet detained, or shall hereafter be Impressed, to cause the most rigorous retaliation on any part of the subjects of said government taken on the high seas, or within the British territories, whom he Is hereby authorised to cause to be taken and seized for that purpose, any treaty to the contrary notwithstanding. " See. 4. And be it further enacted,That any seaman, hereto fore or hereafter impressed, shall be, and he is hereby authorised to attach, in the bands of any British subject, or in the hands of any debtor of any British subject, a sum equal to thirty dol. lars per month for the whole time he shall have been detained on board any British vessel or vessels; and that any sum of money so attached out of the hands of any debtor, shall be a pay ment of so much of said debt to said creditor; and on plea of payment or set-off, the same may be given in evidence and al lowed in any suit for the recovery of said debt, any treaty to the contrary notwithstanding. " Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United States is hereby authorized to capture, by way of reprisal, as many British subjects, on the high seas or within the British territories, as may be equal to the impressed American seamen in the possession of Great Britain, and by a cartel to exchange the same. a Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the President be, and he is hereby authorised, whenever sufficient testimony shall be pioduced that the commander of aoiy public armed vessel of any foreign nation shall have taken or impressed from on board any ship or other vessel of the United States, while at any port or place not within the jurisdiction of such foreign nation, or while on her passage to or from art port or place, any seaman, mariner or other person, not being in the military service of an enemy of such foreign nation, to prohibit it by proclamation, every person residing within the United States, or its terrf tories, from affording aid, succour, or propidons, of whatsoever kind, to such ship or vessel; and any pilot or other person, re siding within the United States, who shall (after such prohibitiJi. stall have been made known, and before the same shall be re yoked) afford aid, succour, er provisions, as aforesaid, to such ship or vessel, and be thereof convicted, shall be sentenced to be Impristmed set needing dee yew, load fined not eusediag au thousand dollars. " Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That from and after the 4th day of June next, whenever full and sufficient testimony shall be produced, that the Commanders of public armed vessels of any foreign nation, have impressed or taken from on board any ship or vessel within the jurisdiction of the United States, or while on her passage to or from any port or place, any seaman, i mariner, or other person, the President shall be and be hereby is authorised to prohibit, by proclamation, the landing from on board any ship or other vessel of the foreign nation whoeeCom mtnder or Commanders have offended as aforesaid, any goods, wares, or merchandise, within any of the poets of the United States, or the Territories of the United States, Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent any ship or vessel of the nation whose Commander or Com manders have offended as aforesaid, and which shaU =WO within any of the ports of the United States or its territories, to remain with their cargoes on beard or to proceed to any place without the jurisdiction of the United States. And provi ded also, That any ship or vessel of such nation (which may have been partly loaded at the time such proclamation shall be made known) shall be permitted to depart with the lading then on board, to the port of destination of such ship or vessel." NATIONAL INTELLIGHNCER, MAT 2. The Bill for apppointing two Auistant Secretaries to the War Department has passed both Houses of Congress. lIOUSX OF RIPRRSINTATIVEI I APRIL SO. Mr. RIM presented a petition of sundry merchants of Boston, in Massachusetts, stating that they have an immense amount of property in the dominions of Great Britain, the safety of which is jeopardised by the state of the relations between the two countries, and praying permission to draw their said property from Great Britain and her dependencies, under such provisions as shall be reasonable and just. Some debate took place on the question of reference of this Petition. Mr. RHEA moved to postpone it to the 4th of July next. Mr. REED moved to refer it to the Committee of Foreign Reim leas. A motion by Mr. Bin, to refer the Petition to the Committee of the whole to whom similar Petitions have been relerred, was carried in the a&rmative. The Bills from the Senate 4 4 respecting Associations for Mat itime Security," and the Bill , g concerning Merchant Vessels armed for defence," were twice read and referred to Committee of the whole. lESSEE.