Star.
London, England, 1811-01-21 00:00:00

/ROM MR. SMITH TO MR. TINKNICY.

Department of State, October 19, 1110.
San—Your dispatch of the 24th of August, enclq:
sing a newspaper statement of a letter from the Duke
of Cadet* to General Artmtiong, notifying a revoca-
tion of the Berlin and Milan Decrees, has been re-
ceived. It ought not to be doubted that this step of
the French Government will be followed by a repeal
on the part of the British Government of its orders in
Council. And if a termination of the crisis between
Great Britain .and the United States be really in•.
tended, the repeal ought to include the system of,
paper blockades, which differ in name only from the
retaliatory system comprised in the Orders in Council.
From the complexion of the British paints, not tetr
mention. other considerations, the paper-blockades ,
mar, however, not be abandoned.
There is hence.* prospect that the Unites( States
may be brought to issue with great Britain, on the
legality of such blockades. In such case) as it can-.
not be expected that the United States, founded as
they. me, in law and right, can acquiesce in:the vali-
dity of the British practice, it lies with the British Ga.:
vernnaent to remove the difficulty. In addition to
the considerations heretofore stated to you in former
letters, you may bring to the view of the British Go-
vernment the retrospective operations of those diplo-,
matic notifications of blockades, which consider a no-
tice to the Minister as a notice to hi Government and
to the Mirchints, who are at the distance of 5000
miles. It will recur to your recollection, that the
present Ministry, in the debates of Parliament, in op-
Fposition to the authors of the Orders of January, 1807,
denied that they were warranted by the laws of na-
tions. The analogy between these Orders and the
blockade of May, 1806, in so Cc as both relate to
Ittade between enemy's ports, furniihes an appeal toj
the consistency of those now in office, and an answeri
to attempts by them to vindicate the legality of that
blockade.

11 is remarkable, also, that this blockade is founded
' on 4, the new and extraordinary means resorted to by
the enemy, for the purpose of distressing the com-
merce of British subjects." What are those means ?
In what respect do they violate our neutral rights ?-r
Are they still in operation ? It is believed that true
answers to these questions will enforce the obligatien
of yielding to our demands on this subject. You may
also refer the British Government to the characterisde
definition of a blockaded port, as set forth in their
Treaty with Russia, of June, 1801, the preamble of
which declares that one of its objects WAS to settle
" an Invariable determination of their principles upon
the iteptralky.."
Should the British Government unexpectedly resort
to the pretext of an acquiescence on the part of the
'United States, in their practice, it may be remarked,
that prier to as welt as during the present administra-,
Lion, this government has invariably protested against,
such pretensions; and; in addition to other instances
heretofore communicated to.you, I herewith transmit
to you an extract ota letter to the department of State,
of July 15, 1799, from Mr. Bing, our Minister at Lon-
don, and also such part of Mr. Marshall's letter to him
of the 25th cif September, 180% as relates, to the sub-
ject of blockades. And it may morever be argued,
that the principle now contended for by the United
States, was maintained against others as well as Great
Britain, as appears from the atcempanying copy of a•
letter to our Minister at Madrid, in the year 1.810. To
this principle the uniie4 States. also adhered,'when a
belligerent, as in the ease of OW blockade of Tripoli,
as will be seen by the annexed letter from the navy de.;
parunent. You will press on the justice, friendship)
and policy of treat Britain, inch a course of
ing as willobviate the dilemma resulting to the United
States, from a refusal to put an end to the paper block-,
ades as well as the Orders in Coned.

The necessity of revoking the blockade of Copen-
hagen, as notified toTou to May, 1806, will not.
escape your attention, Its continuance may embar-
rass us with Denmark, if not witb France.

