Star.
London, England, 1809-12-29 00:00:00

CObl El SRC&

" Commerce is employed generally- in deriving
the greatest possible advantage from the products of
agriculture and labour. Ours undoubtedly suffers
from the extraordinary state of affairs, which form-
ing, as it •Rere, two masters, one of the Continent of
Europe, the other of the seas, and the countries from
which the seas divide us, leaves them without any
permitted communication. Nevertheless, the home
consumption, in which a much larger number of in-I
dividuals participate, since plenty (Paisance) is known
to classes hitherto strangers to it, and our connexions
with our neighbours maintain a great activity in a,
trade of barter. Our connexions with the United
StAs of America are suspended ; but, formed by
mutual wants, they will soon resume their course.—'
Lyons beholds the prosperity of her manufactures re-
vive, and receives the orders of Germany, Russia,
and the interior. Naples furnishes us cotton, which
her soil daily produces with increltsed abundance,
and which diminish the more distant importations.
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44 The connexion of commerce with public credit
will naturally lead your attention to a phenomenon
which strikes us less at present because each year re-
proaches it—the exactness of all payments, without
new contributions, without loans, without anticipa-
tions, and in the midst of a war for which, at any
other time, the most extraordinary efforts would have
appeared below what such enterprizes required ; the
admirable effect of the simplicity of springs and
movements of a vigorous order, and the exactness of
calculations into which his Majesty has not disdained
to enter himself.

" The register of landed property is continued ; its
advantages are found in the sub-partition of a great
number of cantons and communes ; we shall soon
derive from it the general amelioration of .the land-
tax, and the just proportion of the contribution to the
products.

ADMINISTRATION OF THE INTERIOR AND JUSTICE.
The administration of the interior in 1809, has
followed the same progress as in the preceding years..
Order and tranquillity have been maintained, justice
has been promptly and equitably administered, the
name of the Emperor has been blessed in the bosoms
of families, rendered happy by interior peace. The
Departments of Tuscany have received the benefits of
general organization.
asuosous WORSHIP.
" The Government, in its respect for consciences,
hasatot deviated from ;he line which it had traced mit
to itself. Its ;Principles '
with, respect to religion have
had their apPlkadoii.thlirar, as in the preceding. •

Tug EVENING STAR.

ONDON.
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FRIDAY, DEC4MBEIR 29.
PRICE OF STOCKS THfS DAy AT ONE O'CLOCK.
plr cast. Coo!. for copfp per Cfilotuel. 64--orm. 21.
Cb+Ruts 7s, tq 11.3. s 225. pre.

lietters from Toningen to the 24, from ilamhurgh
to the 21st, from Heligoland t., the 24th, and frirr,
Holland to the 21st instant, have arrived, and have
furnished some continental articles given in a pre-
ceding column,
We fear the Turks have sustained a severe defeat
pn the 4anube. From the numher of standards an
cannot} they have lost, we should suppose that it tea;
the ,army► of the Vratiut that was defeated.
There is no end to the humiliations to which h',
Prussian Ma.rEsTv appears to be condemned. He
has beep compelled to order the con4scatign cf all
property and effects belonging to SCHILL, and his pa.
triotic followers! Among the latter are many persons
of the first families in Prussia.

The Dutch appear not to be agreed in their opini*
of the injury or benefit to be derived from their
corporation with France. Some expect that in return
for the annihilation of their independence, they will
at least be put upon a footing with other French
subjects ; but the majority is persuaded that they
ow the change to the implacable enmity entertained
by the EMPEROR against th's country, and they
rightly judge that the interests of Holland Vll be
sacrificed entirely to the gratification of this Ims,iou.
One letter of the 20th will be sufficiently intelligible
to our Dutch Merchants, it is as follows :

44, 401TER.RAM, DEC. 20.
" There are a great many ships here loaded with
grain, but they are Feather homed from the severe gales
and foul winds fres; the eolith wett
The late political revolution in Holland, has pro!
duced an alteration in the policy recently adopted by
the Board of Trade! Licences were yesterday, after
cessation of two months, granted to ships proceeding
in ballast to France, and returning with grain, flour,
and burr stones. Licences were also delivered for
the use of such foreign vessels as h4d befOre brought
these commodities, perrnitting them to load with Bri.
tish manufactures, and British or foreign colonial pro!
duce, and to depart with such cargoes to Fiance •a~.
Holland.

