Star. — London, England, 1813-05-10 00:00:00

FROM SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. RITUB Nea TO SERV/ IN TII/11 PRESENT ?ARLIAMLNT• Borough of Taviitock—The Right Honourable John Russell, onunonly called Lord John Russrll, in the room of the•R4ght ionutirable Lard Richard Fitzpatrick, deceased. CARLTON HOUSE, MAY 6,1813. His Royal Highness the Prince Regent was this day pleased, p the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, to confer the ho tour of Knighthood on Edward Tucker, Esq. a Post Captain in he 'Royal Navy. ADMIRALTY OFFICE, MAY 8. :op l y of a I.etter from Admiral Sir Robert Calder, Bart. Com mander in Chief at Plymouth, to John Wilson Crater, Esq. dated the 6th i istant. 811t , ••.I request you to inform the Lords Commis sioners of the Admiralty, that the Fox • American brig letter of marque arrived here this morning, cap tured by the Whiting schooner, Pheasant and Scylla in company, in latitude 47. deg. longitude 12. deg. after a chace of above one hundred miles. The Fox mounted eight guns (two of which she threw over board in the chace,) with a complement of twenty niee men, and was bound from Bourdeaux to Phila. delpftia.—l have the honoux to be, &c. (Signed) ROBERT CALDER. Copy of a Letter from Captain Sir George R. Collier, of his Ma jesty's ship Surveillante, addressed to Admiral Lord Keith, and transmitted by his Lordship to John Wilson Crokr, Esq. Surveillante, April 27. 1813. My Loan—l have the honour to acquaiat your Lordship, that the schooner Tom, an American let ter of marque, of 287 tons, six guns, and 36 men, was this mo:fling captured by his Majesty's ships Surveillante and Lyra, after a smart chace : she was from Charlestown, bound to Nantz ' • she is a remar kably fine vessel of her class, and from her superior sailing had already escaped from eighteen of his Ma jesty's cruizers.—l have the honour to be, Ste. (Signed) Geo. R. COLLIER, Captain. Copy of a Letter from Captain Christian, of his Majesty's ship Iris, addressed to Admiral Lord Keith, and transmitted by his Lordship to John W. Croker, Esq. His Majesty's ship Iris, at Sea, April 13, 1813. My Loan— I have the honour to inform your Lord ship that, after a chace of thirteen hours, I have this day captured the American schooner Price, a letter of marque, of 6 guns and 30 men, together with her prize, the schooner Equity, of Plymouth, which she had taken eight days ago. (Signed) H. H. CHRISTIAN, Captain. Copy of a Letter from Lieut. William Knight (2) commanding his Majesty's hired ketch Gleaner, to John Wilson Croker, Esq. dated at Plymouth, the 6th inst. Stn—l beg you will be pleased to inform their Lord ships, that his Majesty's hired ketch under my com mand captured, on the 27th March, the French pri vateer Adelaide, of 6 guns and 46 men, five days from Naples, and had made no capture. While lying nearly becalmed, Cape St. Vito (Sicily) bearing F.S.E. six leagues, she sweeped towards us, and at tacked his Majesty's ketch. (Signed) W. KNIGHT, (2) Lieutenant. [For the Bankrupts see the last mi.] AMERICA. A brisk Paper War is carried on in the American Newspapers, between the boobies who commanded the late unfortunate expeditions against Canada.— As a specimen of the virtues and elegant manners which distinguish an American General, we select the following. General SOLOMON VON RENSALEAR accuses General PETER BELLIGERENT PORTER of de frauding the troops of their rations, and thus clinches his accusation The man who can deliberately defraud a poor soldier of his allowance of wholesome food and other necessaries, to increase his own gain ; or, from indolence, or attachment to whiskey, neg lects his public duty, is, in my estimation, a told blooded and abandoned scoundrel of the most despicable trade." The following is an American Epigram, written On the late attempt at a Loan : To Borrow—not to Tax—the Gowrament was prone : 1 tie People, not Subscribing, left it quite a•Lour ! NORFOLK, MARCH 9. The schooner Nancy, with a load of corn, was captured in Lynnhaven-bay by the blockading squa dron, cargo taken out, and vessel ordered to this port as a cartel, with 26 American prisoners, formerly passengers and crew of the ship William Wilson, of Baltimore. The William Wilson left Lisbon the 27th of December, and three days after was captured by the French ship la Gloire, Captain Roussin, who or dered the