Your answer as to the Corfu blockade is approved ;
and should the answer to it tastier a reply necessary,
.the President directs you to rallionstrate against such
a blockade, availing yourself as far as they May he
applicable, of the ideas in the letter of Mr. Charles
Pinkney, of Octolser, 401, apd Particniatir of the
proof. it affords of our early 111111012greIM OrgilSt the
prmctple of such blockades.
No commuuitatioo baying.yet been Mai by Mute-
ral Armstrong of le to b= from the Duke or Cat
4ore, *loan that 14 1414 gbd Milan Decrees
• tease to be in firm fp &lint dity of 'November
seats cats it %hill tiot .0447 War* putt that if Ihi

proceeiings of the French Government, when of/1;k.; r
received, should correspond with the printed letter of
the Duke of Cadore, enclosed in your dispatch, you
will let the British Government understand that on
the Ist day of November, the ,President will issue his
Proclamation, conformable to the Act of Congress. '
aad that the Non-intercourse Law will consequently
be revived against Great Britain. And if the British
Government should not, with the early notice received
of the repeal of the French Decrees, have revoked all
its orders which violate our neutral rights, it should
not be overlooked that Congress, at their approaching
Session, may be induced not to wait for the capita.
tion of the three months ( which were allowed, on the .
supposition that the first notice might pass through
the United States) before they give effect to the re.
newal of the Non-Intercourse. This consideration
`ought to have its weight in dissuading the British Go.
vernment from the policy, in every respect misjudged,
Of procrastinating the repeal of its illegal edicts.'
' If the British Government be sincerely disposed to
`come to a good understanding, and t., cultivate a
[friendly intercourse with the United States, it cannot
but be sensible of the necessity, is addition ro a corn-
' pliance with t!4 Act of Congress, of including, at
-this time, a general arrangement of dre,topics between
the two countries ; and, above all. such a one, as will,
upon equitable terms, effectually put a stop to the
i insufferable vexations to which our seamen have been,
and yet are expoFd from the British practice of ;tn.
I presssnent ; a pretence which has so strew a i5....4.4s
fon our neutrality. and to which :no cation can submit
consistently with its independency. To this very in.
teresting subject your will, therefore, recal the attention
1 of the British Government, and you will accordingly
consider yourself hereby anthorised todiscuss and adjust
the same separately, conformably to the instructions ia
my letter to you of the 20th January last, on the con-
dition, however, contained in that letter, namely, that
the requisite atonement shall have been previously
made, in the case of the outrage on the Chesapeake.
But as in this case every admissible advance has bees
exhausted on the part of.the-United States, it will be
improper to renew the subject to the British Govern.
went; with which it must lie, to come forward with,
the requisite satisfaction to the United States. Yon
will, therefore, Merely evince a disposition to meet in
a conciliatory form, any everetircs that may be made
on the part of the kcitisis.Govenunent. .
• The British Government, having, so long Mined
,to fulfil the just expectations of the United. States, in
relation.to a successor to fhir. Jackien, nOtwithstatid.
• ing the reiterated assurances to you bf such an intim.
tion, has no claims to farther indulgence.
On the receipt of this letter, therefore, should the
appointment of a Plenipotentiary successor not have.
been made and communicated to yoa, you will let
your purpose be known of 'returning. to. the United
States, unless, indeed, the British Government should
ve unequivocally manifested a dispesition. to revoke
their Orders in Council, conformably to the Act of
Congress of May last, and Oar affairs with them should
ave accordingly taken' so favourable a turn as to jest.
tify, in your judgment, a further suspension of it. 4
have the honour to be, . R. SUIT& /r.c.
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MONDAY, JANUARY 21.
• TRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK,
3 per Cent. Cone. money, 6 'it —tor ace. U.
Reduced 86!--4 per Cent. 115 i.
S bier Cent. Navy 9 199—Eutt. Bias 5.. ts. plan.
Bonds, 2115.t75. preen.-041iniura 4 tits.

THE •
• ".1,11S116?It CASTLE/ JANUARY 19, 1811.
Fjis MAJZSTY continues very cruet the same as
yesterday." (Signed)
F " 11. R. REYNOLDS, W. }173101.1015,
44 N. SAILLI4 • R. WILLIS."
" HENRY ILA LWOW),

" WINRSOR CARYL!, JANVARY 20 1811.
a Hs MAJErry appeared to be more indisposed
in the course of yesterday, but is this morning as well
as be was before. (Signed)

" U. lIRYWOLDS, W. HLRIDDIN,
“ H. matqaD, a. wn.Lis."
66 WINDSOR CASTLE, JANUARY 21.
I' His MiassTy appears favourable this morning,*
(Signed u nsuall)

