Star.
London, England, 1812-03-02 00:00:00

tUCHAREST, TAN. 12.

PARLIAMENTARr PROCEEDINGS,

THE ENING STAR..

LONDON.

MONDAY, MARCH 2.

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCE
41 per Ct. Reduced 61f 62-4 per Cent. 78.1,
S per Ct. Cons. for muster 614t—Do. for sec. 62
Spa. Ct. 923—80nd516% 17.. pr.—Long Arns. 16 5-16th.
Exch. Bills Is. 4s. pre.---Ditto (Std.) 4s. Ss. pre.
Saturday was the last day for funding the Exchequer Bills—
the whole amount was £5,431,700.

Saturday the Gentlemen who usually bid for Lotteries, attended
the CHANCELLOR of the Element) ea by appointment, win n
Messrs.Sretrr and Co. sod Messrs. RICHARWON, GOOOLUCE,
1 and Co. contracted fur 20,000 Tickets at £l6 7s. 541. I!tey were
the only bidders.

The Russian army has separated to take up Wri-
ter quartet s, which have been greatly extended. Ge-
neral Markow is, with his corps, gone to Moldavia
thlt under General Sass, which h.ts liitlirto been in
I.(aver W.illachia, has approached our town. Sore.'
r.tl Generals and superior Officers have demanded
and obtained leave of absence.
STOCKHOLM, FE11.14.

The of Sweden is to meet on the 4th of April,
in enntcquence of an Order issued by his Majesty nn
the 2.k1 ul:. This is an extraordinary Diet, as the
laws of Sweden only allow of the Assembly once in
three year,.
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The Swedish troops in Pomerania will, it is suppo-
sed,. be _allowed to return borne, ~nd ships for their
conveyance are ready to be ocnt from Carlshatrt and
Ystadt.

The Prus;iAn troops are to be inunediattly placed
upon the war establishment.

JASSY, JANUARY 4.
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We know nothing t"specting di, negotiations for.,
peace. It is generally supposed peace will be pub-
lihed on the Ist of nexf month. 'The reports respec.
ti.ig the conJitiOns of,p;..ace yary extremely.
. The cr.?rrespondent 'of the 4th February, offer ac-1
cusing tl:e Deitish of landing. soldiers on the coast,- and
being wsilty of great barbarities, proceed; as
—'f Whcit yid):lire llingiish Journalists reply to this'
nev.,,:ingqvlbod act 4 barbOxicy I *Their denying of ,
gis ?/.4Pri4, $'4P w*4.figre 49 wow 11,0 Woci-

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AMERICAN PRESIDENTS. .

In accounting for the present dispodtion of tia
American Government, it is to be considered Alt
the personal character of the Chief Magistrate it'.
no means without its influents. It has often
'
remarked, that though in this country the •
power is moie strictly defined by law than that
hap" of any other Prince, yet his personal •
is by no means imperceptible on the measuresof Ge.
vcrnment. In like manner, the personal intimate
the President of the United States must be held tale
at least tonal to that of tic Sovereign or this conany.
There have been fpur Preiidents of the United Star;
1 vii. WAsHINOTON, IiDAIMI, JarkIIDSOD, and Ma.
sox.—Tyra two former have beep of tho Federal, the
two latter of the Antifederal, or Repulican per.
Wasiumarox was twice unanimously called to do
Administiation of the Guvernment, and of cowas.
was President for eight years ; &man held the can
only for four years ; Jarszniox was President ka
eighe.years ; and Marmon is now in the third year et
I his first Presidency. .
The personal charaeter: of 411 these gent:ewe ma
to be considered, in an estiniate.
.. Of. Anaefiemi p
ork.
tiCS: WASHINGTON is, on the *Dole, one of the pw
rest and most unexceptionable characters that occurs
in history; and in obthing is the excellen4 of lilt
1 character more conspicuous than in unifm.antheta.
lity of his Sentiments towards thin country,
If an aversion to this cbuntry were amble it
any American Magistrate, it surely was so in Wu&
rmaTon ; but nothing of this sort ever found a*
tance into his bosom. He re:arded the conduct si
the mother country, in the war with the colonint a
i the offspring of Ministerial error, and popular psi
I dice ; and, on the close, of the contest, not rely 4
missed all &dints of boitnityi tint entertainedfceh
antient enemy, those sentiments data= and milt
to which her national character en well entities 4
He had too much respect for genuine freedom Ski
feel the highest veneration for that country, 'lid
bad furnished the model of the free goverrimmtit
had succeeded in bestowing on his own. This 94
sal predilection for the land of his torefathen, visa
perceptible throughout the whole course Of MIN.
ministration, that even the spotless purity and
cendant renown of his character, did not panes
tongue of ca:umny from attributing to him an
partiality towardi Great Britain ; and the mart*
conducted. the armies of Americas in the eat eil
England, was stigmatised Is a British agent. '
Similar accusations were made against Haim"
his great co-adjutor, who entertained for the Ddlkl
character the same respect, and viewed tha Minim
of the mother country in the war, with the sum*
sal sentiment.

