Star. — London, England, 1812-05-04 00:00:00

meat. Great pains are taken, by men of talents and intelligence, to confirm the fears of the common people, as to the concurrence of the southern demo crats in the projects of France—and every thing tends to encourage the belief, that the dissolution of the Confederacy will be accelerated by the spirit which now actuates both political parties. " I am, &c. [To be continued 14 A. B." THE EVENING STAR. LONDON; DRAT UPC—In the Atireitbeinent in the STA it 01Vednesda7 l as t, -4 Young Person wi• tins a Situation as Teacher, or to be iutful in the Management of tbe House—for " !Agell," read MONDAY, MAY 4. pimp OF STOCKS YHIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCA $ per Ct. Reduced 6111-4 per Cent. 754 f $ per Ct. Cons. for roomy 621—D0. for ace. 62/ s per Ct. 911 921 —Scrip 1 . 1 pre.—Long Anna. 15 11-16ths Exch. Bills par Is.pr.—Do. (so.) ss. ea. pr.—Bonds 33.45. pr. THE LATE FLAGS OF TRUCE. Although three communications have been received from France within the last ten days, ane only is Understood to have conveyed propositions on the sub_ ject of the existing relations between the two coun tries. The two subsequent Flags of Truce, (one of which came from Boulogne, and the other from Ca jais,) were merely apologies from the French Govern. }cent for the mistake of the Military Authorities at Calais, in firing upon the ship which carried over the sesv3er of the British Government to the first com munication from France. The circumstances which tendered it necessary for the French Government to spologite were briefly these :—On the 24th ult. the tottormt was dispatched by Rear-Admiral FOLEY With dispatches for the Minister for Foreign Relations at Paris. The CORDELIA anchored within a mile of the Pier-head Battery at Calais, and sent a boat on Jim with a flag of truce flying, under the direction of the First Lieutenant. Notwithstanding of this, bthveter, the enemy opened their fire from three bat teries at once, which compelled.Ciptain KENNEDY, of, the CORDELIA, to cut his cable and run to sea. Next day (Saturday) Captain KENNEDY, again made an atimpt to have a communication with the shore, and all day remained at anchor clear of their shot, with the Bag of truce flying, to no purpose. The dis patches were then actually returned to Rear-Admiral tan, in the Downs.* Many conjectures are of course ventured on the subject of the communications between the two coun tries. By some they are said to have related merely to the treuttnent of the pris.mers of war, whose condi. tion is to be greatly ameliorated. Others assert, and with perhaps more plausibility, that circumstances, such as those which we hinted at on Saturday, have occurred, to postpone the EMPEROR'S departure for the army, and to make it ari object of the first impor tance with him to gain time. It is now said, that in &LW,* to his apprehensions of the fidelity of Austria, bit bodily infirmities demand tranquillity and repose. He is said to be suffering under an incipiect dropsy. By the Volante, a Spanish merchant vessel, which has arrived at Plymouth, from Gijon, we learn, that the French hate entirely evacuated the Province of the Asturias. The.only part of Spain which is now completely undet the subjection of .the Invaders is atalenia ; and even this Province they are not allow ed to occupy in tranquillity. The Volante also brings a report, that BALLASTEROS had proceeded from Seville in the direction of Madrid, while the French, under SOULT, were pursuing their journey northwards. The Mary Ann Packet, from New York and Ha. lifax, has atrived at Falmouth. She sailed from New York on the 18th of March, and brings despatches of importance from our Minister in America, on the subject of the Correspondenc4, between the late Sir LIMES CRAIG and Mr. HENRY. • The disclosures made by HENRY, the American Spy, still continue to occupy the attention of the public, and we this day present bur readers with a part of his correspondence with SirJA MES CRAIG, while employed on his pretended mission to Boston. The language of some of the American Journalists is as might have been expected, highly inflammatory.