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snecie ; bat it is soon expected to proceed, as allAhr Officers who were absent have received strict orders to join their corps immediately. MADRID, DECEMBER 7. _ _ Since M. de Cevallot :has again become Minister of State the pamphlet war has subsided ; his Excellency has more minus occupations. The solemn burning of the r epresentation of M. 41noros, has served as its answer. It appears certain that he Count de Peralada i s fixed on to go to Paris, but ncisreparations are yet observed to be making for his departure. STUTGATID, DECEMBER 15. An officer has just arrived here with dispatches from Vienna , which notify, that our Sovereign will most probably remain in that city until atter Christmas, or ur 61 the commencement of the New Year.. THE EVENING STAR. r• Ib• Is. ler tbe ry. al- to. 1111 Sc. al 101 ' LONDON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1814. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK: Reduced 65j4- 4 per Cent. e2;} -s per Cent. Navy saint Lagt—for =own, 67 661 , --Oninium di& sa l *Awn. 16 S-16t F-India Roods 18s. pro Various reports are iu circulation in the City Asia day. Among others, that Lord Lir =root. has re signed ; that the Negoeintion at Ghent is at an end ; and that Lord Galtatastian..akeady reached Eng land. The Funds suffers - 4Y a deprestiOn. ConsOls . opened at 67 and fell to 66 ; Reduced opened at 664, I nd were doing at 64-1 when our Messenger left the Stock Exchange. Yesterday, after our Paper was at press, the pleas ing intelligence of the arrival . of the missing Packets from France, was announced at the Post-Office. By these we-received all the files of Paris Papers that were due up to the 19th inst. from which we have siren copious enieacts in the preceding columns. And this morning we: received the Paris journals of the )96,, the principal contents of which are subjoined. Ac Vienna every thing goes on smoothly. The So. "emigre still remain there, nor is there any appear ance of their quitting that city so soon as has been notified in several continental journals. As tar as Newspaper reports may be credited, there is every appearance that the independence of iidzony will be recognized.: 'we wish we could add the same respect. lag Poland. +" invents from Ghent are very vague. In tau therespress rather the wishes of the writers than tbe result of any thing that has actually taken place. In spite of every disguise it may be easily seen that many of them are written by Americans ; and hence their sagacity is discovering that the Powers of Europe should: mates( England is conclude a peace with Aerial, as the continuance of the war is injurious to thecommerwe of the European States ! How saga. aces thesatiikiters are ! and, at the same' time, how , knOstial sod just !—Compel England ! ! —Why not ow lama to mate the &arid, hartorable to Europe, for daring to take advantage of her, by land. iv the force and influence of America to support the !news of the tyrant who trampled on the rights of all ? 1. ntittien:ch Marshals have sent an Agent to Con. Vest to *mand formally indemnities for the loss of theatates which BONAPARTE kindly gave them in various parts efEurope. With the same grace might Ignatienr Aillititiaau, who, when appointed to the command of the Army of England, threatened that he would make it a country not fit to live in, claim an indemnity for not being permitted to gratify his ferocious appetite for nibbeiy and. murder ! Modest pule creatures! How great have•been your sacri. fitisior the repose of Europe, and how ungrateful wither Princess and her population, to refuse a com- Petuation for Tour sufferings t MAssENA, AUOEREAU, BouLT, oar sensibility is awakened for you. The ghosts of the murdered inhabitants of Tarragona, Saragossa, and Mfiscow, will plead like " Angels trurapettongu'd!' fir your indemnification. From Madrid we learn that Addresses continue to pour in from several petty towns in praise of the In s..3lsition and indeed of all his 111Ajesty's measures. Two stupid bigoted Priests, named Fathers Escot• Qua and OSTALAZZA, are waging a paper war against each other. The former possesses the ear of the King, hut it seems is a violent enemy to r—EVIIL -1.04 Wile is once more appointed Prime Minister:— These two reverend blockheads are the only persons.in &pain permitted to print and publish their opinions. The Island tit Elba, it appears, is ahnst to be graced by the presence of the Prince of the Pears. This fellow will make a most excellent Minister to Bonaparte : and the female society of the island will doubtless be greatly improved by the addition to his Seraglio —old Mother Bonaparte is likely also to be reamed to her proper elznient as Lady "Mess ! Among the recent