Star. — London, England, 1813-02-10 00:00:00

- criads• and smile • Offers of all ranks, fobi Spa pish o n rals, Treasurers, Secretaries, Pages of the ging, Scc. All arrived in die most deplorabli state ‘ 0 Notwithstanding the infidelity of these me*;:their extreme' misery excited compassion. a On the sth left Saragossa for France, *large covu y with a great part of the Spanish Officeris, par tisans of King Joseph, who had arrived froM Va. lencia. Others remained notwithstanding the brders for marching were general. It On the Bth or 9th another convoy was explctecT in Saragossa, in which it was said was coming Su tbet's wife; and some likewise added, that he was corning, and that his troops would successively ar tire ; but, on the 12th, the convoy had not arrived at Saragossa. g , The Spanish army in Calamocha, Calatayud, &c. we are assured amounts to more than 12,000 men." The account from Yarmouth of two sail of the line having escaped from the Scheidt, is not true. His Majesty's ships CRESSY, BARossA, and INDIAN, sailed from Cork on the 81st ult. havirg under con voy the trade for the Brazils and the East Indies. Earl SPENCER had yesterday at audience of Vis count MELVILLE, at the Admiralty. Endeavours are making to effect some temporary accommodation or compromise between his Majesty's Ministers and the East India Company. Certain mediatory persons, friends of the two parties, are, it is said, to come forward, and tender proposals of such a nature, as previous intimations have given reason to believe will meet with the acceptance of both.— Report says, that, as a basis, the Charter is proposed to be renewed for four years • and permission, during that period, to be given to the Merchants at the Out ports to export to the East Indies, without other re striction, in vessels of at least 400 tons burthen, what ever they may choose—but the Importations, during that period, to be only into the Port of London.— Tlis, it is thought, may serve as a trial, and enable Parliament and the Public to enter upon the question %kith some evidence derived from actual experience. —Much may and will be said in commendation and reprobation of such - a plan, according to the views and interests of the parties interested. There snis a Meeting of-the English Catholics, at the Earl of SHREWSBURY'S, on Monday ; but they adjourned their proceedings until to-day. We were misinformed, therefore, when we stated that a Peti tion to repeal the restrictions on the Catholics was unanimously voted. It has been stated, that with a view to the accom• plishment of some scheme for settling the claims of the Roman Catholics, Mr. CHARLES BUTLER, of Lincoln's Inn, had, by request, waited upon Lord CASTIABLIGH ; and had undertaken, at his Lordship's desire, to furnish the abstract of a Bill for the repeal of the disqualifications under which the Catholic Body labours. We know nothing of the truth of this report ; list shall rejoice exceedingly in the success of any such plan as is here spoken of : our fear, how. ever, is, that if Mr. BUTLER concedes any thing, his concessions will Le disavowed by his brethren of the Romish faith ; and if he concedes nothing, his la bours can hardly obtain the sanction of the existing Government. DUSLIN, FEB. 4.—Qtruouc BOARll—Tuesday a numerous Meeting of the Catholic Board was held in Capel-sweet. The first thing that occupied the at tention of the meeting, was a letter which Mr. flav bad lately received from Mr.JERNINGHAM, one of the persons nominated to act as Secretary to the Roman Catholics of England, touching the general question of emancipation. This letter seemed to intimate st►tns intention, on the part of the English Roman Catholics / to accept of terms of a qualified nature from Ministers, and to put forth a suggestion, that it would be for the advantage of the general cause to suffer the English Roman Catholic Petition to be discussed before the Irish. Upon both features of the letter much interesting discussion took place, and the result was the adoption of the following resolution: " Resolved, That on reading Mr. Jerningharn's letter to Mr. Hay, we do unanimously agree, that we have no communication ohatever to make to Mr. Jernbighorn on the subject of that Ica" At a Meeting of the General Board of the Catho 'kg of Ireland. J. J. BURKE, Esq. of Glinsk, in the Chair, the following Noblemen and Gentlemen were selected delegates, by ballot, to present their Address to the Patrice REGENT, and manage the Peti tions to both Houses of Parliament—Earl of Fingal, Earl Kenmare, Sir Francis Goold, Bart. of Old Court ; John J. Burke • of Glinsk Castle ; Owen Con ner. of Ballingar ; Randal *Donne), of Dublin ; Peter B. Hussey, of Dingle. EARTIIQUAKB—Extra . ct of a letter, dated Kingston, December 12-4 , The BRAZEN carries home upwards of two million of dollars, on account of the merchants here. We were visited, on the 11th ult. by the most awful and violent earthquake that has been felt since the recollection of the oldest inhabitant here. I am rut adequate to delineate a true picture of its violence. It is computed to have lasted sixty seconds. It would be impossible to describe my feelings du ring the agitated state of the earth ; several acci dents occurred, but fortunately no lives were lost.