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paid to the defenceless inhabitAn is of this island, and the private property of the officers. P. r. • To Captain Sir rhamat Hardy, coin mantling his Mijesty'a ship Ra.roilre4, and Lieutenant-Col Pilktngten, &c &c. AR I'ICLES or CAPI TULA riov fur the Surrender of Moos* Wand, agreed to between Captain Sir Thomas Hardy. com• lnauding the Naval Forces, and Lieutenant-Colonel Pilkington, commanding the Land Forces, on the part of his Britannic m a j e ,cy; and Major Putman, commanding on Moose Island, on the part of the United States, July 12, 1814. • Art. 1. The officers and troops of the ITnlt ed States, at present on Moose I t.tnd, are to surrender thetnaelves prisoners of war, and are to &liver uo th- forts, building;, arms, ammunitiotk, stores, and (11 - ,lts, with exact inventories thereof,. belonging to the tmerican Government, and they are thereby transferred to his Pritannic Majesty, in the sante manner and possession as has teen 114' herrtnlore by the American Government. Art. II Ihe garrison of the island shall be prisoners of war uni.l reenlarty exchanged; they will march out of the fort with th.- tioliourr tot war, and pi:e their aims at such place as will he apro•nted for that purpose ; the officers will be permitted to pro ceed to the Meted S , ates on their parole. Arr. ill. Every resprc. will be paid to private property found ou Moose Island, belonging to the inhabitants thereof. - (Signed) G NICHOLts ' Lieut.-Col. Royal Engineers. H. FLLMINO SRN MOOS', COMOliZOlef of his Majesty's Ship Martin. laces B. VAILTIOM, Captain 40th Regiment United States Infantry.. JOHN Ftt.t.tattowu, Captain 40th Regiment United States Infantry. Approved by us, (Signed) T. M. HARDT, Captain of N.M. S. Ramilies. A. PILCING roN, Lieut.-CoL Commanding. I'. PuratA N , Major, nth Reg. U. s, infantry. East Pon t . July 1 I, 1814. PEYeatt of ORDNANCIt ind STOICS found in Foal . SULLIVAN, . - . surrendered t • his Majesty's Forces under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Pi Lettsavor!. UoN QuNs—Four 18-pounders, with standing carriages, side • arms, two unservic. able 9-pounders, two 12-pounder carton odes, wit• out carnaves. • Bites% Go NI Iwo serviceable and two unserviceable light six pounder., with 'travelling carriages, bide-arms, &c. Forty-two paper Cartridges filled with Ex pounds of powder, 5 flannel ditto ditto, 3376 unserviceable mu‘ket-bati * Cartridges. 432 Loose mead 18 pounder Shot, 55 18-pounder Grape-shot, 3/19 Irate roun4'6-pounder,9s six-pounder Case-shot. barrele sit corned Powder, containing 100 pound; each; leo Musket. with Bayonets. Belts, slings, and complete Swords, with Brits, Scabbards, Scr. Siventy-two incomplete Tents, one United States Ensign. (Signed) W. Du NNs Captain. Royal Artillery Company. Lieutenant-Colonel Pilkingto:l, &c. &c. &c. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. • MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1814. }'RICE ciF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Induced 671i—Cons.6711—for account 6711 4 per Ct. s 4 I—S per Cc. Navy 96:.—Onm. 41 pre. Bank Long Amis. 164 I 5-1 Stht—Bon.l,, 17a. tno.pr. Exchequer Bills 24. st. pre. We have received Paris Papers of Thursday and • Friday. The grand question respecting the Liberty o 4 the Press has been decided : of 217 who voted by ballot, 137 were for the project of the law, and SO against it. .The Court, or Ministerial party, have of course triumphed. The speakers on Friday, previous to the question being called for, were Abbe Moxte.s uutou, the Minister for the Home Department, who, oil the part of the K:so, eonsented to a few slight amendments ; and M. RAYNOUARD, who replied or summed up on the part of the Committee, whose re. poet had advised the rejection of the 14*. We shall endeAvOur to give a sketch of these proceedings : Abbe MourzEgutou began by eulogizing the mo. deration and good temper in which the discussion had been carried on. He expressed his conviction, that whatever difference might prevail ineiriiiwu, the ren tiernu of all were in unison, and that the welfare of their common country was the unanimous object . -dearest to every heart. Some of you have expresied your fears lest the project of the law should tend to check the progress of thowledge : but is not leirning the glory of the . Trench nation ? Other nations are jealous of us in this respect, but they will never equal us. •We have essentially the empire of letters—the glory which cur celebrated writers have spread over France will always remain our magnificent patrimony. Our Monarchs have preserved and cherished it ; and one of them, in particular, Louis XIV. has deserved the title•of the ' father of letters, because, by protecting them, he, threw a lustre round his reign, and gave his name to the au in which he lived. Lay aside, Gentlemen, I beseech you, all ideas which have no foundation. The project of the law has been dictated with a view to serve good authors, and such writers as are worthy of the • noble professi,)n which they have adopted. I shalt add, that the oensureship which has inspired so much alarm, becomes advantageous to real learn ing : do you not remember that at Rome, when the Censors ceased to exist, good manners also disap peared ? • - 4 4 : 'Me peocantiotis announced 4y tileCoistititiOnal 'Charter hive twee.objeets h Tiro:. anchors and the puhlie at large. Do you think Id caniiate :he abuses of the Press by means of repressive laws ?—this is a great . error.. 'What could do if a libeller should iy ro'yott, ' Prove that I have committed a crime; 'there is the law which I have broken ?' Now the ':hole of our legal Code does not contain a descrip z in of the various circumstances which the abilses of 'he Press may produce ; and if we cannot define the trime, how are we to apportion the punishment r. Here M. MONTISQUIOU put the case of a calumni- ator being brcught before the tribunals, where he adds to the outride he has committed by his defence, • and his advocate lends him all his Waits to traduce still more the victims of the original calumny.— Alludiag to the claim set tip of a right to give utter ' am= to out thoughts—' What,' said the Speaker, is a tight ? It is that which does not injure an tabkr.. Bat [bete are uo rights in a state of nature— ' dse7 are the fruits of our social laws. Before the emi4e etc of these laws; • man is in a state of constant irrarfare, and the right of the strongest is the law. The. Liberty of the Press has bees. said to be the truest safeguard of liberty and of the Constitution. This is absurd. The Deputies are chosen by the People to preserve the Constitution, and surely the ephemeral productions of the Peess, never can claim such a distinction. " England has been repeatedly quoted," observed M. MONTESQUIOU; " I shall stop a moment at this objection. •' The English Constitution is a kind of phenc melion in its'results. It is the strongest Government in the world; and yet it is a composition wbich chance only seems to have put together, for the mind of man never could have conceived it. The Parliament exercises an over-ruling authority, before which every one must be silent, and every thing gives way. This power is exercised by the majority: it is this majority which makes the laws—it seizes upon all places, and engrosses all power. $6 What strength can be greater than that which holds all, which wishes to keep all, which escapes from all responsibility, because it is always this ma jority which makes the law, the accusation, and the sentence, and which finally executes it. It is =es sary to give to the people a kind of compensation against such an energy of authority—against a Go vernment so vigorous, which, if not pressed upon by another force, would no doubt end by destroying it self. I. admit that the morality of those who corn pose this.power, and who are worthy to command such a nation, is a perfect model for integrity. And what has a nation so powerful to fear from this boast ed liberty of the press ? .The Journals are neutra• lized—responsibility escapes from their vain decla mations.—They have no power whatever against OIL ;strength cf the Goveinment they serve to amuse the public : this is all. " England mintains the Liberty of the Press by means which we know not how to imitate. The pri soner there lives and dies in prison, abandoned by all. You ought not, Gentlemen, •to envy such manners. Here the prisoner is an object at interest ; he receives the visits and tl.e consolations of friendship : in France liberty is more moderate and our manners are gentler. Let us leave the English those means uhich our na tionAl character abhors. " It has been said that the Liberty of the Press, if permitted, might at length make us insensible to its abuse:. This would be a dreadful evil : when ca. lurnny ceases to annoy us, what sill become of mora lity and honour ? ia What is it that the advocates against the law require—is it to protect the sciences ?No !