Star.
London, England, 1812-06-11 00:00:00

4MERICA.

WASHINGTON, APRIL e.
We understand General Dearborn has accepted the
command of the army destined for the North, and's'
making arrangements for raising, concentrating, an
orranizing the troops of the additional military esta
blislunent.
That an important crisis has arrived in the United
States isseen by every one ; that it has been uneecid,
able is equally Certain ; and that it may be made to
terminate with honour and advantage to the Repo.
lican Govornment, cannot admit if a doubt. We
draw this conclusion from a firm belief thateur clue.
cils will be wisely and honestly administered in every
branch of the Government, and that the people eedi
possess those virtues and energies which were see*,
nently displayed in our Revolution.
The embargo now laid is measure whose trte
character cannot be mistaken. Jt is not war, ate
does it inevitably lead to war. But if that milk'
avoided, however much to be regretted, it is evidy
that k can only be by an honourable accommodstik
with the Belligerents, on the various and gt.-ro,l
wrongs which this country has received from them.
Among the advantages to be derived love
measure are the folinwing ;—lt secures from pap
the vessels that are now in port ; it warns the Ceee,
wanders of those who are abroad to return home fie
safety ; and it gives notice to foreign rowers, oft
the period has arrived when the manifold eleval
which we have received from them must he 11.
dressed.
It would be dishonourable, and Alight be ruls‘
if, without a redress of our wrongs, war did IN
promptly follow the expiration of th embargo. NI
other alternative is left to our choke. Every toy
expedient has been tried, and failed. A re,
more solemn position is now taken, which law( h
maintained. We cannot retr ice our steps and.he.
don perhaps for ever our -3t Important right., at
can we rest longer at the point at which we am
p4use. We must, without a redress of moors, ed.
vance, and war is the next step. It would be4oll,
in the extreme to attempt to disguise trona (low%
the true chAr :e'er of the present embargo. liken
an engine to be wielded in negotiation. Free tla
privations it may cause the belligerents withing ought
to be expected. If relied on in that sense only, it n
known that it would fail. It is a measure of pas
caution, intendei principally as a warning tow ova
pe,iple, of the nature of the crisis which has arrived,
and of the consequences into which it may lead. lj
it produces any salutary effect with the belligerents,
or vith either, it must be by announcing to them that
the United States, disdaining longer to submitte dts.
hon ur, have resolved to accept the other alternative,
which they, by so many acts of injustice, have forced
on them.

Great Britain took the lead in the caner of vitt.
lence and injustice. Every stage of the present war
has bet n marked by some act which evincel •he dis-
tinguished hostility of her Government to th.s ea&
try. She has impressed our seamen from on bcenl
our own vessels, and held them in long And oppresars
bondage. Slut has intercepted our iAwful trade sitk
nations with which we are at peace. ge vioiated sw
jurisdict►on; .itsulted in on our coast and in our list.
witirs, and fintuly usurped tl.e Absolute dominion of
the sea, f l bidding ~ur commerce with at maims
with witom it does nit sdit her to allow it, .tad allow.
ing it to none with whom she is not herself permistni
to trades She has even set up the extravagant ardi
untoward-of pretension, tba: we should become the
futoduleist veuicles of her commerce, the carriers of
tier manufactures to the ports of her eneni es. as tie
eunditios on wh ch .se should trade there at aIL Had
we subswitted to these oppressions, we should bars
sank into a more degraded Rate than that f her cw
lmies. Deprived of :he profits which belong to de.
l•endent possessions, our sovereignty would have ter,•
ed only to expose in a more striking light our bow
liation and weakness.

France has exhibited, in her conduct towards no
tral Powers, the counterpart to this disgusting pit.
ture ; she has been emulous, in misdeeds, of the re•
nown of her great political compeer. If ae has
done less harm at sea, it was because her means woe
inferior to those of her rival. She declared the ati.
tish islands, and all the British dominions, in a sue
of blockade, when she had not a Lusk ship on the
Ocean; and whenever truizers could escape from her
ports, their course has been marked whir the des*don. of our unprotected commerce. But fur the
want of power on the ocean, and the !allure dos
fell measure of waste of neutral trade *hich ilasdra.
=cirri:A the conduct of Great Britain 01l ek.
akin, France has supplied the deficiency by ae4l
as land. By her Rambonillet, her Bayo..ne,
other Decrees, she has seised and confiscated all de
vessels of the United States, and their cargoes that
were ie port. Nor has her desolating
confined to her own ports alone. In tholg
land, the flame Towns, Spain, Italy, Naples, om
wherever her influence has encoded, there she lot
displayed the same rapacity, and the same contest:4
for our neutral rights. It is time then that do
United States should vindicate their independolms
and show to both Belligerents that their muuul 111,
justice tan no longer be tolerated.
PROVIDENCE, APRIL It.
Sense Seams Mower.—A few weeks since W
Foster, the British Minister, received Bills of Li'
change from England, via Ncrfolk, the postsflom
which to Washington amounted to S 9 dollars.
week sitter. the Baltimore Federal Repsilicae, the mouth'
piece ut the British Faction/ appeared in an attire
new typographical dress ; and the Bostoo Few
Papers advertised their federal friends to call Ai
receive any amount of newspapers gratit,to distritees
in the country. Boston, let it be remembered, is the
place (says Henry) where the whole concerns rids
opposition are managed.
We have seen a letter from a Member of Congo*
dated the 10th inst. which says (lpeaking of Hetet
documents), " You will observe several blanks to time
letters printed. In the originals these wet,' the
erasures of certain names and words connected-wol!
them. Although erased, the names can still be renal
by holding the papers to the light. I did not exa-
mine the papers myself, not being of the Comm"it
but have it wom tilos who did: l'imothy (Picker*.
we presume), the celebrated author of letters pail'

LONDON.