presentations to the KING of Fuser., we notice that of the Russian Nobleman was Governor of Mittau during his MAJESTY'S ::,lence there in adverse times. What a train of me- L'l.;:toly and yet pleasing recollections does not _this incideat present to the benevolent mind In 1798, Louts XVIII. was acknowledged by the Emperor of Roma, PAUL the First, as King of France and Navarre • and was invited by hint to re lick in the dead cache at Mittau, until he could re store him to the throne of his ancestors. Louis XV I II. left therefore thearmy of Conde, with whom he had for sear two years shred all privations, POLITY, wants, and dangers. At Mittel) the King uf reams was at first treated with all the honours d'is to a Sovereign, which another more fortunate, Antal-minded Sovereign could bestow. He had a guard of honour of 200 Russians in his castle, besides bo dy gfiard of French Noblemen, created for him,• and paid by the gtnpeeor. The Russian Commanded at Mittau was entirely under his orders, and his levees were crowded by the Nobility of - Courland, Livonia, and Russia. As the pecuniary bounties of Nut were more than sufficient for a Prince, eteno mical from principle and custom, as well as from de licacy, a number of ruined emigrants flocked to Russia to share them. The duration of this prosper ous adversity, however, was not long. The generous bat weak Emperor, seduced by republican intriguers suddenly changed his conduct, and, adopting the ignoble sentiments of his new ignoble friend Bona- PARTE, sent the King, whom he had acknowledged and invited to his dominions, orders to leave the Rus sian territory within a week. Three months previous to this order, the payment of the usual pension had been withheld; Louis XVIII. and all the Frenchmen at Mittau were, therefore, re duced to the greatest distress, because they had all been ordered to depart with their King. The Duchess of ANGOULEME, the virtuous daughter of Louts XVI. had never ceased to reside with her uncle, since she had recovered her liberty, and mar ried her first cousin. Louts XVIII. always the same, told her his determination "• to quit, within 24 hours, a country where insult and humiliation had taken the place of hospitality ; and that, as he had not the means to travel as he had formerly done, and the lit tle that be possessed was necessary for the support of those of his subjects irlso.basLaccompanied him, lied would, the next day e on foot, leave Mittau, and shew the unfortunate French emigrants an example how to 'xiapport misfortunes:" At herwarriege, the Duchess. of ANGOULEME had received from her first cousins, the Emperor and Empress of GERMANY, an ecrin, or jewel-box : without informing any body of her inten tion, she sent for some Jews, and obtained upon these jewels a sum of money, sufficient, not only for her uncle's travelling expences, but to provide for the pre sent wants of her countrymen at Mittau t and when her uncle the . next morning found out this generous act, the tears of all relieved Frenchmen their Prince, that, by pressing his niece to his bosom, he should re ward instead of resenting the first act of her life which she ever concealed from him. This young Princess had, in the dungeons of the Temple, early learned to know the little value of either jewels, rank, or life, as well as the real duty of humanity, and the worth of undeserved wretchedness ! Atter some wandering in the wilds of inhospitable Prussia, the policy of BONAPARTE to keep XVIII.- at a distance from his kingdom, left him at last permission to inhabit the castle of the dethroned King of Potaam at Warsaw. PARIS, DECEMBER 19. - We have not received the London Papers of the 14th this evening, on account of the boisterous state of the weather. The post from Frankton is also wanting. The English have purchased the whole of the vint- age of the Medoc for 20 millions : the best wines, such as those of Lafitte, have fetched 3,000 francs per pipe (tonneau). ---. They say that M. Foresteer, formerly first Com mis of the Marine, has been appointed Counsellor of State, that Count Dara has been nominated In tendant of the Army,, Count Boson Perigord (brother to Prince Talleyrand) nominated Governor of St, Germain, and the Duke de Coigny Govtrnor of Fontainebleau. The Mayor of Lyons, in the exuberance of his' zeal, has issued a Proclamation atainst Jewellers - and' Painters, to prohibit them from tising Bonaparte's effigy. The Editor of the Journal des Debuts very judiciously hints on this subject, that the Mayor of Lyons might have been better employed. Nitimur in vetatutn has always been a maxim with m and all the adherents of the ruffian ought now to be treated with silent contempt, unless they break out in open acts of rebellion. The Journal de Paris yesterday announced, from the authority of private Letters, that the Congre s s had terminated to the satisfaction of all the Monarchs. This news is at least premature, for the Official Gazette of Vienna, dated the Bth December, does not say a word.