Star. — London, England, 1803-12-24 00:00:00

.~ "3'~': i~ lt , LONDON. SATCP.DAV, DECLNISrTt ri,:cr 01 nip; 1) 1V A'r ON?. OTI.O CRI Crytf. fcr c.j . tci 54t—Gmiliuni 516 dlr. 41(T Cent. pr; 9GC—Lons Am.n. z,sl zi•t6. LOCK' NTS rERDAY. Bank S , eck t.:t kJ.; Snort Ann. 3 I-161 3 prr Ccnt. kca. ; Imp. 3 per Cent. 5 -,;11, 3 r Con!' thta !rims p, r Cents. Rt 4 p‘r Cet`t. Exe!‘,.q rAlls par is plc= 5 prr Crnt. At:a. Ore Otnntutn 4 W. 5 per Cert. I 79 , , 9,7 Englifn Tickets I 71 Rs. Lon; Ann. to Is is.:s Conf.kr oil. 561; 56; 1)v IN, DEC. 20. 5 per Cent. Gov. Deb,nt.m.., 89i :3ttxk, 3; per Cu.n Gov. I ), h. 07. Cm4rfe I..actunge—Dublin on Loudon i 6. By the 111;p Role, arrived at Cork in 3t days from Ph;ladclphia, we ye (leech y received American papers to the erh of November inclulive, and we have great fatislanien in Rating, that the malignant ciiilcmper by whirl: that city has been for come time aflUtcd, had entirely fobrided previous to her departure ; her cargo conflits of (laves only—and every perfon on board i.. in petit& health ; the is neverthclefi under firia quarant:ne. ' The folios...Mg letter, in corroboration of the above, has been leceivei from P. BOND, Efq. his Ilk:Tama tc MAJESTY'S Conful at Philadelphia, by the Mayor of Cork : " $1 R, PH:LAI/11-MIA, NOV. 4,180,3. " I have :he hmer.:r to Worm you, that the health of tliis city is now peace% y reanred. The malignant fever which lately pre• tailed here, yielded, as the difeeda canftantly has, to a (cries of froft, and has entirrl; djapricared for 'many days path. The mor tality of the parent year list been trifling, compared with that of any former year in which this dreadful calamit y has evifted, and the tlifeafe was for the moth part confined to thofe ftrects which arc contiguous to the river Delaware." _ - . A refpeflable American Paper, called The Wafhine• sots Fed, ra',f,7, has the following obfervations " We mentior.ed in our IA Paper (lays the Wofhington Paper) that we had no doubt of the truth of the report, that the Spanifh Minder had remonftrated with our Government againft its tak ing poffcßion of Louifiana. The Minifter goes further to avow the determination of defending the country againft every attempt to difpollifs them. The lift]: Marquis give) hinifelf many airs on the ocmuon, and (peaks with great contempt of our army. The Stranith Intendar.t of Louiliana openly declares his determination not togive up the country?' _ . _ Though the Convention by which Louifiana is to be given up to America has received the fanftion of both Hnufes of the Legiflature, it has given rife to a good deal of v:ry warm dircullion. Many of thole who have confidered the Convention highly favoura ble to the United States, have allowed that it is with them a doubtful quellion how far France was antho. rizeel to make the conveyance of the territory of Loudlane to a third power. They do not find in the mode in which it was transferred to the French Government any ftipulation by which the Flare Consul. could difpofe of it without the confent of the Spanifh government. It has not appeared to them !efficient to refer to vague affertions of the ex- Rime of this power. They with to have official fpe ciftc documents on the fubjoe. In the Honfe of Re• prefentatives a motion was made on the 2.4. th of Oc tober: the objets of which was to call on the Pre. fident to produce the documents which authorized the pnrchafe of Loufiana by the United States, and eflablifhed their fubfequent right to its Lseaceable pot. feffion, without any oppofitinn on the part of the Spa :Ms Government. The motion gave rife to a very fpirited debate, in the courfe of which it was pretty clearly proved that France had no diftind right to enter into the Convention : that the confent of Spain had not even been afked, and that the whole bargain proceeded on a prefumed title. There argumerp were however over-ruled, and the execution of a Conven tion, obvioufly of the higheft advantage to America, was fupported without very fcrupulous regard to the right of one of the contraeting parties to conclude it. One important amendment was, however, introduced into the Bill, founded on the Convention, in the conrfe of the Debates. It was determined that no money fhould, under the terms of the Convention, be confidered as payable till aftual occupation had been obtained. It is clear, from various articles in there papers, that the Spanifh Governor of New Orleans had received no official commands to fur render the province. The French Charge d'Af faires had made Tome very warm, but, in