Star. — London, England, 1803-04-14 00:00:00

FRANC; PARIS, APRIL ro. The Mayor of Liege, after the example of that of Broil - els, has invited his fellow citizens to repair a; fpee.lily as !arable the fronts of their houfes, before the art ival of the FIRST Coss The RtifEarl troops in the Republic of the Seven aalwer the fame purpofe, as the French troors in Switverland, .and if they were with .:rawn before good order and liability are eflab• lOted, that Republic would become the theatre-of the mi:ft horrid anap-hy. The two hundred and , eighty inhabitants of the town of Potamo, lately arreile.l, have confeiled their defirm of letting fire to the houfes of thirty of the "iNlobility. It is ex -et•d that the Court of Ruflia will loon decide re. ffeting their late. Orders are expefted every moment at Bergen. op•Zvom and Williamfladt, for the embarkation (4 fame French troops dertined for the Ifles of Zea lar.d, particularly Walcheren. An Englifh Official Journallift has declared in his paper, ?he Times, that letters from St. Mato, which have been addreffed to him, announce that 8o gun boats are already affembled in that port. — Citizen Rorri ER, of St. Malo, has replied to that affertion as follows : The flat-bottomed boats, which of enurfe the author of the pretended letter alludes to, were in the port of St. Malo to wardsthe end of the haft war, to the number of 6o; they were completely difarmed at the Pelee, and it was not till about a month ago that (even failed, dellined tolely to convey the ma terials which are employed in making the harbour of Cher b qirg. One of there boats sr.:, loft, both Crew and good. With refpedt to the aadvity of our equipments. it is true that it is aftonifhing, and that upwards of to rads will fail in all probability, within a month, to go and make war—:"..n the ,cd- At ßetween two and three o'clock this morning Trumeau was condated from the prifon to the Place de Greve, there to undergo the execution of his fentence. In his countenance appeared no in dication of any inward diftrefs, or any fhrinking of his fpirit from the fatehe was haflening to meet. He wore, as tifual for loch criminals, a red (hirt. The fcaffold was not, as commonly, in the mid dle of the fcinare, but near the brink of the jai de Greve ; a precaution which had, probably, been thought neceftary, on account of the eager con courfe of fuch a prodigious number of /*relators, that all might the more conveniently have a view of fuch an awful fpeetacie. On the 9th MIL the Prefident of the Legiflative Body read a meffage from the Government, an nouncing its intention to withdraw the bill (asp°. jet de la lei) relative to die banks, and requefting the Legitlative Body to fend back that bill. Immediately after that meffage had been read, Counfcllor of State Carrs-r, was introduced.— He came to prefent a new bill relative to the banks. "Citizens Legislators, ((aid he), the Regent:and Cenfors have tranfmitted to the Government cer tain obfervations upon two articles of the Bill.— There obfervations duly examined do not a ffea the fyfiem of the Bank. They are, at the fame time, the defire of the Bank. And, as in this inflance, the public intera is fo eafily reconcilable to that of the proprietors of the (hares of the Bank Stock, the Government has thought fit to accede to the wiffi expreffed in thole observations. The fretrad article of the Bill prefented on the 4th infl. fixes the capital of the Bank at 45 millions at admit From this article, the proprietors of the prefent flock of the Bank have been led to fear, that their flock would be increafed indefinitely, during the whole term of their charter, and that a new flock would be created to (hare all the ad vantages of the holders of the prefent flock. Go vernment has, therefore, determined to fupprefs the words at the lee. And the capital of the Bank is irrevocably fixed at 43 millions for the whole duration of the prefent charter. The eighth article of the bill fixed the dividend at 6 per cent, to connnence from the, ill Vende miaire, year is (Sept. 23, 1 8 03). The Regents and Cenfors have remarked, that the proprietors, accuftomed to the receipt of art high dividend, might be diff.atisfied with a reduction of their im mediate income, 10 fudden and fo confiderable— The Government, refpeaing this obfervation of the Regents and Cenfors, as an in/lance of their fagacity, and laudable zeal for the inte fells of the proprietors, makec no difficulty of yield ing to