— There are Spaniards here who declare, that the shock experienced was more awful than that felt atCaraccas, although the effects were less severe." Barter Fterr.—Estract of a letter from an Officer of the Bovta,9B, datedDouarnenez Bay, February 6 t On the night of the 30th ult. while we were lying at anchor off the Black Rocks, a westerly wind Came on, which is vety dangerous in that place, and we were obliged to get under weigh for this Bay.— About twelve o'clock, however, the wind abated, and we resumed our anchorage. The next morning we reconnoitred the Brest Flaet, arid, it being a fine day, w e plainly counted them, five sail of the line, five frigates, three brigs, and Several small vessels.— Our boats are employed every day in sounding for 11 1 , - , rock the Unieonm struck on, but have not yet kiind it. Three boats from every ship go tvery rrturaing, well armed, to reconnoitre. Last night they went so close in shore th at t h e F renc h fi r ed t e n r twelve guns from their batteries but without elect." , THE PRINCESS op *ALES. _ ._ I< hd Stilt of Monday, we info hied oui Readers, that hei Royal Highness. the PRIMES of WALES bad addressed a letter to the Pam& RROENT, which was transmitted CO the LORD CIIARCIILLOR and the Earl of LIVERPOOL, (together with an unsealed copy for their perusal,) desiring that it might be laid. before his Royal Highness the Patna REGENT. The letter, as we then stated, was returned unopened. It was again sent to the PRINCE, and again returned un opened. On being sent a third time, it was opened s we understand, and either read by his ROYAL IllOttNt , .S, or allowed tobe read to him by his con: servants.—We stated on Monday, that copies of the letter had got into circulation, and we are now enabled to lay it before our Readers : • LETTER OF THE PRINCESS OF WALES TO THE PRINCE REGENT. 66 giR-It is with great reluctance that I presinhe to obtrude myself upon your Royal Highness, and to solicit your attention to matters which may at first appear rather of a personal than a public nature.— If I could think them so—if they related merely to myself—l should abstain from a proceeding which might give uneasiness, or interrupt the more weighty occupations of your Royal Highness's time : I should continue, in silence and retirement, to lead the life which has been prescribed to me; and console my sef for the loss of that society, and those domestic comforts, to which I have so long been a stranger, by the reflection, that it has been deemed proper I should be afflicted, Without any fault of my own--- and that your Royal Highness knows it. " But, Sir, there are considerations of a higher na ture than any regard to my own happiness, which render this address a duty, both to myself and my daughter—may I venture to say, a duty also to my husband, and the people committed to his care?— There is a point beyond which a guiltless woipan cannot with safety carry her forbearance. 66 If her honour is invaded, the defence of her re putation is no longer a matter of choice; and it sig. nifies not whether the attack be made openly, man fully, and directly—or by secret insinuation, and by holding such conduct towards her as countenances All the suspicions that malice can suggest. If these ought to be the feelings of every woman in' England who is conscious that she deserves no reproach, your Royal Highness has too sound a judgment, and too nice a sense of honour, not to perceive, how much more justly they belong to the Mother of your Daugh ter—the Mother of her who is destined, I trust, at a very distant period, to reign over the British Empire. 