Star.
London, England, 1814-07-23 00:00:00

GENOA, JULY 0.

The situation of our country is truly afflicting. Re-
ports are in circulation every day, more or less omi-
nous as to our future state. It is now said that Pied-
mont is to have the portion of Liguria called Riviere
du Ponent, including the Port of Savona--that the
Riviere du Levant will be united to the Grand Duchy
of Tuscany—and .that the City of Genoa will be de-
clared tree without territory. If such a dismember•
went takes place our city will be soon deserted. We
must wait the moment when the protection of France,
Our natural friend, and to whom ancient treaties unit-
td tts under her Kings, will restore to us our territory,
our commerce, and our independence.

Some, have expressed doubts whether the Mt& of
American privateers in French potts be not consonant
with the law of neutral rights. The best Answer to
the suggestion may be drawn from the conduct of
America herself when she was a neutral. Big
would not then allow her ports to be Made
lurking-places from whence the belligerent cruisers
might sally nut, and return with their prey► She
would not allrbw a foreign privateer to increase
its strength in bar territory ; or, if that was done,
and a prize taken and brought in by such priva-
teer, she interposed judicially to zescue the prise
and restore it to the lawful owner. Such was the le-
gal and honourable conduct of America, before her
principles were corrupted, and her policy ix-ported,
by the philorofilties by whose domination she is now
cursed. Such ought to be, and no doubt will be, the
voluntary conduct of the French Government when
the facts, which have been already stated, respecting
these outfits shall come before it. The Colin of
France has no real interest, and can have no de.
sire, to permit a violation of the Law of Nations,
to the prejudice too of a people from which it
has experienced so much generosity :—Every part
of the conduct of Louts, since his return to the throne
of his ancestors, forbids the idea of his acceding to
such an impolitic and unjust act.

Ministers have signified their, intention of closing
the presesit Session of Parliament, on Wednesday,
the 8d of August.
The intelligence from Gibraltar announces an im•
portant fact, as affecting the situation of affairs in
Canada. No fewer than 76 transports, with stores
and troops, had sailed from thence for Quebec. This'
force is computed at 5000 men, independent of a con-
siderable quantity of artillery.
General DE Wit.cor, who first hoisted the white
cos kade and the cross of St. Louis in America, had
been in the service of the British Government, after
his return from Cayenne, whither he was transported
with General PICIIEGRU by order of the Directory.
He was to have accompanied General MoneAtt to
' Europe, but was prevented from so doing by MAU-
sON, at the instance of BONAPARTE.

I)epartures from the York Hotel) Dover, July 23 :
FUR FRANCE—CouuNeIJur Holmes, Earl Pembroke, Lord
finning, Lori Kills, Lord and Lady Salton, and the Hoo. J.
Tyndall.
Allman AT.. Tit TORE how.
Hon. F. Om, son to Lord Drownlow ; Hon. T. Hie, R.N.
sir Jam es Lake, lion• :C. W.. Burton, Sir Wm. "[amity, Bort.
Hon. H. Dszlass, Carols Hobbirk i Coosa Ark, Lisity Id+
ucU, and hlle4eate Vaudydt, from Stein.

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NATAL INTALLIGENCL

IPALMOUTH, tULY 10.

Arrived the Prince Ernest packet, with a mail
from Bourdeaux, in six days: Wind W. fine weather.
PLYMOUTH, JULY 21.

Came in the fasoLcar gun.brig, with a fleet of
transports, from Bourdeaux.—Sailed the Dusua, 7s,
fa. Boardeaux.—Wind S.W.

PORTSMOUTH, JULY U.

Arrived his Majesty's ship VILLE Di PARIS, from
Bourde2us, with troops ; and the GnowLste gun-brig,
from Cherbourg.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Um-
nteust, for the Downs.—Went out of harbour his
Majesty's ships ALOERINE and Mingroz.—Wind
Westerly: