Star. — London, England, 1812-06-04 00:00:00

tiaL t&s. But other Members chose to remain silent, w h o perhaps both anderstnod and felt the truth of the' causes which ha. been assigned for the voice of Par liargent, and the desire of the PRINCE REGENT having hi t herto been attended with no effect. o n a measure so deeply interesting to the country, we bare thought it our duty not oily to lay before t h e public what any of the parties have openly de clared, but to insert in our columns such comments as ma y be conceived, in any degree, to elucidate their views. To give the idle nonsense of those prints w hich deal in mere gasp, and indulge in displays o f their own adroitness in the art of Cabinet making would be to abuse our Readers : —we therefore con. fine our extracts to such as we conceive to speak somewhat of the mind of the great leaders of parties. a Impartiality" is our motto on all political questions. MORNING HERALD. a Marquis WELLEIILEY ) S State mission has termi. nated, and his authorised powers have been returned back to the PRINCE REGENT as he received them. This was noticed last night by Mr. CANNING to the House of Commons, and by the Noble Marquis to the House of Peers. The Lords. GREY and GREN vita returned a . written answer to his Lordship's proposition yesterday at two o'clock, declining therein a fair share in the Cabinet, distinctly stating the over ture to be inadmissible, that is, according to plain, common-sense acceptation, ' We will have ALL or Norm' " Notwithstanding this failure, through the vindic tive spirit of a -desperate party; we have the satisfac tion to state, that Earl MOIRA was, at four o'clock, duly commissioned to form an Administration. His Lordship will negociate with this advantage, viz. that there is one class of Statesmen who will cheerfully serve with, and soder him, who were not disposed to do so with Lord WELLESLEY ; and that there is an other class equally disposed to join either of the two Noble Lords, without any exception or reservation *hatever. This arrangement, it may reasonably be hoped, will derive a farther advantage from the sup port of a powerful body of the most respectable cha racters in the Country, who are at length uniting to interpose a patriotic shield to protect the Crown Iteinst the farther assailings of a furious Aristocratic faction ! The result of Lord MOIRA'S negotiation cannot be expected to be declared before Saturday." MORNING CHRONICLE. a We refer our Readers to the interesting conver sation in the House of Lords yesterday, for the de claration of The Marquis WELLESLEY, that the com mission which he had received from thePRINCE RE-- GENT to form a Ministry, en particular conditions pre scribed by his Royal Highness, was at an end, the Noble Lord not having found it practicable to pro cure the consent of the Noble persons to whom he bad applied, to enter into the Cabinet on ,such terms. Tbe Noble Marquis alluded to dreadful personal animosities,' which he afterirards distinctlrwas un derstood to say, did not appertain to Lords Gast and GiteNvu.r.s,*nor to any Members of the Opposi tion. To whom the allusion did apply, it would nut perhaps be difficult to conjecture. The insidious, double-dealing,legal ad viser ofthe intrigue is shrewdly guessed at ; and it is manifest that tile Noble Marquis was nude the mere bearer of a proposal, which it was known would not succeed. In a paper, (believed to be under the influence of Cailton House,) the identical offi.r made to Lords GREY and GRE.NVU,LE was stated, together with their refusal, on Monday morning last, that is twelve hour: kfore the offer was actually communicated to Lord WELLESLEY himuy! It Was stated in the following words in the paper al luded to : Ihe Catieet comics of twelve Ministers. In order to form that Government of composite parties which the Address of the Commons bud evidently in view, 4he PRINCE REGENT d rested that foerbcals should be tendert d to the Leaders of Opposition. th:s the Lords ORLY and CRZNVILLE refused to accede; and presuming in the height of Oppcsition hasdeur that the Address could intend noulisl :hurt of their exclusive nomination, required a decidtd majority in the Cabinet, en which occasion they signi fied that they might coLticseend to act with, but not under Mat. quis Wttttsi.tv.' " How are we to account for this anticipation ? Was the pruject thus presented to the eye of the Pstrxce Rtcs‘r by the adroit p mintier behind the curtain Or did any of the actors bring it out indiscreetly be fore the /memo y Certainly, however, it absolves Lord %V EbLESCEY from all implication