Star. — London, England, 1812-01-04 00:00:00

o lde pa rt ies ;a 4 neivli c ether true or 1, no Around of justification; s ,United States thus unexpectedly and violt... 14 the two greatest Powers in Europe, wits, their citizens and property. from the ocean pm", c herishing the blessings of peace, although tint. Justified •• would have fully war, sought len la in appeal to the justice and snaglianimiO u t ' nts.. When this appeal had failed of which was dpe to its moderation, other mash , founded on the same pacific policy, but apply to the interests, ;netted of the justice of the MS. were resorted to. Stich was the character the s ew-intercourse and net lii sse • invited the return of both Powers to their' ' ewe of amicable relations, by offering tom ad adrantages to the bne who shorild fret revobik 4bostile edicts, and imposing restrictions On thi 1 R an ce, it length; availing herself of the *Seri 1 _ equally to her and her enemy, by the Non.inis • tion Law of May, 1810, announcing the repta w . Ilse first of the, following November, of theDecreoe • glrlin and Milan : and it affords a subject of zi., f s Nie toogratulation to be informed, through the offio i l ia stens of the Government, that those Decree, f a i s polar at legit as our rights are concerned, reellt a l ijeactically at an old. At was Confidently expected, that. this act on the hbf France ; would have been immediateltfol; ied by a revocation on the part of Great Britain of lb' Weis in Council. lf our reliance oft her jbody had ,bean iihpaired by the wr.-ingS she had in. ; yet When the had 'plighted her faith to the ,odd, that the sole motive of her aggfession on nese seal commerce was to be found in 'the Berlin and wan Decrees, We looked forivard to the extinction 'lithos, Decrees as the period when the freedorit of the seas would be again restored. .. , In this reasonable expectition we have, howeverb , I:cdisappointed. A year has elafsed since the ' Decrees were rescinded ; and yet Great Bri- lehh instead of retracting /sari farm that cotirte etf ; *c-slerjastifiable attack on neutral rights, in which shitl 1 retested to be only the reluctant follower of France, , [ , len advanced with boldei and continually increasing 'g l ide% To, the categorical demands lately made by 4se Government for the repeal of tier Orders in , =ill, she has affected to deny the practical er a the French Decrees ; and she has, more /m, advanced a new and unexpected demand, in ' in hostility the Orders themselves., She has , through her accredited Minister at this place, •Moshe rep eal - of the Orders in CoUnCil Must be pre. ....notonly by the practical abandonment of the 'Dam of Berlin and Milan, so far as they infringe thannond" rights of the United States ; but by the etiesi on the part of France, of the whole of brislings of commercial ritarfare against Great Bfl. Woof which those Dcereei original!, fanned a p!irt l ' 1 T. listen Is understood to ton Fist in a course of mom adopted by France and the other poweri eat the Continent subject to or in alliance with her, dealsted to prevent the introduction into their terriz twin tithe products and manufactures of Great iltilia' tnd gee colonies, and to annihilate her trade OM them. However hostile these reibldtions•thay by en the part of France towafds Great Britain, or beriever sensibly the latter may feel their effects; hey , *iite,leverthelesi ? tai be regarded iiMy as the exp-ks eats of Oise enemy against anottiet 1 for which the United States, es a neutral power, can in no respect be reagrle they are, too, in enact conformity with which Gitat Britain has herself adopted and acted Ppm in time of peace as well as war; and it is not to be prestuned that France would, yield to the unauthorised demand o f A mer i ca w h at she seems I , to have considered as ate of ttse most powerful en .gities of the present war. • ,Soeh aye the pretensions upon wh icis G reat Britain *ands 01€ violation of the maritime rights of the linked States—pretensions not theoretical merely„ but followed up by a : desolating war ttpOif Our un :: er ted corn e shi p s of soil United and State, LT with the products of our ur .navigated tiy Our own citizens, and peaceably phi: . suing a lawful trade, are se i zed on our own enamel at the very mouths of our haibours, condemned are 1 coehscated: . four Committee are not, however , of that Mot ' . , worship is at the shrine of a caletdating avaritef while we are laying befori Tat the just ecitis. 