Star.
London, England, 1816-05-06 00:00:00

STU fGARD, APRIL 17.

From a calculation, supported by documents Jo:.
livered into the Assembly of the States by the 13.1i1i-
wick of Maulbroom, which was drawn up by older
of the Magistrates for the years 1815 and 1816, :IrA
ofliciAly, under the direction of the Count of 11,.r-
-lichlagco, the Royal Commissioner appointed fur :L.!
purpose, and laid before the King, it api,cara th.t
if
the Tarif of Taxes, introduced since 18!;13, contitaues
any longer, and the Constitution, under whidi the
country was formedy so happy, be longer withheld,
there will not be quite so much as four florins per
head for the subsist,mce of the inhabitants of that
district, and on the other hand they must contribute
to the expenses of the Glvernrnent 7 florins 26 krrn•
zers per head, b;.;;des CA:les and a variety of feudal
demands, corveei,

The Bunk Restriction Bill having passed thrcugh
the Committee, it may now he nti:en as the sense of
the House of Cuntnons that two yeas mote indul-
gence shall be given to the 11 mi.:
,Infcre it can he
compelled to pity in s.,,ceie. Let us hope thAt pope/
measures will in the interim be resorted to for TCSECA ii:g
the silver circulating medium to its proper standatd.
This the Government should do independently alto-
gether of the period appointed for the cash payments
of the Bank. Silver, even when paled for in Link
Notes, is now at such a price that Government may,
without loss, give the country a new silver coinal;e.
Nay,they ma/do it with a profit, and yet give the pub•
lic much morefor their money than the Bank do in their
Wm . In strict propriety, the silver coin should be
protected by a small per maw above the price of

bullion. to take away the temptation to mat it ; for
men do not melt coin Out of mere waatoriness, but
always with a view to gain : but to throw the
mensfadure of coin into the hands of a Banking
company, and leave to them the settling its weight
and value, is, to• say the least of it, very foolish.—
Noc only has this been done, but all others have been
prohibited by law from issuing gold or silver tokens.
At least it would be rroper to give to the public, in
this, as in other manufactures, the benefits of tom-
fetition, by allowing any company to issue tokens,
which shall give to the public a greater weight of
lacer than the Bank gives in its tokens.
But in sound policy the weight of our circulating
medium should not be left to the discretion of any
mannercial company whatever : nor can any argu-
ments be adduced in support of such a system, which
rrJl bear examination. The very machinery by
mbichche Bank Tokens are manufactured, was erected
ad is supported at the expense of the nation : the
salaries of the officers and the current expenses of the
Salt are paid by the nation—for what purpose ?To
prop tokens for the private emolument of tke Bank
England I
Do we blame the Bank for this ? No. They would
be as great fools to refuse to avail themselves of the
monopoly that has been injudiciously granted to them,
*they would be to refuse the emoluments pressed
op them by the Bill to suspend their cash payments
fortwo years more. We blame not the Bank, but we
maintain th it whatever profits the public may be
compelled to allow the manufacturers of a silver cir-
culating medium, ought to go in aid of the public
%venue, and not into the pockets of private indi-
viduals. -

Saturday morning, soon after nine o'clock, her
weeery, Princesses atzancrit and MARY, left the
Icing's Palace for Windsor. At twelve o'clock her
Masan beide Monthly Council to inquire into the
state of the KING, when they received the report of
the five Doctors app6inted to attend his Masesry,
when the following Bulletin was agreed to, and which
was shown yesterday at St. James's Palace :
al His MAJESTY passed last month in good bodily
health, and in uniform tranquillity, but his MA-
JESTY'S disorder is not diminished."
(Signed as usual).
Her MAJESTY and the PRINCESSES dined at her
house at Frogmore, on Saturday, and in the even-
ing returned to the Queen's Niece.
Yesterday the Rev. Dr. BURTON performed Divine
Service at the Queen's Palace to the ROYAL FAMILY.
Yesterday Divine Service was also performed at
Carleton-House, by the Rev. F. W. &masa°, and
the Rev. J. S. CLAREE.
Monday's Edition of The Observer, published at
four o'clock this afternoon, contains the most co-
pious particulars of the Royal Wedding ; seven long
folio columns of the Monday Edition of The Observer,
being devoted to that interesting event.
We have received letters from Vera Cruz up to the
end of January, by his Britannic Majesty's brig Po-
RESTER, which left the above port on the 2d of Fe.
bruary, with specie on board. We learn, that the
death of the Independent Chief MORELOS, has by no
means debilitated the spirit of the Revolution, which
continues with the greatest vigour, Frequent actions
take place. The Independents had advneed to
wards tie capital of Mexico, and a party had even
entered the suburb of San Lazard. Another division
has also approached the walls of Vera Cruz, and
killed the centinel at the gates, laying waste all the
country round. All the- lines of communication are
in the Lands of the Independents.
The General Congress of the Independents had
again assembled in the city of Techouacan, and D.
F. &aye, one of the Generals, had been chosen Pre.
Ceeeral MotteLos, who had been lately hong
by .the Searlish Government, in Mexico, when first
taken prisoner, was confined in the Inquisition. of
Mexico, and tried for being a heretic, since he had
thrown off his priesthood to become a General. He
defended his own cause, and was absolved. He was
then delivered over to the Royal CA;urt, and con-
demned for high treason. Before he was executed,
the Spanish Bishops dressed him in all his sacerdotal
robes, of which lie was afterwards divested in a cano-
steal manner, and formally degraded. It is singular,
that two priests have been the most active Generals
of the Mexicali -Revolution.

