Star.
London, England, 1813-05-10 00:00:00

AMERICA.

A brisk Paper War is carried on in the American
Newspapers, between the boobies who commanded
the late unfortunate expeditions against Canada.—
As a specimen of the virtues and elegant manners
which distinguish an American General, we select
the following. General SOLOMON VON RENSALEAR
accuses General PETER BELLIGERENT PORTER of de-
frauding the troops of their rations, and thus clinches
his accusation The man who can deliberately
defraud a poor soldier of his allowance of wholesome
food and other necessaries, to increase his own gain ;
or, from indolence, or attachment to whiskey, neg-
lects his public duty, is, in my estimation, a told
blooded and abandoned scoundrel of the most despicable
trade."
The following is an American Epigram, written
On the late attempt at a Loan :

To Borrow—not to Tax—the Gowrament was prone :
1 tie People, not Subscribing, left it quite a•Lour !
NORFOLK, MARCH 9.

The schooner Nancy, with a load of corn, was
captured in Lynnhaven-bay by the blockading squa-
dron, cargo taken out, and vessel ordered to this port
as a cartel, with 26 American prisoners, formerly
passengers and crew of the ship William Wilson, of
Baltimore. The William Wilson left Lisbon the 27th
of December, and three days after was captured by
the French ship la Gloire, Captain Roussin, who or-
dered the passengers and crew on board the frigate,
and scuttled the ship, because she had carried provi-
sions to Portugal! On the 3d of January, la Gloire
captured a Portuguese barque, from Para, bound to
Baltimore, on board of which the Americans and six
English prisoners were ordered, and the barque re-
leased. About the 7th of February they were cap-
tured by the St Domingo, and sent to Bermuda :
from her they were transferred to the Marlborough,
and afterwards to the Dragon, in which ship they
arrived in Lynnhaven-bay on Wednesday last.
Mr. Rjchr who came up in the cartel, states the
force in. the bay to be as follows ; Marlborough,l
74f Admiral Cockburn; Dragon, 74, Capt. Berry ;
Poictiers, 74,' Captain Beresford ; Victorious, 7s,
Captain Talbot; Acasta, 44, Captain Kerr ;
38, Captain Kerr ; Statira, 38, Captain Stackpole ;
Maidsconet 36, Captain Burden ; Belvidera, 38,
Captain Byron; Narcissus, 32, Captain Aylmer ;-
1-aurestinus, 21, Captain Gordon ; Tartarus, 20,
Captain Pasco. The St. Domingo and Ramifies,
74 guns each, were expected to join the squadron in
a few days.
The enemy hpve a number of captured pilot-boats
cruising in the Bay, manned with ?..5 men each, and
small arms,
MARCH 'O.—Yesterday the Masters and Mates of
ships in this port formed themselves into a company,
" and having elected Captain Edw. Watson for their
Commander Certain John Bramble, first, and Cap-
lain Wit). Colley, second Lieutenants, they marched
to head-quarters and tendered their services to the
General, who delivered to them a handsome address.
Their services were accepted, and they are to be sta-
tioned in Fort Norfolk, for the management of the
artillery. A more efficient corps, we will venture to
predict, will not be found in the service.
A schooner was captured yesterday, near Old
point Comfort, by the boats of the squadron in our
ay, 04; we have not learned whp she is.
HMV PORT, (R. I.) MARCH 19.
Arriyed Privaker brig Wilke*, Wilson, 15 guns,
fro* a ;Oaf on the coat of Africa aucl Brazil

has taken 8 prizes, 52 guns, 196 men, 406 muskets
and 296,000 dollars worth of property. The Yankee
,has on board 32 bales fine goods, six tons of ivory,
and 40,000 dollars worth of gold dust. The Yankee
looked in at every port, harbour, river, factory,-town,
AC. on the coast of Africa—touched at several Por-
tuguese islands for water and supplies. The follow-
ing is a list of the Yankee's prizes :
Sloop Mary Ann, Sutherland, of London, cop-
pered, 4 guns, 11 men, gold dust, ,ivory and cam-
wood, worth 28,000 dollars, took out cargo, and
burnt the vessel.

schooner Alder, Crowley, of Liverpool, coppered,
6 guns, nine-pounders, 21 men, with gun-powder
(400 casks), muskets, flints, bar lead, iron, dry
goods, &c. •essel and cargo worth 24,000 ; ofdered
to the first port ;—her quarter deck blew up in the
contest at taking her, and killed her Captain and six
of her men. _ _ _ - .

