Star.
London, England, 1802-01-29 00:00:00

FROM THE PARIS PAPERS.

Boy !meat, z, Jas. 14.—Tbe • Prefea of this
Department bas Wiled a decree of the foll Owing
import :
The works neceffary for the refloration and em-
bellithment of the harbour of Bourdeanz, (hall be
executed conformably to the memoirs, plans, and
devices prefcnted by Citizen BRININTUR, Chief
Engineer of the Department. The works (hall
al!o be executed under the diretlion ofCitizen Ba
F sllxs, and (ball betides be furveyed by a Corn-
miffinn, compofed of the principal Commiffary of
the Marine, and five Merchants chofen by the
Prefelt. Conforinable to the propofition made by
the Council of Commerce, the expences of the re- ,
paration and embetithment of the harbour mall
be provided for by dit 'addition to the Cufloms paid
Into the Treafay'of Bourdeauz. -
Rariszos, Jas. tz.—At the firft meeting of
the Diet yetlerday firsts the vacation, the Envoy'
.of Mentz communicated officially that the Eleaor
and. the Bilhop of Spree had formally renoun•
cld•alt their epitcord right* en the kit bank of
;he Rhine..
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COPIIIKAOIII, JAW. 3.--Tha mortality Lai year
has been mach greater than is dual in this capital.
There were 3185 births, and 4542 deaths, con-
fequently the number of the latter exceeds that of
the forme} by t 357, of whom 486 were victims to
the fmall•pox.
The number of tradespeople in this city, in-
cluding journeymen and apprentices, amounted,
at the end of the year, to 11772.
We are informed from Eltineur, that in the
night between the 4th and sth of this month a
hurricane took place, in confequence of which an
Englith vele' was driven on chore, and became
entirely filled with water ; feveral misfortuncs of
this kind Teem to have happened on the coati of
Sweden.

On the aoth of December the two houfes, abb.
baled for quarantine, on the Wand of Oderdc, be-
fore Chriflianfand, were reduced to afhes : their
diftance from Chriflianfand, and their fituation on
the fummit of a rock rendered it impoflible to give
the al:finance neceffary on fuch occafions. The
naval magazines were not injured, as the wind was
favourable for their prefervstion.

PITERSBUILGH, Disc. 26.—Patio I. had efta-
bliflied a Commifßon of jullice, folely to pronounce
on the- affairs of the Catholics in fpiritual matters.
ALI/UNDER I. bas diffolved this Commiffion, and
inflituted in its place a Roman Catholic Ecclefi-
aflical College, of which the Archbifhop of Mo-
hilow is Prefident, and which is compofed of one
Billw, one Prelate, and one Canon from every
Diocefe, to be elected every three years. This
College is to judge according to the Laws of the
Roman Catholic Church, but without ezeKifing
any ecclefiaßical authority whatfoever.

Dec. 27.—8 y one of our Laws, the laft remain-
ing heirs of a family were prohibited from felling
or mortgaging the elates which they inherited from
their anceltors, in order that, in default of heirs,
there elates might return to the Crown. The
EMpEROII has repealed this law by a Manifefto, in
which he referees to the Crown only fuch elates
as have neither been fold or mortgaged.
The new Government Bank of Sweden is to be
in full aOivity by the 7th of January.

Dtc. 28.—While every thing teemed
to announce the reftoration of public order and
tranquillity at Belgrade, the Janiffaries were con-
fpiring in fecret againft the Pacha. and yefterday
was marked by a bloody cataftrophe. About two
in the afternoon, the Janitraries entered the Pacha's
haute and fired a piftol at him, but as it only
wounded him, they then attacked him with their
fabres, and cut him to pieces ; when the Pacha
was thus affaffinated, the Janiffaries feized on every
thing that belonged to him except his haram,which
they-left Untouched. Ibis unexpeaed event has
thrown the inhabitants of Belgrade into great con-
fternation, and they are waiting with anxiety to fee
what will be the confequences. The Conful Pizazz
Jt so efcaped to Boufa.

