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r l: hits Mee. Jae. 1. 1817. EXPEDITION TO CONGO. aired isvANING STAR.. I.ON DON. . "• -- ---- lA' f11)-1NIAN CHURCH, Cress-street, Hat . ~,,rde,,..-; Ite•Rev. W. 1..14 fON, Monster elf Re- T.• %Oh. tA it i PREACH in the FORENOON on •SUN- Y NEE l'. J. G. See. CdedoniAla As.' "' ZAMA. ecronut 30, 1816 el I am extremely sorry to inform yon of the fai- I lure of the expedition sent out by your Government, early this year, under the command of , Captain TIJCICEY, whose ohject was to explore the river Congo. Like all former tnterprizes of a similar kind, and nitwithstanding the presumed discernme n t an d skill oT Owe concerned in the planning and execution of . it, there appears to have been a want o f foresi g ht both as to the time and the 'means; however, as no doubt publicity will, in due time, be given to all their proceedings, it will suffice for me to acquaint yeti, theft yesterday. arrived in this port his Majesty's ship Coeoo, ;old Dorothy transport, front Cabinda, in 23 days, iti.der the command of Mr. FIT/MAURICE, farmerly master, but who succeeded in consequence of the death of Captain Tvcicay and the Lieutenant, both ef whom died at sea, the former on the 3d, and the lam r en the sth instant. a' It :•ppears that they arrived at the mouth of the Cong6.about the Sd of July, and leaving the trans port (which only accompanied them an inconsidera ble distance), they proceeded in the sloop (which was built purposely to draw little water) up the river to the eatent of 120 miles, when her progress, and even that of her boats, •was stopped by insuperable diffi culties, principally, we believe, by the rapids, which they describe as impassable. Determining still on the further prosecution of the undertaking, the men were landed, await was not until they had marched 150 miles (being 120 more than any white person had been before) over a barren and exceedingly mountainous country, alter experiencing the greatest privations from the want of water, and being entirely exhausted by fatigue, that they gave up the attempt. Hope e nabled the most of thein to retrace their rout, and regain the vessel ; but, alas! nature had been completely wont out in most of them, for I under stand twenty-five out of fifty-five died tvienty-four hours after their return, comprehending all the scien tific part of the expedition t and I believe only eight on board are now in a state to work the vessel ; but as their thief want seems to be nourishment, it is to be hoped the others will soon be brought round. Sus picions are entertained that many died by poison, administered by the blacks ; and Mr. Frrauatnuce laid me that he is persuaded he could penetrate an intmenie sea) , into the country without apprehending (tenger trolls any other cause, as the people are very pusillanine us, and easily intimidated. As a matter of courtesy and expediency, they asked permission of the IC ngs to pass through their respective ten itories, • which was in general readily granted; at the same time they were furnished with plenty of blacks oe guides, &c. at a moderate charge, but latterly ad vantage was taken of their difficulties. Mr. 1 7 1TZ lunatic, and the Surgeon are determined on a new attempt, if the Admiralty will fit pot another expe dition, and as he thinks he can provide against all sausa/sies, he has great hopes of attaining the de end." • • T. B:s letter wu rushed, and, U we mistake not, sone • use was awls et is in our Columns. SATURDAY, JANUARY 4. 1817. PRICE OF S roots THIS DAY AT TWELVE o'qt...oat mama 630—Cats.lao. shin—Cons. for 0pe:6444 4 per Cost. —S per Cast. Navy shut Waiver IMO. 4s. es. pr Both 17a. les. pre. • FRENCH PAPERS. Paris Papers of Ihe Ist instant arrived this The (ono wine are the only “tracts worthy PARIS, DECEMBER !N. Depothiiins from the Chamber of Peers and tmber of Deputies, bad this day the honour of admitted to present to the King their felicita the New year ; after which, they proceeded to offei similar congratulations to Monsieur, to the Deans of Angonlerne, and to the Princes. PARIS, JANUARY 1. The Duke of Wellington has not yet arrived. From Chamberry we lean that the Infant Royal of Spain has arrived there from Turin, on a tour thrcugh France. Intelligence from Parma announces the intended 41tparture of the Archduchess for Vienna, to which, it is said. she has been invited by her august Father. The King of Bavaria id out for the sans, Capital on the 44th. in order to partake of the pleasures of the Carnival. A violent fire broke out at Smyrna on the 18th November. and the whole city would infallibly have , become a prey to the flames. had it not been fur the prompt and efficacious measures adopted by the Count Montcabriz, Commander of his Majesty's frigate Ga. latee. then lying off the port.