Star.
London, England, 1814-03-23 00:00:00

BRUSSELS, MARCH 11.,

Two days ago arrived here a large train of arta,
levy and ammunition from Holland, by way of Kem-
pen, Arschot, and Louvaine, which forthwith pro-
ceeded for Tournay. We are in momentary expecta-
tion of the arrival of a corps of 10,0(k) men, belong-
ing to the army of the .Crown Prince of Sweden,
which yesterday reached Louvaine.

BERLIN', MARCH s.
According to an official report transmitted to the
Military Government of district by General Hin-
richs, commanding the blockading corps bzfore Cus.
trin, and dated the sth inst. that fortress has capitu-
lated. The garrison are prisoners of war, and remain
till farther orders on the right bank of the Oder.
BASLE, MARCH 1.

The corps of Baden troops, amountincr, to 15,000
infantry and '2OOO cavalry, with 20 pieces of cannon,
bas broke up from the vicinity of Strasburgh, to join
the Grand Army. It will be replaced on the Rhine
by other troops.

LAUSANNE, MARCH 1.
Several French hostages have passed through here:
sumsnig others, the Mayors of Macon and Echelies,
and some persons who were placed ender confinement
IA Geneva.
The Anstrians are strengthening Fort Sour. A
courier, who passed through here last night, has an-
nounced the approach of 10,000 troops, who are
coming by way of Beine.
LIEGE, MARCH 10.
His Royal Highness the Crcwn Prince of Sweden
is still in this city.
GENEVA, FEBRUARY 28.

Yesterday orders were given to break down the
bridges over the Arve.
The enemy attacked the Austrians to-day at Lan.
drecy, two leagues from hence, on the road to An.
Deep. The enemy was repulsed with loss.
Menu I.—Since the affair of the 27th, in which
the enemy suffered considerably, they have retired
behind Usses.
The enemy's column of 8 or 10,00 D, which broke
up from Pont d'Ain towards N.lntau, having left
:tome hundred men in the latter town, has taken the
road to Macon, to oppose the Allies, who continue
their operations on both sides of the Soane.
Yesterday there was another action near the vil-
lages St. Julien, Terniers, and Chahlouse, two leagues
off: V. 50 French prisoners were brought in. Many
Lbourers are employed in strengthening our fortifica-
tions. All is here in motion ; the town is declared
in a state of siege. General Bubna expects reinforce-
ments every day.
MARCH 3.—" Phis morning we hear a heavy con-
nona Jr ; every thing chews there is a battle very near
us. News received this afteinoon say,it is between
Meyrin and Ferney. The particulars are not known.
LAUSANNE, MARCH 4.
Yesterday there was an engagement near Ferney,
of which the result is not known. The dragooos of
Lichtenstein attacked three times. The gates of Ge-
neva lays shut- A great quantity of horses, baggage.
waggons of every description, and also some detach-
ments of cavalry are passing without iutermission
through this town : they belong to the Austrian
army, are come from Perne, and are going to Geneva.
Yesterday 1.00 artillerymen passed through, post, to
jcin Cuunt Bubna.
BRUSSELS, MARCH 15.
The French General Marant, who commands in
Ostend, having learnt that the Allies had in Bruges
only 60 infantry and 16 horse, sallied out with 700
men towards Bruges, which the small garrison left on
the news of his approach. When the French came
before the gates, they found them open, and entered
the city without •any opposition. Notwithstanding
this, the French, without the smallest provocation, be-
gan to fire from several howitzers which they had
brought with them, whereby many inhabitants were
killed, and several houses damaged. Meanwhile Ge-
neral Marant demanded a contributiou of 100,000
francs to be paid in two hours 2 but hearing tha the
Allies, considdably reinforced, were advancing, has-
' lett the town, without waiting for the payment of
the money. The people incensed at the infamous
miduct of .the French, 'fell on their rear, and took
sntne prisoners, who fella sacrifice to their. rage ;
then they tell oh the houses of sonic favourers of the
'French, and plundered them, and would have pro-
e.leded further but for the inielPsici"" of the town
guard. A deputations, come here to reqleet i suffi-
vent garrison. We. isaar:tliat General Ailarant car-
ried away the Mayor and the Receiver of the Depart-
ment, as hostages for the contribution.

READING AND BRI4B. 4tIXILIdiRr
BIBLE sociErr.

