Star. — London, England, 1814-04-11 00:00:00

DESTRUCTIVE CIVIL WAR LV DONINIC.I. A mast sanguinary warfare has for some months p tst been waged in the island of Dominica, against the runaway slaves, who had sought refuge in the woods, and the Maroons, by whom they mere har boured and protected. At an' early period of the contest, the strength of the insurgents, who were sup• plied with arms and ammunition by the white inha- Ikaots, and free persons of colour, induced Governor Ainslie, who was apprehensive for the safety of the eulony, to call out the military, raise a corps of Ran gers, and proclaim martial law. At the same time he issued a Proclamation, promising pardon to such of the runaways as surrendered themselves by a specified period, and denouncing to those who did not take the benefit of this act of amnesty, that s , the Rangers had orders to take no prisoners ; but put to death men, women, and children, without exception." We find in' the latest Dominica Journals, which have reached this country, the following official intimations of success : DOMINICA—PROCLAMATION. .‘ Whereas the camps of Jacko, Noel, Macho, Apollo, Diano, a:d Sambo, in the Layou District, and those of the Elephant, and others in the quarter of Cculiabonne, a nd en the river Claire, have been ut terly destroyed, the chief Elephant hanged, his head stuck up in Rozeau, and the Dominica Rangers sta tioned' permanently in the woods, for the ptiiT, , ,se of harassing and pursuing to death such runaways as still keep out. Willing, however, to shew mercy to those whom ignorance GI my intentions prevents returning to their masters, I, by this my Proclamation, do declare, that I will fully pardon all those who surrender themselves eithei to the Commissioners of Parishes, to their mas ters, or who appear at the Government House, Ro seau, before the 21st of March, with the exception of the Chief of the camp. and such as have committed murder; and I do hereby offer, besides a full pardon, 20 joes reward to any runaway or runaways, for every Chief they bring to me, and three joes for each murderer; and I do hereby declare to the Maroons who are still in the wocds, that the Rangers have or ders to take no prisoners, but put to death men, wo plea, and children, without exception. 4S .4ned) i‘ J. R. AINSLIE ' Governor." The Intl )stint; runaway slaves have been executed, u~snant *to sentence .)f a Court-martial :—On Sunday idst a negro, named Jean Pierre, belonging to Mr. Grano ; and on Tuesday, a negro named Peter, be longing to Hillsborough estate. Their heads were art. rwards struck off and placed on poles, and their bodies hung in chains—the first in New Towr., the ocher at Layou. FRANGH PAPERS. (From the mo, qeur Universe!, of April 6.) ACTS OF THE rkwIISIV,NAL GOVERNMENT. The fist orders, that all obstacles to the return of the Pope to his own territories shall he removed in stantly, and that all honours be paid to him on his journey. The second orders the brother of the infant Don Carlos to be released and sent back to Spain. LEGISLATIVE BODY. More Members adhere to the decree of forfeiture. 41NI$TER OF WAR. French officers and soldiers are invited to give in their adherence. COURS DES COMPTES. Address of Bathe Marbois to the Court. He says, • P on all sides the name of the Bourbons is heardrand wishes for their return.'/ All the Members sign the Act of Adhesion. PREFECTURE OF TOE SEINE. The Members sign their adherence, and wish for the =Fiera family to be fixed for ever in Frandt. IMPERIAL COURT OF PARIS. The Members invite the immediate return of the head of the Bourbons to the bere4itary Throne of St. Louis. The corps of gen d'armerie and the Adjutants of the city of Paris addressed letters to the Prince of Be. Aevento, expressive of their attachment to the new Government. PARTS, APRIL B. [FROM THE JOURNAL DES BERATE.] His Majesty the Emperor of Russia as soon as he was infotmed of the change in the French Govern. tent, produced by the Senate, proposed in the name, of the, Allied Powers, to Napoleon Bonaparte, to choose a place of retreat for himself and family. The Duke of Vicenza was directed to carry this proposal to him. It has been dictated chiefly by the desire of the Allied Powers to stop the effusion of blood, and by the conviction, that if adopted by Napoleon, the work of genera' peace, and thore-establishment of the internal repose of France, would be but the work pi a day. Senator Sieyes has sent in his adherence. NOTICE. 