The refusal to allow Mr. Pow= to land at Calais
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' was, we understand, qualified with an intimation that
Morlaix was the only port open for communications
between the respective Ministers of tie United Statet
at the Courts of London and Paris.

We have this day given that ran of the Frencl
Load which want of room, and a desire to give
without abridgement, obliged us to defer yesterday.

Every artifice has been used to enflame the people
of America against this country. The Government
papers are constantly cryigg out for war, and depre-
cating all nesociation pith us. One of them says. :
“ if a treaty is formed with Great Britain, what pledge
will she give us of its faithful observance ? Will she
deliver us up the island of Jamaica and Canada as 4
pledge of her faithful intentions? Will she give up
to us fifty sail of the line for safe keeping for its
due performance, or will she reduce her navy to iis
pristine insignificance ? No; she will not-rzraEN
SHOULD WE TREAT ?"

Weextract the following specimeg ofA mericqn man-
ners, from the New-rorA Evens,: Pint of the 80th
" We are grieved to relate that, yesterday, in the
Capitol, Capt. Cotes, the President's SeCretary, Corp:
ceiving himself greatly, and unjustly, an 4 unnecessa!
rily, abused by Mr. Rooait N1110:44f a member of the
House of Representatives of the United States, in a
late trial in which Captain Cot= was a party, and
Mr. Mum; advocate for the opposite party, called
on him for some explanation, which was refttsed ; and
contempt offered, instead of reparation, or even dis-
cussion ; on which CoLes gave said NZLSON with 41
horse-whip, what he deemed a proper chastisement.
The intervention of a Senator, and other Gentlemen
standing near, prevented any excess of castigation.
• This is General NeLsoN, from the &ate of Maryland, the
man of stentorian lungs, who, in one of his speeches the last Set!
slon of Congress, very manfully advised the Citizen, in cases the
country should be invaded, to See to the mountains."—ED.
The Betsey, Commerce, and Native, American
vessels, seized at Tonningen, have been released, in
consequence of it appearing, on investigation, that
their papers were correct.
On Christmas Day the prisoners in the several
gaols of the City of London, amounting to about
600 in number, were provided with a quantity of bread,
meat, and porter, sent to them by the .Loan.Mayon ;
ten chaldrons of coals were also previously distributed
among them by order of his Lordship. •
Wednesday about 150 Gentlemen dined together
at the City of London Tavern, to hear the report o •
the London Society, for the Conversion of the Jews.
Lord CRAWFOAD took the Chair. After dinner wall
over, and the usual toasts were given, the Report of
the Committee was read, by which it appeared, that
there are now in the school eighteen bofs and!**
girls, descendants from Jewish parents, and who are
now educated in the Christian Religion. Several
en addressed the -.company ; and the Rev.
filire.Wln ' Lcox in a very animated manner, described
the hopes which were now to be entertained of the
conversion of the Jews, of which he conceived this to
be the appointed season. The children were after-
wards brought into the room, and the eldest boy de-
livered an address to the company in behalf of the
Charity. Several Clergymen spoke after Mr. Wit-
cox, and.a very liberal snbscription was entered into-
Among the subscriptiOas which were read were many
from Hull and York. Whatever may be the effect
Of this Society with respe.ct tp•the conversion of the
Jews, it cannot be denied 414' the 'maintaining an
educating destitute children of Jewisk parents is
charity dfterving encouragement. '

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10

tHt ARMY..