THURSDAY, JUNE 11.
tr.Batualas.—Holiday at the Exchequer, Bank, East India,
and South Sea Houses.

The 'important fact which we stated yesterday,
with respect to the sentiments of Ministers on the
great Catholic Question, was fully confirmed in
the House of Commons last night. Lord CASTLE.
WM, in answer to a question from Mr. SPENCER
STANHOPE, distinctly stated, that the ensuing discus-
sion of the claims of the Catholics, would be left en-
tirely to the discretion of Par:iarnent, and that the
Mergers of the Government and their fliends
were at perfect liberty to vote as they pleased.
On the subject of the additional Ministerial ar-
rangements we can State nothing upon which our
tinders can with certainty rely. It is 'our duty, how-
ever, to give the reports which are in circulation.—
Lord LIVERPOOL, it is now said, has succeeded in ob-
taining the assistance of Earl BATHURST, as Secretary
of State for the War and Colonies ; Lord SIDNOUTH
as Secretary for the Home Department, and of Lord
lisaaoway as President of the Council. The other
arrangements, which it is said will include Mr. CAN.,
NING, but in what department, we confess ourselves
unable to determine, will be settled to day—they will,
probably be announced this evening in the House of
Commons, previous to the discusion on Mr. Wonz-
in's Motion.

Yesterday a running ship from the Baltic brought
letters more recent from that quarrer by several days
than the last mail from Gottenburgh. We subjoin an
extract from one of them, which will be found to con-
tain some interesting facts :

M BALTIC, JUNE 2.

46 We have letters from Hano. The Orion's con-
voy all got safe throughthe Belt, although the enemy's
privateers were very troublesome.
g, Letters from Riga of the 18th state, that the Rus-
sian ports were to be opened to us ; but the customs
and other officers had not received their instructions.
Report from two or three houses mentions, that the
Russians were at Memel, and that the French had
occupied Pillau ; but that Colberg and the other sea-
ports were still Lept by Prussian troops.
" The French seem to occupy all other parts es

that unhappy country. lam far fr..m thinking they
have any good design in not possessing themselves of
the sea putts, and-imagine their forbearance is with a
view to facilitate the entry of grain ;—a want of
which begins to press very heavily on Prussia. One
hundred and fifty vessels from Pillau, Memel, &c.
had entered Riga, for grain, within the last six weeks,
which is the cause of the Russian Government pro..
hibiting the export."

A letter from Baltimore, dated May 4, sad s,
" Our Congress are in stalu qu7. We do not think
war will begin at this side ; if it does it will not be
supported by the people.
ST. JAMES'S PLACE, JUNE 6, IBM 1" We fear the embargo vt ill be felt in Liston and
mull or A CONVERSATION BETWEEN LOBE, MOIRA, Cadiz. We however do not think it will he renewed,
atco Loans GREY AND GRENVILLE, AT WHICH LORD as it is a measure very obnoxious to the Agricultural
ERSKINE RAS PRESENT, intererst which rules here, besides which, the ap-
Lord MOIRA stated to Lord GREY and Lord GREN-
VILLE that he was authorised by the PRINCE REGENT proachiag State elections, will no doubt prove the
unpopularity of this restrictive system, especially as
to consult with them on the formation of a new Go-
there is little or no hope of any accommodation
refitment; and satisfactory explanations having taken
with France."
between them, respecting such measures as ap-
A Lisbon letter, dated May 26, says, " American
pasted to be of the greatest urgency at the present
Importations ceased the 18th instant, and prices are
moment, more especially with reference to the situa-
regulated as follows :—Flour, per barrel, £5 ss.
tion of his MAJESTY'S Roman Catholic subjects, and
sterling ; Rye ditto, 44. Is. Bd. ; Wheat Bs. 9d. ; In-
the differencesnow ur ha ppily subsi sting with A meripa,
dian Corn ss. 3d. ; Rice £3. 4s. and 03. 6s. per Cwt.
and that Lord MOIRA had received this commission
.—The stock of flour imported since the Ist instant,
without any restrict ion or limitation v. h at ever being laid
is near 80,000 barrels, and it is ordered that every
by the hunt on their considering any points which
bolder shall reserve one-third of what he has, at the
they judged useful for his service, they expressed their
disposition of the Corn-market. The sales in that
satisfAction with the fairness of this proposal, and their
readiness to enter into such discussions a market amount to near 600 per day, and it is ex-
t must pre- • pected that when the wants of the provinces induce
i
.tede the details of any new arrangement. As a pre-
them to give the above prices, the sales will be nearly
miinarY question, which appeared to them of great
double. An order has been issued, prohibiting the
importance, and which they thought it necessary im-
transport of provisions beyond the frontiers, and no
mediately to bring forward, to prevent the inconve-
►provision cargoes are suffered to leave this. The hai
manse and embarrassment of the further delay which -
might be produced if this nerciation should bFeak veseassurnes a very promising appearance, and is
near at I.and."
cif in a more advanced state, they asked whether this
full liberty extended to the consideration of new ap-
Piottnents to those great offices of the Household
l'hich have been usually included in the political
arrangements made in a change of Administration ?
intimating their opinion, that it would be necessary to
act on the same principle en the present occasion.
Sul Moritat answered, that the PRINCZ had laid no
restriction upon him in that respect, and bad never
Pointed, in the most distant manner, at the protec-
tion. of those Officers from removal. That it would,
mera, be impossible for him (Earl MOIRA), to
ca
eaMar in making the exercise of this power positive
and indispensible in the formation of the Administra-
boor because he-should deem it, on public grounds,

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