Star. — London, England, 1803-05-30 00:00:00

ON Tax trAlte liVattlea IL That the intended ambition of &matey-ea em• braced. at Ira& in idea, be left a projea than the Sovereign eontrOul of Europe is evinced, not only by his conduet in procuring for himfelf the abfolute go vernment of what by a mit - no:net of modern times has been called the Italian Republic, but is almoft openly avowed by a State Paper, iifued by himself, under the form of a communication to the Legifiative Body. The fupremacy of the tutiiah Republic was intended for a very different perfon, and indeed the form of the Conflitution would have been elfentially different from what it is, had the voice of the people of Italy been heard. It is tutneceffary to repeat by what in trigues, Inpported by an irrefiftable military powers the Government of that country was placed upon its prefent foundations.—But, befides this, has a angle opportunity of increafing his own perfonal power and authority ever efcaped the wakeful vigilance of the CHIEF Consul.? The paper to which we have al luded gratifies the vanity of the French, by re-iterated hostas of the extenfion of their power. The nations of Europe are paired over in review only to celebrate the military or diplomatic triumphs of this all. powerful man. There is not one of them which is not teprefented as fubtniftive to his commands, or devoted to his interefts, with the honourable excep. tion of England alone, and yet to this is added the ettravagant and infulting obfervation, " That Great-1 Britain fingleshanded is not able to contend with the French Republics" To make this infolent remark, be has, in the language of Weftminfter-hall, even di travelled out of the Record;" and fuch a remark, with refpeft to a nation with whom he profeffed to be In amity, was, we believe, never inlbrted before in an official paper, But we should trifle with Out Readers in enumet sting oerlal offences, It is by aftions that the nevi- Cowan'. has awakened the kilt apprehenfions of this dovernment, and drawn upon hitn the Jolt tett* swot of the people. While every commercial ar s-angement with this country was oegleeted, we might fay cautionfly avoided by the French Government; a detachment of (what (ball we call them ?) -- under the name of Commercial Agents, were &- patched to the teveral ports of Great Britain and Ireland ; and for what commercial purpofes were tbefe military Officers (for the tnajority of them con lifted of filch) fent to this country ? To found our harbours, to make military drawings of out potts.— Colonel Smuts-ins was one of theft Commercial Agents. He was the precurfor of the first ezpe4- tion to Egypt ; and for *bat purpofe could a mikary man be fent, but to prepare the way for a fecond To Curer his report to be publiffied was certainly an overfight in the French GoVernment, but it was one of thofe enfitalmiltakes that crooked, though profound polity, which cannot be for eve on its guard, Come times is obfkrved to commit. Let any man, poffeffed of common powers of refleaion, penile this Report; will it allure him that the million was altogether for commercial purpofes ? Is there in it any thing of mo. ment that regards commercial arrangements ? He infpeas the Rate of the country, views with a military eye the difpofition of the foments ; inquires with the anxiety and earneftnefs of a profound politicians into the temper of the people, how they were difpofed to. wards their new allies, how far attached to their in tient Governments and, in a word, how far ready and willing to receives with the fraternal embrace, their former vifitors, But the report of Siessttsitt is est to be regarded as an officiel llatement—No matter, it reveals to us the defign of his million ; it explains the objeas to which his attention was to be direaed; it (hews what natements were tnoft flattering and acceptable to his Mailer. But lest we (hould be accofed of Wilful in. Jolliet or mifreprefentation, let the Caw Corms. (peak for himfelf.