Star. — London, England, 1808-03-22 00:00:00

:n -he In- he en the ids s r . WHITBREAD maintained & that the exp. on to Copenhag en was unjust and impolitic. A tarp body c f t h e people of England had at first been saus rod vi i t h t he expedition , until the . y . discovered the oa k pretence s b y which j thatrexgedtuon was jusufied. This measure gill required ustincauon. If Ministers ~...,ha rd ecl a town, and slaughtered men, women, an iui' dsidren , t j l ey were called upon to prove the ne cessity of such acts. They had 'leen shabby in their iscy, an d bad either done too much or not enough. un h a ppy Prince Royal of D enmark had suffered ..,„ 4 sever ely. It had been said, that there was but 1 7 1 ; ort i nter val between th e loss of a Prince's domi aims, and the los s of his sife, and Ministers, by their I conduct, had er.deavoureci. to make that saying good. Vire h.d now put Sweden in the hands of France, and t h e Swedish ships would probably be employed against us , mannzd with the population of Denmark. A Ole Lord, cons i dered the first diplomatic charac to oft h e day, had said, that by. seizing 16 sail of the hg without men, We had destroyed the strength of the arthern Confederacy. Why not take the Swedes t h e sam e time were they not equally dangerous ? C ou ld i t he denied that they were now in the power c g r act I The truth was, monsters had been stab in& dark. After having censured the Noble 774, c onduct, he concluded by observing, that he d 'r d - sot h e heve . there were any secret articles in the notif irih it to justify the attack on Copenhagen, ,fl ea celd rather have seen the Danish ships in the h 7;i se ithe enemy, thiln the national character should foye h e ea degraded by that transaction in the eyes of k , D i d Q, 1.. GOWER and the SECRETARY AT WAR er pbioed• gr. s ecre tary CANNING rose at two o'clock, and, r a ver y able speech, answered l the b observations ) of the Honourable. Member ( Mr.vhi t read with peculiar The Honourable Member, on a former occa form ~ h a d said, that, during the discussions of that l a :o __ 11.....,1,0vc might to abstain from using harsh The Honourable Gentleman 1. , 1 given Lagar e . d atw afi proo f s of the sincerity of that assertion. b u il' le his last speech he had , contrived to use more al imony and abuse than was ever expressed by any I t glishman towards his country ; but this language a from him, who only wished that harsh language would not be used to the enemies of this country.— lenpane was to be excused from invective, while Ministers were to be treated like culprits on trial, The Honourable Gentleman had followed the obser vations of those who had argued before him ; his main argument was, whether or not the war with Rus sia was to be ascribed to the expedition to Copenhagen? An Honourable Member to whom he ascribed a qua ky of weight, (Dr. Lawrence) had admitted that war mild have taken place with Russia, if Copenhagen had not been attacked, His Noble Friend had said, Russia had evinced a determined hostility towards England, and a disposition to manage England for 'certain time ; the Honourable Gentleman, there- 1 ise, might have maintained the probability that %pities would not teke place, but the Honour- 1 as Member was not justified in indiscriminately wing an odium on those measures which his Ma- ears Ministers thought it their duty to adopt.— , tile there was a chance of peace, Ministers were' ding to avail themselves of it, and when hostility niunavoidable, it was met with resolution. He was 1 *le to vindicate the character of his Noble Friend 1 Gm aspersions. That Noble Friend had been blamed km communicating to Government the true state d the Russian disposition towards this country : those communications were made, and Ministers did ace neglect to provide to meet peace, and offered security at the same time. Would the Honourable I Member say, after Government understood that hosti- Ity was likely to ensue, that they ought to have ne ed security ? or that they ought not to have taken the benefit of suspicions, and made defence perfect ? ly various instances, it was evident that Russia had the seeds of war in her breast, and that war us ready to arrive at maturity. Ministers relied a their accredited agents. Public business could ta safely go on unless they did so, and while