Star. — London, England, 1803-03-10 00:00:00

r LONDON. THURSDAY, MARCH to. PRICE OE STOCKS V LSTERDAY PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CI.rICE I 3 per C. Cog tocces,64, 6s, 634. 64444, 6/41 Ditto, for April ace. 654, 66, 64i, 6344 1 :, 6 3411. Olds per Cent. Atm 97E—Otrolium is} e 13 411 E 3 per C. Coot 66 62163 64i Ornnium 914 ts 12 dif. S Per C. Amu. 97494 98 Englith Tickets z7l. t Bs. Imp. 3 per C. eSzi 64 ConL for April =G63166631 In the preceding columns our Readers will find the difkuffion which took place laft night in both Hooka of Parliament on His Majefty's Mirage. It was calm and temperate on all fides, and the Addrefs to His MAJESTY was voted tinaninioufly. From the convcrfistion which took place, for it had more of that complexion than of a debate, and which will be read with confiderable interefi, it is impoffible to gather any thing refpeding the pre. cite queftion at iffue between this Country and France. Indeed it was hardly to be expeded that Minifters could be brought to (peak without re terve on fo delicate a fubjett, while a poffibility thould remain of adjulling the differences without an official difclofure of circumliances. It is eafy, however, to conceive, if we may judge from the tenor of the different articles refpeting this Coun try which have appeared in the Mmiieur, and it is a fair criterion to judge by, that very intuiting language has probably been ufed by the new Go vernment in its diplomatic intercotufe with the Britifh Miniftry. Is there a man in the United Kingdom who has net felt himfelf perfonally intuited by the infelent terms made ufe of on different occafions in the Afisibar t One day we are told, that France mull affume the attitude of Minerva, " the helmet on her head, and the lance in its reft." Another day, we are threatened with the vengeance of sco,ooo men. becaufe Lord Gummi., and Mr. WINDHAM dare to (peak in Parliament ; and as it were but yefterday, the official Journal told us, we muff change our laws and Conftitution ! Can we doubt then what a trial of patience our hfinifters mutt have had, when condemned to hear and to endure language, which has never yet been fufftred to meet the public ear ? But indeed, they would be unworthy of the fitnations they 611, if they Coffered every petulant expreffion of riew. rulers, to ruffle their tempers. When language, however, is made ofe of in diplomatic intercourfe which by no rule of for bearance and caution can be conflrued to mean say thing but dejaws When a deliberate Melfsge is delivered, demanding as anfwer of a fpecific kind, and threatening that a rdufsl will be confi dared as a deskratisa hsfirstia !—What alums sire remains ? Though nothing has been allowed to tranfpire cirmially. it is no ferret in the well-informed circles that fact language has been made ufe of in the difeuironswhich for Tome time have occupied the two Governments. How the ferret has tranfpired, is not our province to decide. Time perhaps will espial' it. At prefent we !hall only give two blows that have come to our knowledge of the completion alluded to. Let the Public then de termine whether it was porxtrle for Minillers to do othavrife than provide for a Rate of warfare When Lord Woirworre, at Paris, demanded. on the part of this Government, an explanation of the motives and obje6s of the warlike preparations going on in the ports of France and Holland, he was anfwered by the Minifter Tait AAAAA o, with great hauteur, that it was " rite will of 4be Flair CONSDL P' We might fuppofe, for a moment, that this was merely an intemperate unauthorifed erpreffion, which might podibly be done away by an apology from the individual; but when, at the fame time, finailar and if poffible more infulting lauguage is authorized to be ufed, in an application made di. realy to oar own Government, it becomes almoa impoifible to find even a temporizing ground for befitaticm in the reply that ought to be made. The application to which we allude declared, in fubitance, that if Egypt was not inflantly evacuated by our troops. and Malta agreed to be given up, the Film. CONSUL would confider the 744 as an unequivocal declaration of hoflihties, sad iondua himfelf accordingly ! Seth was the nature of the language employed; but it we have nit- pretenfions to a knowledge of what pages in the Cabinet, it is impoffible that we ihnold be able to Rate