Brig Fly, Tydeman, of London, 6 guns, 14 men,
with gold dust, ivory, gunpowder, iron, dry goods,
and sundries ; ordered her to the first port ;—vessel
and cargo worth 36,000 dollars, taken under Fort
Apollonai, of 50 guns.
Brig Thames, Toole, of Liverpool, 8 guns, 14
men, with ivory, dry goods, and camwood ; worth
40,000, ordered to the first port.
Brig Harriet and Matilda, Inman, of Maryport,
from Cork for Pernambuco, 8 guns, 14 men, with
fine cloth, linens, iron, salt, porter, ware, &c.—
worth 41,000.
Brig Shannon, Kendall, from Maranham, for Li.
verpool, 10 guns, 15 men, with cotton, worth 50,000.
Andalusia, Kendall, 10 guns, 100 men (81 free
blacks), vessel and cargo worth 34,900 dollars ;
arrived at Savannah.
Schooner George, cut out of Tradestown, cargo
rice part taken out, and vessel given up to prisoners,
worth 2500 dollars.

MR. PICKERING'S SECOND LETTER TO THE PEOPLE
OF THE UNITED STATES.
44 In the former number, I presented some obser-
vations on Mr. Madison's war; sliewing that he, and
his predecessor, Mr. Jefferson, had studiously avoid-
ed any treaty with Great Britain, and should em-
brace all subjects of difference, and restore harmony
and commercial intercourse, so necessary for the
welfare and prosperity of our country. And I exp
pressed the opinion I had long entertained that the
tew men (probably not more than three—Jefferson
and Madison the principals in the triumvirate) who
directed and controlled ail important public measures,
intended finally to involve the United States in a war
with Great Britain. A full developement of the
grounds of this opinion would occupy too much
zoom at this time: I therefore wave it, and offer my
sentiments on the enormous loans made and pro-
posed towards carrying on the war against Great
Britain.
46 Congress, in the same session in which they de-
clared the war, authorized a loan of eleven millions
of dollars, and the issuing of, treasury notes, called
exchequer bills, to the amount of five millions of
dollars; and in the session just ended, have autlio-
ized. a further emission of treasury notes to the
amount often millions of dollars—without providing
any funds for the payment of principal or interest—
such funds excepted as had been long b: fore pledged
for the debt incurred in the war of our revolution.--
Taxes indeed were proposed, in the former session,
and resolutions adopted, if bills were not prepared
to be passed into laws, for imposing them : but as
they were to be internal taxes, on lands and a multi-
tude of other articles, the amount of which on each
individual citizen , when called on for payment, would
Ibe known and felt, Congress did not dare proceed to
impose them. They were even unwilling to allow
their plans of taxation to be published, lest the people
should be alarmed—lest their own popularity should
be shaken, and they lose their elections—lest their
favourite Madison should not be again chosen Presi-
dent—and, in a word, lest by thus rendering them-
selves unpopular, their party should lose its power
and influence, and the disciples of Washington and
the friends of peace and of our country, take their
places. Yet Mr. Madison and his partizans pretend-
ed that the war was called for by the people ; by a
44 free, brave, and virtuous people,"—terms in which,
to secure their favour, they are accustomed to flatter
them. And is such the real character of the people,
so flattered, that they would kick against the taxes
unavoidably laid to carry on a war which themselves
had called for as necessary and just ? If such be
their character, what security have we for the main-
tenance of the honour, .the liberty, and the inde-
pendence of the United States ?
66 The truth is,the people did not call for the war
against Great Britain. They were surprised into it
by a long series of deceptions. But their present ac-
quiescence was counted on, and their final approba-
tion and support expected, after the armies of the
West, the North-west, and the North, had effected
the conquest of Canada, which was to have been
achieved in the last year's campaign 1
46 Such brilliant success, with the increased irrita-
tions growing out of the war, and which Mr. Madi-
son and his partizans so well knew how to cherish
and aggravate, it was believed, would render the
war popular to the degree requisite to insure a sub-
mission to taxes for its further prosecution.
" These dreams of fully have passed away. Those
French-titled armies have experienced only capture,
slaughter, and defeat ; and but for the exploits of
our little navy, the creation of which, the men who
drew after them and organized the present ruling
party, vehemently and obstinately opposed, they
would hardly have kept their heads above water.
66 But disappointment and disgrace in the Cana-
dian war have served only to increase the angry pas-
sions of its projectors. The President in his mes-
sages, and Congress Men in their reports and
speeches, have been " breathing out threatenings and
slaughter" against Great Bi item ; and regret that
they cannot wield the " red thunder-bolts of Heaven,
'to drive the fast anchored isle from her moorings."
" Disappointment, rage, and shame seem now to
have wrought the party tip to a degree of despera-
tion. The annihilation of Commerce—the slaughter
of thousands of our citizens, and the destruction of
great numbers by the diseases of a camp, are nothing
in their eyes in
-the gratification of their various pas-
sions! Rut even yet they have not dared to lay any
direct.taxes which the great body of the people can
seep and feels and understand. Dir. kandolph told
a

