Star.
London, England, 1809-12-23 00:00:00

IEM' YORK, NOVEMBER

At Cuxhaven four owe pemons have been accused
before the Commissioners, and found guilty of assiit-
sipg in the contraband trade of Great Britaia, and
hive been condemned to die, but two of them bale
been respited. No Colonial produce whatever, or
other English goods is allowed to enter, or be con-
sumed in this city under the severest penalties.
About the 20th inst. a garrison is expected to arrive
Isere, consisting of three regiments, amounting to up-
wards of 5000 men, a considerable body of which
his already reached Lawenburg. They are princi-
pally Poles, Danes, and Swiss. •
The French are retiring as fast as possibleirom the
interior of Germany, on their way to Spain, but we
have lately heard that a large body has been directed
to proceed immediately to the East to act against the
forces of the Porte. This news is generally believed,
as well as a report circulated that the Russians have
rapidly advanced," and are now posted much to the
South of Silistria, after having fought a great battle
with the troops under the Grand Vizier. The accounts
are said to be dated the end of October.
Holland is to be made a province of France under
7'lionaparte as its head, and King Louis is expected to
resign his crown.

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Yesterday arrived at this port the United States'
sloop of war Wasp, Lieutenant Lawrence,. 32 days
from L'Orient, with dispatches from General 'Arm-
strong to our Government. Lieutenant Ilaswell,
the bearer of the dispatches, proceeded to Washing-
ton yesterday morning. We have not been able to
learn that any material change has taken place in
.our relations with France ; and it was rumoured, on
the authority of letters, that no changi., was likely to
occur until the return of the Emperor Napoleon.

We further learn, that the dispatches which went
out in the Wasp had not as late as the 20th Septem-
ber been sent to Bonaparte at Vienna, rs (it was ob.
served by Mr. Armstrong) 'it was useless to trouble
him on the subject while ;If. was engaged or. the Con-
tinent. •

Mr. Armstrong intended some time since to have
left France for the United States, but was prevented
by repeated requests from the French Minister to re-
main, as something deciSive from the Emperor might
be expected ; but as nothing had been received, and
Mr. 'Armstrong despaired of any success, he intend-
ed, as soon as possible, to sail for America. He
would have'detairicd the wasp for the purpose, if ;Its
ratify could have been accommodated in her.
It is true the Prize Courts in France have Nu s pen -
ded tile condemnation of American property ; but
this is supposed to be done to answer some particular
purpoie.• • Notie'of the immense property under se-
questration had, as wecan learn, been. restored.
General Armstrong told one of the passengers of
the Wasp, on the 19th of Set,tember, that be had at
last procured the release of the American seamen
who had been so I,,ng imprisoned at Arras, and that
they would sail abort the lath October from Dieppe,
in an Americ in brig winch he had purchased to
bring thorn home.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

• SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK s
3 per Cent. Cons. for January 701 71.
3 per C. Red. 694 —Exch. Mils ss. to 9s. pr.—Ontn.

had stated, that the dispatch
.from Mr.
Mr. Erskine, of the 23c1 of January,
dispatch by which the conditions were
Mr. Erskine, for the conclusion of an
with this country, on the matter to which

" That Mr. Smith, in his reply had assured Mr.
Jackson that no such declaration had ever before been
made to the Government—and added, that if that
dispatch had been communicated at the time of the
arrangement, or if it had been kngwn that the propo-
sitions contained in. it were the only ones on which he
was authorised to make an arrangement, the arrange-
ment would not have been made.

" That, notwithstanding this assurance, Mr. Jack-
son, indecorously, used a language implying that Mr.
Erskine's instructions were at the time made known
to this Government.
" That in Mr. Smith's answer an intimation was
distinctly given to him that such an insinuation was
inadmissible, and especially after the explicit asrve-
ration of this Government, that they had no such,

