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EAST INDIES. BOMBAY COURIER., JULY 25, 1807. A number of passengers from Tranquebar, lately prisoners of war at the Isle of France, have arrived at Bengal. When they left the Mauritius, the Island was suffering severely from the want of provisions. The number of armed men upon the Island, did not exceed 1200, of these three-fourths were disorderly, undisciplined rabble, the onlyregular troops being the Governor General's body guard, represented as a very fine corps of men, but not exceeding 3 or 400. From this actual state of the Island, suffering un der the calamities of famine and destitute of the' means of defence; 'no period could he more favoura ble than. the .preseat, .for an enterprize against the colony, which• would probably surrender to a British force without firing a g 00... FOREIGN INIWeIGENCE. COPENHAGEN, DEC. 11. The merchants of this city have solicitacl.permission to repurchase the merchantmen seized by.the English, but it was sternly refused by the Crown Prince; • Patriotic offerings are pouring in from all quarters, to enable Government to re-establish her Marine.— The Asiatic Company has offered four gun-boats and 3000 rix-dollars ; Baron Selby has sent 6000 rix dollars,land one of the Assurance Companies 30,000 rix-dollars. One sentiment, the desire of revenge, seems to animate every part of the Danish mon archy. NAPLES, DEC. 2. By a Decree of his Majesty, the unwholesome mo rasses of Castel Volturno, near Capua, are to be drain ed, and restored to agriculture. A Company have undertaken the business, and they are to be indemni fied for the expences, by a moiety of the lands thus drained. uaauca 401.14, fled for tl drained. We are resolved t the Medico Appenine No more this sort. employed Denma the utmos that the ; measures ordered ti retaliatior meat, by many, de The K nia. As f wealthy I nishing t ing ; and the seas. The K A report and prop Denmark messenge dare for be has be of his flit The P ningsberg Twent every hot the least of all the left Cadi: troops, w fantry, a to al. rally crec posed up has disco decree ag the sever he requir PRICE Coma On Tuesd the Coui Secretar gers, an morning BEC, con, afternoo Color vice, ha India. chargec his arri' that he the cau was h Mona?) that it ness wi reigner viously States Pcrsiar and ha his mis the nec hi; arr been v. AUGSBURGH, DEC. 12. We are informed that the Emperor Napoleon has resolved to open a communication between the Po and the Mediterranean, by a canal that is to traverse the `.ppenines, and derive its waters from the Bormida. more splendid undertaking can be thought of in sort. French engineers are, it is said, already employed to sketch it out. HAMBURGH, DEC. 12. Denmark is carrying on the recruiting service with utmost activity, and we are here taught to expect , _ the Danish Government will soon adopt active measures against the King of Sweden, who has lately ordered the Norway Post to be stopped, probably in retaliation of what was done by the Danish Govern. meat, by detaining and opening the letters from Ger- Ay, destined for Stockholm. The King of Sweden is building gun-boats in Sca , As for Denmark, the smallest towns, and all the wealthy proprietory, are rivalling each other in fur nishing the Government with timber for ship-build- , and Danish privateers are soon expected to cover seas. The King of Sweden has set out for Stockholm.— report is in circulation that he will convoke a Diet, propose the abdication of the Crown. Russia and Denmark have sent at the same time, and by the same messenger, remonstrances to him, urging him to de - for or against the English. We are assured that has been called on to deliver Scania, as a pledge his future conduct. The Prussian Government paper has fallen at Ko ►gsberg 22 per cent. PRIVATE ►IZ, DEC. 6. Twenty-frve thousand French troops are expected every hour in this city and its environt. There is not least doubt that French troops will take possession all the sea-ports of Spain. Governor Solano has Cadiz to put himself at the head of 20,000 Spanish which are to be joined with 20,000 French In itry, and 10,000 who are proceeding towards Por igal. A rumour is afloat here, which seems gene rally credited, that very severe restraints will he im posed upon every description of export, as Bonaparte has discovered that the provisions of his prohibitory decree against commerce have not been enforced in several ports of Spain with all the rigour which requires. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 7. 'RICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Comb, money, 6444--for January 644—Reduced 634 j. Osmium 14 prem.—Excheq. Bills par to 2s. pre. 'uesday EDWARD THORNTON, Esq. Minister to _ Court of Sweden, attended by Mr. OAKLEY his Secretary, Mr. HARGRAVE, one of the King's messen gers, and suite, arrived at Yarmouth ; and yesterday norning his Excellency embarked on board the QUE under a salute of 15 guns, and sailed in the afternoon. FRANCE AND PERSIA. Colonel M'CARR, of the East India Company's ser vice, has, within these few days, arrived in town from India. He intended to come over-land, and was :harged with a mission to the King of Persia, but on arrival at Bagc.:at, he was stopped, and informed that he could not proceed further. Upon inquiring cause, he learned that the Persian camp, which was honoured with the presence of the Persian Monarch; was in the neighbourhood. He observed, that it was a fortunate circumst*ce, as he had busi ness with Ilia Majesty. He was 41ctsteld that no fo igners could be received there, units' they had pre viously visited the Persian capital, andlirpught certi ficates from it to entitle them to admission. • To the Persian capital Colonel M'Clina accordingly w and having there explained the nature • and object his mission, he returned to the camp, prorid4l.l,ol the necessary passports, and obtained achnission:›loa, Mx arrival, he learned that a French ErnbassY, bad been with theTeislisti Monarch at - the camp, eta be had concluded a tote with all his tared into a striqand close Usder theft 41.4ahistettiCe6 in the most terms, and without hiving accomplished the object sion ; but there he was not suffered to stop, or to pro. secute his journey from it by the usual way—he was obliged to take a new voute, and explore a new pas sage. He crossed the Caspian Sea, entered the terri tories of Russia, and. came to England last from Sweden. shall interrogate the sailors two overseers. If it resul it the vessel has touched :thc seizure and confiscation cargo, the Captain, as well those sailors, who, upon their cxamivations l „sll:4 l have made a false declaration; shall be deemed pr soners, and shall not be set at liberty until after ha' ing paid the sum of 6,000 franks, as a personarpenah for the Captain, and 500 franks for each of the sailors so attested, over and above the pains incurred by those who falsify their papers and log-books. HI. If advices or information communicated the Directors of our Customs give rise to any suspi cions as to the origin of the cargoes, they shall be pro visionally warehoused until it is ascertained and cided that they do not come from England or Colonies. IV. Our Commissaries for commercial relations, who deliver certificates of origin for merchandize laden in the ports of their residence destined for that of France, shall not confine themselves to an attests. Lion that the merchandize or commodities do .come from England or her Colonies or Commerce , they shall indicate the place of origin, the documents which have been laid before them in support of declaration which has been made tab , them, and ' name of the 'slit,' on board of which they have been primarily transported from the place of 'origin." ;- that of their residence. They shall address a duplicate of their certificate to our Counsellor of State, Director General of Customs. V. Our Ministers for External Relations, W. and Finances, are charged, each, so far as concerns himself, with the execution of the present decree. (Signed) ,NAPOLEON. By the Emperor. The Secretary of State. (Signed) IWGUEA R. iIARET. Conform to the original The Minister of the Finances. (Signed) Conform to the original. The Counsellor of State, Commandant of GAUDIN. Legion of Honour, Director General of the Customs of the Empire. (Signed) coLus, The crisis into which the mercantile world min thrown by the execution of the furious decrees of enemy, and the vigorous measures of retaliat adopted by our Court, is rapidly approaching. surely, if eve consider that the measures pursued the enemy are those of attack, and in furtherance an avowed project of subjugation ; and that those' our Court, though necessarily similar in appearance, being acts of retaliation, are yet, in fact, means self-defence only. we may flatter ourselvei that in contest we shall not be found unworthy of victory, though we do not pretend insensibility to the distress and sufferings which are consequent upon such a t of commercial