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London, England, 1812-01-11 00:00:00

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1, ;t was thought of importance by the Govern: them the country; and ought rather to communicate above ExpeXtions, the same fa b.! signified to aiere 1
tof India, to wrest thEisland of Java out of the freedom and commerce to the natives, for the roe by the Captains of the several ships—both of which 1 •
ildsOf its new masters, as there was every proba- pose of renffetang them' independent of etaittneklairo- motions were can ied WM. earl.
~ • ity that the French would endeavour to make it a peen power. •
.., , , pu.... ACCOUNTS. •
i Yesterday a meeting of the principal in'lab!timts in
the independent intfrest took place, to con: ;der the
I antral station for the annoyance or Indian commerce. . Mr. WHITBREAD declared, that he had :ten. Mr. FREEMANTLE, who referred leis itintion character of a proper pers:m to succeed Mr. Baieeti,
t •,.d, it was well understood: that since the an- tively listed to all that had passed during the pre- releting to Public Accounts till this day, now made who his declared his intentien of a ithdrawing trona
ee, , - --oe of Holland to France, the Island of Java sent discussion ; the effect of which upon his mind the framing motions, after some preliminary eeple. Parliament. Two Gentlemen Were propo.e !, Mr.
had become a possession of great interest to the was, that he regretted that Ministers had thought pro- nations from m the Chancellor of the Exchequer : . PaOTHERON and Sir SAIIII.M. ROXIILLY. 'l' I firmer
;Trench Government ; that they were preparing to 'per to propose the present vote at all, bemuse he was tic For the amount of the Income and War Taxes fdr taro, has as deed the freemen of the city, that he eel 1, ter
fall forth all its resources ; and had they been able very sorry to oppose it, and yet could, not give it his 1811, and 1812, ti:.t'nguis,king each quarter. ,ne objection to represent tl,em, bat th t lie Sri I mi-
ld. Amount of the surylus of Consolidated Fund applicable to
tfinally to establish themselves there, our commerce support, The real question was, whetheit what Lordtier the tey, nor submit to any ex en , In_
canvass *.
in the CliineSe Seas would have been greatly endan- Minus did, was a service of such a distinguiihed na- the service of the public. -
I the election. This very honour ble prop sil was
3d. Amount of the Loans from Ireland, for t h.: urns period. .
eyed. So much rot the importance of the acquisi. ture, that the House of Commons should travel out nth. Account of the amount of the Duties on Surat paidin I highly applau led; and the friends of Sir tIi.‘NIVFL itn:
pon ; and he perfectly agreed with his Right Hon. of their usual road, to confer their thanks for a mere Great Britain, for the quarter ending 1811, and 12, atul fur Ibl 0, . MILLI', have declared their intention of su;*port rg his
Friend, as to the merit of Lord Minto in his plans civil service, while those thanks were generally con-
vaia th,za ChancrUor
.fi of the Exchequer wished it, which Mr. Percyl election, without any expense to him. At pretest,
for the capture both of the Mauritius and of Java. fined to naval or military achievements? It had been m
Fe dRh
Ee dEM ,
ANT LE said, that he should be con it is thought that the high character of the latter will- I ensure. his success. However this mly he, the event
The plan adopted by his Lordship for the capture of often remarked of late years, that Parliament was
tented with ilia last qua cf each year, if it would iis highly houourable to the City of Dri.tul.
progress, when a plan become so lavish of its thanks, that their value had
the former, was already in
at all expedite the business.
for the same object was sent out from this country; very much diminished ; and this observation would
TheACHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER I
and it was a singular circumstance that the two were acquire still gteater force, should the present vote
ixacey similar. He agreed with pass
his Honourable ;—and their value would be still more di- replied, that the giving the last quarter would be most
difficUlt and that it would be moi e sat i.f iciory to have
Fried opposite, that the conduct of Captain Row- minished than it had been supposed to have been ,
ley, ill regaining our naval superiority in those seas, heretofore. When even the late Chairman of the each quarter.—Agreed.—The House adjourned at a
was such as could nut be -sufficiently extolled ; and India direction (Mr. Grant) spoke in a hesitating, quitter
.past seven till Monday.
the specimen ehich he then gave of courage and doubting manner, as to the value of the set vice, The following is a List of the M•nority on Mr.
capacity,