their deltic, and adjourns the reduction of ' the rate of the dividend to the beginning of the year 13. Cotinfellor of State Cs FTET then read the new pejet de loi. It differs not from that of the 4th init. otherwife than in the modification above explained of Articles iil. and VIII. Aar 11 The capital of the Bank of France Mill criteria of fn-ty-five thoufand !hares of woo francs each, principal flock, b Die referred float 1 here than be no new call upon there (hares. As r. VIII. The yearly dividend from the aft. Venclemiaire, 1,1 (Fept. 23. Oka), (hall not env i ed 6 r cent on eac h (hire of toe J francs. The elects of the profits over the annual dividend Mall be converted into a referred fund. This ieferwd fund mall be converted into 5 per cent. confoL flock, on which a fecund dividend (hall take place. "I he preterit referred turd Mali be equally converted into c per cent. eonfol. ftnek. Th• dividend for the haft fir months of the year a t (hall be rtyalated agreeably to the old urges of the Bank. The dividend for the year is mall not exceed b per cent. In eleading the dividend t-ons the referred fund. The order for the dikuffion of this projer is fixed for the 14th April. ?RCM TIIE PARIS PAPERS. C,rwnh, hfatteo 26.—The Enghlh friqwe N:7er, of 3z guns, arrived here In eight days fr , rn Malta, wit'a 110 perfons, has confilmed the cvacuaticti of Egypt, by a part of the Britifh troops. DINAM, APRIL Eng'.ifh boats, «hich had been recalled lonic time ago to England, have vetorned to Canealle Bay ; this event, though ot littk irrpnrt.incc in has ocealioned great ,ay at Saint Maio, it prove• that the Englith begin to re!as in their lion& Tn.•_iafittt.s (.1L month. B'littlers !):V. S4irit•Maln: voids for :.1:'1t•.-Inn went nut Of tarbour yellcrday, and ii• Vic: i. , nmll.tnr~ts fnikw, As well gn yto ct • ti....a..::anJ • •:'!: f•ar Meer/um, Anti 6.—The day before yenerday a detachment of artillery arrived here, and yet terday morning fet out for the frontiers of Hol land. The fame day two battalions of the tooth demi•brigade•paffed here alto on their way to the Batavian Republic. HAIHEURGH, MARCH 30.—The report that a courier had yellerday arrived from Berlin, with rlifpatches for the Senate, is without foundation. It is equally untrue that the Elc.torate of Hano ver is about to be occupied by the troops of ano ther Power; and the Elbe and the Wefcr to be Phut up. Thefe reports, at firft, excited the greaten alarm in this place. On the prelent circumfiances, one of our jour nals makes the following remarks hlcifl poli ticians believe that, in fpite of appearances, things will not come to a rupture between England and France. The powers which have the greaten weight in Europe, loch as Ruffsa, Pruffia, and Auflria,feem to be inclined for peace. The Em peror of Ruffia, even before affairs were ill their ;ardent poflure, declared to the Englilh Ambal lador, that it was his &lire that peace fhould be maintained betwen the maritime powers, and that lie would ufe every effort to preferve it. The King of Pronia, being in a perfel good underaanding with that Prince, will not belie his reputation of being the defender of the pace of the Continent. The Anarian Minilter is unalterably heady to his wonted pacific principles. Both England and France are, in reality, more inclined for peace than for war.• All hopes of the prefervation of peace have not yet vanilhed, notwithflanding the oftenfible thrtionarations of holtility between the two Powers." LONDON. THtfRSDAY, APRIL 14. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK 3 per C. Reduced 621 630, 63f. 3 ler C. Conf. 631, 641 1, 631. Ditto, for May acc. 6 41• Old s per Cent. Ann. o.—New ditto 97i. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY! Bank Stock 27* S per Cent. 1 797 931 j 0 3 per Cent. Red. la 65 4 Long Ann. 161 g - 3 Per Cent Conf.62, 63 631 Short Ann. 3- 2546 New 4 per Cent . 87f Ownium tit 13 S Per Cent. Arm 97* 9 3 971 Cot& fee May, 63 621 641 We have the pleafure to announce the fafe arrival of a rich Eati India Fleet.