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w h o le of the day. taleards the evening, the ere* o f one of the vessels belonging to the convoy, yielding to the snperiority of the enemy's force, retreated from the combat. The action then became more brisk, and the ene my was forced to abandon his prey. The reams of blood, which ran the whole length of his' s ide, sufficiently proved what damage the well-di.) r ected fire of our artillery and musketry had caused Lieut. Prisco being persuaded, that the long dura tion and fatigue of the battle was the sole cause of the enemy's keeping silent during the night, but that b e would recommence the attack on the following d a y, took advantage of the time left him, to prepare f or a more vigorous defence next day, in case the d oerny should again come to action. In effect, his lo p e d boats essayed to disturb our preparations, and, by a bold coup de main, make themselves masters of so me vessel. The enemy directed his whole force ag ainst a trabacole, richly laden, which was lying at the right of our line. The Lieutenant of the Le. gionaries of Rensis made such a determined resist ance, that the enemy endeavoured in vain to board the vessel; nor did he succeed but by setting fire to the vessel on her quarter, which was immediately burns. The whole attack was then directed against our to-boat and our battery ) but it was all useless ; the Tegioniries precipitated themselves into the water, an d in the 'Midst of cries of rive le Rai I sustained the enemy's attack, repulsed him, and forced him to renounce every attempt in future. lb this last attack, in which the fire of our brave t ro ops was kept up with surprising activity, Lieute nant Prisco received a contusion from a discharge of grape-shot. On the 17th, in the morning, the enemy was seen at a great distxtrce from the coast ; at about eleven o'clock he directed Ns course towards the East. At the same hour our convoy had got under sail, and steered under its guard towards the port of Vasto. The enemy had at the same rime the humi liation to see a second convoy of 20 sail pass him, and steer alopg our coast. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25. . tiatrraus D.ty.—Holiday at the Stock Exchange. We noticed yesterday the arrival of Halific and ether Papers from America, to the 21st ult. and briefly Mentioned their contents. To-day our co. !eons are filled tvith such details froth them, as we judge worthy of insertion. We regret to say that we cannot hold out any prospect of i speedy terming. tics of hostilities with that unfortunate country. - - The publication of the Correspondence between Sir 18. WARRt and Mr. Mownot, is said to have been followed by impressions which were favourable to the continuance in p6iver of Mr. Mantsou and his faction. A ntinserions class of 'think?ng *men, both in and eine/Parliament ) from a studious observation of the line of policy adopted* the American GoVerousaat for several years, have repeatedly declired, that the Repeal of the Orders in Council would not satisfy their demands. We are now convinced that their view of the subject has been but too well &Uncle& With a Government actuated by good faith, and uninfected with the mania of the maritime and com mercial principles which has been propagated by the Jurists of modern France, the Repeal of the Orders in Council would have been an instant sedative to the warlike spirit which the American President had roused. There would have been at least a suspension of hostilities, and the minor points at issue would have been left to negotiation. Up starts the impressment of British seamen from American vessels, however, as a convenient phantom for keeping up the irrita tion of the people of the United States until certain objects of ambition are attained, and the American diplomatists endeavetki- to persuade us to abandon our right of searching their merchantmen upon as surances so flimsy, that dull and stupid as we know them to be, we must ascribe their pretexts to their base democratic cunning, and not to the fatuity of their intellects. There is even a disingenuousness in the communication of Mr. RUSSELL, late Charge d'Affaires, to Lord CASTLEREAGH, immediately after the repeal of our Orders in Council, which is strongly tinctured with the distempered character of his Mas ter's policy, His words are to this'effect—ig I know you have repealed the Orders in Council, but ryou must give me security that they will be followed by,, no illegal blockades"--Impertinent blockhead ! Who gave him the right to question the sincerity of the British