Star. — London, England, 1822-11-06 00:00:00

- : 1!! [flat i i has I ' l tbei t• i• of si I ' l , cats saih Vie +1 • - ..‘ a "RACISS4II 'SITU' INDIES. , • ..lAMatc.a, SEPTEMBER is. • Public 16eting...Was held at the Court House, -. 4:ton. on the 9th of Sr tember, and several leso huions entered in. The first and third of those Re -so464lofts,•being the principal cues, we extract : " lietolvt•d, That the depredations new so daringly com ,mitte.l on our commerce can no longer be viewed with indif _ fereslce apd dot the expedielley of extirpating the band of pirates irfe.ting these seas calls loudly for meastives the mot prompt And rdlcacimis." •ird , That at no period of war were convoys so indls rensable in those seas ; and that the Squadron en the station is totally inadequate to the protection of Its trade." The following is an outline of the proceedings, as • they are reported in the Kingston Chronicle: " A numerous and highly respectable Meeting of the Merchants of this City was held at the Court House on Monday forenoon, to take into consider • otinuthe existing state of the trade, generally, of the Island, The Requisition to the Mayon, and the Ad vertisement calling the Meeting, having been read, Mr. Banwts was called to the Chair. Mr. Hymaor observed that it was fully understand by the Gentle men present what was the nature of the object for which they were convened, but the difficulty was how •to attain it. He thought the most effectual mode would be for the Meeting to draw up a Memorial, to be signed by the Chairman on behalf of the Meet kg, and transmit the same to the Colonial 'Office, setting forth the unprotected state of the trade of the island, and soliciting additional force to the Onion. Ile did not think any blame could be attached to the Commander-in-Chief, for the squadron was quite inadequate to the service of the wide range of the station. If the fault was anywhere it was with the Admiralty, who should have attended to such out rages long ago. It was suggested by Mr. GREEN FIELD, that Government should be requested to apply to the Spanish Government to desire the Pub. lie Authorities of Cuba to exert themselves to sup press the hordes of pirates infesting its coasts. — This, Mr. ilTsure said, had already been done through a Memorial of the Merchants of Glasgow, but he wasi sane it would prove useless, for he declared publicly ard fearlessly, that strong suspicions earisted of their being concerned in those most atrocious piracies.— He then submitted the Resolutions, which were read and agreed to. He submitted to the Meeting the draft of a letter to Lord Bathurst, which was read, setting forth that the navigation round Cape Antonio had of late been completely interrupted by a lawless band of pirates infesting that coast, who had in some instances committed the most cruel and wanton mur ders on the defenceless crews of vessels from this island; and in a recent case had carried off a ship with a valuable cargo, bound from this island to Lon don—that those freebooters had not confined their atrocities to the western extremity of Cuba, but had • become dating, in proportion to the impunity with which they found they could carry on the predatory warfare, in the existing insufficiency of our naval force ; the scene of it had extended to our own coast, almost blockading Port Royal, and exhibiting within these few weeks the mortifying sight of a vessel, which had sailed only that morning, chased back and to tally wrecked on the Palisadoes, to the severe loss of the merchants and underwriters of this city ; it pre su.).• that detailed accounts of these atrocities have already been forwarded by the Commander-in- Chief, but conceives the present application neces sary, as the evil is increasing with rapid strides.— The letter then glances at the description of the force now on the station, as not being adequate to the pro tection of British interests against this enemy in peace,' and suggests the propriety of substituting ten schooners in loom of two of the 20-gun ships. Upon this last subject some short discussion arose, it being stated that this reduction could not be acceded to, as there would not be a sufficient number of Captains to form a Court Martial. Mr. GREENFIELD said, that the Admiral had already urgently requested the Ad miralty to send out six schooners to the station ; and he stsbmitted whether, therefore, it would not be bet ter to memorialize the Board, thos backing and strengthening the Admiral's application, than to ad dress Lord Bathurst on the subject? This proposal, however, was not agreed to; and, on the suggestion of Mr. NILLEAN and others, fta solicit the additional protection sought for by the Admiral, the same was adopted, and the letter ordered to be transmitted by the Chairman, along with the resolutions." The Mouse of Assembly met on the Ist of October, for the purpose of enabling the Legislature to equalize the American. duties under the riew Act. FROM THE KINGSTON GAZETTE OF AUGUST 17. Extract of a letter from Captain Lumsden, to a Gentleman in this City, dated Ilavannak July 12: It is with much regret I infOrm you of the mis fortune which has happened to me. On Saturday the 6th, about five o'clock, Cape Antonio then nine miles, and two ships a-head, I was btearded by a pirate schooner, with two long guns and small arms, with 55 men, all armed with large knives. They robbed me, the passengers (seven of whom were children), and the seamen, of all our clothes, watches, and every thing they could lay their hands on—even the very combs in the children's heads. After witch they commenced discharging the Zephyr's cargo, m search of money, but, not finding where it was, they threat ened to hang me. They then loaded the schooner with such articles as they thought proper. The chil dren and crew of the Zephyr were ordered on board the pirate, leaving Captain Camper, the carpenter, and myself behind. We were then lashed to the pumps and main-mast, and a tire being made around us, we were threatened to be burnt, with the vessel,, if I did not immediately shew them where the money was. I was then compelled to confess, and give up all the money that was on board, which I think was about £l5OO sterling. After they had got the money, they put out the fire and untied us. You may picture to yourself the situation I was in—the thoughts of what my family would suffer from, my being burnt alive—the children, previous to being removed to the schooner, crying and run ning'to me for protection—but what assistance could I render them? None. I am, however, happy to say, that all the children are in good health. The pirate detained my mate, Mr. AARON SMITH, to pilot ieir vessel. I hope they will send some of the men war in search of her. Besides robbing part of the .go, &c. &c.• they took away my two top-gallant Is and royal ditto. The Zephyr was riding at lior for 26 hoars,.and the pirate schooner alongside, - .7.14 • *I .444' Enclosed you will receive atopyokthe book. I put ill. here to ob -Win a supply , I. am robbed of everything. Would rou was left with staly three night,shirts? • « P.S. will Ail for game which were taken out of the ZOO, we r e 4 , W. L. Nphyt," at length. ~ Extract from the Jog-boab .. die 14hfife brig, Joseph Lumsden,llaster:- 4 mantlity, Juli 7, 1822. Fine breeie and clear weather, two sail In sight ahead, steering to the eastward ;at half.p ast three, rat.. the highlaad about BOnavista, - in - the Island of Cuba, bearing East, distance three leagues, was boarded by a piratical vessel, schooner rigged, armed with two nine-pound carronades :tad small arms, and 35 men, who immediately ordered Captain Lumsden and Captain Camper, the latter a passenger, on board the schooner, likewise six of the crew, leaving about 16 of the pirates on board of the Zephyr to plunder and take the vessel in-shore; they then commenced taking every article belonging- to Captain Lumsden and the passengers, as well as the cargo, some of which they put in the schooner and some overboard, frequently threatening, at the time, to hang Captain Lumsden and Captain Camper. 'We were deprived Of all, our stores, wearing- apparel, watches, and trunks; the round-house and cabin were broken up, andthe pirates, becoming heated with liquor, ordered Captains Lumsden and Camper on the half-deck 'of the Zephyr, and put a pile of wood and different combustibles around them ; the Zephyr's crew and' all the passengers were immediately sent on board the schooner, leaving Captain Lumsden, Captain Camper, and the carpenter, on board the Zephyr.— The pirates now set fire to the pile around them, and, in this dreadful situation, Captain Lumsden was compelled to confess that he had specie on board, when they extinguished the fire and released them.— They were therefore carried into the cabin, where the pirates administered water and hartshorn to them, being almost suffocated with the smoke and fire. Cap tain Lumsden then delivered to them about £l5OO sterling, in doebloons and dollars, when the pirates ordered the passengers and crew out of the schooner on board the Zephyr, with the exception of the Mate, who was detained to navigate their vessel. The brig was left in the greatest distress possible, the topsail sheets and a great deal of the rigging being cut and unrove; and the people all wearied with extreme ill usage. We at length, after great exertion, weighed l anchor and made sail. We calculate that they have , taken from us, in cargo and cash and various other articles, to the amount •of £3OOO sterling. The cargo taken from us consisted of Madeira wine, coffee, rum, arrow-root, and a great quantity of dye-woods, but the quantity is unknown. " By the Caroline, ARNOLD, arrived