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TRENCH PAPERS. MAYENCE, APRIL Eli EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM His MASUTY. " The corps of the Prince of Meikwa, 60,000 stro, is in advance of Erfurt. Its advanced guard, commanded by General Souham, is at Veyma. .$ Three hundred Russian Hussars have been over- thrown by the lOth Hussars; we took sixty men and four officers from them, one of whom was an Aide. de•CanP of General Blucher. The enemy has no infantry upon the left bank of the Elbe. The_ Duke o f Ragusa is at Gotha, with the 6th corps, 60,000 wen strong. The Duke of Istria is with the Imperial Guard at Eisenach. General Bertrand, with the fourth corps of 60,000 men, is t in Cobourg. The Viceroy is in the same position, his left supported by the Elbe at the mouth of the Saale, his centre at Bernebourg, hi s right to the Hartz. ► Forces arrive from all sides, and the enemy will be forced to a speed/ retreat." THE EVENING STAR LONDON. FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1813. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONC O TLOCK: R e d. 580 —Cons. 591—fer arc. 5911-4 per t.li 5 per Cent. 88F —Bonds Is. 2s. dia.—Ezell. Bills a., Ts. pre. lank Dog Anewnos 14 The arrival of the Pacific at Lisbon, from New York, Las put us in possession of Papers and letters f r om America to the 24th of March, from which we have selected the subjoined extracts. The invaders of Canada have effected nothing as yet. Our Readers will see that the Americans are now in expectation of receiving severe chastisement for their presumption in going to war with Great Britain. The prepara tioas made by our blockading squadrons have thrown the inhabitants of - Norfolk into the utmost alarm.— Mr. Pmazama, the celebrated patriot of America, bas addressed a series of Letters to his fellow-citizens against the continuance of the war; in one of which be offers to prove, that while Jerrzeson and Main- SON were making the most amicable public professions towards Great Britain, they repeatedly declared in private, that they wished for a war with this country on any terms. We shall present our Readers with some extracts from these able compositions in our Paper of to-motrow. The correspondence between JOEL BARLOW and the French Minister has been laid before Congress, after a long delay. -Duplicity, chicanery, and deceit, are visible in the conduct of the latter ; while the former seems to have been the humble and willing dupe of the secret understanding between his two Masters, MADISON and BONAPARTE, to go to war with Great Britain. After the perusal of the correspondence, no person in his senses can doubt that the French repeal of the Berlin and Milan Decrees, attempted to be foisted on the British Ministers, was a faro re rata fraud. Even BARLOW, with all his stupidity, seems to have seen through it ; and yet the American Mini ster then in London swore most lustily to its authen_ ticity. •' BOSTON, MARCH ts. 4 g The subscription books for the new loan of 16,000,000 of dollars, were opened yesterday at the various Banks in this town. We understand that the whole amount obtained was 51,000 dollars, of which 26,000 were subscribed by two individuals. When the liberal offers of the Government for this accom modation are considered, 6 per cent. permanent inte rest, and an annuity of 1 per cent. for 13 years, it cannot be doubted that the confidence of capitalists in the ability of the AdMinistration to meet its en gagements is much impaired. True it is that in this section of the Union the retainers of the Administra tion are not much embarrassed with superfluous cash. But they have it in their power at least to shew their loyalty. Let them remember bow many times they have proffered their lives and fortunes and sacred ho nours, and if it be worth it, let them redeem the pledge. Let them contribute their mite and absolve their consciences." " WASHINGTON, MARCH 16. " The following Instructions from the Department of State, are published for the government of the persons therein mentioned : " DEPARTMENT OF STATE, " To the Colketor of the Cuttoms, Norfolk." " FEBRUARY 6, IRIS. " SIR—You are requested not to permit Alien Enemies, in farire, to proceed from any port or place within your District, to another port or place of the United States, by water, unless To.; are acquainted with the nature of their pursuits, know them to have a reputation for probity, and can confide in their good intentions towards the United States. " Each individual of this description, before receiving your Permission to embark on board a packet or other vessel, will produce to you a certificate from the Marshal of the United States of his having previously reported himself to that Officer. With -o,st •be exhibi t i on of such certificate, you are not to suffer him to depart. " In every caw where you authorise persons under these cir e-Justlnces to leave your Divrict. you are to furnish a passport, printed forms of which I now tratisiiit to you, to be used for that Porree.