—" The French," says the Count in his dispatches, " Were seen every where, and every one praised their .zeal in sucenriog the ualertunate. and stopping the flames, whit& threa tened to reduce the city to ashes. Our conduct has bad such an effect. that the people of. the country obey us as if we were their chide." SPEtZIA, DEL'EMBER ts. • Tomo American veasvls, oae of them a vessel of w ar, and also two English vessels, have arrived -within dime three days in our Roads. li appears tbas three weasels had a quarrel in the Sicilian Seas, Which reariatted till their arrival here. The • Ruttish pretend ' , that the Americans have enticed Away one of their uilcasortho has sold to an Ameri- Ape peerdeiiinel arms beltieling to his vessel. Th e Andantitiei fine have sent .to the respective Com ; neamileth le rapt* that they will not send th e i r heoto4 shad at the mime time. in order that any, as may be avoided. HAMBURGH MAILS. Two Mails arrived. this day, from which we shan subjoin a few extracts. An article from Stockholm details some particulars r:specting a late fire, which, having been accompanied with several suspicious cir cumstances, had been followed by a legal investiga- tion. If the statement be correct, it can hardly be doubted that there was an intention to defraud either the London l'hceniz Fire Office, or a London house which had consigned merchandize to a person of the name of Berg, at Gottenburgh. Pi l' ........"1• • . , A . . PI I r Aw .40 1 ring. ' - • a notice • The D .tbe Clielf being ad i ' titles on t FRANKFORT, DECEMBER 18. A society of benevolent citizens has been formed here, which has opeued a subscription for 150,000 dollars, of which sum 120,000 florins were subscribed in few days. Several commercial houses have sub scribed from 10 to 15,000 florins. The ohjrct of the society is to purchase corn, and to have it made into bread, which is to be sold to the poor at 20 creuters, and, after new year, at 21 creuzers for the 6 lb. loafs STOCKHOLM, DECEMBER ts. From the printed documents respecting the wilful burning of the magazine of the merchant, P. W. Berg, in Gottenburgh, it appears that 73 chests and bales, mostly English goods, consigned by Mr. John Wilks, in London, of the net value of 47,61 dollars, were am►eyed three weeks before the fire into ano. ther warehouse, and insured hi the Phoenix Fire-Office at London to the amount of 56,000 dollars. It having been announced to Berg in the evening, that the goods were to be examined next morning by the CustOnt.house °niters, the warehouse was found on fire the same night ; most of the goods, however, in spite.of several obstacles purposely thrown in the way, were saved from the flames, but, on being ()met', they were found to consist only of hay, fire wood, cloth, A innel, Etc. of the value .14937 dollars ; on the tither hand, on examining the house, there were found on the left over the first warehouse, a number of the articles mentioned ink, the Invoice. Berg, and his chief clerk, who were arrested imme diately after the Irr, have denied all knowledge of the affair. Berg has been condemned by the Couit of Customs to a fine of 90,00) dollars. for the contraband goods found in his house, but the civil Tribunal has not yet passed judgment on the subject of the fire. Berg is proved to have property to the value of 400,000 Bank dollars. CONSTANTINOPLE, NOVEMBER Is. A new Tariff has been agreed upon between the Porte and France, which will shortly be published'. The snuff-bos which Count Italinsky received as a present from the Sultan, is valued at 12,000 piastres. The Captain Pacha has laid at the feet of the Sul , tan, the treasures taken from the beheaded Governer of Smyrna ; but already the bitterest complaints have been received of the ektortions of the new Governor. WARSAW, DECEMBER 16. The Conscriptios, both of Christians sad Jews, has just taken place in this City and the provinces.— Several hundred Jewt, who are of the age wlfich makes them liable, were 'taken ; but for this time only a part of them, those rho are the fittest for service, have been retained. It is really a great ad vantage for the. Kiogdom that She Jews also become soldiers—their numbers being so great, that many regiments may be formed of them. The Vistula has for some days, brought down drift ice, but is not frozen over.