Star. — London, England, 1812-05-20 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR. 4 most tremendous eampagn. Troops aretuovisii to the seat of war in all directions. • i To judge from the representation of the 'forget Journals, war between 'France and •Ruisia is now WEDNESDAY, .MAY , inevitable ; it is certain that the Eniperor ALEXANDER PRICE STOCKS T HIS DAY AT ONE O'C LOCK. . set out from Petersbirgh on the 21st. N.S. to join s e er Cent. 603. - -4 per Cent. 7431 61 the army on the fronti er ers ; yet, were we to h az a r d a Cons. for money 644 81—Ditto for amount ;;;; 6 ent . 1797 94 93—Scrip —Long Anna. 1517.16 th. an opinioh, we should doubt whether a pacific ar sl6.lllb(sid) ss• 65 •P ie • —D°4314) P ar- " Bt41613 " ". Pm . 'rangement of some sort w0.a...d not yet take place between the two Emperors. We are led to this opiiion from the knowledge we hive •of the character of those Counsellors whom ALEXANDER has carried along with hint ; and who, it we hve not been much misinformed, have uni -14.1%4 acted as the supporters of BowArairz's mea sures in \Russia, • We are sorry at the same time to understand, that Mn Tatcuutrou's mission to Stockholm is not likely to be attended with the desired success. This failure is the consequence of reArsing subsidies, till something more than promises evince the sincerity of the par tial solielsing them. We think the members entitled to praise for their prudent precaution after the many disappointments they Dave experienced on former occasions, by placing too much confidence in the parties with whom they were entering into alliance. LONDON. We yesterdiy noticed the arrtbal of a vessel from Am er ica, with intelligence from that interesting gnarter to the 18th April . ; and we have this morn ing been favoured, through the 'kindness of a friend at Liverpool, with sets Of Papen, brought by the above vessel. Every article contained in the American Papers, both fed:ral and democratic, tends to confirm the Idea repeatedly held out in our columns, that there will • be sio wa y. Im fact, Commissioners, to arrange the basis of a permanent and friendly treaty between the'tWo Connuies, may be daily expected in Lon,. don. tke mean time, the Non-importation Act will 'certainly be partially repealed..—The British Orket,Whicb was to have sailed on the 18th from Neu York, Was detained to the 25th, with a view, k was laud, to give :ime to Mr. RAMON to prepare saute tsalfeOnOiatory overtures to the British Government, matte Captain of the Northern Liberties, the vessel obich has arrived at Liverpooh states that the great fan just alluded to, has formally disavovred the pro cedure of taking possession of Amelia Island ; and Kit the document containing his disavowal was pub. !idled in an American Paper of the 16th ult. which be hid seen. A Paper of that date, which has come to dui hands, has the following article : We feel Much pleasure in stating to our Readers, thit.the President - wholly disapproves of the 'conduct of the Officers 'cif - tlse United States, who participated with sot unprincipled banshtt'i in Usurping the govern ment of Amelia Island. l ' Prom the above and other Arnerieart Papers; take the follaWing extracts: . . " NEW-YORK OAI.ETT . E, APRIL 13. a The lair htely passed in secret session for re ducing the army, befOre it was raised, .shrews that liar is at least postponed, if not entirely relinquished. troin a sketch 'Of the prticecciiiigs ,of Congress on ThUrsdii, and from the remarks in the National Istelligenter, there is at least The appearance of better tieset. Let war be avoided. The sioiceof the people it for peace. The, prosperity of the country depends upon it. Let the Electors of this State follow the example a the people of Masiachnnets, and we 'Ma get rid of Restrictiie Measures,' and secure the peace, prosperity, and the happiness of these United butes. We have had experimentalists long enough Itt the head of our affairs." '4‘ NATIONAL- INTELLICENCEit, APRIL it., I" The Bill for admission of goods belonging to American Cithens, which were purchased prior to February 1811, was under consideration yesterday it is due, however, to our mercantile friends to inti mate to them, that this vote is by no means decisive In favour of the Bill ; and to caution theln against being too sanguine in their expbctitions of its pas tage ; should no'cliange 'take place in the present state ot. things, .we believe it; passage he contested. An adjournment of Congre's's to the 20th June, has been propostd by Mr. Bibel., and it it ptobable *ill be ac. ceded to.n Nothing definitive has yet been settled in the affair of the new ministerial arrangements, and we can therefore state nailing but rumours. It is now said that Marquis WELLEsur and Mr. CANNIWG have most decidedly refused, in writing, to join the pre sent Ministers ; the terms upon which they were to enter office, namely, the abandonment of their opi nions on the subject of the Catholic claims, being such as they could not reconcile to their sense of public duty. 6/3ALTihIOIE F EDEIiA . L. VtEPUBLICAN, APRIL 13. 