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s: _ emanat ing from the Mihister at War coal be area in consistenc y with the existing laws? whether the bearers ot these orders did not carry them' into effect w i t h unnecessaryrigour ? and if so, before what au thority the whole matter should be sent General Excelmans appears to have thought, and t his convlction probably guided his conduct, that no different course could be pursued towards him than towards any ether d ,miciliated citizen. The Minister at War, on the other hand, viewed him as a military nu n, and therefore subject to all the ordinances which regulate subordination and discipline. On this point, then, it appeared that the Minister dec l ar ed the General placed in eloni-activill, and the G ene ral considered himself as placed in nen.activid. I t was the opinion of the Committee, however, that no officer on half-pay was justified in deeming him., self independent and out of service. If it was consi dered, also, that the offence which called forth the eiders of the Minister was committed at a time when' she General was in full activity, it will not appear su rprising that the Minister should deem himself au thorised to act towards the General in conformity to the military laws, since a partial dismissal does not ex empt him irom them who has incurred it. The Minister might, therefore, either prosecuti the offence with which the General was charged, or punish the disobedience of which he had been guilty. It was in vain that he urged the right he thought he bad acquired of remaining in his domicile ; the obe dience ot a soldier was his first duty, independent of ! every other consideration ; it constituted the strength of armies and the safeguard of the citizen. The Clamber had nothing to do with any charges against the General ; that was a matter entirely tor ,the eon ! sideration of a Court-martial. The Minister, then, bad net, in any legal point of view , exceeded his powers ; and the next question was, whether the su.' Worn agents had Dot used excessive rigour in the execution of their orders As to this point, the 'Chamber must have tabservedhow long a time elapsed between the firstorder and the moment when an over. :powering force was put,,,i4..,action. It was obvious, that during this intervai, the General might have called in the intervention of a civil officer ; the es• ope of the Generalaaay also acquit the subaltern iw*s et this cluirge ; for, if they had been less fa. they would have exposed themselves to be *brought in their turn before a Court-martial. The :Committee would not venture to assert, however, that the search in Madam Excelman's house was con ducted with equal moderation. Deceived by their finteciefidence, they may have been more rigorous iftweards ; and the anxieties of a wife, alarmed, and in pain, may have exaggerated what is necessarily , Manful in these proceedings. But it may be pre mid, that in this instance French soldiers did not 'bat their ordinary character; if it was otherwise, the justice of the Minister could sufficiently poi* them. His character is known to you, and the Ch M. lir may leave to him the examination of such eitto filints, which are wholly within his functions. The I niter then paid several compliments to General stun, whe• he said , had sac rificed a forei g n that he might not renounce hii country. He tasted that his sacrifices and exploits would not be fptgotten before the Court-martial ; and added, tha: * General bad written to his Majesty, protesting to him hia attachment. He concluded with moving that the Chamber should pass to the order of the day Da General Excelnsans' petition, and that tha of his wife should be nawassaid tb the Government; that 'et allaght examine this itneinents it contained.— 1 was neellaltilallia with an abetract ot mos ea which the decision of the Chamber might sppear founded. The opinion of the Committee was strongly sup. toned, and the printing was moved. Animated de bates, however, took place. .M. Demur proposed the adjournment of the goes - Ica to the next sitting, on the ground that the Chan ts's-could not property take it into consideration until tsar the papers annexed to tl e report were printed, sesebich the opiaions of the Deputies must be founded M. DUNOLARD—We with the maintenance of the Royal authority, the •maintenance of the laws, and 0 military discipline. The Report of the Commit. 