Since our last we have received Paris,pepers to the
fhb inst. which announce, in letterrfrorn Vienna, the
r rupture of the negotiation for peace which' *as car-
rying on between Russia and Turkey. Should the
war be renewed between these Powers, the pre-
bability is that Russia had no serious intention of ter
hminating hostilities, and that the ezpulitut of the
turkisb power from Europe is resolved on by Aux.
ANDER, FRANCIS, and NAPOLIBON•

The Senate and Council of Fifty-one have been
dissolved atTranctfort, preparatory to the adoption
of the new Constitution, founded. upon the Code NA.
POLEON. The designs of BottAPAttra on the shores
of the Baltic are rapidly unfolding. A deputation
from Finland has waited on the CRORY Falser of
Sweden, to represent the misery of the ptople, rind
to implore that their country 'sight again be restored
to his empire. it is asserted that BZRNADOTTE re.
ceived these humble supplicants very graciously, and
answered them in a manner that left no uncertainty
.tis to the atcomplisbment of their wishes.

We have also received American papers of a later
date than any vie have yet noticed. They contain
some important official documents laid before Cons
gress on the meeting of that body. A letter from
Mr. Stalin to leir..Ylnan ST) given in another column.
will be read with particular interest, as pointing out
' the specific ground on which America rests her claims.
in this paper it is assumed that the present Ministers
will rant the runts contended for, as the complaints
now orodneetime ronided on Ordas of Council issue
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hen opposed by the present Ministers. The doctt. on the 15th ultimo, addressed a circular letter to thei
runt alluded to is sufficiently explicit, nor does it re- , Captains of ships at Gibraltar, expressing his satis-
uire any farther notice. ! faction and admiration of the gallant conduct of Lieu-
! tenant P. WILLIAMS, of the Entreprenante cutter, in
Letters were received at Kingston, in Jamaica, on beating off four of the enemy's privateers, close to
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the Ist December, announcing that a Revolution hadlte Castle of Faro. The united force of the enemy
been commenced at Cuba, and that the Governor of
was 17 guns and 170 men ; that of the Entreprenante
the Island and all the Judges had been arrested and 12 guns and men—of whom'one Ws killed and
thrown into prison, and their lives threatened. Two ten wounded in the action.
violent Proclamations have been issued by the party in I
power from Ptincip6, censuring the conduct of the
Real Audiencia, the Cabildo, Governor, &c. in the
administration of justice, and declaring their determi-
nation no longer to pay obedience to their authority.
This insurrection is headed by the Archbishop of
the Island, and under his name a public instrument
-as issued, declaring its object. Among other things
it speaks as follows :
It is always necessary to pay obedience to a law-
ul superior tribunal: thus the island of Cuba cannot
follow the plan of the Caraccas, because it has acknow-
ledged the Regency, and because nw-aly politicians
agree in opinion that Caraccas and its confederate
provinces will terminate their revolution in anarchy,
which state must always be an object of dread with
tl:e inhabitants of Cuba.' What is desired is, that the
Wand shall be governed by a Junta of wise and opu-
lent men (not by Magistrates called Cidores, whose
iniquities are well known, and cannot be recollected
wit:tout indignation) acknowledging the Regency
and the alliance with Great Britain. This is their ob-
jed in aspirin: to the establishment of a Junta, and no other."

We have received letters from the Mediterranean
Fleet to the 4th ult. They were still lying at Port
Mahon, Minorca, watering, refitting, and sheltering
themselves from the dreadfully-blowing weather
which is experienced at this season of the year off
Toulon. The enemy seem to have no immediate ob-
ject to accomplish in that quarter by sea ; therefore
ility continue secure in Toulon harbour. Sir C. Cox-
Tot: finds that it tears the ships to pieces to keep the
sea ; several of them have sprung their masts, yards,
/cc. and will be obliged to go to Gibraltar to refit.—
Sir Charles has left a squadron to watch the enemy
at Toulon. The ships at Minorca were—

The Su loser, Hibernia, Vine de Paris, Royal Sovereign, Te•
steraire, liVarspite, Conqueror, Invincible, Sultan, Centaur, ViC-
tonics, Bombay, Rodney, York, Tigre, Achille, Unite, Cann
brio, Nautilus, Minorca, and Shearwater,
Those watching Toulon are--
The Ajax, Repulse, Euryalus, and Imperieuse.
_ _ _