they ad- i heed to that system, it was impossible that any invidi- %observation could shake them.TheKing of Prussia %I given proof of this doctrine in his life. In the PIE 1741, when that Minister was treating with a Ilia Minister, he was told that a second Minister by arrived, who wanted to have a confidential con 'nation with him. The Ring, in a ludicrous style Peculiar to himself, related how he treated the itine rant new Minister, whom he deceived, and sent away bamboozled. He did place confidence in his Noble I Friend, and he was proud to say that no man de layed to stand higher in the confidence of Govern ** and Ifis Country. The Honourable Gentleman loi k en of Copenhagen, and forgot that others tofit as well as himself. The Honourable treated that expedition with humanity, but *Yale Friend considered it necessary, in case of 1 th‘er ,to seize the Navy, and prevent danger. He MN alluded to the dispatches of tie late Govern- i lent relative to the expediticei to Lisbon, and read 1 'reacts from instructions coynmunicated to the Corn-I molders of the expedition. He deprecated the po- rcy of that measure, and accused the Gentlemen on ;be other side of ieconsiotency. The Honourable Pentleman opposite had signified a desire to carry on 1 ° little It'ar• They wanted war to come out like the 'umbers of a book, or to be administered as the esa *mu could take it. Now a dose of armies, and then ?dote of navies. If we were compelled to go to war, it sas necessary to carry objects into exeeution with ilrength and resolution. He then followed the Ho nourable Members who had spoken on the other side trough the whole of the arguments, and concluded . 3 speech by observing, that while Ministers coati tied to serve their country on principles of national It ilefit, they had no cause to dread the menaces of " 4 ', or the loss of public approbAtion• Dr. LAWRENCE explained. Lord HENRY PETTY wished the House to FCRSider the official documents before them with the etiost attention, before they would come to a deal ;kin en the present question. He Maintained, that ete line of policy pursued by this country towards 4 !"nark, prior to our attack upon their capita), and l emire of their fleet, was very ungenerous and dhs . le, and that it was not in any manner simi !rb) that pursued by the last Administration towards let Court of Lisbon, when Lord St. Vincent was sent t3 the Tagus with a powerful sea and land force. Mr. -SHARP replied. The SECRETARY at WAR en44hteti . , RpN JACOBI, The quesdou being called for limn all parts of the House, a division took place oil Mr. Sharp's raoticiPi Ayes, 64; Noes, 224.—Majority, 160, Strangers were not admitted after the Howe di vided, but we were informed that Mr. STEWART WORTLEY immediately moved avote of the How, approving of the conduct of Ministers with respect to the Copenhagen expedition. The previous question was moved on this resolution and negatived. The House then divided on the original motion — Noes, 61 ; Ayes, 216.—Majority, 155. Adjourned at Seven o'clock. TUE IWENING STAR, LONDON. TUESDAY, MARCH 22. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Consols, money, 64i—for April sec. 641-omnium 4 pre. Navy 5 per Cent. 96f --Exchequer Bills, Si. ss. pre. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Bank Stock I Imp. s per Cent. 64 64 3 per Cent. Cons. 6411 Imp. Ann. 71 11.16 4 per Cent. shut Et. Bills, Ss. ss. pr. 5 per Cent. 96ff I English Tickets, 211. Long Ann. shut Con for April 64i India Bonds, Is. dls. . The Channel Fleet, under the command of A drira Bzwriz, has arrived in Torbay. The private letters by the last Gottenburgh Mails do not present any facts different from those we have already given from printed journals, brit they give a more ample detail of some of the particulars. Ifwe may credit their statements, the Swedes fear nothing from their enemies. Their language is extremely simil to the vapouring, unmeaning declarations with which some of the London papers were filled, even after the I Prussian army was destroyed. General Iluxuovors issued, we understand, two proclamations, the one dated Fredericksham, on the 18th ult. and the other Louisa, on the 22d. The 1-t• ' - ter has been made public. The former invites the Fins peaceably to submit to the dominion of Russia, until the King of Sweden shall have united with the other powers against the general enemy of manlinel.