Star. — London, England, 1813-02-19 00:00:00

• ' .. '• ~ ---• • • ', •• : *•• - he contrary, he thcught that they ,, bad done their otYr, (Mar, hear).,Whether there was sufficient orfe, he was not able to judge • but certainly there , ad not been su ffi cient force on the spot. Could not the American Coast have been assailed ? Had this been done during the election of a President, an imp pression would have been made on the minds of the Oeop)e in America, which might have prevented the election of Mr. Madison, that arch-enemy of Eng- And, A signal stroke applied while the election flung in a doubtful balance, might have turned it in k way which would have led to tho most happy result. Mr. eRoKgR, after a short preface, stated, that b the month of May last the British Government wilt orders to their Naval Officers, not couched in oubtful terms, but plainly and simply, that as the American Government had assumed a menacing at titude, they should put in force their standing orders to sink, burn, and destroy their enemy's ships. These orders bad been issued on the 9th of May last. They had never been revoked, but had been in force, were ,in force, and were acted upon as they had been given, without any drag chain upon them. On the very clay that the Americans had declared war against ,Great Britain, Commodore Rodgers put to sea, al though it was supposed he had not received any in functions from his Government to that effect, In a . . . few days, a British squadron was sent in pursuit of commodore Rodgers and his fleet. The British Ad miral wisely thought that some blow was aimed at the commerce of this country ; he therefpre went to pro tect the West-India fleet. It proved that he was right in his supposition ; for while protecting the West-In. Ilia fleet, he fell in with Commodore Rodgers, and gave him chase, but, very unfortunately, he escaped. e Guerriere had gone to sea in company with the Erica, 74, from which ship she was separated by a American ; immediately after which she fell in with the American frigate of superior size, by whom she was frost unfortunately taken. When the Right Hon. gentleman had said, that Admiral Warren had re mained in Halifax, he was right, for although all the ships, even the Admiral's, flag ship, had been sent to sea, that Officer was himself detained by urgent busi. ness, relative to negotiations with the American Go vernment.—( Hear, hear.) His own knowledge was so limited, that he was not competent to judge whe ther the arrangements which had been made by Sir John Warren were or were not judicious; but from the high character of that Officer, he was inclined 'to think that they were most judicious (Hear, hear.) It was certain that the Officer had a sufficient force at his disposal • and he trusted that the det ills of the service would chew that the force had been properly disposed. An Honourable Gentleman opposite had said that Chesapeake, Delaware, Boston, and New- York, should have been blockaded. This, with re gard to the two Hirst of these harboufs, was certainly practicable. But in the case of the two last it was not possible in the opinion not only of British Offi cers, but also of Commodore Rodgers, Captains I Bull, Bainbridge &c. The Right Hon. Gentleman had said, that t he moment the news arrived of the loss of the Macedonian, the Chesapeake was shut up by a paper blockade. The Right Honourable Gen t tleman had forgot that the same wind which brought intelligence of the loss of the Macedonian, also con ,. greyed this news, that the Chesapeake was blockad ed ;—and the very same post which brought that f, news, also mentioned an unpleasant report of the loss of the Poictiers, which ship has' been two • months blockading that harbour.—(Hear, hear.) — The whole question had latterly turned upon the right of impressment ; and en this subject the Hon. Gentleman opposite bad taken up the opinion of Mr. \ Munroe, which was, that Great Britain naturalized foreigners in the same manner in which the Ame ricans did British seamen. It was needless for him to say any thing in refutation of that opinion, as the • Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Canning) had corn , pletely proved that there was no analogy between The cases of the two countries. In his own profes. sional duty, lie had every day occasion to discharge o foreigners who had been two years in the British navy ; and although they were discharged as foreign ers, yet at that very moment, if they applied to the Admiralty to assist them in recovering payment of • any debts, their names were given into the Attorney ,as British subjects. Mr. Munroe had said, that there ,was no regulation in Great Britain for prevent ing the impressing of foreigners. This was a gross mistake ; for there was such a regulation.— .