66 It may be known to your Royal Highness, that during the continuance of the restrictions upon your royal authority, 1 pusposely refrained from making any representations which might then augment the painful difficnities of your exalted station. At the expiration of the restrictions, I still was inclined to de lay taking this step, in the hope 'hat I might owe the redress I sought to your gracioua and unsolicited condescension. I have waited, in the fond indul gence of this expectation s. until, to my inexpressible mortification, I find that my unwillingness to com plain, has only produced fresh grounds of complaint; and I am at length compelled, either to abandon all regard for the two dearest objects which I possess on earth, mine own honour, and my be'oved Child, or to throw myself at the feet of your Royal Highness, the 'natural protector of both. 44 I presume, Sir, to represent to your Royal High ness, that the separation, which every succeeding month is making wider, of the Mother and the Daughter, is equally injurious to my character and to her education. I say nothing of the deep wounds which so cruel an arrangement inflicts upon my feel ings, although I would fain hope that few persons will be found of a disposition to think lightly of these. To see myself cut off from one of the very few do mestic enjoyments left me--certainty the only one upon which I set any value, the society of my Child— involves me in such misery, as I well know your Royal Highness could never inflict upon me if you were aware of its bitterness. Our intercourse has been gradually diminiihed. A single interview weekly seemed sufficiently hard allowance for a Mo ther's affections. That, however, was reduced to our meeting once a fortnight ; and I now learn, that even this most rigorous interdiction is to be still more ri gidly enforced. " But while Ito not venture to intrude my feelings as a Mother upon your Royal Highness's notice, T must be allowed to say, that in the eyes of an observ ing and jealous world, this separation of a Daughter from her Mother will only admit of one construction : a construction fatal to the Mother's reputation.— You: Royal Highness will also pardon me for ad. ding, that there is no less inconsistency than injustice in this treatment. He who dares advise your Royal Highness to overlook the evidence of my innocence, and disregard the sentence of completeacquittal which it produced—or is wicked or , false enough still to whisper suspicions in your ear, betrays his duty to you, Sir, to your Daughter, and to your People, if he coun sels you to permit a day to pass without a further in vestigation of my conduct. I know that no such ca lumniator will venture to recommend a measure which must speedily end in his utter confttsion. Then let me implore you to reflect on the situation in which am placed; withenit the shadol of i ehiiir against ine—withotit even an acenser—after ail inquiry that led to my ample vindication—yet treated as if I were, still more culpable than the perjuries of my suborned traducers represented me, and held up to the world as a Mother whtniay hot enjoy the society of her only Child. " The feelings, Sir, Whi'ch ate natural ie my unet_ ampled situation, might justify me in the gracious judgment of your Royal Highness, had I no other motives for addressing you but such al relate to my self. But i would not disguise fitm your*Royal Highness what I cannot for a MOntent conceal froM myself, that the serious, and it soda May be, the irre parable injury which my Datighter sittains from the plan at present pursued, has done more in overcoming my reluctance to intrude upon your Royal Highness, than any sufferings of my own could accomplish ; and if, for her sake; I presume to call away your Royal Highness's attention from the 'other cares of your exalted station, I feel confident I am not claim ing it for a matter of inferior importance either to yourself or your people. a The powers with which the Constitution of these realms vests your Royal Highness in the regulation of the. Royal Family, I know, because I am so ad. vised, are ample and unquestionable. My appeal, Sir, is made to your excellent sense and liberality of mind in the exercise of those powers; and I willingly hope that your own parental feelings will lead you to excuse the anxiety of mine for impelling me to re present the unhappy consequences which the present system must entail upon our beloved child. gs Is it possible, Sir, that any one can have attemp ted to persuade your Royal Highness, that her cha racter will not be injured by the perpetual violence offered to her strongest affections—the studied care taken to estrange her from my society, and even to interrupt all communication between us ? That her love for me, with whom, by his Majesty's wise and gracious arrangements, she passed the years of her in fancy and childhood, never can be extinguished, I well know, and the knowledge of it forms the greatest