exclusion from the Continent of Europe. Government has resolved, we understand, upon most rigid blockade of Cadiz and the Tagus. Those Merchants also who were in the habit of occasions' traffic thither with British licenses, have been apprir that no more will on any account be granted, and all memorials to the Council Board for that purpo! will be utterly unavailing. It is further reported in a Morning Paper " Orders have been sent by his Majesty's Minister every Custom-House in the ports of the United Kin ; dom, to require from all American vessels about to for any part of the Continent, ample and sufficient curity for the payment of any duty, which the Purl; Clair Kingdom may impose on their respective cargoes . approaching Session," and this is called " a proper delicate mode of detaining such American vessels are at present, or may hereafter arrive in our por —We can give no credit whatever to this rumour. Make neutrals subject to the operation of an ex ' facto law ! ! This would be a novelty indeed • legislation of this free couuntry, which no act pression or injustice on the part of our enemy justify or render palatable to Englishmen. Letters from France, received by the same veyance which brought us the above Decree, also been received, dated the 27th ult. They that rumours of peace were prevalent in . but no credit appears to have been attached to • One of these letters contains a statement, that " is not at present two per cent. dearer than it was twelt months ago, and that sugar is quite as cheap." A meeting of, the merchants and manufacturers the City of Glasgow was to be convened as on day, by the Paovoer : " For the purpose of considering the-propriety Of expressing , MAJ ZSTY i at this Lnyelitant crisis, their firm det,enignation •eiggart, brewery means in their power, his jtio rightseand Jet/rests of the /*dish EMpire ; and at th 6 thine time to t.tdatte his MAJESTY on the vigorous and . active line of which has been pursued in the prosectition of the war, and the tvilliaut successes with which these energetic measures so happily been crowned, notwithatim* &lithe saga; confedem which have been famed against itp," On the above. nonce for calling the meeting, morning paper offers the following obseevations This is a very tithe affair. One more never remember ;. antilt* . ki meant in any degreo counteract the ill effeetslt the meetings endeasaitre , to be got together'in Yorkidsire, to petition for ace, it can only produce the rsurpose for which it is in*deii , . pra t eid , al his enesiies, isd ,ese. Irift4lcer of the Customs alliance with - 3r, in. presence of t' 'was refused ms audieue ' this examination that aid returned to Bitidat England, independently of 1 [ the object of his mis- of the said ship and cargo • • ors in one way, and that is, by ben a measure of ell ; TO tits stupidity. Indeed, who that reads such e at as " vigorous and active line of conduct, ion measures, brilliant successes !"—%ho that read,' g e‘ as monstrous bombast, and looks around at the PP ii I A of the country, can refrain from a smile of b' . . But the mischief of such a meeting as the ahor e 4 • av- confined to its absurdity ;it is likewise prejudicial, aley cause it is factious : it goes to party merely; 11 7 6 fors smack of patriotism in its essence or origin; and rose the country should unite in one general feer et maintaining the contest with magnanimity and nets, the merchants of Glasgow are convened 0 1 * jr l to L spj. chew themselves the tools of one set of men; se , eel pro. instead of struggling for our independence, they , d e . stickling for a party. This is the very situan nn . ' her which all the nations of the Continent have b eet * ita clued : heedless of uniting to repel the fereign e. *t • ons, they were only employed in confounding thei r - di ze antagonists; and in our opinion, the manne teat ,„ that Yorkshire and the merchants of Glasgow p reseat !sta . actly the same view -7°f men possessing Ro t a*, ,v not j patriotism, not oneanx i ous f .ei P ie of w i sh or tst to ai men weal, but occupied solely in personal or pan ! lents ings. The country has no need either of . • t h e measures or of brilliant successes" to ensure its ••,. t h e what it wants is the exercise of one needful Oak tr b een that is economy ; and if our Statesmen peace pt k ilos that, they possess no other that can bean adequat e di stitute for it, in the present situation of our to to The frugal limitations of expenditure, the s u • • our of useless offices