0 The Public is informed, that the immense quan tity of letters kept for more than three years in the Office of the Administration of the Posts, both from England and other countries, as well as Ahose des tined for these countries, will be sent off according to their directions. (Signt d ) 46 sotnuiNNE. " Paris, April 4." There have arrived to-day in the capital a great number of officers and soldiers whir have abandoned the standard of Bonaparte. they were all decorated With the white cocka4e r —evekßoi! LETTER FROM NARSHAL DI/2CE OF BELLUNg, TO THE' rinit:pg OF BENEVENTO. 111? Lpep—l came to Paris to get cured of a Wen wound I received at the battle of craonne. only wait for my cure to offer my services to the PM.. viaitenal . Goverifinent of France, They may rely upon toy 'fidelity and adherence all they may do for the 'afar and honour of my country. (Signed) 66 Marshal Duke pf BELLUNO.", French Funds, 63'. ACT'S OF 1 HE PROVlS10)141. GovERNmENT. The relations just establiXed between the 41lied Powers and the French Government are of a itAture to permit France being considered immediately as in 11 " a state - of peace witli them. In consequence, the rrovisional Govern:7;cm dect e.e— -44 That all conscripts at present aLsembled are free to return komes and that all those who have not yet lien cv.pried away from their homes may remain there. The same faculty is applicable to the batta ot the new levy which each department has fur nished, as well as all the levies 41 mime* (Signed) Paris. Auril 4.* THE PRINCE OF BENEVENTO, 4C." isurolerAm• srinE PAP,ERS. DECLARATION OF THE ALLIED POWERe ON TJJE BREAKING OFF OF TU NEGOCIATIONS AT CHATILLON. The Allied Powers owe it to themselves, to their people, and to France, as *soon as the negotiations at Chatillon are broken off, pultlicly to declare the rea. sons which induced them to enter into negotiations with the French Government, as well as the causes of the breaking off of the negociations. Military events, to which history can produce no parallel, overthrew in the month of October last, the ill.constucted edifice, known under the name of the French Empire ; an edifice erected on the ruins of States lately independent and happy : augmented by conquests from ancient monarchies, and held together at the expense of the blood, of the fortune, of the wet- fare of a whole generation. The Allied Sovereigns, led by conquest to the Rhine, thought it their duty to proclaim to Europe anew their principles, their wishes, and their object. Far from every wish of domination or conquest, ani mated solely by the desire to see Europe restored to a just balance of the different Powers, resolved not to lay down their arms till they had obtained the noble object of their efforts : they made known the irrevo cableness of their resolution by a public act, and they did not hesitate to declare themselves to the enemy's Government in a manner conformable to their unal tertble determination. The French Government made use of the frank de. elaratians of the Allied Powers to express inclinations to peace. It certainly had need of the appearance of this inclination, in order to justify in the eyes of its people the new exertions which ;t did not cease to re cpt;re. But every thing however convinced the Allied Cabinets that it merely endeavoured to take advan tage of the appearance of a negotiation, in order to prejudice public opinion in its favour, bpt that Ole peace of Europe was very far from its thoughts. The Powers penetrating its secret views, resolved to go and conque.r in France itself the long desired peace, Numerous armies grossed the Rhine; scarcely were they past the first frontiers, when the French Minister for Foreign Affairs appeared at the out-posts, All the proceedings of the French Government had henceforth no other object than to mislead opinion, to blind the French people, and to throw on the Allies the odium of all the miseries attendant on an inva sion. The course. of events had given the Allies a proof of the lull power of the European league. The prin ciple, which since their first onion for the common good, had animated the councils of the Allied Sove reigns, were fully developed, nothing more hindered them from unfolding the conditions of the reconstruc