Star.
London, England, 1812-05-07 00:00:00

OVERTURES FOR PEACE.

A report is current at tls: St cL Ev:hans• this day,
Oat NneouoNT has actually tent overtures for Peace
to this country. The Stocks have risen in con.
sequence,

FRENCH FLEET IN THE WEST INDIES.
“ PORT GLASGOW, MAY 4.

" Yesterday arrived the Pilgrim, PATTensoN,from
:GuaLlaioupe.—Sailed the 23d ult. Captain PAT.
TEitON iipOrts that when he left the West Indies Ad-
iniralLaion-ir had sailed in the DRACON man of war,
with all the squadron, in pursuit of two Trench fri.
'puts and a brig, tad to have troops on board, who
had burnt several Atitericans, the crews of smite of
them having landed at Si. BATihOIOnIV'S. No ad.
vito of any British vessels baring been captured by

From the above there appears little 'doubt of a
French squadron in the West Indie3.

keeitrun and nth& French papers td the 2d inst.
latree been received. They contain nothing deciiive
in the great subject which now agitates the public
rind, respecting the war in the North. There are
maitchings and counter-marchings constantly spoken
but their precise object is not even hinL ...I at.—
Among other curiosititt, contained in the French
pipits, there is a journal of the movements of the ci-
krant L'Orient squadron which recently excited so
teach speculation, as to its destination, and sent so
many of our men of war in pursuit in different direc-
tions. There is a scene in one of our popular farces
h WIWI a village barber retails, at second, hand, the
14 moving accidents by sea and land," of a naval
herojust returned trom a ctuize, and which we think
ba only been surpassed by Admiral ALLmANn's
destription of hio adventurous flight from L'Orient to
-hest. At. his outset, it would appear, ..hat in a
French Bay, his pilot discovered 61-rakers, and the fate,
of Robinson Crusoe awaited him, when suddenly the
anger was removed by the important JiscoVery that
this sunken rock was produced by the reflection of the_
itat's rays in a thick sea! To reward Monsieur At-
man), however, fur all his trials, Fortune, who alp
ways livours tile brave; threw in his way one or two
Wish vessels, by Vhich he a feW oranges, a
lite tea and 'sugar, and :Arne ship beet. A cart load
a volumes mutt not spark narilv contehiptibli.of the
trench 0417, than does this little document:

With satisfaction we announce th4t the Mails of
this m ruing have nod brought accounts uf any farther
disturbaras in the country. In our last page we
have this day offered some thoughts on the subject
et t"e riot's %%Lich have so long disgraced the coUn-
and hilts fon the restrzation of order and the pro•
iectioa cf. property.

This morninz. at twelve o'c'crk, Mr. tiAsE, Chief
Cashier cf the ilar.k of England-, wiaited on the Gee.'
tlemen of the Stock ExChange, to inform them that in
consequence of an application to the Governor and
Directors, they had agreed to make the future pay.
ments in the•s per cent. scrip. We understand that
above sit millions is pxi,i up in full.
Yesterday the PRINCI 1U GENT Wok an airing on

;:a scback..
eery _...0r opiruen... . , ---
• ' one point—a sentiment of satisfaction that the public
The Paisc4 REGENT's Levee was put °ff-fmns this ' are at length in possession of that document—all
day till te-morrow, on acccunt of this being the parties will probably concur. The adherents or the
Duchess of Youles Krth.da I
y.
The Puke and Duchess of BEDroon arrived on ; ante of an argument, to which, in their opinion, no
Tuesday last at Aaniesly, their newly-built villa, on satisfactory answer can be opposed. They, on the
the banks of the Tamar. • ; other hand, who cons der the- monopoly at present
Lord ClensuNott 1: as let his eights acres of land, ` eojayed by that great corporation, as inimical to the
hetacen GI QS venoi.place and Sloane-street, on a best interests of the coutitry, are not sorry that ass
,
building lease, at 4300. per acre, making a net rental are now, f. nrly and fully, in possession of the grounds
,
of 4'24,0601;er anourn for this tract cf ground, which, upon which the East-India Company rest their claim
vithia the toemen e of n1:::4 poisons living, was let to a further m extension of the ter of their monopoly—
by the late Lord I.;.nowisott for £3 per acre, amount- that we have at last al explicit and intelligible defence
lot; only to C• 210 per annum. . of their pretensions, compiled with much industry and
Yesterday, at the East India Hotise, the Euphrates circurnvection, by men -of acknoa EsclAe‘i experience
end Northampton were taken up and stationed for and ability—unanimously approved by the body, to
Bena
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g 1 direct.—AtExAmmt Bat, Esq. was ap- whom tlae Court of Proprietors have committed the
direction of their commerce, and the sovereioity of
pointed ;1 Provision ti Cooncillor at Bombay.
the East—and sent forth into the wort.l, as their de-
In additkai to the towns in France in whicS corn.
7rntion • s have broken out, ia consequence of the scat- liberate exposition of the principles, upon which they
hoe goerpetuate the exclusion of a immense majo.
tot y of provisions, M.:seines has been mentioned in
rityp oft
the mercha nnts and capitalists of this kingdon
w'e'al private letters, as bring also the scene-of up- from all participation with them, in the trade of nearly
rtir and coolusion.
one half of the habitable world. It is our present ob-
ject to examine in detail the'arguments by Which Mr.
'ilea tn::q.;s an account of the action between his Ma- PARnv and Mr. GRANT have supported these preen-
j'st).l' binils Vic 'mous, and WEAZLE brig, with the • sinns,' and the bets upon which those arguments de-
Rivoli, of 80 guns, and 862 men ;le Mercure, 18 pend, ft k should appear, that the reasonings of
Fifes, :end 11:1 men ;le Jean b:ig, 18 guns; le Manic- those gentlemen are inconsistent with the most sitn-
a?e, 10 guns ; and two gun-boats, on the 22d of pie, and indisputable principles, of political and corn-
.l chruary I:1st, in the Gulf of Trieste. At day-light, niercial policy—and that their facts are directly cip-
tk W k:+z,-P: came up_with le Mercure and Mametuc, . posed to all that can be collected from the most At-
sad itl.ei• an action t 4,5 miimtes, le Mercure blew thrntic sources of- inf ;rmati.aa on the state of India ;
3P, and three •illy of her cr.'w were saved. About it it can be sileun, that the united talent and infor-
the t.me time, the Vicroutovs brought the Rivoli. to maion tit the Directors of the East India Company,
_ctina, "hich continued above four hours, when the directed to.this'singie object, have,faiicd in establisli-
R 'l' stet::; having upwardsoflooM her crew killed ing any one of the positions, by whets they hope t '
rti wounied. Tow av-Js the close of the action, the ain from Parliament the renewal of their Chatter ;
iltili is said to have been raked by the IVEazt.E.. g
It will not
peshaps be 100 much to cotclude, that
r 4,41 i', a new ship, had 'left Venice on the 21st of those positions are in themselves fundamentally erro-
• "rw'Yalbound to Polar ; Ivo; commanded by egill- neot:s, Jr at .least that no concestions ought to be
modore itattair., an experienced Officer in the French. made, till some further, and more convincing proof
9e%vir-e- The other two brig escaped into 'Trieste. - is advanced, that any thing gut safely be-conceded. !