Blame, Jax.lB.—The Senate yeflerclay decreed
that the Government fhall raife on the national
property the fum of five millions necerary to pay
the debt of the State. This furn will be divided in
juit proportions among the Cantons which forMer-
ly potrefed public property. The 'national pro.
perry of each of there Cantons will be mortgaged
to the creditors of the State until the Canton has
paid its quota. The Government will iftspoik tin
the monalleries and foundations that recover their
property a contribution proportioned to their ability
towards liquidating the National Debt.
FRAN C K FORT, JAN. 16.—The Prince of ORANGE,
Ez-Stadtholder of Holland, and his fon, the He•
reditary Prince, are Rill at the Calle of Oranjen-
flee% near Diez, on the Lahn ; many of the
Sovereign Princes of the Empire have been to
rifit him.

Above too perfons employed in the Prince's
Court at the Hague, his body guards or other
emigrants, who participated in his fate,' are al-
ready affembled at Oratijenfleen, and in the prin-
cipality of Neat), are a certain number, whom
the Prince of OIANGI promifed to employ around
his perfon, as foon as be Ault receive in Germany
the indemnities due to him. It is fuppofed that
thefe indemnities will be more confiderable than
has been hitherto believed, and there' is little
doubt that the Eleaoral dignity will be conferred
on the Houfe of ORANGE. However this may be,
it is certain that three battalions of Prullian in-
fantry, two fquadrpns of huffars, and a train of
artillery, will be given to the Prince of ()Ramos,
in order that he may take peffeffion of hisliew
Rates. Thefe troops will remain in his pay until
national corps are organized. The arrangement
which flipulates thefe conditions has been already
concinded between the courts of Berlin and the
Es-Stadtholder.

ULM, Jam. I.—Within there few days pur city,
as it were, has been befieged. All communica.
tion is cut off, and the Mails can neither be dif.
patched nor received, fo. great is the quantity of
fnow which has fallen : is chin deep, and has in-
undated the Danube and the furrounding coon.
try. In the ftreets of this city the inhAbitants
have raifed high walls of fnow before their houfes.
It is to be hoped that we (hall have a gentle
thaw, left we fhould be expofed to a melancholy
inundation. The peafants in our whole neigh.
bourhood are required to dig channels through
the.fnow, from the one village to the other.

HAGUF, JAN. 7.—The Government of State,
we.hear, has received intelligence that the Count
VAN STAZIELNIIRO is appointed by his Ruffian
Imperial Maidly to reticle as Envoy Extraordl.
nary and Minifier Plenipotentiary in the Batavian
Republic.
Within thefe few days a report has been circu-
lated that a Revolution was again on the eve of
taking place. It does not, however, feetn to „.‘,airi
ground, and all the caufewhich can be adigned for
it is, a difagreement esifling between the Govern-
ment of State and the Legiflative Body. Difunion
is even kid to prevail among the Members of the
' former Body, which is by no means allonififing,
'if one confiders its heterogenout comporition.—
Thofe Orangifts who have accepted of kat: there
begin by degrees to fight ily. • •,,
' On the negotiations at Arnica depends the fit.
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tune prorperity, or the ruin of oar commerce.—
What we have molt to fear on this fuhita is, the
want of ikilful advocates to plead and to reprefent
pour caufe ; and it is lingularly unfortunate at this
period, that the moil experienced and moil skilful
men, thole who are acquainted with the true in-
tereils of their country, politely decline the polls
to which they art chofen ; while thofe who accept
them are the avowed enemies of the prefent Con-
notion.

JAN. 22.—We hear that the Batavian legion,
which the Count of STERNBACH has been raiting
in the inter:or of France, with content of the
French Government, is now quite completed. It
is compofed of deferters, Hungarian prifoners, and
Germans who have entered into this f:rvice. TNs
legion, 1200 men firong, and commanded by Ba-
tavian officers, is now at Rochelle, where it is to
be embarked on board the Eendragt, the Juno,
and the Phenix, for Batavia, as foon as there (hips
arrive at Rochelle. _ _

We have juit received the news that the Defini-
tive Treaty between France and England is con-.
eluded.

The mercantile world is in the greateft fufpence,
as to the qneftion of (hutting the Scheldt. There
are fume, indeed, bold enough to alien, that this
country will fuflain rio lots by its being kept open;
no more at lean than certain fea-ports of France.
But the general opinion is, that it will eventually
give the death wound to the tottering commerce
of this Republic, although its operation cannot be
fuppofed to take an immediate elle&

LONDON.

FRIDAY. JANUARY 29.