Government, and to sneer at the legality of our measures Bat we rejoice to find that our Ministers are fixed Is their resolution to defeat the chicanery of these second-rate quibblers. Admiral WARREN'S instruc tion, gave him no authority to give up any one iota of our maritime superiority : and we are glad they did not; for we may venture to affirm, that another oAttse for hostility would have been raked from Ong the cobwebs of the American Department of State. We know what America wants : her Rulers have long since told us, through indirect channels, that the annexation of Canada, either by force of arms or by seduction—an exclusive trade, if not the sub. Nation, of South America—an ascendancy in the vest Indies, by the capture of our Colonies—the re. serration to America, exclusively, of the Carrying Trade of Europe—a Free Trade with India—per mission to form an indissoluble alliance with France; in short, the downfal of the maritime superiority of Great Britain, and the elevation of the American Sag, as diem& of the niaritinie law of nations !-A- These are the tnighty projects which hate been en gendered in the visionary brains of the joint distur bers of the peace of mankind—May.ol.2os BONAPARTS- Ilid JAMES MADISON ! With what tutees: the Athericans have com menced their career as invaders our Reuters alrbady inoW. The lamentations of their defeated Generals, and the 29th French Bulletin, ought Mibedizen the Walls of Congress, until 'common sense resumes het empire among them. Oh, but they have captured a British frigate, and they have (vide our Port letters) five fri gates, and two corvettes, at sea, with brooms at the mast-head, sweeping the Ocean of these vile Shop. keepers and their rderchandize ! Insolent, vain glorious coxcombs ! We would have our Ministers and our Admirals address them as the immortal JOHN* MILTON, by order of Crtotrwr.u., addressed the puny Prince of PARMA, when he threatened to eiterminate the Protestants, Who is the Prince of PARKA ? that he dares to prescribe what religion mankind shall follow ! It is the PROTECTOR Of ENGLAND, and the Protector of the liberty of Conscience, who now speaks to him.—Withd raw your edict, vile Bigot, or he will batter your principality about your ears! The smallest ship in the Navy of England, is More powerful than the whole force which you can bring against it." We look anxiously towards America for a display of similar firmness on the part of our negotiator:, and as the blow has been long delayed, we trust that the time has been occupied in giving weight and effi cacy and decision to the arm which has to strike it. By the Speedy packer, arrived at Falmouth, we have received Jamaica Papers to the 3d November. PROM THE JAMAICA PAIMRS. " By the schooner William we learn, that General Miranda sailed about 17 days ago from Laguira for Old Spain, in the schooner FernandoSeptimo, Senior Rochoil, the celebrated 'revolutionist, accompanied Mm. Doh Fernando Melhado had arrived at La pin, from Porto Rico, to take possession of the Province of the Caraccas ; but General Monteverde had refused to deliver it up, and said, that nothing but an order from Old Spain should compel him to do so, and that country was at present in too unsettled a state to enter into any negotiation on the subject. Don Fernando then proceeded to Coro, and dispate*d his son in a vessel to Spain, to communi cate the business to the Regency. " General Monteverde had alm issued a Notice, prohibiting the exportation of any more Mules until further orders. We are assured from an authentic source that the accounts of battles fought between the Carthagenians and Santa.Marthians, wherein the former are said to be victorious, are without foun dation. Several Miranda adherents arrived at Car thagena on the 1 5th SeptPmhow from anteing them was Don Manual Cones, late Commandant of the Artillery in the Independent Army." PROM THY PAPER Or TRY 14TH OCTOBER. It We are concerned to state, that the accounts re ceived this week from various parts of the country furnish melancholy details of the damages sustained in consequence of the lite tempestuous weather. " They experienced a dreadful gale in the Island of Jamaica on the 12th of October, which did a great deal of damage to a number of shipping, whose names are at full length in the Jamaica Papers of the 17th October." The Jamaica Mail confirms the previous report of the capture of the Swallow packet by Commodore RODGERS'S squadron, and carried into Baltimore. We are sorry to learn, by our letters from the Army, that Marshal BaaEsvoaD's health requires his return to this tountty. When our letters left Lisbon, the Marshal was there, as was Sir STAPLETON Corrow, who was Commander of the Cavalry in the Peninsula i and who also returns on account of ill health. Sir WILLIAM ERSKINE will thus be left in command of the cavalry; but it was still expected in the Army, that the Earl of UXBRIDGE would be induced to take the command by the spring, and yet have under him a fine body of cavalry. For this valuable branch great reinforcements are wanted. The Horse Guards and Blues have been disembarked at Lisbon ; atul no doubt more regiments will follow from England.