the precife words made nfe o f. Frain what we have fisted, however, ou r Readers may eafily form an opinior, how fir it was poffible for our Government to aft otherwife tban they have done. We are, notwithftanding, of opinion, that the probability is in favour of peace, at leaf for a time; for when the French Government !hall learn that thole very blinifters, on whole pacific and fubmiSve fpirit they have prefumed fo much, inflead of fubmitting to its bullying pretenfions, have adopted the language of defiance, and ap. pealed to the country for an approbation of of click mcafures, it will paufc at lean before it hazard its own liability, by perfevering in a line of condud, which may bring in its train conk quences which its afpiring chief, while dazzled by the fplendour of his power, perhaps little espeas. The queftion is not, what ultimate injury this country might fuftain by a war, or what advan tage might refult to France from a fuccefsful one ? The FSIIT Corm. has alto to calculate, if he Cu', how far its progrefs or its confequences may aired his own &nation I He has even to fear, that the advice of thofe who would urge him to a new war, is given from a fecrct with, to hurry him to his ruin. It is hardly poftible but fuck obvious thoughts muft occur to his mind—and if they do, it is probable that for a time at leaft, he will keep the (word in its fcabbard. In the mean time, while the FIRST CONSUL de. liberates, our Government feems determined to aft with vigour, and not to be bullied into concellions, difgraceful,humiliating and ruinousto the country. The imprefs for feamen has been aftive in all the Ports from which we have this morning re ceived any accounts. It was fo fudden and tines peded as to occafion a confiderable degree of alarm. At Cowes, in the Ifle of Wight, on Tuefday night, the boats of his Majelly's frigate la Low s, with prefs warrants, figned the 7th init. boarded all the (hips in the Road aad Harbour, and fuc ceeded in carrying away a number of able feamen. At Portfmouth, Portfea, and Gofport, a gene ral prefs took place the fame night. Every mer chant (hip in the harbour and at Spithead was fkripped of its hands, and all the watermen deemed 6t for his Majefty's forvice were carried off. Be. tween two and goo feamen were procured. Orders were at the fame time received at the Head•gltarters of the Portfrnouth Dirifinn of ' Royal Marines, to fend out recruiting parties in different diretlions to enlia men for that Corps ; and twelve full parties were appointed to go on that fervice as loon as pol:fible. Orders are immediately to be fent to our foreign poffetEons, fuited to the prefent pante of affairs. Their precife import we have not the means of knowing. The Duke :of Marlborough Packet, which fhould have failed from Falmouth for Ja maica, on the 2d Ina. has been detained to carry out tome of the difpatches. Lord ?Roar, of the Ara ILIA frigate, at Wool• wich, was particularly aflive, on Tuefday evening, in impreffing feamen. His Lordfhip procured nearly 200 men for his own (hip. The boats be longing to his Majefty's different (hips at Deptford and Woolwich, employed on this fervice, , wok as many marines as they could carry, with their mufguets loaded. A boat belonging to the ADDIR gun-veffel, on going along-fide a collier, had feveral loaded blunderbures prefented at them, for the purpofe of preventing the Officer coming on board, which, very wifely, they did pot ufe ; as the Lieutenant informed them, if they did, " he lhould anfwer it, as he was prepared." The HoUND (loop, Capt. MAXWILL, is not ar rived off the Tower, but boats from that veffel are Rationed there, for the purpofe of convoying fuch feamen, as may be impreffed, on board that veffel at Deptford. Orders are given for the Envoi:rams to be im medi.stely fitted for receiving impreffed (=men and volunteers, and to be placed at her old moor. ings of the Tower. Ten line of battle (hips are immediately ordered to be prepared for Commiffioning for fea fervice. The following Proclamations were ifued this evening : EY THE K!NG.