Star. — London, England, 1808-01-26 00:00:00

AMERICA. : ) y est erday afternoon, intelligence 'was received of * a ar rival of the Arabella packet at Falmouth, from li e v; York; also a copy of the following extract from htr Journal : ~ Monday, Dec. 28, at 10, A.M. received a pilot board, and slipt from the wharf. At 1 P.M. was g ht to by one of the gun-boats, and ordered to t r on account of the embargo, until further os i er s. At 7 P.M. had permission to proceed to sea. u Thursday, Jan. 14, in lat. 47. 41. long. 23. 2. ii, was boarded by his Majesty's ships Agincourt ich, with eight ships under convoy, from and lost sight of them next day." its it was inferred by many, that we were of a war with America ; but the fact of an lg taken place does not necessarily lead conclusion, and the circumstance of the lg, notwithstanding, been allowed to seems to indicate that the cause of the em some other origin than a misunderstand this country. This idea r , --eives some con from the letters received this morning from of which the following is one : " FALMOLI ni, JAN. 23. A rr ived the Lady Arabella packet, Captain f rom New-York, with dispatches frcm s he brings an account that an embargo . on all American shipping in the different the United States : it was said to be in con '4ispatches received from the American France." statement in the above letter be correct, the is only intended to operate on American ; and there is reason to conclude that the was stopt only by some mistake that was :led. It is at least as probable that on the eve of a rupture with France, as ities will take place between this Country :a. From France she has received much pion than from England. writing the above, we have received New to the Vth ult. brought by the Arabella. these, The New Tork Daily Advertiser of the find the following letter from Washington, • of the EMBARGO, co be general; but from the hasty view able to take of the papers before us, the lion seems to be, that war with France is inevitable, but that the disputes with - be amicably settled, Mr. RUSE being Washington for that purpose.—The from France were understood to have an- . , that NAPOLLON will not depart in the smallest from the rigorous decrees he has issued against of neutrals. with joy. two hours. the above, our Readers will probably connect by Mr. Ron, in the House of Commons that to-morrow he would bring in a Bill continue the American Intercourse Bill of last for Government had in the morning received diipatches, brought by the Arabella, which we 'fairly conclude were of a pacific nature. WASHINGTON, DEC. e 2. in day passed the following Act. Hay . the sanction of the President so late as M. we can only further add, that it passed in of a Message from the President in the 22 ; Nays, 6 ; and in the House of Re \vas, St ; nays, 44. AN ACT AN IL\IBARGO ON ALL sums AND V ESISELS IN THE ITS AND HARBOURS OF TIIE UNITED STAIE it enacted by the Senate and House of Re- 1 of the United States of America in pled, that an embargo be, and hereby on all ships and vessels in the ports and the limits or jurisdiction of the United 1 1 or not cleared, bound to any foreign :e ; and that no clearance be furnished to vessel bound to such foreign pori orplace, under the immediate direction of the Pre the United States ; and that the President be to give such instructions to the Officers of and of the Navy and Revenue cutters of I nes, as shall appear best adapted for car- into full effect. ided, that nothing herein contained shall be to prevent the departure of any foreign ship in ballast, or with the goods, wares, _ on board of such foreign ship or . notified of this act. 11. And be it further enacted, that during ace of this act, no registered, or sea letter ins on board goods, wares, and merchan be allowed to depart fr om one port of the to another within the same, unless the consignee, or factor, of such vessel shall I, with one or more sureties, to the collec district from which she is bound to) depart, double the value of the vessel and cargo,. goods, wares and merchandize, shall be some port of the