4 Our Reade r s willAdeert, *ith interest, to the Mogress of the importation Bill froM G r eat B r i ta in. r. LowndeS, who made the motion to strike out the restricting part, and to render the liberty to import tv eneral, is a democratic somber froin South Caro linakof considerable intelligence and influence.. From *decisively unfavourable reception of the several attempts of Mr. Rhea to pottpone and defeat the Bill, there is reason to believe that it will pais in ion* shape. 4 Defeated and humbled in the shath war, lifeisri. 15 °Orrtni WRIGlit, and . FISK, have gone hoe anti tipating the abandonMent of their faiotiritePoliiivel Positions, (democratic) end intending., after they were fully Persuaded that resistance Would be 'ffuitleSs, to leave the field clear to poor Madison, that he tnighr retrace his steps with a: kw witnesses as poisibie. limes we saw yesterday, in the Government's Ma w., a formal avowal that the Embargo - Aould fill, if relied upon to operate through the privations it could inflict upon the Belligerents, notwithstanding ..the potency always heretofore ascribed to such tnez. aureS, that the war is. postponed for three months min; and we also behold Congress in a quandary, after reducing the additional army to 15,000 in one !aalch, which had just before added 10,000 ; and la the other branch, entertaining a proposition for an ad journment before any thing substantial has been lone to save our honour." Path Papers to ;he 16th inst. bare been 7occivecti' and their contents are important. They confirm onr Amer accounts of the departure of BONAPAiiit and his Spouse for the Army of the North. It fs some. What curious that they state, that the object of his i(ourney is merely to review the immense army now i collected on the shorts of the Vistula ; thus holding eat a prospect of temporising measures being adopt• ed• Every thing, however, forebode tlie approach of In this ease Lord LIVERPOOL will be First Lord of the Treasury, and of course Premier. The Chan cellorship of the Exchequer has been ascribed by ru mour, successively to Mr. VANSITTART, Mr. HES. KISg6N, Mr. CHARLES LONG, and Mr. BRAGGE BA -9 auitsr ; and; it is added, that Lord CASTLEREASH has been bold enough to declare it to be his determi ration to take the lead as the Ministerial Orator in the House of Commons. Ottier accouats state, and (for the sake of the country and•the popularity of his colleagues, we trust they have more probability on their side) that the Noble Lord intends to repose himself, after all his toils, under the shelter of a peerage. Should his Lordship finally retire from public life, therefore, it is probable that Mr. CANING will come into office. With respect to Marquis WELLULEY'S recent re signation from office, the causes which led to it are amply detailed in the following demi-Official statement 6 " TATIMENT, &c. " LOrd WELLVALLY expressed his intention to re-' sign, because ha_ general opinions, for a long titee past, o'n various important questions, had not suffi. cieut Weight to justify him towards the public, or to wards his obn character, in continuing in office; and because he had no hope of obtaining from the Cabi net, (as then constituted), a greater portion of atten don than he had aheady expetienced. Lord WELLESLEY'S objections to remaining in the Cabinet arose, in a great degree, from the narroio and imperfect kale on Which the efforts in the Penin sula were conduCied. It .was always stated to him by MI. PERCEVA L, that* tVal imitractitalk to (41aq e that systern. The Cabinet followed Mr. PERCEVAL implicitly. Lord WELLESiILY thought that it was iterfect6f practicable is EXTEND the plan in the Penin sUla; and that it was neither safe nor honest towards this Country or the allies, to continue the present con tracted schime. No hope etisted Of converting Mr. Pots:AV/it, or any of his colleagues no alterative, therefore, reinaiged foi Lord WILLLESLEY but to re sits, or to submit to be the instrument of a systeiit which he ntiici ntivised, and which I.t! could not approve. • 44 Lostl Virattsthit hiti repeatedly, With great reluctittce, yielded his opinions to the Cabinet on Many Other Important points. He was sincerely con 'inced by experience, that in every such instance he bad submitted to opinions mote incorrect than his own ; and had sacrificed to the object of accommo dation and temporary harmony, more than he could jikalify in point of strict ptiblic duty: In fact, he was tonvinted by enatienc e, that the Cabinet neither poiiessed ability tior Intorledge to devise a good plan, nor tempter and discernment to ridoitt twat he now thought necessary, Unless Mr. Peqceirat, should cap- Cur With Lord WerinsLev. To Mr.