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OFFICE OF ORDNANCE„Imput 12, 1814. THE PRINCIPAL OFFICSRS f HIS MA JESTY-a ORDIVAATE, do hr 4 grro Notice. That Proposals will be received at their ()! Le in Pall-Mall, au or before Wednesday, the 14th day of September next,, from arch Persons as may be willing to undtrtake the supply of IRON MANGERS for Service of this Departmeot, at the Royal Ar tillery stables at Woeiwich, for a period of three Years, deter mit aisle after the txpirauon of one Year, upon Notice of three 'Annals, at the Option of either Party. .4 Pattern of ti:e Mangers may be viewed upon application tp Lleutenar t-Colontl Pilkington, the Commanding Royal Engineer at Woolwich, and farther Particulars, together with the'rernul and Conditions of the Contract, may be known at the Secretary's Office in Pall-Mall aforesaid, any day between the hours of Ten and Four o'clock, where the Proposals must be delivered sealed and endorsed," Proposals foe Iron Mangers ;" but no Pro posal can be admitted after the said 14th of September, at Twelv.• o'clock at noon of the same day, neither will any Tender be notis!e4 unless the i'arty malting it or an Agent in his behalf shill attei.d. By Order of the Board, R. H. CREW, Sc.• TLIE EVENING STAR. LON DON. THURSDAY, AUGUST §5, 1814, PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCIC: Reduced otiff—con.. 664 f—for account 66i Octobcr. 4 per Cent. usti-5 per C. Wavy 961i—Bonds, 14s. 15s. pr. Osmium 1,0, j, dia.—Bank Long Anus. 16 15-16tha Exchequer !Ells Is. to .34. pre. This being Settling Day at the Stock Exchange for Consols, and a considerable depression having taken place in the Funds since the last account, many Brokers and Speculatcrs were expected to be declar ed defaulters ; hcwever, as far as we have been en abled to ascertain, only one Broker was proclaimed on the occasion. We have received Paris Papers of Sunday and Monday, from which we subjoin copious extracts. Frnm all that we can learn, Italy is still in an unsettled state. The t r llowing is given as a proof of the greater confidence of the people of France in the present Government than in that of BONAPARTE :—When the French garrison of Corfu landed at Marseilles, the Paymaster had not a sous with which to supply their necessities, and he wanted 70,000 francs for pre. sent p trposes. The inhabitants immediately sub scribed t,lie money, and presentedit as a voluAtary ban to • the Paymaster. The French Journalist re marks. that no similar instance °centred under BONA PARTE'S usurpation. Count RAPP, who figured ht the siege of Dantzic, as Commander of the French Garrison, considering his character attacked in a Publication, called " A Narrative of the Siege of Dantz'c," has inserted a let, ter in the Paris Newspapers, in which, like CAULIN- CrTRT, I I OGENDORP, and VAN ZIAMNLE, he denies that he was guilty of any of the cruelties charged against him. This much-injured man promises a narrative from his own elegant pen, which, he says, " will be wnrhy of the grandeur of the subject !"—Monsieur RAPP, we humbly think, would be better employed in revisiting Dangle, and relieving the distresses of the prior inhabitants with some of his honest gains. PARIS, AUGUST 22. By an Ordoncance of the 20th of August, his M. •sty has granted 181 decorations of the Royal anl ,vlilitary Order of St. Louis. Intelligence from St. Pierre, Martinique, of the date of the 12th June, states, that on the 30th of May, the restoration of Lonis XVIII. was known in that Island, the white flag • was immediately display cd-from all the public and private buildings. Yesturday all the troops forming the garrison of Paris were reviewed in the Champ de Mats, by Mon sieur and the Duke de Berri. Letters from the Island of Corfu announce, that fresh troubles have broken out there. Some disaf fixted parsons are endeavouring to fire the minds of thc people. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, AUGUST 20. COMMERCIAL RI'LATIONS. AttPr the adoption of the Prose Verbal, their Er- Irrkies the Ministers of Finance and of the Interior, who were apitlinted by his Majesty to communicate the proji•ct of a law upon this important subject, were introduced—wlica The Baron Louis addressed the Chamber. He observed, that the termination of the general warfare had oper.tted so directly upon commerce and indus try, as to cause a revolution in the relations of the French people in these respects. By the recent events, a new commercial xra was induced; and it became necessary that the Government of the country should turu its most serious attention to the true interests of the people. In this view, the re-establishment of a Tarif and a new regulation of . duties was rendered indispensible. After some other observations on the nature and importance of those topics, the Baron presented the project of a law to the following effect, founded on the Decree of his Majesty : The first Article relates to the Duties on the Importation of Irowand Steel, and provides— First, That Iron in bars, or forged in the rough, in pieces, wethln; 35 kilogrammes, shall be charged at 2 fr. per kiL Iron undergoing two manipuirtions, in bars of from 18 to 60 lines long, and (ratio 5 to 12 in thickness, 15 tr. per 100 kiL Iron undergoing three manipulations, in round bars of seven lines diameter ; in square bars of from seven to nine lines thick ; and in pLut bars from 14 to 18 lines in length, and from three to four thick; at 25 francs per 100 kilogrammes. iron undergoing four manipulations, in circular rods, from three to six lines diameter; in small ware bars from three to six lines each face; and of certain other descriptions; 40 francs per 100 kilogrammes. Iron, known itenerally under the appellation of plate iron, 40 francs per 100 kilogrammes. Iron Wire, 60 francs per 100 kilogrammes. 4T as.- 7 Sreei in !beets, Or In ever" , other kind of plate!, la the run; h, 40 francs per 100 kilogrammes. teel,for4ed into small squares, 10 trades per 100 kilesranuurs. -• I • Steel, proper for the mattufeeture elf needles, 40 fr. per VW lilt Iron and Steel which Las arrived in the ports of France betorel the publication of the present law, or warehoused in virtue of the Ordonnance of the 12th August, is exempted from thexe duties.—Gipm at Park, 19th August, 1814. (Siz ccd) LOUIS. The Chamber having attended to the Address of the Minister, and received the project of the law, re ferred the same to the consideration of itaCommittees. PARMA, AUGUST 10. M. Beausset, Prefect of the Palace. arrived in this city two days ago, in order to prepare the Royal Re sidence for our new Sovereign, Maria Louisa. Madame Letitia (Bonaparte's mother) has arrived at Porto Firrajo, in the Island of Elba. By a Patent from the Emperor of Austria, pub lished here, Count Macaulay Ceralis is nominated, in the name of her Royal Highness the Archduchess Maria Louisa, Duchess of Parma, Placentia, and Guastallo, Minister of the above States ; and by a regulation, by which the above Duchies are divided into two Governments, the Government of Placentia has the city of that name for its capital—the form of Government is monarchical. The Administrative Authority is to be exercised conformably to the laws, by a Minister, two Governors, and as many Podes tates as there are Communes in the three Duchies, with the concurrence of a Council of State, &c. The Minister is the Head of every Administration. The cockade is to be white and red. PETERSLURGH, JULY 27. The following Rescript has been addressed by his Majeity the Emperor of Russia to the General of In fantry Wasmitinow : " It has come to my knowledge that various pre parations have been made to receive me. T never regarded such matters but with repugnance, but at present they are less agreeable than ever. The events which have put an end to the bloody war in Europe, are the works of the Mosr thou alone. We ought all to thank lIIM on our knees. Make known every where my unalterable resolution, that no preparation shall be made to receive and compliment me. Send orders to the Governors, that none shall leave their posts for such a purpose. I hold you responsible for the punctual execution of this order. lam always your's, very affectionately, " ALEXANDER." The day before yesterday his Majesty arrived here, and was received with great enthusiasm. There will be illuminations for three days. NAPLES, AUGUST 10. By a Decree of the 15th, the King has abolished a law which declared the communes responsible for the disorders committed by Brigands on their territories. The King, by another decree, permits the free expor tation of grain. The Emperor of Austria has sent his Majesty four decorations of the order of St. Leo pold, to be distributed among the officers who have rendered most service to the State during the last campaign. VIENNA, AUGUST 11. There is now no doubt that the Allied Monarchs will be here in the course of September. The Em press of Russia will arrive on the 10th September, and the Emperor of Russia and King of Prussia will a rrive between the 15th and 20th. Our Exchange, which