Star.
London, England, 1803-02-09 00:00:00

HOLLAND.

HAOUr, Fs s. t.—The petition of the merchants
of Amlierdam and Rotterdam to the Government
of State, for a repeal of the law of Feb. s 6, 18os,
prohibiting the importation of Englifh coarfe
cloths, has been juft fupported by another, deli
vered to our Government in January, of all the
fhopkeepers dealing in woollen nianufaftures.—
They deny that a provifion of this article, amount-
ing from 60,000 to 80,000 gilders, even if every
yard was faleable, is adequate to the home con-
lumption ; and they infift that the demand cannot
be fupplicd, in time of peace particularly, when
hands cannot be obtained to work in the manufac-
tories as in time of war, when poverty compels the
labourer to accept of a feanty pittance. Betides,
no cloth, they infra. can be made in this country
fur common people comparable to the Englifh
cloths, which owe their fuperiority to Englith
wool and to Englifh fuller's earth, taro articles
tlrialy prohibited from exportation, and for which
nothing can be ever fubartuted here. If, therefore,
the Government, fay the petitioners, perfevere not
to refcind the oppreffive law, recourfe mull una-
voidably be had to fmuggling, in which enterprife
tome of the manufadurers here will take a part ;
while the honeft fhopkeeper, as well as the honeft
merchant, will be obliged to confume their paft
(livings, weeping over their empty warehoufes.
In Imitation of the difcovery lately made in Eng-
land, for dellroying the wevil in Chip proviftons,
an experiment of that nature has been ordered to
be made here. For this purpofe, a fack of oat-
' meal and another of fhip bread has been fent out
in the Mercury to Bents von TassLoso, Com-
mander of the fquadron in the Weft Indies ; and
the Swallow, now alto about to fail, will take out
two fimilar flicks, prepared according to the pre-
fcrihed method. It is alto in the contemplation
of Government to caufe life boats to he built, on
he Englith plan, which would be particularly ter.
: viceable in this country.
On the syth ult. the Government of State iffued
a publication, by which it is en:rd.:el, that for the
encouragement of the great fifliery, an annual
premium of tsoo gilders be granted t4r twelve
focceflive years, to each [hip fitted out during that
I period, by natives of this Republic for the herring
fifhery, to commence with the prefent year; and
that this psentium, during laid year, (hall be
augmented, for each herring veiflrl Wang out in
manner as before, with zoo gilders, making in
all boo gilder;.
Citizen de Keurr is chofcn Prefident of the
Council cf Home A (fairs for the current month;
ICitircn von Rny N of the Council of Mal ine ; and
Citizen von Jinn ria of the Council of War.
The Batavia, a three decked frigate, command.
ed by J. J•N swirl. with troops for the Cape of
Good Hope, arrived at St. Croix de Teneriff, on
the t ith of Ok9ober laft, and it was parpofed to
purfue the voyage on the next day. The day be
fore their arrival at that place, they had a fight of
the full divifion, deftined alto fur the Cape.
To the aftoniihment of molt perfons, the plan
I of the new loan is not yet officially publiffied.—
Some, however, confidently fay, that the delay
forebodes advantage to the public.
Booths of all kinds hare within thee three days
been ere red on the Macfe, oppofite Rotterdam,
for the accommodation of the crowds which daily
retort th:ther to enjoy the variety of our winter

ne gener.deilimate of the public espences for
I contained in three fecrct melfAges from the
Admini:iration r,f the Starts, and amounting to
the I.lm of 52,987,0ze WAS decreed in the
tame fi;ting.

PdRLIAMEIViziRr pRIcEEDIN
HOUSE OF LORDS, TUESDA', FEB. g.
Lord WALSINGNAM bsoitght up the Repoit n
the Committee appointed yellerday,fiu tit: 8./Ih
under the gait India Judicature Aa.—Ordcred
lie on the Table.
WOOLLEN MANUTACTUREItS. BILL.

Lord Pr Ltlan moved the Order of the Dar,
for going 'Tao a Committee on the Pill for fiii•
pending certain elias te!!ttive to the Woollen Ma,
notietory, which hcint; read. L trdlb p moved,
" That the aid 0, der he difeharKed." The mrs.
tion was agreed fo. liis Lordthip then moved,
" That the laid Committee be entered into en dm.
day month." I lie rcsfon, Le laid, fir this motion
was, that fame of the .las now meant to be
fufpcncled by the prAlnt bill were aanally repeal.
ed ; and on ethers u:is a confider:dile diffe-
rence of opinion r•lpeetin.: the expediency of
pending them. Ile !hid, theref-re, named fo di:
tant a day, in order that time be !,;iven lot
their Lordfhips maturely to confider the fithjeia
and if it fhnuld he thought proper to proceed fur.
ther on the Bill, due notice might he ift,tven to the
Parties, fo that they might have an opportunity
of bringing their Witnelres to town, without any
risk of their being detained longer than was abfis-
lutely neceffary. lle therefore moved, That
this Order of the Day Ihould be taken into fin-thet
confoletation, by the Hotife refolving itfelf into :
Committee on the faid Bill, on Tuefday, the Bth
of March." The Motion was immediately agreed
to.—Adjourned.