* PERCEYAL'S judgment or attainments Lord WELLESLEY (under the same experience) could not ray any deference, without injury V the public service. u With these Views' and sentiments, on e tl . 6th3 of latnary; Lord WELLEst.Er merely desired "permis sion to withdraw froth the Cabinet ; not requiring 'Ay Adige in his okvn situation, and imploring no other favour than the facility of resignation. This plain reqUest ival notified to the Pamoz REGENT and. to Mr. PantatTAL as nearly ns possible at the lame moment of time; with the expression of Lord WEC-1 emutr i s Wish, that the &cite time of his resignation might be accommodated to the Pleistre of his Royal Highness, and to the convenience of Mr. PFACIVAL, . as soon as the restrictions should expire: 1 46 The Palma RIGUT received this notification with many gradous expralsinzi of reg ret; sad Mr. • 1 Piaitkr it, in writing, used expressions of regret, and also 'Of Manic for the manner in which Lord WELL:a tm had signified his wish to resign. 41 Mr. Paacavat, without any communication to Lord WELLESLEY', instantly attempted to induce the Prince egent to remove him before the expiration of the restrictions ; and repeatedly urged tlie attempt with great earnestness ; Severally proposing Lrrd Mom*, Lord CASTLEREAGH, and Lord Stu:zoom, or some of his party, to superikole Lord NVELLksLEV, without an hour of delay. Mr. PeamvAL never gave any in timation to Lord WELLESLLY of these proceedings, nor even of his wish for Lord WELLESLEY'S immedi aim retirement. " The Patxct REC . EN't still pressing Lord WEtuts -4Y to retain the sari, he submitted to his Royal Highness's tornmands ; dechning at the same time his anxious desire to be liberated, as soon as his Royal Highness should establish his government. " When it appeared, at the expiration of the re- strictions, that the PRINCE REGENT intended to conti nue Mr. PERCEVALIS government, Lord WELLESLEY again tendered the seals to his Royal Highness v:itls encreiPed earnestn.'ss. On that occasion, being in formed that his It cyal - Highness was still at liherty, and was resolved to form his Cabinet according to his Royal Highness's own views, and being commanded to stare his opinions on the subject, Lcrd WELLESLEY de. clared, that in his judgment the Cabinet ought to be formed, fret, on an intermediary p: inciple respEct ing the Roman Catholic claims, equally exempt from the extremes of instant, unqualified ccnccs sion, and of peremptory, eternal eielusion ; and, secondly, on an understanding that the war should be conducted with adequate vigour. Lord Wentes- In said, that he personally was ready to serve e.,144 Mr. PERCEVAL ou such a basis ; that he never again would serve under Mr. PERCEVAL in any circumstances. He said, that he would serve under Lord MOIRA, or Lord HOLLAND, on the proposed principles ; but that he desired no office, and enter tained no other wish than tobe instrume.ttal in forming such an Administration for the PRINCE REGENT, as should be consistent with his Royal Highness's ho nour, conciliatory towards Ireland, and equal to the conduct of the war on a• scale of sufficient extent. He made no exception to Sny Prime Minister but PERCEVAL, whom he considered to be incompetent to fill that office, although sufficiently qualified for inferior stations. He offered to act under any other person approved by his Royal High ess ; but he stated, that his own views rendered him much more anxion3 to res►gn instantly. " The PRINCE Rr.ocs:r commanded Lord WELLES. LEY to continue, until his Royal Highness shoUld have communicated with Mr. PERCCYA LI through the LORD CRANCELLOR. Lord WELLESLEY stated, that such a communication must prove useless, but submitted to his 'Royal Highness's earnest desire.— In two days afterwards, Lord WELLESLEY received, through the LORD CHANCELLOR, the PRINCE RE GENT'S a cceptance of his resignation, and accord ingly de li . vered the seals to his Royal Highness on the 19th of February, 1912." , WINDSOR, M.kY 19.