centri- Vance ; and indeed his subs( qi.ent conduct seems to chew that he was not a party to the disingcriuous and unconstitutional proceeding. " A csaoosite Cabinet is an order not known in the architecture of our Constitution. We have, indeed,' again aril again, seen instances of voluntary agree mintamong political men, where the questions upon which they had held opposite opinions were deter mined and gore by, and where they might enter upon now plans of action, on principles fairly dis cussed and mutually understood. But that twelve Gentlemen should be invited to a Cabinet, like a Party invited to a feast, where contrariety of liberal sentiment was caleuhued only to enliven the board, Ws reserved for the present day, which is so fruitful cf political exti avagancies. ", That it should enter into the imagination of any hum an being, to think that men fit to be entrusted With the functions of office, should submit to become responsible for 'measures which they could neither roltroul nor modify—that they should give up the possibility of carrying into execution any one oithe matted to which they should be pledged . ; nay, that, they should be employed only to countenance and cover the disappointment of all the hopes they had themselves excited—that their characters should be made use of- to screen the real Authors of public calamity from all account, and that they should be exhibited to the Country as glaring proofs of the in sincerity' of all political professions—it is difficult to believe. And yet the authors of this precious pro posal to Lords Gan and Geasvats must have had all this in their contemplation. sg We need not say that the impudent statement in the Courier of last night, pretending to be the An swer of the two Noble Lords to the proposition made to them, is utterly unfounded. Indeed the grossness of the libel betrays itself. The writer wants address to make his mischief plausible, for he puts language into the mouths of Lords GREY and GRENVILLE that the keenest place-hunter would' disdain to use. But we trust that these calumnies will have their use.— They will, we hope, force out the real correspondence that has occurred. The public have a right to know the precise language used on both sides, for the present is no ordinary period in British history, nor is this a mere contention of rival parties. It is a ques tion of no less than whether the PRINCE REGENT shall set up a Court party in contradistinction to the Coun try party : and whether the Ministers, who are to be made accountable for the acts of Government, should submit implicitly to the commands they should re ceive from the secret and irresponsible Counsellors of the Executive. In such a trial of the fundamental principles of the Constitution, the documents ought to be fairly before the pnblic, , that they may decide impartially on the characters and conduct of the men who claim their confidence. ‘, In the state in which the negociation is left, by the withdrawing of Lord WELLEsLEY from the corn mission, it is understood that Earl Motnn is to try his talent at conciliation. We trust the Noble Earl will begin at the right end; and with the freedom that be comes a friend, and the spirit that is inseparable from his heart, revel to his Royal Highness's recollection the doctrines of his early life, doctrines that would lead to a faithful discharge of his duty, to the peace and security of the United Kingdom, and to the ho nour and happiness of his own life." • The follokk ing is the fabrication alluded to in such ' terms of reprobation, by the Editor of the Morning Chronicle : 6 Your Lordship has made us an overture to form an Admini stration with you, and your partisans publish forthwith to the world, that you are empowered to make a Ministry uLon your bases. You leave us no alternative but to come in on your opi nions alone, though we have declared, that except in one point, our opinions do not accord. We are to have no free will, no freedom of disc . ussion—we are to leave our principles at the door of the Cabinet; and.being in the minority, shall always be out voted, should we suggest any of those measures which we have often declared to be indispensably necessary. What may be th e strength of that Party in Parliament, which is supposed to side with your Lordship, and which, in your Lordship's opinion, jus tifies you in making us an offer which bears on the face of it such distrust an inequality? Probably your Lordship may have about tin in one House, and perhaps double that Lumber in the other. Your lordship, therefore, Lhving obviously, and con fessedly, no strength