—As to the frauds which were committed in the for a. ging of certificates, the Noble Lord had mentioned one instance, and the Hon. Gentleman opposite had asked for more. It was needless to multiply ins. s• Lances, as the matter was so notorious. It was carried on in Philadelphia to a great extent. This abuse was recognised by the American Government, for al though there was such damning proof against them, . they still persisted. Not long since, a certificate had • been presented by a mulatto, in which ha was de scribed as a person of a fair complexion with light eyes. (A laugh.) In another case, a certificate was presented at the Admiralty, only five days after the date on which it was purported to have been signed at New York. This was not an abuse of petty clerks, it was, he repeated, an act recognised by the Ame ,- :jean Government. He mentioned that it had been probed that an American Consul at London, of the same of Lyman, had sold a certificate to a man for F. p gninta. When this was known at the Admiralty, a leaer was mitten to Mr. Lyman, saying that no 1 more of his certificates would be received. To this letter Mr. Lyman sent an an g ry reply, in which he expressed his confidence that he would meet with the support of the American Government ;—.but he (Mr. Croker) had never heard wheth er M r . Lyman had carried his representation to the foot pf the Presidential Throne, (Cries of Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman then went on to explain the sirmumstances which led to the letter from Mr. ' ouroe to Mr. Foster, on the Bth of June last, on the übject of the Americans enticing British seamen into ',heir service. These circumstances Were as follow: : cartel ( the Gleaner) was sent from England with onciliatory propositions to the American Govern ant. The Officer who commanded this vessel was ordered not to allow any of tile seamen to land : not withstanding the Americans enticed so many of the English sailors to enter their service, that there was a danger of the vessel not being able to return with ' dispatches, for want of a sufficient number of men to • avigate her. Mr. Forster having written to the Arne *can Government, and having stated on evidence, that IA of ;hese English sailors were on board the Aineii can frigate Constitution, Mr.MQnroe replied to his let , ter, and stated, that the fact of these seamen being on board the American frigate could not be admitted on the evidence which he (Mr. Foster) had given t and this because it was against the laws of the United States to admit English seamen on board of an American ship; that these seamen might probably have become American citizens, in which case no difference was ad- mitted between citizens by birth and citizens by na turalization. This was a case of such enormity, and the nature of the Ambrican doctrines were so fully shewn, that it was needless for him to offer any com ments upon it. He had risen to sal, that there had been no order from the British Government to con fine the operations of their fleets.— ( Hear t hear).— " Thank Goi !" that House was about to join un animity on that night in a measure which would do much to teach the Americans a lesson which would probably induce them to bring the war to a speedy termination.—(Thar, hear). —Their unanimity on that occasion, would shew to France and to America that they had nothing to hope from divisions in the British Councils.—( Hear, hear). After a few words from Mr. Ross and Mr. W, Lord CASTLEREAGH briefly replied to some points which had been urged by various Members in the course of the debate, and concluded with express ing a confident hope that but a short time would elapse ere we have retrieved the laurels we had lost, and assuage the public sorrow, the depth of which bore such - honourable testimony to the lofty feeling of Britons. Mr. PONSONI3Y, Mr. W. SMITH, and Mr. CANNING, successively explained. The question was then put from the Chair, and carried in the affirmative unanimously, _ A Committee was ordered to prepare the Address, which was ordered to be presented to-morrow; and at two o'clock the House adjourned. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1813. PRICE OF S VOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: Red. 59if —Cons. 58{ 59—Con5. for ac. 50-01 per Ct. 75i 76 5 per Cent. 8:41-111:15. 75.85. Anns. 15i 5-16t115 Lack. Bills (30.) 3s. 4s. pre,—Po. (30.) 45. 65. pr. Omni= 7 to 7i- The result of the debate in both Houses of Par liament last night, while it must afford high satisfac tion to every British bosom, is likely to have a striking effect on the self-named Patriots of America. They have now no friends here, not even among those who generally advocated their cause in Parliament, and the ruin which is about to fall upon them e can only be averted by a prompt supplication" for Peace.