tion of the common edifice ;' these conditions mast be Such as were no hindrance to peace after so many con.' quests. The only power calculated to throw into the scale indemnifications for France, England could speak openly respecting the sacrifices which it was ready to make for a general peace, The Allied Sovereigns were permitted to hope that the experience of late events would have had some influence on a conqueror exposed to the obserbation of a great nation, which was for the first time witness in the capital itself, to the miseries he had brought on France. This experience might have convinced that the sup port of thrones is principally dependant on modern don and probity.—The Allied Powers, however, con vinced that the trial which they made must not en danger the military operations, say that these opera tions must be continued during the negociations.— The experience of the past and afflicting recollections shewed them the necessity of this step. Their Pleni potentiaries met those of the French Government. Meantime the victorious armies approached the gates of the capital. The Government took every measure to prevent its falling into an enemy's 11:Ands. The Plenipotentiaries of France received orders to propose an armistice, upon conditions which were con formable to those which the Allies themselves judged necessary for the restoration of a general peace. He offered the immediate surrender of the fortresses in the countries which France was to give up, all on con. dition of a suspension of military operations. The Allied Courts, convinced by 20 years experi ence, that in negociations with the French Cabinet, it was necessary carefully to distinguish the apparent from the real intention, proposed, instead of this, im mediately to sign preliminaries of peace. This mea sure would have had for France all the advantages of an armistice, without exposing the Allies to the dan ger of a suspension of arms. Some partial advantages, however, accompanied the first motions of an -army collected under the walls of Paris, composed of the flower of the present generation, the last hope of the nation, and the remainder of a million of warriors, whp'either fallen on the field of battle, or left on the way from Lisbon to Moscow, have been sacrificed, for interests with which France had no concern. Imme diately the negociations at Chatillon assumed another appearanee. The French Plenipotentiary remained without iOstructions, and was away instead of answering the Representatives of the Allied Courts. They commissioned their Plenipotentiaries to give in the projet of a preliminary treaty, containing all the gronnds which they deemed necessary for the restora tion of a balance of power, and which a few days be fore had been presented by the French Government itself at a moment doubtless when it conceived its ex. istence in danger. It contained the ground-work for the restoration of Europe. France restored to the frontiers. which under the Government of its Kings had insured to it ages of glory and prosperity, was to have with the rest of Europe, the blessings of liberty, national indepen dence, and peace. It depended absolutely on its Government to end by a single wprd the sufferings of the nation, to restore to it with peace, its colonies, its trade, and the restitution of its industry. What did it want more ? Tile Allies had offered, with a spirit of pacification, to discuss its wishes upon the subject of mutual convenience, which should extend the frontiers of France beyond' what they were before the wars of the revolution. Fourteen days elapsed without any answeebeing returned by die French Government.' "Pie Plenipotentiasics of the Alliet pp the fixing of a day for the acceptance or rejection of the conditions of peace. They left the French Plenipo tentiary the liberty to present a emir: projet, on condi tion that this centre projet should agree in spirit and its general conteuts with the conditions proposed by the Allied Courts. The 10th of March was fixed by the mutual consent of both parties. This term being arrived, the French Plenipotentiary produced nothing but pieces, the discussion of which, far from advanc ing the proposed object. could only have caused fruitless negociations. A delay of a few days was grained at the desire of the French Plenipotentiary. Op the 15th of March, he at last delivered