—( Gazette de France.) Vessels with goods and passengers now sail regu larly from Havre to Guadaloupe. PORTO FERRAJO, DECEMBER s. On the Ist instant a corvette of 26 guns, bearing the Spanish flag, appeared off this harbour, and ex hibited signals as if those on board wished to land.— The Captain commanding the Harbour went on board, and the ship immediately came in. Count Drouet then made towards it in a small vessel be- longing to the Court, and brought on shore two per-1 sons, who, from their dress, appeared to be of high rank ; one of them wore the episcopal, and the other the military habit. They were immediately con ducted to Bonaparte, with wbom. they had a confe rence which lasted several hours. On the second De cember (being a festival) they dined by themselves with Bonaparte. They were lodged in the apart ruents of Count Bertrand. It is said that they will take their departure in a very few days. It was re marked that in the conversation Bonaparte gave them the title of Excellency. The precise object of their mission is unknown. It is conjectured, however, that it relates to the Prince of the Peace, who having obtained permission to settle in the Island of Elba, bad purchased a house at Porto Longone, where he is expected in the month of January. It appears as if the Court of Spain had in. terfered in this affair. The works which had been begun in the environs of this place, for a summer Palace for a Sovereign, have been suspended. ROME, DECEMBER S. In celebration of the restoration of the health of the Queen of Spain, there was a grand drawing-room, at which the most distinguished Roman Prelates and Princes were present. Charles IV. executed a Con certo on the violin. Prince Canino read the Fitth Canto of the Cinteide, in which the company greatly applauded tome passages, relative to the mildness of the Government of Charles IV. when Lucien Bona parte wits Ambassador at the Court of this Monarch. 1 Toe Duchess of Akuja, daughter of the Prince of the Peace, and niethe to the King, did the honours of the assembly with infinite grace. Yesterday another Cabinet Council was held on the dispatches brought by Mr. KAYE, from Vienna. The Earl of LIVERPOOL bed a consultation with the PRINCE REGENT on the subject in the morning. The Council sat for upwards of two hours and a half ; and after it broke up, a Messenger was ordered to hold bimserY iu readiness to proceed to Vienna. • AMERICAN PAPERS. The American Papers, of which we hare received files to a late date, present a few articles worthy of a perusal. The campaign, it is true, may be considered as terminated, but the war and the measures of the Government have furnished abundant topics for ani madversion. A Montreal Paper having given a statement of the public and private property burnt and destroyed in Canada by the American troops, viz. 12 dwelling houses, 3 grist mills, 13 barns, 6 stays, 3 distilleries, tan-house, and one saw-mill ; The Now no Even ' ing Port repeats the statement, admits the facts to be highly dishonourable to the Americans, and then notices the case of Harbour Island in the following terms: 41 To these facts must be added a case of tenfold iniquity and cruelty which lately took place at a Bri:' dill port called Harbour Island, New Providence, as communicated in a letter dated October 7, which ap peared in' the Oharfearns Coiner. The American pri vateer Midas, Captain Thompson, landed his crew, and finding ao force to oppose him, burnt twenty :rape iwolGtvlasiass i . besides plundering the inhabit ints orilltheintlnerauditaluablaubey could find. Is there not too muck reason to fear, Mould tint to-1 , velment immediately take up the affair in a proper manner, that the dwelling-houses of every Cesport on our coast, will be burnt to the ground ?" The latest accounts from the Chesapeake, given in these papers, state, that 4 , the British squadron have landed about one thousand men on Tilgman's in the Choptank River, and built two houses—that they have plenty of fresh provisions, and appear dis posed to take up their winter quarters at that place." The following letter, and the paragraph that fol lows it, appears in the Boston Gazette of Nov. 3 : " WASHINGTON, OC TOUR 29. " The Resolutions, offered by the Committee of sirays and Mk:ANS, have been fully discussed for the last week ; and bills ordered to he reported, on fixing 100 per cent. on the present Direct Tax-20 cents. per gallon on spirits distilled from domestic articles; and creating a national bank of 50 millions. " A