—See our Port Letters. Private accounts from Paris, received yederday, furuilh the ground-work of a molt extraordinary fpeculation relpeEling the objeet of Bowavarrs's vilit to the ci &yaw Netherlands, which, it is aid,' is to proclaim the integrity and union of the ancient , Belgium, part of which now forms the Batavian Republic, and part has lately been attached to France. The v hole to be denominated the Belgic Republic, and Antwerp to be declared the feat of the Executive Government, which it is evengvod i will be placed in the tinny hands of one of the brothers of BOMA AAAAA Extravagant as this (theme may appear prima farie,the alarms of the people of Holland are worked up to the expeBation that Come great political' change is about to be wrought is their favour, as was lately for the people of Switzerland. Thefe alarms are not a little increafed by the very recent • a of the Chief Conful of the Great Nation, de claring the Dutch t)wn of Flufhing in a Rate of liege ; And by fielvoetfluys, the Brille, Goree, &c. having been occupied by the French troops origi- nally deflintd for Louilana. General Vicros and the other French Officers of note, who were to fail with the Expedition for Louiliana, have thought proper to fell their flock for the voyage, and this at a confiderable lofs.— This tranfadion took pIACe laft Thurfday at Rot terdam. The flag of Admiral Haarstoicx was flying ha Saturday on board a thirty-two gun frigate in Helvoet Road, waiting for a favourable wind. It was thought his orders were fur the Mediterranean. Th:, day we reccireJ the kis Journals of the i tea. They are entirely fluent relpeeling the fra ternal conduel of the FIRST Coasut. towards the Dutch, whole independence he pledged himfelf to caufe to be acknowledged and refpeEted by all the world—except himfelf ! Even the decree, putting Flufhing in a Rate of liege, has not yet appeared in the Alonirru►. Upon a reference to the Treaty of Peace be tween France and Holland, we find France is au thorized to place a garrifon in Flailing at any time, in war or peace, with the defign, we prefume, of fccuring the free navigation of the Scheldt.—' ' We know that fuch a permiaion confers the real foveicignty ; but the placing a town in a (late of tiege, is a civil as well as a military aa; it is an At.:l nit authnrifed by the Treaty alluded to, and one which fhould have fprung from the Duteh Go vernment alone. But after pettifog the Treaty of Peace between France and I Tolland, all idea of the Ara. jundence of the Republic of Batavia vaniflics,, even though it is in that Treaty ,{•:!artorted by France. Holland makes a defenfive and nifenlive Stith Fiance aEainfl Great Britain fir ever fitall enter into no treaty without the confeut of France, and (hall be included in any Treaty ttf Peace Fiance may make. In cafe of hollilities Oil the tide of Zealand, French gart don: ailnutted into Brzda, 1) .is le-Due, and op Zoom France is now awing a., if Lc.; tilities on the fide of Zealand had taken place, and is occupying thole three towns. This Treaty, which was the work of the Dire.flory in May, 1795, and was recommended at the time by the Dutch Legiflator s as a meafure of necetlity, Hol land being conquered, was palled by unnoticed by our Miniflers at Amicns. It was a eapitulatirn, not a Treaty between two Independent States ; and Minifiers, by fuffering it to call, acknowledg ed the right of France to hold Holland as a con quered province. In the Monitcur of the 11th, we fin , l no lefs than 1 1 four columns and a half, occupied with a long and pompous account of the. ceremonies which took place at Confiantinople when General BRUNk. the French Ambaffador to the Porte, was introduced to the GRAND VIZIER, and to the Sultan SELIM 111. to prefent his credentials. As a fpecimen of the fpeeclres on this occafion, we give the following of the French Ambairador to the GRIND SAIGNIOR : g 4 Molt high, mutt excellent, mull powerful, molt magnanimous and invincible Emperor of the MufMmans, refplendent with honour and virtue: The very great, molt powerful, and molt magnanimous Bow APARTE, Firll Conful of the French Republic, fends me to your Sublime Porte in quality of Ambalfaclor. Here are the creden tials by which he invelts me with that eminent charader. In prefenting them to your Highnefs, I am charged to congratulate you on the happy conclufion of a Peace which re-ellabbibes ancient amity, and to tally how much the very magna. nimous FIRST CONSUL of the French Republic is interelled in the glory and profperity of your reign. " It is this Republic, this great Empire, of which I am the Ambalfador,that offers you through me as its organ a delve of the molt perfes amity- Since rity, and generofity, are virtues of the Ottomans and the French. This refernblance of charalter is a firft bond formed by nature. Long habit had llrengthened it. All interefts concur to draw it clofer. I