a ontre projet, which left no doubt that the sufferings of France had not yet changed the views of its Go. vernment. The French Government receding from what it, had itself proposed, demanded in a new pro j et that nations which were quite foreign to France, which a domination of ,many ages could not be amalgamated with the French nation, should now remain a part of it; that france should retain frontiers 'inconsistent with the fundamental principles of equilibrium, and out of all proportion with the other great Powers of ' Europe, that it should remain master of the same positions and points of aggression lay meo;:s of which ' its Gpverntnent, tq the m4fortune of Europe and that of France, had effected the fall of so many thrones, and so many revolutions, that members of the family reigning in France should be I:lewd on fore;gn thrones; toe French Government in short, that Q . vernment which for so many years has sought to rule no less by discord than by ferce of arms, was to re main the usbiter of the_exteroal concerns of the powers of Europe. By continuing the Degociations under such circum stauces, the Allies would have neglected what they owed to themselves ; they would trom that moment have deviated from the glorious goal they had before them. their efforts would have been turned solely against their people. By signing a treaty upon the principles of the French projet, the Allies would have laid their arms in the hands of the common enemy, they would have betrayed the ez:pectation of nations, and the confi dence of their Allies. It is in a moment so decisive for the welfare of the world that the Si.vereigns renew the so 4 i .ernii engagement, till they shall h lee attained the great objt•ct of their union, France ha.; to blame its Go vernment alone for its sufFeringc. Peace alone can heal flu; wound Nvhich a spirit of universal domina tion, unexampled in history, has produced. This prate skall be the peace of Europe—no other can be accepted. It is at length time that Princes should watch over the welfare of the people without foreign influence, that nations should respect their mutual indepen dence, that social institutions should be protected - tom daily revolutions, property respected, and trade _ _ All Europe has absolutely the same wish to make Frame participate in the blessings of peace. France whose dismemberment the Allied Powers neither can nor will permit. The confidence in their promises may be found in the principles for which they contend, But whence shall the Sovereigns infer that France will take part in the principles that must fix the hap piness of the world, so long as they see that the same ambition which has brought so many misfortunes on Europe is still the sole spring that actuates the Co ' vernment ; that while French blood is shed in tor rents, the general interest. is always sacrificed to pri vate : whence, under such circumstances, should be the guarantee for the future, if such a desolating sys tem tOtind no check in the general will of the nation ? Then is the peace of Europe insured, and nothing shall in future be able to disturb it. BOAMPARTE'S RETREAT. The Island of Elba is situated in the Mediterra nean, between the Island of Corsica and the coast of Tuscany. It contains two excellent harbours, Porto Ferrajo, which belonged to Tuscany, and Porto Lon gone, which belonged to Naples. In 1801, the rights of Tuscany in this Island were ceded by the sth Ar ticle of the Treaty of - Luneville to the Infant of Spain, Duke of Parma ; and the rights of Naples were ceded to France by the Treaty of Peace concluded at Florence, on the 28th of March, 1801. The part belonging to the Duke of Parma was afterwards ceded to, or rather seized by, Bonaparte, who thus describes it in the Expose of the State of the Republic, 2d Ventose, year 1801 : The island of Elba was ceded to France ; it gave to France a mild industrious people, two superb bar 'bows, and an abundant and valuable mine (marble); but, separated from France, this island could not be intimately attached to any of her departments, nor submit ted to the rules of a general administration. Principles, therefore, have been compelled to yield to the force of circumstances • and we have established for the island of Elba, th e exc-ptions which its position and the public interest demanded." This island is again noticed in a