—ln the ever•memorable and inter- I efting conrerfation which he held with Lord Wu re- Worrm, on the 2:ft of February (gitfen in the Semi of the rBth init.) " Egypt," lays he,"mull fooner or later belong to France, either by the taking to pieces of the Turkilh Empire, or by Conte arrangement with the Porte." Here is not only an open confelfion of the intended a7greffion fignitied in the report of Ss- BASTIAN', but of further views of aggranditements without fo much as hesitating concerning the means. To gratify his ambition in a angle point, he has no cruple or difficulty about " the taking to pieces" an unoffending and friendly Power, an as which mull be accorapliftted with much bloodfhed and horror!— And why is the Cotes Consul fo defirous of obtain ing Egypt ?—Alle the India Direltors—alit ail who are rinsed - Ant or intereited in the affairs of that coun try—examine the correfponsience of France with the late Torso() Suitam, and alh again why was the firfi expeditoo to Egypt *ailed by General BOISAMTII himfelf, and why has the conqueft of that Country been always a dazzling °Nati ?here is anotherlpat (age in this cones:ration, which teems not to have zi t's/led much attention, but which we cannot forbear to notice. After mentioning the relative force of Great Britain and of France, he exclaims, " Two fuch Crnotries, by a proper undernaliding, might pliers the World !" Here again is epenly indicated that odchievoos, that wicked projea of uuiverfal Empire, which the Carte Consul. is known to en tertain. We agree, that if he could cajole this Go• vernlnent as he has done other rowers, and render it afetvieht to his tnandatesj•lf he could command the hats of a Britillt fleet to execute his ambitions projeas, there is not a foot of the habitable World that would not be forced to acknowledge his authori ty. The independence of Nations would be no more; and libery, law, and juflice, would be cruihed in every quarter of the Globe, as they are in France, in Italy, and in the unfortunate Batavian Republic. Let it not then be faid, that we are at war for this or that pattictilar objelt. We are forced into war, be caufe the unbounded ambition of this Soldier of For tune grafps at the Empire of the World. England forms the only ferious impediment to this ambition, and he has omitted no infidious effort to injure this only rival to his unwarrantable pretenfions. If there Be any foundation of truth in this Rate ment, but Readers mutt perceive how egregioufly thofe Members are Miftaken, who in a late debate exclaimed—" We are at war for Malta, and for Malta only." The importance of Malta has, per haps, beeh too much magnified by Tome Speakers on both fides—or rather the circumftances on which this depends were kept too much in the (bade—for important it is now in the ftrifteft fenfe of the word: , but its importance is only relative. It became fuch only when France avowed, not merely by words, but by aaions, its defigns upon Egypt. Egypt ttfelf is only of relative importance; but furely if our pof fetfions in the Ealt are of any confequence to Great Britain, our belt interefts require, that a daring, an ambitious, a hungry military power mould not be fuffered to gain a footing in that country. "At war for Malta !" Thi' s involuntarily, reminds us of a ftrong though vulgar expreftion of Mr. Bo actg—" At war for the Scheldt, at war for a On this part of our fobjeet we intended to have offered tome thoughts foggefled by the fpeech of Mr. Fox in the debate