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them the reason ; and why they proposed a special
session of the next Congress in May—'4 That they
dare not take upon themselves the responsibility of
Imposing taxes until the Congressional elections in
Virginia, North Carolina, and Tenessee, have pass-
ed," for on the issue of these elections the power of
the ruling party would depend : and reproached
them, that 4‘ having involved the country in a disas-
trous and disgraceful war, they should refuse to
provide the ways and means of carrying it on ; and
were desirous of throwing the odium on their suc-

cessors."
46 We have now to inquire whether those succes-
sors, the next and succeeding Congresses, will be
disposed to take upon themselves the odious and un-
popular task of laying directly upon the people the
monstrous load of taxes, which the maintenance of
this 46 disastrous and disgraceful war" requires ? I
presume they will not. The whole body of fede-
ralists and peace-members (who, if they do not con-
stitute a majority, will at least approach to an equa-
lity of numbers with their opponents) must neces-
sarily refuse their votes-to every bill for raising money
to continue the war. The very principle of their op-
position to the war will require them to withhold all
supplies. They too may be presumed to have some
regard to their popularity ; which they would be un-
wise to sacrifice or hazard in a case like the present;
to take upon their shoulders the heavy and odious
burthens which the authors of them would not touch
with one of their fingers. The whole responsibility,
then, for the imposition of taxes, will rest upon the
heads of the war-members—a small majority of the
whole house. And will these men,who will makeevery'
sacrifice to acquire the favour of the people—men to
whom the popular breath is their vital air—will these
men commit political suicide ? Will they, in the actual
state of the war, and of the public mind respecting
it, expose their own popularity and the power of their
party to certain ruin, by layirz such taxes ? Upon
their heads, -exclusively, would fall the reproaches,
the resentments, and curses of the people, when the
tax-gatherers demand the money. These reproaches,
resentments, and curses, they will anticipate—anti
take care how they give occasion to incur them.
66 But is not the new Congress to be assembled in
May, on purpose to lay the war taxes ? Tht.t is the
avowed object ; and by avowing it, the war party
imagine that monied men, expecting that adequate
funds for paying them will then be provided, will be
induced to come forward, and pour their dollars into
the Treasury, until it shall be filled. To insure such
success, the President is invested with power to bor-
row, at this time, Sixteen Milliotis of dollars on any
terms. He is under no restraint. In the first in-
stance, the Secretary of the Treasury °kers to lenders
an interest of seven per cent. ; and if this, should not
prove sufficiently tempting, the President may en-
gage to pay any higher rate of interest, at his plea-
sure : for as was said by Johnson (a zealous war-
member from Kentucky) 44 Government must and
would have money, and if they could not get it at
six, they would at sixteen per cent !"
44 Not being disposed to question Mr. Johnson's
veracity, or opinion, in this matter (for his zeal and
activity in the cause must have entitled him to much
executive confidence), I am not at liberty to enter-
tain a doubt that an enormous and unheard of inte-
rest will be promised, rather than fail of obtaining
the money. Or, what amounts to the same thing, a i
treasuiy bond, or certificate, may be given for a
thousand dollars, when only nine hundred, or any
less sum, may be actually received of the lender.—
For this also is in the President's power ; and his
party in Congress positively rejected any limitation
of it. And actually to obtain the many millions so
pressingly wanted, unexampled sacrifices will un-
questionably be demanded and made.
64 For, improvident spendthrifts=--men who,making
no calculation of their means, rush headlong into
scenes of boundless expence—must necessarily be in
bad credit ; and such men always pay dearly for their
accommodation, and the risk run by money-lenders.
64 To what degree of pecuniary credit the present
Government of tLe United States are entitled—and
whether those who, in the actual state and circum-
stances of the country, shall loan them money, espe-
cially at exorbitant interest or discount, may equitably
claim reimbursement—remains to be considered.
44 March 11, 1813." 64 TIMOTHY PICKERING."