-A PROCLAMATION. TOR ENCOURAGING MINIM IND LANDMIFN TO IN TIP. TIMMS &SAMOA BOARD MIS SIAJISTY'S SHIPS OF WAR. GEORGE R. " Whereas it is Our Royal intention to give all doe encourage ment to aB fish Seamen and Landmen who Oall voluntarily enter tbanfelves in Our (nice ; We have thoogis It, by and with the advice of Our Privy Council, to puha* this Oar Royal Proclamation: and We do hereby prondli and declare, that all Itch Mk Sesames sot dare the age of lifty, nor under the ogee( twenty years, fit for oar fervice,wholba3l,•• or before the Thirtieth day of April next, voluntarily enter &anklets to Cave in oar Royal Navy, eit her with the Captains or Lieutenants at oar Rips, or Olken employed in Tenders or at Rendezvous on Oman for muffing men for the (ervice of our Navy, (bap receive, as war Royal Bounty, the fum of Three Pounds each stun; sod all Inch Ordinary Seamen fit for our Service, who ball fo enter them Selves as aforefaid, Ball receive the funs of Two Pounds each man ; and all (nth Abk•bodied Landmen, not above the age of 35, nor under the age of so year, who Rtsß fa COW thentictees as aforefaid, Ora feedree the funs of Twenty Shil lings each man, as our Royal Bounty; Itch rapalive rams to be paid them by the terpeetive Clatts tithe Champs relsdin; at the ports or places where the kips into which they Rah be en tered, (hall be. linnwellat,ly after the third molter of foci fcamen and tandmen And we do declare, that the qualifications of the Leamen and landmen fo enuring thanklms as afurefaid, than be ccrtifisd by the Captain, Matter, and Boadirain ot the Sip or vnfd where they Ball enter. And for peeve/Wog any Abates by any ;scrims leaaing tEe welds to which they mesa belong. sod entering thcosfelvcs on board any other our ildps or wads, io order to obtain the Laid Bounty Wary: we do hereby der ' dare and command, that loch (carom and Landers bd.rtg ing to any dour Ildps or 'ads as Stall abfcnt thowfaves from say of the (aid (hips or rads to which they Sall bebop, and tall cater t►:Skives or Ward any other of our tea Sipe or yeffds, ha order to obtain t►e Laid bounty, all sue only lore the sear* due to them in the Mips or steels they Sall leave but alto be (merely punithed according to tbeir demerits. Given at our Court at the Qiieen's Houle, the 7th day of March, 1803, and in the 43d year of our Reign. GOD rave the Kinn. BY THF. KING.—A PROCLAMATION, FOR RECALLING AND PROHIBITING SEAMEN FROM SERVING FOREIGN PRINCES AND STATES; AND FOR GRANTING REWARDS FOR DISCOVPRING St'CH SEAMEN AS SHALL CONCEAL THLAIsELTSS. GEORGE R. Whereas we arc informed, that great numbers of mariners and kafaring men, our natural-born fubjedis, arc in the fervice of divers foreign Princes and States, to the prejudice of oar Kingdom ; we have thought it ateeffary, by and with the advice of our Privy Council, to publilk . this our Royal Procla mation; and do hereby Itriedy charge aniicaerimand all Matters of kips, Pilots, Mariners, Seamen, Shipwrights, and other Seafaring Men whatfoever and wherefoever (being our natural born fubjetis), who arc in the pay or fervice of any foreign Prince or State, or do terve in any foreign Slip or wird, that forthwith they, and every of them, do (according to their known and bounden duty and allegiance)'withdraw themfelves, depart form, and quit fuch foreign Cervices, and return home to their native countries: And further, we do hereby ltridt!)• prohibit and forbid all Matter of (hips, Pilots, Mariners, Seamen, Shipwrights, and other Seafaring Men whatfocver (being our natural-born fubjeds), from entering, and do charge and command them, and every of them, from henceforth to forbear to enter themfelves into the pay or fervice of any foreign Prince or State, or to ferse in any foreign Ship or Veftel whatfoever, without our (penal licence Sift had and obtained In that behalf; to all which we expeet due obedience and tea& conformity; and we do hereby publik and declare, That the offenders to the contrary Shall not only incur our lull difpleafure, but be pro. eeedcil againft for their contempt according to the *Molt k • verities of the Law : And we do hereby declare, That if any fuch Mafters of Ships, Pilots, Mariners, Seamen, Shipwright., or other Seafaring Men, (being our fubjeas), Ball be taken in any foreign fervice by the Turks, Algerines, or any others, they Mall not be reclaimed by us as Subjeets of the United King dom of Great Britain and Ireland : and we do hereby further promiSe and declare, that a Reward of Twenty Shillings for every able and ordinary Seaman fit to ferve on board our (hips Ball bepaid any perfon who Rail dile:over any Seaman or Sea -1 men who may conceal him or theenklvera, fo that