— The National Ink!!isomer, Mr. MADDISON'S favourite Journal, is particularly severe in its animadversions , ...Speaking of the pretended Plot, the Editor says ! " This whole affair one on which comment would be superfluous. It speaks in a voice of thun der, which the very deaf shall hear. Instead of ap plying it as a stimulus to party fervour, let it become &bond of union against a common foe, who, whilst she was making lavish professions of friendship through our Minister in England and her Minister in this city, was perfidiously stirring op rebellion and compassing 'disunion in this land, by secret agencies; at the moment she was-pretending to hold out one kaud in fellowship, with the other she was feeling fur the vitals of the Republic, to which she might in the dead of night direct her poisoned dagger."—(Natierral lattifigeacer, 101 h March.) And again, he proceeds Whatever may be thought of the past, the public will•not fail properly to appreciate the views of him wha shall, after this disclosure, trumpet forth the just Lice, clemency, and forbearance of Great Britain to ..tke United S tates . ,If suc h a one shall be found, let him be marked as the foe to l reedom, as the part icida .nemy of his country !"-('bid.) • 'n the mean time, Ministers, we have reason to be. lieve, Save not been insensible to the dangerous con: siquences of .popular burst of indignation in Ame rica against this country. The WEiTING schooner was dispatched on Saturday;from Plymouth, with a Messenger, for ow Minister in America, whq is said to be the bearer of instructions of a conciliatory na ture. HENRY, who is the principal hero in the plot s is now in Paris, where , he arrived a few days since. A Heligoland Mail arrived this morning, but the intelligence k brings is uninteresting. The movements of troops throughout the whole of the North of Eu rope, are daily mentioned, but nothing of their des tination is known. A native of Heligoland was lately shot on the Con tinent, in pursuance of BONAPARTE'S Decree, prohi 'biting all intercourse with that Island. Two others, his fellow-travellers, were sent to the Gallies. . The PRINCE REGENT has declined the invitation of the LORD MAYOR, to dine at the Mansion•house. i It has been reported that Mr.PERCEVAL has deter. mined, as a matter of prudence, to offer to the Ca• tholic Body three of their principal demands, viz. " The removal of every existing impediment to their pro motion to the highest ranks in the army—a similar extension of the opportunities of acquiring promotion with respect to the navy—the same advantages in the profession of the law. But he will not concede, at least for the present, the right of being elected to seats in the House of Commons, or of sitdng in the Upper House as British Peers, or as Representative Peers of Ire. land or Scotland." Lord COCHRANE on Saturday transacted business with Lord MELv.u.s.a, at the Admiralty. Admiral BROWN is to have the command at Jersey and Guernsey, in the room of Admiral D'AUVERGNE. Major-General LINDSEY and suite go to Barbadoes in the MINERVA, Captain HAWKINS. The GANYMEDE, Captain PURVIS, takes out Ma jor-General CLINTON to Sicily ; and Mr. BURROUGH and Mr. A'CounT, to Malta : the two latter are Commissioners for settling the *sirs of Malta. Lieutenant LORD, who is intrusted with dispatches from Governor MACQUARRIE to Government, left the New Zealander at SG Helena, and went aboard the Psyche, for whose safety, as we stated on Friday, great fears are entertained. A number of passengers embarked in her at the East Indies. The East India fleet will sail from Portsmouth in the early part of this week, protected by the MON• TAGUE, 74, Admiral MANLY DIXON. The ships are —Princess Charlotte of Wales and Thomas Grenville, for Ceylon and Bengal ; Broibornebury, Sir God frey Webster, and Apollo, for Bengal direct; Dun can, for Madeira and Bombay ; and - the Juliana, for Batavia. They are to be dispatched this day. To-morrow the Commissioners for liquidating the National Debt, begin buying daily £135,000 3 