Star.
London, England, 1811-09-19 00:00:00

CADIZ, AUGUST 14.

According to an 611Pci.11 account, dated the 6th
instant, which bas been received by the General com-
manding the camp at Gibraltar, Colonel Courteen,
Governor of MAI bella, has come over to our parties.

The port of Palma, in Majorca, I as been declared
open to the commerce of the Indies, because there is
no part in the province of Catalonia which is now
open to that commerce.
The Regency has appointed a confidential officer
to examine into the conduct of the Marquis of Cam.
poverde, with regard to the late military events in
Catalonia.
DECREE Waif REGARD TO SZIGNIORIES.
AUGUST 5, MI.

14 The General and Extraordinary Cortes of the
Kingdom, desirous of removing the obstacles which
may have been opposed to the good government, in-
crease of popglation, and prosperity of the Spanish
Monarchy, decree :
" 1. That henceforward all Jurisdictional Seign/ories, of what-
ever class and condition, shall be incorporated with the nation.
" 2. The appointment of all magistrates and other pu!lic tune
tionaries shall he proceeded in by the same orders, and in the
same manner, as in the townships of Royal jurisd.ction.
" 3. All public employments of the above description refugia"
suppressed after the publication of the present decree.
" 4. The words VASSAL and VASSALAGE are abolished, mg
all payments, whether real or persona!, which owe their orie*!
to a jurisdictional title, with the exception of those which pi*
teed from free contract in the exercise of the sacred rigida-4f
property.
" 8. The Territorial Seigninries remain henceforward in t •
_shit of other rights =ached to private properly, it not of
a description that, by their nature, they ought to be basurpo
IS+ Is the nation.
" 6. All con racts, bargains, and agreements which hart
been made in regard to rents, dues, &c. between those called
!midi and Vassals, shall be considered as contracts but wren oat
individual and another.
" 7. 1 he privileges called exclusive, privative, and peohib'tive,
and having the same origin as seigniotks—such as those of cline,
of Aching, of ovens, mills, waterscourks, fores,t, Ste. are abolish—
ed ; the free use of them remaining to the kite:lmams, in tailor-
mity to the municipal laws established in every township.
" 8. Those who have purchased the above prerogatives for a
valuable consideration, shall be repaid such tapttitl as appears in
the deed et purchase; and those who enjyy them u a reward
for great and acknowledged services shall be inelemntfied in ano-
ther way.
" 9. The nation will acknowledge and pay these capital sums
when they are ascertained in the proper Courts, and wi'l pay an
interest of 3 per cent. upon them till the capital is liquidated.
" 10. At whatever time the possessors shall present their
claims, they shall be heard ; and the nation will be hound by the
result of them, as if specified in the preceding article.
" ii. licncelorstrard no one ca. call himself toed of Vassals,
exercise jurisdiction, appoint judges, or excicise any of the claims
and yrivilegts comprehended in the present decree; and lie who
dues so, 'hall lose tee right of lndromiticatton in the cases that
have been specified.
IN The present Decree shall be communicated to
tfie Council of Regency, who shall take the necessary
measures for its due execution, causing the same to
be printed and circulated."
. • Twenty teals yam make. a dollar.


FRINCif PAPERS.

PARIS, AUGUST IS.
Vice-Admiral Villaret Joyeuse has set out to as-
sume the Government of Venice, to which he has
been appointed by the Emperor.
The Consi itution American frigate arrived at Cher-
bourg on the Oth, wish Mr. Joel Bartow, Ambassa-
dor from the United Statls, and two Consuls.
On the 9th, the Emperor hcld•a Council of COPl-
merce at Compiegne.
They write from Madrid, that his Majesty the ring
of Spain means shortly to visit the province of Cata-
lonia and the kingdom of Arragon.
Besides the daily journals of politics and literature,
there are published in Pans 35 other journals or pe •
riodical works, upon din erent branches of the arts
and sciences.
The receipts of the different Theatres of this capi-
tal, have been much greater in 1810, than they were
in 1808 and 1809, when they amounted to about
4,400,000 francs. They amounted in 1810 to
5,224,102 franca. This increase it principally attri-
butable to the concourse of strangers which the mar-
riage of his Majesty and the concomitant fetes drew
to Paris.
PRESBURG, AUGUST 30.

All the Deputies to the States of the Realm haricg
arrived, the Diet was solemnly opened yesterdar
At half-past nine in the forenoon the Magnates of
Hungary repaired to the Hall, where the Deputies
were waiting for them. His Imperial Highness tile
Archduke Palatine took his place at the head 4if the
Magnates ; M. Personnal, Counsellor of the Ceurt,
and M. George Majkalt, at the head of the Deputies
of the State. They delivered very eloquent discourses
on the circumstances which had called them toge-
ther ; and two speakers from the body of the States
replied to them. Two Committees then mutually
examined the powers of the respective Deputies
and the Directory proceeded to select 1 Deputation of
Members to proceed to-day to Schlossliof, to preser:t
the homage of the Diet to their Imperial Majesties,
to inform them it was constituted, and to Invite thery•
to repair to it. These preliminaries being finisbe t,
the Archduke Palatine, accompanied by all the
States, went in procession to the church of St. Sava.
our, where a solemn mass was chaunted, and after-
wards Te Denys.

. THE EV 1.. N. 1 Isl, Sl'Alt.

LONDON.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19.
PRICE OF STOCKS THU DAY Al- ONE O'CLOCC.
S per Cc. Cons. for motley 430—Ditto for account 64
a per Ct. Reduced shut—Navy S per Cent. 94
4 par Cent. sbut—Bonds les.l7s. rnt.—Ontniuto par db.
Rub. SWs (M.) Is. die. to Is. pre.—Ditto (510444.54. press.

REPORT OF THE CAPTURE OF CIUDAD

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RODRIGO.
The following important article on this subject has
been received at the Admiralty :

EXTRACT FROM TR& JoURN AI, Off TR& IXPRESI PROW.

ON I.IZR VOYAGE BROM GIBRALTAR TO ENGLAND.'
" August 30, 1811.— L st. 36.44. N. long. 8.9. W.
'Cape St. Vincent, N.N.W. distant two leaguei; at 4
P.M. spoke his Majesty's ship SEAPLOWER, out two
days from Lisbon, having a transport under canvoy
bound to Cada ; Lieutenant STEWART informed me,
that Lord WILLINGTON had attacked and tarred
CIUDAD RODRIGO."

An Anhok Mail, which arrived this morning, has
furnished us with the followihg articles of intellageuce
from" the Continent :

CONSTANTINOPLE. JULY 10.

The army of the Grand Vizier is pr,,vided with
necessaries of every description in aljndance.
The Government daily expedites cuur;crs with most
pressing orders to accelerate the march of the tro Jps
from Asia to the camp Of the army of the Danube.
The Turkish fleet is now at the mouth of the Bos-
phorus, but it is not completely equipped.