FRENCH PAPERS.

PARIS, MAY 3.

Her Majesty.the Empress Queen, and Regent, has
received the following intelligence of the situation of
the army on the 28th of April :
The head-quarters of the Emperor were on the
28th at Naumburg : the Prince of Moskwa had
passed the Saale: General Souham had overthrown
an advanced guard of 2000 men, who wished to dis-
pute the passage of the river : tile whole corps of the
Prince of Muskwa was in order of battle beyond
Naumburg : Gen. Bertrand occupied Jena, and had
his corps ranged upon the famous field of battle of
Jena. The Viceroy debouched by Halle and Merse-
burg : the Duke of Re4gio, with the I 2th corps, had
arrived at Saalfeldt s (,eneral Sebastiani marched on
the 24th upon Vilzen—he overthrew a corps of ad-
venturers commanded by the Russian General Czer-
nicheff, he dispersed his infantry, he took a part of his
baggage and artillery, and pursued him, l'eree dans
les reins, upon Luneburg.
MAY 4.—Her Majesty the EmpressQneen, and Re-
gent, has received the following news relative to the
situation of the armies on the 30th of April :
On the 29th his Majesty moved hi. head-quarters
to Naumburg ; the Prince of Moskwa had marched
upon Weissentels ; his advanced guard, commanded
by General Souham, arrived near that town at two
o'clock in the afternoon, and found himself in pre-,'
sence of the Russian General Lanskoi, commanding
a division of six or seven thousand men, cavalry, in-
fantry, and artillery ; General Souham had no ca-
valry, but without waiting for it he marched against
the enemy, and drove him from his different positions.
The enemy unmasked twelve pieces of cannon : Ge-
neral Souham placed a similar number in a battery.
The cannonade became very lively, and caused de-
struction in the Russian ranks, which were mounted
and uncovered, whilst our pieces were supported by
tirailleurs, placed in ravines and the villages. The
General of Brigade Chemineau distinguished himself.
The enemy attempted several charges of cavalry ;
our infantry received him, formed in squares, and by
their fire covered the field of battle with Rusriaq

corpses and horses. The Prince of Moskwa said,
he never had seen, at the same time, more enthusia%
and more sangfroid in infantry.
We entered Weissenfels; but seeing that the enetn)
wished to keep near the town, the infantry marched
against him At the p:Psis-charge with :shakos at the r
of their muskets, with cries of ,4 Long live the
peror." The enemy', divbion retreated. Our
killed and wounded was about 100 men.
On the 27th, Count Lau:iston marched upon
ten, where the enemy had a bilidge• General
son erected a battery, which obliied the cnerril
burn the bridge, and he seized the tete..de-p'
the enemy had constructed.
On the 28th, Count Lauriston advar cec! r)i)'
Halle, where a Russian corps occupied a tete-St:-•
overthrew the enemy, and obliged him to eva:
the tete-de-pOlt and destioy the bridge. A very
cannonade took place from the opposke banks.
loss was 67 men, that of the enemy wa) much
considerable.

The Viceroy ordered the Marshal Duke of T
turn to march upon Merseburg. On the :29.
four in the afternoon, this Marshal arrived bo!it.r,
town ; he found 2000 Prussians, who wished tt
fend themselves there—these Prussians bel,,nge,
d'Yorck's corps, those even whom the Manila'(
manded in chief, and who had abandoned !I'm
the Niemen. The Marshal entered by mai.;
killed some men, and took 200 prisoner::, mom
whom were a Major, and took possession ct a
and bridge.
Count Bertrand had, on the 29th, his 1,.?„,i3.0.‘
ten at Dornburg, upon the Saale, occupying wit'
of his divisions the bridge of Jena.
The Duke of Ragusa had his head-quarters at .
sen, upon the Saale; the Duke of Reggiu had
head-quarters at Saalfeldt, upon the Saale.
The battle of Weissenfels is remarkable ; bec!
it was a contest between infantry and cavAry,
in number, upon art open plain, and the ark:,
remained with the infantry. Young battalions
seen behaving with as much sangfroid and int!
sity as the oldest troops.
So much for the opening of this campaign.
_ _