1 1 4 1 M of our merchants against the plunder of their 3‘;;11 and Cirgoesi we cannot refrain front mimic/flit tto the justice tad , humanity of our country, the un.i l 'hap') Case of our impressed seamen. Ahhough the sof they victims of barbarity for' the loss of atshould he dearer td the Americans than life, :n liberty—although the tries of their' wives and Children, in the privation of protectors and parents, bares of late, been drowned fn th e louder clamosni it the toss of property : yet is thu practice' of torch* . ter niarfners into the British naly, in violation of this s i of Ca l severity; outi flag, carried on with unabated ett It it be duty to encourage fhe lite ._,., . Fern:nate commerce . of this country, by sicced. rag the property of the merchant;indeed; * team% as We and liberty ere.ove estimable rhan tips and 'beds, so much More intpressive is the duty to.shield the persons 'of oui Seamen; whose bard omit k• • Rest services are employed, equally with those of tint merchants, in advancing, under the Mantle of 14s fairs ? the interests' of their country. l i e AM up, in a Word, the great causes of ( coin. 'plaint agafitst Great Britain, your Committee need say —that the United cien State ti s ih a t s e a c . ; s t b is ee e r t i e g o n str n d .lendeili die is the tonntion and actnowledged highway 6f lotions, for the pUrposes of transporting, in their own vessels, th e pio&ltts Of their own soil, and the acquit.. Moos of their industry, to a market in toss ports of friendly nations; and to brit* home. in return, such' ''erodes as Weir rieCessities or convenience may re. • cble . , always regarding the rights of belligerents, as ciellnisd by the established laws of nations. Giest m • of - caps • am t defiance . this inconftstible fight, fora eArt Attitiicatt *mei boind to; or returning Trail, a po st where ber commerce is not favoured f .enarrei 06 seamen; and, in, siiitc' of our reMQn litrances, pekieiereiA thee* aggriXl6ll - sn daring in Character, and so disßer fa their execution, it is inspossiblp that the to le the Ifti:esmi rwmmin 1- ). r h t 3 Coouniftee would, en pint, by the (»- Of this alternative .4 • declarer ihat he sal a which he believes to be the Hero, withoq . t it being pifsublt for 41e4st aisistAnce. t fro* - the wreck, odd, t h a t t e n to transpOrts.. &Inn upon the bank! of the Texen The intellikence, in fact, which is received from, elat island, state that it is surrounded by wrecks. Some thirty nien who gained the island by switri miog were Saied. - I cask!! is not presented when misunder s stelod and traduced - dontestic enemies, should ".. _ .aped. not rushed to the field of batO t e like' the itations.who are led by the mad ambitlin of a single Chief, or the avarice of a corrupted Court; t has not pioceeded from a fear of war, but fibril Or love of justice and humanity. . That ptuttd spirit of liliertr And inde- Pendeete which ma/Ali(' our fathprs ,in the success ful assation if their rights against &reign aggression is not yet sunk. The patriotic fire of the revolution . On burns in tha American breast with a holy and in - cuipguishable flame, and will conduct tlfis nation to those high destinies, which arc not less the reward of dignified moderation, than of exalted v.ilour. But Jee have borne with injury until forbearanCe has ceased to be a virtue. The sovereignty and in dependence of these States, purchased and sanctified', by the blood of otir fathers; from whom we received them, not for ou r s e l ves milt,. but as the inheritance our posterity, are deliberately and systematically. .violated t and the period has arrived, when, in the opinion of your Committee, it is the sacred duty of Congress to call forth than patriotism and resoutces of .the ebuntry; By th e aid of these, and with the blest= ing