Star. — London, England, 1813-01-11 00:00:00

TeiP EVENING LONDON. s er THE STATE LortEßt ivai be Drawn on THUIitraDAY NEXT anti following Day. MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1813. ' , RAJ F STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. led •60 594 bli--tODI. sioffi—Coni. for At. 6iii3oads $ 411 pa Ct. 764 • 5 Per Ct. 89f1-4.Anas.— cii. bills VW Pr-4:103 NO it Os. 41.1 m•IM•miI•OND AMERICA. In tie teettratilmi of the Pitmen ibtaind on tise sbject of Ameriea, which occupies our column, of ) 4 4 y, we view I document whisth eery,' doins ; posterity a faithful repretemation of the witch= character of the rulers of that. tinfoitunate on of the civilited worlde We shall not follovt ) yep by steps the animated enpbture of an the dipla iatic doublings and windings of the *Mild and nprincipled Government of the United States, be (Luse we have. already held them up to execration s often as they were forced upon our ndtite hi the cane of the negociatlons. But there are one or wo topics contained in the declaration of the British finisters, which Veal; so manfully their high rse of uui- national glory and independence, that thee is no Englishman, we trust, in existente, who oes not participate in the truly British feelings by which the framers of that eloquent appeal to sur rounding nations have been actuated: Of these more prominent and striking subjects of complaint against America, we shall take a . cursory review. From the commencement of our long.contitiued and arduous contest with France, we charge the American bovernment with hating been more than unconcerned spectators—we charge them with having aided, abetted, and assisted the Ruler of France in all his enterprises, that they might gratify their en-. Tnity against Great Britain, because Pitoirtinuct has been pitased to commit the Empire of the Seas to her Flag—they have even submitted to sacrifices which no nation ever experienced without an appeal to arms —they have tamely given up their merdhant vessels to be plundered, burnt, and destroyed on the ocean by the cruisers of Franco—they have witnessed con fibtations of their property daily taking place, even without the semblance of Decrees, fouaded upon no recognised principle among nations, but emanating from the rapacious spirit of fraud, robbery, and plun der, which distinguishes every act of the French These haughty itentiali, whobawl so lustily ageinst the policy of the noblest and most generous of nations, engaged in a struggle ) even for the freedom and in. dependence bf the American Continenti—these blind] fanatics to the Creed of the French propogandists of the rights of nations, have nodded approbation at the Wanton And unprincipled invasions i by France, of Spain, Portugal, Italy, Holland, A.ustriza—nay, when the neutrality of Denmark was forcibly broken into . by Great Britain, on the principles bf self-preserve.' tion; We beard nothing of a remonstrance from Ame rica ; and now) at the close of 1812, when there is no neutral State hi Europe; when BONAPARTE has declared that his Continental System shall ettend from Archangel to the Mediterranean, and from the , Straits of Dover to the Sea of Azof, the Ameticans see nothing alarming, nothing prejudicial to the rights of neutrals f But it is not the repeal or the Orders in Council— the uncontrouled permission to man their navy with British stamen—nay, not even an accession td the Monstrous proposition of indemnity for capttires un der our Orders in Council—or the humiliating atone ment of giving up the Canadas, that will satisfy those rapacious and unprincipled asserters of the rights of nations. We can now openly tell the world what the American Statesmen have vainly pledged them selves to obtain. They have long been bound in a tccret league with the great enemy of his Face; the cowardly incendiary who has left his army to perish in the icy deserts of Poland, and DELENDA CARTHAGO has been the sign and countersign of the etecrable miscreants whom Pnovnuorms has sent in the persons of JAMES MADIPON sand NAPOLI.= BONAPAIRTR, to Chastise the iniquities of France and America. Th. nasal superiority of Great Britain—that gieat tent,: .....,: the esil doers among the Statesmen of all countries—that bulwark of the remaining liberties of v.trnkintl, against which the French and Americas Co-ferments have raised their joint weapons of 4at rit7uction—the glory of our flip our indepeadencial a nation--all must be swallowed up in the. gulpb vdich the monstrous ambition of BONAPARTZ has prepared for the nations of the earth: While his Armies are to devastate the Continent by fire and sword. —Anrytica, with a navy of five frigates and throe . .orvettes, is to wrest the trident of the ocean from ice tgitimate Sovereign, and in future the two hemi pheres are to acknowledge only two great dynasties, he founders of which we have already named.