Star. — London, England, 1803-08-02 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. Ssit e .-To animate a people renowned for their Janice, huma nity, and valour—.-to warn them of the dangers of treachery, of the ambition and perfidy of a powerful fort ign enemy—to rev al the glory of their anceftors to their thoughts—to inlpirc them with refolution, vigour, and unanimity in the public caufe—to enforce the generous fentiments of patriotifm and public fkirie—to fortify their minds againit every difaftrous contingency —to prepare them to refit . , and to point out the mean■ by which they may over come the molt terrible ftorm that ever afftiled the happinefs of any nation—and finally, to convince them that the fa/vation of our common country depends on TIIIIIIICLIMS AcotrE, arsdtMn the confcroufnefs which every man ihould feel, whateve r be hit condition, great or humble, rich Of poor, that de is fir& one of the guardians of the Bririih empire ;—thefe are the high confider ations which induce me to fend you the firft of a (cries of letters, addrelfed to the people of the United Empire. It is couched in terms within the capacities of thofe for whom it is written. The unexampled crifis of our affairs requires that the ftandard of knowledge should be unfurled in fuch a manner as to be clearly anti diftindly ken by all the people. In digelting our meditations. for public ufe, the hmplicity of our language fhould correfpond with the innocence of our caufe, leaving ideas of gran deur and fublimity to arife out of our adions, not from the filen dour of our ezpreffionn. _ _ lf, happily, I tout," fuceeed in the execution of the duties bare imporad on myfelt; my zealous labours will be crowned with the Mihail reward a human being Is capable of receiving —the coullairration that I (hall not have lived in rain for my country•. OALOACVS. THZ ANTI.CORSICAN; OR, WAR OF LIBERTY. TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED EMPIRE. LETTER I. *spears orbit, vacua'', eunaa raflantibuo Mare terra, et mare ferutantur; L locuples honk eft, sari : ft pauper, ambi t/aft : quo. non orient, non orsidens, (anorak: fel minium, ors anise inopiano purl affeftil eoncupirsunt : aufvrre, nun dare, rapers fat& nonnalbus, inmates; atque übi folieudi loam fathom PACtlit appellant. Tams. io Tit. 4,4. C. 30. If the voice of departed fpirits could arcend to Mortal ear; if the fpeetres of horror were vifible to our view i if we could hear the dread warning of the bottomlefs abyfs ; if we could fee the tyrant !!retched upon the wheel, and hear the thrielts of th e fyeophant who had perverted the gift of eloquence i oes o juilify opprefSon„ and to atinguifh the light of 'brty ii the fuul; then, indeed, we lhould have an mple that would eaufe the uppretTor to (brink en his murderous meditition, and deter from pur. !I wrong the funs of violence. But though PRO. sca has removed from human fight, a fpeEtaelc franellsamith ( alutary inftruaion, yet, has it not ft us anprovided with the means of puni t h ing in. unite even in this feeble Rate of our exifience. The ments of private and 'public virtue are implanted n the breafts of all men, and if we make a good ufe them. they frelhen, on emergencies, into filch net's, firength, and vigour. as to be alone fug lent to prates us again& the greateft threatened! evils. It it in a manly exercife of public virtue, therefore, that nations mull place thcir fecurity; and the piople who are moll habituated to the prat:lice of it, have made the bell ufe of the gifts of heaven, and are molt worthy to be Paved, and to be Prue. From this moral, we may learn what is precifely our political atuation. The people of England are want neither of union, courage. nor fortitude ' ut they are defeaive in zest .. A culpable apathy eigns among us. from an opinion too generally pre ominant, that our *4 fea-girt ale" is fufficiently , rotated by its wooden walls, by nature, and by its ancient reputation. There, dnobtkfk, are the belt guardians of any country, but they are not the;enin ones necedsry to fecure. independence. After the experience .we have had of the temerity of