— The Hussar Brigade, the Ist Dragoon Guards, Ca- rabineers, Inniskillens, and Scots Greys are mentioned. We regret to hear the death in Spain of Dr. GRAY, Inspector of Hospitals there. Letters from the Peninsula say, that nothing could exceed the bad conduct of the French on coming into Madrid and Salamanca. &LILT prevented the sol dien from pillaging Madrid, but there was an im mediate arrest of every person supposed to be friendly to the English, or the patriotic cause, and all their property was sequestrated-4c the same time; a very heavy contribution was levied on the whole inhabi. tants. The fine town of Salamanca was given up to plunder for twenty-four hours, and the scene com mitted was too horrible for description ; all for the • attention sbewn to the English. IRTRACT Or A LITTER FROM AN °snot OP MR ROWLAND DILL'S ARUY, DATED NOV. SO. 84 At last we have got to a baking place, to cele brate St. Andrew's day. You know what a rapid march we made out of Madrid. The army did not dream of giving up that capital t—the poor inhabi tants were thunder-struck. Our march the two first days was - prodigious: we hardly halted for 30 Lows; and during this time, and even for some time after, the men had no rations issued to them ; as the Mar quis bf WELLINGTON has constituted strict enquiry into this, you will by and by hear all in England.— We at length joined the Marquis of WELLINGTON'S army, and at the old glorious ground of Areopilas, we made a stand ; the Wbole allied army, consisting of about 80,000 men, was drawn out in order of battle. The French, Utlin had mustered every thing in the Peninsula under King Joss ins and Marshals SoULT and JOURDAN, (except those who hang upon our Alicant etpedition), had, including Juramenta dos, 100,000. There never was a grander sight than the two armies, who, for the first time after they had mustered every thing in the Peninsula, stood opposite each other. However, with his immense superiority, Moamar was afraid, and availing himself of his su perior cavalry, he chose rather to turn our flanks.a— He kept annoying us as we passed the plains, and threatenei to cut off our supplies (scanty as they were), and to get between ns and Ciudad Rodrigo. Our cavalry is quite done up ;—we had at last none for duty but those two noble regiments, the heavy Gerntans ) and the two German Hussar regiments : they held out to the last, and did the duty. gi in cavalry and engineers we are confessedly far behind our enemy, it was never so clearly shewn as in this campaign. You will have heard that Sir EDWARD PAGET was taken when dismounted and no one with him but a Spanish dragoon ; I dare say the French will make a fine tale of it. How much the army regretted that etiquette or any other cause should deprive the country, at such a moment, of the services of such men as Sir JOHN Hope, Slr DAVID BAIRD, General FERGUSON, and Lord PAGET. We shall now go into our old ground iA front of Ba dajoz, until another campaign, if we are to have another campaign in this country. Next to the Mar quis of WELLINGTON our General has most the confi dence of the army ; we love and adore him." Abstract of the Loss lb Killer 4 Wounded, and Missing, of the Army übder the Command of his Excellency General the Marquis of WELLINGTON, in the Operations from the 15th to the 19th November,lBl2. BRITISH-2 Captains, 2 aerjeants, 7 rank aad file, and IS horses, Irl'ed. 2 Captains, 2 Lieutenants, 4 Serkanti, 86 rank and Ile, and 9 horses, wounded. - I General Staff, 3 serjeants, 2 drummers, 106 rank and file, add 58 horses, missing. Poaruoursa-1 Ensign, 36 rank and Ale, killed. I Lientenant,l Ensign, 3 serjeants, and 40 rank and file, wounded. 