of left Tuefday—but the unani mity which prevailed in the Houfe of Commons on Friday, renders thetn now unneceffary. In the for mer debate he drew a faithful, and indeed an affeet ing pieure of the tyranny, the rapacity ; the flagrant breaches of faith, the violations of treaty which have been manifefled by the French towards the Batavian Government; and delineated well the unfeeling per fidy and cruelty eurcifed upon the unfortunate, and we believe deferving Toussaint Lovvsavvaa i and, we are perfuaded, had he then known that Mi niflers, fo far from being defirous of a war, had not only intimated to the Ruffian Ambarador 44 their readinefs to receive the Mediation of Ruffle, but had gone much beyond this afurance," he would not have made ufe of expreSons which, by tome, might be eonftrued into a recommendation to troll to the hollow profeffions of the Confular Government, nor would he have brought fbrward his Motion on Fri day. We are happy, however, that he did bring it forward. Abet it led to esplastaiions likely to enfure unanimity amok* ourfelves. At no period, perhaps, was unanimity eve of more importance, as It has been a part of the fyfiem of the prefent Government of France to mifreprefent the Rate of politics in this country, and to make it be believed in Europe, that the majority of the Britifh People entertained fend menu refiseeting France different from thofe of their rutin% We are, thetefore, confident that the unani mity which has thus been manifelled, will tend more to bring the French to a proper difpofition than even thd capture of a fleet, or the defeat of an army I NAVTICAL AVYELLMENCE. MAILS THIS DAY.-WII4D B.S. IC DOM Waterford bitch ARC 11Ptli. •at. Mit. 4 t Jamaica 0 0 a I French o 3 i . o Ho mburgll o 1 PI.TIPSOUtN. May sB.—Yeflerdap Mr. jAMIS Taoserson, Surgeon on the Staff. with his family, landed at this port out of a pilot-boat, which took them oh board off the Start, out of the French cor vette Naturalifte. of 14 guns, Capt. Manta*, from New Holland : She left Port jackfon the 18th No. vcmber, itiol, arrived at the Ifle of France the fd February, 5503, And failed again the loth follMfing; about a week previous to her failing from Port Jack fon, the BUFFALO, of is guns, Licut. ken*, Ira rived there from England, and tba crew all pi:- folly healthy g the INPFSTIG•TOI t Of 14 pat; Calm M. VLISIDEIIi, was alto on her voyage, circumnavi gating the Hand, and was eipated back this Month; her crew were alto in perfea health t the colony ap ptars to be in a Mott Hoorah% Rate, and at this time grows much more corn than is decertify fot the confuniptibn of the Centers, and but for the diftance that they are from any market, they would annually cleft a eonfidemble quantity. The Colony is in a Rated perfed tranquillity at recent ; but it teems to be doubtful how long it may remain to. Three French Slips have lately arrived there, the crews of which were very much afilided with the (curvy:— there appears a probability that the Great Nation are abent to claim an exelutive right to this very dif cant country, and to difturb the peace of thisnewly. eftablifbcd colony; it is likely that more will be known on this fubjea at no dillar.t period. Mr. THOMPSON is charged with difpatches for Govern ment ; and loon after he railed, a packet boat was fent after him, with other letters, of a public na ture. The noted Eaeatworow is not dead, as was reported Come time fume, but he is in a Rate of llunacy, and not expeSed to live long. The Nata 4aliite on ber way up Channel was not fpoke by one Britifh eruizer ; fhe is bound to Havre de tlence.