—For these two days we have had spring weather. FROM THE MAINE, DECEMBER 114. The ctoss which was set up at Probsheide, in me mory of the battle of Leipsic, has been wickedly sawed off and thrown dowii. The author of this deed had put two Louisdors into the boa near it, with a note, desiring that it might be published in the Leipsic papers. These words were composed of letters which the wretch had cut out of a printed sheet. Measures are taken to discover hiin. COPENHAGEN, DECEMBER 91. Dr. Plum, the Bishop of Fulmen, has received from the London Bible Association; by the hands of the worthy clergyman Mr. Henderson, a collection of translations of the Bible, in 20 elegant volumes. A person here has made the proposal, in order to relieve the distress of the labouring class, to establish a Colony in the Theobar Islands, and to conduct it thither himself. HAMBURGH, DECEMBER IT. No exchange noted to-clay on account'of the holi day. London was done at 55 VIENNA, DECEMBER U. Alarming accounts are received from various parts of the Austrian Monarchy, respecting the daily in creasing dearness of provisions. In some parts of the Tyrol, the S.ltsburg Mountains, Upper • Carinthia, ind the greatest part of Illyria, there , is such a scarcity that the people have recourse to bread made• of brae and powdered bark of trees. In the environs of Agram the country people have farmed the woods, in order that they may catch the - rats in them, which are smoked and considered as a delicacy. The accounts from Bohemia are also fat from eon.' solstory, and it is feared that the mountaini as parts may be distressed by famine in Spring, which would ,have the most fatal consequences for the numerous manufactories in those parts. The Capital "itself, as the Tables of Importation sheet, must be better provided tart lest- year. IC 4s a melancholy eitcomstanee, which Sharks the chats& ' tee of this Selfish age, that one Of the greatest Land owners has ordered his stewards to suspend the salt' of corn till the month of March. • 6TRASEURCH. For a long time • there has not been so deep an inundation as that which has been caused by the overflowing of the 111 and the Beusch. All the en virons of the City nn the side of Kehl and of Mols cheim. are covered with water. AMERICAN PAPERS. Boston Papers to the 7th oh. reached us this day. but they add little or nothing to the intelligence before received from New-York. They mention changes expected in the Administration atWashington, some of which have before been noticed. LAIN QUINCY ADAMS to be Secretary of State, 11E;.14v CLAY Secretary at War, _ 1 oNATHAN RUSsLI. Sect etary of the Navy. Mr. LEE, late Consul at lloutdeaux, will, it is said, be the Accountant of tlic M'ar De partment, in place of Mr. LEAR, decease:. SOUTH-AMERICAN AFFAIRS. Accounts mote recent than any that bad before reached us, respecting the movements of the inde pendents, have been brought by the Leeward Island Mail. We are sorry to observe, that some difference having arisen amdhg the Leaders respecting the measures that should have been adopted after the defeat of Mot►ALss, Sir Gamon Nl , Gits:,:oa, who was for marching instantly on Caraccas, WA> left in a minority, and, ih consequence, has for the present withdrawn himself from the service. He was at St. Thomas's on the 27th of November, when the last accounts left that island. GRANADA, NOVEMBER Is, 1816. The state of the Spanish Main, according to the last advices, is as follows :—The Patriots possess all the Provinces of Barcelona and Cumana, with the exception of the Capital of the latter, which General Marino is closely besieging. General Cedeno, with a strong army, occupies the Southern part of the Province of Guayana, and the troaps of New Gra nada, under the command of Valdes, hold•the whole Province of Varinas. The Army of the Centre, un- Mr the command of Sir Gregor *Gregor, was marching, after the battle of Juncal (in which the army of Morales was totally destroyed), on the Capital of Caraecas, but hitherto we do not know the result. The Margaritenians, perfectly armed and disciplined, keep the Spaniards within their trenches of the Castle of Pampatar, where they ex perience the greatest want. All the Ports occupied by the Patriots are open to British trade, whereas the Spaniards dispossess foreigners of their cargoes, without paying them. ST. THOMAS'S, NOVEMBER 26, Isis • After the detest of the Royalists near Barcelona and the evacuation of the latter from the island of Margarita, it was thought that the Insurgents would have marched direct on Caraceas ; and there it little doubt that in that case they would have carried the pine, so great was the scarcity of troops in which they were in the capital, and so general the terror that had, been spread in consequence