of Gob we confidently trust we shall be epalilLd Ito procure that redress i which has been sought for by justice; by remonstrance, and forbearance, in vain. Ybur Cpintisittee, reserving for a future report those ulterior measures, which, in their opinion, ought to be pursued; would, at this time, earnestly recom mend, in the words of the President, "That the United States be immediately put into an armour and attitude demanded by the cr isis, and corresponding with the national spirit arse expectationsi" And to this end, they beg leave to submit, for tho idopticn of the House, be following Resolutions : . I. Resolved, That the military estliblishment, as authorised by the existing laws, ought to be immediately completed by filiog up the ranks and prolonging the enlistment of the troops; and that, to encourage enlistments; a bounty in lands ought to be giveftt, In addition to the pay and bounty now allowed by law. S. That an additional force of ter thousind regular troops ought to be inunediately raised, to serve to three years; and that a bounty in lands ought to be given !ci encourage enlistment. i 3. That it is expedient to authorise file President , under pro ' per regulations, to accept the service of any number of volun teer 4 not exceeding arty thousand, to ,be organised, trained, and fi eld in readiness to act on such seriice u the exigencies of the Government may require. 4. That the President - be authrised to order out, from time to time, such detachments of the With, as in his opinka the publii servioe may require. • I 5. That aft the vessels not now in service, belonging to the navy, and *oral) , of repair, be ifilmediately fitted up and put in conunission: We can now stax positively, upon the authority of letters froth Riga, that accounts had Oren received there of AA ARMiSTICE HAWN° BEEN CONCLUDED NE4 TWEEN TUE TUIUCE AND Ruse Ass ; and that Negro ciltions were dither commenced or about to he ebth. menced immediately. ... . . Yesterdee at three o'clock a Cabinet council yeas held at the Foreign Office,. whica *as attended by Earl BATHURST, Mr. PERCEVAL. Mri. YORKE, Lord . MuLonavn, Mr. RYDER, MaRCIIIii, WEI,LICSLRY, Earl Ot LIVERPOOL, and Viscount MeLettax. The Coun cil sat till near six o'clock, The PRINCE Rears; will hold, a Connciton Mon day next, when the.ddress of his !loyal Highness; !with which the Session of Parliament istii be opened on the following day, Will, in its perfect form; be seb bitted for his Cnal approbation. His Royal Highhess will not meet the Parliament in person—the Session will be opened by Comrdiision. His Grace the Duke of MaaLsonouon it • mum - -ficently placed two hundred guineas at the disposal of the Mayor of Oxford, fdr the relief a the poor tree.' men and their families, at this scarce and inclement' period. Mr. COLMAN, who dicl recently abroad, though . only &dean: at Arm: in the House of Commons, was a Brigadier Geheral in arms in Portugal. He succeeded • to his Parliamentary office on the resignation of his 1 fatheri who is still living. The place is worth £2OOO per annum : a is the gift of the SPEAKER of the House of Cotrimons. I . From the American Paper: Which we received yesterday, we haee given some most iibpertant ex tracts in our coldmns of to-day. . . The fracas between the French and American sal. . tors, to which we alluded yesterday, took place at Savannah, and not at New York, as stated by mistake. I The Prince D'AREmBEAG, Mons. CAViII., his Se cretare, and Mims. HIRY, Commissary of War, have left PlymOuth: Genera! BRUNE followed in a stage.: coach, on the outside of which were five domestics of the Prince. From Exeter they all proceed to Bide ford and Ilfracomb, from whence the Prince, Mons. H:RY, Commissary, Koni. CAUSIL, Secretary, and the five servants set out for Oswestry (Saloy )—toe place appointed for their residence ; and General 13auNe gces to Welsh-Pool ( Montgomeryshife) The, LONDON. Prince has a very youthful appearance,: is eitremely' Im•IIII‘iwZMII a ff able, speaks very lightly of his present condition, : SAIITRDAY, 3ANUAItY 4. and much More so of politics. The war in Spain's' PetCE OF STOCKS THis DAY AT ONE trCt.oCK considers at an end. but for the enterprising Guerillai spit Ct. Cons. for money Shut . -:..,Ditto for oft. 64H and t h e presence o f the B r i t i s h army ; o f t h e l atter, 3 per Cr. Redirect! 