Star.
London, England, 1812-12-31 00:00:00

NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 17.

Commodore Chauncey sailed on the Bth of No.
vember with his squadron, fom Sacket's Harbour
willarmed and manned, waif an intention of.scoir.
ring the Laki'from one end to the other.
FROM THE 013DTINSEURGI PALLADIUM, NOVEMBER 5.
We have been induced to defer the publication
of the Palladium till today, from an expectation
that something of consequence would transpire, as
we learned last Tuesday, that a fleet of 60 or 70 Bri-
tish boats were coming up the river about SO miles
below, and it was believed that the boats in our port,
in conjunction with a number from Sacket's Harbour,
would make an attack upon them a few miles above
this village.
Just as our paper was going to press the ,British
boats hove in sight. They are now to the nutnber
of forty or fifty entering Prescot harbour. We do
not learn that any arrangements have been made to
capture them. _

By an officer who arrived Mete on Tuesday from
Socket's Lfarbour, we learn that the brig Oneida,
aecompanied by eight vessels, each carrying a long
thirty-two pounder, sailed from thence last Monday
morning for the purpose of sweeping the Lake. The
'squadron is commanded by Commodore Chauncey.
Success to them !

The following additional instruction has been
given to the public and private armed vessels of the
United States:

" The public and private armed vessels of the United States
are net to interrupt any British unarmed vessels bound to Sable
Island, and laden with supplies tor the humane establishment of
that place.

" By command of the President of the United States, &c."
SUCCESSFUL POLICY OF GREAT BRITAIN.—Great
Britain stamped us into Independent States. She has
councilleil us into a manufacturing p9ople, and she is
nowighting us into a maritime fiower.—Nat. Intel.

FROM THE PHILADELPHIA GAZETTE.
Wa-hington, Nov. 10,
On no one subject has there ever been evinced a
greater unanimity than is at'present expressed in fa-
vour of the increase of our navy. It bas been em-
phatically said by an officer here, ,4 that Washington
was the father of the navy—but that Hull was its
preserver"—for so regardless, or rather so prejudiced
was Congresi against the establishment, that had the
Onset of the war been marked with as much disgrace
on the ocean as it has been by land, the navy would
have been almost utterly abandoned as an expensive
gew-gaw. Happily, however, victory perched upon
our top-mast; and the members of Congress, from
being inimical to navy preparations, are now zea-
lously deterfnined on a progressive and respectable
auginentatiOn of the establishment. 'The materials
now on hand, such as timber, copper, canvas, &C. is
sufficient for the building of six ships of the line.
The Constitution, Captain Stewart, which will sail
the middle of next month, is in the most complete
repair, equal to a new frigate. The Adams, which
has been lengthened 15 feet, is rapidly progressing
in her repairs: she will be commanded by Captain
Morris. The New York, capable of being made a
capital ship, is to be taken round to New York, to
receive her repairs:' she will be under the command
of Captain Gordon.
It was very correctly expressed here this morning,
by a very able member of the Senate dsually attached
to the administration, that it appeared by the Presi-
dent's Message, that the difference between this coun-
try and Great Britain was reduced down to a mere
quibble.. The subject of impressment, he conceives,
may be easily, adjusted. The ask 'inistratibn cer-
tainly do not mean to wage war .for the defence of
British seamen. He would advise the Executive not
only to stipulate that we would not employ British
seamen, but .he would be willing to go farther—to
pass an att denying the right of naturalization to
British seamen. hither of these measures would,
most assuredly, satisfy the British Ministry; and the
disputes growing out of this fruitful source of irrita-
tion be thus for ever Varied between the two nations.

FRENCH PAPERS.