— These. m another era than the present, would be re garded as wild speculations : they are, nevertheless ) the productions of the French and American theorists in the art of governing mankind. .a.,..... Yesterday the Naval Expedition for Anterita, commanded by Lotto Assuan BIaUCLUX, sailed from Portsmouth. It will touch at .Plymouth, for the divided, at that port, and after preceded ditect, tor America. nrottTED striumanitot THE RE MAINS or THE FRENCH ARMY IN POLAND& Tite reports of this gratifying bat not nneipeeted event lutire icached us since Saturday through such a variety of channels, that we are stow stmngly inclined to believe it. A vessel, which left Ostend on Thursday laiti has arrived in the River. jibe Captain states, that it bras confidently mentioned in Holland, that the Russians, Under Wrrromsrring and TTRICRAGOFF, had completely surrounded the French army at Smorgonir, which suttendered at discretion; bat, we regret to add,• that the French Marshal, with MURAT and the Vicerby, had been able to obtain their release on parole, not to serve daring the wan Their supplies had been totally et 'hoisted for many days before, and the men had Mutinied. ••• -.. ~ ••••••••• But the above report does not rest on the ausho iity of the vessel from Ostend. One of the few mer cantile Houses in the Metropolis which maintains an intetcburse with the Continent, has this morning re teived, through the medium of letters from Holland, the same patticulars,with the additional circumstance that the foreign corps which surrendered, men and Officers, petitioned to be allowed to bear arms for Russia ) against the common enemy, in her future contest, Four Gottenburgh Mails are now due, but from the state of the weather, we may confidently expeit their arrival, with a confirmation of the above glorious news, in a few hours. HALIFAX PAPERS. FROM THE HAIFAX PAPER OF DECEMBER IS. Boston, December 9. CAPTURE OF A BRITISH FRIGATE. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM NEWPORT. " Office of the Newport Mercury, Sunday evening, Dec. 6. 4 1 This afternoon arrived in this harbour, the Bri tish frigate Macedonian, prize to the frigate United States. The following are all the particulars we have obtained of the brilliant naval action : —The Macedonian sailed from Spithead on the 29th Sep tember, and on the 25th October, in lat. 29. long. 30. fell in with the United States frigates Capt. Decatur. The Macedonian being to the windward, kept aloof from the action for some time, and partial exchanges of shot took place; when the Macedonian, having bar miien-top-mast and several of het spars shot away, Was compelled to come to a close action, which only lasted 20'minutes, within pistol-shot, when she struck. The Macedonian is rated at 3S, but mounts 49 guns, and had her full complement of SOO man; in the action had 68 killed and 70 woun ' dad, is dangerously. The loss on board the United States was five killed and seven wounded; amongst the killed was Lieutenant Funk, a valuable and brave officer, who had his leg shot off. When the Macedonian struck, she bad lost her mizen-mast and het mizeti-rigging, her fore and main-mast were badly wounded, and all her spars and rigging are very much taut; she has upwards of 100 shots in her bulls several of them between wind and water. The fire of the United States *as very destructive." Under the head of Boston, December 8, we have the following " THE POICTIERS MAN OF WAR.