Star.
London, England, 1808-05-02 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

PRIVATE LETTER.
" ROTTIRDAIII, APRIL 24. 1581.
gg Circumstances are now more dangerous there
Ever. A Captain, who has only been suspected or-
visiting England, has been arrested, and marched to
the state prison at the Hague, with the whole of his
passengers. The same has happened to another Cap.
tarn and his passengers. Who have arrived at Noord-
-1
vryck. `The superintendents of *the sea pilots at the
Brille have all sb,red the same- fate, on suspicion of
having neglected their duty. The strictest search is
making for the exporters 'of our. goods, and importers
of manufactures. Other Captains, implicated; take care.
to conceal themselves. As to —, who is arrived, it
is not likely, he will escape arrest. Orders have just
been issued to send back all vessels with passengers,
even without making any communication of their ar-
rival, or report to Government. For God's sake, do
advise your friends not to 'embark for our side ; they
will, by. so doing, plails. themselves in -imminent
danger. You cannot pool* itoogine our wretched
situation, nor can you have the 'least idea of the mists.,
ries we endure." .. ..„.. • .---
" A pail 25...--;Cat,eincifAaa not been liberated,
ner F. nor their' pp 'l-s."fresh arrival has
tater Sere, and thetaptain and crew are
ally int)ected ofleArlifig fit# 7,ngland, Shey have
iheen thrown -their Argo AN aliment
glandikig, and sent tizihe King's, Warehouses.. We now
daily expect new arrests, pareicolirly sin Friesland;
where butter and oets have been tejScersee The
Captains who are implicated in these transactions ,
Will do well not to, make their eppearance,. if they
_wish. to escape the severest punishment From all
this you must be convinced that nothing can be done
in the way of trade... Upwards of 2,000 letters, which
are 'supposed to have lately found their way from
England, are in the hands of Government; and all
mercantile men are afraid of being involved in their
communication. lam surprised that people on your
side of the water will persist in attempting to trade
with us, when we are even unable to keep open an
innocent correspondence. For once and all, advise
all passengers not to undertake a voyage to Holland,
far we are positively convinced, that no favour tan or
will be shewn, but that even corporal punishment
must be the consequence."

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

MONDAY, MAY 2.

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Consols, for money, 66f—for account, 66W—Reduced 6544--

PRICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY.

per Cent Red. 654 Ihdla Bonds, Is. Ss. pre.
3 per Cent. Cons. 66 iii English Tickets, 1101. 19s.
4 per Cent. 89 a SS Exehe. Bills 6s. to Is. prem.
5 per Cent. 98 Caw for acc. aem
Long Ann.lBl 5-16th4

of theinvolution,iftne at once salves** that all
had been' abmsped and arranged by Belkutasvrit.—
nit suppoitielca is bot, Improbable, but it is .._by no
mla iecessbrr.:The Emperor of Dun% could de ,
!without plaits. It was enough that he stripped Spain
Df her militaiy ; he generously allowed her to occupy
Hanover as an indemnification !—while as a pretence
for sending his troops into the country, he had the
conquest. of -Portngal, and the siege of Gibraltar to
undertake. Then he ordered his armies to the
frontier of Spain, and announced his own journey. He
had nothing more to do; the•rest he well knew would
be done for him. The King, and the heir to the
Crown, the Nobles and the Minister, were all hostile
to each other', and the people without knowledge,
and without public spirit, were the victims of reli-
gious superstition and political despotism. His ap-
proach, his very name was enough to destroy the Go-
vernment. We hear, therefore, of nothing that-has,
been done by him, for every thing was done for hie.
He will arrange with perfect ease the future Govern-
ment. There may be transient insurrections ; some re-
mlins of ancient spirit may shew itself onthepart of the.
people ; but there will be no effectual resistance. What
his precise measures will be, we cannot guess. Per-
haps he kriows not himself. He will make his terms.
either with the late or present King, as suits his pur-
poses. Dismemberment is therefore very probable.
Alliance with his own family is indispensable, •• and
the weaker and more unamiable the candidate foi.the:
Crown, the more likely he will be to succeed. :; •
It would be folly to speculate on the possible events
that must result from this change, but certainly our
Government should not lose sight of South America
—not as an object of conquest—we hare had more
than enough of that folly. But certainly such means
as prudence may dictate as most likely to establish
the independence of the South American Colonies,
should be immediately pursued.

Since %; riting the above, and after this paper was at
press, French Papers to the 9th ult. were received in
town this afternoon, from which it appears, beyond
all possibility of doubt, that the revolution in Spain
was efected under the auspices, and even under the
direction of the French.

Barbadoes Papers of the 22d of March have also
been received, by which it appears that the Duke of
MANCHESTER, on his way to Jamaica, arrived in Car-
lisle Bay on Friday the 18th of Marth, in the Guerrier
frigate, Captain SKENE. 34 days days from Fal-
mouth, and 20 from Madeira.

Yesterday morning his MAJESTY and the Princesses
AUGUSTA, SOPHIA, AMELIA, and MARY, attended di-
vine service at St. George's chapel, Windsor.
The QUEEN and Princess ELIZABETH heard divin!
service in the Palace.
Yesterday the Rev. Dr. GOODALL, the Master of
Eton School, read himself in one of the canons of, the

cathedral chapel of St. George, Windsor.
A great mortality has taken place among the re-
cruits of the North Gloucester, stationed at Worthing,
no less than 16 having died within these few weeks. D
Saturday the Duke ANGOULEME and retinue em-
barked on board the EURYALUS frigate, at Yarmouth.
His Royal Highness was received on board by a sa-
lute of 19 guns, and sailed in the afternoon:
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Admi-
ralty, from Rear-Admiral Sir SIDNEY SMITH, dated
on board the FOtDROYANT, of 80 guns, off Madeira,
the 28th of March, at which time the squadron, con-
sisting of the FOVDROYANT, LONDON, AGAMEMNON,
&c. were all well. The squadron were on their way
to the Brazils. Dispatches were sent off from the
Admiralty, addressed to Sir SIDNEY Spam, at Rio
Janeiro.