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The enemy had lately chaced them, and would have
captured the Imperieuse had they continued the pur-
suit: but they appeared to be afraid of being drawn
too" far from the land. The Eagle was gone to Malta

to repair, she having got on shore at Mahon. The
Victorious is to relieve the Montague off Corfu : the
Montague is to proceed to Cadiz, and from thence

Rumours of a change of Administration still con.'
tinue to be circulated. Lord HOLLAND, who is now
confined with the gout in his left knee, had a select
party with him yesterday at his house in Pall Mall.
At this meeting, as it is said, arrangements to the
following effect were proposed :—Lord HOLLAND to
be first Lord of the Treasury, Mr. TIERNEY to be
Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Admiralty rests
between Earl SPENCER and Lord KEITH. The To.
reign Secretaryship between Lord GRENVILLE and
Earl GREY ; both Noblemen having already filled
that office, it is a point of etiquette, which of the two
will take the appointment.

she is to come home. The Warrior is coming to !
England immediately. The Fame is on her passage
home with her convoy. The Seahorse is likewise to
bring a convoy home. The Leviathan is at Gibral-
tar, getting a new main-mast, having been struck by
lightning—nobody hurt. The Blake has left Gib-
raltar to rejoin the fleet at Mahon. The Kent is
craizing off Genoa. The Volontaire is assisting the
Spaniards at Tarragona. The Magnificent is off
Corfu ; the Thames and Salcette, at Malta; the Blos-

sorl, cruizing off Marseilles. Rear-Admiral Sir C.
Divr.r3 has hoisted his flag on board the Canopus, at
Palermo, in the room of Admiral MARrIN, who has

On Saturday moning, about nine o'clock, the Lord
CHANCELLOR and Mr. PEaCEVAL left town for Wind-
sor, where they arrived a little before twelve o'clock,
at which time the QUEEN was about to take an airing,
hut relinquished it, and was closetted with the two
Chancellors for upwards of an hour. They after-
wards had a long consultation with his MAJESTY'S
Physicians, and, it is added, they saw the KING ; but
of this we are not certain. They set of for London
about three o'clock, and arrived in Downing-street at
half-past five.
We understand his MAJESTY repeated his walk, on
Windsor Terrace on Saturday, for about an hoar, at-
tended by three of the Physicians.
There was a general assembly of the Royal Family
at Windsor Castle on Saturday evening. The Prince
of WALES, Dukes of CLARENCE, CUMBERLANR, and
SUSSEX arrived there before four and five o'clock ;
the Dukes of YORK and KENT were there previously
toseseet them. All of them spent the evening with
the Quextt, together with the PRINCESSES.

resigned his command in the Mediterranean fleet.—
Sir S. HOOD has shifted his flag to the Hibernia—
Capt. J. C. Whirrs: has taken the command of the
Centaur. The Spanish ship of the line El Vincedor,
74, has been lost on the West side of Sardinia. She
sailed from Gibraltar in company with the Rodney.
for Minorca bat tempestuous weather blew her past
that island, and occasioned her loss in the Bay of
Rosas. Fourteen of the crew of the Rodney were un-
fortunately lost in her.

Yesterday at twelve o'clock the Prince of WALES
ind Duke of CUMBERLAND left Windsor for London.
'The other Royal Dukes remained at Windsor when
our account left that place.

Yesterday morning the Qum: and the PRINCESSES
beard divine service to Windsor Castle.
. It is said, that a cabinet-maker inWindsor has made
for the KING a draft-bQard and men, with such marks
that his MAJESTY knows them perfectly well by the
feel, and now sometimes plays with General FITZROY.

An order has been issued from Whitehall, that no
Frenchwomen shall be permitted to land.in this coun-
try, who might have left France to see their husbands.
The reason to be assigned to them for such refusal is,
that the French Government would not permit Lady
LAVA and family to land in France, to join Sir
THOMAS, who is a prisoner at Verdun. The order is
in force at Portsmouth.
The remains of Mr. Lewis, the Comedian, were, on
Saturday, removed from his house, Westbourne-place,
for interment in a family vault, at Liverpool.