PARIS, DECEMBER, 90.
The Managers
,of the Theatre of the Of &Se
have been punished for the negligence which ocee,
sinned the scandalous scene of which we gave ale,
tail the day before yesterday. Martin, who, pct.
standing the indisposition which preventedhim from
attending the Theatre, had gone abrnad that eve.
ing, has been condemned to several clay's knouts,
ment, and the Managers fined 600 francs.
The French 5 per cents. are at 77 f 60 c.
VIENNA, DECEMBER a.
There has been published here the Official Re:Stet
of Prince Schwartzenberg, with regard to the mot
operations of his corps d'armee, and that of Genf
Count Reynier, which is wader his direction. This
Report is dated at the Prince's Head-quarters,
detzko, November 22d.
It appears .that, from intercepted dispatches, Net
Schwartzenberg ascertained that the enemy's corps
of General Saken, consisting of 17,000 infantry,
azBl
7,000 cavalry, was destined to manoeuvre on theft
of the Allied Army, forming the right wing of the
Grand Army, in case Prince Schwartzenberg should
deem it proper to pursue the corps of General Tchit.
chagoff. General Saken's corps was, in fact, put in
motion, and during several days attacked Generd
Reynier. Prince Schwartzenlerg then adopted the
resolUtion of dividing his army into two parts ; of
whichone, under the orders of Qeneral Fritnoetper,
sued Tchitchagoff from Slonim, as far as Nieswiez
while the other, commanded by Prince Scineesszeo,
berg person, manoeuvred against General Sam, 1
who had General Reynier in front. Sakes in conse.
quence commenced a retreat, which was very destruc.
rive to him, and in which he suffered immense loss.
The 7th corps, under General Reynier, has received
a considerable reinforcement, in the :3 id division a
French infantry, commanded by General Dututte.
The Austrian divisnns of Bianchi and Trautcn'oerg
and the cavalry corps of General Frolich, have very
well-supported the operations of Goneral Reynier.'!

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BONAP/11.?TE'l 0 VE.RTURES to theRIISSIANS.I

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Lauriston was received by Prince Kutusoff, in t
midst of all his Generals. He opened the cunfr.
rence by saying, ti,at be had been sent to detnan
an armistice, and to beg the Prince to transmit to his
Majesty a letter from Bonaparte, which would con.
tans proposals for peace, in order to cause the cessa
bon of that horrible efftision of blood, which lu
been shed with so much desperation and barbarity.
' The Prince riplied, that he was not authorised to
receive any proposal either for peace or armistice;
and that unquestionably be would not receive any
letter addressed to his Majesty—that, besides, it was
.his duty to declare, that the Russian army was
possession of too .many advantages, to throw these
away •b:( an armistice, of which tt had ho need. '
.Lauriston observed, that the war must one day
come to a termination, for it could not last foreverk
especially in the barbarous manner in whiOl'it Ira
conducted.

