Star.
London, England, 1808-05-03 00:00:00

!tIf(•EL LAN EtIVN.

The Irish Glebe Haut; 171111wentthrough the Committee, and
the report 11/18 ordered to h 4 received to-morrow.

Sir:JOHN NEWPORT opposed the Bill; and proposed a
clause, which, tvin the suggestion of Dc. I)ult'.t:\AN and the
CIIANCRLI•OI of die Facus.QulA, tb? Honour.:ble Baronet agreed
to make the subject of a separate Bill. The Speakers on the se-
veral clauses were: For the Lill, Colonel BA E str, Dr. D u ICIZ NA N,
amid the CSIA NCELLOR of the Facttrouast—Against it, lilt JOHN
NEWPORT, DE. LAWRENCE, and Mr. WINDHAM.

'rite Resolutions of tit: Irish Committee of Supply were agreed
to. and a Bill ordered to hr brought in accordingly.
The Report of the Committee on the Irish Drawback Bill was
received, and the Bill ordered to h.: read a third time to-morrow.
The other orders of the day were then postponed to
Thursday next.—A djourned at Halt•past Twelve.

EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

Cr A full Copy of the Report of the Committee of the House of
Commor.s on the propriety of permitting the Distillatiun of
Spirits from Niohtsses, will appear in the STAK of tu-morrow.

TUESDAY, MAY 3.

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AMERICA AND FRANCE.

Mr. NOURSE, Who some time ago proceeded to
France to invite a discussion respecting NATOLF.ON'S
Decree of Blockade, arrived in London yesterday.—
He
came front L'Orient in the Osage, and reached
Falmouth on Friday, after* a tedious passage.
I
On the arrival of the Osage at L'Orient from 1
Ainerica, Mr. Notmsr, aceompanied by Lieutenant i
LEWIS, proceeded to Paris, M 411 dispatches for Gene.;
ral ARMSTRONG, who, on the day after their arrival,
waited on the French Minister, and informed him,
that he had received some further instructions from
his Government, who were above all things desirous
to preserve it.s neutrality, and maintain a good under-1
standing with all the belligerent Powers ; for which!
purpose they had to propose, that the Decrees re-
cently issuedboth by France and England should be
revoked, as far as they 'related to America. The
French Minister informed him, thatno terms of.cOm-
promise could in the present situation of things be
thought of; that the American Government was inl
possession of the determination of Frances and that
unless her ports were closed against England, until a
Maritime Peace. could be obtained, all intercourse '
must terminate, and the two Powers must be con4i-
dere& at war. This interview was folloived by several
1 others, which produced no effect, when at length
General Anstsreom. assured the French Minister,
that as his instructions by no means extended to the
1 objects prsposed by France, he must request to be
I indulged with passports for himself and all American
I
Citizens in France, who might choose to return to
their own country. After repeating this application
several times, the request of General ARMSTRONG was
; refused ; immediately after which, Mr. Nounst: re-
I turned to L'Orient, where he arrived on the 19th or
1
i 20th of April, he having left Paris on the 13th.

The above we believe to be nearly correct, but it
%%ill be sonic time before all the facts can he accu-
rately known, The sum of wht the rrench Mini-
ste:s stated may be given in a few words—namely,
that the will of the EMPEROR was, that no discussion
should take place, unless America was prepared to
accede to his,Decree,

The Osage was seized when she reached France,
because she had been spoken to at sea by a British
cruizer ; and it was with difficulty General ARMS-
TRONG racceeded hi procuring her release. We un-
derstand that the American Legation was under con-
siderable apprehension that the dispatches for this
country, with which M. Neuttsr. and Mr. I.Rwia, who
accompanies him, were entrusted, would be taken
from them.

The. Americans are certainly in a strange dilemma.
If they join France, their commerce will he ruined by
British cruizare :--should they join Britain, their com-
merce is shut out from the Continent of Europe by
NAPos.vpx's Decree of Blockade. Can they remain
neutral ? In that event, ems, their commerce must
suffer dreadfully i for this can only be done by con-
tinuing the embargo in their own ports.
.By the Osage other intelligence, of some isppar-
tance, has been received, for which we tefer our
'Readers to the subjoined letter s •