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient servant, " JAS. MONROE." MESSAGE TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. " OUR RELATIONS WITH FRANCE. " To the House of Representatives of the United States. I transmit to the House of Representatives a Re port of the Secretary of State complying with their r Resolution of the Ist instant. JAS. MADISON. " Department of State, Mar* 3, 1813." EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM JOEL BARLOW, ESQ. TO THE DOER OF BASSANO, DATED PARIS, MAY 1, 1811 ‘, In the note I had the honour to address your Ex cellency On the 1O November last, the spirit of the English Government was so far noticed as to antici pate the fact now proved by experience, that its Or den in Council, violating the rights of neutrals, would not be revoked. The declaration of the Prince, Regencof the Ist of April, has placed the fact beyond all question. In doing this, he has repeated the as sertion so often advanced by his Ministers and Judges, that the decrees of France of a similar character, are likewise unrevoked. YoU. will notice that he finds a new argument fof this conclusion in your Excellency's late Report to the Emperor concerning neutral rights, in which you avoid taking notice of any repeal or modification of these decrees, or of their non-application to the United States. We know that they do not apply to the United States, because we do not golfer our nag to be denationalized in manner evidently contem plated by the Emperor in the rule he meant to esta blish. But it would have been well if your Excel lency had noticed their non-application to the United States, since his Majesty had uniformly done it in his decisions of prize causes since November, 1810. " It is much to be desired that the French Govern ment would now make and publish an authentic act, declaring the Berlin and Milan decrees, as relative to the United States, to have ceased in November, 1810, declaring that they have not been applied in any in stance since that time, and that they shall not be so applied in future. " The case is so simple, the demand so just, and the necessity so urgent, that I cannot withhold my confidence in the prompt and complete success of my proposition." EXTRACT OF A LETTER PROM MR. BARLOW TO MR. MONROE, DATED PARIS, MAY 12, 181 2. " After the date of my letter, of which I have the honour to enclose you a copy, I found from a pretty sharp conversation with the Duke of Bassano, that there was a singular reluctance to answering my note of the Ist of May. Some traces of that reluctance you will perceive in the answer which finally came, of which a copy is here enclosed. This, though dated the 10th, did not come to me till last evening. I consider the communication to be so important in the present crisis of our affairs with England, that I dispatch the Wasp immediately to carry it to Mr. Russell, with orders to return with his answer as soon as possible. " I am confident that the President will approve the motive of my solicitude in this affair, and the earnest manner in which I pressed the Minister with it as soon as my knowledge of the declaration of the Prince Regent enabled me to use the argument that belonged to the subject. When in the conversation above alluded to, the Duke first produced to me the Decree of the 10th April, 1811, I made no comment on the strange 'manner in which it had been so long concealed from me, and probably from you. 1 only asked him if that decree had been pub _ lished—he said no, but declared it had been commu nicated to my predecessor here, and likewise sent to Mr. Serrurier, with orders to communicate it to you. I assured him it was not among the archives of this legation : that I never before had heard of it—and since he had consented to answer my note, I desired him to send to me in that official manner a copy of that Decree, and of any other documents that might prove to the incredulous of my country (not to me) that the decrees of Berlin and Milan were in good faith and unconditionally repealed with regard to the United States. He then promised me he would do it, and he has performed his promise. 