as a Party, and being unable out of that Parry to form a Ministry, comes to us, and assuming a superiority both in principle and power, desires us to record our inferlirity and submission, who are supported by 100 in one House, and 200 in the other; consequently, by ten times your nuns era. You tell us first, we must sacrifice our principles; and you propose then to introduce us into the Cabinet shorn oi all power. You tie ire us to enlist ui:der your banners, nominating yourself Prime Minister, filling up the majority in the Cabinet with your parti zans, an,4 leaving us only such . a number of seats as will pro daini riur triumph and oar disgrace, and make us mere nullities. surely, n.y Lord, we might have at least met on terms of perfect. equality as to the discussion and arrangement of measures and seats; and therefore, feeling that, for the reasons we have stated , and tilt strength of our party, we ought to have the majority in .he Cabinet, we are desirous that the arrangement should pro ceed upon that principle, and that Earl Greer should be the Prime Minister.' Oa the subject of the allusion made by the Aferning Herald, to the two parties who are willing to act under Lord Monti., we must presume, that Lord SIDNICUTII and his friends, with such Members of the present, or rather late Cabinet, as from their habits of business may be considered useful co-adjutors, are the parties alluded to. • Yesterday morning the Princess CHARLOTTE of WALES left Town for Windsor, to be present at the private celebration of the King's birth-day this day. Tuesday the QUEEN, Princesses AUGUSTA, Many-, and SOPHIA, attended by Lord ST. HELEN'S and se veral Ladies, went to the Princess ELIZABETH'S beau tiful cottage at Old Windsor. Her Royal Highness was in readiness to receive them, and had a sump tuous dinner prepared for them ; after which they walked on the lawn, and took coffee in a tent there. Yesterday morning Princesses AUGUSTA and So- PIM took an airing on horseback in the neighbour hood of Windsor. The QUEEN, Princesses ELIZA BETH and MARY, went to Frogmore Gardens. His Royal Highness the Duke of CLansNce•was prevented yesterday from attending the Lady Mayoress's Ball, from indisposition. Miss FITZCLA• REECE went, accompanied by Mrs. SMITH. Sir SIDNEY SMITH is perfectly recovered from his late severe indisposition : he was last night at the Lady Mayoress's Ball. Yesterday the Earrof Moiai and the Marquis WaLLEsuty had long audiences of the PaINCE Ra- CENT at Carlton House. The Duke of NORFOLK gave a grand dinner yes terday at his house in St. James's-square. to the Dukes of SussEx. DEVONSHIRE, Earl of Banc:snot:ten, Lords ERSKINIG SAY and SaLE, ANDOVER. &c. Lady HEATHCOTI4 on Monday evening, gave a grand rout, at her house in Grosvenorsquare o which was attended by the principal Nobility. LISBON MAIL. A Lisbon Mail arrived this morning, brought to Falmouth by the Lady Arabella Packet, which left the Tagus so late as the 27th ult. The prospects now held out of the state of affairs in the Peninsula are every where brilliant. No great battle has been fought it is true, but the enemy is harassed in every direction, and we do not see how it is possible for the French troops to retain possession much longer of any portion of the Peninsula. The Dispatches froth Lord WELL INOTON, brought by the above Mail, are dated at Fuente Guinaldo, on the 20th ult. their contents will be found in the subjoined extracts: " LISBON, MAY 26. " On the 19th, General Hill completely succeed ed in his views on the works and bridge of Almarez. The quantity of stores and ammunition taken, greatly exceeds the expectation. Our loss is under 100 killed and wounded. The enemy had a General and 250 men drowned in attempting to escape, 100 .killed, and 300 made prisoners. " Our Ist and 6th divisions passed through Bada. joz on the 20th and 21st, to keep the French quiet during General Hill's absence. 44 On the 21st, head-quarters were at Guinaldo. 44 Drouet has again retired. 44 The 50th regiment distinguished themselves at A lmarez." OFFICIAL DISPATCH, FROM HIS EXCELLENCY GENERAL THE EARL OF WELLINGTON TO DON MIGUEL PEREIRA FORJAZ ; DATED HEAD•QUARTEkb p PUENTE DE ODIN.. ALDO, MAY 13. " General Drouet has removed his head-quarters from Fuente Ovejuna to Hemogobsa de Cordova. 44 It has been said for some time in this part, that King Joseph has been appointed Generalissimo of the French Armies in Spain ; with the exception, at I am informed, of the Armies of Arragon and Cata• lonia. I have, however, seen no official account of the appointment: I nevertheless believe the intelli. Bence. The Guerillas are extremely active in all parts of Spain in attempt's against the enemy, in many of which they have recently been very snccesslul. 