40e iodinates many wrongs: but as public liberty does Sot minim precipitate measures, I support the mfr.: inure 49 the next Sitting. As to Madame Excelmans, ig what does she complain ? Of acts of violence "Web havedisturbed her personal security, her health perhaps. Ido not find fault with a soldier for obey sag superior orders, but the manner in which they seem to have been executed by the principal agent. I do not condemn him, but I think his conduct ought to be examined into. We live so longer under the reign. of despotism ; and if unnecessary acts of ri gour have been committed, it must be the wish of the of the Minister, and your's, that these acts should be punished. .He supported the adjournment of the question till the next Sitting, when the report and documents could be printed. M. Bzuocn.—l mean neither. to soppott the Peti tion nor to justify the Petitioner ; his conduct will be examined by a Court Martial: but I must oppose the Report of the Committee, which appeared to pr h. judge the question, whether an Officer in nos aetiviii is bound to obey the orders of the Minister at War A Court Martial can alone decide upon this. The Chamber should not in any way interfere - with Ont. ten without its province, still less prejudge at* now actually before a Court Martial. demads therefore, that the abstract of reasons be suppressed. The REPORTER.—I must observe, that opinions were divided in the Committee ; 'nest wished the ab stract of reasons. This opinion was adopted for rea; toes which I cannot explain to Joe.—[Why? cried number of voices.)-1 think, however, that the pro-, per way would be to pass simply to the order of the, 4.1 y on the Petition of the General. The Chamber will decide tor itself. M. BURBACH ascended the tribune : the confusion' of his ideas, and the noise in the Chamber prevented us from perfectly understanding his opinion : he, however, appeared to concur in voting for the post, policemen to the nut Sitting. 1 M. CHANTIMIIS defended the Committee , an d Pmataiaird that the report prejudged nothing. .; M.,Boucimusaueeeeded him, and placed the Tow lion in its timeliest, He aid that whatever unfit be the Opioien if she Members individually, they', scould guard against energising any influence. It business. of the Climber to pronounce ; 1. "-eirat wit* Mists up by, the competent•tribunal: teiletertea tatilittirtti 4iitift . .e f bi (Crtes of pegfion gris •y••• irn t.:l Other Memben soceeetledfidli drier some debate, the Order Of. fito Day'araiia *Oa the Petition of General Eteilmarts, and that of MA :. dame Exaelmans was referred to' the Governme4; but it was agreed, that the abitractof reasons should be suppressed. For a similar reason it was agreed, after some dis. cussion, that neither the report nor the documents should be printed. • _ THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY DECEbtBER 29, 1814. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK: 4, Reduced 6511-4 per Cot. 1121-.-5 per Cenx Navy shut Consols shut—for account, 61fif—Oomiuns I • Bank Long Airs. 16 346ths s•i6ths—liouda IYa. iSa. pre. Exchequer Bills Is. dis. 31. prem. • We continue our extracts from the French Papers received yesterday. The petitions of the French State Prisoners to the Chamber of Deputie► will do more to- make the un thinking among the French, appreciate properly the blessings of a good government, than ten thousand speeches and questions of abstract right. What must be that state of society which exposes every man to the danger of being cast into prison, without affording him any means to be brought to trial ? Such were the blessings belonging to the French under their late idol. How different the present circumstances of the French people I Even a General d'Excchm ANS may dare to disobey the crders of his superiors, and be sure that he shall not be punished till he shall have been tried! We mention this fellow's conduct as an illustra. Lion, because it ought to be made generally known in France, that he can not only disobey orders (which his possible a man may in some eases do in ignorance) but deliberately violate the honour of a Gentleman. It appears by the records of the Transport Office, that General Count d'Excusiass broke his parole of honour in England during the late war :—a fit re commeadation to the office afterwards conferred on him of Aid-de-Camp to BONAPARTE! A Hamburgh Mail arrived this morning. From the Journals which it has brought we extract the fol lowing articles : HAMBURCH, DECEMBER 23. Our letters dirtct from Vienna agree that some differences have again arisen at the Congress, which it will take some time to arrange. Profound states.' men are of opinion, that from the geographical posi tion, as well as by the principles of sound policy, for the maintenance of tile Balance of Europe, Poland ought to be united with Russia, and Saxony with Prussia. • The Sovereigns, and other distinguished visitori; will remain some time longet is Vienna, which is proved by the circumstance that way late 6 a Commit tee has been appointed, by the rtilperor, to pro; 141, measures to make the abocir of the Stiveteigits -l a Vienna as agreeable as possible.. The Kings of Bavaria and Wurtemberg having no