Star.
London, England, 1804-01-27 00:00:00

LONDON.

FRIDAY. JANUARY 27.
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAy AT ONE O'CLOCK a
Conf. for money, 3615—Ditto, for February 46*
',educed 36i—Onwinns a dif..
Olds per Cents. k4}}—New S per Ceuta. 941.
4 per Cents. 734t—Skort Ann. 35 3-16.
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERD4Y.
Bank Stock 1554 India Stock 1734 it 7141
3 per C. Red. Ann.36*Fll I India :'.ands S. as. pram
3 per C. Con 13H*36* Imp. 3 r-r Cent. 33*
4 Per C. 734 74 73: Imp. Ann. so (I to
5 per C. Navy 8913 Exchey. Bills is a sapres.
5 Per C 1797 94.935 94 011initiM 15 3 at a.
Long Ann. At 9-t6 Lottery Tickets. noL
Short Anu.3l 5.16 Conf. for arc. 56 551 5611

The Riga we rejoice to (late, is now perfeilly re-
covered. Yellerday his MAJESTY found himfelf fo
far re.ftablifhed as to be able to take exercife on horfe-
back, for a confiderable time, in the Riding Houle,
He then gave an audience to his Royal Highnefs the
Duke of You.

The public have already been informed of the eva-
cuation of St. Domingo. Yeflerday Government
received official details of the circumflances which
attended it, brought by Captain Sottass.s., late com-
mander of the G , which was loft off Cape
Francois.

For the laft three months Roc liAllallAU'had filtrat-
ed the moft affliaing diftreffes, and yielding at length
to the preffure of famine, he propored terms as well
to the Blacks, by whom he was affailed on the one
fide, as to the Britilb Commander, who blocked up
the harbour of the Cape on the other. The former
granted him ten days for the evacuation of the co-
lony; in confequence of which he embarked with the
remnant of his force, and a number of the white
inhabitants, onboard three frigates, two corvettes,
and eighteen tranfports, the whole of which had ar-
rived at Jamaica at the date of there advices. The
number of troops "that have thus fallen into our hands
amounts to between four and five thoufand ; and the
value of the cargoes is computed at a very confider-
able fum. The Cum man of war, arrived
at Portfmouth, is laid to have on board the military
cheft of the Army of St. Domingo, confifting of a
great part of the plunder of the Republican officers,
and the fpecie of which cordifts principally of dollars.
Of there, report rays, there are about five hundred
thourand, which will be of great fervice to the public
in the prefent want of a Myer circulating medium.
The Britith (hips to which the enemy's forces fur-
rendered, are the VANGUARD, BILLISILOPHON, and
H s ac u Le, of 74 guns each, and the Biamois frigate.
Two French Generals, who ferved under ROCHAM.
*Eau, are come to England in the Cuss ;
and a tranfport, with three hundred of the Republi-
can prifoners on board, is already arrived at Portf-
mouth. Since the commencement of the war between

the French and the Blacks, upwards of go,ooo troops
have been landed in that ill fated colony ; but (lays
a private letter) fo great has been the devanation by
the (word and the climate, that the remnant amounts
to litttle more than 4000, who were accompanied
from the Cape by about aOOO men, women, and
children.

This event has completely eftablifhed the Sove-
reignty of the Blacks over the Ifland of St. Domingo;
for the Britifh have made no attempt to take pail:
iron of the evacuated poll, and it is much to be hoped,
that the idea of territorial acquifition in that quarter,
either by conquell or by treaty, will never be reviv-
ed. It may, indeed, be expedient, with a view to our
commercial intere as, to eftablifh faitories in different
parts of the Colony, and to keep op an intercoufe
purely commercial with it ; but beyond this, wifdom
and policy alike forbid us to proceed.
So far as leipeas the views of France, and the real
interefts of humanity, we have reafon to rejoice at an
event which has cAufed to terminate in difappoint-
ment, and difgrace, one of the molt formidable cape-
alitions ever flirt to the Welt Indies; but it is tine
that a Negro Republic in the Welkin woad is an
eftablifhment not to be contemplated without anxiety;
it is an eflthlifhment which naturally leads forward
the mind to important views of the future condition
of our Weft India Settlement:. Much will depend
on the fiat arrangements formed in reference to the
new flair of things. It will require all that policy
combined with wifilom can effea, to frame the
grounds of our otigirial intercourfe with the Black
Government. Even at this moment it might be for-
midable, unlefs moderation and firmnefs are properly
blended. What is now required is the formation
of a general bails of commercial intercourfe, and if
we may be allowed the expiation, of incidental poli-
tical relation. What may be afterwards permanently
fixed will be the fobjeft of molt momentous confider*.
tion.—At prefent it is neceffary to di that which,
while it is applicable to immediate circumftances, will
not at all comprt mire any fublquent arrangements
which an extenfive view of the whole fubjeft may
fugge ft. We have more than once already taken oc.
cation to hint that an attempt at taking poffeffion of
any part of St. Domingo would be highly ruinous.
We are glad to find that there is no appearance of
fuchla setblution on the part of our Commanders, and
we have only to exprefs a wills, that this line of con-
duit will be wifely adhered to. Lvery advantage of
Commerce or of revenue will be gained without taking
filch a (1.:o, as an attempt at a permanent fettlement.
and by t v..n retifitig the jeal3ufy of the Blacks, all
I that r e hay now gained might be rendered abortive