lids Seaman or Seamen Rail be taken for onr fad krvice by any of our Sea Olken employed fur raffia' men, on or before the 3ath day of April neat ; the Paid Rewards to be Wafer any Seaman or Seamen foillfeovered and taken in and abort London, by the principal Mews and Comnellionen oar Navy; and at the imports by the naval Mars, (where there arc any), sad (where there are no Naval Micas), by the Collators of our Cullom), inunediately upon a certificate bdsg produced to the kid principal Mere and Coastniirresten of oar Navy, Naval Olken, or Congdon refwefUody, , by the perfoo wbo may make difcovery of any Somas or Seaman u aforefaid, Cer tifying bin name, and the mane or names, and number of Seamen procured in eoefequatee of his difetway ; ebe Paid otr• Orate to be given by fuels abler u may take lids feattean femora for our ferries. Given at oar Coen at the Quern's Hook the yth day of March, tso3, and to t►e 434 yeat of OW Reign. Gon rave the Ktao. Lord Sr. VINCISIT attended the Board of Ad. miralty yellerday, noterithaanding his Wad . The CHANCSLLOII of the Ewalt:Lyn WI night gave notice, that be would to-morrow move for a Vote of Ten Thoufand additional Seamen and Marines, a number that we are fatisfied will be very loon added to our prefent force. We painfully witneffeal thefewartike appearances in the heart of the City yeaerday. The Prefs G.ings faxed every tailor that was palling through Cheapfide. Camila!, &c. even the Royal Litchange, the feat of trade, was no fecurity to the poor tars, for a large prefs gang in the middle of the 'Change was tearing them away to the tenders. At :limn a general prefs took place on the River and in the City ; in confequence of which about goo men were procured. In addition to thefe, we alto un derhand that a number of vagrants and diforderly perfons, confined in the Poultry Consptet, were ordered to be lent on board his Maiehy's The firong . fenfation which thefe attire aseafurcs of preparation has excited in the minds of the mo. nied men, is apparent from the fudden fall of the Funds. Yefterday above fixty feansen who bad been jm. preft the night before in the City, were examined before the Lou D MAYOR, at the Manfion Houfe t a few were difcharged, three detained for inquiry, and about fifty fent to the different Compters, to be removed on board a fhip, to be examined by the Regulating Captain. After which his Lordhip went in Rate to theParifbChurch of Coleman-ftreet, and held a wardmote for the choice of an Alder man, in the room of the late Alderman MACAV• say, when Mr. Lea, a refpedable Gentleman of that Ward, was choen without oppofition. This mornin . g was married, at St. Michael's, Mr. JOIIM BAIL?, ut Saliftoury Squive, Fleet•fireet, (fon of jowl Bats?, Efq. of Newbury, Banker,) to Mifs ftscuaenson. only daughter of WILLIAM RICHARDIIOII4 ,Efq. of Cornhill. Yelterday morning died, at his hook, in Picea-1 dilly, after a &Oft Ulnefs, his Grace the Duke of Qys RRRRRRT. He was born in £725 ; was never married, and the title is estind. The Duke of PORTLAND lies dangeroufly ill at his houfe in Piccadilly. The laR accounts from the Duke of RICHMOND, which arrived laR night, announced his Grace to be fo much in danger that his life is depaired of. The LORD Marna went on Tuefday, in Rate,' to Coletuan.Rreet church, and held a Ward:Dote for the ekEtion of an Alderman for that Ward, in the room of the late Alderman Mac/inter, when Mr. Laa was chofen, without oppofition. After which his Losillsip held the annual Court for !i -ceman Victuallers, at Guildhall. The Ablate for rebuilding ChTiß's Hofpiral is given in at ,soo,oool. On Sunday laft a Jew, converted to ChriQiani ty, was publicity baptized at the Independem Maetiag•houfe in Bury St: Edmunds, in prefenee of a tau it DUSIKTOUS congregation. auoticift. INTBLucimcs. FALMOUTH, MARCH 7. Sailed this morning the Lan. Hower Packet, Capt. W. D. FELLOWE3, with the Mails for New York and Halifax; the Englifh fhip Ann, Captain•• SwimH, with provitians and Bores for Gibraltar ‘. ditto Robert, Capt. THour, with bale goods, &c. for Leghorn; the brig Griffin, Hay wait°, with wheat, fugar, Sec. for Leghorn; ditto Levant, Misiaa, with bale goods for Venice ; the Ameri. can (hips Wafhington, Lions', and William aid Henry, Jim, with bale goods, the former fur New York. and the latter for Norfolk ; alfo the Doss of YORK cutter on a cruise. Arrived yeflerday the LADY ARARELLA packet, Captain PORTEUS, with Mails from America, 2 4 . days paffage from Halifax ; the Hope, Captain Lawson, from Plymouth ; the fchooner Love and Friendfhip, Capt. BARE/R, from Cork for Guern fey ; the brig Robert, Captain BALMOND, from Lifbon for Teneriff, with the loft of anchor and cable ; and the brig Induftry, %mar, from Ipf• wich forLiverpool.