These illustrious men juuly thought, thardineell
the ties of dependence no longer existed, the idereig
of blued, language, laws, religion, gownsman. tel
manners, rendered England the... natural allyilAse.
ricer, and formed a connexion between them aadk
without viJience to the intentions ot Nous%
injury to the interests of bout Nations, could set
terwards be dissolved.
Mr. A.D.tais pruiesscd, and intended to weak
steps ci WASIIIsoT924, but his perbtlivil Whew
much less than that of his great predecessur;
during hie Administration. the Federal party
duchy declined in strength.
On the accession of JuramoN, in 1800, to
Presidential dignity, new ientinients were • •
and new principles governed the American
This gentleman had always been suspected of as
tipathy to England. And from the periixt of bit
Lion to the office ot President, this autipathy -
gradually, more and more apparent, till it fait
• was admitted, on ail hands, to be, in disposition
I in office, the most conspicuous of the_ :
faction.
This propensity of Mr. Jerressei has, bog
!counted for, on various hypothesei: Hereadal ,
France for several years, ai Minister of the , .
States, and returned to his own country at the.
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meiicement of the Revolution. it is, teas!'
this period he carried back
.to America "I 41110
prepossessions in favour oirriithee-radeeidedi,'
tiality for trench rummers, and French libertYi
The French partialities.,whiCh .11e.then - -• . •
ed, are therefore sufficiently accounts d fon
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how 4.41 we explain his acPierence to thole pa
when the course of events iP
Frans e bat
Lord Semen= and the Hon. R. F. GRENVILLE '
attended at St. James's Palace yesterday, for the first PO so himetuable a manner. the fallacy. of Wolof*
time since their appointment, under the Windsor *mg!. tationa, as to the eatahlishrWat af.sftleC4l°____Ajillailt
blishment. s• an that 'country; and when the..grofrA•wi'"_aik
Yesterday the Loan Ointment/in and.F.arl CAM.being like the Americans. tko .
DEN had audittice of the Recent:, at Carlton- ireTecon.le the'slavei4.thr,„)94
.frea).11007... 'Pr
House, • • • -
• ever afßicted the human race. • :.
Friday afternoon Lord .CarriaamiLow•atten4L4 at. • to.'• Otiose
the Foreign Office, for the first time after having re-Thi "j • s'''
thinsb be °Pia***
ceived the appointment to that office, by the Fuorea ..French{ partialities, cent ... .9 • • L2A:',ldev
REGeNT. His Loidship deposited the.seals there, and only one supposition—fthat *the. pant.
lifierwards ;eft town to be re-elected for Plaistow? tamed these monstrous principles,am.44"'..
On Saturday, at three o'clock, a Cabinet Count,
was held at the Foreign Office. whiCh was aitenaeo prevailing. -
the one in the country..an,..(l-.
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by all the Cabinet Ministers. except Lord -CASTLE.: ..szawari s public virtue was, iniufficico.
Er.Aoli and Mr.. You's& The Council broke O at hirprivate agnomen,. • .
half-past four. He qw shit the.swfeft pf
.p3wq4=4o
The Duke. of 'Yogic continues very Taste. Hi; would be the reward ot his astherence to Ts"
Royal Highness took an airing yesterday in liis politics; and his real, seconded bylhatig*
,sage, and had a*dience of tho.Pzussaltwilasir at i pieced• him At the head. of:the 411046. 41jr
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Carlton House; •
;ion When raised to the stimmit of his:
The Dike a Clift.tentrAND tend a select putty dined •_ _
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do.arance rather of a passion than a principle.
I,:r. AIAIMAON WO.S originally a Federalist, and
oc.stijtror of Hamii.rox in the composition of the
dwinguished woi k which bears the name of that
pony: And he has been gradually seduced into other
murses by the oper-ttion, probably, of the same mo-
tives which stvayed the mind of Mr. JEFFERSON; and,
from his recent c mduct, it seems likely, that he is
adormilied, nc to be inferior to his predecessor in
s6st cons:ituted the mast prominent features of that
sentignall'S public character.
Our object in the preceding remarks has been to
kw, that there erNts in the American government
hostility towards this country, independent of any
measures which the British Government may pursue;
and from whatever causes this hostility may be
thought to proceed, none will deny, that it has ma.
nifested itself in conduct, in such a manner as would
justify the most hostile feeling on thi part of the
British Government.

