Star.
London, England, 1808-01-07 00:00:00

had concluded a tote with all his
tared into a striqand close

Usder theft 41.4ahistettiCe6
in the most terms, and
without hiving accomplished the object
sion ; but there he was not suffered to stop, or to pro.
secute his journey from it by the usual way—he was
obliged to take a new voute, and explore a new pas-
sage. He crossed the Caspian Sea, entered the terri-
tories of Russia, and. came to England last from
Sweden.

shall interrogate the sailors
two overseers. If it resul
it the vessel has touched
:thc seizure and confiscation
cargo, the Captain, as well
those sailors, who, upon their cxamivationsl„sll:4l
have made a false declaration; shall be deemed pr
soners, and shall not be set at liberty until after ha'
ing paid the sum of 6,000 franks, as a personarpenah
for the Captain, and 500 franks for each of the sailors
so attested, over and above the pains incurred by those
who falsify their papers and log-books.
HI. If advices or information communicated
the Directors of our Customs give rise to any suspi-
cions as to the origin of the cargoes, they shall be pro-
visionally warehoused until it is ascertained and
cided that they do not come from England or
Colonies.
IV. Our Commissaries for commercial relations,
who deliver certificates of origin for merchandize
laden in the ports of their residence destined for that
of France, shall not confine themselves to an attests.
Lion that the merchandize or commodities do
.come from England or her Colonies or Commerce ,
they shall indicate the place of origin, the documents
which have been laid before them in support of
declaration which has been made tab, them, and
' name of the 'slit,' on board of which they have been
primarily transported from the place of 'origin." ;-
that of their residence.

They shall address a duplicate of their certificate to
our Counsellor of State, Director General of
Customs.

V. Our Ministers for External Relations, W.
and Finances, are charged, each, so far as concerns
himself, with the execution of the present decree.
(Signed) ,NAPOLEON.

By the Emperor.
The Secretary of State.
(Signed) IWGUEA R. iIARET.

Conform to the original
The Minister of the Finances.
(Signed)

Conform to the original.
The Counsellor of State, Commandant of

GAUDIN.

Legion of Honour, Director General of the Customs
of the Empire.

(Signed)

coLus,

The crisis into which the mercantile world min
thrown by the execution of the furious decrees of
enemy, and the vigorous measures of retaliat
adopted by our Court, is rapidly approaching.
surely, if eve consider that the measures pursued
the enemy are those of attack, and in furtherance
an avowed project of subjugation ; and that those'
our Court, though necessarily similar in appearance,
being acts of retaliation, are yet, in fact, means
self-defence only. we may flatter ourselvei that in
contest we shall not be found unworthy of victory,
though we do not pretend insensibility to the distress
and sufferings which are consequent upon such a t
of commercial exclusion from the Continent of Europe.
Government has resolved, we understand, upon
most rigid blockade of Cadiz and the Tagus. Those
Merchants also who were in the habit of occasions'
traffic thither with British licenses, have been apprir
that no more will on any account be granted, and
all memorials to the Council Board for that purpo!
will be utterly unavailing.
It is further reported in a Morning Paper
" Orders have been sent by his Majesty's Minister
every Custom-House in the ports of the United Kin;
dom, to require from all American vessels about to
for any part of the Continent, ample and sufficient
curity for the payment of any duty, which the Purl;
Clair Kingdom may impose on their respective cargoes .
approaching Session," and this is called " a proper
delicate mode of detaining such American vessels
are at present, or may hereafter arrive in our por
—We can give no credit whatever to this rumour.
Make neutrals subject to the operation of an ex '
facto law ! ! This would be a novelty indeed •
legislation of this free couuntry, which no act
pression or injustice on the part of our enemy
justify or render palatable to Englishmen.
Letters from France, received by the same
veyance which brought us the above Decree,
also been received, dated the 27th ult. They
that rumours of peace were prevalent in .
but no credit appears to have been attached to •
One of these letters contains a statement, that "
is not at present two per cent. dearer than it was twelt
months ago, and that sugar is quite as cheap."

A meeting of, the merchants and manufacturers
the City of Glasgow was to be convened as on
day, by the Paovoer :
" For the purpose of considering the-propriety Of expressing,
MAJ ZSTYi at this Lnyelitant crisis, their firm det,enignation
•eiggart, brewery means in their power, his jtio rightseand
Jet/rests of the /*dish EMpire ; and at th 6 thine time to
t.tdatte his MAJESTY on the vigorous and. active line of
which has been pursued in the prosectition of the war, and
the tvilliaut successes with which these energetic measures
so happily been crowned, notwithatim* &lithe saga; confedem
which have been famed against itp,"
On the above. nonce for calling the meeting,
morning paper offers the following obseevations
This is a very tithe affair. One more
never remember ;. antilt*.ki meant in any degreo
counteract the ill effeetslt the meetings endeasaitre,
to be got together'in Yorkidsire, to petition for ace,
it can only produce the rsurpose for which it is in*deii
, .

prateid
,
al his enesiies, isd ,ese. Irift4lcer of the Customs
alliance with - 3r, in. presence of t'
'was refused ms audieue ' this examination that
aid returned to Bitidat England, independently of 1
[ the object of his mis- of the said ship and cargo