--The New York Gazette of Wednesday states, that Captain Bart Low saw on Friday last a large ship on shore dismasted, and on fire, one mile south of Cape Henry, and spoke a vessel which passed her at a very short distance, whn infotmed she Was a two-decker, supposed to be the Poictiers British man of war, of 74 guns. The same paper mentions the arrival on Tuesday of a schooner, in S days, from Norfolk ; and a sloop, 2 days, from Hampton Roads, which made no men tion of any vessel being on shore." BUFFALCiIIi NOV. 24. " Friday etening the armistice between General Smith and General Sheaffe expired. On Saturday a heavy firing was heard from Niagara, a gun is said to have burst in the fort, by which three men were JAMAICA PAPERS. Aatmaie4 Papers arrived this morning 3 to the 29th of November. They do not contain- any thing of importance: •• - h JAMAICA, NOVEMBER U. 41 AdViCh from Carthagena state that the royalists, do the 29th ult. attacked a town of the name of Mompox, and that they wee repulsed by the inde pendents, with the loss of several killed and woun ded, also 48 prisoners, two gun boats, and two pieces of cannon: On the 31st, the inhabitants of Mompor attacked the village of Zeiler, of which they olitaitied possession, took a cannon, a swivel, and killed seve ral people, and destroyed all the houses by fire. " Nov. Z'l.—His Majesty's frigate Narcissus, Capt. Lumley, and store-ship Abundance, anchored at Purt Royal yesterday : they sailed from Portsmouth on the 29th September, in company with SO sail of Mer chantmen under convoy." The Jamaica Papers contain letters froM Annotto Bay, dated the Ilth Novernbet, announcing a smart shock of an earthquake, which ;lid considerable da mage to different buildings, but happily it was of short continuance (about 70 seconds) and no lives armentionei to Jaye been lost. tHE AU the lei:Witte holt matu of the enormities repotalassing that part . pied by our army. Wherever sheivid joy at their deliverance are now madb tO pay most dearly. 'the itiongml army of FrenCh, Dutch, Italians, Mei, and Ph* giant, art let loose among them like so many 434, hounds, and it really makes One's blood run Cold to read some of the letters of officers Which have bah shown to us. The once elegant city of Salamanca, the seat of lestrning lid the arts, was given up to plunder for two entire days, and heavy Contributions were levied on the inhabitants, Many of whom must now starve for hunter: The same was done at Ma drid, the people theft say that our going athongst them, has probed a sore misfortune to the inhabitants, and has been the cause of the French inflicting seven punishment on their city. . . The Miriquis of WELUNGTON has issued very se vere orders ehout the Commissaries, and their con duct in the late retreat : notwithstanding the keen eye of the Marquis, abuses will exist where there are Commissaries and Contractors. We understand that immense sums will be sa7e4 to the public by the rules which his Lordship is establishing, at the same time that pry .. .Vizir fortunes will more rarely be made. It is reported, and confidently believed, at Lisbon, ' teat the whole French Army is on the move out of Spain, leaving garrisons behind them ; but we are concerned to add, th a most of the letters which we have seen concur in statinA 11; it our Army is not it a state at pres:.nt to go in pursuit. A very pro., , er and judicious measure ha: at length, we under‘tand, been determined on by Government, not only all the Generals on the home service will go ottt to the Peninsula, to take their turn of ditty, and tojearn the art of war ; while the home districts will be given to our wounded Generals, and those whose health has suffered by cervices. The same system is to be extended to the Adjutant-General's depart ment ; the Quarter-Master General's, the Pay-Mas ter General's, the medical and the Cortunissariar. Al most every one of the home Commissaries, is under orders to go out to Lord WELLINGTON* We hear that those ahle Officers, Sir JOHN Mott- RAY, it • MACKENZIE, BROWN, PORTER, Sir WILLIAM AYLETT, TROTTER, DYOTT, 'MONO% DURUAM, DISNEY. PETER, and BooroN, will be immediately sent out, and to be with the Martpit ofWELmotoa by the time he opens the campaign. Various names are handed about, as to the chief command of the cavalry, Vice Sir STAPLETON COTTON coming home. We have reason, however, to believe that General Svoartr, brother of Lord CairmafttAcrt, goes out' for that purpose—pethaps for even a higher appoint mentl—Sir W. ERSKINE is, we learn, likewise corn. ing home. By the following letter it appears that the Frenth have again visited Bilboa : POOLE, JANUARY 10. gg Arrived the Benjamin, from Bilboa ; left it ten days since : the Master reports, that a large French force entered, and took possession of it, on the day I of his departure." OF , TILE MURDERERS OF MORSFALLp AT TORK. LEEDS, JANUARY 4. whore of the trial, and even while of the law was past, not one of tear, but their behaviour was any indecent boldness or nnbe ...aty. The proceedings of the Court were ,onduited with unusual solemnities, and the behavi our of the spectators was strictly decorous and be. , cotning. From amongst the numerous relatives and friends of the tmfortunatelnalefactors, an expression of an*uish frequently reached the ear, but it was deep, not loud; and in that part of the auditory that was connected with them, only by a common nature abhorrence at their enormous crime, was not unmixed with cammisseeation, at the premature fate of these early victims of a lavtlesc Confederacy. 