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introduced into hostilities by the French l even
nists, and followed up to the greatest extent by
1 naparti himself. It was true, that chi war ciao
be eternal, but peace could' never be talliedV*dl
the French were beyond the Vistula. That Ruiiii
I had not provoked ihe War—for the Emperor, by fal
ling with all his forces on the magazines and troops
in Poland, might have annihilated all the pupas
tions of Bonaparte on the other side of the Visildlip
before he was in readiness to comMence it—bet big
Majesty wished neither to disturb the eiistingtnai
quitlity, nor to be the aggressor, and to the last hoped
to preserve peace; that Bonaparte had entered Rued
even without a declaration of War, and. devntatei
a great part of the empire—that he had nothing to
do but to get out of Moscow how he could, since be
came thither without being invited ; u bile, 'cn out
side, it became our duty to do him as much mischief
as possible; thatjwhen he proclaimed the campaigs
terminated at Moscow, the Russians viewed it air
only commencing ; it he did not know this already,
he should soon be taught it by experience. •
Lauriston—" Since, then, there is to hope of
peace, it will doubtless be necessary to march ; hot
in departing, it will again be necessary to shed the
blood of men who are always brave, since your
tnies are marching on all sides."
" I again repeat to you," replied the Prince, " Pio
of course will adopt such measures as you can, lit
order to get off, and we, to prevent you. For the
rest, the time will come, perhaps, when air may aid
range matters for your departure, should that be the'
only subject of discussion."
Lauriston still uttered complaints with regard to
the bitterness and fury which had been'acited in Lba
people, in order to banish all hope of accomnioda'
lion, by aura uting to the French the conflagritics
and ruin of Moscow, while the inhabitants tbene4
selves were the authors of that calamity.
The Prince replied, that it was the first time
had ever heard of complaints being made aganis!
the enthusiasm, and devotion to their country, of d
whale people who defended their homes against bya's
enemy by whom they were attacked, and who'
so doing, had excited that animosity
and fury now
complained of, but which, on the .contrail, could
not be too highly appreciated and extolled.
•' With regard to the burning of Mos Cow," tat
the Prince, "I am too old—l have had to fent
experience in war, and possessed too much' of
confidence of the Russian people, not to be daily a
hourly informed of what was passing in Moscow.
myself ordered the destruction of some magazinell
but from the arrival of the French at Moscow,
the
Russians destroyed nothing but the stores of the carts
wrights, when you adopted the resolution of seizing.
them, by distributing the carriages at your ploasl.l,m. I
the inhabitants caused very few conflagrations.
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proceeded systematically in the destruction of that
capital, fixing the particular days, and marking out
,the quarters which were to be set on tire at fixed tit;
nazis. I have had an exact account of the whole ;1
has been tqllowed with precision ; and one proof that
it was not the inhabitants who ruined Moscow is, that
you destroyed with cannon-shot the houses, and °did
edifices, built with too much solidity, hurling Wo
against them amidst the flames. Undoubtedly o
shall endeavour to revenge ourselves. Our c°llm"
rence is closed."
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tvith its isstb. The French had been long teesaa. AMerica .
for th etrand Regenerator of Mankina
tensed to arfange matters of this sort in a tere-tete, or now in Pa' ris, hat been canning enough on the pre.
1 by ah amicable interview; but here naore than thirty
sent occasion to put out at compound interest the*
1, persOns wert witnesses, on
.the one hand, of the dig.
66 usufruct" of.his Presidenty. He has, we feat,
ol • bit,' of the
,Russian Marshal, and on the other of the
. ~ cripging afieanness of a low fellow commissioned by I made the vendty of mankind, from which not even
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pted, the stepping-stone to
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his re-electicm. The patronage of the ragged re-
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giments which he sent to invade Canada has done
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, 1 GENERA MILORADOVITCH, WHICH TOOK PLACE AT f
much for him in this respect but his partiality
I Tin AD ARCED POSTS OF THE RUSSIAN AND BRUM
1 their
pothweerfPiucicarooinfiunesncewhwohicmhanthesaned
( ARMIES, ON THE lITR OF OCTOBER, /812.
After the usual compliments, has done more; By the extensive issee of letters
ustar--Are you informed, General, of the ex- of marque, and by favours conferred in the mat-
teases cotabsitted by spur Cossacks ? They fire upon ter of trading•
licences, he has perhaps netted a majo-
the forages whom I send out in different directions •
even your peasants, supported by thew
our insulated hussars.
Mmostatiovircn—l am delighted that the Cossacks
satisfactory for me to le , from your Majesty's '
' rity of votes. It would be presumptuous to speak
decidedly as to the issue of the election; but, with
reelluirPceshnisecneasv.y
strietly (410 the orders given them. It is also most Isar!' iv h'
ehensive
yg e him we are appr that he will
' once more be returned President.
mouth, that our peasants shew themselves worthy of
the name of Russians.
There is only another way, therefore, in which the
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Mutr--It is contrary to all the hitherto received intellects of this Sophist can be kept, within their ori-
rules of war; and from this harsh state of things, I ginal humble sphere, and Great Britain alone shall
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shall be conipelled to send out columns to the ri ht
g senses the saltitary medicament. The American
and left, to protect the foragers.
'aids
must be annihilated—her Afsenals and Dock-
MILORAD.—So much the better, Sire—my Officers
Complain of having been three weeks in inaction. They yards must be consumed—and the turbulent Inhabi-
burn with ithPatience to take cannon, colours—. cants of Baltimore must be tamed with the weapons
Mt/ear—But why seek to embitter two nations, which shook the wooden turrets of Copenhagen.
formed to esteem each other in so many respects.
The American merchant-vessels ought perhaps to
Mmentan.—My Officers and myself are ready to
give yen all possible marks of our esteem ; but, Sire, be permitted to arras against the pirates of the Medi-