-,-. Their puny Navy will be swept from the Ocean in a few months, and same of their finest Towns laid in ashes. The statements made by various Members in the course of the debate of last night, spew, that the 44 patience and long-suffeting," have been on the side of Cleat Britain. Yesterday the Earl of LI VERPOOI. and Viscount SIDAIOLITH had audiences of the PRINCE REGENT. Princess CHARLOTTE, we are happy to say, is much better, but not sufficiently recovered to leave the house. Ministers had another long consultation on Wed nesday, at the Earl of LIVERPOOL'S house, upon the subject of the Princess of WALES'S Letter. They did not meet yesterday, which is the only day they have omitted to meet upon the business since its pub, lication. Marquis WELLINGTON is to be honoured with the Blue Ribbond, vacant by the death of the Marquis of BUCKINGHAM. The Earl of CHATHAM is much indisposed at his house in Hill -street. Berkeley-square. DEPRECIATION OF PAPER IN AUSTRIA.—The Im perial Library of Vienna had formerly an income of 6000 florins a year, for the purchase of new books.— After much fluctuation in consequence of the diffe. rence between paper and specie, that sum has been fixed at 12,000 florins of what is called Convention.' money. STATUE OF THE KING.—We are requested to state s that the Bank of Ireland having limited the Exhibi tion of this Statue to next Saturday week, Mr. BA CON will feel much indebted by EARLY visits fom those Amateurs of Art, to whom it may be convenient to honour him, by calling in Newman -street, as on a former occasion his study was so much crowded during the latter days of exhibition, as to prevent many hundred visitors from gaining admittance,— No other Ticket of Admission is required than a Lady's or Gentleman's own card.--Newman street, February 18, 1813. MRS. JORDAN.—The following Letter appears in a Morning Paper of to-day, addressed to the Editor: " SlR—Though I did not see the Morning Print that con tained the paragraph alluded to in your liberal and reapectabls Paper of yesterday, yet I was not long left in ignorance of the abuse it poured out sgainst me; this I could silently have sub mitted to, but I eras by no means aware that the writer of it had taken that opportunity of throwing out insinuations, which he thought might be injurious to a no less honourable than illustrious l'ersonage. " In the love of truth, and in justice to his Royal Highness, think it my duty thus publicly and unequivocally to declare, that his liberality to me has been noble and generous is the hi:heet de• ore : ; but not having it in his power to extend his bounty beyond the term of his ow a exietence f he has, with his accustomed good ness, and consideration, allowed me to endeavour to make that provision for myself, which an event, that better feelings than those of intereet, make me hope I shall never nye to see, would entirely deprive me of. it This Mien, Sir, is spy motive for returning to my profession. I am too happy in having every reason to hope and believe that under these circumstances, I stall not offend the Public at laref l by seeking their support and protection—and while I feel that I possess those, I shall patiently submit to that species of unmanly persecution, which a female, so peculiarly situated, must always be subject to. Ever ready to acknowledge my deficiencies in every respect, I trust I may add, that I shall never be found wanting in candour and gratitude —nor forgetful of the veuer4- non that every individual should feel for the good opinion of the Public.—A remain, Sir, . /our much obliged bomblr Servapt, 6 ' D. Jolasi." 't' 1 1 6kEttel$Nett • 1. I • We have been favoured with the following extract of a Letter concerning the Dome Cromisms sloop of war, from the Master of the Resolutito is bib Owners at Plymouth, dated LISBON, JANUARY so, " I have to inform you of my arrival here the 44th instant, after a passage of 74 days, from 1110 Janeiro. T hope you have received Mr. letters and packets by the Boma CITOYENNL" FALMOUTH, TEARuART 18. No arrivals or sailing: to-day. The Lapwing packet, with mails for Gibraltar and Malta, has gone into the goads.—Wind West, fresh breezes. TORBAY. FEBRUARY le. Arrived his Majesty's ship ROYALIST, bound to Plymouth; also, the American ship Marlin, of and from Baltimore, bound to Bourdeaux with cotton, potash, ikc. taken by his Majesty's ship lais. This schooner, which is nearly new, is one of eight lately launched by the same owners, and we are in formed six of them are already captured by British cruizers. PLYMOUTH, FEBRUARY 17. Arrived the American brig Hero, LORD, master, from Baltimore for Lisbon, detained by the COMET sloop of war, which ship passed up Channel yesterday with eight vessels under convoy, from Cadiz. Arrived the SYLV;A, of 10 guns, from Lisbon ; and the Star, American ship, prize to the Syrup. Sailed the PELICAN, 18 guns, for Taknooth.