66 rank end file missing. NAMES OF OFFICSKS KILLED, WOUNDED, AND ISIS.tINGs lULLtD. BRlTlSH—Captain M'Cabe, 51st regiment; and Captain Henry Dawson, 52d regiment, Ist Batt. Poarveursa—Ensign Joa Joze de Ahwids, 20th Portuggews regiment. WOVNiEM --Lieutcasse iikl P••t, Ist Ban. Pi.. verely; leg arnputatetL Lieutenant H. M. BaiMe, ditto, ditto, slightly. Captain J. H. Currie, 52d ditto, Ist Batc. ditto. Captain Thos. T. Puller, ditto, ditto, severely; not dangerously. ?own:mulct—Ensign T. Pinto de Casten, 19th Portuguese re- giment, slightly. Lieutenant Gabriel de Carma Lima, 24 POrtuguese CassAloreq slightly. MISSING. Lieutenant-General non. Sir Edward Paget, K. B. SONEY's FLIGHT. Says BOMBS' to WAGItAIt, we had best come away, Says WAOILA it to BONIT, let's go back and fetch NAT. Says BOSSILY to WOO/lAll, we'd better sheer off, Or Putro* will kill US, Or else Cor•us-orl Yesterday Lord CASTLEREAGH had a long audience of the Palmas REGENT, at Carlton-House. Yesterday Lord CASTLEREAGH gave a grand din. ner to the Russian Ambassador, and other Foreign Ministers in this country. CITY CRRISTIRAS BIRRYOLYNCE.--The LORD MAYOR has been pleased to order, that each of the prisoners in Newgate, Ludgate, and the two Comp. ters, shall this day receive one pound of excellent beef, one pint of porter, with an appropriate quantity of bread ; and also that ten chaldrons of sea-coal shall be distributed amongst them: The Sheriffs, following the same benevolent exaMple, haVe ordered the like donation to be made on New Year's Day.— The opulent and charitable inhabitants of the parish of St. Bride, have ordered- 25 chaldrons of coals to be distributed amongst the poor of the inhabiiants, which is calculated as a present of two bushels to each. The statement that the Marquis CAMDIOI resigned his key ass Cabinet Minister last week, is not cor rect. His Lordship resigned the office of President of the Council in March last, but continued to hold a seat in the Cabinet until the Administration was established, and the Parliament was prorogued. We alluded to the trial for libel of BINJAPHILD v. WHeaLs, on Tuesday, We are ptoud to have it in our power to present our Readers with the names of the Jurors, who so nobly acquitted themselves and the defendant on the occasion t WILLIAM Mama, Cornhill. JAMES ASIPZINt e ditto. Joss Dzscones, ditto. THOMAS BLUNT, the Tome, EDWARD TOWNSEND Linse-street. JOHN TAYLOR, Maiden-lane. Geoaos STRVINSON, Bow-lane. ASCIIARD Mail, Bt. bfary.st-HM. JAMES MI L Ls, John's Colree.bouset Wallets Rosa, Maiden-lane. Joan Bohopsgate-street. ALRIANOtt SINCLAIR GORDON, PLYMOUTH, D. ft—Arrived the Fancy cutter with dispatches, said to be from Sir HOMH POPHAM ; also the -BULWARK and MAGNIFICINT ; and the Speltal from St. Thomas's, parted from the fleet the 6th instant, long. 12. °HI' , seven sail being then in company, having perceived bad weather. Also arrived his Majesty's ship KENT, with, a Sect from the bleslitaraaaut—about 20 sail. INDELLIGENCE. itEPORTED CAPTURE or r ar MACEDONIAN FRIGATE IW T 1 UNITED STATES AMERICAN FRIG ATE. , The subliined Letter from Portstn uth contains isa repott, Which we shall be sorry to confirm fr ,, m a more authentic source. The regular letter received at Lloyd'; this Morning, trientidns the arrival of the &Puri., but without alluding to the reported cap= Lure of the MACEbONtAN PORTSMOUTH, bECEMSER (14 1 His Majesty's sloop Z mirk spoke the WoLVsitemi in the Channel, having on board the Purser of the MACEDONIAN, with dispatches respecting her capture , by the United States American frigate, off the Western Islands. Report states the action to have been of the most sanguinary des cr ip t i on , and also that the American had 150 men more than the British. ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE. Arrived his Majesty's ships Pamaaote and Dr , mites, from the Downs; Zeman. froth a cruize ; and NIOBE, from off Cherburgh. Sailed his Majesty's ship Vows, with the outward-bound East-Indiathen. FALMOUTH, DECEMBER 2% Arrived the Swiftsure packet, Captain Fosse, with Mails, &c. from Halifax, in 33 days passage. His Majesty's brig WANDERER, of 18 guns, arrived at Halifax on the 12th of November, with convoy fro Sta Quebec ; and his Majesty's ship Anton, or 40 - gunsi with dispatches from New York ; and. his Majesty's ship LAURISTINUS, of 24 guns, with a store-ship, ar rived there from England on the following day. On the 18th ult. the American privateer brig Thotn, of 15 guns, prize to his Majesty's ship TlENzood, arrived at Halifax; and his Majesty's ship HERALD, with a convoy from Quebec, same day. His Majesty's sh p AFRICA, of 64 guns, with a convoy for England, ruled on the 12th ult. Commissioner INGLEFIELD, Miss SitaRBRooKE, Captain DACRES (lute of the Guerriere), and Captain HoszysoN (late of the Bar badoes), are passengers on board the AerneA. —The American squadron of five frigates and two corvettes, under the command of