Star.
London, England, 1808-04-08 00:00:00

BOSTON, FEB. 23.

Business is completely at a stand. We have
gloomy times, much embarrassment, and no imme-
diate prospect of change for the better. Mr. Rose
continues at Washington. Of the state of his nego-
ciation
you know as much as any one here not in the
immediate confidence of the Government. I see no
thing which leads me to form an opinion that it will
terminate speedily or amicably ; yet if we are to have
war, there is no apparent disposition in this Govern-
ment () enter upon it immediately. At the same time
all the British Orders are alficially represented as fur-
ther aggressions by our Chief Ruler ; and French de-
crees, although a thousand times more vi lent, are
passed over in silence.
A Bill, supplementary to the Non-importation law,
has passed the Lower House of Congress. By its pro-
visions, all goods will be admitted into this country,
in ships cleared out for the United State:, previous to
the I 4th of December last. The Bill has yet to pass
the Senate and President.

PORTUGAL.

OPORTO, MARCH 7.

By a vessel departing to-morrow, which was ad-
dressed to your house here, I embrace the opportu-
nity of writing to inform you of the news (nruidador )
of the day, which from reports I am sorry to say, are
not very favourable to us British subjects. Several
couriers (trotrior) have, within these few days, ar-
rived here with dispatches for the Spanish Comman-
der in Chief. The purport of these dispatches is, for
the most part, an entire secret—but it is generally be-
lieved that we shall net be eight days longer here
without French troops—their behaviour in Lisbon
has rendered them very obnoxious to the Portuguese,
and it is the general opinion, that if they do not-1
conduct themselves with more propriety here, a
deal of bloodshed will be the consequence. The
Spanish troops, which as c leaving us every day, be-
haved very well during their stay, and we are truly
I sorry they are going—near three thousand. of them
departed to-day for the frontiers of Gallicia ; and it
is supposed that in a few days none of them will be
remaining here.

OLD BALLET.

Yesterday fifteen prisoners were tried, four of whom
were capitally convicted, viz.
J. Moore, J. Smith, and W. Davis, for breaking and
entering the dwelling-house of T. Hill, and stealing
two gold rings, a watch, and other articles ; and
Jane Morris, for stealing various articles of wearing
apparel, the property of A. de la Berge, and others,
in the dwelling house of P. Sirrell.
Susannah Trueman was indicted for stealing three 51.
Bank Notes, the property of Sarah Roberts, who keeps
a lodging house in High-street, Islington. The pri-
soner lodged with the prosecutrix, and on the 9th of
March the latter came to town, and returned between
11 and 12 o'clock at night ; the prisoner had not gone
to bed, and requested the prosecutrix to sleep with
her. She helped to undress her, and laid her pockets
on a chair near the bed side. During the night she
contrived to take her pocket-book, containing the
notes, and in the morning changed one of them at a
grocer's in the neighbourhood.
The Constable proved, that, after the prisoner was
in custody, she acknowledged the fact ; but said, that
the prosecutrix need not be in such a d—d hurry,
as she would make it up.—Guilty of stealing) but
not in the dwelling house.
The following were also convicted for felony, viz.
J. Wilkes, for stealing a silver watch, the property of
G. Blackney ; Elizabeth Seholing, for stealing two
gowns, two bonnets, &c. the property of J. Peggs ;
G. Stanley, for stealing a piece of green baize, the pro-
perty of W. Watson and H. Nicholson ; J. Frost, for
embezzling divers sums of money entrusted to his
care as clerk to Messrs. Green and Peersall ; Ann
M, Manus, for stealing a pair of gold ear-rings, the pro-
perty of John Banks, and a gown, the property of John
Voyer ; and Mary Turner for receiving the said gown,
and Ann Rolt for receiving the said car-rings, they
well knowing the said articles to have been stolen.
And three were acquitted, viz. Ann Burke, W. Elam,
and Mary Evans.