— The people of Finland are even called upon to assemble a Diet at Abo, in order to regulate every thing ap i pertaining to the Government, and for the purpose of diminishing the taxes, &c. It is premised that every ! one in office, who is not a Swede, but a Fin by birth, shall be retained in his public employment. These a rr the usual delusory offers made by an invading for, to separate the body of the inhabitants from the Go vernment. When the Flag of Truce, which carried over this Gentleman and his suite, reached Calais, it was im mediately made known to the officer on watch, that the Prussian Ambassador had arrived, and wisheil to land. The only answer was-- , 6 Beware of the can non PI His Excellency remonstrated, and desired to be introduced to the Commander of the fort; but the officer would not suffer any parley, and for the last time told them to depart, or he should be obliged to do his duty. It was then resolved to lay-to off Calais till day-light. At six .&clock they pushed again fur the harbour; but be re they entered, the Captain' of the fort (as 4, called himself) came out in a boat to meet them, and being arrived alongside, he acquaint ed the Baron, in civil terms, that he could not suffer him to land ; that his positive instructions were, not to suffer any flag of truce or vessel from England to 1.3 1 14 any person whatever on the French shores within his district. . It was to no purpose that his Ex -1 cellency sheaved his passports from N4POLrON. The officer answered him, that he must be well aware that the orders he had received on the subject were of the most positive kind, otherwise he should not dare to refuse admission to the Ambassador of an ally of France, furnished as he was with proper passports.— In vain did the Baron importune the Captain to per mit him to stop at Calais until he heard ferom Paris.— ' The officer said, such a step would only be a waste of time, for the matter would be referred to him at last, and he must decide then, as be did now. All this I time the officer stood up in the boat, with his hat in his hand, and conducted himself in the most respect ful manner. The Baron,anding him inexorable us to the main point, desired, as his last request, that he would transmit a note from him to the Prussian Am- bassador at Paris, that he might be informed of his attempt to land at Calais, in obedience to the will of his Sovereign ; but this request, like the others, was denied. The French Captain took occasion to ob serve, before they parted, that if the officer on watch had done his duty, and obeyed his instructions, he should have fired into the vessel as soon as she hailed the fort. The gag of truce could not immediately depart for want of a breeze of wind. About 11 o'clock, one started up, when she set {ail, and arrived at Do ver in three bpurs. RUSSIA. Letters have been received from St. Petersburgh, The three Russian columns are commanded by dated the 22d ultimo; it appears from them, that the BVEHOVDEN I BENNIGSEN, and SPRINGPORTEN. The Russian Government has relaxed in its severities against latter is a Swede and a traitor to his country, Bu„- the British merchants, and has agreed to furnish them lIOVDEN'S column :s said to have advanced as far as with passports. A letter of that date, which has been transmitted to London, for the information of the Helsingfors. Until, however, the strong fortress of mereh ants, by Mr, EDWARD CLIVE BAYLEY, expressly Sweabcsg is captured, the advance of the invader s states, that Count ROMANZOFF had sent 4 formal no will be h:•zardous ; the garrison consists of 7,000 tification that passports would-be granted. men, and the fortress is said to be well provisioned, It was supposed that this apparent favour to the English was,notwithstanding, promoted by the French, and furnished with military stores. who saw with a jealous eye the friendly intercourse The amount of the Russian force thus brought which still subsisted between the British and Russians. Against the King of Sweden is variously estimated ; The following is the memorial presented to Count the accounts more generally believed state it to con- ROSIANEOEV I the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, sist of 45,000 men. This has not yet been conside. by the English