Star.
London, England, 1802-02-16 00:00:00

BT THE DUTCH MAIL.

CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC. zB.--.This day all the
Foreign Minifters waited upon the CAPTAIN PEEN*
to congratulate him on his viaorious return from
Egypt.
114•DRID, JAN. 12.—His Catholic Majelly has
given orders, for the benefit of the interefts of the
Spanifh Treafury and the French Manufaetures,
which are contained in the following Circular Let-
ter to the Minifler of Finances, and the Director of
the Cu(toms
‘‘ His Majefty having ordered that in the Royal
Cuflom-houfe, Merchandize, being the manufac-
ture of the North and the Pas de Calais, (hall not
be acknowledged as fuch, unlefs accompanied by
an original certificate, figned by the Commiffary
of Foreign Commerce in the faid Departments, or
by the Under Commiffery, and leafed with the
Arms of Spain ; I have given the proper orders
to the Dire tors of the Royal Cuftoms, in confor-
mity to thefe orders of his Majelly, to prevent in
future any other Merchandise than thofe of France,
from enjoying the fame advantages on their im-
portation into Spain.
4, You will give the greeted publicity to this
order, in order that fus:h merchandize, en their
arrival in Spain, may not experience any difficulty
in their introduaion into the Kingdom, for want
of being accompanied by the proper Certificates.
(Signed) " MIGUEL CRYETANO SOLER."
AMSTERDAM, FEB. +—New iuftances have
again been made to the Government of State re.
fpeain g the finances of this city, which dill con-
tinue in the moll deplorable situation. We hear
that Citizen GLARY ELD, our Plenipotentiary at the
Court of Portugal, is fafely arrived at Lilbon.
Citizen Welts, who is to repair to Madrid in
the fame quality, is at prefent in Paris.
Our Government, in order to meet the preffing
exigencies of the State, has, within thefe few days,
fold 15,000,000 lbs. of coffee, now lying in Ba-
tavia, to the merchants of this city and Rotter-
dam ; among whom a fubfcription for this purpofe
has been opened. Three-fourths are fubfcribed
for here, and one-fourth in Rotterdam, an eighth
of which has been purchafed by aninglifh mer-
chant at prefent in that city, and lately arrived
from London. The whole purchafe-money
a-
mounts to 3,0ca0,000 of forms (od. per lb.)
z,000,000 to be paid immediately, the other in
Batavia, and the third million on the return of the
Mips; thirty of which are to be fitted out by and at
the expence of the fubfcribers, with the liberty of
an outward freight; this, it is corjtaured, will turn
to good account, as all the Company's warehoufes
in that quarter of the world are at przt-ent empty.
This amazing quantity of coffee (which it is cfli-
mated will colt the fubfcribers 9d. per lb. home)
is to be lodged in the Company's warehoufes on
its arrival, to be fold in the Mimi form, and the
proceeds, after a deduaion of two per cent. for
the Company, to be delivered to the fubfcribers.
—lt is thought that fhips will be taken up in Eng-
land for this expedition, molt of our large veirels
having either been captured in the cootie of the
war, or suffered to rot in port.
1-laove, Frs. 9.—The alteration which time
makes in the opinions of men is inconceivable;
who a few years fince, talked of wearing
a ihree•coloured fafh, with a projeaing dagger
affixed to it, in order to flab every Orangift who
flood in the way of their greatnefs ; who have
been :ailed by the people to elevated Rations fur
their pretended abhorrence of oppretlion, now turn
their backs on their benefaaors. Thefe men, who
would have Plain the Orangifts td get into their
places, had other means failed, are now the tuft
to cringe to that party, to invite their amity, and
even to enlift them as auxiliaries, at the expence
cf the nuine friends of freedom. The printing
of the ...Senatorial Debates is now confidered by
there men as a very ill•advifed and dangerous dep.
it is fuppofed that the Government purpofes to
ioftitine an inquiry relative to the furrender of our
colonies. And it would by no means be amifs if
they ordered STOILY,CAPELLEN, and VAN 13RARIN
to return tin account for their condua, fince they
can no longer be confidered as prifoners of war.
1 he former has proved himfelf a warm friend both
of France and England. To the Brit he made a
prefent of the Engfifh tranfport 'hips when they en-
tered this country ; and to the latter, by way of
compenfation, our Texel fleet. To pedal his glo-
rious career, he has only to make this country an
Indemuirication for her lots. Before the adoption
iiibe pip to fen gssa =Moo_ youscli a( caw

now lying in Batavia for ready money, a flew tax
was propofed in private among fome of the mem-
bers of Governm:nt, bin rejcft::d as an impolitic
expedient at this jun:nre, and the other carried
into execution as a wife one ! _

ROTTERDAM, Fsi. 9.—The rioters who have
been imprifoned here, ior wearing Orange cock•
ades, have hopes of obtaining pardon, tip -7 hay
ing alledged inebriety in exeutz:. But the libeller,
woo was for calling the people together to chute
a head. and who fem., to have bee.n in his pro-
per infer, is nut fo likely to come off with flying
colours.

Seven or eight {hips are to be fitted out here,
for the propofed expedition to Batavia, which
will give a livelinefs to trade, and brighten up the
countenances of our dcjeEled manufacturers and
tradefmen.

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, MONDAY, FEB. is.

Their Lordflii2s heard Counfel in continuation,
relative to the Scots Appeal, Sir Wm. Auguflus
Cunningham, Bart. &c. v. Higgins and others,
namely, Mr. Erfkine at confiderable length as
leading Conniel for the Refpondents : the further
confideration of the cafe was deferred till Wed-
nefday.
Lord PELHAM prefented a Mefrage from his
Majefty relative to the State of the Civil Lift,
fimilar to that fent down to the Houle of Com-
mons, and for a detailed Report of which we re-
fer to the Proceedings of that Honfe : its general
fubfiance was a communication to their Lordfhips,
that the provifion made by Parliament having be-
come inadequate to the fupport of his Majefty's
Civil Ehablifliments and Houfehold, a confider-
able debt had betn unavoidably incurred thereon ;
that his Majefty had given direetions that Ac-
counts relative to the fame be laid before their
Lordfhips, on whofe readinefs to concur in the
neceffary meafures, &c. his Majefty relied with
confidence.

Lord Pelham then moved, that his Majelly's
Mefrage be taken into confederation on Monday
the 22d intl. and that their Lordthips be fummoned
for that day. _ _ _

The Duke of NoavoLK exprefred his with to
know whether it was intended to lay before the
Houfe certain papers, the produdion of which he
thought necelfary to enable their Lordfhips fully
to underfiand the fubjea—fuch as the particulars
of the debt incurred, and fpecifying the fame under
diftind heads ; a fpecification of the funds out of
which the charges were to be paid, kc.
Lord PEL1141.4 obferved, the Houfe would re-
coiled, that in his Majefty's Meffage it was ex-
prefsly Rated, that Accounts relative to the Debts
in queftion would be laid before the Houfe : when
thefe Accounts were before their Lordfhips, any
thing which may be unlatisfadory might then be
regularly explained.
The queftiOn was then put, and the Wage
was ordered to be taken into confideration on
Monday next, and their Lordfhips fummoned on
that day accordingly.
Some routine bufinefs was then difpofCd of, and
the Houfe adjourned till to-morrow.