-DIVISION ORDERS. VOLUNTERRS TO ARMS. Citizens ! Your Government has at last yielded to the impulse of the nation. Your impatience is no longer restrained. The hour of national vengeance is now at hand. The eter , a 1 enemies of American prosperity are again to be taught to respect your rights, after having been compelled to feel, once more, the power of your arms. War is on the point of breaking out between the United States and the King of Great Britain I And the Militia hosts of America are summoned to the tented field. We have been as full as our limits would permit on the subject of the mass of intelligence from Ame rica. The inferences which we are still disposed to draw, are favourable to the continuance of a good understanding. We have been so often threatened and forgiven for our alledged aggresions by the American democratic:, that we have our doubts whether they are really in earnest even on the present occasion. The Bills they have brought in are cer tainly of a hostile, nay, we may add, of a ferocious character, and their passing must be tegarded as a virtual declaration of war—but again we have been allowed fresh time for breathing, and we should not be surprised to hear that the Anti-British, or rather Anti-American spirit across the Atlantic, has evapo rated in some half measure of temporizing policy; and to this we may add, that we are not without our suspicion that the defeat of the Democrats in almost all their elections, has driven them to the desperate measure now proposed, to serve the purpose of inti midating the Federalists. In a war with this country America has nothing to gain and every thing to lose. She may make an attempt to seize upon Upper Canada, and keep a few British Regiments on the alert ; but the first ac tion which is fought will sicken them with their new profession of arms. Their sea ports will be constantly kept in a state of alarm by the visits of British men of war; and their swarms of privateers (under the appellation of armed merchantmen) will speedily be swept from the ocean, by a few wen-directed expedi tions of our cruizers. The late brilliant successes of Earl WELumorox in Portugal, by which his army commands the grana ries of the Peninsula, will raider our supplies of corn abundant, independent of the Americans. Our brethren across the Atlantic were never rich as a nation : the difficulties of procuring their recent loan proves this.— They must now support their war establishment by internal taxation, for their export and import duties are threatened with a total extinction. —Will their Government then be weak or wicked enough to go to war 2 Let those who are in the least acquainted with the position of America answer the question.. The Duke of ROXBURGH gave a grand dinner, on Wednesday last, at his house in Upper Grosvenor street, to a large party. Lord Da CLIFFORD, Lady SALTOUN t Lori PBTM• Ross, Lady MILDMAY, and Mr. BYllo l. lpvielegant dinners, on Wednesday, to their respective friends. The Russian Government, it is now ascertai4ed, has absolutely prohibited the exportation of grain to Prussia ; and all the cargoes shipped at Liebau for the Prussian ports had been ordered to be relanded. There is no truth in the rumour that Riga had been declared a free port ; but still the commerce of neu ritis in the Russian ports had received great facili ties, and no investigation of their papers was deemed accessary by the Government. SECOND EDITION, STAR-OFFICE, Intelligence of a most gratifying been received by Government Spain. It was received yesterda , present interregnum in the Mini , in the form of a Bulletin until lay it before our Readers : DOWNING-STREET, JUNE Dispatches have -been this da c lonel Sir HoWARD DOUGLAS, of are Extracts: I , SANTIAGO, •• On the 18th instant Gener, information from the Marquis , commands the divisions of the Vierzo, that the enemy had collected men on the rivers Esla and Orbij pasted to be their intention to Franca and Puebla di Sanabria. Thle re-union to threaten feint to favour the ulterior design Asturias, which the enemy 17th instant, with about 8000 Bonet, and they now► occupy in Oviedo, Grado, Gijon, &c." SANTIAGO, This town is now the seat vernment ; and I am happy to , harmony with General Camino'. putation of the Junta to meet at Comma, and promoted the body, as the most likely mean rences—General Castanos's wisdom a I have the honour to traasmi' Burgos. The reported entry of into Burgos is corroborated : closures, chews how very seriousl harrassed by the activity of the " Don Geronimo Merino Cora de Villerado), a most Guerrilla Chief, whom 1 have supplied with arms, etc. has ' actions with the enemy. " On the 16th of April, suddenly upon a considerable , a well planned and ably executed a perfect knowledge of the country a pact of his force, the possessiot, the enemy had to pass, in retiring Ontoria de val d'Araos. •i Having then attacked them he succeeded in making 509 prisoners, Lieutenant-Colonel and eleven resistance which cost the enemy woundod. " The prisoners immediately tion of 20 for each of the three of Burgoe, who were lately put and in the proportion of JO for diers who lately shared the same " This act was accompanied that in this ratio, retaliation served. 