our ad verfaries ; after their repeated impious all mations. that $, the winds and the waves are obedient to the . will of the Republic ," after the innumerable ob.. ine Racks which have been overcome by their bold en terprifing fpirit ; we mutt not be confounded, if the m e genius, prompted by the luft of rapine, thould d an army of fanguinary robbers Au our Chores. ofe who have been accußomed to furmount diffi• ties which at the reit of Europe pronounced to . _ gise infoperable, and who in their turn laugh at all Europe for perfilling to believe in feeming impoffi• bilities, are not to be deterred from an expedition which pronsifes fo much fpoil, power, and glory, to !the fuecefsful adventurer. Half the difficulty is paled, when the mind once imbibes the idea that nature is to be conquered. We mull not ref! our fafety therefore, en our natural and infular advan tages rey, but on the native valour of every Englifh man. This is the ancient and tried defence of Eng land, and I affert fearlefdy, that if tome tremendous operation of nature were to wreck our whole navy on our own coatis, this refourc e wou ld b e more than adequate to refill, to repel, and to punith any in vader. But it implies a general co operation cf all orders of men, and the devotion of principles and talents to the public fervice. How, then, are we to aR ?—ln loch a manner u if we enjoyed neither the advantages of an infular politicn, nor any Chips of war, brit had our reptliZ7 Lion to maintain for valour and a love Of freedom and independence. Until the ardent entlititialm of the people thall have railed their minds to this pitch, I Mall not ceafe to warn them, that though we are not in In weak a conditiorrac to jeer the enemy, we are not ysr flrong enough to /WM him. In order to avert the (entente of final deans:Jinn 1 from befog ClttlltCd upon us, we ought always to hear in our minds the dih)ofitit.n Ind charaaerof the f‘t oe st ith whom we have to contend. The banditti ho falow the focitteps of the Corfican Adventurer, are, like himfelf, ready for defperate novelty. Hay. ing no happinefs in poffeflion, or in hope, their lives are of no value, and the rifking of them occafions little hefitation ; they are murderers becaufe they have nothing elfe to do. To plunder the innocent is their chief delight ; the groans and wretchcdnefs of conquered countries their boaft and fcorn ; their bu finefs murder and pillage ; their pleafure, vice and fenfuality ; their whole conduct an example of Intenefs and profs debauchery. One hundred thou. land of fuels unemployed barbarians may be fpared, to come and celebrate the fraternity of Cain in Eng. land, headed by that deteflable Ruffian, who, in ration of his great Prototype, the author of all evil, has betrayed and abandoned the confiding vietims of his promifes and temptations. In Switferland, Milan, Holland, Genoa, Rome, and every where, as at Paris, the Corfican Barba. rian has traced the fame circle. Plasmas and pito rears- are his objeßs 'mu:a and raorsayy arc written in charafters of blood upon his flandard— He is in a league againft the univerfal property of Europe. From the demefnes of the Monarch to the chattels of the fenat,.r—from the coffer of the Banker to the trinket of the female peal - ant—all is destined to Isclong to him and his harpies. The world is in his eyes a Rage coach, whole condulors, honks, and guards he murders, in nriler to rob the paffengers without dittinflion of birth, fortune, or rank. In. furreelions, violence, treafon, and crime , , he en. courages, for the like of r.-riltrowing tesiiiinate au thotity ; maffacres, profcriptions, rapine, confifea lions, taxes, banilhments, the liberty of the prefs and of fpeech fmotheted, to preferve i f furped authority. With the eternal fever of the tygcr, he preffes for ward with blind and inconfiderate fury, to flake his thirft in the blood of all he can reach and overcome. Formerly, urbanity of manners, travels, a natural moderation 'of fcntimcnt, the decorum of monar chical forms, ci -ilized ideas, and enlightened reafon, tempered ride long habit of national rivalfhip. But now, the brutal hatred of a mob, having taken pof felflon of the ferocious difpwltions of a government compelled of men dellitute of principle and huma pity, is joined to a wild ..nd atrabilious envy of the happinefs erjnyed by the people of England, in the mida of the general defolation which their ambitions policy has fprcad over Europe. Whoever has not well watched the progrefs of this league of mifereants, can have but an imperfed notion of the intenfenefs of their antipathy, and of the influence which the torment of comparifons has over their phrenzy again(' England. 