Star.
London, England, 1827-04-12 00:00:00

t,e navigation of the Rhine as an affair, the decision of
is intimately connaieed with the national honour
craft any, and the Welfare of the country, which
raraed in the highest degree by the shackles
that bare been sm' poiest do the Rhine frettrese 200
the edvisantervisich the free
yeah te !erred on the
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navigation of the river in *leer Mies etlei—
and how they gradually leer even the recol-
Getmans, hick • w
',awn of these advantages. ;hen the question
, latterly brought (alewife; Vete compyehended b
iny
~,Ty few persons. For it was almost forgotten that
it,enish ships formerly navigated the ocean--that there
ral a time when Cologne vessels took on board at that
Fty Walloon and Rhenish soldiers, and conveyed them
lo .ilexandria in Egypt, to take part in the siege of St.
tan d'Acre—that in the time of the Hanseatic League
the ,hips of Cologne passed free and unmolested to
be mouths of the Rhine through the Netherlands, and
'exported wines, corn, flour, malt, beer, linen, woollen
cloth, and other German productions, to all parts of the
North Sea arid the Baltic, to England, Norway, Sweden,
ind Russia,where the!stere exchanged for the production
of the Noah; which.litter were broughr with the same
facility through the Modths of the Rhitle, to the markets
of Flanders and aermany:
it The extensive foreign maritime trade had given to
Cologne, a degree of prosperity and wealth, whith for
woe centuries attracted the respect and admiration of
all Europe. Kings and Emperors negotiated loans at
Cologne. Bat towards the end of the 16th century, the
States of the Netherlands suddenly stopped the navi-
gati4ll of the Rhine, and thereby destroyed the direct
Earitirie commerce of the cities on the 'thine, and
put an end to their prosperity. The young republic
bad staftely thrown dr the 51facilth yoke, when it was
itself guilty of the Most revolting despotism. the
wanes, of the German Empire, aiietlfersfort, hods
foreign and domestic, in which it was engaged for a
lung series of years, favoured this arbitrary measure,
for which Holland canndt produce any legal title
whatever, as it can for the cloie of the Schelde, which
was sanctioned by the treaty of Munster in 1648. This
übittary act has cost the Rhenish Germany at least
twice as much money as ever was at any time in cir-
culation in all Germany. For if we reckon the import'
and export trade of the Rhine at SO itrillioni of florins an-
nually, and calculate that thenutch tolls, local expenses,
and profit, amount to no mote than ten per cent. This
makes, during the 230 years in which the trade of the
Rhine has been in fetters, a sons of 1,150,000,000 of
'florins; the loss of which solves the enigma, and spews
whereby Holland is so rich, and the coantries on the
Rhine so poor. Napoleon, by his decree of 21st Octo-
ber,lBll, had declared the trade of the Rhine into the
sea entirely flee on the payment of a navigation duty,
which was the sank as the toll (04ftroi) on the Rhine, all
other duty of every description being abolished. The war
which suspended Maritinte tOrismerce prevented this
decree from being carried into effect, and when the
present King of the Netherlands returned in Holland,
in 1813, the decoct was revoked. The Allied Powers,
however, were of a different opinion; and both the
Treaty of Paris of the SOth of May, 1814, and the Act
of the Vienna Congtess, determined the free navigation
of tneßhine."

By the last arrivals froth Buenos Ayres we received
a Re of 'lke British Packa and Argentiza Ness,
weekly Paper, recently established there, and printed
is inglish, to the 7th January. the substance of its
intelligence ha% howerer. already appeared in the STAR,
'ea the wir against the Entpeior of Batatti.. We also
teceived the following copy of s Proclaination issued
by the EmiPsacat, upon opening the campaign:

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.0 PROCLAmNriorr.
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tahabinets of the. CiepWM Province !. It Is your Emperor
that addresses yos---Chplatineal You etc deceived by this',
_who
Po believed were n.lik willies o defied, your rights.—Mich
teethe greatest beam ja Your happinem?—lhaell, that bas al.
Ways defended you frets the atlecill of Berm Ayres and tie role-
bus of the tountry; bs Bemis Ayres, that liiit alleged yob In a
rebellious contest, not for your{ laalpines., but to ruin again a Pro-
Since, which, evenwebeek,Repubeessa4 never *hewed a desire to unite
belt With shat Giverignent,likt rather with Brasil ?—Unite your-
sehepitili e.—Yoe bate ii theta Fayher thatwill know how to
f - jnewlaict jail have fallen. . You have la me a
ntrtipi
slate ,w e, being Itikaftlei of Ease., tiblso your.; for„, by
put own free choice, you are part of that Erase. You have a Con.
nitutional Governinent, which governs you with that moderation
the people so jostly require, that they may be protected. from
ticspotisto. You have, beside all this, a Sovereign that is Consti-
twonal from principle. Make your election ; return to your duty,
3:141 enjoy from this thee ill which I bare above told you, or suffer
:I the misery of a cruel sear. This is nay List decision. I erns as
ustrelfol a. lam powerful. Choose and decide ft., youiseives.
" PM' Alegre, Dec. IA VMS. " EMPEROR."
Both Houses of gns arliaept will adjourn this day for
the Later Holidays-e-the fonsmons to Monday the
•. • .
501 h instant-44 L .prds So , isciday. the lit of hi.;.,
The Committee of ase Lords his closed the eiidence
mime Coin goes-tin," is Eli Wet oily to inlangE
the Repoli.
The Lunn tnaleistlkis find in bird/tett Of fish
kit yesterdaj, ertistnink.
Earl BATUUIST, Mr. Plbsirrtirdtr, and Vlitbalit
Gaavvitia,had Intericees with Mr. Secretary tainuaie fante*7l
Iliirang, at he midenie in Dom.:ling-strict- Soon after Me,
tecluek Mt. secretary CabOlhil wese to the Kate.
T,be Duke and Duchess of GLovcrirga entertained
the Voss sad Docbm. of Canuiet and a micet Party to Dieser
be Tuesdwe Gloomier Houle. •
The rt*Cass AUGUSTA, the Princess SOPHIA, aid
li the Decne lif Glattierms, toil an airing togetbet yt:tediy
learning, Mid isiditd the Deltaget Viattainues. Dletvem, at her
tesideuee le Pbeiniebbestre.
fslr.Wysw entettatised i he Cabinet Ministers to Dinner
testmday, at kb iteabliew, b Whitekattplate.
The Marquis de Papret,La„ the Portuguese Minister,
4ransacte4 business at the Foreign 0• yesterday.
Mr. WYNS had an interview yesterday with the
Csaiwessoa of the ffihreiesetha.
The Earl ef WeetlibibAND transacted business at
be Ccionial Office yo._
24r. WYPN visited ter. foicretiry CANNING yesterday.
Earl Hammy/by tiiisacted business yesterday attet-
11°09, at the Office of the &Misty of State fdr Foreign Affairs. ,
The Eid of Sztroti had a grand Dinner Party Is
4,447, at his house in Arlingtdmatreet, aduneg whom IMMO.,
..14.id A. Htta., Geoeral Peenesson Captain Fcacussos,
t a A 3", Colonel Fkimastin, Capiain HILL, Captain IscZt
c...„, &c.
The Marquis of Lansnowm entertained L-rd aid
' dY Xbc' and . distinguished Party to Dinner yesterday, at
1....ti0n n I louse, licrittiey- ago a re-