One of our American Journals, of the latest date,
tornsins the following paragraph

*The Revolutionary Party in New Spain augments in strength
nay day; and according :o the most recent advice', the intelii-
yew that Mexico has fallen is confirmed."
We have extracted the subsequent particulars from
the letter of a well-informed Correspondent :

" New Yolk, FaBRUARY 4.
Glom! DamtseaN has been appointed Majer-General in
ebranny ; but the military promotion that is taking place by no
MOM uleesss the people. It is now certain that MADISON will
set be re-elected President, and a change is contemplated at the
►tpiration of his time, BUT NOT MOIR FAVOURABLE TO GREAT
PIITAIN. Dc WIT CLINTON tO be President, General Altar
snore is to take the War Department, and Mr. MONROE will
mire, but his successor is not named. GALLATIN is sinking in
public estimation da:ly, and hie budget will be the laughing-stock
of foreign Nations, as well as of the United states. It is reported
thy Dr. &torts, who now bolds the War Department, will have
the conectoOlp of Boston, lately filled by our Commander I:,
Chief, Coeval DURSO& N. It is the decided opiri-.,i i,ere, that
hostilities will be commenced, Unless the Orders in Council are
totaled."
Other letters state, that above 40 American ship;
bid sailed for France a few days before the fifth
February.

40•41m.ammlo
We sesme time ago learned that Lord Wat.throrox
bad directed General HILL to proceed by sl forced
march to Almaras, in hopes of taking it by surprise,
fa the pow-m-if destroying the bridge of boats, and
of bringing off the stores deposited there for the use
of Seuvr's armyir.There is now a report that the
kite has failed. Getieral Hitt was appriat4. hs
time of the impracticability of the attempt, as the
p‘ce had been pat, into a complete state, of defence
st tiple the force under his command. Rumour
sqs, he has faien back to Portalegre.
The report of the retreat of a part of MAltirONT'S
army to Burgs, is not believed : it comes from Co.
!Tam Now, to thew the value of Coruhna intelli-
gence, we need only state, that an Extraorefinary Ga-
ulle was publi:led there on the 14th February, con-
gratul.ting the Spanish people on the gallant and
wocessful resistance making by General BLARE at
yaleacia—that the gallant sorties .of his brave army
had been most fatal to Sumemr—and that the place
held out, and would hold out, to the last extremity !
By private letters from Lisbon, it appears that the
Garrison of Badajos is much in want of provisions,
the whole of the men being on half allowance, and
bead 2s. per pound.

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Yesterday two Mils arrived from Heligoland, and
one from Anholt, and, this morning, three Mails from
the liter place. Government have also received dis-
patches from the Baltic.