had risen to 254, has fallen suddenly to 254, without any cause being assigned. The Court Gazette of this day contains an Imperial Ordonnance, declaring, that the greatest part of the Provinces, known under the French Administration by the name of Illyria, being vested, by treaties with the Allied • Powers, in his Majesty, shall henceforth form an integral part of his Empire. In thus adopt ing the inhabitants as his subjects, his Majesty freely at.d fully accords to them every religious and commer cial advantage enjoyed by the rest of his subjects. PIIGGIO, AUGUST 8. The an ival of trio Imperial Highness die Arch duke at Modena has by no means calmed the agita tions which prevailed in our city, which the presence of the Austrian troops has encreased rather than di minished. We cannot forget that our city has always been the very altar of Italian freedom ; and that the hatred of all foreign domination has always been esteemed a virtue by the patriotic inhabitants of Reggio. BERLIN, AUGUST & His Majesty made his entry into this capital yes terday, with great military parade, attended by the Princes of the Royal Family, and a number of Gene ral Officers. His Majesty reviewed all the troops who were drawn out, first the infantry, aim' then the cavalry ; and Te Deum was sung on the happy occa sion. A dinner of 270 covers was afterwards served up•in the grand gallery. His Majesty sat between Prince William of Prussia and the Dowager Princess of Solms Braunfels. Directly opposite to his Majesty, sat the Prince Chancellor of State, between Prince Blucher and Field Marshal Kalkreuth. At six o'clock his Majesty went to the Opera, where he was received with the greatest enthusiasm ; and was greeted in like manner at the National Theatre, which he also honoured with his presence. At nine o'clock his Majesty, accompanied by Prince Blucher and several other General Officers, mounted his horse, and pa raded the streets to see the illuminations. Before dinner his Majesty received several deputations; and wherever he appeared the joyous acclamations of the people seemed to rend the skies. The Austrian Ambassador has taken the residence of the late unfortunate Mr. and Mrs. BOKAR, at Chit 'fielhurst,ln Kent, for the season. His Excel len:y Asdlamily TAU leave tows for Cbissclhurst the latter end 9f this Inek. HAIIIMJRCH MAIL. A Hamburgh Mail arrived to-day ;—nothing is said in the German Papers of the affairs of Norway ; but they contain tome important intelligeace from other parts of Europe : COPENHAGEN, AVGUST 13. By a sentence of the Supreme Court of Justice, of the 29th of July, Mr. M. N. Westerman, Counsellor , of Justice, and Chief Director of the Lottery, is con demned to banishment, and payment of costs, for having written and sent, by Mr. Gyldenpaten, a letter to Mr. Canter Anker, at Christianna, containing the most criminal expressions, concerning the measures which his Majesty the King found necessary on con cluding the last Treaty of Peace 'with Sweden, and in which he has the boldness to blame his Majesty's resolution to cede the Kingdom of Norway, and to say, that that kingdom ought to have a part of what belongs especially to the Danish Crown, &c. The attorney had demanded that he should be declared infamous, be capitally punished, and his property be forfeited. On the II th of August, a notice published, sig. nifying that the Duchies of Holstein and Sleswick, having contributed much more largely than the other parts of the kingdom to the maintenance of the Rus sian troops, it was thought equitable that as the stay of the troops was protracted, the kingdom of Den mark should be taxed apart. The notice fixes the sums to be paid by the land-holders; 1218 ships paid the sound•duties in July. The ship of the line the Louisa comes out of Dock at Copenhagen on Monday, instead of the frigate the Pearl : a brig with three transports, goes to the West Indies in September. BERLIN, AUGUST Is. His Highness Prince Hardenburgh sets out on the Ist of September for the Congress. ROME, JULY 2S. The report still prevails that Parma, Modena, and Gaastalla, will be ceded to Bonaparte, .and that he will in future reside en the Contitent. The public prints express the hope that this may be a mere ru meur. NAPLES, JULY 28. A camp of exercise for 20,000 men is forming at Capodichin. His Majesty has permitted the free exportation of corn from parts of the kingdom, declared Ancona a free port, as formerly, and prolonged the fair at Sene glagia. HANOVP.R, AUGUST 15. On the 12th, the birth-day of the Prince Regent was celebrated here with much ceremony and general joy. The public buildings, and many private houses, were illuminated, and some had fine transparencies and suitable inscriptions. ALTONA, AUGUST Is. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales left Hainhurgh yesterday, and proceeded on her journey to Brunswick. ROME, JULY Se. Naples is arming its whole force, it is said, against the Barbara States. Our Court has been for some time at variance with that of Naples. The Duke of Rocea Romana passed through this city some days since, as is supposed, on an important mission from Naples to Vienna. Yesterday the QUEEN and Pnnrcznisas left London at one o'clock for Windsor. Mr. MOLILAKE *hewed Princess ELIZABETH a handsome bowl, taken from Tirpoo SAIB, beautifully enamelled, made TIPPOO a present of by the French, which she greatly admired. In consequence of the death of MMWYNYARD, her MAJESTY was pleased to dispense with the attendance of General WYNYARD for the remainder of his term, as Equerry in Waiting at Windsor. Sir JOHN and Lady AUBREY, Bart. are expected at Thame daily, from a visit to the Hon. B. GREY, Cowbt idge, Glamorganshire. A County Meeting was held at Hereford on Friday last, when an Address to the PuiNce REGENT on the present happy state of affairs was voted. The Duke of NORFOLK was present. Extract of a letter from Smyrna, dated July 2. The ravages of the plague begin to abate. It is calculated that nearly 30,000 Turks have died of it ; about 6,000 Greeks, and a third of the Jewish popu lation, are also supposed to have perished. The deaths are now calculated at 200 per day. Of those attacked a great many escape, which is a siga that the disorder loses its malignity. Letters from Liverpool apprise us, that the ships and their cargoes from Amelia Island, which had been seized by the Custom-house Officers, at Liver pool, have been set at liberty, and surrendered up to the consignees. We are informed, that the seques tration has been raised, not hastily, but advisedly, after obtaining the opinions of the principal Law Officers connected with the Treasury, the Commis sioners of Customs in London, and the Proctor of the Admiralty. The cotton market has, in some degree, fallen in consequence of this intelligence; and it is extremely important, as it affects not only the ship ping immediately concerned, but nearly .20 vessels which are expected from the same depot of Ame rican produce, with the future relative situation of that depot. Several of the merchants of Glasgow interested in the shipment of goods to the United States, imme diately after the recinding of the Orders in Council, and before the Declaration of War by the American Government was known in this country, and who have had their goods seized and condemned as law ful prizes by the American Government, have for warded a memorial to our Government, stating the hardships of their case, and craving that, in any treaty that may be made with the United States, an article may be introduced to secure indemnification to them for the losses they have thus sustained. THE ARmr. S^rnc of the transports collected at Portsmouth are destined for Madeira, to receive the British garrison, and take them to America. The remainder will pro ceed to Cork, and take on board the troops collected there; where also the whole will rendezvous, and sail together, under the VALIANT, and othtr men of war. A strong party of the Staff Corps, and a detachment of the Royal Sappers and Matra, am.= Cumberland Fart, in readiness to embark. Strong detachments of the following regiments embarked last week : 9th, 39th, 44th, 49th, 58th, Est, 89th, and 103 d.—. Detachments of the following corps will also ernbaxk Ist or Royal Scots, 3d, Gth, 21st, 29th, 57th, ca t 57th, 62d, 70th, 76th, 82J, 65th, Psth, Ws, ant! 100th—the whole amounting to about 2100 men, iy the best order and equipment. The detachments in Scotland ordered to embark for Ireland, for the purpose of proceeding v,;th th o expedition to America, are countermanded, Ly a letter from the Horse Guards, received at EduLitrgh. on Monday. Four troopc of the 2d or Queen's Bays have arrived at Piershill Barracks, from England, where they are to be stationed. Wednesday se'nnight, the Royal Lanarkshire Mi litia were disembarked at Glasgow, and the in yea iiebz, shire at Inverness. Saturday the Berwickshire Militia were dismbo. died at Coldstream. Tuesday se'unight the Fifeshire Militia arrived at Cupar, where they are to remain till disembodied. Yesterday the reduction