— Came in the French brig Poulain, Capt. C. 113 1 1 rER s; from Havre de Grace, bound to Martinique, ladeh with jewellery and plantation flores, taken by the DORIS frigate: fora after the DORIS left her, four Frenchmen who were concealed, joined the other, that were left on board, and role on the Englifh failors ; they difcharged two piftols, and Wounded ttvo of the feamen, but the Briti(h tars were not tn be eafily frightened out of their prize, and though inferior in numbers, they loon throttled the French men into a fenfe of their inferiority. Arrived the Dutch (hip Planters Wanft.li, Captain CASPER TOLLE, from Africa and Demerara, bound to Amfterdam,laden with fugar, coffee, tattoo, ivory, gold dull, and fpecic, detained by the EAGLE excife cutter, of this port, Captain ADAMS : fh is a very large copper bottomed Engli(h built (hip, and is vet y valuable—The French brig la Baline, Captain La Marries, of and from Havre de Grace, bound to L'Orient, laden with large oak timber, for (hip build ing ; (he was captured the 2oth init. by the NAIAD, of 38 guns, Captain Wactis : the NAIAD'S boats fame day cut out from under a battery near the Penmarks, a French brig in ballall, and a chalk maree, laden with fah ; the former they brought off, Int: the latter was funk; the crew all faved: the Dana thip Fruin tri gettai Captain H. ZIP:TIERNAN, from Rotterdam, bound to Bourdeaux, laden with fundries, detained by the NAIAD frigate, on the 24th inft. Arrived alto a very large French brig, of about 230 tons bur then, called les Trois Confuls, Capt. %V: MOREAU, from Port.an•Prince, bound to Nantz, laden with a very valuable cargo of tea, fugar, and cotton : the was taken the 25th ;nil. by the HAZARD, of 18 guns, in fight of his Majefty's VICTORY, of tto guns. Lord ?Imam, had previoufly thifted his flag to the Autism, of 32 guns, and parted company. The Planters Wanfch, detained by the EAGLE, was, three days previous thereto, boarded by Sir Roost Com m, on his voyage from Lilbon; but not knowing of the rupture, the was fliffered to depart. Sailed the Randle revenue cutter, of 14 guns, on a eruize. Came in the Dutch brig Vreede,late Fisolaida maC ter, from Africa and Surinam, bound to Arnfterdaia, laden with fugar, coffee, and cotton ; detained by the Rzmorrn excife cutter, of Dartmouth. Captain Fag matte died three days after he left Sdrinam, fup poled to have been poifoned by the Blacks. Came in alto the RavoLvvinmatts, of +4 guns, Capt. Lace, from a eruize. The Ramataa, of 14 guns, Capt. Usu, is appointed to convoy the Trade to the wens wardiandhasherfignalnowdifplayedforthat purpofe. CHATHAM/ MAr 29. —The BUCKINGHAM is order ed to be fitted for a prifon-(hip, and the following for• fca—the MarrictrUsta, of 32 guns ; l'Amtiitt, of 32 ; CIRCE, of 28 ; AMPHITRITE, of 38 ; CRAM. pion, of 24; at►d EL VINCEGO !loop. PORTSMOUTH, MAY s9.—This day arrived his Majefty's (hip ALLIGATOR, with troops on board. from awes, and at pure:ft remains, but perfealy ready for failing; alfo the FriLittlfhip, Capt. NASH, in ten weeks and one day from Fort Antonio, in jamais l ca. bound to London; put :n here on hearing of hoftilities being commenced, and fearing the French privateers Eaftward. Capt. N. fpoke the following verde, viz.—brig Chance, ThouPSOM, from Trini., dad, bound to London; the Hibernia, from Ireland; bound to Newfoundland ; and the Albion, from Glafgow, bound to Pekoe. in America, all Paffed by the Canton, from China, bound to Lon don.