Star.
London, England, 1813-01-01 00:00:00

THE EVENING SIAR.

LONDON.

(JANUARY), and following Day.

TO THE READERS OF THE STAR:

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1813.
Clacumcisum—Holiday at the Stock Exchafige.
cj• THE STATE LO'T'TERY
Will be Drawn in TWO DAYS, viz. 14th of THIS MONTH,

Itt is now upwards of five and twenty Years Mace the Proprietor's
of this Journal assumed the office of instructing the Pubiici
'through the medium of an Evening Newspaper: Their expe-
riment has succeeded beyond their expectations, and the
STAR is not only the oldest daily Evening Newspaper in the
Metropolis, but its Proprietors may venture to say, that
It has maintained a firmer hold on the Publie opinion, and
increased more decidedly in the confidence of its Readeir,
than any contra porary Journal. For the indidgenee thus
shewn to their humble efforts, the Proprietors of the STAR
are vain enough to consider themselves lidebted to their never
having attached themselves to any political party in the State,
either when in or out of office. They feel a proud satitfaction
in reflecting, that they have never sacrificed the independent
principles which acquired for the STAR its early celebrity, or
compromised their individual characters, as its Conductors, for
integrity and honour. They may claim for themselves, there-
fore, the rare merit of ranking with those public Characters
who never

et --lave up to Party what was tneant for manletind!"
And it will be their endeavour daily to rivet themselves more
srmly in the public estimation, by a stedfast adherence to their
principles. Their Party has indeed been that of their Coun-
try—theif only Enemies have been tb. Enemies of Great
Britain—and their favourite Statesmen and Commanders have

been those who best supported her Glory, her Independence,

and her National Greatt.ess !
It iv mild be vain in a desultory address of this kind, to recal the

great and wonderful events which have marked the present
era in the History of the World, and which have been faithfully
recorded in the Columns of the STAR. It will be sufficient for
their purpose, if its Conductors briefly recal the occurrences;
important beyond example, of the year which has now passed
away, and remind their numerous Readers of the part which,
as public Journalists, they have acted during this remarkable
period.

The clor.ebkic events of 1812, must be too familiar in the retol-
ltc:,oa of our Readers, to requireehutoeration here.

he events in foreign countries, during the same period; have not
been of lets importance to our national prosperity and grandeur.
The whole Peninbula has revratedly, within the last twelve
mcmhs, resounded with the groans of the vanquished destroyer
of unoffending nations, and the unprincipled invader whose
arm is rus i 1 against every man who has sufficient virtue tb
d:aw a di,tinction between a sanguinary Usurper and a legiti-

mate Sovtreign—the " Great Burlier of the Liberties of Man.

kind" has been forced to acknowledge that there exists a nation
which has put on the noble resolution of re-animating the
prostrate entrgiet of Europe, and which stands pledged to the
world to succeed or to perish in the contest !
Ike magnanimous example w hick Great Britmin has ;n this in-
stance afforded, has been felt in a quarter, where, a few short
Months since, it would hove been least (:petted. The Bower
of the French Army has been led into Russia in furtherance
of thee execrable system of despotism, which its frantic In-
ventor has been but tuo successful in imposing on other nations,
It was reserved for Russia to exhibit the glorious picture of what
a nation could effect When roused by one unanimous sentiment
of patriotic devotion. From the instant that the magnanimous
Sovereign of the Russia. adopted the resolution of throwing
himself into the arms of his subjects, the Conductors of this
Journal hailed the cutnmen cement of a new Era, in the Moral
and political World. They contributed their humble efforts
to render the generous struggle made by our Allies, popular
thrOughout Great Blitzin—thev preinc!ed, that if their Gene-
rals rigidly adhered to their system of ope•ations, the Invading

Army would be annibiNied, and tbelr predietioos have bee;

verified even beyond their most sanguine expectations.
After ti is cursory sketch of the scope of their Labours for pre-
ceding ytar, the Proprietors of the Sa-mt hhmbly assure thb!ir
Readers, that it is their unalterable resolution to main,*
the high mutation of their Journal for impartiality, indopen--
deuce, and truth; and, although they have always abjured all
connection with political parties, they have ever considered it
to be their duty as good Citizens, not to weaken by captious
oppwition the necessary exercise of Legitimate Power, when
directed to the support of the beat interests of the Country.
To this final declaration tkey may sincerely subjoin, the asse-
vuration of the most dignified and impartial Historian of any
age or country !

" NOII3 OTKO, GALBA, VITELLItIi, net IN3IntIIS, nec
11G14k.k1C115, COGNIT3 r

In the observations which we yesterday submitted
to our Reader:, on the question now at issue wit:it
America, we briefly alluded to the disgraceful prac-
tice of seducing our seamen, which it seems to be the
determination of the American Government to con-
tinue. We regret to state, that our Columns of to-
day furnish another lamentable instance of this per-
nicious doctrine. When the Officers of the MACE-
ONIAN went on board the United States frigate as
prisoners, they recognized several British Seamen !
It is not to be wondered, therefore, that the Ameri-
cans hold cut so sturdily for the krivilege of trepan-
ning British subjects. All that is brave, virtuous,
manly, enlightened, noble and generous among them,
is of British origin. They haVe long been in the
habit of seducing our artizans with impunity—they
tmcv wish to plunder our Navy of our best seamen :
they will next lay claim to our Army—for it has
already excited their envy on the plains of Canada.
the name of our common country, we call upon
Ministers to put an end to the clamorous rapacity of
these transatlantic croakers for maritime superiority.
We are for a dreadful blow being struck which shall
resound throughout the whole of the United States.
We are not disposed to call in question the policy
which has delayed the arm of vengeance, but we
trust that it has been slowly uplifted, only to arm it
With such " quick consuming" energies
--ut lapsu graviore rust r