United Sates, dangers of ?ted ; which bond, and also a certificate Colllector where the same may be relandecl,l the Collectors respectively be transmitted to of the Treasury. All armed vessels public commissions from any foreign are not to be considered as liable to the em laid by this Act." Another . report • in-. the Alnelicsa Pipers sMtei, that NAPOLION as intimated his inicintirott of 'occu pying the Florida., with the view of recovering St. Domingo, and at the same time inviting the Ameri cans to seize upon Canada and Nova Scotia, for the possession of which he offers to become guarantee. A smuggling vessel, which is arrived oul Dover, has brtught letters from the coast of France, which t• , state that an embargo has been actually laid on all Vessels it the French ports. A correspondence, of a conciliating tendency, is said to have taken place between an Illustrious Cou ple who have been long separated. An accident which happened to CHARLES NASSAU THOMAS, Esq. Vice-Chamberlain to her Royal Highness the Prin cess of WALES, made a new appointment to that office necessary. Her Royal Highness wrote to the PRINCE, to express her wish of nominating AN ' PHONY Sr. LEGER, Esq. to be her Vice-Chamber lain' if perfectly agreeable to his Royal Highness. The PRINCE'S answer, with the most attentive regard to her wishes, not only expressed his entire appro haticn of this appointment, but that in every ar rangement of her household it would give him plea sure that her Royal Highness should exercise her free will. This correspondence, it is whispered, has opened an avenue to the good offices of their mutual friends, and it is likely that the two Illustrious Per sons will be restored to the comforts of domestic union. The event will give occasion to a splendid fete at Windsor, and will be hailed by the Public A Council of the Cabinet Ministers met yesterday afternoon at Mr. CANNING'S Office, which sat nearly The LORD CHANCELLOR and all the Members were present. There are no further accounts of the Rochfort squadron since it chased the EURYDICE. The Cm.- currn, of guns, taken by the French on her passage from India, is one of the ships composing it. The last letters from Holland state, that the car goes of the vessels detained or brought into the Dutch under the decrees of BONAPARTE, are lotted out of the purpose of being sold by auction. The action between the French privateer and his Majesty's packet Windsor Castle, seems a most ex. traordinary exploit. It appears from the mnster•roll of the privateer, there were 109 men, and on their ar rivil at Barbadnes it was found that 61 had been either killed or wounded. The crew of the packet consisted of Mr. Rogers, together with 'Ai men and boys. By accounts from the enemy 40 were killed and wounded by the last gun fired from the packet. Mr. R. arrived in town a few days ago at the house of his friend Mr. Dixon, of Hatton-garden, and highly to the honour of his Majesty's Post Masters General, they have appointed him to the command of a new packet. CATirowcs.—On Wednesday last a Meeting of the principal Roman Catholics was held in Dublin, to take into consideration the expediency of a Petition to Parliament, for the complete emancipation so long sought for. Lord FINGAL was called to the Chair; when, after considerable discussion, it was resolved, that the former Petition should be presented again. Two or three Speakers recommended a postpone ment of the measure, on a gmund of commendable delicacy, but this was over-ruled. Lord KENMARE, Lord GORMANSTOWN, Lord Sot:THWELL, Lord FnENcli, Count DAvrow, and various other persons of distinction, were present at this discussion. COUNTY DONEGALL EI.ECTION.