your fofagers are always taken, and the columns terranean or the Ladrones of China ; but, like certain
which yeti may send to the right and left, to protect places of entertainment in England, they ought to be
i them, shalpe beaten.
compelled to exhibit in large letters, en their main-
' Mua4x—..'ynti are passionate in words, General, .. „ •
sans, Lacenced to carry Guns, pursuant to a Bri-
Inn woras dii nOt beat an enemy. Cast your eye on
tish Act of Parliament !"
the map I you will there see the country we have con-
tittered, and how far we haie penetrated. All the prating about maritime tights, with which
hficculAn,—Charles XII. penetrated still farther ; the Americans have recently nauseated the ears
lib reached Pultowa.
of every Cabinet Minister in Europe, must be silenced
MrintAt—The French army has been constantly • 'by the strong and manly voice of reason—the ribima
Victorious.
MILORAD.—But we have never fought except at ratio regons—paradoxical as it may seem, is here the
1:1 orodinow.
only remedy—and America must be beaten into sub-
. Mtmar-rThat victory opened to us the gates of mission ! The law of,nations has been always the
Moscow.
law of the strongest—England is therefore de jNre
Mrtoaats.' ,I beg your pardon, Sire, Moscow was . • . A I
the dictator of the maritime law of the civilized
abandoned to yen.
•, Mvicar—At any rate we are masters of your an- world, atnil long may she retain her superiority.
cient and immense capital.
—lt is not the capture of a few paltry frigates which
Muonan.—Yes, Sire, 4nd it is an afflicting thought is CO intimidate the people of this country —our ven-
p tO every Russian, to myself in particular; I did every
geance has been slow—and the cunning shuffling and
thing for the salvation of Moscow. Russia has made
intrigue which we have witnessed on the part of the
to you an immense sacrifice; but she already begins
to reap the advantages attached to it. American negocia tors, have been met with tin bearan ee,
httntar—Hoss I
because it was a fact notorious to the whole world,
itiLlt.onAci.-1 perceive that Napoleon has sent Lau-
parties to the
that the people of America were not •
iistofi to our General in Chief, to treat of peace. I
issue, and an opportunity was given them to avow
knOsv that your soldiers are reduced to satisfy them-
selves for sixty hours, with what is scarcely sufficient their execration of the principles upon which theii
to support a man for twenty-tour.
rulers dragged them into hostilities.
Munar---,The passports sent to you were a farce. Jim the war has now assumed a different character
MILORAD (continuing ).—I see that the king of
the tofof frigates • '
cap ire two our has inspired a
Naples has come to General Miloradovitch to beg
belief that the Amerians are the legitimate Sove-
quarter for his foragers, and to set on foot a sort of
ase&latio to calm the soldiers,
reigns of the Ocean—and the war-party has gained
McitAT (Piquad).--/viy visit was purely aaci- an accession of strength, even among men who were
i dental; end I meant only to Inform you of the abuses once the tine Patriots of America. The
British Co.cominitted by your troops. Want of discipline is a
great misfortune to an army : it has often been iti
ruin. '
lkirLOßAD..•.Btlt in that case you ought
encourage it. Precious want of discipline, which
ver ent is now aware of our d d
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our national honour :—Several 74 gun ships are at
rather to this moment being cut down to the standard of these
Makes us shoot the French foragers ! far-famed American frigates, which were built to
drive us from the Ocean, and a few short months
MURAT—You greatly deceive yourself with re-
will decide the question for ever.
gard to our position. Moscow is abundantly supplied
with every thing :—we expect immense reinforce- • But let not our mixed feelings of indignation at the
meats, which are already on their road.
haughty menaces of America, and of contempt for
Mmonan (laughing).—Do you, then, think us
the feeble intellects and meagre integrity of her
farther removed- from our reinforcements than you
Statesmen, divert us from the main object oft heir
re from your's ?
hatred against Great Britain. The people of this
Muaar—l have also to Complain on a very essen-
al point : I appeal, General, to your justice, and country have had the audacity to doubt the omnipo-
our sense of equity—you have twice fired on our tence of the modern Philosophers, who have graced
ags of truce.
the schools of America and France during the pre-
MILORAD.—Sire, we want not to hear of parleys.
sent generation : they have placed their maritime I
e want to fight, and not to negotiate. Take your
superiority as a bulwark against the encroachments
twsures accordingly,
Mtfaa.t —What ! at that rate lam not safe even of that universal despotism which France and
re.
America are both eager to promote—the hopeful
Maw/AD.—You would rup a great risk, Sire, by
project of breaking down that tremehdous barrier
ing a second time ; but to-day I shall have the
aim of accompanying you myself as far, as your has been entrusted to America by France, and die
ices. '
policy of the former, for many years, has been di-
The General here called for his horse ; and Murat, rested to that visionary object.
dr. with what passed, observed, that he had never
Our brave, but thou h le • decoyed,
g t ss seamen are
rd of such 4 mode of making war. The General
ied, he must have heard of it iu Spain; and this seducV, cajoled, and purchased into the service of ,
petted retort induced Alurat to change the con- America : we admit that they at first enter into the
eons and politely ask the General, where he bad Merchant advice, but the transition to their men of
served in that capacity ? .
war is a necessary consequence. It is, in short, the
itoaan.—Surely France must still recollect the
interest of America to man her navy With British
psi of Suwarrow in Itahr- 1 had the honour
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often to command the advanced guard of the renegadoes--they are better seamen than her own,
Often
and they fight with desperation telten they come in
to-at - and the General theaseparated, after shortlY contact with their fellow countrymen,
lersing about the death of Prince Bagrathion.
---,-,------- -- , There is not an American frigate now oat
Ihas not on board at least one hundred afl
Britishw sea,hich _ men ! Thir is a melancholy fact, but it is too true,
Captain DACRUif in ascending the gangway of the
Constitution as a prisoner, had the mortification to
pass through a guard composed of deserters from his
own ship !