blessing of my existence. But let me implore your Royal Highness to reflect how inevitably all attempts to abate this attachment, by forcibly- separating us, if they succeed, must injure my child's principles—if they fail, must destroy her happiness. The plan of excluding my Daughter from alf intercourse with the world, appears to my humble judgment peculiarly unfortunate. She who is des tined to be the Sovereign of this great country, en. joys none of those advantages of society which are deemed necessary for imparting a knowledge of mankind to persons who have infinitely less occasi on to learn that important lesson ; and it may so happen, by a chance which I trust is tee 7 remote, :hat she should be called upon to exercise the powers of the Crown, with an experience of the world more con. fined than that of the most private individual. " To the extraordinary talents with which she is blesied, and which accompany a disposition as singu. larly amiable, frank, and decided, I willingly trust much; but beyond a certain point the greatest natu ral endowments cannot struggle against the di:advert. tages of circumstances and situation. It is my earnest prayer, for her own sake as well as her country's, that your Royal Highness may be induced to pause be— fore this point be reached. Those who have advised you, Sir, td delay so long the period of my Daughter's commencing her intercourse with the world, and for that purpose to make Windsor her residence, appear not to have re garded the interruptions to her education which this arrangement occasions ; both by the impossibility of obtaining the attendance of proper teachers, and the ;time unavoidably consumed in the frequent journies to town, which she must make, unless she is to be secluded from all intercourse, even with your Royal Highness, and the rest of the Royal Family. is To the same unfortunate Counsels I ascribe a circumstance in every way so distressing both to nsy parental and religious feelings, that my Daughter has never yet enjoyed the benefit of Confirmation, al though above a year older than the age at which all the other branches of the Royal Family have partaken of that solemnity. May I earnestly conjure you, Sir, to hear my intreaties upon this serious matter, even if you should listen to other advisers on things of less near concernment to the welfare of our Child ? • 44 The pain with which I have at length formed the resolution of addressing myself to your Royal High, nets is such as I should in vain attempt to•express. If I could adequately describe it, you might be enabled, Sir, to estimate the strength of the motives which have made me submit to it. They are the most powerful feelings of affection, and the deepest im pressions of duty towards your Royal Highness, my beloved Child, and the Country, which I devoutly hope she may be preserved to govern, and to chew, by a new example, the liberal affection of a free and generous people to a virtuous and constitutional mo narch. u I am, Sir, with profound respect, and an attach meat which nothing can alter, Your Royal Highness's mast devoted, And most affectionate Consort, Cousin and Subject, (Signed) ig CAROX.INX LOVZSA." Montagtue House, lath January, 1518." - . . NATAL INT ELLIGENCL •-: FALMOUTH, FEBRUARY 7. Arrived the THAIS gun-brig, from Basque Roads; and the Speedy Packet, with a Mail, from C9runna, in 7 days—the Princes! Mary Packet had arrived at Corunna when the Speedy sailed, S:tiled his Ma jesty's ship RAPID, with a fleet for Portsrhouth and London. Put back the SYLVIA cutter, having on board dispatches for Lisbon. Wind W. blows fresh. , PLYMOUTH; FEBRUARY e. . Arrrived the London packet, Hero, and the Elisha, TUPPER, from Gibraltar; left that plabe the 21st ult. with a fleet of about forty sail, under onvny oftis Majesty's ships 'ANDROMEDA and DelitvENT : they passed up Channel yesterday: Arrived two French chasse mattes, lately captured by his Majesty's ship Anaow.