shewed that the country had evert. thing he (Mr. Whitbread) might surely be allowed to Cnegve's motion to consider of the various Pieces
to hope from him in future. Among the numerous suspend his judgment as to its importance. In order and Pensions held by Members of t..e House :
ourable be..
excellent naval and military Officers which we had, to lay sufficient ground for this vote of thanks, it ought Mr.\`'`i.::tti(7"°•
IHon Mr.
La
lanuurable Mr. t•omn tre.
it might be safely said that we had none who ito have been shewn, that the acquisition itself Mr. K nigh% lion. Mr. C Hutchinson.
were likely to surpass him. Yet, unless re n- , was of the utmost importance ; and also that the con- ; Mr. lien y Fracey. Lord folkuone.
forcentent had been sent to that Officer, it migle he ' (pest could not h ive been achieved without the 'pre- ' Lord Francis G. O•bornes Mr. Brougham.
safely said, that the naval superiority which he re- I since of the Noble Lord. There was also this re- Honourah,lF Mr. H rtert,
1 ellers, Mr sad Mr. Western.
gained wculd not have enabled him to wrest the 1 markable circumstance, that Lord Minto had left the
Mauritius from the ',sends of the French. The merit i possessions of the Company in India, of which he was
of the plan therefore by which that was accomplished Governor, not for the purpose of acquiring new pos- _
was due to Lord Minto, who had anticipated the plan sessions to the Company, but to the Crown. Was
that was seta out from this country ; and had nude it not likely, also, diet the same thing would have
the necessary preparations wheal that plan arrived.— been done, even had Lord Minto not been the're ?
The same observations were applicable to Java. The Where, besides, was the House to stop after such a
Indian force was ready to sail, even at the moment precedent ? Might they nut, precisely on the same
when instructions to that effect arrived from this grounds, be called upon for votes of thanks to the
country. But the
RS;ht Honourable Gentleman had Ministers loplanned any successful naval or mili-
asked, why did the overnor-General leave his duties tary expedition ? Had this ever been the practice of
in Bengal, and go' in person with the expedition ? the House, and was not the present flit on therefore'
To this it might be replied, that our Indian posses- a most mischievous precedent ? It was even an act of
eons were so perfectly tranquil, that there was net f injustice to L-rd Minto himself, fur Ministers to pro-
' -•-- ' -er from his absencea-a pcee this motion. Should he get the thanks, what
from the nature of to- value could he set upon them, when he knew that
deal would depend they were conferred not without opposition, and with-
die Governor-General, out being accompanied with any gratitude f, om the
might ()Win, to enable India Company ? On all those grounds he must oppose
cents might be necessary the motion, which he regretted had ever been male.
of the neatest passible Mr. Secretary RYDER disclaimed any motives
1 the details of the civil which might arise out of political or private acquaint-
iere was also this to be ante with the Noble Lord who was the object of the
sailing of the expedi- motion, in advocating the present vote of thanks. He
ft w. ;Bence of the ini-ormetion would not go into any detail of the circumstances of
which Lord Minto vial able to collect, that it sailed the achievement so ably narrated by his Right Hon.
at all in the last season. It was assembled so hale, Friend, but would confine himself to the simple ques-
that Admiral Drury, a very meritorious officer, en- tion, which was, whither the result of this most im-
tertained considemble,doubts whether it could sail at pnrt.tnt campaign did not deserve the thanks of the
all dining that Monsoon. In consequence, however, House ? The conquest of the Mauritius and the
of the information which Lord Moats obtained from Island of Java was by far the most important colonial
a Mr. Oreig, aft execrienced navigator in those seas, 1 conquest mede in our East Indian history; not, per-
the fleet was enabled to sail by a new passage to the haps, so much on account of the territorial acquisition
south.west of the island of Borneo, and arrive at its, thereby gained, but for the protection which our
destination in toe proper season for actieet. On aW commerce in the Eastern seas will receive from this
these grollads, he was induced, without any feelings station. It was also important, because it struck the
ii party whatever, to support the present motion. last blow at the power of France in the Indies, and
Sir H. MONTGOMERY opposed it. He added, because it deprived France of an island which Was
that he bad received private intormation from Java, the depot of all her annoyances to us there, and the
imputing great blame Co Lord Minto for setting free rendezvous of all her privateers. It was noi,- in his
