Star.
London, England, 1815-01-19 00:00:00

THE QUEEN'S BIRTH-DAY.

Her MAJESTY completed her 70th year on the 19th
day of May last, which was only celebrated yesterday,
according to annual custom. The morning was
ushe:ea in with Inging ,)1 bells, aad the flags and
standards were displayed from the steeples. In the
evening her MAJZoT.Ii'S tiddeiMeß dined together, and
illuminated then houses. Covent-garden and Drin y-
lane Theatres were the only public places that were
illuminated en the occasion. The day was cele-
brated in a private manner at Windsor ; the bells,
however, rang all the day there. The • Quay; re-
ceived congratulations from her illustrious family ;
the Duke of YORK went from London at eleven
o'clock, for that purpose, where he was met by the
DUCHKSS from Oatlands. In the evening her Mmes.
TY gave a luxurious dinner at Frogrnore to the Royal
'Family and a select party of Nobility.

His Royal Highness dr! PRINCE REGENT remains
still at Bsightcm.
Mwwo DKr., Esq. of Pitkerm, has remitted fifty
guineas to the Treasurer of the Dundee Lunatic
Asylum, being a second contribution from that gen-
tleman, who formerly paid fifty guineas to the Infir-
mary and Asylum.
The correspondence with Vienna was, we believe,
never so active as at present, or recently ; as the bets
are always most frequent towards the close of a race
or a battle. On Friday JOHNSON, the Messenger, ar-
rived ; and on Saturdiy, MEYER ; on Sunday, Vick ;
and on Monday, BaowN. BROWN left Vienna about
seven hours before VICK, who came by the way of
'Ghent. Lord Divest° )1. 's still at Bath, to which
place a messenger was sent off with BROWN'S and
VICK'S dispatches. Ruts, the Ring's Messenger, was
in readiness to lea* z England yesterday, and will pro-
bably set off this morning, if 'not in the course of the
preceding night.

The following letter appeared yesterday in an
Evening Paper, as 4, An Extract of a letter from
Point a la Hache, five leagues trots the mouth of the.
Mississippi, dated November 15." The letter is said
to have been transmitted from Paris, having been
brought by one of the two vessels which we men-
tioned had arrived at Rochelle, and ya hich leit Savan-
nah on the 12th of December :
• " You have no doubt heard of the expedition against our un.
harpy country, under Musical Cochrane. The following is the
news given in our Gazettes, and though in general they :ire full
of fal;cho.Wes, I think they have toll us the truth this time. The
sleet destined to act against the Mississippi, and commanded by
Admiral Cochrane, was In the Gnlph of Mesico, when a gale
dispersed the ships. The Admiral's ship was mrstrated from the
rest of the &et, and Ire *Wahl have beat tenpranto4ll of
tie crew, If two sailots belonging to It lad not given ns the fel-
t:ming details:--the vessel was driven into St. lieruaxd's Bay,
and the coast appearing deserted, several of the crew recel4red
order{to tai and water. The Admiral hinsAf lalided`' tea Talon-
nottre—wben the savages in great numbers fatal upon the tngiish,
who not being able to defend themselves, took to flight, andlht:
greater part go: hack to the boats that bad landed them ; tot the
Admiral fell into the enemy's power. This news, which had 4
first bten much doabted, is accrcliteel by the arrival at Sew
Orleans of Rear-Admiral Cotbcr. n (Cockhun.) and part of his
crew, brought in by fishermen who bad picked them up after
their shipwreck on the coast of Barataria:*

It is hardly possible that the above account can be
true. The Grace packet from the Leeward Islauds,
left at Guadaloupe on the 10th of November the
TONANT, in which h was said Admiral COCHRANE
had embarked for. Halifax—if so he could not have
been at St. Bernard's by the 15th. A Bermuda
article of 3.1 December stated Admiral COCKBURN to
hive passed tIiRC place on the 20tis of November, in
the. ALBION, five days later than the due of the pre.
tended calamity. t .
The latest advices from Petershirgh are, to the
13th ult. ti.osc from Eisimeur to the Bth, and from
the Elbe to the 12th.

At the Rossi.in capital the Exchange continues to
have little or no VAtiation. Several articles hitherto
prohibited are nosy to be admitted into the Russian
ports. Sugar and rum are mentioned among theses
By the accounts from the Sound the number at
ships which pas.ed in the course of last year was .
8188 ; 'of which 2758 were Swedes, -2319 English,
1354 Prussians, 551 Dutch, 495 Russians, 475 Danes,
8?. Norwegians, 64. Harnburghers and Lubecicers, 42
Portugueze, 22 -Spanish,. only 12 French, and 9
',ltalians.
The letter with the above particulars indulges the
expectation from the general relations of the Baltic
-poliver‘and from the importance of British tiade po
.on* ripply, that—our shipping in-the -present "rile •
'win pass the Sound in much more considerable num-
bers. On the 3d January there was at Ehineur some
appearance of continued frost, and it was apprehended.
that the navigation would be interrupted, but on the
7th the weather again became mild, and four ships
passed beneath the ramparts of the Castle.
The letters from Paris delivered from the Post..
office yesterday, are to Sunday last, and three ob,
mined from the coast
.are to the date of Tuesday.
High expectations were estertained at Calais and
',Dieppe, of comthereial prosperity, from the following
angement as to what is known in Franca by the,
distinction of the Law of Transit :
Foreign merehandize %Jill be admitted to cater the Moyleoe
withoit the payment of duty, tf forwarded from the free pta,.
con'erinahly with the law of the Stb Marra!, the year I s, of Nola
the portsof Nile and Dieppe, which still, under milks tesedieL:
dont, enjoy all the immunities of such free ports."
It is to be understood that this regulation applies
only to goods its trassity, or in the course. Jof grontsis,
ante through the kingdom; and the It 'such,
goods is to be a: Give.,:Charleville, and *TAW ,
Lions particularly distinguished. .The .asertbeedlisaa.
in spch cases, is not wholly esempt froaraltityilittleti
is so small all to be celled a irtii 1411110141:
times for the valise cif 10Ufrainia74,.,.
44 stylist , : •.,4.4.w." •

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