Star.
London, England, 1813-07-09 00:00:00

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prletets eoltld csfinsider it'll the , until after the Deport,,
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since every day prodtked some altetati,•ns in it.
Mr. R. THORNTON said, that the Court of Pro.
prietors wished to t e summoned; atter the Bill should
tome ou't'a the o,niniittee.
Mr. I'IERNEY wished the Noble Lord to prb-
pote the third reading for Tueidar.
Lord CASTLEREAGH said he could riot.
Mr. THOMSON said a few wiirds, and the We-
port was orcte.ted to be received to-m-rroW.
The Curates' titipenhiary Bill, and the Admiral.), Registrar's
Nil, were ordered to be read a third time to-morrow, after which
the House adj,,iirnett.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

FRIDAY, JULY 9, I.BIC.
PRICE OF SI'OCKS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCkt
Red. 56H—Cons.56iii—for aec. 58i—Bonds par Is. dli
4 per Ct. 71 72-5 ptr Cr. 84 86-omniul .5i
Bank Long Anns. ;4 3-Mks i—Exch. Bills 3s. 51. pk

The Montague packet has arrived at Falmouth
from Gibraltar in 20 days. By this Mail we have
Teceived a report, which we trust we shall speedily
have confirmed, namely, that Tarragona has Yielded
to the rint efforts of the English and Sranish
Ar-
rules in that quarter, who are described as in full pur-
suit of buctirr and the remains of his army, across
the Ebro.

Nothing of the operations of Sir *JOON MURRAY
and the Alicant Army was known at Cadiz subse-
quent to the sth of June, on which day they were
proceeding along the coast of Catalonia, with a fa-
tourahle w'indb

There have been some affairs between the French
and SpariArds in Murcia, in which the latter were
succ. ssful. They continue to annoy their invaders
with fresh vigour.
We regret to learn, that the alarm from the ap-
pearance of an infectious disorder* has been revived
at Malta. It has been hitherto confined, however,
to*the natives, and the Garrison is perfectly healthy.
By the 2.1 A May upwards of 50 had died, Um were.
iiil in the Lazaretto, and 800 more were placed trader
proper superintendar ce.
The Queen of &cm and her second on have cm-
barked from Palermo for Constantinople, wheace
they will proceed to Vienna.

The Speedy Packet has arrived at Falmouth from
Bermuda ih 29 days.—Sir J. B. WArtatar was to sail
from Bermuda the day after the packet left, with a
force of three sail of the line, four frigates, five sloops.
of war, three tr op•ships, and a rocket-ship, with 5000
troops on board— their destination was Supposed to
be BAltimore. The whole of the American navy
were at sea. T 1.2 United States has on board eight,
64-rounders on her main-deck, and a complement of
620 men:

In our last page will be found the American PRE-
SIDENT'S Message, at the meeting of Congress, on
which we must reserve our comments for another cm_
casion. The details of the action between the Stink-
iklo:r and the Chesapeake are too interesting to be
Withheld ror a moment.

Two important dbcuments from the 11st German
Papers are subjoined—they speak most decidedly as
0 the prospects of the Armistice ending in it Peace.
So far as Prussia is concerned, nothing but a con-
tinuance of the war is to be expected : hor do the
Russians appear at all backward in expressing sima..r
sentiments :

t'KONINGSIZRG, JLNP. 12. I
il Late I.tst night reached us, the folhwing pu.4i-
catii n, signed by his Majesty, at i is headiti triers,
Ober-Gr i:.litz, near Schweidnitz, dated June .-., 1813: '
~ 1 he en. my hiss proposed an armistice: I have, with my
Allio, accepted it, till :l: 2iith of July. This has been done, to
1 the end that the natileal strength, which n:e pro; le has in so
Iradat.le a meaner put torch, may atta:n its I Algrawile. An en-
Wearied activity, uninterreptiu exer ions, will had to Va. end.
I-lithe:to the enemy has surpassed us ::I force,—we could only
regain our national honour : we must avail ourselves of this short
interval to becon.e sufficiently strong, that in the end we may
conquer our independence be firm in your resdution ; put
confidence in your JC.i.tg ; and then continue your exertions a:
you have done hitherto, and we shall gain our sacred point.
(Signed) " FREDERICK WILLIAM.
ht
" Ober-Grodirr, near Scbweidnitz, sth June, 1613."
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r PRIJ.SiIAN UOCUNIENT.
" The armistice proposed by the enemy has teen granted to
ihn ; but it will 1-,e sufficient fur the comfort of every honest
Prussian to know, that this erriiistice will not le id us to a peace,
but to a renewal of snore powerful and tnernlic evt!rfle. 1.11,
inhabitants of his Majeoy's dominions baweeti tlie Itiiii.ian
frontiers and the Vistula have distinguished thanselvet in every
way by their patriotic nal, and particubrly by the titmietit'i
detachments they have formed of vcita.tee;b, composed A ca.
vilry as well as infantry : also. their In.vinz c,,n.pleted, with men
' and horses, the far national cavalry reLimenis, and tile corps,
110,600 men strong,
.of the Landevehr, coinposed of 'way sol-
diers, full of spirits, who in a short time have been Lroi.,,lit to a
ell state of discipline to 14:tr.:pled in the moq useful enter rites.
• All this has been done, although every employment in this coun-
try has been stopped altogether, :Lod the poverty of the inhabi-
tants bad reached the highest pitch; consequently every exertion
on their part was difficult in the extreme. From this patriotic
spirit, and from the extraordinary zeal of the Inhabitants of ties
vart of his Majesty's dominions, we expect, with the utmost
confidence, that their exertions will be continued with the same
effect, In the prosecution of this sacred war; and that they will
manifest that just and ardent hatred which every brave Prussian
sad every German ought to feel against the common enemy, and
that our beloved countrymen will prove themselves' worthy of
the blood so heroically shed by our brethren.
(Signed) " MASIMISACK, DditeA,
" Military Governors of the country between the
11
Dated
atizoshi suag,Vlstula and the kusbiaii frontiers.
12th Junes leis."