831 L - d: per Cent. 7811 howeveir, h. 2 says that it item the option Of Bos A PARTX i I.lpl Spev Ct. dot— 17..155. pr.—Omniusn f di*. ..ch. BIN (sd.) pto Es. Els.s r -Ditto (std.) ss. to ss. Sts to annihilate the whole, by the sacrifice ;of 50a.)90; .... men in carrying the lines of Tortes Vedps.--which . - . - We have the happine4 to announce th, safety of he acknowledges to be almost incredibly strong ford the Sr. Geoena than of War, which was stated to fled. In this opinion General BRUTE, who is a most save been wrecked in the Baltic ; she paissed ' Yar- intelligent man, vehemently . coincides ; and further 'states, that the .Emperor's purpose against England mouth on Thursday, in tow of a ship of the line. i s b etter a ns were d b y f ar i n t he present state of things A Captain, who has just arrived ffom Norway, also in Spain an.' Portugal, by keepirg a British army aw the Sr. Genitoz towed by two other ships fir up ' there, which creates so enormous an eipence to the in the North Seai, on the 24th or 25th of December, British nation—And, in his opinion, it withou,t having and so entered her appearance on his log-1)ook. The any every respect, with th e important statement object in view." They both agree, in ent of fslarshal Solna. following ii our correrpcindent's lettel on this grati- to the French Government ' except in the partied* fying su b ject : /of the disperilon of CasTattos's army, A./Ik%, they do " Yarmouth, Jut. 3 , le". not deny, is false ; and also in the numbei of prisoners 1 4 I am happy to inform you that the ST. GEORGE,' taken. for whose safety gee.o fearS were entertained; passed They acknowledge their surprise to be uheitualled-, when r i ling from d.eir pillows and seeing th e High- 1 this port in tow of a ship of th e line yesterday." k ! lenders in the streets o f Arroyo Molina, rushing in Notwithstanding these statements, tio official ac- , With bayonets fixed, and caerying all before them, count has been received as the Aditiltalty of the ; Wien the very Spaniards, who bin the night before above agreeable intelligence. had declared to assist them, were *rowing their hats, , and crying is rive Engaterre." General Blume had . , • tiro horses killed under him in thii affair, while en- Since writing the above artiele x Paris patters to the deavouring to direfigage the troops. Although Ge -2d instant ftave tonveyed to us?the a melancholy Intel- n e ra l GIRItARD escaped the English, they state it as ligence of the total loss of the HERO, of 74 pins; off their opinion, that he will be immediately put under the '`ere?; and that- the gallint Captain NEwitAst, an arrest by the Emperor. 1 and all on board perished, with the exception of eight ?hey speak in very contemptible term of the Spa ni.h s oldiery—brit sajahat the boldness and courage filen Who were washed :acre. 1 of the Guerriltis is,. duly astonishing, 1 boldness Such was the violence of the gale in which, the which all the regular armies of gurope wilt never be HERO WAS losti that tht GRASSHOPPER, Calk-FAN. able &tally to subdue. Snow, beat clean over the wreck of the Mato, and ' They wish . that the British soldiers were depriv ed of their bayonets, and in that case alone do they went ashore. The sloop was instantly taken pos- expect success in a eneral engagement, whers le. there session of by the entail and the Captain and crew is any thing like equality of numbers—while BA- , were made prisoders of War. I tii.h troops are commanded 6y such a very superior , The Lientenants of the HERO, whose lcss the coal. Officer al Lord WELLINGTON, whith they i'cknow ledge, though with eaglet, to be the case to a . degree. try Lis to deplore, were Messrs. CHARLES HITCHI24; • I General' Bunts says, more than his own ceetchtsess, JOHN MITCHELL, JOHN. MEADWAY, JA M" WiloCC /34 : . 