Star. — London, England, 1803-12-07 00:00:00

It ng rs he ny on gy. •ere in :s of SC. punt fed, tly ich wbcl the King wit pleifed to appoint me to fucceed Sr Wm. Pit.), I have not the molt flight recolleaion of its having taken place between us. My dear Brother, riar ,tate is tight, you mull be millaken in your et .c teems, nr, at lean. in the conclufion you draw rr i. ; for, in the intimacy and familiarity of pr:. va . e converfation, it is not at all unlikely that I th .1);,1 have remembered the communication yon mole me the year bef.re; but, that I fhould have 'tenni Iced in, or referred to a compromife, which I never made, is utterly impoffible. " Neither in his Majelty's letter to me, nor in the cnrrefpfindence with Mr. Addington (of which you . may not be fully informed), is there one word. nor the moll ditlant allufions in the conditions Rated in your letter; and even if .1 had accepted the command of a regiment on fuzb terms, my acquiefeence cou:d only have relation to the ordinary lituatinn of the country, and not to a care to completely out of all contemplation at that time, as the probable or pro jetted invents!) of this kingdom by a foreign force, fur. Indent to bring its farm into question. When the King is pleated to tell me, " That Asould the enemy land, he (hall think it his duty to fet an example in . defence of the country ;" that is, to ;vole the only life which, for the public welfare, ought not to be hazarded. I rennet and admire the principle which diantes that refolution ; and as my heart glows with. the fame lentiments, I wills to partake in tae fame danger, that is, with dignity and effect. Whenever his Mikity appears as King, he ells and commands; rat are Commander in Chief; others of my family are high in .military Ration ; and even by the last brevet, a conliderable number of junior Officers are put over me. In all thefe arrangements the Prince of Wales alone, whore intereft in the event yields to none but that of the King, is difregarded, omitted ; his fervices n jetted.. So that, in fa& he has no poll or Ration whatfoever ' in a contell on which the tate of the crown and the kingdom may depend. " I do not, my dear brother, wonder that in the hurry of your prefent nccupation, there confidera lions should have heal overlooked. They are now in your view, and I think cannot fail to make a due impreflion. " As to the ref, with every degree of them poi- Able for your judgment of what is due to a foldier's honour, I mull, be the guardian of mime to the utmoli ifs my power, ice arc. (Signed) 1 , o. r. His loyal Minnie the Duke of York." my OWL surresa. " Hods Guards, Olt. Is, rBo3. " I have this moment, upon my arrival in town, found your letter e and lofe no time in anfwcring that part of it, which it appears to me highly neceffary DOuld be clearly undaitood. 41 Indeed, my dear brother, you muff give me leave to repeat to you,dsat upon the Melt confideration, I perfealy regalia your having yourtelf told me at Carlton Houk, in the year 1793, on the day on which you was informed of his Majefiy having ac• quiefeed in your requea of being appointed to the command of the loth regittant of Light Dragoons, of which Sir William Pitt was then Colonel, the oaf fage and Condition which was delivered to you from his tdajeily t and which nis Majelly repeated to me, in Ehe yeir 1795,as mentioned in my letter of Thurf day Taft And I have the fulled reafon to know, thit there are others to whom at that time you mentioned the fame circuottance; nor have I the lead recollec tion of your having denied it to me, wh-n I deli vered to you the King's Anfwer, as I Illotild rer. Ainly have felt it incumbent upon me to recal to your me 'story, what you had told me yourfelf in the year 1793. No convey-felon whatever paired between us, as you infily remark, in the year 1796, when Sir Wil liam Pitt was promoted to the King's Dragoon Guards, which was done in eonfequence of what was arraned in 5793, upon your firft appointment to the roth Light Dragoons; and I conceive, that your mentioning in your letter, my having Rated a con verfation so have paired between us in 1798, mull have