receive the more fatisfaelion from the million which has been entruned to me, as I daily fee that the jultice and magnanimity by which your Highnefs is amimated, have been transfufed into the enlightened minds of thofe to Whom you have entrufted the different parts of your immenfe power. Happy in having tefli6ed to your High nefu fentiments of the unalterable friendfhip of the very magnanimous Plass- Com s 1., lam more In in being able to inform my Government, that I have been a witnefs to the sefpeeful love which an the faithful Muffulmans entertain for you, and that I have experienced from your Highnefs and ki nine's, that great goo will, which proves how much you have retained in your hearts an attach ment for the oldeft and the moll conflant of your friends. I beg the At/41011TV GOD, that for the happinels of your people, he will prolong your days free from pain and trouble, and that he will make your glory and wifdom to thine throughout the whole oniverfe." The reply of the Ottoman Minifter is in the fame Rile, and probably may be confidered as about equally fincere ; but our Readers would not thank us for filling our columns with fuch Th:fe journals do not give the price of the French funds. tits preceding day having been Sunday. A Hambargh Mail alfo arrived this day. Reports refpeding the new Minifterial arrange ments continue to be circulated with unabating indufiry. Before the clofe of the Stock Market yefterday, tlic prices were up a little, on the Air lion that Mr. PITT was appointed Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, with a Peerage; Lord Hoists, Governor-General of Bengal ; Lord Mssvet.t.s, Firft Lord of the Admiralty, vice Earl of Sr. Vtacisr ; and Earl of Ronne, Pre• fident of the Council. On this fubjea a Minitterial paper of this morn ing prefent's the following paragraphs : " One thing we can venture pofitively to Rate, and for which indeed, through us, the Public have for fame days been perfeelly prepared,that a change at the Admiralty is determined on, but who is to be Earl Sr. Vtricastr's fucceffhr is not yetofficially announced.—For the profeffional charaiter of that Nobleman we have ever, in common with the whole Country, entertained the higheß refpeft; but corn mantling a fleet, and condtteling the public bufinefs of the moll ertenfive and moll important Depart. men[ of the Public Service, are two very different things. His Lordfhip proved, by his firm and de termined conduel, as well as his vietories, that he was well qualified for the one ;but his officialcateer we apprehend, has brought equal conviCtion, that' fomething more than mere profeffional knowledge is requifite for a proper difcharge of the high and momentous dutics of Firft Lord of the Admiralty. This we believe is the chief reafon which leads to the retiremem of Barl SAINT VINCINT from that Board. Several fuhordinate changes in it will of coorfe take place, but to what extent we have not yet heard mentioned. LorJ Mt ssit.Le has been very confidently named by rumour as the perfon that is to fill the Office whicb Sr. Vises we vacates. Such an appointment we think likely enongh. but we pre f.ime it sill ha:4 be finally Exed, tit .t is certain that Mr.Pt TT comes into power. We have already Paid that thefe two perfonages, in conjunetion with feveral of the prefcnt Minitlers, would compofe a thong, vigorous, and popula r Adminittration. In laying thus much we are confident we only echo the public fentiment upon this important fubje6t. When we fay too, that fuck an arrangement has our willies, we only join in the general wifh. It is from a warm regard for the principles, and a high approbation of the conduet of the prefent Admini aration, that we ardently &fire to fee it firength ened, in the new and perilous circumilances of the country, by thole talents which all the world con- Wes to be preeminent, united to thofe principles with which alone the principles of the prefent Mi. nifters were corgenial during the whole of our arduous fituggle, fince the commencement of the French Revolution to the prefent hour. Such a union as we defire, we are quite lure would have as much effeCt in deranging the fchemes,and damp ing the hopes of the enemy, as it would gratify, invigorate, and rejoice the whole Britith Empire." True Briton. In the fame Paper, the following paragraph is alio given:— i , Notwithilanding the affertions to the contrary, in the French Official Paper, we believe that w e may venture to afTure our