share in these rrew amusements, have given orders to make the necessary preparations for their departure. VIENNA, DECEMBER 12. On the 10th, alter a considerable,interruption, the first conference on the affairs of Europe took place. The conferences of the German Committee, which' had been suspended ever since the IGth of November• were to begin again immediately. Wuttemberg is said to have presented a note in favour of the anion *of Saxony with Prussia. The Committee of the Minor German Princes is employed in the plan of a German Constitution, in which the wish already expressedhy them for the re storation of the,lmperial dignity is farther developed, and when their work is finished it will be laid before the greater German Powers. VIENNA, DECEMBER. ts. The political horizon is, unhappily, not so serene .as there was lately reason to expect. The hope is not, however, given up of soon seeing all happily )ncluded. ' HANOVER, DECEMBER 16. At the opening of the Assembly of the States yes• terday, the ladies appeared magnificently dressed in the old Roman costume. As Hanover was the first German State to declare for a representative system, it has preceded all the rest - in calling the States together, and the eyes of a great part of Germany are turned upon the course of the deliberations and :heir results. The labours of so many distinguished men whom the just confidence of their fellow-citizens has chosen to represent the different provinces of the Kingdom, will justify the expectations which we have a right to entertain, and put to shame a Pamphleteer who lately indulged in the most ridiculous diatribes against a Government, whose constant object for a century has been to make its *objects happy by its mildness and justice. The procession from the Palace to open the As sembly was really splendid. The Hall was tastefully fitted up, the throne in the middle, and the seats for sho l;)quities before it. The two sides were filled witlinhistroos spectators. The Royal Duke took hit plate with great dignity. The manner in which bis Royal Highness delivered his excellent speech was admirable. Every word was marked with animation and feeling. The Deputies not residing in Hanover receive four „ . crowns, and tiro& iesiding in that city two &ail per diem, as long as cheAssethbly shill continue, DIICIMERA 194-4;The propositions of the States will, it is said, be published : it is also afErmed that it will iteconsidered whether the debates shall be public likt ihose of the English Parliament. BitUNSWICK, DECEMBER ie. On the 12th instant the Doke named a Committee to examine and regulate the debts of the country.— The Committee consists of the ancient Deputies, with the addition of some well-informed Burghers, who were formerly tot admissible; whence it is premised that on the re-establishment of the States (which is to take place, as his Royal Highness declares, after the Congress), some changes suitable to the spirit of the times will be introduced ; and, at the same time, the inconvenient, if not oppressive preponderance of some classes be abolished. SLESWICK, DECEMBER '2O. His Royal Highness Prince Christian lately ho noured this town with a visit. HAMBURGH, DECEMBER 22. The march route of the Russian army of Poland from this place to Warsaw is now published ; by which is appears that the whole will have kft us by the ath of January, 1815. PETERSBURGH, DECEMBER 7. The Persian Ambassador to our Court arrived on the 12th of November at NoWotscherkask with a con siderable suite: he was formerly in the same quality in England. Private Letters from Quebec, of the Ist of Decals ber, have reached Town ; but they contain no news whatever. The Market opened this morning at the Stoik Ex change rather more languidly than was expected. Very little business done, and with scarcely any fluc tuation. • 1 A schoonet, of &out led toed, era! Me i I fine on Monday, by two pilot-beats, baying been found without any person on board. On a slate in the cabin was *often the words " Schooner Adventism" The Heyde, of Stetdri, Ledster, froth 0 tend to Flour lemur, which wu abandoned by the crew, hu been carried rind Whin stable by the Margate boatmen, with loss of rudder. The irsitubchap, Know, from London, bound to Amster dam; and the Active, Pidgeon from Antwerp, bound to Hull, rut into Ylinnouth yesterday, le forme with damage, and must discharge;' the latter leaky. A huge boy, tram Hoibad to London, with wheat, fou:s derv! air Harburgb on Sunday morning; grew saved. Arrival at Jlerstuda, the Pier de Brazil, bound to New Bruns wick—lent in. The Ilmeu, Antrim, from Oastadt to Gotrenburgh, is stranded oillatadt—groatest part of cargo et prcted to be saved. The Dilde, Snowden, from Petersburgh to Hull, pt back on 17th alt. seat& logged, having been on shore. A number of vessels were driten on shore at Conceiver& during the violent gale on the night of the teat and t 7th invt. The Weston Coaches are not all in, and the inland Mail Board at the Post Mee is not yet set. FALMOUTH, DECEMBER No arrivals. Sailed the Montague packet for the Brazils, and not yesterday, as was reported. The sloop Bideford, Bamtztantar, from London, with grocery, Ste. for this port, was totaily lost near Me- • vageuy on 29ci inst.