passengers and crew on board the frigate, and scuttled the ship, because she had carried provi sions to Portugal! On the 3d of January, la Gloire captured a Portuguese barque, from Para, bound to Baltimore, on board of which the Americans and six English prisoners were ordered, and the barque re leased. About the 7th of February they were cap- tured by the St Domingo, and sent to Bermuda : from her they were transferred to the Marlborough, and afterwards to the Dragon, in which ship they arrived in Lynnhaven-bay on Wednesday last. Mr. Rjchr who came up in the cartel, states the force in. the bay to be as follows ; Marlborough, l 74 f Admiral Cockburn; Dragon, 74, Capt. Berry ; Poictiers, 74,' Captain Beresford ; Victorious, 7s, Captain Talbot; Acasta, 44, Captain Kerr ; 38, Captain Kerr ; Statira, 38, Captain Stackpole ; Maidscone t 36, Captain Burden ; Belvidera, 38, Captain Byron; Narcissus, 32, Captain Aylmer ;- 1-aurestinus, 21, Captain Gordon ; Tartarus, 20, Captain Pasco. The St. Domingo and Ramifies, 74 guns each, were expected to join the squadron in a few days. The enemy hpve a number of captured pilot-boats cruising in the Bay, manned with ?..5 men each, and small arms, MARCH 'O.—Yesterday the Masters and Mates of ships in this port formed themselves into a company, " and having elected Captain Edw. Watson for their Commander Certain John Bramble, first, and Cap lain Wit). Colley, second Lieutenants, they marched to head-quarters and tendered their services to the General, who delivered to them a handsome address. Their services were accepted, and they are to be sta tioned in Fort Norfolk, for the management of the artillery. A more efficient corps, we will venture to predict, will not be found in the service. A schooner was captured yesterday, near Old point Comfort, by the boats of the squadr o n i n our ay, 04; we have not learned whp she is. HMV PORT, (R. I.) MARCH 19. Arriyed Privaker brig Wilke*, Wilson, 15 guns, fro* a ;Oaf on the coat of Africa aucl Brazil has taken 8 prizes, 52 guns, 196 men, 406 muskets and 296,000 dollars worth of property. The Yankee , has on board 32 bales fine goods, six tons of ivory, and 40,000 dollars worth of gold dust. The Yankee looked in at every port, harbour, river, factory, - town, AC. on the coast of Africa—touched at several Por tuguese islands for water and supplies. The follow ing is a list of the Yankee's prizes : Sloop Mary Ann, Sutherland, of London, cop pered, 4 guns, 11 men, gold dust, ,ivory and cam wood, worth 28,000 dollars, took out cargo, and burnt the vessel. schooner Alder, Crowley, of Liverpool, coppered, 6 guns, nine-pounders, 21 men, with gun-powder (400 casks), muskets, flints, bar lead, iron, dry goods, &c. •essel and cargo worth 24,000 ; ofdered to the first port ;—her quarter deck blew up in the contest at taking her, and killed her Captain and six of her men. _ _ _ - . Brig Fly, Tydeman, of London, 6 guns, 14 men, with gold dust, ivory, gunpowder, iron, dry goods, and sundries ; ordered her to the first port ;—vessel and cargo worth 36,000 dollars, taken under Fort Apollonai, of 50 guns. Brig Thames, Toole, of Liverpool, 8 guns, 14 men, with ivory, dry goods, and camwood ; worth 40,000, ordered to the first port. Brig Harriet and Matilda, Inman, of Maryport, from Cork for Pernambuco, 8 guns, 14 men, with fine cloth, linens, iron, salt, porter, ware, &c.— worth 41,000. Brig Shannon, Kendall, from Maranham, for Li. verpool, 10 guns, 15 men, with cotton, worth 50,000. Andalusia, Kendall, 10 guns, 100 men (81 free blacks), vessel and cargo worth 34,900 dollars ; arrived at Savannah. Schooner George, cut out of Tradestown, cargo rice part taken out, and vessel given up to prisoners, worth 2500 dollars. MR. PICKERING'S SECOND LETTER TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES. 44 In the former number, I presented some obser vations on Mr. Madison's war; sliewing that he, and his predecessor, Mr. Jefferson, had studiously avoid ed any treaty with Great Britain, and should em brace all subjects of difference, and restore harmony and commercial intercourse, so necessary for the welfare and prosperity of our country. And I exp pressed the opinion I had long entertained that the tew men (probably not more than three—Jefferson and Madison the principals in the triumvirate) who directed and controlled ail important public measures, intended finally to involve the United States in a war with Great Britain. A full developement of the grounds of this opinion would occupy too much zoom at this time: I therefore wave it, and offer my sentiments on the enormous loans made and pro posed towards carrying on the war against Great Britain. 