The Parks yesterday were visited by a numerous
assemblage of fashion.
Sir DAVID BAIRD arrived in town on Saturday,
from Scotland.

We have received, vie Gibraltar, letters from Tar-
ragona to the Ist ult. accompanied by two Catalonia
Gazettes to the 26th November. The former state
that the enemy had been reinforced before Tortosa ;
and that Suenzrototwithstanding the hiclensency of
the season, was pushing the operations with such vi_
goer that the early surrender of that fortress was ex-
, pasted. Both the letters and papers concur in repro-
-11 tenting that a contagious fever had broke out at Bar-
eelona, and which had been destructive equally to
the garrison and the inhabitants.
From the numerous military details in these Ga-
vettes, in all of which the bravery of the Patriots is
conspicuous, we select one gallant atchievement, plan-
ned with skill, and boldly executed by Col. Rovino.
This Officer, at the bead of 1000 men, under favour
cf a diversion made by the Marquis de CAIAPOVYRDE
at Puycegerda, ascended the Eastern Pyrennecs, and
penetrated into Rousillon. The garrisons of Villa-
franche and Perpignan, enfeebled and irresolute, were
i:rable to impede his march. His little force crossed
the river Tet, dispersed a body of troops eqpported
by the peasantry, entered the towns of Candles, St.
Paul, Zouchan, and Peruses, and afor laying their
inhabitants, as well as ten villages under contribution,
and collecting in money and valuables near 80,000
dollars, evaded, by a Arafat and rapid march, the
force collected to intercept him, and re-entered Cata-
lonia in triumph.
Commodore PENAOSZ, commanding a flotilla of
tan boats and small vessels in the Gut of Gibraltar,

Lieutenant THOMAS MOOR, of the Royal 'Marines, 1
(the second, for there are two of that name in the
Marines) was, by his Majesty, last Novemher, pro-
moted to the Brevet rank of Captain in the A.rmy,
for his great and gallant conduct in having, when
landed at Grao with a party of Royal Marines from
his Majesty's ship Amphion, attacked a French guard,
vastly superior in number, and after a severe contest,
where both officers and men were actually engaged
I man to man, hand to hand, every individual of the
guard was either killed, wounded, or taken prisoners;
he also spiked some guns and carried off two, which,
as well as the prisoners, he took on board the Am-
phion ; and this was done in view of a considerable
French force which was at a small distance. _ _ _

_ .
Thursday se'nuight, a boat belonging to the Sal.
danha, Captain STEWARD, having on board a mid- ;
shipman and eleven of the ship's crew, was returning
to the frigate from the shore, near Rathmullen, Ire-
land,
where they had been filling some water casks,
when she was struck by a sea, which diove the casks
astern, and the boat immediately filled with water,
and the midshipman, whose name is GRAHAM, and
seven of the crew, found a watery grave. The four '
others survived the fury cf the billows, by the assist-
ance of the oars and casks which floated ; but two of
them finding it impracticable to sit alone, agreed to
join hands in 'the centre of the same cask, and hold it
also at the ends, by which means both were saved.
A Court-Martial was held on Friday, at Portsmouth,
on Lieutenant GEORGE 'Km, of his Majesty's ship
Royal William ; and Lieutenant JAMES READ, of the
Royal Marines, on board the said ship ; for unofficer.
like, disorderly, and contemptuous behaviour; fur pre-
, suming to quarrel with their superior Officer, and for
using reproachful or provoking speeches or gestures
tending to breed a quarrel or disturbance. Lieute-
nant KING was admonished to be more careful in his
I conduct in future ; and Lieut. RI AD reprimanded,
Fand ordered to be put at the bottom of the list of the
Royal Marine Forces.—Rear.Admiral HAEGOODD
President.
MARE-LANE.—The fresh arrivals of Wheat tn-day
make the supply considerable—with part of )ast
week's foreign upwards of 6000 quarters; and sales
named about 2s. lower. Barley in middling supply,
j and, with Malt, maintains last prices. White and
Grey Peas, and Beans of the two sorts, have varied
but little since our last quotation. Oats are in short
supply, waiting arrivals; few sales are effected, and
I those at little variation. Flour at last week's reduc-
j tion.