the Malay saves helonging to the Dutch in that set- mind—whatever the Right Honourable Gentleman
tlement, who were the most blood-thirsty fellows in I (Mr. Sheridan) on the other side might imagine,—
the world; and it was feared that the scenes of St. the least important feature in the merits of Lord
Domingo would be renewed there. The Honourable i Minto, that he went out of his way to collect informs..
Member declared be bad this information from the I tion for the purposes of this conquest, and that he 1
test authority. . . superintended the arrangemeega immedetely prepara-
General TARLETON contended, that no civil wry to it. Neither did he think that the praise of
officer should ever accompany a military comman- . having laid such an admirable plan for so successful a I
der, to superintend and thwart his proceedings.— ! conquest, could be done away by any extract of a
General Auchmuty was not a man who had any oc- , private letter which the Honourable Baronet (Sir H.
casion for a nurse ; and he did not believe that even Montgomery) thought proper to produce. To say
the famous Walcheren expedition derived any benefit i that the information of that private letter was false,
from the presence of a Worthy City Baronet. ' was an awkward expression ; hut what guarantee had
Mr. GRANT observed, that as the question had he for its accuracy ? He thought Lord Minto emi-
teen agitated, he had no hesitation in giving his votge-. neatly entitled to the distinguished honour of the
for the motion. As to the distance of Java irom the thanks of that House.
seat of Government, he would only say, that it was i Sir HENRY MONTGOMERY explained.
the constant practice of the Governor-General of In- ( Mr. E LLTOT could not give a silent vote on this
dia to be going from one place to anoihsr of our ex- : occasion, when he heard a Right Hon. Gentleman
tensive possessions in the East ; and by his presence, : near him compare the conduct of his Noble Friend,
undoubtedly, the civil affairs of Java were likely to Lord Minto, in accompanying the expedition to Java,
be better arranged. For his part, he had not heard to the exercise of civil control which the deputies of
any thing of what the Honourable Baronet asserted ! the French Convention exercised over the French
with regard to the manumission of the Malay slaves; : Generals in the early period of the Revolution. He
and would only observe, that first reports of that sort ' thought his Noble Friend most eminently merited the
were generally very inaccurate and imperfect, and . Vote of Thanks proposed, as it was evident that his
the repetition of them should not be lightly hazerded. ! ably-conceived and well-digested plan had wrested
Mr. PETER MOORE was of opinion that the frbm France her last and best possession in India.
House ought not to come to the first resolution, zips- . The question was then put and carried, bur with
out further documents to justity them in so doingitli a•number of dissentient voices. No division was
tespect to Lord Minto. He was astonished at th.e called for.
doctrines which had been held by the Honoureble The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER.
Gentleman who had just sat down, and by the First then moved Votes of Thanks,
Lord of the Admiralty, that a Golvernor-General To the Hon. Joint AiseacrtomaY, for his conduct
euelo to ettend personally upon military expeditions. at the conquest of Mauritius;
lie differed from them upon those points toially, and i To Sir SAMUEL Auculatrrv, fur the decision, skill,
he thought the practice one of greeeeimprcpriety ; and 1 and energy, with whiche conducted the operations
so liule did he consider Lord Minto as entitled to the against Java, and by w 'eh he sustained the honour
thanks of that House, it was his opinien, chat if the I ct the British nation, and added another glory to the
conduct of the expedition had depended upon his t lustre of her military reputation ;
Lordship, Java would still belong to the French.— To Admirals Berms and STOPFORD, for their cm.-
lie dissented, therefore, from the motion. dial co-operation with the military in the Eastern seas)
Mr. ROSE professed his decided conviction that To Generals Wenn and WETHERALL, and the
Lord Minto had justly earned the thanks of the several Officers, whether European or native, who
Rouse, by the skilful and judicious plans which he belonged to the expedition against Java ; and
had directed to be put into execution n quitting his To Commodores BROUGHTON and ROWLEY: AL
govertunent, it was impossible th could have these votes were carried nem. din.
been actuated by any other motiv n what were Sir HENRY MONTGOMERY here remarked,
tonnected with the public ;d with his public that while the House was thus lavish of its thanks, it