enemy has been driven troth all that he occupied
the left bank of the Saale ; we are masters cf
debouches of that river—the junction betwc
armies of the Elbe and the Mein has seen el
and ihe important towns of Naumburg, Weissenfi
and Merseburg, have been taken Fos.ession ra
main force.
The fortress of Thorn has capitulated ; the

son is to return into Bavaria : it was composed
600 French, and 2700 Bavarians : of this numb
5300 men, 1200 were in the hospitals. No prepai
dons as yet announced the commencement
siege of Dantzic ; the garrison was in excelk
diuon, and master of the ground without.
and Zamose were not seriously annoyed. At
a brisk engagement had taken place : the enema
ing endeavoured to introduce himself between
tin and Dam, was driven into the marshes, and
Prussians killed or takeb. A letter received
Glogan informs us, that that fortress on the
April was in the best state. Nothing new bad
currcd at Custrin. Spandau was besieged: a powder
magazine had been blown up : the enemy,
take advantage of this to give an assault, were
pulsed, after having lost 1000 men killed or wow.-
No prisoners were made, because we were separated
from them by marshes.
The Russians have thrown some shells into'

tenberg, and burnt a part of the town ; they
ted an attack by main force, which did not.sl
They lost in it from 5 to 600 men.
The following appears to be the position
Russian Army : A corps of partisans, corm
by a man called Doriseberg (who, in ISO 9,
tarn of the King of Wtstphalia's Guards, al
basely behaved), was at Hamburgh, and ma
cursions between the Elbe and the Weser.
Sebastiani had set out to cut him off from the .
The two Prussian corps of Generals lord
Blucher appeared to occupy, the first the rigl
of the Lower Saale, the second the right ban!
Upper Saale.
The Russian Generals Winzingerode and \V'
stein occupied Leipsick.
General Barclay de Tolli was upon the
observing Dantzick ; General Sacken was heft
Austrian corps, in the direction of Cracow, to
Pilica.

The Emperor Alexander with the Russian
and General Kutusoff, having some 50,000 mL
geared to be upon the Oder : they announced,
that they would he at Dresden on the V2th
wards, on the 20th of April ; neither of whi
been realised. The enemy appeared to wish'
tain himself upon the Saale.
The Saxons were in Totgau.
The following is the position of the Frencl
—The Viceroy had his head-quarters in M,
the left leaning upon the left of the Sa3l
pying Calbe and Bernebourg, where the
Belluno is. General Lauriston, with the sth
occupied Asleben, Sanderslebin, and Gerb'
The 31st division was upon the Eislaben ;
and 36th were in the rear, as a reserve. Prim
Moskwa had his corps in advance of Weimar
Duke of Ragusa was at Gotha ; the fourth
commanded by General Bertrand, was at Saali
the 12th corps, under the orders of the Duke
gio, arrived at Cobourg.
The guard is at Erfurt, where the Emperor
at eleven o'clock in the evening of the 25th.
26th his Majesty reviewed the guard, and
the fortifications of the town and citadel, He ,
to point out the places for establishing hospi
contain 6000 sick or wounded, having order
Erfurt should be the last line of evacuation.
On the '27th, the Emperor reviewed Bonnet
sion, which forms part of the sixth corps,
orders of the Duke of Ragusa,
All the army appears in motion ; already
the parties which the enemy had upon the 1
of the Saale fallen back. Three thousand
had marched upon Nordhausen to penetrate
Hartz, and another party advanced upon 1
stadt, to menace Cassel; all these have pier%
retreated, leaving sick, wounded, and qtr,
who have been made prisoners. From the hi
Elbersdorf, to the mouth of the Saale, the'
longer any enemies upon the left bank. The)
of the armies of the Elbe'and Mein took place
27th, between Naumburg aqd Metseburg.

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yesterday, at seven o'clock in the evening, his
Highness the Prince of Eckmuhl established his
iead•quarters in this town.

WEIMAR, APRIL W.
His Majesty the Emperor passed through here at
iwo o'clock in the afternoon of the 28th. The Duke
of Weimar and Prince Bernard went to meet him to
the extent of their territory. His Majesty alighted
it the palace, and conversed nearly two hours with
tie Duchess ; after which, his Majesty mounted on
VrsebAck to proceed six leagues from hence to Ec-
rtrsberg, whew his head-quarters were. The Prince
iatiing escorted his Majesty there, had the honour of
rn at his head-quarters. The troops which have
us,ed here are innumerable. We never saw finer
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