report of the Mi nister of War, Berthier (now Prince of Neufchatel), dated Nov. 9, 1803, to the First Consul : 44 The triangular measurement of the Island of Elba is finished, and is connected with Corsica, with the Continent, and with the little islands and shoals that surround it. I have the honour to present to you the plans finished of Porto Vetrajo anti of Porto Longone : they, as well as six views, are destined for the Atlas of the First Consul. The map of the whole island, on a very large scale, is already in great for wardness, and will be finished in the month of Bru maire. The most detailed memoirs, regarding the to pography of this island, will afford It complete know ledge of this iaysorgant point of the New Territory of the Republic."' A • French Gazetteer further describes this island as being the seat of the S.ub,prefecture of the Depart men: of tae Mediterranean. It has a criminal court and tribunal of the first resort, with an appeal to Aix. It is from twenty-five to thirty Leagues in circuit, and has a p4Ation of 13,700 Souls,' HAnnow PCl.lllOl..—We are authorised to make known, that in consideration of the joyful and me morable events which have recently taken place upon the Continent, the 't'rustees and Governors of liar row'Sebocil hair expresied to the Head Master their desire, that the present Holidays may be extended a week beyond the usual term. Accordingly, the School will not meet till Wednesday, the 27th April. FROM SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. CROWN-OFFICE, APRIL 6. EMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN 1 !II PRESENT PARLIAMENT. County of Kildare—The Right Hon. W►lham Fitz Gerald, com monly called Lord William Fitz Gerald, in the room of the. Right Hon. Henry Fitz Gerald, commonly called Lord Henry Fitz Gerald, who has accepted the Office of Steward of the Manor of East Hendred. RETNRN of KILLED, WOUNDED, and MIoiING,' of the Army tinder the command of his Excellency Field-Marshal the Marquis of WELLINGTON, K. O. in acions with the tneniy, from the 7th to 20th March, 1814, inclusive. [Belonging to the Marquis of Wel':ngton's dispatch of the 20th March, 1814, publi►hed in the Supplementary Gazette of S a aturday last.] 7th htdrcb. 14th Light Dragoors-1 rank and file wounded ; 1 Car:tit:, rank 4 file, 5 hones, mis►ing. Bth March. 15th Light Drazoons--1 Serjeant, Z nal: and file, 5 hors!, missing. 1 Ot h March. 7th Hussars-1 rank and f,! e, 7 borers, missing. 1 3tlrMarch. Sth Light Prmoas-1 horse killed ; 5 horses, wounded; I Lieutenant, 4 rank and tile, 3 horsrt, missing. [ 4th Light Dragoons-3 horses killed; I serjeant, 2 rank and fife, 4 horscs, wounded ; I Captain, C rank and pie, 3 hinse , missing. 15th Hussars-1 rank and Me, 2 horses, wounded. 14th March. 13th Light Dragoons-4 horses, wounded. 14th Light Dr:goona-1 horse killed; 1 berjeaut, 10 rank and L.le, 5 !;:reset, wounded ; 9 rank and li:e, 8 horses, missing. 3d Foot, LI Battalion—,l rank and file wounded. IStb March. I4th Light Dragonnt-1 rank and file killed ; 1 horse wound ed, 2 rat* and file, l horses, m sing. ;9th March: 14th Light Dragoons-1 Lieutenant, 3 horses, killed; e raid' 7d file, 3 b.rses, wounded ; 1 rank and file, 1 h vie, missing. Ist light Dragoons, King's German Legion-3 rank and file, 7 horsta, killed ; 3 serjeants ' 7 rank and file, 9 horses. wounded. 29th Font, Ist battalion—i Lieutenant, 1 tierjeant, 6 rank and tile, killed; 1 Captain, 1 Lieutettanr, Serjeants, 30 rank and file, wounded; 3 rank and file missing. 34th Foot, 2d Battalion-2 rank and life killed, 2 rank and Ilk wounded, 4 rank and tile missing. •• 29th Foot, Ist bats.-1 Lieutenant, 4 rank anti file, wounded. 57.1 t loot, Ist Batt.-1 Lieutena:.t ‘‘ounded. tuth Foot, sth Batt.-1 drummer, o rank trui Ele, wounded. 13th March. General Staff- 7 -1 Lieutenant-Colonel killed. Royal Artillery-1 horse 'killed ; 1 Lieutenant, I sank and file, 1 horse, wounded. 2d Livia Drago(ms, King's German Legion-4 rank and We, S horses, killed ; 1 serjeant, If ianja at:d file, 6 horses, wound ; 1 Captain missing. Stlk Foot, 44 BattaM.4l—t rank and file killed ; 9 rank and file wounded. 60:h Foot, Sth Battalion--1 sergeant, 3 rank and fik, kith a; 1 Captain, 1 Lieutenant, 3 Serjeants, 2 drummers, 2i rank and fik, wounded. 74th Foot-1 Ensign, 1 Serjennt, 6 rank and file, wounded. 