knowledge, and that with such knowledge such an
arranFement would not have been made.
" That in Mr. Jackson's next letter, the same gross
insinuation having been reiterated, and even aggra.
vated, it only remained, in order to preclude oppor-
tunities, which had been thus abused, to inform Mr.
Jackson, as Mr. Smith did, that no further commu-
nications would be received from him, and that the
necessity of this determination would, without delay,
be made known to his Government, with an assur-
ance to it, at the same time, that a ready attention
would be given to any communications affecting the
interests of the two nations, through any other lune-
tiona:y that may be substituted."
By the Ytailaltlvhia Stage, which arrived at eight last night,
we obtain the follow!, o inipurrant information: " The Negotia.
tions between c.:: Government and the British Minister, (Mr.
Jackw.), a..e entirely broken off." .
At first, sight it is difficult to see what business
Mr. ERSKINE'S instructions had to do with the new
negotiations intrusted to. Mr. JACKSON ; but we can
conceive it possible, that in the intercourse between
Mr. Solana and Mr. JACKSON, the former might ex-
press some surprise at new negociations being neces-
sary after a treaty had been concluded with Mr...
ERSKINE. If sn, nothing could be more natural than
for Mr. JACKSON to say, ,4 You yourselves knew that
the engagements entered into by Mr. ERSKINE were
inconsistent with the instructions given to that Gen-
tleman."-7MOch will, therefore, depend upon the in-
fallibility of Mr. JACKSON'S information on this point.

There is no truth in the paragraph which appeared
in several pf the • London papers of Monday last,,
copied from the Span 4 papers, stating that Lord
CoLmsawoon had fallen in with and defeated another
division of the Toulon fleet. Letters have been- te-
ceived from several officers belonging to our Medi-
terranean squadron, brought by a vessel arrived at
Portsmouth,and make no inentiou of any circumstance

It is worthy of remark, that the Wasp has been
gone from this port only 73 days. She sailed from
the Hook on the 13th August, and reached L'Orient
in 19 days ; the dispatches by her ‘yere in the hands
of Mr. Armstrong, at Piiris, in 2.1- Jays after sailing
from this port ; and he answered the communica-
tion by the Wasp the second d.ty after receiving
them ; and we presume to"say, that what he has
said to our Government in reply, is concise 'and un;Y-
tisfackory.

of the kind ; nor was there the least probability that
the enemy would (at the date of these letters, the 27th
ult.) speedily furnish our brave tars whit 411 opporur
nit,' of again Signalizing themselves.

1-1.411IBURGB; DECEMBER 11. THE ARMY.
Tree itundred men belonging to the 11 th Foot,
anwespeeted to march into Portsmouth next week, to
eiolorkto join their regiment in Portugal; and the
79th Regiment, 1000 strong, march in at the same•
time, and embark for the same place.
Lord CLINTON, of the 16th Light Dragoons, is
at Portsmouth, attending the embarkation of the
hones for Portugal. He will sail in the fleet for that
country, as soon as the wind gets round,
Major-General the lion. W. STRWART is removed

froti the Staff of the Kent district ; and goes out in
command of the reinforcements destined. for Portugal.

P k till twelve o'clock and then returned to the Pa-
Yesterday morning, his MAJESTY and Princesses
tuousra and SOPHIA. accompanied by Lady CRAM-
, Generals SPENCER and FITZROY, and Colonel
YLOR, took their usual airing in Windsor Great
ht e. At three o'clock' his MAJESTY and Princesses
1i v ted Princess AMELIA in St. Alban's-street ; who,
vie are happy to say, is in a fair way of rtleovcry.
• The Princess AmELIA is so much recovered within
these few days, that her Royal Highness has been
%enabled to walk in the suit of rooms in tlw house
where she is confined.
Yesterday morning, Mrs. 'CHRISTOPHER, of Cam-
berwell Grove, was safely delivered of a ion. 1
Owing to the long continuance of adverse weathei,',
;12 mills from Pertpatrick became due at Donagha.
dee on Sunday morning. '
By the Treaty between France and Sweden, Po-
rania has been restored to the latter power. The
t,ee
rmission to import colonial produce was indispen-
ble to the Swedes, with whom sugar is as universal
and essential an article of culinary use as salt.
llt is with great satisfaction that we communicate
, to the public any measure that tends to mitigate the
We mentioned yesterday the rupture of the nego- evils and calamities incident to a state of warfare.
ciation with the American States. We are now Our Readers will recollect, that the crews of some
British privateers landed a few months ago iT3 Ice-
enabled to lay before our Readers the particulars pub- '
I land, and, under the pretext of trading in peace with
lisped in America respecting this affair. We copy
/the !leo- r but hospitable Icelanders, took possession
them from a New York Paper of the 16th November, : of the Island. A Count TRAMP, to whom the Danish
which gives them on the authority of " The Nationapiilovereign had recently confided the Government of
Intelugetwer" of the Monday preceding. The paperj that Island, camp to this country, in order to submit
er—in just named, is the American Government Pap this !mention to the consideration of his Majesty's
Ministers. It gives us pleasure to be able to state,
other words, the following.statement is 1 that the subject has been considered with that at-
OFFICIAL.. , the interests of humanity, the exertise of
" In the course of the correspondcr( will prove extremely beneficial to the poor in-
seems, has taken place between the Secretary ' of those frozen regions, and reflect no small
, end Mr. Jackson, we understand that the benevolent character of this country.
Gazette of to-night will probably contain

