Star.
London, England, 1813-02-04 00:00:00

AMERICA.

His Lordship then brought up certain papers, k.
lative to thy discussion of the differences between the
British Government and that of AmeriAr, and Fro.
posed to fix the taking them into consideration on to.
morrow fortnight ; which was agreed to, and the no.
tice entered accordingly.
PRISQNERS.

Mr. WHITBREAD brought up a Petition from
certain owners, masters, and mates of English yesstls,
now prisoners in France; which stated them to have
been, some five, some sir, and others seven years con.
fined, with an allowance of only 29 francs per month
from the French Government, and that their situation
was truly deplorable. They therefore humbly praied
-relief from the interposition of the House. The lion.
Gentleman stated, that the Petition had otily come
to his hands the day before yesterday, though it wis
dated in December, 1811, so that it had been thirteen
inlooths in making its way to him. While he
not but lament deeply the miserable situation of so
many of our unfortunate countrymen as were now
confined in France, he should abstain from any com-
ments on the present occasion, not knowing to wlfkch
Government was attributable the blame of no ex.
change having taken place. He should only move,
therefore, for leave to bring up the Petition, which was
given; and the Petition ordered to lie on the table.
MOTION FOR PENCE.
Mr. WHITBREAD then gave notice, that ha
would, on Thursday th:. 4th of Munk bring forward
a motion on the subject of Peace.

COMMITTEE OF SIMPLY. .
In a Committee of Supply, Mr, WHARTON
moved, that 4 sum, not exceeding F 963, be granted
to G. Sanders, Esq. for his trouble of investigating
an Account relative to the Public Works-4100. 4s.
for Stationary for the Public Offices—ao.s9, for de.
gciencies in expenccs on the Impeachment of Warren
Hastings, Esq. Seyeral other sums were then voted
for miscellaneous services.

The House being resorgecl„ the reran was ordered
to be received on Friday.

LOCAII TOKENS.
The House went into a CoMmittee on the Local
Tokens' Act, in which
The CHANCELLOR, of the EXCHEQUER
observed, that notwithstanding his disapprobation
the continuance of Local Tokens, yet such he was
convinced would be the inconvenience of putting thew
down, before a sufficiency of some circulating me.
r dium in silver or gold coin, should be provided by
Government, to answer the public exigences, that be
Found it necessary to continue them for a short time'
lcmgts; He was in hopes, from the more favourable
aspect which had lately appeared relative to bulli'l
and the course of exchange, that six months would be
sufficient for the above purpose; and would thercto:e
propose, that the Chairman be instructed to move
for leave to bring in a Bill to continue the said Act
for that period of time.
After 4 few words from 44r. WHITBREAD zni
Lord A. HAMILTON, the House was re' sumt2,
and the Chairman obtainect leaye to bring in 4 I; !I
to amend the said Act.
Lord CASTLEREAgH moved% that the' House,
04 its rising, cicrattiourn to Friday.-04ered.:

rItOPICI‘TY TAX.
The CHANCELLOR. of the gXCHEQUER
said, that in rising to make the motion he was about
to submit to the consideration of the House, he tee{
it necessary to advert to what bad fallen from an
Hon. Gentleman opposite to him (Mr. Creevey) juts
before the atijourninent of the House, relative to, the
Property-tax. That Linn, Gentlentan had moved
for certain papers, which would not, if produced,
have given the information he wished for, because
;he Property-tax, since it was first introduced as as
Income-tax, had undergone so many changes asd
modifications, that nothing but a most complete ac.
connt•ot it, for several successive years, could she
it in all its bearings. In the year 11303, it produced
only tour millions and an half ;—in 1805, upwards
of six millions ; and last year it produced mqii this
twelve millions. One year it brought in, he be iered.
fourteen millions, bat that was in censeqnence
extraordinary exertions to find cut what it could be
matte to produce. It was his intention, however,
to bring the subject fully before the House ; and l,1;11
the most accurate judgment might be formed up;
it, lie was determined to have the account a; full $1
possible.—He, therefore, would move ,4 for aq
count of the annual value of lands, tenements, ass
hereditaments, and the prof is arising frogs trades
.
and professions, and the duties laid thereon, sheWlng
Vie total amount cf the -property-tax from the yeg
1803 up to 1807 incluiive, with the several dedue*
tions therefrom, and the various classes of exemption'
from the $ irne."
Mr. CkEEVEY said, hP thought it necessary t,
Separate the produce of the property.tax. arising
horn land, aid that arising from trade and prot
sions, iu order to see which was most productive; 2l'
if the a‘i.uunt now moved for would shew that, Is
could hale no objection to it. The motion svas then
agreed to.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHETLEI
said, he WAS concerned to state, that there
to be a deticit in the revenue of last year, amounting
to 42,40 t ,ttud ; but it wAs, at the same time, oils'
latory to think, that the c.tuses'of it were not pert
ncnt, no; likLly to occur again. Ow cause "