the firft in- Dance, ineffeatral remonftrances. As might be ex peeled, this fpirit of oppofition was fubdued by a confideration of the folly of difputing the execution of an arrangement, which he poffeffed no means of cnunteralling, and whatever be the feelings of humi liation experienced by the Spanifh Government, ulti • mate acquiefccnce is their only alternative. It was not to be fuppofed that a eel ion fo important to the fuceefsful profecution of American commerce on the bliffiffippi, could take place without fuggeft ing the propriety and neecflity of a umber of new territorial arrangements. The inhabitants of the In dian territory feel themfelves particularly intcrefted in this event, and they have loft n,i time in making an application to Congrefs on the fuhjeCt. Their view in making this application is to procure the ac!•rption of inch refolut ions as may render the acqtri faints% con:iftent with the interefts and the privilege. ' which they have heretofore enjoyed. This lubjca is likely to engrcf a confiderable degree of the atten tion of the American Legiflature. Several Members of both Honfec have intimated their intention t. , make it the ground of future difeuflion. 7 he Bill for altering the mode of daft's the F: e fi,lent and Vice-P.4ldent, has pafitel into a law; the regulations which it eilablithes, are fimple but not un invutant. When the number of vote, for the Pre (Went is equal, the five highett on the lift are to be leicEleid, and the final choice is to reft with the Houfe of Reprefentatives. On the other hand, the final choice for Vice Preillent under fimilar circum., fiances, to reit with the Senate. In this Taft cafe, the choice is to be limited to one of the two higheft on the lift. It is exptEled that this new regulation will be attended with con(equenccs of a very beneficial na ture. It is hopeek in particular, that it may be the means of weakening that party fpirit, which has fo flrongly charanerized ail elections in the United States. About the beginning of November, a Mefrage wan communicated by the Prefident to the Houk of Re prefentatives, on the fubjeet of the piracy of the yeah of the Moors in the Mediterranean. The Mel figc was referred to a Selea Committee, and It was expeded that a fpirited ref olutio n, expreflive of the determination of the Reprefentatives to fupport the Government in refcnting theft injuries, would be the refult of their ;nquities. The Americans are highly indignant at the unprovoked outrages of the Barbary Powers. No exertion will be (pared to prevent their repetition in future, and to fecnre the honour as well is the Wet/ of the American flag. The Btion Gaulle of November 17, Pays—" A lee ter from Wathington, dated November. (fates—' I have received information from Mr. MADISON, Se cretary of State, that the EMPLROR of Moaocco has given orders to his cruizers to capture American veftels. The Celia brig of Bolton was captured, but retaken by the Philadelphia frigate, Captain BAIN BAWDS. The Conflitution, Commodore Pasata, mull have arrived at Gibraltar early in September. It is certain our Government has difpatched orders to General WI L at; sow, of the We Rail army, to pro ceed to take pnfrethon of New Orleaps. By the law now paired, all civil, military, and judi cial power, exercifed by the exifting Governineot of Louiliana, is to be veiled in fuck perfnn or perfons as the Prefident (hall direft, until the expiration of sthe preterit ScQion, unlefs provifion (hall be former made for the temporary Government thereof by Congrefs. Thefe Papers contain no other news of importance. From St. Domingo we find nothing either new nr interefling. The fate of that unfortunate Colony is now decided, and we tan only expert to hear of its final evacuation by the milerable remnant of the French troops. The fever at New York, we are happy to find, has totally dittp . peared ; and in all the other Diftriels of the United States where it had broke out, its ravages have totally ceafcd. In feveral of the principal towns meafures are adopted to check its progrefa, if, contrary to all .expeetati•rn, it Mould again make its appearance in the courfe of this feafon. 