—SnOnd day: State of the poll—For General HART, 165 ; for Colonel Mox . roostEity 136—Majority fcr General HART 29. His Grace the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland has been pleased to appoint ARTHUR MEADOWS, of Hermitage, Esq. High Sheriff of the county of 'Wexford, for the ensuing year. The Anniversary of the Birth-day of the late CHARLES JAMES Fox falling on Sunday last, it was commemorated yesterday, at the British Coffee-house, by a number of Gentlemen who are attached to his principles, and nvere h's memory. The Earl and Countess of CrtAvEx arrived last evening, in Curzon -street, from a visit to the Margra. vine off' ANSPACH at Br.endenburgh House. Yesterday the remains of Lord TRAFALGAR were interred by the side of his uncle, the late Lord NEL SON, under the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral. Pluct.: OF Baer.—There being no Court of Alder men held this day, the Lord Mayor, after inspecting the returns, ordered it to be advanced One Penny per peck loaf. Yesterday se'npight Thomas Smith and William Proctor, who were lately the guard and coachman of the mail which runs from Birmingham to Manches ter, were convicted at Chester sessions, of ati out rageous assault with intent to violate the person of a female, who was the only passenger in the coach.— The Court sentenced the guard to three months, and the coachman to six months imprisonment ; each of them also tostand in the pillory at Congleton, (near which town the assault was committed) to find secu rity for their good behaviour for three years, to pay a fine of 501. each, and to be imprisoned till such secu rities are found and fines paid. A Coroner's Inquest sat yesterday on the body of a gentcl dressed man, unknown, who was found dead in the Park, on Saturday night. The deceased was a stranger, and habited in the manner of a petty officer in the navy, with a blue surtout coat, white waistcoat, and blue pantaloons. There was no evidence to prove how he came by his death, or who he was. He drank tea at an inn, at Kensington, on Saturday afternoon, and his body was found at twelve o'clock at night. Verdict—Died by the Inclemency of the Weather. Sunday morning, a person styling himself an offi cer in the army, called at the ronmslCtain W—d of the Guards, at Chatham, and req uested to see Lim: Captain W—d being engaged at the time, the servant was desired to introduce the stranger to a parlour, where he was left. The servant having occasion so go into the parlour a short time afterwards, found, the room deserted ; and on searching, discovered that some articles of plate were missing : an immediate search took place, but the thief got off undiscovered. A silver spoon, one of the articles that had been sto len, was found at the house of a Jew resident in Cha tham, who, of course, must have purchased it soon after it had been stoles. ~. -:a 11 , 4 f •• ~;. A.ltivfl thr - • • • Vesteictaf. shorniiii, detachments of the 17th and 20th Regiment,, about 300 - men, marched from Maidstone Barracks, to join their respective regiments at Portsmouth. • ;• .t, Volunteering from the Militia again commenced last week, among the several regiments composing the garrison of Bristol, when a great number of fine; fellows joined the regulars. Lord BORRINGDON, Colonel of that well.conductedi regiment, the North Devon, addressed his men in the; language and spirit of loyalty, and in exhorting thetn, to join the ranks of the Regulars or Marines, at this important crisis—he said, he only discharged his duty:, to his Gon, his King, and his.p?untry.—The Com manders of some other corps shewed an equal zeal and spirit, as the Glanmorgan and Pembroke Regi ments, not forgetting the Sd Lancashire. The West York turned out but few compared with the other corps, though there were upwards of forty recruiting parties in attendance, who wereparticularly led to expect a large supply of volunteers from this numerous battalion of 1500 men. The 7th and Bth regiments of infantry; and the 17th light dragoons, disiLounted, who wear the ho nourable badge of , 4 Death or Glory !" have marched from Chichester in the course of the week, the latter from South America. They are fine men, r and give an excellent account of the country. The 2d Light Battalion of the King's German Legion marched on Saturday last from Hailshani Barracks to Battle, Sussex. Thursday 283 of the 6th Dragoon Guards, who lately arrived from Monte Video, passed through Reading, on their route to Derby, Nottingham, and Loughborough. Among those who lost their lives in the dreadful catastrophe that happened to the Prince of Wales packet, on the 19th of November last, from Ireland to Liverpool, was JAMES FRED. WAREY, Lieutenant in the 2d regiment of Queen's Royals, and son to the late JOHN WASEY, Esq. of Newbury. SH.IKESPERIANA. (No. VI.) ANNOTATIONS ON TILE TT.NIPEST. Page 42.