id& at 1806,060 min gie tievioaeat y the kast
;boa Company, which the misting circumstances
bad indaced.t&. Gthernitient not to press for: the
othel. wait owing to a deficiency itf th* Excise, from
the brewers, having in coniequenie of the high price
of malt, refrained froin brewing so ankh as they had
usually dbne in firmer years. He, therefore, moved,
fol. an account of the net produce paid into the Ex-
Chequer for malt and beer; from Janusz*, 1814; to
January, I 8 l 3.
Mr. CREEVEY observed, that in the return for
fe last quarter of the state of the Consolidated
und, it appeared that instead of a surplus produce,
as compared With the produce of the corresponding
quarter in the last year, there appeared a deficit of
1400,000. In the Excise, there was a deficit of
6700,000, as compared with the corresponding guar•
tpr bf last year. In, the produce of the Property
Tai, 1600 ; in the annual Taxes, 1100,000; and in
another branch of the revenue, between one and two
billions of money; so that there was a clear giving
tiny in our revenue in every part. When the
jtight Honourable Gentleman brought forward
his Budget, among the Ways and Means of the year,
he calculated on ie 3,000,000 surplus of the consoli-
'elated fund. He should like to know if he now cal-
ciliated on deriving £3,000,000 from that source—
if, instead of a surplus as hitherto, there was not
likely to be a deficit ? and if it did not appear pm-
bible, that they had arrived within a year,and a half
or that unhappy perio4 when the consolidated fund
would not be able t pay the stockholder ? The
Right Honourable Gentleman, when there was a
bad quarter, bid ' them look at the general pro-
duce of the year, and when 'a bad year, he bid
them lbok at the produce of one particular quarter.
This time last year, after a bad year, they were told
to look tti one particular quarter, and that would set
all right again; and now here was a quarter worse
than any which had preceded it, and the Right Hon.
Gentleman turned round upon them, and said, here
is h bad quarter, but look to the.general year. He
had formerly said, look to the Excise, look to the Pro..
petty Tax, but this he could do no longer, and we
now saw, in one year, a deficit of 12,400,000. Be-
fore they taxed the country, day after day, to pay
Spaniards, Portuguese, Sicilians, Russians, &c. for
fighting in their own cause, it would be proper for
them to look if they had the means of paying their
own Stockholders.

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The motion was then put and carried.—Adjourned

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY-4, 1813.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY Al ONE O'CLOCK:
Ka. 59 59—Cons. 58H—Cons. for ace. 59{ 59
4 per Ct. 74i 75-5 per Cent. 88N--Oninium
Lg. Anne. 15i 3.l6tis—Ede. Si. 6s. clis.—Each. Bills Si. 7s. pr.

Paris Papers,- containing something like official de-
rails of the ruin which has befallen the French army,
have at length arrived. They are to the 31st of Ja-
nuary, and being down the intelligence from the places
to which the French Generals have fled, • to the 18th.
As we have -already stated, the Vistula is now the line
of demarcation between the Russian and French
armies a in other words, the former are in possession
of the whole of East Prussia and that part of Poland
which is situated to the Notth of Warsaw.s/slo mention
is made in these Papers of the condition of Konigs-
berg or Warsaw :—We are warranted, therefore, b.
concluding, that both are occupied by the victorious
Russians.