NA CAI, ~NTIsLLfGNC
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, CAPTURE OF THE eIft&APEAKE.
The irriVal of Lietit‘nan:t Waits, Sectend cf the
SitAtoroi,r, with di,patches from Halifai, enables UP
to lay some most tate.testing particulars lic.foie 'bur
Readers respectittg the gallant Action between the
Chesapeake and 81-lAteinfr. Neve'', in the annals of
our uit'val warfare, did britishheroini thine :with
more transcenciant lustre, and *never was thete bcca-
sidn for mare hearty gratulation. The honour of
the British flag, if it *as ever tarnithecf, mint now
stand redeemed in the eyes of all those in whoin the
successes of the Ameiicans by st'a had generated'
alarm.

The ClieCapraice was eOmltiand'ed hiy Captain
LAWRENCE, late of the hornet, the successful anta-
gonist o'f the PEACOCK, and the same who sent In a'
challenge to the BONNE CITOYENNE when in the Bra-
ills. It wotild appear that the, SHANNON, having
arrived off Boston on the Ist of June, Captain Bnorcr,
sent in a challenge by a fishing-boat to the Chem-
peake, which came out the same afternoon, attended
by a crowd of boats filled with American citizens, to
witness the engagement.
The Chesapeake, as we have aktady stated, wa:
greatly superior to the SHANNON. She was 15 ) tons
larger—carried 49 guns—and her crew exceeded that
of the SHANNON by 110 men. The action did not
last more than fifteen minutes—every shot frt,rn the
SHANNON told ; a r,d Captain BROKE :it length finding
that the Americans were flinching from their guns,
called up the boarders, and leapt upon the deck of
the Chesapeake at their head. The enemy was thus
subdued by a toup de main, truly characteristit cf Bri-
tish ccuragzr—forwe never yet heard OF die bayonet
or the boarding-pike having failedi when wielded by
a British atni. Our c untryman, Captain BROKE,
was cut down on the Chesapeake's deck by a sabre,
but his wound is not dangerous,. Captain LAWRENCE
was killed, and all his officers were wounded, before
the crew called for quarter. The First Lieutenant of
the SHANNON ( W.ITIO fell by a lamentable mistake.
From our Plymouth Correspondent's letter, it
ap-
pears that this gallant Officer and a party of seamen
were in the act of hoisting the British colours over
the Americans, but having in their hurry re-hoisted
die American ensign, the crew of the SHANNON
thought the Americans were about to renew the ac-
tion, when they fired a volley in the direction of the
poop, and, Melancholy to relate, Lieutenant WATTS
and tight seamen were killed. The Chesapeake
only has arrived at Plymouth the SHANNON has
not left her station.

Further particulars of this gallant achievement
will be found in the subjoined letters,! and also on
turning to Mr. CKOICIUN speech in the House of
Commons last night.
ei PLYMOUTH, JULY 7.

" The NOVA SCOTIA brig has arrived at this port,
from Halifax, and brings the cheering intelligence of
the capture of the Chesapeake frigate, off Boston, on
the Ist of June, after a short but brilliant and decisive
action. Captain BROKE had sent in a challenge to
the Chesapeake, by a fishing boat, which was accept-
ed by the American frigate. en the ships com:ng
to action, three broadtades only were fired by the
SiIANNIN, when Captain BROKE ordered the First
Lieutenant, with a numerous party, to board, and
the clies,, cake was carried in a few minutes. After
si.e had struck, our brave fellows, in hoisting the
English Ensign over the American flag, unfortunately,
in their gaitty of heart, hoisted the American flag
tirp,rmost, cin seeing which, Captain BROKE ordered
the fire th tei.,,zrimei.ce, by which the Hero who led
the buar.iers, and eight English Stamen, were killed.
The Sitto:N,),,s; had 20 killed, and 51 wounded ; the
C.lesaptake 70 kilied, and 110 wounded. Among
the A rican aide, were Captain LAWRF.NCEI who in
the Hornet c. ptured the PEACOCK.
" A great many boats came out of Boston with
the Chesapeake to witness the actien—the latter car-
, rick} 450 men."