66 I send you a copy of the April Decree, as like wise the letter of the Grand Judge, and that of the Minister of Finances: though the two latter pieces have been before communicated to our Government, and published." TUE DUKE OF BAMAKO TO MR. BARLOW. [TRANSLATION " Paris, May 10,181 E. " SIR—Tn conversing with you about the note which you did me the honour to address to me on the Ist of May, I could not conceal from you my sur prise at the doubt which you had expressed in that note, respecting the revocation of the Decrees of Ber lin and Milan. The revocation was proved by many official acts, by all my correspondence with your pre decessors and with you, by the decisions in favour of American vessels. You have done me the honour to ask a copy of the letters which the Grand Judge and Minister of Finances wrote on the 25th Decem ber, 1810, to secure the first effects of that measure, and you have said, Sir, that the Decree of the 28th of A pril, 1811, which proves definitely the revocation of the Decrees of Berlin and Milan in regard to the Americans, was not known to you. 44 I have the honour to send you, as you have de sired, a copy of these three acts ; you will consider them, without doubt, as all the present answer which I could give to this part of your note. As to the two other questions to which that note relates, I will take care to lay them before the Emperor. You know already, Sir, the sentiments which his Majesty has expressed in favour of American commerce, and the good dispositions which have induced him to appoint a plenipotentiary to treat with you on that important interest. (Signed) " THE DUKE OR BASSANO." [TRANSLATION.] Palace of St. Cloud, April 25, 1811. ‘i Napoleon, Emperor of the French, &c. &c. On the report of our Minister of Foreign Relations. 44 Seeing by a law passed on the 2d March, 1811, .the Congress of the United States has ordered the exeedion of the provision' of the Aet of Non•lnter. course, which prohibits the vessels and merchandize of Great Britain, her Colonies and Dependencies from entering into the ports of the United States. a Considering that the said law is an act of re sistance to the arbitrary pretensions, consecrated by the British Orders in Council, and a formal refusal to adhere to a system invading the independence of neutral powers, and of their flag, we have decreed, anddodecree as follows : " The Decrees of Berlin and Milan, are definitively, and to date from the Ist November inst. considered as not having existed, (non avenus) in regard to Ame rican vessels. (Signed) " NAPOLEON. (Signed) a THE COUNT DART/. " NEW YORK, MARCH M. a The alarming accounts received this morning by the Executive from General Taylor, commanding the forces at Norfolk, leave some grounds to expect an immediate attack. The letter is dated the 9th inst. stating, that an express from the Bay shore had just brought information of there being 16 boats, with about 50 men in each, then making their way from the squadron towards Old Point Comfort : the Constellation had dropped down to Crany where the gun boats were also stationed. " The. Notional Atelligineer of Friday says, the President promptly accepted of the mediation of Russia, offered through Mr. Dashcoff, as mentioned in a former paper. " The Federal Republican informs, that Mr. Craw ford, United States' Senator, is appointed Minister to the Court of St. Cloud, in the room of Mr. Barlow i l 5 deceased. ts We are informed that the Marshal of the (New-York) has received positive orders from the Department of State, to remove all alien enemies concerned in commerce into the country, forty miles from tide water." 44 WASHINGTON, MARCH 15. 