on the 4th inst. from Rio de la Hache, we learn that the Independent squadron had gone into a port in the Caraccas to refit. —General MORALES was preparing an expedition at Porto Cabello at the time against Maracaibo, for which place he sailed on the 21st ult. with 19 trans ports, a frigate, and three other vessels of war, having on board 1,000 men. On the way down the frigate was left to blockade the Independent squadron. Off Aruba the expedition fell in with a Dutch brigan, tine and schooner, the latter named the Fan Fan, and another small schooner, under Dutch colours, sup, posed to be the Paulina, all of which were from Rio de la H ache, bound to Curacoa, with full cargoes of wood and hides. The brigantine had also 14,000 dollars in doubloons on board. These vessels were all taken possession of by General Morales, who ex pressed a determination of capturing every vessel, of whateve? nation, found trading to any of the Inde pendent ports. The expedition passed Cur:l;oa on the 25th, and when the Caroline left Rio de la Hache, the post from Maracaibo, which had been due five days, had not arrived. The Governor of Rio de la !ladle had dispatched two schooners to Santa Martha for a reinforcement of troops and ammunition, being fearful of a visit. OFF JAMAICA.—KINGSTON, AUGUST to. The Chart, DouGAL, arrived on the 4th instant from St. Thomas's, was boarded three days before in the Mona Passage, by a long armed schooner, with one long gun, two carronades, and 4 , 0 or 50 men. A IJGUST 31.—Monday afternoon about five o'clock, a small pilot boat schooner, with Spanish colours, having_ a gun midships, and full of men, gave chace to the 'Spanish schooner Nueva Pelicana, which had sailed from Port Royal that morning, for St. Jago de Cuba, and fired several shots at her, upon which the master of the Nueva Pelicana ran her on shore at' Harbour Head, which was distinctly seen from this city. The pirate pursued her till within half a mile of the beach, when she put about and stood to the southward. The Nueva Pelicana, it is supposed, will be lost, her keel being knocked off, and she is bilged. It is feared that part of her cargo will be damaged. We understand the above privateer was spoken with a few days before in Cow Bay, by the pilot boat be longing to the Commercial Rooms. On Monday, the Patty was chaced about fifty miles from the land by a privateer schooner, which fired twice at her ; when, carrying away some cf her masts, she gave up the chace. A Dutch sloop from St. Jago de Cuba, bound to Coracoa, has been taken off the Moro by ten men in an open long boat, and plundered. SEPTEMBER 14.—0 n the 2d inst. the schooner Cul loden was boarded and plundered off the north side of St. Domingo, by a low Spanish-built schooner, armed with one six-pounder and eight men (six Spa- niards and two English or Americans). SEPTEMBER 16.—Daring piracies occur daily at no great distance from our island, and some of the ports are even blockaded by the piratical cruizers. LUCIA (JAMAICA), AUGUST 29. The schooner Lucia, of this port, on her way from Savannah la Mar, when about a mile and a half to the westward of St. John's Point, fell in with a long low schooner, with about 40 or 50 men, armed with cutlasses: on observing the Lucia, she bore down and hailed her, but finding she had troops on board, immediately tacked. SEPT. 3.—There has been a pirate schooner block ading this port for these ten days p.ist, and has her Il station between Negril and Montego ly. A Spanish vessel, with goods, has been detained here these five days, fearful of going out. The schooner Eliza, Bartlett, belonging to this port, sailed from Nassau on the 13th ult. for Cuba, and on the north side was captured by a piratical vessel, which carried her into a creek, and the Owner of the cargo was obliged to pay several thousand dollars as a ransom., • THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There has been little or no business done up to tbis.bour..... Consols tutu& steady at vie 11 for Money, and Wei 1 for the deeount. ?ORISON IKAILII7, ?WOLTZ O'CLOCK. A great deal of business has been done this morning in New Spanish Bonds, owing to the Stock Exchange party banging the market, In eouleigUence of which very heavy sales were made, which depressed the Spanisk Bonds for a short time, but; op to NW hour, they are recovering. Current Prices :—Chilian 83, New Spanish 881, Old 801, 'New Prussian 89, Old 88/, Russian 881, Danish 911 92, Nee. politan 801 82, Colombian 821, Peruvian 851, New Spanish Scrip 3. STOCK EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK. Very little doing in Consols—they are steady, at 841 4. TOSEMN WARIER?. A good deal doing, and the Market has become rather heavy there appears a depression in all the Securities, except Colom bian Bonds-83, buyers, is the latest price. French Fund., Monday, 93f. 25c. at the close of the Market. PRICES OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Rank Stock 250% 251 3 per Cent. Reduced 81 3 / 4 Xi per Cent. Consols 82% 3 / 4 3% per Cents. 