—the Captain was washed over board and drowned two days before : part of die cargo expected to be saved.—Wind E. lne weather. PLYMOUTH, DECEMEER 27. Arrived the Ocean , a Russian, from Finland, last from Yorumouth ; and the Alder, of and from Bre men, bound to Havannah. No King's ships have stirred to-day. PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER O. Nothing arrived or sailed today . Came into har bour his Majesty's ship TEA 2211.. His Majesty's ship Masa, for the East Indies, still remains. DEAL, DECEMBER 28. Nothing arrived or sailed to-day. Remain in the Dowps his Majesty's ships BOMBAY, Maacuazus, and SWAW cutter.—Wind S. THE AR Mr. Colonel WARREN, of the 27th Regiment (which , distinguished itself in Catalonia) is summoned as one of the principal witnesses on the trial of Sir JOIIN MURRAY. Colonel Dovvrox is appointed by Earl Noma to command the Myderabad Subsidary force, at Toulna. The Ist Battalions of the 59th and 78th Regiments, from Java, are at Bengal, and the Newfoundland Fen cibles at Canada. Three companies of the 36th Regiment have marched from Pareonstown to Nenagh, to da duty of the late sth Garrison Battalion. The Wexford Militia are ordered to Cashel. The 2d Battalion 41st Regiment, at Canada, has ' been disbanded—the effective men and non-commis sioned officers have joined the Ist battalion, at the same place. The 19th Light Dragoons are to be withdrawn .from America. The 20th Light Dragoons are expected shortly from Sicily, and will be quartered at Birmingham. COURT MARTIAL. Hone Guano, December 22,1814. At * GeueralCoart , Martial held at Portsmouth on the 25th October, 1814, and continued by adjourn ment to the 11th November, Captain THOMAS MOORE wa. arraigned on the two following charges, viz . 44 1. In fraudulently directing to Corporal Glover, of the 38th Regiment, stationed at Cork, in Ireland, a letter dated Pons mouth, on or about the l ith of September, 181 4 , tha contents of which were written and signed by himself (aptain Moore), and were in fact addressed to Lieutenant Hopper of the said 38th Regiment, and not to Corporal Glover, as the direction no the back of the said letter expressed, in ord er that the said letter shouldbe conveyed to the said Lieutenant Hopper free of ex. pence, and with the intent to defraud his Majesty's Revenue of the postage due upon such Liter. " 2. In adding to the above-mentioned Letter, so written and signed by him, and in fact addressed to Lieutenant Horne, a request, that if he (Lieut. Hoene) should write to him (Cap tain Moose), he shoidd direct his letters to HINRY Romulus, a soldier of his (Captain Moose's) Company, then his servant, with a view that any such letter so written by Lieutenant Hor ne to him (eaptain Moos a) should be conveyed to hint free of expense, with an Intent also to defraud his Majesty's Revenue' of postage which might become due on any such letter." The Court having very maturely considered the evidence brought forward on the part ,of the Prose cution, together with that of the Prisoner in his de fence, are of opinion that he, Captain MOORE, is Gallo of both the Charges preferred against him, and do, in consequence, sentence him to be is:missed his Majesty's Service. • -• (Signed) HARRY CAMAY. Adj.-Gen. A vessel has arrived which left Gottenburgh on or about the 2Sd of November. Our dates are of the 21st, when, according to the advices from Stock holm, the Cftowx Panics remained in that capital, fully engaged with.the arrangements incidental to the acquisition of Norway. The tranquillity of the latter is stated to have been not at all disturbed by the dis satisfaction of the people in the northern districts. We understand that applications have been deli. vexed in to the Board of Trade already for Licencei to permit British Ships to penetrate the Blockade of the American Ports, on the ground of the pacifica tion. These, we are told, have been refused, on the principle that hostilities will not be discontint.'d, or the blockade raised, under the terms of the Treaty, until it shall have been ratified by the Government at Washington. Ciaurrornim HUGHES, Esq. secretary to the Ame rican Legation, left Ghent on Sunday last for Bout deans, to embark on board the Transit, with the Treaty, for the United States. Austria is confidently stated to be the Power to Which the decision of any difference in the American Negeciation