Star.
London, England, 1810-04-06 00:00:00

PALM=UrH, APRIL s.

Arrived the Princess Mary packet, with a mail front Cagle, in
twelve days.—Sailed the HUMBER, with a convoy to ti.e East•
wind.—rat back the DEVASTATION boath.—Wind W.N.W.
TORBAY, APRIL 3.

His Majesty's ship ArtiNtavit, Captain Hasa/togs, has rap-
tured and sent in here the Hawk, pierced for 10 guns, but only
four on board, from the Isle of France, hound to the first Pretest
port she cupid ntake: she is laden with irdip,o, tea, lug :r, cloves,
cor,:e, and china, and valued at 60,000 pounds.
PLYMOUTH, APRIL .1.
Aril-v.41 the F.EITRALD frieate, Captain MAITLA'AP, last from
Cork, With the LAUREL Moon, laden whit specie and merchan-
.l:ze, which the Essett.sto took on the coast of Fr:ince; the EN-
cou:crza Fun-brig, front the Eastward; the Pun rnix frigate,
Captain Xlvcice, from Jets( y ; and the Hisary sloop, Vaptaki
P...LANET, from Cadiz and Lisbon, with dispatche,;—also,stht-
Agincourt transport, Captain Pcaav Agent, from Guadalottpe,
with French prisoners.—The Agincourt was five weeks on her
passage, and has etperienced very tempestuous weather. She
sailed under convoy of two frigates, with nine sail of transports,
but
__carted eompaily in a vinletit gale, and great fears are emir-
-3.2i-aril at, tome of the whir transports. '(ho Agincourt cane
last from Clark, where she remai.ted two days; during her stay
there, the llekn, another of the cosevoy, arrived in a very leaky
state; she had ten of her en w washed ore:board and drowned,
in the gale which separated the convoy, and arrived at Cork with
only Fix hands to work the ship; add to which, they were in con-
stant dread of the tising of the French prisoners, l•avin,: mot.c of
the officers taken at Guadaloupe on hoard.—The Mc st t..in.l fri-
gate will be launched on Tuesday, the 1;t1f inst. •

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 5.
The Caulk and Gibraltar convey still lie in Yarmouth Roads
wind-bouotl, with the RacaVlT Sloop of war. Arrived.theSrt.-
cut-aTiox' front the Downs, bound for the Coast of Portng.tl;
and Majesty's ship AtuicosE, front Guernst.y. Wvta out
Of harbour, the EURTALUS and Ri:SOLUTE.—WitniS.S. E.

DEAL, APRIL 5.
Arrived Ids Majesty's ships DicrAro*, and POUNCES!' CARO-
LINk R'olll Vlribouth.—CBtne down from the River the Crescent,
Etikts Brother% B,nd Chllingwood ; and remain.—Wind
YARMOUTH, APRIL 5.
Yesterday
:after post arriv:d the FORWARD and Ms tit.ry,gun.
twigs. S.lkd this morning. to cruize in the Sleeve, the Tullius'
antl*raav AL frigates, and MANLev gurs•brig; and for Ports-
shOuth. the-A c u gun-brig.
Remain in the Roads, the Vanguard and Hero, 74 guns each ;
Rabuet, rrtntiable, t-ynx, Tartarus, Ariel, Rey nard. Prome-
theus, ifigen, Snipe, .Pandora, Flatter, Earliest, Badger, Fur-
, ward, and Havoc juts-brig..—Wind S.W.

EUL.I., APRIL S.
A brig itnived it Guernsey, yesterday afternoon, from Gotten•
borkb itt four days; parted with a fleet at sea, bound for this pun
and I.onduu ; the former is exptrzted here erzry tide.