46 Congress, in the same session in which they de clared the war, authorized a loan of eleven millions of dollars, and the issuing of , treasury notes, called exchequer bills, to the amount of five millions of dollars; and in the session just ended, have autlio ized. a further emission of treasury notes to the amount often millions of dollars—without providing any funds for the payment of principal or interest— such funds excepted as had been long b: fore pledged for the debt incurred in the war of our revolution.-- Taxes indeed were proposed, in the former session, and resolutions adopted, if bills were not prepared to be passed into laws, for imposing them : but as they were to be internal taxes, on lands and a multi tude of other articles, the amount of which on each individual citizen , when called on for payment, would I be known and felt, Congress did not dare proceed to impose them. They were even unwilling to allow their plans of taxation to be published, lest the people should be alarmed—lest their own popularity should be shaken, and they lose their elections—lest their favourite Madison should not be again chosen Presi dent—and, in a word, lest by thus rendering them selves unpopular, their party should lose its power and influence, and the disciples of Washington and the friends of peace and of our country, take their places. Yet Mr. Madison and his partizans pretend ed that the war was called for by the people ; by a 44 free, brave, and virtuous people,"—terms in which, to secure their favour, they are accustomed to flatter them. And is such the real character of the people, so flattered, that they would kick against the taxes unavoidably laid to carry on a war which themselves had called for as necessary and just ? If such be their character, what security have we for the main tenance of the honour, .the liberty, and the inde pendence of the United States ? 66 The truth is,the people did not call for the war against Great Britain. They were surprised into it by a long series of deceptions. But their present ac quiescence was counted on, and their final approba tion and support expected, after the armies of the West, the North-west, and the North, had effected the conquest of Canada, which was to have been achieved in the last year's campaign 1 46 Such brilliant success, with the increased irrita tions growing out of the war, and which Mr. Madi son and his partizans so well knew how to cherish and aggravate, it was believed, would render the war popular to the degree requisite to insure a sub mission to taxes for its further prosecution. " These dreams of fully have passed away. Those French-titled armies have experienced only capture, slaughter, and defeat ; and but for the exploits of our little navy, the creation of which, the men who drew after them and organized the present ruling party, vehemently and obstinately opposed, they would hardly have kept their heads above water. 66 But disappointment and disgrace in the Cana dian war have served only to increase the angry pas sions of its projectors. The President in his mes sages, and Congress Men in their reports and speeches, have been " breathing out threatenings and slaughter" against Great Bi item ; and regret that they cannot wield the " red thunder-bolts of Heaven, 'to drive the fast anchored isle from her moorings." " Disappointment, rage, and shame seem now to have wrought the party tip to a degree of despera tion. The annihilation of Commerce—the slaughter of thousands of our citizens, and the destruction of great numbers by the diseases of a camp, are nothing in their eyes in - the gratification of their various pas sions! Rut even yet they have not dared to lay any direct.taxes which the great body of the people can seep and feel s and understand. Dir. kandolph told a / them the reason ; and why they proposed a special session of the next Congress in May—' 4 That they dare not take upon themselves the responsibility of Imposing taxes until the Congressional elections in Virginia, North Carolina, and Tenessee, have pass ed," for on the issue of these elections the power of the ruling party would depend : and reproached them, that 4‘ having involved the country in a disas trous and disgraceful war, they should refuse to provide the ways and means of carrying it on ; and were desirous of throwing the odium on their suc- cessors." 