—con temptible Journals, scattered like the books of the Sybils—these are the trifles for which the representa tives of the people are contending. I figure to my self Louis XIV. and the Ministers who illustrated his reign, now present in this Assembly, listening to these animated debates for the sake of Journals, Pam phlets, dirty pieces at paper, still-horn children ! and to these you would sacrifice the security of the State. When the King has released you from the most. dreadful tyranny, and introduced you into a mild and peaceful regime—when he has operated this change, has he not a right to ask you to giant something for the security of the throne, and the preservation of good order ?" M. MONTISQUIOU concluded by conceding on the part of the King, certain amendments to the effect, that no censure should apply to a work exceeding twenty sheets, and that the law should cease to ope rate at the end of the Session, 1816. He then asked if the Deputies wished the King to declare that their opinions should not be sul)ject to any censure ? The Members with one voice answered in the negative, considering it as unnecessary. One of. the French journalists remarks with proper spirit, that this is a matter of right inherent in the Deputit . Ind cannot therefore be taken as a concession from the King. M. RAYNOUARD replied at considerable length : his arguments were chiefly repetitions. The Assembly then broke up after coming to the decision which we Piave already noticed. • In addition to the above debate, the Paris Papers contain some intelligence of interest. Madame LETITIA BONAPARTE (formerly Madame Mote) has set out from Rome to visit her son, in the island of Elba. MARIA Lows.t was nut expected to return to Vienna before the middle of September. The PRINCE ROYAL of Sweden has formally taken leave of the Court of Stockholm, for hisiexpedition against Norway. A' commission of four Swedish Counsellors of State will hold the reins of Govern ment witil his return. An article from Piedmont states, that great part of Italy is overrun by bands of rubbers, composed of discharged and runaway soldiers. The article con cludes by stating, that the whole coast from Nice to Naples is in tie possession of regularly organised corps of banditti, who plunder travellers of what they please. They have regular offices, where pass ports are given upon payment of a heavy contribn- Lien. Can this have any allusion to MURAT and 111 Army The allocations given- to Bavaria by the new ar rangements seem to have excited much dissatisfactioo. Prince EVOaNE BantIHARNOIS gets the city of Treves, and part of the Electorate of that name. Louts XVIII. visited Versailles on Thursday last, for the first time since his return to France. M. DESBASSYNB has been nominated Intendant. General of Pondicherry. He takes with him M. LEZCHEMAULT, the naturalist, who sailed with Cap ' r ain BAUnIDt. From Pondicherry the mission xiH proceed to the kingdom of Siam and China. A handsome provision has been shade for its expenses. , The negotiations between the British ats,dAtne rican Commissioners have commenced at Ghent.— Dispatches received by Government on Saturday froth Lord CAmaiER, state, that the fi:.st meeting was held on Monday last, when their respective cre dentiali were exhibited. A second meeting is stated to have taken place on Wednesday, when some dis cussion ensued between the Plenipotentiaries on the queition at issue, but of only a general nature. The American Commissioners were, it is said, reserved, and slow in the disclosure of their pretensions; but this is nothing but what might be expected at the commencement of a negotiation. A paragraph in i Morning Paper, but stated to have come from an anonymous correspondent, men tions the arrival of a Gentleman from Ghent, who gives a most favourable account of the negotiation He says, the Americans are prepared for MO de. mands on the part of the British, and are authorikd to make great sacrifices on the part of their own Go vernment. As Europe - submits to the maritime rights, America must now do the same; they expect to be bound down to have a limited number of frigates, and no line of battle ship : their only doubt is with respect to use line of frontier; and that, it is said, will be got over by Lord CASTLEREAGU, who sets off fur 3hent tomorrow. Tae Commissioners were to dine together on Thursday last." It is the belief of many (bnt we can, ourselves, form no opinion) .that Lot d 1111.1.'s expedition will not sail. No suspension has, however, taken place in the preparations at Portsmouth for its sailing.; on the contrary, detachments for various regiments now in America, are marching to that port for embarkation. THE Dec Ds rERRI.