wilco from fome mifapprehention, as I do not tind that year ever adverted to in my letter. I have thought it due to us both, my dear brother, thus fully to reply to thole parts of your letter, in which ycu appear to have millaken mine ; but, as I am totally unacquainted with the correfpondence which has taken place upon this fubjea, I mull de cline entering any further into it. " I remain ever, my dear brother, with the great eft truth, your molt affetaionate brother, (Signed) rammees. " MT DIAI 8888888 Brighten, Odober 1, By my replying to paw letter of the 6th intiant, which contained no fort bf anfwer to mine of the a d, w•e have fallen into a very frivolous altercation upon a topic which is quite foreign to the prefent purpofe. Indeed the whole importance of it his in a feasting contrAdietion in the ftatement of a fae ; which is un pleafant, even upon the idleft (teem. " I meant to alert that no previous condition to forego all preteufions to ulterior rank, und;r any cit.. cumnances, had been impofed upon me, or even fub 'flitted to me in any &ape whatfoever on my firil coming into the ferric., and with as much confidence es can be efed in maintaining a negative, I repeat that affertion. _ " When I firft became acquainted with Ms Ma. jefiy's purpofe to withhold from me further advance. issent, tt is impoflible to recollea, but that it was fu yearly as the year 1793, I do not remember, and if your expreffions were Ids pofitive, I flsould add, or believe ; but I certainly knew it, as you well :now, in 1795, and poffibly before. We were then engaged 3n war, therefore I could not think of refigning my regiment, if under other circemftances I had been dif. voted to do Co ; but, in truth, my rank in the nation made military rank, in ordinary times, a matter of ' little confequence, except to my owe private feelings This fentiment I conveyed to you in my letter of the fecond, laying exprefsly, that oat ;elle, issattive rank, was in no fort my objea ; but upon the profpeB of an emergency, when the King was to take the field, and the fpirit of every Briton was routed to esertiqp, the place which I occupy in the nation made it indifpem fible to demand a puff correfpondent to that place, and to the public expeaation. This fentiment I have the happinefs to he alined, in a letter on this occafit,n, wale dirk isiarcffickn soon rb ar;nd, and. award sir refisa and adnuration of one very high in Government. " The only purple of this letter, my dear Brother, is to explain, luxe that i, necefary, that my former ones meant not to give you the trouble of interceding sts my advocate for mere mama in the army. Urging further my other more important claims upon Gr. vernment would be vainly addreffed to any Nein, who can really think that a former refufal of mere rank, under circumflances fo widely difcrent, or the mod ezprefs waving of fuch ptetenfions, if that had been the cafe, furnifhes the flighted colour for the anfwer I have received to the tenders I have now made of my fcrvice. ' 4 Your department, my dear Brother, was meant, ?t* I mutt repeat it, limply as a channel to convey that tender to Government, and obtain either their mew tion to it, or an open avowal of their refural. di G. p.in dec. dm. (Signed) " To hla Royal Hlgtutera the Doke of York." , " MAR BILOTHZI, Mork Guard% O& 13, 1803. 4 , I have received your letter this morning, and am lorry to find that you think that I have mircon• ceived the meaning of your fira letter, the whole te nor of which, and the military promotion which gave rife to it, led me naturally to fuppofe your Mire was that I thould apply to his Majelly, in. my official ca pacity, to give you military rank. to which might be attached the idea of fubrequent command. • 44 That I found myrelf.undcr the neeeffity of de clining, in obedience to his Majelly's pointed orders, as I explained to you in my letter of the 6th intl.