THE ARMY.

GENERAL ORDER&
" Hine Guards, January 1, Sits.
With amen earnest dt ire 'ogler the Innen tact to the bras.
edlent intemionsofGoverunurt in ffteopt of the Ael Csilit4t;
to which his Royal Higlinms the Vt,nce Regan has, in the tlitn:e
and 1-ehalf of la. Mij;•s•y, giv:a the Roy I sinc:i the Coin-
m:nder In Chief calls on all General Oman, Coismeh of Regi-
ments, and Conimpsdin; 0111,ers of Corps, to take ut des their
~pedal superintends= 2 the Regimental School. belot•girg •o ts.tiv
t. spective Cum man ; and his Royal IDI hie% k p:rsuid, d, s hag,
bearin in ogn.l the lin..'ertant benefits ohich these 13stkutnist.,
%radar yroper gollance and tra:e:g Anent, are ri'rn at.•d to pro;
doe* to the inlividuals tk:ratelvt s, to the Army, an 1 to t'l* Na-
dos in yeneral, thcr will cons der them as daft s their cn t•
start personal care and a.tention.

'l'llE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11.

" It will rest with the Cha !era themselves, when ri•rired at a
proper age, to adopt the line of life to which they g.ve the pie;
ference ; bit it is eurente'y stunt:al, that their minds sh-suld be
impressed wilt early habits et order, reguisrity, and d ackditse,
d r vrd Irma a w.ll ground•3l respect and v 6 era, ion far the
Estabilshed Rea gion of the Country. With t.sis ya,w, the OM •
wander in Chief directs, that the Regini. wel fichrtas shall lie
conduit•A on nolitaly t pies ; and :ha, as far as dreams,. ti
will permit, their establishmtet shall Ye ats'osila-e Ito Oat of a
Regiment, and feithted on a system inveatel by the Rry Darter
BILL, which hsi heen ado;ned with tlia must complete agora
at the P eyal 111ff:t.wy Ayuat.
" His Royal fitglusese his directed( that. ectrse a shall ba
made from Dr. 13 att. s " instructi.nes fur conducting a School,
through the Agony of the Scholars theme:Av..," which 'mei'
r:celved Dr. B Lea apiwolradoe, ale subj ihsid as the best direc-
tions his Royal Hizhotes can slit fat the conduct of the Rig:-
mental Schosh In the MIA Army.
" 17 is necessary to ohmic, titiat,ii.hough in the Irs*ruetioci,
Boys only are mtntioned; yet the Female Childft, of the S 1-
diery are also intended to partake of the henefits of this system of
Education, when the accommodulunc, and artt eiret.uta-
stances, will perni:.
" The Commander-in-Chief considers it recoil:el ineumbent
on the Chaplains, and o:her Clergymen e• gated in the cletimi
duties of the army, to give their aid and ats.stance to the Military
Offiecrs, in yromoting the sneers of thee lustitu Mu, by fn
quettly si,itlng the Regituental Schools of their ll.visione
Garrisons ; by df.igently s,rn inizing the conduct of the &quoit
Ss.hoolmatttrs; etarniuing the progress and general istehr(fi our of
the Cadre', and reporting tie result of their observations :o
the Commanding Oillfter of the Regiment.
" Is must t v...r be remembered, that the main purposes, for
which the Regimental Schools are established, are, to give to the
Soldiers the comfort of being 'stuffed that she education and wd.
fare of heir Children are objte-s of their Sovereign's pa testa,
solicitude and attention; and to false from their offspring a sot.
cession of lo} al subjects, brave soldiers and good christians.
" By order of his Royal Highness the Commandevin Chief.
(Signed) " Halite CALVIRT, A4.1j...Gt.1:' •

PRICE OF S POCKS THIS DAt AT ONE O'CLOCK.
a per Ct. Cons. for money 628 ex. divi—Do. for ace. 67f 64
3 per Cent. Red. 03f 64—Navy 5 per Cent 93} 94 es. dlr.
4 pet Cent. nil—Bonds Hs. 18s. pre.—Onnnunt ds.
Each. Ellis (3d.) 2s. 34. pte.—Ditto (sid.) 3s. 6s.pre.

The Carteret Packet 11.. s arrived at Falmouth, from
the West Indies, with Mails and Passengers. She
left Surinam on the 30th October, Demerara the Bth
November, and Barbadoes the 14th November. The
Express Packet left Barbidoes the 13th of Novem-
ber, for Martinique. -

We have already stated that the letters from the
North spoke confidently of an amicable arrangement
having been formed between Russia and Turkey.—
The latest adeic.-s from Pt tersburgh are of the 15th
ult. and although they are silent on the above subject,
they inform us that the exchange has ilgAin risen very
considerably, it being at 171, and the expressions in
the letters indicate a full persuasion that conunerci
intercourse with Great Brit lin is no longer doubtful.
I rNN We shall soon," ,says one of the correspndents,
,
46 nave an open tr.tde with you."
The communications from Gottenburgh state, with-
! out qualification, distinctly and postively, that preli-
minaries of Peace hare been s;gned by the Russian
and Turkish Plenopotemiaries. These letters further
intimate, that peace and amity will be restored be-
tween Great Ifritain andrtissia ; and it is also said,
j that in consequence of tranquillity between Russia
add Turkey, the former will enter into an alliance,
I offensive and dercnsive, with Sweden, to whiah, we
lare told, BERNADOTTE is sincerely disposed.