46 We have now to inquire whether those succes sors, the next and succeeding Congresses, will be disposed to take upon themselves the odious and un popular task of laying directly upon the people the monstrous load of taxes, which the maintenance of this 46 disastrous and disgraceful war" requires ? I presume they will not. The whole body of fede ralists and peace-members (who, if they do not con stitute a majority, will at least approach to an equa lity of numbers with their opponents) must neces sarily refuse their votes-to every bill for raising money to continue the war. The very principle of their op position to the war will require them to withhold all supplies. They too may be presumed to have some regard to their popularity ; which they would be un wise to sacrifice or hazard in a case like the present; to take upon their shoulders the heavy and odious burthens which the authors of them would not touch with one of their fingers. The whole responsibility, then, for the imposition of taxes, will rest upon the heads of the war-members—a small majority of the whole house. And will these men,who will makeevery ' sacrifice to acquire the favour of the people—men to whom the popular breath is their vital air—will these men commit political suicide ? Will they, in the actual state of the war, and of the public mind respecting it, expose their own popularity and the power of their party to certain ruin, by layirz such taxes ? Upon their heads, -exclusively, would fall the reproaches, the resentments, and curses of the people, when the tax-gatherers demand the money. These reproaches, resentments, and curses, they will anticipate—anti take care how they give occasion to incur them. 66 But is not the new Congress to be assembled in May, on purpose to lay the war taxes ? Tht.t is the avowed object ; and by avowing it, the war party imagine that monied men, expecting that adequate funds for paying them will then be provided, will be induced to come forward, and pour their dollars into the Treasury, until it shall be filled. To insure such success, the President is invested with power to bor row, at this time, Sixteen Milliotis of dollars on any terms. He is under no restraint. In the first in stance, the Secretary of the Treasury °kers to lenders an interest of seven per cent. ; and if this, should not prove sufficiently tempting, the President may en gage to pay any higher rate of interest, at his plea sure : for as was said by Johnson (a zealous war member from Kentucky) 44 Government must and would have money, and if they could not get it at six, they would at sixteen per cent !" 44 Not being disposed to question Mr. Johnson's veracity, or opinion, in this matter (for his zeal and activity in the cause must have entitled him to much executive confidence), I am not at liberty to enter tain a doubt that an enormous and unheard of inte rest will be promised, rather than fail of obtaining the money. Or, what amounts to the same thing, a i treasuiy bond, or certificate, may be given for a thousand dollars, when only nine hundred, or any less sum, may be actually received of the lender.— For this also is in the President's power ; and his party in Congress positively rejected any limitation of it. And actually to obtain the many millions so pressingly wanted, unexampled sacrifices will un questionably be demanded and made. 64 For, improvident spendthrifts=--men who,making no calculation of their means, rush headlong into scenes of boundless expence—must necessarily be in bad credit ; and such men always pay dearly for their accommodation, and the risk run by money-lenders. 64 To what degree of pecuniary credit the present Government of tLe United States are entitled—and whether those who, in the actual state and circum stances of the country, shall loan them money, espe cially at exorbitant interest or discount, may equitably claim reimbursement—remains to be considered. 44 March 11, 1813." 