merchants resident at St. Petersburgh, the result of which was the notification by the Count red as formidable enough to induce the King of Swe- that the passports required would be granted : den to relax in his measures. The Russian Minister " We, the English Merchants who had the honour of writing was still under arrest, anti no tidings up to the last to your Excellency on Saturday morning, take the liberty of stating to your Excellency in writing cert-in points of our conver moment had been heard of the Swedish Ambassador sation, to which we are most particularly desirous of drpwing the at St. Petersbur h. attention of your Excellency. g " Your Excellency was good enough to assure ns, that opr de r While the remoteness of Finland from Sweden and tention here was only a measure of precaution, adopted until its metropolis probably diminishes the sense of the information shOuld be received of the manner In which Russian merchants should be treated in England. On this subject, permit public danger, it does not appear that the nearer at- us most positively to assure your Excellency, that all our advices tack upon the rich province of Scania, from the coast from England agree in stating, that neither the property nor the persons of Russian merchants are in any way molested; and it of Denmark, has yet excited a very lively alarm. An is with the utmost deference that we presume to suggest to your immediate invasion by the united armies of France kxcellency, that had such steps been retorted to in England, the sufferers would long since have made known their case to their and Denmark seems not to be apprehended. friends here, and that it must have been communicated to your Some of the private letters mention a rumour, that Excellency, Although 4,1 enibaigp was laid on Russian shipping, in consequence of the detention of British ships in this country, the King of SWEDEN had made peace with Russia, yet the lenient measures adopted on that occasion by his Imperial but no authority is assigned for the statement. Majesty's Government were not without their effect on ours. " We have now certain information, by letters of sled December The N. E. winds had driven the floating ice against (N. s.), that the embargo has not only been taken off, but an the coast of Holstein, and in that manner so com- Order of Council has been issued, permitting the cargoes of all vessels which may have sailed from the ports ,of Russia before pletely penned up the boats and small craft stationed the lit of January to be delivered to the consignees, and, after ! near Kiel, on board of which the French were to take receiving their freights, &c. allowing the ships themselv es , as i n time of peace, to return. We trust your Excellency will nut their passage for Zealand, that the enemy was yet consider the adoption of hostile steps by the English Government unable to make the first of the voyages which must 9 against ships of "err and their crews (the obvious and almost necessary consequence of the unfortunate misunderstanding be- I precede an invasion. We rejoice, however, to hear tween the two countries), as just cause for detaining the per that the lee was breaking up in all points , and in sons of merchants, or other privap Individuals ; and it oug ht still less to affect us, wko, during a long residence in Russia, have consequence the Quebec frigate, and the three British endeavoured, by loyalty and good conduct, to merit a con ; ships of the line, were ordered to the Sound. tinuance of that generous protection which we have hitherto enjoyed. We further beg leave to add, that we have discharged every debt, and that in the event of our departure, no inconside rable property will rip under sequestration. Most of out re latives have ceased to write to us, under the pleasing expectation of soon seeing us, whence our family affairs, which now demand our whole attention as the sole means of future subsistence, suf fers not a little , whilst the absence of all occupation rende rs: us doubly sensible to thepainful upperesinty of our situations. " Under these impressions we once more beg to recommend our cause to your Excellency's protection ; and from the favour able manner in which your Excellency was pleased to express your sentiments on the subject, we ventured to persuade ourselves that your Exerßeney'veill