1 I L 1 l' 1 • 1 1 t i ,j 1 1 1, I 1 , . .4 , I , i / . i I . i i I i I I I . i i I '1 • ~ 1 I 1 / ' ! i i' J ' l'' l 'i i '' I i ' - 1 , I ' I i t i l 1 I 4 i RUMOURS OF IMMEDIATE INVASION. There have been different arrival., from the Conti nent, with information fur Government, within thefe few days ; and, from combining circumßances, we think there can be hula doubt that the fum of the in• telligenc: is, that the enemy means, if the weather and outer circumaances will admit of it, Jib to make tome attempt, either with the view of trying what degree of alarm may be excited, or ferioully to endeavour to effe& an eflabliihment on our (bores. One perfoß arrived yeßerday with an account of the (fate of preparations at Boulogne. Another brought fmilar intelligence from Holland. In the pins of Holland every thing is in filch a (late of motion and atlivity, as leaves little doubt that from that quarter we may expel finnething fe rious in a few days. In the French ports alto there is fome hurtle, probably with 4 view to divert oar at tention from dm preparations going on to the North ward. Government will not, however, be taken by fur. prize. They know of the enemy's movements, and are providing accordingly, Orders were 'yeiterday font to Sheernefs for every Ihip that can he fent to lea from that port, immediately to join the North Sea li - inadron, under the command of Lord KEITH llifpatches of 'reat importance were alfu fent off ez preG laa night for Admiral Cotawneets, to be for warded by a fall failing cutter. DitPatches were at the fame time f,:nt off fur Lord GAILDNeIt, on the , . hint Ration. In the political circles, next week is confidently talked of as the time when the Frcnch will make their attack ; but of this nothing certain can be known. Nccefftry inftruElions have, however, beet; lent to the Gene, als commanding the feveral dilfries; and in every direaion %%hue there is any probability of the enemy ria VII an attempt, the troops arc kept in a Rate of readinift, and :n tll our ports there is the greaten aEli7ity. Governio:nt have orilt , rs, that no neutral varelfball ent.; any port between the I lumbes and the Downs, Yarrnoifth Roads and the' Downs czceptrd It will he Gen av our Portfmouth letter, that a rcput t wasvct y curr:nt there, the day before yefter. day, that the French fleet had put to lea, and alfo tlic Dutch. This n.ccs, which has lien Ruck up at LLovn's, occalioned an untflual lodation in the Cit♦ this morL:ng. We could not flod, however, that it had been confirmed at the time nor Paper was put to ptcl;; nor do we t:.:ok the Public fliJiil.l lend a ready ezr to intelligence of this :and, as we have no doubt that Covet =cot, to prevent uLnecerfary alarms, will adopt tiroperO'lns to fc:bith the pt:blic with correZt accounts, fliould the enemy once aThially at tempt fo decided a nic vement. It will be leen by the fubjoined letter, that we have nn rcaltn whattvcr to believe that the enemy's fleet at Boulogne cap , , as yet, be at lea; nor is the wind favourable for its failing. As to the accounts from Portfmnnth, we have no dou! t that in that quarter, a falfe inference has been drawn from orders received there from London. Dy comparing the two fobjoined letters, it will be feen that the news which occafioned the movement there, had been received from town.—Here many people confider the news as originating in Portfmouth. This circumaance :s fufF.:ient to prove the intelligence premature at leall ; for had inch intelligence been received here, we thonld not have needed to wait t''' it travelled to Pcrtfmouth and back again before acquired publicity. PORTSMOUTH,. DECEMBER 23. Arrived the MiRCURY frigate from a cruize.— A ftrong report prevailed yeflerday, that the Trznch fleet had put to fca ; and alfo the Dutch, which had occaftoned the COURAGIIEVI map of war to haul down the Agnal for the Well India fleet, and pro ceed to fea ; as have the following, viz. the Isis man of war, DISCARD frigate, CullilW, and SPSIDY loops of war. The men of war remain at St. HsLites, but it is reported they will fail to•morrow. ANOTHER LETTF.E. SAME DATE. This mornittg a telegraphic communication from London, announced 4 4 that the French troops had embarked along the coall." In confequence of this intelligence, the Well India convoy was detained, and Admiral IDACRIS, in the COUGACEI.7X, of 74 guns, Captain BEITIE ; with the FISGARD frigate, Lord M. KKR; RRNARD floop of war, Hon. Capt. CATNCAIT ; SPEEDY brig, Captain PIGOTT; and the BIRLIN floop, Captain Noa-ruEY, immediately dropt down to St. Helen's, to reinforce the (hips lying thert, which increafes the commanding fquadron of this port, to five fail of the line, a frigate, and five (loops of war. The Isis, of go guns, Captain Loss, was alto ordered to the Downs, and proceeded immediately. All the feamen belonging to (hips fitting in the har bour, were fent from their (hips to complete the crews of the (hips at St. Helen's; and