Star. — London, England, 1817-01-22 00:00:00

AME RICA. Some American Paper,' to the end of December have arrived. The only fact in them wotthy of the least notice, I:; the proposed amendment '.l the Con stitution of the United States, which has been taken into the consideration of Cnngress.. On the motion of Mr. Pickens, of North Carolina, the House again resolved itself into a Committee of the whole, on the state of the' Union, to take into consid,-ratioti his proposition to amend the Constitu tion of thd United Sites.—After some debate •the quest;on was taken, on the first part ot this proposi tion, In the following words :- 1 4 For the purpose of choosing of Representatives •in the Catarress of the United States, each State shall be 'divided - by its Le gislature, ;mu a number of districts equal to the .I.:mher of Itepres:ntatives to which the State may be entitled. " Each district shall contain. as near as may be, equal numbers; which shall be determined by adding to the whole term ef free persons, including those bound to service for a number of years, and excluding Indians no: taxed : three-fifths of all other persons. In each district, the qualified voters shall elect one reprumet.ttive." 01 a division, there appeared. for that clause, SS; against, it, SB—so that inure than the constitutional majcrity ot two-thirds drcid.-d in favour of t!,is part of Mr. PtcKess's propositiem. The debate continued on the remainder of it till nearly four o'clock; when the Committee rose and reported progress. and the House adjourned.—The subsequent proceedings have not yet reached us. It appears by the Papers before us, that rl.ere had been a short harvest in Maryland. A. Petition had in consequence been presented to Congress, praying that a ternporary prohibition of exportation from that district may be ordered. The proposal was retested to a Committee. • • • KINGDOM OF 11.11 TI. By the Sir Joseph B miter, from Cape Henry, St. Domingo, we have ►eceaved the Boyd Grum of Hap; of the 17th and 27th Octrber. Toe latter contauts 111 curious account of the procek..lings of the two French vessels, which have latell'appeared oil that Fut. These Gazettes, we understand, are }; . see rally published is few days before the departure of an Eng lish •:essel, and are not written so much for the perusal of the people to whom they are addressed, as for the readers in Europe. The Gazette says, " Early in 17th October, two vessels. a frigate and a brig, were observed from the signal station, beating to windward; they appeared to be men of war, belonging to the enemy, and tearful of approaching too near to the port. The following day they advanced within about four kagites of Ike harbour. The Doke of Marma lade, the Governor of the City, repaired to Fort Pi. cote, at the entrance of the port, in order to observe their marieuvrer, and by their colours .soon ascer tained that they were French. About two o'clock is the afternoon, the' frigate made a signal to the brig to arproach her ; the brigs boat immediately went aloft -side the frigate, apparently to receive orders, but soon after returned. The frigate and the, brig then hoisted the Haytian flag at the fore, and the white flag at the main and miaen, and bore down tinder full sill for Fort Piculet. ee The Governor, presuming that these vessels might be flags of truce, ordered the pilot to be ready in his boat, in case they wished to enter the harbour. •Tbe brig laid to aboUt two leagues from the Fort, .and fired a gun. It was expected every instant that' she amuld have lowered her boat, with a flag of truce, in order to go and speak to the Commandant of the Fort, and to explain the object of her mission ; but instead of this she continued to manoeuvre, and fired several guns. The frigate and brig having in vain waited fur some boat from tl:e shore. made sail for the passage of Tortuga Island. The same day a -smell brig from the West was signalled, which was boarded by the Frcnci: brig, whose officer, after re maining an board some time, left her. The vessel, 'mown to be an American, changed her,cuurae, and toolther station off the harbour fee•seeeral dal s.