— But, from your letter of to-day, I am to underaand that your objeCt is not military rank, but that a poll should be allotted to you, upon the prefent emer gency, fuitable to your fituation in the State. "4 This I conceive to be purely a political confider. anion, and as filch totally out of my department ; and as I have moll carefully avoided, at all times, and under all circumflances, ever interfering in any -political points, I mutt hope that you will not call upon me to deviate from the principles by which have been invariably govern:d. Believe me, my dear Brother, your moil atfettionate Brother, (Signed) " FItBDIMICK." " His Royal }fiends the Prince of Wales. MT DEAR BICITHII, Carlton Heide, OR. 14, 1803. " It cannot but be painful to me to be reduced to the neceflity of further explanation rin a fubjed which it was my earneft with to have doled, and which was of fo clear and dilline a nature as, in my humble judgment, to have precladed the poffibility of either doubt or mifunderftanding. " Surely there mutt ionic grange fatality obfcure my language in flatement, or leave me •fomewhat deficier.t in the powers of explanation, when it can lead your mind, my dear Brother, to fuch a palpa ble mifcmiftrudion (for far be it from me to fancy it wilful) of my meaning, as to fuppofe for a moment I had unconnected my object with thf:ient *filar, Rani, and transferred it entirely to the view of a Po ktical Swim, whet you venture to tell me " my ob jet is not Military Rank, but that a Port mould be allotted to me, upon the prefent emergency, 'likable to my fituation in the 6tatc."—Upon what ground you can hazard filch an Alrertion, or upon what prin ciples you caa draw fuck an inference, I am utterly at a lofs to determine. For I defy the moll fkilful Logician, in torturing the Englith languagev to apply with fairnefi fuch a coeltrudion to any word or phrafe of mine, contained in any one of the letters I have ever written on this, to me, molt interelling fubjed. di I call uponyento re-perufe the correfpondence.— In my ktter cif the ad infi. I told you otsepivocally that I biped you knew me too well to imagine, that idle Matti,' rank was in my view, and that fentiment I beg you carefully to obfcrve, I have in no indance whatever for one tingle moment relinquilhed or de parted from. " Giving, as I did, all the confiderations of my heart to the delicacy and difficulties of your fituation, nothing could have been more repugnant to my thoughts, or to my dilpofition, than to hare impofed upon you, my dear Brother, either in your capacity as Commander in Chief, or in the near relationthip which fubfills between us, the talk, much lei's the expeea. • tion of caufing you to rifque any difpleafute from His Mikity, by ditobtying in any degree lii, com mands, although they were even to militate againft m} fell. But, with the impulle of my feelings towards you, and quickly conceivink what friendfhip and af feaion may be capable of, I did not, I own, think it entirely impoffible that you might, confidering the magnitude And importance which the objet carries with it, have officially advanced my willies, as a mat ter of propriety, to military rani and 'Worm c0a11.11114 through His Majefty's Minillers, for that dired pur pofe ; efpecially when the hrnour of my charaaer and my future fame in life were fu deeply involved in the confederation. For, I muff here mephaiically again repeat, that irl& inaarde rang was in my view, and that military rank, with its confequent command, was teacart oat of it.' 4 , Feeling how orders, as well as ungracious, con troverfy is, upon every occafion, and knowing how fatally it operates on human friendihips, I mutt en treat that our correfpondence on this fubjett 'hall ceafe here; for nothing could be more diftreifing to me, than to prolong a topic on which, it is now clear to me. my dear Brother, that you and I can never agree, &e. (Signed) " G. r." Copy of e Letter from the Right Ilan. Hatter Aacontarett, • silt, • Dated Mellowed Park. Oa. ag, dog. if In conCequence of Coyne intelligence which has reached me, I am impelled by a fenfe of duty to your Royal Highnefs, and to the public. to exprell cornett and anxious hope, that you may be induced to poßpoue your return to Brighton until I (ball have had an opportunity of making further inquiries, and of Rating the refill' of them to your Royal Highnefs. I