fOund, on his part, to give the flighted oppofition
to any meal-we which it fhuuld appear wife to
adopt.
Mr. Wizx tram fitid, that he certainly had oh-
ferved, with the deeped reluaance, many Ali&
ingindances of wretchednefs of the poor in Ireland,
ruch as delcribed by the Hon. Member who in-
troduced this fubjet ; and no man more fincerely
withed than he did, that fome adequate remedy
was pradieable, confidently with the circumftan-
ces under which Ireland was placed with regard
to this country ; under the articles of the union,
by which he feared, without fome new modifica
tions of thefe articles, it would be impraflicable
for the Government of the country to bring for-
ward officially any meafure chargeakle at the pub-
lic expence, for relief of the poor in Ireland. By
the articles of union, as they now Rood, the public
and local expences of Ireland were partly charge-
able on Great Britain. He believed that a charge
for the maintenance of the poor of Ireland, which
was a charge by no means comprehended nor
contemplated under the articles of union, would
hardly he relifhed by the pe 'pie of this country ;
and he doubted whether a feparate tax could, un-
der thefe articles, be levied on Ireland. In (bort, '
,it was a fubjed fo new to that Houfe, and of fuch
importance, that no proceeding could or ought to
be adopted upon it, however defirable, without
the fulled deliberation, and the molt ample afGa-
ance from thole Members who were locally inter.
efted, and who were the molt competent to throw
the' fulled light on the fubjet. For this purpofe,
in the prefent indance, there was not time ; nor
did he fee how any provifion could be appropriat-
ed for the purpofe, unlefs it was to be from any
furplus over and above the public exigencies of the
country, which might remain in the Treafury of
Ireland for the year current, and which the Go-
vernment might be enabled to appropriate for the
purpofe propofed.
General TARLITON, while he was convinced of
the earned difpofition of Lord Hardwicke, and
bis Government to do every thing which was prac-
ticable for a purpofe fo truly defirable, yet was
fully of opinion with the Right Hon. Gentleman
who lad fpoke, as to embarraffing difficulties that
mull attend the adoption of any procedure on the
fubjea, without the fulled deliberation. The
Refolutions to which the Houk had jult given its
afrent, had they been sent, and now offered for
the fief time, certainly would not have paid with
fuels facility and promptitude ; but they were old
and eflablithed grants, long fettled by the Parlia-
ment of Ireland, and had each undergone full in.
veftigation in their original progrefs; betides that,
they were finally confirmed under the aft of
union. Any new grant of the like nature ought
not to be adopted without the fulled deliberation.
Mr. Bac ws LL raid, his views by no means went
to any very enormous grant. Hiiobjed was mere-
ly a boufe in each parifh or diftria. for theriwoep-
tion of the lick poor—to which a fum of cool. in
each might be fufficient ; and the Grand Jury of
the feveral counties might be empowered to levy
a futficient fum for the purpofe locally.
Mr. S rofe to put an end to the conver •
ration. by reminding Members of the Tuition be-
fore the Houk, to which the converfation was not
relevant.

The remaining Refolutions were then put and
agreed to. They were afterwards referred to the
Committee of Ways and Means..--Adjourned.
[We think It right to acquaint oar Readers, Oust an enquiry,
we find the Report of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's
Speech, in reply to Meer*. Tierney and Fox, in the De-
bate on the Bank Reftridtion Bill, was throughout extremely
foatcuratc.--It wan copied hunt a Morning Paper of the fame
*Ts which has fince apologized for the incorreands of h.)

LONDON.

ICEDRESDAY, FEBRUARY 9.

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK I
3 per Can. Rcd. 7of
3 per C. Conf. money.' or ace. r:4l
News per Celt. 103/1.-.M.S per Cent. coon.
Onunune 51 diL
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY:

lank Stock 183 IE7I Indio Stock sm. st It for acc.
3 per C. Red. 74,1 lot Imp. 3 per Cent. 6911
3 per C. Cont. yont Imp. Ann. z a it 3-16
4 per Cent. Cool. g7ii 81 F.:6N. BEIt. -.-
3 per C.Asn. ium 40 diL
5 per C. eny,"l::::%4 Min
Lottery Tickets 171175.
Long Ann. sot ConL for we. 711 74
COURSE OF EXCHANGE.
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Cadiz paper. Naples 01
Ditto 3sl eft% Genus 46
Madrid 364 deft. LUbon 68
Elba" 351 died. Oporto 6gi
Leghorn 50 Dublin ii
4 $ lm—Dieu, rs zU.

lam, 36 ss U.
11a. at fight 33 30
Rotterdam, 36 3I U.
"amburSh 34 3 IP'
..Utena 34 4 401
Paris, t day's date,
Dourdeaus, ditto, 14 t;
DORIAN, F 4 -.STOCIt FICRAVI3E.
3.1 per C. Uoo. Deb. 33-os per Cent. Gov. Deb. 39.
Castle of Eschangc—Roblin on London is.

