Star.
London, England, 1813-05-04 00:00:00

FOREIGN RELATIONS.

Mr. PONSONBY had wished to propose some questions to
the Noble Lord (Castlereagh) if he had been in his place. He
should, however, state, that it was not merely his wish to ask
questions which might ie answered or not at the pleasure of the
Ministers, but that he had many observations to offer on a sub-
ject connected geturally with the war and our allies, and more
peculiarly within the province of the Noble Lord at the head of
the Foreign Affairs. Instead of confining himself merely to ask-
ing a question, he wished to state his observations when there
was some regular question before the House to which they would
apply. As there was to be to-morrow a question of Ways and
Means before the House, and as all observations respecting the
conduct of the war appeared connected with the question of the
Ways and Means for carrying it on, he gave notice, that be
should to-morrow submit some observations to the ouse re.
'pectins principally oar Foreign Affairs. Adjourned.

FRENCH PAPERS.

PARIS, APRIL 28.

SJITIACT venni TIM REPORT OF CAPTAIN IaCERT, CONRIAN.
DILI OF Ult MAJZSTV'S IRIOATI Tut ARRTIIINIE, ADDRISSID
TO TUt MINISTER OF THIL IIARINg.
[This extract begins with stating, that the Arethuse and Rubis
having cruised, from the 25th of November to the 29th of Ja-
nuary, in the most heavy seas, they steered for the coast of
Africa, and carried into the Road of these islands the Portuguese
ship la Serra, one of their prizes. It then details what befit the
two ships from the 27th, when they arrived off the Isles de Los,
to the encounter between the Arethuse and Amelia. The French
frigates, during six days of the interval, completed their water
and provisions for six months, after which bad weather coming
on, the Arethuse touched upon a rock which unshipped her rud-
der, and the Rubis was driven on shore. The Aretbuae, how-
ever, by great exertion was taken out to sea, and on the 6th re.
turned to the Isles of Los to seek the Ruble. The account then
proceeds:
" I looked out all round for le Alibis, having seen brr :;et un-
der sail at the same time with myself; but how great was my
surprise to find her again close in with the islands, and covered
with signals: my distance from her prevented Inc from distin-
guishing them, but I judged them to be of melancholy presage.
My crew was employed without relaxation : one part in manag-
ing the ship, which was a very difficult clatter; and the other in
-getting the anchors on the forecastle, to bend them, Bfc. and the
carpenters were at work in altering the rudder-irous. The cor-
poral of the sea ailillery, Paillett, plunged into the sea, notwith-
standing the presence of some sharks, and cleared the irons of
the stern-post Item tne broken pin. which choked them. At
eight o'clock we let go a small anchor in 12 fathoms of water,
with black ground, and the ship's company were enabled to take
a little rest. At about eleven o'clock, the Rubis fired several
guns, and at noon we discovered her signal to be," that the
pumps were insufficient to tree her." I immediately caused two
pampa to be hoisted into my long-boat, and sent her off to the
Rub's, with orders to Captain Olivier to endeavour to keep her
until the morrow, when I hoped to rejoin him; and, if he could
not do so, to go with his ship's company on board the prjze 10
Serra, from which be was to disembark the Pot tegoese. ht two