represent our ease in such a inant o f v i ew to the higher Powers, as to produce the removal of ob s t ac l es which have so long iscaposed to prevent our departure. is Ageording to your Excellency's permission we Inetose a !Ist of the names of the yowl; men Avis) in the different contain'. houses, to whose peculiar situation we claimed your Excellency's attention, and in whose behalf ou so kisnillPeninisod your inter finerere:l744ther‘Waearean:lsdiguherayvedfcireor)thindirect;rE:Wt__ll/tD4e' -*gabee.en CL : l cis: geltd VE BAlt in LE coul Y: rsE AND reit E Y R LA w Y ARm LE icAR Y E . sfromaia. o WILLIAM UAW ICE • THOMAS Sa FORRESITit; 4 ' St. retersburgh, /an. 28, 18011. 1 We cannot omit stating that we ore confidently told, that during the interviews alluded to in the memori4 his F,xcellency Count Kosi4nzorr assured the English merchants that his gourt was on the p o i nt o f d ec l ar i ng F. war against .. 4 .41 so far back as the month it July. Letters from America, dated Washington, Jan. 23, say, " Very little respecting the negociation transpires, ' and the effect is a daily cross of hopes and fears ; as far as meets the eye, every thing goes on smoothly. Mr. Roes has made his visits of ceremony to the. Se. nators, as Members of the Treaty.making Powers, and pelieve the principles on which we Shall treat with the British Envoy have been settled in the Cabi. net. What they are cannot be long . concealed.— ! Mr. ADAbIeS Motion respecting the continuance of the embargo, has been negatived by a large majority in the Senate of the United States." The little accession of information which we derive from them, is of a pacific nature. They s. - of the distress occasioned by the embargo throng • t all the Trans-Mimic States, and charge the French with endeavouring to force American seamen into their serv i c e. We are willing to infer from thence, that the tide of popular opinion is beginning to How in its sight channel. A favourable issue ts, of course, augured to Mr. Ross's mission. We must, however, observe, that, although we are not without a Nego. ciator for the general adjustment of our differences with the United States, yet Mr. Rout is not that Negotiator, the specific of his diplomatic er rand being limited to explanations ott‘ im the kject of the Chesapeake. ?MUM" AmE A Llcsyo.p. To.R4AY, 1 ARCI 1D• This day arrived his Majesty's ships yule de Paris * Bellerophon, Dreadnought, Africa, Spencer, D* Rance, Gibr altar, Valiant, and Rose, from off Brest I also the Nimrod and Betsey cutters, from a creizeiT Wind N. E. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH in, Alaiicecl his Majesty's ships Amarsuithe and Pre, voyante, from the D,owes. Sailed his Majesty's ships Speedy, Steady, paphne,a m d Escort, for th e DownS Inconstant and Flying Fish, on a cruize. Wind S.E. DEAL, MARCH et. Remain in the Downs the ships as per last. SHEERNESS, MARCH 21. The Tartarus bomb vessel has this day hoisted the signal for convoy to gottenburg.h. She is to take under her protectiosi the transports For, Sarah, 2. 1 1 4 St. Thomas, with provisions, and to sail immediately. A convoy far the merchant vessels is appointed to leave the Nore, for the Baltic, pn the Ws inst. but no ship is yet named for that purpose. The American ship Wanderer, Captain Stitt, from London to Gibraltar, in ballast, put in here the night before last with some little damage, which she sustained in Leigh Roads, on Friday morning, by a barge loaded with chalk runping on board her. The shock was se great, that the barge sunk in five minutes, and her crew h:s.d.but just time to jump into her boat, and with difficulty save themselves. The Desperate and Firm gun-brigs have sailed to the Downs, and the Claudia cutter to Yarmouth.