64 The Poictiers, of 74 guns, and the Acasta, of 44 guns, left the Chesapeak on the 9th instant, for the purpose of blockading the Delaware, and on Sunday last they were seen 18 miles up the Bay; which has caused considerable (though we hope un necessary) alarm. •, We state upon authority, that has seldom, if ever, misled us, that the intention of Admiral Warren has been ascertained to penetrate and scour all the navi gable rivers of the South, and destroy the shipping— this is to be done as a retaliation upon us for letting loose privateers upon British commerce. Upon the same authority we mentioned the meditated destruc- 1 tion of the shipping in the port of Baltimore, after knocking down the fort, all the wharfs are to be burnt, and such shipping as could not be carried off, con signed to the flames." A Cadiz Mail arrived this morning, but the intel. ligence brought by it is comparatively unimportant. It is reported at Cadiz, that BONAPARTE has ordered his Brother JOSEPH to concentrate his whole forces upon the Ebro. Nothing new had occurred with the Alicant Army. The Spanish and Allied Armies are described to be in the best possible condition. A Lisbon Mail also arrived this morning. A dis patch from Lord WELLINGTON to the Portuguese Government informs them, that King JOSEPH was in Valladolid, and that the French troops in Toledo and Madrid were preparing for a sudden move.—Since General Sir JOHN MURRAY'S last dispatch from Ali cant, SUCHET has concentrated his force upon the Yucar. By a Mail from Malta, we have intelligence from Sicily to the middle of March. The THAMES and Fuatous British ships of war lately attacked the small Island of Powza, which TM occupied by a French garrison, consisting of 200 men. The enterprize was completely successful, and the whole garrison, with their Commander General DUSIOSIT, were taken pri soners. The British expedition consisted of the 2d battalion of the 10th regiment, and a detachment of Royal Artillery, under Lieutenant-Colonel COFFIN. The whole was under the direction of Captain NA PIER, of the Navy. No loss was sustained on either side.—The old King of SICILY has abdicated the Throne in favour of his son, who assumes the singular title of ALTER EGo, King of SICILY. The QUEEN has taken her departure for Sardinia, and all was quiet in consequence. There had been some distur bances previously. The latest advices from Hambnrgh, which we have now received, are to the Sd instant ; but the intelli gence which we yesterday communicated was not the only gratifying part of their contents. A partial, if not a total change of Ministers, has taken place at Vienna. The French party in the Austrian Cabinet is said to be in complete disgrace ; and as an immediate =sequence, the Emperor FRANCIS has issued a Decree, or rather Proclamation, osten sibly to place at the disposal of the Minister of Finance a new loan of fory-five millions of florins, but with the real object of conveying the sentiments of his Cabinet on the present posture of affairs. One thing at least is clear—in the outset of the document Austria declares, that she feels that circumstances have placed her in a more independent situatidft than she has held for some years ; in other words, on an eminence from which she can look down upon the contending powers, and take advantage of circum stances as they arise. NAPAL AVITLLICZENCL - • The &MINORU frigate, from Jamaica., i s arrived at Plymouth —sailed on the 23d March : the Darling. ton Packet sailed on the preceding day. She brings intelligence that the fleet which sailed from Ports. mouth on the 22d of January, under convoy of the VENGEUR man of war, was arrived at Jamaica. Thei homeward-bound trade appointed to leave Port Royal on the 50th of April. FALMOUTH, MAY 4. Arrived the Hinchinbrook packet, with a Mail from Malta, from whence she sailed 18th March, and from Gibraltar 9th April; also arrived the Sand. wich packet, from Cadiz, sailed 13th ult. ; the Duke of Kent packet, from Corunna, sailed 27th ult. ; and yesterday, after post, the Queen Charlotte packet, from Lisbon, sailed 19th April. The above packets bring no news. A Mail from the Brazils has just arrived. PLYMOUTH, MAY 6. Arrived this morning a very fine Letter of Marque American schooner, the Tom, belonging to Balti. more, THOMAS WILSON Master, from Charleston, South Carolina, with a cargo of American produce, consisting of cotton and potash, bound to Bourdeau r, captured by the SURVEILLANT/I frigate, and the LYRA brig of war. The Tom, previous ta her present voyage, was employed as a privateer, and a very successful cruizer : she left Charleston on the 194 h of March, and has not brought any particular news.. Arrived the Portuguese ship, Baron de Quintilla, *TONI° Joza MOREA master, from Lisbon, with a Fargo of wine, cork, and fruit, bound to St, Bums burgh, sailed ifteen days since, in company with a large fleet, bound to England, (among which were fifteen Swedish reerchantmen, with cargoes) under convoy of his Majesty's ship Impart/aux, of 74 guns, which she parted with on her passage.