the riggers in the dock-yard are ordered to be employed on board of 'at Occation may require. The activity of the Port Admirals, and of every defcription of officers concerned in expediting the (nips, has been exem plary, and fuch as the nature of the intelligence teems to require. The whole of this borne has been en tircly confined to the naval department. Arrived the MFACURY frigate, fitted as a guard de ayla, from Guernfey. She is ordered away to the fame port. Wert out of harbour the Mzcarta fire (hip. Capt. Dory. Sailed the Oarutos frigate, Capt, HILL, on a croize of Cape C/ear. DEAL, Melina& 23. The frienarauTr frigate, and the AIITUMN gun brig, have been driven in from the Boulogne (qua. ' dron by a Ruing weferly wind. Some of the Offi tors of thee velTels Rate, that the movements of the enemy in that quarter evidently indicate that they have (malting in agitation, and it is firmly believed that the grand attempt to effeet a "landing in this country will takt place in the courfe of nest week, fhould the wind and weather prove favourable. At the prefent moment, the enemy cannot fir from their ports, as the wind is too far to the Northward and Weaward: The RAISONAIME has failed to the North ward, fuppofed to join the North Sea fleet. A num ber of 'outward bound Weft Indiamen are coming into the Downs to wait convoy. Dovra, DECIMBER 23. By a cruizer jolt returned from off Boulogne, we learn, that 20 fail of gun-boats have , got into that port from Flailing. the wind having been fo high as to Wow our fhips off their nations ; the Istmorre. tire and Foevutia frigates, with a gun brig cutter were off there ye(lerday, none of the enemy's boat were nut. About fevers P. M. a column of foldiers, apparently about Soo, march:el front the Camp down cin the land to the eaftward of the Pier, where they were digging until dark, at night they were relieved by another party, who worked nearly the whole of the night by torchlight, and this is continued every night : when the ntachr s r is fine: it is laid they are employed in digging a Won to hold the gun boats.—l.a Vidoire chalTe marte, and a French Chop, name unknown, aT'r juft arrived, taken of by a frig ite, name unlinown, and the Bet• fry cutter ; tl.e 'bop i, laden v::th hcrrinls, the other light.—Paffe:l by for the Downs the l.t n• frig.tte, and a flonp of war.—Sailed for Shetrnefs the Mrs% gunbrig to repair her damage. Yeßerday morning the Duke of KFII ; brrakarlei with their MAJINTIES and the PaiccFssrs, at the Q.ieen'. Hiiiife ; fonn after which the Royal Fami• lysileft town few Wiref r. His Riq:ll Highntis the Duke of RANT friends the Cluritimas week with their :VCAlf.liTlb.i at %Viridfor. Vellerdsy morning Cie DULL of You inipeeled the Coldtiream Regiment of Foot Guards, in their new clothing, in the Bird Cage Walk, and after. wards vifited her . • A Council of his, asi • s M i n i was yellerday held at Lord Hawlassuat's Office; molt ct the . ..hrnhers were ptcii.nt. The Count IYA r:)is had a long interview y..flcr. dor with tLe LLOIL the Eaciti-zyia id Li , (Lea. COMMCY Cc',JNCTL•AfEK. Yeller(lay the Poll for ( the ((Mowing, Wards final] were as follow :ommen ConeciimeleCr ly ciefed. The number: AREINCOM MUTri. Herring . Sheirs - Buditio Wright - Bnnicombe Dourotk R. Brewer Nichols - Waitkroan - sll 1 On which the 16 former wi IS,leffri. Pallkley Cre [fwd.! Noble* Hearfey Ord t i 3 - 131 119 - 118 Brown • - 1 t The firft ten Gentlemen i v Mari. ! .oveland H. King Aldridge 0. King ALPERSC, 122 215 - 211 20S uru 203 The Aril eight Gentlemen Thofe marked thus • WITH ( 'T. I\ls.lis s. nawfrota• . 0 1 Youn" - 4 L W. J. Reeves 4f. 4 71 J. Brewer • - 4.. Harper -. 41 T. Itccvss . 4 :,, , , 1 I Newlin* - 3 ,-; ; Robins - 3 ; - Burkit ' Is . rere declared duly defied. iATIt WARD I Mears. Rafter Rarnfsr Porn ford' fit 10 - Ic 9' Beztfon 4.1 rere declared duly elated• ,TE WARD. Hanlon Mankia C:7 • (4 - Iso , ore declared dilly elated. are new Csodtdates. Melts. R onLitt - ;.; Erier Dunkin Denziloe The Captain of an American fhip from Charier town, bound to a foreign port, and which was (poke with a kw days fence in the Channel, i; Paid to have brought an account of the capture of the valuably Dutdt littlement of Surinam by the Briti(h forces, altos! the tlftli or zoth of OElober ; alfo of the fur render of the French General ROCkiaMBiAU, and his Ralf, to our cfuizers ou the Jamaica Ration. Mr. Li viNcrrow, the Gentleman who arrived here a few days ago frum Paris, is Lieutenant Colone' in the fervice of the Wired States, and fon•in•law to Mr. Livitcwsros, the American Envoy at Paris. Yefterday their Graces the Duke and Duchella BEDVOR n, left their houfe in Stable Yard, St. JaMes'i. to fpend their Chriftmas . holidays at Wooburn Alt bey, Bedfordlbire, with a fele& party of friends. Yefterday Sir Joint and Lady St. Marx left town for the holidays.