We have received Hamburgh Gazettes of a late
date, from which we h4ve extracted the following ar•
titles, relative to commerce :

" COPENH AGEN, DEC. 17.

" Pugin Ncerrete—The Directors of Custom-houses, in con-
formity with the Decree of the firth October last, itifermed the
merchants of liamburgh, Ora the Count of Sally, Inspector Ge-
neral of Custom-houses, is anthcrized to report esptsiery to hl.
Majesty on the admission Into France or divers quantiti,s of rice
imparted into the said city, without certificates of their Ameri-
can origin. Those mercharits who have proposals to make on the
subject are desired to address them to the Board of Cwtom•hot:se
Directors, at Hamburgh. The proposals are to le acc impanied
by the proper documents, to shew the circtimstances of their im-
portation. (Signed) "D. En DLI., Director of Customs."
" Hamburgh, December 20, 1811."
" HAMBUR GH, DEC. 27.

“ On the 30th of November, the Chancellor of the two
Duchies ordered, that means s►ould be taken, in the name of his
Majesty, to guard the 'Western Coast, from Hallam to Brunsbot-
tel, both by sea and lands to prevent contraband commerce.—
With the view to the same object, privileged places for the loal-
ing and unloading of vessels have been pointed out, and any
others being employed for such purposes, will subject the ship
and cargo to be confiscated.”

It was stated some time ago, that applicat'on had
been made to Government by certa; of our manu-
facturers, for permission. to import hum France raw,
or organized silk. Some French licences have been
received in town, containing the most recent condi-
tions on which Rot —NAYARIT is willing to allow that
his subjects should hold a commercial intercourse
with us. The following is an extract from one of the
licences in question : •
" .1 he Licences are for two voyages, and permit the cargo of
the vessel to le composed of 25,000 killograms in silk train, on
ganzitree, and raw to sew a ith, of the produce of Piedmont, or
of the kingdom of Italy; and further, of the produce of the soll,
or the manufacture ot the French Empire, a hick are not prohi-
bited from exportation.
" The quantities of the sillut laden shall be noted upon the
li-
cence, at the port of expor.ation, at each of the two voyages
which the vessel is authorized to make, so that the total expor-
tation of the two voyages dots not exceed the quantity ot 25,000
killograms.
" The vessel is allowed to return to the same port ill hallow,
or to import ship-timber, lignum vita, deals, stalks, testament,
Russia mats, and sail.c!oth, amounting In all to 2000.40 francs,
at most, whatever the surplus in value of the exported articlel
may haVe been, and whether the importation be made in one or
two voyages.
" la ease the vessel shall net export from France a value of
200,000 francs, ale may
.introduce only to the amount of her
exportatioa.—No time specified in tie licence, and given to Ear

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duty, as Goverr.c,r-General.g9.lnL
Mr. FREEMANTLE contended that Lord Minto
&dnet accompany the army to Java for the purpose
of giving military advice, but merely to superintend
the civil arrangements. Neither could he have any
motive of private interest in the step which he took;
but must have been merely actuated b a sense of
duty. As to statemeip of the 1-490 Baronet, he
himself had seen private commufticklons of a very
dithrent tendency: While, however, he w in fAyour
of the 'notion, he could not refrain f
riosy
inglpkw
Words as to the policy of the capture here, he
was afraid, it might be justly said, that i we were to
ittid British troops to keep it, we had gained a loss.
We had not the means of sending out troops to gar-

was very extraordinary that the battle of Busaco
never was mentioned in Parliamem. He had received
iiiipy.private letters from Portugal, complaining of
tlillk neglect. [The Honourable Baronet was here
called to order by the SPEAKER, who begged of the
Hon. Baronet to matter his observations more ac-
cording to Parliamentary usage.) The Honourable
Baronet then sit down.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
rose again, and moved that the Thanks of the House
should be voted to the pon-commissioned officers and
privates serving in the above Expeditions, the same
to be signified to them by the respective officers of
each regiment ; and that similar Thanks should be
voted the sailors and royal marines serving en the

land direct."

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the leigqr‘ibability of danger
But, besides, it was evident, f
reign possession that a great
upgn the ocular inspection of tl
and the local information he rn
li,ltaio judge what a rrauge mer
f rlndising the acquisition a
utility, attd for adjusting all
and milit..! y departments. 'flu
mentioned with regard to the
tion, that it was in eon.s..-.lvencl