of Morales's de feat, which had been complete, since out of 9000 men with hint he had only been able to save 300, and he had besides lost the whole waterid of his army. But the Independent Chiefs were not in unison With regard to the ulterior measures that were to be adop ted. 24 , Gregor, who - certainly possesses most talent, wished to march straight on Caraccas, without gie. lug his enemy the time to look round him. The other Chiefs were, however, of a different opinion ; whence disputes originated among them. M'Gregor withdrew, and hes been here for the last several days. clt is thought he has entirely abandoned the cause, at Ileast of this part of Spanish America. He bas Vaught nothing away with him. Pon, another of the Chiefs, has marched with part of the troops on i Guayana • the rest have remained to follow up the siege of Cumana. These wrong steps on the part of the Independents have given Morales an opportunity of retiring to 'the Tui, where he collected the fugitives, &c. and re ceived the reinforcements sent to him from Puerto Rico, as well as those which had evacuated Marga rita. It is thought that his army is not only at pre sent sufficiently capable of protecting Caraccas, but also of acting on the offensive. The Independents, accerding to appearances. have lost their blow. They have scattered their forces, and now offer to Morales,' who is a strong-headed man, notwithstanding he was. never a military man, the opportunity of beating them . , in detail. Morales is however reproached with the greatest cruelties. Now the possession of the greatest part' of Vene zuela appears secured to the Spaniards, but it is im possible to say how long this state of things will last. Beth parties are in want of streegth, and mote par ticularly of money, and the Independents have no Chief capable of leading them on, or any fixed plan. From all this it sesuits, that the unhappy country is. depopulated and ruined, and if these dissentions continue much longer, •it will become t complete desert. Here there are * 'great number of Simi* Independent families who. emigrated from Caraccaso They are literally dying from.hungee. At CaraceisS they have even Mused to receive wonieit . and OW .dren desirous to return bonne. The Royalist Chiefs, 'have not acted. in ausli.a, manner as to Conciliate the Inhabitants of the country. . It..enthe.returp of •Ferdinand VII, to Spain, con ciliator y liiiasnres had been adopted, me gre.atast part ,of the Creoles, who, front this war expected no other than their ruio;through the emancipation of their dames, would have.rejoined-She and deluded cause, but they have been drivento despair, autideludeti persons, who by this time'would:have peen rendeted faithful subject; of Spairr, on the contrary,,her greatest eneunes.• The , iieme faults.apparently are committing id every part of the• world: •. It is Rut corsectly .linoWn where Bolivar is, Some say he is.at Port cu Prince, to which place Brian with drew with Hs crew. atter his shipwreck on Pine Island. It is said Brian and Bolivar have quarrelled. A pleat number of Independent privateer ere cra w% is then etas. . &IPA 11411t1.41U1vcit. MAILS-ail,. DUE. Lit pit. Duldlk - - 1 0 France - - - 1 0 Waterford - - 1 0 Hamborglt -- V Sr 1 Guernsey and Jersey 0 0 Gottenba•gh - - n 2 Lisbon - - .- 0 0 Panders . - - 0 0 Holland - - - 0 I Mal.a - - - - 0 0 FALMOU I H. JANUARY 1? Came in yesterday his 111..jesty's schooner TELE GRAPH, from a ctu'ze; and the Sally, WALUREN, groat Lisbon. Arrived- to-day, the Hope, Bean- FIELD, from London for Oporto, %kith loss of main t"pn►ast. Alio arrived, the John and Grace, Dew. s.,N, 'WM Yough4l.—Wind S.W. PORTSMOUTH, JAMARY S. s. Arrived the Hebe i Buis•iow, from Tripoli ; and Ann, HcisvAnn, from Gibraltar—both for P001e... SA:led Ilk Maje , ty's ships TvmAN, and Barrumawr, cm a cruize.—Wind XV. RA WON'T.. JANUARY L Came in for shelter the Lark, Mose! Formr.rt ; Two S•sterc, PAL11E:1; ; ACI;Ve, WATIt W ; and Frienclbhip, Wairr —Wind vari;:hle and squ,o;y. DEAL JANUARY L Atrived and silted for the Ron r, the Ritha-( 3 . Nt.01.F., horn Demetar Caote down from t . River, and remaiit, the Star and Cotte., L A c t _ es , lAA St. Vincent's; Damarara l'4ccet, I r .111 11 John, for Grenada; thana, fcr Gibt-altar: Lusitati.t, for Maita; and Martin, for Poordeaux ; Arrive; and remains, the Egtrid, trvn CAlCUM— sailed lath Augatst. The outward-bf?und rem.,:,, all well.