'limy hate it, as the only obitaele to their fanguinary determinations, and as the bulwark of mankind againfk their univerfal tyranny. They hate it, as the tares of patriotifra, Strength, and !lability. We are not feparated from the Continent by the Channel only, we are alto feiarated from it by the proud contra(' of our moral pofition. AU the rage of the different Governors of France, from the days of the National Convention to the time of the pre fent tyrant, all theiceforts, confpiracies, armies, vie rmics, robberies, and crimes, have been, and are direEled again(' this point of the world. In the purfuit of this objed, the forces of the revolution are alleded,and milltar y refources are acquired by a rue eeffion of defputic e allions,depopulat ions, and public mifcry. It is again(' the life-blood of England that the political magnet of France points with immove able conflancy. The Corfican has profcribed Great &juin, as he profcribed every man of principle. At his command, his Batavian, Italian, and other tribu taries, have Phut their ports again(' our commerce.— He vainly flatters himfelf that he will be able to lay us under an interdia from one end of Europe to the other. With the torch of Eroftratus in one hand, and the Libre of Genferic in the other, this mercilefs incendiary world let the world on fire, provided Eng ' land perifhed in the flames. But this i fiend has ever refitted with honour the ter- 1 rible menaces of France : its dignity is as unblemilh...l as its arras ; its fquadrons coop up in every part that Coloflos railed out of the dull, and trampling under his feet thofe who fear, terve, and carers him. It is in the :nicht of annihilated commerce, of blockaded ports, and empty harbours, of fleets imprifoned, and not daring to venture upon the ocean, but by Health, that the Sultan of the Grow Krum !buffs up the murky air of hlarphernous adulation, during his cir 'cui4 among his naves, and in return, vents his im potent rage againft this country, in foul and furious imprecations.. While from other Parts of Europe he is implored, ; with groans, prayers, and diplomatic mummery, he finds hin►felf contemned by this invincible if a zd, whole unbroken fpirit, braving all dangers, confiders no facrifiee as too great which may he neceflary to its honour and fArcty. When I contemplate our name roes fleets, bringing home the tributes of the world. x r a renewing, without' interruption, the natit.nal , wealth, under the prntation of a force, in Ott pre fecee.or which the French fcarcely venture to fend out a few pirates—when I re le& on the miracles of indultry, labour. and attivity, al! the fosrosa of ors knee and grandeur maincalaed and asaussted is as midtt of the languor, di/couragemenr, and iiifallee. which have ruined the commerce and riches of di: molt flAuthhing nations—when from London to the Orkneys, (raid the Throne to die Cottage. from the Parliament to the (mallet! C.,rporatioc.. in counting•houfcs. and in country f i ats, au t o , s the moll obr•are citizens, as wsll as the Peers of the empire, nothing is to be lien or heard but an uniform devotion to the country— fo many cultivated minds united in an enthittiallic attachment to their native land, and to its laws—fir happy an agreement between the Government and the nation—all orders of men living in harmony together, repelling by one common effort the ferocious limner who menaces their liberty and happinefs, with bended knee I bow down b:fvrtt the Providence 01 Gun, for permitting this living lzfron to be prefented to all nations, as the Pharos