—Came down the harbour and anchored in the Sound, the FAIRY brig of war, which we understand will proceed from hence, in a few days, for the Brazils.—Since writing the foregoing we learn that the FAIRY has been ap. pointed to take convoy from hence to Falmouth, and will sail to-morrow with the brig Mary Cawson, BLAKESLEY, bound to Buenos Ares, which will also touch there, and join the outward-bound East India Fleet on their arrival off that Port.— Came in the STAG, from a cruize; and the SEAHIRSZ from Ja. maica, from whence she sailed 27th Marche and has on board a quantity of specie. —Sailed the Brrrmut sloop of war on a cruize.—Wind S.W. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 6. Arrived his Majesty's ship PARTHIAN, of 10 guns, Captain GARRETY, from a cruize ; and two outward. bound East Indiamen from the Downs, which corn. plete the number for the present season.—Wind light and variable from the Eastward, and very gloomy. DEAL, MAY 6. Came down from the River, the Hercules, for the Cape, and the Mary Ann, for Gibraltar; and remain with the ships as per last. The PIONRIM sloop of war, and her convoy, are detained all to-day by the fog, which still continues.—Wind N.E. The Governor Tonkin (of 16 guns, 24-pounders), the Globe, Paul Jones, Matilda, and Mars, America* privateers, are stated, in a letter from Falmouth, to have been cruizing on the Coast of Portugal. By accounts from New-York, of the 17th March, the Paul Jones had arrived there the day before, and the Mars had arrived at Newport; the former from a cruize of three months, and the latter from a cruize of 100 days, during which they had made 20 British captures. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING--1818. TIURSDAT, MAT 6. Mr. Crockford's Touchstone, Bsr. 71b. beat Mr. Andrew . * Lufra, Bst. slb. T. Y. C. 100p.-6 to 4 agst Toachrone. Lord S.ckville's colt, by Eagle, 7st. 19.1 b. beat Mr. Shakespear's Hydaspes, Bst. 121 b. Ab. M. 50gs.-7 to 4 on Ld Sackville's c. Sweepstakes of 25 p. each, for 2-yr old coin, Bst. 71b. fillies, Bst. 416. Ab. M.—The winner to be sold for 20• gs. if de manded, &c. ' Mr. Batson's colt, by Medley . . g Mr. Goddard's Brian - . . . Mr. Udny's colt, by Haphazard - . g The Judge could place but. S. Bto 1 agst Mr. Batson's colt-2 to 1 apt Brian-2 to 1 apt Mr. Wyndham's colt. The King's Plate of 100 gs. each, for 4-yr olds, 1 i st. 5-yr olds, last. 91k. 6-yr olds and aged, 12st. Last three miles of B. C. Mr. Astley's Magic, 4-yrs old - .. L Lord C. Somerset's Offa's Dyke, S-yrs old • C Mr. Glover's ch. c. Slender Billy, 4-yrs old . X Lord Lowther's Dimity, 5-yrs old - 4 7to 2 agst Magic-7 to 2 agst Offa's Dyke --5 to 4 apt Slender Billy-5 to 2 apt Dimity. The Drawing of the State Lottery began at fear o'clock yesterday; only one Prize of magnitude out of all the Capitals came upon the First Day, viz. No. 16,361, a Prize of £2,000, which was sold by. WEBB, in one Quarter, one Eighth, and ten Sixteenths, at his truly lucky Office, 17, Ludgate -street, near St. Paul's, where the holders of the fortunate Shares may (as usual) receive their money on demand...— The Wheel is uncommonly rich—it contains three Prizes of £'20,000, three of £lO,OOO, &c. ar.d the first Prize above e4O on the next day of drawing will be entitled to 820,000. Tickets and Shares, warranted undrawn, are selling at Wins Office, 17, Ludgate-street, near St. Paul's. Flat.—Newbyth-House, the seat of Mr. 13At1n, near nun• bar, Scotland, was entirely consumed by lire on the ist ir. start. Lord HA DOINGTON, Lord BINNING, the LORD Paastor and several Gentlemen, and a large concourse of people attended, but could not save the building.—Tbe cause is not known, CORN EXCIV.NGE, MAY 7. - - - Since Monday we have had but a small accession to our sup. ply of Wheat, which article, of fine quality, maintains that day's prices, but the inferior slrts are dull sale, at a decline of 2s. per quarter.—We bad a tolerable large arrival of Barley this morning from Norfolk, but the demand being trifling very few sales were effected, and what was disposed of was at a reduction of sb per quarter.—Oats being rather scarce sell freely, at an Linnet* of from ls. to Rs. per quarter...4n Peas, Beans, and other articles, there is be akerastloa.