— Wind W. and squally. BRIDLINGTON, JANUARY e. The Hercules, Russnt.t.. of Lendait, bound Liverpool, with rye and masts, put in here yes day : on entering the harbour, she struck both the ground and pier, but did not do herself much da mage. A vessel, name unknown, is on short near Mapleton. SUNDERLAND, JANUARY 1. On Sunday last we had a strong gale from the West, which drove several of our craft to sea full of coals. The Mary and Dorothy of this port, in at tempting to make the harbour, got behind the North Pier, where she still lad`. • GRAVESEND, JANUARY S. Arrived the Good Hope, Overhand, front Rotterdam; Ho nour, Emerson, from Lisbon; Oporto Packet, tonbridge; Phyl'erea, Herbert; and Samuel, Harman, from Charm•~; Jane, Whylock, from Berbice. lEatied the Lx.hlouth, Atm, tor Madeira and Bengal; Andromeda, Sogitrue, for Jamoica ;Lig Willem, Pa:kelt:lt, fur Antwerp. The Mart, °wax, of Barmouth, from Camprert to London, with wheat, has been biought into gate leaky, having struck on the Knock Sand. A wreckage picked up on Sunday se'nnight, on t!-e coast near Filthy, formed part of a Dovcr boat, which upset in the sale of Sett/day night: the crew, four in number, found it watery grave : &tee of them have left wives and families, one cons , steg I of eight children. Yesterday a Ccurt of Directors was held at East India House, when C train JOHNSON wa, into the command of the slait) Marquis of Welii:•g ton. consigned to Madras ac•.l Bengal. A circular of the following tenor has been ;surd from the Russian Consulate in London. It tee e• some restrictions upon forage trade, wh ch originaef so far back as 1714, and by which all foreign vests were prohibited frorn importing into Finland the ?Tr duce Or manntactures of any other country than .711 to which the vessel itself should belong. RUSSIAN CONSULATE OFFICP.. " tl2, Pavement; Mendelde; 18 (30,) Dee. tve es The undersigned Russian Consul GenerAl Great Britain and Ireland, has received instrectel ,, - firinn his Gcvernmcnt, dated St. Petersburgh, 18 (30) of November, 1818, to the following effect : 44 That according to the existing Commercial Sta tutes in the Grand Duchy of Finland, and in conee mity to the placararegarding products under the date of the 10th Nov. 1724, as well as its explanation of the 28th of Feb: 1726, it is prohibited to import, in foreign ships or bottoms, any other -goads ie tl's Duchy of ' , lnland, except, the growth, prodoctions, or manufactures of those countries to which ti e slap: truly belong ; under the penalty of thcforf.itute the goods, as also of the ship iu which they ate ira ported.' Tile Imperial High Senate having been infoite ed that it has frequently happened, and in particuiar in the Province of - Wyberg, which now eajoys tee same privileges and regulations as the other parts of Finland, that finvign-vessels,do not conform to these regulations, thereby oceisiouir* great losses to dm parties interested, and many Jiffisualties to the crew ; to avoid such inconvenience, the un,!e:sigtied been ordered to make it,publicly known, that eve r ship bound 'to any port in Finland is obliged to tend to the above regulations ; and, in tsdet to ;et'• vent all difficulties, the Captain is to produce a Ler 'tificate from the resident Russian Consul, or Vise rConsul of the girt of his loading, that his caret) is the hisa-file production or manstacture of the country to *bleb his ship belongs, and owned by tie subjece of that country. gi A. DE DUSATCHkrsKVe " We understand that a fair adjustment has teken place between Covernmyr.t and the City, tl.ret;fa the medium of the LORD MAYOR, ff)f an erstbariltne:: l : in front of the new Castnicelamse, to increase t!e wharfage there, and render more d sbipping, landing, and stowage if gods, aud. the carriage way. Part of Petingsgate Dock it : 9 be taken in, and yet leave room enough for the vessels, to widen the fish-market, and to sepra . t ' tlw laudiagstairs at the whatf, s o as to render :! .e facility of p sssengers taking boat more safe a::d ear , fortable - than it has hitherto been. These areeTee ments of the different rights .rem to Wye lwe.i c:: , :• led by mutual agreement, without any diset.ecj Trice. The excavatinns of the old Savoy in' the B:erd have proceeded as rapidly as their strength and rability would permit, and a foundation has hr": gained for the arched carriage way from the href,:t to the Strand, which, when opened, will exhiait a street of net less than two miles in length, of 1:1.1 with the Strand. The measles are raging at Chichester and is neigr. hou t hood, to a most alarming degree, On live thildien, victims co that disease. were ile.t there ; and the same day, at 13erstcd, a sma'l hard by, no less titan six funerals touk place, Ai , infants, who had died of the disease. Numbers. •a fecteti with it, ate, at the present moment, lying ‘;' , P serously