--I am more serious than my custom : Totr • Must be go too, if heed me; which to do, Trebles thee o'er. I apprehend if has been mistakenly substituted for and: —the latter word contracted would, in writing, have a very similar appearance. The error, I believe, runs through all the printed copies, Page 43.---For he's a spirit of persuasion, only Professes to persuade. Dr. Jonxsos's alteration has some force, For he, a spirit of persuasion, &c. Thepaxsage, however, (notwithstanding the learned lexicographer declares himself unable to draw sense from the present reading), might serve, with the fol- Lnving punctuation : For he's a spirit of persuasion :—outy Professes to persuade. This impairs not SHAKERPF.ARE'S text, and will probably be deemed as significant of the author's meaning—Gonzalo is addicted to garrulity; and when ,Intonio describes him a spirit of persuasion, he taun tingly would insinuate that he has no talent beyond talking. The emphasis should consequently be very strong on the terms tersumion and tersuade. Page 44 What to come In yours and my discharge— ,. Some of the Editors have written, I. yours and my discharge. I would leave the text in its original state, and sup pose the sentence unfinished. The preceding context avers that what has been done is but the prologue of , what is to follow, and then indicates that the se- quent business, under Sebastian's and Antonio's manage ment (for in this sense I interpret the word discharge) will obtain the full sum of enjoyment. Sebastian, in apparent discontent, but evidently wishing to be con vinced, suddenly interrupts What stuff is this ? How say you ? 'is true my brother's daughter's Queen of Tunis; So is she heir of Naples ; 'iwixt which regions There is some space— There is a passage extremely similar in Macbeth, and spoken under the like impression of mind : stay, you imperfect speakers! teU me more : By Sinel's death, I know, I'm Thane of Glands ; But how of Cawdor?—The Thane of Cawdor lives, A prosperous gentleman ; and to be King Stands not within the prospect of belief, &c. Page 45 Here lies your brother, (No better than the earth he lies upon, If he were that which now he's like—that's dead), Whom I, with this obedient steel—three inches of It— Can lay to bed for ever-- This speech, thus disposed, requires no difficulty to comprehend ; but, as it is generally printed, even an intelligent reader may thrice peruse it, without freeing himself from its obscurity. J. A. Yesterday the Royal Neapolitan Club dined tope. 1 ther, at the Clarendon Hotel, Old Bond-street. Pis Royal Highness the Duke of Stamm took the Chair, and the Earl of Bassoftouau was Vice President. The 1 following illustrious, noble, and other distinguished persons were amongst the compttsy : Prince CAITILCICALA Sir GIORGI CAULPIPLD The Marquis of IFIEADrORT JOHN EOIRTON, Esq. M. P. The Marquis D'Acurro SPIENCItt Satire, Esq. The Soria BRRADALIANI C.ololltl PIIILLirs Sires. Was.Lass.ar Major BLoossrszto Sir W. MILLA&P. &C. &C. &C. The wretch who murdered Mrs. Smith and Miss Pattinson, at Longburn, in Cumberland, on Tuesday last, has been appfebended, and committed to Carlisle ' gaoL He has confessed the crime. A few evenings since the do►e cote of Charles Brook, Esq. at Lang Dittos, was robbed of near 200 f igecas. " ; , . „ rALMowril, JAN. . Arrived the American brig Virginia, Captaiiii Goapow; front Virginia, for Mintz, laden with -tt • baee3 and Cotton, *aimed in, and her papers ihdOrsed by his Majesty's ship Emeriad, on the 15th inst. His Majesty's ships Arnphion and Paulina, with the fleet for the -Mediterranean, have put in here by adverse winds.:' Sailed tha Insolent gun brig, with a fleet of mss; to the eastward.