—TheDo Es or MARLBOROUG H packet is detained till further orders, with the Mails of the 2d inft. for Jamaica. Paffengers by the HoBAtT packet, Mr. Hut. riscroa.—By the LADY ARABELLA, Monf. Aide•cle-Camp to the late General LECLERC, At St. Domingo, from whence he has brought difpatches for ;France via Halifax.-. Wind N. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 9, This day arrived the (hip Canis, Capt. Teton r. sow, from Holland. S.sikd the AMAZON frigate, fuppofed for 01. braltar ; and the DIETRIPRINIII, ....r., for Ireland; both went through the Needles. His Majelly's Lhip DarAmmuc KT is to be pot into commilEon, and the cowries are *dually ordered to begin !lowing her &snail and water to• morrow. The GRAMPUS hoilled her pendant even in a bafon in the dock-yard. Laa night a very hot profs took place at this port. and at Portfea and Gofport ; the beach at there places was lined with foldlers. and a great number of fennel; were if:Tread from Wefela of every defcription in the harbour. and being taken to the guard-honks, were put on board (Harm men of war. It is generally believed that the frigates sad gah brigs which have failed within there few diis firm this port for Gaernky and Jerfey, bare !waft to impre& feamen. They were ardsied to thollk ports by an Admiralty %Anger on keret &Mc!. Orders have been received by the Oommandiag Officer of this divifion of Royal Marines, so fog out the fame number of recruiting 040 as daring the war. DIAL, MARCH p. On Monday night the hoy Good Intent. joss% from London for Sandwich, with grgenties, Ste. parted her cables. and drove on born on the MO/ near the ad Battery : the cargo is fared, suf wig the veal if the weather moderates. N The Here, Slag, from Pool; for Leedom, k ea S ow sew ote. _ Wee. Cep. Mew. truee i.wee twat Frith et Irma. foundered is • Weise Won OS thf eft sk. jo brim from bud. at crew were Ilswel e yd. Mid bare is light jelk se they were firarkw, mad laded awe et Sambre% The Llerty, Totems, of Whitidtmws, ladal wl h coals, for Ireland, was loft ou the coal of Wales, in the violent gale of Sunday tbk artt tat, --The people Caved. The Union, Pious, belonging to Workington, was loft at &flaw*lter, (Ireland) ou Wedaeftlay the 23d ult.—The people favO. The Duncan, Baawass, of and from White. haven, is arriv ed at Jamaica, after a pages, of eight weeks ; all well. The Crotty, novice, of Workington, artlved at Montferat, the stb of January, from London. In the gal. of Sunday fenuight, the Perlin% of Greenock, bound for Leghorn, (with red herring, and flour) was blown front her anchors in Ramfey, Bay, and put on Chore near Maughold's Head.— The cargo was obliged to be landed. Two ;hips (the John and Margaret, and the Prefcot) failed on Tuefday fe'nuiglu froth Shields, for the Greenland Fdhery, A.RRIVID. Al Peek, doe Estes. --, from Newfostodland. 4 ollParef. .nets, Ceres, Iticarbrdreo, tram Alnfterass-..01r Weymouth, Cstbarins sad Edsa,—.-., treat New Providenews CleNs VeceW.Pdes.. Illembais. tress Nswisuodbei-.4s ysr tti Wiara. Nerds, Iran Lawisa. Yelicrday a Coon of DireEto;s ads@ Eaft India Company was held at the India Houk. when Capt. GROWS ROSIRTION, of the Company% (hip the Lord Callkreagh, attended, and took his final leave of the Court, previous to his receiving his difpatebes for the Preeies of Madras anden gaL Ilse Charlton, Capt. Thomas WatLeovics, for Bengal direft, will be ditpatched immediately the wind thifis round to the %award. Feat.—A few days fume a fire was diteovered in the paper manufaftory of Jona LMIRIIIO, Erg* itt Ed Wiling, which threatened &Imitation to the premiles, but by timely exertion, was happily attended with little damage. I WATER AT LONDON MUM TO•EfOR Inforntrig •••• • • • 35 snismessest j Ahommen - ; LONDON: Printed for the by JOHN DANIA.. (aMebbes-tene, ) et ere Omer, bk. I, Chwereteeti sad rebObeg KENT,aCesteeburrylleameibA)at Pi&e, and ee the thea-Ornes, Tempbeibe ; trtbiere 1 711. eemarankedene(ortheistleltile teitheed es be aftabil