'be laments threat of the troop: of GIIIRARD's divisive; - and JOHN NORTON .2. - t which he unecreivocatly declares to have been the The following is the account of the :404 disastefi, finest division, both for courage and superiority' of 'detailed in the French Papers , disciphne, in the who* of the French army. They : I speak in terms of the highest praite of the exceedin gg AMSTERDAM, DECEMBER 46. kind treatment they met with at the hands of Gcrterals Weltave received froM the Texel details which can- HILL, Ensntrir., PLACOeK, and indeed invariably so not fail of being a ffl icting to hitinanitl, occasioned by of a ll British Officers through vbose hands th4y a gale experienced in the North Sea. The ships over- have passed. ' At two o'clock on Y, .... . Wood . Tititufa •L'' Captain taken lky this tempest formed , as it appears , part of a 1 house, of the 15th Dighf 0 t .. .. Vitas' • s . convoy of more thin 100 saiVreturning from Sweden • • • hoese ' belonging to a dialer. of :11 - I rTri.s ,the% to England, laden, it is beliertd, with' warlike stores. I ran off with him about the middle . the Ride; 1$ At break of d'af the 25th December,' after a Most Hyde Park, in a most furious manner: The people seeing Mm at a dinette*, sedvised the bit so be eltised'; d rea dful night, nfri e, two brigs, and a ship of the • line, .Were at abod half a-Ingo& distance while others propelled, to Ikt Ilign go on "0 elieee the gate. He ran with tech . dbgovernable ferfohat bail from the coati( the Tcod- T 1.4 ship of the lice kad. come in contket with . the Mots iron Nine. at was' ' , I the Park Gate, breaking the limps tie atoms The Two. iet.luren Sea &ivied' spill t& e iiiilt, CoPtaio s'avr Lo st his wile edttfell ad the frawia 44 I W' 4lFeft • 4Alkid ' l ' :rlie ki t s belgi l ig lie L t-, was V i t t 4i iit° di° Lodge bt Mr. UO - P,the Irisielk *as had moo** to ; had' i i*:,.P4 1 She ileeft, ... .. _ ...,' me% ..1110 tod ' i *Soo ''. Ad die Coiltils,e Tenons , 1.4. _st— —MLA. r' .......... ...................... .....11 at— O. That it Is expedient to permit our merchant vessels, owned exclusively iesident citiXena, and commanded Ind navigated solely by citizens, to arm, under . proPer regulariniii to be pre. scribed by law, in stlf-defence, against all unlawful proceedings towards me on the high seas. TIIE ... , - - • . •=• , .......1 .. . .• COPY OP A CIRCURARLEVTZR TO' TRE PATMASTIRS OF REGIMENTS OF CAVALRY AND INFANTRY. " price for Military Accounts, Dec. 116111111. • " Star/With reference to the sth Article of the Cement Or ' den of the iith July, 1211, relative to the Discharge of Soldiers finding Substitutes, in have to acquaint you, for your isforms. dui and gladsome, that in the ease of a man obtaining his di charge oo condition of providing' milts thus one substitute, and agreeably to the above Order, being retained in the service until the last subnitiv.e be finally accepted, there will not be any ob ject:kw to the fiay mid aNewances being foci' to him to that pitied, and charged accotdinoy. " The man so discharged will not be entitled to an allowance to carry him home. We are, &c. • (SigeLe.) u M. IrAgra•t7E, Jinx STOMI.T, 1.. SOLIVAIN, Stiiit•rinteridmis." . . COPY OF A CM:CUL/se LETTER TO PAYMASTERS OF CAVALRY REGIMENTS. " 011 ice far Military.Accriurts, De'. 22, 1611. " Sit..-We have to acquaint you, for your irlfbrilialiekiiiir guidance, that, in consequence of she present enhanced price of Corn, his Royil Highness the Contrnander.in.(bief has been pleased to direct the under.mesitioned alterations to he made, From the 25th ultimo, in the issue of Forage:for the Hotta of Cavalry Regiments, in Barracks: !' 1 he ration of Oats to be reduced from lilies. to ice. pet day, for each Horse. . . " The ration of Haj to heist-4810m albs. to isilbs. pet day, for each eiorse. ti • , ...' •I 64 . Tile rations of Forage for Hopes, is Quart.., are to mutate u at present. " We ary l Sir, ` 1 Your most obedient bumble servants, . . (Signed) " st. PAVLAUI, 10111111 1111/AIT, a.. SINZ.VrAN Superintendents." ~ • .The Sussex militia, commanded by the Duke A: NORFOLK, marched to Sittingboume, on tlrir route to Sheerness; to r-plate the 31 West York Regiment, whb have embiritki fOr Ireland. