Star.
London, England, 1805-05-28 00:00:00

MAY 20.

a Letter from General Etwour to his Majefty the
Emperor, dated (,)carter General, from the Camp
of Boulogne, near —Baffeterre, Guadaluupe, March
12, 1805:

" Sire—By order of your Majefty,and in fpite of the mancrous
Beets of the enemy, a fleet has made its appearance at the Wind-
ward iflands. Its pretence has Increafed our force, and we feel
the molt lively joy at the fight of the formidable fuccoura Every
where, in thefe teas, is the flag of the Englifh bumbled; 41 their
men of war hide thernfelves ; their trade is annihilated, and their
merchantmen have fought lemony and proteetiem nent:sd ports,
fince they did not conceive thandebres fafe foniZestions
which forrendered as Coon as they were attacked. This contention,
as tektol as one:pee-led, has fixed for the Colonies the grind of
your glorious acceffion to the Empire, and the true interest which
your Majetly has in all your people, whatever part of the Empire
they inhabit. What have we not to roped from the knife
Your Majelty will dap to accept kinely the tribute of love, ad-
miration, and gratitude, which I offer you in the name of the heft
Authorities, the Inhabitants,' # Merchants, and the Milkier of
Goadaloupe. I lure the honottr, Sire, with the deepelt reverence,
to tubteribe mytelf, Jct. (Signed) " 1111.40 t r."

The Moniirur of the 19th May, contains tlie-fbl.
lowivg Lilt of the Prizes taptured by the Privateers
of Guadaloupe, between Florial 4th, year 12 (April
24, 5804) and the Both of Ventofe, year 13, (FeS.
22. 1805:)

Duke of Marlborough ; Chifwlek ; Xingfmill ; Duke of Cent ;
Rambler; John ; Martha ; Tryagain ; Lord Duncan ; Angel;
Hopewell, Efcape,Rockland, and Snake io the Graf's, taken ..citing
out of St. Domingo after an amnion; Tyronne ; Elizabeth ; Mar-
ital]; Polly; Fort Diamond ; Lord Scafortb; Betty and Sally;
Rachel; Holt,* Quickly ; Duteht.fs of York; Sally; Lilly hoop
of war; Mary; Countefs of Cork ; Recovery ; Crawford ; Clara;
Pearl; Galloway Lar ; General Bowyer ; Henry Curry ; ACrians ;
Ann; Sally, taken coming out of St. Domingo after an altion ;
Heeler; Salamander; James; Jame/ Maywell ; Friendeeip ;
Prince; Ant; Benjamin and Elizabeth; Anna Maria lifts;
Santaretta ; Ulyffes; Atalantr; Diligence ; Jane, taken cuing
out of St. Domingo after an aetion ; Ann; 'flute Friends ; Samael;
Perfens ; Friendly Intention ; Su4fliand cafy ; Bnordeauz 1 .11;
Blanchard ; Flora; Hermes ; Hyam; George and Bridget; 1014 ,
Horatio ; Sally; Shark; Betty ; Grace; Somerfet ; Lord 14,11,x,;
Stringer ; MeanweU; Adite ; Eliza; Creole; Sally; BrOll.CfA

The Malitur cooains tl)e foilowinz ohfervations
upon an article Ft •he London Newfpapers,iannounc-
ing the arrival of two Hitai.in Med-eager,:—
" Nothing snore clearly demontlrates the ditlreffed
fituation of England, than the importance which is
attached to the an ival of there Couriers from St.
peter burgh. To what are thole proud Engli(h, who
made war againft all Europe at the fame moment,
reduced I They now humbly kifs thole hands whofe
fupport they implore; they are prodigal of money
fur the purpofe of corrupting a few women, or men
already corrupted. Above all, pofierity will confi•
der the chara&ter of falfehood and deceptit n, which
the Englifls Government every day exhibits. If it
wants to go to war with France, it has the imps
dente to allert that (he is arming in all her ports. If
it wiffies to rejed the generous and open propofitions,
which the love of peace has di:hied to the Emperor,
the teply is, that England is bound by treaties with
Raid. Apochryphal letters are publiffied, official
notes altered, &c. &c. With loch arm.: the only in-
fliCts a trifling injury upon her enemies, but a 'ailing
one upon herfelf. The truth cannot long be con-
cealed : and no confidence can be placed in the paltry
and cunning fyltens of politics of the Shopkeepers of
London."

Cantz, Aram 30.-4 s yet no intelligence has
been received of the Combined Squadrons ; but there
is reafon to conjecture that the fquadron from Toulon,
after having milled the enemy by palling the Streight,
re-paffed it in the night, And failed up the Mediterra-
nean. The Spaniflt troops embarked on hoard the
fquadron commanded by Admiral GRAMMA, are
from the flower of our army. There is a large Ann-
ie. y train on board the fquadron. The two regiments
difmounted caviar y which art embarked with their
faddles, are the fame which, in the campaign of the
Pyrenees againft the French, molt ditlinguilhed
themfelves. The Carthagcna fquadron has been
augmented with two (hips. Troops, defined to aft
during the prefcnt war, have been difpatched to that
port.