—Early this morning dame into harbour two fine large French captured veffels. this afternoon arrived the Ass A ZON, Pitts Ea, &MI Gibraltar : the failed from thence on the Bth init. with his Royal Nighties the Duca of Keay, for Lilbon, where the remained two days, and then proceeded for England, aid landed his Royal High. nefs at Fallnouth. The jtino, with General Sir THOMAS Teton', arrived fermi days before the Amazon failed from Gibraltar, at which place were the Mammal, Vim:mann, and Brims. Ads astral de %%tsarist had been at Lilbon a few days be (Ore the Anima* attired, and went Up the Mediter ranean with four fail of the line: Lord CARONI& has Sifted his flag to the ?macs of Waits, of 98 guns, Capt. COMM Laft night the Frederickftern, Das nith frigate. Went part this port from St Croix. Ge neral WALTSILSOORST, Commander in Chief of the Dtnifh Weft India Mands, landed hero from her, and immediately fet out for London. Major General CLIPHAnte Colonels HISLOP, M'Ca■A, abd the Hon. GI CIAISTOON, are gone paffengers in the Atzt gattrr armed in flute, Cot, Ricnattoson, with the detachment for the Welt Indies. The Aar fchooner is ordered to take Col. Taaacyrr, commanding the Royal Artillery at this place, to the coaft of France, on Come feast ferrite. Sir ROOM CURTIS'S fijuadron has brought home from the Cape of Goad Hope, the civil eftablida ment of that colony, and the remains of the garrifon. This Morning Lieutenant General DUNDISS, Lieute nant Governor of the Cape, and Mr. B , Secre tary of the colony, landed here : Mr. Baawaab fet out immediately for London. 'The prize taken by Sir Roost Corms's fquadron at the back of the Ifle of Wight, may reafonably be valued at a hundred thoufand pounds, as the is the firft veffel that left the Mauritius fine the peace, and is loaded with the molt valuable Ealt India articles that were taken by their miters during the laft war. The Any mos frigate anchored at Se. Helen's this evening. CORN-MARKET, MARK-LANE, Mir so. LIST 11" SUIPI :TIT::::AD• Sblps Guni. Diamedc Endymiad n 5 : - rr• ry7 • Admirt !. •f: .Knxtak 44 iHo:!. ..{.• r .G..: Prince of Wain . 98 (.1e r Puitrant 74 B^wz'' Filindoltan so I.t C.,GS Ing •• SO • I.n Jupiter - so .---- IovACK Bra3ve - 40 Girroas3 Amazon 38 PAIIIKER Orpheus - Arrow - 3 1 lI.LL - 30 VINcENT tee commence IN iiikalsou v. Rear Admiral Ho t LOWAT Gladiator - - 44 LIAM. CONNOLLY Britan,ia - - 100 --.-- ICITTOZ (adios) Royal Sovereign - tOo -.11. CORRY IV indfor Cattle - 9$ --- DI/18AM Pr voyante 40 W. Pima wafter • N A -I•ole - 3$ Capt. Botts Phce•tia - - 36 ---- 11.te Ea YARMOUTH, Mar 18.—Early this motif ng arri here from Holland the Dutch Mintz, Young Alai FuLLSBAL matter, with mails, Mr. WAGETA Melfcnger, and Mr. It ye ELL, with dlrpatcheS of great importance from our Ambarfador it the ItigUe.- Immediately On their larding they let off in a poll thaife and four F.r London : the fchtuz retains bet until the return of Mr. Rusti.t, who is capes% back hue with an anfwer in a day or ttVo. By . Captain we are inflamed that the packets Vzhleh were at fielvoetfluys *ere taken pofferGon of, and trews, with their Captains an Agents; put into Brille prifen. The packets ire the Earlt)fLeiceleti Tut:meson, Princefs Royal, Searskt king George DIANE, jun. In confecinettee of the commonica being flopped, the packets are expetted to be te-el lifted here on the fame foisting as during the war. The embargo remains Upon ail hips bouhd foreign ports, except Raffia. Dovaa, MA T 28.—This day at eleben o'clock In forenoon, the Aucataao packer, Captain Hammoi arrived at Dover, from Calais, to which place went as a Flag of Truce. It was found at Calais the French had felted on the Palace or Was packet, Captain Surrok ; the men were put into ; fon, and the Captain and Mate were permitted to on their parole at Ducrocq'sowiThey Rate that Englifhmen in France are kept as peifoners of war prefent, and orders are iffued that none (hall leave t toUntry, except thole above the age of fury, nr utti eighteen years. All the Englith paffengus that *I over in the above veld were made prilcners of No Englifhmen are permitted to come through gates of Calais. The