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LONDON. • :
THURSDAY, riIECEMBEkiI.
Al or s lOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
94-4 ~%%r Ct. 761L.—.Cons. for *Pg. 61-ht
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Si. Gs. dis.—Lg. A rais. 15i 7-16ftls—Lettery Tick. 222 94
On Tuesday the LORD CHANCILLOR had a long
ailis Oid.) Is. 21. pre.—Do. (3id.) 2s. ss. pr.
audience of the Pnzuct REGENT.
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We have been rejoiced to understand, by a recent
'e this day continue our extracts from the Ame- 1 advertisement in the Mornin,f Port, that there will
'Papers received yesterday. They afford us no very speedily appear in print, authentic Documents
sof a termination to the 'war upon terms to and Letters of Some of the FIRST PERSONAGO in this
a Great ;Britain can accede without comm. ' country. Thus will be laid before the world at large,
ig her honour, until one or other of two most those facts and proofs so long desired for the entire
justification of a much-injured and neglected ILLus-
ible objects are attained. In the first place, the
)11110 US PERSONAGE. .
On of Mr. CusroN as President of the Union,
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.;-=.Mt. LUKIN'S drying-houSe,
i imMed:ately produce a bloodless termination for timber, in Woolwich Dock-Yard, owing to the
'll4llappy contest, but to this grateful cons do
extreme rarified state of the air, blest up this morn-
ing, about four o'clock, by which. accident six men
awe are nOt entitled to look with much confi-
were killed, and two who are missing are supposed
It is a sober but a correct adage, that ',pos.
to have been killed, and fourteen or sixteen more are
is equal to many points in law ;,, and Mr. badly wounded, and sent to the Hospital. The roof
kikoisT) the worth y Charge•d'Affaires ,in of a house in the Marshes WAS also blown away.