per cent. Consols, or Reduced, which will take off the market this week alone above half a million of stock. Sir SIDNEY SMITH, on Friday last, went out in his carriage for the first time since his indisposition. Saturday the banks of the Serpentine River, in Hyde Park, were crowded to an extreme degree by people of every description, for the purpose of wit nessing a trial of Captain Marant's invention for saving the lives of wrecked seamen. The apparatus, which was very simple, lay upon the- south side of the river. A tree upon the opposite side was the substitute for the ship in distress, and at the third discharge of the mortar, a ball with one end of a rope attached to it (the other being kept fast near the mortar) was sent right over the tree. It is unnecessary to state, that it is by means of the rope the fives of the wrecked are to be saved. When a vessel is wrecked half a mile, or farther, from the shore, it is immediately ascertained what quantity of po wder is necessary to send the ball to the exact distance.— Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of YORK, KENT, CAMBRIDGE, aad CUMBERLAND were present at the spot. A great number of the Nobility attended, but the sharp breezes from the water began to be trou blesome at two o'clock, and the multitude diminished in a very short time. The New Zealander is arrived in the Downs from the Southern Fishery. She touched at Port Jackson lon her way home, and brings accounts that the co lony had been very plentifully supplied from India with wheat, rice, &c. Governor MACQUARRIE was re paring to go to Van Dieman's Land when the above vessel left in October. We understand that there had been another flood at. the Hawkesbtiry, which [ nearly inundated the settlement. Lieutenant Loan, of the Marines, and a Captain CAMPBELL, came pas. I sengers in the New Zealander; the latter has been very successful in the pearl fishery in the South Seas, land has brought a large quantity of pearls with him. [ The letters from Port Jackson state, that in conse ,quence of- a quarrel at the races, a duel had taken place between Captain RITCHIE of the 73d, and Mr. CAMPBELL, Secretary to the Governor, in which the former was severely wounded. An elegant hospital has been built by contract at Port Jackson.—The condition on which the building is reared isTather novel—that the contractors should receive no money for the election, but be permitted in lieu thereof to import '30,000 gallons of rum, duty free. The following letter from . Sicily was received by the Maidstone : ta Palermo Bay, March 5, 1812. " Admiral Freemantle will sail for Tunis to-clor tew, in the Milford, to carry into effect a treaty for the- release of Sicilian slaves. The Achilles, 74, Captain Holies, goes to the Adriatic, to relieve the Eagle, which came to Malta to refit. The Nautilui has sailed for the fleet and Lisbon, with dispatclaeft of great importance for Sir Edward Pellew and Lord Wellington, the infoanation was obtained from an Officer taken in a prize. Every thing_ is quiet and amicable in Sicily ; the banished Princes are all in official situations; and our troops are remarkable for their exemplary conduct and good discipline. Seve ral Sicilian regiments are at Melazzo, which was for. mealy garrisoned by English troops. Lord W. Den tinck has entered into a subscription, which has hen liberally supported, fur the purpose of purchasing corn in Egypt for the Siciliah poor. The Duke of Leinster, Lords William Fitzger.ild, Montgomery, and Malpas, and Mr. Howard (presumptive heir to the Dukedom of Norfolk), and a number of English Nobility are here." NAVAL INTALLIGR:N6A FALMOUTH, MAY I. ' Sailed the EAGLE critter tan a cruize: The Nymph packet for Lisbon and Cadiz, is gone into the Roads. DOVER, MAY S. Last night a French row-boat, with about thirty men, came close in shore ; she was observed by one of our cruizers, and went in chase immediately, over to the othercoast—she had a near escape. PLYMOUTH, MAY I. Arrived the American ship Lark, Hurcnovs, from Bourdeaux, for Philadelphia, with between 400 and 500 tons of brandies and dry goods, detained 28th alt. by the NIEMEN and A.RIIIDA frigates. Also the Volante Spanish brig, from Gijon, for London. Sailed, the Union (cartel), of this port, fur Mor laix, with 45 French prisoners, released on account of age and infirmity ; the Monaisrowm and HIND brig, with a convoy for Swansea ; the Neptune ten ders (1 and 2), for Dublin ; and the Worrino, of 4 guns, with a King's Messenger, for America.