—This• illustrious stranger takes his departure for France to-It:or:ow. It is ru moured, in the Court _circles, that he has succeeded in the object of his mission to his Royal Highness the' FutNee Rnue:T, and that the Coronation of the French King will be graced by the presence of his Royal Highness, who has expressed his intention to consult Parliament on the subject. Meantime some at-rang:mews l . ive commenced in the Household of his Royal liii:,haess, which indicates a still greater probability of such an event taking place. Yesterday his Royal Highness the Dec de BERRI held a grand Levee at the Count de la C11,11'11E5% the French Ambas4i.dor, which was numerously attended by Foreign and English Nubility. His Royal High ness was dressed in the unifotm of the Chasseurs de 13suut, and wore the decoration; of the Croix de St. Louis, the Legion of Honour, the Fleur de Lys, and -the Order of St. Esprit. He was attended by the Counts de NANTOUILLET and de IA Fannoxfoce, his ' Master of the Horsz and Lord of. the Bedchamber, the Counts de MAILLX and de CIIARANNE, his Aides-de camp. Both of the latter Officers were taken priso ners in front cf Moscow. His Royal highness afterwards conferred the ho nour of Chevalier de St. Louis upon Count; dc MON.. TALF.SISZIIT and DUBOULAS. The Levee was attended by the Bishops of Buns and U zes, Earl TEMPLE, Sir CHARLES FLINT, Lieiltell,llll.oolollel DAllAuronv, M. Beariw, surgeon to the French Ambassador, Cap tains FENIN. D'ANGIBAU, &c. &c. The presentations to his Royal Highness were made by the French Am bassador, Cowat de la CIIATRE. Lord WILLIAM BENTINCK arrived in Town this morning from the Mediterranean. He carne over land through Italy, Switzerland, and France. Yesterday, at two o'clock, the Duke DE BERRI had his formal introdUction to the PRINCE REGENT, at Carlton• House. His Royal Highness was preceded -by a carriage with his suite, in full Court-dresses, with the servants in state liveries. The DUKE fol lowed in his carriage, attended by Count N!: -t•, &c. which was succeeded by the French Ambassador, in his state carriage. His Excellency was followed by Prince CASTEWICALA. His Highness and the French Ambassador, remained with the PRINCE REGENT two • hours. The PRINCE ReoENT!s Birth-day was celebrated on Friday, by the QUEEN, with great splenticirr, at Freginore, and on a larger scale than her MAJESEY has given since the atgiction• of the KING. The QuEeN took her seat in the centre of the table; the Pittsce REGENT 'on her riglA hand, the Doke Dr BERRI on her left; the Duke and Duchess of Vona; the Dukesof Keay and CAMIST . IIDGe, Princess Sopma Of GLOUCESTER, .'n4 Pli.lCe IREDERICK. Of ORANGE, sat according to their rank. Earl CtIOLNIONDELEY 'presided at one of the tents, as Lord STEWAKD of the Household. Th.-. Princess CHARLOTTE was prevented from being present by a slight indisposition; her Royal Highness, however, was well enough to take an-airing in a carriage in the morning, and visit' her Royal FATISER, the Qt:EEN. Su'. at two o'clock, at the Castle, and remained with them till near four. Upwards of COOO poor persons were regaled at Brighton, on the PRINCE REGENT'S Birth-clay, with beet and I.udding. Sixty-five tables were laid out in the Paisces Cricket ground. The Vicar attended and said grace. The whole expense was about £4OO raised by subscription, and the profits of one night at 'heaehe, which produced £5O. is Royal Highness the Duke of BERRI, on h;s way to this country; visited the Theatre at Calais : A Colonel, who was present, had the insolence to call out—" Five l'Emotresir 1"—No notice was taken cf, it that evening ; but, on the following morning, all the Officers of the garrison were ordered to appear before the Dux; who told the Colonel,*in the pre sence of the army, that as he had taken the oath of allegiance to the KING, his conduct was that of a traitor, and that he might punish him as such; how ever, he would content hi mself with degrading him publicly; upon which his Royal Highness tore the Cross of St. Lows from his breast, and the epaulettes from his shoulders. • Ps iIOTS AT CH,IiiiURON. • POOI.E, AUGUST 15... Arrived last night, Irons Cherburgh, the Late; Instarox cutter, Tuomat Wiwi blaster, having nn board Mr, and . Mrs. Hivirtart, and Mr. LEECH, and about 200 /ale stones, With which this Sena was politely arrailed ott arriving in that port. Mr. Mu.% stood firm to his helm within ten yards of, at least, 600 Frenchmen, but was so severely wounded that he was afterwards conflna u :der the care of a surgeon. This outrageous cond ict origi uated from the determination of the Its b to cypress the exportation of corn and cattle ; for which pur pose they suppOsed that this vessel had ptssed the quay. Before any further clamaLed was sustained, however, the police, who were Very activ'e, ordered out a coasiderable military force, at the head of which a Colonel, by doing his duty with lenity and great re solution, secured for conenettierit twelve of the Vitsg leaders. Notwithstanding this circumstance, another English vessel was attacked b and had taken (rani her several sheep and other exportations, with which