of the RoyalWaggon Train took place, to the number of five troops, the on establishment Lavin been fourteen;_ whereby at least, in that single corps, seventy-seven Officers are place.! upon Half-pay. A correspondent infordis us, that an enquiry. of a most interesting nature will probably be instituted the course of a short time. The anxiety of our military friends will not be a little excited when we apprize them, that although it is as yet a subject confined to a corps long established within a few miles of Lou don, it may become a point of contest in every bat talion affected by the reduction, consequent upon the iormation of the Peace Establishment of the Army. It appears that the principal object of this enquiry is to ascertain the comparative expense and excellence . of Regimental Messes, promising an expo: of what. ever comes within the scrutiny of the enquirers, which our correspondent informs us will afford a detail of one, not less extortionate than ridiculous in the eyes of the military world. lilifYAL INMLLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, AVGUST 22. Arrived the recaptured packet Little Catharine; from Bermuda, from whence she sailed under con. voy of the BfLVIDEIi frigate the 23d July. T:le fleet, about eight sail, is gone up the Chanuel. 'PLYMOUTH, AUGUST Qs. Arrived the Richard, Mstarraur, from Qtrbee l one of the C TAWS convoy ; also the TIGLIt of war, from a ctuize.—Wind S.W. FORTSMOUTH, AUGUST XL Arrived :•:e BELVIDRIMI frig - ite; from Bermuda LzotitnAs frigate, from Havannah ; and num , * fri gate, from Plymouth.—Sailed his Majesty's ships MAGNIFICItNT, AMPH lON, CAM SL, Ri NA LW, and llyAga, with a fleet for the West Indies i • the IIA•• NICUS with a fleet for Spain and Pottugal, accom panied by the Cosrucr and Rump:a • the Lipper and RAVEN, with a convoy fo r N ort h America, &c. the Auanzas, etc. with a fleet for the East Indies and Brazils ; and the BoansaY, for Cork and the coast of America.—Wind West. DEAL, AUGUST 54. Remain, his Majesty's ship MONMOUTH, JASON fri• gate, CADMUS, GRIMM, RosAitto, and R EDPOL sloops of war; OLYMPIA cutter; Ariel, Mary Ann, Economy, Union, Success; Pheasant, Mary and Mar garet, Hope, Norfolk, Antelope, Alexander, Isabella. Industry, Venus, Heart of Oak, Europe, Ceres, Su sannah, Harrier, North Ash, Free Briton, Lioness, Mary, British Union, and Dover transports ; and a few more (particulars unknown) supposed to be wait ing to take the German Legion to Germany.—Sailed the Spanish ship Samaritana, Capt. S UCH ACIDGA I for St. Sebastian's. Accounts have been received at Liverpool of Sir A. COCHRANE having in the course of his operations on the American coast destroyed the town of Port land.. The following extract of a letter contains the authority on which the intelligence rests : 44 I.lvaaroal, AUGUST 22. " The Alert, BROWN, arrived here from Burin, Newfoundland, sailed from thence July 31. Captain BROWN informs, that a vessel had arrived front Halifax the day before he sailed, in 4 days, the master of which reported, that the boats belonging to the ships under Admiral COCHRAN& had burnt the town of Portland, and the shipping is that port. Capt. Bikers further says, tbat.the account was fully credited at-Berle." MILANCUOLY ACCIDENT.—Friday se'nnight, Elias Mould, under-Viewer, at Hebburn colliery, near New castle, descended one of the pits with the deputies and overman to change the course of the air fcr ven tilation, When the pi t fired, and him se lf an d ten others were unfortunately burnt to death. To THE Enrroa.—Sir, In an account of th e recen t execution of several unfortunate men, one of whom is said to have been in a state of insanity, from the time when the awful warrant for his execution was received, the consequence of such a state of mind, with respect to his behaviour, at the place of execu tion is mentioned, as well as the difficulty of carrying into effect the sentence of the law. It is added, that 66 at length the Executioner was compelled to get upon the scaffold, and push him forcibly from the place on which he stood." I beg leave to enquire, how far such a circum stance is consistent with the following exposition of the law, by Sir Merraaw HALE and Mr. Justice BLACILSTONR?--. 64 If, after judgment passed on the prisoner for a , 4 capital offence, he becomes of nonsane mernuiy, 44 execution shall be stayed; for, peradventure, ►ays the humanity of the English 14w, had the prisoner 66 been of sound memory, he might have anet:geil 'I something in stay of judgment or execution." r 0 fr