—The Princess CHARLOTTE of Warm left us on Saturday, for the purpose of spend in' Sunday with her Royal Mtther, at Blackheath, it being her. birth-day. Her Rnyal Highness re turaed here yesterday, to be present at the cele bration of the QUEEN'S birth-day, ibis day, when her MAJESTY completes her 68th year. The Dukes of-YORK, CLarrescK, KENT, SHSSEE, and CAW . BRIDGE -arrived early this morning." Monday night, at a late honr, the Marquisses of WELLESLEY and Hratroit had audiences of the PRINCE . REGENT, at Carlton-House, for a consider i able time. , Yesteraay at one o'clock a Cabiaet Conrail was held at the Foteign Office, which sat till three. At half. past eight o'clock another Cabinet Council wat held at the same place., Yeslirday morning the LoioCiikseitioit, Earl of Litrzat.ooi., Lord CASTLEREAGH 9 Ur. CANNING, and Kr SHERIDAN, had audiences of the PRINCE REGENT. I Among the literary curiosities of the present year, fie Gazette of last night will no doubt find a pre-emi nent place. reward Of One Thousand Pounds is offered for the discoiery of some drunieh driveller, or unwhipt school-boy; who has penned two wretch e d compositionx,which have been impyudently Magnified info a treasonable conspiracy 1 It is true thin the public complained loudly; nay s and justly.,too, 'of the• remissness of the Police Department in not securing Bellingham, the ir.Stant his letter reached them ; mild now that our. worthy Magistrates are reminded of the Vigilance which becoMes their Office, they start from their lethargy and impale a few wasps which had been buzzing in their ears. " 'Mire be stomachs, my Lfcge, tiyak can tilaVe; disgustingly, at Ignat, and, pleasurably, gorge a camel! ' We believe that the drawers of alliott every pub lk 'character plight be filled with similar execrable productionF, were' he silly enough to preserve them from the flames. . . - The following are thearodrictions alluded to : WHITEHALL; MAT 19; 1812. " Whereas it bas been humbly represented to his Royal High tbe Patkca Rene fir, that the following inuloyinous threat. ening letters have been sent to the Rtgid Houourable Colonel M'MAuov: - • " Protisioni Cheaper —Bread or Bisoiz-Tell your Master be . ' be Is a Deletn'd unfeeling Scoundrel, and V he don't attend to the above; Delhi shalt be his portion, and that soon, it's come-to the and we are determined to strike the clee'...'ve blow. • " May 12112 . " Vol Popull. Addreised to Col. Msivtahon; Carhot-House, Pall-Mall." Ceoige Prioce of Wales. Take care of yourself for youi Life le In'neon you shall meet the same fate as Mr. Percival If Billeughall is hong before skis resni yeah You blackguard you shall be shot before three months is e4tred if Billengball 'Chung you Mall be shot as sure as " I remain, SO Inenty of all the damped Rama • " Fana4tr Aatesed to his Royal to Rim Parfe t 0 SS whi , who m -, • • . • • THE:ITRE-RdrefL, HAM 4RICET. . • This elegant place Of summer amwement; which opened 011 last fo; the seasoii, his to troasi • 4 ' a compaity far superior to what we have been ns.s3 to see op Haymarket boards. Our oid savoinite Nlctinstit stands at the head of the C n,t;c Peparta merit, and adJs much of course to the st , ength of the Company. Last u'ight the comic Opera OT the Beriere‘ Opera was I;rought forward, in order to in troduce once more to a London audi ence, Mr. Kr , in the tharacter.of Captain Macktati. Mr. KENT'S reception was hig,:y flattering. He appeased td. have formed a very just conception of the character, and played it with great spirit and animation. Many of his songs were loudly applauded, and the tinit air, How happy could Ibe with either," in wructs his action and manner were particularly. happy, Was honoured with an more. The trio between MI:- • heath, Lucy, and P o lly, was alsis mast ably executed.* Miss BUCIIANIISEIIS and Mrs. 'WILLIAMS sustained the characters of Polly and Lucy with considerable effect, and received'thrir due share of app robation. ---Tte farce of Titre: Weds after Marriage fo l dowed, in which the part of Dm:get was rendered truly ludicrous in tl.e hands of Mr. MUNDEN.