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!xaggerated state-

_ rench press ; and,
as we have already stated, they may, in the outset*
have some advantages ; for we have reason to believe
that the ntnnerkal force of the French main army is
greater than any united force of the Allies ; but in
every other respect the French are inferior : the prin-
cipal part of their men are raw, composed of all ages'
and no way inured to the hardships of war, and
they are deficient in artillery and cavalry.—The
army of the Allies, on the other hand, is com-
posed chiefly of veteran troops, all in high spirits, and
who have already proved themselves superior to the
foe both in moral and physical energies. The one
consists of slaves, who have no personal excitements;
the other, of Freemen, who fight for their own libel.'
ties, possessions, and families 1

By the arrival of the CHILDERS sloop of war from
Halifax we have received letters and Papers from
American to the 25th of March. 'The American
ournals-speak of negociations for Peace having been
Opened, under the mediation of the Russian Minister

at Washington, but no great hopes are held out of a
favourable issue. The private letters, however, which
'Pe have seen, speak more decidedly on the subject,
and say that at the meeting of Congress in May, the
tables will be turned upon the President and the war
faction. Great alarm continues to prevail on the
American coast on the subject of an attack from our
armaments. No blow had been struck at the date of
the letters.

The Officers and crew of the MACEDONIAN had ar.

Lived at Halifax, from New-York, in the Bastwick
cartel. The loss of the PEACOCK brig of war is con-
firmed by the above arrival : the American details
will he found among our extracts.
Mr. BAKER, late British Charge d'Affairs at Wash-
ington, arrived in the CHILDERS from America.
" BOS EON, MARCH 20.

(110112 Tit BOSTON OAZITTE.)

gg. A letter from Washington, of the 7th, mentions
the arrival at the Southward, from France of the

French General Humbert, an Officer of the Legion
of Honour (so called), and the same who comman-
ded the tatterdemalions who landed in Ireland, in
1798, and that he was speedily expected in Wash-
ington.

et We propose to embrace the earliest opportunity
hereafter to lay before our Readers a statement of
ear relations with France, as developed by the docu-
ments in our possession. We have no doubt that we
sh,ll be able to prove a system of fraud and false-
-1.c3c1 as complete and perfect in all its parts as ever
diraced the records of even French treachery and
intrigue.
" LIE SIXTEEN Ma'am; LOAN..—Since our last,
t.e have heard from New Work, and find a similar
it of oppugnance to the war as exists in this State.
'1 he New York Bank Subscribed • 000,000
At tie Manhattan Bank 350,000
At the Merchants' Bank - 33,000
At the Z niott Bauk 000poo
At the Mechanics' Bank . - 200,000
At the Asnericau Bank . spoo
At the City Bank 22,000
At the Manufactanng Bank 000,000
Sa:criptions of Manhattan Bank 400000

Grand Total i ,008,0(X)
a' So much for the sixteen millions, in the two
vtalthiest States of the Union !"

" BOSTON, MARCH 24.
(TROY TR! BOSTON CtI4TWZI..)
The following are the Hornet's Log-Book mi-
tes of the brilliant victory off Surinam, the 25th
Yvt ruary
' Thursday, '2sth February, 1813, at half-past
three p. m. discovered a strange sail bearing down
fov us ; at 4h. 20 m. she hoisted English colours ; at
4h- 30 in. beat to quarters, and cleared ship for
action, and hauled close by the wind in order to get
the weather gage of her ; at sh. 10 in. hoisted Ame-
rican colours, tacked, and stood for the enemy ; at
Bh. 25 In. in passing each other, exchanged broad-
sides within pistol-shot, the enemy then wore, and
gave us their starboard broadside; bore up close on
her starboard quarter, and kept up such a heavy and
well-directed fire, that in less than 15 minutes she
made the signal of submission, being cut to pieces,
:a five minutes after her main-mast went by the
ka.tcl ; sent our First Lieutenant; who reported her

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to be his Britannic Majesty's brig Peacock, Wonting
19 guns, and IS4 men, that her Commander, Capt.
Peake, was killed in the action) and that she Was
sinking fast; dispatched the boats hnmediately to
take out the wounded and the rest of the prisoners,
and brought both vessels to anchor, but notwithstand,
ing every exertion was made to save the crew, she
unfortunately sunk, carrying down 19 of her crew,
and three of niy brave fellows. Lieutenant Conner,
Midshipman Cooper, and the remainder of our men
employed in getting out the prisoners, with difficulty
saved themselves by jumping into one of her boats
stowed on the booms; four men were taken from the
foretop by our boats, we had one man killed and two
slightly wounded; the enbmy had 8 killed and 27
wounded.'

" The Hornet arrived at the Vineyard on Friday
last, and sailed on Saturday. The Hornet had on
board ninety thousand dollars in specie at the time of
the action with the Peacock."

THE ARMY.

By our Lisbon Letters we find that the 2d batta-
lion 59th and a detachment of the 9th Regiments,
had arrived there from Cadiz.

In the Lerbon Gassetts of the 29th April is inserted
the appointment of Staff Surgeon WYNNII to the
situation of Surgeon Extraordinary to his Royal
Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal, as a recom-
pence for his services with the Portuguese Army.
Aware of the local interest excited by the transfer
of the British and Irish Militias, we have been at
pains to obtain, and now subjoin a list of the British
Regiments under orders to replace their Brethren in
Ireland. For the regiments of both Kingdoms al-
ready transferred, we refer to former Numbers of
the STAR :
Edinburgh Militia, At Plymouth.
Cumberland do. Hull.
2d West York do. • Tower.
3d Lancashire do. Chatham.
Shropshire do. klymouth.
Ist Surry do. Chelmsford.
North Gloucester do. Bristol.
Bedford do. Yarmouth.
2d Somerset do. Bristol.
Berkshire do. Plymouth.
Buckinghamshire do. Newcastle.
Carmarthen do. Manchester.
Monmouth do. Bristol.
Derby do. Dover.
East Suffolk do. Gosport.
East Essex do. Portchester.
East Middlissez do. Bristol.