Readers, that neither the EM►aloe of Russia nor the KING of Paussia have as yet confented to go,irantee the arrange. ments relative to Malta, according to the Aipula• tions of the toth Article of the Definitive Treaty of Peace." TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. " London, Thurfday Morning. Sta—The lofertion of the following Article, in your Paper of this day, will extremely oblige, Gentlemen, your very obedient Servant, " C. LONG." " Offers of Service are daily making by the Vo• lunteer Corps in molt of the different Counties in Great Britain, and, we underitand, it is the with of Government, that thofe who are difpofed again to enroll themfelves, will fignify their intentions as fpeedy as polEble, as it mull be obvious at this juneture, that thofe meafures will anfwer a twofold purpofe, that of enabling Government to continue the prefent Armament without augmenting the regular Ellablifhment ; and of convincing the French natioa that we are unanimous in our fop. port of thole rights which Minifters are now em. payed in alerting. Among numerous others we have to announce the following offers in the County of Kent only :—Greenwich, Gravefend. Northileet o Roeheiter, Tunbridr , satl Cranbrnoir " Yenerday a Ballot was taken at the Eaft-India Houle, for the eleaion of Six Direaors to ferve for four years, in the room of the under-mentioned Gentlemen, who go oat by rotation, •iz. Mr. Alderman Le Mcfaries Sir Thou Metcalfe Sir Fratocia flaring jobs Miedhip. Efi. Sir H. Weis G. W. Thence" ER. At fix o'clock the glades were finally clofed, and delivered to the Scrutineers, who, Coon after four o'clock this morning,reported the numbers to be. Rd. Chichley Plowden,Efq. i lad John Mak:lton, lifg. 997 Charles Mills, Efsz. z4 John Inglis, Efg. lc Abraham Roberts, Efq. 5367 George Tatem, Eq. 771 Simon Fader, El+ 1:17 Thomas Reid. EN. 675 Thomas Parry, Zfq. 5006 John Debb, Et+ AG Whereupon were declared duly eleßed R. C. Pcowotn, Efq. TRONA{ PAM , Efq. C s Mutt, Efq. SIMON FRAM', Erg. ABRAHAM ROBARTS, Erg. Joan HooLa stow, Efq. The Earl of Sr. Vtacesv was at the India Houfe at nine o'clock yetlerday morning. We believe his Lotdihip was the lirit voter. The number who ballotted was greater than ever before known. amounting to 1760. Yeflerday a Court of Dire&ors was held at the Eiti India Houfe, when the following Common der, took leave previous to departing for their re fpeaive dellinattons : car. Han a • Watson, airtime Watley. for Chia; Cyti Joe r Pa se ',of the Prince of Waco, for Bornbaratni htodiat Capt. Janes Faaqpraa son, of the Alfred, for China; Capt. GIORGI BENHAM. of the Wei. for Bolan? ; Capt. Jams MARTIN, of the Woodford, for China; Captain WILLIAM GILIIOIt, of the Earn% for Madras and Bengal; and Capt. HENRY &mown, at tit Proles. foe bawl. The Extra (hips were then Rationed and timed Comet, for St. Hides and Bengal; nide, f r Madeira and Bengal, and Glory, der Madna and Baca To be admit es the sift Init. Ann, for Bombay; flerseral Stuart, for Madras and and Northampton, for Bengal. To be afloat on the gth of New Ship, Mr. Hinter, for Bengal to be afloat on the at of May. Aad all of them to foil fans Oraveltad Oft calmer month front the time of their being aloud. The Court adjourned at fix o'clock till this day. Ye fierday the difpatches for Madras and Bengal, by the Ear l Howe, were finally doled at the Eait India Houfe, and delivered to the Porter. Notsc—Fer Fort St. George t Lord Wm. Bendnek an d lady; cannel W. Dowdfwell, his Lordfltip's Private Se. cr.vry; Major Henry Monektoo. Aid-de-Camp ; Meet,. I. A. Cattunajor and G. E. RuSeU, Writer.; Mr. A. High, AST- Mitt Surgeon Mcßee. H Conway, R. Birrlngton, H. Wright, f. Gerton,W. H. llauvenanr, S. Rollefton, and J. Fagan, Cadets. +For Bengal : Hon. C. R. liodfay and Philip Mont kton, ten ; Rob. Foe, with the Cololtal Statue of Marquis Cornwallis. Mr. Lewis, we undernand, is to retain the ma nagement of Covent Garden Theatre, by fpecial agreement, as long as he pleafes. As Ks 1411L1 Is gone to Covent Garden Theatre, both the Rider& will be at the fame bode, and of courfe one of them will be Dicke/. Tuefday evening a molt furious battle took place between a Chimnt rfweep and a Jackals driver, at a (mall fair which 1, heldeon the Eallcr holidays t the end of Tot enham Court Road. After hell an hour's hard; Id obftinate fighting, b,th be• utg brat to that degree that neither was able to Itand,they were force I togive up any farthtt conceit I