have the honour to be, with the outwit deference and refpett. Sir, your Royal Highnefs's faithful and mon humble fe44,pt. (Signed) ...The Pain of Waive ** " Sir—By your grounding your letter to me upon Intelligence which has jolt reached you. I apprehend that you allude to information which leads you to expeft Come immediate attempt from the enemy. My with to accommodate myfelf to any thing which you reprefent as material to the public fervice. would of comic make me defirons to comply with your requeft but if there be reafon to imagine that ;ovation will take place direaly. I am bound by the King's precite order, and by that honest zeal which is not allowed any fitter (Owe far its idiot), to haften inftantly to my regiment. If I learn that my confiruftioa of the word intelligence be right. I mull deem it necefary' to repair to Brighton immediately. &c. he. "Welt Hue kiwi A4dingtva. (O ozed) G. P... LONDON. WEIAMSDAY, DECEM3FR 7. PRICE OF STOCKS 11419 DAY AT ()NS. O'CLOCK. Conf . °lt fur opgo SY---Ralueca 54! 6i. 4 Per Cent. 7o;—New 5 per Cent. 9t —Old Ditto Ibut. - • Long Ann. t 6 131 ts-16. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY: Bank Stock 1461 147 India &lAA Its 1704 3 Per C. Red. S.t S 4 Y Imp 1 pa Cent. t3t: 3 per C. CunG ant low. 'AIM 9 3.1604 4perCent.7t.l • • s t zeheq. 3‘. 3 per Cent. Navy_alet Omniutn sit dif. nits o £797 91;x-! Lottery Tickets, 171 6t. Long Ann. 16 1-16t6 f Coo& foe 0pg.56.}56 The authentic correfpoe..!cnce, given in the pre ceding columns, has been known to the high poli tical circles for fume time ; and we confefs we were not anxious to introduce to the notice of the Public a fubjeft in which fuch exalted Perfonages are con. cerned. As, however, it has found its way into two of the Morning Papers of this day, we _think our felvesabfolved from any refiraint which we might otherwife have confidered as impofed on us by th, peculiar delicacy of the fubjtEl. Lall night, at ten o'clock, an eyprefs was fent from the Navy Office to Deptford and Woolwich- Yard, with orders for all chips at th•de places, that are in a diffident Itate of lorwardnefs I, to pro- ceed to the Nom immediately. Difpatches were this morning received from Lnrd GARDNER, dated on board the TRENT, in Cork har bour—all was well. The WASP, SOP RIR, and DIAN arc ordered to take the convoy to the Mediterranean. We cannot pretend to afcertain what degree of credit is due to the Ip.culation in the following let. ter ; but we think it worth communicating, as it comes from a citizen of Amlierdam, well affedled to the interefts of Great Britain : " Amfterdam, Nov. t 5, igc3. It is now fail that the Dutch Divilon of Bonaparte's huge flo tilla is deftined for the North of England and the Firth of Forth, while his Breit divifion will make an attempt upon Ireland. That from the Southern ports of France and from Spain is dcfigned to carry out troops for Canada, the Cape of Good Hope, and Brazil, while the Conful, with a few of what are called gun boats, con tinues to mantauvre between Calais and Boulogne, to keep the naval and military force of Omit Britain between London and Dover Cattle. lie coaft North of Flamborough-Head, Canada, Cape Breton, and Brazil, are the points that demand the particular attention of the Englifla Govrt nment. The projects of Napolcone Bonaparte extend far beyond the ordinary routine of your political (peculators." The la% French journals mentioned the return of the FIR ST Cos sut. to Paris, but were client as to the fads mentioned in the following private letter from that City, shich prefents Come very important infor mation : " PARIS, NOV. 22. a It is raid here, that Bo AAAAA ra's late :meal:reed return was in conferprence of an information from the Grand Judge, and Minifter of Po:ice, that feveral negleßed or difaffeCted Generals held nofurnal meetings, at e which ....ARNOT, CHRNIER, TALLIES, and other notorious revolutionary chiraders attend. ed. Other reports Rate, that the arrival of a courier from Ruffin obliged him to return to Paris, as the cavitation which he fent to Count MARROFF, to vifit him in his wooden bode on the mall, had been de clined. Upon