6 , There ha, been no movement in the North. " General Ballesteros, on the 14th April, surprised and destroyed, in Arolla, a column undcir the com• mand of General Rey." FROM TIIE SA ME TO TiiE SA Mr; DATED lIP.AD-QUARTEP.S, FUENTE DE GUINALDO, MAY 20. gg An enemy's detachment, consisting of near 2500 men, on the sth, moved from Seville, in the direction. of Ayamonte, near which place they arrived on ilk 10th. " The enemy has made no movement of import. nce since I tr.insmitted your Excellency my dispatch dated the 13th instant." ‘ 4 OVIEDO, M AY 9. " From the prisoners taken by Mina, the 9th April, and some Spaniards who were restored to their liberty, we positively know, by a letter from Polis, that more than 100 prisoners had arrived there, sent by the Curate of Villaodugo to General Mendizabel. We are likewise assured, that the party of Marquinez surprised in Amusco a French detacliment, which WAS collecting contributions, killed about 150 of them, and took a great numbtr of prisoners, which are also to be conducted to Polis." • " CORUNNA, MAY is. _ 44 We know that Curate Merino has surprised 600 French, the wLole of the Cfficers, serjeants, and corporals of which he killed, in retaliation for the assassination of the two Deputies of the Junta of Soria by them. The prisoners, which amount to 49(1 are shortly expected at Oviedo., " The Curate of VillarAs has made 500 prisoners in Poza. Mendizabel h.ts collected in Agullar 12,000 infantry, and 2,000 cavalry, to march upon Torre lavega. We are assured that Mina has besieged Leo ranho; and that, although the garrison of Burgos had marched to its succour, he did not desist from his design. 4 , It is also reported that Duran has made 7000 prisoners in Surk. Abadia, Santocilda, Pol, Douglas, and another English Chief, are in Santiago, waiting for Mendiza. bal. It appears the object of this junction is to forts, a general plAn of operations between the sth, 6th, and 7th Spanish Armies and the Allied Army." “ VALLADOLID, APRIL 14. 41 Mina has taken 800 men whacomposed the gar rison of Brehuega." " BANKS OF THE OUADIANA, MAY 15 Upwards of a thousand French entered Sabugo, and demanded rations in Aroche, which plaCe they entered on the evening of the 11th, and left on the morning of the 12th, marching through Corlegana, Almonaster, and Valverde, for the county of Niebla." The Sandwich packet has arrived at Falmouth, with Mails and passengers. She left New New- York on the 9th tat. and has brought a Messenger with dispatches, from Mr. FOST/R. The following Gentlemen also came passengers : Messrs. S. F. Ford, Elm, Politica, Wardup, Ritchie, Robone , Toole, Lawrence, Vandervolden, Bellamy, Zargin, bottom, Fleming, Ri gger , H utc hinson, Curtis, and Carter. We are happy to hear that his Royal Highness the Duke of Culaatnon has graciously pleased to become the Patron of the Society of Schoolmasters, an Institution which, from its liberal and benevolent purposes, seems well worthy of such illustrious patronage. SICoND tpirrlON • STAR OFFICE, TWO O'CLOCIL IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE FROM AMERICA. We stop the press to state, that a ship is arrhied at Liverpool, after a short passage, From the coast of America. The intelligence brought by this vessel, if corr,ct, is of the highest importance. The Go: vernment of the tLiiied States have, it is sai.J, come to the resolution of seizing on all British property in America ; ai:cl all British subjects in America are likewise to be cle.tained. More severe measures, we are further inf hay: been accompanied by the issuing of Letters of Marque and Reprisals against British shipping. Ndria INTELLIGENCE. • The British squadron off Brest have taken up no anchorage, and will in future blockade Brest ..s Cash* was heretofore blockaded, by l)ing at aucltor within bight of the enemy. FALMOUTH, JUNE 1. Arrived the RAPiD schooner from the Eastward i and the ECM from Messina, in 32 days ; fel, in w ids, off the Land's End, an Engli sh _ frigate, in thus Lf A French privat eer . _Wind W. and variable. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE s. His Majesty's ship Rosissunin is appointed convoy for NOVA Scotia and Quebec. His Majesty's ship ACTRON remains with the homeward hound West Indiamen for the Downs: The ships for the Last Indies, under convoy of his Majesty's ship JUNCI.4, have dropt down to St. Helen's. —Wind W. DEAL, JUNE S. Sailed this morning the whole of the outward bound coasters and colliers, under convoy of the COUNTESS OF ELGiN dt utter, for Portsmouth. Came in the POMPEE from off Flushing ; and the STIRLING' from the River. S.iiled his MAjesty's ships VALIANT and CRETAN for off Flushing. —Wi n d N.E. SHEERNESS, JUNE S. Sailed this morning his Majesty's s'iip Twerp with the convoy far Hudson's Bay. —Wind S.E. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 2. Arrived the John Tobin, ft nn Barbadoes ; sailcd 25th Arri: : spoke the 12th el May, in lat. 41. le. .mng. 47. '29. the Trinidad, 111•GowAN, from Ttint. dad, bound to Greenock ; on the 29th of May, in lat. 47. 33. long. 31. 20. fell in with a brig, vtith. , ut her masts, and toll of watn-, laden lt i II planks; stavci, arid cod fish, wi:h the name Uhice of Po: tiaud" painted on her stern. VAUXH I.L.—TLis elegant scene of summer aurae t;cin opened last night, under a m ,st brilliant displ .y of luminous objects. The Proprietors, at considerable expense, have greatly improv,4 the Gardens since List season. The Orchestra appeared a blaze of light. A superb Crown was displayed at top, and the Plumes of the PRINCE REGENT were cx'tibited in the m. st taste ful order. In addi,ion t t!:e improvenn:nts in di: Ru tunda, which have cost the Prop - lett)! s ni:ar L- 4 2000, .•l: pant Chinese lamps ureic hung in veriolis parts of the Gardens. The th splay c,f superb chandeliers, and festoons of variegated lamps. made the place a scene of fairyism and enchantment. The female singers art, Mrs. BLAND, MIS. STIRLING, and Miss NIAETTIL whole of their songs were loudly applauded. Mrs. STIRLING made her first appearance in these Gardens, and met a liberal reception. 'roe small increase in the price o f admissi-n did not occasion the least opposi• tion. The company appeared highly delighted with the whole of the arrangements, and many persons of . fashion and elegance were present. The band in the orchestra performed the overture to Loelinska, and Don Juan, in a superlative style. A glee, " Erin the smile," was also sung in a most impresaive and scien tific manner. In short, the whole of the amusements. including the cascade, fire-woo ks, acc. 3tc. afforded the highest satisfaction; and when repeated with the same taste and allurement, will not fail to produce a rich harvest" to the Proprietors of these delightful Gardens. MANSION House Farm—Last night the Leap MAYOR gave a splendid Ball s dioner, and supper to a large party of the Royal Princess, NoLaity, and their Ladies. The Mansion House, which has been long preparing for this Fete, was fitted up in a chile rent way to what has ever been before, and nothing like the confusion, which formerly ensued at the Easter Ball. The Egyptian Hall was elegantly illuminated, and only one long table went from top to , bottom, with a square one at each end, much broader than on former occasions, and ornamented with tem ples, &c. About an hundred and fifty sat down t, dinner, at eight o'clock—where was a profoxion of all the delicacies of the season. At the upper table sat the LORD MAYOR, LADY MAYORESS, the Dukes of YORK, KENT, CAMBRIDGE, and Gcoucesreft, the Foreign Ambassadors, with many of th e N o bili ty o f bo t h ' sexes, who were ~11 most splendidly dressed. The tables were removed after dinner for the dance, as the ball-room and several other rooms had tables laid in them for a cold collation, where about seven hun dred were expected to sit down between two and three in the morning. Captain Dusumt, of the West London Militia, appe;red in. full armcur, and took his station immediately after dinner behind the LORD MAYOR, where he rested on a high seat. After din. ner the Loan MAYOR gave 4g The King," 114 The Prince Regent," ""The Queen," "The Royal Dukes," gg The Princesses," which were drank with great en thusiasm. The Lcrds and Ladies, Knights and Squires, &c. who had honoured' the entertainment with their presence, received a hearty welcome from the LORD and LADY MAYORESS. Soon after ten the, Ladies withdrew to the Venetian Parlour, which was fitted up as a Drawing Room ; and about eleven, the long table in the Egyptian Hall being removed, the LADY MAYORESS, with the splendid train of female beauty, returned, when the Ball was opened by his Royal Highness the Duke of Geouctsven and Lady GEORGINA CECIL : about two o'clock, eight supper-rooms were thrown open, on the second Boor * one of which was the long ball-room, where between seven and eight hundred sat down to supper. The company broke up between 4 and 5 this m Mr. B altsa uttessoirs, Bowler) (who was so desperately wou n d e d by the is in a fair way of recovege