64 TIMOTHY PICKERING." FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, MAY 3. Her Majesty.the Empress Queen, and Regent, has received the following intelligence of the situation of the army on the 28th of April : The head-quarters of the Emperor were on the 28th at Naumburg : the Prince of Moskwa had passed the Saale: General Souham had overthrown an advanced guard of 2000 men, who wished to dis pute the passage of the river : tile whole corps of the Prince of Muskwa was in order of battle beyond Naumburg : Gen. Bertrand occupied Jena, and had his corps ranged upon the famous field of battle of Jena. The Viceroy debouched by Halle and Merse burg : the Duke of Re4gio, with the I 2th corps, had arrived at Saalfeldt s (,eneral Sebastiani marched on the 24th upon Vilzen—he overthrew a corps of ad venturers commanded by the Russian General Czer nicheff, he dispersed his infantry, he took a part of his baggage and artillery, and pursued him, l'eree dans les reins, upon Luneburg. MAY 4.—Her Majesty the EmpressQneen, and Re gent, has received the following news relative to the situation of the armies on the 30th of April : On the 29th his Majesty moved hi. head-quarters to Naumburg ; the Prince of Moskwa had marched upon Weissentels ; his advanced guard, commanded by General Souham, arrived near that town at two o'clock in the afternoon, and found himself in pre-,' sence of the Russian General Lanskoi, commanding a division of six or seven thousand men, cavalry, in fantry, and artillery ; General Souham had no ca valry, but without waiting for it he marched against the enemy, and drove him from his different positions. The enemy unmasked twelve pieces of cannon : Ge neral Souham placed a similar number in a battery. The cannonade became very lively, and caused de struction in the Russian ranks, which were mounted and uncovered, whilst our pieces were supported by tirailleurs, placed in ravines and the villages. The General of Brigade Chemineau distinguished himself. The enemy attempted several charges of cavalry ; our infantry received him, formed in squares, and by their fire covered the field of battle with Rusriaq corpses and horses. The Prince of Moskwa said, he never had seen, at the same time, more enthusia% and more sangfroid in infantry. We entered Weissenfels; but seeing that the enetn) wished to keep near the town, the infantry marched against him At the p:Psis-charge with :shakos at the r of their muskets, with cries of , 4 Long live the peror." The enemy', divbion retreated. Our killed and wounded was about 100 men. On the 27th, Count Lau:iston marched upon ten, where the enemy had a bilidge• General son erected a battery, which obliied the cnerril burn the bridge, and he seized the tete..de-p' the enemy had constructed. On the 28th, Count Lauriston advar cec! r) i ) ' Halle, where a Russian corps occupied a tete-St:-• overthrew the enemy, and obliged him to eva: the tete-de-pOlt and destioy the bridge. A very cannonade took place from the opposke banks. loss was 67 men, that of the enemy wa) much considerable. The Viceroy ordered the Marshal Duke of T turn to march upon Merseburg. On the :29. four in the afternoon, this Marshal arrived bo!it.r , town ; he found 2000 Prussians, who wished tt fend themselves there—these Prussians bel,, nge , d'Yorck's corps, those even whom the Manila'( manded in chief, and who had abandoned !I'm the Niemen. The Marshal entered by mai.; killed some men, and took 200 prisoner::, mom whom were a Major, and took possession ct a and bridge. Count Bertrand had, on the 29th, his 1 , .?„,i3.0.‘ ten at Dornburg, upon the Saale, occupying wit' of his divisions the bridge of Jena. The Duke of Ragusa had his head-quarters at . sen, upon the Saale; the Duke of Reggiu had head-quarters at Saalfeldt, upon the Saale. The battle of Weissenfels is remarkable ; bec! it was a contest between infantry and cavAry, in number, upon art open plain, and the ark:, remained with the infantry. Young battalions seen behaving with as much sangfroid and int! sity as the oldest troops. So much for the opening of this campaign. _ _ enemy has been driven troth all that he occupied the left bank of the Saale ; we are masters cf debouches of that river—the junction betwc armies of the Elbe and the Mein has seen el and ihe important towns of Naumburg, Weissenfi and Merseburg, have been taken Fos.ession ra main force. The fortress of Thorn has capitulated ; the son is to return into Bavaria : it was composed 600 French, and 2700 Bavarians : of this numb 5300 men, 1200 