MURAT, from alleged indisposition, bas resigned
the command of the a Grand Army" to BEAUHAR-
Nos, who, we are told, is more fitted for a 44 Gram
Administration." An Officer of the meanest rank
la the army would be perfectly competent to this snag.
tiliceta undertaking. It merely consists in muster.
ing the few helpless fugitives, whose a courage and
strength of Mind," like those of Monsieur NEI', " have
stood the test." BEAUHARNOIS may, therefore, couch
his next report in the language of our Serjeant KITE
—" How many soldiers have you brought me ?" said
the recruiting Officer—a None (replied the Serjeant),
but I have enlisted some hundreds of Field-Officers."
But why doet MURAT abandon the army, and why is
there an army of observation appointed for Italy ?
Italy, above all places in the world, was the most
tranquil and secure from foreign and domestic enemies,
and Verona surely cannot be threatened, because it
is under the immediate inspection of our steadfast
,aly and magnanimous father-in-law, the Emperor of
AUSTRIA.. Oh ! how the sacred treason is working
throughout Europe 1 The exhalations from the con-
flagration of Moscow have reached Verona, on the
southern frontiers of Austria, and the King of NAPLES
l as been summoned to stifle the rising flame ! Glo-
rious Rosvoecum7-to thee the mothers of Austria,
Wirtemberg, Bavaria, Saxony, and Italy, are in-
,!el.ted for the presetvation of their future offspring !
This army of observation which has so suddenly
:::sited up, to watch the troubling of the waters in
Bavaria and Austria, fills us with delight. The
Ghosts of Hofer and the murdered Tyrolese Chiefs,
kill hover on their native mountains, and point the
awful finger of vengeance to the hordes of savages by
Whom they are surrounded. The Tyrant is threatened
in every direction
But let us return to the North. The yeast* of
General D'Ycier, compelled MURAT precipitately to
abandon Elising, and to proceed towards PoSen---the
former place is in Prussia-.-the latter in Poland. At
Elbitig he had witnessed the devotion and attach-
ment of the Prussians to his master ; and lest, in a
moment of enthusiasm, the should mistake the
Lieutenant-General of the Grand Army for a Rus-
-34n Barbarian," MURAT prudently took himself
It Thus, the whole of East rrussia is so tip* for

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taltrieitiois, isa a trenciiinaii h safe. 11-01
long the fugitives will receive ehelier in the more

Sodthern Butts bf Frusta, must dkpend, we Pre-
sume,. upon thd Braden; for at their Mercy; the
Grand'Army now lies:
Wb are assnred by the kiwi:fur that the utniost
hantiony prevails between France and Austria; the
King of. DENMARK is deaf to the allurements of Eng-
land; Dantzic is unattackable Germany has nothing
to fear from the irruptions of the Barbarians; the
Russians and the English inundate the Continent
with lies and, weirakik dune, Marshal NaY is one of
`those whose courage and strength of mind has stood
the test.

To the above summary we answer as fbllows :
Prussia has already deserted the French standard ;
Austria keeps up a secret negociatien with the nume-
rous enemies of France ; and Denmark is about to
shake off the unnatural and impolitic alliance which
the circumstances of the times have forced upon her.;*
Dantzic will be attacked by a naval and military
force early in the Spring ; and the Princes of Ger-
many will throw themselves into the arms of the
Barbarians precisely becaese they " have nothing to
fear."
iVe are rejoiced to find that the honest Russian
details have called forth answers from the French
Generals. Having no longer any artillery, ammuni-
tion, horses, or even men, to fight with—they make
war against the Barbarians upon paper I—The Rus-
sians never took a single gun from them by force !
—they kindly left all behind them, but most un-
kindly rendered them unserviceable. The climate
did the same with the men and horses !—the Russians
have done nothing—the Cossacks only hovered on the
flanks of the French army, and made a noise !
This vapouring Muster-Master-General, BEAUHAR-
;you, could most triumphantly answer all the libels
of the English and Russians, by telling the world
what has become of the three hundred thousand men,
who were led across the Duna. The horses and the
cannon which they lost were all enumerated in the
Twenty-ninth Bulletin.—But the men--the men—
Mr., EUGENE NAPOLEON ! where are they

Another American schooner, prize to the ROVER
gun-brig, has been sent.into Plymouth. The accuusts
furnished by the Captain, respecting the state of the
election for President, are, we are sorry to ay, di-
rectly opposed to those of the prise sent in on the Ist
instant, and to the account received via Cork, as our
Readers will see by the subjeined letter :

" PLYMOUTH, FEBRUARY 2.