Nancy, Captain LATTIMI which carried the Mail before the laft, is fzi. and the men are marched by to Lifle prifon. An open boat privateer commanded by Celan POLET, formerly Captain of a French per/ veirels, has taken a Silting fmack, and carried into Calais. Mr. TA LOOT, the Secretary of Lot' Wutrworrn, has arrived at Calais, butt is faid,7 has not been permitted to embark. DIMUSIMON OF PRIZE MONEY. The Hydra arid MOD% footle mown of thi Immortal Freed' lugger privateer. will be paid co tie sub otiose, at No. 6.Btas. hope-Itreet, Nevreaftle-ftreet, Woad. The poop Eugenie, for the earshot !ha Werraart Van PIM* will he paid at the fame time and place The Monarch, Tferoeodaat, Moak' • Ser ti : e atly it i o rtir i Jupiter, Ruby, Drefocot, fipltyaz, Moflft Hope, for the capture of nine Dutch ettps * Ila Ms ' Nay. vB4ll be paid au Wedoefday, the sad of Jorge, at No. 9, Haw Brood-Rana. There Wall very good fupply of Era and Santa Wheat this morning. Sales were mad* in early part of the day at the fame terms as the 23d initant, but towards the fin% of the ket.lbeft gualities ealld be bought at &Ass. par caw ter lets.—Barley and Malt ire navaried.—..geaus Oats maintain Friday's prices. —Both Grey Peas White ones are dearer.—Floor at ass.-'No appnuu mice of a great bri&nefs at this gaxadoa. Fake& Wheat, per gr. sfis. 635. Fine 641. 6111. Fine Dantzic Wheat, she 6ss. Rye , 34 2 . 3 6 s- 37 5 . Barley, 365. 275. 6d. (Superfine) 3.5. Malt, 445. 461. 50$* Oats, 201. 245. Oh. Horfe Beans, 341.165. Tick Beans, 3os. 335. Hog Peafe, 361. 39 5 . Boilers, 465. sob. CarraWay Seed, 441. to 47 1 . per cwt. Coriander, els. to sos per cwt. Canary, izs. to 745. per gr. Sbs. sss. per Pack. ICON TON LONDON eagerre,SATOIMIT. d. Aare. Flee et Com legland mad Wit., tram the Mess smdlog the stf dot of May. as} a. 4. I & Wage ß t . 4. di a. 4. 14.11 I r 37 3 6 6 *4 * 11 3 II P 3 34 The avenge Prise of lisgsr.eseopoted frost the Itetsouo._ is the week may May es, is 4617 d. per hundred was. PRIM OT AMAIN, AT Tap OS II a. Bestestsrotax—Wlest fits od t doise od per Quarter, Bork 7 26s od to Me od I Doses 3e od to us Oen Os ad to te 4.4 reefs ono od to oos Mat 4—Wlsem 60 as se pts 04 Per qua . Barley us oil to as od I Dead tiss od to Oats 20 od to Ids ad Peak 4 1 $ tad to Hamm 2 r.—Whast. 4ss. ad. to pea, od. per Battey so• od as 27s od I Beans pet IT, Oats 10 al to op od Teak 3 0 $ oil ti , H .—Wbeet Sas col to 611 od pet Itorter. Bader tits ad to ties odd Bare Ms ad to Oats t 6. od to sas od Matt pis ad t o. Itnaolosa.....Wlteat 33.. to ss. ad. per Laski So ad to 26s A 3 I Bean Ma to Oats so ad to ale o d pds ad Or At Warminfter. on Saturday. the prices of were as follow : Wheat. by the queer, 31. au to 31. 4s. od. Barley. es. od. to sl. Te. Oats, 11. os. 6d. to tl. as. 6d. Sews, id. NI. to t Mt& t LOWAT jog) 1g arrived )7 AlAtta. 'AGrrArr, n of great ' in a poR Mains here erpeßed By the rhich were , and the It into the Leiteßeta g Gen rge s tenica krt e !litouhe iA ndt ft e lock In t!)e lasessor.o, place (ha Calais that 17 WALLS It into rid ittcd to be to that all s of war at n leave the r, nr under that went ers of war. -.rough the ILTTIMORE, is fzized, prifon.-- oy Captain h pangs tarried her ry of Lord t is Lid, be r. mortal Freed& t No. 6.Btas. n Vito Ptak Rely, TM= ke. Woe is Day. v4ll be Brood4trasto WM* 304 ' ted Kendal ode is th sail 111 fa A the Man IL. par cow 4302111 aaj ey Pus and No appeim‘ s. 6 4% &X 3 04 Nor d. hula do lip • od. 34 a Ratlaillhenall d yeti*. I. ef Quarter. od to us od od to ooe ad er quarter. od to • • udbayeol ills 44 (to od t w- oi to ass ed od to 14. eta < trtrooe . of ad to ese ices of Corot , i. oil, of e• 041 if& to T • ki of. gc! out Ice 1111 of die Ott, CAP 1 ia 410. , Ise into