of luccour and prefervation. At this moment Europe is in furpenfe. It depends on you to decide the quellinn, whether the moll mer cilefs, ignorant, and immoral barbarians, far Ids to be feared than their ancettors, than become matters of human fociety, in order to deluge it in blood and tears? or whether the reign of juflice, reftored by you, expiring Nations (hall revive, and laugh to fcorn the curbed and cteft-fallen pride of the Corfican Ty rant ? The (hades of murdered thoufands (tart from their untimely graves, and call on you for yen• gea ice ! No epech in hiftory furnifhes fuch mighty interefts. Greater dangers never prefeeacd more multiplied refources to courage and to genius. GALGACUS. NAUTICAL INT: LLIGENCE. PLYMOUTH, JULY 31.—Came in the brig Nicola,, of Copenhagen, Captai❑ TASKS JoHsnw ICHAcs, from Genoa, bound to Hamburgh, laden with oil and fruit, detained by the Spezdwell privateer, of Fowey, Capt. JOHN COLME R.—The (hip Phillippa, of Dartmouth, from Leghorn, bound to Cork, laden with oil and brimftonc, taken by a French brig pri vateer, called the Caroline, of Bourdeanx, and re taken by the Vigilant cutter privateer, of G-uernfey —The ACASTA, of 40 guns, from a cruizes and the THUNDERIR, of 74 guns, from the fleet.—Arrived' alfo a beautiful French (hip privateer, called the Ve nus, quite new, from Bourdeaux; out five days, and had not taken any thing: (he is mounted with 18 guns, and has tso men; was taken -on the 26th in. Rant by his Majefty's (hip Tit v NDlilt ER, of 74 guns : five other privateers failed at the fame time —A French brig privateer, called the Courier du Terre Neuve, of fix guns, and so men, taken by his Ma fhip PLANTAGENET. of 74 guns : (he had been from St. Maloes one month, and bad taken an Eng. lifh Weft lndiaman. Alfo the Pruffian galliot Jailer Janna, of Laar, JOHArra Dosova, from Bourdeaux, for Hamburgh, with brandy and wine, detained by his Majeny's (hip DIAMOND, PORTSMOUTH, AUGUST I.—Arrived the Young Elliott, fent in by the Duca of Yoaa cutter; la Frederique, of l'Orient, from the South Seas, brought in by the London, Capt. Fasucs, letter of marque, of London; the SIR Arnaaw Motu., and the Calpe, from Lilbin, with 330 of the crew of the VICTORIOUS man of war, which was obliged to be broken up there. Cowls, Auovyr r.—The hoy Aurora Van Far rell, Carom BLACKS mailer, belonging' to Olden burgh, from Bourdeanx, laden with 360 pieces of brandy, was (handed Saturday morning lel, an thick weather at Knowle, on the fouth part of the Ilk of Wight. By the exertions of the Salvors and Revenue Officers, 74 pieces are already laved. but it is feared, as the wind is increafing, the major part of this va luable cargo will be IoR. DIAL, Avcvsy i.—Sailed the Am SLIA frigate on' a cruise. Arrived and failed for the river the George, GtLLST, from Jamaica; Catharine, NICHOLSON, from , the river Plata; Sir William Luihington, Bums. imam, from Grenada, and fcveral other Well India men.—Wind S. E. SHE RRR iss Arm. T.—Arrived his Majefly's fri gate Coact, from Chatham,. and has gone to the Nore. The Cossossus has come down the River; and the CNAIIOPIt, Lieut. Blow, has arrived. The Captain and Officers of his Majeily's late (hip la Setae have arrived in the Tams cotter. We have not heard any of the particulars concerning the unfoi tunate lots of that Tact The Zeus has arrived. Yeamourg, AUGUST T.--Yeflerday, P.M. astir ed from a cruise the Bassett Hoop of war, and has brought in with her a Dutch Greenland (hip, with f e v e r: l l ‘‘nales alfo arrived the these bomb reffel. Art ived f, oin Gottenburg the Prince of Walespacket, Captain THOMAS HaAaw, with mails, but no pale* gers ; and the Diana packet, Captain D. Srswasr, from Tonningen with mails, and a great number of nalfengers, among whom were their Excellencies Csunt HILLEHEIIGIO and Baran DIEMEN, and flute. Report dates that the Baron' has brought a propofal for 4000 Hanoverian, to enter into the Englifh ter. vice, and to Terse in Ireland. Arrived from Har wich the Lark packet, Captain Toots vsoe, with mails, and bound to Eider indeed ofTonningen : in conk quence of a comings! Sting being heard trvm the E. Tenet -Jay morning the - Faeruese frigate, and Hue reit and SADO ea curers reaches thefouthwar.l failed the Link packet, Captain Twomrsoe, with nails:—remain in the Roads the B r Ooop of war, Hecie bomb. the Prince of Wales packet, OAP tain Hem, and t 1,.