his arrival, he ordered TA:Amax° to call upon Count MARICOFF, who went with him Afterwards to the Thuilleries, where they were clofeted with the Foist. Consul., for four hours. On his return to his hotel, the Ruffian Ambalfador fent a courier to his Court ; but it is, however, generally believed, that he will am remain here until the time he can have an aufwer to his tuft difpatehes. The uncommon dearnefs of the firft neceffaries of life, makes the mifery and fuffer ings of all the lower clanks of the people very great, and the with for a peace is general, even among the military. At Bonaratres appearance at the French theatre, the day after his arrival from the coati, the cry of pais &se, la prim, was heard amidll the applaufes paid by the police, and offend ed him fo mueh l that he left the play in a pal Eon before it was half aver. During his ablence, when the news was Spread about, that the Ruffian Am• baffador prepared to depart, the mob affembled be fore his hotel, and Tome Papeete, and other per font of their,defcription, wilhed to force an entr ance with intent to prevent his departure ; and though the municipal guards difperfed the mob, they did not ceafe to call out, La pia, wive Alexandre, live l' Am prow, and even fame cries were heard of V eve le Rai et la prix. The pairouille have beets doubled ever fine, and every thing continues quiet. Ru. moors of peace, and of a Congrefs for a negocia. tiein, hate revived Since the return of the FIRST Conant, but thefe are little credited, becaufe the police agents and coffee.houfe orators are traced to be the only Source from which they originate. As I have an opportunity of forwarding this Setter, which feldom offers. I will tell you, that a manufaaory of forged Englith Bank notes bas been eftablifhed at St. Cloud; and that millions of them have already been fent to the different camps on the coaft, to be diftri• buted among the troops, when obey can ere a latartiez he ZetzlasteL At prefent, theta notes are failed up in the commifferiat of each column of the Army of England. IA Cootafaire Oreloaseatnirfleetwel ore loft wend, axes of one, 'WO, dllidiMpts/Ithi.w.'ing. dry well exaliat and, as far as I could conclusie from his converfAtioo, they have not yet any forged notes abo7'2 twenty pounds. four goveinn:cnt c.innot, therefore, be tno earful in its 11:arches itprin French prifoners, fhould Bop/sealers etre& d I.:niing ia England; nor hi its precantiohs to p: even: the citruiatio■ of thefe notes. If I alb not the paper of chef: forged, notes is fat 7::ifefo wi.se as that of the rcal ones. IF is friid. Bo• NA,PARTE intends to return to the coati earl i in the ne::t NAUTIC.IL INTELLIGIINOR. MAILS THIS DA' AIR. DUZ. X,—Vk'had N. N. E. Dublin Waterford o a Hantbergb AIL SCR 0 3 PLYMOUTH, s.—Came in the New Draper, Captain Huomas, from Newry, to London, with pros iiions, put in for convoy ; the Union, of Whitby, Capt. Sr VAK r, from Peterfburgh, laden with hemp ; the Conten t , of North Shidds, Captain Tworasost, from ltiga, with hemp; the Guilavus Adolphus, Captain Ramp r.s, from Stockholm, with tar; the Thomas, of Plymouth, Captain TwENT, from Porf gtound, all for this port; and the 11.micaa cutter, Captain Faazaa, from the Dolma. PORTSMOUTH, DECEMBER 6.—Arrived a fleet of outward ' wound velTels from the Downs. Sailed the MINERVA cutter, on a cruise. Yelierday failed the Pssouts (loop of war with the Afti‘an Convoy. P -AL, DECEMBER 6.—Sailed through the Downs. • 1 7nin3, Cameral outward bound Wei India. men. Itemain u.:'is Down: his M./jelly's Mips, u per laft. Wind E. N. E. fqually. Sli asap gag, Dsc. 6.—On Saturday Lift the Royal Weftminftcr Rdk'ment embarked on board tranf rscrts,and went from hence to Harwich I—and on . the following day the detachment of Weft Isfid&lefer marched away to the Bremanlees Barracks,near Mb ford.—This day the PEGASUS frigate wa4 paid, and received orders to proceed to fel. The Bannsascar Floating Battery, we underhand has been found nn fit to lie in the Svc in, and is to be removed to. a lest dangerous fituation. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GOAVESEND, DEC. 6.