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At one o'clock Yeeterday, a nu'merietts meeting o
merchants, bankers. ikc. was convened at the City a
London Tavern, te. open a Subscription for the relies
of the People of Russia suffering privations and dis.
tresses in consequence of the. French invasion.
W. MANNING, Esq. Bank Director, took the Chair,
and stated the purport of the Meeting,
Mr. Loma then observed, that he had frequently
addressed the merchants of Lond n subjects con-
nected with their interest; but headseldom seen a
meeting so numerous and respectable as this : it was
indeed a meeting worthy. the beneVolent motive which
drew them together. They had recently seen the
Rtessians, in a War against their independence, suf-
fering privations which could not fail to excite our
admiration. In the glorious resistance they had
made, we might draw the conclusion, that if it should
be our fate to see these realms invaded by an invete-
rate foe, every Englishman would feel that we have
it in our power to repel
The the invader—.(Hear, hear.)
Russians had been opposed to a force considered
invincible, but, by Divine Influence, they had de-
stroyed the
.greatest army France ever sent forth.
Tice event might warrant the deliterance of Europe,'
for nations would find that if they are true to them-
selves, they can find, in their own resourcet, resistance
and success equal to that attendant on the Cause of '
Russia. The sufferings of the brave defenders being
the next point of consideration, he conceived that
every Briton would be happy to afford any relief in a
cause sacred, therefore he
ihould take the liberty of
moving certain Resolutions. The Honourable Lett_
moved (in substance,)
" That the glorious resistance made by the Russian's, afforded
In example to Europe that powerful opposition to the French
Ruler might insure independence. The Meeting at the same
time felt that the Russian struggle bad occasioned nuinerous dis-
tresses, which it was the duty of Englishmen to alleviate."
Mr. BARING said he was happy to see a Meeting so
numerous and respectable, assembled to promote a
benevolent object. Whatever might be the political
sentiments of parties, he was persuaded that the rea
b6dy of Merchants and Traders would be found wel-
ling from the purest motives to concur in the proposed
subscription for the relief of men who had suffered in
the cause of independence and the commercial inte-
rests of this Country. Though we had long been at
war, the inhabitants of England had been happy corn.
pared to the miserable inhabitants of Russia, and we
ought to come forward, on an occasion like the pre.
sent, with an ankious desire tat assit them. _(;rear,
hear ),—He coreluthe by seconding the motion.
Mr. LONG then moved,
" That the Meeting rejoictd on having a public opp.to
approve this resistance of the Russians, which eluded aortunit hoype
that they had prevented a further effusion of human blood, and
laid the foundation of a secure peace. At the saute time the
Meetilig had to deplore the sufferings or the situ which it
was the duty of Englishmen to relieve." suans,
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Mr. S. Tnone iroe said, he rose to/give cordial
sup-
port to the Resoluti6ns, and to express a hope that a
liberal subscription would anseeer the general purpose
of the Meeting. Helm! the satisfaction of movi
resolutions in anotherplace, on the same subject, and ng
he felt it his duty to State that the r iyal person who
presided on that occasion, As well as the Committee
to whom the funds *ere referred, had expressed a
wish to give co-operation, and to promote this sub.
scription in the hope that it might not be eouined to
the metropolis alone. They had seen in a late speech
made by the French Emperor on his return to Paris,
that the Russian war was a war of policy to support
his Continental System. A ssm to exclude the
manufactures of this country from every part of the
Continent. Such a declaration would, doubtless,
raise the spirit of every Gentleman who heard him
repeat it. They found, also, a declaration in • the
same speech, that he had been persevering a number
Of years to accomplish his object. But what re-
cently occurred would cation, It termination prove, according to his
's eip
cec-
of the French Emperora-
reer, and not only end the Russian war, but ptoduce
the deliverance of Europe. He was inclined to
much good from the unanimity among people in ex:
pressing their feelings On the events of the last two
or
three months. He hoped that all litical feelin
would be laid aside, and that men would unite hand and heart to attain the object, Europe, at this time;
appeared to requite.
Mr. Meatteerr said, he approved of the Resolu-
tions. The Merchants of this Country could not
shew liberality on any occasion more ip-cessary.---; •
The Country was interested its the fate of the Rue:
glans in a commercial point of view, but when the
