Star.
London, England, 1808-02-12 00:00:00

GENIRAL.

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Sir—l have submitted to his Majesty the Emperor and rig
the doubts raised by his Excellency the Minister of Manse
Colonies, on the extent of certain dispositions of the lova
Decree, of the 81st November, 1806, which has declared the
Eritlib Isles in a sate of blockade. The following are his Ms.
jesty's intentions on the points in question :-
1. May vessels of war, by virtue of the Imperial Decreed&
'Slot Nov. last, seize on board neutral vessels, either English ro
leftyac , or viva all merchandize proceeding from the English so
nuftories or territory
Answer—His Majesty has intimated that as he did not thish
proper to express an exception in his Decree, there is no pawl
for making any in its execution, in relation to any whomsoever,
(.11' tried de pi gre ee teat ;err).
Std, His Majesty has postponed a decision on the (rem*
whether armed French vessels ought to capture Neutral WINS
bound to or from England, even when they have no Paint
merchandize on board. (Signed) REGNOIII.
The Wasp, undergoing some repair, is ordered to
Norfolk with all possible dispatch. She is probably
destined to carry an embassy to the all-controlling
Napoleon.
It is stated in a letter from Washington, that,ia
naparte has demanded of our Government the amount
of the profits of the imports arising from our conv
merce with St. Domingo, since that empire became
independent.—(M T. Gax.)

Ditynir LANE.—Last night an Opera, of four 41:14
called Kai: ; or, Love in the Desarts, was performed
for the first time, the liteary production, as we uncir•
is:and, of a Mr. BRANDON, a Gentleman of the kith

persuasion.
The story of this piece, which is a mere vehicle for
the music, is not worth detailing : it relates simply
to the loves of Kai', the son of Ahmed, and Leila,
the daughter of Amr, who, separated by paternal an.
thority, wander in search of each other through Egypt
and Arabia, singing songs by moonlight to the whist.
ling of the wincfs'ot the desart. There is also a sabra
dinate pair of lovers, hunted by an amorous dotard
into each other's arms.—And then we have caravans
and banditti, and rocks and sands, and all the spies.
did extravagancies of Asia and Africa heaped tor
ther in surfeiting abundance !—But, is we bare cb
served, the chief attraction is the music ; and it mat
be admitted, that the vocal performances of 131044
Mrs. MOUNTAIN, and Miss LYON, are achnirable..
STORAGE also appears to much advantage ; and 1541*
NISTER and MATHEWS are kept fully employed to lit-
tle purpose.—The dialogue of the Opera is not ill writ•
ten, but altogether unenlivened by either wit orbit
motir; aild the poetry of the songs is of a mediocre de-
scription : in a word, but for the music, scenery, and
pageantry of the piece, it would be insufferably deb
The composition of the former is that of
and BRAIIAM, and a great sameness of tile preval
;through the productions of both artists p. but the.et-
tellent performance of every person employed snot&
last night a full tribute of applause. The 1-b?sa
was crowded to its extreme comers.
COVENT-GARDEN.—Mr. REYNOLES'S new Comedy
was repeated last night with increased effect. The
House was extremely crowded, and it was received by
the audience with the strongest testimonies of appto-
Dation.
There are very few instances in the history of 1.0.4"
teries, where the Scheme has met with such universal
approbation as the present. It is canvassed in com-
panies of all ranks, and proved to be the best that
ever was produced for public patronage. It disPla.Ti
a numerous list of Capital and smaller Prizes flosA
in the Wheel, and it ensures a superior chance to dais.
who buy before the Drawing begins. HORNSBY and Co.
likewise find that the Clubs have increased ten.fold.
which is a sure criterion of the solidity of the Scheele.
HoaNsir and Co. were fortunate last year in shisig,
a large proportion of Capital Prizes, and lule to OP
ply their friends with a good selection on the preset.st
occasion. Tickets are selling at ,e2l, and Share la
proportion, at their old established State Lotts
Offices, 26, Cornhill, 52, Charing Cross, and at.
Margaret's Hill, Borough,

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