is to be referred. A list of the criminal causes brought before the Court of Assize in Paris during this year, makes their number amount to 358, of which 314 were thefts, 15 forgeries, 6 assassinations, 21 fraudulent bankruptcies,' and 2 rapes. One Devaux, a button-maker, at Paris, found guilty of an attempt to violate the person of a girl of nine years of age, has been condemned to 20 years forced labour, and 3,000 fr. for the inspec tion of the high police, under which be ie to remain all hi life. - • HARWICH, DECEMBER 211. The schooner Upriclikgperten was run foul of in this harbour by the brig Cesar, of Sunderlatd, and broke her bowsprit, and did other damage. The Newcastle packet, of Newcastle, Captain CLAY, bag come in here, after being on shore off the Naze. YARMOU DECEMBER 2s. Arrived in the Roads the Hope, FOUEVAN, from Hamburgh, and the Margaret, Estpsaa, from Rot terdam. It blows hard from the E. S. E. but the ships in the Roads (2u sail) appear to ride very well. COWES, DECEMBER se. The Speculation, of Landsdown, from Cork for Lisbon, with wheat, &c. was this morning brought in, totally dismasted, having been on shore near the Needles. BREDLINGTON, DECEMBER se. The Ann Aurora, HIGLANT, from Hamburgh for Hull, was driven on shore on the Holderness Coat the 25th instant. LOSS OF THE SUITERTON. A vessel, ketch rigged, of one hundred and fifty tons, bound from Bridgewater to Chepstow, with a cargo of timber, on Thursday, the 15th instant, grounded on the Gore Sands, which is a short die. ranee from the entrance of the Bridgewater river. and only tve miles from the shore. The vessel remained Usage situation OHS tide, and the Master, it is supposed, had every prospect of getting her off the nett ; but, before she dieted, a gale came on, and, at midnight. she went to pieces, and, painful to relate, every per. son on board perished, consisting of Mr. JOHN ADANI c, formerly of Bucklershard, near Southampton, and late of Essex.etreet, Strand, the owner of the vessel, the Master, and six seamen. Two small fishing boats passed near the vessel when in this distress. bat the sea was running so high that they could not render any assistante. A light was seen at the mast head at ten, o'clock at night, which soon after disappeared. At this awful moment, it is conjectured, the vessel must have gone to pieces, and all met their sad fate. What still adds to this distressing scene is, that Mr. ADAMS had taken his place in the coach for Chep. stow, but was induced to go on shipboard. The wind being fair, and the weather at the time mode. rate, there was every prospect of arriving at the port the vessel was boned to the same night. Extract of a letter from Bermuda, dated Nov. 27. " I fear the Amphion will go without her convoy, in consequence of a notice issued by the Governor, Sir Jamas Commis ' stating, that until four seamen who had deserted from his Majesty's ships shall be discovered and restored, no vessel whatever will be permitted to depart from these islands." The Earl of Monta..has transmitted from Calcutta to the Dublin Society, a considerable quantity of Bamboo seed, which it is said will prove highly eon. genial to the climate of the Southern parts of Ireland it is a singular fact, that the seed has not been prow. rabic in India for above half a century uatil the La year. The French character is, in the opinion of BoNA. PARTE, very fickle. Somebody told him his statue was taken down from the grand pillar. 66 W e n, ,, said he, " and what have they put up in its stead ?" The person to whom he spoke, answered, " the Bou t . bon flag." " They ought," said he, "to have put a weathercock I" Foreign Politicians observe, that at the Congress of Vienna there is ingress and egress:, but no progress. Yesterday about one o'clock, a respectable looking man going along London Bridge, sat down on one of the seats, when he suddenly dropped down and ex pired. The body was removed to St. Thomas's Hos pital, where it lies to be owned. Monday as a journeyman baker was passing up Warwick-lane, heaeily laden with Christmas cheer, a sheep, which had strayed front a drove, and was drag. ging back by a dog, ran between his legs, and threw him prostrate in the mire, by which mince pies, tarts, plum-puddings, and other delicacies were thrown into a promiscuous heap • and china, earthen-ware, &c . shivered into a tho usand pieces. The poor fellow received no other injury than what resulted from a wet jacket, and the anticipated tearful salutes of a number of little Masters and .Misses, as well 'at th e Xantipptan salutations of the good housewives, whose warning preparatints were thus in a 110113ect annihilated. I~ PS IN 'alsea Cl* Ptirb ' ll be- Mich PS re- I Di. wig aZiVet too ter of mea► mein bete id of that =lied tt the rim= who le off under 2041 ea of in es-