were in the hospitals. No prepai dons as yet announced the commencement siege of Dantzic ; the garrison was in excelk diuon, and master of the ground without. and Zamose were not seriously annoyed. At a brisk engagement had taken place : the enema ing endeavoured to introduce himself between tin and Dam, was driven into the marshes, and Prussians killed or takeb. A letter received Glogan informs us, that that fortress on the April was in the best state. Nothing new bad currcd at Custrin. Spandau was besieged: a powder magazine had been blown up : the enemy, take advantage of this to give an assault, were pulsed, after having lost 1000 men killed or wow.- No prisoners were made, because we were separated from them by marshes. The Russians have thrown some shells into' tenberg, and burnt a part of the town ; they ted an attack by main force, which did not . sl They lost in it from 5 to 600 men. The following appears to be the position Russian Army : A corps of partisans, corm by a man called Doriseberg (who, in ISO 9, tarn of the King of Wtstphalia's Guards, al basely behaved), was at Hamburgh, and ma cursions between the Elbe and the Weser. Sebastiani had set out to cut him off from the . The two Prussian corps of Generals lord Blucher appeared to occupy, the first the rigl of the Lower Saale, the second the right ban! Upper Saale. The Russian Generals Winzingerode and \V' stein occupied Leipsick. General Barclay de Tolli was upon the observing Dantzick ; General Sacken was heft Austrian corps, in the direction of Cracow, to Pilica. The Emperor Alexander with the Russian and General Kutusoff, having some 50,000 mL geared to be upon the Oder : they announced, that they would he at Dresden on the V2th wards, on the 20th of April ; neither of whi been realised. The enemy appeared to wish' tain himself upon the Saale. The Saxons were in Totgau. The following is the position of the Frencl —The Viceroy had his head-quarters in M, the left leaning upon the left of the Sa3l pying Calbe and Bernebourg, where the Belluno is. General Lauriston, with the sth occupied Asleben, Sanderslebin, and Gerb' The 31st division was upon the Eislaben ; and 36th were in the rear, as a reserve. Prim Moskwa had his corps in advance of Weimar Duke of Ragusa was at Gotha ; the fourth commanded by General Bertrand, was at Saali the 12th corps, under the orders of the Duke gio, arrived at Cobourg. The guard is at Erfurt, where the Emperor at eleven o'clock in the evening of the 25th. 26th his Majesty reviewed the guard, and the fortifications of the town and citadel, He , to point out the places for establishing hospi contain 6000 sick or wounded, having order Erfurt should be the last line of evacuation. On the '27th, the Emperor reviewed Bonnet sion, which forms part of the sixth corps, orders of the Duke of Ragusa, All the army appears in motion ; already the parties which the enemy had upon the 1 of the Saale fallen back. Three thousand had marched upon Nordhausen to penetrate Hartz, and another party advanced upon 1 stadt, to menace Cassel; all these have pier% retreated, leaving sick, wounded, and qt r, who have been made prisoners. From the hi Elbersdorf, to the mouth of the Saale, the' longer any enemies upon the left bank. The) of the armies of the Elbe'and Mein took place 27th, between Naumburg aqd Metseburg. I, t. 1,,;; Isicr a enemy arched ;he end se Era. loss in ,n 11 :et- a Mti. ern y t ry s• Our h mor e Tares. * - .11, at ore that d to de- , nged to tat c .m. 'ln upon among le feria :he at Rl2- had Li because y , dvantAge ona wet. itapetuu• ;n. The sied era of all the wren the efficted, tissenfels, an of by the rarri. spied d umber if prepara• nt if the IIL nt co:1. Mruilta kt Stettin lowly hay. een Stet. and 15(10 red from to 12th of had oc. a powder vishing to were re. wounded, • separated into Wit 4 y *neap. 1 t • succeed. on of the mm :n(IA was CY: , , and wi'•a made ex, General ;be I'De• eorck and right hank ank of the 1 Wittgen , to Vistul, before te upon tie 1 an Guard, 0 men , 4 r . nced, firs' , t *h, 2'lE' I vhich hare It to min' ' nch army: blansfeld, tale, °cow e Duk.. 4 1 sth cor7, krbalet.- ; the 33; Prince zt mar. T 3 urth ccrp Saalieldt Ike of Keg I Tor arrir It. Ont. I inbreciel ie dogne hospizals: rdered t l) ‘ sn. 1 nnet's 1 under. dy have to kit b red c.tv.i 1 ice into nt rectrit.'" • ; h ere •re he joss: lace on*