-- One sight she approached so near that every body thought she was going to cater. The pilot got under way, but to the great astonishment et.e.vecy body the Sheered, off. However. after hating remained • itifoie the port for six days, she determined to enter. . The interpreter of Cape Henry immediately re paired-on board, And was informed by the Captain and supercargo that they were the bearers of two let ters for his Majesty the King of HAYTI, which had been pan into their head: by the Captain of the French brig of war, the Railleur. •He hastened to make his report to. the Governor, who immediately went down to .the Ring's Wharf, in order to interrogate the ' , Captain and supercargo, and to learn the contents of the two !titers. • But what,' says this Journal.' Were •the astonishment and indignation of the Governor, when the - Captain end supercargo preseatealltim two letters, Cot Countersigned, whose superscription was At once insulting and,offensive to the Haytian remittent, sad contrary to the usual forms. The Governor manifested the greatest surprise and iiidig 'nation; and told them that he wondered how AMeri !can's who had so long traded with Hayti, and enjoyed .the protection of oar Government s and who, like •outselves, had acquired liberty and independence, could Undertake a commission so dishonourable and preposterous. The Governor instaptty returned the . two letters unopened, desiring that,divey. would re- Aura them .to those from whom they bad xeCeived themoiod quit the port. AU the boats in the harbour were immediately set to work and }owed her cut.', -the G#etete then says...." From the Iti4Ulting and •offetisive supersciption of these kttets—lb &egret. : arisiethr e Cain 7nantois, we can josh?... of their Qatari . sad contents s find of the annoyance and pride of did 'trench Cobham. We ought to be no longer surprised jt she esnwiHiagness to enter our port, which was ..shewn by the frigate and the brig ; though they have , riot dared to be themselves the braless of these insults we ate grieved that they have . been able to rind two tidier , 04 ate united States of esmerica, who could undertake gratuitessly such a mission, winds, upon all actounts t multi isolyebeen very disagreeable to them." We ire flinty to learn by irtters twat Cape Henry, that tslons. Nihon. a Mast of colour,And a most re, speruti+te native merchant, has been imprisoned by Cie astop'bre, alai without any form of trial, or any dicial process, has been murdered in his tourism:nut. I His crime consisted in decltringna the King, (hiring the heat of Mine, a swimmer affection for the Queen than for his Majesty. Of course other pretexts have been Alleged, but this is the real one. We also learn that the French Priest, who has been appointed the Archbishop, has incurred the displeasure of his Black Majesty. The Archbish • r applied ftir a sum of money he ha,: &posited with the King, and was im mediattly disgraced by having a guard put at his door to keep him a close prisoner in his house. Mr. Prince Saunders, with the four Gentlemen he had engaged in England, arrived at Cape Henry on the 21st September. The four persons are a Painter, an. Agriculturi 4. and two Schoolmasters. The Revel Gazelle of the 17th October states, that the Emperor is to establish schools on the Lancaster system allover the Isl.ind. 'rite painter, Mr. Evans, was engaged to paint the Portraits of the Royal Family ; and the first picture of his Maj-sty has been sent as a present by him to Mr. Wilberforce. HAMBURG!! MAIL. STOCKHOLM, JANUARY S. The official Gazette contain: the following re markable Letter of the S,:cretary of State for the Finance Department, to the Guildof Merchants of Stockholm : •, The King has bestowed incessant care upon the means, of preventing the depreciation of the paper currency. Alter having, since the end of 'January, 181.5, employed considerable funds for this put pose, his Majnay has found its the public fluids new means to aid commerce till the exportation of the prodac lions of the kingdom, according to a.natural order, is in proportion with the consequences of excessive importalion which has been the occasion of loss both to tile Statt am: to individuals. But before large sums are placed at the dispoition niche Merchants, his Majesty desires. to actpaint them with the condi. ticns which ate connected with this assistance, and at the same time to 'obtain some information which ap pears to hint to be necessary. His Majesty has, there fore, commanded the undersigned in commission you io make know to the Wirth:tot* of the Capital, and the . other staple towns of the Kingdom, what here fulluws : - - " 1. Every merchant has to declare what sum in bilk of exchange in London or Hambergh he thinks he shall want till the end of the month or May rest, in order to fulfil his obligations abroad. if it is noted at the same time for what kind of imports the debt has been contracted, then, in case the debt in bilk of exchange exceeds the means, attention shall be had to assist with bilk those in preference who have im ported articles of the first necessity, or raw materials/ for the branches of internal industry. " 2. The payment of the bills of exchange which shall be delivered in consequence of these declarations, shall be made in the usual manner, and according to the