LA night we received P.tris journals to the
Atli intl. inclufive, and this morning a Dutch Mail
arrived.
The Monist& contains accounts from St. Do-
r:lt-Igo down to the middle of December, which,
''laugh they mention an advantage gained by the
French, in driving the Blacks from Fort Dauphin,
tend, on the whole, to confirm the fears that have
been entertained for the ultimate Ate ofthecoateft.
—The Negroes made an attack of thirteen hours
on Lengane, and were repulfed, but they burnt
•he plantations. On the oSth Noflmber they at.
:aciced, and kern to have nearly carried by fur-
;wife the Mole. The Blacks every where, whether
n the French (rvice or on the plantations, pro-
mote the interefls of the infurgents. It is evident
F. om the accounts that not one of them in the Mole
c -Ad be trußed.

The fuperi,,r arength and (=elks of the infur-
Irma roe may calculate, fince they vined and kept
poaTrl on r.f Fort Dauphin, near the Cape, a place
not only •tlertial to the fafety of Cape Town, but
Oat key to the Eaft, till the French received a rein-
:c r;:ment of five or lx thoufand men from France.

But though the French are ht poffefflon of the
chief towns on the coati, it is more than ever ma
nifell that the Blacks are in poreffion of the whole
of the interior of the country, and that there is
little likelihood of their lofing it. The horrible
Dories of drowning the Blacks by hundreds and
thoufands can fcarcely be doubted, when we
read in thefe letters, now ti anflated from the
Paris Papers, that the French in St. Domingo
" deal no longer in half meafures with the
Blacks, who have neither mercy or pardon to expel!;"
and that the Blacks " wounded in the attack on
the Mole, were put to death !"—*-This war of ex-
termination is worthy of the Hero of Jaffa, at
which place, Sir ROBERT WILSON'S book lays, the
prifoners had neither mercy or pardon to expea,
and that the wounded were put to death. But for
a war fo glorious to the French arms, the Moniteur
officially affures us no lets than fixty thoufand
veteran foldiers have offered their Cervices, adding
that the CHIEF CONSUL declines accepting them,
the 15,000 who lately failed being fuflicient.—
This very fine flourifh is fomething like the (tory
of the Fox and the Grapes. It is well known
that the French army di(likes the idea of going
to St. Domingo, and the Paris Journals have
conftantly informed us of the bounties offered
for recruits, and the pains taken all over France,
to fecure troops for St. Domingo. The repeated
notices of this kind in the Journals, thew that thefe
pains have not been attended with fuccefs.

The fituation of Guadaloupe is defcribed to be
very fatisfaftory.

A letter from Vienna contains a flatement of
the motives which led to the abolition of the Aulic
Council of War. The defeels of that abfurd inili-
tution have long been witneffed by Europe and
felt by the Auflrian Monarchy.
The French Funds are 58 f. 6o c.
It appears by various letters from Ratifbon, that
the convention between the Auflrian and French
Governments refpeding the Grand Duke of Toll
cany's Indemnities, will occafion fome difcuffion.
The Eledor of Bavaria is dilfatisfied with it, in-
afmuch as it encroaches upon the portion of
territory which he was to obtain. It appears,
however, that Count MA ILCOFT, at Paris, has
ratified the Convention ; which probably, there-
fore, mull have been previoufly fuhmitted to the
approbation of the Cabinet of Peterfburgb.—
It is Rill very generally believed, that the acqui-
efcence of the EN P [ROI in the encroachments of
France in Italy is the condition on which the
GRAND Du KR has fecund advantages beyond the
original fchcme.
There is a report la the Italian Papers, that
unlefs the Britifh troops immediately evacuated
Malta, French troops were to march to Naples.
It is by no means improbable that the French
would employ fome method of this kind to com-
pel us to abandon their defined prey. We do not
believe, however, that any fueh meafure is in con-
templation. Naples is too nearly eonneifted with
the Imperial family to be at this moment attacked.

There will be no Levee this week, but onThurf-
day her MAJIIITT will have a Drawing room.
The Duke and Duchefs of Yoax were laft night
in the Prince of WaLls's private box at Covent-
Garden Theatre. The performances were The
Cashinet and Animal Marseifren.

Yellerday morning, at nine o'clock, his Royal
Highnefs the Duna of CUMBIRLAND breakfa(led
with his MAJRATT, at the Q2een's Honfe. In the
evening their Majesrias had a Concert, which
began about eight o'clock, and frnifhed at about
ten. The company prefent were, the Marquis
and Marchionefs of &tramway, Marchionefs of
BATH, Lady GBORGIN• CACIL Earl of MORTON,
Counters of CAROM/LW, Counteis AYLIIRRURY, and
a number of other Nobility. Card tables were
laid fur thofe who chafe to play.

The Marehionefs of Sactuttrav arrived in Ar.
lingtonAreet from Hatfield ye flerday,for the feafon.
Ye(erday the Earl of Daast.sy arrived at his
houfe in Berheley-fquare.

The Earl and Countefs of Sr. Vnsciar arrived
in Town yeilerday from their Seat, near Brent-
wood. This day a full Board was held at the
Admiralty, at which his Lordfhip prefided.

A Court of Enquiry, confining of the follow-
iag Members, is fhortly to fst at Chelfea :