—Wild N. W. PowirsAtOttril, lAN. IS. Arrived the Zephyr truzspea fads -the Downs,. Wind ' . DEAL, JANUARY Lt • Arrived, and sailed for the Rivet'; the Steeled, RICHARDSON ; Resolution, PARRY, gild Oak* LLCM-. AltneoN, from Liverpool. Remain in the Devine his Majesty's ships as per last.—Wind W.S.W. • • - CHATHAM, JAN. 25. His Majesty's ship Victory, of 100 guns, *as last week commissioned by Captain MaLeod. The Samp son will go out of dock to-morrow. Le Pompee is to be docked on Thursday, and fitted immediately.— Captain Dacres, formerly Captain of the Pomp, is appointed to Greenwich Hospital. GRAVESEND, JAN. 25. Passed by the Prince Town, FRAZER, from Meat Video ; • Ruby, PUTMAN, from Charleston ; Industry, PooLs, from Newfoundland ; Two Brothers, Boasts, from St. Übe's ; Squirrel, NOTMAN, from Dublin; Blagclen,' and the Hope, RICHARDSON, from 'dim Sailed , dies Harmony, DINGLE., for Water 'ford, and the Attive, WILLIAMS," for Dublin. HULL, 'JANUARY 23. Yester day' ieTenight, about noon, a strong gale: came on at this port at N. N. W. which varied to. N. N. E. and continued with great violence until soca of Friday. By accounts received from differect parts .. of the coast its effects were as destructive to the ship ping as any of the numerous storms that have pre ceded it this winter. The tide on 'Thursday evening was unusually high. The schooner Argo, Winlay, bye trader, from London for Hull, laden with gro ceries, &c. was driven very high on the shore near Spurn light-house, at the top of the tide, u here the ebb left her ; and the cargo has since the accident been brought to this port in lighters ; and prepara tions are making to launch the vessel. The Northum berland packet, Sprott, from hence to Newcastle, went on shore near Scarborough, and was driven within a few yards of the cliffe : with loss of sails, top mac, and anchors ; crew saved by the life-boat : the cargo has been lan ded, and the vessel is expected to be got off without damage next spring tide. The Ridley, Groves, from Ipswich for this port, encountered the gale near the Humber, and was driven back to Ips wich, with loss of &c. The Flora, Webster, from Hull for Leith, with barley, is on shore near Cromer, part of the cargo and the crew saved • it is feared the vessel will be totally wrecked. The Mary, from London for Thorne, with fourteen other vessels, are on shore near Clay, Norfolk. A Sunder land brig, coal loaded, was wrecked off Wells, and nine of her crew drowned. The Sally, of Shields, drove out of Bridlington Bay, and is on shore near Hornsey. The Formosa, Strachan, from Leith for Newcastle, got into Bridlington with loss of bowsprit. foremast, &c. A Berwick smack run on shore near Wells ; providentially all the crew and passengers, fifty in number, were saved. The Brothers, Walsh, a river sloop, from Lynn to Hull, with corn, struck upon the Knock sand, and sunk ; the crew all saved by a vessel which was ffrtunately near them when the accident happened. At Lynn the tide flowed into several houses, and did considerable damage. The Flora, of Bridlington ' Thomas White master, went on shore near Horne. The Brilliant, Martin, rom Pe. terhead to Sunderland, was taken into Bridlington, having canted her ballast, and cut away her masts, &e. During Thursday's gale, a small sloop from Barnsley for Hull, loaded with bags of nails, &c. parted from her anchor and cable, and drove on shore near Ferraby Sluice ; by great exertions she was got off again. Robert Sanderson, the master, having borrowed a kedge anchor, took it in a boat to the sloop ; when in the act of getting it on board, a heavy sea washed him out of the boat, and he sunk to rise no more. ARRIVED. At Southarapteni n ke n John sod Thomas, from Waterford, At Plymouth, Anna , mon ; and Ceres, —, from Cork. At Yarmouth, Ann a , et, from ditto. At Leith, Romulus, Brown, from Quibec. At Lochryan, Eur o p a , S tee l e , f rom Quebec Aurora, ,wood; and Anna Maria, Ellis, from New.. foundlaad. AtAlvespool, Maria, Cowie, front ditto; and the Lucy, Curtis, from New York. hi the Clyde, Messenger, Jame son (tom New York. At Falmouth, O