Star.
London, England, 1817-12-13 00:00:00

soil spewed diets torah is a poisonous colupoliiid 017,
illaioy, fraud, and falsehood:
Their 'Wets forgetting, of Osistakinge the teal'
weans by which their power was again restored ; or
persuading. themselires that the people have forgotten
or will forgot them—or, if rememberiog, may yet be
awed from the mention of them by a Coalition of
some doses or two of individuals, glossing over their
purpose by the tide of a N Holy Alliance," seem in-
clined to persuade themselves that the people, foiled
in their first means to obtain emancipatiso (by en-
couraging an invader) have no ether ahem itive left,
and must subm/it to the will of the men whose power
they' have restored. If so, what a miserable dell.
sion I The same moral and physical powers which
expelled from the English Monarchy a family that
dared to disregard the sacred rights of the people,
the claims of equity and justice, and which swept
from die soil of Germany, with the besom of destruc-
tion, the invading hosts of a lawless, faithless, and
thoughtless tyrant, are still able to vindicate the
sacred claims of the People, should it be really the
intention of the present rulers to disregard them.
But why this topic at this time i—Bechuse we are
alarmed for the peace of Europe. Because, however,
honest the Continental Governments may be their
intention to keep faith with the People, and give
them the promised and rightful representative system
of government, delay may produce all the evils which
could result from deliberate ladfait4 —Should this take
place, look at the consequences. Yon who, like us,
have lived long enough to witness the horrors of the
French Revolution, picture to yourselves the effects
that must follow from a revolutionary wakes., em-
bracing for its base the whole surface of Germany
and Italy. The mind sickens at the thought...-Yet
you vainly deliberate, and hesitate on the very brink
of the crater, contriving political watering-pots and
royal firesugines to repress or extinguish this rising
eruption.
Awakes I—Awaken to your danger t Change
your position, before the mountain sends forth
its fiery contents I Wait but for this crisis, add in
vain will you present your antiquated hely relics to
stem she torrents of lava, overwhelming and levelling
every thing in their progress.

LOSS OF THE MARTIN SLOOP OF WAR.
The following is an extract of a letter from the
Agent to Lloyd's at ICilrnsb, dated Dec. 8, 1817 $
66 Itie with regret I have to inform you, that the
blwarsu sloop of war was last night driven on shaft,
in a desperate' gale, in Mull Bay. The ship is to-
tally lost ; but I am happy to add. that the greater
part of the crew, and all the officers, are safe. The
misen•mast being cut away, luckily fell with the
Mast-head in a rock, which served as a gangway for
them. and enabled them tp leilch.!:r shore. Irarne.
diately on receiving this intelligence, I'diipatclia
carts with refreshments to the crew, who, lam iso
formed, are in a most deplorable state."
The MARTIK was commanded• by Captain An.;
Daly MITCIOLL.

Tbdisday the ship Grace of London, DAVEY Mu-
ter, with eighty Officers on board, bound to Bt.
Thomas's, on the South American Expedition, was
seized in Cowes roadstead, by Joins WAnD, Esq.
Collector of Customs at that port, for having re-
ceived on board many of the said Officers in a clan-
destine manner, contrary to the Passengers' Act ;
and also for having no papers on board, to prove the i
ship's identity and character. The Grace is reported to
be owned by a Mr. FITZORRALD, who some time since
was examined before the LORD MAYOR, for engaging
to convey passengers out of the kingdom, in a ship
called the .Caledonia, the circumstances of which
must be in the remembrance of many of our Readers.
On the day preceding the seizure of the above yes.
sel, Mr. SUTTON, a Taunton. Officer for South Ame-
rica, was shot In a dad, at West Cowes, by Major
LOCKERS, a British asger, about to depart on the
same enterprise. An inquest being held on the body,
a Verdict of Wilful Murder was given against Major
Loorrsa, and Lieutesants Hum and Itivcsih&s,
the seconds, all of whom have abscooded. • .

The Earl and Countesi of PALMS/SI arrived in
the harbour of St. Jelin's, on a visit to the Province
-of New Brunswick, oa the afternoon of the llth of
•
October, attended by Major Course, his Aid-cle.j
Caop, and Colonel Dues, Deputy Adjutant-General.
is %I Majesty's ship Wars t they came on shore at
seVeh o'clock, under a salute frogs the ship end bat-
teries, and were received by a Guard of Hooper.—
Next day his Lordship received the Officers of the,
Garrison and principal inhabitants of the City of St.
John's. at the Government House, and afterwards mi-
nutely inspected the fortifications and public bead-
lugs. His Excellency also visited Moose Island. Sc.
Andrew's. and Fredritten, the steam-boat. and
was much pleased with the general appearance of Ibis
new Province.
Moose Island, it is said, will be immediately given
over to America.

A loos statement is presented in the Anistricaa
Papers, of a transaction in which Captain Faux, of his
Majesty's sloop Beaver, was concerned, and in which
some difference arose between him and the Magis-i
trate. of New Orleans, relative to a deserter from awl
navy, who, having imprudently ventured on board,
the. British sloop, Captain Faux, wished to make a
prisoner. The affair ended in the liberation of the ,
seaman ; the British Officer seining his resolution to
protest formally against the ens dm of die power of
the United States agaiabt lum,,and to leave the Anal
Settlement of the business to his Guestalnent.