GREENOCK, 4PRIL 2.
Arrived here, on Saturday, the ship Stranger, Lot/Qom. from
Jamaica, a running ship. in tin days. Sailed thence, in company
with the brigs Hibernia IVI•Dowo lA., sad Golden Fleece. I.nat?
taco, both of and foe Belfast, and parted from them off the west-
end of St. Domingo, and came through the Maguana passage.—
Just before parting the' Golden Fleece ran on board the Strauger, I
and carried away hero-dreg-mast. On the ITtit Feb. lat. 26. IC
long. 71. 31. spoke the brig Sielon, Scoaas, from Hull,boued to.
Amelia Island, out 104.elays. On the 2Ctb, In lat. 56. lung. 11. 30.
spoke the ship Jamaica, of and for Liverpool, from Amelia Island
on the 27th March, off the Mull of Kintyre, spoke the ship
14ibernia, of and (or Liverpool, from Amelia Island. 'the F.nte-
..rald, DA Ls, of Clyde, siiLd shout a treek before the Stranger, to
load at St. Domingo; rid the Plantes, Netsott, of this port. oak
the same day, for Disek River.
FROM LI,OYD'S LIST.
Citavegablat Mau. S,—Arrived, the. Fleury, Watson, front
Surivant ; Net a, 1341 e, front l ; at.t Margaretta, Sirep-
goLbads mt,raJoim....Salled the Staute, Duncan, "for Jamaica:
.Cruccielat. Ftaskatt, ler Maim aid Marys Bit Sty, fur Hari.

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• INSTRUCTIONS. TO Mit. FIIIRL
the Marquis of LANSDOWNE rose aid stated
that in looking over the documents on Spanish *fairs,
Lid on the table, in consequence of scincitinn Upon
a former diy, he.oliserred no copy of any initinctions
sent to Mr.iFrere, die British _Resident. in Spain, re,'
!specting the military transactions in that country, by
; his Majesty'.s.Seeretary for Foreign Affairs, save one,
dated the 12th of April. He conceived it scarcely
possible,-in sO.great _lapse of time as.froSn'that date,
until the August foll Owing; and while Some of the
I most important military operations weregoing o 1 in
that-nit instructions i,vhateVer shcitild have been I
forwarded by dial British. Government 'to their Am-
bassador; and he- thought that of sucfi instructisfni;
whatever they were copies or °extracts shoat) •htive
been laid before the House, so far as they were, not
improper fist paldic. coirimunicatiOn..
Marquis WELLESLEY anstee);ed 'that as fktills
he could recollect, from lookng over Spailish
.currents, there were no instrueLionior any importance'
sent to. Mr,-Frere after the letter ct on
'Mr. Ca
the 12th of
.Aptil. • , • .
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Earl GREY coincided in the obseiVation of
Noble Friend; and thought it. 'scarcely Ooisible
during a. period of such length, and involving so
many important transactions, the British Resident
should have held no communication with his Gnven.
mein, nor received any instructions for the guidance
of his conduct upon tlie objects of his mission : and if
there were any such instructions sent, or any further
communications received, it was the duty of his Ma.'
Osty's Miii'sterstep lay such documents, or extracts
from theta, bc,f4e the Honse for its lAftalstitt)barPre-
p. tratory AO theyendisig discussion on that subject ;
'always considering, however, that it was for his
jesty's Ministers to exercise their own discretio t in se,
lecting such parts oi4 as it would not be impropertii
snake public, consisatnitywith the interests of this
' country and h r allye . . .
.Lnld LIVERPOOL said, that, according to the
wording- of the motion on this subject*. such papers
only were required as related to military trinsactionS;
and therefore, in making the selection, it • was not
thought necessary to bring forward papers not of a
military' nature, and which did. not, therefore, bear
upon the iitiestiim,
-farl GREY replied, that the Noble Secretory !vas'
perfectly correct in stating the words of the motion ;
but there might be some dociiments n rich, though
in themselves not stricily of a military nature, yet
Were such as were materially connected with.military
olserstiotis;'and therefore... inseparable from them in
direct tendency : instructions and communications for
instance, respecting the state of the 'Spanish Go'vern-
ment, end the persons placed in its principal departs
meets, and whose. conduct and characters might have
cunsidesitble influence in the direction of military
;actions .. . • .

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The Marquis of. LANSI).OWNE gave notice that
he. should, on Tuesday sennight; call the attention
of the House to.the subject of the Papers on Spanish
affairs now on the table; and he moved that the Lotds
be summoned to attend on that day.—Ordered.