Proclamation, which extends our friendly Protection
the natives of Iceland, and to the inhabitants
' settlers in the islands of Faroe, and certain pos-,
-on the coast of Greenland. Fcrithe protec-
- or their trade" the vessels employed in it are
to be distinguished by a Ted lion on .she

frhe relation's existing' between them and this country
are to be re-established, on thefooting upon which they
stood previously to the commencement of hostilities
with Denmark. When any of the inhabitants of these
places arrive in tL's country, they. are on no account to
be treated as enemies ; but are to be considered with
the same regard which is shewn to the subjects of these
states with which we are in amity.
We have some further informat'on regarding the
ate of the - of La since it has rallied

state army Mancha,
within the boundaries of th4t district. It appears
that about 42,000 men have reassembled ; but it is
not stated whether the detachment of 8 or 10,000
men which marched from Seville under the corn.
mand of the Marquis DE LA RosimaA be included in
this calculation. Of the artillery, two-thirds }ravel
been secured since the defeat, and a minute accoont,
has been communicated of the number of pieces and i
the calibres.

The folluwing is a Proclamation issued by General
KELLERMAN. It is a most atrocious instance of mili-
tary violence.
OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION.
" Considering the necessity of multiplying the resources of
the army of his Imperial Majesty, and of depriving the rebels
I and traitors of the means of procuring animals to accomplish
Itheir atrocious designs, it is hereby declared, that all the horses
and mares belonging to the provinces in Upper Spain, viz. In the
I districts of Salamanca Zamoras, 'Coro, Leon, Placentia, Bur-
gin i , fiu;puscoa and kava, of the height of four feet four inches
or Ave feet andhalf an inch of the measure of Spain, and from
; thence upward, are in requisition for the service of the armies of
I Fsance, and are tp be conducted to the capital of the respective
! Gnvernments, where they are to be received and maintained by
the Governors, until the returns made to me shall enable me to
i give directions for the disposal of them.
I " All the horses of less than four feet four Inches, or five feet
i' half an inch, Spanish measure, also mares pregnant for more than
three months, and horses and mares that art not SO months old,
and less than the height mentioned, are to have the left eye put
I out, and are to be rendered by other proper mean. unfit 'for nil-
) litary service by the proprietors themselves. Those Who pre-
sume to disobey this command are to be mulcted in four times the
Lvalue of the animals.
. " The ern:calm of this order is to bee committed to the Go-
-1 vernors, Controandants of Anne, t.nd to the Commandants of
i Detachments and Plying Columns.
(Signed) " KELLERMAN,
!nth Oct. 1809. Gen. of Division, and Governor General
of Upper Spain."
By a Proclamation issued by Sir GEOItOE PREVOST,
' for apprehending tiae offenders, it appears that, on
the 13th day of September last, John Kelly, mate of
the schooner Three Sisters, belonging to the province
of Nova Scotia, together with one Edward Jordan,
who, with his family, were passengers on board the
said vessel, bound from the Bay of Chaleur to Hall-
' fax, mutinied, and rose on John Stairs, the master of
' the vessel, being then in the prosecution of his
voyage ; and having piratically got possession of the
. vessel, ran away with her, together with a in luable
• cargo of fish on board, haying previously, with the
assistance of the wife of Edward Jordan, murdered,
in a most cruel and barbarous manner, Thom*
Heath and Benjamin Matthews, the .remaining part
of the crew ; and =tile every exertion to murder, in
. like manner, John Stairs, who escaped from them
by jumping overboard, and preserved his life in a
wonderful manner by floating on one of the hatches
of the vessel which he carried overboard with him,
and was providentially picked up by an Amswiclas
vessel.
i A pheasant was shot, a few days asp, at ktonfiall,
i near Whitehaven, which weittirld Mi ounate, I and
sileasured from the end orate • to Op extremity r'
i
the tail, 'one yard five ndbet
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