Star.
London, England, 1814-12-19 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1814.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK*
Reduced 6511—.4 per Cent. arsiater Cent. Not lint
Consuls shut—for account, 661 =I If die.
lark Long Aans. 16* 3.litlis-- tuft Bonds 131.14 pre.
Exchequer Bills Ss. dla. 3 peon,

We hive now an arrear of no less than six days
French Papers to receive ; the boisterous state of the
weather having nearly suspended all intercourse from
the French to the English shores. At all events the
regular packets have been visible to quit Calais Har•
hour, as the wind has blown directly inshore for
many days.

The gallant Commodore °wee arrived at Ports.
mouth on Saturday from London, and immediately
wet on board the Moss, Captain DXACON. Sir
&Mit MUREAY has also arrived at Portsmouth, to
embark ion board-tire Nrollk He does net swop.,
cede Sir GEOR6I Paevosx, as he is junior to several
Major-Genaals now in the British American Pro-
vinces. General DlllllOlOlll5, who7has done such
wonders with a handful of men, in the vicinity of
Fort Erie, it is row said, will succeed Sir Groaaz
hewer in the chief military command, and the lat.
ses 1011, in future, confine himself to his civil duties
as Governor. Besides several distinguished passen.
gas, the Moss will take out a number of artillery-
men and artificers, to be employed in America.—
She is expected to sail the nutmeat she is ready,
should the wind prove favourable.

,Vte.am *gain enabled to present our Readers with
eopiees attracts from American Papers. We have
Doe scarcely any occasion in this country to expose
tberlishonesty ordee present American Government,
is their general mutt. We have nothingtO do but
efbdtrup Our files of Ainericall Papers, and almost
evay coltuan,furnishes us with a Phillip* against
*elution which now so miserably fills thafactieste
of Chief Rulers of Amanita. An excellent specimen
of this kind of weapon will be found In oar columns
of to-day.
The frieoele of Government in America seem to
slept the practices of their leader, blarcsois, with
gteetieadrand precision. lie bribed a traitorous
ins to accuse the English of corrupting the princi-
'psi people in the state of Massachusetu ; whilst his
stets, with, equal falsehood, have been charging
estiQoakers of Pennsylvania with making a treason-
.Vlol) to the Qoaltiorc of Great Brit:iva .
&ekes Is the forgery, that the very words of die
preposition are given in a paper entitled The Dentecra
tic hem. The imposition is detected, however, and
the charge repelled, in a modest address of the Amer
non Quakers, by an appeal to the well-known prin-
ciples of their religion. The Friend's, or Quakers,
we s toSpectable body of men every where ; and this
infamous attempt to sully their integrity does but en-
title them to the greater credit, as it proves them,
ewe'beyond the ordinary tenets of their faith, the
constitutional enemies of that war in which their
country has been plunged by the councils of their ca,:.
%vitiators.

There have been several arrivals last week from
the American shores, bringing intelligence from Ber-
muda to the 7th, from Quebec ti the 12th, and from
lialifax to the 23d Lest. It may be interesting to
tor Readers to take a review of them, with the prin.
421 points and circumstances. Of these the Loma,
Capt. JAMES NASH. arrived at Plymouth on Mon-
day, having sailed from Halifax on the 22d ult.
and horn Cana, in company with the Prkun.opa and
16 nil under convoy, on the 15th ult. The Paws.
Lora is arrived in the Downs—the convoy all sepa-
l/ad% bad weather. Cella-AI KEMP; from Mon-
treal; Colonel JOHN, from Halifax ; and Rear.
Admiral Maxa, Captains Fun.av, Rocuroar, Goa-
War and Six Lieutenants of the Navy, came pas-
Ages in the LOIRE. General Kauai. is come
lissai to. put Ministers in possession of the actual
state dont Canadian affairs; Colonel Joux with dis-
Paidles from Sir J. Sumumooam ; the Naval Officers
Asir boa. The LOIRE and PENELOPE
freight 493 American prisoners to England. On
Mopday the OCIAII transport arrived at Spitbead from
Quebec, whence she sailed on the 12th ult. bringing
use Captain O'Coasoa, of the Royal Navy, who,
England with Sir lone Yip, and bas since been
order his command on the Lakes. Captain O'Core-.
OR was charged with a mission to the Adniiralty.
on the subject of out naval establishmenti in Ca.
"ate On his arrival at the Admiralty, be had a
h interview with the Lords, previously to Com-
/macre OwEN receiving from theni his final instruc-
tions, When Captain O'Coltroa left Kingston, Sir
/Axes Yam was engaged in transporting succours
across the Ontario to General DRUMMOND ; whose ll-
mationAs well as the positions of the American Gene-
'all, were the same as was made known after the
'rival of the Lterrz : all that we have heard since,
lierefore, appears to have been without foundation.
On the same day (Monday) that the OCEAN arrived,