communication from the President, accom panying a Report from the Secretary at War, for raising.loo,ooo men by conscription, Las excited con siderable alarm. The cabinet party are sufficiently strong to vote down the measure ; but it remains for the people of the United States to determine whether they will support such a tyrannical system." • " CONSCRIPTION. —The Secretary at War has ad dressed along letter to the Military Committee of Congress, recommending a conscription cif 100,000 ten, to be taken from the militia of the several Itates. Though a conscription, it is not exactly -la-mode Bonaparte, for the Secretary recommends, after asserting that this force mustbe positively raised, that they should receive, its uddibion to the bouutt already allowed of 160 acres of land, 100 acres, an. nually, for every year while war lasts. This is cer t dilly a - generous compensatioa to a soldier, but as the citizens of America do not exactly see the neces sity of continuing the war, at least on the plea for which it was first entered into, they will not feel dis. posed to carry it on beyond what is necessary for their immediate protection." " The Senate have a Bill before them, for the equipment of • a naval force, consisting of small ves sels, to be officered and manned by the crews of our frigates, which are to remain in port for the present. " The latelktenctr says, in contemplating the views of the Secretary at War, that as the process of recruit ing is too tardy to -supply the requisite number of men, there appears no other alternative, than desig nating by lot, every 20th or 30th• man iu the nation, and forcing him into the ranks. BOSTON, NOVEMBER 4. 4 4 Accounts from Sackett's Harbour, and from the neighbourhood of the Straits of Niagara, state, that the British squadron had passed up to the head of Lake Ontario, and reinforced General Drummond ; that the troops under Generals Izard and Bissel, had fallen back, and a part of them arrivei at Buff ilo and Black Rock ; that Generals Brown and Mitchell had left the army, and were presumed to intend he. pairing to Sackett's Harbour, where the American fleet was advantageously moored, and where a large body of Militia had been assembled for its protection. Something of importance may be hourly expected from this quarter." It is pretty certain, from the late news received from the Westward, that a part, at least, of Governor Prevost's troops had reached Kingston ; and that in consequence of this event, such large reinforcement s had been sent up the Lake by means of their fleet, which now rides triumphant, as to render the retro grade movements of our armies an act of prudence. Whether they will be attacked on the American side, remains to be told ; it is certain we have no forts of any considerable strength to prevent their landing and attacking our troops, wherever they can meet them. Two strong Marine Batteries have been lately erected at Portland, and are named Fort Law. rence and Fort Allen." NEW YORK, OCTOBER 29. This morning, the Steam Battery Fulton, was launched from the ship-yard of Adam and Noah Brown. She entered her destined element in the most majestic style in the view of peshaps twenty thousand spectators. We congratulate our fellow-citizens on this formidable acquisition to our means of defence. From the well 6oits eelewphte, tetivitt tall Oise. "trance of Messrs. Browns there is no doubt she will be fit for service in the course of a very short time. The Corporation of Albany have presentcd Corn. modore Macdonough The freedom of that city in a gold box, and have also given him a lot of land. He is expected at that place, and is to be escorted in by the municipal ruins and citizens. The Legislature of Vermont propose to give to Commodore Macdonough the estate near Plattsburgh, which formerly belonged to Melancthon Woolsey. WASHINGTON ; OCTOBER rr. • Mr. Taou of Georgia, from the Military Com mittee, reported a Bill making further provision for filling the ranks of the regular army by Classifying the free male population of the United States. Mr. Taoue also reported a Bill , 6 to authorise the President of the United States to accept the services of volunteers who may associate and . organize them selves, and offer their services to the Government of , the United States." Mr. 