The intelligence brought by these Mails is impor-
tant. The probabilities of war breaking out between
Sweden and France increase every moment. The
seizure of Stralsund by the latter, is stated to have
been followed up by the capture of a number of Swe-
dish vessels at Dantzic ; the Swedish Resident has
.been ordered away from Hamburgh ; and it is said
to be the intention of NAPOLEON to occupy the whole
tithe Prussian coast as fir as Memel. The Cover-
rsr of Stralsund was ordered to resist the entrance of
tue French ; and, for not having done so, he was or-
dered to Stockholm to take his trial; but instead of
ebeYing this order, he is said to have gone to Paris
s'a fact, which, if correctly stated, leaves no doubt
((the itifamous treachery of that Officer.
BERNADOTTE, according to private accounts, is
tv:ee'diurc;ly busy in warlike preparations ; he nas or-
, military levies throughout Sweden, and sent
N'ineers to fortify Bornholm, Ystadt, and Helsing-
-4'Bll. The States of Sweden are summoned to meet
et the 4th of next month.
Some ef the private letters state, that several French
"lies have been, for some dyne, bending their course
to he
North of Europe ; and add, that a con-
',4ntinterenurse is kept up betieen the Courts of
Stakes and Petersburgh ; that negotiations be-
ta
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eett Great Brit lin and Sweden have been com-
Irenced, and that tho most perfect relations of amity
1'41; shortly he restored between them.
.1/letter fryna GJttenburgh states, that war has
.2:".eadY bttn declaled by France against Russia ; but
ulsreis reasaz to doubt the correctness of this report.,

te Duchess of GonnoN continues erremely indis-
evP"'ed• Her physicians almost despair of her Grace's
retorering the use of her limbs.
!arl ST. Viscur is exceedingly indisposed at his
t 4 Rnaets, in Essex.

tA•n101. te Ottifrforte,

The Most remarkable feature a the debate of Fri.,
day evening was Mr. PanayAt.'s distinct and explicit
ibravolval of the compromise on the Catholic Question,
which he was reported, on the highest authority, to have
entered into with the PRINCE Realm., as the price or
condition of his remaining in office. To that report.
Mr. PERCEVAL gave, in clear and unequivocal lan-
guage, a complete and absolute contradiction. He not
only retains his own private opinions on the Catholic
claims, but while he continues in his preseat situation,
he will consider Catholic Emancipation as a ministe-
rial question, to be resisted as heretofore, whenever ills
brought forward, by the whole weight and influence of
Government.—Such is the advise he has given to the
PRINCE REGENT—and that ad"ice has been accepted..
Should his Royal Master ever be of opinion, that the
advice he has given is not for the benefit of the country,
he is ready to make his bow and retire from office.—
This declaration is so explicit and manly, that even
those who condemn the principle on which Mr. PER-
CEVAL acts, as absurd and pernicious bigotry, give
him 66 credit for the firmness and stoutness with
which he asserts it, and frankly confess, that a dif-
ferent conduct would have lowered him in their esti-
mation."—lt is, however, asserted as a fact beyond
all doubt, that his Royal Highness the PRINCE Re-
GENT did authorize a communication to be made to
the friends of the Catholics, that resistance to Catholic
.Emancipation should no longer be made a Cabinet measure,
but that EVERY MAN holding a place should vote as he
pleased upon it. We infer from all that has been made
known on this point, that Ministers are willing to ad-
mit into office men who may be in favour of Catholic
Emancipation, and to allow them, oft that question,
to vote as they please.

The Duke of BEDFORD had an audience of the
PRINCE R.r.orwt on Friday last. alt was granted at
the desire of Ms Grace, who, as it is generally known,
was anxious, as a Peer of Parliament, to represent to
his Royal Highness, at this most momentous
crisis of the public affairs, the alarming situation in
which Ireland would be. placed by his Royal Higi-
ness's recent determination with regard to the future
administration of the Government ; and likewise the
calamitous effects which would most probably result
from the eiSapptiintment of the Catholic body, who
had hitherto looked to the PRINCE'S accession to the
unrestricted exercise of the Royal authority, as the
retied at which they would be freed from the disabi-
lities under which they labour. I'hc Duke of BED-
',mini's this instance followed the same course which
he had adopttd when he returned from Ireland on
the conclusion ti his Vice-Royalty in 1807, when he
thought it his Fury to lay before his MAJESTY the
views which he had been enabled to form of situa-
tion of that country (luring his Government of it."—
Norssies Chronicle.