9314-4 per Cents. 99% % 1 / 4 4 per Cent:New 103% % India Stock 257% 258--Bonds 495. 50s. South Sea Stock 98 3 / 4 Exchequer Bills (E 1,000) ss. 7s. Ditto small, 9s. 7s.—Cons. for Acct. 82% %. Every arrival from the West Indies brings us fur ther proofs of the gross negligence of the British Ad miralty, and of the wanton outrages that are com mitted on British commerce. So frequent and so daring are those piracies, their atrocities so numerous, the want of protection so glaring, and the indignities offered to the British Colonies so extraordinary, that we should have doubted their truth had they not rested on undoubted evidence. The merchants of Jamaica have had a meeting, and have unanimously passed resolutions on the subject of their grievances. This is as if tle sheep themselves should take counsel from their fears, to resist the wolves when they are deserted or betrayed by their shepherds and dogs ; for mercantile men ought to have nothing to do but to attend to the calls of commerce in security and ease during peace ; whereas it appears that the ports of Jamaica are even blockaded by a piratical force.— The Jamaica merchants, we perceive, exculpate the Commander on the station, and boldly criminate the Admiralty at home, who are neglecting their duty, and permitting the Secretary to quarrel and quibble with British merchants on whit he conceives a want of courtesy to himself. If any proof were wanting of the injurious effects of these piracies on our commerce, it would be fur nished by the fact that the premium now asking on ships from Jamaica by the Underwriters, is fifteen guineas per cent. to return five per cent. for convoy, the same as in war time. Such is the protection af forded by our specie-carrying Navy, and the benefits conferred on the Mercantile Interest in the midst of a profound peace ! How long British commerce is to be at the mercy of a few pirates we know not ; but either they ought to be swept from the ocean, or the Lords of the Ad miralty, with their Secretary to boot, driven from situatioLs which they have dishonoured, and with it degraded the character of the British Navy, which no Board of Admiralty, either in War or peace, nor even the whole world in arms, was ever before able to accomplish A Hamburgh Mail reached us this forenoon, bring ing Papers to the 30th ultimo. An article from Vienna, in the Frankfort Papers, states that the KING of the Two Siouan intends to resign his Crown, and then to fix his residence in the Austrian dominions. This, we suppose, is in return for the Austrians hav ing fixed their residence in Naples and Sicily,w•hence they do not seem much inclined to remove. The fol lowing are extracts : ... of ear cowatry: The se stated to have been announeed by th e Loudon, and to be the result of the anal Highness the Duke of Cam. tba Privy Counsellor Heppeastedt.— mime rem!: of the nature of these o _.,which k h said will affect the admini strr . tier of public 'mimes, and also the relative position; of some of the departments. The Cabinet Ministry itself will undergo, it iithought, some alterition. It is said that a farge quantity of military store;, caanoa,powder,&c. is to he sent from Berlin s threug4 the. Hanoverian territory, to Minden. BERLIN; OCTOBER CM At Engern, in tae district of Minden, the birth.d. w of his Royal Highness the Crown Prince was soles. nized by bringing back the bones of Wittekind. Thi l renowned General of the Saxons and enemy of Cita:. lemagne, was buried at Engern in . the year SO, b❑t, on account of the troubles of the times, his body v. a; removed in the year 1414 to Munster, and in 167'3 Ito Herford, from which latter place the bones are now brought to their original place of repose, in the choir of the church. A charitable institution for th distribution of gifts to the children in the schools at lEngern, on the day of the hero's death, still eubsists. • . . Zephyr's Ipg- ) ~ , ,:-. ---% )- authority. in the-C y°f cores, $1 ')'lD By -:. tilyi(4-t S'n . changes are stated nu believe that - • last courierfrom L ?• : . eer the goods . • • LO ' journey of his Ro •,. • bridge, aud of the were branded .... WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1§24. there are variomi Ile above brig, -, . changes , which it - ..• -- ___- M'ID IPTTIOMO ' STOCKHOLM, OCTOBER 18. It is reported that our future Princess Royal is ex pected to come here in the month of May next year. A ship of the line will receive her on board at War nemunde, and convey her tither. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will visit Dresden and Berlin On his way home. Accounts from Christiania say that very advantage- , ous arrangements are , already made for the payment of the National Debt to Denmark. CHRISTIANIA, OCTOBER is. It is believed that the Bank will by no means con sent to advance to the Treasury the sum due to Den mark, on the security of the duties of Customs, and that the Government will, therefore, be obliged to have recourse to a loan. The Scorching continues its labours witb great activity, and there is every reason to hope That its, Sittings will be ended in the course of this month or the beginning of the next., His Majesty sees, with satisfaction, that all the Representatives act in con ceit for promoting one comm6n object, the honour' and welfare of their country. HANOVER, OCTOBER IL We learn that we shall be shortly made acquainted w i t h ve r y important changes, made by the highest COPENHAGEN, OCTOBER 22. Syndic Gulschow, from Lubeck, is now here for the purpose, it is said, of discussing the proposed pian of a canal to form a communication between the Elbe and the Baltic. /Ltsrausau, OCT. 29.—Exchange on London, '.9 9, 57-0. ST. Possumtau, OCT. 15.—Exchange on Landon 10, Am. sterdam 10 142, namburgh 9 3-10, Paris 105. The French Papers of Sunday have been receind. Friday, a coutier arrived from Verona, at the ()Mee of the Minister for Foreign Affairs. He announced the speedy return of the Minister of that Dern tmcnt, Viscount de MONTMORENCY. The Viscountess se: out on the same day for Chamber) , to meet her band. On Saturday evening an extraordinary cornier was dispatched from the English-Embassy to Veicr.a. According to the Gazette of Piedmont, the King of NAPLIS set out on the 22d of October from is capital, went through Rome on the 24th, and was expected to arrive on the 2d or 3d of November, at Verona. The Duke of CALABRIA governs the king dom during the absence of his august fathers but the resolutions entered into by the Council of the Mi nisters, are to be sent to Verona for confirmation. Letters from Warsaw say that the greatest part of the Army of the West of Russia, which was to re turn into the interior, has received orders to remain in its present positions. It is also remarked, that the new winter quarters of the Army of the South .Ire very close together. Letters from Gallicia say that several superior Officers of the Russian Army have traversed that country, coming from Vienna and bearing orders fcr St. Petersburgh. The last of these Gentlemen was General SAKENSKY, who, it is said, was the bearer of dispatches of great importance. More severe measures of police than those hitherto adopted are now taken in Poland. Foreigners are sent out of the kingdom who cannot justify the mo tive of their residence, and others are closely watched. A vessel arrived at Trieste, from Claranz,t, in the Morea, has brought the news of 1,000 Turk, priso ners, and 85 camels, having been brought into the latter town. The Turkish fleet has disembarked 6,000 men, it is said, at Napoli di Romania, who afterwards ad vanced to Argos and Corinth. As the four previous expeditions of the Turks into that country have oct. succeeded, it is hoped tkat this one will be equally unsuccessful. The Turkish fleet afterwards directcd its course for Candia. An article from Trieste says—" A vessel from Gisme, near Smyrna, in seven days, confirms the re taking of Corinth, and the favourable appearance if the affairs of Greece. The news of the landing of the: Turks near Napoli, mentioned in a letter from Corfi of 7th October, was without foundation." If the reports in circulation are to be believed, the emissaries of the Regency of Urgel are come to Paris, with the intention of negociating a loan of some Ind lions from certain bankers, but it is said they have failed in their object. A letter from Bayonne, dated October 26, states that the Commandant of Irati, CABRA, and the Saxon Pars ANN, Commander of the Artillery in the fort, are now in that town, and appear determined never again to serve with soldiers of whom they have mc:o reason to complain than approve. A letter from Bayonne, dated October 97, states that 40,000 travelling-sans had been ordered for t!le army. The same letter says that General gouta,wi•o is still at Bayonne, had received information thot QuesanA was about to make a movement on l'amie. luna, with the view of surprising that fortress, The French frigate la Medee lately arrived at Iznt celona, and lay off the harbour for 24 hours. Car -1 tain de RIONY, the Commander, intimated throt;gb the French Consul in Catalonia, that the object of I .'s cruize was to give assistance and protection to any French subjects who might be exposed to danger is the present state of the Peninsula. The Medee after wards proceeded to Tarragona. French vessels have, for the same purpose, appeared before Malaga, .11i cant, and other Spanish ports. • FIMINC/I Iroms, 2,—Five per Cents. 9st SIZ.C.-1!..:k &thaw, %k f. g it •