Star.
London, England, 1817-03-13 00:00:00

EmßAssr 70 CHINA.

Nothing but private accounts have as yet been re-
ceived rerrecting our Embassy; to China. The con-
teats of some letters from Canton, which have trans-
pirrd since tite first accounts were published, concur
.ttating (what by the bye was merely the rumour
of the day at Canton) that the Embassy had failed
tntolgh no other cause than a misunderstanding upon
Court I:6(10rue. It seems, that when the Mandarins
f•st announced the arrival of our Ambassador at
(..v.on, the Emperor is said to have been gratified
y :h.: news, and to hate immediately appointed a
ezy of festival on which to receive his Lordship, who
mired, as k is asserted, that he would make no obilt,
m to conform to the ceremonies of the Chinese Court.
.As the time approached, however, the Mandarins.
Living had farther communications with Lord Au-
LEUIT, were compelled to assure their Sovereign that
he had fallen sick.

The Emperor, upon this, desired that the English-
man next in rank should be introduced to him. Un-
'fortunately for the Chinese Ministers, they answered
(as we are informed) that the next Officer of the
mission tear rick also. His Imperial Majesty con-
teiving that some deception had been practised upon
him, very naturally for an absolute Monarch, appears
to have lost his temper. One letter, indeed, goes i 0
far as to say, that be ordered some of the equivo-
cating Mandarins to apologise for their insincerity,
by having their heads chopped off. Other statements
Make the Emperor profess, that if he had been can-
didly warned of the Ambassador's objection to corn-
ply with the usages of the Court, he would have so
arranged the interview, as to get tid of the ceremonies
exacted Ir.= other foreigners, and would have follow-
ed, in the present instance, the example of his grand-
lather, who had favoured, in the same manner, Lord
Macaarerr, to manifest his special regard and esteem
for the Representative of the British Nation.
A letter from Canton, two days later in date than
any which we have yet szen quoted, says " We have
a report of the failure of the Embassy, but we do not
,believe it."

With respect to the affait between the Alceste and
'the China forts, the details were authentic and precise.
A letter detailing the particulars already before the
rablic reached the India House on Friday last, from
ione of the Company's Supercargoes at Canton; in
co-tsequence of which letter the Chairman and 'jo-
llity Chairman of the Court of Directors waited upon
toe Board of Controul, to communicate all that had
;.,aspired on the subject. The quarrel is said to have
6itiAted between the General Hewitt and the war
beats. When that ship had larded the Embassy, she'
proceeded up the river; but, from some irregularity,
vas stopped by the war. boats. After being tor some
:.:ne detained, the General Hewitt began to weigh
:•11cht.r, in order to remove (without permission) to
p.,.other birth. The Chinese Admiral begged of Cap-
zi.n CAMPBELL to wait, it it were only 24 how:, as it
aught be the means of saving the Admiral's head,
'"`twit he did not seem to feel was a bit faster on his
'"Liefa than that of another Mandarin. The
aptain, it is said, complied with 'this request; if
not to oblige the Chinese Admiral, at least to avoid
:hr risk of raising any extra obstacles to impede the
sr:cess of the mission.

Tht Memorial of BONAPARTE, addressed in the
form of a Letter to Sir Hunaoo Lowa, and given in
tur columns this day, will be read as a very singular
Rod curious production. The copy was brought
from St. Helena by M. SANTINI, Usher of the Ca.•
bi"et of NAPOLION, one of the tour persons btely
arrived in Ls' %land.
Litt last night dispatches sere sent from Earl
BATItUItsT'S Office to Portsmouth, to be forwarded
from thence by the Coneugaon, Admiggi Pests`
I.IVI to Sir kiUOSON Lows', at St. Helena. •

COOD 13RtAD FROM 67SOUND PFARAT.

TO THE nrrot.
SIR—A constant Reader of youe Paper, hopes you
will, in some form, communicate the following subject
for the Public benefit. A short time since you ob-
lige,' the Public with the information, that to improve
the Bread mad.! from unsound Wheat, that a small
quaatity of magnesia would render it Trilie wholesome.
have in consequence tried it with 'cry indifferent
an.l found that a quarter of an ounce to two
quartcrn 1.141,0, sprinkled in the flour before kneading, I
effected such an improvement in lightness and quality,
compared with other bread of the same flour and
baking, as greatly surprised me, that you would do
a great public service, to repeat only yonr former
instructions, with this assurance of success: the mag-
nesia gives the bread a fine biscuit flavour, and excel-
lence and whiteness to it. It is well known, that with
children and infirm persons in particular, bread of un-
sound wheat becomes acid in the stomach, and is in-
d.gestible mare or less with every person, that yon
cannot at this season of scarcity of sound wheat, do
a greater service for the public health, and especially
for Ireland and the Western Counties, than to excite
tlieir attention to so important a subject to them.
What you have already obliged the p'iulic with has,
I hope, done much good : it has served my family,
and induced rue to think it my duty to trouble you
with this letter.—l am, Sir, your most humble servant,
Celebester, March 11, 1817. A CONSTANT READER.
P.S. I am informed that in wheat that is sound
there is a portion of tisagmesia ; the fine biscuit taste it
gives, would alone unite that opinion.

As won as we can possibly make room for it, we will in-
sert in our columns a tux detail of the experiments of Mr. Davy,
who first tried and recommended the use of Magnesia in bread.
At present we have only to caution our Readers against using
calcined Magnesia tor this purpose. The common Magnesia is
greatly preterable,un sprout ut the Carbonic sail orlx,ol air which
forms one 01 hi C4llllltitUctltS.