— The GOLDFINCH, 18 guns, went into the 9ou'id, from Igamoaze.—The ENDYMION is to be paid off.—The DIANA was put out of commission yesterday—both are in i bad state of repair.—The MULLET, 10 guns, is ordered to prepare for foreign service.—The lugger which lately captured some vessels off the Deadman, ran down the coast of Cornwall, and from the sig nal post of St. Anthony, was seen to capture an out ward-bound ship, and to proceed with her down I Channel.—Signals were made, but nothing put to sea after her, except the FOXHOUND, Captain PARISH, ,which has since returned from an unsuccessful pur- Isuit.—lt was not Salt who was pardoned on board 'the Colossus on Wednesday, but a man of the name l of Lae. It was not known here that any other but Salt was under sentence.—Wind East. PORTSMOUTH, MAY s. The LOIRE, Captain Scoomezeo, arrived at Spit head this morning. She sailed from this port about two months since, to protect the outward-bound East and West,lndia fleets, the former under convoy of the ANTELOPE, and the latter under the JASON. The ANTELOPE with the East Indiamen, parted company off Falmouth, where the LOIRE and the remainder came to anchor to avoid a storm then coming on.— She sailed again the next day, and accompanied the JASON and her convoy till within three. days sail of I Madeira, when they were separated by a violent gale. The East India fleet had not touched at that port when the Lovas arrived, but were said to have gone on, and only one West Indiaman came in. The LOIRE left Madeira on the 4th ult. ands poke the Newfoundland and Quebec convoys abour a fortnight since, all well ; the latter under the protection of the Pnizzair.—By a letter, dated the 16th of February, we learn that the West India fleet, under convoy of the CYANE, arrived at Barbadoes the Bth February, all well • when Captain Cowen, of the CYANIC, went into the 2 bRAGON, and Captain FORREST of that ship" into the CYANE, and proceeded with convoy. • Sir FRANCIS LAPOREY, in the DRAGON, purposed making the tour of the islands under his command, about the 18th of the above month.—We have the pleasure to state, that when the Barton, West India runner, sail ed, the islands were remarkably healthy,•so much so, that not a single invalid was in the hospital at Bar badoes. The PORPOISE store-ship, for whose safety great apprehensions were entertained, arrived, with General WALLIS and suite, some weeks after the convoy ; owing to extreme bad weather end sailing heavily. Bridge Town is remarkably gay, on ac count of theatrical amusements. No promotion whatever has taken,place. The GLOIRE brings home the nest convoy ; the STATIRA follows. The SPIDER was expected daily from Surinam, when she will re main with the VESTAL and MERCURY, on the leeward island station. MAY 3.—Arrived the BRISK from the West Indies, left her convoy in charge of the Peosamsus off St. Catherine's. Also arrived the THRACIAN from cruize. Sailed. the GANNETTE on a cruize, Casimir for the Baltic, MISSELTO with a convoy for Guernsey and Jersey, ROVER on a cruize, and the REGULUS with French prisoners for Leith.—Wind E. DEAL, MAY S. Arrived his Majesty's ship SAN Dolma*, Sir It. STRACHAN, and the Nortoz, from off Flushing ; the R i EDPOLE sloop of war, frOm off Dunkirk. Sailed the DRAKE sloop of war for off Flushing. Came down from the River, his Majesty's ship Dimancir, and sailed for Gibraltar • the Lovely Ann, RUMFORD, for Martinique ; and th e Rover, KING, for Halifax—and sailed for Portsmouth under convoy of' the Loon= gun-brig.