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ors in one way, and that is, by ben a measure of ell; TO
tits stupidity. Indeed, who that reads such e
at as " vigorous and active line of conduct,
ion measures, brilliant successes !"—%ho that read,' ge‘
as monstrous bombast, and looks around at the PP
ii
IA of the country, can refrain from a smile of b'
. .
But the mischief of such a meeting as the ahore4 •
av- confined to its absurdity ;it is likewise prejudicial,
aley cause it is factious : it goes to party merely; 1176
fors smack of patriotism in its essence or origin; and
rose the country should unite in one general feeret
maintaining the contest with magnanimity and
nets, the merchants of Glasgow are convened 01* jr
l to
Lspj. chew themselves the tools of one set of men; se , eel
pro. instead of struggling for our independence, they ,
de. stickling for a party. This is the very situannn.'
her
which all the nations of the Continent have beet *ita
clued : heedless of uniting to repel the fereign e. *t
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ons, they were only employed in confounding their -
dize antagonists; and in our opinion, the manneteat,„
that Yorkshire and the merchants of Glasgow preseat
!sta. actly the same view-7°f men possessing Rota*, ,v
not j
patriotism, not oneanxious f
.eiPie of wish or tst to ai
men weal, but occupied solely in personal or pan!
lents ings. The country has no need either of .
• the measures or of brilliant successes" to ensure its ••,.
the what it wants is the exercise of one needful Oak tr
been that is economy ; and if our Statesmen peace pt
kilos that, they possess no other that can bean adequate di
stitute for it, in the present situation of our
to to The frugal limitations of expenditure, the su • •
our
of useless offices are the chiefvictories thathfaustes. o
at present hope to gain ; and should they want • • o
Jar, to attempt these, they may indeed continue in 5
'ems their places, but they are totally incompetent tome
their country : for allowing what every penes de
spectable talents, either in Administration %owe;
knows to be true, that we can have reze
that is worth the name, and that none can formal 'e
probable period at which a real peace may be** as
ad—if, while this is granted on all sides, yetagri •
their endeavours to increase our mutual burthcas,/ I
I'4 no hand alleviates ,the weight ; what is this eat
creasing the load of the animal, while you -
the his journey."
toms -•
Advices were received from Liverpool yeseif
is.
stating that a vessel had arrived there from Bak
La be after a quick passage. The Captain relates ea. *
,f the met on the 6th ult. at the entrance of Boston •••
ation an American vessel (the Resolution, from Li -
But which had on board the Orders of Council,
d by
the decrees of BONAPARTE by laws equally
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ice of These Orders of Council, indeed, had been
Ise,
of confidently anticipated by the trading panel
.an community c mmtutity ; and the impression they had mark to
the merchants at Boston was, such, that reallit of
ns of
n this had given orders to unload the vessels which
don. gm A. alas .sr •
ctory,
!stress From Philadelphia we learn, that, (*teed! •
state the opinion in that city that war would take*
tween Great Britain and America, was sonic*
trope.
vessels then in loading had actually begun to • •
eon a
Those ther cargoes.
sional .We this day rece:ved New-York pepers to de
uh.—Their contents are not of great importeve
pri zed
they exhibit rather pacific dispositions town*
d that
country.
repose
A vessel arrived at New York, in twelve ea
tn
,at Port-au-Prince, brought intelligence, thatal •
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veral skirmishes daily took place between C . ,
tens to
sand PFTION, no decisive actiln had been fougk
Kin,-
island of St. Doming 6k was 'therefore a semi' 1,
fus on and uncertainty 4
to sail .
ie
ens se-
The lateness of•the hour at which we receivi
liament
rin the above Payees, prevents us being more copious I
extracts. _
er and
sels as
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arts !" Yesterday, about half past twelve o'clock, hi
moue. irsh- arrived at the Queen's Palace, from W.,-
It being a remarkably fine day, a great accent
ex Past people assembled round the Palace, to endow
in the see him. The Duke of Kaier was ih readCs
of op., receive his MAJESTY. The Dukes of You, `•
• could BERLAND, and CAstentoce, came soon *after, to
their dutiful respects to their Royal Father.
after two-o'clock, his MAJESTY held a Private
e con-. which was attended by—
'• have, The Archbishop of Canterbury, the First I.ord of the
stage, the Lori President of the Council, the three Secretariat(
the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Chancellor of the E
Paris. the Judge Advocate-General, the Dukes of mom:role sod
these. cheater, Lords Somerville and Heathfield, Admiral lb"
lonel Johnson, Major-General Winyard, Captains Ole
coffee and Johnson, Messrs. Hill, Prere, and Fawkner.
twelve The following had the honour of being •
his MAJESTY :
Rear-Admiral Ho arr ZR, upon his promotion trs that
EARTIIOLOSSZW FILM, Esq. upon his return from!
• Secretary to the Mission of Sir Arthur Paget, at C
rers oti Lieutenant-Colonel Johnson, of the 28th Regiment, sPis
on s sewn trim Copenhagen.
Captain P. 0.-Kisto, of the Royal Navy, upon his
his late Governorship of New Somh Wales.
vsliiiB to His:Grace the Duke of Meiccessrsa, upon 114 Walt
seiento land for Jamaica, to take upon birsilke eleiveenorsleecits
-and the to which he has lately been appointed.
Major-General Ws NTARD, upon his return from SOP .
636,gra" Mr. Hsu., upon his being appointed Secretary of
conduct the Brazil..
oad upon Captain Johnson, of the 28th Regiment, upon his
tires have His MAJIITY held a 'Privy Council, and re
rederacies diences to the Dukbbf Portland, Earl Carats%
Hawkesbury and Castlereagh, Mr. Canning!
iting, a Ryder ; the latter, as JudgeeAdvocate, laid_ re.,
ns Majesty the proceedings of several Courts 1142'
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Soon after six &clock, his MAJPSTY set of
e so we •
. travelling carriage for Windsor, escorted bri •
!grey to of the Light Horse.
availred, Ile Earl of CAntau has 'presented the..A‘
✓ Carlisle gaol with 'ten carts 'of coats,lly
ntsiesi roved a *on seasonable relief to them.
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