course of 'the receipt of the bills. His Majesty however adds, the express conditione that this aid in bills of exchange, is to be regarded as a loan only, which may be demanded back six months after it has ,been given in good bills down for the same petiod, and in the same foreign money as soon as the pay.' mem made in Swedish papas currency has been swede good again. though .wsthont reckoning interest or expt...ses, his *Aire, sot, only bring resolved to' defray himself the expenses arising from this, but also to show further care for the interest of the merchants (and in the hope which his Majesty entertains that, the Merchants, particularly those who export to foreign countries, will exert them selves to restore the Swedish productions to the value abroad which they had some years ago), will gra cionsly allow all those who receive bills from this fund to liquidate them in other bills, at any time that it may be convenient to themselves within the six months after the aid has been granted, and to receive again the sum deposited, in Swedish Bank-notes, by ' which they wilt trap the advantage of all improve , men; in the course of exchange, and thus have an 'additional interest to cooperate, by means of prudent operaticns, and limiting she importations of articles not necessary in the gracious intentions of. his Ma jesty, and contribute to remove the fluctuations of the Exchange. " The above measures are to be put into execution without loss of time, I therefore reduest you to send me the declarations which you receive, and Same the honour to be, tec." - 'THE iisritNlNG STAR. LONDON. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 22. 1817. *RICK OF STOCKS TINS DAY AT TWELVIL O'CLOCK Reduced G4O—Cors. use. 6.4—Coir. far ace. WU per Cert. SOU—S per Cert. Navy Sias Enamors: Wir t IS& las. pr.—fras Le , 26a. Ca. pre. It is with much concern we refer our Readers to the melancholy catilogOt cf disasters contained in our Naval Intelligence from Plymouth this morning. A great many ships have been wrecked—and among others we lament to observe the total loss of hisyMa jesty's ships JASII;IM and TILLIORAPIL The whole of the crew of the former are said by the two first se *ma in our list, to laic perished ; but we have strong hopes that the statement given. io another letter will be found correct—that at least two of the number have been saved, the Captain (Casty) and Carpenter, who are said to have been ori shore at the time. The Crew of the TZLZORAPII were happily saved. h. • . French Papers have arrived this morning, but Woking over those received yestsrday, we find oat article not yet noticed, and which may prove inte resting to some of our Readers. We shall only pm mist that the article itself furnishes the strongest evi dence that foreign traders had been exposed to much ' personal inconvenience, at the arbitrary will of the Mayors and petty Magistrates. The following i s sh e Notice to which we Allude: 1 ' The Prefect of the Department of tile North has written letters to the diecrent Mayers within his jurisdiction, recommending them, is the•name of Excellency the Minker of the interior, not to op pia any obstacles to the industry of foreign mer chants an' licensed dealers. lie recalls to their recol-, lection that excellent disposition of the taw : 44 Every " Citizen provided with a patent may esercke " profes.:on or industry in any part of Franey." And enjoins then not to intelfere in determining either the commune they reside in, or the time of their stay; and to give them every facility in the publica tion of their bills and advertisements." SOUTH AMERICA. A Boston Piper of the 19th December, mentions the arrival of a vessel from the Spanish /stsin, with lintelligence that Barcelona and Cumana had surren dered to the Patriots, mad that the city of Caraccas bad been evacuated by the Royalists.—Tire I ilow'ng is from the Bahisnore Patric', of the 240. Ducendwr : " IMPORTANT. FROXI SOUTH AMERICA.....- Mr. Mac farlane, who came passenger in the Fli.!l4l ) er, in. forms, that the fort of Mnathlanc, which commands the King's road near the cites of Oriziva and Cor dova, was captured, November 15, by a force of 2,500 Spanish Royaii.ts, by means of treachery.