Star.
London, England, 1807-09-28 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER .18.
PRICE OF S'T'OCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK :

Couto* money, 641-•—for see. 621*--Omnium, par prem.
Navy 5 per Cent. on—F.:chequer Bills, par is. prem.
PRICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY.
3 per Cent. Red. ant India Stnck 1741 174
3 per Cent. Confide 62:4 India Bonds, ts. diE
per Cent. (but Excite. Bills. as dif par
Omointas f pr. Con( for ace. 621
We this day lay before our Readers a Copy of the

.nterdia publifhed by the Dutch Government againft
all intercourfe with this Country. The regulations
are drawn up with that feverity and ftrianeft which
charalerife every proceeding diOated under the in-
fluence of Naror.low in matters relative to our Com
rnerce.

His fyfiem, for fome time, has been to employ
every mean in his power to exclude us entirely from
the continent of Europe, and he has now got all the
different States fo completely under his controul that
no choice (*tetra to be left to this Country but to fight
him with his own weapons, and defiroy at once every
reftige of a fyflem nen?, alit y.

Such we under Rand to be the determination which
our Government has now refolved on For tome
time pa( the proteftion Afforded to neutral flags has
been of fervice only to France—in point of fad no
neutrality has been permitted by her, but what was
for her own benefit—say, fo inveterate has been the
fpirit with which NAPOIAON'S decree of blockade has
been enforced, that even neutral velrels which have
been captured and brought into Britith ports, and
afterwards releafed and permitted to profecute their
voyages, have been feized and condemned on enter-
ing a French port—for having been in an Eng'ilb harbour
on their voyage ! !
On this point we have a faa to Rate which will

Rrike many of our readers with inquire. Several
American vcfrels (come of which we could name
were it necefrary) have been limed in French ports
under the above mentioned circumflances i but the

American Government have employed no bully-
ing—no thrers—nor any intemperate language
6milar to that with which their journals have been
filled againli this country. This conduit requires
nocomment on our part—it requires anion, vigour,
and inflexible adherence to the fpit it of thole maxi.
time laws by which• the commerce of nations ufed
formerly to be governed in times of war—but ex-
tended in its prit:ciple to meet and counteran the
machinations of an enemy, whole conduel is not
eircurnlctibed by any of thole principles which were
formerly allowed to operate for the diminution cf the
mafs of evils which are infeparable from times of
hoflility.
We are informed, and we believe our information
home, that our Government has refolved to re•

relate on France by a Proclamation, ezaaly on the
model of the French decree of. blockade. Not only
the coatis of Frarce and of Italy, but of every Eu•
ropean State under the influence and controul of
Nerortoru—as alto all foreign dependencies fo cir•
cumflanced, will be declared in a nate of blockade,
and all vac's ring to or coming from any of them,
will be declared legal prizes.

This will fettle at once the clamours of the Ame
Titans refpedting their right to trade with the French
Colonies—tarrying, or pretending to carry their
produce to an American port, and afterwards so re-
NI) the fame for Fsourdeaux and t....her French ports.
We underfland that the definitive anfwer given by
Knitters to Mr. MUNRnE (who has not yet taken
hit departure), was exadtly conformable to the prin-
ciples that are about to be adopted. Mr. Mvsaoc,
It hems, was inflrudled to declare, that fhould the
Britith Government refute to concede the points de-
manded by America, the Non Importation AEI would
immediately be enforced. The reply was, 4, lam
"fttinlnded by his MAJESTY to inform you, that the
At of fuch an order by the American Government
will be confidered and held as a declaration of war."
On the points refpedting the right of fearch, Mr.
!Avant was informed, that this country will main-
taut its tight not only refpedling goods but fearnen—
act even excepting American (rips of war.
1)11-patches were received on Saturday from Ad
BIRIELLEY on the American Elation. They
relate chiefly to the refult of a Court Martial, held
("11 hoard the MILAM r us, to try one or more of the
&fetters taken from on board the Chefapeake. One
`'f them was found guilty, condemned, and executed
agreeably to his fcutence.

SOUTH AMERICA.
A Cabinet Council fat on Fi iday WI from twelve
tortoni o'clock in the afteranon--met again at feven
in the ever.ing,And continued in ;71.1: deliberation till
three in the motnin;. The proceedings have been
olneealcd with gteat care, but it is rumoured, that,
11":0ther tutafures decidell on, was the rezarture

of Dumas Ayres, as indirpenfably requifite to wipe
off the fligina brought upon our arms by
-the fur-
render and evacuation of our conquefts in that quar-
ter. For this purpofe no lefs than so,ooo men, with
a proportionate fleet, ate, it is laid, to be fent to the
River Pl4te, that the conqueft may not be attended
with procraftination.

One great caufe of the O'.wnefs of our military
operations hitherto, has been the arithmetical nicety
with which the force has been calculated for the ac.
complilhment of the intended objee—not allowing a
tingle regiment, nay not a tingle man more than wee
deemed indifpenfibly necefrary. This fytiem, to the
credit of Government, is now to be abandoned. The
fuccefs that attended our operations at Copenhagen,
/hews what may be expelled from the more vigorous
one that has been fubtlituted.