—The House was well attended. THE ARMY. On the 9th inst. a squadron of the Royal Horse Guards, commandei by Lieutenant Colonel Mu.. marched through Hawkestoae Park, in Shropshire, on their way from BirminOlarri. Sir Jot's HILL, anxious to chew his respect to a profession, in which Ile has five sons, and fur a regiment which now contains three of them, regaled the men with beef and ale on the lawn before the house ; while the beauty of the scenery, the delightful mosie of the . band, and the sympathetic feelings of the spectator, rendered the spectacle peculiarly interesting. After s' a 'profuse meal, conducted with the utmost . rJer and . ' decorum, the two troops marched off to Whitchuret, with hca-ts full of gratitude to the h spitable and bf..• j netolent Father of weir Commanding Officer. The Berkshire Local Militia are this stationed : The Ist, under Colonel PAGE, meet at New bury en the 22d. The 2d, or Forest Division, under Colonel KEARNEr, are now at Reading, where they will be succeeded on the 27th;by the 3d, or Royal Berks, commanded by the Marquis of BLANDFNitIi. Friday se'nnight the Ist Battalion of the 52d, or Royal Lancashire Militia, quartered in liaddingtOo Barracks, volunteered their t omplernent (1 l 3) to the line : a considerable number above the complement , turned our, and thy were obliged to ballot for who should go; and aficr all some of them got bounties from those who were so pressing, to stop at 'home. Thursday, the following persons, concerned in the New Year's Day riots, in Esi•ti:Aurgh, were shipped at Leith for the military depot, at W i Isle of ght, and are_ to be attached•to the 91th Regiment of foot : John M4D6nald, Alexander Paul, John M , Kenzie, iili:tm Mitchell, ••- M'lntire, and George Rennie. N 4PAL IMELLIGENCE. FA I .MOU rH , MAY 17. Arrived the RAriii from'iCruite. The Eliza packet, for Cadiz, has gone into the Roads.— Wind E. blows fresh. PLYMOUTH, MAY lE. - Came in the SCYLLA sloop of war hove a cruize. Sailed the NORTHUMBERLAND, 74, for Basque Roads; LATONA (eft/We), 516, for Lisbon; BLOOD/TOL/ND gun brig, with dispatches for America ; HOLLY schooner, 8, for Falmouth ; the FAVOCILVIT y for Cork ; and the Meouse, on a cruise.--The FSRVENT gur..brig, 14, is refitted; and gone frtm Hamoaze into the Sound. POIITSMOUTH, MAY 19. No arriVih.—Sailed the RtNetoo, Avaxote, and TTRLAN, with t.: Quebec convoy ; the LLYDZY, for Lisbon ; and the MULEIOE, with a convoy let 9uera sey.—Wind S.S.E. . - DEAL, MAY 19. Came dOwn from the River, and }Ailed 't') thi! Westwatd, the .Woodbi idge East Indiaman. —Arri. ved his Majesty's ship CORMORANT from the Wird, and :Ailed for the River, and the Nvstruor, from a critize.—Sailed the Eluxcast man of war for off Flushing; COSSACK, for Portsmouth ; an•l th.: DRZATIOARIA for Sheerness..—Wind N.E, f• COVE OF CORK, MAY is. 1 wehesclay evening sailed Ms Majesty's ship Vt.. itAga, Lieutenant Purrsteit, with the A !antic and Jane provision transports, the former for Gibrahar t and the tatter tot Lisbon. The %/IRA°, after seeing the tonic)/ safe into Port, goes on a cru i ze f or two 'months.' l'he EARL SPEICER, Lieutenant ROT/MIME" takes the Anne transport, with the Fire gn detach-. ments to Portsmouth, and the trade up ClsanneL—... The tratispor;e with the .tit regiment, commandeJ bt,Lieutenaut-Colonel PnArr, have dropped down from Monkstown. Ylle LEOPARD, 50 guns, has a rrt of theM oirboard, and has a blue Petertlying: 'Nisi Majesty's ship LEONIDAS, Captaill GBIOIIIII3, `ecin - voyi! the Archduke. Charles, Botany Bay ship...—. The SvUELLe. Captain UPToN, is daily expected from . her cruize ; as is the BRISK, Captain Mot: sate, from Portsmouth. Transports are daily expected to carry out to Portugal the 6:h regiment, quartered at Kin sale, the 20th, at Fermoy, and the :kith at Cork. Boxers.—Ford has challenged Belcher to fight him at two days notice, far 100 guineas, in a fifteen feet t roped ring, and it also includes any 12 stone min on I the list. A boxing match is expected to be the result, end this is the only one of any note looked for this .agason. Mamt-Lasr, MAY 20.--We have not many fresh akrioals of Wheat to-day, bat tolerable quantities on band, mostly second and inferior ; salef th ereo f are gain heavy, and rather give way in price —Barley , eontinues dull in sale, at somewhat less--Malt like- Wise—White Peas rather lower—Beans of each sort 'hardly at last prices --There are some funiet arri vals of Oats; and this trade is nafned nearly at Mon day's quotation—Flow at late pike,: CUILIttaT :mica! As VNOZIL I tins. 112 s. 1925. Beans 701. 7es. Foos ditto, 1355.1405. Tick dstto (new)'dds. Rye, 76‘412 3 . Ditto (Sae Old) 792. 74 3 . Barley, rs. 675. Od. Oars 48s. 52.-.671. Male. 863.945. P o l an d ditto, 'sets. .595. White Pease (ballets) Its Us Pastor ditto, 10s. Orey ditto 74. 711 s. Rape Seed, 478. £3O. taus Mar, 1110.1100.--6ecari, 100. ii:,. I