she was laden. Her crew were so ill-treat&l that the Master was obliged to iall and leave thice Centlearen a-shote. They came home in the NeLsoir, which. alter leaving Cherburgh, was driven into Bar deur by a gale, in company with another vessel, that was there cast away on the locks: At Batficer (a small fishing-town) the passengf'rs were Most kindly received, and the crew were civilly treated by the inhabitants till the third day after , their arrival, when they were attacked a-shore, be about 150 women, soiree of whom bo.irded the vessel in their absence ; bUt finding she had neither cattle nor corn, discontinued their attacks, which with the assistance of the canailloOrotn all pacts, was se verely directed to another vessel. At this place or der was promptly and completely restored by M. DELAMAUE, the Commissary of Mal Me l aneicellent Officer, and a friend to his country, who most hospis. tably entertained the Eegi s ish at his house fur the three days which they were (wind-bound) in Barlktir. P. S. It may, perhaps, be worthy rf ;unite, th..t there is now in Cherburgh, moo cordially received. ona of BONAPARTE.% Imperial Guards, orr leave tiora Elba, to which place he wiil return at the expiration of his furlough. THE. AR M 2 Detachments of the following Regimens are on their march. to Portsmouth, to embark for America, and will arrive as under :—the Q9th, 41st, 44th, 53th, 37tb, 62d, 100th, 76th, 98th, 99 h, at Chiche-ter, on the 15th and 16th instant ; the 89th, 49th. nsth, and Royal Staff, at Portsmouth, on the 1 s!li, 17th, and 18th ; the 9th and. 4th, at Pctersfield, on the 16th and 17th; MO of the Sd Regiment arr•ved 'at Havant on Thursday. The Royal Scots, 21st, 70th, are ordered to be conveyed Irnm N nth aritai ii and the Cth, 57th, and S2J, from Jersey and Aide.- MI. to Portsmouth, for the same destination. • k riday the 2d Battalit n of the 66th Reeimeot lAntled at Gosport, and now occupy the Old 11.1 - racks there. The 2d Battalion of R0y..1 fuzlerts landed on Saturday, and are gone into l'ortaeit Barr ricks. •••••••m••••••• 4•1•1==•••1•=11 NAVAL. INT'L• LLIGENC.E. FALMOUTH, AUGUST I. Yesterday arrived the Swedish blip Nfatrwreii, from Rio Janeiro, and waits for orders -Sailed the Ptuant cuter for Plymouth.—Wind W. light breeia. PLYMOUTH, AUGUS IJ. The Mary and Matilda, of this p-rt, Qutt.t.on master, took in a cargo of wine at Teneritle, for Lon don ; nn the 29th June she was capture.: by the S c hine American privateer, who afterwards captured the Avon, of Greenock, from Newfoundland to the Me diterranean, with fish, which was thrown oyerb4atd, and_ the wine from the Mary and Matilda put on board her, and she was dispatched for America. The Mary and Matilda was then farther phuidereci of her sails, cables, &c. and given up to the crews of the two vessels, and went to the Western Islands for ballast. .-0a Saturday last, about 130 miles from tape Finisterre, she was again captured by the Globe American privateer, who toil from them the little they had left, and suffered her to proceed. The Sa bine had captured the Flyingfish cutter of Itastin;:s, which the Mary and Matilda left in company with her. The Mkty and Matilda carne into thisyur to. day.—Wind West. PORTsmounc, AUGUST 14. Arrived his Majesty's ship NORGE, from Bourhanx. Sailed his Majesty's ship Gottatt, tor the Downs; and the URGENT gun-brig, for Havrc-le-G►ace. DEAL, AUGUST 14. Arrived . his Majesty's ships HANNIRAL and Au.t• RANT/I, with several sail of the Leeward Lland under convoy, and proceeded fc,r the River. Came down from the River five sail of me►chautmen, and sailed for Portsmouth. HARWICH, AUGUST 14. Sailed the Prince of Orange packet, with a Mail for Holland; and the Thetis paeLt, with A MAU (or C'ixhaven.—Wind W. *Mit tifiliLL) MARKET, AUGUS 1' 12 Beef St Od m6s od Veal 7s tM U. P. 01 MLitt= Si Od to 6s 4d P.rk 6s ol to 7. 4d Lamb Ti Od to as Od. Beasts, I,92o—Sheep and Lambs 16,130--Calves, 4Co—Pita ISO. HAY AND Si RAW, PER LOAD. Meadow Hay 4i OS to 51 Or j Clover 41 Os to 7 1 of litoweu 01 04 to 01 Os I Straw 11 los ro 21 to CORN MARKET. MARK-LANE, AUCUSI 1 4. We had a large supply of Wht at this day from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk; and early it: the morning a iew gine tata4 ft. as e• former counties sold readily at an advance of ss per quarter; the sales afterwards became very heavy, and the eat y ;rues wt re not obtainable by full per quarter, making the advance once ttis day week eta. per quarter at the close of Ilse ntazket. bade/ and Rye are Ss. per quarter dearer. beans are be per quartet higher. Oats are lull 25. per quarter dearer. V lute Peas an heavy sale, at a deeline of es. ter quartet. Thee has tuts is pa' quarter.