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. • TORBAY, JANUARY 2. t into this bay his Majesty's sloop With the following East Indiamen, all welp—the Tigris, Royal Charlotte, Neptune, Ainiston, Calabra, Coutts• • and the Thames ; also put into this bay the Esther, for Africa, and the Baroness LoOgville for the South Seas. PLYMOUTH, tame in the Diteamouosir mart of war, fr Art Portrnotrth ; the FaVcisurra sloop of war, from a cruize and the 1 - frucotigun-brig, with traoaporta, from the NVcstward.—Arrieed the ship Conco:d, from Ptince Edivatd's Island: to the westward of Scilly she fell in with, the Wheatsheac !rani Scilly to Gibrattir, in a leaky state,. took out the crew, and towed her into this port.--:-Wind S.W. PORTSMOUTH, JAWt.IARY 1. Nothing aftiied or sailed . Nesterly. iAlfirisii:Y S. Arrived his MsjeStyq/01;pS ROVALIS7/ end S NW'S frodil a cruize; and the Slums, from Poresmutith, and has sailed for Sheerness.—Wind S. blows strong. LEffH, JANLIKIY t. • The Swift smack, Capt. 0v.t4,0n her passage.from • London, to company with the Union"' d Duldse, on the 30th ult. fell in with a' Danish krivateer; they imm . i . Nliately engaged and belt of. , GREENOCK, JANUARY I. The Loyal Sam, Lzenneisa, is released from qua: rantine station, Holy Lock—The Calicat, a vessel of 400 tons btfrihen, newly built id Canada, for se mercantile house in Glasgdw, has b ?mi g . down the river Si: Lawrence:—The Jeanit i of this peat, from London to Jamaica, WA all weir - on tie 7th ult. long. 37. h?. 14. our 13 (fail" 7174 Directors of Folkestone Harb'or fibre camel notice to be given, that a ref flag by day,'And a light. by flight, will be hoisted on the pier, whilst thet e atte ten feet water in the harbour. We understand that Sir' EIAN NS:PEAIi is to,be the new Governor of Bombay. In our paper of yesterday, we mentioned the rots bery of Mrs. - of Garden-row.; and that. the taken from I?er, was a note.pf -- Mtusoni, amongstproperl tal WA, hand for ie3o.-1 1 14.5, we ini&ptand, vrae yesterday morning returned to het by the two-pennY illost, in* closed in a blank cover.' ~ The noted smuggler called Sesatiltr ii4t'd to bi detained in France, on suspici o n. of bin a spy. • • • Jam es F easte , W ho was taken tip at.CaatediinTs is. stilted in our paper of ThtirtillY, on a chargé of awls. do g . French pthoners to erciPe froni thia.ountry. his bi eu p ut eu board a man of war, under the Smuggling Act, and is to be sent to serve on I-foreign station; His fitaternent thatbe was eznpinyed by Government, turned' out to be a grove fabrics on. Divltaua.vetri On 0 , - Pear before the l'gus;l Navy cilth O that at the fficei held by some -` CoMptroller, and _ td:i aearch:warraitt a. =c o lf a Mr. fawler r 'Navy Office e 'elal ks esd *Oak's er a =*lto by M. 'Gild daillerretavr . item*. M g_t_!i. • of the Vile Yeibt, ,it wit dbiovirtpd, which entitle kr' Hotrital, were kta±ces the mini were u vas MS pined 1/16111 Our The Captain of the • • • ',-•. ld p cm a 1.... - ship of the line, %Oki qt, expression of.e, 'f and and two brigs perish, e will be embraced. , io t s ' 0c _ him to render then 1 when the billtitisi chatacier, The men saved fi red for a time by foreitli and transpiths have beeti ibe vindicated. . Uwe have I , ...__ t s fp s _ :..._the__ .p. In ii WAND •WiIIVAGIOTI• err:— On the I si iiiitanOlaitumeats iii , the Board of Actiniralty ‘ which led to 4 improper transactions had taken place Moe; a conference was immediately, of the Lords of the Admiralty, the and Secretary of the Navy, which ltd irrant being executed tfpon tie apart . Ir. pawler - pate a clerk of the Ticket Dffsco),in which were‘found mar ry oth. I papers, Mid fro th some of which a gus- t lE. Needham, now a ricrk of that ele- • *is immediately. apple aid Kr. Graham, the Botr.street ~ Lary af the Admiralty/ Thoriday, the • pisisi . Daysh add Bodgion, aglely*, Ofiliie, attended tl the itdidiraltt, when red, that many itytiftentgroloertinnit.' imni‘en to be taieive4 incipipenwgb e boopelparly tilted_ 4, 'and on , K- a* of Chief Old ha d • immediately disiad4htd in . of bat ii% bifro not lihird of bolsi eii: : Z oe An ihit fiteamegva. w......:.-:-J E-I_,