t is, N ee d s , from New York. VA. At Newcastle, the Richard, Park, from Prince Edward's Island. At Cott, the Olive, Coffin, from Baltimore. At Ma deira, the Anna , M`Askill ; Penelope, White • Eliza, Thomas ; Pit, Smith ; Aurora, Story; and the Sir Godfrey Webster, —, from London. At Virgini.s, the Augusta, Howe, front London. At New York, the Vancouver, —, from the Clyde. At De sperira, the Doke of Kent, from I lverpooL At Dorni aim, Mary Ann, Pack; and Trident, —, from Liverpool ; Ind the Mary Ann, Kendall, from Africa. At Trinidad, Three- L.Wllliams, —, from Africa. At Berbice, Nile, Anderson, from Africa. At Barbadocs, Jane, Thompson, from Africa • Mars, Reeve, from Monte Video ; Patty, D u r re n ; and th e Harmony, Morris, from Newfoundland. The William, Marshall, of and from New York for Newry, is last near Carlingford. Victory, Marshall, from the Clyde, i s lost at Picton. The Friend's Delight, from Londoa r is sunk in Bristol river. The John, Drybro', from Liverpool for Galway, is stranded—. part of the cargo saved. The Unity; Hunt, from Trinidad for Curacoa, is taken and carded into Porto Civello. The Itaxliorcpugh Packet, front Leith fur London, is on shore near Blakeny, but is expected to be got off. The John Adams, —.a—, from Philadelphia for Amsterdam, Is captured and carried into Dunkirk. The Brothers (an American), from Virginia for London, lees... tared and carried into Calais. ADMIRALTY COURT, DOCTORS' COMMONS. Thursday the Right Hon. Sir WILLIAM SCOTT pro ceeded to the adjudication of the following cases : crow Alida, Altman Master..—This vessel, laden with wine, was destined to Tonningen, at tile time of capture ; and the case • came on further proof, with respect to the cargo, which was re stored, on mascot of the expences. Maria Charlotte, master.—This Danish vessel, laden with v a ri ous uterckandi;e,vras coming from Mogadore to Annterchun, at the time of seizure. The ship had been already restored, Ind th c e laim present question respected the cargo, whi c h was restored as ed. Casnaciack—ln this case, where further proof was ethibited, part of the property was restored to the Ottoman sub jects as claimed, and the remainder condemned, Wilms hither proof Is produced by the month of March. ~~•~ at la, "-- --- ol d Woolwich, with s t ,, Helena, and lost Prom this it was the eve of a war argo having tak , s uch a conclusiot , ila having, nc ca rt, seems to inc r To had some oth ' ~e w ith this countrl tior. from the It -aimouth, of which a A r rived the L 'Asiusa, from N, I at place; she brin q, d bees laid on all x is of the United rice of dispatchi le f a ister in France." t lithe statement i os * is only in g ; and there for na was stopt to .••lately rectihec re. to ais on the e an hostilities will I in America. Fror se' ater provocation ice S i n• ce writing thi re. od ark papers to the '2 the ore of these, The th, we find the fc (to a copy of the id l not Arn .:ch appears to be i t ) have been able tc ned ing opinion si trw Spain is inevi his , land may be a the • y expected at NV i ce . ches from Fr xkt ~ . .ced, that NAPO 7 ' his from the rigor romp commerce of nt I 10 ifs With the above, qt. notice by Mr. this night, that to-i Pon continue the AI LS a • ; for Govern ray ato 's dispatches, br aim • y now fairly cor 'rola en ongress this dal the received the sa ;se, P. M. we can I ear. sequence of a whs. ...t e _v eas 92 , ; hick - tatives--yea coed ant . G AN IMBAR( Atilt ?NTS AND lIA :a to Be it enacted • ... , tives of t f the . assemble ty . on all st ritain '- within the I cleared or or place ; am poP.P. ship or vessel • vessels undo ef the Unite( .orUed t o g i ve 4. erenue and vnited States, the same int ts• Provided, th; to ed to p re y e d 4. • sel, either it nwrchandize orr° 1, when notil r ook Stir. IL A l Iritain tinnance These having or swe 'hall he alb m agi ' States to ,g Owner, cc tissioa • e bond, •ce aso po the district fNk su m of dout t he said go c the in son( dew exceptec g feal• the Collleci by the Co i n the • tart' c pot ng pub I to.-- P are not fi n d 3 ' 1 laid by t,l i i it