- Diana packet, Capt. STEWART, wind bound.—The wind a ficth breeze at S. W. DISTRIBUTION al: PRIZE MONEY. The prise money dn- to the taptisre perfellt at tie fagyander of W:.ha. I. to R . pm lon the t:h to the array at No. • . johtl-tt 101 Adopha; sad to the oa y.at No 50. Now liread-Otr"rt • La 1. .. .:c and Charming Molly lured armed cutter. for the .. A rterc .4 the Jorob, will be paid to morrow. at No a, Bart lett b ,uatar: - - The danirfa, far dr. rapture of la Llama and la Odes de a i .ir e In a he eaLl the Itth h.d. as 146. t 4 folie•axert. Ada Ph i Lett India Nip bombs- Callk. fur the taming id die Cape or —,114,,r. and bkiwite t:7olansbo, *LI be pad as TberfdAy. di: ;11 initsat, at Md. 7, Watlitook. tcyis OF LA SEINE. NAULATITE OF THE L 033 OF HIS MAJESTY% ERIE LA SLISE i Sy ORS OF INF OFFICERS. "On the morning of the } I 211. it.t.w.,rL:ng •?i, to the Northward of the Teed, and tiat..fing in t.ir Seliel ling Ifland, on the Dutch coda, (having two pilots on board) at eight A. M. founded in fourteen whom. Rood on ti'l half palt eight, when we law Schelling Light Houfe, about E.S.E. (even miles unchut our lee, which was (hewn to the pilots, who were both tin deck. and who were exhorted by Cap:. Muse not to (land into any danger, they at the fame time affuritig him there was none. At forty minutes poet eight the Blip (truck, when the helm was immediately put a lee, tie pilots laying it was impollible, and that the did not touch the ground; the (hip came round head to wind, and immediately fell round with her head tothe (bore; every effort was made to get her off, being near high water, but to no purpofe, the tide left us. Two neu tral veffels, (landing along-(bore r the Mailer was fent to luting them to our Alliance, for the purpofe of car rying out bait felts and anchors ready for the next high water. The lower yards and (pare top-malts were got over the fide to lhore her tip ; on the falling tide the water was (tarred, and every poflibl.t endeavour 'lied to lighten her t—hawfers and fire.im cable were run out to the veffels, and Love " mut." which kept her bow to the fwell, and every hope was entertained of getting her afloat on the tiling tide. Mania four o'clock in the afternoononade a t aft with the launch and w iter calks to carry nut a bower anchor ; at this time the wind had (hilted from N.E. to N. W. and blew thong, which forced in a heavy fea over the fond, arid rendered it utterly inarolfildo to carry out a bower anchor. In the midst of this dillrefs our attention was called to threeDittch brigsof war, and a number of gun-boats, full of men, working towards us, which hal corn: out of the Fly Pottage ; we prepared to receive them as well as our miferable fituation would admit, but the tide of flood making, (topped their nearer approach (when they were about two miles from us) till the next tide; being therefare releafed from any apprehenfions during the flood, our exertions were again employed in endeavouring to lave the (hip. By this time the flood had made two hours; we hove on our hawfcrs and fiream cable, one of which broke ; and we hove the other veirel home. The wind by this time had increased, and brought a very heavy fea, which, as the (hip floated, made her motion violent, and it became dangerous to Rand on deck, as we expetleti the mails to come down every (hock, and therefore we could do no more than wait for the tors of high water, and make our 1111 effort with the Rream cable, which was yet fall. This could not be done till eleven o'clock'; about ten the fea had increafed, and broke violently over the land ; the rudder was unhung, and the Item poll worked much. At eleven o'clock the cock-pit deck was under water, although a few minutes before we had pumped the (hip dry ; in five minutes the was full of water fore and aft up to the cable tiers; the then became perfeft• ly