Merchants found themselves called on to act iri uni-
son at a Meeting like this, it was scarcely necessary
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and the sacrifices made by burning their habitations,
that they might not afford an asylum to the invader.
—ln the present auspicious appearance of public
affairs, they might hope that the good effects which
had been manifested, would not be confined to
Russia, but that other nations, bowing their necks
to the yoke of the Usurper, would be induced to
resist and oppose him. He did not despair of the
most important results in France. The great•predb-
minent passion in France WAS vanity. None had
contributed more to support it than Bonaparte.--The
French had been led to consider him a hero, An invin-
cible conqueror, leading their armies to victory; When unsuccessful, they would no longer rensain un-
derun-
delusion : they would, doubtless, begin to see the
effect ofa bad despotic Government, and by revolu-
tion bring France to a state of peace and conamerciil _
prosperity. In other points of view, het present
claim
on their liberality came strongly recommended. The
cause of Russia was the cause of the Commercial In.
terest of this Country. The war against Russia was
to establish the commercial system of France, which
strikes at the root of British prosperity. If Russia hail
lost her independence she would have lost the market
for her stable commodities, and Great Britain would
have lost a considerable portion of her trade' with
Russia.
Mr.AldermanC. SMITH supported theSubscriptiod.
Mr. PLUMBER supported the object of the meeting,
and repeated the topics urged previously in support
of the claims which the Russians had on British ge-
nerosity.
Several other Resolutions were then moved, Oa
the .delvertireineet,) and after the Chairman had . pressed his satisfactiou for the thanks of the,gee4,,e xe 1
they adjourned. -
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PLYMOUTH, DEC-EMBER 29.
Arrived the Lammas frigate, from the coast of
Ireland ; and the American brig Expedition, EVEY
Master, of and from Philadelphia; for Bourdeax,
captured by his Majesty's ships Bnirok and ANDRO•
NACRE. Also arrived the of 74 runs,
from off Brest. CONQUISTADOR;Th a report in circulation that
the BELLE POIJLE frigate has captured a French fri-
gate, which escaped from Havre, and was bound to
/America. Sailed this moming the Nteming frigate,
having under her convoy a fleet of nearly 100 sail--
jneanamongst them are the homeward-bound Mediterra-
fleet. —Captain DACRE:4 late of the GumturE
IBa/frigate, with his Officers and some of the crew Rote
ttnanoes frigate, lately lost in the West Indies,
'arrived here this day, in the La:minas frigate, from
Ireland—they having arrived there in the AFRICA,
1 161, from America.—Wind W.
PORTSMOU CH, DECEMBER 30.
runna
Arrived his Majesty 's ship VENERABLE from Co_
; PREVOYANTE from the Downs ; VALIANT
from off Cherburgh ; IshxraErc with a conv
Plymouth • NORTHUMBERLAND from ditto. Also o
arm- '
rived the HOLLY with dispatches from Halifax. Also
the Lively, WHITE ; and Elizabeth, Halifax.
from
'Waterford ; Diligent, MACMASTER, from Guernsey;
Spreacornb, WILLIAMS ; and Speedwell, Lock, from
I Bristol ; and Old Friend, HUNTLEY, from Mogodore,
!under quarantine. Sailed out of harbour his Majes-
i'y's ship ABOUKIR ; also the SAVAGE and ivimeroz
ion a cruize.--Wind W.
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DEAL, DECEMBEP. 30.
Arrived the SPRIGHTLY cutter, with 15 sail of
vessels under convoy from Dartmouth; also the ROY-
ALIsT sloop of war, Capt, G. DowNre, with the Ruse
French privateer, of 16 guns and 68 men, which s:ie
captured early this morning off Dover. The priva-
teer came out of .Boulogne last night, is a very large
vessel of her class, quite new, was on her first cruize,
had made no captures, and did not strike until she
had one mail killed, one wounded, and her main-mast.
Put b
shot away. Arrived a4o,
Plymouth,ifrom and the CousTEss orsEtciN,
k b CRETAN, from the Scheldt.—
Indiaman. y* contrary -winds, the Providence East
Came down from the River several ships,
and remain, with a large fleet of outward-bound.
The following ships remain in the Downs :
.I.ru.:-OE-narTLE Sous.—Monmouth, Glouces:er, Chatham,
Asia, Bedford, Warrior, and York.
ERICA tLS, BiIICS, Cu rrs RS , Itc.-2,lyinhe, Acuilon. F.cho,
Rosario, Boxer* Cadmus, ,Beagle, Roy,,,liit eermada, Cretan;
fickler, Active, Decoy, Specuestur, Badger, koika, cc, C ountess
of Elgin, and Sprightly.
NEWHAVEN, DECEMBER so..
Mr. ADEy, master of the Catherine, of Sunder-
land, landed here last night with his crew, and states,
that his vessel was captured yesterd.ty by ree
French pr;vatet-1 s, about a mile and half from the
shore between Eri.O.tcn and Shoreham. also
reports, that he
s.tw' two other vessels takenHe , which
he supposes were colliers,
GOTI ENBURG:I CONVOY.
The following letter was yesterday received al
LLOYD'S :