6 g At the opening of the Court, on Thursday Morning, the Jury recommended Thole: Smirk to mercy, and an application was, we understand, made to the Judges, to have the sentence of the law, on such of the murderers as they Might think proper to order for execution, carried into effect, not at the usual place of execution, but on the spot where the murder was perpetrated :—but we hear, that it watt not thought expedient to complywith this application. In the interval between the trial and execution; the prisoners behaved very penitently; though they refused to make any confession either in the prison or at the place of execution. Thorpe, on being. asked if he did not acknowledge the justice of his sen tence ? said, Do not ask me any question." Mellor declared," that he would rather be in the titnation he was then placed, dreadful as it was, than have to answer for the crime of theii accuser, and that he would not change situations with.hirn, even for hit liberrY and two thousand pawl& 3" butt with all his resolution, he could not conceal the agonies of his mind, for on the night before the execution, he fell td, the ground in a state of insensibility, and it was thought he would have died in his cell ; but he' soon recovered, and in the morning hit health wai perfectly restored. • . tXECTITION: The Execution of these unhappy men took place yesterday, at nine o'clock, at the usual place behind the Castle, it Yiark. EverY Precaution had beeti taken. to render every idea of a rescue impracticable. Two troops of cavalry were drawn up at the front the drop, and the avenues to the castle weieguard ' el by infantry. five minutes before nine o'cl.'ck, the prisoners came upon the fatal platform. After the Ordinary had read the accustomed forms of prayer on these occasions; George Mellor prayed for about ten minutes—he spoke with great apparent fervency and devotion, confessing in general, the greatness of his sins, but without any allusion to the crime for which be suffered: He prayed earnestly for mercy, and with a pathoi thit was affecting. 'The sur rounding, Multitude were evidently affected. Wil liam Thorpe alsoprdyed; but his voice was not so well heard. Smith said little, bet seemed to join in the deiotion with great seriousness. , 4 The prisoners were then moved to the front of the platform; and Mellor said, Some of my ene mies may he here; if there be, I freely fcrgive them, bird all the world, and I hope the World - will for give me:" William Thorpe said, 44 I hope none of those who are now before me, will ever" come to thil plaCe.° The execntionet then Proceeded to perform his fatal office, and the drop fell. to.; ome literati , had beer. made in the drdp, so that all the whole body was visible when they were suspended ; in former ere.' cations only the feet and head could be seen by the' spectators: They were executed in their iron. They appeared slightly convulsed for a few moments. 46 The number of people assembled, was much greater than is usual in York, on these melanchult occasions, but not the slightest. indication of tilmu prevailed, and the greatest silence reigned during tl whole of this solemn and painful scene: Such h been the issue of that fatal systeth, which, after h; ing produced in its progress great terror and alai and much mischief to the community, has at len terminated in the death of those who were its r active partizans. And thus have perished, in the . bloom of lite. three young men ; whb, had t' rected their ;gents to lawful pursuits, lived happy and respected.—They on whose countenances nature had not features of assassins. On the fate of these iisalefactort, dangerous tendency (to themselvei association of which they were meMbets; ration presents itself so obvious as upon the notice of all; and yet too omitted at the dose of the tnelanchol we have felt it our duty to lay before will front hence appears that men the commission of crimes, can have confidence in each other--•.