are the chiefvictories thathfaustes. o at present hope to gain ; and should they want • • o Jar, to attempt these, they may indeed continue in 5 'ems their places, but they are totally incompetent tome their country : for allowing what every pen es d e spectable talents, either in Administration %ow e ; knows to be true, that we can have reze that is worth the name, and that none can forma l ' e probable period at which a real peace may be** as ad—if, while this is granted on all sides, yetag r i • their endeavours to increase our mutual burthcas,/ I I ' 4 no hand alleviates ,the weight ; what is this eat creasing the load of the animal, while you - the his journey." toms -• Advices were received from Liverpool yeseif is. stating that a vessel had arrived there from Bak La b e after a quick passage. The Captain relates ea . * ,f the met on the 6th ult. at the entrance of Boston ••• ation an American vessel (the Resolution, from Li - But which had on board the Orders of Council, d by the decrees of BONAPARTE by laws equally • ice of These Orders of Council, indeed, had been Ise , of confidently anticipated by the trading panel .an c ommunity c mmtutity ; and the impression they had mark to the merchants at Boston was, such, that reallit of ns of n this had given orders to unload the vessels which don. gm A. alas .sr • ctory, !stress From Philadelphia we learn, that, (*teed! • state the opinion in that city that war would take* tween Great Britain and America, was sonic* trope. vessels then in loading had actually begun to • • eon a Those ther cargoes. sional . We this day rece:ved New-York pepers to de u h .—Their contents are not of great importeve pri zed they exhibit rather pacific dispositions town* d that country. repose A vessel arrived at New York, in twelve ea tn , at Port-au-Prince, brought intelligence, thatal • • veral skirmishes daily took place between C . , tens to s and PFTION, no decisive actiln had been fougk Kin , - island of St. Doming 6k was 'therefore a semi' 1, fus on and uncertainty 4 to sail . ie ens se- The lateness of•the hour at which we receivi liament rin the above Payees, prevents us being more copious I extracts. _ er and sels as - arts !" Yesterday, about half past twelve o'clock, hi moue. irsh - arrived at the Queen's Palace, from W .,- It being a remarkably fine day, a great accent ex Past people assembled round the Palace, to endow in the see him. The Duke of Kaier was ih readCs of op., receive his MAJESTY. The Dukes of You, `• • could BERLAND, and CAstentoce, came soon *after, to their dutiful respects to their Royal Father. after two - o'clock, his MAJESTY held a Private e con-. which was attended by— '• have, The Archbishop of Canterbury, the First I.ord of the stage, the Lori President of the Council, the three Secretariat( the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Chancellor of the E Paris . the Judge Advocate-General, the Dukes of mom:role sod t h ese. cheater, Lords Somerville and Heathfield, Admiral lb" lonel Johnson, Major-General Winyard, Captains Ole coffee and Johnson, Messrs. Hill, Prere, and Fawkner. twelve The following had the honour of being • his MAJESTY : Rear-Admiral Ho arr ZR, upon his promotion trs that EARTIIOLOSSZW FILM, Esq. upon his return from! • Secretary to the Mission of Sir Arthur Paget, at C rers oti Lieutenant-Colonel Johnson, of the 28th Regiment, sPis on s sewn trim Copenhagen. Captain P. 0.-Kisto, of the Royal Navy, upon his his late Governorship of New Somh Wales. vsliiiB to His:Grace the Duke of Meiccessrsa, upon 114 Wa l t seiento land for Jamaica, to take upon birsilke eleiveenorsleecit s -and the to which he has lately been appointed. Major-General Ws NTARD, upon his return from SOP . 636 ,g ra " Mr. Hsu., upon his being appointed Secretary of conduct the Brazil.. oad upon Captain Johnson, of the 28th Regiment, upon his tires have His MAJIITY held a 'Privy Council, and re rederacies diences to the Dukbbf Portland, Earl Carats% Hawkesbury and Castlereagh, Mr. Canning! iting, a Ryder ; the latter, as JudgeeAdvocate, laid_ r e. , ns Majesty the proceedings of several Courts 1142 ' is Soon after six &clock, his MAJPSTY set of e so we • . travelling carriage for Windsor, escorted bri • !grey to of the Light Horse. availred , Ile Earl of CAntau has 'presented th e ..A‘ ✓ Carlisle gaol with 'ten carts 'of coats,lly ntsiesi roved a *on seasonable relief to them. • NEW FRENCH DECREE. We yesterday received from France, by a channel which, for reasons that have been more than once stated in this paper, shall not be here named, a copy of another decree, dated at Milan the 23d November, imposing still greater restrictions on the trade of neu trals, and more severe penalties on all who may attempt to evade the operation of the former decrees. We shall offer no analysis of this document, but being of great importance to the trading part of the community, and especially to those interested in neu tral bottoms, we here give a copy of the original it self, with a faithful translation : EXT R Ali DES MINUTES DE LA SECRETAIRIERIT.