GINICIAL (VIRIXIT AS UNDelt.
Wheat 68s. R2s 901. [bans, 50s. 555.
Fiue ditto, 941. 95,. Tick ditto, 445. SW.
Rye, (new) 345. 321. Oats, 245. 223.214.
Barley, 265. 42a, Poland ditto, 325. 351.
Malt, 116 s. i3l. Potatoe ditto, 96a.
White Pea. (Rapers) 45,. 844. Rape Seed id4s
Fine Fleur, tiOs. to 85..--Sogoads, 73s 1• 294

Ate ARMY..,,
Rear Admiral llifJosapti Swam Yoater will hcist
his flag fn4mrresr at Portsmouth, on board the Vit.
TORY, and, as soon as possible afterwards, will sail
with eight sail of the line, a,44-gar.-ship, two frigates
and a sloop under his command, for Lisbon.' The
ships appointed fur this set vice are— -

Ships.
Victory (flag ship)
Formidable .•
Ganges

Danwetuark
Poinpee

Gems. Commanders.
it rapt. Uuwuaresq.
98 J. N. Morrie.
74 pundits:

- - 74 Eine.
- - SO Sir James Athol Wood.

Orion
Revenge
Vengeur

Ethalion ' - -
Fisgard (frigate) -

Psinous; (sloop)

74 Sir Arch. Dick.uni.
74 Capt. Nash.
74 T. Brown.

- , .-- Heywood.
- Ma.,on.

Yi,illoit.

These ships will take 5000 troops on board ; for
the better accommodation of which, some of the line-
of-battle-ships have taken out their lower-deck guns.
When they will embark is not at present known, no
preparatory orders having yet been received there.—
We understand Sir JosaPH will return from Libon
immediately, and take upon him a command in the
Channel Fleet.

A reinforcement of 10,000 men will immediately
be sent to join Lord WELLINGTON, to enable him to
attack the French ; and if possible, to dr;-:e them
from the Peninsula. Tile 2d battalion of the llth
regiment has arrived at Portsmouth from Guernsey.
They will sail immediately for Cadiz.

The following regiments are lying within three or
four days march of Po: tsmouth, preparatory, it is
supposed, to their being embarked :

id Regiment (or Queen's) - . Chichester
68th Regiment (Light Infantry) Bognor
Seth Regiment Horsham
51st Regiment (Light Infantry) - - Ditto
52d Reriment, si Bottalion (Light Infantry) Lewes
Ssth Regiment (Light Infantry) - - Bexhill
Ist ani td Battalion Light Infantry, K. G. L. Ditto.

They will be immediately embarked on board the
following ships :—Victory, 100 guns, (flag-ship) Cap-
tain DUSIARESQ ; Formidable, 98, Capt. J. N. MORRIS;
Ganges, 74, Capt. DUNDAS ; Danmark, 74, Capt.
BISSETT ; Pompee, 80, Sir JAMES ATHOL WOOD;
Orion, 74, Sir Altai. DICKSON ; Revenge, 74, Capt.
NASH ' • Vengeur, 74, Capt. T. BaowN ; Ethalion,
Capt. HEYWOOD ; Fisgard, (frigates) Capt. MASON ;
and the Primrose sloop, Capt. Puiu.orr.
The following detachments of the 13th, 14th, and
16th Light Dragoons, with the 3d Dragoon Guards,
and 4th Dragoons, have re-embarked on board trans-
ports, at Plymouth, for Lisbon ; and on Thursday
morning, the German Legion Hussars embarked for
the same destination. They will sail when the wind
suits.
The 11th Regiment of Dragoons is tinder orders
for embarkation, we believe at Plymouth, and for
Portugal.

A number of farmers were last week summoned
before the Magistrates at Stafford, for making a deduc-
tion from the wages of their servants enrolled in the
Local Militra, os account of their having been absent
from service during the period of training and ex-
ercise. The Magistrates observed, that the Legis-
lature had provided for the point in dispute, and re-'
ferred to the 15th clause of the 48th Geo. 111. c. S.
which ordains, that no ballot, enrolment, and service
tinder the Act shall make void, or in any manner af-
fect, any indenture of apprenticeship or contract of
service. The defendants, upon the Act being read,
agreed to pay their servants full wages.