A Meeting of the Inhabitants of the City of York
was held at the Guildhall, on Monday last, for the
purpose of addressing the Princess of WALES, on the
discomfiture of a plot against her life and honour.—
An Address was adopted, and the City Members
were requested to present it to her Royal Highness.
At a Meeting of the LORD MAYOR and Corporation,
an Address, similar to the above, was proposed by
Mr. Alderman PEACOCK, and seconded by Mr. PYE-
morrr, the Foreman of the Commons, which was
agreed to. The Address is to be presented to the
*Princess of WAiEs by the Alderman and the Hon.
L. DUNDAS, M. P.

Yesterday the Governors and Noble Patrons of the
Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb had their Annual
Dinner at the City of London Tavern. His Royal
Highness the Duke of GLOUCESTER (Grand Patron)
took the Chair, and the company enjoyed a most so-
cial and convivial treat. Among the company were
the Bishop of CHESTER, Lord SIDMOUTH, Lord RoLLE,
Lord CALTHORPE, Mr. WILBERFORCE, &C. &C.

Wednesday week, being the first day of Term, the
Duke of LEINSTER and Lord KINNAIRD sat on the
Bench with Lord MANNERS in the Court of Chancery,
Dublin.

A widow woman, who keeps a small shop at East
Ham, in Essex, has been cheated by a pretended
sailor, who offered to sell her two very rich shawls,
which he said were worth se3o ; but as he wanted
money, he would take £7 : just then a Jew, pretend-
ing to bny left-off clothes, called in, and offered to
give the sailor £7 for the shawls; but the sailor whis-
pered to the woman, et I must not sell them to him ;
he will inform against me I" The Jew then whis-
pered her, se Buy them for AC, and I will give you
se9 for them ;" and he walked gently to the door,
waiting till the sailor had received the money, when
both decamped. The shawls are not worth 15s. each.
' Saturday evening, while the Stoke Newington er-
rand-cart was standing in Lombard•street, a fellow
demanded a box in the name of Smith, which a boy
left in charge of the cart refused to deliver till the re-
turn
of his master, who was gone to deliver a parcel
in the neighbourhood ; on which he attempted to seize
a box, containing linen value £l5, a dog, however,
which was in the cart, seized him by the hand, and
he retired ; but speedily returned with two others, one
of whom secured the dog, while the second prevented
the boy from crying out, and the third carried off the
box, and all made their escape.
Monday se'nnight, the wife of J. CORCORAN, of
Cloga, in the Barony of Iverk, and County of Kil-
kenny, was found in her house murdered. Strong
suspicions have fallen on her husband, who is believed
to have committed the horrible deed with a hammer.

FlRE.—Tuesday night, in alarming fire broke out
in a dwelling-house in Cock-lane, Smithfield, which
did considerable damage before it was got under.

ANOTHER Two THOUSAND ! The Ticket No.
16,341, a Prize of 5e2,000, being the largest Capital
yet drawn, was shared by WEBB, in one Quarter, one
Eighth, and ten Sixteenths, at his truly fortunate
Office, 17, Ludgate-street, near St. Paul's. This, it
is confidently hoped, is only the precursor of still
greater luck that awaits those who have already given
WEBB'S Office a preference, or those who, availing
themselves of the present rich state of the Wheel,
purchase a Ticket or Share before Tuesday next, being
the Second Day of Drawing, when the first-drawn
Prize above 420 will be entitled to £2OBOOO.


Min INTIILLICINCE.
FALMOUTH, MAY so.
Arri,ed off this port his Majesty's ship CHILDERS,
Captain Bissroath with dispatches from Halifax, &c.
She Is also ftom Bermuda. She has landed her dis-I
patches, which are forwarded to London, and the
late Captain of the Swallow packet,, who confirms the
capture of the Peacock sloop of war, who struck to
the Hornet American sloop of war, after a most se-
vere and bloody conflict. During the time they were
exchanging prisoners the Peacock went down, when
16 Englishmen and four Americans were drowned.
The CHILDERS has sailed for Plymouth. Put back
the Lady Arabella packet, with a Mail on board for
Lisbon.

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THE EVENING STAR.
LONDON.
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THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1813.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT OMR O'CLOCKt
ited.jsw_cons. 69,1—f0r see. 5911-4 per Ct. 741
per Cent. 88;—Bonds ls. Ss. dl -EZab. 4s. Ga. pre.
Dank Long Ansuidos,l44
French Papers to the Bth instant arrived in Tol
at a late hour last night. One of them mentions t
arrival of a Courier from the field of battle nt
Lutzen, which he left on the 2d instant, at the n
mein when NAPOLEON had victoriously terminated
sanguinary action with the Allied Armies.
We think it possible. that the French may ga
some apparent advantages at the commencement
the campaign, but none that can have a decided i
fluence on the future contest. What tends to thrt
discredit on the statement, is the circumstance of
appearance in a minor Journal only, while the Me
teur takes no notice of it whatever.
We may expect to receive many exaggerated still
;Tents through the medium of the French press ; ar