Yesterday se'nnight the most numerous_ Anniver;
pry Meeting of the Reading and Berkshire Auxiliary
Bible Society ever remembered took place. -
! The two British Secreb*es of the Parent Society,,
Mr. Owen and Mr. 1-164410, honoured the ceremony
With their presence. l'he former preached at St.
Mary's Church in the morning from Rev. xxii. 17.
And the Sprit and the Bride-say. Come ; aud let.
Cm that heareth say, come : and let him. that is
athirst, Come : and whoslever will, let bin* take the
water of life freely." A discourse more orthodox,
more pious, more impressive, more affectionate, or bet-
ker adapted adapted to the subject, was never heard. The
eollection. amounted to almost £5O.
In the Town Hall, after the Secretaries and. the
Treasurer had Made their Reports, by which it ap-
peared that the labours of the Committee, during the
preceding year, had been incessant and successful, the
Rev. Mr. Hyades gate a most clear, affecting, and
comprehensive detail a the present unexampled state,,
131 prosperity, to which the Society has arrived.

To record this admirable speech wotfld exceed the
liMits of our paper, and to attempt to compress it
would be to weaken its effect. It seemed xs if he had
completely exhausted the subject ; tut towards the
Close of the morning Mr. 031.trEs. rose, and astonished
the Meeting by such a birst of eloquence and such a
body of information durinmore th,:n an hour as no
Curator ever exceeded. «e may with jastice say, in
the words of MILTON that he, in the.- ar (tithe audience,
“ So charming left kis voice, that they awhile thought, him
Still speaking, st►ll stood fixed to bear."

Both he and Mr. FILIG:IES appeared to.take a parti-
cular pleasure in addressing the Reading B,ciety, the
first branch of that parent tree whicla waS planted by

their hands, and reared-by their 1 thoor .to that wide
extent which has nearly covered the habitable globe.
Some important facts were stated which will probably
appear in the. next General Report of the Society.
In moving and ssconding the Resolutions; several
Gentlemen distinguished theniselves by elegant and
animated speeches, which we are sorry we have not
room to notice.—General Vu.Lattre 2csituaz ad-
dressed the audience in an allectin#
.414:kitteresting
manner, meutioning the beneficial them:Of:the So-
ciety, which be had Observed amonk :prisoners of
war and expressing his gratitude for the kind hospi-
tality with which the inhabitants of Reading had alle-
viated the miseries of his captivity, and of that o 1 his
brother Officers.

We cannot forbear to nienti,itt the very able and
intelligent Addresses which the Chairman occasionally
made to the Meeting, in bringing some of the mod ons
to their consideration,

DEiTRUCTIOST OtA MdItAVIAS SETTLIZNIEN't LA A-
NADA.—The following letter received in town, gives
a description of the wanton and barbarous conduct of
the American army, in destroying a settlement of the
Moravian Missionaries, in their late Irruption into that
province :—" Yesterday I received a very afflicting
account from North America, by a letter from New,
York, dated December 27, 1813; containing a report
of the total destruction of our settlement, Fairfield, in
Canada, on the 6th of October, by the American army
under General Harrison. It was the consequence of
the invasion of that province, atter the ceptirre of the
::tile fleet on Lake Erie, and the defeat of the small
British force 'leder General Proctor. The latter had
previously been under the necessity of occupying the
Chapel and some other heuseSfor the sick British std.,
diers, and considering the danger the Christian In. !
dians were in from the malice of the Americans, it
was his advice, that the Missionaries and the Indian
Congregaiion should retreat farther into the country.
When the Americans were successful in the latter, it
became necessary to take steps to effect it. The Bri-
tish behaved very kindly to the brethren, and offered
to purchase the 11611)2s and cottages, but their defeat
prevented it. On entering the place, the Americans
first pretended to be friendly, and sorry that the In-
dians had fled, who had gone with Mr. and Mrs.
Denke (one of the Missionaries) up the river. Mr.
and Mrs. Schnail, and the aged Missionary, Michael
Young, remained. During the first night the Ame-
ricans already changed their tone, or rather sheaved
their real character. They began to abuse the Mis-
' sienaries with curses, and all manner of insults, plun •
during the houses ; and General Harrison, to whom
we appealed, would grant no redress. They took
every thing that was eatable away ;—sand, un-
der
a pretence that King's Stores and English
goods were lodged in the houses, ransacked every place,
"and every trunk and chest belonging to individuals.
—Commodore Perry, who had defeated the Mus-
quito fleet on the lake, was there, and behaved rather
better than the rest, advising the Missionaries to get
away as fast as they could. They did so with diffi-
culty, and shortly after the Americans set the place
on tire, and burnt down the whole, even every out-
house. The poor Missionaries had a very tedious
journey, and reached Silitz, a settlement of the bre-
thren in Pennsylvania, December 11. Whither the
Christian Indians have fled is not known ; they had
proposed to go to the Grand River, about one hun-
dred miles off."