The withdrawing of the army from Walcheren,
ornmenced early in the morning of the 9th instant.—
Jjor-General MONCR!EFF, second in command,
ored with the Ist division during the day ; the out-
.is from Vere, Rammakint) and Armingden
rchcd through Middleburgh for Flushing. When
e whole had passed, General Dow proceeded, and
barked in the flag-ship, entrusting the rear-guard
Lieutenant-Colonel STUART, of the 50th regiment,
,sisting of a troop of Light Dragoons, one brigade
'Light Artillery, and a battalion of Infantry ; this
rd remained 15 days in Middleburg ; during that
the Lieutenant-Colonel is stated to have conduct.
himself with much attention, military arrangement
discretion, for which he has obtained the appro-
tion of the Comtbander in Chief.
Sir R. &MAMA* with the remainder of the men
'war and transports, arrived in the Downs on Wed-
y, having sailed from Flushing Boads on the
eding day. At the same time the flotilla in the
..nipOt and the West Scheldt, under the command
Captains Ow&N and Masolf, was withdrawn, with-
as we understand, any attempt on the part of the
y to harass it on the retreat.
It was the Ist Battalion of the 50th regiment that
led at Deal on Wednesday frbm Flushing, as
ted in the STAR of yesterday. The number of
landed in good health was 250, and they now
ipy Silver dill Barracks. This distinguished
s was the last which let Walcheren, having per-
ed the important duty of rear-guard. As the
belonging to this Battalion'who *ere sent to
•land, have nearly all recovered, there is little
6t that they will be soon ready for service again.
FUMING HARBOUR, DEC. 2s.
or some tithe past, as you; no doubt, already
.w, active preparations have been made for the
evacuation of Walcheren. The Miners were busy
.igging below the. gates of this harbour, which
of an immense size, and great strength, prepa-
ry to their being blown up • the brass guns, iron,
.., shot, shells, and every ;fling of value belong-
to the Government, were hastily conveyed on
d of different ships appointed for their reception ;
arsenals were gutted of every thing valuable, and
with combustibles, and trains of gunpowder, to
.t and accelerate their intended conflagration.—
troops, sick and healthy, men, women, and
hen, were rapidly, because gladly, embarking ;
y thing foretold a speedy and complete evacuation
is unlucky island.
Sunday the 10th inst. the gates were blown
at nine o'clock in the forenoon: The explosion
by no means so great as I had expected ; but yet
destruction, though on our side incomplete, was
:ble. Large sluices, thick walls of brick, gates
.e strongest structure, immense masses of free.
e ani granite,
.and huge bars of iron, were all
.wn into the harbour, in horrible confusion. While
employed in viewing this scene of destruction,
conflagration of the arsenals, which were about
irds distant, took place. The fire and smoke
tremendous. The scene was awfully grand,
beyond any thing my feeble powers of description
d suggest. It would have furnished a subject
y of the genius of Salvator Rosa.
'e have remained a considerable time on ship-
rd, waiting for a fair wind, which has, at length,
ed to-day, and we are this moment sailing out of
harbour. The French have opened their batteries
adsand on us, and are rather briskly firing away
le lam now writing to you ; but not one of their
has touched us ; and, instead of returning their
we are only laughing at their folly, and concern-
; their impotence and rage.

)Z71:1 &let was fought onWednesday
:1 PAddington Canal. Towing-path, between Mn.
ra—B, a clergythan, and a Captain SMITH. The
ties married two sisters, the daughters of a Gd-
1, and the disputt Which led to the duel originated
.ome family Matters. The Captain was slightly
ended in the left breasts in the second fires

r_'XING.--A pugilistic Contest, for a purse of 10
eas, and the honour of first provincial fame,
place at Hazely, Berks, on Tuesday, between
rge Gadd, a weaver, and H. Moss, a miner, the
r of whom vanquished Flowers, of provincial
, about twelve months ago. Gadd was never
re pitted for a stake, but he had given such proofs
:s manhood that Captain HMtBELL, of Thatcham,
ght him forward. In the first round Gadd, by
xterous lilt through the guard, closed up the left
of his sturdy adversary, who in return slit the
cf Gadd, and threw him a severe cross-buttock.
battle lasted 35 minutes, when a blow in the wind,
a stunning one on the head of his adversary)
t the victory to Gadd, who as Well as his beaten
was carried off the field.
eoartyc.—The Dulwich Harriers went out at
it o'clock yesterday morning to Farley Cover,
• e a numerous party of Gentlemen assembled,
rmation having been given them drat a fine fox
theen seen there. The scent lying well on the
.nd, the hounds in a few minutes unkennelled a
n dog fox, which they ran close to his brush for
Fords of half an hour, when poor Reynard, finding
Itself so closely pursued, took to a drain, out of
hth he was extricated with great difficulty, and was
n alive ; and after having undergone a complete
ney by the sportsmen, he was ordered to be bagged
another day's sport, every one present promising
attend.

Tuesday Lord DERBY'S stag-hounds met at Ad-
Igton, Surrey. A remarkably fine deer was turned
t, known by the name of the Kent Deer, from
se-eral times run to Gravesend, Riverhead,
•'n that county. He was uncarted about ten
lack, and the hounds laid on about twenty minutes
a; he took across Hays Common, Bromley Com-
-41, Farnborough, and was taken, after one hour
d fifty minutes, at Shoreham, in Kent, without the
st injury.