— Several attacks were repulsed by the fort; but two companies of Royalists, throwing down their arms, anti rushing into the fort, under pretence of joining the Patriots, having arms put into their hands by the latter, in the night rose upon them, and, in conjunc tion with Vie troops without, subdued the garrison. General Vittoria, the Patriot Commander of the Pro. wince, was in his turn besieging the Royalists. He had a force blockading the cities of Xalapa,Orizava, apd Cordova. The Royalists were advancing from Vela Cruz •me thousand strong, open Boquilier, which is gar risoned by only seventy=fi►e men, and would pro. bahly have to surrender. The fort of Guasaloot was attacked in the month of October last by Genet-Al TEMPI, who was defeated with the loss of 40Q men. WILIkAhI a ROBERTSON, EN. was killed among them." In another column we have given some intelligence from St. Domingo which may probably be consi dered as the pretnrsor of a new war for the purpose of bringing Hayti again under the dominion of France. We had before been informed or the fact of a letter having been sent on chose from a French ship of war, to the indecerows address of General Cumin's's g but the present statement may be con sidered as the official statement issued by the Court of Hayti. While alluding to these Vac' concerns, we cannot refrain from noticing some transactions of his sable Majesty, which do not wear the fairest aspect. We suspect that, with all his high ideas of honour and independence, his MAJests is net over-well supplied with correct ideas respecting the relations of wank and boa. We have heard some very black stories, which we believe are bit too well founded, and which would disgrace any white potentate. His MAJESTY has been in the habit of giving large orders to British merchants and artisans; and when the goods have arrived he has compelled them to take payment in coffee, at his own price per. mead.' The consequence has been. that a few months ago a very large com mercial house in the City was obliged to stop pay. ments—and within these few days a most respectable coach-builder has been ruined by the same kind of pro. , cedure. We would remind his Majesty of HAYTI, that honesty is the best policy. It is impossible that any profits charged by British Traders can save them from ruin if forced so take payment in produce at twice or thrice its value. In Europe an order given forgo, carriages, binds the person giving.* order to receive them and to pay for them. Wi alsO re mind his MAJesTY (for we know that fte•sees the STAR) that though. Britain can have no desire to add to her possessions by any attempt to subjugate his Wynne. and though he has nothing to fear from any legal process—yet she has•the means to procure justice to her own subjects; and that it is possible such a visit as was lately paid to Algiers may tend to correct some dangerous prejoacces with which his MAJESTY seen.s to be grievously afflicted. Mr. 11011EOT HODDILR, on whom the command of the Comoo has devolved, is the sole survivor of the late unfortunate expedition who penetrated into the interior of Africa. This Gentleman (whose informa tion is likely to be of so much importance) is, we understand, descended from a respectable family in Ireland, being son to the late, and brother to the pre sent Gsonos Honnca, Esq. of Fountainstown-house, in the County of Cork, and entered the service un der the care of Captain LYSAOIIT i R. N. of oath. The Grand Duke NICHOLAS * accompanied by Count Lames, General KUTUfOII, and a part of his High ness's suite, went .n Monday to see Westminster abbey. the • Ht.,ases of Lords and Commons, and Westtninster Hall. His Highness then proceeded to the grand reservoir of the gas lights in Westminster I thence to,Whitelzall chapel, after which they, wen t to the I onector-General's Office at the lint se-g uar ds, and then returned to St. Alban%-house. Strait ord. place, to dinner. Y es terday. about noun. the Grand- Duke. accompanied by the Itiassian Amliaikador, se veral officers of his suite, and Sir Wry. Comottve, -an iced in one of the •Ptttpea RIVJUNT 9 II carriages at the Admiralty Office. His Imperial Highness was received by Viscount hluvictat and the other Lords of the Admiralty ; and atter inspecting th boardroom and (Aces, be viewed the improved semaphore at the top of the building, which %ad put into motion And cornosunicated to Chatham. The ,Duke espresse4 bid gratification with all the depat- Meats in the building, and retired between two► and throe eilogk..The Grand Duke. sill shoe tly proceed oa sow to tot Ismoutb r Plymouth ) Bath, at.ti BriblUir NAVAL INTELLIGENCI. A MOST TREMEND3US GALE Al' Pl. LOS' OF THE JASPER SLOOP OF WAR HER CREW, EX CEP TWO -ANII TUE SEVERAL OI'HER SHIN, AND LIVE:i. I".YNTOU rf I. JANUARY so. Last night it blew tit! moc: trermmdout the S.E. to the S.S.W. 11.4 t was ever r 4 here, airt has b, en productive of Frei among the sltipoi t in this ncishbourli, .I,v:rsts sloop of Mir broke it om her cat.l e ' and drove on 'hole on the Point of the entrance of Catwater, and all her crew, sailor and a marine, pet ished ; she must to pieces anon alter she struck ; a very ::rm her terrains or die rocks. The Pi ircess Mary packet, of Fahonn R,C , 'rK, that arrived here from the Rest days since, is totally irbt in Deadrn4 ul'. Muster, his wife, and two children, who ha on Saturday last to see Lim, together with crew, are drowned. Telegraph schooner is totally lost off the Hoes; only one man drowned. 