The brig of war ONYX also left Vera Cruz with
specie, in company with the FOILISTEN, but she has
lot arrived. The frigate JUNO was likewise there
taking in dollars, and expected soon to sail.
The Margaret, irons the river Plate, has arrived
Ith advices Irons Buenos Ayres to the 25th of
hoary. Since the commenctment of the indepen •
deice of the colony, the Buenos Ayres Government
tare never had such difficulties. to contend with as
those which at present surround them. The defeat
of the Buenos Ayres General, RONDEAU, on The 29th
of November, in Upper Peru, had been followed up
by the Royalists with various advantages, and the
Insurgents had suffered Featly by the loss of arms,
ammunition, and men. 'he Buenos Ayres Govern.
anent being informed by RONDEAU that speedy rein.
forcements must be provided, or the cause in Peru
would be lost, had manifested much activity in col-
lecting fresh troops which, when the vessel left, they
were expediting. To enable them to effect this, thq
had been compelled to exact from the natives con-
tributions to the amount of 300,000 dollars, of which
the greater part had already been paid. From the
Eatropeans they had procured 50,000 dollars by way
of loan, to be repaid by bills drawn by the Govern.
vent on themselves for duties on imports and exports,
'ahich is the regular mode whereby the duties are
Collected in the river Plate. The unfavourable as-
ot affa rs in the river Plate has had a correspend-
-4 effect upon trade, and all business is proportion-
'AblY dull. Under these circumstances, the Buenos
11Yres Government look towards the Court of Brazil
*ith an eye of suspicion, more especially as the
"INCE REGENT 'avails himself of every opportunity
t 0 augment his forces on the frontiers, and seems
?17 waiting for the probable embarrassments of the
aitlenos Ayreans to attempt a blow, in conjunction
with Spain, against their independence.


MAW I 1 LIIC2NL'
PALMoUTH, MAT S.
Arrived yesterday the Duke of Kent tucket, With
a mail from Lisbon, in 10 days; the Atin, Conte,
from the South Seas; his Majesty's ship WHlTfttai
from a cruize. Arrived his Majesty's ship JASPER
from a cruize. Passed up the Channel the transport
Thomas and Mary, from St. Helena, last from Rio
Janeiro. The Ann above-mentioned left the coast of
Brazils 18th February; left there the Orion, Taman,
with 350 tons of black ore, and wanted 200 barrels
to compleat her cargo; spoke in January the Emma,
PORTER, with 200 tons of black ore on board, and
wanted the same quantity to compleat; but Captain
PORTER intended to proceed to' England as soon as
he got 150 tons more.—Wind West.

PLYMOUTH, MAY 4.
Came in the Robert Taylor, ATKINSON, from Lon-
don to New York. Sailed the Countess Maxley,
WEST, for the South Whale Fishery; and the Serapis
store-ship, for Gibraltar.—Wind W.N.W.

HARWICH, MAY 4.
Sailed the Auckland packet, with a mail and pas-
sengers, for Cuxhaven. Lady Nepean packet, with
a mail and passengers, for Holland; and the Char.
lotte packet, with a mail and passengers, for Got-
tenburgh.

CUS KM-HOUSE, MAY 4.
SHIPS ENTERED OUTY/ARDS—UniOn, L. *Lean,
for Mogadore ; Bad;ijos, Thomas Smith, for Ant-
werp ; Sirene, Frederick -, for Calais; Marys,
James Finlay, for 'Madeira ; Industry, John Ormis-
ton, for Antwerp; Lapwing, William Hill, for St-
John's, Newfoundland; Triton, Juhn White ides, fbr
Hamburgh ; Martha, John Blackburn, for Marseilles;
Norden, Lars Wickland, for Stockholm.