—Wind N.E. light breeze. • YARMOUTH, MARCH 21. Arrived the Zenobia,lizer, and Safeguard sloop 2f war, an(' Archer gun.brig. Shipi of war s with thir 7boye, as per last. The Peggy, MILLE!, from Los don, with goods on board;in coming for this hArboup wag by accident driveu on the South i-latp crew aveci—ship and cargo will be saved. r .....Wind E. A later has been received from Capt. SILK, of the William and Mery l *fzem London, bound to the Car of Good Dope >3y a Gentleman who was waiting her arrival at Portsmouth to go passenger- in hey, stating, that said vessel was driven on shore near Havre-de-Grace in the gale of last month, and that she had been taken possession of by an armed vessel, and carried into that port. The Childers sloop of war has had a gallant affair with a Danish privateer of very superior force, °tithe coast of Norway. The action was so near the shore, that the privateer escaped into port. Captain Dit.tans is severely wounded, and ten men belonging to the Childers are killed and wounded. The Childers cut a prize galliot out of the port of Fleckeroe. Last night the Princess of WALES again visited the I House of Commons, and sat in the Members' Gal lery, over the Treasury Bench, during the greater part of the debate. Her Rpyal Highness was accom- Filled, as before, by Lord and Lady gLENBERVIN, - and attended by a Gentleman oilier Household. His MAJESTY has been pleased to cause his appro... bation of the British Gallery of Pictures, now pub lishing under the superintendance o Mr. TRESJIAM ? Professor of Painting in the Royal Academy, to be communicated to Mr. Tostutis, Historical Engraver to the Querz e who has the management of the ex ecutive department of the Work, and has graciously condescended to honourthat splendid undertaking with his immediate_ patronage. DRURY-LANE.—Mrs. JORDAN came forward last night in her favotFite part of Peggy, in WYCHERLEY'S Comedy of The Country Girl, and - was as lively, play ful, and amusin, as ever. the melo-drama ofTeie4 followed with g its usual success. It is mo3t splen didly got up. The house was crowded in every pait before the rising of the curtain. OPERA HOUSE DISPUTES.—The LORD CHANCELLOR decided yesterday, on Sir Arthur Piggott's motion for reinstating Mr. Jewell as Treasurer of the Opera house. He observed that he had again carefully ex amined the deeds, and the more he went into them the more they left him at a loss how to decide. By the deed between Mr. Taylor and the late Mr. Gould, it was impossible for the Court to appoint a Trea. surer without the consent of Mr. Taylor, for e by that deed, he hecarne the sole Manager after the death of Mr. Gould ; but his Lordship thought he ought not to be left in the receipt of the emoluments` pf the house, without giving full and ample security for the proper gisbursement of them. He advised 'them se riously to settle their disputes amongst themselves, for he knew but one motion by which, if before him, he could interfere, and that was, to shut up the li,Juse altogether. If that motion should be madi by the Trustees, he would be bound to decide on it, apJ hia ultimate decision would be to order the closing of the house. BanAti.—,.. There was no Court of Aldermen held today. The Loan MAYOR, after inspecting the re : turns, ordered it to fall Id. per peck. BIRTH.—On Saturday, at Chipstead Plac!, Kent, the Lady of George Polhill, Esq : of a daughter. CORONER'S INQUEST. An inquisition was taken yesterday, at Evesham buildings, Somerstown, oq the body of a Lady, n am e - —,— Wallis, who 'was burn to death . It ap peared that the deceased occu pied apartments at the house of Mi. Walters, cheese"-' monger, in Evesham-buildings, and whilst sitting at breakfast, on Thursday morning, with an Want child, the child had thrown a part of the breakfast things off the . table . ; and Mrs; Wallis, on stooping to save them, set fire to her head-dress. Her cltiath ing was instantly in ablaze, and she ran down stair{ into the shop in this situation ; and in the midst of hei alarm, she retired back to her room, but was followed by the landlord, Who wrapped her in-some baize, and estinguished the fire, but nut until even her chemise was burnt. In this deplor,able Situatinp she languished until Friday last, when she expired. Verdi - a—Aiwa/70d Death. The Ticket, No. 18,200, drawn this day a Print of 42500, was sold in sixteen Sixteenths by Sir Jim* Nstitap3l4, and Co. at their Lucky Lottery (We , z, o, .11, Holborn, No. 37, Combill, and No.BB, Hi market ; trhere No. 19404 drawn a prize of ,1110,0 GO, op the first day of Drawing, was shared in sixteen IShes ; and No. 1402:1, *awn a Prize of £2o,oo'' op the second day o(-drawing! was likewise sold /opt qqareer, three eighths, and six sixiee uhs, by ,above Proprietors ? in die resent Lottery, and w; 'Tickets and Shires of Tickets, are now sztling, Fulled undrawn s and Prises paid on cP.r.land. 1 1 1 i 1 II , , .