'l'l Las both his thighs broken, and several 01 With broken limbs are now carrying to Hospital. The Lapwing revenue cutter is on shire; in Mill Bay, but will be gut off if the g.tli crew saved. The sloop Farmer's Delight is lost Batten—crew saved. Two houses are washed down at Caw. 19 boats are misting from the Bay. Ser that were building and repairing are washed off the stocks by the extreme big a peat variety of ether accidents among the in the harbour. The warehouses, the qu.: wharfs, have suffered Rauch. ANOTHER LETTER-SAME DAT] Last night, about eight o'clock, it ci blow very hard at S. and S S.W. and thi tinned until one o'clock, when it becarr.e . a and continued with 'maiming fury until ei this morning. Several vessels were hrard Mg the night, but no assistance was in thl man to render them ; and this morning. .41 the follcwing vessels w. , re discovered on gone entirely to piects:—His Mt.jesty's sc. LZOKAPII t under the Howe—two of her cre to be lost; his Majesty's sloop of war Jam reef of Mount Batten, and the whole 01 the cept two marines, also several women and in all upwards of eighty in number, have the Princess Mary packet, in Deadman% Master, his wife, two children, and two drowned. Several small craft, lighters, sunk is the ttarbour, and the greater part of ping have received more or less damage. inhabitant of this port does nut remember . gale. The houses near the quays had three ter in them, and several boats were seen about the streets. ANOTHER LETTER—DATED Plymouti•Doek, Monday Evening, Half-pa,t Last night we had a niost tremendou+ perfect hurricane for many hours. with rain—nothing similar in this neighbourbond years. The wind being at South-West, tilt so high that it rushed over the highest par Break-water—indeed, had it not been for water, the damage would have been more than it is, as the water was above all the far op is Narket-street, in Plymouth. T 1 to the shipping has of course been very c. His Majesty's brig JASPER is knocked al and very few of her crew have been Sir seven men and twelve women are dro , Captain and Carpenter were on shore; man and one boy have been saved from thi The TztEcaarn schooner is also gone to der the Ganison—but few of her crew an LAPWING cutter is driven on shore until and stove —The Princess Mary packet is unan Mount . Zatten, together with another which I know not the name—besides rt. which have received considerable damage. be Navy List for this month ststeg the commanded Ly Captain THOMAS CAlt LW; Lieutenam , H. Kzat.a . T s and it OSCIT WHITCONISIC ; her Nelsster, SMITH; Surgeon, MORGAN PRICE; and her Purser MAastinaa. The TELEGRASU is commanded 1)7- LarrLa ; and her Surgeon is Mr. ROLM/ Drce.l Extract of a Letter from Cralthole, in Bay, about five miles west of Plymouth, tr (or Lloyd's, residing at the latter port a vend now riding at anchor about a mile. pk, and if the gale continues I think she w% shore. There his also the bottom of a lar' Come on shore at the back of Wreiple pier saved some of the rigging, but the rout have made such havoc with it that 1 do n• it of mud, valor. The vessel btliings to but we cannot learn her name. j with send me one of your Cie: ks, to prevent wh4t saved irom benig plundvred," JANUARY 21, Arrived and sailed for the River, th AVIRY, from New York in 23 days. from the River, and remain, the Pf;ce . i tots I Constaatiac, ler Barbado4l4l and Mackin. The . Modesty Frengh Packet, ~:';':. F. R ANL' Pu g tfi 4.0:2$ cf . • Js gale froi . remembe t od eit d am * in +ern e rtl3 • rw, ( 04, it have g.- * mall fariq Caroti n • 1,. id cern,. ith •ixt.4.4t e nn the tr-eigs lte ninge( 4l crew the .e and 1 4;1,14 ale atsit;eo.... on Monet wiand, and veral vents blown ant :h tide, writ the shipping tyt, and Its Tr. c4one or. to he gale c.v.- a tir 4ght o'clticc I .f..';ir.g thz• he power of lot clay•lig4, shxe, and ci;cont•t s. ew pn.ttd !Hut, c r. t! e he crew, ey- rd ehildrer:. 'e perished; P 4 B ar—the No maims, • su. /we of the ship. The oldest so sevce a ree feet tea- :en floating Eis P" lug gale—a torrents of sd for many he tide rote part of the • the Breas- e Quays, as damage sll to piece teed sixtt owned : toe nd only one be wreck.— , piezes, ur re ler • total'.? er n:any • borts te • ' nut, Avow a titer, EnsvA ncr, Row: by Lieuuxats 1 Whitson Ludy Aget• —" There t from Wre will di iveri l an e ves't er t we hay untry pe4 tsn estes4 Stindflift yoi Irdo 4 . h4l we ba r he Cr;tetk" Came &' As. for id F.X.:a• c ,. • tar:,