p!ace—the next betweeh Gen' e' ralitl
" I ant 'commanded by the Lords Commissioners of the Ad-
miralty to inform you, in reference to my letter ef the the 25th
inst. for the information of the Committee for managing the
affairs of 1 Loco's, that I have this day received a letter frtsni
Vice of
rat Al UltailV, at Yarmouth, transmitting one dated
Hull, the 25th instint, from Captain Bs i NE, of the §heldrake,
which ship was to have convoyed the trade from the Figmber to
Gottenburgh, by which it appears, Etat the whole of the trade
collected in that'
river, had, with the exception of two vessels
(one of which was in ballast) voluntarily returned their convoy
instructions, not considering it, as it is stared, sa'e to proceed at
this advanced season of the year. (Signed) ` 1. w. cltiaant."
" To Mr.J. Bennet, jun. Secretary to Lloyd's."
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The Arfadne, —•—, from Virginia to Cadiz, is
taken and carried into Philadelphia. •
The Crescent, PEARSON, from Quebec to London,
is wrecked in the Gulph of Sr. LaWrence.
The Drooking Christina Applo, Green, from Stock-
holm to New York, has been on shore, after throwing
part of her cargo overboard, and put into Gothland,
to repair.
The Cervantes, Patterson, is arrived at Bristbl,
from Malta. She spoke, on the 29th ult. the Sarah,
Collins, from London tO Gibraltar, all well. Passed,
the same day, a fleet, supposed to be from England,
steering into Cadiz; and, on the 4th instant, spoke
i the Neptune, ---, from Sardinia, for Leith.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East-India House, when the under-mentioned Com-
manders rook their final leave of the Court, previous
to departing for their respective destinations, viz.
Captain H. SAMSON, Metcalfe ; Captain J. SANDI-
LANDS, Rose ; Captain J. CARNEGIE, Barin; and
Captain WOOD, Marquis of Wellington, for Madras
/and Bengal. Captain S. f LEE was sworn into the
command of the ship Moffat, consigned to Madeira,
'Madras, and Bengal.
We this day present our Readers with some most
singular and interesting documents I—they consist of
the minutes of two conferences which took place in
Russia—the first, between the Prince of SmaceNsko
and LAURISTON, the French Minion, whom BONA-
PARTE sent from Moscow to open a negociation for
AdmiraltylLA R DOWI Office,
TObell
.eallindber 9..
1 ULIAAT ; a conference which was, no doubt, contrive*
with a similar view. The honest and manly sena.
1
nients uttered by Kurusoei and MILARIXIWITCH are
precisely those which might have been expected from
such Heroes. When WURAT, himself a Barbarian
of mote than common experience in the trade of
blood, complained of the barbarities of the Cossacks
44 \ I am glad (said the Hero) that my Cossacks do
their duty !"
In the ifulletin which, at full length, announced
the reasons fot the precipitate retreat from Moscow,
BONAPARTE informed us that the Russian Generals
41 talked much about peace, and said they were tired
of fighting:" From this he wished to insinuate that
I humanity—(a word ever upon the lips of those who
least understand or practise it) indliced him to dis-
patch LAURISTON to KUTUSOSY's bead-quarters to
offer peace, The Russian account of his reception,
gives the lie direct to this insinuation.
In MURAT'S mission we view a similar attempt by
low cutining, to overreach the blunt honesty of the
Russian Generals 3 Fraud and force weie once never
failing weapons in the hands of their enemies the
charm has been dispel/edits ituasi‘

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