'Atom. also Reported a Bill " to provide for the further defence of the frontiers of :he United States by authorising the President to augment the present military establishment." EThitsßill proposes to provide, a that in addienn to tkipreseiCiailitary establishment of the Uniteu States, there be iriiisierfritely raised forty regiments in such proportions of infantry, andlery, riflettsru, and cavalry, as the President of the United states may deem•proper, to be enlisted to serve during the war, unless sooner discharged, and limited as to service to the defence of the frontier of the United States, &c. &c."] The three Bias were severally twice reach and re ferred to a Committee of the whole. Mr. Tnour also laid before the House the follow ing letter from the Secretary at War to the Military Committee : " Department of War, October IT. " Sra—The great importance of the subject, and the oilier (Nara of 'he Department, wh.cb could t of fLil to be 'try ben sibly felt, at so interesting a period, by a persen who had just taken charge of It, are my apology for net antriering your letter of the _nth of September, at an earlier day. on the detects of :be preseut military estabihhment. " Due consideration has been bestowed on the subject matter of that letter, and I lave now the honour to subnut to the Loin mittee the following report : " 1. That the present military establishment, amounting to 62,443 nun, be preserved and etude complete, and that the not efficient means authorised by the Conatl:ution, and constimit with the general rights of our fellow citizens be adopted, to till the ranks, and with the least possible delay. " 2. That a permanent force, consisting of at least 4t , ,000 men, • in addition to the present military eitablishntem be t cel for the defence of our cities and frontiers, une.er an engagement by the Executive with such corps that it shall be employed in that service within certain specified limits, and that a proportional augtnetstation of General Gazers of each rank and other staff be provided for. " 0 " 3. That the corps of Engineers be enlarged. Thit the Ordnance Department be amended. " Respecting the Enlargement of the Cerp. qt Engineers, I shall submit hereafter a more detailed cotnniunication. " For the proposed Amendment of the (In:natter, I submit a Report of the Senior Officer of that DeparLment, in this City, which is approved. " I shall be ready and happy to communicate such further re marks and details on these subjects as the Co•rnt!tt.4. may th:s're, and shall request permission to suggest the result of fiddler at tention to, and refleciian on, our Military Ettablitlin.ent grim. ally, should any thing occur which may be deemed worthy its mention.—l have the honour to be, &c. JAMES Mosaos. " Hon. G. M. Troup, Ci.airman, Military Committee, • House of Representatives." QUEBEC, NOVEMBER 17. NIWS FROM MON MEAL BY I,AsT NIOHT P S POST. A letter bas been received tom Lieutenant-Gene ral Drummond, reporting that the enemy evacuated Fort Erie on the sth, after blowing up the walks ar.d destroying the place. The second reinforcement of troops had arrived off Niagara on the 2d ; their disembarkation and advance induced the enemy to retire. General Drummond has in consequence returned to Kingston. EXTRACT 01 A GENERAL HEADQ UA RTERS,ORDER, “ DA N T:D ara,Nev. 6 lei 4. 41 Lieat.-General Drummond acquaints the troops, that the enemy evacuated Fort Erie yesterday, and re treated to his own shores, having first blown up the defences, and completely destroyed the place." The fleet returned to Kingston on the 10th, bring. ing down the 41st, and a few convalescents. General Drummond, and all his Staff, came in the fleet. The Industry, French Packet, Captain L Ma l that sailed from Calais, on Saturday, was lost off the Goodman Sands, and every person on board, sup. posed above forty, perished. RAMSGATE, DIBCRII SLR 4l.—The wind having come round to the S.E. with fine we.,ther, most (if the ships that put in here for shelter, have procftd d to sea, And the remainder will next tide. The William Nelson, Hogarth, from Quebee to Liverpool, was taken on the 12th inst. in lat. 50. I. long. 12. by the Ilarry privateer, of 14 guns and 150 men, and given up to the crews of the following vessels she had previously captured, and arrived at the Pik of Fondry an Friday or Saturday, viz. the Garland. from St. Vincent's to Newtouedland, pent to America; and t h e lane, Brown, from Miramtcbs to the Clyde, burnt. The Lady Prevost, Srracy, of Glasgow, was taken on the Nth of October, In Lat. 39 SO. Long. 38. 30. by the Yankee Pnva teer, of 15 guns and 12 men, after a running fight of two boars, and Wet for America. the James, M'N.d, from Newfoundland to Oporto, to roe taken by the Wilkins Schooner. and awned Into Bermuda, Coat, Dec. 160.-Last night a tremendous hurricane, which commenced at about eleven o'clock, continued without inter• mission until late' this mowing. Many bosses are stripped, and chimnies blown down. One vessel has been stranded, an. lighter, with nth, k ee u p. set in the river. The only sufferers in Me or limb dam WS have heard of, ars some soldiers at the Smith Military kiolpi.al, wise have been injured by the deltillablit d pun et that held/a&