—Wind N.E. YARMOUTH, MAY s. Sailed the LEvaari sloop of war, on a cruize; and the ANACREON and PRINCE OF WALES cutters, with iinpressed men and volunteers for the fleet. Arrived the Barrism FAIR cutter, from Grimsby. Remain in the Roads the Solebay, Beaver, and Hearty gun-brigs. Extract of a letter from an Officer belonging to the Antacaosiniz, of 74 guns, off Brest, dated April 18 : • , 4 We are likely to remain on this station 6 months ; the Colossus has just completed her 31 weeks—a pretty good opell. I was in great hopes the blowiog weather was all over, but we have had nothing but gales since we arrived here.. A very nice looking prize slipped through our fingers on the 16th; the BULWARK was sent in chace, but the signal was made for recal at sun-set. We reconnoitered the French fleet yesterday, (the 17th) and found them as fol lows: viz. five sail of the line and three frigates ready for sea " L'Eylau, Admiral Allemand, R 4 guns ; Marengo 80; Vete ran 74 . ; Diadetn 74 ; Nestor 74 ; Clorinde 98; Pugelle 36 ; Re venge 44.--BoILDINO, L'Orieut 80; Sirius 44.—Fl rpm o-Ocr, Mercury 44 ; La Nymph 38. 4 , N. g. The names of the last four we learnt from an American, who also informed us that the French have no intention to come out, to which we add our firm belief." • Attdmiral YOUNG sailed from the Downs on Wed nesday, with the Imeiteonmsce, PRINCE OF WALES, MARLBOROUGH, and le HOGUE, to take the com mand off the Scheidt. The enemy have broughr t ten sail of the line down t.) Flashing , which are' ready for sea. Rear-Admiral T. BYAM MARTIN is appointed td the Baltic station, in the room of'Admiral Dunmasei who has hoisted• his, flag under Lord KEITH, fir Channel Service. The BULWARK, 74, Captain T ilsowsz, is to be the flag-ship of the late Officer,' AtirlliTAl MARTIN has haiste4 his flag in the AJOUEIR. TtQT3: .p MANCHESTER, MAY I. 41 One night this week the rope-Work belonging to Mr. P. BoTswELL, of Bolton, was set on Ere by some incendiaries, and burnt down. Also some. stab:ine, in Which were eleven valuable horses and three coy .—but happily the latter seas extinguished, and the animals saved. 44 A large body of soldiers have arrived this week in our town—the number in the aggregate not leis than 5000. Pray HEAVEN that the deluded incendisi• ries and depredators may return to their senses, and render any call upon our military &fenders unneces. miry.— The body of a man was this week found in a canal near thil town, apparently robbed and mu derel , • 44 The BoltOn Rioters' Committee, car rather the Delegatei, had planned a Secret Meeting, at which some important matters were to be discussed. The fact became known to the officers and police, and it was deemed expedient not to prevent it from taking place. The consequence was, that lifst ntht the whole assemblage,consisting of 25 men, were ta ken. together with all their correspondence. A man has been appre hended at Eccles, in attempting to seduce the Local Militia, by offering five guineas bounty, and 15s. per week, to all that would be twisted in (the term for swearing in). Many of the Delegates are going round the country on the same service." r. HORSUALL, who was shot from behind a wall by four ruffians, in the vicinity of Hudder.fiel.l, died on Thursday night of the wounds he received. A letter from Liverpool, dated on Thursday. men tions, that about five hundred persons had collected at Ur. GLADrfONE'S ropery, where patent ,ma chinery is used, with the intent, it is supposed, of de• ' stroying the same, but dispersed without doing any material damage. Mr. GLAD6TONII has placed a ' guard in the walks. The soldier, who failed in his duty when the po pulace attacked Mr. Cattrwntonv's at Rawlolds, has been tried by a Court Martial, and sentenced to re ceive three hundred lashes. On Monday last, he was marched to Rawfolds to receive his sentence ; —but, owing to Mr. C.'s humane interference, the punish: ment was mitigated to 25 lashes. Saturday's Gazette offers his Majesty's pardon and ra reward of 82000 for the convictims of the persons who shot Mr. W. HORSEPALL, of Marsden, near Hud .dersfield,onTuesday, ofwhich wounds he is since deais also 8600 reward and a pardon for the person who fired at Mr. W. TEEYTHAM, of Nottingham, on Mon day evening last, as he was