• On Thurfday the 22d inftant, was ;nal-tied, Capt. Fltitsw, of the 66th Regiment, to Milh Matt SHELTON, of Stanley, Htintmgclonfhire. Letters were received in town yeflerday from Vir ginia, Bolton, Lilbon, Seville, and Philadelphia. Yefterday 100 men of the Arm . ) , of Referve enlifterl into the Guards. The evidence of the public utility of Kr. Ate. LEY'S frit volume of Equeßrian Educatioa, already fupported by upwards of 6000 pitrehafeiY, may be confidered decifivc. Met of &whiz undoubtedly kgair the value of cultivating in the mefent and* tifingge• neration firih fJ,ite ; which not only'ensbellifhes life, but may he the caufe of prolOnging Prreerarint - dryad/id acct.:dent: by borfr,earriages, &c. Ihgreby in air ; probability faring the lives of thoufands.' This, we conceive, cannot fail interefling all ranks immediate ly to purchafe this valuable produftion. . • ^ • LORD SPIKCER gliflClftitin'S HALL, ef.e...1 - liS Lordflup gave s a.grand Ball and Supper oil 114Mishif laft, at Lttchfield, to all the NoVity and Gantry re-. s fident in that neighbourhood. The dane•ng tOO% place at the George Inn, the,Alrernbly Adorn. 1104, elcgar.tlyfitted up for the meat'''. aril 'nide acidat is ,(,, tional chandeliers and A t nice te,clock - the ball was opened by the elegant Lady Secrete ~ Cnwt,; CHESTER, and an I)(f,cer of the Dragoons. Lie/4 Spiracle Cnicnirrie followed with Lady Apia SrrWAßT,the Earl of Git.i.ower's youngeß dauglps ter. Mifs COURTENET danced with Captain State. ART, and Mils Sisatias with Captain MAITLAND.* About twenty five couple tripped on the fight fat. taflic toe, to an excellent band. The company fent exceeded 200 perfous, all of whom were of. she fire refpeftability about eleien o'clock they danced in two fits, and continued until twelve o'clock, when an excellent (upper, prepared by cooks from L.ndoni was yet out in . the upper and adjoining apartments, which induced the gay votaries of pleafure* to retira for a Ilion time. The (upper was excellent, and cot lifted of every delicacy which could be procured.— The wines were abundant and yawl. ccnfilling of choice Champagne, Burgundy, Imperial '['okay, Ste. The deffert was equally entitled to praife. About 1 one o'clock the dancing recommenced, and it was I nearly the dawn before-the• mufc ceafed, and the company had retired. FRACAS AT visa THl•Ttll.—During the perfor mance of the ne.v Opera l 5 night, at 'veat•garden Theatre, an altercation took place between two Pen' tlemen in the box adjoining the private boxes, on•the left of the Rage. After Conte words were exchanged one of the Gentlemen 'gave the other the lie, which infult was inftantly relented in the mr,lt err:dual man. ner. Some blows were given and retained, and con fiderable confulion created by the frarat. Two of three Ladies who happened to fit in the box fcreamed fo violent, as to fpread terror and alarm through every part of the hnefe. The attention of the audi. ence was for fome time diverted from the perfor. mince, and every eye direaed to the fcene of aelions In the mean time one of the Gentlemen retired from the box, and folicited his adverlary, who 'fecund equally anxious, but was prevented by the Ladies, to follow him. At length, however, be coarrived to get ow, and a ring being formed, the combat be gan. It was not very nbilinately contefted, for the Gentleman who had given the provocation proved to be intoxicated, and unable to maintain the fight. Some Gentlemen on this interfered, and tht affray terminated in an exchange of cards. (Ziliet was then completely reflored, and the performance continued without further interruption. TOWNSEND, with a few Bow-dreet officers, attended during the remlinder of the evening. . In crinfequence of fnne altercation having taken place co Monday evening at one of the Theatres, between a a Mr. C— and Mr. the parties met in a field near Kilburn Wells, on Thinfday morning, about eight o'clock, when after exchang ing dint., Mr. • received a (evert, but not dan gerous, wound in the left arm ; and Mr. coat collar was flint off ro near his neck, as to carry fr part him neck handkerchief, without injuring him. The leconda then interfered, and the matter was adjtitted. Both Mr. C— and Mr. J 34 4 very young, a4uut to or x t at mutt.