-not even pact is confirmed by baths and cemenl If this be admitted, and the history conntryt as well as the fate of Geotge Liam Thtttpo4, and Thomas Smith, - of the-observation, the inference is all those persons who may in future come members of such confederacies, such invitations, as they would avoid 9" lamity; and all those who may hav fatuated as to becotne membeh should, front this Moment, and bt. , sent, desist from taking another step of their objects. They must now see t. stood on the brink of a frightful predpice, another step might have plunged gulph that has overwhelmed their less ciates."—Lida Mercury. CORN-MARKET, MARK-LANE, Odr Market to-day is abundantly supplied except Wheat; the Meiling trideis brisk, an mod an advance of Irons Ss. to Str. per quarter; Rye variation; Barley is full Ss. ller 'lndia . lower ; and Oats , fromthisday week; Bealio ; f a lsoth sorts continue nearly fore; but Hog Peas and are from Its. to 4s. per r cheaper; White and Brown ustard Seeds are each ss. pc lower, with a very dull sale; in other Grain or Seeds no alterjion. Ertgllih Wheat,llos. 104 a. !SP. I Hog Pete 541.1101. IS4s. `Boilers Ns. 110 i. Ills. Foreign do. 785.109.4.1155.1485. Canary Seed loSs. 118 x. Rye,7lls. 745. 765. I Caraway, per cwt. 86.941. Barley, eos. 645. Us. 711 s. Coriander, do. 409. 445. Malt, 106 s. 114 s. Tares, per bushel, (As. Oa, Oats 445. 465. dits. VW • White Mustard, do. 2411. SiSo.a Horse Beans, 761.1325. Brown do. so. s Tick Ditto, 685.745. R a p e Seed £OO, £OO per last, That lcHls. to lies. per sack. PENINSULA: • 7 iirloAr 01 • giee•lltig MR. MO ies committed by thy rall* ht a ba r ing th e t oi, tof the cotintry wig& 14111necti.1. the solemn sentence Wherever the hipless inhabitants th e Hers shed a *li p il verance by our entrance , th eye Kill free from vftesatt Aoft Air 'Km C°M ! n g lritAs ,uits, might ha . 1 *ere young m . not imprinted , tt'ort, anti tth the we mean) oi the ihbets; one obsere as td force itsell o important to b. :holy details, tiasi Ire the pubflei 4 confede r ate f o e no well-grounded 1 when their com vented in b100d.... r of every age end otge Mellor, Wit con& ms th truth is izrasistible, that e be invited to be. ,cies, should resist Ad the greatest Cat Ode been so Ear ire of such societies, . one common coil. step in ftiftherince see that they have recipice, and that d them into that Lets fortu nate assn. NE, SAN. 11. led with every artldl and ewe samples con* carter; Rye Is without per; and Oats MI ss o combine nearly as be. 4s. to 4s. per quartet I are eaeb Its. per bushel In or Seeds no materts: _ _ __ NAP:II. INTELLIGEATC:E. The Anevuusw frigate, reported to have been cap tured, sailed from the Havannah for Vera Cruz on the 12th of November. PLYMOUTH, JANUARY 9. Arrived the American ship Vengeance from New York for Bourdeaux, with cotton and sugar, captu red by the PIKEBE frigate. The above vessel left New York the 12th ultimo, at which time the elec tion for President was not dosed: It was reported that the MACEDONIAN had arrived hear Hell•gate.— Arrived the PIICERE frigate, from a cruize : she has also taken an American privateer, called the Htmter, •f 16 guns and 80 men, which has not yet arrived, but is hourly expected. This privateer had captured a transport and a brig, both belonging to the Ntet noes convoy.—Arrived the Spanish brig Esperania, from Corunna.—The Brisk schooner, of this tort, WHITE master, which sailed a few days sinte, has been captured by an American privateet.—Salled his Majosty.'s ship TIGRE, for Portsmouth ; and the Jti VOLUTIOWAIRE frigate, with a convoy for ditto ; the SCYLLA. gun-brig, with secret orders ; the FOXHOUND gun-brig, and ORESTES and ROVER sloops of war, to the Weitward.-z-Wind W. PORTSMOt CH, JANUARY 10, AlTii•ed yesterday the TIGRE from Plymouth, and Ntoss from off Cherburgh. Sailed the BOLD and SNAP on a cruite. Sailed to-day the RorAL OAK, Lord A. BRAUCIARC, with the EGMONT, DEEM, and Murnia, under sealed orders. Sailed the Fox, for Torbay ; NORTH STAR, for off Cherburgh, and the DArnxE, on a eruize: The VENGEUR is appointed convoy for the West Indies and the late Dutch Co. lonies.—Wind DEAL. JANUARY 10. Sailed this morning the whole of the outward-hound £ast•lndiamen, transports, coasters, and colliers, under Convoy of the RoYA.Livr, RAPID, Boxtn, PLOSIT, Etani, GAMBIER, and SPECULATOR. Came down from the River, several transports and other vessels; and sailed for Portsmouth under convoy of the THISTLE gun-brig.—Wind North. YARMOUTH, JANUARY 10. Nailed the Hum hoop of mer for off the Texel.