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eZ.ttitt information of the writer. 'The nalitt 14. 7D TXE PRINTER 015, THE STAR.
CIiAIIPAGNE to General Anus-ram:a accords exactly
Lwith the first statement It contains, that the vessels is asserted by some of my friends that the
majorities in fabour of Ministers, on the Regency
seized before the Ist of November were to be con- question, would have been greater if their call had
demned by the law of reprisals : and there can be no been universally obeyed. It is indeed a fact, that
doubt but that BONAPARTE will detain those cm- they sent for some Officers on the Portugal service,
bargoed since that period, as a pledge for the ac- who are Members of Parliament, to vote on that oc-
quiescence of America in his mental reservations casion ; but Lord WELLINGTON positively refused to
part with them. This independent spirit of the Corn-
against us. mander-in-Chief must be admired by all, who thiuk

The subjoined American Document contains some
important information-en the construction imposed by
the American Government on the Decrees of France :

'• Department of State, Nov. 6, 1810.
" Sta—As the ground on which the French Government has
deemed it expedient to place the revocation of the Decrees, may
suggest to it the farther pretest of requiring a further restoration
of the French propertj seized here under the Non-intercourre
Law, on a condition to their returning the American property,
condemned or sequestrated under the French Decree of March,
you are authorised, in case restoration can be thus and no other-
wise acquired, to acquiesce in such an arrangement, as if neces-
sary to give to such an arrangement a conventional form, requir-
ing the sanction of the Senate. You will, however, take care to
avoid any expression implying an acknowledgment on the part
of the United States, that the Non-Intercourse Law, which was
not retrospective, has any analogy to the French Decree, the tn-
jostice of which essentially consists in its rostrospective operatic...
It may be proper to remark, that the Sd sect. of the Act of May.
for the recovery of forfeitures under the Non-Intercourse Law,
contemplated violations by our own citizens, rather than French
violations, which could not have been of sufficient importance to
have called for such a provision pointing particularly at them.
" General Armstrong, &c. &c. (Signed) a 'MIT a."

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that our army in that country can be useful to the
public cause. But, Mr. Printer, I wish to know how
Ministers could be certain that these Officers would
vote against the PRISM of WALEs. Officers cannot
be actuated by a democratic spirit, and cannot there-
fore wish to cripple the Executive power at this cri-
tical period. This puzzle you may perhaps resolve
to the satisfication of your humble Servant,
linuoutir, lan. 21,1811. A YOUNG MAN.
44.4 Our Correspondent must be a very yom pea.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

Yesterday being the first day of Hilary Terns, the
Judges waited on the Lord Cl-,ancellor as usual in the
morning. and from thence proceeded in state to their
several Courts.

COURT OF KING'S BINCH.

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The Returns as to the state of the Convicts in the
different prison-ships, at Portsmouth, Langston Har-
bour, &c. were read, as usual, by the proper Officer,
from which it appeared,that their conduct had beenor.
derly, and that they had enjoyed a good state of health
from the date of the last Return.
The greater part of the day was afterwardsoccu-
pied- in justifying of bail.
TEI VINO B. THE BISHOP Or LONDON.
Mr. CARROw moved, that the argument in this
case, in which a Mandamus was applied for against
the Bishop of London, enjoining him to grant a li-
cence to the Rev. Mr. Povah, and which stood in the
peremptory paper for the fourth day of Term, should
lie over to a future day. This application he made
as an accommodation to the Counsel on both sides, to

whom it would be inconvenient if the argument should
come on sooner than the 9th of February. He there-
fore moved, that the argument on this case be post-
poned till that day.—Ordered.

The Marquis of WALLzstrit and Mr. Yonstz arrived
at Windsor, on Tuesday afternoon, between three and
four o'clock, and had an audience of the QuEzN : they
stopped about an hour, and then returned to town.
Yesterday morning her MAJESTY and Princess ELI-
ZA/SETH took an airing to Frogmore.

Princess MARY took an airing in her MAJESTY'S
carriage and four, in Windsor Great Park

Yesterday morning Earl Moutw had an audience
of the Pawcz of WAtrc, at Carlton-House ; Mr.

PONSONEY also had an audience of his Royal Highness,
about three o'clock, continued with him about an hour,
and then proceeded to the House of Commons.
It has been rumoured that Lprd Stuatourn was to
have been appointed President of the Council, but that
it was prevented by the Kma's illness. We can assert
that there is no ground whatever for this report.
Yesterday, a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House, when the following Commanders
took leave previous to departing fcr their respective
destinations, viz.

Capt. J. Sandilands, Rose; Capt. A. F. W. Swinton, Carnatle,
Capt. M. [sante, Metcalf; Capt. R. Colnett, Castle eden—for
Madras and Bengal.
Captain JAMES FAIRFAX was sworn into the com-
mand of the ship Union, and took leave, in the room
of Captain GAILLARD, resigned on account of ill
health.
The undermentioned ships were thus stationed, viz.
'I be James Sibbald, for Madeira, Madras, and Bengal; Baring,
Bengal direct.
GEORGE BROWN and Josue ELPHINSTON, Esquires,
were appointed third and fourth Members of Council
,at Bombay.
The Court adjourned at six o'clock till to-morrow.
Letters were received yesterday from Amsterdam
to the 18th instant, which speak only of the distresses
of the merchants. Letters from Bourdeaux to the Bth
have also reached us. They state, we know not how
truly, that no French troops had passed that way re-
cently for the Peninsula.
A Gentleman in the town of Grantham has under.
taken, for a bet of 1000 guineas, to ride from York to
London, a distance of 180 miles, in the space of nine
hours, and is to perform tl:e task in March.
Cooza's benefit at the New York Theatre was to
'take place on the 19th ult. when Cato and Love a la
Mode were to be performed ; the principal character
in each Piece by Mr. COOKE. Young S►tALLEY, late
of Covent -Garden Theatre, was to sing I, The Storm"
between the Play and Entertainment.
Thursday a party of the Wexford Militia, consist-
ing of a corporal and four men, on their return after es-
corting a deserter from Clonmel to Fermoy, were at-
tacked in their way to Clogheen by a multitude of coun-
try people, some of whom were provided with fire-arms,
and the remainder furnished with cudgels, stones, &c.
They instantly demanded the arms from the military,
and proceeded to enforce their order with all their
force, when the soldiery were at length obliged, in
self-defence, to fire on their assailants, of whom three i
were mortally wounded.
A fire broke out on Monday night, about seven
o'clock, in some premises in Cock-hill, Shadwell,
which raged with the utmost fury, and threatened
destruction to the neighbourhood. In about four
hours, however, it was got under.
The atrocious disposition which had manifested
itself some time ago at Maresfield, on the borders of
Ashdown Forest, by threatening letters, and burn-
ing of buildings, dirt. has burst out with double yin-
lence, and on Thurday last, the Parsonage where
the Curate, the Rev. Mr. Bingham, resided, was burnt
down. Mr. B. hearing a noise, went down stairs, and
saw a man going from the house; he attempted to
open a door, which he round obstructed by furniture
raised against it ; he then went to an outward door, and
found it broken open, and some furze burning, which
had been brought into the room, and the furniture
placed round it. The fire was so rapid, and the
smoke so great, that it was with difficulty any lives
were preserved. Two of the children were obliged
to be thrown out of the window, and two more
so we nearly suffocated; and no wearing apparel or
fus mitute could be saved.