—Palled by the Lord Moran, MOB t Almania, R ichmoad; Trial, Pdtal ; Jcffie, Coma ; Ark, Simplon: Braun, Appleton; Mary, Mitc!...ll; Attempt, Provo:thin; Dalt; Garbutt; and Juno, Rutherford, from PcterUrgh ; Arcade, Jor don; and Maylafa, Markly, from Riga; haprefs, CorJuff; and Vrow tlisabttb, Harvey, from Koniogfburgba—Sakled the Wit barn Ludtingtoo, Kitchen, for Jamaica; Patriot, Swan/wk. foe Antigua; Geode Hoops, Bakker; Vrow Hamada, Lammas; and loop Rama, Barker, for Embden. HIGH COURT Ot ADMIRALTY.--Yetterday the Right Hon. Sir WILLIAM SCOTT proceeded tw.tbe Adjudication of the following cafes of [hips aad ciltr. goes :. The Elfebe, Maas, Mafler....lt appeared that 11,is was one of the !hips and cargoes belonging to the (toad Swe4iiis fleet of mer chantnwn, under convoy of a Sandia frigate, that were brought into the Vows In Auguft, 493, bj flanAcworth promaney. Mi. lam CatnnuaWla• of his blajeity's heir of war the Bay, anat ismer Mcday, Erg:late confounder of his blajeltra brig of war Speedweil, In confequence of refifbeee made to lactation and faith on the part of the convoying frigate. The Court determined this daft of cafes upon, the fame pried- On it did the firmer dafs, twined the fit* Swedilla eaniroy, and accordingly pronounced the fame judgment, namely, of Property. • La Robufte , L. Verdfift, Mager.-Part of the ProPertTIRM cafe was condemned, and foram proof diretetlitsto then.. Pau-Strum Conception, Garay's;Lithe. Matter.—Thb ao4 cargo were claimed asSfostilh Frowsty. It appsaring woo was juit caurc for feizurc, in this ufe the Curt neon* dm We and cargo, with costa and damages, agaioft the Gerais. His MAJISTY having been graciouffy pleated to accept of the offer of fervice of two battalions of Spearmen, confiding of at lead fix hundred meo each, to be called the Firft and Second Battalioni of Loyal Edinburgh Spearmen, the. Commander in Chief the Earl of Moiaa has approved of the Firft or Tiades Battalion. The nature of fcrvice of there Corp is to defend the City, Liberties, and Vicinity of Edinburgh, in cafe it be found swell:try to march the other forces to a diflance, and to proted the lives And property of the inhabitants from injury and de predation. Bala or EXCLAIM—An account of the amount of Notes of the Bank of England. in circulation oa the tit of Jun:, the tft of Auguft, the tit of OEtober, and the 25th of November, 1803 t—dillinguithing the amount of thofe that were below the value of 51. —as prefented to the Hoare of Commons, on the sd • in Rant. AMOUNT 07 SANE Of crown, MOTES, or MS flffirlis SACS, MID UPWASOSONCLUDit.O SASS POST SILLS. SEVEN DAIS *rill POSIT. On skin= - - 1103 - - - i 5,8,0,344 aft 110gult - 1103 - - roaaj,allo :ft Odober - 1103 . . noskjoo sszti November 1303 • - • 13,30090 AMOUNT or SAME 50755 974 S AND 41 SACS. OS a aft A m mo! •r a 0 ioj 3 - 44 3..2UJ3r050 as °Maw slioj . . 4.4114014 sob November sßoj - - 4.4119440 Bank of England. BILL *ALTON, Ace. Oaserst. .s4Dre. 403. Maass POSTS. —The Alma logs for the feneral Vo!Mittel. Corps of thr trietrnpnlis pave been Ia upon.. The following initruflions relative to the Alarm Polls were polled in the Guard-room of the Prince of Wales'a Corps Lail night : mann Ptah is Covent-00rd= to tag Salt latiorLiss Asst, Front..-vritik the St. Clossesee and Sotnerfct Place Ilaileactits, Iteaso-Royal W./Wetter aM St. 1 / 7 Pawl "' .1 Woes Illsokorott. 2 ittett—The Timm sod eon Drs. ay - Gosatli wad Pao ry Laos. to aim the Ssomerist mew place Lek—Hlsk The order is fired by the Lieutenant-Colonel, and the Serjeant.Major. The day appointed for this purpofe is the ayth instant. Cosa Mum?. Maitt•LANl, Dac. 7.—Prom hay. ing many of Monday!' famples of Grain remaining over ' le with fume foreign Wbea t a rr i va l s . t hi s art i c le is at fomething recent (mall demand foe Barley caufes a further reduaion offal) is. per guar. ter nn this article and Malt.—The late full fuppl re of Oats make this trade to incline downwards; and other articles experience little tiodlastion. Yellerday the Lose MATO', thee ill4Maing the Meeltrsighers' Returns, ordered the price us ikead to be continued the fame as lAA week. ~' I