Commodore Rooms, sailed from Boston on the 10th of October, and h id no{ re turned to port when the Swif:sure left Halifax. fhe capture of his Majesty's brig Fitotte, of 18 guns, and the Wasp American corvette, is confirmed. Also arrived the Speedy packer, SUTHERLAND, with Mails from Jamaica, 49 days passage (the only packet ' which has escaped from Jamaica since the declaration of the American war.) The Speedy was chaced re peatedly, but escaped by superi or sa ili ng . I The Speedy has brought home about 40,000 dol lars on freight for merchants; near 250,0(X) more would have been sent in her, but Admiral STIRLING refused to grant the Speedy convoy throu g h the Windward Passage. The Admiral, no doubt, had windavard passage.—Off the Lizard, last night, spoke his Majesty's brig Hriaecni, and was informed that his Majesty's sloop ALBICORE, 18 guns, had the day be. I fore engaged a large French frigate, of 4.0 guns, which •had made off on the Hatacon's coming up, and got ; away. The ALBICORE had the First Lieutenant and Six men killed or wounded. Pis Majesty's ships CUMBARLAND and SYsitts sailed from Cork the 20th inst. with a fleet for the West Indies. RELIEF TO THt SUFFERING RUSSIANCS.—At a nume , rous Meeting of Noblemen and Gentlemen, con. vened for the purpose of considering of a Subscrip ! Lion for the kelief of the Poor Suffering Inhabitants of the different Governments of Russia, througk which the French Armies have passed, in their late atrocious invasion of that Empire ; held at the Crown and Anchor-, in the Strand, the 23d day of Decem ber, 1812 i His Royal Highne.s the Duke of Yoe' in the Chair, resolved unanin:ously, That this Meeting views with the strongest sentiments of ad miration and gratitude the heroic constancy displayed by the Russian Government and Nation in a contqw, in Which n it only their own honour and independence, but the interest of this country, and of the civilised world are deeply involved ; and feels the warmest sympathy for the great and unmerited sufferings brought upon the peaceful Inhabitants of Russia by an unpnneiti pled invasion, attended by circumstances of the most atrocious violence and devastation. • Resolved Unanimously, That this Meeting feel it to be their duty as Men, as Britons, and as Christians, to contribute, by every means in their power, to relieve distress to aggravated and so undeserved. Resolved Unanimously, That a Subscription be opened for the Relief of such of the Inhabitants of Russia as babe suffered in consequence of the French Invadon, and that the produce of the Subscnptioa be re mitted to his M ajesty's Ambassador at St. Petersburgh, to be by him applied in aid of the Subscriptions there raised for the mime purpose, or otherwise, as his Eecellency may think molt woo diem and effectual. Resolved Unanimously, That a Committee be appointed for the Management Of die, ; i said Subscription. Resolved Unanimously, That SAINORL Tit olt NTON, Esq. be requested to undertake dm* 1 office of Treasurer to this Subscription, and to manage the nes tnittance thereof, under the directiod of the Comittittee; and that Books be opened to receive the names of Subscribers at the Bar of this House, and at the different Bankers in London and Westminster. FREDERICK, Chairman. His Royal Highness the Duke of You having left the Chair, it was moved by Mr. SAMORI. THORNTON, and Resolved Unanimously, This the Thanks of this Meeting be given to his Royal High ness the Duke of Yoait, for his truly ndbic and philanthropic conduct upon this occasion. The following Sums were immediately subscribed: The Prince Regent a. - ,P2llOO 0 0 The Duke of York a - - SOO 0 • , Lord Liverpool . - . 105 ois Lord Buckinghamshire . . - 105 0 0 Lord Castlereagh .. • - 105 0 0 Lord Harrowby - - . 105 SO 0 S. and J. Thornton and Co. - • 200 0 0 Thomson Boner and Ctu • . 200 0 0 John Maberley, t sq. • . - 200 0 0 Lord Sidmouth . I. . 105 0 0 Mr. Serjeant Pell • . - ,52 10 0 Lord Kenyon - - - . 100 0 0 Sir G. Warrender, Bart. • - • 52 10 0 Sir H. Ls& i Ban. - - • 52 le 0 Robert '1 hornton, Esq. - - . 52 10 0 The Right Hon. J. Sullivan - . 50 0 0 The Right Hon. (3. Rose - • . 100 0 0 The Chancellor of the Exchequer - • 105 0 0 J. J. Angersteio, Esq. - - . 100 0 0 John .Angersteln, Esq. • - - - 50 0 0 Mrs. John Angerstein . - . 50 0 0 William Wilberforie . - • 50 0 0 A. Boucherett, Esq. - • - 50 0 0 The Right Hon. C. Arbuthnot . - 50 0 0 T. Ferguson, Esq. - . - 10 10 0 J. W. H. Pokes, Esq. - - - 1 1 0 W. A. Wagner - - - - 1 0 0 John Stoddart, LL D. • - 10 0 0 The Times Journal - - -. 105 0 0 Matthew Martin, Esq. • - 1 1 • S