-D'XTAT. Au palaia de Milan, le 23 Novandwe, 1807. Napoleon Empereur des Francais, toi d'ltalie, et protecteur de la confederation du Rhin. Sur le rapport de note ministre des finances, nous avons decrete et decretons ce qui suit : Art. I. Tousles bitiments qui, apres avoir touché en Angleterre, par quelque motif que ce soit, entre. ront dans les ports de France, seront saisisetconfisques, ainsi que les cargaisons, sans exception, ni distinction de denrees et marchandises. 11. Les capitaines des bitiments qui entreront clans les ports de France, devront, dans le jour de leur arrivie, faire au bureau des douanes imperiales une declaration du lieu de leur depart, de ceux ou ils ont reliche, et lui presenter leurs,ananifestes, connaisse ments, papiers de mer et livres de bord. Lorsque le capitaine aura sign et remis sa de claration, et communiqué ses papiers, le chef des douanes interrogera separement les matelots en presence de deux principaux proposes. S'il re-, suite de cet interrogatoire que le batiment a touché en Angleterre, indepenchumnent de la saisie et confiscation du dit batiment et de la cargaison, le ca pitaine sera, ainsi que ceux des matelots qt, dans leur interrogatoire, auraient fait une fausse declaration, constitue prisonnier, et ne sera mis en liberte qu'apres avoir page un somme de six mile francs pour amende personnelle, et celle de cinq cents francs pour chacun , des matelots arretes, sans prejudice des peines encou rues par ceux qui falsifient leurs papiers et livres de bord. 111. Si des avis et renseignements donna aux clirec teurs de nos douanes elevent des soupcons sur I'origine des cargaisons, elles seront mises provisoirement en entrepOt jusqu'i ce qu'il ait ete reconnu decide qu'elles ne proviennent ni d'Angleterre, ni de ses colonies. IV. Nos commissaires des relations commerciales lui dlivruront des certificats d'origine pour les mar chandises qui seront charg4es dans les ports de leur residence, sa destination de ceux de France, ne se bor neront pas a attester que les marchandises ou denrees, ne viennent ni d'Angleterre, ni de ses colonies et de son commerce ; ils indiqueront le lieu de I'origine, les pieces qui leur ont 6te representees a l'appui de la &duration qui leur a etc faite, et le nom du bkiment a bord duquel elks ont ete transportees pri:nitivement du lieu de l'origine dans celui de leur residence: Its adreueront un thiplicata de leur certificat a noire consefiler-cVetat, directeur-general de nos douanes. V. Nos ministres des relations exterieureS, de la guerre, et des finances, sont charges, chacun en ce qui le concerrie, de l'execution du present arrete. (Signe) NAPOLEON. Par I'Empereur, Le secretaire-d'etat, (Signe) HUGUES B. MARET. Pour copie conforme Le Ministre de Finance, (Signe) GAUDIN. Pour copie conforme : Le conseiller-d'etat, commandant de la legion d'honneur, directeur-general des douanes de l'empire. (Signe) cou#lN. (TRANSLATION.) EXTRACT FROM THE MINUTES OF THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARIES OF STATE. • Palace of Milan, ssd November, 1807. Napoleon, Emperor of the French, King of Italy, and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine : Upon the Report of our Minister of the Finances, we have decreed and decree as follows : Art. I. All vessels which, after having touched at England, from any motive whatsoever, shall enter the' ports of France, shall be seized and confiscated, as well artheir cAtgoes, without exception or distinction of commodities or merchandise. IL The Captains of vessels who shall enter the ports of frames, sitall,:oa the day of their arrival, pro. 4ced to . the 4# 94.the :. iiinierial Customs, and there maim a deilaratios of theidace from which they sailed, of the ports they have put into, and exhibit theii'vr. - Ii f: bills.of lading,sea papers. and log booVs: When the Captain- Sl all have signed aril delivered ibissieclareition, anci communiirated his papers, the