14 On the 28th, when retiring the remainder of hie prisoners, . a part of his forte at a crass road, a rescue would be attempted. " Being apprized of the advance pursuit of the convoy, accordingly , ambuscade, into which the enemy left dead 36 men, having also - ber of wounded." It is this day reported, in des, that in consequence of the don *wen Earl Nolan and , former was impowered to apply Lord Gansvaus. and that. congeneric has been made with new Administration, the particulars probably be announced in Parliament LtTTIS OP TIM CLERGY OS Tall TOWS aI SEDERS' TO THS OSEAT LORD WILLOWS& " The Clbrgy of the town of Torres Vedas themselves without sspeerskii, b comoso wkb of persons, Moir just and mosssivs plasm* ot elk 'enabled by gb a WNW dies* o Moo so amuse and glory, as your Ezcolkocy, 'rhos awful mint Is aims mildest at NMI le WO absinth= in the dyed swims, sad to @Mb* • the ostentatima, but cowardly, Vaunts, wind by the tyrant whom they surmount' MS :last of which they have found their by the valour, turgidity, sad p your Excellency. The Clergy, &vetoes, cooidoi olgotty of your Excelbecy, who, disgislbg " which form the truly groat and extrundis the grout* bravery with the not delicate, lity, has taken the liberty So lay before your testimony of their respect and atislactild, way justice of the Prince Regret our Lord, is reword. , portant services of your E.uellsocy with the new tide guts of tins town, butt wish *it glory which results town, in baying its nose from hsocehrward your immortal Excellany, and recorded so the of the successive chain of trhimphs which form thered by your Excellency on the blights d Vinseira, and other places, where your knosalsocy ••••--j try the term* of your arms, in , bsksif of our libsrdliP" especially in the last and impenetrable line of hoistuts ad at the tower, from which circumstance it baswah bus diem, to give the new Mir which our disavow witm sadism toveresn has Justly thought p roper to add tom . ; served lmmours o• your Vacetleticy. 'the Ckra al ew ij recommend the to the p r otecrioa dye 1 - 10111°N. will odtr up mama prayers for your pricking Meat ANSWER or Hla LuRDSIIIP. " I bum received the sitter of your Esce dle lleadr. the Memorial of the Cie+ of your jurtsdictioll _roi the td of May. 1 re q uest your taceiko.4 zo o lff Clergy the warm wittinsems of gratitude whim 1 towards them. Goo praetor your Eicentriswooliko Hearrivorten, Fume Olive* May 1." DITION. en'aFFircYjEifrongl: ° descriPtimitbe erday, but owing I s it tl am finistry, it was * p til this instant. Ws of which recei4"v tli a: ! day fillil [TIMM, MAY 18, ener.d Castanos . • is of Portugo, o l h the 6th Anny collected about Orbigo, and the to advance um tl en Gallicia was al tl ksign of adrena l !I r accomplished, op • POO men, nada py their former c." a BANTLtOO, NAT , eat of the Pm/viand p y to say, it h is nano& He invited a eet him here: hen ' the transfer of die I wean of destmyiag wisdom has dose de raasmit intellige ke y of General • • I : this with the seriously the any J the parties in &Nan to (commonly old • pst able and ea save on several as lately had two I, near Aranda, be • de body of the enemy, pcuted movemeat, country, he geleede I session of a height retiring to the DM 1 them with great • • 9 prisoners, include' yen other Am, sba enemy 7$ killed and tely suffered in nee Members of the put to death by • for each of Merino's same fate. p .oi a n n gw ied ttgouoerinorl b d y a insaitootwarTrasse. s pm . we, s road, where be d. edvance of the owl :ordingly, be dtasol enemy fell ; and also a considerable nvery well oknas l ; the failure of the a a p d pi Lor y to d W Eari eusga lr ' Gogr t, in consequence, le with these Noblesse ~gniculan of whit Parliament this ale • T°Wir err r Loan Terra Vedas Now coralsark , 111 re Hearers N Wan 20 •1 • Moo ea omitted aow! iamb odious taDrie gal oani— ism to • o w sad to .e ms dem Dy, Vandida. 110 14 1 adyridi No *lrk earedees dieree2= ty, sad prefir i l it hereforo, astamm_ 0 , o*On al 11. extraordinary damn et delimits /0 10 • 66 . 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