88d Foot, 24 Battalion-6 rank and file' killed ; 2 Lieutenants, 3 Serjeants, I drummer, 12 rank and file, wounded. 87th Foot, 2d I.;ttalion-2 rank and file kiled ; 1 Lieutenant, 1 Suitt', 1 Serjeant, 27 rank and file, wounded. 88th Foot, la Battalion-4 rank and file wounded. 94th Foot-2 rank and file killed ; 1 Staff, Is rat:k and file, wounded. Portuguese Loss-1 Ensign, 9 rank and We, killed; I Ma jor, 2 Lieutenants, 3 Ensigns, 3 Serjeants, 93 rank anti tile, wounded. 20th March. General Staff-1 Lieutenant-Colonel wounded. 45th Foot, lit Bait.-4 rank and file wounded.' 50th Foot, Ist Ensign, S rank and file, wounded. 52d'Foot, Ist Batt.-1 Lieutenant, 2 rank and file, wounded. 60th Foot, sth Batt.-1 serjeant, 2 rank and life, wounded. 61st Foot, Ist Batt.-4 rank and file wounded. 71st Foot, Ist Batt.-1 lieutenant, 1 Serjeant, wciunded, 74th Facit-1 Lieutenant, 1 rank and fill, wounded. Foot, lst Batf.-2 rank and the killed ; t Captain, Lieu tenants, 5 Serjeants, 24 rank and file, wounded. 94t1i Foot, 2cl Batt.-1 Seles.nt, 2 rknk and file, killed; I Mat. jor, Y Captains, 2 Lieutenants, 14 rank and file, wounded. 95th - Foot, sd Batt.-1 rank and file killed; 1 Captain Lien. tenants, 1 Staff, 3 Serjeanti, 2 2 rank and file, wound ed. (Signed) E. PACINSAIII, Adj.-Geft. NAIIPS OP THE OFFICERS ICIL N LEHp IVOUNDLI). AND "Cuspid. !mug orrscaas KILLED. 111th March. 14th I.;ght Drogoons—Lictuenadc Wiliiam John Lyon. 28th Foot, Ist battalion —4.leutenant Stepkin Gordon. i 9th March. General Staff :Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Sturgeon (Royal Star porp; 7 Assistant Quarter•Mastei-lGeneral. 'arras,' °magas wourtian. leth March. _ 28tk Foot, lit Batt—Captain John Carroll, severely; lieute nant Roger Gilbert, slightly. nth Foot, Ist Batt.—Lieutenant Charles Cox, severely. 57th Foot, Ist 13att.—Lieutenant Plithp severely. 19tke_March. Royal Artillery—Lieptenant Ward, severely (light leg ampu tated). 60th Foot, sth Batt.—Captain Robert Kelly, severely; Lieute nant Cuthbert Forneret, slightly. 74th Foot—Ensign /toss Hood, ssverelx. 83d Foot, Ist Batt.—Lieutenants James Kingston, and Ambrose Laing, ilightly. 87th Foot, 2d Batt. —Lieutenant William Dunlevie, severely; Adjutant James '1 homas Mdore, slightly. 94th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Moses Graliths, slightly. 28th March. General Staff—Lient..Colottel . Ihontas Arbuthnot (W.1. - IL), Assistant-Quartet-Nlaster-General, severely. 50th Foot, i)t Jjatt.—k.n.ign James Ss'vecny, severely. sed Foot, Ist 13:.tr.-I.ieutetiatt George Harley Love, slightly. 71st Foot, kst Batt —Lieutenant Robert Lowe, severely. 74th Footao-Lieutenant Abraham Atkinson, severely. 95th Foot, Ist Batt.—Captain Loftus Gny, Lieutenant John Cox, severely ; Lieutenant George Simmons , sligh t ly. 95th Foot, 2d Batt. —Lieutenant-Colonel Amos Godsil Norcott, Captains George Miller and John Duncan, severely; Lieu , tenant William Humbly, slightly; Lieutenant Francis Dixon, severely. 95th Foot, 3d Batt—Captain William Coy, severely ; Lieute tenant sir John Ribtun, Bart. slightly; Lieutenant William Farmer, severely ; Quarter-Master William Surtees, slightly. . balTlsa OPTICILIS MISSING. 7th March. 14th Ljght Dragoons—Captain John Townsend. 19th Muth. 13th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant Alan Mq.con. 14th Light Dragoons—Captain John Babington. 1.9.. h March, 941 Light Dragoons, King; German Legion—Captain Willistu sego. rORTUGUI:I orvicgit KILL[P. 19th Islam,. 21st R e eg. of the Line--Ensign Vittoria Joaquint. POI CIJOUtSt OTFICENS WUUNDILL). 19th March. 21u Reg. or the Line—Major Joaquint Belles Jordan, severely ; Lieutenants Mandel Ant. Pereira and Joao Manoel Orqueir.:, slightly ; Ensign Luis Pereira d'Lea, severely ; Ludialu Joitz Curcio, slightly. 11,h C+cadores—L•nslgn Am. Justinian Vidal, s:•ghtly. (signril) E. M. PA►.►NIIAM, DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZL-MONEY. Raven, for the Anna Braaer, Najaden, and Quatres Frere, on her arrival; recalled at Peyton and Csrenfell's. Wilda' %able, tur the Dankbarlieid ; and Ins, tur the Tom, the tiOth instant, at 9, New Lroad szrect. Melampui, tar the Taniadiniall ist.d Fortuna; Bellerophon, fur the Mary and le Genie; and H31;1111)41, for L'Ecrcule, the 19th instant, at March itud Goikort ; martial Mr. I. Hawker's, Plymouth. [Foe Military l't Jnio' ions, Daukrupts, &c. see the last Dire I I I I