'the Ltottatiebt frigate, Cipi. FAltarnito tettlkied
from the St. .nv►reace; but she could net get higher
up the Rilrelthan the Isle Of Beek; whence she sailed
(without an, convoy), on the ult. She not hav-
ing, any communication with Quebec, could bring
nothing new. On Thursday, the Z mous, 74, Cap-
tain ANDERSON, arrived at Spithead. She arrived isl
the River St. Lawrence on the 16th of October,
from Portsmouth, with the artificers end stores front
the Dock-yaids,for the Lakes. Having lauded theses
it was iotended she should lay at Quebec during the
winter ; but the late period it which she arrived, pre-
veined the necessary means from being pursued that
were to ensure her safety. She was then destined to
protect several transports to Halifax, which had been
appointed to carry the 27th regiment frem Quebec. But
on the 15th ult. ivhast lying at the Brandy Pots, wait-
ing fot the transports to come down the river, the winter
season suddenly commenced•; the snow fell in consi-
derable quantities,•auended with a hurricane of wind;
and every thing indicated a very severe winter. She
was, therefore, under the necessity of leaving the an.
chorage, and run for Halifax alone ; but the same
severe gales continuing, after beating 500 miles to
the southward, she gave up that intention as hopeless,

and made for Bermuda. In this second effort to ob-
tain an anchorage, she continued to struggle with
perfe4 hurricanes ,of. wind, bluwipg (rain the -west-
ward, until the Sidrek. when, from the losses she
had sustained in spars, sails, &c. she was obliged to
bear up for England she could not get further than
lat. 87. 29. N. long. 58. 40. W. The gales conti-
nued, with little intermission, until she arrived at
Spitbead. Had she not been,.s tieell.built ship, the
most serious consequences might hive been expected.
The artificers and supernumerary seamen, which she
took out, had arrived at Magma prior to her leas'-
,
tng Quebec.
I By the last American Papers we observe, that the
enemy are busily employed itrpreparations fora naval
war—or rather in fitting ships of great force, which
will be unusually well manned, and perhaps sent on
separate and distant cruises to annoy our commerce,
and endeavour to tall in with our men of war of Ulte-
rior force. At Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the
Independence is nearly ready for sea. She is rated at
78 guns, but mounts 98,—carrying- 42-pounders on
her lower deck, on her main deckl2-potuiders, on her
quarter and forecastle 68-pounder carronades, with A
complement of 1000 men. She is of very great length,
and is in effect equal to any three decker. The n
.frigate, (as she is termed) Guerriere, is also neitly
complete. She mounts 64 pieces of cannon,-32-
pounders on her main deck, 42. pounder carronad es
on her quarter and forecastle, and a 68-pounder, long
gun, at each of her gang ways.—She has a spar deck.
At Boston, the Washington, of 90 guns, is in a very
forward state, and will soon be ready for sea. The
Constitution, at that port, is also ready, but closely.
watched by the Leander, Captain Sir George Clam
'who Is .anzlotts tcomet her. The-President is Mew

watching an opportunity io get out from New York.

Letters from New-York, received this morning,
bring an account, that the Peacock American sloop
of war had arrived at that port, after a most success-
ful cruise, having made no less than 17 captures.—
The Mammoth and the Chasseur privateers had also
arrived there, after long cruizes ; but as no capture
is mentioned, we must presume that they have been
unsuccessful.

The AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR had an audience of the
PRINCS %WENT yesterday, at Carlton House.
His Royal Highnesethe Doke of CUMBERLAND in-
tends passing the winter at Stilliards, the seat of the
Duke of Meciitermoßi3o, in Germany. His marriage
with the Princess of SALM is not expected to take place
before next Easter, when their Royal Highnesses will
leave Stilliards; and uavelAthrougn France, on their,
way to England.
Sunday se'nnight Earl TALBOT experienced a se-
vere fall from his horse, which fell with him not many
yards distant from his house. His Lordship is at
present confined to his bed, but is doing as well as
possible.
Extract of a letter from Rome, dated Nov. 16 :-
41 The 14th of this month will be a memorable day
with the Society of Jesuits. The reception of novices
then commenced, when 40 were admitted. Among
these was the eldest son of Marquis PATILIZA, a new
Senator of Rome ; the son of Marquis Asatto, Mi-
nister Extraordinary for Sardinia in this city ; and
20 Priests, the most of whom are public Professors
at the University."

Rear-Admiral HALLoweLL, in the MALTA, is daily
expected to arrive from the Mediterranean, be being
summoned as the principal witness on the approach-
igg
.trial of Sir J. MURRAY. The Rear-Admiral,
having commanded the naval part of the operations
at Tarragona, and having been close in shore at the
time, he is supposed to be extremely well informed on'
the whole subject. _ _

Bombe, Coswiers to the Ist August have been re-
ceived. In the Paper of the 16th July, there is a
commercial notice of some importance to our trade.
It states, that information had been received by the
Government from the British Envoy at Goa, that
the duties of 15 per cent. levied on British produce
and manufactures, entering the Portuguese ports in
India and China under an erroneous interpretation
; of the Commercial Treaty of 1810, had been remov..
ed by a Decree of the Prince of the BRAZILS, who
had ordered that goods should be admitted in future,
on paying duties to the amount of five per cent. It
is mentioned that the Admiralty had sent orders to
the Commissioners of the Navy to procure a piece of
plate, to be made and transmitted to Jusonma 136-
Kamm, master ship-builder at Bombay, as an hono-
rary mark of their approbation for superintending
the construction if the MANDAN, for his MAJUTTri
Government.