with an inclination to one fide. All hopes of laving the Chip being now at an end, our lives became the next confideration (clothes were out of the quef tion). It was now twelve o'clock ; the night was dark ; we had 270 men and (even women to get through a heavy breaking lea, which run between us and die verels that were to receive us. This held out but a faint profpett that all would he faved ; but by that coolnets and pretence of mind which dillin guillied Captain MiLaa, be made the neeetary ar rangements, and with the great exertions of the Of. ficers, and orderly condna of the men, by three • o'clock in the morning every perfon was fate on board the two weals, except the Captain, Firli Lieu= tenant. and Maier, who left her thortly after. and got Cafe on board the neareft vette', when both got under way. Day light now coming in exhibit e d a miferable fcene ; Officeri and men worn out with fatigue, wet, and cold. without a rag to (hilt thefts hives ; the (hip full of water clots to us, where we but a few hours before were all fo happy; the ene my's veffels and gun boats nearing us, and we with out means of defence. It was judged neceffary, in order to prevent any part of the guns or Rotes front falling into the enemy's hands, to let the wreck on fire ; therefore, at half pat three. a boat was tent with Mr. MOOR., to put an order to this effett in . execution, which was promptly effected ; and by four o'clock the (hip was completely in flames, and by ten entirely confumed, in the face of the enemy's brigs , and gun-boats, leaving nothing that they could pot fibly profit br. ,Thus was one of the fine( frigates in his Majetly's fervice deßroyed by the ignorance of pilots; our lots is great, being amply fitted out its expedation of our going on foreign fervice. Our cafe. however, will pro ba bly be taken into coofiieratine by the gallant and dißinguithed Nobleman who Co ably preftdes over the Naval Department. An Officer in the Army, when he is unfortunate to lofe his bag. gage, is allowed for it, but this has not hitherto been the cafe with refperft to the Navy. Capt. Mune, and the officers belonging to the Salsa, arrived at the Nore on Sunday, in the fact asr. kun-brig. The crew are diftribute t tl on board the (hips under the orders of Rear-Admiral Tama.- aciaouols. A Court Martial is to be held direitly. The Two Friends, Orli Atoms(, from Chededes, hanived off Portia She wee 10ehe to • few deep Sow by a Pnewaipti vateer, who had two pdese; the wee en net Indianan (the , land's Own), the Ohm sawn I hot from the *Won et we cohere. hopes we ...wended that the Preneheare will sot tarry tbdc slew to Poses. Tb. Nene, the dome* wed the Veneta, tree (lined. nee r a te arrived; the two, farmer w Penitent(. and the Yaw at Li merick. The mace ut Wellate, trent Dental; the Ceded, Conde; calms M., Mile ; and Preteens. Oadd. how China; the two roma boned to London, and the latter to La. den. We arrived at Dover. Tbehlarede of Melkity Dube. In laa. 47. N. bog. ts. W. en die setit of fair, the Plantageeet was of war, and Huard bop of war, and left than nest dent In date at la Mande Pend prietreer, of gem, who hod in company two wird tow of them Wo gate, to be the Cellosere Orevo..ftte Heard do" w en way de wales teiftant, wed In diet or her. 111, hide; MI NeU. frees Twinkled ler larded was laden the 17th el July, as Angola.-.. Crew fined T h . Aurora. !tenon, ken &endows. is on More at the bad at the Ilk of Wight. The !idiot. Rada I Ceorge and Mary, Balton and Lion, heat Trlde foe Leaden, are captured and cured two Amens. The Shaw lamangane. fres Ilearal; Hairy. tam iliehado-s; Wiliam and Hairy, jaw. from Wanner ; sad Leander, from OaMauls far Br lave bees eaten sad rashes, sad Lot leuo Vshe.such. Lonai e awl la Providence —. fume faflattfrigni, ore whim au .l CETII Into COlll i.l two Ltvcrpo.l privateer'. Th. Lord Can.-magi ootward hotat.! Lail formalism WOO fobs 'WA on tho tth Tone kJ lat. i.hkortk, it. 111111. ill well. Pb. ha of WIWI arc emoted on the Basks of Neerfaurall4 DT i inarto kreloh privateer. one of than it relohnia I i I. it I. kc I *a 1111 as Id k' C. *. sit IT. uf