DESTRUCTION OF SIERRA-LEONlC.—Extract from
lhe Mercantile American Advertiser, March 20 :

" Captain YOUNG, of the ship Charlotte, who ar
rived at Providence on the 22d instant, in 44 daysl
from the Isle de Los, brings a report, that two days
before he sailed, a large party of blacks from the
country attacked Sierra• Leone ; that they were joined
by the black troops stationed there; destroyed all the
buildings, and murdered most of the white inhabi-
tants, together with several of the British officers.
These particulars were communicated to Captain
YOUNG, While getting under way at the Isle de Los,
by some persons in a boat direct from Bulatn shore,
opposite Sierra-Leone."
We are happy to add, that a vessel has arrived in
the River which saikd from Sental on the ISth of
March, and does not bring any account of the de.
struction of our Settlement of Sierra Leone, and had
such an occurrence taken place, she would have heard
of it before sailing.
Extract of a letter from Senegal, dated March 17:
66 An apparent well authenticated account arrived et
Goree a few days since, which was partly contratlictei
a few hours after, by the arrival of Mr. MAILMAN, the
a revolt had taken place at Sierra Leone, and the town
destroyed —it was near being the case. The Riot
Act was read, the troops were out, and thicgs were
put pretty quiet again."
Toe following is an extract of a letter from an Of-
ficer of one of his Majesty's ships at St. Helena to a
Gentleman in Taunton, dated the 2d of Match last:
66 Bonaparte has given two or three dinners since he
has been at his new house ; but as they hapoened be-
f-ae our return from the Cape, we hadno opportunity
of being asked. He has not accepted any invitations
yet. He frequently rides ; but he has a cordon o! the
53d regiment round his limits, which he most not
exceed, nor can there be any communicatioo in pri-
vate with him. He is comfortable in his new Itouse,l
but does nut enter much into society. He employs
himself sometimes in writing the transactions of his
life: he reads a great deal—it is his principal amuse-
ment."—The same correspondent adds, which is a
proof how rigidly the island is watched by our
cruizers on that station Yesterday the Wellesley
arrived here, and to-day a South Sea thip : but the
latter is not allowed to anchor, and one of our Lieu-
tenants will go on bo.oal, and take charge of her
while she stays here. Mier her arrival she will have
no communication with the shore or any ty.dy afloat.
exec pt to get water, which will be supplied by boats."
Thursday the TA NAIS frigate, Caotiria Janes, and
Cart.eaaror:, Captain 'l'. W. CARTER, arrived from
the Jamaica station; the latter touched at the Ha-
vanna!), and brought a large freight of dollars. The
TAN "1 left Port Royal on the 25rh of March ; when
the SA LI 3BUET (flag ship), ARAXES, Pa:manse,
DRAKE, DX15E15;1;11 AUK, EMU,LnUS and Funesrse,
were lying there. There had been very recent in-
telligence received there from the Spanish Main.—
The Independent' continued in strong possession of
Margaretta, and it was ascertained, that the defeats
they had experienced in New Grenada had not
had any tendency to depress the spirit of the nu-
merous organized military bodies in the interior.—
The Euriiirans, recently condemned to death for
aiding t!Jee Revolutionary forces, had not yet been
removed iron: Carthagena. in order to their being
con 4eyed to Old Spain. The Junota was in the Gulf
of Mexico ; the. BERMUDA, was at New Providence.
The ROYALIST, Capt. H. STEWART, was at Shagres;
she was to sail for England shortly, with a large
freight of specie. All the ships remaining. on the
Jamaica station will return home, on the arrival out
of those for the peace service, which have been in-
tended to relieve them ; the SALISBURY, PRIMROSE,
131111i1 LIDA, and Banns, arrived, were of this num-
ber. The Windward Islands were all healthy. Lieu-
' tenant C. N. HUNTER, of the SALISBURY, was pro-
moted to the rank of Commander, and appointed to
the SHARK, vice Captain Dicx§os ; and Mr. FRASER,
of the SALISBURY, to be Lieutenant of that ship, in-
stead of Lieutenant HUNTES. Mr. JOHN WILLSON,
late Midshipman of the Anew, to be. Lieutenant of
the TANAIS, vice Lieutenant *Fannie, promoted to the
rank of Commander.—The TANius fell in with the
following vessels on her passage : April 6, in lat. 22.
40. N. and long. 73.20. W. the ship Brilliant, from
Cape Henry, St. Domingo, bound to London, all well;
April 23, in lat. 45. 10. N. and long. 24. 50. W. the
American ship Stapleton, of Baltimore, out four
weeks from Charleston (South Carolina)N, bound to
Hamburgh ; April 25, in Lit. 47. 50. . and long.
18. 0. W. by account, the brig Neptune of Working-
ton, from Whitehaven ; she had been 12 days from
Cape Clear, and was bound to Nova Scotia; and
April 26,-inlat. 48.30. N. and long. 16. 30. W. the
brig Hercules, of Liverpool, 19 days from New York,
a bound to Liverpool.