ROTTERDAM, May 2g.—l have only time to inform
you, that a law is about to be patted in Holland,
enaeling a fevere corporal punifhment, and in certain
elks the punifhment of death, for introdning into
this country any article of Bridal snanufaaure. It is,
however, hoped, that this fort of feverity will he of
only fbort duration, as Sat ism atranniuce is under-
(food to be very friendly to the commercial interefis
, of Holland.
P. S. 1 have this moment learned, that a Procla-
mation to the total exclution of any commercial in-
tercourfe between England and Holland, will be pub-
tithed on Wednefday next.
A USTIRDAM, MAY 22.—0 n the 19th inft. early,
Geberal MAR MONT left the Hague for Amfterdam,
front whence he will proceed to the Udder and the
Texel, to intiseet every thing that relates to the Ex-
peditionary Army ; after which he will fet off for the
camp at Zeit', ip the neighbourhood of which a
hook has been ght in readinefs for his reception.—
On the 7th a courier arrived at Vienna from Peterf-
burgh, whofe difpatches contradiet the report of an
alliance between the Courts of Petertburgh and Lon.
don. The Miniary of War; we hear, have written
to the refpeaive commanding officers of the various
battalions, to afk, what officers are difpofed to leave
the fervice on petitions amounting to two thirds of
their pay From Milan, dated the 9.h it& they
write, that the Emperor and 'King made his folemn
entry there that day through the Maretto Gate, fo
called from his glotious viaory.

e4RLIAMENI-ART PROCEEDINcIS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, MONDAY, MAY 27.

Mr. Adam was heard In Moores Divorce BiU. PAponed till
The Pancras poor Bill was read a fecond time, after a few ob-
fuscations from the Earl of Suffolk, who wished for Tome delay
to take place, for the purport of allowing the parties to come to an
landetitanding. It was on this ground that Earl Moira, :be Bishop
of St. Aleph, and himfelf had oppofed the former Bill,. and Bc
thought fulficient time had not yet been given. 'lle Bill was then
ordered to be committed for Tburfday, Earl Suffolk, however,
intimating that he mould to-moicow move that the Committee be
poßponed till Wednelday fenniglit.
His Lordisip silo diftharged the Order for fcrnmoning the
Moore for Wednefday, on his motion on the late of Ireland. He
then renewed his motion for Wednefday fetinight, fignifying at
the fame time, bewever, the probability of his not bringing it
forward this Seffion. He mould confult with his friends on *
fubjed
The Property Tat Amendment Bill, the Naval Commiffiooers
Bill, the Wine Duty Bill, and the MiStarf Conuniffioners
paned through Conmittees, and were reported.
CALICO PRINTERS.
Lord KING prefentad a Petition from the Journeymen Calico
Printers of Lancashire, Derbyshire; Cheshire, Lanark. Renfrew,
dee. complaining of the diftrefs they Puffer in conkquence of their
inability to procure employment, Owing to the exceilive multipli-
cation of apprentice*, and Rating other grievances to which they
are fubjeet.
The Noble Lord prefaced his motion that the Petition mould
lie on the Table, by Outing the Houfe that the cafe of the Peti-
, tioners was one of peculiar Severity, and ftrongly entitled to the
attention of :he Houfe. Is was a great hardihip, he obferved, that
thole pn..r men mould not, after fereing a long apprenticeship,
have at Icatt a fair cpporinuity of employment. fide the nuntber of
apprentkes Introduced of Lite years into their trade, which exceed-
ed very far indeed the proportion ever Ica wn baore In any me-
chanical profeffion in this country, excluded the journeymen from
almoft even the chance of being able to cam their fuhliftenec.--
Indeed in many irdlances thefe journeymen were refuted employ-
mein, unlefs they confented to figs a Second con:radt or indenture
for five or (even years, on Inch terms as the matters thought pro-
per to prcfcrthe. This was a cafe without parallel, and which
could be fcireely heard of without furprifc. However, notwith-
landing thole eels of injußice and oppreffion, it was not the with
of the journeymen to engage in any litigation with their mailers,
but nth• rto have matters fettled amicably. It was not his defire,
the Noble Lord flared, to interfere with the freedom of trade, but
the Houfe would recoiled that fuels an interference was warranted
by the operation of the Combination Law—and that in this in-
Rance he had a precedent precifely in point, he meant the Silk
Weaver's Aft, which limited the number of apprentices which
matters Ihould take. The Petitioners, he united, world meet
that confideration from the Houle which their conduit deferved.
They had not retorted to thole combinations which were injurious
to tradeland the peace of the country, but appealed to that Houfe
for redrefs. It was much to be wined that their example mould
have a due influeoce upon all the journeymen throughout the coun-
try, and he had no doubt that the fate of this Petition Would be
fuels as to encourage thole journeymen to feel that, when they had
any real grievances to complain of, they might apply to that Houle
with confidence of redrefa. The Noble Lord concluded with ob -
(erring, that he did not mean to take any proceeding this Scffion
upon his Petition, and he hoped the conduel of the malt= in the
eowfe of the reeds would render any ft:niter proceedings unttecef-
fury. If, however, be Should be drappointed in this juR-expeda-
tion—if no amicable aeljuftment mould take place between the
parties, he fhouldleel it his duty at an early persai of the next
Seflion, to bring forward a meature grounded on the prayer of this
Petition.

_ _ ....
The Earl of SUFFOLK contidered the care of the Petitiobeta as
peculi. Hy entitled to the confider:l,lw of the Houle.
`.:lhe kettstou was ordeted to Le ko thet 'Fablc.—Adjourla.