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK:
Cent°ls, money, 68/—Ditto, for Feb. account, 1581 i.
Rediated 611, per Ccnt.l34—New s per Cent. 99 /•-•
Old 971- 912-Long Ann. tp '5-'6.

PRICE Of STOCKS YESTERDAY :
Bank Stock illuir Long Ann. isti ao
3 per Ct. Rani
.1 India Stock a ist
3 per Ct. ConL 6 Imp. 3 per Cent. 671 I
4 per Cent. bitit Imp. Ann. 113-10
j pet Cent. Ann. 98 Excises. Bills as. ss. pr.
5 per C. Ann. 1797 Ai 99 *Old for Tel. 684 A

This morning we received another day's Paris
Journals—thofeof the agth. They do not, how-
ever, bring any thing of much moment. gxtrafls
will be found ib tht precedins columns. •

Yefterday morning 'Mr, .Mut.wrrz and Mr.
Dasssitjo, two of his Majetty's Meifengers, left
town with clifpatches; the former to Lord ELGIN,
at Conftantinople, and the latter to the Marquis
Coamwattis at Amiens. Mr. Mtitwivz calls
upon the Marquis Count/m.1.1s on his way to
Conilantinople.
The Swift, a pafrage vefrel, arrived on Wednef-
day afternoon at Dover, with the horfcs belong-
ing to the Marquis CORNWALLIS, and fix of his
fervants. They left Amiens on the z3d.
His Grace the Duke of POITLAND has left town
for a few days.
Tile Duke of Noatot s has Ofo gems to his feat,
near Epfom, for a few ckys.
The Prince of Watts has launched a new cha-
riot.

Ifs Royal Highnefs the Duke of Yoe E began on
Wednefday to remove his valuable Library from
York Houfe, Piccadilly, to the War Office, White-
hall: This day he will take poffeftion of his new
refidepce, No. 6, cavendifh-fquare, which he has
taked for tome few months, till he can determine
on fome more permanent fituation.
So irnmenfely increafed has the value of land
been in Lartealhire, that fome property, fold to
exonerate the Land-Tax for 80001. has been lately
refold for mooch ' On the fides of canals the foil
is beginning to be valued by the foot.
The late Cottntefs ofHotmetrEsse's Houk was
yefterday fold by AuElion for the turn of 14,0701.
Tha purchafer was Lord MIDDLETON.
Yefterday WILLIAM REEKS, Efq. Agent Vidual-
ler at Portiinouth, with that laudable fpirit which
adds luftre to his charader, gave a proportionable
quantity of coals to each labouring map employed
in the Vidualling Department, which, at this in-
clement feafon, mull prove a falutary relief to them
and their families. The humanity difplayed by
the above Gentleman, towards the neceffitous on
every occafion of benevolence, is an example worthy
of imitation, and which we hope to fee followed
by thole in affluent circumflances.
We have been favoured with a perufal of Cal-
cutta Gazettes down to the r ith July. They con-
tain little that would be interefting to Englifh
readers.
On the 16th of May laft the Governor General,
by General Orders, exprefled his approbation cf
the condud of Colonel STEVINSON, Colonel SAN.
TORIUS, and the detachment under Colonel Srs-
vex soe's command in fubduing the rebellious Ra-
jah of Pychy, and for the affertion of the Britifh
power throughout the province of Malabar.
By General Orders of the azd May the Gover-
nor General likewife expreffes his approbation of
the condul of Lieutenant Colonel Naas for the
fuppreffion of the troubles in the province of Din-
digul, and the apprehenfion of the Polygar of Peer-
apatchy, one of the principal rebels.
A letter received by the MELVILLE CASTLE,
from the Prefidency of Bombay, dated the t4th
day of Au ft laft, Pays, "We have received an
account orthe death of Monfienr Suacourr, the
marine officer in the French fervice at the Ifle of
France, who has fo fuccefsfully annoyed our trade
in thefe teas; SURCOUFF has been on this Dation
about four years, under tliF aufpices of General
MALARTIE ; he was to extremely daring, that he
ran all rifks to make captures,in which he too often
fuccceded. We learn by the fame letter, that the
Subah of Choteefsur, and its dependencies, is let
out to WINTUL PUNDIT, by the Berar Govern-
ment, for a fpeeific annual rent to be paid in Nag-
pore ; for which grant, and the rank of Subandar,
WINTUL POKDIT has agreed to pay a very cox&
&rabic price.