—iisbout four o'clock Yesterdai afternoon, a very large vessel that was standing in from the south ward for this port was captured, about five leagues from Penlee Point, by a brig and a lugger privateer. The pilots from Cawsand Bay, who saw the capture, and who were about to proceed to pilot her into this port, gave the intelligence to the GmeaNsa ketch, then lying in Cawsand Bay; but she having on board dispatches, her Coinmander was thereby prevented horn going after them. It is much to be regretted, that we are without small cruizers ; for bad there been - any on this occasion, there can be little doubt but the vessel taken before our eyes might have been retaken. Put back the GLEANER ketch which sailed on Satyr. day with dispatches for 'the Mediterranean. Arrived) the ScrLLA, of 18 guns, from a cruise. Sailed the PELICAN, of 18 gum, fur Falmouth. It blew a very heavy gale all last night ut S. W. and the ships its the Sound rode very hard. This morning the Bt's. TARD, of 18 guns, parted one cable, but fortunately brought up with the other. An anchor and cable was dispatched from the dock-yard, and she is now safe though the gale continues. The 'rasa frigate, Captain HILLYER which has fitted for foreign service, goes to Portsmotith the fast fair wind to wait for or ders : She was paid prize-money to-day. The SAW JOsel, 112 guns, lately the flag ship of Lord Karns has orders to sail to Portsmouth to refit for the Me. diterranean, it is said for the flag of Sir EDWARD PELLEW. The Officers of the SAN Josar are gone on board the QyzEN CnAaLcrrrz, of 110 guns, in Ha moate, bearing the flag of Lord KEITII• Wind S.W. PORTSMOUTH. FEBRUARY O. Arrived his Majesty's ship DRAW., from Jamaica ; and the following transports, from Gibraltar, under convoy of his Majesty's ship DROMEDARY—Ieft the Rock the 22d ult. viz. Hero of the Nile, Providence, Fame, Plantagenet, Charlotte, Briton, Susannah, Caldicot Castle, and the Eliaa Francis. Passed lir his Majesty's ship SULTAN, with a fleet from Malta— , left Gibraltar she Seth ult. DEAL, FEBRUARY 9. Arrived his Majesty's ship RAPID, with a contoy from the westward ; the Sarah, Cortarts, from Gib. Talus., in 17 days ; and the Aid, MACKIE; from Sti Michael's—they are both gone for the River. It ha blown a gale all day, but his Majesty's ships, the transports, and the outward-bound are all well, ex. cept a few who have lost anchors and cables. Five o'clock, his Majesty's ship SULTAN has just arrived, with a quarantine flag flying.sha is from the Medi. terranean. Wind W. and squally. YARMOUTH, FEBRUARY O. Sailed on a cruize to the Northward the 0111111011 gun-brig, and the Fiarxo-risn schooner, for th• Downs.—A gun-brig and several sail are now making for these Roads, but cannot obtain their names in time for Post.—Remain the SOLERAT o Vice-Admiral MeRRAY j and two cutters.—Wind S.W. and blows strong. RAMSCATE, FEBRUARY O. The wind blowing very fresh at S W. a number of vessels 1 ave taken shelter in the harbour. among, which are the following : The brig L'Oricnt, Captain M'Keller, from Gibraltar to Lob• don, laden with wine and fruit, wuh loss of buih anchoi s .sod cables ; brig Aurora, Eschelon ' of Finland ; Olive braito, Gibs beet, of Poole; Aurora, Nichol s, of Wares ford ; Hawke, Perot, of Plymouth; Ann, Hoy, of Exeter; Maria Sophia, Moat Amphion, laud; and Catherine Charlotte, Jansen, of Gotten. burgh ; Endeavour, Cassop, of Sunderland; schooner Alert, 7, Adams, ;of ..---- Two Friends, Bernie,. of Plymouth; Happy Return, berridge, of Lynn. CHATHAM, FEBRUARY 7. Yesterday the PLANTAGENET sailed from hence to Longreach, where she will rattail' but a short time, as Captain LLOYD is using every ezert;on to get to to sea ; her destination is America. The MONANCEI now in Dock, intended to have been cut down to the size of the largest frigates, is found so dtfecive, that it is thought she gill be broken up. The MAJEATIE is in Dock, cutting down similar to the MONARCH. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY Al ONE O'CLOCKs Red. 511 H—Cons. 5110—Cons. for ae. solio 4 per Ct. 74 75-5 per Cent. 114 Illf—bds. Es. 10. Ms. LE Anne. 15 i-16th—Etch. Ellis 4s. 5.. pre. IRN-MARKET, MARK-LANG, FM 10. Na having any fresh arrivals of Grain to-day, principally owing to the late boisterous weather, the market is did: in sale for most articles-Wheat s"pports Miqu'are prices-Rye Is scarce, lind dearer-Barley, Malt, White Peal, and Beans, with. out variation-Grey Peas are Is. or 3s. par quarter higher-. There is a tolerable brisk demand for Oats, end prime samples are named Is. dearer-Clover Nerd advances to price-du Flout no alteration. Engiisb Vs'hetit7Bs. 100 s. 112 s. Potatoe 4itto. 481 Mk. Fin," ditto, I 90s. I.los Rape Seed Xi* 4415 per last. Foreign do. 865.1225. Linseed, 90s. Ills. Rye 745. VOL Coriander do. per cwt 34.. 421, Barley 545. tips. Caraway, ditto, ilos. 90e. Malt,loos. 109 s. Canary do. 9,55. I Ills ditto fine Ware, 115 s. White Mustard Seed, 901. SO& White Peas (boilers) NM 1101. per bushel. Grey, ditto, 80a. 88s. Brown do. 141. 335 Beans, 765. 85s. Clover Seed, white, pot eat, Tick ditto 70s 735. 83s. 145 e. Oats (feed) 28s. 344. 40e. Ditto, red, 701. 1955. Poland deto, 425. 445. Tares. per barbell. I V 4. 20s. PIM DM 105 s, ic /108. &mods lOW. to 10k. pee sada