—Wind S.W. PORTSMOUTH. FEBRUARY la. His Majesty's ship HBRQN went.on shore last night on the Spit, but was got off without any very material damage, and is now in this harbour. The whole of last night and to-day it has blown very hard at S. W. at tended with very heavy squalls, but the ships at Spit head and the Mother Bank ride it out very well. Some few transports in the harbour have drifted an board each other, and have been obliged to cut, and have otherwise made some trifling damage. The Hero of the Nile, EnmoNns ; Diana, —, trans ports ; and Bellona, Ricuannsoir, coal-laden, have run into harbour with the loss of anchors and cables. Wind at present about the W. S. W. and is getting more moderate. —No arrivals or sailings to-day. DEAL, FEBRUARY 18. For the last four days it has blown a tremendous gale ; fortunately it has been what we call a land wind, from the S. W. and W, 9, W. or the damage would have been greater. The Kingston Transport, True Briton, Isaac Todd, lost anchors and cables, but being supplied by the merchants here, are now safely riding in the Downs. The Sisters, from Pro vidence, arrived during the gale, with the loss of her main-yard, but was immediately supplied a new one by our shore-boat's. A licensed brig from Bourdeaux, bound to J e on don , got ashore in the Day near the entrance of Sandwich Haven, but was got off again by our intrepid boatmen ; at the greatest risk of their lives, and carried into Ramsgate bar. bour. She had been entirely deserted by her crew, and given up for lost. Her cargo, I understand, consists of upwards of one hundred and fifty pipes of brandy, several tons of clover seed, and various packages of French olives and dried fruits. The SAN Josar, of 112 guns, came into the Downs dur. ing the gale, and on bringing up immediately, parted her cables, and drifted to leeward ; but having plenty of spare anchors and cables, she soon let drop another, and got into a good birth. RAMSGATE, FEBRUARY 18. It has blown a very heavy gale all night, and still continues. The ship Harriet, FRITH, has lost two anchors and cables; and the Swedish East.lndia ship Princessan, one anchor, off the North Foreland—the former has been supplied from hence with an anchor and cable, and the latter with an anchor. We are apprehenive much damage will be done in Margate Roads. Five o'Cz,ocK—Wind West ' and still blows very hard.—No arrivals. MARGATE, FEBRUARY is. The William and Mary, from Malaga, has put in here with the loss of her masts and other damage ; the Toao and the Russell, with the loss of anchors and cables.—Wind West, and blows a gale. GREENOCK, FEBRUARY IS. Arrived here this afternoon, the Courier, BEATSON, from Lisbon—sailed the 4th instant from thence in company with the Ranger, NORREIr t of and for Lou. don—parted the day after sailing. Captain Ba&rsox informs Us, that the transports with the troops from Portsmouth arrived before he left Lisbon.—Arrived on Friday evening, the Mercury, MOTLEY, from Oporto, a running chip, in eight days. The brig Indian Lass, of Poole, for Cork, was tit sail next day. There are letters by this vessel, of the 4th instant, but they contain no particular news.—The Dart and Hope, from the West Indies for Clyde, which sailed under convoy of the RINGDOVE, in October, were both captured November 26, in lat. 46. long. 37. by the America, American privateer ; and the Dart had arrived at Salem on the Bth January. The America had also captured a brig from Newfoundland, with fish and oil ; and a ship from Quebec, with timber : she also captured the Aunt/. British privateer, and had cruized twelve days in the . English Channel witholt seeing any vessels. We are extremely sorry to announce the loss of the brig Mars, FERGUSON (one of the BRAZEN'S convoy), of and for ibis post, from Kingston, Jamaica, on El, 1 'fait 'cr ' ' ' -n igiaia . diiiina''' little tii . u usns u an unite I a tp e sout h . ward of Ohan.—lt appears that the Mars made the land on Monday the Bth instant, about Loch Swilly, with the wind at S.W. Captain FERGUSON stood on . as the night was clear until he made Islay ; but not being able to weather it, tacked to the N.W. : in the latter part of the night the gale increased with a heavy sea, so that little sail could be carried. At day-light, finding the Scotch shore close on board, bore up for Loch Don, in the Isle of Mull ; in getting to the en. trance of which the wind shifted to the northward, and blew so very strong that it was impossible to work the vessel into the harbour, when they anchored at the entrance; but the anchors coming home, ob liged him to get the brig again under weigh, with the intention of lying-to till day-light appeared, or making for another harbour, the wind immediately shifting to the westward and blowing violently, little sail could be carried, and the night being dark, she got upon the ke-shore, when, in attempting to stay, site struck upon the rocks on the island of Eilenincluir4 and in an hour afterwards filled with water. LEITH, FEBRUARY is. The NIOHTINOA4.E sloop of war sailed from the Roads yesterday on a cruise. The CLIo sloop of war is working up the Frith this morning from a cruise. Wind W.S.W.