46 This day came in the American schooner Go-
vernor Mackean, Captain DALY, prize to the ROVER
gun-brig, captured on the 26th ultimo, •in lat. 47.
She sailed from Philadelphia in company with the
American ship Union (sent in yesterday by the Ints)
on the 28th of DeceMber, (not Ist January, as stated
yeiterday). The whole of the votes from the diffe-
rent States had not then reached the seat of Govern-
ment ; but Captain DALY, an intelligent man, states,
that there was ncr doubt that Mr. MADISON would be
re-elected by a majority of 35 votes.
" The bill for building four 76's (in honour of the
year 1776—the year of American independence) four
frigates, and four sloops of 18 guns each, had pissed
both Houses of Congress. There was some talk of
dtt embargo ; but the general opinion was, that it
would not take place. The bonds given by the Mer-
chants, it was generally believed would be can.
celled, if the property could be proved to be Ame-
rican—but British property would be condemned.
64 For commercial purposes the Americans now
build nothing but fast sailing schooners. They rec-
kon, that if one out of three reach France, they have
a clear profit. More than two thirds of the prizes-'
sent ,n here since the commencement of the American
war, are schooners of the most beautiful construction.
44 Came in the French chasse maree la Sally, with
wine and brandy, captured by the Annow schooner.
The ARROW captured another at the same time,which
was re-captured by two French row-boats. Arrived
his Majesty's ship CORNWALL, 74, from off Brest.—
The fleet that sailed yesterday, under convoy of the
ROLLA and SPECULATOR, for Portsmouth and the
Downs, are now returning, the wind having shifted
to the N.E. Sailed the CRNTADR, 74, to the East-
ward.—By the Robert (arrived here the day before
yesterday, which the Captain of the American priva-
teer Mars gave up to SO of the crews of vessels he
had captured), we learn, that after they were dis-
charged they fell in with his Majesty's ships la LOIRE
and la PIQUE, in quest of two French frigates, of
which they had received intelligence."

The correspondence between our Government and
that of America, relative to the French Decrees and
the Orders in Council, was yesterday laid before Par.
liament. The greater and by far the most important
part of the documents contained in this publication,
we have already given from the American Papers.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER has submitted
to the consideration of the Governors of the Bank and
others, a project for the optional funding of Exchequer
Bills, by making interest upon them, at the rate of
five per cent. payable half yearly, and giving to the
holder the option of funding them at any time, in the
three per cents reduced, at a price to be settled, or
to have payment for then* in money, six months
afte the Definitive Treaty of Peace.
Yesterday the JUDOS ADVOCATE laid before the
PRINCE REGENT the proceedings of several Courts
Martial.

1.t.74141L. kiLiGENC .
MALOA, VECEMBR , '
We hive experiericed a violent storm;
English frigate, with a brigantine and a galetta of
the same nation, have been wrecked in ism. harbour.
OPOItTO, JANUARY if.
His Majesty's chip NaMISIS ii off thii harbour
*gang for convoy, which are prevented from sail-
ing on account of the very bad weather. On the 7th
intl. about half-past six in the evening; the brig Prin:
cess Royal; NORTON, was wrecked on the Leshoon
rock=the Captain's sbn and five men drownid—the
Mate, MULtIN2, and one man saved ; the former re-
mained on the rock from the time of the wreck until
the 11th instant, at half-past three, when the Portu-
guese boats; Under the command of the Pilot of St.
John's, MT; ANTONIO PINTO BAPTISTO, used such
exertions as never before was remembered, and Saved
the man, who had for four days and four nights
existed on what the rock afforded— he is now here,
and doing very well.
FALMOUTH, FEBRUARY 2:
No arrivals. Sailed the French brig and the chasse
marees, lately captured by the Gaowunt gun brig,
for Plymouth. The Queen Charlotte Packet sailed
from Lisbon 11 days before the Lapwing, and has
not yet arrived here, but is hourly expected—she
landed part of her letters at Kinsale, in Ireland.

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