During the late inclement-weather, nineteen wrens
were found dead on the snow near a cottage, on the
estate of Dun, in thee vicinity of Montrose. Like the
French cavalry, in the memorable retreat from Mos-
cow, the little sufferers had crowded together in a
circle, endeavouring to preserve the vital heat.

HATTON-GARDEN.—J. Mawion was committed for
reexamination, charged with making an attempt on
the lite of his wite on Saturday night, at the Whiu•
Hart public-house, in Battle-bridge, by stabbing her
with a. knife in the body, of which wound she now
lies in a very doubtful state.
The nine convicts, now in Newrate,_under sentence ,
of deal), who were not reported to the nu NC6 RF.GENT
in Council on Saturday, are to be reported to his
Royal Highness at another Council next Saturday. -'
br/am—An Inquisition was take.* pa Biqurdal
at the Harp-house, .Newington, on the bady pfVim
Martha i•rettleing, who was burnt to deatlti an tlte,
preceding day. The deceased, who was a sespeetablF.
widow, by some accident set tire to her Ch4tebei on
Friday evening Her shrieks alarmed the watchman,
who forced his way into the. kitchen, but the poor
woman was senseless,and her clothes.redueed tq
der. She languished until the next morning in the
greatest agofiies. Verdict—Accidental Death.

CLOUCEStEit, MARCII 21.

Two young men of the names of Stephens and
Clarke, the former servant th Mr. White, of Longdon,
and the otheva farmer in thesseighbourhood, on tbuir
flay hope from Tewkesbury fair, •ois 'Monday last,
ad a trifling dispute at the Upper Lead public-house,
nd went into the Tewkesbury Severn Him to decide
he affair. it being nearly nine o'clock, and quite
ark, they fought by the light of candles ; and after
welve or fourteen very severe rounds, in which Ste-
hilts appeared to have somewhat the advantage, he,
mmediately on jumping. up from his secnnd's knee,
and advancing towards his adversary, exclaiming
04 here I am 1" fell flat on his back, and instai,taite-
intsly expired ! An exulting cry was raised by his
antagonist's party, that he had fallen without a blow;
but they soon discovered, to tileir confusion and alarm,
that he fell net without a cause, . It was in vain th +t
meplical assistance was directly resorted to—lie.bled
freely, but pulsation had for ever ceased. An in-
quest was held on view of the deceased, On Wednes-
'day, before HaNny FOwscs, Esq. Coroner for the
porough, when the body was •ortned ; .and, it ap-
pearing that he died, in consequence of a rupture of
the heart, evidently occasioned by his falling upon
home hard substance, and clearly not from any blow
teceived fron his antagonist, the Jury returned a
verdict of Accidental Drat& The deceased was a very
athletic man, in his 21. th year; and it is remarkable
' I'that on being advised to give over the contest, lie
vehemently exclaimed, 44, VII be cl—d if I don't light
Os long as I have a drop of blood left in my body !"
The following inquest was taken Mere WaLIAM
Titioo, Gent. Coremer:—Onthe sth inst. on view of
the body of M :ry :vlalard, who appeared to have died
from mortification, occasioned by extreme cold, her
husband, herself, and four children, having no other
ued to lie on than A little bean-straw, with a covering
'Of two sack-bags cut open at the sides, which consti-
tuted the whole of their shelter dining the late incle.
ment weather.. Their distress, owing to the extreme
dissipation of the husband, (who is a st.me-mason,
and can earn good wages), was not known to the
parish effacers, by whom the infant tamily are now
crovided for. The verdict was, Died of mortifration
from cold, aocelerated by thr inattention of her husband.