—The Little Jacob, of North Bergen, arrived at Aberdeen, under charge cif Mr. DEA% on Tuesday last, prize to his Majesty's ship Cm, by which she was captured on the coast of Norway, with a cargo of stock-fish, for the Medite rranean . This vessel - is said to have been taken by the Danes about four years ago, off the Moray Frith, being then a fishing smack Belonging to Harwich. BAR lIADQRS, JANUARY 3, We are in daily expectation of the arrival of the fleet from England, and at the same time dread the consequences of their arrival in these seas at the pre sent period, as our coast swarms with American pri. vateers, who bid defiance to the sloops of was on this station, the greater part of them being out so long 4 time, they are unable to come up with them. The DEMERARY sloop of war, Captain SMITH, arrived here a few days ago, a complete sieve, having for the space of seven days at sea been making four and five feet water per hour. It is a matter of great surprize she did not founder. The Admiral, finding her unfit for sea, has hoisted his flag on board of her in Carlisle Bay. We have cruizing among the Islands, one frigate, two ships armed en jute, seven sloops of war, and about five or six brigs and schooners. The Fly, from the Brazils, has been taken by the Argus American sloop of war, and carried into the Chesapeak, from whence she was blown out the 4th December, and taken two days after by the MAIEN STONE frigate, and sent for Bermuda. The Nimrod, JACK, from Honduras, was totally lost on Wednesday night, near Beachy Head—the Master, two Mates, end nine seamen drowned. The Pearl, BeArric ; Return, AnosnsoN ; John and Isabella, KEITH ; and the London packet, CHURCH, have been taken by the Patti Jones privateer of New York, cruizing in sight of St. Michael's, no the sth inst : she has captured eight othor vessels. OLD BAILEY. Yesterday John Wainwright was in idea for break ing and entering the house of Mr. M'Gennie, at Pim lico, on the 13th ult. with intent to steal. The prose. tutor keeps a silversmith's shop ; and, on the above evening, he went up stairs, and, on his return, he ob. served a hole in one of the panes of glass ; and, whilst turning a lamp, he saw a man's hand in action, on some silver spoons, He immediately ran out, and the prisoner ran off, but he followed, and never lat sight of him until he secured him. There was no other person near the shop at the time. The prisoner was searched, but no propery was found on him, ncr any sort of cutting instrument. The plate stolen amounted to Je2 16s. ; and although the prosecutor did not see the prisoner divest himself of any thing whilst pursued, yet Gilmore, an officer of Queen. square, proved that he had confessed the crime.— Four persons gave the prisoner an excellent character for honesty.—Guilty, Death. The Judge reprobated the vnduct of John John son, who had spoken highly of the prisoner's charac ter, he having been before in custody. a and . was re cently under sentence of transportation for similar offence. The following were also capitally convicted :—lf. Franh, for assaulting J. Perry, and stealing from his person a Bank Dollar and a Ts. token ; and IV. A len, alias Elldridge, for a burglary in the house 9f Wm. Moore, and stealing a quantity of soap. Six were convicted of felony, viz. :—J .Parsnae. for stealing a carpenter's plane; T. Smith, for steal ing three fowls ; T. Wright, for stealing a pair Of pantaloons ; J. Maggs, for stealing 19 pieces of cael brie muslin ; Mary 'Filson, for stealing a 101. Bank note ; and W. Leeland, fox stealing live silver table spoons and three punch ladles. CORN-MARKET, MARK-LANE, FEB. 19. We remain without any further arrivals to-day, owing to the continued boisterous state of the weather; having but a short supply of Wheat on hand, sales of line quality are effected still advance of 2s. per quarter-Barley is nominally 2s. higher that; on Monday, very few sales being made- I -Malt this week has rather declined in price-In Peas and Beaus little variation- - There is a tolerable brisk demand for Oats; Inferior sorts obtain :.n encrease in price of Is. and fine samples of 2s. per quarter-- Flour and Seeds at late prices. • English Whear 7118. ICOs. 112 s. Potato. ditto, 481 541. Fine ditto, 1%1. 1328. Rape Seed 460. 465 ?Clint* Foreign do. (Russian) Us. 114 s. linseed, 1005.1505. Rye 74e. 805. Coriander do. per ewe. Ser. 461. Barley 565. 721. Caraway, ditto, 845. 9 05 . Malt, 100 s. iOns. Canary do. 100$. 108.. Ditto fine Ware.llss. White Mustard SW, 161.26 1 . BG W eran b ey it s. e ,d P 7i6t e ts as o.,BB ( 4 b 6 o sa.l l , er u s s. ) 995. 112 s. per bushel Brown do. 225. 948. Clover Seed, white, per oil* Tick ditto 72a 80s. 853.1405. Oats (feed) 288. 345. 40s. Ditto, red. 755.12 65 . I Poland di:to, 40s. 60s. Tares, per bushel, 143.241. Fine Flour 105$. to 1105. Seetands 100 s. to 105 s. per .ack. DIED. At St. Croix, the 19th December last, Governor-General 143 r• court; and was buried under the Communion, with military ha' uoura, At Dumfries, on the 15th instant, in the Beth year of his sty, William Grierson, Esq. of Baitford. This venerable and muck' respected gentleman was the oldest merchant in Dumfries. LONDON : Printed by Levet. Kiwi. 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