knocking at his °wit dem-, and wounded him in the breast; £lOO for the person who discharged a gun at Mr. J. RAYNOR * of Lenthwaite, West Riding, on the 25d of April, the ball of which went through his hat, and 100 guineas and a pardon for the discovery of the persons who dis charged a gun at Mr. E. WHITEHEAD, Deputy Con stable at Huddersfield, as he was going to bed, on the 15th April. There has been a meeting at Truro of the Lords and adventurers, and others concerned in the mines of Cornwall, for the purpose of making inquiries into the wants of the miners, and the means of supplying them with corn, when it was resolved that a general Committee should be immediately formed, who should make proper inquiries into the respective parishes throughout the county : it was directed, at the same time, that those parishes which had not received suf. ficient supplies of corn should make applicition to the Committee. Every thing is tlyanquil in Cornwall and Devon. I CORN MARKET, MARK-LANE, MAY 4. There is• but a middling supply of Wheat from thin day's arrivals, not much in demand, and th • general sales are named nearly at lair pricas- T Barley fully maintains the last quotation, as likewise Malt—Grey Peas and Beans of the two sorts at little fluctuation—There are not many arrivals of Oats,. and that trade quoted rather dearer—flour at tate pikes: CURRENT PILICtS AS UVOtl : Wheat, 98.. 1265. 138 s. Beans 704 76. Fine ditto, 140 s. 1455. Tick ditto (ncw) 66. 724. Rye, 78s. 84s. Ditto (fine Old) 73.. 741. Barley, 681. 764. Od. Oats, 50s 54.. 57.. Malt, 98.. 105 s. Poland ditto, 58.. 59.. White Peas, (Boilers) 87s. ilits. Potatoe ditto, 60.. 00.. 04. Grey ditto, 735. 78.. Rape Seel, £7O. £76. Fine flour, t 05.. I 105...--Sesonds, lOUs. to 1046 SMITHFIELD—My 4. - Beef fis 2d to 64 4d Veal 7. Od to lie. ea Mutt= do 4d to 6s 6d I Pork 6. Od to 7s Od Lamb 7s. 6d. to Bs. 611. PRICE OF HAY AND s IIIAW IN SMITHFIELD. . ~ Hay 51 Os to 61 6s New Clover 61 Os to 'I 7s • New Hay 01 Os to 01 Os Straw 56 los to 11 5s Thursday the State Lottery fintshed drawing : .he following Capital Prizes were sold in. 64 Shares by _ RICHARDSON, GOODLIJCK, and Co. • . No. 5,518 a Prize of Xto,ooo No. 10,600 a Prise 0[ 2300 : 11,518 - 5,008 2,740 . goo 11,453 - 5,000 j 1 3,258 - 200 _ _ 2,404 2(10 Tickets and Shares for the State Lottery, to be drawn the 4th of June, are now on Sale at the Offices (1 RICHARDSON, GnoroLuce, and Co. corner of Ba..k , buildings, Cornhill ; and facing the King's Me i.% s, Charing-cross. Escsrs /ROM FRANCE.—Yesterday arrived in town from Portsmouth, Lieutenant Jackson, of the Royal Navy, having escaped from Fran& on the Vtit felt. •This officer was captured on board the Junoii, Tarty in the year 1810, and carried into Brest.. Whilst on his march to Verdun, he made his escape and Bed to Caen ; ftom. thence he went to Granvilleovheee, with fellow.prisoner, a midshichnan, they seized a et a and Pushed instantly to sea. Not having the goad fortune to fall in with any of our cruizers, they were Aoarded by some fishing boats and car ri ed back to ',Nonce. Lieutenant Jackson was then imprisoned in the citadel of Verdun, from whence he• made his escape, but was retaken two days afterwads. Again did 'he endeavour to escape, but owing to one of his comrades breaking his leg by a fall, the whoib party were' seized. Lieutenant Jackson was now safely ~escorted to the fi.rwess of Bitche, situate one •day's journey from the Rhine. Here he remained many months a close prisoner; but his daring spirit and in genuity never forsaking him, he found me ! its to trot. verse France in a variety of directions,and At length attar more arrided in safety at Caen. Here, after remain. log some time in'conceahnent, he made his way down Witte coast, where finding an empty fishing-boat, h."' - onee more, -without the assistance qf any one human being, launchbd into the ocean, on Saturday sc'nnight, utter which, by his skill and the aid of arms Pitovs- Mows, he arrived tiff the obwers on Monday, whets he. was picked up by the Mutiny; and conveyed to Pons, mouth that very night. • • • • i • •